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ESTABLISHED 1844 t The Press and Banner 1 < ABBEVILLE, S. C. j 1 Wm. P. GREENE, Editor. i ? 1 The Press and Banner Co. ] Published Every Tuesday and Friday ] Telephone No. 10. | < Entered as second-class mail mat- i ter at post office in Abbeville, S. C. ' i Terms of Subscription: One year $2.00 Six months 1.00 ( Three months .50 , Payable invariably in advance. i x 1 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1919 '* Col. Hub Evans, of Newberry, has introduced a bill to increase the amount of liquor which a man may buy each month for medicinal purposes from a quart to a gallon. Why not make it a beaver-hat full? , If some member of the legislature from this county does not move to amend the bill making it a crime to \ ell cotton for less than- thirty-five ] cents so as to ma^e the selling figure ? one-eighty-nine, we will put out candidates against the whole delegation next time. ^ Since the South Carolina game' cock tore up the gTound a little and crowed, we notice that that bad man named Senator Lodge, has been veryquiet. Our Senator will stan<J for no more criticism of the president. He noW proposes to l^nd the "wimmin" the pants. v I THE BOND ISSUE. i It is proposed, by the big bond is- j sue, to build a system of roads which j Will connect every county seat in! the state. The plan, or map, or; whatever it may be called, has not yet been drawn but when it is, our gentle readers will find that Abbe-j ville will have a road (on paper) j irom tne county seat to eitner ureen-|1 wood or Donalds. We have about onefiftieth of the taxable property in the state, and we presume that we will pay about one-fiftieth of the twenty-five millions, or in other words we will pay one-half million of dollars towards the buiding of these proposed roads. We will obtain perhaps fifteen miles of these roads. A road leading from Abbeville, through Due West and to Donalds, will be of great value to tourists and the traveling men who desire to go from one town to another, as well as to those people residing-on the road, but we rise to ask of what benefit it will be to Tobe Hester of Hester, S. C., W. C. Shaw, of Lowndesville, S. C., O. M. Lanier, of Monterey, or N to those people who live near Bethia, ^ r in the Nation? ^ 1 > COLLEGE ATHLETICS. The war has opened our eyes to a I jreat many facts. We have learned n * I ' jv?-"??eat many things from the ex- 0 periencea we have had. One of thrf tr rao3t surprising things to most peo- 3 Tile Wis the fnrt that, an Tnairr nt f-V?? t ?? * ? E young men of the country were so p ' physically defective as to be incapa- j ble of military duty. It has brought 0 as face to face with the fact that ^ there must be education ^ along phy- <] sieal lines as well as along other ^ lines. Some of us have been accustomed <] to think that this physical training g might be developed by a system of v college athletics such as we hare had -v in late years in the colleges through- j, at the country. Gradually, how-. y erer, it has dawned on the people j. that the college athletics of the present day do not contribute to the phy- ^ sacal development of the average T student. Bishop Warren Candler in Sun\ day's Atlanta Journal has a most inV teresting article on the subject of ^ college athletics as related to this . subject. Bishop Candler makes a strong indictment against some of v the practices now in vogue in the a colleges of the country. Calling attention to the fact that the athletic ^ director in most^colleges receives r more for his time than'any of the * learned professors, -. he ^goes^. on~. tQ show that only-a ^ery^ifi^^e^eeifif.' <b of the young men in the colleges ob- n W u' " ' * KTI t ii A N. ' ;ain any benefit from the traininj jiven. A few of the most husky in iividuals in the college are selecte for the modern football game, an ;hese are overtrained, while th young man with the shallow chesl ;he pale face, and the generally ur healthful appearance is 'entirely neg lected. Attention is called to th fact that frequently those who pla ^n the college teams are not colleg men, but hired players who matrici late in the colleges for no purpos other than to play as professional; The games, he contends, are deve oping betting, and so take th place of the race track, while th :ollege curriculum is being sadl neglected and compromised by th absence of students who may happe to play, or who do the professiom "rooting." We have been among those wh have defended the college activitie along the lines now in vogue, and o tt ra lrn/\Tir f Vi O f in + CTY>5illfi ^uuiot rrc nuvi vtiuv *** vuv :ollfeges a great many of the objec :ions urged by Bishop Candler d not exist, though there has bee jrave cause for complaint against a !east one institution in this state fo isolating some of the rules whic jovern these contests. We still thin ;hat some of the contests may b cept up by the institutions of th itate without very great harm. We have, however, reached th :onclusion that no good purpose i r? hp <5ptvpH hv f.Vip .inf.erpnllponat. 'v " v ?w?? O *ames of football, and we belief ;hat something better for the stu int body of the average college mus )e found. The student, and all th students, must have recreation, bu ve should take more thought o ;hose who are weak and sickly, an ,vho need physical development tha ve do of the embryo prize-fighter n the schools of the country, or eve :hose who are blessed with a goo Dhvsique and perfect health. Th atter need much less attention tha he others / If it be true, as it no doubt is hat a healthy body contributes t nake a healthy mind, then a part o he education of every student i he colleges of the state should b oroper physical training. The dut iow devolves upon the educators o ;he land, and upon the college au ;horities, to provide for the entir student body of the colleges som neans of procuring this physics raining. Some new plan must b worked out. What that plan is t )e we do not know, and we have n >pinion on it, but we do know tha ve have been lacking in the pas! md that our mistakes of the paa nust be corrected for the benefit o hose still to come. We must not allow twenty-fiv )er cent, of the men of future gen (rations to be physically unfit for th luties of full citizenship. .vvvvvvvwvvvvvs L * ^ BETHIA NEWS. * k * Avvvvvvvvvvvvv> Bethja, Feb. 10.?Bethia sure wa lit heavy with the flu. There wa3 no rvany homes but what all were sick ir some one in the house. It was so sad tq visit the home o: rs. Azilee Wilson and see three o: ier song taken with flu in one week Ved the 27th, Dan the 31st and Ad ar on Feb. 2nd. Just in the prim* f life and it seems so hard to givi hem up but the Lord knows best ?he bereaved ones have the sympa hy of the entire community. Bethia was shocked to hear of th< 4-1. U TIT O TT -M m icava vi 17X19. ? . o. uumc Ul ?Luy ihe was a true Christian woman anc ras loved by every body that cam< a contact with her. She leaves i lusband and one little daughter, 1! ears old and they-have our sympa hy. / Born?To Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mc Jombs, Jan. 12, a daughter, Nancj iouia. So sorry to know that Mrs. Azile< Vilson is going to move to Abbe ille. She will be missed for she ha; een a resident here for a long time Sorry to hear that Mrs. Joe Linl tsls sick but hope she will soon be ,11 right.? After three weeks stay at hom< lelping with the flu, Willie Beaufort eturned Wednesday to his work ai he Troy Oil Mill. .Mrs. M. E. Beauford was in Ab 'Aville Friday and Saturday on busi .ess. g MARSHALL CREEJD i- SOUNDS HIGH NC d dj Vice President Denounces Trot e Makers?Lessons Must Come t, This Country is Not Internatior i- al Boarding: House Nor An Anarchist Cafe. e: y Washington, Feb. 7.?Vice Pi e dent Marshall, speaking tonight t- fore the National Press Club, e nounced Bolshevism and anarchy 3. propounded what he termed a : 1_'creed for Americans. He said 1 e' those American citizens, native e' naturalized, who were unwilling y I seek redress for their grievances e orderly and constitutional w n! "should be taught, peacefully if il can, and forcefully if we must, 1 j our country is not an internati* 0 boarding house nor an anarc !S cafe." The "creed" presented by the ,rpresident said: ,J "I believe that the American 0' public as instituted by the fat) n constitutes the finest system of | ^ i eminent cva uiuttincu cunwug i r and affords the machinery for k | righting of grievances without re: k'to violence, tumult and disorder. . "I believe that every inequa " I ^ e which exists in the social and ecc mic condition of the American ] pie is traceable to successful e mands of interested classes for c s' i legislation and I believe there J j that practical equality can be | tained under our form of governn: 'by remedial legislation in the in I est of the American people and 6 I in the interest of anybody, th fore large or small. I "I believe there is no justifica in a government where officials n 1 elected and laws made by the pe< 'S for a minority to threaten bloods n , , ,, ana anarcny unless tne majo shall submit to the will of the nority. i "I believe that America belong; | American citizens, native and na '' alized, who are willing to seek 0 dress for their grievances in ord and constitutional ways, and I n lieve that all others should be tau e peacefully if we can and forcibl; y. we must, that our country is not international boarding house nor l": anarchist cafe. e| "I pledge myself to the suppor e I these principles by my voice, l*i vote and, if need, by my fortune e my life and I promise my country ?- train my children in this most 1 0 faith." t t 5, MORE AND BETTER FRUIT. t j Clemson College, -Feb. 1.?V i the return to the Extension Ser I of Mr. Geo. P. Hoffman, Extens ej Horticulturist, and Mr. Geo. "j Prince, Assistant Extension Horti 8 turist, both of whom have been the army for some time, increa attention will be given to fruit South Carolina. In conjunction \ "k County Agents, a campaign of wii ^ pruning and spraying is already k in the various counties, and attenl ^ is being given also to the setting new orchards. While fall is usually conside * the best time to plant fruit trees ' * the South, spring-planted trees ' do well if properly cared for. Th P is still time to order trees, but f time should be lost. Select varietie* that will five ; a succession of fruit throughout season. Th* following varieties recommended for th* Piedmont gion: Apples (summer)?Early Harv Red June, Yellow Transparent, Ho Red Astrachan; (autumn)?Del ous; (winter)?Stayman Wines Terry Winter, Black Winesap, Rc Beauty, York Imperial. Pears (autumn)?Flemish Beau (winter)?Magnolia, Keiffer. Cherries (sour)?Early Richmo Montmorency; (sweet)?Tartariai Plums:?Climax, Shiro, Burba Wild Goose. Peaches: (May-June)?Mayflo* Greensboro; (June-July) ?Mai Ross. Carmen, Belle ^ of Georg (July-August) Elberta, Burk Cli (August-September) Salway, M ' thews; (September-October) Eatc c Gold, Stinson's October. 5 Figs:?Celestial, Magnolia, Brc Turkey. * Grapes: (Muscadine)?Scupp 1 nong, Thomas, James, Eden, Fl< ^ ers. ... : Grapes: (bunch,) (early)?Moo - Early, Brighton; (mid-summer > I cille, Delaware, Concord, Niaga (late) Ellen Scott, Catawba. GOVERNMENT WILL COST AM>TE ERICA 18 BILLIONS THIS YEAR ible Records of Treasury and Approprf< ? ations Committee Show* Answers i- to Great Tax Budget?There Will Be Bond Issues Not Only In 1919, But in 1920. esi- Washington, Feb. 8.?The Ameri be- can people today began demanding de- that Congress explain the "why", oi and the huge tax bill which will become new law in a'few days. that From every part of the natior and came these queries: x toj Why must the American peopl< in pay $6,000,000,000 in taxes this yeai ays, j and $4,000,000,000 next year. , we I Now that the war is over, whj that'should Congress be about to enaci jnaljthe biggest tax bill in the world'! hist history?a bill collecting $(j0 thia year and $40 next year for ever] vice man. woman and child of the coun try's 100.000,000 population? re- The answers to the questions lie ir lers^he records of the treasury depart *ov- ment and the appropriation commit nen tees ot Mouse ana senate, the' These records show beyond an] sort doubt that the government will cosi j the people $18,000,000,000 this fisca ility year and $10,000,000,000 in th< >no-; 1920 fiscal year. Deo-j In other words, the huge tax bil de- now before Congress raises only one lass third of the amount required for th( fore tax spending year ending June 30 ob-| 1919, and only 40 per cent of th< lent tax expenditures for the tax spend ter- ing year ending June 30, 1920. not1 Where is the rest of the monej ere- coming from? constituents ask. There is only one way to get it? 1 * * Til 1 1 t tion Donas, rnereiore, unless oy som< are miracle the tax spending- can b< jple brought to the limits of tax paying ihed there will be bond issues not only ir rjty 1919, but in 1920. mi- For the 1919 tax spending year * i Congress appropriated more thai s'to $36,000,000,000. But the ending ol tur- the war caused cancellation of con re_ tracts totaling more .than $2,000, erly 000,000 and a bill pending in Cong be- ress cancels $15,000,000,000 more The ultimate total of such cancella y jf tions will be about $18,000,000,000 ; an or half the sum appropriated. Thii an : leaves $18,000,000,000 as the 3iei j cost of government this year, t 0f, Of this amount, the pending taj my' 1 - - - -- rto | jion I * cul I This is ti in ised I i7 r ?I ing the t rith:| rl more tea ;i?n I i War 'uuiH th?| time i reafter e?t, enerv ici-j to col ap" i dreds ime condi ty' mand nd> tive t nk, than I NEUFFE in'g lWn : The ra; i . bill is estimated to raise $6,070,000,- pi I 000. Some men in Congress declare gc , u ^"**? ? ' ' . 000. But if is raises all its spon-l is sore hope for, it will leave approx' , ar mately $12,000,000,000 unprovidea ot for. k< This nrfeans two liberty bond issues to this year, many members believe. SI Next year the tax bill is estimated w f to raise a little less than $4,200,000- ai t 000. Senator Smoot says it will hard- 0( 5 ly raise $3,000,000,000. But if it 0( comes up to expectations that will i leave nearly $6,000,000,000 to be raised by more bond issues. is ; Congress passes 14 regular appro- Fi r ' j 817,000 Cars Went to No Need to I ) '/v?l | The Red Cross in France?Eve Automobiles AND believe us?saving i is a mighty important n j anyone to neglect it. This is , Look out for ruinous sulph* i battery troubles. We test yc 5 minutes?to protect you z repair all makes of batteries. j will do the rest. Don't lose the use of your car in 19 fi Eveready Storage Battery is defini . I if not abused it will repay your inv< have the right size for every car. j CITY G 9 i^Umakaaof batteries Art M IwA* a ii tii he Toll of Influen yast Twelve Mont! lN DOUBLE 01 Casua \ ysicians say the most dange in the course of this diseai recovery, when the systei ated and especially suscep ds and pneumonia. With of thousands in this weak< t i tion, there is an enormous [ for a dependable reconsi onic, of which none is b< in>n 11inn Ho urn FOR SALE BY Murray Di iation bills for the support of the >vernment. These 14 bills will total ** >*" * ?bit ".rum obtained from bills already passed id departmental estimates on the hers. If the army of occupation is ;pt in Germany a long time, or the tal armed strength of the United ?tes exceeds 500,000, this figure ill be too low, inasmuch as the my appropriation bill of $1,916,)0,000 is based on an army of 500,)0. ' . Mrs. J. K. Durst, of Greenwood, here spending some time with )(rs. rank Welsh on Greenville street. the Junk Pile in 1&17 > Scrap" Yours rfEREtoir \ DATTUQf ' 1 - ouAJtiHTUD rr* ?kT I sar.ia static* 9 A/ Is Saving Lives ready Is Saving in America automobiles for use in 1919 latter?far too important for' * an "old car" year. < ition. It causes 90$> of all >ur battery free?a matter of igainst it?and we skilfully ; Give us the chance and we ^ 19 for want of a new battery! Th? tely guaranteed for 114 yea^j, and ;stment over and overagain^ We ARAGE : m ASiV^^ ?-?I fl 8# J[ fully guaranteed & \za Dur- I ,s ri> nri^^nn i T I JK 1U1AL I I ties i < .v " % TOUS \e is n is tible hunjned 9 true- B stter 1 BE TAUiri I limit rug Co. j /