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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-27
BUTTER CONTESTS IN
FOURTEEN COUNTIES
Experts From Clemson College Plan
to Make Many Milk Tests.

Clemson College March 21.-Bab-
cock milk testers have been placed
IN the hands of demonstration agents
IN fourteen counties and they have
already begun to test the cows of
farmers In their counties. Begin
nlng now and running through the
summer, butter contests will be held
IN each of these counties, which are
kichland, Chester, York, Anderson.
Laurens, Spartanburg, Greenville,
Florence, Darlington, Union, Pickens'
Greenwood, Fairfield and Charleston.
The idea of the tests will be to
eliminate poor cows from South Car
oiina farms by testing the cows for
butter fat. This is being done indie
oendently of the other live stock work
carried on by Clemson College. The
milk testing work is under the direc-
ton of Prof. j. M. Burgess and Prol
Il. RI. Mason and information can be
secured from either of them. Ten
or twelve farmers in each of these
counties can secure the tests and all
who wish them are advised to get in
touch with their county agents at
once.
Prof. Burgess tells of going to
South Carolina farm at one time to
test cows for butter fat. The owner
had two COWS and was about to sell
one of them the poorest looking on.
me test showed, however, that the
Door looking COW gave the best milk.
indicating that it is not possible to go
upon appearances alone in improving,
a dairy herd.
The first of the butter contests has
"lready been held and others vii.
follow shortly. This, plan is expected
to improve dairy condition in South
Carolina in a marked degree.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-27
the regular Democratic organization
of South Carolina

the regular Democratic organization
of South Carolina.
"I wish to state, however, that I
DO not believe these rumors. In the
first place, I hardly believe those in
South Carolina. would be so foolish
as to make this attempt, although
some of them are political fools
enough to do anything, in their des-
neration, and / am almost sure that
the National Democracy could not
afford to take any such position ano
would not do so.
However, none of this talk is Civ
ing me the least particle of uneasi-
ness. have control of the super
visors of registration of the State and
we are going to register the voters
no matter what the cost nor how
much time it takes. I have the ap-
pointment of the commissioners of
election this fall, and those commls
sioners will appoint the managers,
and whatever is the will of the ma
lority of the Democratic party, as
expressed in the August primaries,
will be carried out in the November
elections. whether the men nominat-
ed are Bleasites or anti-Bleasites,
rr what they are-whatever the Tia
iority of the Democratic party says
in August will be carried out in No
vember, in spite of all the powers in
hell or 'on earth. God Almighty is
supreme, and only through him can
anything defeat the will of the white
people of the Democratic party this
year. The people of this State can
rest easv along that line, so long a.
Cole Blease sits in the governors 5
chair.
"You might say, in conclusion. that
/ will be nominated for the United
States senate in the primary, and /
will be elected to the United States
senate at the general election, and
4 Blease man will be governor of
South Carolina. I told them that two
years ago. Some of them laughed,
and it cost them lots of money to
laugh, and If" they have that same
amount of money to spend again, I
expect they can find the same element
of people who will take it. 1t did
them no good then and will do them
no good this time. So, to quote one
of my favorite sayings 'On with the
dance, and let joy be unconfined.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-27
NEGRO LYNCHED FOR
ATTACK ON WOMAN

Clanton. Ala, March 21.-Charles
Young. negro, was lynched tonight
two miles from town by mob of
nrrageh citizens and several bullets
fired into the swinging body as the
crowd dispersed. Young was accus-
ed of attacking a white woman. 90
years old, early today. 1t is charged
he afterwards robbed the house. beat
the woman and threatened to kill
her. The negro escaped. Blood
hounds failed to follow his tracks as
he used turpentine to kill the scent.
Young was captured this afternoon
near Maplesville, Ala, by a posse of
officers. The local people were i'm
mediately aroused and threats of
lynching were made openly. A call
was sent to Governor O'Neal for
troops and a company was hurried
from Montgomery by special train.
Before the posse of officers with the
negro could reach Clanton, and before
the troops arrived, the mob of citi-
zens took possession of the Negro and
lynched him.
The woman is in critical condition.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-27
PARCEL POST WILL
COME TO RESCUE
To Aid in Reducing Cost of Living
Carry Farm Product-Ten Cities
Selected by Postmaster Cen
eral to Join the Producer
and Consumer.

Washington, March 22.-Prelimi-
nary steps were taken by the post
office department today to perfect it's
plan for reducing the cost of living
by having the parcel post carry farm
products direct to the door of con-
sumers. Ten cities were selected to
begin the work of establishing direct
connection between producer and con-
sumner. Postmaster General Burleson
already having issued an order per
uniting the use of crates and boxes
for butter eggs, poultry, vegetables
and fruit shipped by parcel post.
orders today went to the post
masters at Boston, Atlanta, st. Louis.
San Francisco, Baltimore, Detroit, La
Crosse. Fis., Lynn, Mass, Rock Is
land, ILL.,, and Washington, directing
them to receive the names of per-
sons who are willing to supply farm
produce in retail quantities by parcel
post" Printed lists of these names
will be distributed among town and
city patrons.
by the use of the lists" said First
Assistant Postmaster General Roper
today, the city consumer can get in
touch with farmer who will fill his
weekly orders for farm produce. The
consumer will receive the product
fresh from the country and the per-
sonal relationship established will
tend to impove the quality. Thu
farmer will be relieved of CARVING
MS produce to market. as the rural
carriers will lmake daily collections
at the farmers own door, of the retail
shlnwents to city consumers.
1.-The Doint hoe hoo, ,,;,oJ IL
difficulty will be experienced in the
return of hammers and other contain.
crs. This problem does not appear
to ne to be difficult, as the farmer
may use inexpensive hampers who's,
value would not warrant their return
or he may use the higher grade nam
DerS for which he may include an
Naddlticral charge to be credited tn
the consumer on the return of the
famner ~ parcel post.
The postmaster general in con-
Vlnced that this plan is the one thinv
necessary to enable the pople Of this
country to enjoy the potential benefits
of the parcel post. No one ever ba .
questioned the possibility of reducing
rect relations -between the untifSatS
consumer and the original producer
"A complete means for such direct
transportation was provided for the
t,me by the establishment of the
domestic parcel post, but there has
been lacking an agency by means O,
which the individual produced would
get in touch with the individual con-
sumer.
The postmaster generals plan is
designated to provide this agency for
the most economical distribution Of
those products which are CONSIGNED in
the form of condition in which thev
are produced"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-27
HOTEL CLERK GUILTY
DISORDERLY CONDIrcT
was Tried on the Charge of Insult.
ing Mrs. Grubbs, at the
Finch Hotel.

Spartanburg, March 23-J NJ
burgess, night clerk at the Finch
Hotel, through his attorney S. r. Nc
Gravy. fought strenously for a M
OH before Mayor Pro Ten Fielder in
the city court Saturday when he was
aTa!gned for trial charged with max
ing improper advances to Mrs. J. L.
HIupDs, woman of Marion. N. q
Sho mad appealed to the defendant
1or room in the Finch hotel vester-
@N and whom she alleges grossly
mIStreated her. Burgess was founS
guilty and sentenced to paw $50 or
stive 30 days. VI
lhe case was opend with tho ev,
d"nce of Mrs. Grubbs who testified IN
dctail of her arrival in the citv Voc
tefday morning from Atlanta en- route
to Marion; of her APPLICATION to Rur
,Sess Tor room in the hotel of which
ne was IN charge; of his offer to be
oi assistance to her in finding her
Nncther place and finally Burgess
ac''ons winch she alleges were un-
gentlemanly. Her evidence befor,
co"rt was practically a reitera-
Ilon OF her statement carried in yes
ta d"v's Journal.
The defence opened with the .octi-
m"nV OF Burgess. He practically de.
We each and every allegation pre-
Sented against him by his accuse,
anu ir some of his statements he was
"o"roborated by Claud Finley drive
OF public service car who serves
Mrs. Grubbs on the trip to the hote
from the Southern station, and rc
turn. and by B. H. Goodwin, drive,
CT the Finch bnss
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-27
WILD MAN" MYSTERY HAS
BEEN SOLVED AT LAST
Wretched and Unkept Negro Wan
derer Brought TO County Jail
Indescribable is the Appear
aDce of Wild Looking
Man.
Mondays Greenville News)


The "Wild Man" of North Green
vile County has been captured. He
Is negro and was arrested by Depu-
ty Sheriff Keller's brother near Tiger
vile yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Keller
bringing him to the county Jail for
safe keeping last night.
The so-caled "Wild Man",is said to
have badly frightened many women
md children in that section of the
county, and several extended searches
nave been made for him by armed
bodies of men. Sheriff Rector describ-
the negro as the most wretched,
unkept and wild looking human being
he has ever seen.
The sheriff and reporter for The
News talked with the " Wild Man"
for nearly an hour last night. His
toothless grins and almost inaudible
mutterings might lead one to believe
that he was a member of some mon
Key tribe or the chieftain of some
primitive negro clan.
The wild Man" said he was born
IN Abbeville county, South Carolina
but that for 20 years or more he had
cen wanderer; upon the face of the
earth, as it were. He said it had been
more than month since he had slept
under a roof and when asked how
long 1T had been since he had shaven
or taken a bath he said he didn't
rekerlect." He said he was 81 wears
old, but didn't remember anything
about any war, and was unable to
give the name of the governor of
South Carolina or Georgia and didn't
know the name of the President of
The United States.
Sheriff Rector asked him if he had
ever heard of Rip Van Wrinkle. The
old man said he had not. "Well, YOU
look like him." replied the sheriff
and it wouldn't surprise me any il
YOU too are not just awakening from
a 2O-year nap on the mountainside.
The negro's reply to Sheriff Rec
tors queries were indistinct and more
than once he was told to talk louder.
How would you like a sandwich
brought to you in the CELL" asked one
OF his ouestioners. The change in the
old mans expression was wonderful
to see. His countenance frightened
perceptibly and his reply to that
question could have been heard a hun
'a3fed feet away. -
1t seems the so-called "Wild Man.
has been living on whatever he could
hnd about the mountains in the north
ern part of the county for more than
a month. He was arrested by Mr..
Keller near swamp yesterday, and
it was hard to believe that he was
not really wild man. The negro
ate enough to satisfy the hunger of
SIX workmen when Mr.. Keller placed
food before him.
Greenville county chaingamg will
probably have "Wild Man" in it's
midst for a while now. Sheriff Rec
tor said he though the negro would
ct about so days of hard labor.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-27
COLLEGE
LETS PROF. HAND GO
TlDWELL'S WIFE VISITS HIM
IN GREENVILLE JAIL
She and Daughter Spend Night With
Prisoner-Refused to Permit
Reporter to See Them-Tid-
well is in Happier
Frame Of Mind
After Visit.

Greenville, March 23.-Mrs. Geo
w. lldwell, the pretty wife of G.. w,
llGwell, Sr. slayer of Emmett Walk
err came to Greenville last night
from Clinton and saw her husband
Tor the first time since the tragedy
on the morning of March II when
lidWeil drove to the Office of the
carolina mill, called Emmett Walker
ouC INTO the hallway accepted his
prof Tered hand, and from his loft
f'nd hlred the fatal bullets that cut
SnSrt the life of young man who,
.dwell accused of having wronred
MS l9-year-old daughter. His daugh-
ter accompanied Mrs. Tidwell to tbe
'ali last night and the two were nroo
Hnded place in the cell with him
inex nSt remained in jail through the
reporter called at the Jail todav
10 see the two women. but was do,
hieo permission by -Tidwell. who
with him. ''' were
May I speak to your wife. Mr.
lidwell :" was the question pronound.
'h bv the reporter: "You will have
TO go to Clinton, but hardly .hink
She would make statement"
on. You needn't try to dodge the
IueStlon' for | know she's here. All
l want to know, is whether or not
i&il door" ~ 'ne
'dwe', smiled pleasantly and
walked slowly away. saving or
would have been better for mo If 7
han m not seen you this morning"
;, Inc prisoner was happier toda
Inhn usual and his pleasant expres-
sion was evidence that sometime had
come over him to cause snch hannv
cnange IN his mood. He has II.
WaVS received the writer pleasantly
ana never fails to exnress a GOOD
word insisting that the papers havs
Ia'I enough and reouestine that bc
oe !e1t ont for the time beinp
MRS. Illwell who is about % or %
years OF aoe and is of medium heiobt
rhe mas light COMPLEXION and Ii1bt
'"Ir. before her marriage to It'd
%eil She lived with her parenis ;n
o,""h'a While in Greenville. whore
.'n"ei' was e:nploved in the circula.
,,on denartment of The Dailv News
tney lVed on HAMPTON avenue and
'.s' on Mn'berrv street. From tb;s
CIV thew moved to Clinton.
mr.. T'dwe'l's dauphter is a few
SL etars younger than her step-mother
.ne is a brunette and it is stated
vnrV attractive and beautiful. The
l,ved with her father and step-moth-
er while in Greenville.
III, Kind TO Father.
me lidwell family have been very
KIND 70 their father since his incar.
cerat'on in iail. Thev have frenment
w sent him food and snecial daint;ec
jailer. uhs 10 tne
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-27
BLEASE WANTS COUNTY
TO COUNTY CAMPAIGN
SAYS PHAGAN
MYSTERY is SOLVED
Goes to See Becker on Pad Clew-
Detective Declares Every Phase
of Mystery Will Be Given
Close Attention.
TUESDAYS Atlanta GEORGIAN \

TUESDAY AClanta Georgian.
William J. Burns left at 11:O1 Mon
day for trip of several days to New
York. The pursuit of an entirely new
ail in the Phagan murder case, as
well as the possibility of clearing up
a number of older phases of the mys-
terry, took him away from Atlanta
Before his departure he declared the
case was entirely clear to him, and
that when his work was finished he
would be able to point unerringly to
the murderers.
He admitted explicitly that he
would investigate fully the signifi-
canoe of the writing of the "death
notes" on an old order pad that had
been used in the Office of Henry F.
Becker, master mechanic at the pencil
factory, as long ago as 1909.
He said that he would talk with
Becker at his home in Irvington, N.
j., and would go over with him the
customs that prevailed in the factory
in respect to the disposal of old order
nads and other practices that might
have a bearing on the case.
Detective Burns also is expected to
recently charged that she was piled
was led to make a defamatory affida-
Wit against Frank the most import
ANT accusation being that he called
her up the night of the murder ana
asked to bring a girl to her home.
telling her that it was a matter of
"life or death"
Burns indicated that it would not
he necessary for him to see w. M.
Osborn. the handwriting exuert who
was employed by the State, but never
called as witness.
"I wish. to reiterate that there is
not the SLIGHTEST doubt in my mind
that the case will be solved salts
factorilv to every person interested
when / am through" said Burns
"There is not feature of it that will
not be- investigated. There is not a
person who will not be interviewed.
* have no doubt that Solicitor
RatIl b u !i11ate s Unit 8 give we me ss.a 2
the salient features Of the case when
I return from New York. I intend
also to ask for interviews with the
Chief of Detectives and the Chief of
Police. Thev have as much interest
In learning the truth as anyone and
thew will nut nothing in the way of
getting at the facts Of the case. am
con nfdent."
Burns was accompanied to the STA
t'on bv c. E. Sears. manager of the
local branch Of the agency. G.. w.
Burke special detective for Franks
counsel. and his nrivate secretary. He
was busy up to the last minute giving
instructions to be handed on to his
oneratives who are in the city and
replyine to letters and kilograms.
Dan Lehon. of New Orleans. SUPER
intendent of the Southern division of
Rnrns' agencies. was expected in town
later in the dav. GUY Biddinper. as
slstant general manager of the entire
Burns system. will arrive in Atlanta
the latter mart of the week.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-27
Will Arrange His Own Tin
erary If State Executive
Committee Fails-Sepa-
rate Party In This State
Being Discussed - Says
Next Governor Will be a
Bleasite.

Columbia, March Ex-Governor
Blease, in an interview Saturday reg
istered a kick against the proposed
abolishing of the county to county
canvass during the summer campaign
and declared that if the county to
county meetings are not arranged by
the State executive committee he will
arrange his own itinerary.
In his interview also the governor
took up the rumors of "a separate
party" in this State.
Governor Blease, who has been out
of the city for the past few days, was
asked upon his return if he had any
thing to say in reference to the ru-
>mors in regard to attempting to do
away with the county to- county cam
paign. In reply, Governor Blease
said:
"In the first place, I canot con-
ceive that this matter is being dis
cussed seriously, for hardly any man
with any good common sense, who
is candidate for any office, would
endeavor to keep from going face to
face before the people of South Car
olina and discussing questions which
are of vital importance to them. The
man who would endeavor to keep
from going DeIOre Cne Deon'e would
be at once denounced as fearing to
face the people and it would prove
disastrous to him and his cause.
Therefore, do not think that this
matter is being seriously considered,
but is merely newspaper rumol.
81 have made several county-to-
county State campaigns. and 1 think
some of them, at least, it will be ad-
mitted. have been just about as
strenuous and under just about as
warm circumstances, and in just
about as hot weather, as any othe.
man has ever undergone or will ever
undergo, and l have never seen one
which was any, special hardship, and
even if such a camnai1n is sorneu u2;kt2o
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-27
NUMBER OF BALES COTTON
GINNED IN SOUTH CAROLINA

VIM. j. Harris, director of the CEN
sus, department of commerce. an
nounces the preliminary report of
cotton ginned by counties in South
Carolina for the crops of 1913 and
1912. The report was made public
at 10 a. M, on Friday, March 20. The
amounts for the different counties
for the crops of 1918 and 1912 are
furnished for publication in the local
papers.
Quantities are in running bales.
counting round as half bales. Lin.
ters are not included.)
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-27
COlOred Child Burned to Death.

The ten-year-old daughter of Ella
Mills. colored woman of Buffalo,
caught on fire Saturday and was
burned so horribly that she may die
from the burns.
Mr.. L. B. Lee, who was coming to-
wards Union happened along just in
time to head off the girl as she was
running up the road and his prompt
action saved the child from immediate
death.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-27

A nuisance in the form of a car
nlval is spending this week in town.
The form of amusement that carni-
walls furnish is not elevating to say
the least, and it is deplorable fact
that they are allowed to come so Of
ten-Jonesville Cor.-Gaffney Ledger
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-27
Married..

Miss Sallie Gentry and Mr.. E. d.
Boggs were married at the home of
the brides parents Friday evening,
March 20 bv Rev. D. C. Wylie.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-27
reach the peo-
Re not going to
abolished.

reach the peo-
6se in control were
to be SC00DU0n as to abolish it. that
would not interfere with my plans n.
the least. I would simply arrange
an itinerary of my own, just as the
State executive committee does now.
and have it published as paid adver-
tising--as I presume that would be
the only way could get it in most
OF the newspapers. I would alsL
forward it to my campaign manager
at each county seat, and have him to
announce that would be at his
county seat on a certain day to de.
liver an address. and those who want
ed t. come to hear me could coEac,
jist as they do now, under the pre-.
sent lules, and those who did not.
want to come could stay away. lust
as they do now under the present
rules, and in this way would go to
every county seat in South Carolina
this summer, on my own initiative
regardless of what the State execu-
tive committee or anybody else might
do. And I would send polite invi-
tation to each of the candidates who
might be in the race for United
States senator, and invite them to
meet me at the county seat Of each
county on the day that would be
them in the discussion Of the issues.
OF course, if they declined-which
have no idea they would do would
simply go on, anyway, and deliver my
speech. I propose to go before the
people and tell them what I have
done, and why have done it, and
no crowd of political ringsters can
keep me away from the people"
"What do YOU think of the rumor
Mat there will be an attempt to form
a separate party if your friends
should control the clubs or a major
Governor Blease was asked.
"Of course" Gov. Blease replied,
"I pay absolutely no attention TO
that, have heard, and got it pretty
straight. that some people have ad-
vised some other people to go to
their club meetings in April. and if
the found that the Blease men had a
majority, to withdraw and form =
separate club and elect a separate
set of delegates to the county, conven-
liOii, anu IiihI IHey nave Dee1 IuT-
ther advised, when they county con-
vention meets, if they find that the
Blease men have control of the coun-
ty convention to hold separate
county convention, or through the
machinery that they now have in
their hands to seat enough anti
Blease delegates to control the con-
vention. and elect separate delegates
to the State convention, and that the
present crowd who now control the
machinery of the State Democratic
party will seat the anti-Blease crowd.
either by fair or foul means, and
will claim to be the Democratic party
of South Carolina. and that those
controlling the machinery will recog-
nize the anti-Blease people as the
Democratic convention. and that they
have promises from Washington that
the national Democratic executive
committee will recognize them,
whether they be boilers or not. as
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-27

Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Estes, of Cross
Keys, were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. T. Sexton last week.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-27

Rev. J. E. McManaway, of Green
vile was in Union for a few days
last week.