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The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1912-03-22

hu,ty announce that arm a candidate for the
Office Of Comfy Judi, Of Madison Comfy Florida
aud respectfully solicit the support Of all DEM
oaEiie ysus in The coming wlmalies, j elected
J Wcm'ss 10 perform the dutes Of DE Office faith.
'l.y and ioihe best Of nay ability.
Nrcy Respectfully
s D MCrPCN
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1912-03-22
Iiric a.

hu,by respectfully announot myself asa can.
dictate ioI the oH,t Of Gouniy Commissioner ilcm
Disujci 4, sthtU 10 Ire action Of the Democratic
votes Of ;te district in the coming mimarts i
elected to ,bis important position, pIoms, 10
talull the duties thereof faithfully and TO the beet
Of my ability.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1912-03-22
FOR COUNTY CCEllgISS-u.j1p.
Iisuiil.


Lam ,anGiiat, ior reelection to the ore Of
Comfy Commissio-c from LiariiNo.i D Hec-
ted vii continue 10 r,rmm the d-i's q sa.d Of
hct faithfully and ,orsC. eutousy, 1ht sopgoii q
al " tI;e d.mol,Eis viii re appreciated,
Z ENlIr.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-06-07
Rest Room in Columbia.

"Woman's Building Rest Room,
1912 Lady street. Visitors Welcome.
Bundles Checked Free. Information
Given"
This sign hung yesterday in the
union station will greet the eye of
arrivals in ClumbA and doubtless
will especially attract the attention of
the hundreds of college girls who will
be passing through the city within the
next week or two. Many of them will
have several hours to spend in shop
ping and will be glad to drop into the
rest room to obtain any information
they may desire about places and
stores i'll the city; to rest and
'"freshen up" to leave their travelling
bags and perhaps to have their bun
dies sent there from the stores. Moth
ers of the graduates of the colleges
and the university, many of whom
will come 20 Columbia to see degrees
and other honors conferred upon
theirs sons and daughters, will also
doubtless find the rest room a con-
venience and will be impressed with
the need for a place of the kind in
city of this size. A competent maid is
in charge of the room.
No charges are made for the use
of the rest room. Everything offered
is absolutely free. OF course, how
ever, voluntary contributions of
money or articles really needed will
be gratefully received. One of the
visitors at the room this week was
anxious to know if there was not a
box somewhere to receive contribu-
tions from visitors. She was one of
those, she said, to whom it would be
a pleasure to express gratitude in
some practical way.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-06-07
West Springs News Letter.

West Springs, June 5th.-Mrs. Ma
zie Bennett died here at the home of
her son-in-law, Mr.. M. S. Warner, on
last Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
Mrs. Bennett was probably the oldest
inhabitant of this community, being
80 years and % days old at the time
of her death. For the past year or
two she has been in quite feeble
health. All the spring her condition
was regarded as very serious.
Mrs. Bennett was never member
of any church but was always a quiet
and unassuming person Mrs. Bennett
was the widow of the late William F.
Bennett, Confederate soldier, who
died at Richmond, Va, in 1862. She
is survived by the following children:
Messrs. w. P. and ]. M. Bennett of
West Springs and Cross Keys respect
lively, and T. F. Bennett, of Camden,
She is also survived by the following
daughters: Mrs. ]. H. Lynch, of Gross
KEYS and Mrs. M. S. Warner. One
daughter, Mrs. Samuel Barner, pre-
ceded her to the grave several years
ago. The funeral of Mrs. Bennett
took place at Putnam on Sunday
morning at II o'clock, Rev. B. A
Lowe conducting the funeral services
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Whitehead spen
one day the past week with friends a
Union.
Miss Kate Holcombe, of Charlotte
N. c., is a guest at the hotel thi
week.
Miss May Miller of spartanburg
here on visit to her paSeptss
Mrs. D. H., MillsMatbes,na.SSs q p1Rs,n URa0n
MRS. Atssaay Asaaay at West Springs.
Mrs. Susan Hyatt is quite sick at
this writing. She is being attended
by DR.. Herbert Smith of Pauline.
Mrs. Fannie Cunningham of Unior
spent the past two weeks here with
her sister, Mrs. F. H. Poston, who is
quite ILL.
Mr.. Dalbert p. Began and Miss
Daisy West spent last Sunday a week.
ago with Mrs. William Lancaster at
Walnut Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judson Lancaster
went to Spartanburg Tuesday on busi-
ness.
Children's Day will be observed at
Bogansville on next Sunday. There
will be an ail-day service with din
ner on the grounds. The children's
Day exercises will be held in the
morning and preaching in the after
noon. Revs. L. l.. Wagnon will de-
liver the address of the occasion.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-06-07
JOnesville News Letter.

Jonesville, June 4th.-The town OF
Union has our sympathy in the loss OF
many of its prominent citizens in such
rapid succession. To every one of the
bereaved families l wish to express in
this communication my sympathy and
would commend them to a kind anC
gracious heavenly Father, who is ever
ready to hear the cry for mercy and
sympathy.
June came in warm and favorable
for crops and vegetation.
Sunday being beautiful day many
people were out for pleasure and
when the day rounded out there were
many Sunday sinners on the roll, for
Sunday in these modern times seems
to be appropriated more for pleasure
and amusement than any other day.
All these things will have to pass in
review before the eternal Judge.
AS this is election year and I see
SO much about the campaign in the
papers and hear so much talk about it.
my mind runs back to the elections
away back "in the good old times be-
fore the war. Every man could run
for the Office then without any him
drance. There was no entrance fee.
no obligation, no assessment upon the
candidate, no executive committee,
nominating conventions, registration
or primary elections. There were no
second race to it, the candidate that
got the most votes was elected. Ev-
cry man from twenty-one years up
was entitled to vote except paupers
in the poor house. The laws didn't
prohibit betting or treating and very
often there was much money spent
treating and buying votes, while
much changed hands by the sporting
fraternity. In 1858 there was an ex-
citing race in this district for con-
gress. At first there were three can
didates in the race, John d. Ashmore
of Anderson, T. o. p. Vernon of Spar
tanburg and Jones of Greenville. |
Jones withdrew early in the race and |
the others run it to finish. Ashmore
was star speaker, which made him
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-06-07
Democratic County Executive Com.
mitteemen, Attention.

You will assemble in the City Hall
at Union, S. c., on Saturday, June
10Th, 11:3O a. m. for the purpose of
organizing, making assessments on
candidates entering the democratic
Primary election to be holden August
9th, next, enrolment of voters in
the respective clubs and such other
business as may be deemed Necessary
for the good of the cause, etc, etc.
By order of Macbeth Young,
Attest: County Chairman.
F. M. Ellerbe, Sec'y.
The committeeman, as handed in
to the County Convention are: l.. J.
Hames, Ward 1, Union; J. A. Sawyer,
ward 2, Union; John Whitlock, ward
3, Union; w. H. Crosby, ward a, Un-
ion; L. d. Smith, Monarch; w. H.
Howell, Buffalo; T. A. Littlejohn,
Jonesville; F. E. Gault, Kelton; L. F.
Adams, Adamsburg; J. ". Askew,
Lockhart; DR.. j. T. Jeter, Santuck !;
j. F. Gist, Meadors; J. D. Fleming,
Fish Dam; c. w. Il. Willard, Goshen
Hill; J. r. Whitmire, Cross Keys; w.
j. Smith, Coleraine; j. B. Lancaster,
West Springs; r. M. Fincher, Gibbes.
- Macbeth Young, Chair'm.
F. M. Ellerbe, Sec'y.
Robt. C. Williams, Treasurer.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-06-07

tact with the public, in fact, owes It's
life to the public, when it comes to the
ultimate analysis of the situation. The
business must be honest and honestly
conducted, or at least the public must
believe that to be the case, if there is
to be any long continued success. The
sham, the shyster, the crook, may
prosper for a time, but each and ev-
cry one of them are on the road to
the scrap pile of human defeat and
failure. Takes some Of them long
time to get there, but they are going
that way.
We believe the square deal" is the
correct business method; that honest
weights and honest measures hold
custom; that sincerity, truth, honor
should be basic in every enterprise, II
that enterprise is to stand. And there
is one other thing, not mentioned in
the invitation above, but which is one
of the fundamentals in success, in oul
opinion. 1t is the old-fashioned, un
| failing courtesy. The crabid, pugil
istic individual has a hard proposition
when it comes to succeeding. Th'
knocker, the double-faced man, tn
"blow-hard"- and every one O.
them will find hard going upon tn
commercial and industrial sea. Pleas
antness is very necessary asset Of
successful business. A smiling cler
is worth ten dollars month NOR
than a morose fellow, even when a.
else about them exactly matches.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-06-07

~ S--~.
hy - hers~~as another hot and
yNbSg RE in this county for the
Ff66 senate. The candidates were
tpl. Robert Beatty and Col. Joseph F.
Gist neither of these were fine ora
torssc polished speakers, SO they
made heir strongest pull by shrewd
electioeering and the use of money.
In this race Col. Beatty was success
fui. This was the last big race before
the wal After the war conditions
were qpte different, as the negroes
were al set free and given their suf-
frage at he ballot box. The old time
elections were eclipsed then by the
new order of things. During the
campaigns there was a reign of terror
all over the State, and when it came
to the day of ballots mems lives were
hanging as it were, to brittle thread
for there were many pistols, knives
and guns In evidence and they were
not concealed, and the popping of a
cap, or the report of a pistol, would
have caused general fusilade and
shedding of blood. have served my
day in all these troublesome times.
MIR. Joseph Sanders of Union and
Mr.. j. V. Askew Of Mt. Tabor, were
in Jonesville the last week.
Mr.. ]. N. Littlejohn spent last week
In Gaffney. Telephone.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-06-07
Legal Notices.

The regular legal rates are charged
for all notices published according
to law, which rates are as follows:
Matter to be set in point, BREWER
solid type-first insertion, per inch
$1.00; each subsequent insertion, per
inch, SO cents.
Citation to Kindred and Creditors
3 inches, 2 times, $3.50.
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times, $3.50.
Administrators or Executors no
tices, 1 IA inches, 8 times, $3.50.
Obituary notices, tributes of re
spect, resolutions and cards of thanks
strictly one cent word.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-06-07
JURIES ATTACKED E
FOR FREEING EVANS.
Columbia Minister and Attorney Gen
eral Fraser Lyon Comment
on the Case.

Columbia, June 4.--Attorlley
General j. Frazier Lyon, directly in
a statement, and DR.. C. E. Burts, p.sT
tor of the First Baptist church OF So-
lumbia, by inference, in his sermon
Sunday, roasted the Richland couity
juries for their verdicts Of acquitai ttl
the dispensary graft cases tried hefsl
last week. 8I
The cases were that of Hub Eva1Sl
chairman of the old dispensary bosl
of control, charged with acceptingly
bribe of $50 from a whiskey drumn,W9
and those against John Bell TowX
and L. w. Boykin, dispensary conmisY
sioners, charged with conspiring to
graft" $22,5OO from the state in q
label deal. The jury in the Evans.
case was out only 10 minutes befots
returning a verdict of not guilty IN
the case of w. o. Tatum, the atto}
General stated to the court that
he did not think the evidence woul
Justify a verdict of guilty and ther1
fore would not ask for one.
"I expected nothing else" said tf
attorney general, commenting on the
trials. "Richland county juries won't
convict in these graft trials no mat
ter how strong the evidence is, say
this and think have a right to say
it from the experience have had
, in the graft prosecutions. The on
conviction 1 have secured has be{
; disregarded. There are few of Z
> old graft cases pending in this count
> but the facts in them have all bee1
;. thrashed over in the other trials anl
o hey will be nplle pressed, and eve
, if they hadn't been thrashed out whs
would be the use with the verdicts j,
. these other cases staring US in th'
+ facet"
= The report taken at the graft trial.
, by DR.. Burt was an indirect one, by
it was a shot nevertheless. Said ne
in his sermon on the subject OF civi
=. righteousness: 81 will not pass judg
e ment on the jurors who sat in tn
: trials and heard the evidence, yet
shows there is low state of morals
- the community and an unhealthy cor
:, dition in the state where men an
~ convicted of petty thefts and yet otl
= ers of certain social and politics
80 prominence, charged with plunderin
- the state are allowed to go free. I.
should be the duty of the church
!. quicken the conscience of men so ths
=. a miscarriage of justice would be IN
- possible. Any institution that CO
~ rupts the fountain of government ar
brings shame and disgrace, on Il
- community should be destroyed n
~ The label case was called las "a
tember but resulted ip a miatri1e ~
"Hub.~ week. ~
- All the Cd jdispensary graft case
\. that have kept committees investigat
o. ing and state officers prosecuting fo
10 years or more are now at an en-.
1T The remaining charges against Deni
d Weiskopf in the label case and thos
against John Black and J. M. Rawlin
IN son on charges of conspiracy in tn
n beer case will be nolle pressed in
is few days. The general opinion is tina
the State will breathe sigh of relic
IS at finis being written on the most no
: torious scandal of it's history.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-06-07
Card Of Thanks.

We desire to express through The
Times our appreciation of the many
kindnesses shown by friends and
neighbors during the illness and death
of our mother, Mrs. Maize Bennett.
Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Warner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-19

testified to several conversations with
Rose, Weber and WALTON while they
were together in the West Side court
prison, and the Tombs, to the effect
that they. had told him they intended to
frame up" a case against Becker TO
save themselves. He declared Rose
had endeavored to get him TO TESTIFY
falsely in order TO corroborate the
others.
Former District Attorney Jerome and
Police Commissioner Waldo were
among the first witnesses called by the
defence yesterday. The testimony OF
both witnesses which the defence In
tended to get on the record was ruled
out by the court. The defence tried
to show by Mr.. Jerome a direct con-
tradiction Of Roses testimony in regard
to the telephone conversations Becker
had with the latter in regard to the
affidavit which John w. Hart obtained
from Rose while the gambler was In
hiding at the home Of Harry Pollok.
Commissioner Waldo was asked about
certain letters which Becker had fire.
quently written asking to be trans
ferred from the strong arm" squad
TO other work, but the witness was not
allowed to answer. District Attorney
Whitman was called as q witness by
the defence for few minutes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-19
JEROME. AND WALDO FAIL
DEFENCE BY GOFFS RULINGS

The days session began with the de-
fence outlining its case to the jury. John
w. Hart, counsel OF record, made the
opening address TO the jury, and said the
defence would show that Rose, WALTON,
Weber and schepps conspred to kill Ro-
seminal. independent Of Becker each nav
Ing his own motive
Mr.. Hart said Becker denied any part
in the murder Of Rosenthal He attacked
the characters OF the witnesses for the
people and said the defence would intro
duce evidence to show that the four gam
blers who accuse Becker OF being the arch
conspirator said In the West Side prison
Becker was innocent, but they would
throw the burden Of guilt on his Shout
ders, so they might escape. .
But the defence did not have the sue
cess II expected with its witnesses In the
morning session. Its guns were spiked
time and again by the objections Of AS
slstant District Attorney Moss, and Jus
tlce Gofr twice admonished Mr.. Hart to
desist from questioning along a forbidden
line and on Mr., Harris perslstng or
dered a witness FOR the defence 10 leave
the stand.
The opening broadslde OF the defence
was silenced by Justice Goff, who would
not allow william Travers Jerome, the
first witness called to testify TO Becker's
telephone conversation with Bald Jack
Rose from n private room in the Bar AS
ISOLATION while Rose was hiding In Pol
lok's fiat
And when the defence tried to prove by
Police Commissioner Waldo. the second
witness called 10 save Becker from the
electric chair, that Becker told him he
feared Il "frame-up" and asked to DC re
lieved from gambling raidinS, they met
with another reversal. the court ruling
that the evidence was improper.
The last witness OF the forenoon was
Frederick II. Hawley. young man en-
ployed as a police reporter by 1.-THE
SUM-" Hawley's story on the direct.
under the friendly interrogatlons Of John
F. Mcintyre, was a telling blow to the
prosecution. for Hawiey testified TO meet
ing Becker when he left the subway sta
ton at $3.50 on the morning OF the murder
and remaining with him continually to
o'clock. q, -.a 10
This story. az 1t stood when Mr.. McIn-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-19
VICTIM OF .FRAME-UP
BECKER WITNESS CRIES
Continued from first page.

Three witnesses practically succeeded
in impeaching the testimony OF motifs
Luban, the states witness, who tesu'
fed that he overheard Becker tell Rose
that Rosenthal had to be "croaked'
md further declared he was an eye
witness to the shooting. They de-
clared Luban was at the Brooklyn
home Of a relative at the time he SAID
he was at the Metropole on the night
that Rosenthal was shot.
District Attorney Whitman thorough
Nv discredited the story Of Frederick
Hawley, a reporter on THE Sun" who
swore that he was with Becker on the
night of the murder and didn't lose
sight Of the defendant for more than
five minutes at time from $3.50 to .
q. m. Hawley's testimony tended ID
contradict Rose and Weber when they
sworc that they met Becker soon after
the murder and he congratulated them
for the good work they had done in
dlsposing Of Rosenthal.
Court adjourned at 6:30 p. m. An
nouncing a half days session to-day
Justice Golf said he would not sit N
the afternoon. In order to allow the
members Of the jury time to register.
Mr. Mcintyre, counsel for the defence.
declared after court that he still had
about twenty-five witnesses TO call.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-19

In answer to further questions Sullivan
said Weber had told him in the Tombs
that he (Weber) had offered Jack Rose
s25, 900 not to implicate him in the MUIR
der.
did Weber say: I am on the band
wagon, and 1 am going along. Rose,
WALTON and myself have talked II all over
and we would frame up on anybody TO get
out of this"
Eyes 90 shouted Sullivan. The witness
declared Weber and Rose had said that
he (Sulllvan) was innocent He declared
Weber, Rose and WALTON said they would
make an afidavit to Mr.. Whitman that he
(Sullvan) had no more 10 do with Ros'
enthai's death than Mr.. Whitman's baby.
Sullivan insisted on talking and answer
ing the questions In spite OF objections by
Mr.. Moss and, although warned several
times by Justice Con, managed TO get his
answers before the jury In almost every
instance. He declared Weber had told
him that ne had better come and get the
benefit OF immunity" He said WALTON AMI
Rose had asked him 10 stand up and
corroborate them"
Sullivan got out OF patience with the
frequent objections by the prosecution.
and. turning to Justice Goff, he said:
Judge, II you let me talk ten minutes
in my own way I'll tell you the whole
story I've been here two hours now and
haven't had a chance to tell anything
The witness told OF his taking dinner
with Herman Rosenthal and the latter's
wife at the Garden Restaurant on July
10, three days before the shooting. He
said he did not know the gunner were
outside that night with the intention OF
killing Rosenthal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-19

10 take you I'm his automobile the night
Of the murdc.?" asked Mr.. Moss.
simply a gentlemen's agreement to let
me have a ride" said Sullivan.
Mr.. Moss then said he had no more
questions.
There amt no more questions"' Sui
Ivan queried in disappointed tone. ,-
Mr. Mcintyre called him back as he
started TO leave the stand and asked:
Did Weber say before the shooting OF
Rosenthal that he was going TO Kill
Rosenthal?'
Justice Con excluded the question, and
Sullivan shouted:
.cWhy don't you let me go through with
II? II the court would let me answer this
question the court might know some
thing. II can't know Il by keeping my
mouth shut tght"
Justice Gon despaIringly waived sull-
van from the witness stand. AS he left
the stand he glarcd at the District At
torney and said:
There amt no justice around here.
They're trying 10 frame me up the same
as the others"
A guard hustled Sullivan out OF the
courtroom and back TO the Tombs.
Bessie Feldman, pretty young GIRL
was called by the defence and testified
that she lived in Brooklyn with her step
father. and that on the night Of July 20
Morris Luban was at their home and're-
manned there until after O'Clock, She
said Luban was a relative OF the family
and had come 20 see her steptather on
business. Luban testified, when called by
the prosecution. that he was In New
York that night with a girl friend and
they went to the theatre. He was in the
Metropole when Rosenthal was shot and
he and the girl witnessed the shooting he
testified.
Just before Jack" Sullivan was called
Mr.. Mcintyre took the District Attorney
by surprise by asking him to take the
witness stand
Why" asked Mr.. Whitman
II call you as a witness for the de-
fence" said Mr.. Mcintyre.
Becker's lawyer questioned the District
Attorney closely about his movements at
the West 9th street station In trying TO
show that he was in and out OF the sta
ton and didn't know how long Becker
was there. Mr.. Mcintyre evidently
wanted to bolster up the testimony OF
Hawey, II possible. The District AttoT-
ney denied that he had promised Rose,
Weber, WALTON or Schepps immunity, but
said that they had all signed the usual
form OF legal stipulation, which provided
for practically the same thing. lie said
he would be glad 10 produce the stipula-
lions on Mr.. McIntyres request
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-19
DISTRICT ATTORNEY CALLED
AS WITNESS FOR DEFENCE

IF they'd killed Herman then, they'd
have killed me sure" he said
did Bridge Weber say to you You
testify against Becker. and will give you
half interest in a $4,000 businessT ."
asked Mr.. Moss.
Yes. and he said he'd give me $1,000
besides" replied Sullivan.
Sullivan said Weber finally asked him
to name his price"
His answers often convulsed the mem
ber3 Of the jury. They followed his testi-
mony closely, and seemed to enjoy IT,
Becker smiled frequently. The court often
raped for order to Quell the levity that
ensued.
Mr.. Moss then began the cross-examna-
tion, as follows:
Q.-Have you known Becker long? A
About seven years.
Q-Are you friendly with him? Aust
as much as with you.
Q.1Did you ever give bail for man
and give the Newsooys' Home as secur-
ity? Al did not.
Q.-What did you give as security? A.
restaurant on Second avenue
Q.-Were you a strike breaker? A
No.
Q.-Weren't you given $50 TO help Rosie
Hertz TO get her out OF trouble? Al
did not.
Q.-What was the $50 you were taking
TO Sam" Paul on July 10, when you were
riding with Becker? Alt was to pay a
debt that / owed him. l had borrowed
that money from him.
Mr.. Moss and the witness then got into
heated argument. and as Mr.. Moss kept
his temper Sullivan lost his. The wit
ness shouted out his answers. moved for
ward, banged the arm of the chair and
created a scene generally. Mr.. Moss con-
tinued: ....-...