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THE PUBLIC HEALTH. Abbeville Prcs3 and Banner. Nobody wishes to be a party to the spread of disease. The public health a matter of importance to everybody, and those whose duty it is to - "look after the health of the commu m nity have a large resonpsibility. r While recognizing this fact, we cannot but endorse some portions of the letter of Dr. Louis J. Bristow contained elsewhere in this issue. It seems entirely inadvisable to us to order the church?*: closed and the schools closed when every other enterprise is being ru:; wide open. As in the letter referred to. there /lire no buildings :<i the city better ventilated than the churches, to which we may addi the schools. About rjventy to twenty-five pupils are in 3 room in the school buildings. These 3re kept warm and comfortable. But it is decreed to be dangerous to the public health that they so assemble. At the same time fifty and a hundred people are allowed to be in a storeroom at one and the same time. Twenty people may be in a doctor's office, or in a drug store, in a hotel lobby, a Greek restaurant, or in anyplace except a church or the school -^pom. A hundred people work in the #?>inning room of a cotton mill in ? on- mnrp of these AUpci-iicat^u an. ...... M assemblies threaten the public health. m We contend that entirely too much ' authority is given to the local boards of health. They may be professional men, but mostly professional men in such matters are professional cranks, and professionally inconsistent in matters of this kind. The schools in ( Abbeville suffered in their standing last year considerably on account of t?ie fact that they were closed for -several weeks. There was an epi<Jemic then which was producing fatal p . results in many cases, and, therefore, 1 Jbye was more excuse for the orders HHthan there can be this year. There |^Fare many pupils in the schools who 9 wish to enter colleges and universif ties this year and in order to do so, they must complete the assigned courses. Stopping the schools for a week or two means more lost time than the schools are stopped, because 1 1 every sensiDie person kiiows mat, n. takes equally as much time as that lost to get the machinery to running again. , ' 7n view of the fact that the disease now reported as Influenza is of a mild :fo*m, and in view of the opinion of others than the members of the board of health, that only a few of the cases .are anything more than bad colds or old time grippe, as it is called, and in view of the fact there is no more ; of it, nor of the resulting pneumonia. "than we have been accustomed to - * it. | .have at tms season or uiu j wi m | other years than last year, it seems I to us that there is ro necessity for I the^closing of the schools on account ft cf the dise?se. nnl~*s perhaps a more ft -virulent type of 5t should show itself. It may be important that the ^^<-hurches be opened, but it is more ^ im^ortnnt the schools be not ifiterrupted in their work. People may pray at home in their closets, but the B teacher cannot do his or her work I there. I LETTER FROM BRISTOW I The following letter written by D". 1 Louis J. Bristow to the members of L the local board cf health has been j^yjhanded to this paper, and we glaaly y publish it, in order tiirrt the public ^ may have the facts which it contains, 1-and in order that the public may be thinking about these matters, and itself reaching a conclusion about t February 6, 1920. To the Honorable Board of Health of the City of Abbeville. Gentlemen:? The rkrht to petition is always open to the humblest citizen. I fce.rr, therefore, to protest against your recent order closing the churches in lis city, and petition you to remove the prohibition of persons assembri'ivnojii nf woreViir,riit>iT rl I i I ^ 1V1 ^Ul|'VUV. VX *? Vi Your official proclamation closcs ''t^hbrches, schools, moving picture theatres," and no other places, and forbids "public meet inns of any kind." Thus even two persons may not meet in a church for prayer, -with open doors. This, 1 submit, is discriminatory, unnecessary, unwise and un-American. B I beg to submit to you reasons up on which I feel you will be justified revoking your order. First, I direct your attention to the fact that, since your order has been V effective, I have seen as many as m twelve persons assembled in a bank; K fourteen in a hotel lobby; a large Mi in o Ko rm r>r>rJ a crowd of fifteen or twenty negroes around a stove in a store en Church street; and I have be^n informed of Jarge numbers of persons congregating in restaurants and place; of amusement; to say nothing of the number of clerks, porters and customers that may b*> ?"o:i in rforcs fcniost any hour of ihe day, t':e numpr of person3 :r. ex:lie and o her in 'no bank, barbershop, hotel lobby, or store in Abbeville is ?.iore sanitary, or better ventilated, all out? more cubic feet of air to *he person than any one of a number -f house-; of worship in this city. Th-.* Oiit-r, cherefoie, is discriminatory. I submit the o.c the ineffectually of t.ie oaararone, will utmost respect :or me soienrurj knowledge of the me.noeis (.{' live Board. I am moved lo o'Ver thi^ suggestion because ??f the dei-idH lack of a^reei^nt *.mong pi /sicians in the matter of quaraatioe in an mfue?-za epidemic; because of the ao' *-- ? 1 7__i- - r :_r t- ~ Knowieugvu lUUK ui Iiuunnutiuu <ts i-j the bacillus of .nfectiun an.l if?, transmission; and the paucity of auv.iioritative data relate to the otfeclr.eness of similar oruanintines I submit the anomaJo.'s and legally questionable spectacle of an American municipality ordering all churches closed and forbidding all persons to assemble for the purpose of worshipping God, without distinction as to their condition and previous expo sure to infection. I am neither ignorant nor unmindful of the extraordinary broad police powers granted a Board of Health. But I submit that such a prohibition as your order ''mposes is unwarranted and unAmerican. j Knowing the high Christian character of the individual members of the Board of Health, I feel that you will pardon me for suggesting1 the lack of propriety in a policy which forbids Christians to assemble for prayer in time of widespread anxiety and suffering. May I be perrrtiited to add that I uniformly counsel members of my ^oncrrptrjitTnr and all others always to observe existing* law, and especially the order in question so lon^ as it remains, both n* spirit and letter; and I myself shall "do so in good faith. I have respect for your fidelity to * 1 1 v\-? tO ins pUDHC interest,j ami a;u vwuiiiiced that you will accord this communication the consideration it deserves, and pray that it may have the influence it merits, j Respectfully, Louis J. Bristow. LOSSES IN A. E. F. GIVEN BY STATES i Total for This State Three Thousand Nine Hundred and Nineteen. Washington, Feb. 12.?Tennessee suffered heaviest of the nine Southern cfof^c oocf rtf tVio TVfississrnni river, in VUCb V * V??N* ? _ _ r casualties among her officers and men who were members of the American expeditionary forces during the world war, Virginia's losses were second, North Carolina's third and Alabama's and Georgia's fourth and fifth, respectively. A statistical summary of all casualties prepared in the office of the adjutant general of the army and just announced shows the total casualties of these Southern states to have been 37,260. including officers and men, out of a grand total of 302,G12 for the entire country. These casualties include losses from every cause which put the men out of action. rT> - X - X T ^ -? -C v? w.V? t'f of ti i ine toiai ccttuuiiica iui v.uu fM?PT riTCf ? 0*TP ftI ti/ifi' LLlimi Ltr.u liJ RFfWffl PIRfW, Yf The words "LON a class of service i particular place. i Our operators ar the name of the Distance" call or I ! "COLUMBIA is < If the person call be completed lat the person answe "Please have Mr. BIA operator." I When asking the call made for yo NEVER say "Lo but definitely ide you by its name, I "COLUMBIA is telephone No. 12.' Ttr;n. irATTT) i vv lLl 1 luuivncijj vice. , i ;j J SOUTHERN BELL T ; AND TELEGRAPH ', follow; Tennessee, 6,100; Virginia, - 6,130; North Carolina, 5,799; Ala bama, 5,100; Georgia, 4,425; South Carolina. 3,919; Mississippi, 2,303; Louisiana, 2.169, and Florida, 1,171. North Carolina's losses from offi' cevs and men killed in action were heaviest, numbering 684; Tennessee's losses from that cause were second, totalling 6c>0, and Virginia's third, aggregating 664. In deaths from wounds Virginia was first with 291, Tennessee second with 250, and North Carolina third with 238. The summary of the casualties for South Carolina follows: Prisoners: OffiDeceased. cers. Men. Total. ! Killed in action.. 25 308 333 j Died of wounds.. 10 117 127 i j e i- y ~ ' LJiea ox uisecise.... o v ; Died of accident 4 44 48 : Drowned ? 2 2 'Suicide 2 13 j Murder or homii cide 1 4 5 i Other k n o w n i causes ? 13 13 j Cause undeter! mined -- 22 22 ! T>?.? ir? 2 2 JL iCTUinvvt UVM?? .. ? I __ i Total dead 50 1,088 1,138 | Died ? 3 3 j Repatriated 2 11 13 Total prisoners 2 14 16 | Wounded: ?' Slightly 70 1,024 1,094 J Severely 63 1,281 1,344 j Degree undeterI mined 29 298 327 J j Total wounded 162 2,603 2,765 ' Total casualties ; for state 214 3,705 3,919 i j CITATION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION. ! The State of South Carolina, > ; County of Newberry. j By W. F. Ewart Probate Judge, j Whereas, George B. Grigsby made ! suit to me to grant him Letters of j Aministration of the Estate and ' /lAAAQCa/1 f Viof jeilfL'tS Ui. Ui 13UV luuv they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Newberry on Wednesday, 25th day of February next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 20th day of February, Anno Domini 1920. W. F. EWART, 1\ J. JN. NOTICE TO DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS. Executions will be issued February 116th, for unpaid taxes due the Town | of Newberry. Please save yourselves this trouble, i B,y order of the Council. J. W. CHAPMAN. Clerk and Treasurer. l-16-0t i SALE ut VAULA3LE PROS PERITY LAND. On Friday February 27th, 1920, I will sell at Prosperity, S. C., for division among the heiis, the Estate of Mrs. Rosa Duncan, consisting of 3 i :<nWF fill.S LW it i i.1 \j VU Ai-li-aK/ ib'R ABSENCE G DISTANCE" describe } but do not denote any THEREFORE, e trained always to give point at which a "Long iginates, thus: calling Mr. John Doe." ed is not in and call is to er, the operator says to *->-* ^ -4- ^ 1 am n Jl'lllg" Lilt? ICiCjJiJUJiic . Doe call the COLUMoperator to complete the u during your absence ng Distance is calling," ;ntify the place calling thus calling Mr. John Doe at ry >> 0. i, we can improve the ser'ELEPHONE COMPANY store lots, one residence and 30 acres of land subdivided into lots oi 3 to 6 acres; terms of sale cash, purchaser to pay for papers. This property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder. Sale to begin at 11 A. M. S. D. DUNCAN. 2-23-td KLFUKi i OF COUNTY SUPERVISOR ON CLAIMS OF 1919, PAID DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1920. ! 041 C. M. Wilson, Salary....$ 108.33 042 J. Y. Floyd, Salary 16.66 043 J. C. Sample, Salary.... 100.00 044 H. H. Ruff, Mags. Salary 15.00 045 Jno. B. Bedenbaugh, 1 k nn Mags, saiary *?/.vv 946 P. B. Ellesor, Mags. i Salary 12.50 ! 947 B. B. Hair, Mags. Sal.. 50.00 948 J. H. Dorroh, Mags. f | Salary 12.50 949 Jno. F. Miller, Mags. Salary 12.50 W D. Rutherford. ' Mags. Salary 12.50 951 M. R. Brooks, Mags. : Salary 12.50 '052 J. B. Lathan, Mags Sal 15.00 953 R. M. Aughtry, Mags. ! Salary 68.75 954 W. P. Allen, Mags. Sal. 15.00 STATEMENT SHOWING EXACT F r?r>i a tiamc rrr?d thf yfar iq r x\in i xviiu a vi\ a ?- ?- --- ? END OF THE MONTH 0 Items. Ap 1. Salaries county officers | *" I 2. County home, paupers, penj sioners ; 3. .Roads, bridges, ferries ! 4. Chaingang | 5. Repairs public buildings, etc j G. Books, stationery, printing I 7. Miscellaneous contingent 8. Board of equalization, etc.: ; 9. County board 01 education 10. Court expenses 11. Sheriff dieting and other ex; penses 12. Post mortems and lunatics 13. Interest on loans 14. Salaries rural police 15. Special road fund 16. Commutation tax , H. C. HOLLOWAY, Clerk, Etc. ! Approved: J. B. HALFACRE, County Auditor. 1 KFSSBfXi - We pay hi r _t Ket prices. See us befc % 0 Summer I ii. iii i i ^ 'iv .^.?y <mc+*&&4?r 11 ii ii mm r The Aspiri i Don't Be Deceive by Aspirin adverti; who seek to discrec those made by then j The Facts are j that we regularly h I pirin U. D. Co. Tat and Genuine. The class chemists and very highest stand pany of Boston. V their exclusive agei l The Aspirin pate one can now make j name. I Aspirin U. D. C. 1 packages of 12's; price is moderate, ! eering in United GILDhR & Newbe >: 955 J. G. Holder, Cons. Sal. 68.75 . .' 956 Eunice Allen, Cons. Sal 15.00j 957 E. A. Wheeler, Cons. * i i; Salary 15.00; 958 J. II. Koon, Cons. Sal. 15.00 959 J. W. Taylor, Cons. Sal. 15.00 960 T. A. Ellesor, Cons. Salary 12.50 961 T. F. Chamblee, Cons. Salary 12.50 962 A. C. Mills, Cons. Sal. 12.50 963 J. N. Gilliam, Cons. Sal. 12.50 j 964 Jno. S. Ruff, Cons. Sal. 12.50 965 Geo. *B. Cook, Cons. | Salary 50.00 i 966 T. R. Campbell, Com. i Tax 12.75 j .967 Mrs. W .H. Suber, Com. , j Tax 3.00 j i 9(58 J. Y. Floyd, Com. Tax 56.50 ' i 969 C. C. Schumpert, Co. j Treas. Com. Tax 192.00 j ' 970 C. C. Schumpert, Co. Treas. Courts 820.35 971 C. G. Blease, Expense.. 51.95 j 079 r c. RIppsp Diptinc.. 184.80! 973 C. G. Wicker, Com. Tax 7.50 j i 974 J. A. Krelle, R&B J (Com. Tax) 50.00 j i 975 N. E. Taylor, Com. Tax 10.60 [ 976 C. C. Jordan, S. R. F. 1,502.96 j i 977 C. I. Abrams, Com. Tax 8.05 ! 978 Rev. J. B. Harman, Co. i' Bd. Education 29.00 j .979 Prof. O. B. Cannon, Co. Bd. Education 21.00 | J. C. SAMPLE, Onnowicnv I UU^/Vi v ik>V4 I ! H. C. HOLLO WAY, ? Clerk, Etc. / i INANC1AL CONDITION OF APPRO- j 19 AS IT APPEARED AT THE F JANUARY, 1920. ipropriation. v Paid. Balance. | S13,3fi5.00 $12,906.40 $ 458.60 1 i 3,000.00 3,028.92 I 9,000.00 13,155.02 j 9,000.00 9,136.74 2,500.00 2,519.04 I oArt nn SQQ 1 d 86 j c/W.vvr * j 3,700.00 4,800.63 400.00 417.83 'j 50.00 50.00 2,000.00 1,951.40 48.60 j I 2,100.00 2,129.67 400.00 268.30 131.70 ; 2,000.00 1,913.37 86.63 j 2,400.00 2,400.00 28,236.08 4,904.00 4,000.39 903.61 j J. C. SAMPLE, Supervisor. ft * ' I I / I ? I V anted Ighest mar>re you sell. 1 ! i . i ? I in i wmMjM3BmuammmsBcmmamuBBmnmmBammmammmBmmmKm I ? in Situation i ' i .j 2U 1 i } I sements feeing run by those j lit all Aspirin Tablels except i. I i i j andle Targe quantities of Assets that we know are Pure y are rigidly tested by firstare put out by a firm of the ing, the United Drug ComVe, as Rexall Druggists, are its in Newberry. j jnt expired in 1917 and any Aspirin and sell it under that i ti i. i aaieis are put. up m ; 24's; 100's. The for there is no profitDrug Co. business WEEKS CO. rry, S. C. BERTH THAN WHISKEY FOR COLDS AND FLO \ New Elixir, Called Aspironil, Medicated With Latest Scientific Remedies, Used and Endorsed by European and American Arm7 Surgeons to Cut Short a Cold and Prevent Complications. T!vfirv Dnifcnst in U. S. In ? --?/ "OO ? ? - ? structed to Refund Price While You Wait at Counter If Relief Does Not Come Within Two Minutes. Delightful Taste, Immediate ^ 1 TTT TT _ Iteiiei, yuick warm-up. / Tlif sensation of the^'vear in ths drug trade is Aspirtmal, the twominute cold and cough reliever, a;>thoritatively guarantees by rhe laboratories; tested, approved and most enthusiastically endorsed by the highest authorities, and proclaimed by ilit common peoplt. as ten times ns ouiek and effective as whiskey, rock rut.I rye, or any other cold and cough remedy they have ever tried. 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