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The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25
Railroad Employee
Kidnapped in City

Chattanooga, July 23.-Ward Dra-
FER, %, employed in the yards of the
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis
railroad, was kidnapped in the down
town section of the city this afternoon
while on the way to work, was showed
into an automobile and taken to the
country and badly handled.
Draper said he was beaten by the
men in the car the entire time during
fixe mile ride to the woods. Then
he was thrown from the machine, re-
turning to the city on a street car to
enter hospital. Draper did not know
any of his assaiants but says that he
will be able to identify all of them.
Draper is nephew of Judge w. w.
Draper, assistant attorney general
who has taken charge of the case, and
officers are searching for two strikers
who are said to have been identified
by witnesses Of the kidnapping.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25
WON BY APPEAL TO VANITY
Now Willy Diplomat Saved Lord Bsa.
eonsfieId From Bad "Break"
He Had Contemplated.

curiosity, says a London correspond.
ent or the Christian Science Monitor.
is frequently expressed as to how the
prime minister gets along IN his con-
ferences with foreign ministers. It 10
Understood that. though he can make
OUT tne purport Of q printed passage
IN the French language, he never had
tne opportunity Of acquiring facility In
the spoken tongue. In this respect he
nnds precedent In the case Of Lord
beaconsfield. When he went to tho
beriin congress I'm 1878 he made
Known to his faithful secretary his in.
tention Of addressing the conference
IN French Monty Cory. having suf-
fered scraps Of his chiefs colloquial
French. was aghast. In despair he ap
piled to the British minister at Berlir
Tor assistance. Odo Russell lived up
20 the occasion. In casual converse.
tion with Lord Beaconsfieid he men
doned that he had heard a rumor that
ne intended to address the plenipO-
tenearies on the following day IN
French. THAT would" the willy min.
tster said, "be a grave disappoint
ment. They know that they have hero
IN you the greatest living master Of
English oratOry, and are looking for
ward to your speech as the intellectual
treat OF their lives" "Dizzy" Immediate
~ saw the reasonableness of this OBJ
lection and all his speeches during the
sittlngs Of the congress were In Eng.
fish.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25
Wooden Shoes and Automobiles.

AT first thought there seems to be
no relation between wooden shoes and
automobiles. But one never can tell
these days. Wooden shoes play an
important part in auto building; in
deed they probably reduce the cost of
autos by six and three-tenths cents
each-if figured out by an efficiency
expert.
AT first the auto companies. provided
high rubber boots for the men who did
the work; but they 5000 found, SAYS
the Scientific American Monthly, that
soap and rubber did not agree, and
that the bill for rubber boots was
quite an item. And when the WI
came on, and the price of rubber
scared. indeed, 1t became quite ap-
palling.
SO some bright young man got a lot
OF wooden sabots-brought from Hol-
land or somewhere for actors-and
tried them out. The workmen stuffed
paper tightly in around their feet and
encircled their legs with pieces of old
slickers and found that the result was
very satisfactory when worn with the
usual apron.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25
Trains Operated
Despite Walkout

Richmond, Va, July 23.-No new
developments in the railroad strike
as regards Richmond were reported
by the railroad officials or striking
shopmen and clerks today. Trains
were running on schedule and things
were to all appearances as they were
before the strike. Arrangements are
being made to fill all important
Vacancies due to the strike, G.. B. Wall
vice president of the Chesapeake &
Ohio railroad, stated tonight.
Railroad lines of Richmond face
a complete tieup, it was reported at
a mass meeting of striking Chesa-
peake & Ohio employees this after
noon in local hotel. Determination
to stick it out until the fight is won
was expressed
More strikers have joined the
ranks than have accepted positions
with the Chesapeake & Ohio" one
speaker declared "We are da ,ly re-
ceiving recruits to our banner"
Approximately 600 of the $50 Chcs-
apeake & Ohio clerks are out, it wa
stated. Nearly 100 per cent cf the
clerks west of Richmond are out. it
was said. A telegram from the gen
eral chairman stated that it was be-
ing debated whether or not to make
the strike of clerks nationwide.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25
Daring EquiIIbrIsta.

The F,renchman who recently waved
the tri-color from the top of the
Strassburg cathedral in celebration Of
the transfer Of the custody of that fa.
nous pile from German to French au.
thority, was not the first to perform
this daring feat.
The spire Is ~486 feet from the
ground, and is 'surmounted by a "but.
ton" IL Inches in diameter. which for.
merly was a pedestal for q statue of
the Virgin, but now serves merely u.
support for lightning rod. In the
Eighteenth century, according to the
chronicles of the cathedral, a German
chimney sweep climbed up to the but
ton and ehere stood upright on II
Moreover, at that time there was NJ
lightning rod running up the side to
aid in the ascent.
In April, 1860, again. q french sol.
der, to win bet. climbed the spire
and actually stood on his head on the
button. A strong wind was blowing
and the man swayed this way and
that with his legs in the air In a truly
alarming manner. His form, 1t Is re-
lated, seen from the ground, looked
no bigger than n speck. and his gyra
tions could he noted only with the
aid Of field glasses.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25
COULDN'T LEAVE EMILY OUT
Peculiar Reason Why Elderly spinstes
Just Had 60 Attend tho
Funeral.

Word has come to the mid-Victorian
lady that an old friend Of her moth.
ers had died suddenly in her home In
Maine. 1t was her duty to break the
SAD news to two elderly spinstsrs,
cousins Of the dear departed "auntis. I"
She found MISS Susan at home, tend
ing to her pet canary Miss Susan n
7s. but spry and alert, ready for any
emergency. Miss Emily, five years
elder, was out motoring with q kindly
bensfactress. Yhe slow tears Of old
age trickled down Miss Susan's cheeks
at the word that another Of her gsnsr>
alton had passed away. And then,
with q quick transition, she began az
cited plans for attending the funeral.
which involved a trip by boat to Fort
land and long and arduous ride In
day coach. But the thought Of all
this, coupled with midsummer haat,
did not daunt the little lady. She
would 60.
"But, at least, Miss Susan" uxR~d
the messenger. you'll not take IZ{ss
Emily with YOU"
"And, ray DEAR" said the lady to
the woman, when she told her story
over cold lunch, what do you pup-
pose Miss Susan said7 Seriously. in
her slow drawl, she replied: o. ]
couldn't leave Emily behind. Zen re
she has so little fun In her life(S
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25
SorapInu the Ballot

The woman who had charge os Shs
voting machine placed in one Il the
downtown stores for use I'm the IN.
sructien Of women first voters, met
. number Of unusual and amusing
situAtions. A few days ago, a wsli-
dressed woman who-had all the ap-
psarances Of being we'll informed On
matters political, entered the section
where instructions were being given
and after making the usual prelim.
mary apologies. asked the young won.
an In charge to demonstrate the oper
alton OF the machine. She was show u
what she should do In case she wished
to vote straight ticket, but this
failed to satisfy her craving for In.
structions. and the climax war
reached when she innocently request
ed: "And now would you mind show.
ing me how I should work the machine
u wish to 'scrape' my ballotr'
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25
ISLE OF ROMANCE.
Monte Cristo Famed in History
and Legend.
Rumor That Ex.president Wilson
Would Make His Homo There
Awakened Worlds Interest.

Newspaper reports to the effect
that ex-President Wilson had bought
the island Of Monte Cristo In tho
Tuscan archipelago, as the home for
his retirement, caused the Rome
Epoca to publish an interesting ac-
count Of this romantic island. six
miles square, which the elder Dumas
assigned as title to the hero of his
famous novel, ''The Count Of Monte
Cristo." Ex-President Wilson, suys
the Rome correspondent Of the Lon
don Morning Post In summarizing the
Epoca story, even had he so wished,
which is the property Of the Italian
state, and has been for many years
leased by the king Of Italy.
In the quiet days before the war,
Victor Emmanuel III and Queen Elena
used to pass some Of their happiest
hours at Monte Cristo, far from the
cares Of state and not near the Italian
peninsula-for Monte Cristo is by no
means easily accessible. Before the
king, that well known sportsman and
Alpinist, the Marchese Carlo GInori,
was tenant of the island. which he
acquired In 1880, and on which he
spent during his tenancy large sums
Before his time Monte Cristo became,
In 1915, an agricultural colony, de-
pendent upon the penal settlement of
the neighboring island of Pianosa, the
exile Of Agrippa Postumus, the grand
son Of Augustus, who, as Tacitus mar
rates, was there put to death on the
accession Of Tiberius. Earlier still,
between 1860 and 1876, Monte Cristo
was the abode of strange visionary,
Davide LazZaretti, who lived in u cave
and fancied that, like st. Francis Of
Assist, he had received the stigmatn.
Shortly after the middle of the last
century an EngliShman named Taylor
leased the island laid ont gardens and
constructed ponds, till he. too, disap.
peared from Its history. At that time,
before the union Of Italy, Monte Cristo
was the property of the grand duchy
Of Tuscany, which, In 1850, had sent
four soldiers and q corporal thither
from Elba, whose successor was GER
tain NJ. Abriel, a Frenchman In busi-
ness at LeghOrn. In Abriers time the
population rose to eleven, and the two
buildings were erected which form
the nucleus of the present royal shoot
ing box.
For centuries before 1850 the island
was forgotten by all save Dumas and
his readers, most Of whom probably
knew not where 1t was or whether 1T
?eally existed. But there was a
Camaldulesian monastery there in the
Thirteenth century, Of which the ruins
still remain, an evidence Of the piracy
then prevalent In the Mediterranean.
Once, In 1241, Monte Cristo's white
conical rock appeared in world his
tory, giving its name to the naval bat
tie fought In its waters between the
fleet Of the Emperor Frederick II and
the Genoese ships carrying more than
100 cardinals and other high dignita-
ries Of the church to take part in the
council convened by Pope Gregory TX
In Rome. The imperial admiral won,
and carried or his prisoners to Naples
and Sicily.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25
Bio Game D-ive

An extraordinary amount Of game
has been exterminated In Zululand an
result of the great drive carried out
at the request OF the government With
the object Of striking at the devas
tating disease known as nagana
which has played~havoc with stock ali
over the country. sIen from all parts
OF Natal took part in the expedition,
the number Of gurs being estimated
h 7OO Men of the young farmer type
predominated, but there was rich
sprinkiing Of the "old hands," and all
were thoroughly equipped. The drive
created volume Of protest, the s. P.
q. A. and other bodies putting for
ward strong objections. all Of which
however, were overruled.
Farmers Journal.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25
Furs All Her Fortune.

ALASKA produces large variety OF
beautiful and valuable furs dior
land" says Andrew j. Stone in The
Century. at has 13 varieties Of bears,
SIX species Of fO1-black, blue. crSss
red, silver and white-and all con-
mon land fnrs. The skins of its foxes
are Of the highest quality and ar
larger than those produced in an.
ether country. The Alaska moose is
the largest land animal found on tn,
western hemisphere. The meat is as
choice as the best Of beef and the
skin makes excellent footwear and if
much worn during the winter months
The caribou, like the reindeer, lives
almsst exclusively upon mosses. and
inhabits nearly all parts Of the coun
try except the southern coast country.
They are found in large herds and
supply man with millions Of pounds
Of meat.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25
st4oiIun aProm Natural Gas.

Up to little more than year sg'
helium was a laboratory product made
ut cost Of from $500 to $1,000 Del
cubic foot, but toward the close Of tn.
war its production had been simpIi-
fed to the point that 5000. cubic feet
per day was produced In Texas alone
The commercial production Of he
lium has been stimulated by the need
Of substitute for hydrogen. wAich is
30 highly infiammable that its value
for military purposes In dirig1bles and
kite balloons is gravely impaired. Al
though the substitution Of heiium for
this purpose entails a loss n per
cent In lifting power, this Is more than
compensated for by the elimination OF
all risk Of fire and explosion. Heliun
suffers kss loss by diffusion than by
Sdsogen and cannot be made to bur
> sr-explode under any conditions
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25
Delaying of Trains
Will Bring Troops

Austin, Texas, Julyq 23.-Go ernol
Netf intends to despatch aid to any
point in Texas just as soon as h,
finds that trains are being delay,c
either by actual disturbance or BY
the inability of the roads to GbtaiI
men through the fear of violen an,
lack of the protection, is the mysaae
Labor Commissioner Joseph S. Mycr.
will deliver to labor leaders in Der
isOn tomorrow.
He left tonight with this statement
from the governor
A force of state rangers undcl
Adjutant General Barton will arriy,
in Denison tomorrow to protect shop
men during the strike, Governor NcG
announced tonight. General Bartor
reached Denison today and the rang.
ers will arrive tonight or tomorrow
the governor said.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25
Live Stock Value pecraased

Value of live stock on farms and
ranges In the United States has de.
creased imore than two and a quarter
billion dollars during the last year
and the amount OF live stock 1O,OOOOW
head, according TO estimates made b,
the Department OF Agriculture. Cattle
and sheep decreased in number more
than four per cent. There was de-
crease In value Of more than half a
billion dollars In milk cows and sbout
the same for other cattle, while swlna
showed decrease of almost baf a
billion dollars and sheep almost a
quarter Of a billion dollars.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25
Respectable Law Breaking

Make any social practice disreputa-
bic and YOU have gone far toward re-
ducing that practice TO a minimum.
When the saloon was sanctioned bv
law TO keep wide front doors swing
ing inward on well oiled hinges; when
polished brass, marble. mahogany and
cut glass beautifed the interior;
young men six abreast would walk in
and treat and treat about for the
sake of respectable good fellowship.
In those days drunkenness was not
much of a disgrace in the eyes of
masses of self-respCcting young men.
1t took one hundred years of hard. de-
voted, expensive, self denying work
on the part of our best American wU-
men and men TO make drunkenness.
the drink habit and the saloon dis
reputable.
The liquor traffic is today unhorsed
scattered, fighting afoot and from un-
der cover. The only way that drink
ing, drunkenness and the liquor traf-
tic can now make even show Of re-
spcctablity; the only way it can get
into its meSheS, the souls and bodies
of self respecting young men, is for
it to gather together ana keep to-
Fethcr i'll groups, reputable men with
more loyalty to their appetites than
t. the law Of the land. The strong
est intrenchment of the liquor traffic
today is not in dives and moonShine
camps, but in gentlemen's clubs where
respectable men join in keeping up
the responsibility of drinking.
Rich mems clubs, or clubs including
the Observation-Disclosures it BE- the
aristocracy of money. brains. position
or achievement-that harbor the prac-
tice of drinking contrary TO the spirit
of the law, are the basic breeding
places of lawlesSnesS in America
So long as it is respectable 10 drink
Illicit liquor out of cut glass over ma
hogany, any breaking Of law viii rct
10 itself kind of respectabiity that
will pcrpctuatc and multiply it. We
stab our government TO the heart
when we take hand in making -,
breaking Of the law respectable
Editorial, Portland (Orc.) Telegram.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25

On Monday, July "a, we put into
operation our canning factory. We
have a capacity of 10000 cans, 833
cases, a day. We have growing and
rlpening in the fields fine crop of
tomatoes. There is but one factor
now that hinders an assured success
Our capital is too limited. This leads
to two additional statements. Every
SUBSCRIPTION should be paid up at once
and new subscriptions should come in.
Will you not help?
We ned every dollar we can get to
make the first turnover. Remember:
We must can for 80 or 40 days before
We will be able to realize on our first
return from sales
Help us to help Union county to a
new and better way.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25
~ THOSE, ."Go0D iRLD TIMES.
Fine to Read About, but Few OF W
Would Carr to Go Back to
Their Conditions.

There Is 10 question that breakfast
Is today meal that has been deyel.
oped out Of the centuries. remarks ].
d. 5. In the Christian Science Monitor.
In the days Of the Wars of the Roses,
breakfast was eaten when we Of to-
lay are still asleep Into the cold and
siuffy hall, rush strewn. with a fire
teVertshly burning On the great hearth,
came the men, yuwning and pushing
lheir t"usled hair out of their eyes.
ihey would not wenr their swords,
uhiess there was to be an Immediate
roray or battle or rouse Of some kind
or other, but all would have their
knives and daggers, to eat with and
70 stab, IL need be. There was no
sunlight and the smoky mist Of the
tens came In ut the doors and through
the high, loose windows. The dogs
yawned, too, and scratched themselves,
100. and made the nseIves generally
obnoxious as those noble animals will
AT the high table, on his dais, the
loIds platter and cup awaited him:
presently, he came. He was slightly
Cleaner than his rusty retainers; at
all events he wore better clothes. As
ioiu and as leading life that was
virtually military all the time. he may
nave had on his back and breast pieces
ana MS cuisses. or thigh pieces. He,
too' wore his dagger. for the handy
uses above set forth. And what did
they eat and drink? Well, the mere
description Is enough to put one out
or countenance for full week with
all forms OF food and you can find out
Tor yourself. There was no morning
table, the chill was insunrerable and
the air was foul. They had imam.
chets" Of bread, but buttered toast
was beautiful dream of the far dis
tant future. 1t was fight and grab
ana wound and too often lie and
Dtackly cheat with many of these
Stout lords and their faithful trains.
ana though we have not solved all the
proDlems, l have a notion, reader.
that we are better Off than thew were
even If we do not wear armor to
breakfast. We may grumble as we
like at this thing and that, but there
Is more sunlight than there was then.
or rather we see 1t more and we feel
II more and we share 1t more, SO that
oreakfasting In Boston or London M
seemly hour and having a proper
modicum Of decency and comfort IL,
US go through the healthful exercise
or Thanksgiving and look with humbls
steadfastness forward always. back.
ward never.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25
MIDGET Motoroyola.

Probably on account of the high cost
Of fuel Europeans are making use of
very small type of vehicle. The latest
is diminutive motorcycle, weighing
only ~ pounds. The power plant OF
the little cycle is q singie-cylinder air.
cooled engine Of small bore and stroke
Drive is by means aof~sprockets and
4; one schain to therear wheel. No claims
of excessive speed are made for the
vehicle. No special garage space ID
needed. as, owing to the small size and
light weight OF the machine, 1T can be
easily carried into the owners dwell.
ing.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25

In India certain sspecies Of fish. can
1--WE out of water day or two and on
hot summers day they may be seen
making their way rather clumsily
|, across the fields.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25
Seeking SeclusIon

"You said you were going ON fish.
Ing trip"
NJ am." replied Senator Sorghum.
"But I'm going to take a hot of cor.
'respondence and a rstenographer. II
will be one Of the fishing trips that
do not particularly disturb the fish. !"
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25

the Northern Pacific as can organiza-
tion of 10000 persons devoted to the
ambition Of giving to the Northwest
the finest transportation system in the
world"
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25

A nest of six petrified eggs was
discovered near Montesano, Washing
ton, recently, when workman blast
ed away part of hillside. One egg,
when broken, disclosed the color and
formation Of the yolkk. The eggs
are about the size of duck eggs.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25

''Isn't that pretty slow railroadr
'+That depends on circumstances" I"
replied the c0mmuter. "The only times
II s"ems In any great hurry is when
you happen to be running to catch
the train"
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25
Cdnada,a Wealth.

The wealth Of the Dominion of
Canada is now estimated at $18,OOO,.
100000, vhich. considering the sparse
pOpu'a.,nn, makes the Canadians one
Of the richest peoples In the world
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO
$4,000 CANNER \

All whose names appear
below with Eve stars may call upon
Paul E. Wilbnrn, Secretary-Treas-
urer, and get their stock certificate.
The certificates are ready for de-
livery.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25

Crowell, Texas, July 23-Maj. c
A. Aames, by order of the governor
left here this afternoon FOR Vernon
Texas, with trucks and cars carryn,
100 men who compose Company
and headquarters of the Third bat.
talon, One Hundred and Forty sec.
ond infantry.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25

The notice, "Please close the door" )"
appears in ID different languages on
the door of one of the public offices
in London.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25

The roadbed Of the Niagara Gorge
railway is to be made q public high
way for automobiles and other vehi-
cles.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25

In Europe there are estimated to
be 25,O0O,O00 more women than men,
the latter totalling 225, 600, 900.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25
Making Her a centenarian

"<'''S ''0f q OVrTko1NTI IuW.
Miss Passeign-I was born on Lin.
coins birthday.
Mr.. SIunt--I thought II was absut
shat dme.--BOstOn Transcript
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25

Tibet is larger than France, Ger
many and Spain combined, but has
Cnly 100000 inhabitants.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25

The Quichua language, formerly
the state language of the Incas, is
still the chief language of Peru.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25

1t ,ts -sxpeeted that women shortly
will be appointed to foreign missions
by the Czecho- -Slovakia government.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25

In China square mile of soil is
capable OF supporting a population
Of about 200.