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IN AJDINt. I NrTND HTATKH
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lie Ii l*ta*?d At llead of It....r,1 of lit.
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?ftuboMU-Uu' WIN be PfcpSClsJ IVj*.
tag*? i*f stmdy of New Hmly.
Orange, N. J., July If.?*
A. Edison hoe accepted an
InvuSattun twom He ore ?ry Daniela to
head an advisory hoard of civilian In
ventarf far a bureau of Invention and
development to be created in the
Its. Dental* Idea of utilising the
Invent*** genius of Americana In and
out gt Its* military and naval service
to asses conditions of warfare ahown
In tga) senAtet on land and aaa in
Kureaae hi autMadd In a latter written
hurt Uedaeeday asking Mr. Edison
whsdhir, as a patriotic aar vice to his
cousSjgt* be. would undertake the taak
of adadglss; the proposed burst i|. The
plaa la an have several man promi?
nent In Invention research associated
Amen* the problems to be laid be?
fore J>e Investigators, the secretary
mentioned submarine warfare, adding
that ha rah aura that with Mr. Edi?
son* wonderful brain to help them
the I gdJIusia of the navy would be
eblel'lo ettt lei* new danger with
new j devtees that wgi assure peace
SS aeSe eoasisry by their sffactlvenam."
"li have been Intending for some
ttmej*' Mr. Daniela aald In his letter.
flit* you expressing my admira?
tion 1 at the splendid and patriotic
pttilads you have taken, aa reported
In tie pnbue press, in refusing to
dsvofe yoer great Inventive genlua
to wfcrHks subjects except at the call
of yeur own Country.I have
d*farr*d writing, however, heraus*, at
the gam* Um*. I wanted to take up
with you another matter to which 1
aave^aivsn a groat deal of thought?
s rentier la which I think your ideaa
and Wine coincide.There la a
v*ry| great service that you can
rene>r the navy and the country at
M*gn and oa* which I am encour
sgewito believe you will eonaent to
undst/tek*.
ot th* imperative needa of
th* navy, tn my Judgment, la ml
ehlBsjby and facilities fur utilising the
aetisjei tav*ntlva genlua of Americans
to aS*et the new conditions of war
Ultras gjnwn abroad, and rt Is my
Intttnlun. If a practical way can be
worSjad out to establish, a depart
man I of Invention and development
la which all Ideaa and suggeatlona. ..
can v* eefartad.There la at
praajnt no adequately equipped de?
ll tS) esmch to aend them for
iful atudy required. la ad
dltiojL eur naval ofocera. particularly
thoel at aaa, are In a position to note
?ht#> improvements are needed and
te dsvlae way* In which these im?
provements can be made. They have,
howffvsr. neither the time nor the spe?
cial training, nor In many case*, the
aatuval inveattv* turn of mind needed
%S pit the** Idea* Into definite shape.
"Were there a place where they
?ould n* aent to b* worked out and
I am aure we would gat
ay aoteworthy Improveinenta from
re* alone. . . . There are, un
taly, no officers now detailed
take time from the maas of
Pjgea they are called upon to
order to devot* It fully to atudy
lag new suggestions and lnventiona.
The ?> department la alao unprovided
wlthf the beat facllltlen for work or
Purefi experimentation and invention
witr*}^he exception of our testing Stu?
ll? n 1 at Annapolis, which la aa yet a
affair.. . .
V* In mind a general plan of
na auch a department . . .
that our chances of getting the
interested and back of tbla
will l?e enormously increased
can have, at the atart, aoma man
inventive geslu* la reocgnUed
whole world to ?seist us In con
>a from time to time on mat
?ulhotent importance to bring
la mm at teat Ion. You are recognised
by ^1 uf hi aa tha one man above
ali ptbera who can turn dreams Into
and who has at his com
m addition to hU own Womler
gg| %Und. th* finest fuctllte* in th.
world for auch work. What I want to
aek"?s. if you would be willing, as
a aervb w to your country, to act as
an fdMsor to this board to take such
tMdjkl as seem to yu to be of value,
butlwhlch wa are not. at present,
equktped to Investigate, and to use
VouTuwn magnllh-eni facilities In auch
|gve>tlsatl..n If you feel It worth
. . This Is a great deal to
ask. and I. unfortunately, have noth
ln?*but the thanks or the navy, and
I tglnk. of the country at large, |*>
getBsr with the feeling of service to
you* country that you will havo. to
og*f you by way of recompense; yet
rly have you shown your pa
Chat I feel justified in making
ueat.
e are confronted alth anew and
te engine ef warfare In the sub
ie. t?? conaider only one of Ihn
t'ls^gsensa which I Save- In mind, and
1 feel ant* that with the practical
eve* paw ? ? w ?
readies
mas*, *
knowledge of the officers of navy,
with u department composed of the
keenest and most inventive minds that
We can gather together, and with your
own wonderful brain to aid us. the
I'nlted States will be able, as In the
hast, to meet this new danger with
new devices that will assure peace to
our country by their effectivenese.. ..
"With you, It might be well to as?
sociate a few men prominent In spe?
cial lines of inventive research, and
1 would like to consult with you as
to who theae men should be. It is,
of eouree, your aid that 1 rely upon
moat and if you are not able, for any
reason, to do thia, I will frankly hes?
itate to undertake the matter at all.
Should you feel like accepting the
task, however, 1 know the relief
which the country would feel in these
trying tlmee at the announcement
that you are aiding us In this all
important matter.
"If you could let me know as early
aa you may how you feel about this,
I would appreciate it, as everything
walte upon your answer, and think
we can not he too expeditious if we
are going to take this matter up
at all.'
In announcing tonight that he
wwuld gladly accept Secretary Dan?
iels' invitation, Mr. Edison said that
he believed the propoaal so Import?
ant that It should be attended to now,
at a time when the war in Kurope '
was bringing before the public the
importance of encouraging and de?
veloping Idea* and inventions of
Americans?especially of officers and
men of the a?my and navy.
"The United $tates Is far behind in
these matters,said Mr. Edison. "I
believe it is highly Important for a
board of civilians, made up of engi?
neers from leading industries, to be j
formed for the purpose of looking into
the feasibility of ideas developed by
young men. While all Ideas that will
be submitted may not be feuslble, at
least they will have the benefit of
expert Judgment and advice.
"In addition to the advisory board
of engineers, I also would suggest a
department of experimentation where
ideas might be tried out. The cost
would be nomlml. Only a few
acres of land would be required with
proper buildings and a corps of effi?
cient men calculated to carry out ex- j
periments under direction of those
?uggesting them after they have been
approved.
"It Is an important matter and
mould be put under way at once. The
European war bus Herved to 'draw at?
tention to the fact that many Ameri?
can ideas ami Inventions have been
Allowed to ?Up by, and if this matter
is put off until the war is over there
Is danger of its being forgotten."
WAITK? FOR KDIKON.
Development of New Man Hinged on
Ills Acceptance.
Washington, July 12.?Development
of Secretary Daniels' idea of cen?
tralizing the inventive genius of the
country to assist in perfecting the
navy an a fighting machine has hinged
on Thomas A. Kdlson's reply to the
request that he head a civilian ad?
visory hoard. Mr. Daniels had re?
ceived no word from Mr. Edison to?
night, and said that until the reply
came he would have no announce?
ment to make, although he was great?
ly pleased at Mr. Edison's acceptance. \
< >ne of ther llrst problems for the
new hureau will be that of improv?
ing the navy's submarines and aero- i
planes. An imperative need of de
velopment in these two branches of ;
the service is recognixed. There now
Is no American-made engine sntlsfae
tory for aeroplane use nor havo eub
murlne engines or batteries been sat?
isfactorily perfected.
An important duty of the proposed
bureau of invention and development
will be to scrutinize plans which are
continually being received at the navy
department from officers at sea.
These now are referred to the various
material bureaus already overcrowd
ed with routine work.
JAKK Hl.ACK ARRESTED.
Negro (liarged with Jlrcaklng Into1
tar and Stealing- Rh v.
From The l?ally Item, July 14.
Jake Hlack. colored, was arrested
or last night about eight mile* from
lOWg at a negro house on the Rlowden
Mill road, where he wns stopping
pi ? paratory to a llshlng trip, accord?
ing to his statement. Hlack, It is al?
leged, bmke Into a box car on the At?
lantic Const Lie* yard and stole a
quantity of rice and other stuff be?
longing to Phillips Xr Company. The
steallrux Was on Monday Right Hlack.
ih ( ordlng |e the report, was working
at Wisdom Hans' bottling works and
started mit i.v Moating 'he wagon
iml loo se bef.o he H\i,\t I b. til bei ur
tlebs II?' sohl the foodstuff and the
eogroea pare ha at ng it were located,
All of them stated that Klick was the
mill WhC iOM I lie rice to them, itl
though he denied the rhari:e. II?
was also charged with nttemtplng to
break Into the warehouse of A. Kyt
tenberg. The arrest was made by
' Duputy Shnrlff Kpperson and Con
I stable iioykin.
FIND siioli I \(.| AT BANK.
l/odgo Institution Said to Have Lost
Over si\ Thou sand Dollars In Few
Years.
Walterboro, July m.~a committee
Of exi*rt accountants has just llnish
ed checking the books of the Batik
of ]<odge, located at Lodge, a small
town in the upper end of CollttOfi
county, and reported to the officer*
an apparent shortage of $?,100, the
same being scattered over a period of
three years since the bank was or?
ganized. G. I*. Gooche was cashier
of this bank up until a short while
ago, resigning at about the time the
shortage was discovered. The cash?
ier claims that the alleged shortage
is merely the result of irregularities
or mistakes in bookkeeping and that
he has not received any money.
The bank examiner made his usual
ins|>ection about a month ago, and
reported nothing wrong with the
books of the bank, but the officers
on account of the bank not paying as
large dividends as it should and
other reasons, decided to have a
thorough examination made which
resulted as above. Mr. Gooche has
been with the bank since it was first
orgaidzed. Mr. Gooche is still in
Lodge, and no arrest or criminal
charge has been made against him. It
is understood that the matter has
been reported to the bonding com?
pany which gave bond for him in the
sum of $5,000, and action here la
luspended until it makes its Investi?
gation. While the books are alleged
to show a shortage of the $6,100, no
charge has been made by the ac?
countants or the officers of the bank
and every opportunity will be af?
forded those interested to show that
the shortage is only the result of bad
bookkeeping.
Tfc ? a shortage existed has been
generally known in the community
for some time, the exact nature of
which rot being divulged until ^uat
a few days ago. When it was discov?
ered, the president. Dr. W. M. Moor
er, had posted in the bank a sign,
telling all depositors who so desired
that they could come and get their
money, yet none came, and the al?
leged shorttake has in no way inter?
fered with the business of the bank.
The financing affairs of the bank are
in excellent condition and it Is sol?
vent to the letter.
While the matter has been the
cause of much conversation through
nut tne county for some time, yet it
has not been heralded sensationally,
and every one seems perfectly satis
fled to wait for matters to clear.
Dr. W. M. Moorer, a practicing
physician of Lodge, Is president of
the bank. iCyrll Fox, who has been
assistant cashier, is now acting cash?
ier. Among the directors may be
mentioned, Dr. Moorer, W. M. Fox.
A. P Carter, A. Bennett and J. B.
Mlley, all prominent in their com?
munity and well known financially
and otherwise all over the county.
slihim its FORM NEW TEMPLE.
l>ts|HMisatlon.s Granted for Quurtette,
With Another to He Allowed In a
Year.
Seattle, Wash., July 14.?The im?
perial council of the Ancient Arabic
Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine,
today established new temples in four
cities and granted a dispensation, not
immediately effective, in a fifth.
Dis|K?nf4itlons granted last year for
temples at Fort Worth, Texas, and
Springfield, 111., were made effective,
and Houston (Texas) and Knoxville
(Tenn.) temples come into existence
with the usual year's delay. Hoanoke,
Va., will be required to wait a year.
Marriage.
From The Daily Item, July 15.
Mr. John Williams Osteen of Pri?
vateer and Miss Mattie J. Daven?
port, Jacksonville, Fia., were mar?
ried this morning in his office by the
clerk of court, who issued them the
license. There were a number of
I friends In the party to attend the
ceremony and fecllltate the bride
and groom upon their matrimonial
testate.
Frolic and Flay Grounds.
The little children who have been
hnvlng such fun playing at the play
grounds during the hot summer after?
noons were given a chance to "show
off' on Tuesday afternoon between 7
and 8 o'clock, and there were some
a little older than children participat?
ing In the events of the afternoon,
and It la hard to say which enjoyed
|hei ISStVSf most, the children who did
the entertaining, or flu- spectators who
were ho pleased with the entertain
tuenV There were various SOngSi
game . drills and other features, all
or which went through with Vim and
precision, lee cream was sold and
the people In charge ?>r the play
grounds realised n nice little sum to
help them thoroughly equip it in Hit
planner desired. The pity ol the frol
ic eras that there were noonore grown
Up ) pi. s. Ht t., see their children
'nieces. uephtWs or Just little frlendS1
at play.
Itoo/J l oll PERSONAL USE.
North Carolina Restrictive Statute Re?
duced to Apply Only to Husiness
Dealings.
Raleigh, N. C? July 14.? The North
Carolina law limiting shipments of
alcoholic Itquora to any one person
to ,one quart of whiskey and five gal?
lons, of malt liquors every 15 days
was declared to he unconstitutional
in so far as it applies to shipments
for personal use, Superior Court
Judge R. B, Peebles today told the
Wake county grand Jury in deliver?
ing a special charge. He asserted
that the law is constitutional when
made applicable to shipments for sale
and that the burden of proof is on
the consignee to show that the liquor
is for personal use.
Judge Peebles said he had reached
this conclusion after a careful etudy
of the recent ruling of the United
States supreme court in the Kentucky
parlson of the Kentucky statute in
court shipment cases and a com
volved with the new North Carolina
law.
APPLKS SOLD IN PANAMA.
Virginia Orowcrs Supply Large De?
mand from (anal Zone. *
Charlottesville, Va., July 15.?Vir?
ginia apples were sold in the Panama
canal zone for the first time during
the, past season, the market agent of
Southern Railway having put the
growers in touch with the purchas?
ing department of the Panama rail?
road which supplies food products t?
the population throughout the zone.
Many carloa la of pippins and Wine
saps from chards along the South?
ern Railway, north "and south of
Charlottesville, were sent to the Isth?
mus, weekly shipments having va?
ried from 160 to 500 barrels.
Despite the tropical weather, the
Virginia apples reached Panama in
excellent condition and gave such
entire satisfaction to consumers that
growers have been assured another
permanent export market. This new
market was particularly valuable to
the Virginia growers, coming In a
year when prices were relatively low ?
er on account of interference with
the usual exports to Europe, and
market agent of Southern Railway
has received a number of letters ex?
pressing appreciation ot this practical
aid extended to growers.
TO AID FLOOD VICTIMS.
r. s. Ounhoats Wilmington and Collao
to Assist at Hour Kong.
Washington, July 15.?The United
States gunboats Wilmington and Cal
lao were ordered from Hong Kongito
Canton to do rescue work.
WILL UK RKADY SOON.
Work on New Orleans Plant Progres?
sing.
Washington, July 14.?Work of
enlarging the New Orleans naval
radio station and Installing more
powerful instruments is nearing com?
pletion, and the navy department was
Informed today that the plant would
soon be ready for operation.
As rebuilt the New Orleans station
will be second only to the Arlington
station in power.
Captures Large Rattlesnake.
Manning Times.
Last Monday morning while cutting
tobaceo sticks on the branch near his
horrie, Mr. H. P. Newton came upon a
huge rattlesnake about six feet long
which had eight rattles. Mr. Newton
eapiured the snake alive and unhurt.
Anyone wishing to see it call Newton
Broft. at Rrewington.
Marriage.
Manning Times.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. Dan E.
Hydrlek of Spartanburg and Miss Res
sie Harvin, youngest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. C. R. Harvin, went over to
Sumter in ah automobile and were
quietly married. They immediately
left for their future home in Spartan
burg county. Mr. Sam Rarron and
Miss Corine Rarlleld accompanied
them to Sumter.
Negro Killed by Lightning.
Manning Times.
Tuesday night during a rain fall and
electric storm, g negro named Gran!
Conyers, was struck by lightning and
instantly killed on Mr. T. H. Gentry's
plantation a few miles from Summer
ton. Prom reports it eeeme Conyers
had just reached the house. and as
he started in at the door he was
Hilled, very little if nny damage was
done to the house.
SI MTLR COTTON MARMOT.
Corrected Dally by Ernest Field,
Cotton ltuyer.
Cond Middling K 1-4.
Strict Middling I 1-8.
M
l.
iddllng K.
Sirlct Low Middling 7 1-2.
>w Middling 7.
Staplo Cotton, Nominal.
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