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p' m n. , :f . ESTABLISHED 1844 The Press and Banner 5 ABBEVILLE, S. C. J ' ] H. G. CLARK, Editor. < < a?eg*a- i c The Press and Banner Co. * Published Every Tuesday and Friday i telephone No. 10. | i i i, J Entered, as second-class mail mat- * tor at pcfei office in Ab)>eville,.S. GL ;J ' :1? t ?''II . of Subscription: ^ One yeiij L- - $2.00 Six moiuB _ i Three sixths -.i-ilJ^'^O * Payable' invariably in advance. C '-jj f FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1919. { HIGH PRICES AND THE FUTURE. .; s i An ioea not untamiliar to academic economists, but too little considered by the average thinker, is that which w^s expressed by Richard H. Edmondg] publisher of the Manufacturers Record, at a luncheon of the 1 Rotary Club of Baltimore: "The i r war has jpot been fought with money r alone, burt; by credit. High prices, f high wagfes, high rates of pay for 1 everything are the only means which the world has of carrying on its in- I debtedness." ( To put this into the concrete, if t the net war debt of the United States ( is $24,000,000,000, the United States i m obliged to pay that number of gold r dollars, 25.8 grains in weight, with a I fineness of nine-tenths. There is not ( such a sum of dollars or the free 1 gold to make them available in the whole worlf. What is really pledged I in +.PTTOR of such I 19 VXCU1W) pAVuuw?VM . dollars. If prices remain twice what! they were before war came, it isj^ twice as easy to pay principal and in-J i terest. And the same thing is true; i of all the debts of all the world, fig~j ured in terms of other gold coins f than the dollar. ! * We may not be inclined to accept! * offhand the theory that high prices are a boon .to humanity. But it is! clear thaj if it were accepted frankly J * by everybody, and if the wages of t the unorganized classes of labor > were at once leveled up to meet the a situation; if retail and whoesale deal- i ers felt that "inflation" must be permanent and stopped holding back F orders; if builders of homes went h ?1??J ' ^ Koolr ; r wii"ctU instcau vjl naiigiug , immediate prosperity of this country1 c would be assured, and that, at least,, ( is worthy of some consideration.? |C Brooklyn Eagle. Cheap money, first of all, is re-! sponsible for the present price of1? ' ' cotton. The scarcity of supply plays 11 a secondary part. In any case the: t price of cotton just about establishes; c the value of gold as far as this sec-; tion is concerned. Then it is time-t we begin to do business on this basis.'t Wages should be leveled up to' < meet present conditions. Especially,' is this true of the salaries of the! 2 great middle class-7-the clerks, theji mnisters and the teachers. Certainly j t f their wages should be raised tfa a de-i v'/gree commensurate with the1 pres-j '{ ent scale of wages ol the laoonng > man. They are the people who are! s suffering most under a regime of cheap money. i1 There is little likelihood of a fall: < n the price of food-stuffs, building, materials or finished goods as long as' the wages paid, to labor remain as I now. ! < We might as well adjust ourselves. to the fact of cheap money and high \ 1 prices. .In fact, there is every evi-i< dence that the tendency will be up-j* ward instead of downward for the, next two years. For that reason wej{ should not be holding back in our. I plans for building homes, construc-' ton of good roads, development of '< new industries or any other activity ^ that spells advancement and prog-;* ress. j t ? i A CONFERENCE OF JUDGES, j ' !> ~ The suggestion is made by the An- s reson Daily Mail that good results might well follow the holding of a a conference of the Circuit Judges at Columbia similiar to the conference j c of peace officers recently called by, t . Governor Cooper. It laysj the idea ii ' before the Chief Justice of the State p Supreme Court for his consideration, u On its face the proposal would < teem to have a good deal of merit We believe that the public would veicome such a conference and we tope that the Chief Justice will think iroperi to arrange for its being held, v >rt every account the Circuit Judges 1 night to be, of ail persons, the most i :ompetent to advise as to the best < nethod of putting a stop to lawless- J less in general and especially to the < >re8ent disgraceful and appalling 4 trgy of blood-letting.; The Circuit J Tudges are con; i ltly going about the I State and visiting every part of it. < They know the people. They study he conditions at fiist hand. What ] ire their views?; " X^hat remedies;] 1 * ' j i' t vould they propose?: j ? At the least such jai conference as 1 hie Anderson papef recommends 1 vattld' tend to furtjhefi concentration 1 f public attention ;i|^on the iitu- < ition and that of itselif is one of the 1 irst steps toward reform.?The News < ind Courier. '' |1 - i . y r" " 1 'ROHIBITION BILL < PASSED BY HOUSE; 1 GOES TO SENATE < 3 ; ( H i Washington, July 23.?The prohi- 1 >ition enforcement bfl], described by 1 nembers opposing, ft as drastic e- 1 lough to invite a presidential veto, inally was passed today by the louse. . . ' . , i The vote was taken after a motion J1 >y Representative Igoe, Democrat,)1 >f Missouri, to recommit the bill, had| >een defeated, 255 to 136. Nearly,' ivery member of'the house was in j1 ittendance and there was so much'1 loise during the rojl call that Re-!1 mblican Leader Mondell was re-j :orded as supporting the rgoe motion!' ie was permitted to change his vote. |! The vote on the pasage of theM >ill was 287 to 101, with three mem-j1 >ers voting present. jJ There was applause on the floor ' vhen the vote was announced, only ! i few visitors were in the galleres ^' ' . The measure, which had beeil be-:1 ore the house for more than a 1 veek, now goes to the senate, out louse managers do not expect it J vill be accepted , there as a whole. 1 The house bill will be substituted ( or the measure now being framed. 1 >y the senate judiciary committee. The prohibition enforcement bill ' .s it passed the house provides: Bill's Provisions. '1 After January 26, 1920: Every ;1 erson, permitted under the law to|t tave liquor in his. possession shall N eport the quantity and kind to the I ommissioner of internal revenue. < This applies to chemists, physi- 1 ians, etc.) . : ;1 After February 1, 1920: ? The possesson of any liquor, 1 rther than as authorized by the < aw, shall be prima facie evidence < hat it is being kept for sale or therwise in violation of the law. I> I . It will not be required, however, ji o report, and it will not be illegal i 0 have in one's possession liquor i n a private dwelling while the same 1 s occupied and used by the possessor is his private dwelling, and the liquor s used for personal consumption by he owner, his family, or his guests. The possessor of such liquors, howiver, bears the burden of proof that i he liquor was acquired and- is pos- j ;essed l^wf.u^Iy, \ i; j . ' ' : i Intoxicating liquors is defined as;i 1 beverage containing more thanj] >ne-half per cent of alcohol. 1 Nuisance Clause. ] Any house,^boat, vehicle, or other ] >lace where liquor is manufactured ( >r sold -is declared a nuisance. j < No person shall manufacture, sell, J ( )arter, give away transport, import, j < ixport, deliver, furnish or receive ' t 0 I >ny intoxicating liquors. Liquor for non-beverage purposes | tnd wine for sacramental use may /< >e sold under specified regulatons. 1 Denatured alcohol medicinal prep- j irations (including patent medicine) i jnfit for beverage purposes, toilet^ irticles, flavoring extracts and vine-jj rar are exempted. j < Registered physicians are author- j ] zed to issue prescriptions under ' itrict regulations for the use of li- j juor in cases where it may be con- 1 idered necessary as medicine. i Liquor advertisements of all kinds re prohibited. I Sale, manufacture or distribution f f compounds intended for use in j he unlawful manufacture of liquor i prohibited, together with sale or ublfcation of recipes for home mant :OUNTY TREASUERS OF " P< WAR WORKS CAMPAIGN ASKED TO CHECK UP Columbia, July 22.?A statement at lrging all county treasurers of the P< [Jnited War^Vork campaign to check w. ip their accounts and make a final bi ;ffort to secure outstanding sub- la icriptions at once in order to show a m :lean slate for government inspec- w; ?--- > J 1? T.I TIT oil ,1011, nas ueen issueu uy <iuuu ??. ?? Simpson of the National Loan & a1 Exchange Bank and treasurer of the b< :ampaign in South Carolina. m Mr. Simpson likewise makes an ap>eal for individual subscribers to w. jay up their subscriptions in full tr nimediately. It is not only the fair w ind square thing for them to ;do, 0 le says, but he points out the fact PJ ;hat it is to their interest t6 dis- b( iharge such long standing obliga- tt ;ions now and face the forthcoming di ira of prosperity free of debt and i*1 ;vorry. "Within the next few weeks it is w the purpose of the leaders who put 01 aver the United War Work campaign v< last fall to clean up all their ac- y< counts for presentation to govern- c? oaent authorities," said Mr. Simpson. 'As treasurer of the campaign in ^ South Carolina, I think it is not un- ^ . r \ . fitting for me to suggest that treasiirers everywhere and the public gen- , " j.- ?lit iv. tt-.m?j in jrany co-opemws witu mc uuiku ? War Work ' committee in helping " South Carolina and the S>outh to make the best possible showing in the final check up. ^ ' "There are still outstanding sub-.n zui 1 scriptions wholly or in part unpaid which can be paid at once. This is v true of Columbia,. of many counties in the state of the entire South. ? ta "Quite aside from any patriotic :onsideration or th^ fact that these ^ subscribers are as bounden to make R jood this debt as they are a note atj the bank, which volunteered to act; as treasurer the interest of them-j selves and the community at large . to complete their payments. c i "It is an annoyance ^nd poor busi- ^ ness to let this promise slide. OurUy bank which volunteered to act as i _ - .. .. ... L-_lni treasurer lor tne campaign, nas oeeni forced to keep several people on this m iob alone. The United war work:^ committee has found it.neicftssary to employ others to look after the de^ls of collection. It is high time for ! ;he public to make possible the re- \ ease of the$e responsibilities. "Moreover, it \ is to the individ- J iaul's own interest ! to discharge ihese debts. No man wants to have ;hese things hanging over him, to ceel in his own heart that he is lagging in his payments and promises, >r to know that others are aware of lis dereliction. There could be no Detter time than now; j when times [ ire booming and the future looks irosperous for all, to clean up these j )bligations and start afresh with a> :lean slate. "If every county treasurer will | nake an effort to secure all outstandT;? ng subscriptions, and; if unpaid subI ' scribers will make 1 a final effort to, 1 I nake good on their promises, we can ;?uly feel that the war is over." rEXAS TOWN OF 6000 g PEOPLE W1I MUU I, A INAlvic. b ' J Burkburnett, Tex., tTuly 22.?Of, ;he many startling and strange trans formations wrought by the magical ivand of oil, none is perhaps more remarkable than that which has taken place during the last six weeks upon the open prairie about three miles northwest of Burkburnett. In the midst of derricks that are set over drilling and producing wells, a town of 6000 population has sprung up during the brief time that has elapsed since the bringing in of the BurkWaggoner well. This town has not yet been name, although it already I has two banks, .hotel, stores, numerous restaurants and various other en-j terprises that go to make up a thriv-J ing, pulsing community. The inhabi-: ^ants of the town say that they arej ;oo busy to give any thought to nam-' ing it. Their mail for the most part] :omes addressed to them at Burkbur-j fiett. It is usually referred to as 'new toAi", and in the absence of my formal action in the matter on :he part of the citizens themselves, t. may be given that name by the iostoffice department. It is a hurly )urly sort 01 a piace, wren ine garisniH ividence of newness sticking out I 'rom every angle. ; . -I Engraved cards And wedding invi- % ations at Press and Banner* Co. j, OINTS FOR BEGINNERS IN POULTRY RAISINC The safest way for those who an >out to make their first attempt t< >ultry raising is to start in a smal try with a few fowls, and learn th< isiness thoroughly before making rge investments. Mistakes will b* ade and many difficult problem: ill be presented for solution befon iccess in any large measure will t* itained. As soon as it is found t< ; a paying investment, more capita ay be put into the plant. Anothe good plan for the beginnei ho wishes to learn the art of poul v kpeoinc is to secure a oositioi ith some successful poultryman ne 0* two years of work on a large -actical plant will be found a grea ?lp, as the methods of caring fo le birds and of marketing the pro icts can thus be learned better thai i"almost any other way. question is often asked as t hat is the best time of the year fo le to begin. When to begin is no jry important, but the fall of th jar is a good time, for then stoc) in be purchased for lees money thai ; any other season. It is also ad sable that the fowls be moved t leir new quarters before they be in to lay. If the beginner has had experienc i poultry keeping, it will be al ght to purchase eggs, otherwise h lould begin with the fowls an ius gain some knowledge of carin; >r poultry before attempting t lise chickens. ?t -** V V W V VV V V VV W V V * / Engraved cards and wedding invi itions at Press and Banner Co. >>>>>>>\>>\>\> ^ ' EFUSES REQUEST OF THE PRESIDEN' Washington, July 23.?An empha c negative was returned by th sjiate foreign relations committe day to President Wilson's reques lat it approve provisional appoint ent of an American representativ i the international reparation com ittee while awaiting ratification o le peace treaty. Whil^ the President was renewinj i P* r> Phil; Dainty W The wearini summertime, vote of thanks general effect in white or no' snowy fabrics. Silks, Crepe of these splen< summer left ai have to offer. r In this week in our store, y< el, of which w: of your wardr< doubtless plar With the mi dise so difficul able increase i ed goods atle thoughtful an( eludes YOU! nun i ij rniL. I. / . -ii X .'"V ' V) ,A v t i P't hi? talks with Republican Senators i at the White House and the Senate was beginning another day of speech ; making on the treaty, the committee ) adopted a resoluton declaring that 1 '*no power exists" to execute provisi ions of the treaty in advance of its f^ratification. This was interpreted not J only as refusing "assent to the apb poirrtment but as declaring the Fresis dent would exceed his authority s should he act independently. > No Appointment Just Now. < 1 Whit the President might do in view of the cbmittititee action had not r | been revealed tonight bat most of -i his advisers predicted there would be 1 no appointment 'for the present j In making his request the PresSdenthad ? declared it essential to American t business interests - that the nation r represented on the commission,'wl^ich - will have charge of the entire repar1 ation program to he demanded ?f Germany/-'i" ! ?i The resolution was presented by r Senator Knox, Republican, Pennsyl* vania, and was substituted by an e eight to seven vote for another ex^ pressing nb opinion as to the Presi? dent's power to act. In making the r substitution the committee divided 0 along party lines except that Senator " McCumber, Republican, North Dakota, voted with the Democrats, in the e negative. Lone in Power. e . Senator Moses, of New Hampshire, ^ a Republican member of the commrtg tee, pointed out later during an ad0 dress in the Senate opposing the treaty that the reparations commission would continue until 1951 and k would exorcise drastic powers, i- In that connection Chairman Lodge suggested that its power even might extend to effecting acts of war a* gainst Germany but which Germany agreed before hand should not be so p considered. e V . ^ e V PENNEYS CREEK S. * V < k 'f VVxVVVVVVWVVVW \ e i- Penney's Creek July 24?Mr. Geo. f Hodge spent Saturday and Sunday wth his daughter, Mrs. J. F. Rogers. S Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wilson and three - ^ / # son & H Tiite Goods For Summer ? of the white isoneofth Women who dress in all for their personal contr: of coolness. Whether yoi t vou will be wanting s - %/ - ? \ Dress Goods. i de Chine, etc. Come anc did values. There are rr nd you will need many oi Smart Apparel. :'s displays that are offer* du will find a varied line < ill add very greatly to th< obe for the summer outing ming. arket conditions as they -L 3 4-"U AM 1 I tO SeClU'tJ, ctllU tiicu, urn n prices, this opportunity tssened prices must ap] 1 prudent woman?whid i /M T A Til SU1N 6c W . r i? j:.;; >?.; ,ni.i j . :.i j-.-. !?i. : >?<;>.' t ?>'?liijf'i jii - , | ' children spent Saturday witJt.Jt&eir p sister, Mrs. W. E. Williams. j H Mrs. J. F. Rogers entertained | the I following ladies Saturday: Mrs.;J. B. 9 Spiiwrio')i+ Vrc ft "D Daimm \ Vm 90 MV^?4 0f J |W? w? M. L. Williams, Misses Iila TAjrlor, and Lula Wiliiams. A^l ;had ft Jnice time ,and*& fine dinner.-. ?jj j I Mr. and Mrs. Will Crawford ; :and son, Ray, of Martin's Mill, spent Monday with the liter's sister, ten. J. P. Rogers. ... We are sorry lone Rogers has- beta on the sick list, but is able to out again now. Mrs. J.B. Seawright, is spending this week with her gand ffcqghters, Mrs. J. F. and 0. L. Ellenborg. Mrs. M. L. Willilams spent Monday With'her daughter, P. E1-; lenburg. Mr. Mitt "SfeaWright spent Monday .witr -v**-** wivu xux. xrx. ii? nmuuuot Mr. Jim Rogers and twtf" Sister*, Misses Mattie Lee and Hattie, spruit the week-end at Oakwaywith their sister, Mrs. C. C. Myers. M&s Hattie will go from there to WftlhaUa to teach. * '* "> Misses Louise and Ione'-Myett are spending a while with their grandmother, Mrt. 0. B. Rogers. ^ v Mr. Jim Davis and sister^ Miae Cora, of (jreenwood, spent uunrsHmday with their aunt, Mrs. S.'- ff. Ellenburg. Little Eddie Williams^ has entirely recovered from a spell of lever of two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Will Rogers of Fm> ney's Creek, spent Sunday W$th Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Sogers. Mrs. J. P. Williams and tiro children have returned from a pleasant 1 trip to Rock Hill, 6. C., where tfcejr ' visited her parents, Mr. " and Mra I Plaxico. f Mr. Sevier Wilson sppnt Saturday " with his sister, Mrs. W. E. Williams. Misses Anna and Sarah came * tome with him after spending two weeks , with their, grand parents, Mr. ani Mrs. W. W. Wilson of the Nation. Mrs. J. F. Ellenburg and * three children, Mrs. Ozey Ellenburg and little Lucia, spent the week-end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. "M. L. Williams. I T.x Mr. Ned Bradberry of Midway,, spent the week-end with Mr..Ozey Ellenburg. _ enry | If I Garments. 11 e charms of the * II white deserve a 8 I ibution to the [II a go exclusively Fr1 ;ome of these |l tM B H 1 get your share 11 rnny weeks of ' 111 : the things we ill ed to shoppers ,. 1I I 3f smart appar- III 3 completeness III ? that you are J II are; merchan- III y at a consider- I II to secure need- III peal to every ,111 i, of course, in- III ?. H B | ?NRY JJII i-'i * w I 1 si