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Judge Brawley's Decision Places Lam Owners in Bad Fix-Mr. C. C. Featherstone Thinks a Con stitutional Statute Can be Enacted to Meet Case. 'The article on tihe disenszion 0 Judge Brawley b.- -Drther Bb. publisihv in the A(i : ens .verti,]e of June 26. and reirodued in Til News and C,ur,ier 12,z. be lulL (1is cussed .'v the tihinkin men over th( state. The Hon. C. C. Featherstonw of Laurens. ofe of the leadin law vers of thi5 s:ate. and one of its mos proininent ezenls. i speaim; o u matter said: "There is no doubt bu that 'Bro ther Bob' understands the full sii. fie.ance of Jud.re Brawlev's decision The facts that he presents are true and lie presents them in such a waN that any mind should be able to se( the probable disasters to the land owner. As he has so aptly said in that article, the decision of Judge 'Brawley holding the labor contract law of thi4 state unconstitutional, has placed thE farmers interests in an extremely se rious perdicanien-t-and the 'negro it the saddle.' "The farmer, in order to get hand4 at the beginning of the year, is fore ed to make large advances in the wai of cash and supplies, -absolutely with out security. The laborer can worl with him for a while and then leav( him in the lurch. "No more serious situation eve: confronted the farmer. 'He must hav( labor. He may get it to start with 'but he canot hold it in the presen' demoralized condition of affairs. "What is the remedy? "In the first plice, I think it ic probable that a new statute can bE enacted by the next General Assem bly that will stand the test of th( Courts. "The thinking men of that bod) ought to put on their 'thinking eaps and frame such a statute, and hav( it.ready for introduction. at the meet ing of the General Assembly - nexi January. "A great deal of the time of the General Assem.blv is spent in the con sideration of small, frivolous affairs that cannot benefit anybody-costing the state annually an expenditure o: thousands of dollars. It is high time for such nonsense to cease. "What we want is practical, com mon sense legislation-legislation thai will benefit the people along practi eal lines. "The labor situation can be reme died if it is gone at in the proper way Can Stop Theft of Labor. ,,Second. If a statute cannot be enact ed that will bind the laborer and that will stand the tests of the Courts. one cani be enacted that will, indirectly, bring about the same resuilt. "I' mean a statute that will keep a m'an''s neighbors from enticine away or interefeminz with his laborers. "The3 contract between: the land lord and laborer is all right on the eivil side of the Court. In a civil action 'he courts will sustain it. The trouble is that. under Judge Braw-' 1ey-'. derision, a violatien thereof will niot sastain an indict mfnr-the viola tor cnnnot be punlllihet eriminally. "Of course, as between 'he farmei and laborer thims remedy is useless t.' the landlord-the av--rage laborer be. inz withto'it property that can .be reache.l hv'C~C e adonl. "B-i: why not piuish. and punish severely, the third parh, who either entices awav the ia!<1er or harbors him a':er hie lea'.es? "'Lah<rers5 are pot going- to leave unless they can get employment else whecre. The Wrong Sert of 'TeigY n. ly a man 's ni'ihoors ar jating witl: (:p''n arms t" 1'r'e!Vr tho lahor'or whc' are mar daV.s ous to the far'ming inz..rr-: t h:v he neZro who:c violate: his~ centirac: They ar jr r intelli gent and know better. One-half tlh tiui-: thEy are the ?ause of the negrc violain his (ofiiar-t'. :de "11' J1 sev'' l' \lye a b "i iv hav'( somne law 'ii: :hi -'hjeet-mfore Than we enforce--but, in my jude' me':. the Law- :ught to be 'amended an:d made broader and more stringent * When this is done and we make ui onr minds to enfcrce such a law I be lieve that the labor question will b4 greatly improved, if not completely solved. "White men: who are anxious t< employ laborers who have violated their conitract have always been the principal trouble. "Third. There is another mattel of vital importancwe alone this line 7 viz: The rigid enforcement of va graney laws. "There are thousands of negroel H an1 canon mas, who ougnt to e made to work. Their failure to i l to embarrass the 1r sit-ationby decreasin. the ubr o a1:1r).1 but this class of ers inwerfere with those who want wt vork-suggest and put new ideas S ir heads that cause them to ci r4m61e dissatisfied and demoralized. -I :(idition to this the crimes tiai fill and congest our Criminal Cwurts are. as a rule, committed by his ia( of idlers: in fact. the idle i ver the eou"try are a ecee to the country in various STiey are ()pj.osed to the proper Inioree-nent of law. If they get on juries yon will always find them op n,zosed to conviction, and in hundreds of wavs they contribute to the de moralization 9f society. "No country is safe that has a larue idle class. "&We aheady have vagrancy laws that are brad enough to cover the majority of cases. What we need is -.strict elforceTne-!t of these laws by mayrs. maistrates and solicitors, all alon- the line. "In this enforcement the farmers are vitally interested and can be of -reat assistanef to the officers of the law. They should not hesitate to re port vaarants, :-wear out warrants and set the legal machinery in mo Lion. ZOne reat trouble atout the en forcement of all law in this country is the fetr that most people have of becoming prosecutors and witnesses. We too fregaently fail to do our duty ia this respect and then stand off and criticise the verdict of juries. "No mai is a good citizen who is afraid to report and proseente offen ders of the law. It is a moral crime power to bring otaloivrtfsoehMF for any man to fail to do all in his power to bring violators of the law to justiee. Let us get every man to report another for violations of the law. "9I veri!v believe that two things will make 'ea the labor situation: "First. Tlfhe punishment of men who in!erefere with other people's laborers. "Se.md. x strici rigid enforce ment of the vagrancy laws. "I trust that the governor and At torney General will bring officially this latter n'tter to the attention of all in authority, and urge a vigorous enforcement of the vagrancy laws. "I am glad to know that in the city of Laurens our mayor has the courage t') enforee the YL.tranecy law. He has 1Len ar it for s..me tiimd and the good result is .easily secen. "Will not the iragistrates and oth er maor*s take ro(tiec and proceed stunz the s'amcle Enc'* E20T TO DE~ATH. Lide Kilgo Meets Untimely Death in Darlington.-Attenldinlg Day Cele bration. . Darlington, July 4.-The Fourth of July celebration was marred tonight by the .unfortunate killing of Lide Nilgo. aged 16, of Bishopville. The killing of young Kilgo was a most unusual affair. It seems that young Kilgo had gone to the fruit store of J. Wiley Rhodes for the pur pose of making a purchase. While in the store it appears that a negro nam ed Sam Teague was there also and, it is alleged, had insulted the wife of* the proprietor. Rhodes came out with pistol in hand, with the intention, it is said, of resenting the insult to his wife. In the melee which followed Rhodes' pistol was discharged, the anll strikin-r the nezro in the fore iead, tihe iullet glaneing, entered TKilgo's 1'ead .st between the eyes. - h neer', w-ho was only slghtly1 njr n. ade his escape, and: at 30 o'clock tonight he is being searchK! fo and his arrest is expeeted, as a wtness b)efore the coroner's jury. The unf.ortunate young man, accom panied by his father, Mr. .T. P. Kilyr. came over today from Bishopville to attend the Fourth of July celebration. The elder Mr. Kilgo left in the after noon for Bishopville, leaving his s:1n with some friends to return later. Mr. Rhodes. from whose pistol t:' Ifatal bullet was discharged, is regard ed as a g'ood citizen, and is a singlr inthe choir of the Baptist church. The affair is greatly deplored in Darington. Young Kilgo had just graduated at the Bishopville publie school and ex peted to enter Furm'an university at the approaching session. ITraffic on Great Lakes. Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin. The record of traffic through the "So'' eanal tends steadily upward. 'The figures have lone been a source -of wonder to the business world, and speculation as to the ultimate magni tude of the commerce mnouiits to as .mue'a.. that houl hyy een deem ed fabulous twenty-five years ago. The tomna(e for May was nearly 8, floo.000 exceeding1 that of the same month of 1906 by over 2,500,000 tons. These figures are attained only by the maintenance of a movement of vessels that is as uninterrupted as the working of a clock. An idea of the gait at which devel opment is proceeding on the great lakes, especially in the iron ore trade may be gained from the extent of the contemplated harbor plans iii connec tion with the founding of Gary. Ind., the new steel port at the head of Lake Michigan. This scheme recalls Rus sia 's construction of the port or Daeny. It embraces not only the crea tion of a barbor, but also the digging of a series of canals 250 feet w.ide in the trunks and 200 feet in the slips, and having a depth of twenty-four INTO OUR I -: 1P~ MAIN S Better fixed to than Fresh Meats, Groceries Cann Ci Give us your ord do the rest. Pric Booze Wood Manuf' HARTS VI: Manufacturers of Door Sash, Doors, Blinds, TL Ornamental Wood Wor Flooring, Ceiling, Sidli the Building Material L We want yc;ur inqui grading and workmcan prices are right.. Hartsville Wood N H ARTSVIl 50c. The Cigarett 2 Coupons ine Coupons also R Valuable ] Premium D AMERICAN T Jersey City, N. J. Capital $25,000. The Bank of Prosperity This Bank was established to [ne. It will so care for your mc are, and you can have it whenevi in the ftnancial family it will prc need. It insures you the best se Make a deposit today. Ever ink account. 4 per cent on money in the SaN eo. Y. Hunter, President. J. F. Browne, C [he People's N( Prosperity, aid Up Capital - - urplus and Individual Pr4 tockholders' Liabilities * or protection of deposito C. MOSELEY. President. M. A . W. WHEELER, Cashier. GEO. Better a conservative interest c turn when wanted, than a high ra1 out the principal. A National Bank is a safe Deposil akes it so. Likewise our Board c prudent conservative managemen DIRECTOF G. W. Bowers. % J. A. C. Kibler. J R. L. Luther. ) M. A. Carlisle. G J. H. Hunter. E J. P. Bowi Ve allow 4 per cent. per a lepartment, interest pay Pianos ANnD At Factory Prices. ?rite us at once for our special plan f you buy either instruent tbrh h~wstE ta life-tim. Wrieon Malone Music House COLUMBIA, S. C., For Catalogues, Terms, Etc.J [HE EXO HAP Main Street, Ne'i We submit the comparative figure -id esteem on the part of a patroni: June 14, 1906. oans $137,193.84 eposits 52,566.79 A GAIN OF OVER 104 We, too, pay 4 per cent. in oui J. D. DAVENPOR E. R. H IPP, Vice M. L. SPEA R MAI CEO. B. CR0OMEl YOUR BA. THE NEWBERRY Si apital $50,000 - - No Matter How Small, The Newberry Si ill give it careful attent pplies to the men and the AS. McINTOSH, President. Surplus $14,000 Prosperitu. , S. C. assist ycu in building a for ney that it is absolutely se zr you want it. And if yo ve your good friend in -me rvice and convenien e. y fortune has grown from a rings Department. J. S. Wheeier, V. Pres. ashier. Itional Bank> - - $25,000 00 >fits $5,000 00 $25,000 00 rs. CARLISLE, Vice-President JOHNSTONE, Attorney. n your deposit with its safe :e and a feeling of doubt Government supervision f Directors is a guArantee ,t. ZS: . P. Pugh. no. B. F ellers. r. A. Moseley. eo. Johnstone. [. C. Moseley. rs. mum i our Savings at>le semi-annually. ALL KINDS f Plumbing Done on b~ort Notice. . W. W HITE< ICE BANK( rberry, S. C. ~s as evidence of confidence ring public. -June 14; 1907. Loans $195,441.13 Deposits 105,268.18 ) PER CENT. Savings Department. T, Prest. Prest. al, Cashier. 1, Atty. NKING! IVINGS BANK. - Surplus $30,000 To Matter How Large, wvings Bank ion. This message women alike. J. E. NORWOOD, Cashier. feet. This ;inblitiLiu scei nel would require about .10.000.000 hut the cons[ t ton f the ea lal-z is fea ible. a-4 the counlry is level and sandy. With a harbor of twenty-four feet, and inside channels to match. Gary wOuld be in position :o receive tre menldous cargoes. There are no interlake channels be tween Escanaba and Gary, and ves sels can load deeper than for service between the lakes. The largest car- tL go ever carried on the lakes-13,333 tons-was taken from Escan&-.- il c1 South Chicago by the steamer henry 11. R()-ers. which when carrying the reat burden drew twelty-one feet forwar-A and twenty-one feet three in- O1 ches aft. With twenty-four feet a vailable at the terminals the record in this service would soon exceed 15, 000 tons. IEW STORE G TREET, serve our tradel ever. 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