The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, January 30, 1914, Image 1
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TOL. I^IV. NO. 5. UNION, S. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY JH), 1914. *1.00 A YEAH.
HOUSE SEATS WHALEY
WITH NO MORE INQUIR1
Grace Charges Are Thrown Out b:
Heavy Vote and Ballot Sustain
Majority Report? Minority, Led bj
Frear and Borchers, Merely Stin
Up the Animals.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.?The
much discussed Grace-Whaley case
came to and end late this afternoon,
when the house, after an all day session
by a vote of 227 to 98, decided
to uphold the report of the committee
on elections, which had already
decided that the charge filed by Mayor
John P. Grace of Charleston
against Representative Richard S.
Whaley, in which it was alleged that
the latter spent $60,000, had bought
votes and had falsified his sworn
statements in regard thereto, be dismissed.
The vote came just before
the hour for adjourning for the day,
and not until after there had been
oratorical fireworks, which at times
seemed all but ready to set the big
capitol building ablaze. Sectionalism
was rampant and many times during
the withering fire that Representative
Frear of Wisconsin poured into
the voters of the First South Carolina
district it was with the utmost
difficulty that Southern members
were able to restrain themselves.
The day's proceedings began with
a speech by Representative Borchers
of Illinois, and he made a speech of
an hour, excoriating conditions in and
around Charleston and calling a
spade a spade whenever in his opinion
he believed the situation demanded
it.
Not a Thorough Probe.
Mr. Borchers spent most of the
hour alloted him in reviewing the report
of the committee and declared
that there had been no thorough investigation
of he matter and that
before the thing was done with one
should be bed.
tiv Frear of. Wi*cimaio
> Tollowed Mr. Borchers and proved
the sensation of the day. He devoted
most of his time to a vigorous attack
on Mr. Whaley. Representative
French of Idaho made a clear and
clean cut argument ? in support of
seating Mr. Whaley and declared
that while he stood always for clean
men in the house he could see no reason
for molesting Mr. Whaley on the
strength of the Grace charges.
When the Democrats took hold of
the speaking, they fairly roasted
Mayor Grace on the political griddle.
Words?if every one of them in an
up-to-date dictionary were brought
into play?would fail properly to
recofd what Representative Howard
of Georgia, Elder of Louisana and
Stephens of Mississippi and Finley
of South Carolina really did say.
"Dirty little ward heeler" and other
such terms were hurled at the
imaginary Grace by Mr. Howard,
just as though he had been seated in
the chamber of the house, and had
the Charleston mayor heard what
was said of him, of his political career
and of his manipulations of the
blind tiger situation in Charleston he
would doubtless have left in disgust,
Not Kind to Witnesses.
Thncp mpmhprti nf f V?o KAUOO rn
viewed with tasty trimming Grace's
control of political machinery ir
Charleston, the character of witnesses
he brought to Washington, the
kind of affidavits he submitted, an<3
most especially the fact that practical!^
every man who has had anything
to do with this case from a
Grace standpoint has been either a
blind tiger keeper, a Grace supporter,
a man on the payroll or th<- oit>
of Charleston or a general all-rounc
tough and bully.
The real point in today's developments
so far as it concerns future
political conditions in South Carolina
is laid \lown in some parts of th<
speech of Mr. Frear. While it has
been conceded all along, that th<
house would sustain the report of th?
committee and not re* . en the case
?\ Frear made some observation
well worth remembering and takinf
to heart by those who are really Ii
earnest about reforming the primar;
jn South Carolina.
At Grace Methodist Church.
The Ladies Missionary Society o
-Grace Methodist church, was address
ed Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. T
E. Stackhouse, of Spartanburg. Th
societies of the other denomination
were invited to hear Mrs. Stackhous
and * good crowd assembled at th
church. Mrs. Stackhouse is a ver
s .a _a! f j 1 ii. j ?
interesunK speaker ana nanaiea n<
subject well.
NE6R0 B06EY AFFRIGHTS
f FIFTY-NINE LAWMAKERS
y Bill Designed to Prevent Teaching of
s Negroes by Whites, or Vice Versa,
y Passed to Third Reading in House
i After Extended Debate and Filibuster.
i (Wednesday's State)
! The hottest fi|?ht cf the present
session was precipitated yesterday
morning in the house on the passage
of the Fortner bill prohibiting white
people from teaching in negro
' schools or negroes from teaching in
white schools under penalty of a fine
not exceeding $500 or improsonmenl^
for not more than 12 months. The
bill was passed to third reading after
a battle royal, the opposition led by
the Charleston delegation. The measure
was amended, without a dissenting
vote, to make the same penalty
applicable to "the intimacy of the
races in houses of ill repute." Another
amendment was passed prohib"ing
white nurses from working in
negro hospitals. A third amendment
made the bill inapplicable to the
teach'ng_ of the Wble to negroes by
white people.
By a vote of 59 to 38, the house refused
to strike out the enactlno
words of the Fortner bill. It is doubtful
whether there was any such overwhelming
sentiment in favor of the
passage of the bill in the house as
this vote would indicate. The maesure
had ben recommended by the
governor in his messages, but beyond
question more than 38 members of
the house did not believe th6 meas
ure expedient or necessary, and * Ued
for it because \hey feared the a^asation
in the future that they were
"nigger lovers." The administration
and anti-administration lines were
not drawn in the vote to strike out
the enacting words. The fight over
the bill lasted fo? over two hours.
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I I ? # . .
f! t Missionary
> The missionary society of theMethodist
church met with Mrs. Evelina
Rice for the literary meeting on
last Wednesday afternoon. An interning
program was given and refreshments
were served.
Mr. Lipscomb Returns to Hospital.
Mr. W. Sam Lipscomb passed
through Union Monday afternoon on
his way to Chester to the Magdalene
hospital. Mr. Lipscomb was in
the Magdalene hospital several weeks
igo and returned to his home at As"ry,
but he did not improve as rapidly
as the physicians wish, so it
was deemed advisable to return to
the hospital for treatment.
s- ?
i/caui ui liuhc inaKKie rveisier.
Little Maggie Keisler, the only
daughter of Mr. Len Keis'or. died
i Saturday morning at 10 o'clock after
, an illness of several weeks. Everyi
thing that loving hands and medical
1 skill could do was done, but to no
; avail. God claimed the little jewel for
tt:_ I?: 1
' ni? MiiKiium.
? Maggie was an unusually bright
! and lovable girl and entwined her.
self about the heart of every one
with whom she came in contact. Her
death has brought sadness to the
t hearts of many people.
i The funeral services were held at
Sardis church where she attended
s Sunday school and were conducted
I by Rev. J. II. Danner, pastor of the
church and Rev. L. L. Wagnon, after
which the little body was tenderly
i laid to rest beneath a mound of
t beautiful flowers. The hearts of the
whole community go out in deepest
' sympathy to the heart broken father
l and loved one in this dark hour of
bereavement.
s Will Speak on Live Stock Question.
i Dr. S. S. Linder will deliver before
; the South Carolina Live Stock assoi
ciation which meets in Columbia Feb.
i 4, 5 and 6. The subject of Iir. Lini
der's address is: "The County Live
. Stock Association," giving especial
s attention to the development made in
? Union county for better live stock
l and more live stock. The Times has
7 requested this paper for publication,
nd will give it in full, as it is an exhaustive
and stimulating presenta
uon or the subject. Dr. Linder is the
f owner of the Alameda Farms, and
has one of the best equipped dairy
farms in the State.
e Preaching at Bethesda.
^ At a conference of the Bethesda
ie Baptist church last Sunday morning
ie the Rev. D. C. Wylie was called to
y erve the church for the year 1914.
?r The services will be held every fourth
Sunday.
SENATE ASKS CO Ml
TO DR
Purpose in Move, Agreed on Aftt
is to Frame Measure WM
Developed in tt
(Thursday's State) 1
A storm of protest against the t
Nicholson primary law bill that broke <
over the senate yesterday moaning j
had the effect of clearing the atmoe- j
phere wonderfully, so that there now |
seems to be an excellent chance of
the senators getting their heads together,
to eliminate their differences, t
to draft a substitute measure, which
will safeguard the system of nomi- 1
nating candidates for public office, J
and to pass the measure at this ses- f
sion. And this, after all, is what
Senator Nicholson, according to his f
jwn statements, wishes to have done, t
Following a prolonged debate on j
the bill, Senator Crouch, Senator (
Nicholson consenting, moved that the
ntire matter be referred to a special 4
committee, consisting of Senators S
Nicholson, McLaurin, Sullivan p
Sharpe and Clifton, to draft a sub- I
stitute measure along simple and s
cleKr lines, which would prevent such !<
evils as the padding of club rolls, re- b
peating, the voting of dead persons, e
and the abuses that attach to repre- r
sentation. and t.r? rpnort. hni'lr tr? tho
senate at the earliest posible mo- t
ment. The motion was carried with- h
out opposition. t
Senator Nicholson said that he be- i
lieved that the whole question had t
now resolved itself into a matter of c
eliminating those provisions of his
bill upon which the senators could not p
agree. . w
Senators Clifton and Crouch said
that is was quite evident from the ,j
discussion that an agreement could f
be reached. * ,
"No man ueed fear voting for pub-' m
licit?, honesty and legality in the jjri-'
mary," said Senator Clifton.
that would prevent an opportunity t# u
commit fraud. He said that the present
primary rules were inconsistent n
and contradictory. He said that his
idea would be to reenact the pri- \
mary rules of the Democratic party t
so as to allow every citizen, not sim- t
ply every registered voter, to enroll r
in the club in his respective town- "S
ship; to require the filing of the club ?
roll with the clerk of court 30 days 3
before the election; to have representation
in the convention based on the h
club roll for the previous elections; b
to allow a citizen to enroll in one club s
only; and so forth. The main thing, p
he said, was the question of enroll- a
ment.
Senator Sharpe opened the debate
by moving to strike out the enacting b
words of the bill, to get it, as he said, a
squarely before the senate. The sen- ^
ator from Lexington opposed the bill r
on the ground that it would deprive -b
hi inuers 01 voters 01 tne exercise ot |
AS A REWARD OF MERIT.
Resolution Before House for Scholar- : a
ship for Union Girl. e
?: S
COLUMBIA, Jan. 27.?In the g
house Mr. J. F. Walker, Jr., of Un- R
ion, has introduced a joint resolution | R
to provide for a scholarship for Miss i i
Lizzie Kelly at Winthrop College. C
The resolution reads: ,
"Whereas, Lizzie Kelly, a girl 13 g
years of age, of Union county, pro- h
duced more than 700 No. 3 cans of 11
tomatoes on one-tenth of an acre of i s
land by her own labor during the I r
year 1913, and was awarded the o
grand prize for the state in the Girls' 2
Tomato Club contest, and was c
awarded second place in the nation- c
al contest, in competition with girls
from all southern states 4nd many \
northern and western states, and she ,1
has thereby rendered valuable ser- 1
vice to the county and state, now, 1
therefore: 1
"Section 1. Be it resolved by the I
general assembly of the state of 1
South Carolina, That the board of 1
trustees of Winthrop College be au- I
thorized and empowered to furnish to
the said Lizzie Kelly, a free scholarship
for four years at said Winthrop
College whenever she may be
[qualified and applies therefor." 1
1
Notice of Services. t
There will be preaching at Philippi s
and Mt. Joy next Sunday morning 1
and afternoon by the new pastor, 1
Rev. J. M. Culberson. The service |
at Mt. Joy will be held at 11 o'clock <
and at Philippi at 3 o'clock in the <
afternoon. You are invited to attend
both services.
YIITTEE
AFT PRIMARY BILl
t Debate Upon Nicholson Bill
ch Will Meet Objections
le Discussion.
the right of suffrage, by complicating
the primary rules. The senator saic
that he did not think there had beer
>ny great amount of fraud in th?
State.
Senator Mars went on record as opposed
to the bill.
"I don't see any necessity for a
|ill of this kind," he said.
I The bill, according to the senator
!rom Abbeville, would have the effect
of cutting out many a good man
from voting.
| Senator Young said, by way of reMy
to Senators Sharpe and Mars,
ihat the constitution of the State did
|ot allow every Tom, Dick and Harry
o vote regardless of qualification;
*iat the constitution did not allow
|very man to vote for bond issues,
lenator Young said that he was opKised
to the Nicholson bill, however,
ie said that the bill was too weak
nd a shot in the dark. In his oDin
Dn the geperal election laws should
>e made to apply to the primary
elections; and he offered an amendment
to provide for this,
j "We are afraid to get up and state
arehanded and nakedly what we
Dnestly believe to be for the best Invests
of the State," cried Senator
oung, "and so long as we indulge
lat cowardice, so long will these
)nditions prevail in the State."
Senator Stuckley said that he was
pposed to changing the primary by
nacting any more laws.
Senator Christensen said that last
'car and this there had been a sus ieion
that there was a sinister moive
behind the Nicholson bill. He
aid that the suspicion was absolutes'
unfounded. He said that no Effort
rasl being made to restrict the p^ibut**
4Sa*t made
safeguard Jt afcalnat
Senator Mauldin said that he could
ot seie wherein the provisions of the
"oposed bill would meet conditions.
Vould it meet the conditions any beter
than the existing laws, he wanted
o know. He said that he was opiosed
to the amendment of Senator
foung. The senator from Pickens
aid that he would vote for the Nichlson
bill if he thought that it would
complish its purpose. He said that
ie would be inclined to vote for the
.ill if - 1- j J-J "
u II. uic ut'lllttliutu 11. I1G
aid that there had been no actual
iroof of fraud presented to the sente.
Senator Christensen asked Senator
lauldin to develop an argument the
atter made about the bill's working
gainst certain classes. Senator
lauldin said that the people in the
ural districts would not have time to
ecome acquainted with the. require(Continued
on page 4)
A Beautiful Reception.
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Summer gave
, beautiful reception on Tuesday evning
at their new home on Main
treet at which several hundred
:uests were bidden, in compliment to
Ir. and Mrs. O. T. Bennett, Mr. and
/Irs. Drew, Miss Mattie Ban Brownng,
of Goldville, and Miss^ Annie
ireen of Newberry.
Elaborate decorations of pink and
rreen were used throughout the
louse, ferns and potted plants being
ised in artistic arrangement. Rose
haded lights and vases of pink carlations
made the dining room a scene
ii Deauty. i ne table which was cov:red
with a lace piece held for its
enterpiece a huge basket filled* with
:arnations and feathery ferns.
Deliciotis ices, cakes and mints
vere served by a number of the
lostess' friends. Assisting Mr. and
VIrs. Summer in entertaining were
Vlrs. John A. Fant, Mr. and Mrs,
Gorman Jones, Mr. and Mrs. T. L
Sstes, Mr. and Mrs. Davis Jeffries
Dr. and Mrs. McElroy, Mr. and Mrs
I. A. Easterling and Mrs. G. C. Baler.
*
Baraca Class Hold Annual Banquet
The Baraca class of the First Bap>
;ist church held their annual meeting
ast Thursday evening. Besides sev
snty members of the class there wen
seventy invited guests. Besides a de
lightful feast of good things to ea'
there was a most interesting pro
gram of speeches and music. Thii
classes doing a great work. It i:
educating two students besides doinf
a great amount of good work a
tome.
MOTOR FIRE TRUCK
PURCHASED BY CITY
???
, Handsome New Machine Added to
Union's Fire Fighting Equipment
Cost $5,500, is Driven by a 75
Horse Power Engine and is Capf
able of Going 60 "Miles Per Hour.
I
i The handsome new motor truck,
5 with complete equipment, ordered
some time ago, has been put into ser
vice. The machine cost $5,500 and is
driven by a 75-horse power engine.
It is capable of going 60 miles per
hour. The truck will carry 15 men
j i nnn / ? i - - *
anu i.jvv ieet 01 nose, ati feet of ladder
and 46 gallons of chemicals for
i fighting fire, with 250 fet of chemical
hose. It is understood that the
department will retain its pair of
fighting fire, with 250 feet of chemihorses
for use in emergencies.
Court Convenes Monday.
Court will convent here Monday,
February 2, Judge S. W. G. Shipp
presiding. The first two weeks will
e taken up with civil cases. The
third week will be devoted to criminal
cases. The first two weeks'
jury list is as fololws:
First Week Jury.
J. M. Whitehead, Buffalo.
T. E. Bailey, Union school district.
O. A. Sullivan, Union school district.
James Moore, Union school district.
W. F. Gilliam, Union school district.
Ben Carter, Lockhart.
om Brown, Lockhart.
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J. B. Jolly, Union school district.
W. J. Sarratt, Union school district.
L. Gault, Jonesville.
Foster Bentley, Union school district.
R. G. Haney, Pinckney.
S. C. Gregory, Santuck.
G. C. Vanderford, Pinckney.
E. C. Howze, Union school district.
E. R. Ashford, Union school district.
Dallas Meadows, Lockhart.
W. C. Nance, Fish Dam.
D. M. Black, JoneavilLe. I
C. R. Ramsey, Union school 'district.' '
T. A. Bailey, Cross Keys.
A. A. West, Bogansville.
W. T. Carter, Santuck.
J. T. Carter, Union school district.
Ed. Harris, Pinckney.
Wm. Shirley, Union school district.
S. K. Humphries, Union school disct.
S. S. Gallman, Jonesville.
C. H. Ricker, Lockhart.
F. B. Scott, Union school district.
M. O. Belue, Union.
B. H. Betenbauprh, Buffalo.
J. L. McKinney, Jonesville.
P. H. Jeter, Fish Dam.
Jurors for Second Week.
W. H. Burris, Union school district.
R. E. Palmer, Union.
W. B. Little, Pinckney.
J. C. Lowe, Union school district.
H. C. Duckett. Santuck.
'I. L. Poole, Union school district.
R. M. Bishop, Cross Keys.
R. L. Kelly, Jonesville.
L. Sims Friday, Santuck.
I. B. Garner, Union school district.
S. R. Page, Jonesville.
I. W. Gilmore, Santuck.
David Austin, Santuck.
>. II. Leonhardt, Union school disct.
Andy Y. Jones, Cross Keys.
F. R. Parks, Lockhart.
I. H. Riley, Bogansville.
Con Allen, Union school district.
E. 1). Humphries, Union school disct.
Will Farmer, Lockhart.
J. I). Brown, Jonesville.
H. B. Humphries, Union school disct.
S .R. Aycock, Kelton.
i \rthur Lawson, Union school district
T. E. Kelly, Union school district.
! James Cudd, Pinckney.
, Otis Lancaster, Union school district,
t C. M. Wilburn, Bogansville.
i W. S. Bailey, Cross Keys.
Milton Jolly, Union school district,
i J. M. Conrad, Jonesville.
. T. G. Murphy, Cross Keys.
I M. T. Trammel, Pinckney.
> R. L. MeNally, Union school district.
Robert Barnett, Bogansville.
W. G. West, Bogansville.
Additional Grand Jury for 1914.
J. L. Lamb, Bogansville.
. J. B. Miller, Bogansville.
Walter Lawson, Union school district
John C. Lowe, Union school district.
W. V. Bentley, Pinckney.
C. G. Ivey, Bogansville.
- Watt Page, Jonesville.
r o. r. rsisnop, Bogansviiie.
. J. D. Fleming, Fish Dam.
? J. L. Woodward, Bogansville.
. W. B. Fowler, Jonesville.
t F. L. Lancaster, Jonesville.
3 West-Ray.
3 Miss Bessie West and Mr. Lucius
? Ray were married January 18, at the
t home of Rev. L. L. Wagnon, the officiating
minister.
THE HUNTINC LICENSE
MEASURE HAS PASSED
The Zeigler Bill is Debated and an
Amendment Made?Was a Special
Order?Amendment Provides One
May Hunt Without License on His
Own Land.
(Thursday's State)
The house yesterday took up as a
special order the Zeigler bill providing
for raising revenue to protect
birds, game and fish, by issuing licenses
to those who hunt wild game
with a gun and passed it to third
reading. The license for residents
under the bill will be $1.10 annually
and for non-residents $5.25 annually.
The issuing of the licenses and the
disbursing of the fund are placed in
the hands of the chief game warden.
The bill was passed to third reading.
Mr. Ziegler urged the pasage of
the bill. He said that the birds should
be protected, as they would eat the
boll weevil when it got to South Carolina.
Amendments.
The house refused to strike out the
enacting words of the Zeigler bill.
The bill was amended to allow citizens
to hunt on their own land without
a license.
The bill was amended to provide
for the appointment of assistant
;ame wardens on the recommendation
of the legislative delegations
from the various pmintip?
The bill was also amended to provide
for giving the unused portion of
the license fee to the school fund in
the various counties.
The house ordered the bill to third
reading.
Death of Mrs. Wm. Munro.
Mrs. William . Munro passed away
at her home in Charleston on Sunday
morning, January 25, and the funeral
services were held Monday. Mrs.
Munro was seventy-five years of age
and had been in poor health for some \
tig?ef but her death caine as a great j
Mrs. Munro moved to Charleston a
pood many years ago after the death
of Col. Munro. She was a noble
Christian woman and her death
brings sadness to many hearts in Union.
The William Munro medal given
to the pupil of the High School
making the highest general average,
is given by Mrs. Munro in memory of
her husband.
Box Supper at Lower Fair Forest.
There will be a box supper given
at Lower Fair Forest school house
on Friday evening, February 6, for
the benefit of the school. You are
cordially invited to attend. Bring a
box and have a good time.
Locates in Union.
Dr. M. R. Matthews of Dillon, has
accepted a position with the Rice
Drug company and began his duties
on Tuesday. Dr. Matthews is a li
muKKini ui wiue experience
and for several years has been manager
of the Pee Dee Drug company
at Dillon. He comes very highly recommended
both as a druggist and a
business man. Dr. Matthews will
bring his family to Union at an early
date.
Public Debate.
There will be a public debate at
the Jonesville High School auditorium
Friday evening at 8 o'clock, given
under the auspices of the Epworth
league. Admission 10c and 15c. The
nrft/'OthU ft I'O fa Kn ar\nlin/l rv?-v
r. Mi V VW WV U];|HICU UII l/IIC IieW
Methodist church fund. The query
for discussion, Resolved: "That
I South Carolina Should Join Her Sister
States in Granting Woman Suffrage."
Affirmative: L. G. Southard,
F. M. Ellerbe; negative: Rev.
J. A. Cook, Rev. W. S. I'orter.
Teachers Elected.
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Union Graded schools, Friday afternoon,
two new teachers. Mis3 Ida
Palmer was elected to take the posiition
made vacant by the resignation
of Miss Sara Morgan and Miss Mary
Gregory of Santuc was elected to fill
the new position at Monarch mills.
The school has grown so at Monarch
that it was necessary to add a new
teacher. Miss Gregory comes very
highly recommended and Miss Pal
mer is well known to the Union people
as a teacher of ability.
Box Supper at Cedar Hill.
There will be a box supper given
at Cedar Hill school house on February
6, and everybody is cordially invited
to attend. The proceeds will be
devoted to the school library.