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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-01-28
MASTERS SALE.

State of South Carolina,
County Of Union.
Court of Common Pleas.
B. B. Meng, Plaintiff,
against
w. G.. Meng, ct AL, Defendants.
Pursuant to an order made in the
above stated case, will sell, on Mon
day, Salesday, Feb. 7th, 1916, during
the legal hours Of sale, before the
Court House door at public outcry the
following lands and presises, to wit:
All that certain tract or plantation
of land, lying and being in Pinkney
Township, County of Union and State
aforesaid, and containing One Hun
dred and Sixty-four (164) acres, more
or less, bounded by lands of II. C.
Worthy, John Tracy, James Vaughn
and lands now or formerly belonging
to Estate of Felix Whitlock.
Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser to
pay for papers, stamps and recording.
r. G.. WILLIAMS,
Master for Union County.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-01-28
"CASCARETS" FOR A
COLD, BAD BREATH
OR SICK HEADACHE
Best for Liver and Bowels, for Bill
iOusness, Sour Stomach and
Constipation.
Get a lO-cent box now.

Get lO-cent box now.
Furred Tongue, Bad Colds, Indi-
gestion, Sallow Skin and Miserable
Headaches come from torpid liver
and clogged bowels, which cause your
stomach to become filled with undi-
geSted food, which sours and ferments
like garbage in swill barrel. That's
the first step to untold miSery-indi-
gestion, foul gases, bad breath, yel-
low skin, mental fears, everything
that is horrible and nauseating. A
Cascaret tonight will give your con-
stipated bowels a thorough cleansing
and straighten you out by morning
They work while you sleep-a 10
cent box from your druggist will keep
you feeling good for months. Mil
lions 81 men and women take Cas-
caret now and then to keep their
stomach, liver and bowels regulated
and never know a miserable moment.
Don't forget the children-their little
insides need good, gentle cleansing,
too.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-01-28

Nothing pleases some people more
than to learn disagreeable things
about other people whom they don't
like.
Contrary to the general rule, the
street car company finds it's hangers
on a source of revenue.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-01-28
SOUTH CAROLINIAN
KILLS TWO NEGROES.

Hartwell, Ga, Jan. 22.-Wilkie
shot and killed two negroes, with
whom he had quarreled, here today.
He was placed in Jail. Swilling came
here from South Carolina recently,
where he is said to have been par
dOned
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-01-28
BEER CAUSES BOW LEGS.
And Bologna Helps, is Warming of
Child Welfare Workers.

Pittsburg, Jan. %. Bologna saus-
age and beer cause children to become
bow legged, according to the South
Side Child Welfare association, which
is waging a fight for the betterment
of children.
Between % and 30 ministers have
agreed to advise their congregations
from the pulpit against feeding chill
dren these and other heavy foods.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-01-28
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old STANDARD Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because 1t contains the
well known tonic properties of QUININE
and IRON. 1t acts ON the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. so cents.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-01-28

Cooks as we'll as dressmakers show
their taste in dressing.
When you lose mnoey and gain Wis
dom by it your loss is your gain.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-01-28
THE BEST SERVICE

costs no more than careless
or Indifferent service. Our
"code of service" is without
question the best in the city.
Our Undertakers gentle
manly, polite and attentive.
We give every order our best
attention. Phone No. LOG.
Bailey Undertaking Co.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-01-28

In the race for wealth a man al.
ways finds himself out of breath at
the finish.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
FIFTEEN PRALL'S ISLE
PRISONERS SET FREE
Drake Defeats Doyle in Fight
Over Proposed Garbage
Plant site.

The fifteen men arrested on Pralfs
Island. In the Staten Island Sound,
whore the city proposes to build Its new
garbage reduction plant. were discharged
from custody Yesterday by Magistrate
Evins at New Brighton. They had been
sent to the site with guns and ammuni-
ton TO take possession on behalf OF j.
Sterling Drake of 20 broadway. who
claims to own the property.
Roger l.. Doyle, who. asserting that
he owned the property, caused the ar
rest OF the fifteen men. left the court
hastily after his case had been lost and
brakes attorney had threatened to have
him placed in jail. District Attorney
Each prosecuted the Ease for Doyle In
the hope that he might prevent the use
or the property as n garbage incinerator
site.
Drake appeared IN behalf OF the men
arrested and said he had hired them
and sent them to the property to take
possession after hearing that others laid
claim to the title. lie accompanied them
to the island. he said. and found IL de-
serted. As for the guns and ammuni-
tlon Drake testified hat he placed four
double barrelled shotguns In the shack.
but did not know whether his men
knew they were there.
a copy of a deed to The property dated
ls>5 and giving title to Drake VAS pre-
scented. This deed a~ntedates the Doyle
deed by twenty years. Doylc's deed was
also III court. He testified that he had
purchased the property from Lillian
li"urje OF tniOntown. Pa. for sl,700 on
April IL last.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
BIG SHOE MACHINERY GAIN.
EARNINGS Increase From xt.SI1..
OoI Ia go. 3s,Aa..

The United shoe Machinery Corpora
ton and the United Shoe Machinery
company report FOR the year ended
March J.. 1915. combined earnings of So
1858, ~ against earnings Of $i.S6l.-
""l "a the preceding year. out Of the
earnings In tho past year dividends We're
paid of S5,sj36js. leaving a balance Of
s->i77i \ stock dividend was also
pad OF S2,N63.447 leaving a deficit Of
S2.i7N7--. which was drawn from the
previous surplus ~ ~sl7,is7.772. The
surplus at the close of the year was
$li.HlH.u5n.
Pr" dcui Wirslow says IN his report
"rh"rr has b cu = noticeable increase
ia the business. Il the company during
the fiscal year. shortly after the annual
meeting t yoar ago conditions In the shoe
machinery Industry began to show
m t'k'l .mproVcfn' NJ both ~ home and
abroad. with 70 resulting advance in the
dciutuI for shoe machinery and sun
piles and ia the use OF machinery al
ready Installed in factories on lease.
'rnuditions abroad which have kept
European shoe factories fully occupied
with pressing military and civil orders
hay" kept for" IN manufacturers from
taking advantage OF the opportunities
afforded 10y the removal Of the tarir TO
inv,i. the American market.
The number Of machines on lease in
the United States on March /. 1915. was
l"l."iS. an increase OF 2.lSS machines
from the preceding year"
Thc corporation uow has a.i6i individ-
ul - Ukhnld"ls. of whom t.isi are
holders Of common stock only. u 3.OTl
~, holders of preferred stock only. while
i.,"' az" holders ~ both preferred ana
c"ruuinn stock
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
DRUG VICTIM SEIZED AZ
SLAYER OF INNKEEpER
Brother and Sister Of rlms.
ford Man Accuse Him Of
Robbery and Murder.

WHITE PLAINS. n. V, MAY - Ma,
being trailed around Harlem b., ie,.c.
tlves Sheriff W%iesendangcr of West.
chester county early to-day ..~.s.l
Claude Martin. 20 years old. OF fl,..
ford, and charged him with the a..rdsr
of Augustus Guttenger, the as,I pro.
prietor " the Lakeside Inn. on ,. oy..
skirts of White Plains.
In Martins possession whou e.r.,,el
were n package OF cocaine and .i,.'
age of heroin. each conidiniir hon,
two unces. He was partly Il ysi hy
cocaine. but denied all knowIcIse n.
the murder.
Joseph and Jennie Martin. N~,,le-
and sister Of the prisoner. ',ii N.
sheriff that with Claude they .'un,cd
at the Lakeside Inn last Sundi .irh,
Claude saw Guttenger flash y bt. r,i
of bills. perhaps as much as $500 and
when they reached home TN E.m4forI
Claude left the house. saying No wac
going to get the money lie r~o,prned
some time early Monday morning. dis.
played n large sum of money aud then
went away. He says he has L..u 4,
New York ever since.
II got IL. and this is what ~, A.,
WITH Joseph Martin quoted his ,ro,her
as he exhibited the roll or mor, ana
patted "A revolver.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
METHODISTS PLANNING
CHURCH UNION IN 1918
Resolution Offered for Gen
eral Conference Two Years
From Now Instead Of +.

SARATOGA. y. Y, May 2o-To bring
pal churches OF the North and South IN
1918. instead OF 1920. "A resolution was
introduced at to-day's session OF the
General Conference. providing that when
the business of the present session IS
closed next week adjournment will he
taken to an indefinite time and place ~
the call Of the Boar Of Bishops.
II this resolution is adopted it will
permit the General Conference to hold Il
session in 1918 at the time when the
Southern church is meeting to act on u
plan to be agreed upon in the mean
time by representatives of both for the
union Of Methodists.
The General Conference has only met
every four years. Those who favor Inv
proposed change ask this action in order
that the Northern Methodists need not
wait until 1920 before acting on the
plan FOR union
The resolution was referred - the Jul
dietary committee to investigate the
legality OF such a procedure. L, was iu-
troduced in the presence of Bishop Flu
gene X. Hendrix Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South. who has been visit
ing the General Conference for several
days.
As a result, Of indccis!on whether or
not a missionary Bishop shall be- chosen
for Malaysia, the election scheduled Cor
to-day was postponed until Monday. An
effort by Chancellor James Il. Day OF
Syracuse University to secure the sub
stltution of a regular Bishop for "A ms
sionary Bishop at this place failed OF
Endorsement Chancellor Dav sought ibis
action. he said. so that BISHOP william
+. oldham. who was elected yesterday,
might be appointed 10 Malaysia, whe' e
he formerly had supervision Of the worh.
A missionary bishop is OF inferior rank
to a Bishop, or. in the language Of the
church, a general superintendent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
UNION BAG PLAN FAVORED.
SwnrtwOut a Approaching Ir~.
Merit Of CHANGE.

Swartwout & Appenzcllsr have SSH A
a memorandum to holders ~ pi,'.sfcd
and common stock of the Iuio, Htr
and Paper Company pointing og' ',e
advantages of the plan of tn. io,IIu,,.
ment OF the capitalization Of tho Nm.
pany which was recently submitted ny a
special committee. Their memorandum
reads in part
"It liz hardly necessary to cmults,a
in these days the danger Of a situation
where the capitalization Of q larR or.
porat'on so greatly exceeds tn" v,ilc "
tangible assets. The standing n' he
corporation is thereby harmed loo itnk.
ing and trade circles. and tn. adv ,hlt,y
Of reca pltalization to IA bass wn.ra the
stock approximately represents tra' a..
sets * more than desirable. Tie piD.
posed plan takes nothing away ,r.w the
present tocks Every share of 'u. Hew
capitalization goes To- the old St' .'l.
crs. and the division as between Or, pre-.
ferred and omnion stock holders ~ tie
present company Is most fair.
The management points on tlf dur.
ing the past seventeen years. VU.h
covers the life Of the company. tho sross
sales of the company's product NI. NOT
increased. while the business " the ,l.n.
try in bags has increased fully 800 per
cent. In other words. the growth - ne
industry has been steadily upu tti.
while the business of the Union BIS and
Paper Company has remained Stationary
From so per cent of the tuti. .is.-
ness in lSs? the company peroeY'aeo o.
total business has declined 20 - pe.
cent.
I'm order to pay of pressing ,.th -
ties inventory has been cut 70 4, point
which. II maintained. would Necessarily
prevent growth and dividend 'e
preferred stock are n remote ro-~ Is
If future earnings are TO go. as t., wH
nave to go, toward increasing V".H..re
r.rt',l
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21

am not talking about amusements. ]
refertoi innocent formsof recreation by in
dividuals. | stand by my motion to amend
this resolution SO as to permit. young
men to indulge in innocent forms of rec
reation on Sunday"
1t is generally reported tonight that
the effort to cut m the New York
presbytery will not succeed and hat the
design to institute a friendly legal action
against the Union Theological Seminary
to determine the assembly right to CON
troll the more than $4,000, 900 funds of
that institution will fail. New York has
a strong delegation Of ministers and lay
men to oppose either of these designs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
ISLAND MAKES
ITS BOW FOR SEASON
10000 See Official Opening
Of Resort With Parade
New ThrillerS.

Coney Island woke M officially last,
Eight after its winter Information, tooN
Luna Park out OF camphor and started
IL of on its fourteenth season doing
usines at the old stand. which did
not look like an old stand with all It's
new trappings. Somebody dow at
Coney Island must have walked up
months age. because the 10000 who
came down to see the opening Of the
summer season found everything all
sl!cked up. Luna Park particularly was
all dressed up Tor the occasion.
The excitement started with a big
parade Of all the employees of Luna
Park and the Stecplechase Pier. with
circus horses. clowns n floats AMI
things, led by prosperous looking indi-
yiduals in automobiles, VINO turned out
10 be members of the Coney Island Board
OF Trade. The parade formed AZ Surf
avenue and West Twentieth street and
marched down the avenue TO the Ocean
Parkway. while the population OF the
island looked on.
Inside Luna Park there was "A free open
air circus with "A lot OF thrlll.rs. which
are more thrilling this year than ever
before. according To the billhoards. one
attraction % Luna is a trained animal
show. a new feature is an aerial night
attack with a Zeppelin and u whole flock
OF a~eroplanes.
The estima, Of 100000 for the crowd
was made by Capt. John +. l.lndon uf
the Coney Island police. who Is the ~
icial estimator OF the island. Capt.
L.indon was assisted last night in han
ding the crowds by $50 extra policemen
sent down for the summer season.
Express trains on the Brighton and
the new Sea Beach lines began running
on their summeg schedules last night.
on the Sea Beach Line the time ast night
from the Municipal building. Manhattan.
to Coney Island was slightly more than
twenty-five minutes, with only three
stops. Formerly the best time was
thirty-two minutes. with seven stops
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
CANADA SENDS MORE GOLD.
with New %a2,OOO,OOO Total Rc-
ceived IL s12,5OO.OO

Another $4,000, 900 in Canadian gold
bars from Ottawa was deposited at the
Assay Office yesterday to the account of
j. +. Morgan Il CO. II was the fifth and.
II Is believed. the last instalment of the
present movement of Bank Of England
gold to this country for the purpose of
supporting exchange. The shipments in
this movement total s12.50O. 900. which
was the amount released by the Bank of
England. according to cable advices from
London. Under the stimulus Of the
movement sterling exchange has risen
from AIS 11-16 to a position at or above
4.76.
II was learned that about $4,000, 900
in gold was shipped yesterday from San
Francisco to China. bringing the total
of the metal sent to the Far East this
year so far to over $12. 100, 900.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
$e,750,000 ACME TEA STOCK.
Syndicate 10 Offer Preferred 70
Public At Us.

II has been announced that the Acme
Tea Company, Inc, which is being
formed to take over the business Of the
Acme Tea Company. will be capitalized
At 36.75 900. divided between s2,750,00O
Z per cent. cumulative first preferred
stock. $500. 900 second preferred stock
and 50. 500, 900 common stock.
The first preferred issue has been pur-
chased by a syndicate composed Of
Chandler & Co. Inc, Cassatt 4 Co. of
Philadelphia and Merrill. Lynch 4 Co.
M will he offered to the public shortly
at IS. Application will be mad to list
the various classes Of stock on the New
York and Philadelphia exchanges, There
Will be- no bonds or notes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
Acts for PhOnoxrnph Merger.

The Flemish-Lynn monograph Com
pany that II has taken over
all properties of the Flemish P~houograph
Company Of New York. II il Intended
20 merge the Flemish company with the
Lynn Photograph Company OF New Jcr-
s-y. The new Flem!sh-Lyun company
has an authorized capital of s2,5o". Oou
equally divided between issues of prr
cent. preferred cumulative stock and
common stock. There Is outstanding
81 600. 900 OF each issue. Application
will be made to list the stock On IN.
New York curb.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
MORGAN LINE STRIKE ENDS.
LongshOremen Accept Com rOmise
ON Demands for Raise,

The striking union longs bremen of the
Morgan Steamship Line. numbering more
than 500 men, yesterday accepted the
settlement offered by the line and will
return to work tomorrow.
The terms, increasing former wages,
are 81 cents an hour for day work.. 20
cents AN hour for night work and 81
cents an hyur for work on Sundays,
holidays. during meal hours and over
time.
The men had demanded 40 cents for
day work, 90 cents for night work and
so cents for overtime, The men OF the
clyde and Mallory lines are scheduled H.
strike Tomorrow, but a notice was
posted Offering the same terms as were
given to the Morgan employees.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
Daughters Of Empire to Meet.

The Imperial Order Of the Daughters
Of the British Empire in the United
States will hold n convention here b.
ginning tomorrow, Several representa-
tivcs of the Canadian branch of Tho
order. headed by Mrs. Albert Guodc'.
ham, the president. viii he entertained
by Mrs. j. Elliot Laugstaf, president of
the branch in this country. and Mrs. T..
W. Shlbley, chairman Of he hospitality
committee.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21

Or, Marion f.. Mcmillan said yestcr-
day that statements that he was the liz
ventor OF a bomb throwing device owned
by the Gyro Engineering Company, wer.
Incorrect, The inventor. he said, was
DR.. Albert G.. Albertson.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
CARLSTROM SETS
A NEW AIR RECORD
Races +16 Miles Here From
Newport News Through
Storm i'm Four Hours.
MILITARY MEET OPENS

-
Victor Carlstrom aviator. opeped New
vi. 60. ..., ~ ..,u,.- 80. 49,,
Io'"S 's WEN !" "'"'"''' "'Na' am"
aviation demonstration Mt the Sleeps
head Ray Speedway Yesterday about
Ave- bours ,,o SON, 10 N. Ala hreat a
-, ~. .on -.
''o."' "'' wv "o'''P'"er wv" "o-
X. l.. Taylor as a passenger, landed in
is nonstop flight from Newport News
within a few seconds OF four hours after
4, ,a, so.,.d ,rou h o,,a. 49,.
'' Wv ~ Wv
army training camp there. nus reaching
sheepshead Bay at a:27 O'Clock In the
morning instead NJ about . 40 o.clock
in ,,o .,,or,no, ,.hon ,,o o,r,,-.a,
"ho., 600. .ahnnn, - - "e'""'
'"Y" vas W s'',.
49,, 80 -, "a 80 c,.,t..
~" - 80, ~ 80. L"nS
- "s a. 10. v,m
~ -" "'
III. s".,.nn u.u., ~. 49, ,..
So u,.,m, 80 .e ny Nv w
nssr.s, omnrnsch 10 " ,aa, a nn. ~ r
ieIa 49, "a, - po,,sn, ,.a,.,.a ,,o
r,,is, in a ~ a. ,,.s un &c.
ana ,ii,,o,. r., ,i.,ro,. $1,000 ~"
miles nm hour TO- q s,s,sino, a,v,,
oroh, h,v u,iIi nn, sa,n ha haa,an e
Carisro ,, s,a,aa, L., 80, ,oo,
Inc h,rdnan 10 a. c,,,,ss ins,ruo,ar n,
Ns~nn, N.u. ga Lna,.s nj. hia aa,hi.
nnotnrcd airhoa, from nr,ns,,sr N ia
Ar Can, Tav,or 4. an. % On. th,r,x-
Two Mill. nnicers who are nader in.
struction and 10 Regarded no a good
student.
'both McGordon and ! ieft the ground
ABOUT the same minute TINS morning
e'21' said Carlstrom. and our course
vas hrst thirty miles east TO cape
Cnarles' n tnere We ran INTO rea.
reef, and when we got To the cape We
inr for rs We couid mo, iunn oyer tho
storm. 80 we yoltplancd down into the
thick ~ a. 7 heid Nor right into tho
rain and c,ouds md.
yves. and ,hat's whore 7 got twisted"
ssIA NacIordon who Il, e,.o an in
str,.,,or "Somehow or other 7 20,
turned around and uben I %, ont into
ciesr weather 7 ,ound mvsei, nearly
hacL NJ Nawnor, Sews"
..T h.,a -. ,r,A.h, ao,r,aa Gal,
s,rou and us hurkad ~ ali tho w,v
..ras. IT, 80. 20 ,yrna 80 80
D.,au.rn D.. a. GO, a,aar 80
:. w. ~ - ~ ~. .in.o.
- noo au, : na",s
Sc ,an,u
= ~. peuM We, ."vn An"...
NNs. nv" W. p'INeu up " 10. h..e
p.aves nne iv,n' rIe~san' VI" Hsours
TAIN ana nna,i! Sahus r'ook' ~ uluh |
.she US 'ons 10 shoo. aUr"sS '"e 'o"er
o"y anu We III az go,
ms was JUS my iuck' sa'u Mac.
Horuoh' l nsoht so' t"ls'ea Ia
nave won: can peat that DIX machine {:
] Know H.
MacIordoh' VINO landed AT 1913,
showed ne couid DO so nj . O'Clock. when
he won a ten mile dash by a narrow
margin.
stirring Military MHnTuvres.
rex Nu,,u,, ,a,.r IN III. a,y e.,,
oyer from uun,-ng,op 7. ,o no, h;s
r.sr.c,s ana n, ~ hove, ana crate, o.
nsared ,ar.s ~ a haiT do,.n mora na
sh,n.s Witch will ,aLs ,ha air 90.
- ,,ts .,a.L ~
10" Isl, - no, III .,,,,,., -
,..d.r ar.rran o. ~, 80
Ss..c.;,n ,ha g ono sna,,a,",s ~.
So,,r5 snnn,htr. .oipa $500 "a 90. ."1y
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21

Harold A. Sanderson, president Of the
international Mercantile Marine. was
one Of the 40 passengers IN the Phi,a-
deiphla OF the American Line sailing for
Liverpool. lie was returning at the end
~ his vacation. having arrived here on
Sunday last.