(QQInicholson
MNK&TMJSTO?
UN/ON. S. C. 1C
OUR MANACKMKNT
Men who are prominent in this community
on account of actual achievement; men who
are thoroughly familiar with every phase of
business life which enters into the building
up of this community control the policies of
the NICHOLSON BANK & TRUST COMPANY.
This is one of the many reason why our
customers receive exceptionally helpful and
etlicient service.
V .. i i>-.- *1 . * S
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Lcl Is Have Your Repair Work!
All work guaranteed at the Union Enrage. Having leasee
this establishment I am prepared to do all kinds of repair work
When your automobile is sick, bring it to me. 1 do boiler am
engine repairing also. Town and County work solicited.
W. 1VI. WHITENER,
Expert Machinist.
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| An Appeal to Our Friends and Patrons \
\ and The Pubiici f
^ Influenza has fl'st'unted our fnrops and disor- p
8 ganized our efforts and ])lans to such an extent until 8
8 we are compelled to ask you to indulge us and help 8
8 us as far as you can until things get better. Six of 8
8 Manager's family are down, five of our salesmen are 8
A down, and all our drivers are down but one, and we I?
are asking our friends and patrons to help us and g
2 indulge us now and, if we live through it, we will i?
S serve you all the better for your consideration as $
2 soon as we are able. $
\ We are asking you to give us all the business ' &
5 you can, and to give us time to get it to you, or take $
y it yourself when you can. We are asking you not ;s
t to get impatient with us for delays, as we are doing 8
i all we can do with crippled and disorganized forces. 8
We are also asking you, where possible, to come 8
i in and pay your bills, as we have not been able to 8
?\ make any collections this month and must have 8
8 money to keep the business going. 8
The greatest blessing we can ask for you all is 8
8 that you may he spared what we are passing 8
8 through. 8
Yours faithfully, 8
1 The Union Grocery Company, j
I.. L. WAGNON, Mgr. ^
TO HIE M KM OK Y OF WHITE SI.A VK TRAFFIC EXPOSEI
I5HO. E. II. <;ol)KII AI.L
One of the essentials to genuint
greatness is the ability to tell th<
The ri\er of another life lias reach- truth. even about unpleasant subjects
e<l the sea and passed iroin the shore Thousands of parents allow theii
or sound to the realms of silence, daughters t<> go their way in ignorborne
by the mysterious and resist- anrt, suff'cring shame and degradation
less tide that never ebbs nor nevei sjn,ply for the lack of courage to tell
Hows. them the exact truth. In writing
Bro. K. K. (lodshall will sit with us ..Th(. (;jr, without a Chance," the
no more in Council; his voice will no wonderful white slave play, which will
longer be heard; he has gone from |)f, S(,,,n at ^he Edisonia Theatre Tuesamong
us, and is now resting beyond day night. January 7, Whitney Collife's
seas. Bro. Codshnll gave many |j,1Si t|lf? author, has not hesitated t<:
suns of active service in the cause speak the plain truth. That is why
of Freedom, I* riendship and ( harity. every mother in this city should take
Wis genial manner and robust ap her daughter to see this play; the girl
pen ranee gave him a distinction that wj|| |earn a lesson there that no pamade
him many friends, who will re- r(>nt could teach her. She will be
call his memory with kindly feelings. p]a(-ed on her iruard against one of
Mis last days were the most pros- (}10 greatest evils she will ever have
perous and happiest days of his life. jn fa(.e> jt js the plain spoken story
May his eternal lot he east with those 0f a p0or working girl trying to eswho
know no sorrow and can feel no cape from the snares of the '"White
pain. Slave Traffic." It is an almost hopeIt.
I,. < romer. l0f;s struggle, for they have the pow.1.
II. I), hubanks, 0r r,f numbers, craft and cunning.
J. ('. Amnions, Could your girl avoid this danger? At
It Committee. least, being forewarned is being fore
m ? armed and '"The Cirl Without a
ROBBERS INFEST MEXICO Chance" sounds its warning in no uncertain
words.
rtuadnln iara "Vfov I lor- A %?r?a -
v. .Iin.i, inLftT s LETTER
respondence of The Associated Tress.)
?Between four and five thousand [n a recent letter Mrs. D. W. Isley
workers, it is estimated, have been of Litchfield, 111., says, "I have used
forced to leave their homes and places Chamberlain's Tablets for disorders
of employment in the region of Mi of the stomach and as a laxative, and
choacan, dominated by the forces of have found them a quick and sure rethe
rebel leader Jose Inez Chavez lief." If you are troubled with indiGarcia,
as a result of the outrages gestion or constipation these tablets
by the outlaws. Unable to pursue will do you good."
their employment and robbed re
pcatcdly, they flocked to larger^cen Geneva, Saturday, Jan. 5.?The op.
ters of population for protection, ening of the international Socialist
Without work and food, their condi- congress at I.uzanne has been posttion
is reported to be pitiable. pored from January 13 to January 20.
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GREAT LOSS OF LIFE
AS RESULT OF EARTHQUAKE
Sun Juan, Porto Rico, Dec. 30.?
(Correspondence of The Associated
Press).?Loss of 200 lives and $5,I
000,000 damage to property as the
result of the earthquake shocks here
in October and November, was due
chiefly to the poor construction of
buildings along the west coast of the
island, in the opinion of Henry Fielding
Reid and Stephen Taber, members
of the Seismological Commission
sent by the Federal Government at
the request of Governor Yager to investigate
and report on the disaster^.
Shocks of a similar nature have
occurred in the past in Porto Rico
and may occur again, in the opinion
of these experts, but the possible loss
that may be caused can be greatly reduced
by the erection of shock-resisting
structures, their report states.
The members of the commission are
noted geologists. Dr. Reid is from
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,
while Dr. Taber is from the UniverI
sity of South Carolina, at Columbia,
s. C.
The shocks which occurred here,
the two geologists report, were less
in intensity than that which occurred
in California in 1908 or the Charleston
earthquake in 188G. In their report
to Governor Yager the geologists
. say in part:
I "We believe the earthquakes were
- due to fractures of the rock in the
northern part of Mano Passage not
far from the northwestern part of
the Island of Porto Rico, and that the
fracture which caused the shock the
shock of October 11 (the first of the
scries) was accompanied by a small
vertical displacement of a very lim1
ited area of the sea bottom causing
the sea wave which rose along the
shores soon after the shock. Dis1
placements of this kind are not uncommon,
and portend no great disaster
to Porto Rico.
"The damage done by the shocks
was greatest in the western part of
the Island and diminished progressively,
though r.ot uniformly, toward
the east. On soft alluvial soils it was
> greater than on more solid foundad
tions in the same neighborhood.
"The character of the construction
of the buildings was responsible for
the great destruction wrought. Well
made reinforced concrete buildings
i suffered no serious injury even in the
regions where the shock was strongest.
Wooden buildings and the small
native huts, by yielding to the shock,
were not damaged."
Suggesting types of buildings capable
of resisting the shocks, the geologists
say: "Steel frame structures
and reinforced concrete buildings are
are strongest; the best cement should
always be used. Brick houses, where
the best cement is used, are fairly
strong. Wooden houses are entirely
safe.
"All strong earthquakes are followed
by after shocks, which gradually
die out in strength and in number.
The after shocks here have
grown infrequent and very light.
There is certainly no special reason
for expecting another strong shook
in the near future."
BLUEJACKETS GUESTS OF
I.ON PON AFTER ARMISTICE
London, Dec. 5.? (Correspondence
of The Associated Press).?Seven
hundred American bluejackets were
nightly the guests of the people of
London, after the armistice was signed
and they could be spared from the
duty of chasing submarines for a
look at the city.
The hotels were so crowded that
the only hedrooni the city could offer
tl l- ;-ni! >r hoys was some vaulted hall
in a public building. The favorite
sleeping place was the handsome
building known as the Law Courts
where the Strand joins Fleet street,
a central location. Here, as the
Chronicle described it, "Uncle Sam
j tucked himself to sleep in the Great
Hall."
, It was a strange picture these sailor
, lads made, lying comfortably in the
room where British justice had so
* long been administered. Rut they
were not impressed with the dignity
of their surroundings. One corner
I they dubbed the "divorce court." One
. of their more dignified members they
\ dubbed the "divorce court.' One of
I their more dignified members they
dubbed the "Lord Chief Justice."
I ai giving ar.d joking they made the
( gi; at building ring with their fun.
"It's not as good as a hammock,
, but a darn sight more stable than a
destioyer," remarked one to his
mates as they ate their breakfast.
, Ail the rest agreed.
The arrangement was made by order
of the Lord Chancellor, who,
lea-ning that the Young Men's Christian
Association and the American Red
Cross had been hard put to find quarters
for the boys, tendered the uso
of the Law Courts. Cards were hastily
printed, and dispatched to the
stations where the sailors were ex
nected to leave their trains. Each
card clearly explained how the I^aw
Courts could be reached, and in addition
told the story of the building
from the time the cornerstone was
laid. As the sailors entered, each (
man was told to sign the register, ]
with his home address, and it is the ]
purpose of the officers to have these (
registers hound and placed among the i
archives of the I.aw Courts.
The movement for the entertain- (
ment of the Americans also included <
the use of Westminster Hall in the ,
Parliament building if it became nec- <
essary. ,
Claude Miller, stationed at a camp 1
in Metuchasen, N. J., spent the week- 1
end with relatives in the city. 1
THRILLING EXPERIENCE OF
TWO ITALIAN OFFICERS
Paris, Dec. 30.?(Correspondence
of The Associated Press).?It was by
swimming into Poia harbor and
steering two ^jnall submarine motors
towing bombs that two Italian naval
officers destroyed the Austrian
dreadnought Viribus Unitis just before
the signing of the armistice between
Italy and Austria. The swimmers
were in the water nine hours and
had to penetrate four barriers across
the harbor entrance, two of which
were composed of steel submarine
nets. After they had attached their
bomb to the side of the dreadnought,
they were captured nnd taken on
board the vessel and were there when
the warship was blown up.
They escaped without injury and
have returned to Rome to tell of their
exploit which is characterized as one
of the most daring and successful in
the history of navaj warfare. Only
the fact that the Viribus Unitis had
been destroyed by Italian naval forces
previously had been made known but
now the details have been given out
by the Italian Admiralty.
The officers who thus sent to the
bottom a 20,000-ton ship, one of the
most powerful in the Austrian navy,
were Lieutenant RafTaele Paolucci and
Major Raffaele Rossetti. The attack
was delivered on the morning of November
1, 1918.
To tow the bomb into Pola harbor,
the two Italians invented small compressed
air motors to which were attached
bombs. For six months the
two naval men practiced in long distance
swimming. The Italian Admiralty
gave them the use of a motor
boat.
Reaching the harbor entrance at
nightfall, the two daring men started
on their expe<Jiti?n swimming beside
their little motors and steering them.
To escape detection by sentries on a
wooden pier across the harbor mouth,
Paolucci and Rossetti had hats shaped
like bottles, and the sentry saw nothing
but a couple of bottles being
tossed by the waves. Wen his back
was turned thcj- advanced and safely
passed the first barrier.
After infinite labor they fought
their way through the steel nets and
the Austrian fleet lay before them.
Reaching the side of the Viribus
Unitis, they attached the bomb to her
hull beneath the ladder which led
to her deck and timed the bomb to
explode at 6:30 a. in.
By this time they were exhausted,
having been in the water more than
nine hours. As they were leaving,
they were discovered and taken on
board the dreadnought. At first they
refused to answer the questions asked
them by Admiral Voucovich. At 6:15,
however, they told the admiral what
they had done and he gave the order
to abandon ship. Paolucci asked the
admiral if he an dihs friend might
also try to sav|i themselves and he
shook hands sayirg, "You are brave
men and deserve to live." They
plunged into the water and swam
away, but 10 minutes later the admiral
began to suspect the bomb story
and sent a launch to bring them back.
They were made to walk up the ladder
under which they had set the bomb
tvhich was due to explode in two minutes.
The ladder was crowded with
sailors returning to their ship.
"Run. Run for your lives," shouted
Paolucci, struggling to reach the
deck before the explosion took place.
He and Rossetti had reached the deck
and ran to the stern of the dreadnought
when a terrific explosion rent
the air and a column of water 300
feet high shot upward. Admiral
Voucovich again gave them permission
to save themselves, and they had
been swimming away from the ship
five minutes when they heard another
explosion and saw that the other
bomb which had been left adrift had
been carried by the current alongside
the large Austrian liner Wien and
had there exjdsAsd.^.
The Viribus Unitis was then lying
on her side, but suddenly the huge
ship turned bottom upward and Lieutenant
Paolucci saw Admiral Voucovich
scramble upward and stand
with folded arms on the keel, ready
to go down with his vessel.
Major Rossetti and Lieutenant
Paolucci were recaptured and taken
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uii uvuiu aimuici /vuMnun war.snip j
where they were kept prisoners until
the armistice was signed and an Italian
warship entered the harbor. Then
a launch was sent for the two heroes
and they were sent on a destroyer to
Venice where the people frnve them a
vociferous weldome.
STOMACH TROUBLE
"Before I used Chamberlain's Tablets
I doctored a great deal for stomach
trouble and felt nervous and tired 1
all the time. These tablets helped me 1
from the first, and inside of a week's
time I had improved in every way,"
writes Mrs. L. A. Drinkard, Jefferson
City, Mo.
BRITISH OFFICERS AND MEN
TO BE GIVEN TRAINING (
London, Dec. 30.? (Corespondence
:>f The Associated Press).?For the
British officers and men who are to be
kept in the field until peace negotiations
are concluded, the government is
planning an Education Service Corps
to give them quick and intensive spe- 1
:ial training to fit them for civilian i
Bmployment. Courses of instruction i
will cover industrial and commercial
jrganization, banking, insurance and ]
iccounting. A correspondence bureau 1
will form part of the scheme, al- <
though moat of the work of instruction
will be done by a staff of lac- <
turers. 1
r*;
EX-PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
DIES THIS MORNU
(Continued from page one)
Theodore Roosevelt, besides bei
a prolific writer, lectured and ma
public speeches extensively, not or
in his own country but in Englai
Spain, South America and other pai
of the world.
When the European war begj
Roosevelt vigorously advocated a p.
icy of national preparedness, urgi
universal military training for the r
tion's youth. In speeches throughc
the country and in his magazine a
newspaper writings he criticized,
this respect, the policies of Woodn
Wilson during Mr. Wilson's first tei
as President.
With the United States a belligc
ent, Roosevelt endeavored to obt?
the consent of the War Departme
to establish an Army division whi
he was anxious to take to Frani
This division was to have includ
many of the Rough Riders who we
his associates in the campaign
Cuba, and younger men of the sar
strenuous habits. The necessary pc
mission for the formation of suoh
force was not forth coming ev
though Roosevelt expressed willin
ncss to accompany it as a subordina
officer.
One of Roosevelt's participations
public affairs took him to Washin
ton in January, 1918, when he co
ferred with United States Senat
George E. Chamberlain of Oregon ai
other members of congress who we
critical of the administration's met
ods of prosecuting the war. Roos
velt on this occasion announced 1
support of the proposal that a w
cabinet be organized to take over t
conduct of the war.
Denied the privilege of fighting f
his flag, Theodore Roosevelt's interc
was centered on his family's parti*
pation in the war. His four sons a
his son-in-law, Dr. Derby, carried c
a prediction made by the former pn
ident before the United States took 1
arms?that if war came they wot
enter service. Theodore, Jr., becai
a Major and Archibald a captain, bo
in France; Quentin entered a Fren
aviation squadron and Dr. Derby t
medical service, also both in Fran*
Kcrmit, failing to pass a physical e
animation which would admit him
the United States Army, received
commission in the British Army a
was soon in Mesopotamia.
Roosevelt took keen pride in t
service button he wore with its fi
stars. Talking with newspaper m
sutue iiiuuliiD after his boys had go
abroad, he told them privately th
Theodore Roosevelt had written h
that he had been in action and th
a bullet had struck his trench heln
j t ? ? J pe . rpv _ _ J
UX1U ^mntcu uu i AiivtmOftv WT'
home, his father said, that he regr
ted he had not been wounded just i
the experience. At the time of tl
conversation, public announcem*
had just been made thnt "Archie" h
been jumped in rank from seco
lieutenant to captain. Roosevelt c<
fided with glee to his listeners th
"Archie" had led a raiding party c
into No Man's Land at night, and th
the promotion had been won by g
lantry under fire during this ra
The Colonel disclosed further th
Kermit, fighting with the Anglo- ]
dian forces, also had been under fi
as the leader of "a troop of Whirli
Dervishes," Indian cavalry.
FEW ESCAPE
There are few indeed who "esca
having at least one cold during t
winter months, and they are fori
nate who have but one and p
through with it quickly and withe
any serious consequences. Ta
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and <
serve the directions with each bott
and you are likely to be one of t
fortunate ones. The worth and me
of this remedy has been fully prov<
There are many families who have i
ways used it for years when troubl
with a cough or cold, and with t
very best results.
NEXT WORLD'S PRESS
CONGRESS MEETS IN
NEW SOUTH WAL1
Tokio, Dec. 20.? (Corresponder
of The Associated Press).?The ne
World's Press Congress has be
called to take place at Sydney, N<
South Wales. Australia, on Novemk
11, 1919, the first anniversary of t
signing of the armistice which end
the hostilities in the world war. T
date was decided by Dr. Walter W
liams of Missouri, the president
the Confess, now in Tokio, and w
acgr docunptafe-of; cmfwypimmrt
agreed upon after the receipt by h:
of a cablegram from William A. H(
man, Premier of New South Wales.
The Press Congress of the Wor
which was organized in San Francis
in 1015, has journalists of 44 cou
tries in its membership. Owing
the war the 1918 session arrang
for Sydney was postponed until t
conclusion of the hostilities.
The secretary-treasurer of the co
press is A. R. Ford, the president
the Dominion Press Gallery at C
tawa, Canada. Each nation has ft
vice-presidents.
In his cablegram to Dr. Willian
Premier Holman said: "The vietoi
ous end of the war reminds me of t
great services the press has render
in promoting and fostering that sple
did international harmony of pe
plee and of principles that alo:
made victory possible. I look to t
early meeting of our congress as i
occasion for completing this gre
work by promoting better understan
throughout the world "
I Dollar D
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nd With New Years Gree
in Appreciation for your past
to give you BIGGER Val
than ever before.
a. First 1919 Dollai
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,e Best soft finished 36-inches
ed Bleaching, worth 35 e,
re Special,
in 5 yards for
ne
a Shoes
en Ladies' Sample Shoes val^
ues up to $5.00 $1.95.
in
g- Ladies' Coat Suits
"r All suits in Wool Poplin,
nd SergeB, Tricolette and
re Broadcloth, values up to
h- $50, to close QK
*- out at
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ar All Suits, vnlues up to
" $14.95
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Dei
,lt All Coats in Silvertone,
!t;. Broadcloth and Wool VeUp
lours, values up to $50.00,
: sr $25.00
th
ch AH Coats, values up to
; Si?.... $15.00
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GIVES AWAY PRIZE
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Hoover Contributes French Award to
Relief Work
Paris, Saturday, Jan. 4.?Herbert
ES C. Hoover, the food administrator to
whom the Academy of Moral and Po,ce
litical Sciences recently awarded a
>xt
prize amounting to 15,000 francs, has
en
>w donated that sum to the relief work
>er in Northern France and Belgium. This
he annoouncement was made today at a
e<i meeting of the academy in a letter
!le from Andre Tardieu, French high
" commissioner to the United States,
of
im \ SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS S
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Id, FOR SALE?Cleveland-Wannamaker
eo Big Bell Cotton Seed, selling in the
n- lower part of the State at $3.00 a
to bushel, I am offering to the farmed
ers of Union County at $1.50 per
he bushel. I have a limited quantity
of this varietv for sale and thev are
n- genuine. T. C. Duncan. 326-tf
of
FARM TO RENT?One 4-horse farm
vo at Mt. Tabor to rent to careful
renter, cheap to one able to furnish
'f* himself. All buildings in excellent
condition. Close to schools and
churches. Large orchard. Apply to
?d W. A. Moorhead, Union, S. C.f
A- Phone 260. 335-6
o- _
ne FARMS FOR RENT?One-horse
he farm, 1000 lbs. lint; 2-horse farm,
sn 900 lbs. to mule; 4-horse farm, 800
at lb*, to mule. Renters to furnish
d- self and stock. Jno. R. Mathis.
333-3-eod i
ay Sale
Jan. 8,1919
t ...
fonder
jtings, Best Wishes and
patronage, we are ready
ues and Better Service
r Day Offerings:
Ladies' Dresses
All Dresses in Silk, Serges, *
Jersey and Velvet, values
$15.00
All Dress Values up to
$9.95
Mackinaws
All Men's Mackinaws,
formerly sold up to $15.00,
5!! $9.95
All Coats formerly sold up
to $10.00, <?rr Qr
Sale at TJtJ
Sweaters
One lot of Ladies' Heavy
sweater Coats, Sailor Collar
with two pockets, worth
$2.50, Dollar. I PA
Day Sale
One Dollar Off on all Ladies'
and Misses' Sweaters,
Formerly Sold from $3.50
up. .
Quick Suds Fine Laundry
Soap. Special ?
per cake l)
ONDER
>nd Better Service
UNION; S, OrAULT
I ^
ive in the County
)LLINS \
ive at Lockhart. ?
;s you may show ?
11 t- - i '
111 dc appreciated 5
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N TIMES I
I
FOUND?Red and white spotted pony,
weighing about 600 pounds with full
mane, came to my house on Friday,
December 20th. This pony will be
delivered to the owner if properly
identified and upon payment of this
advertisement. Jim Davis. Near
Jonesville, S. C., on the Union road.
332-10
TURKEY DINNER every Sunday;
Chicken dinner every Thursday.
Price 50 cents. Best Hinn?*? in
town. Come, see for yourself. Com.
nfercial Hotel. 315-20
PIGS AND SHOATS FOR SALE?
A niee lot of pigs and shoats for
sale. See Jack Kelly at Sunnybrook
farm. 330-2*
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I HAVE a small farm which I will ,
be glad to rent out to party that
will be able to give proper references.
Sec me at Wilbum Dry
Goods Company store. Mrs. Laura
Holeomb. 338-tf
I
NOTICE
I have moved my shop from 73 N.
Main Stret to the Smith Block, near
railroad crossing. Can give you better
service and first class work at
reasonable prices. S. Gibson, Phone
378-J, Union, S. C. 335-0-pd
NOTICE! 3
The Peoples Building and
Loan Association wishes to give
notice to all subscribers to the
new series, No. 14, that January
dues are now due and payable
at Nicholson Bank and Trust
Company.
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