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ESTABLISHED 1844 The Press and Banner ABBEVILLE, S. C. Wm. P. GREENE, Editor. The Press and, Banner Co. Published Every Tuesday and Friday ToUntiAne No. 10. Entered as second-class mail mattar at post office in Abbeville, S. C. Terms of Subscription: One year $1.50 Six months .75 Three months .50 Payable invariably in advance. TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1918. Candidate Dial believes that he is stout enough to fill the office as well as to spend the salary attached thereto. We would like to know how many heathen were converted while candidate Rice was a missionary to Lancaster, S. C. A Ford in a race for a seat in the United States Senate may not run as well as one does on Abbeville County good roads. If General Crowder will include in the list of non-productive occupations that of running for office the people will not kick. The talk about the county-tocounty campaign being the best waj to select state officers reminds us of the old yell about "the best so lution of the liquor question." 11 is hard for some men to acknowl edge their mistakes. The Bill proposed by Dote Smitl to make it prima facie evidence oJ vagrancy for a man to canvass th< state for ninety days for a stat< office while the country needs mer it the army as well as in the field: is perhaps unconstitutional. Mr. Lever did not know how important a man he was in the lowei house of congress until Presidenl Wilson wrote him about it. It ap pears that Governor Manning was also ignorant. Both of them, how ever, seemed apt at learning. Thej attended the state convention. The State Democratic Conven tion should have provided that eac? and every candidate running for a state office should attend all meetings, and listen daily to the speeches of every other candidate on pain of forfeiting double the amount oi the campaign assessment as well as the right to run again. One of the grandest planks in the platform of some of the candidates for office is the one which promises ns everything we now have and a little more at considerably less price in the way of taxes. The people would like to know, however, how we shall continue to have all we have been getting without paying the price. We see that in Anderson they are taking up a collection for the purpose of employing counsel to fight the increase in the assessment of lands from seven dollars per acre to, twelve dollars per acre. We thought lands in Anderson County were worth one hundred to one hundred and fifty dollars per acre. We rarely see in the papers where they sell at public auction for less than fifty dollars per acre. There must be some mistake somewhere. CAMPAIGNS AND-PRIMARIES. The democratic party in its party convention decreed, against the advice of a good many thinking men, that the people should still choose their public servants by the speech or>H thaf cflnrliHatps for j. v;utc9 uiivi v..v? v v?...v..v.^. ? state offices, as well as for the position of United States Senator, should be required to travel the state from one county to another, saying the same old speeches from day to day, telling the same alleged L cannot leave his duties at this time. Mr. Blease is not attending the meetings because, he says, he does not wish to draw crowds to hear the other fellows. Messrs. Dial and Rice continue to speak from day to day, sometimes to a hundred voters, and sometimes to forty. The at: | tendance upon the state campaign meetings is not much getter. And it all goes to show that some other method of nominating men for office must be thought out. A man with enough business to be worth while cannot spare the time to canvass the state for two months i in order to eet into office, a poor man cannot afford to spend the money necessary to get an office, which leaves the offices to be filled . by the idle rich, or by those who , spend time and money when and where they should not. There is no reason that we can see why the democrats of South ! Carolina should not have nominated men for all offices at the convention ! held in May. When the primaries are over we do not anticipate that many men will be nominated for important offices who would not r have been in that convention. The > truth is that so few men are hear ing the candidates speak that int stead of the people voting intelli gently for men for minor offices, they will be forced on election daji to ask men about the polls for the i names of "the best men." There f fore, the naming of men for these j offices is as much in the hands oi 4 the politicians on election day as il j would be in a convention. If we 3 must have a primary, we mighl elect delegates to the county conventions by the primary system and then allow these to nominate ' the candidates of the party. 7 But whatever may be done, and ^ whatever changes may be made, we "j have seen enough to know that the 5 primary system for state officers, ' with the county-to-county plan oi ' campaign, has lost its usefulness, il it ever had any except to offer a few men the opportuniy to get intc office. | The great trouble in South Caro | lina in recent years is that we have 1 regarded the right of the individual to run for office as something of a vested interest, of which he could . not be deprived by due process of law or otherwise, while we have thought too little of the State to be served. If we could keep individuals in the gackground, and try to ! build up the State we might do ' better. But we will not do so as 1 long as men "run" for office. No man should be allowed to hold any ! office who seeks it. The people ! should select the men who are to fill the offices from amongst those 1 who do not want to fill them. IN THE LEAD, JUNE IS. Jasper County, the smallest county in the state, led the week's list , with per capita sales of $0,447, and ' Anaersun camc ocwuww nt?. P? capita sales of $0.348.. Anderson's total sales were large. At present Marion County has made the greatest total sales per capita, after which comes Beaufort. It cannot be safely predicted how the coun; ties will stand after the pledge cam| paign, but all are showing lively interest in cash cales. Abbeville County ranks 17th at this date. CREDIT FOR GREECE i Washington, June 21.?A credit ' of $15,790,000 to Greece, the first under the new financial agreement , | between that country and the Unitij ed States, was announced today by , the treasury department. This i brings the total of allied credits to ll $5,970,310,000. tin .....'?- ? . - - , _ J jokes, and undertaking to convince the people by the same old smiles and hand-shakes. But it seems that the people have decreed otherwise. According to the reports carried in the daily papers there would not have been a quorum at some of the campaign meetings had the candidates themselves not been counted. Senator Tillman is not going the rounds with the other candidates because, in the first place, only a man of iron constitution, at this season of the year, could undertake such a job; and in the second place, because, with every otner man whose services are worth while, he i "WORK OR FIGHT" ORDER IS ELASTIC AND COVERS MANY Professional Baseball Has Not Been Included?Many Others Must Work. Washington, June 21.?Provost Marshal General Crowder today ruled that men of draft age engaged in games of all kinds, working as domestic servants, elevator men, bell boys, waiters and like. occupations, shall seek other employment by July 1st. It was stated that nothing what ever would be done in regard to pro! fessional ball players, however, unj til a specific case is presented. ; Private and public chauffeurs will | not be considered as engaged in non j essential work, according to the regu lations unless they are engaged in I other employment also defined as | non-productive but foot men and j others will have to go. j Hotel cooks, clerks and managers I are not included but bar boys, bus ! boys, and waiters will have to seek ; other employment, as well as porters I unless it can be shown that the j work is too heavy to be performed | by women. i The provisions of the order are | very elastic and boards are instructed to consider all^cases "with symi pathy and common sense." "The regulations further provide" says the explanation handed down today, "that sales clerks and other ; clerks employed in stores and other mercantile establishments are en| gaged in non productive employ ^merits, out tms does not inciuae store ! executives, managers, superintendents, nor the heads of such departments as accounting, financial, adi vertising, credit, purchasing, delivery, receiving, shipping and othei departments; does not include regisj tered pharmacists, employed ir j wholesale and retail drug stores 01 j establishments; does not include j traveling salesmen, buyers or delivery drivers; electricians, engineers i carpenters, upholsters, nor any em ployees doing heavy work outsid< the usual duties of clerks. "However, 'sales clerks and othei ^ clerks' include the clerical force ir , I the office and all departments oJ l ' stores and ? mercantile establish j ments. The words 'stores and othei ; mercantile establishments' include t i both wholesale and retail stores anc ; mercantile establishments engaged I'in the selling of goods and wares." , Touching upon the question oJ ( whether or not the theatrical pro fession includes baseball and base( ball players the explanation simplj . reiterates the original ruling as fol ' lows: J "The regulations further provide ' that persons, including ushers anc I other attendants, engaged and occu , I pied in and in connection with ^ games, sports and amusements, ex | cepting actual performers in legiti! mate concerts, operas or theatrical .(performances, are engaged in non1 productive occupations and employj ments." I 'tests for awarding ' medal of honor are j named by gen. pershing I j These tests are applied to cases j recommended for the medal of honi or, according to instructions issued ! as a guide to officers by Gen. Persh| ing: Men who have performed in aci tion deeds of most distinguished j personal bravery and self-sacrifice j above and beyond all call of duty; so conspicuous as clearly to distinguish them for gallantry and intrej pidity above their comrades; which | involve risk of life or the perform1 ance of more than ordinarily hazardous service, the omission of which 1 would not jusutly subject the person ! to censure for shortcoming or failj ure in the performance of his duty. ; The distinguished service cross is I awarded for gallantry in action to ' anyone who may distinguish himself i in action by extraordinary heroism in connection with military operai tions against an armed enemy, un! der circumstances which do not j justify the award of the medal of . honor. 1 The distinguished-service medal is ! awarded for exceptionally meritorii ous service to the Government in ' connection with operations against j an armed enemy. Pro-Germans probably think the | War Savings Campaign a foolish j one. ?. ??- - ? . _ I THE Trimmings o f I SEjSEgj Silver Nickel, j easily ' kept | Water heats cause both sides of water back are ex- j&SWM ! posed to the Hot blast fire back, does not Bt warp or crack, " Till | made in three JnSl sections; i nI ' expensive and nKI easily replacMade of Mang- fSSBm anese Pig Iron better than or- IBr WBf dinary cast , iron, will last /Jh a long time. F^jff "The Heat lj \ (f , STOVES a?DRAI i| > r! ! . ') <\ i i ?___ i 1vvvuvuvvvvvvv V ' f V We are not going to lose 1 V the war, but did you ever 1 V ston to think what would ' j \ happen to us if we did lose V it? The speed with which we V win it depends upon the way ; V. you and I save and give the [ V Government our financial V support. Buy W. S. S. for a { V quick victory. J V vvvvvvvvvvvvvvv ;! :j - Jthe generals meet under flag of truc I ? I Charleston.?The South Carolin j War Savings Committee wants t know if anyone can imagine the fo j lowing scene: I Under a flag of truce, Generj Pershing and General Von Hinder i burg meet. "Veil, vot iss?" ask the German general. "Oh, we war to surrender," General Pershin answers. "Our soldiers feel tha j they have done enough now, and w ,' don't think we shall fight any mort ! We linvp alreadv foueht two battle i i " w " ~ v I and that's enough. If our folks a i home want any more protectioi ; from your Kuns, they'll have to d I the best they can. We've done ou | bit." "Of course," the committee adds I "no one can picture such a scene i but it serves to illustrate the weak j ness of the position taken by som | who try to persuade themselves tha I they have loaned the Governmen '! enough money. # The governmen i spends money every day and use I labor and material every day, an< jtherefore we must adjust our livinj land our finances so that the gov ernment can get what it needs. N< one has loaned to the limit of hi .1 resources until he has sacrifice! ' luxuries. I "It is hoped that the war wil i end not later than in 1920, and wi I might as well prepare ourselves t< lend to the government continually j It is not impossible that the wai ! may last five years longer, and thi ^ longer it lasts, the more money w< / : MASCOT RA M'MZBM&m ? HB^h i .'iiuM ^,,'r'tr..',^'^^^^W Goes All Arounc i NGES mf HOME OU1 , 0/ V V "War Saving Help to Buy Justice . Fres E a ;o i- Contribi il l:s it * Chas. L. e t v ? will have to lend, the more luxuries n ?! we will have to sacrifice, and the o I ' r' more taxes we will have to pay. | There is only one way to end these ,j many demands, and that is by end, ! ing the war. "And the war will end in the e shortest time possible only if the, t men, women and children support j t , the army and navy in a whole-souled. t manner. War savers are life sav-j s'ers. The person who doesn't sign: j the War Savings pledge will have; J to offer a mighty good excuse be? ' - - - - . . I _j fore the public will listen. The time 3 has gone by when an American s can withhold his resources from the 1 government. The day of excuses , has finally disappeared." 2 YORK MAN IN GERMAN PRISON >j .j York, June 21.?Mrs. J. J. Hun-, rlter received a card today from her: e son, Lieut. Philip W. Hunter of the b Medical officers' reserve corps, who' NGE Heat regulated bj graduated P dampers? no ibiftiog o f pint.. > Boil* er fries on all six coven; u*e the whole Q top of' the fig range because R beat passes un H der each cover H The heat goes BS f fi all around the H || oven when H| ||l drafts are set Hf jpftafgwflk A nice Ther- HH mometer o n WH||n oven door indicates heat iHj Bk |H of even sljow- BH SB i n g correct Bj nEL temperature BH baking. jUl I The Oven" I Cca bfe^ B rriTTERs t>So.Ca.H Stamps will > H Liberty And Wilson. ited By . Calvert EH in May was officially reported n^H^EE ing in action since April 5, andH^^H er as captured by the Germans, ing that he is a prisoner at burg, Germany. The card, was a regular printed form fun^H^^H ed prisoners, was filled out ant^^HHSj rected in Lieutenant Hunter's hHH^H writing, but conained no .info^^^^H tion additional to that stated al^B^BH The card was transmitted from HHHH many here through the war de^^H^H ment. Lieutenant Hunter wa^MBHH f a fU/a Tnwfli tatllCU IV Ul^ x vntii ff Regiment, Nineteenth DivisionHHHH the British expeditionary France. VITAL STATISTICS. During the month of May in Cane Township there were births: four whites and five co^B^^HI and one death, white. E. R. Miller, Rt^BHHB