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THE UNION TIMES PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY THE UNION TIMES COMPANY TIMES BUILDING, MAIN STREET BELL PHONE NO. I LEWIS M. RICE Editot Registered at the PostofTice in Union, S. C., as second clas.s matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year $1.00 Si\ Months .50 j Three Months .25 | \ DV ERTISEM ENTS ne square, first insertion $1.00 j Every subsequent insertion .50 Contracts for three months or lonirer will be made at reduced rates. LEGAL NOTICES I'he regular legal rates are charged foi all notices published according to law. which rates are as follows: Mai tor to be set in 8 point, solid type- first insertion per inch $1.00; ! earn subsequent insertion per inch 1 5(' ents. <";tation to Kindred and Creditors, 3 inches, 2 times $4.50. Final Discharge, 1 3-4 inches, 4 times $4.50. Administrator's or Executor's notice 1 1-4 inches, 3 times, $2.50. Obituary notices, tributes of respect. resolutions and cards of thanks strictly one cent a word. FRIDAY, MARCH 19. 1915. AS TO THE PEDDLERS BILL We have given space to every article contributed on the pood roads bond issue, both pro and con We have piven space to every article contributed on the so-called "P ddi -s Bill." both pro and or. This we are willing to lo hue-after, e en as we have .lone herMifo-c. But both "Neb" and Mr. Orr, upon strict ruling would have been ruled out. because of the personal attack upon Mr. Wapnon. "Neb" likens Mr. Wapnon to Dives, a selfish money grabber, grown rich through oppressing the poor; Mr. Orr takes a slightly different road, but reaches the same destination. Mr. Wapnon is held up as an holy terror that is oppressing the farmer by raising the price of Irish potatoes, onions and apples. Both these personal attacks upon Mr. Wapnon we allowed to go in without any abridgment and without giving Mr. Wapnon an opportunity to see them before their publication. We do not believe "Neb" or Mr. Orr really meant any personal . attack. It is one of the most dif1 . f tic; 't things in the world to discuss public questions without attacking > the private character of one's antagonist. This is especially true of those who have had no great experience in writing for publication. Take "Neb" for example. Knowing him as we do, and knowing the kind regard he has for Mr. Wagnon, it is inconeeiveable that he means to hold Mr. Wagnon up as an oppressor of the poor, a Dives refusing to give poor Lazarus the crumbs that fali from the table. Yet that is just the deduction that must be logically drawn from his words as published in The Times of last week. The same is true of what Mr. Orr ha^ writt.-n and which is published in this weeks' Times. He says: "Have you ever known onions to sell at $1.00 per bushel before at t It is time? j Have you <:\ r known Irish potatoes of eleven peeks to the sack to sell at $2.00 before? Have you ever known apples to sell at 7">c per hush"] on the streets of Union at this time of year? Have you ever known cabbage to sell at 1 1-1 cent per pound?" The plain inference brine- that the merchants have been rol ! ing the people. Hut you must remember that merchants have also supported your schools and government. We do not believe that either of these gentlemen, christians each, mean to say that; hut the plain meaning of the words are capable of only that construction, most certainly. We oheerfully give spao to one and all, hut feel sure that no fair-minded man can accuse us of being partisan, when we insist upon at least a show of regard for the 7*ules of open debate. The injection of personal attack upon a man's jo ......?........ IO li\FV ?*!? #41 11 I i II' I I 1/ UjMIII an issuer and such a personal thrust is justly to be outlawed. There '-is just one thing that is puzzling the writer. We cannot see how "NeV and Mr. Orr, bpth farriers, cari consistently Wafce so violent a warfare in behalf of low priced faitm products. They are the first tilleifi of the soil we have ye', heard crying for low priced farm products. How about cotton? That iii a farm product. To he consistent, bfcth these gentlemen should cry aloud for'low priced cotton. Why dirt? Does not high priced cotton c&use the poor man to pay high prices for the clothes he wears? Certainly if cotton keeps on bring- h; ing a high price, cotton goods will b< have to come to a higher level also tc But this is not the real curious thine h; about it. The strangest thing of all p is that both these gentlemen, farmers tl though they be, acknowledged that it they are buying from the merchant u and the peddler, Irish potatoes N apples, onions and other farm pro- L ducts that should be produced upon p the farms of Union county. We I( venture the assertion that both "Neb" tl and Mr. Orr, having a true insight t< into conditions will reach the con- tl elusion that the real trouble is that tl we are crying for high priced cotton tl and hopelessly hoping to make this s, high priced cotton upon low priced n imported food stud's. This is ex- ci actlv the real difficulty that today is faces the farmer; it is the identica' is false theory upon which he has beei. q operating for a generation. If we p mistake not. "Neb" is the very man it who has been writing of the folly ti th" farmer shows when he has the ci smoke house in the West. He has been urging, and sensibly so, we ^ think, that the farmer raise his supplies at home. The very idea that p the farmers of Union county should s be buying Irish potatoes to eat C from the merchant and the peddler, b potatoes imported from outside the d State, is pitiable. It is more, it is t< the riveting of the chains of slavery tl yet more strongly. Hay, corn. 1 meat, and now even fruits and veg- I etables must be shipped in and sold ii to farmers by merchants and ped- s dlers. while the farmer is busying F himself raising high priced cotton, tl Can you not see that when he goes tl beyond his farm for the food sup- h plies he is giving his enemies a club ii to beat his own head, or in other a words, that he is himself to blame k for the low price of cotton? Its il just that way, Mr. Farmer. You tl will howl till the crack of doom for it r 1 1 ..1 : 11 1 -.1 A. ireeciom, uui you win uu a siuvc iu the end of time if you do not change p your method. a The so-called "Peddlers Bill" has 1 seemed to stir up considerable an- n tagoni'sm. We are glad of it, if the p commotion will cause the farmers of c Union county to awake to their g criminal neglect of the one neces- t! sary fact, namely: high priced cot- g ton cannot go hand in hand with p imported bacon, corn and cabbag*. a You must produce your own corn, n hay, meat, oats, potatoes and fruits e before you can begin to demand val- a ue for your cotton. Think on these d things, and thinking, we believe you r will agree with us. Poverty will chain you about the neck until you e master the position by producing it your own supplies,"as sure as a gun's p iron." There is more to this ped- h der business than the farmers have p seen, unless we are much mistaken, v It. is hist about the best thine the f farmers have had to come their way in a decade. But it is often a difficult thint? to get a sick man to take the healing medicine. TAX ALL OB EXEMPT ALL '' CI "Neb," one of our correspondents condemns the so-called "peddlers d bill" on the ground that it oppresses the poor. We do not see that it '' works any hardship upon the poor , any more than any tax would do. ,\ The fact is, any and all taxes in crease the price of commodities. If ^ s the merchant is to be taxed to run the government, we do not see where the peddler, a merchant under w another name, should he exempt. If S you tax the middleman to sell apples from a store you should tax the u middleman to sell from the wagon: ^ if you exempt one, you should ex- v empt the other. But here is the question: Would the elimination of ?b taxes on foods help the poor man? Certainly not the farmer, for that is ' his. trouble now, h?' cannot get a .. price for bis produce that will enabb' him to sell at an advantage is i no iarmer, 01 an men, is me ins man to cry for low-priced produce I ( He cuts his own throat when he does that. The dealer is taxed so that g free school may he run for the poor man's children. The corporation. w and business of all kinds is taxed te ^ the same end. In doinir this, the ^ price of commodities are raised i{ necessarily. As a matter of equal rights to all the peddlers as well as the merchant.should be taxed to th same end. To tax both is a correc. business proposition. To exempt tl both would destroy your public in- h stitutions. To tax one and exempt the other is manifestly unfair. To js take ofT all tax upon food stuffs might help some few for a little I' tiiiiu, wui iiui. in iiiu ("UK u ii* t: are not under the necessity of defending Mr. Wairnon's bill. He is able to do that himself or take the consequences. M Mr. J. A. Orr also attacks Mr. Waprnon's bill. He points to the ai fact that cabbage, Irish potatoes and h, apples have been selling for less a< than formerly, because these ped- bi dlers operating without license, SI bringing1 in these products from afar. It is true that such is the case. But r as any farmer in Union county een able to sell cabbage, Irish pota>es and apples? He cannot, if he ad thousands of bushels, meet the rice. For while he is taxed to rur le schools and the government, the enerant dealer, paying no tax, can ndersell him. There is nothing it Ir. Wagnon's bill prohibiting the Inion county producer selling his roducts, anywhere and at any time ; is really a greater protection tc ie farmer of this county than it it > the merchants. But that is not ie strongest argument in favor ot ie bill. The inequality in taxes ie granting of special privileges te ome, is, Mr. Orr to the contrary otwithstanding, utterly undemo ratic. Exempt all or tax all?that i good democratic doctrine. Then > more to this matter than ths uestion of cheap apples and Iris! otatoes, and the more you think ot , the more you will see this to b< rue. There is a fundamental prin im1i? nf trnvornmnnf invnlvrwl >NK KFFECT OF "FIIKE TKADK' We respectfully refer the presen rice of eggs in Union to the con ideratin of "Neb" and Mr. .1. A >rr. The North Carolina eggs rought in and peddled from door t< oor in Union has brought the pric< o 12 1-2 and 15 cents per dozenhe lowest point reached in the pas 5 years, so far as we remember t suits us "OK"; we have been eat ig eggs by the dozen?the prici uits our pocket very well indeed tut it is a funny thing to us tha he farmers of Union county espousi he cause of the very dealers tha ave knocked his own egg marke uto a "cocked hat." We woul< lso, for selfish reasons, advocate th? illing of the so-called peddlers bill f it were not for the further fac hat we believe the vender, tlv tenerant merchant, should pay equa ax with the local merchant and th< roducer. He is a middleman jus s truly as is the local merchant ,et him pay a just tax, so that hi lay help keep up our schools, courts olice force and all other matters o ost in local government and Stati overnment. After all, free tradi hat Mr. Orr urges upon democrati rounds, is as undemocratic and i-n racticable as a thing can be. Ta: 11 or exempt all. Free tiade shouh lean free for all. That's demo ratic, and nothing else is. It ii lso democratic to tax all, for evei eniocracies have to have money fo: unning expense, you know. Twelve and one-half cents fo: ggs in Union suits us alright. Le ; go at that. But the farmer, th< roducer, we don't see how it suit: im to find his market kicked t< ieces by the itenerant merchant ;ho it is argued, should be exemp rom tax. PAC()I,fcTrl\ ROUTE 2 Pacolet, Route 2, March 15.?W< re having some fine weather a resent and the roads are in goot ondition. There will be a box supper and i ebato at the Mabry school hous< riday night, March 10th. The pub e is cordially invited to attend. A large crowd from this commu ity attended the services at Pacole' Iethodist church Sunday morning Mrs. M. C. Mayes and daughtei ifinnie, and son Joe, of Sulphui prings, were guests at the home ol Irs. W. E. McBride, Sunday. Miss Bertha and Mr. Jessie Evans rn vuilnrfi !it Mr Ji !<' Uriliru'a unriay. Mr Clifford McBride spent th< oek-end in Glendale with relatives Mr. Arthur Gallman and a few ol is friends motored over to Green ilie Sunday. Mr. Robert Mabry, who works it onesville, spent the week-end witl is parents, Mr. and Mrs. lb F. Ma ry. Mr. and Mrs. John Cunninghanr re on the sick list this week. Miss Florence Quinn, of Glendale spending this week with her eou n, Miss Jenny Smith. Mrs. F. A. Gallman is quite sic! t present. Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Gallman speni unday at Mr. B. F. Mabry's. Miss Pearlc Lybrand snent t.ht eok-end in Jonesville, with Mrs. I\ . Lybrand. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Burgess wen uests at Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Me ride Saturday night and Sunday. Solo. Ml. Tabor News. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McDaniel, ant ?ei'r little daughter Evelyn, of Spar inburg, spent the week-end wit! leir aunt, Mrs. J. V. Askew. Miss Bessie Bankhead of Yorkville visiting her sister, Mrs. McMurry M isses Ida Garner and Berth* aimer spent Sunday with Mrs. R . Brawley. J. V. Askew, Jr., who has beer sry ill with pneumonia is now i'm roving some. Re Roy Hammond, infant son ol [r. and Mrs. W. C. Johnson, diet [arch <5th with spasmodic crout id was buried at I'hilippi. Cadet Hughes Johnson was callec ome last week from Clemson or ;count of the death of his littlt rother. Mr. Ashmore Vanderford has beer ck for the past week with grippe Mrs. McMurray and Miss Bessie ankhead spent Saturday in Union NEW HOPE New Hope, March 16?After a few weeks of silence, will come with a few words again. I am grateful for i inquiries about me from some noted > writers and readers. One an old i teacher, Mrs. M. E. Britton, now of Raleigh, N. C. I was real glad to know of your whereabouts, Mrs. Britton, you are an old writer to our ; paper (The Union Times), and why not come again with your very in> tercsting letters. I am sure all of your old pupils at Rocky Creek would be delighted to read your letters, and too, would add much to the 1 columns for the readers. Mrs. . Brittain used to ask on a bad rainy > morning, when at breakfast, if the r carriage was going to run today, meaning the two-horse wagon. Allow me to say while writing on the school days, that I learned more ' while I went to Mrs. Britton than all my other school days combined. 1 Am glad to read the nice letters p of brother Vox, would like for him and brother Telephone to tell us how long they have used these assumed " names. I know the ages of the other scribes. The plows are now running around us right dead ahead this pretty March weather. We are having quite a lot of bad colds or grippe, in our community at this time. This is a general com. plaint about this time every year. 5 The bond issue is the most talked oi 2 among we farmers, if all other communities was as ours is on the question, it would carry by a large ma1 jortj'y. Of course we have some few ' who are against them, but we hope - to win them over before the 6th. B I have heard it said that if Wt don't vote the bonds, that a law will be passed to make us pay a $5.00 road tax, and a $5.50 road tax. I e had rather vote for the bond every t time, which I am going to do. I am t satisfied its the thing, all that money j coming into our county from the North makes that much more for our banks, and make our county that ' much richer. It will give a lot of t farmers a big chance to make sevl eral hundred dollars after laying by 1 time, for that's the time the work e will begin, so as not to hinder the farming interests. 1 The farmers have talked, askoo, and have wanted good roads all their e lives, now they have the chance, also j them. I am sure they will consider well, and nearly all of tnem will vote L" for good roads. The mill people are e highly in favor of the bonds. I am c too, when I can get something for . nothing, I am sure to take it, and < this, my friends, is exactly what this means. 1 Our Sunday-school is still gomg, " has not stopped or gone into winter s quarters. Everybody is well pleased i with our new pastor, Rev. W. R. r Justus. He is a good pastor, and a great musician. Miss Alline Bishop is still quite r sick. t . Mr. and Mrs. Walt Palmer, of b I Brown's C**eek spent the week-end ?'iV "?i 'tf .her father, Mr. J. (i. .'umiop.' ? *C Messrs W. Bishop and D. Whitlock '? visited in the West Springs section t a few days ago. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Whitiock and son, have moved back *o their farm near Duck Pond church. Wheat and Oats are not looking B much at present, but will sooo begin t to look good. Our township Commissioner is having the worst roads worked seme. l But little guano has be 11 hauled . so far. A lot of deep plowing i-? being done. You all may know that as much as Moxy drives the girls around, t that he is in faver of good roads. He hauls them in four or live dif* ferent counties. .. Smike. 1 LOWER FAIlt FOREST ' Lower Fair Forest, March 1~>.? ' Well, "Mr. Telephone," the "(lee Haw Minstrel" is well on out in this section at present, the farmers are I trying to get ready to plant another seven cent cotton crop, however, 1 don't think so much cotton is going to be planted as last year; more corn and potatoes. Several have already bedded their potatoes and lots of gardening is going on here. Let's have plenty to eat in Union county 1 next year, whether we have good roads or bad, war or no war. We have had lots of sickness for the past two weeks, but I think most everybody is convalescent; had lots v of chicken pox around here, mixed along with the grippe, and most 1 everybody had bad colds. It was with regret the news of th?. death of Mr. Henry Keisler was re' ceived out here (this being Henry's boyhood home) He was a good boy and at school was a favorite with the pupils and a help to his teacher. He held a large place in the hearts of all those who knew him. He was a true cnristian, even in his sehooi days, his daily life was an example I of what a christian should be?his death came as a shock to his friends , and loved ones. He had been in ill health for some time but it was not thought that death was so near. He leaves a wife and three little girls. Miss Emma Lee Duckett spent the week-end with relatives in Union. Miss Myrtle Crawford spent the , past week-end at her home in Union. Several of our young people went over to the cemetery Sunday after[ noon to the unveiling of the monuI ment to Mrs. M. M. Stroud. , Undine. Whenever You Need a General Tonic Take Grove's 1 The Old Standard Grove's Tastclesr 5 chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the 1 well known tonic propertiesof QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives j out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and . Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents. ^fc. A^A ^A-J^fc.^4. J^k J^A A^A A^A A^A A^A A^A A^A. ^y V^ ^V y^T ^^?yT^yT^ry^yT^rT^rT^yy^ry^yy^yy^t t^t f Ladies! I X T y You are specially invited to call and in- y % spect our line of Drew Shoes for the % ?|> summer; all styles, all leathers. ? I For tine IVIeri f X We are showing the Famous Howard & |f X Foster low cut shoes, John B. Stetson X ? Hats, Eagle Shirts, and everything in X y Underwear for Spring. X X We will gladly show you these new % X goods whether you are ready to buy or X y not. X y | Union Clothing Co. I Y D. W. MULLINAX, Mgr. Y | Stone's Wrapped Cakes $ ? __ ? wa-THAPtmuwc V x V Have that tlevory taste that calls tor more, y X MADE WITH PURE COUNTRY BUTTER by a X V x V Cake Specialist in a Spotlessly Clean Bake- ^ ^ shop. Six varieties?all deliciously good? Y A 10c each. Sold exclusively by X I SANDERS BROS. I V Phone 237 < - -w ' ' ' V *#- "V STILL SELLING FLOUR For Less than the Mills Will Sell You by the Carload. If you get a supply within one week from the issue of this paper, or before present stock is exhausted. Magnolia First Patent guaranteed, worth $7.75 for, per barrel $7.35 ; Supreme Extra Fancy First Patent, worth * $8.25 for, per barrel $7.85 Pansy Superlative Patent, worth $8.65 for, per barrel $8.35 I If Flour is worth anything to you at 30 to 50c * per barrel less than the mills sell it in car lots, i ' fvpf hnsv now. F.vorv sark miarantppd frp^h ami ; satisfactory or your money back. Notwithstanding the recent advance of 8c per pound, we offer you this week only?first class ; 25c per pound, fresh roasted Coffee for 18c per | pound. If not as good as you ordinarily buy for 25c bring it back and get your money. Ten pounds pure bulk Soda for 25c ! Two cans Rough Rider Baking Powder for 5c 1i Two packages good Chewing Gum for 5c Pine eating Irish potatoes, Northern stock, per peck 25c Three packages Quaker Corn Flakes for 25c ; Three cans choice Baked Beans for 25c New Orleans new crop Molasses, #1.50, $2.00 and .>z.zo per nve gallon Reg. 25-lb bag best granulated Sugar for, per bag $1.55 1 Ten buckets fresh Snow Drift for $1.10 If it is good to eat get it here?if you do not get the bargains we offer, blame yourself only, they are open to you as long as they last. We make your dollar go further?and cannot make or carry a ticket or memorandum when offering goods at or less than wholesale cost. Union Grocery Co. Phone 100?if busy Phone 80 L. L. WAGNON, Manager. Notice. laundry. My headquarters will be at NoI wish the public to know that land's Market, office phone 199. Work I have severed my connection with will be called for every Monday the Union Steam Laundry and have morning and satisfaction guaranteed, taken the agency for a first-class 9 4t. pd. Charlie Hames.