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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-12-15
BURGLARS at WORK.
ATTEMPT to Enter the GibbeS
House But Policemen
Inferfered.

Last Friday a phone message
was received at police headquar-
ters from an officer at Carlisle,
saying that two white men of a
suspicious character were on
their way to Union. The chief
notified the members of the force
to be on the lookout. That night
between nine and ten O'Clock Mr..
Whitener at the oil mill phoned
to police headquarters that
two men were seen to enter the
inclosure of the Gibbes House in
suspicious manner. Two po-
llicemen went Immediately to the
place and discovered the two
men trying to break into the
window of the cook room of the
Gibbes house. When the police
men came to the house the burg
| lars fled, and the policemen fired
several shots at the fleeing burg
lars. None knew whether either
was hit or not. Neither have
lheen seen since. These burglars
chose the time to enter the
Gibbes kitchen, during the hard
est downpour of rain, when they
could scarcely be seen and mo-
heard at all. A man who hat
/ come in on the noon train ant
|, had been seen lurking arount
Bailey lumber yard that after
noon, was registered at tn
e Gibbes house and at the time o
the attempted burglary had
n light burning in his room. wa
e thought to be a forerunner an
r belonged to the gang: ina
might his room was visited 3
o the policeman and he was closet
e questioned, and gave satisfactor
e replies, so as to convince the p'
lice tnat he had no connectio
10! with the burglars.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-12-15

did not know where the books
were nor what had become of
them. He was jn Florence on
the day of the fireNin the office of
the Secretary of State, when the
books are supposed to have been
destroyed by fire, and he did not
know what had been destroyed
and what had not been destroyed.
lie wens into detailed account
Of how the books of the office
were kept, and that he insisted
on keeping the books and de-
posting the funds if he was to
be held responsible for the finan-
ces, and that the office has had a
complete check system during
his tenure as chief clerk.
Miss Gertrude Walker testified
that she was now the stenogra-
pher in the office, and knew
nothing whatever of the books
iu question, and that she was
not in. the office during Mr..
Cooper's term of office and that
she would not have known the
books, as her work was constant
and in other matters.
Mr.. D. w. McLaurin, who has
an office for the sinking fund
commission in the same rooms,
testified that he did not know
what became of the books. He
! with the Books, and could not
tell whether they were destroyed
in the fire of September, 1904. or
not.
! The committee will give Mr..
CAN'T and Mr.. Means a hearing
Just as soon as Mr.. CAN'T is able
to be present. = News and Cour-
ier.
A queer coincident in connec.
ton with the investigation above
mentioned, is that every time
the committee meets for the pur
pose, Mr.. Secretary j. T. Cant
is either too sick to be present OF
necessarily absent from the city
Ed.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-12-15

in the mercantile business. We
most gladly welcome Mrs. Estes
into our midst as most charm
ing and desirable accession to
the increasing and widening So
cial circle of this most thriving
city. Mr.. and Mrs. Estes are at
the Mangum house for the pres
ent, but will in the near future
occupy a house of their own.
We offer our sincere congratula.
tions to our happy townsman and
wish for him and his bride
long, happy and most prosperous
married. life.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-12-15
1R. WIN. L. CULpIS DEAD b
In His Death Union Loses
One Of Her Best and
II Beloved Citizens.

N N Beloved Citizens.
Monday morning at O'Clock,
at his home on Mountain street,
William Lowdnes Culp breath,
his last. The news of his dealt
was quite a shock to his many
friends. Although it was known
that he was in feeble health and
had been for years g great suf-
ferer from kidney trouble, ne
one thought that the end was S,
near. His familiar form with
his cordial, genial and affable
manner made him always well
come to all and will be sadly
missed. He was generous, kind,
thoughtful and polite and gave
none cause to dislike him. He
was firm, fearless and uncom-
promising in his opinions and
convictions but never failed to
aid opinions of others and was
therefore universally popular as
tboy and man.
He was born May 10, 1852. in,
the house now known as the Hill
| house, then the home OF his
GRAND narents Mr.. and Mrs.
Clough Meng. After completing
his studies at the male academy
under the tutelage of Judge u.
A, Townsend, he entered the
business college Of Bryant and
Stratton of Baltimore from which
institution he graduated in 1869
and in early part of 1870 went TO
Charleston as bookkeeper for
A. ]. Salines and Son, cotton
brokers, which position he held
for more than twenty years.
Afterwards came back to Union
and for some time was not en-,
, gagged in any particular business,
, but did accept the position OF
, bookkeeper for the Union on
mill while Mr.. w. Z. Thomson
= was president and resigned wher
: the mill was sold to the STANDARD
: Oil Company, since which time
: he has not engaged actively II
J, any business, except the manage
e ment of his own property. |
It would not be saying too much o
e William l.. Culp to say that h
n was liked by all who knew hlr
n and that his death will. be a pre-
s. found regret and sorrow. He
n survived by two brothers, Dl
5. M. w. and Barto Culp, both G
s this city.
ID The following were the pal
n bearers: :,
IS Honorary-A. H. Foster, F. n
Z. Farr, w. E. Thomson, w: "
If Hughes. J. G. Long, r. w. Tin
TX ley, j. P. Gage.
r Active-L. S. Townsend,
n H. Norman, J. Gordon Hughe
f. ]. A. Wilburn, J. G. Finche
TX L. j. Hames, l. F. Peak, 5. \
IS. Beatty.
er The funeral and burial servic
n, were conducted by Rev. D.
he Mcleod, pastor of Grace M.
D. Church, and the remains we
e. laid to rest Tuesday at IL a.
mt in the cemetery of that churc
nd Requiescat in pace.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-12-15
NUMBER or BALES GlNNED.
Bureau Report piaees~fhe Fiq-
ureS at 5,68x,5@2. preSi-
dent & D. Smith Says an
Oufrage has been 4erpe-
frated on the Planters.

Washingtcn, December 8. "A
bulletin issued by the census
bureau to-dsy shows the number
of bales of JcoseSh ginned to De-
cember 1, 1906, to be 1854, ,842.
counting round bales as half
bales. Aprevious report showed
7,498. 167 hales ginned to Novem-
Der ID, 1905.s
The amount Ss cotton ginned,.
Oy States and Territories issas;
follows:
Alabama, loss, ,728; Arkansas,
422, 813; Florida, 95, ass; Georgia,
1861. .O61; Indian Territory 246-
402; Kentucky, 62S; Louisiana,
362, ,397; Mississippi, $40, ,729;
Missouri. 30,254; North Carolina,
573, 598; Oklahoma 230, 64S; South
Carolina, 992,708; Tennessee,
2O3. 3SS; Texas, 2,O75, ,OO3; Vir-
ginia, 1890.
The above statistics were COM
piled from tehgraphic reports of
the special agents who canvassed
the ginneriS, and it was an
nounced thatthey are subject to
slight corrections until checked
against thepdividual returns of
the ginnersr rthrough the mails.
No report Bes made for Decem-
ber l, 1904, and, therefore, a
comparison Of statistics could not
be made.
The statistics of this report in
cIude 239, ,Oa round bales. and
80, 203 sea islSnd bales: The sea
island cotton lis distributed by
States as fohdws:
Florida 81 ,B4; Georgia Al, ,692;
South Carolidf 8, 927.
"ouTRAseJt .,.sAYs SMITH
St: SSSStL census bureau fig.
report s gi*lzfH ! III aeas' 9r| ~ "
pounds, instead. OF 506, to the
| bale, as heretofore. If figured
on the old basis the crop would
be 8,2O4 ,257, instead of 1885,, ,S4z
as it now reads. This is an out
rage. Let the people stand pal
now. E. D. SMITH,
General Manager S. &. A
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-12-15

- Columbia, December 8. Dur
ing the last session of the Gen
eral Assembly this note was sent
to Secretary of State CAN'T:
Columbia, rs. c., February l,
q 1905.
Hon. j. T. CAN'T, Secretary of
State, Columbia, S. C.-Dear
Sir: We respectfully ask that
YOU produce for our inspection
the four receipt books containing
itemized, partly printed receipts,
duly numbered. showing fees
received by the Secretary of
State. extending from some time
in 1899 to some time in 1902,
: when these receipts were discon-
tinued; also cash book kept for
the Secretary of State, extend
inn from time the book, Secre-
srf 5 ~ss df;sseetahtinfnessdf. fsetfesf'aaha aid evteKKdfl
mo to the end of Mr.. M. r;
Cooper's term of office; also all
hank books for the year 1903. :,
The committee will be. pleased
to have these books this after
noon at $50 p. m., when it re-
sumes it's examination OF the
Office of Secretary of State.
Yours truly,
Thos. B. Butler,
Chairman Legislative eXamln-
ing committee.
This letter is the index to an
INQUIRY that is now going on. :,
The books were not produced
Mr.. Can't could not find them
and wishes very much thaC he
What became of the books M
one appears to know and that Is
what the legislative COMMITTEES
is seeking to ascertain. :.
Today the Legislative commit
tee. consisting of Senators but
ler and Douglass and Represents
tives Richards, Toole and Beam
guard, instituted an investlgaatlo
to get such light as they could a
to the whereabouts OF the mss
ing books of receipts and Voucf
Stenographer McFeat too
what testimony could be gathere
and the desire was to gathhe
what light was possible, and
the hooks are not to be tounfi
then to let the Genera, Assemol
know all that can be learned 4
to the history OF the pallioumi' m
hooks. which may or may N
amount to anything.
The committee say that Il
books are wanted to check
the administration OF Mr.. Coo3pe
white Mr.. CAN'T was chief cler
The books of Mr.. Gantt's adm
istration have all been check
I'M and full report made to
General Assembly on the :
counts of his term, and the mi II
ing books refer only to N
Cooper's term of Office when N
Can't was in Office only as en-
clerk.
MIR. CAN'T was sick in bed
day and he could not be examlr
hv the committee. Mr.. ID.
Means. who was in charge
the books for while, but "
turned them over intact IN Ju
1902. was not sworn to-day.
The chief witnesses before
committee today were Mr.; n.
McCown, who is chief clerk
Tho office and who took cha
of the finances of the office a,
Mr.. Means. .L;,o,
do with the fiscal affairs OF
8. office during Mr.. Cooper 8 ten
of Office, until after 1902.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-12-15
FIFTEEN CENT COilON.

.OtfOn Growers of tie
South Winning Great
est Commercial Battle
Known TO the World.
The Cotton Growers of the
South, through and with the
assistance of their organization,
The Southern Cotton Association,
are slowly but surely winning the
greatest commercial battle ever
Ano"n to the world. They are
being applauded by millions of
people who are watching the
great fight that is being success
fully waged by them to throw off
the yoke Of thieving and specu-
lative manipulation that has held
them SO long, and has been the
means of enabling the spinners
to grow enormously wealthy at
the expense of the poor farmer.
Those who stood loyal to the
Association and accepted its ad-
fix a price of 1Oc per pound On
their cotton demand it and get
it-did so, Notwithstanding the. e
We're NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
efforts by saying, Tmpossib3e,
foolish, etc" The amount of
cotton held by the loyal ones
was sufficient to bring the plice
to 10c before the present crop
was ready for market.
On September 7th, the Associs-
ton advised the farmers to ask
lie for their cotton, as condit ons
fully warranted that price. Many
fixed that price and sold for it.
Now, on December 1st, the
fact that the crop is very sho. t
has been established beyond ,he
shadow Of doubt, and only q
small remnant of that left IN
sold, also, that the markets are
, bare of dry goods with futm e
| prices enormously advanced, cot
2 ton mills loaded down With con-
l tracts and orders for goods scvC-
: raj months ahead, and with only
{ about one half enough cotton in
G sight to fill them. Will they pay
n 15c for cotton? Why, of co-r e.,
} they will if you ask for it! If
- you do not they will take it at sc
# as they have done in the past.
Decide for yourselves, let
i them have it at its actuAl vaue,
, 15c, or let them take 1T at IT, ell
J price, 5c-it is yours do as !ou
s. please, but remember that If yor
sell for less than its valLe, l5c
:. you are not only injuring your
o. self, but every other owner o.
u cotton is being denied his price
while you are giving yours away
es which prevents the advance a
VI W. long as they can get it at les
no m than its value.
m. Hundreds Of thousands Of bale
N. are being pledged to the Soutf
ern Cotton Association for l5'
enough to force the price to II
we value very soon, unless buyer
W YES can continue to get yours that
- 70 not pledged at their price; in tn
So event, the price cannot reach j
ing value until yours has been take
at out of the way and at their pric
,es. @ then the loyal ones will aga
vn w reap the benefit af their Associ
ala TONS hard work in their beha
and RICHARD CHEATHAM,
&c Secretary Southern Cotton Ass
sociation.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-12-15
LOOkINGFORTHE BOOKS

The Investigation in the
Secretary of States
Office, Covering Ger
tain Years Prior TO the
Term of the Present
Occupant, Again At
tracing Attention.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-23
RECEPTION GIVEN
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF
STATE LAST NIGHT.
WalIa WaIa Club Rooms Crowded
With Men and Women to Honor
the Visitor.

Governor Mead was given f1atter-
ing reception last night at the Walla
WalIa club rooms by the citizens of
Walla Walla. The rooms were hand
somely decorated and in one of the
rooms an orchestra discoursed splen-
did music while the reception was in
progress.
Governor Mead was introduced to
the people by Mayor Gilbert Hunt and
in the receiving line were Senator
Fred M Pauly, Charles L. Whitney,
Major A. n. Brown, private secretary
to the governor; Colonel William H.
Dunphy, John B. Catron, Colonel
Steever of Fort Walla Walla and H.
T. Jones, member of the board OF
control.
The guests were met at the entrance
of the club rooms by Warden A. F.
KEGS and Eugene Lorton and escorted
in the main parlors Of the club where
the governor stood ready to receive
them.
Hundreds of men and women were
present during the evening and as
each one was presented to Governor
Mead he cordially shook their hands
and conversed briefly with them. At
ter all persons had met the governor
they passed into the adjoining rooms
where the time was pleasantly spent
in conversation.
During the evening Governor Mead
made a brief address to the assemb-
Iage. He said that he was proud OF
the reception that had been ACCORDED
him and he greatly appreciated II.
He deemed it a great honor to be re-
ceived SO royalty and he was certain
that the people of his own home CITY,
Bellingham, would feel highly non
ored as we'll for the kind treatment
that had been accorded one of their
citizens. He spoke words Of praise
for the beautiful walla Walla valley
and the city and congratulated the
CITY upon it's excellent school build
ings and the splendid educational ia
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-23
Luncheon With the CornweI
Son of a Mechanic Wins Scholarship.

Son of a Mechanic Wins Scholarship.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, March 23.-Ja-
cob Van der Zee of this place, stu
dent at the Iowa state university,
has lust been informed that he and
Shortridge Hardesty of Des Moines
have passed the examination for
Rhodes scholarships at oxford, Eng
land.
This is the climax of an honored
college career for Mr.. Van der Zee,
who is now only q. He was born in
Friesland, Holland, and came to
America in 1890. He studied at his
Sioux Center home and later at the
Northwestern classical academy OF
Orange City. In 1901 he entered the
state university and will be graduated
from the college of liberal arts In
June.
Though the son of carpenter with
no noteworthy means, and hence COM
PEELED to work MS way lhioush 'No'
he has easily been a leader OF his
classes from the first. He has been
made officer of several college organi-
cations. In his freshman year he won
the Lowdon Greek prize and last year
the $50 prize offered by the Colonial
DANES of Iowa for the best essay ON
any phase of early Iowa history.
The Rhodes scholarships require ap-
,,icants to have an athletic as we'll as
classroom record, and the fact that
voung Van der Zee excels in the mile
rim and Is also a good football. base
h.u anil tennis player, no doubt aided
him in passing the tests.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-23
NO ACTORS IN SOCIETY.
Their Names Omitted From the New
York Blue Book.

Although some of the actors have
butted into what seems to them like
society, they have not been recorded
in the list of the elect published an
nually for the benefit of New Workers.
This little book does not contain the
names of a single actor. In one case
a womans name is omitted, although
her two sons are mentioned. she has
been. a dressmaker. So long as she
was in trade her name appeared for
years, but when she went on the stage
it dropped out. To this day the pages
of that useful compendium have not
contained an actors name.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-23
Tries Murder, Arson and Suicide.

MOUNT STERLING, Iowa, March
23.-Sam Carr, a we'll known farmer,
today, while crazed by drink, inflicted
serious injuries on his wife by beat
ing her over the head with a beer bot
tie.
While she lay on the floor in an I'M
conscious condition, Carr set fire to his
dwelling house and barn. Neighbors,
hearing the screams Of the woman,
ran to her assistance, but Carr kept
them back by threatening to kill any
one VINO approached.
After setting fire to the buildings
and feeling assured both would be
consumed, he blew out his brains
with a shotgun. Mrs. Carr was then
rescued from the burning building,
but is in a serious condition.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-23
Hounded to Death by Usurers

CHICAGO, March 23.-Hounded by
money-lenders to whom he had signed
his wages for long period in advance
and finally discharged because of this
by his employers, Frank Durham, an
engineer on the line of the Illinois
Central railroad, has committed sui
eide at his home here. Durham, who
was Al years old. locked himself in a
bedroom and turned on the gas.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-23

diers have died of the tropical COM
plant, which is a germ disease, ma
turing so slowly that it has frequent
ly broken out after the return of the
patient to this country. Sergeant
Mould's complete recovery is looked
for within a few days. It will mark
a new departure in the treatmet Of
diseases of this class.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-23
cilities afforded the children of the
Six O'Clock Dinner.

Preceding the reception Governor
Mead was entertained at dinner by
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph L. Monundro.
Those who attended the dinner in adj
dition to the governor were: Major
A. N. Brown, the governors Sc -
tary; State Senator S. S. Russell
Pomeroy; G. S. Gerard, Corne
Lyman, J. D. Smith, DR.. M. Peitr'|
Harry E. Gilman and Mayor
Jackson of Dayton.
Luncheon With the Cornweli
Governor Mead was the CUES
ex-State Senator and Mrs. Olive
Cornwell at luncheon today. Tonight
the governor will be the guest OF
honor at a dinner given by Senator
Fred NJ. Pauly.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-23

Armory Hall can now be rented for
any and every occasion. The hail has
been newly renovated and is suitable
for public meetings, dances, receptions
and entertainments. For terms, apply
to A. Schwartz, manager. Tel. Main
a26.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-23
NOTICE..

The note robbed from l. w. sims
safe Monday, March 20, contained the
following: Dated Walla Walla. Oc-
tober 8, 1904, one year after date 10
1ustus Wade, 100000. Signed by
Winfield Smith, Nathalie Smith.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-14
LUCKY MISTAKE
Grocer Sent Pkg. Of Postum and
Opened the Eyes Of the Family.

4 lady writes from Brookline, Mass:
"A package OF Postum Cotee was
sent me one day by mistake.
Il notified the grocer, but nnulnS
that there was no coffee (the old kind
for breakfast next morning, | prepared
some Postum, following the directions
very carefully.
ut was an immediate success IN my
family. and from that day We have
used 1t constantly, parents and chill
dren. too, for my three rosy young
sters are allowed to drink ii freely at
breakfast and luncheon. They think
ii delicious, and l would have a mutiny
on my hands should ] omit the beloved
beverage. My husband used TO have
a very delicate stomach while we Were
using coffee, but to oar surprise his
stomach has grown strong and entire
" well since We quit coffee and have
been on Postum.
Noting the good effects in my fam
ily, I wrote 10 my sister, who va Q
coffee topper, and after much persua-
sion got her to try Postum. She was
prejudiced against il at first, but when
she presently found that all the all
ments that coffee gave her left and
she got well quickly she became and
remains q thorough and enthusiastic
Postum convert. Her nerves, which
had become shattered by the use of
coffee. have grown healthy again, and.
today she is a new woman, thanks to
Postum" Name given by Postum Co.
Battle Creek. Mich, and the "oalse
why" Will be found in the great little
book, The. Road to Wellviie. which
roTnesf IN each pkg
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-14
WHOLE STORY is TOLD
Ex-State Senator Bunkers of Califor-
MIA Makes Full and Com
plete Confession.

Sacramento, Sept. IS.-BrOught from his
prison cell to confront his alleged asso-
ciate in tha boodling combine of last win
ter. Harry Bunkers. ex-state senator
from San Francisco made a complete con
lession oday IN the witness stand IL
q Ba-tS courtroom, where the trial
Og T.. j. Emmons, one of the quartet OF
the state senate indicted by the grand
jury was in progress. From the moment
Of his entry to the courtroom until he
left IL, pale and persDiring. three hours
later, BuIkers was the central figure in
one OF the most dramatic exposes IN GRIM
mai trials OF this state. He left nothing
untold, ana IN his eagerness to unbOsOm
himself he forestalled the objections Of
the defense with statements relating to
the motives and actions Of the four dis
graced legislators. Much of this was
stricken from the testimony. He detailed
Inc plan OF campaign, which he says. was
one whereby the building and loan asso-
cations or the state were to be held
up and compelled 10 pay for protection.
he told also of receiving money, stat
ing that Joseph Johnson had dropped ms
foH OF $3.50 IL his pocket as he stood in
the street just as Jordan said ne diI. and
nad said that EmmOns received his share
out two minutes before. Lastly. he odd
OF the terror and fright that followed the
expose in the senate; of a hasty cOnfer-
ence held in Emm0ns' room over the Dis
posal or the market bills ana Of TIE SUg-
GeStlons that were made 10 clear them
selves of guilt.
Bunkers was still on the sta9d VIXEN
court adjourned for the day.