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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-01-12
ADDRESSES AT THE
OPENING OF EDISONIA 4

Hon. l.. l.. Wagnon and Mr.. Ander-
SON, representative of the Pathe Film
Corporation, with headquarters at
Charlotte, delivered addresses at the
opening of the new opera house We'd
nesday evening.
Mr.. Wagnon spoke first, and paid
high tribute to the public spirit
manifested by Mr.. J. Cohen, the owner
and builder of the playhouse, and to
the progressive spirit manifested by
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Storm, the man
ayers of the Edisonia.
Mr.. Anderson gave brief account
of the moving picture industry, and
his speech was quite instructive and
entertaining.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-01-12
THE PIAZZA TRAGEDY.

Algernons Ethel's papa has
Newly painted front piazza,
He has
Piazza.
When with tobacco juice twas
tainted
They had that front piazza painted
That tainted
Piazza painted.
Algernon called around perchance
That night arrayed in goodly pants,
That night perchance
In gorgeous pants
Engagin Ethel in chat.
On that piazza down he sat
In chat
They sat.
And when an hour or so had passed
He tried to rise, but, oh! stuck fast
At last
Stuck fast
Fair Ethel shrieked, at is the paint"
And tainted in deadly faint
This saint
Did faint
Algernon sits there to this day
He cannot tear himself away
Away?
Nay, nay!
His pants are firm, the paint is dry
He's nothing else to do but die
To die
On, my!
Eurapo E;olJ
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-01-12

Sandy was very much in love but
he was also extremely bashful. He
made several attempts to ask the lady
for her heart and hand in an ordinary
manner, but his courage failed him at
the auspicious moment.
One day he hit upon a plan. Ask
ing her to accompany him to the
churchyard he led her to the lot where
his ancestors lay.
"All my folks are buried here,
Jane" ne said, pointing to the head
stones. "Wadn't you like to be laid
away here wit 'em some day ?"-Cin-
cinnati Inquirer.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-01-12
GILLIAM-JOLLY.

Miss Jessie Jolly. daughter of Mr..
j. w. Jolly, and Mr.. Boyd Gillian,
both of this city, were married by
Rev. l.. l.. Wagnon, at his residence
on South Church street, Wednesday
evening, January 10th.
Attending the young people were
quite number of friends and we'll
wishers, and these popular young peo-
pie will be followed with the good
wishes of scores of friends from all
parts of the city and county.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-01-12
WOMAN SLAIN BY BANDITS.

Juarez, Mexico, Jan. 1O-A tele-
gram was received here by Miss Maria
Chavez from her brother, Guillermo
Chavez, of Jimenez, which read: "Our
mother was executed by Francisco
Villas forces January q"
The telegram added that the Villa
officers, thinking the widow was
wealthy, demanded forced loan, and
upon being refused, they ordered the
woman shot by firing squad.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-01-12
THE DOCTOR KNEW.

A friend went to the undertaken to
order a coffin for Pat Connell.
Dear me-" said the undertaken, "is
poor Pat dead?"
mo, he's not dead yet" the friend
answered.; "but he'll die tonight, for
the doctor says he can't live till morn
ing, and he knows what he gave him."
Ledger.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-01-12
CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to express our apprecia-
tion of the kindness shown us by our
friends who rendered their services
during the illness and death of our
father and grandfather. DR.. T. B.
Bates. We are very grateful to each
and every one of them.
w. F. Bates,
F. H. Bates,
w. E. Bates.
Carlisle, 5. c., Jan. 9, 1917.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-01-12
PROBABLY NOT RELATED.
Buffalo Bill Not an Uunc!c o, Dr.
II. 7. Cody

~. L. SOuy
Greenville, Jan. 10.-Col. William F..
Cody ("Buffalo Bill"), who died to-
day in Denver, Col, was not closely
related to Dr. Z. T. Cody, editor of
The Baptist Courier, the official pub
lication and organ of the Baptist de-
nomination in South Carolina, although
it had been generally thought here
and elsewhere in the State that "Buf-
falo Bill" was an uncle of the Baptist
editor. DR.. Cody stated tonight that
he doubted if they were related He
said the two families came together
in 1740. DR.. Cody is Kcntuckian
by birth and Buffalo Bill' was born
in Iowa.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-01-12
NOTICE TO BAPTISTS.

The Union County Baptist Associa-
ton minutes are now ready for de-
Struction, and each church, through
its proper officers. may call at The
Times office and procure its proper
tionate number.
2-1-pd E. w. Jeter, Clerk.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-01-12

VIM. F. Carrigan got $4,000 for
managing the Boston American ball
team the past season-his salary, $10,-
900; from the world series, $4,000;
$4,000 bonus for winning the Amerl-
can league pennant and $1,000 as per-
centage from the Boston clubs re-
ceipts.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-01-12
PREACHING AT WEST SPRINGS

Rev. Clarence B. Prince will preach
at West Springs Baptist church on
Sunday morning at II o'clock. You
are invited to come.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-01-12

Miss Ida M. Tarbell, who is a noted
writer has been asked by President
Wilson to accept one of the five places
on the tariff commission She is the
first woman to receive this big federal
lob.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-01-12

Miss Myra Young has resigned her
position as teacher of the second
grade in Central school and Miss Mary
Hill of Cross Anchor has been elected
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-01-12
No. 666

This is prescription prepared especially
tor MALARIA or CHiLLS g. FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any case, and
II taken then as a tonic the Fever will not
return. 1t acts on the liver better than
Calomcl and does not sripc or sicken. 2Sc
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-01-12
A UNIQUE PROPOSAL.

Carlisle, S. c., Jan. 8, 1917.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-07-13
An Opinion Wor-
thy Of Weight.

State Superintendent S. W. Sher-
rill made an address to school
teachers on School Teaching, be-
fore the Henderson County Teach
ers' Institute last Monday afternoon
and Judge 7. A. Lancaster, who
heard it, said Il have been listen
ing to speeches on school teaching
and education for thirty-fve. years
and Prof. Sherrills speech on that
day was the finest and best in ev-
cry way | ever heard" 1t was more
than a pity that the coming of Su-
perintendent Sherrell was not more
specially advertised in order that
the College Hail might have been
packed and thereby give the pe0-
pie the benefit Of such an address
as Judge Lancaster declared that Of
Prof. Sherrell to have been. Our
people are often remiss in their
duty in the matter of attending lee
lures which are beneficial only
when heard by a fair proportion Of
the population.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-07-13
Whisky In Existence
Last But One Year.

Charles H. Hermann, Of Chicago,
president Of the liquor firm Of
Chaplin g. Gore, which has been in
business for sixty years and now
about to quit on account Of nation
al anti-whisky legislation, says that
there is now 20O,000,000 gallons of
whisky in the government ware
houses and that at the present rate
of consumption 1t will last but one
year. Mr.. Hermann predicts that
within sixty days two thousand sa-
looms in Chicago and a similar pro-
portion throu4hout the country will
be forced out Of business by the
same On--natiOnal anti.WhiSky
legislation. Mr.. Hermann ought to
know what. he is talking about, as
he is the head Of the National Dis
tillers and Wholesale Liquor Deal
ers' Association. It will be a great
day when the liquor business shall
have been completely outlawed and
when there will not be in the Con-
gress Of the United States a single
man to raise his voice in protection
Of a business which has for many
years claimed annually a hundred
thousand victims in the United
States alone.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-07-13
THE RAILROADS AND
THE LIBERTY LOAN.

Nashville, Tenn, July 10. The
employees Of the Nashville. Chatta-
nooea & St Louis Railway are
proud of their showing in the re.
cent Liberty Loan Bond campaign
as figures just sent out for all the
railroads Of the country show that
the individual subscriptions Of NJ,
c. & St. L employees are So per
capita above those for the roads of
lhe United States.
The figures show that subscrip-
tons from the employees Of all the
roads in the United States amount
ed to $20,O27 ,966 and that the total
number Of subscriptions was 24l-
$50 making an average Of $83 per
capita. There were LAOS N. @. &
St. L employees who subcribed for a
total Of $ll9.5OO, being a per capita
subscription Of $85.
While 1t is true that there are
many roads in the country whose
number Of subscribers were greater
than those subscribing on the N. &
G., when one considers the mileage
involved and the number Of EN-
ployes, and the fact that many Of
there lines are more fayorably To-
Gated, the showing Of the employees
of the N, c. & st. L. cannot but
elicit favorable comment.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-07-13
REsIsTERED MEN
Be READY TO GO.

One more step in building up the
conscripted or "selective raft" Unit
ted States Army, was taken in
Washington at the first Of the week
when Provost Marshal General
Crowder began distribution Of a cir
cuiar notifying all men who regis
tered on the 5th Of June to hold
themselves in readiness for appear
ance before the exemption boards.
Full particulars were not given in
the circular but did make it known
that exemptions are to be deter
mined only by the previously an
nounced specified causes, such as
responsibility for the support Of rel
atives and not for agricultural or in
dustrial reasons.
Seven days after the designations
are posted will be allowed for filing
claims and then will follow ten
days for filing proofs and the boards
must make their decisians within
three days after the proof is filed.
s.
The names Of those not exempted
or discharged will be posted and
claims for exemption for farm or in
dustrial work must be made in five
days after such posting and most
60 direct to the higher board
sitting for the judicial dis
trict. Appeals from the ruling Of
the local boards must be made to
the higher board within ten
days. 1t may be expected that the
work Of selection will be so expedit-
ed that the first half million men
may be in cantonment for training
not far from Sept. l.
However, all registered men
when summoned to appear before
the local boards will be advised as
to future requirements. II
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-07-13
AttOrney-Ceneral
B. j. Howard Dead.

After being otherwise i'll for two
weeks or more, during which time
his condition was critical, Attorney
General B. j. Howard suffered a
partial stroke Of paralysis on Thurs
day evening Of last week at his
hons in Jackson. For several
days following the stroke General
Howard's life hung in the balance
and he was in an unconscious con-
dition, until Wednesday morning at
7 o'clock when he passed in the
Great beyond.
General Howard came to Lexing-
ton on the second Monday in June
to perform his duty in the regular
term Of the Circuit court. and at
about the middle Of that week had
an attack resembling acute indiges-
ton, from which he did not recov-
er, Notwithstanding he continued at
his post, but at the end of that
week and on the first day of the
next week he was reported to be in
a most critical condition. Later
the information was given out that
he was showing some improvement
but on Thursday evening Of last
week he was stricken, as stated,
and remained unconscious with but
little hope Of betterment in his con-
dition. His many friends have
anxiously waited from day in the
hope Of hearing more encouraging
news which never came.
Mr.. Howard had filled the posi-
ton Of Attorney General about 20
years and had been renominated
for another term. III his untimely
death Mrs. Howard and daughter
have universal sympathy.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-07-13
PRESIDENT WILSON
and FOOD EMBARGO.

Washington. July 8.-After July
~ of these things may be
shipped out of the Unitee States
without license from the secretary
of commerce as executive of the
exports council.
Coal. coke, fuel oils, kerosene and
gasoline, including bunkers.
Food grains, -four and meal there
tom, fodder and feeds, meat and
fats.
PIG iron, steel billets, ship plates
aud structural shapes, scrap iron
Steel.
Ferro manganese.
II Fertilizers.
Arms, ammunition and explo-
sfves.
The penalty for the for the viola
tim Of the presidents embargo order
y $4,000 fine or two years i'm
rfisonment and the forfeiture to
Ehe United States Of the ship, equip
tRent and cargo, convicted Of an
efort to evade the embargo.
II the United States feeds the
world 1t can only be done by con
tIolling the food situation with an
ron hand and the embargo procla-
nlation issued by the President at
lie first Of this week is the begin
nine Of such course. We must
abt only get food to our allies but
Rle must see to it that Germany
lets no more Of our products
through neutral nations
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-07-13
Republican Primary
September Fifteenth.

The Henderson County Republi.
can Executive Committee, in a
meeting held in Lexington last
Tuesday afternoon, fixed Saturday,
September 18th, for the date Of the
county primary to nominate candi-
dates for all the county offices and
the several justices Of the peace in
the various districts, constables and
school officers. The rules for the
said primary will be published as
soon as they can be furnished us
Joe H. Holmes is chairman of the
county committee and R A. Lewis
secretary.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-07-13
Good News From
Galician Front.

None but good news is coming
from the war front in Eastern Cali
cia, where the Russians are max
Ing a mighty drive against the Teu-
tonic army. The Russians are cap
turing village after village, taking
large numbers Of prisoners and TAX
ing guns and other war supplies.
In a great measure the renewed en-
ergy Of the Russians may be at
tributed to the visit Of the Root
commission from this government
to Russia and the belief again pre-
walls that Russia is going to be one
Of the strongest factors in the win
ming Of the war.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-07-13
NUMBER As
HENDERSON COUNTY
TEACHERS INTITUTE.

The Henderson County Teachers
Institute met in annual session
Monday to devote the entire week
to the work.
County Superintendent O. E.
Holmes is supervising the Institute.
with Profs. R. L. Bynum, of Jack
son, on Geography, ETC.; E. H. Har-
rell, Of McLemoresville, on the 8
Rs, ETC.; A. L. Dennison, on U. S.
History, and himself, on Physiolo-
gy, as instructors.
There we're 80 teachers enrolled
Tuesday, but larger number
have attended. since every pub
lie school teacher in the county is
required to be present enough Of
the week to answer the demands of
the law and the County Superin.
tendent.
The most notable feature Of the
entire Institute was the address on
Monday afternoon by State Super
itendent S. W, Sheriff. whose SUBJ
ject covered the general field of
school teaching lin other words,
the Superintendent talked shop"
and those who heard him paid him
the high compliment Of saying the
address was the best Of the kind
ever delivered in'Lexington.
1t is to be hoped that the teach
ers Of Henderson county, in this In
stitute, will be able to maintain the
high grade the county teachers have
heretofore won. Secretary Win
Crook reports everything auspicious
for a successful institute.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-07-13
Another Air-Rade
On City OF London.

Last Saturday morning the Ger
mans sent about twenty of their
baby killers" over the city of Lon
don, England, and succeeded in
causing the death of number of
persons women, children and nom
combatant men- estimated at one
third of the casualties of the raid
on June IS. British aircraft and
anti-aircraft guns had the good
luck to bring down seven or more
OF the German airships. One esti-
mate Of the dead and wounded
was 81 killed and 141 injured by
the falling bombs in the city Of
London, and, Of course. for every
German flying machine destroyed
the crews lost their lives. 1t was a
remarkable fact that nothing Of a
military nature or connection suf-
fered, for it Is known that the Ger
mans were familiar with the loca-
tons Of stores of munitions. The
Huns seem to, take a fiendish de-
light in the murder Of women and
children especially, for they have
never made an air raid where mill
tary hurt could be inflicted The
English people are beginning to de-
mand reprisals for the barbarity
and inhuman conduct Of their ene-
my.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-07-13
Fix The Price of
SIeze Ilie flinrs.

Here Is the way it has been done
in one town not far from Memphis,
and what is @oeing done in that
town was done in some other towns
in this this territory:
In 1916 a dealer contracted for
coal-No. |. Kentucky lump-at
$1.l0 for July, August and Septem-
Der delivery, $1.15 for October and
SIPS for the balance Of the time
until April /. On Oct. 1 the con-
tracing company claimed that they
could get no cars. They still claim
to be able to get no cars. The
dealer wrote to another company in
the same neiehborhood. They wired
him they could ship him coal the
next day at $3.50 t. 0. b. They
have been shipping coal ever since.
A few days ago a Memphis firm Of.
fered to sell this man coal at a Ger
tain figure at the mines, which Is
around "a.
The man is afraid to make a
fight because the operators would
cut him off entirely.
If coal sold in 1915 at the mouth
Of the mine for $1.10. 1t ought not
to be worth not over $3.50 today.
There is nothing to do but for
the government to seize every coal
mine in Alabama and Kentucky
and fix the price. There is no ex-
cuse for advancing the price Of coal
this year in Memphis more than SO
cents a ton from what it was in
1914, 1915 and the early part Of
1915. The people ought not to
stand for it. They ought to organ.
ize.
If the Congress Of the United
States will stop fighting about pro-
hibition, in q bill that has nothing
to do with prohibition, and pass a
law authorizing the confscation Of
every coal mine in the United
States, it would be doing something
worth while. The price Of coal has
got to be fixed by the government,
just as the government fixed freight
rates, passenger rates, telegraph
rates, telephone rates and express
rates. Commercial Appeal.
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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-07-13

Thirty thousand pounds Of Flori \
de potatoes were destroyed in New
York Saturday by the health au-
thorities. They were held so long
for higher prices that they rotted. ! 4
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-07-13

Charlie Chaplin, the biggest fool
in America. is to be paid $l,O75,000
for series Of eight pictures in
which he will figure as the fool.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-07-13

Uncle Sam seems to be getting
considerably "riled" over the known
existence and actions Of German
spies in this country.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-07-13

Uncle Sam is already figuring on
floating another Liberty Loan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-21
4 Want to Do
Something Big
BY CYNTHIA GREY.


Il want to do something worth while to beat
the kaiser Oh, yes, 1 can knit, but there are so
many BIG things I might do. I know I'm smart
enough to help my country some way besides doing
my own homework. Who in the world cares
whether there's dust under my beds or mott"
The speaker is particularly good housekeeper.
Her words are important because they have come
with slight variations from the lips OF scores of
women lately.
Unfortunately their enthusiasm for spectacular
service blinds these women to their present i'm
portant usefulness. They do not notice how the
many little things they do each day count up and
amount in the end to a vast national service.
There's no end to the BIG war work a woman
can find under her own roof.
Take the home itself. While the men are away
at war, the home must be preserved, the family
kept together. Gould any woman ask BIGGER
jobf
Family life must be made over and adapted to
the hard conditions Of wartime. Gould any woman
find BIGGER tasks
Changing the family dietary to suit government
meatless and wheatless schedules 10 tremendous
undertaking which irritates and confuses the
chefs OF some Of the best hotels AS BIG achieve
ment, 1t ought to satisfy any ambitious wife and
mother.
That doctors and nurses may be free to care for
soldiers the health Of every member Of every fam
fly must be maintained at the highest level which
means, among other things that sease-carrying
dust must not be permitted to collect under beds.
Straight as stretched string is the bond between
little and BIG work when it comes to woman's
work in the war.
The more men we send to the armies and the
more money we put into Liberty Bonds, the creator
will be the pressure upon the wives and mothers Of
the land not for unusual services but for courage to
carry out the thousand wearying details Of daily
life
The patriotic woman will not plead for bigger
chances to serve her country; rather she will pray
for larger vision to her present opportunities
and greater energy to grasp and make the most of
them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-21
Painless Parker---Outlalu
His Confessions

s.r hn-..t vvel~hfa nud mennmreu
,nk ncns -s,..S 80. S.s
pure iSou' ..ss.. .....1ss
IN sr.. n,oa.ru
ae"sor; ~" SS"s
'"e pSDNs
Hut "professionef etnics' Is the
public cOnsldereds 10 sne pubic let
even Into the basements
Modern "businessv ethics, travel.
ing a long way from the dark -Ian-
tern standards of even half n GEN.
furry ago, demand that the purchaser
be given a square deal, that he be
enlightened as to the why's and
wherefOres of the prices he pays
sumner or customer will now 20 far
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-21
The BRIGHT Side

A splendid tonic is in the words Of Maj. Donald
Guthrie of the Canadian overseas forces, "There's
lots of fun over there There are no more cheerful
and contented men on the face Of the earth" He
was talking Of course about the soldiers in the
trenches, who some would have us believe are pitt
full weeping gray haired wrecks after a tour Of
duty.
There are societies and committees for nearly
everything nowadays Not the least useful among
them would be a committee for printing the Cana
dian majors words, bracketed with Brig. Gen.
Hoye's hearty classic, GA soldiers life is bully
one, !" to be given to every man Of draft age.
1t would serve as an antidote for much depress-
ing drivel.-New York Sum-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-21

Dear Miss Grey; Ny hus-
bands birthday il soon and I
should like to give some sort
OF party, one at which there
would be men only. Do you
think = smoker" would be APP
propriate, or could you suggest
something better. Does the host
furnish the smokes at such an
AFFAIR." What refreshments shall
I server Also. what sort OF en-
tertainment shall / plan?
YOUNG WIFE.
A.-Wifhout doubt your hus
band and his friends win enjoy .
smoker moro than any other kind
OF . party you caa Arrange, and
you won't need 20 bother aboul
entertainment for them
Just set q few small tables I'm tn
middle Of the room, place ON then