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THE PRESS AND BANNER
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1922
/ THE LAW UPHELD
A negro man has been arreste
through the efforts of the peace o:
ficers of Abbeville County charge
with a most infamous offense, an o:
fense the very thought of whic
causes the blood of the white man t
boil. The culprit has been legal]
tried in the courts of the county an
legally sentenced to labor for a teri
which means life imprisonment. ir
law has been upheld.^
The law has been so upheld largel
on account of the fact that membei
of the family and friends of the fan
ily most affected by the attempte
offense counselled a legal trial. The
have shown their faith and conf
v
dence in the courts of the stat<
which after all furnish the on)
guaranty that offenses of this an
other kinds' will be adequately pui
ished. The result has been due i
good part too to the conduct of th
sheriff of the county and his body c
deputies. Considering the offens
charged the sheriff of the county di
well to surround himself with men c
proved courage and coolness. Th
fact that there was absolutely n
evidence of disorder, and the probi
bility that there would have bee
none in any event, does not in th
least justify the inference that th
sheriff should not have taken the u
most precautions to protect his prii
oner, if he needed assistance. He di
what the careful tofficer in such cast
should always do, and the Press an
Banner bespeaks for him the con
mendation of the people of Abbevill
County for his wise precautions.
There was evidently a disagTe*
ment amongst the members of th
jury charged with the trial of th
' case as to tne proper punishment t
' be dealt out to the culprit who plar
Bed so terrible an offense. There we
9 division on the outside of the jur
box as to what was the proper pur
isfcment for him. So far as his inter
was concerned, he wa? as guilty as :
be had accomplished his damnabl
purpose, but a merciful Provident
* saved the family affected from anj
thing that will cause sorrow in th
years to come. No harm has come t
- them. And we shall not be surprise*
if when the first feelings engendere
of the crime have had time to sul
v aide, if they shall not be glad th?
.. the jury extended to the lowly beai
uuc umr ui tae cuuri uie sam
if Mercy which God showe
- tfcMn on the occasion of the diabol
. ca! attack.
We ionbt whether electrocutio
in the state penitentiary would ha\
' been as great warning to others i
will be a life of toil and confinemei
in the state penitentiary. There
something heroic in a negro - goin
' to the electric chair without flincl
"rtxgr. In a little time his life is sniffe
out, and he is forgotten; but tl
eternal grind of the life prisoner
' an awful warning to the race that tt
law cannot be violated and that pui
iShment is sure and always severe.
Abbeville County has done* we
this week, and we trust that the re
OTd will always be as good.
rbiitftmiA ma? a
&V $200,000 COTTON FIR
Columbia, March 2.?Late in tl
morning the fire in the (Columb
compress warehouse here was coi
aidered under control, and it wi
estimated that the damage to thri
thousand bales would total appro*
ifcately $200,000, fully covered t
insurance.
lie fife started at midnight ar
raged like a furnace till daylight. Tl
etttice Sre fighting force of the cit:
dfij a?d night shifts, was called ou
Tfcj?'fjpe proved to be one of the mo
sttdWHH ever fought here.
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MR. JOHNSON GOES.
I MRS. MINSHALL SUCCEEDS
_j Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Johnson left
~~! today for their new home. at. Lynch
! burg, Va. They leave many friends
who regret to see them go away, but
" who wish for them much happiness
~ and success in their new home.
atj iFor the past year Mr. Johnson
1 has been connected with the Press
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I and Banner and has done much
I good work for the paper as well as
10 brought it many frienUs.
'0| Mr. Johnson's place on the paper
*0; will be taken by Mrs. Rachel H.
~ Minshall. Mrs Mlnshall has had
re j newspaper experience, having work
^ ed on The Abbeville Medium when
~ j it was owned end edited by Gen. R.
I R. Hemphill, her father.
R. O. BRANYON DEAD
' R. 0. Branyon died at his home
at Anderson Wednesday afternoon,
^ j March 1st. He was 71 years of age.
^ j iFuneral services were conducted at
j his home today and the burial was
0 J at Little River church in this coun
1 ty.
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iFor many years Mr. Branyon
was a prosperous planter in the
Zarline section of the county. There
he made his homei He had a large
y | family of children and the family
^ resided there until the children
l" j grew to manhood and womanhood.
^i He the?n sold his farming interests
J | and moved to Anderson county.
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[ Mr. Branyon was a man of more
' j than ordinary attainment. He was a
j leader in his community and always
I on the right side. For many years
' he was a menpber of the Baptist
church, being an officer in the Little
'River Church in this county. He was
respected by his neighbors and
' everywhere regarded as a man of
' worth and standing.
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6 CARE NECESSARY
I IN COTTON SEED
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j Clemson College, Feib. 28.?As
6 the cotton planting season
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approaches, and In view of the
- heavy boll weevil taking every pos
s" sible step to give infestation and
the importance of taking every pos
?g \
' sible step to give cotton a good ear
ly start in the race against the wee
~; Vil, it is suggested again, as it was
. last planting season tW farmer de
I lint cotton seed before planting, as
J*, one means of getting an early crop
e . of cotton.
e j> Delinting is especially valuable
0, when conditions are unfavorably for
l" seed germination. It hastens genni
18 nation. from two to eight days, de
y pending on soil and climate condi
l"; tions, makes germination more, uni
form, and tends tQ prevent disease.
. Delinted seed can be more evenly
e planted, and it requires fewer seed
:e i to be planted an acre. Btelow are
^".directions for delinting seed with
. sulphuric acid.
rO
, j Materials needed: Concentrated
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j suipnuric acia aoout nine pounas
! to each (bushel of seed. Three
J wooden or earthen tubs, one of
' -which should have a number of
small holes in the center of the
bottom with a copper wire screen
over them to prevent the seed from
passin gthrough. A large glass or
earthen funnel with a screen may
be. used instead. Plenty of vwatef.
Directions for treating seed:
Place seed in tub "A" which has no
holes in bottom and cover with acid
five to ten minutes. Stir seed con
stantly with a wooden stick until
lint is removed. Next pour seediand
acid in tub "B," which has holes in
bottom and which has been placed
over tub "A" which has nd holes
in bottom. As soon as the acid is
drained off, wash seed with water
until free from acid. If good stream
of running water is applied this
does not take long. Spread seed on
floor or on sheets in the sun to
dry. When dry they are ready to
plant.
Caution: If left unnecessarily
long in the acid the seed will be
16 i killed. Wooden tubs must be tight.
?a Tubs which require to be tightened
by swelling with water will not do,
as the acid takes all the water out
of the wood. Acid must ve handled
with care, for it will eat holes in
any clothing which it touches.
Cow in a China Shop
Tfipperary, Ireland.?A cow en-4
tered the largest shop in the main
street here, passed back and forth
between the counters for 15 min
utes and then departed?without e
causing the slightest damage. je
EGISLATURE WILL -
ADJOURN NEXT WEEK
Columbia, March 2.?The Legisla
ure will adjourn at the end of next
reek, it now appears. Senator Gross, rr
Jhairman of the Senate Finance ei
Jommittee, stated to the Senate that j ci
he appropriation bill would, it now p
ppears, be reported back to the Sen- t<
te next Monday, and this is taken h
o mean that adjournment sine die t<
rill come at the end of that week, d
'he Ijlouse spent a large part of the n
ay debating local and uncontested
ratters. There is not much work u
jft on the house calendar, the com- a
letion of the sessions work depend- p
ig largely now on the Senate's dis- p
osition of the appropriation bill and j p
he luxuries and hydro-electric tax
ills. Other revenue producing meas
res have passed. The state tax levy
n property is to be about half what
; was last year, it now appears. The
enate spent the large part of this
ay debating a resolution to request
le Governor to return to the Senate
le bill ratified as an act last "night
nd sent to his office, to enlarge the
ailroad commission and combine
rith it the work of the public service
tjmmission. The Senators who want
ie bill brought back want to cut out
provision which was passed without
leir knowing, due to their inatten
on, which gives the railroad com
rission authority to supervise rates
nd service of all public service com
anies including those owned by
lunicipalities.
NCREASE IN THE PUBLIC
DEBT LAST MONTH
Washington, Mar. 2.?An in
rease of more than $90,000,000 in!
he public debt during February!
ras announced today by the Treas-I
ry. .,
On February 28, the total debt
tood at $23,478,667,789 compared ?
rith $23,388,236 on January 31.
'he increase in the debt was lai^ge
/ accounted for, officials explained,
y the issuance of approximately
601,000,000 in treasury notes dur
ig the month, while government^se
urities retired during February ap
proximated $511,000,000. However,!
i
fficials believed, that the continued Cl
uarterly reduction in the t public
e9t>t would go on during March
rhen installments of income and
rofits taxes are due.
Ordinary expenditures, of the
overnment during February 1 aggre
gated $182,000,000 as compared
nth $351,000,000 during the same
lonth last year while ordinary re
eipts for the months approximated
17-5,000,000 as Vgatost *248,000,
00 in February of 1921.
Public debt expenditures during
he month amounted to $522,000,
00 as against about $80,000,000 in
eoruary a year ago wnne puonc
ebt receipts for February were
612,000,000 as compared with
:13S,OO0,OOO during iPebruary of'a
ist year. # > 1<
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lNNAPOUS graduates (
SHOULD GET DIPLOMASI
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Washington, March 2.?Rear Ad-i
liral ?Wilson, superintendent of the | P
[aval Academy, told the house naval j
ommittee today that all of the 541 j b
lembers of the first, class to be
raduated in June ought to receive
heir commissions is officers. In ad
ocating this .action the admiral de
lared a speedy decision should be
iade by Congress because of the un
ertainty among the mid-shipmen
s to their future and the effect on
heir morale by reason of agitation
f the question. He also asserted that
11 midshipmen now at the academy
icluding the class to be admitted
ext year should be graduated, in*
isting that no cut in future enroll
tent should affect any class prior to j
hat to be admitted in 1923.
4,000,000 DEPOSITS
BY SCHOOL CHILDREN
New York, Mar. 1.?American n
chool children deposited in banks | ^
iver ^4,000,000 in the last school' ^
rear, it was announced today by'
he American Bankers Association.. v
n the preceding year, the amount; j,
leposited was $2,300,000. The num-jj,,
ler of depositors increased fromjt]
tOO,000 to 802,000 in schools hav- n
ng a total enrollment in the two
rears respectively of 1,015,000 and
Nearly 20,000 women in the Unit
d States are barbers and hair-dress-'
PRESSMEN WILL WORK
ew York Newiptperi Return To
Schedule
New York, Mar. 1.?New York
lorning newspapers, which appear
d in abbreviated form today be
ause of a delay by the local web
ressmen's union in accepting
ffms of an arbitration award
anded down by Federal Judge Man
in, will appear in their regular
ress tomorrow morning, it was an
ouncea tonignt.
The union men voted today for
nconditional acceptance of the
ward 'but didvnot return to their
osts until 11 o'clock, after the
ublishers had met and acepted the
ressmen's offer to go back.
Afternoon papers published. no
arly editions today but Issued their
sgular editions from 11 o'clock on.
HOME OF LEE BOUGHT
louse At Cape May Chances
Hands '
Cape May, N. J. Mar. 1.?The
>rmer home of Gen. Robert E. Lee
as purchased today by Leonard H.
avis, president of the Progressive
>ague of thig city.
Mr. Davis announced that* he
ould leave intact the war relics
nd antiques in the old mansion,
at would restore parts of the build
ig to conform with the architec
ire of the period in which it was
uilt?more than 100 years ' ago.
he property was purchased from
le estate of the late Albert
.ug-nes.
UDGE LANDIS QUITS THE
BENCH 1,000 PER CT. LANDIS
Chicago ? Feb. 28.?Kennesaw
fountain Landis today completed
is seventeen years of service as j
jdera'l judge for the northern dis
rict of Illinois and at 11 o'clock
endered his last decision andN step
>ed from the court room with the
nnouncement that he would never
gain occupy the judicial bpclu His
jsignation, recently sent to Pree
lent Harding (becomes effective to
lorrow.
Judge Laridip wound up his
ourt career by disposing of ten
ases in rapid-fire order. His last
[echrion sentenced a man to SO days
i jail for violating the prohibition
iws and previously he had render
d decisions ranging from a fine of
ne cent to a year in prison.' He
onducted his final court in his
haracteristic fashion, talcing cases
way from lawyers to conduct them
ersonally, laughing, kidding,
korming and fuming. In the words
f a court attendant he was "1,006
RU
ft
th?
con
000
,stai
riv?
resr
er cent Landis." > ^
After the final sentence, Judge strf
andis said: 1
Mr. Bailiff, are there any more ,
moi
ases?"
4<Comrt," began tie judge. He
ros? and for several seconds stood |
joking around the room. Then he! .
sin<
orvtinued: ?s
"?Is adjourned." | ^
The judge stalked into his chaa- ^
ers -without another word.
Asked to pose on the bench for
hotographs, the judge said:
"I shall never return to the
! por
ench. If you want to photograph i gta]
He, do it here." I
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can
shi]
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JOBBERS GET AWAY WITH
$19,000 PALMOUVE PAYROLL
Milwaukee, Wis., Mar. 1.?Fiv*
len held up and robbed William
hrosby, payroll clerk of the Palm
Hive company of $19,000 here this
fternoon as was getting out
f a taxicab at the company's plant,
'he bandits after talcing the money,
ed in an automobile, followed by
tondby in the taxi but after a chase
hrough downtown sections, they
scaped.
HE 1?TH AMENDMENT
IS CONSTITUTIONAL
Washington, Feb* 28.? The wo
oan's suffrage or 19th amendment
ras today declared constitutional
y the supreme court.
The supreme court dismissed for
rant of jurisdiction the suit
Feb
fought by Charles S. Fairchild, of
,rew York, who sought to challenge
he constitutionality of ihe amend
ment. The opinion of the court was
elivered by Justice Brandeis.
Own Blow Kill*, Boy.
Brixton, Eng.?While boxing, 13
ear old Charles Erthing aimed a *
iard blow, missed and fell heavily,
e dies two days later as a result.
Ame
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Woolen
FINAL
NO PRO)
Positively Ends IV
This sale lias brought an
proves to us that the mei
values when they are offer
As Previously Ann
Divided at the
Prices that Cc
Compc
At these prices?it will really ]
sale was inaugurated to keep o
season. This emergency has n<
suits made to order at absolute
day.
We still hive a good selection c
them suitable for Spring wear.
LEAVE YOUE
A small deposit is all that is re
be made whenever you are read
American Wool<
Stores in Pri
JAS. W. LA
9 Washington Street.
351AN STARVATION
BELT GETTING COR!
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Coscow, Mar. 1.?The First o
corn bought with the America
gressional apropriation of $20,
i>000,000 "reached the actus
vation belt when a train load ai
?d at Tsaritsyn In the Sarato
ion Fe&ruary^ 26, according t
iees to American relief admin:
ttion head<piarters here,
'wenty-five' trains from Novoro
c, on the (Black sea, are not
ring to the ' various hunge
tits. Six ships have arrived a
rorossysk and two at Odess
:e February 6, and the unloadin
proceeding satisfactorily. Th
imship, Eastern Ocean,, loade
h seed grain,/ grounded fiea
rorossysk but the cargo ws
itered.
Cho movement from the Bahi
ts of corn and rations for th
rving children are being consi<!
bly held up jby the ice in the Ki<
al, which prevents movement c
LEGAL SALE.
(1m Diitricl Court of the Unite
State*, Western Diiykt
South Carolina.
re J. H. HILL, BankrujH
and/H. M. HILL, Bankrupt
fnder Order of D. H. Hill, Refere
ein, I will sell at the home plac
r. H. Hill, in Abbeville County, S
? OI.J 1 ooo Uflln
on rearuary w6i.,
? at 10 A. M. personal propert;
sisting of males, cows, fans sup
s, farm implements, engines, trae
i, etc., amounting to aroua
?e thousand dollars.
'erms of Sale, CASH.
J. S. STARK, Trustee of
H. M. Hill and J. H. H3L
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W. A. HARRIS
FUNERAL SUPPLIES
EMBALMING
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Auto Hears* Service
PHONES
Day 396 Nifkt 134
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Mills Co.
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CALL
FIT SALE
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londay March' 6th
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unusual response and it 1
n of Abbeville know real
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ed to them.
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ounced Entire Stock
!?P Two Prirfk*
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?mpetitor* Can't
ste With
pay you to buy^ two suits.
ur tailors employed during a dull v.i
dw happily passed. This offer of
cost will not present itself ewj . t
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?f all wool suitings?-majority .of
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if vfv.
ORDER NOW
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. .New KindN IaAueasa, -/.r^v....
. Warsaw, March 2.?A new feitod oi
influenza, with a complication oi
jaundices-has appeared in $ol
The disease is virulent ammg .tte ]
easterp borders where refugees
pouring in fcy^tbdusands daily ironl
Russia. The mortality rate te *fek I
You do not buy "a
refrigerator," bat
you DO buy tfce
A rwA A Jki
oervice umi a gwv
refrigerator ri
ders.
We are prepared to
demonstrate to y&ii,
beyond any question
of a doubt that. <he
Automatic Refrigera
tor virill do more m
saving ice money, ?av
mg food money, sav
ing work in cleaning,
than any other refrfg*
erator?any make or
any" price?on the
market
Come to the demon
stration and convince
yourself.
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