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ABBEVILLE, S. C.
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A WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1921
STAMPING OUT CRIME
A judge in South Carolina recently
delivered to the grand jury the
"most forceful" charge ever deliver. ,
ed in the local court house. The
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last judge before him did the same 1
thing, and the one before the next ]
to the last did the same, so that we ,
Jin ay at ivaot o<*jr i? v x--~ ,
gress in "forceful" charges, that is (
if we accept the view, of the news- ^
paper writers.
We do not know whether the
judge's charge was forceful or not.
We assume that it was, He had a ^
^reat deal to say about lawlessness,
and about crime being respectable, .
and there were high sounding phrasv*s,
end there were words severely .
ondemning crime. j
But then there was the administration
of the law by the judge who
delivered the "most forceful" charge.
He commenced by fining men for
breaking the law. He proceeded by
allowing men who had broken the!
law to purchase their freedom. He
* helped to make crime in South Carolina
respectable by making it a
luxury of the rich, and something
not to be enjoyed by the poor.
What does the man who makes two
thousand dollars in five months in
the pursuit of a criminal avocation
care when he may with a part only
of his ill-gotten gains pay the law's
penalties.
There is nothing more reprehensible
in the administration of law
than this, th'ng of allowing men to
purchase immunity from the punishment
their orimes merit. Until the
judges in South Carolina, state and
forlorol qIIVo loom fl*ie +Ua !
M?*aw| tvni ** MiiOy blic 11IVOI
forceful charges" will continue to be
as "sounding brass" and "tinkling
cymbals."
ABOUT ADVERTISING
One of the good merchants of the
c;ty came in to see us one day this
week. He had a complaint to lodge,
he Said, about something we have
written about the merchants. He
demurs to so much of our indictment
against the merchants as alleges that
they do not advertise, in so far only
as he is concerned.
In saying that the merchants in
Abbeville do not advertise we, of
course, spoke of them collectively.
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?.v?nup? v"^ uivivuani,, ne speni
several thousand dollars each year
for the purpose of advertising, could
* not keep trade from going to other
# points where the merchants do ad.
' vertise?advertise, we may say, consistently
and scientifically. There are
some merchants here who do spend
money for advertising, but if it were !
submitted to John Wannamaker to
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say from the amount of business they
do, the amount of floor space they
occupy, the number of clerks they
employ, and .he wide territory they
serve and the amount spent for ad_
ve'rtising?we say if it was submitted
to John Wannamaker to say wheth
er any merchant in fact advertises,
- we believe the answer would be that
he does not.
This paper appreciates all adver-j
tisements which come to it. Theyi
help us. There is no pleasure in un-i
dertaking to give the people of Ab.j
beville and of Abbeville-. County aj
county paper at a loss of from one I
hundred to two hundred and fifty i
dollars per month, and those who as- 1
sist in carrying the burden have our
thanks. If the newspapers are to
make the town a larger town than aj
country cross-roads town, we feel,
that they have -fche r'ght to expect
the business people of the town asj
v 'a whole to help the'ni perform the |
task. If the business people do not,,
that is their business. A man has a,
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right, in one sense, to make his busi-jc
ness just what he wants it to be. He
has a legal right to refuse to support j
the enterprises of the town which con
tribute mor(fc to make it grow than
Rny other enterprise in the town, but -1
ive question the wisdom of such re- "
fusal. If the town does grow, if peo-je
pie are attracted to it, the merchants o
know who get the benefits. The work 11
Df the newspaper is for others, and'f
it is most of all for the people who j o
arc engaged in trade. j a
If a man runs a store in a town s
of five thousand people which does | o
an annual bus'ness in clothing, we n
shall say, of twenty thousand dollars, p
and if he spends for that department
an average of from eight to ten dol- v
iars per month for publicity, in our ii
judgment ne js not property auvertising
his goods. Ke may honestly s
think he does, but we have a different n
opinion. Mr. Hugh Wilson used to p
say that when certairr substance^ e
are analyzed, they are found to eon- t
tain certain elements and "traces'" v
of others. He thought some preach- a
ers showed "traces" of religion, and g
we may say for some of our mer-;
chants that they show "traces" of o
the advertising spiri^ We hope that;
they will improve. If they do not they ^ v
ivill pay the penaity^along with the c
newspapers. The trade now going to r
Greenwood is a verification of the h
truth of our statement. ' h
But whatever we may think, and 0
ivhStever they may think, we ask our11
readers to look through our columns!
with every issue and to read the ad-, *
rertisements contained in this paper, j s
We are willing to guarantee that the n
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merchants who do use our columns
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however little they may do so, have
the goods which they advertise, that'
they are the leading merchants in ja
this town in their line, that they'willj^
do what they say, and that they ap-1 ^
preciate the trade of the public. And 1
further deponent saith not.
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EVIDENCE OF PROSPERITY. ;t
New York, May 31.?Evidence ofj*
returning prosperity is supplied byj^1
the fact that American tourist travel c
to Europe is rapidly assuming pre. *
war proportions, accommodations on ^
the transatlantic liners havine been t
eagerly secured for spring and sum- i *
mer sailings. Inquiry at the principal j
steamship offices this week disclosed^
that bookings for the various east-! *
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ward sailings will soon be closed. Ac- j *
cording to the present outlook the *
principal companies expect that the I
volume of passenger traffic this season
will be moi'e than double last s
year's record." *
Among the thousands' who are *
journeying to Europe this season are I
large numbers of former service men, I
who desire to revisit with their fami- 1
lies tne scenes 01 tneir war ttxperi-1
ences. There are also frequent book- *
ings from relatives of men killed in *
battle, who wish to visit the graves. c
The number of American tourists e
who will go to France this year is *
estimated at 300,000. Incidentally, c
for the first time on record, Italy ?
is sharing equally with France in the
tourist business. *
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FREIGHT RATES NOT '
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RESPONSIBLE FOR f
BUILDING HOLD-UP F
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Washington, May 31.?'Existing
freight rates are not responsible for *
the stagnation in the building in- c
dustry and have not operated to 0
curtail road construction, Edward
Chambers, vice president <of the
Atchison, Topeka and |Santa Fe, 1
said today in resuming his testimony
before the senate interstate
commerce committee, wihich is inquiring
into the transportation situ- 5
ation. v c
"In cities on the Pacific coast and \
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East," Mr. Chambers said, "condi- 1
tons surrounding the building indus- r
try appear to be about the same.
The general report is that a comparatively
small amount of build- t
ing is being done." f
Discussing road building, Mr. f
Chambers said that on the basis of I
$53,000 the average cost of building 1
of concrete roadwav in accordance
with the requirements of the Minne- s
sota highway -department, was only t
$1,327, or two and one-half per
cent, represents the total cost of f
freight on material* and the move- t
ment of grading materials to and >
from the job.
"The freight rate is not an undue
proportion of the total cost of the t
road," he said. t
GROWERS OF COTTON
TALK OF CONDITIONS
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97,775 bales of cotton," he asserted
Still today we are without markets
xcept at a price of approximately
ne-third the cost of production, and
hen only in a limited way. The
armer is being smothered with his
wn production. Business stagnation
nd paralysis, resulting from the deduction
of the purchasing power
f the farmer is counting more evefy
lonth than the total values of hia
n'oduction."
Declaring that financing of cotton
iroduction was a national problem
o continued.
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"When a saie system of issuing
hort term certificates of indebtedess
or debentures cgainst cotton,
roperly stored, has been put in op.
ration, it will present a new *nai
n i * j* _ _ a-?U,.
lonai IieiU ior investment, uy mc ,
/hole people which will be as safe'
r.d as attractive ip the investors asi
overnment bonds.*'
Mr. Wannamaker urged expansion,
f American cotton mills. ( J
"Every pound of American cotton,
/oven into the finished fabric in this,
ountry, multiplies the value Of the;
aw staple from four to six times,"j
s said. "It is therefore an economic
ass to ship so large a proportion
f the American cotton crop abroad
11 the raw form."
The speaker declared that the coton
area of this nation was extenive
enough to supply the world's j
leeds, provided the price paid for!
he staple justifies its increased pro. I
action by the growers.
"Not only can the present cotton j
rpa." he said, "be multiolied manv'
old, but under intensive and scienific
culture the yield of lint cotton
ler acre can be doubled and trebled,
lowever, we don't have to
lave exchanges to sell cotton any
nore than we have to have exchanges
o sell mules. , i
"Let us regulate the 'exchanges!
'urther if we can. But, if not, let
is put the axe to the tree. They
>ught to have been closed last fall,
some of the people in Washington
vho have been in favor of regulaion,
are coming around to think it
>etter to close them. ^
"Let those who are feasting take
varning. We tell these bear specu,ators
to get their house in order.
Congress passed a grain exchange
)ill in a jiffy and Southerners sup..
iorted it.
"The price of cotton will go- up
igain.. We will survive it. Let us
jo back like crusaders and preach
;o our people never to go back to
>re-war prices. ' Cotton can not be
>roduced at 12 or 14 cents a pound
inder present conditions."
Senator Heflin favored amending
he federal reserve law so that the
'ederal reserve board would be
ompelled to recognize staple cotton
is a basis for credit. He urged that
Resident Harding be petitioned to
all upon the board to reduce the reliscount
rate to 4 1-2 per cent. ,
Senator Heflin said he would pre.
er a law providing an agency to
ee that inferior grades of cotton
i'ere not sold as better grades.,
lillions of bales have been sold
ictitiously, he declared, and the
irices fixed by the speculative exhanjjes
to the injury of the grower.
This law, he said, should limit the
rtle on a bale of cotton to only
me person at a time, as in the case
if a piece of real estate, under a
ecorded deed. .
04' RAILWAYS AFFECTED
BY WAGE CUT
Chcago, May 31.?'The United
Jtates railway labor board today
ompleted work on the decision
vhich it wll hand down tomorrow,
utting the wages of employees of
.04 railroads. Eventually the new
ates to be established will apply to;
ivery road n the country. ,
Advance estimates of the slash to
>e ordered by the board place the
igure somewhere between ten and
ifteen per cent, with the general
>clief that at will be nearer the
ower figure than the higher.
A 10 per cent cut would subtract
ome $300,000,000 from the na
on s railway wage bill.
Tomorrow's decision will be efective
July 1, just 14 months after
he $600,000,000 increase of last
rear took effect.
Switzerland has fewer motion picure
houses than other civilized counries.
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GOOD PROGRESS X
FOR RO AD WORK
IN THIS STATE
Numb<;r or Contracts Will Be Let'
This Week For Roads in Piedmont
Section
Columbia, May 31.?Bids for the |
construction of the road from Sen-!
eca to Westminister, a distance of
six miles, will be opened June 14 at;
Walhalla, according to an announce-;
ment by the State highway depart- j
meni yesterday. Bids for the con-j
struction of the. road from Seneca j
river to the Anderson county line, a
joint project of Oconee and Pickens:
counties will be 'Opened on the same I
date and at Walhalla.
Thompson and Summey of Burleson,
N. C., have been awarded the |
contract for the Duiiding or tne roaa j
from Newberry towards Chappels,
for a distance of six miles for approximately
$17,000.
The highway department plans to
advertise for bids for the construction
of the road from Abbeville to
Antreville and from Abbeville by
Due West, Donalds and on to Horiea
Path some time this week, it was
announced. This latter road will be
top soil and is approximately. 18
miles in length.
The department also announced
that work on the road from Belton
to Pelzer, eight miles would begin
within the next few days.
Completion of the Piedmont highway
through Laurens county was
announced, witn tne exception 01
about two miles, aftd in several other
counties roads are being worked.
Good progress is being niade on the
highway from Winnsboro to Simpson
an Fairfield county, and a contract
is expected to be awarded
soon for the construction of the
remainder of this highway from
Simpson to Ridgeway. Plans are being
made now.
Contractors are now finishing the
Dixie highway in Edgefield county,
and with the last work here in the
r.ext two weeks thns road will be in
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excellent c<ywlition from Greenville
to Edgefield. Work will proceed to
Aiken as soon as the Edgefield section
is completed.
LIBERTY BONDS DROP
TO *87.50 TODAY
New York, May 31.?Liberty 3
1-2 tax exempt bonds, dropped to
$87.50, their lowest quotation on
the stock exchange today.. Other
issues of that group also were heavy.
HARDING SELLS HOME
Washington, May 31.?President
Harding has sold the residence on
Wyoming avenue, which he occupied
while a senator, to Charles F. Cramer,
a local attorney, it was learned
Saturday. It is understood the price
paid was $65,000, including all furnishings.
AAA A TIAI.TC '
^UU Y IV/lf/i A IvSJLl*?
OF LIQUOR LAW
IN THIS DISTRICT
Greenville, May. 31.?More than
two hundred bill:* of indictment
charging violation of the national
prohibition laws will be handed to
the federal grand jury when the
United States court for the western
district of South Carolina convenes
at Anderson tomorrow.
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NOTICE TO JURORS
All persons having business in
Court General Sessions for Abbeville
County, are notified that said Court
will convene June 6th, 1921' (first
Monday) at ten o'clock A. M. AIM
jurors, both grand and petit, are notified
to be present promptly at 10
aaIp A 1<h a nil ?n + n npprtf" K nf Vl ^ A1? I
U CiUUft.. niau an vviwicooco^ uvuu ivi
Str.te and defendants.
J. L. Perrin, Clerk.
May 31, 121.
2 The June release of
' VICTOR RECORDS
Are now on sale.
This is the best re
lease yet. Come in
and hear them.
THE ECHO
"The Really Musical Spot In J
Abbeville." * <J
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ANDERSON OFFICES
SEIZED 81 GALLONS
Also Secured Big Automobile After
An Exciting Chase on The
Belton Road. '
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Anderson, May 3)>f?The sheriff,
first deputies- Keton, Clamp and
Meredith, this morning seized 81 gallons
of blockade liquor and a National
six cylinder car and arrested'
three men after a hot chase on the J
Belton road, in which the officers'
offered several shots at the tires of!
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the car before the occupants, giving,
their names, as H. B. Williams, W. j
C. Sttfger and F. C. Crow, drove in :
Frank Andrews' yard and surrender-1
ed. i
The car bore a Columbia, S. C. tag
and papers on Williams indicated he
is from there. Crow is said to be
from Hall county, Ga. The officers)
had previously seized one gallon of
blockade at Beeman Iverter's house,!
near the city limits when the car
containing 16 five-gallon kegs and!
one one-gallon can passed, and the!
officers followed. The'officers' Ford
c.r tore a'niost to pieces in a few
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minutes after"the chase. j
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Women typhoid patients predomi-|
nate in France as all men w^re vac-l
cinated during military service.
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entire
Its special porous ^
lightness and com
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body for gcod tailc
There is nothing tc
Palm Beach?notl~
sure solution to coi
a hot day. gin ligh
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THE PALM BEACH MILLS
Selling Agts. a. nooaut,
LAPLAND RICH IN MINERALS
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Stockholm.?The Swedish geolo- ?
gists who made a survey of Lapland's
mineral wealth report they have
discovered extensive copper de- <
posits. One vein is more than fifty
yards wide and of considerable thickness.
Clay, lime and cement deposits
also have been discovered.
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