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VoL LXXIII No. 1820 Union, S. C., Friday Aft?||oon. October 27, 1922 - - ' 3c Per Copy
MORE LIGHT ON
MURDER MYSTERY
New Brunswick, Oct. 27.?Wilbur
A. Mott, special deputy to the attor- 1
nty general, is expected to interview ]
a prominent church man in an effort 3
to corroborate the statement of Mrs. i
Jane Gibson, an eye witness to the <
Hall-Mills slaying. Mrs. Gibson said i
the church man's car was parked near :
. the scene, the car's headlight enabling i
ber to see the fatal battle. i
Attorney PfeUfer for Mrs. Hall de- i
nied that she or her brother, Henry
Stevens, were present when the eou- <
pie were sdain. 1
Attorney Mott called on Mrs. Gib- 1
son to cover details of the story. It <
became known that Mott ordered the i
seizure of the antique auto which Mrs. ]
Gibson said stood near the scene of 1
the double killing. i
New Brunnswick, N. J., Oct. 28 (By 1
the Associated Press).?Mrs. Frances 1
.Stevens Hall, widow of the slain rec- 1
tor of the Protestant Episcopal <
church of St. John, the Evangelist, 1
and her brother, Henry Stevens, are .?
the man and woman named in the
sworn statement of Mrs. Jane Gib-| i
son, self styled eyewitness of the dou- { i
ble slaying of the Rev. Edward Hall 1
and Mrs. Eleanor Reinhardt Mills on 1
the night of September 14, last.
This announcement was not made '
by the authorities but became known i
tonight through the issuance of a 1
statement by Mrs. Hall's attorney, ^
Timohy N. Pfelffer, denying the 1
facts of Mrs. Gibson's account and de- 1
daring that neither the rector's <
widow nor her brother were on the
Phillips farm on the night of the 1
double slaying. ?
"Mrs. Gibson's statements arc con.' <
trary to the facte,** Mr. Pfeiffer said. f
"Mrs. Hall was in her home all evening:.
Barbara Tough, one of the 1
maids, was out that night and Louisa 1
Goist, the other maid, was on the; 1
bnck step. There was no one else but '
a little seven year old niece in the j
:i house with Mrs. Hall. But there may | ?
have been one visitor. <
"Henry Steven's identification as 1
one of the quartet seen on the farm '
is also contrary to fact. Henry was <
four persons on the night of the murders
under the crab apple tree where, 1
two days later the bodies of the rec-1 I
tor and the ehoir singer were found. I 1
Mrs. Gibson also said in her state-: <
ment that she heard the man whom' 1
she alleges she saw fire a series of; i
shots at the rector and the choir, 1
singer addressed by his companion, j i
The cries of Mts. Mills, which Mrs.!
Gibbons declared "still ring in my *
ears at night," had hardly echoed, the
woman farmer said, when the second
woman in the quartet screamed in a
terrified tone: "Oh, Henry." (
The dramatic story of a woman, y
f?rm a Via Via/1 nrltnaiH^ fV?a <
Mills-Hall murder and had identified
both the slayer and a woman who ac- i
companied him?today electrified
New Brunswick. 1
About six weeks ago the bodies of
the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and
Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills, a singer in his
choir, were found under a crab apple
tree on the Phillips farm.
Since then conflicting authorities
have wrestled with theories, counter
theories, arrested a world war vet-;
eran and turned him loose; indicated
that further arrests would be made;!
denied it the next. And all the time
one of the intricate murder mysteries
that has engaged the interest of the
country in years has gone unsolved.
Vow, with a full story made public
of the woman farmer?Mrs. Jane Gibson?the
feeling was strong in Newi
Brunswick tonight that the denune.1 j
ment was approaching fast.
No hint of whom the climax, culminating
in arrests might be expected
were given by Special Deputy Attorney
General Wilbur A. Mott,
placed In charge of the case by the
state, when the county authorities had
thrown up their hands.
Admitting the importance of the
story told by Mrs. Gibson, he profeeeed
to have other information on
which he could act independent of her
affidavits.
Mr. Mott's last words tonight, before
leaving for his home in Newark,
were: f*The time is not quite ripe
for an arrest in my judgment."
He admitted that Mrs. Gibson's
identification, generally speaking,
would afford sufficient ground for an
arrest but said that under the present
circumstances it would be well to {
bare corroborating evidence. J
I II! W I 1
The Buffalo Methodist
/ Church Sunday
Ail the members of the Buffalo
Methodist church are requested to be
preasat 8unday morning at 11 a. m. I
Rev. L. L. Wagnon will preach, after
which the sacrament of the i
Load's sapper will be administered. 4
Then yet remains two more Sun- 1
days and this conference year will be (1
ended, SO let us make the remaining);
sendees tba beat of all. The public I
la alee lasllail to attend these services.
TWO AIRMEN
KILLED IN CRASH
Norfolk, Oct. 20. ? Lieut. Edward
Lewis Ericsson of New York city and
Lieut. Roger Franklin Armstrong of
Rochester, N. Y., and Norfolk, naval
s viators, were killed instantly at 1:17
o'clock this afternoon when a plane
crashed to earth with them near No.
L hangar at the Hampton Roads naval
sir station. Their bodies are at the
naval hospital awaiting advices from
relatives.
The badly crushed bodies were
iragged from the plane's wreckage
by a doien men, who witnessed the
fall. The shoes and leggings of one
>f the men had been unlaced and removed,
apparently as if he had expected
his plane to fall in the water
nearby and had made reddy to jump
for safety. The fliers, both of whom
were regarded as first class pilots,
lad themselves constructed or re.
juilt, the plane in which they took
Ihair last flight today. It was of the
FN-4 type and a land machine, and
they were making a test of its
strength this afternoon.
They were not "stunting," according
to men at the air station, who
witnessed the fall. The plane had
Men in the air only about ten minutes
when the crash came.
Men who saw the fall said that the
flippers" were out of control. The
'.aval board of inquiry called to in-j
vestigate the accident had little to
work upon, because the plane was so
thoroughly wrecked that investigation
of causes of the tragedy were
loomed to futility.
As well as they could estimate,
witnesses said, the machine went into
t nose 4jze for 800 feet and struck
he earth with a terrific impact that
shattered it.
Lieutenant Ericsson was in comnand
of the squadron of seaplanes,
which "attacked" ships of the Atantic
fleet last month with torpedoes
lurled from the air.
The accident cast gloom over the
tir station on the eve of the big tiavy
lay celebrktidn tomorrow. Both victims
were popular and were rccog-j
nized as intrepid fliers. A dance,
icheduled to be held at the station1
tonight in honor of Capt. H. E. Yaria)L
oomnaemlaaA- haa l>eai> iilil< flld1l?
firhoittjdrtfcd ^
Lieutenant Ericsson was scheduled
to have commanded six torpedo planes
in a i flight over Norfolk tomorrow
morning as a feature of the navy day
celebration. The accident will not interrupt
the plans for this flight, it
is said, as another commander will
t>e assigned to take Lieutenant Erics
ton's place.
ioldier ia Stabbed
In Fight Over Girl
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 26.?F. G. Quinn,
i soldier at Ft. McPherson, Ga., and
who gave his home aditress as Buffalo,
3. C., is in a serious condition at a
ocal hospital here this nforaing, after
t>eing stabbed last night. Police and
army officials are searching for J. O.
Brown, another soldier, who, Quinn
laid, stabbed him during a fight "over
i girl."
Movea to Country
Mr. T. H. Burton and family have
moved to Bonham, where he purchased
the 40-acre farm of Mr. Richird
Hughes. Mr. Burton says he got
tired of living crowded up in town
ind wanted to get out in the open.
Be says he expects to plant out 10
teres in peach trees, and hopes to interest
others in a like move so as to
make Bonham a shipping point for
fruit.
Former Union
Man Visits Here
Mr. L. P. Dashiel, who is now with
the Electric Light and Water Works
Co., of Kingsport, Tsnn., call upon
friends in Union for a few hours toiay.
He was spending his vacation In
Spartanbug and rran down to renew
aid acquaintances. He was bookkeeper
here for the Mutual Dry Goods
company several years ago.
Fstir Visitors
Among those who attended the Car)lina-Clemaon
football game at the
itate fair yesterday from Union were:
r>r fi* P Sallav .Tnn W WilkanVo
Dr. R. R. Berry, J. Wesley Greer, Dr.
Paul K. Switzer, Keith Pealce, Dr. J.
3. Going, T. C. Jolly, Jr., Otis Going,
Askew Stands, Jno. A. Hollingsworth,
r. Gordon Hughes, W. Russell Poole,
Dr. Felix W. Goudelock, George C.
Adair.
Consolidated Club Mooting
The Consolidated Home Demonstration
club will meet Saturday, October
18th, at 8 p. m. at the Y. M. B. L.
rooms. A demonstration in house
(leaning will be given and a repreicntatlve
of the Puller Brush Co. will
be present.
Every woman in Union county is
invited.
Go. H. D. Agent.
PRIME MINISTER
SPEAKS AT GLASGOW
Glasgow, Oct. 26 (By the Associated
Press).?A rousing ovation waa
given Prime Minister Bonar Law
when he rose to address an audience
of 1,000 persons in St. Andrew's hall
tonight and set forth the principles
upon which his party stood. He devoted
the opening of his speech to an
explanation of how he came to resume
the leader si of his party.
This came about, said the prime
minister, when it was realized that
the coalition was losing ground and
a split in the party was inevitable,
not through intrigues, but owing to
discontent in the constituencies
throughout the country, which were
clearly determined to terminate the
existing parliament and start afresh
under different conditions.
Bonar Law said he believed it
would have added to the strength of
labor to have set up a party, on the
one hand, representing opinions op
posed to labor and, on the other, a
party representing labor alone.
Bonar Uw's speech largely covered
the same grounds as his after- <
nogn speech and his election manifesto.
He emphasised the urgency of 1
a Near Eastern settlement and the i
necessity of showing an intention t"> <
be equally fair to both Turks and <
Greeks. He believed there was no 1
danger of cither Turkey or Greece ]
declining to accept the decision of the :
peace conference. i
The real difficulty in foreign affairs
was the reparations question,
but he did not despair of its tolu- i
tion; he could not agree that Germany
was unable to pay anything. {
There was no difference ill aims as {
between England and France in this
question, but only a difference in the
means of attaining them. In general ,
European interest England and
Fvance must remain together. 1
Again insisting on the importance
of maintaining good relations witn
tho*!Wited States and bringing the
United States into the league of nations,
thereby strengthening the
! league, he said the government did
, not desire to make Gallipoli a second
| Gibralta and expressed the hope that
yHs.
p MWpB nvUWK
He then turned to internal problems
and promised that he would observe
patience while the Irish government
war trying to carry out the
Anglo-Irish treaty. He believed
.further economies would be effected
by KTailjusting the work of the gov- ;
I emment departments and it was his
purpose to abolish the ministry of
i pensions.
Generally speaking the premier advocated
minimum legislation and
I more or less leaving mings aione. in
conclusion he reminded his hearers
that whatever government was re,
turned there were bound to be disappointments,
but if his party came into
power they would do their best to
face the inevitable problems.
I .
An Understanding
Has Been Reached
London, Oct. 27 (By the Associated
Kress).?An understanding is report-1
ed to have reached some districts
whereby conservatives do not oppose
coalition of Liberals under Lloyd
George's banner if the candidates
' pledge the general support of the
| Bonar Law ministry. The bargaining'
referred to as breaking the coalition i
of Liberals was due to the lack of \
Lloyd George's leadership.
Mingo Strike Called Off
Charleston, W. Va., Oct. 27.?With
the two years' strike in Mingo county
called off by national officers, the
! United Mine Workers District Secre-1
tary Fred Mooney awaited further orders.
Mooney said he presumed the
! strike was abandoned because the
martial law made a victory impossi!
ble.
?
Killed at R. R. Crossing
Holgute, Ohio, Oct. 27.?Two girls
and three boys were killed when their
automobile was struck by the Baltimore
& Ohio train at a crossing near
here last night.
"Peeping Tom" Evidence
Doesn't go in Court
Savannah, Oct. 27.?"Peeping Tom"
evidence in liquor cases does not go in
federal courts. United States Commissioner
Richter held rendering a decision
in the case of W. H. Hear who,
with others, were arrested in violation
of the dry law. The officers said they
obtained evidence by looking through
a hole in a fence behind which Haar
and his companions were alleged to
be handling liquor. Rlchter dismissed,
the defendants.
J. Ebb Jeffries of Qaffaey has returned
to his home, after a visit to
his sister, Mrs. Davis Jeffries, on E.
Main street,
M. Bussell Jeter of Santue is visiting
in Union today.
WORK tt?JN BY
COAMWMM1SSION
8in( a
Washington,? j$Ct 26.?Aa a beginning
of ita of investigating
the coal indusaK the Unitad States
coal i omaliwM it was announced
today, has achbjjjBed two inquiries to
representativaa fi the j>arties most
immediately iapBsted in its operation,
and has fcpaeti for answers in
"What, in y^jfe Judgment, are the
elements that iflye caused and are i
causing the ad^owledged demorali- <
zation in the cojBtndustry, and which <
are working hflttship alike on .the i
parties engaged.3n the productiori of 1
coal and the copiuming public?" the 1
first query say^n i
The second n^W f?r "praeical rem- t
edies which, in 9ur judgment, would 1
eliminate any eMail of the elements <
that you feel as responsible for the i
condition." 9,
These queriesArere submitted to i
three committeqKwhich the comrais- i
sion has conferdH with this week and t
which have beerimriected to represent 1
the bituminootJHithracite mine op- t
era tors, and thaSiners* union.
In addition lathe direct queries. 1
the commission]^** suggested a list s
of topics upon jjrhich it has asked 1
each group to abort. These include t
coal prices, co;(jB, of prodifction, la ;
bor and profltijSitrikes and cost of i
living in the pAing regionc. Two
additional topMBsuggest that the t
commission daaHs information as to i
the possibility;? of "standardizing i
mines upon thofjbasis of their eco- >
nomic product! capacity and clos- t
Ing down mi|?#e;which fall below th?standard,"
and to the further pos- \
sibility of "ffMBirdizing the cost of ]
living for QiiiMiworkers and the liv- i
ing conditions- SjjBch must be supplied
or afforded thiAkrkmen.
Celebrating MBavy Day
And l^Mvelt's Birthday <
WashingtomHfet. 27.?The deeds of 1
valor of the ijBerican navy to tK^T :
publis today IgW Ijoint celebration of i
navy day eadgBt birthday of TheoThe
schbatiBKlWh and other festin,%
:cans* hearts. Tie navy {laid a tribute
to the forrfcer president when
admiral Hilary PjnJones, commander
of the Atlantic flew laid a wreath on
Roosevelt's tomb .vt Oyster Bay.
Shot Fired by Mrs, Champion
Cleveland, Oct. 27.?The three shots
that killed Thomas A. O'Connell, car.
nival promoter, of New Haven, Conn.,
in a scuffle in a restaurant here last
July was fired by Mrs. Mabel Champion,
on trial for firsb degree murder
here after her husband told her to
shoot W. H. Conklin, former nigh r
manager of the restaurant who is the
state's star witness, testified t^iay.
Entries in International
Stock Show Closes Nov. 1
Chicago, Oct. 26.?Entries in the
individual classes of the International
Live Stock Exposition, to be held
here for the first week in December, a
will close November 1, according to
an announcement by the manage
ment.
"In order to be amply prepared for
the influx o fthouaands of cattie,
horses, sheep and swine which exhibitors
will bring from all parts of
the country, it his been found expedient
to close the entry books a
month before the opening day/' said
the statement. "Stockmen contemplating
exhibition should make their
applications immediately.
"All applications for entry of the
twenty different kinds of grain, seeds,
and hay in the fourth annual Grain
and Hay Show, to be held in connection
with the stock show, must be
filed not later than November 10."
Naturalized Americans
Still Missing in Russia
Moscow, Oct. '26.?Scattered about
Russia are about 46 "lost" persons
whose rel|tives claim for them American
citizenship, and for whom
search is being made by representatives
of the American Relief Administration.
PERSONAL MENTION I
Miss Edith McRae Macgrath, of
Charleston is the guest of relatives
here this week.
J. Wiley* Davis, ?f Richmond, Va.,
i3 in Union today In the interest of
his company,.
John R. Mathis has returned vfrom
the mountains of North Carolina after
spending the summer. Mr. Mathis
has built a summer home at Zirconia,
which he has flamed "Camp Summit."
Miss Lois Morris of Spartanburg is
spending a fefar days with her parents,
Mr. ani Mrs. A. R. Morris.
An extensive propaganda ia being
made in Ruaela in favor of growing
Indian corn Instead of rye and whaat,
because it resists 'drought better
than the latter gnUms.
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TWO ATTACKS ON Hi
UNION SHOPMEN
Little Rock, Oct. 27. ? William .
Rawls and John Spurgeon, striking by;
rail men, arrested for bombing the wil
home of W. J. Cooms, have confessed am
the police announced. Rawls took the M?
officers to bis home, where two bombs Vai
were fonnd buried in the garden with pre
a quantity of dynamite. ju?
for
Little Rock. Ark., Oct. 26.?Two fus
attacks on shopmen, one at the Bid- con
Ha D?aL f-1 J 1
J1V auv|>o, VI kuc tMKk AOKU1U (AMIU, 1 |>al
another on a boilermaker at the Mis- wo
Bouri Pacific shops last night and to
the dynamiting early today of the thi
tome of M. J. Cooms, a boilermaker bee
it the Missouri Pacific shops, who re- 1
.urned to work Monday, marked the mil
ligh point in outbreaks of violence Bri
lince the strike of railroad shop to
vorkers began laBt June. cas
An attack on a striking union shop- His
nan, alleged by him to have been cro
nude by railroad special agents at ten
.he Biddle shops, adds to the feeling tim
lere as a result of the fresh activi- tioi
;ies. det
The dynamiting of the Cooms of
tome is the sixth bombing since the pot
itrike started, and occurred in Little J
flock while the police were investi- nto
gating the throwing of a bomb in the ret
>ards of the Missouri Pacific shops, 0f
n north Little Rock, Tuesday night, jvit
The dynamiting followed v'osely por
he two attacks on shopmen late last rec
tight. The most serious of the two to
attacks was at the Rock Island shops, jeel
where Frank I. Howe, a striking he
tnion shopman, was shot in the back. agti
He told the police his antagonists
were a group of special agents em- is <
;>loyed by the railway as guards, and Mr.
asserted that he could identify them. V
The other attacks copsisted of the for
hooting up of an in-bound street car gra
oaded with non-union workers from ch'he
Biddle shops of the Rock Island, spit
3uy T. Kavanaugh, a machinist, wa? ed
wounded in the forehead. In north i?vj
Little Rock an attack was made on wet
t negro boilermaker's helper last lati
light. ind
Men, Let Us Pray P<in
- "ar.
We are asking: that, in addition to 0f
wrvtcet and oxh
time and interest now being devoted <
to the ushering in and continuation of ten
the Gypsy Smith meeting as a means this
of grace and spiritual blessings to tb-1 pai
people of Union and Union county. tol<
that as many men as will take the j
time and make the sacrifice necessary, sj^
to assemble at the Gypsy Smith Tab- jr,
cruacle on Tuesday night, October wo
31st for a season of prayer, by and to
for the men and young men of the city pef
and county. ?
Let us come together without any cja
formality, and with no set program, not
willing to be used of God and led by
spirit, may we find it possible J
so" to enter in, that individually and ()f
collectively, we shall he bleBsed, and
God's spirit so direct or lead us that cm
there may be engendered n spirit of
service and sacrifice that will insure ,,tr
the success of the meetings. ' ^
As opportunity offers let us pray (j
and may we impress you that this is
a personal invitation and message to g.
?'ou, and request the pastors of all .
churches to announce this general and ,
_ , loo
central prayer service on Tuesday
night, October 31st, 8 o'clock; not
over one hour.
L. L. Wagnon, '?'
Chairman for Men's Prayer Meeting
Committee. 'm
. m for
News From Rehoboth ^ol
$6.
The farmers here are most through
gathering their crops and have begun 1
to sow grain.
It has been announced that Mr. net
Quentin Berry, from China, will give ^.vo
a lecture at Rehoboth church next rc
Saturday afternoon, October 28, at or
3 o'clock. The public is invited.
The Rehoboth school opened Monday,
October 16th, with Mr. Haddcn
Wells of White Stone, as principnl
and Miss Marion Ross of Ches- 'n
ter as assistant. a
Joshua Hames and George Burgess at
were visitors at the home of Arthur 001
Tate on Gaffney, Route 1, Sunday. ftn
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sparks and ar
Miss Marion Ross were guests of
Mrs. Ed Jeter and dagubter, Frances, *h
Sunday. of
W. A. Poole of Spartanburg visited
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Poole
the first of the week.
TODAY'S COTTON MARKET
_ ag
Open 2:00 p. m. ye
December 23.85 24.00
January 23.46 28.72 p|.
If t_ AO in AO OO z
murcn ?>.* *0.00
May 28.42 28.72 wi
July 28.26 23.40
Local market 24c ?j j
Mrs. Charles Counts left this after* ^
noon for Glenn Springs, where she is
to give a recital this evening. She
will go to Greenville Monday to give
l reoital under the auspices of the lo. th
cal chapter Eastern Star.
Mrs. A. R. Morris returned this af- to
temoon from a visit to friends in Co- th
iumbia. fls
?
rOULD WITHDRAW *
MORSE CHARGES
Alexandria, Va., Oct. 20.?Attempt
counsel for the government to I
thdraw all charges of conspiracy ?
J fraud laid against Charles W. '
>rse, New York shipbuilder, and his 0
rious companies in the case now in d
igress here failed today when P
ige Waddill in the federal court ?
the Eastern Virginia district re- ^
ed to entertain the motion. The
irt upheld attorneys for the com- ^
nies in their contention that it
uld be most unfair to their clients 8
amend the bill so drastically at
b late day after the charges had j*
>n widely published.
rhe government's motion was sub- a
Lted by former senator Edgar T. P
lckett, acting as special assistant
Attorney General Daugherty in the 0
IP flcrflinst. thp \1 nruo i?Amno?5nn
i action cieated a surprise in the )'
wded court room, which had lis "
ed throughout the day to dull tes S(
iony regarding the financial condi
i of the associated companies and ^
ails of the contracts given, some n
them by the emergency fleet coration.
K
earlier in the day Mr. Bnukett had
ved to eliminate from the case all 1
erences to the tiroton Iron works ^
Groton, Conn., which was named *
h the Virginia Shipbuilding cor- ,T
ation in the government's suit to
over about $18,000,000 advanced
cover construction expenses. Ob
tion was made on the ground that
"same charges of fraud" lay
linst the other defendants.
If than defendant is dismisses it
dismissed as to evorv allegation," S(
tt
, Brackett explained.
Villiani A. Barbci ihief counse
Morse, then read in detail para- ^
ph 2." of the complaint bill which ^
rged tha' the defendants had "con
red together to defraud the Unit- ^
States government by obtaining .
sums of money to which they
*e. not entitled" through munipu j(
on of the stock and assets of the
ividual corporations.
We now h ive the government
ling here," Mr. Barber continued,
id saying: 'We will exonerate one m
the conspirators and will leave the
ers7 ' ? W
It has not been and is not the in- oi
tion of the government to offer ?r. J?
s trial any evidence under the 25th di
agraph of the bill," Mr. Bracketi ^1
1 the court. 'r
fudge Waddill, after a short con
e* at ion, denied the motion as to
C.roton comp.u y und that which al
ulet have eliniinatel ad references c<
conspiracy and fraud wherever ap **
iring. 91
'Unless counsel can Rive some spe- ei
1 reason," the court ruled, "I do ^
think we should stop here to ^
end the bill." S
\n exception was taken on the par a
the government, indicating that in vv
ie of appeal the refusal of the R
irt to permit withdrawal of the ^
irges would be one of the points r'
ried to the higher courts. Y
Counsel for the Morse companies
dared tonight the notion of the ^
/eminent in effect was a "eonfesn
of error" and indicated a comte
collapse of the case. They
ked for early issuance of a de
e from the local court bringing
s phase of the case to a formal w
(elusion. There would remain the
inter suits?that of the govern- "
nt against the Virginia company 11
$18,000,000 and of the Virginia f
npany against the government for
000,000 alleged to be still due on 0
ships constructed under the emer- v
icy fleet contract.
\ separate suit is pending in Con- j*
ticut wherein the Groton Iron
rks seeks to collect $13,000,000 n
ini the government as balance due
construction of a number of ships.
Notice b
u
Mr. Allen, the leader of music for
? Gypsy Smith meeting:, will arrive t
the city Monday and has called for p
choir rehearsal Wednesday evening
7:30 o'clock. Each church in the
unty is expected to send its choir
d all those who can sing and will,
e urged to attend this rehearsal. y
The churches are requested to make ^
e announcement Sunday of the date r
rehearsal. Guy H Wilburrs. j
20-4tpd Chairman.
Help Today I
Won't you help take care of the
jed colored woman we told you of
-A J ?ft C11 ? 1 - t 1? 1 '
Bteraay : one nevus nt'ip iuiu ntrt-us
right today. If you could see her
tiful condition, The Times would not
ive to beg so hard, but all of you
ill help, of that we are sure.
Please send your contribution to
le Times office or Mrs. George T.
eller, South street. Won't you do
is today?
Mr. and M:*s. J. E. Whisenant of
>artanburg and P. C. Whisenant of 1
is city have returned from a visit <
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Allison, in Co. <
mbia. They made the trip through <
a country and report the roads in 1
is condition.
'ROOKIE" SQUAD
MAKES BLUNDER
Chicago, Oct. 20.?Brig. Gen. \ an
lorn Moseley, commandant at i'uil
Iheridan, today summoned a cou.' ?.
nquiry to investigate whether a s<.
nd lieutenant by accident or intent
lirected the barrage from a on>
ounder that missed its target Luk>
lichignn?and shelled estates owne
y Mrs. Edith Rockefeller MtCormi. ?
!vrus H. McCorrrilr-lf nml i.''.v
"arwell late yesterday.
"I have suppressed the name of tin
econd lieutenant who directed the
H>mbardment' as I do not want any
ody to know that such a blunderbuss
i on the muster roll of the army,"
sserted General Moseley in an exlosive
tone.
General Moseley explained that the
ne pounder "'as fired by a "rookie"
quad under command of n second
eutenant. The trenches from which
; was fired ordinarily run north and
>uth, paralleling; the lake shore. The
*rget is n wide expanse of Lake t *
lichigan from which shipping is bar
?d, he said. '*v'
"But for some reason 1 can't even ;
uess a goofy second looie trained
ie gun directly on the north shor states
and started firing," Genera:
loseley said. "But I promise that h<
'ill get his as soon as the board ' ?
tquiry reports."
Four of the shells hit the Francis
I. Farwell mansion. Others wrecked
ower beds and scarred lawns on the
itates of Mrs. Edith Rockefeller Moormick
and Cyrus H. .vtcCormieK.
L _ T!> t? * *
ne rarweu mansion was unoccupied
ncopt for two servants whoso
"reams vied in loudness with thhistling
whine of the shells. A fe?*
?conds later the Farwell gardc\v
early fainted when he saw a founts i.
f loam spurt upward in front of bin.
Irs. J. V. Farwell, whose home ad
>ins the Francis Farwell mansion
as walking in her garden when a
nell buried itself in the lawn.
1 the Interest of the
Gypsy Smith Meeting
We are asking the officers and
lembers of every fraternal order in
ad around Union, if you will not der
oral prayer druing each session or
athering you may hold before and
uring the Gypsy Smith meetings, to
le end that a grent spiritual blessig
may come upon our city and eoun7
as the result of these meetings.
This is one of the most frequent
nd fruitful opportunities for men to
ime together, and we believe the enre
membership will be glad and that
)me man or men will be found in
ach such gathering who will be glad
> publicly invoke the blessings of
lod and the guidance of the Holy
pirit upon the meeting, the peoples
nd the cjty and community, and we
rill esteem it as an act of sympathy
nd cooperation to have you indicate
a us that you have or will and so
nspond to this request as often as
ou meet or have the opportunity.
L. L. Wagnon,
Chairman for the Men's Prayer Moot
ing Committee.
A Hallowe'en Party
The church school service leagu,'ill
give a Hallowe'en party >:? Tal.wo'en
night, October HI. at s o'clock
7 the Parish House, lie sure to ccnu
r, costume as a prize will be given
nr the ln-st Hallowe'en costume.
Bring several pennies along so you
an have >our fortune told by the old
itch. It doesn't cost but one ponn>
o reach into the big black cat's mouth
fter a beautiful present. There will
e lots of other Karnes, such a p'e
inp the nose on the p .mj.' i:: .m l
lie one who conies neaic-i the mark
.'ill receive a lovely pri?e. R? eryone
>ves to dive for appics and there wilt
e plenty of large tubs for apple do
Coir.e and bring all your friends as
he public is cordially invito.! Tick
ts 10c.
Rural Police Active
c? i> . ...i
i !m?m. .in I'iiuii'i, o. iv. \iai iit i ami
7. E. I>awson captured six barrels of
>eer (360 gallons), a half bushel of
nault and a large copper still up on
'acolet river on the Albert McCIowan
dace on October 26th.
House Burned This Morning
A small cottage in the rear of the
3ole Lnwson residence on Perrin aveue,
was destroyed by fire about 10
'clock and was occupied by Roland
[ughes, colored. The burned cottage
vas directly in the rear of the Cole
Lawson house which is now occupied
>y Mr. Charlie Robinson.
Box Spvper
Thn box supper to oe given at the
tome of Mr. Isaac Bison's Saturday
?venin? is to be a great affair. The
;omm?ttee will have on sale chickens,
rakes, candies and lots or otner goodies
for Sunday dinner.
You are invited to attend.
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