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t , . 'T? jl~ JOSHUA H. HUDSON . j | t t ? y ' ' y 1 ' ] ? Eminent Lawyer Who Was Bom in Chester Jail. V BELIEVED SLEEP WAS WASTE OF TINE Wai Fearless in His Decisions Rendering Verdicts on Law and Evidence? Loved His Dram. By James Henry Rice, Jr. Born ill the old jail in Chester/ in dire poverty, Joshua H. Hudson .forced his way Into the ranks of aristocracy by sheer topics .and cajraoter, ,fo9 he was, first and la<t, an aristocrat. There was not the fainteat?SU<'{vicion of deina-: gogue about lum. On the basis of bcairs and character all aristocracies have. be^p founded. In such wise have thi;y, one and^all,been recruited; v for ,lf the oldest, proudest aristocracies ,cf the 6ld World be examined from Jtjcljas to Britain, the sifting process wiil ,be faund going on continuously. Good nr.cn are coming in, weak men are dropping out. At heart every true man is an aristocrat, whether he admits It or not. A professed democrat is, a common liar a fool! for in every man't bosom i$ the wish to rise, to excel and surimss. Tiut universal ambition Is the germ of aristocracy and the key to human progress. It is only when certain classes are bolstered up by artificial laws - and special privileges (more common in democracies than in any other form of government, and more iniquitous thefe) r that they become odious to reason, and subject themselves to hatred. No three men in South Carolina were truer aristocrats than Jurnes K. Carlisle, James it. Thornweil and Joshua H. Hudson and all came of humble origin. Judge Hudson had rruch in common with the jurists of England. In habit of mind he harked bt ck to the old scholars tvho loved learning for its own sake, such as Dr. Richard Bcntley and Dr. Samuel Johnson. In his heart of hearts Judge Hudson hated shams and would have none of them. J In the town of Benricttsville, where he made his home, he commanded the respect and. affection ol all classes. The Uenrirptmun lawvers US.'d to iokc JudiTC Hudson on his habits, since he came from a town and county where prohibition was an article ol faith, yet liked his dram and took it without fear or apology. Yet I think In this he was consistent, for his people wanted prohibition. They had different habits and customs from the planter aristocracy of the coast or the Scotch Presbyterians of the upcountry, among whom Judge Hudson grew to manhood. He simply acquiesced in their decision; but In-his heart, i am quite surJ, lie'look' no stock In* that Apocrypha. There is plenty of evidence to the contrary. He was a man, clean and strong, facing squarely whatever came before " him. When the new courthouse and jail were erected at Cdnway, Judge Hudson was invited to attend and speak. I was also invited as the guest of the county, in' recognition: of my efforts to bring that region abreast of modern communities. It was too earty In the year for the hotel at Myrtle Beach to open, so an unanirpmanl wn? marie with thp nwfoor whereby Judge Hudson and I could go over, spend the night and enjoy the beach. A special car was put at our service by F\ A. Burroughs and all arrangements for our entertainment provided for. The judge had agreed to go after I had. made myself responsible for his entertainment. On the way over, he * called to me, saying: "You promised to look after me. Are you fixed up?" I told him 1 was. "WelJ," said the judge, "I am a little thirsty right now. Have you anything aboard ?" He was reassured, t ttpnded to. and made happy. That night, supper over, I laid the situation before the judge. What was his pleasure? Would he-sit on the piazza, chat and smoke or would he prefer a, iroll .along the beach? He Instantly decir d. for the stroll. After some walk, he said he was tired and took my arm. I suggested going back. "No, sir!" lie exclaimed. "I am having the time of my life. Go into that Cirripede matter again and explain the + starfish. I must have some hours more. Let's keep on." Keep on we did. It was glorious. The waves came rolling in, smooth and high, for Myrtle Beaeh is the longest strand in Ameri ca, and the name, Long bay, given it on the charts, is just. For 42 miles it stretches, only broker by two small swashes, which are dry at low water. You can drive from Cherry Grove to Murrell's inlet. The high dunes behind shut out the sea from the forest and when the moon rises over the water there is a waterscape without parallel. This line of beach on the foreshore looks ghostly white, and ^ over it sand crabs race, looking like wraiths. Sometimes a buck, pursued by hounds, will boldly take to the water, swim far out beyond the beakers until he is lost to view, and, when the tide turns, come back. When he comes in, no men 01 dogs make any difference. He heads for shore regardless; and this usually costs his life. With the moon rising, the sea heaving. its scend swelling as the moor climbed, the desolate dunes and th< black woods behind, the judge and fared on. Tennyson's linos kept run** ning in my head. "For though the Giant Ages leave th< hill. And break the shore, and evermore Make and break, and work their will . ????______ Though world on world in myriad1 myriads mil Round us, each with different powers, And other forms of life, than ours. What knew we greater than the soul?" So the man by my side, heavy of, build, massive of brain, great of soul, with a child heart oj>en to God's mysteries of shore and sea, was the main feature of that marvelous scene. Was not all this made for man? Was not , man made in God's image? Was not he before me one of the noblest of the j man-images which God had fashioned? Even so., It was near dawn when at last the Jui^ge said he had enough and must sleep, "Although it is time wasted," ho said,. III is puhjic acts belong tv the history of the bench and to that of the state, . .ii . r. to which they add honor. There is just one instance worth recalling. He had promised me to write a letter, conveying his sentiments on bird protegtiou, something close to his heart. For many weeks no letter came. When it did, he wrote from his bed, from which he never arose, a strong and beautiful letter. His last word to mankind was a plea for the saving of the birds. Strange to say. a telegram from Henry Ford reached me atymt the same time. Roth are Hied now, from the great judge and the wizard of modern industry. Alike in nothing else they here met on common ground. Judge Hudson represented ideals Whose origin lies in our golden age. He not only represented them, he lived them. He decided cases on what was the law and the evidence. No question of expediency weighed with him an instant. A delegation with the nerve to go to him to convoy a hint that any action of his "might influence his election," wogld have learned then and inert* some wnviusuiuv n uiu. High in this point lies the weakness of all democratic institutions. The mob . lynches tho mun that differs with it. i The craven jury releases the murderer when personal or political considera- . tione are at stake. The people truly can pull down, rend, destroy; but can they build up? Is there an instance in history where the people have elected a Judge that measured up to the standard of a Hudson or a Wallace? The reason is not far to seek. The just pledge obeys the will "of God, not the will of an electorate, decides what is right, not what the people wish decided. Those hopeful souls who believe that "education" will somehow transmute human dross into gold will have to exhibit sundry divers examples of the transmutation. Joshua H. Hudson has passed on, having faithfully served his generation. He has bequeathed an honorable record, a stainless name. Some day he will be valued. "The hooting mob of yesterday In silent awe return; And glean the scattered ashes Into History's Goldcrn Urn." FORT MILL MATTERS Only 428 Voters Enrolled to Vote in the Primary. Correspondence of The Yorkvillo Enquirer. Fort Mill, J"ly 27.?The books . of enrollment of the Fort Mill Democratic club closed at noon Tuesday with the names of 428 voters enrolled of which 56 are women, for the coming primary in which state, county, and township officers will be nominated. It is estimated that there are from 750 to 900 residents in this precinct eligible for enrollment, and the comparatively small number who have taken advantage of their privilege indicates the general lack of interest in the primary. I The semi-annual inventory of the I Fort Mill cooperative association was COmptClUU UIIIIIIS IIIC fuoi, rrv..| ? at the meeting of the board of directors a dividend, semi-annual, of five per cent was declared. 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( Protection Is for All. rTliis protection applies aliko to the , men ?on strike who observe the law , a in] j make no lawless Interference withmen tit work, and to the men who are lawfillly at work and entitled to pro- ( Helton hy every agency of Ihc govern- , ni?ut^ in that work. If you mean to clia(lengo the righteousness >of free j nii^p to he protected In their lawful , pursuits against interference and violence^ 1 wjll be glad to join you in sub- j ] in it tin? that question to tin; decision of I, tho American people. "It will interest you to know that instead of the government's action he- ( ing an expression of the preference of ; the .capitalistic class, it has been quite . as much opposed by those who speak lor employers as it is by you anil your associates. Government undertakes to | represent neither class alone, and is . opj)osu<l to all conflict among classes. ; and disputes the right of any group or I class, organized or unorganized, to iin- i peril American welfare. Government . speaks only for the American people | as a whole and the common good of all citizenship. "In view of all that the government has done or attempted to do during the | past year and a half to relieve the . i ' . ... .1 i ; vV" Do York Count B oll We * ' , ' ' Pick up anc The price < Other state PEOPLES BANK We Will Help ^ MtONNRL DR1 Your Fight is We Realize Our Depe ; FARMERS', THIS IS THE WORST KIND C A LOSI MARSHALL Oil Gasoline, Keros ROCK HILL YO j DORSE NEW SYSTEM i Bread, Cakes, Pie YORK HARDWA Lynchburg Plows Caloric Pipeless Furnace, C I r~ " 1 American farmer from, the burdens of readjustment and to relieve labor from the hardships of unemployment, I know your attempted appeal to American prejudice will fall upon deaf ears. It is ungrateful and untruthful. If you are the believer in peace and harmony and the reign of justice which you would have us believe, I invite you now to pass judgment on the failure of the mine workers to accept the j awards of an able and impartial com- j mission in determining the merits of the dispute between coal miners and roai operators, and L invite jou to urge the striking railway workmen to accept the decision of the American niljway laour nuii , <iuunk uiiu?-r authority of the law, which must be supreme, and return to work under that decision, until you and I, and everyiMic else interested in American welfare may join in asking' the Riilroad labor board to give a rehearing on any [juestion concerning which there is reasonable doubt about the correctness or the justice of tho decision made. "These arc the ways of peace, these ire the requirements of enlightened I'ivlliaation, these are the things expected by your government of its loyal ind law-abiding citizenship." ? The first legal steps toward curbing the activities of the striking road shopmen went on record in the United States district court in Richmond, Va., 1'uesday, when temporary injunctions wore granted the Chesapeake and Ohio ind the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac railways, restraining the railway employes' department of the American Federation of Labor and its ^filiated brotherhoods from using more than one picket at any one point i nd from otherwise interfering with \ C( You Know for T ' * ? ' * 1 ? ' ' y has prospects evil. Five or si t PLOW! . . t. ^ * " ' * j ^ I burn puncture for young ' ;r > / of cotton is bot s make cotton u < . - I * we have. & TRUST CO. [ fou to Fight. WE II i GOODS CO, 1o Onr Fip-ht w ? 0? ndence on You. [i FIRE YORK, tfCE CO. S. C. )F A TIME FOR > WITHOUT INSURANCE. L COMPANY "kiri ene and Oils. RK CLOVER US' LII 1 BAKERY 7^ 7 J. H. CA s and Pastries. RE COMPANY Shelf Hardware Irockery and Glassware. employes and .property, of, Uie com- j plaining companies. The injunction j was granted by United States Judge j Edmund Waddill, Jr., and the defendants or their representatives are cited to appear in the United States district court today, to show cause ' FAILS FOR $32,500,000. ' ^ ^^ ^ Allan A. Ryan of the brokerage firm of Allan A. Ryan & Co., who filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy. His liabilities wero listed at $32,435,477, of w.Jch, the petition asserted, $27,800,084 were secured. 3 c n W \Ji This Wei he Boll W for a normal cr x weeks hard w PLOW! d squares every weevils and des ind to be good, inder far worse It is our only n MN & SAVINGS BAN mTE YOU TO GROW WI RKVILLE COTTON OIL Cotton Seed Products Coal and Ice. SHFRER & QUINN Heavv and Fancy Groceries Country Produce. (PATKICK'-BELK COMP SELLS IT FOR LESS. SERTY SERVICE SIATi RROLL, Prop. MASON CARROLI NIVENS BROTHERS Fresh and Fancy Groceries Specials in Coffee. why the Injunction Hhoultl not stand. Both companies gave bond in the sum of $10.01)0 each to secure defendants against damage resulting from tho order if it is found to have been iinpropI YOU vs. T! I WEE $ PIftHT THE! I!< | The present slnte of I ? 1 lie boll wrevH. A great at tack on all i S wet spell. We have an almost cer ;!; weather in August and 8 ? held down if the fight is L g A late fall will help \ yield of cot ton. ?* But nothing will help i | WEEVIL NOW so as tc ? when the real test r<nnes $ PICK UPTHE PALI $ LOOK FOR THE ? KTKOY Til KM. WE PAY FIVE PER CEN f FIRST NATIONAL I J. H. SAYE, President I SIIAIiON,. ????MPHIIIWw iimTitajMwi ^ m. ??? ! I I? I mr**- W.0?I>W1IIMI>| iroaccw w. raxjior^if ft xther Is Idt eevil ? op of cotton if v ork will produc PLOW/ day, Look in w troy them. . Let us have s Boll Weevil con lonev crop. i york furni mrr Tjq FUOlitUre Licensed UnderU co. 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IJ JL * , * '' ^ ve fight the ? 7 e results. i' v V 5 : ] i bn?r^ hite blooms .. j c p *V< f 'i -I I I ome to sell. - ditions than f i t ' vt? \ __________________________ ? ,li >4f TORE COMPANY-' " -. 'r for the Home ikers and Embalmers. m COMPANY .;; i Drug Store, < - ^ and Pay Less. FE1NM FOR EVERYBODY ik & r, i* [ CARRY STORE Fancy Groceries. I Sank the Diiference. J W. FERGUSON I ? tds Millinery, Hats a Specialty. INBER YARD j, PROPRIETOR, Building Supplies. ,z=ai ,:<i mmm' 1 1 1 """ 11 1 .1 \ ... n Jt V.j