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^illrfNlOll'TIMES. ~ Vol. LXII. No. U. UNION, S. cJyDAY, MARCH 29. 1912. Sl.nOn Year. VALUABLE DATA BY MR. BROWNING IN RESPONSE'TO TIMES REQITES1 HON. L. J. DROWNING, CHAIRMAN OF WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, GIVES LENGTHY ACCOUNT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION IN STATE MATTERS?FULL TEXT OP I.PfTPW Editor The Union Times: Dear 8Ir: In compliance with your request of a week ago, I submit to you some facts |n regard to the financial condition of the State. I fear that I shall have to make this article too long and also that it will be dull, as figures always are, to the average reader.* * To begin with, let mes ay that twelve years ago the State government decided to complete the Capitol, making a total' appropriation for thin purpose $232,361.00. This money was borrowed from the State Sinking Fund Commission and. to keep faith with the land-hoklers of the State, should he repaid by the first of negt January. Had it been repaid in equal annual installments It would have only required $19,363, and the annual interest per annum to have liquidated the debt by this time. But the general assembly dallied with this proposition for a number of years . paying very little more tbap Interest.on the loan. Four years ago some of us in preparing the appro* priatton bill, began urging the necessity for action and in those two years thn Saht was van ifanlJaJtv ? ** * *** * ^"V a ouuwu. Last'year there, was appropriated tor this purpose #89,240 and tills year there wa? appropriated #46,800, which completely wipes out the debt So that this entire loan can be paid on the bonded indebtedness of the States Were 1 called upon to give changes In next year's appropriation bill I would say that Jt would he reduced mm - In tlli follpwtoa particular* from the ^appropriation'bill of this year: ' State House loan, (explained above) $46,800. Reduction In Agricultural Department S10.000. because Clemeon Col lege is now cooperating with the Na-| tionalGovernment In farm demonstra-' Hon work, Instead of the State, and j we will certainly not have another J National Corn Show, for which we provide in thlB hill. Winthrop College's appropriation will very probably be reduced $20,000, because the new Industrial Arts and Science Building Is completed this year, and she will not ask for another building for a few years at any rate.' The Citadel appropriation will be 1..A-J OC1 PP KAnn..ao ho- Voaf I IUU UWU fwl,6Ql.UU UOtOUDC UO| uuav wing Ih completed and her insurance 1 paid up this year for three years. I The Industrial School at Florence, will be reduced about $12,000, as we | this year provide Tor plumbing and; Insurance, building and equipping and i industrial building, enlarging storage J room, dairy equipment and a new dor- j mitory?costing in the aggregate $14,-| 000. The enlarged attendance will ne-j cessltate the increase of the mainte- i nance fund by about $2,000. The Colored College will be reduced $9,000. $7,000 to Install heating plant in the new dormitory, $1,000 for repairing old heating plant in old dormitory and $1,000 for insurance for three years. Let me say here that I recognize the fact that this expenditure for heating plant will be very severely criticised bv some. The heating plant in the old dormitory was installed when Gov. Blease was a member of tho board of trustees of the Colored College, afid In his report, ae a trustee, to the General Assembly of that year, he spoke In glowing terms, not only of the benefit, but of the justice of this appropriation. Yet last year he vetoed this appropriation and was sustained. He vetoed it again this year and was overwhelmingly over-ridden, bo that this improvement is assured. Had a heating plant been installed in the second dormitory, the State would have been saved a disastrious fire in the burning of this building, to replace which cost the taxpayers last year and the year before, a total of 428,000. Resides that, the trustees, who are prominent white men of the State, assure n? that the saving in cost of fuel will pay for the entire heating plant in four years. Not taking into consideration the enormous saving in danger of destruction by hre. This is purely a business view to take of this mattei but from a humanitarian and christian standpoint, it is our duty as th< * * oil! ruling race 10 giv? uicm ow,,,, uu...... cratlon In return for the taxes whlet we collect from them. Resides that the students who attend there, re eolve only a plain Kngliah educatloi In books. hut each hoy la trained h practical farm work, doing t.he worl himself, or he la given thorough In atrufctlon and practical training ii carpentry, masonry, plastering, plum hinf, paintlpg and other useful trader While the girla are trained in drea making, cooking and other useful oc cupatlone for women. As a matte of faot, this hew dormitory could nr ha re been erected at any of our othe SUPREME COURT ! AFFIRMS DECREE 1 SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DECISr ION IN CASE AGAINST STOCK HOLDERS OF INSOLVENT PEOPLES BANK AT UNION, WHICH CLOSED ITS DOORS IN AUGUST, 1 1008. Columbia, March 27.?"The framera of the constitution did not contemplate finespun distinctions between those depositing money in the bank subject to a draft, and those receiving time certificates for their deposits; nor the characteristics of a certificate of deposit, and those of a promissory note. It makes no difference how much similarity there may he between a time certificate of deposit and a promissory note, it does not 'prevent the person receiving the certificate Of rtermnlf from of 111 pying the relations of a depositor. No authority has been cited and we do not believe any can be found, sustaining the proposition that a party depositing money in a bank in the usual course of business and accepting a time certificate is not to be regarded as a depositor." This ocnclusion was reached by Chief Justice Qary in affirming the Union county court in the case of J. H. Wilkes ft Company against B. F. Arthur and others. , The action was brought in the Union county court by J. H. Wilkes ft Company, King Hardware company, and Lady Schumpert against B. F. Arthur and numerous other parties, named as the stockholders of the Peoples bank, of Union, an insolvent corporation. The action brought by the plaintiffs In behalf of themselves and all other depositors of the Peoples bank. There was an order of reference to the matter to tako the testimony and rport upon ail Issus Involved, from which order there was an appeal, hut the appeal was dlsmusscd. The master made hiB report, which was confirmed by the circuit court except J ?A 1 1- * * ? nr ceruun?|MtriicumrB> ftii hpim-ui whb then taken to tho supreme court. . The first question raised watt whether the claims of any of the depositors .had been legally proved nm der the b#rier of reference.?Spartanburg. Herald. " V ' ' " institutions for less than $75,000. the State only furnished the material laid down on the grounds, and tho students did every lick of tho work, without any jjjjiy. In regard to Ibis school I am Informed by white men in a position to know, that not one of the hundreds of boys who have graduated here has ever been brought into court charged with any crime and, so far as know, not one of the girl graduates has ever led an immoral life Op gone astray. A remarkable showing for an institution that has turned out hundreds and hundreds of graduates. Appropriation for elections next year will be reduced about $35,005, as the expense for this is very light in the off years. Printing the Code this year cost $12,000. This expense occurs only every tenth year, the law requiring a nou' nrlnt^H nnnli tAiifh If the Refunding Bill, to which I referred In my former article, recomes an accomplished fact the retirement of $800,000 of our present debt, and the Sinking Fund now has that amount of money to be so applied, It means a saving in interest of $"6,000 per annum for the next 20 years. If the remainder of the bonded debt Is refunded at 4 per cent (as we have no doubt It will l;e, we already receiving inquiries from boi.d brdkers 1 of New Yorw, Chicago, and other cltj ies? it means the saving of $26,100 per annum for the next 20 years. I If the Auditors do their duty and ; place the capital and surplus of all j corporations now invested In State and IT. F. Bonds upon ti e tax books, .as this new law requires, and the I tax levy ^remains at 5 3-4 mills. It will bring into the treasury annually I at least $38,$00. And this sum will ' gradually grow as our eoroonflons , Invest more and more in Stnt" and 1 National securities. To this might , he added $3d00 on aeeonnt "of the I abolition of me office of State Geol ; (iKini aim fsijvw uu a^uum ui mc 'f?ame Warden*department All these reductions make a total that should aid almost surely will come out of tty next appropriation bill of $228,4661 -Of course the Azures are not absolutely accurate, but 1 am sure 1 have-not missed it $10,000 ; either way. \ Now as to thy increases: The heath department *will inevitably he increased unless fto law requirinp 1 that department to furnish free vaccine and free antl-&xln be amended ' so as to only furnisi it to those not able to pay for sane. T estimated that this Increase wilyhe at least $R,5 000; and think that thy law should he MMAMilAil In Vi 1 u no wtlAil n ? ailivuunu IU mi" I'WI vivvm, . For the past two yedr* the $<>0,000 appropriated for TIl>?h\ Schools has " been paid out of the dimensary fund, and as the remainder of fcat fund will soon he divided amoncAthe public * schools this will have to be raised hv direct appropriation nnither year. 1 The law providing for $60,|00 to aid weak schools will have to he amended l' If thte appropriation is to ho eartled because this act specifically teclatos that It shall be paid out of the <Aspensary fund. The act appropriating f fOmtlnued on last pa pre) . A IRA B. JONES WII SATURDAY Hon. Ira B. Jones will, next w< ' make several speeches in Union co ty. He has recsntly been on a spe ing tour of Spartanburg. Greens and Cherokee counties. On next Friday, April 6th, he j deliver two speeches in Joneerl one at 8 o'clock in the evening. J Saturday morning, April 6th, |M 8 Standing at E We have not quite grajjl the thirteen weeks are at an ei be added?making a rottaraSi yellow label, and If jour aoba $?& expire, will yon not unite trltl ,$5j us on our Linotype Way? V a incoming week?the fourteentl X full thousand dollars. 3* Here are the names and a & Dr. R (\ buke, Un! R D- Kitche*i^W| Albert Ollllatn, T7h] & Prof. $. Mrs. viola Hopper, R. I?. Vaughan, Un Rev. C. C, VaughaJT; ??* a. h. Cottinghmn, \ H. J. Waldrop, Unit H. L. Poole, Union R. C. Lee. Union * J. H. Scboppaul, di X w. n. Garner, Kelt Mrs. \N illio Harris. J- H. RandoipKLa Q Aaron W. Rid^ Uul O. Hughey. McBe ? H. M. Sparks, Union W. C. Edwards, Jon< X M. C. Gault, Jonesvj X E. W. Harris, Keltoi -<*' W. T. Harris, Mexie ? L,. J. Browning, Ua 0 C. J. Koon, Union, ^ .1. C. Vinson, Jonesi Pope Nabors, Mom X A. J. (tollman. Jone Joseph J. Young, Pi A. W. T. Ravenscro {5$, Sam'l l.ittlejohn Joi igt W. W. Cooper, Unio J. Ben Snvith, Delri *:* G. T. Gault, Kelton 9 1. L. Bobo, Sedalia ? Jesse Humphries, 11 Allss Fannie Clark, Kldd 1 /in? Jnnnavill Mrs. Sallie M. Jolly * ' A. Judeon Greer, Ui ? DoAubrey Gregory, Mrs. G. W. Holder, jfe -I. C. Spears, Jonei .g. Thomas Gilliam, S< 2 A Friend ., ? Total for thirteenth Previously reported ?g> Total to date.... . Balance to be raise< To all subscribers, far an A Will you not look at your labe ^ on/1 If I'm: i* cnliarrl nHnn Iiao / X one of the number to send In S Faithfully and * T ? * * ? # ? Death of Mr. Wm. \oland. .Mr. win. ^oiana aiea ai nm uoi In South Union Sunday night at o'clock. He was sick but a she time and hts death was a great aho to hip family and friends. He w stricken on Tuesday night, precr ing his death, and from the first w desi>erately ill. The funeral was ec ducted by Revs. .Ino. F. Matheson, M. Rice and .1. H. Danner, and t interment in the city cemetery Mc day afternoon. Mr. Noland leaves a wife, three so and two daughters; tie is survived one brother, Mr. T, p. Noland, S who Is himself in quite feeble heal and a sister, Mrs. Maria J. McWhirt both of Union. Mr. Noland was a man possessing heart that overflowed with klndnee he was a good neighbor, a devot husband and father and a worthy c izcn. He was 57 years of age. Dr. Keller Ofrfens I>rnir Store. Dr. fa. T. Keller, formerly of fti I falo, but recently of Orangeburg, t decided to open a dmg store In Un1i and has purchased the business Olymnh's Pharmacy In the store rxx under Hotel Union. Dr. Keller a take charge at once. He 1s well a favorably known In Union and 1 I many friends who will he glad have him return>Nto Union. \ t 7"' , ? \ bv' ' v.i'Wm HpAK HERE ? HIRNOON, APRIL 6 Volock, he will speak at Sedalla High ^hool building. On the afternoon of -mill atuiiV at S riun Mific ut?j tic nm ?rv ? _ f-^'clock on Main streejt before the Union Hotel, and on Saturday night he will apeak at Lockhart. He will probably apeak at other pointa in the county the following week, or at some early date. L V ' * < I of 13th Week I the Thousand Dollar Mark, and 1 We will ask that one week more een weeks. Look at your little ption has expired or is about to *** 16 hundreds of others in helping ? believe you will. Com,e in this & reek and help us to roll up the &L * ?unu for the thirteenth week: |/; % 2.00 5 ??ltte ? 1.00 W . . .. 2^00 i, Rdoite 2 1.00 100 4? ;rf lotr, Route 2. . .. 1.00 w *ff .., 2.00 *?* rille. Route 2 ... 1.00 A iroh_ . 1.00 jfe >gvllle, Route 1 .. 1.00 X noolet 1.25 *** ft, . . . <* 1.00 ** aesville v 1.00 ^ n'. 1.00 OL ly. Fl* 3.00 JX ...... 1.00 X , 1.00 ? Fnion . . ... .. 1.00 *?f Albanv. Oa 50 Is, 1.00 - & , Monarch 1.00 ,2 iion?R. 2 1.00 Union. Route 1 .. 4.00 *31 Everett, Ga 54^ " sville .. 3.00 . .? alalia, Route 1 .. .50 6.00 ;? i week $76.00 1 $795.71 <$871.71 X 1 $128.29 .f d near, we appeal for that $128.29. 4$ I on this week's issue of The Times expired or is about to expire, make j* the total during the 14th week. .? sincerely yours, HE UNION TIMES, 2 Thef Old Reliable. J Lewis M. Rice, Editor. q An Interesting' Document. ne Mr. R. S. Long, who lives a few 9 miles west of Jonesvllle, was in Un)rt ion Wednesday and showed a Times man a very Interesting document, a ^ receipt which was given in 1848, tc as Miss Elizabeth Vaughan, aunt of Mrs. >n- Long. /; The receipt reads as follows: ,n. , "July 12. 1848. "Elizabeth Vaughan, Bought of H nB 0. Dunn, 16 yards of Calico at 30< ?y $4.80 Received the above in full payment er, 1849. H. G. Dunn." (his of the interesting things aboul { * this odd receipt is the fact that caliph* . -1 xl m nAx ? I mVxl ed men lor out ? jmru. iu#v wm lt-! "oome price" to pay 'or calico. C. B. Or* (tor> Return* to Union. C. B. Gregory, former police ser geant, who disappeared last fall, leaving a shortage In his accounts of $600 uf-lhas returned to Union. It Is reported las that he has settled all amounts h< on, owed and that he will he given immu of nlty from prosecution, oiu Gregory attributes his misdeeds t< rill his having been drinking heavily foi no some ume, ana wm uui ?i uunseu im He sayi he ha* a^orn off drinkim to and ha* not touched liquor tinea Jan nary. t ' ' ' ***" *' i ."v " *' JTRONG FIGHT TO S END BLEASEISM REGISTRATION RULE APPLIED 9 TO PRIMARIES WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM?WOULD CUT DOITN VOTE IN THE STATE FROM 110,000 TO 60.000?REAL TEST OF STRENGTH. Columbia, March 25?The wheela >f the political machine in South Car" >lina have been set in motion and the indications are that the conning cam- 1 p&ign is going to be one. of the most < Interesting in the history of the , State. Coincident with the call for the meeting of the state executive committee here April 1th, to call the state convention for May 15, General Willie Jones, who has played an important part in the councils of the party in the state for 30 years announced that he would not seek reelection as state chairman. Dan Sinkler, of Charleston, 'lias been mentioned for the place. The club's meetings will be held April 27. Here it is that the fight will start by the Blease forces to defeat the program for a restriction of the primary. Should the registratration rule be applied to the primary, or In other words, should the state election rules' bte adopted by the Democratic party In South Carolina, It would mean the passing of Blease from the oolftical arena, to a cer taJnty, for it would eliminate what little strength he may still have. To require registration certificate in the primary would cut down the vote in i South Carolina from about 110,000 to 60,000 The Blease forces will make a strenuous effort to block this program which is to be launched at the club meetings next month. Circular letters are being distributed throughout the state, presumably by the Blease headquarters to stop the fight for restriction. The fight on the other hand, will be equally strong. A strenuous effort. will* he made at (he state convention to put the ~ restriction through. The matter will he started at the club meetings and the indica tlons are that the rule will go through. i . The liadlea Aid society of Grace Methodist church will give a silver tea, Friday afternoon and evening, Maroh 29th, at the residence of Mrs. J. A. Brown on South street. From 4 to 6 o'clock the children will be entertained, and from 8 to 12 o'clock everybody is invited to come. A -musical program will be a special feature. The best talent in the city taking part. Refreshments are to be served. Remember the date, Friday, March 29th, at the home of Mrs. J. A. Brown. 1 Mr. Dashiel Leaves Union. Mr. L. P. Dashiel, who has been hookkeeepr far the Mutual Dry Goods Co. for several years, resigned his position to acecpt a similar one at Berrdettsville, S. C., with the Carroll-Pratt company. Mr. Dashiel has a wide circle of friends in Union who regret his decision to make his home elsewhere, but follow him with their good wishes. Mr. Dashiel has by his courteous , manners and his close application tc , his work, earned the approval of all who have business relations with him 1 He is also, a "royal good fellow" > Wherever ho goes he is bound tc i succeed, for he has those qualities ol > manhood that make for success. i T?rz?zr _ . , iMease Hoara uitm up runa. 1 The commission named by Gov Blease to wind up the affairs of the State dispensary has turned over $25,587.01. to the State treasurer/ Whex , the Blease commission took charge after the Ansel commission was dls, missed by the governor, thqre wai t a cash balance of $28,737.95, on d< ( posit. The Blease commission hek office tor one year and spent ovei $4,000 without collecting anything Under the terms of the Crosson resolution, passed at the last session ol the general assembly the Blease com j mission went out of existence several days ago and a final report la to tn made within the next several days. There is about $75,000 of the dis. pensary fund In the hands of th< ' State treasurer. This fnnd was turned , over by the Ansel commission whlcl collected a total of about $500,000 The total fund, approximately $100,000, now held by the State treasure) will be distributed among the sahooli of the State by State Treasurer Jen , nlngs, Comptroller General Jones an< I State Superintendent of Bdueatloi 5 Sweartngen. An act was passed orsi H" nf Oia smvernor at th( ) last session of the geDeral assembl; r to provide for the distribution of thi di?p6MAry fond. Tne act was nrv I passed in 1911 was vetoad.?Th< l68ati?2miiii'i?6i$io t mMBti: 4 ' v w 'jk , 5AD DEATH OF . A YOUNG GIRL - ? 1 SWEET AND ATTRACTIVE Ti DAUGHTER OF MR. VXD MRS. J. Ll D. ARTHUR. DIED AT KXOWL TON'S INFIRMARY, AT COLUM- l , BIA SATURDAY EVENING?HER DEATH CAUSES GREAT SORROW. >M las Kathleen Arthur, eldest laughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Arthur, ' lied In Knowlton's Infirmary Saturday ?. evening and her remains were brought " to Union Sunday and buried in the Presbyterian ^metery Sunday after- q noon. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur left Union on 6 Wednesday of last week, carrying ^ Miss Kathleen and little Alice to the infirmary for treatment. Miss Kathleen was operated on Friday and was thought to he doing well up to a short f while before she expired Saturday night. The death of this lovely young girl _3^| has cast a gloom over the entire community. She was fourteen years of age In July last year, and was a member of the High School In the 11 $1 eighth grade. She was gifted with a JJjHfl mind far above the ordinary and with WyrSt a personality that attracted all hearts. She was greatly heloved by her school mates, her teachers and all ^""4 ? those with whom she came In contact. v { In the home she was the great Joy of/ jgg, her father and mother. She was o?' , V erythlng that could be desired to parents and to the younger chlldrX in the family. Her death has brough\ great sorrow to many hearts. Just upon the threshold of young womanhood, just at the tender age when the * ^ days of childhood slip into the papt. * and the arrival of the broader, deeper days of young womanhood, the rail / came to this dearly beloved younj| girl ( to enter the great, silent, eternity. With the bfccoolkg of life's Tnarvol^ V ^ * < *^.VnMlni? **- -> - >? J> visions of a life of^uaefuln^ ^ r, ^ j* <. service on earth, the Great Father saw best to call her away from earth's struggles and battles. It Is a great mystery, but so is life, so also Is every heartache, every sparrow's fall. Into a world of action, trial, struggle, pain, disappointment and uncertainty we come with Infantile cry. As the great mysteries bogln to grip the heart and the battles of life begin to rage, wonaer ana yei aeeper wonner fills the soql. Who knows but that It Is equally as well that having faced the mysteries and measured our own souls we should be spared the further conflict of the swiftly passing years. Surely our God does but seek to bring | us to mature development of soul , that He may gather us to Himself. If that day comes just as life's sun , rises to the mid-morning hour, It is [ just as well. Who knows but that it , Is far better? Hong will linger the fragrance of ' this beautiful young life. In the I heart of parents, brothers, sisters, , school-mates ana irienas, ner rnern. ory will be cherished. The silent J tears may fall, and the heart be sad, for the parting, yet each one so bereft may look into the face of the Christ whom the dear child served, and say: "Master, great and holy, merciful and mighty, we surrender to Thee this dear heart, and our own hearts trust in Thee." Jones to Retire as Chairman. After 30 year' active service to the j Democratic party In South Carolina, . Hon. Wiley Jones, for the past 11 years State chairman, has announced that he will rot ask for re-election. He f has called the executive committee to meet in Columbia 011 April 10th, when I the official call for the State convens tion to be held on May 15th, will be issued. The name of Lowndes J.? Browning, j member of the house of representaI tires from Union, and chairman of the j ways and means committee, of the , houee, has been suggested as State ohairman. Mr. Browning has already r announced that he will not eeek rej olectlon to the house. He Is one of the l>est known And most capable I members of ^the house. He is not j seeking any office. Mr. Browning is a r successful farmer and has a wide ac# quaintanee throughout the State.? . , The State. ? ^ I Mrs. Q, W .Holder of Everett, Ga., 9 Is visiting relatives In Union tbis week. r : / m