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WILL YOU SUPPORT THE DEVIL? Editor Press and Standard: As prohibition is agitating:, more or less, these entire United States, it is not only appropriate, but eo—try, for every nook and corner of our county to be alive to this terest. What then does prohibition mean, or rather who are prohibi tionists? The generally accepted definition u: Those who try to prevent the sale of liquor. But this is too nar row in its scope. The true defini tion is: Those who not only trv, but prohibit the sale and mannfac- ture of all intoxicating beverages; more than this, they must prohibit everything that debauches mankind. If we fall short of this! we cannot be termed prohibitionists, because we are not prohibiting. If we ac cept only part of this definition, we are only partly prohibitionists, hence to oe a good. true, genuine prohibitionists we must prohibit everything in the category of crime and because prohibition moans to prohibit, not try, not fail, but to will and to do those things. The great need of the hour is such prohibitionists. Who can afford not to join us? The devil says prohibition will not prohibit, therefore, get the next best thing. But true men are not working for the devil, and say that prohibition will and does prohibit, where the devil is made to know his place. The devil says whiskey is a good thing in its place. This is evidently true, from his standpoint, for when men get too much whiskey in them, they generally go to the devil and he says its a good place for them, but prohibitionists think otherwise, and are striving to de populate hell, and to do this, we must keep whiskey out of hell, and to accomplish this, its followers must be reached and kept from its grasps. This is the one aim of pro hibitionists, ami \va are calling for workers, and expect every one to measure up to the standard of duty. Who should assist in this work? Every one except the followers of the devil. Sometime we have them with us in the shape of hypocrites, confusers, disturbers and stumbling blocks. We don’t need this class, we want only those who will shoot straight and hit the mark. Let us give some reasons why we are or should be prohibitionists. 1. Because it is right, and it is right because God demands of us the elevation of mankind and who can aay whiskey elevates? ^ 2. We are prohibitionists, be cause the rising generation, will be promoted, in proportion loyalty to this cause. 3. We are prohibitionists because the church is working for tlie salva tion of mankind, and if thi one «vil is blotted out, a firmer and 8R$er hold can be gotten upon our people. Can a true church mem ber f«U to work for tie elimination of one evil? He cannot. If he do—, he is not loyal and Is only let ting the devil use hi— for hit glory. God do— not wantV*rt of a' rShn, phan homes and many of the blights that befall us. 5. We are prohibitionists, be cause we know God wants 'us to be this. $an any man say God wants him to drink or sell whiskey? Nay, verily, the devil is the source of all sin and crime, and they are allowed only through his power and in fluence. In conclusion, the ignorant are not expected to understand, neither will the blurred intelligence acknowl edge the true principles of prohibi tion, yet it is the only safe way of protecting the young and the old from the string of intemperance. J. J. Padgett, ' Williams, S. C., May 9. 1 ROHIBItToN IN ATLANTA. At the eleventh annual meeting of the Georgia Sociological society, held in Atlanta Wednesday, May the 6th, Judge Broyles, of the police court of that city, delivered an ad dress in which he g—re his observa tions of the effect of the new Georgia prohibitory lav respecting crime and criminals Pr bably no man in the South has had a larger ex per* honor of educating our children. I lence in dealing with offenders of Editor Press and Standard:—I see much has been said through your valuable columns, on the prohibiten question. I will ask here, what is prohibition? In my mind prolubi- tion reach— far beyond the whiskey question alone. It com— to my mind that prohibition means, to a great extent, moderation, or to for bid any over excess in anything. Now whiskey in its purity, without poisonous drugs, U beneficial in many cases. And I shouldn’t think it wise to make or enforce prohibi tion on the State. We may p—Q laws to prohibit the sale of whiskey, but in my opinion we can never have prohibition, that is to take it in the sense it is meant for (to prohibit drinking.) • If whiskey is sold in the state I think the dispensary system is the b—t problem, and I favor the law that will only allow pure unadulterated whiskey, sold with a \ severe penalty upon any party for j allowing, or passing into the dispen sary, anything further than, pure unadulterated whiskey. And I state here that I favor that the' profits made on the whiskey be taken from the school funds and placed to the rfad funds, and let us have the willie ADMAS in jail TH0S WASHINGTON HANGED Charged With Criminal Aasault ‘ Last Friday for the Murder of Frank Richardson. Died Protesting Faith in God. to * nor part of his work, serve God and mammon. all kinds —from the common drunk ard to the thieves and thugs—than Judge Broyles, what he says regard ing the workieg of prohibition is worthy of atteation. Judge Broyl——the subject of whose address was “Four Months of Prohibition in Atlanta’*—after speaking of the rigid manner in which the law is being enforced in his city and calling attention to one or two defects in the law that ought to be remedied, said: Has prohibition decreased drunk enness and other crim— in Atlanta? I refer you to the docket of the police court for the first four months of 1907 when the saloon was with us and the first four months in 1908, when the saMon was absent. I sim ply give the figures. As Daniel Webster s id of Massachusetts. “Tnere she stands; she speaks for herself. “Number of cas— tried for the first four months of 1907. .6,056. “Number of cas— tried for the first four months of 1908, 3,136. “Showing a decrease during prohibition of 2.917. “Number of ‘drunks’ ior the first four months of 1^07, 1,955. “Number of dtunils’ for the first four months of 1908, 471. “Showing a decrease during pro hibition of l,s84 cas— of drunken ness in four months. “And yet there are many peopl? who know nothing of the facts run ning up and down the state and yelling at the top of their voices our that ‘prohibition doe* not prohibit.* “Y—, these dry, inanimate figur— speak to those who listen a won- droot story. They tell of hundreds, y—, of thousands, of faithful wives into whose pale and wan faces are beginning to bloom again. They tell of hundreds, yes, of thousands, ef little children who so longer pale and tremble at the sound of their fathers’ footsteps upon the threshold of their humble ihom—! They tail of hundreds, yes. think by so doing the minds of the coming generation* will become more pure and will have more re gards and respect for their parents; j when they realise their education came through the payment of their j parents. The road tox can be reduced and the school tax increased. A hint is enough tojthe wise. The Father of all creation is the great inventor of all things pure and holy, and what soever He willeth or revealeth to man, is go>l for the use of man. , But Lucifer: the worker of iniqui ty. through the agency of man worketh every way to mix impuri- ti— with that which is pure. It has been said that no two per-J sms have been born with exactly the same mental endowment. There have l>een cases in wieh two children have shown themselves to be nearly ; equal in aptness to grown people, 1 mentally. But one of the, pair in variably. sooner or later, shows him-: self to be stronger than the other when they are put to the test. They may have the same parents, or one may have as g^od parents as the other, raised with the same care and training; and then after, all one will inevitably outstrip the other in achievements of the mind-will show himself to have a better graspT of knowledge and things general, than the other. This too, is true of their moral and physical make up. Observation has taught us that all men are not ushered into this sphere of action with a uniform foundatfeu on which to build tbemselv—. While one seems to climb up high, the ether seems naturally to be out of ony with God and the univi on Mrs Ada Adams, His Brother's Wife. Quite a little excitement has been caused in the vicinity of of Cotttage- ville over the report that Willie Adams had eommited a criminal assult on Mrs. Ada Adams, the wife of his brother, R. A. Adams who is now serving a life sentence in the penitentiary. Mrs. Adams, alieg— in the war rant for his arr—t that on the ev n- ing of April 21st she was feeding her hogi between sundown and dark, and that Willie Adams came up‘and criminally assaulted her. At the time she was living next door to Adams and was afraid to make any report of this assault. She immedi ately made arrangements to move, and after doing so she took out a entrant for the an—t of Adams, The warrdht wae taken out on the 5th of May. before Magistrate L. E, Hill. Adams hearing that a warrant was out for his arrest came toWalterboro Friday and surrend ered to sheriff Owens since which Washington^sald he had been time he has been in jail. The pre-1 forgiven and was ready to meet his ifmtnary hearing was to be held He said he had gotten his Monday hut on account of the deserts and that only justice had absence of Mrs Adams it was post-, t**en done him, and that he died poned till Wednesday. Adams wi thout malice to anyone. After protests his innocence, and claims I^ prisoner he re* tbet it is a conspiracy on the part guested that all sing a song, in of Mrs Adams and her brother to which he led. "What a Friend We ruin him. i Have in Jesus” was sung. At the Adams has retained as his attor-’ conc,usion of Hiis The Press wid neys Messrs. Howell and Gruber ^mlerd corr—pondent a*ed hlnJ J. G. Padgett and i’eurifoy BrvL Protesting his fai‘h in God, and avowing his readiness to meat death, and with a prayer on his lips, Thomas Washington to-day paid the penalty for killing Frank Richard son. The execution took place in the corridor of the jail, where a eeuffold had been erected, in the present* of about thirty people. The rope waa cut at 10.56,. and fifteen minutes later the phyridans, Drs H A Willis and W B Ackurinan. pronounced life extinct. Hia death was easy. ‘ , For sometime before the execution the following ministers were with the prisorter: The Rev B R Ulmer, white, and A D Brawn. F E Mc Donald, of Cake City, C J Baker. Dr H J Jon—, of" Cincinnati, Ohio, E W Graham and WT Fraser, col- Mrs Adams C. C. Tracy. has employed Capt. if he had any statement to i&ake for publication. He gave out ‘tha fol lowing: “They have me chirged with klh ling Frank Richardson, August 11| ung He cannot 0 f thousands, of long suffering end Therefore devoted mothers who no langur sit he cannot favor the dispensary or •any other whiskey proposition and he a true church member, nor even, a true man, except ’te be a true •devil's m*"—hence we must be true ourselves, true to our church and true to God. 4. We are prohibitionists because the welfare of tha human morally, intellectually, physically and iiy demand it at our demoralised In proportion its away. Hence If wa want to do the greateri good to we moat not but the manu- of all .intoxicating drinks. In doing this we tepsn am and late into the night waiting and praying for their wandering boys— but now, with her boys safe with her at home, there is a new fight in her patient eyes, and a new song in her devoted heart." Such is the statement of a who knows what he is talking about He clearly demonetratas the effi ciency of the Georgia law in de crime. While it does not absolutely prohibit, and no one baa eusr wdd it would, prohibition deee redoes to a minimum tSe evils of the Hquor pri Now cometh save the the Gospel 41 with poweri til all Christ, theglui ard. In •hows that rule of ingsin, and We may o*er tag ftarsatos even in work, or hg the wag ef gain through what shall it peofit a man to gain the id lout hit own soul. We •book! realise and we should also pot in practice what 8t Paul in alf things" Taking Iffss Ethel Howell and Mr., . ... ... , ^ I was committed to jail Julian J. Zachry to Wed. ] wai sentenced March 26 to be h Of very delightful interest will be May 8. May God be with the Judge, the announcement from Mrs M. P. may God be with the men that set HeWeli of Walterbofo. ST C.^jif the I on my jury, may God be with the eagagement of her daughter. Ethel * high sheriff of my county, may God Caroline to Mr Julian James Za;hry, bless the deputy that has waited on of this city, the marriage to take 1 me and treated me as a servant, place on June the tenth. Now 1 am willing to die and go home Miss Howell is very delightfully with my God. God has blessed my known to Augusta friends made dur- soul. May God bless all my young jng a recent visit to the Misses Hank- friends, and may they not get in ineon on Bay street, and has already such a trouble, but it is God’s will made countless friends here. Her j and it must be done. God do— noth- beauty of person and her delightful ing for the worse. Everything He W'omanly charm of mannner mak— j doeth is for the bettor. Blessed be her a great favorite and a welcome the name of the I^jrd J—us Christ, addition to any social gathering, and Amen ” it is a matter of very general felicia- After this Depty Sheriff "G. S. tion to all who have met her to know j Arnett rend the •death sentence, that her marriage will be the occa- j which was passed by Judge D E Hy- sion of her making this city her home, drick, on the 26th of March. Mr. Zachry is one of Augusta’ best Immediately afterwards Washing- known young men and brilliannt ton was taken to the scaffold. Un young lawyers, a man of unques- j aided he mounted the scaffold and tioned mental ability and worth., without a tremor he stood erect Cordial and numerous will be the while Deputy L. H Zeigler pinioned congratulations extended to him his arms and feet. He was then upon this happy announcement. told he could shy something. He The marriage which will be a noon repeated the Lord’s Prayer in a clear event marked by unostentatious voice and added: Father, you have beauty, will take place at the home heard my prayer all the time, but of the bride and immediately after- Father, this is tin last time I shall wards the young couple will leave i ever say my prayers to you. The for an extended northern trip be' Lord Jeans has redeemed us, blessed fore returning to Augusta and be the name of the Lord. Lord, makin-their home at Mr Zachry’• have mercy and take me to Thy handsome Greene street residence.— house, where congregations never Sumjay Herald (Augusta) > break up and Sabbaths never end. “Gentlemen and brethren, I will aay farewell to you all till .we meet in Heaven, till we meet at Jesus’ feet." The black cap and noose were ad- he continued: "I am W. W. Smoak, Jr., the accom plished and popular editor of the ftalterboro Press and Standard/ it announced as a candidate for the j justed and legislature from Colleton county. The News wishes him suco—s in this race, and cheerfully pledg— him her vote. This election will place in the legislature a young man of ability and energy who will be a credit to hiasaelf and his county:— Summerville News. Mr W. W. Smoak, Jr., has an nounced hhnaelf through our col umns asm eandHate for the legitim- tare from Colleton county. Mr. Smoak ie a young man of ability and ham takas a prominent part in the public affairs of his county for a rod jaars. Thera am three vacancies in Col leton for tha Legislature, and so far in that county uaualir so prolific of going home to J—us, blessedfbe the name of Jesus. Do, Father, save my soul I am going home to Jesus." Sheriff L G Owens here tut the rope and his body shot downward about three feet. One or two shot at her with a pistol, the bullet striking the boy, who was sleeping on a couch. This, in brief, is the story of the crime for which Gabriel Grav— paid the death penalty four teen years ago. Since that time there have been more than one hun dred homicide cases in Colleton county, all of the slayers being either acquitted or convicted of man slaughter. The near—t to an execu tion since that time was R A Adame for the killing of Henry Jaquea. The gallows had been erected and the rope stretched for the execution, when his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment, just a day or two before the time set for his execution. He is now serving this sentence in the State Penitentiary. WASHINGTON’S CRIME. To-day Thomas Washington paid the penalty for killing Frank Rich- ardso*\ The following is the story of the cri(g£ as published at the time of the trial: “Thursday was taken u? in the trial of Thos Washington for the killing of Frank Richardson, which tjok place on Fenwick's Island, one of the coast islands, August 11, 1907. Washington was convicted of murder in the first dergee and sentenced to be hanged May 8. "Washington is a negro about twentyeignt years eld, but appears to be older, about five feet and eight inch— in height, and weighs about one hundred and eighty pounds. He bears a bad reputation in the com munity in which the kHling occurred, and is said to be a dangerous character. Witness— for the prosecution t—tified that when the defendant was captured and brought to the scene of the crime, where a great many negro— had collected m the road crying, the defendant re-, marked: “What are you all mouth ing about; haven’t you seen a dead* man before? I have killed Revert* ‘ and this one mak— eight. The last one I killed was a cracker in 6avan- nah.’’ ** * The stosy lold by the defendant was uncorrborated and the jury, after deliberating about forty-five minutes, brought in a verdict of guilty in the first degree, whereupon his Honor, Judge Hydrick, pronounc ed the sentence of death on him and set the date of execution May 8. The prisoner’s attorney, J M Wal ker Esq, made a strong and earn—t appeal for the; prisoner, and also made a motion for a new trial, which was refused by his Honor, Judge Hydrick, on the grounds that 4 to his mind it was^the clearest case of murder be had heard in hia ex perience, with but one exception.'* Washington was a ginger-colored negro, twenty-eight years old.* weighfhg about#75pounds. Hemet his fate cooUy and showed much nerve. 'Unassisted, he nioented the 1 scaffold and stood without a Grttnor while Ids handstand feet'were tied. ~ He ate a hearty breakfast that mora- ing, and for sometime befora tlie execution several negro minister* were present and held services. A week ago he was baptized inthe jail' and raaeived into the Methodist chuneh. v ^ \1 "v I *•* UW vulaive shrugs of the body and bapreneral hung quietly till fife waa extinct. The execution was a success in particular. Tha body waa buried this afternoon at Gailowa Hill, where thoae previously axocut- •dare buried. HANGING 14 YIARfl|AGO. January 24. tha late Shariff Robert Black hung Gabriai Grav«a, a asgro, convicted for murder of a __ Thomaaou, hravestmd i A Card. Dr Ei’Dorn ansoune— to hia patients and friends that after May 1A nog, he nill yisifrntinaa the practice of medicine in: a, will ia th* bit: leave here and take up the practiee;