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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-06-21
BABY CONTEST AT MILL
RESUMED, TOMORROW
Doctors and Nurse. Will Resume the
Grading of 12O Fine Babies At
Village-People of City, Par
ticularly Medical Profess
sion Invited to Attend

Even if the doctors and the
nurses do not get the 120 babies
mixed up, they are going to have
their hands full explaining to 119
mothers why their babies were not
blue ribbon winners and we advise
the doctors, merely as matter OF
precaution, to take along with the
scales and baby-testers a full equip.
ment Of first aid packages for per
sonal use only.
Tomorrow. afternoon at two o.
clock the baby contest, which was
begun in May, will be resumed and
this time the experts. will keer
eliminating until one baby is de.
declared as near as possible. Dr.
DR.. Hayne Of the State Board OF
Health, in Columbia, DR.. G.. W.
Carpenter, the baby specialist OF
Greenville, and Miss Murphy.
registered nurse of Spartanburg as.
sisted by DR.. Gambrell and Miss
Gossett, of this city, will do the
daring deed.
Miss Gossett states there will be
practically 12O babie enter.
ed by tomorrow afternoon,
that the experts expect to complete
the grading this time and that the
winner will be announced. She also
wishes to invite just as many Of the
people of the city to witness the
contest, which will be held in the
school building at the mill, as can
possibly attend and especially does
she wish the medical profession of
the city to be there in full strength.
The contest is proving quite an
education for all the mothers who
have entered their babies and this
fact accounts for the large number
of new entries for tomorow's con-
test. ' -. '.'
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DEATH OF MRS. c. A. HAIGLER

The many friends of Mrs. Charlie
A. Haigler were shocked to learn
Saturday morning that Mrs. Hal
gler had passed away during the
night. While Mrs. -Haigler had been
i'll for long time and her family
and friends realized that she would
never be we'll aagin yet the news, of
her death came as shock to them.
Mrs. Sarah Harris Haigler was
an estimable woman; an ideal neigh
Dor, and an adorable mother, whose
home was made happy and in which
she was the moving spirit, a queen
in the eyes of her loving children.
Her charming presence will be
sorely missed by her bereaved hus-
band and children to whom the
sympathy Of the neighborhood is
extended in their hour of trial.
During her long Illness she has ex-
hibited an example Of wonderful
Christian patience and fortitude.
Sarah Harris Hsigler, the daugh-
ter of Dteand Mrs. Thomas Y.
Harris, was born fifty years ago in
Clinton. Had she lived another
month she would have completed a
quarter Of century as the wife of
Charlie A. Haigler, who survives
her. She has been a lifelong men,
ber of the Presbyterian church. In
addition to her husband, Mrs.
Haigler is survived by six children:
C. A. Haigler, Jr., of Atlanta, Will
liam, Misses Sarah, Mary, Helen
and Emmie. Two brothers, William
Harris, of Senoia, Ca, and Thomas
Harris of Tiglah, Ga.,' and two sis
ters, Mrs. Richard Hill, and Miss
Emma Harris both of this city also
survive their sister.
The funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. H. w. Pratt, Sunday
morning from the Presbyterian
church and the interment in Mel
rose cemetery followed. The floral
tributes were beautiful and the
grave was literally banked with the
beautiful flowers.
Among the out-of-town people
present for the funeral were: Mr..
and Mrs. J. Y. Young, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. H. Stands, and Miss Essie
Young, of Clinton, Mr. and Mrs.
William Harris, of Senoia, Ca, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Harris of
Tiglah, Ga.
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REED TO FIGHT
FOR SEATING:
MISSOURI SENATOR REJECTED
BY STATE coNvENTIoN-coN.
TEST OF TREMENDou IMBoR,;
= TANcE TO BE DECIDED BY.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE: FRI.
DAY-sTATUs OF WOMEN
ALSO TO BE ESTABLISHED At
MEETING FRIDAY +.

San Francisco, June 20.-A con-
test over the seating Of United Stat.
es Senator James A. Reed, Of Nilsson.
ri, as delegate, and recommends
tions for complete change in party
law so as to establish denite1y the
status of women in the party organi-
zation probably will come before the
Democratic national committee at its
meeting here next Friday preparatory
to the national convention, party ex-
ecutives said today
It also was announced that Attor.
ney General Palmer would leave
Washington for San Francisco TO-
morrow and that United States Sem
ator Carter Glass, prospective chair
man of the convention resolutions
committee, will be here Wednesday.
Governor Edward I. Edwards Of New,
Jersey, is expected to arrive Friday
or Saturday. =;
The Reed contest possibility devel-
opeed today when it was learned the
senator had been restored as dele
gate at convention of fifth Mis-
souri, congressional district delegates
yesterday after his name had been
thrown out and his place declared va
cant by a state convention. The
question is one Of jurisdiction be-
tween the state and district conven-
tions. - ."..-. "
h.. Senator Reeds antagonism to GER
tain policies of the administration
Will make any contest in his, case one
Of tremendous Importance, according
to leaders here. ...,s.
There are thirty-six delegates
from Missouri. j.. &. =. .N
Until yesterday the only contest in
view was that involving the twenty
eight Georgia delegates, whose ad-
herence is claimed both by Attorney
General Palmer and by the faction of
the party headed by United States
Senator Hoke Smith and Tom Wat
son. On the result Of this contest,
will also depend the right of Clark
Howell, oldest member in point of
service on the national committee in
be renamed to that post. Howell is
for Palmer. The Smith Watson fac
ton is advancing W: C. Vereen, who
was named on the, committee by a
state convention which was bolted
by the Palmer adherents who main
tanned that Howell should continue.
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ed paper. -;
The Methodist church which was
also destroyed fsred slightly better,
the stefards having $500 insurance
on it. Nothing was saved from the
church except the pulpit chairs and
the organ.
Bystanders claim that the rain
which was falling at the. time was
the only thing that saved the adjoin-
ing dwellings and probably the Com.
munity house across the street.
A great deal of adverse criticism
is being dealt those responsible fol
workings of the fire department fol-
the exceedingly poor showing made
Sunday morning.
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CAMP TUMBLE IN"

Some. of the lively young ladies
Of the city are going camping
Thursday at Rapley Shoals and they
60 prepared for good time. They
have named their camp Tumble In
which, no doubt, will prove to be a
correct name. Mrs. Essie Nickles
and Mrs. ]. M. Morgan will chape.
rofle the following young ladies fol
week: Misses Mary Nickles, jamie
Vance Bowie, Lena Bell Johnson
Mary Louise Dargan, Helen Mil
ford, Ada Faulkner, Florence and
MafA Neuffer, Virginia Leslie and
Elizabeth Gambrell.
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MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
!. ON IN COUNTY
=
COMMITTEES BUSY . TODAY
(. SIGNING UP CITIZENS AS
MEMBERS OF SOUTH CARO-:
{ LIMA DEVELOPMENT BOARD
MEETING AT DUE WEST FRI
lDAY WELL ATTENDED-SEC-
RETARY WILKINSON BUSY
ANSWERING, QUESTIONS

The drive for members for the
South Carolina Development Board
throughout Abbeville County starts
in earnest today. The committees
from each school district in the
County have all promised Secre-
{tary W. D. Wilkinson that they
would get busy this week and thor
oughly canvass their respective
school districts.
i The meetings Friday afternoon
both in Abbeville and Due West
were we'll attended and much inter
est manifested.
This week marks the actual ef-
fort Of the South Carolina Develop
ment Board to equip itself with the
and the resources necessary to un-
dertake the big program which has
been mapped out for it. In the
county committees are seeking en-
rollments and pledges. Many re-
ports are already in but they will
be so incomplete until the end of
the week that nothing like an &C.
curate forecast is possible today.
Generally, however, the returns
promise to be satisfactory.
It has been definitely decided
that markets and marketing shall be
the first undertaking of the board
after the completion of the expan-
sion campaign. This is the matter of
utmost Importance to the farmers
and other citizens of South Caro-
lima. Goveror Cooper in his final
appeal to the people to support the
development wrote:
"The plan of the Development
Board proceeds upon the great
principle that only through self
realization can maximum happiness
be achieved either by individual
or by a state. Out potentialities are
unbounded. Why not realize them?
Theb oard will lead to the setablish-
ment of home cash markets, will
give impetus to live stock,> fruit,
truck and dairy production; will
make important contributions to
general education, to public health,
to road building and so on, and
will be a medium of exchange fol-
ideas and information, and in short
lend a guiding hand in every pos,
sible way to haten full realization
Of eur states possibilities. The un.
derlying. principles of the board are
broad and the objectives are speci.
fic.'
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NEWS FROM THE HARRISES

Mr.. and Mrs. Calhoun Harris, of
Anderson, who are on an extended
.our of the Western country have ar
rived at San Francisco, where they
are enjoying the sights ana where
they will likely remain for the Dem
ocratic show. 1t will beg recalled that
Mr.. Harris won this trip by writing
a very large amount of insurance.
for his company the past year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-06-21
IRISH MUST BEAT BRITAIN
TO GET REPUBLIC

London, June 20.-The British
government will never. agree to the
establishment of an Irish republic
unless it is beaten to the ground"
Premier Lloyd George told a dele
cation, of railway workers today.
Lincoln faced a million casual
ties and five years of war rather
than acknowledge the independence
Of the South" he continued. "The
British government will do the
same thing in Ireland, if necessary.
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PACKING PEACHES.

Miss Margaret Wilson left last
week for Ridge Springs where she
will be engaged during the peach
season in helping pack the crop,
Volunteers were asked for at Win
throp college and Miss Wilson will
join a party of twelve young ladies
who in addition to having a good
time will add considerable sum to
their pocket change.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-06-21
WELL KNOWN EDITOR DEAD

New York, June. 20.-Edwin J.
Heath, managing editor, of The
Fourth Estate and a we'll known
newspaper man of New York and
Boston, died last flight at his. home
in Richmond Hills, it was an
nounced here today. He had been i'll
several months. He was born in
N. H., December %, 1864. His body
will be inferred there. :: ..,..' ~:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-06-21
FOR SCHOLARSHIP
u AT UNIVERSITY

The Normal Scholarships Of the
University of South Carolina are
vacant in Abbeville county and the
competitive examination will be
held in the County Court House,
Friday, July g.. 1920. Any of the
young men of the County who wish
to take this examination may get
full particulars from DR.. Patterson
Wardlaw, secretary of the scholar
ship committee. His address is Co.
lumbia, care of The University of
sc. ="
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-06-21
BELGIUM SAID. TO HAVE
WOUNDED KAISER

Doom, Holland, June 18.-There
are persistent rumors in the village
that the former German Emperor
has been assaulted by a Belgian,
who, showing forged pass, gained
admittance to Doom Castle. It is
asserted that the former Emperor
was wounded in the jaw. and that
the Belgian was arrested.
t~has been impossible thus far to
ascertain whether these rumors are
true.
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DELEGATES TO GREENVILLE.

Messrs w. D. Barksdale, J. s.
Stark, C. D. Brown and S. A. Graves
.save tomorrow for Greenville whers
they will attend meeting of the
South Atlantic States association as
representatives of the Chamber OF
Commerce. The question of adjust
ment of freight rates is the principal
subject for discussion at this meet
ing.
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GEORGIA PEACHES

Miss Lucy Evelyn Nickles and
Miss Margaret McKibben, of Jack
son, Ca, are in the city for a visit
to Mrs. Paul Link. These young
ladies visited in Abbeville last sum-
mer and their many admirers are
delighted to have them come again.
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COMING SATURDAY

Prof: and Mrs: Robert a, : Cole.
man are expected in The city Sat
;ufday and wip spend the. summer
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. M. T.
Coleman. Bob and Meme, the two
interesting children of the family.
will come also and will enjoy the
"up country" air.
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A NEW PROFESSOR HENRY

Professor and Mrs. D. H. Henry,
of Clemson College, are receiving the
congratulations Of their many
friends on the arrival yesterday Of
a new son in their family: :: :. \ y: i:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-06-21
SERIES FOUND GUILTY

clarence Series, a,:backman of the
city, was tried before "a jury in the
mayors court ;. this morning for
dealing in white lightning and was
found guilty. Mayor Mars gave him
his choice of $1OO or 80 days.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-06-21
MOVING IN.

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Wilson have
moved into their new home on Park
er street and are comfortably set
tied. Mrs. Wilson will give hospit-
al shower party this week.
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PROF. CLINKSCALEs IN CITY

Prof. John G. Clinkscales, of
Wofford college, Spartanburg, is in
the city for short vacation. Prof.
Clinkscales is the guest of his sister,
Mrs. John NJ. Gambrell, while here.
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IN CALIFORNIA

Cards have been received from
Miss Elizabeth Clinkscales who is
touring the West stating that she is
charmed with the climate and
scenery of California.
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FROM FLORIDA.

Mrs. Lucy Powell Grace is here
from Florida for a visit to her sis
ter, Mrs. C. E. Williamson. Mrs.
Grace is we'll known in. Abbeville
and friends are glad to have her
come back as happy young
matron. s ...
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DR.. WHALING ENTERTAINED
.r1srar1 ..~~s

-. 49, - - =. .
+. DR.. Thornton: Whaling, Of Golum-
!bia, who preached in the Presby-
terian Church Sunday, was the
guest while in Abbeville, of Mr..
and Mrs. w. D. Barksdale.
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VISITING IN GREENvILLE.

Mrs. Willie Speed and Rachel and
Susan Minshall went to Greenville
Thursday for a visit to Mrs. T.. N.
Marchant. The rain Sunday prevent
ed them returning through the coun-
try.
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COULDN'T LEAVE DEAR DADDY
Sweet Girls Affection Must Have
Been Very Comforting to the
Old Gentleman, Yes!

The blushing girl leaned over her
fathers chair and put her arm around
his neck.
You dear old papal !" she cooed,
you've been ve-y good to your little
girl since her engagement"
TN always glad to make my sun
beam happy" murmured father fond
ly. 81 want you to think sometimes
of your foolish old father and remem-
Der that he did everything he could to
make home pleasant for you before
You left him i'm his lonely old age"
"Oh, you dear, sweet man! What
would you say if I didn't leave you,
after ALP
"Eh!" exclaimed the startled old
man.
"How can | be so selfish after you
have been 10 good to me, and done
everything for meT said the girl ten
derby. 81 don't care so very very
very much for George. I'm going TO
tell him it was all a mistake, and that
he can find somebody else, for I'm
always going to stay Mt home with
you. And then you can al
ways give me nice things!"
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HIS DESTINATION NO OBJECT
AS Example of Perfect Freedom From
Care, coIored Boy Would Be
Hard to Beat.

Sitting in the rear end of a day
coach on a jefkwater road In Texas
my end Of the car being q smoker for
white passengers and the front end
being reserved for the acccmmoda-
tion OF colOred persons. looking
through the open door Of the dividing
partition-saw the conductor stop in
the aisle alongside a half-grown negro
hoy who had boarded the coach at a
flag station.
~ amt got no ticket, cap'n,"I heard
the darby say. So saying. he hauled n
handful of silver dollars out of n
pocket and extended the hand, It's
palm covered with coins.
"Well, then, where do you want to
go?" asked the conductor.
"Cap'n, Ii don't make no difference"
quoth the boy. "Jes' you tell me,
please, sab, when dis yere money is
done ridden up an den I'll git Off
effen l lax de looks of the place, an
effen l don't lax II I'll give you some
mo- money an keep on a-ridin'."-
Irwin S. Cobb In the Saturday Eve
ming Post.
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remember, that's all, and you never
have to go Over the same things time
and time again."
How can n do that?' asked the
lizard.
"By thinking hard and carefully at
the time" said the snail. "And get
into the habit of remembering. It's
a good habit"
did you think it up so as to save
yourself timer asked the lizard.
"No, / wasn't the one who thought
1t up" said the snail, "but I will tell
you this much-I wish / had been the
creature who had thought it up.
"And I'll tell you another thing. It's
not the lazy creatures who remember.
No, it is those who In the first place
are willing to go to all the trouble
and pains of making themselves re-
member.
"Well, I told you 1 was a superior
snail. You didn't quite know what
that was, but you said you knew what
a snail was or is, or what you thought
of a snail"
"Ah, yes, now I remember"
"When l tell it to you" said the
snail to itself, you remember"
well, l had TO laugh at your de-
scription of a snail. 1t was most
amusing. 1t is true we do live in
shells and 1t is true we are slow, but
I believe in being slow and thorough
rather than in wriggling along and
not doing anything worth while.
"rm a superior snail Because I'm
an unusual snail and l have wonderful
and interesting ways. / come from
the eastern part of Africa. Yes, they
considered me interesting enough to
bring me from way off there to this
zoo.
81 am about eight inches in length,
If you wish to get a measure and
measure me. We are an interesting
species, they say. We lay eggs the
size Of a birds eggs; yes, about the
size of the eggs of a sparrow, for
example. And l feel that 1t is superior
and an honor to the family to be
brought from such q great distance
so that the folks can view ne. Still
I try not to be conceited about 1t, for
I say to myself. Out of ones own
home a creature looks a little diff
.ferent.'"
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lADDYy EVENING
HEAW IMEH
Nf@MAN RAHAMNRl
.Y BONNER TN|
A A

I'm a superior snail" said the shall
slowly.
What is that?" asked a lizard
from the next cage
DO you know what a snail is?'
asked the snail.
"A snail is a creature In a shell
which moves slowly" said the lizard.
well did / ever!" said the snail.
"Did you ever what?" asked the
lizard.
did 1 ever in all my days hear of
anything so funny as that"
perhaps you've heard of something
Just as funny, though in some of the
nights. You said you had never heard
anything so funny in all your days."
the lizard said as he wriggled around
so he could see the snail better.
mo-" said the snail, 81 meant that
[ had never heard of anything so funny
In all of my life, on either days or
nights"
Il suppose" said the lizard, you
would have said all Of that in the first
place If / had given you all the time
you've now had"
Perhaps, but l doubt It," said the
snail. For l would have thought you
would have known that 1 meant all
Of the time when l said In all my
days"
Il didn't" said the lizard. "But
what was it that made you say you
thought it was funny? I've quite for
gotten. / know / said something.
Yes, I've forgotten what / said"
"Of course" said the snail, VI don't
mean to reprove you, which is n
other word Cor correct or scold, but
I might suggest very politely that it
it as well to be slow and remember
things as 1t is to go too fast and for
get them I'm a short time.
"The best thing in the world is to
remember things. That saves you so
much time and trouble. You simply
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STEEL MILLS FACING
SHUTDOWN. SAY OWNERS

Washington, July 10.-A shutdown
of steel mills is threatened because Of
car shortage, representatives of more
than a score of steel manufactuf er3
today informed the interstate COM
merce commission. Daniel willard,
chairman of the advisory committee
of the association of railway executives
who also appeared before the COM
mission was equally inSiStent, howev-
er, that any general suspension of in
dustry would be aveTted and that i'm
provement was possible in the steel
trade.
Il believe there will not be any en-
eral shutdown of Industry declared
Mr.. Willard. THE situation, l believe.
will o get any worse, n l believe
we can make it better"
No Indication as to Result
A half score witnesses appeared at
the closing session of the commits
sion's hearing on possible modifica-
ton of it's order requiring preference
to be given coal miners, east of the
Mississippi, IN the assignment OF OPEN
top cars. No indioation Of the COM
missions probable action was given
at adjournment.
Addressing the shippers, Chairman
Clark declared the commission real
lied the utter i~mpossloility" Of pleas
ing all of them, but he urged that the.
follow the suggestion of Mr.. Willard
10 attempt solution of car service
through cooperation between them
and the railroad officials
BY the shippers and the railroads
acting through local car service COM
missions. MI. Willard explained il
would not ba necessary TO prevent all
movement of all building materials
and that materials could be moved
for highway repairs, maintenance and
construction of essential connecting
road links. Such transportation, ne
anticipated, could be had on the re-
TURF movement of the open-Jop equip.
ment to the mines
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Humane Society
Thinks Cowboys
Are Too Cruel

Chicago, July 10.-Warrants today
were isuesd for Tex" Austin. man
ger of the Cowboy show which was
conducted in connection with the Elks
convention and for John Doe" a
cowboy. The wa rants, u ON
complaint Of the Illinois humane So
cicty, charged that the cowboys mis-
treated the steers and other animals
in connection with their performances
in violation of laws preventing cruelty
20 animalA
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No Paeihst.

Clarence was out walking with his
mother when she thought she heard
a boy on the other side OF the street
calling her boy names.
"Sissy! Sissy! Mammals little
sissy boy !" he yelled.
Clarence" asked his mother, 'fs
that horrid boy calling you namesT
He rs" replied Clarence. pulling of
his coat. "Now. mother, don't start
any peace talk-you just hold my cost
for about fdve minutes
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obiieine.

Father, do you mind advancing me
my allowance for next weea?'
my dear child. I've already aa-
vanced ii to you"
"All right. My allowance for the
week after will do as well.''-Judge.
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Look pleasant, even II you force a
laugh. Life's always taking your
photograph.