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t'; . liii-i 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 mat-i ' ter at post office in Abbeville, S. C. : Terms of Subscription: Onp year $2.00 - i Six months 1.00 Three^ months .50 Payable invariably in advance. , y;r TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1919. ] ' A.Hheville should have another cot- ' i j ton mill, says The Press and Banner.^ Abbeville has the money and the men j of brains too. Go to it and build a big one.?Greenwood Index. ________ 1 b s STOPPING LYNCHING. 1 v*. ' ??? ( ( We are in full accord with the'l views of the Yorkviile Enquirer in! suggesting that if the state authori-jf not able to curb the lynching ( evil, the Federal authori \'joa must i step in and put an end to it. There are some crimes which are j peculiarly revolting to people of the South. Some of these crimes make mln run mad, alid they feel at times < that they are justified, or at least ex- a ' a cusable, in meting out swift pun-'r ishment to the guilty. - But experi- ^ ence has shown that punishment for i it 1 r . -J ! crime joy xne lyncmng process can- ^ not be 'confined to_ one or two crimes.1 v The mob spirit which a lynching en- a fenders spreads, and in a little while j men are likely to be lynched for al- j most any crime. As it grows men ^ may be lynched for crimes which e i they have not committed. ia The good of society, as well as the n protection of the innocent, demands j, that men be tried, convicted and q punished for all crimes by the order,, . ly procedure of the court*.- No set Q ?f men can safely be allowed to take ^ v jue law into their own hands for the f punishment of any crime, however heinous and revolting. | ^ / Those people who see in lynchings a great evil, and who are de-l .. TarTf:::ed to see it wiped out, are! n - not seriously eoneefneu J^o'^ exercises the authority necessary to} <wine it out. The old States IdfWt ae iong?f brighten* the * people; They car? nothing for a ^ Hoctrine which. never had attJT rea^ ^ foundation except, in the desire of *, ^me people to do a? they pl&ised ^ Th?y Mfc for th? physician which fcaii hftttl the disease. If the ? Federal authorities alone have the * necessary .'balm J for it,, then by all * means let thera furnish the physician. t r 5 PROHIBITION PROHIBITS. jrj r.-.v " ? ' - r * s :Ov tometime friends . . who were ^ always m iavor of prombitiai), la t the year* which have , passed, "if x pt^hibifcioji would prohibit," are not d iow u talkative aa fotaerly. Congresgnan Stereiuon haa found soma t ot theso^ prominent , citizens in the t ja^ fat Baltimore ,t Iteeema that they t wpKQ "of th? same opinion atillr" ?nd. ( a^dartak&ig/to make, . thia opinion- j A ffood, they went to. Baltimore before ( the holiday* loaded up on liquor1 te ( b$. transported to South Carolina; jjot eaught by Federal officer# and *$? they are tcmrista in the lialti- J more jaiL Congresaman Sterenson'e ^ private aecretary, Ifr. Hutehiaea, * a%fc> &ie easy to get into the Balti ^ more jail but hard to get out. ' wna nqoor manalacturen arestil! firing m noise like. business men, M{<! talking about protecting their in- 1 teres ta as such, but the public has 1 learned that prohibition prohibits, and that liquor ia an outlaw in the 1 -* land. It haa taken tha Federal at- 1 thorities to enforce the law, but it J ia Vinintr Kn-friTcoH and t-V*<* f?(<t that! 1 men cannot escape the juat punish ' liai for their crime* will go a long ray toward putting a stop to efforts ' t# smuggle liquor into the State. We are having^ little trouble with . genuine liquor in these parts now ' Little of it reaehes here. The 0Qca*> ional illicit dealer and the'blind, tiger, ate still doing a little work, but prop- 1 ec efforts on the part of the law officers will toon ran them out of th* funtry. . And nothing will help to it this so Sftuoh ft? the Baltimore plaa puaing every violator of the law i behind the bars aftd keeping him1 there. 11 The good effects of what has beeni ! done are already apparent in this 1 State. The number of men in-South'1 Carolina accused of crime last year j was more than a thousand less than 1 in the preceding year, and the number ( of convictions was less by just as' many. These figures tell the tale. ] Could we get rid of negro barbecues and hot suppers, crime in this section 1 would soon be ap unknown quantity.' There is one other place, however, ! where the law must strike. The sale ! of extracts containing alcohol, and 1 which are used as beverages must' ^e < looked after. We do not know just^ what is necessary to stamp out this i svil, but some restrictions must be j put on thefrdrug stores, grocery stores e and other places where these extracts t ire sold, to the end that they cannotj be bought for beverage purposes. 1 [f necessary the sale must be prohi-,; iited. The same is true of all kinds; jf patent medicines which are used for beverages. The use of these sub-1 stitutes is worse than the use of good' iquor. They not only render men! < langerous to society, but they are! rilline those who drink them. The ranks must be closed up. No! juilty man must be allowed to escape. 1 Prohibition prohibits. That is why ( t *._J fought by th? ,;^"orites. . - c 2ASY TO GET IN JAIL BUT HARD TO GET OUT V t Washington, Jan. 11.?A mild sen- p ation was created here when Attor- .f / \ ley General Gregory informed Cop pressman Stevenson of South Caroina that not only would he not inercede in behalf of a number of r veil known South Carolinians who 0 ire* incarcerated in the Baltimore 0 ail charged with attempting to ship ? ntoxicating liquors in interstate ransportation, thus violating the fed- ^ ral bone dry law, but that he would sk Judge Rose of Baltimore, to ? " | ? lake the fines hereafter six months ^ nstead of four in the Monumental ^ Jity jail. |v For some time Mr. Stevenson and h ther well known public men have' pen troubled hv reauests from' i _ 0 riends to have their terniB of im-1 riaonment reduced from four,' lonths to two months 4qf ^-mgingj tj quor out of Baltimore In the direC'j on of South Cartjlian, there btingi ~ 0 ?narieial alternative. It is now a >Ur months in jail or nothing. n Mr. Stevenson asked the attorney fi eneral to see if he co^d not induce n udge Rose to make the term in jail ti wo months. Instead of making it rro, it will hereafter probably be six n ipntlis. > ' ft The method in o$erit!w al ft laltimore railffcftd statibn is said j n rur&. su vuau on uu&u^cvvmg vivwuu rith h\* trunk fall of liquor goes to ^ bt station to taks, the train. Ho t: tep? around to check his baggage, joints to it and says, "Tliats mine." ^ 7 en the federal officers step, up and ay, "That trunk may be yours, but wi are mine. Just eoms along and . ett'the court about It*' The*# is ^ Lothing to-do but coma as the. ?ri- ^ [ nc? is conclusive. ^ Iff. Stevenson had also had his seeetary, A. B. Hutchison, working o* .; . - * .?r! xy& ?> ? h? Baltimore end or tua a?*tter ana f , . . is . ...Ji ' - (" . ' hr latter when aaked today what , uccesi ha was haringr, **id, "All I urra to aay ia, the Baltimore jail * iaay to get into, bat batd > ?e* nt W ' \ j AVvivuvvvvwuv k " \ t ?; V &. LONG CAMS. V fc' ' '? - f " y V * k.VV\VVVkVVVV\VVV % Loo; Cane, Jan. 11.?His* Nina 3eaurord spent Tuesday "night with Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Bosler. I Mrs. W. S. Bosler and children ipent Tyesday with her parent*, Mr ] ind Mrs. W. D. Beauford. . ( Misses Nina and Allie and .Clara < Beauford spent Thursday in the city i irith Mr. and Mrs., J. M. McKellar. 1 Mrs. W. H. Beauford and children i of the city, spent a few days of last < reek with Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Beau- 1 ford, (before thqy left for their new 1 hojna in Greenwpod, which Mr. W. H < Beauford has purchased. Mr. Beau- i ford haa a position with the Pepsi- I Cola Plant. < Mr. W. 8. Boiler and ahildrem ' spegfe fhe, week-end ,\n 'the city with Mr. fn^ Mrs, M. MefMlat. : ilka Nina Beauford apeal Moadaf * ; 7 'i \ night with Mr. and Mrs.'L., F. Finley. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Cromer have noved to the Hagan's place down >elow Abbeville, and will farm down there. We regret to lose them from this community, but we wish them nuch happiness and success in their' iew home. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Finley have ved from the Kellar place to their plantation. . Mr. Bob Stevenson was a business /isitor to the city Thursday. , Messrs. J. L. Stewart and Earl Stewart and family have moved to ;he Chapman place and will farm! :here this year. We wish them sue-! less. Mr. John Martin and family have noved to the Hagans place and will, farm there this year. We wish them! success. While we are sorry to losej ;hem from this community. Misses Eva and Estelle Finley andf Viola and lone Beauford spent Sat-' lrday with Miss Eppie Beauford. I LOCAL FARMERS TO GET NITRATE. ' I / Uovernment' to Sell Nitrate fof Fertilizer Through County Agent. t Notice has been given to * W. A. iowell, County Agent for Abbeville bounty, that the U.'.S. Department of. Agriculture will at cost a supply ?f Nitrate of Soda to farmers in Abbeville County. The Nitrate is be sold for $81 a on, free on board cars at leading tort. Farmers will pay in addition, reight to shipping point. now to Ubtatn Nitrate. Applications for " the Nitrate iought by the Government will be j eceived only from actual farmers or. wners or holders of farms for use n their land, and may be made thru he following men: Abbeville: E. C. Horton, W. F. fickles and G. E. Calvert. Due West: A. D. Kennedy; DonIds, J. J. Dunn; Keowee, J. Claud Lshley; Level Land, W. W. Wilson; intreville, A. M. Erwin; Lowndes-j flle, Lowndesville Banking Co.; Caloun Falls, Dr. T. V. Farrow. |.' Applications for the Nitrate must' e made on or before January 25. 1 No money will be required with ' pplications but upon notice from le authorized representative of the e^rtment of Agriculture farmers must deposit with a local bank ^ '% ? ? A 1 T* xl. to be named designated Dy me sec- ^ Jtary of Agriculture to act as the j urmers' agent for- that purpose, loney .to cover the cost of the Ni- ( ate except the freight charge. I expfect to be attending ouj ual short C0Urg? fti Cle&son College ' ronj Jan. 15-51 inclusive, but the PPltetitions for the Nitrate will be lade through the above named gen- ' lemen. Remember that you must ave your application in for the Nirate on or before January 25. W. A. Rowell, Co. AgL IOTICE. OF. MEETING OP STOCK HOLDERS Tha annual meeting, of th* stock olden of the National Bank of Ab errille, S. C., willi)e held in the Bank folding at trrelre o'clock, noon, Jaa tary 14th, 1919. J. ALLEN SMTH. Btflident Ml , I. I II.. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, C?**ty of. AbbwilU, III Probata C?#t IRS. SUVA MeADAMS, Adminia. tratrlx ,of .the Eatata of A.. J, Ke? ADAMS, deeeaaed, and individually, Plaintiff,. minst L HOMER MeADAMS, MRS. /OIC-j EY M. HATCHER, MRS. AGNES; C. TODD, DAVID Me ADAMS,' EATHERINE McADAMS and ANNIB LATRIE McADAMS, Defendants. PURSUANT to an order of the Probate Court, I will sell at public mtcry, at Abbeville Court House, >n talesday in February, 1919 next, for the payments of debts, the folowing described real estate belong* ng to the estate of A. J. McAdams, Jeceaeed, to-irit: All that lot or ;raet of land lying, situate in Due flountr and State aforesaid! :ontaining on* hundred and fifteen icres, more or lets, and bounded by andi of W. N. MeAdams, E?tat? of 0. P. Hawthorn, M. B. Clinkecale*, W. J, Brjraon and Hony Lee. TEEMS CASH? Purcbaanr to pay for papers and etampe. J. V. MILLER, UfH. J*dge erf Prtbato. WOUNDED MEN LANDED AT NEWPORT NEWS Mt. Hundreds of Boys Shout Joy at Be- ^ ing Home Again. For . i*d: Newport News, Va., Jan. 11.? nhi Hundreds of soldiers came limping Liei down the gang planks of the United swi: States transport Madawaska, Friday and shouting their joy at being home cr< again. The vessel docked last night rive nearly' all her passengers being -icl wounded. Brigadier General Walter thei A. Harris of Macon, Ga.,,in command ho of the 147th, infantry brigade of plac the 87th, divison, and his aides, >xa: Lieutenants Samuel W. M. HaileJ E and Robert E. Ingman, both of Sa- * .tl vannah, were among the arrivals. The Madawaska which sailed from U. ; France December 18th, brought six! ' casual companies of 150 men each; about 1200 sick and wounded, about V 150 officers; twenty men of the mea headquarters of the 174th brigade.'rult Many of the officers and men hadj "I won decorations or citations and;stat nearly every man aboard had beenj evei wounded or gassed. The youngest ??e, soldier aboard was said to be fifteen Wei years old and the oldest 65. ' E lieutenant Hale and Ingman both described the voyage from France asj delightful and said the weather waS jt,on balmy and nearly everybody "lived ^ on deck" during the trip. ope Brigadier General Harris trained the 61st, infantry brigade of the ^lst ^te "division, the old Georgia National Guard, at Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga. On arrival in France the divisopig ion was drawn on regularly for re- , placements. Many Georgia national guardsmen were formed into the ^P* 151st machine gun battalion, General 01 Harris said, and' that organization ^ fought through some bloody battles ? with the rainbow division. General jp" Harris was later transferred to the 87th, division commanded by Brigadier General W. F. Martin, and placed in command of the 147th infantry brigade. The Madawaska's troops marched a. ? /l rix. i- i j ttmi mi _ . i iu vjampa otuart ana mil. ine cas-j ual will be reorganized and sent to Camps near their homes. The head-j quarters of tfre 174th, brigade will 50 to Camp Dix,* N. J. m 1 . 1. ~v. IHREE TRANSPORTS ARE ^ <PN WAY HOME Washington, Jan. 11.?Departure from France of three transports, the 5uroti, Belgis and Athenas, with a3out 6,000 troop*, including 1113117 lick" and wounded ftAft&ftnced to lay by the Yiit DepWttaent. The Hilr&ft is dtti at Newport News jaftuary lfy vrtth 100 officers and { 3,0&ft men ?ft>m the following units: Tferd provisional battalion, . 56th, engffeifers comprising, companies 1, L** fend Kf and medical detachment = casual companies numbers 121 (Geo? v too /XTa v^?lr\ . 19,5 tv*r\. r Bas),-1?4 (Arkanaaa);, 125., (Ohio), 412 and 413 (Maryland), 414 (Kan- M.J 8aa)field . hospital number 304 of the 301st, sani^TJ train; seeond hea-. vy mobile ordnance repair shop; 420 sick and wounded, .and twenty casual jj.~ ( officers. Each easaal company con* a sista roughly of two officers and 150 men and i* eomposed oiindn dsawn u from tha states Indicated. ) The Belgic it due at New York yb January' IS, and tha troopa aboard 10* include easual company number 420 ^ 1 (^w .. II: Tha Athenae is due at New York 15. January 19. with * detachment of 'J" 9 uTT,#. .71 ' headquarter* troopa from tha 02nd, j( dirision (Nsfro), atnon^ other troopa y ' ' 10. .. .? . ... o,.. .. : il >ifttf >THI 20; WUUU'5 kmnwnMiiY 2s/ Seed Catalog Gives the fullest and most 20.' up-to-date information, not 26. only about Seeds that can be 30. planted to advantage, but ?4. also about crop* that prom- : i>e to give the largest profits 37 during the coming year. 40! Aim mm VURf KXPBMBNOB. Tot and an equipment that la urmir- i pa?ia to tfito aauntry, glva ua un- 3 quallad advantagaa far aupplylng 60. TNI II9T OP ? Firm and Garden Seeds bi. Wflta far atalaf and Prlaaa of RAM and LOVER SIBM, ST 8I? OATS, SBIB OORR ana 9IB? POT ATOM. atalofl Ballad Praa as Rnvaat mi T. W. Wood ft Sons, b" UIMflU, - Rlahstaad, Va __ ??-??~ vU Par tha.Raat of tardana, PLAIT. WOOB'l IIIN. ?-?- " I Mortgage Loans I You Are Not . m : V ;V'; different from other men. jYour end may come a> unexpectedly as that of some of your good friends. If it should come suddenly/ what will be come of the Home you are buying? Our Home Purchase Plan is the only one that answers -that question by handing the cancelled mort- . r " gage to your Widow. Better drop in to-day! Thfe Equitable Life Assurance Society will Pay Dividends in 1919, though the In CITED FOR BRAVERY. Carmel Soy Shows Great Bravery 'irst Lieut. George C. McCelvey, ty-seventh Infantry, "For extrainary heroism in action near St. baut, France, August 7-9, 1918. utenant McCelvey stood in the ft current of the Vesle River | helped the men of three platoons, 5ss. He was pulled into the! ir thrice by drowning men, but h time succeeding in bringing n ashore. On succeeding days| was conspicuously present in :es of danger, setting a splendid mple to his command." [ome address: P. L. McCelvey, ler, Mount Carmel, S. C.' S. SUPREME COURT .UPHOLDS "BONE DRY" LAW ^ashiLgton. Jan. 13.?"Bone dry"| ins "bone flry" the supreme court ;d today. 'he Reed law" prohibiting intere transportation of liquor refers a to that intended for "personal the coyrt held, reversing a i.t Virginia lower court decision. | Assenting Justice McReynoIds said, amendment as construed by the ority opinion was not constitual. * he amendment if onstictutional ds up a broad field Jie said and ited out that the Webb>Kenyon gave each State the right to legison liquor importations and that it Virginia had done this. Justice! -k concurred in the dissenting' don. I SALE:?Milk and Cream. Any: lie desiring same will phone MRS. . A. ROGERS, No. 1. INot Only The rv. s . 'tf.now u ;! hrr i. . 1 . . . . , ~ But at tlie present price GRANITE is the CHEAP: construction of WALLS, F NEYS and UNDERPINNT or on the Farm. We can furinsh promptly class of work drilled and br< two men can handle. } 1 fl. \ Larload o/npj * , WHITE FOB OGLESBY GI ELBERTON, TELEPHONES " i Vf>,y' " \ 4 REPORT OF CON! rHE NATIONAL BA1 ^bbeyiiU, S. ,CT, intho Stat^ of Soul Dkniibtr' 3, RESOURCE . Lpane and.diecounte, including r exeerf those efttmn in b and c) - taafirdr&toy secured,u. l; uneecu: ,U, S^. bonds deposited to ptcuro par v*lu?) Liberty Loan Bond*, ? 1-2, 4, an< npi?dfc?d ,-v<- ? Payment actually made on Libtrtj onda of the Fourth Liberty Loan < Stock o4 Federar'Heeerre Bank <8< a-.Value,ef'baokin? hou*e> oipped;i cumbered ? w?? Real Eatate owned other than bank Laarfat tuiiu with Federal Reeen " 1? ??mH n rl Vl?t unounta fiu UMU ui ? ional banke ?Net amount* due from Panics, bank ? other than included in Iteme 14, ! Total ot Ittnu 14, 15, 16, 17, and Cheeka oa banka loeated outside of tg bank and other oath item* Redemption fund with U. 8. Traa J, 3. Treasurer Wax Savings Certiileatae and Thrift Tefcal LIABIL1 Capital stock paid -in Surplue fund a Undivided profita Circulating notes outstanding ? Individual depoeite subject to chec Certificates ot deposit aue in lews han for money borrowed) Cashier's checks outstanding Dividends unpaid al of demand deposit* (other than t U) eubjeet to Reserve, Item* 14, 18, 59, 40, and 41 Bills payable, other than with Fed fading ell obligations representing : han rediscounts Bill payable, with Federal Reserve Total A.TE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Abbeville, ss: I, J. ALLEN SMITH, President o: sar that the above statement is tru ief. ' Subscribed and sworn to bsfore n ERECT?Attsrti 1.shW LB WIS 9BEBIK, Winni. 1 fluenza Death losses will cause tome com- \ panics not to. Will the company you are r insured in do this? } Y ' 1 . - y ; v'-v #;y The Equitable | Life Assurance * Company R. L. DARGAN, Agt. - 3 7 , v" : ? I - f J 1 1 > - - \ * -f ; Most Durable > . r . .... ' .'J . > ' . ' f of building materials - . EST you can use in the. 'OUNDATIONS, CHIM- ? ' N"G for Houses in Town % . / 38 stone suitable for this t ' ^ v * )ken in sizes that one and v> > merits Onlij, ~ I t PBICES, " ' . f&C| iAIfllE CO. I I GEORGIA y % 2602?208. i . - S-' /. : . '!. > >ITION OF THEi; ?K OF ABBEVILLE^. h Carolln., M tin CIom of BuIum, 1918* rf '' 1 ' ' > ?? ' ' * ' *< .-' 1 &. ediscount*. f2 88,410.18?1968,411. itred. 81.389.00". circulation ~,v. 18,750.00-_ 18,7*t.?* I 4,1-4* i '+<!' * hi 87,110^00 - v :-* r 4 1-4^ oWn?a. J. , fi2,887.fl(K~ 8*,?Sf.?* Dflfe?f ?ttbtcription)-j. t,ld0.M' and unin- , 1,000.00^ i,009M. in* houiM 8,&77.8fr~ r?Juk^l 88,714.4*^ ? from &* .-.r-?v 118,81740' tn, ana tnm rnapw , 14, or 18 8,4#1.#1 18 111,789.01 ity ! town of rtport* l.lMjr , ur*r and da? from - 887,#* Stamps actually owned 148.1* - 8581,1*8.4# (TIES. ?- 75,000.1* 80,000.00 ? #,459.48^- 8,459. t* . 1 18,750.0# :k 117,049# than 80 days (othw ? 48,031.? ? 2,442,1ft 8,000.## >ank d?po?85,88, 87, S80,12?.07 ' ral Reservt Bank, inmoney borrowad, othor - 10,008.## Bank 88,480.0# ?8581,178.4# f th? above-named bank, do aolemiijr i? to the best of my knowledge ?u J. ALLEN SMITH, President le, this 11th day of January, 191f. W. H. WHITE, Notaiy PubK?.' i i " * 'r.