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ELECTION IN UNION NULL. Contest in Dispensary Election Ends. Abruptly-Attorneys Say it Was Illegal. 6: t nion. Jani uir -' 1.- Tie oiel( ion h1d )ec.':ihr 2 t tiie t q uei tion of etablishin: a dispensary sy d i'n d-:iel":red1 ltuo ,r 1be ili al n lliand void by the C'oint- boaird of elect ion eauvasers following~ a:1 agreemen: 11 suitel i t the board by the att r " neys ei lo::.Ed t.) (o11tet and theS: fi e t' ): i jC.o1deid the eleciol. The a,reemenit furt her provided Thiat~ lthe nion counlty delaltio:1 tO the 1e ish:ture 11e inl,tru te 'd to intro diee and urge the passage of a bill t providing for anMother election on the i dispensarv (1UeSilo1 in this county in ' the current year. The agreement was r signed by all the attorneys appearing at the coltZst. The b(.ird has som 1e dor.ht as to its t amh1 riy to declare an election void f without some evidence. but attorneys r on bo:l - sides urgTed that the board 1: had the authority and the order was z entered. . A large number of witnesses were present from all sections of the coun- t tv in obedience to summons to testi- 9 fyas to the -manner in which the election was conducted. but none of , them were sworn. It is almost uni versally admitted that neither regis tration certificate nor proof of pay- f ment of taxes were required as a prerequisite to voting. The South's Attitude Toward The Railroads. r Baltimore Sun. It may be true, as our esteemed E contemporary, the New York Press asserts, in reply to the suggestion c that state regulation of rates has eaten up the Seaboard Air Line's re F venues, that "there has not been enough of enforcement of lower 2 charges to affect the company's rev enue." It may be conceded that the reduced rates have been effective for t only a few months and that the di- I minution of the company's receipts X from this cause alone did not hasten the receivership. Bat there are other facts and considerations whioh can- 1 mot be ignored in a -eandid and thor- ( 'oughi discussion of the laws enacted by southern legislatures for the regu 'lationiof freight and passenger rates. C The Sun advocated just and reason .able regulation by congress of rail roads engaged in inters.tate commerce, Swith ample safeguards for protection of the public of the railroads. The law enacted by congess. known ast the Hepburn act, increases tihe power of t'he interstate commerce .commnus Ssion, enables the commnission to sub U stitute a rate whitch it considers fair, and reasonable for an 'exessive rate, and gives the railroads the right of .appeal to the federal courts from the deeision of the commission. The right of the several states to ~Tegulate railroad rates within 'their boundaries is not questioned. Of Scourse, t.here can be no regulation that is confiscatory. ~But a princi pie is involved in the regulation whieh tonees the welfare of the pub ~lie as deeply as it does that of the railroads. We do not know of any other section' of the United States -more dependent for development up on the railroads than the southern states. These -states have enormous natural r-sources, which cannot be de veloped' properly without the assist :ance of outside capital. Much of the -capital which investors in other sta- 4 -tes hav:e placed in the south is in "vested in railroad properties. These 'investments were made at a time 'when public opinion in the south was bitterly hostile to the railroads, when Tegulation was not a political issue in every township and county in 'which the politicians could make it a "burning question.'' It is not de nied that the railroad management was frequently taetless, and often ar bitrary. It is recognized that the } people of some of the southern sta Ltes had a just grievance at times in ~respect to discrimninations. 'They had 'the right to redress these grievances and to demand uniformly just and equitable treatment. But it is an open question whether the politicians did not ind-uee the people to apply a re medy which may 'be injurious to the mateial interests of the south as ~ well as to the railroads. Capital will not promote railroad enterprises or any other undertak ings unless it has reasonable assur anee of a fair return on its invest ment. No business man in th~e south would invest his funds in a project which was subject every two years, or whenever the state legislatures meet, to regulation whieh might stop short only of confiscation. In scal ing down the rate3 which railroads in the south may charge for hauling .freight and transporting passengers southern legislatures may have am ple warrant in the law. That is a -uetio fo th highest court in the n.1 1') d{erite. Tie S.a)oard Air ,i:!( 'Ta n1+"t have suffered ,.reatly 1o11 ille r'edieti+'11 :1 1i rates ver r .iiltlv est ablished( h)V su1t hern 1e2ia aires. B1ut is it no4 it probable'l that J 1+'jIo peet 4f fu 'ther I:'iI at ion I('+lllillim'el agiitati ll fo(r eveni lnor1c' it,- 11 roi :;~ 1:I 1ile S'ti1 Io s '.'1:'\w 2! (+il \ tven 1ll a tulm e filiall 1al clidltions were normal? At a Eriod t financial stringe,ncy it 1 r'4 hOal 1(' thiit utSide cap1ilta1 wou1,ld uid i- w\ay into a region1 where there as disp i0 ion to deal \w"it h rail ads ill a spirit of implicable. if not 11reasonii , hostility? We do 4oi beliiVe the lbusiness in ;re:-i5 of the s1ut1th and the thoulit i! men Iof that Seetion desire any eCnlation of railroads -which in spi it and effect is not both just and -i. We d+ not believe they apro^ve f a policy which w4llld bring disas l' upo:1 ihe railroads in retaliation r past wron-s which the peopI lav have suffered. That would not e sensible. We think the public is n1 itied- to protection, not only from ailroad corporations. hut also from ,"isla"tures which act hastily and oug'hltlessly sometimes. when action a(uld be taken only after delibera ion and seareliing inquiry. We can ot conceive that enlightened sou-;" rn men as anxious to put the south ii a position in which is will offer ewer inducements to capital. What he best southern opinion should do to demand fair play for both capi :l and the publiC-ilot mi a senti iental way. but as a practical busi ess proposition. The south wants aore railroads. It wants better ctuipment for the railroads it now ossesses. It will find it exceedingly ifficult to secure outside capital for hese puposes unless it can convince rivestors that their bonds and stocks ill be protected from the hostility nd, in many cases the ignorance of agislators. About the tenth of the wealth of his nation is represented by railroad roperty. A vast army of toilers de end upon the railroads for wages. 'he money which the railroads dis urse in wages and equipment finds ts way almost immediately i.nto the haniiels of business. Therefore rhen state legislatures undertake to 'protect the publie'' they should ree gnize t:hat the puvblic is composed of Start the Openling a C Know how mu Know for whai You will find a Books at the B rnd see themnlan ection. MAYES' Ot NEWB3EF YOUR B~ THE NEWBERRY lapital $50,000 - No Matter How Small, The Newberry viil give it careful ati ipplies to the men and AS. MclNTOSH, Preidnt. vi] u I 11enlm'llt:-each of Wv ll 11 .' V e \ot lii1 . 11i11 i )i' * Il 'a h fairly lec');nizecd i . ie i-1railr 1ad a 'it.atOll in s I sou 1;t hern ;tates. PIU COCAINE A1 surm WHISKEY abits cnred at my srtorium in few weeks ou can return to yo home in 30 days well. free and hap; I have made these habits a specialty f 23. years and cnred thousands. Book on Hlome Treatment sent m Address D)R. B. 'X. WOOLLE1 102 N. Pryor Streut, Atlanta, G FOR ALL CR AT'r For a!i Aches and N Pains in/ Men and BesNUSEfE fRADE MARK ! - .* A ra oeRemedy. For sale b~y all drurrists and les,25c Money refunded if itfall;to i1 all claimed. NoAh Rax EDT Co.. Boston, Masr.,U.S.A. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMEN We will make final settlement c the estate of Mrs. Elizabeth Came: on, deceased, in the probate court fc Newberry county on Friday, the se, enteenth day of January, 1908, 11 o'clock in the forenoon, and in mediately thereafter apply to t1 said court for letters dismissory. A persons indebted to said estate wi make payment on or before said dai I and all persons having elaims again, said estate will: present them du] attested. H. W. Cameron, Executors. Year Rg ash Account! ch you s pend. . you spend it.. full line of Blank ook Store. Cal d make your se 101 STORE, ~RY, S. C. ANKING! SAVINGS BANK. - Surplus $30,004 No Matter How Large, Savings Bank ention. This message the women alike. J. E. NORWOOD, Cashier. ID THE OLD' or E For twent ihe, the standard Fish scrap is used in every - balanced and carefully mixed, ins I;' See that F. S. I At Wholesale rices Bananas, Lt 1-_ Oranges, 11 Apples, and all sorts of Fruits. Homemade 9' LHCandy. THEOS LMBRAT W THES TANARDHE: XND 1 Its warehouse receipts are regarded PA T R O1 as the highest class of bankable collateral i. ( 2 If money can be borrowed on any-IT ION T c thing it can be borrowed on the receipt of The Standard Warenouse Company. H AV E N j3 Banking institutions are familiar G RI with te methods and strict business principles and financial standirig of The INlVI T A: Standard Warehouse Company, and seekc - its receipts as a basis of loans. 4. The identical cotton that you place in the warehouse is returned upon sur render of receipts.I 5- In case of fire your cotton is paid for at market value, and you have no difficulty as to insurance, the full in suranice~being maintained by The Stand ard Warehouse Company. 6 All insurance on cotton is main tained at full value in the highest class English and American Insurance Com panies. 7 The Standard Warehouse Compauy is absolutely independent of any other oranization and conducts its affairs upon stit business methods. 8. The paid up capital stock of The TO the Sti Standard Wa--ehouse Company 1s $350, ooo.oo, and the company is absolutely Bank ol safe, andi its warehouse receipts ccme be 16t ahead of the stockholders. r 6t 9. By having a number of Standard Warehouses constructed so as to comply with insuranice regulations and econo mies in genierai management The Stan dard Warehouse Company offer the cheap- Lo,ans and est rate comn patible with sound busimess methods, ample insurance and the full- Overdrafts est protection of its receipts.Funtr 10. The Standard Warehouse CompanyFuntr is anxious to have all cotton of farmers Cash and and others storea, and offers the most copie te protection and encouragement for favmers desiring to hold their cotton. 11. Rates wil be furnished upon ap plication to Mr. J D. Wheeler, local manager Samndard Warehouse Company, Capital stC Newberry, S. C. Undivided 10,000! Unpaid di .Cashier s Agents wanted at once. previous Deposits, experience is not essential, territoryDeois is going fast, write soon if you wish eois to make money faster than you ever did before. Whit today. Address J. " " TIME FISH GUANO y-three years of the South. :on of Farmers' Bone. Properly uring bigger yields with less acreage TRADE MARK REGISTERED hs trade mark is on every Foyster Guano Co. Norfolk, Virginia. FE.SOuVE D THAT DvPiNC THE LAST YEAR WE HAVE bUILT QP IN HoST TRDE \JITN HONEST PEOPLE BYSELUNC H ONEST GOCD AT HOrVEST Q PR CES XT YEARrSAME LY LE ~F;~ Rx L THAT WE CAN LooK OUR PATRoNS MIN THE PACE AND WISH THEM A HAPPY AR, BECAUSE WITHIN oURSELVES WE NCoUS of HAVING TREATED oUR PAT lGH T IN THE PAST. oUR PATRONAGE THIS. iN THE YEAR To CoME WE CAN E To DoNo MORE THAN IN THE YEARS AVE PASSED. .WE NEED NoT, WE KNOW, ANYTHING BUT THANKS To OUR oLD [. WE KNow THEY NEED No INVITA CoME To oUR SToRE. To THoSE WHO T YET CoME OUR WAY, To THE STRAN DUR ToWN, WE EXTEND, HoWEVER, AN ['IoN To CoME AND SEE US. RESPECTFVLLY, EWART-PERRY CO., CoR. MAIN AND CoLLEGE .JTS., R EPOR T te Bank Examiner of the condition of The Exchange Newberry, S. C., at the close of business Decem , 1907. S(CONDENSED) R ESOUR CES'. - disconts... -------$ 16 ,790 26 ............. --.-.---- 3,479 93 and fixtures ......_ 3,636 92 Exchange ... ....... ...- 10,01 07 $179,508 18 LIABILiTIES: ck.. .... 5 ,00 o profiLs, net -.--.. ..904 4 idends . - ..- .- --25 Checks -.. . Banks......$ 2,779 72 2t91 ndividual .......-I 11,072 44- m. 16 $179,508 18