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Established 1844. j< ' ' THE PRESS AND BANNER j ABBEVILLE, S. C. ? ?i i The Press and Banner Company Published Tri-Weekly Monday, Wednesday and Friday. : Telephone No. 10. y Entered as second-class matter at; " po^t office in Abbeville, S. C. Terms of Subscription: ;') One year $2.001 Six months 1.00 Thrett months1 .50 j i- * L ? FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1920 ?r Harding may have a CooliHge on .. ' his enthusiasm yet. ' I Enricp Caruso may have lost half a' .million dollars worth of jewels but he has^ gained a million dollars worth of free advertising. . From the type of the candidate j nominated by the . Republicans we suggest that hereafter they meet in Jhe Aquarium instead of the Coliseum. .V . I . Wonder if Bntler doesn't need a little Ivory in his home. His charges of corruptiom in General Wood's campaign cert?i*lf were uncanea ior and wont make the 14,000 students 1 1 i ; \ at Columbia university love him any * % more. j1 U' ' . ?? I1 T' p London Masons are planning 1 j re- 1 build 1 th^ temple of Solomo:i in Je- 1 rusalem to commemorate the .expul- ! sion of the Turks from Palestine. In / case they require the 153,600 work- ] men that Solomon furnished King j Hiram for* the original tempi*;, the < question of what to do with the un- 1 ) employed will be solved. j 1 7 * I < The Rock Hill Record bemoans the ' wasteful extravagance of the* times } in a lengthy editorial emitted by a ^ writer who spied a handsome gold ] wrist watch on the arm of a scrub r,y , woman who was sweeping the street' j That's nothing. We saw the editor of ^ ' i a newspaper smoking a fifteen-cent ^ , cigar this week and a preacher buying , a first-of-the-season watermelon. j: ? ? . ! j Sir Auckland Geddes, the new am- . bassadqr from"the court of St. James,'1 v evidently doesn't care much about . v his job. He made a statement this week that might have been uttered ' by Berristoff Emnia .Goldman or Len- ^ y "' in when he said, "'Germany was be- 1 incr forced into a position in which * ? ~ J 1 she almost h^d to fight." -Lloyd,1 George's "personal" note to Sir Auck- t Jand when the premier .hears of this ( . utterance will be interesting reading ? no doubt. , I* , ? !? THE THING TO FEAR. ! c We do not think that the demo- j cratic press just now should be so s much worried over the fact that Mr. s Harding does not amount to. much, r According to newspaper reports, "the c republican candidate has made more i than a million dollars running a t country newspaper. The paper was so small in the beginning and so unre-' munerative an asset that it was on one occasion closed by the sheriff.' \ . i We are not prepared to believe that 1 v a map who ^an take a newspaper like p l that and make a million dollars is any f . .. small fry. We cann9t be convinced t of it by the word of mouth of news- r papers which in the aggregate have s not done so well. But what should give us concern s just now is tha choice of the demo-'I crats. As long as the people down t South have no choice but to support t the democratic ticket if they vote at all, their chief concern r should be that proper men are nomi-' nated by their own party. We will ? not win many elections on the weak-'r ' ness of the adversary. !g kAnd it is worth while to note that i J J r, 11 Jo nn tVio * 'xauunaiij nan ao vit vmv , N and is making certain dis- ( tinct demands. That organization "] demands an'Irish plank, a plank in- ? tended to please certain voters in 1 New York and other large cities even 1 though it gives offense to England^ ] Tammany demands a "wet" platform and a rather "damp" candidate, as I we are told by a special to the New 7 York Times, the greatest of the dem- ? ocratic newspapers. Tammany too j wants a strong labor plank. And t Tammany will seek to dominate the i ? convention in San Francisco. . < And why does Tammany want 1 these things? Well, perhaps Tam- ? many cares who is elected president, 1 but that it is not the principal rea- ' ' 1 son why Tammany wants these planks in the platform, especially the "wet" plank, along too with the "damp" candidate. The New York Times thus states Tammany's position: I "The best that Tammany hopes to get out of the San Francisco Convention is something that will help the Democratic organization in Manhattan and the Bronx elect the judicial ticket^this year and put the party in good shape for the Mayoralty campaign of 1921. That is the principal reason why its leaders want a liberal prohibition enforcement plank in the platform." Every state in the Union which votes, or will vote the democratic ticket has approved the prohibition amendment to the federal constitution. The South - tfhich has always given, and will now give, the great majority of the democratic votes in the electoral college is solidly for prohibition, not only by reason of the federal constitutional amendment but because of the fact that the peo pie have voted for prohibition in their local elections. What we should worry about, is whether or not we shall stultify ourselves by sallowing the demapds of the labor leaders and the desires pf the Irish and of Tammany and thereby go back on what We stand for in Jin tVip . npxt oraer u? get ? mu..? ... , election. Shall we allow Tammany tfall and the democratic delegations from the Northern states to name a ticket for us to vote which is not in accord with our own views? ShaU the small democratic tail in the Morth wag the democratic body in the South? I If Gqyernor Cox and Governor Edwards are named on the.democrat-' ic ticket, or if either of them is namsd on that ticket, it will be a direct aid for the whiskey vote of the country, whether the platform so declares MA4> . We should not worry about the. jreat mistake which the republican party has made until we ar# sure we aave made no mistake. The majority )f the people will not swallow a whiskey barrel in order' to win an election, nor shall the violent labor agitators of the country dictate to the ivhole country. We have enough to do h this country to manage our own affairs, and we should let the Irish n America who want.to make Ireland free go back there and do the fightng.. . j ^ Ohio gave us McKinley and Taft.' Both were said to be standpatters 1 J? J ?.,k? ?i,i illU UUUCI bHC uumiaabiua vi v*ac viu julrd. But both were men of big learts and they appealed to the coun;ry as such. Mr. Harding will likely i? the same. He comes from a great iection and his 'attitude is not of the "few Englander. He may be depend>d on to win the votes if the issue :omes down to '"licker." The democratic party must give us t ticket which appeals to the country md not alone*to Tammany. The balince of the country should not be so nuch interested in whether Tammany :ontrols New York next year as it s in the welfare of the whole counrv. WHAT IS A TEASPOONFUL? ; i 1 ! Few* people realize that danger - ?1 - ~ " ??oa f Ar]mr /vf 4-V? loQC_ Ullts 111 LUC UOC lUUtt) VI nit KVIWion. Size of teaspoons is not uniorm in the United tSates. A coll'ecion at yandom of 10, will show al-' nost that number of different ized spoons. Prescriptions often call for sub- \ tances containing poisonous drugs. J 3ut does the prescription call for ( he use, always of a certain sized i easpoon? No. It invariably reads: 'Teaspoonful every three or what-1 ict-hours." ' * ' I If a patient suffering, say, from t weak heart, takes a dose of his nedicine in a ' teaspoon holding ibout 60 drops of the liquid, which s about the amount he should have,1 "nil ovirl n-AA/1 Rllf wliaf l'f lip 1KP? i >ne of those cute, modern things? ; Then he doesn't get all that heart hould have. Or if he uses a spoon lolding. more than is good for him,' le is iust as bad off.?Greenville i Piedmont. Very sound reasoning all that; >ut the reasoning of a lawyer' ather than a doctor. If it were a solution of arsenic stryshnine nitroglycerine or something of that kind ;he doctor would designate his dose n drops. But not so with most >ther physic. Inasmuch as twice or. lalf the designated quanity is of no ; special consequence, the doctor says1 l.o just take it out of a teapoon. \ rechnichally The Piedmont is sourfd ' \ but as a matter of fact the point raised is not pf essential importance.?Yorkville Enquirer.' i . ' i KINNIKINICK I , Some of the national magazines and newspapers are becoming worried over the fact that they have been told that an anti-tobacco cru-j sade is being secretly waged j throughout the United States and they predict if the worshippers of ^ady Nicotine are not immediately aroused to look to their present ^privilege to enjoy the weed that silently will the crusade do its dead . ly worK. some 01 me piu^aganuu the anti-tobacco folk are sending .out qonsists of songs with appropriate, words tellmg of the deadly effects of the tobacco habit. The songs aje set tp music of the popular type like the jazz and the-raggy stuff. But the words are masterpieces of some old maids' hearts. You can almost hear the kitty * purring so suggestive of dear Aunt Sallv are the dreadful words of woe to the smokers ^ar. In anticipation of the anti-tobacco crusaders scoring another prohibition victory we, recommend that some of our rubber tire farmers put in an acre or so of kinnikinick next year to forestall the attemtp to deprive us of an after-set-back-dinner smoke. Kinnikinick grows well in any climate and the Indians of the Northwest, have long used is as an acceptable sub-j stitute for tobacco. Anyway it will suit the tobaco uSer as well as Bevo does some others. A Tribute To A Confederate Veteran A\ eig! t o'clock on the evening of Tuesday, June 1st, Mr. John G. Walker, died at his home in Sharon after a, lingering illness which last ed many months. Tenderly nursed by his devoted daughters, son, sonin-law and sister, he boTe his Suffering patiently and with the same courage which carried him * through the four years of war between the States. Before reaching his eighteenth birthday he volunteered to serve his country and for 'four years rode with Company G, First South Carolina (Javalry under his beloved captain, J. L. Johnson. In his boyhood days Mr. Walker also enlisted uder another banner when he joined the Methodist church and he serve'd faihtfuly under tliat banner having been a Steward in the church for thirty years. In 1868%he was married to Jane Vashti Lochridge and of this union were born fiye children, three of whom survive their father. Mrs. Walker preceded him to the grave"i I SPECIA1 * Jl III All $1.75-38 inch Col $ and Monday ill lAJl $.1.00-38 inch Cc i i' and Monday |j| All 75c-38 inch Coloi if Saturday and Mon iji All 60c-38 inch Cok ||| and Monday ......: ||| 1 piece 75c-36 inch I ||| urday and Monday 11 All $1.50 46 in. Coloi if and Monday .. 1 niope Ra slept. WPfl VP | -75c quality, Satur( i 1 piece-36 inch 50c i I Saturday and Mor I 1 lot White 27 inch "W I values' 25c THE ! I J. M, I five years and since her going, he has lived with his daughter, Mrs. ; W. 0. Graves. Born on November 22, 1843, Mr. Walker was in his seventy-seventh ' year. For several years he had be.en growing feeble, but before his last illness he was still strong enough to follow his usual calling that to helfc) in all the good work of his church and neighborhood where he was greatly respected and loved. ' One by one our old veterans are crossing over the river. We will soon have none of them left to adjvise and teach us. It is a sad privilege to be able to pay^ this tribute to one who bore the brunt of battle jfor four long years. He served faithfully and well and has received the'"Well done" of the Master whom he has joined on the other side. Contributed. FINEST BICYCLE IN ' ^ WORLD FOR WILSON ' Westerfield, Mass., June 17.? The finest bicycle that can "be manufactured- by the world's largest producers in this city, :is nearing completion for President Wilson and will be shipped, to i the! White Houae when it is finished. 1 I? ? | The Count I THE HOME C Theodore N. Vail, whc Since that time he has railways in the Argent M time to manage a firm ?*11 Kio in/^iicfntr 1 IW 1111 cin inrj niuuobi j j i dation for his millions. Cultivate your saving ] partment. , , We Pay Fiye - The attention of all of Jo just as well as IVIr. are young. Begin NO1 | Count I SOUND r mmmwamm<smn> , LS For Sat ine 19th a ored Voile, Saturday $1.39 Yd. >lored Voile, Saturday .. 49c Yd. red and solid ' Volies, day' 58c yd. >red Voiles, Saturday .. . .. 79c Yd. Ccru Skirt G^ods, Sat- S r 37 l-2c yd. 'ed Organdy, Saturday ! .. $1.19 yd. i figured skirting, 36 in. ' lay and Monday 43c. i tuafity Plaid Skirting, j idav 25c yd. fa fat. material. Sneciai , 30c, and 35c. yd. [BOVE PRICEI i ANDERSC I / The order for the bicycle - came' from the President's official ' hi>me, and was signed by Dr. Cary T. j ."1 KILL ALL PC For our Custodiers thi and now has in stock : T A L C I SODIUM F ^ TO KILL POl This is a specially pro< ide, prepared with a's convenient and ready beled with the U. S. I culture's directions fo easy to give, inexpens lice, both old and yo young which are hate present on the fowl al / . , f 35 CENTS PEF -? THE McMURRAY I :y Savings B< )F MISTER FIVE PI > died recently, began his caree ; improved the Raihvay Mail Se ine; helped Bell develop the tel in Vermont. tie combined the saving habit, w Industry and saving al'e an unl tiablt" through regular deposits i Per Cent. On Saying ? ' w V * ;.r ' our Boys la called to the above i Vail If you will learn the 8avli W. A deposit of $1 .QOwHIsta y Savings ' SAFE I ? . 1 ? .1 nrday and nd June 21 \ ' ' 1350 Yds. Comperdown 35c quality, Saturday & 2000 yds. Father George DvirtTiTV* C!V?v> re QP\/? miiil D1 UWII kJIlil 1/lJUg, Monday ..' 300 yds. Greenville Mills ing, 40c quality, Saturd / 350 yds. 31 inch Pajama Saturday and Monday 200 yds. 30 inch Nainsoc urday and Monday ... 150 yds. 30 inch Cotton in white, flesh and blue, < dav and Mondav (/ = 5pieces 32 inch Silvienne Ginghams, $1 quality, S day 5, ARE FOR C DN COMR / . ' Grayson, his personal physician. It is of the lightest and fastest i type. - rr i t i v - . IULTRY LICE ' : i ;* J Is Store has procured a limited supply of rr 7 ^ M I Z E D L U O RIDE; JLTRY LICE > cessed Sodium Fluor- V1 ' uitable light base in a * -to-use form. It is la- . )epartment of* Agrir administering. It is;, ;ive and kills all the , s. iung, 'including the hed from the eggs ; time of treatment. t CAN. DRUG COMPANY k ' ' M | ER CENT. ! N ir as a telegrapher. B X, rvice; built electric J ephone and found * hich built tfre foun- .B (eatable combination 8 ? in our Savings Dfe- jj Deposit*. B/ statement You can . S ||, rig Habltwhlleyou ?? || rt you. <[ .,4; "? H. | Bank J SER|HM?mJ Mnn/lov t; 1TIU11U UJ I |sti : . Apron Ginghams, Monday 24 l-2c yd. i and "96;; 36 inch lity, Saturday and it-} 26c. yd. 3 AA rs ir. I leach- > ;h lay and Monday N "| zyc iara. # Checks 35c quality J 7: 27c yd. ijVi _ i)k, 20c quality, Sat- | . ..13c yd.. if / * Underwear Crepe | j 50c quality,. Satur- | ) 39c yd. ! Silk Plaid French v ij: aturday and Mon 79c yd. ^AQU I A.NY I k\ N/VS/WnWV/WN/VS^S/N/VN/WW>/,*^Wn/>/N/S/WS/,<4>^VS/S^ m* ;**?