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FORT MILL TIMES.! ; ' ' ) 15TH YEAR. FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6,1906. j NO 3f! ANNUAL MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENE A Forceful Presentation Of Needed Legislation A DOCUMENT OF UNUSUAL VIGOR ' i i The Mossaore Goes at T^nortJi ?- AllbV Questions of Vital Interest t* the Whole People. The following is tlit* substanc of the annual message of J'resrlent Roosevelt to Conrre^s. as read in both houses: t. ? g Introductory. To the Senate a .id Mouse of Represent at ives: a nation \v< still eontinue to enjoy a literally Unprecedented prosperity: and it is p*obable that only reckless speculation and disregard of ligitiinuic business methods on the pr^'t of the business world can materially mar this prospc.fly. No Congress 4| our time has done more good wor*; ol importance than the present C<*gross. There wero several lufttter^eft unfinished at your last sessibL however, whieh I | irost earnestiy iojx; you wiii complete We Tore vo* adjournment. Corporation Ca >aign , Contributions. I a;.raiu reeo nend a law prohib-* ititi^r all eorpojy.ous fjrom contributing t > the enmutrn expenses of aiiM party. Sueh ajil hap* already past! one House of CgreasJ. Let individ-l mils eontrilnile s *'""j'y desire; but! let us prohibit i effect ive fashion all1 coi |M?rati??ns fiu marking ^rontribu-1 tions for any ditiet il purpose di-1 reetly or indirect. ^ 1 Government's Afto Appeal In Criminal-"(sen. Another hill wh^ has past *oue House of the Con^^s which it is urgently necessary sbhld be enacted into law is that rontvrj^ uron the _ Government the i' j criminal cases on qu-je cftim- I aw. This right exists ii% the Stales; it exists in \b? District of Columbia by act of the Congress. It i.. of course not propose! that in any case a verdict for the defendant on the merits should he s<t aside, licceutly in one district wiere the Government had indicted certain potsons for conspiracy in conncttion wilt rebates. the court sustained the defen ay ill s demurrer; while in another an i.nlictincut for conspiracy to ol'tnin rebates lias hocn sustained by the court, convictions obtained under it and two defendants sentenced to imprisonment. The two eases referred to may not he in ivai conflict vith each otiier, hut it is unfortuuate tha' there should even he an appearent conflict. At present there is no vay by which the Government can cause such a conflict, when it occurs, to be solved by an appeal to a higher court and the wheels of justice are blocked without any real decision of the question. I can not too strongly urga the passage of the hill in question. .Setting Aside of Judgments and Granting of New Trials. In connection with this matter, T would like to call attention to the Aery unsatisfactory state of our criminal law, resulting in large part from the habit of setting aside the judg incuts of inferior courts on technicalities absolutely unconnected with the merits of the case, and where there is no attempt to show that there has lx-en any failure of substantial justice. It would he well to enact a law providing: something i<? ..ft,,.*? that: No judgment shall he set aside by new trial granted in any ease, civil or criminal, or. the ground of raisdi rection of the jury or the imprope^ admission or rejection of evidence, or for error as to any matter of pleading or procedure unless, in the opinr ion of the court to which the applii cation is made, alter an examiuut tion of the entire cause, it shall affir| natively appear that the error emu! plained of has resulted in a iniscar-1 ringe of justice. | Injunctions. I In my last message I suggested the. enactment of a law in connection withi the issuance of injunctions, attention'] having been sharply drawn to the matter by the demand that the right of applying injunctions in labor cases should be wholly abolished. It is at least doubtful whether a law abolishing altogether the use of injunctions Isuch eases would stand the test of e eourts; in which ens* of course e legislation would be ineffective Lynching. In connection with the delays of c law, I call your attention and the tvntion of the nation to'the prcv encc of chime among u$, and above 1 to the epidemic of lynching and ob violcuce that spring* up, now in ic part of our country, now in an | j - "iii lv ' other. Each section. North, South; East and West, has its own faults; no section can with wisdom spend its time jeering at the faults of another section; it should be busy trying to amend its own shortcomings. To deal with the crime of corruption it is necessary to have an awakened public conscience, and to supplimenl this by whatever legislation will add speed and certainty in the execution of the law. When we deal with lynching even more is necessary. A great many white m??n are lynched, but the crime is peculiarly frequent in respect to black men. The ereatest existing cause of lynching is the per{ etration, especially by black men, of the hideous crime of rape?the most aboninable in all the category of crimes, even worse than murder. Mobs frequently avenge the commission of tfcis crime by themselves torturing to death the man committing it; thus avenging in bestile fashion a btstile deed, and reducing themselves t;? u level with the criminal. Capital and Labor. Til dealing with both labor and capital, with the questions affecting both corporations and trades unions, there is one matter more important to re member than aught else, and that is the infinite harm done by preacheis of mere discontent. These are men who seek to excite a violent class lintred against all men of wealth. Tliev seek to turn wise and proper movements for the better control of cor (joruuons ami ior tioing away with the abuses connected with wealth, into a campaign of hysterical exeitenient and falsehood in which the aim is to inflame io madness the brutal passions of mankind. The sinister demagogs and foolish visionaries who are always eager to undertake such a campaign of destruction sometimes seek to associate themselves with those working for a genuine reform in governmental and social methods, and sometimes mnsquaradc as the reformers. In reality they arc the worst enemies of the cause they pro fl'SS to ad vocate, just ns the purvey- j 'ore of sensational slander in newspaper of raugazine are the worst iPtiemiefe all men who are engaged in an hottest effort to better what is i' nd in our social and governmental conditions. Railroad Employees' Hours and Eight Hour Law. I call your attention to the need of passing a bill limiting the number it hours of employment of railroad Employees. The measure is a very moderate one and I can conceive of po serious opjeetion to it. Indeed, so far as it is in our power, it should be our aim steadily to reduce the number of hours of labor, with as a goal the general introduct ion of an eighthour day. There are industries in \\hicli it is not possible that the hours <^f labor should bo reduced; just as tlieiv. are communities not far enough ii^'vaneed for such a movement to be iVr tlieir good, or, if in the Tropics, s. situated that there is no analog} bciwceu their needs and ours in this matter. On the Isthmus of Panama, fo. instance, the conditions are in every way so different from what thty are here that an eight hour day vroild be absurd; .just as it is absurd, so far as the Isthmus is concerned, wb re white labor can not he cmplo\ co, to bother as to whether the nocessn.r work is done by alien black men or ?by alien yellow men. But the vau-workers of the United Stales are of :o high a grade that alike fron. the merely industrial standpoint and frou the civic standpoint it should he uir object to do what wy can in thej lireetion of securing the genera! observance of an eight hour day. Employers' Liability. Anong the excellent laws which the Cong ess past at the Inst session was nn employers' liability law. it was markVd step in advance to get the recognition of employers' liability on the statuts books; hut the law <1 i< 1 not go far enough. In spite of all precautions exercised by employers there are unavoidable accidents and even deaths envolved in nearly every line of business connected with the mechanic arts. This is enevitahle sacrifice of life may he reduced to a minimum, hut it can not be completely eliminated. Investigation of Disputes Between Captial and Labor. The commission appointed by tin President October l(i_ 1002. nt th* ??. quest of both the nntliricitc coal op orators and miners, to inquire into, consider, and pass upon the question.in controversary in connection with the strike in the anthracite regions ol Pennsylvania and the causes out ol which the controversary arose, in tl.eir report, findings, and award ex j prest the belief "that the State and Federal governments should providi the machinery for what may be call ed the compulsory invesigation ot controversies between employers au?l employees when they arise." Corporations. 'j hej present Congress has taken long stridis in the direction of securing proper supervision and con tro by tho Notional Government ovei corporations engaged in interstate , i in*- .. . * business?and the enormous majority of corporations of any size are engaged in interstate business. The passage of the railway rate bill, and only to a less degree the passage of the pure food bill, and the provision for increasing and rendering more effective national control over the beefpacking industry, mark an imj>ortant advace in the proper direction. In the short session it will perhaps be difficult to do'much further along this line; and it may he best to wait until the laws have been in operation for a number of months before endeavoring to increase their scope, because only operations will show with exactness j their merits and their shortcomings mid thus give opportunity to define what further rcinidial degislntion is needed. Yet in my judgment it will in the end be advisable in connection with the packing house inspection law to provide for putting n date on the label and for the packers.* All these laws have already jotified their eunctinent. A gTl culture. The only other persons whose welfare is as vital to the welfare of the whole country as is the welfare of the wageworkers are the tillers of the soil, the farmers. It is a mere tnisiin to say that no growth of eities, no growth of wealth, no industrial development can atone for any falling off in the character and standing of the farming population. During the last few decades this fact has been recognized with ever-increasing clearness. Marriage and Divorce. 1 am well nwnre ?f Imw .11115..??!? it 's to pass a constitutional amendment. Nevertheless in my judgment the whole question of marriage and divorce should he relegated to the authority of the National Congress. At present the wide difference in the laws of the different States on this subject result in scandals anil abuses: and surely there is nothing so vitally essential to the welfare of the nation, nothing around which the nation should so bend itself to throw every safeguard, as the home life of the average citizen. The change would he good from every standpoint. International Morality. On the question of International morality Mr. Roosevelt comes out stiongly, advocating clean dealing between the nations of earth and also strongly advocates international arbitration as a means-of settling all difficulties that may arise. American Shipping. Let me once again call the attention of I lie Congress to two subjects concerning which I have frequently before communicated with them. One is the question of developing American shipping. 1 trust that a law em bodying in substance tlie views, or a major part of the views, exprest in tlie report on this subject laid before the House at its last session will be past. I am well aware that in former years object ionahlc measures have been proposed in reference to the encouragement of American shipping; hut it seems to me that the proposed measure is as nearly unobjectionable ?o ? w u.i uuy vim uu. Currency Reform. I especially call your attention to the secttnd subject, the condition of our currency laws. The national bank act has ably served a great purpose in aiding the enormous business development of the country; and within ten years there has been an increase in circulation per capita from $21.41 to $33.08. For several years evidence has been accumulating that additional legislation is needed. Our Island Possessions. It is urged that these shall receive the careful consideration of Congress and that tariffs, etc., shall be upon a just basis. Army and Navy. The message goes at length into the matter of the efficiency of our army and navy. The Presi lent is much gratified at the progress we are making in both branches of our commdn defense. In the matter of rifle practice the President savs: The Congress has most wisely provided for a National Hoard for the promotion of rifle practice. Excellent results have already come from this law, but it does not go far enough. Our pAfnilnr A .'mil io '1.-' - - PH_. uij ... gCr SIiiuii mill lil 1 nny groat war we should have to trust mainly to volunteers; and in such event these volunteers should already know how to shoot; for if a soldier has the Ggliting edge, and ability to take care of himself in the open his efficiency on the line of battle is almost directly proportionate to excellence in markmanship. We should establish shooting galleries in the large public and military schools, should maintain national target ranges in different parts of tho country, and should in every way encourage the formation of rifle clubs throughout all parts of the land. The little Republic of Switzerland offers ns an excellent example in all matters connected with building up an efllcient citizen soldiery. THEODORE ROOSEVELT, The White House, Dec. 3, 1906. STATEMENT OF OPERATORSays He is Not Responsible ^or Wreck- and Could Prove ClairA I* Given Opportunity to be HearflLynchburg, Ya.. Special.?OiPe,'a* tor (i. D. Mottox, who is chargf;^ ^y oflicials of the Southern Railway Company with being responsib,^0 tor Thursday's wreck, ton miles below Lynchburg. when seen Sunday flt his home, eight miles from here, b}' the representative of the AsP?ciated Press, made the following1 sta;ement in his own behalf: "The statement of official8 the Southern Railway that I liuve been missing since the wreck of Thursday morning and could not be c'ofund, although detectives of the n company were scouring the country Tor ,np- ,s without the slightest foundation. 1 have been nt my boarding place practically nil of the time sinr-'0 the accident. This is the first statement I have been asked to inaki^ about tin matter and you (referring! to the reporter) are the lirst per.?0'i that 1 know of that has asked i'oV ??' "On the ni^ht preceding the wreck I attended a box party in the neighborhood with friends, the day opera tor working for me until T Returned to the office about midnight. The night being chilly the operator. L (.'leinmer, decided to remain at the office until li o'clock. He returned at " and relieved me, suggesting that ' home, because it was apparent to him that 1 had passed through in thP previous hour. I did this and retrained at home the entire day. About ti o'clock getting my usual midnight lunch I started for the station to report for night duty. Reaching th? office 1 saw a large crowd congregated outside and from what I heard 1 concluded it would be best f*,r me not to go in the office. 1 learned from the day operator that atiothef operatoi had been sent to relieve mf and this is all the notice 1 have had that my services were not wanted that night. A ftor tliol 1 .M?l lilnnt itlA in tne jt lerce JSU-Jzara. El Paso, Tex., Specifi.?A special | to the Times from Abmogordo, N M, savs that the goat aid sheep raisers of the Sacramento Jloontains, in New Mexico, lost from bO to 80 pei cent of their herds duriig the recent blizzard, which is Mid to be the heaviest loss ever experienced by the industry in the west. Walter Wellman says he feels confident of being able to rereh the North Pole by balloon. . The man who has no other reason for a divorce tliun a desire to marry a stage beauty nnd the vronan who merely wishes to bo married to some one with more mou?jy than her husband has will have more dlDculty In putting aside their ltwMl *hdpmates If their petitions are aubjectel to pub'Ic scrutiny, declare! th.o i'ittsburg deader. PRES. SPENCER'S FUNERAL Notable Tributes Paid Distinguished Railroad Magnate by Associates, Statesmen and Men Eminent in all Walks of Life?Every Train on Southern System Stopped for Five Minutes During Ceremony. Washington, Special.? All that is mortal of Samuel Spencer, late president of the Southern Railway, whose tragic death on his own railroad on the morning of Thanksgiving Day shocked the people of two hemispheres, was laid to rest Sunday afternoon in the receiving vault at Oak Hill Cemetery, there to await liual disposition. A notable tribute was paid to the memory of tbe distinguished railroad magnate by bis associates, bv statesmen and by men eminent in all the walks of public life. The funeral obsequies, held in historic St. John's Protestant Kpiseopal church, were attended by 'railroad officials, linauciers and public men from all parts of the country. At 2 o'clock the services began, and at the same instant throughout the system of railroads lately presided over by Mr. Xpeneer. every train came to a dead stop, everv .vheel ceased to turn, every employe put aside bis work. For live minutes ov er the thousand- of milos of railway every employe paid silent respect t-> the deait president. TRIBUTE TO SAMUEL SPENCER. Voting Trustees and Board of Directors in Joint Meeting Adopt Minutes to Be Printed in Press Along Ronta of Ront.tiern PaiWin Washington, 1). Special At a joint meeting of the voting trustees of the board of directors of the South eni Hail way Co., held at its ollice the following minute was adopted to be entered 011 the records au<l published at length in the press upon the lines of the Southern Hail way: "Samuel Spencer, horn in Columbus, (la.. March 2, 1S47, died Nov. 2t), 1 5)0ti, near Lawyers Station, Virginia, upon the railroad of the South ern Railway Company, of whieh he was the first and only president. The personal qualities of Mr. Spencer; his integrity in heart and mind; !iiaffectionate and genial disposition; his loyal and courageous spirit ; his untiring devotion to duty; hi> presistant achievement of worthy ends; and his comradeship on the field of battle of affairs and of manly spoit combined to establish him in the h>, ing regard of hosts of friends in e\ cry seel ion of his country, and nowhere limrc securely than in the a I feetion of his fellow-Workers in the service of the Southern Railway Com- , pany. The importance of his service to this company is a matter of common knowledge throughout the railroad world; but the character, the extent. and the consequence of that service are and can be appreciated at their full worth only by his assoeiat > now gathered here to attest their regard for him and to record lheir ui'_:m i'siiiiiaii' <?i uis me anil wiiii;. "I pon June 1-Slli. 1SJM, on the completion to the Richrnoml terminal, ! a re-organization conceived by J. J'i- 1 erpont Morgan and conducted bv 1.1 partner. Charles II. Coster, the first meeting of the Southern Railway Company was called ! > order at Richmond by Samiiid Spencer as president. In that calendar year, the Southern Railway Company embraced miles of road, with (i'JJ h?eomotives and 111,094 ears, which r allied passengers and (i,(i7d,7">(t tons of freight and earned Slti,64J.29N. In the last tiseal year, tin Southern Railway system einhracci| 7,~>lf> n.'lcs of road with 1,4'JO loco' motives and -l'J.110 cars, which cni' . ricd 11.(i(iJ,.V>0 passengers and 27. !{.'!!) inn^ ni' iV/?i ?-li 11,l.'IS. The 11 it id lit r of cm ! < ploy, s li:icl increased 1'rom Ifi.TIS .lunc ,'iOlli, ISOfi, to .*17.00:5 lime .'Kill: ]:)()(?, ami the wuges paid from $<) 7l2.7'.H; to $21,IS! 1,020. The lull d?tnils ami impressive character of tli- ! remark a hie advent. 1???? extended I'd 1 present recital, are exhibit d in tpje ' masterly eouiinuneiatioii which U]i#i ! February 1. .1'?ot?. Mr. Spencer q dressed to Mcsm . .J. I'. Morgan .t Co., as the basis of the developnfut I and ucneral 11< rttratre. ' "in :his ptopicas every step ffd ' b -en initial and conducted by h 1. Spencer willi tne '-oidiai coneurrip'e of the volititr trustees and the bH'd ' 0:' directois. ami it is sipniticAiiT-d I'm toiis"?vative an I cautionedjy?o sition td' Mr. Sp.'ueer and his jipporters, and this jm nominal enlevement oi the !*\s"U:u ami its bust *ss ( was not made the basis of nnj'increase in dividends beyond .he amount conic updated j.nd statcc*i\ I Ilia plans of 1 SO:J \\ th referenci to J the piopeities originally re-ora?.ized. Kvery dollar that could lit/borrowed under Fies-ident Sporer's management was put into the jj'Pcr 4WIA I 111411 J I ? I H I 11V11 iTIlfJ ?"* night through. "T am not lo blame for the wreck and 1 think 1 would ha>'e no trouble l<? substantiate this clain4 if given the opportunity to be heard- Operator Clemrner and a student operator were lx?t li in the office and he^rd the operator at Lawyers give me a clear track for No. 33 (the train to which President Spencer's car wns attached.? This was at 6 o'clock, n* tlii1 block sheet in the office will show. If inv recollection serves me '"igbt, No. 33 passed Rangoon at G:0ti ?*>d I reported this to Lawyers. 1 cannot recall that the operator there signed for the report, but ii was his business to be tlier.' to take the reporL I let No. 33 in the block because lawyers gnvi me the , rig lit of way f?r the train. When No. 37 (which collided with the rear of No. 33) left Wibners (the tirst block station nortli Rangoon) I began to call for Lawyer's. 1 eontinneil to /><ill nuill i!ie train was nearly in sight of my pllico Mini go! Lawyers just as .17 was coming it. sight, lie gave me a clear bloek for No. 37 at (i:12. 1 remember the time very distinctly and the train passed the bloek at (i:14. As ^'o. 37 was passing Rangoon I was talking to the operator at Lawyers. He wanted to know when No. 33 was by ine. 1 told him at the time my sin et shows, hut 1 cannot recall the min"te. "Then 1 asked bin*. "When by you', and he said 'by.'' but did not give me the time. I did not give No. 37 a elear block until the operator at Lawyers gave me authority and I ear. prove this by Operator1 Clommev and by the student operator, who has been studying at the office for the pnst year. When No. 37 had entered the block Lawyers told m< that No. 33 war by and when I as'/od him tlie time so I could record it, he opened his key and did not riplv. No. 37 had gone then. "1 do not feel responsible for the accident and I have oeeu and am new where the railway detectives or authorities can find me ftl any time. I have no desire to fret away, but would court an investigation to clear tV> matter up." I ty in the effort to enable it to meet the every increase in demands of the vigorous .and wonderful growth of the South nnd its industries. Tha mighty fabric, vyhich for 12 years ho had been molding, must continue under others to develop nnd to improva in the sen-ice that shall render to the publie, but never ran it cease to bear ^ the impress, or to reveal the continuing impulse of the master mind of its first president. In the height of his usefulness and his powers he has been called away, but the inspiration of the shining example and his lofty standards must ever animate nis successors. "T?? many Corporations conducting the commerce >of the country as welL ns the Southern Railway, did Mr. Spencer render invaluable service and all of them will 9hare in our sense of loss and personal grief. As their chosen spokesman in the tremenduom agitation culminating in the congregation notion of 1906, his mastery of his subject, his dignity of bearing ami his integrity of chnracted com- ? mend the confidence and approval of the vast interests whose constitutional rights it became his tluty to assert and to protect. To the great public?not less thu nto the commercial interest did lie recognize his ob- | ligation. How well lie conceived, how admirably he performed that duty, was indicated in the last of hi? public addresses, bis last message ta his friends in the South, delivered at I Montgomery, Ala., oil October 25th,' 1 !)()<?. an address which deserves wida circulation a nil close consideration, not only in his own South that h?j> loved so well, hut throughout th J whole country which he had learticuj to know far better than most of its! citizens wherever horn. J lis choseiu career has closed but the wisdom and! and the virtue that chancterize? I that career will abide as loug a' i there shall be a regard for dut. J bravely done and for high service ga1 lantly rendered. "To his family we extend our deep and most respectful sympathy and our assurance that for them, as well as for his associates, honor and ha [?piness will ever result from their relat ion to Samuel Spencer, that jiilst a11< 1 upright man ami officer." Six Lives Lost in Fire. St. Louis, Special.?The Lighthouse Hotel, a three-story structure^ on the northwest corner of Ninth nnd Market streets, utilized as a Salvation Army barracks, was damaged by fire on Wednesday, when probably something like 500 homeless men were lodged within it. Six persons lost their lives and probably !."> were injured, some not being expected to live. Four were tiurned to death nnd two died from Hhe up|>cr windowsotnoisnhrdluctain jumping from the upper windows. Two of the dead men have been identified as follows: Oscar F. Davis, t^uiney. III., died uf hospital; fleorge D. Rose, died at hospital. Wabash R. R. Increases Wages. At Springfield. 1,11., the Wabash l,,:!;ir,.n,l l.-.w ?..! : * ........ .... - ^ uiii.u iini riiM'S i rom 1- t?> $120 jH'i' month t<? conductors, from $">l? to . .<>1 per month to passenger brakernen and 4 cents an hour lo yardmen. The increase went into effect December 1. Sugar Trust Fined $18,000. New York, Special.?A fine of $18,000 was imposed upon the American Sugar Refining Company by .Judge ' loll iii the United States Circuit Coert Tuesday lor accepting rebates from the New York Central Itailay Company. The railroad was ony allowed tit) days to prepare an appeal of the case. The rebates amountd to $20,000. OUR PRICE LIST. Combining good quality aiul low price?. The prices quoted below are guaranteed to bo the lowest fur quality of Goodat t year old Corn W'lisky, per gallon 2 ! >? 1 ,, ? 2.0ft I ( i( 2.25 5 ,, ,, Tar Heel Corn Whiskey 3.00 L ,, ,, Good Hye Whisky per gal l.Tfl 3 ? Good Ryo Whisky " " 2.00 i U.... AIM.:..i? .. ? ? ?? ? ,, i?JI7 II UI.IU^ I Good Rye Whisky " H.00 ? ,, ,, Good Rye Whisky " " 4 00 No char^o for vessel or packing. 60c extra will prepay express on one o throe gallons; over :1 gallons. 75c. SK1585AN & 8013PAKY, iAIilSHUKY - NO. When in the Market FOR 300I) WHISKIES, WINES, lilt AN DIES, ETC., CALL ON Oil WRITE JoAin. ]VtO"V"l?, SALISHUKY. je M, C.