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THE UNION TIMES PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY THE UNION TIMES COMPANY TIMES BUILDING. MAIN STREET BELL PHONE NO. 1 LEWIS M. RICE Editor Registered at the Postoffice in Union, S. C., as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES n? * ear $i.ou Si* Months .75 Three Months .40 ADVERTISEMENTS One square, first insertion $1.00 Every subsequent insertion .50 FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1917. Harry K. Thaw has again attempted suicide. Some day he will cut his throat good and deep. The recent peace proposals have1 come to nothing save that there has been a decided impetus given to war activities. This is a very natural result of the movement. The prospect for an early close of the European war is very remote. It is to be hoped that the bill introduced In the house last Friday by Representative Neuffer of Abbeville to enact a measure making the terms of the Mann national "white slave" law applicable to South Carolina will be carried. It is a move in the right direction, and should receive the support of the good people of the State. There is a disposition on the part of many \vell?meaninir neonle to shut their eyes to the conditions that prevail in the towns and cities, and often in smaller communities. A close observer of the police courts sees many evidences of conditions that would lit>rrify many of the "righteous." . The supreme court of the United States has upheld as constitutional the Mann White Slave law. The court holds that the law absolutely prohibits the transportation of women for immoral purposes, whether commercialized or not. This decision of the court was made in affirming the con vicuons ox xuaury l,. uiggs, urew Caminetti and T. L. Hayes, for violating the law. There are hundreds of cases under the law, held up pending the decisions in these cases, that will now be pressed. It is going to work a revolution that will be welcomed by every man and woman in whose breasts there abides the spirit of reverence for womanhood. The vile reptile that fattens upon the sale of virtue or that contributes to the down tall of women through his own evil passions, is deserving of no mercy. He is but receiving his just dues when the arm of the law falls heavily upon him. VVe have no word of1 condemnation ( for the business men who have established mail order concerns. It is prt sumed that they have a perfect right to establish such enterprises and to operate them. They go out after business, and they get business; otherwise they would soon fail. They must find customers, for without patronage they could not continue to thrive. How do they get the business? Huge catalogues are mailed prospective buyers and the use of magazines and newspapers as advertising agents carry the information to the public. Circular letters llood the mails. It is in the use of printer's ink that the results are attained. It would amaze some of the Union merchants if they could know just how larpfe a sum of money jroes out of Union and to some distant, man ortier nouse ior articles (hat the local merchant would sell for less money. This same merchant, perhaps, feels that he would be robbed if he bought advertising space in his county paper. He feels that "the money is thrown away." He was never more grieviously mistaken. Much of the money that should go into his till goes to the distant mail order house for the reason that he will not see the value of advertising. The roads throughout the county are in suen a state mat 11 is witn difficulty one travels over them. The wagon and buggy, to say nothing of the automobile, is almost out of commission. The season is one that has been exceedingly hard on the roads. Mud is king of the roadway. Several citizens who voted against the bond issue last year have expressed their regret that they did so. There are probably many others who have changed their mind upon the subject. The objections raised to the bond issue, we honestly believe to be not well founded. So often one hears the expression: "I don't believe in putting a Duraen upon succeeding generations." Why not? Must we turn over to succeeding generations a completed world? Must we turn over to our children and their children the comforts and luxuries of life and give them nothing to do? So to do would Out damn them. There is no sense in putting upon the present generation all the cost of building the roads for future generations. Particularly is this true in the light of the fact that the present generation, or many of the individuals composing it, have not a great while upon the earth. Their need for good roads will soon be at an end. There is no more reasonable way to build roads than by bond issue. It is, to our mind, the best way. But there seems little likelihood of the county as a unit voting bonds for building good roads. It has been tried twice and met with defeat. We would suggest that it be tried by townships. Union township would vote for a bond issue. Jonesville would perhaps do tne same thing, were it a township question. This would soon work to the same results in other townships. We would be glad to have our delegation give us the opportunity to vote upon the question of bonds for good roads by townships. j COTTON CONSUMED DUKINO DECEMBER Washington, Jan. 18.?Cotton, exclusive of linters consumed during December amounted to 536,5S7 running bales, and for the five months ending December 31, 2,7(53,962 bales, the census bureau today announced. In the previous year 555,005 bales were sold during December and 2,533,640 bales during the five months. Cotton on hand December 31 in consuming establishments was 2,362,960 bales, compared with 1,852,046 in lUlo and in public storage and at compresses 4,005,178 bales compared with 5,195,653. Spindles active during December numbered 32,804,474 compared with 31,745,772 the previous December. Imports were 34,339 bales compared with 43,724 and for the five months 7,784 bales compared with 123,585 in 1915. Exports were 737,502 bales including linters, compared with 558,278 the previous December and for the five months 3,232,385 compared with 2,421,593 in 1915. Tenters during December amounted to 69,010 bales compared with 76,932 in 1915; on hand December 31 in consuming establishments 100,627 bales compared with 110,222 in 1915, and in public storage and at compresses 1 12,472 compared with 149,042 in 1915. T.inters exported amounted to 10.0H1 bales, compared with 11,029 in 1915 and for the five months 90,912 bales compared with 59.194 in 1915. STAND TOGETHER ON REVENUE BILL Washington, Jan. 15.?Chairman Kitchin of the house ways and means committee after a several hours' conference today with Secretary McAdoo aver the revenue situation, announced that "the ways and means committee, the secretary of the treasury and the administration will be in perfect harmony on a revenue bill." The rnnimittno llomncriilt: will tomorrow to a^ree upon and formulate a policy for the first time and will meet practically daily until the revenue measure is complete, with a view to passage by the house by January !'() at the latest. Mr. Kitehin said a bond issue was certain, that there would be no tax on tea, coffee or other foodstuffs and that there would be no lowering of nit; exemption uncier me income nix. "The committee majority members will be called topethed to consider several alternative propositions." said Mr. Kitchin. "We will pass the bill in the house the last of next week or the first part of the following week but what it will tax I can not say yet. "There is, however, certain to be an authorization for a bond issue to take care of the Mexican border expenditures. These border expenses, it is estimated, will reach $102,000,000 by next June. The bond issue wil' also take care of the purchase of the Danish possessions in the West Indies, to cost $2">,000,000; the armor plant protect, to cost $11,000,000. and the Alaska railway, to cost $01,000,000." Some Democrats on the committee are known to be considering seriously a new internal revenue tax of from H to 8 per cent on corporation profits of over 8 per cent of capital stock. This would be calculated to raise approximately $200,000,000 a year. Re~r lu*. :-i ?? I? vi.-?iun \*i uiu uiiit'iumirt? in a i?y increasing the rales also is under consideration and there has been talk of issuance of treasury certificates of indebtedness. to run from one to three months at .1 per cent interest, to take care of the treasury until the end of the fiscal year. BILLY SUNDAY TELLS BOSTON MANY THINGS Boston, Jan. 15.?Here are some of the hard-hitting shots and telling points given by Billy Sunday in his recent sermons here: "Among all the human crafts, none is more wonderful than that of the potter. It is a mingling of the vision of the mind through the functions of the fingers." "Remember that you are the raw clay, inert and unbeautiful. But remember also that you are the very stuff God needs to do His work with." "Man is peculiar among the animals in that he has the power to originate and create. Also he is the only animal that has a thumb. The combination of these two peculiarities is what permits man to build anything from a wrist watch to a mogul engine." "If you choose to go to hell you are going to hell; if you elect to go to heaven you can go to heaven; God has given you your choice; it's up to you." "I can put myself in submission to and in harmony with God Almighty and then I'll have all heaven behind me giving mt* support. If I set myself against God, all heaven is my opponent." "If I place myself in submission to and in harmony with the government of the United States, the will and power of 90,000,000 persons is behind me. I can back that government if I want to, but then I have 90,000.000 people opposing me." "I suspect there are a lot of booze hoisters leaning on the bars of this city whom God could have made bishops except for the fact that they resisted." "Make yourselves plastic to the will of God so that He can mold you in perfect form. I expect that God Almighty meant to make Corinthian vases out of a lot of you, but you've thwarted Him, and the best He could do was to make cupsidors." "This old Bible is God's phonograph. In it He sent His message ringing through the ages to us." "God has a plan for each life. He alone knows the possibilities of each human life." "In this campaign God has given the churches of Boston a chance to show whether they are any good or not." "I believe Boston will soon be on its knees and will be as happy as when the fans go to see the world's series. "TV.:- > iiu.1 tivy iiitsn t seen a WOrK Of grace for 40 years. God doesn't pay such a visit to a city more than once in a generation." "If I had my way I'd have every pack of cards and every drop of beer in hell before midnight, and it's now three minutes of nine." "When a man wants to make a hog of himself by getting on a street car with a boozy breath, let him ride with the hogs." "You must be proud of your record. Boston, and you devils, especially, who voted for the God-forsaken whiskey gang in the last election." "Too many churches are like groundhogs. They always keep their noses under the ground during their work, instead of coming out on top and helping the community." "I know men of Boston who are afraid to come to this tabernacle for fpnr fKnv will ~ 1 J 1 * w.v-.t im?c iu ue ueceni ior once in their lives." "The fellow who leaks most from the eyes is not the most religious." "I can't understand how you can keep still when God offers so much and hell is so terrible." ,?.? ? ??? BLACKWOOD TOOK OATH OF OFFICE TUESDAY (Tuesday's Sptg. Herald) I. C. Blackwood, of Spartanburg, left last night for Columbia, where he will today take the oath of office as solicitor for the Seventh Judicial Circuit. Mr. Blackwood succeeds Albert E. Hill, of Spartanburg, as prosecuting attorney for the State. The Seventh circuit is one of the most important in South Carolina and embraces the counties of Spartanburg, Union and Cherokee. The new solicitor is a native of Spartanburg county. He was born at Blackwood postoffice and is 38 years of age. Mr. Blackwood secured his early education in the public schools and later entered Furman university at Greenville. He completed his education at Wofford college, and then took up the study of the law. He studied in the nffiee? r?f llv^r-ielr & Wilson and later in the office of Sease & Hoke, lie was admitted to the bar in 1902. The first political office ever held by Mr. Blackwood was that of Representative in the legislature. He was elected to that position in the same year that he was admitted to the bar and was one of the youngest men in the lower house. He served for only one term. Mr. Blackwood was appointed revenue apent for South Carolina in 1914 and held that position for about 18 months, resi^ninp: to make the race for congress. The new solicitor is active in Masonic circles and is also an active member of several other fraternal orders. For the last six years Mr. Blackwood has been alone in the practice of his profession, but for several years before that time he had associated with him several well known Spartanburg lawyers. Mr. Blackwood is a man of pleasing address and enjoys the reputation of being a splendid lawyer. His friends predict that he will make a splendid solicitor. II DoYoi I CAftVl Ill i?U1V1J I You ( I Regardless of the ac I to our custom, not t I SO BEGINN I We will offer all Me I at O] I All $20.00 Heavy Sni I All 18.00 " I All 16.50 " II All 13.50 " All 10.00 " Men's Hea All $22.50 and $25.0? All 20.00 and 18.00 All 17.50 and 16.50 All 15.00 and 13.50 All 12.50 and lO.Oi Remember ever charged or sent o for. No Blue Se I IMIAM I -? I Shoe I The time has co ? The place to bu^ I Flyn She | Goo( McLAFRIN ALI.OWEI) TO WITHDRAW FROM HOAR)) House Accepts Former Commissioner's Resignation?Calendar is Cleared of Hills. (Wednesday Columbia Record) Without a dissenting vote or vlebnte the house this morning accepted the resignation of John \? Mcl.nurin as warehouse commissioner, kilted the Idles dequinquent tax bill and refused 11 At n:?i ?<:..i: -t. i?? ? 10 recuii me rvieiiey uirugni pruhibition hill from its committee. rhe house calendar was cleared of the few hills upon it. As the committee nas been very slow in reporting, the house calendar so far has been very light. Scrap Over Liquor. There was a minor parliamentary "scrap" in the house this morning when W. R. Richey, Jr., of Laurens, author of the "airtight" prohibition bill, attempted to have his measure recalled from the committee on police regulations and be recommitted without reference. After some debate, the Richey motion was tabled. Mr. Richey said that his measure was of extreme importance and should l?e acted upon and not "tied up" in committee. He was satisfied that the members had made up their minds how they would vote, regardless of the report of the committee. Mr. Mauldin of Greenville and Mr. Toole of Aiken agreed with the remarks of Mr. Riehey and announced that they are in favor of the measure. The house this morning without a word of debate and without a dissenting vote concurred in the senate concurrent resolution accepting the resignation of John L. McLaurin as warehouse commissioner. a Want to E MO I 'an Do It I vance in all Woolen G< o carry over Heavy Sr 1NG FRIDAY, JAM n's and Boys' Heavy Si ae-Fourth Off Regular I its and Overeoats . . 44 44 44 44 ? 44 44 ? 44 44 vy Pants V* Off Rej l Men's Fancy Worsted! I 44 ? 44 a 44 4< | 44 44 44 ft 44 44 44 -C~ y sciie lor <^asn O ut on approval. Nc rges included in thi CLOTH 11 W. MULLINAX, Manage ?! si me wnen you neea good j these good heavy Win n-Vin >e Compi 1 Shoes at Old F*r | 1VI R. A Why not reduce your Fertli / prove to you that it can b( $ soil at the same time. A r j would be glad to demonstra J L. 1VI. J C 4 UNION, ; THE WOR C O 8 $7.09 Per Ton. | $1.75 Pel $ Guaranteed to catch quic i pletely and last long< :S No Cll 1 POWER FUE g PHOP NOTICE! South Union Lodge No. 142, F. (). O. F., requests that all members be present Tuesday night, Jan. 23. We have some very important business to come before the lodge. (?. W. IFollingsworth, Secretary. i Make I MEY? Here! I Dods. we will stick | tits and Overcoats. I fUARY 19th I lits and Overcoats I Mce. I . . $15.00 I . . . 13.50 I . . . 12.35 I , . . 10.15 . . . 7.50 pilar Price Suits $18.95 15.95 13.95 10.95 8.95 nly. No goods I > alterations paid g s sale. I NGCO. >r toes! | Winter Shoes fl ter Shoes is the I. cent I any I ices 1 LRMER | zer bill $5.00 a Ion? I can ? i done and improve your \i emarkable discovery that I & te to you. Lei me tell yon ol it ) )RDAN | S. C. 3--tf | LD'S BEST I A L 1 $3.50 Per 1000 lbs. | *100 lbs. t :kly and burn more com- j ?r than any other coal. Inkers. j L COMPANY gE 68 Miss Alberta Harris has returned from a visit to Mrs. E. G. Quattlebaum in Columbia. She saw Sarah Bernhardt at the Oolumiba theai-re Friday evening. Krupp gun works in (iermany employs 13,000 women.