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EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY,DECEMBER If, 1907.
?THE NATIONAL BANK
* AUGUSTA, GA.
L. a HAYNE, Ftccdect
FRANK G. FORD, Cashier.
CAPITAL.*. .$250,000
Surplus and Profits. 150,000
We ?"5*11 bo plc?i??)d to asv* jna open an MCMttt
with Ulla Ba,pfc Ci.e-ioiJ.ei?and corm^o^u **
?an-d of or? ry ooort*?7 acid acco mr atiera ax ??a
bl? undor couacr ??U?e, moder* r*J''',flg rac b jd *
NO. 3.
Wm. SC H WEIGERT, A. & MORRIS, THOS. S. GRAY?
Prest, VIoe-Pres. Cashier,
Union Savings Sank
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Augusta. Ga.?
Offers the Cifc?ens of Edgef?eld a
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CONVENIENT DEPOSITORY.
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Tlx?
Carriage Store
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wheels which for Beauty, Easy Riding, Light Run
: ning and lasting and qualities' would match
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I If Better were made you would find
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Cotto? Factors,
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Money Saved
On every purchase that you make from us. We buy oar gooda
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make very close prides to our patrons.
Our large
f^all Stock
of Dry Goods, Notions Clothing,
Shoes, Etc., is ready for the buyers.
See our superb line of Clothing, for Men and Boys. Also the
strongest line of tfboes ever shown in the city of Augusta.
We eau fit everybody and our prices are right;
Grand Millinery Display
We are sh rwing th? largest and most beautiful line of Millinery
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is a trial and we will convince you.
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VIGOROUS MESSAGE
Chief Executive Makes Annual
Suggestions to Congress
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TAKES UP CURRENCY PROBLEM
The -Regulation of Public Service
Corporations ls Necessary, But
They Must Have Fair Treatmftnt^
Intogrity of Administration of
Public Affairs a Duty That Ap
plies to AIL w
The substance of the annual mes
sage of President Roosevelt.is given
as follows:
To the Senate and House of Repre-'
sontatives :
No nation has greater resources
than ours, and I think it can bc
truthfully said that thc citizens of no
nation possess greater energy and in
dustria* ability. In no nation are
the fundamental business conditions
sounder than in ours at thb very mo
ment; and it is foolish, when such ii
th? "ease, for people to hoard money
instead of keeping it in sound banks;
fpr it is such hoarding that is the
immediate oecasion of money strin
gency. 'Moreover, as a rule, thc busi
ness of our people is conducted with
honesty and probity, and this applies
like to farms and factories, to rail
roads and banks, to all our legitimate
commercial enterprises.
Our steady aim should bo by legis
lation, cautiously and carefully un
dertaken, but resolutely persevered
in, to assert the sovcrignty of the
National Government by affirmative
action.
Interstate Commerce.
No small part of the trouble that
we have comes from carrying to. an
extreme the national virtue of self
relipnce, of independence in initiative
and action. It is wise to conserve
this virtue and to provide for its
fullest exercise, compatible with see
ing that liberty does not become a
liberty to wrong others. Unfortun
ately, this is the kind of liberty that
the lack of all effective regulation
inevitably breeds. The founders of
the Constitution provided that the
National Government should hava
complete and sole control of inter
state commerce.
Only the National Government can
in thoroughgoing fashion exercise the
needed control. This does not mean
that there should be an extension of
Federal authority, for such authority
?hready exists under the Constitution
in amplest -and--most - far-reaching
'form; but it does mean that there
should he an extension of Federal
activity. This is not advocating cen
tralization. It is merely looking'facts
in the face, and realising that cen
tralization in business has already
come and cannot be avoided or un
done, and that* the public at large
can only protect itself from certain
evil effects of this business centrali
zation hy providing better methods
fQr the exercise of control through
the authority already centralized in
the National Government by the Con
stitution itself.
Sherman Antitrust Law.
Moreover, in my judgment there
should be additional legislation look
ing to the proper control of the great
bnsiness concerns engaged in inter
state business, this control to be ex
ercised for their own benefit and
prosperity no less than for the pro
tection of investors and of the gen
eral public. As I- have repeatedly
said in Messages to the Congress and
elsewhere, experience has definitely
shown not merely ihe unwisdom but
toa futility of endeavoring to put a
atop to all business combinations.
Mobara industrial conditions aro
0OC& that combination is not only
neeceasftdy but enavftable. It is go in
the world of business just as it is so
in the world of labor, and it is aa
idle to desire to put an end to all
corporations to all big combination*
of capital, as to desire to put an end
to combination of labor. Corporation
and labor union alike have come to
stay.
The antitrust law should not be re
pealed; but it should be made both
more efficient and more in harmon*
with actual conditions. It should be
so amended as to forbid only the
kind of combination which does harm
to the general public, such amend
ment to be accompanied by, or be
an incident of, a grant of supervi
sory power to the Government ovei
these big concerns engaged in inter
state businessv This should be ac
companied by provision for the com
pulsory publication of accounts and
the subjection of books and papers
to the inspection of the Governmeni
officials.
The antitrust law should not pro
hibit combinations'that do no injus
tice to thc public, still less those tl?
existence of which is on the whole
of benefit to the public.
A combination should not be tole
rated if it abu?e the power acquired
by combination to the public detri
ment. No corporation or association
of any kind should be permitted tc
engage in foreign or interstate com
merce that is formed for the purpose
of, or whose operations create, a mo
nopoly or general control of the pro
duction, sale o}- distribption of an.?
duction, sale or distribution of nn.\
one or more of the prime neccssitie*
of life or articles of general use and
necessity. Such combinations are
against public policy; they violate
the common law; the doors of the
courts are closed to those who are
parties to them, and I believe the
Congress can close the channels of
Interstate cqmmerce against them for
its protection. The law should make
Its prohibitions and permutions as
elua? p.nd definite KS possible, leaving
tho i?RBt passible voom for. ftrtltra?
ty- Milan ilfllMfeuHon ai such
tm ssnli M mm\n? w
o? divergent interpretations by tb'
courts.
Pure-Food Law.
Incidentally, in the passage of tb
pure-food law the action of the var
ious State food and dairy commis
sioners showed in striking fashioi
how mitch ?i*od f?r the whole peo
pie jesuits from the hearty coopera
tion of the Federal and State of?
ci?is in securing a given reform.
In my message to Congress a yea
ago I spoke as follows : of the cur
roney ;
"1 especially call your attention U
the condition of our currency laws
The national-bank aft has ably serv
ed a great purpose in aiding tlx
enormous business development o:
the wintry, anti within t?fl y?an
Iher? has been Ah increase in circu
latiou per capita from $21.41 t<
$3J.0P. For several y??rB ?videnci
has been BccUnMllatirig that addition
ni legielntlon is needed. ?he recur
renee of tack crop season emphasize:
tue def et ts of th&pr?8?nt laws. Ther<
?o?st soon bc a revision of them, be
cause to Ji,a\e them as they an
myalls to il tur liability of bnsines!
disaster, f-.'uee your body adjoumec
there has been a fluctuation in th<
interest on cali money from 2 pei
cent to 30 per cwt, and the fldctua
tioil tf?? even greater during the pre
ceeding six months. The Secretarj
of tho IVaasorj had io step in and bj
wise adieu put a stop lo the most
violent period of oscillation.
1 do not pesa any especial plai
Various plans have recently beer
proposed * by expert committeei
o? bnnktm Amdtig the pi?iis whicl
?i'O possibly ieasible and which cer
tainly should ?eceive your considera
tion is that repeatedly brought tc
your ottemion by the present Secre
tary of the Ireasnrv, the essential
features of which have been appro
v.sd by many prominent bankers and
business mem According to this plan
national banks should be permmitted
to issuo a specified proportion' oi
their capital in notes of a given kind,
che issue to be taxed nt so high a
rate as to drive the notes back when
not wanted in legitimate trade. This
plan would.not permit the issue ol
cmrency to give banks additional
profits, but to meet the emergency
presented by times of stringency.
Enforcement of the Law.
A few years ago there was loud
complaint that the law could, not be
iuvoked against wealthy offenders,
There is no such complaint now. The
course of thc Department of Justice
during tho last -Po??- '
such as
man st
coxpor
not bf
lng
of ii
thar
tho-otnas of thos6 who feel that
their rights are being invaded and
their liberty of action and of speech
continue to grow. Much of the at
tack on the us? of the process of in
junction is wholly without warrant]
but I am constrained to express the
belief that for some of it there is
warrant. This question is becoming
more and more one of prime import
ance, and unless the courts will them
selves deal with it in effective man
ner, it is certain ultimately to de
mand some form of legislative ac
tion. It would be most unfortunate
for our social welfare if we should
permit many honest and lawabiding
citizens to feel that they had just
oause for regarding our courts with
hostility. I earnestly commend tc
the attention of the Congress this
matter, so that some way may be de
vised which will limit the abuse oi
injunctions and protect %ose righta
which from time to time it unwar
rantably invades. Moreover, discon
tent is often expressed with the use
of the process of injunction by tho
courts, not only in labor disputes, but
where State laws are' concerned. . 2
refrain from discussion of this ques
tion as I am .informed that it will
soon receive the consideration of the
Supreme Court.
Accidents.
The.loss of life and limb from rail
road accidents in this country has
become appalling. It is a subject ol
which the National Government
should take supervision. It might be
well to begin by providing for a Fed
eral inspection of interstate railroads
somewhat along the lines of Federal
inspection of steamboats, although
not going BO far.
Employers' Liability.
The National Government should
be a model employer. It should de
mand- the highest quality of service
fi om each of its employees and it
shordd care for all of them properly
in return. Congress should adopt
legislation providing limited but defi
nite compensation for accidents to
all workmen within the scope of the
Vederal power, including employons
uf the navy yards and arsenals.
ffhe constitutionality of the em
ployers'- liability act passed by the
pieceeding Congress has been carried
before the courts. In. two jurisdic
tions the law has beon declared un
constitutional, and in three jurisdic
tions its constitutionality has been
affirmed,
Eight-Hour Law.
The Congress should consider the
extension of the eight-hour law. The
constitutionality of the present law
has recently been called into quest
ion and the Supreme Court has decid
ed that the existing legislation is un
questionably within thc powers of
Congress. The principal of the eight
hour day should as rapidly and as
far as practicable be extended to the
entire work carried on by the Gov
ernment; and the present law should
Le amended to embrace contracts on
those public works which the present
wording of tho oct has boen con?
atraed to exclude. Tha general intro,
d?otlon of tbs ei&bt'iiow day should
bs tb? geni towMd which n abould
sicily m?i at ik? mm?
shoul?i s?t the example mathis re
spect.
Compulsory Investigation ol indus*
trial Disputes.
Strikes and lockouts, with :their at
tendant loss and suffering, '^cipntinue
to increase. For: the five years end
ing Beeember 3L 1P05, thc number of
strikes was gr?at?f tbatt. these in ?ny
previous ten years and wasi ddu?l?
the number in the preceding five
years. These figur?s indicate/the in
creasing need of providing some ma
chinery to deal with" this elassjof dis
turbances in the interest alike'.'of the
employer, i?i? Sifljj??yeej and .the gen
eral public.
Inland Waterways.
The conservation of lour natural re
sources and their proper use consti
tute tha fundamental. problem;. which
underlies almost every Other problem
of our" National, life. Wc must- main
tain for dur civilizA?ea the adequate
material basis without Which that
civilization can not exist. We must
show foresight, we must look ahead.
Tariff on Wood Pulp.
There slid?ld be "6 ; tariff ion: any
'forest product grown in this;;C0n?*
try; and, in especial, there^should
be no tariff on wood. pulp f Sue.-no
tice of the change being o& course
given to those engaged in the busi
ness so as to enable Jhem t?/adjnst
themselves to the now conditions.
The repeal of the duty ?n.wo|'d'*pulp
should if possible be,, accomippanied
by an agreement with Canajp, that
there shall be no export duty^dn Ca
nadian pulp wood.
Postal Affairs;
I cdmmond tu the favorabje con
sider?ti?li of the Congress ?'.postal
savings bank system, ?s r&^piend*
ed by the Postmaster General.. The
primary' object is to eucourage^among
our peoplb economy and, thrift and
by the use of postal savings hanks to
give them an oportunity to husband
their resources, particnlcrly^s'those
who have not the facilities "at. hand
for depositing their money, in savings
banks. Viewed, however,'from the
experience of the past few weeks, it
is evident that1 the advantages of
such an institution are still more far
reaching. Timid depositors'. .. have
withdrawn their saving for time
being from national haidcis'?.'~; trust
companies, and savings banks; indi
viduals have hoarded their ?&sK and
the workingmen their earnings; all of
which mo-'ey has been withdrawn
and kept in hiding or in theisdfe de
posit box to tlie detriment\o.? pros
perity. Throught the agency, nf the
postal savings banks_ _sU?l^B???y
_ - -ia assur
ed by her great natural resources.
The duty of the National Govern
ment to puard the personal and
property rights of the Indians with
in her borders remains of course un
changed. ^
Presidential Campaign Expenses.
Under our form of government vot
ing is not merely a right but a duty,
? and, moreover, a fundamental and
necessary duty if a man is to be a
good citizen. It is well to provide
that corporations shall not contrib
ute to Presidential or National com
paigns, and furthermore to provide
for the publication of both contri
butions and expenditures.
Vicksburg National Park.
I further recommend that a uaval
monument be established in the
Vicksburg National Park. This natr j
ic.al park gives a unique opportune
ty for commemorating the deeds of
thoso .gallant men who iought on
water, no less than of those who
fought on'land, in the great civil war.
The Thirteenth Census.
Legislation should be enacted nt
the present session of the Congress
for the Thirteenth Census. The es
tablishment of the permanent Census
Bureau affords the opportunity for
a better census than we nave ever
had, but in .order to realize the full
advantage of the permanent organiz
ation, ample time must be given for
preparation.
The Philippines.
The Secretary cf War has gone to
the Philippines. On hos return I
shall submit to you his report on the
islands.
Under Shadow of Guillotine.
Monte Carlo, Special.-Mrs. Vere
Gould, who was senteced to guillo
tino for participating with her hus
band, who escaped with life imprison
ment, in the murder of Mrs. Emma
Levin in order to rob the latter of
her jewels, is so ill from the shock of
her trial that the physicians say she
will probably not recover. There is
no doubt that if she lives her sen
tence will commuted by tho Prince of
Monaco to the same penalty imposed
on her husband.
Acquittal Under Unwritten Law.
Jacksonville, Fla., Special.-Ham
mond P. McNeill, charged with the
murder of Harry Parker, the argedy
growing out of alleged attentions oC
Parker to his wife, who was wid
ow of Stephen Crane, the novelist,
was acquitted in the Circuit Court
of Duval county. The case was bit
terly fought anti was in progress
three days, being presented lo the
jury Tuesday afternoon.
News of the Day.
Secretary Taft had a long inter
view with thc Czar.
Great Britain will soon begin work
on a naval base at Rosyth, Scotland,
to cost $12,500,000,
The Brazilian Government is dis-;
P?8?4 to deal severely with tho flit*
kster? cf the M?pti pH?tyj nome P"
wh?# Ati??teftift '
Horrible Outrages Committed
By Kentucky Night Riders
A VERITABLE REIGN OF TERROR
Band of Five Hundred "Night
Eiders," Masked and Heavily
Armed, Shoot Up and Fire Ken
tucky Town.
Hopkinsville, Ky., Special.-Five
hundred "night riders," masked and
heavily armed, marched into Hop
kinsville early Saturday and destroy
ed property valued at over $200,000,
while citizens, in terror of their
lives, feared even to open their
windows. The police, Are depart
ment, telephone and telegraph offices,
and even the railroad stations, were
in possession. of. a wild mob, shoot
ing right andjefi, flames from burn
ing buildings meanwhile lighting up
the city and the surrounding coun
try until it seemed that the whole
town wns ablaze .
Windows in the front of business
houses and banks on the main street
of the city were shot out and the
entire front of one newspaper, which
had been especially severe in its
condemnations of the* raids of the
"night ridera," and which was own
ed by the mayor of the city, was de
molished.
Brakeman Shot.
Only two men were injured, one
of them being Lindsay Mitchell, a
tobacco buyer, who was severely
beaten with switches and clubs, and
the other a brakeman, who was
shot in the back while trying to
move his train from the path of the
flames.
The raid of the "night riders"
caught the country unawares, as for
some time the depredations result
ing from the' tobacco war had been
of a minor nature and it was gener
'ally thought that in the "dark dis
i'vintH iii I-J .?---.-?
Tandy ana rancho, uujv.u .
house. ?
In addition, the entire glass front
of The Hopkinsville Kentuckian,
Mayor Meacham's paper, was de
stroyed, while windows inthc front
of the Commercial Banking and
Savings Company, the First National,
the Planters' Trust Company and
the Bank of Hopkinsville, were punc
I tured with bullet holes.
A number "of other business
houses and residences hear the
marks of bullets and it is considered
remarkable that no one was killed.
The insurance is believed to be
about $60.000.
Militia Chase Raiders.
As soon as the "night raiders" left
town a posses of about 15, headed by
Major Bassett, of the local militia,
and "Seuty Sheriff Cravens, entered
buggies and followed tho trail. As
soon as the posse could get near
enough they opened fire on the
fleeing mob and the pursued returned
the shots. It ls believed none of the
"Night raiders" was hit.
Governors Respond.
Washington, Special. - President
Roosevelt has received replies from
most of the Governors whom he re
cently invitod to confer wilh him
next May, from the 13th to the loth,
on the conservation of thc natural re
sources of the country and all of
them are joining in with interest in
the programme. The conference will
be a success.
Chicago Gets Convention.
Washington, Special-Chicago was
selected as the place and June lGth,
1908, the time for the meeting of the
next Republican national convention
This decision by the Republican nat
ional committee followed a long and
hard-fought contest between the ad
vocates of Chicago and those of Kan
sas City, Denver, Colo., coming in at
thc end with a formal but not im
portant effort to secure the conven
tion. Te ballot showed 31 vote for
Chicago, 18 for Kansas City and four
for Denver, the vote being made un
animous after the result was an
nounced.
Von Bulow Supported.
Berlin, By Cable.-V?lie Reichstag
passed a vote of confidence in Chan
cellor Von Bulow. The effect of the
controversy has been to strengthen
thc position of Von Bulow, who ear
lier gave warning that he would re
sign unless there was au immeditc
settlement of the difference of opin
ion among the various parties which
constitute the Governor's support.
Federal Trops May Be Sent to Gold
field.
Washington, Special.-General Oli
ver, acting secretary of war, and gen
eral Bell chief of staff, arc holding
themselves in readiness to send Fed
eral troops to Goldvillc, but will take
no decisive action until more compre
hensivo reporta ore received. Orders
have been jgsvied to General Fanston
Rt Ban Ffft?cliep to have troops oro?
psroil to movo nfc short Ooiic? juin
tho jntoto* M??i{
The
Permanent business isn't built up on single sales.
It's the man that comes back that counts.
No business axiom is plainer than this. To pro
mote our own interests we are obliged to heed
and satisfy the wishes of our customers.
It has always been the platform of this Store to
give satifaction. Our^Clothing wins [trade and
holds it
Handsome Fall and Winter Suits
$12, $16, $?8, $20 to $30.
The Season's Choice Overcoats
$10, $12, $15, $18, $20 to $30.
?.
Hats fiom the Best Makers-Choice Toggery
that cannot be found everywhere.
McCREARY'S,
Clothiers and Outfitters,
742 Broad Augusta, Ga.. ;
ESTIMATES GIVEN ON ALL KINDS
TIN ROOFING
Galvanized Iron Cornice and Sheet Metal Work, Skylights,
Dealer iu Stoves, Ranges, Mantels, Tiling, Grates, Tin Plate,
Galvanized Iron, Copper, Zinc, Solder, Eve Troughs and
Conduolor Pipes, Roofing and Sheafing Papers.
?liop and. Wa^reroom
1010 JONES ST. PHONE 100
$g=TRepatring Promptly Done.
AVID SLUSKY
1010 BROAD STRLET, AUGUSLA, GA.
mutti & co.
jston, S. C.
We have arranged to handle Cotton to the Best
?J advantage and solicit consignments.
We give Special attention to handling Sta
ple Cotton, viz: "ALLEN SEED," "FLOPtO
DORA" and others of this grade*
W..W. RAMSEY,
G. w. LEGWP:N.
SEY & LEGWEN
Cotton Factors
\ . -ANO LEADERS IN
Wagons and Buggies.
V
835 and 837 Reynolds Street, - - - Augusta, Ga.
Wagons
Buggies
FURNITURE
Large Shipments of the best makes of wagons and buggies
just received. Our stock of furniture and house furnishing*
is complete. A Large stock.
COFFINS and CASKETS.
always on hand. All calls for our Hearse prompt
ly responded to. All goods sold on a 'small mar
gin of profit. Call to see me, I will save you
money.
GEO. JP. COBB
Johnston,
South Carolina.
Cure For the Drink Habit.
A traveling man with the drink
habit was persuaded to try using or
anges us a cure. He says his physic
Ian advised the use of oranges and
the trial began with tho patient eat
ing of on? orange before breakfast
and one every; time thereafter that
he thirsted for the stimulants he had
been using. Gradually the desire suc
cumbed to the treatment and now
for more than a year the patient has
felt no Inclination whatever to ro
trrn to the use of intoxicants. Eleven
of his friends similarity afflicted
wiith the drinking habit have profited
hy thl3 man's experience. It ls cer?
tainly a very pleasant cure,--lowana.
Farmer,
LNiu?h p?V? 5150,000 ri y&r foi* th?
W?te? tffijfh ia mmm W\
V? they p\\ $ ptir?
Good Ground.
Two young 'physicians (were ex*
caanging news for the first time since
their graduation from the medical
school.
"I was surprised when I heard
you'd settled at Beech Hill," said ono
to the other,Jaujrhing. "I've always
heard lt spoken of as such a healthy
suburb. I wonder if you'd thai any
patients there?"
"My dear man," said his classmate
earnestly. "It is a healthy suburb,
but it is also the stronghold of foot
ball, every family 'has its automobile,
and there never was such a place be
foro tor giving children's parties. I'm
doing splendidly, thank you."-Youth's.
Companion,.
Tlire?-Quarters cf tho Englishman ;
brsAd ?es ff?f? Rbvoail aad sia^j
*??>m $ p for*!,