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c !' 0 Established 1?44. THE PRESS AND BANNER ABBEVILLE, S. C. The Press and Banner Company . - Published Tri-Weekly Monday, Wednesday anc! Friday. Entered as second-:."4ass matter at frost office iD Aobeville, S. C. p. .? ? Ten o? of Subscription? One Year $2.00(1 Six months - $1.00 Three months .50| * f s Foreign Advertisng Representative ' AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATIO?? WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8,. 1921 / ^ . FORCEFUL CHARGES. ' . Speaking of "forceful charges" by j the judges,, both.state and federal, ^ \ ? the Abbeville Press and Banner j makes this comment: "What does the S* man who makes two thousand dollars 11 , ip five- months in the pursuit of a j '"^criminal avocation care when he may! , with a part of his till-gotten gains pay . the law's penalty." - ? > - * ; That may be one way of creating , a healthy* public sentiment against j *?1 fVioro must, be ai , \ iawiessncoa. u\*sj r right thinking and a right standard' ? i set up to which we ?vill! endeavor to' y - live before we can get the right sort; of public sentiment, and even. heavy; ' - penitentiary sentences will not je-^ ter the criminal, though we saw it / . * # i stated that crime was lowest in per-, ' . centage among the Chinese of any other nati6n, and it may be that tha( old custom among these peoples of ! the infliction of the death sentence j for all crimes was a strong deterrent < to crime. The belief that puhishment; p;- ' is eertain will act very strongly as a j preventative. Np doubt about that.; And it may be that in many cases our j . * judges (have been too lenient in the ! imposition-of sentences. .But the j ? , surest preventive is a hearty andj wholesome public sentiment in favor' rl- of right living.?Newberry Herald ) and News. ' ' ' * I SET A NEW DJVORCE RECORD r>- 1 (From the New York Sun.) America has so long been regarrit ed as the home of quick and easy divorce that it has come as' a distinct shock to staid Britishers to learn that the divorce courts in London! S&. I are churning oi^t decrees at the rate: of one every seven and a haJf min-j . utes of working time, further, j there is a waiting list of some 2,000 j persons seeking divorces when the I judges have time to spare, jt . Now as many as six or seven p ' courts are grinding out divorces ot , an unprecedented rate. Justice Hill i :VA recently broke all records by "unmarrying" 138 couples in one minwte. He accomplished this by* taking his entire list of "decree nisis" (the final divorce decrees after the statutory period of six months from the trial, when the divorce is pronounc? , ?d "absolute") and pronounced "ab?oltue" in one bunch after the clerk had read out the names. f 1 $3,000,000 GIFT TO VANDERBILTI fe:; ' ? '' Nashville, Tenn., June 7.?^Announcement of a gift of $3,000,000 coming in equal "parts from the gen% eral education, board and the Rockefeller Corporation, and of the removal of the Vanderbiit School of Medi-i cirip from Sniii'o N^kViviIIp tr? tiir> i west sampus featured the meeting of the board of trustees of Vanderbilt University here -today. - The gift will go to the School of Medicine to supplement the donation of $4,000,GCu made L?y the general ? education board on Thanksgiving day, 1919. The original fund will , ' be used in the erection of the new medical school plant on the west campus and the ^13,000,000 gift announced today, will become available when the new project is completed. The new medical School, it is said, ravmnt hp rnmnlt>tnrl until 1Q94 j-r - ?.?- - - * f, * i " ? " ? ^ ... / TO MAKE CHANGES ??"* ? ? * ' ' t Washington, Tiuic 7.'?The policy of Scceyctary Weeks, that <Jf fitting f. ?frmj& officers to ^ commands where . they are best quafclied to serve -and ? x transferring those to new duties who r.i*e found im.ftted for their present * ^ ^assignments,. will be gradually initi. atcd and care taken to sift the cases a. individually so that each officer may be placed where he is able to give " the mQst effic;ent sei"vice. * K " v .j. I : . . . />:* SUPREME COURT CLOSES SESSION Adjournment of Highect Tribunal Until October Third?Tax Decision Given Washington, June 7?The supreme court ended its regular term today, adjourning unt'l October 3. Most of the justices plan to leave at once for their summer vacations. Dismissal of the government's ap peal, on motion oi solicitor uenerai Frierson, from lower court decrees holding that the American Can company did not constitute a monopoly under the Sherman act and a decision against the government in the estate tax case marked the final day's session. The solicitor general filed with the court only a few hours before it closed a motion to dismiss the- appeal fa the American Can case but gaVe no reason when submitting his motion. Later he explained that the action had been taken because of the evident meaning of the court's deci. sion in a similar case against the United States Steel corporation when it held that "unreasonable'.' restraint must' be proven before the law Could be invoked. Executors of the estate of the late Alan H. "Woodward of Alal>ama were upheld by the court jn their contention that the estate tax assessed untler the act of 1916 was an 'Tallowfible deduction" in computing the net income of the estate for the income tax. A decree of the court of claims holding-that the* internal revenue au thorities had erred in refusing to allow such deduction was affirmed. The Woodward estate paid a tax of $490,000 oj> transfer and was assessed $160,000 as income tax un the omount so paid out. The income tax law, the court held, was explicit in allowing deductions of "taxes paid or ^ccruftd within the taxable year imposed by the authority of the United States except income, war profits and excess profits taxes." Since the estate tax was federal tax and was not included in the excep t ons, the court held that it was deductible. ' Most of the cases of general interest remained undecided today were ordered "restored to the docket for reargument before a full bench." FIGHT ON ARMY BILL Washington, June 7.?-Inauguration of senate consideration of the* $355,000,000 army bill today brought from senators alvocating economy a hot attack on the committee recommendation for a minimum army for the next fiscal year of 170,000 men. Economy advocates led by Senator Borah, Republican, I.Idaho, and including Senator Lenroot, Republican, Wisconsin, and Hitchcock, Dem ocrat, and King, Utah, Democrat, nwf?/?r?r? rtf AM tiltltiacu bite ^JCiaUIIUCl U V iaiuil and indicated their intention to wage a bitter fight to reduce it. Senator Borah announced he'would move to limit the army to 150,000 men "not because I am convinced that is the lowest attainable under the circumstances." ' Senator 'King declared he would seek to obtain a reduction of 100,000. > The amendment for a minimum amy of 170,000 as. compares with the house provision for an average army oX 150,000 men also was strongly supported during debate. Chairman Wadsworth of the military affairs committee in a statement nrnlim'arxT't.n nf+nal falrinc- un n-f fVm r*v J vi.w bill, told the senate that the recommendation represented the absolute minimum cdnsidered safe by Secretary Weeks and the war departmenc. PITTSBURG SUFFERS-FROM SERIOUS FIRE EARLY TODAY * Pittsburg, Pa., June 7.?Fjre of unknown origin starting in an office building- in the downtown section of Pittsburg early tctclay was brought under control at three A. M. after tjjc entire fire department of the citv was Milled to the sepne Th?v<? was no loss of life reported but the damage, was estimated at $"500,000 to $1,000,000. 'i For a time the business district was threatened. The. ^ricrKS Machinery company an;l other concerns, including the Fairbanks Scale Company, the Pittsburgh Office Equipment company and the New York Wall Paper Company, said their Mosses would total well into ?1,C00,0C0. ? \ j IN DUE WEST < \ ; Mrs. John Wilson, Mrs. Sam Mc; Cuen and Miss Mary Adams were i among the Abbeville visitors in Due : West Tuesday to see the Erskine ,J boys gradual^. . ( ! Seeing Her Daughter Graduate 9 i 1 Mrs. John Wham went over to : ; Gaffney last week to attend the ' closing exercises at Limestone Col- ! lege and to see her daughter, Miss!J ; Gladys Wham finish h?r college I ' course. I ? i TAKING HONORS I ? I ; Miss Alyra Pettigrew, who has | been attending the North Greenville ! Academy has been most successful in her studies this year. She has been awarded a schoJarship medal, a society ntedal and givep free tuition on aoount of the general excellence of .her work. Thds is pleasant news for all who are interested in the welfare of Abbeville girls. , 55 ARE RESCUED FROM ILL-FATED TRAIN i_ I M L Denver, Cola, June 7.?Fifty-five persons have been rescued from the J Dftnver and Rio Grande railroad train which turned over in the rail-' road yards at Pueblo Saturday morn. J ng, according to a statement issued I by A. R. Baldwin, receiver of the( road. Thirteen persons are still unaccounted for. i CITY ELECTION A city election will be held at the City Council Chamber Abbeville, South Carolina, June 21st, 1921, from 8 A. M. till 4 P. M. for one \lderman, (short term) from ward four. Managers of Election?J. C. Seal,> J. L. Clark, and W. fc Sherard. T. G. PERRIN, | City Clerk. N ~ J. MOORE MARS, j J#he 8, 3t-one tlwk Mayor. j! in f? nnnnaEinnaanj JPPPP IJ IJ IJ Bonnnn Jdepa ffi j A Special Value ffi Sale, 36 inch B< Hi Good Quality Unble; Smooth Finish 50 9j June*Sale.... jf! | Good Quality India ffj Kxtni Smooth quality Imii jC Drosses, fine weave 25c I I 9 1 JUT??i?g? !??H Sj Pa jama Checks Besl 31 UC rnbleaclied I'nj.'MMii Ghee S - ITiidci wcni'. will bleach gj J line S;ile s _____ jjjj I Linene Finish Sw^cin j?S lj Whif.c Linene. finish Suitill i?g I M'l'l'cs ..r hresses?95c ? .!mio Sale a i jUvu - x^xi-w-<.agJu-A^-La' acaaK3?:*satoamMaf $ . . Ee " ~ Many unusual vai Pajama Checks, Ii | NE1 I AMIR J & * * CHANDLER MOTOR CO. * DECLARES DIVIDEND New York, June 7..?The Chandler Motor Company today declared a quarterly dividend of $1.50 per share. This was a reduction in the annual dvidend rate from $10 to w. . a * magooaoaannna lUM hi Id M M la II Ul LJIJIJ Ul, I Furniture ! TC | ^ ^ ^ iy 9 We have one of tl 5 ^ fi mont section. Uut ? WE c nmsmABi mvim I . e CtClQCIClCKCICLCIEIEtJQCU nn i j oon OmmuDhh lRTMI Hot Hustl during our June jd Sheeting 35c ached Sheeting, nice c value 35c yd. Linon .... ..j. 10c yd. a Linon * for Waists and value?June Sale 10c yd k Count 10c yd. ks 72x80 con it/, fine for white iif'a few washings, 10c yard. g . " 15c yd. j indies wide. Hue for j value i 15c yard..I wj ??*< " i"?1 1 ?> * tjies in Long Cloth, Gar! i ndi&n Head, Nainsook, W GOODS Ar> j n r b 4 r i lit rAf * I NEGRO HAS BEEN RESPITED 7 TIMES Jeffersonville, Ga., June 7.?For the third time Joe James,-a negro, was today sentenced to hang on.July 13 for the murder of. a negro woman. Respites have been given the negro seven times. i Prices Ar > TODAY'S MARK _ !SL ?"H! rZil1 "' ^ : ." ~ \ . lie largest furniture s of town business give : PAY THE FREIC IS FURNITl REEKWOOD, S. i if if i pipipipiripiri f riFip NT sr. er Racket I 39 ihcli Unbleached I Nice quality Sheeting thai Jnue Sale Price Lad Lassie Cloth .... Everybody knows that Lad for Children'^ Dfcsscs. R .Tnne Sale : 36 inch Shirt Madras Just received new shipmen terns, a 50c value. June? * " 40 inch Organdy in C June Sale Simxilis (jiialily crisp Jinis] l;m. green, yellow and v / 9 . j ,I !!!!<.? halo ii ii ill I imn 1 |- -1 ZTJLX1-? ?HW23? W -Vl sardine, Voiles, Bleachii Ginghams, Etc. ID NEW PRIC! 8 TM EN T r 4 $3,000,000 FIRE AT McKEESPORT, PA. Pittsburgs, Pa., June 7.?Loss by fire which partially destroyed the 1 plant of the 'McKeesport Tin Plate Company at McKeesport, a suburb f ' late last nigtfl, was estimated at near 1 ly $3,000,000 by officials of the ' company today. * TtLnirdTd^LJiLnLnaiLnuuraj^ e Reduced]: TT E Jj 4-... jfi n IE* Vr>*~fer<J'5>:?j ^*1 I. . fl^fl jj | N'm ax..:, ~' J ? v f--] K&a J1 tocks in the Pied- s :n special attention. ? ;ht i; IRE CO. I D, s ?r - . ["ore! Sft ts Sheeting 5c yd. yj K is a re.il value at I be ? 5c yard. ffi 19c yd. jjj Lnssi^ Cloth is the best nlouses. Etc. . [ft 19c yard% ? ? Efc 5 35c ydf. ^ !n t Madras in pretty pat- jjjjl Sale 35c yard- ? Colors, big value* SR 35c yd. ill i Organdy in pink, blue. 35 tliile? jjj . 35c yard Lg ' Sfi ig, Curtain Scrim, jjj ES.? , $ m ?5 ^ r| r? g 3 p I i 1% f. i SU* & \jf ail JU rp an