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on a tax of a dollar per mar liable to
road duty.
No Place for Billy-G Goats.

If any person who is a friend of
Mr.. Collins, who owns a ram, should
see him at any time in the near fu-
ture, a great favor would be con
ferred by advising the said Collins
to keep his ram away from Dyson,
South Carolina, because there is a
man down that way known . as An
derson Mccarthy.
Well, Anderson is employed by the
Dyson Brick Company to help make
brick. Everybody knows that brick
makers are a hard-headed set, espe-
cially all who know The Dyson Brick
Company. Anderson is also hard
headed but the little black billy
goat which you have seen eating the
grass along the railway neal Dyson
did not know of this fact.
Last Thursday morning Mr.. Nc
MILAN, who is half Of the Dyson
Brick Company, asked Anderson and
Captain Leslie Mcmillan to catch the
goats, that they had been sold to a
butcher at Greenwood for lambs.
The goats were driven into the lot,
and the little black billy ran'into the
barn. When Anderson appeared at
the door and seemingly was about to
cut off all avenues of escape the billy
made a lunge at Anderson's head,
buting him between the eyes, break
ing his nose in four places and other
wise manning and damaging Ander-
son, but the billy lost his life in the
engagement. Anderson's head was
| too hard for him, and the billy's
neck was broken, and he dropped
helpless at Anderson's feet.
This is why we wish Nh. Collins to
keep his ram away from Dyson,
South Carolina.
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THE FRANK CASE.

Governor Slaton has committed the
sentence of Leo M. Frank, convicted
of the murder of Mary Phagan, from
death to life imprisonment. In a long
statement carried in yesterdays daily
papers, Governor Slaton sets forth at
length his reasons for the commute
ton. The Governor makes an ex-
cellent showing for Frank, a much
better n than his lawyers did upon
the trial of the case, according to the
accounts. While he does
not pretend to cite all of the peril
nent testimony, he states the leading
facts in the case, and undertakes to
show that there is grave doubt as to
the guilt of Frank.
We believe that Frank is guilty OF
the crime of which he was convicted.
At the same time, any thoughtful
person must admit that there is not
that certainty about his guilt which
would demand his execution. That
Governor Slaton has acted from con-
scientious motives, no man can doubt
who reads his argument. The Gov
ernor is a lawyer and he knows the
force and the weight to be given to
testimony. He realizes that in max
ing the communication much prejudice
will be engendered against him, and
that he will be misunderstood, but
Georgia has a governor with the
courage of his convictions. He con-
Guided his statement with these
words: GAIL I wish now is that the
people of Georgia withhold judg-
ment until they have given calm and
careful consideration to the state
ment I have prepared on this case: ]
am sure that my action has been the
right one, the just one, and the n
that all patriotic G%eorgians will agree
with. Of course I care for the pub
lie appreciation, but should I have
failed to commute Frank I would
have been guilty, as T see it, of muir
der. I can plow and hoe. and live
in obscurity if necessary, but 1 could
not afford not to commute him. 1t
was a plain case of duty as I saw it,
and I believe the people will realize
that this was my only course"
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c"HARLEsTON'S TIGERS.

The grand jury in Charleston last
week again refused to indict blind
tigers. The foreman of the jury
announced that the trouble was not
in the consideration of the law or of
the evidence, but that a sufficient
vote to indict was impossible on ac-
count of prejudice against the. dis
pensary law.
There are a great many people in
the state who do not love the dispen-
sary law. There are a great many
people who wish that it was not in
force in Charleston. But that the
d~ispensary law, while the occasion
of much corruption, has had a great
deal to do with the growth of tenn
perance, no one can doubt. But in
Charleston the people do not so re-
gard it.
Nevertheless, the people of Char
lesion are learning that nothing is to
be gained by further disregard of the
laws of the state. The News
and Courier is openly and coura-
geously advocating the indict-
ment of men violating the dispensary
law. There is evidence that this
sentiment is growing and it will on
tinue to grow, especially when advo-
Gated by the leading papers of the
city. Indeed, the report of the
foreman, itself, indicates that there
was a difference of opinion among
the jurors. While twelve men did
not vote to indict, the inference is
not that all members of the jury
were inclined to disregard the law.
The fact that one negro was indicted
for the offense indicates that the
vote must have been close in other
cases.
So that we are led to believe that
Charleston is about to begin an r
of law enforcement. When it does
the city may ask and receive much
greater consideration from the peo-
pie in other parts of the state.
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The State Of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF ABBEvlLLE.
Court Of Common Pleas.

G. L. Wideman. J. H. Wideman, S. ".
Wideman, Minnie L. Chandler,
Margaret w. Jackson, and Leonora
Gray, Plaintiffs,
Mrs. Mary c. Kimball. Mrs. Fannie
Reynolds, J. A. Wideman, R. h.
Wideman, Richard Harris, Mrs.
Lily Harris Seller. Mrs. Marie a..
Seller and Mrs. Mary G. Dozier,
Defendants.
Summons. For Relief.
Complaint Served.)
To the Defendants above named:
You are hereby summoned and re-
quired to answer the Complaint in this
action. of which a copy is herewith
served upon you. and to serve a copy of
your answer to the said Complaint on
the subscriber at his Office at Abbeville
Court House, South Carolina, within
twenty days after the service hereof.
exclusive of the day Of such service 1:
and if You fail to answer the Complaint
within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff
in this action will apply to the Court
for the relief demanded in the Com
plant.
Dated Fifteenth day of June, 1915.
VIM. P. Greene.
Grier, Park & Nicholson,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
To Mrs. Mary 9. Kimball, Richard
Harris. Mrs. Lily Harris Seller, and
Mrs. Marie Harris Seller:
Please Take Notice, That the Com
nlaint in the above stated action. TO-
gether with the Summons, of which the
foregoing is a copy. was on the 18th
day of June, A. D. 1915, filed in the Of
flee of the Clerk Of Court of Common
Pleas for Abbeville County, South Car
DINA, at Abbeville Court House, South
Carolina, where the same is nov on file.
VIM. P. Greene,
Grier, Park & Nicholson,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
June II, 1915. st
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Registration Notice !

Notice is hereby given that the Su-
pervisors of Registration for Abbeville
County will be at the following pre-
cincts on the day and dates named for
the purpose of issuing new registration
certificates or renewing old certificates,
for the special election to be held on
September 14th, 1915:
Due West-Tuesday, Aug. Bird.
~Donalds-Wednesday, Aug. 18th.
McCormick-Thursday, Aug. 9Th.
Lowndesville-Friday Aug. 9th.
Calhoun Falls-Monday, Aug. 9th.
We will be on duty at the Court
House, in the Coroner's office, on Sales
day in July and August, and on Tues.
day, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, the Bird, 4th, 9TH, 9th and 18th
of August.
You will be required to produce your
registration certificate and tax receipt
to be able to vote in the election IN
Sept. 18th.
A. F. CALVERT, Chr,
JOE J. LINK,
w. E. ELLIS.
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State Of South Carolina,
CHAMBER,
Columbia.

Columbia.
Whereas, on the twenty.fourth day of
March, nineteen hundred and fifteen,
proclamation was issued quarantining
against the shipment into or through
this State of cattle and other live stock
from those States that were then infect
ed with the foot and mouth" disease;
also of shipment of anything that had
come in contact with animals infected
with this disease, or the passing of
freight cars that had been used for ship
ment of such infected animals or mate
rial; and
Whereas, the Veterinary Committee
at Clemson College has rescinded its res
olution governing the importation of
cattle or swine into South Carolina from
foot and mouth" territory, all danger
from such importation now being re-
moved, and recommends that the above
mentioned quarantine be now dissolved:
Now, Therefore, I. Richard l.. Man
ming, Governor, do hereby revoke the
said proclamation and declare the same
to be of no further effect.
Given under my Hand and the Seal
of the State, at Columbia, this
seventeenth day of June, A.
D. nineteen hundred and ff.
(Seal.) teen, and in the M hundred
and thirty-ninth year of the
independence of the United
States of America.
RICH'D I. MANNING,
Governor.
By the Governor:
R. M. McCown.
Secretary of State.
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public roads at the first convenient

public roads at the first convenient
season, presumably as soon after the
crops are worked out as possible.
If the Supervisor could secure the
services of a good road engineer for
thirty days and have him visit the
different townships, or sections OF
the county, and advise with the overt
seers as to the manner of working
the roads in each section, it would
prove of great value to the county.
If the Supervisor does not desire to
pay out county funds for the pur-
pose, he could no doubt raise a suf-
fcient amount by private subscrip-
ton to get such an expert
But the work should be done also
under the direction of the Super
visor, who should order all roads
opened to a width of thirty feet, or
no work should be done on those
roads where the owners of adjoining
property will not contribute this
much land. We say so for the rea-
son that work on a road of less width
is work thrown away, and the county
has no money to throw away at this
time on useless work.
We would call attention to the
fact also that nobody has been run
over in the rush to subscribe to the
fund which we suggested be raised
in July or August for the general
working of all the roads. While
the persons liable to road duty are
performing the labor required OF
them would be a good time to have
the citizens of the county get to-
gether, either by contributing labor
or money, for the purpose of building
good roads between all principa.
points in the county.
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Boys Corn Clubs.

Washington, June 49, Comment
ing on the record of bcy's Corn
Clubs throughout the Unitel States
for the season of 1914 just published
by the United States Department &C.
Agriculture, President Harrison of
Southern Railway Company said:
GAS in each former year since the
Inauguration of the Boys Corn
Clubs, the championship has gone to
the South, having been Won by Carl
Graves, at $3.50, Mississippi, with the
production of 202 bushels of cor on
a single acre at the remarkable low
cost of 14.5 cents per bushel. The
highest record made by any boy out
side of the South was by a Pennsyl-
vania boy who made 14S bushels at
a cost of 26.7 cents per bushel. This
record was exceeded by ten of the
first and second priZe-winning boys
in the South. The average yield
per acre made by the winners of the
first and second prizes in the States
of Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Ken
lucky and Tennessee was 1926
bushels, as compared with an aver
age of 1O4.22 by the prize winners in
the Northern, Central and Western
States. Taken into consideration
with the records of previous years,
figures show that, with the adoption
Of proper cultural methods, the
South can be made the greatest corn
producing section of the United
States"
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H ROAD TAX.

Supervisor Stevenson is preparing
lists of those who have paid one dol
lar road tax provided by the last
General Assembly for this county, so
that those who have not paid the tax,
and who are liable to road duty, may
be required to perform labor on the
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GOOD ROADS.

1uG duIOillODllS O"ilC1o VI eAS WY
have raised a sufficient amount by
private subscription to open the
road to Little Mountain. 1t was
necessary to get the Supervisor to
lend the help of a scrape for a short
while, which was duly paid for out of
the subscription. The road will be a
great accommodation to the people
of the city who wish to visit the
mountain and drink from the mineral
spring there. Besides it will give
the automobiles a place to 60 on
the long summer afternoons.
But this piece of enterprise holds
more of promise than this. DR..
Nickles, in charge of the subscrip-
tons, has already had the road drag
ged from Abbeville to the mountain.
1t is true that the road was very dry
when the dragging was done, and the
result was not as noticeable as it
would have been otherwise, but the
good work is commenced. The road
was greatly improved by the drag
ging.
The automobile drivers of the city
who have subscribed to the fund,
should, if necessary, subscribe twice
or thrice the amount, additional, to
the end that this road may be drag
ged after each rain DUNG the whole
of the summer. In this way we will
be able to keep the road open to au-
tomobiles until the fall.
But we will do more than this. By
the time the fall months come on we
will have demonstrated to the public
that what the roads need is more
dragging and less sand and mud piled
up in the roadway. We are all
anxious to find out what is best. We
have an opportunity now to show to
the people of the county that Able
vile can have good roads. We should
first employ a flying squadron" to
go over the road, filling in all holes
and ditching out the bad places.
When this is done, we predict that
the road can be kept in first class
condition until fall by a few applica-
tons Of the split-log-drag. At any
rate the end sought is worth a fair
trial on our part.
If we try the experiment, and get
the road to the mountain in good
shape and keep it so by the method
outlined, the road will be so packed
down by travel during the summer
months that it will be better able to
withstand the heavy traffic to which
it is then subjected. If we find that
certain parts of the road need the
sand OF clay treatment, we should
raise the funds and give the treat
ment. Every automobile owner in
the county is most interested in get
ting proper roads, as is every farm
er. All we need is to know how
to get them. We shall not know
until we have expended some money
in an honest effort to find out.
If the experiment succeeds on the
Little Mountain road this summer,
the work can be extended to include
other roads next summer. Really
the roads of Abbeville county need
attention. The road to Calhoun
Falls is in as bad fix as "Justice"
says. We all want to remedy the
trouble, but we must get to work to
do it. The roads will not be worked
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FARMER POLLOCK.
Talking 1t Over" in the Anderson
Daily Mail.


While down in Cheraw the other
day, | dropped in Mr.. Pollock's office.
He seems to have ban;shed all poll
tics from his mind, for not once was
the subject mentioned. He is attend
ing to his law practice as usual, but
right now he is more interested in
his irish potato farm. Several months
ago the Seaboard Air Line offered to
furnish seed potatoes and fertilizer
to any and all persons in that COM
munity who would plant several acres
in potatoes. The railroad also offer
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THE
The Military College of South
Carolina.

Announced as Distinguished Mill
tary College" by U. S. War Department.
Full courses in Civil Engineering,
Sciences, English and Modern Ian
guages. Confers B. S. and G. E. de-
grees. All expenses pay cadets from
South Carolina, $2S2 a year.
2 scholarships worth 5000 each a year
are vacant from Abbeville County, and
will be filled by competitive examina-
ton at the County seat on 18th day of
August, 1915.
For necessary information and blanks
apply to Col. O. J. BOND,
The Citadel, Charleston, S. G.
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DIR. W. E. McCORDs
49,. DENTIST -.
over
Dr.. Speeds Drug Store
Office
Phone 242. Abbeville, S. G.
Notice Income Taxpayers.

Notice Income Taxpayers.
The date for making income tax re-
turns to the State of South Carolina
has been extended by the Comptroller
General to July the lst. If returns are
not made by that date so per cent pen
atty will be added. Blanks for making
returns will be sent on request.
Richard Sondley,
Auditor Abbeville County.
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You can get white cotton
five bushel sacks, suitable for
Burr clover seed. at 10 IL;
cents. Only a limited guam.
tity. Rosenberg Warehouse.
Company.
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University Of South Carolina
Scholarship Examination.

Scholarship Examination.
The University of South Carolina Of
fers a Teachers Scholarship to one
young man from each county. The
scholarship is worth $500 in money and
exemption from all fees, amounting to
$l5S.
The examination will be held at the
county seat FRIDAY, JULY the 9th.
1915. General entrance examinations
will be held at the same time for all
students.
The University offers great advan-
tages. Varied courses of study in sci
ence, history, law and business. Write
at once for al application blank to
THE PRESIDENT
University of South Carolina,
Columbia, S. G.
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.... nela
College Of Charleston
SOUTH CAR0LINA'S OLDEST COLLEGE
131st Year Begins October list.

Entrance examinations at all county
seats on Friday, July Q, at 9 a. m.
Full four year courses lead to the B.
A. and B. S. degrees. A two-year pre-
medical course is given.
A free tuition scholarship is assigned
to each county Of the State.
Spacious buildings and athletic
grounds, we'll equipped laboratories,
.unexoelled library facilities.
Expenses moderate. For terms and
catalogue. address
HARRISON RANDOLPH,
President.
6-2-15
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Southern Railway Schedule.
Effective May 80, 1915.

If you want a nice flash light or an ex.
ira battery 60 to Speeds Drug Store.
Martha Washington candy in half
and pound boxes. Try it. There is
nothing like it for the money, al Speed's.
Mr.. Farmer, see Rosenberg Ware,
house Co. for cement and peas.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-12-04
AMERICANS FLEE
TO u. S. BORDER
AMBUSHED BY MEXICAN BANDITS
WHO DEMAND THAT WOMEN
BE GIVEN TO THEM.
TWO GENERALS KILLED
FIFTY OTHER VILLA OFFICERS
RTMARTIALED AND SHOT.
-ARTiLLERY DESTROYED.
western Newspaper Union Nswa Service.

western newspaper Union News Service.
Douglas, Ariz-All Americans who
formerly resided at El Tigre, Sonora,
are fleeing for their lives. They left
the town a few days ago and are
travelling over mountain trails on
horseback to the American boundary
line.
The exodus followed the report of
approaching Villa raiders. The mes
sengers who told of the advance OF
the Villistas related tales of raids on
other towns. They painted pictures of
men and children murdered; homes
looted and burned; girls and women
slaves to the caprice of semi-barbar-
Gus outlaws. In all there were about
fifty Americans in Ell Tigre, including
seven women. At first the men
thought of the fate of the women in
the event of defeat deferred them
According to tine message received
here the leader of the raiders in
formed the refugees that If they
would surrender the women they
would not be molested. The party af-
ter routing the Mexicans made a
forced march into the mountains.
Through this section they Travelled
unmolested except for attacks by an
occasional small band of outlaws.
Two Villa generals, Orestes Pereyra
and e. Jiminez, with fifty other Off
GERS of their command, captured after
battle on the Fuerte river, in So
nora, were court-martialed and shot,
according to a telegram received
Wednesday from Gen. Obregon at No
gales. Villas power now has been
completely broken, Obregon stated in
his message.
At Carlo. north of Hermosillo,
where Gen. Manuel Dieguez finally
scattered his main body, villa de-
stroyed all his artillery.
Gen. Urbalejo, Villas Yaqui Indian
chieftain, with his entire command Of
l,4O0 men, surrendered to Carranza
army officers at Carbo 208 miles
south of here. according to report
which reached here.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-12-04
WITHDRAW 800 NAMES
PERJURY is CHARGED I'M PETt
TIoN FOR RECALL.
County Attorneys File Objections to
Proposed Election In Burke
case-Forsery is Hinted.

Denver.-Protest to the petitions
seeking the recall of Judge II. p.
Burke and District Attorney Irving
Van Bradt Of Sterling, presented to
Secretary of State Ramer in the fill
ing of 100 affidavits, . incorporate
charges of forgery and perjury in the
securing of the requisite number of
signatures.
County attorneys of the six counties
in the Thirteenth judicial district, as
well as county commissioners and
representative taxpayers, filed the OBJ.
jections to the proposed recall cleo
tion through their representative,
John +. Mail of Denver. Accusations
of serious character will result in
the hearing of the protests before the
secretary of state, it is contended by
those opposing the recall of the Off
cials.
representing the taxpayers collec-
lively are the following: Newton
koser, Washington county; j. G.
Richardson, Phillips county; Tyler d.
Heickell and ]. H. Roadiger, Morgan
county; T. B. Groves, Yuma county;
J. A. Dawson, Sedgwick county, and
w. c. Harris, Logan county.
Extended and specific objections
recite that hundreds OF names in the
petitions are not sworn to and con-
tain no addresses of the signers and
that many of the signatures are not
genuine, it is alleged.
More than 800 names have been
challenged and withdrawn from the
petition asking the recall of Judge
Burke. More than ATS signers have
withdrawn their names from the
other petition.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-12-04
U. S. RECEIPTS GAIN $4,000, 900.
November Disbursements About So,
100000 More Than Same Month
in 1914.

Washington.-Ordi receipts OF
the United States treasury in Novem
Der were about $12,000,00O more thar
in the same month last year. while
the increase in ordinary disbursements
for the same period was approximate
ly s3,0O0,000. Most of the increase in
receipts was in internal revenue
which totaled s34. .466.700, or more
than $l0,000.000 above November
1914. Customs receipts were sl7,6S1.
21S, an increase of about $750,OO0. The
total of ordinary receipts was about
S76,0OO,000. Ordinary disbursements
totaled s63,11S,O00, compared with $50.
100000 last year
The Colorado statesman., 1915-12-04
Kaiser Visits Austria.

London, Dec. emperor williams
visit to Vienna, which conceded with
the resignation of three of the Aus
trian cabinet ministers, is the cause
of much speculation. The two events
are variously assumed to be connected
with the reported effort of Germany
to force Austria into a German zollve
rein. that is, a trade alliance, n desire
of Emperor Francis Joseph to secure
separate peace through the interven
tion of Pope Benedict and a rumored
dispute between Austria and Bulgaria
over the division of Serbian territory
The Colorado statesman., 1915-12-04
Germans Sink Swedish s.eamship

London.-Sinking of the Swedish
steamship Sabrine in the North sea by
a German submarine is reported in a
dispatch from Copenhagen. The crew
was taken to Emden. The British
steamship Kingsway has been sunk.
Her captain and twenty-one members
of the crew have been landed. A dis.
patch to Reuters Telegram Company
from Malta says: Two lifeboats CON.
tanning the full crew of the British
steamer Malmiche have reached har.
bor."