The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, May 02, 1918, WEEKLY EDITION, Page 4, Image 4
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THURSDAY, MAY 2. 1018. \
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Liberty Bonds or German Rombs? c
which will you choose? ^
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Read our advertisements. You will t
find that it will pay you. t
A little pepper goes a long way; v
so is it with sarcastic wit.
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Our cat says tl\ese cool nights are j
quite unfavorable to gardens. 1
We promise to have no more to say
upon the question of buying Liberty
Bonds until tomorrow!
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Your son has gone to fight for your i
home. Back him up with your dol i
lars. Buy Liberty Bonds. <
Now go about your gardening.
Nothing hinders you but laziness, and (
that can be overcome by a strong
minded man!
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The doom of imperialism in this i
world approaches its final chapter? I
the blackest yet written in the his- i
tory of crime. (
Solomon was a wise man but did
not seem to realize it; in this he differed
naturally from many of the ^
wise ones of today.
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When the campaign in the interest ^
of the sale of Liberty Bonds is over ^
we promise to let the matter rest? (
until the next, the fourth bond sale
drive is ready!
Two more days in which to pur- 1
chase Liberty Loan Bonds! Friday, <
Saturday?the time is out! Will you c
allow the time to go by and find you t
without having bought yours? 1
i our neighbor's son has prone to
fight for your country and your home;
having no son to go, do you not think *
you should back up your neighbor's
son with your dollars? Buy Liberty
Bonds.
Now that the legislature has closed
the war for our township bond com- t
missioners, we hope they will get a
busy and put through the sale of the
bonds. It will not do for Union to be
bottled up another season. t
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The business barnacle is a man ^
who sits around, puts not his hand to c
anything that is in the nature of a ii
forward movement, yet fattens when 0
others make the experiment and pay ^
the cost of executing progressive
ideas. j,
Every farmer in Union County
should buy at least one Liberty Bond. ^
TLL- ?' '
inis war nas Droufnt the farmer .'{() i o
cents cotton, filled his pockets with r
coin. For this reason, if for no other, ''
o
everv farmer should huv a bond. .
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Only two days more in which to fet
in on the deal! j,
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Mr. Merchant, we do not ask you j n
to buy a "pitr in a bag" when you I v
advertise with us. We will prove our ii
circulation, daily and weekly to any a
and all advertisers. And the results!'"'
will prove to you the value. Try the i
Daily Times- you will find food re-i(]
suits for. your money. t!
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There is, in the fine achievement j
of. Union County in the matter of the, f
1 .1 linrt IT Pnn.l .1 ?- 1 * i A
~ *.? y, umc, vnougn 10 | "
fo around. It has been a great ac- ^
w
coniplishment and it could only have
been the fine success it has been when
our people, hip, little, old, young,?
united to bring the result to pass.
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J. M. Morgan, who recently pur- H
chased the Nick Harris farm and this
spring moved out on it, coming to this s'
county from Innian, brought to town w
ome very fine turnips yesterday, the
ubers were about the size of a man's
ist, and go to show just what can be
lone on a Union County farm?when
me knows how.
Next time you are really mad
nough to write a scorching letter to
ome one you should presume has
vronged you, go ahead and write it.
""ut it aside until the next day; then i
:et it out and read it carefully and? '
vhat will you do? Mail it! No, you
vill burn it, and that is just what you j
hould do with it. Incidentally it will ,
lave enabled you to work off your j
vrath and that is the only pood end 1
t could ever serve.
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Look at the label on your paper. If
he time has expired, send us a re- j
lewal. Don't fall out with us if, <
vhen you do not pay your paper stops. '
pVe have long since quit running a
haritable institution, and now run a
>usiness. For this you cannot blame
is. We found that taxes, labor, maerial,
insurance and other necessary
ixpenses over-looked the fact that we
vere running a charitable institution,
md that we had to pay, pay promptly,
>r quit. We have learned our lesson
ind we pay. You cannot, therefore,
dame us for urging that you pay us.
;t is fair, just, right.
A nOw peace offensive is emanating
from Germany, now that the war offensive
on the Western front is failng.
This is the best sign we have
seen that Germany is beginning to
realize that the mighty drive is fore
loomed to failure. It is reported from
rhe Ilapue that Pope Ilenedict, on
Whitsunday, May 19, will offer a ,
lew peace proposal and that a like relort
has reached Berlin "where it has
>een received sympathetically." Gernany
has always so received each and
jvery proposal no matter from what
source; the only trouble is, Germany
vants a peace that will pive her the
>ippest part of Europe and a slice out
>f other sections of the w'orld. To
lave peace, and at the same time hold
,o what she has wrested from the na:ions
trampled under foot?certainly
Germany receives such peace proposals.
It would be a trapedy, an ut;er
failure from every standpoint of
lumanity if German peace should be
established upon the earth. Every
>unce of the preat strupple to make
he world a safe place to live in will
lave pone for nothinp, if Germany is
o hold the treasures she has wrested
rom others and is to po unpunished
'or her hideous crimes.
\S TO THRIFT STAMPS
USED AS PREMIUMS
Several well-intentioned merchants,
hrouph ipnorance of the repulations
ind policy of the Treasury Depart,umt
?.^,i 'pi :r.
iivia, nave uiiuicu IU ^iVf 1 111*111
Stamps as trade premiums. While
nerchants who do this doubtless feel
hat they are patriotically boosting
he stamps, the Treasury Department ,
eels that this practise helps the mer- ,
hant more than it does the War Sav- (
ngs movement, and for the guidance
f those concerned, the South Carolina j
Var Savings Committee has the fol- ^
owing to say on the subject: ,
"There is no objection whatever to j
ndividuals or firms giving Thrift or
Var Savings Stamps as bona fide '
ifts; nor is there any objection to the
irnctise of making payment in Thrift
r War Savings Stamps for services ,
endered. These tw'o practices are to ,
e encouraged, as is the practice of f
mplovers giving employees bonuses ,
ri Thrift and War Savings Stamps. ji
"What the Treasury Department oh- ,
rets to, and requests patriotic mer- i
hants to refrain from, is the practice |
f giving Thrift Stamps as bonuses |
ith purchases with the intention of
ricreasing the store's business. Such i
practice defeats the fundamental
arpose of t he War Savings move- ,
tent. The state committee is eor.fi- ;
ent that when merchants understand i
his, no urging will he necessary for <
hem to avoid the giving of Thrift l
lamps as premiums. The committee ;
ppreciates the genuine spirit of help- I
illness which has prompted stores to !
fTer the stamps as premiums, and ;
eels sure that in the same spirit they I
dll refrain from such giving."
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SAl'SACiK FOR POOR PEOPLE
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Liverpool, April 25.? (Correspond- <
nee of The Associated Press)?Lord 1
Ihondda, the food controller, is said ?
) he planning to establish twenty l
actories for the production of sau- i
ages for poor people. All profits
rould go to the food controller. j
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER
CO. SHOWS NET PROFIT OF
II PER CENT FOR 1917
Chicago, May 1.?(Correspondence
of The Associated Press)?According
to official announcement made tonight,
the annual report of the International
Harvester Company of New Jersey
shows net profits for 11)17, after deducting
taxes, interest, depreciations,
extinguishments and reserves, of $14,1)00,000,
or 11 per cent on the actual
working capital employed, which was
f 125,000,000, including surplus retained
and used in the business. Nearly
half of these profits resulted from
tho nnprntinns nf pnninnnv'c afonl
properties, which shared in the abnormal
prosperity of the steel industry.
About GO per cent of its steel
output was sold in the general market.
Excluding steel the percentage of
profit on the volume of sales and capital
invested in the business was substantially
the same as in former
years.
"It is gratifying to note," the report
says," that the purchasing power
of farm products has more than
kept pace with the increase in prices
enforced by war conditions upon the
entire implement industry. This is
reflected in the noticeable improvement
in percentage of cash collected
in the last two years. Of 1917 sales
more than 90 per cent was collected
in cash during the year."
Quite another picture, according to
the official announcement, is presented
by the report of the International
Harvester Corporation, which purchases
large quantities of farming implements
from the New Jersey company
and sells them in foreign countries.
While the volume of 1917 sales
shows a nincrease over the preceding
year of about 23 per cent, due to
Inrcor nrodiiotion of fnnn tractors
and motor trucks and to the higher
prices for products enforced by increased
manufacturing costs, war
losses sustained in Russia and the
countries dominated by the Central
powers have exceeded the total 1917
earnings.
America's entrance into the war
and the Russian collapse have compelled
the company, the announcement
says to charge otf $13,941,168, of
which $10,120,000 "represents unquestionable
losses in Russian funds and
$316,825 in the value of equipment
commandeered by Germany at the
Croix works near Lille, France. These
losses absorbed the whole of the corporation's
1917 earnings and caused
a deficit of $1,350,721 for the year."
Of the remaining loss, it is ex*
plained, $2,556, 175 represents an esifl
timate of 50 per cent of receivables4
in Russia, Rumania, Belgium, Serbia
and enemy countries; $948,168 represents
inventory goods, materials and
other property commandeered by Germany
at the French works.
Both companies report three wage
increase of approximately 10 per cent
each, making a total increase in average
hourly earnings at the domestic
works since January 1, 1915, of 75
per cent.
The New Jersey company, according
to the announcement, bought and
holds as assets $9,000,000 of the First
ahd Second Liberty loans of 1917.
Through the two companies, and
largely by their aid, employees made
30,400 subscriptions to these loans,
aggregating $2,250,000. It is further
announced that employees' subscriptions
to the Third Liberty Loan
probably will exceed the figures for
the first two.
Employees of the two companies in
the United States and Canada are in
army or navy service to the number
of 2330.
"Positions will be open to them on
their return," says the reports, "and
the companies are keeping in close
touch with them during the period of
their service."
r() AMERICAN COTTON GROWERS
New York, May 2.? (Correspond?nce
of The Associated Press)?An
argent invitation to American cotton
growers and manufacturers to affiliate
with the International Cotton Federation
was extended by Arno S. Uearse,
?f Manchester, England, secretary of
tnai organization, in a paper read
lore today at the joint convention of
he American Cotton Manufacturers'
X.ssociation and the National Association
of Cotton Manufacturers.
Mr. Coarse asserted that the views
^ American cotton men were not con- 1
sidcred abroad because they are not
represented in the international body
which was formed more than fourLeen
years ago as a result of the
Sully "corner" and is composed of
eaders in the industry from Kngland,
Itussia, France, Italy, Denmark, India
md Japan. Germany and Austria
fiave been excluded since the war.
"Cotton will be extremely scarce
for many years after the war," stated
Mr. Coarse, "and its growth should
lie encouraged wherever it can be
carried on with success. He said it
was questionable whether the Southern
cotton planters would in future
find it more lucrative to grow food*
stuffs than their old staple.
The American cotton men were
asked by their British informant to
"lVf IH^ai
take an international view of the situation
notwithstanding that the United
States produces two-thirds of the
world's cotton supply. In the five
years between 1911 and 1910, he said,
America had increased its consumption
1,400,000 bales and within the
next five years, he predicted, this
country would be using two-thirds of
its own yield.
In view of the fact, he said, that the
cotton industry is in a "most preca
rious position," that the world's production
and consumption of cotton
from 1905 to 1914 only just balance,
the following tentative program for
combined action in the United States
cotton belt by the International CotS
Federation, based upon the Amerbecoming
' members,, was sugted:
1?Reforms in compressing with
consequent saving in freight and packing.
2?Improved sampling of bales with
corresponding economy in cotton.
3?Organization of an efficient crop
reporting service throughout the cotton
belt.
4?Closer relations between producers
and consumers of cotton.
PRINCESS MARY COMES
OF AGE IN APRIL
London, April 2.? (Correspondence
of The Associated Press)?Princess
Mary comes of age on the twentysixth
of this month when she will
commence to take her allowance of
?6,000 a year. She is a busy person
and, having a good knowledge of typewriting
and shorthand and accounts,
has given considerable assistance in
the conduct of the king's household.
POETRY FOR ALL
We Fight for Home!
My home is safe. The sparrows love
its eaving.
The robin blesses it with cheerful
song,
The pine tree shields a screech owl's
piteous grieving.
My home is safe?how long?
My garden soon will laugh with merry
flowers,
The village street is gay with children's
play;
They' drag to school, and fly to playtime
hours.
How soon will end their day?
The springtime sky's aglow with golden
splendor,
. Quick silvery showers drench the
thirsting earch.
The sweet days close in sunsets warm
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and tender?
Ends so our care-free mirth? (
Or must we, too, ba driven from
homes no dearer
Than those wrecked walls whose
tenants heartless roam ?
Must mangled infant frames the truth
make clear
That we, too, light for home?
Hold nothing back, America! Come
render
Your best, your all, nor think to end
this strife
Till, stripped of power, the conquered
Beast surrender
His evil use of life!
?Marie L. Eglinton, in the New York
Times.
y" Is Till
"VToung m
J- young
lies to supj
anything
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i Union
THE TIME
To Plant I
Gardens li
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j We Offer an Abundant
most Unobtainable, and II
licious Garden Bean Seed
them as quickly as possil
pointed.
Improved Red Valentine 1
Burpee's Stringless Green
Old Fashion White Mount;
Famous Old Kentucky W<
Any Better in the Bear
Them.
Pepper Seed, Tomato S<
bage Seed, Collard Seed,
Beet Seed.
T? T/i-.i-i n i ?r
jrure xviecKiey ^weet w
Genuine True Type Bra
Pure Rocky Ford Canta
Large Hackensack Musi
Sudan Grass Seed, Earl;
Seed, Vetch Seed.
Nancy Hall and Porto R
Saturday of This Week, Lj
If it Grows We Have or1
if Obtainable. If Good t<
Have It and Will Take ]
With the Best to Be Had
Price.
The Union <
The Old Reliable The Best
Phones 100 or 80
Farms At I
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Wc have a feu
the old pricef
E. F. KELL
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2 Word
en at home who are too
to fight or who have fami?ort
don't want to wear
that imitates a uniform,
to want the eredt, spirited
characterizes the fighting
tie nation.
len appreciate the service
ering thern in
SGHAFFNErt & MARX
D ALGO CLOTHES
ust the military touches
; the paneled back effects;
sport ideas and Varsity
Suits.
rou wear these clothes
elping to save wool for
:ers; the clothes last so
t they economize for you.
le of Spring Shoes, Hats
nishings Are Here.
L AND LOOK
Clothing Co.
i New Way Store"
IS HERE
Beans and
i Earnest
Supply Today of the Al- I
lost Desirable of All DeL
You will have to get ;
ble or you will be disap3ean
Seed,
Pod Bean Seed,
ain Corn Field Bean Seed,
onder Pole Bean Seed.
t Family We Don't Know
eed, Early and Late CabCucumbers,
Squash and
ater Melon Seed,
dford Water Melon Seed,
iloupe Seed,
cmelon Seed.
/ Amber Cane Seed, Rape
ico Potato Slips Expected
irge Healthy Fine Plants.
Will Get the Seed for You,
3 Eat and Available, We
Pleasure in Serving You
at the Most Reasonable
Srocery Co.
Goods and Better Service
L. L. Wagnon, Mgr.
Did Prices!]
r rarms yet at
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