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ESTABLISHED 1814: The Press and Banner * ABBEVILLE, S. C. Wm. P. GREENE, Editor. j "* 'The Press and Banner Co. Published Every Tuesday and Friday Telephone No. 10. Entered as second-class mail mat-j ter at post office in Abbeville, S. C. ' " ' ! > Terms of Subscription: One year $2.00 Six months 1.00 Three months .50 Payable invariably in advance. FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1919. DYING HARD. Some of the liquor drinkers are f ' dying hard. We notice that in Vermont and Massachusetts a number of towns are voting on the liquor ^ question now and that they are vot-. ine "wet." Of course the country has gone dry, and the votes amount to nothing. The constitutional amendment has been adopted, and lirf'. I v quor has been forever banished from * the country, unless, perhaps, this amendment may be gotten rid of. , And it is this that the liquor ele. i ? ment is after. They know that those ~t f f~ . 7 : opposed tc?traffic in liquor have won | the fight, and that they-will take litSp tie interest in liquor elections now. j B The plan, therefore, is to hold elec-j tions in dry territory, have the liquor r element vote solidly, carry the elec-1^ W tion, and then proclaim that the election is a protest against making' F the whole country dry by constittf-?i F tional amendment. , jti , J^?s? peppl? who have been earn-! b ing a livelihood by making and sell-1 . -tog liquor had as well hunt otherJ jobs. The country has taken a step *m 1 ~*7or^rX~~It'will not look backward.!* liquor is constantly getting higher j . be<Jattse sensible men know that it( | ' Will not fee sold lawfully in the fu-j p - " tare for IseVgrage purposes, and.* therefore the amatirifc being manu- ? factured is on the decrease. The trouble'with the extreme li-j^ L * quor-dr in king-element is that they are dead but don't know it. . P ' , l ' -i i '? ; 5?r:fr- . 1. J w r SEEING PARIS. tj We notice that the democrats in a congress have discovered that the n republicans were about to steal a; j, march on them. The republicans had! n Dlanned to send a number of the m * " I r members of that party to Paris for j( f \ the purpose of keeping up with the!(j L Peace Conference, and with military j n matters generally, so that they would j -u ^ know what they were talking about e 'when congress was re-convened. The |L democrats found this out, and they; have commissioned a number of con-j HBHBI^feessmen' from their side of the! IMHr fl to go over and see what the |HB9B^B>licans are u? to. ^ ^^^^^^^ nong the prominent democrats ^ B^HHE^^Bwill go over on this mission is Sam. J. Nicholls, of Spartan- 3 |M^Pburg. We predict that, even though e HnV the Colonel may not see all the things ^ the republicans do while there, he ? Will of IaobI ^OAA Dnw'n " I A tr?M uv ivuDb ott x OX IS. I77 " 1 THE INCOME TAX. J Saturday will be the last day for iling income tax returns. All indi- . . * " i duals must have their returns in by e Saturday night, or they will be sub- t ect to the penalties of the law. Ev-i j :ry unmarried man who makes as!. : c nu<;h as one thousand dollars, and1 e svery married man who makes as c nuch as two thousand dollars must nake a return. This does not mean _ 3 5hat he must make that much clear ^ money. It means that if he sells ^ farm products to the amount of two " i thousand dollars, receives a salary, ^ ar otherwise earns as much as two x thousand dollars, he must make a j return. j It may be that he will still not be liable to the payment of any income tax, but this does not relieve him from the penalties of the law applicable to those who must make re I. ' *~'ur reaucrs siiwuia give trie Batter attention, ^d-.not be caught .... sgggsaaaagB * [ LET THE PEOPLE RULE. ( &1'. t I We notice that the shop employees t ft the railroads are now asking for F an increase in wages from 68 cents per hour to 85 cents per hour, on an eight hour basis. For overtime they would, of course, receive pay at overtime prices. Heretofore when the railway emiloyees have demanded increases in pay, and when the increases have been denied, it has been the policy to enforce the demands by the strike. And it has been stated at these times by some of these employees that the public, meaning of course the everyday man, would attend to the fight for them. Granting that this was a correct statement of facts, it seems to us that the present proposed increasej should be submitted to the people,? | the public which has been the friend: of labor in the past. It should be submitted to the public mainly for the reason that the public must pay the bilk for this proposed increase.; These employees are servants of the everyday man. The people who are' at the heads of the railroads are not( paying them. They are being paid' from the high passenger and freight i rates now of force, as far as these j will go, and the balance is being' made good by taxation. Just now we have found that the public has lost three-quarters of a billion dollars in operating the rail :oads during last year. This loss nust be made up by the payment of ;axes. Every man will contribute something towards paying that loss, le will pay income taxes, or taxes n the way of revenue, or charges in :he way of higher and still higher >assenger and freight rates, by duies on the goods he buys or in some >ther way. The people will pay the >ills. If the wages of these em lojrees are to be increased the people will pay for the increase. It is iicir fight now. For that reason, we elieve, that some Irind of a refer-J' Buvniu ?ad to ?et the serf--! ment of the public. If the public wants to pay these J age-earners the amount which they sk, we contend that the wage-earn- ] rs are their employees, and the ( eople have * rteht to tax themselves 1 ad pay them. The government ] nould not attempt to decide for j lem, as the government only handles tie money, and is not the paymaster. ( 'he public should have a right to in- J rease the pay of any man it emloys if the public is not satisfied I hat he is receiving full compensa- 1 ion. On the other 'hand, if the peo le who pay these men think they re being paid enough, the governlent should not now undertake to < icrease the wages which the public ' lust pay. This country must be made safe or democracy and this cannot be j one" if- a few high-salaried governient employees are to fix the salar;s which we are to pay our employes. Let the people rule. " I THE ACREAGE REDUCTION. Chairman J. S. Stark has mailed he letter below to State Chairman ] Vannamaker, and he asks us to pubish the same. As stated in the.let- * er Congressman Lever and Commisioner Harris will address the farm- M rs of Abbeville County an the reaction program today. You are-**- i [uested to attend the meeting. The ' ollowing is Mr.'Stark's letter: March 12, 1919. 1 t o nr i nr. o. O. YT aiiiiaiiiaxvci y \juau man, Columbia, S. C. ly Dear Sir: We have appointed committees in ( very school district to secure signers to the pledge to reduce the coton acreage and good reports are be- ?t ng received from them. In some ommunities practically every farmr has signed, and there is very little pposition to the plan. Most of our leople realize it is our only salvation, ind I believe will reduce even where hey don't sign a pledge to do so. I elieve you can count on Abbeville loing her share to keep the producion down and the price of cotton ip. We are expecting a good meetng on Friday when we expect Messrs iarris and Lever here to a'ddress our >eople. Keep up the good work, "don't rrow weary in well doing." Yours sincerely, J. S. Stark, Chairman. TEACHING THE FIRST. ' Mrs. C. C. . Garobrell has' been te^^-/t-each the first grade at the traded School anils' aS '^ofk' with he youngsters. The Board of Trusees are fortunate in securing so exlerienced and capable a teacher. \ . Statement of the Condition of The Lowndesville Banking Company, . Located at Lowndesville, S. C., at the Close of Business March 4, 1919. RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts $108,996.44 Overdrafts 523.10 Bonds and Stocks Owned by the Bank 9,630.00 Furniture and Fixtures._ 1,400.00 Banking House 1,350.00 Other Real Estate owned 400.00 Due from Banks and Bankers, 21,071.17 Currency 4,178.00 Gold 35.00 SHver and other Minor Coin 688.00 Checks and Cash Items__ 1,644.05 TOTAL $149,915.76 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock Paid in $ 12,500.00 Surplus Fund 5,000.00 Undivided Profits, less Current Expenses and Taxes Paid 4,218.82 Due to Banks and Bankers 404.25 Individual Deposits subject to check 55,679.27 Savings dep 27,589.29 Time Certificates of Dep._ 8,296.42 Cashier's Chk. 227.71 91,792.69 Notes and Bills Rediscounted 10,000.00 Bills Payable, including Certificates for Money Borrowed ^ 26,000.00( TOTAL $149,915.76! STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Abbeville. ss. Before me came A. V. BARNES, Cashier of the above named bankj who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. A. V. BARNES. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 11th day of March, 1919, W. N. BONDS Notary Public. Correct Atteat: B. F. MAULDIN, W. FRANK McGEE, D. L. BARNES, Directors. Statement of the Condition of Ihe Farmers Bank of Abbeville County, Located at Abbeville, S. C., at the^ Close of Business, March 4, 1919. RESOURCES. ^9an? and Discounts $230,664.52, Overdrafts ' 4,227.2L Bonds and Stocks owned by the Bask 4,100.00. furniture and Fixtures. 1,300.00, >ther real estate owned- 6,189.00. [)ue from Banks and Bankers 41,743.25 Currency 7,670.00, jold ?- 475.00 Silver and Other Minor Coin 2,326.37, Checks and Cash Items. 2,874.75. Dther Resources, viz.: W. S. St. 840.00 U. S. L. Bonds 78,000.00 TOTAL $380,300.10 LIABILITIES. orvifo 1 QfPoM in 7K AHH OH ^Uyil'Ul kJ vvvn. JL utu IU---y I UjWWW.VV, Surplus Fund 19,000.00, Undivided Profits, less Current Expenses nnd Taxes Paid 3,066.44 Dividends Unpaid 224.00 [ndividual Deposits subject to check 156,888.79 Savings dep. _ 82,635.98 rime Certificates of deposit 29,537.00 Cashier's Chk. 3,225.89 - 272,287.66 Bills Payable, including Certificates for money Borrowed 10,000.00 Reserve Fund Carried on General Individua 1 or Savings Ledger 722.00 TOTAL _$380,300.10 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 'V" County of Abbeville, ss. Before me came J. C. THOMSON Cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown L i.L? 1 1 * J 1 1. oy me uooks ox saia uann.. J. C. THOMSON. Sworn to and. subscribed ' before me this 13th day of March, 1919. ^ ALBERT HENRY, , Notary Public, S. C. Correct Attest: W. H. WHITE, F. E. HARRISON, ? P. B. SPEED, Directors. ^Brnwrn^atmrnem^ Seed Corn Wood's White and Yellow I! Dent Seed Corns are all nubbed SI selected stock of high germi- J[ nation. For the past five !J years our Bellwood stain of !| Boone County has won first - !' prize at the Virginia State { Fair for best ten ears of white * corn. . Wood's Virginia Ensilage *ll Corn is one of the best and j] largest-yielding varieties for ; t the silo. I WOOD'S SEEDS For Farm and Garden are of high-grade quality?tested for both purity and germination. Write for Catalog and "Wood's Crop Special," giving prices of (P, Seed Potatoes, Seed ... 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