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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-04-20
COLORED PEOPLE
HOLD MASS MEETING
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
MEET HERE MAY %
Convention Will Enroll Three to Four
Hundred Delegates-Local Commit
tee Active to Secure Homes
for the Visitors.

On Tuesday, May %, the delegates
to the grand lodge, Knights of Pythias,
will meet here. There will be between
three and four hundred delegates in
the gathering and the local commit
tee is already at work to secure homes
for these distinguished visitors. They
do not wish free board, but will pay
their own way. The local committee,
w. w. Johnson, chairman, desires to
secure board and rooms from the citi-
zens here. The people of Union are re-
quested to communicate with Mr..
johnson, in case one or more dele
gates can be taken. Help him, by
'phonlng him at once. stating how
many you can accommodate.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-04-20
WOMAN SERVICE LEAGUE.

The Service League met last weak
and the organization divided itself into
units with captain and first lieu
tenant at the head of each.
DIR. Theodore Maddox will command
the First Aid society; No. Q viii be
under the command of Mrs. Ora E.
Fant, chaplain, Mrs. w. II. Edgar,
lieutenant; No. 3 Mrs. r. F. White,
captain; No. A, Mrs. Jacob Cohen, can
tain, Miss Mary Flynn first lieutenant:
No. 5, Mrs. Jennings captain, Mrs. J.
+. Matheson first lieutenant; No. 6.
Mrs. c. f. Storm captain, Mrs. L. L.
Wagnon first lieutenant.
The full organization will meet ev
cry two weeks on Friday afternoon
and each member is urged to pay dues
at the next meeting. The captain of
each unit is asked to report at this
meeting in order that her detachment
may be put to work.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-04-20
r. }. Wilson Killed BY Explosion

Mr.. R. J. Wilson, chief engineer at
Ottaray mills, was so badly injured
by the explosion of a whitewashing de-
vice upon which he was experiment.
ing Tuesday afternoon about 5 o'clock
that he died from his injuries one hour
and forty minutes later The accident
was a most peculiar one. The de-
ceased had rugged up an oil barrel, at
taching a spray nozzle, safety gauge
and a tube for pouring in the white
wash mixture. He then connected the
barrel with pipe carrying compressed
air. Having filled the barrel about
two-thirds full of the whitewash mix
ture, which was composed of lime, glue
and rice meal, mixed with water the
day before land having closed the op-
ening through which the mixture was
fed into the barrel, he had a colored
man holding the spray nozzle ready to
throw the mixture upon the wall.
When he turned the compressed air
into the upper section of the barrel
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-04-20
johnson Rifles at Camp Moore

The Johnson Rifles, Co. E, in the
First Regiment, South Carolina, left
for Camp Moore at Styx Monday at
noon over the Southern railway. The
officers in charge of the company
were: Capt. ]. Frost Walker, Jr., first
lieutenant, John A. Hollingsworth and
second lieutenant, Booth Hart.
Orders were received Thursday by
Capt. Walker to assemble his men in
the armory and the order requiring
married privates and non commission
ed officers to be left behind took about
men out of the ranks, but many
recruits were received and when the
train pulled out for Styx, the com.
pany lacked only few men of nav
ing full peace strength.
Hundreds of people gathered at the
station to bid the boys farewell and
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-04-20
SPECIAL CHURCH SERVICES.

Beginning with next Sunday, April
22, and continuing through the follow
ing Friday. There will be worship at
the First Presbyterian church. The
preaching will be by the Rev. Rollin
T. Chafer, a wonderful Bible teacher.
Mr.. Chafer has had a remarkable ex-
perience in religious work, especially
in Philadelphia and New York with
striking success among men who are
usually hard to reach. 1t would be
well for employers to attend, and give
those in their employ the chance to
attend.
Now at time when God is speak
ing to the world, lie tus hear and heed
Hours of worship: Sunday morning
at II o'clock; night at 8 o'clock. On
the week days: o'clock in the after
noon; 8:15 at night.
May all conflicting engagements be
annulled for next week, with its prec-
ious chance.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-04-20
BAILEY WHITE.

Miss Pennie Bailey and Mr.. Thos
White, of Indiana, were married Fri
day evening, April 18Th, at the home
OF the bride in South Union.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. j. M. Trogdon pastor of Taber-
nacle church, and witnessed by the
family and few friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. White have hundreds
OF relatives and friends in Union and
throughout the county who wish for
them long life full Of happiness.
: They are at home to their friends
in South Union.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-04-20

the barrel blew upwards for six or
eight feet, leaving the bottom and con-
tents on the floor. Mr.. Wilson was
struck in the forehead by the rim of
the barrel as it assembled, and knocked
backward, striking his head upon the
cement floor. A cash was cut in the
forehead, but it is thought that death
resulted from the fall to the cement
floor. The tragedy occurred in the
boiler room of the mill.
Mr.. Wilson is survived by his wife,
who was before her marriage Miss
Gregory, daughter of Simeon Greg
ory, deceased, and three children.
The burial was at Fairview Baptist
church, five miles east of Union, We'd
nesday afternoon.
The coroner's jury rendered the fol-
lowing verdict:
"Said R. j. Wilson came to his death
by explosion of barrel on which he
was experimenting with compressed
air."
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-04-20
125,OOO OUT ON A
STRIKE IN GERMANY
Par OF the Munton Plants Declared Affected By The
Walk-0m of Laborers-Crowds Bitter Against Rulers

Copenhagen, April II, via London,
April 18.-The number of strikers in
Berlin is placed in even the semi
official report at 125,OO0 and is dis
tributed, according to The Tageblatt
through machine works, some cleo
trical establishments and part of the
munition plants. The latter statement
is interesting in view of a dispatch
from the official news bureau denying
that the munition factories were af-
fected. The Tageblatt, says however,
that the great muntion industry at
Spandan has not been involved.
Reports in all the Berlin newspa-
pers which have arrived here agree
that the demonstrators were usually
orderly although roughs ~esorted to
occasional window breaking in the
Unter Den Linden, the Friedrich and
lhepzic Strasses and other central
thoroughfares. Soldiers as we'll as
police, were used in cordons thrown
about the Inter Den Linden and the
imperial castle.
Crowds Were Bitter.
Great crowds gathered in the neigh
borhood of the castle during the day
and the temper of the crowd, particu-
larly the women, is described as very
bitter. The strikers denounced the
farmers, the wholesalers and the gov
ernment in equal measure for respon-
sibility for the food situation. Even
socialist leaders who opposed the
strike made it evident to the authori-
ties that further curtailment of ra-
tons from any cause could not be
borne.
Labor representatives interviewed
Lord Mayor Wermuth and the Prus-
sian food commissioner, Michaelis
yesterday. They were given an as
surance in regard to food which it
is hoped will induce the workmen to
abandon the strike.
People Want Peace.
The Vorwaerts alone of the big
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-04-20
FIGHT In CONGRESS
OVER PLAN FOR ARMY
COUNCIL REDMEN MET.
Gathered in Aiken April 10-11. Next
Meeting Goes to Seneca Next Year.
Two Union Men.

The Great Council of Redmen met
in Aiken April 10-11, and about $50
delegates were in attendance. The
following officers were chosen to serve
the ensuing year.
Max G. Bryant of Rock Hill was
elected Great Prophet, and was also
selected delegate to the Great Coun-
Gil of the United States.
Cannon G.. Blease of Newberry was
elected Great Sachem.
d. w. Smoak of Greenville was
elected Great Senior Sycamore.
r. N. Leonard of Union was elected
Great Junior Sycamore.
w. M. Allen of Greenville was elect
ed Great Keeper of Wampum.
r. u. Cromer of Union was elected
Great Chief of Records.
Otto Klettner and Max G.. Bryant
were chosen representatives to the
Great Council of the United States.
The two Union men chosen to a
place in the State organization won
out over strong opponents.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-04-20
BOYS CLUB WORK.

The organizing of the club workers
is just about complete. Below is given
list of those who have joined. While
is list is not long as it should be, by
any means, we feel that great work
is going to be done.
Saturday last the members met in
the court house and elected the fol-
lowing officers of the Union County
Boys Agricultural club:
President, Fred Parr.
Vice president, Athens Belue.
Secretary, Russell Burgess.
Superintendent of Education ]. II.
Hope and Demonstration Agent A. B..
Carwlle were put on the steering COM
mittee as eX officio members. Also
five club members are to be on this
committee, two to be elected by the
organized clubs of Sardis and Oakland
and three to be appointed by the
demonstration agent.
BESIDES work to be done other things
were discussed" "by the members, such
as organizing ball team, trips in the
summer to Clemson college and neigh
boring points. ~
; IT any names are omitted it is done
without intentiorIyy' and ary- -rafres to
be added will be gladly received:
The following boys have already en-
listed:
Alton Adams,
Charlie Betenbaugh,
Athens Belue,
Ben Belue,
Earle Belue,
Wilbur G.. Browning,
Russell Burgess,
Earl Clark,
Malcomb Clark.
Warren Dillard,
Roy Faucet.
Jessie Franklin.
Earnest Gregory,
Ross Gregory,
Martin Hullender,
Walter Jolly,
Tom McNease,
Willie Plexico,
Reuben Sims,
Paul Trammell,
Oakland Pig Club.
Athens Belue,
Ben Belue,
Earl Belue,
Lynn Belue,
Fred Parr,
Earnest Young.
Gault Pig Club.
Johnnie Gregory
Haskell Vaughn,
Harrell Vinson,
Johnnie Vinson.
Members at Large for Pig Club.
Durant Hazard,
Major c. Anderson,
Harry Tweed
Special Clubs.
Athens Belue, 1-2 acre potatoes.
Fred Parr, 1 acre cotton, potatoes
and peanuts.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-04-20
CLEAN UP AND
PAINT UP CAMPAIGN

Another enthusiastic meeting was
held Wednesday afternoon in the
Chamber of Commerce rooms, by the
boosters of the cleanup and paint
up" movement, and big cleaning and
painting campaign will begin the week
of April 3Oth.
During the month of May the grand
lodges of orders of Odd Fellows and
Knights of Pythias will be the guests
of our city, and these hosts of Wis
itors will see a clean and healthful
little city. Union does not do things
halfway, and this cleanup and
paint-up" campaign is an assured sue
cess.
Everybody will cooperate with the
working committees. The school
children will play an important part,
the ever faithful and loyal Union wo-
men will be the main boosters and
helpers, and these, together with the
business men, will see that Union is
made "spotless town" indeed.
The committees appointed at We'd
nesday's meeting will be notified by
the general committee at once.
Everybody can help in this move
ment, and "knockers" are asked to
please throw awav their hammers. and
get a horn free for the asking from
anv of the boosters.
This campaign is merely a working
unity of great national "clean-up''
wave which is sweeping the whole
country, and it not only does good here
in Union, but it makes good impress
sion for our town away from home.
Be a booster" Get in line right
now
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-04-20
MRS. CORNELIA C. BEATTY
PASSED AWAY WEDNESDAY

Mrs. Cornelia C. Beatty died in
Cross Keys township Wednesday
morning at 1 o'clock and was buried
the following day at Mt. Vernon>> Rev.
j. W. Speake conducting the funeral
services.
Mrs Meaty was TT years of age and
was the widow of the late w. J. Beatty.
She is survived by one son, Mr.. w. T.
Beatty of Union and one daughter, Mrs.
E. Fl. Jeter of Jonesville.
Mrs. Beatty was TT years of age and
consistent member of Grace Methodist
church, and her life has been one of
faithful devotion to her church, her
children and the community in which
she lived. She was of quiet, gentle
disposition, and had the good will of
all who knew her. If she had an en-
emy in the world it is not known. The
gentleness of her heart won all to her.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-04-20
A CONCERT.

Frof. Carver of New York cit, viii
be in Union in the near future and
give concert under the auspices OF
the Guild of the Episcopal church
Prof. Carver is gifted musician and
the people of Union are to be con-
graduated upon securing him for this
concert.
Prof. Carver will arrive the latter
part of this week to visit at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilcox on South
street.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-04-20

caster, Mays, West, Mays, Farmer,
Gowan, johnson and Lawson. 3rd,
Colson, Dill. O'Shields, Pruett, Beten-
baugh and Inman.
Dancing: Johnson, O'Shields, Will
lard and West.
Singing: O'Shields and Mays.
Oldest fiddler: Eliphas Stokes.
Best looking fiddler: L. w. Black
welder.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-04-20
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION

The Cross Keys Township Interde-
nominational Sunday School conven-
ton will meet in the Cross Keys school
house at 2:30 p. m., fifth Sunday in
April. All schools are requested to
send delegates and full report.
H. B. Murphy,
Township President.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-04-20
DEATH OF LITTLE GIRL.

Louise, the two and half year old
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. S. P. Hair.
died Wednesday afternoon at Fountain
Inn, and will be buried Thursday.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-04-20
Large Gathering in CoHnt House
Wednesday-Purpose TO En-
LIST CoIored People in Pro-
duction of Food and Feed
Sfuffs-Speeehes by Promi-
nenf White and CoIored Men.

Rev. c. T. Phillips. pastor of the
Corinth colored Baptist church, has
been appointed chairman of the Food
Stuff Commission for Union county.
the appointment being made by D. r.
Coker, chairman of the State Prepar-
edness Committee, and his work to be
the enlisting of all the colored people
of the county in a movement to en-
courage them to plant food and feed
stutfs. A meeting of the colored peo-
pie, to which many white citizens had
been invited and at which Rev. Rich
ard Carroll State colored chairman,
was present and spoke, was called bv
the county chairman Wednesday even
ing. The meeting was held in the
courthouse and was largely attended.
Speeches were made by Rev. C. T.
Phillips. Rev. J. c. Tobin and Rev.
Richard Carroll.
Among the white visitors at the
meeting. and to make a speech, we're:
Col. L. {. Duncan, Judge J. NJ. Greer
and Hon. Macbeth Young.
A mammoth mass mectinw FOR col
ored people has been called to meet
here April %, for the purpose Of plan
nlng upon a large scale to carry out
the movement. Prof. Thos. T.. Miller,
cX-president of the colored State COL
lege, or DR.. j. j. Durham. president of
the colored Baptist State convention.
is scheduled to make an address at
TINS meeting. and some prominent
white man will also be invited to speak.
At the mass meeting Wednesday the
following resolution was adopted by
the colored people present:
Whereas, the United States con-
gress, in support of our President in
his efforts to protect the dignity and
honor of our nation, has declared it
self in state of war, and whereas a
state of war actually exists, and
whereas 1T is reported that various in
trlgues are being perpetrated to in
cite the negroes to rebel against our
own government and since we depIore
the circulation of such damaging ru-
rorS. and look with contempt upon
anyone who may seek to cause rebel
hon among our people a~ainst the
country of which we are a part and
in which we live.
Therefore. Be It Resolved. That we
-
triotic meeting assembled do reafirm
our loyalty to our country and re-
nledge our unqualified support to the
Stars and Stripes and all for which it
stands as pointed out by the great
leaders of this nation.
"Resolver further, That we pledge
ourselves to our President of the
United States and to our Governor of
South Carolina that we stand ready
to play our part in any way that the
dignity and honor of this great coun-
try demands, for the protection of her
institutions and the great PRINCIPLES
for which she stands.
"Resolved further. that these reso-
lutions be published in our county pa
pers and copy also be sent % the
Governor of the State of South Car
olina.
"W. Fl. Hampton,
81. c. Tobin,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-04-20
Trouble at KieI.
Strikers Back at Work.

London, April 1S.-A Berlin dis
patch to the Pilitiken, of Copenhagen
as forwarded to the exchange tele-
graph company says that work has
been resumed in most of the Berlin
factories.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-04-20

They sat on the steps at midnight,
But her love was not to his taste;
His reach was thirty-six inches,
While hers was forty-six waist"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-04-20
CIV. Fl. Hampton,
"J. c. Tobin,
COMMITTEE on Resolutions"

This movement among the colored
people has the sanction of the Gov
ernor of the State and Of the chair
man of the food commission. Mr..
David r. Coker, and it is awakening
the colored people to a sense of their
opnortunity to help the country in this
crisis.
The county colored chairman. Rev.
I. c. Philips, has called for all the
colored teachers of the county IT,.
prominent colored farmers thar ,an
come to meet in the Corinth Bau,!yr
church, Saturday, April 2S. as /
o'clock p. m. This meeting is to or
ganize the movement and enlist work
ers. This meeting on April % is not
to take the place of the one to be
held in the courthouse Nav 20.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-04-20

Berlin paper, ventured this morning
to comment editorially on the strike.
1t said that the demonstration was
based not only on the food situation
and the demand that internal reforms
be no longer delayed but also on the
deep longing of the people for peace
While claiming that the peace sem
t'ment has decisive role in the
movement the Vorwaerts argues that
the strike cannot be regarded as anti
governmental since the "Austrian and
German declarations justify the hope
that the policy of the central powers
is now on path which will soon lead
to peace"
The paper laments the fact that the
demonstration will have exactly the
opposite effect probably from that de-
sired by encouraging Germany's op-
ponents to continue the war and dimin-
lshing the output of munitions. 1t also
regrets that among oJ1er excesses a
crowd gathered in front of the vacant
British embassy, yelling and cat-call-
ing.
Trouble at KieI.
No reports Of a strike movement in
labor centers outside Berlin have
been received as yet. A Kiel dispatch
says that the radical anti-war party
got control of the greater Kiel social
ist assembly and passed resolutions
against voting war credits. Another
sldelight comes from munich where a
woman teacher was put on trial for
'pacifist. intrigues." She was acquit-
ted on the ground that she was dc.
mented from over strain.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-16

receive letter, paper or any thing
their home state:
Robert A. Holley. T. A. Won Harten.
Davis D. Cushman. Max w. Smith,
Captain Charles H. Perkins III. j. Mar
tiRson, Jr.. +. ]. Lundstrum Graham E.
Mcconnell. Oliver r. Smith. John E.
Thomson, John A. Nye, Roy V. Starr,
Harry e. Malmsten, Clifford l.. Innes,
Clint hines, James II. Hawfey, Jr Ed :
gar T. Hawley, Ralph r. Smith, Ralph
Hammer, Thomas Maui, J. Maginnis.
William Z. Fnrr, James J.. Boone, Ben
son G. Scott. George W. Edgington,
ID. L.. Standrod, Jr., Parker V. Lucas,
Joseph L. Carney, Albert e. White.
Harry M. Derham, q. Nieholl, Afnot
Carl l.. Cook, John w. Nicholl, Arnot
NJ. Finley, Il. A. Hamilton, r. III. Pal
mer, Captain w. ii. Flood T.. NJ. Earl
Jr.. William o. Pierce, r. E. Hucha-
bee, Samuel Farlow, G. G. Pencil.
Kelly f.. Torrance, Harlan l.. Howard
Chesley F. Jenness, " II. DeBolt, Ar
thur E. Welch, Walter r. Cupp, Rob
ert P. Stewart. Wiley C. Tiff, Ray
Tingley, C. r. Burky, l.. r. Bracken,
ooiiii L. hcsS' ~. ID. AZ iShtfNttit' iNVsS -
McClanahan, Lester r. Branthover
john J. Honan, Delmar w. Randall
Edward G. Yates, Athol r. Davis, Ew-
ing w. Stephens, Arthur w. Biom
quist, Louis H. Pinkham, Jr., A. H
Tanner, b. e. Spencer Stanley l. Rob
inson, Frank II. Strong, J. T. Derham
Frank Carpenter, Robert E. Berry. Ross
w. Bates, Walter B. Clarke.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-16
LIST OF THOSE ATTENDING.

There is only one Idaho man in the
hospital and / regret ! did not have
time to call on him. The boys are all
well; in fact, they have not time to
be sick. They tell me the training
they receive puts new yigor and life
into their bodies and that they are en-
joying better health than ever before.
THE following Ia a list of the Ida
hoans at the training camp, many of
whom are well-known to you and the
boys will be pleased at any time to
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-21
SHIPPING BOARD INQUIRY.

The investigation which has. been ordered for the shipping board can not proceed with too much speed and it cannot be too thorough in it's work There is nothing which the country needs more than it does ships. The lack of such transportation has a1- ready caused a serious handicap not only in sending aid to our allies but in the. transportation of our soldiers, their equipment and supplies, and it is hound to exist as long as there is a failure to bring our shipbuilding eff forts to the highest point of ef1cien- cy.
 The shipping board and the emer- gency fleet corporation, which is un- der the formers direction, were well devised as organizations for centraliz- ing the work of handling the prob lems of the merchant marine. But almost from the time of their crea- ton there has been friction among the members and lack of coordina- ton which has seriously affected the results. The president was most un- fortunate in some of the selections that he made with the result that changes and resignations have come with too great frequency and even now there is no assurance that there will not be others who will throw up their hands because they cannot tolerate the lack of harmony.
 There is no question but what the shipbuilding needs should be given the fullest attention and if the inves- tigation will hasten the strengthening cut of the tangIe which has long ex- isted in the board 1t will render much needed service to the country.