The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, April 04, 1917, Page FOUR, Image 4
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Wednesday, April 4,' 1917. t
JUDGE PEURIFOY.
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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;
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THE EIGHT HOUR LAW. 11
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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ackets so that when the "wing" of
tie of the pitchers is not working .
ley may fly with the other one.
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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
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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
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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. Come to see
e, I feel sure I can
ease you if you wish
buy any kind of real.
itate.
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