The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, January 17, 1913, Image 1
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VOL. LiXIlI. NO. 3. UKION, g. C.. FlUDAlf; 17. 1&13. $1.00 A YEAB.
A. C. JONES DIES
BY OWN HANDS
WAS A CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNOR IN CAMPAIGN
OFs 1906.
Well Known Traveling Man
Commits Suicide in Wood
House at His Home in
Spartanburg?Prominent
in T. P. A. Circles.
(Spartanburg Herald)
Adam Crane Jones, a well known
traveling man of this city, committed
suicide in the woodhouse at his home
on Maple street, Converse heights,
about 10 o'clock Wednesday by shooting
himself in the right temple with
a 38-calibre revolver, the weapon
being found close by his side shortly
after the body was discovered. The
only reason assigned for the act is ill
health for some time and appeared
desnondent at times.
Discovered in Woodhouse.
About 10 o'clock yesterday morning
Mr. Jones left his room, saying
he was going to the woodhouse to get
an armful of wood. Shortly after
leaving the room the telephone bell
rang, a call being sent in from the
Central National bank for Mr. Jones
to come to the 'phone. A lady, suppsed
to be Mrs. Jones, answered the
'phone, and when informed that Mr.
Jones was wanted at che 'phone, said
she would call him, the party at the
other end remaining at the 'phone
and a shriek was heard. It is supposed
that when the praty went to
the woodhouse to summon Mr. Jones
to the 'phone his body was discovered.
At first it was thought that he
had fallen and death was caused from
an injury on his head as the result
of the fall, a wound being found on
xl 1 l_ _ * l_ 1 1 ill i
me uuck ui nis neaa.
Dr. J. E. Edwards was summoned
and upon his arrival examined1 the
body and discovered a wound from a
pistol ball in the right temple. A
pistol' was found near the body.
Prominent T. P. A. Member.
The death of Mr. Jones cast a
gloom over the entire city and the
news of his death will be learned of
with gi*eat sorrow and regret*
throughout the state, for he was
widely known because of his long experience
on the road as a traveling
salesman, fie was a man of most affable
manners, had a pleasant smile
and happy word for every one he met
and was highly esteemed by all who
knew him. He was prominent in T.
P. A. circles and was chairman ot
the state committee on railroads ano
as a member of this committee he
appeared before a recent meeting of
the railroad commission in'Charleston
in an effort to secure a two-cent
railroad rate and to require conductors
to pull mileage books on trains in
stead of requiring mileage books to
be exchanged for tickets at the ticket
office. He was probably one of the
best posted men on passenger rates
in the state and in his death the T.
P. A. of South Carolina loses a most
valuable man.
Candidate for Governor.
For 25 years Mr. Jones was connected
with a large dry goods house
in New York and traveled extensively
throughout the south. As a salesman
he was a success and commanded
a large salary. He was a candidate
for governor in the Democratic
primary several years ago being in
the race with ex-Gov. M. F. Ansel
and Richard I. Manning.
Native of Newberry.
Mr. Jones was a native of Newberry
,where he lived until about two
years ago, when he moved to Spartanburg
because of the educational
advantages offered by this city. He
purchased a lot on Converse Heights
and erected a home. He was a member
of the First Presbyterian church
of this city and was a man of high
viii lovmn tnai atn:i .
The body will he shipped to Newberry
this morning and the funeral
will be held in the Presbyterian
church in that city this afternoon at
3:110 o'clock, the service to be conducted
by the Rev. Mr. Kerr.
Besides his wife, he is survived by
three children, Mrs. Schench, of
Newberry, who, with her husband,
came to Spartanburg yesterday afternoon
upon learning of the death of
her father; A. C. Jones, Jr., who is
employed in the insurance office of
Calhoun & Company, and Miss Louise
Jones, a student at Converse College.
Many men of many minds?but it's
usually one woman of many minds.
AGRICULTURAL ADVANTAGES
OFFERED UNION COUNTY
CHICAGO COMMITTEE
MAKES LIBERAL
OFFER.
Will Furnish $1000 to Coun
ty Provided the People of
County Will Furnish a
Like Sum?U. S. Government
Will also Give $1000
Here is an unprecedented offer for
the people of Union county to help
themselves and receive in addition a
very material assistance from out?
siders in the development of the
agricultural resources of the county.
What would you think if some one
would offer to give you $2.00 for
your own benefit, provided you would
give $1.00 yourself? That is the
proposition before the people of ^Union
county today, and we must act
quickly to get in on the ground floor.
The Crop Improvement Committee
of Chicago offers to pay for the aid
of agricultural development in any
county in the United States the sum
of $1,000, provided the people of that
county will furnish a like sum. In
addition to this, the U. S. Government
will give $1,000. This will aggregate
$3,000 and the money is to
be expended over a period of two
years, allowing $1,500 each year for
this work. This should work wonderful
results in Union county. The
great thing we need in this part of
the country is intelligent farming?
making two blades of grass grow
where one grew before?and making
the best crops on the land at the
least cost to the owner and at the
least cost to the land.
The following- are the objects of
this work and the duties of the agent:
"He shall make as many personal
calls as his time will permit and answer
a)l inquiries on agricultural subjects
by telephone or in writing**
j'His duties shal} consist in enteral
as adviser to any farmer in the
county requiring his services; organizing
farmers' clubs; conducting corn
clubs and other agricultural contests;
to arrange for exhibition of agricultural
products; to give practical
demonstrations and instructions in
crop rotation, soil building, farm
management, live stock, dairying,
horticultural work, etc, in various
parts of the county under ordinary
conditions; to co-operate with the superintendents
of county and city
schools in teaching the rudiments of
agriculture.
"He shall lay out a practical schedule
of farm practice on the county
poor farm upon the request of the
county officers in charge thereof with
a view of putting the farm on a selfsustaining
basis.
<<T* ?U?11 ?1 ~ - 1~ _ L: _ J.-X? A
i?, Mian ai?u uk ins uuiy iu establish
seed plots both on the county
farm and on various private farms to
breed up to the highest efficiency the
variety of seed wheat, oats, corn, barley,
rye, or other products which may
be best adapted to the soil and climate
of the county so that eventually
a uniform variety of each product
may be established and marketed,
free from the mixture of other grains
and weed seed.
((IT. -1 11 1. - 1- ? n * *
jie miiuii ue reauy ai an times to
co-operate with the existing agencies
such as the breeders association,
farmers' institutes, county fair association,
country life associations and
any-other associations having for
their object the best agricultural,
commercial, social and material interest
of the country."
The Chamber of Commerce, realizinp
that the interest of the city and
county depend largely on the development
of the agricultural resources
of the county at large, has taken up
this matter with the intention of securing
his aid for Union county. At
a meeting of the board of directors
of this organization a few nights ago
the subscription to raise this fund of
$1,000 in Union county was begun,
and the sum of $130 was raised
among the members of the Chamber
of (Inmmprce ns n stnrtnr Uio ^nl
lowing being the members contributing
the sum of $1.00 each:
Emslie Nicholson, Southern Cotton
Oil Company, B. F. Alston, Jr., L. J.
Hames, W. S. McLure, J. Cohen, R.
P. Harry, S. M. Rice, J. Roy Fant,
Allan Nicholson, J. E. Minter, Bank
of Jonesville, Thos. McNally.
This is an offer that we shall not
have again, and it is the duty that
we owe ourselves and the county to
take advantage of it.
Every business man in Union and
every farmer in the county should
come forward and give his $10 to aid
GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE
r
Executive Neither Shrieka||
Tries to Bulldoze Legid|
Laws Proposed?Eleflj
pie and Two-CeiiH
Among the Re|j
wiuiiiuia, o miutti y i*i. vjUVCrliUIW
Blease's annual message to the gen-H
eral assembly, delivered today was aH
much more temperate documentflg
than many expected. In fact, forVi
Governor Blease, it was refreshinglytt)
mild. The governor made no savag^aj
assaults on his "enemies," he did novE
try to threaten or bulldoze the legis<U^
lature into carrying out his wisheall
and he proposed no extravagant ojBj
sensational legislation. 11
It is true he took a few thrusts alwj
his "enemies" in parenthetical reJI
marks. Complaining that Attorney*!
General Lyon upheld Comptroller
General Jones when the latter re-*|
fused to pay the claims of the BleaselJ
detectives, Rev. C. W. Creighton and! I
Col. Leon M. Green, the governomi
says of Mr. Lyon in parenthesis
"Who, by the way, the people of^j
ouuui v^arouna nave repuaiatea and retired
to private life."
Of local interest, inasmuch as the
gentleman referred to is supposedly
John Gary E^ans, is the following ex- !
cerpt from the governor's message: j
Ridiculous Occurrence"
"I noted a most ridiculous occur- 1
rence before the railroad commis- *
sioner recently in a telephone hear- i
ing. The people's side of the case j
was represented, or supposed to be H
represented, by an attorney who is a|?
leading counsel for the Western j.1
Union Telegraph Company, when ev- J
erybody knows that the Western |
Union ToloofronK ? J
Southern Bell Telephone CompaayjN
are one and the same corporation, ort.
one controlled and owned by the oth-N
or, operating as such, indepeodentfiUft
Still the railroad
lhf. town as to whether- they^got Ay -r
relief or not." <
Most important, perhaps of the 5
governor's recommendations is that J
advocating the election of supreme
DEATH OF A GOOD WOMAN. (
Miss Alta Whitlock Died at Her
Home Near Jonesville Sunday and
Was Buried on Monday at Gilead. ^
Jonesville, January 14th.?Miss ^
Alta Whitlock died -at her home
near Jonesville early last
Sunday mornintr and the remains
were buried Monday in the family ?
plot at Gilead, the funeral services
being conducted by Rev. W. H. Ariail.
Miss Whitlock was one of a family r
of six sons and five daughters who
are all dead now, but one, Miss Mary ^
Whitlock. She was about 72 years of
age and was never married. Mr. and 3
Mrs. W. A. Moorhead of Mt. Tabor,
Mrs. Sam Goudelock, Mr. F. M. Whit- 3
lock and daughter, all attended the
funeral of Miss Whitlock.
Telephone.
At the High School.
a
Miss Lily Bayley of Dr. King's 3
School of Oratory, will arrive in the ^
city on Saturday evening to make
plans for the presentation of "As You .
Like It." at the IJninn Wicrh
auditorium. The play will be given j1
by the High School boys and girls.
Miss Bayley is pleasantly remembered
in Union, having presented ,
"The Merchant of Venice" at the ^
school auditorium last spring.
Mrs. Fitten Being Entertained in
Atlanta.
Mrs. Turner Fitten, who was, be- f.
fore her marriage several weeks ago, (
M iss Medora Duncan, is being cor- t
dially received in her new home, Atlanta.
She has been the recipient I
of many social functions, among them c
being a tea by Mrs. Samuel Wallace, 5
on North Avenue; a dinner party by F
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Howell, at the v
Georgian Terrace, and a box party by 2
Mr. and Mrs. Howell.?Spartanburg p
Journal. I
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in securing the benefits that are now ^
within our reach. This will help the
county proper, and as the county
prospers, so will the city of Union
and the towns of the cpunty. Those
who are willing to help themselves I
in this matter will please mail their c
contributions to J. G. Hughes, Secre- a
tary of the Chamber of Commerce, e
Union, S. C.
|PLD DOCUMENT
1 / 7* '
Vgainst His "Enemies" Nor
itnre?-No Sensational
tapof Judges by PeoRailroad
Rate
upmendations.
Wtirt and circuit judges by the peoUf
instead of by the legislature. In
nfe connection he says.
P" An Involved Combination.
?>VDo you think that a combination
?the effect that if A and his friends
fftte for B for the supreme court,
Mt B.'s friends and the friends of C,
rfho is to be solicitor, will vote for A
>r circuit judge, and that if C's
WeAdl will vote for B for the suMme
court and for A for circuit
Mge, then their friends will help
2 Jo be solicitor?do you think gentle Bk
any greater or worse or more
jj^Bbd conbination than that can
or any more petty politics
in be' played than the working of
HftMgjination like that, if judges are
ktected by- the people? Understand,
gentlemen, nobody charges that such
Hngi have ever been done. Oh, no!
fttoajd not think of making such a
ifiarge. We have too high a judiciary.
$nt I ask you, if it has ever been
fine, can the people become involved
" a combination in a judgeship
jfcetion that will surpass it."
. Following are Governor Blease's
principal recommendations:
Tax for Schools,
recommend that you levy a onetax
on all personal property and
jfthl estate for the free public schools.
*1 recommend that an act be passed
making the Medical College of
Charleston the Medical College of
South Carolina, and making it a
franch of the South Carolina Univer"I
respectfully recommend that you
pange the name of Clemson college
Qalhoun University.
V'l 'desire again to call your attenthe
hosiery mill at the South
Carolina tubeiculosis incubator." If
rou do not abolish it I cannot make
rout I am not ging to make any
(Continued on last page)
:OURT CONVENES
MONDAY, FEB. 3RD.
Civil court convenes here on the
irst Monday in February. The
riminal court convenes on the third
donday in February. This is under
he statute of 1912.
There is a he&vy docket in the
riminal court, fifteen cases being
rought over and quite a number of
icw cases, several of the latter being
nurder cases.
Solicitor A. E. Hill was in Union
ne day this week, and says he has
teen getting ready for the work
iwaitine him here. Mr. Hill has en
ered enthusiastically upcn his duties,
ind his friends expect great things
f him.
Mr. Trail to Leave Union.
Mr. Anson Trail has sold his stulio
to Mr. P. D. Barnes, of Columbia,
ind will leave at an early date for
lis former home in McMinnsville,
?enn.
Mr. and Mrs. Trail have resided in
Jnion for several years and have
riany friends who regret to see them
eave.
Mr. and Mrs. Barnes are boarding
it the home of Mr. R. W. McDow on
i n -
si u11:11 su ceu iiir. Dames comes CO
Jnion very highly recommended.
Installation Service.
The installation service of the ofIcers
of the Home Mission Society of
irace Methodist church was held at
he church on Wednesday afternoon.
The services were conducted by
lev. J. L. Daniel, pastor of the
hurch. The officers for the coming
rear will be: Mrs. W. W. Summer,
resident;; Mrs. Chas. R. Smith, 1st
ice president; Mrs. B. G. Peterson,
!nd vice president; Mrs. C. T. Murihy,
3rd vice president; Mrs. L. J.
lames, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
V. A. Long, treasurer; Mrs. Whita:er,
recording secretary.
? "
Communion Services.
The congregation of the First
>resbyterian church will observe
ommunion on next Sunday morning,
ind preparatory service on Friday
vening at 7:30 o'clock.
John F. Matheson, Pastor.
LAWMAKERS MET TUESDAY;
ORGANIZATION AFFECTED
M. L. SMITH ELECTED
SPEAKER OF HOUSE
FOR 4TH TERM.
Lieut. Gov. Smith, President
of the Senate, Ad
dressed That Body and
Reviewed the Work of
This Year.
The upper branch of the general
assembly of South Carolina was declared
convened by Lieut. Gov. Smith,
president of the senate, a few minutes
past noon Tuesday in its first
session of 40 days following the
election of the legislature last fall,
after which the body was organized
and the annual message of the governor
was read. Senator P. L. Hardin
of Chester was elected president
pro tern. Thursday was appointed
the.day for a joint session of the two
legislative branches to consider the
election of judges from the First and
Seventh circuits and three directors
of the State penitentiary.
The work of the senate was begun
wiht prayer by Dr. Steel, pastor of
the- Washington Street Methodist
church, Columbia. The roll was called
immediately after, and but three
failed to answer to their names. Two
of these came in later, leaving Huger
Sinkler of Charleston, who is sick, the
only absentee. The oath of office was
then administered to the new and reelected
senators present bv the Dresi
dent; these, with two .members who
came in later and took the oath, numbering
22. The address of the president
followed in order. Two deaths
were recalled by him?Senator W. L.
Mauldin of Greenville and Senator
John B. Green of Marlboro, whose
seats are now filled by Senator Wilton
H. Earle and Senator John L. McLaurin,
respectively.
Address by Lieutenant Governor.
The president said in part:
"The beginning of the year 191S
brings together the senatj of South
Carolina, Democratic in name and in
sentiment, gratified and hopeful because
of the great victory of their
party in a notable national contest,
who, under the leadership of the peerless
standard bearer of Democracy,
the scholar in politics, Woodrow Wilson;
a victory in which our State
shares. In national affairs we look
expectantly forward to a period of
real Democratic leadership and such
sane legislation as will correct the
unjust inequalities of the tariff and
give real relief to the great number
who labor under grievous burdens
heaped upon them by years of Republican
misrule. In our official capacity
we meet, conscious of responsibility
and ready to assume it, working
together for the best interests of
all the people. We trust events will
justify our confidence that this will
prove the peer of any previous body,
however distinguished by patriotism
or achievement." 4
Officers Named.
Senator P. L. Hardin of Chester
was chosen president pro tern of the
body as was expected by choice of the
caucus Monday night. lie was unopnnSfiH.
M M Mann r\f .Qf lUoftVioi.-t.
continues as clerk of the senate by
Tuesday's viva voce vote. Following
their election the oath was administered.
J. Fred Schumpert of Newberry
was reelected sergeant-at-arm*
his name being placed in nomination
by Senator Johnstone of Newberry
and seconded by Senator Hardin of
Cheater. He took the oath of office.
Rev. W. S. Stokes was nominated for
reading clerk by Senator Christensen
of Beaufort and elected. For chaplain
two names were proposed?Rev. D.
W. Keller, pastor of Main Street
Methodist church, and Rev. C. A.
Freed, pastor of Ebenezer Lutheran
church, this city. Dr. Freed was chosen
by a vote of 26 to 14. R. BeverSloan
was sworn in as assistant clerk,
having been appointed by the president,
who later also made the followi
r? or onnninfmftnfo' CJnAi'nt nmr
up{/u>iiviiiviivo uwi wai ^ vu l/iic
president, Leon M. Green; journal (
clerk, G. E. Moore; bill clerk, E. A.
Perry; doorkeepers, G. T. Hyatt, T.
C. Johnson and T. A. Scott; keeper
of president's room, John Brunson;
pages, Jack Mullikin and Andrew \
Graham laborers, Calhoun Butler,
Albert Nance and Ernest Hargrove.
Rules .Adopted.
Senator Lide moved that the rules
of 1912 be adopted as governing, the
body and the motion carried. On
motion of Senator Hardin rule 19 was
dispensed with and the various standcontinued
on page 4) l
DIVISION IN HOUSE
BARELY AVERTED
WARM DEBATE OVER
THE GOVERNOR'S
MESSSAGE.
Rembert's Motion to Print
Blease's Message in Journal
Nearly Brings About
Test of Strength?"Junketing
Trips" Debated.
Columbia, Jan. 15.?The strength
of the administration and anti-administration
forces in the house came
near being tested this morning on a
vote on printing in the journal a
lengthy message from Governor
Blease execrating the special dispensary
committee of Augusta fame.
Mr. Rembert, of Richland, made the
usual motion to receive the message
as information and ordered it spread
upon the journal. Mr. Nicholson, of
Greenwood, and Mr. Boyd, of Spartanburg,
took the position that the
message ought not to be printed in
the journal until after the rennrt nf
the special committee was received
by the house. After a warm debate
Mr. Rembert moved to postpone consideration
of his motion to print the
message until after the committee
made its report. This settled the
matter to the satisfacion of the antiadministration
forces. The outcome
of the vote to print the message,
which was distributed in pamphlet
form in the house, would have been
interesting. The message covered 34
printed pages.
The governor sent the house another
message today transmitting
what he said was the official stenographic
copy of his three sensational
speeches at the conference of governors
in Richmond. The house
agreed to print this message in its
journal. It also was distributed in
pamphlet form. It contained 17
pages. - ~ .
Richard S. Whaley, of Charleston,
was elected speaker pro tem of the ? *
house this morning without opposition.
The bill drawn by Insurance Commissioner
McMaster providing for
the establishment of a state life insurance
fund for granting insurance
and annuities, was introduced in the
house today and referred to the committee
on banking and insurance.
Mr. Mitchum, of Clarendon, introduced
a bill providing for the establishment
of a state school for destitute
children and appropriating
$25,000 for found it.
The governor has sent three messages
to the house. All of them have
been in neatly printed pamphlets,
bound in a cover of yellow paper.
After a session of an hour the
house adjourned to meet at noon tomnrrnur
In the Senate.
The time of the senate was taken
up today with debating whether or
not to accept an invitation extended
by Winthrop College for the general
assembly to visit that institution on
January 24, which will be observed as
Lee's birhday. The debate developed
a fight on the whole matter of
"junketing trips," as some of the opponents
dub the matter, lead by Senators
Sharpe and Carlisle while Senators
Beamguard and Young were
leaders in pushing the acceptance of
the invitation. After voting down
overwhelmingly a resolution to table
the acceptance of the invitation the
senate agreed 29 to 11 to accept the
Winthrop invitation.
Two messages were received from
the governor, one containing hU
speech in reply to the Augusta session
of the investigating committee
which was referred to the committee
on finance on objection of Senator
Carlisle to immedfate printing in the
journal, and the other the stenographic
report of the governor's
speeches before the recent governors'
conference in Richmond, Va.
A resolution offered by Senator
Sullivan to have the Todd model removed
from the rotunda went over
on objection of Senator Appelt and
the senate adopted a concurrent resolution
fixing Wednesday of next week
as the time for the convening of the
joint assembly to vote for the two
circuit judges and the members of
the penitentiary board and sent it to
the house.
Two important bills offered in the
senate were one by Senator McLaurin
reducing the legal rate of interest
to six per cent and one by Senator
Carlisle giving the foreman of the
grand jury the right to swear witnesses.