The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, January 12, 1906, Image 4
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UNION. S. C., JANUARY 1:.\ tl
' Mission "t the Pre.**" is to safeguard
society and educate the |><-<?pie,
therefore tnitst he accurate,
fair, fearless ami honest.
The reminiscence, tlie looking
hack sixty years. ??f Col. .fames T.
Hucon published in tlie Sunday
News, sounds tlie key note to what
the society of South ('arolina should
h- today, since he says there is 110
new South, hut only the old South
reclaiu ing a seemingly lost prestige.
If the present generation would
look hack and thus become inspired
to emulate their ancestors, the so
called new South would again be
an earthly paradise.
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lilt* 111*11 i i? [_;* ??i
Koosevelt t<? Mr. Nicholas Long
worth of t ineim.ati. Ohio, will lak?
place on S:itur<la.v, February 17, at
12 o'clock noon, in the east room
of the Whit House. We ventur<
the J redietion that from this date,
no <i; y for the marriage of any
young la?ly in the L'nited States
will suit as well as Saturday at 12
future. Saturday will 1m- wedding
day.
CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE BR1CE ACT.
The arguments of the attorneys
before the Supreme Court Monday
were, masterpieces of legal effort.
Attorneys 1'ollinger and Welsh, who
carried the dispensary eases from
Newberry ami other counties that
had voted out the dispensary raised
the question of the constitutionality
of the law known as lite I'rioe Act.
These attorneys reviewed in their
arguments every phase of the dispensary
law from the time it was
' first enacted and through all of its
changes and amendments and the
Constitution of ISO.". wherein it
]iii4.1 any bearing upon tin dispensary.
They argued that tin1 J h ire
Act was class legislation, was unconstitutional
in all of its provisionas
a compromise provision, imposing
a tax unprovided for under the
Constitution, a transcendency of
power l?y the Legislature wholly unauthorized
by the Constitution. In
reply Messrs. I.'ioy !\ Vmmtaii-,
Assistantant Attorney-Ceneral, representing
the State, and Stanyarii"
Wilson, representing the Cnion
County prohibitionist, argue<l in a
most thorough manner the constitutionality
r?f the lb-ice Act. They
not only pointed out that any one
portion of the hill could he uneonetitution
without effecting the remainder
of the act, but the right
to vot out the dispensary was
(dearly a constitutional riglit; that
the people were not hlindcd to the
effect of their vote and were willing
to pay for the closing of the dispellsarv.
Theso attornevs inmlc m nuixl.
eloquent appeal to the Court not to
override the wishes of the people us
expressed hy their vote hy deeiding
the Ih'ice Act tmeonstittitional,
when there was no legal ground for
such a decision. That the Legislature
in passing the Hrire Aet exercis'd
its every right under the Constitution
and their aet and the
wishes of the people should not he
ignored, by declaring the act null
and void upon a constitutional point
of view. The arguments were most
able and exhaustive, and it is hop. d
that the Court will not delay its de
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eision. The legislature is looking
to tli - Court for further action on
the dispensary question, hut wo
think the L--gi.-l.iUuv should he governed
l y the wisle* of the people,
irresp* ( tive of what the Court does.
LIE MEANi-OANlT CONTROVERSY.
As \\; s said in Tut: Timks at the
time of the tire in the ollico of .Secret
ry of St ito when certain hooks
were said"to have heen consumed,
the fin was too mysterious and unaccount
ihle not to admit of doubt
as to its origin and intent on the
put ' 1' some one who desired to
place the said h? ok# hi-yond the
roach of the investigating committee.
The subsequent developments
and disclosures point directly to the
fact that siu-h was the reason for
the tiiv, ana lurther, that it is not
altogether tertaiu that any of the
hooks ware hurncd. Mr. I). II.
Moans, a highly resectable and
trutiiful member of one of tin* host
families of this State, has recently
mid that while he was a clerk of
t ie sinking fund commission ho
kept a separate lxx>k in which he
made entries of fees paid for coinmissions
issued by the Secretary of
State; that this little hook was
kept by him as a reference and
duplicate of the book in Secretary
of State's oflico for some purpose;
that he kept this book in a certain
place know n only to himself and
S -Crotary Ciantt; that about the
time of the investigation by tla
cominitt :c appointed by the legislature
this little hook was missing;
that Mr. (?antt had asked him not
to mention certain things connected
with the items in this little book,
and that he (Means) had refused
t> comply with Oantt's request.
Now taking everything into con
sidcratioii it would seem that there
was a motive for the fire and a motive
for hiding or destroying these
books. Taking altogether it would
indicate that something wrong had
been done in Secretary of State's
o.'lice and an effort to conceal this
his heen this effort. It is, however,
possible for more light to he thrown
on the matter if Mr. Means persist*
in his efforts to convince the commission
that they have not found
out all ahout it yet.
NLW DEPOT HEARING COMPLETION.
Death of Mrs. Sarah Ann Miller?New
Store For the Town.
.loin sville, Jan. 8.?Our pcoph
begin the new year under fa vera I>1,
circumstances and in much better
condition than they have for many
years. The past two years have
been unu.-ually favorable, and taking
the two years together they
have put the people in a favorable
and piusp.-rous ami even contented
c iiidiln n. Now if the country will
J truly manage its alfair* well and
! in t let prosperity delude it into extravagance
and excessive living
j we will hold our own and continue
to prosper.
The carpenters have linished their
wurk mi tin- ni'iv ili'iM.t -itwl ........
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and the painters arc putting on the
j finishing tow-lies which will soon
I he done and then the filling in of
i the jard and macadamizing it will
' finish the j'lh and it will he ready
| fur use. It is a neat and even
! handsome depot hut too small for
the pr< gre.-H\e town of Jonesville.
Just six months tomorrow since
the other depot was hurtled.
'< Mrs. Sarah Ann Miller died yesterday
morning at the home of her
son Mr. .1. Finoher Harris, on
Brown's Creek. Mrs. Miller was
twiee married. Her first hushand
was Mr. W. [{. K. Harris, who
died ahout -even years after their
marriage. Her last hushand was
the late Jerome Millet", who was
well known all over I'nion county.
Mrs. Miller was ahout seventy-four
years of age. Her remains were
huried in the family plot at Bethlehem
church today.
Mr. Ueithen J. Kirhy, an old
citizen of this community and for
several years a citizen of Jonesville,
will move to Spartanburg in a fewdays.
Mr. Kirhy has tunny friends
ahout Jones\ille who regret to know
111* (fi klllfr t/? Imooj. *
*...?? iw fill mull.
Mr. 10. L. Kison, of Loekhart,
spent Sunday with his parents Mr.
and Mrs. N. 15. Kison.
Messrs. It. 10. Littlejohn and
It. V. Mahrey have taken jx?siti??ns
with the J. J. Littlejohn Co. for
this year.
We have a new store in our town
which will he incorporated and
known as the W. It. Farr Co. '1 he (
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DR. WALLACE TO WOMEN'S CI UBS.
The Wofford Political Economist Discusses
the Proposition lor the Es- j
tabiishmcnt of a Reformatory
for Youthful Criminals.
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Spartanburg, January 4.?.Spec- j
| ial: Dr. D. JL). Wallace, of \Vof-J
ford College, made an excellent talk
In-fore the women's clubs of the;
city. 11 is subject was a "lb-forma- J
; tory School for Boy*." lie first'
gave an outline of the savage treat- j
, ment of the criminal class, showing J
that for centuries they were visited ;
wim severest pumsnmciu wiumui;
any show of mercy. The idea of;
reforming ami saving criminals ami.
making good and useful citizens'
was evolved very slowly in tin- hi>- :
tory of the world. He then noted
the great waste in the present system
of treating criminals'. They
are taken out of the industrial;
classes and their prison training is
not -such as to prepare them fori
useful occupations after they are released.
There have always he? n
recognized two classes of criminals,
the responsible and the irresponsible.
But students of the criminals
make another class, the party responsible.
That is, the class that
is to he benefitted by these reformatory
schools. There is little hope
for those who have pursued a course
of crime until they are 30 y<-ars <>hl.
> But there are many strenuous t oys,
even where home restraints are
good, that are drawn aside int<?
wrong doing. There are oth<- 3
witl out patents or guardians that
1 are hound to fall into the criminal
i class. There are positive criminals
: amongst the boys. These nr.- all
, subj ets fit for the reformatory
school. The saving of these class, s
to the State and rescuing them from
associations that are misleading
will be worth much in a material
way. They will help to take ear of
the State when properly trained.
! In these schools the mental, moral
and manual training are the
prime factors in working out new
life and new and positive aims for
the boys. A fair common school
education is given and each one is
taught some trade or handier raft
for which he is fitted, and religious
I r.neiple- are taught. Without thej
moral training the school would not
be an entire success.
I)r. Wallace visited the schools at
Knoxville, Tenn., and Klinira, N.
iwnvnun. i ney UIKC omy
the irresponsible, this homeless and
unprotected, and such as arc eriminal
in their tendencies, but have
not been convicted. In New York
I they take all clashes. At both
; schools the boys are put on their
i honor and treated as though were
in a hoarding school. A very large!
per cent, of them learn trades and
( make useful and good citizens.
Very few ever fall into the criminal
i class.
| In Wisconsin they are sent to the
' school by tne Chancery Judge, hut
are not escorted hy a policeman.
The Judge kindly says to them that
the school is the host place for them
and that tlicy must take the train
and go out to it. They go alone.
That very act helps them to assert
their manhood. The speaker paid
a high compliment to the late Mrs.
Patterson for the agitation of this
subject and said it was owing to her
study of the matter and her great
interest in the hoys that the question
had been brought before the
people, lie advised ihe club womeorporators
are W. R. Fair, 1). B.
Free, Jr., and John Park. They
occupy Hie store house of J. L.
McWhirter, formerly occupied by
E. F. K. lliy, who has retired from
the mercantile business and will
give his whole time to writing insurance.
Win. A. Smith who was with the
IF W. Scott Co. for the Christmas
; holidays has returned to Union,
his former home.
Dr. Win. A. Smith, of Glendale,
has boon staying with his uncle,
Charles It. Long, for some time,
Mr. Ix>ng having been quite ill, but
he is now much la tter.
Mrs. Carrie II. Foster returned
last Friday from a two weeks visit
to her parents in (ialfncy.
Dr. F. M. Klerbc has returned
from his Christmas trip to his former
home,
j Mrs. J. L. MoWhirtor has been
quite sick but she is much better
just now. It is quite interesting tp
hear Mrs. MeWhirter talk of lier
late trip to California, Portland, 1
Washington and British America. 1
She has a whole lot of scenes and :
photographs of the towns, hotels,
mountains, rivers, lakes and rail- i
ways along the route of her trip,
i Rev. I). E. Camak filled his pulpit
here, last night and he bad a
full house to hear his interesting ,
New Your's sermon. (
i The giils an-! young men who i
nro attcn-'ing eo'lege left last week 1
for their places until next com- J
mencemcnt. i
| TELEFHOyE.
8 Real Vali
3fc2.i5 ? a??1?
|p We carry the I
jgj in style, si
S3 $6'
pw Remember the
S|| able, wellp
$3, $3.50 a
m The WHITCO/
g|| Shoe in lis
|1 See our Vici Ki
f|| going* for i
IP Our Satin CaH
|?j just $i.
lH Never have yo
kfcs working1 s
ag waterproo
|g at $5.
J YO
1 Mutual
m r.
cn not to be in too 1 ig .1 luirry to
Secure tin- passage of Mil Aot estuhlishing
thin solan?1. It might not
In* best that tin- present Legislature
should do tliis work. Tla*y may
not Ik* prepared for it. The 1 >?-tt? r
plan would Ik* to appoint a wis* ami
ron.-.-rvativc commission to examine
th<* schools alvi*a<!y established ami
report a hill that would suit conditions
in the State. This in itself is
a great reform measure and should
he entered into after much deliberation
and careful study of the subj
et. The club women of the
State must not feel disheartened if
the present Legislature takes the
stand that one of the Very intelligent
and humane members took
last winter when the subject was
discussed, lie said the best treatment
for had boys was the barrel
stave.
I)r. Wallace has given the subject
considerable study and he is
perhaps better informed on it than
any person i 11 the State since the
death of Mrs. Patterson.?News
and Courier.
Almost a Fire.
Pink Wallace has a barber shop
on North Jtaehelor street in what is
known as Poverty Flat, lie has a I
stove and the pipe, runs stiaighti
through the ceiling and roof un-1
protected from the wood by any
iron fixture. Wednesday morning
the stove pipe got too hot for the
.surrounding wood and the wood
caught fire, and had it not hcen
discovered at once and water thrown
on it, the whole shop and adjoining
buildings, all wooden structures,
would have burned. This nest of
wooden buildings is a regular tinder
box and it is most remarkable that
all of these houses have not been
burned long ago. These wood- n
buildings standing so close to the
M. and I'. national bank building,
and C. E. Lipscomb buildings just
across the street are a source of
continuous expectation of a fire and
dangerous. These buildings are
small one story houses, but a fire
well started with a brisk wind would
sweep the whole row and likely
burn all on both sides of the street.
A Hard Lot.
>f troubles to contend uith, si ring from
i tornid liver and blockaded b ? ola nn.
e.^a you awaken them to their proper I
iction with Pr. Kinu'a New I ife P ]p; i
lie pleaaMiite!*t and moat effect iv? ure
for Conatipati ?n. Tliev prevent Ap
jend iritis and tone up the syHtem. 25e
it Puke Pru? Co.
ies in Men':
naaanaBKmaMHONHSi
1ANAN Shoe that
lape, quality or co
TILT Shoe is real
shaped and prove:
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YFB is the best and
lion for $2 and $2.
id and Box Calves
$1.50.
! is a hummer witli
ai seen such a con
hoes, many of thei
f, prices start at
UR3 FOR BUSINF:
Dry Goi
P. HARRY, Manaj
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We have move
&? Hardware, Crc
J* Furnishings, et
*5 some new Tov
^ where we occup
& store. Our aim
one of the fine
city, and "Fair I
, V[ Prices" is our n
see us whether
^ or not.
BOBt
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i IT IS WHAT YOU SAVE
S3 THAT MAK
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and it will leave 313 vvor
you save each working d;
|| you will at the end of fivi
ft cent-* per day f<>r ft years
10 " " " ft years
lft " " " ft years
(ffiQk 20 " " " ft years
M " ' '? !'. r v<ar8
, 30 ft years
40 " " " ft years
55 50 " " " ft years
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J2 Did you ever have that f<
SU ACCOUNT and see your
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KJ THE PEOP
iisasMaB^9i?si
s Shoes! |
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has no equal ||
mfort, $5 and
snappy, dur- |?2
s satisfactory, M
most popular ]?| m
5?. g| J
that are now . ||
i solid bottoms pf
nplete stock of ||
m guaranteed p|
51.50 and stop ||
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SS' 1
ods Co. g
5d our stock of u[
rviwi J ) IX! ICIICII
c., to the Hand- S
vnsend Building,
>y a large double
is to make this W
st stores in the
Dealings and Fair *7
lotto. Come and $ .
you want to buy ^
RDWARE CO. |
NOT WHAT YOU EARN, 1
ES WEALTH. g
ear. Take out 52 SundayJ
king davs in a year. If S
ay the following amounts, y
2 years have H
Amount Interest Total l-4 ^
Di posited Larncd Amount rii)
78 25 (5 4 ) HI 74
150 r,0 1:? ! 8 1(51) 47 tM
224 75 10 f(> 2",4 21 fcifl
3!3 CO 25 1)4 838 01 jSgl
30! 25 32 12 423 G9 2b
150 50 3S 05 508 41 - E2
(5 '? 00 51 88 (577 1-8 EgR
782 ro 04 85 847 35
1.173 75 07 28 1.271 03
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