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't . A T? ESTABLISHED 1844 The Press and Banner cr ABBEVILLE, S. C. pj Wm. P. GREENE, Editor. The Press and Banner 'Co. Published Every Tuesday and Friday M Telephone No. 10. * T ~~ : -fe Entered as second-class mail matter at post office in Abbeville, S. C. I * * to Terms of Subscription: t0 One year $2.00 la ' . Six months 1.00 la I Three months .50 IV,V'" ' CO Payable invariably in advance. , ab Sc * ? r%4 -into _ TUESDAY, oi, ivxo. is jjiv cii One of the worst things about an account is pay-day. t^1 |. This is fine weather for the chain us gang. ?e ... er Resolved: That the man who prom H) ised to pay his subscription when he -? * sold cotton has no cotton. th St The twenty-five million dollar bond *r issue continues to have the support *n of the traveling men who go from town to town in automobiles, as well da a# of the automobile manufacturers. in Detroit. Jones, he pays the to freight. NoW that the time for the payment su s. of taxes has arrived, we rise to inJr " w quire how many men desire higher Fi texe?? tr >J&i i F] ' The fellow we saw looking for a(m drink on Christmas dajr has come to j di tike conclusion that prohibition Will ta prohibit. All doctrines to the 'con- w trary are exploded. ; R i ' ; p] INCREASE THE SALARIES. U b< There is a movement on foot to ^ increase tire salaries of state officials, jss -We' are in favor of the movement.' .* Hie salary of the- Governor of this1'' >' : * t J state should be &t least six thousand r * ; dollars, and no state official who is #orthy to serVe the state should be ' paid less than three thousand dolWtt. It is a shame that we have neg- ^ feCted the matter aa.long as we ^ have. It is estimated that the in-| ^ creases asked for would not amount; ^ ' to one-twentieth of'one mill in taxes, - bat Whether this be true or not, the' " I - I EL state should not ask her officials to E r . g C serve without adequate pay. r But while other officials are being 3r paid what their services are worth, 0>( the legislators qhould not forget that ^ / there is nothing more dangerous'^ fhim a cheap administration of the^ law. For years the judges of ourj ^ . Courts have been underpaid. There, tr, fi not a first rate lawyfer in the state , Who makes as little as the amount se paid a. circuit judge, or a justice of;mj the Supreme Court. Most, of the( a3 lawyers are men without means. The^ profession is not sought out by those men who desire to become cjj rich. For that reason when a law- jr) yer is elected to the bench it is nec-j s0 essary to pay him a sufficient salary C(J V to enable him to live arid care for his 4^ family. ' fr< While the legislature is providing) pj for other state officials salaries com-1 te toensurate with the work to be per-: an formed, they should provide for thej ou payment to every circuit judge andj nc to every justice of the Supreme I th Court a salary of at least five thou- j mi and dollars per year. The District j js Judges of the United States Courts,! who do not work as hard as our j ^ judges, have been receiving six thou-i th land dollars per year, and ten dollars] W( per day for expenses during the time they are away from home hold- w; ing their courts. It is now proposed gj to increase the salaries of these officials for the reason that the amount oy . now paid is not deemed sufficient to , obtain the best talent in the profes-; ion for these positions. at The- State of South Carolina needs men for the bench of as fine talent ai as does the United States, especially ^ on our Supreme Court. The ability ^ ef the men who have served upon the bench in this state has been one of the things on which we have always justly prided ourselves. We are a vastly richer people now than ever - before; there is much more litigation than ever before; and there is ev- bt ery reason why we should not neg- A lect our courts and the men who dis- 1! i pense justice throughout the state. jp?^ /. ir all means let the legislature inease the salaries of our judges. IIVATE ROBT. CHEATHAM WRITES HIS FATHER Serrnaiz, France, Nov. 24, 1918. ! y Dear Papa, I wrote you a Christmas letter a w days ago, didn't think I would ;ve a chance to write today. Since) arrived here this morning, we are Id to write you anything we want . So I will start from the day we ( tided, which was Glasgow, Scotnd, the 12th of July, flight here will say Scotland is the prettiest untry, we were loaded on train out 10 o'clock from there through :otland to Winchester, Eng., which a very pretty place and quite a ty. We stayed there five days, from ere Southhampton loaded right on ship and crossed the Channel. Took eight hours to cross. Came nearer itting seasick that night than the *irA trin across. We landed in La arve, France, hiked about six miles a s6-called rest camp, which I ink was more of a diet camp, ayed there three days, loaded on eight boxes 3 ^o'clock in the morng, cars about one half to two-thirds se of our cars, 36 to car, had 3 tys - and 2 nights ride on them, 2nt within 5 miles of Paris I was Id. Arrived at Ration about 3 iles from the first town we were lleted In, hiked it in full pack, the n was shining about 100. . We trairied there about six weeks. ?/vm fViorp -otrp hart a two Havs trin in ucks, 24 to' each truck, that was riday, we landed at the foot of a ountain stayed there about three iys, hiked 10 miles up that moun:in. This little town is where we ere deserted by the balance of our eg. on Tuesday, including the Supy Co. Had to iive on reserve rapns till Friday. I went out and jught a dozen eggs for 5 francs, hich is about $1.00, had to pay the tme price tel have them cooked. From tiis ttrttai we were trucked >wn to Ertith, which is in the Alice section, as you know the Gerans have had since 1870, most of le population is fully 75 per Ger an. From there we hiked up the reatest mountain I've ever seen, ten lied straight'* tip. Left it warm >wn there and was real cold up lere. The. mountains, are so steep ley haul everything up by ,cable. rell,. this was Sunday, arrived there >out 1 o'clock, retired early for a tod nights re&t, raining as hard as, ever saw it. At 9 o'clock we were dered to roll packs, left at 10 clock, orders were no talking, sine file 6 miles, so dark had to ririg on to' tHe front man. We were reserved week, on Sunday night e 15th of Sept. we went into anches, we were in the front lines, it A very quiet sector. We could e a German tower about one half ile, couldn't attack it with artillery they had lots of American and ench prisoners there working on a idge. We could see them. Well we anged from there to another snch after about thre'e or four days Toof wont. in noain i ntracted pneumonia there October h, stayed a week in 'field Hospital, om there to Armtreville Base Hostal 31, was given the best of atntion there. I left there Friday, and a this far pn my way back to my itfit, don't know if I will find it or ?t. There are numerous other ings of course, but would take too uch time. The great suspense now when we will get home. I am all right now and think I ill stand the weather all right as e exposures wont be so severe. I ont forget the French lady in the st town. I was sick a week there, hich I didn't mention to you all. le was as nice to me as she could One good thing about our trip rer, we had a German vessel. 9 Well, Papa, I hope you will get )th of my letters. Don't worry jout me for I am all right now. Again wishing you all the happiest id biggest Christmas you have ever id. Love for you and Mama and all te family, I am, , Your son, Private Robt. L. Cheatham. ANNUAL MEETING.. The Annual Meeting of the Abjville-Greenwood Mutual Insurance ssociation will be held at Abbeville, 2 o'clock, January 7th, 1919. J. R. Blake, Secretary. "j % k : LIEUTENANT LONGSHORE. J Mr. E. H. Longshore has received a letter from his son, Lieutenant Furman B. Longshore, written on November 20th. The letter tells of 'he serious fighting in which the regi ment has been engaged, Lieutenant Longshore s. ating that every commissioned officer in his company ex cept himself, was killed. This lef him jn command of the company and he led them through the battle When he wrote he was still in com mand of the company, and had been promoted to Ffrst Lieutenant. He encloses to his father a copy of the citafion for Croix de Guerre 1.3 x- n/?A T? i_ _ ? T__ ? awaraea to oo? jcvegiment 01 uuuu try, of which /his company forms a part. The citation is In French, but he English translation is added. Ueutenant Longshore writes tha he is in sight of the Rhine as hei writes, and that he te en his way to Berlin. PLANS BEING LAID FOR SOLDIER FARMS Washington, Dec. 27.?An import ant announcement by the United States department of labor with reforence to providing farms for returning American soldiers 'in the States of South Carolina and Georgia was made here today by Ethelbert Stewart, director of the inves | i/ijgai'ivii auu niopcuuiuu ocivitg ui the bureau. It is said that there are 9,006,000 acres of land in the State of South Carolina arid 20,000,000 acrds in Georgia which may be-put to Excellent use in making farms fdr the g&idierd. t ' r' It is proposed to take the lumbe*. from the varioufc cantonments and send to such locations as may b? agreed upon fot the farms. This lum , ber, it Is said, could not be well put to a better purpose. It is.propose! to divide up the tracks to be." se curqd into fartts of 160 acres each which it is believed would be large enough to meet all/ necessary v demands. TTie matter of using the building matejrfals at Camps Jackson Wadswortfc, .tVneeler andtf>the? Caro lina and Georgia camps that is riow .tied up in or contracted for by th^ J cantonment construction service o the war department would be used , upon these newly settled lands by the returned soldiers. On December 7^h the department ' of labor was ordered to begin tllis 1 work and already much of the preI ' 'i liminary labor has been Undertaken. As rapidly as possible lists by coun- _ j Lies in South Carolina and Georgia I J ->f lands on such lists will be made by ' the government, authorities and as 1 I soon as thisr is in hand her6 the actua I work of laying out ttfe new colonie will be begun in earnest. Other states in South will follow. v ' GERMAN MONEY SWAPPED. g ? c Paris, Dec. 26.?An increase of n 750,000,000 francs4in advance to the s governmeirt is shown in the weekly v report of the Bank of France made q public today. An official note issued g 1 by the ministry of finance eays that I this increase was due to operations in progress in exchanging German marks for francs in Alsace Lorraine * h NOTICE OF MEETING OF STOCK- / .HOLDERS ' ' ij ; 0 The annual meeting of the stock- i holders of the National Bank of Ah beville, S. C., will be held in the Bank 1 Building at twelve o'clock, noon, Jan- _ uary 14th, 1919. J. ALLEN SMITH, President MR. GUY POORE DEAD. t Well Known Railroad Man Died From Pneumonia. Donalds, Dec. 24.?A message from Pinehurst, N. C., to Mrs. C. E. j Sharp of Donalds this morning, con- 1 veys the sad news of the death of ; Mr. Guy A. Poore of that place from pneumonia, following influenza. Mr. c Poore had been desperately ill, but had gotten much better, so much so tVinf. ? letter vesterdav said he was * able to sit up in bed and take nour- ^ ishment. When the message of his death came it simply prostrated his friends and relatives here. Mr. Poore was about forty years, old, and a prominent railroad man.jl He leaves a young wife, who before t her marriage was Miss Marian Sharp, 1 and three children to mourn his loss. 1 Mr. Poore was a splendid gentleman and very popular with everyone. ; FRIEDA Hi edIson-req '* ' y %\ i ' Theme and Variations. (Pr Hempel at the Metropoli of the Regiment. " Ave Maria?Cavalleria R from the Intermezzo by & " by Mary Zentay. Aloha Oe. (Queen LilinokaL ion Quartet My Old Kentucky Home. Criterion Quartet. Emmei's Lullaby, (J. K. El erion Quartet. \ Long, Lokg Ago. (Bably.) ? MAJOR MANNING'S REPLY TO CAROLINA'S SIGH' * 'V -' - V .; . . .. The above is the name of a sonj irhich has been written in honor oh he late Major William Manning, wh< ave his life in France for Democra y. It is intended to perpetuate th< lemory of one of Carolina's brav< ons of which she has many. A copj nil be sent free to any one upon re [uest. Address Rev. W. M. Caldwell lumter, S. C. I SHAREHOLDERS MEETING. The annual meeting of the share lolcjers of the Building ana Lroar Lssociation of Abbeville will be hel< n Dr. G. A. Neuffer's office at sb 'dock Wednesday evening, Jan. 8 919. J. S. MORSE, 2-31-3t. Sec. and rJ ,eas. Littleton College, LITTLETON, N. C. vhich carried an advertisement ii his paper during the summer had thi argest fall opening in several years The institution is spending severa housand dollars on improvements - i ? ?j ncluding tne completion anu ncauu] ?f the new Science Building. Pupils may enter now or at anj ime and pay from date of entrance L2-31-2t. i STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. The stockholders of Abbeville Ici sundry and Fuel Company will hol< heir annual meeting in the office o: JVm. P. Greene, on January 2nd L919, at 6 o'clock, P. M. WM. P. GREENE, President. / ' / / FRIEDA > JOINS EDIi NE EMPEL'S une' REAT10NS so no, pel. N01 och). Aa stag by Miss tan in "The Daughter' geJ. ?a ; . Be-Crei tastieana. An adaption [aseagni. Violin obligato - g(j|S( be plaj ini.) Assisted by Criter- pr0per5 If they (Foster.) Assisted by w^0 se( refeearc! nmet.- Assisted by Crit- make t< as we h son bef \ N '?- * '? ? l j j r i i > I $25 RE Twenty-five Dollar ) ; for the apprehension i party or parties guilty School Building in th( some time after the 2( ? 1 11. , . i j damaged the propert J also the same reward ?| prehension and convi< ties guilty of breaking ,1 in. the City of Abbevil J. L. Dec. 30th, 1918. . LONG CANE CEMETERY SOCIETY l e There will be an important meet| ing of the Long Cane Cemetery So' | ciety in the office of the Supervisor i 1'Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, j All members are requested to be '' present as there will be important v business to attend to. Mrs. W. D. Wilson, Pres. Mrs. Mary Douglas Evans, / Secretary. . i ^MiitfnMNiiuiturTiMiiMnujiiiMiiiiMNitiifitiiuiiiiiiniuiiitiiuninufiiiaunifiiijJiiiiiutintitir ^ j J PROFESSIONAL !' II ,! i iiiiiiiiiiiniiiMiiiniinitiiiitniiMiiiiimiiiiiiiiMiiiiniKiiiNmiNiiKiiutirMiiinuniiiuiiimiiiniiiiiiiHuira HI e a i f Harris & Calvert j f I , i Undertaken & Embalmers ' j Out-of-town Calls Given Special Attention at all Hours. J ABBEVILLE, S. CAROLINA. mHinii n i tut n im n n 11 iimii iiii imii in i ifiiniiutim ummmtm i wnainun immm itmtniumuitiwvii J' 1EMPEL SON > nost richly endowed soprano .in is what the critics call Miss f the Metropolitan Opera. A true I r ambition to have her voice prei all its splendor outweighed all lsiderations; She has joined the /-' '; ) roup of stars. Henceforth 'she ' $ for the only instrument which, reate her superb Voice. empel heard Re-Creations of oth- artists; noted their superiority to she'd ever heard before and deinvestigate. She went to the iboratories; made a Re-Creation? nitted it to the searching trial -of test. She herself sqng in direct )ii with the instrument. If you've rd her voice oii talking machines conceive her joy in hearing it Rewith sUch fidelity and perfection luman ear could distinguish artist truflaent. It was enough. Thereshe resolved that henceforth the= it for he* voice' Was The I :w EDISON I Phonograph With A Soul** H v you can hear Frieda Hein- H k,a mere imitation on a talk- H nhine, but Miss Hempel her- H >11 at onr store and hear the ..B itions lifted oil this page. . fl '. \ H >n -Re-Creations slionld not 5 B red and cannot be played \ B y on any other instrument. B ronlrl hp ill a ;k to profit by Mr. EdisonI b work would be able to H me test comparisons, such I ave made with the New Edi- fll ore two million firasic lovers 08 jM me rPITTERS w n-SftCA. H ' i -tmfii iifM 'i hrrtrfiife rt 'nij, ivjr:t. I BHB WARD I gam ' 'ri i ^1^91 s reward is offered . m md the conviction of mII of entering the High 99 5 City of Abbeville HE )th of Dec. 1918, and gHj y of said ^building; rH is offered for the apition of party or par-, h ; electric light globes fin JOHNSON, M Chief of Police. * fijffl i Hal j Cascarets Work BH While You Sleep.^H No headache, biliousness, up- HH i set stomach or constipa- ^^HJR tion tomorrow Spend 10 cents?feel grand! night take Cascarets to liven er and clean your bowels. Stop headaches, bilious spells, soun!iMHM| ?ases, coated tongue, bad bre^^^^H tallowness and constipation? Cascarets and enjoy the nicest, [est "inside cleansing" you ever^BgM perienced. Wake up feeling Cascarets is best cathartic for cl^^^HH ren. Taste like candy. No di^^H^H| pointment! Thirty million boxe^^Hj^H this harmless, famous cathartic HjS| sold each year now.?Adv. nHHBjffl