Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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"Established 1844. THE PRESS AND BANNER ABBEVILLE, S. C. The Prees and Banner Company Published Tri-Weekly Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Entered as second-ciass matter aij post office in Abbeville, S. C. 1 Terms of Subscription: One Year $2.00 Six Months $1.00 J Three Months .50 ( AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION Foreign Advertising Representative ; FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1922. j ANOTHER PARDON RECORD, j We do not think that Governor Hardwick of Georgia has added any-j thing to the notable achievements 01 his administration by commuting the sentence of the man Hudson accused and convicted of having slain his two step-sons. The commutation was .J' ' ^ ?frrnnnr] fVlftf: t.fip PVl gl mi LCU wa w?w dence on which Hudson was convict ed #as purely circumstantial, and there was room for some doubt of Hudson's guilt, if not for a reason able doubt. We cannot share the view of the Governor. There was for his consid eration, if not for the consideration of the court, the fact that Hudson had confessed the crime to the sher iff of the county. Even though under duress, Hudson would not likely have aUHllK/CU II15> gUlll/ IX 111 AC?\, w HO noa innocent. In addition he was accus ed by his wife, the mother of the children. Under the law of Georgia the courts could not hear her testi mony, but the Governor, we take it, had the right to make his own rylesj of evidence. There is no real reason i in morals and in fact why her testi-, mony should not be heard. In addition to this it should be^ noted that two small boys under j twelve years of age were slain in cold blood. Somebody committed the crime. K the mother did it, and no body' believes she killed her own children, Hudson would know it. JLJ U t lie UUC5 IIVI/ atLUdC HAS wuc. nc states that negroes killed the chil dren while he was away from his home. This is too improbable to be considered. A negro would not have; killed either of the two children ex cept under the influence of passion. He would have had no reason to kill the other child in such case. On the other hand the testimony! is that Hudson had mistreated the J children before the time of their death. His wife accused him of kill ing them because they ate a water melon which he had instructed them not to eat. When found one of them had a knife suitable for and pre sumably for cutting the melon. Oth er circumstances brought out in the case corroborated this view. Of the "persons who might have killed the children, Hudson was the only one with a motive, and only one against whom any evidence was brought out. It is true that the wife did not ac cuse him of the crime at first and subsequently rode with him to a nearby town, but she explains this on account of her fear of harm from him. Considering all the circumstances 4- V? /"i /io cn < > *v%rJ f n lip -f*?rvYV? O I vi i<jic v.aoc, ib cccmtu i\j UO) a. i win a. reading of the testimony in the case as published in the Georgia papers that Hudson was guilty. The jury said he was guilty, and while juries do not always get the exact truth, in this case the verdict was support ed by the evidence; Such being the case it appears to us that having com muted the sentence of Hudson, they have little use now in Georgia for lopes. HARRISON DONATES $1,000 FOR STRIKERS' FAMILIES Salisbury, N. C., Aug. 24.?Fair fax Harrison, President of the! Southern railway has sent his per-| sonal check for $1,000 as a con tribution to a fund to relieve any suffering and want upon the part of women and children of the strik ing shop crafts workers of the rail road at Snencer and Sallsburv. In a letter accompanying the check, which was received by Stahie Linn, special counsel for the Southern1 here Mr. Harrison declared he was | actually conscious of the plight of' women and children of the shop men. ERSKINE SCHEDULE PLANS EIGHT GAMES Season Will Open With the Univer sity of South Carolina in Columbia. Due West, Aug. 24.?The follow r'?1.;?? rrtiioorp'c football 1HR 15 Hijsivijie wiivjj schedule for 1922: September 29, Carolina at Col umbia. October 14, Wofford at Due West. October 21, (Greenwood County Fair), Presbyterian college at Green wood. October 28, Elon college, N. C., at /"M K^llCXL luut. November 4, Furman at Green ville. November 11, Newberry at New berry. November 18, Clemson at Ander son. Thanksgiving, Citadel at Charles ton. A brilliant team is expected, al though the brilliant defense and of fense of "Dodie" Phillips will be missed. There is some good material out of last year's reserve team that will help to build up the 1922 team. Coach Parrish will call his squad to gether September 6 and by Septem ber 29 Carolina will have a foeman "worthy of her steel." SEE NO WAY TO END STRIKE OF SHOPMEN "We are Like Bats," Says' One of Brotherhood Heads Attempting To Settle Differences Mow Vnrlr. Aiw. 24?"We are like bats: we can't see the was out"?thus did the chief of one oi the "Big Five" railroad brother hoods describe the position in whicl the running trades found them selves tonight after their latesl efforts to settle the great shop men's strike, now nearing the enc of its eight weeks. # Today's peace negotiations cen tered on conferences between th* brotherhood chiefs, cast as medii tore anH fVio PVPClltorS Of UlOrC than a score of roads representing approximately 30 per cent, of the rail mileage in the United States conferences which were called tc order after the Association of Rail wjay lExecu'tives ^yes/terday had stoutly declined to yield on th< seniority question but some of i'tf members had indicated an interesl in a suggestion that separate agree ments might be possible. Exactly 19 roads aggregating about a quarter of the country's mileage, were represented when the day's first session opened at the Yale club this morning. After .the luncheon recess, during which the mediators reported back to the striking shopmen at ft he hotel Woodstock, several more execu tives slipped into the general con ference, untill more than 50 main lines and their subsidiaries were re nrocontorl wVipn the T>arlevs broke up shortly before 7 o'clock The Sea board Airline was one of the roads lisrted among thei new conferees. Meet Again Today. Although both sides professed themselves no nearer agreement than whon they first went into con ference it was evident that the door to peace had not been entirely clos ed for annooicememt was made that another session had been scheduled for tomorrow. Observers speculated with interest upon the question of whether more roads would send their officials to the next meeting. FAILURE OF AGREEMENT SENDS GERMAN MARK DOWN New York. Aug. 24^?iRepoi^ed failure of the reparations commiss ion to reach an agreement with the German . igo ver rimer [i, combined with disquietingc icajble (disp^tdies regarding political and ^economic ^ondftiions ini iQerman'y caused another sharp collapse in German exchange. Marks, which have beer steadily declining for the last two months were quoted at 5 1-8 cenl a hundred, or approximately 200 for a cent. The normal or pre-war price of tho mark was 23.8 cents each. NO PRfcACHlNU There will be no preaching in the A. R. P. church next Sabbath, Rev M. R. Plaxco being in Georgia as sisting in a meeting in one of the churches of that state. The Bible School classes will be held as usual. |V\\V\VV\V\\V > V LOWNDES VILLE \ Mr. William Thomas Huckabee with his wife and daughter, Miss Ellen of Abbeville, N. C., have been the guests of his kinsmen. Messrs. Moseley, Gamewell and Ellis Hucka. < I \ V > ' bee and Mrs. Lillie Huckabee Thomp son for the past week. Through a traveling salesman, Mr. Motte Barn es of Anderson, Mr. Huckabee learn- r ed of his relatives at this place, he got in communication with Mr. Gamewell Huckabee, discovered that they had sprung from the same an- j cestral tree and his visit is the out- . come. Rev. Greene Huckabee, , for many years an honored member of the South Carolina Methodist confer ence, came from North Carolina in r his young manhood and was the great s ' - -r j.u_ :_:i. f great uncie ui me picscm vianui. Rev. Mr. Huckabee married Miss Mary Power, a great aunt of Mr. Henry Power, who is so favorably known to all of our people. Rev. and Mrs. Huckabee werg the grandpar ents of the Lowndesville Huckabee brothers and their only sister, Mrs. Thompson. Mr. Huckabee is about 65 years of age, of portly physique, a kind, affable man of pleasant man ners and is charmed with all of his new relatives. He expressed much regret at being unalble to meet his nearest cousin, Mrs. Ella Huckabee Nance, who is visiting relatives in Virginia at present. Mr. and Mrs. Huckabee's relatives are delighted with them and have shown them every kindness during their visit. ' TVio*t tiouo marlp mnnv fripnrfa also ' among the town people by their ' " pleasant manner and cordial friend- * 1 liness. * Little Miss Mary Bonds celebrated ' '"jher seventh birthday on Tuesday af ternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock by en * tertaining about twenty of her little j friends. The bright little folk6, diessed in their Sunday best, laugh-1 I wlotrA/1 o?/1 ??r\&c*craf\ in TY1PTT V I CU auu pjajtu unu V1I5M6VM ^ - games under the shade trees and in s the wide verandas. At the close of , > | their games they were invited into jthe dining room where they enjoyed , -jcake and cream. The room was pret > | tily decorated with cut flowers and , ^pot plants and the happy little folks J ^ jwith their merry prattle and sweet | i faces made a scene unusually lively. I ;j Rev. H. C. Fennel assisted by RevT : Mr. Ballenger of the Methodist^ church of this place, is conducting! protracted services at Little Moun tain church during this week. ; Rev. H. G. White will begin a protracted meeting in the Baptist !church on Monday, Aug. 28th. The . i pastor will have assistance in these i I services and cordially invites every body to come and make the occasion pleasant and helpful. The following persons have been recent house guests of Mr. and Mrs T. D. Cooley: Mrs. McCain, Mf?. Virginia Marks, Messrs. McCain and , Robt. Sellars, all of Greenville. Miss Georgia Harper has returned ; from a pleasant visit to Elberton. jMrs. Rossie Martin accompanied her i home and will spend sometime with I her brother, Prof. J. F. Harper. I Mr. H. G. Bone has moved his fam ily to town. They &re occupying the Liddell house in Old Town. Mr. T. C. Liddell and his little son, Master T. C., Jr., have gone to Crystal Spring, Miss., to visit his father and other relatives. Rev. and Mrs. Ballenger and Miss i Pauline have returned from a visit to Walhalla. Miss Annie Hutchison has gone to Iva to remain for sometime with her sister, Mrs. Lula Hall. Mr. M. P. McCalla has moved his family to Due West, in order to be jwith them while he is engaged in road building. They will remain there ! for several months. Miss Sara Hardin spent last week in Anderson with her sisters, Mes aames Pruitt. Miss Alice Cooley is visiting j friends in Greenville. Before re turning home she will spend some 'jtime on a camping trip at Cedar - Mountain, N. C. 1 Miss Verna Carlisle is the week end guest of relatives at Iva. ' ? * * i J 1 1 i.L i Mrs. Kicnara conas ana ner orotn er, Mr. Arthur Barnes are visiting relatives at Belton during the week. Mrs. Nina Burkette, who has been spending the summer with her par ents, Rev. and Mrs. Ballenger, has gone to Charleston, where she has a posSftion in Roper Hospital las teacher of Dietetics. Misses Louise Clinkscales andi Frances Meschine of Portman, spent | JROTHERHOOD MEN WILL NOT STRIKl 'One for All and All for One" Poi icy May Be Abandoned By Shopcrafts. New York, Aug. 24.?L. E. She] >ard, president of the Order of Rai oad Conductors, during his appeal ,nce today before the Railway Ex< ntivps' association in pnnnpfvfcio vith efforts to settle the shopmen itrike, is said by railroad officials t lave declared the brotherhoods woul lot break their contract by calling sympathetic strike but that if th )resent controversy brought con-d ions which threatened their/senioi ty they would "strike with all leg; neans at their command." He also said that if any "sizabl lumber" of individual railroac ihowed an inclination to accept th inal proposal of the brotherhoods fc ;ettling the shop strike the she :r8fts would be glad to drop the ime honored "one for all and a or one" policy which precluded i freements not of national scop' 'resident Warren S. Stone, of tl sngineers, is qucted as having sai le did not object to guards but th< le did object to having guarc 'thrust their 45 caliber guns inl he faces of men near the railroa >roperty." TAKING VACATION I am now taking my vacation, bi still on the job, that is if you wai inything, please don't hesitate 1 :ome by the office and leave yoi lame and address on a pad, whi< [ have attached to the desk, for yoi :onvenience, and I will gladly a :end to the matter when I return iuty. Mrs. Alma C. Gibbons, County Demonstrator. last week with Mrs. J. T. Bowman < Diamond Spring. Mrs. Fred Brock, nee Miss Rul Conwell of Elberton, has returned tier home after a pleasant visit Mrs. Weston Carlisle. Mr. and Mrs. Manning Black, M Rpsa Black Wilson of Anderson ai tHeir guest, Miss Lola Bell of Di rrrL _x j. we:>t were pleasant. visikuxs m i,u?i ;his week. : Mr. John Drennon has moved h family to Anderson. Mr. Drenn< will remain until later in the fall :lose his business affairs, then 1 will join his family and th?y w nake their home in Anderson. Dr. Jas. Latimer of Anderson w; i business visitor in town during tl veek. ; THE BA DISTI THE BASI OF Oim ICE ?You will find it s DISTILLED Manufacture* Abbeville Ill #7 10* They are GOOD! le WORK AT MUSCLE SHOALS Is ON ENLARGED SCALE ie| )r Washington, Aug. 24.?Favor ,p able decision by the president, i" jr was said today, would enable en 11 gineers toN^sume work at Musch j. Shoals on a much larger scale thai e. is possible prior to October 1, whei the ?7,50U,0UU appropriation recent ly authorized 'by congress become; available. / Secretary Weeks has asked Presi dent Harding to decide whether th< unexpended balance of an old appro priation by congress, now totallinj about $900,000 shall be made im mpHifttelv available to army enginer for expenditure on the Wilson da? at Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The Hell of this Bank is at t one interested enouj to save. YOU CAN STAR HERE WITH A D Drop in and start thai PLANTEl "THE FR1E1 i SIS OF LLED WA Is Quality. We lik "Quality" because \* attention. We take DISTILLED WATE Hygienic as human < Whpn von bnv DIST 11 you can know the Qi is Pure from every s detail that goes to rr to see that DISTILLED} ^ TW.MAND our Ice ar WATER IC?-LO( d and Sold in Abbeville To Restore Previous Wages. Lawrence, Mass., Aug. 24.?The Pacific mills today offered the wage rate in effect previous to the textile strike to all employes effective Octo ber 2, retroactive to September 1. ANOTHER, REAL BARGAIN IN 4 ....SOAP.... By Buying in La'rge Quantities we are able to offer Colgate's Big Bath Toilet Soap ;! ....at.... . - $1.00 Per Dozen, Packed One Dozen tp a box. The reputation of Col gate and Company as Soap Makers, needs no comment from us. May we send you a doz en with your next order! ....THE.... McMurray Drug Co )ing nana he disposal of every *h to be willing to try. \T AN ACCOUNT OLLAR. i ; Saving Account NOW.' RS BANK VDLY BANK." TER ICE e to say the word, re've given it so much in cppino* til at JJ1IUV i*i ? RICE is as Pure and effort can make it. ILLED WATER ICE lality is there?that it ;tandpoint, for every lake it so is studied YATER ICE is PURE id nave no otner. IS BETTER