The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, March 15, 1919, Image 1
f THE UNlS5|)AILY TIMES
VOL, H. SO. 399 U^IOK^ s/lyATUHDAY, MAIU It 15,1919 ^ ^ ?
WILSON UAHLtS I HA I LEASUE OF
NATIONS TO BE PART PEACE TREA
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, March 15.?Secretary Tumulty receivec
cablegram from President Wilson, saying the "plenary coui
has positively decided that the League of Nations is to he a p
of the peace treaty." The message was in response to an mkiu
asking the truth of certain newspaper stories saying the lea(
was not to be incorporated in the treaty.
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Wilson Plunges Into Work of
Peace Conference Problei
(By Associated Press.)
PARIS. March 15.?(Friday.)?President Wilson plunj;
into the peace conference immediately upon his arrival today, 1
ginning a conference with Lloyd George as soon as he rea".V
the new residential residence. After luncheon he held a long c<
ference. attended hv nil tVio main ? *?? ?* "
. ..mill UI1CCI/1II^ iuxces OI Hie COlltl
ence excepting Premier Orlando. Later Wilson visited Preside
Poincare.
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Nine Sailors Drowned When Transport Sanl
, (By Associated Press)
LONDON, March 15.?Nine sailors are reported drown
in the sinking of the American naval transport, Yselhaven, bou
from Baltimore for Copenhagen, which struck a mine on Frid
mt.ming, according to Lloyds. Thirty-five survivors were land
at Hartlepool by a British steamer.
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German Delegates Accept Conditions
(By Associated Press)
BRUSSELS, March 15.? (Friday.)?The German delegai
to the conference here regarding the Allies taking over the G<
man mercantile fleet and provisioning Germany, today detinitt
a 1 1 11 ' ""
^w)/.vu wiiuiuuiio niipuseu oy me Allies. The monthly rati
of three hundred and seventy thousand ton? of foodstuffs w
fixed by the Allies.
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An Effort to Break Harbor Workers Strike
(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK, March 15.?In an effort to break the harb
workers' strike the boat owners today planned to place the v<
eels in operation with strike breakers and called on the police f
^^^bfSction.
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New Premier to Be Elected
(By Associated Press)
BASEL, March 15.?The Bavarian diet convening Mond
will be asked to elect a new premier to succeed Kurt Eisner, w
was assasinated in February.
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* Peace Conference to Create Machinery
To Deal With Those Who Planned W<
f (By Associated Press)
PARIS, March 15.? (Friday.)?A sub-commission on i
sponsibility for the war reported that strictly and technically t
criminal prosecutions of those who brought about the strugj
were "anomalous and unnecessary," acording to an official co
munique. The report added that the peace conference "mis
adopt special measures and even create special machinery to d<
with those who planned the war.
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First Question to Be Considered is
Boundary Between Poland and Germai
(By Associated Press.)
PARIS, March 15.?One of the first questions to be consider
by the council of ten with President Wilson participating, will
the boundary between Poland and Germany, unofficially kncr\
Danzig is included in Poland by the Polish boundary commissi
and general territorial commission which are known to ha
agreed upon the boundary which gives Poland the strategic poii
which should make her an effective barrier between Bolshevis
and Wesetrn Europe.
RACE SUICIDE OUTCOME come exclusive and conservative wl
it has won the privilege of explot
Ltondon, Feb. 28.?(Correspondence the public for its own profit. It pr
of The Associated Press.)?Race sui- ably will refuse to tax itself for
cide, as the result of the "aristocracy benefit of the proletariat, so that wl
of labor," will be the outcome of the the loot of the minority is gone,
movement by which labor now seeks shall no longer support the was
to destroy capital, according to Dean products of civilization.
Inge, of St. Paul's Cathedral, in an "From the eugenic point of vi
address recently at a meeting of the this will be an advantage, but si
Eugenics Education Society. Eng- the cheap races must end by capt
lanJ'a Janaa nannlatlaa l>? I . ....
mm>u? 1#VKU..?.VU| i.c ing our trade, the privileged work
wilT then disappear and the country muBt themselves decay. The tr
will revert to the quiet, mral England unionist probably will be allowed
of 1750, with London, j ifX. of her place only one son in his union i
wealth, the "spiritual ( Jnval of the will take care not to have more. 1
world." industrial employment o' w>men t
"Neither voluntary restriction of also lower the birth rate. Thus,
births, which only lowers the death every class there will be a tendei
rate," he said, "nor famine, nor pes- to progressive decrease,
tileiice, nor war has much effect in 1 1
reducing numbers. The late war cost CROCKER DROPS DEAI
12,000,000 lives frbm the separation
of husbanda and wives, in addition to W. R. Crocker dropped dead at
about 8,000,000 killed. But those loss- home at Monarch about 11:80 o'cli
es, he added, may be made good in a this morning. He worked in the r
few years. . UP to shortly after 11 o'clock, w
"But at home we must face the home and was planning to do s<
fact that the upper and middle classes work in his garden. He had ;
probably will be destroyed by preda- bfrought in a turn of coal and fell d
tory taxation. We are witnessing the in front of the lire. Mr. Crocket
creation of a new privileged class, an survived by his wife and several c
aristocracy of labor, which will be- dren; he was about 45 years of ag<
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!N0 IDLE MOMENTS
H FOR PRESIDE!
Paris, March 14.?President Wils
. returning to the peace conference
f* ter his trip to the United States, t
icil rived in Paris shortly after noon
art day. The president's train, which I
iry been delayed, reached the Invali<
y(je station at 12:07 o'clock.
The demonstration attending 1
president's arrival in Paris for his s<
ond visit lacked the magnitude of tl
upon the occasion of his initial app?
ance last December. Nevertheless
H? was spontaneous and cordial.
The people had been purposely k?
in ignorance as to which railroad s1
tion his train would enter. The pr<
mrl J x ?J 1, ?
jvu lucub 11t?u rcqucaieu uiis, as ne desn
to come into the city, this time men
lorj as a private citizen. Nevertheless, t
population heard early in the day th
,n" the station selected was the Invalid
er~ and they had assembled there in grc
illt numbers by the time h?s train w
due.
The president was met at the si
tion by President Poincaire and M
? dame Poincaire, Premier Clemencet
Foreign Minister Pichon, Andre T?
dieu, General Berdoulet, the milita
governor of Paris, Major General M
led dacq, head of the military cabinet
nd ^e ministry of war; Secretary La
jgv sing, General Bliss Henry White*
^ the peace mission, Ambassador Sha
and Admiral Benson.
Clemenceau on Hand
President Poincare gave Preside
Wilson a cordial greeting during
brief conversation. With Premi
Clemenceau the American executi
spoke for some time, congratulatii
^eg the French statesman on his esca
from death in the recent attempt
er~ assassinate him.
dy I President Wilson appeared to be
OR excellent, health and iniritn
as The president did not tar
on the station platform. 1
let his hand linger longer in that
M. Clemenceau than any one else a
spoke earnestly to the premier
they strolled down the long platfor
After he had congratulated Mr. Clei
enceau on his escape from death 1
or the assassin's bullets, the premi
Jg_ turned and smiting said: "My hi
is too thick for a little piece of lei
or to de me any harps." <
Emerging from the statfon'Tfei
dent Wilson immediately entered 1
motor car which drove at high spe
along the left bank of the Seir
crossing the river on the Alma bridg
Arriving in the Place des Etats-Ur
av the streets were virtually deserted
, fact sharply in contrast with the pr<
dent's appearance in Paris just thr
months ago today.
To Tasks Immediately
President Wilson got to work ii
mpflintnlv nftor Viio nrriual of Viio ni
residence in the Place des Etats-Un
Premier Lloyd George was waitii
there for the president and the t>
had a long conference. The preside
:e- then arranged for a conference at t
he Hotel de Crillon this afternoon wi
i Premier Clemenceau, Premier Llo
George and Colonel House.
m" The president is fully conversa
fht with the work accomplished by t
3al peace delegates. During his voya
from the United States, he was cc
stantly in communication with Pa
by wireless. Colonel House took
Brest a large number of papers bes
ing on the work of the confere
[|y during the president's absence. ^
The president spent several hoi
last night in going through the pape
, and receiving explanations from C
onel House. He resumed work wi
be a grasp of the matters under disci
vn sion. t
ion r ;
ve | Coming: and Going
its V
Mrs. V. R. Hawkins is spendi
sometime in Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. C. M. Bailey of Kelton
ien visiting in the city today,
ing Miss Buchanan, who teaches the (
ob- hen School is shopping in the city 1
the day.
iien Mrs. Frank Sanders of McBee
we the guest of relatives in the city tl
ite- week.
Aubrey Rice of Wofford College
Iew spending the week-end with relatin
nce in Union.
g*R I Prof. J. T. Spears of Laurens
ade relatives in the county i
the week-end.
?nd Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Brown a
rhe James Berry have returned from
will trip to Baltimore.
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Mrs. Manley Sanders of Columbia
iicy
the guest of Mrs. Haynes Harris
South Church street.
* Earl Greer, of the U. S. Navy is 1
guest of his sister, Mrs. P. B. Be
h'8 on South Church street.
Dck
njjj Miss Trixie Mabry of Linwood C
ent lege is the guest of her mother, M
. Maude Mabry on East Main street, 1
>me
lost a ,ew d*ytead
Mrs. Francis Murphy and Miss B
r is sie Murphy of Leonard Hall are
hil- Union today, the guests of Mrs. Thi
b. dore Maddox on South Street.
ies that peace w^wenflHEw^ld not
the ratified the pei j&eatjWmd there had
cc been an exCh41F^of ratification belat
tween WashuS^ and fc^ltlh
js- by the senate^S^' finally exchhfUge of
ed ratification. M after the Senate has
dy acted, he sai$?e treaty could not bo
he coft OperntlvAintil the negotiating
iat governments W formally fetehanged
>at In other qljunurs tonight it was
as said that the^Mtclaxjstiorf of peace
would have Hjfcffx effect on' war time
a- prohflWtioff-'d'm3p> the x^ffdiibition act
a- provided that wliaU reiiu^S effective
tU) until compleljie&'f the demobilization
or empoweringfch^Rvt,sident to t^fever
of the railftmda |Sl the telephone and
n- telegraph corajMhiea, pr$v$ded for the
of control cj thejy ^nertie<? for spec ific
rp period proclamation of
Such war tmB^encies as the food
nt administratioi^B^ fdel.edministraa
tion and the wSfft ^AgUfiard also may
[er be Ogg^ipued idBt j#o*lared,
ag' Winding up tWjKffairs. \\
to Paris, Mary^WpEy the Assorted
Press.)?Anyre^^ing question of
in importance jfoejfffnitcd States has
arisen he!re. l2b)jkffl its ariswer dery
pends the/' yflljjHfed .operation of
lo much war letfuVHo such as control
nd manufacture jS. w ^of liquors and
as similar enaetNtotsnBlth reference to
m. the date on^ich/jfrewar officially
by Assuming jay t wLrotary Lansing
er will sign tM^ea^^npaty for the
ad associated the^^iited States in
lis will not become effective, as far as
ed the United States is concerned, until
ie, it is ratified by the United States senje,
ate. Even if that body were favorlis
ably disposed, it was stated today,
a ratification might h? lonpf deferred
;si .because, the senate is in recess and
ee so will ren\ain until called into special
session by the president.
It is tru* the president might dc
-n- this by cabUd proclamation, his per;w
sonal attendance upon the session not
is. being require?|Ayj at best, it is
ng asserted, it is ^^^yf&,hat the United
wo States might ba^H^A in the peculiar
nt position of tec^^mPef being alone at
he war with Ger^^*e1ong after hei
th associates .had ^*.?maU* concludec
yd peace. ~' A
1 One solution of the problems thai
nt has been suggested is that in th<
UU rtnOOA fmoftr lfo rvl f 4-V* r? /In f A fn*? A
IVJ pr.wvv tkCObjr ?vovu VIIC UOM? XV*I XV*I. Ilia
fie ly ending the -war be placed fai
><i- enough in the future to permit ol
i^s action by the senate in the interim
.o but thus far no definite exclusion has
*r- been reached,
ice 1
CAPT. HUNTER OF THE MARINES
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irs x*
;r8 News has been received/in Unioi
0]_ that FVst Lieutenant Jai/ies E. Hun
ith ter has bee?i^ronipte.Lt<> Captain am
lg_ is with the First Company of Thirty
Sixth Marines, at Guatanamo Bay
Cuba.
Capt. Hunter is the only son o
JCapt. J. E. Hunter, of this city, am
was graduated from Clemson College
ng in 1913; while at Clemson he wa
manager of the football team am
is held a warm place in the hearts o
his associates and friends, and hi
^0_ promotion is a source of great grat
ifiication to them.
ig FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
tiis
Sunday school tomorow morning a
10 o'clock Services of worship, wit!
18 preaching by the pastor, will be hel
es at 11 A. M., and atJ7:30 P. M. A
the morning hour memorial service
is of Lieut. Fred H. Sexton, who mad
'or the supreme sacrifice in behalf o
the world's liberty and peace on th
n(j battlefields of Fiance, will be helt
_ The church and Dtator ertend a cot
dial invitation to the public to at
tend all ^the services Visitors an
is strangef* in the m especiall
he TALENTED VISITORS IN UNIOl
Prof, and Mre^kT* Y. Honcycut
prominent Y. Mi/?, A. wopkers an
? " talented musician^- will arrive in Ur
5s' ion today to be lM|tguests of Mrs. C
ror M. McWhirter ofMptrt'h street.
They will have 4flarge of the musi
es- at the First Presbyterian church t<
in morrow-?Mrs. 1 (telQrcutt will play th
eo- organ and Pro .?Kpeycutt will sin
several selectlo
mk
DEATH SENTENCE III
FOR EMILE COTTIN
Paris, Marsh 14.?Emile Ciottin, the
anarchist who recently made an at-1 v
tempt upon the* life ,ot Premier .
-Georges Clemenceau, was sentenced to ?*
death today hy the courtmalrtiAl which tr
was trying liim. The ^verdict of the he
courtmartial was unanimous. ' -j
Cottin first conceived the idea of
shooting the premier in Mjfy, 1918 according
to an official record read at
the courtmartial which opened today, ti'
In May, 1918 the employees of avia- b
tion. factories were on strike. Cottin ^
practiced shooting after that, it was .
said. V. b?
. .When the courtmartial opened the
olerk reed the rfeport describing the p
attempt on the premier. The report * 1
showed that Cottin fired twice without
tnoving and then fired five times while
running behind the automobile to
which he was so Close that one witness
believed he had jumped on the
rear of the car. It was shown that pj
Cottin aimed at the seat in which
Premier Clemenceau was sitting and
fired so accurately that two bullets almoat
tobched it. U
"Rarely has u crime," said the re- eti
port, "been accomplished with .more
sustained premediation, more design
and-more implicable tenacity with a
certainty of method which it seemed
wott)B| infallibly lead to a fatal reJE^fctin
is described in the report as
primitive, vain and conceited and be- $1
himself omniscient. He was g
a$;earTl ^ .francs a day easily, ^
yet, ^ptddng society badly, organized,
<il?as dtesirous of destroying everything "J
The document gives expert medical
'ejuhipb WTeservedly holding Cottin
xb^ponMble for his action.
mi tui w
mm ask fob ?
WlpM i|g$r<HU|i&tion of federal ftind^.
for pM?pen|^ad contribution MM ^
pen6|^ u^^Ajtp*^ far Unioh
Coujris^\il?* beSelf ' go, as we see
it. *^Wie t^dverijment appropriation
|s to supplement the County effort, it
" e to BeeurMUlla* for.dollar.
If Union Township will spend
$125,000, the government will spend a C>J
like sum. This matter is being look- ill
ed into by County Supervisor, J. V.
Askew. Below we give a letter re- ceived
by Mr. Askew and also the re- f]
j ply to that letter: ?
Columbia, S. C.
March 12, 1919.
Chairman Board of Couhty Commissioners,
Union, S. C. n
[ Dear Sir: h
With the additional Federal Aid \\
. which has been appropriated for the {]
[ construction of highways in this
j State it is necessary that this office
ascertain as quickly as possible the j
^ amount of money which each county
will ask for this year,
j Please advise me as promptly as
f possible the amount of money which
^ you have available for construction
work in your county with which you
could meet Federal Aid. Also advise t
mc as to the type of road which you yi
propose building with this Federal
j| Aid, and also location of same.
* It is earnestly requested that you c>
1 give this matter your prompt consid- f
eration and advise this office. t
j Yours very truly.
,T P/vtr Pnr>r.r.ll
State Highway Engineer.
t
{ Union, S. C., Mar. 15, 1919.
j Mr. J. Roy Pennell,
e Columbia, S. C.
s My Dear Sir: F
A Your favor of the l'2th to hand de- t
f siring to know if we wanted any Gov- v
8 ernment Aid for good roads in Union ^
County. We have an election on the ^
22nd of March and after that time I ^
can tell you whether the people want
any of the Government money, that is, ^
for the Government to spend $40,000,- (
^ 00 or more or some certain amount if
, each Townshin will spend that amount
" j >
jj on roads.
. Yours very truly, '
J. V. Askew,
8 _ . i
e Supervisor, j
f UNION COUNTY'S CONTKI- ?
e BUTION TO THE NEAR EAST <
CHARITY FUND '
1
Hon. Macbeth Young, county chair- 1
^ man for the Armenian and Syrian '
y Relief, reports $2,925.74 collected and '
it has been remitted to the State '
Treasurer. '
^ Our allotment was $4,000.00; this :
will make over 75 per cent of it and
thereJ are no outstanding pledges,
d Every cent collected was forwarded
l" without a dollar's cost to the fund.
j. Mr. Young says he cannot hold out
much promise for collecting the full
'c amount; the epidemic of influenza
hampered the campaign seriously, but
Mr. Young and his lieutenants aro
? deeply grateful for the help given
them and thank every one.
EAOIIfi TKOfCHT RF BRITISH FOR
IB NORMAL
' ' (By Associated Press)
PARIS, March 15.?The British peace conference program
is understood, contemplates signing of separate preliminary
eaties with the Central Allies as soon as posible after Ct-r n-trv
ijeen disposed of. And next would come the consi' i
ly amendments to present the constitution of the 1 .yyi
>1'tons and then-the league would whipped into shape. The '
;ace treaty would follow and would include 'he League
)ns plan. The leading thought among the Br-'ish now seems
i to strip preliminary peace terms of all unnecessary in-:
ance and secur^the signatures so the world can begin to
tck to normal.
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ershing Presents Eighty Decorations to
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Soldiers ot hirst and Second Divisions
(By Associated Press) '?
COBLENZ, March 15.? (Friday.)?Pershing inspected the
irst and Second Divisions here today and presented more than
ghty decorations and talked with the soldiers, all of whom exressed
willingness to remain as long as it was necessary for the
nited States to keep an army in Europe, although they were
iger to return home. g
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Tomato Crop Damaged By Heavy Rains
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MIAMI, Fla., March 14.?Damage estimated at between
>,000,000 and $6;000,000 was caused by heavy rains in Dade and
roward counties today which practically wiped out the entire
>mato crop. At the Miami weather bureau eight inches of rain
ad been recorded up t$ 10:15 P. M.
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Six American Women Decorated For Bravery
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(By Associated Press) * ; \s .
NEW YORK, March 14.?Six women of the American hWJr
ital at Buzancy, France, have been decorated by
rnment for stamping out an epidemic ofy&T&tlipl11 lever last fall
mong the civilian, population Of Buzancy and the vicinity of
hateau ThiOT^^ikNon^ 'of the women are from the South.
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Postoffice Department Calls Conference
. . (By Associated Press) '*
* WAStf DepartBieht-has ? died
a conference here April 1 to 3 to discuss the improvement
nd extension of the postal service.
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avitations From Peace
Conference Brings Responses
(By Associated Press)
PARIS, March 15.?The peace conference's invitation to
eutrals to participate in the discussion of the League of Nations
as brought responses from Switzerland, Holland, Denmark. Norway
and Sweden, which forwarded statements of their views to
be conference secretary.
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esting to Constitutionality of
War Time Prohibition
(By Associated Press.)
NEW lOKK, March 15.?Preliminary action to warn
he constitutionality of the wartime prohibition act "is ;
lere today when suit was filed in the Federal court by ; \ v
?f the stockholders against James Everards breweries. the
ourt is asked to restrain the breweries from suspending manuacturing
activities May 1st, and its sale July 1st. as req: -d by
he federal statute. The complaint alleges th;i 'M" en. c
irohibition clause of the agricultural bill is una.. itional
'Ol'NTY AUTOMOBILE Davis, of Buffalo. Mr. Brock and Mr.
ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED Cox have blanks and blanks can
had at the Chamber of Commerce.
Though there were but a few men who are intert sted in an organizat <
resent to counsel with State Score- r\en if yon do not happen to own
n.ry L. C. Hawkins and Field Super->achine aro P'^leged to join and a
_ I cordial in jtation is extended to attend
nor r. L Henlev, of the South C aro-1 , , . ?
' i the meeting next Monday afternoon
tna Automobile Association regarding I , m
he organization of a county Automo-1 COTTON MARKET
>ile Association, the interest was sin
ere and the discussion profitable. Mr. pocai market
lawkins explained the purpose of the Consumption rep. rt for Feb7ounty
unit and what the individual ruarv 4,33"'.10
advantages were and could be; also McNally Cotton Co.
vhat had been done by the State As
lociation in the matter of permanent, Clinton local market :!7 \c
Highways in the State and what was m
ilanned for this year. He was asked gERV,CES AT GREEN STREET
nnny questions and expressed himself
is being satisfied that a strong and l . \ ~ t ,
,, . . * ., , . The services at Green street Metho apable
organization could be set up ,. A , , .? , , ,, A
1T . . T. , ., , dist church will be held tomorrow as
a Union County. It was decided , ? _ , , , . , .
, . .. , ,, , . . ? follows. Sunday school at 10 o clock;
:.hat notices should be sent to the men i .
-vho had signed the application blanks! sormon at 11 O CIOCK ,n ine
to meet in the Union County Cham-, at 7:30 in the
ber of Commerce and Agriculture 1 *
rooms next Monday, March 17, 1919, SERVICES AT UNITY CHURCH
*t 5:30 p. m. and complete the organi
zation by the election of officers and There will be preaching at Unity
naming of committees. Those who Methodist church at 7:30 o'clock tohave
signed are J. F. McLure, G. B. morrow evening and Sunday school at
Barron. R .P. Morgan, O. S. Brock, B. *0 o'clock.
F. Alston, Jr., M. M. Dixon, Dr. D. H. ' 1
Montgomery, F A. Sanders, C W. SERVICES AT BETHEL CHURCH
Goforth, R. E. White, H. W. Cox, F.
J Parham, Thomas McNally, W. E. The services will be held at Bethel
Green, N. B. Morgan, Allan Nicholson, Methodist church Sunday morning as
W. T. Powell, Rev. L. L. Wagnon, L. follows: Sunday school at 10 o'clock,
M. Jordan, C. Allen, Dr. G. T. Keller, preaching at 11 o'clock and at 7:16
F. H. Gamer, all of Union; and H. L. in the evening.
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