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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
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"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?
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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
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(ERS HELD
l/IEETING HERE
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>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. '
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.