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? -w -vn .c, . > * ' ' > ; ' ' ??' . . \ ' ' ' V ' ' ' ' .fe the union times m i - LXIV. NO. 51. UNION, S. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18,1914. $1.00 A YEAR. ? ? a ar-n I *? ??? a a- a ? a ~ -w? ? ? ? d. jamtb RECOMMENDED Cwfrcssman Johnson Has Snb- 2 titled Name for Appointment * 's|- , as Postmaster Here, Hot Has -'$ Nit Been Contirmed by Senate. *>' ' -News was received in Union Tuesv da/ that Mr. B. B. James had ben ? ' recommended by Congressman Johneoa for appointment as postmaster at Unfoa. For some time the appointment of Union's postmaster has been . pending, 'mere were a number of asm pirants, Mr. James hemp: one of the number. : According to newspaper reports - "Senators Smith and Tillman have not y?^ confirmed the recommendation of . Congressman Johnson. The following ,? ' report of the Washington correspond .. ? ent of The State appeared in that paper Wednesday: , . "Washington, Dec. If).?It would ^ not be at all surprising should there be some delay over the nomination n and confirmation of B. B. James, who just been recommended by Con: ? 'pressman Johnson as postmaster at rv .Union to succeed L. G. Young. HRpHpit appears that Mr. James is not . "known by Senator Smith, and that *. J . -Senator Tillman had another man for '?/ the olae* Mr. Gregory. When Scna . *r Smith was asked todav what he . * would Ho about th" .natter h- madno positive statement, but said he did jp } taken, if any, looking to substituting ' ; ? It ia customary, however, for th* senators to follow generally the ree) . oaafifcendation of the congressmen ri p faljihftnr the district in which the '.'"7 tppphitment is to be made, and. i., . * * - therefore not probable that the ;.p *' poi^|ment of Mr. James will he block^ ' *? ,^j^mes is a man possessing high P* monidation of the Most Worshipful E Grand Lodge of Ancient Free Masons of the district of South Carolina, 1 which convened Tuesday morning in the Masonic temple here, was brought to an end Wednesday afternoon. Much routine business was transacted at the day's session, which began at 10:80 o'clock yesterday morning. The officers of the grand lodge, ali of whom were serving, were reelected aad installed in accordance with the ritual of the order. Grand Master George T. Bryan of Greenville, announced his appointments of incumbents to the offices which are required to be filled by that method. Past Grand Master George S. Mower yesterday received a handsome gold watch as a token from the grand ledge of appreciation for his service to the order. The presentation was made by Deputy Grand Master R. A. Cooper of Laurens. Reports of numerous committees were received during yesterday's session. It was stated that many of the reports covered matters of much importance to the grand lodge. I Probably the public interest connected with the meeting was more concerned with the action taken Wednesday night when the grand lodge decided that a Masonic home would not be built for the present, but that a'l funds, above the nucleus of $100,000, which may be received for the home will be devoted to caring for the indigent Masons and the widows of Masons. The interest from the , *100 ,000 will be used in this manner. The officers of the grand lodge installed yesterday were as follows: Srand master, George T. Bryan, of reenville, deputy grand master, R. A. Cooper of Laurens, senior grand warden. W. W. Wannamaker of Orangeburg, junior grand warden, W. A. Gyles of Graniteville, grand treasurer, W. H. Frioleau of Charleston, grand secretary, O. F. Hart of Columbia, and grand chaplain, the Rev. W. P. Smith of Spartanburg. - Reelected by Commissioners. At a recent meeting of the county commissioners, Mr. Bailey Lawaon has been reelected to supervise the county chaingang and Mr. M. M. Wilburn has been reelected superintendent of the poor farm. Services at "Ml. Vernon. On next Sabbath afternoon, Dec. 20, ?t 3 o'clock, there will be worship at Mt. Vernon Presbyterian church. Tt is the anriual service, the Sunday before Christmas. All are invited to come i ? | Called an Pastor. Rev. D. W. Garvin has been called aa pastor of Tabernacle Baptist church, at Excelsior Knitting jnill, for the year 1916. If Mr. Garvin accepts he will preach there two Sundays in each month and two at Mon-Aetna church, trivinir one month to Duck Pond church. j * rAY Ao rAn AS YOU CAN Secretary Kennedy Urges All Debtors to Pay as Much as Possible on Their Accounts and Suppress Hard Times. There has never been as much longsuffering and leniency shown debtors as has been shown them within the last few months. Rubber is capable of being stretched and expanded to a great degree, but even rubber will reach its elastic limit and collapse if more pressure is added. I am writing to three classes of debtors: those who can pay but are negligent and indifferent; those who deliberately hide behind the general financial depression as a pretext to Avoid thpir ohlitrations. sind thnsp who want to pay their debts but are not able to do so, because of circumstances over which they have no control. What I shall say does not in any way apply to the man who is making the necessary sacrifices and meets his obligations. I have respect and admiration for sych a man. There is one bit of debtor philosophy which is false as false can be, that: "The man I owe has plenty and does not need it anyway," and should never be indulged in by anyone. A similar line of reasoning is followed by the boy who eats his play-mate's share of apples because he thinks he will not want any when he finishes his play. If the man you owe had not been in need of an increase you would not have had a loan from him or been extended credit. Get the idea out 01 your head that the other fellow does not need what you owe hi?n. lie, most likely, needs it as much as you do and has a much greater right to it. The man who has shown bv his actions or words that he is irying to avoid the payment of his just debts this fall may be assured that the indifference that he has shown his creditors will be multiplied to him when, next spring, he asks for credit of the man he treated so contemptously a four mnntUa linfnrn *v?n?t lUlnb xvn luuiivuo utivic. x v/u majf iiuiin. you will drop your man and go to some one else for credit, so you may, but most likely the new man you go to will make very close inquiry into your debt paying ability before he will extend you any accomodation. "Be sure your sins will find y.gu out." Naturally our sympathies are vfrifch the man who honestly tries but"fails. It Is very sad and pathetic to see a man exhaust all his resources and then fail to discharge his honest debts. When* a corporation turns over all its resources and assets to its creditors its obligations are legally and morally discharged, if not p^id, u^iauac a uui jjui auuil lb SUU11USS. DUl with the individual it is different, he is morally bound to pay a debt although he has turned over all his col: lateral or security to his creditors and it is not enough to discharge the debt. An individual is under moral obligations until the debt is paid. For example: Suppose I bought a horse from a man and lacked fifty dollars of paying for it and mortgaged the horse to secure the man from whom I bought the horse against loss, upon :ny failure to finish paying for it. And the horse was killed by lightning and it was no fault of mine?morally I am bound to pay the man the fifty dollar balance due him for the horse. The man who fails to pay his debts this year should be sure that he has made every honest effort within his power to pav them. Then if he owes ? hnl ance and wants credit another year he should have a frank talk with the man he owes and ask him to include what you owe on this year's account in your account for next year. Then live as economically as you possibly can until you pay your just debt. The greatest thing you can can do if you cannot pay your honest debts this year, is to pay what you can in such a way as to maintain your credit. The >marr who demonstrates his debt-paying ability this fall by meeting all his obligations needs no advice from any one, and will have little difficulty in getting credit another year. G. KENNEDY. Congregational Meeting. On next Sabbath morning. I)ec. 20, there will be a congregational meeting in the First Presbyterian church at 11 o'clock. Every enrolled member of the church, and all who attend, and all who are interested in the work of this church, are asked to come to the meeting. You will please keep this before your heart, and let no obtacle prevent your coming. It is necessary to the work of the Lord, in which you have a share. J. F. Matheson, Pastor. Notice! At the last regular meeting of Pop mr uamp rNO. ?y, the following officers were elected to serve for the year 1915: B. B. Bobo, C. C., W. M. Sparks, A. L., G. T. Bailey, banker, W. N. Bobo, clerk, R. W. Chaney, escort; E. F\ Bobo, watchman; I). F. Stewart, sentry; Dr. Geo. F. Moseley, physician; J. R. Whitmire, I). J. Estes, W. C. Bobd, managers. These officers will be installed at our regular meeting Saturday even inj?, wecemDer ZH, 1U14. All the members are requested to be present on that day and help to put new life into the camp in spite of the hard times. By order of B. B. Bobo, C. C. W. N. Bobo, clerk. ALIEN FOE SHORES O For First Time in Centuri British Coast?Three ' Suffer Consid< London, Dec. 16.?For the first time in centuries England has oeen struck by a foreign foe. A squadron of swift German cruisers crept through the fog last night to the eastern coast and turned their guns against the Britons. When day broke they began bombardment of three important towns? Hartlepool, at the mouth of the Teqs, Whitby, 35 miles southward, and Scarborough, noted as a pleasure resort, 15 miles beyond. Hartlepool suffered, most. There two battle cruisers and an armoicd cruiser were engaged. The British war oft ice fixes the number of dead at Hartlepool as seven soldiers and 22 civilians and the wounded at 14 soldiers and 50 civilians. At Scarborniieb shellnrl K o tie cruiser and an armored cruiser, 13 casualities are reported, while at Whitby t^o are killed and two wounded. Over Hundred Casualities. Men, women and children of the civilian population were left dead or wounded, struck without warning while at work. In all the casualities list totals 110, according to the oPL cial estimates, of whom 31 are known to he dead. At Hartlepool churches were damaged and the gas works and lumber yards were set afire, while at Whitby the abbey was struck. The Balmoral hotel at Scarborough received the full effects of a shell. A number of houses and shops were shattered and partly burned in each of the towns. PLANS MADE! FIELD I The schools of Union county arc planning through the Teachers' Association to have a "Field Day" in April. jAmong the other good features of this occasion will probably be an address by Dr. Curry, president of Carolina. Prof. Jeffries, chairman of the program committee, is making efforts I to bring Dr. Curry to Union at th^t times. -> x lftc tcacJu rs of Union county mef as an association in the high school auditorium last Saturday. Miss Mary Eva Hite, who is in charge of the rural improvement work in this State, was the principal speaker of the Saturday meeting. An inferesting program was carried out and every one enjoyed the day. Miss Mary Gist Fleming, presided and introduced Miss Hite. She made a plea for better equipment, better sanitation, and more attractive surroundings for the rural schools. Mr. W. C. Ikenberry, principal of the Union high school, was the next speaker and delivered a speech upon the "Proper Development of Athletics in the School." Miss Alsie Smith, county organizer of the girls' tomato clubs, told the assembly of the work of these clubs and of the domestic science clubs, work TAKES MILLIOl CARRY O The great event of recent days was the flotation of the huge English loan of $1,125,000,000. Just think of it! Nearl^ three times the cost of the -B. 1 ? - - * ? ana-wi lauai. /\nu yei, according to the statements of high officials of the English government, this will pay the expenses of the war on the present footing for less than a year, says Roger W. Babson, in Philadelphia Ledger. When one considers that England today has only a few hundred thousand in the field, and has not yet sent to the continent any of the 1,000,000 recruits which she is now drilling, it can be seen that this great loan will serve only a short time at best. But this is not all. English statesmen are telling their people that just as SOOn as thn 1 000 OOO ?"?? ' . *" "ttiuns Ku to the continent an additional million must be drilled to take their places. What does this mean? If to support a navy and a few hundred thousand ment costs from $4,500,000 to $5?000,000 per day, it does not take a statistician to fierure what it will cost to support a navy, a great transport System and nearly 2,000,000 men. As readers know, I am not a pacific* ? ?i- * - j? - hoi,, uui iiu i preacn disarmament, hut I am sure that in the present conflict the rulers of all these nations have absolutely lost their heads. The great late war here in the United States a generation ago, which wrecked most of our railroads and brought on the terrible nanic of 1873-7, was merest child's play compared to what has already taken place in Europe, from a financial and industrial point of view, yet, according to their own statements, they have not vet crot under way. Let me give just one illustration of what I have in mind. Last week I | met the- publisher of a well known ['machinery journal who has just completed his round among certain mills of the east. To my great surprise, he told me that he had actual knowledge of $80, STRIKES F ENGLAND ies Hostile Guns Roar Off rowns Bombarded and jrable Damage. The hostile squadron escaped in the mist after fin encounter with coast guard vessels. The official account of the attack, as issued by the press bureau, follows : "This morning a German cruiser force made a demonstration upon the Yorkshire coast in the course of which they shelled Hartlepool, Whitby and Scarborough. "A number of their fastest ships were employed for this purpose and they remained about an hour on the coast. "They were engaged by patrol vesis on the spot. As soon as the presence of the enemy was reported a British patroling squadron endeavored to cut them off. On hfiinor Uw ? " "*^MVVU the British vessels, the uerman re-tired at full speed and favored by the mist made their escape. "The losses on both sides are small but full reports have not yet been received. "The admiralty takes the opportunity of pointing out that demonstrations of this character against unfortified towns or commercial ports, though not difficult to accomplish, .provided a certain amount of risk is accepted, are devoid of military significance. "They may cause some loss of life among civilian population and some damage to property, which is much to lie regretted, but they must not in any circumstances be allowed to ihodify the general naval policy which is being ppursued." ;0 HOLD )AY EXERCISES upon which she has been engaged in this county during the past year. A committee was appointed by the president to have charge of arrangements for "Field Day." The high School committee being Mr. R. O. Sams of Jonesvillo. Mr J ..... UCIUICfi of Union, Mr. J. H. Hope of Buffalo and Mrs. Belue of Oakland. The intermediate school committee appointto was Mr. W. H. Johnkon of the Central school, Miss Mary Gregory of Santuc and Mrs. C. R. Robertson of Ottaray. A committee on athletics appointed was as follows: Mr. W. C. Ikenberry of the Union high school, Mr. Jo Singely of Kelly, Mr. H. C. Wilhurn of Cross Keys and Mr. Cooley of West Springs. These committees are to report at the teachers' association to beheld on the second Saturday in Keblt'.ory. "Field Dav" ln?t ....... -- ?? ? ??j j veil vvao ci II'C mendous success, one of the leading spirits in the movement at that mm being Prof. A. C. Flora. Most of !he honors of the day were carried oil by the Cross Keys high school. Great plans Ar being made this year for a meeting and the wholesome rivalry between the schools of the county is bound to produce great things. NS TO N GREAT WAR 000,000 worth of Russia^ contracts that have just been placed in this country for shrapnel. Ry using a few statistics relative to these orders, I lind that each shell will cost about ?20 landed in Russia and that they are discharged per gun at the rate of six a minute, or, say, 1,000 per three hours. If a battery of 24 guns was at work, this would mean a cost of about $500,000 just for the shells in a three-hours' engagement! When we lirst hear of such a $80,000,000 contract, we think that it should keep the Russian army supplied with shrapner for the rest of the war. When we take pencil and paper to figure the cost, we find that the $80,000 can be used up in a very short time. With two sections of the army engaged in a three-hour battle twice a day, this $80,000,000 would last only 40 days! I care not what the statesmen of the various nations talk about a long war, I can say authoritatively that tllf* Ko nl/off * ' .... .u.mv.1 o ui tnciic nations Know that the war cannot be lone1. During the last week I have not only talked with a well known English banker, but last Friday morning, had breakfast with a director of one of the great banks of Berlin, who has just arrived in this country. Although he is sure that Germany will not I e defeated, and declares that American readers are being grossly misled as to the causes and conduct of the war, yet he insisted that it must be short. In fact, as I interviewed bankers of all nationalities in New York the last week, I found them agreed that the attempt of either side to fight this war to a finish means financial bankruptcy for Europe. It is all very well to talk about the unlimited supply of available men; how England can draw upon her colonies and even Japan; while the Germans have countless numbers of Mohammedans in reserve; but neither the Japs nor the Turks can fight without huge sums of Imuuey. w ny, ior ttnpland merely to I transport a small army of Japanese SAYS VAUGHN IS NOT CRAZY Dr. R. T. Jennings Declares That Former Orphanage Superintendent is Faking Insanity to j Save Life. Greenville, December 11.?"T. U. Vaughn is no more crazy than I am," said Dr. R. T. Jennings, surgeon of the State penitentiary yesterday when asked by a reporter why he had not signed the lunacy papers with the other two physicians who signed the paper stating that Vaughn was crazy. Vaughn is now in the State penitentiary where he is being held pending an appeal to the United States supreme court. He was convicted in a Greenville county court upon a charge of having criminal relations with some of the young girl inmates in the Odd Fellow's home and sentenced to death. He escaped from the county jail here, and was later captured and landed in the State penitentiary where he has been since. For snmo Hmr> it ?< ?' - v. i?v IV 11UO UCCII ICpUI ted that Vaughn, an educated man, was crazy and that he would in all probability be saved from the electric chair on this account. A lunacy commission was appointed to examine to his sanity and two of the physicians of the three stated that he was crazy and signed the papers to that effect; but I)r. Jennings would not sign the papers. Dr. Jennings stated yesterday that whenever Vaughn thinks he is being watched, he will go to his cell door and pretend that he is nulling something off his hands and will throw it down as it he had cleaned something off. Me will walk around the cell and ?t eat this. At night he will turn his clothing wrong-side out and then put them on that way the following morning. He will pretend that he does not hear anything that is said to him and if an effort is made to get him to say anything by force, he will pretend to cry "His physical and mental condition is fine," was the way Dr. Jennings summed the whole thing up. Dr. Jennings stated that Vaughan would never look anyone in the eyes, and that he had examined Vaughan's eyes and they bore none of the recognized marks of lunacy. He s'aied that there are certain signs to the I medical profession which indicate innn.U.. 1 " * i ?iiii.jr g.itu LiiaL xnese signs have [ proven to be trustworthy. He stated that Vaughan exv:Mted not a single sign of being anything but the keen man that he is. Dr. Jennings was accompanied by his brother, Dr. W. D. Jennings, Jr., surgeon of the police department of Augusta, stated that he had seen Vaughan and that Vaughan was doing a nice piece of faking and that he had been "coached" by a master hand. The failure of Dr. Jennings to sign the certificate of lunacy was not accented by the attorney general's office and that office will demand that a iury sit upon the case, to decide whether or not Vaughan is crazy. WOMAN AT OTTARAY HORRIBLY BURNED. Mrs. W. B. Franklin of Ottaray caught on fire Thursday morning about three o'clock nnd w?? Vmvri bly burned that she will probably die. Her husband in trying to extinguish the flames that were burning the clothing from his wife's body had his hands severely burned. He was the only member of the family able to work and will now be unable io work for some time. The mother who was horribly burned had gotten up in the night to minister to a sick child, one that has b -en desperately ill for more than two months. In this family there are six children. They are in quite distressing circumstances. In fact, with the series 01 calamines tnat have over?'taken them they are likelv to suffer preatly if they do not receive assistance at once. The pood, kind-hearted people of Union we are sure will respond to this urpent call. Nepro Slain By Hampton Mob. Hampton, Dec .1(5.?A body of a fried men broke into jail here early this morninp, took from the jailer, .J. P. Bowers, his keys and removed from a cell a nepro, Allen Seymour, who was beinp held on a charpe of criminal assault upon the person of a younp white woman, and lynched him. The jailer states that his room was opened and he was aroused about 1 o'clock this morninp. His bunch of keys was on a dresser close by and in a very few minutes the mob, which seemed to consist of some 40 or 50 men, had the nepro and had pone, some stayinp in the room with the jailer while others nnpiiod nn tho ooll 1 -!?U|/ viv vvu upovaiio ttUU procured the prisoner. Important Notice. There will be services at Mon-Aetna Baptist church next Sunday morning and at Duck Pond Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Preaching by the pastor, I). W. Garvin. to Europe and maintain them for (50 days would cost nearly a billion dollars. So I say that the rulers of Europe have actually gone crazy. No one of them dreamed of such a war. CHRIS i MAS PLAY FRIDAY NIGHT To be Held at High School Under Auspices of the Ladies GuUd of the Episcopal Church?Interesting Program. A Christmas entertainment is to be given Friday evening, December 18, in the high school auditorium. The play is under the auspices of the i Ladies Guild of the Episcopal church, and promises to be of more than ordinary interest. The feature of the entertainment is the cantata in which Santa Claus, Junior, learns of the proposed visit of Santa Claus, and the spirit of mischief delays his coming one hour in order that he might cause some excitement. At the close of the program a real Santa Claus will give gifts to each bov iind ?irl r>rr.^o?* ?v . |#iv.ivaiv, auu who has paid the admission charge. The cast of characters as arranged and unique entertainment is' as follows: Anne Miss Pansy Watson (A young lady.) Mary Minnie Lee Van Ituren Thomas Ted Garner Sue Lenora Arthur Elizabeth Margaret Sanders Ethel Sarah Tracy John Thomas McNally, Jr. North Wind __ Miss Kathrine Layton "Spirit of Christmas" Miss Louisa Duncan Ragged Dick, Santa Glaus, Jr., a young man Mr. Harris Santa Glaus W. W. Johnson Robert James Arthur POLICEMEN. Captain?Mr. Ikenberry Mr. Sanders Mr. Mosoley Mr. Eller Mr. Gofortti DOCTORS. Chief of Staff?Dr. Switzer. Assistants?Russel Poole James Bartles Anthony Rice John Earle Jones QUARTETTE. Mrs. R. A. Jones Mrs. F. H. Sawyer Mr. Otis Lancaster Mr. Samuel Harris Miss Josie Hughes Miss Etta McDow Miss Frances Nicholsop, xai f - miss Agnes l^ote y' Lillian Malone Elizabeth Murrah Anna Lue Murrah Fannie Cohen Lucile Tracy Jennie Colson Sallie Wallace Frances McDow Fanny Lee Sparks Miss Mitchell Entertainment by Music Class. "Santa's Success," a Christmas cantata and concert is to be given by the music pupils of Miss Beatrice Wilburn in the high schooV auditorium on Wednesday evening, December 2:? rd, at 8 o'clock. The following is the cast of characters: Maude Ruth (lault Madge Pearl Kelly Jack Elizabeth darner Jimmie Marian Daniel Willie Catherine Sartor Joe Cornelia Palmer Messenger Boy Myrtle Smith Witches __.Iamima Wilburn, IOsrulle I'aile and Agnes Sanders. Fairy Queen Ruby O'Shields Venus Edith White Santa Claus Emma Krasnoff Music Numbers | Piano Solo Emma Krasnoff Piano l)uet_-Edith White and Catherine Sartor. Piano Duet Ruth Gault and Emma KrasnofT. Piano Solo Catherine Sartor Piano Duet--Myrtle Smith and Elizabeth Garner. Piano Solo Ruth Gault Have You License to Sell Fireworks? The following letter is from State ouiaiivc vuiniiiissiuntT ivuMviasier: "To the Mayors and Chiefs of Fire Departments: For public information and for the bono lit of tho.-e who r^ay be uninformed on the subject, tho insurance Commissioner warns all persons who sell fire works that they should see to it that they have a special permit attached to their insurance policies, covering the sale of fire works. If this be not done, the policy is voided and in case of loss there will be a possibility of the insured beinp unable to recover on his insurance. "The same applies to the storage of benzine, gasoline, or other inflammable substances; but particular attention is directed to the fire works at this season of the year. "Very truly, "F. H. McMaster, "Insurance Commissioner." Cotton Ginners' Report. The cotton pinners' report for Dec. 1, 1014, was 1(5,026, while for the year 1013 to the same date, the report showed the number of bales to be 16.819. This shows a decrease of 793 bales. County Board of Pensions. The State board of pensions has apj pointed as the Union county board the following: J. G. Ix>ng, Sr., A. G. Bentley, S. G. Howell, and I. S. Ivey.