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WAtt 0f EXPERTS ASK OMUESS FN |S,ON,OOO SECRET STATIONS Ob Soto* Point on the Const, Away Public and Guarded by War* ahipo. It Is Purposed to Discover Hew Ideas of Defence—Naval Off!' cm to Experiment, The first concrete result of the preliminary labors of the Naval Con struction Board on Inventions creat ed by Secretary Daniels, developed last week when formal announce ment was made that the board, after an all-day session, had unanimously approved a plan for the establish ment of a great research and experi mental laboratory for the United States navy. The plan, as adopted, was proposed bp Thomas A. Edison, chairman of the board,, 11 calls for tho establish ment of a laboratory at a cost of $S;000,000 for grounds, buildings and equipment, to be operated at an annual expenditure of from $2,500,- 000 to $3,000,000. The board recommends that the laboratory be located on tidewater of sufficient depth to permit a dread nought to come to the dock, and that it be near but not In a largo city. As thus described, the laboratory would be near .some large port on the At lantic coast. It could not be located at Washington because the depth of water in the Potomac River is not large enongh to permit dreadnoughts to come to the city. The plan for the laboratory fol lows: As Surface Mine Explodes it Is Re placed From Beneath Waves by Another. A new type bf i l%b1harines mine layer and a new and unique form of submarine mine have come to light In the recent activities of German submarines off the French and Eng lish coasts. The new mine has an automatic adjustment by which one mine re places another, much as In an auto matic gun one cartridge follows an other after each explosion. Up to this time mine-sweepers have been able to scoop up the hostile mines, lying about ten feet below the water. But the now form of mine is such that as Mamins an# experts to f STTIY PEST IN ALABAMA MUST GUARD THIS STATE Governor to Take a Week’s Trip of Inspection to the District Where Boll Weevils’ Ravages are'Worst— To Plan Fight Against This Cot ton Pest. — Sole — Two-year-old Spanish For Sale—Cheap, good as new, time Jack, good performer. Very deslr- lock bank safe. 10$ Hampton Bt., able. Dr. C. E. Hall. Fairborn, Oa. Chester, 6. C. For Sale^-Thlrty or more Fawn In- For Sale—An $ h. p. International dlan Runner ducks, the laying kind,. Harvester gasoline engine; good or- $1 per head. The Edlsto Rabbitry,! der. H. T. Morrison, McClellans- Orangeburg, S. G. I ville, 8. C. Wanted—A governess to teach two For Sale 40 Angus yearlings; 40 children. Must be able to teach cows bred to Angus bulls; 20 Angus music. Address iMnu D. A. Stevens, | heifers. H. H. Williams. Chapel Yonge’s Island, 8. C. " | Hill, N. C. Eight Weeks Duroc-Jerseys—$ 6 O. Boyd, Randolph, Va. Kkmdyke aad Lady Thompson Straw berry Plants—15c per 100, Mason McMahan, Loundesvllle, 8. C. Splendid proposition—Start In busi ness, big profits, small cost. Full particulars, 10c. , Ideal Sign Co., 609 DJcKay Bldg., Portland. Ore. Wanted—I will pay the highest prices Jack for sale, 2 % years old. Will for cotton seed, car lots. When you have car for sale, write or phone P. G. Bowman, Sumter, S. C. I. The laboratory should be located on tidewater of sufficient depth to permit s dreadnought to come to the dock. • (B) It should be near but not 4n a largo city, so supplies may be easily obtained and whore labor Is obtainable. 1. The laboratory should be of complete equipment, to enable working models to be msde and tooted to destruction. There should be: (A) A pattern shop; (B| a brass foundry; (C) a cast Iron aad cast Steel foundry: (D) ma chine shops for large and small work; (E) sheet metal shop; (F) forge shop for small aad large work, (O) marine railway large •aough to build expartmental sub marines of 1,100 tons; <H) wood working shop*: (11 chemical lab oratory; (J) physical laboratory. <K) optical grinding department, ota.; 4L) motion picture develop ing and printing department; (Mi complete drafting rooms; (NI electrical laboratory and wireless laboratory; (O) mechanical lab oratory aad tooting machines; (P) «x plosives laboratory, removed from main laboratory. I. The building should be of concrete construction, il stilt and doors. w4re windows, etc. Ample fire •rotoctios $. A 1 naval officer of rank obould be in charge He should bo especially fitted <B> Under him should be aavul heads of broad experience In laboratory methods and science In laboratory methods and science In general— practical as well as theoretical men. They should not go to sen. <C) Under them should be staffs of civilian experimenters, chemists, physicians, etc. (D) Each sub head ehould have his corps of as sistants, and with shop facilities. Without too much red tape. (El There should be at least two. sad possibly three, shifts of men. Time should be the essence of the place. . Secrecy should be tho govern ing factor. The place should be surrounded by a high fence and guard maintained at all hours. No visitors allowed. » $. Facilities should exist for enabling tho Inventor to assist In the development of the idea he has presented, provided he is a prac- 'tlcal man. 7. The investment for grounds, buildings, and equipment should total approximately $5,000,000. 8. The annual operating expense to be between $2,500,099 and f3,000,000. The Board was in session from early morning until nearly seven o'clock. The morning session dealt mainly with matters of organization. Before adjourning for luncheon at the Army and Navy Club, with Sec retary Daniels as the host, the board elected these officers: Chairman, Thomas A. Edison,. Orange, N. J.; First Vice Chairman, Petor Cooper Hewitt, New York; Sec ond Vic® Chairman, William L. •Saun ders, Plainfield, N. J.;, Secretary, Thomas Robins, Stamfofd, Conn.; Assistant to Chairman, M. R. Hutch inson, Orange, N. J. The sessions were held behind closed doors In the Navy Department Library. Only members of the board were present, although Secretary Daniels conferred with the members a short time. Mr. Edison presided. It wa» decided to change the name of the body to Naval Consulting Board, Instead of Naval Advisory Board or Naval Inventions Board. Assurances were given that the board would .co-operate fully with the Una and staff officers of the navy. It was thought by some, when of the board was first naval officers might the Introduction of suiting board. That dispelled. It became officers. Including i various bureaus, and Cabbage, Collsrd Plants—Limited supply vigorous plants ready. Order now, One dollar and quarter thou sand. Reis wood Farm, Albany, Ga. Marry—Large list of wealthy mem hers wishing early marriage. Con fidentlal description free. Reliab’t club. Mrs. Wiubel, Box 2$, Oak land. Cal. For Sale—Pure Fulghum Oats, $1 bushel. Pure Appier oats, 75c bush el, f. o. b. Newberry, 8. C. Johnson- McCrackin Co., Newberry, S. C. Burr Clover, $1.10. Marry—Thousands wealthy, will marry at once, all ages, nationali ties, religion, descriptions tree Western Club, Rx268 Market, San Fransdsco, Cal. A Main Street Store for rent in Rock Hill, 8. C„ brick building, 26x100 feet; modern plate glass front, ware- room on second floor. Small base ment, freight elevator. Write or see Jas. S. White, Roc* Hill, S. C. S. C. Size 62^x100 feet. witK.store house 20x40 feet, corner Gibson avenue and Church street. Best rompr in town. For particu lars write L. G. Stubbs, Laurel Hill, N. C. Wanted—A tract of pine timber con- 9 AAA s^ va ixaa wBwwOWwB^ » | W V V ,T7V/VT w ■ V7,x7""NJ , V? VyV» feet; no cut over timber lands or timber over three miles from rail road will be considered. Address with price and fell description. Post Office Box <06, Sumter, 8. C. A News and Courier dispatch from soon as a mine-sweeper scoops off ^°* uin ' )ta In order to seo fdr one mine it Is automatically replaced himself what the actual conditions by another. In sections ravaged by the boll The Existing form of mine general- w e®vil and with ’the Idea of getting ly used is anchored to the bed of har- B °ine Information valuable in fighting bor waters, the anchor chain giving the w e«xrB before it can extend its enough slack to bring the mine to blighting presence to this state,* Gov. within ten feet of tho surface of the Bichard I. Manning and several of water. Recently, however, as the th e Clemson College authorities will sweepers were at work, they discover- u*®!!® a trip of inspection to the Mls- ed that the anchor lying In the bed ef aissiPPl Valley during the week Octo- the harbor, and holding the mine b® 1, 16-23. The inspection trip will above, had been replaced by a small >>e ma<l0 through Louisiana and Mis chamber or receptacle for several •i®®ippi, where the boll weevil has mines. These were so arranged that been at its worst, when the first mine, In position near In addition to the governor the the surface, was gathered In by a party which will make the Inspection mine-sweeper, the tug on the anchor trip will bo composed of W. M. Riggs, chain released another mine from the president of Clemson College; Sena chamber below, which automatically tor Alan Johnstone of Newberry, slid up the chain and took the place president okthe Clemson board of of the mine which had Just been trustees; J. Nv Harper of Clemson cleared away. College, B. H. Rawls, of the animal The extent to which the new de- industry of the United States depart- vlce is in use Is not known, but re- ment and a trustee bfNClemson Col cent operations have established that lege, and a Mr. Huntdv, a special a number of them have been placed, agent of the federal agrlciHtural de- and foreign governments have been partment. Informed of the automatic machinery The party will loave Columbia, on by which the mine Is renewed. It is Saturday morning on No. 9, at TnL uaderstood that the submarines lay- over tho Southern Railway, and go>*\ >r s^ie Two lots In the town of Ing this form of device give their direct from Spartanburg to New Or- jicColl. entire attention to that one purpose leans, reaching there Sunday morn- and are not employed for attacking lag. Places which will be visited in ships or other offensive warfare. Louisiana will be: Alexandria. Mon- Each of these submarines is said to roe > Tallulah, and to Vicksburg, have a capacity for carrying eight of Nbui- Other points In this State vlslt- the automatic mine chambers, with e( i W 1U bo Natchez. Brookhaven. mines, ’ chains, anchors, etc. They J® cks ®®> ®ad then back to Birmlng- are carried on deck and are thrown bam, Ala., reaching that city oa Xrt- off at the points desired, the sub- day morning and come direct home, marine then adjusting the anchor and Retting back to Columbia on the fol- the automatic succession of mines lowing Saturday, the entire trip be- Slnce the detection of this device l n R made In one week's time, mine sweeping has become a more 0°* Manning is thoroughly alive formidable operation, as It Is neces- t0 the serious sltfiatlon facing this sary not only to scoop off the upper *t*t® from the onward sweep of the mine, but In each case to go to the boll weevil pest, which has now bottom and remove the entire me- r ®® c b«d within one hundred and cblnery of renewal. | forty miles of the South Carolina border. In order to prepare the peo ple for the coming of the woevil. *or better still, to find some method of , bringing It to a stand on the G®or- UNSHNED BANK NOTES £ w *“ u * 'get first hand Information and to for himself Just what are the eondl done In thee# sections of the cotton belt over which It has travelled. The governor realises that unl< something le done to get ready that when the boll weevil comes It may bring ruin and destruction. It le Two masked men early Friday heldlenid by thoee who have soon Its aw up and robbed a Baltimore and Ohio ful results that the boll weevil Is express train from New York to St. worse than the pestilences which Lonis, two miles west of Central. W. swept over Egypt when Pharoah re- Va. Their booty was taken from mall fused to let the children leave that cars and Is believed to be large. land. The county officials at Clarksburg. I The governor is working day snd W. Vs., wars Informed Friday that night on Ideas which he Is able to get the robbers who held up the Balti- that might provo of benefit and prac- more and Ohio train got abont one tleal use in getting the people of hundred registered packages snd I South Carolina prepared for the ninety packages of unsigned bank dreaded boll woevil and prevent ruin notes being sent from Washington to and want. To draw Its fr.ngs and to banks In the middle west. The value combat la some measure Its rulnoua of the currency was estimated at presence the governor Is making this five hundred thousand dollars. trip to the peat-infected section of Grant Helm, the engineer, was at- the cotton belt to see how they han traded by a noise from the tender died It and to get the benefit of prac- Looklng over his shoulders he saw ttcal experience with its dreed pres- two masked men climbing over the I ence. coal carrying shot guns. One of the The trip of the governor and his men ordered Helms to cut off the party will be through part of the sec- engine and mall car. After he ran tion where farming land which sold the locomotive two miles westward at one hundred and fifty dollars per under the cover of guns, Helms and acre dropped to five dollars per acre the fireman were compelled to alight, with the coming of the boll weevil. The other man then took the three The production of cotton Is practll- men and ran the engine and car a ly cut off entirely in tho boll weevil mile or two farther west. The rob- sections and the people must turn to bers then went through tho mall car, grain and other crops and go into looting the registered mall. More the cattle industry to prevent actual than two hours elapsed from the time want from getting them while the of the robbery until the news could I boll weevil rampages be sent to division headquarters at The governor will give the people Parkersburg and Grafton. Helms said detailed information of his trip, and he could not give a description of the It Is expected that something In the men. He said they were experienced way of good ideas for fighting the In the handling of a locomotive. boll weevil will be obtained by the Railroad authorities believe that South Carolinians who are going on the men hurried over the hills to a (this inspection Journey, road near Central Station where they sell or exchange for other live stock. Price reasonable. S. B. Crawford, Great Falls, S. C. to sell line of soft drinks. Exclusive or side line. 25 per cent, commissions,' Weekly settlemento. Redlands Mfg Co., Richmond, Va. • J For S»*e 60 extra fine Poland Chiua pigs All eligible to register and best «.reeding. Dr. S. J. Summers £ Sou v, Cameron, S. C. ROBBERS «ET <500,000 Was oa Way to W'ashlaa- ton oa Hoard Fast W orked S Hoars. had an automobile. RELEASES AMERICAN MAILS France Admits Our Contention That Delay Has no Real Object. Massacres Inhabitants. Twenty-three Inhabitants of La Colorado, a mining town in the Her- mosillo, Sonora, district, were mas- Inllf th b J tnwn U, t 1 , I i nd,ftI18 i W W cap ‘ I The order the holding of Amer ind ch Id renr.rihLIn 6 ^ /?, me nl ican mal1 two days before being wa8 4 n to death , ft I forwarded or delivered has been can celled by the ministry of war, upon M , the suggestion of the Foreign office. Rumania to Mobilize. it was readily seen, on being point- information has reached Geneva, l ed out by the American embassy, that according to Parisian reports of Frl-lno adequate military purposes Would day, that Rumania will decree gen-j be served by delay of American mall eral mobilization In twenty-four I when the Swiss mails, although held hours. I back the same length of time, would reach their destinations within a few naval officers. | hours after the time tho American John Ik Martin, Peizer. H. C., Dealer in hunting dogs and game chickens. Two pair Beglla. well trained for rabbits, extra fine. $15 pair. Pair fine red bone dogs, treeing nicely, age 18 months; large dogs, will moke good fox, coon aad deer dogs, $35 pair. All guaranteed. For Sole—Contents and lease of up- to-date. completely furnished room ing and boarding house. 11 rooms, centrally located In Florence. 8. C., near A. C. L. railroad shops. For salo until November 1. Address Box 24$, Darlington. 8. C. Wanted—By young lady with three years’ experience, position as teach er in graded or public school. Ad dress Miss L. H. Wingo, Wellford, ac ' - >, School Supplies, maps, charts, globes erasers, ink, crayons, and entertain ment supplies. Catalogue free. Sheri dan School Supply Co., Greenwood. S. C. For Rent—In ewberry, S. C., brick store and rooms on Main street with all modern conveniences. Apply to Mrs. R. L. Paysinger, Newberry, S. C. $4 a day. Introducing our new, popu lar-priced. household necessity. Sells at sight. Sent prepaid. Sole owners and manufacturers. Piedmont Sales Co., So^eca, 8. C. Wanted—Agents throughout state for Ford E-Z steerers and clincher tire tool. Prefer agents with Ford car. Write for particulars. Edwin F. Bookter, Columbia, 8. C. Saw Mlllo—$150 and up; lath ana shingle machines, wood saws and splitters, steam end gasoline en lines, pumps, pipes, fittlnn. Gal nurtxetf ptpa and foaling. Lcmbard Iron Works. Augusta, Oa. Teachers Examination Questions and Answers for past fall for North and South Carolina, complete for $1.00. Aito keys and translations for teach er* only, bought, sold and exchang ed. Teachers Supply Company, Greenwood. S. C. For Halo Must be moved; one Cor liss engine, one Ball engine; centre crank engines ranging in size from 7 to 40 h. p. horizontal and up right. Prices right to quick pur chaser*. Lane Brothers Co., Con tractor*. Altavista, Va. a good one. Not too heavy. Dar- able, large capacity. Cleans the grain. Reasonable la price Light ga* tractors, engines, core mills, MW mills. Everything In machtn ery. Camming* Machinery Agency. 1118 Mata 8t.. Columbia. 8 C For Sale—50-acre farm. 76-acre farm, 100-acre farm, 175-ecre farm, 200-ocre farm, all In high state of chltlvation. Well watered, nice pas ture, all on public highway one mile from good school, one mile from church, 3 miles from Rock Hill, 3V& miles from Wlnthrop College. Prices aad terms to suit the buyer. These lands will grow alfalfa, cotton, corn, oats, wheat, cow peas and all kinds of track. Address Box 105, Rock Hill, 8. C. Wanted—Abruzzi rye, oats, corn, hay or burr clover, any quantity. Send sample stating quantity and price. Brabham Commission Co., Colum bia, S. C. Wanted—To buy at once 200 tons of prime 7 per cent, ammonia cot ton seed meal, December and Jan uary delivery. C. L. Reynolds, La mar, S. C. Agents Wanted In every county to sell new Household articles. Big margin to hustling men and women. Sells like hot cakes. Write Frans Co., Dept. R, Bunnell. Fla. For Sale—Arnor River privet plants well rooted, cutting for $1 per hun dred. One year old cuttings, $2 per hundred. Mrs. f. C. McMillan, Renno, S. C. Wanted—Position by young lady stenograpber, two years experience, best references. Moderate salary. Address “Stenographer,” Box 44, Greenville, S. C. School Trustees who wish to secure a good teacher should write us at once. Many splendid teachers avail able. No charges, no obligation to elect our applicants. Sheridan’s Teachers Agency, Greenwood, S. C. it For Sole—Registered Polr.nd China Boar, three years old, $40. One boar 22 months old. $30; several smaller boors all pedigreed, 125 bushels Fulghum oats, $1 bu. C. W. Josey, St. Charles, S. C. Fine Fulghum Oats at $1 bushel. Ab- solutely free from smut and weeds. Good, sound, heavy oat* In new bags: made one-third more than Appier oat* this year. They make before the usual spring drouth. E. L. Caller Jr, Wolfton, 8. C. For Mol*—Red Belgian Carneaux pigeons, mated and banded, from selected stock $3 per pair; 100 birds, 3 to 6 months old. solid red, beauties at $1 each. Order quick before they are all goae West Pigeon Lofts, Leeavllle. 8. C. HeaUeas Trouser Press—Easy to operate; can not get out of order; work* while yon sleep. Absolutely guaranteed to pres* trouser* free from wrinkles and bagglnees. Saves wear and tear of the Iron. Post paid to any address, $1. Agent* wanted. W. O. Spangler, Reusens. for -Any North Carolina size. Suitable for Bright Tobacco For Hale—One 50-acre farm, one 75- and Snail Fruit. Unsurpassed transportation facilities. Low In price, high producers vmlOe. Mild winters, moderate summer tempera ture. Long grazing and growing season (two to four crop* a year). Plenty of water. Unequalled any where for diversified farming and livestock. Buildings erected to suit purchaser. Sold on easy terms. Write as for circular O giving full particulars. Southern Land Co., So. Pines, N. C. acre farm, one 100-acre farm, one 175-ecre farm, one 200-acre farm; all in high state cultivation; well watered; nice pasture; all en public highway one mile from good school, one mile from church, three miles from Rock H1U, 3ty miles from Wlnthrop College. Prices and terms to nnlt the buypr. These lands will grow alfalfa, cotton, corn, oats, oats, wheat, cow peas and all kinds of truck. Address Box 105, Rock H11L 8. C. BUDDED PECAN TREES Ws offer for December, llll, Jan uary, 1916, shipments 2 to 4 feet high, “Schley’’ variety long tap root small quantities at 76c, one hundred or more at 50c. Also 4 to 6 feet high, same variety, retarded uncut tap roots with splendid latersl roots, small quantities. $2.50; one hundred or more at $1.75 each. All f. o. b. Orangeburg, S. C. Better buy first class trees suitable for this climate from your own countryman who has paid dearly for trying out other methods. Refer you to Clemson Col lege or any bank here. PECANWAY PUCE M. O. DANTZLER, Orangeburg. 8. C. KAISER’S WORD NOT EN0U0H The, Naval Consulting Board is to| Ina,,8 loft P ort be primarily a research body, and is not to deprive tho naval officers of any of their duties. Mr. Edison’s plan for a great research laboratory provides that a naval officer of rank shall be in charge, and that "under him should be naval heads of broad experience in laboratory methods and science In general—practical as well as theoretical men.’ A suggestion that a battleship be placed at the disposal of the new board la being considered by Secre tary Daniels. The suggestion was made to the secretary by a member of the board. Navy department offi- Jfcft con Id be conducted, effectively only •dim distance from shore and aboard Much Artillery Activity. The French stotement issued by the war office Friday described heavy cannonading In the Champagne dls- trlit with the German artillery taking the initiative. Yenizeloe Asks Constantine If He Would Trust William. A story generally current In Ath ens and widely accepted is that Pre mier Venlzelos at his conference with King Conctantine on September 30, pleaded that the Serbian alliance must be observed, if for no other rea son than a means of defense against Bulgaria. A close friend of King Constan tine is authority for the statement that tho King dn reply exhibited a telegram from the* German empe’or guaranteeing that Greece would not be attacked by Bulgaria If ahe re mained neutral, and that the premier said: “Does your Majesty consider the word of the man whose troops In vaded Belgium sufficient protection for Greece?’’ -N c ' Gains in the Dardanelles. During September the allied forces at the Dardanelles have made a gain averaging three hundred yards along the centre of four miles near Sulva Bay. There have been patrol attacks and bomb attacks every night, says the report of Sir Ian Hamilton. British Steamship Sank. The British steamer Arabian was sunk and her crew has been landed. This was reported .Tuesday fropi Athens. An Austrian sub Is suppos ed to have torpedoed the ship. yi'-’-L Sell Your Hides at Home ! Botcher* and Beef Chiba, Mod me your Hide* sod | get Ch®ek by return mall at hlghMt market piicea •Vrite or telephone to m® f«.r la formation. HAVE A SKIN WITH OUT A BLEMISH ZEMERINE, THE MARVELOUS REMEDY FOR ECZEMA, ITCH PIMPLES, RINO WORM TETER, ETC., RELIEVES SUFFERIN6 ANB ACTS QUICKLY If your face is disfigured by ugly pimpies or your body - tortured by itching eczema, give Zemerine a trial. It brings quick relief to the terrible itching, the desire to scratch passes away, and healing becomes possible. Zemerine is used and redommended by many prominent physicians as a specific for the treatment of diseases of the skin, apd has to its credit many cases of wonderful cures. » 50c and $1.00 at all" drug gists, or by mail direct from <» < > * > i > i» 4 i > o o o n n o O o 4 4 <l < h o <> n o - > < ► < > < > < ► * ► < ► 4 o < i < ► o o ZEMERINE CHEMICAL CO. 0RAN6EBUR6, S. C. 1 mttn8$> ltttltm o* Recognition of the Carranza gov- it in Mexico i* likely.to be ac corded by the USited State# within the oeact few week*. > * Ml