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Established 1844. THE PRESS AND BANNER ABBEVILLE, S. C. The Press and Banner Company Published Tri-Weekly Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Telephone No. 10. Entered as second-Liass matter post office iD Aoheville, S. C. Ter. o* of Subscription: One Year $2. Six months $1. Three months . MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 192 THE WAVE OF CRIME. % Judge Frank B. Gary, in his char to the grand jury in Anderson 1j Monday, referring to the wave crime which is sweeping over t country, said that he attributed it large measure to some drug which telieved the people were taking a which made criminals out of oth< wise peacefully inclined people. \ think he is right. The drug is prin pally Savannah River corn liqu< mixed w6 think with any kind of concoction, or drug perhaps, whi gets the results intended. Abbeville has been until recenl comparatively immune from the e effects following the sale of this ' quor, but in late weeks evidence not wanting that it is being trai ^ported into this place in large quan ties. There are people who evidenl are engaged In the traffic as a bu ness. That much was shown by t fact that last week when offic< made a haul at LeRoy's ferry th discovered several cars, some them loaded with liquor and otl cars suspected of being-there ?or t * * * 11 T*T _ J _ _ purpose 01 oeing loaaea. we ao r know who the parties were, r whose cars were used. It is possil that some of the cars were on law: missions, but the evidence casts si picion upon the' purpose for whi they were there. Some of thfese ci were from Abbeville it is stated, any rate Savannah River liquor is 1 ing brought to Abbeville. The fr jar is becoming as common as a w< pon as the old six shooter. ' There are two sets of people sponsible for the blind-tiger liqui traffic?those who sell and those w buy. We have no reason to hope tl the man who travels by night to cure liquor for the purpose of selli it unlawfully will reform. There but one remedy for him, but one w to get rid of him, and that is to Ci ture him, confiscate' his propei and put him on the rock pile. But there are otherwise good m who buy and drink the liquor whi these boot-leggers buy and then sell. They are as much responsil morally for the traffic in liquor I the men who are plying the liqu trade. The latter could not do bu ness without the former. So long men Uny and encourage others bring this liquor into tne commun the sale of it will not be stopp< Some of them buy it for one pi pose or another, not all of th< drink to excess, we feel sure. P< haps most of them do their 01 stomachs a greater injustice th they do other people. But while th< people are buying others are buyi also, and some of these others becoi the law's violators. ! We think that the people who < casionally bu> liquor from these p< T\1 A OM/1 ^V?n *1?1>?-? viic ?uu ui 111 iv ii/ not stop to consider that they are ( couraging, to the extent that they so, the blind-tiger business; that th are to that extent partners in crii with the man who sells; that they i lending their influence to law-bres ing and to the commission of crime this community. We believe that we may addn ourselves to these men expressing t hope that instead of patronizing la breakers, they at least cease to do It is the duty of these men to j< with the officers of the law in stoppi this traffic in liquor, because this their community, but if they ci not do that, they may at least not < courage the traffic by becoming pi chasers. If they desire to keep do' ' crime it is their duty to join har with -(he forces opposed to crii rateher than secretly encourage it. it too much to hope that these m in the future will consider their co munity first and then their thirst 1 the unlawful fluid? NEGROES AS POLICEMEN (Spartanburg Journal.) ? Major Robert R. Moton, Principal of Tuskegee Institute, made a speech' at Newport News, Virginia, several nights ago in which he said that crime and racial friction could be reduced 50 to 75 per cent by the apAX ?A/WA ?\A1?/?A ir\ Anmmn. puili tXHCllU V/X litgiu All VVUMMM nities where the negro population is - large. We should say that x much would depend upon'the character of .00' the negro population, thfe region of 00'country where the experiment would 50 be made, and, above all, the courage _ and fairness of the officer placed in q command of the police force. ? Negro policemen have Deen ' fully tried out in South Carolina. Years ago they were tested in Charleston. ge One of the lieutenants on the force lst was a colored man by the name of John M. Fordham, an excellent officer and a brave man. There were at the time probably twenty negro in policemen on the force, and as long he as Colonel Alfred Rhett was Chief of nd Police and Lieutenant Joseph Golden ;r_ was his understudy, they performed ' acceptable service. We happen to have before us now one of the Cour21" tenay Year Books of Charleston pub>r, lished in 1883, when Alfred Rhett was a Chief, and there were under his corned ! mand a number of negro policemen, and this was the record, in part, of the year's work; Arrests, 2,889; whites, male, 1,030; female, 49; colored, male, 1,468; female, 342. li- The population of Charleston at is that time?was less than 50,000, the 1S_ negroes out-numbered the whites .. over two to one. It was the crime , and not the Color of the criminal the police regarded, and we do not think it can be denied that the situation in ^nariestun at mat tune was lueai sj >rs far as it affected the relation of the, ejr races; but it did not last. Why? Bc0f cause the negroes seemed to prefer ler the promises of faraway sponsor? he rather than the guardianship of their 10t white neighbors and friends, who l0r knew them better , than they kne?v jle themselves. _ . ful Many years ago the Town Marshal as- of Abbeville was a negro, Alfred Elliich son, and he made a very^ood officer, irs was not afraid of any man and did At his duty with general satisfaction, we t>e- believe, to the responsible people o-f ait the community. But in this case, as 2a- in the case of the police force of Charleston, the negro Marshal knew re- his limitations and respected his suror roundings. It has not always been ho so. We do not think the experience lat last year with the negro policemen at se- the National Capital can be noted ng with pride by the leaders of their is race. "Possibly, they did not respect ay the authority of the Chief of Police, ip- and it may be that he was loth to use -ty his power to preserve the peace, and, in a sense, that was greatly to his en credit. But if Alfred Rhett had been ich thei'e, or an officer like him, it would re- not have been necessary for the Sec3le retary of War to have ordered out the as military forces. Which is why we ar^ ior of the opinion that while negro poc! licpmpn mio-Vit hp nhlp to rpnrJpr rronH lOi* O - " ? as service, as Major Moton > contends, to they could not be trusted except unity der the strictest discipline. 2d. But Major Moton rendered a public ar- service in advising the members of jm his race to create a strong public sr- opinion through their churches, ivn schools and other agencies for the an ?-? ... :se" " ng lN "The Cleai do _ Native and Western E iey I me; Pure Pork and Mixed irel Sliced Breakfast Ba( iV-1 ~ in | Cured and Boiled Hai Fresh Country Butter a ess he Fish and Oysters. w SO. | ??? "g! Phone 102 "The Ch h RaciUF< :v-i UUOUUl,? ids' . . ' 1 ' Trinity Street Is en ( m- Auto Delivery at all :or ' v \ i maintenance of law and order. Especially through their churches, we would say, as the negroes are a very religious people. When the rioiing was at its height in Washington last year the negroes we're holding massI !%. 4-U? /ilMivnUnp nwrinv . IllCCl/illgS 111 UIIC1 J. VI luiv-llto UliU^L WUV direction of some of their most prominent ministers urging them to violent acts for the promotion of peace. No one knows, of course, what policy the new President Will pursue on the race question; but he made a significant statement on his speaking tour through Oklahoma, in these words: "Let me tell you, people of Oklahoma, and of the South, the Force Bill has been dead for a quarter of a century, and I am a normal American citizen, and a normal man could not resurrect the dead if he wanted to." PRESBYTERIANS CALL PASTOR The congregation of the Abbeville Presbyterian church met yesterday to consider the matter of calling a preacher for their church. After some discussion, it was decided to ballot for a preacher, and the vote resulted in the selection of Dr. J.A. PomnkAll ft? 011 if rvici Ho nrlift vn ! vniayuvii) WA uui) rruu jlt- | ceived a large majority of the votes! cast. A call will be extended him by' the congregation Dr. Campbell is a Scotchman by; ibirth. Like most men of Scotch birth | and rearing he is a man of fine j sense and scholarly attainments. He! is stated to be one of the best preachers in the Presbyterian church and one of the best pastors. It is hopecl that he may* decide to accept the call and come to Abbeville. THANKSGIVING SERVICE The annual Thanksgiving service in Abbeville will be held in the Metho-! dist church Thursday* morning, beginning at half-past ten o'clock. The sermon will be preached by the Rev. A. J. Derbyshire. This annual community service ought to be the nicest largely attend-.; ed service of the year, be cause of its very nature. The attendance last year was very gratifying to the pastors and others; but it is hoped that there will be a larger congregation present I to give public thanks this year. i I COL. ROCHE DINES rCol. Patrick Roche was at the of- j fice of the Hillbillies early Monday morning. He called the game for j awhile to tell the Press and Banner J man that he had "dined" Sunday j r?A \ WANTED! White Farmers TO SETTLE IN BURKE COUN.TY, GEORGIA. SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS OFFERED. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION WRITE THE BURKE COUNTY CHAMBER _OF COMMERCE, WAYNESBORO, GA. I J n Market" leef and Pork. . Sausage. ;on. fn. md Eggs. 3an IV|arket." j Market Abbeville, S. C. I Hours of The Day. I 'with Uncle Press Cheatham, this be- t ing Mrs. Cheatham's birthday as i well as the birthday of her daughter t Mrs. Charlie Cowan. If was also \ the birthday of Col. George S. Wil- s son, of Warrenton, a brother-in-law Y of Mrs. ChMthflm. nnH was "Hup. 's OPERA HOI All New Be Headed /^TT by.... ttl Six Big M Prices;?55c, 83c, Jj ? rmmSmaam To Me Demai | Reduc | of Our I Fall St. | We have red of Clothing, Shoes, Hat nishing s, anc arhrlp we hav j| ' regarding the sale values an Ii come to this \ the 'wonderfu fata UiUW AAM V/ We are willing 1 our part in help: , Our entire stock and the prices, ^ We are very an* high standard a and we want ev< v Donr i\an 1 mauBamaammm o foe dinner," so Col. Roche ,told i is, but before he received -the rnvi- \ ation he had killed a eroat and in* . rited some of his friends in to enjoy t big pot of goat ^dumplings with lim, and of course' he could not get 1 Lway for the Cheatham family din- ' itnri ABBEV,LLE's*c- n I IV |4 One Night Only P UJL FRIDAY, 1 * ? ' tter Than Ever ARLEYGA* [instrel Vaudevi M. 10, Tax included. * f set The Pi ids We H ? ed the Pri< Entire ^ r?rlr k x' jffl luced the price r?|| Underwear, v s, Gent's Fur= r I in fact every j e in stock, dispresent wholed invite you to store and see 1 price-cuttings ;n place. """* i ( 1 j.1 "L ;o accept our loss-mereiu ing to bring conditions b : is submitted to you for ve are sure, will more th :ious that every man shoi ,nd praiseworthy ideals 1 arymanto know our mei ?its quality. ?its finish. ?its excellence. iey & Gill ler. However, Col. Roche says, while ' iisapopinted at Col. George's absence, they made the most of -the lmner, and enjoyed tnemseives as much as possible, which he says was 'a great deal." i ?? fov. 26 _ _ _ \ .... m , flk im M ^L All White King o! III Black Face lv Comedy lie Acts Seat sale now. ???M A resent I ave ' :e :"1 y contributing ack to normal. inspection? B _ tan please you. "N 1 ild realize the of this store? rchandise. IP iam | wwummmmmS -