The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, June 16, 1920, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4
Established 1844.
THE PRESS AND BANNER
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
The Press and Banner Company
Published Tri-Weekly
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Telephone No. 10.
Entered as second-class matter a'
post office in Abbeville, S. C.
Terms of Subscription:
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1 ; Three months .50
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1920
Harding used to be a regular news
paper devil in his own nome sown.
Wonder if Harding promised those
- negroes a car load of watermelons?
Not all the Republicans will be
found "at the feet of Gamaliel" when'
the actual count is taken.
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The latest rumor about the Don-.
/aids-Due West-Abbeville railway is
that Vic Howie is to be engineer and
Truman Ste'vens conductor. Joe
Hughes says if they get the jobs the
stockholders may as well give them
the railroad, too, for they will soon
own it. ,
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Wp imagine that "Maior General"
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Belser et al of Columbia who hava
^ lately imagined that they were t\e
whole American Legion in the State
feel since the Spartanburg convention
yesterday, like Major General
Wood felt Sunday morning. The
steam roller hit them full
THE SMELLS OF THE CITY
? It takes all kinds of people to make
a world so we judge it takes all kinds
of smells to make a city. Granting
this to be true Abbeville is some city.
?If you want to get a whiff bf anything
from pineapples to Limburger
cheese and worse just mafte a tour
around the square and a block off on
i?fA flio armor**
MIC DUCCIO A Uiiiwiig 1UVV W?iw V,
one of these hot days. May we suggest
that the board of health try
oat their noses on some of the places
' - to be found in the "heart of the
dfcr" and see if they can ten without
looking where pineapples are sold
and where cow hides and other such
* difeous wares are stores. Some of
the smaller shops have absolutely po
ventilation at the rear and the aromas
have no other exit than the front
door. An ounce of prevention Is
worth a pound of cure.
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"DO IT FOR SOUTH CAROLINA"^
A number of our representative,
citizens have gone to donsiderabla'
trouble and expense to advertise the
) rally to be held by the South Carolina
Development ooara ootn nere ana ai
Due West Friday afternoon. These <
citizens are all men whom we know i
' and inwhom we have ample confi- (i
dence. If the Development Board ^:
were not a good thing for our peo- j
pie to be behind with their loyal j:
support, these men would not be' 1
pushing the movement for all it is
worth. j i
So it is up to the rest of us to at- i
. tend one of these meetings Friday i
/ and find out for ourselves just how 1
much good there is in the thing. The
slogan "Do it for South Carolina"
aptly tells the whole plan in five
words.
With Mr. Baker, Major Tillman,
and Mr. Armes to make the addresses,
even if it were only a lot of hot
air, the effort put forth to attend the
meeting would be worth while for
these excellent speakers can make
hot air sound refreshing to the tired
citizen. But we believe that a great
good will be accomplished for South
Carolina, and incidentally for Abbeviiie
County, by the Development
Board just as Isoon as the whole people
get the spirit in their bones aiifl
push the old Palmetto State for ?11
. she is worth?and she is worth mil i
lions in every sense of the word.
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GLOOMY OUTLOOK FOR COTTON
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For 50 years the Government has
been gathering data on crops and
periodically issuing condition reports.
"The worst on record" is the way
' this report the first of June summed
up the situation.
It is true that some gocJ cotton
crops have been made in years when
the early condition was unfavorable.
It is too early, of course, lo prophesy
with any degree of reliability upi
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on the ultimate outcome of this sea bfl
sons crop, but to say the least, the to
prospects are exceedingly poor for a or
number of other reasons besides the he
low conditions of the growing crop, qu
It is apparent now from all the ag
reports so far issued, that the large w?
increase in acreage expected has not
materialized. A great many people 0f
who imagined that "40-cent" cotton wj
made millionaires out of cotton i0(
farmers overnight have said that the C(
farmers would this spring rush in w]
and increase their acreage in the re
hope of taking advantage of the high- wj
er prices. But the farmers who are T1
payiag $2.25 for corn, 1.50 for oats/fin
$45 for hay and from $3 to $5 per se
day for laborers, frequently with pi;
board thrown in, do not se^ 'much so
profifit in "40-cent" cotton, find the an
prevailing price has not been such a
an incentive as has been popularly 0t
supposed. ' th
Furthermore the early season was pr
so unfavorable in most sections of pa
the belt that planting was delayed an
until it was impossible to put in' as ca
much acreage as many really desir- da
ed. mi
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On top of these hindrances the an
* ' -e 1-1 -11 tO
alarming snorrage 01 iarm jauur mi
over the &outh, which will prevent
crops that are-planted from being
adequately worked, is apt to cause erl
uneasiness as to' how they will be P^
gathered. Ip0
In speaking of the gloomy outlook 1?'
for cotton the Houston, Texas Post ^
concludes its article: .
"In the face of such a situation, it .
is difficult to see how there can be m
any material decline in the prices of
raw cotton. The world has consumed to
much of the excess stock on hand ca
at the beginning of the season and
foreign countries are in better posi- a
tion than last year. With an increased
demand and an extremely short crop pr
almost sure, cotton prices can fall
only in case there Is a general re-! I
duction in all other commodity
prices." |
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THE DEMAND FOR ICE. j nc
??? ca
Ice becomes eacji year, more an!
more, a necessity, especially in the no
towns and cities which look to water cjj
plants for the supply of drinking wa- sjj
ter. A few years ago not more than fg,
a ton of ice per day was sold in Ab- ^
beville". Now the sales run from sev- ej(
en to twenty-five tons per day, ac- 0j,
cording to how active the sun gets in
the early morning. qU
Those towns which are fortunate thi
enough to have ice plants, even in of
weather like this, barring accidents, ele
may feel safe with regard to the ice al
supply. But small towns which have up
no plants are often without ice, and otl
always in a period of hot weather is
like that through which we are pass- sys
ing. . . vai
Syme.years ago two or three big
corpoi'ations undertook to take over no!
the ice business of the whole country, hei
Their plan was to run big plants at yei
central points and feed the surplus P?1
ice out to the small cities an-! towns car
and thus make a killing. One of the do
first results of the campaign whic'i dei
they waged was to kill out a'.l the do.
small plants in the country, because ne:
they manufactured ice at much less eas
than the small Dlants could do. and wil
undersold them in their own ccmmu- sid
nities. But this did not keep up. As mil
soon as the small plants were out of ind
the way the people began 10 pay and ma
are still paying for their want of wil
foresight. Wednesday's Atlanta J >u;*- |dai
nal has the following on the ice bu&i J <'c:
ness in Georgia: ! cJ
"The price of ice in Georgia towns bo4
where no ice factories are located He
and in towns of 20,000 and less where tea
factories are located was advanced my
Tuesday morning by the state fair- chc
price commission, which held an dui
hour's session in the council cham- ha^
ber at the city hall. The price of era
ice in cities of more than 20,000 re- ply
mains unchanged. noi
"In towns of 20,000 and less which mil
have ice plants, a price of seventy- wh
riAX In lftfc nf 0*fW
live V.CUIO 11UI1U1VU) IK AWVO w*. f-. V
100 pounds and less, for delivery sta
by wagons, and a price of fifty the
cents per* 100 in lots of 300 tbi
pounds and more for delivery at the noi
factory was fixed. ; leg
"In communities which have no th(
plants, a price of one and one-half fro<
cents per pound, in lots of fift^'
pounds and less, and one cent per kn
pound in lots of fifty pounds and no;
mor6 was fixed." foi
These smaller towns it will be up
seen are paying much more for ice pei
than is being paid in Abbeville, or at
even in other towns about here to
where the prices are higher than in hu
Abbeville. If *he/ Georgia plants are an
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lying coal on the market of today
make the ice the price is not ex- :
bitant, though much higher than
retofore, because steam coal is
loted as high as $8<00 per ton as
;ainst $1.10 five years ago, and
iges are out of sight.
But the price is not the .bad part
the situation. The small towns aya
thout ice. Calls are coming to the
cal ice plant every day for ice !
>mer, Ga., writes that the people
10 have been selling them ice now
fuse to ship it, and that Comer is
thout ice even at the high prices^
ley want help. But they will no l
id it. They may guarantee them j
Ives a supply of ice by building a
ant of their own, or by allowing .
me resident of the place to. do. it j
id then they allowing him to sell at >
reasonable price, and by keeping 1
her people out, at least so long as
e local man sells at a reasonable
ice. It is not that the big ice com
,ny does not want to neip corner
id other places, but because the lc1
demand for ice on days like Mor.iy
and Tuesday is about twice as
a'ch at the plant as on ordinary days
d therefore the big plant is unable
supply the outside trade. i
Unfortunately the results obtained
om the manufacture of ice do not
icourage the building of other
ants, but these plants can be made
rsible if the people support them
cally as they should be supported.'
business which makes money only
ree months in the year, and runs
a loss for nine months is not an
viting enterprise.
If ice is a necessity it were better
encourage its manufacture lolly.
It is better sometimes to pay a'
;tle more and get ice, than to have!
lesser price fixed with no ice at the(
ro/1 nri/?o onrl rmno nf anv
ice.
F FITNESS WERE THE TEST
Fitness for being President of all
e people of the United States is
?t the first quality sought at Chigo
and will not be the first sought
San Francisco, nor the second, '
>r the third. It comes into the 1
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oice, but it comes in late and
rinking, a poor relation at 'the
ast. The first requisite is that the |
ndidate shall be one who can , be i
icted. The second is that he shall J
e who can hold the party tother,
which is almost, but not
ite, the same thing. The third is
it he shall not be too independent
his party associates after he is
icted. This is what the professionpoliticans
-want. The emphasis
on these qualities, the slurring of
ler and more valuable qualities
the vprice we pay for the party
;tem in return for whatever adltages
there are. in that system.
This is not to say that it might
t be practical wisdom for the
d leaders at Chicago, in this
ir of miracles, to disregard the
itical rule of thumb and pick a i
ididate solely for his ability to
the work which the next Presilt
of the United tates ought to
The qualifications which the
ct President should possess can
lily be outlined by any one who
1 forget partisan political coneraticns.
He should not be combed
to the employers' side of the
lustrial issue, not to the working- 1
n's side. He should have dealt
;h labor successfully by stan
ds of production as well as of
nocracy. He should be acquaintwith
the exigencies of industry,
:h in thes hop and in the office,
should be able to modify the
chings of the old political econoto
suit the technical and psy>!ogical
conditions to modern proition
and distribution. H? should
/e so keen an instinct for demoicy
as to be able to find it and ap
it where the old formulas do
t run! He should have the type of
rul of the liberalized engineer, '
Uw/UIfe V\AUf +A Q M /11 ft
U fl(#b I"II1,V *\IIWT.-? 11\/T? tv UUItlllV
jiis and machines, but undernds
clearly the social purpose of
! economic machinery. He should
nk in terms of social purpose
t of the private rights and privies,
which the legitimate only as
;y serve the ultimate common
3d.
He should have an intimate
owledge of the social and eccmic
conditions of Europe, which,
good or evil, are bound to iract
on our own. He should know ';y
isonal experience what, forces are
work abroad. He should be abV
think of . Europe in terms of
man life rather than of cabal.;
rl ffnviirnmpnts. Without cuttinsr I
\\ V Iotose
from laws and traditions, he e
should see the international problem
as a human, not a political or
legal problem. y
With these qualities our next v
President might not be morally or h
intellectually better than the candi- t
dates now prominent. But his feet
would be on the ground. He would c
see what could and should be done
as no political-minted man could. ^
He would be the first great social
engineer.?N. Y. Globe.
' ARE YOU GUILTY? I
A farmer carrying an express
package from a big mail-order
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house was accosted by a local dealI
The^ ount
THE HOME 0
Theodore N. Vail, who
Since that time he has
railways in the Argenti
time to manage a firm
jfi With all his industry, 1
ilation for his millions.
Cultivate your savirig'l
jj part men t.
We Pay Five
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The attention of all of <
' do just as well as Mr.
are young. Begin NOl
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?YET STYLISH.
Good fabrics and ban
' weight SUITS hold tl
Palm Beaches, Tropi
in medium and effects
MEN'S SUMMER
Straw Hats, Silk Shirt
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"Why didn't you buy that biltf of
oods from me? I could have saved
ou the express, and. besides you'
irould have been patronizing a
tome store, which helps pay the
axes and builds up this locality."
The farmer looked at the merhant
a moment and then said:
"Why don't you patronize your
rome paper and advertise? I read it
ind didn't know that you had the
tuff I have here."
MORAL?ADVERTISE in The
>RESS ANDi BANNER. >'? <.<* m
The Bureau of War Risk Insurance
it Washington received and artswerid
400,000 letters during the first six
nonths of 1919.
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y k/u y in go i_yt
>F MISTER FIVE P
died recently, begau liis caret
improved the Railway Mail S<
ne; helped Bell develop the te
in Vermont.
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le combined the saving habit, v
Industry and saving are an un
lablt through regular deposits
Per Cent. On Savings
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jur Doys is caiiea to ine auove
Vail if you will learn the Savl
N. A deposit of $1.00 will sti
y Savings
SAFE
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SlMER Tit
that are lig.it weight, Cc
id tailoring are the reas
leir shape and stylish li
cai Worsteds, Mohairs ;
SUITS $
s, Silk Sock;, Thin Uncle
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Europe Take* to CIwwiaJ^Giim
? 1 : j \ The
jaws of Europe are v?agging
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on American chewing gum. "Efforts
were made at different time to \
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popularize chewing gum ;in the V
countries cf Europe, but always
without ?uccess until the American ^
soldiers took some over there, after
which the gum chewing habit became
a vertiable craze. Chewing
gum to the value of $2,164,290 "was
expurtejd by the United States during,
the year 1919 apd England was .
the heaviest purchaser. During the
war gum chewing became very x v
popular in the munition factories of
1 m i j T- i. .1. _t i
j&ngiana, wnere it took me piace ox
tobacco, smoking being barred.
ank I ,
ER CENT.
er as a telegrapher. ' B .
3rvice; built electric
lephone nnd found k ,
vhich built the founbeatable
combination
in our Savings DeDeposiU.
statement. You can
!ng Habit while you *
irl you. 1'^'fi
Bank I
SERVICE 1
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?ol and Comfortable ?
ons why our light 9 I
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ana >juimiiici jci gcs j?
10.00 to $35.00 1
rwear. ?3
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