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Established 1844. THE PRESS AND BANNER ABBEVILLE, S. C. The Press and Banner Company Published Tri-Weekly Monday. Wednesday and Friday. Entered as second-uass matter at #oct office in Aobeville, S. C. Ton ? of. Satwcription: One Year $2.00 Six months $1.00 Three months 50 S?:" ' , . *, Foreign Advertisng Representative AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION Z FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1921. MAKING COTTON PAN OUT. Under the headline "Wheat Panning Out Again," the New York Herald gives us the following information and suggestions: ? > "The American farmer like other producers is discovering that more ' normal prices do not spell perdition I when his costs are more normal. In II the last crop year he objected vigorI ously to selling his wheat, for examf pje, at what it would fetch in a falling market when it had cost him so Much to raise it. And pretty nearly all other producers were in the same bbat, expressing the same dread of imminent shipwreck. '."There were farmers in numbers who said, and probably with- truth, that the buyers were not giving them the chance to take out of their wheat ?_ x of last year nearly as much' as they had put info it. They also declared with some strong language that if . they could only get the necessary loans or farm credits or Government help of some kind they would hang on to their crops until r \ they .got the prices that would show them a clean profit on their high production costs, whether it meant waiting a jear or five yeaars. v "But if they-could have commanded the total credits of the country that were available for all other purposes the farmers might have stuck to ihat wheat crop of 1920 till the crack of doom and there would have been no, market for: it at war inflation prices unless they had stopped rais' ' mg new wheat. And the American farmers dp not do that; jthey do not | deliberately starve out the American Tliioir Kncinncc ic *UV?* l/UUUiVUO IO JLUiOli wheat, and they raise wheat. 1 "If the American farmers had not let go of their 1920 wheat, as they finally did let go of it, they would not now be selling their 1921 crops Jfreely, as the harvests of the early wheat belt are now selling. They. wQUld v n<?t be making on their 19^ prices for 1921 wheat the profits they; are now making?profits they la-r mented they could not make on ?he high cost of wheat even in the higher celling markets. "Wheat from the early harvests of this year, as a matter of fact, is arriving regularly at the primary points at about the rate of 6,000,000 bushels a week. In a few days, as nore crops are haryested it will be many more^ millioifs of bushels a week. The farmers who are glad to sell it at the present low prices are not going to the poorhouse; they are raying off their bank loans and doing their annual shopping, which. they could not do last year. "In the granger territory, from which the Winter wheat already is on the way to the consumer, there is, in fact, a general cheerfulness. Plenty of labor and no longer at war munition factory wages, a broad market and a fairly steady market, an abundr.nce of supplies that are needed for the farm and at prices that are not murderous; cheaper clothes, cheaper gasolene, cheaper bank interest^?^all thi? met out of the proceeds of his lower price but lower cost wheat again makes the farmer's life worth living. wnen everytmrtg else gets similarly readjusted it will "make everybody'3 life worth living." We beli- ve that the editorial quoted contains some sound sense which might be applied by the cotton farmers in this section. Certainly the farmers who are producing the present crnn n# niRv not. exnect hip'h er, prices for it than the price now obtainable, if when it is ready foi market there is so large a part ol last year's crop on hand as to mak? tbe jjotire visible supply of ctfttos much larger than the demand. Thinking the matter over, would it not be a; good idea for the farmers who are holding cotton at present to market at least half of it gradually, and thus pillow it to be made ^into cloth at j?Hc?s Which other people are able to . i bay, so that when the new crop comes on, a large part of last year's crop will have been disposed of, and the carry-over with the crop to be gath ered will not amount to more than ' what the world then needs? If this is not done, and the priecs of goods are forced to a level where people .will not buy, and there is a big visible 9 Supply of cotton in the fall with not much demand for such goods in proportion to the amount of cotton in sight, may we not expect cotton to rfemain at a low price for another .yjear?r-'We shall be able to dictate the plrice of cotton when we have worked nff all the cotton on hands, and when the crop growing is needed by the v ] : ... world for clothing. Would it not be better to take a little loss just now, and- lay the foundation for future good times? .. Doing this we would not only frelp ' to fix a higher price for future crops, i but we would be encouraging the people to buy again according to their needs, and we would thus promote a revival in the cotton goods business j which alone will mean higher ^priced | cotton. In the time of falling prices j every man should make up his mind ! j to accept his losses. The cotton farj mer is no more an exception to the rule than is' the wheat farmer." What is good business methods for the one i is good business methods for the | other. The matter, at least, deserves consideration. DRY LEADER ATTACKS VOLSTEAD MEASURE 1 Washington, July 14.?Declaring: , that "the eleventh hours rally in the j senate to save medical beer as a su>b, stitute for booze shows the purpose of the opposition to destroy prohibition enforcement," Wayne B. | Wheeler, general counsel of the Anti-Saloon league in a statement to' day said, the proposed law limiting 1 prescription of alcohol by physcians " is a protection to that lange per cent 1 of. the. medical profession who are J true to their ideals." "Medical beer," the statement said, "is not recognized in the medical profession or in the prohibition laws of the states," and the proposed law "penalizes only the guilty." !t "The anxiety of the irreconcilable wets like ^Senator Wadsworth about bringing prohibition into disrepute iwith .the pending bill fools no one," Mr. Wheeler continued. ) . ' "If some, of those violent oppon I eats' of prohibition tKouglit this bill would accomplish that purpose they j would not oppose it. The real friends of the eighteenth amendment are not disturbed over the enactment of a measure that means honest law enforcement. "There nevpr has been a prohibition law that did not control the pre' scribing of liquor. These laws have ! been universally upheld. Experience ' shows that on? doctor in a community may prostitute his profession arid I become a liquor purveyor and men1 ace the whole community. This is why the American Medical associa' tion at its recent meeting in Boston ! condemned these unworthy memI'ber^ of the orofession JURORS TASTE EVIDENCE IN NEW YORK CASE New York, July 14.?-0ne kind of 'a jbry Wcaniepopular here Thursday. Justice JBorst, in- the criminal branch of the Supreme Court, permitted juries to emell and taste wet evidence in the numerous bootlegging cases now on trial. In one instance, the jury was out an hour and a half, came in all smiles and acquitted tKe defendant. Seventy indictments have been returned so far in the extraordinary ' session, which opened Wednesday. \ Thirty were dismissed. . .> Ia!? of Palme PoDular j- Charleston, July 14.?Thousands 'of pleasure seekers are thronging the ! beaches daily at the Isle of Palms i here. - , i' ( < . : HINTS FOR VACATION TRIP Wherever you go on vacation, make careful inquiry concerning the sanitary conditions of the place, 1 These are more important than golf links, tennis courts, ballrooms and , beautiful scenery. Is the water supply safe? What is its source? Is there a sewerage system*! | Where do the sewers empty? | Are the kitchen, pantry and dinj ing rooms clean and are they proI teeted against flies? You can not ! afford to have your food tracked J over by flies. j Is the milk pasteurized? Does it j come from a clean dairy? Are there swamps, ponds or other j mosquito-breeding places near by? i There are some of the questions to which you should have favorable answers. Be prepared to deal intelligently jwith hurts and accidents, and know jwhat to do in case of sudden ill; ne'ss. If you are going camping far I from the nearest doctor, provide yourself with a first-aid kit and a 'few simple medicines. j It should be distinctly remembered j Lhat only necessary first-aid treat ment should be given by a layman. I IX IWtU .JUUi WWW ?U wiiv l/V|; VI o i low ridge, the summit of a knoll -with gently sloping sides, or on the high bank of a river. If possible, select a place where j the soil is sand and gravel, as it asi sures adequate drainage. j Trees are highly desirable about camps, but all underbrush should be cleared away, as it is frequently a shelter for mosquitoes. Canvas tents are the best .made for the camping party. Sufficient ! tentage should be carried to provide | 20 square feet of floor space for each person. A ditch shoud be. dug ali the way j around the tent to drain off any waI i/11V1 A 4M or\ft | UC1 WaliCil IJilglJU gcu UiXVlCX wltw XV <* Jfc/D cr flooring and make the place damp. Wooden flooring, raised a few inches above the earth, is a great advantage and shoulcK be secured whenever possible. | Beware of fche various insect ' pests. Sites far removed from human I dwellings, stables, and 'hog pens will 1 usually be free of flies. High ground -well-drained, with no standing water 4near, may be found to be free of (mosquitoes. If not suitable, cot mosquito bars should be used. i A rmre water sunnlv is aihaolutfelv 1 essential if you would reap any 'healthful benefits -from camping i out. J Unless, you know positively that I the water is pure, it is best to take j no chances and boil all water used for drinking purposes, or the water may be purified with "chloride of jlime" (chlorinated lime.) J The latter is inexpensive and may . be conveniently carried with any camping outAt. Put one teaspoonful j of the powder into a quart bottle of ; water, cork it tightly, and let it 1 "Stand several hours. Pour off one teaspoonful of the clear solution (a sediment will be found in the bottle) into 2 gallons of water and let it , stand for 15 minutes before using. ! It. will purify the water excellently ;tnd is not injurious. The kitchen and mess tent should be screened. The dishes should be washed in boiling water All garbage shouid be placed in covered receptacles and promptly disposed of. The best method of disposing of these wastes is by burning. This may be easily done by digging a fairly deep trench. Place numerous field stones in the bottom and build a fire on top of this. When the fire has gained good headway, pour the garbage in. Air beds are comfortable,' where they can be carried, since they can be placed even on ibare rocks. Mattresses dre usually too bulky except possibly for wagon trips. In the fir .forests a comfortable * f ^ I * bed'.can ke made from fir boughs by laying sprays about 2 feet long overlapping in courses. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the kind relatives and friends for th? many actf of kindness shown us during the i in ?j J _ ? ^ lung liuiess cuiu utrauii ui vui uciuvcu husband and father. May God's richest blessings abide with each of you abundantly. Mrs. T. H. Botts and children, i Gold bricks, weighing 30 pound* and worth $7,200, are manufactured s in government mints for the use o1 bankers. KVVVWWAWW VV^ , V HITS BY HAL V ;>\\>> x >>>>%>>> j If that cat that is so motherly to r?ts had been in Chester no one would have thought the matter worthy of comment. v Reflected Glory Newberry is the butt of all CoIt umbia's vaudeville jokes. . Meet a colored citizen anywhere in TTnifu/1 Rfofoa an/-} Vio'll Toll vnrt he's from Orangeburg or Newberry. ' 'Yet Newberry has several' left. The rumblings from Anderson's t dollar day could be heard here yesterday. Anderson boasts that she has more paved streets than any other city in the state. Mebbe so, but it's certain ?/ that about ten years ago the Electric City had more :a?d per cubic foot of street rhai? any other c;ty in the world. Florence has replaced Anderson as the fifth city in South Carolina. If Spartanburg don't pick up ! Charleston is an ancient town near the Isle of Palms. / Many a girl that can swim like a fish is taking swimming lessons from a sucker. Even the bootleggers are going without their boots these hot days. _ ' Talking about peaches. They're taking on color. Of* the "old favoritef trio only women are left. Wine has gone where all good things go and song has turned to jazz. A CORRECTION. The Press and Banner has received a letter from one of its valued friends, which is herewith reproduced. It says: Editor Press and Banner, Dear Sir,?I notice in your last issue a definition of "Bankruptcy in Bankruptcy/'. This definition is taken from an old dictionary which ..Jack Perr'n and Tomnie Thomson studied when they were1 boys. By referring to "Roche's Brevities on Wit," page 6, paragraph two, you will find a newer and more apt definition. There the definition is given as follows. "An old Corp. when the young Corp. is off at college." 1 will thank you to make the necessary correction for the enlightenment of all concerned. \ Yours very truly, Col. Pat Roche, Cambridge Road. N * > X SHARON V \ .?; ** K, . Thomas McDiil had the misfortune of breaking his arm a few days "/.a ay a <rl o r) +n lfTKVir }ip IS do. Og\S. T? V Mi v feiuu .. ? ^ ing nicely.- , The Adult missionary meeting held the July meeting last Tuesday afternoon. A good crowd was present to hear the report from the District. meeting. Prayer meeting was held at the 'church Thursday night. After the service the choir practiced some special songs for the meeting which is to hegin the 4th Sunday. Mrs. Thompson Penney, of Charleston, is visiting Mr. J. H. Penney and family. We have been enjoying much needed showers. The gardens and crops are much impoved. Electrical storms have accompanied these ;'^bowers.*-The' parsonage was' struck : ligh'trting. No serious damage was 'jib1?rnv~ v2s?2;iU iH'JUfcj'-l ! \a-UJ1C. mc lOIJlilJ "aj juguuj huvvb; f-feid:- A" ' ' : The third Quarterly Conference will be held at Bethel church Saturday, July 16th. Presiding Elder J. W. Kilgo will preach at 12 o'clock. Friends and relatives have been visiting at the home of Mrs. Motte i Gilliam for the past week. [ Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Gilliam and . children spent Sunday with Mr. arid ! Mrs. Jijn Gilliam. ni/fAW .CTWAH QA ATI/) jiii anu luxoi wii v|/iv?ijv little daughter, Mary Louise, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. j Pressley. 1 Mrs. W. H. Murray has returned I to her home in Greenwood after a fe*7 days isit in this' community. BIRTH NOTICE / Born in Abbeville, July 14, 1921, to Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Woodhurst, a son. Born in Abbeville, July 1&, 1921, to Mr. and Mrs. S. O. McDowell, a daughter, Sarah Louise. NEGRO MAN FOUND DEAD Gaffney, July 13.?A negro named Tom. Dawkins, who resided on Dan McPherson's place near Corinth Aurch, a few miles from Gaffney, disappeared last Friday morning and his dead body was found on Sunday; morning in Thickety creek some dis- / tance fi;om his home. He was about seventy years of age and it was said of him that be could \not perspire and that in order to obtain relief from the heat he was forced to gp into the water. It is supposed that he died from the 9hock as there was no indication of foul play and he had more than $200 on his person .which had not been disturbed. After investigation, Coroner Vinsett decided that no inquest was necessary. People who knew the deceased said that he was without teeth. His body was found near one of those places in tljp creek which he was in the habit of (using in order to get relief from the heat. FOUR COLUMBIANS * ACQUITTED OF ROBBERY Camden, July It.?William Braw ley, Alex Cartlcdge, Lloyd Lorick and Dewy Dennis, the four Columbia boys who were charged with robbing the Bank of Lugoff of ?240, February 4, were found not guilty by a . jury here about 7:45 o'clock tonight. The four young men were, however, immediately remanded to jail on a charge of housebreaking and larceny of the store adjoining the bank building, where the robbery was alleged to have taken place. The State closed its testirbony shortly after 11 o'clock this morning and the defense announced that it had no testimony to offer. The de iense in reiying upon its contention that the testimony of George Gunn, of Pennsyvania, who claims that the defendants were with him at the time of the robbery, is unworthy of belief, and that his testimony was not corroborated. 1 " ; The State placed on the stand this morning a number , of witnesses in an effotr to corroborate Gunn in matters in whi<m he' testified, not with regard to the actual robbery itself, but as to the details which he related of incidents before and after the robbery. Chief of Police Richardson testified as to having seen him in company \?ith certain of the defendants in Columbia at the time stated by him. Other witnesses from Camden and in and around Lugoff testified that Gunn had'related the details of the robbery, and that when they reached Lugoff the physical evidences of the breaking were just as he had described them. C. T. Craydon, of Columbia, opposed the argument for the defend-1 ants, and was followed by Solicitor Spigner, for the State; &. M. Johnson and G. C. Alexander for the defendants, fomer Judge M. L. Smith for the state, former Gov. Cole L. Blease for the defendants, who closed the argument. i "^EISISHBJSMSEfSIS/SJSISEISISISISJSISOJSEISISJi I ....$39. I AND GOOD FC I Yes, this is a low pric< j| steel letter file which I ures of strength and i I WKC& I Office Lqi It is a real filing cabi And for only $39.50, Your orders for Oi Books, Loose Leaf I Books, Engraving, ar the Office" will recer (careful attention. RED F STATIONER AND 01 . .. PHONE 757 r^aESZJS6ie/3515f5rSf5MSfSM5JSJ5/SI5i3@@ISfSiSj OPERATION AT SEA DIRECTED BY RADIOGRAM Xcw York, July 14.?A surgical ; operation 200 mies at- sea; directed by : wireless from Brooklyn, was described today by Dr. Raymond Bar- ;! rett of the Booklyn hospital.. The jj c attainof the Tanker Vesta peT- j foiined it under Dr. Barrett's direc- ' tio^s transmitted by Arthur R. Hay- | dteij, radio operator at the Buah Terminal. * 11 Hayden heard the Vesta calling ' f^r aid for a man who had an infested hand. He telephoned to Dr. Barrett, who feared from the des->J cttption that the man's whole ann would be infected. Under the doctor's directions the captain used a \ . herring knife for a special and pieces or rubber for drainage tubes after antiseptic treatment. The op-? ? eration was a success. The Vesta has M arrived with the patient at Riverside, R. I. - AGREES TO ELOPEMENT _ OF WIFE AND CLERK % Monticello, tjT. Y., July 14.?This, . village was startled today to learn., that Clark Durea, pastor of the Church of Holiness, had consented the elopement of his wife with a{. ybung married clerk, Eal Ver Nooy" " "I shall aid Mrs. Ver Nooy all I can," Durea said. "It will be <well fo us if this unfortunate situation can be riehted throueh divorce Ahrt re-marriage. I do not desire my wiffe and Ver Nooy to live in sin." Ve* Nooy and Mrs. Durea drove away in an automobile a week age,.-' taking the Durea children, Gladys, twelve, and William, ten, after talking it over with Durea. Mrs. Durea is about thirty-five,'' and Ver Nooy, who has seen married < only a year, is twenty-five. They met three years ago. Mrs. Ver Nooy has announced her intention of getting a divorce. * . % . 1 1 i ' The palace of the former German emperor in Berlin at one time kept BOO housemaids and 18,000 liveried, footmen in employment. ... Turnip 4 c_-i ' I . ^CCU I ; Just received/ new ' ; crop Turnip Seed. j. ' Rutabaga, Seven- ... .Top, Purple Top, J ; Cow-Horn, White -y Egg, Yellow Aberdeen at 50c Pound. . ' lA A 11V> | . . 6/ McMurray Drug Co. n it jg/pjg^fPfP^^fpfpipfPf^fnjipiRgfpypofiongftanaBOfigGair^ 50 I )R 50 YEARS. 1 3 for a four-drawer iff possesses the feat- | itility of I \ta? 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