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THE UNION TIMES PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY THE UNION TIMES COMPANY TIMES BUILDING, MAIN STREET BELL PHONE NO. 1 LEWIS M. RICE Editor Registered at the Postoffice in Union, S. C., as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year $1.00 Six Months .50 Three Months .25 ADVERTISEMENTS One square, first insertion $1.00 Every subsequent insertion .50 MM DAY. SEPTEMBER T Meditation and Prayer The west wind softly blowing? The gentle swaying pines? The fading light of sunset In golden, slanting lines; The subdued call of night-birds?. The murmur of the rills? The silent lengthening shadows That creep from hill to hill All proclaim that day is done. So age shall steal upon us_. As the day of life declines, And sway the soul in rhythm. As the zephyrs sway the pines, Ami death's oncoming shadow Will crepe up on our dayt While voices like the night-birds .Will sound along the way, And proclaim that life is done. But, as the tired toiler Welcomes night and rest, We welcome death's cool shadow And nature's quiet breast; For after sleep?awakening. And after night the day, And after earth comes heaven And, Thou, O Lord, always. Amen. Thy will be done. ?John Wingfield Gatewood. The long-looked for time of prosperity is coming to the South. The conditions shown in the reports from the government and from financial centers over the country indicate that we are in the beginning of one of the greatest periods of commercial activity the country has ever known. We belong naturally to the optimistic class, and that may have something to do with it; but, unless all signs fail, cotton will bring a good price this fall. The short crop, the use of cotton in the manufacture of explosives, and the prosperous conditions coming on in this country are among the reasons for supposing we may expect good prices. The attitude of Germany towards this country is becoming more friendly. Thee now seems to be little doubt but that the position of this government upon the question of subthe Government. The contention of the United States upon the situation has been met and promises to lead a clearer understanding It is possible that President Wilson and this government will play an important part in the peace conference when warring nations come to the end of the struggle. And there are not a few reasons for concluding that the ??n<l 1 g fact nnrnanhincr Hon. Sam J. Nicholls recently elected to Congress to fill the unexpired term of Congressman J. T. Johnson, received a majority over his opponent, Mr. Morgan, of almost six hundred votes. The race was close, and until the almost complete returns were in it was a matter of doubt as to which candidate would win. That the campaign was waged without bitterness and fairly seems to be the general impression over the district. The old faction lines were not drawn. Mr. Nicholls has won and the old factional lines were not drawn. Mr. Nicholls has won and his friends and opponents, both, believe that he has a splendid opportunity to "make good." The charge was made several months ago that the prohibitionists were urging the negroes to register. The charge was emphatically denied at the time, and has since been proven false. Never-the-less, the same old rumor comes now and again to the surface. The foolishness of the charge is apparent to any thoughtful mind. If the white people aren't ready for the destruction of the whiskey traffic assuredly the colored people are not ready. The ballot in the hands of the latter would mean more votes for whiskey than for prohibition. Everybody knows that. We can speak from personal knowledge in the matter in this county. We know it to be a fact that the negroes here were told by the leaders of the prohibition forces to stay out. They did stay out, so far as is known to us. This negro registration is just another bugbear created in the fertile brain of the opponents of prohibition. But it will fool nobody. The more money a man has the more he can refuse to lend. Every sensible man likes a taste of flattery accasionally. LOCAL OPTION FIGHT FOR WHISKEY The following quotation is from a 1875, 1887 (second attempt defeated/ page advertisement which was given ~T^e '8 c . vT tu o* ^ i "The Anti-Prohibition Manual, 1916' in Sunday News, The Stat", Colum- publi8hed and sent out by the Nattion bia Record and presumably every al Wholesale Liquor Dealers' Asso daily paper in the State. elation of America. Tables give date: "The following are the States with when Pohibition Law was adoptee the dates given when the Prohibition and oppealed. '3l!8 Law was adapted and repealed. South South Dakota, 1889-1896; NebraskaDakota, 1889-1896; Nebraska 1855 1855 (soon to be repealed 1880) sec (soon repealed) 1880 (second at- ond attempt defeated) Iowa-1884 tempt defeated;) Iowa, 1880 (aban- (abondoned in a few years) Indian* doned in a few years;) lllnois, 1755 (S85 (soon abondoned) 1882 (seconc (repealed in same year;) Indiana, attempt defeated;) Ohio 1855 (re 1855 (soon abandoned;) Ohio, 1855 pealed in same year) Nov. 3, 1914 (repealed in same year Nov. 3, 1911, (second attempt defeated Alabams second attempt defeated) New York, repealed Prohibition law in 1912, New 1854-1856;) Vermont, 1852-1900; New York. 1854-1856; Vermont 1852-1903 iiampsnire, isoo-1889; Massachusetts, New Hampshire, 1855-1889, Massachu 1855-1870, 1889 second attempt de- setts 1855-1889 (second attempt de feated;) Connecticut, 1814-1872, 1889 feated, Connecticut 1872-1889, (sec (second attempt defeated:) Rhode Is- ond attempt defeated) Rhode Islanc land, 1823-18(53, 188(5-1889; Maryland, 1858-1863-1886-1889; Maryland, 185.' 1855 (repealed in same year;) Dele-1 (repealed in same year;) Michigan ware, 1855-1857; Michigan, 1853- 1853-1875 (second proposal defeated The above parallel show clearly who is behind the mighty ad vertising campaign now going on. "The Local Option League ?oi South Carolina." and the "The Wholesale Liquor Dealers Associa tion of America" are, no doubt, close of kin. This advertising now being so widely done by the "Local Option League of South South Carolina" will fool nobody. It smell too strongly the liquor. Besides everybody knows that a number of States wen1 dry then wet?that there has been a great battle since the middle of the late century, the victory first with one side, then with th( other. But if there were anything in the advertising of the liquoi forces, it is an answer sufficient to say: There is a greater num her of States dry today than in any year in the history of the na tion, and there is a wider area in the dry column than at any timt in the history of the country. The dry forces are gaining, noi losing ground, as the Local Option League and the Nationa Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association would have us believe. And there is yet another vast difference: Heretofore a dr\ State was overrun by blind tigers because the national govern ment issued revenue licenses in dry territory. Now, the Unitec States government will not issue license to sell to dry territory The trouble this time with the liquor forces lies in the fact thai they fear PROHIBITION WILL PROHIBIT. The cry used t( be: "Prohibition will not prohibit." The shoe is on the other foo this time. There is yet another feature of this advertisement: "Vot< against Prohibition and save your State." There are many of us who believe that it will "save the State" to put down the legaizec sale of liquor. That is the very question at issue. There art many of us who believe that prohibition will go far towards sav ing the boys of the State, and to save the boys is to save the State Besides, it must be remembered that for the first time in the his tory of this country the United States government cooperates witl the dry State in the matter of prohibiting the sale of whiskey. Th( same argument the whiskey dealers are now making in their ap peal to the people to stand by Jeffersonian Democracy may be a? justly made against the pure food and drug act of the Unite( States. It certainly restricts the Liberty of many to do as the> nlopoo WViir nrvf cair thnf Toffcronnion nnmnn?>o/>,r in piVMUV. WW 11J "Vt 1/AAC41/ ULUV-iOVllUUI X/UIUU^l aV/jr 10 III uail^Cl because of the pure food and drug act of the United States? We honestly believe the friends of the liquor traffic are working Jeffersonian Democracy overtime. Our honest opinion it that the whiskey octopus, in its use of money and whiskey in elec itions, has done more to destroy Jeff^r^pnian Democrac^Aur ! anything else, ' We believe' in Democracy, pure1 simple, without any qualifications. Democracy means that th< people vote. That is why we consider it an outrage that the whis key people tried to hold up the election. It was a slap directlj in the face of Democracy. The prohibitionists desire the mattei referred to the people and they desire that the majority rule. Thai is Democracy. The page advertisement in the daily newspapers tells you to vote against Prohibition and save the State. Just ? week ago the whiskey forces were fighting in the courts to gel an injunction against the election, Sept. 14th. They fqiled then and they will fail now. The campaign being waged by the liquoi forces will cost money?much money, but it will not save 01c King Booze. We are going to put him in chains because he it the enemy of Democracy and a blot on our good name. The liquor advocates will have to bring forth something bettei than the whole page advertisement in all the daily papers of the State if they expect to convince sane people that they have an> real argument on the subject. r\ hp niHfP ??r]\7prHc?iivtonf of 4-hn T r\no 1 r\ntmnicfo plan cotra ' * j^w^v uu vvi tioviuwiit ui nit xjutai vy|7Huuiovo) uiov o? j o i "Voters, do you want the same condition in South Carolina thai prevails in Tennessee and West Virginia?" What is the matte: with West Virginia? Recently the supreme court has decidec a lawsuit of long standing between West Virginia and Virginia and the State of West Virginia will have to pay to the State oi Virginia many millions of dollars. But what has that to do witl the liquor traffic? The writer was talking with a well-knowr Union citizen who regularly travels over the State of West Virginia. He said: "The conditions are so vastly improved that on< can scarcely recognize the State. Conditions among the min rs particularly, has improved so much that no one informed upot the subject can for a moment doubt the benefit of prohibition The State of West Virginia is dry." What is the matter with Tennessee? When it went "dry" v.h< called the loans? Was it the enemy of prohibition? Anil ever if the loans were called, they have been provided for. There ii nothing wrong with Tennessee. There were some sections o1 i he State made practically inhabitable because of feuds growinf out of the fight between the tobacco trusts and the independen' growers a year or two ago. But v-'iat has that to do with th< question of prohibition in Tennes^je? There is nothing seriouslj me m?tter witn "dry" Tennessee. Why do not the advocates 01 the liquor traffic tell us just what is the matter with Tennessee. t rain the State of Oklahoma comes the same favorable report A jrentleman of unquestioned integrity, now a resident of Okla homa, was in Union this week. When asked of the condition! there he said: "Most excellent." He did not hesitate to say that prohibition prohibited in Oklahoma. Much more might b< said but space forbids in this issue. We will be with you agaii next week. SHOULD SAVE PEAS results obtained from the practice o TO SOW AFTER GRAIN following grain with peas this seaspi are most satisfactory. Cow Peas Will be Plentiful in This In order to get the Greatest bencfiti State but Farmers Must Make from sowing land to winter grains Certain of Saving Seed. such as oats and wheat, farmeri should sow the stubble to cowneai Clemson College, Aug 30.?South the following spring. Land sown ii Carolina is making a big crop of cow- wheat or oats this autumn and to cow peas this year, according to the pres- peas next year will be a greatly im ent outlook, and no doubt there will proved condition a year from now. be plenty of peas for sale in this state. It is a temptation to sell as large a However, W. W. Long, state agent quantity of peas as possible, sine and director of extension at Clemson thev generally find a ready marke' College, urges farmers to remember and at good prices. Nevertheless the importance of holding back enough the wise farmer will make certafi of their peas to sow on their grain that he is keeping for himself enougl stubble next spring. Advice to hold of his cowpeas to sow at least th acre cowpeas for sowing on grain stub- age he is putting in small grain this ble was well taken last year and the autumn. Style?or^gn Post ? TVTEN in this town are pretty xtx sure01 memseivesonmatrers of style. No one knows better than they that real style is quiet, subtle, of itself. You don't see many of ; them wearing the sign post sort of apparel t that loudly proclaims itself the style. 1 The Stetson Hat has always been the r hat of the critical?and that is reason enough . for our featuring it. 1 The Fall Stetsons are here. We invite * your early inspection. Union Clothing I D. W. MULLINAX, Ms 1 ; H EDISONIA E ; Admission, 5c and 10c 1 See Closing Chaj "Romances of ] OJM SATU RD, ; Pearl White is to tour the country a/n [ Mrs. Storm, Manager of the Edis I . A RECEPTION IN HER I ; COME COME I ' I ft EDISONIA THE LOCKHART JUNCTION supper Saturday evening $15.00. I could write more but it has taken , . . x r .. A ... ,,r^ up a great deal of space already. I 1^1,art Jun^'tion, Aug. ol.--We have not said a word about the coming Still Let the giort rains and 'he late an(j jr0ing hut I will get them next crops are growing fast. Lhe late ^ime. planting of most all crops seem to be ' Moxy best as the rain seem to suit them. ? The corn, peas, cane, potatoes, are as JONESVILLE fine as 1 ever saw. Late turnips are now being sowed and some are up and T ... . ~~ looking fine. . Jonesville, Aug. 31.-After a stay 1 have been asked by many why I ln , e Mountains of North Carolina did not send a letter to the Times last ? ^ j1 /~.a > sV week. 1 was away from home in the *outhard, Misses Carol and Lois Bogansville section. 1 attended the . ro^'ne have returned to their home protracted meeting at the Bogansville ln a a , .? , church and visited several of the rp ss A *TJa Adams, of knoxvillc, homes in that section. If I had gone |enn., ho has been the guest of Miss to all the homes I was invited to visit, Annie Aycoek for the past two wee.:s I would have been there yet but I had !?a.s KCinf iton VI^1^ I datives, to move on. I cannot say too much ,s Adams was entertained by sevfor the hospitality of these good peo er. Par^ies an>' Picnics during her [ p)(? visit. r ._ ,,, , _.Mr. Douglas Roseboro, of DeLand. ? * <??--> mi uHciuRce tuuiii.y ia?v vvcc'v pas been visiting relatives in t arul met manv good kind people. The town during the past few .veek-!. church built was named for Rev. John Miss Marie Littleiohn, entertained " Wil. on, who was preacher on that cir- a few friends at an informal tea or f cuit about thirty years ago. I visit- Monday evening in compliment to ? ed relatives there. Messrs John and Misses Carol and Lois Browne. Jeff Hughes, who are prominent far- Mrs. S. H. Greer, on Tuesday evenmers. Mr. Jeff Hughes lias 105 bales fog gave a theatre party at the ol old cotton on hand now, waiting fo? movies in honor of the Misses Brown. . better prices. He took ir.c around in Misses Maude and Minnie High, ol his Ford car to several places. Mr. Spartanburg were the honorees of a Prank McCluney the demonstration party given by Mrs. James Alman. agent showed me his farm and it dio iast Wednesday. 5 me good to look at his farm. The Misses Free, have had as theii 1 To go back to the protracted meet- guests of the past week, Misses Mating I attended at Wilson Chapel. I tie Thomas, of Gaffney, Ruth Dorill was given a seat right near the front of Darlington, Ottie Lee Rast, of = and many faces that were strange to Cameron, and Francis Hicks, of Greenm me were turned on me, but I soon be- ville. These attractive visitors were came acquainted. Then the minister the ^pcipients of much social attengave the invitation for the Christian tion during their stay. People to give him their hand, I waM Miss Eva Ellerbe who has been sure glad to leave my religion at home, spending the month of August in thf They have some good shouting men mountains, arrived Saturday to be the and women in that community and guest of Mrs. W. W. Wood' for a few 3 that is not afraid to say Amen when day8 before returning to her home in 1 the preacher says something they like. Marlboro.. " That's what I like to see and hear. v. ? ? r,?.,, - n The S. S. Convention at Gault school JirTXh*? M?*T i (w?tVS; house was well attended and all the J *1 her father' Mr' T' H' (,ore ,ast ? Speakers were present except Mr. W. ? ' . w , 3 W. Colton. He sent a written speec.. Mr. ?r8, . ' . Wood gave a t which was read and very impressive, dinner last Sunday in compliment tc , The ice cream spper given at this ^wo of the seasons newest marrieu i place Friday night was also a success, folks, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Littlejohl i The teachers made $15.00 which goes ?pd Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Hydrick. - for the benefit of the school. Mr C. A. Littlejohn and sisiters, s The ladies of the W. O. W. Circle, Misses Lucye, Marie and Elizabeth of Jonesville, made off their ice cream Littlejohn have returned from a visit M ? 9 A Stetson Hats.. Gur new Fall Stetsons are here, both Soft and Stiff. All the newest shapes and shades in the No Name Hats the hfist M.flh Hat nn the w *vww? WIW Via HIV market. Howard & Foster Shoes for Men Irving Drew Shoes for Ladies are here in all leathers and styles. New Neckwear, the latest from Broadway. A full line of the famous Cheney Silks, the necktie that won't wear out. Yon are invited to call and look at these new articles Comoanv inager DISONIA a* Cool, Cozy, Clean [>ter of Elaine" , | id will be in Union onia, will give IONOR COME ATRE ft relatives at Rutherfordton and a trip across western North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Miller, of Spartanburg, were the week end t guests of Mr. J. C. Spears. Miss Elizabeth Garner, of Union spent last week with her cousin. Miss Kathleen Littlejohn. Mr. T. M. Littleiohn accompanied by Messrs Hamilton Hill, Lafayette ? Littlejohn and Robbie Sams are at , Clemson this week attending the Farmers Conference, t Miss Hartley and Smith of the * ' school faculty, have arrived and will be the guests of friends during the next few days, i Palmetto. KELTON Kelton, Aug. 30.?We have had ar.tilier rain last night and t>ut the iana ! in good order to sow Ih'.o turnips. , * ~r a. - .' *uc must, ui cut: crops on ine KKlgC are good, especially late planted corn. , Farmers have begun to pull fodder , and will begin picking cotton this week, if the weather is fair. Far. mers who sowed rain and planted corn i are in much better shape this fall than last, if the price of cotton is no better than last year. I am triad to l say that the government is doing all it can that our cotton maintain a reasonable price, but it is mighty bjn . job. Mrs. Emma Ilarrell, of Cowpc.ns , and her daughter, Mrs. McGuinn. c' ' Saxon, Spartanburg county, are visiting at the home of Mrs. W. H. Gault. ! Mr. Giles Sanders' little son who has typhoid fever is not doing so well. He had a little back set. His fever is broken and the trained nurse left k lnni i loot WCCft. ! Several of the R/dge fox hunter are ' off on a hunt in Fairfield county. G. T. G. Services at Grace Church Lauren, S. CM Aug. 27?Dear Bro: Will you be kind enough to announce ' in your paper that there will he re' gular services in Grace church, on the . 1st Sunday. I shall be home in a few days. Have enioyed my vacation. Best wishes, | , Fraternally, J. L. Daniel.