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UP NORTH HOWLING OVER IMMIGRANI W. -E. OURTIS WRITES HOT LE TER FOR WASHINGTON PAPE Wild Stories Oirculated-Oharges a Made that Oommissioner Watson Violated L'aw-Federation of Labor Stir. The State Bureau, 1417 G. Street, N. W., Washington, Nov. 16. It may be just in ordinary Feder tion of Labor hullahalloo or it may I a serious matter, this new phase( immigration to the South. The detpa1 ment of immigration here does a seem inclined to do anything to che< the tide of immigration int.o Soutlict States, which Mr. Watson has F stimulated by bringing in these pe( ple on the Wittekind, but things haN been made so hot for them by ti agents of the Federation of Lab< that they have been in a stew about i Commissioner Sargent has been hea: and soul with Commissioner Watsc ill his efforts to bring in desirable in migrants and has rendered every a sistance. Nor do tle attorneys c tile deparitmieit of justice in who: hands the matter now rests seem il clined to hinder .the movement, seen ing to think that whatever any pe sons in South Carolina have done i induce immigrants has been done i good faith and with no intention i violate the law. Nevertheless it is b( ing asserted here and in no uncertai terms that the law has been Violat< in South Carolina as it seems to liaN been violated in North Caro!iina, i which case every one of the imm grants wjio came over in the Wit kind will have to be depoirted la< to Bremen at tho expn-ie of tht! 8ta of South Carolina. A. letter, 01e < those sonetimos interest in!!, alwa; mireliable 10(ters by William 1'. C1 tis, published i t he Washin'-t Star, deals1 with the subject, and 1 wri)ter says Uhat Mr. Walsonl violatt tle illnii-ration law bY loanirl Illolley to illmigrants for IIheir- pa' sage and by 11ingM m,11ne1y for adverti ing and14 for brin I the1 in i ran'li which was collected 1i1oi ro 1ill owier planters and other-s desirous of imm gration. Of course they have this i prove i f thqy coniviet Mr'. Watson c violating the law. Mr. Waisci R several years has been in e1om eon mnunieation with tie initugration o ficials both iin Washimrton and at, ti Ellis Island station, all of whoi know the law, as does Mr. Watsoi probably about as well as ile men bers of the Federation of Labor. A least they ought to know it by now, would seem. Wien this man Costell the North Carolina immnigrant agen was accused or represe111:ing" spilinnl I and others at Char-loe wid (lastoni Mr'. Sargenit and1( the oither (itlleia here wer minuchi stirrel up ab i 'I but when I askedl thle conuni ssiIm general about the Wit t ekind, lhe r' lied: ''W~ell, Watson knows il 1law.'' 'He did not seem) to t hinik likely that t here could hav e been aui v'iolat ion. Nev'erthele.s i r. 8marger' has r'eferred the imtter' to thle detpar mlenlt of j'ust ice and theare arec man hereabouts who exp0c't pr.(c.ii to be br'oughit. Several newspape> here and in New York are featuriri the thing, anid, of course, as usun they are pint.ing sonme wild stor'i( about it. Mr. Curtis says among oth<( things, whlich magnify the1 situatior' ''It appeal's thlat Mr. 'Watson, U1 immigr'ant agent commssioner, loai ed most of 111em1 the money to pa their passage wvithm tihe understandill thlat it would be repaid out of the wages within a reasonable time. also appears that, although lhe is a official of the State, appointed uindi an act of the legislature, hiis salar and expenses and all of the cost < the mlovemnent, the prlinting, thle a vertising, eftc., have been paid froi a fun id raie b (1hy prniv~ate subscip1i among manu facfturer'is and14 plante1 for whom I le imnmigrants ar'e 1n0 worukinig, inlsteaiid oh. fromii an a ppr1 pr'iat ion hy th l egclatuire. This a gross violation of sect ion 4 of th1 immigj ira tion act, whieb says 'I lit shall be unlawful for any persoi companly, partnier'ship, 0or eor'por'atio1 ini any mnanner' whatev'er, to pr'epa the f.ransportation or in any wvay assist 0or encour'age the immigratio of any alien into the United States, i pursuance of any offer, solicitatioi prom'ise or agreement,' etc. The pur ishment for this offense in the depol tation of the immigrants to their foi mer homes and a fine not exceedin $1,000 for each and every alien so in ported, by imprisonment for a term c . ot less than three months nor mot than two years, or by both, such fini and impisonmeni~t.. ''If this law is enforced, eveiry on of the 500 people wvho landed at Chai leston on the 4th e f November mmi go back to Beloinim and the je . South Carolina wihi all be filled .wit planters, mill-owners and other pub lic-spirited citizens who brought thein over.", The immigratioft law is very plain, Section 4 of the act of March 3, 1903, declares ''That it shall be unlawful for any person, company, partner ship or corporation, in any manner whatsoever, to prepay the transpor tation or in any way to assist or en courage the importation or migration of any alien into the United States, in pursuance of any offer, solicita tion, promise, or agreement, parole, or special, expressed or implied, made previous to the importation of such alien to perform labor or service of 1- any kind, skilled or unskilled, in the 1e United States.'' Section 5 of the same act fixes a t penalty of $1,000. for each effense and A makes it the duty of the district at k torney to prosecute such suit when n brought by the United States, See t iin 6, thI.u, i, gves authority to Stn. to .i:t i bere r I promi ;(.A rpl. -ent . 1.made -his 1.1e1id ''Section 6. That it shall be unlaw ful and be deemed a violation of see n tion 4 of this act to assist or encour age the importation or migration of any alien by a promise of employ t ment through advertisements printed and published in any foreign country; and any alien coming to this country in consequence of such an advertise ment shall be treated as coming under a promise or agreement as conteni n plated in section 2 of this act and the o penalties imposed by section 5 of this act shall be applicable in such a case: Provided, That this section shall not, d apply to States or territories, the District of Columbia, or places sub a ject to the jurisdiction of the Ulnitea Staos advertising the ilduiceielits they offer for immigration thereto, respxect ively.'' If Comnnissioner Watson has kept withinl this lie is all right. Of course, Is hose who accuse him of violating the ...lw say he has not. And as Mr. Cur Stis plits it in -his letter today: 'A shate or a torritory or tihe )is t (rivt of Columbia can lawfully adver tise the inducements they offer for immigrants. Section 6 of the law, -ct of March 3, 1903, allows that, but 8 neither cities nor towns nor counties can lawfully do so. It can only be dotie by officials appointed and paid 0 by State authority. If private indi f viduals or clubs or organizations of any kind furnish the means to pay the expenlses of advertising agents it spoils the whole job.' DOESN'T WORRY THE COMMISSIONER. Comiissioner Watson said yester t day, says The State of Saturday, that t he had read some criticisms of his work which had been written by Mr. W. J. Curtis of the Chicago lecord ITerald, but lie had nothling to say in reply. Ife is innocent ot anly teclicie"ll s or other violatiLon of thle laws relat ing to immiiigranits and ini time1 will ireceive ?full vindication, lie feels sure. Mr. Watson feels v-ery much flat e tered that so muiich interest, has been t manifested in the wvork of his bureau. ~.PThe unifIrienidly assaults, comini fromt it the sourice they do, assure him more .. than any ot her thing that lie ha 'me y. ceeded. Northern interests and 1h c - e ern manu fact urers do not want to see .a the South pick her immigrants, and( it is the very audacity of the South 1, which worries them. Mr. 'Watson de s ploires the fact that such a fuss has r been made over nothing, but in the end it wvill (10 good.. All pionieer er e forts must meet with obIstacles, and - all pioneers must encounter- opposi y tion even to the pnot of -esistance, Sbitt the bureau has been looking for r such trouble, is piepared to showv t where it has observed all laws strictly n and is not making any let up in its r efforIs t.o bring immigrants to South y Carolina. t Mr. WVatson has forwarded all of 1- thle palpers ini this case to Coimmiis n sioner- Sarigent in order that thle re a cord may be made complete. I le has 's sent. ini this batc(h of Iipprs a number r (If things 1not brought ouit at (he meet i. ing ini Charleston whecn an official a itnquiirend(um was inst ittuted. Mr-. e WVatsoii says thtat he has tade a comn .t p101e statement andi has been absol t, ut ely frank with the authorities in ,, Washington. Hie is not at all worried y over the situation. Hie has the plea o sure of a personal acquaintance with n Mr-. Samuel Gomperns and lie believes n that Mr. Gompers has been imposed ,upon by interests unfriendly to this section, and that when the case is ex plained fully Mr. Gompers will agree ~that Mr. Watson has acted properly g and within the bounds of the law. . Mr. Watson goes to Jacksonville f Monday to attend an immigration e conference. He will be there three e days. Upon his returtn, lie will en tertain. the oficeers of the Wittekind e in Columbia. They will also be shown .attention by Oov. Heyward. Thie t Wittekind will sail on the 22d for f Blremen with a cargo of 10,000 bales ii of cotton. How Diamonds Are Smuggled. I ''Tle jewelry smniigglers are con tinually inventing new schemes for fi evading the duty that is placed on in precious stones,'' said J. P. Jansen, re a New York jeweler, at the Plank- of mntonl. 'Of course, many of them still use tI the trunks containing false bottoms and the clothing with secret pockets, Fi but many of the more clever schemes havo been detected by the government customs ofleers. These men have beci traind to notice the slightest dispro portion in dress and many times do- bo teet the smuggler by his looks. N< ,.t ia person is once caught evad- th ing the d(uty laws his fate is scaled as not a particle of his baggage will n be left unexamined in the future. The sa stones~come to Europe during the ear ly summer months and the American shipment begins about August, and many millions of dollars' wvortlh of diamoids and other jewels pass through the custom houses during N the fall months. It is then that the ofticers are on the alert. er ''One of the cleverest attempts to oil smuggle jewelry into this country be dutiable, but the ofileers, noticing So was discovered about a month ago, er and the government now holds $25,- Se 000 of confiscated jewels as a result yel of it. A well dressed man, evidently cot a foreigner, claimed he had nothing re; that lie limped, took off his shoes of and found in each a small package oli of diamonds. Further search brought 0'< to light more of the same jewelry, 0'< and though lie made quite a scene the entire lot was confiscated. Many cir other finds have come about in the same way and it, is a great deal harder than it seems to evade tlio watchful eye of' the custom house men.''-Alilwaukee Sentinel. pi FOULLY MURDERED AND ROB- Dr BED. aS Served in Hampton Cavadry-Mr. L. B. Padget Called to Front Door, W Shot Down and His Pockets Rifled With Bloody D< Hands. The State. Bruisonl, NOV. 16.-Mr. L. B. Pad get , a prosperous tenanit fairmer liv ing alone abouit Iw\0 miles from this towin, was called to his door about f o'clock last night and shot to death. The murder was found out early this morning by a near neighbor. The load from a shotgun was fired into th lie hea(l of the murdered man. The h object of the murder was evidently robbery, as 'al-ett was known to have several hmumilred dllars inl eash. si The clotlies of the (lead man showed they hiad been searclied by bloody v hands and the money taken The 11 neighborhood is aroused and diligent ca search is being made. Mr. Padgett Ic was a Confederate veteran and served cl in Virgiinia in Hfamptoil's cavalry. t h VALUABLE REAL ESTATE FORx SALE. The heirs at law of B. L. Donmniek, li (deceased, will sell at public out cry before the court house at Newberry on salesday in December (third day), 1906, the following described real estate, of which the said B. L. Dom iiek died seized( and possessed(. h e 173 1-10 acres ini No. 1 twonship, one and one-half miles we'st, of New berry bounded by lands of H. W.' Whit taker,P. N. Livngst on, C. L. Hav'-t ir'd and George Ipp. Eighty to one hundred acres in fine timber. Also one lot and -one two-story brick store room thirty by one hun- g dred feet in the town of Prosperity, Alley between this lot and building of Hawkins Brothers belopgs to this lot. l Store room occupied by S. S. Birge d1( Company and lot containing 11-100 of "'. an acre. sa Twvo acres, more or less, and dwell- I" ing of eight rooms, barn and stable "1 in Prosperity on Calks Ferry road and bounded by lots of Mrs. Rosa Cannon, Mr's. Lizzie Taylorm '!" e'h emr lands of B. L. Dominick, deceased. House and lot in P'rosperityv con Iaiiing -100 acres adjoin'ng thle oil N mill. Lot containing 58-100 of .in acre :1 joining lands of J1. L. Wise, L.. C. Merchant and on Luther Street. ) Teims: TIheo lots in thle town of' T Prosperity describmed above will be sold1 for cash. The tract of? land inl Nro. 1 Township will be sold for one-21 half cash, balance on credit of twelve months at eight per cent interestsi from day of sale secured by bond of purchaser and mortgage of premises, with privilege to purchaser to pay all eash. Purchaser to pay for papers, NC and recording same. Plats of all these lands may be seen u at the offiee of the clerk of court atte Newberr'y. d Mvrs, Rosa E. Dominick, rp J1. A. Dominicek,ch Mrs. W. O*. Mitchell, Heirs at 1 ow 'a 3 B . Dominick, Anenaed. rOTICE TO ROAD OVERSEERS. All Uoad Overseers are hereby noti 3d and. required to pitt their roads condition and perfrom the labor quired by law, before the first day December, 1900. Herein fail not, under penalty of o law. J. Monroe Wicker, ed. II. Dominick, Supervisor. Clerk and Attorney. REGISTRATION NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the oks of registration the Town of wberry, S. C., are now open, and a undersigned as Supervisor of gistration for said town will keep id books open every day from 9 a. to 5 p. in., (Sundays exeepted), in iding the 1st day of December, 1906. Eug. S. Worts, Supervisor of Registration. )TICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION. LTotice is hereby giveii that. a Demo [tie IPrjillary Election will be held Tuesday, the 27th day of Novem e, 1906, in the Town of Newberry, u1th Carolina, for ayor and Aid nen and Trustees of the Graded iool of the said T ;, to servo one ir, said Primary ..lection to be iducted accordin: ., the rules and uhtionls (if the Deniocratic party the Town of New! -ry, South Car na; the polls to be opened at eight -lock A. M., pud closed at four lock P. M. Phere will be a sepal'ate voting pre et in each Ward, as follows: Ward 1. Council Cl,amber. Ward 2. Store of If. P. Baker. Ward 3. Office of Herald & News. WIa.d i4. Store room formerly occu. -d 1)v J. 1. Hair as a barber shop. ward 5. Near residence of R. F. Lvis. rhe f1lingl have been appointed Malwers for said election: Wan.1s 1. F. M Lida, Mlieheal orts. and John4 il li: m Waid 2. Juw. A. Senoner, Clande miniilick. and It. P. I!nker. - Ward 3. S. N. Nolanl, G. F. Long, d J. 11. 1 la yes. Wai .1. . . lvim,Sam i Wy, andu4 Albert, Davis. WVard 5. G. 'P1. WVorts, f. WV. im iW. P. Hir. The attention of all eandlitlats I, [led to the followinlg section of die Il1: "See. 3. The candidates receiving Smajority of all the vote; east for a said offices of mavor and alu 111(11 an1d truls(ves of tho ecr(led 1(10l respectively at jid , tion, ill be declared the nomiiecs of thC moeratic party of said town, pro led, that on or before hwel- oclock on on Friday, November 23, 1.900, eh of such canlida(es sh"ll have I a written statement :wili the ,liman of tle exenivi 0eo".1nitfee ,1 lie is a candidadi.. ind that he il abide the result of such uketion. votes shall be coninb 1 I*-v any' odidateC who hais niot so I,h dLed ilel f. Thle candlidat es are aissessed as fol vi: Mayor Tien D)ollars ; Ahl.ermn to D'ollar s: TrsV of51(C (triaded hioi Two Donllars. No uIe'ke, will .s thle prop~ier als'essmenCit i.s iaidl at time of filingt said ph-u-z. Byv order of the Exeeti v. Conujnit 0. 1B. Mayer, [. 11. Hunt, Chairman. Secretary. LLE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. t will sell at. the residlene of the e'I llppy" Cook, dIecasedl, oni Thu rs y, Novembher 22, .190(6, at 10 o'clock il.. all the p)ersonlal property of the d deceased, conlsistinIg of onle horse, r mule, one wagon, one buggy, far ng implements, household and (een furenituire, corn, fodder, etc. T'ermns-Csh. Jlohni L. Cook, Aai.ent for 1Ilcirs. )TICE OF FINAL SETrTLEMENT. \lice is hereby riven thiat F will lI. Moles, dleceased,. and] i;loliat: iheoreafter aplyI foir let tors dii' s.ry, as5 admin)istraltor' of said dec sed. All persons holding claims iinst said e.state will- present the ne by that date (duly attested. F. D. Motes, Administrator. >TIOE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. qotice is her41y giveni thlat we, the riersigned, di make a final set ment on tile estate of L~. L. Boozer, leased, at Prosperity, S. C., 'on rlay, December 4ith, lo006. All b3 to b)e handed inl by that date. Pierce F. Boozer, J.i Ine At Lam. 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