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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-10-17

negro is treated in the South and IN
other parts of the country. In his
letter he presented the matter in the
following light:
ave were speaking with mer-
chant about the negro problem. The
race question was not particularly
acute, but the citizens were vigilant.
we have solved the negro problem
in the South said the merchant, be-
cause we don't pay any attention to
the negro as a race, but we would
go to hell for him as an Individual.
In the North you champion him as
race, but hate him as an individual. I"
"'The negro is the safeguard of
the South said a bank president,
because we understand HIM and he
understands u.s."
The merchant who characterized
the difference between the North and
the South in handling the negro prob
lem stated the case very accurately.
In the North the negro race is looked
at from the long distance point of
view of philanthropical interest; but
individually the North does not want
the negro around. On the other hand.
the South wants the negro, recog-
nizes his good qualities as well as his
bad qualities, and as an individual
protects him, gives him work, and will
defend him to the utmost so long as
he behaves himself.
The race problem, however, is
problem of the entire country. Each
section must bear with the other in
studying this problem, for it is a
problem that rests heavily upon every
section. For the good of the country
it will be very much better for the
negro race to be more widely scatter
ed, in order that the North and the
West may through personal contact
learn more in regard to the difficult
ties under which the South labors in
solving so stupendous problem.
But the South wants the negro, and
the North does not,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-10-17
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
=: NARROWLY AVERTED

Mccormick, Oct. 14.-What might
have been a serious accident was
narrowly averted by the presence of
mind of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lucas
on Saturday night when they were
crossing the Savannah river on Mid
dleton's Ferry. They were travelling
in touring car. Mr.. and Mrs. Lucas
were on the front seat with their in
FAINT child in the lap of Mrs. Lucas.
Just as they had crossed the river
the ferryman, a negro, threw the
chain holding the flat around a little
peg and stood holding the eni OF the
chain told Mr.. Lucas to drive out.
Just as the front wheels Of the Ger
were off of the flat the flat pushed
back when the chain slipped off the
peg, leaving the front of the automo-
bile on the bank with the rear wheels
on the fiat. The fiat then began go
ing back in the river and Mr.. Lucas
seeing his predicament undertook to
get off before it could get away from
the bank, but the front wheels of his
car would not 60 up the hill while
the rear wheels were pushing the flat
back into the water and at the same
time did not get nearer the bank. In
! a few seconds the fiat had been
pushed away and the rear end of the
car had plunged into the river. In the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-10-17
CRESWELL ACQUITTED.

Mccormick, Oct. 14.-The regular
October term of court of general ses-
sions for Mccormick County adjourn
ed Saturday, after week spent in
the trial of criminal cases which had
accumulated for more than a year.
The most important case tried at
this term was the State VS.. Creswell,
who was charged with the killing of
his father in 1917. The jury in this
case returned verdict of not guilty.
Judge S. W. G. Shipp presided in
an able manner and Hon. George
Bell Zimmerman, of Lexington, as
solicitor, was at his best.
Common pleas court is in session
this week and there are number of
cases for trial. The case-of ]. T. Dill
lishaw and his wife VS.. DR.. D. A. J.
Bell, for malpractice, will be the most
important or the most interesting
case to be tried.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-10-17
FRIDAY, OCTOBER IT, 1919.
BACK TO OLD TIME.

Time will change Sunday, October
&C. which change will be pleasing to
the vast majority in this section. Es'
pecially will the moving back Of the
clock-hands to "old" time be agree
able to the farmers. They have never
liked the daylight saving law.
It is very probable that Monday,
the 9th of October, will see the
merchants of Abbeville keeping their
stores open until eight or nine
o'clock at night. This is the busy
season of the year for merchants
and while the longer hours work
some hardship on the clerks and for
that matter, the proprietors, it is
about the only way to meet the de-
Anands of the buying public. Longer
hours for the stores will be main
tanned until after the Christmas &C.
son, when the business hou-cs viii
Gle .. c.: c'c:,,cck,
c.: -:.,:c;,; -1.:.::.;;y5 - a2d r:..-ay5 t.
stores will he Kept cccca Until II p. m
There are many people who will
be accommodated by this change
people who find it inconvenient to
get to the stores during daylight
hours by reason of other duties
Many country people also like to dc
their buying at night.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-10-17
"BRINGING UP FATHER"

There is no getting round the fact
that "3,:rging Up Father,
that type of show-draws the crowd.
It drew the crowd here Monday night
"a crowd that roared with glee at
Father, Mother and al! the rest, m
clud,ng the chorus girls and they
couldn't have gone farther and found
worse" -"1ookers." But they had neither
"limbs," which fitted with hose,
served the purpose. It was an aver
age Interpretation of George McMa-
nus's comic pictures. Though drama
tization of the comic strip loses rath-
er than gains in the change.
1t is not our intention to criticize
what the people want in the way of
shows. The fact is they want Bring
ing up Father,> "Mutt and Jeff" and
what Luke McLuke would call Glow
brow" comedy. They get it. But it
remains that should we go back sew
eral millions of years, at which time
let it be supposed that we all had
tails and used our upper limbs occa-
sionally for purposes of locomotion.
At that time should we be shown
bringing Up Father there would be
absolutely nothing in the show to
curtail single inch our caudal ap-
pendages or add one convolution to
Cur brains.
There was nothing wrong with the
show as show here Monday night.
The show was a good one of it's class.
The principals were perhaps above
the average. There were several
song interpretations that were excel
lent. Especially was the change of
pace in the songs of the Baron-Butler
unique and worthy of the hearty ap-
plause received. Kitty, Dinty Moore,
Cossette, Jack Mcclure as we'll as
Maggie and Jiggs were we'll cast and
handled their parts as we'll as the
parts would allow themselves to be
handled. There is no use mentioning
the members of the chorus. All of
them evidently took prizes at baby
shows in their infancy and have been
resting on their laurels ever since.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-10-17

next instant the whole car and occu-
pants were going down into the river
about 80 feet deep. Mr.. Lucas grab
bed the baby and swan to shore and
Immediately plunged into the river
again and brought Mrs. Lucas safely
ashore although she had drifted a
considerable distance down the river.
1t is remarkable that they escaped
for the top was up on the automo-
bile and they were almost pinned un-
der the water. The machine is still in
the river and it is stated that the wa
ter at his point is something like so
feet deep.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-10-17
STATEMENT OF THE OWNER
SHIP, MANAGEMENT CIRCULA-
TION, ETC, REQUIRED BY THE
ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUGUST
"a, 1912,

Of Abbeville Press and Banner, pub
lished Semi-weekly at Abbeville, for
October 1, 1919.
State of South Carolina,
County of Abbeville SIS.
Before me, VIM. P. Greene, Notary
Public in and for the State and
county aforesaid, personally appeared
H. G. Clark, who, having been duly
sworn according to law, deposes and
says that he is the Editor Of The
Abbeville Press and Banner, and that
the following is, to the best of his
knowledge and belief, a true state
ment of the ownership, management
etc., of the aforesaid publication for
the date shown in the above caption,
required by the Act of August "a,
1912, embodied in section 443, Pos
tai Laws and Regulations, printed on
the reverse of this form, to wit.
/. That the names and address Of
the publisher, editor, managing edi-
tor, and business managers are:
Publisher, The Press and Banner 10.
Abbeville, S. c.; Editor, H. G. Clark;
Managing Editor, none; Business
Manager, H. G. Clark, Abbeville, S.
C.
2. That the owners are: The Press
and Banner Company, corporation
of which VIM. P. Greene is sole stock
holder.
8. That the known bondholders,
mortgages, and other security hold
ers owning or holding 1 per cent or
more of total amount of bonds, mort
cages, or other securities are: the
Mergenthaler Linotype Co., New
York.
a. G. CLARK.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 18th day Of October, 1919.
VIM. P. GREENE.
(My commission expires pleasure Of
Governor.) ...,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-10-17
WANTS

FOR SALE:-25-horse power oil
engine; No. l American Log Beam
Saw-mill; "a inch grist mill; power
corn shelter and feed grinder. Any
one interested phone or see.
Phone 5-212. K. Z. GlLMER,
1O-17-3t. Pd. Star Route.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-10-17

FOR SALE:-Auhurn Beauty Six
Touring Car, only run 1000 miles.
Fully equipped. A bargain for any
body. Apply C. L. SAULS, Box
$50, Abbeville, S. C.
1O-7-6t-Pd.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-10-17
THE NEGRO NORTH AND SOUTH

Manufacturers Record, Baltimore. }
In a letter from Atlanta to the
Boston Evening Transcript and other
papers, Carl W. Alderman gives a
good distinction between the way the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-10-17

HELP WANTED.-Young man with
high school education to learn the
printers trade. Fair salary to start,
with increased wages as work JUS
tifes. The Press and Banner.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-10-17

FOR SALE:-Two Ford Cars, Hud-
son six, Buick four and Overland
four. Prices right.
MARTIN AND PENNAL,
1O-14-tf. City Garage.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-10-17

FOR RENT OR LEASE:-Eureka
Hotel Barber Shop, complete with
chairs and all fixtures. Willing to
thoroughly renovate same for re-
liable party. Apply to Eureka Ho-
tel Office. 1O-3-tf.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-10-17

Tho largest dealer in musical instrl-
,nenfs in Western South Carolina. Sells
pianos, sclf-p1ayer pianos, organs and
sewing maclinc~. Reference: Tho
Bank of Green Sooi. rhe o:Gea' and
strongest Bank in Greenwood County.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-10-17

Engraved cards and wedding invi-
tations at Press and Banner Co.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-06
GROW
IN NUMBER WITH
LESS RECOVERED
Increase of Nearly Seventy
Per Cent. Over Record of
Previous Year
FEWER AUTOS STOLEN
Police Believe Unsettled Con-
ditions Following End of
War Responsible
FEWER AUTOS STOLEN

Petty larcenies and robberies re-.
ported to Harrisburg police during
the first nine months of 1919. show
an increase of almost 20 per cent.
over those reported during the same
period of 1918.
The value Of the goods stolen during
the nine month period ending Sep
tember 80, likewise shows an in
crease over the 1918 record. although
it is not correspondingly as great.
The excess this year is but slightly
more than IL per cent.
Police Explain Conditions
The figures as reported for this year
are approximately those of a normal
year in the city, II is understood. The
big increase this year over last years
record results from the abnormally
low record of last year. With every
industry booming and with practic-
ally no unemployment. thefts natural
ly showed a decrease last year.
This year, however, affairs have
become more nearly normal. Indus
tries in many instances have slowed
up and with a greater supply of la
Dor of all sorts, resulting from the
rehabilitation of the military forces.
there has at times been cons idera BILE
unemployment. Such conditions nat
CONTINUED on Page 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-06
NO SOLICITORS
TO BE NAMED IN
MEMORIAL DRIVE
Soldiers and Their Families
Not Expected to Contrib
ute to the Fund
EVERY MAN HIS OWN
CANVASSER

Every Harrisburger was this
morning commissioned an active
member in the most unique war
campaign ever staged in Har-
risburg. In this campaign, there
are no solicitors or canvassers.
Every one may be his own can
vasser. Every Harrisburger must
solicit from himself, $40 for some
soldier, sailor or marine. and turn
it into the Chamber of Commerce
offices to make the campaign q
success. Any Harrisburger can
call at the Chamber office and be
equipped with cards and author
ity to collect from his friends
enough to make up twenty dol
lars for some soldier friend. No
soldier, and no soldiers family,
is expected to contribute to this
fund. With $500 service men
and $4,000 Harrisburgers, there
is no necessity for such contrIbu-
tions. One hundred and thirty
six names are printed to-day, Of
boys for whom $40 has been paid.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-06
REDS ARE OUT TO
BAG FIFTH GAME
OF SERIES TODAY
Fair Weather With Moderate Tempera-
ture PrepailS; Diamond in Good Shape
After Downpour Which Caused
Postponement of Sunday Fray
Q 3 S 50 R. H. E.
Cincinnati l0Eag lJ "a MM@
Chicago TNMNlEIE q $ WEN MWW
Cincinnati
Chicago
BY Associated Press.

Comiskey Park, Chicago, Oct. g.
With the rays of the sun becoming
stronger each minute, the fifth game
of the Worlds Championship base
ball series gave promise of being
played in weather only little short
of what experts agree upon as ideal
Tor baseball. The playing field was
rapidly drying out from the drench-
ing it experienced yesterday although
1t was hardly probable that the base
lines from the plate to first and third
bases would be quite as fast as they
were on Friday and Saturday. The
tarpaulins were placed over the
field in abundance Saturday night
and were not removed until this
morning.
At noon the bleacher and pavilion
crowd was by no means as large as
IT was two hours before the game
time on Friday and Saturday.
The rain of yesterday cost the
players on both clubs money.
AS the fifth game is the last in
which they will share, and as 1t was
a certainty that yesterdays attend
ance if a game had been played
would have been several thousand
in excess of what to-day's crowd
will amount to, the players Will be
correspondingly out their percentage
of this difference.
Loyal supporters of the Sox ex-
pressed the b. lief to-day that the
rain yesterday was "blessing in
disguise" as the layoff. gave Gleason's
men a chance to rest and plan new
line of attack. Although the SoX
are fighting with their backs to the
wall they are not discouraged. They
point out the fact that they have
faced more desperate situations than
the present one and came through
with rush. Admirers of the SoS
recall thatIin city series with the
Cubs some years ago they We're
counted down and out, only to sur
vive and beat out the LationaI
Leaguers.
August HERMANN, president oi
the Cincinnati club, was flooded to-
day with kilograms of encourage
ment from Cincinnati fans, who are
convinced that the series will end
| tomorrow with their favorites ir
possession of the worlds champion
ship.
Although the Sox have made {
disappointing showing in the series
there has been no falling off in in
terest. Thousands of persons visit
! ed the park yesterday hoping tha
the game would be played, while
newspaper offices and baseball head
/ quarters were deluged with thou
sands of telephone calls regarding
the prospects for playing the con
test. Tickets are in as great demand
as ever, and scalpers with choice
box seats in their possession, are
asking $40 for a seat costing $3.50
| Betting has undergone big shake
up as a result of the Cincinnati
! drive, and the supporters of the So,
are asking odds on whatever wager:
| they decide to make.
The batting order for to-day fol.
| lows.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-06
Boy Killed When He
Runs in Front of Auto

Running in front of a moving
automobile near Sixth and Cumber-
land streets about 11.30 o'clock this
morning, Leroy II. George, six-year-
old son of John T. George, was run
over and injured to such an extent
that he died within a few minutes
after reaching the Harrisburg Hos
pital.
The youth, playing behind a stand
ing wagon, failed to notice the ap-
proach of the automobile, driven
south on Sixth street by ID. H. Wise,
2514 North Sixth street. Suddenly
the youth darted from behind the
wagon into the path of the on-com-
ing automobile, not allowing Wise
sufficient time to stop his machine
before striking him.
The machine was stopped and the
youth taken at once to the Hospital,
but he died within few minutes.
Mr.. Wise personally reported the
accident to police headquarters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-06
Mob Of 1000 Lynches
Two Negroes and
Burns Their Bodies
BY ASsocintcd Prcs,.

LincO1nton, Ga. Oct 6.-Jack Cor
don and Will Brown, negroes, were
1ynched by a mob here early to-da "
and their bodies burned. The victim s
Of the mob were charged with having
shot Deputy Sheriff Roy Freeman
and Royce Fortson. near here. late
Saturday. Freeman is not expected to
live. :
Nose Martin. another negro. was
killed by posse late yesterday dur
ing the hunt for Gordon. and several
other blacks were whipped for refus-
ing to give information as to Cor
don's whereabouts.
The lynching took place about 4
o'clock this morning after Gordon had
been taken into the custody of Sheriff
Kelley, of Wilkes county. by a mob
said to number approximately 1000
persons. The other negro. Brown, was
being held by the mob awaiting the
arrival of Gordon. the two were
strung up on the outskirts of town
and after their bodies had been rid
died with bullets. they were cut down
and placed on pile of burning pine
wood.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-06
CONDITION OF
WILSON SHOWS
IMPROVEMENT
Spends Another Good Night;
Consultation Held by
Physicians

Washington, Oct. s. President
Wilson continues to improve and
passed a satisfactory night, said q
bulletin issued at IL a. m. to-day
signed by Rear Admiral Grayson
the Presidents physician; Rear Ad-
miral Stitt, head of the naval medi-
cal school here and DR.. Sterling
Ruffin, of this city.
The bulletin follows:
"White House, October 6, II
a. m.
"The improvement in the
Presidents condition noted yes
terday has continued. He had
n satisfactory night.
(Signed) "GRAYSoN,
"RUFFTN,
"STTTT."
This was the first time Drs. Stitt
and Ruffin, who have been assisting
DR.. Grayson, have signed the bulle-
tin, which was issued after a con-
sultation between the doctors.
Wants to Work
Amplifying the bulletin DR.. Gray
son said there was a slight improve
ment in the Presidents condition
and that he again insisted upon at
tending to public matters which he
considered pressing. The President
particularly desired to write a mes
sage to the industrial conference to
be read at the opening session to-
day.
DIR. Grayson said he was not YET
ready for the President to do any
work any would continue to insist
that he have absolute rest and keer
his mind away from official mat
ters.
Golfers at the White House to-day
included Senator Hitchcock of Ne
braska. the administration .eadel
in the Senate Treaty fight, who told
Secretary Tumulty to assure the
President he need not worry over
the Treaty. Mr.. Hitchcock said 4
was not expected that there would
be any development in connection
with the Treaty fight requiring the
Presidents attention for two oil
three weeks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-06
UNIONS ARE
TAKING PART
IN CONFERENCE
Brotherhoods Accept Compro-
mise Proposal of President
on Representation
BY associated Pres.

Washington, Oct. 6.-Representa-
tives of all the railroad workers
unions, including the four big
brotherhoods will participate in the
industrial conference, which begins
here late this afternoon, Timothy
native engineers, the railroad broth
aftdr = conference of the union
heads.
The railroad men accepted the
compromise proposal of President
Wilson that the four brotherhoods
have one delegate each and the "A
unions affiliated with the American
federation of Labor be represented
through the Federation's delegates.
Bert M Jewell, acting president of
the railway employees department of
the Federation, will participate as n
delegate for the public. 9
Represented by Chiefs
With the exception of the loco
motive engineers, the railroad broth
erhoods will be represented by their
chlets. II. e. Wills, of the engineers,
legislative committee, will be pres
ent in the place of President War
rem s. Stone.
"af' oned InoS0 partiCi-
pating in the conference were Prasi
dent Sheppard, of the Conductors.
President Lee, of the Trainman.
President Johnston, of the Machin.
lists; President Noonan, of the Flee
tr1cal workers; President Forester
or the Railway Clerks President
Manion. of the Telegraphers: Mr.
Wills and Mr.. Jewell.
The American Federation of Ia
Dor delegates to the conference also
were in session this forenoon to dis
cuss procedure in the meeting. Thir-
teen of the fifteen named by Presi-
dent Gompers were present. Those
absent were Frank Duffy and John
l.. Lewis. of Indianapolis, who have
declined to serve.
A basis of cooperation between
the three great elements in the life
| OF the nation which will go far to-
ward eliminating strikes and other
social unrest, Is hoped for as a re-
suit of the deliberations.
The conference will be opened at
2.30 o'clock In the Pan American
building. Secretary of Labor Will
son, acting for President Wilson. will
call the meeting to order and pre-
side until organization Is perfected.
which will include the selection of a
permanent chairman.
The length of the conference is a
matter. OF uncertainty and will de-
pend on the progress made by the
delegates in formulating a program
to guide industry until normal con-
ditions are restored.
Matters to be taken UP at the
opening session in addition to the
choice of permanent chairman and
preliminary organization, probably
will be the selection OF a number of
committees
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-06
Front Street Property to
Be Made Into Flats

w. S. Miller, contractor for Miss
Gertrude Lett, secured a permit to-
day to remodel the property at 317
North Front street at cost of 81, 900
Alterations will be made so that the
property can be used for apart ,
ments.
The Madison Construction Com
pany secured a permit to build two
one and one-half story concrete
block houses on the east side of
Nineteenth street, north of Paxton,
at a cost of $4,000. The Oliver Chill
ed Plow Works will build an ad-
dition to the building at the north
east corner of Fourteenth and How
ard streets at . cost OF $4,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-06

The inclement weather which
marked the first day of Harrisburgs s
last war campaign. failed to dampen
the ardouy of the officials at head
quarters of the War Memorial Drive
IN the Harrisburg Chamber of Com
merce offices. Perfect confidence in
the ability and intention of Harris
burgers to fire the last shot of the
war for all it is worth, and cover
every service star that flew in the
city during the war with a $40 bill,
was responsible for the high spirits
of the committeeman.
"One week ago to-day the cream
of Harrisburg's youth paraded the
streets in the accoutrements of war
fare, and inspired every one of the
thousands and thousands of Harris
burgers who watched them, with
pride in their relationship to such
fine body of young men," said
Stanley G.. Jean, treasurer, this
morning, surely those thousands of
citizens who gave the boys such a
warm welcome only a week ago, will
not be found wanting when they are