The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, November 22, 1920, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4
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.
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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
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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<
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 !
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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
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COL. ROCHE DINES
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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
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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.
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Abbeville, S. C.
I Hours of The Day.
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'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
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of Clothing,
Shoes, Hat
nishing s, anc
arhrlp we hav
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sale values an
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the 'wonderfu
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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<
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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- '
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I in fact every j
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wholed
invite you to
store and see
1 price-cuttings
;n place. """*
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;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.
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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."
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