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GOVERNOR TAKES A HAND. Says Courty Boards Must Revise the Registration Books. The conditiin 4f the registratTonl books in those counties in which dis pensar-y elections have been denied will h t-horouuh!y iuvestia ted. it ap pears. The appeals that have been made to Governor Ansel have met with a prompt response and in one ease he has instructed the solicitor to investigate conditions and to put the ease in the hands of the grand jury. This relates to complaints made as to conditions in Barnwell county." In reply to an inquiry from the super visor of Barnwell county Governor Ansel has also writ'ten at .length his interpretation of the law regulating the revision of the registration books and the governor's interpretation is very apt to be good law. This let ter is as folio'ws: "To Mr. J. B. Morris, Supervisor, Barnwell. S. C.,- Dear Sir: Your telegram of this date with reference to .the revision of registration books and asking me to advise you if the present board of commissioners may employ some one to revise same, is to hand, and in reply I will say that See tion 187 of the .Code of Laws of 1902, Volume 1, reads as follows: 'The board of registration shall revise the *list of registered electors at least ten days preceding each elec tion, and shall erase therefrom the names of all registered electors who may have become disqualified, or who, upon satisfactory evidence, may appear to have died or removed from their respective counties, or who may have been illegally or fraudulently restored: Provided, that any one who may deem himself injured by such an act may have the same iight of ap peal to -the Court of Common Pleas or any Judge thereof, as heretofore provided for persons who have been denied registration.' "You will see from this that it re quires the board of registration to do this work and it does not provide for anybody to do it for them. My opinion, therefore, is that the work must be done by the board themsel ves, because in the registration of vo ters ,they are niade quasi judges as to whether a registration ticket shall be issued, and I do not think that any one can revise the list as provided in Section 178 except the hoard of reg istration. The liaw is plain that it does not seem to me there can be any question about it. In this state the board of registration is a very im portant one and all the work, there fore, is required to be done by them and must be done by them personal ly, and not by somelgody else for them. Yours very truly, -"'M. F. Ansel,. Governor', The Governor also wrote a letter to the supervisor of Williamsburg county, which is straight to the point, and speaks for itself. It follows: ''Columbi.a, July 10, 1907.-To County Supervisor, Williamsburg County, Kingstree, S. C.-Dear Sir: Complaint has been made to me that a petition was filed in your office, asking for an election upon the ques tion of the sale of 'liquor in your coun.ty, the petition hiaving been fil ed before th,e first of May last, and that nothing has been done by you with reference to -the same. You will please advise this office when the pe titions were filed with you and What disposition you have made of them. If no action 'has been taken at all you wBil please explain why -This is thve case. ''An early and full answer will oblige, yours very truly, "M. F. Ansel, Governor.'' "Murderous Law.'' Richmond News-Leader. Suppose some man in Virginia with a murderous heart had a grudge against Judge Barksdale, who presid ed at the Loving trial? As we under stand the law ait present in Virginia, the man could walk into the court room at Houston, empty two loads of buckshot into Judge Barksdale 's body and when arrested could have one of his woman relatives to swear that she told him that she had been grossly in .sulted or wronged by the judge. It would make no difference that Judge Barksdale 's whole life and character contradicted the possibility of his committing such an offense. His friends might have evidence at hand to show that he was a thousand miles away when the alleged wrong was done. They would not be allowed to offer the evidence. The case would go to the jury as that of an injured relative proteeting the honor and avenging the wrongs of a woman of his family. There would be no possi bility of vindication for the dead man. He ~would lie in his grave with the records standin against his name con victing him of an act which his own character and the conditions alike made impossible. We have no word of censure for ~,j :1 ani~1 zi~v (;>A 1c hae .(doub: tha11 he actc(ld nSCit iu i and with clear uCnderstanIdi(nrg' an1d that what he declared to be the law is the law. We do not know that the iar 1s o be ble,1'l. It must he re collected that a jury must aet on the evidence presented in court and so far as this jury knew. here was a father whose d-anghter liad been indue ed to dink. drugged to insensibility and mistreated. Of course under the law as writtei even these circumstan ces did not justify the deliberate kill ing of the man supposed to have been guilty. In Virghnia, however, we al ways have regarded what is known as the "unwritten aw'' applying to such cases. Even with that we should think the jury would have hesitated long before acquitting a man who kills another with deadly deliberation but does not take the time or pains to be sure of his facts. I The piactieal, conere.te fact of the present is that with the law as it stands life is unsafe. the law against murder is almost nullified and the state is in the ipnomnious position of being unable to protect her own citiz ens. Tihe praotical thing to do is to correct the law at the earliest pos sible moment. The newspapers and the leaders of thought and action in the -ate should direot public atten tion to the subject and arouse senti ment so that the very day the 'egis laiture meets measures will be intro duced which will make recurrence of conditions like th;se of the Loving case impossible. This wll not only provide safeguards for the future, but will express, in one way possible, the feelinz and opinion of the people on the result of this trial. Some time <ago we urged that the "unwritten law'' should be written on the statutes with the conditions which shall justify an appeal to it clearly set forth. Many conserva tive and thoughtful people in the state regard this as a ridical and dan gerous proposition. However that may be) certainly we should have some provision which will make the taking of a human life in any cir cumstances mther more of a serious matter than the shooting of a vagrant cog. Our statutes should require that a man who undertakes the res ponsibilityv of taking human life shall, at least. be abund.antly sure of his provocation and know beyond doubt that wrong has been done him or his Rice! Ri( 0 * Special sale of I * days, or as long as * 8 1-3c. grade 15 11 * . 6 1-4c. grade 201 0 We keep everyt * staple Groceries. * and green, from * pound. Teas, Mi * Young Hyson, 001 80c. the pound. Phone us your o * for everything "go Fant's 01 iS1 re TEACHER WANTED. The patrons L, F-rks schol dis trict No. 55 will meet at the school house on Satuirday. July 27, 1907, at three o'clock for the iurpose of elect in a teahvr. The term will last six niih.< and the salary is .,35 a month. Lady preferred. Applications may be sent to W. G. Metts. Slighs. q: C.. R. F. D. No. 1. 1). T. Wicker, Pomaria. S. C., R. F. D. Q_ ]. M Kinard, Pomaria, S. C., R. F. D. NOTICE. Vacancies in the State Scholar ships in South Carolina Military Academy to be filled by competitive eaminations eist in Newberry Coun ty, to-wit; Newberry (1). Application blanks may be obtain ed by applying to County Superin tendent of Education or to Col. C. S. Gadsden, Chairman of Board of Vis itors, Charleston, S. C. These applications carefully filled out must be received by the Chairman of Board of Visitors by 21st,'July, 1907. Barbecue. We will igive a first class barbecue at the residence of D. E. Halfacre, near St. Philips church, July 18th. Music will be furnished by the Jolly Street String Band. The public is cordially invited to attend and e:joy a good 'cue. D. E. Halfacre. J. D. H. Kibler. Jam -town Exposition, Norfolk, Va. For the above occasion the Char !esto- and Western Carolina railway will sell cheap round trip tickets. For rates, ec., see ticket Rent or write Ernest Williams. G. P. A., Augusta, Ga. CHARLESTON & WESTERN CAR OLINA RY. Schedule in effect June 9th, 1907. Lv. Newberry(C N & L.) 12:46 p. m. Ar. Laurens 1:52 p. m. Lv. Laurens (C. & W. C.) 2:15 p. m. Ar. Greenville 3:40 p. m. Lv. Laurens 1:58 p. m. Ar. Spartanburg 3:30 p' mn. Lv. Spartanburg (So. Ry.) 3:40 p. mn. Ar. Hendersonville 6:25 p. m. Rice! . Lice for next ten the'lot lasts. bs. for $1.00. bs for $1.00. hing in fancy org Coffee, parched 10c. to 35c. the+ S xed Gunpowder, ong from 40c. to0 0 rders. Phone 212 od to eat."0 rocerU, d Stand. S 0 Ar. A herille 7:30 p. m. n Lv. Laurens (C. & W. C.) 2:00 p. m. A. Greenwod 2 :56 p. m. Ar. McCormiek 3:55 p. mn. Ar. AIugusta -:40 p. m. Pullman Chair Cars between Au gusta, Laurens and Asheville, ' tri- t weekly. Leave Augusta Tuesdays, o Thursday and Saturdays ;leave Ashe ville Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri days. Note: The above arrivals and de partures, as well as connections with 1 other companies, are given as infdr mation, and are not guaranteed. Ernest Williams, Cen. Pass. Agt., Augusta, Ga. Geo. T. Bryan, Greenville, S. C. f Gen. Agt., NOTICE OF FINAL SETT.MRNT Notice is hereby given that we will make a settlement on the personal C estate of George M. Bowers, deceased, in the Probate Court for Newberry County, at eleven o'clock A. M. on Thursday, the 25th day of July, 1907, C and will immediately thereafter ap ply for letters of discharge as Exe- E cutors of the last will and testament of the said George M. Bowers, de- t ceased. . George M. Bowers, H. B. Dominick, E Itaw 4t. Executors. CHEAP RATES Via Southern Railway. Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition, Norfolk, Va. On account of the aboe occasion the following instructions will gov em the sale of round trip tickets to Norfolk, Va. from Ntwberry, S. C. Season ticket-$19.55. This ticket will be sold daily April 19th to and s1 including November 30th, 1907, final date to leave Norflok returning De- d cember 15th, 1907. C 60 day ticket-$16.30. This ticket will be sold daily April 19th to end including November 30th, 1907, final date to leave Norfolk returning six ty (30) days from ate of sale and Analytical Vie Greatest CombinationC Gomplete Common Se Greatest Cash and Pai insurance Company. 'Protection Afforded. Non Privileges - . Maturity Settlemen1 Special Privileges Policies Continuing on whole Life, limitec Pacific Mutua Iwill pay you to call to see bfre taking out a policy. Office over old Post Office. it lated tha?n leecenber 1.5th, 1907. t Fifteen dlay tieket--414.30. 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