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UNIOI. TIMES. Vol. LXII. No. 16. UNION, S. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1912. $1.00 a Year. MDC rDATP lirin I"""1' '"" itiiw* vjivnvjE/ I1LLU FOR $7,500 BAIL DETECTIVE TELLS GRACES FIRST WORDS AROUT HIS WIFE?HER FIGHT FOR BAIL SUCCESSFUL AND HE IS BOUND OVER TO THE HIGHED COURT. Mr*. Daisy Grace was bound over to the superior court this afternoon ?iter ner nearfng before Justice Ridley, her bond remaining the same, $7,500. This puts t he case up to the state courts and out of th e hands of "the justice. An indictment by > the grand jury is now possible. Mrs. Grace was taken to the Tower for a second time, but it was believed this would be for but a short stay. Her bond must be approved by the solicitor general, and this may be ^ done tonight, saving Mrs. Grace a night in jail. ^ A formidable array of witnesses had t been summoned, among them being ( relatives of the wounded man, who ^ seemed determined that no cessation r should be noticed In their prosecu- . tlon of the accused wife. From the t bedside of the patient at Newman re- ^ port came that he was evincing deep . Interest In the outcome of the trial. The hearing In the afternoon was a continuation from the morning ses- ^ sion of court, when the magistrate cj was compelled to clear the court room, so disorderly did the morbid throng become that packed the limited space. First Witness Formal. Cl The flrBt witnesses were an officer ^ and a reporter, who testified simply as io Known racts In relation to the find- c' Ing of the wounded man. St The lawyer's stratagen in announcing the postponement of the hearing u until next Tuesday and then changing It until 3 o'clock this afternoon had Its desired efTect and not more than an fifty persons besides witnesses were or present. As soon as the hearing Ma opened, Justice Ridley celled the court to order and had the doors locked to keep out the curious throng, opening V>'. ' - wmu! rvr.n?ott .Taokson.l eni: uuivo?? nwu, . DoyAl, Bullard and Newport Lanford, chief of detectives; J. C. Ruffln clt and Martha Ruffln, servants of the ?' Gracc3, who have been locked in the to police station since the shooting; Jno. er 8. Owens, a neighbor; Mrs. 8. L. Hill, tlc Grace's mother, and Mr. Hill, his step- of father; Louis Hill, of Newman, his lir step-uncle; D. E. Laurens, Dr. Gold- te smith, Dr. Jones and Aleln Harda- cc way.?Atlanta Georgian. ,a If Walks 800 Miles to the Rennlon. Columbus, Ga., April 16.?J. C. Williams, a Confederate veteran whose home la In Louisville, Denham county, Texas, is walking to Macon to attend the Confederate reunion May 7-9. He will have covered the entire distance Cj of some thing over 800 miles on foot. K Williams left home on the morn- ' ing of February 27, last, with knapsack strapped to his back, containing b all of his clothing which he would 1 need on the journey. Williams was born February 29, 1840, consequently he only has a birthday every four years. His last 1 birthday dinner consisted of a box of sardines and some crackers, which he n?? while on his tourney. The vet eran was a member o fCorapany I, of the Twentieth Mississippi regiment during the war. The Anderson Mall sals: W. F. Stevenson Is to be the annual orator at Ersklne college. He has a voice nir? a aawmin. hut Is elooucnt In spite of it." Mr. I?eon J. Batter Dead. Mr. Leon J. Butler died at Santuc on Wednesday night and his remains will be brought to Union for burial In the Episcopal cemetery Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mr. Butler lived at Lockhart and was for some time postmaster there. He was 43 years of age and unmarried. He leavee- a mother, widow of the late Dr. Butler of Carlisle, two brothers, Mr. Jeter Butler of Lockhart and Hon. Both Butler, of Gaff ney, and one slater, Mrs. rosier, 01 Greenville. Mr. Butler belonged to one of Union county's oldest and most prominent families. Mr. Butler was recently carried tc the hospital in Spartanburg In th< hope that he might be restored t< health, but the effort was of no avail / UAUVll 11TC ulkjierCI FOR J. R. ENGLISH ' Letter Received Which Explains Whj ? Governor HIease Commuted Sentence of J. R. English. The Times recived the communication published below oh last Friday, too late to get in last issue. We presume it was sent by the Governor's secretary, although no name was signed. The letter gives the reasons which moved the Governor to exercise executive clemency, in the case of J. R. English, and is as follows: English, J. R. Convicted of Violating the Dispensary law at the February term 1010 of court for Union county, and sentenced to pay a fine of Six Hundred dollars or serve six months on the county chain gang. Petition waa presented by Hon. Ben F\ Townsend, of Union, and sets out the following: 'The jury was seriously divided in the said case. Deendant was tried on an indictment containing seven counts and a verlict of guilty on one count was 1 eached only because it waa believed ' hat the sentence would be light. We 1 hink the sentence, as pronounced by ' is Honor, George W. Gage, extreme- 1 f excessive and that Executive Clem- 1 ncy should be shown and we so 1 scommend." This petition is signed r y the twelve Jurors who tried the 1 ise. Another petition is presented In hich, after setting out the facts, it is ated: "We petition that you exer- '< se the power vested in you by Dar in or otherwise exercising executive emency." This paper is signed by e Sheriff. Clerk of Court, Deputy leriCf, Treasurer, Auditor, Probate dge, Magistrate, Coroner, of the unty of Union, and by the Mayor, ilef of Police, Sergeant of Police, d other offletels of the town of Un- 84 l, and by the Deputy United States irahall of that District. bj in addition. to^jtblB^a long petition is 14 the* owT . ot the y and county o? Union?be eg the .t^ge.t betlt.on, ^nWd lue UIIIU? BIUVC 1 IIOTU uvw. nor; and, upon this recommenda>n, the sentence la reduced to a fine one hundred dollars or four months iprisonment, which Is the usual sennce inflicted upon those who are nvicted of violating the dispensary w. Commutation dated April 10th, $ 112. Executive Clemency. 1 The governor has granted a parole ^ > Joe Hope, who was convicted in .ichland county in 1906, and sen- 5 meed to serve eight years on the ^ cninty chain gang on the charge of ^ rand larceny and breach of trust ^ rith fraudulent Intent. The governor has granted a parole , - ti?% liihn w?? eonvleted J rtlUi ?y VA/UD, nuv > ^ a8t year in Chester county on the ( harge of housebreaking and larceny md sentenced to 18 months. Since assuming office the governor las extended clemency in 350 cases. Cost OTer a Million DoIIats. Washington, April 17.?The flood in the valeys of the Mississippi and Its tributaries will cost the government $1,137,879. This estimate was submitted to congress today by Secretary Stimson. The amount Includes the $350,000 and $300,000 appropriation by congress; $275,000 for tentage and other quartermaster's supplies and $212,879 for rations and supplies distributed. Surgeon General Blue of the public health service today isued orders to officers stationed at Evansvllle, Ind., Cairo, 111., St. Louis, Ky., New Orleans, La., Vlcksburg, Miss., Nachez, Miss., and Paducah, Ky., to report flood conditions. Mr. W. E. Bramlett, formerly of the Balley-Llttle Co., but now a traveling salesman, spent a few days in Union this week. T * Woo-nAn till nev. lj. u> ??agiivu wuvtuwvw mid-week prayer service at the Firs Presbyterian church in the absence of the pastor, Rev. J. F. Matheeon. Jno. O. Capers, of Washington an< > Greenville, declares that he will he i i candidate for congress from th > Fourth district against Jos. T. John . son. Fifteen Htxndr< Went to Wa 1 With 2 Titanic's Death Roll Hea' One Ship Has Survivor* lionaires, Peasants and Must Have Gone to | Grave of Gloryt Keynote 01 THE TITANIC I Largest ship in the world. Built in 1910. Length, 882.6 feet. ( tyeam, 92 feet <1 Depth, 94 feet < ..Gross tonnage, 46,000 tons. t Displacement, 66J100 tons. c Capacity, 8,200 people. & Passengers board, 1,800; crew 860. a Well known people aboard: Mr. and Mrs. John Jacob Astor, MaJ. Archibald Butt, aide to President Taft; D. F. Mll> t< let, the artist ; Mr. and Mrs. Isadora a Strauss; J. W. Widener of PhlladeL at ihia; J. Bruce Ismay, managing dl> tl ector of the White Star Line; C. M. ta lays president of the Grand Trnnk all way; Benjamin Guggenheim- w. r " *Ji ?. Stead. ai EXTENT OF DISASTER. ba Approximate statement of the Titan- di : disaster! let First cabin passengers, 825. pe Second cabin passengers, 285. bl; Third cabin passengers, 710. is 1 Total nnmber of passengers, 1,820. toi Members of the crew, 800. Bo Total passengers and crew 2480. fai Nnmber who probably perished 141& tn? Total nnmber of known surrlTors," vet Approximately 20 life boats maanedjing ' Wen members of the crew Women, 1411 I Children. ?. i I ^ Total 210. ml Second cabin passengers* | Women, 02; "an Men, 16; ly, Children, 118. ot' Total number survivors named, 188. m< Monetary long In ship and cargo, 20,000,000. , ?t re New York, April 15.?More than W' oc ,500 persona sank to death early yes- ^ erday, when, within four hours after he crashed into an iceberg, the mamaoth White Star Line steamer Titanic, q' >ound from Liverpool to New York, on ^ ler maiden voyage, went to the hot- ^ om off the New Foundland nanus. 1< rhat the final roll of the rescued n from the Titanic disaster had prac- p tlcally been made up with the impression that grew almost into conviction last night as the hours went on with- ( out the revision of the little lists gaining measurably to the total of known survivors. Of definite news of the dls- | aster the night added little. Down*the Atlantic coast, fog enveloped in many } places, as the reports showed, crept ( the Cunarder, Oarpathla, bearing 868 men and women and children |' snatched from waters when the Ti- 1 tanlc life boats, laden to their limit, one by one, made their way from the giant liner as it became known that she was soon to take her final plunge- But although the rescue ship was reported within wireless range of the Sable Island station at a comparatively early hour and every wireless ear was waiting to catch the snap of a receiver which might mean that the great secret of the liner's death aKniit to he srlven up. midnight came and went and the night began | to grow old, and stilt the word had not been spoken. Women and Children First. Carefully compiling the available ' lists, the record of the named survivors of the disaster stands signi) flcantly thus: Men 79; women 233; t children 16. Total 328. 9 Of the remaining 540 known survl i* that not more VUI q IV AO <'Dtu....vwU ? than 100 were seamen required to 1 man the boats. This would leavo aps proximately 440 and in the ordinary e proportions of women and children In i- the steerage, where the passengers in the Titanlo's care numbered 710, 11 H 2d Souls terjr Gra-Ve-r loomed Tilanu ???-? vier Thin Thought?Onl j?Meh' Passengers, MilOrdinary Plain People Deati^tin Common 1 Steamer. ______ Is possiblelthat the greater part of the 440 wero :<woqsen and tbeir little ones No thin* ,0011 Id show more plalnl; he hertxjtof the crew and the men DasengePltwhen they stood by the loomed facing practically Inevltvble d??\?;.and sent the women and dilldreifi away in the life boats, lome w$ntd hAve to be left; that was jfeSCfcJdd Voluntarily. Hundrafcjl fact were left. But > all. UURmces men who were left deliberately, calmly tepp)jBn|iiiUle to let the weaker ones, ioee'W~^*pm they owed protection, ike the pertly to safety. I "Slnkjlon V"tkfi head ?u? ' ib * ? v,iooi hoajj *^J1wed them with women ThlSyi do" the Anal message the the world, for It was '* IOM sputtered and then etopd <|MMglt|er. The picture inevltalc&9W I f men like John Jacob AsV: MW-l of scores of millions, "tMff^M^Q^V^nheim, of the famous ntfKj^Kaslfears? Isodore Straus, a l^^^pjnce; William T. Stead, or all of the * most oftS*n ?oon w oe w ! yiiled up ^Tom the cabins and over < 9 side and away to life. The men? < .fa* the greater part of them?re- < lined to die. mlllionalre and p6484111 ' d man of middle claes alike, brave i It must have been, sharing each tier's fate and going down to a comon grave of glory. Of the survivors what? Their Dry of peril and suffsHng, with the velation they will furnish of just tiat happened on board the stricken ?an giant?pictures which will leave e imagination nothing to draw up?still remains to be told. How iiickly they will be able to tell it id clear up all the mysteries of ldenty which the limited carrying capacy of the Carpathla's wireless has >ft the world in doubt, seemed toight to depend largely upon atmos-' herio conditions. Positive That 1,800 Are Dead. The more than 1,300 passengers and he crsw had gone down with the Tianic was the belief that grew into ilmost positive conviction as the lours passed. It is estimated that approximately 140 members of the crew were saved, :helr presence to man the boats being required to insure the pasengers safety. The estimate of 400 steerag* passengers saved completes the to:-a -J ",kl +\\rx Ononofhla mflrfi I {*00, jr* uii;u 11% v/?? puvu.M known she has aboard. Death List May Heack 2,000. New York, April 17.?Camperdo?vi wireless station at Halifax sent th Associated Press the following dis patch: "We are now in communicatio with the Carpathia and in a posltlo to announce unofficially that the T tanic struck an enormous berg an sunk. Over two thousand were los miovon hundred survivors. most! women, are on the Carpatbia." r Hlxe of the Berg. Washington, April 17.?The i< berg which caused the Titanic dlsa ter was a giant one a quarter to on half a mile in length and,rising 4 feet out of the water, according government marine officers. The t lief Is that steamer Carpathian mast advised the hypographic officer tl i a week ago he passed about 30 I i bergs and other extensive ice flel : (Continued on page 8) WILL HOLD SESSION HERE NEXT WEEK I'nion Will Re Honored in Entertain^ ing Third Biennial Session of * Grand Lodge Knights of Honor Grand Lodge Knights of Honor will y have as visitors at its sessions the Honorable Edwin C. Wood, of Now York, Supreme dictator, and Supreme Reporter Frank B. Sliger, as well as the Grand Lodge officers of South Carolina and representatives from every lodge in the State. The Grand Lodge will begin its session with the meeting of the finance committee and other important commit> tees on the afternoon of the 2nd of . April, Monday, next. The meeting in the Union opera i house on Monday night will be an eni Joyable occasion to all who can attend. The public is cordially invited to' be at this meeting, especially the ladies, young men of the city and members of all sister fraternities. Short addresses will be made by the Supreme representatives of the order. ( The officers of the grand lodge of 1 this state are: James O. Ladd, grand ' dictator, of Summervllle, S. C.; D. A. 1 Splvey, vice dictator, of Conway, S. C., c the late Dr. M. W. Culp was assistant ? dictator; L. N. Zealy, of Columbia, grand reporter; and N. W. Trump, of e Columbia, grand treasurer. The officers of Home Lodge, No. 1117. are: L L. Wfumm h ,, UQUWU, UIVIOIUI ! J. E. fcirby, vice dlcator; J. R. Dickert, past dictator; D. L. Carlisle, ^ chaplain; J. W. Jolly, guardian; T. C. 8i Jolly, treasurer; 0. E. Smith, report- ? er; J. E. Tinsley, guide; R. A. Oilphant, financial reporter. Trustees: Mr. Geo. C. Perrin, Sr., Capt. P. M. u Fal*r, and Dr. J. G. Going, and the grand lodge will be entertained by this lodge. ai Engagement Announced. w Miss Nina Sexton was hostess to a of merry crowd of maids and young ma- te and Mr. Clarence F. jonnsun ui uiui|i- ? obello, the mariage to take place in 11 the early summer. This announcement has called forth loving good wishes and hearty congratulations from many friends. 1' tl Stores to Close at 8 O'clock May 1st 3 We. the undersigned merchants of 8 the City of Union. S. C., hereby agree v to close our stores at 6 o'clock p. m.. ^ the 1st day of May, 1912, to and in- ? eluding the 15th day of September, S 1912: 1 McL.iire 'Mercantile Co., Union Hard- t ware Co., Dailey Furniture & Lumber ' Co., Clark Clothing Co., J. Cohen, 1 Hames Grocery Co., Union Oil Mill, (by < B, F. Alston, Jr.), Wilburn Bi-ob., M. E. Tinsley, Mutual Dry Goods Co.. Bradley-Estes Co., (except pay days), ri aile's 8hoe Store, Humpbries-rernn i Co., W. H. Burris, Union Shoe Co.. Ceo. W. Going, (Sept. 1, 1912), T. A. Murrnh. The Battery. Hancock & Lake, J. D. Collins, Humphries Hardware i Co., Faut Bros. Co., Samuel Kassler, ; S. Berelowitz, The W. D. Arthur Co., ' P. Berlin, The 5 & 10c Store, Peoples - Supply Co., Union Plumbing & Electric I Co. J. E. Kirby, Treas., R. A. Jones. i "The Busy Bee," Farr & Thomson, Norman-Murpny uo., r?. ouaH?v I cept pay days), C. Allen Co., I. From,! W. Thos. Kidd, S. M. Rice, E. if. it e 1'. B. Butler Elected State Councilor. i- Lancaster, April 17.?The Junior Order of United American Mechanics, n at the meeting of the State council n here today, elected officers for the 1- year. T. B. Butler of GafTney, was d elected State councilor; G. A. Gatty t. of Charleston, vice councilor; J. S. - -- *?. o w Iy Wilson of Lancaster, Bucmiai;, ... Plyler of Rock Hill, treasurer; . B, Smith of Gaffney, conductor; W. E Morse of Blacksburg, warden; J. W Je Beamguard, national representative B_ Some 200 delegates are here attend e_ Ing the State council. The order li 00 very strong In Lancaster, the mem to bership Including 1,000 men. >e :er Ex-GovernoT John C. Sheppard o tat Edgefield, Past Supreme Dictator c loo the Knights of Honor, will be in a1 Ids tendance upon the Grand Lodge whic meets here next week. ^ CASE OF RHAME NOW IN COURT ATTORNEY GENERAL INSTITUTED PROCEEDINGS MONDAY ? WILL COME IT AT SAME AS WANDAMPS WHICH WAS FILED A FEW DAYS AGO. J. Pra8er Lyon, attorney general, instituted quo warmnto proceedings Monday to determine whether B. J. Rhame or W. H. Fraser is bank examiner of South Carolina. A rule to show cause was issued against Mr. Rhame by Associate Justice Watts and the date for the hearing set on April 19, when the arguments for a writ of mandamus to compel the comptroller general to honor B. J. Rhame's draft or cheek as hank examiner will also be heard by the supreme court. B. J. Rhame was removed from the office of bank cxaniinetr by Gov. Blease, who appointed W. H. Fraser if Georgetown to succeed him. Mr. Rhame refused to give up his office, md the quo warranto proceedings >rought by the attorney general will letermine whether or not ho must do 10 under the laws of the State. The complaint filed by the attorney ;eneral upon which the rule to show ause was issued alleges: That B. J. Rhame was appointed ank examiner December 21, 1910, to 11 out the unexpired term of Giles L. Wilson, resigned, was dnlv ^ WUI UHO" toned and entered upon the discharge f the duties of his office- until April 1912, when lie was removed by the overnor, who revoked ...s commison.?The State. A Marriage. Miss Pearl Betenbaugh, of Union, id Mr. C. D. Blalock, of Columbia, ere united In marriage at the home the bride's mother, Mrs. C. C. Benbaugh, South Union, on Wednesday ening at 8 o'clock. Rev. Lewis Rice was the officiating Mast Pay 44*# Per Cent. The stockholders of the defunct Peoles Rank have received notice that hey will have to pay 44%% on all tock they held in the institution, toether with .144% cost. The notices irere mailed to the stockholders hy 4aster R. C. Williams this week, and vere sent as a result of the recent Supreme Court decision. The matter las been pending for a long time, and he decision of the court is final. It neanB that every solvent stockholder vho had one thousand dollars in stock >f the bank must pay $445. Summer School Here in Angust. The board of education for Union county had a meeting In the office of the County Superintendent Thursday at three o'clock. They had decided to establish a summer school for teachers in the town of Union during the month of August as many of tho teachers of Union county are unable financially to attend the state summer school at Rock Hill, and the Board wishes to give them every advantage possible. Two of the best teachers that | can be secured will have charge of the summer school. Withdraws From Sheriff's Race. Mr. R. D. Kitchens of Jonesville requests lis to state that he has withdrawn from the race for Sheriff. He assigns no reasons for his withdrawal. Meeting to Regln Sunday. A series of services will begin Sunday at the First Presbyterian church to be conducted by Rev. J. Andrew Smith, evangelist of Enoree Presbytery. Rev. Jno. F. Matheson, the pas| tor, cordially Invites the public to attend these services. Rev. W. D. Wakefield, pastor of the First Baptist church will preach at j the Cross Kevg school house, Thursday and Friday nights. h Mr. Conway Posey, an old Union boy was a visitor here this week. J