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VOL. LXIII. NO. 15. ." UNION, S. C.. Ft^p|rrAPHIL, 11, 1913. ===== ^ ^ ^ YEAR.
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION AT SUMTER
The State Sunday School
Convention, Held at Sumter,
S. C., April 2nd to 4th,
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w as nuirtiiic uciiisiuii, anu
Many Prominent Speakers
Were Present.
The Thirty Sixth Annual Convention,
of the South Carolina Sunday
School Associaton was held at Sumter,
S. C., April 2, 3, 4. The cordial '
welcome extended to us by Sumter's
hospitable people shall ever be rem- <
embered. Nothing but the best of everything
was ours, and the whole atmosphere
was homelike. Three
thousand voices sang out in song
praises on Wednesday morning, April
2. Mr Tullar having charge of
the choir of one hundred voices of
Sumter's fair maidens and gallant
knights. Mr. Meredith at the piano
filled the opera house with one sweet
song service ever to be remembered.
It would indeed be a difficult task
to endeavor in any one article to even
hint at the many able, eloquent and
instructive addresses, and it shall
only be our purpose to put before 1
our deareds what we consider of vital
importance to our churches and Sun- '
day Schools.
Methods were discussed by the various
specialists and we were greatly
impressed of how our Sunday 1
taking its steps in the march of progress,
and putting its every effort to
systemize its many departments.
Men and women are awakening to
the fact that if our children are to receive
a religious educaton, that the
ounaay school is the institute from
which their knowledge shall radiate,
and that men and women are now
training themselves, under the supervison
of their several denominatonal
boards, so as to become competent
teachers, superintendents 1
and leaders. There is no institute, i
no school that can accomplish anything
unless its teachers are trained
in the particular field to preform the
work assigned to them, and until
our Sunday Schools adopt this method,
and the men and women realise
the importance of their work, we i
shall not advance far nor accomplish l
much. If we as Sunday School work- i
ers do not train ourselves and become
equal or greater, then how are we
going to meet conditions that the
confronting us daily? How are wei
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problems unless we study the many 1
phrases of the Sunday School? Let 1
each denomination study its condi- 1
with a definite aim to a high standard
of efficiency.
System: There must be system
in all our affairs. Our great commercial
enterprises and gigantic corporations
are powerful because of <
their great systematic way of transacting
business. Must we, who are 1
intrusted with the great work of i
turning out our future citizens of i
this great commonwealth, and who
are intrusted with that great insti- 1
tute, the Sunday School, conduct it
in a haphazard manner? Careful
thought will answer NO. It has been
our custom to place too much dependence
on our pastors. We do not re- !
alize the many duties, responsibili- 1
ties and studies nlnreH iinnn *?
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the church, and which are now more
than he can fill and devote his time
to the study of our spiritual needs.
Yes, if some of us conducted our
business as we do our Sunday Schools
there would be many bankrupts, so
let us awake to trfe fact and bring
our Sunday Schools into a systematic
plan. How often we see a girl of
twelve bring her friends of eighteen 1
to Sunday School and both girls go
into the same class. It is logical that
what would interest a girl of twelve 1
would not interest a girl of eighteen, i
And so with boys. But by systemat
icaily arranging our classes and con- '
ducting our Sunday School in a ays- '
tematic manner, we would as a necessary
result, advance on to thoroughness.
That cannot be too greatly
emphasized. Nothing can be done,
nothing will succeed or have success
that is not thorough. Therefore, let
us adopt our methods in a svste
matic and thorough manner.
Influence: What is the influence of
our Sunday School? The influence 1
of our Sunday School can be only
what the influence of its individual
members is. Because, individual influence
in its aggregated form makes
our Sunday School influence. How often
men, on the Sabbath morning,
take the morning paper, a cigar or
pipe, and with his feet comfortably
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TYRUS COBB AND WOFFORD
PLAYER SCRAP IN HOTEL
Trouble Which Started Saturday
Comes to Rough
and 'Tumble Climax in
Greenville Hotel ? Rutledge
Osborne Thrown
and Kicked.
(Wednesday's Spartanburg Herald)
Despite efforts to keep the affair
a secret, it leaked out yesterday that
Tyrus Cobb, of baseball fame, and
Rutledge Osborne, of Anderson, second
baseman of the Wofford college
team, had a rough and tumble fist
fight in a room in a Greenville hotel
Mondav nicht. Mr. DuKm-na
somewhat the worst of it, but declared
that three friends of Cobb held
him on the floor while the "Georgia
peach" kicked and pummelled him.
The trouble grew out of the game
here last Saturday when Cobb's crew
of "all star" barnstormers crossed
bats with the Wofford boys. Cobb
was pitching, and Osborne was coaching
back of the third base. Another
Wofford lad was coaching near the
first base. According to Osborne,
Cobb blamed him for something
which the .man at first base said, and
directed some hot language in his direction,
to which Osborne retorted in
kind. The situation looked serious
f<fr a while, but cooler heads prevented
a fight.
Cobb's bunch and the Wofford
team happened both to be in Greenville
on Monday, Furman University
playing both teams.
Osborne says that he met Cobb in
the hotel and the latter started to renew
the quarrel of Saturday. Osborne
declares he told Cobb that so
far as he was concerned the matter
was a ciosea incident, nut Uobb refused
to see it that way. Ty demanded
an apology of the Wofford lad and
Osborne replied that he had done
nothing to apologize for.
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Charles Given Preliminary.
The preliminary hearing of the
case of Marvin Charles before the
United States Commissioners, was
held here on last Friday. The hearing
was before Judge Atkinson. - Tfco
government -was represented by Assistant
Attorney Young, of Charleston.
The defense was represented by
Attorneys Dean of Greenville; Sims of
Spartanburg and Walker of Union.
The hearing was held in the court
house here and there was quite a
number of spectators. Charles was
charged with fraudulent use of the
mails and with raising bills of lading
to secure shipments of whiskey.
A number of whiskey houses were
represented at the trial. Government
officials, bank employees and
railway employees were in attendance,
having been summoned as witnesses.
The hearinc
three hours. Judge Atkinson gave
notice that he would render his decision
later, and admitted Charles to bail
in the sum of $2,500 on each of the
two charges against him.
Civic League Meeting.
At a meeting of the Civic League
held last week a committee consisting
of Mrs. Emslie Nicholson, Mr* J. C.
Wallace and Mrs. T. C. Duncan, was
appointed to confer with the county
board of commissioners with a view
to beautifying and improving the
grounds around the court house.
in connection with the "clean up"
campaign, the League, at the suggestion
of Dr. L. A. Riser, passed the
following resolution:
"Whereas, there has been presented
to the Council of the City of Union,
South Carolina, by the Board of
Health of the said city a proposed ordinance
for the purpose of requiring
merchants and all venders and dealers
in food-stuffs, fruits, etc., to protect
the same from dust, and flies and
other insects:
"And Whereas, the Civic League of
Union, South Carolina, regards the
said proposed ordinance a step in the
right direction for the protection of
the health of the community; Therefore,
be it
"Resolved, hv the Pivi<? Tj>oi?h?i ??# 1
Union, South Carolina, that it proves
the said proposed ordinance and urges
its passage by the Council in the
enforcement of said ordinance in case
it is passed and ratified.
"Pesolved, further, that a copy of
these resolutions be presented to the
said council of the City of Union and
be published in the newspapers of this
county.
"Mrs. Macbeth Young, Pres.
"Mrs. J. W. Mixson, Sec."
"ROBERTSONS SF?
THROUGH KM
This Body of Fifty of
Country are the Oaaop
Who Graduated
Being Enlra
"Robertson's Special" pMWfrtj
throueh Union at 8:06' o'clock Thntall
day morning. The trfcin carried fifty
of the .most prominent citizens of tM
country. These gentlemen -M
classmates of Mr. E. W. Robertaonl I
graduating from Yale in 1885. *MN
Robertson conceived the novel
of entertaining his class by a "nsnt%|
mental journey through South CMpH
South Carolina is extending cordia||
hospitality to these distinguished vtaj
itors. Wherever they have stoppeel
over they have been royally <ewH]
tained. In Charleston, ColumtrfSi
cities already visited, they were mt(W
cordially received. .ia j
The Union Chamber of Commarct!
Child Burned to Death.
The three-year-old boy of" Biff
Johnson, a colored tenant on Mm. J,
F. Belue's place near Bonham waj
burned to death Monday. The parent*
were at work in the field, having" left
the child with another older one in
the house. The child's clothing wife
completely burned and its skid
burned to a crisp. There was a smal^
bed of coals in the fire place and if
is supposed the child's clothinfe
caught fire in that way. The chila
when found was lying' in the yard*
face down, and dead.
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rrenciuiiK m cane creen.
Rev. Mr. Lemmon, of the Presbyter
rian Seminary, Columbia, will preach
in the Cane Creek Presbyterian
church at Santuc, next Sunday, April
13th, in the morning at 11 o'clock,
and at night at Carlisle, at 8 o'clock.
All are invited.
Shower for Miss Mcador. ,
Miss Mary Sartor entertained with
a miscellaneous shower op Saturday
afternoon' for Miss Ruth M?nd<%
Whose marriage to Mr. SetMURAM
Jr., will be an event'of April 'flak/
The house was a scene of loveliness
in its decorations of spring flowers
and ferns. The dining table had for
its centerpiece a .miniature bride
dressed in satin with overdress of
lace, veil of tulle, and shower boquet
of roses. The chandelier was
filled with pink and white flowers and
pink and white tulle was caught to
the four corners of the table.
The favors were pink and white
A rlointv nfhita norooftl > >.
pended in the hall showered numerous
gifts upon the honoree.
An ice course with cake and mints
was served which also carried out 1
the color scheme of pink and white.
Each guest wrote her favorite recipe
in a book which was presented
to Miss Meador as a souvenir of a
very happy occasion.
A Guest
Mr/S. E. Williford and Miss Sadie
Hyder were united in marriage by
Rev. J. D. Moore, at the home of
Rev. W. D. Wakefield in Union on
Tuesday, April 8th, 1918.
Levees Give Way i
I itants of the immediate proximity of
I the break reached places of safety.
Gap is Widening.
At a late hour tonight the gap was
about 300 feet in width and widening
rapidly.
The guage reading at Memphis at
7 o'clock tonight showed a stage of
46.4, a rise of four-tenths in 12
hours. At 10 o'clock the river was
stationary. Cairo reported a stage of
54.6, stationary, but above that point
the Mississippi is rising, St. Louis
reporting 26.4 feet, a rise cf 1.4 feet
since 7 a. m. All points' along the
Ohio river reported the river falling.
As a result of the break parts of
Mississippi, Poinsetta, Cross and Critten
counties will be flooded, and with
the water coming through the crevasse
at Graves Bayou about 40 per
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cent., or ouu,uuu acres, 01 me Dl.
Francis basin will be flooded. The
greater part of this area is timber
land.
Wilson, a setlement of about 250
lumber workers and their families,
is the most important town that Will
>e swept by the first rush of the
water. "Back water" may reach
ithin two miles of Osceola, on the
north, and Marion on the south, i
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ClAL" PASSED
HON ON THURSDAY
LOtfft Prominent Men of the
ties of EL W. Robertson,
ale in 1885, and Are
ftned By Him.
Wred through Mr. Emslie Nicholson,
the party to stop over in Union
for a few hours. In reply to Mr.
m. -. .
Mscnoison'8 wire they expressed regrot
that they could not accept.
The Chamber of Commerce and the
todies of the civic league presented
member of the party with a
bunch of Yale violets tied with white
rjjkiben to a card containing the
statistics of Union. These souvenirs
were presented by Mr. Walter K.
Sumner, secretary of the Chamber of
.Qpmmerce, and were received with
aftthUsiasm by members of the party
rrti the arrival of the special train
Union. They invited Mr. Sumner
to go on to Spartanburg with them.
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Sunday School Workers Visit Union.
The Sunday School workers of Union
were greatly helped by a visit
tott Sunday of Mr. W. C. Pearce, associate
secretary of the International
Sunday School Association, and Mr.
G. C. Tullar, the well-known musical
director. These gentlemen attended
the State Sunday School Convention
in Sumter last week, and upon their
return, were induced to stop over in
Union Sunday.
Mr. P Mrnp nrwilro iri MntKn
dist church Sunday morning while at
the same hour Mr. Tullar spoke at
the First Baptist church. On Sunday
afternoon there was a union service
held in the First Presbyterian
church. The speaker at this meeting
was Mr. Pearce. He delivered a very
fine address in the interest of Sunday
8chool work. The singing was
led by Mr. Tullar, with Rev. W. D.
Wakefield as pianist. The choir was
composed largely of those who were
members of the 1908 convention choir.
The meeting was of great help to
those who attended, and will prove
a great inspiration to. Sunday School
j^brkers.
Speed Limit.
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The town authorities have put the
speed limit at 16 miles per hour and
notified the public to that effect.
Signs have been posted in conspicous
places and the "speeders" have been
warned.
Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting of the memhot>a
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will be held Monday evening, April
21st
School Closes at West Springs.
The school at West Springs will
close on April 18th and on the evening
of April 17th, an elaborate entertainment
has been arranged. The
public is cordially invited.
Mr. George Clark, who has spent
the past winter with relatives in Union,
will return to his heme in Chicago,
at an early date. Mr. Clark won
a host of warm friends here, who regret
to see him leave.
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Memphis, Tenn., April 9.?After
a day of torrential rains and a stiff
wind, one levee gave way before the
flood waters of the Mississippi early
tonight, and at half a dozen other
points a desperate fight is being
waged to hold the turbulent waters
within bounds with the odds against
the flood fighters. Admitttedly the
levees are weakening, the water is
already at an unprecedented height,
is pounding against the dykes with
increasing force, and whether the embankments
can longer withstand the
pressure is problematical.
The levee near Wilson, Ark., went
out late this afternoon, said to be
due to the desertion of about 150
negro laborers this morning. With
a- roar that could be heard for a mile
or more, about 100 feet of the earthAn
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stream and it was by a narrow margin
that the workers along the levees who
kept up the fight to the last minute
reached safety. The gap widened
rapidly and as the water came
through with a mighty current frail
negro cabins were tossed about as so
many playthings, trees were swept
down and carried away, but so far as
can be ascertained all of the inhab
BOYS TRIED TO HOLD UP
CITIZENS BEFORE TRA6E0Y
Young Smith and Martir
Played Another Role or
Street?Smith Had Beer
Arrested Several Times
While He Lived in Anderson.
Greenville, April 8.?Hollding uj
people at the point of a pistol jus1
for jest was one of the feats per
formed by young Leonard Smith anc
Rowley Martin Saturday night jusl
a few hours before they were killec
after entering Hobbs-Henderson't
store.
At least two people were held u(
by the young men Saturday night t
few hours previous to their entering
the dry goods store at different times
One of them was Mr. Tom Palmer
who is employed at "The Smoker,'
in the Wallace building. Mr. Palme]
was going nome Saturday night
about 2 o'clock. While walking along
Main street near the corner ol
Main and North Streets, he was accosted
by the two boys, who drew
guns and demanded to know what h<
had in a grip he was carrying. Mr
Palmer knew the boys slightly, ant!
as soon as he drew near they put
down their guns and turned the matter
off as a jest. Mr. Palmer had a
short conversation with the and
left them.
The other person held up was Mr
Joe Robinson a well known barbei
of this city. Like the other performance
this was also passed off as a
jest by the boys and Mr. Robinson
Known in Anderson
Anderson April 8.?Few who learned
of the tragic death of two young
men in Greenville early ?ttnday .morning,
.when Leonard Smith and Rowlej
Martin were shot to death by policemen,
recalled the strip of a boy whc
used to run around Anderson anc
whose career here was one of shame
It were better to draw a veil ovei
the short lifetime of Leonard Smith
who several years ago was arrestee
here several times on account of being
caught taking goods from local
stores. It was while engaged1 in the
same pursuit that the met. his death
early Sunday at Greenville.
Camp Giles.
Camp Giles met in the court hous<
Monday. The delegates to the gener
al reunion at Chattanooga, Tenn.
May 27-29th, are: J. G. Long, Sr., M
B. Lee and J. J. Eison. The alter
nates are: Gordon Williams, W. H
Gault and R. H. Johns. Sponsor foi
me general reunion, Miss Mary Sar
tor. The delegates to the State reun
ion at Aiken, April 23rd and 24th
are B. G. Wilburn, G. C. Greer and G
T. Gault. Alternates: J. M. Greer, I
S. Ivey and J. J. Eison. Spon
sor for State reunion, Miss H. Louis*
Foster.
All the old officers of the camj
were re-elected for the ensuing year
These are: A. H. Foster, commander
C. S. Greer, 1st lieutenant; M. B
Eison, 2nd lieutenant; F. M. Farr
adjutant and treasurer; J. G. Long
Sr., color bearer and T. B. Bates, sur
geon.
Committee Appointed to Secure Pastoi
Rev. W. D. Wakefield, pastor of thi
First Baptist church tendered his for
mal resignation as pastor of the con
gregation last Sunday morning
The church reluctantly accepted his
resignation and a committee witl
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appointed to prepare resolutions ex
pressing regret at his decision. Mr
Wakefield goes to the Second Baptisi
church in Columbia on June 1st.
A committee consisting of Mr. J
A. Sawyer, Mr. Davis Jeffries, Mr
Geo. W. Going, Mr. John K. Ham
blin and Mr. E. L. Spears, was ap
pointed to take steps towards secur
?ng another pastor.
Swearingen May Run for Senate.
Columbia, April 8.?J. E. Swearin
gen, state superintendent of educa
tion, has been suggested as a candi
date for United Statse senate. Hi
had no comment to >make today. Th:
campaign will be held in 1914 and hi
believes that there is plenty of timi
td decide on the qustion.
An Entertainment.
Rocky Creek school will give a nen
t.ertainment on Friday night, Apri
18: h. The patrons and public gener
ally are cordially invited to attend.
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THE HOC vrai^onu, .
r IS NOW WELL UNDER WAY
i Many Applying for Examit
nation?School Children
i Found to be One-Fourth
i Incapacitated for Work.
Only Two More Weeks
of Free Examinations.
) Up to date Dr. Riser has examined
k 735 persons, and of this number 390
were school children. Of the 390
I school children, 125 were from two
t schools, Cross Keys and Sedalia.
1 These two schools had 36 per cent ini
fection. The infection for the school
children of the county was found to
> be 25 per cent, one in every four
i examinea Deing iniected.
f At a conservative estimate it is
. found that of all children examined
, that they were one-fourth incapaci'
tated for work.
r The following schools have been
t represented in the examinations:
Carlisle, Jonesville, Sedalia, Cross
! Keys, Mt. Tabor, Adamsburg, Kel
lys, Santuc, Lockhart, Oakland, Bufr
falo, Farr, Wesley Chapel, Cedar Hill,
s McGowan, Union schools, Booker,
. Cross Anchor, (Spartanburg county)
I Gowdeysville, (Cherokee).
t Dr. Wychliffe Rose, of Washington,
- was in Union Wednesday and made a
i trip to Cross Keys with Dr. Riser.
1 Dr. Rose is financial secretary of the
Rockefeller commission to fight hook.
worm. Accompanying Dr. Rose was
Dr. La Brice Ward, who has charge
of the work in this state. Both these
i gentlemen spent the day with Dr. Ri.
ser at Cross Keys, and left Union for
Pickens county where they go to inonnnf
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u|/v\.v vuv> ttv/iiv 111 tnaw luuiivy.
; Mrs. Wilburn, one of the teachers
at Cross Keys, informed Dr. Riser
r that several of the children in her
school who took treatment three
? weeks ago had shown marked iml
provement in their classes.
Dr. Riser found an extreme case
at Cross Keys, a boy 16 years old
i and weighed 62 pounds. He was de1
veloped about like a 7 year old boy.
Dr. Riser will be in Union county
1 only two weeks after this week, and
) the work must be carried on with
i greater activity if the best work is
done.
If you are contemplating having
your children examined you must
come during the next two weeks. The
? examination and treatment are abso
lutely free. DO NOT DELAY, BUT
, COME.
. Training Classes in Sunday School
Work.
r Rev. J. D. Moore, of Columbia, Sun.
day School secretary of the Baptist
. State convention, is conducting
, training classes in the Normal Man.
ual at the two Baptist Churches of
. Union this week. A session is held
. at the First Bantist ehnreh at. 3-30
? each afternoon, and one at the Second
church at 7:30 each evening. At the
> two classes more than twenty-five
. Sunday School workers are in attend;
ance, most of whom will finish the re.
quired work in the course of study
( and will receive diplomas or awards
, therefor.
THE EARLY CLOSING HOUR.
r The merchants of Union have agreed
to close their places of busi?
ness at 6 o'clock on next Monday af.
ternoon, April 13th, until September
. 15th. The following are the names
. of the firms who have decided to close
i their places of business:
i Wilburn Brothers, McLure Mercan.
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. Clarke Clothing Co., N. Shapiro., Tho
Battery, (H. L. Gaffney) Humphries
t Hdw. Co., The Busy Bee R. A. Jones)
I. From., George W. Going., W. H.
Burris Furniture Co., Union Hdw. Co
Union Bargain Store, Bailey Furni.
ture & Lumber Co., S. Berelowitz,
. Fant Bros. Co., Farr and Thomson,
. Mutual Dry Goods Co., Norman Murphy
Co., Union Shoe Co., Peoples
Supply Co., Bradley Est?3, J. Cohen,
Miss M. E. Tinsley.
Death of ? Grww4 Moorr/i
Uncle Spencer Young, janitor at
the Carnegie Library was stricken
3 with apoplexy Sunday morning while
3 attending services at Beaty's Chapel,
3 about four miles from Union, and
3 died Monday night without regaining
consciousness. He was buried Wednesday
afternoon at Beaty's Chapel.
Uncle Spencer was known to nearly
- every person in Union and belonged
1 to the "old school" darkies, being po
lite, humble and faithful in the performance
of his duties.