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- * 4W*- " r 1 .'"*V ' 'H THE UNI$N TIMEc ? ? VOL. LXV. NO. 5. UNION. S. ., Fiai>AYt-JA#U^UtY^2}>, 1915. w. ? ? ' _ URGES VOTIN( INCREASING Chairman W. H. Sartor Gives Facts Concerning City Water and Light Plant ? Progress and Development o f These Properties Stated in Full. As the citizens and taxpayers of UNION will have the opportunity to vntn nn tha nnoctinn nf iccnincr twontv five thousand dollars of bonds on February 16th for the purpose of increasing the water supply for our city, 1 feel that it will not be out of place for mo, as a member of the board of Public Works Commissioners since the foundation of the plant, and a.i chairman of this board for the last eight years, to give the citizens of Union some facts concerning its growth and its physical and financial condition. The consumption of water in the period of the last four years has increased from 180,000 to 100,000 gallons per day. While the present supply may have been sufficient four years ago, you can readily see how it might be entirely inadequate today As a matter of fact, this large and gratifying increase has brought u? face to face with a crisis, and prompt and decisive action is imperative in order to avoid possible calamity, Another summer without larger water supply may mean not only destruction and ruin to your property on account of inability to give fm protection, but typhoid fever am other malignant diseases as a con sequence of drinking impure water I am reminded of what Grovcr Cleveland said while president, when i question vitally affecting the interest; of the people was being considered When I reflect on our conditior with reference to our water supply Tl- Ktil- n ??Aolit\r fliol 11 IS nut a tuuui Jf, uut a icauwj vuu is confronting us, were his words If the matter of increasing our watei supply and that before another sum mer is upon us, is not a stern anc pressing reality, I should like to hav< a genuine reality pointed out to me I think I hear some one say that h< Is opposed to voting bonds for an: purpose, and I will state that I toi am; opposed to bonding ourselve: except for imperative public need: that cannot be provided for in an1 other feasible manner. In the las three years the Public Works Com mi'ssioners, with the aid and cooper ation of your faithful and efficien superintendent, has reduced the cos of lights to the consumers thirty three and one-third per cent, in thi face of the loss of revenue from tin city for lights and water (which ha heretofore amounted to $3,000.00 pe year) at the same time increasinj the capacity and efficiency of t':> plant very materially. While 1 hav< not gone into a detailed investigatioi of the matter, I dare say that th savings thus affected, will amoun to far more to each consumer thai the increase in his or her taxes a a result of this bond issue. Whil on this question of cost, I will mak the statement, without fear of sue cessful contradiction, that there is no a city within the borders of our stat whose citizens are taxed less for th maintenance and support of its plan than are you people of Union. Fo your information, I will give yo some comparisons with other citie that you can easily verify. For hi stance, Rock Hill, a city of approxi matelv the size and rank of Unioi (although they think they are muc! larger). Their plant as it stands to day, cost them around ?400,000.0( Our plant, including this issue o 25,000 bonds now asked for, wil stand us about $90,000. Our plan while costing less than one-fourt that of Rock Hill, is as large, we equipped and the equal in every re spect. Comparisons, equally advan tageous to our plant, can be mad with Orangeburg, Florence, and nu merous other cities in the state, c our size and rank. I am proud o our plant and the wonderful progres it has made, and I believe tnat fair and intelligent investigation b any citizen, having the interest c our plant and the welfare of on city at heart, will inspire such sei timents of pride in his breas We invite your earnest investigatioi We do not ask you to vote blindb but we do ask that you look into th matter so that you can vote intell gently, with a full knowledge of a the issues involved and not misled b selfish or ingnorant objections thf you may hear. In conclusion, I will state that have served you faithfully and hoi estly to the very best of my abilit; without pay or hope of reward i any manner whatsoever, since th foundation of the plant. My sei vices have been as freely given a though paid a handsome salary, have watched with pride and deligl your plant grow from a upall b< ginning of less than $10,000 to ii present magnificent size, worth in tl neighborhood of a half million do lars, and I now announce that wit the expiration of my present ten i BONDS FOR < WATER SUPPLY BANQUET GREATLY ENJOYED Baraca Class First Baptist Church or Enjoys Social Evening?Fine Re- as port Made by Treasurer Guv rs II. Wilburn R The Baraca Class of the Sunda> , School of the First Baptist church nc held their annual banquet in the par- of lors of the church Thursday evening of of last week. There were about 135 to present, including members of the of class and visiting guests. n< > Rev. W. D. Wakefield, former pas- a[ tor of the church, acted as toast- ar master, and there were a number of to short, stirring speeches. hs A handsome bible was presented m to Mr. D. Fant Gilliam, president of y. the class. p| The report of the treasurer, Mr. i Guy H. Wilburn, was most encour. aging. The <?tass has contributed to benevolent and religious work during ? the past year the sum of more than I $500.00. V< . Death of Anson Trail. Notice has been received in Union . of the death of Mr. Anson Trail, . which occurred in McMinnville, Tenn. on the 18th of January after a serious operation. Mr. Trail lived in I Union for several years and the new. of . of his death brings sorrow to many fc ! hearts. The Tennessee paper says, A , ; "he was of a quiet disposition, un- sf assuming and upright, and will bo b! . j missed in the home, the church and of . 1 the community. He was a young th I man f>(> years of age, hardly in the w .! prime of life, and a photographer by 1? 1 j trade." B; *t vt;. .. fi u. if. v,. merunjj The William Wallace chaptei, st 1 U. I). C., held their regular meetthn ' on Monday afternoon at the home of j ' Mrs. A. H. Foster, and a goodly num1 her of members were present. The ci ' hostesses were Mrs. A. H. Foster, p Miss Mary Emma Foster, Mrs. L. G. s ' Young and Mrs. Mabry S. Rice. The program was varied and very j entertaining, it was a I.ee and Jack- a< son meeting and excellent papers ' were read by Mrs. B. B. James, Mrs. ' W. J. Haile and Mrs. C. II Peake. ^ The music always a pleasing featuio, ' f added much tc the program, Mrs. ^ 5 | C. H. Peake and Miss Kathryn Lavton p * j sang and Miss Lutie Jordan and Miss * | Mamie Oetzel gave instrument! , | numbers. . Miss Mary Gist Flemming, at the ^ ~ i request of the president, Mrs. F. M. " ! Farr, tohl of the work of the Fish . i Dam chapter of which she is a meiher. The delegates from the State ^ convention in Yorkville gave interL( e.sting reports of the work of the con- jj L vention, and Mrs. J. W. Mix-on, sec- ^ s, retary of the State convention was .j ! chosen to form a children's chapter 4 ! here and will at once begin on this > work. Taken altogether this was one ^ L of the livest meetings yet held by n ., - , - v . f< this live chapter. The hostesses served delicious hot chocolate and wafers. n - tl s Opening Day. e o Mrs. R. M. Ellison has opened - "Beauty Parlors" in rooms over the t Milhous Drug Co., and Friday and ? e Saturday were opening days, and e numbers of ladies called during the ?, t day. Each one was presented with r a carnation and allowed to look at ( u all the different ways and means ems ployed to be made beautiful, i- Mrs. Ellison has had special train- ? - i'ng in hair dressing and manicuring j a and massage and will be pleased to ' h have you pay her a call. ). Notice Masons! f A regular communication of Union ^ li Lodge No. 75, A. F. M., will be held s t, in the Masonic hall Friday night, Jan. h h 29th, at 7:30 o'clock. II All visiting brethren are cordially i. invited. E. W. Stone, W. M. . c J. F. Walker, Jr., Secy. f as commissioner, I shall turn my v if oAmmieciArt *? e on nilwun* Knnlr 4 ^ 4 L<> I s people and not ask for re-election. s a In view of this declaration, I feel V free to make a suggestion that seem- s 'f proper and right. I believe that you >r should have a law passed at this or I\ the next session of the legislature d t. providing a small salary for my sue- r "> cessor and all succeeding commis- t i> sioners. I would suggest that the e chairman of the board receive $250.00 c i- and the other two commissioners \ 11 $150.00 each per year. Of course e y this would he substituted for the free f 't service of lights and water which J they now receive. f I The commissioners of Spartanburg. \ i- although only owning and operating r the water plant, receive $:100.()0 per n year, each to manage it. u I trust that our neople will get i together and give this project hearty is and unanimous support. ? * Any further information you may I it desire before making up your mind, c }- will be gladly furnished by the superts intendent or any member of the com- i ie mission. t 1- Very respectfully, h W. H. Sartor 1 nr? ' Chairman Board of Public Works, c iOVERNOR ASKS P0\ OFFICE RE0 > (Thursday's State) of Investigation by a legislative com- be ittee of the removal of certain rec- be ds from the governor's ollice was th iked in a message sent to the gene- wl il assembly yesterday by Governor of ichard I. Manning. ar The message, No. 4. follows: ee> "Under the law such files as are >t in current use in the governor's or [ice should be placed in the custody tl) ' the secretary of state or of the his- th rical commission. I find that most to the files for the last few years are pc >t in the governor's office, and upon br >plication to the secretary of state jib id later to the secretary of the hisrical commission, I find that they bip ive not been turned over to either to lUsTFOR REPEAL |> OF COTTON ACREAGE f [>tos 1 to 1 to Undo Work of Special Session?Would Apply Webb Law?Lower Body Basses the Warren-Boyd Liquor Measure. Columbia, January 25.?The House Representatives voted tonight kiur to one for repealing the Cotton creage Reduction Act passed at t ti * pc >ecial session of the General Assemy last October. The advocates w' repealing the measure declared a^ iat a large majority of the farmers ] V? ished this done. The warmest do- i ite of the present session follow- d. j y a vote of 81 to 22 the House re- : ised to strike out the enacting ords of the repealing bill and th n | Lfl mt it to third reading. > The cotton acreage reduction law i hich the House voted to repeal pro | co ded that not more than one-third Pr each farmer's lands actually under ar dtivation may be planted in cotton. P( was passed at the extraordinary \8 ission of the legislature last October. | ir..et? ? i .u:?i i sn i nc iiwuau, diit'i it jmrtduu iu imru "r lading the hill to repeal the cotton :reage reduction statute, adjourned C0! iti 1 10 to-morrow. sa To Regulate Liquor ^ The House tonight, in a whirl- T( ind, without a word of debate, prosst or argument, passed the Warren- | oyd bill, which is regarded as a com- P( anion bill to the State-wide prohi 'n ition referndum. The bill undertake* so > regulat" shipments of all liquors <u i the State. The bill proposes to CQ pply in the strictest manner tio> s: unis of the Webb law as to ship- lU lents of liquor either into or out of , l>' le State. Anyone ordering and re- | iving not exceeding one gallon of lK quor must get a permit from t;u lork of Court. giving names and r,J ime and quantity of liquor. Not a' tore than one permit can be issued ^ l nnv one calendar month, according ,c > the bill. A copy of all permits i>r bringing liquor into the State ^ hall be open for inspection. No mendment whatever was offered on ie floor of the House. a: ? ti Of Interest Here oi ir Mr. R. A. Jones returned Saturda.v V veiling from Atlanta, where he had a een to carry his daughter, Miss Hel- s n, to receive treatment from Dr. I;, 'alhoun, a specialist in eye and throat ji roubles. After an examination Dr. 'ulhoun found that an operation was \V ecessary, and this was performed 1; esterday. Mrs. Jones went to At- \ inta Sunday to be with her daughter (| unng her convalesence. Many ricnds wish her a speedy recovery s; o good health.?GafTney Ledger. S M iss Jones is a sister of Mrs. A. P. p IcElroy, and has visited in Union t( everal times and has many friends w ere. e Death of Mr. J. A. Betsill ^ Mr. J. A. Betsell, one of the coun- p v's best known and most highly reported citizens died at his home in e 'ross Keys Tuesday afternoon and . fas buried the following day at j, 'adgetts' Creek church. The funeral ermon was preached by Rev. W. P. leador, and he was buried with Maonic honors. Mr. Betsell is survived by one son, -Ir. I>. S. Betsell of Union; and two ? laughters, Mrs. R. B. Glenn of I,au- '' ens county and Mrs. J. Boyd Lancas- t( er, of West Springs, this county. ? Mr. Betsell was held in very high '' tsteem by all who knew him. lie ' vas a man of strict integrity, of t. 11 |uiet and kindly disposition and was aithful in the discharge of his duty. ( le was interested in the public wel- \ are of his community and was al- ,<s vays ready to further anything that I ' nade for the betterment of mankind, i ' Death of a Young Man. o n Linden Hooper died at Spartanburg n leveral days ago, and the body was a >rought to Union for interment. He p lied from an attack of Mcningetis. e The burial was conducted by Rev. a Rates W. Jolly and the members h >f the Junior Order. The young mans parents live at Excelsior Knitting Mills, and his v leath was a great shock to them. v RM INQUIRY; R0S ARE MISSING ?r*? the.se officials. Many pastboard >x letter:, (lies and certain unmarked 1 of papers have been placed in ie ^asempnt of the State house, 1 liifjjt JL am informed are from this fice* but the boxes are not marked, id it ie, therefore, impossible to loic aijy PPP?r needed in this office. "I invite ypu to inspect the govern's office, and the basement where esb boxes are stored, and I also ask c at you . appoint proper committee;* s investigate this matter and to re- f irt what Bteps are necessary to 1 ing- about the proper indexing and ' ic-keeplng of these papers." * The message was read yesterday in ' th houses and i!n each was referred the judiciary committee. iRODUCES BILL TO AID ; . DISABLED CONFEDERATES ! c ay Receive Help From Government s ?llome is Proposed ? Government Can Turn Over j Johnson City Property at Little I Cost. ? c Washington, Jan. 25.?Gen. Albert 1 .lupinal of Louisiana, a gallant Con- ' >.! rate soldier, has introduced in the use the "Works llill" to aid disabled i mfederate veterans, their wives and \ (ows, identical with the bid of Sen- c Or Works, who for the past fl,vo ais has been anxious to aid fnRtnt and alflicted Confederate vetans. He is a republican and a n'oii veteran, Gen. Estopinal is > i 1 er<ocrat aud a Southern veteran, so c. bill tan Vio antlw .u_ i. ;n ' -r?? o c JT 1CU tILU Lllll tlie Blue and the Gray. The ijova^fntnent has ten homes, j sting ,TPi6,Q00.000, and has approiatea j&o 44te between $100,000,000 ? id si2o,000,000 to support them. 1 jath has ',p4en so busy that there 1 room for about 0,000 more matCTfclfflpn they have. The in- 1 ector^hBT^jterskl" of the army having J :arge* of^hoines -recommends their 1 risoliiiatJSs, to as to save, unnecesry expanse, '" Two of them, the , hi.son iTann.) home and the ' )> j (Maine') home ara not half * t1#r*t M T placed In the Hampton (Va.) ' me and the inmates of the second 1 the Central home at Dayton, Ohio, 1 if the Johnson City home is given : er to the Confederates it will not st the government a penny for loiter of, say, 2,f>00 men and vvomtn provide for whom $100,000 is ask- ' i, a very small sum as nearly $-1,000, 10 is appropriated thiyear to sup>t t the national homes. ' The government has appropriated arly $2n,000,000 since the war to (1 Northern Slate homes, this year 1,100,000. The Works liill provides r $000,000 to aid Southern homes less than one-fourth of that for orthern homes, and it will be the est aid ever extended. Fifty thousand dollars only is sked to establish a home in the Di's ict for indigent and afflieted vet'ans of the District and those living i States having no homes, like West irginia, New York, etc. These men re all debarred from entering any outhern State home by reason of on-residence, and the only refuge for district veterans is the poor house in immon with destitute negroes, from hich they are being saved by the ulies of the Southern Relief society-li'ss Nannie Randolph Heth, presi ent. The bill carries also $20,000 for alaries of clerks and officers against 56,000 appropriated for this pi-, ose for Northern homes, also $50,000 ) transport indigent veterans, their ives and widows to Johnson City, tc. The South has paid since 1865 her rorata of $5,000,000,000 to pay penions to Union veterans and support omes. The taxpayers of the South to the xt.ent of at least 95 or 97 per cent, re not in any way responsible for tie war, as they were not born e. ere children when the conflict ocnrred. The taxpayers of the South, thereare, have to bear the double burden f providing their prorata for Union ensions, etc., besides having to try i provide properly for their own vetrans, v'lich they are unable to do, l an adequate manner. Some of the outhern States are, the present year, i arrears for pensions and are liable to relieve the sufferers until at ast their legislatures meet. Again he constitutions of a number of itates prohibit the issue of bonds so he amount must be raised by direct uxation. The Southern veterans, being now f an average age of 72 or over, are ot in a position to wait until the ext. session without enrioilc: cilffni-imr I nd the women are even worse ofT. no rovision beinp made for them in sevral states and none, save Mississippi nd Missouri, admitting them to omes. If Sherman had lived today he I'ould have hunted up a stronger nord. MASS MEETIN COMMITTEi BECOMES POSTMASTER APRIL .>( ?' B. B. James Has Been Notified Thu His' Appointment Will Be Confirmed And Will Assume Duties of ? Office After M4rch 31. Bernard B. James, recently rtv numended for appointment to the pc fition of postmaster here by Con pressman Joseph T. Johnson, ha jeen notified that his recommendatlo las received favorable action an hat he will be called upon to tak ip the duties of the position April ] Death of Mrs. Jane Hughes Mrs. Jane Hughes died at the hom >f her sister-in-law, Mrs. O'Shields it Jonesville, Monday night, and wa juried in Cherokee county the follow ng day. Mrs. Hughes was about 68 year >f age. She had been suffering fo ;onie time from a stroke of paralysis M rs. Hughes husband, Williar Flughes, preceded her to the grav jy many years. Mrs. Hughes was a Miss Gallma jefore her marriage and leaves thre >ons and two daughters to mourn he leath, Messrs Richard. John and Sar Iughes and Mrs. Pierce Poole an VIrs. H. B. O'Shields. Mrs. Hughes was a good womar md her life was worthily lived. Sh vas a member of the Methodis MRS. J. L. STRAIN DEAD Mrs. James L. Strain died at he icme in Wilkinsvillo section of th ounty, last Wednesday. Mrs. Slrai lad been ill for about a week wit trippe and pneumonia, but death wa ntircly unexpected until within a fe> lours of the time it came. She bega linking rapidly Tuesday night an lied about 11:30 o'clock last Wcdnes lay morning. Mrs. Strain had been visiting he laughter, Mrs. Ethel Blackwell, wh vas unwell at the time. She returne lome feeling unwell, and was sooi 'orced to take her bed. She was sixty-seven years of ag< 3he is survived by her husband, Co I. L. Strain, and five children, tw C. McDaniel, Mrs. Ethel Blackwcl md Mrs. Jessie Blackwell. She i i!so survived by three brothers an two sisters. .Mrs. Strain before marriage wa Miss Kate Estes, daughter of M uul Mrs. William Estes. She was devoted member of Salem Presbj tcrian church and was active in d< partments of the church work. The funeral services were condui Led I'hursday morning at Salem Pre. bylerian church, the sermon bein conducted by Rev. W. B. Anowoo Internnnt took place following tl funeral services.?Cherokee News. MISSIOX CON F EB EN( E BAPTIST ASSOCIATION Mission Conference of the Unic County Baptist Association to 1 held at the Union Eiist Baptist c Wednesday, February ' >, 11>1 .*?, 10:1 a. m. All Pastors, Executive Con mittee. Laymen's Committee, Sundu School Superintendents, and other ii terested men of the Association ai urged to be present. Pastors will please announce well, and insist on these others a tending the Conference with ther to consider the vital interests of tl Kingdom mentioned in this suggest* program. Suggested Topics 1. The purpose of the Conferent 2. Mission statistics, gifts State. Home, and Foreign Missioi by the Association, by each Churc and per member. 3. What plans for raising tl suggested amounts for Missions? the Association, and in the Churches 4. Advantages of a definite planthe Mission Committee, every mer her Canvass, Weekly Offerings, ai Duplex Envelope. 5. Supreme importance of rc.i. ii the apportionment for Home and Fo eign Missions before April .'10. Pu ting on an every-membor-canva for Missions. (>. Laymen's Missionary Tea Work and Organization. f. Training the Church in Nt Testament Missionary spirit and a tivities. 8. How can we make the mo of the Mission Day in the Sundi School on April 12? Dr. C. .T. Thompson, of the Foreij Mission Hoard and perhaps In Herring, one of our Missionaries China will be among the speake J. D. Croft, Assooiational Representative Forei; Hoard. Returns From Hospital Mr. Hob Whisenant, the Peati Man, has returned from the Magd lene hospital in Chester, where he h been several weeks for treatment. A Whisenant is very much improved a has resumed his business stand. Mrs. L. P. Deshiel of Spartanbu is the puest of her sister, Miss Sj noy Gape. G SEND"S&S-r E TO COL Ok,. To Confer With Unio* County Delegation Upon \ Proposed Dill Calling For Election Upon Bond Issue For Permanent High'l ways in Union County. n A representative body of Union e county citizens met in the courthouse I. here Saturday at noon to discuss plans for improving the roads of the county. The object of the meeting was e stated by secretary A. G. Kennedy. 5' Hon. L. J. Browning was made chair3 man of the meeting. After remarks by L. E. Boykin, government expert in the construction of public roads, s and brief statements from a number I of citizens present, it was unanimously voted that a committee be II appointed to go as early as possible to Columbia to confer with the county delegation there and with their con11 sent and cooperation, to get through c> a bill allowing the people of Union 1 county to vote "yes" or "no" upon ! the question of issuing $200,000 dol1 lars worth of bonds for the construction and maintenance of permanent ' roads in the county. The committee appointed to carry out this plan was: Emslie Nicholson, chairman; L. J. Browning, .1. T. .Jeter, W. M. Jones and I?. W. Whitlock. This commit' e held a conference r and later went to Columbia where e they consulted with the county delen gates. A full, frank discussion was h entered into by the committee and s the delegation and, with suggestions ,v made by the delegation, the commitn tee drew up a bill which was >?ii v, d mitted to the delegation for their i- approval. The matter was taken under furr ther advisement by the committee and 0 by the delegation, and before subd mitting any measure to the legislan ture, further improvements may be made upon the measure. This is tho ;. present status of the mater. The 1 work must be hastened if anything is o done at the present session. { >L GR AN DBA LUV-N DAY .-JNIGHT I Prohibition .Mass Meeting I*'or Sunday ('l Evening Service .\( First Baptist Several Speakers Will Ads dress The Assembly. \'x j The pastors and congregations en * the churches of I'nion have 1?. en invited to unite in a grand temperam.* rally to he held at the First li ipti. i church Sunday night, .lanuary 11. \ Several speakers will he th -re t > address the meeting, among the numher being Mr. .1. K. Breed* n, seen tar; | j of the prohibition campaign now being carried on in tiiis state. The public is invited to attend, ladies as well as men. Matters of vital importance will be presented. m Death of An Aged Veteran )C r . .. Mr. Thos. Bleassingham di d at the jy home of his son-in-law, Mr. Andrew Harrison, near West Springs, ThursiV> day morning at <> o'clock. He was _ SS years of age and was a confeder|<0 ate veteran. His burial will be at Putnam church at 1 o'clock Friday. Death of a Colored Man t ? I ~ ... - r.u. (.osseit, a wen Known colored le man of Union, died Thursday, Jan?t* uary 2*. He was liked by both white and colored of the community. e. Union Boy Wins Honors to iis -Mr. K. Inman, an old Union county h, hoy, now a successful lawyer Greenville, was recently elected no Master of Equity lor Gieenviilc in county in a primary held there last i? week. Mr. Inman won over hi-, op? ponent, Capt. A. Blythe, the vote n- standing 2<)~>(? to 1029, almost two id to one. Mr. Inman, after his prraduatioi. from Kt'.rman, several years ago, r- studied law and located in Greenviiie t- for the practice of his profe. ion. ss His rapid rise to success is a matter of sincere satisfaction to his many -,r? friends throughout this county. Mr. Inman is a son of Mr. Daniel Inman, w 6f the Pea Ridpe section. VAUGHN TO AIM'KAU ,st IN FORM A PAUPERIS Washington, Jan. 2f>- The supreme court today granted permission to T. .0 U. Vaughn, formerly superintendent (0 of an orphans' home at Greenville, ra. * ? to prosecute at public expense his appeal in the supreme court from i,-n me ucuin sentence imposed upon mm by the South Carolina courts, for u heinous ofTonse. This was done as the result of a petition setting out iu- that Vaughn was without money, his la- family poor, and that examination as last October showed Vaughn to be Tr. of unsound mind, nd ' 1 Death of Jim Wallace Jim Wallace, a colored barber, well rg known to all the older citizens of rd- Union, died Wednesday night, January 27th.