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FE_1lS LA001 A ND MILL MIERGER1% Mr. Holloway Says in Address at Edgefield He Sees Trouble for Farmers of State. Edgefield, July 4.-The Hon. John Belton O'Neall Holloway, .of Newber ry, field lecturer and organizer of the Farmers' union, spoke here yesterday. He was greeted by delegates from the several unions of the county, and at the close of the addresses the order went into executive session, when a reorganization was perfected and new officers elected. His address, which consumed about an hour, was most forceful, and at times eloquent. He first dwelt upon the power of organ ized force, without which no great movement could accomplish anything. Mr. Holloway expressee surprise and regret that so many misjudged and misunderstood the real object of the Farmers' union, and then went into a full discussion of its principles and, purposes. First, its efforts and bf fice was to improve the social and educational conditions of the rural districts. It was not with the order a matter entirely of material and pe cuniary gain, but, at the very thresh old it stood for the higher and better elements of life, and all of its teach ings were based upcn the Golden Rule. Again, it taught the lesson of self protection and that of seizing and making the most of opportunity. The employment of economical business. methods in farming was sorely lacking in the average Southern farmer, and it was one of the purposes of the order to correct this fault. No other busi ness was successfully carried on with out business system, and neither could the farm be profitably operated with out it. The matter of systematizing the crops-the classification or grading of cotton and the procuring of prices that would give a reasonable and legi timate profit were matters to which Mr. Holloway also addressed himself. The two things in which he antici pated the greatest trouble and injury to the farmers of this State.was the stecret organization existing among the negro labor and the.present pro posed mill merger. He said in many parts of the State the laborers on the farms were demanding hours, and he knew of a planter in his county who worked under the ten-hour system, and often, after the hands came to the lot with the plough animals, the employer and his son had to take them In charge and attend to their being fed and put away. The one reason that lie mentioned why the mill merger was against tile interest of the farmers was that they avowed as one of the reasons for the combine was to cheapen raw cotton. The address was listened to with marked attention and made a deep im pression. Felder and Blease. Yorkville Enquirer. Although we are still doubtful as to the merits of the quarrel between Governor Ble'ase, and Col. Felder, es pecially in so far as is concerned the' truth of the charges each has prefer red against the other, with the subsi 'tence of the noise occasioned Dy the first exciting discharges in the battle, we are reaching a conviction that the only safe way for the people of South Carolina to consider the matter is calmly and judiciously. Bothi Col. Felder and Governor* Blease have their' partisans, and the partisanship of many of the retainers of either side goes to the extent that' they woVuld have their man come out on top regardless of whether he is right or wrong and others seem to entertain so much doubt as to the ex act proibity of either of the parties to the controversy that they figure on~ general principles that neither will* suffer undeserved consequesnces no matter what happens. There has been a vast amount of talk and writing about the matters leading up to the issuance of a war rant for Felder and the requisition proceedings, and thei'e is much differ ene of opinion as to how much of the governor's action is in the line of a -conscientious discharge of duty and how much of it is buncombe and clap trap, and these questions we can not answer except as a matter of personal opinion, which would be of little prac tical value. But there are some things connect-I ed with the matter that we do not like, -and which we do not consider at all ereditable to Mr. Felder, and one of those is his unwillingness to come to South Carolina, as required by the warrant issued by the duly constituted~ authorities. The charge against Mr. Felder is; that several years ago he sought to bribe a State official and that he is guilty of conspiracy to cheat and de fraud the State of South Carolina. it is true that with mian teoole. the source of the charges a:..d the circ::m stances under which they have ~r2 El f nated are sufficient to cast very con siderable doubt on tieir merit, and this doubt we confess is well founded; but still in view of the regularity of the papers and the nature of the pro ceedings generally, there is little ex cuse for equivocation, evasion or sub terfuge. In the first place it is we:.1 worth while to note that when the papers were served, Mr. Felder, wio is a lawyer, instead of meeting the issue through the ordinary legal processes that he would have used had he been representing some other defendant on the same charges, went at once to the public through the press with a lot of ,buncombe which in the case of any body else, he himself would have said was entirely irrelevant to the issue. For instance, in effect, he says: "Here, all this thing is because of things I have said implicating Gov ernor Blease in this stealing. He has trumped up those lying charges in order to get even. That is low down and contemptible. If he wants satis faction out of me, I'll agree to meet him man to man at any point outside of his State that he chooses to name, or let him sue me for damages for defamation of character in the United States court." All that sounds fair ani l,rave to the thoughtl.ss; hut it wii not stand, a very close examination. If this really be a personal quirrel between Governor Blease and Mr. Fel der, we would not say that. the best way to settle it is by personal com bat; but we would say that whatever curious interest the public might manifest it is none of the publi's busi ness. With the suggestion of the suit in the United States court there is nothing wrong,' except that if Gover nor Blease should resort 1:o such a proceeding he would by so doing ad mit that the whole matter is personal as Mr. Felder desires to make it ap pear. But let us take a look at this fight business from another standpoint: Suppose an officer of the law should surprise a burglar in the act of break ing into a dwelling, and that burglar should challenge the officer to a set tlement orthe matiter by mortalscomn bat, what then? Or even suppose it was a private citizen who should have surprised the burglar. As we see it there is nothing brave or honorable in Felder's challenge to mortal combat, and there is. nothing especially smart in the suggestion 'of a suit for damages. Of course there is noth,ing wrong about the damage suit proposition; but as coming from Mr. Felder the suggestion is gratui tous. There are those who say that they do not .blame Mr. Felder for not be ing willing to submit himself to the power of Governor Blease, and that looks more or less reasonable on its face; but if he should surrender would he 'be in the power of Governor Blease? The constitution guarantees the, right to bail in reasonable amount, and Mr. Fekder has means sufficient to enable him to give bond in such; amount as might be fixed. While there are many jurors in Newberry who would endeavor to up hold Governor Blease regardless of the law or the evidence, it must be remembered that a jury verdict means the unanimous agreement of twelve men, and there will be no unanimous agreement of twelve citizens of New berry on an unjust verdict We don't think this controversy be tween Governor Blease and Mr. Fel der, or rather between Governor Blease and the law, or between Mr. Felder and the law is altogether one sided; but we do think that at this writing Mr. Felder has put himself in a bad light and Governor Blease has the advantage. En WINTHROP COLLEGE. Schorarship and Entrance Examint . tion. -Ag The examination for the award of ciu vacant scholarships in Winthrop col- lau ege and for the admission of new students will be held at the county 2 ourt house on Friday, July'?, at 9 pa: 1. n. Applicants must be not less Si than fifteen years of age. When schol rships are vacant after July 7 they ' will be awarded to those making the1 tur b.ighest average at this examination, Sc] provided they meet the conditions fre erning the award. Applicants for I scholarships should write to Presi-sr lent Johnson before the examination4 uni lor scholarship examination blanks. sc The scholarships a,re worth$00e nd free tuition. The next session 5! will open Steptember 20, 1911. For fur- tie1 ther information and catalogue, ad- Jul Iress Preside.nt D. B. Johnson, Rock EIill, S. C. -ide Now is the time to subscribe to The: log Herald and News, $1.50 per year. dcl FISHIT BUS] HE first ne for Busine best Bait The Printo terpreter the Fishing Qualii inzg depends large Bait he puts into the Fish you are see the Bait? T question. Every sort of Man uses should -the Card, 'the ] Announcements, log and Newspape piece of printing s] on it that will n Notice, Stop and accomplished you getting More Busi . Are not the Circulars, local I heads, etc., which alike? Do you n or, through being throw aside? But printing that react to it that Holds y< Interest, Compels ing Read you Canr not Accidental. T -pared specially to That is the Kind made Thousands I Pays. There are a fectiveness in Prir shoes and clothing dy Clothes you gel how Cheap they al a Bad Bargain. If you have your our Printer will pa Printing- -Original Arresters, Eye Ce Attractors. We kinds of Commerc Herald Phone No. 1. THE CLEMfSON AQRICULTUEAL COLLEGE roent Over 700-Value of Prop 'yOver a IMillion and a Quarte: ity Teachers and Officers. aee full four years courses, il ilture, Engineering, etc. otper session of nine months, in dgall fees, board, heat, light r, and necessary uniforms tunts who are financially able r .00 tuition additional. LARSHP AMD ENTRANE EXA MINA TIONS. eCollege maintains 124 Agricul, lScholarships, and 43 Textile -oships, 'worthL each $100.00 an14 ition. Stents who have attended Clem lege or any other college o1 ,rity, are not eligible for thi oships unless there are no oth gible applicants). coarsip aud entrance examina. ill be held at the county seat! 1, 9 a. mn. ~tSessions Opens Sept. 13, 1911. it at once to W. M. Riggs, Pres Clemson College, S. C., for cata ,scholarship blanks, etc. If yoi ax, you may be crowded out. 4G FOR NE SS ed of those who Fish ss is Good Bait. The is Good Advertising. r is the ultimate .n of Advertising, and y of your Advertis ly upon the Kind of your Printing. Will after bite when they hat is the important Printing a Business dvertise his business Billhead, all kinds of as well as the Cata ,r Advertising. Every iould have something ake the Buyer take Read. When this is are on the road to ness. general run of Cards, tdvertisements, Bill reach you very much Lot read and forget, unattractive, merely here and there the ies o u has Something )ur Eye, Excites your ou to Read, and hav Lot Forget. This was Fat Printing was pre get YOU to Read it. of Printing that has tih-Avertising that s many Grades of Ef Ling as in boots and .If you pay for Shod them, and no matter ce they will always be Printing done by us it Good Bait into the and new Attention tchers and Business. are equipped for all ial and Job Printing. 1Rd News 1100 aldwell St. STOCKHOLDER.S XEET1ING. There will be a meeting of the stock holders of ,the Farmers' and Mer chants' bank of Little Mountain, S. C., - in the bank buildirgg, at 4 o'clock oni IMonday, July 3, 1911. All stockhold ers are urged to be present. 1 J. ML. Sease, President. Excursion Rates via Southern Raiway From Newberry, S. C. Alantic City, N. J., and return, $22.45. Account meeting Grand Lodge B. P. 0. E., July 10-15, 1911, tickets sold July 7, 8 and 9, 1911, good returning July 20. Extension .until August 20, by depositing ticket and payment of fee of one dollar. Atlantic City, N. J., and return, $22.45. Account International Con vention, United Society Christian En -deavor, July 6-12, 1911. Tickets sold July 3, 4, and 5, 1911, good returning July~ 19, 1911. Extension until August 15, by depositing ticket and payment .fee of one dolla.r. -Rochester, N. Y., and return, $27.55. SAccount meeting Ancient Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, ImnerIal Carolina DAILY BET% Charleston,S. C., an VIA THI SOUTHEM I IN CONNECTIO Cincinnati, New Orleans am A igh lass, Modern, Sol consisting ombind Bigage ad Sn'iia; Pullman Drawing Room Sli Observation ar, and Din II Electrically Offering the Following Coi Lv. 9.00 a. m.CHARLESTON Lv. 9.38 a. m..SUMMERVILL Ar. 12.50 p. m......COLUMBIA.. Lv. 1.00 p. m.....COLUMBIA.... Lv. 4.15 p. m.......SPARTANBUR Lv. 6.35 p. m.-HENDERSONS Ar. 7.34 p. m.-ASHEVILLE ( Lv. 6.50 p. m._ASHEVILLE ( Lv. 11.35 p. m.-KNOXVILLE . Lv. 7.10 a. m.-LEXINGTON . Ar. 10.00 a. m.. .CINCINNA' Immediate connection at Lexir vile and St. Louis, andlat incini St. Louis, Indianapolis,. Detroit,' For detailed information, F call on nearest Ticket|Agent, or:i J. L.MEEI, A.G.P.A., W. E. McGEE, D.] Atlanta, Ga. Charleston, E E.IL.COAPMAN,VY.P.&G.J., S.IL.HARIDWl Washington, D. C. Washingtc CHARLOTTE From Now Until th Baseball Seas Cash',Must Accompa T he OBS ERVE R Observer Building Prize Offers from Leadir Book on patents. "Hints to h'vent "Why'some inventors 'fail." Send search of Patent Office recqrd's. Oum Acting Commissioner of Pat,ents,..and the U. S. Patent Office. @GREELEY&N W WAHINON, Council, July 11-13, 1911. Tickets' 1911; sold July 7, 8 and 9, 1911, good re- stitul turning July 18, 1911. Extension un- Ticke Itil August 15, 1911, by depositing 29-A1. tickets and payment of fee of one dol- retur lar. Bla -Knoxville, Tenn., and return $8.35. $4.95. Account Summer School of the South, fe'ren June 20-July 28, 1911. Tickets sold Tickt June 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, July 1, 8, Sgand only, 15, 1911, only, good returning to reach Phi original starting point fifteen days Accol from, but not including, date of Bale. venti! Extension until September 30 by de- Iianct positing~ ticket and paymnent of $1.00 Ticke Charlottesville, Va., and return, Exter $11.35. Account University of Vir- positi ginia Summer Schaool, June 19-July dollai 29, 1911. Tickets sold June 17, 19, Prc 20, 23, 24, 26 and July 3 and 10, 1911, other good returning fifteen days from, but super t:ot including, date of sale. Extension thirou mtil September 30 b,y depositing tick- For c and payvment of one dollar. neare Sewanee, Tenn., and return, $12.45. I vnt Account opening week, July 1-10, 1911. est r+otea Bible Sr-hoon, July -15-25 4d Special VEEN y d Cinciinati,0 WILWAY, N WITH l Texas Pacific Rwy. id Vestibule Train, of tr, First hss Coaches, eping ar, Pullman ing ar ervice, Lighted. ivenient Schedules: (E. T.)...Ar. 8.45 p. m. .. .......LvAr. 8.05 p. m. - Ar. 4.35 p. m. G........... Ar. 1.40 p. m. ILLE_... Ar. 11.20 a. m. E, T.).......... Lv. 10.25 a. m. C. T.)............ Ar. 9.15 a. m. _.._Ar. 4.45 a. m. ._...Ar. 9.00 p.n . rI......... Lv.. 6.30 p. m. gton for and from Louis. iati fol' and from Chicago, oledo, Columbus,- ete. ulman reservation, etc., ddress .A., A.tL.ACER,T.P.A., . C. Augusta, Ga. K, P.T.L., IL.F. GARY, C.P.. , D. C. Washington, Di.jC GI3SER VER SEnd of the on for ny All Orders COMP ANY Charlotte, N. C. yrs." "Inventionsnueeded.' rough sketch or model for Mr. G3reeley was formerly,. as such had full chargeof. IcNTIRE D. C. Monteagle Sunday School In .e, July 23-August 30, 1911. ts sold June 30-July 1, 8, 15, 22, igust 11, 12 andl 18, 1911. Good ning September 5, 1911. ck Mountain, N. C., and return, Account Summer. Student Con- A ce Y. M. C. A., June 16-25, 1911. ts sold June 15 and 16, 1911, good returning June 28, 1911. - ladelphia, Pa., and return, $20.55.~ mt the Northern Baptist Coni m and the Baptist World' Al-1 SCongress. June 13-25, 1912k t 'sold June 9, 10. 12, 16 and 19.. good returning June 29, 1911. sion until July 31, 1911, by de-~ ng ticket and payment of one additional portionately reduced rates from- 1 points. Convenient schedules, b service, Pullman cars on al gh trains, dining car service. detailed Information, call on st Southern Railway ticket , or, A. H.Acker, T. P.A.,AU ear.. nTT,MekA. G.P. A.