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. Sc^bluhed 1814. 1 The Press and Banner ? ABBEVILLE, S. C. b Wm. P. GREENE, Editor. Published Every Wednesday by The Press and Banner Co. Telephone No. 10. ? j -? ;i I Entered as secono-ciasg mau uiaif ter at post office in Abbeville, S. C. j . . i Term* of Subscription: c One year $1.60 SLxy months .75 Three months .50 Payable invariably in advance. Wednesday, Nov. 8,1916. ENFORCE THE LAW. 1 1 Neither friendship for those en- ( gaged i? the-late disorders, nor the 1 fact that some of them may be other- ( wise good citizens, can excuse any 1 other good citizen for failnig to J raise a voice in favor of the enforcement of the law, nor in failing to 1 condemn the laws violations. } We believe the law is sufficient for { taking care of past offenses. We are not so much interested in these as we are in preventing further infrac- 1 tions of the law. The law officers of J Abbeville county must assert them. selves. The law must control. There C is no place in Abbeville county, nor ^ IB tne city 01 ADDeviue, ior comprvmiee, pussy-footing, or hesitating. The people should understand that the law is supreme and^ the Sheriff of Abbeville county must make it supreme, as must the city council, and the m$yor and police force of this city, or they may expect/ to be convicted before the bar of public opinion, and the public conscience, of being unworthy to hold office. r THE CARNIVAL. 1 The City Council of Abbeville should not deplore crime in Abbeville when it licenses it. It should not punish a few unfortunates for a little gambling, and at the same time license a crowd of outsiders, making v their living in this way, to come to Abbeville, bringing with them lewdness and lasciviousness, and set up gambling devices in the very heart of the city. j Verily, the love of money is the root of all evil, whether with individuals. fair associations, or citv councils. ? ? j c COTTON PATCH. t Cotton is still a good price and so \ is seed, but the market broke some- c what on last Friday on the third f heat of the Tri-county race. ? We chronicled in these columns f something like a year ago, the man- s euvers of Uncle Jim in an effort to cop the rag at the county fair. Well Uncle Jim never goes to sleep either in a horse trade or a horse race. Cotton Patch was put up for repairs immediately after last year's race, A and during the intervening months, r great preparations have been made ^ for some easy money. Uncle Jim 11 has hi? eye on a rjew automobile, * and he wanted to get a good payment ahead without going to the trouble of selling a few mules in order to 0 get it. Mule trades at a profit of j, five dollars each don't buy many au- a tomobiles of the kind Uncle Jim likes t to drive. f' ^ So, as stated Uncle Jim has been i getting ready. Some of our readers c may remember that during the early x jp fall a large fat negro man was here driving two birds which looked like ' geese, and pretending to be advertising some patent medicine. But r not so. He was in Uncle Jim's em- r ploy. The birds were Shanghai buz- v zards, the kind that circus people e use to make buzzard grease, with i which they anoint their joints in ^ order to become "active." Well, the 3 man drove the geese around town all r day long laughing at George Mann's * jokes, and singing a little song about 8 n/vMA A V\n^ n4> J/vlt4- V> n J ouiuc xcmcu^, uut at mgui/ nc aiiu g Uncle Jim were putting the grease t to Cotton Patch, trying to fertilize f his agilities for the on-coming races, a And they worked the job pretty a well. In the first two heats Friday v it looked like Cotton was going to ^ twenty-five cents per pound, and seed * * to a dollar a bushel. Uncle Jim didn't ^ come out on the grounds until after . the second heat, but we saw him pretty soon afterwards. He was with his pastor, and was feeling fine. But j. in the third heat old Wall Street jumped into the market and Cotton t \ Ik 'atch broke sharply on two different alls, and from then on the market ras choppy, and business was not irisk. Fortunes which had existed in magniation as have before became is mere recollections. The day was iver and an early frost had nipped he late crop, which for a time looked >romising. But everything was not lost Snough was saved to make the sup>er of which we spoke in our last ssue a certainty, which promises lomething. CONCERNING LYNCHINQ. Into every community there comes andesirable citizens. It is a reflection on the law that often it is impotent to deal with every unworthy character. But we believe that experience is sufficient to teach that we lo not gain by attempting to override the law and to enforce our own Judgments. , / And this is true because there is 10 controlling force to curb people arhen they take the law into their >wn hands. The people are not able ;hemselves to judge correctly when ;hey are swayed by passion and pentlp fury. An effort to punish one supposed crime often leads to the tommission of other and ihore seri>us offenses, and it is impossible to neasure the wrong which comes from ;he demorilization of a community vhere the law is openly set aside. No better illustration of the truths vhich are given above can be found ban that of the recent tragedy in >ur midst. A crowd intent on punshing an insolent negro for unwaranted abuse of a good citizen re;orts to the law of force in the atempt to do what to it seems jusice, and what to it seems necessary ;o protect the white people of a :ojnmunity. But the plan did not rork. The task assigned assumed arger proportions when a citizen is itruck down by the intended victim ind a lynching results. And on top >f this comes the demorilization vhich always follows an act of this and. The man who sits down and coniders will conclude we think, that vhile the law may not be always satsfying, its decrees alone command espect, and that the man who underakes to override the law, and to >ronounce judgment and put the udgment into execution, without the 'ormality of a trial, rarely, if ever, jains the approval of his own better udgment, and he never gains the :oncurrence of public opinion and he public conscience. For that reason we counsel men yho would take the law into their iwn hands to weigh the results careully. An investigation we believe (rill convince a fair mind that illegal orce never accomplishes the end ought. * EDITOR BROWNE HERE. Mr. G. P. Browne, editor of the Inderson Daily Mail, one of the most eadable papers published in South Carolina, as well as one of the best lews carriers, spent Friday here atending the races at the County Fair, le was looking well and wore an air prosperity. He inquired particularly about his Jd comrade, Col. W. Y. Miller, who s visiting his sister, Mrs. J. S. Stark, ,s noticed in our last issue. He stated o us that he knows some men who vorked hard when they were young n order that they might rest when Id, and that he had known others yho rested when young and were orced to work when the years came >n, but that if "your uncle Bill" had iver worked, either when young or Id, he hadn't discovered it. The natter being brought to the Colotel's attention he resented any insin lation that he had ever worked, or sver expected to. He belongs he tells is to the Society of the Sons of Rest, phich once sentenced a man to buy i quart of good liquor for doing tothing more than carrying home a >ound of butter when his wife was in . hurry for it. This calls to our mind another tory. General Hemphill, in his lifeime, was a great man to have his ortune "told." On one occasion at i meeting of the Press Association, i fortune teller was called into ser ice. The General was one of the irst victims, and he was told somehing like this: "This gentleman ioesn't care how little work there is o be done before breakfast, so there 5 none after breakfast." Mr. and Mrs. Jas. W. Martin, Wiliam Martin and Mrs. H. M. Pennal pent Tuesday in Hodges with relaives. V MANNING ISSUES STATEMENT REGARD ABBEVILLE LYNCHING Columbia Nov. 6.?Among the callers at the governor's office this o ffnmAAW Txroa P A P.AAno* UX VV1 UVVtl TT UO k?VUVl(IVl A?l A JL V/VV|/?1 of Laurens. After conference with Solicitor Cooper, Governor Manning gave out the following, in reference to the Abbeville lynching: I "I was out of the state when the Abbeville lynching occurred. As soon as I learned of it, I called Solictor R. A. Cooper and Sheriff, R. M. Burts of Abbeville, to the office, and called on Coroner F. W. R. Nance, of Abbeville county, to comply -with, the laws and furnish me with a copy of the testimony taken at the coroner's inquest I found that the coroner held an inquest, but took no testimony. Solicitor Cooper, and Sheriff Burts came to my office and I requested them to secure the names of all parties connected with the affair, those who took part in the whipping, in the taking of the negro from the jail, in the lynching, and all those who were at thr meeting reported to have been held on the following Monday. I have requested Solicitor Cooper and Sheriff Burts to make a complete investigation of the whole matter and get the names of all parties concerned and to swear out warrants, and arrest them. I intend to do everything in my power to uphold the law and let the offenders know that such acts will not be tolerated, and that those guilty of violating the law must suffer for it. I have requested Solicitor Cooper, as" the state's representate, and Sheriff Burts as the highpsf npnop nfficpr in onnnfrir tn leave no stone unturned in order to vindicate the law, and all the powers of the governor's office are at their disposal, in bringing the guilty ones to justice." SOLDIERS MAIL. Paris, Oct. 17.? (By Mail) ? French soldiers at the front receive an average of 4,000,000 letters, 10,000 money orders and 350,000 parcels daily. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA. \ IN^HE MATTER OF, E. W. WATSON & SON AND J. LIVY WATSON, Bankrupts, In Bankruptcy. Pursuant to an Order heretofore made in this matter by D. H. Hill, Esq., one of the Referees in Bankruptcy for the Western District of ^South Carolina, I will offer for sale at public auction, at Abbeville Court House, S. C., on Salesday in December, for cash, during the legal hours of sale and according to the custom of public sales, the following described land, to wit: All that piece, or parcel of land, known as the Hemphill Place, and situate, lying and being in Abbeville v..-j i ^uuuty, v;unwwmiig twu iiuxiureu ninety nine and one half (299 %) acres, and bounded by lands of W. W. Bradlev on the North; East by lands of Charlie Davis; South by Link land: and West by F. H. Harrison and Perf.'mmon Branch. Also all that tract or parcel of lAnd, partly in Abbeville and partly in McCormick counties, known as the Jordan Mill Tract, and containing two hundred one and 2-10ths (201 2-10) acres, and bounded on the North and East by Hunter Brothers and South and West by T. A. Putman. Land sold subject to the dower right of Mrs. Eliza B. Watson, and sale subject to confirmation by the Referee. irurcnaser to pay lor tne papers. H. C. TILLMAN, Trustee. > Nov. 4th, 1916. 4-11-6 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Abbeville. PROBATE COURT. Citation for Letters of Administration BY J. F. MILLER, Esq., Judge of Probate: Whereas, J. A. Schroeder hath, made suit to me, to grant him Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of Frank Doane, late of Abbeville County, deceased. These are therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Frank Doane, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Abbeville Court House, on Monday the 20th day^of Nov. 1916, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal of Court, this 6th day of Nov. in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixteen and in the 141st year of American Independence. Published on the 8th day of Nov. 1916, in the Press and Banner and j.i. . n i TT j * 1.1 I on me ^ourt xiouse aoor lor me time required by law. J. F. MILLER, 3-7-11. Judge of Probate. "THE YELLOW MENACE" "The Yellow Menace/' the sixteen episode serial, starring Edwin Stevens, will be shown at the Opera House Monday, Nov. 13th. The story deals with the fanatical ambition of a mysterious Mongolian, Ali Singh, whose one idea is the establishment of the Yellow Races as rulers of the western world. Aided by a band of loyal followers, Ali Singh attempts to regulate American affairs through threats and to prevent any concerted action on the part of any agencies which would hamper the activities of the Yellow Races .in this country. | Nonnmpnmiitmngniuiuiwiwuuinnmq?pqgraturoaMHwinmHmiHnimtinCTi^^wna 2 ^NniuiiiiMiusimiiuuiinituiumimiNHNWiiujimNUwwttttiuiimiiiutmiiiuiiiuimaiiinuuTiu! II 11 1 \ | ; 8 i | | ? i I t ' i , I No^ift on a t I ! aKIp fhan a ne* fragrance of a favc and no perfum* than the productioi RIC I While the cost o greatly increased, war prices. Tele] in town or out of tc faail to those livinj / ' i PERFUMES IN ALL FLAVC DENTALUXE TOOTH 1 VIOLET SEC FA< VIOLET SEC \ MARVEJ / i I T1 liil. iuc mi ii'niiiiiiiitnitnHiiiiiHMiiMiniiniuiiiuuiuiiMniitiuiHiMdiiiiiiuiiiiiiuimiiumiuiuiioiittiuuuiiimiii 111 I ELECTRIC Iii BIB I Starts, stops, cools and lubi ply turn on lights and use them churns, fans, sewing machines Write today for illustrate* | G. L Ftf . -- 'n.rii.i-.iii.. i _ . - ...... l . . Mr. .Louis Tracy, the distinguished! English author in speaking of "The Yellow Menace," said, "In writing 'The Yellow Menace,' I must confess that I was mainly actuated by a desire to warn the United States of their deadly peril. America has up to the present time been a sleeping giant, but now she must arouse herself and be prepared against any invasion or foreign interference that might come. Certainly, danger from the Yellow Races is no less than that wnicn xnreaiens irom European powers. The picture drives home powerfully the lessons that I have striven to convey in writing the story." mrotirawnuii mnjiufluruiuujuumMimwutiinjiuiiruinii?iiiMin?uum*iuiiuiwiiwim munmm IMMMMMlimwuuiUMUiimmuwaiwnMUUinui iiu uiiu tiuutii tai n nnmiuiuu iuwmiiiium utmiimai irthday occassion is fume creation that rite flower, e embodied more qualit; a8 of HARD HUDNl f production of the articl McMurray is selling tli phone your order to 94, >wn, we will deliver thei j in the country. HUDNUTS >rs gardenia fac paste , taut mon j :e lotion compact soap viol lous cold cream v violet sec toilet water / .. t ' -' * "V . \ ^Murray Di Phone 94 itiiiiiiiiiiuuutiiiiuiiiiiiuiiuiiii!iiiniiniiiiiiin*iiiiimnnittutiuiinintmnfiMTTtMiiiNuiifimtiiiuiiiniun iaf ;hts for Farms, JlL Si con H^SRhk Gai HHL l3HK3HH[ one fur] HnnHHt) per age HHMH day ricates automatically. No switches to i. Will furnish current for lights and , washing machines etc. J catalogue. fNN, Abbe1 ^ ? . * \ /* i. 1 /t 1? ^ / f > A COMING MARRIAGE. 3g V .Invitations have been ^fltned br lfr. and Mrs. Robert S. Galloway to the marriage of their daughter, Mm Lena Barr Galloway, to Mr. James Bruce Moseley, Jr., which interesting event will take place on Wedaeoday, evening, November 22nd, at half ~ after seven o'clock, at home, ia Due West Miss Galloway is well known in Abbeville and is a young woman of unusual charm, her sweet voice giving pleasure to all who hear her sing. Her friends wish her every happiness, and congratulate the fortunate young man. ?r i * 1 '-'A m s . . . . , ; ; *! % more accept interprets the. ' jy more real class p JTS I es listed below has II * lem at before-the- It , whether you live |[ m FREE, by return | E POWDER ARDIU SACHET ' ROGUE FACE POWDER ET SEC TALCUM POWDER IOLET SEC BATH SALTS s , " f -1 \ rug Co. . * . ' -ll . ; _____ 1 moNMnatS ' :v: 17 For Every I I FARM I Villages, and | urbur ban I Homes I V Matthews light is a B iplete electric Plant, I i engine and Dyna- I for generating the I rent?combined in I compact unit will I lish 50 lights 24hrs. 9 day for farm and I ne at a cost for aver- B i home of 5 cents a fl turn or engine to crank. Sim- H power for small machine*, such n ville, S. C. | / '