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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 Repistered 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 FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1916. A man may play a sharp trick, ami conpratulate himself upon the accomplishment. But in the lonp run ol years he will be measured at his tru^ worth by his fellows. The road from Union to Jonesvilh is beinp preatly improved. We car only say that we hope this pood worl will be pressed to a finish. This roac is perhaps the most used hiphway it the county. It deserves to he piver attention. Mr. Duplies, republican nominee foi presiaem, is snowinjr nis unlitnes; for the office by the bitterness of hi: attacts upon the present administrn tion. He talked r.ono at all befort hand; now he is talking too much Much of his talk is nonsense. And after all. the breaking of Tox away dam hardly affected the stream; into which the lake emptied. The peri odical scare from the thought of th< bitf dam breaking proved to be with out foundation. It only proves tha most of our troubles are imaginary. Durinp all the campaign so far th< best of order has prevailed, and th< candidates have shown a commenda ble consideration for each other. Then is more calm thinkinpr ami less noisj demonstration at the meetino-s this summer than we have ever before wit nessed. And it is a Rood sign. The little attention some people paj to the rights of others in the mattei of driving to the right, passing fron the rear and in other common courJtesies of the road is a reflection upor their good manners. It is an easj matter for one to observe the commor rules of travel upon the public high way. To us<Vsome care for others it the best way to preserve your owr rights. We have made plans, as usual, foi giving the people the very" best service in the matter of election returr bulletins. We are better preparer than ever to handle the situation, both State and county returns, and will give prompt and accurate returns Last election we furnished the first complete county returns in the State. Our splendid rural telephone connections throughout the county enabled us to do this, together with the splendid cooperation of our friends. Union may well be proud of the advancement along all lines that has been made during the past few years. The growth has been steady, so little heralded, that one marvels at the showing. Just look about you, and you will be convinced that Union is a progressive and hustling little city. Moreover, the conditions in the matter of obedience to law have improved wonderfully since the liquor business has gone out. A decrease of 75 per cent in police court trials, is sufficient to prove this statement. Union is a good place to visit. It is a good place to live. It offers exceptional attractions to good people seeking a location for building a home. j From recent reports it seems i'm probable that Germany will at an early day limit admit her defeat. As the allies press the harder upon the German armies the German spirit of determination becomes more pronounced. It seems that the great war will have to be fought to a finish. That is what a great many predicted from the beginning. If such proves to lie the case, these are momentous results, little dreamed of in the beginning, that will come to pass. The map of Europe will be materially changed, as will the governments. It is difficult now to see just how far their readiness will lead the warring nations, but nothing short of annihilation wjll satisfy them, it now appears. Miss Marie Harris, who has been the guest of Miss Mary Rice, left Friday afternoon for her home ia Greenville. Policeman J. T. Mosley received a souvenir folder, representing scenes on the Southern plantation, which is quite a remarkable piece of work. The folder was sent him by his brother, L. D. Mosley, who is a member of Co. E., Johnson Rifles, now at El Paso, Tetas. COUNTY CAMPAIGN MEETING o 1 HELD AT JONESVILLE TUESDAY 8 I n (Continued from page one) v ships? The town boys, for the reason ' that the town schools have had the 0 advantage. Our boys, by the educa- 8 tion of the masses, will then be ? ; brought to be able to read for them- 1 selves. 1 R. W. Hamilton next speaker. Hope.- ? the day of woman suffrage will nevei r come. At home. Will refrain from t criticising any of the candidates. 1 ' feel that these are my guests. We t are growing better, wealthier and ' I wiser. We have automobiles and will J soon have a "jitney." I will stick to i eld democracy. We got all kinds of ' ! "mugwumps" among us. Will go 1 as far for the old soldier as anybody. I My record has been open. I did do 1 ' you some good. Can do more. 1 I promise you if you will give me the right colaborer I will give you local legislation. I served on the penal 1 committee. I saw the need and the relief given. I am in favor of law and order. But believe in mercy. What was done by certain State officers 1 ; endorse fully. It was right. I do not j curse. 1 have sanl "damn it," but is c that anything1? No more than "dogj gor.e it." I heard women say that ir. the West. They did not mean any harm. That's the kind of women in 1 the woman suffrage. I would have helped in a certain matter here in Joresville, even though it was a vior. lation of the law. Because I believe u in the protection of our women. , j 1 gave you the marriage license _ j law. I've daughters who need procec i?on. so nave you. Had one dry poods store and four * barrooms. Have seen men with their throats cut. Am dead down on corn liquor. But a pood rye, bottled in * bond, I would take a drink. I don't s have to take a second drink. 1 will - do no rash act. 1 haven't seen a half 2 pint, except what Mr. Traxler had fxhibitinp. Suppose it was liquor. Don't t know. Conpress has passed a child labor law. Any child over 16 years of ape whose labor poes to the production e of any article of commerce will shut ? that article out. It cannot be shipped. - Lawyers complicate matters. ? Jonesville has cement walks, elecl trie liphts, five churches, a dandy pood ; school. My boy went to the junior class in A. & M. Collepe. We are do- , n?r pretty well. We are doinp our damndest. It is well that we do not know all 7 that is ahead of us. I will do as well r as Col. Duncan or Mr. Hamblin or i anybody else. I am no anpel. You - will be disappointed if you expect to , find men who are perfect. 7 Jeter Butler was next introduced. ' ( I've used a wapon on the farm, but never to make a speech in. Three, lepislative, executive and ju' dicial, department in our county pov1 ernment. I do not know what will , come up in the lepislature, but I will . be able to take care of your interests. , I believe in an economical county . povernment. i Am opposed to hondinp our roads, i a m ;v> " -?i- ?...l- -- I r>ui ia?ui ui l^wu luaua, UUl IIUl l)y , bond issue. I Am opposed to some of the bills recently passed and will do all I can to . remedy them. I will run this race on my merits. 1 J. W. Cunningham next introduced. ' Am here with my neighbors and ( friends. Your legislators will go to 1 Columbia and have upon them the re- ' sponsibility for the conduct of weighty affairs. I'm not running for the sal- 1 ary, but for the honor. I will stand * ; for that which I think is for the best interest of all my people. Will look to the interest of all, not one class. The speculator is the only man I am against. Ixiok out for that man. We need a warehouse to keep our cotton; we need to have it insured, and to have it so as to be able to borrow ( money cheaply. I have no special leg- ( islation for farmers, nor for any one ( else. But I will try to help the wage nan and the mill worker, when it does not interfere with justice. I can't ray what I will do. No axe to yrind. But will do best I can for all the people. Good schools, good roads, colieyes j and Rood schools, these things I am 1 in favor of. I do not say cut out the ( helping of State colleges. Where are | we to yet trained teachers? If you f took all the money now goiny to ( t'lemson it would not run the public schools four days. Next speaker introduced was T. C. Duncan. Know you are all tired. But not lfke conyreyation of the old neyro preacher. He told the conyreyation that in the cominy kingdom would briny 'possum and all good | thinys. One old brother arose and said: "I did not hear just what \ou said, but I ask that you say them < yreasy words ayain." I'm in the race under peculiar circumstances. The acquaintance of a few years ayo is the stranger of today. I see few of i those I knew vonrs aim I ?mlJ j identified with farming interests, busliness interests, hence I feel that I I --an pive you pood service. I may be 4 the means of savi'np you much money. 1 I want to po down to Columbia absolutely free. There are many laws that need pruninp. The enactinp words should often be stricken out. The voice of the liar has been heard in the land. Certain reports have been circulated. I must depend myself. A slanderer should commit suicide like a skunk, by crawlinp in his hole and stinkinp himself to death. ] It was reported that I was fencinp in Buffalo and that I would not allow the people out there to pick blackberries on my lands. This was a lie ut of the whole eloth. The statedent was made out there that I would iot allow the people to bury out there, f it had not been for Duncan there vould have been no mill at Buffalo, fhese managers have no use for the , iperatives. They are after gettir ^ ill they can. They stopped the s rage that 1 put in and today they save a scourge of typhoid fever % There s a plot of two acres giv en as a rraveyard. 1 gave the plac t aruj have lever stopped any man f'^^n burying here who had loved one.', buried there, lut all others must b there when he mill buys the 1 Atld. There is a mew king on the f^^ne. j offered to ;ive the Metho<'<#st church for buildng and for a burying ground. But would not gi ce to the mill company. I will sell it, to them, at the price they got me f ar, $150 an acre. The mill company set the price; I did not do i't. I am not the monster I've been represented to be. When these stories come from these places, there must be somebody stirring it up. I went to Buffalo and helped to quell the threatened strike. Mr. Bennett told the men in my presence that if the opportunity ever came he would increase their wages. But although mills elsewhere have increased 10 to 15 per cent but not so at Buffalo. No increase there. Moreover, the mills often oppress the people because of their political opinions. I would make it a law that when a man is discharged, ii rnuenn muef Ko 4-V* w . vuovn i a uov uv, ^IVCII tllCIClUI. We are probably on the eve of a great strike, something: worse than war. I believe the trouble is that the great corporations have issued watered stock. Labor is having: to pay for this watered stock. I am opposed to the State going pnto anything:, whiskey business, warehouse business or any other such things. This policy drives trade entirely out of business. There is a warehouse in Union today. I am responsible for its being t'^ere. Who went into competition? The Buffalo Mills Co. They undert' ok to drive Duncan out of the warehouse. I've done the best I could in the time allotted, but I will give you the best service I can. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. District Court of the United States, Western District of South Carolina. In the matter of Annie Kassler, Bankrunt. To the Creditors of the above named Bankrupt: Take notice on the 11th day of Augrust, 1916, the above named bankrupt fded his petition in said Court praying: that he may be decreed by the Court to have a full discharge from all debts provable against, his Oct Q to OM/J o i.1*?? uiivi ?? iicai ui^ wan uieieupuil ordered and will be had upon said petition on the 15th day of September, 1916, before said Court, at Greenville, in said District, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, at which time and place all known creditors and other persons in interest may appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of said petition should not be granted. J. B. Knight, Clerk. August 13, 1916. 33-4 ATTENTION OLD SOLDIERS AND SAILORS You will please meet at your usual places in each township on the last Saturday of August, 1916, at 12 j'clock, noon, and elect one member not an applicant for or holder of a pension, to meet at courthouse on the first Monday of September, 1916, at loon, to elect your board of pension commissioners to serve for the year 1917. ?T. G. Long. Sr.. Pension Commissioner. Union, S. C., Aug. 14, 1916. 33-2 NOTICE TO JUNK DEALERS. Notice is hereby given that junk iealers in the city of Union will be reluired to pay a license of fifty ($50) lollars. By order of the city council. L. C. Wharton, 13-3 Mayor. SERVICES AT HEBRON. There will be protracted services at Hebron church beginning Sunday morning, August 20th, and continuing through the week. The services will be held each day at 11 o'clock in the morning and 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Dinner will be served on the ground. Rev. L. S. Shealey will assist the pastor. J. M Trogdon, Pastor Mrs. G. B. Sligh, Miss Nina Slig,? and Miss Pearl Harris left Wednesday Tor Wrightsville Beach to spend two Aeeks. Wanted! Every Member of the First Baptist Church Present SUNDAY MORNING, AU6. 20th' AT 11 O'CLOCK A GREAT RALLY SERVICE I Pastor's Third Anniversary Special Reports Preaching at 8 P. M. Subject: 1 "A Runaway Mule." PUBLIC INVITED IF P | Union Times, I Union, I Please publ | Herald, which i I self. It is a gr state realize th resenting his p WHAT THE PE0PL1 (From the Birr SAM NICHOLLS ! DE South Carolinian is Youngest 1 atives in Alaba Washington, August 12.tives. One is Champ Clark, g vinegar aspect, but with the ( to a remarkable degree. Anc being able to ascend higher, who sits beneath the flag. It is not true, however, tl I the most interesting men, or ship in Congress?it is painfu brain may serve several term others to follow him, may r So if one would write of and ingenuity in finding his n garding whom the newspapei other specimen of humanity i and mind hand and heart of One of these interesting Sam Nicholls, of South Carol call him Sam. This is his fi many years?for South Carol warding merit, in standing b; redound to its own credit, will henceforth. There is a reason why ar a little story about Sam Nich second place, he is perhaps and relatives throughout Dix bamian. In the fact that his majority of Alabamians who men in Alabama who do not recitations provided they wou From the standpoint of ; bar in 1906. A year later ht he was elected a member of Court of South Carolina. At In^ less than a year's ser II made a member of the militai by the big problem of prepai the Southerner of the old scl a new light. And then it b< j friends?that, as a matter of I bers of the House. And no or by a likable young fellow aft< I But that which first won that Nicholls is a Southerner, I ner, the political conservatisn | danced in one hour, the state I are many such Southerners li I One afternoon two membe I one was a New Jersey repub I democrat, whose father was a ] these two was proof that the j Jacques in the Forest of Ard< I "This negro who waits up I The Southerner straighten I "Now as a matter of fac I treat him as an equal." j "And as a matter of fact I reason why I should longer t j The abolitionist angrily g | Carolinian swung from right | measured his length on the flo< ! And then the observer wo It is futile and fatal to in I:\icnous will ultimately becoi servative, faithful and courag* visitors said recently, he is wi has a claim on him, will zealou AB HILL Asks Your Support on His Record, Hi Ability as a Lawyer, His Character and His Merits. (Political Advertisement) What the Spartanburg Count Grand Jury said about him in it presentment to the Court: His first term: "We also desire to thank our So licitor for the able manner in whic he conducts the business of the Cour and are pleased to say that we bt lieve he has the ability to fill the offic in a manner entirelv sntisfnptnru every one. April 19, 191.'}." At the November Term, 1913: "We also desire to commend ourSc licitor for the able manner in whic he has conducted his office. He ha established for himself an enviabl reputation as prosecutor and with ad ditional experience we predict for hir a bright future." Another Grand Jury says: "We also desire to thank and com mend our able solicitor for the way i which he conducts the business of th court. ^4e has made for himself a: enviable reputation as a prosecutini attorney and we pred/H for him i bright future. Nov. 24, 1915." And still another Grand Jury says "It is with genuine pleasure tha we mention the splendid report of So licitor A. E. Hill for this county am for the Seventh Judicial Circuit. Ou Of tWO hundred and sovon raaaa posed of, one hundred and eighty-thre were convicted and twenty-four ac rjuitted for Spartanburg county. Ii the Circuit, there were three hundrei and thirty cases disposed of and o these there were two hundred an* pighty-nine found guilty and fo^y one found not guilty. The average pe ?ent being eighty-eight for the Cir s. c. lish following clipping from ?he Birmii s the largest paper published in Alaba atification for me to know how the pe< at the Congressman from the 4th I)isti eople. Sincerely yours, SAP E OF OTHER STATES THB ningham (Ala.) Age-Herald, Sunday, IS YOUNG CQNGRESSM 'STINED TO MAKE NAI Member of Congress?But is Already Ri ma. Which Makes His Career of Inter* (By Hugh W. Roberts) ?(Special)?There are many interestinj lum and gruff, sombre and taciturn, i :ocky, little cheroot with which his face ither still is Jim Mann, the Republican on one occasion, and descend lower on hat the names with which the newspap to the men better equipped for the s< 1 to admit?is dependent on length of s s and never attract attention; or the m lever have an opportunity to fully ex LOOK BEYOND NEWSPAPERS. ' interesting members of Congress, he material. He can't follow the newspapei s talk is a beef packer who has serve< entirely lacking in the graces which go the real fellow with whom one is fon members who has not yet served lonj inn VIJo ? -*? ' 1 ..... ...s yaiciita ciirisienea mm Samu rst term. The indications are, howevei lina, if it remains true to its historic y right irrespective of the opinion of ! require the speaker to swear in youi ALABAMA'S CLAIM ON HIM. r Alabama newspaper?or the newspape oils. In the first place, he is the youn the most distinctly southern member < i'e. In his relationship to the Crook ft uncle is Dr. Nicholls, of Tuscaloosa, h? are and have been students of the uni recall the fact that the old doctor wou Id swallow in his presence his favorite years, young Nicholls is quite a pheno ! was elected city attorney of Spartan the legislature, and at the age of 27, s 31, he is a member of Congress?and i vice, he has attracted attention. As a y committee in the very moment whei -ing the nation for defense. And then hogl, he presented the house the child sgan to dawn on older members that 1 fact, he has become as popular as an re knows as well as an old member jut er he has won the friendship of all his INHERENTLY A SOUTHERNER. the admiration of The Age-Herald's coi , not only geographically, but inherent! i, the impulsive chivalry of the father! ily minuet, and in the next, drawn the eft?and yet too few 6f them, rs of Congress were sitting, facing each lican whose father was an abolitionist. L SAPPaaiDni'pf A ? ? * * 1 .....v. on uuoci vci wouia navi "old wounds" were healed. But the ?n, was fond of philosophizing. on us," he began, "is inherently, at lea ed up like a ram-rod. t," continued the abolitionist, "there is returned young Nicholls?for the S li't in company with a man who entert ot to his feet?but not sooner than Nic to left, driving the closed fist against or. uld have wondered about the condition dulge in predictions. But there is eve ne a leader of the House. Right no' eous. His constituency is behind him? lling to defend his people mentally or isly follow his career.?Political Adverti cuit. We congratulate our Solicitoi on this splendid record and assure hirr that it is appreciated by the entire Cirs cuit. Jan. 14, 1016." Newspaper Comments. "Solicitor A. E. Hill's able conducl of the cases tried here the past week y has won for him/deserved praise. He a made good at the outset of his career is prosecuting officer of this judicial circuit." "Solicitor Hill has surprised his h friends as well as those who did not t vote for him, by his force, vigor, yet .. withal fair manner with which he has e represented the State and endeavored o to see that the law was enforced and criminals punished.?Union Progress, 1913." "The member of the Gaffney Bar h passed a resolution thanking Solicitor s Hill for his prompt dispatch of busie noss. Judge SmTTh said that Solicitor |. Hill was a very efficient officer; that n his percentage of convictions in this Circuit had been very large, and that it is a pleasure for him to work with . an officer who is so efficient.?Sparn tanburg Journal, 1915." e "Hon. A. E. Hill was in Gaffney n Tuesday. Mr. Hill has been Solicitor bj for four years now, and has made ;i h good and efficient officer. He is seeking reelection."?Cherokee f/ews, July : 6th ,1916. t Hill's Record. J He has never lost a case in the Sut preme Court . He has never had an Indictment e quashed. He has been fair to the defendants n in his prosecutions, d He has prosecuted all violators of f the law without fear or favor, d His conduct of the office has met the - approval of the lawyers, judges and r jurors. He was selected by the governor to I August 14, 1916. I ighum (Ala.) Age- B ma, relative to my uple outside of my g net is properly rep 1 J. NICHOLLS. 8 UK OF SAM N1CH0LLS I August 13, 1916.) 8 IAN I ME IN THE WORLD I ich in Experience?Has Many Relest to This State. ? men in the House of Representa\nother is "Uncle Joe Cannon, of is constantly adorned, picturesque leader, who has the distinction of the next than any other member ers each day are filled belong to ervi'ce of their country. Leaderervice. The man with the biggest an possessed of traits which impel ercise those traits. must depend on his own industry rs. For perhaps the individual n>. d long and made millions?or some to make a man; and in the manner d of being. ? enough to attain leadership is lei Jones Nicholls, but the fellows r, that he will be in Congress for prediction in recognizing and reothers, in doing that which will ng Nicholls every second year? tr of any other State?should print gest member of Congress. In the jf Congress. And he has friends imily of Anniston, he is part Ala! has claim in the affection of the versity. For there are few young Id willingly excuse the boys from prescription of castor oil. menon. He was admitted to the burg county. In the same year erved on the bench of the Supreme 10 other member is so young, i recognition of his worth, he was i that committee was confronted S i with the eloquence and logic of fl labor bill?in d new manner and fl the youngest member was making I y other man with the other mem- fl >t the degree of power possessed fl associates. fl [ respondent was the apparent fact fl y. He has the bearing and man- I 3. In the old days, he would have fl sabre in a patriotic cause. There I. other in a Washington cafe. The fl The other was a South Carolina I b thouirht that tVio ' _ ^ ?V..V AKVllUOUlp UI I H abolitionist, like the melancholy I I st, as good as we are." 1 I ? no reason why we should not I H loutbemer was he?"there is no II ains such ideas." I I holls. The long arm of the South I the other's chin. The republican I I of the "old wounds" after all. 1 3 try reason to believe that Sam J K w he is recognized as able con- j I -for, as one of his South Carolina 11 physically. And Alabama which 11 sement. | I ??? ' hssist the solicitor of the Sixth Circuit > in the prosecution of the Isenhower case. tie was selected by tne Attorney General and Commissioner of Agriculture, Commerce and Industries, to t prosecute the violators of the labor ; laws. i He organized the Magistrates in convention and brought them in closer 1 touch with each otl||- and the Solicitor in the enforcement of the law. i The Attorney General's Report ; shows, 1915: ? Cases Convict Acquit, i Cherokee _ _ _ _ 71 64 7 ! Snartanburg _ _207 183 24 i Union _ _ _ _ _ 52 42 10 Grand total _ _330 289 41 88 I'er Cent Convictions. A SERIOUS LOSS is loss of appetite. TRADI MAAH TONIC DIGESTVE sharpens your appetite, aid9 digestion, improves the health, and gives strength and vigor. Sold only by us, $1.00. Glymph's Pharmacy, Union, S. C. Miss Irene Wilburn, who has been the guest of Mrs. Samuel Wix, left Tuesday afternoon for Buffalo to visit relatives. Mrs. L. L. Wagnon and daughters, Mrs. B. B. James and Mr. Macbeth Wagnon will leave this week for Belton to visit Mrs. D. A. Geer. They will make the trip both ways in their car.