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C UL'i JOIIVTV4 V* J - ? Telephone No. 10. Entered as second-class mail matter at post office in Abbeville, S. C. Terms of Subscription: One year r 52.00 Six months 1.00 Three months .50 Payable invariably in advance. TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1919. "THE YALLER DOG." So long as man remains human, so long will he love a dog; and show us a man who is not moved to love by the intelligence, devotion and courage of a dog and we will show - -nrVin ic fit. for most any yUU a man nuv evil in the category of crimes. That's a strong statement, but it goes. When you hear a man say that he , \ hates all dogs, begin to doubt that man; for there is something abnormal about him. There are three time-worn counts against the dog, "mad-dog," "sheepkilling-dog," and "worthless-cur-' without-an-owner." The first is a i bug-bear that sometime "happens," j though many eminent scientists assert that there is no such thing as rabbies, but that infection from the bite of the so-called mad dag is a possibility. But we wont argue that question. Admitting infrequent cases of rabbies, no case is made against the dog; for the canine in his wildest moments never approached the destruction wrought by man gone berserker. The "sheep-killing-dog" is the * 1 1 i'o r\lnr>_ OC^'S worst enemy, iui iuuc ? ty of evidence that dogs will go wrong in this respept. On the other hands dogs are indistfensible in communities where sheep raising is an industry of some magittude. In such communities the matter is accepted > :.r unfortunate fact and handled sensibly and without rabid projudice and the dog is loved none the less because a few of the species indulge in sheep killing. ! The last named count against the dog, that of the worthless cur, running at large is the most easily handled and there should be no trou-j ble where the question is treated in-' telligently. The pimple expedient of licensing the dog and enforcing that license obviates the question. The following was pnntea in tne: Newberry Observer on its face worthless evidence?but showing the iihuman, senseless and unreasoning prejudice with some against the dog: "Speaking of worthless curs that roam the country, killing sheep, sucking eggs and eating young chicks, we are reminded of some things that may interest the people and may show where the blame lies for the J&xiStence 0f so. many dogs. "It was only a few years ago when r. farmer of this county, the late Decatur Boozer, had the misfortune to have one of more of his dogs bitten by a roving mad dog; that is, it was supposed they had been bitten, for numbers were found mad and fighting and biting each other. He lost1 more than a hundred dollars worth of hogs by hydrophobia?caused by a dog not worth thirty cents." The dog is blamed whether or no.' The man lost his hogs and manlike at the loss of anything, sought to blame someone?and his rage fell upon the defenseless dog. That's all that amounts to. There is no objection to an intel-, ngent; ciog law controlling tne situation as it is controlled in sections of this country and other countries, where dogs are useful members of the community. Forget this silly, prejudiced agitation and deal with the dog as he is, a being of devotion, honesty and love, courageous in all things and so constant as to put man to shame. He was man's companion and helpmeet in the neolithic age; he is man's' intelligent friend in this alleged, civilized day. The dog has kept! step with man m 'his development J i - V ESTABLISHED 1844 tThe Press and Banner ABBEVILLE, S. C. H. G. CLARK, Editor, a The Press and Banner Co. i n ^ T and probably in some phases has les-. --ened the distance. The fact is, he does not need' counsel, for he has so endeared himself to mankind in general because! of the constancy of his friendship! and love that he need never fear futile and puerile detractions of his I few enemies. | BAPTIST ORGANIZERS FOR STATE ANNOUNCED' Greenville, Aug. 14.?Announce-j j ment for the first of the names of j associational Organizers and assist-j | ants of the Womans Missionary Un-( ion in South Carolina', for the Baptist 75 Million Campaign, Nov. 30 J .to Dec. 7, was made here today by I 11 Thomas J. Watts, State Publicity i Director. i Tha Baptist women of the state have shouldered the responsibility for the raising of one-fifth of the state's apportionment, which is five and a half millions. They have perfected their organization for the j drive ir. 27 of the 38 associations inj :hc state. Mrs. J. R. Fizer, Corres-! ponding Secretary, with headquarters in Columbia, is State Organizer for the Campaign. Mr. J. D. Chapman, of Townville, is State President ofi the W. M. U. Following are the associationaii Organizers and assistants appointed1 to date: Abbeville, W. M. U. Organizer, Mrs. D. A. G. Outzs, Greenwood. Barnwell, W. M. U. Organizer, Miss Miriam Rice. Broad River, W. M. U. Organizer, Miss Addie Brown, R. F. D. 4, Gaffney, Assistants, Mrs. G. G. Byers, Gaffney and Mrs. A. C. Cree, Gaffney. Charleston, W. M. U. Organizer, Mrs. W. S. Cook, 75 Society Street, Charleston, Assistant, Mrs. Yarborough, Charleston. Chesterfield, W. M. U. Organizer, Mrs. T. D. Funderburk, Pageland. Chester, W. M. U. Organizer, Mrs. J. 11. Moore, Ft. Lawn, Assistants, Mrs. H. C. Love, Chester, Miss Annie Corkill, Chester, Miss Mabel j Gax-rison, Catawba. Edgefield, W. M. U. Organizer, Mrs. J. L. Mims, Edgefield; Assistant, M.s. M. X. Tillman, Edgefield. Edisto, W. M. U. Organizer, Mrs. J. E. Kitchings, Kitdfings Mill. Fairfield, W. M. U. Organizer, Mrs J. R. Fizer. Greenville, W. M. U. Organizer, Miss Lou Tindal, Greenville; Assistant, Mrs. H. W. Provence, Cleveland St., Greenville. Kershaw, W. M. U. Organizer, Mrs. Robert Goodale, Camden; Assistants, Miss Ila Pitts, Westville, Mrs. John Dixon, Camden. Laurens, W. M. U. Organizer, Mrs. C. B. Bobo, Laurens. Moriah, W. M. U. Organizer, Mrs. L. C. Payseur, Lancaster; Assistant, Mrs. B. F. Carson, Lancaster. North Spartanburg, W. M. U. Organizer, Mrs. A. J. Clement, Inman; Assistanj;, Mrs. H. C. Brabham, In- ' man. ' 3 Orangeburg W. M. U. Organizer, Mrs. L. K. Sturkie, Orangeburg; As- ] sistant, Mrs. R. B. Fickling, Orange- 1 >urg. 1 Pee Dee W. M. U. Organizer, Mrs < M. E. McLaurin, Bennettsville; As- 1 sistant, Miss Ruth Allen, Dillon. 1 Reedy River, W. M. U. Organizer < .vlrs. Walter Hunt, Newberry. Ridge W. M. U. Organizer, Miss 1 Sulhe May Burton, Batesburg; As- i sistant, Mrs. P. H. Posey, Ward. 1 Saluda, W. M. U. Organizer, Mrs. 1 )\. E. Dean, Starr. 1 Santee W. M. U. Organizer, Mrs. F. 0. Richardson, Manning. Southeast W. M. U. Organizer, Mrs. Edwin Carpenter, Florence. Union County W. M. U. Organizer, Mrs. Ora B. Fant, Union; Assistants, s Mrs. Preston Bobo, Union; Mrs. R. M. Hendley, Union. Waccamaw W. M. U. Organizer, Mrs. H. C. Snider, Conway; Assistants, Mrs. J. P. Durham, Green Sea and Mrs. J. E. Richardson, Hammond. Welsh Neck W. M. U. Organizer, Miss Sue Wilson, Society Hill. York, W. M. U. Organizer, Mrs. S. S. Frew, Rock Hill; Assistant, Miss Emma Dowell, Rock Hill. PROTECT HOGS FROM LICE. Clemson College, August 16.? Feeding tests have recently been completed which have shown that there is a great loss of feed each year from allowing hogs in the feed i lot to be lousy. This is pure care- 3 lessness, as lice can be easily con- < trolled. Two-year feeding tests on various lots of pigs at the U. S. Ex-' periment Station have shown that costs of gain on lousy pigs was a little over a cent per pound more than on those that were free from lice. This would amount to at least $2.25 on each hog, as 225 is about the average weight that hogs obtained i before being marketed. Crude petroleum is the most sat-i isfactory remedy for lice, according tha Extension Service animal hu> I landman. However, oil-drain from| r.;i r.utomobole or machine oil mixed I in tho proportion of two parts of the| oil to ne part of kerosene will be found to kill lice satisfactorily, and1 I various stock dips will also control | them. There are a number of ways of! administering treatment for lice. If ! there is a dipping vat, the hogs may j be run through this. Sprinkling I the hogs is also a good method. A 1 very common method of control is o wrap a piece of burlap bag soaked in oil around a short post so that the hogs may rub on this and in that way get the oil over their bodies There are many commercial oilers on the market which will serve the same purpose. / ASKS FARMERS NOT TO RUSH COTTON TO GIN J j Columbia, S. C., Aug. 15.?Com- j missioner Harris has gone to Okla- I homa to deliver a series of addresses j in that State in the campaign to organize the American Cotton Association. Before leaving, Mr. Harris gave out a statement in which he advises the farmers not to rush' their pnt.fon to the pin. and he advances his reasons therefore. "I wish to urge the farmers," says Mr. Harris, "not to gin the first picking of cotton while it is green. If they will pick it and put it away in a house and let it stay there for four or five weeks the lint will grow and get heavier and it will make a much better sample. The ginners' report will not be so big and it will have a good effect on the market, both for cotton and seed. "7 *"i:h to beg the farmers not to sell until the price goes above 35 cents. I have examined quite a good " deal of cotton and I find that it has " been drowned by too much rain and * it cannot recover. By the 25th of this month the deterioration will be great, although it may not be notice-! able in the next government condition report. a "A great deal of cotton is now t turning yellow and is shedding the d young fruit. The cotton crop is go- 8 ing to be the shortest, according to ^ acreage, than i^has been in many * years. a "Now the situation is entirely in ^ the farmers' hands, as to what price ^ he will take for what he has on 0 hand and for what he grows this n year. As to the 6,800,000 surplus ^ we read about in Secretary Hester's 8 report, it can't be found. We knew n that the bears would make a des- w perate effort to drive the market a down just as the new crop was get- r' ting on the market. They have sold ^ October cotton very heavy and they S1 know that they will be called for de- ^ livery of actual cotton. Just rem- n &mber, they don't spin board cotton. " "Again I say, sit steady in the boat. Don't be bothered about these ^ fluctuations, and keep your new cot- 0 ton out of the gin and your old cotton out of the market, and things tviii come ngnt ior tne iarmers. > S( Vi Hatch Chicken* This Fall. si m Clemson College, Aug. 16.?Two t< seasons' experience with fall hatched rr :hicks at the Division of Poultry j e: Husbandry of Clemson College has b shown that these chickens are valua-j" ale as summer and fall layers and fall breeders, says Prof. F. C. Hare,!cs Poultry Husbandman of Clemson! College. i ni Rhode Island Red pullets hatched b; ast September commenced laying in n February and March and some of, ;hem have laid consistently up to! ;his time. While the eggs of these! pullets were too small last spring to! ti 3e used for hatching, they are now ci arge size and the fall chicks will be S< reared from these pullets which were a] latched last fall, and whicti tiave| is ilways been exceedingly healthy, ac- M ;ive, and good foragers. They grew p( -apidly, feathered quickly, and the ti iroung cokerels made excellent fry- m jrs. 01 Boss a 1 I r< The Boss is lazy, It cool serves them i STOVES ""RANG 20=22=24 N. Mail i {LEASE SAYS HE HAS NEVER RE BEEN OR EVER WILL BE A j CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS) I < Columbia, Aug. 16.?Despite his, V. nnouncement of several weeks agojCle hat. the was an indeuendent candi-twel ate in the general election for Con'the ress from the seventh congressional'jus istrict to succeed A. F. Lever, of in .exington, who accepted a position beg s member of the federal land loani sist i oard, Cole Blease, ex-governor of j Ba] -outh Carolina this afternoon gave'par ut a statement saying that he has! I ever been, is not now or ever will stal e, a candidate for that office. He daj tated that he made the former an- her ouncement for reasons of his own the rhich he does not now divulge and! gen nyone who desires can attribute any gar eason 'they choose to him. The ex?1 the lovernor, his friends have stated! lh< ince his announcement several con reeks ago that they believe he wasj *nt lerely trying to get the white vote! Not > register for the general election! dir< ) overcome a possible menace of the eavy negro registration. There are for nly about 2,500 registered1 voters in1 le seventh district. j EX' Since Blease made his former na ouncement, he has been subject to ;vere criticism from newspapers and ^ oters, many of the latter his former t0 1 lpporters. Candidates in the pri- erai iary for the Democratic nomination sen ) Congress have stigmatized the for- bee ier Governor's announcement of his 11101 ntrancte to the general election as a *;c-] olt from the Democratic party ar.u '-i01' in effect an appeal to the negro vo-J ( Ule.ise p^ys his respects to thej?PP indidates by saying that his an- V incement gave them something to the iake speeches on, for they have not t?r rains enough to discuss intelligently 5'101 ' * I min ;ai issues. , ? I exa; Baptist Courier. J ^xt Greenville, Aug. 16.?The circula-J Pr'c on of the Baptist Courier, the offi-!rea( al organ of the denomination in;'* v outh Carolina, was increased virtu- whe Iy 10,000 last week. This increase take due to the fact that the Baptist 75 t^ies Million Campaign is having the pa- coa^ 2r sent free of charge to all Bapsts in the State. Several thousand A ore subscribers are yet to be placed Syh i the Courier's list. part IIIMIMIHMW?W? Oil Air Si mm _ AC6.u3.>*t orr. )ilsAir:?tqves ? never Crai :s delicious on the mini] SOLD ONLY BY ES wr HOME OUT tl / V. T. V. McCAUL TO , | ASSIST THE BAPTISTS; Greenville, Aug. 17.?Rev Thomas h; McCaul, formerly pastor of the i( mson College Baptist Church and lc 11 known in religious circles over al state and section, and who has t returned after several months / Y. M. C. A. work overseas, will : fin work within a few days to as-| ; in organization for the coming stist 75 Million Campaign in all ts of the state* w lev. McCaul, it was stated at tt te campaign headquarters hei'e to- tc will have offices at headquarters fz e, but his work will lie largely in 'a field. He is to work under the Lo teral direction of the State? Or- ec tizer, Dr. W. J. McGlothlin, and State Publicity Director, Rev.1 >mas J. Watts. Rev. McCaul will N tinue the work of preparation up il the opening date of the drive, member 30, and will assist in the ;ction of the canvassing during ^ eight days of actual soliciting <}< funds. ' ar es CESSIVE PRICES e<j FEARED BY HINES ffl - ' sa Washington, Aug. 16.?Replying cfc i senate resolution, Director Gen-' I of Railroads Hines informed the ate otday that while there had ps n some car shortage in the bitum:is coal districts, he did not "an- ic paie any shortages in transportai which will be any sense exceptin-1 g_ >r abnormal or which will justify, _ resolve prices for coal." The great danger that confronts public in this matter," the direc-; general asserted, is "that any, 0f rtage either in production by the jj( es or in transportation may be|an ;erated so as to serve as a pre-'jn| ; for heavy increases in the coal ja] es which in my opinion are al-an ]y high, generally speaking. It, jj( worthy of serious consideration'^ ther congressional action can be, ?c :n to protect the public under1 us ? Avnncoivo I ;e c i re u instances ixuui w( ~p prices." - sp, J fic ndrew Hill has returned from rania, where he attended a house y. _ 8-: I :ove iky, never 1 meals and I ite. ? *2# Co. FITTERS Abbeville, S- C. | == Youth Granted B*ii. . Spartanburg, Aug. 15.?An prder as been signed placing bail for Bu?;r Cooker in the sum of $1,000, foliwing application of C. C, Wyehe, ttorney for young Cooker. Bond has een furnished and the little eight *" 2ar old boy released from the coun- B jail. I The boy is charged with having 9 tot and killed his little five year old g -other at Wobdruff several days ago hen the two children were alone & leir home. The youngster is stated i have thrown water in his brother's ice, which aroused the anger of the tter, who, it is claimed, climbed ini the attic, secured a single barrel]1 shotgun and committed the crime. ' otice of Settlement and Application For Final Discharge. TAKE NOTICE, that on the 12th iv of September, next. I will res-r. :r a final account of my actings ,. .. id doings as administrator of the. tate of Jason L. Simpson, deceasI, in the office of judge of probate r Abbeville County, and on the me day will apply for a final dielarge from my trust. All persons having demands alinst said estate will present for ' lyment on or before that day, provi and au.hen:icated or be forever ,rred. D TJ PH1?4TTT4M I9-3t. Administrator. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. By order of the Board of Directors the Abbeville County Memorial >spital sealed bids for remodeling d improvement, lighting and heatijNpf the Abbeville County MemorHospital Building, under plans d specifications drawn by James C. >mphill, architect, tre asked. Bids 11 be opened at the City Hall, ofe of D. H. Hill, attorney, on Angt 29, 1919. Rights are reserved to feet any and all bids. Plans and ecifications can be seen at said ofe at any time. Signed, D. H. HILL, Acting Chairman Building Com. L5-4t.