Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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From the start of the campaign in South Carolina about four weeks ago for a Statewide movement for relief of the Belgians this plan to have a South Carolina ship has been fostered. The telegram from the American commission to Bruce Walker Ravenel. chairman of the Columbia chamber of commerce, follows: "We welcome your nroposcd visit and, before you come, hope you will out before your colleagues the following offer which has been accepted by several States. Our suggestion is that you might unite your efforts and those of States adjoining. We are prepared to place at the disposal of the committee organized* in the State of South Carolina for relief in Belgium a steamer to leave from Charleston in January to he known as the South Carolina ship. Can Buy Here. "The money contributed in your State can be expended within it by those who contribute and cverv South Carolina penny be represented by real food. California, Iowa, JKansas, New "England, Maryland, Virginia, Louisiana, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, and others have all arranged to send one or more ships. Our aim is to obtain one-quarter of the per capita amount of food consumed in the United States to keep them from starvation; but to secure even this minimum of food requires all the support that we can muster and involves a ship every other day. You will appreciate, therefore, that we particularly desire your State to help in this matter." Following the suggestion. that South Carolina unite its efforts for relief with adjoining States, Mr. Ravenel last night sent to chambers of commerce in Asheville, Cvnenshoro, \tlanta and Savannah, which have been working oe Relginm relief plans, thr following telegram: "We expect to send shin from Chnr leston to Belgium in January with supplies. American commission for olief in Belgium wires us from New York, suggesting that North Carolina and (ieorgia cooperate with South Carolina and send their supplies in hoat from Charleston. Please take up North Carolina (or (Ieorgia) matter with proper committees and auvise as quickly as possible if we can count on your cooperation. Usv"* Charleston boat will save time and expense." The purpose of obtaining a South Carolina ship, aside from the general desire to help the Belgians, was to rtise the products of the State and to put the name of Charleston hefore the'world as a trans-Atlantic i port.?The State. Echoes From U. I). C. Convention. The delegates to the annual convention U. I). Cx have returned and report a most delightful time jn Yorkville. The president of our local chapter, Mrs. F. M. Farr, was honored by being made chairman of an important committee. When Mrs. Hafnes read the report of the William Wallace chapter, it was announced that this chapter had secured the largest number of new members during the year 1914, and had thus won the Ivnp' which was received by Mrs. F. M. Farr. Mrs. J. W. Mixson was elected i*AAAt>/lS*%er ua/mnf o rir Kn Q /It _ vision. Mr3. S. M. Ricfe and Mrs. F. H. Garner were the puests of Mrs. Samuel McNeil at whose home a brilliant reception was given to all the delegates, and Mrs. Garner and Mrs. Rice were invitetf to stand in the receiving line with the State officers. The Children's Hour was one of the pleasantest on the program. The chairman, Mrs. Frances Pemberton, of Greenwood, made an excellent report, and then some of the young girls of the Asbury Coward chapter of Vnrbvllln ontnrtuinprl tVtn a n/1 innoa with songs and recitations. The medal for the best essay written by a eir' or boy was won by Master John Floyd of Newberry. This medal is given annually and can be competed for b every girl and boy belonging to a Children's chapter. Mrs. J. W.^Mixson is anxious to organize one in Union and will be glad to see anv child who wishes to join. / m to ) relief ship DR. CODY AGAIN MADE PRESIDENT Charleston, Dec. 8.?All the officers of the South Carolina State Baptist convention, with Dr. Z. T. Cody, of Greenville, president, were re-elected this morninir at the oneninir session of the 94th annual meeting of the convention. About 2H0 delegates, representing almost every section of the State, are in attendance. They were welcomed this morning at the Citadel Square Baptist church by its pastor, Dr. C. C. Coleman. At the nijrht session, the convention sermon, a masterful, impressive discussion of "Christian Solicitude," was delivered by Rev. C. E. Burts of Columbia. The opcninjr exercises were c^n ducted by Rev. E. P. Jones, of N<^vberry. The response to the address of welcome was made by Rev. A. T. Jamison of Greenwood. The officers reelected for another year are: Z. T. Cody, Greenville, president; T. T. Hyde, Charleston, and F. N. K. Bailev. Greenwood, vice presidents; Rev. Charles A. Jones, Bennettsville, and Rev. E. S. Reaves, Honea Path, secretaries, and C. B. Bobo, Laurens, treasurer. Rev. W. E. Wilkins of Greenville was elected statistical secretary. At the mornintr session talks were delivered bv Rev. V. I. Masters and Dr. D. B. Gray of Atlanta. Reports on the Laymen's Movement and Home Missions were made and adopted. me convention adopted a resolution which requested the state to establish a home for wayward and delinquent girls. CRADOCK AVENGED London, Dec. 9?A British squadron under Vico Admiral >,Sir Frederick Sturdee, chief of the war staff, engaged a German squadron under Admiral Count von Spee, off the Falkland islands in the south Atlantic yesterday and won a victory, which is being acclaimed throughout England. The armored cruisers Scharnhorst and Gncisenau and the proLecftct crusier Leipzig, three of the German warships that had menaced British shipping, and part of the squadron that sank the British cruisers Good Hope and Monmouth in the Pacific, on November 1, were destroyed, while the cruisers Dresden and Nurnberg, the two other vessels comprising the German squadron, made off, and, according to latest accounts, are being pursued. i wo comers were captured. The announcement of this victory, which was the most important navai enpapement of the war except that off Holipoland last August, was made tonipht in a statement by the admiralty of less than 100 words. Brief But Pithy. The following announcement was issued by the official information bureau : "At 7:.'f() a. m. on the 8th of December, the Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Nurnberp, I.eipsip and Dresden were sighted near the Falkland islands by a British squadron under Vice Admiral Cir Frederick Sturdce. "An action followed in the nnnvcs of which tho Sehnrnhorst, uvinjr th flag of Admiral Coufnt von Spec, the Gneisenau and the Leipzig were sunk. The Dresden and Number# made off during the action and are he in# pursued. "Two colliers were captured also. "The vice admiral reports that the British casualties are very few in number. "Some survivors have been rescued from the Gneisenau and the Leipzig." The statement makes reference to survivors rescued from the Gneisenau and the Leipzig, but no mention is made of any of the crew of the Scharnhorst, flagship of the German admiral, being saved, and it is presumed that Count von Snee. his offi cers and men went down fighting. Mayor and Mrs. Wharton Entertain. Mayor and Mrs. Wharton had as quests to a dining Thursday evening the members of the city council and their wives. The guests were: Mr hnd Mrs. Jas. H. Schoppaul, Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Smith. Dr. and Mrs. R. R, Berry, Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Lybrand and Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Arthur. The occasion was greatly enjoyed by all. Officers Elected. Officers elected for Poinsett chapter No. 1(> R. A. M. for next year are as follows: J. W .Mixson. hitfh Driest; B. G. Peterson, kinj?; J. R. Mathis, scribe; E. W. Stone, secretary; C. B. Sparks, treasurer; L. C. Wharton. C. of H.S J. L. Elson, P. S.; J. F. Walker. Jr., R. A. C.; J. H. Wilhurn. M. of 3rd V.; W. J. Haile. M. of 2nd V.: J. L. Estes, M. of 1st V.; J. D. Charles, sentinel. Santuc Indite No. 227. At a meeting of Santuc Lodere No. 227 held Decemhefl, the following officers were elected to serve for the years 1915: R. E. Moss, W. M.; B. G. Gregory. Senior Warden: J. K. Deaver, Jr., Warden; P. H. Jeter, Treasurer; W. E. Bates, Secretary. Other places to be filled later. ORDERS TROOPS 111 MEXICAN BORDER . ' * i Washington, Dec. 8. ?President Wilson, after a brief discussion With his cabinet today, directed Secretary Garrison to order sufficient troops to' Naco, Ariz., to handle any eirietifpencies that might arise there in1 Connection with the firing across the American border from Mexicati territory. , ,, Secretary Garrison later announced he had ordered Prig. Gen. Tasker H. 1 ?] i c? k., 4 ! AM ioo w ovut v XVI I^U?V.U W itu bllicv UOlteries of ftfdd " sAillery and ''await further ordffes thbTe." No cavalw in addition to that already patrolling the Arizona border has boon ordered to the international line, according to Mr. Garrison. The secr?arv declined to discuss what he termed "the diplomatic side" of the case, referring inquirers to the state department. Secretary Bryan had retired when the orders be- j came mibflc, but 'it is known th?"': j today's adtoBy^fbU.owed <Nn orchunp0. of telegrajfcjpwwfcen the^jbc.rral gpv | ernment gjjjr&ov&rnor Hut)^ of Au zona, in wJgP the governor desc^pf cd the firing frthn the Mexican fat?' t ions across the line as a sdflous menace to residents of Arizona. Washington, t>ec. 0.?If the contending Mexican forces opposite Nate. Arizi, do not cease firing Into? American territory the three, batteries of fieid artillery sent to the international line will be ordered to return the fire. This is the United States government's determination, it became L-nnum fAHltflif Q-ffov? o ^t*ll ?f Uar situation by President Wilson and/mis cabinet. -No specific orders have been given, but wbile Brig. Gen. Tasker M. Bliss, who was directed to &rocee#" to Naco with the fifid guns, i en route there, officials expect an answer to the sharp warning given to Mexican factions battling across the border that bulletr and shell must not fall on American soil. "No act of aggression," is contemplated, a statement issued by th White House today said, but offic^jpi draw a distinction between aggre'o, and decisive action. To cross th( " f 1 der or open Are first would b?' of aggression, but p remain The White House statement issued by Secretary Tumulty, after a con-1 ference with the president, was as j follows: "It has been thought wise to strengthen the forces Decause of the reckless carelessness of the contending factions there in failing to control ho diroMinn r\f thai,. Of n/Mi-on I no aggressive action is contemplated." It was explained at the war department that the artillery ordered to Naco could fire over the Mexican town into the iines of the Mexican faction which insisted on firing into American territory. This is the plan should warnings prove futile. The general speculation, however, is that no such contingency will arise. The Washington government's action constitutes a precedent for the future and was taken to mean that any firing into American territory along the border would be met -by similar steps. Many telegrams have come to Washington telling of deaths and the wounding of others. Rafael Zubaran Capmani, Carranza agent here, issued a statement tonight charging: the Maytorenu garrison at, Naco with responsibility for firing across the border and challenging Gov. Maytorena on behalf of Gen. Ilill, declaring the American military authorities at Naco, Ariz., were discriminating in favor of Maytorena's troops. "Bullets from our enemy are constantly causing damage to the American town, but we are held responsible for it, due to the discrimination," the message said. "The families of our chiefs and officers and many of our soldiers are living in Naco, Ariz. Under these circumstances you can see how reasonable it is for us to avoid firing towards the United States." STATEMENT OF MR. SAMUEL LITTLEJOHN Mr. Samuel Littlejohn of Jonesville, requests The Times to publish the following statement relative to the letter received by him and purporting to ' be from Roland Coleman: "Jonesville, S. C., Dec. 7, 1914. "I desire to state through the columns of your paper in reference to the much talked of letter that I received during the month of November, 1913, signed Roland Coleman, that I acted on instructions of said letter and delivered same, as requested, to Mr. John Kendrick. Since the arrival of Roland Coleman he tells me the letter is a forgery. If it is, I am frank to admit that I having absolutely no interest in the case now stand ready# and will gladly assist Mr. Coleman in any way that I can to fetter out the matter, locate the forger and bring him to the bar of justice. "Samuel Littlejohn." The Ladies' Missionary society, of Mt. Joy Baptist church will have a box supper on Saturday, December 19. The proceeds to go to missions. The public is coruially invited to attend this supper. FAIR DIRECTORS MET MONDAY The directors of the Union County Fair association held a meting Monday, and adopted plans for a bigger and better fair next year than eveyet held. Many people lost heart the past fall, and uijged the calling off of the fair. But the directors refused to do so. Plans had already been made, and those plans, with some variation , were executed; and, as a result, the fair last fall came off in time and was a credit to the pluck and good work of those in authority. It is intended that next yea.-, and by beginning thus early, shall witness the "biggest and best" fair yet held. The cash premiums as arranged in the premium book of this year will stand for next year, and every effort will be made to bring success to the enterprise. Although the last day of th fair this year the rain interferred, the association lacked but some sixty dollars of meeting expenses. It would have paid out with good weather. .That was a good showing in the face of a yr,_ when most communities were calling off their fairs. It was 'a plucky thing to carry through the fair the past season, and the same pluck will, it is confidently believed, bring success next year. Secretary B. F. Alston, Jr. says we are to have a live fair next year and every public spirited citizen will join with him in th is determination. To begin now 'pells success. SEES FIRE SWEEP HIS GREAT PLANT West Orange, N. J., Dec. 1).?Fire destroyed virtually the entire main plant of the Edison company here tonight, causing damages estimated at nearly $7,000,000 with insurance that it is expected will reduce the loss to approximately $o,uuu,uuu. An entire square block of modern "reinforced concrete buildings which Eware supposed to be fire proof was 'jurned out by the flames. The only building saved in the block was the jlaboratory building, containing vi^Juafale scientific machinery under the "immediate superintendence of the infyentor,jj?ijomas A. Edison. Especial effort i^iade to save this structure ^Thar^ootrrtfSfrarra Lgylen will be temporarily thrown out in/ because of the fire. In all lcftout 7,000 persons were employed at the plant, hut as the storage battery building across the street from the main! plant was saved with other buildings nearby, it will be possible to keep something more than half the force employed. " Although I am more than f>'< years old I'll start all over again tomorrow," said Mr. Edison. "I am >V\?11 UUlilCU UUt U'lll^Ill, IIUL IU' morrow there will be a mobilizatior here and the debris will be cleared away if it is cooled sufficiently, and 1 will go right to work to^ reconstrucl ; the plant." Death of Hal. E. Jeffries. Mr. Hal E. Jeffries died very suddenly at his home over in Cheroke< county Tuesday night. He had beet walking out over his farm and com ing into the house complained of feel ing very ill. He soon became uncon scious and did not again speak. Mr. Jeffries was a prominent farm er and leading citizen of Cherokee He leaves a wife, who before her n:.r Viage was Miss Ninevah 1 lames, am several children. He was a brothei l' of Mr. Davis Jeffries of Union. Mr. Jeffries was held in high es | teem by those who knew him, and hi ! death is a great shock to them. Christmas Cantata. The guild of the Church of the \'o tivity will have a Christmas Cantati Friday evening, December 18 at th high school auditorium. The cantat is bright and sparkles with catch? songs. Old Santa Claus will be then and will give a souvenir to even child. Admission for grown folk 25 cents children 15 cents. rllNtM^CiI l.lMJiNl IL ?U. Zt. Royal and Select Masters. The regular assembly of Pinckne; Council No. 27, R. & S. M., will b held at the Masonic hall on Frid'r evening, the 11th inst., at 8 o'clock All companions are urgently request ed to be present as officers for th next year are to be elected. J. W. Mixson, R. P. Harry, Recorder. T. I. M. Dispensary Board Re-appointed. The old dispensary board was re Appointed by Governor Blease, upoi the recommendation of the new coun ty delegation last week. The board i appointed for a term of two years and is as follows: Dr. J. G. Going, F B. Culp and W. J. Haile. New Undertaking Company. A new undertaking company fo Union has been organized. The cor cem will be known as The People Undertaking company, capital stocl '45,000, and this amount of stock ha already been secured. The promoter of this company are: A. B. Brannor L. S. Townsend, H. W. Edgar, J. F Kirby, R. M. Hendley and others. GOV. SLATON /V DECIDE COTTON GINNINGS GREATEST EVER Washington, Dec. ?More cotton than ever ginned in any season prior to December 1 i.> the record for this year, as indicated by census bureau statistics, issued today, showing 16,0(56,105 bales had passed through the | pinners' hands. That was 249,298 hales more than ginned to December 1 in the record year, 1911. 1 From November 14 to December 1 < there were pinned 1 .:?!> 1.S95 bales, i That is less than pinned in the same period in the past three years, but more than in 1909 and 1010. In Florida and Oklahoma the pin- | ninps to December 1 exceeded last year's entire crop in those States. The report compiled from reports j census bureau correspondents and ' apents throuphoot the cotton belt and issued at 10 a. m., today, announced that 1:1,006,105 bales of cotton, countinp round as half bales, of the prowth of 1914 has been pinned prior to December 1. This compared with 12,088,412 bales, or 8(5.5 p. ? cent of the entire crop pinned prior to December 1, last year, 11,854,541 bales, or 87.9 per cent in 15112 and 12,810,807 bales, or 82.4 per cent in 1911. The averape quantity of cotton pinned prior to December 1 in the past four year* i was 11,724,868 bales, or 8(5.1 per cent > . of the crop. Included in the pinninps were 36,. 195 round bales, compared with 86,87V last vear, 78,080 in 1912 and 87,?992 in 1911. Sea Island cotton included numbered 62,991 hales, compared with 01.-1 1 i 1019 bales last vear. 51.275 bales in 1912 and 87.65(5" bales in 191 1. Offers Prizes. i ne Grimball Manufacturing com-! panv, makers of children's and women's cotton dresses, will give a prize . of two cotton dresses to each canning club in South Carolina for the two 1 best compositions on "Whv Children in South-Carolina Should W?nr GrimS ball Cotton Dresses." A few reasons: South Carolina is . a cotton State. Grimball Manufae- ( ; turing company in the only factory in ' the State that makes children's s dresses. Grimball drosses are made of pood s materials. Grimball dresses ar? i made well, fit well, and wash well. Grimball dresses are made in a clean, I : santiary shop. Grimball Manufactur. ing company employs only white na- : [ lave help. Prizes will be awarded January 1~> j , 101 Any girls wishing to enter this ; I contest will please communicate with [ Miss Alsic Smith, county organizer. A Wedding of Interest. The following wedding invitations have been received in Union and . be read with interest: Mr. and Mrs. J. Ilenrv Pilar; > request^our presence 1 at the marriage of their daughter Ida May to Mr. I'alma Myers Wednesday. Decernh ! twenty-third : at ton-thirty A. M. nineteen hundren and fourteen. Mr. Myers is a former resident of! 1 Union and has many friends here t.? r wish hi n joy. Mr. and Mrs. My i will make their home in Syracuse, X.I - Y. _ | 1 ' Would Import Belgian Widows. N. Shapiro has issued a call for a convention of bachelors and widowers . to take under advisement tie- perfect- | j | ing of a plan to import a number of i B Belgian women. Mr. Shapiro says ,, that will lie the best way to help ttiej Belgians, and that they will make the J best wives. He further states that W. T. Bradley, of the Bradley-Kates | company is to be elected president of the convention. The exact date of the ' call has not yet been settled, but it is to be hoped that all widowers and | bachelors will heed the call and help in this worthy work. Teachers Association to Meet. ^ There will be a meeting of the Unl" ion County Teachers association in k the high school auditorium, Saturday, ' December 12, at 11:00 o'clock. Miss ~ Mary Flva Hite, president of the 1 South Carolina Improvement association will be the principal speaker of the occassion. AH the teachers of the county are urged to attend. Miss Mary Gist Fleming, president of the county association, is anxious that there be a full attendance of the ti teachers, and expects this meeting to be one of the most interesting yet '* held. . t, Will Call Pastor. Tabernacle Baptist church will call a pastor on Thursday night, Dec. 10. Rvery member of the church is urged to he present. There will be a sermon and afterwards a conferer.ee of r ,L. l IUC uiiurcii. s Notice Maple Camp, k All members of Maple Camp W. O. s W. are requested to meet next Mons day night, December 14, 1914, for the i, purpose of electing officers for next ). year. Visitors welcomed. Eugene Gregory, Clerk. 7 UST FRANK'S FATE Already Great Pressure is Rpinn Rrnrinlit ?viny l/l Vll^lll L/ll VJU y " ernor fo Influence His Decision ? Frank Has Been Re-sentenced to Hang on January 22. Atlanta, Dec. N. -Already enormous pressure is being brought to bear 015 Governor John M. Sluton seeking to influence him in the appeal which will shortly be presented him by l.e.i, M. Frank who lost his final hope for a court review when the United States supreme court yesterday declined to permit the Frank writ to conic before it. There are hundreds of letter-writers all over the country flooding the mail with letters to the governor, some urging him to pardon Frank because he is innocent, others equally insistent that the convicted man should be given the extreme penalty of the law. Now that I.eo Frank has lost his last fight in the courts, bis attorm ys have begun preparing a strong anneal that is to be submitted to the prison ommission of Georgia and to GoverSlaton. ? The exact date on which the appeal will be made has not been deeid d upon owing to the inability of counsel to determine when ii will be completed. Attorneys Leonard and Herman J. Hanes, associated with Harry Alexander, will be aided by Attorney Henry ('. Peebles and John I. 'I've in this n in! move. Judge Hen Hill will sign the writ of habeas corpus Wednesday morning, after which l'Tftnk will be brought before him and be resentenced to the allows. The date of his resentencing however, will not be made public. Frank Hears His Sentence. Atlanta, Dec. lb?I.eo M. Frank was sentenced in the Fulton county superior court to hang Friday. January 22, for the murder of Mary Phagan. Before receiving sentence Frank made a statement id court denouncing the "spirit of mob violence which pervaded the court room" at his trial and declaring his death would "lay indelible stain upon Georgia's name for justice." He declared James Conley, the negro, the state's chief witness was a perjurer. The resentencing today was in accordance w th the state supreme court's refusal to set aside the conviction on the ground of Frank's absence from the court room when the verdict was returned. RESERVE HANKS WILL RECOGNIZE COTTON RECEIPTS Columbia, Dec. -That the farmers notes with cotton warehouse receipts attached and indorsed by li.-n lie rents nis ami 1 >i mi "r nanns win he uet'pted for discount I<y !lie r:-ricaa! reserve bank in Richmond under . federal reserve bank is the statement mule by John 1.. Mcl.aurin, slate warehouse commissioner, here this afternoon. Mcl.aurin said it was square ly upto the local banks to say and (! cide whether loans can be obtained en cotton and in support of this statement pave out copies of correspondence with the federal reset ve board, the secretary of tile treasury. Conpressman Lever, and others, on the results of his efforts to determine *he value of cotton warehouse receipt ..s collateral. W. 1'. (!. Harding', member of the federal reserve hoard, in letter to Senator Mcl.aurin, gives it as his nersonal oninion that notes given by a farmer to a merchant for advances, And indorsed by the merchant and discounted with a member bank are unquestionably eligible for rediscount, upon the indorsement of the member bank with a federal reserve bank. Senator Mcl.aurin explains in detail the workings of the discount feature of the federal reserve bank, the VVadi cotton loan pool, and the results of his trip to northern financial centers. Mr. Mcl.aurin says the entire matter is up to the Southern banks. To Keep the Records Straight. In reporting the contributions for the Belgian Relief Work last week there were several errors and to keep the record straight, we make this '.direction: Miss Wilburn and class gave $2.00, and only $1.50 was reported in tH* paper. Mrs. Kinder was credited with 15 cents when she and the grade gave 95 cents, making a total of $1.10. Mr. Johnson 50 cents, and Miss Gregory 10 cents, this was in addition to the contribution already made. Several small contributions were made later which brings the total given by the city schools to $42*35. Pretty good, isn't it? Goes to Hospital. Mr. II. C. Little, county superintendent of Education, left Union Wednesday accompanied by I)r. Wheeler for Charleston where he goes to the i 1J.-1 a.i e? , , Illl^pitai III luai rii.v an vi catiiiciiv. The many friends of Mr. Little hope for him a speedy recovery.