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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-11
HENCE came the automobllep

M Search the encyclopacdias
, Wv and the answer is a date and
O dissertation on self-propelled We
hicles. Search the text books and find
only an amplifcation of the same
idea.
Neither 20 to the source. Nor is
1t matter for wonderment, for the
source, lies back, ages back, beyond
the dawn of civilization. In myth
ology, In legend or in the disclosures
OF the archaeologist can it be found.
1t begins with prehistoric man,
that remote end little known indi-
vidual, who, struggling to move OBJ
iects far beyond his strength, Crap
pied feebly for the first laws of loco
motion.
Milestones of Progress
Always the objects have been the
same-economy, speed, destruction
and comfort. A strange company,
but none the less true.
Economy-The gibbering proto-
types of mankind pushed and pulled
the great rocks before their cavern
doors, barricading themselves against
great animals that hunted men for
food. The trucks of the ancientsl
The slaves of the Pharaohs, strain
ing beneath the lash Of their masters.
tugged great bearing sledges TO
the building of the pyramids. The
trucks of the Egyptians
Wheeled carts, oxen or horse pro-
PEELED, hauled the material for con-
- he g..
tine dawn of the Twentieth Century.
The trucks of Yesterday
And now great vehicles, potent en-
gines of power, motor-driven, capable
of enormous burdens, make an hours
work of what would have taken the
ancients months, the Egyptians
weeks, the later nations days. The
trucks of today!
Limousines of Ancient Times
The wheels of time and progress
moved and the stately chariots, dec
GRATED, artistic, carried the statesmen,
the tribune, the emperor in procession
along the Appian Way. The linn
CUISINE of the Romans
Another circle of the centuries and
behold the elaborate state coach of
the kings of Europe, great numbering
vehicles wherein progress was slow
but the impression upon the peasants
great. The limousine of Divine Right
and nobility.
Into the Orient. a hundred or more
years later, an American missionary
introduced the 'rickshaw, that two
wheeled vehicle whose motive power
was the barefooted coolie. His i'm
promptu invention struck the Eastern
fancy, and today in China, India or
Japan will be found the same human
propelled carts of light bamboo. The
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-11

white mans progress has passed them
by, but the Oriental still finds them
satisfactory. The limousine of East
ern Asia.
Into Europe of the early eighteenth
century came the steam-drawn horse
less carriage, entedating the locomo-
tive. a monster which was legislated
out of existence before it was more
than a score of years old. The yeloci-
pede and early bicycle shortly after
wards took its place. Limousines,
these, of the Nineteenth Century.
Finally we reach the present, and
"Home, James" sends our upholstered,
comfortable vehicle gliding smoothly
along paved streets. The limousine
par excellence.
Inventing the First Wheel
The sledge, the first means Of
human transportation and one that is
still used in many civilized countries,
was developed in prehistoric days.
And from that time on, ell things
were dragged on sledges until an
other prehistoric inventor, many years
later, evolved the wheel.
But for the wheel, we might still
be carrying our burdens piece by
piece, walking miles in our labors and
making an awful fuss about the whole
business.
Chariots, the worlds first real We
hicles, were formidable conveyances,
both in war and in peace. 1t not only
required abundant skill to manage it,
since at first the horses we're hitched
without traces and were free to roam
more or less at will to either side,
but the driver had to be most dexter
GUS to keep his feet while his chariot
was in motion.
While the Egyptians are given
credit for the development of the
chariot par excellence, the honor is
more properly accorded to the HIT
ties who became famous for their VIC
tories on the field of battle. In the
18th century, BE, they fought Ram
eses III and brought no less than $500
chariots onto the field which proved
a force so irresistible that Rameses
beat an ignominious retreat. Most
of these chariots were equipped with
scythe-like knives on the sides and
fastened to the spolses, so that every
thing within the path of the chariot
was moved down as it swept across
the field.
Magnihcence of Medieval Times
The earliest English carriage of
which there is any accurate historical
record belonged to the twelfth CEN
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-11

One of the most interesting points
in connection with the development
of the automobile is associated with
A NJ. Levassor, the first designer.
He was member Of the firm OF Pan
hard and Levassor, a French house
manufacturing wood working ma
chinery. During the Paris Exhibit
in 1857 both Panhard and LeYassor
became interested in a motor pro-
PEELED boat exhibited by Daimler.
The boat made daily sailings on the
Seine and attracted wide attention.
After the exhibit, Panhard and Lee
vassor secured the French patents for
the motor in its application to the
boat and then it was that Leyassor
made design, using the motor as the
propelling power for an automo-
bile. He worked, of course, with
out precedent. but, cuFiously en-
ough, there has never been any
fundamental change made in the
designs which he first outlined.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-11
EVOLVING THE AUTO
MOBILE

I. Primitive man makes a
sledge, and ages later puts
rollers under it.
2. Prehistoric man invents
wheel and fashions rude cart.
3. In 18th Century B. c.,
Hittites make war On Egyp-
tians with $500 armored
chariots-precursors of mod
ern tanks.
4. Chariot races of early
Christian era foreshadow
speedway classics.
5. Ornate state coaches
provide limousines for early
modern period.
6. In 1896 Cugnot makes
first steam carriage.
7. In 1887 Levassor is said
to have designed first auto
mobile with internal combus-
ton engine.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-11

turv. In the fourteenth century,
coaches Of the most elaborate design
and finish were being made, but their
use was mostly confined to royalty
or those of ample means. The State
Carriage of Bavaria, for instance,
made in the early Eighteenth century,
was probably the most grotesquely
ornate vehicle seen either before or
since that time. lit was hand carved
with elaborate designs that covered
every conceivable part, even extend
ing down the spokcs.
Early Steam Carriages
In 1906 Cugnot made a steam car
rage in France. 1t was a great lum-
boring affair that accommodated three
or four persons. But the difficulties
which bcset tie inventor in his, efforts
to navigate his creation and the dan
gers attendant upon such task dis
Outraged him. Nothing much was
done with the steam carriage until
1902 when Richard Trevethick made
one in England. This remained in
the inventors shop being improved
or repaired, as the case might be,
until 1924 when several other ma
chimes Of the same design appeared
In fact it was during that year that
a regular line OF steam carriages ran
between Cheltenham and Gloucester,
covering the distance in the hair
raising sped of ten miles an hour.
Speed Limit-Four Miles an Hour
The opponents to the steam carriage
were SO persistent and determined in
their opposition that they were able
to secure royal legislation which pre-
scribed that at least three men must
be employed in the carriages opera
ton; that man must precede it while
in motion with a red lantern or flag
that the maximum speed should be
four miles an hour, and that they
were forbidden ever to blow off
steam. This was such drastic legis-
lation that it discouraged further
effort toward mechanical transporta-
tion for several years.
in 1855 Butier is believed TO have
built the first vehicle-a tricycle.
propelled by an internal combustion
engine. During the same year the
internal combustion engine burning
petroleum spirit was invented by
Gottleib Daimler, and thus were
heard the infantile cries of an in
dustry which was destined to become
one Of the economic giants of the
civilized world. 1t was the beginning
of the present automobile.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-05
PROF. LUECO GUNTER PASSES
AWAY AFTER LONG ILLNESS
End Came Friday Afternoon With
His Family at Bedside-Funeral
Held in Greenviile
GreenvilIe News, 2nd.

Greenville News, 2nd.
Professor Lueco Gunter, for he
past three years head of the depart
ment of English at Furman univer-
sity, died yesterday afternoon at his
home on Howe street, near Furman
campus at $50 o'clock, after lin
gering illness.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at O'Clock from the Pen
dleton Street Baptist church, inter-
ment to follow in Springwood ceme-
terry.
At the bedside when the end came
were Dr. W. J. McGlothlin and Prof.
H. T. Cox OF Furman, and three Sis
ters of Professor Gunter, Mrs. E. W.
Able OF Saluda; Mrs. Arthur Brodie
of Wagener, and Miss Mamie Gun
ter of Sumter, and a brother, DR..
Gunter of Gaffney, together with his
wife and three small children.
Professor Gunter was considered
by the members Of the faculty Of
Furman as one of the most able men
of The state and his death has cast
a spell of gloom over the entire IN
stitution.
He was IS years of age at the time
of his death, having been bodn March
II, 1879, near Wagencr in Aiken
county. He received his primary ed
ucation in the common schools Of Al
ken county and later graduated from
the Blackville high schoo! under the
instruction Of Prof H. S. Cunning
ham. The year following his &radu-
alton from high school he matricu-
lated in the University of South Car
olina. From this institution he won
bachelor of arts degree. After this
he entered Peabody institute at Nash
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-05
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NEWBERRY COUNTRY CLUB Q

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The annual meeting of the New
berry Country club was held in the
court house on August Sth. The pres
ident, Mr.. z. F. Wright, made very
interesting report to the members al
so the financial report made by the
treasurer showed that the club was
on sound footing and that the fnan-
ces were in good shape, other COM
mittees reported that the lake had
been completed, that work was near
ing completion on the clUio house,
that the electric Light and power line
was being constructed, and also the
golf committee said that they We're
working on the golf links and getting
it in shape.
At the annual meeting the follow
ing directors were reelected for a
term of three years: Welch Wilbur,
T. Roy Summer and Geo. Y. Hunter
At a meeting of the directors the
following officers were reelected for
the ensuing year: Z. F. Wright, pres
ident; L. G. Eskridgt, vice president.
and W. B. Wallace, secretary and
treasurer.
We now have membership paid
up of 1885 members, the club is anX-
;ous to get this number up to 200,
and then we can't take any more into
the club.
The annual meeting gave the di-
rectors the authority to purchase the
land on which the club is situated
from Mr.. Welch Wilbur, and after
this the directors have closed deal
with Mr.. Wilbur for the land consist
ing of 55 acres, for the sum of
S5,5OO.00 Newberry and the coun-
ty are proud of our Country club and
they have right to be proud of it
for it is a credit to the city and
county.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-05
HENRY FORD is
NOT BLUFFlNG'
Denies Reports That Causes Other
Than Fuel Shortage Is Reason
For Closing

Detroit, Aug. 29-Reiteration that
Henry Ford was mot bluffing" in
his decision to shut down his big au
tomobile plants here on September
Is, as part of fight against what
he terms a "hold-up" on the part of
coal brokers, and denial O. various
reports that causes other .han the
fuel shortage were responsible for
his action, were made today at the
Detroit manufacturers Offices.
A report from Louisville that when
the 1900 Ford workers in the De-
troit district were released on Sep
tember Is Mr.. Ford would advise
them TO take employment with the
railroads in an effort to break the
rail strike, was denied e-nphatically.
The statement was termed ridiculous.
"There may be individual cases of
Ford workers anticipating the lack
of employment making application
fer work with the railroads." it was
stated, "but Mr.. Ford certainly is
not going to advise the men to at
tempt to break the rail strike"
Another report that met the en-
phatic denial was that lack Of ousi-
ness figured in the decision to close
the plants. Figures were cited to re-
fute it. "When the decision to close
the plants was reached" it was stat
ed, I'VE were four weeks behind in
orders for Ford cars and three weeks
behind in orders for Lincoln cars.
We mad only just caught up on or
ders for tractors" The decision to
suspend operations came, it was re-
iterated, ct time when the Ford
company was doing the greatest
business in its history. Production
figures showed 500 cars being turn
ed out daily against orders for 5000
a day, it was pointed out.
A statement from Secretary Hoo
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-05

Yer that present prices Of coal would
add but $50 10 the price of Ford
cars also came in for sharp criticism,
and the inquiry:
Does Mr.. Hoover think we should
turn over to the profiteers from 81
oO0, 900 to 100000 that would be
represented in the increased cost of
coal?'
There were no Developments dur
ing the day, it was said, to support
the hope that the shutdown could be
averted.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-05

vile. Tenn, and later won q Master
Of Arts degree.
With the completion OF his educa-
ton ne accepted a position as super
intendent Of .he Beaufort higfl
school 81 Beaufort He served in this
capacity for three years, resign!ng to
take up another offer made by the
Rock Hill schools. He took up the
position of superintendent Of city
schools anG made an enviGb!e record
1t was through his efforts that .arge
modern brick high school building
was erected there.
He then accepted the position IS
supervisor Of the rural schools OF
South Carolina. This is onsldered
as one Of the most important a. we'll
as the most difficult positions to fill
in the educational word O. South
Carolina. For number CT years he
performed the duties Of this office
and at the same time taught pedago-
gy in the University of South Caro-
lima. He filed this place until taTee
years ago when he was offered a pc
sition at Furman.
Prof. Gunter had been i'll for q
number of years. and it was 40 un-
til a comparatively shorS time ago
that. his nlalady was diagnosed as
cancer of the spine. Since iha5 time
he has been treated By the most ao!e
physicians in Atlant, aa1 hs' spent
several months in me Memorial hos
pital in New York. IL was only his
gri. an0 determ;2;.ti1l that kept hla
alive until yesterday. He fought
gamely for life and it was not until
SIX weeks ago that re suffered ie-
lapse that caused him to take hls bed
never to rise again.
During the summer OF 1921 he
served as dean Of Furnan Summer
school, but at the close OF the sum
mer course he was taken i'll and was
confined to his bed Tor :, number OF
months. He was perhaps the most
beloved member of the entire Eur
man faculty.
At the age of fifteen years he was
baptized and has been a devout
Christian since that time. While IN
Columbia he was superintendent OF
the Sunday school Of the First Bap-
tist church of that city. He tanght
the Baraca class in the Pendeiton
Street church since he has been
resident of this city.
Besides his three sisters and one
brother he is survived by his mother,
Mrs. Theora Gunter, who is living
with his youngest sister in Sumter,
his wife and three small children.
His wife vas Miss Laura Perry Oh
Columbia. His children are Margar-
ct. Lueco, Jr., and Ni!la.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-05


simple problem TO q school boy. IT
simply means that if We wil market
our cotton methodicaliy. ard not
dump it on an already gated mar
kct tnit our higher grades WI be
used by the mills who are III the
market for those grades, and the low
er grades viii naturally be consumed
b. tie mills who can use those par
ticulal grades" Perfectly simple, is
Mt it?
Take stained cotton for IN
stance" he continued a grower
carries a bale of stained cotton to the
market and a deduction is made on
account of being stained. Yet there
are plenty Of mills who will buy that
cotton at a fair price. It's my busi-
ness to know where that cotton can
be sold so that the grower will receive
a fair price for it. and not be COM
PEELED to sell it at a sacrifice"
All cotton Will be classed accurate
ly as to grade and staple. This is
something which has never been done
before in so far as it affects the
grower. If he should take two bales
of cotton to market, both of them
middling. one bale should staple one
inch and the other one and one-siX
taenth he would receive the same
price for both bales. This is mani
festly unfair. Under the cooperative
marketing system ali cotton is grad
ed both as to grade and staple. 1t is
then ciassed by tag number. The
grower will be paid a premium on
the better grade and longer staple"
Every bale Of cotton received by
this association Will be handled just
that way. The staple on every bale
will be pulled. There is absolutely
no chance for discrimination or un-
fairness to any grower. The man
who sells the cotton hasn't the slight
est idea whose cotton he is selling.
He doesn't know whether it's land
lords or tenants. A white mans or
negro's. He is simply selling cot
ton according to its grade and staple
at the very best price and on the best
terms obtaina'ole.
''No man today questions the fact
that we will be able to handle our
cotton with smaller overhead than
under the present system. The fact
that it only c"st the growers Of Tex
as S2.75 per bale to sell their cotton
last year under the cooperative plan,
while right in South Carolina the ov-
erhead cost amounted to approx
mately $3.50 should, in my opinion
be all the argument necessary on that
point"
Another impression which seems to
be in the minds of some l.; that the
mills are either opposed to this plan,
or are skeptical as to its success. No
thing could be further from the
truth.
The buyers of large mills have long
felt the need of a system which could
enable them to purchase cotton il ev-
en- running lots Of from fifty to ore
hundred bales or more, to be deliv-
cred as they need i, and to be assur-
ed they will get just the grade and
staple they want It's s. absolutely
ridiculous to anyone who has ever
had any experience with mills, to say
would oppose a system Of his Kind
which can only be of benefit to them,
that can not see how any one at all
familiar with conditions could .ad-
vance such theory
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-05

Whereas, in the recent primary
election a large number of ballots
were placed in the wrong box, which
was due to two main causes, one the
similarity of the boxes both as to
color and size, and the similarity of
the tickets used in the election both
as to color and size; And,
Whereas, under the law ballots
voted in the wrong box cannot be
county and thereby many of our cit
liens really lost their votes; And,
Whereas, it is the desire of this
committee, and should be the desire
of all Democrats of the state, that
the vote of every qualified voter
should be cast not only legally, but
in such a manner that it may be le-
gally counted;
Now, therefore, be it resolved by
the County Democratic Executive
committee of Newberry county:
First. That it is the sense of this
committee that some provision should
be made to further safeguard the
ballots of the voters in our primary
election so as to prevent SO many
ballots being placed in the wrong
cox.
Second. That this resolution be
placed by the member of the State
Democratic Executive committee
from Newberry county before the
state committee at its next meeting.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-05

A French scientist says the jaws
grow weaker as the brain grows, and
we print the information for the
benefit of rag chewers.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-05

A feminine writer says it isn't fair
to place all the blame on the happer.
Well, it's a good idea to have some
thing on her.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-05

A man never realizes how little
confidence he has in boys until his
daughter gets into her teens.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-05
J. WILLIAM FOLK.
FOR MAGISTRATE FOR TOWN.
SHIPS AND 8

I hereby announce my1elf a cam
d;date for Magistrate FOR Townships
Numbers and s. subject 70 the Dem
ocratic primary. If elected l shall
endeavor to perform The duties OF the
office in the future as / have in the
pas without fear or favor, and with
fail .ess to all
CHARLES ". DOUGLAS.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-05

Taxes. Observance Of Sabbath. Edu-
cation, Equalization Property, Roads,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-05

am . candidate for magistrate for
townships No. and 8 and will abide
the rules Of the Democratic party.
J. II. CHAPPELL.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-05

MAGISTRATE for No. 10 township and
VIII abide the rules Of the Democratic
primary.
J. A. KINARD.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-05

The early bird also gets some re-
markedly intimate views Of people on
sleeping porches.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-05

l hereby announce myself can
didate for the House Of Representa-
tives. Will abide result of the Demo
cratic primary. Platform, Lower