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A" V VA? ESTABLISHED 18U > [The Press and Banner; ] i ABBEVILLE, S. C. t < m - - . I 1 H. G. GLARE, Editor. i 1 l The Press and Banner Co. i Published Every Tuesday and Friday 1 i Telephone No. 10. I . Entered as second-class mail mat* tar at post office in Abbeville, S. CL ] 1 I Term* of Subscription: One year $2.00 ^ Six months 1.00 Three months .50 ! ] Payable invariably in advance. h I I, FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1919. I LAW AND ORDER. |j i y Sheriff R. M. Burts and Joel S. * Morse, foreman of the Grand Jury, ! will attend the meeting July 16 in Columbia, called by Governor Cooper, * for the purpose of discussing plans j j for the suppression of crime and the,, maintenance of order in the State. ] Sheriffs and foremen of grand juries J from every county have been urged < to attend. There has been a marked l wave of homicide in South Carolina during the past few months. Other j crimes have also been on tihe in- ( crease. ^ In Abbeville County there has ? been an average of more than two { - killings a week for the past two(l months. A few counties have worse 1 records, while some have better rec- ? ords. 1 A contempt for law and a feeling c of security as far as punishment is j1 concerned may be cited as the two j main reasons for the conditions that'? confront us. This especially applies^ to the cases where white men havejt ruthlessly killed negroes. Jt has ^ been suggested that the spirit of un-! v vacf OTKwn/taraH tiv fVlP Wftr .18 fl' cause for so much killing. We doubtj; this, because so few ex-soldiers are / involved. If there is one thing that; our citizen-soldiers have learned ini the Great War it is the value and ab-! _ ' ' ? I solute necessity of law and order. j The real reasons, we believe, are r cumulative and can be given in se- c quence as follows: first of all, is t ignorance, which breeds prejudice; c then comes contempt for the law and * finally a belief, not altogether unjus- * tified, of immunity fqom punishment, i It is an ugly conditions of affairs c which confronts the Chief Executive and the officials which he has 6 called together. We earnestly hope <3 that some good will come out of the j I mtwvHrvor Ruf wp KpNovo +.Vip /'TiiA'f i: good will follow from the publicity * which will attend the gathering. v Plans and devisings will do little to * etop crime unless back of it is pub- 0 lie opinion, aroused and "meaning business." I ^ The people must be educated and L the lawless must be punished, and|j, there must be a healthy, compelling, |i overwhelming sentiment against jp crime. - ' jt Sheriffs and other public officials] ? whose duty it is to maintain the; \ law do just about what the public!11 !g The truth of this statemeTit is borne! out in too many instances to be' v doubted. Here and there can be p found a fearless nnhlir nffirinl wl-m' ? dares to do his duty regardless of j a the fact that an easier way out is' ^ allowed by an indulgent public. The!c path of least resistence is the usual!2 way. ' i-? ? | i It up to the people. We do not5. 1 J1 mean to belittle the meeting of of- g ficials called by Governor Cooper, 0 in fact, we believe much good will t] be accomplished. But crime will be ii lessened in South Carolina in direct 11 proportion as public opirion is arous-| pH and arts A MILLION >OR GOOD ROADS, b a Senator J. Howard Moore has an- p nounced that if a majority of the en- IV rolled voters of the county express a themselves in favor of good roads d that he will introduce a bill in the it< i^ioiwwuic, aim uv oil in ma c< power to pass the bill, allowing a bond issue for road building. It has been suggested that a straw vote of the county be taken sometime in the near future, the polls to stay open for several days in order to give all who want to vote the opportunity. a1 A number of the business men of n1 \ Abbeville have said that they are W villing to raise the money necessary 'or the primary and to make a preiminary survey of the county so ;h*t map of the proposed roads can }e drawn. This last, in order that ac ;he voters may know just what roads jj ire to be constructed. The road map of the county should 3 De very carefully made; for it is FM/vcf imnnT+ont fhaf tliA rnadc should M J1V-JV VMltV VMMV V*?v * ~ ?? ? be built where they will serve the ar most people. No partiality Should of be shown and everything should be ai Dpen and above-board. n< When the voters understand thor- ^ oughly just the roads that are pro- m posed to be built the election should be held. r , Another means of ascertaining the ? sentiment of the voters would be by petition. Either way seems feasible. ? A niggardly few hundred- thou- Ju sand dollars would not build enough hi roads f in the county. A million dol- fc lars is needed to construct mileage ef enough to meet the needs of most sa of the people. The tax-rate in fchisj :ounty is one of the lowest in the su State and the county is not the poor- ^ jst per capita by many counts. We ire able to spend $1,000,000 for jood roads. As had been said before provision should be made in the bill that is put before the legislature for ade- ds luate maintenance of the proposed bi roads. It would be the worst possi- a ile policy to build roads and then gj et them disintegrate and they will j ^ io just that thing if they are not cept up. bl Crood roads are an asset both to ;he farmers and to the people who ive in town. It furnishes transpor- PI ation facilities that cut the cost of narketing to such an extent that in i few years saving from this item R< ilone will pay for the roads; it dou)les the value of farm lands, makes iving on the country a pleasure. It inables town dwellers to take pleasire trips to the country in their maihines under conditions that are jleasant and economical. . ?* And last, no section of this coun- M. ry can hope to reach its highest gr levelopment without good roads. Bad wi oads sentence the people to isola- re; ion, inconvenience and hardships; fr, rood roads bring co-operation, con'eniences and better conditions. f R? I NEW DEPARTURE I AT THE UNIVERSITY t fif | tal In addition to the many forward a novements set in motion for the com- no ng session at the University and al- j M; eady noted in the newspapers, spe- ^ ial significance is to be attached to he establishment of a department CQ if Hygiene in connection with the W( nter-departmental Social Hygiene Soard at Washington. The estab- ar ishment of tfhis new department m< neets with the approval of Supt. Iwearingen who first suggested the sti dea to the President of the Univer- an ity. After considerable correspon- <?h icnce ana two visits to wasmngion, an Resident Currell succeeded in mak- an ng satisfactory arrangements with ^ he authorities at the Capital by ^ irhich they agree to furnish the unds necessary to secure a Director ur f Hygiene whose specific work will m5 >e the teaching of this subject to ?r tudents in the School of Education.; of ?he aim of the Social Hygiene Board'it s to instruct prospective teachers i n the important subject of Hygiene v1 n order that they may be fitted to! resent it in the schools. In connec-L?i tt? _ .... -Ital ivn wjvri nygiene, sanitation and; revention of disease will also be.N"' aught. Students not taking courses n Education will be permitted to lect courses in Hygiene and Sanitaion for which they will be given full redit. The Director of Hygiene will /ork in full cooperation with the 1 'hysician in charge of the infirmary nd with the departments of Biology nd Physical Education. More specic fnformation in regard to the ourses to be.offered will be given \ s soon as the Director is appointed. The war records show that about ne third of our young men were reected in the draft because of phy- / ical unfitness. The establishment! ! f a n#Miarfmon+ ivf Uvmona if I * - ? VTA AAJftlWIiW AO) y tierefore, a distinctly forward step 1 the educational progress of the diversity, The Book Club. Mrs. C. S. Jones entertained the look Club Wednesday afternoon at n unusually well attended and leasant meeting. In the absence of _ Irs. Miller, Mrs. J. A. Hill presided r< t the meeting. There was a lively ^ iscussion of the books and current ^ 3 pics and the deliehtful salad - Durse served was enjoyed. bul but Preaching at Long Cane. CO! f toe By invitation of the pastor, the net ev. Dr. Jas. L. Martin will preach ] t Lower Long Cane A. R. P. Church con ext Sunday, July 13. wo: 1TNESSES RELATE STORY OF SHOOTING Newberry, July 7.?The following count of the shooting of Keiater air at Prosperity Sunday is given r persons present when it happen!: Some one had noticed a light in r. Kinard's store about 11 o'clock id had called up the central phone fice. The operator called Mr. Kfnd. Mr. Hair and a friend were >ar the store at the time, and seeing em, central called them. The young an got to the store before Mr. Kin d. They found that there was some te in the store. One of them took s position at the front door; Mr. air went round to the back door ,st as Mr. Kinaril approached with s gun. Mr. Kinard, mistaking him t a burglar, fired, the load taking Feet in the abdomen. Mr. Kinard ys he called "halt" before firing. Mr. Kinard came to Newberry and irrendered to the sheriff, and will f under arrest till the inquest is >ld; which will be some time Tuesiy. The negro who was in the store, imed Arch Counts, was tried Mon- I iy morning in the circuit court for I eaking into the store and -stealing I dollar's worth of goods, and was I ven one year and 30 days. The I oe was not within the distance to I dwelling house to make the offense irglary. EELS IT HI8 DUTY TO GIVE DETAILS !T. J. H. Dunn Wants Others to Profit by His Experience?Suffered Ten Years. Rev. J. H. Dunn, of 724 West larp Street, Spokane, Wash., pastor the Church of Christ, is still anher minister whose deep sense of atitude and desire to help others j 11 not permit him to remain silent! yarding the benefits he derived j om the use of Tanlac. "Tanlac has not only relieved mej my ten years of suffering," said !v. Mr. Dunn, "but also it has built, ? up wonderfully, as I have gained j teen pounds in a month's time byi king it. My stomach was in such [J disordered condition that I could t eat without suffering great pain. =~ y food felt like lead on my stomh and I would expel gas with al>st every breath. My head ached nstantly and I continually lost iight, strength and energy. I spent ound three hundred dollars for jdicine but go no'better. "I finally bought Tanlac on the rength of the high endorsements, d my first bottle made a marked ange in my feelings. So I bougiht other and still others, and now I i just a new man. I can eat anying now without the least discomrt afterwards. It gives me please to. do what I can for my fellow in and, as Tanlac has been of such eat benefit to me and to a number my friends also, I can recommend to everybody/' Engraved cards and wedding invi;ions at Press and Banner Co. LIFT OFF CORNS! \pply few drops then lift sore^ touchy corns off with fingers | > a* a i y^.t* \ r n \? ral V Doesn't hurt a bit! 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