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NL'MTEF. II KICK WORKS VA VE INST.1? LLED INDER. WOOD OAS PROCESS AT THEIR PLANT. Ait System Will Increase PrudsiU?t and Save Money for Lo eal Ooasse vn?Hornethtag of Work, sag* of Haw Method Which Wan latin it by J. T. Underwood ami laatallad by Oeo. P. Paxton. la keeping with the Sumter spirit, wbiob is always to be up-to-date and to have the best out. the Sumter Ilrick Weeks ha* recentaly installed a new sjbtem of burning brick, which is ex paeted to accomplish much for the plant la the way of increased pro? duction and In saving expenses by catting down the labor force. The new method Is to burn the brick with oa a plan which was recently put successful operation by Mr. J. T. Underwood, of Ohio, efter many years ?f eaperlmenting. This is the first brick plant south of the Ohio river Which has Installed such a process for burntni and the plant will be used in future for demonstration by the In? ventor for other brick manufacturers . throughout the Southeast. The Manufacturers Equipment Co. Of Dayton, Ohio, who control the pat sat of Mr. I ndorwood sent Mr. Geo. P. Paxton, tn experienced brick mak ar. who has been associated with Mr Underwood In his work, to Install a. He came here .the first of the to install the now burning plunt la still busy extending its brauch? st the Sumter Rrlck Works, al ugh th< ?ystsni has already been pleted and used successfully In of the kilns. In fact tho first of brick burned by tho gas sys has Just been opened and appar fatly nil that w: s claimed for the in Vent Ion has been accomplished. The amount of fuel was cut down In the burning. less time was required, a much ?inaller force of hands was nee canary, all this despite tho fact thai the tunnels were green and dnmp and part of hte heat had to go to drying them out. and the usual clouds of smoke *have not been In evidence. The Invention itself Is something unique and Interesting to one interest? ed In, or who knows anything of, ma? chinery. The gas is generated in two large steel producers. Inlaid each with more than a carload of firebrick. Goal Is used for generating the gas. ? Y>elrntdumped Into the furnaces from revolvTrTtv^containers, which hold a certain a.nount. so that the coal Is measured as it drops into the fur? naces and an accurate account b* kept of the amount used in burning a kiln of brick. The tops of the , hoppers are closed as the coal Is damped, the bottoms being opened to allow the coal to drop. This prevents the gas from the producers escaping and permits the fireman to work wit h - sat s great amount of discomfort. The lire Is kept burning fiercely by means of a blast of air shot Into the furnaco and from time to time the coal is stir? red by means of a long steel rod Which Is dropped down into the fur? nace from above through small open? ings in the top of the furnaco. These openings are kept closed at other times with small steel balls. Prom the furnaces the gas passes through brick tunnels to the kilns where It unites with a blast of uirsent through metal , pipes by means of an electric motor.' The use of gas for burning brick Is not a new thing, but the using of thin current of air to mingle with the gus at the openlne Into the kiln hi a new process pat sated by Mr. Underwood, and the suc aass of his system lien in this fact The air supplies tho needed oxygen and the gas burn* with an intensity which furnishes heat to bum the brick:* in the kiln in less time than required by the former'methods cm ployed by the Sumter Rrlck Works When coal and wood were used for the burning. Half u kiln is burned a: one lime, the burners being placed over the gas and air pipes so as to eause the desired eopibinutlon <>f a*, and gas. When one-half of the kih burned, the burners are then mov etl up to the other half of the kiln and the gas In there set on fire. Cover." sre placed over tho holes where the ' burner* had been resting. Of course when the burning of a kiln is com? pleted, the fire Is almply allowed to so out and the kiln Is opened u;? Wbso the brick are placed In the klm for burning, the ends of the kiln ?re always stopped up with brick ami olsy. snd old brickbats and dirt are Placed on top of the brick, In order to keep the heat In the kiln, as It h necessary to keep the brick at a white hest for s number of days before they *rs sufficiently burnt for markotablr purposes. Under the old system of burning with wood and coal, It required eigh' A* ten negroes to flro the kilns. Cn det the new method, it requires only trees. The brick had to burned eight to ten days under the old syste.ii. sm' under tf?e new, ft hi claimed that they can bs> bn-nod in six to eight days. The l orstem, it i?*claimed, will I MEASURE APPKOVED RY AD? MINISTRATION INTRODUCED IN UPPE](l MOUSE. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Says Tliat Powerful Group of Footl Gambler* In Striving to Hamper Government Program for Fair Prices. Washington, May 11.?A food con? trol bill approved by the administra? tion and containing many features of the agriculture department measure pending in the house was Introduced In the senate today by Senator Gore, chairmnr of the agriculture commit? tee. An effort Wall be made to bring it to the senate lloor. The bill contains most of the pro? posals fought, according to Carl Vrooman, assistant secretary of agri ? u.*ure, by a powerful lobby of wealthy food gamblers. It calls for a food survey by the agriculture de? partment and would give the depart? ment power to license the manufac? ture, storage and distribution of food. One provision would legalize the mixture of wheat and other ce? reals in the making of Hour and would fix food standards. Mr. Vrooman in a formal statement tonight declared unpatriotic interests were trying to defeat the food bill* An outragod public sentiment, he said, would condemn them for their efforts. Secretary Vrpoman's statement said: "Nover In the history of the world have business men shown as much patriotism and unselfishness as have been manifested since the war began l y the business men of America. An overwhelming majority of them have teen as ready to place their business organizations and Mtelr personal sei - I vice* and their wenllh at the disposal of the federal government in this crisis as the young men have been to do the actual fighting. "Ho'vever, this attitude has not been universal. There are food spec? ulators, food corneicrs and food gam? blers, some of then men of immense wealth and others of very email means, who are today taking advan? tage of war conditions to exploit their fellow citizens to the full extent of their ability. Th?>se men are allies of the kaiser and are doing their ut? most to defeat the patriotic purposes of the nation. Wherever they are seen, In high places or In low, they should be condemned and made* to feel the loathing and contempt of every patriotic American. These men will be taken care of in due time by national. State and municipal legis? lation, but until such legislation can be enacted the only effectlvo power that can be brought against them is the power of an outraged public sen? timent and that should be used vig? orously and mercilessly. "I am told that some of these men are actually in Washington today con? ducting a lobby s gainst the rcquesi of President Wilson that congress em not require as much fuel as the old. As already stated, only one kiln of brick has been burned since the new system was Installed, but the burning of this seemed to show that the Un? derwood system would do all that was claimed for It. So far the installa? tion of the new system has been com? pleted in only one of the four kiln.1 at the plant. It will be Installed at all of them, however, this work being still In progress. Mr. Underwood, the inventor of the process, is an Ohio man and has had a llfo-long experience in making brick. It took him many years of ex? perimentation to complete his Inven? tion so thai it would work to his sat? isfaction, hut indleations now are that it will so revolutionize the burning of brleh thai all plants will soon have It in order to keep up with the pro? cession and to do away with tin Hiiiokp nuisance. The Sumter Uriek works is itself, as Mr. Underwood expressed it on his visit here a short time ago, one of the most unhitic plants which he htti ever seen in his long experience. It was started as a small Industry and has gradually heen built up to one of the largest nad most Important indus trks of Sumter. It began as a small mule mill, where the clay was dug l?v hand ami haultd to the mill In enrts, ground by nu |e power and con? verted Into brick. It now employ? Stenn?, elcetrleity and gas in various departments for operating purposes, and in turning out a quality of ma terlel In the "Dixie" texture brick so Rood that the trade name bad to In copyrighted in order to prevent other manu'neturcrs from using It in order to sul stltute their products. Tnstea. of being confined to local territory. Dixie texture briek are now being shipped in large quantities, to Vir glnla. North Carolina, Cleorgia aft ; Florida. The gas has brought out a new col or in the brick thit has ? herotofon never been developed, and the golden brown just discovered promises to fine a ready market anywhere in the Unit - d States. power him and his cabinet to take j the necessary means to mobilize the , agricultural resources of this nation i for victory. They are urging every upecious, theoretical and imaginary argument against the granting of war powers to the president and his cabi? net, r ; they are at present directing their principal attack against the laws which have been introduced by the agricultural committee of the house with a view to putting the department of agriculture on a war basis. That step should have been taken several weeks ago. The'bills now before con? gress have been demonstrated to be absolutely essential war powers. "Tho unpatriotic and disloyal lobby that is trying to defeat the determina? tion of congress and of the people of this country to put the agricultural resources of the nation on an efficiency basis in this crisis should be made to feel the condemnation of every real American." The house agriculture committee heard a number of food experts dur? ing the day, among them Kirby C. White of Detroit, president of the American Seed association, who ad? vocated power for the government to take over and sell the country's seed supply. John A. McSpaVran of Penn? sylvania, representing the National Grange, asked that no new agency be created to deal with the food sup I ply but urged that congress take what? ever action is necessary and not dele- i j gate power to some one else. A commission to deal with the situ? ation was the suggestion of Joseph Cullinan, representing the Texas In Idustrial congress. Edwin C. Dinwid i die, representing temperance organi 1 z?tions, urged national prohibition to j conserve the grain supply, j Secretary* Redfleld said in a state? ment today supporting the food bills that there was no economic reason for present high food prices and that the government would have to take charge [ to prevent further rises. AMAZED AT BRITISH TANKS. ! Military Expert Says They Have Caus? ed Germans Heavy Losses. j Copenhagen, May 12.?Lieut. Gen. i Baron von Ardenne, a new military j expert, in the Berlin Tageblatt says j the British tank is the most amazing j weapon in modern warfare and has I caused the Germans heavy losses. WON'T DISCUSS PEACE. German Chancellor Has Postponed j Statement Relative to Peace Terms. Copenhagen, May 12.?The Ger? man organ of the clerical party indi? cates that Chancellor von Roilimann Ilollweg does not intend to make a statement regarding peace terms be? fore the reichstag. This is not sur? prising if the Socialists abandon their intention of forcing a peace debate, and as the Centrists and Liberal par? ties are apparently siding with the chancellor that a discussion of peace is not advisable. The Conservative papers, however, are crying that the Hohenzollern throne is tottering un? less a new chancellor comes to sup? press the reform movement with iron I hands. , BRITISH DESTROYER SUNK. I _ ??? j Germans Claim Victory in Run-Away Fight. j Berlin. May 12.?The admiralty has ! announced that a British destroyer j was sunk in the engagement May 10th I between the German light cruiser forces and the squadron Oi. British ? cruisers and destroyers. PERSinXG IN WASHINGTON. War Department Deelines to Give Out Army Information. Washington, May 12.?A revival of speculation as to the mission in Washington of Major Gen. Pershing has been met by the war department with the statement nothing will be given out at this time. Secretary Ba? ker declined to comment on the re? ports that Gen. Pershing might com? mand the expedition to France and said that the speculation was preju? dicial to the public interest. Ho pointed out that the war department had promised that announcements would be made to the press on any de? cisions reached as soon as advisable. MANY MILL GARDENS. Textile Workers Are Aiding Increased Food Carr paiyn. Washington, May 12.?'Federal food investigators found that textile work? ers in North and Sooth Carolina aro aiding In the increased food cam? paign. They found that each of 5 4 8 families are raising crops valued at $30 on gardens containing about fif? teen one-hundredths of an acre each. A Car Whose Quality Lifts It Above the Level of Its Price T Hough priced at less than $1000 Saxon "Six" has forced?actual? ly compelled?people to think of it in the terms of costly cars. No other car we know of has ever accomplished this feat. Can you think of any car in any other price class whose superior? ity is as distinct and pronounced as that of Saxon "Six" among cars costing less than $1200. The answer of course is in the mo? tor? the famous Saxon "Six" high-speed motor. In high-gear work, in pulling pow? er, in smoothness, in flexibility, FftXOO "Six" gives a performance that seems incredible in a car from the less-than-$1200 clawf. Consider if you will a certain car of "less-than-six-cylinders" of simi? lar price and good reputation. At a speed of twenty miles per hour this "less - than - six" developed 1512.73 power impulses per min? ute. Saxon "Six" showed 2993.025 im? pulses per minute, Or, under the same working Con? ditions the Saxon "Six" motor showed nearly 98 per cent great? er continuity?greater smooth? ness?greater uniformity of tor? que. It is quickly apparent that the "less than-six" motor leaves much to be desired. For the less number of impulses per minute the less smooth is the power-flow and the greater is the vibration. And vibration induces friction, which is, 08 of course you know, the fiercest foe a motor car has to Face. Now you will see just how much advantage accrues from the 98 per cent smoother power-flow of Saxon "Six." This well-known car of less-than-six cylinders, previously mentioned, in repeatd trials required 30 sec? onds to reach a 45 miles per hour speed from a stock-still stand. Under the same conditions Saxon "Six" time and again duplicated this feat in 23 seconds. Thi?. shows 22 per cent faster 1 'pick? up" in favor of Saxon "Six." These instances are not cited as ex? traordinary performances of Sax? on "Six." Nor are you to view them as such. For they are not. Rather are they representative of the type of performance Saxon "Six" gives. And they picture, with fairness, we believe, the inherent superiority of Saxon "Six" over any other at less than $1200. Saxon "Six" is $865; "Six" Sedan, $1250; "Four" Roadster, $495: f. o. b. Detroit. A Big Touring Car for Five People CAROLINA SAXON COMPANY HOLMES SIMONS, Treas. & Gen. Mgr. 1218 Hampton Ave. Columbia, S. C Some Good Territory Open for Live Agents