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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-12
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Savings! Thrift! Economy!
I once thought you were mean.
Petty virtue at the best
Which made life dull and lean;
Dun-celored, hard monotonous,
Selfish at the heart.
Taking al In all, you played
An unattractiye part.
But now! The gray cocoon is burst,
You stand forth, radiant hued.
The steel Of your sharp sword 4
bright
And q warriors is your mood.
Dramatic, sacrifcial, brave;
The virtues OF q knight!
Without you. one-time grievoas thing
We couldn't start to fight!
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-12
DEATH OF MRS. FRANK SUTHER'
LAND.

Mrs Mollie PRESLEY Sutherland
died at her home Wednesday evening
March 8, 1920 after an illness of only
two days with heart trouble, and was
buried Thursday afternoon at Lebanon
cemetery the services being conducted
by Rev. Joe B. Hillhouse.
Mrs. Sutherland always had a pleas
ant smile and kindly greeting fol
every bne she met.
She was devoted to her family and
home, she made home paradise for
those about her.
Her death has cast gloom ont only
in her own home, but over the entire
community. With her passing it can
be trull ysaid, faithful, loving, devot-
ed christian woman has gone to her
reward.
She leaves a grief stricken husband
and five children, Misses Zula, Minnie
and Sarah Sutherland and Mr.. Dewitt
and Thomas Sutherland and a host OF
relatives and friends to mourn her loss
The sympathy of the community is
with the bereaved ones. A Friend
Engraved Cards and Invitations
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-12
FUNDAMENTAL FACTS
REGARDING TREASURY
SAVINGS CERTIFICATES.

They are issued in deaomins'
tions Of 1900 and 500.
They are discount bonds OF tho
United States Government matur-
ing January, 1924.
They cost $s4s and $3.50, re.
spectively, during December, 1913.
They can be procured by pay.
ment Of cash, checks or the ex-
change OF War Savings Stamps,
1913 issue.
They are on sale at banks and
trust companies that have been
designated as agencies OF the
Uaited States Treasury fer sales
Of such securities and at pestoffices
Of the first and second class.
No one person can own more
than $1,000 worth Of the securities.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-12

| of Stationary Firemen and Oilers, and
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks,
Freight Handlers and Express and
Station Employees.
Each group must name at least two
members!
Indianapolis, Id, March S.-Th9
American Legion wants congress to
play as fair with former service men
as the men played with the country
asserted Franklin O'Dlier. national
commander Of the legion today in out
lining the stand of the organization in
the proposed soldier beneficial legisla-
ton.
Mr.. D. Olier said that while the SOL
diers realized more every day the
great progress being made at Wash
ington, it was the belief of the former
service men all over the country that
the United States should do some
thing to help them financially.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-12
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-12

Until the armistice was signed tha
boys On the other side had te treAch
constantly to secure protection. Ysu
will b: 20 to retrench to keep tho I'd.
vantage they won. War Savings
Stampa. Treasury Savings Certificates
and Liberty Bonds are the right too&s
to use.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-12

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The Press and Banner CO.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-12

Chicago, March 9.-Delegates repre-
senting nearly 100000 railway main
tenance of way workers from all parts
of the country failed today to reach a
decision as to whether they will call
a strike. They meet again tomorrow
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-12
"DIAMOND DYE" OLD
GARMENTS LIKE NEW

ANY woman can dye faded, shabby
wearing apparel, whether wool, silk, cot
ton, linen or mixed goods to any color,
just like new, by following simple direc.
tions in each package of diamond Dyes
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-12
: CALLS SENT OUT
FOR NOMINATION
Tri-Partite Board Will Be Created
May Avert Strikes.

Washington, March 9.-The 16 rail
road unions and the association of
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18
LAW and ORDER PLANK
LOST IN THE SHUTTLE
Adopted by Resolutions Commit
tee but Not Read to the
Convention

According to an Associated Press
dispatch carrying Chicago date line
of June 10 the Republican platform
plank designed to deal with Prohibi-
ton got lost in the shuttle. The reso-
luton was adopted by the resolutions
committee, but it was not in the plat
form as read to the convention.
This raises the question of its legal
status.
In the mix-up from confusion of
platform work the plank was left
from the great pile taken to the coli
scum and read by Chairman Watson
of the resolutions committee. Chair
man Watson, Senator Smoot and
others in charge Of the document say
it was adopted by the committee and
is part of the platform. No report
OF its absence was heard until Sena-
tor Watson's attention was called to
the omission Thursday evening. The
plank does not mention Prohibition,
but is a claw and order" declaration
for impartial enforcement of all laws.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18
NJ. GOVERNOR LETS SLIP WAR DOGS
Estopped by Supreme Court Decision,
Governor Edwards Will Carry Liq-
uor Question to American People"

According to an Associated Press
dispatch carrying a Sea Grit, N. J.,
date line, Governor Edwards issued
statement on Wednesday, June 9,
demanding liberalization of the Vol
stead Act and calling upon "the peo-
pie lawfully and by the constitutional
method prescribed to pass judgment
upon the act"
Edwards statement continues:
"No power exists which is para
mount to the power of the people ex-
pressed at the polls. There alone is
sovereignty. Every candidate for
Congress, every state and legisla-
tive official, and the candidates for
the presidency itself will be called
upon this coming November to dclare
their positions Enthusiastically on the
sane and reasonable Interpretation of
the constitutional amendment in IA
vor of the permissive use of light
wines and beers, each state to deter
mine its regulations under the limita-
tons of general federal statute.
81 appeal to the great and final ref
erendum OF the American people"
This declaration from Governor
Edwards, who may be considered the
generalissimo of the vets in the po-
1itical field, leaves no doubt as to
what the next move of the brewers
and their nullihcatonist friends is to
be. They will attempt to capture the
next Congress with the avowed pur-
pose of rendering the Eighteenth
Amendment ineffective by weakening
the enforcement law. This means a
contest in every congressional dis
trict where they have the slightest
hope of succeeding in defeating a
dry candidate for Congress.
The Anti-Saloon League forces are
facing harder fighting in the next two
and one-half years than they have
experienced in the past twenty-five.
More is at stake than ever before.
The situation demands the enlist
ment of every loyal citizen in this
fight for the defense of the Constitu-
ton against the assault of the brew
ers and their following of nullifca-
tionists.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18
Wet Paper Peeved
By Supreme Court

This is what the official organ of
the Chicago Liquor Dealers says
about the Supreme Court decision in
the Ohio referendum case:
Much to the delight of the Anti
Saloon League the antiquated barn
acles" that represent the law of this
country have decided that the people
have no voice in the making or un-
making of the Constitution of the
United States.
In good old days of the trainers
of the Constitution it was never
dreamed by those patriots that men
would be elected to the legislatures
that could be purchased like sheep
and there was no thought but what
they would do the peoples bidding;
but times have changed since then.
Sheep head statesmen are elected to
the various legislatures that can be
bluffed, intimidated and otherwise
purchased to vote away the peoples
rights. And in order to protect them
selves against such creatures several
of the states have adopted referen
dunn law by which the people can
protect themselves against such crea-
lures. But the August Supreme Court
gravely says the people be damned
they have nothing to say."-Cham
pion of Fair Play, June II, 1920.
THE Champion is terribly worried
now about the rights of the people.
Not so long ago this paper fought
every attempt to bring Prohibition
to a vote in township, county, or
state
Everyone who knows anything
about the long hard fight to get Pro-
hibition laws through the legislatures
and through Congress knows which
side depended on right and justice
and which side relied on bluff, intim-
idation, and otherwise purchased
votes to Win"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18
WET and DRY ITEMS in
The DAILY NEWS
Record of Current Events Relating
to Prohibition

June "A valve on a Chicago
switch engine stuck and the whistle
kept on blowing. Engineers in near
by factories thought it was the signal
that the Supreme Court had decided
wet Soon whistles were blowing all
over the west side. Newspapers did
not state just why prolonged "toot'
by switch engine was mistaken for
news that the lid had been lifted
Vermont Democrats went on rec
ord in favor of beer and wine.
June 1.-THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE Knitted STATES UP
HELD PROHIBITION.
The last of the booze captured in
Zion City last August was poured
into the sewer. There were about
1000 bottles. The first beer spill was
held on November q, last year.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18
HARMLESS ca WINE

Evidence is available from
various quarters that wine
drinking among women in New
Zealand is alarmingly on the
increase. 1t is said that many
young women engaged in Of
fees and shops discard the ia
miliar afternoon cup of tea in
favor of wine. There is
hoary tradition that wine
drinking is harmless but the
falseness of such tradition is
demonstrated in every wine
drinking country i'll the world.
It's danger as creating a crav-
ing for stronger liquors has
been demonstrated in countless
instances, and even where such
result may not follow, the
habit has an exciting tendency
that is distinctly injurious. The
strength of nerve and moral
energy in women so much to
be desired in connection with
the future of this country will
certainly not be advanced if any
considerable section of them
indulge in wine-drinking."
The above is from the Van
guard, official organ of the New
Zealand Temperance Alliance.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18
THE EIGHTEENTH AMEND
MENT HOLDS

The Prohibition amendment stands
approved by the Supreme court OF
the United States. All the "inside
dope" with which the vets have been
RECALLING the country was guesswork.
The amendment is valid, and so is
the Volstead enforcement act. The
national coat of arms now bears a
camel, rampant, over a beer key,
couchant; and the land is dry, dry,
dry.
The drys are jubilant to the point
of ecstasy. This is natural, but they
make serious error if they think
the liquor question is settled A di-
rect repeal of the amendment need
not be looked for; when it was pass
ed, thirty-one states were already dry
by their own act. Possibly the STU
preme court took cognizance of that
fact, and certainly anyone thinking
of repeal must do so.
But the controversy shifts now to
the amount of alcohol needed to make
given liquor Intoxicating, and on
that, there is room for wide range of
opinion and sharp struggle. The
present limit of one-half of l per cent
is bitterly resented in many quarters
where no tears are shed over the
passing of distilled liquors. Congress
is sure to be asked to raise this limit
and may grant the request.-The Chi
cago Daily Journal.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18
THE DRY LAWS MADE GER
TAIN

The action of the Supreme Court
i'll declaring the Prohibition amend
ment and the Prohibition enforce
ment act constitutional closes the
case, so far as the courts are con-
cerned. The amendment stands un-
weakened. The country is legally
dry.
There will be plenty OF drinking for
long time yet, especially in the
cities. There will be rotten, MUIR
derous compounds made and sold
sneakingly at high prices, and long
death list from their consumption.
But there will be no more uncertainty.
The manufacture and transportation
of any sort of liquor, anywhere, con-
tanning more than one-half of | per
cent of alcohol, are now known to be
definitely against the law.-Herald
Examiner
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18
PROHIBITION THE LAW
OF THE LAND

Many able lawyers have argued in
different courts throughout the Unit
ed States that, for a wide variety of
reasons, the Eighteenth, or Prohibi-
ton, amendment to the Federal Con-
stitution was constitutional and there
fore could not be enforced. Numer-
Gus divergent and even conflicting de-
cisions on certain phases of the
question have been rendered in the
lower courts, sometimes favorable to
opponents of the amendment and
sometimes the reverse. The federal
Supreme Courts decision yesterday
ends the matter. For the court de-
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18
Iune o-Federal Indre Paris OF ST.

June 9-Federal Judge Faris of St.
Louis ruled that it is not necessary
for Prohibition enforcement officers
to have search warrants to raid places
where it is suspected the Prohibition
law is being violated.
June l0-Two Burr Oak blind pig
gers were given six months each in
the Bridewell by Judge Lands.
Governor Edwards of New Jersey
issued a statement declaring for the
election of Congress which will
amend the Volstead Act to permit
beer and wine.
June IA United Breweries plant,
known as the Chicago Brewery has
been sold to stove manufacture. 1t
will be remodelled for storage and
manufacturing purposes.
June 1.-the Chicago Tribune
printed another one of its wet editor
ials. (Supreme Court decision was
on June y. 1t argues for beer and
wine. The Hearst papers beat the
Tribune at that. Brisbane put so
much beer and wine propaganda into
his convention reports that some OF
them looked like brewery adver-
tisements.
June 15-Chief of Police Clarity
of Chicago denied the charge by Gov
McKelvie OF Nebraska that Chicago
policemen sold booze during the Re-
publican convention.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18
THREE WAREHOUSES; ALL
DRY OHIO NEEDS NOW
Not a Workhouse in the State
More Than Half Filled, and
Several Abandoned
DOCTOR GARLAND'S PLAN
Asks for Three Warehouses for
the Entire State; Preparing
Measure for Legislature

Because of the slump in prisoners
i'll the workhouses of Ohio since sa-
looms are closed, DR.. Frank Garland,
City Welfare Director OF Dayton,
announces he will present a PROPOSE
ton to the g.slature when it meets
next winter, providing for the estab-
lishment OF three warehouses in diff
ferent parts OF the state, and discon-
tinuing all Others. o
There are eiI:s warehouses; in
Ohio, and not one OF them is filled
to more than half OF its capacity
The warehouses at Cincinnati and
Xenia have suspended operation. A
movement is on foot to close the
GAINESVILLE institution. The work
house farm at Columbus has been
leased and there is Sunday quiet in
the others.
DR.. Garland, who is an authority in
reform work, does not believe it good
policy to do as Cincinnati has done
transfer workhouse prisoners SEN
fenced for misdemeanors to county
jails. He believes such policy is
more likely to make criminals of such
prisoners than to reform them.
1t is Dr. Garland contention that
three warehouses we'll located will be
ample to take care of such prisoners
as are commonly given workhouse
sentences, that such change will be
a great saving in expense and that ,
reform work among such prisoners
can be conducted with better Sue
cess. The State Board of Charities
and the Ohio Efficiency Bureau arc
said to agree with DR.. Garland
There is tremendous argument
for Prohibition in these facts con-
corning the warehouses; OF Ohio. In
other years with saloons open, and
with money as plentiful as it is now,
and with wages high the warehouses
were filled Everybody knows that
when times were dull and men were
out of work, the saloon business
dwindled, and when times were flush,
the saloon trade picked up and SO did
the work of the police, the courts, and
the penal institutions.
But under Prohibition the reverse
is true. Most men are making more
money, but they are not spending it
for liquor. The result is the work
houses and jails are being emptied,
but there are greater number OF
homes better provided for and there
is more comfort and happiness
Charity organizations reflect this sit
uation, for they tell us fewer families
need their assistance and fewer chill
dren are being neglected.
For years the drys have argued
that these results would follow the
closing of saloons and the outlawing
of the liquor traffic. Even the drys
are surprised at the changes in such
few months. Their predictions are
being realized much more quickly
than they anticipated. On the other
hand, how wide OF the mark were
the prophesies of the vets that if the
sources of crime and misery were
abolished crime and misery would
increase.
The situation in the warehouses of
Ohio is insurmountable evidence of
the benefits of ohibition-evidence
which the vets can not wave aside,
neither can they successfully combat.
Prohibition is making good.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18
Chicago Papers on Final U. SCOUT Decision
Editors Agree That Anything Over neHa of Per Cent
Is Illegal Until the Eighteenth Amendment Is Re-
pealed the Volstead Act Amended
DANGER OF BEER AND WINE BY ACT OF CON-
GRESS STILL THREATENS DRY LAW

clared not only the amendment but
the Nolstead enforcement act consti-
tutional and valid. There is no fur
Their appeal.
From this time forward Prohibition
as established by the amendment and
the act providing for the enforcement
of the terms of that amendment is
in full effect beyond dispute and must
be respected and obeyed unless, and
until the amendment is constitution
ally repealed or the enforcement act
is legally amended.-Chicago Daily
News.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18
PROHIBITION SUSTAINED

The Eighteenth Amendment stands
in the Constitution. The Volstead
enforcement law. is sustained. Thus
ends the agony of waiting for the
vets; thus is consummated the jubi-
lee of the drys.
Vigorous, sane, impartial enforce
ment is now the only problem that
concerns us. When the rising gen
Grafton reaches maturity in a saloon
less land it will look back and wonder
that there was ever any argument
over Prohibition-The Chicago Even
ing Post.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18
KRAMER'S COMMENT ON
the DRY LAW DECISION

1t is the view of officials charged
with the duty of enforcing the Pro-
hibition law that now with all doubt
full phases of the enforcement ques-
ton settled by the Supreme Court
the enforcement of the law will run
along more smoothly. When asked
for a statement on the decision of the
court Prohibition Commissioners Kra-
mer said:
We will go on enforcing the
law just the same as we always
have to the best effect possible.
So far as our work is concerned
there will be no change. The
opinion of the Supreme Court
has placed matters on a perma-
nent basis and there is no longer
any doubt as to what principle
will control in the future. We
can carry out the provisions of
the law better on that account.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18

DRINKS in Los Angeles City Jail:
February, 1918, (Saloons) l,1S1; Feb
ruary, 1919. (Under Gambler Ordin-
ance) 622 February, 1920, (Prohibi-
tom Of.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18

Will somebody page Joe Bailey?
When last seen he was trying to
dig out from under snowdrift OF dry
ballots in Texas.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18

In Youngstown, Ohio, drunkenness
has decreased rs per cent since Pro-
hibition became operative. Charity
cases have fallen off over so per cent.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-18
Concurrent Power"

Referring to the provisions in the
Federal Amendment prohibiting the
manufacture, sale, or transportation OF
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-07-23
FARMERS PICK 2 DIRT"
MEN FOR U.S.. PORTFOLIO
l.. J. Tabor, of Ohio, and John A.
McSparran, of Pennsylvania, =
Acceptable.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. July 23-Ohio
farmers favor appointment of L. j.
Tabor, GAINESVILLE, as secretary Of
Agriculture if United States Senator
Harding, Republican Presidential
nominee, is elected or John A. Nc
Spartan, Of Pennsylvania. IL Governor
Cox, Democratic Presidential nomi-
nee. defeats Senator Harding, accord
ing to members of number of Ohio
farm organizations.
Tabor Is master OF the Ohio
Grange, and McSparran Is a master OF
a Pennsylvania grange. Both men, II
is claimed, are dry and are dirt
farmers"