The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, February 04, 1921, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4
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THE PRESS AND BANNER
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1921
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The citizens of Abbeville generally
have not been slow to assist in
movements looking to the upbuilding
of this community. But without dis
paraging the efforts and accomplish
ments of others, it may be said that
there are in every community a few
men whose numbers may be countd
on the fingers of two hands, who are
the real leaders in a community's wel
fare and progress.
And what is true in other commu
nities ig true in Abbeville. And if
toaay you asxeu a uunurcu men tit
Abbeville who are acquainted with the
history of the city for the past twen
ty-five years to name five men who
have rendered most conspicuous ser
vice to the city in that time, we be
lieve all of them would include Philip
, Rosenberg in that five.
He left his owii native land ' and
came here to make his home. And no
native born son loved his country, hi?
state, and his home city better than
Philip Rosenberg; none was more in
terested in its progress, nor in the
well-being of its people. A man of
bis? heart and eenerous impulses, he
contributed to every good cause; a'
man of broad vision and good busi
ness judgment, he went forward to
success while others hesitated; a good I
citizen himself, he reared a fine fam
ily?among them three sons who will I
take the places made vacant by the'
death of their father and the death)
of their grand-father.' These young j
men have already shown that the work I
for the city begun by the elders will
be carried on by the present genera
tion.
The city of Abbeville can ill afford
to lose citizens of the worth of Mr. |
Rosenberg, but there is consolation in ]
the fact that he leaves behind him '
those who will carry on his work.
ANOTHER MOB COURT
If there is anything which smacks
* of the mob spirit it is the mob court.
We have had special terms of court
called in this state in the past to try
cases while the people were yet ex
cited and before reason and common
prudence had had time to reassert
themselves. And we are to have an
other term of court of this character,
this time at St. Matthews.
The jury may be composed of good
men, as other juries called under the
same circumstances have been, but
we believe the verdict which mayT be j
rendered in the case will be entitled
to about the same respect as the ver
dict of the mob. Not only will the
veraict in itseii not commana tne re
spect of the people, but the calling of
courts at the behest of the excited,
and when people are crying for blood,
will tend to bring the whole adminis
tration of the law into disrespect.
There are in most counties three,
in some of them more, terms . of
court. These terms of court are call
ed at stated intervals fixed by the
legislature. The sober and prudent
law-makers of the country have pro
vided these terms, so that men charg
ed with crimes may not be rushed to
judgment before the people have had
time to think and reflect. In times
past it has been the custom of judges
to continue cases where there is a
great deal of prejudice in order that,
reason and justice might have aj
chance to reassert themselves.
But not so now. We are com-|
promising with the mob these days; |
And we so compromise with the mob!
although the person to be tried is
safe in the walls of prison and there j
is no chance that he will not be tried j
by the orderly conduct of the courts.
Suroly the state does not cry for the
blood of a victim. We should not be
willing to take the life of even the
worst culprit in the land except at!
such time and in such way that the
judgments of the court may seem
deliberate. There is no reason why
an extra term of court should be call
I
ed qither in Abbeville or in St. Mat
thews for the trial of one case. We
had hoped that Governor Cooper had
learned by this time that the calling
of these courts was not approved by
the justice-loving people of the state.
May we not hope that the judges of
the state will refuse, in the future,
to put a man on trial at one of these
courts where the man to be tried may j
not be expected to obtain a fair trial. |
THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Hard times are being felt by the
railroads as well as by individuals.
Retrenchment is necessary by these
as well as other corporations and
persons. The Press and Banner would
not wish to stand in the way of the
Southern Railway in its effort to re
duce exDenses and to make its prop
erty self-sustaining.
But it seems to the Press and
Banner that the Southern Railway
in doing these' things should have
some appreciation of the rjghts of
this community as well as of other
communities./The traveling public in
Abbeville) as well as at other places,
has a right to be heard when action
affecting it is taken by a corporation
serving the public. For that reason
the Press and Banner does not un
derstand why the Southern Railway
should discontinue a train from
Hodges to Abbeville and return and
impose great hardships upon the peo
ple of this city without saying ever a
word to the authorities of this city.
As matters are now arranged a per
son who desires to go to Columbia,
or to any point below Hodges on the
Southern Railway, in the afternoon
must go to Hodges and wait there for
an hour and ten minutes for a train,
when it is on time, and generally for
an hour and a half. This is most in
convenient.
We believe that some better ar- j
rangement might have been made in j
this matter if the people and authori-'
I ties of this city had been consulted,
I
(and not ignored in the matter. We'
| see no reason why, if but onfe train j
I is to be run in the afternoon, the up- j
I train and the down-train on the Sou-!
[them should not meet either at
Hodges or at Shoals Junction at far-j
thest, so that this long wait at i
Hodges should not be entailed on the!
people of Abbeville who are forced
to ride on the Southern in order to
get to many points.
j '
It has been said many times, and'
we have never heard it denied, that
the Abbeville branch of the Southern
Railway is a good paying piece of.
property.* We know nothing of such!
matters, hut wp Ho know that thp npn. t
pie of Abbeville receive a great a-j
mount of freight over the Abbeville j
branch which might come into Abbe-'
ville over the Seaboard Air Line j
Railway, if the people were disposed!
to have their freight so routed. We'
are not advocating that, this be done, j
We have no desire to see the revenue
of the Southern Railway at Abbeville
reduced, nor have we any desire to
see any unjust burden placed on it,
but if the Southern does make money .
out of the people of this city, this !
furnishes a reason why it should ,
make some effort to furnish the ^>eo- .
pie of the city with more accommo
lations than it does for passenger .
service. We have called attention in
the past to the poor coaches side
tracked on us by this railroad and
the want of proper equipment fur- |
nished the crew of this branch. We
are sorry that the Southern does not
seem disposed to correct these de
linquencies, but that instead, it is
making matters even more inconven
ient.
We suggest that the city council
and the Chamber of Commerce give
this matter attention. We take it
that these bodies have not been con
sulted by the Southern Railway in
the matter of taking off one train on
the Abbeville branch. Let them act ?
in the matter promptly. i
In the meantime, for the conven- '
ience of the traveling public, weM
may say that passengers for Green-1
wood and for points South of Green- r
wood may save a good deal of time j
by remaining in Abbeville in the af-l
ternoon a half hour later, and by f
going to Greenwood over the Sea- <
board Air Line and there waiting for :
the down Southern train, instead of <
waiting at Hodges. The trip will be ?
tions while waiting will be hotter. ]
Perhaps the Southern will find that ]
it will not save so much after all by 1
discontinuing the train referred to.
Its engineer, conductor and other em- i
n'oyees must be paid, and we imagine! <
they would about as soon be running! 1
between Abbeville and Hodges as
waiting at Hodges. The small amount
of coal saved will not balance the
loss sustained by the Southren on
account of passengers going to
Greenwood over the Seaboard as sug
gested above.
If the Southern does not seem dis
posed to make any arrangement in
this matter satisfactory to the peo
ple of the city, the business men of
the city should be called together by
the Chamber of Commerce to take
such united action as may be nuces
sary to secure proper consideration
at the hands of this railroad.
A FAMILY TO BE PROUD OF
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Wilson were
in Abbeville from Watts Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson are such people
as go to make Abbeville one of the
best counties in the State. They
have lived among us all their lives
and have stood for all that is highest
'in life always. They have reared a
fine family of children who are tak
ing their places in the affairs of I
life.
Miss Gladys Wilson is teacher of
expression in Greensboro, N. C., a
young son, J. W. Wilson, a gradate
of the Citadel, teaches in Chester,
and there are two daughters, Miss?s
Mary Grace and Mildred, now at
Winthrop College. Miss Gladys lrisit
ed the two sisters recently and
while there recited and entertained
at a college gathering which gave
great pleasure to all who heard her.
It is a great thing in life to have
a family of children and it is great
er still to have them all accomplish
ed and taking a fine place iri the
affairs of the world. Mr. and Mrs.
Wilson are to be congratulated.
LITTLE MARY BISHOP
Little Mary Bishop, who has been
at the County Memorial Hospital
since before Christmas is recovering
her health and has improved enough
to go out to Calhoun Falls this week
to visit her people. The little girl
has had a piece of the bone in one
leg taker* out and she has been a
patient sufferer. She is getting now
where she can walk which is good
news to the people of the town. She
has been the pet of the town and
her stay in Abbeville has been made
happier by the many attentions
shown her. Her latest present is, a
handsome pair of bed room slippeis
given by Dr. McMurray, which er.
ables her to get about the hospitf.I
with more ease.
MYERS POLIAKOFF HURT
Myers Poliakoff, young son of Mr.
and Mrs. D. Poliakoff, was severely
hurt yesterday at the playgrounds
of the Graded Scnool. One of the
pupils had been swinging and when
he left the swing and turned it
!oorc, it struck Myers just above thj
eye. A deep gash was cut and it was
necessary to take several stitches in
order to close up the wound. The
young man was pretty sick last
night, but this morning he is better
and no serious trouble is anticipated
from the injury.
AMERICAN SILK MEN
FEAR THE JAPANESE
Washington, Feb. 3.?Asking res
oration of the Payne-Aldrich tariff
rates on silk, manufacturers of that
:loth told the House ways and
neans committee today that they
were "alarmed" at the increasing
ability of the Japanese to copy rare
patterns which had enaibled them to
nake heavy inroads on American
crade. Before the war, manufactur
ers said, the Japanese were handi
japped, however, witneses declared,
;his is rapidly disapeparing and un
ler stimulus of greater export sales
Japanese weavers have enlarged the
Industry to such an extent that Am
srican dealers in silk fear destruC'
;ion of their business.
WILL BEQUEATHS A HOME
FOR RALEIGH'S OLD MAIDS
Raleigh, N. C., Feb. 3.?If the city
5f Raleigh or some benevolent per
son provides for its maintenance Ral
sigh will have a home for destitute
aid maiden ladies, a house and its
fittings having been bequeathed to
Raleigh for that purpose by Miss
Emma Green, of this city, whose will
was probated here yesterday.
If the city fails to provide fo~ its |
jpkeep the property is to be turned
aver to the Methodist Orphanage of
his city.
COTTON GINNERS' REPORT
Cotton Ginned Prior to January the
16th, Crops of 1920 and 1919 in
South Carolina.
Director Sam. L. Rogers, of the
Bureau of the Census, Department
o:: Commerce, announces thij prelimi
nary report on cotton ginned by
counties, in South Carolina, for the
crops of 1920 and 1919. TJie report
was made public for the state at 10
a. m., Monday, January 24, 1921.
(Quantities are in running bales,)
counting round as half bales. Lint
ers ,are not included.)
County 1920 1919 '
The State 1,506,436 1,419,524
Abbeville 32,014 26,705
Aiken *42,979 40,186
Allendale
Anderson
13,388 19,601
78,646 80,605
Bamberg
20,662
24,420
Barnwell __ _
... 28,276
30,213
Berkeley __ _
... 8,163
10,770
Calhoun _
38,726
33,018
Cherokee __
19,187
16,419
Chester
35,131
30,886
Chesterveld __
._ 36^085
43,940
Clarendon .
? 47,689
39,004
Colleton __ __
6,698
12,512
Darlington .
53,025
41,613
Dillon __ .
40,168
41,491
Dorchester __
9,581
15,170
Edge veld
... 25,124
33,625
Fairfield __ __
27,788
"21,935
Florence
... 44,922
41,928
Georgetown __
._ 4,232
4,577
Greenville
46,113
51,411
Greenwood
38,818
33,857
Hampton
7,024
10,672
Horry
, 10,308
9,217
Kershaw
39,901
29,668
Lancaster
._ 23,478
22,261
Laurens __
59,843
48,358
Lee ? ?
47,777
43,184
Lexington
32,528
28,638
McCormick __
__ 15,993
16,827
larion __ __ _
. 21,419
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18,849
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oo,aoi
1 7 X
Newberry ... .
44,685
33,134
Oconee __ __
21,774
23,611
Orangeburg _
... 92,940
86,000
Pickens __ __
19,056
24,404
Richland __ _
n36,119
26,265
Saluda __ _
29,829
24,352
Spartanburg _
. _ 80,368
77,272
Sumter - _ __
58,386
45,304
Union __ _
24,039
18,717
Williamsburg _
_ . 33,128
26,461
York
41,790
44,111
All other
2,199
12,737
DRIVES ON ARMY
GAINING
*
FORCE
Steps Towardj Reduction Taking
Form-?But One Amendment
Washington, Feb. 3.?A definite
step toward reduction of the regu
lar army to 150,000 men was taken
today when the house approved an
appropriation sufficient only'for the
maintenance of a force of that size
during the fiscal year beginning
July 1.
The action was taken after at
empt had failed to amend the
army appropriation bill to provide
for 175,000 enlisted men and to de
crease the number of officers from
14,000 to approximately 9,000.
The instant the section of the bill
appropriating funds lor the. pay of j
enlisted men during the coming fis-1
cal year was reported a dozen rep- \
resentatives were on their feet
clamoring for recognition. Amend- j
ments came pouring in, and for an
hour members revived the small ar
my versus large army debate that
has enlivened many a session of
congress. The net result, however,
was success for the efforts of the
appropriations committee to keep1
the measure practically intact, all
amendments being voted down ex-'
cept one by Representative Johnson, |
Republican, of South Dakota, au- j
thorizing the discharge from the'
army of youths under 18 years of
age on their application or at the i
request of their parents or guard-;
ians. At the request of Representa-j
tive Winco. Democrat, of Arkansas
the house voted to grant such lads
honorable discharges.
The appropriation bill carries as
amended $72,618,659 for the pay of
er.listed men during the 12 months
beginning July 1. This amount is
sufficient for a force of 150,000 ac
cording to Representatiev Anthony
of Kansas, chairman of the appro
priations subcommittee which
framed them easure.
GONE TO BALTIMORE
Dr. Pressley and Mr. H. A. Ben
ton, accompanied Mrs. Mary Tag
gart to Baltimore on Thursday
where she went in search of special I
medical attention.
AT THE HOSPITAL
Mrs. T. H. Maxwell, who was op
erated on at the hospital this morn
ing is reported as recovering satis
factorily from the operation. Her
| friends hope for her an early re
covery.
LITTLE BOY BUNRED
Benjamin Lawton, the two year
old boy who was burned at his home
in the mill village this week, is at
the County Hospital and is holding
his own. The little fellow fell in
[ front of the fire and was seriously
burned.
ADDITIONAL REDUCTION
IN PRICE OF GASOLINE
New York, Feb. 3.?The Stan
dard Oil company, of New Jersey,
I today announced an additional re
I duction of 1 cent a eallon in the
price of gasoline in New Jersey,
making the wholesale price 26 1-2
cents.
The price in Louisana was re
duced 2 cents a gallon making the
wholesale price 25 1-2 cents.
Because of the absence of crime
in Huntington, Utah, the jail has
been turned into a public library.
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PICKENS RAILROAD IS
ASKING $10,000 LOAN
Washintgon, Feb. 3.?The Pick
ens Railroad company of South Car
olina applied today to the Inter
state Commerce Commission for a
loan of $10,000 for ten years for
the purchase of new equipment.
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L.Y. LIDENDLE
Optometrist
EVES EXAMIRED GLASSES FITTED
Prescriptions filled with my own
grinding plant?Therefore, accur
acy is certain....
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