The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, October 11, 1916, Page Four, Image 4
Established 1844. n
The Press and Banner ?
ABBEVILLE, S. C. v
Wm. P. GREENE, Editor. q
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Published Every Wednesday by
The Press and Banner Co.
Telephone No. 10.
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Entered as secona-ciass mtm master
at post office in Abbeville, S. C. ti
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Terms of Subscription: b
One year $1.60 c
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Three months .50 e
Payable invariably in advance. v
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Wednesday, October 11, 1916. a
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MR. N. O. PYLES.
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Mr. N. 0. Pyles, of Columbia, who
has been the Mail m'an in the legisla- n
ture for a great many years, has h
come to Abbeville to take a position tl
of Canvassing Agent for the Press ^
and Banner. He will work in * the ^
city for a few days and will then visit a
the different sections of the county, b
He plans to make a house to house s<
canvass of the county to acquaint the P
people of the county with the merits n
of this good paper. c<
The management of the paper will ci
appreciate any favors shown Mr. ^
Pyles by subscribers or friends. We a
are planning to put the Press and
Banner into every home in the county
where a good paper is appreciated,
and where ^the-people want the news.
We have not resorted to any of the j,
modern devices for increasing ( circu- e]
lation, such as contests, and premi- d
urns. We believe that the Press and c,
Banner will sell on its merits, and we tj
want no mushroom growth. If you
want to ride on the band wagon see j?
Mr. Pyles. c<
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GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP w
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Representative Adamson of Geor- tc
gia, h?s indicated to the railroads 01
that if they do not like the recent al
bill which he introduced and which r<
the Wilson administration made law, u:
making an eight-hour-a-day basis law
for employees with ten hours pay,
the government' will take charge of ^
the railroads and operate them itself.
The people will not take seriously the &
political buncombe . of Congressman i*
Adamson, and we have a ' suspicion" d(
that Mr. Wilson has not made politi- tl
cal capital out of what he and his f<
leaders believed a shrewd political r<
move. tl
But the people are interested in ci
the common carriers of the land per- **
forming their obligations to be pub- ~
lie, which is that they safely carry C1
and seasonably deliver freight ten- 03
dered them fo^ carriage. Just now a
the coal mines are complaining that P'
the railroads are furnishing so few w
cars that they can operate only two *
days in the week. The result is that 0]
' there is no coal in the eountry and ^
people as well as industry must suf- **
, fer. The railroads themselves say ai
that thev cannot haul fh? cn?i ?? >? 8C
count of car shortage. ^
In our view this is a plea of in- P1
..... competence. The railroads of the 01
country have had sufficient warning C(
of the impending prosperity. They ^
have had a season for road-building,
road improvement, car building and P5
car repairing. The progress of the J1
country warned them that the de- ^
mand? upon them were growing, and Cl
that a return of good times meant a
heavy demand upon them for equipment
And we think the public will
not take kindly to their plea that
they have neglected their duty in
getting- ready for the day which is
upon them. The public, at least the
thinking public, takes no stock in the ^
prejudice which politicians and other g
designing persons would keep alive ai
against the railroads, but the public ^
which has allowed the government to ir
surrender to the railroads its func- f(
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. tion of managing interstate highways
will not sit idly by and be satisfied fi
with a plea that the railroads have S
neglected to perform their primary ^
duty to the public. If the railroads ti
are impotent to do the carrying busi- 0
ness of the country, it should be a,
handled otherwise. The progress of C
the country should not be blocked, V
nor the necessities and comforts of ?
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life denied the public, because the
railroads are behind the times. S
TWO ENEMIES OF SOCIETY. n
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The two arch enemies of the law ti
got in their deadly work in Green- ^
wood county on Saturday night?the tl
result is, fatherless children, widows ^
and sorrowing parents. The com- gj
lunity has received a rude shock,
ut with time it will be forgotten,
nd the liquor outlaws of Jacksbnille
and Chattanooga, and the makrs
of the hip-pocket pistols will live
n, and sell their wares, and be conidered
respected, we presume.
The time has come to fight liquor
nd the pistol to a finish. The man
oolln linnnr nnil tVio man whn
arries and the man who manufaciires
and sells pistols?all are^enelies
to civilized society and should
e wiped off the map. Too long this
ountry has been afflicted with these
vils because all state regulations are
oid under the interstate commerce
lause of the constitution. But what
bout congress? Are the representaives
of the people in congress such
riends of these enemies of civilizaion
that we cannot have the constiution
so amended that these enemies
lay J>e driven from our doors, our
omes, and our state? Where have
ley been these many years and
rhat have they done? Have they
inked at the wine when it was red,
nd patted the pistol-toter on the
ack? It is time that we elected
)me real representatives of the peole
to congress, men with enough
tanhood to join in the twentieth
antury march for law and order and
ivilization, and no longer allow "in
;rstate commerce" to license crime
nd bloodshed in the land.
THE CIRCUIT JUDGES.
The attack of sickness suffered by
iidge Wilson at Anderson last week
mphasizes the absolute necessity of
iscontinuing the rotation of the cirjit
judges in South Carolina. Twen7
years ago when the business in i
le courts was not one-third of what
now is, and when there were fewer
)unties, and cases of few kinds to
e tried, men stood the ordeal very
ell. But for the last twenty' years
usiness has grown to such an ex- ]
snt that the judges cannot run all
rer the state and do the work. The 1
Mictions upon the circuit bench in
;cent years and the wear and tear ,
pon the physique of strong men ;
low this. ,
Besides the business of the courts
>day is not only the trial of cases
at the administering of legal remeies
which ofttimes means the -life of
istitutions in our midst The r'esient
judge who knows the people and
le institutions, and what they stand
>r, is better able to administer the
nf t.hp law in thpsp msoa 1
lan a judge whose interest in a .
ise, or other matter ends when he
ies it.
The congested dockets in the cirlits,
too, is a result of the rotation
I the judges. One judge continues
case ofttimes, having a strong suscion
that it should be tried and that '
i attorney or a client is playing for ,
me. The next judge knows nothing |
I this, and when he comes along
te same thing is done again. The
ial judge should know the docket i
ad the cases on it, and he should |
:e that cases are promptly tried.; <
[odern business methods should be 1
at into operation in legal matters, '
id cases which are begun in the ]
>urts should be tried aYid ended. 1
he day when a case should stand on (
te docket for a hundred terms is i
isL Change of circuits by (
idges has made such a system possi- |
le. The abolition of this worn-out '
istom will cure the evil.,
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Supply Ordinance
o Raise Supplies for the City of '
Abbeville, S. C., for the Fiscal 1
Year, 1917. 1
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
lderman of the City of Abbeville, 1
. C., in Council assembled and by
athority of the same, That a tax for
le sums and in a manner hereinaf- '
sr named shall be raised and paid
ito the treasury of the City Council
>r the uses and purposes for the fisil
year 1917.
Notice is hereby given that the ofce
of City Treasurer of Abbeville,
. C., will open for collection of tax- .
5 for said fiscal year 1917 from
Wednesday, November 1st, 1916, un- :
1 Friday, December 31, 1916, withut
penalty.
Rates per centum of taxation are
5 follows:
ity tax (five) 5 mills
Waterworks tax (interest on bonds
and sinking funds (two) 2 mills
ilectric Light tax (Iurton bond and
sinking fund) (two) 2 mills
ewerage tax (Inton bond and sinking
fund) (two) 2 mills
That when the taxes and assesslents
or any portion thereof charged
gainst the property or party on the
ix books of the city for the fiscal
ear 1916, shall not be paid on or
efore the first day of January 1916,
le City Treasurer shall proceed to
dd a penalty of of one per cent, on
le tax book, and the City Treasurer
nail collect the same, and if the i
said taxes, assessments and penalties
are not paid on or before the first
day of February next, thereafter, an
additional penalty of one per centum
shall be added by the Cijty Treasurer,
and *if said taxes, assessments and
penalties are not paid on or before
the first day of March next thereafter
an additional penalty of five per centum
thereon shall be added by the
City Treasurer, and be collected by
him; and if the said taxed assessments
and penalties are not paid on
or before the fifteenth day of March,
next thereafter, the said City Treasurerr
shall issue his tax execution
for said taxes assessments and penalties
against the property of the defaulting
taxpayers according to law.
A commutation road tax will be
collected the same time as other taxes
from all male citizens between the
ages of 18 and 55 years, except those
exempted by law. ,
This commutation tax is as follows:
The sum of two dollars payable be *
?1? 01 1 Q1 7 +Kn eum nf
lore uaui cu oioi^ xvjl i 9 vuv ?ium
two and 50-100 dollars if not paid
until and daring the month of April,
1917, the sum of three dollars if
not paid until and during the month
of May, 1917. In lieu of this tax six
days work upon the highways aqd
streets of the city will W required
under the Street Overseer.;,:
All persons failing or refusing to
pay the commutation tax or to work
six full days shall upon conviction be
fined not more than thirty) dollars or
imprisoned more than thirty days.
Done and ratified in City' Council,
this 6th day of October, 1916..
T. G. PERRIN, C. C. GAMBRELL,
City Clerk. Mayor.
NOTICE TO JURORS.
Jurors drawn for second week of
the Court, commencing October 16,
1916, are hereby notified not to report,
as there will be no Court.
J. L. Perrin/ Clerk.
STATEMENT^ OF THE OWNERSHIP,
MANAGEMENT, ; CIRCULATION,
ETC., REQUIRED BY
THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF
AUGUST, 24, 191?,
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Of Abbeville Presa and Banner, pub
liahed weekly at Abbeville, a. u,
for October, 1916.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROUNA,
County of Abbeville.
Before me, a Notary Public in and
for the State and county aforesaid,
personally appeared Wm. P. Greene, |
who, having been duly sworn according
to law, deposes and says that he is
the Editor of the Abbeville'Press and
Banner and that the following is, to
the best of his knowledge and belief,
a- true statement of the ownership,
management, etc., of the , aforesaid
publication for the date shown in the
above caption, required by the Act of
August 24, 1912, embodied in section
443, Postal Laws and: Regulations,
printed on the reverse of this
form, to wit:, .. 4: v. r
1. That the names and addresses
of rthe publisher, editor, managing
editor, and business managers are:
Publisher, The Press and Banner J
Co., (Inc.) Abbeville, S. C.
Editor, Wm. P. Greene; Abbeville,
s. c. :
Managing Editor, Wm. P. Greene,
Abbeville, S. C. ^ i
Business Manager, Wm. P.,Greene,
Abbeville, S. C. ,: v
2. That the owners are: '
Wm. P. Greene, W. W. Bradley,
W. R. Bradley, Stockholders; Abbeville,
S. C.
3. That the known bondholders,
mortgagees, and other security holders
owning or holding 1 per cent or
more of total amount of bonds, mortgages,
or other securities are: Merfanthaler
Linotype Co., New York
City; Dodson Printers' Supply Co.,
Atlanta, Ga. .
4. That the two paragraphs next
above, giving the names of tfie own-'
era, stockholders, and security Holders,
if any, contain not onl^the list
of stockholders and security holders
as they appear upon the books of the
company but also, in cases ^foere the
stockholder or security holder appears
upon the books of the bompany
as trustee or in any other fiduciary,
relation, the name of the person or
corporation for whom such trustee is
Etc ting:, is given: also that the said
two paragraphs contain statements
embracing affiant's full knowledge
belief as to the circumstances and
conditions under which stockholders
and security holders who dotaot ap
pear upon the books of the company 1
as trustees, hold stock and securities
in a capacity other than that of a
bona fide owner; and this affiant has
no reason to believe that any Other
person, association, or corporation
has any interest direct or indirect in
the said stock, bonds, or other securities
than as so stated by him.
WM. P. GREENE.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 6th day of Oct. 1916.
W. H. WHITE, N. P. S. C.
(My commission expires at the
closing of November.
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