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The Press and Basnet ABBETIIXE, 8. C. Published Every Wednesday by THE PBESS AND BANNER CO H'M. P. GREENE. Editor Wednesday. June 23, 1915 THE FRANK CASE. Governor Slaton has commuted th sentence of Leo M. Frank, convicte of the murder of Mary Phagan, fror death to life imprisonment. In a Ion statement carried in yesterday's dail papers, Governor Slaton sets forth a Kic reasons for the commuts ICltg bU tion. The Governor makes an e> cellent showing for Frank, a muc better one than his lawyers did upo the trial of the case, according to th newspaper accounts. While he doe not pretend to cite all of the pert nent testimony, he states the leadin facts in the case, and undertakes t show that there is grave doubt as t the guilt of Frank. We believe that Frank is guilty c the crime of which he was convictei At the same time, any thoughtfi person must admit that there is n< that certainty about his guilt whic would demand his execution. Th{ Governor Slaton has acted from coi scientious motives, no man can doul who reads his argument. The Go1 ernor is a lawyer and he knows tY force and the weight to be given 1 testimony. He realizes that in mal ing the commutation much prejudic will be engendered against him, ar that he will be misunderstood, bi Georgia has a governor with tl courage of his convictions. He coi -i?X 4. :4.x. ciuaea ms si-aiemcuo whu ui? words: "All I wish now is that tl people of Georgia withhold judj ment until they have given calm an careful consideration to the stafr ment I have prepared on this case, am sure that my action has been th right one, the just one, and the or that all patriotic Georgians will agr? with. Of course I care for the pul lie approbation, but should I ha\ failed to commute Frank I woul have been guilty, as I see it, of mu: der. I can plow and hoe. and li\ in obscurity if necessary, but I coul not afford not to commute him. was a plain case of duty as I saw i and I believe the people will realiz that this was my only course." CHARLESTON'S TIGERS. The grand jury in Charleston la: week again refused to indict blin tigers. The foreman of the jur announced that the trouble was nc in the consideration of the law or c 1 the evidence, but that a sufficier vote to indict was impossible on a( Count of prejudice against the di: pensary law. There are a great many people i the state who do not love the disper sary law. There are a great man people who wish that it was not i force in Charleston. But that th dispensary law, while the occasio of much corruption, has had a grea deal to do with the growth of teir perance, no one can doubt. But i Charleston the people do not so r? gard it. Nevertheless, the people of Chai leston are learning that nothing is t be gained by further disregard of th laws of the state. The New and Courier is openly and court: geously advocating the indicl ment of men violating the dispensar law. There is evidence that thi sentiment is growing and it will cor tinue to grow, especially when advt cated by the leading papers of th city. Indeed, the report of th foreman, itself, indicates that ther was a difference of opinion amon the jurors. While twelve men di not vote to indict, the inference i not that all members of the jur were inclined to disregard the lav The fact that one negro was indicte for the offense indicates that th vote must have been close in othe cases. So that we are led to believe tha Charleston is about to begin an er of law enfox-cement. When it doe the city mav ask and receive muc! greater consideration from the pec pie in other parts of the state. THE ROAD TAX. Supervisor Stevenson is preparinj lists of those who have paid one dol lar road tax provided by the las General Assembly for this county, s< that those -who have not paid the tax and who are liable to road duty, ma: be required to perform labor on th< , public roads at the first convenient < season, presumably as soon after the y crops are worked out as possible. If the Supervisor could secure the ' services of a good road engineer for thirty days and have him visit the different townships, or sections of the county, and advise with the over* J seers as to the manner of working ' the roads in each section, it would r prove of great value to the county. If the Supervisor does not desire to e pay out county funds for the pur^ pose, he could no doubt raise a sufn ficient amount by private subscripg tion to get such an expert y But the work should be done also t under the direction of the Super 1 visor, who should order all roads opened to a width of thirty ieet, or no work should be done on those n roads where the owners of adjoining property will not contribute this !S much land. We say so for the rea _ son that work on a road of less width is work thrown away, and the county Q has no money to throw away at this Q time on useless work. We would call attention to the . fact also that nobody has been run ^ over in the rush to subscribe to the I fund which we suggested be raised ^ in July or August for the general ^ working of all the roads. While ^ the persons liable to road duty are ^ performing the labor required of them would be a good time to have the citizens of the county get toie gether, either by contributing labor or money, for the purpose of building good roads between all principal points in the county. ???? d GOOD ROADS. it The automobile owners of the city ie have raised a sufficient amount by i- private subscription to open the se road to Little Mountain. It was te necessary to get the Supervisor to ?- lend the help of a scrape for a short id while, which was duly paid for out of e- the subscription. The road will be a 1 great accommodation to the people ie of the city who wish to visit the ie mountain and drink from the mineral :e spring there. Besides it will give > the automobilists a place to go on re the long summer afternoons. d But this piece of enterprise holds r- more of promise than this. Dr. re Nickles, in charge of the subscripd tions, has already had the road drag[t ged from Abbeville to the mountain, t, It is true that the road was very dry :e when the dragging was done, and the result was not as noticeable as it would have been otherwise, but the good work is commenced. The road was greatly improved by the dragd ?in?- . I The automobile drivers of the city y , who have subscribed to the fund, >t ? should, if necessary, subscribe twice , or thrice the amount, additional, to it the end that this road may be dragged after each rain duing the whole of the summer. In this way we will be able to keep the road open to automobiles until the fall. i I- # 1 But we will do more than this. By y the time the fall months come on we n . ~ | will have demonstrated to the public c I that what the roads need is more n ! dragging and less sand and mud piled ^ up in the roadway. We are all l" anxious to find out what is best. We n have an opportunity now to show to the people of the county that Abbe- J ville can have good roads. We should first employ a "flying squadron" to 0 go over the road, filling in all holes e and ditching out the bad places. s When this is done, we predict that i- xi i . . . _ . . i cne roaci can oe Kept in nrst class L" j condition until fall by a few applicay j tior.s of the split-log-drag. At any lS rate the end sought is worth a fair l~ trial on our part. If we try the experiment, and get e the road to the mountain in good e shape and keep it so by the method e j outlined, the road will be so packed ^ i down by travel during the summer ^ ! months that it will be better able to IS withstand the heavy traffic to which | y it is then subjected. If we find that '* certain parts of the road need the | a I . - " sand or clay treatment, we should' e raise the funds and give the treatr ment. Every automobile owner in the county is most interested in getting proper roads, as is every farma er. All we need is to know how. ,s to get them. We shall not know ^ until we have expended some money ' in an honest effort to find out. If the experiment succeeds on the Little Mountain road this summer, the work can be extended to include ? other roads next summer. Really - the roads of Abbeville county need t attention. The road to Calhoun a Falls is in as bad fix as "Justice" , says. We all want to remedy the 7 trouble, but we must get to work to 2 do it. The roads will not be worked )n a tax of a dollar per man liable to I < -oad duty. ! < I ,: No Place for Billy-Goat*. If any person who is a friend of , Mr. Collins, who owns a ram, should see him at any time in the near future, a great favor would be conferred by advising the said Collins to keep his ram away from Dyson, South Carolina, because there is a man down that way known . as Anderson McCarthy. Well, Anderson is employed by the Dyson Brick Company to help make brick. Everybody knows that brickmakers are a hard-headed set, especially all who know me Dyson Brick Company. Anderson is also hardheaded but the litie black billy goat which you have seen eating the grass along the railway near Dyson did not know of this fact. Last Thursday morning Mr. McMillan, who is half of the Dyson Brick Company, asked Anderson and Captain Leslie McMillan to catch the goats, that they had been sold to a butcher at Greenwood for lambs. The goats were driven into the lot, and the little black billy ran?into the barn. When Anderson appeared at the door and seemingly was about to cut off all avenues of escape the billy made a lunge at Anderson's head, buting him between the eyes, breaking his noss in four places and otherwise maiming and damaging Ander son, but the billy lost his life in the engagement. Anderson's head was too hard for him, and the billy's neck was broken, and he dropped helpless at Anderson's feet. This is why we wish Mr. Collins to keep his ram away from Dyson, South Carolina. Bt>y'? Corn Clubs. Washington, June 18.- Commenting on the record of Hcy's Corn Clubs throughout the United Statts for the season of 1914 just published by the United States Department of Agriculture, President Harrison of Southern Railway Company said: "As in each former year since the inauguration of the Boy's Corn Clubs, the championship has gone to the South, having been won by Carl Graves, at Soso. Mississippi, with the I production of 202 bushels of corn on ' a single acre at the remarkable low cost of 14.5 cents per bushel. The highest record made by any boy outside of the South was by a Pennsylvania boy who made 148 bushels at a cost of 26.7 cents per bushel. This record was exceeded by ten of the first and second prize-winning boys in the South. The average yield per acre made by the winners of the first and second prizes in the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky and Tennessee was 159.26 bushels, as compared with an average of 104.22 by the prize winners in the Northern, Central and Western States. Taken into consideration with the records of previous years, figures show that, with the adoption of proper cultural methods, the South can be made the greatest cornproducing section of the United States." i FARMER POLLOCK. I "Talking It Over" in the Anderson Daily " Mail. While down in Cheraw the other day, I dropped in Mr. Pollock's office. He seems to have banished all politics from his mind, for not once was the subject mentioned. He is attend- J ing to his law practice as usual, but right now he is more interested in his irish potato farm. Several months airo thp S^nhnnrH Aiv T inn furnish seed potatoes and fertilizer | to any and all persons in that com- ] munity who would plant several acres in potatoes. The railroad also offer- i I j CLEAN L DP- v I Iii fact Everything: C. A. Milford 8 I Phone a OJ3JSJSJSJSfSJSISJSlEMSJSI2fSJSJ2JSEEJSEJSJSM3J 2d to market the crop after it is gath- T ered. Mr. Pollock was one of the farmers to accept the proposition, and he is now gathering his crop. He says that this y*nr was his first experience and he thinks he did very ^ well in making 800 barrels on 25 acres. He sold the entire crop at $2 per barrel, f. o. b.. cars, Cheraw. Mr. $ Pollock has a tremendous grain crop on the lowlands of the Pee Dee river. He believes he is going to gather 100 bushels to the acre, and says he didn't use one pound of commercial fertilizer. I notice that Mr. Pollock -j is wearing the gold scroll watch fob his admirers in Oconee county pre- ^ sented him shortly after the recent s< senatorial campaign. y : : C What Matters It? t ______ e a What matters it that all the skies -u were dark, And black the night, and tense? p With morning came the singing of the lark J And joy for recompense! What matters it that ever, day by Hav. i ?a t Up rugged slopes we fare? Do not love's roses blossom by the g way f And sweeten all the air? ^ I Life's pathway is a toilsome one, I o ' know, Thick-strewn with many a thorn; But oh, the joyance of the noontide glow And rosy smile of morn! ? Full oft the footsteps falter in the road And slacken near the goal, But one clear bird song seems to lift ^ the head , p And cheers the fainting soul. a t f And so what boots it though the e skies - ? c And black the night and tense, v Since morning brings the singing of ^ the lark J! And joy for recompense? One day of golden summer amply ? pays c For winter's storm and sting; One brief hoar of pleasure well out- ? weighs r Long weeks of sorrowing! ?Richard Braunstein, in June Farm g and Home. t Burnett's Flavorings I A. M. MJLLLj <fc (JO. have a full stock of Burnett's and Eddy's Flavorings. They are the highest grade manufactured and excellent for ICE CREAM and Desserts. Burnett's Pastes \l The very best for color- |? ings. We have all the !? G s colors, Pink, Blue, Yellow, Violet, etc., in stock o Sunshine Cakes E 'rt The most delicious sweets 1 a i ? on the market. Always 0 fresh in stock. jr A. M. HILL & SONS Plione 120 ; i I Eluy Now Build Now BE A HOME OWNER j We will Furnish the Money | STANDARD BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION i V W. H. White, Pres. Otto UriPtow, Sec. s ti J3J2I3iSJBJ3J3/3J3,'3J5ISISI3ISISISI3ISlBI3ISISEI3P ? BUY YOUR I ints, Oils, Stains, ?" arnishes, Liquid 1 Veneer, Etc. I in this Line from | s P-p oo vxjiiijjtuiyi ? 107 IA SiaJSJSJiSJSISJSJSJSJ5JSISJSJSISEJajaiSJ3JSJSJ3E/Si lie State of Sooth Carolina, 3 COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. Court of Common Pleas. . L. Wideman. J. H. Wideman, S. W. Wideman, Minnie L. Chandler, . Margaret W. Jackson, and Leonora * Gray, Plaintiffs, against trs. ?lary C. Kimball. Mrs. Fannie Reynolds, J. A. Wideman, R. H. Wideman, Richard Harris, Mrs. t Lily Harris Seiler. Mrs. Marie H. 1 Seiler and Mrs. Mary C. Dozier, ( Defendants. r Summons. For Relief. 8 (Complaint Served.) 1 'o the Defendants above named: You are hereby summoned and reuired to answer the Complaint in this _ ction. of which a copy is herewith erved upon you, and to serve a copy of ] onr answer to the said Complaint on tie subscriber at his office at Abbeville !ourt House, South Carolina, within wenty days alter the service hereof, J xclnsive of the day of such service: nd if you fail to answer the Complaint rithin the time aforesaid, the plaintiff a this action will apply to the Court s ar the relief demanded in the Comlaint. 1 Dated Fifteenth day of June, 1915. 1 Wm. P. Greene. Grier, Park & Nicholson, t Plaintiffs' Attorneys. To Mrs. Mary C- Kimball, Richard i larris. Mrs. Lily Harris Seiler, and 1 Ire. Mane Hams Seller: Please Take Notice, That the Com-1c ilaint in the above stated action, toother with the Summons, of which the oregoing is a copy, was on the 17th ay of June, A. D. 1915, filed in the of- ice of the Clerk of Court of Common 'leas for Abbeville County, South Carlina, at Abbeville Court House, Sonth < Carolina, where the same is now on file. Wm. P. Greene, Grier, Park & Nicholson, Plaintiffs' Attorneys. June 17,1915. St i 1 State of South Carolina,; EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, > 1 \ Columbia. < Whereas, on the twenty-fourth day of 1 larch, nineteen hundred and fifteen, i iroclamatiun was issued quarantining i gainst the shipment into or through < his State of cattle and other live stock ] rom tnose states mat were tnen mrecc-11 d with the "foot and mouth" disease; \ lso of shipment of anything that had j ome in contact with animals infected srith this disease, or the passing of j reight cars that had been usetTfor ship- ( nent of snch infected animals or mate- ^ ial; and ( Whereas, the Veterinary Committee < t Clemson College has rescinded its reslution governing the importation of ' attle or swine into Sonth Carolina from foot and mouth" territory, all danger . rom such importation now being reQoved, and recommends that the above i J aentionedquarantine be now dissolved: . Now, Therefore, I. Richard I. Manling, Governor, do hereby revoke the 1 aid proclamation and declare the same j | o be of no further effect. Given under my Hand and the Seal " " of the State, at Columbia, this seventeenth day of June, A. D. nineteen hundred and fif(Seal.) teen, and in the one hundred and thirty-ninth year of the; ] Independence of the United j States of America. RICH'D I. MANNING, j' Governor. By the Governor: ' M R. M. McCown. Secretary of State. ' t i Registration Notice! Notice is herebv siven that the Sn- 1 iervisors of Registration for Abbeville ] Jonnty will be at the following pre- i incta on the day and dates named for j. he purpose of issuing new registration 1 ertificates or renewing old certificates, or the special election to be held on ieptember 14th. 1915: Due West?Tuesday, Aug. 3rd. Donalds?Wednesday, Aug. 4th. McCormick?Thursday, Aug. 5th. Lowndesville?Friday. Aug. <>th. Calhoun Falls?Monday. Aug. 9th. j We will' be on duty at the Court! louse, in the Coroner's office, on Sales-1 ay in July and August, and on Tuesav. Wednesday. Thursday, Friday and Hturday, the 3rd, 4th, 5th, (5th and 7th ! f August. 1 You will be required to produce your! egistration certificate and tax receipt! a be able to vote in the election on j. ept. 14th. A. F. CALVERT, Chr, ! JOE J. LINK, W. E. ELLIS. ! , (Diversity of South Carolina, Scholarship Examination. I The University of South Carolina of- k ?rs a Teacher's Scholarship to one! onng man from each county. The L-holarsliip is worth ?100 in money and , xpinntion from all fees, amountintr to J Ii)S. j The examination will be held at the ounty seat FRIDAY, JULY the 9th. j 1)15. * General entrance examinations i rill lie held at the same time for all tudents. The University offers great advan-i siges. Varied courses of study in sci- > nee. history, law and business. Writej t once for an application blank to * THE PRESIDENT University of South Carolina, Columbia. S. C. THE CITADEL he Military College of South,Carolina. Announced as "Distinguished Miliiry College" by U. S. War Department, g Full courses in Civil Engineering, ciences, English and Modern Lannages. Confers B. S. and C. E. direes. All expenses pay cadets from , ;mth Carolina, $282 a year. * 2 scholarships worth $300 each a year re vacant from Abbeville County, and ill be filled by competitive examinaon at the County seat on 13th day of ugust, 1915. For necessary information and blanks [>ply to Col. 0. J. BOND, The Citadel, Charleston, S. C. DR. W. E. McCOKD* .... DENTIST .... over Dr. Speed's Drug Store Office ^ 'hone 242. Abbeville, S. C. Notice Income Taxpayers. The date for making income tax reurns to the State of South Carolina ias been extended by the Comptroller Jeneral to July the 1st. If returns are lot made by that date 50 per cent penlty will be added. Blank? for making eturns will be sent on request. * Richard Sondley, Auditor Abbeville County. L785 1915^ College of Charleston iOUTH CAROLINA'S OLDEST COLLEGE 111st Year Begins October 1stEntrance examinations at all conntyleats on Friday, Jnly 2, at 9 a. m. Fnll four year courses lead to the B. and B. S. degrees. A two-year prenedical ccurse is griven. A free tuition scholarship is assigned o each county of the State. Spacious buildings and athletic grounds, well equipped laboratories, \ inexoelled library facilities. Expenses moderate. For terms and jatalogue. address HARRISON RANDOLPH, President. 6-2-15 Winthrop College. SCHOLARSHIP and ENTRANCE EXAMINATION The examination for the award of /acant scholarships in Winthrop Col- * ege and for the admission "of new students will be held at the County Dourt House on Friday, July 2, at 9i. m. Applicants must not be less ;han sixteen years of age. When. Scholarships are vacant after July 2 :hey will be awarded to those mak ng the highest average at this examination, provided they meet the:onditions governing the award. Applicants for Scholarships should ivrite to President Johnson before;he examination for Scholarship examination blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and* P j ij-i mi i. ! ->-*.11 [ree tuition. xne next sessiua wm jpen September 15> 1915. For further information and catalog, adiress Pres. D. B. Johnson, Rock Hill, 3. C. You can get white cotton ive bushel sacks, suitable for Burr clover seedt at 12 1-2 cents. Only a limited quantity. Rosenberg Warehouse Company. Southern Railway Schedule. Effective May ijo,1915. A.M. PM PM Leave Abbeville 9.00 3.55 6.35 Arrive Abbeville 11.05 5.25 7.50 If yon want a nice flash light or an ex;ra batter}' go to Speed's Drng Store. Martha Washington candy in half ind pound boxes. Try it. There is lo.thing like it for the money, at Speed's. , Mr. Farmer, see Rosenberg Ware, louse Co. for cement and peas. SEABOARD SCHEDULE. Effective May 30, 1915. SOUTH. No. 5 1:50 P.M. No. 11 3:27 AM. No. 29 4:00 P. 31. M NORTH. fl No. (i 8:11P.M. - No. 12 1:43 AM. No. 30 12:54 P.M. H No. 17 (Sonth) leaves ;):00 A. M. . No.. H .8 {irrives 10:10 P. M. H J. D. Miller, Agent. Old Gold and Silver I taken in exchange at 9 tiew Jewelry Store the 9 iiameas Cash. 9 R. Kirk wood. fl Vext to the Candy 9 Kitchen. 9 MAXWELL'S I luAKKET T. H. MAXWELL, Proprietor B| ALL PORK SAUSAGE H IMALL HAMS, KOAST PIG, H FRESH FISH and OYSTERS MjL lighest Cash Prices Paid tor Cattle, -Hogs and Sheep, Green Salted Hides. 9HN PHONE 298 H Maxwell's Market 9