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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-19
REV. LOUIS J. BRISTOW
WILL EDIT BAPTIST
PAPER IN GREENWOOD

The Rev. LouisoJ. Bristow, pastor
: the Abbeville Baptist Church, will
i: the Baptist Courier, published in
Greenwood, during the absence OF
DIR. z. T. Cody, Greenwood, who has
cen named as a member of COM
mission of the Baptist church to visit
europe in the interest of reconstruc-
ZION work in the war-worn countries.
DR.. Bristow is an old newspaper
editor, an able writer, and is one of
the leading Baptist ministers in
South Carolina.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-19
COTTON ASSN TO
ORGANIZE HERE
Meeting Friday-Gen. M. l.. Bonham
of Anderson, and w. B. Utsey, St.
George, Will Mako Addresses-
w. A. Stevenson Names Com
mitteemon From Various
Townships in County.

For the purpose of organizing To-
cal branches of the South Carolina
Cotton Association in the townships
of Abbeville County, a public meet
ing will be held here Friday, August
%, at 1880 o'clock, at which time
Gen. NJ. L. Bonham, Of Anderson,
and W. B. Utsey, St. George, will
make addresses, discussing the pur-
poses Of the organization. The far.
mers, business men, professional
men and all others who are interest
ed, are invited to attend the meet
ing. O..
The South Carolina Cotton Asso-
citation has for it's main purpose the
stabilizing of the price Of cotton af-
ter that price has been fixed at a
.igure where the farmer can make
legitimate profit. The South Caro-
lima Cotton Association will be
member of the American Cotton AS
ISOLATION.
It is up to the people Of the coun-
ty, whether they want to get back of
this organization and make it 60.
-ts success depends upon the farmer
and if they prefer to fix the price of
the South's chief staple instead Of
allowing the price to be fixed by
Wall Street they will attend the
meeting Friday and give their en-
thusiastic support to the plans and
principles involved.
W. A. Stevenson, chairman execu-
tive committee, Abbeville County,
announces the following committee
men from the various townships in
the county and urges that these men
be present at the meeting Friday:
Lowndesville Township: E. w.
Harper, W. C. Shaw, W. L. Bowman.
Magnolia Township: Charlie Tay-
lor, Furman Milford, Frank Sherard.
Cedar Springs Township: L. A..
Jackson, Thompkins Ramey, S. F.
Hammond.
Long Cane Township: DR.. P. b.
Carwile, Brown Bowie, Henry Nick
les.
Smithville Township: l. A. Keller,
6, NJ. McCord, A. Fl. Miller,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-19
RULE OF SUPPLY <..
AND DEMAND IS
HIGH COST CAUSE

Washington, Aug. 16.-High cost
of living is the result Of fundamen-
tai and immutable laws and lower
living costs will come, to large de-
gree, only from operation Of these
natural laws, Senator Reed, Demo-
crat, of Mississippi, declared in an
address in the senate today.
Many of the remedies being pro-
posed to reduce living costs, Sena-
tor Reed asserted, are futile because
they are artificial and designed to
disturb operation Of natural econom-
ic tendencies. Increase in produc-
ton, the Missouri senator declared,
would be the greatest factor toward
reducing prices.
"There are two great principles in
economic and finance which cannot
be disregarded and which no amount
of legislation can effectively con-
troll" said Mr.. Reed. "First, when
ever the demand for any great ne
nessity materially exceeds the sup
ply an increase in price is inevitable.
Conversely, when the supply exceeds
the demand, decrease in price fol-
lows. The latter condition may be
temporarily effected by combinations
artifcially withholding the supply
and controlling the market. But, no
combination of men and no DEGREES
of government have ever been able
to transmute deficiency into plenty,
or to remove the natural longings for
NECESSARY article which cannot be
obtained.
"Second, a radical increase in the
number of dollars in circulation re-
suits in a decrease in the purchas-
ing power of the dollar.
"Any device, plan or scheme,
therefore, which will have tenden-
cy to lessen production, to discour-
age enterprise or to arrest industry,
will instead of bringing lower prices,
increase present excessive prices by
under production"
The war, Senator Reed said, stop
ped production throughout the world
to large extent except for articles
needed in it's prosecution. With the
end of the war, the natural result
is increased demand before produc-
ton can be brought up to normal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-19
FATAL AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENT SATURDAY
Tom Osborne Killed and Two Other,
Seriously Wounded When Cadillac
Car Turns Over Ner Town-Ma-
chine Demolished-Car Be.
longed to Policeman
Bonds.

Thomas Osborne was killed and
Milton Hodges and Edward Harris
were seriously injured about one
mile from town on the Cedar Springs
road at $3.50 o'clock Saturday after.
noon when the Cadillac car, which
Osborne was driving turned over
Bryant Bonds another occupant OF
the car, was uninjured.
According to Bonds, Osborne was
speeding toward Abbeville, when he
ran too close to deep ditch and to
avoid ditching his car, he veered sud
denly to the center Of the road, one
front wheel giving way and the car
spinning over and over.
Osborne's neck was broken and ne
was badly mutilated. Hodges suffer,
ed a fractured collar bone and had
several ribs broken; Harris arm was
broken and he received severe cut
his forehead.
The car, which belonged to Bonds.
policeman at the Cotton Mill, was
torn to pieces.
Osborne was son of T. G. Os'
borne, of this county. The funeral
was held Monday morning at eleven
o'clock, interment following in Long
Cane cemetery.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-19

.Arsel Putnam spent the weekend
in Greenville.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-19
Missionary Society.

The Young Peoples Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist Church will
serve ice cream and cake Tuesday
evening at six o'clock on the lawn
of the home of Mrs. John Harris,
South Main street.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-19
RAILROAD F|REMEN
ASK BIG INCREASE
Brotherhood Makes Demand of Direr--
:or General-Other Claims Are
Made-Many Costly Mechanical
Devices Are Sought-Auto-
matte Stokers Are Asked.

Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. ia 35 to
IS per cent. increase in wages is de-
manded for 117,000 fremen and
hostlers on. railroads in the United
States and Canada in wage scale
iopted before adjournment today,
by 800 general chairmen of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen in session here since
Tuesday. \.....
Another demand to be presented
to the director general Of railroads
is that all coal burning locomotives
in road service weighing 100000
pounds and over shall be equipped
With mechanical stokers and that two
fremen shall be employed on all
such locomotives until they are so
equipped.
About half of the $4,000 engines
in the United States will come under
this proposal, only about 5000 Of
which are equipped with mechanical
stokers at present.
In accepting the report of the
wage committee appointed at the
opening session last Tuesday and
which only completed and presented
it's report Saturday morning, discus
"A of which took up yesterdays and
today's conferences, some modifca-
tions were made, but the report was
adopted in the main part.
Principal Demands Made. :
| The more important sections Of
! the report follow:
Rates of pay for firemen and help
ers in passenger service $3.50 per
day of 100 miles or less, except
when Mallet engines are used, when
$7.2O shall be paid.
Overtime in passenger service will
be computed on the present basis at
speed of 20 miles an, hour.
In freight service on engines
weighing less than 100000 pounds,
y @
fremen shall be paid $3.50 and on
engines weighing over over .200,-
900 pounds $3.50 per day of 100
miles or less, overtime to be comput-
ed on present basis at speed Of IL
t-2 miles per hour.
Firemen and helpers employed in
local or way freight service, mixed
trains, mine runs and other service
shall be paid a minimum of so cents
per 100 miles or less in addition to
the through freight rates. .s
Firemen employed on all other
trains in unclassifed service shall be
aid through freight rates according
class of engine used.
Firemen employed on Mallet en-
gines in all service, except yard SER
,ice, shall be paid $7.20 per day for
100 miles or less.
Firemen and helpers employed in
yard service shall be paid $3.50 per
day of eight hours or less, except
when Mallett engines are used, when
rate of $3.50 shall be paid.
A demand for time and half over.
me in all classes of service is made
which will apply when men are used
on Sunday or holidays.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-19
Mr.. David Gillian Dies.

Mr.. David Gillian, an old and
well known citizen of this county,
passed away Monday afternoon at
l 80 o'clock at his home near Has
!:ell's Station. He is survived by his
wife and a number of children. He
go -urvived by one brother. J. A.
T. ',::all, of this county
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-19
Reunion of Orr's Regiment.

Many Confederate veterans OF Abb
beville County, will attend the reun-
ion of Orr's regiment to be held at
Pendleton and Sandy Springs, on
August 2S and 29, the first day at
Pendleton and the second at Sandy
Springs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-08-19

Donalds Township: W. R. Dunn,
R. L. Barmore, M. J. Ashley.
Due West Township: G. N. Nick
les, o. Y. Brownlee, J. r. Pruitt.
Diamond Hill Township: S. J.
Wakefield, Dr.. J. A. Anderson, John
Gray.
Abbeville Township: J. Allen
Smith, W. E. Lesley, W. NJ. Barn.
well.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-02-28
Good Work by u. s. Employment
Agency.

We are pleased to call attention
to the splendid work being done by
the U. :. Employment Service of
fee located here and too much
credit cannot be given w. f. La
grone, local superintendent, and
Miss Mildred Carothers, his able as
sistant. who have been untiring in
their efforts to aid and assist return
ing soldiers to get quick employ
ment and the kind of employment
they wanted. The office has also
placed many civilians, from COM
mon laborers to skilled mechanics,
and have constantly on hand re-
quests for all kinds of labor, etc.
Here below you will find a partial
list of help wanted now:
Millwrights, blacksmiths, block
settlers. log scaler. drug clerk, phar-
macist, barber, stenographer, tie
makers, and many more. Jobs of
other kinds and those wanting work
or jobs as we'll as those wanting
help, will not make any mistake in
calling at the L. 5. Employment of
flee. SO Commerce street and con-
suit the officer in charge. Those
outside of Vest Point can commu-
nicate with the office, by mail or
telephone. where all questions will
be courteously answered. Don t
forget the name and place
u. 5. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE.
SO Commerce Street,
West Point. Miss.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-02-28
HEALTH TALKS.
By the County Health Officer

1t il "a great disgrace to hav,
flies as to have bedbugs. Botf
breed only in dirt and filth and ar,
the "Joy-ride" automobiles for dis
ease germs of all sorts.
This way of making a pencil
holder, or pin cushion, or a mai
cleaner or a purse of ones mouth is
all wrong and tuberculosis will
thrive Just so long as we are guilty
Of these reprehensive practices. We
should be clean, just clean and we
will sidestep two-thirds of our risks
of infection.
We should keep down the dust on
the streets by proper sprinkling,
flushing. and civilized methods of
garbage and matchmaking. Open
privies in the outskirts or behind
the water line in Amory and Abb
erdeen must go as well rs in the
rural districts for it is law and
right. We want to be decent and
modern in things which so vitally
concern our health.
In our homes we should keep
down dangerous dust, and all of it
is very dangerous, by the abolition
of the deadly broom or feather dus-
ter. both. says Woods Hutchinson.
have been especially devised for the
purpose of whisking bugs" from
the walls. floors and furniture,
where they are harmlessly, up into
our nostrils. Why don't we put in
their place the damp cloth, the car
pet-sweeper, and where possible.
the vacuum-cleaner. We should
have numerous small rugs, which
can be taken outside to he shaken
and cleaned, instead of the dust and
disease-collecting carpet. > m e
folks insist on draping their win
dOws with successive layers OF cur
tains like seaweed over the mouth
of cave. Let's do away with un-
necessary hangings of all sorts and
thereby reduce our high death rate
from the great white plague which
continues to sweep multiplied thous-
ands to untimely graves. We
would at the same time lessen in
fiuenza pneumonia and all the res
piratory diseases.
FL. UNDERWOOD NJ. ID.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-02-28

Every newspaper man, says an
exchange, has at some time or other
in business experience meets the
man who now takes more papers
than he can read" He was in
town last week. He blowed his
nose on the awning; tried to put out
the electric light at the hotel, failed
to light his cigar on it; paid 25c for
an almanac; put a nickel in the slot
at the postoffice and kicked because
the mail did not appear; wanted to
lick the cashier because he closed at
4 o'clock, and watched the clock
sign in front of jewelry store, wait
ing for it to strike; and he takes
more papers than he can read. =
Lexington Advertiser.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-02-28
Secretary Glass Banishes ErrOne'
Gus Reports.

Unauthorized statements intimat-
ing that there would be no fifth Lib
erty Loan have been effectually dis
PEELED by an official statement tele-
graphed from Washington by Secre-
tary of the Treasury to William r.
Compton, Federal Director of War
Loans for the Eighth Federal Re-
serve District.
The exact form of the securities
that will be offered for the Victory
Loan, as it will be termed. have not
been definitely announced. Nor has
the amount.
But Secretary Glass has informed
Mr.. Compton that the campaign will
be an extensive one, and that it will
begin not later than April 81.
At present the financial heads of
the Government are perfecting the
plans for an issue that will meet
with the requirements of the time,
and the central and local organiza-
tions throughout the Eighth Dis
trict are perfecting their plans for a
campaign that will keep the ST.
Louis District in the proud place it
has maintained in each of the for
mer Liberty Loans.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-02-28
Why Take CaIomeI?
DR.. Thacher' Liver & Blood Syrup
will do all that calomel Will do and
without the after effects"

| Years ago, when people were bilious,
when the liver got lazy and failed TO do
| its work or the stomach was out of
condition, calomel was the standby.
By and by the users of calomel found
| that the "after effects of taking the
drug were as bad and more often worse
than the ailment for which il was
taken.
DR.. Thacher, in seeking a medicine
to take the place of calomel-one that
would do all the good that calomel
would do, and yet leave none of its evil
effects perfected DIR. Thacher's Liver &
Blood Syrup This was in 1852, and
each year since has added To the conf
dence of those who have used it.
Miss Susie Brewer, of Chattanooga,
Tenn, tried calomel. She was suffer-
ing with very serious cold and grippe
and had no appetite whatever. After
the calomel failed she tried DR.. Thach-
er's Liver & Blood Syrup. She felt
better after taking three doses and she
soon got entirely well. "I think DR..
Thacher's Liver and Blood Syrup is q
wonderful medicine" +" she said, ''and l
am very thankful l tried it"
For nearly three quarters of n century
this sterling preparation has been an
"old standby" in thousands of homes
in treating rheumatism, dyspepsia, in
digestion and other stomach and liver
complaints. Tits "a powerful tonic and
blood purifier and can be used with
the utmost confidence.
Write Thacher Medicine Co, Chat
tanooga, Tenn. for a copy of "Thacher's
Family Doctor" n book giving cause,
symptoms and treatment of Al COM
mon diseases.
DR.. Thacher's Liver and Blood Syrup
for sale by dealers in medicines every
where.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-02-28

The industrial condition of the
country is fast getting into a bad
way, if we are to helieve the Com.
mercial Appeal and other promi-
nent and learned newspapers. One
prominent factor in bringing this
chaotic condition is the inflated
wages. The shipyards of the United
States have paid as high as SIS per
day for labor while England was
paying only $17 per week for the
same class of labor. Railroad en-
ployees are drawing from so to 200
per cent. more than they formerly
drew; and ordinary farm labor is
twice as high as it was before the
war These prices must come down;
but of course it would be better that
they come down gradually. A
slump of any kind in the industrial
world at this time would precipitate
a panic.-Kosciusko Herald.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-02-28
Move the Clock Forward One
Hour March so.

Move your clocks forward one
hour on the night of March 30. The
Federal daylight saving law pro.
vides that all official time of the ma.
ton will be advanced one hour on
that date as daylight time saving
measure.
The plan worked beautifully las,
spring and summer and it will be
hailed with delight again this sea-
son. 1t is especially beneficial to
people who work in stores and Of
fees and factories. giving them am
pie time in the late afternoons for
recreation.
Clock moving time will be well
coined.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-02-28
Sheep or Dogs, Which?

The board of supervisors OF Unior
county has had the moral and pro
gressive courage to tax dogs anc
thus make it possible to raise sheer
in that county. They put a $1.OC
tax per head on male dogs and q
tax of S3 90 on female dogs. All dogs
over 6 months old are taxed as
above.
This is a commendable step on
the part of that board, and ought to
be followed by other boards in Mis-
sissippi. Every two bit dog in the
state is costing the people fully
$4,000 in food, and as a nuisance.
The cost of dog, as preventative
of the sheep industry, cannot be es-
timated in dollars and cents, to say
nothing of him as menace expos
ing the public to the dangers of hy-
drophobia.
Tax the dogs and encourage sheep
raising. Sheep are valuable ami
mails. The wool that grows on their
backs is essential for clothing and
Mississippi is the best place on
earth to raise them in. Hundreds
of sheep ranches would be in the
state if it were not for dogs; there
are scarcely any now because of the
dogs. Test the value of dogs by
taxing them. Hundreds of people
who own two bit dogs would kill
them rather than pay $1.O0 tax.
One dollar tax on a dog amounts
to bullet to kill him with-mold
bullets and kill the dogs.
Let's raise sheep; we can't do 1t
and have days hoboing around.
We have tried raising dogs for
hundreds of years-they haye not
proved a money or a food crop.
Let's try raising sheep. If they
prove unproftahle. we can go back
to raising dogs. Dogs or sheep,
which? That's the problem.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-02-28

There is more Catarrh in this Sec
ton of the country than all other dis
eases put together. and for years it
was supposed to be incurable. Doc
tors prescribed local remedies, and
by constantly failing to cure with
local treatment. pronounced it incu-
able. Catarrh is q local disease great
ly influenced by constitutional con-
ditions and therefore requires cOnsti-
tutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Medicine, manufactured by F. J..
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. is a con-
stitutional remedy, is taken internally
and acts through the Blood on the
Mucous Surfaces of the System. One
Hundred Dollars reward is offered for
any case that HalPs Catarrh Mdei-
cine fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials.
F. J. CHENEY & Co.. Prop. To-
ledo. Ohio.
All Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for Constipation
(Adv.J
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-02-28
Discharged Soldiers Must Doff the
Khaki.

Officers and soldiers discharged
from the active service of the United
| States must doff their uniforms az
soon as they reach their homes. ac-
cording to circular n. 43, issued
Jan. 25, by Gen. Peyton C.. March.
chief of staff.
They have three months in which
to reach their homes in uniform, but
either on expiration of three months
or arrival at home renders a change
of raiment mandatory. Rather Sc
we're penalties are provided for yio-
lation of the regulations and penal
statutes governing such cases.
The same order contains a par
agraph which prohibits enlisted men
from wearing uniforms made by
civilian or other tailors, and pro-
vides that soldiers may wear to their
homes only the uniforms issued to
them by the service.
Numerous abuses of the uniform
involve serious federal penalties.
Hence the proper federal officers are
expected to take a lively interest in
immediate enforcement of the uni
form order.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-02-28
In Southern Agriculturalist

I'VE Anglo-Saxons shuah am
some fighters" said Nose to his
friend after the scrimmage was over.
But before he went over the top he
was not go certain about the heroics,
What do you all spec de news
papah headlines am goin' to be,
Mose?" asked his friend. 1t was
ten minutes to zero hour. and the
negroes knew that 10000 white
men were supporting them in the
rear.
What do alb think them head
lines am goin' to be?' answered
Nose. Ten t'ousand white men
tromped to deaf. ."-Ex.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-02-28

The Jackson News of last Satur-
day announced that Hon. Marion
w. Reilly who has been considered
candidate for governor of Missis.
sippi is out of the race. Judge
Reilly made the race for governor
four years ago. After his defeat he
moved from Natchez to Meridian
where he now lives.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-02-28
The Ambitious Eighth.

St. Louis District, that has led the
Nation in two Liberty Loan Cam.
paigns, has disposed of $40. .S04 SOC
Liberty Bonds.
The vastness of the work accom-
plished by the Liberty Loan Organ
ization in the fonr campaigns con-
Quoted by it is reflected in the state
ment just issued by the Federal Re-
serve Bank for the Eighth District
According to this report the total
bonds sold aggregate $40. .S04 800.
or nearly three-quarters of a billion
of dollars. The Liberty Loan Or.
ganization was the selling agent for
the Federal Reserve Bank, and its
campaigns took all of Arkansas: all
of Missouri save the western tier oi
counties; Southern Illinois; South.
ern Indiana; Western Tennessee;
Western Kentucky and Northern
Mississippi.
This district in the Third and
Fourth Loans subscribed its full
quota far ahead of any other of the
twelve districts and it will com.
plete its quota in the Victory Lib
erty Loan which will be inaugurated
in April in advance of the other dis
tricts if the same spirit of co-opera.
ton prevails throughout the dis.
trict.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-02-28
Children Cry
FOR FlETCHER'S
G a ST Q a
A Bit of Good Business.

One old colored woman l know
made good profit last season sell
ing day-old chicks. Matched with an
incubator, to people living around
town. She engages them before
they hatch at ten cents apiece, She
was fortunate enough to buy the
eggs at about twenty FIVE cents per
dozen, used three gallons of oil at
twenty cents per gallon and had a
80 per cent hatch"
EDNA DALTON.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-02-28

1t has been given out in Missis-
sippi 1000 draft dodgers are to be
prosecuted by the federal authori-
ties. Cases are now under investi-
CATION.