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V PAGE FOUR THE PRESS AND STANDARD •* APRIL 7,1915. The Press and Standard ESTABLISHED 1«77. i. ' AXOXVMOl'S AGAIN. Editor Proas and Standard: i Tour vi^wa on the marriage U : rUBLISMED EVKKY WEDNESDAY - t ,. nF0 | aw an( j whiskey law has h*-en AFTERNOON BY THE PRESS ^ oa( j pleasure. ' Buif I AND STANDARD, INC, . only oba* rv,. from your answer how I I ol W. W. SMOAK Pre.Wrt»« F. L. MORROW. Editor and Mgr. • ■ - , ^ f- Xnterod at the postofflee, Wiilter- * boro, 8. C., a» second class mail «attor. SCBSTRIPTION RATE8 : Year •. • • fontha .80 Months rr. ..:. -83 Mala Street >' ou f*' 4 -' 1 ubout these questions. ...... 10* have fail'd to get anything out ——* — name that would justify a satisfac tory anstver, as they were ‘a^ked “What does either of them do for us along the line of bettering tondl- tlons and preventing p"ople from committing a sin by telling a lie in white and black. I, like you. and other men too, try to obey and live up to the law, some kind of way,.but so many of us are too weak kneed. . ^ afraid that w# will hurt this or th» REMITTANCES. other fellow's feeling by reporting All checks and drafts should he ■ u -, nnv drawn In favor oP thn Press. and i h,ni or h r for ,he> ,do uro P*' standard. ► and Mr. Editor. I have always thought It a hard task for a man Look at the printed label on your who does not drink whiskey to ratch paper. The date thereon shows one wo does drink, buying same, whsn the subscription «Pirw. For- . You thal w|lpn inarrlar< , ward your money in ample time for ' _ - , . . renewal. Notice date on label care- t * ,r * ■ P < ‘ r » on " bead they marry, law fullj\ and if not correct please no- or no law. Same with the man who tlfy as at once. takes his tea, when It Is out he gets _ . . 7T T 71 T. II. I**' 0|# no H p - W'e have a law Subscribers desiring the address ... Of their paper changed, will please governing both. Why not each and state In their communication both every one comply with same? But the old and the new addresses. how can th 0 people comply to the law when very often- some of our of ficers violate It? Setting the ex ample before the sons and daughters de w #»■**. . i n fl u tv ^ .1, I oTc, Our Fareiga^Advedising is in Charge Jacobs & Co., Clinton, S. C., SOLICiTlNG OFFICES t ’ • rusiiu' Hti ;' h 11 The Press and Standard will pub lish brief and rational letters on subjects of general Interest when they are accompanied by the name* n f men and addresses of the uathors and .. .,... .. are not of a defamatory nature An- No * Mr K,,,,or ,h " Jnentlon nonymons communications will not ,,( 1 ‘Ibl not have the tonsetU of par- be noticed. Itejected manuscripts I enls. and the parents of one of tho will not be returned. twt> mentioned went to the Probate Judge and forbid him granting .11- eti'To to a Miss So-and-so and'‘Mri So-and-so,, and its the ftir*> of thisyi was done. What good is the Jaw Is th're a penalty attached i/> fit * act. punishing any officer Mr grant ing l|penses, after lie had/i»cen not! fled not to d«i so. If LKere is none, then do away'with the law and let them get married Without signing a 11%. Some one said all men nre\ liars I do not agtyo with whoever may say or thliy^ such, for I have seen men who/would rather die than tel! a lie. Of course, there are some who will lie no doubt for if they did not the lawyers would sometimes have a tough time clearing their client. And while some men He. Isn't It a bad thing to have a law that will make our young girls and hoys He? For in the boys and girls of today depends the future hope of our coun try and state. • ■ j • /' ■ ' / Anonymous. the county or of the state can .cide these questions^ Then you say vu» ar^ so krieed that we hate-to rej-prt a rr an. Why we? You are an officer of th.- laws' You alone have the power te arr'-st men that IBs in no other man'- power to arrest. , Ybu say w, ^re w.eak kneed. .If we were weak kneed in this <aso we would g t off the^Job and let sori^d*nrg«t thert tha tis not weak kneed and on.* th»t would abide by his .‘lection and oath of ofllce, vi*.. to enforce th-» law,As to the oIReers that will not help stop or the oneslthat are setting the example. put_ th^m in the Hgh* and if they still keep np the practice, then expose them and fight to the finish, and be one of the men that Would rather die. A man does not have to lie to get He is allowed under must ge lt according to law. He is not from buying whiskey in any lirh*. if he buys it legitimately. He Ways resort to getting It from so-called “tigers” but that does not throw him in the light of a criminaL/ He has violated no law in g-tHng whiskev from the tiger, but tl|e man selling him the whiskey has; We are not after the man driryltirtg the whiskey, but the man selling it illegally. Now, then why do*'s the man buy ing the whiskey, necessarily have to He? Poes he have to fie to get it* No. Theh why" does the whiskey law m.'ikc nv>njiv- 4 IVdor f«* tllon . month law. hV does not even have »o lie He i* ,/fllowed an ord« r of one g d’on month, and saying that t 1 .*- I . uhconstftutlonu? -1 th t jr . 1 not eAist. lie -Mi • t t I • * ” *C' li«e|o get it j.nV5 ha* ee eg-**- get whiskey, the law-to get-it. but h- NVw Y'.r. MHl t'td- HClS-til \- Petr'... (V \ 11. 1 . . • • " . ^ - Vtl.'ie A-.!.- ■ ■ Ulcf.n - i :< • •I. \ : r. i.. < . -iiit U . li. fi »• l.i r . r __ <.i.. a iuii . r. • -i ’M‘U»if , i vj -. in.i:..'. .■ ii »■ ..t l la<h* i .i; i,. '-ii .-i, - i - i-i ' i. n I -i I -I V»- >V - \, " i . - i V oi-liy ll.ili l . .1. W . I. » ii Did you plant any peas Good Fri day? ' - x Oh yes. goody, we will have moy- le§ too. up A And tlye Easter hat showed wall, an usual. Waterworks, electric lights and sewerage plant. Squnds great, doesn’t It? —* y / - There is no more y / Jack John- sing” now. They^are all 'less Wll Urds. ' 1 /’y^ i/ : IA- When the. ph-ture show starts a vote for th** removal of hats by/lhe ladles attending same. Ford autoniobiles being capable' of everything imaginable, recently rapped the climax at Easley* last week. One tried the high diving stunt. • And,now Th rt Columhla Record is trying to find out who Is the pretti est girl in Soutli Carolina. ’ They need not look further, but come to Walterboro. IN Last week ,1 did not attempt tF show any good derived from the tvr> laws you asked about., This week I shall try to tell you both. In the,outset I will say that, after In vestigating the one in which you stale no consent was given I find that the contending parties swor.* before a notary public their age and the age of the young lady wav. given as IS years and two months. The young man was given over or pear the age of 23. ' As to the Probate Judge Issuing the license, he did ex actly what any other officer would have done.. He did not sign the.af- fldaylt. but the-issued the license af I hotm , Rhou , d tak ,, ter the parties had presented Hamo!, hink ,.. ir . fll , ly ov ,, r u to him and. with signed affidavits as to their ages. It is also further leartied that an uncle of,the young ten it. if it- i- n in w : rrureb Three Big Days—Six Great Perfonnances April 22iul, 23rd, and 24th - ' * , ' * School Auditorium-Afternoon and Evening Buy Your Tickets No\ The price of Single Ticket Tor the Six Lerformances is ouly $1.5o, while m . , A you can buy Children^ Tickets for the six Performances for only $1.00 Great Artists—Only The Best X •X i onimot* isr' ii'T,- he cnrtpnt e~-t-.s'--> I other gallon l. t; ••• th fro»j- •'». j. Th<*'di'pens.irv.- b,,..♦ -ver. w.-ll 4«**1 m* .* “ver. ".<• wll X v..n out to hi'ni. if !:»> will •> .* «. offieer of the-Hvv «t.-fxf tip ;.n*i -a\ - all hut one gallon/ Tin* man is ar rested and carried to jail to await trJt^l. f Whete Then has a man lie.I ttr get whisk**y? Anonymous, you seem to have some p< rsupai motive behind your words. The young people are mar ried and why not let them., stay so’* They will stay so. for the univarsal law of God. says "Wbat God hath joined together, let not man ’ put asunder." V. S. LONG N. • kAjL HANNA F. L. MORROW s' .!. ( . LEM A< 5\S E. E. JONES DR. RIDDK K A( KERMAN \ PR. ( HAS. H. EsDCRN ( IjAS. . t GKR S. FINN .1. 1). (iLOVER K. M. JEtTERIES This Committee Guarantees the Attractions and is ' in General Charge of Ticket Sale. . -.-IT i. We have been asked to define an editorial paragraph. AH we can aav is that it Is a few words thrown to-j lady was present and stated/that ifer gether and looked upon by the edi tor as a brilliant pi"ce of pencil pushing. ( * f • i x N X- Xi-. Our present Highway Commis*-- loner In,-, been Jumped on for not doing several things . Our - pe«| le should remember that the world v i- not built m a dtft and ( apt Moore has done a great deal for us already. The Tw«» Tjtw*. EdflOr I’ress and Standard: In your last week issue we find an article signed Anonymous. and Xas f we do not all see through th** same glasses, and this Is quite natural. 1 believe t he marriage license Jaw is a good one, for mor** than one reason. 1st, too many of young people look upon a marriage as a huge joke, but really it Is the most sacred and im portant contract of our life. How- careful are we to look after a busi ness contract, even for on** year du ration we must know our man and then everything must he put on re cord. but. how about a" contract that will Iasi a lifetime? One w'ho.wiU he a constant companion in our time an 1 before it might’ be too late. ‘ ‘ ’ . '1 Another good reason, it is a com parison law to the divorce law thsvt we have on our statute book.' which No. 1—3t-inrh Pajama Checks. A 12 l-2c per yard fabric, we are of fering this jweek at \ 7 l-2c. A limit of ten yards to a customer. Nov - Corded Full Madras, '.6 inch fabric Hl-ached specially \ age was ov* -the lin^it^ require! without consent of^pii rents. Now, Anonymous, if tlyls b*\ so, you see that the marriag** license law does nol make people lie for themselves and themselves alone, btjt others will lie for them. The only result is they ar*> married and they laugh at you for your folly In. so trying to ^ y\ax contracts would be of short du- sulted for ladies shirt waists, men’s tin* State of Smith t'arolinu. should j 5 ^^ 9 * * blouSes. mens and la- he proud of Tjje Bible says what God has put together let n oman pu» nssuniT^r so our a lifetime. We marriage law *ay« ^/^nould be careful but the d- about the partnership vorce law--allows optional marriage contract and like n^tny other* optio- die^* underwear These goods eas ily worth ISc per yard. We have de cided to rive vou a special pri^f* of 8c. p**r yard < ustomer tith limit of 10 yard.s4o a annul the .marriage The Juries m§ II ||; if fcf \ OUR ICE COSTS x YOU VERY LITTLE - STILL THERE IS A WAY TO SAVE ON IT * • \ Nothing you can buy brings you bigger return^ for the same money than the small amount which you ex pend in the course of the season for OUR K'E. Think a minute and vou,will agree with us heartily. If fou will use OUR COUPON BOOK, your ice bill will be still small er and you will save all the bother of making change—” • / r . having to "break a bill.” for instance, which will then melt away in driblets like all loose change goes, ' ■ «w S ^ There is all kinds of economy in the u»e„ of . (H R COUPON BOOKS. Try (hem once and you will wonder how you ever got,along without them. For sale bv our .drivers, Get the book with the cou|M>n that covers von: usual taking^fT ice, : ICE & FUEL CO- e* G. M. RIVEUS, Manager, X xtation This is what many of ou- people would like, aome loop hoi** *o get out of their legal obligation or wants to obey the law when It suit* their convenience Aa to the whiskey problem, whis- k n y should never be legalized, es pecially for the revenue, the sale ol whiskey and its use makes a hot bed for criminals, poverty and ignor ance.' We should enact laws that will establish the b^st class of citi zens. ^ Why should men engage in 2 business that brings all the evils that can be brought about by its use for the little money they make out of it. 1 cannot see- all who do this in our county are violators of the .•..la-w and we. as peace officers, should get busy and stop this traffic We want the cooperation of our good.citlaens to aid us and we will soon see law * • . s enforcement in our county J. !» Ackerman No S.—Ladies’ gauze unrfervests. taped neck and sleeves, never - sold under ITk* each. . Our special price for this w"ek 5c. each NOTICE! ' ’ See ,us before buying at any of the So-Called Sales. We are the Leaders. k COLLETON BARGAIN •X / HOUSE B. LEVY, Manager. * Millinery, Shoes Clothing, Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Notions, Etc. jir / x GALVANIZED CORRUGATED AND V CRIMPED ROOFING 1,000- Squares In Stock Writ* •• far aricaa Columbia Supply Company 823 WESTjBKRVAIS ST. COLUMBIA. S. C, NMOAKS t itizia ; . (.(INK TO BFW AltD. New s t ;»( h. d W.il • !•> r •> c* lv of The deatlr of < ’l! Inf to-ir S;tu».iks. Whltli or- last Friday Mr. Wood 1- xl *« . jtcring f‘>r a long wUi' s . r . i * 'a ■ mariftilh until the cm! M*- ’ * n<> ■ >vas in’ the n IghitorUeod i vc ark tif ago and is survived ’ • wife ami ‘ovral children. No 4 Ladies’ fyll seamless black hose, seconds of 10c and 15c goods. Only a bery limited supply of thes- at / '' X ■' 5c. per pair N«f 5.—5 c^ses Gun Metal Mary Jane Pumps. A special pick- ’ up from the factory.. Shipped to u< , on consignment. t l»*se them out at 1 a price, per pair $1.49 . TAYLOR’S x t\vvi r» inhm i.\k >h>i:! - In-vIgOfaUm? fx the Dale and Sickly * - fc ’ Jof* ■T M■>*..' • ’ r-"'*" • •'. ~ tr- trn c. i.fp-. -*x . • Uis.. A tiu-. Iw: •Cn:-.- .aU ckiklrca. Various Kinds On Hand In ■ * i , x^- - Onr ffaherboro Warehouse “C-US-B-4-U--BUY” \ 1 k Shaffer