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Established 1844. i THE PRESS AND BANNER ? ABBEVILLE, S. C. ** ' "l 1 The Press and Banner Company i Published Tri-Weekly Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 1 Telephone No. 10. i Entered as second-tiass matter at V . ^ post office in Aobeville, S. C. > I \ Tei\Q? of Sabtcriplioat j ^ One Year _s. $2.00 Six months $1.00 Three months .50 1 1; WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 19*0 , L ' ' TRAFFIC RULES. ' * ' I There have been automobile acci- , 11 'dents in Abbeville in the past and there will be others in the future.j, But we have been singularly free; form such accidents as compared' with the records of other towhs. But1 j with the increasing number of motor ' ] driven machines, propelled with a 1 powerful agency like gasoline,, it is * too much to expect that some acci- ( dent will not occur, which aside from ( ;v v the loss and damage yto our people,! may result in great grief and sorrow'] > at times. The feelings of sorrow will . not be confined to those who are in- ( jured, but tfe those who may be the , innocent cause of injury to others. , The accidents which have lately , occurred in the city may well warn , those of us who operate these cars j and the public generally that measures for the protection of the public ' ? from these injuries are imperative. ' . Only by strict adherence to traffic ] rules reasonably made and strictly ' enforced may we expect to have a ' T ] minimum of such accidents. The city council and the police au-f thorities have been diligent lately in the enforcement of the ordinance against operating cars at night with- ( x K?.Ufr? TVn ic il ' (JUL pi UpCI U?IlbO. ll? vivuu<m?v ? _ good ,one, and should be strictly en-j1 forced. But this ordinance is not as 7 r % important as some others. And to these we would direct^ the attention' of the city authorities and the public.' x There is an^ ordinance in the city requiring all vehicles to take the right side of the street. This is in our;[ judgment one of the most important]1 ordinances for the protection of the public, and of automobile drivers fed well. With its enforcement, and it:] can be enforced on the paved streets,' will come less and less danger from these vehicles. j' Of course there will be accidents from fast and sometimes reckless ' driving. The speeders should be , ' curbed and .brought before I the city authorities. But a speeder is no more dangerous than a careless operator of f 1.1. K ! One OI Lliese tare, n uiau miu unica t? a car at ten miles an hour may be a \ ? ' more dangerous man at the steering wheel than one who drives twenty miles an hour. This is true when the ^ - man at the wheel thinks it is his duty j: to inspect all the tall buildings as he goes along the streets, to watch out' for friends, and otherwise view the I landscape over. Such a person is entirely unfit for the operation of an 1 automobile. Then again the careless pedestrian j is an agency for "trouble. People cross; v the streets without looking for cars,' walk from behind buildings, or trom , behind other vehicles lincj; never look to see whether another vehicle is com- ' 4'% ' , ' 1 \ ' ing, either motor driven or other- ^ wise. An automobile driven at even a slow rate of speed cannot always be stopped in time to. save people of j this class from injury. It takes an appreciable moment of time to push the brake in and throw the clutch out, . /. and the car will roll a few feet at best. That may mean injury to the j careless pedestrian. It often does, and i statistics, according to our information, show that a large percentage of accidents occur from thfs cause. An> other thing a pedestrian ought always to remember is that he can stop more quickly than a car and he should take no chances. Let the car have the 'right of way where there is danger 1 of an accident. > i: If there is not an ordinance on the ordinance books of the city council there should be one requiring all drivers of cars, wagons and buggies coming out of side streets into main streets to stop at the curb and afe that the way is clear before proceed ing. Only yesterday we saw a car going up North Slain Street at a very slow rate of speed. As it proceeded a truck of a well-known merchant dashed out of the yard between the Hasris Garage and the Baker Medicine T Shop at a-rapid rate of speed. An accident was prevented only by quick' work of the driver of the car on Main! Street. Such practices mean accidents and injuries to people and property. The city council should allow no cax*s parked on any of the streets of the city. If the people in the city are unable to hire enough territory in the city to run business, they should go to thf country where rerGts are cheap. The City Council should require all gasoline salesmen to operate on their own lots.. There is nothing causing more congestion, and which is more sure to bring accidents than the operation of the^e selling stations on the streets. In other cities and towns the sellezs of gasoline are building filling stations on their own property so that the cars which are to be filled ihay go off the streets and on the property of the gasoline dealer tvhile they are being filled. We pay our money to build sidewalks and streets for the people to walk and ride on, and not for the purpose of allowing a few individuals to monopolize the streets for places to operate mercantile establishments. In the end such a requirement win mean a aa?ing for the sellers of gasoline and ails, because a man whose business causes the streets to be congested is creating a nuisance, which sooner or later, means an accident for which he is going to be held responsible. The city will likewise respond in damages tor an accident or injury caused by these filling stations and the congestion incident to them. A word to th? wise should be sufficient t ' i We believe that the city council, or a committee of citizens along with the city council, should revise all rules for the protection of the public. Have them short and simple and then see that they are enforced. It will be impossible for the present police force of the city council to apprehend all violators of the law. Could the city council not appoint a commission of citizens to serve for thirty days at a time, with a like committee to succeed it, and thus appoint a new committee each month, for the purpose / of detecting violators of the law? THe matter is of enough importance we believe for the citizens to take an interest in it. We dislike to suggest the-appointment of other officers or the payment of other fees when cotton is1 low, but we believe that the city council should require every man who operates a car on the streets. o?the city to have his brakes fully tested every sixty days. A good automobile man like Joe M. Miller might be secured for this purpose. He could notify every driver of a car in the city to present his car for inspection at a time and place to b^ appointed for this purpose. The brakes should be tightened 5 ??.J J nffo/ifivn frtr ana equun^cu auu mouc vuww>w stopping the car on short notice. A charge of a dollar for such inspection would net be much, only six dollars per year, and stfch expenditure would be more than repaid in the saving from bumps and knocks incident to loose brakes. With this requirement all cars could be quickly stopped in the face of threatened accidents and many accidents, might be averted. ' 1914?1920 | . A discussion of more than passing interest took place on cotton row yeterday. It was participated in by all the down-trodden merchants of the city, who have been having such a. hard time the last few years. The subject under discussion was whether times are worse now than in 1914. Various members expressed opinions pro and con, but the mat-1 ~ J npUw\ A 1/lavman TTn*l_ l/tu W*IJ> dCltlCU WilCil aiutmmu i*va- i ry declared in no uncertain terms, "Well, I know it is worse now, because in 1914 we had liquor.*' SICK WITH FLU Chief Justice Eugene B. Gary is confined to his home suffering from an attack of influenza. The Chief Justice went to Columbia last week for the opening of the fall term of the Supreme Court. A few days after arriving there he contracted a cold and was advised by his Columbia physician to return to Abbeville ^4-1*? 4-1*?>4- Tl ii oivain in lur ciic icaauii vxiciu jliu 10 again m evidence in Columbia. The Chief Justice has been home only a few days before he developed a genuine case of the malady. * His friends will be glad to know that the attack is a mild one, however, and that he expects to be out shortly. I FARMING AND THE NEWSPAPEF I ' ? "One of the most promising fea tures of the country newspaper . o: today is the increased interest tha it takes, and the increased spac< that it gives, to farming. The news ' paper of the small town reflects bet ter than any other institution th ' Spirit of its community, and th greater attention now paid to farm ing betokens a greater realizatioi that farming is the primary industr; of this region and, for the matter o j the whole country. "A few years ago it was excej | tional to find a town newspape taking any serious interest in farm j ing. The newspaper of the old day (was of and for the town. Today th I country newspaper publishes^ first , class articles on farming. It con tains interviews with good farmer on agricqltuiral methods and prac ,'tices and plans. wIt publishes new and feature copy dealing with farm ing in the community. It is a repre sentative of the country as well a | the town." | The farmer has begun to realiz that these are facts and to tak greater interest in the local paper a | a medium of service to him in. hi business. But theyt is room, fo greater appreciation of the lobal pa ! per and wider use of it- as an dvei Rising medium for the sale of pro I ducts as Veil as an important chan ,nel of agricultural news and infor mation. Perhaps too, there is root for keener realization on the. par {of the country newspaper of its of portunity and responsibility as strong agency for the betterment o agriculture. ^ ! MONUMENT TO TEN ' DROWNED AT FERR A monument to the memory of tb | ten persons who were d/owned t i Harper's Ferry on Sunday, April 4tl will soon be erected at Lowndesvilli according to information that hi been received here. The memorial : nearing completion at Elberton, Ga and it will be erected and afterward Vinveiled with appropriate ceremonit (some time in the near future. Tfa J monument has been purchased wit funds that were contributed by tb Lowndesville people who determine that the memory of the ten drowne< all of'whom were young?should nc pass. The memorial will be erecte ; in the Presbyterian cemetery, i which nine graves, side by side, mai the toll of the Savannah., | The names of those drowned whic . will be inscribed on the face of tl tablet are: v Lester Waters, j Mrs. Le'ster Waters. Inez Manning:. Annie Manning. Alice Meschine. Lucy Bradshaw. Robert Manning. Allie ftfae Bradshaw. Charlie Meschine. ( The body of Charlie Meschine wa never^recovered. The?fund of $1,00 that was raised to offer in reward was partly .used for that purpose, a( cording to W. R. Evans, treasure: Of that amount, his report shows the $963.25 was paid to claimants an the balance turned over to the men orial fund.?Index-Journal. ?\ ' British interests are making a driv for trade in the Baltic provinces. ! ; r MICKIE SAYS: rc <sowe, I NNN QOffX NJJWCKi b L. I &niv\Ay? ?W\ v\tt Hvf uc'q \ ? www mi nwvvy i ir-. /Wvofc R\GMT OFP V* \JJ? 6MU5P / I AB0OV4O GiTtW r< OvjT \i tU?Ki I I WE OOVAte >M -cvwo -TUR.tfc/ 1 VOCEVC'S LATt?. VUJ*yJTC<o -to ^ A vosioco \*= vue. tuea cot tux>ao) oo& OP w9 v^f^y &JGWUHSI . ?< FIRE DEPARTMENT I . The City Council through Col. - Brown Syfan, Chairman of the Fire f Committee, is undertaking to build t up a better fire-fighting machine e among the men of the department i- For that purpose Col. Syfan has or r ganized his. force and every Thurse day afternoon at three o'clock the e force will have a fire drill. The head - men of the fighting brigade are as a follows: 11 >rt , y E. M. Bonds, Chief of the Departf ment. W. T. Mundy, Assistant. W. T. irooks, Captain of Fire r Fighters. ' L_ E. F. Arnold, Lieutenant. s L. G. Botts, Chief jiozzleman. e Ramey Thornton, noazlenan. ^ ^ Andrew Coviar, nozzleman. Charley Darracotte,' nozzleman. s In addition (tq these there are a number of volunteer fire-eaters who ? will assist with the work. i. Orders have been given the chief t>f the department to inspect all hys drants and to report any defects in any of them to the City Council so all linHrantg mov nnt in first g j H1HU AH llJUAHiivu ? e | class shape and ready for action in s case of fire. a cutting Scrape r LaSails BeQ, a colored boy living on Blue Hill? was cut on the arm Sunday by Ohatrley Davis. Bell's sis" ter,'Ada Jjf^hnson, has been house* keeping for Charley, and Sunday a ^ dispute arose between them in which Charley threatened the life of ' the woman. Bell went to part the ? disputants, and like most peacemakers got the worst of 7 the encounter. COL. HUNTER ARRIVES ^ ^ Col. Bob Hunter, of Kentucky, has arrived in the city When wfe saw him ? 11 x1 J_ ? J ie. be Had just gotten on uie train anu it was at lunch. He took time to inquire V about "Pattie," and to ask how^ the e, J setback business is getting along. He is. expects to be here for a week or is longer and hopes to see all his friends and especially those who have had Is the pleasure of plowing mules bought is1 from him. * * lej ( , . / ' h' e BWBBfHHHBWTBW i :: I 1 jig I r k 11 I >1 "Makerea< r-1 yourself fo] JI knock at yc INGS ACC 5 return 5 pe] e I , The til I with the Ci make mone ahead, and Follow another mil Open i CO and let you until yoji se ICoun Sound G. A. NEUFFER, Pi 9 ALBERT HENRY, 1 Bgfl ? w . ? ;. *fV Your i To Your Individuc $3! With an Extra Pa American \ 9 Washington St. SECRET, MARRIAGES i O .1 Ti- ll.. V>ui. oui nuaeiiueig, ux me ivuocnberg Mercantile Company, and his bright four year old son, George, ape in the. chicken business. Wednesday evening they were looking over the chicken crop when an old hen walked out with fotir new biddies. Col. Sol asked Son George where they came from, and George declared he did nol know. The Colonel declared he had not seen the biddies before and wai at a loss to know where they hailed from, when George advanced the solution that "I bet some of these chickens have been getting married and we didn't know anything about it" THE GAME OF THE SEASON \ ' __ We understand the nurees of the Memorial Hospital will challenge the teachers for a game of base bal at an early date?while the weathea is favorable to abbreviated skirts, low shoes and socks?as soon as ar 'rangements can be made, names oi 'teams, line-up of the sides and date 'of game will be published. We wcmlc suggest, the names, White Sox anc Divvy' Blues. 1 1 In India and Burmah, the cod( still allows natives to be flogged foi certain offense*. wKtnsiBi V : * . . v*\" /. - . 1 Y SAVINGS *;? EPA f . ' . ' : . - 1 . ^ > ; ? ' i ' ' -. ' / *' : ' ' ' 'S 3y," follow our advice a r the time when oppoi >ur door. Be READY w OUNT in our Bank and r cent, interest. * me is near at hand, wh< ^.SH will find many opp >y, while the man who d "make i;eady" will be 1 i the above advice, do no lute. a Savings Account Tod* UNTY ~ SAVINGS B/ ir money earn 5 Per Cer fS a good investment, the ty Savings .. .. k^C41 Vs resident. R. E. ^ice-President. P. E. ] i I HI mil Jfi , 11 > - v mn ____ ?r? .1**1 d Measure w '^ ^ 1 .\ Sr? '-'-J \~^"t ir of Trousers Free ' Voolen Mills A kkmnllo Q P X WUV/ V U1V/| TKSt | '? 1 25,000 ATTEND OPENING OF BULL FIGHT SEASQN ?r? ?? , l i Mexico City, Oct. 19.?Twenty-five ! thousand persons, including severtl-'' ' hundred trade excursionists, from ! Houston and El Paso, Texas, witness1 ed a bull fight at Plaza Del Toroher?^ 1 today. The exhibition marked tile opening of an ambitious season, . dur: ing which five of tye world's best 1 known toreadors will appear here. t Juan. Silveti, a Mexican and Angel ' Fernandez, (Angelette), a Spaniard. killed six bulls during the fight, which lasted an hour and a quarter. Both., 1 won enthusiastic applause by 4<s? : patching fiVe bulls without a miss, although Angelette narrowly escaped injury when, he slipped and fell while playing the^fourth bulL ^ ' ' - '' , . ..3 SUIT AGAINST AUGUSTA ' .1 CHRONICLE DISMISSED t ' , ' , Washington, Oct. ,19;?The sur.vomn r?nnr+ fftrfnV rlioJYliflflpd . libel suit" brought by Mis. Mary t Greer Conklin agajnst the Augusta, 5 Ga., Chronicle Publishing company, I for want of jurisdiction. Basis of pfee< [ suit waS alleged to. have been an ( article published by the, newspaper dealing with the divorce of lfrV*> i Conklin who entered suit against her .. r former husband, George H. Conlrlin, on charges of- conspiracy^, y'; : ; i, j ,s i.;: BANK I . I i^r 's I '' . - ' . ' * . . . *: *.*> r.-: * . ,. ' i nd prepare -tunity will ith a SAVreceive in . ' an the \ man ortunities to ' ' irl rmf lnnk 1U. 1AVV *W*k .eft otu. tput it / off ly in the kNK it. Interest; *" >n make it. ' -* J?. Bank '"" . ' ':/ Service / ; | 4 /. COX, Cashier. jUJLL, Asst. uasmer. ? / / : *