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?-Rrr, J ' ' v-*t, HI THE UNION TIMES HI \V. W. Johnson. Comp. VOL.. LXTV. NO. 8. UNION, S. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY *20, 1014. ^1.00 A YEAR. PRIMARY REFO KILLEL House Refused to Pass the Primary Measure. SAYS 1912 PRIMARY O. K. Only Argument of Opposition is That Primary of 1912 Was Above Suspicion and is Good Enough Now?Says Convention Can Adjust It (Wednesday's State.) Fop lack of one vote, almost all hope of the passage of legislation by the general assembly to safeguard the primary election system vanished into thin air last night, when the house by a vote of 54 to 54 refused to pass to third reading the primary election reform bill now pending In the senate. The senate bill was substituted for the house bill by a vote of 54 to 53 on the motion of Mr. Stevenson of Chesterfield, who led the fight to enact legislation which would guarantee to South Carolina honest primary elections. The bill which the house killed last night did not throw any restrictions around enrolling for primary elections other than those now required under the rules of the Democratic party. It would not have disfranchised a single white man had it ?i :-i. i T<t ? ween fiiaLicu inLu taw. 1 ne mcrnDGrs who urged its passage claimed, though, that it would eliminate "repeating" and other forms of illegal and fraudulent voting, said to have been practiced in the primary election of 1912, and whose occurrence in some counties at least was admitted on the floor of the house last night. The opponents of the bill, hard put to find arguments against its passage, contented themselves in the main with claiming that the present system was above suspicion and that the primary election of 1912 kwas fair and square. Although the Miley and Nicholson primary election reform bills are now pending on the calendar of the house on second reading, there Is little likalinood that at this stage of the session, should either of them to be i passed, the senate will ratify the action of the house. Mr. Stevenson explained to the house last night that practically the only chance of enacting legislation at this session to safepuard the primary was for the house to substitute for "he bill by its judiciary committee the measure now pending in the senate, which would be almost the same in effect. On the motion of Mr. Stevenson the house agreed to amend the bill by substituting the senate bill for the judiciary committee's bill by a vote of HI to 53, and then promptly refused to pass the bill as amended by a vote of 51 to 54. None of the members of the house changed their votes. The tie was brought about by the failure of Mr. Rittenberg of Charleston to vote on the question of substituting the senate bill for the house bill and then voting against the passage of the amended house bill. Mr. Rittenberg introduced a bill in the house this session proposing to reform the primary election system in Charlesto nby much more drastic provisions than those proposed in the bill which he voted against last night. Mr. Miley of Bamberg, who has a primary election reform bill on the calendar of the house now, also voted to kill the primary reform bill last night. In view of the fact that there is little possibility of the passage of election system, the Democratic convention next May will take on new importance. The convention will have it in its power to amend or not to amend the rules of the party so as to safeguard the primary election system. The administration forces at the May convention will doubtless use the argument that the rules adopted by the last convention, which was anti-administration by an overwhelming majority, ought to be good enough to govern the primary in August, 1914. Building Large Garage. Mr. W .Newell Smith has purchased the old Rawls lot on Main street, alongside the Southern railway track, and is erecting a large building on the rear of the lot. This building will have twice the floor space that is contained in the building now occupied by his machine shop, and will be connected in the rear with this bpilding. The supply r6om will be in the rear of the present building, but connected with both. Mr. Smith hf?? u nlon fn ? r.pu w uuuu Ileal/ nuiuil SCOTC rooms on the front of the lot and facing Main street. This part of the lot is at present occupied by the hiarble yard of the Bailey Undertaking Co. Held in Winston-Salem. Jake Bomar, colored, is being held in Winston-Salem, N. C,, upon request of Sheriff Fant. Jake is the negro who was charged with assault and battery and highway robbery. >RM BILL ) BY ONE VOTE WEDDING AT JONESVILLE. Miss Carrie Alman of Jonesville and Mr. E. D. Rames of Bishopville Were United in Marriage Wednesday of Last Week. A quiet but pretty borne wedding of last week was that of Miss Carrie Alman and Mr. E. D. Reames of Bishopville, which took place at the home of the bride's father, Mr. J. F. Alman Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock. , The ceremony was performed by the bride's pastor, the Rev. J. A. Cook of the Methodist church, in the presence of the family and a few n4-^. ? 1 nitiuiatc iiicnuo. v/wiiij; l.u tt IUCUI11/ bereavement in the family the wedding was very quiet in every way. Tiw bride wore a handsome suit ot new blue brocade, with stylish hat and gloves to match and carried an armful of carnations and ferns. After the ceremony the couple left for < their home at Bishopville amid showers of good wishes for a long, happy i life.. j New Farmers' Line. i Messrs. C. G. Tvey, W. A. E. Black, W. C. Flincher, J. D. Smith and < James Parr are installing a farmers' < telephone line. The terminal will be ! at Mr. Ivey's residence, five and one- ? half miles northwest of Union. It is probable that the new line will be in operation within the next two i weeks. The poles are being erected and work is progressing rapidly. < Another farmers' line soon to be in operation is one from the Hebron 1 community, connecting that com- I munity with Union. Traveling Art Exhibit. I i There will be an unusual attraction at the auditorium of the Union High school Thursday and Friday < night, Feb. 19 and 20. The entertainment will be an exhibition of renf ma?w 4-1%^ i |/> wuuvvivno VJ. mall J UX tllC lllOli 9 paintings. It is not a moving picture show, but the exhibition of actual picture*. Many of the world's masterpieces will be on exhibition. A small admission will be charged; grown people 15 cents; children, 10 cents. You will miss a rare treat if you fail to attend. The proceeds are to be used to buy pictures for the school. Lyceum Attraction. There will be a lyceum attraction in the auditorium of the Union High school Wednesday evening, Feb. 25. The entertainment will be in the nature of music, recitations and singing, and given by the Ithaca Conservatory of Music. The company is A f q V\ i r??V* ? ? J ^ 1 ? ? J J?- ? >4 i.iKn vjiuci, uiiu iiiu enieriain-| ment will be in every way high class. = The charges will be 50 cerfts for grown people and 25 cents for school | children. The proceeds are to be ^ used for purchasing books for the library. Entertainment at Sedalia Postponed. J On account of unfavorable weather Sedalia school entertainment was t postponed from Feb. 13th to Friday t night, Feb. 28. I Death of Mrs. T. J. Vinson. r t Mrs. T. J. Vinson died at her home 1 five miles east of Union Thursday i morning, reh. 12, and was buried the |s following day at Bethlehem church, f Mrs. Vinson was, before her mar- a riage, Miss Oetavia Sprouse. She 'I leaves a husband and six children to t mourn her death. t She was a member of Skull Shoals 1 Baptist church and v." s a devoted f christian. The funeral services were o conducted by Rev. L. L. Wagnon and a large concurse of friends gathered t to pay their last tribute to this a worthy woman. a i Will Epps Captured. Will Epps, colored, charged with a the killing of Lemuel McKissick at r Fonesville January 0, was captured ^ by Sheriff J .Hay Fant and Rural t Policeman J. F. Sumner at Winston- t Salem, N. C., Saturday. Epps 8 was brought to Union Sunday night !intl IaH rrnrl i?-? T'U-v *" .WX.P.VU iii Jan. i nc cuiured peo- f pie of Jonesville had up a reward of h $25 for the capture of this neffro. t a Fire at Carlisle. The residence of Mr. J. D. Fleming ? of Carlisle was destroyed by fire t Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. . The house and most of its contents r was burned. The loss is partially j! covered by insurance. Mr. Fleming has many friends 0 throughout the county who will sym- t pathize with him in his misfortune. ^ FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. p Preaching by the pastor, Geo. P. s White, Sunday morning and evening, b 11:00 A. M.?"The Reasonableness a of Religion". t 7:30 P .M.?"The Arithmetic of v Salvation". p The public invited. CRIMINAL COU Number of Important Case; sentment?Harry Co to Serve on < Criminal court opened here Monday, Judge S. W. G. Shipp, presiding. Solicitor A. E. Hill was on hand to represent the State. The first case called was that' of The State vs. Russell Gibson charged with the murder of R. L. Henderson at Lockhart on August 6th, 1913, came up Monday. The jury failing to agree, the case resulted in a mistrial. The State vs. Archie Dean, charged with housebreaking and larceny. Plead guilty. The State vs. Clarence Carter, charged with assault and battery. Plead guilty. The State vs. W. P. Scott, charged with assault and battery. Plead guilty and was given a sentence of $100 or six months. The State vs. Wm. Glenn .charged with violation of the dispensary law. neaa Ruuiy and sentenced to $50 or one year. The State vs. Andrew Fernandez, charged with assault and battery of * high and aggravated nature. The State vs. Lemuel; Simuel charged with assault and battery with attempt to kill. Found guilty. . The State vs. Charles Scurrie, charged with housebreaking and larceny. The verdict was guilty on the second county?not guilty on the first count. The State vs. Otto Kirby, charged with assault and battery; verdict? not guilty. The State vs. Julius Dawkins, charged with"-burglary and larceny. Plead guilty and was recommended by the jury to the mercy of the court. Sentenced to five years. The State vs. E. G\ May, charged with disposing of property under lien; verdict?jury not out up to the time of our going^to press. Presentment of the Grand Jury. State of South Carolina, County of Union, General Sessions ro His Honor, S. W. G. Shipp, Presiding Judge. The grand jury begs leave to ibre-, jent: , That it is recommended that the arrangements of the Clerk of Court"? /ault be changed, so that he can have i safe and convenient place therein to teep his important records, which is mpossible now, in view of the fact :hat the steps to the basement go lown from the vault, and the public nust have access to these steps at ill time. An iron railing or other plan, should be used so that the main part of the vault will be cut ol? from the entrance to the steps mentioned. That we recommend the County Commissioners install, somewhere ir. ;he court house, at a convenient place, in arrangement at which the public an get drinking water, and that santary drinking cups be kept at the ilace for the public use. That we, by committee, have made Ms its to all the county offices, to the hain pran^, jail, and county poor muse. We recommend, as to the jail, ;hat the rooms which now have no iprhts be furnished with lights; that vindow sills in two of the rooms are otten and unsafe, and we suggest hat these be repaired at once, aid hat two benches be placed in the arpre room of the jail for the use >f the prisoners. The poor house leeds, we think, one or more addiional cows, and we recommend they >e supplied. The chain pranjr we lind 11 prood shape, and the prisoners in satisfactory condition. The sinking und commission is doinp: its duty, ind its members doinp: their duty. The commission has on hand foureen thousand, eijrht hundred and I'ory-five dollars and fifty-four cents. ? >< j i? wen managed, and lourishing under its able body of fficers. We recommend that the mayor and he council of the town of Union give ttention to houses of ill fame, that ire said to flourish therein Under the nanagement Gf negro women, the ffect of tolerating them being most lisastrous upon the health and morils of the young men of the comnunity. We also recommend, as has >een done by former grand juries, hat all places of business in Union >e closed on Sunday except drug tores. \One T. C. Connerly has been re?orted to us as a vagrant, working lis children in the cotton mills when hey are too young under the law ina tailing to provide them with ood and clothing, he drinking up heir earnings. We recommend that he rural policeman and the mayor ake cognizance of this case, and hat they take steps to have Conlerly brought before the courts to ie dealt wtih according to law. Harry Coleman recently convicted f murder and sentenced by the court o the penitentiary for the term of lis natural life, has stated to this :rand jury that he has made no apieol from such sentence and that if uch appeal has been taken in his ehalf, it was without his consent, ,nd that in that event, he requests he same withdrawn. His request ,as /ell as the last report of the dis>ensary board, is hereto attached. We thank your Honor for your RT THIS WEEK s Tried?Grand Jury's Preleman Would Choose County Gang. courteous treatment, and ask we bt discharged for the term. Respectfully submitted, J. D. Fleming, Foreman. Feb. 18th, 1914. Harry Coleman seht to the grand jury the following: "I have not made an attempt tc carry this case to the Supreme Court; if I have, I will withdraw it. (Signed) "Harry Coleman. "Feb. 18, 1914. "Witnesses: L. L. Lamb, Watt Page, W. B. Fowler, Walter Lauran." This led the grand jury to make the recommendation in the case of Harry Coleman. Coleman later made the following affidavit: State of South Carolina, County of Union. Court of General Sessions. Personally appeared Harry Coleman, who being duly sworn, says, that it is stated to him bv his coun sel, P. B. Barron, Esq., that the grand jury of the county reports that he never authorized the appeal which was taken on his behalf, wherein upon the charge of mqrder, he was convicted with recommendation to mercy of) the court, and sentenced to life imprisonment; that he desires to correct any such erroneous impression; that he did authorize and direct the appeal to he taken, and it was taken at his instance and request; that he has recently desired to abandon said appeal and during this week, made known to his said counsel, P. D. Barron, Esq., such desire; that he requested his said counsel immediately after court now in session to make an effort to have his sentence changed from imprisonment in penitentiary to imprisonment on county chain gang, and that it was agreed between him and his counsel that such effort should be made Immediately after adjournment of court, and the appeal then to be abandoned. He desires further to state tbat his said counsel have faithfully served him, and done nothing without his consent or authority and direction. \ Harry Coleman. I Sworn to and subscribed before me I this 18th day of February, 1914. Boyd Harris, Notary Public for S. C. (Seal) On to Atlanta. The Seaboard Rajlyway will operate a through Pullman train from Chester to Atlanta on the occasion of the Shriners' convention, which meets in that city May 12-13, 1914. The train will leave Chester in the morning of the eleventh, arriving in Atlanta at 4:30 that afternoon. The connection will be made at Pride from Union that morning. It is further planned to furnish the Pullman cars for rooms to those chartering a car on the excursion. Each car will be chartered for $45 per day. This will give assurance of a sleping place during the two days stay in Atlanta. Already every available room has been engaged in Atlanta. Mr. C. S. Compton, traveling passenger agent for the Seaboard, was in Union thie ? v...v> ??vv i\ penciling el Vranpements for a pood representation from Union on this excursion. An Inquiry. Editor Union Times? Dear sir?Allow me to ask some questions throuph your columns. In the case of the State vs. Sam Black, prosecutor, for assault and battery, the case was nol prossed by the solicitor, when all witnesses were present. Why did he do it? This assault occurred in 1912, and the case was not tried, now, on February 17, 1914, this case is thrown out of court without any cause, so far as I can see. All witnesses were present and ready for trial. Why did Solicitor Hill throw it out? Must be somethinp dead up the creek. Why did he do it? B. M. Ammons. Paul Cominp to Union. On the first Sunday of March there will bepin a revival meetinp at Bethel Methodist church, Monarch, to last until victory comes*. Rev. John Paul, of Columbia, will do the preachinp. Mr. Paul came to the South Carolina Methodist Conference last year at the conference in Rock Hill, from Mississippi conference. He has for a number of years been in evanpelistic work and teachinp in Meridian Male and Women's Collepes. He is a preat preacher in every sense of the word. He can not preach like Paul of the Bible, .:ii ? " ~vk .iC mil tume as near it as most any of the preachers in this country. You must hear this man of God. Services each day at 3:30 and 7:15 P. M. Everybody is invited to attend, to help sing, pray and listen. Remember the place and date., Bethel Methodist church at Monarch. J. H. Danner, Pastor. Child Found Dead in Red. The 6-months-old infant of Mr. Sylvester Crane, of Buffalo, was found dead in bed Wednesday morning. Coroner Godshall made, an investigation, but found no need of an inquest.' i LEO FRANK. ?U SUPREM TO SAVE MILLIONS ON COTTON CROP. Senator E. I). Smith Urges Standard Grades?Points to the Need. Calls for Appropriation by Federal Government to I Provide for Sets of Samples. ; Washington. Feb. 14.?A saving of $75,000,000,000 a year to the cotton growers of the South, it is estimated by Senator E. 1). Smith of South Carolina, would result if the amend, ?M*Mi L - - uiciii, m; proposes to otter to the agricultural appropriation bill is adopted. He would appropriate about $1,000,000 to furnish .each shipping1 point in the South a set of government standard grades of cotton, together with a set of samples showing the spinning value of each grade, so that hereafter producers of cotton might not be deceived by buyers and by values arbitrarily fixed i by cotton exchanges. Senator Smith received today from the department of agriculture the results of its test as to the different grades of cotton standardized by the government to determine the amount of waste in converting a given number of bales into yarn; to establish the actual strength of the yarn from each grade; to bleach the cotton and yarn from each grade, and to determine the cost and result of bleaching. Only the "full grades" were tested. "Taking the whole findings", said Senator Smith, "on an average the difference between the high grades and the low grades as now quoted in the market is from $10 to $15 a bale. Assuming the average crop at $15, uuu,uuu bales, it is conservative to estimate one-half of the crop at middling. This would Rive 7,500,000 below the middling1 grades, and calculating that the farmers have lost, because of the lack of this knowledge, , an average of $10 a bale, it would mean an annual loss to the cotton , farmers of $75,000,000,000". Middling fair yarn, tested as to its strength in the unbleached form, broke at 69.5 pounds pressure, in its bleached form at 66.7 pounds pressure; good middling at 63.2 in the ] unbleached form, and at 61.5 in the bleached. i On the matter of waste there was , 7.32 per cent, in middle fair; 8.49 in good middling, 10.38 in middling, < 12.39 in low middling and 16.47 In good ordinary. Elected Superintendent of Gang. J Mr. J. P. Vaughan was elected by , the county board as superintendent < of the road scraper gang. Mr. , Vaughan was last year in charge of , the gang and is coming hack to the position he formerly held. I Mr. Vaughan lives in the Adams- , burg section of the county. , Dr. Frederick A. Cook Lectures. ( Dr. Frederick A. Cook, of North Pole fame, delivered a lecture here i Wednesday night?in the high school auditorium. Dr. Cook had a large l audience to hear him. lie was bitter 1 in his denunciation of his critics, and i many who heard him were convinced i of his sincerity. >. Dr. Cook goes to Daytona, Florida, 1 from here. i Box Supper. There will he a box supper at Rocky Creek school house Friday the '27th of February. Everybody is cor- i dially invited to come. < Receives Call to Spartanburg. Rev. A. O. Allison, pastor of Sec- J ond Baptist church, has Jjeen called , to the pastorate of the Northside ( Baptist church in Spartanburg to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Rev. G. W. Wright. If Mr. Allison J accepts the call, he will leave about the first .of March. It is sincerely ! hoped that Mr .Allison will conclude 1 to remain in Union. He is a man of exceptionally line character and is a preacher of no mean ability. Pan Cake Sale. The Ladies of the Nativity Mission ] of the Episcopal church will have pan '] cakes for sale next Tuesday, February 24, from 10:.'10 A. M. to 8 o'clock P. M. The ladies serve pancakes and ' syrup every year at this time and ( many people enjoy the occasion. ( Norm.in flr<?ornr?, IniiiKiJ ""~*J , Mr. Norman Gregory had the mis- s fortune last Saturday to lose the index finger on his right hand. While ( operating a gasoline engine to saw c wood, his hand in some unaccount- i able way became entangled in the i machinery and ?o badly crushed it 1 that it was deemed wise by the attending physicians to amputate the index finger. Mr. Gregory is not seriously injured but is suffering a great deal of t pain and inconvenience. His friends 1 regret to hear of this accident. t ISTDIE E COURT SAYS Atlanta Factory Superintendent Near Gallows. TO BE RESENTENCED Only Extraordinary Move Now Can Intervene to StoD Progress Toward Execution of Slayer of Little Mary Phagan. Atlanta, Feb. 17.?Leo M. Frank, under sentence of death for the murder of 14-year-old Mary Phagan here 011 April 2(5 of last year, today was advanced one step closer to the gallows when the Georgia supreme court sustained the verdict of the lower court which pronounced him guilty. The opinion written by Justice Atkin- t son, also was signed by Justices Hill, Lumpkin and Evans. A dissenting opinion was rendered by Chief Justice Fish and Justice Beck. Although Frank's lawyers today would make no statement as to what steps they would next take, it was reported that they have not yet given up the determined battle which thov have waged for the freedom of the young factory superintendent. News that the highest court of the State had denied him the right to be again tried failed to shake the iron perve of the condemned man. He received the tidings quietly, refusing to comment thereon. While the supreme court's decision is voluminous, the pith of the ruling is contained in the head note which says: "Evidence Supports Verdict." "The evidence supports the verdict and there was no abuse of discretion in refusing a new tria1." In their dissenting opinion, Chief Justice Fish and Justice Beck held that the trial court erred in admitting the testimony of James Conley and C. B. Balton regarding alleged acts involving immoral conduct on Frank's part toward women prior to the murder of the Phagan girl* Unless an extraordianry motion for J a new trial, or some other move In behalf of the convicted man is made, "" { Frank will be resentenced within the next two weeks. The decision of the supreme court first must be entered as that of the trial court, after which sentence again may be imposed. May Live Months Yet. Franks' fight for freedom may be prolonged in a number of ways, and tonight it was pointed out that months may elapse before his fate finally is decided. According to court officials here, it is impossible that, in view of the dissenting opinion of two nf the six justices of supreme court Frank's lawyers may move to reargue Lhe case pefore that body. In the event that such a motion was denied, an attempt then probably would be * made to get the case before the United States supreme court on the grounds that Frank hfjs been deprived of his liberty without due pro cess oi ia\v. Another course open to Frank would be to file an extraordinary motion for a new trial before the court in which he was convicted. Should the court deny this motion, in appeal could be taken to the State ?upreme court. As a last resort, it ivas pointed out, an appeal could le made to the governor for an extension of executive clemency. Installation at Presbyterian Church. On Sunday, next, February 22, the ecently elected ruline: elders and Sc. eons cf the First Pre byteviar. kurch, will be ordained and install.1 . 11T " ? i. ii'/v. n in. .n. uci'iieeters, i). I)., the distinguished professor of Hebrew and Old Testament exegesis in the Presbyterian Seminary of Columbia. will preaeh the sermon; this will Ih* at the morning worship, eleven Vclock. Or. MePheeters will also preaeh at night. 7 : ".() o'clock. Those ivho love good preaching will have a rare opportunity. All are cordially invited. ( all man-Hand berry. A quiet wedding of Thursday was hat of Miss Heulah Huford Gallman iikI Mr. Richard Leonard llandberry, which was solemnized at 8:30 o'clock it the home of Or. Rutherford K. Douglas. Mr. Handberry holds a responsible aosition with the Randall Printing Company, and the bride was an at.ractive young woman of Union, S. H., where she made her home before oming to Macon. Mr. and Mrs. Handberry are at lorne to their friends at 742 Walnut (treet.?Macon News, Feb. 14. Mrs. Handberry is the youngest laughter of Mrs. Katy Gallman of >ur city and has a large number of elatives and friends in this county ,vho wish for her a long life full of lappiness. Wins Trip to Europe. Miss Joise Hughes of our city was .he fortunate winner in the Columbia iS Record's popularity contest and gets i trip to Europe. 1