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Established 1S44. The Press and Bannei Abbeville, S. C. The Press and Banner Company Published Tri-Weekly Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Telephone Xo. 10. Entered as second-class matter at post office in Abbeville, S. C. Terms of Subscription: One year $2.UU Six month?? 1.00 Three months t ."0 Friday, May 14, 1920. MARRIAGE IN THE LABORATORY Tose conventional souls who have feared that experimenting with maiT-iorro \irnn1H iinHprminp PVPTV Tlietv iiCg.V. ? i- ? and morality will do well to read the pronunciamento of Miss Fannie Hurst in announcing her marriage-' on-the-quiet. Fannie Hurst, the high-^ est paid short story writer in America recently announced her marriage five years ago to Jacques S. Danielson, pianist, at Lakewood, N. J. For a year it was a trial marriage. "But now, after an acid test which has lasted five years," said Miss Hurst j "the dust is still on the butterfly wings of our adventure and the dew is on the rose." I The marriage was kept abso-' lute secret to everybody except the , parents of Miss Hurst and one mutual friend of the coupfe, Hi Davis, editor of Munsev's Magazine. Mr. and Mrs. Danielson parted thirty minutes after the marriage cere-j mony and since they have maintained separate homes, so as not to interfere with each other's artistic 'achievements. Since the public announcement they will continue to live apart. * j ' Miss llU'rst declared to a reporter of one of the New York dailies that she and her husband are very much --- rviovi'tnl O rvo n fromontc Ill 1UVC. l ncii 1/iautoi unu..hv...< are a result of very definite theorie concerning marriage which were ' . cherished by each. They {have put their theories into practice?and with success, it seems. They have breakfast together twice ''a week, instead of every day. In the event a child is born it will take the paternal name until reaching the age of discretion, at which time it will be allowed to choose the name it prefers. J % Miss Hurst in further defense of be unusual theories of marriage' savs. "Beine firmly of the opinion that nine out of ten of the alliances I saw about me were merely sordid endurance tests, evergreen with the fungi of familiarity and contempt; convinced that too often that most sacred relationship wears off like a piece of high sheen damask and in a few months becomes as a breakfast cloth, stale with soft boiled egg stain, I made certain resolutions concerning what my marriage should not be. "We decided that the antediluvian custom of a woman casting aside the name that had become as much a part of her personality as the color of her eyes, had neither rhyme nor reason. I was born Fannie Hurst and I expect to die Fannie Hurst. "We believe in love, but not free love. Rather, we are willing to pay the price in mutual sacrifices toward the preservation of one another's Individuality." "If I had the marriage to do over again," said Mr. Danielson, the man in the case, "I would do it all in the \ . same way. "The manner in which I and my wife live is entirely agreeable to both ol us. we wui continue vu uvc as we have been living?for the preservation of each other's individuality." Even the most critical connoisseurs of Puritanical modesty can find nothing in the announcement of either of the above parties to offend the most delicate senses, much less Much nf shame to the """6 ??? > cheeks. It is truly a vicUrian alliance of two young hearts. The free love propaganda which I sloshed about the country several , years ago has all but disappeared, j some traces being discernible about I Greenwich village. The sociological i alchemists soon found that the finej sounding phrase "free love" involved | an essential contradiction a proof of ; which was recently to be found in j the statement of an English radical , j that if it's free it isn't love, and if j it's love it isn't free. j I If we didn't have marriage, /Mr.! I j Bernard Shaw notwithstanding, wc 1 would have to invent something very ' j similar. The details of the relation- ' ship might be amended in more ways 5 , than Miss Hurst has done, and the I j j habits of life involved in it might be1 I ( I far more elastic so as to suit a vari-, j ... . . 1 1 i ety of joint necessities, as one writ-j ( j er puts it, "marriage has survived s 'the twin-bed?seems even to thrive j on it. It may, for some,! do very t cheerfully without breakfasts andjc ' separate homes." 11 I I a So long as the contracting parties 1 i are faithful to the heart of the re-! lationship it is hard to see how they v can do much to anybody. ! n TAXATION AND EDUCATION ! D I ! t< In the May number of S. C. Edu- j? cation Gov. R. A. Cooper has the fol ! C( lowing to say of taxation and educa-'g. tion in South Carolina: j y( "The greatest obstacle, at pres j f< ent, in the way of a rapidly expand- e< ing educational system in South Car ol olina is our system oft taxation. The is people of the State, speaking through e: the General Assembly and in othei*; o: ways, have clearly demonstrated' their interest in education. It Is no Vl longer necessary to preach educa-1 e{ ticn, per se. We have all, or practi- U] cally all, agreed as to the necessity st for enlightment. The question that jt confronts us is one of means. In go- jrj ing over the State I seldom, i? ever. c|, find a community, or even an indi- a vidual citizen, \vho does not positive- c? ly favor education. Just a few years ^ ago it was quite easy to find parents 0i who were extremely careless about m ? the education of their children* Hap' pily such parents are rapidly de?' creasing in number, ^the specie? IS( almost extinct-. But, while I do not find people who are indifferent on v this question, I often find communi- tl ties which have inadequate school fa- n cilities; often find parents who have difficulty in procuring for their chil- ^ dren the kind of education they wish them to have. The school buildings S are frequently poorly equipped, and almost always the school teachers E are poorly paid. This lack of facilities is not only found in the primary IS schools, but extends to the high E schools and colleges. I "Having created the sentiment for! G education the next step is to provide the means. It is often unpleasant to come face to face with the cold fact C that money is necessary for the pro- ^ pagation of ideals. That's a fact we ^ must see, however, before we can go much further along the road of edu- P cational progress. The present State a! levy is about all the people will bear, w and yet we must have more money a' for all degrees of education. What tl .L- l . j o rpi? ?..?? tl is to ue uune; xue ausnci, gucu iu general terms, is easy: Revise the tax laws. The process of revision is ^ far from easy, though, and we are called upon to give it our best M thought. I wish all schools would give C( this question more attention; In- S1 deed, it has always seemed to me that problems of government do not ^ receive their due proportion of study sa in our schools. Taxation underlies all w governmental undertakings.- Money w must provide the physical equipment \ and pay for the intellectual instruc- ft tion. Is it not illogical to pass by this b? fundamenjtal question of taxation with just a lick and a promise sort of M consideration? "If all property in South Carolina were returned for taxation at its true value, and if we had in opera- r( tion laws which would place a tax s upon inheritances, incomes, fran- a* chises, and so on, our levy would be exceedingly small. One mill now mis<?s atmroximatelv four hundred th thousand dollars. If all property were returned at its true value, one mill o: would raise from three to four times s: that much, conservatively estimated, w And, moreover, if property were re-( a turned at its full value, the glaring inequalities which now exist would P disappear. Our present system?we d call it a "system,'' though it hardly T deserves that name?is fuT! of In- g equalities. In order to remeffy the o defects, a re-valuation plan of one cind or another, is needed. Just so ong as we cling to the present way )C taxing our people, we shall coninue to have all manner of injustice. \djiining city lots, of equal size ind value, are not infrequently returned for different amounts, and, ;herefore, are not taxed alike. The >ame is true of adjoining farms and 3f houses. "Through the tax commission and in other ways we have made a start, but we have a long: way yet to go. If ive are to succeed quickly, it is essential that our schools give the mater careful thought. There is no reason for any one to object to a re- i: valuation plan, for its purpose and jp its effect would in no wise be to | isuse unjust taxation. Just the op- " ^osite would be its purpose and its jj iffect. Men have nearly always "i hied off from any proposed change J n tax laws for fear that taxes would S >e increased. It seems to me we pro- W. eed on the theory, in this State, at g east, that it is best to let bad enough H lone. 11 == "Now we are rapidly approaching, | f, indeed, we have no? actually j eached the point where -we can = lake but little more progress until | ^e have taken hold of the difficult I rdblem of taxation, considered it in-1 ? .dligently, and acted upon it fearissly. As our social organization bejmes more complex, demanding m reater public expenditures every' ? ear, the need for arranging a firm Jj mnuatiun uei'uuies more pronuunci. Public opinion is the foundation f all public undertakings; taxation!E the means by which me public can'B <press itself through varying kinds H f institutions and agencies. Iff "Yes, I know that taxation is ither dull subject; there is nothing H specially romantic about it. But it lb nderlies the organization of our'it >cial fabric, and we must consider K . The sooner this consideration is B; iven, the sooner will unequal bur- raj ens be re-distributed ?u to work || hardship on none, and the sooner Jg an we proceed with our pian for Q taking South Carolina a State sec-.,P nd to none in genera 1 enlighten-. fi lent." ^ S U D. C.'S MEET T\V0 local chapter U. D. C. held its rr.ilar meeting Tuesday afternoon, nis being the day following Mclovial Day. The following program ra.s carried out,. with Miss Mae 'obertson in charge: My Old Kentucky Home?Graded: chool Chorus. Reading?"Sleep Soldier Sleep' j lllen Nabers. Reading?Margaret Penney. Mary forwood Perrin, Sarah Cowan, iachel Minshall. Song?Tenting on the Old Camp IB round, Graded School Chorus. |jj Song?Mrs. Fulp. fife Reading?True Story of Four I Country Boys, written oy Mrs rank W. Wilson and read by Miss 5 [ae Robertson. . . ^ A committeo Was appointed to E lace this chapter's name on record I * protesting against .the manner in R hich the names of Southern gener- B Is have been spoken of in regard to le controversy over the placing of lese names on the Arlington Ceme:ry monument and demanding that lese names be placed thereon. Plans for Memorial exercises on 'ay 15 are in the hands of various >mmittees and it is promised that a jlendid program will be carried out. Miss May Robertson,, hostess of i le afternon served a most elaboratej ilad course with iced tea. Her home as made lovely for the occasion ith red and white roses. Mrs. W. C. Sherard, who has been >r some time, added much pleasure j being able to attend this meeting. RS. COLEMAN THANKS PEOPLE FOR HELP My resignation as Executive-Sec?tary of the Home Service Section sveral weeks ago, and its acceptance' t a meeting of the Abbeville Chapsr last Monday, terminated for mej n exceedingly pleasant service for le Red Cross. I am indebted to a large number f people in the county for interest, empathy, and co-operation, without' hich the work could not have lived, nd for which I heartily thank them. J During my term ?f office it was my rivilege to assist many of the spleii^ id young men who served us in the. (forld War, and I shall always reard that privilege the highest honor ? 1:4. i my uxv. m Hannah Hemphill Coleman. ! THE BIG I] IN B A N K I N The as tha cial ta ment c the de And h< as the work c accord 1 inS i I I I MODEL 51? F This extremely rc of comfort for fh at the wheel for ' dodates three pe spare for baggag Deep, flexible, bl; ient, mattress-typ eling in this modi The stylish straig Davis 'finish in Co fer. Chassis, fend Duplex headjami WINS A slow speed race ment over the coi les. The race was over a course of a Jimmy Murphy, c ?roa o-n Virmr Qr?H VV CtO an uvui win by a comfort! nearest competitc a fine point and si vis car. SHEF 3EA G i true banker looks upon his t of leadership in the great sks that accompany the vf i to f i/-i ri onr] vy^/m*a ni n v-iv iii/,uliuci anu mui ^ velopment of his home con e looks upon the individual < medium through whom th )f the world is done, and se lingly. Thit i? the big idea \ PLANTERS Bi THE PROGRESSIVE E ABBEVILLE, S. C. IVE PASSENGER TOUR >omy open car provides the re passengers. There is am 'six-footeis" and the tonne rsons comfortably, with e. ack leather upholstery and e springs add to the pleasu ? v isn car. ht lines are enhanced by tl bait blue or Sedan green, j ers, wheels and radiator z ps are used. J?ggEj , r:, I | I ,-r - ; ' ~~r * j V, ,.yr=:..i~ N I : V"j.- > ' ' *V"?' \ * it SLOW SPEED RACE ; which has created quite a 1 i _ ?x t T??I j intry nas JUSt ueen iieiu in held on the Los Angeles l mile and a quarter, and w iriving a Davis model 53. seven minutes, which enabl able margin of 200 yards I >r. This certainly is throttle lows the extreme flexibility IARD BRO llllllllllllllllllilllllllilllllllllB . business commer- jjj developspecially nmunity. :ustomer le great p i vca iiiiu in bank- m , H INK | JANK, | ?g? I. I ING CAR | maximum J pie space 3 tau accom- I room to M long resil- || ire of trav- g le durable m is you pre- H ire black. 9 ___ rit of com- || Los Ange- || speedway || ras won by H His time I ed him to )ehind the d down to .. | of the Da~ s. I