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New Ulm review., 1922-10-25

Progressive meetings, on the contrary,
have been spirited and enthusiastic,
It begins to look very much like the
people are getting wise to the old line
OF bunk, hypocrisy and prevarication
peddled by demagogues like Kellogg,
Preus and the gang. =
New Ulm review., 1922-10-25
Preals Would Abridge Liberty.

Preats Would Abridge LIBERTY. !
Led by Chief Justice Calvin Brown
of the state supreme court, guiding
spirit in Governor Preus' handpicked
crime commission created for the pur-
pose of foisting on this state Cossack
police force, drive is on foot to re-.
move some of the century-old safe
guards about persons accused OF
crime, and to make convictions more
certain.
This drive is symptomatic OF what IS
taking place throughout the country;
what is transpiring in Minnesota, is
happening in practically every state OF
the union. The old, fundamental
American principle that it is better
that 100 guilty men escape than one
innocent man be made to suffer is be-
ing reversed.
| This growing attitude and i'm
patience with persons accused OF
crime, whether rightly or wrongly, is
psychological outgrowth of present.
day conditions. With the sharpening
of the economic struggle, with wealth
becoming more and more concentrated
in the hands of few people, oppor-
| tunity for success and advancement
| for the average individual is becoming
correspondingy less. This naturally
and inevitably results in an increase
in crime, since greater number lose
confidence in. their abilities to reach
the positions in life desired.
The defenders of the status quo,
those who believe in the relationships
in the economic world as they exist,
either because they are afraid or do
not want to analyze conditions from
the standpoint of cause and defect, or
because of lack of intelligence-pure
ignorance-are dealing with sophist-
ries when they give their reasons for
increase in crime. Their cures, based
on false premises, cannot possibly
solve the situation. 1t is form OF
hysteria based on intolerance, but a
| hysteria, If it succeeds in accomplish
ing its purposes, which will seriously
abridge the liberties Of all the people.
It is refreshing to note that sc:ne
officials rise above the hypocricy OF
Preus, Justice Brown and that clique,
and are raising their voices of protest
against removing the safeguards
| thrown about person accused OF
crime, despite the loud mouthings of
these reactionary politicians.
Referring to some Of the changes
recommended by Justice Brown, who,
in the matter, appears to be acting in
concert with Preus, Floyd B.. Olson,
county attorney of Hennepin county,
recently said:
'ssThese changes might be all right
| if they worked against the professional
criminal alone. Too many safe
guards cannot be thrown about
person accused of crime to prevent a
| possible miscarriage OF Justice. The
state, with it's great wealth and re-
sources, he's an advantage anyway over
the person accused Of crime, which
more than overcomes the safeguards
the law supplies the defendant. l
believe that the man accused OF crime
| is entitled to the edge.
1t is rather significant that Governor
Preus did not include either Mr.. Olson
or the prosecuting attorney OF Ramsey
county, the prosecutors of the two
largest counties in the state from a
criminal standpoint, on his so-called
crime commission. Can it possibly be
because both Of these prosecutors have
expressed themselves as opposed to
Preus' state constabulary hobby.
New Ulm review., 1922-10-25
Cat Creeps out OF Bag.

Every once ina while the cat creeps
out of the bag and the truth is made
known.
Now comes Frank A. Munsey,
prominent New York publisher, and
says that the Republican and Demo
cratic parties should unite into one
political party because there is not a
great deal Of difference between these
parties anyway these days. and that,
after all, the country divides on the
issue Of conservatism versus pro-
gressivism aGcalism he calls it.
That the Republican and Demo
cratic parties are tarred with the So me
stick has been known to most OF US
except before election time-for a
considerable time. Wherever and
whenever. third progressive party be
comes powerful enough to seriously
threaten the dominance Of the old
parties, or even where progressive
element obtains control OF either OF the
old parties, the Republican and Demo
cratic standpatters unite against the
s common enemy Z
There is no great imminent danger
that the two parties nationally viii
[formslly combine into one orgariza-
tion to clarity the issue for the benefit
of tie people OFF the United States
1t is still politically advantageous tc
the reactionaries to maintain the two
parties as separate political entities
to confuse the voters by throwing ur
a smoke screen. It is only when de
feat threatens both by their common
enemy, the progressives, that a com
bination is deemed expediert.
Il An inventor has &C ..abiaed G calendar
and savings bank in such way that
4 Y. Il =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-11-24
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS

There will be no school next
Thursday and Friday on account Of
Thanksgiving. It has always been
customary to give Thanksgiving Day
as a holiday, and the work Of the
next day has been made up in the
beginning of the session In order to
give the teachers an opportunity to
eat turkey at home. Practically all
the teachers will take advantage of
the double holiday this year and will
spend the time with the home folk.
The football team, accompanied by
supt. Fulp and Mr.. Hafner, will jour
ley to Fort Mill Wednesday after
noon to play a Thanksgiving game.
The people of Fort Mill have notified
the Abbeville boys that a banquet
will be given in their honor during
their visit to their town.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-11-24
CLEANING THE FIELDS
ON FIGHT ON WEEvIL

Greenwood. R5oV. 2s.-Farmers
of this county are p.cwing under
cotton stalks and cleaning up fields
in preparation for the campaign a.
gainst the boil weeyil next year
During the good weather Of the
last few weeks many farmers have
turned under stalks and other farm
ers are being urged to do this.
A considerable acreage has been
sowed in grain and cover crops
Farmers have found that crimson
clover land makes cotton with less
tilizer, and much clover IS being
planted as a cover crop. e.. ,..,
One farmer at Hodges made
seven bales of cotton on six acres
of land that had been planted ir
crimson clover for several years
and other farmers of the Hodges
section have planted clover with
marked success. =.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-11-24
NEW YORK CONCERN 7
BUYS NINE COTTON MILLS
In the South-Several South Caro-
lima Plants Included in tho
! Purchase.

Asheville, N. C. Nov 23.-The
'Martel Mills, Inc, of New York,
which it has been learned here, has
just completed purchase of nine
mills in the south is expected to
take controQe of the plants soon,
but for the present they will con-
tirued to operate without change, T
G. BagwMl, superintendent of the
French Boarn Manufacturing Com
pany's plant here one of those in,
volved said today, Included is the
Vally Falls Mills at Spartanburg.
The plants purchased by the Mar.
tel concern were said here 10 be the
Palametto Cotton Mills, Columbia
Lexington and Rel Mills. Ian,
chester: Middiesburg Mills, Bates
burg, Martel Manufacturing Com
pany of Georgia, and the Ashecraft
Mills, Florence, Alabama, as well a.
the local concern.
The French Broad company;
which manufactures bedsprings wa.
ga to have brought around $500,
900. 49,.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-11-24
CHECK FLASHER UNDER
ARREST IN CREENVILLE
5. E. Barton Had Previously De.
posted Large Check in Bank
Where He Had No Funds

Greenville, Nov. 23.-S. E Barton,
alias J. E. Williams was arrested
here today after having deposited in
the Woodside National bank yester-
day check for $1,000 on the Peo-
pies Trust company of Kansas City,
Mo-, bank officials claimed that an
investigation disclosed that Barton
did not have any funds in the Kansas
City bank. \
A trap was laid by bank officials
and local detectives. Barton came to
the bank about 10 o'clock today and
presented check for 5000, which
was cashed. AS soon as the transac-
ton was completed, Assistant Chief
of Police Hammond, arrested Barton.
When Barton made his deposit
yesterday bank officials said he pro-
ducsd pass book showing he was
credited with deposit of $5,316.15
lin the Kansas City bank, and also
showed a letter Of recommendation
alleged to have been written by the
cashier of the Bank of Rockmart,
Ca, the town in which Barton says
he has relatives.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-11-24
NOMINATE PosTMAsTERs
President May Not Send Tolbert',
Name to Senate. II,

Washington, Nov. 23.-President
Harding today sent to the Senate
the nominations of Robert l.. Hen.
derson to be postmaster at North
Charleston and James M. Graham to
be postmaster at Alcolu, s. c..
The President has not yet present
ed to the Senate any renomination Of
Joseph W. Tolbert, who received a
recess appointment as federal mar.
,shal for the Western District Of
South Carolina and is now installed
in that office. If Mr.. Tolbert's nomi-
nation is sent to the Senate at this
session Senator Dial will make a
point of the fact in the Senate,
claiming that under the law the nom
nation which was sent to the Sen.
ate at the last session lapsed when
no action had been taken by that
body before it's adjournment in Sep.
tember. It is suspected that the pur.
pose of the administration may be
to keep Tolbert in Office perpetually
1y recess nominations without send
ing his name again to the Senate
which might reject him and thus de-
prive him of his job. .,r
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-11-24
MR.. CARLISLE HURT

Mr.. S. r. Carlisle. Sr. was painful
ly hurt yesterday when his pair OF
mules ran away with a wagon load
Of wood which he. was hauling to
town. The accident happened near
Cedar Springs. He was thrown from
the wagon and caught underneath
the wood, having his nose broken
and his mouth cut. He was brought
to the Abbeville Hospital for atten.
ton, and afterwards moved to his
home near the city. Mr.. Carlisle Is
along in years and suffered conad-
erably from the accident.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-11-24
BLACKBERRY A MIMIC

Blackberry, the small black pony
to be exhibited at the Opera House
tonight is a perfect mimic. She got
all Of her education and tricks from
watching the training of the larger
and finer horse Beautiful Charm"
Blackberry can take off Merry Go
Round pony to perfection. Every
child should see this show.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-11-24
APPROPRIATION ASKED FOR
.. MONUMENT AT COWPENS

Washington Nov. 23.-An appro-
priation of 10000 for the erection
of monument at Cowpens battle
ground South Carolina was intro
duced in the house today by Repre-.
sentative Stevenson, democrat, Of
South Carolina. 1t would commem-
orate General Daniel Morgan and
those who participated in the bat.
tie which was fought near Ezall.
Cherokee county, January II, 1881,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-11-24
20 OF LADY JEWELS
EGGS BRING $500

Tacuma, Wash, Nov. ga
record price for eggs IN this sect
ion was established when H. M.
Leathers, of Woodland sold twenty
eggs from "Lady Jewell" his cham
pion white leghorn hen for $500.
"Lady Jewell laid 325 for the year
ending November I. at the official
egg laying contest condusted by the
Washington experiment station.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-11-24
MAYORS. COURT

Three cases for disorderly con-
duct came up before Mayor Mars
this morning, Two received zines Of
$3.50 each while the third was DIS
missed. Yesterday there were ave
cases up for larceny, stealing cosl,
and fined $3.50, one case for dssord"
erly conduct, fined $3.50 and ono
for being drunk fined $500. .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-11-24
INTERESTING VISITORS

Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Daniel OF
Greenwood were in Abbeville Wed
nesday for several hours. Mrs. DAN
:el will be remembered in Abbeville
as Miss Mary Nance, having taught
in the graded school here. They were
accompanied by their family OF SIX
interesting children, Lucia, Lovn-
des, Mary Nance, Lucretia, Susan
MCGOWAN and Furman.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-11-24
RURAL CREDITS
COMING UP SOON
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN.
AUGURATE STEPS-BlLL IN.
TRoDUcED BY NORRIS FOR
CREATION OF GOVERNMENT
CAPITALIZED CORPORATION

e Washington Nov. 23.-Encourag
ed by the Recommendation OF Presl-
dent Harding in Tuesdays message
that the nations credit system De
broadened to provide for the farm
ers, members of congress from the
agricultural states today inaugural
ed steps to bring about enactment
of rural credit legislation before the
end of the present congress next
March. Developments at the outset
conferred largely in the senate and
included introduction Of bull TO
Chairman Norris of the agriculture
committee for creation Of q govern
ment capitalized corporation to buy
and sell farm products; and address
in the senate by Senator Ladd Gre
publican Of North Dakota warn
ing against enactment of rural cred
it legislation based on the federal
reserve system, and a conference
between 1S senators from the live
stock growing states and a commit
ee of the American National Live
Stock association, at which the
draft of a new credit bill was dis
cussed.
These devalopements toaather
with statements by leaders indicat-
ed that the passage of rural credit
Legislation would occupy foremost
place on the program OF the agricul-
tural bloc. The senate members of
the bloc will hold the first meeting
of the session next week and at
that time will endeavor to agree
upon a program. "
The bill presented by Senator
Norris for a farm products corpora
tion is similar to a measured offered
chairman at the last session which
was supplante'd bf legislation ex-
tending the. life of the finance cor
poration and its powers in the furn
ishing of agricultural crssdit to next
June. 8.
Senator Norris would have Great
ed corporation with maximum
capital subscribed by the govern
ment of $10O,000,O0O and a dire
ctorate of three members, the secre-
tary of agriculture and two others
appointed by the president. The
corporation in brief would be au b.
,or:zed to acquire elevators and ware
houses: to buy farm products in the
United States and to sell them eth
er in the country or abroad, and
to operate uncharter0td government
tonnage in the carrying of products
of the farm. The measure was re-
ferred to Senator Norris committee
but there were no indication that
t would receive consideration much
more favorable than it's pred deces-
sor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-11-24
ROCKY RIVER CHURCH

Mr.. C. Lee Gowan has been in
vited by Presiding Elder Crawford
20 address the Rocky River A. M. E.
church, colored, Saturday on the
boil weevil. This church is holding
a meeting commemmorating their
list anniversary and show by this
invitation that they are anxious 10
keen abreast of the times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-11-24
PAGE Loft $4oo. 900 Estate.

Washington, Nov. 23.-The hats
Thomas Nelson Page former ambas-
sador to Italy and another, left on,
tate valued at 100000 according
TO a petition filed here today BY
his executions of the probate Of his
will moulded in the estate Is q
$4,000 residence In Washington,
and seven Virginia farns7' estimated
at $4,000. Z
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COLLECTION FOR THoRNWELL

A collection will be tanen up in
the Sunday School of the Presbyter-
an church Sunday morning for the
Thornwell Orphanage. This collect
ION is to be a result of the "worh
Day" idea, in which every one is
asked to give the proceeds of one
days work to the orphans. +,
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Mrs. Norwood Sick

Mrs. Ellen Norwood has been
quite sick for several days with grip
and is confined to her room at the
home of Mrs. Beeks- Her friends
hope she will soon be well again.
During her illness Miss Nary Dr.
Pre- has charge Of the library.
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INCREASE Of CRIME
DURING PAST YEAR.
PRISON POPULATIONS SHOWS
LARGE GAINs-PRoHIBiTIoNs
HAS FAILED TO EMPTY JAILs7
AS IT WAS CLAIMED, .DRY's
VIOLATIONS INCREASING M

Washington Nov 23.--TheS prison
population OF the United States inss
Guiding Changing and road gang
and women committed TO religious
or charitable instructions, increased
from 147,186 on July 1, 1911, To-:
15o,131 on July 1922, the census
bureau announced today. d
Including women ii such instruct
ions and chaingangs and road for
ces for which figures were complied
July /. 1922, the number Of per-
sons in the country awaiting trial,
serving sentences or held as Wit
nesses on that date totaIled 163, ,889s
of whom 5,540 were 10 three fed
erals: 1858 in 107 state PRISONS:
44,2s3 IN 2,451 county penal In
stitutions, 1917 in 29S chain or
road gangs h, certain states; 21,-yI
635, in 1919 city institutions, and
1,o4l women in "a religious or
charitable og institution these fgrse
it was said, were gathered as q prs
liminary to complete deeesnnial
census of prisoners to be taken IN
1928. ,i5 3 ess
A rate of increase Of 1871 per
cent was noted in federal and state.
prisons combined, and the ratio ofj
federal prisoners to each, 100000
population increased from three
1917 to 81 in 1922. while the cor
responding rate for state prison:
ers increased from TIA to 75.5s
The combined total which was be-
lieved to be complete was placed ats
71,46o in 1917, as compared with
S4,213 in 1922. r t.s3s.
The ratio Of state prisoners to-
each 100000 population increased
IN twentv-thrpa states and decr.eas...i a..
od IN % ,iko ,,n,nbor ro,, na,abl,, al.
,,,o. ~ hoi,,. o,,.;,.h,o e. 60 ,T,ales
war;, which maintains no state
nr;son ond caoro;a uha.se ,;st M m
olude ,oe,o,ors ~ chain. and u { road
ganps a ..tendencv toward uniforms
49,, +h,-o,,,,h o,,+ +ha coG,1+r-, ,,yas 80
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SPANISH VETERANS
DOING GOOD WORK

The Spanish Veterins Camp No
S is filing a long felt need in Able
vile. They have rendered assistance
to FIVE different members Of the
camp and are being commended for
their work.
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School Month Ends Next Week

The third month of school ends
next Wednesday afternoon at q
o'clock. Reports for this month will
be given to pupils the following Wed
resday morning.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-11-24
ANOTHER COAL
MINE EXPLOSION
475 MEN WERE TRAPPED BY
EXPLOSION-THE DEAD NUM-
BER s4-AT LEAST so OF THE
DEAD KILLED BY TRAIN RUN
MING WILD

Birmingham, Nov. 2S.-Eighty-
four lives were lost and 60 persons
were injured as a result Of an accid-
ent and explosion yesterday in Dol
omite No 8 coal mine Of the Wood
ward Iron company, according to a
statement issued at noon today by
Frank H. Crockard, president OF the
company. Of the injured 35 were
removed to their homes and 25 were
in hospitals. Work of Identification
at that hour had not been complet-
ed but it was believed there were
38 white dead and 20 white injured
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birmingham, NOV. ZS.-WorR OF
relieving the dead from Dolomite
mine No 8 Of the Woodwork Iron
company in which men were trap
ped by an explosion yesterday was
renewed with vigor by rescue crews
aided by lindertakers, assistants to-
day after daylight. Company oAici-
ais estimated that the list Of dead
might be increased from SO. Check
ing of injured indicated that the list
of sixty was approximately correct.
Of the known dead thirty-fve were
white men, while approximately 80
per cent are negroes, according to
company officials.
At least so men who are listed in
the casuals were either killed or in
jured when train of trip cars run
ming wild from the tipple crasl- ed
into the mide yard in the main en-
try. This accident caused the snapp-
'ng of an electric cable which in
turn set off the dust which resulted
in the explosion. Tha conclusion
rocked the earth for miles around
and occurred 60 nearly s;multan-
nously with the accident which pro
iuced it that the victions were not
aware of what was happening.
IS the first stalk of dawn
swept the eastern sky weary watch
ers about the pit appeared to gain
new hope that missing loved ones
mioht he found. despite announce
ment that call the live persons" had
born removed, White and black
huddled in the biting cold about the
pit. Many children refused to be
comfor+ed. Tots Of tender years
stood through the long night watch
ing with sad, but eager eyes every
crew that emerged. #.. .
Joy occas; ;onally rewarded wom-
en- and children by workers turning
% frnm out OF the night following g
their escane from two o+her exists,
These other exits were miles from
the main entrance and this carsed
families to be sepera+ed from th"se
rescued for several hours in some
instances.
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Spartanburg Hi Plays Rock Hill

--Spartanburp, S. c. Nov. 23.-The
Spartanburg high school football
team will play the Rock Hill High
School team on mex. Saturday. The
local team has finished it's schedule
and Saturdays game will have no
connectiin with the annual state
program.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-11-24
FLU REPORTED

Many cases Of flu are reported In
town. This is not dengue fever but
flu or grippe