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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.