The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, February 26, 1918, Page TWO, Image 2
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ABBEVILLE, S. C.
Wm. P. GREENE, Editor.
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i Tuesday, February 26, 1918.
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WHOSE SUGGESTION? WHY?
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Elsewhere in this issue we publish
the text of the recent Act of the
I ^legislature taking the management
of the water and light plants out of
the hands of the City Council and
turning the same over to Commissioners
of Public Works. It has
been stated that this amounts to
little as a matter of law as the
Commissioners of Public Works are
under the control of the City Council,
and can only act with their authority.
This is a serious mistake in
the interpretation of the law. We
F. Will discuss the absolute and arbiR
trary powers which pass to the Comn
missioners in another article to be
l| printed Friday. We are now iriterL'Usted
in knowing why the change
pv'.^as made, and who was responsible
for it.
We asked in our last issue who
fathered this amendment to the law
i- stood. We believe that the
I'Vdaily papers stated that the amendment,
at least in the Senate, was in- j
produced by Senator Nickles. Now;
* 5? ^ Cnnn f ai* i
iCVCryDOQy RIlUWs uiai ucnawvi invnles
has never had any close connec-,
tfojl with the city council, he has1
never been a member of that body, j
He has not been the city atorney,
and so far as we konw his connec-*
tion with the city government in j
lA^Sville has not been such that, on
his own account, he would have had
a change made of this character
without somebody asking that it be
done.
f. On the other hand Dr. Neuffer
has been a member of the city council.
He served on the water and
light committee if we mistake not,
p\for one or two terms during wnicn
t time the water and light plants made
so much mom.'y that a city park was
Bps* bought with the overplus and was
named for the doctor, and it was
5*: filled with rabbits, owls and other
j?. wise-looking animals. He found no
fanlt with the management of these
' enterprises by the city council as
jfoc- long as he was a member of the
council and had them in charge, sc
a* V far as we have heard. But, if there
HP: was any reason why there shoulc
RS have been a change in the law ii
pi " ; would seem to us that he, rathe]
ftk- " than Senator Nickles, should hav<
ojmown of the reason and shoulc
pf"* therefore, have introduced the bill
P/; Why.did he not do so? Was then
an effort to cover up somebody';
:tracks, and would the matter ap
?^: pear innocent looking if it cairn
f from the other side of the law-mak
llpiv ing body? We take it that Dr. Neuf
tjer was in full accord with the Bill
ab introduced and had full know!
edge about it. Representative Moor
tells us that he asked his colleagu
^ t for information about this propose^
ijp- i.law and the matter was explaine
kir . by Dr. Neuffer, and that he (Mi
V(]Moore) supposed it was wanted b
MonfTor VL'at in ffl
t.'oae Cltjr. n 1/1. 4'vuuv. ? ?
IN , vor of the bill, why did he not in
troduce it in the house and give hi
_ reasons for so doing? Why did h
\ not advocate the change when h
was on the council, when it was hi
c.daty to get for the people of Abbe
; yille the best management possibl
..for these enterprises.
We have stated, and the record
prove that we speak the trutl
. $at the water-works plant in Abb<
;/-?ilIe was not a success when mar
)(l^ged by these Commissioners; thi
(VJarge sums of money were lost i
,its management by the Commissior
-UJ ers, while on the other hand, it i
I, claimed by Mr. . Anderson's frienc
in the city council that the planl
have been a financial success und?
fe,
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the management of the City Coun
, ciL Why then was the law passec
changing the management? It wil
not do to say that there is a gener
- al law on the subject and that all
but a few cities and towns have
commissioners. Because everybods
else in the community exposes themselves
to small-pox is no reason
* why a man who is looking after his
health should do so. The fact that
a general law was first passed by
the legislature and that, one after
another well-governed city and
town in this state has applied to
the legislature for a change in the
law so as to get rid of these commisI
sioners would seem to indicate that,
. at least at some places, either this
plan of managing matters is not sat'
isfactory, or the commissioners have
been carrying things with a high
1 hand and the community has been
forced to get rid of them.
We have inquired from people in
* /
every walk of life in the city, and
none ot tnem nave ceen aoie to ten
I us anything about why the law was
| changed. No citizen of this city
. and' no member of the present city
j council so far as we can learn ever
heard of the proposed change until
it had been made a law and then
| they didn't hear of it from any of
those responsible for the change exI
cept in a round-about way. One
former member of the city council
j told us that some two years ago
: when he was on the council Mr. An- j
; derson was advocating Commission-j
ers of Public Works, and we have
j heard it stated that this law was in-1
, troduced in the Senate at the suggestion
of Dr. Gambrell, and that,
the Senator, when he introduced it,
-supposed that he was acting, not at'
the solicitation of Dr. Gambrell,
personally, but that the whole matter
was understood and desired by
the whole city council. This, how-;
ever, seems to have been a mistake.
If Senator Nickles had this impression
he can likely tell us who is responsible
for such impression. He
can likely tell us who asked him to
introduce the Bill changing the law. i
Now, why did Mr. Anderson want^
a Board of Commissioners of Public
Works? He came here as a hired;
A?v*T\1mmn frnm onnfliAT pifv pnH his; I
ClIlplVjWV X* V*tl Uit V UitVA V vj } M
business was to keep the plants run-'
ning. We cannot see that there'
i would be any more watqr in Savan-;
| nah River for running the plants,
J nor that the wires would carry more >
j or carry less current, or that the(
| machinery would run smoother, or
the expenses of doing his work
would be more or less, whether the
; governing head of the plants was the
j city council, or the Commissioners
i of Public Works. He was elected
! by the City Council and not by commissioners
of Public Works, and it
must seem strange to some people,
' at least, that he would go around
1 and try to destroy the authority un
" - * i I--*
! J der which he obtained ms juu, u?1
less, perhaps, he sought some private
! I advantage. Of course if he could
? pack the Board Qf Commissioners
1 with friends of his, one holding for
I four years, and one for six, he
t would have the job nailed down, and
r his board having arbitrary powi
ers, he could run matters with a
1 freer hand, and manage the proper
ty of the taxpayers in this city more
- in accord with his own ideas. Is
s that what he has been seeking? Does
- the fact that he has not been able
e to get everything he has wanted from
- the full council and the fact that he
- has not always been in the best ol
'' standing with certain members ol
the council, indicate that Mr. AnP
J ' intoToat in t.h<
aerson nas a pcmvuai ... ?
e law which has been enacted? Wa;
^ he in any way responsible for its
introduction and passage? Did h<
know that the change was beinj
y
made? If so, who told him?
And what about Dr. Gambrell'
His term as mayor is about to ex
IS
pire. He has been honored by th<
i city for a good many years. Hi
6 now holds, so far as we are advised
IS
only three other public offices, name
5" ly: Member of the State Board o:
e Health, Member of City Board o:
Health, and Trustee of City Schools
's Now these three small offices ar<
V entirely insufficient for his insatiabli
maw for public office, it would seem
*- Has he been looking out for an
it other office for himself? Did he
n while saying nothing to the publi
i- about the change he had had mad'
is in the law, have a talk with a mem
Is ber of the city council in which th
ts information about " the law wa
sr "tipped off" to this member with th
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- information that the city council
1 should suggest to the voters, jusit
i before the election, three names 1o
- support as members of this' Board
I of Commissioners and did he say,
in that conversation, that he wouJd
7 like to have one of the places? And
did he suggest Mr. J. R. Glenn, a
i former councilman, supposed to be
an Anderson supporter, for one of
- the other places, volunteering the
' information that Mr. Glenn hs.d
' made one of the best members of
1 the light committee the city had evur
had? Perhaps, the Mayor will tell
us?
In view of these suggestions, we
again ask the voters of this ci;y
these questions:
Why was the law changed, and
who was responsible for its changu?
Why was the public not advised
as to the change before it was
j made, and why was the city council
| not consulted?
Is anybody seeking a private advantage,
or seeking to assume ofj
fice in this city by virtue of a law!
'which he has had enacted? Has any-|
| body sought to make an office for
himself?
Who is the other member on the.
slate? Is it proposed to put Dr.'
Neuffer in at the last minut? as the^
other man to take care of the peo-|
pie's property?
If Mr. Glenn, Dr. Neuffer and Dr.
Gambrell, when they were members
of the city council, cotrld operate
the water works and electric light
plant, so as to make them paying
institutions, why is it that they want
the law changed as they go out of
orncer wny ao tney go DacK a>
system which was not successful.' inj
this city and which year after year'
is being repudiated by. other wellgoverned
cities?
Will the people of this city submit
to such one man government?
Why send men to France to :Sg;htj
autocracy when we submit to it at
home?
Will the people do the only thing
now possible,?nominate a ticket ofj
three men for Commissioners put it;
in the field and elect it in the general;
election in April, and take charge:
of their own property, and tell Mr.!
Anderson to run the plants as he isj
employed to do, keep out of city;
politics, and that we will govern
our own city, and tell Dr. Gambrell
that there are other men in the cil:y
as competent as he and Dr. Neuffitr "
to manage the affairs of this city?
It is up to the voters in the city.!
They must either ^ct or submit.
Let us have no more back room
' diplomacy.
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"OVER THE TOP."
The Press and Banner has secur-J
ed the right to publish "Over the'
; Top" as a serial. This story is one |
j of the greatest that has ever beenj
j written about the war. Arthur Uuy
I Empey, the author, went over to
j England immediately after the sinki
ing of the Lusitania and enlisted as
| a Canadian. For a year and a half
i before he fell in "No Man's Land",
he saw more real fighting than any
war correspondent who has written
about the war.
This is a real live story and is
( well worth reading. Don't miss a
single issue. It will probably begin
in our next Tuesday's issue.
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; ABBEVILLE
RED CROSS NEWS.
'
5 The Lowndesville Branch of the
' Abbeville Chapter Red Cross, has
- fitted up a work room in the school
I building and the ladies met there
Wednesday afternoon to fold com?
presses. Forty hanks of wool has
- been distributed among the members
J and they are already at work on
' sweaters.
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It Will peruana uc lutcicovnig w
f the Red Cross Chapter to know that
f eighteen sweaters knitted sometime
i. ago by one Lowndesville family were
e worn by the troops on the Tuscania.
e These sweaters were knit for the
. Forrestry Unit in Washington, D. C.i
- and this unit furnished many sweat-'
i, ers to the troops stationed at the
c Catholic University of America. Be
e fore leaving to sail on this transport
- many of the soldiers - were fitted
e with sweaters and the eighteen seht
s from here were among the lot given
e them.
* ! Over
Top. '<
B A 1
dj an /tmericau i^jiuici
ARTHUR GUY
When the Lusitania wa
Guy Empey decided thai
wait for his country to de
he sailed without orders
and enlisted as a Canadia
He recounts this incidi
THE TOP* in less than
words In a few thousan
he completes his experienc
?and after that he is in
the greater part of the ei
. before he was invalided
"Front Line Trenches."
"OVER THE TOP" is
by one of the American
went to France, has beei
batant and ha3 seen long
trenches. N
Sergeant Empey tells w
means and feels like:
to be wounded seven time
to live for a year and a 1
and rats and shells;
to be covered! 'with "cooti
to get rid of them;
to go "over the top" in a <
to grasp for your gas h<
second's delay mean's
to capture a Prussian;
to get tangled up in bar
to lie for thirty-six houi
For a year and a half, u
saw more actual fighting z
about the war. His expei
touch of humor as origin;
We take pleasure in annoui
and that it will appear in i
IN THIS NEWS
NEWS FROM THE SURGICAL |
DRESSINGS DEPT. OF THE R. C.j
Last week the best work was done
in the surgical dressings department
cinrp t.hp work beean.
Every day new workers were added
to the regular number.
Tuesday is D. A. R. Day,. Thursday
U. D. C. day.
Both of these organizations were
well represented and diet splendid
work. The D. A. R's. have kindly
offered the use of their rooms, which
is a great help to the workers.
The second class in surgical
dressings, under tKe direction of
Mrs. J. C. Ellis, assisted by Miss
Magijie Latimer, has just been completed.
Those taking the course are: Mesdames
F. B. Gary, T. G. White, Lila
Mabry, Rayford Power, D. R. Riser,
Will Harris, J. M. Lawson, L. C.
Parker, J. F. Youngblood, W. R.
Speed, Misses Nettie Russell, Jessie
Hill, Eliza Gary, Leila Link, Bessie
Lee Cheatham, Louise Brown. Antoinette
Thomson, Mary Quarles
Link, Mary Smith, Fannie Stark,
Mrs. Otto Bristow. The Red Cross
is indebted to the Library Associanofl
nf tViuir rnftms for
LIUI l XUi Uaw vr*, v.*w.. ?
this class, and wish to thank them
for this great kindness.
A box containing 2200 Compresses
has just been shipped, another
with scultetus, abdominal and T
bandages will be sent this week.
Chairman Surg. Dress. Dept.
CUTTING COMMITTEE
FOR MARCH
Mrs. A. B. Morse, Chairman, Miss
Beusie Lee Cheatham, Mrs. Jim
' Shurard. *
Ladies in charge of work rooms
downstairs, every day except Monday
from 10 to 1 o'clock.
' Tuesday?Mrs. D. R. Riser, Chmn.
Wednesday?Mrs. F. E. Harrison,
Chairman.
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the ,
Who Went >p |!?|p
EMPEY |
is sunk Arthur ''
;nt in "OVER , H
five hundred
d more words >f ^HM|
:es in England ,
France?for
ghteen months
home, in the
the first story B
i soldiers who
i a real com- J
service in the
rhat it actually
s;
mlf nrifh mitH
es" and never The G
SET*.. Story i
death;
[>wire with that machine gun v;
"s wounded and unconscious in "
intil he fell wounded in "No Man's ]
ind real warfare than any war con
riences are grim, but they are tli
al as the Soldiers Three. And the
acinar that we have secured serial rig
nstallments _ _ .
paper It Is the
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Thursday?Mrs. C. H. McMurray, I
Chairman.
Friday?Mrs. E. P. Nonvood, Ch.
Saturday?Miss Maggie Latimer,'
Chairman.
I
Ladies in charge D. A. R. Rooms::
Tuesday?Mrs. Lila Mabry, Ch. I
Wednesday?Miss Nettie Russell,
Chairman.
Thursday?Miss Fannie Stark, Ch.!
Friday?Misses Mamie Morse and
j Mary Smith.
i Saturday?Miss Louise Brown.
Packing Committee For 1918.
Miss Onie Morse, Chairman, Caro
Morse, Miss Maggie Latimer, Mrs.
W. W. 'Bradley, Mrs. Harrison.
Chairman of bandages, Mrs. J. H.
Sherard.
Mrs. J. C. Ellis,
Supervisor of Surgical Dressings.
:
TO CHESTER.
Dr. G. A. Neuffer went over toj
Chester yesterday afternoon to take
the following for operations or examinations:
Miss Adelaide Philson, Mrs. W. H.
White, Miss Edna White, Donald
Harris, Frank Neuffer, Mrs. W. F.
Perrin.
E. T. Link of Route 4, is a new
subscriber. He wants to keep op;
with the news. Mr. Link is a farmer
and is getting rich living at
home on the supplies that he raises
himself.
I
HOME ON LEAVE.
Capt. R. B. Cheatham came home
Friday for a short holiday with his
family. He was one of the interested
listeners at Adjutant Fleury's
lecture in the Court House Saturday
night.
TWO ALIEN SOLDIERS
IN GREENVILLE JAIL
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Austrian ana u?rm?a ? ? ?< ?/
Marshal Lyoh' Under Order
From Washington.
Camp Sevier, Greenville, Feb. 21.
, :?Two soldiers from Camp Sevier,
Privates Heinrich Adler, One Han
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orking a few yards away;
No Man's Land" 1 \
Land"this American soldier
espondent who has written
rilling, and lightened by a
sy are True.
hts to this remarkable story
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dred and Fifth Ammunition Train,
Julius Rubenstein, base hospital,
have been arrested by C. J. Lyon,
twqt*cViq1 nn confiden
unneu uyoiw ?
tial instructions from Washington
and both men were lodged in the '
county jail here, presumably awaiting
further instructions. The charge
against them is not stated.
Adler, who is 21 years of age,
and who has been in this country- only
20 months, is a German citizen. (
He says that when war was declared
he was discharged by the firm in
Charleston for which he was working
and that being unable to get
employment anywhere he enlisted in
the army; Rubenstein is an unnat
uralized Austrian, having been
brought to this country wfien two
years oliL He was drafted at Newark,
N.. J.. and was first sent to
iS}x
f!amn Dix. Wriehtstown, N. J., and
later transferred here. Recently, SJ;.:
accord&g to him, he applied for an
honorable discharge as an alien
enemy. This, he says, was granted,
but simultaneously he was arrested.
Both men deny any hostile acts j
or intentions and Rubenstein affirms I
his sympathy for the United States, J
although Adler is apparently a great I
admirer of the German emperor. I
Following the usual action in such I
cases, they may be sent to a deten- I
tion camp for the duration of tha , I
war. I
ninrue I
Dimno. _
Born?at Monterey, Feb. 28, 1918 J
to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse L. Sutherland, I
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V CANDIDATES ANNOUNCED V I
(All adTertiiemeati in this column 9
cask in adnnce.) I
J. ALLEN LONG is hereby an
nounced as a candidate for Mayor H
in the coming Democratic primary M
election, subject to the rules of the H
party and he pledged himself to H
abide its result. H
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