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- * N VIA VOL. XLII. NO. 137 NEWBERRY. S. C. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 8. 1.905. TWICE A WEEK $1 50 A YEAR ''PRESIDENT DISCUSSES ATIO1AL QUESTION THE ANNUAL MESSAGE REA] IN CONGRESS. Important Issues Discussed Ably an At Length-A Synopsis of the Document. President Roosevel-t'. an'n'tial mes sage was read in congress on Tues day. The paper is long and able, an the, president's. suggestions and rec vn-mmendaEions are couched in his us lal.vigorous language. Importan ptblic questions are dealt with forci bly, the regulation of railroad rate being discussed at length. President Roosevelt 'begins Iis mes sage with a reference to the continues prosperity of the. country, and urge unanimity among all citizens and al classes that this prosperity may in crease. "Taken as a whole," he says we must all go up or go down to gNher. The Trusts. In discussing the trusts he says tha in order to secure a healthy socia and industrial life every big corpora tion should be held responsible ani be accountable to some sovereig: strong enough to control its conducl He says he is in no sense hostile t corporations, and speaks of the goo which they accomp)ish., but he ad vocates federal supervision. "Unlil th national government obtains in som manner which the wisdom,of congres -nay suggest proper control over th big 'coi'porations engaged in inter state commere-that is. over th great -majority of *Ehe big -corpora tions-it will. be impossible to d-a adequately with these evils." Rgulation Of Railway. Rates. The regulation of railway rates -discussed at length and the enactmen hnto law-of some scheme to secure t, the agents -)i t1he government sucl upervision and regulation of railroa Tates as shall summarily and effective y prevent the imposition of unjust o unreasonable rates is earnestly urget This power.. the president says. shoul b6 given to some admlinistra(,ive hod: created by the congress. "In m judgment," he says. "the most uim bortant provision which muchi las should cont-ain is that conterr.ng upo: some competent administrative hod: the power to decide. upon the cas being -brought 'oefore it, whether given rate prescribgd by a railroad veasonable and just, and it it is foun 'be unre.asonable and unjust. ther - after full investigation of the -corm \plaint, to prescribe the limit of rat beyond which it shall not be lawft to go-the maximum reasonable rat< as it is commonly called-this deci5 ion to go into effect within a reason .able time a~nd .to obtain from Thenc onward. subject to review *by th courts. It sometings5 happens a present, not that a rate is too higi * but a favored shipper is given too lcm -rate. In such case the commissio would haye the right to fix this al *. ready established minimum rate a the maximum, and it would need onT one or two such decisions by the.coxr mission to .cure railroad companies c the. practice of giving improper mma mum rates. T call your attentionl t the fact that my proposal js not t ge the commision power to initiat or originate rates generally. 'but t *regulate a rate already fixed or orig naLed by the roads upon complair and after investigationi. A heavy per atltv should, he exacted from any col poration which fails to respect an o1 decr of the commission. I regard thi power to "establish a nmaximnum rat as becing essential to any scheme c real reform in the matier of railwa regulation. The first necessity is t secure it, and unless it is grauted t the commission -there is little use i touching the subject at all." - Rats; slhould be stopped,.he say and he thinks it wort'Y whie cconiS ering whether it w'otild nit be wise Ito confer .on. the government the rigt >f civil actitn against the beneficiary of a rebate f-)r at least twice the vah-e (of the re-bate. "We wish to iIsuIre as fair treatnuAt for the small town as for the big city, for the small shipper as .for the big shipper. In the old days the highway of commerce. whether by water or by a road orn land, was open to all. It belonged to - the public, and the traffic along it was - free. At present the railway is this I highway. and we must do our best - to see -that it is kept open to all on - equal terms. Unlike the old highway, t it is a very difficult .and complex thing - to manage. and it is *far better that it S should he managed by private indi viduals than by the government. But - it can only be so managed on condi I tion that justice be done the public. it is because, in my judgment, public I ownership of railroads is highly tin - desirable and would probably in this country entail far reaching disaster - that I wish to see such supervision and regulation of them in the'interest of the piiblic as will make it evident t that there is no need for public own I ership." - Child Labor and Woman Labor. I In dis'ussing the labor question the i president . refers to the child labor question and to women who work as , follows: I " renew the reepmmendation I made in-my last ,annual message for an investigation 'by the department of commerce and labor of general labor conditions, especial attention to be paid to the conditions of child 1aaor - an-d child labor legislation in the sev eral states. Such an investigation - should take into account the various I problems with which the question of child labor is -copn.ected. It is true .thlat these problems can be actually met in most cases only 'by the states themselves but it would be well for the nation to endeavor to secure and publish comprehensive information as to the conditions of the labor of chil dren in the different states so as to spur tip those that are behindhand and to secure approximately uniform leg ;slation of a high character among the several states. In such a republic as ours the one thing that we cannot af ford to neglect is the pro'ble'rm of turn ing out decent citizens. The future of. the nation dependcs upon the citizen ship of the generations to come. The children of .today are those who to morrow will shape the destiny of our land, and wve cannot afford to neg lect them. The legisl:ature of Colo rado has recommended that the na tional government pr-ovide some gen eral measure for the protection from abuse of children' and dumb animals throughout the United States. -I lay the inatter before you for what -I trust wi.ll be'your. favorable consider ation. - "The department of commerce and t labordhoid also make a thorough in' ,vestigation of the conditions of wo Smen industry. Over 5,ooo,ooo Amer 1 ican women are now engaged in gain -. ful occupations, yet there is an a! s most complete dearth of data upon r which to 'base any trustwvorthy con - clusions as regards a -subject as im portant as it is vast and complicated. - There is need of full knowledge on >which to base action looking toward > state and municipal legislation for the c protection of working wonien.'' oThe president reviews the whole la -bor question and makes forcible sug tgestions. - As To The Hague -Conference called again by the -Car he p)romises it America's sup port. He discusses the Monroe doc e trine, and thinks it one of the most ef f fective agencies for peace as it has y been and is being gradually developed > by this nation and accepted b)y other > nations.. it He pleads for the ratification of--the treaty -now pending with Santo Do mngog The army and navy are dis 2 cuseld anl MIcreased efficiency urged. but the president says that it docs nill 't seem to him necessary that he navy sh ialtd at least in the immediate i t're he i;icreased 'beyond th. prse(nt -.11111her of nitl; The Philippines. As to the Philippines the president says tha t during -che last year the Phil ippine 'Islands have been slowly re covering from the series of disasters which since An'1erican occupation have greatly reduced the amount of agri cultural products below what was pro duced in Spanish times. "The war. the -rinderpest, the locusts, the drought and the cholera have be,en united as causes to prevent a return of the prosperity much needed in the islands. Tranquility has existed dur ing the past year throughout the rch ipelago except in the province of Ca vite. the province of Batangas and the province of Samar and in the is land of Jolo among the Moros." The Panama Canal. As to the Panama canal he says in part: "The American people are pledged to the speediest possible construction of a banal adequate to Leet -the de mands which the commerce of 'The world will make upon it, and I appeal most earnestly to the congress to aid in the fulfillment of the pledge. Gratifying progress has been made Iduring the past year and especially during -the past four months. The greater part of the necessary prelimi nary work has been done. Actual work of excavation could be begun only on a limited scale till the canal zone was :made a healthful place to live in and to work in. The isthmus h-ad to be sanitated f,rst. This task has 'been so thoroughly accomplis'hed that yellow fever has been virtually extirpated from the 'isthmus and gen eral health conditions vastly improv ed." News From. Excelsior. Excelsior. December 7.--Our school Ibserved Thanksgiving day. Miss Maggie Stone has been visit ing relatives in Union academy see tion. Pro'f. J; S. Wheeler. wife and chil dren have been on a visit to relatives at Litcle\Mouintaini. Grain in this section is looking very nice to he sown a little late. The coldl wave last week cansed a good many of our people to enjoy pudding andl sausage. Excelsior law and order league will hold *a meeting at the school house next Friday night, the eighth. Mr. Berry Livingston and family lave imved in Mr. G.- W. Kinard's new dwelling house on the road that he had just . completed for Rev. J. C. Wessinger. 'There will 'be a good 'deal of njov ing in this section amongst the color ed folks. We had good rains Saturday night and Sunday which wvere very helpful to tihe grain crops. Prof. J. S. W'heeler killed a fine hog. Tuesday, of his owvn raising that weighed about 450 pounds. The public roads generally are in~ good condition for thise time of year. Miss Lora Nates will spe.nd Christ mas with her sister. Mrs. Blanton, of Graniteville. S. C. Mr. P. 5. Cook. wife and children. of Columbia, are visit.ing his mother's family. Mrs. Margaret Beard. who lives about two miles below Excelsior school hotise. lost her house and house hold goods along with aboi't t wo hales of seed cotton and some corn by fire last week. Tt is thought the fire was accidental. --K. A man has to be very proud of his children to think they are as good looking as 'he would be if he didn't have so many business worries. It's now up to young men to.pro pose-either marriage or oysters. THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY. The Death of Mrs. J. Erastus Monts Mr. Birge's Condition-Christ mas Service-No Local Freight. Ir,perity. December 7.-M\I r. P. S. Co-k ani family. of Columbia. have been visiting the home folks the past week. Mr. Xm. Leckie. of Chester. is vis iting his sister. Miss Margaret Leckie, the past few days. Mr. F. C. Merchanj has gone into the' mercantile business with his brother. Mr. L. C. Merchant. Mr. Merchant will )cctipy the house just bevond- the incorporation vacated by Mr. Berr,, ivingstoll and n,ear Mr. J. C. Counts'. Mrs. Leland Schumpert and. chil dren have 'een on a visit to Mr. B. . Schumpert. Miss Pearl Wyche. of Wadesboro, N. C.. is visiting Dr. C. T. Wyche this week. "In -the midst .of life we are in death." But a few clays ago Mrs. J. E.. Monts was the centre and cheet of her home circle. Today she is si lently sleeping in 'the cemetery at St. Luke's. Mrs. Monts was -4 years old and was married to Mr. T. E. Monts about twen.ty-three years ago. She leaves a 'husband and three children to mourn her death. as well as a large circle of relatives and friends. We extend our sympathy to the be reaved family and friends. IThe Sorosis will meet with Miss Bessie Bowers on Friday afternoon at which time an enjoyable hour will be spent by the l.adies. Mr. P. D. Simpson has returned to the pharmacei-tical holtege in Atlanta and will -lp-ete his course by early summer. I Dr. and Mrs. Re;mes left for John ton on Monday. We were down to see Mr. Birge Tuesday ind thi. C. m. (Thursday) wearn he is doing nicely. hT is not yet fullv decided if an opcration will be nece;sa:v. This will 'be determined early next week. Mrs. P. f. Wise. of Cameron. S. C.. is visiting Messrs. A. G. and J. L. Wise. Mir. and Mrs. A. G. W\ise and Dr. Hunter went .to Columbia Tuesday to see Mr. Birge. Mr. S. J. Kohn has gone to Colum ia today on business. Mr. A. TI. Mayer after being shut in for the past four weeks is able -t be out. He -has gone to his father's in the Dutch Fork and says he will s.on get fat on pudding. sausage and saner kraut. Miss Alma HIartmian has been pon a visit' to* Uncle -Jimmie Werts. Miss Rosalie Wheeler, of Excelsior has been visiting Miss, Janie Wither spoon. Rev, and Mrs. Boyd have returned from their trip '[o Mississippi. Mr. Boyd went -to Column'biaed nesday to visit his parishioner. Mr. S. . Birge. Rev. J. I. McKain will go to cot irence at Spartanburg next week. WeT hope -to see Rev. McKain re turn to this pastorate. Mr. Arthur Merchant of Columbia, is visiting his father. Mr. G. S. Mer chiant. Mrs. 0. P. Harris is visiting Mrs. T. A. Dominick. Mr. A. N. Crosson 'has been on a visit to Wircos. Ga. We've heard it whisered that it was a business (?) rip. but lhe says not. \e are practically cut off from the otsie( wo'rld so far as freights on the Southern are concerned as we have had no local freight from Sat uvcday to this morning (Thursday). There will be Christmas exercises ai Grace church during the holidays. The program will be givenl la.ter. Mrs. Kreps will have charge and all may expect something good. We learn that there will be exer ises at Colony church at some time durin the holidays. SIXTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS Vercict Against Glenn-Lowry in Fa vor of Mrs. Louisa A. McCar ley. 'he readers of The Herald and News are familiar with the facts in th nfortunate cdeath of Mr. Ma thew M. McCarlev some several months ago at Whitmire. Mr. Mc Carley was in the employ of the Glenn-Lowry c :mnpany and was work ing with their press at the time of the accident. Mr. McCarley had been d rected to oil the press and while en gaged in -.is work a rope -broke and a heavy weight fell on his head liter ally crushing it. He died ins'antly. He left a wife and three children. I She btought suit against .the mill for $35.000 damages for the death of her husband. She was represented by F. B. Grier, of Greenwood, Hunt, Hunt and Hunter, and Schumpert and Holloway. of Newberry. The Glenni-Lowry company was represented by Mower and Bynum, Johnstone & Cromer and P. T. Hyde of Charleston. The case commenced on Friday be fore Judge Memminger and a jury. It was given to the jury on Tuesday af ternoon and after deliberating for sev eral hours they gave a verdict Tues day nigh-t in favor of Mrs. McCarley fr $16,ooo. A motion was made yesterday after noon before Judge Memminger for a new trial. After argument Judge Memminger took the papers with him. The case will be appealed to the su , preme court whatever may be the decision as to a new trial. The state boarg of canvassers mef on Wednesday, -and declared the re sult of the dispensary election in Spar tanburg and Greenville counties. -IN Spartanburg county -The vote for no dispensary was 2.114. and for dispen sary 416. In Greenville county, no ,!ispensary, 858 and for dispensary 383. - Tames Wood, of Pacolet, celebra -ed his 93rd biithday on Novinber 26. The South Carolina. Methodist con ference will convene ncxt week at Spartanburg. Among matters m oortance that will come up before -this conference, is the election of an edi tor of the Southern Christian Advo cate. T:he net pronits from the several )eer and whiskey dispensaries in Spar tanburg county for the months of Ocober and November. were $7.094. Death of An Old Servant. 'Orange Watts. the old family ser vant o. Mr. fT. C. Pool died Wednes (lay in his seventieth year. and was buried on Thtrrsday afternoon at the Calmes grave yard. This old dar key has been employed by Mr. Pool for abotut twenty-five years. and.has )een a faithful servant. SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE. Notice is hereby given that the County Board of Commissionlers wil on the 4th day of January. 19o6, elect a keeper for the County Home at a salary of twenty-five follars per month. and a county physician *at a salary of one hundred and twenty-five - dollars per annum: said councy phy sician shall be required to furnish all neessary meuces. Applications may be filed with either of the undersigned on or be-. fore said date. at 1u o'clock noon. J. Monroe Wicker. Attest: Supervisor. Fred H. Dominick. Clerk. the "masheen' man'don't do bet ter I don't know what in the world I am going to do with him. T said Uncle Paddy Wheeler and he made it-oh. something altogether foreign t ,this. If he lon.t do( better I am. going to-well write better myself, if the Editor will send me better paper. So its up to you Mr. Editor at last. (The "masheen" man says "she" is ready for-well, better writing.)