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fhe Press and Bansei ABBEVTLJLK, 8.C. Published Every Wednesday by W. W. Bradley, W. B. Bradley, PrARident. Vlce-PreBldent Wednesday. Feb. 4 1914 Subscription Reduced Beginning with Feb ruary ist, 1914, sub scription to the Press and Banne GOVERNMENT BIG BUSI NESS. France undertook the construction of a canal across the Isthmus of Pan ama and failed. The United States government is just completing the work where her sister republic failed. Within the last ten days Congress has decided to build a railroad to Alaska, a distance of more than 1000 miles. Many people think that this is the entering wedge for govern ment ownership of railroads. No other nation has ever undertaken work of this magnitude or of such a novel nature, with the possible ex ception of Russia, in building her trans-Siberian railroad. The United States government has already become a serious competitor r\f Jha ovnuwc onmnnnipo and hills are pending in Congress looking to the ownership of telegraph and tele phone lines. < > What changes of spirit have come over the public mind to make possi ble these giant undertakings by the government? Twenty years ago, such ideas w*re ridiculed. It.is doubtful if the government will ever undertake ownership of railroads, though some countries, no tably Germany, own their railroads. With competitive rates and govern ment regulation strictly enforced, there does not seem to be any eying ' " ? l J_ T*..l necessity ior ownersnip. cuu owner ship of telegraph and telephone lines is another and a much more feasible proposition. The several tplegraph companies and the Bell Telephone Company by combination and mo nopoly have exacted tolls from the public that have almost amounted to robbery. Their dividends have been fabulous, and it seems that they have about killed the goose that has been laying the golden eggs'. It is very hard to regulate the rates of any public utility corporation. For instance, the government has ex tended the limits and increased the size of packages that will b^carried to 100 pounds, all the while reducing i rates. Express commnies to meet' this move have reduced their rates to a competitive basis on packages 100 pounds or less, and have increased their rates on packages weighing over 100 pounds. If the attitude ofthe National gov ernment toward trusts, public utili ties, interlocking corporations and monopolies, seems to be harsh, justifi cation of its course is not far to seek. For fifty years trust and monopoly have had uninterrupted sway, and the pendulum must swing back. Heads of corporations recognize this fact, and when President Wilson in a recent message made it plain that rigid anti-trust legislation would be ptt?cu uy ^uugiOT, kji 9Uv 11 irgwin tion as would hold the trusts to the plane of legitimate business, his words were commended by nine tenths of the daily papers, by a major- , ity of the standpat Republicans in Congress and by the heads of practi cally all the larger corporations of the country. If Congress and Mr. Wilson will perform as well as they have spoken, in firmness, and yet considering well business interests, they will bring about a new era in business, and there is no good reason why that era may not be characterized by pros perity. MEXICO'S NEXT PRESIDENT In studying conditions in troubled Mexico, two facts stand out boldly: That Huerta's usuipation is rapidly drawing to a close and that Francisco Villa is the real man of the hour amongst the revolutionists. If in the condition of anarchy prevailing in Mexico anything may be predicted with reasonable certain ty, it is that Villa, the Bandit Chief, now the head of a conquering army, will be named as president under new conditions. A few facts about this remarkable man may prove ol interest to the readers of The Press and Banner. When Villa was a boy, a Mexican soldier insulted his sister, and Villa shot him, mounted his horse and es caped to the mountains. There he j joined a lot of Mexican bandits and soon became their chief. He took part in the uprising headed by Ma dero, and became one'?of Macro's | staff officers. When Madero was de > .. 1." . /' / posed, Villa was thrown in prison, afterward escaping to a border town in Texas. He had been a terror in' j Mexico as a bandit, and as an officer in Madero's army he was even more, ! terrible. It is said of him, however, I that he did not ply his trade purely | for selfish purposes, and where he took from the rich he gave to the, poor. i When the present revolution was in its incipiency Villa was living quietly in Texas. He informed his acquaintances there that he was go- j ing to Mexico, raise an army and avenge the death of his former chief,' ? -- J 4 Tlfrt TKJo krto Knnn I , ex-jrresiueiii luaunu. only a few months ago. Today he is at the head of 15,000 revolutionists, well drilled, well i equipped and thoroughly disciplined. I He has carried victory before him in all noctftgfn Mexico and now he is irujpding the South. 0?un northern Mexico where his word is law, he has shown marked statesmanship a.s well as generalship. Having seized all manufacturing plants, railroads and other public utilities, he has set them in opera tion, paying the operatives wages and reserving the profits as war rev enue. He has seized the mines of that section which are rich in gold and silver. He has established a bank with nothing but the banking hnnse and emDtv vault to start with. The mines are worked under guard, , the laborers paid and the profits de- 1 posited in his bank as a basis of eir- , culation. Before establishing his bank he kept a safe in which the profits of public works were deposit- ? ed, and from this he drew as he , needed funds. He kept no books, ' but such fear is he held in that it is i said there was little or no danger of t any of the funds being taken by his : subordinates. < While his men worship him, they i fear him even more. He will bear < any hardship with them or for them, so long as they are straight and loyal, ' but they know they will be shot without mercy if they are caught in any treachery or even in a grave breach of discipline. He has the J repuutuuii ui Keeping nia wuru jjulki or bad. On one occasion while he was a bandit in the mountains of Mexico, a police commissioner said . that he would capture him within c the month. Villa sent him word | that he would kill him within a j week. He rode into the city, met t the police commissioner in the streets ? and shot him to death as he had threatened. < It has been stated a number of i times that Villa was totally illiterate, i This is not true. He reads and ? writes fairly well. He says he got t most of his education while in pris- s on, feeling the urgent necessity there for, and he has studied ever since leaving prison. He does not hesitate to sit down and write his liame just to show that he can do it. Villa says he does not want the presidency. Mark Anthony made a similar declaration, and Caesar thrice refused the crown. Villa speaks of Carranza as his chief, but it is because he knows it would not be wise to have divisions in the rebel camp at this time. He is the real head of the revolution and he knows it. His is the iron hand that will surely suc ceed to the presidency. Rev. Halford Goes to Calhoun !! Falls. p Walterboro Press and Standard. Rev. B. F. Halford, a lifetime resident of Colleton County and a man who has done much for the cause of Christ In the county, ^ left Saturday for his new home in Calhoun ^ Falls. He has accepted a call as pastor of r the Baptist Church there, one of the larg- ( est churches in the county. Mr. Halford ? leaves many friends in Colleton Cuunty t who will regret that the Lord has called a him to other fields. As a minister, Mr. ^ Halford was conscientious and energetic and the work has proepered wherever he j has been in charge. ? Before entering the ministry Mr. Hal- h ford was eminently successful In business- I owning and operating a large hardware I establishment at the time when he felt 9 himself called to the ministry. At first he continued his business while preaching, but later, feeling that he could not divide his time, he closed his business and began \ In earnest to prepare himself for the min- j Istry. He took the English Ministerial _ Course at Iowa Christian College, having ' the degree of B. L. conferred upon him. He also attended for awhile the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary at Louis ville where he took the pastor's course. hie nas tbe distinction or naving oeen me first blue-seal graduate pastor in the state In teacher training, thus fitting himself for ^ his great work. Mr. Halford has filled pastorates In the " Colleton, Savannah River, Charleston and ^ Orangeburg Associations with credit to a himself and honor to his Master. Before n leaving for Calhoun Falls on the third p Sunday he visited his former fields where he was well received. The people of Colleton, while regretting " to part with Mr. Halford, yet wish for him much success in his new scene of activity, and the prayers of all his former church members will be with him there. Daughters of the Revolutiou. The Andrew Hamilton Chapter D. A. R., will meet this (Wednesday) afternoon. Feb. tth, with Mrs. May Hill at the residence of Mrs. C. A. Haigler. Mrs. G. E. Calvert, Cor. Sec'y Shafting, Pulleys, Baits, Repairs and Fllas, Taath, Locks. Etc. LOMBARD IRON WORKS. AUOUSTA, OA. I , CM Mr thtmUe Wore goa bun. I / FOR IMPROVEMENT , >VORK OF SCHOOLS Leader of the State Association Ap peared Before Senators Advo cating Measures. Having appeared before the senate finance committee in support of a bill providing for the establishment of the office of field agent of the state school improvement association, which car ries an appropriation of $1,500, Miss May Eva Hite, president of the asso ciation returned to her home at Aiken Wednesday afternoon. Shortly before her departure she expressed herself as beine well pleased with the out look for success in this effort. This bill was introduced in the house by Reresentative Youmans of Columbia. Discussing the proposed office and the attached duties, she stated that the work of the sta/te school improve ment association was greatly handi. capped by lack of funds, and that an official with full powers and the sup port of an appropriation for the con tinuance of the work was essential to the best results. Miss Hite referred to the fact that the school improvement association's operations touched only schools in the rural districts and in municipalies of less than 400 population, which she I emphasized at her appearance before I the senate committee, as the strong est point in her argument. "That point 3onverted a number of legislators with whom I discussed this matter as they were committed to exert all their energies to the betterment of the rural schools," she said. She declared that in 1912 only 105 schools entered the contests for mon etary prizes offered by the association rhese schools were in 26 counties and completed improvements during the year vaiuea at .iw.uuu. uunug 1913, a total of 147 schools In 37 counties entered the contests and made Improvements valued at ?207, )00. Her term of office as president of the association expires, in March. BANKS FOE FARMERS idmlnistration Bill In House and Sen ate.?"City Business" To Be L Prohibited. Washington, Jan. 31.?Administra :ion rural credits bills were intro iuced in the senate and house today. Senator Fletcher introduced the senate measure, and Representative vloss the house bill. Both were mem. jers of the;commission which went ibroad to study rural credits. The bills were for long term loans. Short term .bills will be presented ater. The bills would establish a bu eau of farm land banks in the trea lury department. Provision will be nade for the organization of such in itiations in the various states under ederal Inspection. Land banks might ?e organized by any group of state , armers. xne Danas win uu*c in/nci o issue bonds, to raise funds and vill be strictly prohibited from do np "city business." Loans to farmers might not exceed. Ifty percent of the value of the im iroved land, nor extend more than I hirty-five years. The foundation of lability, will be ijouble liability, the ( ame as required on national banks nd would ;be necessary before ladn ianks could do business. The amount of long term'business ould not exceed fifteen times the .mount of paid share capital and urplus. The banks could receive and iay interest on deposits not exceeding fty per cent, of capital and sur. ilus. Horrible* Blotrhp* of Eczema Quickly cured hv Dr. Hohaon^s E" mis Ointment.. C. P. ChI'IwpH, of >Jpw Orleans, La., Ptnte?: "Mv doctor ,dvif>t>d ?ne to try 'I)r. Hohnon's Ecste na Sulve.' 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