The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, August 04, 1920, Image 3
JAPAN REAU.Y BACK NUMBER
Writer Brings Forward Argument* to
Prove That the Chinese Are the
IJk More Progressive.
It may strike the western render as
simply funny, but more than one Chinese
friend has assured me that It Is
the Japanese people who are really
conservative. And they back up their
assertion by evidence other than the
way In which Japan has clung through
all historic vicissitudes, to a primitive
theocracy, John Dewey writes in Asia
Magazine. They point out, for example
that a thousand years ago the Japanese
borrowed the present style of
clothing and of household furnishing,
of sitting and sleeping on mats, from
China; that China has changed several
times, moving constantly in the direction
of practical utility, of ingenious
adaptation of means to needs. The
Chinese cuisine Is another argument.
It la doubtless the most extensive In
the world in the variety of material
employed for food, and also the most
varied In Its combinations. Academic
analysis may despise arguments drawn
from food, clothing, shelter and furnishings.
But when one notes the va
rlety and Ingenuity of the processes
and appliances used In dally life and In
the crafts, one Is certain that the Chinese
mind Is naturally observant and
adaptive. But It seems unnecessary to
labor the question. Many charges have
been brought against the Chinese, but
no one has ever accused them of stupidity.
Their undoubted conservatism
is something to be explained rather
than an explanation of anything.
TO PRISON FOR WITCHCRAFT
Canadian Authorities Revive' Ancient
Statute That Will Appear Absurd to
Modern Understanding
It has been a little more than 200
years since anyope was convicted of
witchcraft on this continent, says the
Columbus Dispatch, and we supposed
that there would never again be any
more convictions. But it seqms that
such prosecutions have been revived.
for here comes a report from a Canadian
court to the effect that a young
woman over there has lately been sentenced
to prison for "practicing witchcraft,"
for all the world like the accusations
that used to be filed against
people In this country.
The young woman in 'this caee
claimed to be able to tell who committed
a certain theft in her neighborhood.
She said a farmer's oats had been
stolen by a man and a boy; that they
drove a bay mare, and proceeded westward
after the robbery, and that they
would be found at a certain place,
about 40 miles away. The officers
found her story to be true, and arrested
the parties who robbed the
farmer, but'as the young woman who
gave the information -was In no po
sition to know the facts she related
*, except through communing with "the
> . -spirits," people began talking about
* /f.^'er'being a witch, with the result that
*' . V*>7in ancient statute was Invoked and
."v . fee girl prosecuted and sent to jail
for her pains In aiding the officers of
the law. If It were not all duly recorded
In the newspapers we could not believe
it.
. "Rent Free" Houses.
At Llewelyn, Pa., there are 60 empty
houses, which for years have stood untenanted,
a veritable deserted village
in the beautiful valley of the West
Branch of Chester creek. Even the
war with Its demands, failed to repeople
the town. About a month ago some
of the houses were rented and a Jitney
line was established between the town
and Chester. Still there remained 60
houses that were fast going Into decay
by reason of not being occupied. The
owners conceived the idea of having
the properties fixed up by giving them
rent free to workmen who would repair
them and take care of them. The only
stipulations made In selecting tenants
are that they be respectable and thrifty
people who will take pride In maintaining
and Improving the houses and
that they agree to make* all repairs at
their own expense.
Perfumed Petrol.
Will motorcars In the future perfume
our streets with the scent of attar
of roses Instead of the evil-smelling
mixture which offends our nostrils
as they pass?
The question Is suggested by the
statement that a quarter of a million
enllons of motor snirtt ran he nrndneeil
In the Hyderabad state of India by
distilling the flowers of the mowra
tree.
Mowra flowers qre very rich In sugar,
and a ton oi*^flie dried flowers
produces as much as 00 gallons of 05
par cent pure spirit. They have long
been in use for the preparation of a
native alcoholic liquor; but only a
small proportion of the trees available
Is needed for this purpose.
Resourceful Prevaricator.
Lancashire man, who was afraid
of his wife, arranged to go to the races
with some friends, and explained to
* her that he was going Ashing. On hts
way he called at a flsh shop and asked
the proprietor to send some fish home.
Fish was very scarce that day, and a
lot of cods* heads were delivered. When
hubby returned home, after an enjoyable
time, he said to his wife:
"Well, lass, did you get the flsh X
sent you?"
"I got a lot of cods' heads," was her
reply.
"Quite right," was the retort. "You
never saw such flsh in your life as we
had to teckle today. Before you could
land 'em, you had to pull their blooming
heads oflrr?London Answers.
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Russian hero in pajamas
Soldier of Denikln's Army, Decorated
for Bravery, Attired in Altogether
Unconventional Uniform.
Tbc highest decoration for valor
that could be given a soldier In Denlkin's
army was pinned to the breast
of a soldier whose uniform ran a close
second to that of Kipling's hero, Gunfga
Din, says a communication from
Ekaterlnodar, South Russia, to the
Stars and Stripes.
The medal was pinned to the soldier's
Jacket, which was the upper part
of a pair of pajamas, and the rest of
his outfit was only a pair of British
military trousers. He was barefooted
and hatless.
The clothing worn by this man typifies
the conditions that exist in the
army fighting the bolshevlkl In that
country. They do not have a service
of supply and they do not have a regulation
uniform.
General Bradoff, who decorated the
pajama-Jacketed hero, wore the
tunic of a British Tommle, and the
guard of troops who furnished the
background for the decoration ceremonies,
wore parts of uniforms from
a dozen different armies. With the
exception of a group of Cossack cavalry,
the decorated soldier was the
neatest-dressed man of the lot.
The hero, on his own initiative, led
a detachment of scouts In capturing a
town from the bolshevlkl. He was
wounded In carrying out this exploit,
taken to a hospital and given a suit
of pajamas. When he left he took the
pajama jacket to replace his wornout
Russian tunic, and he had not been
able to replace it.
WOULD MAKE EASIER READING
Boston Man Has Idea for Printing
Books That Is Interesting but
Revolutionary.
Why not print all books In such a
way that every page Is a right-hand
page? asks D. I. Wlnslow of Boston,
who claims a patent for his conception
of how to do It. He holds that If one
has to read pages t>n one side of a book
only, this will be held more easily, the
eyes will not wander, there will be no
necessity for changing the position of
head and neck when passing from one
page to another. Thus reading, espedally
of big, heavy volumes, will be
les^H^tlgulng not only to the eyes,
headfcnd neck, but also to the arms
and hands.
> Mr. Wlnslow's Idea Is to print a book
so that you read straight ahead from
right-hand page to right-hand page,
these being numbered consecutively;
then, when you have read through to
the last right-hand page, you turn the
book upside down and continue reading
as before, what In ordinary books an
left-hand .pages now being. rlght-ha&d
pages. This, of course. Involves printing
all left-hand pages upside down
and numbering them consecutively
from the back of the book. This would
easily be arranged by the printer In
laying out the forms, though to get the
pagination of a large book correct
would require some nice calculation or
the printer's part.
Hawaii Claims Wettest Spot.
Hawaii now claims the wettest spott
on earth. From records covering s
long period, Cherrapunjl, a village al
an elevation of about 4,500 feet In the
Khasl hills In India, has established
a rainfall average of 426 Inches a year,
with a maximum of 006 inches In the
questionable record for 1861. Short
period observations show that Mount
Walaleale, the central peak of the
Island of. Kauai, with a height of 6,08C
feet, has a yearly average of 47C
Inches; while estimates for nearby localities
for the wet years of 1914 and
10j.o, when no records were kept, make
it appear that the rainfall then musl
have exceeded 600 Inches. Other parte
of Hawaii are scarcely less damp. Pu?
Kukul, 6,000 feet high, on the Island ol
Maul, has had a seven-year average ol
869 Inches, with a maximum of 562
Inches In 1914. At least a dozen other
spots, above 1,000 feet of elevation, are
reported to have exceeded 350 inchei
In each of the vears 1914 and 1918.
Queen Pleasure's Carnival.
All the Protestant churches acknowledge
the continual diminution of their
congregations and are earnestly endeavoring
to discover why the great
majority abstain from public worship,
says a Sydney. N. S. W., dispatch to
the London Times. Several novel
schemes have been propounded to
make services more attractive, but the
clergy flinch from any startling innovations.
Recently Rev. C. Black at a
meeting of the Baptist union declared
that "Queen Pleasure holds high carnival,"
and continued : "The churches are
unheeded by the mass of pleasure
trippers, who patter by with feet
tingling with the -torch of the tango,
ears atlngle with the Jingle of the Jazz,
and hearts aflame with riotous passlon."
Record Energy.
Darwin has made many records, Its
most picturesque recent exploit being
the deportation of unpopular officials
from the Northern territory, but hitherto
no one has accused the wharfmen
In this tropical outpost of Australia's
north of establishing working
records. Recently, however, the management
of Vestey's Meat works promised
the wharf laborers loading a meat
steamer payment for 17 shifts In order
to get the vessel away promptly. According
to a correspondent of one of
the Southern newspapers, the wharf
lumper* performed the work in 15
shifts and received ?101 each.?New
Australasian.
MINERS CANNOT BE
HELD RESPONSIBLE
Atlantic City, N. J., August 3.
William Greene, secretary of the American
Federation of Labor and Eexe- '
cutive Council of which body in session
here in an address told his as- j
sociates:
"If there is any suffering during the
winter from a shortage of coal, it will
not be chargeable to the mine worker
because there is today actual suffering <
among journeymen, due to the partial '
suspension of operations by the own- i
ers who are unable to get cars eiiough '
to ship the output.
"There are no wage grievances to
be presented from the miners to the
council" he continued. " The scale
is sufficient, the needs are more car3 1
or no transportation. The men are 1
ready and willing to work to overtake 1
the reported shortage."
JAPAN WILL
INCREASE GARRISON (
Tokio, Aug. 4.?Japan will increase ,
her garrison forces in Korea by 4,800
men, owing to unsettled conditions, it 1
was announced here today.
JONESVILL ROUTE 2
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hawkins and littip
rlfln (rlltpr Ionian annnt Cn?Jov
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. F. ,
Bennett.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Varner and children
scent Sunday with his brother,
F. T. Varner. of Buffalo.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Gist and children
spent Sundav with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. B. Lancaster
Mr and Mrs. D. H. Lancaster spent
Sunday with Mrs. T. F. Bennett.
Miss Virginia Varner spent Sunday
with Miss Rate Barnett.
Jack Bureess. of Whitmire is visitine
his parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Burgess.
Mrs. L. L. Lancaster and daughters,
Helena and Agnes, spent Sunday with
her sister. Mrs. T. B. Lancaster.
Freddie Lancaster spent Saturday
night with his sister, Mrs. J. R. Gist.
Schoolgirl.
When Folks
Quit Coffee
because of cost to
health or purse, they
naturally drink
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BOOZE WILL SOON BE
HARD TO BUY
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1 New York, Aug. 3.?Whiskey will
t be one of the hardest things in the
? world to buy before another month
I elapses, according to John F. Kra,
mer, United States commissioner of
, prohibition, who arrived here today
, from Washington, personally to de;
cided if liquor can be bought here as
" easily as reported.
! Mr. Kramer said he based his pre1
diction chiefly on orders issued to the
! local office to refuse all permits to
wholesale dealers in liquor.
I It is generally known that a good
. deal of liquor is still being retailed
, in New York city," he said, "but there
j is not as much being sold at the present
time as there has been in recent
; weeks according to my best informa|
tion and there will be far less sold
in a very short time."
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|j DO WOT ACCEFTSUBCTITUTES|
NOTICE OF SEIZURE.
I have this day seized one Ford
Touring Car, Mbtor number 2847565;
License No. 49-525, driven by W. R.
Ballard and Wallace Peigler in violation
of 3296 Revised Statutes and the
Federal Prohibition Act. i
All persons claiming such article
shall appear before M. S. Turner,
Federal Prohibition Agent, within 30
days of this publication.
M. S. TURNER, i
Federal Prohibition Agent, i
Spartanburg, S. C. 1
6t-July 19-21-26-28 Aug 2-4
CANDIDATE CARDS
FOR CONGRESS
I hereby announce myself a candiiate
for election to congress from the
fourth congressional district; and
pledge myself to abide the result of
the Democratic Primary.
D. B. Traxler.
I hereby announce myself a candiiate
for elector to Congress from the
1th, Congressional District and pledge
myself to abide the result of the
Democratic primary.
J. J. McSwain.
I hereby announce my candidacy for
Representative in Congress the Fourth
Congressional District and pledge myself
to abide the result of the Democratic
Primary.
A. E. Hill
____________________ I
FOR LEGISLATURE
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for a member of the House of
Representatives from Union County
and pledge myself to abide by the decision
of the Democratic Primary.
Robert W. Beaty.
I am grateful to the people of Union
for having elected me in the last two
primaries and I announce for reelection
to the House of Representatives
and pledge myself to abide the result
of the Democratic Primary.
Jno. K. Hamblin.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for election to the House of
Representatives from Union County,
and pledge myself to abide the result
of the Democratic primary.
A. G. Kennedy.
The friends of W. R. Jolly announce
him a candidate for election to the
House of Representatives from Union
County, and pledge that he will abide
the result of the Democratic Primary.
FOR SHERIFF
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for the office of Sheriff of Union
County and pledge myself to abide
the result of the Democratic Primary.
Norris Leonard.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for reelection to the office of
Sheriff for Union County and pledge
myself to abide the decision of the
Democratic Primary.
J. Hay Fant. I
FOR CLERK OF COURT
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I hereby announce myself a candidate
for reelection to the office of
Clerk of Court for Union county, and
pledge myself to abide the result of
the Democratic Primary.
R. C. Williams.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for election to the office of Clerk
of Court for Union County and pledge
myself to abide the result of the
Democratic Party.
I. Fraak Peake. FOR
SUPT. EDUCATION
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for the office of Supt. of Education
of Union County and pledge
myself to abide by the decision of the
Democratic Primary.
F. M. Ellerbe.
' FOR CORONER
I hereby announce myself as candidate
for Coroner of Union County
and pledge myself to abide by the decision
of the Democratic Primary
elections.
Thos. D. Holcomb.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for election to the office of Coronor
for Union County and pledge
myself to abide the result of the
Democratic Primary.
Elisha Brock.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for Coroner of Union County and
pledge myself to abide the decision of
the Democratic primary.
D. Lester Gault.
FOR MAGISTRATE
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for Magistrate of Pinckney
Township, Union County, and pledge
myself to abide the results cf the
Democratic Primary.
T. J. Ross.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for Magistrate for Union Township,
Union County, and pledge my
a^lf to abide the decision of the Democratic
primary.
J. Byrum Lav/son.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for Magistrate for Pinckney
township, Union County, and pledge
myself to abide the result of the Democratic
primary.
J. A. Walker.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for Magistrate for Union township,
Union county, and pledge myself
to abide the decision of the Democrats
Primary.
L. B. Godshall.
Announcement L
We Are Now Handling
The Premier Hanson Six
Nash Cars and Trucks
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I and Monarch Tractors
PITTMAN BROS.
Fair's Garage S. Gadberry St.
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{ Mr. Ford Owner i
? Lot us put the famous Goodrich 31x3.75 tire on your car. This ?
*! is an oversize tire at the same price of a regular Ford tire, while our ?
] | present stock lasts and to introduce them. J.
; GET YOURS NOW AND AVOID TIRE TROUBLES J
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Hughes & Jenkins f
Union, S. C., Gadberry St., Phone 161
SUGAR! SUSftR!
Two of the biggest sugar connections ~
have advised in the last day or so, that indications
point to a greater scarcity and higher
price on sugar a little later than we have yet
had.
We don't believe anybody knows, but we
do know that temporarily we have an abundant
supply of pure White Granulated Sugar,
and if you want a bag or barrel now, it will
ncixr trnn f a oaa no tttVii'I/-. ??? U"-'- ii
|ytvj jf VU l/U OCC UO/W1111C W C i let V It.
IF IT IS GOOD TO EAT FOR MAN
OR BEAST?IF IT IS DESIRABLE
TO WEAR FOR ANY MEMBER OF
THE FAMILY.
We will make it worth your while to supply
your needs at Union or Buffalo. We have
just completed our Annual Stock Taking
and we think we have the most complete,
cleanest and altogether desirable stock of
goods of its size in Upper Carolina.
UNION-BUFFALO MILLS STORES
L. L. WAGNON. Manager
Union Store, Phone 74. Buffalo'Store, Phone 9 |
I hereby announce myself a candi- LIVING EXPENSES ^
date for magistrate for Lockhart, qj^ fj^E INCREASE
Pinckney Township, Union County, /
and pledge myself to abide the result 3_An J
o e emocra ic ar y ? creaso tendency toward profitee|fag
1 01 ' especially in the meat and prtHuce
_ . , ,, business is noted in a report tqpiy of
I hereby announce myself a candif,
? . ... the senate commission on neoftsanes
date for the office of magistrate for , M
." . * , . TT . ~ . , of life covering the six monUff ending
Union township Union County, and ? . _
pledge myself to abide the result of ..... . .. .,
f, " i * During the last few moolhfi Bays the
the Democratic primary election. . , Al . M .
, r> -t o report, whether because? of the fact
J. G. Long, Sr. *. ' , ., ? ....
, m that dealers in the necessaries of life
T\A/n MPW p*crc are no longer in fenr*>f prosecutions
1 WV WtW LAoLo hy the Federal authdpties, or whether
OF TYPHUS they feel a certai#/justification beNew
York, August 3.?Two more cause of the engrimous profits made
cases of typhus developed today in other lines (^business, there has
among steerage passengers on the been an incrodMt tendency in this
French liner La Savoie. The patients community to Profiteer especially in in
boys aged nine and ten, were taken to the meat adp produce business.
Hoffman Island where the steerage The co^f'jff living in Massachuspassengers
underwent sanitary in- setts hi^flbcreased 1002.6 per cent
spections. One case of typhus was since 10B, according to the Commisreported
when the ship arrived Sun- sioncyftrho howeveT predict an abud- /
day night from Havre. <Inruj#jJbf raw materials. /