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Established 1844. ] THE PRESS AND BANNER i ABBEVILLE, S. C. 1 ? - . ; The Press and Banner Company ] Published Tri-Weekly 5 Monday, Wednesday and Friday. , i i Entered as second-class matter at j post office in Abbeville, S. C. Terms of Subscription: j One Year $2.00J, Six Months $1.00L Three Months .50 ______________ Foreign Advertising Representative!' ' AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION j1 FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1922 ] > 1 ABOUT GRADE CROSSINGS. Commenting on our remarks about 1 grade crossings, the State has the following to say: "Discussing a fatal grade-crossing accident that occurred in Union a few , days ago, the Abbeville Press and Banner agrees with the Greenville Daily News that all grade-crossings should be eliminated, saying that the exercise of care by motorists is not enough to prevent accidents. That ? true, but it is equally true that the number of accidents would be markedly reduced were motorists gen eraiiy to ODserve gTeater cauuuu. vn few of our railroads are trains num erous. Were railroad traffic heavier, the collisions with motorcars would be more frequent ana one suspects that in localities where trains pass hourly or oftener the people are more vigilant and that, relatively, acci dents are fewer than they are in South Carolina. "Every one is of opinion that grade crossings should be eliminated, but The State doubts if that would be so easy an undertaking as The Press and Banner fancies. "The railroads and the public might each assume a part of the cost and profit by the expendi ture," but the cost would be tremen-1 J? ? Mvamnld flln I y UVUS. rvi uAauiyi^ miv 5inuv-v*vcv ? ings within the six miles of incorpo rated area of Columbia probably ; could not be eliminated for less than minions of dollars. We have no means of estimating the cost of removing grade crossings from all the principal . thoroughfares in South Carolina but the sum, at a conservative guess, m'ght be $25,000,000 and it might be greater. "The policy of cuc- .lute highway commission in relocating roads is to eliminate grade crossings wherever it v is possible. It would surprise The Press and Banner to learn how much already has been aecompnsnea in tnis i direction. On the stretch of road, forj instance, between Columbia and New berry, in the last three or four years j , the crossings have been reduced from; a dozen and a half to perhaps three or four. "The commission is working with j. intelligence to accomplish the object which our friends have in view and is making progress. If the people will support the commission and not allow it to be harassed and hindered by politicians, the perils of grade crossings will be reduced as rapidly as financial resources available will permit." The Press and Banner has no way to estimate the cost of eliminating grade crossings. The figures given by The State may be the result of a more careful estimate than we can secure. However, we know of no reason why public roads about Columbia should cross railroads in so many places as ***' ? l- - - i.1? X*-. -i. me state suggests is uie xaui,. jtci haps the situation there is as it was once, in the upcountry. For instance, go^g from Donalds to Greenville the public road formerly crossed the Southern Railway perhaps twenty times. If there was ever a reason why this should be so, we do not know what the reason was. The building of the highways, as stated by The State, Itao rtlirnin o + WACt n"f ings, showing that formerly there were many crossings which need not have existed. That is likely more true about Columbia than about this sec tion, because the country there is more level than here. Yet we dare say that if the crossings there have not been eliminated by the building of [ new roads, the public roads cross an<^ recross the railroads many times where there is no apparent necessity for such crossings. Certainly the pub lic roads may be so built and re-lo cated as to get rid of many of these crossings. The Press and Banner, in its re : marks, intended in no way to dis count the work being done, along the | F K I . ine suggested by the Highway Com- j J nission. We all appreciate whatj ;his body is doing. When it has com-1 sleted the work which it can do, tho j egislature may step in and elimi- j < late may more crossings, if not all )f them, we are inclined to think : vithout so much cost as The State 'ears. i And looking to that end, why may ] ve ask should every railroad enter- ,] ng Columbia have a line of railway circling the city? Why when there is i union passenger station in the city, ' ' i-? -n ?:i l1 ^to wnicn oy me way an laiuuaua ;hould be forced to run) should there ' lot be a union railroad track on vhich all trains should enter and de >art from a city the size of Colum )ia? If this were required, and it can )e legally required we think, there vould be fewer crossings in and near Columbia, and these might be prop erly flagged and protected to the end ;hat many lives might be saved. The Press and Banner appreciates . ;he fact, and so stated, that many accidents are caused from the negli *ence of those operating vehicles on . ihe public roads, as opposed to the negligence of the railroads, but that does not help to prevent accidents which are unavoidable, nor does it lessen the loss to the public and to the railroads when these occur, nor does it relieve the distress and suf fering which such accidents entail. INSURGENCY AGAIN TRIUMPHS. Insurgency triumphed again Mon day in the Republican primary wtih the nomination of Smith W. Brook hart in Iowa. The machine was rout ed at the polls as it was in the In diana primary and ip the^ Pennsylva nia primary. In Indiana the contest was for the Senate nomination. New was the ma chine candidate of the Republicans. Beveridge ran in opposition to the machine candidate and was nominat ed. In Pennsylvania the chief contest was for the gubernatorial nomina tion. Alter was the machine candi date of tfte KepuDncans. rincncrt ran in opposition to the machine and was nominated. In Iowa the contest was for the Senate nomination. SmibhW. Brook hart loomed large as a self-initiated candidate. The machine had no use for him and went out hard to beat him. It employed tactics that under ordinary conditions would have beat en him, but the conditions were not ordinary. Political insurgency is the exact antithesis of political reactionaryism. The contest was insurgency against reactionaryism, and insurgency won The political insurgency that to-day honeycombs the country embodies the substance for the making of a great now political party. The Democratic and Republican parties were great parties in the days when they had vital policies, vital purposes. These great basic policies on which the two parties divided, these great basic policies that stirred the people to deep feeling and deep est interest, have long since passed into history. There are no great basic issues be tween these two parties to-day. Ex cept for the color question in the South, and that is purely sectional, the only considerable difference in the issues dividing them is the mis erable, artificial policies worked up by politicians to satisfy their own political greed. Every question that comes up in Congress, every question that comes up in the legislatures of the various States, is considered on both sides of the chamber chiefly with respect to the political effect on their parties and on their own political future. This is a disheartening commentary on the politics and politicians of to day, but unfortunately it is only too true. With America's politics in this con dition insurgency is the logical ex pression of the people. Whether it ever takes on a party name and for mulates policies and announces prin ciples, or whether it captures one or the other of the old parties, doesn't much matter. It is now the domi nant force in American politics.? N. Y. Herald. LAURENS TERM OF COURT Judge Frank B. Gary will preside over the June term of court in Lau rens which convenes June 12th and is expected to last a week. A large docket of criminal cases is being prepared, the majority being for violation of the prohibition law. BASE BALL TEAM FOR ABBEVILLE Wednesday afternoon a number af citizens from Abbeville attended a meeting in i*reenwooa w?w? resentatives from Greenwood and Anderson present and discussed the matter of organizing a base ball league between the four towns, El berton, Greenwood, Anderson and Abbeville. The general plan is to play four games a week, two at home and two away from home, and the teams are to consist of local players who re side in their respective counties, such as college, high school and oth er players who may be found in the county to be competent to play, it has also been proposed that each town finance its own team, that is when playing on home grounds the gate receipts are to go to the home team for defraying the expenses of the club. If Abbeville goes into this league they have got to have uniforms, balls, and equipment to play with and to get this equipment it is go ing to be neceseary to have some money to start on, and after they have started to playing it will be self-sustaining. In the way of get ting this money it !s the idea of those who are interested to solicit subscriptions among the citizens and business firms of the town and raise the necessary amount of money to buy this equipment. All four towns who were rep resented were enthused over the proposition of having this base ball league and are willing to go into it if the people will support them. It is not the idea to put anybody undei obligation, and it is not any money making scheme for anybody, and it Will afford a little amusement foi the people during the summex months and at the same time benefit the town to a certain extent. No salaries will be paid any oi me players, dug aner Tne expense: of the club have been paid, the bal ance wll be divided among tht players. It is hoped that all who are inter ested will give this matter all th( publicity possible, and if the othei towns can go into it, then AbbevilU should too. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH The pastor, Rev. Howard L Weeks will preach Sunday a. . m. al 11 o'clock on the subject, "Th< Sublime Enterprise." The night service will be omitted and the church and congregation will iriin in the memorial service ai the opera house held by the order oi Locomotive Engineers. The memori al address will be delivered by Mr. Weeks. This service will begin promptly at 8:00 o'clock. The Sunday School was 71 short of its 300 mark last Sunday. All those interested in a larger Sunday School and a better Sunday School are urged to help get out a full at tendance of the pupils, officers and teachers for next Sunday. The prayermeeting of the church is appealing to all 01 tne members to 'be present. This service begins each Wednesday evening at 8:30 and closes within forty minutes. The pastor is seeking to lead the church into a deeper and better understand ing of the meaning and privilege of prayer. The subject for Wednesday evening, June 14th will be "The Power of Prayer." The whole church rejoices in the return of so many of the young people who have been nway in col lege and teaching. A splendid B. Y. P. U. has been organized and it is confidently believed that this orga nization will prove a means 'by which the young people of .the church shall be trained for greater usefullness in the church life. The next meeting of the Young People's Union will be held at the church Sunday evening at 7:15. All ,the young people of the church are urged to be present. EYES CAREFULLY EXAMINED and GLASSES Accurately Fitted. DR. L. T. HILL, Abbeville. GOING TO SPARTANBURG iMisses Maria Neuffer, Elizabeth Thomson and Celia Chalmers went to Spartanburg Wednesday to visit Miss Mary Louise Dargan and to see her graduate from tne mgn School. They made the trip through the country with Mr. Joe Everett and Miss Mary Quarles Link. GRADUATES AT UNIVERSITY iMrs. R. C. Philson and Misses Adelaide and Josephine Philson ac companied Mrs. PhilsonV brother, Thad Horton back to Columbia by automobile this morning. They go to attend the commencement exer cises of the University of South Carolina where Mr. Horton is a member of the graduating class. PRESENTMENT OF GRAND JURY STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA County of Abbeville To His Honor Judge Frank B. Gary, Presiding Judge The Grand Jury of Abbeville j County at their second term of ser vice for the year, 1922, would re spectfully ibeg to make the follow ing presentment: We have passed upon all (bills given us by the solicitor finding true Mil or no 'Dili as in our judgment the testimony adduced before us warranted. We have made a partial examina tion of the officers' books and find same in a satisfactory condition, a more complete examination will be made at a future time. The atten tion of the Sheriff and his deputies has been called to collect delinquent auto licenses, also to the delinquent dog taxes. We have also recommended .to the Supervisor that the necessary repairs be made on the Court House and jail at once. We also recommend that the Sheriff and his deputies do what they can ito suppress the sale of gasoline on Sunday and suppress all other violation of Sunday laws. We also recommend that the of fice of game warden in Abbeville County be abolished. Thanking your Honor, the Solici tor and the officers of the court for courtesies extended. Respectfully Submitted, T. S. Ellis, Foreman. DYNAMITE PLACED ON COLUMBIA CAR TRACKS Columbia, June 8j?Dynamite, placed on the tracks of the Colum bia Railway, Gas and Electric com pany, by unknown .persons, explod-j ed under a street car in a suburb I this morning derailing the car and | damaging both .the car and rails. The car was carrying no passen ger and no one was hurt by the ex plosion despite the fact that the ? N( The Elecl IS NO] We'll M< Monc Our Motto Is I-C PHONE 195-1 tire force of the blast was spent rectly under the left front wheels the car, a few feet from the spot lere both the conductor and mo rman were standing. Both county d city officers are .working on the se .but as yet no arrests have been ade in connection with the explos Maybe country people are iso ted; but a bird symphony is better an a jazz orchestra, ana a giori j is sunset is more to 'be admired an a movie thriller. ' DO YOU HA1 OUTFITTING THE FROM 2 TO 8 We pay especial at boys" department an the little fellows can from head to foot. The PRICES on tb VERY REASONAB1 the time and work ma weather they are just made at honle. WASH A Splendid Selection "Plvocc Sni't JL 11V/ A A WAV X/X VUU V4AI/ styles are from "KA1 Prices This house is kilo country for its splend: Blouses and Underw Extra Pants, Ur Stockings, Hats and ( Shoes in every desire< J3tri is, iicmuivci ciiicxc Suits, Rain Coats and and Play Oxfords. BRING THE LIT! WE CAN PLEASE TOO. THE ROSENBI PHON] [SEISMGUM DU CiJ C!J CHJ Cil IHJ [Hi Gil Dii Oil Gil Dii Cil CHJ CU CdJ CiJ Ci! 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