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1=1 THE UNION TIMES H . v L______ r i roittV ? , vV joh"R?n' ? VOL. LXV. NO. 5). UNION, S. C., FRIDAY, FKlUtUAHV U<>, 1915. NN 91.00 A YEA1L FACTS AND FIC FAVOR IN Hon. L. L. Wagnon Gives Views on This Important Question. Says it Will Enhance the Value of Union County Farms and Put the Farmer in Closer Touch With His Market, School, Doctor and Church?Shows Why it Will Reduce Taxes. Editor Times:?Since you have invited a frank discussion of the momentous of Union county's selling $'200,000 worth of bonds for the purpose of constructing permananf trnnH rnn/c in fho nnti nt\r *W"W w " v,,v VVUUVJ, uuvu from those who favor and those who oppose the proposition, I would like to state a few reasons, why I feel that I could not be loyal to Union county and her best interests without voting for the bonds and lending my influence to that end. In the first place I feel that I am in duty bound to support the bond issue because it is one of the most progressive steps Union county has contemplated within my memory Progressive states, progressive counties, progressive cities are in the eyes of all the people today, who are likely to invest capital, come to be citizens or make homes, and fresh from touch with every part of this State, I wish to say that the fact that Union county has this matter under consideration has created more favorable comment about our I county and done more to make a good impression on evrv part of i South Carolina, as to our enterprise and progressiveness than anything that has happened in the State recently. Union county was paid the compliment of having its bond issue bill copied almost word for word, except as to the personel of the commission, by one or two counties, one of which proposed $750,000, instead of $200,000 .as we do, and the only reason Union's proposed bond issue of $200,000 has not won for us a larger and more favorable comment by the State and county at large, is the fact that two counties, Richland and Greenville have gone us one better by measures providing for more than a million dollars each and without submitting it to their people. Second. If there ever was a time in the history of our people when we need new life and new blood in the arteries of business, on the farm, in the bank, in every class, kind and condition of activity by which our people earn a living, it is now, and if there is anything on earth that will put heart and energy and the chance to be busy among our people; more than $200,000 of outside capi lai deposited snare and snare aiiKe, in every bank in Union county on the basis of capital and surplus, I cannot imagine what it would do. No man, who thinks, minds borrowfnR money if he can make enough by borrowing to pay hack what he has borrowed and have a nice profit left over. A bond issue for good roads means no more nor less than the use of money for every citizen of Union county, which can he borrowed for a very low rate of interest, five per cent, or less?in which we have all the time needed to pay it back, with the assurance that we profit not only by the use of cheap money, out we profit by having over $200,000 snent at home, spent by people we know and can trust and every dollar of it * spent for our people and among our people. Not only that, but a few of the orofits that might be overlooked Is the fact that the day you begin to build these roads in Union county, every farm in Union countv becomes more valuable, every town in tno county has a hotter luture, evorv man who lives in the countv is out in closer touch with his neiehbor-i with his school, with his church, with his doctor and with his markets. The day you finish these irood roads evorv man in Union countv will have come to see that thev roallv have not cost a dollar for the reason that they have naid for themselves and a bit? profit besides. A train there is not a man in Union countv who has lv<d to make a trin of five or ten miles, or to null a load to and from anv town in the countv, for anv reasonable distance durincr the last sixty davs hut what hi" nsid mflfc in lo?s of time, wear i nno tear to harness and vehicles and strnin to horse or mule bv one trin than his nronortionate part of the "oct per year for pood roads would he. Third. If I voted npainst the permanent road bonds, I not onlv feel hot T would be votinp atrainst. the best interests of all our neonle in he county proper, but I feel that T would be voti'np to keep men who ?ed work, from pettinp that work If we can pive men work when they iURES G BOND ISSUE need it, and by giving the work whet they need it, do them the greater service we could do them and at tht same time get more work done foi the money we spend than at anj other time, it is doubly reasonabli why we should give them work. Not many days pass but that mosi of the people who will pay any taxes for the bond issue, if voted, art called on to contribute to charity foi some man more unfortunate and oul of work. 1 shall vote for the bone issue, because with contract work going on, on every main road iti Union county for the next three years and all the work given preferably tc Union county people, no man actually needing work, need be without a job. BecaOse we can get more work done for the money now than we are likely ever to get done for the same money again and because every selfrespecting man would rather work than beg. A pain I want to say this to the people of Union county, and especially to any pood citizen who may feel it his duty to vote apainst the bond issue for pood roads, and that is that I am poinp to vote for the bond issue because I am convinced that it will reduce taxes, instead of raisinp them, ami I believe you will apree with me when you know the facts. You will note that the bond bill requires that the permanent roads' commission shall not only build the pood roads but they must keep them up, and they will not only keep them up from the time they build them until they finish, but for five years?that means this, that every mile of pood roads built every year for three years, will be a mile of road taken off the county and the repular methods and expense of upkeep; now listen and pet these fipiires correct: the commission is allowed $12.00 per mile the first year; $10.00 per mile for the second year and $8.00 per mile for the years thereafter to keep up the permanent pood roads. This makes an averape of less than $10.00 per mile for keepinp up every mile of road your pood roads' Commission can build, and the repular county authorities will have just that many miles less to keep-up. Now, when I toll you that accordinp to fipures piven me by the treasurer and supervisor, that Union county spent between $50.00 and $00.00 per mile on roads and bridpes last year, it will not take you lonp to see that you can borrow not only $200,000, but a milion dollars if you want to, and save money over the present pian 01 wormng roaas tand l do not mean to criticize any of our past officials either). Not only will it cost less in taxes than you have now to pay, but as a matter of fact, if the people can persuade a commission of seven of our highest-toned business men from various parts of the county, not only to take charge of the two hundred or more miles of road that we hope for them to build in the next three years, and from purely patriotic motives, and without a cent of compensation, devote their time, energy and study, thought and labor necessary for such work, and after building to keep the same up at an average yearly cost of less than $10.00 per mile, it would pay us a thousand times over to get them, when they complete this work, tc ease cnarpe 01 an me roans ior me reason that estimating the road mileape of Union county at r>00 miles which I have done in makinp thi? calculation, if we could pet a commission who would serve without pay and keep up the roads of the county at a yearly cost of about $10.00 pe. mile, or about five thousand dollar? a year, we would save the difference between that amount and the 25 to .10 thousand dollars which the roads cost durinp 1914, assuminp that it would take as much every year a? it did in 1914. Apain I shall vote for the bond issue, not only because it will help every business in Union county when help is needed, not only because it will pive jobs to every man and team in Union county who really wanti work when work is needed, not only because it will put money in every bank in Union county when nearly every man and business in Union county needs to borrow money. Not only because it will increase the value of every farm and every piece of property in Union county, not only because it will put every farmei in Union county closer to his market and enable him to sell his produce fresher, quicker and at a better price not only because it will be the greatest asset Union county will have to attract new capital, new citizens anr new comers, not only because it will save li'fe and make it really worth living by putting every family in tht county in quicker and closer touch with the doctor, with the church, with the school and with his neighbors, not only because I am convinced that with proper management (which the personel of the commission guarantees) it will actually reduce taxes instead of raising them in so far as good road purposes go. (Continued on page 4) BILL INTRODUCED BY DELEGATION - _____ 1 For Union County Budget For Tax Leviej J and Appropriations For 1915?Certain [ Provisions Laid Down in Measure. [ The Union county delegation have introduced the bill for all county ta: 5 levies for the year 1015. In addition the the itemized levy for the varum departments of the county government, carrying a total of 8 1-2 mills, then are certain provisions laid down in the uppropration bill, i The bill, as introduced and paired by the House of Representative: ' follows: i Item 1?Roads and Bridges ?15,000.0( ? Item 2?Convicts and maintenance of Road ? Working Organizations G,f>00.0( Item 3?Public Buildings, including Water Sewerage, Fuel, Lights, Insurance, Postage and Janitors 3,000.0! : Item 4?Jail Expenses, including dieting of ! prisoners 1,500.0! Item 5County Home Poorhouse and outside poor 2,700.0! : Item G?Court Expenses 5,7)00.0! Item 7?Books, stationery and printing 1,250.0! i Item 8?Board of Equalization $ 30').00 Board of Education 50.00 350.0! > Item 9?Post Mortems, Inquests and Lunacy-- 900.0( - Item 10?Interest on Current Loans, in antici pation of collection of taxes 2,850.0( | Item 11?Interest on R. R. Bonds 0,271.82 Interest on Courthouse Bonds 3,888.44 9,055.2( Interest Items in No. 11 includes Sinking Fund appropriation. Item 12?Salaries: a. Clerk of Court 400.00 b. Sheriff 1,500.00 c. Treasurer 700.07 d. Auditor 700.07 e. Superintendent of Education 900.00 f. For traveling expenses, stamps, stationery, etc., if so much be necessary 100.00 g. Attorney 125.00 h. Physician 800.00 Provided the county Physician shall be one of the physicians to attend all lunacy cases without other compensation. i. Four rural police at $75.00 each per month 3,600.00 j. Supervisor 1,000.00 k. Eight County Commissioners at $250.00 each 2,000.00 1. Total for all Magistrates and Magistrates' ? Sxft by Statute >? 2,250.00 m. Supertendent of the Coumy Farm 800.00 n. Coroner 800.00 o. Master 300.00 4,608.34 Item 13?Girls' Tomato Club 650.00 Item 14?Incidentals and Contingent Fund for items not otherwise provided for tjuu.uu Item 15?Re-indexi'ng Records, Clerks office 400.00 Item 16?Pensions for old soldiers 6,850.00 *$72,821.60 ; Less Estimate Income from other sources 13,321.60 (From same sources last year $15,000.00) : $59,500.00 To be raised 8 1-2 mills on $7,000,000 Taxable Valuation 59,500.00 Provided, the system of making the appropriation for incidentals or up this budget for tax levies and ap- continent expenses. ' propriati'ons for the county govern- The County Treasurer of Union ment and supplies is used in accord- County is hereby forbidden to pay 1 ance with a resolution adopted by the any warrant for any amount in ex 1 House of Representatives, and is in cess of the appropriation specifici! accordance with the recommendation ally made for such purpose; Pro; of the Comptroller General, enabling vided, that any unexpended balance A?m as required by law to prescib-' of any appropriation named in thif a uniform and systematic system of Act which may be on hand to the bookkeeping and checking of accounts credit of such item, may, with the throughout the State; so that the written consent of the Union County 1 people may know the specific items delegation be diverted to any item foi 1 for which their money is spent. which appropriation has been made 1 The Supervisor of Union County under this Act, in case the item tc > is hereby forbidden to issue any war- which such balance is diverted shows 1 rant in excess of any appropriation a deficit; Provided, further, that any ! for any purpose, and is further for- unexpended balances heretofore ap" bidden to issue any warrant for propriated and now in the hands ol 1 which specific appropriation has not the Treasurer of Union County maj 1 been made, except such warrants as in like manner be diverted to any ' it may be necessary to issue against item showing a deficit. r The above was amended in the Senate as follows: (Senate Journal, February 19. 1915.1 ' Mr. HUGHES proposed the following amendment, which was adopted , Add in Item 12, page 78, in reference to Union county, after the item . "Supervisor, $600.00." "Clerk for Supervisor, $600.00." , Amend Item 13, page 79, "Girls' Tomato Club," by striking out "$650.00" and inserting in lieu thereof the figures and sum "$675.00." I Add immediately following Item 16, page 79, the following: , "All income and profits to the countv from other sources than this levy , shall be added to the sum produced by such levy and expended as hereii provided." J Totals, page 79, strike out total salaries, $14,608.34," and insert "$15,208.34." ' Page 79, strike out general total of "$79 H'>1 an" uno aah ta\ > , Mr. HUGHES proposed the following amendment which was adopted Amend the amendment providing for "Clerk to Supervisor, $(>00," ir , Item 12, relating to Union county, by inserting in lieu thereof the following "Clerk for Supervisor, who shall also act as clerk for County Hoard ol , Commissioners (to he appointed by the Supervisor)' $(>00." Criminal Court Last Week charged with murder. Verdict guil ty with recommendation to mercy In the criminal court held last Sentence three years, week, the following cases, not pre- Judge Smith is heine* comnlimenter viously reported were tried: on every hand for the manner ii The State vs. John Faucett, which he conducted the court. The | charged with murder and with carry- business was carried on with dispatch ing concealed weapons. The verdict and quite a large docket was cleared was not guilty on the first count, The Grand Jury was very compli 1 guilty on the second count. metary to the Judge in their repor The State vs. Hen Lawson, Wallace this year. ' I.awson, J)eady Lawson and Fincher Lawson, charged with murder. The Death of Mr. James Sanders ' verdict was "not guiltv." The State vs. Walter Hampton, Mr. James Sanders, age 21 year.' 1 John Davis and Clarence Mitchell, died at his home at Monarch, Febru charged with burglary. The verdict ary 18, and was buried the following 1 was guilty. The first named was day at Gillead church near Jonesville 1 given years; the two last He leaves a wife and one small child named were given five years. Rev D. W. Garvin conducted the bu The State vs. Will Dawkins, rial. CHARLESTON I D EST) WILL DELIVER 5 PROHIBITION LEPTUUI I)r. E. M. Pot eat, IVcsidcnl Eurmai University, Will Speak in Green Street .Methodist Church Sunday Night. < Dr. E. M. Potent, president o s Furman University, will deliver ; - prohibition lecture Sunday night a the Green Street Methodist church 5 The congregation of the Second Bap tist church will unite with the con j gregation of the Green Street Metho dist church in this service. The lect ^ ure will be one of a series of lecture, to be given throughout the countrj during the next few months, j Dr. Poteat is it gifted speaker, aiu all who go to hear him will be wel j repaid for the time. He is a dis tinguishcd educator and a well in j formed student of present-day con j ditions. lie is particularly well ur j on the status of the liquor probleh. ^ U. I). C. Meeting. The William Wallace chapter ol ) the U. 1). C.'s held their regulai meeting on Monday afternoon at the ) home of Mrs. Macbeth Young or East Main street, and the hostesses > serving with Mrs. Young wen Mrs. 1). II. Wallace, Mrs. M. L. Gar ner and Miss Blanche Garner. The rooms were decorated wit! Confederate and U. S. Hags, lovinglj entwined showing that we are onc? more, a country united. In the absence of the president Mrs. F. M. Fair, Mrs. Davis Jeffries the first vice-president, presided over the meeting and the roll call showed that sixty daughters wen present. The subject for discussior wHS me "wattles of the War," and each paper showed earnest thought and careful preparation. Mrs. M. L Garner read a paper on the "Battle of the Wilderness," and Mrs. W. *T, Beaty gave an interesting account of a visit made to this famous battlefield several years ago. Mrs. F. B. Culp told of the "Battle of Gettysburg," and Mrs. B. G. Clifford, the first vice-president the William Wallace chapter hail, gave a most entertaining account of this battlefield and the visit she made there and also told of many incidents of the battle that have never been 1 published. Miss Lutie Jordan gave a brief account of her visit to Gettys1 burg. 1 Mrs. O. L. P. Jackson gave an ac? count of the "Battle of Franklin," and Mrs. Rainey, an honorary mem1 ber read a tribute to the founder of 1 the U. D. C. who has recently passed to the Great Beyond. Mrs. Mixson, who was chosen to form a children's chapter reported glorious success. The music, always pleasing, was unusually so this time and was patriotic airs and songs, given by 1 Misses Lutie Jordan and Vivian Sarratt. At the conclusion of the urogram the guests were invited to the dining room, which was softly lighted with ! red tapers and decorated with Con1 federate and U. S. flags. The table : had for its centerpiece a cherry tree ; loaded with ripe cherries and the in\ evitable hatchet lying at the base, at one end of the table was a large Washington hirthdnv p:iU-r> with vn/l ' and white tapers and tiny flags covering: it and at the other was arranged the attractive tea service, ovei which Miss Blanche darner presided Bowls of daffodils and fragrant narcissus were placed on mantels and cabinets. The chapter is growing rapidly; new members are being enrolled at each meeting and ajtogether, the li'vliest interest is manifested. : Plans for the May celebration wen , discussed and it is likely that an interesting program will be arranged Organizes W. C. T. lT. Chapter Hert Mrs. Amey ('. Wench, national orr gani'/.er of the W. C. T. U., completed , her campaign in Union Thursday morning after a very successful ex. perience. She spoke at the Unior High School auditorium, West End and at Monarch, organizing chapter* . at each place. , Mrs. Weech is a gifted speakei . and those who heard her were wel r repaid for the time and effort. Sh? knows her subject thoroughly am , ner arguments are most convincing Death of Hal H. Hicks Mr. Hal H. 1 licks died in the hos I pital in Columbia Tuesday, and hb , body was brought to Union for l>u , rial in Rosemont cemetery Wednes , dav. The funeral was conducted ir Green Street Methodist church Lj . Rev. Gault. Mr. Hicks was 29 years of age He was for several years a membei of the police force here. The buria was with Masonic honors. Fire Saturday. The residence of Mr. G. L. Kirb> : on Kxeelsior Knitting Mill hil . caught fire Saturday afternoon. Fin . originated in the loft hut so quick]] - did the fire company respond thai little damage was done. ivnwu aim uuici v/iyuu ljine pons OI call along the Atlantic coast. The fate of several steamers en route from Charleston to ports of northern Europe has given rise to some anxiety among local shippers, since the establishment of the war zone throughout the waters surrounding the United Kingdom in so far as it lies within the power of forces at , ythe command of the German empire to maintain it, especially following the news today of the Carib's fate. No little interest is expressed in the outcome of the voyage which the British steamer Benarty commenced on Saturday when she put to sea from Charleston for Liverpool. Capt. Reid figured before leaving that he would make Liverpool in 15 days, with favorable weather conditions. The Benarty made the trip here from Cardiff in 10 days. Officers Installed. On Wednesday afternoon of last ' week, the officers of the Grace church Adult and Young People's Mission, ary Societies were installed by the ' pastor, Rev. J. S. Daniel. I The service was very impressive and makes each officer fee! that she has a duty to perform and a respon" si'bility to bear in connection with . our Lord's work. Mrs. W. W. Sumner, the president I of the Adult society is an < athusiastic worker, and the society is splendid; ly organized and a good year's work - is expected. : Mrs. L. L. Wagnon has charge of the Young People's society, and ' while this is only the second year since its organization, a great inter est is manifested and with such a guuu icuuer, ii win sureiy succeed. A Box Supper. ' There will he a box supper at Elford (Jrove school house on Wednes" day night, March Jird, beginning at ' X o'clock. The proceeds will go for ' the benefit of the school. The pub; lie are cordially invited to attend. Emmie llamcs, Teacher. I Sacred Concert 1 Through the earnest efforts of one . of Union's best and most enthusiastic young women, a plan has been inaugurated to give a sacred concert every Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock * at the First Baptist church and the 1 public is most cordially invited to come. The choirs from various churches; the best musicians in tho 1 city and members of the Union corr net band have promised to take part and the concert will he of great value and interest. The concerts will he held every ' Sunday afternoon and a great deal of interest has already been created and it is desired that every one who can sing and is willing to lend a r helping hand, to come out Sunday 1 afternoon. Familiar songs will lw> i sung by '.he audience and the pastors r of the churches have ' shown their I willingness to be present and help the cause. CRAFT WYED BY MINE 3 Steamer Carib, With Cot, ton, Sunk Off Coast of Germany. f Ascribes Accident to Former i _. t Liyde Liner's Leaving the I Course Prescribed for Her by Admiralty?No Word as to Fate of III Fated Crew?Berlin ' Dispatches Blame the Ship. i 1 Berlin, Feb. 23 (via London)?The . American steamer Carib has ^one to - the bottom of the German coast in the - North sea as a result of striking a \r..ine. v> At the time of the disaster the Carib was not using the route laid down in the German marine instructions. . Carib Recently Sold to Savannah Firm. : 'New York, Feb. 23?The Carib fori merly was owned by the Clyde line 1 and was recently sold by them to ? Walker, Armstrong & Co., of Savan! nah, Ga. She was of 2,280 tons bur" den and left Charleston January 27 for Bremmen with a cargo of cotton 1 She had a capacity of 4,600 bales. Her crew of 30 men, commanded i by Capt. E. L. Cole, which manned the vessel at the time she was sold ' was retained by the new owners, it ? was said at the Clyde Line offices [ The Carib was built in 1882 at I'ort ' Glascow, Scotland At the offices of the Clyde Line 1 here it was said nothing had been ' heard from the Carib since she left - Charleston for Bremen January 27. Sailed Last Month. ! Charleston, Feb. 23.?The Carib 1 sailed from Charleston on January 27 with a cargo of cotton loaded here by the Carolina company. She was purchased by the Clyde Line company during the Spanish-American war and was for some time on the regular freight run between CharI /-'I? J- T 5 ?