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? > " . Wpk : ?F', $ ? . - * W' ? r (Ml THE UNION TIMES M i i TOL. LXIV. NO. 4. UNION. S. C.. FHIDAYv TAJTUARY 23,1914. Sl.OO A YF! A to TILLMAN ADMITS I WRITING LETTER Legislature Will Investigate the 1 Charge That Blease's "Underlings** Are Plotting to Oust Dr. Babcock?Blease Denies the Charge. WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.?Senator Tillman, who has been confined to his apartment for several days by erysieplas, had nothing to say tpaight i ceaceming Governor Blease's communication to the legislature, trans- 1 mitting a letter from the senator . stating that an effort was being made 1 to oust Dr. Babcock, as superintend- ' ent of the South Carolina hospital 1 for the insane. When the matter 1 was brought to the senator's attention, he merely stated that he had ' written a letter bearing on the sub- 1 ject, but no further comment was 1 made. * ] Senator Tillman's condition is :i somewhat improved, but he will 1 probably not be out for several days. 1 * j "Stands for Itself." s WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.--Senator I Ttlman tonight declined to discuss Governor Blease's message to the < . . South Carolina legislature other than 1 to say that he had written such a let aa wo gvveniur jiau transmitted < to the legislature. J "Yea, I wrote the letter," he sgid. ) "It stands for itself and explains it- ; self. That's all I have to say." Tillman's Letter if as Confidential. COLUMBIA, Jan. 20.~-Sensational charges were contained in a letter from United States Senator B. R. Tillman which was transmitted to the general assembly jthis morning by Governor Blease, which was writ ten by .the senator to a person In official life, and which fell into /the hands of the governor and, was inark i i ?u mure in ovuvfl Carolina ' on my'recent trip home fofc the 1 Christmas holidays that there would probably be an effort made to oust 1 Dr. Babcock from the hospital for * the insane. Governor Blease's underlings and satellites want to ma- 1 nipulate the sale of that property and f the building of the new institution * out at State Park. I kr.ow none of the details of the .matter, All of 1 the facts will be brought out if an v investigation is ordered, as I hope ^ will be. An effort will be made to smirch Dr. Babcock and his lady assistant, Dr. Saunders, as these men must have some excuse, you know * and are not at all scrupulous. * "I am writing this letter to ydu to l>eg that you will bend all your en- ' ergies and lend all your influence s to help Dr. Babcock in this crisis. I = have known Dr. BahrnrV inHmofni- i J for the past nineteen years He is t undoubtedly one of the best examples j of gentlemanly conduct, high charac ter, unimpeachable integrity, truth- t fulness and honor that I have ever t met, and has few equals and no su- s perior in the state. 1 "It would be a shame to let such a t man be driven out of the State's ser- i vices by those men who are trying to 1 do it." % s Governor Blease in his message t donies that he has been trying to oust Dr. Babcock and states that th& t resignation of Dr. Babcock has been 2 in his hands since last September, he ciuauiK w accept it. He quotes res- 1 olutions of the board of regents ex- J onerating Dr. Saunders from all J blame, and quotes a statement made 1 by Dr. Babcock to the effect that he T and Governor Blease worked in har- t mony. He refers to his message ve- I toing the bill providing for the sale 1 of the asylum property last hession, 1 and thinks this answers the charge of 1 the senator, and says that it proves i he has done his part to keep tiie c , property' from being sold. \ Calling the attention of the legislature to the fact that the letter was 1 , written by Senator ^Tillman and t mariced "Personal," and franked, t the governor says, in part: < "I call the letter to your attention, t and I state the facts to ypu here merely for the purpose of showing \ (-> you that I have done my part to i Veep this property from being sold 1 ; and that the gentleman whom this t man has seen fit to term as my 'un- i darlings and satellites are not doing 1 what they are charged in the letter i with doing. I realise that there is 1 no actiop which you can take in the J matter so far, as the writer of the I I . / . ' ' HOME WEDDING ON GAGE AVENUE Miss Edna Barnette of Union, and Mr. Vaughan Padgett of Lincolton, N. C., Were United in Marriage ?at the Bride's Home Wednesday Evening. An interesting event of Wesnesday evening was the marriage of Miss Edna Barnette and Mr. Vaughn Padgett, of Lincolnton, N. C. The marriage was celebrated at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Barnette on Gage avenue and only the family and a few intimate friends were present. The ceremony was read by the Rev. J. F. Matheson. nastor of the First Presbyterian church. Mr. and Mrs. Padgett left on the 9:?o train for a honeymoon trip through Florida after which they will be at home at Lincolton N. C. Mrs. Padgett is much admired in Union, laving a sunny nature that wins for tier the admiration of many loyal friends. She is a gifted musician ind will be quite an addition to the iocial life of her new home. Mr. Padgett holds a responsible position 'ith the C. & W. N. railroad at Lin:olnton and is receiving congratulations from numerous friends. The out-of-town- guests were Mrs. John Love, of Greenville: Miss Anr>i#> Patton, of Flat Rock, N. C.; Miss Myrtle Padgett and Mr. Fred Raniseur, of Lincolnton, N. C. Directors Meeting. The directors of the Merchants & Planters National bank held their directors meeting Wednesday, Jan. 21. Mrs. A. H. Foster was chosen a director (o fill the vacancy caused by he death of Capt. Foster. W. F. tlliam was elected vice president of ...e bank, the position having become '0$apt, by reason of the death of Sept. fatter, who for many years was a director and vice president, fifce directors now are: Capt. P. M. Parr, Mrs, A. EL Foster, W. F. Oiliam, L. J. flames and J. Roy Fant. Mr. Gilliam, who has been made i member of the bank, is a member of he firm of Fant Bros, company and s one of Union's leading business nen. He is progressive and alert, ind has attained success by his diligent application to business. His nany friends are congratulating him lpon his election to the position of . rice president of this old and powerful >anking institution. Plan To Purchase Organ. The organ committee of the First Jresbyterian church are taking acive steps to place the order for thei.* icw pipe organ, and they hope to i?ve the organ installed by early ummer. ctter is concerned, and that the only hing which this message to you can >ossibly accomplish is publicity to txpose this 'Personal' attack upon hese gentlemen's characters, an atack which might have been nseH igainst them without their ever mowing of it, had not this muchlyalked-of 'Personal' come into my , lossession, in order that they may lave the right to come before you i ind demand a full and free investigaicin in order that they may show i o the world that this 'Personal' at- : ack is uncalled for and unwarrant- i d." 1 The board of regents, composed of Dr. Julius H. Taylor, of Columbia; i 'ames A. Summersett, of Columbia: i I. D. Bivens, of Dorchester; Dr. W. j. Settlemeyer, of Gaffney, and Dr. I P. R. Carothers, of Rock Hill, and ' he asylum commission, composed of I Dr. J. W. Babcock, of Columbia; Dr. tobert" Wilson, of Charleston; J. M. i*ayne, of Anderson; E. H. Aull, of 1 dewberry, and 0. L. Johnson, of Spartanburg, met in the ' governor's dfice this morning and the message vas read to them. The letter was dated Wash:ngton, 3. Ch, January 12, and was supposed i o have been written to a member of he legislature, and fell into the gov!rnor'8 hands. It was market "Perlonal and confidential." i A resolution providing for an in- i restigation was offered in the house, j \ committee consisting of three mem>ers of the house and three of the lenate, was passed, - without com .wuv, un a mouon oi Kepresentative Stevenson, Dr. Saunders, who is re- * 'erred to, is a daughter of Represen* I ative O. L. Saunders, of York county < ind has been connected with the asyum for some years. GROUP 3 BAM ANNUAL Meeting Held Monday in Chamh five Program Carried OutCity Given Them i x t v^i[ Group 3 of the State Bankers' association held its annual meeting here Monday. A full representation from Spartanburg, Union, Cherok?i> Chester and York counties was in ait-' tendance. The meeting assembled, afe noon in the chamber of comraeret ooms and was called tn K? ? ? ? John B. Cannon, of the Bank of Spa>rtanburg, chairman of Group 3. The secretary of meeting was Robert Gage, of 'Chester. The address of welcome was delivered by Emslie Nicholson, president of the Nicholson Bank & Trust Cot, and formerly president of the State Bankers' Association. He expressed great pleasure in having Group 8 meet in Union and said, "Competition is all right; but cooperation is better. We trust the warmth of our. meeting will be so warm that you will want to stay indefinitely in Un* ion." Mr. Gilkie, of the Peoples Bank, of Campobello, responded to the addressof welcome. Felt sure great benefits would result from such meetings and expressed pleasure over being hem' oped all would receive great benefit. The minutes of the last meeting^' tcld in Spartanburg, were read aiifl approved. Report of W. M. CorkiTO chairman of the committee, appoiaM ed to prepare a constitution ?n?i ad*P laws, was read. The report ait^| amendments were adopted. J. Roy Fant introduced a resold tion urging the legislature to oa?nii? bill appropriating $40,000 to hdfl vith the work of cattle tick etfedMfl tion in South Carolina. The xnotioqa way carried. j I Bright Williamson, presidw^sm the state Bankers' associa^flHMB ered an address on the rela^BSi of Group 3 as an association. 'The speaker said in part: "The relation of the group system to the State bankers' association is very close. He thinks the group idea will largely prevail. Groups compare to the State association as States of the Union to the Fedoral government. There is often different needs in different sections of the State. Far ex ample, tobacco raising in the eastern portion of the State makes different conditions from other sections. The association was organized to promote the welfare of the State and protect it against crime. The young generation of bankers will be trained by association with the older and more experienced members who wi\l soon pass out. The spirit of cooperation and confidence which prevails is necessary for the good of all the business of our State. Personal acquaintance is thus greatly advantaged. The personal equation and a wide acquaintance are chief assets in business. Fortune in her second knocks must knock a second time much hard>r than the first to be heard. Friend ship and courtesy eliminate waste, | and pives many advantages. The young man who cannot find pleasure in healthful rivalry and has no time to be friendly and courteous has missed his calling." The speaker referred to this day being the anniversary of Rebert E. Lee's birth. Paid a high tribute to that great statesman id held up his character as an example to the young men. He announced the annual meeting of the State Bankers' Association will be held in June at the Isle of Palms. It was moved and carried that Mr. Wil liamson's speech be published. The subject, "Bank Balances as a Basis for Loans," was next presented by Ira B. Dunlap of Rock Hill. He said in part, "The money you hold is trust money; and the questions you should settle are: 'Is the borrower a pood customer?' Will your loan be used in the community?' The funds of the bank largely belong to the public. Too much of the persional element enters _ into many of our loans. If we eliminate the personal element we would not go wrong. We often think more as to friends than as to the merits of the request for a loan. If the party has always been a good customer and can give good paper, then make the loan. But consider the influence the loan will render your business. A loan, simply because it is good, is not reason enough for taking. A loan should carry , with it n< balance. To such cace3 used to loan 10 per cent of I * > . . :> '> j 1 ' . i I, "v. if;* ? V . (ERS HELD l/IEETING HERE * * >er of Commerce and an Instruc-luncheon and Trip Around by Union Bankers. oilr capital. Security and balance we llaally concluded was not sufficient. At few lance customers will borrow hli you have. A borrower should fclean up every year. We would have done better to scatter our loans and how do so. To force loans on local people is one of the worst things we tan do." Howard B. Carlisle, president of teveral banks in Spartanburg, and *lso State senator, was next speaker. Pis subject was the, "Income Tax." **It is an intricate subject The State income tax. is a failure for the reason that it is enforced so irregularly. The Federal income tax will be enforced. I will discuss three phases, individual, corporation, withholding. Individual tax is 1 per cent for incomes over $3,000 applied to bachelors; for married men the limitation of exemption is $4,000. When ipcome reaches $20,000 to $50,000 it increases. Whatis income? Wages, iftlsries, professional remuneration. Ctross income is first found. Then eharge off expense, interest, taxes, fries* in traiia -u: 1 ,? ... .aw.?| awiiii, mupwrtCK, debts, wear and tear. Corporation Mix is to discover what amount be charge off all losses, interest, Wehr and tear, then pay 1 per cent on Ifteotne above $8,000. This applies to M corporations irrespective of size. i-VThe subject of "Overdrafts" was tts9ented by Mr. Outz, of Spartan rt. He saidr "We are all too well Iflfcqtainted with this. Spartanburg ffiias gotten rid of it. Two years ago Kll bank was carrying five times as much as: they could afford to carry. f?blicefiita action was secured. The hIbo the banlts. Also such notice was put j in bank deposit books and not more than $800 in overdrafts are in all the banks of Spartanburg today. Very few customers were lost by this pro- 1 >:ess. Overdraft is nothing but habit. Our plAn has been a tremendous sue- ' cess and our banks are running on a safer basis. The supreme court has r ;cently held that the cashier is criminally liable for all overdrafts." The next subject presented was: "The New Federal Reserve Act." This paper was presented by Prof. D. D. Wallace, of Wofford College. ' n? * " jia^ci **?? cximusuve, going into minute details. It was a clear analysis of the subject but too long for space at our command. Before the address of Prof. Walce luncheon was served in the hall '< of the chamber of commerce. The j feature was a most enjoyable one. The ladies of Grace Methodist church prepared the feast and it was fit for a king. The ample justice done the tempting viands was evidence conclusive of its excellence. At each plate was a red carnation. The room was beautifully decorated and the service was prompt and efficient. Im- I mediately after the banquet the mem- ( hers of the convention were given an automobile trip around the city. This was done to show the visitors the , many marks of material advancement our city is making. M. A. Moore was elected chairman of Group 3, and is therefore ex officio chairman of the executive committee. J.' D. Arthur, cashier of the Merchants and Planters National bank was appointed a member of the com- ( mittee. Death of Little Girl. Sadie, the nine year old daughter ; of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Inman, died ti.. i ? < -- i. uic nume or ner parents Monday, and was buried at Mt. Joy the fol- ! lowing day. Rev. L. L. Wagnon conducting the burial. The little girl was only sick about two days She had measles and was attacked with lock jaw. Medical Society Meets. The Union county medical society met Monday evening in the offices of Dr. R. R. Berry. Dr. Berry, recently chosen president of the society, delivered his inaugural address and among outer things urged matters that he believed would work to the good of the association. Dr. Paul K. Switzer, recently located here, was elected a member of the association. % 9 DEPUTY WOUNDED VERY SERIOUSLY In General Fusilade at Ottaray Mills Sunday Morning at 12:30 O'clock ? Father and Four Sons Attempt to Kill Deputies and Take Prisoner. Deputy K. Hawkins was seriously wounded Sunday morning at 12:30 o'clock, while attempting to arrest a young man named Raines. The father, Wm. Raines and two sons are in jail, .having surrendered Sunday, while two sons, said by them to have done the shooting have fled and their whereaboute are unknown. From what can be gathered the facts are as follows: On Sunday morning about 12:30 o'clock Raines brothers were on the platform at Ottaray with several companions. They were cursing and making considerable noise. Deputy K. Hawkins went out to quell the disturbance, ordering them to disperse. All did so except one of the Raines boys. He was told to go home or he would have to go to jail. He refused to do either. Hawkins then deputized Ed. I>awson. Hawkins caught hold of Raines. At this juncture three of the Raines brothers and their father, Wm. Raines, Sr., approached armed with nut, ku,|S una a piBtoi. They told Hawkins to turn loose the prisoner or they would kill him. When Lawson saw the others approaching he turned the prisoner loose and started towards the approaching father and three sons. The Raines then began a general fusilade. Tfiree gunshots and several pistol shots were fired at Hawkins who was attempting to arrest the prisoner. Two loads of shot took effect, one in the side, not a serious wound, and one in the right arm, fearfully lacerating it from the elbow to the wrist. Hawkins, although fye had been knocked down and sgri^us-^ Ly wounded, reached for his pistol which had, been knoefcgd from Jus twice at the ??pr?rS** ng men. Even after tieputy Hawtins was down several shots were ired at him. The Raines, father and foiv sons '.hen made their escape, but all save the two youngest boys came up Sunday and surrendered. Shroilf Fant got to the scene of the disturbance ;uickly but the men had fled. The 'en in jail are: Wm. Raines, Sr., father of the boys; John, and Ervan, now in jail, and Wm, Jr., and Oscar, the two younger boys now at large. It is understood that the*, prisoners ?laim the shooting was done by the wo who have not surrendered. Appointed Superintendent. W. C. Alverson has been appointed superintendent of the Life Ins. Co. of Va., for the Union district, succeeding G. C. Glymph, promoted to sup erintendent of the Raleigh, N. C. district or to be traveling inspector for several Southern states, the company giving his choice of either positions. Mr. Alverson has been with the tornpany here for six or seven years; and for the past two years has been assistant superintendent for this district. Mr. Alverson is a young, vigorous and hardworking man and his promotion is a cause for congratulation. He is deserving of the promotion that has come to him. Death of Mr. C. E. Tinsley. News was received in Union of the death of Mr. C. E. Tinsley in Chester at 3:?S0 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The burial was in Union Grace Methodist church cemetery on Wednesday. Mr. Tinsley was 42 years of age, and leaves a wife and two children. He is survived by two brothers, Theo. and Evans Tinsley, and four sisters: Mrs. S. W. Pryor, Miss Edna Tinsley, Mrs. Roy Meador and Miss Clarice Tinsley. Mr. Tinsley had been in poor health for some time and his recovery was held to be doubtful for some time. He was a native of Un on, and a son of the late R. W. Tinsley. Examination For Rural Carriers. Postmaster Young has just received notice of an examination to be held for rural carriers to serve on the new routes from Buffalo, Jonesville, and Union. The examination will he Keld at Union, S. C., Feb. 14, It'll. Application blanks may be had by applying to Munro S. Faucet;, secretary of the Ideal board for civil. service, Union, S. C. * AN ADDRESS BY PROF. W. H. HAND Trustees and Teachers Here Are Urged to Greater Co-operation With Patrons?Points Out Matters That Need Improving in Teaching Methods. Prof. W. H. Hand, high school inspector, delivered an address in the hifch school auditorium here on Friday, January 16. Prof. Hnad said in part: "The teachers as a whole are not giving the schools the cooperation that was implied in the request for money and better buildings. This is because we have not cooperated with the people we should. There are several things that can be brought to pass by such cooperation. It is to be hoped that you will add another year to your high school work. The mat jter of adding another year will cost less than sending the boys and girls on to college and spending $250 on each one for the year before. You are sending away from Union every year enough pupils unprepared for that one year to run your whole teaching force one year. "About 14 per cent of the high school children go to college. What about all the others. Your eleventh ?rade here would help all the other grades. When there are earnest students who cannot go to college who would welcome the eleventh grade. Then again, with the eleventh grad^ you can have a wider number of elective courses. You should have at least two clearly distinctive courses. Some students have turn for science and not languages; others are just the opposite. A college education Oil ffht t/l DtlUoJ ? * n ? oairau vu inure or ie98 mature minds. The patrons must support the movement to have the. eleventh grade. The college agents must lie watched. They will carry off all the j)upils who are finishing ? h lOth^gr. ^ ^ 8t?P S?me who wrote a note to the school prin- ^ cipal asking what he, the principal, thought of allowing a certain carnival to come to town. Upon the principal expressing disapproval the carnival was not allowed to go to that to^n. Some of our mistakes are: (1) Undertaking to do too many things. One teacher trying to do more things than one can do. (2) Not emphasiz ing stable subjects. For example: reading in the 5th grade has become a thing of the past. No way to teach reading but orally. No pupil will learn to read unless he reads orally. Spelling is something that is too much neglected. The three simple rules will help. These three rules are familiar to all teachers and any other help has to be sheer memory. SPARTANS LOOKING FOR TOURIST HOTEL Col. T. C. Duncan Expected to Build one on His Property. SPARTANBURG, Jan. 31.?'With a view of erecting a tourist hotel in this city, Col. T. C. Duncan, capitalist of Union, was in the city today in consultation with architects. He will develop his property on north Church and Charles street. It was rumored that Col. Duncan intended to build an apartiftent house but when seen today he stated he had in mind the erection of a tourist hotel the plans of which immediately will be drafted. In December, 1912, Col. Duncan purchased from Charles P. Ligon a lock of property on the southeast corner of north Church street and Charles street, with a frontage on lorth Church street of 89.4 feet and l Charles street of 194 feet. The agitation for the erection of a tourist hotel in Spartanburg has been ^oinjr on ior some time, and it received additional emphasis about the first of the year, when a survey of the past and a forecast of the future needs of the city made. The cost, composition and architecture of the proposed hotel will be announced by Col. Duncan in the near future. Mrs. T. A. Lit tie job n 111. Mrs. T. A. Littlejohn, of Jonesville, was carried to the Steedley's hospital in Spartanburg last Friday for an operation, and it 1b hoped that she will recover.