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1=1 THE UNION TIMES 3 ^ John*"" 1 VOL. LXVII. NO. 7. UNION, S. C., FHIDAY, FEHHUAUY 16, 11M7 ^, -() Ay TlVlt BI ^ wp, M R ra m # n I IIATI nn-r 1 ? ? NU I LUsrtMiu: VISIT L VJm. D. Upshaw, "The Georgia Cyclone," Will Deliver Three Addresses in Union Sunday. Will Cnoat -> i Pi ret mm in h/pvan ai u ji uaf/iui Church Sunday Morning at 11 O'clock. Wm. D. Upshaw, "The Georgia Cy- ; clone," will speak Sunday morning at the First Baptist church, Union, at 11 1 o'clock; Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock; 1 at Mt. Joy Baptist church, Kelton, and Sunday evening at 7:30 at the Mon- 1 Aetna Baptist church, Monarch. The subject of his address will be ".A i Stainless Flag for America." 1 He will address the Baraca class at i the First Baptist church at 10:30 J o'clock Sunday morning. The following clippings will give some intimation of the captivating power of this splendid lecture: \ Will D. Upshaw, of Atlanta, Ga., , editor of "The Golden Arc," was in- j troduced at the Indianapolis National j Anti-Saloon League Convention by j Ass't. Gen'l. Supt. Moore, "as a dc- ] lightful mixture of Sam Jones and ] Billy Sunday?the 'cyclone from the j South.'" "He is a halo of sunshine, a dyna- ] mo of energy and an avalanche of nat- . ural eloquence."?Dr. Clarence J. Ow- j ens, Mg. Director, Southern Commer- ] cial Congress. Sam Jones. t Since Will 1). Upshaw's great speech 1 of wit and eloquence here, the people ( regard him as the successor of Sam p. Jones.?Aiken, S. C., Cor. Augusta Chron. "Bob" Taylor. ' Will D. Upshaw is the only man who has ever drawn bigger crowds Hi Jtn I hnvn lin amntuf mv nutiwoli mountains.?Senator "Hob" Taylor, in Chattanooga Times. ""Schools and Fools" a Record-Breaker. 1 The biggest crowd ever seen at a lecture in Elberton, Sam Jones and , Gen. John B. Gordon not excepted, ! heard Will D. Upshaw in "Schools and with laughter or stirring with elo- [ otience he held his crowd from star4 to ftpish. Both the lecture and the crowd Were record-breakers.?Elberton, Ga., S$ar. ' Champ Clark and Upshaw. You've got to "hand it" to Will 1). 1 Upshaw, wot or dry. No speaker be- i fore has ever drawn such sustained i crowds in Ocala, and they have been i <?nthnyincti/> otroi'tr ^ C ? v?vi j IIIIIIUIC U1 nit* uiutr. I I William D. Upshaw. Sitting in his chair or leaning upon ' his crutches, and pouring forth a wonderful stream of captivating wit, withering sarcasm and cyclonic eloquence and logic, he kept old timers thinking of Alexander H. Stephens. Like Stephens. Upshaw is a cripple, and like "Little. Alee," the Confederate Vice President, he is a superb orator. Many who heard Champ Clark here last week declare that Upshaw is the better speaker.?Ocala (Fla.) Evenine Star. ."Ran Over a Street Circus." 1 Paris was oh trial last Monday night, and the real Paris came out on top. % It was a choice between the opening night of a big street circus and Will P. Upshaw, the "Georgia Cy- ? clone," and the lieorgia Product won. lie simply ran over that circus. 1.1 pshaw had so completely captured tho town by his several addresses at the different churches on Sunday, and hv < his indercriLable speeches to a thousand school children Monday morning, that the eager crowds marched right through the varied circus attractions that girdled the public square and )?ackod 4bo Dixie theater Monday nighl ITis IT.,:" kept the rowd roaring with laughter or stirred with serious, patriotic purpose. "Paris ever saw such a lecture crowd before"?that is the general comment n the streets, and one enthusiastic man was heard to say as he left the K IU JNION SUNDAY theater: "If that man will just come back, it will take the courthouse yard to hold the people."?Paris (Tenn.) Herald. Before the Mississippi Legislature. The State Capitol was packed last night, floor and galleries, with one of the most brilliant audiences of lawmakers and patriotic citizens to hear the death, knell of the liquor traffic in Mississippi. There were strong speeches by a governor, a college president and a great lawyer who is a candidate for United States 3enate, but the speech of the occasion, everybody agrees, was delivered by Will D. Upshaw, the Georgia "Orator-onCrutches," who was introduced as "the Alexander Stephens of the Prohibition movement." It was a wonderful combination of wit, logic and heart-moving eloquence. The effect on the great audience was magical.?Jackson ^ luioo.; i/aujr iic*YJ5. "In a Class to Himself." When Will D. Upshaw takes a notion he can come nearer knocking me jff the Christmas tree with big chunks i>f fun or making me cry my eyes out than most anybody I know, and when it comes to a campaign speech tor prohibition?well, there's nobody else like him. I have heard John G. Woolley, Clinton Howard, George Stuart and all that bunch of national leaders, but for a man to sweep an opera house packed to the dome or put an acre of people on the town common in his vest pocket, dig up theii follies, break their hearts and make them vote right, Upshaw stands alone. I positively don't know his equal for this sort of thing in all this country ? Caleb A. Ridley, evangelist and author, Atlanta, Ga. Captures Lawmakers. I heard William I). Upshaw hi the greatest hour I ever saw before a band of law-makers. The Mississippi legislature was in session and the dry clans had come from all over the State to ask for State-wide freedom from the liquor traffic. The beautiful new capitol was packed. Governor Noel presided. Several short speeches had been made covering different phases of the question. Governor Vardaman had been detained. Bishop | Galloway Mffes announced too aiek to speak. The crowd began to call loudiy for Upshnw, who had made a stirring speech at the afternoon rally at the courthouse. In five minutes the great crowd was in the magnetic grasp of the little Georgia orator. Sometimes sitting in the speaker's chair, sometimes leaning on his crutches, then in his marvelous peroration throwing one crutch away, he balanced himself on the other and swept that great crowd into such enthusiasm as I have seldom, if ever, seen. Fit and wisdom, passion and pathos?that appeal for a saloonless vote in the legislature cannot be described. Captain W. T. RatlitTe, the venerable president of the trustees of Mississippi College, said: "Mississippi can never pay the debt of gratitude she owes to Will 1). Unshaw fur til fit cnnni'h II!-. ? , ? .,rv^v... ?|'peal for 'not a liquor vote blighting your name through all the archives af Mississippi history,' so completely crystallized the sentiment not to have a liquor vote, that the House voted 110 dry and not a single wet. Mississippi is Upshaw's debtor forevermore." I have heard Rlaine and Ingersoll, Reecher and Rryan, but for natural eloquence and electrifying power over an audience I never heard the equal af that impromptu speech by William David Upshaw before the Mississippi legislature.?Rollin C. Wooster, Rist. Supt. Georgia Children's Home, Soe., Savannah, Ga. BOND BILL FOR GOOD ROADS. Union County Delegation Introduce Bill Allowing Union Township to Vote on Question of Issuing $100,000 in Bonds for Building Ciood Roads. The county delegation have introiuced a bill to allow the people of Union township to vote on the question of issuing $100,000 in bonds for building good roads in the township. It is likely the bill will carry, when passed we will publish the text of the hill. The bill proivdes that the election he held March 20. PROMINENT SPEAKERS. , I)r. Wm. A. Brown of Chicago, superintendent of the missionary department of the Interdenomination Sunday oi-nuoi association, and tienerai Secretary Webb made addresses to the Union township convention on Sunday afternoon. The convention was held in the First Bantist church and presided over by Rev. J. F. Matheson. Dr. Brown also spoke for the con greeration of the First Presbyterian church Sunday morning and delighted his hearers. CHILDREN OF CONFEDERACY. Company 13, Jefferson Davis chapter, Children of the Confederacy, will be entertained Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock at a Valentine party, Landy Haines being best. nuimnu out THE TRUTH To the Citizens of Union: I dislike at all times to appear in public print, and especially in a controversy. The article appearing on the front page of The Union Times, of Feb. 9th, under heading, "Questions of Bond Issue," is the occasion of this article. The article in question is both malicious and false, and intended to be misleading, and to place me in the light of being considered either a knave or a fool. The article referred to was submitted by the writer to Messrs. Mayor Wharton and City Clerk W. D. Arthur, and they both advised against its being published on the ground that it was illadvised and uncalled for. For that reason, the article is malicious, and it is fal^e, because it is false. The statement that the City of Union was in debt $75,000.00 or $80,000.00 before the present administration came int' office, is untrue. That the City of Union was in debt, and has been i' debt for many years, goes without saying, and do you know what is responsible for that situation and condition? It is the fact that the City of Union has electric lights and water works. , The City of Union has paid out by way of interest of bonds, for both electric lights and water works, and for use of same, and interest on same, and in aid of same, over and above the proceeds of bonds issued for and in behalf of water works and electric lights, a sum in excess of the present indebtedness of the City of Union. The truth of the entire situation is ' this, namely: About a week or 10 days before the meeting of the legis- | lature, Mayor Wharton and City Clerk Arthur came to see me in my office, and stated that the debt situation of the City of Union was most serious, ] ,and wished to know if a hill could not J he put through the legislature where--i by relief could he obtained. I asked ^ the gentlemen what was the total in- i debtedness of the city, and they said.'' after collecting some taxes in Mayi find annlvinir onmn ! ""? ?i. 1 - V.jmmi uii'ii ureseqi i debts, as they had been doing for"] years, the city would be owing about Sj.\>0,000.00. I then asked what the com? . missioners of public works owed; fchjy. said they did not know. I said. "WeHjj you should know, and you should as? certain at once." ' oey replied thtfH they would do so. 1 then told Messrs? Wharton and Arthirf"nty aiWli'utViwrt^ he to see the commissioners of public works without delay, and have them sign a joint request to the Union legislative delegation, looking to getting relief by legislative action along lines of issuing bonds to an amount sufficient to retire the entire indebtedness of the City of Union, including the indebtedness of the electric light and water works plants, which later is a debt of the City of Union, oven if it required a bond issue of $100,000.00, and then, when they collected taxes in May, they would have that money instead of placing it upon debts, a-' heretofore, to operate the City of Un > ion for the next ensuing year, upon an absolutely cash basis. T told Messrs. Wharton and Arthur that now was the psychological time to place a bond issue, for money was cheap, and I had no- doubt but what the honds could be handled on a 1 per cent basis, which would mean an annual saving of i m t/? < h" ? /l-. l- 1 1 .I.v-I (.ou UN mi- Illy s llO.lUllg UKIPOIedness of between $:{,000.000 and $1.000.00, compared with what was now being paid. Messrs. Wharton and Arthur said they thought my suggestion was right and proper, and they would at once see all parties officially interested, and would see me again in ample time to take what legislative action might he necessary. While Mr. Wharton was in Columbia, during the time the election o!' superintendent for the penitentiary was pending, I asked him what was bein'g done in the matter of the hon<' situation at Union, and he told me Mr. Arthur, city clerk, was absent in Florida, and upon his return, the matter would be taken up. I came up from Columbiba on the morning train of January 2<>th or 27th, during a recess of the legislature, and upon getting off train at Southern depot, saw Alderman Schoppaul and City Clerk Arthur, and they told me that the council of the City of Union was coming to Columbia on the following Tuesday or Wednesday to see about the bond matter, and Mr. Arthur showed me a written request from thf City Council for the Union county delegation in the legislature to arrange a bond issue, which request. Mr. Arthur said, would he signed by proper parties. I told Messrs. Arthur and Schoppaul whatever the city authorities wished carried out, I was sire the legislative delegation would look after, and that I would expect all parties to be in Columbia during the coming week. ?The next thing 1 knew in the bond matter was the appearance in Columbia of the entire city council of Union, except Mr. Lybrand, whom I was told was detained at hame on account of one of his children heinr sick with diphtheria. Mr. R. I*. Morgan came to Columbia with the city council to endeavor, in any way he might be able, to aid them. The Union delegation, Messrs. (Continued on Im* p?pc) PRESIDENT k; COURT CONVENED MONDAY. Judge T. J. Mauldin Presiding?Civil Cases Tried Up to Noon Thursday?Jurors for Third Week's Court. Court of common pleas convened I Monday, Judge T. J. Mauldin presiding. The following cases were tried up to noon Thursday: Augustus Wright Co., plaintiff, vs J. K. Bailey, defendant. Verdict: "We find for the planitiff three hundred thirty-nine dollars and eighty-nine cents." ' R. L. Howell, plaintiff, vs. Coca Cola ' Bottling Works, defendant. The urv j failing to agree, a mistrial was o>dered. j T 1J AT:il? IT* - - - 11 ?#. mj. i'liiier, piuniiiii ,vs. Victor iVlttT Co., defendant. Suit for damages : Verdict: "On first cause of action we ( find for the defendant; on second calls'of action we find for the plaintiff, two ! hundred and fifty dollars." * The jurors drawn for the third weok ifre as follows: I?B. Gilliam U. S. D. 5 J. Rountree Boeansville C. Fowler Pinckney ' IF. McKeown T.ockhart ' eo Eison U. S. D. " P>. Sanders U. S. I), j T. Bailey Pincknev J M. Snrouse Cross Kcvi G. Thomas Santuc 1 L. Bobo Cross Keys 1 L. Farmer Bopansville 1 H. Jeter __Fish Dam G. I.onpr __Lockhart R. Aycock Jonesville F. Grejrory Bogansvillc : O. Sparks Tjockhnrt V. Goinpr Pincknev : M. Bates II. S. D. f II. Cottinirham U. S. 1) ( sick Catter I.ockha?*t I.1. Lancaster Jonesville L C. Davis JonesvilleI head Sparks TT. S. D |f t. W. Gilmore Santuc \ V. R. Sims Union 1 L I.. Estes U. S. D. r r. E. Younp: Union ? N. M. Palmer Santuc r. H. Speaks U. 8. D 0 SV. B. ^Little Pincknev ' rS nr /i - e ? ? ? ?*. woiortn U. IS. 1). I' E.JEL Alverson Cross Kev? 1 rrB. Betenbaugh U. Sr !">. J1 L. Fi. Garner Pineknev ix B. 15. Meng U. S. D 1 B. H. Crawford U. S. D. 0 ? h POULTRY CLUB WORK li FOR UNION COUNTY . Boys and Girls in School. Invited to F Take Up Matter ^With Miss Alsie Smith. L Miss Alsie Smith, who is in charge of the home demonstration work foi Union county, has decided to include poultry in the scheme of improvement. To begin the work there will be 1 only 30 members, the number to be '? taken from boys and gi;ls in school ' and over 10 years, of age. Miss Smith ' lias already reached several schools. and has enlisted several boys and girls ' in the plan. She desire- to get in 1 touch with others who are interested : in this movement, and will take pleas ure in cultivating1 fine bred fowls.! I'lans to have a poultry show in tin : fall are already on foot and it is nee- 11 < sary that the hatchings he hroo In I off as early as possible so that tli - -how in the fall will he a creditable ' one. This should appeal to many boys : and girls and, with the determination 1 Miss Smith has manifested in this plan * rssures it of success. { Miss Smith has recently opened an 1 office in connection with the ladies' * rest room, and will be in the office v every Saturday. The office will be opened all through the week, anyone ' desiring literature on any of the sub- 1 jects,in Miss Smith's field can get 1 this literature at the office. This office 1 for Miss Smith was made possible * through the cooperation of the Union Chamber of Commerce. * LOCAL MOTION PICTURE t TO HE PRODUCED HERE f The Edisonia theatre has contracted * with Acme Film Co. to stage and pro- ? duce a local motion picture. The en- < tire cast is to be made up of local t people. < It is a part of their business to discover stars and who knows but what s there may be a Francis X. or Mar- i guerite Clark in Union just waiting I to be discovered, says Mr. Sharpe, who i ik here in charge of campaign and < can be found at Edisonia, where he will gladly explain to any lady interested. i ? i DEATH OF MRS. RESSIE WOOD. ; News was received in the city an- . nouncing the death of Mrs. Bessie , Wood, of Gaffney. Mrs. Wood was in , Union last fall attending the State , U. D. C. convention and her friends were shocked to hear of her sudden i doath An English scientist has discovered that Eskimos have two more ribs than any other huniaa race. i IY NOT WAIT FOR SHOCKl Piling Up of Small C Bring Action 1 Evident That Undersea Bl With Industrial Life of Continues Preparal Washington, Feb. 14.?The steady accumulation of violations of American rights by Germany made it an pear possible today that President Wilson would po before conpress to ask authority for further protectinp lives and property without waitinp for i serious disaster which niipht shock ;he country. There were no indications, however, that he believed the ;ime for such a step had come, and t apain was stated authoritatively ^hat he would move deliberately and ivith full appreciation of all the consequences involved. Official reports of the sinkinp of the American schooner Lyman M. Law in he Mediterranean by an Austrian submarine acMed only sliphtly to the ension, for while the act is believed ,o have heen illepal, no lives were ost and the vessel apparently was .varned. The incident was not looked ipon as one in itself to hurry developnent of the situation. Will Disturb America. Preliminary reports bepan cominp o povernment departments showinp he pilinp up alonp the Atlantic sen toaru oi goods destined for export to European ports. No serious effect roni this condition will he felt, how ver, until lapse of sufficient time ( hips remaining in American ports to lave gone to Europe and returned. rVhile only approximately 10 per cent >f American commerce with Europe > harped in American ships, the sailner of ve??els of other nationu'ities in nnrv i*v tuncos have either hern candled or postponed, and therefore he results of the ruthless submarine ampairn in time will result in fareachinp disturbance of the industrial ife of the United States. Preparations by the government for my eventuality still are going forward vithout fnterruption. Much imnornnnn ?e 1 * * .o .Jiaacnea to trio work of the ouncil of national defense which iloldiner daily sessions to learn at first land from Americans of experience SUNDAY SCHOOL ATTENDANT!* BIO Irent Number of People Attended Sunday School Services Here Sunday. "On to Sunday School Day" was celebrated in Union last Sunday and rreat crowds of people attended the lifferent churches, who have been 30ustomcd to sleepinir a little longer Mioday morninjr. The pastors spoke e . i.?* ....11? < . i im- iini,v iiom tneir pulpits and an nvitation was extended to those who ever attended Sunday school; to hose who were former members and hose attending church regularly hut ot Sunday school and a deal of enhusiasm was created. Grace Methodist Sunday school. I.. U. Jordan superintendent, reports a aiy;e attendance. "(51, while the averijre attendance has been 137. The lien's Bihle class, which meets in the Chamber of Commerce rooms, hail an ittendance of 112; the ladies' Bible lass, 83; the Intermediates, 73, and he primary, 93. The collection taken vas Bethel Sunday school, of which A. I. Cottinirham is superintendent relorts an attendance of 423. The averipre attendance bein^ 200, with an en ollment of 240. The collection imniintnd <t10 OH The First Baptist Sunday school, C. Sanders superintendent, reports.an ittendance of 310; the average atendanee being 283; the collection tak>n was $223.95. The First Presbyterian Sunday ;chool, W. W. Colton superintendent, eports an attendance of 221. The enrollment is 130 with an average atendance of 96. The collection amountHi to $11.01, The Mon-Aetna Baptist Sunday school. J. A. Petty superintendent, had in attendance of 258, their average attendance is 220 with 58 men in the Baraca class. The collection amounted to S/7.03. Tabernacle Bapti ) Sunday school, r. M. Sumner superintendent, hat! an attendance of 113; the average attendance being 75. The collection wa ys. 10. The Green Street Methodist Sunday school, A. R. Morris superintendent reports an attendance of 234, the av praire attendance being K5S and tin collection was $<>.7.r>. The Westside Rnwtist Sunday school Oscar Sullivan sunerintendent of th< school, had an attendance of 100, with a collection of $10.00. Lamhs oft rush into Wall street where old sheep fear to tread. ING DISASTERS ierman Outrages May Without Delay ockade Soon Will Interfere : America?Government ion for Eventualities what provisions must he made to coordinate American resources. E. S. Stettinus of J. P. Morgan & Co., New York, was again before the council today, furnishing information gained from experience as head of his firm's huge transactions in war orders for the entente allies. Question of Guns. It was stated during the day that it was entirely possible the government would take no steps towards actually furnishing arms to American ships unless and until the president decides he should go before congress. While the state department takes the position that the government has the right to furnish the guns, nthc" i|ui-suuiis wnicn make the ?ju** ion 1 mor|? complex have arisen. The grout est T)f these is the determination of { the president to do nothing which might-give Germany the excuse in any trouble which may follow to place the 1 responsibility upon the United Stales. ^ Consul Treadway at Rome forward- 1 ed dispatches today showing that the * schooner I.aw was sunk by "an A us- ' trian submarine without flair." appar- I ently by placing a bomb aboard after J the vessel had been stopped The re- j ports, indicate that the vc ! was il- ? legally'sunk. a< her cargo of lumber 1 is not considered contraband by 'hi; t gove.runient and that the recogtr ed 1 rule of the sea that a warm-aft must show its'flag before taking hostile action was violated. Most serious of the aspects of the 1 case is the statement that the sub- b marine .was Austrian. In replying to the queries that will he sent to Vienna ? as to the facts of the sinking it is ( thought more than probable that Austria may make some statement which | 1 will precipitate the. expected break with that country. Officials have admitted that Austria has sent a sub- ' marine note ideptieal wi.th Germany's, but 'so far the United States has held otT from extending the' severance of relations to th^t country. i > BAR AC.V CLASS HAS 15A NtJl'KT. I The I'iiriii-n cl*^^ .0' i.-:.. < i?? , - " * list church held its regular annual banquet Thursday evcninir in their rooms at the church and entertained a number of quests. The banquet hall l was decorated for this festive ;>Jsion with pink carnations and ivy and the tables, which were spread with damask, held for their centrepieces vases of pink carnations and I'etr. Rev. (i, I*. White acted as tonsti master and the following yes tlemen I responded t<? toasts. Revs. 1.. 1. \Y.u?inon, d. ! '. Matheson. .1. W. Spoako. Ik J A. Fuller, I.. M. Rice and 15. it. James. 1>. Tant (iilliam /- president of the i class, S. I.. SprrrkS vh-e pre-ddent. (Juy I II. Wilbuin treasurer, .1. Wiley Sanders secretary, and Davis .leffries teacher. The treasurer reads his an| nual report and it is so exceptionally I goou mat it is reproduced in full WeJ low: ; Ministerial Education 8 100 I I.ora Clement Fund __ 282.00 i Orphanage 72.00 Sunday School 26.50 Home Missions 8.(57 Evangelistic Work . 2.10 Home Expenses 01.53 Rescue Orphanage _ 7.10 Poor and Sick 8.00 $00'.: . This class is one of* the most active religious organization* in the city and is composed of men from every walk in life. SUICIDE AT WEST SPRINGS. Samuel Cathcart. a prominent farmer of West Springs, shot himself i Tuesday evening iat (5 o'clock while X sitting in a chair in front of the fire, a The bullet entered his right ear and * came out of the left and Mr. Cathcart t lived until 1 o?clock Wednesday morn- # l inp* t Mr. Cathcart was in l>is OTiO *< ?? " and seemingly had no cause to bring t about the act. After leaving hi* head J the ball, a ."X calibre, Smith and Wes son, (lew across the room and smashed 1 a pane of glass in the door. Mr. Cathcart lived in the house with his daughter and two grandsons. His ' wife died about two rears a?r,v lllNSON-IIKMRUKE. Mr. Stephen llinson and Miss Emma i Hembrec, both of East Union, were quietly united in marriage by Rev. I/. L. Wagnon, at his residence on South Church street of this city, Thursday evening, February 1, 1917.