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PLANTER'S * LOAN AND ??SAVINGS ' I BANS. \l ?xt&sst*. t?a. ornabas? ? ACCOUNTS j *? ? SOLICITED *' . UCHAYN?; " Clias. C, Howard, ; ; XESO-CTBOSS OVER si.000,000 VOL. 73. .-TN. EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY,DECEMBER If, 1907. ?THE NATIONAL BANK * AUGUSTA, GA. L. a HAYNE, Ftccdect FRANK G. FORD, Cashier. CAPITAL.*. .$250,000 Surplus and Profits. 150,000 We ?"5*11 bo plc?i??)d to asv* jna open an MCMttt with Ulla Ba,pfc Ci.e-ioiJ.ei?and corm^o^u ** ?an-d of or? ry ooort*?7 acid acco mr atiera ax ??a bl? undor couacr ??U?e, moder* r*J''',flg rac b jd * NO. 3. Wm. SC H WEIGERT, A. & MORRIS, THOS. S. GRAY? Prest, VIoe-Pres. Cashier, Union Savings Sank ?jujii^iiiiiiBBfiiJiMuiniiw.?IIIWTIII ariwtmipiin.i?raiurumim.mnuwurr i aa Augusta. Ga.? Offers the Cifc?ens of Edgef?eld a SAFE, CONSERVATIVE and CONVENIENT DEPOSITORY. 4 Per Cent Interest Tlx? Carriage Store - ? % ''Opposite the Monument." - We've had forty-six years experience making and selling vehicles, and have yet to see anything on wheels which for Beauty, Easy Riding, Light Run : ning and lasting and qualities' would match Moyer and Columbia E3ug ? - -- --.--.- , ",.i"., H - I If Better were made you would find th^rn here, Jr''- .feglj?; c.. ' . . ? % A complete line of Harn?ss always on hand. Heavy . Lumber Harness and Road Scraper Harness a 'SPECIALTY, X BELTING, LEATHER, CARRIAGE MATE RIAL. ETNA. CO AL. 729 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. TREES-PLANTS FRUIT, SHADE AND ORNAMENTAL No Seale or Disease. Illustrated Catalog Free. P. J. BERCKMMS GO. mc. FRUITLAND f/URSEtflES, AUGUSTA, GA. tx. ESTABLISHED IN 1856 DON'T SELL YOUR Sta.pl? Cotton BUT SHIP TO Whaley & Rivers, Cotto? Factors, Charlston, S. .C We can get you the Best Prices and the highest values for all grades. j?4P~ Make a trial shipment and see for yourself. Money Saved On every purchase that you make from us. We buy oar gooda io large quantities' for cash, coosepnently we are in a positon to make very close prides to our patrons. Our large f^all Stock of Dry Goods, Notions Clothing, Shoes, Etc., is ready for the buyers. See our superb line of Clothing, for Men and Boys. Also the strongest line of tfboes ever shown in the city of Augusta. We eau fit everybody and our prices are right; Grand Millinery Display We are sh rwing th? largest and most beautiful line of Millinery rer shown in this city We invito the ladies especially to call. gfSfll y?u do not believe we can save you money, all we ask is a trial and we will convince you. I %\lM? 61S'Brand Stri?t? Afuguet&i Sn, VIGOROUS MESSAGE Chief Executive Makes Annual Suggestions to Congress ? - -->,. TAKES UP CURRENCY PROBLEM The -Regulation of Public Service Corporations ls Necessary, But They Must Have Fair Treatmftnt^ Intogrity of Administration of Public Affairs a Duty That Ap plies to AIL w The substance of the annual mes sage of President Roosevelt.is given as follows: To the Senate and House of Repre-' sontatives : No nation has greater resources than ours, and I think it can bc truthfully said that thc citizens of no nation possess greater energy and in dustria* ability. In no nation are the fundamental business conditions sounder than in ours at thb very mo ment; and it is foolish, when such ii th? "ease, for people to hoard money instead of keeping it in sound banks; fpr it is such hoarding that is the immediate oecasion of money strin gency. 'Moreover, as a rule, thc busi ness of our people is conducted with honesty and probity, and this applies like to farms and factories, to rail roads and banks, to all our legitimate commercial enterprises. Our steady aim should bo by legis lation, cautiously and carefully un dertaken, but resolutely persevered in, to assert the sovcrignty of the National Government by affirmative action. Interstate Commerce. No small part of the trouble that we have comes from carrying to. an extreme the national virtue of self relipnce, of independence in initiative and action. It is wise to conserve this virtue and to provide for its fullest exercise, compatible with see ing that liberty does not become a liberty to wrong others. Unfortun ately, this is the kind of liberty that the lack of all effective regulation inevitably breeds. The founders of the Constitution provided that the National Government should hava complete and sole control of inter state commerce. Only the National Government can in thoroughgoing fashion exercise the needed control. This does not mean that there should be an extension of Federal authority, for such authority ?hready exists under the Constitution in amplest -and--most - far-reaching 'form; but it does mean that there should he an extension of Federal activity. This is not advocating cen tralization. It is merely looking'facts in the face, and realising that cen tralization in business has already come and cannot be avoided or un done, and that* the public at large can only protect itself from certain evil effects of this business centrali zation hy providing better methods fQr the exercise of control through the authority already centralized in the National Government by the Con stitution itself. Sherman Antitrust Law. Moreover, in my judgment there should be additional legislation look ing to the proper control of the great bnsiness concerns engaged in inter state business, this control to be ex ercised for their own benefit and prosperity no less than for the pro tection of investors and of the gen eral public. As I- have repeatedly said in Messages to the Congress and elsewhere, experience has definitely shown not merely ihe unwisdom but toa futility of endeavoring to put a atop to all business combinations. Mobara industrial conditions aro 0OC& that combination is not only neeceasftdy but enavftable. It is go in the world of business just as it is so in the world of labor, and it is aa idle to desire to put an end to all corporations to all big combination* of capital, as to desire to put an end to combination of labor. Corporation and labor union alike have come to stay. The antitrust law should not be re pealed; but it should be made both more efficient and more in harmon* with actual conditions. It should be so amended as to forbid only the kind of combination which does harm to the general public, such amend ment to be accompanied by, or be an incident of, a grant of supervi sory power to the Government ovei these big concerns engaged in inter state businessv This should be ac companied by provision for the com pulsory publication of accounts and the subjection of books and papers to the inspection of the Governmeni officials. The antitrust law should not pro hibit combinations'that do no injus tice to thc public, still less those tl? existence of which is on the whole of benefit to the public. A combination should not be tole rated if it abu?e the power acquired by combination to the public detri ment. No corporation or association of any kind should be permitted tc engage in foreign or interstate com merce that is formed for the purpose of, or whose operations create, a mo nopoly or general control of the pro duction, sale o}- distribption of an.? duction, sale or distribution of nn.\ one or more of the prime neccssitie* of life or articles of general use and necessity. Such combinations are against public policy; they violate the common law; the doors of the courts are closed to those who are parties to them, and I believe the Congress can close the channels of Interstate cqmmerce against them for its protection. The law should make Its prohibitions and permutions as elua? p.nd definite KS possible, leaving tho i?RBt passible voom for. ftrtltra? ty- Milan ilfllMfeuHon ai such tm ssnli M mm\n? w o? divergent interpretations by tb' courts. Pure-Food Law. Incidentally, in the passage of tb pure-food law the action of the var ious State food and dairy commis sioners showed in striking fashioi how mitch ?i*od f?r the whole peo pie jesuits from the hearty coopera tion of the Federal and State of? ci?is in securing a given reform. In my message to Congress a yea ago I spoke as follows : of the cur roney ; "1 especially call your attention U the condition of our currency laws The national-bank aft has ably serv ed a great purpose in aiding tlx enormous business development o: the wintry, anti within t?fl y?an Iher? has been Ah increase in circu latiou per capita from $21.41 t< $3J.0P. For several y??rB ?videnci has been BccUnMllatirig that addition ni legielntlon is needed. ?he recur renee of tack crop season emphasize: tue def et ts of th&pr?8?nt laws. Ther< ?o?st soon bc a revision of them, be cause to Ji,a\e them as they an myalls to il tur liability of bnsines! disaster, f-.'uee your body adjoumec there has been a fluctuation in th< interest on cali money from 2 pei cent to 30 per cwt, and the fldctua tioil tf?? even greater during the pre ceeding six months. The Secretarj of tho IVaasorj had io step in and bj wise adieu put a stop lo the most violent period of oscillation. 1 do not pesa any especial plai Various plans have recently beer proposed * by expert committeei o? bnnktm Amdtig the pi?iis whicl ?i'O possibly ieasible and which cer tainly should ?eceive your considera tion is that repeatedly brought tc your ottemion by the present Secre tary of the Ireasnrv, the essential features of which have been appro v.sd by many prominent bankers and business mem According to this plan national banks should be permmitted to issuo a specified proportion' oi their capital in notes of a given kind, che issue to be taxed nt so high a rate as to drive the notes back when not wanted in legitimate trade. This plan would.not permit the issue ol cmrency to give banks additional profits, but to meet the emergency presented by times of stringency. Enforcement of the Law. A few years ago there was loud complaint that the law could, not be iuvoked against wealthy offenders, There is no such complaint now. The course of thc Department of Justice during tho last -Po??- ' such as man st coxpor not bf lng of ii thar tho-otnas of thos6 who feel that their rights are being invaded and their liberty of action and of speech continue to grow. Much of the at tack on the us? of the process of in junction is wholly without warrant] but I am constrained to express the belief that for some of it there is warrant. This question is becoming more and more one of prime import ance, and unless the courts will them selves deal with it in effective man ner, it is certain ultimately to de mand some form of legislative ac tion. It would be most unfortunate for our social welfare if we should permit many honest and lawabiding citizens to feel that they had just oause for regarding our courts with hostility. I earnestly commend tc the attention of the Congress this matter, so that some way may be de vised which will limit the abuse oi injunctions and protect %ose righta which from time to time it unwar rantably invades. Moreover, discon tent is often expressed with the use of the process of injunction by tho courts, not only in labor disputes, but where State laws are' concerned. . 2 refrain from discussion of this ques tion as I am .informed that it will soon receive the consideration of the Supreme Court. Accidents. The.loss of life and limb from rail road accidents in this country has become appalling. It is a subject ol which the National Government should take supervision. It might be well to begin by providing for a Fed eral inspection of interstate railroads somewhat along the lines of Federal inspection of steamboats, although not going BO far. Employers' Liability. The National Government should be a model employer. It should de mand- the highest quality of service fi om each of its employees and it shordd care for all of them properly in return. Congress should adopt legislation providing limited but defi nite compensation for accidents to all workmen within the scope of the Vederal power, including employons uf the navy yards and arsenals. ffhe constitutionality of the em ployers'- liability act passed by the pieceeding Congress has been carried before the courts. In. two jurisdic tions the law has beon declared un constitutional, and in three jurisdic tions its constitutionality has been affirmed, Eight-Hour Law. The Congress should consider the extension of the eight-hour law. The constitutionality of the present law has recently been called into quest ion and the Supreme Court has decid ed that the existing legislation is un questionably within thc powers of Congress. The principal of the eight hour day should as rapidly and as far as practicable be extended to the entire work carried on by the Gov ernment; and the present law should Le amended to embrace contracts on those public works which the present wording of tho oct has boen con? atraed to exclude. Tha general intro, d?otlon of tbs ei&bt'iiow day should bs tb? geni towMd which n abould sicily m?i at ik? mm? shoul?i s?t the example mathis re spect. Compulsory Investigation ol indus* trial Disputes. Strikes and lockouts, with :their at tendant loss and suffering, '^cipntinue to increase. For: the five years end ing Beeember 3L 1P05, thc number of strikes was gr?at?f tbatt. these in ?ny previous ten years and wasi ddu?l? the number in the preceding five years. These figur?s indicate/the in creasing need of providing some ma chinery to deal with" this elassjof dis turbances in the interest alike'.'of the employer, i?i? Sifljj??yeej and .the gen eral public. Inland Waterways. The conservation of lour natural re sources and their proper use consti tute tha fundamental. problem;. which underlies almost every Other problem of our" National, life. Wc must- main tain for dur civilizA?ea the adequate material basis without Which that civilization can not exist. We must show foresight, we must look ahead. Tariff on Wood Pulp. There slid?ld be "6 ; tariff ion: any 'forest product grown in this;;C0n?* try; and, in especial, there^should be no tariff on wood. pulp f Sue.-no tice of the change being o& course given to those engaged in the busi ness so as to enable Jhem t?/adjnst themselves to the now conditions. The repeal of the duty ?n.wo|'d'*pulp should if possible be,, accomippanied by an agreement with Canajp, that there shall be no export duty^dn Ca nadian pulp wood. Postal Affairs; I cdmmond tu the favorabje con sider?ti?li of the Congress ?'.postal savings bank system, ?s r&^piend* ed by the Postmaster General.. The primary' object is to eucourage^among our peoplb economy and, thrift and by the use of postal savings hanks to give them an oportunity to husband their resources, particnlcrly^s'those who have not the facilities "at. hand for depositing their money, in savings banks. Viewed, however,'from the experience of the past few weeks, it is evident that1 the advantages of such an institution are still more far reaching. Timid depositors'. .. have withdrawn their saving for time being from national haidcis'?.'~; trust companies, and savings banks; indi viduals have hoarded their ?&sK and the workingmen their earnings; all of which mo-'ey has been withdrawn and kept in hiding or in theisdfe de posit box to tlie detriment\o.? pros perity. Throught the agency, nf the postal savings banks_ _sU?l^B???y _ - -ia assur ed by her great natural resources. The duty of the National Govern ment to puard the personal and property rights of the Indians with in her borders remains of course un changed. ^ Presidential Campaign Expenses. Under our form of government vot ing is not merely a right but a duty, ? and, moreover, a fundamental and necessary duty if a man is to be a good citizen. It is well to provide that corporations shall not contrib ute to Presidential or National com paigns, and furthermore to provide for the publication of both contri butions and expenditures. Vicksburg National Park. I further recommend that a uaval monument be established in the Vicksburg National Park. This natr j ic.al park gives a unique opportune ty for commemorating the deeds of thoso .gallant men who iought on water, no less than of those who fought on'land, in the great civil war. The Thirteenth Census. Legislation should be enacted nt the present session of the Congress for the Thirteenth Census. The es tablishment of the permanent Census Bureau affords the opportunity for a better census than we nave ever had, but in .order to realize the full advantage of the permanent organiz ation, ample time must be given for preparation. The Philippines. The Secretary cf War has gone to the Philippines. On hos return I shall submit to you his report on the islands. Under Shadow of Guillotine. Monte Carlo, Special.-Mrs. Vere Gould, who was senteced to guillo tino for participating with her hus band, who escaped with life imprison ment, in the murder of Mrs. Emma Levin in order to rob the latter of her jewels, is so ill from the shock of her trial that the physicians say she will probably not recover. There is no doubt that if she lives her sen tence will commuted by tho Prince of Monaco to the same penalty imposed on her husband. Acquittal Under Unwritten Law. Jacksonville, Fla., Special.-Ham mond P. McNeill, charged with the murder of Harry Parker, the argedy growing out of alleged attentions oC Parker to his wife, who was wid ow of Stephen Crane, the novelist, was acquitted in the Circuit Court of Duval county. The case was bit terly fought anti was in progress three days, being presented lo the jury Tuesday afternoon. News of the Day. Secretary Taft had a long inter view with thc Czar. Great Britain will soon begin work on a naval base at Rosyth, Scotland, to cost $12,500,000, The Brazilian Government is dis-; P?8?4 to deal severely with tho flit* kster? cf the M?pti pH?tyj nome P" wh?# Ati??teftift ' Horrible Outrages Committed By Kentucky Night Riders A VERITABLE REIGN OF TERROR Band of Five Hundred "Night Eiders," Masked and Heavily Armed, Shoot Up and Fire Ken tucky Town. Hopkinsville, Ky., Special.-Five hundred "night riders," masked and heavily armed, marched into Hop kinsville early Saturday and destroy ed property valued at over $200,000, while citizens, in terror of their lives, feared even to open their windows. The police, Are depart ment, telephone and telegraph offices, and even the railroad stations, were in possession. of. a wild mob, shoot ing right andjefi, flames from burn ing buildings meanwhile lighting up the city and the surrounding coun try until it seemed that the whole town wns ablaze . Windows in the front of business houses and banks on the main street of the city were shot out and the entire front of one newspaper, which had been especially severe in its condemnations of the* raids of the "night ridera," and which was own ed by the mayor of the city, was de molished. Brakeman Shot. Only two men were injured, one of them being Lindsay Mitchell, a tobacco buyer, who was severely beaten with switches and clubs, and the other a brakeman, who was shot in the back while trying to move his train from the path of the flames. The raid of the "night riders" caught the country unawares, as for some time the depredations result ing from the' tobacco war had been of a minor nature and it was gener 'ally thought that in the "dark dis i'vintH iii I-J .?---.-? Tandy ana rancho, uujv.u . house. ? In addition, the entire glass front of The Hopkinsville Kentuckian, Mayor Meacham's paper, was de stroyed, while windows inthc front of the Commercial Banking and Savings Company, the First National, the Planters' Trust Company and the Bank of Hopkinsville, were punc I tured with bullet holes. A number "of other business houses and residences hear the marks of bullets and it is considered remarkable that no one was killed. The insurance is believed to be about $60.000. Militia Chase Raiders. As soon as the "night raiders" left town a posses of about 15, headed by Major Bassett, of the local militia, and "Seuty Sheriff Cravens, entered buggies and followed tho trail. As soon as the posse could get near enough they opened fire on the fleeing mob and the pursued returned the shots. It ls believed none of the "Night raiders" was hit. Governors Respond. Washington, Special. - President Roosevelt has received replies from most of the Governors whom he re cently invitod to confer wilh him next May, from the 13th to the loth, on the conservation of thc natural re sources of the country and all of them are joining in with interest in the programme. The conference will be a success. Chicago Gets Convention. Washington, Special-Chicago was selected as the place and June lGth, 1908, the time for the meeting of the next Republican national convention This decision by the Republican nat ional committee followed a long and hard-fought contest between the ad vocates of Chicago and those of Kan sas City, Denver, Colo., coming in at thc end with a formal but not im portant effort to secure the conven tion. Te ballot showed 31 vote for Chicago, 18 for Kansas City and four for Denver, the vote being made un animous after the result was an nounced. Von Bulow Supported. Berlin, By Cable.-V?lie Reichstag passed a vote of confidence in Chan cellor Von Bulow. The effect of the controversy has been to strengthen thc position of Von Bulow, who ear lier gave warning that he would re sign unless there was au immeditc settlement of the difference of opin ion among the various parties which constitute the Governor's support. Federal Trops May Be Sent to Gold field. Washington, Special.-General Oli ver, acting secretary of war, and gen eral Bell chief of staff, arc holding themselves in readiness to send Fed eral troops to Goldvillc, but will take no decisive action until more compre hensivo reporta ore received. Orders have been jgsvied to General Fanston Rt Ban Ffft?cliep to have troops oro? psroil to movo nfc short Ooiic? juin tho jntoto* M??i{ The Permanent business isn't built up on single sales. It's the man that comes back that counts. No business axiom is plainer than this. To pro mote our own interests we are obliged to heed and satisfy the wishes of our customers. It has always been the platform of this Store to give satifaction. Our^Clothing wins [trade and holds it Handsome Fall and Winter Suits $12, $16, $?8, $20 to $30. The Season's Choice Overcoats $10, $12, $15, $18, $20 to $30. ?. Hats fiom the Best Makers-Choice Toggery that cannot be found everywhere. McCREARY'S, Clothiers and Outfitters, 742 Broad Augusta, Ga.. ; ESTIMATES GIVEN ON ALL KINDS TIN ROOFING Galvanized Iron Cornice and Sheet Metal Work, Skylights, Dealer iu Stoves, Ranges, Mantels, Tiling, Grates, Tin Plate, Galvanized Iron, Copper, Zinc, Solder, Eve Troughs and Conduolor Pipes, Roofing and Sheafing Papers. ?liop and. Wa^reroom 1010 JONES ST. PHONE 100 $g=TRepatring Promptly Done. AVID SLUSKY 1010 BROAD STRLET, AUGUSLA, GA. mutti & co. jston, S. C. We have arranged to handle Cotton to the Best ?J advantage and solicit consignments. We give Special attention to handling Sta ple Cotton, viz: "ALLEN SEED," "FLOPtO DORA" and others of this grade* W..W. RAMSEY, G. w. LEGWP:N. SEY & LEGWEN Cotton Factors \ . -ANO LEADERS IN Wagons and Buggies. V 835 and 837 Reynolds Street, - - - Augusta, Ga. Wagons Buggies FURNITURE Large Shipments of the best makes of wagons and buggies just received. Our stock of furniture and house furnishing* is complete. A Large stock. COFFINS and CASKETS. always on hand. All calls for our Hearse prompt ly responded to. All goods sold on a 'small mar gin of profit. Call to see me, I will save you money. GEO. JP. COBB Johnston, South Carolina. Cure For the Drink Habit. A traveling man with the drink habit was persuaded to try using or anges us a cure. He says his physic Ian advised the use of oranges and the trial began with tho patient eat ing of on? orange before breakfast and one every; time thereafter that he thirsted for the stimulants he had been using. Gradually the desire suc cumbed to the treatment and now for more than a year the patient has felt no Inclination whatever to ro trrn to the use of intoxicants. Eleven of his friends similarity afflicted wiith the drinking habit have profited hy thl3 man's experience. It ls cer? tainly a very pleasant cure,--lowana. Farmer, LNiu?h p?V? 5150,000 ri y&r foi* th? W?te? tffijfh ia mmm W\ V? they p\\ $ ptir? Good Ground. Two young 'physicians (were ex* caanging news for the first time since their graduation from the medical school. "I was surprised when I heard you'd settled at Beech Hill," said ono to the other,Jaujrhing. "I've always heard lt spoken of as such a healthy suburb. I wonder if you'd thai any patients there?" "My dear man," said his classmate earnestly. "It is a healthy suburb, but it is also the stronghold of foot ball, every family 'has its automobile, and there never was such a place be foro tor giving children's parties. I'm doing splendidly, thank you."-Youth's. Companion,. Tlire?-Quarters cf tho Englishman ; brsAd ?es ff?f? Rbvoail aad sia^j *??>m $ p for*!,