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Established 1844. i The Press and Banner j ABBEVILLE, S. C. I ' ' 1 Wm. P. GREENE, Editor. , 1 i Published Every Wednesday by ] TVi<* Prosfl and Banner Co. 1 V- Telephone No. 10. ; Entered as second-claw mail mat- ( ur at post office in Abbe^Ule, S. C. ? i i Terms of Subscriptioni One year ...$1.50 J l-i Six months ....?.... .75 ^ Three months ....... .50 Payable invariably in advance. { : ? J Wednesday, April 4,' 1917. t JUDGE PEURIFOY. i: Judge Peurifoy, of Walterboro, r Judge of the new fourteenth circuit, t made his first appearance as a judi- a cial officer in Abbeville this spring, ft holding both the criminal and civil e terms of court 0 The judge made a fine impression on lawyers and laymen alike. He is t] a man of good common sense and has jj a fine idea of right, and of equity tr and justice. In addition, he is a a lawyer of standing in the state and g of learning as well. His decisions ^ Were made promptly on all questions and his reasoning appealed to those who heard him. He is courteous in his treatment of attendants on court, makes no effort at show, but per- ti forms the duties of the office with n that becoming decorum which should F characterize a judicial officer. h In recent years the legislature has U shown a disposition to elect lawyers A in active practice to the bench. In T this way, the people have been able si to get the best talent in. the state B The practice of undertaking to make Is judges out of broken down school a; teachers did not prove a howling t< success. Lately it has been learned that before a man can be a judge he pj must first be a lawyer. Judge Peuri- e1 foy was an active lawyer at the bar m and therefore knows the law. He b; will make a judge worthy of the ai great office'he holds. b; ' - " - j, THE EIGHT HOUR LAW. 11 Ji When the Supreme Court upheld a' the Adamson eight-hour law, it was stated that the employees had won *c their fight against the railroads, and a| that the latter would be called on to PJ pay about forty millions of dollars ** per year for wages above the amount *a previously paid for the same ser- a' vices. f1 But this is a misstatement of the 11 case. The decree of the Supreme Court in substance is that the people of the United States shall pay this ai additional amount of wages, because the railroads no longer have substan- ?' tial property rights in the roads. The _ congress of the United States has created the Interstate Commerce Commission which passes oh all matters of freight rates in interstate commerce (and practically all business is interstate business); it has now been decided that the congress may fix the salaries and wages of employees on the roads, and it is intimated that it has the right to conv trol the men who are so employed that they constitute a kind of stand.ing army which must .obey orders when called on, with no right to quit the service of the company in a body, or to enter into any agreement to strike and therehv to ohtain hichur wages. The constitution of the Up.ited States has provided that no man's property shall be taken without due process of law, and when congress assumes to fix the compensation of railroads for services, and to say how long and at what price the employees shall work, no man need ' doubt that the courts will require that the railroads be given such compensation as will enable them to pay their obligations in the way of operating exnenses. and receive in addi tion a reasonable income on the property invested. Any other requirement would mean that their property would be taken without due process of law. If then wages are to be increased, the carrying charges to the public must be increased, and the people will pay the freight. We have then reached a new day in the matter of common carriers. The amount of compensation for the money invested will become a more or less fixed sum to be determined on by congress. Further than the fixing of this amount, the owners, or those who suppose that they are the owners of the railroads, will have no ? AL A M A 4" concern, oecaust uie mcuiucio vi i congress will fix all matters pertaining to the amount the employees are to receive, and consequently the charges which the public are to pay. ' In the future, therefore, the people need not fool themselves. Every demand for an increase in wages on these common carriers is a demand igainst the railroads. Already the la interstate commerce commission has [a t6 seen asked to increase freight rates w< io meet the increased wages demanded bv the Adamson law. The equest must and will be granted, ind, hereafter, when you buy a pound of sugar, lard, bacon or what lot, you will be paying your share >f the new demands. The question ^ a one betv^en the railroad employ- ^ jes and the people; the railroads v*' should have little concern in the natter. i-amm????i? VN ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Mr. Roddey Devlin has announced he engagement of his sister, Miss p. Lgnes~D?vlin to Rev. M. R. Plaxco, he matrfage to taku place in the JI larly summer. (>( Miss Devlin is well known m ad- -i ieville and her friends here are wish- , ng for her a life of much happi- II less. Miss Devlin is a graduate of 1 g he Woman's College at Due West, . nd taught there a year ago. She St i a young woman of many charms nd will be a welcome addition to ur city. Mr. Plaxco has been the pastor of f( be Associate Reformed Presbyter- ^ in church at Abbeville for the past wo years and has the respect and fftction of his members who conratulate him on his good luck and ? rish him happiness. *J . es THE BLUE JACKETS. Jack Bradley, business manager of P tie Blue Jackets, is about to be reloved from office. Jack was also tess Agent for Blue Jackets, but HI e has lost this office as this baseball jam has no further use for a Press .gent The reason is diat Capt ** heron McLeskey, of Wardlaw A ireet, with a picked team, met the lu.e Jackets on the ball grounds on ist Saturday and trimmed them up tV nd topped them to the tune of 85 ? ] > 18. /""y-Y w The ^baseball news writer of this ap^iad no information of the ?t( ndl about Tuesday when the iat^r^w$fe;j?alled to his attention y C6fct. McLeskey, and we were HI sked irthe game had been reported q y the Press Agent of - the Blue i ickets. We immediately called on le Business Manager of the Blue p ackets when we found that he had [most forgotten about the game. After thinking over the matter a J >r a considerable while he was enbled to recall that a game had been * feyed sometime in the past, with >mp boys "about as old as Methus- pi ih" but the matter did not seem to ppeal to Manager Bardley as of lough importance to be reported HI i the sport column of any paper. Capt. McLeskey thinks that Manaer Bradley should get a pitcher to ^0 T?i+/?ViPr RtaHIpv nf the Rlue OC J ? ackets so that when the "wing" of tie of the pitchers is not working . ley may fly with the other one. IJobW Depart! he Stf C^lx al is literally smeared piece of printing tm modernly equipped I often "sized up" head. People here may know you fror we all look alike to in Boston or some Press and Letter head* or t envelopes, high- mfci/ ( est quality printing, $3 a thou- MJT sand, and up. f || n fifflflj Packed in neat h J Bffl dust proof boxes I^BHb ? ' |Sv HMBHHn st Thursday afternoon. Quite a I rge crowd of ladies enjoyed the af- ' rnoon. Delicious refreshments ere served. NO SERVICE. There will be no service in- the jsociate Reformed Presbyterian lurch next Sabbath, the pastor, r. Plaxco, being in attendance on e meeting 01 rresbytery at l.ouislle, Ga. For Sale I The / Lawson glace, Mitaining 54 1-4 acres, xst 2 miles from the jnter of the city of Abeville. A good dwellig, two tenant houses, irge barn and good ables. A good pasture id fine farming land. This is an ideal home >r someone, ^an give i Dod trems. 639 acres land about 5 miles from Abbeille. Good tenant hous5 and well improved. Can give good terms, rice $7500.00 153 acres about two liles from city limits of bbevilte, 85 to 90 cres in cultivation, bundance of wood id plenty saw timber, vo running streams on ti e plantation. Lies ell. Price $20.00 per ire. 128 acres about 1-2 ile outside city limits f Abbeville, three>rse farm open on the lace, fine pasture, i enty wood and water, rice $45.00 per acre. = I have quite a lot of trming lands and city -operty listed with me ?r sale. 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