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A 1=1 THE UNION TIMES Hi ? - V v ? VOL. LXV. NO. 3. UNION, S. C., FRIDAY, J ANUAKY 15, 1915. $1.00 A YEAR. i BLEASE D MILITIA Governor Says Difference Between Secretaries o War and Navy and Ad jutant Moore and Him self Prompted Him t< fr i mi r?. take mis Mep. # The organized militia of South Car olina was disbanded by an order sign . ed at 2 o'clock today by Governo B-ease. Governor Blease explained this ac tion in the order, stating that the aris ing of differences between the secre tary of war and the secretary of th< navy and Adjutant General Moore, 01 one side, and himself on the other prompted him to take this step. Thesi differences said the chief executive resulted in serious breaches of disci pline in the militia corps. "The present governor of the Stat? of South Carolina is of the opinioi that it would be unfair and unjust 01 his part to turn over to his successo: in office the militia of South Carolins in its present condition," the orde; read. Governor Rlense ovnrnccoH thi opinion in the order, that Souti Carolina had made a mistake in be coming a part of the National Guarc under what is commonly known as th< Dick law. About 3,000 men are effected bj this order, who are organized into 5 militia regiments, four divisions ol coast artillery and various hospita and sanitary corps. The militia was commanded by Ad jutant General W. W. Moore, of Barn well, whose official position is not af fected by the executive order. Gov emor Blease, however, was command en-in-chief ex-officio, of the militia the three militia regiments wen commanded by officers with the rani of colonel. General Wilie Jones, 01 Columbia, was brigadier-general oi toe South Carolina corps. Headquar ters of the first infantry regimen wan) at. YnrlrwillA' n-f the S?COnd F6g iment at Columbia, and of the thirc at Charleston. Coast artillery corps divisions wer< located ! at Charleston, Sullivan's Is land. Beaufort and Georgetown, anc each had a approximate strength ol 60 men and officers. The three infantry regiments hac enlisted strength of about 560 mer each, commanded each by about 5( officers. Friction which Governor Blease re ferred to in his order disbanding th; militia corps aose about two yean ago, and, according to reports of th; adjutant general, resulted in a mark ed decrease in discipline of the troops The cause of this controversy be tween Governor Blease and Adjutan Generak Moore was said to have beoi the result of the refusal of the gov emor to sign certain orders and of ficial papers presented him by th< adjutant generaj, The secretary of war and the sec retary of the navy became parties t< this controversy, according to ofli cial statements, when the matter 01 accounting for about $100,000 wort! 'of federal property these federal de tments claimed had been lost am destroyed by the militia organiza tions was held up. An accounting o! this property was begun about a yeai ago and was a few weeks ago com pleted, and the completed report were said today to be prepared fo; the signature of Governor Blease. Tensity of the situation betweei the adjutant general's office and th< offices of secretary of war and sec retary of navy, on one side, and o Governor Blease, on the other, was greatly increased last summer whei the governor refused to permit tht militia troops to participate in the an nual encampment, ordered by tin chief of the division of militia affairs at Governor's Island. Mew Ynrk Thi. action of Governor Blease, according to statements from the adjutant gen eral's office resulted in appropriation: by congress aggregating about $r>">, 000 for maintenance and equipmen1 of *ho South Carolina militia beinf held up by the war department pend ing settlement of these differences. While this controversy involvir.t State and federal military officers v/a at its height last summer, the wa department ordered the disbanding o several companies of militia, whicl were declared, following annual in spections, to be inefficient. Thougl definite information could not be ob tained today, it was understood tha these companies were never disband ed, through, it was said, refusal o Governor Blease to sign the disband ing order. Adjutant General Moore, in his re port to the general assembly conven inpr here tomorrow, stated that th? militia corps of this State, with fev exceptions were inefficient, and in t number of instances almost demoral ized. This inefficiency was noticeabh in all departments and in all branches ISBANDS OF STATE > AID SOUGHT 1 FOR BELGIANS Chairman of Relief Fund of County Urged to Hasten the * Work?Principals of Schools, Merchants and Every Citizen Urged to Help. r Mr. E. Nicholson, chairman of the Belgian Relief movement for Union ' 'county has recently received a letter ' 'from R. W. Holcomb, treasurer, urg" ing that the work of relief be pressed 2 with vigor. Shipping instructions 1 have been sent, and the urgency of the '? need emphasized. The school children 2 *and the merchants, and in fact ail other citizens are called upon to make " earnest effort to help this cause. The plan is to have South Carolina 2 provide a whole cargo of provisions 1 and clothing. The steamship Linclu1 den has been chartered and will sail r on or about January 25. It carries a 1 cargo of about 500 carloads. It will r require some 6,000 tons of freight to fill her holds. 2 For full particulars as to shipping x and any other information necessary " may be obtained from Mr. Emslit, * Nicholson, chairman for Union county. ' 5 The time is short: the rarcn is nnt. nearly assembled. What is done must ^ be done quickly. 1 Death of a Good Man. 1 ' Mr. M. C. Feaster, one of the coun ty's best known and most widely re spected citizens, passed away at hiu - home six miles east ?.{ Union last - Friday morning at 7:45 o'clock, ann his body was laid to rest at Beulah , Baptist church cemetery on 'Saturday 3 'at 11 o'clock. c Mr. Feaster had been in declining f health for some time, and the end was f no surprise to his friends who were - informed as to his condition He was 1 t sixty-five years of age and leaves a - vnfe ?nd one son Mr. W. L. Feaster, 1 principal of the Lancaster graded ' | schools, to mourn his death. i Mr. Feaster was a man of the hiph- ' - 'est integrity, and his life was worthily < 1 lived. He was a pood citizen, a faithf ful husband and father and 3. Chris- > tian of irreproachable character. x Chanpe in Appointments. I Rev. D. W. Garvin requests us to . announce that hereafter he will not -i . preach at Duck Po .a on the third i 5 Sunday afternoon as heretofore, but . j will preach there each fourth Sunday . at 11 o'clock and each second Sunday ; . at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. He will . also preach at the Knittinp Mill Bap t tist church each fourth Sunday at 3 i o'clock p. m., and 7 p. m. Also each - second Sunday at 11 o'clock and 7 ' - o'clock p. m. Also each 1st and 3rd ? Sundays at 11 a. m. sfnd 7 n. m. nt. Mon-Aetna. The above holds pood un >til further notice. ) rrrrr-?" of militia activity, the report stated " in substance. 1 Adjutant General Makes Brief. Comment. _ Adjutant and Inspeetor General W. " W. Moore was not informed of the povernor's action until comvnunicat1 ed with at his residence in the afternoon. He made brief comment, statinp that he mipht have a more extended statement later. "I haven't had time to look into the matter," said General Moore, "but you may say that the action of the ^ povernor in this instance is but a repetition of his attitude toward my administration durinp the past two years, and I am not at all surprised. His action, *1 feel, will be as satisfac~ tory to the majority of the officers of the militia as it is to me. I he ! li'eve it is about time for the militia I to reorganize, anyway. At present, I ' have nothing further to say," concluded the adjutant and inspector general.?Tuesday's Columbia Record. 'r Tillman Says Be Calm About Militia Order. "Everybody sit quiet in the boat unr til Governor Blease's term exp'res," advises Senator B. R. Tillman, com! ment'ng upon B'.ease's orfler disbandf ing the state militia. ^ "Washington, D. C., Jan. 12, 191.r>. "Members of the South Carolina ! delegation have received various ^ele. /grams from different officers in the t militia about Governor Blease's re. markable ord&r disbanding the South f Carolina militia. Consultation with . the secretary of war leads me to ad- , vise that the militia do nothing but . be prepared to quell riots if any oc VM. ?? v.viuvim UIIUCI uiucin U1 lilt' ? sheriff. Everybody sit quietly in the f boat until Governor Blease's term exj pices, when Govemor Manning will . take charge of the situation. 5 "B. R. TILLMAN, * ? "United States Senator." TWELVE THOU, AS EA Italy Ravaged By Shock V One Village is Wiped 1 in Rotne Shakt Wrecked i Rome, Jan. 13.?Italy has been visited by an earthquake of wide extent, which, according to the latest advices, has resulted in the death of 12,000 and injury to possibly 20,000 more in towns and villages destroyed. The "shock was the strongest Rome has felt in more than 100 years. TU ~ * ... Aiiw towns vi Avezzano, in tiie ADruzzi department, 63 miles east of Rome, has been levelled to the ground and here 8,000 persons are reported to have been killed. In many small towns surrounding Rome buildings were partially wrecked, while at Naples a panic occurred and houses fell at Caserta, a short distance to the east. From below Naples in the south to Ferers in the north, a distance of more than 300 miles, and across alTnost the width of the country, the undulatory movement continued for a considerable period. In Rome it was thought at first that two shocks had occurred, but the seismographic instruments in the observatories showed there was only one, which, beginning at 7:55 o'clock in the morning, lasted from 22 to 30 seconds. In the capital itself, so far as known, there was no loss of life, but a great deal of damage was done, churches and statues suffering most. For a time the people were stricken v.ith fear and there was a veritable panic in hospitals, monasteries and ? GOING TO LEAD CAROLINA TEAM Big Fellow From Union is Football: Captain?Plays Tackle and End. (Thursday's State.) O. Going, tackle and end on the Carolina varsity, has been elected? captain of the university's foothablltcam for next year. This wag done Going is known as "Big'' Going. is from Union and has played two seasons on the university varsity. Last year he was a guard and tackle and end. He is a great big fellow, as his nickname would indicate, and h*? handles himself well. He is especially good on tackle and will likely play that position next season. Going knows football and will make the Gamecocks a good leader. He is popular with his teammates and among the student body at large. Last year (1913) at the first of the season there was a gap in the Carolina line which had to be filled before the annual pame with Clemson at the State fair. There was a great fight for the guard position and O. Going won out. He played magnificent ball in this, his first varsity game, and he continued his good work in the succeeding games. After the Clemson game of that year he was shifted to tackle when McGowan went to quarter. This year Going played for the first part of the season at tackle but in the last few games was seen on end. Envoy McAbec's Work. In the "War Cry," the official organ of the Salvation Army, appears the following writeup of the city of Union and the work of the army under the supervision of Envoy McAbee: ru? fit.. it_:? 1IIC VIIJ Ul U 1I1U1I. The captain has not confined his efforts to Spartanburg, but has carried his message to the streets of the neighboring towns of Gaffney, Woodrutf, Inman, Cowpens, Greers, Union and others. Most important of these outlying fields is Union, S. C., a city of some 10,000 population. The city is tho county-seat of Union county and the metropolis and distributing point of a very large district. It is rapidly developing into a most important cotton manufacturing centre. The combined Union-Huffalo Mills here, with 151,500 spindles and 4,150 looms, are the largest in the South and among the largest in the country. The Monarch Mills have 41,500 spindles and 1,000 looms, and the Ottaray mills 22,000 spindles and 600 looms. The Southern Cotton Oil company has a big plant here. Union is a city of large ambitions; its public improvements are advancing rapidly; its population is increasing in a large ratio. ~ ,1 1- ? jjiivuj it1111 mis. iutnui.'c, Wno mUKC their home here, are responsible for the work in Union. Their work on the streets has produced a larjfe measure of visible good. The people of the city are with one accord friendly and anxious to manifest their friendliness in practical forms. A lake of fire and brimstone isn't the only hell ever invented. There is the case of the man who had a $50 wife and a $15 salary.?Newberry Observer. / SAND DIE RTH TREMBLES Vhich Slays and Damages. Out?Historic Buildings *n and Partially 3y Tremors. convents. Buildings on both sides of the Horta dpi Ponnln tho nnriU ? - *?" _ ?ry?| v"v "v* v" ^UHOHtC i/L Home, threatened to fall and the eagle de cora at the gate crashed tc the ground. The obelisk in St. Peter's square was shaken and badly damaged, while the statue of St. John Lateran and the statues of the Apostles surmounting the basilica are in danger of collapsing. The famous colonade decorating St. Peter's square was lowered four feet and the adjacent house, once occupied by the sisters of Pope Pius X, was badly cracked. Owing to the wide extent of the disturbance and its evident terrible consequences, the actual effects are not at present known. Communications - are cut off. The fortified city of Acquila is isolated but it is reported several villages in that region were destroyed. Likewise, Potensea, capital of the Apennines, which has a population of nearly 20,000, has been isolated. In 1857 this town was almost destroyed by an earthquake. Father Alfani, director of the observatory di Pompeii", has sent the following telegram to Rome: "The earthquake registered by our apparatus appears to have been most disastrous for a raidius of more than 100 miles. Probably its centre was the province of Potenza. Meanwhile communications with Potenza are interrupted and a grave disaster there is feared." BLEASE I RESIGNS A# we are going to press Thursday pcfternoon the news was received m tiH Governor Rleas* h?d ret'Sfgaed as governor and that Chas. A. Ipmith had been swum in as governor. Governor Blease signed his resignation at 12 o'clock Thursday in the presence of a considerable number of his friends whom he had invited to witness the occasion. No reason was given for this unheard of, spectacular action. FIVE MANSLAYERS GIVEN CLEMENCY Five manslayers received clemency jesterday from the governor of South Carolina. Since assuming office the governor has granted clemency in J .<>81 cases. This number dees not include the 1,000 pardons granted last Week. The life sentence of John Henry May, who was convicted in Uixgvft in May, 1912, on the charge p? *murder with recommendation to mercy, ?vas i educed to two and one-half vears. On January 30 of last year the sentence was cut to 20 years. The commutation yesterday will liberate May, who is confined on the Union county { ing.?Wednesday's State. Moves to l'acolet. Mr. E. Z. Ilodge and family left Wednesday morning for Trough, where they have accepted a position with the Pacolet Manufacturing com**_ 11 _i? i_ i ... |/Uiiy. nil. IlUUge "US UUt'Il 111 li nion lor the past twelve years, holding positions at Buffalo, Urion and Otlaray. We regret to see them leave but wish them much success in their new home. Will Hold Banquet. The Baraca class of the Sunday school of the First Baptist church will hold their annual banquet in the church parlors Thursday night. January 21. Ihese occasions are looked forward to with pleasure by the entire class, which numbers nearly 100 V>ung men. This class is a grat force 'for good in the community, and is constantly engaged in some benevoi?_.i. -work, as well as carrying on a regular course of study, meeting each Sunday irt the year in regular class. The class is educating two Christian workers, besides contributing to wuvi nviuij' taunts 11/ in <UMMU the most wide-awake organization in the city. Married. Miss Effie Faucett of Union, S. C. and Dr. C. H. Workman of Chappels. S. C., were married on January i>. at Chappells, S. C., the Rev. U. T. Asbill .officiating.?Newberry Observer. Mrs. Workman is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Munro Faucett and is a young woman of many accomplishments. Her friends here and throughout the county wish for her much happiness. / MESSAGE I EVENTS CONTROVERSY s AS TO VALUE Question Raised by Blease as to Worth of the Estate of the i Late Robert D. Coleman? Auditor Receives Message From Blease's Secrefery. f t Governor's Secretary Submits Tele- s gram Requiring Amount of the t , Estate of Robt. Coleman. s r In your issue of Saturday morning, f January 9, 1915, page 8, column 2, in commenting on the pardon granted ti by his excellency, Gov. Blease, to one n Harry Coleman, you state: a "Young Man Heir to Estate Worth s; $10,000." t Upon reading your article, I sent t the following telegram: S "Columbia, S. C., January 9, 1915. t "County Auditor, Union County, li Union, S. C. h "Please wire me at once amount ti of estate left by Robert or R.D.Cole- o man, father of Harry Coleman. Please s be absolutely accurate in your fig- u ures. e (Signed) "W. F. Blackburn, s Private Secretary." cl And receive^ /ie following reply: o Union, V?*C., Jan. 9, 1915. "Mr. W. F. BlacKburn, Private Secretary, Columbia, S. C. v "Estate of It. D. Coleman, 1918, t: real estate $1,090. Nothing on books of 1914. w (Signed) "T. J. Betenbaugh, ai "County Auditor, Union County." si I presume, in justice to (iov. Blease, hi and to co-rect an erroneous impress- m ion created among the readers of rt your paper, you will give the same p; prominence to this eommunication s\ that you did in the article bove men- w tioned. ? W. F. Bla-kburn, f< Private Se> Cilery,rr V Colombia, S. C., January in 11 fc (In November of last year, .when oi Harry Coleman's long lost brother, Gf Roland Coleman, was located ir/^h'?? tl the Union con-espondent of Th? State oi reported, on the authority of counsel and county officials interested, that tithe estate of Robert P? Coleman si which had come into the possession rn of his son, Harry Colernan, comprised ei "200 acres of land worth $40 or $50 p] an acre," as well as "some cash and ui valuable papers.")?The State. ol ts Auditor Thos. J. Betenbaugh re- C( eeived a message from W. F. Black- Gj burn, private secretary of Cole L. Blease, recently, asking for definite ti information as to the amount of the ai estate left by Robert I). Coleman. The i inquiry was made because of the ac- jr | count of Harry Coleman's release p; from prison as published in The Co- ai lumbia State. The following is a clipping from The State of January 9: c< c< From time to time in writing of the n death of R. I). Coleman and of the b 'subsequent trial and conviction of Harry Coleman, his son, as the man 01 guilty of murder, the estate was constantly referred to by newspaper cor- lx respondents as being worth $8,000 or tl $10,000. There are 200 acres of land p and the buildings and outhouses e thereon are of considerable value. The a State's correspondent has never heard '1 any one put the value of this land be- p low $40 per acre. Many have put the p valuation considerably above that fig- a At i\,? t: ~e a _ e n 1 n I uic. .-II mi: mm: U1 I 111' Ut'illll 01 nno- 1 ert Coleman it was commonly report- a ed that he left at least $1,000 in cash a and some few papers that were of e< value: The value put on the 200 r acres of land is practically correct, f? While the auditor's books may and do s1 show no more than $1,000, this valuation is perhaps the valuation that would have been just a number of s years ago. To show that $40 an acre is not too high a valuation, it is found that there are mortgages aggregating s $2,708 now on record against this ? same home place of 200 acres of land. There is one mortgage given by IIai> ry Coleman, dated August 1, 1912, for J $500. This mortgage is recorded in " Book Mortgages S-22, page 228. 0 There is a second mortgage for $1,- K 200, given by Harry Coleman and a recorded in Ilook Mortgages S-22, " page 188; the date of the mortgage is 'February 28, 1913. ^ At a subsequent date Harry Coleman deeded the place to Calvin C. .. Alexander and his wife, Mary Alex- 1 ander; these in turn gave a subse- c quent mortgage over the place for ^ $1,968, making a total sum in the . three mortgages of $2,768; this third / mortgage is in Book S-22, page 231). ^ Every one of those mortgages remains uncancelled on the clerk's hooks and were given to responsible and wideawake business men. It is a well (Continued on last page.) IEVIEWS OF YEAR icissors Used Freely in Compiling Document? Hints at Peonage ? A Sketch of Governors Family and His Own Career Fills Many Pages. (Wednesday's State.) The governor of South Carolina, in raming his last annual message to he general assembly, which was preented yesterday on the convening of he two houses, made liberal use of cissors and paste pot. The docunent consists largely in quotations rom various sources. The governor reviews his admlnisration during the past year and lakes some suggestions. The delivernce is not so violent as previous mesages. He discusses the State's obligaions, the extension of the time for he payment of taxes, taxation, the Itate's institutions, free scholarships, he Medical College of South Caroina, the hosiery mill, the tuberculosis ospital, the general business condiions, the State's prosperity, economy f the administration, the common chools, alleged federal encroachment pon State rights, auditing of accounts of State officers, immigration, tate levy, former com ;cts. In conlusion the governor gives an account f his family, "written by a friend." Hints at Peonage. Under the head of "Former Con cts," the following statement is eotinned in the message: "It has been reported and rumored, 'hether true or not I do not knew, nd therefore am not in a position to iate, that some fomer convict.; art* eld and required to work in paylent of efforts used to secure their ilease. If this is true, it is a great ity that any man would be guilty ol" ich conduct?a great pity that ht ould so treat one of his unfortunate mow Deings. i, therefore, recommend that you inyp^Jicrate this matt" m ftl J i t>rner to ascertain"if there are anj trmer convicts being so held, either 1 the farms of ?.ny of the diectors : the State penitentiary or any i f le officials of the State penitentiary anywhere else, by anybody." The governor in the beginning of le message refers to his refusal to gn notes for a loan of $150,000 to ieet the current expenses of the gov nment. He declares that faery is ienty of money in the State treasry. He also refers to the extension F the time for the payment of State ixes, which was ordered by the >mptroller general with the approval F the governor. In the message, under the head of ixation, it is stated that the people re "tax-ridden." "It is a crying shame and a disrace that our people should have to ay the amount of taxes which they re now paying and receive so little Farm Demonstration Work. The farm demonstration work as Pi-. i ? "i yfnviuctuu in mis o iu 11* uy v 1 em.so 11 >llege and the United States departlent of agriculture is heavily scored y the governor. Concerning the work, the chief excutivc says: "The farmers who are the back:?ne of this State are treated as if hey were a set of ignomamuses, or lain fools, to he more explicit and mphatic. There are now being sent round over the State people called 'arm demonstrators,' who are being aid large salaries out of the taxayers' pockets, and who are giving bsolutely no return for the money, he very idea of a man being paid salary and his expenses to go round .and toll the farm rs the negssity for them to plant prain, to aise hops, to diversify crops." The overnor charges that "in many intances these men use their offices nr political purposes, poinp around > act the political henchmen of omebody and they are of absolutely no service in the world to the armers of the State." These demontration apents are larpely paid out f the funds of the United States povrnment. It is charped in th(> niessape that he State institutions of hipher learnip are beinp supported "entirely too xtravapantly." "What pood is Clemon as an apricultural institution?" sks the chief executive. After deouncinp the collepe in the severest erms the povernor declares that he could do notliinp individually "to urt or cripple the collepe." lie says u many representatives of one fam y arc being educated free in State olleges. The work of the South Carolina ledical college at Charleston is hipfhY praised by the governor. It was tarted during his administration. He olieves that the college will prove f greater benefit to the State than ny of the other State schools. The governor quotes statistics to (Continued on last page.)