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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-10-26
ABOUT PEOPLE

DR.. R. R. Pope is attending the
State Fair.
Mrs. w. F, Ewart of Newberry is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. II. b. Ewart.
Mr.. Nj. W. Bobo of Spartanburg
was business visitor to the city this
week.
Miss Frances nicholson is the
guest of Mrs. Edward Cay in Column
bia.
Mr.. E. d. HUMPHREYS, who is work
ing in Columbia spent a few days at
home.
Mr.. r. d. Holcombe has accepted
position with Whitner'S Barber
Shop.
Mr.. c. H. Peake, who is in the hos
pital in Columbia for treatment, is
improving.
Mr.. Jack holland is visiting his
mother, Mrs. W. w. holland, on S.
Church street.
Mr.. j. X. Doyle of Darlington spent
few days with his sister, Mrs. f. d.
Humphries.
Miss Alba Foster was the guest Of
Mrs. Guy H. Wilburn Wednesday and
Thursday.
Miss Catherine Thomson enter
tanned the Fortnightly club on Thurs
day afternoon.
Miss Lucie Johnson of Manning is
visiting her sister, Mrs. H. B. Ewart,
for a few days.
Mrs. Samuel Wix is in Columbia for
the fair week festivities, the guest of
Miss Mary Daniel.
The Union Buffalo Mills company
accredited with $1,000 subscription to
Liberty Bonds, should have been $1O,-
900.
Misses Pansy Watson, Vera Muir
Idll anu Ndlillcell DduleS Will dllcHu
the performance of "Ben Hur" at the
Columbia theatre on Friday night.
Miss Elise Cortledge of Savannah,
Ga, will spend the weekend with
friends in Union. Miss Cortledge has
been in Columbia for the State Fair.
Prof. John Langford is in Columbia
today for the Carolina-Clemson game
and will spend the weekend at his
home in Prosperity, having as his
guest Ned Arthur of this city.
Misses Hazel Salley, Truluck and
Sternberg left yesterday to spend the
week in Columbia during the festivi-
ties of fair week. Miss Truluck will
visit relatives at Olanta and Miss Sal
ley at her home in Salley's.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-10-26

When paying taxes call for II.
township or school district in which
you live, and any other township
where you owr property on which
you desire to pay tax.
j. II. BARTLES,
4O-4 Treasurer Union County.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-10-26
Halloween Party.

Carem school will have a Halloween
Party Friday night.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-09

equipment on the different cars is
made by the manufacturers Of the
equipment or at the factory where the
equipment IL installed, and is correct
for that particular make and model OF
car under ordinary conditions. Under
no conditions should this adjustment
be changed unless the person making
the change is positive that such q
change Il required, and even then Il ID
best to have an experienced man make
the adjustment as more damage may
be done than good, Difficulties arising
from improper change In the adjust
ment Of the regulator may NOT be ap-
parent 90 the time the change n made,
and the car may run for q considerable
period before there is definite evil
dence OF the difficulty In the major
ity Of cases low generator output is
due to improper care of the commute
tor and brushes, In not keeping all the
various electrical connections clean
and tight or In not giving the battery
the necessary attention.
Occasionally unusual conditions may
arise In the operation Of the car,
which will demand an increase In the
generator output: For example, the
addition OF extra electrical equipment
may necessitate an increase in the
rate ut which the battery is charged
for q given speed Of the car. It is al
ways advisable to make sure that you
are not demanding q larger output
from the battery than It Is capable OF
handling under ordinary conditions, al
permanent damage to the electrical
equipment will be the ultimate result.
In some cases q car may be driven >
great deal more at night than In the
daytime, and with the lamps lighted
the demands on the battery viii be In
increased. Under these conditions 1t Is
necessary to increase the rate al
which the generator. viii charge the
battery for q given engine speed
Owing to the lower efficiency Of the
battery In the winter and the greater
use Of the lamps, the charging rate OF
the generator should, as rule, be In
creased. Il may be advisable to lower
the charging rate of the generator OF
to stop the charging operating alto
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-09
Liberty Loan
Given Boosts
By Cole Firm
George Wells of Hawaiian Gar
age win Pay S51 for $50
Liberty Bond in Trade

Uncle Sam not only needs men, but
he also needs money!
This money must be raised ut once,
and every possible effort Is being
made by the government to float the
Liberty loan.
In a patriotic effort TO help sell the
bonds, the Cole Motor Car Company
has come to the front with a plan
which should prove of material assist
ance.
The plan as announced by the Cole
Company in q communication to
George Wells OF the Royal Hawaiian
Garage, distributors for the Cole eight.
Is as follows:
For every 800 Liberty bond the
Cole Company or any OF its dealers or
distributors in any part Of the coun-
try will allow buying value Of s102
on the Cole eight A $50 bond will
have q buying value Of $5I. and In
tn } same ratio a $1,000 bond viii have
q buying value OF 5000.
This Liberty bond will be taken
either In part or in full payment for
the purchase Of the Cole, and an ar
rangement has been made by the Cole
Company whereby the bonds may be
redeemed at a later date by the owner
if he SO desires.
This plan Of the Cole Company"
says Wells, "offers every person In
the country an excellent opportunity
to serve the country and at the same
time benefit financially.
Our government is in need at once
Of the support Of every one Of its
citizens. 1t must borrow from them
$4,000 ,000, 900 at once. And this must
be done with the least possible dis
turbance to the business fabric Of the
country. II this Cole plan Is adopted
by all manufacturers and merchants
the money will be raised at once and
without any furry"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-09
MOTORISTS should FILL STORAGE
BATTERY At LEAST ONCE A WEEK

lyte up to the proper specific gravity
Normally, no matter how run down
the battery may be, charging will re-
store it and restore the specific grav
ity Of the electrolytG remains con-
slant. 1t is the water only that evap-
crates. Adding acid, then. does NOT
restore the battery, but ruins it, for
it makes the solution too strongly
acid, thus causing rapid disintegra'
ton OF the plates and general break,
down of the battery.
1T is imperative to use distilled
water or pure rain water that has not
come in contact with any metal. Any
mineral substances or foreign chemi'
Gals in the electrolyte will not only
upset the chemical action that goes
on inside the battery but also will
rapidly ruin the plates.
Keeping the battery filled with
water means keeping the plates Gov
cred one-half inch with the electro
Iyte. This is absolutely necessary not
only for the preservation OF the plates
themselves, but to enable these plates
to do their work. If only half Of them
is exposed to the action Of the electro
lyte, naturally only half as much
power will be generated as when they
are completely covered with the cleo.
trolyte. The battery Is not able to
give out the amount of power that 1t
is designed to.
On the other hand. when the bat
tery Is being charged. there is greaj
danger of its being ruined from over
heating, because the charge which II
receives is designed to affect the
whole battery; that Is, all of each
plate. If the plates are not covered
with electrolyte, the whole plate ii
not affected by the charge. For in
stance, If the plates are half covered
with water and the battery beinG
charged at a rate designed for a bat
terry fully filled with water, that hal
exposed to the action Of the electro
Iyte is getting the entire charge"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-09
Willard Expert Tells Why it is
Necessary to Keep the
Battery Filled

However little the average motorlst
NAV know about his storage battery,
he knows at least that it must be
given distilled water at regular inter
walls. Most motorists do it without
having any idea why it is necessary.
Harry Henry Of the local Willard
storage battery service station has
undertaken to explain for the reader s
benefit why it Is necessary to keep
the battery filled with water.
The water" says Henry, that the
car owner puts into his storage bat
terry replaces that which has evapor-
ated. The rate of evaporation natur'
ally depends more or less upon the
weather. In summer the battery
should be filled up at least once a
week, because in hot weather evapor-
alton is quicker. In winter 1t Is gen.
orally necessary only once every two
weeks.
The conditions under which a car
is operated also help determine the
frequency Of filling. For instance:
The charging Of the battery gener'
ates heat in it. This naturally makes
evaporation quicker, so that if a car
is being run over long distances with
infreQuent stops and sparing use OF
the lights there is a tendency for the
battery to become heated, sometimes
in fact, overheated. The owner of q
car run under such conditions natur
ally will find it necessary to fill his
battery with distilled water more fire.
quently than the man who is using
his machine for city running, with
frequent stops and low speed, hence
low rate of charging.
Under no conditions whatever
should the car owner himself put acid
in the battery to bring the electro
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-09
SPARK PLUG TELLS
HOW IT'S FEELING

+ A spark plug which provides
y means of indicating its working
= condition outside the engine cyl
y inder, adaptable to any number
y Of automobile cylinders and pre-
= venting OIL or other liquid from
4 short-circuiting the terminals Of
y the plug, is the invention Of r.
y D. Fassett, a millwright Of Den
y yer.
y The plug is Of porcelain or any
= other non-conducting material, in
= which are imbedded two wires,
= the opposite ends of which pro-
y trude outside the body of their
= connection with a source of cleo
= tricity, providing terminals be-
= tween which the auxiliary spark
= Is formed. With this device It is
= possible, according to the inven-
y tor, to determine at any time
= whether all cylinders are firing,
= and to 60 directly to those cylin-
= ders which are not firing at any
= time and repair them.
= Fassett 10 negotiating with
y manufacturers in the hope of
= selling his product on a royalty
= basis.
= y = y y + + = \ 4 4 = ! l. / l.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-09
SIXCOLLEGES
DESIGNATED TO
TRAIN FLYERS
Professors Will First Be In.
Structed and Then Give
Basic Courses

Six universities have been designat'
ed for this preparation. Two OF them
have spent a day at the Curtiss aero
plane plant on their way to Toronto.
In Toronto they will be given thor
ough instruction In the methods EN-
Lloyed at the AVIATION school there
which closely copy the one maintain
ed at Oxford, Eng. These men are
William H. Magruder, professor Of
mechanical engineering; H. c. Lord.
professor of astronomy, and William
knight, assistant professor OF ma
chine shop practise, all Of Ohio State
university.
When the coaege courses have
been organized the candidates for In.
struction In flying will first be given
two or three-month course In inten'
sive study In astronomy. meteorology,
wireless, photography, practical cleo
tricity, military instruction, internal
combustion engines and general
knowledge Of the business and duties
Of a soldier The training In the air,
when these broad fundamentals have
been mastered, can be more quickly
and intelligently done.
1t is understood that the war and
the navy departments have so far re-
ceived more than $4,000 applications
for instruction In aviation. From this
batch, some 1000 or 5000 men will
probably be found available for the
service. Major L. W. B. Rees Of the
British flying corps, here with the
Balfour mission, suggested when he
visited the Curtiss plant that the an
plications should be limited to young
men between 10 and Is years, who
weigh not more than 100 pounds.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-09

gether on a long drive by disconnect-
ing the generator, short-circuiting It or
removing the field fuse, depending on
the kind of generator and the method
of regulating its output.
In some cases a special switch, call
ed the touring switch, is provided.
This produces the necessary changes
In connection when it Is turned to the
position that causes a reduction In
generator output.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-09
Cadillac GETS
BEST OF fight
Car Damages Locomotive to
Extent of $1.31; Truck Es-
Capes Without Damage

In the thriving days of the horse
age, now rapidly passing away, rail-
roads were constantly besieged with
claims of the death and injury of
horses, both in the city and country.
Sometimes the owners got damages
and sometimes nothing, but the horse
always got the worst end OF the deal
for he never was a match for the
locomotive.
With the coming of the motor era,
the worm has turned. The other day,
the Chisholm d Moore Mfg Co., OF
Cleveland, received the following let
ter from the superintendent OF the
Pennsylvania lines: =
II beg to advise that on January Sth
last while our engine 7749 was passing
over East 53rd street very slowly,
speed about three miles per hour, 1t
was run into by your automobile truck
No. 131199, damaging our locomotive
to the extent Of $1.31."
The owners, surprised, Of course In
vestigated at once. They found that
the driver of their Packard truck had
been at fault in trying to push the
locomotive off the track. AS the truck
suffered no injury whatever, they
gladly paid the $1.S1.
"Of course we do not claim because
Of this one happening that Packard
always will come out so luckily in az
encounter with a mallet compound
locomotive" says C. L. Guyman, assis
tant truck sales manager Of the
Packard Company, yet this incident
speaks well for the quality Of material
and stout construction of our product. =
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-09

An efficient cartridge lock for Fords
is set in the floor of the car and serves
as q magnetic circuit breaker, pressure
on, the foot lever automatically shut
ting of the engine and stopping the
car. A serial key Is Used TO unlock
the Car, making It unnecessary to uss
the regular coil switch key The con-
traption costs 80 cents. 49,.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-09

I'm looking for a good man to
run our cold-storage plant" said the
commission merchant.
You needn't look any more" re
piled his friend. Just engage our old
janitor. Awgawan.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-22
PLOW IN PROPER CONDITION
Something Wrong When Farmer Must
Bear Down or Lift Up Handles-
Study Is Necessary.

A pillow in proper condition runs
smoothly and at AN even depth, with
very little effort on the part Of the
plowman. When pillow does not Fpn
smoothly, when the plowman must
bear down or lift up on the handles, or
must constantly hold the pillow either
one way or the other to keep 1t from
tipping over, something is wrong with
It. The point tips down or up too
much, or the cutting edge of the share
;s dull or slants down or up too Isuch.
A good plowman must know how a
good pillow should work and when 1t
does not go right should know what
Is wrong with it. To know these things
requires as much thought and study
and mental and mechanical ability as
to understand telephone or tele-
graph instrument.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-22
HOMESTEADERs' INFORMATION

Many dry farmers have asked The
Republican office for information
regarding their rights for filing on
land under the grazing act, and some
have asked whether or notl the man
who has taken some land under the
enlarged homestead act but not his
full allowance, can make another Sc
lection and get the balance of the
800 acres. We called up Guy
Stevens the land attorney, and ask
ed him about these matters and he
gave us in substance the following
statement:
The enlarged homestead act of
February 10, 1909, contemplates CIV
ing the settler 800 acres of land, and
if his first selection comprises, say,
100 acres, he can yet select another
100. Or he can take his second Sc
lection under the grazing act and
get $40 acres, less the number of
acres already received in the first
filing. If he cannot get water for
domestic use on the land he is not
required to live on it. The grazing
act was enacted December 20, 1915.
Mr.. Stevens invites correspondence
from settlers on any of these points,
on which they may wish information.
He will answer the letters without
charge. e..
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-22
REGARDING DRY FARMING

For several weeks The Idaho Re-
publican has been making a careful
investigation of everything pertain
ing to dry farming as 1t is being
done in the Snake river desert, for
the purpose of informing the public
of the status of a great and grow
ing industry, and for the purpose of
passing back to all the dry farmers
the information received from indi-
viduals among them.
We believe our study of the ques-
lions affecting dry farming has been
the most exhaustive that has yet
been made by any one, and for the
next few weeks our reports Will ap-
pear in The Republican in two forms,
Cub Reports" and editorial, setting
forth such information and conclu-
sions on the subject as have never
before been made on the industry
in Bingham county.
=; Dry farming is an industry and an
enterprise with great future, and
one that will have direct effect up
on practically all other industries In
the county. 1t is now being engaged
in by people of all kinds and con-
ditions, and with all manner OF sue
cess and failure. 1t is not fair to
the industry to condemn 1t because
of the failures that are being made
Neither is it fair to expect OF hope
for success on all the dry farms just
because some are eminently success
full. Where failures have been made
there is reason for it, and where
men have been successful it is be-
cause they have done certain neces-
sary acts to give nature a chance to
develop crops for them.
Where men have raised pretty
good crops and still failed, there
were reasons for. it other than crops
and the analysis of all the conditions
affecting success and failure on the
drv farms, as we'll as predictions fol-
the future, will be found in this
paper for many weeks to come
Those who wish the details will find
them on page two, in what the Cut
Says" Those who want only con-
illusions and generalities will find
them in editorials on page four.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-22

The squad consists Of eight men, In
two rows of four. 1t Is under the COM
mand of corporal. Two squads form
a section, under the command OF SER
geant. Three sections Cat peace
strength) form a platoon and two pla-
ICONS a company. Four companies
make a battalion; three battalions' plus
a headquarters company, machine
gun company. and supply company
regiment.
The young soldier learns that as the
squad moves, so the company or the
regiment moves. He learns that IL me-
individually executes the orders he re-
ceives in the appointed space and at
the appointed moment, a whole regi-
ment may wheel from squad to COM
pany front and back again, for exam
pie, without the loss of a step. Each
part Of the machine will fit perfectly
into place. On the other hand, II ne as
an individual falls down in his part,
the squad evolution is spoiledi the
symmetry of the company is broken
and the whole regiment suffers in con-
sequence. The responsibility rests
upon each man-this the young soldier
must learn. And he must also learn
that discipline is the quickest means
yet devised to give any body of SOL
diers that perfect team work, that au-
tomato, unconscious coordination
without which battles and campaigns
cannot be successfully planned and
fought.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-22
GROW S0RGHUMS FOR FORAGE
More General Use Of Crop Hindered
by Lack of KnowIedge-NearIy
as Valuable as Corn.

Sorghum as farm crop has been
generally underestimate. Corn is fire.
quently grown and used under condi-
tons wherein sorghum would be
much more valuable crop. The de-
partment of farm crops of the Missouri
College of Agriculture is of the opinion
that more general use of sorghum is
hindered by lack of information con-
corning the crop, by the fact that I'M
der certain very exceptional conditions
sorghum becomes poisonous to stock,
and by the opinion that the crop is
hard on land. The last two hindrances
are by no means serious.
Aside from its special use for strip,
sorghum owes it's value as general
farm crop to three outstanding charac-
teristics of the plant. In the first
place, the sorghum plant, pound for
pound, is nearly as valuable for feed
ing as corn. Again, under conditions
favorable for the growth Of corn, sor-
ghum will outyield corn as forage lin
Guiding ensilage) and will compare
favorably with corn in yield Of grain.
Finally the ability Of sorghum to with
stand adverse conditions, especially
drought, makes the crop an extremely
reliable one for the production Of feed.
Since the greatest use Of sorghum
is for feed, Its value must be reckoned
In Its ability to produce feed. The va.
rieties of sorghum are divided into two
groups, sweet or saccharine and grain
or nonsaccharine. The sweet sorghums
are grown for forage, pasturage, silage,
and as soiling crops while the grain
sorghums are grown chiefly for grain.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-22
ENCOURAGE GRASS TO GROW
Where Pasture Lands Cannot Readily
Be PIowed Application Of Limo
Is Recommended.

In pasture lands that cannot readily
be plowed the best procedure is to APP
ply lime, If needed, and to encourage
the grass to grow vigorously by year
ly top dressing Of well-rotted barn-yard
manure and occasional light applica-
lions Of commercial fertilizer that Is
rich in phosphates and nitrogen. In
addition, all thin spots In the SOD
should be reseeded each year with a
liberal quantity of good grass seed.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-22
THE FUNDAMENTAL POSITION OF
THE SOLDIER.

The young soldier, before he can
handle a gun, must learn how to ham
die himself. He must learn that there
are right ways and wrong ways OF
carrying his arms and legs, just as
there are with rifle. He must learn
how to stand, how to walk.
The boy on the street usually stands
on his heels, with his shoulders
slouched over, his stomach thrust for
ward and his spine curving in and out
like an hour-glass. Literally, he has
no backbone" Backbone is the first
essential of the soldier.
The position Of a soldier does not re-
quire that he shove his chest ahead Of
him like a bay-window, or stiffen his