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* m THE UNION TIMES H VOL. LXV. NO. 40. UNION, S. C., FRIDAY, OOTOBER 1, 1915. *1.00 A YEAR WILSON GREET G. A Survivors of Both Sides May Be Proud of Civil War Which Produced Permanent Union. < Ready to Aid Wilson. Washington, Sept. 28.?Veterans of ' the Civil war here for the annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic were formally welcomed to the capital tonight by President Wilson, who told them their battles 50 years ago were fought that t the crpat.pst inKtriimentnlit.v fnr fht? ? uplift of mankind the world has ever 1 seen might not be impaired. c The president spoke amid scenes of \ patriotic fervor in the crowded con- c vention hall into which the old cen- r sus building had been converted. Col. David J. I'almer, commander-in- a chief of the G. A. R., introduced him r amid thunderous cheering and in- a formed him that the veterans stood b solidly behind the administration's f conduct of the present day foreign t problems and that their sons would b support him in any steps he might take. b Mission of United States. a The president was frequently in- t terrupted by applause as he spoke to tl the veterans, their families and t! friends. He did not touch directly on o the European war, or on problem n growing out of it, but devoted his address to the mission of the United 1: States and the lessons taught by the o Civil war. He spoke of the war as tl one of the few in history of which r both sides could be proud. 1 The meeting marked the formal r opening of the Grand army encamp- g ment, which will continue during the remainder of the week, with the u great parade and presidential review u tomorrow. V President's Address. d The president's address in part fol- s; lows: \ "It is a singular thing that men of o a single generation should have wit- p nessed what you have witnessed in ci the crowded 50 years which you celebrate tonight. You took part when h you were young men in a struggle, w the meaning of which I dare say you y thought would not be revealed during d your lifetime, and yet more has hap- s< pened in the making of this nation In . ? *tfethn?r tlu'ii lias ever happened ii ' in the making of any other nation in p the lifetime of a dozen generations. f: . Nation's Growth. a "The nation in which you now live is not the nation for whose union you f: fought. You have seen many things b which have made this nation one of p the representations nations of the e world with regard to the modern v spirit of that world, and you have the satisfaction which I dare say few sol- c diers have ever had, of looking back g upon a war absolutely unique in this, ii that instead of destroying it healed, p that instead of making permanent di- v vision it made a permanent union, a This nation was from the beginning d a .>|mi iiudi cuuri jm isc, anu yuu navu 1 seen the spirits of the two once di- v I vided sections of this country abso- s< lutely united. A war which seemed a as if it had the seed of every kind of c bitterness in it has seen a single gen- h eration put bitterness absolutely out of its heart, and you feel, as I am sure the men who fought against you feel, that you were comrades even ^ I then, thoirgh you did not know it, f and that now you know that you are j, comrades in a common love for a n country which you are equally eager n to serve. Pride for Both Sides. s "This is a miracle of the spirit, so li far as national history is concerned, y This is one of the very few wars in t which in one sense everybody en- d ? gaged may take pride. Some wars n aie to be regretted; some wars mar t> lhe annals of history; but sorr.- wars v contrasted with those make those an- o nals distinguished, show that the a spirit of man spmetimes springs to v i grcnt enterprises that, are oven o greater than his own mind had con- a p ceived. , i "You set the nation free for that o great career of development, of un- p hampered development, which the world has witnessed since the Civil k war. But for my own part I would u p not he proud of the extraordinary p ji physical development of this country, i of its extraordinary development in e material wealth and financial power, s did I not believe that the people of g the United States wished all of this power devoted to ideal ends. There > have been other nations as rich as v we; there have been other nations as c powerful; there have been other na- c tions as spirited; but I hope we shall s never forget that we created this na- li tion, not to serve ourselves, but to c serve mankind. t To Promote Human Right. z "I hope I may say without even an implication of criticism upon any oth- a er great people in the world, that it t has always seemed to me that the c people of the United States wished to j be regarded as devoted to the r ED BY < . R. VETERANS TANK CAR BRINGS ; DEATH AND LOSS GASOLINE EXPLODES IN ARD- % MORE RAILWAY YARDS. c I Portj- Known Killed?Two Hundred Injured and Property Damage of c About Half Million in Okla- ^ homa Town. Ardniore, Okla., Sept. 27.?At least v wo score dead. 200 persons injured md property damage of approximate- p y $500,000 tonight were considered :onservative estimates of the havoc t vrought here today by the explosion if a car of gasoline jn the Santa Fe ailroad yards. ^ The force of the explosion wrecked i dozen or more buildings in the imnediate vicinity of the railroad yards ? ,nd scattered burning oil over the G lusiness district, starting fires which or a time threatened to sweep hrough the city. The fires were q rought under control early tonight. The cause of the explosion has not een determined. Several men were t work on the car repairing a leak at he time and one theory advanced was bat a spark from a hammer ignited he escaping gas fumes. The bodies f the workmen were torn to frag- fi lents. T The city was placed under martial s< iw tonight and a systematic search tl f the wrecked buildings begun. In ei heir first explorations of the ruins $ escue parties removed the bodies of ki 5 persons, several charred beyond ecognition and others so badly manled as to make identification difficult. 8] The buildings destroyed include the _ nion passenger and freight stations, .n: sed jointly bv several roads: the 1* Vhittington hotel, Madden & Co.'s b< epartment store, Pennington Whole- v< ale Grocery company, Swift and De- cj Vitt Cigar company. Not a building n Main street escaped damage and ractically every pane of glass in the (j ity was shattered. oj All of the guests of the Whittington h otel are believed to have escaped dthout serious injury. Scores of ai oung women were employed by Maden & Co. and at a late hour tonight % ome still were unaccounted for. si All public buildings were converted lto terr)pora/y hospitals tonight and & hysicianr and nurses hurried here ai rom nearby towns on special trains tl ided in caring for the wounded. Thirty-one bodies had been taken w rom the ruins of wrecked buildings Ql efore midnight. At that hour a large ti art of the wreckage still was un- A xplored. Of the known dead 19 were vi rhite persons. The city's electric'light service was o ut off early tonight because of dan- 0] er from wires torn from their fasten- w ngs by the explosion and with rescue sj arties making their way through the tl a-eckage by the light of pine torches if nd lanterns the ruins of the business b istrict presented a weird spectacle, 'he piteous appeals of hundreds of mmen, pleading to be allowed to earch the debris for missing relatives, dded to the horror. A hundred spe- I ial policemen were sworn in to aid ^ J ? . . K n noiuing ine crowas in cnecK. ? IV iromotion of particular principles of u uman right. The United States were ounded, not to provide free homes, " ut to assert human rights. This flag neant a great enterprise of the hunan spirit. Nobody, no large bodies * f men, in the time that flag was first et up believed with a very firm be- a ief in the efficacy of democracy. Do lt ou realize that only so long ago as he time of the American revolution, " lemocracy was regarded as an experi- ' nent in the world, and we were rerarded as rash experimenters? But ve not only believed in it; we showed . ur belief was well founded and that lc i nation as powerful as any in the I'orld could be erected upon the will f the people; that, indped; thorn was s i power in such a nation that dwelt j n no other nation unless also in that ither nation the spirit of the people revailed. a "Wo now know, and the world ;nows, that the thing that we then (. indertook, rash as it seemed, has been p iracticable and that we have set up n the world a government maintain- p id and promoted by the general con- p cience and the general conviction." v "Your Own Capital." jy "So I stand here not to welcome 'ou to the nation's capital, as if I n vere your host, but merely to wel- a ome you to your own capital, be- p ause I am, and am proud to be, your a :ervant. I hope I shall catch, as I p lope we shall all catch, from the spirit p >f this occasion a new consecration o the high duties of American citi:enship." The first death among the veterans t ittending the encampment occurred h oday, when Baron Smith, 70 years a >ld, of Bridgeton, N. J., died of in- p uries received yesterday when he was h un over by a carriage. t Criminal Court Co Criminal court convened here Mon-1 > lay, Judge John S. Wilson presiding. | f solicitor A. E. Hill was on hand to epresent the State. c The following cases have come up: ^ The State vs. Jesse Henson, charged ? vith murder. Verdict, "Not guilty." ^ The State vs. Charlie Prysock, ^ 'harged with assault and battery. >lead guilty. v The State vs. Sylvester Wilburn, jj harged with assault and battery. Mead guilty. \ The State vs. Milus Justice, charged vith housebreaking. Plead guilty. v The State vs. David Collins, charged s vith larceny. Plead guilty. I The State vs. Ben L. Bishop, harged with assault and battery, v rerdict: "Guilty with recommendaion to mercy of the court." c The State vs. Minnie Hampton, harged with assault and battery, o 'ound not guilty. r The State vs. John Lyles, charged t REAT STORM BATTERING > AT GULF COAST'S DOORS. nly Meagre Information Comes From 1 New Orleans, Apparently Chief Point of Assault?Loss of Life and Property Indicated. Mobile, Sept. 30.?Wireless advices rom New Orleans at 1:30 o'clock . hursday morning say that ten per- ^ ans were killed and 150 injured by r le hurricane in New Orleans. Prop- n rty damage was estimated at above 1,000,000. The famous French maret section was partially wrecked. E New Orleans (via Wireless Steam- g >at|/o UAVClOiV/1 OllU V/ICV1C tU 1UUU1IC J, -Five persons are known to be dead, ^ lany people injured and property p ?ss reaching into the millions has een caused tonight by the most seere gulf storm in the history of the 0 ity. i A howling gale with a velocity of c, 5 miles an hour swept the city a$ y o'clock tonight, demolishing scores fi f buildings, stripping the roofs from, undreds of other structures and r brewing the streets with broken g$as& nd debris. ? At 7:30 o'clock a rising barommdul ave evidence that the storm Waa'p dbsiding, the entire passing^ ,^5?thas oHhweat ker at its lowest registered 28. A* . " nd the wind velocity of 86 miles was le highest' ever recorded here. h Railroad and wire communication T ith the outside world has been cut v ff and telephone, electric lights and d olley service discontinued in the city, d .11 railroads have annuled train ser- E ice from New Orleans. Wireless communication from New a rleans was interrupted by the failure E f the electric plant but messages s! rere sent from the steamship Excel- p ior at dock here and relayed from le Creole, anchored below New Or- r ans in the Mississippi river, to Mo- fo ile. THE U. 1). C. MEETING. The William Wallace Chapter, U. t >. C., held its first fall meeting on t londay afternoon, Sept. 27th, at the h ome of Mrs. J. dough Wallace. c The program was varied and deghtful and dealt with local history, v Irs. J. W. Mixson read a paper on the t Visit of Jefferson Davis to the Home v f General Wallace" and Mrs. J. y 'rost Walker, Jr., gave one on the h Reconstruction days and the part the j< !u Klux played in Union county, loth papers were carefully prepared nd much enjoyed by the members. Mrs. Walker sang a selection from Madam Butterfly" and instrumental ? lusic was furnished by Misses Vivian F arratt, Louisa Duncan and Lutie Jor- P an. li The hostesses, Mesdames Wallace, t Idgar, Rice, Milhous and Baber served ? :es and cake. a The next meeting will be held with Irs. W. D. Arthur on East Main treet. 1EATH OF MRS. P. B. STEWART. t Mrs. P. B. Stewart died at her home ^ t Sedalia Sept. 23, and was buried h he following day at Padgett's Creek c hurch, the burial being conducted by lev. L. L. Wagnon. c Mrs. Stewart leaves a husband and n ve children, all grown. She had been i declining health for the past three ears. She was before her marriage fiss Lou Smith. For 30 years she was a faithful 1 lember of the Baptist church, joining a t Mt. Iiebanon and later moving her " Jtter to Padgett's Creek. Mrs. Stew- . rt was a noble Christian woman and I er death has caused sorrow to many 1 earts. c FINE POTATOES. Mrs. W. P. Duckett, of Route 2, sent he editor a basket of fine pot;.toes 1 ast week. One weighed three pounds c ,nd a quarter and the others three ( tounds. Thi sweet potato crop has >een v>ry Rood this year and the po- 1 atoes are unusually large and swe-it. 1 ?nirened Monday vith burglary. Verdict: "Not ruilty." The State vs. James Hughes, :harged with arson. Plead not guilty. Vrraigned. The State vs. Vollie Hames, harged with burglary and assault vith intent to ravish. Plead not juilty. Arraigned. The State vs. Leula Smith, charged vith assault and battery. Pleads ruilty. The State vs. Will Kelly, charged vith rape. Found not guilty. The Stetp vs Milfo Jul,, ? ? ? " "'J > vith assault and battery. Foreman intructed to bring in a sealed verdict. ?Jot guilty. The State vs. Arthur Jeter, charged vith forgery. Pleads guilty. The State vs. G. W. McMahan, harged with bigamy. Pleads guilty. As we are going to press the case f Allan Johnson, charged with the nurder of Haskell Martin was being ried. L QUARTERLY MEETING OF W. M. U. OF DIVISION 4 'o be Held at Padgett's Creek Church Saturday, October 9. 10-10:30 a. m.?Devotional exerises, Miss Clara Sparks. Words of welcome, Mrs. A. J. Tay>r. Response, Mrs. Scaife Wilburn. Roll call of W. M. societies, Y. W. L.'s and Sunbeam Bands with verbal eports from each since last quarterly leetfng. Solo, Mrs. Ivey Wilburn. Paper, Mrs. David Clarke. "What Should Be the Attitude of Jach Individual Member in the W. M. !?", Mrs. C. E. Watson. "Missionary Work in General tmong the Societies," Mrs. Ora B. 'ant. Announcements. 1 p. m.?Lunch hour. 2 p. m.?Devotional exercises, Miss hdb Hollis. ,;T. W. A. Work," Mrs. Caudle. Supbeam exercises by local band. >lHacQ8sion of Sunbeam work, Mrs. >. L. P. Jackson. "Organisation of R. A.'s in our diision," Mrs. 3, E. White. Closi g exercises by Mrs. C. E. gganifr-' Mrs. Rebec ca Edwards died at the ome difvher daughter-in-law, Mrs. W. '. Edwards, Tuesday, Sept. 21, and ras buried the following day at Saris church, the funeral being conucted by Rev. L. L. Wagnon and lev. J.' L. Lewis. Mrs. Edwards was 79 years of age, nd was a member of Duck Pond .k?.k ou. -i -i- ? '"jniav tiiuiui. ontr wtis sick, uui a hort time. She had a stroke of araly8i8 and died within a half hour. Mrs. Edwards leaves no immediate elative. She was held in high eseem by those who knew her. BUYS PARTNER'S INTEREST. Dr. J. W. Welborn has purchased he interest of Dr. E. B. McLaurin in he People's Drug Store, the latter aving decided to return to Marlboro ounty, his former home. Dr. George Keller will be associated irith Dr. Welborn, having already reurned to Union and entered upon his vork. Dr. Keller was for several ears proprietor of a drug business lere and before that at Buffalo, and 3 a thoroughly competent drug man. CARS COLLIDE. Messrs. W. E. Green and Russell Jexton, while engaged in an imiromptu automobile race on the fair pounds track Monday, had a colision which did considerable damage o both cars. One of the wheels on dr .Sexton's car came off, causing the .ccident. No one was hurt. V. I). ARTHUR COMPANY BUYS MOTOR TRUCK. The W. I). Arthur company, of his city, ha? purchased a very landsome motor truck. The machine ias a 42 horse power motor and a larryjng capacity of 250u pounds. Mr. W. D. Arthur, Jr., who has harge of all deliveries, will drive this nachine. IXECUTTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS A meeting of the executive comnittee of the Union County Baptist issociation will be held Saturday at 12 /clock in the pastor's study of the Mrst Baptist church. Every member s urged to be present as matters of mportance will come up before the ommittee. D. A. R. CHAPTER TO MEET. Fair Forest Chapter, D. A. R., will lold its monthly meeting at the resilence of Mrs. F. M. Farr Tuesday, Dct. 5, at 4 p. m. The hostesses are Mrs. F. M. Farr, ilrs. Davis Jeffries, Mrs. Mabrey S. itice and Mrs. W. H. Sartor. INTERESTING S FIRST BA PARTIAL RETURNS ON WHISKEY VOTE MARION AND CLARENDON COUNTIES TO REPORT. The Dry Forces Win?Over 57,000 Votes Cast in State?Canvassers Meet October 5th. (The State.) Complete and certified returns of the referendum election from 42 of the 44 counties in South Carolina, as filed with the secretary of state prive for prohibition 40,581 votes and against prohibition 10,538 votes. The counties from which complete returns have not been received are Clarendon and Marion. The State board of canvassers, which was called to meet last Tuesday to declare the results of the election on September 14, will meet October 5 at the call of the chairman, R. M. McCown, secretary of state. The vote was not declared last Thursday because complete returns had not been received from all counties. Vote by Counties. The vote by counties, exclusive of Clarendon and Marion, is as follows: Dry. Wet. Abbeville 723 246 Aiken 1,126 315 Anderson 1,985 847 Bamberfc 448 232 Barnwell 543 488 Beaufort 203 164 Berkeley 248 186 Calhoun 346 185 Charleston 370 2,607 Cherokee 1,209 259 Colleton 801 226 Chester 625 234 Chesterfield 887 496 Clarendon Darlington 1,152 149 Dillon 494 162 Dorchester 454 497 Edgefield 710 70 Fairfield 453 138 Florence 1,514 362 Georgetown 319 154 Greenville 4,096 1,028 Greenwood 1,172 234 Hampton 1-A? 545 227 Horry J~ 861 727 Jasper ?i 46 Site iS mj Laurens 1,416 370 Lee 478 236 Lexington 1,405 572' Marion Marlboro 828 38 Newberry 1,170 398 Oconee 1,108 162 Orangeburg 1,415 493 Pickens 1,028 315 Richland 1,257 784 Saluda 787 136 Spartanburg 3,338 1,251 Sumter 652 244 Union 1,281 427 Williamsburg 565 132 York 813 164 Total -------40,581 16,538 A CURIOSITY. Mrs. C. T. Murphy has an air plant in her collection of flowers and it is in full bloom. The flowers are shaped very much like the yellow jessamine and are of a delicate lilac shade. The plant grows without soil or water and the blooms last "for days. TOM THUMB WEDDING. The L-.'ies' Aid society of Grace Methodist church are planning to have a Tom Thumb wedding on Tuesday evening, October 5th, in the court house. The cutest and most attractive children in town will take part and in addition to the wedding, a number of songs will be sung by the tots. A small admission fee of 20 and 85 cents will be charged. ANTHONY SARRATT MARRIES MISS CONSTANCE WATKINS. Mrs. Thomas Parke Watkins ! ERsTJil* PTIST CHURCH Many Assemble to Bid "God Speed" to Miss Lora Clement Who Leaves on October 5th for Vancouver as Missionary. A large and interested congregation gathered at the First Baptist church Sunday evening to bid God speed to Miss Lora Clement, who leaves on the 8th of October to represent the First church on the foreign field. The Methodists and Presbyterians united with the Baptists in this service and short talks were made by Rev. J .L. Daniel, pastor of the Grace Methodist church; Rev. J. F. Mathe son, pastor 01 tne first 1'resbyterian church and Rev. J. D. Croft, pastor of he Second Baptist church. Each one congratulated the church upon having one of their number in the foreign field and paid a high tribute to the young woman who had given her life to this work. Rev. George P. White, pastor of the First Baptist church, stated that the church felt that she had been peculiarly blessed in having a representative on the foreign field and would provide for Miss Clement's support and outgoing expenses. Just before the close of the services Miss Clement delibered an address which was appropriate and inspiring. She expressed herself as feeling honored that she was called to this work and except for leaving her loved ones there was no sadness in her heart by reason of having to go. She spoke for 20 minutes and the large congregation listened attentively and with sympathy. Miss Clement will leave on the 5t!i of October for Vancouver, where sha will join a party of missionaries returning to their work in the foreign land. * COTTON MARKET. * ********* *** Union?Tuesday, 12; Wednesday, . 12.26 (dropped tot 11.75); Thursday, 11.75. Jones ville?Tuesday, 12; Wednesday, 1225 (dropped to 11.75); Thur* ' >75. v. . ^ - OMfi 12; Wednesday, * 12.26 (dropped to 11.75); Thursday, 11.75. Adamsburg?Tuesday, 12; Wednesday, 12.25 (dropped to 11.75,; Thursday, 11.75. Glenn Springs?Tuesday, 12; Wednesday, 12; Thursday, 11.75. Coleraine?Tuesday, 12; Wednesday, 12; Thursday, 11.75. Lockhart?Tuesday, 12; Wednesday, 12.25 (dropped to 11.75) Thursday, 11.75. Laurens?Tuesday, 12.16; Wednesday, 12.25; Thursday, 11.75. Chester?Thursday, 12. Rock Hill?Tuesday, 12.30. Pacolet?Tuesday, 12.25; Wednesday, 12.25; Thursday, 11.75. Pacolet Mills?Tuesday, 12.20; Wednesday, 12.25; Thursday, 11.75. Gaffney?Wednesday, 12. COTTON SEED MARKET. Union?Tuesday, 1.45; Wednesday, 1.(50; Thursday, 1.60. Rock Hill?Tuesday, 1.52. Pacolet?Tuesday, 1.50; Wednesday, 1.50; Thursday, 1.50. Laurens?Tuesday, 1.50; Wednes announces ine marriage of her daughter Constance Kathryn to Lieutenant James Anthony Sarratt Eighth United States Infantry on Monday the thirtieth of August One thousand nine hundred and fifteen Manila, Philippine Islands The above announcement will be received with cordial interest in Union where Lieutenant Sarratt formerly lived. His friends congratulate him and wish for him a long life full of happiness. Mrs. Sarratt is from New York city and joined Lieut. Sarratt at Manilla, where the wedding was celebrated. A MARRIAGE. Mr. George Thomas and Miss Pauline Pruitt, both of Buffalo, were united in marriage Saturday, Sept. , 25. The ceremony was performed by Magistrate Joseph Sanders in his office in the courthouse. uay, i.ou; inursaay, i.ou. WEST SPRINGS SCHOOL OPENS NEXT MONDAY. School will open at West Springs on Monday morning; Oct. 4. The same teachers of last year were reelected. The teachers are anxious to have all beginners come in the first day or as early as possible, so as to get them properly graded and the work of the school in full operation j'-'C-i the start. QUARTERLY CONFERENCE HELD Dr. R. E. Stackhouse, presiding elder of the Spartanburg district, held the fourth quarterly conference for Green Street Methodist church on last Sunday aftetrnoon and preached a most excellent sermon Sundav nivht on the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. A protracted meeting will being in that church on Monday aftetr the first Sunday in October. The public is most cordially invited. | IVEATH OF A LITTLE GIRL. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Sims died on Sept. 16, 1915, and the little body was laid to rest at Rosemont on the following day. This is the second child Mr. and Mrs. Rates have buried within the last year. This little flower of love blossomed but to die and is now transplanted above to bloom with God. IV W. Garvin. It's easy for the man who never suffered pain to talk of patience.