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rauu svv. Established 1844. THE PRESS AND BANNER ABBEVILLE, S. C. The Press and Banner Company Published Tri-Weekly I Monday, Wednesday and Friday, j 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 J AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION Foreign Advertising Representative I * ' FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1922 FRANK BOYD GARY. Death has removed from our midst our distinguished fellow townsman Hon. Frank Boyd Gary. The sixtythree years of his life were spent in Abbeville County. As a man he lived amongst us as an upright, honorable gentleman, fair in his dealings with his fellows, an exemplary husband and a kind and affectionate father. As a lawyer he was diligent in the interest of those whom he represented, and just towards those on the opposite side. As a legislator, whether in the state legislature or in the United States Senate, his career was marked by earnest service and intelligent attention to the duties of the office. His best service was as a member of the circuit bench in South Carolina, where he presided with dignity and fairness, and where he soon took his position as one of the able, fair and learned judges of the state. He filled well the trying position where only eminent services to the public tells. j? foitVifnl in his ad duagt; VJOIJ nos ? ? herence to the church of which he| was a member. He believed in its precepts and teachings and died in the hope of the reward promised by the Christian religion for a well pent life. THE FOOTBALL MUDDLE. Yesterday's Georgia papers brought us the news that numbers of games of football btween diffrent high school teams in that state had been contested and that the muddle had become so great that Coach Alexander of the Georgia Tech football team had to be called in to straighten out matters. When be had un tangled the web, and thrown out all the games in which ineligible players participated it appeared on the football sheet that no football games had been played between high school teams Georgia this year, and that, therefore, All thfi teams were un-j beaten and champions. , Last week the Clemson College football team went to Florida to play a game with the team from the University of that state. Immediately on the arrival of the Clemson team certain players for the University were challenged by the Clemson management. An investigation revoalpH that Florida had a player) from Kansas and one from another Western state, players who had for several seasons been members of teams at other colleges and who were no less professionals than are prizefighters, prize wrestlers, and such like. There was no apparent excuse for their presence in Florida except to play profssional football. The Association of Colleges in the New England states has been forced to have the officers of the college take over the football activities there, and hereafter a member of the faculty at the different colleges will be the director of athletics. ? * '?? 1 i.\. ~ Whether or not tnis wjh nave me effect of eliminating professionalism and whether or not it will help to rid football of the serious objections to the game, we do not know. The fact that high schools under the management of the faculty and trustees cannot get rid of ineligible players until after all the games have been played, and until after bona fide high school students have been forced to play games against hired 'killers" and others who are in the high schools merely for the purpose of playing football, would seem to us to indicate that sometimes the fac- ' ulty may be as much to blame for hiring porfessionals as the student body or even the berated alumni. Wherever the fault, and however it is to be corrected, it is nevertheless a fact that football must be purged of professionalism, and that it must be permitted in the high schools and colleges for the purpose of physical development of the students, and not merely for the amusement of the public and as a profitable field of endeavor for gamblers or it must go. 1 wr a vpdacc crunni c TO BE KEPT OPEN Waycross, Ga., Dec. 6.?Six thousand dollars of the twelve thousand needed to reopen the puiblic . schools of Waycross have been subscribed, and it has .been decided to keep the schools open and pay tho teachers' salaries for one month longer, pending collection of addi- . tional funds. A list of all the . patrons of the schools will be made out, giving the number of children . in e&ch family in school, and a committee will bo asked to see , these people and ask than for a j donation of five dollars per child. . In addition to this Several committees have been busy, trying to so- , cure more loans for the schools. ] Waycross realizes the hope of the ] country is in the children, and the importance of keeping the schools open, and will leave nothing un-j; done toward this end. ' ( Waycross is evidently going through the same crisis which the Abbeville schools were forced to meet last session when the money! ran out the eighth month of school. I The Waycross people should see to J St that -every effort is exhausted he- < fore permitting their public schools to lose a single day of the 'already too brief session of ninei months. Mr. Gus Miller, brother of Mrs. Horace McAllister, is superintendent of the Waycross schools. CHRISTMAS FOOTBALL Th? following challenge has been received by Superintendent Fulp relative to a post season game of footoall ito be played Christmas Day 'between the aluimni of A. H. S. and the present student team: "The class of 1922 wishes fto play one footfoall. game on the new athletic field, and so we extend to the Abbeville high school football team a challenge to play us on Christinas Day at 11 o'clock. If this challenge is accepted, please keep your team in condition as we expect to have a little competition. Our line up is: Bill Cox L. E., rLqllAurov T. Ct uvv uuuvntV4 p VIUJ l/Vi V Na/bers L. T., Fred Minshall C., Francis Glenn R. G., Jack Bradley R. T., Edwin Barksdale R. .E., Billy Long Q., Austin Roche and George Smith H. B., Allen Long F. B." Th$ question of whether to accept this challenge is being taken up today among the football squad of the hijgh school, and a decision will be reached soon. The proceeds of the game will go to the high school athletic association, and a real game will 'be played if the challenge is accepted, as th? alumni team say they mean to defeat ue if possible, and Ithe high teatm has had all the defeats they will stand for in one season. DR. HAGGARD PASSES Among thos? who passed the ex ami nation before the State Board of Medical Examiners was Dr. Haggard, of Troy. Tho Doctor has recently moved from, Tennessee to this state and he will practic? in Troy. Dr. Haggard was married several years ago to Miss Onie Kennedy whom he me/t while on her trip to India. Dr. Haggard was surgeon on /board the ship on which Miss Kennedy sailed. BACK AT HOME Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Holstein came up from Edgefield Thursday and spent the day in the city. Mrs. Holstein always receives a warm welcome from her old frionds. Miss Ka>te McDill, who has been visiting in Edgefield for some time, came with them and will he at home for some tima LOWNDESVILLE MAN a VISITS THE CAPITOL t i < S. A. Speed, Tired of Farmers' Pests Goes to Washington to Forget His Troubles. I 1 After an arduous campaign against t the boll weevil and other pests of i J? T nf 1 tne cotton urmer, 1 icii. mc ?? rest and recuperation and thinking a record of my rambles might inter- 1 est your readers, I will try to tell 1 them about some of the things I have 1 seen. i I left Calhoun Falls at 2:55 a. m. i Sunday the 19th inst. I arrived in 1 Washington at 8:30 and had not ^ been there half an hour before my usual adventures begun, some a- 2 musing, some annoying but all add- 1 ing spice and piquency to the situation. t A friend accompanied me to the 1 Capital Square Hotel and introduc- '* ed me to mine host who did all he i could to make my stay pleasant. Up c to this time the weather had been t mild, a pleasant, lazy Indian summer. 1 After breakfast I started down to i the Capitol and found that oldp Boreas had turned loose* his great ,1 funs with a force that threatened to s Sow me over in the Jersey flats, i where I am told there is some pretty ( fair "wet goods" and" it required i considerable effect to avoid being a hurried down the avenue with more haste than dignity. t Tara's Marble Halls ] I entered the Capitol through the < basement and up the elevator to sec- i ond floor and started on a regular!* tour of the building. I shall not at- J tempt to describe it. I have no words that could convey an idea of the j < wonders of this magnificent build- 1 ing. I felt like I was in "Tara's Mar- i ble Halls" and had only to rub^ Aladins magic lamp to see the won-j1 ders of the world. I went up broad ( marble stairs, wandered through ; balls and passages, up elevators, ' down corridors, till I was completely 1 mystified by the size of the building j: and the splendor of every thing I saw. In the Hall of Statuary beneath the great glass dome are statues of marble and bronze of the great men of the past alternating with large oil paintings commemorating historical events from the discovery down to the present day. I could spend days and then not see all the wonders of the capitol. Sees Mrs. Felton. At 11:30 I went in the gallery of the senate to witness the meeting of that body and the swearing in of Mrs Felton as the first woman senator. A few moments before 12 she came in on the arm of Senator Harris of Georgia, marched up the center .aisle to the Vice-President's desk *nd passed out on the other Bide. So tar as I could see there was no applause, though she turned and waved her hand at the galleries. She Is femarkably "spry" in her movements for a woman of 87. It goes against) the grain to see women in Congress but if we must have one I would rather it was Mrs. Felton than any 5ther woman, Slow and Baldheaded. The senators were slow about coming in and when the gavel fell at 12 M.f there was only a thin sprinkling of senators occupying their seats. I was not much impressed with the senatorial dignity, they looked like an average crowd of American busi-j ness men, alive to the "main chance.' They were greeting each other, felicitating those who won and cohdoHng with those who lost in the late catechism of the republican party. In looking down from the gallery one is impressed with the idea that hair was scarce where they came from for a goodly per cent of them are as bald as a turnip. The senate was in session only a few minutes, adjourning for the day out of respect for Senator Watson. I went over to the House gallery >nd found it so crowded I had trouble in getting in and there found no seat softer than the marble I steps. I thought that hard lines but soon a "sweet young thing" sat down close on one side then another on the other side and then about two hundreds pounds of sweetness (sat down on my foot, ouch, my sore toe! But I did not move my foot, I| could have stayed there till Thanks-! giving or Christmas. Most of thej members were present but the body] soon adjourned out of respect for a member who had died. After adjournment I went down to (the basement where I saw an acre or two of statesmen and their family ) ind friends in the cafe refreshing hemselves after the arduous duties )f the morning. Cultivating Their Ego. I have met a number of the nota- { +A Uft 1?AA? a1a%*4- i )ies. iney appeal w UC rkii, aicti,! . business men who have cultivated < ;heir ego quite as assiduously as ;hey have their intellect. They are ' lot likely to set the world on fire vith brilliant achievements in statesnanship. Still one is impressed with ;he idea that ours is a great coun;ry, even if it does seem that states- * nanship has increased in inverse j atio to our advance in wealth and | )ower among the nations of the vorld. Mrs. Felton was sworn in on the '1st to serve one day and make one ittle speech I tried to get a card of admission ;o the gallery from the South Caro- I ina delegation when the President f iddressed the joint session but they ? vere non est. The galleries were j rrowded to overflowing so I spent | he morning rambling around the | juilding seeing the sights with the * lid' of the courteous officials. The f vhite officials are all affable but lere and there you see a "dusky ?on of Ham" whose important air ather "gets the goat" of Southern;rs and makes the toes of his boot ' iche for an intimate acquaintance ' vith that niggers coat tail. The indiscriminate way in which Jie whites and negroes mix up in jublic places is a curious sight to ! i Southerner. The white people here J seem indifferent and take no notice >f it. I have not been called on for iny display of brotherly love. After leaving the capitol I start- ' 2d out to see the sights. I visited the White House, the treasury, war and navy buildings, the Washington * monument, the foreign legations and the business and residential sections. There are many South Carolinians here with whom I am acquainted but have not had the pleasure of meeting. I will be here some days yet and may write more, perhaps. S. A. SPEED. GALVANIZED ROOFING Just received car load Apollo Beit Bloom, Galvanized, Corrugated and 5 V Crimp Roofing. J. ALLEN SMITH, JR. I Ainh I AND A LITTLE M( I WHAT "i I $18.50, $20.0 I We'11 show you won< perfectly tailored C Here Are Boys S Warm, dressy, we] PARK Pvonu vrnmnn fppfl<5)]PP<3 | Christmas gift of it is sure [ ation. Particularly if it's I ly designed selection. Our Jewelry stock is coi J ?from inexpensive novel Come to see us before < I F. E. HAR 1 , THE METHODIST BAZAAR The bazaar which the ladies of the Methodist church are having today is a very attractive affair and many useful and beautful gifts are being sold. The candy toodth is the drawing card among the young folks while housekeepers and prospective brides are showing more interest in the fancy work. The ladies have worked hard to make the bazaar attractive and success has crowned their efforts. About a hundred dollars has been cleared. EYES^^EFULLY' EXAMINE! and GLASSES Accurately Fitted. DR. L. T. HILL, Abbeville, e Clothes 5RE THAN YOU Pi rrumi r.FT IN 7 I V/V/ lili v?m< ... _ 0, $22.50, $25 and $ derful patterns, and ric lothes. ?uits Too To Please 11 made Suits priced $7.! :er&f GIFTS AT LAST |=ff^3CL_ ;| i beautiful Jewelry, and a ff i to win her grateful admir- if chosen* from our exquisite- if jl mplete for Christmas giving If ties to cosuy gems. ?r II our line is picked over. || RISON, JR. II B NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE. In the Diatricl Court of the United State* for the Western District of South Carolina. In the Matter of C. T. SCHRAM, Abbeville, S. C. - - Fankropt. In Bankruptcy. To the Creditors of the above named Bankrupt: Take notice that on Nov. 13, 1922, the above named bankrupt filed his petition in said Court praying that he may be decreed by the Court tohave a full discharge from all debts provable against his estate, except such debts as are excepted by law from such discharge, and a hearing was thereupon ordered and will be g had upon said petition on Dec. 16, jg 1922 before said Court, at Greenville m in said District, at 11 o'clock in the I forenoon, at which time and place jgl all known creditors and other per- 9| sens in interest may appear and show cause, if any they have, why B the prayer of said petition should not H be granted. H > D. C. DURHAM, Clerk. ffl Dated at Greenville, S. C., H Nov. 13, 1922. 11, 154wks m i Ira osfl Sfytcplut K H M tfotno g HH Values II \Y FOR?THAT'S II JO SUITS. IH h woolens, in these I You? IH 50, $10, $12.50 & $15 IEESE [I