University of South Carolina Libraries
$1.50 A YEAH ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY. MAKCH 11 1914. ESTABLISHED 1844 WEST END. Miss Grace Smith is visiting friends in Atlanta. Miss Mamie Bowie has gone to Atlanta to visit Mrs. R. W. Rogers. After a pleasant visit to friends and rel atives in Mt. Carrael, Mrs. Jane McGaw and daughter, Miss Nell, have returned to their home. Mrs. Lowrie Beacham and handsome lit tle son, Lowrie, have returned to their home in Atlanta after a ten days visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Beacham. Mrs. Charlie Klugh spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Lyon. Mr. W. W. Wardlaw, ,of Troy, was a business visitor in our city Saturday. Miss Kate Schroeder has returned from Columbia, having been away from Abbe ville for six weeks. Miss Kate had a posi tion in the engrossing department during the session of the Legislature. Miss Schroedur will be glad to serve her old customer* and many friends at Mr. Hipp's up-to-date store, where she hds had a posi tion for the last two years.' Mr. Lewis Perrin, little daughter Mary Norwood Perrin and Mrs. Mary Perrin have gone .to Atlanta for a few days visit. Messrs. W. P. Greene, J. D. Kerr, J. S. Stark and W. W. Bradley, went about 40 miles last Sunday afternoon in Mr. Greene's machine, visiting Mr. John W Morrah, of Mt. Carmel, Mr. W. D. Mor rah, of Belleview, and other places. Mrs. C. S. Jonea, Mr. Sam Seal and Miss Nannie Seal, who went to New Orleans on last Friday to meet Mr. Smith and the body of Mrs. Willie Seal Smith, returned to Abbeville yesterday afternoon. They Virintr with thorn nlcn tho little dainrhtpr of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Miss "Willie Sullivan, a student of Ander son College, spent Sunday with her sister at Mrs. F. B. Gary's. Messrs. W. P. Greene, J. F. Bradley and W. W. BiaoHey went duck hunting at Mt. Carmel on Monday. They took dinnei and supper with Mr. J. W. Morrah while in Mt. Carmel. They brought back several fine ducks. Miss Lallie Calhoun, who is teaching in Greenville, is here on a visit to homefolks. Mr. J. Moore Mars is back home after spending six weeks in Columbia attending the session of the General Assembly. Mr. Cliff King spent Sunday in Honea Path with friends.j Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Britt spent Sunday in Abbeville with Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Cheat ham.' The many friends of Mrs. R. B. Cheat ham are glad to know that she is much better at this time and it is hoped for her a speedy recovery. Miss Grace Smith is on a visit to Miss Meta Lythgoe in Atlanta. Mr. T. G. White on Greenville street was host at the regular meeting of the Gen tlemen's Set-Back Club on last Thursday evening. The twelve members with four .Invited guests were present. The home was made very attractive on this occasion. Mr. White gave a warm reception and welcomed all with "good cheer." A most bountiful dinner of several courses was served in grand style. Each course was delightful and much enjoyed. The table was dainty in its appointments, pink be ing the color scheme. A lovely vase of pink carnations with asparagus fern graced the centre of the table. Two large candalabras with pink candles gave light for the table. This supper?"last but not least"?ended the series of suppers fixed for the winter. All the suppers, twelve in all, have been attended with much pleas ure and the games of set-back played with real enjoyment and interest. Mr. Frank Harrison spent all of last week at home with homefolks returning fcn t.hfi Pifjidfil in f!harlfl?tnn on Fridav. Judge Frank B. Gary has returned to his work on the circuit, and will be from home for several weeks. Mrs. James Cochran is back from the Northern markets. She brings with her a splendid milliner who is said to be an ar t tlst lin her line. Mrs. Cochran has as large stock of up-to-date hats as were ever shown in Abbeville. They are now * getting ready their hats for their spring display. Mrs. Thomas Pope and little son will spend some time in Abbeville the guests of Judge and Mrs. Eugene B. Gary. Dr. Thomas Pope spent Sunday with Judge and Mrs. E. B. Gary. Dr. F. E. Harrison has been sick for sev eral days, but is better at this time. Miss Kate Gary, of Kinards, S. C., is vis-, iting Judge and Mis. Eugene B. Gary. Mr. Russell Lawson spent several days in Abbeville last week, returning to Col umbia on Saturday. Mrs. Charlie Klugh spent the week-end with homefolks in Abbeville. Mr. Arthur Klugh spent Sunday in Abbe ville. Miss Mamie Bowie is off for a week's visit to Mrs. it. >v. Kogers, or Atlanta. Ladies' Working Society. The Ladles' Working Society of the Methodist Church will conduct an Apron Sale in the old postofliee building on Sat urday, March 14th. All housekeepers should avail themselves of this opportunity to purchase their work aprons at a reasonable price. They will also serve oysters. Mrs. Henry Gilliam, Sec'y. Specialty 3Ian at Milt'ord's Drug Store. Read C. A. Milford's ad., and if anything Is desired in the nature of treatment of fered therein, call on Dr. Milford at once. Everything in millinery, the very latest from the cen ters of fashion, Haddon-Wilson Go. D. It. Coker Led the World in Rye aud J. Svvintoo Whaley in Sea Island Cotton. Prof. T. E. Keitt, chemist, and Prof. H. W. Barre, botanist and plant pathologist, have returned to Cleuison College from Dallas, Texas, where they went to take charge of South Carolina's exhibit at the National Corn Exposition. Prof. Keitt stated upon his return to the college that the exposition in Dallas was a fine one, but that the attendance was no larger, in Ms opinion, than that at Columbia last year, nor did he consider the exposition as a whole to be better than Columbia's. De spite the great distance of the exposition* several South Carolinians took important prizes, in addition to those who took the corn prizes offered for each State. D. R. Coker, of Hartsville, won first prize in the world class with a sheaf of his Abruzzi rye. He won the sweepstakes in the Southern zone for the best sheaf of oats and the best sheaf of barley. He was third and fifth in the world class in cowpeas and fourth in the world class in beans. Mr. Coker was one of the most notable exhibitors of small grain of the whole exposition. J. Swinton Whaley, of Edisto Island, took first prize in every class, world, zone, and State, on his two-pound sample of Sea Island cotton. A five pound sample of butter made and entered by Clemson College' scored 93 points. The winner of the prize for the Southern Zone scored only 92 points. But Clemson's butter could not take the prize as State institutions were not allowed to compete for it. The butter from Clemson College scored third highest in America, disproving the statement made by some people that fine butter cannot be made in the South. Among other honors paid to South Caro lina, blue ribbons were awarded the tea plant and tea from Pineburst, Summer ville, and to the grape fruit from James' Island. Aiding Shippers. Washington, D.C., March 8.?In an ef fort to aid fruit and vegetable growers and shippers to put their perishable shipments on the market in firstclass saleable condi tion, the Southern Railway and Georgia Southern and Florida Railway have issued an illustrated circular on "Rules Govern ing the Proper Marking and Loading of Perishable Freight." The circular contains Information which was prepared after exhaustive investiga tion and is illustrated with twenty-eight photographs showing proper and improper methods of packing and loading perish able fruit and truck. The circular is being distributed among all important fruit and vegetable growers on the lines of the Southern and G. S. & F. Railways and to all agents, and it is felt that considerable improvement and better returns to the grower ana snipper win resua irom me idea. Oiib striking photograph is shown in the circular of a car loaded from end to end and piled high with beans and onions. The containers used were poor and weak. Of this slip-shod, costly method of shipping, the following comment is made: "Does it surprise you to learn they were in such a broken and crushed condition on arrival at destination they barely brought freight charges? On the other hand, what do you think of the grower who spends big money on fertilizer and labor to grow his crops, and then deliberately buys a poor, weak container in which to pack them, and crowns his short sighted policy by loading them in the above manner? It is such as he who Anally go under and wonder why." "Faust" Suug by Capable Coin i pauy. Savannah Morning News, "Faust" was most delightfully sung at the Savannah ^Theatre twice vesterday. This familiar old opera was rendered by the New Yolk Grpud Company. Six per sons constituted the cast, but what was lacking in numbers was amply supplied in quality and beauty of voices. The com pany carries no chorus, the principals singing the chorus parts, and doing it so well that the omission was not regretted. ChevT Salvatore Giordano sang the role of "Faust." He is a handsome young Italian who is said to be a protege of Caruso. At any rate he has a line voice and striking stage presence. As Marguerita Miss Mar guerite Hobert sustained her reputation as a pri ma donna of marked ability. Add ed to a voice of sweet tone and range are a personal charm and winsomeness. The others in the company are Richard E. Parks as Mephistopheles, Romeo Malpica as Valentine, Miss Ethel M. Peters as Mar tha, and Mrne. Josephine Rondero as Sie bel, all of whom sang effectively. Sprint; Klood and Hysli m Cleaner Duriug the winter mouthf impuri ties accumulate, your bio ?d becomes impure and thick, your kidneys, liver ami bowels fail to work, causing so called "Spring Fever." You feej tired, weak aud lazy. .Electric Kilters?me spring tonic and system cleanser?is what you need ; tbey stimulate the kidney?, liver and bowels to healthy action, expel blood impurities and re store your healih, strength tnd ambi tiou. Electric Bitters ma'*e you feel like new. Start a four week's treat ment?it will put you in fiue shape for your spring work. Guaranteed. All Druggists. 50c. and $1.00. H. E. Bucklen & Co., Philadelphia or fc>t. Louis. If you expect to stand the cold get your blood stimulating in order to circulate properly. Milford's blood purilier will do it. KEEPING AT IT. "Keeping everlastingly at it brings success!" j j, Boys, Rome wasn't built in a day ?neither will the Northwestern Electric Railway be completed by the Fourth of July! But we admit that it can be built, and if the old Abbeville spirit can be aroused it , will be in operation after a reasonable length of time. Batroi-Hnor tn mir intrn/liintnrv rp. marks, all that the people have to do, is to pull together?and 'keep ever lastingly at it.' The Chamber of Commerce can do much for Abbeville?both town and 1 county?and we are glad to see that the younger men are taking an inter est in the game. Just let them keep at it and they will see big results from their campaign for $ bigger and better Abbeville. > The merchants who advertise, those ' who 'keep everlastingly at it,' are sure of success, financially and other- ( wise. They should "lie in" with the Chamber of Commerce and help ex- I ploit the advantages of Abbeville, 1 especially as a trade centre, for it means dollars in their coffers, from the increased trade. _ ( Every enterprise brought here, ev ery person induced to move here, be- 1 cause of the educational and other > advantages, or because this town 1 offers'inducements of a financial na ture, means more trade?more mon- , ey?for those already engaged in bus- ( iness here. We have all got to live \ ?the merchants sell us our groceries, < wearing apparal, furniture, etc., and 1 our real estate men furnish us a place ' to call "Home, Sweet Home." Then, why not thp Chamber of Commerce look around and induce all kind6 of enterprises to locate here; j trai. npnnlp tn rnnvo hprp* crpt, the Pn- < o rvwr*v ? < terprising real estate men interested i and try to locate new citizens in the town and good, sturdy, thrifty farm ers in the county. "Keeping everlastingly at if brings success. There is no town today that "is on the map" but what attributes its growth, development and financial success to a live Board of Trade, or Chamber of Commerce, who "deliver the goods." Sometimes, these towns, where they are especially wide-awake have a .'Merchants' Association,' and the two bodies put their heatis to gether and go after trade until they get it. What other towns have done Abbeville can do! "Keeping everlastingly at it brings success." We want to see the Abbeville Chamber of Commerce adopt this as their motto. It is a winner! We want to extend our hand to the Chamber of Commerce; we want to tell this organization, thus publicly, that we are with them, "tooth and toe-nail" for the development of Ab beville; we want to extend the col umns of the Pressand Banner to them for their benefit in airing their views and furthering their plans to "boost" the town; to help develop the re sources of the county, and to induce good citizens to cast their lot in our midst; we want to go even farther? we want to get in touch with the merchantsof the town and help them exploit a "Trade at Home" plan that will keep the people from being "buncoed" by the mail order concerns and keep them from even going to near-by cities for goods, when they can purchase the same articles here at home, and a great many times bet ter goods for less money. If the merchants would become "persistent" advertisers in the home paper, and would quote prices, and would give as much time and atten tion tn ?1psr?rihincr ?rt.ir*lp? n<5 l the big catalogue houses, their sales J would greatly increase. Do not be y afraid to quote prices because you t think your competitor might under sell you. Just put out new articles and new prices next week, as you are in the lead. Should your competitor try to vf^idersell you, what matters it, anyway? The trade comes to Abbe- 1 beville and the money stays at home 1 ?and these are the two things most to be desired. "Keeping everlastingly at it brings success." The Chamber of Commerce, the Merchants, the Preachers, the Church Members, the Newspapers, the Citi zens of Abbeville?we, as one family, are all working for a common cause ?the development, the building of a greater Abbeville?the exploiting of our undeveloped possibilities and resources. "Keeping everlastingly at it brings success." This is the Press and Ban ner's motto, and we are going to try to live up to it for Abbeville's gain. 1 Helping the Cause. A minister was horrified one Sunday to see a boy in the gallery pelting the hearers in the pews with horse chestnuts. As the , good man looked up, the boy cried: "You ( tqnd to your preaching, mister: I'll keep fthem awake."?St, Louie Post Dispatch. ADMINISTRATION IS A YEAR OLD. Twelve Months Ago Wood/ow Wilson Led Militant Democ racy Into Control of the Na tional Government for the First Time in 20 Years. Congaess Has Been in Continu ous Session and Has Accom plished Much Work. Tho Democratic administration was a pear old last Wednesday. A twelve-month igo at noon, March 4th, "Woodrow Wilson look the oath of office, ushering the Dem )crrcay into control of the national gov ernment for the first time in twenty years. At the White House, in executive quar ters generally and in congressional circles the day served to recall the fleeting year. Members of congress realized that except 'or a short breathing spell at the Christ inas holidays they had been in practically continuous session. Prom the time the president broke a cen tury-old precedent and stood before an as sembled congress to urge enactment of a low tariff there has been close cooperation between the chief executive and Democrat ic leaders in congress. Enactment of the tariff law on October 3,1913, making vital jhanges in import duties, was followed by ihe signing of a banking and cuirency act ?n December 23,1913. These two laws and Li- - ?Ai-n?AJ a ?Iie rauiK'HLlUU Ul Ulti ni uii/inuuii bictiLiro ire the things which the president's friends irere pointing to as the direct result of the ntimate contact established between the 5ipcutlve and legislative departments. Much of the president's time and energy lave been spent In wrestling with a troublesome Mexican situation, as yet un solved, and the diplomatic tangle with Ja aan, growing out or tne passage oy um 'ornia of 'a new antl-alien land law. Late ly he has been devoting himself to a re habilitation of the foreign relations of the United States, to drafting with Secretary Bryan of new peace treaties, the settle Bent of the Panama tolls controversy with Great Britain, difficulties with Colum bia growing out of the partition of Pana na and many other subjects of foreign bolicy. Five times the president has appeared before congress, delivering1 messages on ;he tariff, the currency. Mexican affairs, ;he annual report on the "state of the Union" and trust legislation. Recommen lations of his annual message for the building of an Alaskan railway, rural :redits 'and anti-trust reform* art still in ;he hands of congress with assurances of eaders that they will be made law before idjournraent. Interest In the president's sixth message vas apparant when it became known he vould address congress last Thursday in idvocacy of the repeallof, the clause ex imptlng American coastwise shipping 'rom 5he payment of canal tolls. Mr. Wil lon for the first time asks con cress. Dar ;icularly his own party, to reverse itself, jut his argument is that when congress ast passed on the question present inter mtional circumstances did not then exist, rhe president believes a general distrust >f the Intentions of the United States has irisen and because of doubt existing on ;he Interpretation of the Hay-Pauncefote ;reaty he urges the repeal of the provision. Washington residents to whom the ways ind manners of a president have been a natter of intimate observation, have vatched President Wilson with interest. Ele has broken _ many precedents. His ivays have been quite informal, but tbe nost conspicuous characteristic of all s his disinclination to making public speeches. He has declined hundreds of nvitations and has attended only one pub ic banquet?Wednesday nigh'ts ceremony )f tho National Geograpic Society in honor )f Col. Goethals. His trios out of Wash ngton have been few. While congree has seen in session the president has made it i point to be at his desk continuously. Mr. "Wilson appears with a uniformed ilde only at army or navy functions and ;he motorcycle which used to precede the president's automobile have {.been sub stituted by a car with secret service men ivho follow inconspicuously behind so that ;he president drives about Washington at ;racting only little attention. rHE FIRST YEAB OF*WOODROW WILSON AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. He has not lost the modesty that char icterized the plain citizen who was at the lead of Princeton University. Ho has gained in weight, retained a good ippetite, and enjoyed eating, spareness ;hat markod him a year ago having nearly vanished. He has not had as much opportunity for axercise or reading newspaper's, but in iulge in both pleasure as serious duty as nuch as possible. Ha has "keot ud" on current literature. reads best sellers and magazines, and en oys detective stories, but does not write is much. He has traveled exactly 9,119 miles on railroad trains since his inauguration, a lew low record for Presidents sinco parlor ;ars came in. He has shaken hands with 85,000 persons iveraging about 240 a day, and escaped ihe New Year's reception, with its 10,090 Handshakes. He has received about 160,000 letters, an iverage of about 500 a day. of which but % small percentage reached his own private desk. He has attended church as regularly as when of Princeton or Governor of New Jersey, and has greatly improved his game of golf. He has been able to get more sleep, us ually [retiring early and never breaking his rule of levihg the bed promptly at 7:15 in the morning. He has made the luncheon hour the chief event of his private day, usually dining with Mrs. Wilson, his daughters, Mr. Tu multy. and personal friends. He has shown that a President can get into office all right without the formality and $100,000 government expense of an in augural ball. r He has discontinued the Presidential es cort of police mounted on motorcycles, and ank Is guarded only by Secret Service men In an auto. He has not called auy man a liar, and has expressed no desire to increase the membership of the Ananias Club, made fa mous by the Colonel.?Washington Herald. THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Will Convene in Abbeville on Monday The 23rd of Marco.? List of the Jnrors. The court of common pleas will convene in Abbevill on Monday, March the 23rd Judge Bowman, of Orangeburg, will pre side. The following is a list of jurors by Township: Donalds Township?G. W. Sharp, J. A. Black, B. M. Burts. Abbeville Township?C. Lamar Eichey, J. P. Williams, W. S. DuPre, B. H. Will lams, D. E. Pressly, Joe F. Edmonds, B. P. Greene, L, W. Keller, Robert L. Cheat ham. E. S. Link, E. C. Perry. Magnolia?John Beasley, W, C. Lanier, A. B. Bosley, W. R. Boyd, D. L. Ward law. Diamond Hill?P. P. Simpson, G. T. Hodge. Lowndesville?Erne9t Barnes, F. F. Lati mer. Calhoun Falls?S. E. Cowan. Bordeaux?J. B. Henderson, J. S. Strom Cedar Springs?J. C. Dansby, J. A. Fell, A. T. Beauford, W. J. Link Long Cane? J. I). Duncan, Due West?Joe C. Haddon, R. F. McGee, L. 0. Ashley, J. C. Pruitt, S. W. Seamright. Little Boy Burned to Doath Again the'people of Abbeville are called to lament another tragic death. On last Sunday night, little J. W. Nabors son of Mrs. Claude Cochran, a child about eight years old, had put on his night clothes and was standing before the grate, before going to bed. His clothes caught on fire and the little fellow at once became panlcy. His mother, who was in an ad joining room, heard his cries and ran im mediately to the rescue, but the little fel low, in his fright, eluded her, and contin ued to run until the deadly flames had done their work. He lingered until about four o'clock Monday morning when death relieved him of his sufferings. The Nabors child was in school, and was ? ' 1?l-i - 11 U M ii un^iii/, ui/irucu ve pupu. no hoo maiui lte with his little classmates. There is something indescribably pathet ic about the tragic death of a little child. No matter how remote may be its associa tion with Its elders in the vicinity, or even of x-emote vicinities, the suffering of a little child under such tragic circumstances, stirs the human heart to the vex*y depths. The people of Abbeville feel the sincerest sympathy with Mrs. Cochran in this sad bereavement. Funeral services were held yesterday at eleven o'clock at the Baptist Church and burial at Long Cane Cemetery. V Woman Arrested Mad Four Husbands. New York, March 6.?Mary M. Carlsen, a pretty young women, was arrested at her home on Egbert avenue, "West New Brighton, State Island, yesterday after noon on a warrant charging bigamy. At the West Brighton police station she confesed she had four husbands and was living witn tne rourtn. On February 8, 1896, she said, she mar ried James Ward, of Manhattan. She lived h appily with Ward for eight years. She left Ward on account of his friendship for other women. Mrs. Ward next fell in love with Domin knick Galgano, a guard on the Second ave nue elevated line. She and Galgano went to the city hall In 1908 and were married by an alderman. A few hours after this marriage she had a quarrel with Galgano and refused to live with him. She went over to Hoboken, N. J., where she fell in love with Charles Zum bell, a well-to-do builder. On November 26,1912, she married Zumbell in the Hobo ken city hall. She left Zumbell after a few weeks, returning to Manhatton. During the early part of last year she was introduced to George Lightcap, fifty years old, an engineor on the tugboard Potter, of the Baltimore <fc Ohio railroad. He became attentive, and on June 30,1913, thoy were married by the Rev. Townseed L. Frazier, of the First Baptist church of Hoboken. This was the first religious marriage ceremony she had gone through. Several weeks ago Mr. and Mrs. Light cap took up their residence in West New Brighton. Zumbell, husbond No. 3, learned a few days ago that his wife was married to Lightcap. Ho made a complaint of biga my against hor. THE CIVIC CLUB. The Civic Club will hold its regular meeting Thursday afternoon at four o'clock in the club Tooms over Philson and Henry's store. This will be pure ly a business meeting and a full at tpnrf.mrp is desired. Arrangements for the club's birthday will be made. Mrs. W. P. Greene, Pres. Mrs. A M. Stoibe, Sect'y. ~ t. :?? Beards' Reply to Press & Banner Upon my return find that you had in issue of Jan. 21st published editerial com ment on my letter of ICth Jan. to Ander son .Intellegancer and therein ask several pertinent questions whicn I have no objection whatever to answering. As to the charge you lay against me of partizaiship I respectfully plead guilty. I am a.partizam a partizam . of Cole L. Bleaso and Jon L. McLaurin. For that I have no apology to offer or explanation to make. It is my right, I am so, purely from individual choice." No one with com mon fairness can object to that. The right to do likewise I cheerfully concede to all. Now as to hearing both sides and "re membering to make it public." I am frank to say that while I naturally do hear "both sides," still tile things that in my judgment would be injurious to either Bleaseor McLaurin from a political stand point I naturally leave to the other fellow to make public." You will agree that the above statement has the merit of perfect candor if no thing more. That is no reason why the rumors I publish are not founded on fact, on the contrary, a study of my various "predictions" and a com parison with recent happenings ought to convince any one thatjl am right in my conditions and deal only in facts. Let me refresh your memory a little. Four days before, Sims and Weston were appointed, friends of Senato Weston asked me to back up my letter to Intellegencer, with another, giving futhre facts in my possession in order to "force Smith to come across," as they expressed it. I wrote the letter to the Honea Path Chronicle, and it was enthusiastically pronounced a "daisy/' by these friends. . In that letter I made it so plain to these 4-Ua*- u?ll won /vaIH 4-Kof rrlif+flr. pcupic ULiai? ail ?rc*o uuu guiu i/uwu guvwi ed" that they immediately went up in the so to speak, and as Senator Tillman wa6 in town in a day so, these Weston men lost time in usining my statements as a fulcrum with which to pry loose those coveted appointments. This letter was handed to Geo E. Moore, editor of the Honea Path Cronicle on Sat urday, and on Monday morning follower ing, the appointments were made to the Marshallship and District Attorneyship respectively. I afterwords heard about the "wires being kept hot between Colum bia and Washington," Saturday and Sun day but with that I care not to deal. Any way I have contended from the first, that Weston and Sims would get the plums. They died. I have not proclaimed a' 'possi ble frame-up "betwee candidates for Marshal, in the event of disappointment based on "vague rumor." It is what I all ove the state from the friends of these candidates. I further state that it is my firm belief, based on statements frequent ly made to me by the friends of these various candidates that unless Smith gets busy and carries this second district through, and appoints his friends very soon that they will put out either Allen Johnstone of Newbeery or John Gary Evans of Spartanburg to oppose him. I further say that even then in view of the statements as to promises made, and In view of the fact that he can only appoint two out of many so promised, that the other disappointed ones will fight him for his supposed perfidy, and C. J. Lyon In my opinion will be one of them,,your state ment to the contrary notwithstanding. As Charley Lyon is'a personal, if not political friend of mine as said before, no thing would give me more pleasure tan to see him get the appointment as U. S. Marshal for the second district when created. But I do not believe that he will get it, and here are my reasons for say ing it. Senator Smith was himself a "Haskell ite" of the most pronounced kind. He is accepted by Woodrow Wilson as the repre sentative of the "better element" of this state, and while they have to "pull it over" old Ben a little, which is easy, now, still, Smith and his faction are the "whole cheese" in Washington. Why, they even bamboozled the erstwhile intellectual and political giant into thinking he was direct ly recognized in the matter of Sims'j ap pointment. Yet Sims is a recent convert to Tillmanism, and once printed a radical paper thnt fought Wade Hampton for Chamberlain. TKa AfV>Ai? fn?A nnnAinfnoe W/iofrtn Aiic vuuoi i/iiu ajjpviutwo. ha. ?? wwm and Hey ward, were Haskellites. None but anti-Tillmanites and anti-Bleaseites have received recognition so far, or will receive it in the future. Then how can C. J. Lyon - having been a Tillmanits and Bleaseite, both, expect to receive recognition at the hands of one who is, and has, all along been opposed to both? I hopo that I am wrong, but at present writing I don't believe Charlie Lyon stands as much chance as a snowball in hades. When a man promises one position to a number of men, then delays appointment, to get their help in election, his only chance of success is to keep each ignorant of the promise made to the other. It has been my business to see that each aspirant was fully informed, and that is why this plan failed to work, otherwise it would no doubt have been successful. Of all the letters I have written no one has ever proven me wrong in either state ment or analysis, while up to the present, events have corroborated my every state ment and surmise. I challenge the Press and Banner to dis prove by facts anything herein stated, and to state also if their own fears as regards these plums are not in accord with the "predictions" now made and formerly ex pressed? M>. TCditnr T think vrai will npprl snrrar instead of "salt" in this, and my advice to you is to take it easy and let things rock along, for Charlie Lyon makes a good sheriff, and none but a tried and true "Haskellite" will get the plum. Frankly, I would like to see Charlie "re turn to the fold," and support both Blease and McLaurin, but I know him too well to attempt to drive him into anything. But don't let that worry you; Charlie is all right and I am on the job. W. P. Beard. NOTICE OF Special Election Whereae, by an Act entitled/ "An Act to Amend Section 8 of an Act en* titled 'An Act to provide for the es tablishment of a new school district in Abbeville County and lo authorize the issue of bonds by said school dis trict and the levy of a local tax there* in,'" approved December 18th, A. D. 1891, relating to tax levy io said school district, which amending act was ap proT ed on the fourteenth day of Feb ruary. A. D.. 1914. it is Drovided that * 1 I ?- ? - Section 8 of the Act approved Decern ber 18th, 1891, be amended' so as to read: "That for the support of*the schools y of said district it shall be'thto duty of the County Auditor to levy annually upon all of the property returned for, taxation for the said school district such taxes in addition to;that pro vided for in the Constitution as may be recommended by the Board of Trustees, not to exceed six mills in any year, and said taxes shall be col lected by the County Treasurer at the time that he collects State and County taxes: Provided, that a majority of the qualified electors of the said school district voting shall vote in favor of t the said tax at an election to be held under the direction of the Board of Trustees on the fourth day of April, 1914," and, Whereas, the Board of Trustees have recommended that the County of .{ Abbeville do levy annually a tax of six mills for the purpose stated, TM nm tfvarafaro nntiflfl if) herebv given that an eleotion will be held at Abbeville Court House, iu the said school district at the. usual voting place on April fourth, 1914, between the hours provided by law, upon the question of approving the said levy. At such election all qualified electors will be entitled to vote. Those favor iog the said tax will vote a ballot on which shail be written or printed the words "For tax" and those opposed to such tax will vote a ballot on which shall be written or printed the words ' 'Against tax." Should a majority of the qualified electors voting at the said election vote in favor of the said levy, a tax of six mills for the support of the schools of the said school dis trict will be levied annually until the said tax is ordered discontinued, as provided in said amending act. At such election the following will act as managers: T. C. Seal, J?. W. R. Nance and J. L. Clark. The man- . agers shall report the result of the election immediately to the Chairman , of the Board of Trustees of the said school district and the result shall be declared by the Board. By order of the Board of Trustees at a meeting held at Abbeville, South Carolina, on March fourth, A.D. 1914. F. E. HARRISON, Chairman, Board of trustees. C. C. GAMBRELL, Secretary. Complete line of new drew goods to snit the most criti cal buyer. Haddon-Wilson Co. < -.-y. Tour To Florida and Havana,Caba Tuesday, March 17, 1914 PERSONALLY CONDUCTED \ mm ?BY? C. H. GATTIS Formerly District Passenger Agent Seaboard Air Line Railway Ktt Mro f\ TT ftftttlfl. A Twelve Days' Teur VIA THE , Seaboard Air Line Railway All necessary expenses included In the cost of the trip Five Days in Havana Including stops at Jacksonville, St. Augus tine, Palm Beach, Miami. Daylight trip over the magnificent extension of the Flagler System?the "Sea-Going Rail road"?to Key West, and Steamer to Ha vana. Many side-trips included, both in Florida and Cuba. Optional side-trip to Panama Canal. FIRST-CLASS SERVICE: the best hotels everywhere, Pullman Sleepers, Dining Cars, and Meals and Stateroom on the Steamers. WRITE THE Gattis Tourist Agency, Kaleigh, N. C., For Itinerary and Full Details. FEED GEISSLEK, A. G. P. A., S. A. L. Ry., Atlanta, Ga. Call and see our big display of spring silks and crepe de chines. Haddon-Wilson Co. . "i? . '>* ^ . 'fJy|