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I v >•* s '/ / / € < • 1 v. PAGE FOUR SHE PRESS AND STANDARD, WA&T^TJJvR 0, & C JANUARY 6, 1915. The Press and Standard tan. AND §TA!fDAAD, WC. BKX ■ MS r. l. » SMOAK MORROW, Editor tufi Mgr. Entered at the poetoffice, W«.Iter- boro, 8. C.. as second class mall matter. . HtTWCRiraON RATES, One Veer* 81.00 SI* Months no Three Month* an AJrfULLIANT DEFENSE Br GEORGE a BURTON CeprrtsMbr on. •shier of the -th National was on trial for notation ot the banhlns lawe. There ana no more aeni(MtWusij honest wan than Main land. brt the cane again»t him erae compllcatod. Ilia coark-tion or ac RM.MUDS APPEAL imEsnon Carrlere Ask fpr lie* Wilsen Directs Attention ef Public te Their Needs. The coaunittae ot railroad ezeco* Urea, headed hy Sr. Frank Trumbull, repnesenUnp Uxirty-Hee ot the leading railroad systeoM of the nation, recent^ ly presented to President Wilson a memorandum briefly reviewing the dif ficulties now confronting the railroads of the country and asking for the Co THE PATRIOTIC v CONGRESS DECREES DOLLARS IN DULGING IN LUXURIES MUST FIRST SALUTE THE FLAG. War Revenue Tax ef f105,000>000 qolttal depemled largely upon how It woo.J b. h,ud.M br ,bc «... ’ «l«r.Uon oMb.,ov,r,p.e n .,l ,0.1,0,.. 4 # „ «, i ties and the public'in suppprllng rail tomey and counsel for defeat. Erun , and lOcoghlzing an emer McCord, the prosecutor, was a < r.»»ng grncy wh'cli requires that the rail REMITTANCES. All checks und drafts, should ha Jiasn In favor of'tho J’fess and dtaudard. ; young lawyer, ambitious for podtuai prefcriueot. Thero bad he» u tuut b grumbling by certuia miicouteuts that | It was iniiKTottble to convict rriiuinula ! McCord, tn order to mahe cspii il for l hidisclf, resolved to pisKc i« .strenuous roads bs given additional revenues. The meuiorandura recites that the Furopean war has rosaltcd in general dcsirea;urn oi buslm ss on tho Aniort- can continent and In the'dialocatloh of credits at home and hbroad. With Lavish—Star Bear* Brunt of Surds a. Look at tho printed label on your ' effort to convict every pris- ier wdol revtnucsjdecreasiag and mttrert rates paper. Tho dato thereon thaws when the subscription expire 1 !. For- wnen me ■uosiripuon e.'i uev. r->. , tmon tbe tint and McCor.l .-cii nrWdS.'sr'iiw ^ ^ fufly. and. if not correct ple^e no tify us at once. - came before, him. Marki^zd was ut him at man. to the |>enlteutiary.> Years i»asr«'d ami McCord, bad re turned to the prm-tice of the law us an advoc'ite. One day a mun accused of forgery seia for him nod asked nini to take bis case. McCord absented and asked the man to tell him about It “Not on my life/* aaId the mao. “If you defend me on lines that would they are accompanied by tho name* | •f»f*ar proper I ahull be convicted. I and addresses of the uathors and know that you are a brilliant lawyer Subscribers desiring tho address of their paper changed, will pleaso state in their communfcatlon both the old and the new addresses. Ccngrrta has levied a war tax of Sjin.< "o.ouo to offset a similar amount Of less on Import revenue due to the i Lnr'-i..cu disturbances and of this , amount beer is the heaviest I contributor, having been assessed ap proximately J.'.o.oOO.OOv); a stamp tax 0:1 negotiable Instrumenu. it is estimate J, j will yieid |31,000,0o0; a tax on the : capital stock of banks of $4,300,000 an.'l a tax on tobacco, perfumes, thea ter tickets, etc, makes the remainder. Congrtbs has decreed that the to the front; that milady who would add to her beauty must first tip Uncle The Press and Standard will pub- [ itsh brief and rational let tern on j subjects of general Interest when are not of a defamatory nature, non^mous communications will and I-wish to secure my acquittal by some brilliant atruke that will cun be noticed. Rejected manuscripts J vluce the Jury of an error.' 1 will not be returned. tir Finip Mwrihiai li Ji^Ckarp •! Jacobs Sc Co, Clinton, S. Cj ^SOUCmKG OFFICES:' * .a New York—1U K. »th 81... .K. L. Oould Cbl<«e»-H2o AdvoriUlue liniv.-.W. |i. Pon her petrolt—liou-l Taller 0.1.. Wiua i McCord uxsented. Yet there was one criminal to convict whom be would give even a life's suc cess. He had had n brother wlurbad been murdered. The murderer bad covered Ida tracks so adroitly that even P re »ldents to the the shrewdest detectives could not find increauug the tram-perutien systems of the country tace a most serious crisis and the memorandum is u strong presentation of the ca:id> burning at beth c..ds and the perdu that ft ust uitm.ately attend auc!/ a conflagration when the flames nicet is aptarc-nt to ail in their general discussion the railroad represents- all j lives say in part: “i!y reason ot leg- 1 Sam. and a dollar that seeks pleasure Illation and regulation by the federal 1 must first salute the flag; that Pleas- government and the torty-eight states • ure and Profit—the twin heroes of acting independently of each other, as | many wars—shall fight the nation’s well as through the action of a strong battles and by an ingeniously ar- public opinion, railroad expenses in ranged schedule of taxation congress recent years have vastly increased j has shifted the war budget from the No criticism •& here made of the geo- j shoulders oT Necessity to those of eral theory of governmental regula- ; Choice ’ and Gain, touching in ite tion, but on the other hand, no in- ; various ramifications almost every line genulty can relieve the carriers of ex- of business. peuses created thereby. ’ • All hall the dollar that bleeds for President, Wilson, In transmitting Rs country; that bares its breast to the A LAT7YEE received $10,000 for togjesting those words to a railrop That sign, “Stop, Look, listtaT^.ttved the road many thou^a^’ of dollars in damages. It s a good sign. It’s worth $10,000. WV* people are often warned by a similar sign on the road of extravagance brewer, tbe banker and the investor , gtop i n time. How about yourself? Think this over seriously. A must shoulder the musket and march 1 * Lewie account is the BEST KThD OF SECURITY at any time. Tiie Parse Naeional Bank , — transmitting memorandum of the railroad Twenty years bad paused since tbe . Luule—Ituo Central Nall. l|ank Itltir. ? M. K. Cainmon Nadhvlllo—l«l Sih Axe. N J. M.lUtl.ile. Jr. Atlanta—Wesley Memorial Hlil«r...J.H. Keouali Aaheyllle.N. C.—421 8. Main ir. Miron I'biMheiphla—14^1 Arck 8t. A.ii'lianlel KtcUiiiouit, Va.—Muryliy lloU>l...j. W. LiavU Evaa Me- Oh, rain, where Is thy victory? We welcome Capt. Moore back to tha fold.' Won’t you be glad when January 19 arrives? <> But, anyway tite muu uiiiifni 'be better than the dust. - v. Electric lights would look ^mighty good thCHe da. k, rainy uigifrm -—-—x There are a few left In the pen yet, but January 19 might tell an other tale. Greenwood county will have lo have a four weeks’ court there the next time court convenes. There has been nev ral murders In that county of lato. When you read ads In The Press end Standard tell tho advertisers that you saw their ad In this paper. We want you to help u« prove that advertising pays. _ We never lik^d to bra*, but Just by way of expression Wo would say i that our circulation Is as large, If not largest of any weekly paper in the state, x A little ditty readsr public, character ises it as ’a lucid statement ot plain tbe slightest clew to his . identity, j v "# h '’* rhe President recognizing n. ...„« .k- ! the emergency as extraordinary, con- tinulpg. said in part: “You ask me to call the attention of the country to the imperative need that railway credits be sustained and the railroads helped in every possible way. whether by private co-operative effort or by tbe action, wherever feasible of governmental agencies, and 1 am glad to do ao because 1 think the need very real'* _ The conference was certainly a fortunate one for the nation and tbe president la to be congratulated for opening the gate to a new world of effort |n which everyone may co-oper- Enrly to bed. Early to rise. Work like And advertise. Just think of it. About 20 an swers to a want ad. That is what j one Walterboro man got. He said j i tragedy, nud every year Cord's desire for vengeance epou bis brother's slayer Inc reused till It ap proached monomania. Stan wick, whom McCord undertook to defend by using bis own wits rather than by -estabibbing bis innocence, though much ran duwq, gave evidence of ooce having been a gentleman. Ue was past middle age and had the hard look on his face of one hardened to crime. He produced a very bed effect on tbe Jury from tbe start, and Mc Cord saw that the opportunity to show his skill in legal manipulation of a ease was a greet one. 1’roud as he was of his power*, be threw, himself Into the case with all his ability. A forgery case fh necessarily cemplt- cated. To convict a person of writing a man's name so like that person him self would write It Involves tbe opinion of esjertH In ehln»Kr:iplix.’ who are apt to dl/Wgree Mrt_'ord by crow* ex amination greatly aided those experts vvhii 1 •--tilted that th* mviised b;.d not. nnd liuvu doubt on the evidence of the- 1 * who testified Ftsnwlck had. com mitted the forgery Froaf the counsel's prominence a great deal of Interest was manifested In the case, especially hy members of the liar, who attended the trial in large nmntieni to witness McCord’s ingenious professional de vices. What was especially noticeable was the absence of anything Hk« harmony between counsel and client. The re pulsive face of tbe prisoner was tho study of all present nnd waa consid ered the weakest element la tbe de fense Moreover, now and again that face was U*nt upon McCord with a malignant expression It seemed as If tbe man waa aa Indifferent to bis ac quittal aa his counsel waa eager for It . Those features rendered tbe case supremely Intereatlng not only to at torneys. but to tbe pnhilc. Tbe newa- paper.4 were filled -.with, detailed re ports of tli* trial and comment* on the brilliant expedient* n*ed hy the counsel for the defense. Therefore ns the lognl tournament, a* It was called, drew toward a close the Interest tn It increased McCord rested a day be fore Mini tiling up. apd hi* spee« 1* on Thera are many Important prob lems in our complex civilisation that will yield to co-operation which raUI not lend themselves to arbitrary rul ings of cemmiaaloDB and financing railroads la one of them. The man with tha money la a factor that can not be eliminated from any business transaction and the public is* an inter ested party that should alwayc be con sulted and happily the president has invited all to participate In the .solu tion of our railroad problerhJRtg, New Process of Canning Egg*. A process of canning eggs has beer recently devised which Is said to meet with the epproval of the agriculturaj department. In the first place the workers are attired in sanitary gar xnents which offer Uttle or no oppor tunity for tho lodgment of tho troublo come germ, and before beginning work the hands of the workers are carefully sterilized. Th# eggs are candled, anc each one is broken In a cup so that should it not be right the others will not be contaminated. When a workei breaks a bad egg. the sterilization ot (he hands must be gone through agaic and all the implements made use of It opening the eggs again cleaned. Whet the cans are filled the eggs are .frocec and are kept In tkla state until the) are to bo used by the baker. The Brick Store the fortunes of war and risks its life to preserve the stability and Integrity ; of the nation’s credit. The market place hat always been a favorite stand for war revenue col* ' lectors The trader la a great finan cial patriot His dollar Is the first to j rally around the star-spangled banner , and thejlast to hear the coo of the ; dove of peace. He is called upon to buy cannon; to feed and clothe the i boys in blue and each month cheer their hearts with the coin of th« realm. Tien can neither be free nor, brave without food and ammunition, and money la as Important n factor In war «a blood. . Many monuments have been erectsd In honor of heroes slain In battles, poems have been writ ten eulogizing their noble deeds nnd the nation honors Its soldiers while they live nnd places a monument upon their graves when they die, but very little has been skid of the dollmr that bears the burdens of war. Honor to' the Dollar that Bears the Burden* of Way. All honor to the dollar that an swers the call to arms and, when, the- battle is over, bandages the wounds of stricken soldiers, lays a wreath upon the graves of fallen heroes and cares for the widows and orphans. * All honor to the Industries that bend their backs under the burdens of war; lift the weight from the shoul ders of the poor and build a bulwark Watch This Space Next Week FOR BARGAINS' Where the Dollar dees .its duty. I TI RE TO MEET NEXT WEEK \ * ' ,m (Continued from page one.) sitions of clerk to the various toiff- mittees of both Houses. N. O. Py les, of Columbia, will bo re-elected postmaster to the House and Senate. C'orupuleory School l.mr. The fight for a compuliorv educa tion law, has been a long ehe in around the nation’s credit. All honor to those who contribute !South Carolina, and now it 3 parage to the necessities and administer to 1 ,. _ v — . the comforts of the boys who are marching; cool the fever of afflicted soldiers and kneel with the cross be side dying heroes A dollar may fight Its competitor tn business. Industries may struggle for. supremacy In trade and occupations may view each other with en4y or suspicion, but/ when the bugle calls Is absolutely assured. The exact terms of the measure are yet to be agreed upon. Two blllg will be In troduced, the first a Statewide meas ure, fathered by Frank Evans, super intendent of the Spartanburg city schools, and second the local option bill by J. E. Swearingen. State super- CLASSIFIED ADS. WANTS. RATKS—Und-r this beading ue uili insert advertisements of UA Word or less for 23c per insertion. Over "o words will !** charged for at the rate of Ic jx-r word. For Sale. Frost proof cabltage plant - $1 per 1000; In lots of S(*i*0 t~> 10,000, 75c per 1,600. Money mu come along with air orers. Ti. Henderson Early variety. \V. < Glover, Jackronboro, S. C. For Sale New crop pure Georg!.* cane ayrup at 32 cents per g: !- W. H. Dav(*, An ion in barrels. gusts, Ga. Oct J J :;m they bury strife and rally, kfound the , ,ntende,lt of emotion. One of flag, companions and friends, meat mates and chums, all fighting for one flag, one cause and one country. The luxuries in life have always been the great burden-bearers In gov ernment We will mention a few of them giving the annual contributions to the nation's treasury: Liquor, $250,- 006.000; tobacco, $103,000,000; sugar, $54,000,000; silks, $15,500,000; - dia monds, $3,837,000; millinery, $2,479,- these bills will be enacted into law, and will be in effect for the next school session. / Every boy and girl in the State is to be given a chance. The State cotton warehouse act and the cotton acreage reduction laws will be considered at the com ing session. An effort will be made to have both measures amended. STOLEN—from our pasture acro 4 ^ Island Creek bridge, one smal. buck Angora goat. (white 1. Suita ble reward will be paid for Infor mation leading to locating it. - F. L. Klngey. FOR KALE—White Plymouth Rock*. Prices reasonable. Apply to Hr. M. C. Fishbourne at Klien’s Store. Jan 6-1L ’For goodness sake, take that ail i occasion wr.a regarded a lu.aster- out. I have received all kinds of Jet- piece of legal defensive Itifernuit?. tors.” Another Instance of advertis ing paying When the case wn* gtven to fbe 1 Jury It was the'opinion of most of those pre«otit that had It net been for j the strong **t(1em-e adduced by the $3.50 Boy’s King Quality Shoe? In ‘another part of. this t 1a T )PT ^" prosecution and the Dad Inf?*re***on ) erwifed by the prisoner McCord woo d j publish- an article from a subscriber. who state? that he knows of a magls- have surety won. As it was. the ti trate wtft> rec"ives money from a sue was in doubt. /The Jnry. h«rivever. tig >r The -article will explain »t not out more than an hour when ' , ... they sent lo word to the court that ’-»■ "« '''• ‘‘Y ^ , th., h,4 'rMchrt . rordlc. Th.h the ten magistrate* of l olleton coun- ^ ^ ln ^ # . mnt<i ^ ty will not be llk n the case of tb** pliant audience tbe foreman dellv- ten deciples. when their Master told $2.75 MlR RENT—Two comfortably fur nished rooms. Mrs. E. M. Jone« them that one would betray him and they all asked: Ts It I Ixvrd?” EXTENSION OF TAX PAYMENT. Th* extension of' time for thu payment of taxes, without penalty fame as a surprise to the peopl*. ered the verdict: “Not guilt*.” Then occdPred tbe most singular in consistency of the wbol* affair. Stan- wick, who might have been supposed to give some expression of thankful- nous, turned upon McCord a look of one who had taknr-a malignant venge ance. However, this wax tbe last of a eete- The announcement, coming as U . brated caae. and In a minute* did the night before,the penalty wav after tbe discharge of the prisoner the to be added, did not pttvent the courtroom that had been the brenesf p.ym.nt o( ,h. Ml" of th-,- .ho “ W1JOTP.IM. wished te avoid the one per cent. Qf lipon „„ penalty. Therefore the amount brimnnt achu . T#nietll , Ufcn tbe bigh- of taxes collected Is as large as it eet encomiums were being beeped would have been added.. The pro- upon him be received the following let- The reduction law has many friends 000; furs.~$2.024,000 and automobile*.' ( and the prediction Is made that it $Ri u 000. \}e collect $085,000,000 of w ;ii remain, on the statute books. ,r Tr?^ r enU0 r, Ual, f I The cotton, warehouse bill Will he t What measuro he recommend. *» *■««*»•< v™ we should add the $100,000,000 war lax (i° n 'vlll have to be made for tho pow levied. maintenance the, warehouse »>*?- The war tax Is immediately effec- tern. John L McLaurin, the ware-, tlve Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! the.hous" cpmmissione.-. will send his note and fight to the end for t,u< measures as wllj be of benefit to n . classes. The State officials are griudin'r $2.1 5 Boy’s Per fee lion Shoes $2.10 Industries are marching $loO,000,000.j r «p 0 rt to the Legislature, showing awa >’ on their annual reporUttutd fe strong and beneath the starrv fla* ■ .. ^ . roeommendations wftl Mntoia. > $2.50 Ladl“s’ All Wool $1.90 Sweaters / $2.50 Men’s Sweaters $1.90 $1.25 Men's Sweaters 90t pie wtife could not have paid « any ter: way, are the. ones benefitted. and t 00 hunting m* aa roe be It Is doubtful if any losa will sustained by the state by this ex-/ tension, while it will amount to a ’ considerable waving for ' the poor 1 pooplo of the state. ’•* „ v doing for so; alt reur here T years. 1 Mht* you ana Year* age I got revenge aa* I have new “done" not Stauwtek, but Den Towtsr, who dtaagpeusoA rears one* did m* a furor. McCord KING QUALITY SHOES 15 PEV. CENT BELOW COST. strong and beneath the starry flag ,the results accomplished so far. S!! 0 ‘ r !*; Ur, ,, a, !V“J: 1 Clemnou', Income they shout, 'Hurrah for Uncle 8am!" I „ , . . . A . . ’ ially cut down because of the de- In every field ot -human activity the cr * a *“ ,n th * ot fdrtillzer. There j demand tor mere competent men and 'has been a rumor for some time that recommendations will be contaifh ? will be mater-i in the8e book » lhl * >’ ear - Th ^ S^- eral Assembly pays little xttentioa t ©suggestions-by State officers. : " women Is growing every day. dally so In agriculture Kspe- Ilome pvfde is * mighty valuable as set. and the t fanner who kiss none Is carrying g heavy nandlcap on the road to success. Work la the salve wounded heart.' that aeala the TERMS STRICTLY CASH. The Brick Store - Intelligent Horae. A remarkable story Is told 'of the sagacity at a horse belonging to Cap- j tain Watson, of Ardow, Mull, Ireland. It lost a shoe, and, managleg to get J out of the field where it waa grazing, .traveled a considerable distance to |<a blacksmith, who was astonished to j find tho horse standing In front of tho , door holding up a foreleg. The horse was shod and It galloped bock, happy, to its field. the college would ask 'for an ’ ap propriation of $200,000 or more. There is no foundation for this ru mor. President Riggs stated several days ago that the finance committee of the board of trustees had not de cided to ask for an appropriation. Prohibition Fight, -j- The prohibitionists are determin ed to press their fight at this ses sion. If they fail to secure a Stator wide prohibition law then the re ferendum will’’he asked The lead ers of the movement want ure to vote on the questl d meas- nexf j September. The report hy the State dispensary auditor will show that more than $4,000,000 worth of i whiskey has been sold by the county | dispensaries this year. Richard I. Manning is preparing his inaugural address: He has made no ataten$£&t whatsoever as to Working of Instinct. A young man In Puls-had lost hit but sou at the gambling table. Net only waa he Yttho»t means, but b* bud lost a large sum belonging to hit employer. He started for Hie 'Belcf with the intention of drowning him xelf. Op the wv there was a great rrtr.aafcUon, caused by the escape of a lien from a strolling menagerie. Tht animal came galloping down the street and people fled In every direction. In sternly the man who was seekiiv death climbed a lamp-post and clung tc the top of it, trembling in every When tfcr calaal was captured and the danger qver he proceeded to thi river and plunged la. / IPs a Way They Have. Mrs. Medlll McCormick declare* Ant women will name the next presi- lent. In all probability some m e max tamed him forty or fifty or sixty rears ago.—Kansas City JouruaL --v. A -'-4 - V /jU&] SC,