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m THE UNION TIMES # == " ' ! ' U VOL. LXm. NO. 26. UNION, S. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1913. *i nn c?nnv ??? xV \V. Jo*"19 ' * EVERYTHING IN FOR THE FC Great Preparations are Beir of July 4th?There Will ] Kinds from 10 A. M. Unti Interesting Events Will be Rose" Couple on Court He come. The City of Union is expecting to give the visitors here on July the fourth a grand and glorious time all day long. There will be something doing every minute from ten in the morning until late in the night. At ten in the morning there will be a band concert in front of the hotel which will last till ten thirty, followed by athletic events as follows: footraces, bicycle races, jumping contests, pie eating contest, greasy pole, slow mule race, egg and potato races, and other athletic stunts. All contests open to everybody. Suitable prizes will be given to the winner of each event. These contests will continue until 12 o'clock, at which time a short address will be made by Hon. T. C. Duncan, Mayor of Union. Just previous to Col. Duncan's address, all 4-1 Jw. T T : A- - ? 1.L . tut? camps in uiuuii v^uuiivyf ui tuo Woodmen of the World will form in line at the Court House and march in procession to the Gradel School in full uniform, where the address will be male. It is expected that about a thousand men will participate in this parade. After the address a barbecue will be served on the Graded school grounds. From two to three in the afternoon a military drill will be held on Main street; from three to five o'clock there will he n hnae hnll frame at the Knitting Mill grounds and at four o'clock, on Main street there will be a Suffragette parade by specially imported Suffragettes, who will demonstrate, among other things, the latest imported styles for ^&ii^.la^ifs Qhould.be especially interested in this parade as there will be some striking costumes worn by the Suffragettes. From five to six the Fire Depart' ment will give an exhibition and drill on Main street. At six o'clock one of the most interesting events of the day will take place, the marriage of the Aunt Rose couple on the Court House steps. One couple has already been secured who will be married publicly as advertised and any other couples who wish to avail themselves of this opportunity will be given handsome presents by making application to Chairman Thos. McNally on or before July 1. At six thirty will take place the most beautiful event of the day, which,will be the parade of little girls rolling their decorated doll carriages. All who remember this event of last year will be glad to see it again as all were unanimous in the praise of this event before. The rules governing this parade are as follows: Every little girl entering the parade rolling a decorated doll cai i m^c vi iai t, win ue prescilieu with a handsome souvenir and in addition to this, there will be a prize of five dollars for the child and doll carriage presenting the best general appearance, and a prize oftwodollars and a half for the next best. All contestants must be under the age of ten. All the little girls who are to participate in this floral parade, will meet at the Court House at six fifteen o'clock and will march down Main street to Progress office and then back to the Hotel, where the prizes will be awarded. Every little girl desiring to enter this parade will please notify Chairman Thos. iMcNally of their intention to do so by July 2. There will be free moving pictures on the streets in the evening and later a dance in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce. We hope that every one in Union county, who can possibly do so, will come to Union on the Fourth and participate in this good time which has been arranged for them. Every visitor will be given a souvenir of the occasion to take home with them. The work of widening Main street from Clifford Seminary to the First Baptist church is progressing. The wide driveway and cement sidewalks will he fine, but the destruction of the elude trees is to be regretted. I % f READINESS )URTH OF JULY ig Made for the Celebration Be Amusements of Various 1 T,at.e at. Nixrht?Onp nf flip ?the Marriage of the "Aunt >use Steps?Everybody We!BAPTIST CHURCH EXTENDS CALL Rev. Geo. P. White Unanimously Elected Pastor of First Baptist Church? . He is a Strong Preacher and Faithful Pastor? Call Was Extended Last Sunday. Rev. Geo. P. White was unanimously called to the pastorate of the First Baptist church here Sunday morning The membership of the church had been notified that the matter of calling a pastor would come up in church conference on Sunday morning. A full attendance of the membership was secured. The committee appointed to nominate a pastor, unanimously recommended Rev. Mr. White and he was chosen without a dissenting vote. It i9 hoped that Mr. White will accept the field to which he has been called. He has been pastor of the First Baptist church at North Augusta for a number of years, and has accomDlish ed there a great work. He has not yet notified the church of his intention in the matter, but the congregation has extended the call, and many individuals of the number have written Mr. White urging him to accept. Mr. White is about 46 years of age, a graduate of Furman and the Southern Haptist Theological Seminary, i He is married and has two children, a son and daughter. He has had but two pastorates since leaving the seminary, one in his native county of Edgefield and the present charge at North Augusta. He is a man of great earnestness of purpose, and is possessed of a gentle and lovable spirit. He is a forceful speaker and a faithful pastor. To these many good qualities he possesses is the one very necessary in the life of a minister, a life beautiful in its purity. Those who know him best, trust and love him. It has often been remarked that whoever followed Mr. Wakefielu in the pastorate here would have a "hard job," for Mr. Wakefield possesses a winning personality that draws all people to him. In Mr. White the congregation will find a man who can measure up to the requirements. That is saying much, for there are few men so graciously gifted in winning people as in Mr. Wakefield. A warm welcome awaits Mr. White, if he can see it his duty to come; and a great work is likewise awaiting him. JONESVILLE WILL HOLD PRIMARY Washington, June 23.?It has been agreed that a primary to select a postmaster at Jonesville shall be held on July 5. This announcement was made at the office of Representative Johnson today and means that the people of Jonesville are soon to be given the opportunity of casting their ballots for the man of their choice to be their next postmaster. Mr. Johnson made his usual recommendation in this case some time ago, but inasmuch as there was apparent dissatisfaction it was thought best by Senators Tillman and Smith to have a primary, hence the decision announced. There is considerable interest also shown here in the case of the office at Woodruff and it is quite likely that a similar process will be gone through with there, although Mr. Johnson said today that up to the present time no primary had been agreed upon. P. H. McGowan. Miss Olivia Eison is very sick at her home near Monarch. COLUMBIA'S MAYC IMPEAi Mayor Gibbes Criticizes Goveti City Council Adp (Wednesday's State) mayor uiDDes, as a committee ot one authorized by council to investigate dispensary conditions in Richland county, as to the workings of the constabulary and police for past three years, five months, submitted report to council yesterday morning. Pointing out, in the report that the fines and convictions secured by the constables for the period investigated have been less than thtf fines and convictions secured by the city police. The Mayor's Report. "Members of City Council, Columbia, S. C. "Gentlemen: As a committee of one authorized to investigate the matter, I give you below a digest of dispensary conditions in Richland county as to the doings of canstabulary and police for the past three years and five months. "The original reports and documents, compiled by T. T. Talley and Chief Clerk Hughey and checked by the chief of Dolice. are on file. By -Gov. -Ansel's -Constables?One Year?1910. "Salaries and expenses of constables, $2,384.50; three convictions; fines $700. Convictions by police, 64; fines, $1,300. By Gov. .Blease's .Constables?1911 1019 and Pivo Mnxtkc nf 1 Qt 9 "Salaries and expenses of con? stables, $16,190.25; nine conviction*; fines, $1,400, or an average of thr? convictions and fines of $559.30 at an average cost of $6,699.36 for constables per annum. "By police for same period, 26t convictions; fines, $8,005, or an average of $3,312.36 per annum. "The contrabrand goods seized and delivered by the police for the above periods were valued at $2,300.91, jfc shown by our receipts. Similar deliveries by constables will TIMES' BICY( Under the burning sun oi and captured "June Hill," a n required fighting and great ge of the enemy. But, in the lanj we are able to say: "We have r It required some skill in soldie veterans, this capturing of the high peak on "June Hill" we j Enemy's country. There are so yet to be captured, notably, "Ji and "September Hill." But ou good, we see no such formidal "June Hill." That "June Hill' One week we fought through fr< through heat that flamed in ou nace. But we have fought and the other strong places held by rations for a charge up "July ! ter frosts dampen our ardor, tion to win, and we hold to o trophies we took in scaling the W. D. Hardy, Blairs $Z.0( S. E. Gregory, Union 1.0( J. A. Lowe, Union 1.0C Dr. S. S. Linder, Union 1.0( W. L. Morris, Columbia 1.0C W S. Sanders, Kelton, R 1 1.0( Mrs. N. Jeffries, Gaffney, R 6 IOC Davis Jeffries, Union 1.0C L. J. Moore, Monarch l.OC J. T. Carter, Union R 1 l.OC U. r. Thomas, Monarch 5C Now, good people, we agai you for your kindness to our not yet run across one of them him a dollar for the renewal of you little, help us much, for yc "July Heights" will "look, like with him, if you will but help him to atoms, smite him "hip t will but lend your comforting i Thanks to all, and may you LEWI,5 First Year at Cedar Springs. Little Miss Ruby Miller, who hat been attending the Cedar Springs Institute, returned Wednesday for th* summer vacation. This was her first session at the institution. This little girl was stricken blind, deaf and A >R URGES CHMENT OF BLEASE or's Dealings With Capital City, pts Report in Part. far less. 1 "The constables controlled the whole county and city and the police only the city proper. | "Where are city, county or schools 1 receiving value for these tremendous ly increased constabulary expenses part of which the governor declares i are placed upon us by reason of th? conviction of his negro chauffer, ir t defense of whom he did not ever I appear before court as a witness? i "I recommend that we apply foi an injunction against the payment ol salaries to such constables as the ex ecutive decares he appointed foi that reason, and that we impeacf ' him before the legislature, t feasance in office. ' "I will make oath that the present t. governor asserted to me a week 01 two before his inauguration that h< intended to discharge all constables and look to the sheriffs, magis iraies ana mayors to enforce the law 1 "He did discharge Ansel's two con ' stables, but at last reports he now employs eight at the expense of th? i schools, the county and the city. "At the present rate the cost ol ' constables for 1913 will be more thar ; $10,000 to which the governor's friends will have to contribute, am by reason of which little children wil be kept from school and taxpayers . will have to suffer from poor countj roads and city streets. ? : . "I also recommend that the dele 1 Ration, the school trustees and th< k city council unite in demanding con ? stant access to and a monthly audit of the minutes, the accounts and th< books of the Richland county dispen 1 sary board. "It is our duty to stand up for ths rights of the people we represent I whose money is being misspent. Respectfully submitted, \ "W. H. Gibbes, "Mayor." :LE BRIGADE ur faithful brigade has chargec nighty fortress of the enemy. II neralship to take this stronghok ruage of a famous fighter of old net the enemy and they are ours.' iring, in fact it was the work 01 citadel of the enemy. From th< are able to see far over into tin me considerable strong fortressei uly Heights," and "Fort August' r hearts fail not, our nerve holdi ble strong tower as was that o: ' was some hill. It was fierce )st and rain; the others we fough r faces like the blast from a fur we have won. We look out upoi the enemy and begin our prepa Heights." Summer sun nor win We began with the determina ur determination. Here are th< high Deak. of "June Hill." J. S. Rodger, Union 3.01 E. E. Sanders, Union 2.04 P. P. Hamilton, Carlisle 1.04 R. L. McNally, Union _* 1.04 J. E. Kirby, Union 5.04 Joseph Sanders, Union 1.0C J. H. Bartles, Union 1.04 T. A- Murrah, Union 1.04 Total for week $26.54 Previously reported $159.2f Grand total $185.71 n express our undying thanks t< soldier boys. And, if you hav< , when you do, will you not hanc your subscription?. It will hur >u are many more than we. Olc ten cents" when we get througl your part. We intend to blov ind thigh." obliterate him. if vot lid. be happy now and forever, > M. RICE, Editor. dumb, when she was four years o i age. She was treated at home ar?< - later in the hospital, and her gen > eral health was restored, but not hei t hearing, rfight and speech. The litth i girl hag shown wonderful progresi I at the institution. I WAR DEPARTM ATTITUDE 01 Action Deprives South Caroli ed Annually From Uncle J ment May Not be Held?I Outcome? Governor Mak< [ ?Says He Has Won Struj CI? TT _ _ . n a since ne was in senate. i : NEWBERRY WON , ; FIRST HONORS! [ In the State Hose Wagon < Race Newberry Takes j b First Prize and Sumter Gets Second?Ten Thous- \ and People From Over ' the State Witnessed Con- i tests. \ i Abbeville, June 25.?People were ^ ^ here from all sections of South Car- j olina today to witness the State fire- j men's races. The crowd was esti- , 5 ' j mated at ten thousand. , j In the State hose wagon contest ^ Newberry captured the first prize of , nme, 28 1-2 seconds. Sum- | 7 ter took second prize, $1.00. Time ] 28 3-5 seconds. Darlington and Co- , * lumbia split $50 for third prize. Time \ 29 seconds. Greenwood, 39; Bennets- , ville, 30 1-5; Abbeville, 31; Union, , 31 1-2; Anderson, 33; Chester, 34. ] Sumter won first prize, $75, in hand reel races, making it in 29 sec onds. Columbia took second prize, ] $50. Georgetown, third prize, $25. ^ * Tomorrow the grand hand reel , races and hose wagon races for ] teams that have never won first prize, and the foot race will be run. , The Convention and tournament hals Tieen pulled off in excellent man- , : ner and every one is delighted. The "i crowd is in good humor. The Governor was an interested spectator at the racing. [ SUCCESSOR TO I 1 UA?"r. J. K. DICKERT 1 1 * ? Mr. T. L. Highsmith, formerly of J Honea Path, has been appointed 1 f agent of the Southern Railway here to succeed Capt. J. R. Dickert, for 1 several years agent. i Mr. Highsmith was agent for the l 3 Southern at Honea Path for the past ' four years. He arrived in Union last 1 , Thursday, and will move his family i ?>? Vic ill a lew WGKKS. 1 Sunday School Picnic. I The Sunday School of the First ] Baptist Church will have a picnic on ' July 1, at Melrose, N. C. They have chartered a special train which will i leave the Southern depot at 7 oclock ? on Tuesday morning and return late 1 that evening. The round trip tickets 1 will be $1.00 for grown people and | 50c for all under twelve years. These i tickets may be secured from Mr. P. < E. Wilburn, chairman; Miss Mae 1 Robinson, Mr. J. K. Hamblin and i Mr. Haynes Harris. Melrose is an ideal place for a picnic and a long day in the mountains right now, appeals to every one. < Teachers Elected. < The board of Trustees met Mon- ' day afternoon and elected two teachers to fill vacancies. The young j ladies elected are Miss Sara Louise ' Carter, of Westminister, and Miss 1 Pansv Watson, of RiH<ro Snrincro r F ? ?-o- ?" ; Both are teachers of experience and j ability. ^ Virgil Graham Hurt. 1 , I Little Virgil Graham, the threef year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Graham, of Columbia, had a serious 1 fall Sunday afternoon. He was playing about bed time, jumping from his bed to a table beside an open window. He stumbled and fell against a blind which gave way and he fell " from the second story to the ground, 1 fracturing his thigh and receiving i serious cuts about the head and ear. - Physicians were hastily summoned r and the last news from his bedside ' j is that he is resting quietly. Virgil s is a bright, active boy and his friends < hope for his ultimate recovery. ENT RESENTS c GOV. BLEASE na of About $75,000 ReceivSam's Treasury?EncampSlease Expresses Delight at es Characteristic Comment orfirle Hp Has Rppn Malfinir 3CF? Columbia, June 24.?Taking umorage at the attitude of Governor Blease, the United States war department has withdrawn all Federal aid from the organized militia of South Carolina and the plans for mcamping the three regiments this summer may have to be abandoned. Funds for this purpose come out of the allotment of Federal aid to this State, amounting to about $75,000 yearly, and the taking away of this money leaves nothing for payment v. 3f the encampment expenses. . i. Secretary of War Lindley & (jar- y rison notifipd ftnvprnnc Rlpnoolitf 1a+_ ter of the withdrawal of funds from the South Carolina mili;ia, and Brig. Gen. Mills telegraphed the same information to Adj. Gen. VIoore, saying this action was taken because of the "attitude of the Governor of your State toward enforcement of Federal militia law." "This announcement is very pleasant to me," replied Governor Blease to Secretary Garrison. "I fought the Dick law when I was in the Senate and nothing gives me more pleasure than to see South Carolina relieved :>f its iniquitous provisions." In a dictated interview he said the Legis lature would probably repeal the Dick law and he will sing "Hallelujah, praise the Lord! South Carolina is once again free from the domination of Yankee uniforms and once more in control of her own State militia." Adj. Gen. Moore jefuseu > make any comment on the nqatter. The following is a copy of the tel- , egram from Gen. Mills to Adjt. Gr?n'. Moore: Wire from Gen. Mills. "Washington, D. C., June 23, 1913. "Adjutant General, South Carolina Columbia, S. C.: In accordance with action of war department this date, taken in consequence of attitude of Governor of your State toward enforcement of Federal militia law, as expressed in his letters of May 5 and 27 to you, and of June 11 to Secretary of War, no further Federal assistance, either in personnel or equipment, will be afforded the organized militia of your State, not- will further expenditures of Federal funds in hands of disbursing officer be authorized by Secretary of War except to cover such obligations as may have been already incurred and approved by Secretary of War. Requisition for property now on hand in militia division is disapproved and r?o further requisition will be honored. This information is telegraphed to you in connection with plans for encampment 01 ooutn Carolina organized militia this summer in order that you may be guided by such telegram and act accordingly. Disbursing officer has been informed of action by war department. Mills, "Chief Division Militia Affairs." Governor Blease's Comment. Governor Blease was handed a :opy of the Mills telegram and asked what he thought of it^ The Governor said: "This is what I have been wanting for some time. I fought the Dick law in the Senate. I believed the State was unwise in adopting it, and I believe the wisdom of my fight against it has been shown. The law is an infernal mess, and I have been making a continuous fight since its adoption here to get it off my State. [ believe this will certainly open^the eyes of the Legislature and that at their next session they will repeal the Dick law. When th&t shall have been done I will have won a struggle I have been making for several /ears, and truly I shall smg, 'Hallelujah, praise the Lord; South Carolina is once again free from the domination of Yankee uniforms, and once more in control of her own "As to the matter of the encampments, I don't know whether this will affect them or not, but if it does I am satisfied the young .militiamen, of South Carolina would rather not (Continued on last page)