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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-06-03
e. III. BLAKE WRITES OF
COMPULSORY EDUCATION

Editor Press and Banner:
A negro school teacher in South Carolina
recently auid that the white people Of
South Carolina passed O law in 1895 COM
polling the negroes to attend school when
the constitutional convention required that
q negro be able to read and write, or that
he hold property before he could vote. He
smiled and said that since that time the
negro children could not he kept from
going to school, and that the negro schools
were. always crowded; but that now the
white people would he forced to pass a
compulsory education law to give the
white children the education they would
need to compete with the negro. That ne
gro teachers statement Is plain enough.
So We have in South Carolina a compul-
sorry law already for the negroes. Here is
what Hon. James d. Sullivan, chief Of
compulsory attendance division Of the
State of New York, replies from Albany
under date OF May 2Sth. 1914, as to the ef-
feet Of the compulsory attendance law in
that state and what the people think Of it:
"Mr. E. Il. Blake, Greenwood, S. c.:
Dear 'Sir-Your letter Of inquiry under
date of May 25th received, and I beg leave
to answer your questions in the order sub
mitted.
81. DO you believe education has made
greater progress in your state under a
compulsory education law than before such
a law was passed?
No other single school statute has done
so much for the cause OF education in this
State as the Compulsory Education Law
now in operation here. Thousands of chill
dren who have been in attendance upon
lawful instruction annually since the law
went into effect would have been growing
up without a chance for education, aug
menting the ranks of illiteracy and swell
ing the ranks of u criminal population,
we're it not for the Compulsory Education
statute. But very few children in this
great State physically and mentally COM
petent are found out Of school while the
schools are In session.
so. Are the people trying to get it re-
pealed%
They certainly are not. Every single
newspaper and magazine In this State Is a
staunch advocate of a rigid enforcement
Of this law, and all our people in the vari-
Gus walks of life have conn to believe
thoroughly in this statute. The Compul-
sorry Education Law has come to stay, and
it will yet do for our people what a similar
statute has done for the people in Ger
many during the last 70 years. Illiteracy
in the German Empire is almost q vanish
ing point, as a result Of q vigorous en-
forcement of attendance laws in that coun-
try.
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Also Parsntps,

Owing to the scarcity Of certain
furs there Is a great demand for
them"
There would have to be an awful
scarcity Of grapefruit before I would
demand any of it,"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-06-03
Easy.

"Mr. Wonout. can you not give a
recipe that will enable a young MAI
to get ~ in the world?"
TO get up in the world get up In
the morning."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-06-03

On the Deerlodge national forest in
Montana n lookout station has the re-
cord Of reporting accurately, by distance
and direction, q fire that was sixty miles
away.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-06-03

Nearly 8 million young trees are being
set out this spring on the national forests
of northern Idaho and Montana. On the
st. Joe national forest in Idaho three
thousand acres will be planted.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-06-03
The Missing
Suitcase

Il know you had a perfectly de-
lightful time at your house party
said the girl who vas calling.
Indeed, we did," said the hostess.
1T is too bad that you could not be
there"
II was heart-broken because I had
to miss it. But tell me everything.
1 want particularly to hear about the
girl your brother IS engaged to-"
ooh, Alice. She's the dearest
thing"
Nice looking?"
shes a dream! Tall and slender
and willowy."
"One Of the staid and dignifed
type?"
Not at all. That was what we
feared, but she's nothing of the sort.
1 laughed so much during the week
she was here that If l never laugh
again 1 can't complain that I haven't
had my share"
"You might pass round some of the
fun"
well, you know it is not a long
journey here from Middle Junction,
where Alice lives, so she decided not
to bring a trunk"
Not bring a trunk?"
mo, she decided to put everything
in her brothers suitcase"
But what in the world can a girl
get into a suitcase"
"You would be surprised to know
all that Alice got into that suitcase.
It must have been as big as a box
car"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-06-03

Every State in the Union now has a
workable compulsory education law except
the following: Oklahoma, Texas, Florida,
New Mexico, Georgia, Mississippi, and
South Carolina.
I'm no state whore compulsory educa-
will it ever be repealed, and in every state
having such a law, year by year it is being
made more mandatory, specific, compre-
hensive and workable,
Mr.. Editor, what are the people of South
Carolina going to do about it?
Yours very truly,
E. II. Blake.
Greenwood, S. C., June 8, 1914.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-06-03

Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy is well
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Didn't you see it yourself?"

Didn't you see 1t yourself?'
Indeed / didn't. That Is the part
that Is so funny. She sent the suit
case over to the checking room at the
railroad station and then she went
around and gathered up the other
stuff she wanted to bring. There was
an armful of gifts for tie children
and things Of that sort. Then she
thought she would bring a dozen
oranges. So when she climbed aboard
the train, with her cloak and her UNI
brella and her oranges and her suit
case, she was pretty well loaded
down.
There was not enough room In the
rack over her head for all her belong
ings, but she turned one Of the seats
over and piled most Of her plumber
on the seat opposite her. The suit
case she slid in between the two
seats which were back to back. After
a while she leaned her head on some
thing and went to sleep.
well, when Alice's train pulled
into the station Alice woke up, put on
her hat and gathered together her
thousand and one belongings, then
she reached in between the two seats
for her suitcase, and withdrew her
hand full Of empty air. She stopped
over and looked-the suitcase was
gone!'
Mercy"
"Yes, while she had slept in her
seat someone had deliberately taken
her suitcase and climbed off at one
Of the way stations with it You
should have seen her when she ar
rived for a weeks visit with no
clothes but those she stood in and
with no baggage but a dozen oranges
and a bundle Of gifts. She was
tragedy p%ersonified."
well I should think SOL"
when We had heard all about the
suitcase I took Alice up to her room
to fix up as best she could, and there
was barely time to get ready for din
ner. But she said she would just curl
her hair a little and wash her face,
and make her travelling dress do until
she could send home or do some
shopping. So I sat down while she
was preparing herself before the
glass. The first thing she said was:
oh, dear! My curling iron Is in the
s%uitcase!'"
How provoking!"
Wasn't It? But I said: Never
mind. You can curl your hair with
my IRON
"At that a sudden thought struck
her and she fell back on the bed and
screamed with laughter"
what was it?"
THAT was what I wanted to know.
When 7 approached her she reached
for me and pulled me down on the
bed with her and cried: Jennie, I
can't curl my hair!'"
"'Why not?' I asked her.
Because she gasped, my hair is
In the suitcase, too!'
We JuoI SiuuS w SdSu OlhSA oAu
laughed until mother heard US and
came running to see what it was all
about. Then when we told her she
screamed with laughter, too.
1T broke down all barriers Of re-
serve between Alice and US and we
had a perfectly lovely time."-Chi-
cage Daily News.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-13
CLARKE SIGNS WITH PIRATES.
Gets Down 10 BuAiness Figuring
How lie VIII Line IN Team.

PirrsBuRG, Dec l2.-Fred Clarke
signed to-day as manager OF the Pitts
burg National League club for the 1915
sea son. II took the Kansas rancher and
President Barney Dreyfuss only couple
Of minutes to M up matters. and the
Pirate skipper then got down TO solid
work preparing for next season.
II have 10 build from the ground up"
said Clarke. Around Wagner Carey
and Gibson the new team will have TO be
constructed. Every man ! take SOU h
will have chance TO show what he Is
worth and | will be the sole Judge OF
his fitness When put man In the
lineup he will stay there until his own
work either forces him out or makes hlm
permanent fixture. Every position on
the team Is open for the man who shows
the best results. but We must have some
experienced players TO help out"
II has not been decided whether Viox
remains at second or is shifted 10 the
out field, and 10 retain even a place on N"
team he will have 10 beat out the new
material.
There are forty-four men now under
contract. Clarke said he would take NJ,
more than thirty TO Dawson Springs, Ky,
next March. No final decision has been
reached in regard TO a training camp
after the weeks siop at Dawson Springs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-13
BR00KLYNS WIN THEIR APPEAL
New jersey Soccer BODY OverruIes
Protest of National League.

As the result of the action of the New
Jersey State Football League the Brook
'yn Football Club has scored a point In
the night made by the National Football
league 10 keep Brooklyn from having
grounds in New Jersey. The latter or
sanitation went so far as TO fine TIE
Brooklyns and Paterson Rangers for play
ng their league game at Harrison oval,
where the Brooklyns are playing ,hsir
home games this season. An appeal was
aiken 10 the United States Football Asso-
citation. which body referred IL TO the New
Jersey League.
The decision was that the Brookiyns
we're In the right and the fines were re-
ni'ted. The decision everything the Ma
uonal League was unanimous and Brook
yn received permission to play at Harri-
son. The National League, however. is
LOT through with the matter il is under
.,'od' and an appeal TO the United States
Football Association will be made In turn.
Alfred Tyrrill, president OF the Brook
!Vn Football Club, said yesterday: 81
understand that the National League has
"ppra'cd 10 the United States Football As
soc!a'i0n against the ruling of the New
Jersey association, but | am satisfied that
ne ruling Of the New Jersey association
III nor be upset, as II Is entirely fair.
The Brooklyn Club would prefer playing
N brooklyn, and would do so II II could
pay It's games there without sustaining
@ financial loss"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-13
ROBERT MCLEAN MUST EXPLAIN.
Charges OF Professionalism Made
Against speed skatiag Cha ptou.

Robert q. Mclean, the amateur speed
skating champion. was suspended yester
DAY AT meeting OF the International
skating Union at the Murray Hill Hotel
Charges of professionalism were preferred
against the titleholder and he will now
have TO appear before the skating au.
thorities and answer the charges salts
factorsly II he wishes to compete in anna =
teur events again. Mclean has held the
championship several years
The meeting was called for the purpose
OF setting dates for the Internal onal
speed and figure skating champlonsh ps
The International outdoor speed skating
Championships viii he held at saranac
Lake February .. 3 and T. with the
amateur indoor championships at Cieve
land and the New England indoor cham
pionships at Boston, dates to be arranged
later.
The dates and places for the figure
skating championships we're left to the
hgure skating committee OF which Irving
Brokaw OF this city is chairman. Both
the st Nicholas Rink OF this city
and the Boston Arena offered to hold the
events. The Canadian championships
probably Will be held In Montreal.
Those present we're A. l. b anchard OF
the western Skating Assoc al ton. Louis
itubenstein. Canadian Association: t. j.
Wood. New England Association, and
Cornelius Fel.owes, Irving Brokaw.
e Austin D. II. Slayback A. W. Moeller
and John Harding. all Of the Eastern
Skating Association.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-13
MICHIGAN'S PLANS UNSETTLED
II Harvard Drops Them Wolverines
Expect 20 Meet Princeton.

ANN ARBoR, Mich. Dec. IL -Michlgan's
athletic authorities have received no off,
cial o nfirmation OF the story from Boston
that Harvard will drop the Wolverines
from next falls football schedule and give
Cornell the date said TO be reserved for
the Maize and Blue eleven. Attletic d.
rector Bartelme refused 20 comment on
the story and stated that the'v was moth
ing known here in regard to H.
The runner OF a rrincet game for
Michigan next year was given new life
to-day. but Director Bartelme said that
no negotiations were under way for con-
test with the Tigers.
The students believe that Princeton
Michigan game is certainty for next
season. as the alleged willingness OF the
Tigers to come West In alternate years is
a strong reason for such an alliance
Michigan wants T. continue To meet
Harvard, owing 10 the good feeling he
tween the two institutions which pre-
vailed IN this seasons game. The recur-
ring journey 10 Cambridge. however. which
seems the only basis on which the Grim
son and Wolverines can meet, Is not popu-
lar on the campus, and 50 strong sent!-
ment for Princeton game is gaining
ground
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-13
ANOTHER WILD YARN SPIKED.
H. ". Ward Says FedernIs Have No
Designs on Washinutop

Tho little colony ~ major and minor
league nagnates who remained in mi.
'.} Yesterday were thrown into a state
- excitement by the rumor that the
teatrh' League planned a transfer OF the
h'hsts CITY club to Washington. TIN.
Wards u was said. Rad been TO Wash
WEion early in the week and had sue
'"eled IN interesting a wealthy publisher
~ bdt Guy, who WAS once connected with
"e american League, 10 guarantee back
TX IoF the project The scheme wa.
.PP'.Ntn 70 nave contemplated the return
o. waiter johnson 10 the capital city.
h1ner' Il, Ward president of the Brook.
"n F'derals, denied last night tina, his
l'"sues had any intention Of any such
uro'r lie SAID that he had been I'm
AsH'hglon earlier In the week, but that
with baseball
80 far as | know. the Federal League
nl' never mad the least idea Of changing
"' CIRCUIT since IL was decided I'm Chi
ESQ 10 stand pat for 1915" he said
cannot Tor the life OF me understand
".p could have associated mat visit Win
FEDERAL League design And WHY
N''i'r Johnson, OF all PLAYERS. was AZ.
Ia with ue tAlc Is beyond me.
Natter JohrSoa would be the las,
aver M the world to be sent TO Wash.
lk,on II franchise were transferred
W udt city, which | am sure Il viii
..I Washington cannot support one
am let alone two. and johnson would
10 very popular In that city. John.
W. remain right in Chicago to of.
'uon major league retrenchmcnts as
recent Eddie Collins transfer i'm
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-13
BROOKE'S FATE RESTS
WITH NEW COMMITTEE
Men Who Must Settle PENIS
Football Problem Will Be
Elected This Week.

FHfLAphPHrA, Dec. 1.-THE fcotb,u
committee % the Athletic Association O,
the University of Pennsylvania, that VII
be elected next week. will have one OF IN.
most difficult and delicate tasks before
II that has ever been put UP TO this COM
mit,ee. II will have 10 deal with the
Brooke situation In such way as not
an:agonize the undergraduate body. which
has sided for the IN st part with the ac-
ton OF the varsity football team in vot-
Ing that another coach should replace
George Brooke for next season, and stu
not break the contract with Brooke, that
Will not expire for another year. II is
unlikely that the cormlttee will decide
TO pay Brooke the $500 that mis- c1nirac.
calls for next year and then pay as much
again 10 a new coach, as the pas, sea-
son was such poor one financially that
the association could not stand t-c added
expense.
a way that has been suggested bv A
prominent alumuus which seems to md
favor with nearly everybody IL that nv
Dickson, who was a-sistap, coach during
the past season, be made head coach, with
George Broke as adV!s ry coach. Dick
son, who specialized on TIE ends this year.
NNA '''h buA AiaN SN4oHNtsk set OF ttiS tlAt
Penn has had for several years from what
looked to be poor material, and was by
far the most popular man On Franklin
Field He was head coach In 1904 and
turned out strons team In that year.
The members OF the Athletic Assoc.a-
ton will BE elected on Monday and or
Tuesday the football committee viii he
chosen from tbs body.
One OF the FIRST things that the associa-
ton will take w i the appointment Of a
new trainer for the Red and Blue ath-
letes 20 succeed Pat Dwyer, who rss'gned
IN the middle of the football season -Four
men have been mentioned for this post on
Pop Foster. the old baseball PLAYER and
present PHYSICAL director Il the MERGERS
burg Academy Lawson Robinson, trainer
OF the IRISH American Athletic club.
Harry Tuthlll. trainer OF the Dtro.t
American League baseball club and
also Of the West Point athletes
and Nate Cartmell all have put in bids 'o-
this position. Cartmell is former Penn
runner and Is at present trainer In
England but expects to return 10 this
country shortly. II Is believed. however
that Foster has the hest chance OF land
ing the Job.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-13
HUGE ATHLETIC FIELD
BUILDING AT FORDHAM
Trees Removed, Ground Being
Graded-PlOt 1000 Yards
by Quarter Mile.

The largest athletic field in New York
will he q realisation soon at Fordham.
The field Is to occupy a stretch OF ground
extending from For dham Hospital to tire
Third avenue elevated and from Bronx
Park to the road that is In back OF the
present grand stand. This will furnish u
space about 1000 yards long and about
"A quarter OF mile in width.
Despite the fact thai improvements
have been going on for some time. none
OF the students suspected the real pur.
pose Of the work. and 1t did not become
known until yesterday morning. All Of
the trees have been removed from the
space, and the ground now is being fillei
In and graded. The old field will be re-
tanned for baseball while football and
track will be allotted exclusively to the
new field.
The alumni have promised gymnasium
to Fordham. and the students are hoping
that large grand stands will be con-
structed about the big field.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-13
BIG HANDICAP ENABLES
PARKER TO WIN FINAL
Victor in Squash Tournament
Over Mills-Adheres TO
Defensive Play.

i. Parker Of the Mon,clalr AthIeuc
Club defeated his clubmate w. T Mllis
yesterday In the nnal round Of the an
hual handicap tournament OF the Ma ional
squash Tennis Association at the Co
lumoia University club, thrte games a,
one IN a best three out of I'VE games
mtlch The scores were Ills. l5-lO.
l5-b. IL As in many OF his VIC
to.les In the earleir rounds, Parker accom-.
piished more by the handicap that he
received than by his actual playing.
NILS, who was rated class three. was
handicapped a plus hand. while Parker
had TWO hands and five. As result
OF this, Parker had two hands to each
one or his rivals and started each game
with hNe points good. The loser playei
some exc ptlonal squash. and In he first
game mhnag d To Offset the big hand.
cap early. He niCked and slammed the
ball all around the court until his Young
adversary did not know where he Wa.
and II looked as II he would run right
through the match
Commencing with the second ram.
Mills ran into a streak of hard luck
and could not get scoring Tine and
agaN he lost points by only the mar.
o"est OF margins and in the same way
left openings Tor his rival to tally. Par
kcr played Il purely defensive gaoe.
SHOW 1g good Ge0rralsh!p thereby. for had
he tried an at'Ack IL would have be-,
.ost aga!nS: hiss ski, and speed Pa.
Ter was very well satisfied TO get IN.
hnll up against the front wall and dc.
pended tor his points on the mistakes OF
Mills. That th'se tactics Were success.
ful - atrsted by the score
Mills never has been known 10 nlav
a better game and should have won no,
withstaniiug the great handicap with
a little luck The larg 81 gallery OF the
week saw The match, and Frank Dlss,vg.
The Columh.t Club professional. marked
and refereed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-13
EXHIBITOR HURT
IN HORSE SHOW
FALL AT JUMPS
Edwin Russell, Jr., Suffers
Broken CollarbOne, but
Wins Reserve Ribbon.
LARGE CROWD AT FINISH

There was a thrilling anticiimax to IN,
Horse Show IN Madison Square Garden
yesterday afternoon when the first serious
accident OF the week long show occurred.
Edwin Russell, Jr. owner Of Heartlands
farm Warrenton, Va, was showing of
MS magnificent Jumper Skylark in tho
heavyweight division OF the hunters cham-
pionship. The horse blundered al the
brush fence. which is the simplest obstacle
IN the course, and coming down in jum-
oied heap threw his rider 50 heavily that
he suffered broken collarhone
In spite OF his injury the virginia
sportsman remounted and rode hts horse
over the remaining fences. with the re-
suit that Skylark took the reserve ribbon.
Mr.. Russell was taken to Bellevue Hos
pitai' where his broken collarbone was
attended to. and later he returned TO the
Garden to see the finish OF the show Tn.
accident to skylark over the little brush
fence was the more remarkable because
on Friday night Skylark was the winner
OF the high jump clearing six feet nina
inches over formidable fixed bars In
attempting record after making his win.
ming jump Skylark crashed through tho
heavy timber. and at that time II looked
quite possible that both horse and rlde,
might be Killed.