The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, February 06, 1914, Image 4
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1914. r
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"Wisdom is justified of all her s
children," said one who spoke with ^
authority. Experience has proven t
that a city cannot be builded except r
faith be the foundation. A town r
filled with knockers is on the road to g
ruin. Nothing helps so much as s
faith in the future, faith in each j.
other. f
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The Pnrtnnr hill tc lilro q
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from the dark ages. It is utterly
lacking in Christian spirit, and is at g
variance with good judgment. Besides,
it would but aggrevate conditions,
not help them, should it become
a law. The agitation is already
causing the negro to think more
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ingulf ux man ne ougnt to ^
State. He is the inferior race. The
' i white race is the superior race. In
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: , the hands of the white man is all the
, machinery of government. He has the 1
laws in his own hands. He has the (
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ballot in his own hand. He is in au- .
thority in all ways and all occasions. ]
Does it not seem strange that he <
should be constantly thrown into fits
of fright over the so called negro
problem The white people of this ]
State have more need to fear themselves
than they need to fear the ne- *
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gro. An eternal' law of God is that
nowpr flhn.QPfl finallv omifoe iVio Viovwl /
that renders the abuse. Justice, t
kindness, mercy and truth?i\ot pas- *
sion, prejudice and arrogance, should j
' crown the brow of the superior race. r
i Patience and kindness, not, merciless
unkindness, should be the attitude of *
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the strong towards the weak. Not t
one thing is gained by the constant
cry of "nigger problem." li
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"LOVE WORKETH NO EVIL."
The Great Teacher said: "Love j
worketh no ill to one's neighbor." I
There is no more profound, funda- ?
mental illuminating sentence to be
found in all the words of even Christ.
So clearly, so fully and in so few s
words is here revealed the basic a
principle of right conduct towards
one's fellows that nothing more need j
be said. It is only when the princi- d
pie is applied to actual experiences
that it begins to show how far it does ^
reacn into numan experience, to 11- t<
lustrate: Recently a lady of intelligence
and refinement requested the ^
writer to pass judgment upon a cer- ^
tain question. It seems, upon first g
thought, \o be a trivial matter. She
wished to know just how to go about
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the matter of getting rid of trouble- e
some chickens belonging, presumably j{
to other people, and yet allowed to e<
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roam at large, in other words: What "
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could one do to protect himself from ^
chickens that were trespassing. The
answer was: Notify the parties owning
the chickens to keep them off the
premises. If that failed, have the p
chickens shot and thrown over the c<
ence. Upon reflection, a better way
uggests itself. "Love worketh no
>1 to one's neighbors." This, applied
o the owner of the fowls, would
ause the said owner to keep the
owls .at home, or sell them or in
ome way get rid of them, rather '
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kon kotfA fkom nnnolflnfltt
"??V ?Mfiu vuugv^rivij TTV11 jriu^ ^
neighbor. On the other hand: It \
rould cause the annoyed neighbor to
efrain 'from violence and from artger 1
ntil all other efforts had proven fu- (
ile. In the end, if after such effort, j
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he fowls Were still allowed to har- 1
ass, more stringent efforts should be 1
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sed; and such sterner methods, pro-'
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ided one does not lose his temper, isi i
ustiflable. It is even no violation of I
he law of love. Love can amputate,
ven kill, if amputation or killing is :
he best thing that can be done. <
Perhaps some reader is saying:
What a trivial thing for an editor '
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o write about!" Your chickens, 1
cratching in your neighbor's yard
oes appear a matter of small nuv '
nent. But if you will think of the
/orry such scratching causes, and
3ss as well, it would not be considerd
a thing of small moment. If you
iad worked for days preparing beds
or seed in your flower yard or garlen,
then have one?just one?evil
ninded, ragged tailed old hen come
lying over the fence and begin
rrntchinff ' nn thp <jppH?5 hpfnrp t.ViPw
iegan to swell, you would realize
hat it is a matter of considerable
noment. Fueds that resulted in
nanslaughter have time and again
;rown out of just this vexing proportion.
If you have fowls that tres?ass,
get rid of them or keep them
enced in. "Do unto others as you
vould have them do to you." "Love
vorketh no ill to one's neighbor."
SENTENCES REDUCED
IN FOURTEEN CASES
^Ammntnfinna Crnnt^ Kv Dnvprii'.*
to Cohvicts From Union, Le^
and Lexington.
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\Sentences of 14 convicts from L?e,
Lexington and Union counties. \?ere
educed yesterday by the! governor
^t*^jrj^RjkbgR^toUhe opun"I
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The sentence of life given Arthur
Cromwell in Lee county in 1310 ^as
-educed to 20 years. ,<
The sentence of life given A. Yfilliams
in Lee county in 1906 was reiuced
to 20 years.
The sentence of 30 years given
Walter Williams in Lee county In
1908 on the charge of an attempted
criminal assault was reduced to 28
^ears.
The sentence of life given Peter
ones for murder in Lee county in
L906 was reduced to 20 years.
The sentence of life given John
Jenry May in Union county for murler.in
1912 was reduced to 20 years.
The sentence of 13 years given Lee
barter for six charges of housebreaking
and larcency in Union couny
in 1913 was reduced to 12 years.
The sentence of life given Clyde
lay for murder in Union in 1912 was
prliipfwl tn 1 rt vpore
The sentence of 15 years given Arhur
Davis in Union in 1907 on the
haj-ge of manslaughter was reduced
o 14 years.
The sentence of 12 years given Toand
Jones in Lexington county In
908 for manslaughter was reduced
5 ten years.
The sentence of ten years given '
<a. oynum in Lexington county in
909 on the charge of resisting an
fhcer and assault and battery with
itent to kill was reduced to nine
ears. '> -f
The sentence of 15 years given Jes- 1
e Coleman in Lexington county for
ttempted criminal assault was re- '
uced to 14 years.
The sentence of life given Henry
.yles in Lexington in 1910 for rnup., J
pr waa rp/1n/ta/l 1a OA itoavt- t
The sentence of 30 years given D.
'aylor in Lexington in 1910 on the
harge of manslaughter was reduced
i 20 years.
The sentence of 25 years given
>ule Eubanks in Union county
urglary and larcency and housoreaking
and larceny was reduced to
1 years. I
Frank Parrott, editor and publish- !
r' oi the Cherokee News has rdbeivrl
his commission as field deputy relator
of internal revenue and aSOunriJ
his duties on Monday. Marvin
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aaaavaa, ? vctcuui licwnpaptri IJFIII U1 2
lorence will take charge of , the"
[ews as editor.
Box Suppey.
There will be a box supper given
t I^ower Fairforest school house on '
ebruary 14. You are invited to 1
>me. ,, I <
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TAX REFORM. x
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Mr. Lowndes Browning Throws Further
Light on the Problem.
(News & Courier.)
To the Editor of The News and
Courier: My attention has been called
to an article headed "Tax Re.
form," and written by Mr. J. O. Norton,
of Conway.
, The gentleman is absolutely correct
in his statements, but he docs
not go far enough to reach the root;
of the evil of our tax system. Thinkln<v
fkof ?\/\r*aiK1?r T mSrvki Ka aKln 4a
>?*?? vu?v |/uooiuijr a nai^n v uv avro iv
throw some light on this matter, I
ask space for the following:
At the session of 1905, the ways
and means committee changed \jttwi <
usual form of the first section of the
general appropriation bill to read
somewhat as follows:
On a fixed date in July, the Governor,
the State Treasurer and the
Comptroller General shall meet) and
with all tax returns complete, with
all appropriations made, shall fix the
number of mills to be levied upon all
the property of the State, so as to
raise a sufficient amount of revenue
to bear the expenses of the Government.
The committee, while not enthusiastically
endorsing this change, did
introduce the bill in this shape; however,
with the understanding that if
much opposition developed, the chairman
of the committee, the Hon. Al
tamont Moses, should move to amen^.
by striking out this section, ^nd substifliting
the usual form, fixing the
levy for that year at 5 1-2 mills. Opposition
did develop, and Mr. Moses,
very readily amended as above.
Thg ways and means committee of
1911' discussed this plan, and w&ul'd
have made the change in the form,
had they not felt that conditions at
that time would not justify them tn
urging any radical changes. "
The benefit of this change would
be, that the State, instead of annual*,
ly borrowing from $300,000 to $600,000,
would be on a cash basis. Our
indirect sources of revenue, while
gradually growing still can be estimated
so accurately from yeSr to
year, that the levy could be placed so
as to raise exactly the funds necessary
for the government, no more.
no less. Of course, all this applies
to th& various county supply bills
with equal, if not with greater, force
than to the general appropriation
bill.
But, Mr. Editor, no perman*htt reform
of our miserable tax sy^tem-.can
be effected as long as we hav^Bfcud
levy for school
into our constitution. The orgam^'
law of ^ny State should deal only iii
general and fundamental principle^
of government. In proof of this, see
the few changes that have been made
in th? constitution of the . United
States, as compared with the manj^
.hat are submitted, at almost every
election, to the voters of our state.
Were this constitutional 3-mill ta*
abolished, and as a substitute, the
constitution declare that It shall be
the duty of the general assembly
provide for the education of the chilf
ren of the state, then it would be
comparatively easy to reform out
present tax system. Moreover, tty
change would be an act of justice, tot
is the duty of the state, and not of
the various counties, to educate the
children of the state, and we would
not then see the gross irregularities
in educational advantages now given
the children of different sections of
fkn cfoto
Any effort to refQrm the tax system
of the state will have to be based
upon the principle that the burdens
of government should be bourne in a
just proportion to the benefits derived
therefrom. The entire effort of
the taxing department should not be
expended in placing upon the tax.
books every woolly calf or mangy
pig, every little practically bankrupt
stock of merchandise, or every half
worn farm wncon In nt.hpr wnrHe
our tax department should not be so
organized as to only catch, with
faithful watchfulness, the small revenues
that trickle through the spigot,
while the bung is left wide open, and
rich and just revenues from there do
not go into the coffers oft the state, 1
but into the pockets of private indl- I
viduals and corporations.
Very respectfully,
Lowndes Browning. i
Union, S. C., January 29, 1914.
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Honor Roll of ArinmHhtirir School
First grade?Frank Farr, Arthur ,,
Fowler, Nannie Gregory, Hoke
Scales.
Third grade?Bertie Vaughn, Ruhy j
Smith.
Fourth grade?Lois Adams.
Fifth grade?Mary Fowler, Clyde
Adams.
Sixth grade?Bernice Smith, Bessie
Orr.
Eighth grade?Bernice Orr. !
Tenth grade?Hoyet Adams.
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The Miller bill providing for six
rural policemen in Richland county
passed the senate and was ordered j
;nvolled for ratification.
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COTTON SXCHANGE
A GAMBLING JOIN7
H. G. Wei bom Score* It* Operation
?Burden on the Mill*?Artificial
Depression of Future
Prices Militates Against
Manufacturer,
He Says.
Washington, Feb. 3.?It be cam
evident here today when Senato
Tillman placed in The Congressions
Record a letter from H. G. Welbor
of Columbia, president of the Haihp
ton mills, regarding the operation o
the New York cotton exchange, tha
some interesting times ai*e ahead i
congress on this subject in the nea
futyir$. The letter was referred at th
request of Senator Tilman to th
committee on agriculture and tot
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covij xvi vuiioiuciatiuu.
"I note with pleasure," Mr. Wei
born 'said, "thht you have recovere
from-your recent indisposition and
sincerely hope and trust that yo
have regained your strength, for th
Democrats have done so much goo
so far and I realize that your long ex
perience and good judgment ha
been an aid to the Democrats noi
that we have a majority. '
"In looking over The Journal o
Commerce for Monday, January 2(
I note that it is stated a spinner trie
to secure 3,000 bales of good mid
dling cotton in New York city, an
that this spinner, was asked 19
points above the quotations of Marc
cotton, which closed on that day a
12.67 cents. According to my addi
tion this cotton manufacturer wa
forced to pay 14.49 cents per poun
for March delivery for spinnable col
ion, when the New York cotton e>
change quoted middling cotton* 8
12.57 cents for March delivery, an
their basis is that good middling col
ton has a value of 65 points ove
middling. According to the New Yor
cotton excharige quotations this cot
n should have been priced to th
spinner at 13.22 cents. Now you ca
see that the trading in actual bale
for good middling cotton for Marc
was on a basis of 14.49 cents, an
the theoretical trading engaged i
by the speculators was on a basis c
'.22 cents. Now cotton manufat
turers have to pay the pi ice for goo
cotton and make their cloth on ths
basis. Yet when we go to New Yor
to sell cloth we always continuall
have thrown in our faces the Ne'
York cotton exchange prices, and a<
cording to this basis of figuring sam
is 1,27 cents too low, or for a "0
bale $6.36. I am not givin
facts,. an4 tl
truth is that^f4.4V cents represenl
fist about what it would cost a spir
ner to get good middling cotton fc
his mill for March delivery..
"In view of the fact that the Ne'
York papers continually criticize cor
gress for attempting to regulate tti
New York cotton exchange or fr
'having anything to do with it,
thought this information woul
probably be worth the while for yo
to have when the discussions com
up for and against the cotton ei
change. As a manufacturer, I a>
strongly opposed to the New Yor
cotton exchange as it. is now run.
think that it should be abolished c
its prices made to present somethin
worth the while to the consumer an
producer and not run as a gamhlin
Joint."
A BETTER DAY FOR
THE SPARTAN ACADEM
T nn iL _ x a.
xucouaj, uanuary 1.1, me (XUBW?
of the Spartan Acamemy, in confei
ence with some of the pastors of th
North Spartanburg, Spartan, Broa
River and Union associations an
with Dr. A. E. Brown, of Ashvilh
N. C., Superintendent of mountai
schools, met at the First Baptif
church, Spartanburg, and decide
that it is time to free the Academ
from the encumbrances that hav
made it difficult for the school to d
its work and that have kept it froi
undertaking the greater work that i
could and ought to do. This decisio
was in thp fnrm nf n resnlirfinn K?
gin a campaign in February to rais
ten thousand dollars, which will fre
the school from debt and make i
possible tp improve and enlarge.
A committee of ten was appointe
to take charge of the work. Thi
number was increased to twelve b
the committee it self. Full announce
roent of plans will be made when th
committee is ready.
' We feel sure that every Baptis
will appreciate the crisis that th
school now faces. Those who kno^
most about the situation realize tha
it is not possible to continue the wor
u it is. The success that the scho<
has had; the work that it ought t
do and the resources at the comman
af the Baptists, cotaipel them to ur
dertake this task.
We feel sufe that every pastor wi
lend his aid and will open the way i
his church for the committee to do It
work.
Mr. and Mrs. John Peterson, wh
made their home in Union for seven
months, left last week for Darlingto
where they will reside jn the futur
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f V $16.60'Suits fox
t $10.00 Suits fox
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e & off. No Blue Serges incluc
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kins Tailoring Company of
1- 50 to $45.00. Fit and wor
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le Youget more scenery, more
? and better acting and infinj
itely greater variety of
? novel and interesting enterd
tainment than you could
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get at any $2.00 attraction.
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4 People no longer go
5n' to a Photoplay Thea5
tre because it's cheap,
y but because they get
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it of it than gohtg any"
where else.
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play Theatre the most domst
inant of Theatrical enterie
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same cut. Boys'. Suits 1-3 jL
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kmanship guaranteed. 1,200 A
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