The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, January 26, 1917, Page 4, Image 4
THE UNION TIMESh
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1917.
The split-log drag is out of commission;
certainly it is, unless it could
be hitched to a flying machine.
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We have no protest against the
movement to put an end to child la
bor. It is a move that is in the right
direction, provided it moves far
enough. It must put the children not
allowed to work in school. To prohibit
their working and not compel
them to go to school makes the whole
scheme a failure.
The "insurance muddle" seems to
be still agoing. We hope there can
be some fair and just plan settled
upon which will be satisfactory to
both insured and insurer. We feel
confident of one tiling, and that is that
there has been a reduction of the tire
loss in this State since the "insurance
muddle" has been going on. This may
have been owing to the fact that people
have been more careful in guarding
against tires, then, again, it may
be that there have been fewer incendiary
fires.
Everybody is now discussing the
fearful condition of the roads throughout
the county. They are bad; no mis- j
take as to that, ihey will continue
to be bad with each long spell of rainy
weather until the people of the county
awake to the real situation and build
roads by bond issue. That is the way
the thing has been accomplished in
other sections of the country, and the
roads in Union county will never
amount to much until we follow the
way of our more progressive neighbors.
As we understand the matter, Union
county has something like $17,000 a
year to spend on roads and bridges.
If thprp arc (100 milps nf rnailwnv in !
the county, as has been asserted by
those in position to know, that means
that we with a year such as the past
one, during which the county lost
thousands of dollars in bridges washed
away, there is precious little remaining
to put on the roads. Fact is, we
suppose there was damage to the
bridges alone last year amounting to
the whole $17,000. The prospect for
good roads for the next year is pretty
slim, as we see it.
If there is more liquor consumed in
dry territory under prohibition than
under the legalized sale of the same
why do the liquor forces worry themselves
into fits over prohibition laws?
We do not believe it is a fact that
consumption per capita is increased by
prohibition. We must know more
about the compilation of these socalled
statistics. But, in either case, let us
have "bone dry" prohibition. Under
the recent decision upon the WebbKenyon
law we can then show the
whut cnr<'.onmi(rli i
prohibition is. We trust the present
legislature will give us a law that will
put an end to the mouthings of the
whiskey forces in their claims that
prohibition does not prohibit.
Dr. James A. Haynes, State health
officer, has asked the legislature for a
.*<?>0,000 appropriation for the sanitarium
for tuberculosis patients. Ten
thousand dollars of this sum is to go
towards maintaining the institution
and $40,000 is for new buildings and
other improvements. We do not see
how our legislators could go wrong in
providing this appropriation. After
all, our men and women, hoys and
girls, are of more value than all else.
While we are making expenditures for
the protection of birds, beasts, crops
and other good things, let us not forget
that the one chief value is the
human being. Certainly, if we owe
h debt to any cause it is the cause of J
suffering human beings that should be
our first concern. We feel sure that ^
the citizens of the State will not object
to money spent in this way. It
is an investment, not an expense. 08
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The munition makers of this counai
try are raising a great hue and cry
because the Navy Department has ol
awarded an English firm a contract.
It is not easy to see why Secretary
Daniels should purchase American,
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maae snous at j.juu eacn more vuau
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was bid by the English makers. If vv
the American makers are robbing the s'
government in the sum of $300 for ?"
each large shell, it is time to close a is
contract with an English concern. And
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this is just what Mr. Daniels has
charged, as we understand it. He e1
further states that the American product
does not measure up to the test, ^
while the English product does. Two p
good reasons?price and quality. S1
Price and quality are the two prime ^
considerations in all matters of mer- la
chandise. Low price and high quality
will always prove a drawing cord in c|
the world of trade. h
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Some days ago the writer overheard Sl
two colored brethren discussing a cer- ri
tain matter upon which they disagreed ,
d
thoroughly. After a time, one of them
said, "If I just had the education, J c<
could discuss this matter with you w
so as to convince you." To which the 0
other replied, "No, no, my dear sir, a
if you had education you would see
that there are two sides to the ques- j,
tion; why, my friend, when a man ti
digs deep into the depths of science *
and enters the field of philosophy, he
aint's half so cock-sure of his posi- ^
tions as he is when chained to the a
v
chariot of ignorance." Seems to the f,
writer that there may be more to the it
colored brother's remarks than ap- "
pears at first glance. We have never oi
dug "deep into the depths of philos- it
ophy;" nor have we any mental im- ^
pressions of having entered "the field pi
of philosophy," but we have *o doubt v<
of the truth of the utterance of the
gentleman of color. ni
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Many enquiries are being made into
the question of why Envoy McAbee fll
Yias been dropped by the Salvation
Army organization. So far as it can ^
be learned there is absolutely no t,
charge against Mr. McAbee's charac- ai
ter; but the matter grew out of cer- ^
tain demands for money made upon 0]
him by a superior officer, and which
collections Mr. McAbee claimed was Y.
ti
not required and could not be col- a
lected. He says the amount of money w
forwarded to his superior was consid
erable, and that he met all necessary w
claims. We would be very glad to F
see this matter adusted. Mr. McAbee
is too valuable a man to be put aside ''
and his usefulness crippled. Union
needs the good work that he knows
so well how to do, a"nd we are not n
going to be satisfied until he is re- jj
stored to his position or until we have t<
a better reason for his dismissal than "
has yet come to us. If the Salvation "
Armv will nnt rninctnto Kim ?"> -
gest that the city put him at the head * '
of an associated charity organization j
here. In the meantime, and until we u
are better informed, we propose withholding
contributions to the Salvation fi
Army representatives. '
NOTICE.
The annual stockholders meeting of
the Peoples Undertaking Company |
will be held in the offices of the com- i
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on Feb. 1, at 7 :.'10 o'Vlock p. m. .
H. W. Ed {far,
4-1 Secretary. j
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the moment a few drops are applied
to any corn or callus the soreness is
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Freezone dries the moment it is applied,
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A small bottle of freezone will cost f
very little at any of the drug stores, i
but will positively rid one's feet of <
every hard or soft corn or hardened
callus. If your druggist hasn't any
freezone he can get it at any who'e- <
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.OCKHART JUNCTION
Lockhart Juunction, Jan. 22.?The
ly is cloudy and threatening bad
eather again.
January is one long winter month,
irrying 31 days, but it will soon be
thing of the past, only about another
eek. So we see time is passing
vay, leaving its marks visible upon
lings around us, and as we grow
der or live longer we can only
ok back upon the past and wish we
ere a hoy again.
Dear reader, life is a royal path;
fe is not mean, it is grand. If it is
lean to any, he makes it so. God
inde it glorious, its channel he paved
ith diamonds, hut it can be a^ mill;one
about one's neck or a diamond
i one's brow.
Human life is a watchtower and it
the purpose of God that every one,
le young especially should take their
;and on this tower and look and listen
rid learn. Wherever you go, wher/er
you tarry, let your eyes and ears
e always open.
We are plad to know that Mr. John
. Hamblin is tryinp to pass some imortant
bills. There is one I must
ly I have thoupht about?to do away
'ith charpes or rent on operatives'
ouses. I think that the farmer or
indowner has just the same ripht to
harpe his tenants or renters for the
ouse in which he lives, but he doesn't
harge him any rent and he also pives
im wood to burn. Now this mipht
eem hard to the mill man or stockolder
for awhile, but it will, if passed,
ion be forpotten, and will work all
ipht.
I don't believe in makinp laws to
o injury to corporations for corporaons
help employes and employes held
orporations and everythinp should
ork to advantape of both.
Someone asked me to say something
n woman suffrape, but I can't write
nylhing, for or against the pood wolan.
I haven't given it enough
hought, but I don't believe if thqy
ad to vote that they would hurt polios,
for some of them, if allowed to
ote, would perhaps vote more indlipently
than some of us men.
I met a lady two years ago from
larvland, one of our Northern State,
nd she was a lawyer. In her conersation
she spoke of woman sufrage.
This writer, feeling his inabily.
sat and listened but never said
luch, for he thoupht he was facing
mi.rVi + xr nntwiio PI.- 1_J 1
Muniiui. one ieu nit: out on
ne thought. I told her T did not think
would amount to anything in this
juntry, for if the woman had to'
ote in this country the men or esecially
the married, woman would
ate the way her husband wanted her
>, and in her reply she said, "Yes,
nd if I were your wife or any other
inn's wife I would vote you the way
wanted to vote," so we quit off at
lat point. Those
who are sick are improving
ad hope to be well soon.
This writer spent the week-end at,
ockhart, stopping at the home of Mr. 4j
Louis Hames, where we are always ^
eated with kind hospitality by him
nd his kind family.
Mr. Roy Fowler, who is staying at 4
Inion, is spending a few days at his i
Id home in this community.
Mr. E. L. Johnson, a well known
uuii^ man, vvuu nas uveci in inis sec- 4
on, has pone to Sarasota, Florida, ^
nd writes back that he is well pleased
nth Florida. Says the beans are 4
?ady to pick and squashes are prown 4
nd they are eatinp cucumbers. He ^
rrote back to J. S. Thrasher that
lorida was as he recommended it. 4
Moxy. 4
ROF. L. T. BAKER 4
TO DELIVER ADDRESS 4
Prof. L. T. Baker, of the Department
of Education, and dean of the 4
Iniversity of South Carolina, will de- 4
ver the principal address before the <
eachers and trustees of Union county
i their meetinp here Saturday, Jan- 4
ary 27. Superintendent of Education 4
as. H. Hope requests that all teach- <
rs and trustees be urped to attend
his meetinp to hear this distinpuished 4
ducator. The meetinp will be held 4
i the Union hiph school buildinp, the <
sual place of meetinp.
The body of a new electric stnvc
nr heating rooms or cooking on a
united scale is made of a composiion
of soapstone and asbestos.
Bethlehem's Bid on Shells
or ihe u'niied States Navy
To the American People.
["he Secretary of the Nsvy has awarder!
xmtructs amounting to over $3,000,000
o a British hidrlcr for 14 and 16-inch
trojet lilr^ for Ihe .Navy because of very
nuch lower prir en ottered by the Knglisb
tidders
>Ve know nothing of tire basis upon which
he British bids were made, but the pubic
is entitled to know lite facts upon
rhich we ourselves bid for this work.
Two years ago we took contracts
to make 4,200 14-inch shells at a
price of $1,515,000. Dp to now
not a single shell has been accepted
by the Government, although
we hare expended, in
wages, materials, etc., on these
orders $522.ttftl, and we have not
received a SINGLE DOLLAK on
theae contracts.
In aridities, a literal interpretation of
lh$ contract might make ua liable for
ncnalliaa mmmlm. h. t67? OI6 .
In the light of our experience, and having
no oilier hanin, we hid for 16-inch <
(hells approximately the name rate per i
xuind a* that which the Navy Departxient
actually awarded a 14-inch shell <
?ntract one year ago. i
llethlehem Steel Company <
"n AH M. SCHWAB. Chairman <
iUCJKNK (? CKACK. President
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We will offer all Men's and Boys' Heav?
at One-Fourth Off Regui
All $20.00 Heavy Suits and Overcoats
All 18.00 " " "
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All 13.50 " " "
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Remember every sale for Casl
charged or sent out on approval,
for. No Blue Serges included in
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