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Established 1844. [{ THE PRESS AND BANNER i ABBEVILLE, S. C. t The Press and Banner Company Published Tri-Weekly Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Entered as second-class matter at , post office in Abbeville, S. C. Terms of Subscription: One Year $2.00 ' Six Months $1.00 Three Months .50 Foreign Advertising Representative r * WTAVT 1 AMERICAN PRESS ASSUUAHU^ . c WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1921 J AFTER THE COURTS. c The usual talk in condemnation of e T the courts is going the rounds now, ^ the grievance being that the mur- t derers of young Brarell were not c electrocuted at the time fixed by the c court, but the time of such execu-j* a t:on has been stayed by their giving ^ notice of appeal to the supreme court. It is stated that these men have } delayed the execution of the sentence imposed on them on a "technicality," and the eourts get the blame. ^ * In the first place, granting that * the defendants should have been executed and an appeal should not have * been allowed in their cases, it seems . to us that a minute's consideration by those acquainted with the law, * (and those who criticise the law and its administration by the courts should be acquainted with the law) I v would have reminded the critics that o the courts do not make the laws. There is a provision in the statute ; law of this state that when one is ? convicted of any offense, he may, . within ten days of the rising of the j court, give notice of his intention to appeal to the supreme court, and * within thirty days thereafter h? may r prepare his case and exceptions, and that after the notice is given and the v case served, or until it is served, if c the thirty days have not expired, the v judgment of the court is stayed. Do g the critics of the court contend that v the courts should disregard the plain e language of the statutory law of the 1 state and electrocute a man while the a law says the sentence is stayed? It a has become a habit with a great c many people to needlessly criticise J the Courts for matters over whlc; i' the courts have no control. If there c is ground for criticism in the cases d referred to here, the criticism sould br? directed against the legislature s .which made the laws and hot against' j the courts wh'ch merely administer a the lawss. v In the cases referred to it appears that the appeals taken may be with v out merit. We do not know all the e grounds of appeal, none of them in 5 fact, but the accounts of the trial $ seemed to indicate beyond doubt that e the defendants are guilty and should t be punished according to law. But ^ the tribunal to decide that is the c same tribunal which passesvori every ^ WV*?V4 VUOt AAA MIAb JUI WUiVHUII. It ? has been deemed w'se to provide that j in all criminal cases a person shall -5 not be deprived of his liberty, to say nothing of his life, until he has first been tried in the court of sessions, and then not until the supreme court says that the trial was legal and free from error. We believe the provis- \ ions of the law are wise. The law can- ! r not deal w th individual cases; a gen- I cral rule must be made which protects the rights of all; and any man with crime has a right to a fair trial. .J otated that the law's delays-I furnish excuses for mob law. Perhaps \ thi3 is true. We think, too, that the c criticism 01 tne courts ior unaertaKing to administer the law as it is written, and for undertaking to preserve constitutional rights in this country, is as much responsible as anything else for the contempt which some people express for the law. The peo-' pie are taught to have no respect for the law and to distrust the courts, and are so taught by those whoj should know better. They are respon sible for a good deal of trouble which ' is charged up to other people. We do not deny that there may be provisions of the law which should be j changed. The News and Courier sug- 1 gests that there should be a speedy hearing of appeals in cases of this j kind. To this we agree, provided the hearings are not so speedy as to dis- t regard proper consideration of cases. It may be that in criminal cases there should be a provision that the 3tat? may move on five day's notic< jo dism'ss appeals on the grouni hat the appeals are intended for de ay, or that the record shows n< ?rror which the court would consid ?r. The court might be open to hea hese motions at least once in ever; ;hirty days and the motions might b< leard and disposed of as rapidly a >ossible. Perhaps it would do a veil to require that a party intend ng to appeal procure and file witl he Clerk of the Supreme Court i ertificate from at least two justice hat the appeal involves matters de nanding investigation by the court Perhaps better results still would b >btained by strictly enforcing th< aw as to.serving cases, and then b] laving more frequent terras of th< :ourt for hearing appeals in crimina :ases. Whatever measures are adopt id, however, it will be found tha tone of them will be entirely satis actory in all cases. The worst meas ire that could be adpoted would b< >ne which did not insure in ever] ase a fair trial and full investiga ion of every case in which the Stat< sks for the taking of the life of j luman being. THE FADING STRIKE. A heavy blow was dealt the "Bif \>ur" among the railway unions b] he refusal of so many of the other ?numbering fully one-half pf al he railroad workers, it is estimate< ?to join the strike. These other un ons had also taken a ballot, and tlx esult was an overwhelming vote ii avor of a strike. But their leader leclined to order a strike. Then ould be no clearer evidence that th< ote was really one to place the de ision in the hands of the chiefs irho were to exercise their best judg nent. This applies as well to th< leads of the Big four; ana all tn< ndications now are that they an ooking about for the best time an< ilace and excuse to rescind thei: ash order to strike. The growing confidence that then rill be no strike is due to severa auses. One is the gratifying firmnes rith which the pbulic stood up a ;ainst yielding to threats. Whicheve ray the union leaders turned, the: :ncountered a stone wall of unpopu arity. Furthermore, the authoritie innounced their position. Mayor md Governors made ready to exer ise their full power. The Federa Administration let it be known tha t proposed to utilize every lawfu gency to prevent the strike, or t< lefeat it if attempted. Finally, nev inergy and decision were from somi ource?presumably Washington?in ected into the Railroad Labor Boari ,*d it took hold of the affair witl 'igor not before displayed. All these things combine to con ince the nublic that the strike .ord r will bo recalled before Octobe: ** 10. Its orig'nal issuance was a blun ler. This is now tacitly confessed bj :ven the leaders of the unions. I; hey persist, they will be marchinj o an assured disaster to their owi ause. The wisest and most populai hing they can now do is to submi o the Labor Board?that is, to th< aw?and call off the strike.?Nev 'ork Times. PREACHING AT MIDWAY. There will be preaching at Mid ray Bapt'st church Sunday aftW ioon at 3.30, by the Rev. L. A Jurrough, of Cannon, Ga. Supreme Court Takes Recess. Washington, Oct. 25.?The su >renae court recessed today to No rember 7 after handing down a fev p:n.ons of minor importance. DO YOU LIKE TO READ? We now have on sale' all >f the leading MAGAZINES if yon like to read eome in and ifet your favorite magazine. Wo also take subscriptions to all magazines published at publishers price. See us before placing vour order. THE ECHO s NOT THE LAWS FAULT, d James Louis Petigru, native of 0 Abbeville, born the poorest of poor] - boys but gifted with transcendant r genius, became South Carolina's y greatest and ablest lawyer. e| The late Attorney-General Leroy, s F. Youmans once told ex-Governor j s'd. H. Chamberlain this story abouti - Mr. Petigru. 1 That jrreat lawyer, accompanied, 1 by his client, with all his genius j 5 argued a case before the Supreme - Court of South Carolina. , *j The court decided against him. 1 2 j I As they left the courtroom, which " fhas been the scene of other miscarf 1. iriages of justice, his client said with " feelincr. "The law is all wrone " "Sir," replied Mr. Petigru, 'the j t law is all right, but the judges are'j such damned fools!"?Greenville j Piedmont. " i 3 I J LUMBER CUT DECLINED ! DURING YEAR OF 1920 1 Washington, Oct. 25.?The lumber jcut of the United States in 1920 was 33,798,800,000 feet, which is 2.2 per cent less than in 1919, and 27 per cent less than the peak in 1907. J The average price of lumber at the f mill increased to $38.42 per thousand, s which is a rise of 150 per cent since 1 1910. The aggregate value of the cut 1 is $1,299,000,000. These are the high est annual valuations ever recorded, 2 but do not indicate present condii tions. They merely reflect the exs tremely high peak in the post-war e lumber prices which was passed in the - first quarter of 1920. These are the principal stat'stics ? obtained by the Forest Service, Uni" ted States Department of Agriculture, in its 1920 canvasfe of American j ? I sawmil!<!. Th^V are Koco/1 linnn ..a 2 ports from 15,978 active mills out of * 23,243 estimated to have been in r operation. Several thousand mills cutting less than 50,000 feet were not e tabulated, though allowance was made J 1 for their cut. Comparisons with 1919 s ere published by permission of the . Bureau of the Census, United States I r Department of Commerce. f i ji jj| KIRSCHBA I" I I ; . ! / V SI ; fi \ ? i / i | r 50 EX-SOLDIERS | the BRING $1.00 EACH \va me Washington, Oct. 25.?Fifty army arc cots, each containing an unemployed ex-service man, a mattress and a ' blanket, were sold for $1 each Saturday afternoon by Urban J. Ledoux, champion of the unemployed. Two inspectors and one captain of ? I m-- i 4.-L~ A 1 r3 ponce iuuA.cu uii wiiixc wie xvtrv. n.*bert H. Zimmerman purchased 50 <|j cots with this stipulation: gj "That the buyer must secure a G] job for the unemployed man on each ? cot, which job shall pay at least 40 a cents aft hour, or $3 a day, or $18 a [| week/' | "With the help of Gob, I will take |j | PLUMBING' 11 | TINWORK 11 I HEATING 11 L-l MIUHitHHIIIWItflXWHtMMIMMMtMtMIMIMHIMtAilMtMIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIlllilllllll tjl fg] [ZJ IE tji I Pemoline Super tile 11 I and porcelain clean-11 I ser, guaranteed to 11 I remove rust or any 11 I kind of stains from 11 | enamelware. 11 | Reasonable Prices, j j I RALPH TURNER 11 ni a B;S rnone o W. A. HARRIS I FUNERAL SUPPLIES EMBALMING and P Auto Hearse Service PHONES Day 395 Night 134 arc! UM CLOTHES itnLVry f W j^iucuity; x j tells! Wt uit looks bettei Lts smoother, Why this growi arschbaum Clo $3? tc tamey 8 ABBE MM se cots, with all stipulations," s the dramatic declaration of Zim- p rman, winding up a short ad-it sss. \nd so Ledoux's widely advertis-j "auction" was a success. I u /5IBJ5JSJ5l5!5I5/S15J5J5J5I5JSI5JBISfBJ5J5JS[SJ512It Be Glad' Your I It is much b< glad you s money than 1 had. Start sa Practice the systematic a will be glad i later on. A ARD pass b( ing for you. Series now $10 a Month for 80 Mont $20 a Month for 45 Mont $40 a Month for 24 Mont Standard Built Associ OFFICE AT PLA W. H. WHITE, President FALL AND W taw surely iy is it that 01 r. than anothe Wears longei ng demand ? thes? Qualit , $45 t Gillia !VILLE Let the railroad men strike?tae ireachers are still working to beat he devil. "This one on me" is not what i*. iseter De. ? ifou Saved I Money I itter to be , | aved your [ bo wish you I ving NOW I habit of i a ving. You IS many times ? STAND- I k >ok is wait- ;; *3? starting. ?j ,hs wilt net you $1,000. its will net you $1,000. 1 hs will net you $1,000. ling & Loan ?. iation I NTERS BANK. ? OTTO BRISTOW, Secretary. E I r? INTER 1921 I ;/' r I 1 . 1 it le T :? or ; ' ?! im )