Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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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 Telephone No. 10. Entered as second-class mail matter 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, OCTOBER 1," 1918. V V V HAVE YOU PAID ? V V V V If you have not paid your V V subscription in advance you V. . V will not receive Friday's pa- V V per. The War Industries Board V K. tells us that we cannot send V V the paper to those who have V V not paid. If you have not al- V V ready renewed, send a check V V today. V V THE PRESS & BANNER. V V * PLAIN LARCENY. Nowadays it seems impossible to receive from a common carrier aj package containing anything to eat, or anything to wear, unless the package has been opened and examined j by someone. If anything has been found in the package which suits the tooth, or the fancy, of the person making the examination, that thing is extracted from the package. Last week one of our sick men about town was looking for a quart of corn mixture, or maybe it was rye. When the supposed package came, he was there to receive it. The bottle came, but the mucilage was still wet where! it had been re-labeled, and the ice water which took the place of the medicine was still very cold, showing that the theft had been made short\ ly before it was delivered. It is plain that this stealing is being done by some employees of these common carriers. There are some common thieves running freight trains and handling express packages. That much is plain. It is equally plain that they are not stealing from necessity, because there are no laboring men in the world earning as good wages as these employees, especially the employees of the railroads. It is equally evident that the thieves could be apprehended if the proper effort was made to do so. The thefts are too frequent to make it' impossible ot catch the thieves. The! government, now that it is operating the railroads, should make it its busiess to see that the people responsible for the losses occasioned in this way are brought to the bar of justice, and when they are caught no mercy should be shown to anyone of them. But the honest employees of the railroads and express companies owe a duty too. Thei*e can be little doubt but that they would be able to detect the guilty parties if they made an effort. Not a very considerable number of the employees of these companies are believed to be dishonest. Only a few are believed to De doing tne stealing, cut tne otner j employees of these companies must know- that the acts of the few are casting suspicion on all of these employees, and, therefore, it becomes i more to the interest of the honest! employees to expose the thieves than! of anyone else. They owe it toj themselves and their fellow employ-j ees. If it is suggested that it is hard to report a brother of the union, or brotherhood, the answer would nat-i urally be that if one hesitates to renort a brother in the union or brotherhood, it is evidence that the organization is either a bad thing in the community, as a shielder of criminals, or it is being operated on wrong principles. If the union, or brotherhood, or whatever the organization may be called, wants to justify its existence, and do its duty to its other members who are not thieves, it will not only see that the guilty do not escape the law, but it will see that nc guilty man enjoys the benefits of the organization. It is high time, we think, that this matter was receiving proper attep' tion from officials and employees a> like. There is no more culpable oi degrading offense than stealing anc it should be and can be stopped witl the proper effort on the part of thos< .nost interested. The Columbia State of Mondaj contains an editorial which will b( read with interest by every man anc woman in Abbeville. It concerns Lieut. Ernest L. Visanska, an Abbe^ ville boy and a Charleston lawyer Here is what it says: A South Carolina Lieutenant This is the story as we heard it twc years ago: When the National Guarc of South Carolina was called to Camj Moore, a member of "Troop A", th< historic Charleston Light Dragoons went to the office of a leading firm of lawyers in Charleston to talk over th( matter of enlistment with one of th( clerical staff of the firm. The troop then commanded by Captain Wyndham Manning, now a major serving ir France, needed recruits. While the conversation was going on in the office, a quiet man, rather small and slender, in appearance a student engrossed in books, came from his desV and listened to the conversation and, after a few moments, said, "I will be glad to enlist". He was a partner in the firm, enjoying, of course, a handsome income from its practice, an accomplished and thoroughly educatec lawyer, holding diplomas from Yalt and Harvard. He was accepted, came to Styx as an enlisted man and servec on the Mexican border. Returning to South Carolina he entered a training camp last year, where he won a lieutenancy. Last spring he went to France. A few weeks ag< went over the top" ana, wnue ngnting gallantly, was severely woundec by the projectiles of a German ir . chine gun. He has kinspeople in Co lumbia and Abbeville as well as ir Charleston. His name is Visanska He is of the stuff that has always made South Carolinians proud oi their State. That is very 'finely said. It is well deserved. And it could be said aboul many others. But the question foi you, Mr. Reader, is, are you backing Lieut. Visanska? Are you backing Major Cheatham, and Lieut. Neuffei and Lieut. Wilkinson, Lieut. Swetenburg, Lieut. Longshore, Lieut. Morse, Lieut. Speed, the Lyon boys, Oscai Stevenson, the Wilkinson boys, Allen King, W. Joel Smith, Sam Adams Robert Cheatham, the Lesley boys, and a host of other boys who have gone to the front from Abbeville? These men are doing their duty. Their duty is to fight your battles, You are safe at home, but you have a duty. It is to support these men with your words, your efforts, and your money. Will you buy Liberty Bonds and help these men in the only way in which you can succor them and stand by your government, or will you be a?SLACKER? * There is no middle ground. You are either for this government or you are against it? We mean YOU. SHUTTING DOWN ON NEWS. A notice at the Shops says that no further information will be given as to troop trains going North, even to Canteen workers. Troops changing from one camp to another can still be entertained, however. HOME FOR WINTER. Mrs. Ellen Norwood is back in Abbeville after spending the summer pleasantly in Hendersonville. She is it home to her friends at the resi dence of Mrs. L. W. White. Cascarets Work While You Sleep No headache, biliousness, upset stomach or constipation tomorrow \ - ? Spend 10 cents?feel grand Tonight take Cascarets to liven vour liver and clean your bowels. Stop the headaches, bilious spells, sourness, gases, coated tongue, bad breath, sallowness and constipation ?Take Cascarets and enjoy the nicest, gentlest, "inside cleansing" you ever experienced. Wake up feeling fine. Cascarets is best cathartic for children. Taste like candy. No disappointment! Thirty million boxes of this harmless, famous cathartic are sold each year now.?Adv. [ First Prosecution by Bureau of Vital I Statistics. > C. W. Miller, chief clerk of the Bui reau of Vital Statistics of the State Board of Health, brought suit against > Dr. B. K. H. Kreps, of Columbia for failure to report births attended by - him within the prescribed ten days r as specified by State statutes. 1 Dr. Kreps was prosecuted on four 1 counts, to which he pleaded guilty. ; Magistrate Coker, before whom the case was brought, imposed a fine of $25 in each of the four cases. r This was the first prosecution of j the Bureau. For this reason Dr. Jas. j A. Hayne, State Health Officer, re5 quested that sentence be suspended. Mr. Miller emphasizes that prosecutions will be brought in all cases coming to his attention, and upon conviction, no further suspension of sentence will be recommended. > 1 ; Treasurer's Notice! f OFFICE WILL BE OPEN FROM s MONDAY, OCT. 15th, UNTIL S 'j MONDAY, DECEMBER 31st, I WITHOUT PENALTY. The Rate of State, County, School and Special Tax, Including One Dollar Poll Tax, One Dollar, Commutation Tax. IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ACT to raise supplies for the fiscal year commencing January 1, 1918, notice is hereby given that the of] fice of the County Treasurer for Abbeville County will be open for the collection of taxes for said fiscal year from Tuesday, October 15th, until Tuesday, December 31st, withou penalty. There will be added?? A penalty "of one per cent, on all taxes not paid on January 1st, 1919. 1 A penalty of two per cent, on all j taxes not paid on February 1st, 1919. A penalty of seven per cent, on all taxes not paid on March 1st, 1919. I Rates per cent, of taxation are as, . follows: . State Tax 8 1-4 mills. , County Tax 7 mills [ Constitutional S. Tax?3 mills. [ In addition to the above, a special * tax will be collected for school pur- ! . poses as follows: L Abbevile Shop bonds 1% mills. ~ Abbeville Special School 10 " Corner 2 " ( Lowndesville 8 " Rocky River 2 " C ft and inciuae postage ior reply, and | those paying taxes by check must in- I ' elude the charge for collection. JAMES CHALMERS, Oct. 1, 1918. County Tre??urer.[L V^CtlliU lili rails ... v Bethia 4 " Sharon 4 " Bethel 3 " Warrenton " Reeds 2 " Campbell 8 " Antreville 8 " Sunny Slope 4 " 'Long Cane 2 " | Smithville 2 " ! Central 2 " , Hagan 4 " j Parks Creek 3 " I Keowee 3 " I Due West 6 " Donalds 8 " Vermillion 4 " Pineville ?_ 2 " i! Fonville 3 " J Eureka ? 3 " Broadmouth d. Rock Springs 2 " Ray _ 4 " i Winona 4 " j Cana 3 " Lebanon 4 " | A poll tax of One Dollar per capi t.a on all male citizens between the age of 21 and 60 years, except such as are exempt by law, will be col!lected. ! A commutation road tax of One Dollar will be collected the same ; time as other taxes from all male : citizens between the ages of 18 and : 50 years, except such as are exempt! ed by law. Unless said tax is paid | by the first of March, 1918, eight days' work upon the public highways will be required under an overseer, if so much be necessary. Taxes are payable only in gold and silver coin, United States currency, National Bank Notes and Coupons of State Bonds which become payable during the year of 1918. A tax of 50 cents will be collected on each dog. Parties desiring information by mail in regard to their taxes will please write before December 16th, stating the location of their property Marie Tiffany singing in direct was S comparison with a re-creation of rep TO her voice on the New Edison. faiiy'l ently the in came ' Thouj I ' was h tion ( 0U Y fr?m WAR SAYINGS they i STAMPS CONSTANTLY ^ r prese time j sider W' STOVES "'RANGES 20-22-24 N. MAIN STREET HADDON are anxious for the they will find one < lections of Ladies They are specializi ally, especially on Waists, Women's i iery, Gloves and tl make up a ladies'1 home. HADDON Only EDISON lakes this TEST , . & y Edison proves that his phonograph is reprom-perfect by comparing his Re-Creations with -iginal voice. Last week he sent Marie Tiffany, soprano, to Abbeville to make one of his famous ;ests, in which The NEW EDISON I "The Phonograph With a Soul" | ubjected to the severest test possible for a soundducing instrument- A Re-Creation of Marie Tif3 was placed in position on the New Edison. PresMarie Tiffany's rich soprano came forth from | istrument. Seeing her lips move the audience be- 19 aware that Marie Tiffany also was singing. II ?h the voice came from two cources but one voice |9| leard, proving that the New Edison's Re-Crea- ?3 )f a voice does not vary in the slightest degree |H the actual voice itself. I you notice the expressions of astonishment on H| ices of the audience when they discovered that 3ould not distinguish Miss Tiffany's voice from 9H ew Edison's Re-Creation of it? They were truly nded that any sound reproducing instrument mj so completely baffle their musically cultured raj 'erhaps you were not fortunately enough to be nt. However, you may hear the New Edison any SH at our store or in your own home. We will conit a privilege to serve you- |S Ce* I MT HOME OUTFITTERS 9 ABBEVILLE, S. C. B UJH iMKMMMBMMMWWMMB??mJ| -WILSON CO. I Ladies to know just where H jf the largest and best coI= ? ' Furnishings in Abbeville. 19 ng on Ladies Goods gener= in Millinery, Ccat Suits, Shirt I ind Children's* Shoes, Hot>= H le many things that go to hH wardrobe or furnishing the WILSON CO.