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$1,000 IN NINETY DAYS! YES, YES. THE UWN TIMES. . * . &' *'.v. | v ? VOL LXII NO. 9. " UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH I, 1912. $1.00 A YEAR.' ????i??i. MANY WILL OFFER SOME TO BE CHOSEI ALL Birr ONE OF STATE OFF CIALS TO RUN AGAIN. R. H. Jennings Steps [Out?One c Few Who Definitely States That He Has Retired?Much Interest in the Campaign. One of the most important event in the life of a candidate is his "an nonncement," whether it he th first, second or third time, con srcutive or otherwise. The politics situation in South Carolina is far rounding into shape, and the in dications are that there will be a ful crop of the candidates to participat in me campaign uiai will oe wage in all of the 4-4 counties of the Stat ?Jasper, lh?- "baby county" in eluded. The greatest interest this summe will centre in the race for the gov _ ernorehip. The only two candidate announced are Ira B. Jones, forme chief justice, and the present gov ernor. Cole L. Blease. The term of Senator Tillman wil expire this year, and he will ofTe for re-election. He will be oppose> by W. J. Talbt rt, of Parksville, ii Edgefield county. There may b other candidates to enter this race although no official announcemen has been made so far. Every State official, with the ex ception of one, will ask for reelection R. H. Jennings, for 12 year State treasurer, announced severa days ago that he would not ask fo re-election. Following his announce ment, S. T. Carter, for 14 year connected with the State treasurer! office, announced that he wouk enter the race. J. Fraser I.yon, for six years attorney general, announced yesterda3 that he would enter the race for re election. Other announcements a\ ready made for the office of attornej general are Tbos. H. Peoples o Barnwell, H. H. Evans of Newberry A. W. Jones, for eight years comp troller general, announced yesterday that he would again enter the race "1 will most certainly be a candidal for the position,'1 said thecomptrol ler general. So far no opposition t< his candidacy has been announced SECRETARY OF STATE. R. M. McCowu will ask for re election to the position of secret&rj of state. He has not officially an nounced hia candidacy, although h< has on several occasions stated tha he would offer for the place again "I will be a candidate for re election as State superintendent o education," said J." E. Swearinger yesterday. No other candidate luu announced tor this place. He ii serving his second term as Stab superintendent of education. While no official announcemen has been made, it is expected tha W. W. Moore will again ask for tin position of adjutant and inspectoi general. .Members of the Nationa (tuard have stated that a candidal will be put forward by the Nationa Ouard association. E. J. Watson, present commie sioner of agriculture, commerce anc industries, has already nnnouncet that ha will enter the primary foi the office. The position was takei oat of the appointive power of th< governor and placed in the primary by the present general assembly. There will be several candidate I.- iU. it. ?il jur cue vacancy uu uie nuiroau com mission. The term of John G Richards, Jr., who wusappointed t< till the vacancy caused by the deatl of J. A. Sullivan, will expire. Th other candidatee as announced a far #re J. H. Wharton of ^aureus a former commissioner, and Jame Caneler of York county, who ha been running for the office for : number of years. Reports received froua the vajiou counties of the state indicate tha - there will be a full erop of candidate ; for ail of the offices.. A new genera f v assembly wilf be electe<l ;md aJ county offices tilled. . 'X' OKN. JON KB MAY KRTlflK. ;j: . Gen. Wiiie Jones, for 14 year ) ciiairman of the State Democrat! executive committee, w^l;very pre bably offer bin resignation when th State Democratic convention meel here on May 16. He ha? made n official announcement, yet it i practically certain that he will n sign. Gen. Jones nerved for 1 years > as secretary of the Stat executive committee before h INVESTIGATION WILL 5 N BEGIN NEXT WEEK I- FELDER WILL BE REQUESTED * TO COME TO S. C. ? >f Dispensary Investigation Committee j to Meet to Investigate Members b of Old Dispensary Com mis- v aion and Others. ^ h s The mooting of the legislative 8 i- committee named to investigate the ~ e members of the old dispensary oomi mission, the governor, attorney gonl1 eral and others in connection with <t the old State dispensary, which was i- called for today (Wednesday), has 11 been postponed until next Wednese day. It is expected that the comd mittee will divide upon the lines of 0 investigation at the meeting. The i- postponement was announced Tuesday by Senator Carlisle. r The members of the committee - are: Senators Carlisle, Sullivan and !S Clifton and Representatives Daniel, r Carey and Evans. Senator Carlisle - is the chairman of the commission. It has been definitely stated bv 1 members of the committee that T. r B. Felder, the Atlanta attorney, 1 will be requested to come to South a Carolina and give testimony. It is e expected that the committee wil| , next week frame a formal request t for Mr. Felder to come to this State. He has on several occasions stated - that he would appear before a lcgis lative committee if invited. 3 A resolution adoptod by the house 1 and senate provides for the report r of the committee to be filed with - the secretary of state.?The State. 3 Death ofUr. F. O. WHlanl. 1 . Mr. F, O. Willard died at his - homfc iy-Union on (Saturday morn* r, ing, Feb. 24, and was buried the - following Monday in the Preaby* terian cemetery here. , He wap * y r years of ""age and was a native of f Union county. Mr. Wiliard leaves a wife, who - was, before her marriage, Mise Mar^ ? Farnum, and eleven children. His . children who survive him are: ? Mrs. K. F. McBride, Rockingham, N. C.; Mrs. O. M. Frazier,Raleigh, ) N. C.; Mrs. D. C. Briggs, Raleigh, . N. C.; Mrs. Joe Adams, Union, and Messrs. D. O., George, Russell, rii i i? i i .* it_: ? v/ijuc itiiu rreu wmu.ru, w umuii, * and Mr. Ira Willard, of Salisbury, . N. C. ' Mr. Willard bad been with the"1" ^ Norman and Murphy Co. for the past eight years and was wall and [ favorably known throughout ths f county. He was a member of the j Methodist church and was held in high esteem by his neighbors. 3 Mr. Willard was sitting up and , talked freely with his family the night he died. He had often ex. , pressed the idea that if he ever got ^ in Iwid with a spell of sickness he a would never get up. He was a great r Bunerer lor several weeks proceeding I his death. g The burial was cendacted by Revs, j J. 1.. Daniel and L. Wagnon. Furman Glee Club Coming. j On Friday night, March 1, the r Fur man Glee Club and Orchestra j will give an entertainment in the I B Opera house here. Wherever the y Glee Club has gone they have met ? with a kindly reception. The en- ?< s tertainment is first class in every respect and those who attend will be amply repaid. ^ election to the chairmanship, and j* 6 has attended several national con- VJ 0 ventions as a delegate at large.eerv? ing tW^arty at considerate > per- " 8 aonal expense. < ^ 8 The Democratic clnhe will meet *7 a on April 27, when delegates to the * Miuntv conventions will ht? 8 The county executive committee* . 1 will call the county conventions to 8 be held on May 0, when delegates [} to the State convention will be.elect- ?; ' ed. Kaeh county in tlie State is entitled to as many delegates in the State convention as double the nutn ? ber of its mem be re in the general | io assembly. The moans that over 1180 delegates will come to Columbia en ie May 15 for the purpose of setting in y, ts motion South Carolina's pArt in the ^ o national campaign for the preeidenoy. y, is The indications are that this will 0 j. be an interesting State convention, \ 6 as a number of important questions te aw to be decided.?Wednesday's is State. v V JIX CAUGHT?QH,: Six teams were trapped ito tbejt aarful mud hole on Powell's IkilL iq 1 ne afternoon this week. One tt&pj :] et caught there and just about ] r recked his buggy and harness ] f 'he entrance to Union via Tctache's j ranch on the west, by - the Jones-* 1 ille road on the north, and by th<j e lonareh road on the east, the mud c olee are so fierce that it is with < reat difficulty that one can enter* c ' 1 1 F*ressing If ever there was a time when futile, that time was the past week. roails?all nRlnr* i-imoniKwl ?? good showing, as will lx* seen hj the I given lx.-\pw. Four weeks, more, jusi tliirteyn we?ks will have been reached first nine weeks proved to be bad weal sure, and we feel deeply grateful to 01 Here are the names and amoun -Mrs. H. 8. Long, Jonesville It Boyd Galhnan, I'acolet W. G. Meng, Union. Dr. J. ti. Going, Union .. J. Frost Walker, Jr., Union W. B. Little, Kelton..r.. Mrs. K. L. McKowan, GafTuey Thomas Gilliam. Sedalia Bason <& Co., Union. .. Mrs: C. L< Dablw, Marietta, Ga Prof. J. H. Hope, llnion B. B. James, Union. Ellis Me Arthur, Pauline H. J. West, Paulina.."! B, G. Evans, Pendleton W, B. Blackwell, WilJrint-vLlle R. G. Grteaory, Union. ? Mrs. BelieGoudelock/tJ i ion J. H. Holcombe, Spartanburg Mrs. Mollie Hawkins, Union J. G. K'cy, Columbia... . .. W. 8. Briggs, Union R 1 Toy G. Murphy. Unite R 2 Mrs. G. B. Fowler, Jonasville J. W. Cunningham, Jones ville Mies Julia Smith, Jonesville U : W. F. Farr, Kelton R 2.^7L. B. Lee. Jonefcvilhs R 21 >i. D."RkMon/liDmU 2. W. L. Vernon, Carlisle i% Will Hill, Jr.. Carlisle...2. . W. M. Dawkins, Carlisle* John Lipsey, Clinton. .Jr.-. W. K. Suns, Union R 1 jj& J. 8. Wis, Union R3 . .. Dr. M. W. Chambers, Joriesvilk Mim Fannie Clark, Albany, Ca R. M. Rowden, Jonesville. W. A. McKee, Jonesville Mrs. 11. Mil wood, Jonesville John Griffin, Jcmesville Wm Addis. Jonesville . _ M. L. Parks, Joneaville . W. F. Humes, Jonesville. 11. D. Harris, Jonfsville. I^ee tancaster, 'Jonesville j Henry Tinsley, Paeolet ... Win Norris.. .... F. W. Brawley, Jonesville . ... W. L. Uilaiore, Jonesville Total this week Previously vejiorted. Total to date . . . Amounting to he raise four weeks... Just four wveks more, and that $IUO each week. We believe it can Is realize that one is possessed of friends, the good will of many, we could not li one who has not yet renewed we say. and if your subscription lias expired, . dollar for renewal. THE UTS'K ONE CHOSEN J ANOTHER LEFT" 77 t The concluding caeca in the court ?t week, not heretofore published & i the'Times was the trial of J. R. h ngiiah, charged with violation of I te dispensary law. He was found \ aitty K>nthe'first count, but not on a m? second, and was sentenced to v *y ? fine of $600 or eerve six e tonths at hard labor. C Vernon (iault, charged with e ioUUng the dispensary law, was s >und "not guilty.*' The case against Joel Sbnith, John j tenry May and Olyde May were1, mtinued to next term of court. Mr. Wtk?MdR?ivm~rrifcy. [ ? > L Rev. W. I). Wakefield willreturn j 1 ) Union Friday and will occupy 1 r ?* puipu nunuay. Mr. w&kelieUt I ] uh been in Kentucky ?everal weeks : iHving been called there on Account t I the illness and death of Mrs. j Vakefield's father. W < Mr. E. G. Evans, of Pendleton, *m in Union on bueineaa Monday. ( M t YOU MUD HOLE the town. The worst places o these roads are within the incorp< porated limits of the town of Unior [f does look as if a town whic spent $25,000 on its streets in on pear could afford roads tliat arc i east passable. We would like t tee a statement of the expenditui >f that $25,000. There are man >ther citizens who join with ns i lesiring this information. Forward! the advert** weather made etlort Storm, rain, mad, impossible i thin week. Hut we have made a lint of renewals and new subscribers t one month, and onr time-limit of I. .lust about nine-tenths of the ther. It is ? good showing, to he lr friends, its for this week : I $ I.On 1.00 . 2.00 I .w I.0(> 1.00 Hrt. _ 1.60 : . .30 - .50 .25 1.00 ... 1.00 .50 .... 1.00 2.00 l.Oo . - - 1.00 2.00 1.C0 ...... 1.00 1.0<l . 2.00 .... i.oo 1.00 2.00 I ?.00 , 100 1.00 . 1.00 sloo .... '... ... 1.00 - - - 1.00 .... 1.00 1.00 60 p -. ... 1.00 ZH - . .50 ... ... .. 1.00 ... . .. 1.00 _ .60 50 .... 50 .. 1.00 1.00 .50 1.00 1.00 .. ..... .25 . .25 $52.00 $5:15. 80 .$687.si; d for "the remaining $412.14 ineun?that we inuat get in about ' i done. It waruitt the heart to We fully realize that, hut for ave made the allowing. To each l^Kik on your little yellow laliel, >r ia about to expire, send na a 3N TIMES, 1.KW1S M. RICK, Kimiok. ? fOHN WOOD TO SPEAK HER] Secretary John Wood, of th ipartnnburg Chamber of Commerce itifl been invitixl by Secretary J. (i - it_;? lUBHi-n, kU unun Ml ?7II It >11 nex Vednesdav evening, March 6, an ddressthe merchants of this city rho arc desirous of forming a met hunts' branch of the Chamber c Commerce. Mr. Wood is an intei sting speaker and a large crpw hould lie out to hear him. / O'Sbiekfe-Willard. Mr. Luther K. O'Sbieldsand Mil iaura Willard were united .in th *>nds of holy matrimony ftandn Jternoon, Feb. 2/>th, at 6 o>clocl The ceremony was performed ^t U esidence of Mr. Julian Hughes o ?ast Main street in the presence i i large number of friends and reh ,ives of the contracting partie Hev. L. L Wagnon performed tl ceremony. Mr. 8. K. Barron went to Gre Monday on professional buaineee. N < '1 . , . / ! TAFT HOLDS IP BANKER'S SENTENCE >n ]' MILTON CARLISLE WILL NOT h* GO TO PEN JUST NOW. ie Lt The President Will Investigate the o Banker's Five Years' Sentence? '? Mr. Carlisle Was Born in y Union County. n Washington, Feb. 28.?President = Taft today directed the department of justice to hold up, until he could investigate the five year sentence to the penitentiary imposed on M. M. Carlisle, of Newberry, S. C., convicted of violating the national banking laws and misappropriating *470. Senator Tillman and Representatives Johnson, Finley and Ellerbe, of South Carolina, told the president the sentence was excessive and unmerited. Carlisle w;ie prosecuted on 1?>2 counts in the indictment. He was arrested in June, 1900, and tried before Judge Brawley at Greenville in October, 1010, his attorneys being Blease & Dominiek. He was acquitted of 157 counts and convicted on five, being sentenced to serve a term of five years. The case is quite a celebrated one. Judge Carlisle is known as president of the National Bank ot Newberry at that time, and it was alleged, in effect, that he had violated the banking laws in accepting personal considerations in handling the affairs of the bank. Milton A. Carlisle was born in Union county Sept. 7, 1841. He graduated from the South Carolina College, after which he entered the Confederate array and served until the surrender. /He' practiced law at Newberry until 1878; he was for seven years trial justice of- Newberry county; chairman of the Democratic party for four years, and in 1898, Attn UtuuMl picmduuto* Ih'n Uattnwi Bank of Newberry. a nnn pqsdm v/x ^ AGRICULTURE A bovit fifty representative farmers and business men gathered in the opera house Tuesday ,to bear addressee by Hon E. J. AVatson and Mr. J.VV. Reid. Mr. Watson is Commissioner of Agriculture and Mr. Reid is Secretary of the State Farmers' Union.. Judge J. M. Greer presided over the meeting and introduced the speakers. Mr. Watson spoke in advocacy of educution along scientific lines for farmers, end urged them to plant cover crops, use commercial fertilizers intelligently, reduce cotton acreage and raise supplies at home. Said the South was being cheated of its birthright in that having a great monopoly in cotton it got little of the benefits. Mr. Reid, after explaining the constitution of the Farmers' Union, urged the necessity for "co-operative selling and co-operative buying." One is as important as the other, and both are feasible: Township Canvassers. Messrs. II. P. Morgan, W. 8. MoLure and B. G. Wilburn have : done some good work in seeking to interest the farmers of the county in the Rock Hill plan for reduction of k acreage in cotton this year. They have appointed the following gentlee men in the various townships to carry on the canvass in the various townships: C. J. Brock, Goshen t Hill; R. L. Young, Union; Louis d J. Haines, Pinckney and Jonesville; . John Wix, Bantuc and Fishdam; - H. M. Sparks, Crops Keys: Y. K. ?f Holcomb, Bogansville. d Shakespeare's Play at High School < i. 1 Miss Lillie Bayley, of I)r. King's School of Oratory, of Pittsburg, Pa., Pa., is in Union for the purpose of ^ training a number of the pupils of ie the High School who are preparing j to put on The Merchant of Venice, lt pffe of Shakespeare's plays. ^ V This attraction will 1>e presented n in the High School auditorium on of March, the 8th. The play will be enacted With the costumes in vogue In that day. The proceeds of the ie play will be for the benefit of th< school library, ft is an assured faol I that the play will be both iiiHtructivt or ami entertaining, and it ia expected I that there will be a large hou?e. \ BB-tew w Com . ANDERSON JAIL CROWD GATHERED NEAR TOWN Bl)T LACKED LEADER. i Special Term Now Asked?Probable That Court Will be Convened to Try William Reed, Who Attacked Woman. Anderson, Feb. 28.?The attack on the county jail, expected last night or early this morning, to get i William Reed, the negro Held on the charge of attempting criminal assault on the wife of a prominent farmer Monday night, did not materialize. There is a rumor afloat that a second attempt will be made tonight. More than 100 hea-vily armed men gathered several miles south of the city last night expecting to march on the jail, but because reinforcements expected from two other sections of the county did not arrive, .and because a leader was lacking, the attack was called off. The men then went near where the attempt at assault occurred and tired several hundred shots, causing consternation among the negroes in that eection. p0,^ ;d ?11 ii-- 4?- ? id in a. wii ui me jau tonigm and the jail ie strongly barricaded, several deputies having been sworn in by Sheriff King. The victim is said to be considerably better tonight. She suffered a severe shock and collapsed - after help arrived after the negro escaped. No serious effects are expected. Mr. Par no an, clerk of Court,,today wrote to Solicitor Bonham asking for a special term of erinfinal court to try Reed. BOARD Op HEALTH HOLDS MEETINC The city Board of Health held a meeting Wednesday evening and electeoa clialrffVSn and secretary for the ensuing year?Dr. S. G. Sarrfttt was re-elected to the position.. Recently the following board was appointed by the city council; J. W. Meng, B. B. James, G. B. Sligh, H. C. Lawson and Geo. W. Smith. Besides these new appointees, the following old members of the board held over: Drs. S. G. Sarratt, J. G. Cninc 1? I? Hji-in, U. i r\ I vw.?*D, ?*. * J auu AUI f| ? !' ! Arthur. All the newly appointed members were sworn in, except Mr. Beaty, who was absent' on account of sickness. ' J. I). Charles was elected health inspector and upon condition that he would be held in the position as long as he gave satisfaction ' to the board of health, the board thus reserving the right to recall the appointment whenever he was thought to fail to give good servioe. The board of health allows hogs J to be kept in town to April 1st. j After that hogs will be allowed kept > upon certain conditions, information ' upon said conditions to be had from the lx>ard of health, i It was agreed that memt>crs of i the board livinur in thw v?rinn? would assist the inspector in mak ing pergonal inspections in his resistive ward. Some time, in the spring there will be a general "clean up day," and it is intended by the )>oard to make a goo<l job of it. The board takes up the work with determination to do its foil duty. They urge everyone to report any nuisances and also to help in the good work by giving sympathy and co-operation. , ' m * ' 1 * . \ Mr. Cottingham Improving. Mr. Arthur Cftttinghom,.'superintendent of Monarch Mills, Wno was operated on for appendicitis in Columbia last week, in improving wonderfully and will probably return to big borne next Tueaday. This is very gratifying news to his many friends in Union. Engagement Announced. Mr. and Mrs. Thome* Hascombe Stack honsc, of Columbia, have an1 nouueed the, engagement of their 1 daughter, Sadie, to Luther Rlaokay M Hawkins, of Americna, Ga., >tb? 1 marriage to be celebrated in April. : Mr. Walter B. Count*, of St. I Matthcwfl, spent the week-end ir> Union on buaiiures. / f . T .1 l J\h , ;. >;> mi