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The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1920-08-06
FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1920
DOES UNION COUNTY NEED A
GOVERNMENT COTTON
GRADER?

The one questinon that is upper
most in regard to the cotton grader
for Union County is whether we do or
do not need such public servant
We believe we do need grader, and
we purpose giving the reason for the
faith that is in us.
First of all, he is in a position to
be impartial. He represents neither
the buyer nor the seller, and could
have no interest in the matter apart
from properly grading the cotton. He
is not concerned with either the buy
ing or the selling end. He can, there
fore, be just to both the buyer and
seller. He can, moreover, exert an
influence that brings about conf
dence; confidence on the part of the
buyer that he is getting what he pays
for, and on the part of the seller that
he is getting a just bid on the partic-
ular cotton he is offering for sale.
Some there are who claim it will
hurt the selling of off-grade cotton.
This is foolish argument, and ig-
nores the fact that there should be
premium On good cotton over off-grade
cotton. A just grading should satisfy
both buyer and seller; for no one
should expect more for low grade cot
ton than it is worth. Let the low
and high grade cotton stand on their
own merits. This sould satisfy all
concerned; it is certainly all any
honest man could desire. This, we be-
lieve, will result in more care on the
part of the farmer in handling his
cotton. He will certainly use more
care in protecting it from weather
damage 1t will be an incentive to the
farmer to try to improve his cotton,
both as to staple and keeping it free
from trash and dirt.
The cotton buyer will not be hurt
by the coming of the cotton grader.
He will be helped, for he will have the
satisfaction of knowing that he gets
what he pays for. There will be a
tendency towards greater stability in
the price The whole transaction
becomes less of a gamble and more
business like. Merit will play more
important part than heretofore.
1t will help trade in Union County,
for farmers will not be hauling cotton
out of Union County to other markets
as hundreds of them did last year,
to our certain knowledge. A Union
County farmer will feel that he can
get just grading of his cotton here
and that, so doing, he will be able
to get better price. 1t is unfair to
Union, Jonesville and Santuc to have
reports from various sections of the
state that cotton is selling from a
quarter to cent above them, when
in reality he.prices may be for high
grade cotton while Union, Jonesville
and Santuc may be paying an average
price. 1t advertises us adversely; this,
in turn drives away trade. People
trade where they sell their cotton
They put the money from the sale of
their cotton in the banks located where
the selling is done. 1t will help trade
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1920-08-06

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The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1920-08-06
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entitled tc the use for republication
of news dispatches credited to it or
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therein.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
BLAINE TAKES
CLOSE RACE IN
c. PRIMARY
n o M NATION FOR GOVERNOR
GOES TO LA TOILETTE
CANDIDATE.
LENR0OT WINS FOR SENATOR
Defeats James Thompson by Plurality
of $4,000 to 10000 - Congressman
Esch Meets With Defeat - Cooper
Comes Back in First District.

MilWaukee-JOhn ]. Blaine Of BoSco-
bel, at present attorney general of
Wisconsin, was nominated as the re-
publican candidate for governor at the
primary election. With only $50 of the
1878 precincts unaccounted for, Blaine
had received 100,465 votes as against
93,047 cast for State Senator Roy P.
Wilcox of Eau Claire, his closest oppo-
nent The counties which had not re-
ported are known to be Blaine strong
holds, precluding the possibility that
Wilcox might overcome the lead Of
7,418.
The same returns gave 1851 votes
to Gilbert E Seaman, who ran third in
the race. Merlin Hull captured fourth
place, with E. F. Dithmar and J. E.
Tittemore occupying fifth and sixth
positions. According to all indications
the total vote in the republican pri-
mary will mount to $4,000.
The race was exceedingly close until
sixty-eight out of sixty-nine precincts
in Dane county reported their count.
Dane county gave Blaine 10,343 votes,
against 1906 for Wilcox Seaman
pOlled more votes than Wilcox in this
section
Wilcox showed the greatest strength
in Milwaukee county, where he re
ceived a plurality of more than 1000
over Blaine and in the First congress
siOnal district, which embraces Keno
sha, Racine. Walworth, Rock and Wau-
kesha counties. Elsewhere in the state
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
BANS LIQUOR FOR NAVY ILLS
Bureau of Medicine Order Kicks Spir-
its Clear Out of United States
Sea Service.

Washington, Sept. 10.-Spirituous
liquors received their final and COM
plete divorce from the United States
navy in an order made public by the
bureau of medicine and surgery, pro-
hibiting their issue to naval vessels
for medicinal purposes. Not only are
medical supply depots prohibited from
issuing whisky except to hospitals, but
when their present supplies have be-
come exhausted, the order states, "no
further purchases will be made and
whisky will be stricken from the sup
ply table of the medical department
of the navy. 1t is estimated that the
supply on hand will last no more than
two or three weeks. when whisky
is no longer available" the order says,
"and a medical officer deems alcoholic
stimulation absolutely essential for
the preservation of human life, the
ethyl alcohol obtainable from supply
officers may be prescribed"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
MRS. ]. PlCkF0RD DIES
Physician Says Olive Thomas
Took Poison by Error.
Movie Actress Drank Deadly Potion
Following Quarrel With
Husband.

Paris, Sep 11.-Olive Thomas,
American moving picture actress and
wife of Jack Pickford, died at the
American hospital at Neuilly this
morning. She was taken to the insti-
tuition several days ago suffering from
mercurial poisoning, having swallowed
bichloride of mercury, it is said, by
mistake
DR.. Joseph Choate, an American
physician in charge Of the case, said
that the actress had swallowed a solu-
ton of alcohol preparation containing
u grams of bichloride of mercury, suf-
ficient to kin 25 men, but he added
that she had taken it through error.
Recently, it is said, Miss Thomas
had been suffering from nervous de-
preston and had expressed fear for
the safety of her husband. According
to DR.. Choate, it was only through the
prompt first aid given by Pickford on
his return to the hotel, where they
were staying that Miss Thomas was
kept from dying at once.
Another report says Miss Thomas
swallowed poison after a quarrel with
her husband.
According to intimates, the climax
to the Pickfords' second honeymoon"
came following frequent remonstrances
by the husband against Olives youth
full impulses, which led her to- sue
cession of night parties in the COM
pany of the widest of the Paris young
er set.
She was warned several times to
abandon her frequent visits to the
tango palaces and restaurants which
offer daring costumes, dances and IN
limited champagne in exchange for
enormous sums, but she refused to quit
her friends, among whom are several
screen personalities.
TO see 'real old-time Paris" Olive
Sunday night, accompanied by several
of these friends, visited Dead Rat"
the most famous of the Montmartre
resorts.
She remained at the Dead Rat"
until the closing hour, 1 a. M. and
then started on a taxicab round of 9TH
err resorts always open to the Ameri-
can spender.
At a. m. she returned to the Ritz,
where she found her husband bitterly
resentful.
After listening to her husbands re-
monstrances and apparently taken
with a fit of dependency, Olive drank
three-quarters of a bottle of bichloride
solution prescribed for external use.
The career of Olive Thomas movie
star, has been likened to a moving pic
ture scenario. A few years ago she
was cash girl in department store
in Pittsburgh. An aunt sent her to
New York to study music and she
also posed for artists one of whom
Harrison Fisher, is said to have called
her "the most beautiful girl in the
world" Then she went into the cho-
rus of the 'Follies" and gradually be-
came a Broadway favorite before she
went into the films.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
u. S. EMERGENCY ARMY
War Department Announces De.
tails of Organization.
First Line Will Consist of 800, 900 Reg
Unconstitutional Guard With 1885,
600 Will Form Second Line.

Washington, Sept. 10.-The war de-
partment, it was announced here, is
completing the organization for q vast
emergency army, the greater portion
Of which can be modified and
equipped for Offense or defense within
twenty-fOur hours. Under the plan
the first line will consist of the regular
army of 100000 troops; the National
Guard, with 5000 officers and men,
will form the second line. A reserve
force for which 10000 officers have al
ready been appointed and l2,00O more
are under consideration, will form the
final and by far the most numerous
section.
While the number of troops in the
reserve force is not definitely liked,
the skeleton organization will be such
that it can be expanded to any size the
emergency may require. The only
limit will be the number of men of
draft age in the United States.
AS planned, the new National Guard
will not only be trained as coast ar
tillery, anti-aircraft units, regiments
of heavy guns and howitzers, ammuni-
ton and supply trains, ETC., but all
combat commands will be armed with
rifles, pistols or machine guns, so that
any local unit will be operated as IN
fantry at will.
The strength of the National Guard,
49,, 900, is practically the same num-
Der of National Guard officers and men
who were serving in the United States
army on June SO, 1918.
Doubt has been expressed that such
strength can be maintained. AS an
inducement in that direction, the fol-
lowing annual scale of pay, to include
aft least 40 drills and 10 days ield
service has been fixed:
Captain, $7948S; first lieutenant,
S462.72; second lieutenant, $376.96
sergeants first class, $223.36; ser
geants. second class, $149,12; ser
geants, fourth class, $115.20; corporal,
1914 70; private, first class, SASS; pri-
yate S64
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
THOUSANDS DIE
IN EARTHQUAKE
Town of Villa colIemandina,
italy, Destroyed-Popula-
ton Wiped Out.
OTHER PLACES ARE DAMAGED
Eivizzano Also Demolished by Trernor
Shock Preceded by Deep Rum
blings and People Flee From
Homes Terror Stricken.

Rome, Sept. S.-Over 1000 persons
were killed and many injured as the
result of earthquakes in Tuscany. The
town of Villa Collemandina, in the
province of Massac Carrara, was de-
stroyed and the population of 1000
wiped out, late dispatches said. The
town Of Fivizzano, In the same prov
ince was also reported wiped out.
Twenty were known to have been
killed there, and many others injured.
At Gallinara, in the province Of Pisa,
81 bodies had been recovered from the
ruins.
The town of Fivizzano, "a miles
northwest Of Lucca, has been demOi-
ished by an earthquake. Solero and
Monte were badly wrecked.
The earthquake in northern Italy
was of violent nature. Villa Cole
mandina is reported to have been de-
stroyed.
Castiglione, Bieve, Fosciano, Vaglia,
Camporgiano, San Domino, Piazza,
Alserchio, Poggio, Castegnola, Foscien-
dora and Canigiano have been badly
damaged.
The dead and injured are numerous,
though the number is not yet estimat-
ed. Assistance is being sent to scenes
of the disaster.
Villa Collemandina is a town of
about 1000 inhabitants in the province
of Massac Carrara.
Pisa, Italy, Sept. S.-The earthquake
shock here was preceded by deep
rumblings and followed by vertical and
horizontal earth tremors, which lasted
for 13 seconds.
The population, terror stricken, fled
from their homes, the women and
children shouting and weeping. The
squares of the city were soon filled
but a majority of the people fed to
the fields.
The hands of the clock in the tower
stopped at 1856 o'clock this morning
Bells in the. various steeples were sci
ringing by the disturbance. Persons
who happened to be in Cathedral
square in Pisa say they saw the
famous leaning tower perceptibly os
cillate.
Rome, Sept. S.-Several hundred
persons lost their lives in the earth
quake at Fivizzano and many more
were injured, according to a dispatch
to the Tribuna from Massa.
Pisa, Italy, Sept. Skiing Victor
Emmanuel, with his suite, who came
to this city Immediately after he re
ceived news of the earthquake in this
vicinity, went this morning to visit
districts in Tuscany which were affect
ed by the shock.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21

Blaine, who bore the Endorsements of
Senator La Toilette and the NOnparti
san League, was easily the victor. Will
cox captured Eau Claire county, his
home, by bare margin of 220 votes
Candidates Endorsed by the NOnpar-
tisan league made successful runs for
two other state Offices. Elmer S. Hall
won by big margin over Cobban and
Harrington for attorney general, and
George Comings was victorious over
Everett and Pullen for the lieutenant
goVernorship.
William j. Morgan scored decisive
Victory over Adolph Kanneberg, La
Toilette candidate, for attorney gen
eraI.
State Treasurer Henry Johnson was
again nominated. Sol Levitan, his
nearest opponent, received a big vote
but Johnson is apparently nominated
by a 5000 or 1000 plurality.
Senator Lenroot Wins Easily
With 1850 precincts out of 1879 in
Wisconsin heard from, Senator Irvine
T. Lenroot had amassed a lead OF
23.216 votes over Thompson, La Fol
lette candidate, in the primary cleo
ton contest for the republican nomi
nation for United States senator from
Wisconsin.
The total vote from these precincts
stood:
Lenreot ,414.
ThOmpsou-114,19 1913.
McHenry 36.979
Senator Lenroot's lead was steadily
increased as reports filtered in from
the northwest territory and giving in
dicatious that his plurality will be be
tween $4,000 and 10000.
Lenroot easily captured Douglas
county, his home county. Thirty out
of thirty-two precincts from Douglas
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
WILSON WALKS WITHOUT AID
Emerged Through Front Entrance of
White House First Time Since
His Illness.

Washington, Sept. 9.-President
Wilson, without assistance and lean
ing lightly on his cane, walked briskly
through the front entrance of the
White House and stepped into his au-
tomobile while a crowd looked on. 1t
was the first time since his illness
that the president had started on a
motor trip by that route, all trips
heretofore having started from the
rear grounds.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
WORLD WAR ORDER FORMED
New Body Organized at Detroit
Adopts Constitution Similar to
American Legion.

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 10.-Organiza-
ton of the Military Order of the World
War was completed here by the adop-
ton of a constitution and selection of
officers. The new order, a cOnsolida-
ton of the American officers of the
Great War and other bodies, is open
TO all commissioned men who served
In the United States or associated
armies in the World war. The con-
stitution follows closely that of the
American Legion. 1t declares for
a consistent military policy by the
United States and prohibits political
activity within the order.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21

gave Lenroot 3.421 votes, against 2,O36
for Thompson.
Complete returns for Milwaukee
county gave the senator lead of 1874
over Thompson. This was the big up
set of the contest for the Thompson
camp, the leaders of which practically
gave up when they heard the returns
from here. Milwaukee county's vote
was: Lenroot, 22,454; Thompson,
14,673; McHenry, 9,067.
McHenry, the wet" candidate, ran
second to Lenroot in both Kenosha
and Racine counties. The final vote in
Kenosha county was: Lenroot, 2,617;
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
GETS s106 WEEK, ASKS RAISE
Chicago Stock Yards Worker Didn't
Know How Much He Was
Making.

Chicago Sept. 9.-"Piece work" men
in the stock yards make as high as
S1O6 a week it was shown at the wage
hearing before Federal Judge Alschu-
Ter. George Anderson said he did rot
know how much he made. "Then how
do you know whether you ought to get
d raiser" the judge asked him. An
derson said he did not know how
much he spent. When the books of
Swift & Co. were examined they
showed Anderson made $106 one week
and the next week made 500
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
TARSUS BESlEGED BY TURKS
French Troops and Civilians in Birth
place of St. Paul Said to
Lack Food.

Constantinople, Sept. 13.-Tarsus,
the birthplace of st. Paul, about
twenty miles south of Adano, is be-
ing besieged by the Turks, and the
French garrison and the $4,000 inhab-
itants of the place are short of food,
says letter received here from Prof.
Paul Nilsson, who is in charge of st.
Pauls institute there.
The Turks are fighting from the
shelter of fig and orange groves on the
plain surrounding the city. relying on
their rifle fire TO hold the French gar
riSon within the walls.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
500. 600 Bull Dies in Fire.

Elgin, Ill.,. Sept. IA $4,000 reg
iStered bull belonging to John F.
Jelke, wealthy Chicago butterine man.
ufacturer, was lost in an early morn
ing fire, which destroyed the Jelke
dairy barns near Elgin.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
American Ship Goes Aground.

London, Sept 1.-THE American
steamer Siboney is aground in the
harbor of Vigo, Spain, according TO a
Lloyd dispatch filed in that city. The
forepart of the vessel is resting on
the rocks, and 1t is feared it will be
total loss. Passengers on board the
ship are being landed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
Mems Suits Are Cheaper

New York. Sept. 11.-Woolen suits
this fall ought to be from IS to 25
per cent cheaper than last year. The
American WOODEN company placed its
exhibit before buyers here at this sub,
stantial and unexpected reduction.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
Bio CHICAGO Hotel Raided.

Chicago, Sept. 10-Dashing through
the throns Ct Michigan avenue prom
enaders, q squad of prohibition agents
raided the Auditorium hotel and
seized two trunks suspected of con-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
Eoch Sees Yanks on Rhine.

Coblenz, Sept. 10.-Premitr Millerand
of France. Marshal Foch. General De
goutte and General Lecomte, escorted
by E company of American cavalry
which met them at Weissenturn, visit
e. CohlenZ.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
Four Burned to Death

Baltimore, Nd, Sept. 13.-Four men
were burned to death here in a fire
aboard the steamship Acolus, former
" the Hamburg American liner Gros-
ser Kurfurst, which is being recon.
ditioned here.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
No Contests Among Democrats.
Elephants on His Hands.

Order received by the grocer over
the phone: please send US 10 cents
worth of animal crackers and take
out the elephants as the baby is afraid
OF them" II Boston Evening Tran.
script.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
War Order Elects Harries.

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 13-Maj. Gen.
George II. Harries of Chicago was
elected commander in chief of the
Military Order of the World War at
the closing session of the organiza-
TONS first meeting here
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
Fire Prevention Day.

Washington, Sept. 9.-President
Wilson in a proclamation urged state
governors TO set apart Saturday, OctO-
her 9. as Fire Prevention day and to
reouest a general observance by the
public.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
Couldn't Understand 1t.

A little Brookline miss, gazing at
her mirrored reelection the other day,
was heard to remark. 4 cant see why
God made me so homely when he
knows I'm so pertic'ler-B Boston Tran
script
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
.so.sa p.rtir puhIiehsr Is Mad

Berlin, Sept. 11.-Rudolf Mosse,
well known as publisher, is dead
here. Herr. Mosse was born in Gratz
In 1S4S. He was the publisher of the
Berliner Tageblatt and the Berliner
VolkS Zeitung.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
nE;rstu Coal Out AT Lens

Lens, France, Sept. 10.-A small ship
ment of coal left one Of the pit heads
here Wednesday. This coal was the
first that had been taken out of the
Lens mines since they were flooded
by the Germans during the war.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
General Lassiter to Camp Knox.

Louisville. KY. Sept. Brig. Gen.
William L. Lassiter, commander of the
Thirty war division and lately
attached to the general staff at Wash
ington. has been ordered to Camp
Henry Knox, Stanton. Ky.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
spa,isb warshio Reaches n {

New York. Sept. 9.-The Spanish
cruiser Alphonso NH has arrived
here from Annapolis. It is the first
Spanish naval vessel to visit Cuba
and the United States since the Span.
ish-American war.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
n s Checks Sale of Stills.

Washington, Sept 10.-In an effort
TO end Illicit distilling of intoxicating
liouor. the treasury decided to tighten
regulations around the sale OF stills
and add another check to its means of
tracing down their users.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
u.r{;ro at ST Paul

St. Paul. Mimi. Sept. 10.-An agri-
cultural program designed to keep the
nation seIf-sustaining and to improve
the condition of the farmer was out
lined BY Senator Harding in speech
at the Minnesota fair.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
D,Annunzio to Release u S. Ship.

London, Sept. 10.-Gabriele dan
nunzio has disapproved the seizure of
the American steamer Cogne by his
officers, and will order its release, says
a Rome dispatch to the Exchange Tel
egrapil. quoting advices from Fiume.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21

DR.. BeliSarlo Porras. newly elected
governor of Panama, is cementing the
cordial relations which already exist
between this country and Panama be-
fore beginning his third term as head
os Panama. Doctor Porras' admins
tration contemplates many reforms in
Panama and starts with two million
dollar surplus in the treasury. He
declares business is booming in the
country, with no high cost of living
compared with the rest of the world.
and that our Central American neigh
Dor is spending large sums on its
roads to attract visitors from the Unit
ed States.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
New Quake in ItaIx-

Rome, Sept. 11.-Another violent
earthquake occurred in the Emilia dis
trict at ? :35 O'Clock in the morning,
causing the loss of lives and impor-
tant damage. The shock was more
violent than that of last Teusday.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
In 1925.

Mrs. Ledd Plummer = Professor,
after you have washed the dishes and
helped the cook scour the sink and
wipe up the pantry, you may give lit
tie Ethelrinda her lesson on the
Italian renaissance,-Life '-ss<r
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
This Camel Was Thirsty

Indianapolis. Sept. 9.-Fifty police
officers at the state Fair were called
upon early in the day to queIl a camel
which wandered into soft drink
booth and drank ten gallons of red
lemonade.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21
II c Mail Plane Wrecked.

Elkhart, Ind, Sept. 1.-THE Chi
cago-New York United States mail
plane. driven by Lieutenant Riddles
barger. was wrecked in landing in
cornfeld near here. The pilot was not
in iured.