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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-25
"MONEY TO BURN"

Sam Wilson, thrifty colored citi-
zen, who had accumulated the nifty
sum of $14 against the celebration
of the joyous Christmas time, Is sad
der but a wiser man. John, jealous
of his treasure and fearful lest some
unforeseen disaster in the form OF a
midnight prowler might deprive him
of it, placed the money carefully In a
cozy corner of the house stove for
safekeeping upon retiring last Thurs
day night. But alas! and alack! for
the falibility of human forethought.
Robert Wilson, the we'll known col
ored factotum at DR.. Milford's estab-
lishment, who is brother of the
aforesaid Sam, returning from his
nocturnal perambulations at an early
hour the next morning, promptly
proceeded to light fire in the stove
for the purpose of dispelling the chill
and gloom. AS Uncle Sam has not
vet acquired the habit of printing his
certificates of Indebtedness upon as
bestos, there is today $14 less curren-
cy In circulation in Abbeville and the
"glooms" have taken entire possession
of the poor victim. All of which
goes to show that thrift and judg-
ment should go hand n hand.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-25
.BLEASE THREATENS
CLEAN OUT PEN
Hosiery Mill Must Be Abolished,
Says Governor. :.
WILL VETO COMPULSORY EDUCATION
Refers to Hosiery Mill as "Tu-
berculOsis Incubator" - To
Garry Out Platform.
WILL VETO COMPULSORY EDUCATION

Columbia, Dec. 18.-Governor
Blease has sent Governor Donaghey
of Arkansas, who liberated $50 con-
victs in that State, telegram Of con-
graduation. "He has put me out of
business" said Governor Blease, who
was making up a list Of Christmas
pardons and paroles. If the next
legislature does not abolish the ho-
siery mill at the penitentiary South
Carolina can look out for a similar
experience to that of Arkansas" con-
tinued the governor, referring to the
liberation of the $50 convicts in Ar
kansas. He says, in substance, that
unless the legislature abolishes the
hosiery mill at the penitentiary,
which he has fought so long and bit
terly, clubbing it "a tuberculosis in
cubator," he will, follow the Arkansas
governors example and liberate the
conyicts.
Veto Compulsory Education Law.
"You can say for me that will as
suredly veto any compulsory educa-
ton law that the legislature might
pass" said the governor this morn
ing in commenting on the proposed
compulsory education bill, which Sem
ator Hall will introduce at the COM
ing general assembly. The governor
referred to the fact that opposing a
compulsory eduction law was one OF
the planks in the platform on which
he won his race for reelection and
he said that he proposed carrying out
that plank.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-25
A SUGGESTION p .
ABOUT LETHE
Prof. Bradley Urges Scholar
ships In 8. G. University.

Editor of The Press and Banner:
Dear Sir: There appeared in your
columns, under the date Of December
4, a notice of the suit pending before
the Supreme Court in re the contro.
versy of the income of the. Lethe es-
tate into scholarships.
AS a native of the County of Able.
willie and former teacher at the Lethe
school I feel a keen interest in the
outcome. t..
The trustees mention that the
scholarships are intended for Win
throp College and Clemson College. ]
am sure that converting the funds
into scholarships for State institu-
tions must appeal to every one as a
wise disposition Of the fund.
But would 1t not be still better to
include the University among the
State institutions?
This division would prevent too
many scholarships from one county
to a single institution. The tendency
of such an excess Of scholarships
would be to cheaper them in the eyes
of the applicants. .
am aware that the trustees, in
making this tentative arrangement,
were considering that to carry out
as far as possible, the spirit Of the
will, they should look, to fitting these
young men for practical life and SER
vice of their State.
But it is this very conclusion which
makes me urge the division of the
scholarships as suggested. The Uni
versity has its department OF engin-
eering. There Is no more important
issue before the people Of Abbeville
county today than good roads. One
of the scholarships might be desig-
mated for this department.
The question Of schools and teach
ers is another which is Of the high
est importance. Your State Univer-
sity is doing it's utmost to meet this
need for better schools and teachers
It would not be amiss to stipulate
that one of teh scholarships should be
used to keep an Abbeville county man
in this department.
1 need not enlarge on the various
other departments of the University
I believe the trustees will agree with
me that such a disposal as has been
suggested would increase the value
of the scholarships both for Clemson
College and for the University.
2. W. Bradley.
University of South Carolina.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-25
PERSONALS

O-O-O-O-O-O-O-0-O-
Mr.. G. W. Carol spent Tuesday in
Monroe with friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. D. Thomas have
gone to Augusta to spend some time
with relatives.
Mr.. David Wood has gone to Angus
ia to visit Mr.. Tom Niebling.
Chief Justice Eugene B. Gary Is at
home for the holidays.
J. Frank Clinkscales, Esq, went to
Columbia last Thursday on profess
sional business.
Hon. J. Moore Mars has returned
from a business trip to Washington.
Mr.. J. C. Shrine, of the Santuc
neighborhood, one Of The Press and
Banners valued friends, was In town
Monday.
Mr.. T. P. Quarles, of Eufala. Ala,
is in Abbeville, for the holidays.
Cadet Wyatt Aiken, Is back from
Clemson for the holidays.
Hon. Marshall P. DeBruhl, assist
ant attorney general, is spending the
holidays at his old home in Abbeville.
Among those appointed as clerks
of the engrossing department are two
young ladies from Abebville county,
Miss Maud Scott, the efficient stenog-
rapher in the office Of J. Frank Clink-
scales and Miss Louise McDill, a pop
6lar student at the Woman's College,
The West,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-25
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Since December the 10th Judge Mil.
ler has issued the following licenses,
all to colored people. Not a single IL
cense has been issued to white people
since the 10th.
To Elliott Houston and Eula Davis,
both of Abbeville; Geo. Hunter and
Rosana Hall, both Of Mt. Carmel; );
General Sanders and Laura Freeman.
both of Abbeville; James Western and
Emma Williams, both Of Abbeville;
Boney Green and Gussie Riley, both
of Abbeville; William Gilbert and Lula
Harris, both of Abbeville; Henry Mil
ler and Ola Harris, both Of Abbeville;
Jake Kay and Henrietta Hamilton,
both of Due West; ]. H. Russell, Abb
beville and Matte Banks, Iva; Thomas
Robertson and Addie Harkins, both OF
Abbeville; Webb DuBose and Carrie
Pettigrew, both Of Abbeville; Richard
Davis and Georgiana Eakin. both OF
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-25
KENYON BILL TO
HELP PROHIBITION
Only the Liquor Dealers Are
Afraid to See it Pass.
NO MORE WHIskEY IN DRY STATES
Indications Are That Measure
Will Pass at This
n-.... Session.

+ Washington, Dec. 18.-For many
years temperance people who give
voice through the Anti-Saloon league
and similar organizations have tried
to stop the interstate shipment of in
toxicating liquors into dry territory.
One Of the charges against former
Speaker Cannon was that he packed
the Judiciary committee to prevent all
bills with theeth from getting to the
floor of the House. -.r
The purpose of the Webb-Kenyon
bill is to curtail. the shipments Of
liquor into prohibition, States. -
Describing the Webb-Kenyo1f, or
Kenyon-Sheppard bill, DR.. Purley A.
Baker, general superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon League of America said:
"The Kenyon-Sheppard bill is of
no earthly concern to any lawful sa-
loon keeper or liquor dealer Of any
kind. 1t will not interfere with and
is not intended to interfere with any
legitimate traffic in liquor. 1t af-
fects in no manner the traffic in wine
for the sacrament, or, for medicinal
purposes or alcohol for. mechanical,
industrial and scientific purposes.
ut will not interfere in. the slight
est with any licensed saloon keeper
anywhere in the United States. The
bill is directed solely at liquor that
is being shipped for speakeasies,
joints, blind tigers, ETC., which now
get their supplies under the protec-
ton of the Interstate commerce law
and in defiance Of State legislation.
"The United States government has
no business to use Federal laws to
thwart the efforts of the States to pro-
tect themselves from the liquor traf-
fic through prohibition or local OPP
ton laws.
"It is to protect against this inter
ference with the police powers of the
State that has led governors all over
the Union to appoint 300 delegates to
this conference. The people have
clamored for relief from this legisla-
ton" ~ r. - ......-..
After the Kenyon bill passes and
becomes a law, which it promises, to
do, the State authorities will be asked
to pass law to confine the holdings
In liuuor to one man to quart. The
law would make it prima facie evil
dence that a man Is guilty Of violat-
ing the law If he has in his possession
more than a quart Of liquor:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-25
A VISITOR FROM FAR
.,--. AWAY ABYSSINIA.

Rev. Father C. F. Checkzzli, ethni-
cally a Trinidian, racially anAbys-
sinian Ex-Priest of the Coptic church
lecturer and preacher, spoke on Sun
day at the Bert Temple and Presbyte-
rian church. 1t is his general .bellet
that africa shall become the final
habitation of the Black race. When
they become conserved in moral, eth
ical and religious virtues" His pres
ence in the North was commented on
by the Washington Post, that claimed
that "he Is without doubt the most
scholarly pulpit orator of the colored
people" In the West the Omaha Bee,
claims that "he represents the most
fluent photographer Of the blacks"
and in the South by the New Orleans
Picayune, as "a man Of profound
learning who has an immense vocab-
ulary." He believes that in no distant
future the race to which he belongs
will concentrate in Africa and that
all whites shall depart to their respec-
tive zones in America and Europe"
In his address before the colored
graded school here he said ,"Educa-
ton by the apprehension Of moral
culture will tend to elevate your fu-
ture; for you are here for a purpose" D."
Sunday at the Presbyterian church
he said: Religious characteristics
are the dominant factors of the black
race, and when these are accompan-
led with moral and ethical virtues
produce psychological stimulus of
higher ideals" He speaks tonight,
Monday, 8 p. m. at Afro-Presbyterian
church on "Is Christmas Day His
torical date or Rather superstitious
Observation?
Tuesday night he gives his farewell
on "Was Jesus Christ a Black or
Black or White Jew?"
He extends a general welcome to
all the whites to attend these address
SeS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-25
LEGISLATURE TO
Be VERY BUSY
Matters Discussed as to Program
of Next Session.
COMPULSORY BILL TO Be INTRODUCED
Hard Fight Will be Waged for
a Compulsory Educa-
ton Bill.

Anderson, Dec. 1.-THE Intelli-
gencer today says:
With the legislature a few days
less than four weeks off discussion Is
being INDUCED in here as to whats
what" Some of the most important
matters bein talked about are:
Compulsory education, railroad rates
and the mileage question; hosiery mill
at the penitentiary, the cotton ware
house bill, the Charleston liquor stu
alton, the one mill for country schools
and other educational amendments
touching direct election of judges and
statewide prohibition law. There
are a few OF the things being dis
cussed. This by no means is the en-
tire list and probably there will be
something of great signifiance sprung
at the last moment.
Compulsory education has been
generally spoken about throughout
the State recently. The fate of COM
pulsory education bills in the past has
been their defeat, but those who are
advocating the measure are going to
press hard this session of the gen.
eraly assembly for the passage of a
law to compel the parents of children
to send them to school for definite
term. The State superintendent of
education is opposed to compulsory
education except as local option
measure something like the operation
of the present whiskey laws in this
State. Governor Blease called atten-
ton few days ago to lack of educa-
tional facilities in rural schools and
stated that first Of all the schools
should be bettered before there was
any talk of compulsory education.
He does not think a compulsory edu-,
cation law practicable, especially at
this stage of the game. Judges Of the
circuit court have recently urged
compulsory education and there have
been various endorsements Of such
law. The press of the State for
the greater part has favored compul-
sorry education. Is
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-25
FIRST COUNT WILL
Be HAD Jan. 23
Young Lady Having Highes.
Vote on That Date Will BE
Awarded $1O---Splen-
did Ch lnce.

The big prize voting contest an
nouncement IN these columns last
week IS creating more interest than
we imagined it would at the begin
ming. Nominations Of contestants are
being sent to this office and soon
there will be many who would be WILL
ling recipients of a fine $4OO Ober-
meyer Piano or other valuable
lrlles enumerated in this list.
All of these handsome prizes ale
enumerated in the announcement on
another page and will be given to
some of the ladies OF this vicinity.
The question is? How can l do
| it? All that is necessary is to get
your relatives and friends to trade
with the merchants who are donat-
/ ing prizes in this popular voting
S.'G tS..
For each S1.OO spent with the mer-
chants you will receive 25 votes which
can be voted for any contestant. Also
1 to get your friends to subscribe for
this paper. For each one year new
subscription you will receive 500
votes; for each one year renewal 500;
\ for each year back subscription 4O0
votes. OF course it will be under
stood that under no circumstances
! are coupons issued by the merchants
except upon cash purchases.
We have been asked if the wife or
+ daughter of merchants who are CO.
operating with this paper in this vot-
+ ing contest may compete for prizes.
The rules are that no one connected
with this paper can compete for any
prize, neither can the wife or daugh-
! ter of any of the merchants who are
cooperating with this paper in the
contest enter this competition. The
reasons for this are obvious, and we
are very sure that the merchants will
( all feel just as we do in regard to the
matter. We want the contest to be
conducted with the greatest possible
. fairness. with no occasion or oppor-
tunity for anybody to criticise. The
ballot box is now at our office,
ready to receive votes. The box will
not be opened until the first count is
made, on January %. The judges
= will be absolutely disinterested peo-
pie, in whom everybody will have
confidence and every count will be
participated in by a representative of
THE Publishers Music Co., who are
managing the contest. There will be
Z mo favorites and no chance for favorit-
ism. The lady who secures the larg-
lest number of votes will win the pi-
Hano, and SO on down for the rest of
THE prizes. We wish there were pi-
amos enough to go round for all the
8girls, but there are not, and all but
one will have to be content with one
pf the many other beautiful prizes Of
fered.
Voting can commence at any time
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-25
MISS RUTH CALVERT
PAINFULLY INJURED
Hand Crushed in Exhaust Fan
at High School.

Miss Ruth Calvert, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. w. A: Calvert, happened to
a painful injury at the high school
last Wednesday. The ninth grade, Of
which Miss Calvert is one Of the
brightest pupils, was being instructed
in the principles which govern venti-
lation. For the purpose Of a prac-
tical demonstration the class had been
taken to the basement, where big
exhaust fan, driven by three-horse
motor, draws the fresh air into the
basement and forces it to all parts Of
the building. Miss Calvert had fol-
lowed up the current Of air from the
window to the fan and, in an effort
at still further investigation, she
placed her left hand just inside of
the covering which protects the fan.
The rapidly revolving blades struck
her hand just below the wrist, shat
tering the bones and inf1icting severe
injuries. Fortuntely Superintendent
Cheatham was standing with his hand
upon the switch controlling the mo-
tor that propelled the fan. At the
first alarm he pulled the switch, cut
ting off the current, while two of the
young men pupils standing near ex7
tricated Miss Calvert's hand.
DR.. G. A. Neuffer was summoned,
and has since tsen making every ef-
fort to prevent the necessity for am
putating the injured member.
The last report from Miss Calvert
was that the wound Is in a condition
as satisfactory as could be expected,
and there appears good prospect
of saving the hand.
Miss Calvert has received many
messages Of sympathy from host Of
friends, who were panied to hear of
the accident which befel her and who
hope for her a speedy recovery.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-25
THE. VALUE OF
LONG. STAPLE

my attention has been called to
the fact that some Of our farmers are
dissatisfied with the result of their ex-
periments with long staple cotton and
will not plant any the coming year,
and that others who intended to plant
1t are afraid to do so. / am sorry
for this, as it is great mistake" said
Mr.. R. S. Ligon today.
There is no doubt in my mind"
ne continued, that there is at least
20 per cent, advantage in growing a
good variety of long staple cotton.
81 recommend the Webber as the
best variety for our section, believing
that it>will produce as much lint per
acre as short staple and when prop
erly cultivated will give 11-4 inch
staple, which is one of the most de-
sirable lengths. The cotton sells
readily at from to 5 cents per pound
more than short staple and is the pre-
MUM we have been paying for 1t ct
the Gluck mills.
The Farmers Trouble.
1.-THE cause of the dissatisfaction
with certain Of our farmers is twofold.
They expect fabulous prices on the
one hand and on the other hand fail
to grow the length of staple which
will bring the very handsome premi-
um mentioned above. Many farmers
seem to think that all long staple is
the same thing. 1t is not. Staple OF
11-8 inch length is long staple and
will bring a premium, but not nearly
so much as ia inch. Another way
in which the farmer fools himself is
in his way of arriving at the length OF
his staple. He either pulls it in the
field from a boil of open cotton and
does not seem to realize that the gin
ming will reduce any length he gets
in this way quite good deal or after
it is ginned pulls it, allowing the
fibres to slip past each other and it
appears to him that it is at least one
quarter to three-eights of an inch
longer than it really is. What
the buyer tries to get at is the aver
age length of the majority Ct the in
dividual fibres and that length is what
he calls the length Of the cotton and
the basis for making his price.
Darlington county is making mon
ey out of the staple cotton and An
derson county can do the same if our
farmers will undertake it in an intel
ligent way, but they must not expect
an unreasonable profit. 1t will pay a
handsome profit on any extra atten-
ton given to it and this is what it
must have in both the cultivation and
handling. When we grow enough OF
it to warrant it, expert buyers will
come here and the competition will be
as keen as it is for short cotton.
The Rule to Follow.
"Plant your long staple cotton early
on good land, give it plenty of dis
tance, fertilize heavily, cultivate rap
idly and keep it separate from short
staple and ample reward is sure.
LET me again impress on the far
mers the Importance of good vari-
ETY. and good seed of the variety de-
sired. Don't experiment with more
than one variety Of long staple on
your plantation.
II want to see some of our progress
sive farmers planting their whole
plantations in Webber cotton the COM
ing year and the ones who do 1t will
have batter bank account next fall"
Anderson Mail. -.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-25
8. IL. YESTIBULE DERAILED.

An attempt was made to wreck the
northbound vestibule of the Seaboard
Air Line Tuesday night at Maxwell
yards. A spike was driven in a switch
and it is a miracle that the whole
train was not derailed, for the train
was going at about 40 miles an hour
when the switch was struck. Only
the baggage oach was derailed and
no one was injured, though the train
was delayed about an hour and had
to proceed north minus the baggage
coach.
This is the second attempt made
to wreck trains at this point and the
matter will be thoroughly investigat-
ed.-Greenwood Index.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-25

Auditor Sondley went to Newberry
last week to attend the Dole-Sondley
wedding.
Mr. w. R. Bradley went to Edgefield
last week to attend the marriage Of
his brother-in-law, Maj. Lyon, and
Miss Lucille Sheppard, daughter of
Orlando Sheppard, Esq.
Mr. Joe F. Edmunds has returned
home much improved from trip to
Spartanburg, Union and Chester,
where he spent several days with his
son, daughter and friends. He hopes
to be able to take up his work again
after the holidays. ...
Miss Helen Walker has gone to
Columbia for the Christmas holidays.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-25
DIR. J. ID. NEEL TO BE TAKEN
TO PHILADELPHIA HOSPITAL

The many friends in Abbeyille OF
DR.. J. D. Neel of Troy will regret to
learn of his departure for a Phila-
delphia hospital, as shown by the
following from the Greenwood Index:
"Dr. J. D. Neel of Troy, who has
been in the Greenwood hospital for
the past few days, will be carried to
Philadelphia for treatment just as
soon as he is able to stand the trip.
DR.. Neel, who is the father of DR.. G.
P. Neel, is loved by all who know
him and his recovery is eagerly
watched for"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-25
CHRISTMAS EXERCISES AT
CITY GRADED SCHOOLS

Appropriate and enjoyable exercises
were held at the city schools last Fri
day. There were recitations and
songs, Christmas trees and other fea-
lures that brought delight to the
hearts of the little ones. Appropriate
and appreciated remembrances were
presented to the teachers by the pu-
pills of the different grades. The
school childen will have a holiday OF
one week, the doors opening again
Monday, December 30.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-25
DEATH OF MRS. BESSIE SIMMONS

The. many friends of Mrs. Bessie
Simmons will be grieved to learn of
her death, which occurred at her
home in Calhoun Falls on Saturday
morning. Her remains were brought
here Sunday afternoon and the fu-
neral took place in the city cemetery
at 2 o'clock. The funeral services
were conducted by Rev. G. H. Jordan,
rector of the Episcopal church. Mrs.
Simmons was 20 years of age and is
survived by her husband, three chill
dren, father and mother and several
brothers and sisters. Mrs. Simmons
before her marriage was Miss Bes-
sic Pinson, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe F. Pinson of this city, where she
lived before her marriage to Mr.. Sim
mons.-Greenwoo Index.