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I ; Established 1844. THE PRESS AND BANNER ABBEVILLE, S. C. The Press and Banner Company - Published Tri-Weekly Monday, Wednesday and Friday. ? Entered as second- iiass matter at * % *. * 90tt office in Aoheville, S. C. Tin u of Subscription: p. , One Year $2.0? Six months $1.09 Three months .50 ? V ' f_ .. . r ForeigiyAdvertisng representative AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION MONDAY, JULY 11, 1921 f; , STOPPING THE SALE Lest week a number of persons ?J?arged with the making and sale of intoxicating liquors in Oconee Counr ty were brought before the Court of '. General Sessions of that county, preI; ... sided over -by Judge Prince, of Anderson, and a number were convicted. ? ? J i juage rnnce imposed nnes ox uivy and a hundred dollars on tfiose first convicted, whereupon the grand jury made a report in which the conditions in the county with regard to liquor were referred to, and requested that severer punishment be imposed on those convicted of offenses againsi ? the prohibition law. ;While taking no exception to the > request of the grand jury so far as appears from reports, Judge Prince told the members of that body that the authority to determine the punishment to be imposed on persons convicted in the courts belonged to *. the>judges, and that he felt bound to follow his own views in such mattela, and that he could not allow 1 others to \substitute their judgment for his. In the legal view of the matter Jud^e Prince is of course right, but practically speaking he is in error in '< hi? judgment as to what is fit punishment for an offense of this kind. Somali fines, the amount of which may be made by the bootlegger in one night by plying his unlawful trade, -will not break up the liquor business. 7 j We have said that before. It is well V X 1. ' to err on the side of mercy but it is dangerous to err on the side of crime and crime-breeding practices. Over ii> Georgia they have a new ' way of fiiing the punishment for ofi > lenders against the law. There is a reason for it in Georgia they tell us, with which we are not concerned, . but the law is srood nevertheless, we believe. The law, as we understand, fixes a maximum and a minimum pun' iehmcnt for every crime, but the jury which tries the case states what punishment between the two etxremes is to be suffered by the person convict ?d. By sifting the facts of every case, the members of the jury who know the history of every person charged and his surroundings, are able to more nearly mete out exact justice ; than a judge who comes from another , 'county, and who therefore does not understand conditions as well as the people at home. Sometimes conditions one county grow alarming and it jg 9f??ssary that the law's penalties thftt at other times. In eimnfoz ifi an 99ttUT:onal Vlslfttiop of a certain criminal statue tut not ft wholesale violation of liw which threatens the peace of the whole community. The members of the petit jury know of these matters, and in a given case are better able , tlian the judges we think, to determine just what punishment will fit the times and conditions as well as the crime. < We should like, at least, to see the law as it is in Georgia put in practice over here. We have reason to believe that it is proving eminently satisfactory across the Savannah, and perhaps it would prove equally helpful over here. We have no .doubt that the judges would be glad to have the juries assume jurisdiction /in the matter of fixing punishment, and if a suitable penalty should not f be fixed in a given case, the members would no doubt be in position to learn better before they tried it again, a neaitny public sentiment would then do a great deal to help stem the incoming tide of crime. TWO OF LIFE'S SECRETS. Men have always yearned for th? secrets of success and happiness ir life. In the old days, when the masse! of the people were ignorant, these se crets could be possessed only by th< ' learned few, but now with the spread of education and the diffusion of knowledge they are within the reaach of all. It is now generally recognized that success consists in what one puts into life rather than in what one gets out of it. In other words, success is ser? vice and service is success. The man who renders the best service achieves the greatest success, no matter what his work or station. And men have found, 'and are willing to share the secret with others, : that happiness lies in the kind of life that one lives rather than where one lives. One may be just as happy in a hut on a farm or in a cottage on a back street in a small town as in a mansion in a great city. We find hap, piness with us, if we find it at all. Happiness comes from what we ourselves do and think; not from what others do or think. These are the two great secrets of life, and they are closely bound together! / Happiness rarely if ever comes until after success?the success of- service. If we want to be hapr\xr met mnof firof Ko aorrnna T?V MIUOW *** Ol* W V VA UVi. ? There are other secrets of life, of I course, but these two are the great-! est and the most sought after. And 1 they are also the most easily obtainlCd* . . MMMnaaaNHwraMBi ; OUR SLOVENLY SPEECH. I ? j These directions came with a saniI tary nursing bottle: "When the baby is through with; ! the bottle it should be taken apart and soaked in boiling water, washed ! thoroughly and then put away in a j clean place." | This is absurd. Of course one knows that it is the bottle, and not the baby, i that, is to be taken apart and soaked 1 in boiling water, but our common 1 sense teaches us that rather than the I i wording of the directions for using. But we meet up with equally slovenly language in ordinary conversation every day. A great many people ' who ought "to know better use wretch| ed grammar habitually, and the ten! dency in this direction seems to be ' a minor offense. j It is just as easy Ul be correct in speech as it is to be.w>venly. Then why not be correct? Say what you mean, even if you do not always mean ' what you say. THE ROCKING CHAIR. The rocking chair was an American invention and it has always been a peculiarly American, institution. It was unknown in Europe until near the ?close of the World War, when it was introduced for the use of convalescents in American army' hospitals. It soon spread to the hospitals of the allies and then among the civilian population, and now the people are said to be delighted with it and are wondering how they got along without it for so long. The war was a terrible thing but we have not yet been convinced that it was fought in vain. It had some compensations at any rate, not the least of which was the introduction of the American rockine chair to millions who had never known it; and .for this one thing perhaps millions who are yet unborn will some day rise up and call us blessed?if not us, the rocking chair. religion needed ? New York, July 10.?President Harding and Viee?Pfesident Cotilidge sent messages to the SiKth World's Christian Endeavor convention, expressing the idea that the world needs more religion to cure its ills. "The Christian Endeavor societies the President wrote, represent precisely the sort of inspiring purpose J that the world so greatly needs in I these times." , The', Vice President said the Christian Endeavor organization represent ea an enon; to pux religion imx> practice. "When men look about the world today," he said, 'they will not be able to 'find any other remedy for our present condition, or any other motive strong enough to promise any solution. "These are days when we need to reinforce our ideas. We need to make them the realities of every-day > life. There is no surer method of accomplishing this than through the rcognition of our common brotherhood which comes from mutual coAVMiofinn fVi/i niirnnco " | u>/iauva ivi mv ij Tomatoes are retailing in Indianaj polis at $1 a bushel while everyday - restaurants in the East charge 15 j cents for one-half of a tomato sliced. <\V VV \ \ vv V HITS BY HAL \ >>>>> \ x >N>>\\ Dorothy Dix is advertised as the highest paid woman writer. Must be highly paid because she is highly adjvertised. The repetition of platitude^ is not usually worth much. i The dead heads got some of the business the live ones stirred up Saturday. That red lemonade did not go to the head, though it did produce a jgood kick. See what Abbeville can do? Who says MI told you so?" The dove of peace is said to he hovering over Ireland. It is the last thing the Irishers want. A California astronomer says this hot weather is caused by "an unusual downpour of meteors on the sun." Everybody else thought it was due I to a downpour of sunshine. ! " * An amateur weather prophet once said that a local hot wave was caused by a warm current of air from ; the south meeting a cold one from the north. May be that's the cause of the i one here. i . The open door policy is beipg urged for China. Yes, and please let them close it from the outside. witnesses tesxinea in tne iv.aDer trial that Mrs. Kaber wanted some one "ta beat her husband up." Many ,a woman is in the same frame of 'mind. "Auto thief saws out of jail" says a headline. He ought to be saw in r iail again. . Chicago is threatened with a lightless night. Well, that's not so bad. If it should have a lightless day, that'd be Something to boast about. . The printers want a forty-four hour week. How about a 48 hour Sunday and double holiday on Saturdays? 4 ??? He ran a little ad To tell what he had They crowded his store And clamored for more So now he isn't so sad. I FRANKLIN K. LANE LEFT NOT MORE THAN $10,000 San Francisco, Calif., July 9.?The estate of the late Franklin K. Lane, former secretary of the interior, will not total more than about $10,000 according to a petition filed in superior court here yesterday, asking letters of administration. Mr. Lane left no will, the petition cited, and his estate consisted of some 18 acres of farm land in Contracosta county, California, and a few shares of stock in a mercantile company. Mr. Lane's widow, his son and daughter would share the estate, the petition said. WALLACE HARRIS LAWYER " Room 204 CITY HALL Full Line of | Office Supplies I trr i x"U w e nave any umig you need from a paper clip to an Adding Machine. THE ECHO "The Really Musical Spot in Abbeville." REV. MR. BRISTOW. J> | The Baptist church was closed yesterday for the first time since the Rev. Louis J. Bristow returned to ge j the Abbeville ministry five years ago. pU Mr. Bristow is suffering from some throat trouble and he is giving his Zj voice a rest. He will go to Atlanta ' this week for further medical advice. His many friends and admirers !i; over the county and state hope that he will find nothing serious wrong ;j; with his throat and that ip a short <;> time he will return to his work strengthened and refreshed by hife ;j| rest. SEEING THE SICK. Dr. and Mrs. A. S. Hawes and Mrs Mrs Annie Lee Cade Brown were in Abbeville Sunday afternoon from j|j Elberton, to 3ee Mr. Gill Cade, who !|! -x XL- TT U_1 ? *4 is m uie nospiuai recovering irom ? his painful accident of Saturday af- 8 ternoon. ' fi Let Us ii . -p. I The 0 I $695.00 < I i Telephone |] E. W. G ji E. W. GREGORY H cor I . OFTHI Farmers 6a 1 AT THE CLOSE < m Loans and dis i Overdrafts.... Z Domestic Bon< ; U. S. Governr Municipal Bor Furniture and I . Real Estate ... Cash on hand I TOTAL Capital Stock Surplus and U Bills Payable Dividends Un] Dividends Paj D nriAwm ITS Tnrl IiVCi^X VCX- U11U DEPOSITS... \ TOTAL I... Because of its ample i der which all its affair cial stronghold. All fi bearing securities of tl gated by a Board of D men of high financial i DEPOSIT YOUR MO P INTEREST I # lck dempsey says he wont fight jack johnsol Omaha, Neb., July 9.?Jack Demp y, world's heavyweight champioi igilist, who passed here today on hi 3ISISI5f5JSIS/3J5J5fS(SISJSIS?SJSIS15I5M3J5Ii NO' TO TELEPHON Hereafter we will be fo phone service to all pa not paid by the 10th of Your co-operation in predated. THE ABBEVILLE Explain Our F % rt Payment PI verlanc F. O. B. Tol. 500 For a Demi regory M ( . ; i laannmafiinniBgB 4DENSED STATEM 3 CONDITION OF m r' . >. y . ' * ill Of 111 ABBEVILLE, S. C. )F?USINESS JUN] RESOURCES ; counts .... cis nent Bonds ids Fixtures and Due from Banks t ! LI ABILITIES .... .. -- ... - .... ........ J. ndivided Profits paid rable July 1st, 1921... ... .. .... " esources and the care s are conducted, this iinds of the Bank are le highest class, and i irectors composed of standing. >NEY IN THIS STR DITQT FAQV PAID ON SAVING lUHB way to Salt Lake City, in a state^ ment to newspaper men, said he was unwilling to fight Jack Johnson "or . any other negro fighter." n ? . * s Watch the label on your paper I 5/SJ5/5/51Sf5f5J5I5JSJ5EEJSISIBISJ?ISI5?SEE?B , : V ' ih > nCE! I IE SUBSCRIBERS reed to discontinue Tele- : : rties whose account is ' j: / 1.4 ? > 1 ' each month. ' :' ii:'. this matter will be an- * :!: I' -1!: TELEPHONE CO. | - 1 J 'opular ji an" j | I Four if i/)A rtLv/\ 11 V/1UV ? snstration . I! j lotor Co. ! R. GLENN KAY ji mimimsmmmsm HIl l!llllllninll(.lnaH llniilmiBlEMTOLliluriHlncMfillBH^fflB^^^BB^^BBEM' ' E 30TH, 1921. If ??? ! * $309,779.10 !f 1,968.38 1 4,100.00 65,250.00 1 23,430.00 1 * .. 1,300.00 1 3,062.00 H 51,346.42 . J : $460,235.90 B $ 75,000.00 1. 30,155.06 NONE B . 468.00 g> .. 3,000.00 767.84 I 350,845.00 $460,235.90 ful management un- m Bank is truly a finan- jj invpfttaH in interest- B ire carefully investi successful business B > ONG BANK AND DEPOSITS?. 1 /