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r*rw*m ''^?rr i ' f m THE UNION TIMES mi Probate Judge i v ' ? - -= _ . : * VOL. LXIV. NO. 14. < UNION, S. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1914. #1.00 A YEAR. HOUSE I IN SI Measure Goes Tt Good Majority Wilson's Personal Appeal, soning, Sweeps Body Before Vc Washington, March 31.?The national house of representatives tonight, after one of the most spectacinar legislative struggles in rhe history of the nation, voted to- repeal the provision of the Panama canal act exempting American vessels from the payment of tolls. The vote on the repeal bill was 247 to 161, a majority of 86 votes in support of the personal plea of Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States. This verdict on the issue which has absorbed congress for many weeks came at the close of a stirring day, made memorable in the annals of the house bv a parry division which found Speaker Champ Clark, Majority Leader Uri-? derwood and other Democratic chief-tians lined up in open opposition with the president on an issue which the latter has declared essential to the conduct of the nation's foreign policy. Today's result was the first strupr>rle within the party since Democracy took control of the pfovernment a year aj?o. Tomorrow the bill pjoes to the senate, where the fip:ht will be renewed with all the vipror and determination that attended it in the lower house. On the final vote 220 Democrats in the house stood by the president, ppvinpr him in "unprrudprinpr measure" what he had asked "for the honor of the nation" in its foreign relations. Twenty-five Republicans and two P?-o* pcressives also voted to sustain the president. Fifty-two Democrats followed Speaker Clark and Leader Underwood to defeat. Could Not Stop It. *I,B- * " Speaker Clark, for nearly 22 years a 116011 er of the house, made the neech of his life to forestall wnat he termed "unquestionable degradation" of th?> nation. In this he faited. but he did smooth over the party breach with kindlv words for hio versaries, praise for President WiIso?, and an unqualified denial of anv vaulting ambition on his own behalf. When he had closed the debate for the opposition to the repeal the speaker was triumphant in defeat, for the entire legislative assemblage, in which were many senators, rose en nfiasse to cheer him. President Wilson was at dinner / when the result of the vote was announced. He was gratified but made no comment. In the senate the bill will be referred to the committee on interoceanic canals, of whcih Senator O'Gorman of /New York, a vigorou" opponent of the measure, is chairman. Senator O'Gorman has said he would call a meeting of the committee immediately to consider the bill. That thprn will Ko o - ? ? '1 ^ ?* ? ii^tiv in uiat L'Uiiliiiittee is certain. Senator Owen is leading the fight for the president there. Many Proposals Before It. The committee will have many proposals before it, several in the nature of compromises, some resembling a motion of the house minority today to recommit the repeal bill and to repeal the exemption clause with a declaration that the United States should have complete sovereignty over the canal. This motion in the house was defeated by a vote of 282 to 176. It will be the aim of administration senators to have the repeal reach its final vote within two or three weeks. The scene in the house chamber# when Speaker Clark yielded the gavel to Representative Underwood, the majority leader, to defend his course in the great controversy probably was unrivalled in the history of American legislation. Never before within me recoueciion 01 me oiuesi meniDer had the galleries been so packed with interested spectators. Outside the galleries the corridors were jammed with disappointed hundreds. On the floor nearly every member was in his seat. Even the senate had adjourned and scores of senators occupied seats on the floor. It was a rare political stage setting that this throng witnessed. Standing before them while Democratic and Republican members cheered him to the echo was the sturdy, big-framed, silver-haired speaker with resolution beaming on his coun nnu n nn hie thin line plonphprl titrht. ly, his face pale and stern. Behind him, pounding for order, was Mr. Underwood. There they were awaiting the climax of I he long debate, these two leaders of the Democratic party, heading the first rdvolt in the party ranks since Democracy put Woodrow Wilson in the White House. Even house Democrats who for the first time had turned their backs on their immediate leaders and stood resolutely by the president throughout the fight were impressed at the scene. PASSES R >ITE or c trough to Senate. For President Backed by Force of Rea'?Day of Excitement >te Comes. ! Tensest of Interest. ! Tho 1 nfnropf n n ? ...micat nag lense as SpCSKei Clark began to speak, and his first utterance, breathing a spirit of harmony as against discord and assuring the country that the president and he personally were at peace, seemed to spread over the assemblage, particularly the Democratic side of the hor.se a feeling of relief. "There is no personal issue between the president and myself," said the speaker and his voice was drowned in a chorus of Democratic shouts while Republicans and Progressives applauded. At the outset, the speaker read his address, but soon he got into his old time oratorical swing and was ham? mering home with sweeping gestures his deliberately delivered words. When he praised the patriotic motives of President Wilson, again was he interrupted by applause. Upon his emphatic declaration that with those who charged him with attempting to disrupt the party 'the wish was father to the thought" not a member on the floor but applauded him. "Does any man in {his house believe the Democratic leaders are working to split Democracy?" the speaker fairly howK ed as he leaped toward the Democratic side and looked into the faces of his colleagues. "No! No!" was the thunderous reply from every part of the chamber. "Let him courageously stand up here and now," continued the speaker, "that we may see his cast of vvuiiwuaiive. dui no man stood up and the house cheered again. Aaaaila Newspapers. The msih an Kfe attacked newspapers which "he declared had assailed him in this fight, and, in referring to the charge tnat he was "bolting the president,'' he exclaimed: "Merciful God! What an idiotic : phrase!" . Throughout the speech there was f not a dull moment. Repeatedly he was cheered and the echoes of the plaudits rang through the reverberating halls of the capitol in frequent waves. The speaker talked calmly when he j referred to the Baltimore convention and recalled how he had led in the presidential nomination for 29 ballots and when he told his colleagues he was mindful of the fact that his course in this crisis might mean the end of his public career, there was no evidence of regret or of alarm in his f voice or demeanor. There were many things worse, he I said, than beinc defeated for eon- t I press or for the speakership. When t I he declared he was not a candidate i j for the presidency and could be hap py without it, he interrupted himself r I with a chuckle that broupht more ap- s plause. 1 The speaker said he had no harsh c words to speak of any colleagues who 1 I had criticised him, but he referred t > I some of them?Representative Henry | 1 of Texas, who led the fipht for tr e cloture rule on the repeal bill; Rep- i rostntative Shirley and Represenia- \ t:ve Ilardwick, who had aided in that fipht. The house was moved to up- s rear of lauphter when the speaker ] said, referrinp to Mr. Hardwick: I, Laughs at Leorgian. I t "So far as the gentleman from r Oeorgia is concerned, I say: 'Shoo, fly! don't bodder me; shoot, fly! don't u hodder me." s i It was several moments after this "r ' humorous disposition of the case of 0 his party adversaries before the speaker could resume because the entire house sat back and roared?roared ; again with laughter. Even Mr. Hard' wick laughted, and those who came I expecting to listen to a political dia| tribe laughed and cheered with the ^ others. v | "There is glory enough for all," t ' said the speaker, referring to his Dem- j( ocratic colleagues, "and with such men f I will not argue." ^ The house listened attentively to e the speaker's argument against the j, tolls repeal, his assertion that he believed the president was mistaken, his j argument that the Canadian Pacific railroad and the Tehuantepec National railway would profit by the repeal, and _ his appeal against yielding anything t to Great Britain. u "We built the Panama canal," tht soeaker shouted in the climax of hi* speech. "We built it on American j soil. We have fortified it; we will [control it. We built it primarily and ' almost entirely for our own benefit (' i and secondarily for the world's hen- ? I efit. I would rather see the canal " walled up than give Great Britain l' control of it. I would rather have P i the canal filled up with granite bould- '' ers than to yield one iota of control I over it to any foreign nation." s 1 (Continued on page 4). a EPEAL B ILARK'S F2 Photo copyright, 1912. by American P WOODEOW CHAMPION CHEC MAI ^uderson-Fishburne Contes South?Games Watched Blindfolded Against The checker match came for the ' Southern chamnionship between G. ; Vnderson of Mt. Airy, N. C., and F. j 3. nsnuurn, oi lireenville, S. C.. con- 1 inues close. They are now being ' ied at 4 each with 8 more games to * >lay. i The last game Wednesday afterloon was chalked up by many of the 1 ipectators as a win for Fishburn but J le relaxed his hold temporarily and illowed Anderson to pull off a bril- ' iant shot and secure a draw. i It is expected that the match will i >e finished Thursdav afternoon. . ' The regular Southern tournament ' leld once a year is to be nulled off < n the summer at Cheraw. S. C. The event always brings out the ' troneest players of Dixie. At the 1 ast tournament Anderson and Fish- 1 lurn tied up and in the play off at 1 Ireenville in November Anderson won he title. The present is a return 1 natch arranged at that point. 1 There will be a very interesting ex- < libition as a wind up to the Ander- : on-Fishhurn championship checker ' natch at the rooms of the Chamber i f Commerce. 1 Six of the local and visiting play- I Death of Mrs. Ellen Edwards. Mrs. Ellen Edwards die'd at the lome of Mr. Daniel Inman, witi ! vhom she made her home, near Kel- 1 on, Tuesday, March 31, and was bured the following day at Sardis church 1 our miles south of Union. She was j he widow of Ben Edwards, a Confer. ' rate soldier who was killed at the * ilow-up at Petersburg, Va. The burial was conducted by Rev. ' I,. Wagnon. She was 70 years of age, and was 1 woman of noble qualities of mind 1 nd heart. She was a sincere Chris- 1 J.... n.wl Ut.1,1 *Vw. 1 ..... Mill. IICIU ? ........ Ill j carts of all who knew her . ? |i Will Address Baraca Class. Engineer I). J. Fant of Atlanta has >en invited to address .the Baraca lass at the First Baptist church ome time in the near future. He j ip.s engagements to fill in Charles- ' on, Wilmington and other nearby 1 laces. The date will he announced ' ater. Mr. Fant is a very interesting pet.ker and he is assured of a large i udience. 1 1 ILL APPEAL revs Association. WILSON. :ker rCH THIS WEEK t For Championship of the With Interest?To Play Six Local Players. prs will engage Mr. Fishburne in a simultaneous match. Besides being handicapped by having; to hold up his end on all six boards. Mr. Fishburne will We blind-folded and plaj* the game throughout without seeing a board. Mr. Anderson will probably do the moving for Mr. Fishburne. The following is the method of procedure: Hoard No. 1 makes his move and the blind man replies, then calls for No. t to move, when he replies to him I and passes on through all six. Every man has until the return of the blind man from the other boards to figure aut his next move. The caller goln* from board to board and telling the >lind man what piece his opponent las moved and then making the move for the blind man before passing to :he next board. At different times during the performance the caller will require Mr. Pishburne to give the position of evjry man on any or all boards. What <p ts are occupied and by what color. This performance is seldom witnessed n this section and no doubt there will >e a good crowd there. The gunte segins promptly at three o'clock. * An Approaching Marriage. The following announcement was read by friends in Union with cordial interest: Lamar, March 25.?George W. Stith innounces the engagement of his laughter, Miss Clara Stith, to W. iluy Poole, the marriage to take place iarly in June. Miss Stith, who is the eldest daugh:er of G. W. Stith, is an attractive ^oung woman of charming personalty and is one of the most popular voung women of the town and coun;y. Mr. Poole, who is in charge t>. :he hardware department of the McSween company department store, las been a resident of Lamar for some time, coming to this city from Union.?The State. Mr. Pool is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Poole and is a young mai. >f pleasing and genial manners am. ias been highly successful in his busness career. His Union friends expend hearty congratulations. Mr. K. F. Goodman of Augusta, Ga., is in the city for a few days on )usiness. ft. GOOD CIT] HAS PA Mr. T. J. H. Smith, One of ti Citizens of Union Cou Morning at 2:30 O Have Been 80 " 8th of Thi Mr. T .J. H. Smith, one of the old-1 est and best known citizens of Union | county, passed away at 2:30 o'clock' Wednesday morning and was buried Thursday at 11 o'clock at Duck Pond church. Mr. Smith would have have 80 years old on the 8th of this month. Jit was up and about to within a few days of his death. Not more than a week ago he was in Union, but at the time said he was not well. Mr. Smith leaves five sons and five daughters, all grown. His sons are: W. H., J. M., T. B., T. J. H. and .T. D. Smith. His surviving daugu ters are: Mrs. F. S. Adams, Mrs. SENATOR TILLMAN TALKS OF ENCAMPMENT. Gives Whaley Credit for Getting Manoeuvres for Charleston?He Himself Would Prefer Greenville. Senator B. R. Tillman telegraphed The Herald last night as follows: "Washington, April 1.?I have just read in yesterday's News and Courier the story of how Charleston came to get the militia encampment for the Isle of Palms. It seems that mv nwr> work is magnified more than I deserve and Mr. Whaley is not given the credit he ought to have in connection with it. He went to the wan department and got the order issued for the inspection of the Isle ot Palms. Afterwards he went to the department with Messrs. Harvey and Gadsden to see about the navy joining in. In fact, he has done everything that mortal man could do, and deserves far more credit than I. Besides he has been very helpful to m* in getting things for the Charleston navy yard. He does everything I suggest, and often makes suggestions to mr. He gaVefrme all the drudgery of departmental work, for his congressional district, which I used to do. He is unremitting in his exertions for the navy yard and every time he comes in my office he has some new scheme to suggest for its betterment and improvement. As far the encampment, I never thought that the Isle of Palms had a chance to secure it. Had it been left to I myself would have chosen Greenville, for I honestly believe that 1 had rather spend the month of August in the mountains than at tho* Isle of Palms, or anywhere else on the coast. "As senator from the state, I was only anxious that the encampment should be had at some point within it, and I bent all of my energies to that end, leaving the details to be settled by the war department, whose experts were making the examination of the various sites offered. "The regular army is on the Mexican border and the encampment will be chiefly composed of the militia, so doubtless the war department took this into consideration in placing it on the seashore where there is hnthimr and other pleasures. The militia come mainly from interior and mouti tainous parts of the state that will take part in the manoeuvres. Co;: gressman Joseph T. Johnson worked hard and faithfully to secure the encampment for Greenville and doubtless would have been successful had the department decided to give it to an interior point. (Signed) "B. R. Tillman." Mission Rally, Heulah Church Apr. 12. Speakers: Rev. Mr. Wylie, J. II. Spears and E. I,. Clarke. Rev. Mr. Bozeman has also promised to be present and will participate in the exercises of the day. All the members of Beulah church, and of Santuck, Hebron and Fairview as well, are asked most cordially to be with us. We will have dinner on the grounds and all who can do so, are requested to bring well ladt.. baskets. , Let us anticipate a great meeting. Meet at 10 o'clock. Rev. G. P. White, axsociational representative, suggests the following topics for discussion: 1. The great needs at home and abroad. 2. The church's God-given opportunity. 3. Individual stewardship. 4. Systematic giving, the ideal and Rible way. Collection for Home and Foreign Missions. L. C. K/.ell, I'astoi. Aew siore upniK. Mr. I., S. Townsend is putting in J the fixtures preparatory to opening, up his store in the Townsend block | this week. Mr. Townsend recently! purchased the entire stock of goods I belonging to the Tabor Mercantile! Co., at Mt. Tabor, and has put on aj big sale there beginning Saturday. As l soon as he sells out the stock at Mt.1 Tabor he will open up here. [ZEN SSED AWAY ie Oldest and Best Known ; nty, Died Wednesday 'clock?He Would fears Old the s Month. ("Mover Faucett, Mrs. L. L). Smith, Mrs. Nancy McElroy and Miss Mahola Smith. Mr. Smith was born on Pea Ridge, union county, and lived all his life in this county. His wife, who was Miss Josephine Swan, preceded him to the grave eleven years. Mr. Smith was a member of Duck Pond Baptist church, and his burial was in the cemetery there, by the side of his wife. Mr. Smith was a good man, and a sincere friend. He could be relied upon to stand to his word and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. Carried to Columbia for Safe Keeping. Dudley Johnson, charged with entering the room of a young white woman near Putnam about ten days ago, was carried last Thursday night to Columbia and lodged in the penitentiary. Sheriff Fant also carried Green Rice to Columbia and placed bim also in the penitentiary. Johnson has made a clean breast of the whole matter. He gave Sheriff Fant a story that will probably convict him. In the story he told he implicated Green Rice, another colored boy, but the story connecting Rice with the crime is not taken seriously. The trial of these negroes will come up at the May term of 'court, and it now looks as if Johnson is in a serious case. The "Deestreck Skule." The "Deestreck Skule" exhibition will be held in the third week in April and promises to be most enjoyable.' Some of the leading merchant in the city are taking the part of school _ ." '' and the whole evening is full 2t -.fw'1 . " is meeting with marked success. The full east of characters will be published next week and the exact date of the exhibition. Two Services at Putnam. There will be two services at Putnam Baptist church on the second' Sunday in April and dinner will be served on the grounds. The services will be conducted by the pastor, Rev. States Jolly. Free Exhibition Sunday. The Edisonia will put on a tree exhibition Sunday. The reels are loaned by the National Anti-Tuberculosis Association through tuberculosis clinic of Columbia. The exhibition here will be Sunday afternoon and there will be no charge for admission. It is said this film has attracted great attention wherever shown and is highly educational as well as intensely interesting. _ Box Supper. The ladies of the Bethlehem church will have a box supper at the Kell> schoolhouse Saturday night, Apnr 5th, beginning at 8 o'clock. The ladies are requested to bring boxes. The funds will go to help furnish the church inside. Everybody is invited to come. To Read Paper Before State Medical. l)r. Theo. Maddox has been appointed to read a paper before the State Medical Society which meets in Florence on April 19. The subject of the paper will be, "Modern .Methods of the Treatment of Tuberculosis." New Bridge Built. Mr. M. 1>. El rod has just completed an iron bridge 40 feet long over Brown's creek, between Mr. Jack Fare's and Mr. W. T. Holcomb's places. There are several other creeks that need to be bridged, notal.iv t inwer crossinc on this same creek on the direct road to Philippi ciiui ch. Attention, Masons. Prudence Lodge, No. 139 A. F. M., will hold regular communication next Saturday night at 7 :30, April 4th. W. II. S. Harris, J. W. Bates, , W. M. Secretary. . ^ i Wix- Baker. .Miss Jessie May Baker and Mr. Frew M. Wix of Union were united in marriage by Rev. L. L. Wagnon, at his residence, Union, S. Wednesday night, March 25, 1914. Change in Collecting Sunday Mail. The collection of mail on Sunday has been discontinued except once a day between The Peoples Supply Co.'s and the courthouse. Mail will be collected from these boxes in time for. , No. 13 on Sundays. There has been no change in the week-day collections.