S . 5SAI M BY W. W. & W. R. BRADLEY. ABBEVILLE, 8. O., WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1912. ESTABLISHED 1844 . i ?jSi NOT TO SUFFi Missionaries ti The A. R. P. Church Re Through Fear of Dan nniriwine 01 Spoke hi GENERAL SECRETARY OF F0REI6N Ml! TO RETURN TO < Charlotte Observer. Interpreting the civil trouble in Mexico as being critical and unsafe for Americans in that republic, W. "W. Boyce, general secretary of the foreign mission councils of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church of th South, has wired from this city to the missionaries laboring for this denomination there to return to this coun try at once. Mr. Boyce lives at Rock Hill, S. C., but came here from a conference with leaders of the denomination. Some of the men and women who are in charge of missions in Mexico were sent to that field 25 years ago. Rev. Neill E Pressly, wife and son Rev. Henry Pressly, are well known in this community. Gen eral Secretary Boyce himself has a son in that field, being the youngest missionary to be sent there by the board of foreign missions. Mrs. J. S. A. Hunter, who is another missionary in that country, is step-mother to Mrs. J. C. Reid of this county. Altogether there are about twelve or WEST END. Personal Paragraphs and News Items Contributed by Miss Lily Templeton. j I WEST END Mr. J. C. Thomson is at home after spending last week in Winnsboro with Mrs. Thomson, who is there vis iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Beattie. Miss Lorena Beacham attended the Music Festival in Atlanta last week. Mr. " Lewis Levi of Manning, is spending a few days in the city. Mrs. Frank McGee and her little sons of Spartanburg, are in the city the guests of Mr. T. P. Quarles. Mr. and Mrs. William Jay, of Ok lahoma, are in the city the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Power. Miss Mary L. Robertson entertained the Ladies Bridge Club Saturday af ternoon at a very enjoyable meeting. Miss Sara J. Lee spent several days in Attlanta last week attendirg the Music Festival. Miss Lee stopped in Athens for a few days on her return. Mr. Frank B. Jones spent Sa:urday &-*d Sunday in Columbia with his I ir. w. D. Barksdale. Paint or Not Is a horse worth more or less after feed? Hay and oats are high today; shall 1 wait today and feed him tomorrow ? That's flow men do about painting theii houses and bams and fences. Paint has been high for several years; and so they have waited. Paint is high yet; they are still waiting:; thousands of 'em are wait ing for paint to fall. Their property drops a trifle a year and the next job creeps-up creeps-up creeps up; it'll take more paint by a gallon a year; they don't save a cent, and the prop erty goes-on suffering. DEVOE P. B. Speed sells it. R MARTYRDOM i Leave Mexico. valid ii9 nepiwimiiiv* ger?Not the Kind of which Mr. Dale his Book. SSION COUNCILS WIRE MISSIONARIES UNITED STATES. I fifteen missionaries sustained in Mexico by the A. R. P. Church, and the native members of this denomination there run up into the thousands. Missionary work in Mexico was under taken more than twenty-flve years ago and has steadily developed. The chief mls i sionary work of this denomination is car ried on there. Until a few years ago, no other field was entered by the Psalm singing Presbyterians, India having only recently been invaded. General Secretary Boyce was acting un der advices received from Mexico and on the statement of President Taft himself that the missionaries were taking their I lives in their own hands to remain in that | country while such bitterness prevails against Americans on account of the ef forts of this nation to stop the civil strife there. Miss Lavlnia Neel and Mrs. J. G. Dale, TV- T Tfc XT??1 rx# Tmm uauguuoio \Jk 1SI.U.XS. -LlOCl Vi HV/, (UW also missionaries In Mexico, both of whom have served a number of years. PROCLAMATION. Whereas there is to be held in Columbia, the capitol of South Carolina, from January 27th to February 8th, i912, a great National Agriculture Evposltion, under the ausploes jof the National Corn Association, and whereas at that time there will be visitors* to South Carolina from all sections of the country, men and women who are concern ed as to the adoption of advanced methods in agriculture and as to thq general de velooyment of the coutry tloug all lines, and Whereas it Is the general desire of the people of South Carsline that those of our kindred and frienns who have left this State to make their homes in other psrtions of the country should be Invited and urged to return for a visit on the occasion of this great National Agriculture Exposition. Therefore do I, mayor of the city of Ab bevine, s. u Hereby call upon ail our peo ple to write their relatives and friends of South Carolina birth and parentage, now residing in other States, and direct their attention to this Home Coming event, and further do I by this proclamation rebuest that those of our people having relatives and friends of South Carolina birth and parenlago living in other States do send the names and addresses of these relatives and friends to the National Corn Associa* tion, Columbia, S. C., in order that they may be kept duly informed as to the plans and scope of the said exposition and as to the railroad rates ann other arrangements for that occasion. Given under my hand and seal this 1st day or May, xyix C. C. Gambrell, Mayor. Mrs. Rose A. Freeman, Clifford, Va., says they have long u ed Foley's Rem edies and want to say a good word for them. She writes: "Foley Kidney Pilla cured my husband of a long staiidiug kidney trouble, after he had taken other medicines without relief. We would not be without Foley & Co.'s medicines in our house for many times their cost." McMurray Drug Co. . AT THE OPEBA HOUSE Licensed Pictures Taking WeU The Grand Opera House is a lively scene these nights. The licensed picture service inaugurated by Man ager Cheatham seems to please the public well. The pictures are all expurgated of any questionable matter and nothing * A n rl aIaOD I is snown except tuaoic auu v>uuu films. On Friday afternoon at 4:30 there will be a matinee especially for chil dren, There will be shown "What Three tots saw in the Land of Nod," and "The Prince and the Pauper." Three Tots saw in the Land of Nod," adapted for children and will be shown on children's day, Friday. Tonight the pictures are expected to be especially interesting, judging from the subjects which are: A Mes sage from the Moon, Priscilla's Cap ture and the Corsican Brothers and last but not least, the slides of the great Titanic Disaster. "Prices as us ual, 5 and 10c. William Jennings Bryan, who has been elected as a delegate to the Bal timore convention and instructed to vote for Clark first with Harmon as second choice is down in Florida stumping the State for Woodrow. And anti-Wilsonites are wondering how he has the right to do it. KING'S NEW LIFE PILLS The Pills That Do Cure. Fairfield Mrs. A. W. Young and daughter, Miss Myra, went to Greenwood last week shopping. Mr. and MrB. T. P. Creswell dined with Mrs. Maggie Talbert and Mrs. Creswell on yesterday. Mrs. John McCaslan has been sick for the past two weeks but is better today. Misses Alma and Irene Young spent part of last week with Mrs. McCaslan. Mrs. John Brown and little Emma Kate, and MrB. Joe Puckett and little one, went to Donalds, last week to visit their brother, Mrs. W. S. Horn. Mr. J. A. Young is having a new dwelling house built on the old home ' place. Misses Willie and Mary Young and brothers, went to Abbeville one day last week shopping. Mrs. Eva Robinson went to Due West last week to visit friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Crawford went to Salac Saturday to visit Mrs. Waren returning Sabbath. r Mrs. Arnel died last Saturday af ternoon very suddenly and was buried at Long Cane cemetery Sabbath about 3 o'clock. Mr. J. T. Soloman of Troy, was the undertaker. The pall bearers were: Messrs. Joe Young, Cowan Young, Charley Dansby, Andy Young, Walter Smith and Henry Beauford. Be ye also ready for ye know not [ at what hour the Son of Man cometh but we hope all is well with her now. Mr. Wylie Long and Mr. John Henry Young dined with us yesterday. Mr. John McCaslan called to see us yesterday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Davis worship ped at Long Cane Sabbath, there be ing no preaching in the A. R.P.church The pastor being absent Miss Ruth Robinson was also there. Mr. Jim McCaslan has been home for some time from the hospital at Greenwood, but is not improving very fast. He can not walk alone yet, has 1 to have an assistant to help him, but we hope he will soon be well and re stored to health again. Mrs. Louise Bowen gave the young 1 folks a play Friday night. We will say again to the little folks i I don't think that there is any thing 1 that is Bweeter than good little folks ' and candy and here is the riddle for I you again. A big Negro and a little Negro sit- < ting on a log flBhlng, the little Negro > is the big Negro's son, but the big ' Negro is not the little Negro's Pa? < what relation are they? 1 Remember the first gets the candy. Little James Brown won last week, ! the answer being a Kitten. J vWe received several answers last week, but the first is the one that will 1 win. IN OLD ME HI CO The row goes merrily on. There are several thousand souls down there who are anxious to see Intervention from us and a good many are going to live to see it Since the departure of Diaz there is not a man in the republic big enough to manage the tarters and so the present conditions will continue until some nation intervenes. If the TT? C'tftfaa ^noon'f If OATT1P flt.hAT \ ] 3 < 1 I I I 1 ! I ] I I UU1LCU OUll^O uwou v uv nation will and that we could not brook. It ia seriously, only a question of time until the United States will have to do something. She may as well prepare for the fray. CATARRH GONE No More Hawking and Snuffling When You Use Hyomei. HYOMEI (pronounce it High-o-me) [ is guaranteed to end the mi?cry of ca tarrh. ' Breathe it, destroy the oatarrh germs, and soon hawking and snuf fling will cease. Breathe it, and crusts wi'l no longer 'orm in the nose ; mucus will not lodge , in the throat; all inflammation will leave the membrane of the nose and tbroat and your head will feel clear and fine. Breathe it for coughs, colds and sore tbroat; ite soothing, healing, Intisep tic action is better than all the stom ach dosing remedies in creation, and there isn't a particle of opium, cocaine or other habit forming drag in it. Complete outfit, which Include* In haler, 11.00. Extra bottles of HYO MEI 50 cents at C. A. Milford ?k Co.'s and druggists everywhere. The best candy?Huylers?at Speed's drug store. Beacon Sfcoes at D. PoliabofTs. If you will Inspect the houses around town painted with Devoe paint you will have no trouble deciding what you will [)Ut on yours. It's the kind that lasts and ooks well. For sale at Speed's. Better shoes for less money at D. Polia koffs. That Cinco cigar of Speed's is more pop ular than ever. It just can't be beat. 8hoes that are solid leather at D. Polla koffs. The place to get what you want?Speed's drug store. Gas. Mrs. Bacon?"The man wu here to day, dear, looking for the gaa look." Mr. Bacon?"And did he find ltr* Tee, but they haven't found thf ma* ^ DEFENSE OF J. BRUCE I8MAY K. E. Hill of AbbeyUle Answers Sen ator Kayner's Criticisms of WMte Star Director To the Editor of the State: I have been disappointed in that I have not seen a word of disapproval or condemnation in The State of the unjustifiable and brutal attack by Seh ator Rayner of Maryland in the Unit ed States senate, upon Bruce Ismay, one of the directors of the White Star line, who was a passenger aboard the unfortunate steamer Titanic, a ship of that line, whose tragic end with such a fearful loss of life has caused such widespread sorrow throughout I this and other countries. That it may be known that there Is at least one person iij America wau condemns the utterances of this doughty senator, I send you this com munication with the request that you publish it. I fail to see how any fair-minded person who will read the testimony of Mr. iBmay before the senate in vestigating committee, can find grounds for any adverse criticisms of his conduct on the occasion of the disaster to the Titanic, or as to the management of the unfortunate ves sel Immediately preceding that event; neither is there any ground for cen suring him in the heartless manner in which Senator Rayner did, in ref erence to the failure to have that ves sel, equipped with the necessary life saving apparatus. In referring to the conduct of Mr. In or a* *<*??? In^A AAA A# fKo ll^A. lauiaj lu 5CVUU5 iuiv uuu vi. tub boats and thereby saving- his own life (while several hundred other passengers went down with the sink ing steamer. Senator Rayner exhausts his vocabulary in abuse and vituper ation of Mr. Ismay; characterizing his conduct on that occasion as cow ardly and deserving of the greatest punishment Just here let me in sert, lest I forget it?that I regard the conduct of Senator Rayner in making that speech, which he knew be could do with impunity ,as bearing- . more of the marks of cowardice than I does that of Mr. Ismay on the occas ion in question. What does Mr. Is mav onv no tn hio action on that event 1 rul occasion? His testimony before , the Investigating committee was as Follows: "The boat was being filled; the of- ( Beers called out to know if there were my more women to go; there were ] none, and there were no passengers 1 an the deck, so as the boat was being | lowered, I got into it. Now who, other than a fool or ( idiot, would have done otherwise? Mot Senator liayner, I'll venture. , Suppose JAt. Ismay had not gotten ( Into thf t boat, it being the last one x> leave tt e winking ship, what would , lave been the difference? Nothing 1 more than that there would have been , Dne more name to be added to the | list of the lost and one less to those saved. And, furthermore, it is barely possible that if Mr. Ismay had not , gotten iuto the boat in which he did, ill in it might have been lost, as it ] appears that he had to act aB one ui the oarsmen during the fonr hours from the time they left the sinking steamer until they were picked up by . the Carpathia. But the magnanimous senator says he doesn't believe Mr. Ismay's tale when he states that he took the last lifeboat, and if he dld"it was coward ly to take any lifeboat" Why was It any more cowardly or even as cowardly In Mr. Ismay to have got ten into this the last boat to leave the steamer than was that of the nu merous other men who escaped in the 15 or 20 other boats which left the vessel before the one in which Mr. Ismay embarked? He was simply a passenger aboard the Titanic, and whi'e he was a di rector of the Whit-a Star line and a part owner of the unfortunate vessel, he, as inch, had nothing to do with the regulation of her speed or her management in any particular, these matters being left entirely, as 1b al ways done to the captain. Mr. Iamay, not being a practical sailor, and therefore not capable of navigating a ship, if he, because of the fact that he was one of the direc tors of the White Star line, had as sumed the conduct of that ship, in stead of leaving that matter, as he did, to Captain Smith when It was discovered that they were in the vicin ity of icebergs, and the accident had occurred as it did, the world would have held him responsible, and justly so, for the consequences; but because he did not so interfere, he is held up to the execration of all mankind by Senator Rayner. As touching the matter of the equip ment of the Titanic with adequate lifeboats and other necessary lire sav ing apparatus, it is stated as a fact that the English laws in reference thereto were fully complied with;that the ship was thoroughly examined be fore she set sail by government offi cials and the fact that she was per mitted to enter upon her voyage, is proof conclusive, that everything which the law requires in reference to life saving apparatus had been carried out - In the face of all this, Senator Rayner had the hardihood to exclaim: "I care not what the rules of the British admiralty are; here y the spectacle of the head of the line failing to see that his ship wae properly equipped with life saving ap paratus, forsaking his vessel and per mitting 1,600 of her passengers and crew to be swallowed by the sea.In this hour of our calamity we appeal to the majesty of the law to deal out retributory justice to this guilty com pany (especially to Mr. I a may) to the last degree." This is what I would call "speaking to the gallery" or what is generally designated in South Carolina as "bun combe." When the senator gave vent to the foregoing bombastic utterance he knew as well as he knows anything that having complied with all the re qulrementi of the British lawn in rer erence to the equipment of the Titan | lc with life savin? apparatus, there Is nothing upon which that government can base a criminal action and of course this government can' not for the want of jurisdiction in the mat ter. B. E. Hill. Abbeville, S. C. April 22. Chester, 8. C., April 24, 1912. Mr. R. E. Hill, Abbeville, 8. C. Dear Sir: 1 have just read your article In the State In connection with the recent sinking of the Titanic and I simply wish to commend you for the starfd "??? tha matfor jrvu uws m wv lux...., connected with cmfwyp cmfwyp pppp No one, save those immediately connected with the awful tragedy, could be more interested from every stand point than I have been, yet I feel that whilst the result of the dis aster will add much to safeguarding those who go down into the deep in ships, yet, so far as former knowl edge and Information went, practical ly everything was done to protect life and property that was thought sane and safe. The howl against Mr. Ismay is en* tirely uncalled for, he couldn't have done anything if he would; nor wouldn't if he could. The captain is supreme on the high seas and only Bteps down when the Pilot takes charge. Furthermore It would be mad ness for anyone to Interfere with the management of an ocean steamer,and certainly advice or directions coming from Mr. Ismay woujd have been un heard of folly. The tandency of the present age is for speed, more speed, greater speed. We find It with our horses, our automobiles, our trains, our steamers and from personal ex perience, I feel safe in stating that ev - ?- -J T(_ ery man and woman on oouru uit> tanic would have raised a cry of pro test had she flacked up speed. They expected to break records, and prac tically demanded it, and looking at things from a present stand point, they were justified in doing so. As to the lifeboats, the White Star line conformed to rules in this as in other things, and whilst these rules will now be changed because they have been found inadequate, yet pre vious to the wreck of the Titanic they were believed to be sufficient ! Knowledge has always cost soce thlng and in this case it has cost blood. I might say that the First Officer of the Titanic came from the same town in Scotland that my wife and I * -? /vl came from and was a scnooi-maio w my wife. Thanks for your letter. Yours truly, Wm. McKlnnell. RETURNER WATER SWETIIM RIVER Poartflf Baak lata firaat Mississippi Through lad. The State. New Orleans, April 27.?With the waters from the Panther Forest and Dogtall ore' vasses In the Mississippi levees pouring their combined flood back Into the big stream through Bed river tonight, State and government engineers are preparing to make the hardest fight they have ever been called upon to wage against flood in the lower Mississippi. All points south ol R*d tiver exDerinced rises of onetenth of a foot <>r more, and at New Orleans the gauge at 7 o'olock to-night recorded 20.2, a rise o1 two-tenth of a foot since the same hour this morning. The leyee situation in the vicinity of New Orleans is without material change. En gineers are kept bulsy Investigating ru mors of trouble in the river banks, both above and below the city, but all of these have been found to be without foundation A etretch of 2,000 feet of the levee two mllee below Bursals reported to pe the worst section of the embankment south of this city. A large force of workmen has been rushed to the threatened stretch, and those in oharge of the work express the belle! that It would be in condition to hold by the time the crest reached here. Conditions in the flooded area of north ern Louisiana are little changed. Some ol the inundated towns and villages report the water slowly receding and othere in the lower Tensas besln are now ex peri ?no lng the full force of the flood on its way back to the Mississippi just above Torres The water from the Arkansas crevasse continues to spread over the country a' round Holly Bldge, Olrard and Crow Lake. Advices from Bayville late this afternoon stated that water completely surroundf that town.'"!^ *' -k-'? < A Y Round Trip Ex< fflACOl . . . fi SOUTHERN PREMIER CARRIE! Account of Aiinual Reunion I May 7-9 On account of the above occa nounces very low round trip excui turn. Tickets on sale May 5, 6, 7 arrive Macon before noon May 9, 15th, 1912. Extension of final limi and payment of fee of filly cents, ui mitted at manv points and side-t Round trip fares from a few statior Abbeville. Aiken Batesburg. Donalds... .$4 10 . 3 10 , 3 75 . 4 50 Proportionately reduced fare* Special train will be operated t 6th, on the following schedule: Lv. Spartanbug Lv. Greenville Ar. Central (Dinner).... Lv. Central Ar. Atlanta (C. T.) Lv. Atlanta Ar. Macon Special coaches will leave Colu: 1 attached to the special train, one at For the accommodation of vet< and Charleston and other points in extra coaches will be operated, k Charleston 8 a. m., May 6th, runnii and Georgia Railroad, arriving IV! sleeping cars will be operated on ot For further information, Pullm est ticket agent, or J. L. Meek, A. G. P. A., Atlanta, Ga. t \r y. vv/ your architect's pla and let us figure wit] house bill. You will be surprisec is so complete and vari yourself on the most p specifications. Controlling the mam put as we do, from stump planing mills to the finis mill work and interior fin: standard. Complete house bil "Buy of th v -. Suh, Doort, Blind., Etc 3421. Report of the Condition of Tie National Bant of AMe, ?t Ahh?s Dae from approved reserve agents... 13,684 23 Notes of other National Banks 1,740 00 Fractional paper currenoy, nickels, . and eenta 218 93 > Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, vis: Specie. - 16,177 00 . Legal-tender notes 7,185 00? 13,862 00 Redemption rund with U. S. Treas'r /HnAPMnt nf nlmnlatlnn^ 937 50 Total ..1818,787 69 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid In t 75,000 00 Surplus rood.... 30,000 00 Undivided profits, less eipenees and taxes paid.- 13,624 00 National Bank notes outstanding-... 18,730 44 Individual deposits subject to oheok 1C1.U39 13 Demand certificates of deposit 19,684 02 Total - 8318,797 5? State of South Carolina. I ? . . County of Abbeville. ) * I, H. G. Smith, Cashier of tbe above-named bank, do solemnly swear that tbe above statement Is true to tbe best of my knowledge and belief. H. Q. Smith, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before mo this 30th day of April, 1912. ' W. H. White, Notary Publlo. CobriiCT?Attest: J. R. GLENN, 1 AMOS B. MORSE, > Directors. WM. N. GRAYDON, j Skillful Ancient Cooks. Th? cooka of the ancients were art Ista In their way and were so skillful that they could serve a whole p4* boll 1 at oa on# sldf and roasted c* th* *>,>' L 1-. , > _ ; sursion Rates to Ga., Hi RAILWAY 1 OF THE SOUTH. ji.V; rnited Confederate Veterans, L 1912. sion, the Southern Railway an sion fares to Macon, Ga., and re and 8 and for trains scheduled to , 1912, good returning until May t may be had by depositing ticket atil June 5.1912. StoD-overs per rip fares from Macon obtained, is in this territory as follows: Edgefield 13 40 Greenwood . 4 10 Johnston 3 40 Newberry 4 65 s from other stations. rom Spartanburg to Macon, May \ ? 10.45 a. m., 11.45 a. m. , 12.45 p. m. 1.15 p. m. 4.30 p. m. 4.45 p. m. 7.45 p. m. mbia 7.10 a. m., May 6th, and be Spartanburg and one at Seneca, jrans and visitors from Columbia the Southern parts of the state, saving Columbia 8.80 a. m. and lg through to Macon via Augusta [aeon 6 p.m. Extra coaches and her trains as may be needed. an poaflruaHnna ri/>. Mill nn nmN m A. H. Acker, T. P. A, Augusta, Ga. th, or Mail ns and builder's list, i you on a complete 1 and pleased Our stock ed, you can easily satisfy articular and exacting ifacture of our entire out through our own saw and hed product, we furnish ish that is of the highest Is our specialty. ie Maker" AUGUSTA LUMBER CO. AUGUSTA. OA. -UK JfSTi dtt L Ml' Mrs. R. Brant, 11115 Paden St, Par* kersburg. W. Va., had an attack of la* grippe which left her bad kidney trou ble, and she suffered much severe pain and backache. Then the heard or Fo ley Kidney Pills and save: "After taking them a short time the pain left my back and I am again able to do my own housework. Foley Kidney Pills helped me wcnderftilly." Mc Murray Drug Co. North Carolina. Wilkes County Apple Farxfe. Near thriving North Carolina ril- < lage, only u miles to railroad, on turn pike road; 800 apple trees, good vail* ties; bottom lands fine for com, vege tables, etc.; great chance for truok, poultry, hogs; pretty cottage, neatly painted; never>faillng spring water; 37 acres, only $2,4(0, part cash/ For further details and traveling directions to see this and other farms in North Carolina, Virginia and other Southern states, one ot 100 acres for $600 with log bouse and stables. See page 22, A'- ^?* ? ? ruutiWMiaQi; "OirOUl'H CJUUlUCtU rwui vauuugus w, just out, copy free. We pay buyer's R. B. fares. Station 24, E. A. Strout, 517 Lithia Street, Greensbort), N. C. 8,000,000 Sweet Petit* Draws. Ready from April 1st to July 1st, $1.75 per 1,000. No discount. Varieties: Nancy Hall, Triumph, and Providence. Place your orders now, as supply will not last long. Tomato Plants: Livinstons Beauty, New Globe, and Ear liana, $2 per 1,000. Pepper Plants: $2 per 1,000. Address all orders to We specialize on $10 suits. D. Poliakoff Why suffer with corns whoft Russian corn cure only costs 10c per bottle at Speed's V H. Llghtfoot, Starke, Fla. Mar. 6, 2m