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THE UNION TIMES. I VOL. L.V1I NO. 10. UNION, SOUTH CAkOLlN^, FRIDAY, 1907. " - - - . j'Ulilr'?5 IMMir.DiTIAU uAlltOMIT I imiiiivn/illUll ITIUVLIflLPI I WILL BE A SUCCESS Secretary McMullen, of the Southern ^ Association, Confers with Ex-Gov# ernor Heyward?He Predicts Great Future for the South. " Dr. J. R. McMullen, of Alabama, secretary of the Southern Immigration association, was here yesterday to confer with the president, ex-Gov. D. C. . ** Heyward, about some matters which must b? attended to during the lattcr's v s absence in Germany. " t)r''McMullen came hiefe from Washington, where he had seen the recent flOrKt- ac n ?f ...... ? ic^uii ui wnicn Charleston < captures a place of prominence as a ' port of entry. "There are many things which I wish all the people in the South ^ could know," he said, "but we can not tell them yet." ^ By no means an enthusiast, Dr. Mc- . <\ Mullen is in this case, however, very ' much gratified. The result of organi- ^ zation has been felt and he predicts a -j great future for the South. "Nothing but Providence can stop us now," ^ he said. "We are destined to be the greatest section of America." IT Dr. McMullcn speaks very hopefully st of Gov. Heyward's visit to Germany. He believes that if anybody can make sj the Bremen-Charleston line a permanency Gov. Heyward is the man. With reference to the general condition in the South with reference to immigra- H tion, Dr. McMullen said: "In Nashville, Tetin., last November the Southern Immigration and Indus- |1(. trial association was given its birth. It p( had been preceded 12 months before by the congress 011 quarantine and iin- pf migration at Chattanooga. But in the (-r interim of 12 months nothing had been , done except to interest the federal government in quarantine matters in the South. j_j( "Following the organization of the Nashville convention, a sub-committee met here last December, at which time the was Southern State. This wa4"$6tirie j|a, before the celebrated 'Straus decision.' |m* "Events since then have proved the jcr wisdom ot.JGov. fieyward's policy, and tjc this policy Kaft received the endorsement of the legislature of every South- m( ern State in whltfh the general assent- ^ bly has met since December, and also has received the endorsement of the -j-j bureau of commerce and labor at Washington. "Mississippi was the first to take ail action. The people of that State who ^ were interested in the movement organized at Jackson a State immigra- = tion association and notified the Mis- ar - - - ?r, sissippi delegation in congress mai nw further restrictions on immigration F were desired by Mississipp and notice si was served that a demand would be is made for a State department. t< "Arkansas followed the lead of Mis- v sissippi in the organization of a State it immigration association under auspices c which guarantee a State department, w Alabama has had for several years three active immigration societies and t within the past week the legislature of h Alabama has created a State depart- ? ment in the manner of a commission, r as is the method of handling the ques- t tion in Delaware. The Alabama com- t mission consists of the governor, the J commissioner of agriculture and the commissioner of immigration. '< "When the bill was first introduced I into the Alabama legislature to create a State department it was killed in * * thd lower house by a vote of 54 to 33. * A motion to reconsider prevailed and subsequently the vote was reversed ' and th bill passed b ya vote of 51 to 33, and in the senate the vote was 20 to 7 >n favor of the bill. "It was a battle royal, but immigration won out. Florida, Kentucky and Tennessee are following the .Examples of their sister States and the policy of ex-Gov. Heyward to create a Southern sentiment for the benefit of the whole South, with national approval has been demonstrated to be correct sane and successful. "The highest tribute which could possibly have been paid to that sen timent is the fact that Hon. George S. Legare, of Charleston, was cussessful in getting that city endorsed by congress as a port of entry for the South |<-\ Atlantic seaboard for the immigration movement. The entire South hails with delight a Southern port on the Atlantic coast. "If Gov. Heyward should succeed in securing the permanency of the North German Lloyd line into Charleston i 1 LAUNDRY DESTROYED BY FIRE The Crescent Steam Laundry an* Rice's Mill Burned Wednesday. Laundry Partially Insured. The Crescent Steam Laundry anc Rice's mill were almost wholly destroyed by fire on Wednesday aftcrnoor about 2 o'clock. Both these enterprises were carried on in the same building. The fire originated in the top of the building and had gained considerable headway before it was discovered. The smoke pouring down the starway was the first the laundry operatives knew of the fire. The mill was not in operation on Wednesday, ar\d was dosed. The laundry had recently been leased o Mr. W. D. Jones, of Gaffney, and vas owned by a joint stock company. The laundry was partially covered by nsurance. The mill and building were owned y Mr. Jacob Rice and were uninsured, "hey are a total loss, except that the ngine and boiler can, with little excuse, be put into commission. This hliilrlinr. ' .,..K >vtl3 UIK. OI tllc lan{J. larks of Union. It was a large two?ry building, and being situated near ie Southern railway was a familiar , Kht to those traveling on the Southrn. 1 onor Roll of Tinker Creek School. ^ i The following names are. on the J nor roll for the month beginning ibruary 4th and ending March tsf j Primary grades-Ben Foster, Fred (, >ster, Arminta Greer, Douglass . egory, Louise Gregory, Roy GregV, Victor Gregory, Jinimie Puckett r I Marion Smith. \dvanccd grades?James Bratton, ' nry Foster, Estelle Gregory and ,, rnian Gregory. Miss Lillie Adams, a] Teacher. . n. ?: . oticoifu uapwai vhiiimi. - cj ^ [^TeVe will an ordination of deacons ,r Slie Second Baptist church next Sun- r, f morning at 11:30 o'clock. The fol- I a ving brethren will be ordained: Mil- r Tony, John, Aycock, Robert Jus-1 r c and Wallace Edwards. Rev. L. M. w ce will preach the ordination ser- ? >n, Rev. Mahon will deliver the v arge to the deacons and Rev. Going j( II deliver the charge to the church. \ ie deacons from Buffalo, Hebron and { on-Actna churches will take a part f the ordination. Come to our service t id be a welcom visitor. Remember , e date, Sunday, March 10, 1907. ; ? > id South Carolina, your State will be ' ic gateway tp a part of Georgia and 1 lorida and to all of Kentucky, Mis- 1 ssippi, Alabama, Tennessee. There 110 disposition in any of these States ) minimize the importance of Sa annah and Jacksonville, but the pol :y of the Southern Immigration assoiation is to help all States to secure rhat they wish. "As President Roosevelt has signed he bill endorsing Charleston, it is lardly probable that a second port of ntry will meet with approval of the lational authorities for some time yet o come. Whatever has been won has )een due to united effort and to united Southern sentiment. "As each State falls into line it naturally feels that it should receive the greatest benefits as a result of its comin ginto the fight, but each State will be benefitted in proportion to the interest it has taken in the matter and the amount of interest it has taken in the Southern Immigration association. The South should now adopt the old motto, 'United we stand, divided wc fall,' and under no circumstances allow itself to be divided by selfishness 01 greed. "When it shall have been decided de finitely that there will be a permanent line between Bremen and a South At lantic port, a new era will be starter* wViif-h all nf the South will bi benefitted. This sholud not be marre< or hindered by any claims or jealous ies of rival Southern ports. For i Charleston's venture is a success, b the united efforts of the entire Soutf it will then be easy to get other port of entry on the South Atlantic coast. 'For this reason the entire imm gration association throughout th South should make more vigorous e forts in behalf of the Southern Imm gration association to the end th: i all be benefitted and none be prevente i from coming into their reward."?Tl State. UNION'S BLIND TIGERS. i The "Tigers" Have Dens and Operate In Both Town and Gountry. Tom Lawson, the author of "Fren1 ziecl Finance" and "Friday, 13th," gives - to the reading public the most strcnu1 011s character in the person of his hero upon the floor of the New York stock exchange. As he stands there ' with but limited capital at his command, but upheld by brain and ironnerve, whose palid face, fierce, sparkling and piercing eyes strike terror in the hearts and minds of his fellow-speculators, he is easyly the monarch oT the plungers among all the plungers. , Banks, brokers, banking houses and ftf dividuals go down in a crash of wreck | and ruin at his bidding; murders, sui- j cides and maniacs follow in the wake 1 of th ^ terrible panic. Now, those* characteristics which distinguish thCT hero of the stock exchange from theM timid tenderfoot on the same floor, arerj those which apply to the blind tigers of jl Union. Bold, fearless and defiant, thcjrjJ deal out to their patrons the firey fluid^P unmolested as only the plain clothesH? gents can iret ndini?inn 1 - No one who wears a badge need apply!]1 B"t, after all, the blind tiger is a most ? clever and accommodating fellow, in ? gratifying the thirst of his patrons, at 8 J time when no other source is oped & His little den is cozy and emits an o<W f -o sweet and appetizing it is hard t& dl resist, especially to the weak and moUkiiP' nclincd. But the tiger does not carlH <icn on his back, nor does he m#&3 ou at your door in the earl; mornil ?1 oaded with his bottles of booze- li lUictly waits for you to come to 11, u rt ore he is no worse nor a greAfc By olator of the law than those who & toe onize him for without thc J , e would fad long to exist, and ould of necessity |)e put out of bu? fa CSS f?; want of customers. Vot, he# Sb . Wl'" ca" themselves gentle^ nd are recognized as s.tjNm o' IJ limit.- - ""M * -JBSbP uight and given the full punisluiieWj\sJt tey deserve." Some of those same M\i len who talk that way have and (fopat- d.r >nizc the blind tiger. Not long ago ^Ya gentleman from the country, who is bli egarded by his neighbors as a very gr espectablc man, said lie did not care cv whether a dispensary was in Union or -fai ot, he could get all the whiskey he to /anted near his own home. Now, as isi ong as such a spirit and sentiment cx- g< st among the people, just so long will cc he blind tiger flourish and the law and ei ifficers will be powerless to put a stop 0 it, for 110 man who feels that way at * ill ever testify in a court to convict o: 1 blind tiger. If rumor be correct, and vs vhcre so many say the same thing ru- lv -nor is sustained, there are quite a g number of blind tigers in the city and t< many in the country. Will a dispensary <> here lessen the number of blind tigers? A None can answer this question. So it c remains with thc people to be educated c up to a higher standard of citizenship j a and patriotism, a love of country that ; will not even wink at a violation of her < laws. 5X. s t A Marriage. 1 A happy wedding took place this . morning near Pacolet at 11 o'clock, , when Rev. A. A. James, of Pacolet, | pronounced Mr. Wm. Miller, of Rock , Hill, and Miss Laura Black man and wife. Only a few friends and relatives were present. The ceremony took place amid a bower of evergreens, violets and other spring flowers, at Mr. John Black's, one of Union county's best citizens. The bride looked quite pretty in a traveling suit of grey. At 12 o'clock a luncheon was served and the bridal party left immediately for Rock Hill, their future home, where Mr. Miller is a progressive farmer. Miss Black is quite a sweet and at-1 tractive young woman, and the best 1 wishes of her friends follow her to her new home. A Friend. 1 March 5, 1907. f JonesvlUe Quarterly Meeting. y i. The second quarterly meeting of s Jonesville charge will be held at Bo. gansviile Methodist church, Saturday i- gth instant. Kev. Marion uargan, ic the presiding elder, will preach at f- Bogansville Sunday morning at it i- o'clock. it There will also be services at ir d the Methodist church at Jonesville Sun ie day night at 7:30 o'clock. D. E. Camak, Pastor. *^B^P an(' treasurer ?' the Buffalo law Springs and a prominent young tlHraSs man of this city, was arrested tDwdged in the county jail last night ntgttt serious charge of forgery. The qflne^tharged consisted of affixing flMfifhature of Mr. L. C. Childs, presj&Mm of the company, to numerous uplj which, it is alleged, Mr. Readjivjjaajfcgpiiciated **to his own needs. wlSi&tir; and its success was made jHKIfc Qnly by-the extreme confidence bakfn "flfiKT Kdaaing by his employer. Wtf rat sympathy is felt for the fallen j man. He came here about a B ago from Indiana, and since then IF is ingratiated himself in the esi>Of jof the people of Chester in genfrn? His wife is almost prostrated as t xsult of the unexpected disgrace Bonier husband, and the tenderestIJ Jrnpthy of neighbors and friends has . lot srved to mitigate her anguish. I * A-: investigation of the company's!; j** IS now 111 progress. If further ' gdnee of defalcation are not dis owed the matter may possibly be' lightened out without 1M Courts it Koing ,,,to .. ipourts. It ,s the earnest hope of fens genera,Iy that such caif be f TV C yoi,nS '"a" allowed to go I Here and start in ,ife anew.-News i t-ourier. " s | ,o ^ov^rnoT o?. . jtlj Jilumbia, March 5.?When the rc~jw ers went to the governor's office1 ^ lay they found an immigrant, a in, sitting just outside the door. In ^ r arms she held an infant, just a ^ v weeks old, and two larger children ^ ly<sd around the State house corrifife The woman wore the typical j Bfip>*V VrA-rtinV #0Drf?nfuiuK , SB& JiPd the conversation was being cafrTlfc! 1 in German. It is many times aj. y that the governor is told the trou-i' es of the citizens and voters of the I eat State of South Carolina. for* ery one who has troubles (from the i? ihtre to get a pension to the failure 1 get a second cousin appointed mag-1 trate at Doko) comes and tells the I1 >vernor about it, or if they do not >mc they write. But today the gov- , nor was having a new experiencve. The man called at the office and iked to he allowed to see the govern- j r, making his desire known to I'ri-1 ite Secretary Bethea, who ushered | im into the room. In greeting the overnor the man bowed low and at;mpted to kiss his hand, but Governr Ansel was too good a Democrat and American to permit that monarchical ustom. It seemed that the fellow had ome over here several months ago, nd being a brick mason, had failed to ;et work on account of the opposition if the unions; at least, that was the tory he was telling the governor as 1.~ i,:.? ; -> lie {^uvciiiui aai\v\i in in (iiiv.ii.wuo jcrman and talked to him kindly. Filially Governor Ansel called up Commissioner Watson over the telephone md told him of the man's story, and the commissioner, who also has troubles of his own, said to send the man up to his office in the skyscraper and li<^ would straighten out the situation. She fellow, thousands of miles from home in a strange land, was surprised and delighted to hear the governor address him in his native tongue ?News and Courier. Be a Big One. T. S. Travis, the young white mat who forged money orders on th< Southern Express company amountini to $86.26 in Columbia last Decembei was tried in the Richland circuit com last week. He plead guilty and wa sentenced to five years imprisonmen If Travis had stole $100,000 he woul have been accounted a great financie and with this much money at his dii posal he could have hired able lawyei who would have succeeded- in gettin him acquitted. The moral of his cas is, if you must be a thief, don't be petty thief.?Bamberg Herald. The Clarke Clothing company ha^ ; opened up their new stock of goo< and are ready for business. i Get tickets early for the Mo - Amusement company at opera hou tomorrow, Friday, March 8th. i? 25c, 35c. 0 I . WORK BEGIN ON MONUMENT I f To be Erected In Jonesville?Work M New Cotton Milt Progressing"' Rafiidly-rOlhei* News. f *> . i k| Jonesville, March 6.?Last Sundaj >j night at the Baptist church, Rev. W. : IG. Crocker, a returned missionary front China, lectured in the Baptist church, j Rev. Mr. Crocker is a good speaker and his experience of eleven years in China gives hint plenty matter to talk about, and he can tell it with much feeling and interest. The <Aurohj.yas packed arid Ml <^roifiltir^K7the^5|itij tion of his ^udiepco He says tbe Chitlefie &^ty^\heath|M olr infidels, as they believe'^tneM god, but they don't recognize Jesus Christ, and therefore they are lost to salvation, and will be until they are educated to believe that there is a saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, and to trust in him for salvation. I never heard it explained this way before. Last night a barn was burnt on the | plantation of Mr. S. M. Gilniorc, about t >ix miles from Jonesville, just across L he Fair Forest creek, beyond the ' Thomson bridge. Two mules were in he barn but they were rescued. But , ittle was lost except the building, which as a good one. It will be remember- T d that a few months since there was I o barn burned where Mr. Gilniore llv^ ' re m Joncsvlle. The barn belonged U st m h AIman> hMt Gilmo-e n 1 n,ucth corn and farming tools, with * Lasfnight at a regular meeting of|as ie K. of P. lodge here several men ni ere given the second degree, and af-j cy r the lodge adjourned, which was j.t ie hour of midnight, an oyster stew p, ,-ns served at the cafe of Mr. Gagejtj hnmson. Mr. J. A. Sawyer and Dr.|r. joing, of Union, attended the K. of' ?. meeting. j Mrs. Julia Littlejohn is on an extend- n ?v-* unngiiter, Mrs. Carrie s < 0111 .at ChestertieM, C. c ork lias begun 011 the foundation t '< unity. I I1C TOliifun-imrr 13 ut:ii.n r ... |T 11 with stones and cement, and after it j stands about a month the shaft will he ? hipped and put in place as soon as pos- s ;iblc. The chapter here is very deter- j milled in this undertaking and will ; lever rest content until they see the monument completed and paid for. , Mr. Joseph Sanders, county commis- j sioner, is in Jonesville today and is go- ( ing over the roads in this section of; the county, having the holes tilled up and the bad places repaired. Mr. Sanders says he will do all he can with the means in hand to have the roads I put in better condition. Mr. G. Stout Noland is visiting in Union this week. William Riley Briggs joined his father, Mr. F. G. Briggs, here last Monday morning for Oklahoma, where they go to make their future home. President J. J. Littlejohn is pushing the work on his new cotton mill and will ennn havp nil tln? ntnrliutprv iand ready for making cloth. He will make two grades of white cloth, one 36 inches and one 40 inches. President Littlejohn says there are plenty of operatives ready to come to run his mill when he gets ready for them, so there will be no lack of help. This help will add several hundred more inhabitants to our town. The new dwelling of Mr. R. E. and Miss Fannie Littlejohn is going up very fast; also the new dwelling of Mr. Hosea Webber. More than They All. The poor woman who cast two mite into the treasury not only gave mor i than all the others considering he e ability, but her little gift with the Mas ^ ter's commendation has accomplishe r, more. The gifts of the others wer t used and forgotten; her gift has bee s a stimulus to Christian liberality eve t. since and will continue to bring gifl d into the Lord's treasury till the end < r, time. This lesson we need to lean 5- In the Master's hand little things b rs come great and great things withoi tg his approval become exceedingly sma ;e ---Associate Reformed Presbyterian, a At the Opera House. re Is The Motz Amusement Compai will appear at the opera house Frid; itz evening, March 8th. This compai se comes highly recommended by pre ;c, and public. Seats now on sale at 15c, 25c, 35c. f j>i.uu A YEAR. . v SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION. 1 } Committee Met Citizens of Union In _ . * foHJ?e Wednesday?A Com^Tnlttee to Co-bperate * - ; with Promoters of Enterprise. This organization had three representatives in Union Wednesday: Mr. VanEtten, of Brooklyn, Mr. Kelsey, <>f ^New ^York, ^^ ^M r. Lawrence Piedmont section of South" and North Carolina, giving to the producers of freight and to passengers the shortest and easiset haul to the .nearest deep water port, to the center of the manufacturing and raw material products of he South and West. They expect the service to he all that a rapid transit, lectrically driven service can give. \nd in consideration of their giving hese advantages to the town and ounty, they ask the friendly co-operaion of the people along the proposed lie, full franchise of the cities and iwns through which it passes, the -? glits oi way in the country -Al"*"*: hich the 1 Ui?c<!r~trrcffiscTves as icing in the country ate and pure water; and tuey nave inscii the field of South Carolina as ing the most uni<[ue as a strategical runt iti America for the consummaon of this great system of electrical ipid transit railway from a mathematial and statistical standpoint. The meeting was enthusiastic, the tayor nominating Mr. Emslie Nicholon as president of same. lie was lected without opposition, and was. deeted chairman of a comrrwttefly pf ). ng-Tmrer-ini^qeTTins ot tin? pnfonsirTftTr'* n thig county.i. This committee confists of the following: Emslie Nicholson, chairman; Capt. F. M. Farr, Judge [. M. Greer, George H.^ Oetzel and Mayor Mclleth Young. The meeting adjourned with the best if good will among those who composed it, and there is expected great good to Union county in this large enterprise which now seems to be an assured success. Practically every large town in the upper part of the State will be connected by this system, which will go on to Charlotte, N. C. The large cit,ies to be connected are as follows: Charleston, Columbia, Augusta and Charlotte. i Mr. Oliver Treated Shabby. *1 here seems to be no reasonable question of the tact that the administration has treated Contractor Oliver very shabbily in connection with his bid for the construction of the Panama canal. In the first place, Mr. Oliver's bid was undoubtedly lower than that of any of his competitors. It was evident at first that the administration was inclined to "rd him the contract. Then comp "em to bring influence to bt^ljf conditions with \?iich i T' e to } that Mr. Oliver would Ir comply were imposed. lVy^ tor complied with the con<rV?3c^r V- ^ expense of about $40,000, a10^?lin4i ed that there was nothing ir^* government to do but carrj^ out 'ts *>v s promise. It failed to do th*s however, e On the contrary it dclibera backed r down and declined to enteT "lto any :- contract at all. Senator TiV'nan jnd troduced a resolution providing \f?r an e investigation; but the resolution\bad n to V? and will not be considered r until1 the nx*xt session of congress if ;s at all.?Yorkvilfe Enquirer. >f ][ Attempting Great Things. lit 11. The South Carolina Public Service corporation is attempting great things. Its possibilities are unlimited. If the road were built it would revolutionize things throughout this whole section. The proposed capital stock is 10 millions. The corporators pledge them ny selves to raise their 90 per cent., if the ay people of the section traversed only ny do likewise. They are meeting with ss hearty support and are sure to get the 10 per cent, if they raise the 90 per cent.?News and Herald. V 4 .ol %. \. , _ /. . -A ^U. JL