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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.
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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
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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. ! <
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,:
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
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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
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What Matters It? t
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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
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And joy for recompense!
What matters it that ever, day by
Hav. i
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Up rugged slopes we fare?
Do not love's roses blossom by the g
way f
And sweeten all the air? ^
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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
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skies - ?
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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
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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 !?
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colors, Pink, Blue, Yellow,
Violet, etc., in stock
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Sunshine Cakes E
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fresh in stock. jr
A. M. HILL & SONS
Plione 120
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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
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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
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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