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ESTABLISHED 1844 . -1 The Press and Banner ABBEVILLE, S. C. Wm. P. GREENE, Editor. 4 j 1 1 The Press and Banner Co. Published Every Tuesday and Friday Telephone No. 10. , l Entered as second-class mail raat'ter at post office in Abbeville, S. C. Terma of Subscription: One year $2.00 Six months . 1.00 Three months .50 . Payable invariably in advance. ' _ TUESDAY, FEBY. 4, 1919. tur onno man 1 11 I'M mm-mm . . * <' ' Our friend, Roger Williams, was in the city one day last week, andj while here he called to* inform US| that he had been * recommending Us J as a friend of the podr man, but that | he was about ready to withdraw the | recommendation. When we inquired the cause of this impending calamity, we were informed that he thought we were for lower taxes, but since we had been advocating better pay for the judges he had about changed Us mind. . We are not always for lower tixes. We do not believe in paying more for any services than the services are worth, and we do not believe in paying for services which we wtay as well "part withal," but when efficiency and justice demand that we pay . more taxes, we cannot adrise the people to refuse to do what - they ought by all means to do. . Besides, it is not always economy to pay low wages, and secure cheap labor. We can imagine a man about to erect a dwelling. Two carpeni tars apply for the contract, one for I itour thousand dollars, and another f at three thousand. The first undoubtedly Jcnows how to build and ut^" i doubtedly he will. construct the house as it should be constructed. The other carpenter is untried and without experience, but he gives him- t self a good recommendation. j The latter carpenter is employed c and after he has spent the amount t agreed to be paid him for the work, c the owner finds that while the build- t lag ii there, it is not finished as it k; ; should have been. The roof may t leak, or the weather-boarding has _ *pt been properly pat on, or the y are not level, or the window a ' ft*mes are not placed properly, or: ^ tkiere is this or the other trouble. ^ } 11 friend Roger were the owner d of'the house we imagine it would ^ aot rtake him long to see that he had _ g y ^ mad* a mistake. And by the time t ke corrects the mistakes which have been made, we should not be surprised, in a case of this kind, to find that the cheap man in the end had <v. proved the more expensive contrac!#> 1 '.1 f &/>. tor. ? The matter of judges is not en- f ?,VH tirely different from the case supposed. It frequently takes three or i ^ ,? four days to try a case in the courts 0 'of this state. The whole foundation 8 Prj; 'of the' caae is in the rulings and eflarge of the judge on the law of e t:]the ease. If he correctly performs 0 #t '. his duty, the building is complete and ^ -t cannot be shaken. But if the case * _ V; consumes four dsys in the trial, and y 'vV . the judge is in error in his views; * then all this work is in vain. The * county has spent some five hundred * ' dollars for the performance of a I duty which is not properly performed. If Mr. Williams happens to be, the losing party, he begins to see the ( expensive side of poor judges. He must employ a lawyer to go to the supreme court. He must pay the ex< penses of preparing a case for that court, and he must wait for his remedy until that court by the orderly processes of the court can hear and determine the issues joined. In the end the case is sent back for trial, and the money which has been spent is thrown away. If on the other hand a judge learned in the law had tried the case, the chances are five to one that justice Would have prevailed in the first instance. The judge who tries half dozen cases, and who is wrong in, these half dozen cases,^ and whose! f, judgment must be corrected by-' the ( Supreme Court, is an expensive lux- ! t- . 1 ury. The twenty days consumed in^ trying only five cases of this kind 1 has cost the people two thousand dol-, ' -V'" . , ?; . k . - : \ ars. The work has been as useles tnd unsatisfactory as the work of thi :heap contractor, and in the end thi liring of the poor laborer proves thi nore expensive because somebod; nore skilled must do the work ove igain, and the whole expense mus >e again paid. # Some people will say that the gooi awyers on the bench as well as th ess experienced ones, sometime lave their opinions reversed. Tha s true. Sometimes perhaps the Su ireme Court makes mistakes. W< ire all human. But the South Caro ina Supreme Court Reports wil show that there are judges in thi state whose opinions are rarely re versed. It will be found in these re jorts that the opinions of some ar arely affirmed. When you take on volume of these reports and find i ,o contain as many as seven case lecided by a single judge and all o ;hem reversed, it suggests the con ilusion that a better man might b lad for the position. These bette nen may not be had in some place it present salaries as has alread; >een proved.' Besides, there is another reasoi *hy we should pay these judges i iving wage for the work they dc They went on the bench, /Some o Jiem, a good many years ago. The; eft their practices, and have lost th jusiness which they built up by man; pears of hajd work- Only in rar nstances has a judge who has gon jack to the bar been able to make , lecent living. The salary, at th ;ime these men accepted office, wa worth in reality twice what it is no; worth. Its purchasing power wa ;wice as great. Therefore, while ou incomes have increased, and -whil we are obtaining twice as much fo ill we produce, and twice as muc' for. the labor which we perform a compared to the times when some o ;hese judges accepted office, we stil require them to accept the sam imount, and' expect them to pay u ind other people from ;whom the; >uy, twice as much . as they pal vhen they quit their own busines md agreed to serve us. The state, of all paymasters ihovild pay a living wage, especiall; o those people who are supposed to told the scales of justice evenly. J heap judge and a cheap administra ion of the laws Of the state an< ountry only tend to bring both info he contempt of reasonable people. The poor man of all the people ii he land needs a judge on the bencl rith ability to see the right, am rith courage to see that his right! re preserved. The courts have beer h? bulwark of the people for al hese years. Nobody will regret th< estruction of this bulwark nor its npairment more than those whc all themselves the poor people oJ be state. , . v THE SALARIES BILL. We are still in favor of increasing he salaries of members of the Su reme Court and of the Circuil udges, but if, in order to do so, i1 j necessary to increase the salaries f the circuit solicitors and stenoi japhers, then we arc *^tg^i " The solicitors and -stenographers specially the solicitors, are the mosi iverpaid men in- tne state aireaay rhe solicitor of the eighth circuit 7e presume, does about as mucl fork as the average solicitor. If hi leld court every day provided b] aw, the would be away from homi >ut nine weeks in the year. This i >roved by the fact that the law pro rides for but three weeks of crimi lal court in each of the three coun ;ies in his circuit other than Lau ens. . i And as a matter of fact, he is no tailed on to hold court all this time 4* t a o vai*A A/t/tniman/iA rtrV? o farn .V AO a iOlC TV ilvii M tv.1 W )f the criminal court in this count; asts more than three or four days rhe summer term has not been hel< n years. Without knowing, w juess that Solicitor Blackwell wa lot away from home holding cour ;hirty days in the whole of last yeai Besides this his office does no teep him from practicing law in th :ivil courts, which is the forum ii which a lawyer makes most of hi income, practically all of it. If ^ie i i gpod lawyer the office of Solicitoi bringing him in contact with s< nShy people, should enable him t greatly increase his civil practice A| any i^ate he loses nothing in thi refwti** >'-: ' < For this reason those persons wb \ / s desire to do the right thing by the, i Supreme Court Justices and the Cirj cuit Judges should not burden the i bill with these unwarranted increases 7 in salaries. b THE CHURCH ARGUMENT. * In the latest propaganda gotten ' out by the Highway Commission of 8 South Carolina in favor of the twenty-five million dollar bond issue for " i good roads it is stated that one of s j the reasons why they are crying so "! much for these roads is because the * j people will be the better able to at3 tend church on Sunday. I It has not been so long ago that one of the good roads' advocates was 3 * complaining that the automobile was e | taking all th$ church members joy| riding on Sundays, with the result ^khat the preacher had to preach, to I empty pews, while the members were " i visiting friends and relatives in other 8 * (places. ' ' n 1 " -A ? We do not Know, dui we rawer i 7 3uspect that, when we get all these good roads, if the preacher gets a J whack at his congregation, he will 1 be compelled to go along with a difa I ferent party each Sunday and preach ' as he rides. The churches will not be f worth while except as a place to 7 preach the funerals of those who get e killed while joy-riding on the previ7 ous church days, e , e a DONE WITH MAIN STREET. e ??? s Col. Patrick Roche tells us that he v has about enough of Upper Main' 3 street, as far as setback is concerned, r' but that he will try them once "ae 'gane." He has trammed up Magazine , J street, Lower Main, and he has been, | [j'a winner at all the court house mati-; s'nees for sometime. His standing on1 f Greenville street as a finished set- j 1 [ back player has been open to ques- J e'tion but at other places he has been ! s'the King Bee. He laughted a con-| temptuous laugh when somebody told j 'him that Dick Wilson had been run-' 3 ning an old field school in setback j out at his rabbit and chicken farm| 'near Long Cane church, and he ^ came near getting insulted when two | ^ *<of Dick's scholars challenged-him for l a sitting some little time ago. J Not expecting to have any trouble I .with these uneducated players, but ) I -with a desire to elucidate some of:, the simpler matters pertaining to the game, the Colonel went up, tak-| l)'ing along one of 'the weaker players! |jdn his primary department. The re I <sult of the game didn't get out by> 'jiany telephone messages sent by the j |jColqpel, in fact he was not seen forj : several davs afterwards. Since then J li ' ~ * [I 'ithe hag been willing to recommend; (i >the Wilson school as furnishing : |i.enough "units" to make it an ac" -credited institution with the Greeniville Street College. Not being satisfied with |iis previous experiences up that way, however, he decided that the country' > game which these scholars had leara. ed had something to do with the re; <sult. He accordingly decided to re-establish his reputation in the profession, and in order to do so he . called in Upcle Jim. He wanted him *\ '^because "he is the finest along .. the J line/' is.well as because he learned i .to play in the spring of the year, on .lithe warm pine needles, in the old J .fields along Rocky River. He calcui dated from tftis that if his opponents; 5'(tried to do any left-hand pitching, ^lUncle Jim would be on to the game, > and would knock a heme run or two, j <and break up the game. Expecting a full night's work, he . and Uncle Jim ate hearty suppers, - <and when they arrived in the front . .line trenches they were surprised to find that, on Upper Main, at all imt'portant gatherings like this, refresh-! J-ments are to be served. Their op1'ponents, or the one furnishing the] j refreshments decided that one manl !. who was not hungry was harder to fill 1 than two hungry men, but he didn't] ejeay so. Finally this pleasant fea-i s Uure of the game was over, and hostpiilties began in earnest. The Colo; nel hadn't gone far before he found t that Uncle Jim had become "gassed" z from eating too many good things i on top of every day diet, and the res -suits were most disastrous. s But the Colonel is a hard man to , convince. He has ^ow requisitioned 5 .the services of the one time presid -dent of the ..Greenville. Street Col!. 'lege, an orator of the old school, and s a friend of the poor man, and one night during the present week, an5 other drive is to be made/ towards Berlin. Should any of our readers hear anything sounding like a heavy bombardment, they need not fear j that the town is being attacked by a German Air Fleet. It will be only the rattle of mouth-musketry by the lieutenant who has been chosen by < tre Colonel for his latest campaign, i We understand that the telephone J company will have wires connecting 1 Governor Cooper and Mr. Allen Mc- < Cantey with battle,headquarters and 1 that the game will be reported to < them by hands as it progresses, i While Colonel Roche and his partner are assuming airs of confidence, j Prof. Wilson has his boys down hard ; at work, and we expect the worst. ] , ? < BLAKE OF ABBEVILLE*GREENWOOD., John JR. Blake of Greenwood, rep- ' resentative of the Abbeville-Greenwood Mutual Insurance Association, was here on Thursday on business for his' company. Mr. Blake has been the General Agent of this company ( since its Organization, and much of its success has beert due to his ener- ; gy and good judgment. He has made fire insurance cheap for the farmers, and has given them insurance in many cases where they would not be ! able to get it anywhere else. r ' He is carrying a full page advertisement in this issue, which it will ' i interest the insuring public to read. The facts stated by him are worth considering. There are those who at times are disposed to criticise the mutual com- ' panies, and at times theic is jus4: ground for cri.i *iyn. liut no business is run without mistakes being at times made. In ordei* to correctly j: judge the merits of an enterprise |! the whole of its business must be 11 considered When so considered iti will be found that these mutual companies have been the salvation ' of the farmers as well as of many other insurers. But for them the 1 regulations of other insurers would be so strict that no country property ' except residences could be insured and these only at outrageous prices, i m Received today, Standard Granulated : Sugar, Brown Sugar, Pulverized Sugar. r I W. D. BARKSDALE. < i ? iii ihi i ii 111 ni^ ....... iiiumiraaBB It pays to sj^Snlf^y^ ^ f' ^^^fmfftfffty?WMHIff^^B Parker a ESTATE OF MRS. L. A. CUNNINGHAM, DECEASED. Notice of Settlement and Application For Final Discharge. Take Notice, that on the 28th day of Feby. 1919J I will render a final account of lny actings and doings as Executors of the Estate of Mrs. L. A. Cunningham, deceased, in the office of Judge of Probate for Abbeville County at 10 o'clock a. m., and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as such All persons havings demands a?ainst said estate will present them for payment on or before that day," proven and authenticated or be forever barred. T. C. LIDDELL, and R. H. MOSELEY, Exors. 2-4. ' STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Abbeville. Probate Court. Citation for Letters of Administration. '' By J. P. MILLER, Esq., Judge of Probate: ? Whereas, Luther Henry hath made juit to me, to grant him Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of Angeline Henry, late of Abbeville County, deceased. These are therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular tre kindred and creditors of the said Angeline E7a?i?w A r\nf\ nor\rl 4-V*/*rr Ko QT1/1 i Liciu jr f ucv/caocu^ biiav uw huui appear before me, in the Court of i Probate, to be held at Abbeville' Court House, on the 17th day of Feb. 1919, after publication hereof J at 11 o'clock in the forenooii, to! show cause, if any they have, why: bhe said Administration should ji</t j be granted. Given under my hand and seal of, the Court, this 3rd day of Feb. 1919, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, and in; the 143rd year of American Inde-; pendence. _ Published on the 4th day of Feb.! 1919 in the Press and Banner and onj the Court House door for the time: required by law. J. F. MILLER, 2-4-3t. ' Judge of Probate. buy good ' Figure it anjrw find it pays to bu; We want to sell i at the lowest po By Good Clot] mfc cloth, good maki m Add to these c Iisracuon, anu yi buying your Clo1 $15.00 OVER ' $12.50 nd Reese, WANTS AUTOMOBILE DEALER WANTEDr The Overland-Piedmont Company " is the distributor for the entire Overland and Willys-Knight line in upper. South Carolina. We wisfc a live, energetic, hustling dealer for Abbeville - County. Address Overland-Piedmont Co., Spartanburg, S. C. l-31-4tC r STRAYED?From pasture in Little Mountain section, about a week aero, one dark ash-colored mare . ' trials wnall in size. Notify Air/ BBRT BELCHER, Abbeville, R. P. D. 4. l-28-3t.Pd. WANTED?to rent about six room house. Prefer one close in. Address E. F.' ARNOLD, Greenwood, g. C. 2-4-3t. Pd. ^ fUK 3ALL, K?AL L31A1L! 01V acres in McCormick County, 12 miles from Abbeville. This farm can be divided into three, tracts of about 100 acres. Wjjil sell all or part. $15.00 per acres for the , whole tract or $17.50 if divided. S. H. ROSENBERG. 1-24-tf. - FOR SALE:?Cottage on Magazinestreet, now occupied by C. J Bruce Large level lot. Wide frontage; Fine garden spot. Price $2100.00. This is cheaper than renting. S.H.ROSENBERG, 1-24-tfL FOR SALE:?Vacant lot on Magazine street, opposite Richard Sond- > ley, between Flynn's and McDonald's. This lot is a beauty. 100 by 250 feet. Price, $1000.00. S. H. ROSENBERG. 1-24-tf ' v I?' i ' FOR SALE:?Millions hardy frostr proof Cabbage Plants, now till May : any variety, $2.00 per 1,000; 10,000 and over $1.50. Prompt delivery. Enterprise Truck Farm. Georgetown. S. C. . 1-21-till April 1. ?. : FOR SALE:?House and lot near th* square. Apply to T. G.or W. H. WHITE. ... 12-31-tf , wmna?Ma . ; clothes v ' V'* > ' :ir - .' ' -v.'t : v.'*". ' J . ' : ray you like, you will. y GOOD CLOTHES you Good Clothes ssible figure. lies we mean reliable s and the right style. >ur guarantee of sat- ; | >u can't go wrong in thes here. * ; : i JITS to $40.00 ICOATS to $30.00 j ' \t' * 'X Clothiers | !