The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, March 14, 1913, Page PAGE 7, Image 7
TO LET POSTMASTERS
FINISH THEIR TERMS
That is Policy Enunciated by New
Head of the Department?Congressmen
Somewhat Shocked at
Burleston's Announcement That
Republican Officials, Barring Misbehavior,
Will Not be Disturbed
Until Commissions Expfre.
Washington, March 10.?Perhaps
the most important decision reached
today by the new administration in
anv of its deDartments was the fu
ture policy of the postoffice department
enunciated to Congressman
Frank Clark of Florida and others
who called to discuss postoffice appointments,
that present Republican
appointees, regardless of how much
longer their commissions might run,
would not be disturbed to make place
for Democrats except in case of inefficiency
or neglect of duty.
This announcement, made direct by
Postmaster General Burleston, came
as a distinct shock to the Democratic
congressmen who have been laboring
under the impression that there 1
would at least be a gradual calling
in of commissions held by Roosevelt
and Taft appointees and that the va- ]
cancies so created would at once be
filled by Democrats.
In plain words, this means, taking
the South as an example, that at
Richmond Postmaster Allien will
serve out his term, at Savannah Postmaster
Baker, who has almost four <
years" to run, will remain; that at i
Columbia G. H. Huggins, the incurfi- ]
bent, will not be disturbed; that at I
Jacksonville D. T. Gerow will remain i
in office until his term runs out, and i
that elsewhere throughout the coun- 1
try there will be no summary ejectments
in favor of the Democrats.
While the Democratic congressmen <
who received this information today
were loath to criticise Mr. Burleston, i
the matter was seriously discussed. <
It was pointed out in case these men :
?the present appointees?remain in ]
and that the country should not again
elect a Democratic president or the i
senate get back into the hands of the 1
Republicans, so far as patronage is i
concerned, the Democrats would get i
very little from the postoffice department.
To put it mildly, those who saw Mr. i
Burleston in the interest of various i
constituents were amazed at the 1
promulgation of such an order. They
failed to understand why, for the ]
sake of formulating a policy for the 1
postoffice department, Democrats all <
over the country should be kept wait- 1
ing for the postoffices in their tarri- i
tory to become vicant, for as long (
as four years in some instances. 1
GOVERNOR MANN REFUSES ,
TO COMMUTE SENTENCES j
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The Aliens, Father and Son, to Die <
in Electric Chair on March 28.
Floyd Allen, leader of the outlaw
band in Carrrol county, Va., and his
son, Claude Swanson Allen, will be <
executed in the Virginia penitentiary .
on March 28 for their part in the 1
Hillsville court murder on March 14, <
1912, Governor Mann having refused ]
to commute the sentence to life im/
prisonment. 1
The prisoners were to have died j
Friday, but the governor granted a |
respite of three weeks. The respite i
was accepted by the Aliens as an indication
that the governor would ex- <
tend mercy. The rejection of the pe- ]
tition, however, means that the case <
is officially closed, as there is no other \
way by which it can again be opened. <
Miss Nellie Wisler, a mountain girl 5
to whom Claude Allen was engaged, 1
made an unsuccessful effort to see j
Governor Mann with a final plea for r
commutation. s
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"La Pellagrins." t
Mrs. B. G. Clifford entered this <
month upon the fortieth year of her 1
work in the town of Union as a c
teacher of girls?the thirty-third of j
, her work as teacher in Clifford semi- t
nary and "house-mother" to the girls <
?the thirty-third of her work as a t
teacher in Clifford seminary and >
"house-mother" to the girls therein.
The State is privileged to present to- t
. day, in the department "With t
Writers and Books," some verses |
from her pen, characteristically ten- 1
der and graceful, which she intends 1
as a sort of message to "her girls" i
who are scattered throughout South c
Carolina. 1
Mrs Clifford's note of transmission 1
closes with the assurance, "I am, t
very sincerely, your well-wisher." I
The State has friends of all ages and
stations, whose regard it prizes, ]
whose devotion it has proved; but i
nothing brings it a satisfacton deeper t
than that which it derives from the i
friendship of such women as Mrs.
Clifford. While it has moral support i
of that quality it can not be tempted,
however the adverse odds may in- I
crease, to conclude ' "the battle f
naught availeth."?Sunday's State. \
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Henry Hartley, a white boy aged
14, was run over and killed by an Atlantic
Coast Line freight train at r
Alcolu, Clarendon county, Thursday
night.?Newberry Observer. i
Make* Horn Baking Easy <
ROYAl
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POWDER
Absolutely Pure
Tho only baking powdor '
mado from Royal Qrapo
Oroam of Tartar
NO ALUM,NOUME PHOSPHATE
WEBB BILL TESTED
AT GREENVILLE.
Express Company Refuses to Deliver
Whiskey. Opinion From the Author.
North Carolina -Representative
-Telegraphs -His -Brother
That South Carolina is not Affected.
Greenville, March 7.?Acting on
orders from headquarters the local
agent of the Southern Express company
today refused to deliver whiskey
shipments to any person whomsoever
whether for personal use or
not, declaring the Webb bill is of
this effect.
Following this action several citizens
prevailed upon C. S. Webb of
Greenville, brother of Representative
Webb, author of the bill, to wire the
representative at Washington for his
opinion as to the intent of the bill
receiving late today the following reply:
"Law does not prohibit private use
shipment and' will not unless State
forbids it and State can not where it
allows sale to individuals by any one
in the State.
(signed) "E. Y. Webb."
Senator E. D. Smith also answoroH
ei request for information declaring
an opinion similar to Representative
Webb's.
Mr. Hall, agent of the express company,
stated that several showed him
letters from whiskey houses acknowlsdging
receipt of orders but stating
that the purchasers would be unable
bo get the whiskey out of the express
affice. This would indicate that the
whiskey houses take the same view
of the bill as the Southern Express
company. The general opinion here
is that the express company is taking
this method to test the legality
sf the law.
Lockhart Junction News.
Lockhart, Junction, March 10.?The
weather the past week was real fine.
A. great many took the advantage of
this and gardening work was in order,
fixing, preparing, sowing, transplanting
was done in this section.
Some few davs Dlowinc was <lnnp
but now it is raining and will put
a stop to that for a few more days.
So it looks like it will be late for
the farmer again.
Miss Alsie Smith, who has been
teaching school for a number of years
las resigned to take a position as
:ounty organizer of the Girl's Tomato
Clubs of this county, for which
she has been chosen. Miss Smith
stopped at the Gault school
where she organized a club of eight
firls who will plant tomato patches.
This writer with other patrons of the
school was present and heard Miss
Smith explain the object of the club
with much force and enthusiasm. The
>f!icers of the organization is as folows:
Miss Beulah Gregory, presilent;
Miss Grace McKinney, vice
resident; Miss Mary Tweed, secretary.
The name of this club is "The
banning Club." Miss Smith takes up
.his work with much interest and we
vish for her great success.
Mr. J. W. Simpson, who has moved
his year from Pinckney township,
ind is livine at the T. L. Humes olH .
dace, now owned by Mr. F. M. Elerbe,
of Jonesville, while going home
'rom Union had an accident, though i
t was not serious. In driving along
>ne of the shdfts to his buggy came
oose and dropped down and his horse 1
nsome frightened* and ran away, i
h .-owing him from the buggy and i
>roke several spokes in one wheel. 1
Mr. Millard Page and Miss Ora
'age of Fairforest visited relatives
n this community Sunday and at- i
ended Sunday School at the Gault 1
School house. , <
Miss Carrie Haney spent Saturday j
n Union with her cousin. <
Misses Sallie Cunningham and <
Florence Haney, who is teaching, will <
ro to Columbia Thursday to meet
vith the Teachers Association held at
hat place. Moxy. , ,
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As a rule a 22-calibre man makes <
nore noise than a 44. i
The rule is that if a woman is will- <
ng to cry for it she can have it.
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into south carolina
Representative Webb and Senator ^
Tillman Explain Provisions of
Much Discussed Webb Bill.
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Washington, March 7.?"There is
10 amendment to the Webb bill or c
my part of the bill which forbids the 1
shipment of liquor into South Caro- 1
ina or any other State when that *
:ommodity is shipped in in conform- 1
ity to State laws." This was the 1
statement made here tonight to The *
Stat's correspondent by Representa- *
tive E. Y. Webb of North Carolina,
author of the Webbb liquor bill, when '
asked specifically whether or not the 1
enforcement of this law would forbid '
the shipment of liquor into South '
Carolina.
"This law," Mr. Webb continued,
"only makes more perfect the enforcement
of the present State laws '
by throwing safeguards around them (
in such a way as to render them less (
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name w uc viuiaieu, uui in tt ovale
like South Carolina there is nothing
that will prevent the shipment of liquor
there so long as the State per- ^
mits it. There need be no fear that 1
the dispensaries will suffer or that 1
any private person will suffer so long 1
as the State law is not violated."
Senator Tillman said: "The Webb '
law is in effect, but not in language,
the same measure that I introduced 1
in the senate 16 years ago, but on I
which I failed to get a favorable committe
report. It simply provides that
liquor shall not be shipped into any
State in violation of the laws of that
State. This will not affect the shipment
of liquor to the dispensaries nor
to private parties in South Carolina,
except for uses which are at present 1
unlawful.'
The full text of the law is as follows:
"Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the United
States of America in congress assembled,
That the shipment or transportation
in any manner or by any
means whatsoever of any spiritous, 1
vinous, malted, fermented or other |
intoxicating liquor of any kind from
one State, territory or district of the
United States or place noncontigous 1
to but subject to the jurisdiction
thereof into any' other State, territnrv
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or place noncontigous to but subject
to the jurisdiction thereof or ^
from any foreign country into any '
State, territory or district of the
United States or place noncontigous 1
to but subject to the jurisdiction A
thereof, which said spirituous, vinous,
malted, fermented or other intoxicat- 1
ing liquor is intended by any person
interested therein, to be received,
possessed, sold or in any manner
used, either in original package or
otherwise, in violation of any law of 1
such state, territory or district of the
United States or place con contiguous
to but subject to the jurisdiction
thereof, is hereby prohibited."
Some objection to the bill in congress
was based on the fact that it
provides no penalty for violation, but
it is likely that interstate railroads
and express companies will obey the
law, notwithstanding this fact. Some
liquor has already been confiscated
under the new law in Oklahoma, a
dry State, by State officers.?P. II.
McGowan, in The State.
A Message to Railroad Men.
E. S. Baenn. 11 Rast St Mom M?
sends out this warning to railroaders
everywhere: "My work as conductor
caused a chronic inflammation of the
kidneys and I was miserable and all
played out. From the day I began
taking Foley Kidney Pills I began to
regain my strength, and I am better
now than I have been for twenty
years.' Try them. The Rice Drug
Company.
Wm. B. Young shot Austin Lybrand
at Great Falls, Chester county,
Saturday in a row at a baseball game. 1
The wound is not mortal.?Newberry
Observer.
Pneumonia Follows a Cold
But never follows the use of Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound. It stops
the cough, heals the sore and inflamed
air passages, and strengthens
the lungs. The genuine is in a yellow
package with behive on carton.
Refuse substitutes. The Rice Drug 1
Company.
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At Cayce, Lexington county, Saturday
night, John Geiger and Collip
Mady shot and fataUy wonrded
Wade Gowers, and J. A. Langford of
Columbia shot, but did not kill a negro.
Two negroes and one white man ]
are in Lexington jail on account of !
the shootings?Newberry Observer.
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One hundred alleged blind tigers, 1
under indictment before the Green- 1
yille recorded, compromised their !
:ases on Friday by paying sums ag- ]
gregating $4,300?probably the larg- i
2st sum ever nniH in eooK in on? <
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:ourt in South Carolina.?Newberry
Dbsirver.
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Rev. Jno. F. Vines, D. D., pastor 1
>f the First Baptist church in Ander- J
ion, has bene offered the presidency ]
> fthe Anderson female college. He
vill remain pastor of the church and {
arry on the college at vhe same time.
?Newberry Observer. j
rOVERNOR'S CHAUFFEUR
PARDONED BY THE GOVERNOR
Vas Fined $3.75 for Exceeding the
SpeedLimit in City of Columbia
'Columbia Evening Record, 8th.)
"If the police authorities of the
:ity of Columbia do not remit the fine
>f $3.75 assessed my chauffer Saturlay
morning by the recorder I will
lereafter pardon every man who applies
to me from that court. If they
will steal from me?who paid the
Ine?they will steal from the other
bellow."
This morning the statement made
>y Governor Blease Saturday afterloon
when he discussed the fining of
ftis automobile driver, Harrison Neeey.
Charges Pique.
The governor further said:
"Clinch Cathcart is angry because
his father was not reappointed as
ulerk to the Richland county board
>f control; and he is trying to take it
Dut on me."
Friday Officer W. T. Kelly held the
Watch on the covernnr's nntnmnKilo
being driven by the chauffer, Harritior.
The policeman claims that the
machine was overspeeding the limit
allowed by ordinance. He summoned
the driver to appear before the recorder
this morning and he was convicted
of the charge, being fined $3.75
or five days on the chain gang. The
governor's private secretary paid the
fine.
The Testimony.
The following is the transcript of
the testimony offered this morning
by Officer Kelly:
* "I was standing in front of Bryan's
book store, on the 1400 block Main
Btreet, with my watch in my hand,
when I saw this man (Harrison Neeley)
coming in an auto; caught his
time from Plain and Main streets
Ran the block in 12 seconds. Caught
time from south side of Main and
m ? * * - * -
nam streets to south side of Washington
and Main streets."
As a full city block is 517 feet, the
speed of the automobile, if the evidence
of the officer is correct, would
be approximately 30 miles an hour.
The speed ordinance of the city only
allows 12 miles an hour.
Issued a Pardon.
This morning the governor issued a
pardon for his chauffeur.
The governor granted the pardon
because, as he stated, the automobile
was not exceeding the speed limit.
Th chief executive, who was a witness
and an occupant of the machine,
jnas not. summoned before the recoi tier
IT "W^rt to testify in behalf of his
chauffeuV.
Chief of Police Cathcart stated to a
reporter of The Record Saturday that
he had received the pardon, but refused
to consider it until he had the
opinion of the city attorney, H. N.
Edmunds, if the governor had the
right to pardon from a municipal
court. He had not remitted the fine.
Will Sue for Fine.
The governor stated that, if the
fine is not remitted, he will sue for it,
in order that the legal status of pardons
for municipal offenses will be
settled for all times; that "it will be
the dearest fine the city of Columbia
placed on any person," if not remitted.
Chief Cathcart's Statement.
Chief of Police W C. fnfVicnr* o + ot
ed that he declined to remit the fine
imposed on the governor's chauffeur
because he waited the decision of the
city attorney to whom the matter was
refered for an opinion.
"The defeat of my father has nothing
to do with my attitude," said
Chief Cathcart emphatically.
A platonic friendship by any other
name would be as unsatisfactory.
Foley Kidney Pills will reach your
individual case if you have any form
of kidney or bladder trouble, any
backache, rheumatism, uric acid poisoning
or irregular and painful kidney
action. They are strengthening
tonic and curative, and contain no
habit forming drugs. The Rice Drug
Company.
Luther, the 12-year-old son of Rev.
C. L. Miller, of Greenville, claimed
that he was kidnapped from his home
by a strange man and carried to Atlanta
Saturday, where he escaped and
appealed to the police, who sent him
home.?Newbery Observer.
$100 Reward, $100.
The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages,
and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease,
requires a constitutional treatment.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter
iiuny, aciing airecuy upon tne blood
and mucous surface of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation of
the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers that they
jflfer One Hundred Dollars for any
lase that it fails to cure. Send for
list of testimonials.
Address F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo,
Ohio.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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