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V ^. IE THE UUVtRNOR BLEASE S CONFE Declares in Certain Cases Lynchers Will Be Protected bv Him?Shaffroth, of Colorado, Urges Lenient Punishment to Criminals TA A ' - as a ueierrent to Crime. Other Todics Discussed. 0 Richmond, Va., Dec. 3.?In the State of South Carolina, Governor j Blease served notice to the Governors' 1 Conference this afternoon that lynch- r ers of negro assailants of white wo- j men in his State would go unpunish- j ed. The Governor warmly defended <] his use of the pardoning power, as j] well, declaring that in 22 months he s had pardoned or paroled approxi- ii mately 400 persons and that he n hoped the number at the end of the t! second term would be 800. B "I have said alt over the State of g South Carolina and i say it again, now," he declared, "that i will nev- ju er order out the militia to shoot down le their neighbors and protect a black Sa uruce who commits the nameless in crime against a white woman. "Therefore, in South Carolina, let it be understood that when a negro assaults a white woman, all that is needed is that they get the right man an and they who get him will neither ho need nor receive a trial." wi Justifies Pardon Use. wr Governor Blease justified the use he Tii had made of his pardoning power, he hei said, by conditions he had found in of penal institutions in the State. on "I walked through the penitentiary art ' of South Carolina," he said, "and wii found it a tuberculosis incubator fin< where poor devils were dying their tasks, making mone^ for other . pie; poor devils who had no <$oice raei but to stand and workAlai eftJ'^^'negro 1 ronT-,'cEa?l9W^ * stopped me as 1 was walkmg through ^ and respectfully asked permission speak to me. He told fra been kept in jail for ? . stealing a $27 watch. "I said, 'if you are telling me the Sh, truth vou will eat your Christmas dinner with your folks at home.' He shi said, 'Governor I have i\o folks.' siv "Then, 1 replied, 'you will eat it away from here.' And he will. Another negro had served 11 years and 7 months foi' stealing $9; a judge wrote to me that he had sentenced g>< to death a man when he did not he- nii lieve the man had been convicted be- W yond a reasonable doubt. Another' Sa wrote me that he had sentenced to 8 death a man when he did not believe should be put to death. He did not believe it at the time nor does he believe it now. "These are the errors of injustice ^ I am trying to right with my power nJ to pardon. I am proud of my reclo Advocates Whipping Post. The restoration of the whipping post for certain classes of criminals a' ft* was advocated by Governor Baldwin ^ of Connecticut this afternoon in an tc address before the fifth annual Gov- ^ ernor's Conference which opened here J1 today. Governor Baldwin's address immediately followed an address by 11 Governor Sharoth of Colorado in Sl which Governor Sharoth advocated P lenient, but certain, punishment to a criminals and cited his own State n as an example where this system had worked well. E Governor Sharoth said severe pun- e ishment had proved, no detriment to ' crime. Certainty of punishment, in * his opinion, with an opportunity to 1 shorten the sentence through labor 1 and tfood behavior, not only punished the criminal but served alike as a deterrent against future crimes and s an incentive to reform. He advocated ' the system in voj?ue in Colorado un- ( der which tfangs of f>0 men worked 1 without guards, save at nijrht, on the ' public roads and expressed the hope ' that the time was near when the State could do more than this and pay the convict a nominal wage for the work he .performed. Tor Severe Penalty. Governor Donaghey of Arkansas declared for a severe penalty for lynchers, no punishment, save death, he said, would fleter murderers from their crime. "Why, it's gotten to the pass," he declared, "where a man is certain of punishment if he should steal a horse, hut where, nine times out of ten, he is able to fjo scot free if he commits a murder." Every court of appeal should be TIRS RENCE AT RICHMOND ! NEGRO SHOT TUESDAY BY MR. ORIN BELUE The Negro Was Under the House and Ran, When He Was Shot in the Head, and Afterwards Caught. Had Been Prowling Around Premises Before. Mr. Orin Belue. whn livoo miles north of Union, shot a colored nan named Jim Humphries Tuesday light. Mr. Belne heard his dog barkng about 8 o'clock, and went out to nvestigate. He found the negro unler the house and as he ran out, hav 1 ng called his wife to bring a lamp, hot the negro, the load taking effect ( i the right side of the head. The ] egro ran when he came from under J. lie house, and it was then that Mr. J elue shot. He then followed the ne- v ro and caught him. On two former occasions Mr. Be- a le had been troubled by night prowrs, and it is thought it was this ime negro, one who has been workg on Mr. Belue's place. From Far Away Idaho. ( Mrs. Ida Merrill, who has been "oti IP* extended visit to friends -.in v7 , returned to Union last week/ It 11 be remembered that Mrs. ote an interesting letter to Thtl' . mes telling of her trip there. Upon ? r return she brought some samples***!! Irish potatoes and apples raise^lf j the farm in Idaho. The am^les"^0 tfrs. Merrill visited Mrfi. A.JS^^L^S Irs. Merrill saysJ she Voted forwtfin both the primary and the j?en- r! 1 election. She says woman's auf- ?n ge is looked upon there as a matof course. All the women vote. e says the school system out there . of the best, and that the citizen- a p is an enlightened and progrese one. dil Smith-Turner. an Mr. Charlie Smith and Miss Magi Turner, both of Union, S. C., were irried at the residence of Rev. L. L. agnon, the officiating minister, on ai turday evening, Nov. 30th, 1912, at te o'clock. p1 in Death of An Infant. H The infant daughter of Mr. and f? rs. Walter LeMaster died Monday >r ternoon at the parent's home, West id, Union, and was buried the folwing day in the cemetery beyond P onarch -Mills. jolished in the opinion of Governor berhart of Minnesota. The jury sys;m, he thought, was at the root of c le evil of frequent miscarriage of f istice. Nowadays, he declared, a y man could plead guilty to 57 varie- C es of insanity," and escape the con- ' equences of his crime. Under the I resent jury system, he added, it was * 11 hut impost T'.e to select intelligent < len for jury service. 1 "I want to take off my hat to Virinia and to New York," said Gov- ? rnor Gilchrist of Florida, "for I beieve they have done justice in their ecent murder cases. I don't believe lenry Clay Beattie could have been onvicted in my State." Letter From Wilson. A letter from President-elect Wil;on, announcing regret at his inability to attend, was read by Govern>r O'Neal of Alabama. In the letter, the President-elect said that he had thought the conference was to have been held later; otherwise, his vacation would not have kept him a wajr. During the forenoon session Governor Norris of Montana urged that the conference be made permanent and become a vital force in moulding tuhlic opinion and shaping puttie policies. Governor McGovern m Wisconsin replied that a committee had Jilwn up a plan for effecting ttys end which would be placed tomorrow before the conference. Twenty Governors are present. The Rex always tries to please you, and only charges 10c. Come and see for yourself. G. C. GREER STRICKElT^ If WITH PARALYSIS SUW One of the County'* Be* Stricken Last Sunday tcndincr Church Services?He D U? * * ivapiuiy improving. Mr. G. C. Greer, who IivesTu^ Forest neighborhood, was with paralysis on Sunday about fjl The stroke was not severe, and-?, 1 Greer has improved rapidfyyJj^H able to sit. up. . j The attack came on while fcef* attending worship at Lower Fair JF est church. He got up Sunday irjio ing with a severe headache to church anyway, and the came just as he was startinyjjggj^ his return home. Mr. Greer is one of Union best citizens. He served fouryitflkSB :he Confederate army, and is 68 ft? >f age. His friends, and they ^ nany, will be grieved to leanroH llncss, ^nd will hope for his r^covitf* There are few men in the cottrtl vhd pojl^i the confidence jKhbS Sem^S^Hfe qjitire peofle in JmmKH deg S^^T;' Jt js b conH^ uI9vln ^ ,nltt v p"*f ;wn* ffji Friday for ths ciety and is to be played >mbers of the Society. JvA The second, "Chrissy in Christ\^ ind," alsfo to be played .bef\ 1 iristmas. This one i" to be plaJv^ r the public at the High School a\ 1 tori urn-and the admission will be 11 id 15 cents.?High School Nelkt V ?i? ^ ? Buys Interest in Rice Drug Cd. ^ Mr. Chas. H. Milhous. of Denmark, rived in Union Monday and has en red upon his duties in the Aice Druf o. Mr. Milhous has purchased'ai iterest in that concern and will de >te his entire time to the business e is a young man with energy am inHorm?nt and he will 8UCCee< > his work. He is rapidly makinj riends and by his courteous an bliging manner he will win a warr lace in the mind of the community. Woodmen Elect Officers. On Monday night Dec. 2, Fore! amp No. 36, W. O. W., elected th ollowing officers /or the ensujp ear: Past C. C., L. S. Townseqd; < J. M. Greer; Adv. lieutenaj^ ? J ilurrah; banker, I. E KirbV; cle^ I. M. Estes; escort, J. K. HambljEs vatchman, W. N. Brock} sentry, 3. Clark; physician, Theodore Ma< lox; manager, J. R. Dickeft, . ' ' The camp will have their anual baj juet this mvnth. ' " * Eject Officers. ' ? j. v 1 * Mon-Aetna Camp No. 287, Wt W. held a regular meeting on' B cember 2, and elected the followii officers for the ensuing yeap*? Jolly, C. C; J. C. Davis, M Adams, banker; W. G. Puckekt, cl|r G. C. Pruitt, escort; It. D< Lqwo, si try; S. A. Sparks, watchman, Joee C. Lowe, manager .A1 This camp has lljl menibers a$| in a flourishing condition. It has M organized seven years , ftafd has n but two members during all tl time. 1 1 e'.fc* Colored Pastor Returned. ' .L ' Rev. S. R. Walker, WJlo has, b< pastor of the A M. E. Zion <ihui here for the past four years, has b< returned to this charge, and ent upon his fifth year of service, is a good preacher and the chu under his leadership hah prospered , , ) .a.fyis % ' ?. & Visit the Rex, the one-pric* th tre, and get your motley's wortl " fl-' dmHl COMPLETED I too; $1,500?The 'ill be Held Next R?v. W. D. Wakefield I rfi I Heremher the 8th. the fJ^Cgation of the Tabernacle Bapwill hold their first serjSThcir new building. Rev. JyEyakefield will preach the sert^^^clock, the First Baptist wk~ afflm in for that- hour. Ijy.'f . tfii | located on South ra-| AffilE it\v^ksite the Excelsior ftniunity, is a jieat "? I x 50 feet, and has haVe^ *wo sma^ rooms. The I beej days|co8t about $1,600, and building for that jtbe' built-ing committee was Rev. ML Kirby, H. J. and G. L. Kirby H. 1/ Poole. building committe deserves ft for the work accomplished, but Bras |hrough the untiring efforts Kite pastor, Rev. C. A. Kirby, thai Ework was accomplished. He has |Q||s heart and soul in the work I V: zeal has been shown through H In enterprise. He is a younj 1( *BLrat beginning his ministry c, I church is his first pastor exercises Sunday will be at .^Dve and the public is invited t y JR. The building will be dedi jH^iater, this service Sunday b( Ian opening service. KaViuity Schools Given State Aid. HHjupt. of Education T. H. Gore r< jaftad a check from State Supt. < fe&t/>n J. E. Swearengin for $3( week to be applied as fc Rocky Creek school distri j J-Bl $100; Oakland school distri at ^uck Pond. ^o^^^^^^se^Tces^yhe me^6?ri .|the?|l \ r*.re urged to be present a k? ^eld immedial noon. ^Business of gi |>n to 'the ^county he king'.J{hat no dispens n and around Jonesv 1st mas Bazaar. of Grace Metho old a bazaar on the : in the vacant store r o the Palmetto I will put on sale api cription and serve n tera?3^Rpr h?t chocolate and cak j MUM* D. Brown, of Richm fa-,Hlln elected to teach in 16 MvlHHBkrst grade, filling the ] % r|on-)igHb vacant by the resign* i' F Wora Duncan. P I; is a graduate of *? recommended. ^ g^P*TANBU"G I>ROI>K 1 CkHK^^on so^ at auct'?n ?nchi^HHf6Yioon the Smith prop< Q itreet^s-^fehis was bid in by 1 n{J^r fl^REb' it is stated, will in $ l.ear^1 jwtt|f improve these lots. d just acros k&trei^HBn.the home of Mr. and inMrs. Rembert ia ;fJ**$ sales property im|nHK5 was sold in this co -taffi^8MjfPijkBaE was salesday and m lively at all times ih j lffi<?g^ized were good.?I ' M?H0t'o'Shield8, of Gibbs, jei in {yftnrsday. r ] M^Qr^^pftiley, of Kelton, > iffBishop of Jonesville, er in .J^^E8fc(MK,&y H Sparks of Union, rc tuHm Thursday. Mtt^wi&Bochester of Sedalia n Unt<?Hhur?day. Mr- ?:Kj?&elly, of Jonesville, 61 * mimW In Union Thursda > bniiiirn^f BAPTIST GATHER IN / FOR ANNUAL MRS. TRECY GARTER DIES AT JONESVILLE Captk R. W. Scott Entertains the Confederate Veterans of' Jonesville on Thanksgiving Day?Masons Elect Officers for Ensuing Year. Other News. Jonesville, Dec. 3.?Mrs. Trecy Carter died at the home of her daughter, near Jonesville, last Friday and the remains were buried at Gilead Cemetery Saturday, in the absence of a minister, this writer conducted tne burial service. Mrs. Carter was the widow of Lafayette Carter who died over thirty years ago. Her maiden name was Reaves, and she was a sis| ter of Mr. Zach Reaves. She was 75 years of age and had bee* allicted ^ and confined to her home for about fifteen years. She was a member of ' the Methodist church at Bethlehem, ' and had ben for many years, and was a pood christian woman. Capt. R. W. Scott entertained the ' Confederate veterans of the town at a Thanksgiving dinner last Thursday. It was a sumptuous spread and was enjoyed very much by the veterans ? and Capt. Scott and his good wife seemed to enjoy the occasion as much as the veterans. A 21-pound gobbler was one of the dishes that made up the splendid menu. The snow in Jonesville was two inches deep here on Thanksgiv^ ing morning and was quite a sur jq prise to most every one as it fel j after the good honest people had re tired and were asleep. C Miss Dorcas Deponeet of Latimooi N. C., wks the guest of Miss Clar; Foster on) Thanksgiving day. Messr^. C. M. McWhirter and F . F. attended the meetin of the Shriners in Columbia Thank: . giving [)ay Eison ,;Mrs. Hattie M oiaie convention ui me ' .' Daughters of the Confederacy. Miss Margarite Adams who teaching at Kelton, spent the wee end in Jonesville, visiting friend Miss Adams is the daughter of J. Adams, United States marshal. The graded school took holid ' from Thursday morning until Mond ar^ morning. Most of the teachers w( ^ visiting to other towns, ille Mrs. Banks Harris hnd Miss M Scales of Brown's Creek, spent M< day in Jonesville with the family W. H. S. Harris. Mrs. J. W. Bates has gone to ( lumbia to see Mr. M. M. Lawson, \\ oom . .. . * is quite sick. At a regular communication of P r0nS dence Lodge No- 139 A. F. M., h ovsJ Monday night, the following offic e" were elected and installed for the suing year: W. H. S. Harris, w shipful master; Thos. H. Gore, S. ] r> lit i w . nr a i U. Tf , IT llltlUL l\| U. ? f If . A on ' hirter, treasurer; J. W. Bates, sec . tary; G. W. Lane, senior deason; posi- g Thackston, junior deacon; C. ition pow]er> J c. White, stewards; R. Kirby, tiler. . ? Mr. J. L. McKinney went to see a . mother last Saturday, who is qi sick at her home near Gowansvillc Greenville county. Mrs. S. T. Reed and children RTY Spartanburg spent Thanksgiving Jonesville with the family of Mr. R yes- Kirby. erty, Mr. Walter W. Hames of Calve arles spent Sunday in Jonesville. \ C. Rev. J. E. Coker came up from 1,000. lumbih and filled his pulpit here S i the day morning and night. The We don't want a dispensary i the Jonesville, but we don't know w Msr. our board of control is going to i Mr. about it. Rev. W. H. Ariail has been retiir sales by Bishop Kilgo to the Jonesville val- cuit for another year, which gi >unty general satisfaction to the people the the charge. and I have seen two fish stories in Spar- papers lately. One was that a i over in South Georgia had gathc 160 bushels of pecan nuts from tree; and the other story was 1 a man in this state had gathered fo. 2, bales of cotton from one acre would get another bale from the si , was acre. Both these men ought to be H 2 down on the Annanias club. ' The bankrupt sale of the prop< , was Mr. J. J. Littlejohn came off 1 Saturday. Some of the prop< spent brought good prices, and some v I very cheap. t WE\ iAt'cOHMtHHOH STA^Sfe 1II There arc More^^" II Delegates Prest</ MSSS!!^-' \ II are Given CordiatC^^^^j II come?Renorts of K IS ous Boards Show DeDai^^ I 11 ments of Church Work 11 are Flourist^^. 11 Abbeville, Dec. 3.?Delegates to the 1 ninetysecond annual session of the Baptist State convention have been made to feel the genuine warmth of an Abbeville entertainment. "Welcome, Baptists" is the . word on every lip and this cordial greeting in large letter electrically illumined is suspended across the street near the church, whiie a large hand brilliant with numerous tiny incandescent lights points the way from the square to the convention headquarters in the Baptist church. Delegates have been pouring in on all trains and when the convention was called to order at 3 o'clock this afternoon more than 300 had arrived and been assigned to homes. Convention Called to Order. The convention was called to order *? u TT???-?4- of MfiwKorrv jinrl uy VTaiiei 'ii. num., m j , after singing of "Come, Thou Fount , of Every JMessinp," and prayer by ( Prof. B. E. Geer, the roll prepared by the secretary was adopted as a . basis for organization. The organization was perfected by the election of officers as follows: President, Walj ter H. Hunt, of Newberry; first vice president, W. E. Trayer, of Laurens, second vice president, Rufus Ford, . D. D., of Manning; secretaries, Rev. ,-1 ^ Charles A. Jo^es, Bennettsville; Rev. A. B. Kennedy, Columbia; auditor, > Prof. B. E. Geer of Greenville. '' J. S. Corpening, for the committee ^ on orders of business, reported the < ; tentati\e order of bus!*vss which c_ had be^n prepared and the report ^ .4. | was adopted. Rev. Louis Bristow, on g - ^ , T^TirtfhrYvr Pgr11 1 the clty ^ r # js the denomination was"*" acMlW^lUh.jj. ing in education and in the care of |s the helpless orphans, and expressing D. fde hope that the present session of 'u- -..i-i -..i ? tilt: Luiivt'iiiiuu wuum t'liiai nif ay philanthropic work by enlarging in the work of healing the sick. ay knt I)r. Vines Responds. Dr. John A. Vines, of Anderson, [ae resPonded to the address of welcome in a particularly happy manner, complimenting the Abbeville church and its energetic and untiring pastor " 0. upon the work which had been ac,^0 complished in the last two years Ten preachers who have since the ru last convention taken up work in ej(j this state were presented to the coners ven^i?n. They were Josiah Crudup, en_ Timmonsville; E. P. Jones, Newberor_ ry; Z. I. Henderson, Newry; George . A. Nichols, Florence association; E. ^jc' V. Babb, Easley; James McKittrel! ,re_ and W. L. Hayes, Barnwell; J. D. Bowen, Reedy River; J. R. Whiteq side, Spartanburg; R. E. Johnson, j Chappells. Visitors to the convention were introduced and welcomed as h;s follows: Dr. B. H. Dennent, professor of Sunday School pedagogy of , jn the seminary, Louisville, Ky.; Dr. V. I. Masters, editorial secretary of the .r Home Mission board. Atlanta. Ga.: jn Dr. W. V. McDuffie, field secretary of i j Furman University; Dr. T. H. Roy, educational secretary of the foreign mission board, Richmond, Va.; Dr. '' W. J. Dusenbury, representing the Judson Centennial fund of the foreign mission board, Nashville; Mr. un- ' and Mrs. John Lake and Rev. E." T. Snuggs, missionaries on vacation from China; Dr. J. H. Eager of Bal. timore, financial secretary of Coker (? college; Dr. D. W Gwin, of Atlanta; , Rev. W. D. Stevens, of the Carolina ned . .. ' association. cirReports of Boards. ives t The reports of the several boards read at the afternoon session showed the various departments of the church work to be in a flourishing condition. Their reading was listened to with close attention and they were referred to committees. Rev. ? Henry Millet presented the report of an(j the board or ministerial education, which recommended that Sunday, January 4, be made ministerial education day in all the churches and that a collection be taken to aid students now at Furman and the Fit161*6 ting School. The report was referred 3rty to a committee, consisting of Chas. ?ent A. Smith, J. A. Carson, W. C. Wal(Continued on page 8) 9