The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, January 31, 1917, Page FOUR, Image 4
Established 1844.
The Press and Banner
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
Wm. P. GREENE, Editor.
Published Every Wednesday by
The Press and Banner Co.
Telephone No. 10.
Entered as second-class mail matter
at post office in Abbeville, S. C.
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Wednesday, Jan. 31,1917.
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THE INTEREST RATE.
The money-lenders are putting
oat their scare-crows to prevent the
passage of the bill lowering the interest
rate. And it is the same old
cry of the "poor man." The bankers
are awfully afraid that the "poor
man" will not be able to borrow any
money if the interest rate is lowered.
They tell you that the man wanting
a large amount of money with giltedge
security will be able to borrow
at the lower rate, but the poor
"poor man," will not be able to do
so, and will be forced to buy his
supplies "on time" from the hungry
merchants and he will be swamp
ed with high prices.
The insincerity of this plea cannot
be better proved than by saying
that the "rich man" with giltedge
security has not yet been able
to borrow a dollar from any banker
in Abbeville at less than eight per
cent, discount, the VERY HIGHEST
RATE KNOWN TO THE LAW. And
he will not be able to do better until
the money lenders are driven to
doing better, with the government
at the whip-handle. Nobody should
be fooled With such specious pleas.
The "poor man" in this county
who wishes to borrow on his crop
will get money at the rate fixed by
law. If the bankers want to discriminate
against the farming classes and
iqueeze the people into paying exorbitant
interest charges by squeezing
the poorer farmers, the sooner
the people find this out the better.
We had a new bank here some years
ago which taught the old bankers
some new "stunts" in finance. If
it has now come under the domina
tion of the money trust in Abbeville,
the farmers of Abbeville county
have enough money on deposit in the
banks in Abbeville county to start
a new bank which will cater to the
farmers business and enable the
"pdor man" to borrow enough money
to make his crop.
The argument now being made is
the same one made when we had interest
reduced from twelve to ten
per cent, and again when it was reduced
from ten to eight. It is a
bug-bear to scare somebody but of
no real force. The people are entitled
to relief. If this legislature
does not give it to them, the next
one will. And when the law is passed
its penalties should be such as
to force compliance with its provisions.
AI!B D A BBAAlf
UUXV DHIVIVUUm.
If Mr. Pratt, the Presbyterian
minister in this city stored fifty
gallons of corn liquor in his house
for two hours the police would be
after him, and no excuse he could
make would justify him before the
law. The same would be true of
Dr. Swope, or of Dr. Daniel, or any
other minister in the city. If the
National Bank, or any business enterprise,
undertook to keep such a
quantity of intoxicating liquors
about the premises everybody connected
with the institution, would
be indicted and probably convicted.
And if the best and most upright
citizen in the city helped another
man sell even a drink of intoxicating
liquors he would be haled before the
city council and tried for the offense.
But the Southern Express company
is running an open liquor shop
in the very midst of the people of
this city, and it will continue to
run it by virtue of the laws of the
United States unless the present
legislature shall say to the Southern
Express Company and other common
carriers in this state: "We have denied
the citizens of this state the
right to engage in the liquor business,
we have taken away from the state
the right to engage in it on its own
account, but we are willing that a
foreign corporation shall come into
the state and assist blind-tigers in ^
breaking the laws of the state." The
question is squarely up to the members
of the General Assembly, and
the vote of every man in that body ^
will count. Where will the representatives
from Abbeville stand?
Will they vote to uphold the wishes
of the people of this state as expressed
at the ballot box, or will
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tney stana witn me nquur uust ouu i
the liquor carriers and assistant- r
sellers of intoxicating liquors in this v
state? . y
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THE CHAIN-GANG. a
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We were looking across the pub- *1
lie square from our window a few a
days ago and as we looked, a wagon 8
belonging to the county chain-gang
drawn by six three-hundred-dollar
mules, with a convict driving, came ^
into sight, it was loaded with corn, c
provisions and other necessary ar- si
tides for the camp. tl
And we thought how rich Abbeville ^
County is growing from the main- a
tenance of this pet institution. For f
the months of January, February, c!
March and April, there is no work a
which can be profitably done. The ?
roads may be worked out in May,
June and July. Any dirt throwr. a
upon the roads after July is that t<
much mud in December. But dur- f<
ing all these months, the mules must "
be fed, the convicts must be fed, ^
the managers and guards must be jr
first paid and then fed, at the end n
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Oi eacii year uic nuxu v>uu u?uv?
are sold and other mules are bought,
and thus it goes that annually we
are throwing away enough money C(
to break Rockefeller and nothing is h
done, or practically nothing. d
And out of the system nothing 1
comes. In the penitentiary the con- ^
victs might learn to make shoes, or p
repair them, or learn to do some 1
other kind of work which would enable
them to get along when the sterms
for which they are sentenced ^
expire, but a bad negro who goes i,
on the chain-gang is only made il
worse for the community when his ^
term is over. j
The system is not only expensive, n
but unwise. 1
A PLEASANT PARTY. b
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Little Annie Hemphill Rogers cele- S
brated her fifth birthday last Satur- L
day afternoon by giving her little J
friends a party. The little girl said R
that she wanted two thousand in- li
vited but her mother compromised on
something less than a hundred "
little folks. Games were played in
the big front yard and the "party"
which consisted of fruit cake, candy
and dessert was enjoyed in the
house. A cake with pink icing and
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piriK canaies was uue ui iuc picaouico
of the afternoon.
A SERMON.
Rev. M. R. Plaxco, Miss Lander,
Miss Plaxco and Miss Brock made a (
visit to the jail occupants on Sunday ,
afternoon. Rev. Plaxco gave an J
appropriate and instructive sermon
to the people. This was a very '
thoughtful idea of these young peo- 1
pie, and such works always tend to ,
do good. 1
M. E. WILSON. ]
Mr. M. E. Wilson, of the Santuc k
section of the county, died on Fri- (
day, 26th. at his home on the Due
West road. Mr. Wilson was born
and reared in the county. He wae 4
a quiet and unassuming citizen, J
but a man of fine character and <
standing in his community. He mar- i
ried in early life a Miss Gordon, a
sister to Messrs Samuel T. and Har- vey
W. Gordon. His wife survives him.
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Mr. Wilson had been in failing
health for a number of years. For (
the last several years he has made
his home with the Messrs. Gordon
on the Due West road. 1
Mr. Wilson was a member of the -I
Long Cane Presbyterian church for
many years before his death. He was
laid to rest in the cemetery there ]
on Saturday in the presence of a
large number of kindred and friends, j
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Cincinnati Man Tells How to Shrivel <
Up Corns Or Calluses So The? 4
Lift Off With Fingers. '
Ouch !?!?!! This kind of ^
rough talk will be heard less here in 1
town if people troubled with corns t
will follow the simple advice of this <
Cincinnati authority, who claims that
a few drops of a drug called freezone
when, applied to a tender, aching ]
corn or hardened callus stops soreness
at once, and soon the corn or (
callus dries up and lifts right off i
without pain. '
He says freezone dries immediate- ,
ly and never inflames or even irri- ?
tates the surrounding skin. A small l
bottle of freezone will cost very lit- .
tie at any drug store, but will posi- J
tively remove every hard or soft
corn or callus from one's feet. Millions
of American women will wel- h
a 4-Vk 4 _ AMnAiin/inmnnf cin na flia ^
I'UIUC HIIS aiiUUlMlVUiaCIlb OlliCV V11V
inauguration of the high heels. If i
your druggist doesn't have freezone J
tell him to order a small bottle for ]
you. ^
MANY DIE IN EARTHQUAKE. ^
London, Jan. 25.?Fifty natives 1
were killed and two hundred injured
in an earthquake onthe Island of '
Bali, in the Malay archipelago, according
to a dispatch from Amsterdam
to The Central News.
A/r% a T TnaVtlo tn Wnllr
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At Times, She Sayi
0 MOVE AROUND SHE HAD T<
PUSH A CHAIR BEFORE
HER.
TJiough she had suffered wit!
heumatism so badly she could no
falk at times during three or fou
ears, and had been troubled i
reat deal with a number of othe
ilments, Mrs. J. T. Durham, of 221
!. Main Street, Anderson, declare
hat Tanlac relieved my rheumatism
nd other troubles and got me ii
ood shape in three weeks, after i
)t of other medicines had failed t
elp me."
"I suffered with rheumatism si
adly I could not walk at times,'
ontinued Mrs. Durham, "and fo
everal hours every morning whei
le rheumatism was particular!;
aa, I wouia nave to sit in a cnan
fter being helped from my bed
nd then my muscles would get s<
could move around by pushing i
hair before me. I generally wa
ble to get around enough to get din
er, though I could never get break
ISt.
"One of my legs was badly drawn
nd I hurt all over and suffere<
irture. I had rheumatism badlj
or three or four years, but I ha<
een in bad health for about nin<
ears, when I began to take Tanlac
also was troubled a great deal wit!
idigestion and headaches, and m?
erves were almost gone to pieces
could not sleep well, and my sys
sm was weak and run down and !
sit tired out all the time.
"The Tanlac soon got me where !
ould do my housework, for it quick
r relieved the rheumatism and tha
rawing in my leg. I am strong an<
feel well now. Tanlac certainly i
fine medicine for rheumatism,
tiink. I very seldom ever feel j
ain in my body now, so well di<
'anlac break up the rheumatism.
"The medicine also built up m;
ystem in general, gave me a fim
ppetite and relieved the indiges
ion. I could not eat anything hard
7 when I began taking Tanlac, bu
t got me so I could eat anything
ranted. I can sleep well now, am
tie Tanlac relieved the nervousness
sure do feel fine, and the improve
lents in my. condition is due t
'anlac."
Tanlac, the master medicine, i
old exclusively by P. B. Speed, Ah
eville; A. S. Cade, Bordeaux; J. 1
{lack, Calhoun Falls; J. H. Bell i
Ions, Due West; Cooley & Spe?
iowndesville; R. M. Fuller & Co
IcCormick; J. W. Morrah & Sor
lount Carmel; Covin & LeRoy, Wil
ington. Price, $1 per bottle straighl
?Adv.
For Sale
The Lawson place
jontammg 54 1-4 acres
lust 2 miles from th<
center of the city of Ab
Seville. A good dwell
ng, two tenant houses
arge barn and goo(
tables. A good pasturi
md fine farming land.
This is an ideal horn
for someone. Can giv<
?ood trems.
639 acres land abou
LO miles from Abbe
rille. Good tenant hous
3S and well improved.
Can give good terms
Price $7500.00
153 acres about tw<
niles from city limits o
Abbeville, 85 to 91
i c r e s in cultivation
Ahnnda/np.e of w o o <
md plenty saw timber
;wo running streams oi
; h e plantation. Lie
well. Price $20.00 pe
acre.
128 acres about 1-!
mile outside city limit
3 f Abbeville, three
lorse farm open on th<
place, fine pasture
plenty wood and water
Price $45.00 per acre.
I have quite a lot o
farming lands and cit;
property listed with m<
for sale. Come to sei
me, I feel sure I cai
please you if you wis!
to buy any kind of rea
estate.
ROBT. S. LINK.
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? Due West, Jan. 30.?The Ladies m
Missionary Society of the A. R. P. se
church had their annual social meet- T
ing Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock, aj
at Mrs. R. S. Galloway's. The la- ti1
dies of the city were invited, there
uroi>o oVinnt couiintw.fiva nresenf t.VlP in
^ meeting was conducted by its Presi- er
t dent, Mrs. E. E. Boyce, which openr
ed with the singing of a Psalm, after A
a which several other selection in di
music. After a few hours of pleas- P,
r ure refreshments were served. Music
0 was rendered throughout the after- th
s noon with Mrs. W. L. Brownlee at M
. the piano. n<
Mr. P. A. Stroupe of the Semi11
nary, preached for Dr. Parkinson at
a Bethlehem last Sabbath. ta
o Mr. W. G. Robinson has bought he
the Brock house and moved his fam3
ily in, and Dr. Cowan has bought the w
? Austin house. &
p ,Mrs. M. M. Mattison of Anderson, at
? was the guest last week of Mrs. Al?
fred Agnew of Due West. _ SJ
p ' Mr. Furman McGee is moving this v<
week to the J. C. Haddon. place, oi
' which he bought from S. J. Todd. P1
Mr. W. F. Caldwell of the News
and Courier staff, and one of the
young and bright newspaper men of
the state, spent Friday night in Due
West. A
Mr. W. B. Scoggins, who has been in
? confined to his b$d with an attack cc
1 of pneumonia, is able to be up bi
I again. be
1 Mr. Ernest McGee, our tonsorial ji
- artist has moved into the Henderson be
house on Cleveland street. pi
1 Mrs. R. C. Brownlee was hostess li|
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isociation of the Due West Wo-r
an's College", on last Thursday afrnoon.
Mrs. J. S. Moffatt led the
scussion on "The Merchant; of
enice," after which a business
eeting was held. The hostess then
wn/^ oon^nnnlioa onrl /?liAPAlofo
>x T^U oaiiunivuwif
hese meetings are held monthly
id are very interesting and instructs.
J. W. Phillips of Chester, arrived
Due West last Thursday. He will
iter Erskine Theological seminary.
Mr. and Mrs. Cook and son of
labama, were guests for several
lys last week of Mr. and Mrs. E.
. Kennedy.
Tht Ladies Missionary Society of
e Baptist church, will meet with
ts. Bessie Donald Monday after>on.
Miss Margaret Hord was called
>me Sabbath night to Kings Mouniin,
N. C., by the critical illness of
sr little sister.
The friends of Mrs. J. J. Scoggins
ill be pleased to know that she has
sen brought back from the hospital
Anderson. Mrs. Scoggins is conned
to her bed, but we are glad to
ty that friends regard her condition
sry materially improved by the
jeration and treatment at the hostal.
LEE KINARD HERE.
Lee Kinard spent a day or two in
bbeville last week. He is a traveler
salesman for the DuPont Powder
impany of Virginia, and was on a
isiness trip. Lee spent all of his
>yhood in this city and he has
rown to manhood since he left Abiville.
He is looking well and
osperous and his friends were de?hted
to have him come back again
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Mr. T. G. Smith is once more
around after breaking several ribs. *
The fine weather the past few days
has enabled the work on theA new
school house to progress rapidly,
the framing for the second floor being
in place.
Saturday saw the new. tennia court
in use by some of the popular young
ladies who enjoyed a game of volley
ball.
When the new school house is
done, the old one will be turned
around and converted into a gymnasium
with shower baths.
Mr. E. B. Sanders is expected to
move here from Pearl Mill.
Mrs. Joe Smith is well on the road
to recovery from her recent accident
Mr. Walter Smith has a very sick
child.
Mr. W. M. Langley's boy, Benny,
has an attack of pneumonia.
Sunday, Feb. 11, is Sunday school
dya and a full attendance is desired.
Each member can help by bringing
another on that day. ' <
Mr. Dorsey Sumpter has started '
to work, having charge of the humidifiers.
He came here from Anderson.
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NOTICE GIN DAYS.
Our Ginnery will be operated on ,
Friday, February 9th and Friday,
February 23rd, which will be the ' ,
last day this season. . !
Abbeville Oil Mill.
will vtwnsln/tA millr
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