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?T-? . * / t ? ' iy $1,000 IN NINETY DAYS! YES, YES. THE UNION TIMES. ?' I I LI 1 | VOL LXII NO. 3. UNION, SOUTH (CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1912. $l.ov a GOV. BLEASE'S 1 ARE BEING \ BILLS PASSED DESPITE ) BLEASE'S DISAPPROVAL Vote of Senate on Tuesday was 104 to 0 to Air the Affaire of the Old Dispensary Wind-Up p Commission. l o Columbia, Jan. 1/3.?The pacing P of the bill, providing for the in- M tt... < J;? ? vcmi^nviuu ui uw lUfmcr UlBptJCHaTV ^ winding-up commission and of the ^ Attorney General, over the veto of ' the Governor, by an overwhelming P majority in the Senate, was pro- *' l>ably the most significant and far " reaching of the measures acted on u by that body during the first week " of the session. With only three negative votes, the Senate of South " Carolina said in no uncertain terms w that they wanted the former dis- ^ peneary winding-up commission and K1 the Attorney General investigated; 01 the Governor's veto took the con- . trary notwithstanding. The passage 11 of this measure was featured by the n strong denunciation of the veto by a various Senators, the action being 8) characterized by Senator Young as 11 ' 'an insult to the Lieutenant Governor, an insult to the winding-up com- u mission and a slap in the face of every aenator." * The signi&cant revolt of this veto ' cannot fail to be understood and if & the House follows the upper cham- 81 ber and passes the Act over the w Governor's veto, and it is believed ^ that there in little doubt but that ? this will be done, it means that the ? whole dispensary muddle will be ? aired. It means that the Governor will likely be called on to male "c good his charges against the old b commission, and -T. B^JUlder will probably be either requested or sub- p poenaed to appear and tell what he ? knows. 8outh Carolina may yet see the whole business, as one Sen- " ator expressed it, "come to ahead." In each case, by overwhelming w majorities, the Senate successively l' passed over the veto of the Governor a' the Act providing for a rural police 8" system for Newberry county, and ^ the rural police measure for Spartan- ^ burg county. The Houee has al- n ready parsed the last measure over h the veto, and it thus becomes law. n Thus, in every single test so far ?* the Senate has gone, almost un- * unimously, against the Governor. P The veto on the Act for the in- , vestigation of the former winding- ^ up commission was a surprise, for ? it was thought that it would see u considerable debate. Not a voice ^ was raised in behalf of the veto and ? only three Senators voted to sustain a the Gov- rnor. * ' State Treasurer Jennihg? took ex- G option to that part of the Govern- h or's message which claimed the credit for the chief executive of getting the low rate of interest on c the loan of $600,00 made to the n State for running expenses, and * Mr. Jennings demanded an in- a vestigation to ascertain to whom the credit belongs. A concurrent ^ resolution to provide for this investigation has been introduced and c referred to the finance committee ^ tor action. y It will thus be seen that the Ben- * ate is haril at work and has dis- ^ played no evidence of frittering v away any time. Lieutenant Governor Smith diflp&LcheH the business w before the body with promptness \ and the members of the upper ^ chamber are getting the work be- A fore them attended to as rapidly as 1 possible.?-AV. F G t The hou<e pawed unanimously the act providing for an investiga- / tion of the tirst dispensary commix c sion over the governor's veto Tues- j day morning. The vote stood 104 r to 0. The senate, the week before, passed the act over the governor's ^ veto by a vote of 3G to 3. It will r be remembered that the governor t vetoed the act authorizing the in- ^ vestigation on the ground that the -v committee appointed by the senate v was made up of those who were un- H firendly to himself. The senate y and the house now put their ap- t prov.il a second time upon the meus- ?. nre and in no uncertain terms have c made their determination known. t. The committee appointed last ^ year by ('. A. Smith, president of y the senate, are Senators Sullivan, ( Carlisle and Clifton. ? Speaker Smith of the house has not yet appointed the committee. VETOES OVERRIDDE VILLIS RISES TO POM OF PERSONAL PRIVILE Columbia, Jan. 11.?The hot At the special message of C. (lease, governor of South Carol d the house on the libel act, wl ontained a scurrilous attack on trees in general and in particu ras taken just before the houBe Mirned Thursday when J. Ar? Villis, the boyish repreBenta rom Laurens county, rissing t oint of personal privilege, deli' rl a dignified, yet impassioned ;nso of what he termed an at1 pon his reputatien as proprieto le Belton Times. The house listened to the yoi il speaker in silence until an ef as made by W. W. Dixon, /innsboro, a henchman of Dvernor, to have him ruled out rder. Speaker Smith declared Mr. W i order." Dixon appealed from aling of the chair. The house rousing viva voce vote, upheld peaker's ruling and Mr. Willis c nued. Dixon continued his interrupt ntil the speaker threatened to.h le sergeant-at-arms force him eep order. In his address Mr. Willia took option to the portion of Blea fecial message on the libel : hich declared that the account is offending the lady ticketselle eltob, 8. C., a lie of the first wa [r. Willis is proprietor of eltoo Times. HiS address, which created a ] >und impression upon those i eard it, follows in full: "I rise to question of perse _i^ii i. - ?? nvuefe," sua ttepraentalive rchie Willis, of LaUreng ooui and despite the fact that I hole ly band a letter from the 'Bla and of tu O.roiina' as riter or writers are pleased to U lemselves, warning me that i gain pay uiy reepects to jvernor of South Carolina, I el e killed in short order. 1 wan ike this opportunity of defend lygelf against the uncalled for ick of his excellency in a spe lessage yesterday, when he 4 ccasion to call roe a liar, to wl as added a certain adjec eculiarly all the governor's owe "South Carolina is calling to JF-sonie one to speak out in deft f her fair name, and protest n par idled degradation that is tx eaped upon her by the roan ' ccupies the chief executive's ofl nd cost roe what it may, I am 1 3 answer that call. And I th lod that it is to you that 1 am ave the privilege of appealing, jrc 1 go further, however, I y a settle -the matter of the ticket ident at Belton. The governor sade the cliargc to you that 1 rhen I published the account of lleged uncivility to the young 1 icket agent and he has produce i u? i ?l:-L ? 3IIC1 PJJjllCU uy 11*31 , WIUOU, Oil ice of it, seems to substantiate laim. When once you underst iow he secured the letter, tboi ou will understand a little b? he cowardly, underhand met! d which the governor will re /hen occasion demands. "(iovernor Blease, for reason* /hich you aro doubtless aware he pet of certain officials of Southern railway. At a banqui Jewberry on December 20, r he governor made the stater: hat because of Supt. Henry 1 lams' friendship, after he had lifiied the dhties of governor, ti ibney, the Southern's divi ounsel for South Carolina, tool lis residence at the goverr nansion. Are you then surprised that w he governor in an unguarded nent forgot his alleged usual c eous manner and treated a icket seller discourteously, vhen the public was acquai ?ith the fact, which fact was taniiatcd by an atlidavit from roung lady and by one from on he best known citizens of u South Carolina, a man who w: lisinterested onlooker, that Southern road should feel its < o take care of its own. II rVillianis, Blease's warm friend livision superintendent of Southern railway, forced the y< (Continued from page 4) BLEASE WANT! N MILL ME I" Columbia, Jan. lf>.?4'If the ' governor had evidence or reason to fvF t,e^eve *^at law of this state UL was violated by the merging of the cotton mills he has failed to com* .. , mnnicate the same to the attorney 0s general's office. Besides, he haadn j. ' no way indicated to this office my desire he may have had to prevent ,, or interfere with the merging of the i mills in question. If he or any one 1 else has evidence, or can indicate h:" "here the Barne may be obtained. k.ve showing violation of the anti-trqet laws of the state, proper proceedings ^er will be commenced to enforce tht ^ law and the litigation will be press?* ed as far as the means of this office oj will permit." This statement was made topight ith- **" ^ra8ftr I-y?n, the attorney fort 8?nerah when informed that the of the [f T-ZT ?' A BLIZZARD DCff llio ,_Li the n The week just closed timid na iljt the collected the two previous fMSeke* ,on_ weather conditions have been so adh> Most of the amount received thfa wtk Lion' the mail. Every letter received and with pnnfi<lnm>n in ah? IllVt) . vu? w ? each one of these kind friendttond lx appreciation. The richest poweeeU* ex_ circleloilloyal frlc-ndfl. Wefeelsyr^i Bosses u treasure which cannot be eft act, During the past seven daya thfef of tions: rat .1 mines Simpson, Kelton. ''L ter. S S. Unklord, Union. jrfL* the iv- A. McCullounh, Locfchgk J. A. Smith,.Union R2.rj5 M. B. Meador^Unia? RiSal ' Rev. t. C. Esell, Woodrulf^! . J. A. Brown, Union^..; 2 lC^" R. R. l'altuer, Union., the C. S. Gregory, Union 1.1 __ .7Lerm Mrs. M. E. Britton, Virginia 1 f T Mrs. .1. B. WilHa, Spartan bur ti.1 Mrs 8arah Clack. Bullock'(Tc ,tb? J. W. Eison, Trough "J hail Sam Koon, Union _?r t to Charner Dawk ins, Carlisle lintr . A. R. Cure ton, Carlisle at Rev. McA. Pittmau, Carlial . , Jeane Comer, Carliale., Khal J. F. Levieter, Carliale .'.1 ooi v>. .tuner, i^aruaie. iich Mrs. A- J- Butler, Carlisle Laura Sims, Carlisle L. W. Htevenson, Ckriiele ... Arthur 8avoire, Carlisle . day J- K. Hancock, Carlisle inee * * W. Hullivan, OariMe .. ..I th? * Baldwin. Carlisle C. A. Jeter, Carlisle /1D8 Wm. H. Gist, Carlisle, who P. H. Jeter, Carlisle [ice, J- B. Cain, Carlisle len) W. L. Hudspeth, Carlisle. . _c ' i_ ^fH* A- Bant, Union. .. ___ an,? J. B. oondelock, Trough...,. i to J. C. Jenkins, Union Be- Oliver F. Going, Greenville... ?Ant Andy Y. Jones, Sedalia. Sims McDaniel, ftantuc. ' Mrs. Carrie Humphries, Troo: na? I. S. Vaughan, Union.. lied B. F. Webber, Jonesville ' hiH S. L. Crosby, Union R 1 L j_ W. J. Fincher, Union R 2 * y J. W. Blackwell, Kelton R 1. ' Alviu Hughes, Union the John A. Homes, Pacoiet Kig Mrs. J. M. Hams, Jonesville.. __j T. C. Scarboro, Buffalo... . J. T. Morris, .Monarch igh, stter Keoeiind this week jojjg Previously received s*or^ Grand total ! II * of ThiH in a kckxI showing. Ihilam :t in Thin means tlrnt $84.79 .must come the h'n works, and the $1,090 will be rui it in type. Will yon not look at the littli 1H0, Times you receive and you can see ji ruint has been paid. Tho date follows yoi Mftl. scription has expired or ia about to as- for n year's renewal? i. L, With best of j?ood will to one an THE UN: 'OT'" A rhen ?????? mo" Mr. 1.1. Harris Resigns. ourlady j i Harris, for several years that ma}i carrier on route 2, has rented aigi\ed the position. Mr. Harris, I sub- faithfulness and courteous of! the patrons on route 2, has won a w ot warm place in the esteem of the PP*!I' patrons, and his resignation will be is a j regretted by theui. the 1 ? ? ^ duty Breaks Leg. enry, and Walter Johnfeon, colored, a driver the *wr one Power Fuel Co.'a deDung livery wagons, fell Irom a wagon loaded with coal and the wheel ran over hi* leg, breaking it. > M '; 1 S PARKER RGER PROBED governor of South Carolina, during 1 the. evening, had sent a special mes- ' sage to the general jissembly critical of the attorney general's oflice, and recommendation that the so-called "Packer Cotton Mill Merger" be investigated. The governor's message j, to the house says: "You should w take some action or have some suit ft instituted to set aside this com- g bination." DIVERS ACCUSATIONS. ? The message says'further that the fcj governor is satisfied that the mills in the merger pay lower taxes, con- t trol the price of cotton, control the a j?nwi ui mijur, uuu aixcmpi 10 con- tj trol the votee of the employes. v The house referred the message to o the judiciary committee. d The Parker company has a capital c stock of 815,000,000, t I LS NOT STOP US e 8 :h $61.50 to be added to our $<K).t>5 c -This is very gratifying, for the c vrae that people have kept at borne. c ik and last was s?nt to tis through s each renewal sent has inspired uh v 1 a linotype to our plant. We value t sg to assure each one of our sincere g l a newspajx-r can' have1, is a wide t that in our friends The Times poskoated m mere money value, ollowing has come in on subecrip- a \ -v.. -?: ii.oo . 100 1 ^5'?T:5y "r T " l'S V i.oo i!oo U, . 1.00 it?-- . 1.C0 ,?* 2.00 fi l.oo f . l.oo ; . 1.00 1 - 1.00 J 1.00 . 1 1.00 f : 1 300 ... 1.00 4 1.00 1 42.00 < ' .50 . ... 1.00 ?. _ 1.00 ......... 100 ... . 1.00 - . 1.00 1.00 - - . ... 1.00 1 ... 1.00 I 3.<X) l - . 1 00 .... 2.00 4 Rh 1.00 1 1.00 . 2.00 - 1.00 . ' I 00 .50 25 l.OO 1.00 .?) 2.00 s < $01.50 ] $00.65 1 $152.15 1 ( *j to be raised in 10 wceka, $847.85. 1 in to our h^nds each week tor the ised. We can then put in a lino- ; ; yellow label on each copy of The 1 uat tA what, date your anhncription i?r narne on each copy. If your subexpire, will you not send in a duller id all, roiv TIMES, LEWIS M. RICK, Editor. Residence Destroyed By Fire. On Friday evening of lust week about 11:30 o'clock tire broke out in the McNeace house on Mount tin j street and was totally destroyed, i having gained considerable headway > j before being discovered. It was o\v< ing to the .good work of the fire company that either houses were not destroyed, for the houses on both ! sides of it arc very near. The house was occupied by the j MesBrH. Hirsch nnd their meter, j Mrs. I. V. Meyer. A considerable | portion of the furniture wan saved. 'THE ROCK HI REDUCE COT r6 ERECT MEMORIAL TO DR. S. A. KNAPP A sixty day campaign has been naugu rated to secure funds for a uitable memorial to that great riend of our Southern farmers, Dr. eaman A. Knapp, organizer and irectorofthe Farmers' Co-operative )emonstration Work of the United tastes Department of Agriculture. No other man in the history of he South probably ever did as much a Dr. Knapp to interest farmers in tetter methods of farming and diersification of crops and to get them ut of their slavery to cotton. The lemonstration work and the corn lub work, developed under his foeering care, for the first time brought iur people to see that the South is tsclf in the corn belt, and that their 8 no reason in nature why our farmre should be dependent upon a ein;le crop. We are glad to know that the ampaign for raising fundR iu this aunty has now begun. A special onamittee has been appointed and everal local collectors are now at pork, a handsomely engraved picure of Dr. Knapp and some of his ayings being given each contribuor, even if the amount be only a lime. Every farmer in the county should five something to perpetuate the nemory of this great man. 'logman at Main Street Creating Mr. J. J. Brock lias been given he position of flagman at the Main itreet crossing'over the Southern Railway here. Mr. Brock will be va doty throughout the day and till have police authority to arrest flow ncreg*ffHi>CB)ft TM ippointment of a flagman is a compromise in the matter of having eaten put up at the crossing, ae equired by an ordinance of the citv. Dividend Declared. At the annual meeting of the itockholdere of the Bailey Underaking Co., held in the office of the Company on Jan. 12th, F. M. Farr, F. Cohen, W. T. Tracey, R. L. VIcNally and -T. E. Bailey were dec ted directora. T. E. Bailey wa* ileoted president and treasurer and It. L. McNally, secretary of the nuipatiy. A dividend of 10 pel lent. was declared and ordered paid. General Manager. Mr. O. C. I^incaster, fbrmerlj vith the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. iere, has taken a position with th< Pepsi-Cola people as general man iger with headquarters next door tc die \V. I>. (Arthur Co. Of Interests to Teachers. Columbia, 8. C., Jan. 11, 1912. To the Editor of The Times. Dear Sir: I am especially de urous that every country teacher ir south Carolina should have a eopj if the Teachers' Manual foi Elementary Schools. If there is i teacher in your county who has no received a oopy of this liook, 1 should be pleased to mail it free or PAil lliiul /? ? f iv\4u?tii uiic^vu\i wj inn in vuiuiiinin For the good of tho school* wil you kindly extend this notict through your column*? Very sincerely you re, W. K. Tate. To Speak in Union. Mr. Keller, the Farmer*' Uniot organiser, will *peak in Union 01 Wednesday, Jan. 31. He wishe all farmer* who are interested t< attend. Quarterly Conference to Be Held. The first Quarterly eonferenc for the current year will be held ii the Methodist church at Jonesvill on next Saturday, 20th inst., at 1 o'clock a. m. The steward's meet ing will be held in connection witl the Oii:irti*rlv pnnfpn>nr>>> A fill attendance of the hoard of official in earnestly requested. J. F. AI man, Chairman Board Stewards. William Jenninga Bryan spoke ii Greenville, Spartanburg and Colum bia last Saturday and Sunday. LL PLAN" TO TON ACREAGE WAS OUTLINED BY A ROCK HILL, S. C. NAN Modified by Executive Committee of Southern Cotton Congress Held at New Orleans, La., on December II, 1911. Following is the official copy of the New Orleans meeting: Owing to the (act that sufficient money is not in sight to put the "Rock Hill Plan," for the reduction of the cotton acreage for 1912, as outlined by Mr. J. G. Anderson, of Rock Hill, S C., to the executive committee of the 8outhern Cot ton Congress, in general operation throughout the cotton growing States, and also from the further * ? fact that we do not wish to do anything that may be in violation of the Sherman law, we recommend a modification of the "Rock Hill % Plan," as follows: Let each individual cotton growing State, acting for itself, and not in collusion with any other, take up this moHt important matter promptly una settle it by calling on the bankers, farmers, mercantile and manufacturing interests for sufficient funds to pay organization expenses, and then organize by the selection of a State superintendent, who shall have entire charge of the work in the ' * State and thus be responsible therefor. The governor, commissioner t of agriculture and State Farmers' ' Union president fthould act for th6v * State in the capacity noted aboveVL t and for raising the necessary money. The State 6uperintendmit shall , immediately?'from information, re- * ceived by him from any source he deems beet?appoint a county com* I" mitteer consisting of .three persons, who shall bave actUal charge of the . canvassing in the field. This com* | mittee should be composed of the best and most enthusiastic men in the community. Ono of them should boa banker, the other a merchant and the third a prominent i farmer. The said county committee should > at once proceed to raise sufficient funds to employ canvassers, who are to make a house to house canvass of s the county. The business men and i the farmers can be depended upon I to furnish the necessary funds for ; the payment of the canvassers pro vided the committee makes a personal appeal. To ask the people through the newspapers, or even through the mail, to subscribe money for any cause has never been, , and never will be, very effective. The selection of ,the county commitj tee is the most important part of . the work. It must be selected with , greatest care and must be composed of men who are thoroughly in earnest and who will put their shoulders to the wheel and see that a success is made of the venture. The average county can be covered for from $126 to ?200 and that amount of money can be easily raised by the , proper efforts. Certainly men can r be found in every county who will r do this work. k Enough canvassers should be aint ployed to thoroughly cover the said [ county within two weeks; they j should make a daily report to the county committee and the names j secured should be published in the , local papers. Daily reports should he sent hv the eonntv mmmitlwN tr? the 8tate superintendent, who should carefully compile them and a synopsis given out to the press daily. The newspapers, both daily and weekly, can be depended upon to i help in every way in a great causo ) like this, and through them the peoH pie can be advised of the progress of [> the work. They will gl .dly publish the name of every farmer who signs the pledge, and this is very necessary. It is said by some that although many of the farmers will e sign the pledge a great many of thera n will not adhere to it. We do not e take much stock in that. A large I majority of the people are honest - anil can be depended upon to keep h their agreements.- The few who are II disposed to take advantage of the s situation will be forced by public sentiment not to do so in this case. ft ?u oii?ifouto/l that nannna kn jlv ao nvi^gmvv-u vunv viio kiaui^n utv published a second time just before the planting season, n It is earnestly recommended that (Continued on y?*e a)