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! ARMISTICE DA\
WSr * .
"Tell them *11 to get the old uni
form out and shake out the wrinkle,
amt moth balls and have it all read:
to slip into on Friday morning," thus
MS'': spoke, the post commander of the lo
eal American Legion, Mr. T. A. Hoi
lingsworth. Many of the former wear
t era of the khaki and blue won't b<
! able to slip into the old outfit so eas
ily?it's peculiar how these uniforn
shrink up when they've been packet
away, or else comes the fearfu
. thought Of ptout old age.
* * AH over Union county the searcl
is going on. "Gotta extra pair ol
leggins you'll lend me for Friday?'
"Sure, but say, where ean I get ar
O. D. ?SJrt?" That's all; you gel
me the ieggins and I'll lend\you e
shirt," And so it goes everywhere.
pF . It's an ill vrind that blow* nobodj
some good and the pressing club own
ers are tickled over thu wdy the uniforms
are coming in, and Fridaj
morning will see Union's streets once
V1 ' '
luuia iuii ui wcart'rs 01 trie kdbki
O. D. and blue.
So, if ,you haven't yet got thie ok
uniform ready get it together tonight,
because ff you ever wore it, you'll feel
mighty out of place without it when
you come down town Friday morning.
PROGRAM
11:00 A.M.
Bells and whistles usher in the
V third anniversary of the greatest moment
in modern history.
Parade forms hi F^igh School, Capt.
J. D. Jones, in charge, and promptly
at 11 o'clock will proceed through
Main street to the city paTk, in the
following order:
"Uricle Sam & Son."
First S..C. N,.G. Band?W. W. Go,forthk
leader.
Members of United . Confederate
Veterans, "The Boys of '61."
HonT. Samuel F, McGowan, Rear
Admiral, U. S. Navy, retired, with
(V iz,, j Mayor Morgan and members of
thh city council.
Spanish-Americarj war veterans.
Company E, 1st S. C. N- Capt.
J.'D. Jones, company commander.
Service Company, 1st S. C. N. G.,
Capt. J. F* Walker, cbmpany commander.
Ex-Bervice men of the army.
American Red Cross.
Salvation Army.
Daughters of the American Revolution.
*
Uniuod Daughters of the Confederacy.
Fraternal orders of Unipn county.
School children of Union county.
At City Park
Selection by 1st S. C. N. G. Band.
Invocation by Rev. L. L. Wagnon.
Introduction of speaker by Mayor
R. P. Morgan.
Address by Rear Admiral Samuel
F. McGowan, U. S. Navy, retired, former
paymaster general of the U. S.
Navy.
Response, in behalf of the American
Legion by Ex*-Post Commander A. G.
Kennedy.
Delivery of Victory medals by Hon.
Macbeth Young.
"Star Spangled Banner"?First S.
C. N .G. Band.
Benediction by Rev. J. F. Matheson.
' "Chow Call."
"All Hands fall in for Chow."
Menu
Slum, Au Naturel
Hash a la Ray Stewart
' Wasp's Nests Punk Moonshine
v Doughnuts by Salvation Army
Java Coffee Jamoch
Smokes
Second'?Beacoup Seconds. Just* fall
in at the end of the line.
"At Ease" "Rest" "Fall Out'
"Smoke"
This interval would be an excellent
time to beat it over to the Legion's
recruiting office and wee about "joininp
up." Already more than two millior
of your buddies have "seen the light.'
Better see the recruiting officer before
the M. P.'s dee you. You .need the
Legion and the Legion needs you.
Athletic events and contests. A1
who wish to enter should see W. S
Fore at the earliest opportunity.
3:30 P. M.?Football game?Unioi
High School vs. Cowpens High School
Evening Events on Main Street
7:30 P. M.?Local street carnival
wrestling matches, boxing, singing
entertainment, dancing and frolicinf
and general good time for everyone
'Music by string band and Service Co
band.
10:30 P. M.-?Lights out. And al
light dut for home. Hope you all en
joyed yourselves. Come ag~'n nex
year. ,
Ulster Cabinet Approves
Attitude of Premiei
London, Nov. 9,?The Ulater cablne
representatives approved the firm at
tftude of Sir James Craig, premier, 01
the Irish question.
Miss Dorothy Trammel is visitini
? relatives in Atlanta, Ga., this week.
Mr
T. ' .. '!*. ! . X fit
SHCKIH h AM l
I SERIOUSLY SHOT
- ' Sheriff J. Hay. Fant was accidentals
ly shot and seriously injured at Mint- <
/ er's Store, Sedjtlia, today about 1
f o'clock. The shot was from the sher
iff's own pistol. He had gone out to
- Sedalia to arrest Tom Browning, col
ored, accompanied by Rural PoliceJ
man McDaniel. The negro showed a
*. disposition . to rebel against getting
i into the car. Sheriff Fant struck the
1 negro over the head with his
' gun. The negro was then forced
into the car by McDaniel, who
1 had gotten in and by Sheriff Fant,
^ who was on the ground forcing fhe
negro into the car. When they had *
1 hint in the car, the negro bl^H held
^ with one hand upon the door. Sheriff 1
1 Fant, holding his pistol by tho barrel,
struck the negro's hand. The pisto'
r was thus accidentally discharged and
the ball entered the abdomen of Sheriff
Fant. t He was rush^ to the hos 1
pital here 'for surgical aid. Jt. is feared
the wound is serious.. Tfye pistol '
' carried a .41 caliber cartpdgd. 1
1 Missionai^ "Sdctety Xteeting '
I ^
i The Woman's Missionary Society of
, Grace church met on November 7th ir.
the church parlors. Forty-ore nvrn
bers answered to rdll call. <
The society was divided :nto font
i circles hnd Mrs. C. H. Ftuik was
pointed chairman of the Main street
circle, Mrs. L. L. Wagnon, of the \
South Church street circle, Mrs. B. F y
Culp of Mountain street circle and y
Mrs. Isobel Foster of thb .South street j
circle.
Mrs. Bell Culp"reported many visits, i
of comfort and cheer to-thh sick.
Mrs. F. S. Linder reported eight i
boxes of supplies sent atvny thi? ]
year. f i
Mrs. Charles R. Smith anil Mrs. T. |
C. Duncan reported excellent work i
being "dope in Junior and Young Peo- }
pie's Departments. <
Mrs. C. H. Peake read a veify Inter,
esting article on the history of ,-the ]
General Society of the Woman's Anx- 1
iliary of the Methodist church. i
One new member was added to the 1
roll. . ' . ?
This meeting was the beginning of
iripr observed In fell cTnifrcheS"" or tw
Methodist conference.
There will be a* meeting ^every af- (
ternoon this week at 4 o'clock. All 1
members of the church are urged to 1
attend these meetings. '
A sad part of the meeting was
when Mrs. W. W. Summer tendered '
her resignation as president. For 9
years she has served faithfully as (
president of this society. Abso'utely '
faithful, untiring and loyal, a wise, '
patient and loving lender, encouraging
the efforts of each member.
She has set an example that wil1 j
be hard to follow. She has won the '
love and confidence of all her coworkers.
Her resignation was not
accepted and the members hope that 1
they will serve manv, marv more '
years under her faithful guidance. '
Buffalo School Gives ' j
Hallowe'en Party <
Last Wednesday evening was the
scene of one of the most attractive
little Hallowe'en plays and party given
at Buffalo in quite a while. The
theatre building was decorated with
autumn leaves and Jack-O-Lanterns. '
The crowd started gathering at a very 1
! early hour, and it was not long before
there was little seating space left in 1
the theatre. The 24 children that took |'
part in the play knew their parts well 11
1 and acted very gracefully. After the |
play the crowd was amused with for- 1
' tune telling, a fish pond, etc. Below is
a list of the children who took part in
the play.
t Henry Earle Strahley, Carrie Mar?
garet Strahley, Irene Kassler, Norma
: Kassler, Melda Von Hollen, Mildred
i Rountree, Julio Ellenburg, Thelma
Millwood, Grace Messer, Robert Size>
more, J. D. Spencer, Roy Billings, Hus
bert Minton, Clyde Gowan, Mary Dunlap,
Levada Iluskey, Gray High tower. ,
1 Charlie Gardin, Edwin McCombs, Mil.
dred Griffith, Fay McCombs, Gary
Ochiltree, Cortcz Wright.
i ?
Miss Lena From Entertains
Last evening Miss Lena From entertained
at the home of her parents,
' Mr. and Mrs. 1. From, at a beautiful
party. The rooms were filled with autumn
flowers irtid black and gold, the
home team colors were much in evidence.
j It was a happy, congenial crowd of
young folks that enjoyed the hostess'
t hospitality. Fruit salad, cake, bonbons
and punch were served by Miss
From, assisted by her mother, Mrs.
I. From.
T ? n A m 1 v !a 9 i
, j. o. r . Adams nns Deen quite sick
for several weeks at his home on
Route S.
1 Miss Pearl Plttrftan of Carlisle is
" shopping in Union today'. 7
n Mrs. Ernest Spears is attending the
Baptist State W. M. U. in Spartanburg
today. . '
g P. L. Tally of Williamston is in the
city thfs week on business.
MARINES WILL
GUARD TRAINS
' ' *-*.'* '' V:: ^ QCJb-Jt.-' ?
Washington, Nov. ttr-Witji 'prderai
to shoot to kill if necessary* tdSpre-*
wore ordered to .duty today as guards
of mail trains and truo^'ttd^at postoffices
in 15 cities. TbemSbvwfU be
armed with pistols and sawed off shot-:
guns, Postmaster General Hays aj^-j
nounced after a CQmfence with Gefl-!
oral Lcjoune, cpnaicp|jipfeant of the marine
corps. The marines are to be replacod
eventiially^h^aald^by a special
ovcd recoiled fsbip the postal ser^
vu?e *v^'Arrangement*.for
the serrioee'iof
he marines/ the postmaster gepeVal
said, were, made with the Secretary
jf the navy. The matter Was discussed,
at today'8 cabinet meeting, and-J?jrcaident
Harding is said to have' e*>
pressed approval hf* Mr. Hays' plan
to check looting of tha mails.
The postmaster /general also announced
th^t, ?s-a result of the recent
Nenjt'Y**rk robbery, orders had beten
issued suspending-'from the .service
three Nbw York' postoffice officials,
M. Norri^ superintendent
nails; Henry Uippman, superiritendjnt
of registry, ai\d Walter S. Mayer,
uperintehdent of tnoney orders.
Some of tho marines,' General Lejeune
said, would board trains tonight
and within 24 hours would be
>n guard oh practically all trains in
he. country carying valuable" mail.
Men for duty in the East, South and
West, he said, would come from the
marine crps post ut Quantico, Va.,
virile those for service in the West
.vould report from ' San Diego and
Mare Island, Cal. ' * * | <\
Among the cities to which they will
ae sent for duty are Hoston*.'Nd>v
fork, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond,
Atlanta, Chicago, St. Cbuie',
Minneapolis, Kansas City, JDal]H^ San
Fraru^sgo and Los Ap^to&.!fteic;rams
were dispatched tonigh^by" the
postoffice instructing pestrhal^^
postal inspectors at these points to
cooperate with the guards. <ii
Declaring that it was prc$^aed>to
protect the United States nS^fts ?Jtw
the last postal card regardless of cost
ind sacrifice/' Mr. Hdys said he wanted
it known that the postofflce departs
ment had declared "open warfare eg
the crooks and bandits of the counmorths;?S?^4
%$?
A.pril 9, according to Mr. Hays, a total
af $6,500,000 was stolen from the
mails, but in the six months following
the announcement that postal
employees would be armed the total
Pr>ll fr? S.T18 8E50 Tho nHvionKilifir t\-f
enacting legislation authorizing the
government to pay death benefits to
tho families of postal employees slain
ay bandits is understood to have heen
discussed today by the cabinet.
As a further deterrent to mail robberies,
Attorney General Daugherty
ras suggested to the district attorneys
in the various states that the courts
ae urged to impose heavier sentences
where convictions are obtained for
mail robberies. Mr. Daugherty expressed
the opinion that the wide?pread
unemployment was responsible
for nfuch of the crime in the country.
Men being out of work are more
likely to break the laws than those
employed, he said.
\ttention, Members
Grace M. E. Church!
The pledges for 1921 to the Christan
Education Movement were due on
November 1st past.
In order to make these collections
promptly I would ask all contributors
;o please mail their remittances to me
it their earliest convenience.
Your prompt attention to this will
be greatly appreciated.
R. P. Sweeny, Treas.,
Union, S. C.
4
Democratic Candidate Wins
?
Richmond,'Nov. 9.?Plurality of at
least 60,000 is estimated by the newspaper
as the American victory'of E.
Lee Trinkle, a Democrat, over Henry
W. Anderson, the Republican candidate
for governor.
Advisory Committee
Holds First Meeting
Washington, Nov. 9.?The advisory
committee of 21 appointed by President
Harding for the armament conference
held its first meeting and was
attended by four American delegates.
British Delegation
to Arrive Tomorrow
Washington, Nov. 9.?Arthur J.
Balfour and the British delegation to
the armament conference who were
expected late today will not arrive until
tomorrow, according to word from
Montreal.
Cotton Ginned
Prior to November 14t
.
Washington, Nov. 9.?Cotton ginned
prior to November 1 is over 6,646,000
running bales, so the Omens Bureau
announced.
*?!Sfelaft'.-*" ' v ** *. - $7
' sjdHlSHHy'.'.., >. <
CONfAL fOTHING
WaajbingtCt3^Jfo^T"^-M. BHand's
desire in conrtectloii. the armament
conferences tfc?Bi<ithing should
be withheld from the Aitrican public
xaa to the miliatty/.. ttf economic or
the p^lRic^^^^j^MH%ance or the
Th<i Requirements
of FrarLce -a#e*at\ers of anxious
concern and. Buat, the
of the FrqnC^jnBfijfcl staff, has I
brought with him tq t&Eg Inference a
chest of (jocumeatfc- the
I Kformany
.and'her potential POwjMftese, it is
said, include copies p{jfiHjfet instructions
of the German!of war
concerning the gtquPwHKfDrmer officers
of which t^erMB|,000, into ,
skeleton :.??gimerita^^HpiJitions, so
that without dfttay ntjHBp units could
besb^ated by summo^SySto the colors
former service men. cSjwBich there are
4.v)Ctf:000 to 5,006,OOflSEBeneral Buat
has with him a copy oflftt latest issue
of the (?erman 4trmy jSKlations published
September 3, thafllot's not deal,
he points out, with, anmjlfny of 100,000
as provided umtff th?Breat\v of Versailles
but with. furfcfc on :t vast ,
scaler/
i^ludinjr corptb arniies* and 1
groups at armies.
The army section oMJe Fronqll d#l? ,
egath* also has browK;reports conoertmg
the small ujfmFfl'hui t > he con.
cealqd in ^fetTTjahy., aBpii.s and artil '
lory factories owned lR'GerpianK, ac- 1
cording to tjietse rCpoiiMhnve been ac- |
quir:d are bcing^len-truetld in ,
'^dtthtrtes aftftMid Gerijiljy beyond the j
^superviaioir'Aj^the mH commissiori .,
of contrpX iJBfcb est??ishroents are j
indicated In/Hollandg? Switzerland,
and especially >n Swi. A large
aivpIe in op- 1
TOW
and ranking liead of the Japanese delegation
to the armament conference
here, proceeded today to answer the
specific question: "What is Japan's
justification for a big navy?"
"Every nation," he declared during
a conference with newspaper correspondents,
"feels the necessity for self
defense and knows that forces sufficient
for self defense must be provided.
The degree depends on many
factors and conditions, 'internal and
otherwise, and the relations of the
country with our powers."
"For instance," the-admiral continued,
"in the Far East Japan occupies
an insular position. Should there exist
a nation that intends to make an attack
upon Japan it is the naval forces
alone that can defend our empire. Japan
is not self sufficient. The question
of the smallness or greatness of
a navy depends upon the joint of view
of each nation concerned. I do not
consider the navy of Japan a great
one. The plans already adopted are'
much inferior to the program adopted
by Great Britain and the United
States."
Death of Mrs.
Maggie Patterson
Mrs. Maggie Patterson, wife of Mr.
Mack Patterson, died at her home on
West End Sdnday night and her body
was carried to Laurens county Tuesday
for burial. The service was conducted
by Rev. A. T. Stoudenmire and
Rev. J .B. Chick.
Mrs. Patterson was sick only about
10 days. She leaves a husband and
one son, 18 years of age.
Mrs. Patterson was a member of
Westside Baptist church and was a
woman of noble Christian character.
Her death was a great shock to her
family and friends.
Stacy-Pearson
Miss Nezzie Stacy and Mr. Ira
l'earson, both of West End, Union,
S. C., were united in marriage at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon at the
home of the bride. The officiating
minister1 was Rev. A. T. Stoudenmire.
After the ceremony delicious refreshments
were served to about 40
guests who?were invited to witness
the marriage. The best wishes of a
wide circle of friends follow the happy
pair.
Retail. Food Prices Decrease
Washington, Nov, 9.?The retail
prices decreased up to three per cent
in nine of the eleven principal cities
between September 15 and October
15, so the Department of Labor announced.
Miss Mason Blankenship left today
for Rock Hill to attend the marriage
f Miss Laura Perclval and F. A. Gart
rlaon.
DEATH OF FOUR !
IS A MYSTERY
Allendale, Nov. 8.?One of the most
mysterious affairs ever occurring in
this country came to light this morning
when the fourth member of the <
family of Joe Lee, a constable of <
Magistrate S. W. Owens, living at
Baldoc, a town about four miles from <
here, succumbed to a mysterious ill- <
ness last night. Previous to the death i
of the wife of Lee last night three of
the children of the family had died, ]
all within less than a week. The only i
members of the family now alive ai*e 1
a four-months-old baby and Lee him- \
self. Lee was taken to the University (
hospital in Augusta, Ga., this morning (
upon advice of physicians who are (
unable to diagnose the case to their j
satisfaction. (
An inquest was held over the body t
r>f Mrs. Lee this morning and the vital
organs of the woman sent to the state ?
laboratory for analysis. The pecu- j
liarity of the affair lies in the fac* ,
that every member of the family has j
been affected the same way. In addi- ,
tion to this it is reported that all the
live stock around the home of Lee has
been affected. Two boys have died. ^
All the poultry is said to have died (
The facts, together v.rth other circum- .
stlfnces, have brought out the opinio^
in this section that the family has in 1
some way been poisoned and the stomach
of one of the victims was sent ^
Wednesday to the laboratory of the
state board of health for examination
Ph^board further has been requested J
send to the scene an expert to ox
amine at the source the possibility '
u J 1 _ it. rro - ii I
oi cue poisoning ineory. mis in an
pre will be done and a correct N
die loiris ?f the case be in hand in a ^
few days. '
()ne physician in attendance on the v
family went so far as to admit that i
the symptoms in all the cases were *
almost identical to those evident in
arsenic poisoning. The theory of
poisoning is given further credence by
the fact that the victims them- t
selves firmly believed that such is the t
ca8e and go further and st ate' that s
the poisoning is the result of foul f
play and go so far as to give the i
name of thle alleged poisoner. It seems i
that Lee or somi member of his fam- ;
ily had had a difficulty with a nearby I
neighbor and there was bad blood be- <
i
committed the crime alleged. So far j
no action ba3 been taken officially due ,
to an utter lack of evidence. I.ce seems (
to think, and the peculiar, circumstances
arising from the death of the
livestock about the place boars this \
out in n way, that the well, from j
which the supply of water was taken ,
had been poisoned. It is for the pur- j
pose of examining the water in the t
well and to leak into other peculiar
circumstances surrounding the j
/InofVi lli a \nnfi m c I V\ o + fltn
uvai.ll U* vh V * ivvuua, vitu w vnv j
presence of an expert from the state
board has been requested. While all
three of the physicians so far called j
into the case cling to th.c hypothesis (
that acute malaria is the cause, of the
deaths, there is an obvious doubt in
all their minds and a thought apparently
that the poisining theory is not
altogether impossible. Every effort 1
will, of course, be made to clear the
mystery of the affair up. J
^ 9
Committees Appointed
The following committees have
been appointed by Mrs. F. M. Farr. f
president of the United Daughters of j
the Confederacy for the year begin- j
ning November, 1921.
Approval Committee: Mrs. D. M. (
Eaves, chairman, Mrs. Davis Jeffries, t
Mrs. A. P. McElroy. ,
Finance Committee: Miss Pearl
Harris, chairman, Miss Fannie Dun- <
can, Miss Edna Tinsley. j
Memorial Committee: Mrs. Clough ,
Wallace, chairman, Mrs. C. H. Peake, -
Mrs. T?. M. Jordan, Miss Blanch Gar- |
ner.
Loving Service: Mrs. W. D. Arthur, ,
chairman, Mrs. T. A. Murrah, Mrs. P. ,
K. Switzer, Mrs. Geo. T. Kellar.
History: Mrs. W. W. Alman, chair- (
man, Mrs. C. T. Murphy, Mrs. Davis ,
Jeffries, Mrs. Felix Goudelock, Mrs. H. ,
V. Frierson. ,
World War Records: Mrs. H. W. (
Edgar, chairman, Mrs. D. N. Jones, ,
Miss Mary Emma Foster,
Marker of Graves: Mrs. J. Frost
Walker, Jr., Mrs. L. J. Hgmes, Mrs. '
Hunter Gilliam.
Porter Wounded in
Train Robbery Pies
Chicago, Nov. 9.?-Arthur Moon, a
Pullman porter on the New Orleans
Limited, was wounded in the robbery
of the train Monday night near Paxton
and died last night in the hospital
at Champaign.
Today's Cotton Market
Open Close
January 17.98 17.24
March .. 17.88 17.15
May 17.61 16.96
July 1710 16.50
December 18.20 17.57
N. Y. Spota 18.00
Local market 17.50
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PLANS MADE
FOR CONFERENCE
Washington, Nov. 8 (By the Associated
Press).?The final interim of
stage dressing for the armaments <
conference was ushered in today by i
developments which for the first time I
concentrated on the great diplomati <
drama the alert attention of practi <
rally every element of official Wash 1
ngton and its distinguihsed guests. 1
Even the senate took a hand in the <
ast minute preparations by adopting i
.vith the tactic acquescence of Repub \
ican leaders a resolution presented
from the Democratic side of th s
hamber requesting that the doors of t
he conference room be opened when
iver the full body of delegates were v
n session and that a record be kep* f
if everything that transpired during "
he negotiations.
Among those who will actual'y sit '
it the conference table, Admira f
Saron Kato, head of the Japanese
lelegation and naval minister of th< v
apanese government, made himsel
he center of attention by a iniblic 1
tatement asserting that his nalio
vas willing in the interest of a sue
essful conference to go to the 1 ngt ^
f reducing her "eight-eight" nava
milding program if a satisfactor;
roportional agreement could b
cached.
Meantime Premier Briand of
"ranee, confining his public evpres
lions to a general renewal of hi
lation's willingness to meet every
>ody else half way in the iffort t
educe armament, paid a round of of
icial calls and familiarized himse i ,
vith the situation in confert nee wit
lis colleagues and officials of th j
Yeneh embassy. During the day hi
vas received formally by Presidnr j]
larding and the two exchanged gooIrishes
for the success of t'ie con
'orence. j.
Members of the newly arrived
Netherlands delegation also were giv ,
n a formal audience late in the af h
or noon by the president, who ha
spent much of the day at work on th f
iddress with which he will open th t
onference on Saturday. Tonight ih(
Manuscript was virtually complete I
Hid Mr. Harding let it become knowr
that it reflected his proposed ? ours t
af conduct throughout the negotia t
lions by dealing only in a broad waj v
*nd leaving the specific presentatioi
)f American proposals to the Ameri
?a? delegates themselves. F
Secretary Hughes, as hca ! the
\meriean delegation is expected tc !
leconie at least the temporary presid
ng oflicer of the full assen b'age o lelegates
and as such he will preseti' ^
'or the approval of the conference : r
:entative plan of procedure.
Diplomatic usage may result in Mr 1
lughes retaining the gavel and also
n the selection of an American a v
secretary general.
Upon every hand there appeared to v
je a growing belief that the deails
of organization and preliminary '
icgotiations will be completed quick
v and that when the conference is bin 1
i few days old it will find itself in th< ^
1
nidst of its most serious work.
i m r
Sheriff Fant and Rural ,
Policemen Destroy Stilh n
n
Last week Rural Policemen McDan
cl and Lawson destroyed a r>0 pralloi
itill located on the plantation of Mi '
1.. J. Hames on Broad river, no ?r the
ord.
The next one was on the plantatioi
if Mr, Ed Littlejohn, near Pacolet
rhis was a hundred gallon eapacit;
ind made of copper.
The next one was a small bucko
still located on a branch near the pon<
it Buffalo. The first still had six bai T
rels of mash which were destroyed
rhe second one had r.n mash, it bavins
been moved.
Yesterday the rural policemen do
troyed 25 barrels of mash, the appre 1
crate from the still raided. The thre
stills had been moved but the officer *
captured the mash. In the last If
lays, including those the state con
stable pot, 12 stills h^ve been de 1
stroyed. This is at the rate of one ?
day. At this rate Union county wil
soon be rid of the illicit distillevs.
Confederate Veteran
, Visits Union
Mr. C. E. Davis of Texas was a visitor
to Union today. He is now a res
ident of Texas, having left here 40
years ago. Up to a few years ago
he has been farming in Texas. He i?
now 75 years old, and, with Mr. J. B.
Tracy of this county, are the only survivors
of Co. H, 5th S. C. Regiment.
Mr. Davis helped to carry Capt. Tom
Cromer, A. C. White and Ebenexer
Bailey, wounded, from the battlefield
at Darby Town road August 6, 1864.
Mr. Davis and Mr. Tracy were here
together today, reviving old time
memories.
'ihe South Carolina Sunday school
convention will be held at Mt. Vernon
Sunday afternoon, November 20, and
the programs will appear in a later
issue of The Times.
I
DEMOCRATS WIN
GREAT VICTORY
Richmond, Va., Nov. 8.?Unless returns
from missing precincts in the
cities of the state cut down the commanding
lead of Senator E. Lee Trinkle
of Wythe, the Democratic candi.
late for governor, over his Republican
opponent, Henry W. Anderson of
Richmond, the Democrats have won
>y over 60,000 majority in today's
jlection, according to figures compiled
light by the Richmond Times-Dislatch
based on incomplete returns.
The remainder of the Democratic
tate ticket', according to latest reurns
published by The Times-Dis>atch,
was ushered into office along
vith Trinkle at varying majorities
otalling slightly less than the vote
nst for governor.
J. Murray Hooker of Patrick county *v
Democrat) was elected to congress
rom the Fifth District to succeed the
ate Rorer A. James by an estimated
najority of 4,000 over Thomas L.
ro!ts (Republican), according to The
'imes-Dispatch's figures.
Lynchburg, Nov. 9.?Scattering reurns
from the sixth district indicate *. *.-.
he election of J. Murray Hooker, a 'i * _
democrat, over T. S. Felts, a Repubican,
to succeed the late Roper A.
amcs in congress.
>rohibition Officers
Make Big Raids
GafTney, Nov. 8.?Yesterday was
hp bnnnnr iTnv In fllu r>ntii*? Vilctrvi-ir r\(
irohibition officers, both state and
ounty, in Cherokee. They spent the
ay raiding *in the King's Mounain
section of the county, where the
llicit liquor traffic is said to have
ourished, and as a result every one
f the local officers was so busy dur
ng the day chopping up "stills" that
vhen they returned to Gaffney last
light they declared "our tongues are
tanging out."
The following composed the raiding
tarty which made such remarkable
muls yesterday: C. Y. Allison, L. H.
Mlison, J. P. Scruggs, J. W. Vnsscy,
2d Painter and Jones Tate.
So elaborate were the outfits capured
on the mountain that the equipnent
included three ercls cut saws,
vhich the operators of .the plants are
illery fires, the axe method having
>roved to be too slow for them.
The first plant captured during the
lay consisted of a sheet iron still of
?0 gallons capacity, together with
omplete outfits of shelves, buckets,
;egs, barrels and similar parapherrnlia,
while the second plant also conisted
of a still of similar capacity
ind 1,800 gallons of beer.
Upon the arrival of the officers
vhere the first plant was being oprated,
officers detected Jim Carter,
cho is alleged to have had a five galsng
keg concealed in a sack and
hrown across his shoulder, and two
lint whiskey flasks in his pockets. He
ttempted to throw away the keg and
ireak the flasks, but was prevented
y the officers and placed under arest.
The second . arrest of the day
vas made when Lee Hull was appreiended
just as he was leaving one
f the stills witlKa pint flask in his
oeket. He was arrested and his foot
>rints were mnde to fit in those found
mbodded in the mud near the two <
dants.
The two men arrested were carried
?ofore Magistrate Gaston at Blacks>urg
and gave bond for their appearince
at the next term of court of
general sessions-for Cherokee county,
"nrfer being released on bail of $300,
*'hile Hull's bond was placed at $500.
? , ir
Relieve Deaths
. Caused From Malaria
Columbia, S. C., Nov. 9.?Dr. C. V.
\kin, of the State Board of Health,
fter an investigation of the death of
'our members of the Lee family in
laldoc county, scouted the idea of
Poisoning, believing the fatalities due
x> malaria.
leach Their
Destination on Time
H. W. Miller, vice-president in
harge of operation of the Southern ?
Railway System announced today that
Dut of 14,934 passenger trains operated
on the system during the, month
13,589 or 9 9-10 per cent reached their
inal terminal on time while 14,202 or
95 per cent maintained schedule or J
made up time while on the Southern.
9 I I J J
Cowpen9 Next!
" uf
Take the "Cow'' out of Cowpens. J
It must be done. Come out and see , ;
one of the best games of the season
on Friday, November 11. The Union |
Hi will play the Cowpens Hi in a
game of football at the city park
Cheer our team to victory. >
O. T. Gallman and.Oliver Gal
of Spartanburg were the guelSfj|j|
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ray Sun<Mf^