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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-17
Yesterday Games.

Yesterd9y's Games.
Innings. t23456Ts9i0 II II Y
New York."ooooooool Ia ] 0
Brooklyn 80 90 5000 o. 6 4
Batteries-Tesreau, Schsuer. Mar
guard and Meyers: Douglas. pferer
and Miller Umpires-O'Day and
stockdalc.
Innings IL 3 45s7 se RI T.
Boston 80 0 o 0 o 0 90 o. |
Philadei II o o o o 0 2 2 - s o
Batteries--Rag gan. Tyler and whal-
Ing; Rixey and killifer. Umpires-
KLEIN and Cockill.
Innings. "a $50 RI r
Cincinnati o o z o o o l 0 o. s 2
Pittsburgh o . o I o o o o L. 5i3 2
Batteries-Schneider Lear and
Clark; Kantlehner and Gibson. Um-
pires-Rigler and Emslie.
American Association
STANDING.
st. Paul. GO Is sos X. city. s75t.s it
Min'ear 81 so .56s Cievcld ~ 60 $50
Indian'p. 80 81 .536 MIlw'ke. 4G6i 40
Lisvillc. 81 81 .51& C'Iumb's ~ 90 .37s
Y~sterday's Games.
No games scheduled.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-17

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1915 cubic yards ~ +
sna behind curb. 4. \ ,Zs
u a. o. HI 4. III 81
nishe4 ~ contraotoB s
131.09 square yAttq {s
concrete fpundatlo6 p0V1S7 81
ao3 cubic yards - ~
and behind curb Z 4 Y
n:sI l.n'. sus ssss n 6 re 6 :' =
VANCOUVER AVE q
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is7'ss :au.rs y.r4s 4
concrete natural 1sss aeon
5:al cubic yards % eepesstS n
and behind cufb. 4
$50 iineal feet Of retalAln1
old medina curb may ~ D1o u
FARRAND 81. (PS9
Assessussnt uDoopooqs 4
S1s cubic yards ct exeexne1 -
snss1Hzl e sstr rc.Sar. 49,. w , ,s ~
$40 cubic Yar1G q oo0ollo
and behind curb. \. '' a 4 NJ IN
CITY UseeunaooGs q NJ
% cubic ytr1e ct e4eoyoS
IN aS-ts T.. Flo 4 No. ~
nished BY coptraetog.
$3.50 square yAr0e ~ -
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$50 cubic ysyds q seaee q
old medina curb may : uss !:
ALLEY SIS (Pavl1 I
Aapssauseat uDo11nooeQ 3,
$50 cubic yards o. exceYQ4y(
1e49.Se equaRe yar4e - o9o-
concrete paving. Il y
lsAl iinsai feet q sstsininq \
csty Dselsna1ee. ~
70 cubic yards of exeAveelepL
i3.Se iinsal feet ef eQrtqe01
| (s-f RI circles furniehsA bys> =
set by contractor.
So.1s square yards - epesN
Isl ssS;c . x:sdi q eeasssss
q linsal feet Of retalnin9 4
old medina curb may - 49,
ALLEY 5ll (Psyin)
Assessneut us41no1on,
sos cubic yards ef exeevot9eQ
l00s.ee square yards ~ ouo<l
concrete paving. "
$40 iinsal feet Of rstalning
City EstanaHeay
| 20 cubic yarde Of exeayatlom+.
1851 SQUARE yards ~ oqe->
concrete paving. y
| -, S;'i s. sSS,s yy, srSSs Of eeassss = I
3i.SS lineai feet Of r4taini91 4
old msdina curb msy+ - 49,
ALLEY SIS (Pavin3]
/ Asssesmens Hse1una1oes
Sll cubic yards OF excAyetjoo.
| 1ys7.7s square yards 81 enes'
concrete paving.
/ lI4S linsal feet Of retaining
800 CITY Estinates.
| ~ cubic yards OF excavUt1ou
30 square yards OF ono-courp<
crete paving. a
ALLEY 516 (Pavfng)
Assessmsnt BstonoteG. I.
| l16 cubic yards Of sxcavottoO.
| 11l3.3l square yards Of ones<
as iinssi feet Of retaining
3xs".
City Estlnates.
| None. (
| ALLEY 517 (Pavins)
Assessment Estimates. M
III cubic yards Of exeevatiQD
Tl7.9e square yards Of ouose
| concr etc paving. y,
| us iineal feet OF retaining
CITY Sssa.ssss.
| ALLEY Sl8 (Paving)
-. AcssssDsnt psel1at4e.
5eo cubic yards Of excayatlea.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-17
American Association

Y~sterday's Games.
No games scheduled.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-17
HART AVE. tPaving)

1853 cubic yard, Of excavation.
1884 iineal feet of curbstone
new straight.
2s1t.f2 square yards Of asphaltic
concrete natural lake asrhalO on
concrete foundation paving.
52.i1 cubic yards OF concrete under
and behind curb.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-17
HART AVE. (Paving)

From 2l0 feet south Of the south
line Of Edlie to the south line Of JEFF
ferson. &c feet wide, with aspha1tic
concrete natural lake asphalt) on
concrete foundation and Berea, Me-
dina or any other curbstone that may
be bid upon and ordered
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-17
PRESTON ST. (Paving)

From the east curb line Of Beech
wood to 636.2s feet west of the west
limo of Ironwood. 20 feet wide. with
asphaltic concrete natural lake as
phalt) on concrete foundation and
Berea. Medina or any other curbstone
that may be bid upon and ordered.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-17

City Estl0ates.
l0t cubic yards Of excavation.
- lineal feet Of new curbotouo
tstrasghO.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-17

@ cubic ytF4s of eao9xo1
IN a. ~ 4. ss.:,ss'x ~ 3 =
nished By coptractoy. r.
1885, square yarde q e.
eopcrete (ThomaS sygteWl ~
$50 cubic yayds d seoee
i1l lineal feet q yetAlal48
old medina curb may - uoo( N
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-11-05
NEW HOPE

New Hope, Nov. oh, what beau
tiful weather we are having. 1t gives
us all hopes and courage to strive for
the better things in life. The glorious
autumn sunset with its beautiful rays,
shows the wonderful handiwork of
God. We are surrounded by every
thing that is beautiful that we should
be thankful for.
Sunday being the fifth Sunday Rev.
Mr.. Justus preached for us in the
morning. The crowd was small on
account of everyone not knowing
there was to be services. Mr.. Justus
delivered a forcible sermon which was
enjoyed by all.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Marvin Becknell of Buffalo was buried
at New Hope cemetery Sunday after
noon. In their bereavement they have
the sympathy of the entire commun-
| ity.
Mr.. Ralph Swink of Woodruff at
tended the State fair. On his return
he spent the weekend with relatives
in our community.
Mr.. Billie Coleman and Mr.. Jim
Harmon of Jonesville were the guests
VI WI H. " blSIlOp sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Gosset spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Fow-
Ter.
Mr. Eb Vaughan and mother, Mrs.
J. w. Scott and Misses Sara and Veta
Hughes visited relatives in Blacksburg
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Whitlock and
children Of Jonesvile were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. b. w. Whitlock Sun
dav.
Mrs. John Whitlock and Mrs. Sallie
Scot tof Bonham community visited
Mrs J. G.. Bishop Friday.
The last coat of paint is now being
put on the Bishop school house, which
shows up its beauty very much. We
all are certainly proud of the new
school house, which will aid so much
to the improvement of our community.
Vero.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-11-05
PUBLIC SPIRIT.

| am sure the people of Union
county will commend the public spirit
manifested by the directors and sec
retary of the Union County Fair
Association. At a recent meeting
these sixteen men paid out of their
in the operation of the fair this year
and also the interest upon the out
standing notes for year. 1t is an
exhibition of noteworthy spirit of
unselfshness that I wish could bring.
to the attention of every real man in
Union county. "SoreheadS" and
"skinf1ints" are not worth telling.
"Knockers" are but little better. What
this count needs and must have if it
is to continue to make progress is
just the public spirit revealed by the
gentlemen who have come to the res
cue. They are men who least need a
county fair. They have less to gain
from the operation of fair and less
to lose in case the fair dies than have
most men.
heard Of one man who said during
the fair: 81 hope it will rain every
day and the d thing will die as
dead as a door nail" | am glad
do not know his name. But I have
his measure all right. I could ram
his brains in a flea's hide and have
room to spare. Who is benefited by
a fair? The farmer, the toilers, the
working people primarily. Secondar-
lily, the merchants, the professional
men and every other man worth
thinkers dam" to Union county. The
schools of Union county have received
a greater impetus to go forward
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-11-05
WEST SPRINGS

West Springs, Nov. 2.-The box
supper at the school building here on
last Saturday evening was attended
by large crowd. Prof. w. Y. Cooley
and his assistant teachers, Mrs. Anna
l.. johnson and Miss BesS Walter had
tastefully decorated the auditorium
with Halloween colors.
One of the objects of the meeting
was to organize Rural School I'm
provement association Miss Aisle
Smith, the county organizer, who was
present, made a short address, ex-
planning the work that the organiza-
tion had accomplished in schools in
The county.
Mrs. Henry Smith was placed il,
nomination for president but declined
election. Mrs. Anna l.. Johnson was
then elected president. Mrs. J. Boyd
Lancaster was elected vice president
and Miss Bess Walter secretary. Prof.
James II. Hope was then introduced
and made a most interesting address,
outlining some of the things he, as
superintendent of education, wished
to accomplish in the next few months.
Following Prof. Hopes address, Mr..
j. II. Lucas, one of the board of trus-
tees, auctioned off the boxes. Some
thing over $1,000 was realized from
the sale Of the boxes. This money
will be spent in beautifying the
grounds.
Miss Sallie West has returned from
a weeks visit to the family of her
brother, Mr.. C. G.. West, at Jonesville.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. d. Warner spent
Sunday with relatives at Boiling
Springs
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. d. Warner spent
Sunday with relatives at Boiling
Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Giles spent a
day or two the first of the week at
Union with Mrs. Giles mother, Mrs.
j. B. Lancaster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Smith and Mr..
and Mrs. Hayne P. Smith spent one
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-11-05
WORDS OF THANKS.

TO the Editor of The Union Times:
Some 30 or 40 years ago DR.. T. B.
Bates being prompted by some good
spirit and seeing the want of a place
for the colored people to worship and
give thanks to their God gave verbally
to one Rev. Tommy Murphy
for that cause a spot of land formerly
owned by the Sartor family about II
miles from Union courthouse on the
public road leading from Beatys
bridge on Tiger river to the county
seat. Since that time the eyes of the
colorcd people of this community have
become open to that fact and began
to bestir themselves to secure a
stronger and better foundation upon
which to build.
In view of this fact the annual con-
ference of the A. NJ f. church in
session at Spartanburg, November,
1911, with an eve Singly to the cause
of Christ and the promotion of His
church, appointed l.. NJ. Tobe (their
humble servant) as pastor to go there
and build a church. Since that time
we have succeeded in securing deeds
and titles for the spot of land above
mentioned and thereupon have erect
ed a church known as Bates Chapel,
named in honor of the giver of said
seat.
In referring to the life and stand
ing of Dr. T. B. Bates we can but say
for him that he is a man of true and
upright principles, loved by every
body, both white and black, and Sus-
tains record of honesty throughout
this community. We pray Gods bless
ings upon him.
Respectfully,
/. NJ. lobe. Pastor.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-11-05
CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to express our heartfelt
thanks to each kind friend who so
generously ministered to the needs of
our dear wife and mother during her
illness and death. Through many
weary months we received these tok-
ems of good will and Christian sym
pathy, and our hearts go out to each
one. May our Heavenly Father give
to each one of you blessings and
numberless. May He grant to you
what He granted to us, comforting
friendship and Christian fellowship
when great crises come.
Rev. Geo. P. White,
Edith White,
Harry White.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-11-05

day the past week with friends at
Spartanburg.
Messrs. w. C. West, C. N. West and
w. NJ. Gowan went to Spartanburg
Monday on business.
Mr.. A. l.. Crutchfeld, the popular
representative of The Geer Drug COM
pany, of Spartanburg, was the guest
Of Mr.. w. J. Betsill on Monday night.
Mrs. S. S. Began is very ill at
this writing.
Mr.. H. L. Lawson went to Spartan
burg Monday on business.
Mr.. John l.. Johnson is attending
the fair at Spartanburg this week
Mr.. James F. Began of Spartan
burg is spending the week here with
his mother, Mrs. S. S. Began.
Mr.. Wesley H. Lawson is attending
the fair at Spartanburg this week.
Mr.. w. w. Lancaster of Spartan
burg spent a day or two here this
week with relatives T. j. w.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-11-05
LIST OF ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List of advertised letters in the
postoffice at Union, S. c., for the week
ending Nov. ), 1915:
B-Mrs. Hattie Bennett, Mrs. S.
f. Beatty, Royster Beard, Daniel
Brown. A. p. Brown.
C-James f. Carter, Lee Carr.
Dice Debren, c. B. Dotson, j. F.
Dupree.
F-Mrs. Emma Foster.
G-Robert Goblin.
Hack Hall.
J-Walter Jeter.
K-Miss Mabry Kennedy.
M-Miss Lillian Mayon.
S-ESsic Sartor.
T-Mrs. Hattie Talley. B. F.
league, Miss Maggie Thompson.
V-Miss Bessie Venson.
W-Frank Whitaker
B. b. James, Postmaster
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-11-05
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER ), 1915,
TO OUR ADVERTISERS.

The past year has been one admit
tedly hard upon business. Every line
has felt the strain But conditions
have materially changed during the
past few months. When "the bottom
dropped out" in the midsummer Of
1914 the newspapers We're among he
first to feel the pinch. There was no.
a newspaper in the South that did not
suffer the hardships of depleted
treasury. The Times was no eXcep-
tion. We had our day of struggle
The weekly pay rolf was a spectre
that stood in every path. The cost
of production went not down a penny;
but the income shrank to one-half
That meant hard going. Some of our
advertisers could not see their way to
continue to advertise; our work in our
job department fell off; some that
we did do it was found hard to collec,
for. What we were cup against" 9TH
ers were in like case. We went the
rounds. When a man owed us $25,
and felt he could not pay until times
got better, we said to him: make
your bill with us $50; let's do business
times will improve" And many took
us at our word and did just that
Another thing: We had, when the
war broke out, a schedule for tranSi-
ent advertising that was much higher
than our annual contract advertising.
We had for long time adhered strict
ly to our rate. With the depression,
and in order to help the situation as
much as we could, we allowed large
transient advertisers a much lower
rate than we had formerly charged
them. 1t was "war measure" with
us, and as we have said, was an eff
fort to bear our part in the terrible
time of depression.
Now that the conditions have again
become normal and business is no
longer upon the ragged edge, we have
decided to go back to our rate card
scale of prices for advertising. We
will. hereafter, adhere strictly to this
schedule. We feel sure our adver-
tlserS Will agree with us when we say
that we are entitled to just share
of the prosperity that has come. We.
therefore, respectfully notify our ad-
vertisers of the fact that our rate to
those having no contract will be high
er than that which is contracted for
covering a period of three, six or
twelve months. In fact the scale will
ascend as the contract is made for "A
shorter period Our years rate will
be strictly our lowest rate, six months
will be higher than a year; thres
months will be at a higher rate than
six months; one month will be at a
higher rate than for three months.
One insertion will be at the highest
rate. This is no more than simple
justice. 1t is but justice to our pa
irons who advertiZe throughout the
year. 1t is but just to ourselves.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-11-05

through the agency of the county fair
any other one thing. l am express
ing my honest conviction when / say
this. So soon as our people realize
that we stand or fall together, that
what benefits one benefits all, that
public spirit is a greater asset than
gold-we may hope for a brighter
and better day for our county.
A word more: What if you did not
get just the prize you expected?
What if you did not get your just dues
in your contest? Was it the mere
bauble, trifle, that caused you to
enter the contests? If so, | beg to
say that your motives were far below
the generous spirit of the sixteen men
who have put their hands in their
pockets and made it possible for
Union county to have a fair next year,
and hope for all the years to come.
| wish l could place the names of
these gentlemen upon banner that
would wrap Union county in its folds.
| can do no more than to say that the
sixteen men of Union county who have
shown this public spirit are entitled to
hearty commendation. Their names
are:
B. G.. Wilburn,
S. r. Aycock,
l.. j. Browning.
Evening star., 1915-04-11

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TRADITION OF THE WEEPING WILLOW.

6f1HE history of tree and plants, as
we'll as the history of other
things. is a subject with which
large number of persons concern them
selves. and usually to the interest and
advantage of themselves and others
Growing things that have come to the
United States from other parts of the
world have presented many subjects
Tor research. and good many indus
trfous men and women have delved
deep into when. why, how whence and
by whom this tree or that shrub came
to be introduced into the soil of Amer
ica.
Recently there has been a revival of
the legend that the weeping Willow"
coast in the United States, came from
cuttings" taken from a tree on the
estate OF Pope, the poet, near London.
a gentleman living In Accomac county,
Va, seeking verifcation of this weep
ing willow tradition. repeats the oft told
story that a young oficer with the
British army in America prior to the
revolution, who was visiting Pope's
home about the time of his departure,
secured Cuttings and on landing at
the eastern shore of Virginia, probably
also connected with the army. Accom-
panying Custis to his eastern shore of
Virginia home, the Cuttings were
transplanted."
1t has been written that the willow
tree in Pope's garden, from which the
American weeping willows are de-
cended. grew from cuttings" present
ed by a Persian admirer from his pri-
vate grounds near Teheran.
the weeping willow into England has
it that Lady Suffolk, on receiving .
Evening star., 1915-04-11

taken from this small tank by one
or the branches of the field gathering
line. which carries it to pumping
station centrally located in the par
tfcular oil district making the field
From these stations, known as division
stations. oil to be handled by a trunk
line Is pumped to one of the large main
line stations twenty or thirty miles
away. These large stations, situated
usually about thirty-five miles apart,
pump the oil handled by the trunk line
through thousands of eight, ten or
twelve inch metal cylinders screwed
together and laid in bitches from six
teen inches to three feet below the
have capacity to pump 10000 barrels
of oil day. but whatever the force
of the pump at various places along
even such a long line extends from
Tulsa. Okla. to Bayonne, N J., about
1900 miles, the oil dspatchers know
at all times exactly how much oil is
being received and pumped at every
main station.
In such accessible places as these
pipe lines end, the crude oil is refined
into hundreds of varieties of CONNER
cfal products. Even now the price
making power of oil is said to be in the
hands of those building and operating
pipe lines. despite the fact that the law
declares all pipe lines common car
rfers The facilities now offered pro-
ducers are said by oil men to defeat
the purpose of the common carrier act
1t is declared that the tariff filed and
that they have not been reviewed by
the interstate commerce commission
4
BY instruction of the United States
Senate the new trade commission will
enter into an investigation of some of
the large refining interests of the ma
tton. These great concerns have be-
come so powerful that it has been
stated that the refining interests which
have secured possession of the Usage
OIL alone have made a profit of $50, ,000,-
900 during the last twenty years. This
does not seem hard to believe when
taken with the assertion that the
Standard Oil Company has made a net
pront during the last twenty-five years
OF 1895; 600, 900 on such oil as has passed
through its hands. 1t was declared at
the hearing that the money made from
Usage OIL has been made at the great
refineries of the country
At no time in history has oil been
sucn an important factor as it is today
The business of working out a scheme
for the life of the industry is before
the nation, which may need oil to de-
fend itself in warfare against some en-
emy which might arise. and the Fos-
ter lease, in which the government is
the trustee for the Indian landlords,
is opening gateway of light. There
is no article of commerce so neces-
sary as crude petroleum, of which the
Standard Oil Company makes about
400 by-products.- In fact, the useful
ness of oil is limited only by the re-
sourcefulness of the chemist and the
diligence in the laboratory. The Red
Cross nurses on the firing line of Eu-
rope use dozens of medicines made
from petroleum. The oil we'll furnishes
light and fuel for millions of people
and supplies motor power for vehicles
Evening star., 1915-04-11

willing to lose the privilege which b
has been enjoying an operator on
that particular field.
AS the government also realizes what
leases on this rich territory would
mean to the nation. il has been
sumed that the United States will re-
serve preference rights on all oil lands
within the Usage nation.
James s. Cullinan. a wealthy oil oper-
ator and builder of extensive pipe lines.
said at the March hearing: "I do not
see anything in the oil business but alb
solute government ownership for the
future, or absolute government control.
Possibly you can do that by controlling
the tank pipe lines. Human life cannot
exist without petroleum. Civiliza ton
can not go on. We would all go back to
what these gentlemen We're tpointfn8
to the Indiansl.
He further stated that high grade oil
should be worth at least 81 a barrel and
expressed the belief with other experts
that he expected to see IL bring IS
barrel at some future time. According TO
his estimate. the world will produce
billion and a half barrels of oil a year
during the next seventeen years IL oil
production increases in the future as
it has for the past seventeen years 4o-
cording to authoritative estimates, this
amount Is considered an insufficient
supply. hence the increase of demand
and the increase of value of petroleum.
If this opinion of the oil experts is cor
rect and the oil on the Foster lease
does not become exhausted, there is
likelihood of the Usage Indians becon-
ing the real rajahs of America.
Evening star., 1915-04-11

that carry on the business of the world.
Ships are propelled across the ocean
by the power of oil.
All of this tangible evidence of the
industry and the Importance of petro-
leum tends to show that the oil bust
ness today is what the coal business
was seventy-five years ago The recog-
milton of the necessity for pipe lines
in the commercial handling of crude
petroleum influenced Congress to pass
the Gore resolution about year ago,
instructing the Secretary of the In
terror and the Secretary of the Navy
to investigate the feasibility of con-
structing a government pipe line from
the Usage nation to the Gulf Of Mexico.
Although no report has vet been made,
it has been said by many students of
the problem that the report will be
favorable and that the national de-
fenSe program to be carried out in the
next Congress will embrace the project
of building such a pipe line. BY utiliz-
ing the recent discoveries of the bu-
reau of mines the government will be
greatly assisted in securing supplies
of fuel and oil for the navy and will
gain intimate knowledge of the bust
ness sufficient to regulate any monop-
oily which may exist
The lessee and sublessees of the Fos-
ter oil field were all represented In
some'way at the recent hearing in Wash
ington. for the wealth of that field is
such that no one who has ever been
associated with its production is now