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MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1922.
FIGURES DO NOT LIE.
The thirsty ones are still telling us
of the failure of prohibition. About
One Year ?
Six Months
Three Months
$2.00
$1.00
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the only time we have heard of Jus
tice Clark, of the United States Su
preme Court since his appointment,
was when he denounced prohibition.
A week or two ago former Judge
Powell, at a meeting of the Georgia
Bar Association in Savannah, spoke
along the same lines as did Justice
Clark in New York. Perhaps it was
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the other in New York that these two
disciples of the law had so little res
pect for prohibition. Maybe they
were violating the law at the time
they spoke. That makes a man have
little respect for the law.
Judge Powell in the course of his
remarks said that he had been one
of the Georgia legislators responsi
ble for the enactment of the prohibi
tion law in that state. But that does
not count for anything. The judge
was in politics then. He was still run
ning. The question is, was and is he
a real prohibitionist in practice as
well as in politics? If he was, and is,
what was he doing in Savannah, may
we ask?
There is a widespread and consist
ent movement just now to discredit
the prohibition amendment to the
constitution and prohibition legisla
tion generally, ine arcacs, wiey say,
is because there are so many viola
tions of the law, and the people do
not have respect for the law, and
therefore the law cannot be enforced.
But we have violations of the law
against larceny, against murder,
against speeding, and violations of
many other laws. Nobody has sug
gested that we license thievery be
cause a good many people steal; no
body has advocated immunity from
punishment for murder because mur
ders are still committed, and that af
ter hundreds of years of attempted
enforcement of the laws against that
crime; nobody desires to make "the
sky the limit" in the matter of speed
ing just because aptomobilists every
day are violating the law against
speeding, in Abbeville, in Abbeville
County, and everywhere else.
But they say that the condition of
the country grows worse under pro
hibition than under the legalized sale
of liquor. We deny it. If there is a
place which the thirsty crowd might
be willing to select ior a test it is
New York. In New York prohibition
has had such a good effect that we
read the following facts stated in the
New York Herald of last Friday:
"Since prohibition went into
effect the decline in the alcoholic
death rate for New York city has
assumed extraordinary propor
tions, according to the report
submitted to Commissioner Hay
nes today by Director Day of
New York.
"The total number of deaths for
the year 1921 caused by drinking
was 141, compared with b9U lor
1916, Mr. Day said. In the seven
years of license 1910 to 1916 in
clusive, he declared that 4,437
deaths resulted from alcoholism,
wood alcohol and alcohol poison
ing, averaging 634 per year. In
1920 and 1921 there were 268
deaths, or an average of 134. Mr
Day calculated this to be a de
crease of 500 per annum.
"In 1919 there were 39 deaths
from wood alcohol, 29 in 1920,
and in 1921 there were but 14,
Mr. Day estimated. This was only
eight more than in 1910.
"Life insurance figures also
show that in 1917 the death rate
due to alcoholism was 4.9 per
100,000 policy holders," Mr. Day
reported, "while in 1921 the ra
tio was 0.9, or only one-fifth of
the figure for 1917."
That is not such a bad record, we
think, in a city where they say the
laws are violated more consistently
than anywhere else in the United
States, unless it is in Savannah.
Prohibition has come to stay.
Revolutions do not go backwards.
The country has benefited gTeatly by
prohibition laws. It is true that the
laws against intoxicating liquors are
violated. They are violated largely
because those who like liquor think
more of a drink than they do of the
integrity of the law; tney are violat
ed because the makers of illicit li-.
quor are profiting largely by the
encouragement of those who should
have respec^for the law. But figures
do not lie, and progress is being
made. Five white men on the "gang"
in Abbeville County is a warning to
the liquor makers in Abbeville Coun
ty that lawbreaking does not pay in
the end.
COTTON LETTER
Cotton advanced somewhat too
rapidly and after the 'bulge last
week recessions occurred. We may
be pardoned by our friends if we
quote this from our advices of last
week: "?go slowly on cotton
commitments, buying carefully on
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recessions ana averaging uvwn "
the reactions carry further than
first indications suggest." It Was
good advice. The advances in finish
ed goods have not kept pace with
the advances in cotton futures con
tracts and readjustments was to be
expected. It was to be expected
that June, usually a hard month on
price campaigns, should stage the
readjustment.
Weather reports the first week of
the month were almost uniformly
bad and they did not improve very!
much this week?that is, the re
! ports. We believe, however, that the
damage reported as a result of the
weather will prove to bfe over esti
mated. The plant in a great deal of
the belt however is not developed to
the point where It Is irretrievably
ruined by bad weather, and a short
period yrf favorable temperatures
I and conditions can have a remark
ably good effect. June generally is a
month in which 'the weather- man
puts his best samples forward and
the net result of the month is likely
to be good on the crojp. Trade re
ports will have to be particularly
bullish to offset this. Next mouth,
however, the tale may be different
and only moderately favorable trade
reports will exert a powerful lever
on quotations.
Merchants' shelves throughout the
country are pretty bare of goods.
Distributors Jhave not been buying
as fast as they have been selling,
and within the next few weeks
should enter the marxet for new
supplies. This prospeot, and the
manner in which export and do
mestic mill demand are cutting into
the visible this month, furnish good
grounds for expecting higher prices
to apptrar wiore many niuiaub imvc
passed. Our ground for urgng cau
tion at this time is technical; the i
condition may correct itself very
quickly before our next letter.
The strengthening statistical po
sition of the staple must not be
lost sight of in looking ahead.
Eventually we expect to see cotton
at much higher levels. In view of
the probability that the carry over
will not run much above 2.500.000
bales 25 cents does not seem too
high to forecast for October.
We would suggest that purchases,
however, be confined to new crop
months, October or December, and
that commitments be made on easy
spots.
SPRINGS & 0.
CATHOLIC SERVICE
Father Mackin of Anderson con
ducted services in the Catholic
church in Abbeville Sunday morn
ing.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CARO
LINA.
Scholarship and Entrance Examina
tions.
The examination for the award of
vacant scholarships in the University
of South Carolina and for admission
of new students will be held a; the
County Court House July 14, 1922,
at 9 a. m. Applicants must not be
I less than sixteen years of age. When
scholarships are vacant after July 14
they will be awarded to those making
! the highest average at examina1(Pn,
provided they meet the conditions
governing the award. Applicants for
scholarships should write to President
Currell for scholarship application
blanks. These blanks properly filled
out by the applicant should be filed
with President Currell by July 10.
Scholarships are worth $100, free
tuition and fees. Next session will
open September 20, 1922. For furth
er information write
President W. S. CURRBLL,
University of S. C.. Columbia, S. C.
June 5.-19- and 20th. 3tcoI.
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Summer has finally dropped down
on us. Sabbath the mercury ran
above 90.
Mrs. Fowler's mother from
Greenville is a visitor of the family
Ill L/UC ff
Mrs. Nelle Moore and Miss Mar
garet Moore leave this week for a
visit to Alabama.
Mrs. Mamie Pressly and Miss
Bertha Pressly left last week for
Alabama. They will spend part of
the summer at Mrs. Pressly's old
home.
Prof. Reid went up to Charlotte
last week and brought Mrs. Reid
home with him She has been in the
hospital.
Mrs. Lennie Robinson left for
Charlotte last week to spend some
time -with her daughter, Mrs. Ruth
Robinson Long.
Rev. J. M. Dallas of Donalds is
visiting Scotland and will be gone
a couple of months. This is the home
of Mr. Dall.fi and will prove a fine
trip for him.
Misses Louise and Clara Agnew
left on Tuesday of this week on a
canvassing trip for the Woman's
College, through the counties of
Anderson and Greenville.
iMrs. J. S. Moffatt of Columbia
has been offered and has accepted
a position as a member of the
faculty of the Woman's College.
Many friends will be interested in
this announcement.
The directors of the Abbeville
County Bible Society will meet in
Abbeville next Friday in the inter
est of Bible work In the county.
The annual meeting takes place this
year at Greenvale church.
Rev. and Mrs. M. R. Plaxco had
a few friends with them on last
Tuesday evening in honor of the
5th anniversary of their marriage
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and Mrs. J. R. Devlin.
A party of young people expect
to spend some days camping up at
Lake Summit and Ben Clarken.
They will leave in a few days. Mr.
and Mrs. W. L. Brownlee will
chaperone the party.
Miss Louise Agnew returned a
few days ago from the University
of New York. She took the degree
of M. A. at the University and put
in a very full year. Miss Agncw
will again be on the faculty of the
Woman's College this coming year.
A letter from Miss Virginia Gal
loway tells of her passage out to the
Pacific Coafct. "Three engines are
pushing us. Up, up, higher, but
slowly, about 7,000 feet at present
and going higher. Hope to get into
Alberquerque tonight at 7:30.
The Yung People's Christian
Union State Convention meets in
Due West. The dates are July 5th
and 6th, Wednesday and Thursday.
Following this convention Rev. E.
B. Hunter of Sharon, S. 'C., will
begin a meeting in the A. R. P.
Church that runs through the Sab
bath. Our people will be glad to
hear Brother Hunter in this meet
ing.
Dr. Robinson has just returned
from the Synod of the A. R. Pres
nVnw/tV TlOvf
Vyi/Cliail V.UUll~li. JltAU JVOiy
will be held in Chester at Dr. D. G.
Phillip's church. Mr. W. 'L. Phillips
has been elected for the next mod
erator. This is the third time that
this honorary distinction has come
to a layman of the A. R. Presbyteri
an church in the history of the
Synod.
1785 1922
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
Examinations at the county seat
for the Abbeville County scholarship,
Friday, July 7, at 9 a. m. Subjects:
English grammar and composition,
American history, algebra and plane
geometry.
Four-year courses lead to the A.
B. and B. S. degrees. Special two
year pre-medical courses. A course in
Commerce and Business Administra
tion is featured. Expenses moderate.
For terms, catalogue and illustrated
folder, address
3t HARRISON RANDOLPH, Pres.
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left Sunday morning on an automo
bile trip through the country to St.
Petersburg, Fla. They will be gone
about two weeks.
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DAMAGES TO HIGHWAY PRO
HIBITED.
The Highway Commission of Ab
beville County at a meeting on June
15th, passed a resolution calling the
attention of the public, to the fact
that the operation of Cleated wheel
tractors, Overloaded Trucks, the
reckless driving of motor vehicles on
the County Highways, the7' obstruc
tion of drain ditches, or otherwise
damaging the public highways are
misdemeanors*under the law. The
Peace Officers of the County are re
quested to look out for and appre
hend offenders.
It cost money to build these roads
and the Highway Commission res
pectfully requests the people to co
operate with them in preserving
them. ^
HIGHWAY COMMISSION
Of Abbeville County.
June 19. & 23rd.
NOTICE COLORED TEACHERS
There will be a meeting of all
colored teachers of Abbeville Coun
ty, Saturday, June 24th at 11 a. m.
at St. James Methodist church foi
the purpose of arranging for a Sum
mer School in this county. All
teachers that want their certificates
rpnpwpd must be nregent.
By order of State Board of Edu
cation. It,
NOTICE OF ELECTION
The annual election of Trustees
for the School District of the Town
of Abbeville No. 22 will be held in the
Court House, Tuesday June 27, 1922
at 7 P. M. to elect three trustees tc
succeed J. D. Kerr, C. H. McMurraj
and H. R. McAllister, whose terms
expire on that date.
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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Born to Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Coch
ran, June 10, 1922, a son, Robert
William.
Clyde Hagan, general delivery
clerk at the post office has bought a
Buick Six roadster.
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