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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-04-18
ooMMoN SENSE coLoRHp yorERs

The Progressive rolored Republic
can Club of the Seventeenth Ward
If Baltimore City which is in this
Congressional District and whose
membership supported Roosevelt at
the last electior, at meeting held
last week passed a resolution ad-
dressed 10 the colored voters Of Bal
rimore city and the State advises a
reunion Of the misled Republicans
who supported the alleged progress
sive movement and get back in the
Republican ranks as the sensible
thing to do.
The resolutions cal attention to
the record Of the Maryland legisla-
ture for the past IA years as to laws
regulating the civic rights If colored
people. The Poe and Stiaus amend
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-04-18

The dreaded assassin has again
been busy. An attempt was made
on Monday to take the life Of King
Alphonso OF Spain He was shot at
several times but none of the shots
lit the king to the great satisfaction
of the people of all nations. The
man was at once overpowered and
captured by members OF the kings
guard. Attempts IN tie lives Of
men IN high stations of life are be-
coming frequent Of late years. These
A'na Of criminals should be severely
ueal' with and alesson taught that
WIN Dc needed. Things are becom-
ing alarming when the high officials
OF government cannot sveIe their
places OF abode without being molest-
ed. 1t seems a SINGULAR thi0a IL.
men occupying these stations sbo,,;s
be the victims OF these class Of NJ
thirsty criminals since when one !.
killed another steps in his place.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-04-18
PRIzg roR rEsr coMposIr1oA


A gold medal to the school bow
n girl betty cen the ages Of 10 and
10 who writes the best composition.
not TO exceed 500 wo,ds, on the re-
pair and maintenance, f earth roads
Is 70 be awarded by Logan Waller
Page, Director, Office Of Public
Roads, United States Department Of
Agriculture, Washington. d C.I
All compositions must be submitted
to Mr.. Page before May Is, 1918,
and the medal will be awarded az
soon thereafter as the compositions
can be graded. The composition |
may be b-sed on knowledge gained
from books or other sources, but no
quotations should he made.
After many years experience 10
dealing with the public road situ4-
ton Of the country, it is Mr.. Pages
belief that ignorance on the subject
OF repair and maintenance Of roads /.
as much the cause Of their bad con.
dition as any other one factor Itis
expected that the competition will
bring about better understand,ng
Of the subject OF 'epair and mainten
anee in the rural districts
Many children living in the rarai
districts have experienced the dis4d-
vantages Of roads made impassablt
through lack of proper mainten-
ance and it is expected that Their
interest ii the competition will stima-
late greater interest among the par
ents. Bad roads have prevented
many children from obtaining pro-
per education and have even D .
vented doctors from reaching the side
OF rural patients 10 time TO save then
lives.
Anv child between the ages men
toned, attending a country scho o.
may compete. Oaly one side of the
paper must be written on; each page
should be numbered; the name, age
and address Of the writer, and the
name and location Of the school
which he Or she is attending must be
plainly written at the top OF tie first
page The announcement of the
competition has been sent to the
superintendeats OF cnools in the
rural districts. No further informa-
ton can be obtained from the Office
of Public Roads. This announce
ment should be plain 10 everyone,
and al children viii thus start on a
basis of equality.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-04-18
FRIDAY. April, ls, = 1913.
PEOPLE IN EARNEST FOR dooD
ROADS.

The people Of the County appear
to be unit on the proposition Of
building good roads all over the
County and this speaks we'll for our
people. OF course here and there
one will find a kicker because the
State road or some fine road does not
run into their door and who re-
fuse to lend their assistance t, the
other good road work in the county
which will rebound TO the county's
welfare and good.
Two bonds have been fled with
the County Commissioners, one by
the Taxpayers OF the fifth and the
other by the Taxpayers Of the seven
III district and it is expected by the
next meeting one will he filed by the
citizens Of The first district. This
will mean the building of til ee miles
froad in the county under the Shoe.
maker law.
This proposition Of building roads
under the Shoemaker law was
promptly responded to by the citizens
of the fifth and seventh districts and
is being promptly .respon led to by
the citizens of this district.
The las, mentioned road will prov,
of great benefit to all the citizens o.
the county, inasmuch, as it will begir
at the cemetery bridge and run wesi
through the town. No citizen who
comes to La Plata can help using the
road. 1t will further be sn improve
ment to the county seat. which
benefits the citizens of the county
generally since anything in the ma
tufc OF a public improvement % the
county seat means a greater benefit
to the county in general.
As far as a singular aud particular
benefit it will prove an exceptionally
good one for the McDonough Ihsti-
tute which means so much to the
children Of this county. At the pre-
sent time children have 10 wade
through mud and water to reach the
school. Good roads in the county
seat mab es an impression on visitors
and this one thing the people should
and We do believe do want outsiders
to be impressed with, is, our county
seat and county.
Let the good work 90 so that ere
this generation passes TO the greai
beyond they may see good roads al
over the county and our people
pushing forward in its march OF pro
gress and happiness.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-04-18

Stree the beginning of the extra
session Of the Democratic Congress
un mindful Of the hatm it is prepar-
'ns to do by the ensctei Of tariff
q 'niaatlng protection continues to
sn aer away in straight course
t'wards free traie. Little or no at
eation is being paid to the " rnings
ot the AtDsr.ean industries or he
american lato r. hut Congress I'M
sr the guidance q the Caist X.
eltiye is going ahead ia lis mad
r.'sh. The day OF 70 IL Is here bus
eAt there wiz be 2 day Of reckoning
t far d.staut is already to be seen.
ne warning from Mr.. II 4arst does
eps even seem 10 be Sufficient to
) - them.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-04-18
Statement Of the Ownership and
Management. etc, Of the
Maryland Independent,

Published weekly at La Plata Mary
land, required by the Act Of August,
1912.
Name of Editors, Adrian & f. Stone
Posey, La Plata, Md.
Managing Editors, Adrian & F.
Stone Posey, La Plata, Nd.
Business Managers, Adrian & F.
Stone Posey.
Publishers, Adrian 4 F. Stone Posey.
Owner, Adrian Posey.
Known bondholders, mortgages and
other security holders, holding l per
cent or more Of total amount o. bonds,
or other securities: None.
f. STONE POSEY,
Business Manager.
Sworn and subscribed before me this
ith day of April. 1918.
]. MITCHELL COCHRANE,
Notary Public.
tMy commission expires May 1919
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-04-18

tbs same company the purpose 10
the latter case in particular is t5 lay
a concrete tube preliminary 10 build
ing a cut-off line north and south
across the Potomac from a point in
Aqua Creek, Virginia, 10 a point in
the lower section Of this county,
which it is said, will bs about Is or
20 miles below Popes Creek.
This will mean not only great
saving to the railroad company in
having a more direct railroad line
connecting Baltimore with the South
but will mean much to this county.
II tie cutoff line strikes the above
mentioned distance in any direction
from Popes Creek it will mean the
building Of another railroad line
which will open large territory in
this county. A railroad man who
appears to have some knowledge Of
The railroads expansion policies has
The following to say among other
things OF the subject in the BAlti-
more Sun Of Wednesday.
IN the present Instance l am con-
viaced that the Pennsylvania has
very definitely determined what it
wants with these surveys in the Pa
tapsco and Potomac. 1t cont4m-
plates new line which will leave
the present Fredericksburg, Rich
a.ond and Potomac road, which is
the art ry between the North and
south used jointly by the Pennsyl-
saaia and other connecting Northern
lines, at Aqua Greek, in Virginia.
From this point the Potomac wal be
crossed 10 some part in Charles
county, in lower siary aud. This
will be done by tube Or tunnel an
der the Potomac, which is not mu.h
wider at That location than in The
Fatapsco at the point il is proposed
to cross near Baltimore.
sonee in lower Maryland from
this direction, the Pennsylvania could
readily jpn up sew North and
South iue with Us Already existing
pope's Grsek line, whie extends
through Charles aud PHI &c George
ioaTues, f,vn PJees Greek, on h.
'ot.nac, to Bowie, where il con
isets Wit ths Washington line
fe cure this connection viii require
sJne additional road building IL
Charles county pc 'haps, as the point
which the Aqua Creek tube will
soee the Maryland side IN direct
line is about IS or 20 miles from the
PoPs's Creek branch. However. the
building of tins link will opes mn a
new and fertile section OF that conn
", which will Of itself make its con.
straction and operation profitable t.,
the company.
"The advantages Of such line to
toe Pennsylvania are not difficult t
see. It could relieve that part of III
l'ne which now relies on the facilities
at " ashington terminals of all th,
through height and perhaps some Of
the express passenger traffic which
at times congests that point. All tn,
Southern roads bring their trade in
t. that terminsl."
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-04-18
AN EXCELLENT PROJECT

Work has been going on, it is said,
during the week in the vicinity Of
the Quarantine station, in probing
the bottom Of the Patapsco river, BY
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
Similar work has already or will
likely soon begia in the Potomac, by
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-04-18

state Of Maryland,
County Of Charles, SIS !;
J., John S. Button, Cashier Of the
above-named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the
best Of NV knowledge aud belief.
JOHN S. HUTrON, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 9th day Of AR 1913.
II. G. CHAPPELEAR, Clerk,
Of Circnit Court for Gas. Co,
GORRECT-Attest:
+. STONE POSEY.
ADRIAN POSEY,
JOHN u. COCHRANE,
directors
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FARMS.

IF YOU WISH TO SELL YOUR
| FARM List it with +. II. DANIELS
= r.. POI Southern Bldg, Washing
ton, D. c., or Christian Jensen, Pom
fret, Nd, we will sell sor you il you
price is right. Jan. 31-3m. II
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-04-18
FOR SALE.

A Small Farm near Welcome improv.
ed by fair sized dwelling. $7O0 will
buy the property.
Apply to,
A 4. + S. POSEY, Attys.
&iS-tf' La Plata, Md
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bUIgldnO 5 0eed OI0fe,
BALTIMORE, MD.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Orphans Court for Charles
County, S. s.

La Plata, Nd, March Il, 1913.
ORDERED BY the Court that
Adrian Posey, administrator Of Thomas
@. Daley, deceased, give TIL
notice required by law to the creditors
Of the said Thomas o. Daily, to exhibit
their claims, legally authenticated, by
advertisement published in some news
paper printed and published in Charles
county, Maryland, once in each Of three
successive weeks. True copy--Test:
z. ERNEST SASSCER.
Register of Wills for Charles county.
THIS Is To Give Notice, That the
subscriber has obtained from the Or
phans' Court of Charles County, Mary
land, Letters Of Administration on the
Personal Estate of
THOMAS C. DALEY,
late Of said County, deceased. All per-
sons having cliims against said de-
ceased are hereby warned TO exhibitthe
same with the vouchers thereof legally
authenticated, to the subscriber on or
before the l4th day OF September, 1918.
They may otherwise by law be exclud-
ed from all benefit of said deceased
estate.
Given under my hand this 18th day
March, 1913.
ADRIAN POSEY,
Administrator Of Thomas G. Daley.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-04-18
Seed Potatoes.

Fancy Maine Grown Hand Picked Sc
lected Sound Seed Potatoes-The Kind
it pays to plant The Kind that viii
produce Bumper Crops.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-04-18

In the Circuit Court for Charles oouu-
ty, Maryland.

In the matter Of the sale Of the real
estate hereinafter mentioned for taxes
due the State Of Mar, Land and Charles
County, for the Levy OF 1910, made on
the 2srd day Ct May, in the year 1911,
by f. Brooke Matthews, Treasurer OF
said Charles County.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-01-24
new PARCELS POST
Will Require Thousands More
Employees

The United States Civil Service
will require the appointment of ap-
proximately $4,000 employees during
the coming year.
The opportunity for positions in
the Civil Service were never better.
Civil Service positions are desira-
bic because the hours for work are
not too long, salaries are good and
certain, and promotions are frequent.
The greater number of appoint
ments will be made in the Post
Office Service paying from 5000 to
$1.70O and more per year, the R. F. D.
Service, paying $1,100 per year to
standard routes; and the Railway
Mail Service, paying from 5000 to
$500 per year.
If you are an American over 18
years old and can read and write you
can make sure of appointment to one
of these positions by study of an l.
c. S. Civil Service Course.
Just mark and mail the coupon be-
low and we will send you booklet CIV
ing names of l. C. S. students who are
holding Civil Service positions at
good pay. We will also tell you how
you can enter this most pleasant and
profitable employment.
Pleasant work-good salaries-po-
sitions for life.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-01-24
Notice to TreSDaSSers

Notice is given that all parties are
forbidden to hunt, fish, ride walk or
In any manner trespass on my land
located about one and one-half miles
east of Union, and bounded on east
by lands of Mr.. A. A. Hames; north
by lands of Laura Humphries and
Hicks Foster; West and East by
lands of Mr.. Eugene Edwards. All
trespassers will be prosecuted to the
full extent of the law.
Giles F. Foster.
1tpd.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-01-24
FEEL RIGHT ALL THE TIME.
Don't Let Periodical Spells of Lazy
Liver Ruin Your Temper and
Spoil Your Work.

If your liver doesn't behave right
all the time-if it sometimes stops
working and you become bilious and
Neutrality-suspicious. take calomel, but
try Dodson's Liver Tone.
You are safe in taking Dodson's
Liver Tone. It's harmless pleas
ant vegetable remedy that starts the
liver without stirring up your whole
system as calomel often does. 1t is
especially good for children who
need a liver tonic once in while, but
who should not be dosed with strong
drugs.
Dodson's Liver Tone is sold by the
Rice Drug Company. This store
guarantees it with clean open and
shut guarantee-your money back
with smile if it fails to satisfy you.
Price so cents a bottle and your
money is as safe as if you had it in
your pocket. If you need the medi-
cine you need it badly-if it doesn't
satisfy you-your money back. Buy
a bottle from the Rice Drug Compa
ny today under this guarantee.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-01-24
4-4t.
County Auditors Notice.

The Auditors books will be open
for the purpose of taking returns
from January the 1st to February
goth, 1918. All male citizens from
q to GO years of age are-fiable to
poll tax, except those that are ex-
empt under the law. Parties making
returns will please state whether they
have sold or bought any real estate
since last returns were made and
how much and to or from whom sold
or bought. This will aid the Auditor
very much in making up his book
correctly
Will be at the following places on
dates below:
From Jan. 1st to 18th in office.
Jan. 18th at Carlisle.
Jan. 18th at Santuc.
Jan. 21st (morning) at Jonesville.
Jan. 21st, (evening) at Jonesvile Mill.
Jan. 22nd at Lockhart.
Jan. % (morning) at Adamsburg.
Jan. 23rd (evening) Kelton.
Jan. oath at Buffalo Mills.
Jan. 28th at West Springs.
Jan. goth (Wilburn's store, morning)
at Cross Keys.
Jan. goth estes store, evening) at
Cross Keys.
Feb. 18th (morning) at Goshen Hill.
Feb. 18th, (evening) at Sedalia.
Feb. 18th, (morning) Monarch Mills
Feb. 18th, (evening) at Otaray Mills.
Feb. 10Th, (evening) at Union Mills.
All parties are urged to make re-
turns or / am instructed by Comptrol-
Ter General and county board of
Equalization to add the penalty in
case of failure to return.
T. j. Betenbaugh,
County Auditor.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-01-24
Man Coughs and Breaks Ribs.

After a frightful coughing spell a
man in Neenah, Wis, felt terrible
pains in his side and his doctor found
two ribs had been broken. What ago
ny DR.. Kings New Discovery would
have saved him. A few teaspoonful
ends late cough, while persistent
use routs obstinate coughs, expels
stubborn colds or heals weak, sore
humanity" w writes | Mrs RS Efie eosemd Norton 10
Columbia, Mo. "for l believe /
would have consumption today, if |
had not used this great remedy" It's
guaranteed to satisfy, and you can
get free trial bottle or so cent or 81.
size at The Rice Drug Co.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-01-24
ATTENTION, SUNDAY
SCHOOL WORK ERS

Let's get ready for the State con-
yention. We want to send in a COM
plete statistical report and we can't
do that unless the township offic cers
and Sunday School superintendent
assist the county secretary. We are
already banner county and it is our
aim this year to become Front Line
county. In order to do so, we will
have to come up to the following
standard:
l. Annual County Convention.
2. An Annual Convention in each
township.
3. A complete statistical report
sent to the State office.
4. County pledge to State Associa-
ton paid.
5. County represented in State
Convention.
6. Fifty per cent of Schools having
cradle rolls.
Z. Thirty per cent having home de-
partments.
8. Twenty per cent having Teacher
Training classes.
This is not very hard standard to
Sfrseh. Examine your own School
and townships and qualify at once,
Let those township presidents whose
townships have not already held con-
ventions, call one at the earliest pos
sible moment. Lets everybody get
busy.
This has been great year indus
trially; let's make it great from the
standpoint of the Sunday School.
f. M. Ellerbe,
County President.
One on Joe Sparks.
The Gaffney Ledger says this: "Joe
Sparks was up in the Piedmont sec
tion last week and all the police kept
an eye on him because of his swell
overcoat. They did not know Joe was
a newspaper man. One officer asked
his chief if the Pinkertons had flashed
a message to look out for suspi-
ciouS character"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-01-24

the heavy climb up the mountain, but
the ideas the officials had in mind
were never worked out. This time
it looks as if they mean business.
May Use Electric Power.
1t has been rumored that the
Southern may use electric engines in
hauling the trains over the mountain,
securing the electric power from the
Green River Power Company, which
Is now in process of development on
Green river near Saluda.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-01-24

club and shall file such certified COPY
with the clerk of court of the county
in which such precinct is located,
and the same shall be kept of record
in his office.
"Section 2S2 c. No person shall be
allowed to vote at any primary cleo
ton whose name is not enrolled on
the club roll of the precinct where
he is entitled to vote under the con-
stitution and rules of such political
party, organization or association in
accordance with the provisions of
this chapter at least 80 days before
the first primary election of such
party organization or association in
each year in which an election shall
be held.
Section 2S2 d. That any person
applying for enrolment on the club
roll of any club or precinct of any
political party, organization or asso-
citation who shall be refused enroll
ment shall have the right to appeal
to any circuit judge in the circuit
justice of the supreme court from
the action of the officer of such club
provided that the notice and grounds
of appeal be served on one Of the
officers of such club within five days
after the session of said club in
refusing to enroll such voter and this
appeal shall be heard within 10 days
from the date of the service of such
notice and the time and place for
the hearing of said appeal shall be
fixed and designated in such notice
and such person or the officers or
members of such club shall have the
right to appeal to the supreme court
of South Carolina from the decision
of the judge or justice who hears
the action of the club or precinct in
refusing to enroll such person be re-
vcrsed by the judge or justice who
hears the appeal then the name of
such person shall be placed on the
roll of such club and he shall be en-
titled to vote as a member of such
club, pending final decision of the
supreme court.
"Section 2S2 G. All persons enroll
ed at any club or precinct under the
constitution and rules of such party,
organization or association and the
provisions of this chapter shall be en-
titled to vote at all of the primary
elections of such party, organizations
or association upon presenting HIM
elf at the precinct or club at which
he is enrolled and taking the oath
and complying with the rules of such
party, organization or association.
"Section 282 f. This act is not in
tended and shall not be construed
to prevent any political party, organ
ization or association from prescrib-
ing and requiring any additional re-
quirements and safeguard for the
conduct of its primary election and
shall not be deemed or construed to
repeal or affect the provisions of
sections 2S3, 2S4 and 2S5 of chapter
13 of volume l of code of laws of
South Carolina, 1912.
"Section ?. This act shall take eff
feet upon its approval"
Representative w. II. Nicholson of
Greenwood introduced the same bill
for safeguarding the primary in the
House as was introduced by Senator
Nicholson in the Senate.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-01-24
MASTERS SALE.
State of South Carolina,
County of Union.

>'ouilIy VI olllOl.
Court of Common Pleas.
Jacob Cohen, Plaintiff,
Against
Ravid Ray, ct al, Defendants.
In obedience to an order made in
the above stated case, | will sell at
Union, during the legal hours of
sale, before the court house door,
Monday, February 4th, 1913, the fol-
lowing land, to wit:
All that certain lot or parcel of
land lying, being and situate in the
City of Union, county and State
aforesaid, lying on the North side of
McBeth street, fronting on said
street fifty feet and running back one
hundred and twenty feet, and bound
ed as follows: On the North by Rob-
inson lot; on the East by lot No. l.;
on the South by McBeth street, and
on the West by lot No. 3, the above
lot is known as lot No. 2, of the sub
division of the Meador property on
Church street, cut up into five lots
and plated by H. l.. Kennedy, sur
veyor, dated March, 1911. Terms of
sale, Cash, purchaser to pay for pa
pers.
r. G.. WILLIAMS,
Master Union County.