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THE UNION TIMES " " " ' ' 1 ! PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY THE UNION TIMES COMPANY TIMES BUILDING, MAIN STREET BELL PHONE NO. i. LEWIS M. BICE Editor Registered at the Postoffice in Union, S. C.. as second-class mail matter SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year * .91.00 Six months SO ftliree months as i ADVERTISEMENTS: One square, first insertion 91-W Evety subsequent insertion y Contracts (or three months or longer rill be made at reduced rates. ~ LEGAL NOTICES. The regular legal rates are charged for all notices published according to law, which rates arc as follow--: Matter to be set In 8 point, br? vler solid type?flrst insertion, ,pcr rich $1.00; each subsequent Insertion, per Inch, GO cents. Citation to Kindred and Creditors. 2 inches, 2 times. $4.50. Final Discharge, 13-4 inches, 4 times, $4.50. Administrator's or Executor's notices. 1*4 inches. 3 times, $2.50. Obituary notices, tributes of rear ect, resolutions and cards of thanks LricUy one cent a word. UNION, S. C.. FEB. !>. 1912. Cut down the acreage of cotton; increase the acreage of grain. Rural police for Union county would ho a move in the right direction. The isolated communities1 need such protection. It would he of some little inter( to ! cnmtili.ti" el ! trmtmit of the financial affairs of this town. Assets and liabilities is what we desire to sec. Just what does the town possess and just what does it owe. We would like very much to see such a statement. None of the open accounts of tin town were reported in the recent statement made by the city. What are the open accounts? Five hundred dollars? Five dollars of ten thousand dollars? No statement that does not include everything is ' " worth the paper upon which it is written. We have heard nothing but praise for the split-log drag by those who experimented with this implement during the past few weeks. Messrs. C. M. Bailey and Lorn Keisler made one out of pine slabs and used it upon the road, near Mr. Bailey's . home. These gentlemen pronounce themselves well pleased with the ,. split-log drag. We wish to notify all candidates thatfwe will charge 82.r>0 for announcement cards, and, in view of the low rate charged, we will require the fee paid in advance. This will be an invariable rule with us and we feel sure no one can feel offended when we give the same treatment to each one. We sincerely regret that every firmer throughout the county could not see the demonstration given at the old Hanging Grounds Wednesday. It was clearly shown that dynamite is to play a large part in the farming of the future. The exhibition of stump blasting was great. Mr. Farmer, inform yourself and you will soon be ploughing fertile spots where now you plough amum! stumps. The best of your field is idle so long as the stumps are there, and you can get that good land into cultivation at small cost if you will hut investigate. We publish elsewhere in this issue a letter from one of our subseniors advocating the establishment of rural police for Union rou.uy. 1 nat subscriber is a woman, a widow living upon a farm in the county and in an isolated community. We most heartily concur in her desire to see the county under police protection. It would have a most wholesome effect upon the lawless in the sections remote from the larger towns if it were known that at any hour an officer of the, <hw might pass that way. It would he a protection to the women and children living on the farms throughout the county. We do not feel tfiat the suppression of the liquor . traffic in the rural districts is the main thing to aim at in the estab-|ai lishraent of the rural police. The J protection of the homes in the rural " districts is the main thing. n JENNINGS TELLS o FACTS ABOUT LOAN k (Continued from page 1) of the items taken in payment of yaur notes. \ I believe it would be to the interest of the State to let me take a representative to New York and effect the best arrangement possible. n This bid is submitted with the un- J derstanding that the paper is to be a delivered to mc promptly if my bid ii is accepted. v Yours very truly, (Signed) J. P. Matthews. n 11IDS WERE OPENED. On the day fixed, April 17. the ^ governor was absent. Comptroller General Jones and I opened the bids which had been filed with me. On the 19th of April the gov- ^ ernor, comptroller general and I met in the governor's office, when the ?< bid of J. P. Matthews was accepted (| and the contract awarded to him to < furnish 8500,000 at 3 per cent, in- w terrst- , * On the 20th of April four notes for 8100,000 each and two notes foi 850,000 each were prepared in tin following form: "Under and by virtue of an act u of the general assembly of the Sbib of South Carolina'entitled 'An act ( to make appropriations to meet the ordinary expenses of the State government for the fiscal year com- v> mcneing January i, lyii.ancl tt? (j provide for a tax sufficient to defray ( ) 1 same. "The State of Smith Carolina, by ,| Cole L. U lease, governor; 11: H. Jennings, treasurer, and A. \V t. Jones, com pi roller general, on De e.einlier HI, l'dll, promises to pay to ihe order of J. I'. Matthews the sum of one hundred thousand dollar(100, ODO) value received, at the Hanover National Hank, in the cit\ of New York, with interest aftei late at the rate of "> per cent, pel annum. t( "In witness whereof, the State ot ' South Carolina has caused thes< 1 presents to he executed by Cole 1> 11 Hlease, governor; R. H. Jennings, treasurer, and A. \Y. Jones, comp- * troller general, and the seal of tie State to be attached the day and ^ vear above written." k I signed these six notes as treas a' urer and dolivered them to Mr. J. Pt Matthews, cashier, who agreed a; to procure tho signatures of the gov h ernor and comptroller general, nei- 11 ther of whom could be seen at that time. Mr. J. 1\ Matthews receipted h to me for these notes as follows: ^ b THE RECEIPTS. t( Received of R. H. Jennings, treasurer of the State of South Carolina, w four notes of 81,00,000 each and k two notes of 850,000each, all dated h April 20, 1941, payable December a; 31, 1911, with interest after date at ti the rate of 3 per cent. p We are to credit the State of w South Carolina with" 8500.000, sub- t> ject to their check for current expenses, and it is understood that if nt the State is not able to pay thes? ai notes when due that we are to have a renewals payable during the month w of January, 1912. u (Signed) J. P. Matthews, ri Cashier. CORRESPONDENT SHOWN. ^ In connection with the foregoing records, 1 submit the following cor (>( respondence: H on. A. W. Jones, Comptroller Central of Columbia, S. C. c... nr.ii ?i tyuai mm . %t 111 y**U MtiVU UK' facts in reference to the governor, comptroller general and treasurer borrowing 8500,000 to meet the expenses of the Slate government n for the year 101 1, as provided in the p appropriation act? il Was any agreement made where w l?y the inoiif y borrowed was to draw 44 interest u hile on d? po-it? t| Was any agreement ever made h during your administration whereby tl 20 per c< nt. of the money borrowed was to remain on depositV Yours g, very truly, si (Signed) It. H. Jennings, w State Treasurer. oi Hon. It. II. Jennings, State Treas- di urer, Columbia, S. C. A Dear Sir: Replying to your letter ai requesting thut. I "state the facts t| relative to borrowing 8500,000* to ;l| m /!/, I i /\ iV W '?f * h .. a ?*?> .meet i? 11*? UA^riioua ui tur dllttt? (*l government, as provided in the appropriation act 1911," I beg to say g( that on the tenth of April, 1911, p, you submitted to me the draft of a .si b-tter of several banks, asking for si bids to place the loan. On tin- st 17th, the day fixed for opening the t|, bids, 1 attended at your nlfice. Tim! governor was absent. The following sealed bids were opened: Peo pies National Bank of Rock' Hill; the Gertnauia Savings bank of Charleston, and J. P. Matthews, Columbia. Mr. Matthews' bid was p the lowest. On the 19th I attended | at the governor's oflice. The bids I were then placed before Gov. Blease, L nd on my motion the bid of 1 Mr. jl . P. Matthews at three per cent. > iterest was accepted. There was I 0 agreement that the money ( bor- * )wed was to draw interest while on apoeit, and I know of no agreement rer being made that any portions F the moneys borrowed should be ept on deposit. Yours very truly. (Signed) A. W. Jones, Comptroller Gepeml. Office of State Treasurer. M Ir. J. P. Matthews, Cashiejr. tpe Palmetto National Bank, Colum* bia, S. C. Dear Sir: The governor in his lessagc to the general assembly^ anuary 9th hltimo, under "Finncos" uses the following language 1 reference to money borrowed, Tto ri*: -u--. "In some instances it has been eces8ary to leave 20 per cent, on epoait, but in this borrow, suoh as not the case, and while (ho loney is on deposit here, it fs drawlg interest for the 8tate, thus jrther reducing the net cost of the >an, which has not yet been done cretoforc." In the same message, under economy of my administration," tie following language is used: the low rate of interest at hich money was bor rowed, the ^curing of interest on this money rhile on deposit . . ." Since the State lias adopted the olicy of borrowing all the money etded annually from, or through ne bank, have you not handltfd all uch loans, and has it ever been eeessary or has any agreement been lade to leave 20 per cent, ort de>< >sit? Was any agreement made 'hereby borrowed money would raw interest while on deposit,/ and : so with whom? I request an immediate reply tp liis, as I desire to use, it in a siate?ei:t which I shall make to the genral assembly. Yours very truly, ( Signed) R. H. Jennings, Slate Treasurer. As- TO INTKRKHT. apt. R. H. Jennings, Treasurer of State of South Carolina .Columbia. Dear Sir; Replying toyour writni request of the 3rd, in reference > your general account with this ank, beg to advise that there was o agreement made whereby we ere to nav vou interest, on vour eneral checking account. We have ever paid interest on any of the tate's accounts, except what are t nown as special interest hearing | ccounts. | Replying to your second question, f s to the understanding tlMaw^frg ave had" with you since the Stat/ as adopted the policy of requesting i ids for rates, beg to advise that we I ave endeavored to secure for the " tate the very best rates that could ' e had, and it has been our pleasure > have received several awards. The State has never indicated ^ hat amount of balance would be a ept with us on an avetape, nor I ave we ever bid on a balance basis, 3 your requests for rates did not ' ike up this matter, and if Btlch a * rosposition had been made by us ^ e felt that it would debar us from j eing able to secure the business. The proceeds of the first notes < lade each year have been paid out, 3 a rule, promptly for pensions, nd when the second series of notes 1 as made, as a rule the money was sed to pay the interest on the ,j tate's debt. We have used our very best ef>rts every year to serve the State to f le best of our ability. - 1 Trusting that this statement will 1 .iver the matter, we are Yours very truly 3f. P. Matthews, Cashier. / \ STANDS ON RECORD. Inasmuch rnt I am the person who , i j?.t ? - ivt; mit a suuemeni 01 ine iacts us gard to the money borrowed in f Ml, and to which the language of a ie governor was doubtless directed c hen lie in his message raid that Any report or correspondence to . ie contrary is a malicious false- ^ ootl and was an effort to rob me of 0 ie credit due mo in securing this 1 tan," I beg to state that the foreting records and correspondence isiains the truth of my statements | hich were made not to claim edit?because at least once before ' uring my administration and Gov. nscl's second term, the same ! nount of money was borrowed for ie State at the same rate of interest id upon better terms in which edit was not thought of. Again, the statement made by the ivernor that the money was on de >sit here drawing interest for the < late is at variance with the records ^ ihmitted. 1 therefore deny the Hteinenis made in the message of < le governor. They are absolutely \ ilhout foundation. ( Very respectfully, i it. 11. Jennings, State Treasurer. ? ?The State. < 1 i Who is Ita ? ' li' ''*V ,r ' l. ' . * 7 ....y'v-v :" d | JUST RECEIVED!^ I S A lot of $1.50 Shirts going at $1.00. 1| S Come in and look at them. All the S | # latest colors. Sizes 14 to 17. g | {A great reduction in men's and *11 boys' Clothing. If you need any- Si 2 thing in men's and boys' Clothing ^ ;' S we can save you money.' ? m . ^ We nave on display all the lat- - JjJ J| est woolens for men's suits. If you ^ a are thinking of buying a suit for ^ spring and summer come in and let m us figure with you. Satisfaction g a guaranteed. 0 a 0 a ?- " ^ a ^ 0 S Mutual Dry Goods Co., t a ~ 0 1 UNION, - - S. C. 2 ^Cfi3C<pCCCCCCCCCCCCC.CCCC ( city Candidates HaileV Haile's. (^r rc-electori U> Suffice Muy or"c^ the ^ ^ ' : '"I hereby announce myself a candidate r . , ,V .1 J^m ^ Or election to the office of Mayor of the i - ~~ 1 Mty of Union, and pledge myeelf to abide ' '' >y the decision of the Democratic __ __ _ _ 'rimary election. . 'WW IT WT A ^ lfe Have You Noticed I hereby announce myself a candidate ML vf A 1 vl1 v W or election to the office of Alderman for Ward One, City of Union and pledge nyself to abide by the decision of the ^.p^.w.n, m The difference in shoes as T kf>rnhv annnnnno mtaplf a nnmlirlofo ^ they appear on people's feet? ?Dn^?t^ica^^?t^on Some don't fit right, conseftANmnATK rARns^ quently do not feel right. T!!!,?? This.is the thing that is 'pI hereby announce myaelf a candidate OOSSlblG WhGIl YOU d63,1 With or the ollice of Sheriff of Union County ^ ^ if the Democratic Primary election "io,"us. In the first place, we J. W. Sanders. "1 "1 fl ' "1 * Jtt'TSfacfJ aaift wouldnt let you buy a pair of shoes that did not fit, and ?! in the second place our styles St. Valentine's are right up-to-the-minute. Hav Some Big Values in Shoes M7UJ for men, women and chilFEB. 14, 1912 dren. Ask for our specials. 5ee our display of Vaien- PoIitf attention whether you ines. We have a high COme tO lOOK Or bllV. :lass line to select from. Drops, Mounts, Fancy 2ards, Booklets, Scenic WW A' WW V "5 Displays and Comic Pos- I I /\ I I B ^ als. Make vour choice B B / m B I ^ B ^ >arly. "' * m. > _ THE REXALL STORE THE LEADING SHOE HOUSE. (RE RICE DRVfi C.0 12 Main Street, h,v - ^ ; r Union, S. S.