Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I ST( ^B A MOVE IN THE s RIGHT DIRECTION ( K New York City Board of Education t B Decides to Investigate Educational t H Film Possibilities With a View to \ H Their Use in the Class Room. i I The election of Clara de Lissa Berg I i as official investigator of educationa-' c H al moving pictures, Department of 11 H Education of New York City, is onef B of the most important and startling; Bf events in the recent history of thej S E* educational film; especially as thisi i B move is taken with a view to giving | c B the moving picture its proper place z in the class room. r B Miss Berg, who is a graduate of 1 B Barnard College, as well as having c ? 1 ' T B spent several years in teacmng, mw, j H been for the past two years actively 11 connected with the film business in I r H the educational departments of the' \ R Pa the Exchange and other firms mak-' i H ing a specialty of educational pic- j J tures. She is already at work delv- c ing among the manufacturers' "cold" j copies as well as recent releases for t H the purpose of ascertaining the quali- 1 I ty and quantity of the film which j B educators will ? ? ve to choose from. The move is portentous of a change ( gj in the commercial value of the eduI cational film, be it ever so slight. The I report made by Miss Berg will be I used by the Board of Education as c B a basis for its plans with regard to c " ? +V10 Mew York q ID6 US6 U1 JJI^CUX^O ut vMV ? M public schools during the coming year.?The Moving Picture World. GALLON-A-MONTH LAW IN SUPREME COURT Chief Justice Gary Call* En Banc J Session for October 13-14. k t Columbia, September 21.?Eu- a gene B. Gary, Chief Justice, in an a v order handed down this afternoon, E called an en banc session of the State c Supreme Court for Friday and Sat- a urday, October 13 and 14, at 10 A. a M., for the purpose of considering s several cases in which constitutional p questions are involved, (among which * *" " - ? l. Li. - CI il_ , is that ol tfrennen agansi, vne ouuiu- t ern Express Company, contesting the ( validity of the "gallon-a-month" n law. I The case to test the constitutional- v ity of the "gallon-a-month" law was y brought by Thomas Brennen, of Co- \ lumbia, on the refusal of the South- j [ ern Express Company to deliver him till * I if) Hial I HORSE M This is Y< . __ f(\ Si .ffTl MB Tie }VES^?RAI^ i gallon of intoxicants. He has since lied. Since the "gallon-a-month" law >e found to be unconstitutional, as he "two-quarts-a-month" bill is still insigned in the Governor's office, it s thought probable that the Chief executive would give it his approval n order that indiscriminate shipment >f intoxicants into the State would >e prohibited. The following is the order: "It appearing to the Justices of the Supreme Court that there is involved n the following cases a question of institutional law, upon the deter nination of which the entire Court is iot agreed, to wit: Bank vs. Neil,, of ;he November term; Bank vs Spigner >f the November term; Brennen vs. Sxpress Company, of the November erm; C. and Wr C. Railway vs Goslell, et al, of the April term; Massey rs Glenn, of the April term, it therefore, ordered that all the Circuit fudges (except those disqualified), be :alled to the assistance of the Su>reme Court on Friday and Saturday, he ISth and 14th days of October, L916, at 10 o'clock A. M.? for the rnrpose of hearing said cases." :APT. H. C. MOORE HERE THIS WEEK Captain Henry C. Moore, who is in Vinrtro ftf flip Nnfirmfll fiimrH re rniting station in Greenville,- will pend Tuesday, Wednesday and Fhursday, September 26-27-28, in Abbeville in the interest of his work. Captain Moore will bej accompanied >y one enlisted man of his detail. [*he recruiting officers will be pleased o give full information to young nen who consider enlistng in the South Carolina organizations. Qualifications necessary for accepance for enlistment are as follows: ipplicante must be between the iges of 18 and 45 years, of good! noral character, in good physical! ondition, and mjst be able to read md write the English language. All. applicants are given a thorough phy-| icai examination oy a reputaoie ihysician. All applicants accepted by Capain Moore will be enlisted for South Carolina organizations, which are' iow stationed at Fort Bliss, near El' 'aso, Texas. Letters written home rithin recent weeks, indicate that the' oung men who are already there are rell satisfied and that they are enoying army life very much. 1 At his office in GreenVille, Captain .. A 1 IJ\I ti-Class Att >CES DAILY?B DUR FAIR?Ma t t i ri IGES wr I Moore received a number of messages, both letters and telegrams, from Abbeville young men who desire to enlist, and it was partly on this account that he decided to visit this city. It is more than lkely that he will secure a number of recruits here. " COTTON MARKET BUSY. McCormick, Sept. 22.?Conditions on the local cotton market today were somewhat stirred by a high price of 15 3-4 cents for the staple. The market opened at an eighth less 1 than this high price but soon advanced. Cotton seed was selling at the same price as yesterday, 72 cents per bushel. Something more than 200 bales were sold on this market j Friday. ! STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION \ OF THE Bank of Mt. Carmel, * located at Mt. Carmel, S. C.t at the cloae of busineaa, September 19th, 1916. RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts $21,210.33 ; Overdrafts 663.87 i Furniture and Fixtures 1,725.00 ! Ranlrinv TTnnss _ l.KOO.On I Other Real Estate Owned- 2,294.73 | Due from Banks and | Bankers 4,337.36 1 Currency 281.00 Silver and Other Minor Coins 83.11 Other Resources, viz.: (expense) 121.74 Total $32,217.14 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock Paid in $10,000.00 Surplus Fund 1,475.00 Individual Deposits Subject to Check $9,513.66 Time Certificates of Deposit 1,100.15 Cashiers checks 128.33?10,742.14 Bills Pavable 10,000.00 Total $32,217.14 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Abbeville. ss. ( Before me came J. W. Boyd, Cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. j. w. boyd: Sworn to and subscribed before me this 19th day of September, 1916. W. L. MILLER, Notary Public. Correct Attest: J. W. MORRAH, S. C. RILEY, 0. F. MAULDIN, Directors. ^ bbe factions 1! IG CASH PRIZE! ke it a Success FUF ? m mm m m m or the hall, living room, en?all the lates woodf Circassian and Am lahogany; Oak in Ear] igured Gum; Colonial -Iron Beds. EVERYTHING TO RICES RIGHT; TERIN ufmU HOME OU WILL NOT SUFFER ILLEGAL METHOD United States Will Hold Britain I Account?Page Visits Wilson. Long Branch, N. J., Sept. 22.Walter Hines Page, American an i 1.. i.. r<_?i. _ uoaoauur lu uxcat uiiiam, wuiic u route here to confer with Presidei Wilson on British interference wit American trade and mails, was d< layed for two hourg tonight at Sout Amboy, N. J., by a freight wreck. As a result the president and th ambassador talked for only a shoi time, but they will continue the cor ference tomorrow. It was the firj time Mr. Wilson and Mr. Page hav had an opportunity to confer sine the ambassador's arival several weeV ago from London. The president planned to outlin to Ambassador Page a detailed pos tion of the United States goven ment toward the British policy of ir terfering with American trade an mails, in order that Mr. Page ma discuss the question fully with th British foreign office when he returr to London. Mr. Wilson desired to impress o the ambassador the necessity of ii forming the British government tht continued interference with th rights of the United States will nc be allowed. The president is unde: stood to take the position that tl long delays on the part of the Britis foreign office in answering the p?< tests of the United States are wit! out excuse. Retaliatory features of the revenu bill passed during the last session c congress were understood to b among the topics Mr. Wilson expec ed to discuss with the ambassador. The president has been studyin the negotiations with Great Britai recently and has been in frequei correspondence with Secretary Lai sing since coming to Long Branc The general policy of the administri tion was said here tonight to be i continue pressing as vigorously j possible for changes in the Britii government's practice of interferir with American commerce. Mr. Wilson completed tonight a outline of the speech he will delivc tomorrow before a delegation c New Jersey business men at Shado1 Lawn. His address will deal almo: wholly with various aspects of th business situation, as related to th policies of the administration. The president's speech will mar ruj { 111 I I? WBmmmmmmm INITl bed room, dining room, > and finishes. erican Walnut; Old Ivor; ly English, Fumed, Golde ; William and Mary, and FURNISH OR BEAUT) 4S RIGHT. CALL AND L I ' ( ule Ci TF1TTERS the opening of his "porch campaign," S and, therefore, several. Democratic leaders are planning to be present. , to There were indications here today that after his speech tomorrow, the president will be busy with cam? paign work /almost continuously. i- While he expects to take a few days n rest, it is expected that each week it he will make one or more beeches ;h either here or before non-nartisan or >-1 ganizations in other cities. Mr. Wil;h son spent most of today reading political letters and reports of Demoie cratic leaders getting in touch with rt political conditions in every part of i- the country. ?t j e AMERICAN BUSINESS TO e COMPETE WITH EUROPE a ' ? New York, Sept. 22.?American e business men, aided by the federal i_ reserve bank system, will be able i_ successfully to withstand the shock x. of European competition after the d war, in the opinion of Charles Hamy lin, former governor of the federal ie reserve board. His views were ex18 pressed at the annual dinner of the Institute of Accountants last night. I FOR J The Lawson place acres, just 2 miles j the city of Abbeville n | two tenant houses, If at stables. A good pas h. I ingland. Elto This is an ideal ) ^ H Can give good ter " I ROBT. S k 'mimiiii iiiiiiimiiyiiniiii ii mini i urn n hi nw iiiiiiiiiiiiiiih iiim 7F> KM 'Ill JRE I library, parlor and p PI y and White Enamel; Z n and Kaiser Grey? ? Jacobean Brass Beds ^ I [FY YOUR HOME. ^ ; ET US SHOW YOU. I / M ---fin I I ' c-vj * 1 He said in part: v "I estimate that the wealth of the , United States has increased during the last two years by $40,000,000,000 Bank deposits have increased be- , tween $6,000,000,000 and $7000,000,000,000, and the stock of gold has increased more than $700,000,000 . Since the first of the year the ." \ inportations of gold have amounted $ to $460,000,000. "No nation in the world has even enjoyed the prosperity that this country now enjoys." Mr. Hamlin said he felt that this time was one in which American business men ought to be conservative V in order to prepare for the inevitable , reaction. Commending the federal reserve system, he said that in the future no business man who deserves credit will fail to get it "Never again will this country see : | a collapse of credit such as we have , often seen in the past/' he declared. "Never again will there be a currency famine such as we experienced ? > in 1907. I am convinced, from a careful review of the situation, that a forerunner of the greater prosperity of the future." >, containing 54 1-4 9 from the center of || . A good dwelling, |? irge barn and good 3 ture and fine farm- |S iome for someone. 9 ur ] M %