Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Established 1844. THE PRESS AND BANNER ABBEVILLE, S. C. 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 Three Months 51. uu .50 AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION Foreign Advertising Representative WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1922 A BAD SYSTEM. J There are objections which may be raised to any system of selecting of ficers. This is true of Judicial offic ers as well as of other officers. Per haps of all methods for the selection of strictly local administrative offi cers popular elections are least ob jectionable and in the end bring about the best results. There are a mends which might be made to the present methods of selection in this way but it is not about these which we would write today. While local administrative offic ers may 'be best selected by the pop ular vote, we think the people of the country, and in South Carolina even, are coming to the conclusion that a general popular election is a poor way to select the more import ant state officers. And we think this is especially true with regard to the selection of judges. Over the river in Georgia there is now a contest for the position of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. We do not know the present Chief Justice of that state, but we take it that he is a lawyer of standing and a man of character. The fact that he has been for twenty j years on the bench of his state, and ! for seventeen years the Chief Jus-; tice of the state is the best evidence! which could be offered as to his standing. It would seem that a man who has served the state for that; length of time as % satisfactory, judge, considering that he has lostj his clientage as a lawyer, has sever-| ed all his business connections as a man and citizens, might be spared opposition when he is getting old, as is now intimated. But this is not the rule in Georgia. Chief Justice Fish finds himself opposed in the Geor gia primaries by Judge Richard Rus sell, formerly of the Court of Ap ' peals. Judge Russell we believe to be a good man also, but he has been a consistent aspirant for office, and of office of every kind. He made the race at least once for Governor of his state. He was later elected, or ap pointed, to the Court of Appeals, and after serving for awhile he re signed and returned nresumablv to the practice of law. Now he again becomes a candidate for office. We are hoping that the present Chief Justice of Georgia will be re elected, because it will contribute to the established order of things, and it "will be somewhat of a rebuke to those persons who desire to make places on the bench footballs of poli tics. We hope more that Georgia will soon make it impossible for a judge of its courts to be forced to get down on the hustings and ask for office as is now done. There will be objections urged to the appointment of judges by governors and to the selection of these offices by the leg islature, but after all either of these ways of selecting them will be found preferable to the selection by popu lar elections. The courts in the end will be more independent, and con sequently will command more res pect. PROFITABLE?IN A WAY. The following is an extract from a letter recently received from one of the inspectors of the Fire Mar shal's Department of Louisiana: "One morning last week I took some time off and inspected one block of the business district just to see how the electrical work was, and from a c. i t ^;A unfit l micuiciai siauupujiii, 1 uiu vcij having gathered 23 pennies from the back of plug fuses, to say nothing of the pieces of copper." This in spector undoubtedly saved several establishments from fire. Do not bridge fuses; if they blow out, get new ones; they only cost ten cents apiece. A fire may cost thousands of dollars to say nothing of human ORR'S MEN HOLD THEIR ANNUAL REUNION Confederate Veterans Meet at Wal halla for Fifth Meeting, Guests of American Legion. Walhalla. Aupr, 15?The fifth reunion of thy survivors of Orr's regiment held in Walhalla came to i tnHav. In the cast the town | clit ^ - . j of Walhalla has 'been honered se>v I eral times by the annua] meeting of ! these old vetei'ans of the. '60s, but this meeting was unique in the res pect that the Oconee post of the American Legion was their host. The Norton chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy lent to the local post its cooperation and assistance providing a program which was thoroughly enjoyed by the old soldiers. The reunion was opened Monday night at the Walhalla high school auditorium, when the survivors of this historical regiment held their annual business meeting. W. T. Mc Gill of Walhalla president of the nresided. All officers UO^WiU f were reelected for another year. A resolution was passed aslcing that the legislature increase the peosions of the Confederate soldiers and widows. Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at the auditorium the program was opened by an address of welcome from the people of Walhalla and vi cinity by Mayor J. M. Moss. Mrs. J. W. Bell, president, WeJcomJed the veterans in behalf of the Daughters of tho Confederacy, Col. Neil Strib ling of Orr's regiment responded. The principal address of the day was delivered by Henery C. Tillman of Greenwood a veteran qf the World War. J. Rion McKissick of Greenville was unavoidably detain 1 * ? -1-- J ed and was unaoie to mase an ?u dress. Music was furnished by the Anderson mill band. J. N. Stribling commander of the Oconee post, pre sided over the meeting. After the program was completed a dinner was furnished by the Daughters of the Confederacy to all veterans of the Confederate war and the World war. About 95 con federate soldiers were present, and over 100 of the younger veterans. Many visitors from Oconee and other parts of the stato were in at tendance and a true holiday spirit prevailed. a i TENDING MILITARY CAMP Ft. Barrances, Fla., Aug. 14, '22. I am writing th;s letter in order tViaf ihrmicrli vnu I mav be able to encourage young men of my com munity to support the plan for Na tional Defense, as prescribed by Con gress, by attending the Citizens Mili tary Training Camps held all over the United States during the sum mer months of each year. I am now attending such a camp, which is being held at Fort Barran cas, Fla., and is used to turn out citizens trained in the work of the Coast Artillery Corps. The camp has an attendance around 300 men, the course lasting four weeks. We ar/e being instructed in exactly the same subjects as the regular army, such as infantry work, artillery drill, guard duty, etc. We will have target practice next week firing 10 and 12 inch disappearing guns. In with the instructions we have a good time, dancing, swimming, fishing and ath letics. It certainly does make a fel low feel good to do a good day's work followed by a plunge in the | Gulf of Mexico and some real food. It seems a pity to me that so few I young men take advantage of this j opportunity to get out in the open j for four weeks during the summer land living a man's life. It costs noth ing, the government furnished . the J transportation to and from the camp and good food and uniforms while at camp. The regular army officers are all trying to make the scheme a go by treating us fair and giving us in valuable instruction. Besides bene fitting myself by the outdoor life and comradeship found here the na tion is also being benefitted because i in time of war the citizens who have been taking this will be valuable to the country. I hope that more young men will take advantage of this opportunity i. 1 4-sv Wn. iical auiiimci uy applying iu 1:1c f? at Department. Lawrence D. Hagan, 2nd Co. C. M. T. C., i Fort Barrancas, Fla. lives which may be imperiled.?News Bulletin, Louisiana State 'Fire Mar shal, Febraury. PROGRESS IS MADE FOR TARIFF BILL Committee Unable to Remove Oil Cake and Meal From The Free Li?t. Washington. imig.xo.?wun iew c; Jjep!|'ons commilft.ee amendments in the sundries schedule and in ths frec? list of the tariff bill were dis posed of today by the senate which drove forward rapidly under the impetus of having to pass upon re maining committeo amendments to morrow. The committee majority encountered a deadlock when it sought to remove oil cake and oil cake meal from the free list to the dutiable list with a rate of one-half a cent a pound. The amendme-nt was rejected, 31 to 23. S endttor :Bro u sard (Democrat) of Louisiana lost his fight to re move from-the fro? list "black strap^molasses used in the manu facture of cattlo feeds. There was 'a tie vote, one to one, on one committee proposal, a 50 per cent, duty on umbrellas, parasols, and sunshades and Chairman iMc Cumber of the finance committee and Senator Robinson (Democrat) of Arkansas who were the oppon ents in the matter compromised on a duty of 40 per cent, Mr. Robinson first urged 35 per cent, A committee proposal to insert in the freo list paragraph proposal with agricultur i. imnli mci'is a re talitory provision aimed at Canada was defeated without a roll call. SUMTER YOUTH KILLS HIMSELF Appear* Despondent After Return ing From Columbia. Sumter, Aug. 15.?Raymond Burgees, ninteen-years-old son of i G. H. Burgess of this city, kilted , himself about 9 o'clock this morn ^ ' ? ' ? ? n-?w-i r-Viiyl r* ing, senuiug ~<X UUUCL (.laomug through his brain. Young Burgess had returned from Columbia on the early morning train, where it is said he had been to see a young woman He appeared despondent. He ate j breakfast then retired to his room land committed the deed, it is stated j He left two notes to bo delivered j to parties with instructions not to open before delivery, it is said. Mr. Burgess was an efficient, faithful and trusted employe of the National Bank of Sumter and was highly regarded and popular. His I parents and several brothers and ! sisters survive him. MARION BABY HAS 13 LIVING GRANDPARENTS Marion, Aug. 10.?Jessie Lane, a two year old future-voter of Mar ion, boasts a record. She has 13 living grand parents. T. R. Perritt, of Marion, a candidate for the office of sheriff, is the baby's grand-father He's proud of his little descendant, and the little descendant is proud of her ancestors. Little Jessie is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Carroll Lane, of Marion. The father is 25, the moth er iy. Mr. ana Mrs. remit, ages oo and 37, respectively, and Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Lane, ages 50 and 49, respectively, tarc^ gxandparens. <C. Perritt, age 63, and Mrs. Perritt, age 60; A. Lane, age 79, and Mrs. Lane, age 83, and Mrs. J. B. John ison, age 70, are the little girl's great 'grand-parents. T. D. Moody, age 81, and Mrs. Moody, age 81, and S. Tur beville, age 77, and Mrs. Turbeville, age 65, are the baby's great, great grand-parents. SIX IN DEATH CELLS i _ > AM Awaiting the Outcome of Their Appeals. Columbia, Aug. 10?Six men, three whites and three negroes, are in the death house at the penitenti ary with appeals pending and in ad dition to these several others are in the prison awaiting action on their appeals. The men in the death house are Frank M. Jeffords, Ira Harrison, Edmond D. Bigham, Otto Sullivan, El Culbreath and Bradford Boyd, the last three being negroes and the first three whites. 'Bigham's appeal will likely be settled Seotember 1 when the sui preme court meets for an en ban^ session. Harrison's and Jeffords's appeals will be taken up at the fail term of the supreme court. The other appeals are to come uj sometime this fall. COAL PROBLEM DISCUSSED South Carolina Fuel Situation Mark ed Satisfactory. Washington, Aug. 14.?Needs of Southern coal consumer* were stoned today by FjJevnl Fuel Ad ni'nistrator ani the ee-ntral ?'.>al c .remittees narr. *'J bv rr.vidi-nt lurcing to ;.c: J.'r.''.; th^ strike e. -agency. Senator Swanson. Renresentatives Harrison and Bland, and Major Al egation of citizens of Virginia, who istrator for Virginia, headed a de-l egation of citizens of Virginia, was applied to Mr. Spencer for allot ment of coal to be turned over to Virginia for distribution among I essential" industries in accordance with the planes of the federal or ganization. The central committee sugges ted that an organization be set up in Virginia to cooperate with tho State fuel administrator in the dis ? J* * I* wiDUiation 01 iuex Mjppjiets <tiuug the lines adopted in other States. The fuel situation in South Caro lina was discussed with a delega tion from that State, and accord ing to committee officials to be- pro gress'^ satisfactorily in JSotrth Cjarohna, available supplies being distributed to those industries where the need was most keen. APPEAL FOR RELIEF OF STRICKEN CHINA Overseas Chinese Asked to Aid Countrymen at Swatow. I ' ' 1 Hong Kong, Aug. ilO?Chinese overseas are. being appealed to by the Chinese chamber of commerce here to aid their stricken country men at Swatow, 250 miles north I of here which virtually was destroy ed by a typhoon and tidal wave a I wc-?k ago with the loss of 28,000 | lives. The general chamber of corrt (merce of Hong Kong is inviting I subscriptions for the Swatow suf | ferers. The Chinese Tungwah has |pital committee has appropriated j $10,0'09. The British-American To ! bacco company gave $1,000 to ihf | relief fund and shipped rice to i Swatow. The government of the ; British section of the Hong Kon-j | shipped another hundred, tons of; I rice last night. The directors of the I British consul at Hong Kong ex ! pressing appreciation ior me- gen erosity of his countrymen. British j and Japanese steamers are. carrying I supplies to Swatow free. Universal sympathy has be-2n ar oused by the appalling magnitude of the catastrophe. MAY ENLARGE CALHOUN MILL. Oalhoun (Falls, 5!. C.?Officials of the Calhoun Cotton Mills have announced that there is a strong probability of the mill being en larged in the near future, the pres ent plan becng to increase the num ber of spindles from 25,600 to 42, 000 and the number of looms from 600 to 1,000. The mill is now operat ing at full capacity on a day and night schedule, and new houses are being constructed for operatives. Watch the label on your paper ed out by trundling his churcfc contains a small organ, which ' t icj PLUS 21 WONT STAND Women Voters May Have To Tel! Their Real Agea Columbia, Aug. 10.?Women in T"> "11 I _ 1. ??01 iticmanu tuuxnj' wuu cniuncu *. plus" that are not "21 plus" will bei given a chance to appear before a! committer and give their proper age and if they do not do this the chances are that they will not vote, the country executive committee decided today. It was discovered | that many are enrolled under this age and the committee wants to give all such a chance to correctly enroll. No definite decision was to strike off all the names enrolled"21 plus" that arc not changed by the women, but this was the general opinion expressed as the com mittee is unwilling to violate the law. A. B. iLangley, county chairman suggested that the state committee should meet and adopt some rule as to the "21 plus" situation point ing out that in every county this is causing trouble/ MOWERS AND RAKES We hare the McCormick and Deer ing. These names stand for all that is best in farm machinery. Our ; large stock of repairs assure die ] use of your machine when you need < it most. p?? *?* ?)aut k aw i r rcigui aiupiuciua ?get what' you need while our took is complete. The Rosenberg Mercantile Co. Owing to .their great extent, th? famous Shoshone caverns at Lime Spur, Mont., have never been fully explored. The people of Tibet measure ^dis tances by the time it takes to drink cups of tea. if BLIND,*SHE TAKES 80 STENO Miss Grace E. Keator of the is not letting the loss of her sig tation at the rate of 80 words a Machine wh'ch has six keys, tha a paper ribbon with small raiset by passing- the finger over them THE TRAVELING PARSON. ;ays Scripture?and the Rev. Branforc 0 so?in a "motori .ed chapel" with a 1 along Broadway, stopping, and preac Mrs. Clarke plays. - ? STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ABBEVILLE COUNTY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ths the undersigned as a Board of Coi porators will, on Monday, Augu: 21, 1922, apply to the Secretary c State of the State of South Carolin for a charter for The Donalds Gil nery, a proposed corporation, wit its principal place of business at Doi aids, in said state and county, whic corporation proposes lo engage i the ginning and packing of cotto and the buying and selling of cotto seed; the amount of the capita stock of said corporation is to b Fifteen Thousand ($15,000.00) Do lars, payable in installments e twenty per cent, in cash, and twei ty per cent, each thirty days then after, in cash, until the whole amour is paid; the number of shares int which the capital stock is to be d vided is to be ome hundred fifty o the par value of One Hundre ($100.) Dollars each. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVE! That a meeting of the subscribe! to the capital stock of said corpon tion will be held at the office of Th Bank of Donalds, in- said state, o: Thursday, August 17, 1922, for th purpose of electing a Board of D: rectors of said corporation, adoptin by-laws, and otherwise completin the incorporation of said company. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVE1 That the directors of said corpora ticn will meet immediately after th meeting of the stockholders at th same place. ' L. J. DAVIS, B. W. TRIBBLE, B. H. SMITH, ; board ol L6rp<5raCOfS. Aug. 16th, 1922. The farmer who lives at home i least sure of a home to live ii by Mr. B. Weevil. WORDS A MINUTE BY fcRAPHY. New York Association For Blind ht handicap her. She takes die minute on the Braille Shorthand t operate a lever,, which indents 1 bumps, that can be transcribed I Clarke, New York's famous steeple and all. He has start hing to the crowd. The chapeV i iaiiaiaMMii