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? ' Established 1544. s The Press and Bannei ABBEVILLE, S. C. ? Wm. P. GREENE, Editor. ? ? ??r? Published Every Wednesday by I The Press and Banner Co. Telephone No. 10. "" * * -?J -Inn- fn?n maf l , Anierou as kcvuu%uui u?u> gh tor at post office in Abbeville, S. G Tarns of Subscription: One year $1.5( | fix months .71 j Three months .5C | * Payable invariably in advance. Wednesday, Jan. 17, 1917. NOW FOR PROHIBITION. b j The decision of the Supreme Courl the Ua fori States on the Webb p Kenyon law having cleared the waj for absolute prohibition in Soutl Carolina, and the legislature being now in session, and the people oi the state, in an election held for the purpose of determining whether we shall have prohibition or not having - declared for prohibition with nc > monthly allowance whatever, tnt people ofthe state, or those who faIvor driving: liquor from the confine* of the state, and closing up the bar-rooms of the Southern Expresi \ Company, maintained in our midsl ^ ; contrary to the wishes of the people ' and the spirit of our laws, should deImand of their representatives in "the General Assembly that we gel what we we have demanded, or wc Should know the reason why. In another two years there will be an election for Governor, and foi /, ' United States Senator, and for memV . berg of the General Assembly in this jtj. State. No man who does not stand v for absolute prohibition in the manui' .. facture, sale and USE of liquoi V should be supported by prohibitionfV ists. We should denuyid of the peoPi? w^? ?ffer for office that thes ^ lion/la sa UW UlCix uouuu. ( And it is about time that those people who would be for prohibition, if prohibition would prohibit, trol out another horse or get in the fight i The day has come when a man wiL' . not hide behind this cloak. Those v - who are not for us are against us The papers state that there are twe kinds of prohibitionists, the uncom 1promising, and, those who compro mise on the gallon a month for per sonal use. The truth is that there have been two kinds?the political prohibitionists?that is those whe ?have pretended to be for jjrohibi tfcion for political purposes, but whe ? ' have been willing for the people tc % get all the liquor possible consist t.f ent with the politicians holding on U * the offices; and those who are v' against liquor. Hereafter there wil * * ' ' -* D6 DUE One Class ox prumuiuuiiuu) and. ttyat will consist of those whc ? believe in wiping the liquor makers ; the liquor sellers and the liquoi ;V. drinkers off the map.. The man whc ?>.atands for a gallon a month ai l^f .against prohibition, must stand wit} jj* 'those who believe in the making ^ t aelling and drinking of liquor, anc <Vv';Jie is a liquor man, because he can y .xjot have his gallon a month unl^s ' l^there are distilleries .and sellers .. : .Vl5very man must make his own seSelection, but we will have no more -A-iivV. il? ...LikM.. O ^flypucnwa ill wc piumuiwuu A ourvo. *( And if we do not obtain prohibi(t. tion at this session of the legisla; tore the people should look closelj to the votes of their representatives at this term. We must know where they stand in order that we may be 5 . ready for them when the \ fight begins in the next election. And i1 r would be well to keep" your eyes or ; ; ^ the Congress of the United States in I ' the coming months. "We have representatives from this state and this district in Congress. We should > ' know where they stand on the liquoi [^ . question, that is, such of them a? will likely stand for re-election. Jus1 ' _ now there is an effort to free the , District of Columbia of the liquoi shops, and there is an effort by con/stitutional amendment to secure national prohibition. It is important to the people of this state tc have representatives on Congress who represent them on these ques taons as well as on every other ques tion. . The fight has just begun. > But vie iory is syjfe to come. Rum will b< driven front; tiiik country within th< 'next ten both by law and bj a ti^thy ;|jublic opinion. There 8houldvbe no loop holes in the lav on ;the grounds of "medicinal" 01 "sacramental" purposes. The people are able to make at home all th< light wines needed for "sacramental' purposes, and liquor is not a medi cine any longer. If we are^to clos< the door "air-tight" let it be closec that way. We should tolerate n< drug-store barrooms. MR. W. W. BRADLEY. The friends of Mr". T' W. Bradley both in Abbeville and vhere, art hoping that he will be elected Ware house Commissioner to succeed Hon John L. McLaurin. We believ< lthflt it were far better that the , Warehouse System be abolished than continued. We have heretofore discussed this proposition, but if the ' system is to be continued and kept free from objection and criticism ' and given a fair chance to be of service to the people, it is necessary that a competent man, and a man of character and standing, be elect* ed to the place of commissioner. Mr. Bradley has the ability to ' make a first class officer. As County Auditor of this county he made a ) faithful and painstaking officer. He ; is an excellent accountant and a man ) of good sense and is resourceful. His high standing in the community guarantees that the business under his management would be free from ~ suspicion and that it would be conducted along the right lin^s. \7hile I Mr. Bradley has not heretofore been at the head of any big business enterprise, his education, his training ~ In public affairs,) and his natural i talents make him a desirable man p for this position. In addition to this he has spent the last few , months in making a searching ex[ animation into the methods and , workings of the Warehouse System, ' and he tmderstands it thoroughly. t He believes that he sees ways of | making it more useful to the people and of perfecting its workings., Seeking the best man for the po' sition, if the office is to be continued, ; The Press and Banner joins his I friends in hoping that Mr. Bradley . will be elected as Commissioner. I NEW COUNTIES / t AND GOOD ROADS > The result of the election in the territory proposed to be cut off from Anderson and Greenville for the fori mation of the New* County of WilI liamston tends to show that the people do not want new counties where they are given the proper means of travel by the old coun ties in the way of good roads. r It was thought for sometime that the part of the county proposed to s be cut from Anderson would vote , in favor of lie county, but* every; where we heard reports that the . people in that part of Greenville I county proposed to be cut off into s the new county we^e opposed to it . chiefly for the reason that they now > have a first class road from eyfery part of the county to the county ^eat, a road which may b,e traveled by automobiles every day in the s year, that every ipan in the county I lives in an hour's ride of the Court > House, and that they did not care to leave a county which afforded the > people the advantages which these > roads were giving them. And theii - votes showed that this was the- real > feeling of the people in this sectio*. i All of which leads us to suggest I that portions of Abbeville county , now cut off into McCormick county > would now be a part of this county , if the. county authorities had done r the same thing for the people of this ? county, residing in that section. It i is true that our county has now been i cut to the limit, and there is no , reason to fear further trouble 'on I this score, but we have not been divorced from the good-will and the i trade of the people ii. the sections . cut off from us. If we shall show them that we still want to do busis ness with them by giving them a means of transacting business with us by the building of good roads, . wp mnv he ahle to make the i'orma r tion of McCormick county less hurti ful to the prosperity of the cily and f' county. PROTECT THE STOCK FROM THE COLD i i Clemson College, Jan. 13.?The farm stock are often very poorly housed during the winter months. 1 Most farmers seem to forget that 1 stock have / feelings just as they have and appreciate warm dry quar, ters during cold weather, just as much as the farmer appreciates a ' warm house. When the cold winds ' of winter are whistling around the house, and a roaring fire is blazing . in the chimney, few thoughts are , given of these horses and mules on ' which the farm depends for a crop. Pneumonia and colds result, and > too often through this carelessness, 5 deaths result, and the farmer has lost a valuable animal. To have good stock and keep them in good condition, they must receive the proper care, both as to housing and . feed. The farmer should see that j the stables are warm and that there ' is plenty of bedding in the stalls. i If some of the farmers had to spend t the night out in the barn with the ? stock he would no doubt soon learn how necessary it is to have as comfortable a barn as possible. Mr. r Farmer, the stock will appreciate J this, why not see to it. that they are ? made comfortable. PEA SEED GOING TO BE SCARCE AND HIGH a 1 Clemson College, S. C., Jan. 13.? > Owing to the unfavorable seasondble conditions last July and August there were not many peas made. In some sections there was a fairly good crop, but in many places the plants bore but few seed. This will necessarily make the seed scarce > and high next spring. Farmers who 2 desire to plart many peas next sum. mer,* will do well to buy their seed now, and put them away carefully, " thus saving having to pay a high - price for them next spring. t - V VI V "YOU CAN'T SHIP LIQUOR V | V INTO A DRY STATE," V E V SAYS THE SUPREME V | ; V . COURT. V i It g Various States heretofore have ta- | ken their prohibition more or less | seriously. g It was easy to pass prohibition H laws, and still DRINK. For the little man who got his g whiskey by the glass could be kept j| away from whiskey?unless he went ^ to the bootlegger. And at the same time the prosper- | ous man could have his whiskey or {j other poisons shipped in by the cask, g keg or bottle. . i We were informed by the Gover- g nor of Maine that the express <?om- g panies had actually financea a pro- | hibition campaign in Maine, BE- ? CAUSE THE EXPRESS COMPAN- g IES MADE SO MUCH MONEY I OUT OF SMALL EXPRESS SHIP- H MENTS OF WHISKEY INTO | MAINE. There have been a lot of carious g ana insincere roings huuul sume >= forms of prohibition and some pro- | hibition laws. e e Now by the Supreme Court decis- i ion all of that is done away with. | The Supreme Court of the United g States has decided very wisely and g justly that every State has a right ? to make laws for itself on the sub- | ject of whiskey. And outside manufacturers and | ' express companies must not invali- |f date a State's laws by shipping the E alcoholic drinks across the Borden 1 into, the prohibition State. There will be interesting, and in g some cases amusing, results. LWe shall know ,now which .of the g States k*eally take prohibition seri- is ously, and want; it?for everybody. S A distinguished Senator who has | made earnest prohibition speeches e whenever he was sober enough to do ? so will now begiq to scratch his head, | perhaps, and tlnnk?since prohibi- | tion means that when he is at home {? whiskey can not be sent to HIM. ^ An earnest and energetic Gover- g nor who recently declared for prohi- | bition, and who is himself about as g far from a prohibitionist as Florida | is from Seattle, may revise his views, jf This decision of the Supreme Court @ is welcome. It enables the earnest prohibition- If ists to ENFORCE THE LAWS, in ? spite of outside whiskey manufac- [f turers and express companies. [[ It will enable the people to take E the prohibition question seriously, i earnestly and intelligently, realizing ? that a prohibition law hereafter will E MEAN a prohibition law?excepting | for the ''speakeasies," "blind tigers" h and "moonshiners." ^ MAY DHE SUPREME. COURT !S DECISION BE! ENFORCE^), AND I MAY THE PEOPLE SOON MAKE g UP THEIR MINDS THROUGH NA- {? , TIONAL LEGISLATION TO CLASS 1 WHISKEY, GIN AND OTHER AL- E COHOLIC POISONS WITH MOR- jj PHINE AND COCAINE, FORBID- | DING THEIR MANUFACTURE G i AND SALE, AND THE POSSES- g , SION OF THEM, ABSOLUTELY.? jj , Atlanta Georgian. 1 jj EM??????1^? EDGEFIELD-GREENWOOD ROAD B WIIX BE UNDER WAY SOON ? Federal Engineer Croat on Goes Over | Greenwood End and It Pleated. j Last Friday, Engineer Crosson, of | the Federal Department of Good g r'Roads was carried over the part of p the Greenwood to Edgefield road | which is located in Greenwood conn- | ty; at least, as far as Kirksey. Ow- E ing to the cut up condition of the | road it was not deemed advisable to jf continue the trip of inspection at G that time. Mr. Crosson had to leave jf that night for Montgomery, AlaL, to | fill an engagement, but he stated be- | fore he left that he had written in- | structions from Washington that Mr g Hooper, of the Department would be | available for the actual survey as | soon as the weather would permit of g this work to be done. Mayor Hart- | zog and Mr. SI. 0. Harvey, of the | Greenwood/ committee, carried Mr. g Crosson to Kirksey and met there Mr ? Tom Arrington the third member | of the committee. After consulta- g LIUII, It was UCI.1UCU uiat UMV vufi. i: neering party could do the work and | that the whole work be left to Mr. g Hooper, who will come to begin work [? as soon as the roads and the weather || permits. Mr. Crosson was highly {| pleased with the prospect of the g road so far as this county is con- E cerned. He thought there would be g very little change in location of this E road.?Greenwood Index. PRICE AND BONELLIS GREATER MINSTRELS ? R 1 [2 The manager of the Opera House E begs leave to announce that he has j| booked the Greater New lorK Mm- is strelts for his theatre, for the even- | ing of Saturday, Jan. 20th. Conceded by press and public to H be the most pretentious of all min- | strel shows entour this season, this g meritorius company numbers thirty E artists, and includes the best talent [? available in Europe and America, n traveling in their own special pull- G man car. | "A Jockies Dream," a minstrel g fantasy in one act, and twelve E , scenes, has been chosen as the ve- | hide upon which to ride to popular [? , favor in the first part, and when p ' placed in the capable hands of such | clever comedians as Eddie Ewald, e Jim Bonelli, A1 Russell, and Jim E Duffy, proved to be a derby .winner | indeed. E Eight, up to the minute vaudeville j| acts comprires the Olio, and include | ' Rex and Renfew, musicians ot note, e 1 Kesterson Bros, a Terpsechorian act, | > who are originators of the Broadway | ToDeLo. are a duo of high steppers, e Mr. Lefan and Mr. McGee, the [| | world's greatest Yodler, and Tenor | ; singer, are a team of silver throat- E ! ed singers, second to none. 1 A parade will be in order at g twelve noon, with a band concert at G 1 7:30 P. M., on the above date. Music | , for the show is furnished by their & i own select orchestra. Scats on sale [? at Box Office. I Jai 20 per cent, j Discount | our janua: blast. we h. in the histol explained. i chandise is A are offerinc ceedingly l( months ago cents per pc give such va advt ta irvcvn 1 /iDLib I V/ V 1J1 J URGE YOU TO I WORTH YOUR ] s We have priced from ] in this sale; I YOUR G | These ar< j Cloaks at N i. . -? | Philson & I . Annual Dis 1 $1.00 Worth 1 Beginning Fric 1 Ending Ja | Silks, I. $2.00 Silk, sale pi j 1.75 Silk, sale pr a 1.50 Silk, sale pi \ 1.25 Silk, sale pi 5 ..1,00 Silk, sale pi j] .50 Silk, sale pi | Hosi I 1 $1.25 Silk Hose, s ! 1.00 Silk Hose, s | .50. Silk Hose, s i .35 Hose, sale i ] '.15 Hose, sale i .10 Hose, sale .i .25 Hose- sale p Rao/IV 1WUVIJ I' Skii I $8.00 Skirts, sale; 1 6.00 Skirts, sale; ; 5.00 Skirts, sale 4.00 Skirts, sale; j All our Kid Glove at the same i; | All our Ki go in this the same r< 20 Yds A..1. l^USUJ I 12 l-2c Bleachin, p 10c Bleaching, sa I 10c Sea Island, sz jj 15c Cambric, sak I 12 l-2c Cambric, i pi J2M3JBI3J3J3I3I3J3J3M3JSMSISI3JSMSJS luary Clean SALl ' " .. *: ' c t ' '' ' V RY CLEARANCE SALE AVE HAD THE MOST ? RY OF OUR BUSINESS, 1 T IS BECAUSE THE PR] lBNORMALLY HIGH, ANI I DURING THIS SPECIA )W. OUR GOODS WER] WHEN COTTON WAS UND, THAT IS WHY WE LUES. TO THOSE THAT n *>t f^t mi * wm ' i us uuKimi inn arc COME AT ONCE. IT \ WHILE. several Coal Suits left fro i $12.50 to $25.00. Wewil i| HOICE FOR $1 * bargains extraordinary. S tew York Cost. Henry's g^of count Sale *JUW r? For 80 cento $3^0 shoes lay Jan 12,< 3.00 Shoes - OAfk >' 2.50 Shoes n' 2.00 Shoes 1.50 Shoes Silks 1-25Shoes ice ...:$1,60 TV,a( ice 1.40 1/ICI S:::::::::: !:w?i^^ooi ice .80 If 00, J ice .40 -f0 Woo I .50 Wool I . .30 Wool I eiy A Big stc ale price..$1.00 {** ale price.. .80 w ale price.. .40 , )rice 28 $3.50 Corse )r!ce 'if 3.00 Corse >rice... .08 rice .20 2 50 Corse ~ ; 2.00 Corse Made 150 Corse 1.00 Corse rts b -50 Corse price $6.40 Ta nl price 4.80 * awl P*?ce 4.00 |i.5o Table price...:.... 3.20 \ oc m ,. s go in this sale ' Table reduction. 1.00 Table 7K Tahl p .d Gloves -50 Table sale- at ~25 Tabl eduction 10 \ >. to A Cu iTTIPf 40c. Bleachi 371-2r> Rlpn sale price _.10c " tie price 8c 10c Outing, lie price...:.. 8c 121-2c Ging sgprice::::i?10c Gin^ha: SON & H f >W?MWIWil MMMWM?1I mce ! 1 .: >* 5? 80c Buys 1$1 Worth I IS NOW IN FULL I UCCESSFUL SALE I WHICH IS EASILY ICE OF ALL MER> THE PRICES WE L SALE ARE EXE BOUGHT MANY AT ABOUT TEN CAN AFFORD TO HAVE BEEN UNW r Jm- wm www w* UJPi oAJLiL, W t VILL BE WELL i , *S t, " r !' ; Y' all m this season, II put them all RMli port Coats and * Shoes * tock goes in this sale. , for -12.80 , for : 2.40 , for 2.00 , for . \M ss Goods J Dress Groods... ..80c 1 rv. . kl i AAV ?> jress UOOQS...-....WC , ^ )ress Goods ;48c )ress Goods .40c )ress Goods .24c ick to select from. orsets I. . (V . ... ts, salepriee.?...$2.80 ts, sale price .... 2.40 ts, saleiprice.... 2.00 1 ts, sale price.... l.eu g ts, sale price .... 1.20 ? 1 ts, sale price.... .80 1 ts, sale price.... .40 g e Linens j Linen..... ......$1.20 1 Tmm 1 AO 1 *,ww gj Linen .... 80 I Linen ,60 I Linen .40 1 ) Linen .20 | rds. to A stomer I 3d Sheeting....32c. yd | ched Sheeting 30c.yd 1 cqIo -nvipo vrl ? hJUiV ^/X ...... wv ^ raj ham sale pricelOc yd 1 m, sale price.. 8c. yd I Mr ifj3BlnlWI?3[i3fpJ{^l^fi3fi3n3[pl|ia[igngniiPf3J^Jt0MlkI