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v M THE UNION TIMES H VOL.. LXVI. NO. 30. UNION. S. ( ., FlilDA"^ JULY 28, S1.no * v|{ WRITES OF PR CONDITI Miss Mildred Scaife Relate Thrilling Experiences in Mex ico City?During the Bombard ment Her Home was in tht Line of Fire and Pieces o Shell Flew in Her Window. pu : -i - v/hiiujii vyiiruiucie. Mr. Rowland E. Scaife and his sis ter, Miss Mildred E. Scaife, arrivet here from Mexico City last Thursday and are visiting their brother, Mr. It L. Scaife. With the exception of sev eral short trips to the States the; have been in Mexico throughout th< various revolutions which have tori up that country. During the ten day: bombardment in Mexico City theii home was in the line of fire and i number of shells exploded over ant around their home. Miss Scaife ha; pieces of shell and shrapnel whicl dew in the window a'nd fell on th? floor of her room. Mr. Scaife was formerly from Un ion, where for aboat ten years hi was the head bookkeeper of the Ex celsior Knitting Mills. In 1907 he ac cepted a responsible position in on< of the largest banks in Mexico. Mr Scaife is also a talented artist ant during his stay in Mexico, his span time has been devoted to art. Whei conditions resulted in the paralyizatioi of business, he remained to completi some paintings of Mexican1 life 01 which he was working. It wa's hi: intention to leave for Spain to de vote his entire time to art when th< European war started. His sketchei of Mexico scenery have gained him i reputation and a number of his paint ings have gone abroad. The Chronicle is indebted to Miss Scaife for the following interesti'nf article on the Mexican situation: The need for positive action or the part of the United States govern ment in the case of Mexico, has nevei been more acute than now. The grin wolf of starvation is showing its teetl again, and the writer knows of aeiw i:3 eases where old people and young chil ' * dren sank down in the streets ol Mexico City and died for want 01 bread. In normal times one dollar ir Mexican monev is worth fiftv cent: in ours. You can imagine the suffer ing among the poor when a sack 01 flour is selling at $100.00; butter $12.50 per pound; coffee and sugar $4.00 and $5.00 per pound. When th< Red Cross sent supplies they wer< held up by Carranza. The most piti ful sight I saw in Mexico was a grea ciowd of little children passing aloiu the street with little empty vessel: crying for something to eat. Tin "first chief," Carranza', when breat riots and looting were going on an. constructive statesmanship was re quired, he was concerning hi'nisel about such things as divorce laws anc the upholding of the established law: of the countrv and those in a"uthcrit\ under him, were directly to the cm ployers that the wages of employee: should he raised and that no aervani at all should work 011 Sundays, ant that work should not begin until J;:'h a. m. and stop at 7 p. m. Th'-s, ol course ,ca"used great discontent ant paved the way for the numerous stri bus strikes which followed. Carranza's first arrival into Mex ico City with his hordes of bandi' soldiers was followed by a reign o; terror. The homes of aristocrats ant of the most wealthy Mexicans wer< made targets of the revolutionary spirit. Obregon, the post commander gave carte blanche to his men to loo' as much as they pleased with tht promise that he would "not fire 1 shot," while many a private citizei was shot and made a*n example of foi petty thieving. Ma*ny nights were made hideous by i.L^ I a. k c (ica tcu x iuo quuui xii uic ucart uj the city, many innocent men beinj killed because their political opinion: differed. The rough, dirty soldier: took possession of some of the most elegant homes in the city for barracks the unfortunate owners having fle< the country since Diaz left. The bandits carried off car loads ol furniture. One house i'n particulai was brought to our notice. The li brary of this home was considered th< finest in the city. The soldiers not liking the polished floors, drove nail: into them to insure safer walking, ant seeing the library, threw the books ou on the ground like rubbish, selling many volumes of priceless value foi 25 Mexican cents, or 2 cents in oui money. The officers installed them selves in different elegant, privat< homes, Carranza's choice being nota bly beautiful, and the soldiers turnet churches into stables. Why should a dignified governmen like ours treat with bandits Wbi should it grasp a hand, if not person ally s'ained with blood, is certainly j party to it? It is impossible in i short article to enumerate the horri ESENT ONS IN MEXICO ble happenings which are not and can ^ not be exaggerated. One especially cruel act, which in itself is enough to make the name of L Carranza as much hated as Huerta's is the following tragedy told us by ? one of the Mexican nurses who saw , the mangled remains. A certain prominent citizen, a former cabinet officer, whose only crime was that of belonging to the Diaz regime, and of being the owner of valuable property, was a'ccused of being an enemy of the revolution. He " was SDied unon and nut into nrisnn to wait his trial. He was dying of ,r heart trouble, so his trial wa's has" tened and he was condemned to be " shot. As the hour of execution ap' proached (the nurse told us that), very " strong stimulants were given him, as ] they feared they would lose their 1 prey, and he must die like a common 1 criminal. As the squad of soldiers | fired on him, he fell mortally wounded. Then what is called "the shot of s mercy" was given by a violent ex1 plosive just behind the ear. The ' whole face was shot away and what remained of the head was an unrecog nizable mass of utter destruction. His - family had not been allowed to come - near him during his confinement in - prison and what was left of a once 2 brave and noble man, wa's the bloody, crushed mass of flesh which his fam1 ily could see but were not allowed to 2 give decent burial. We were con"> stantly hearing the shots which were 1 taking the lives of those who had 2 opposed Carranza' and as an example 1 of the ruthlessness of the Carranza re3 gime, one day a beautiful young lady, - as she passed in her automobile, was 2 taken as a target and killed by a Cars ranza soldier. Yes, we, one and all, i admit that Mr. Wilson's policy is a - Christian, long-suffering one, and the best Mexicans say so, too, but with s us'declare that it is an utter failure r when applied to ignorant Indians whose hands are red with the blood of their brothers as well as that of i innocent, law-abiding foreigners. - . l]he conditions are similar, although r worse than those through which the i South passed after the Civil war. Igi norant, blood-thirsty Indians, are not l4 ready. for democracy. They must be . trained and educated up-to it; else its f sacred teachings (like our flag at f Vera Cruz), will be trampled under i foot. TKo 7Hft rofn irooe wUa nomo Aiif with us, one and all, rejoiced to think that we were hurried out for no other cause than intervention, and to hear that another agreement was being considered with Carranza, the indignation knew no bounds as Carranza merely wants to better equip his army with more machine guns and ammunition to kill our soldiers when the final conflict comes. He was gathering nen and civilians were constantly drilling when we left. One night we heard the church bells ringing as a signal to gather for an anti-American demonstration. The mobs passed by crying, "Mueren los Gringos," no less cruel and bloody. ("Kill the Americans"). The hand of Huerta, while stronger than that of Carranza, was no less cruel a'nd bloody. It not only prolongs the agony of ?.Iexico, but delays the dawn of peace, to believe that one revolutionary leader is any better than another. Our . own government representatives in Mexico sneer t;t the Washington policy, while carrying out instructions in f a weak-hearted way. f 11 is a well known fact that Amerij can citizens receive less protection , from their government than any other * foreign nation represented in Mexico. They are thrown i'n prison on the ? slightest pretext. Our flag is the s least honored in Mexico, when it [ should w&Ve the highest. Shall we let our sister republic drink the cup of r misery to the dregs, or do the kindest thing that can be done?intervene and raise to its feet, one of the fairest f lands upon which the sun has ever shone? Mildred E. Scaife. j July 18, 1916. s MRS, STORM ENTERTAINS. t | Mrs. C. E. Storm entertained Thlirsdav evenintr in comnliment to , Miss Kathrin Pitt of Columbia and the young ladies composing Miss May r Smith's house party: Misses Zeigler, ~ Barre and Corley. The rooms were ' prettily decorated with pink roses, L these flowers being used in great proJ fusion in the parlor, hall and dining room. r The punch bowl was placed on the * east verandah and this delicious fruit r nectar was served throughout the evening. ? The hostess, assisted by her mother, . Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Evans Tinsley, I M isses Lucile Tracy and Alsie Smi'th served ice cream and cake, and about KO couples enjoyed her gracious hos, pitality. i r.i'out. A. G. Kennedy of Camo II Moore is spending a few days with - | relatives in the city. SUBSCRIPTION Physicians Subscribe $2,500 to Ci pointed to Canvass Have Subst Canvass of Citizens to B The physicians of the city and coun- D ty, with several yet to be heard from, P have subscribed the sum of $'2,500.00 M to the capital stock of the Wallace D Thomson hospital, recently organized D as a joint stock company. The members of the committees have sub- D scribed around $2,000.00 more. It is D hoped that the mills of Union will subscribe $2,500.00 more. This will give quite a good start, so that when the ai citizens are called upon, it should be te an easy matter to get $4,000.00 more, sc That would put the enterprise through st with the liberal support the banks of Union have offered to give. Union R is going to have the hospital, that J. seems now an assured fact. There L< are enough public spirited citizens in Union and throughout the county to th make that an assured fact. The phy- he sicians who have already subscribed w are: Dr. Montgomery $:100.00 ca Dr. Berry :100.00 w PROGRAM ELEVENTH ANNUAL te MEETING OF THE W. M. U. ; SI Of Union County Tuesday and Wednesday, August 1st and 2nd, at First Baptist Church of P1 Union, S. C. Tuesday Morning, 10 O'clock. in Conference of association executive ni committee. 1UJ3U A. M. pi Praise service. Greetings from hostess, Mrs. J. H. CI Bartles. Response l?y visitors, Mrs. J. B. lei Willirms. A message from State president, W M's. J. D. Chapman. Roll call of W. M. U. societies with ? reports. r-csentation of badges to honor roll societies. Distribution of apportionate cards, Bible studies and literature. Reports of superintendent, secretary, treasurer and division presidents. y? Quiet hour: Getting better Acquainted with Jesus. Through His "S miracles. A le3Son-t?ugm. , c& Projecting the Institute into the next year's work. Echoes from Southern Baptist con- M vention by those who attended. Report of chairman of mission ? study, introducing the book recom- gi mended for next year. Message from State superintendent gi of mission work, Mrs. J. T. Rice. Greetings from the mountain school to which this association has been fo contributing. Reading of association policy. m Election of nominating committee. Appointment of committees on time as and place and resolutions. Announcements. Praise. Prayer, cii Recess. Second Session?2:00 P. M.?Chil- co dren's Session. Processional of childron, with ban- m ners and songs. so Devotional. Welcome?Ruth Parham. IS Response?Kathleen Stein. m Exercises for Sunboavrn. Bible lesson for Sunbeams, "Lea'rn- P8 ing of God Through Nature and Hi's Word," taught and illustrated by Mrs. P< C. E. Watson. Roll call of bands. Each presenting and reading report. Presentation of baidges to honor roll bands. Distribution of apportionment cards, Bible lessons and literature. Message and recommendation from State superintendent, Mrs. W. J. * * * 1*? ?? * natcner?mrs. Aieina West. r. Story telling hour for children, illustrated. South Carolina's place in Southern p' Union?Mrs. J. R. Fizer. Resume of State Missions in South n Carolina'. The part W. M. U. is takpi ,nK' th Report of committee on literature? p Mrs. O. H. Wilburn. Report of committee on Margaret fund?Miss Fanny Clark. p Reading minutes of the two ses- ' sions. re Announcements. Report of obituary committee Third Session Y. W. \., G. A. and {? R. A.?10 O'clock A. M. Wednesday. ^ 1 & uuu^ a ?Q Devotional. flt Music byY. W. A., (J. A.'a, I\ A.'s. ar Presentation of th eP.iblo studies designed for oai-h department for the next year?Mrs. Watson. M Greetings. Responses. tr Roll call of Auxiliaries and Chap- ^ ters with reports from ach. fr Distribution of badges to horor roll societies. , Apportionment cards, literate re and Bible lessons. / Report of associate superint .o.dent M cf Y. W. A.'s rnd G .A.'s. a Message and recommendati^r s of T1 State superintendent, Mrs. Geo. E. hi Davis. fl( Report of R. A. associate superin- bj TO HOSPITAL ipital Stock?Committees Ap crfbed Liberally?Thorough e Made in Few Days. T. Switzer 300.0( r. Maddox 500.0( I*. McElroy 300.0C r. Hope '200.Of r. Sarratt 200.0( r. "Brawley 200.0C p. Salley 100.0C r. Going 100.0(1 Ti*ere are others who have signified leir willingness to take stock, who -e yet to hear from. The commit?8 appointed to reorganize and dieit subscriptions have themselves ibscfibed the following: mslie Nicholson $500.0(1 . P. Morgan 500.00 Cohen 300.00 ?wis M. Rice 200.00 There are several other members of ie committees who are debating just >w much stock they will take; but ill make a liberal subscription later. When the weather gets better, the .nvassing committee will take up the ork and carry it to completion. Ttf T> T7< tirLJr. iiuvu?i mi s. iv. iii. nite. Message and recommendation of late superintendent?Mrs. Edwin irpenter. Bringing G. A.'s and R. A.'s into ograms. How? Mrs. J. R. Fizer. Training school?Mrs. David Clark. Cultivating the art of "story tellg" in G. A.'s and R. A.'s?Miss Euce Thomson. The world's cry to the young peoe of America?By an R. A. The right must win?Miss Fannie ark. Aiming high on standard of excelnce. Report on personal service?Mrs. . W. FiWey. Quiet hour. An R. A. Bible lesson Mrs. C. E? Watson. Report of nominating committee. Election of officers. Announcements. Praise. Prayer. scess. Fourth Session?2:00 P. M. Lading ^foundation for a larger sar's wotje. A consecration service. 1. Adoption of Union's watchword: 1. Indivi^k^and United Vrayer? rs. Finley, 2. Regular Bible and Mission study Mrs. Whits. ving?Mrs. Hendley. 3. Systematic and proportionate ving?Mrs. Hendley. 4. Personal service?Mrs. Clark. The year's record presented in chart rm by superintendent. Appointments the societies minium financial obligation to Missions. TKa vulno nf miniifno * 11 reference books?Mrs. Littlejohn. Expense fund for supplying assoation's needs?Mrs. J. H. Bartles. Importance of association executive mmittee meetings. Deciding time and place for joint eeting. A program?Mrs. C. E. Watn. Making Northern Division Institute 117 an inspiration to higher achieveents and greater service. Report of committee on time and ice. Reading and adoption of association dicy. Report of committee on resolutions. Reading of minutes. Closing exercises. ELLIS-DICK. Hartsville, July 15.?A marriage of uch interest took place in Hartslle Wednesday afternoon, July 12, 4:30 o'clock, at the home of T. P. cLeod, when his sister, Mrs. Emma His, waa married to L. W. Dick. The edding march was played by Miss ertrhde Dick. The attendants were iss Blanche DesChamps and C. K. unlap. In the presence of a commy of special friends and relatives e ceremony was penormeu uy the bv. E. V. Baldy, D. D., pastor of e First Baptist church, assisted by e Rev. T. F. He.ney, pa'stor of the resbyterian church. Both the contracting parties are si'donts of Hartsville and are well lown and popular in this and other irta of the State. Mr. Dick came to artaville some years ago to take large of the public schools, which >sition he still holds, and he has heme one of the most useful and inlential citizens of the community id commands the respect and affec>n of all classes, young a'nd old. At the conclusion of the ceremony r. and Mrs. Dick departed for a ip and after some days' absence ill return and be at home to their iends in Hartsville. 11VA I /III 1 1 rui( VIM IUKH. Miss Pearl Harris entertained isses Zeigler, Barre and Corley a( delightful tea party Friday evening he table was covered with lace and id for its centre a basket of summei vwers. A delicious repa'st was served r the hostess. FATAL SHOOTI COUNTY ENROLLMENT RESULTS, /Fourteen Precincts Heard From?To) tal of 2,471 Namea on the Fourteen Books?Complete Report Next ) Week. . The books of enrollment turned in I to Chairman Macbeth Young, up to , noon Thursday, number fourteen, I with a total of 2,471 names. The precincts already heard from are: ' Union, Ward 1, 67. Union, Ward 2, 155. Union, Ward 3, 136. Union, Ward 4, 418. ! Goshen Hill, 55. i Cross Keys, 1(50. ! Lockhart, 27(5. ! Monarch, 285. Meador, 35. Wilhurn's Store, 3G. Jonesville, 413. West Springs, 111. Kelton, 182. Coleraine, 42. The report from other precincts , will be published in next issue. WORD FROM CAMI* MOORE. i First Lieut. A. G. Kennedy, of the engineers, Camp Moore, at Styx, arrived in Union Wednesday night and , will leave Friday for camp. He came on a business trip. While here a Times man saw him and asked about the Union boys at Camp Moore. He said all the Union boys in the engineering company are well and all are becoming accustomed to culnp life. They have been issued their uniforms rand equipment and look like soldiers. Lieut. Kennedy was liberal in his praise for Governor Manning. He says Governor Manning has been a frequent visitor to camp, and has in many ways done everything in his power to make the boys comfortable. EUTERPEAN MUSIC CLUB. The Euterpean Music club was delightfully entertained by Mrs. W. T. Beaty at her home on Main street Monday afternoon. A number of visitors were present to enjoy the inter-, esting program, w^ichia. as follows: Vocal solo--^Todt^^(CaijTie Ja-j cobs Bond)?Mrs. R. A. Jones. Piano solo?(Chamina'de) ? Miss Fannie Duncan. Vocal solo?"The Gypsy Maid"? (Nella)?Miss Cecil Brawley. Piano solo?Butterfly?(I)enee)?' Miss Theo Young. Piano solo?The Evening Star? (Wagner)?Miss Vivian Sarratt. Vocal duet?"The Wanderer's Night Song"?(Rubenstein)?Misses Layton and Jordon. Chorus?Blossom Time ? Misses Duncan, Layton and Jordon, Mesdames Beaty and Garner. Misses Ruth Crawford and Guisinger furnished beautiful impromptu numbers during the afternoon. The hostess served delicious refreshments and was assisted by Misses Carol Robertson and Carrie Young. M A R KI AG E A N NO C N C EM EN T. Mr. and Mrs. Joe W. Johnson announce the marriage of their daughter Minnie Mae to Mr. Archie Carraway Wilkinson July the eighth Nineteen hundred and sixteen Good Samaritan Hospit&'l Spartanburg, South Carolina At Home Georgia Avenue Concord, North Carolina MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED. Mr. Madison Abell Gwi'n announce the marriage of their daughter Julia I.oueelle to Mr Sir! KpIIv finrHnor on Sunday, July the twenty-third nineteen hundred and sixteen Greenville, South Carolina Mrs. Gardner is a niece of Mrs. J. G. Long, Sr., of this place, and is an 1 accomplished and attractive young 1 woman. . CAPT. ELLIS TO SPEAK HERE. ' ("apt. Clarence Ellis, of the Salvation Army, stationed at Spartanburg, will preach Sunday morning at Green ' Street Methodist church at 11 a. m. 1 and Sunday evening at the First Pres1 byterian church. Capt. Ellis will also speak at the city park at 4:15 Sunday afternoon. Everybody is invited to attend these services. 1 Mr. R. A. Jones has just returned 1 from a trip to New York and says he . saw many former Union people 1 ,among them being Mr. Harry L. Goss, who was recently elected a meml .ber of the board of the cotton exchance. - vnum L?"" ' NG AT ?CH SATURDAY t Will B. Inman Instantly Killed by Fred Sanders?Immediately After Tragedy Sanders Gave Himself Up to Sheriff and Was Lodged in Jail?Verdict of Coroner's Inquest. Will B. Inman was shot and instantly killed by Fred Sanders on the street in Monarch Mill vill&'jre Saturday afternoon about 12: '?() o'clock. Both men have the reputation for beinjr peaceable citizens. They were brn' hers-in-law, havinp married sisters. The pistol ball entered, the neck in front and just above the collar bone r.nd caused death almost instantaneously. There was but one shot. Magistrate Mann held m 4 ? MI\|UC.^l III the absence of Coroner Ciodshall who was at Whitmire the day of the tragedy. Ionian was boss of the slasher room and was about 4a years old and Sanders is second hand in the weave shop at Monarch and is about :;.r> years old. Immediately after the shooting Sanders gave himself up to the officer and was lodged in jail. The testimony at the coroner's inquest held immediately after the killing is as follows; R. C. Lee, sworn, says: Mr. Sanders called me out to talk with me about some talk Mr .Inman had had about his wife. He a'sked me if I had had a chat about his wife. That Mr. Inman had told others that I had. Mr. It.man and Mr. Sanders and myself weie all standing near together. After Mr. SaMders had the talk with me he asked Mr. Inman if he had not had some talk to some other parties about his wife, and Mr. Inman denied it. Mr. Sanders jumped back to one side and Mr. Inman told him not to show a' pistol. Mr. Sanders did show a pistol and shot Mr. Inman one time, and Mr. Inman fell. Neither one said anything just after. I don't know where thet shot took effect. I b-?' r \\ Dr. D. H. Mo^Snecy sworT^ ^Cf I' / That he had been called to nfake a / post mortem examination on the body * # / of Will Inman. That he found the gunshot wound named, on the breast bone, and that death was caused by hemorrhages from said wound. (Signed) I). H. Montgomery. Jim Timmons sworn, said: That he ~aw lIio shooting. Saw Mr. Leo, Mr. Sanders and Mr. Inman standing talking Saw Mr. Sanders step hack a' few steps, run his hand in his pocket, drew his gun and shot Mr. Inman. Mr. Inman fell. I did not see Mr. Inman make any attempt. (Signed) J. W. Tinimons. Harvie Timmons sworn, said: lie saw the shooting. Saw Mr. l.ee, Mr. Sanders and Mr. Inman standing talking. A short time afterward I -aw Mr. Sanders step hack, pull out his pistol and shoot Mr. Inman. Mr. Inman then fell. Mr. Sanders tinned and walked back toward the house. 1 saw Mr. Inman do nothing. (Signed) II. L. Timmons. Mr. Lee recalled, said: Mr. Sanders and Mr. Innian were together. Came to my house, and Mr. Sanders called me We walked up to corner where killing took place, about twenty feet from my house. Mr. Inman made no attempt. (Signed) R. C. Lee. Mr. J. H. Wilburn sworn, jaid: Dr. Montgomery and I searched the dead body. Found some money. $15.35, in h:s pocket book, a ring and pencil, a knife, two handkerchiefs, a hook with some papers in it and wu> 1 life was in his pocket, shut, i v. 01 t to Sanders' home just after the ; hooting to see Sanders. I made the ai rest a*nd carried him over to Boyd Harris, deputy sheriff. I am branch deputy and officer at this place. (Signed) J. II. Wilburn. Alter hearing the evidence the jury rendered the verdict that "Will Inmuii came to his death by a' gunshot wound from the hands of Fred Sanders." A CARRIER PIGEON CATGUT. Messrs. Thad Strange, C. H. Norman and Chief Milo H. Evans caught a carrier pigeon Wednesday. On one leg he had two brass or gold bands and on the other an aluminum band. Upon this is inscribed the letters "A. J., '14, No. 9841)." Thf? nlinvp nnmpd urAnt.lpmen smw the pigeon on the roof of the seed house near the Eagle Grocery Go., and caught it by scattering rice. The bird came to eat. Mr. Strange will keep the bird until he hears from the owner, and will then turn it loose.