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The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-10-31
CHAIRMAN OF DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
GIVES WARNING TO VOTERS OF STATE

Barnwell, Oct. 30.-Edgar A.
Brown, chairman of the state Dem
ocratic executive committee, from his
Office here today issued the following
appeal to the women and men Dem
ocrats Of South Carolina to rally to
the support Of the party on Novem-
ber Z, by turning out and voting full
strength for the regular party nomi-
nees:
Zone Of these days while we are
basking in the sunshine of Demo
cratic security in South Carolina, we
are going to wake up to realize that
what heretofore has appeared only a
feeble effort to revive the Republi-
can party in this state, has taken
form and root, and we may have an
aggressive Republican organization to
deal with, and perhaps a repetition of
the drama of '76. l appeal to the
Democrats Of South Carolina, men
and women alike, not to take any
chances, but that we be on our guard
and keep faith with our fathers by
turning out 100 percent strong on
November and voting for the reg
ular Democratic nominee, from cor
orer to congressman. 1t is just as
important for the white people OF
our political faith in South Carolina
tn stick together now, as it was when
Wade Hampton led the white people
to victory. Remember that there are
Republican candidates for congress in
several of our congressional districts,
and remember that congress Gudge
Of its own membership is overwhelm
ingly Republican, and can seat or un-
seat one of it's members upon the
slightest pretext of election irregu-
lnrity. And remember also that con
gress is now considering the reap
portionment of representatives in con
gress from the several states, and
that the vote cast in our general cleo
tion this year may or may not af-
feet the apportionment of representa-
tves in congress from South Caro-
lima.
"And lastly, let us not forget that
the Republicans in South Carolina
each year grow more bold, and just
80 sure as we go along Indifferent to
the necessity of vigilant efforts in
connection with our general elections,
.jjvrst % surs We shaA- SCORER Ssslater
be face to face with conditions which
will clause every true Democrat to re-
gret the apathy which we have dis,
played in the matter.
The only true course is to take
the time, to take the trouble, and
cast your vote in the general election
on November z for every party nomi-
nee In your county, district and
state"
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living room where they played with
picture puzzles until Mrs. Hall took
Frances upstairs to bed about 9
o'clock.
Somerset county authorities said
tonight they had found several dis
crepancies in the account which Mrs.
Gibson, whose real name they say is
Easton, has given about herself. Mrs.
Gibson is said to have told detectives
that her husband was minister and
that he had cen dead for II years.
The investigators said they had found
her husband living in New Brunswick.
He is J. A. Easton, tool maker. This
Mrs. Gibson emphatically denied.
Easton admitted he had been sep
arated from his wife. When asked
what he thought of her story about
the murders, he said, Well, it's an
original story. She certainly has a
brilliant mind"
Sigourney Smith, a grave digger,
who lives in the house nearest to the
orchard where the bodies were found,
was questioned by the authorities to-
day. When asked about hia question
ing Smith ssid state troopers had
warned him not to speak Of the case.
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Miss Bolton Entertains

Miss Anne Bolton entertained her
class mates yesterday afternoon at
o'clock at a Halloween party.
The guests came in spooky CO.'S
tunes and the decorations were sug.
gestive of the season.
The young hostess, assisted by hel
mother, Mrs. j. L. Bolton, and hel
teachers, Misses Mary Flynn anc
Etha Palmer, served ice cream, cake
and candies.
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Receptacles for Mail

Your attention was called several
weeks ago to the order from the gov
ernment, that all patrons receiving
city delivery service should have re-
ceptacles of some kind to receive mail.
as yet little attention has been paid
to this. We should like very much
for our Office to be amongst the frs;
to complete the erection Of the boxes,
as we are given special notice, should
we give this our attention Will you
not help us by erecting some recepta-
Gle of some kind during this week.
Yours for better service,
Postmaster.
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Death of Major Sinkler

Major w. II. Sinkler died suddenly
at his home in Eutawville this morn
ing after brief illness. He was i'll
for more than a week and his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Elias Prioleau, of this city.
bastens,i to his bedside. His condi-
ton was not considered alarming,
however, and his death was unex-
pected.
Major Sinkler is survived by three
children, Mrs. Elias Prioleau, Miss
Anna Sinkler and William Henry
Sinkler, Of Eutawville. He was a
courteous, Christian gentleman and
greatly beloved wherever he was
known. He frequently visited in this
city and made many friends who
g,ieve TO hear of his death.
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Bishop Community Club

The Bishop Community club will
meet at the home of Mrs. Tom Bishop
Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, and
every member is urged to come.
The men are invited to this meet
ing also, as an orchard demonstration
will be given by w. D. Wood, farm
demonstration agent.
The county agents have some very
interesting information for Union
county farmers and full attendance
IL requested.
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Abdfcation of Sultan
Out of Question

Constantinople, Oct. 81 (By the AS
sociated Press).-!The abdication of
the sultan is temporarily out of the
question under the truce with the Ma
tlonalists whereby his status is held
in allegiance pending the conclusion of
the Near East peace conference, ac-
cording to the chief of the staff of
Nationalist governor of Thrace.
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Want a Finished Fight

London, Oct. 81 (By the Associ-
ated Press).-The socalled coopera-
tive pact of the governmental con-
servative past of the governmental
tional Liberals seemed near Smash
up that they may force Lloyd George
to carry out the threat and wage a
finish fight on the men who. brought
his downfall. The trouble seems to
be that the Conservative candidates
bobbed up to oppose the candidacy of
Lloyd George banner in places as re-
garded immune to Tory attacks.
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Halloween Party for
Junior G. E. Members

The Junior C. E. Society will have
a Halloween party at the Presby-
terian Sunday school parlor, on We'd
nesday evening, beginning promptly
Mt Z o'clock. Should any one desire
to attend we will gladly welcome
them, but an admission Of five cents
will be charged to take part in the va
rious games and enjoy the surprises
in store. George James,
President.
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Investigating the Past
Of Mrs. Gibson

New Brunswick, Oct. 31.-The past
of Mrs. Jane Gibson, an eye witness
in the Mills killing, is being in
vestigated following reports that she
is the wife of William Easton Of this
city instead of the widow of clergy
man. She denies the reports. Easton
said he has nothing to say.
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recovery.
New Spartanburg Paper

The Carolina Citizen is the name Of
a new weekly paper that will start up
in Spartanburg about November 8. 1t
will be edited by A. M. Carpenter,
who was a former editor of the An
derson Daily Mail, and who is one of
the best newspaper men in South Car
ilina today.
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Milo Evans Sick

Milo Evans is quite sick at his home
in Spartanburg with malarial fever
Mr.. Evans contracted this fever in
mississippi while he was on duty dur.
ing the strike.
Is BE has hundreds Of friends in Un.
ions seQpnty who win be grieved to heal
- slrk 1ssi &hisa an sarl,
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Notice

There will be an important meet
ing Of the Salvation Army advisory
board this evening at 7:30 o'clock at
the rooms of the Young Mems Busi-
ness League.
Every member is urged to be pres
ent. C. c. Sanders,
Fronts Winn, President.
Secretary.
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MURDER CASE
CLOSES SOON

Los Angeles, Oct. 3O.-The story of
the flight of Mrs. Clara Phillips af-
ter the Staying of Mrs. Alberta Mead
ors was begun today in the trial of
Mrs. Phillips for murder, and the
prosecution brought out that Mrs
Meadors at the time of her death had
So unaccounted for as yet.
The cross-examination of Mrs
Peggy Caffee, who witnessed the
staying, was brought to an abrupt
close today. She stuck closely to hel
direct examination story of the trag-
edy. Deputy District Attorney Fricke
said the cutting short of the cross
examination would enable him to
close his case sometime tomorrow.
Miss Genora Tremaine, sister of
Mrs. Meadows, testified she met tn.
latter at noon July IL, the day of the
Staying, at the bank, where Mrs
Meadows was employed. Miss Ire,
maine said her sister drew $100 from
the bank and gave her SIS. Jules Lu-
cas-, who called himself sweethear;
of Mrs. Meadows, previously had tes-
titled that he had passed the rest Of
the noon hour with Mrs. Meadows and
that she spent nothing. Mrs. Caffec
testified that she and Mrs. Phillips
met Mrs. Meadows just after the lat
ter left the bank that afternoon and
drove directly to the spot where the
Staying occurred. After the tragedy
Mrs. Caffee said, Mrs. Phillips car
ricd away Mrs. Meadows purse.
Guy Millman, clerk at a downtown
hotel, testified that Mrs. Phillips reg
istered there, using the name, "Mrs
R. E. Jackson" The hotel register
was admitted in evidence, also the
county pail's register bearing Mr.,
Phillips signature for purposes of
comparison.
Jesus Camancho, city detective OF
Tucson, Ariz., testified he arrested
Mrs. Phillips there the night of July
13 on q Southern Pacific railway trair
boundsfrom Los Angeles to Ell Paso
Texas. Mrs. Phillips, he said, was
travelling as .Mrs. r. Jackson" but
Iwhen esuihmoned ffosn her -hsrth, saii
she was Mrs. Clara Mcclure Of Lo
Angeles. Camancho said he fount
pasteboard box among her effect:
on which the name, "Clara Phillips,
had been written and that an attempt
had been made to erase it. He alst
found some jewelry and s69 in cash
he testified.
The little finger ON Mrs. Phillips
right hand was wrapped in a hand
kcrchief, Camancho said. and he late
learned that it was black and blue.
Arthur R. Mas, a chemist, testified
that there were blood stains on
hammer handle found near the body
and on gloves and shoes worn by tn
defendant on the day of the Staying
and on a door of the dead woman
coupe. DR.. A. H. Zeiler, a bacteria
Ilogist, testified these stains were hu
man blood. Owing to the death o
the mother of w. D. Durham, one o
the jurors, court adjourned today un
til tomorrow to enable him to atten'
the funeral.
With the exception of one witness
the prosecution is ready to rest it
lease.
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Notice, Fans!

The game between Honea Path
football team and the Union high
school team will be played at the Mon
arch Park instead of Union city par,
as before, because Of short length OF
field.
Remember the date, Friday, Nov
3rd, at $3.50 at Monarch Park.
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Killed by Explosion

McAlester, Okla, Oct. 31.-Hall
Stephenson, a minor, was killed by
the explosion of the McAleater- Ed
wards company mine at Pittsburg
near here yesterday.
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New Developmsnts
h Murdes Mystsry

4 Cleveland, Oct. sl.4ds <Aiiou
Of the mud-crustsd rev6aysf found
last night in the marshy grave near
Plaineville, In which the inutilated
body Of Mrs. Hazel Burns was found
recently, as the gun owned by Burns,
and finding the bloodstained raincost
near the scene are new dsvelopmsnts
In the murder mystery.
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Destructive Fire in Chicago

Chicago, Oct. 31.-Twenty horses
were burned to death and 100 persons
are homeless as result Of fire
which destroyed stable and three
story hotel.
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Rome. Oct. 31.--Twelve are report
ed dead as a result Of attacks yesterL
day IN which Fascist are involved.
Four FascisH were slain by snipers
firing from the Windows Of the work
mems quarters when the party passed.
Eight were killed in clash with Com
munists in Siburtino quarter.
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ToDAY's COTTON MARKET
Resigns as Italian Aqbassado,

Paris, Oct. 81 (By ths Associated
Press). Count Sforza tsisgraphed
his resignation as the Italian ainbas-
sador here to Premier Mussolini ex-
planning that he was not IN accord
with the new government.
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Troops Ordered Demobilized

Rome, Oct. 81 (By the Associated
Press).-Fasciti high commander or
dered the rehabilitation Of the Fas-
cisti troop in Rome and will leave
after a patriotic demonstration to-
night. The situation is regarded as
normal again.
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states Of the Confederacy and in New
York and Massachusetts,, the cotton
spinning states, where some cotton
reached even during the Confederate
war; but in the three years after
peace was proclaimed, from 1866 un-
til the tax was repealed in 1868, it is
said that over 100000, 900 was col
lected by the internal revenue col
lcctors N the cotton growing states
before the cotton ever reached mar
ket.
Farrington's suit was tried on an
agreed statement Of facts, without a
jury, to decide the sole question of
law. The United States court at Mem
phis decided against Harrington, and
thS> United States supreme court di-
vided In its decision, as above stated.
Last spring Henry Kirk White, a
lawyer recently moved to Washing
ton, who practiced law % years at
Birmingham, Ala, looked into the
question Of the cotton tax under the
act Of 1872, at the request of Alfred
Hampton, now assistant commissioner
general Of immigration, and the only
surviving son of Gen. Wade Hampton
Of South Carolina. Gen. Wade Hamp-
ton, perhaps, paid larger proportion
Of the cotton tax than any individual,
as he was probably the largest cotton
planter in the world at the time Of
the Confederate war on his vast
plantations In the Yazoo delta and on
the Mississippi river.
Mr.. White concluded that the best
way to determine the question was
not to try to get congress to pass a
bill to restore the cotton or other di-
rect taxes directly out Of the treasury,
but to ask congress to pass joint
resolution. waving on behalf. of the
United Etstes all defenses of limita-
tion AZ against the cotton or other
direct taxes collected under the act
of 1862, and at the same time re-
qusstin9 the United States supreme
court to rehear the Harrington case
on its. inertia.
This joint resolution, introduced by
Congressman Scott from the state,
where the Harrington case arose and
wASsh ststs paid about $1,000. 900 Of
the alleged unconstitutional cotton
taxes, results from Mr.. Whites IN
vestigation. Mr.. White has had with
him the legal advice Of Judge Charles
A. Douglass, formerly Of South Caro-
lima; Joseph v. Morgan Of Mr.. Doug
las Arm and William Jennings Bry-
.sn, who IL associated with Judge
Douglas In matters Of international
law; also Howard Boyd, Charles M.
galloway and Judge William L.
Chambers, formsrly Of Alabama and
recently for many 4 years United
Btatss commissioner Of cancellation
ana arbitration, which has been sup
planted by the railroad labor board.
A voluntary association has been
organised with members throughout
The South, under the rame Of "The
Cotton Tax Recovery association =
With Offices IN Washington.
william Jennings Bryan, who nox
Hives 1t Miami, Fla, but spends part
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Train Crashes Into Carnival

New Orleans, Oct. 31.-A Southern
passenger train westbouhd from New
Orleans crashed into the rear. end of
Workman Carnival company train
early today near Adeline, Lila. Three
are reported killed and six injured.
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Mrs. Spencer Perrin, who has been
a patient at Wallace Thomson hospital
for several weeks, has recovered rap
idly and viii return to her home this
afternoon.
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New Cabinet Takes
Oath of Office

London, Oct. 3l.-The members Of
the new Italian cabinet headed by the
Mussolini leader Fascist took oaths
of office before the king last night
and assumed Office Immediately, says
the Exchange Telegraph dispatch to
Rome.
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New York, Oct. 3O.-One person i,
reported dead, Is missing and 1s
seriously injured in fire which TO-
night swept through a Brooklyn fac
tory. Several persons, trapped by
the flames which were famed by high
winds, Jumped from the windows.
The missing persons who are en-
ployees of shellac factory in q
thirteenth street, Brooklyn plant, are
believed to have been cut off from the
exits because of rapid spread of the
fire.
A series of fire alarms called en-
gines from all parts of the greater
city to fight the blaze. Near by hos
pitals Immediately recruited emerg.
ency forces and the injured were
rushed there by police and firemen.
The burned building was occupied
by the Kasbier Chatfield company
shellac manufacturers, in the heart OF
manufacturing district of South
Brooklyn. The structure is hemmed
in by several large shirt factories
employing scores Of women workers.
A sewing shop Of the Friedman
Shirt company is on the fourth floor
of the building. H. p. Uicholsberg
en- employee Of the firm, reported to
the police tina. Is girls were working
in the shop Several Of them, said
to have leaped from a rear window of
the shop, have not been found.
Firemen and volunteer workers re-
moved large stores of gasoline and oil
in three story garage Of the Edi-
son company next door to the burn
cd factory building.
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mony for young Padrick, declared it
as his opinion that the young man is
insane.
The Rev. ]. w. Lylly, who served
as Padrick's pastor at Port Went
worth, Savannah, testified that the
defendant told him at one time he
was preaching in the hope of saving
his own father from hell.
Witnesses, who sat through serv-
ices conducted by Padrick, pronounc-
ed him queer and apparently of un-
sound mind; one of them giving as
his reason for such belief that Pad
rick had said a man who chewed to-
bacco would go to hell.
Two letters were introduced, one
by the prosecution and one by the
defense. The state placed in evidence
letter said to have been written by
Padrick to his wife, asking her to
meet him at Clito, as he had sur
prise for her.
The second letter, offered by the de.
fense, was said to have been writer
by Mrs. Padrick to q friend. In the
letter she said she had left Padricl
because she had found "she had mar
ried crazy man."
The defendant sat through the en-
tire days proceedings, listless anG
morose, speaking to no one and most
of the time apparently asleep.
Padrick killed his wife and mother
in-law, Mrs. Mamie Lou Dixon, neal
Dover, Ca, June 10, last. He is be
ing tried for killing his mother-in
law.
The case is expected to go to th'
jury early tomorrow afternoon.
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10 RECOVER COTTON TAX MONEY
PAID OUT BY SOUTHERN STATES

~ work Of the Cotton Tax Re
coyery association of Washington, D.
G, win be Of considerable interest to
numerous South Carolinians, in that,
according to statement from the
seesstary Of shs treasury Of the
United States, the sum Of $4,172,-
420.16 was collected from this state
during the years 1863-6S by the cot
ton tax. The Cotton Tax Recovery
association holds that these taxes
were collected Illegally and Is making
efforts to have them returned to the
tsGal heirs Of those from whom the
taxes were collected.
During the past week representa-
tves of the Cotton Tax association
have been in Columbia looking, over
the held.
The total amount Of the cotton tax
collected during the years mentioned
was $eS,072,5l6.01, all Of this coming
from cotton producing states except
approximately $3,2O5, 500.
A joint resolution has been intro
duced In the house at Washington by
Lon A. Scott, congressman from Ten
nessce. authorizing and requesting,
on behalf Of the United States, the
supreme court Of the United States to
rehear and decide on its merits the
case Of William M. Harrington VS.. the
United States. This case was in the
supreme court In 1871. It then re-
suited In divided Judgment by eight
judges, reciting that "the court is
equally divided In opinion and unable
to agree" No opinion was written on
either side. It was case where Far
rington, a citizen Of Memphis, had
brought suit In the United States dis
trict court at Memphis to recover in
ternal revenue taxes which the United
States had collected on his cotton in
the years 1S66-s7-68 under the act of
congress Of July 1, 1862. Among
many other taxes levied by this act
was . tax Of three cents per pound on
the ownership Of raw cotton in the
hands Of the producer.
Under that act there was paid into
~ treasury cotton taxes to the
(Anaount Of $8;072s3sS.99 from 2s
Etates ef the union--the IL secedine
1Ftheyii states and II other. states
&, nSiH t4 thfes yesss ~ III
~ <S}-x xsss 81 .sa VI ss.tsf 80,
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Mrs. Roster testified that Arthur
Roster, her husbands brother, was the
first to tell her that her husband was
paying attention to Miss Keckett.
She said when she taxed Oscar. with
this he admitted it was true and de-
clared he meant to get a divorce.
"He said Jerry loved him and moth
ing would separate them," the defend.
and said.
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Mrs. Edgar Norman and Miss Iva
Walker, were among the visitors in
Spartanburg last Saturday.