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President lint's inaugural Speech. (Continued from page v.i cd. and among these* I recommend a graduated Inheritance tax as correo' in principle ami as certain ami easy of collection. Government Economy Urf, ed. The obligation on tho par; of Ihose responsible for the expenditures made to parry on flto government to be as economical as possible and to make the burden of taxation as light as pos sible (a plain and should he affirmed In ! every declaration of government pol icy. This Is especially true when we are face to face with a heavy deficit. Cut when tin- desire to win the popu lar approval leads to the cutting off of 'expenditures really needed to make the government effective and lo en able i; to accomplish its proper objects the result Is as intteii to he condemned as the waste of government funds in unnecessary expenditure. in the department of agriculture the use of scleutitic experiments on II large scale and the spread of Information, derived from them for the improve- ! meid of general ngrl< nlture must go on. The Importance of supervising busl Hess of great railways ami Industrial combinations and the necessary Inves tigation and prosecution of unlawful business methods are another neces sary tax upon government which did not exist half a century ago. Proper Forms of Expenditure. The putting Into force of laws which shall secure the conservation of our j resources so far as they may bo with in the jurisdiction of the federal gov ernment. Including the most important work of saving and restoring our for ests, .and the groat Improvement of wa terways are all proper government functions which must involve large expenditure if properly performed. W hile some of them, like the reclama tion of arid lands, are made to pay for themselves, others are of such an indirect benefit that this cannot he ex pected of them. A permanent im provement, like the Panama canal. Should be treated as a distinct enter prise and Bhould be paid r>r by the . 'occeds of bonds, the issue of which will distribute its cost between the present and future generations in ac cordance with the benefits derived. It may well be submitted to the serious consideration of congress whether the ' deepening and control of the channel I of n great river system like that of The 1 Ohio or of the Mississippi when defi- 1 lilte and [Tactical plans for the enter- ' prise have been approved and deter- ' mined u|>ou should not be provided for ' in the same way. ' Then, too, there are expenditures of government absolutely necessary If our 1 country i< to maintain Its proper place among tho nations of the world and Is to exercise its proper Influence In de fense of Its own trad" Interests in the maintenance Of traditional American policy against tho colonization of Eu ropean monarchies In this hemisphere and In the promotion of peace and In ternationa! morality. I refer to the cost of maintaining ii proper army, a proper navy and suitable fortifications upon the mnlnlaud of the United P'atcs nnd in its dependencies. The Army and Navy. Wo Should have nil army so organ Issod and so officered as to he capable In time of emergency in co-operation with the national militia and under the provision-, of a proper national volunteer law rapidly in expand Into a force sufficient to resist all probnhle Invasion from abroad and to furnish a respectable expeditionary force. If nee essary, in the maintenance of our tra ditional American policy which bears the name of President Monroe. Our fortifications are yet In n state of only partial completeness, and the number of men to man them i;< Insuffi cient. In a few years, however, the usual annual appropriations for our coast defenses, both Oil the inain hilft) and In the dependenc ies, will make them sufficient to resist all direct at tack, and by that time we may hope that the men to man them will be pro vided as a necessary adjunct, The distance of our shores from Europe and Asia, of course, reduces the ne cessity for maintaining tinder arms a ; groat army, but It does not lake away the requirement of mere prudence, that we should have an army sulli cleiltly large and so constituted as to form a nucleus out of Which a suitable force can quickly grow. What has been said of I!.raiy may bo affirmed In even || ne-re em phatic way of (he navy. A modern navy cannot bo Improvised. It must be built and In existence when Ihq emergency arises which calls for its use and operation, My distinguished predecessor h*?s In many speeches and messages set . ut with great force and striking language the necessity for maintaining a si rote: navy commensu rate with the (oast line, the govern mental resources and the foreign trade j of our nation, ai d I wish to reiterate all (he reasons w hich he has presented In favor of the policy of maintaining a strong navy as the best conservator of Otir peace with other nations and (he best means of securing respect for ; tin; assertion of our rights, the defense of our Interests and the exercise of our Influence in International matters. Must Arm aa Other Nations Do. Our international policy is always to promoto pence. Wo shall enter Into any war with a full consciousness of the awful consequences that it always entails, whether successful or not. and ' we, of course, shall make every effort, consistent with national honor and the ? highest national Interest, to avoid a j resort to a nie:. \\'e fa vor every im i re | mentality, like that of The Hague tri- ; bttnal and arbitration treaties made With a view to ils use In ail Interna- . ttonnl controversies, in order to main- | tain pence and to avoid war. Put we j should h<? hl lud lo existing conditions nud should nllow ourselves lo become foolish Idealists If \vi> did not realize that, with nil the nations of the world armed und prepared for war, wo must ho ourselves In a similar condition hi order to prevent other tuitions from Solving advantugo of us and of our In ability to defend our interests and iu> sort our rights with a strong luind. ?n the International controversies thai nro likely to arise in the orient, gr< w lug < ut of ihe question of the open door and other issues, the t'nltcd st;i;< s can maintain her Inter ests littacl and can e uro respect for her just demands, SliC will not he iblo lo do so, however, It II i,: Under stood ilia! she never intends to Im U up her assertion of right and her de fense of lier Interest by anything bill mere verbal protest and diplomatic lioto, i?'or these reasons the- expenses of the army and navy and of coast do femes should always be considered as something which the government must pay for, and they should not l>e cut off through mere consideration of econ omy. Our government is aide to af ford a suitable army and a suitable navy. It may maintain them without the slightest danger to the republic or the cause of free Institutions, und fenr of additional taxation ought not to change a proper policy in tills regard. Protection For Our Citizens Abroad. The policy of the United Slates III the Spanish war and since has given it a position of Influence among tbc nations that it never bad before and should be constantly exerted to secur ing tO Its bona tide citizens, whether native or naturalized, respect for them as such in foreign countries. We should make every effort u> prevent humiliating and degrading prohibition against any of our citizens wishing temporarily to sojourn In foreign coun tries because of race or religion. The Japanese Question. The admission of Asiatic immigrants who canuot lie amalgamated with our imputation has beeu made the BUbjeot either of prohibitory clauses in our treaties and statutes or of strict ad ministrative regulation secured by dip loinatlc negotiations. 1 sincerely hope that we may continue to minimize tin evils likely to arise from such immi gration without unnecessary friction and by mutua. concessions between self respecting governments. Mean time we must take every precaution to prevent or. famine that, to punish out bursts of race feeling among our j>eo [?le against foreigners of whatever na tionality who have by our grant a treaty right to pursue lawful bu-ira-ss dere and to i?- protected against law ess assault or Injury. This leads me to point out a serious defect In the present federal jurisdic tion which ought to be remedied at once. Having assured to other coun tries by treaty the protection of our lows for Mich of their subjects or citi zens as we permit to come within our jurisdiction, we now leave to a state or a city not under the control of the federal government the duty of per forming our International obligations in this respect. By proper legislation we may and ought to [dace la the hands of the federal executive tho menus of enforcing the treaty rights of such aliens In the courts of the federal government, it puts our government In a pusillanimous position to make definite engagements to protect nllcus and then to excuse the failure to per form those engagements by an expla nation that tho duty tokccptllCtn is in states or cities not within our control. If we would promise, WO must put ourselves In a position to perform our promise, We cannot permit the possi ble failure of justice duo to local preju dice In any state or municipal govern ment to expose us to the risk of a war which might be avoided If federal jurisdiction was asserted by suitable legislation by eontrrcss and carried out by proper proceedings instituted by tho executive In the courts of the na tional government, Monetary Laws Need Change. tine of the reforms to be carried out during the incoming administration Is a change of our monetary and banking laws so as to secure greater elasticity In the forms of currency available for trade and to prevent the limitations of law from operating to Increase the em barrassments of it (Inanciitl panic. The monetary commission lately appointed Is giving full consideration to existing conditions and to ad proposed reme dies and Will doubtless suggest one that will meet the requirements of business and of public Interest. We may hope that the report will embody neither the narrow view of those who believe that the sole purpose of tie- now system should be to secure n large return on banking capital nor of those who would have greater expansion of currency with little regard to provisions for its Immediate redemption or ultimate se curity. There is no subject of econom ic discussion so Intricate and so likely to evoke differing views and dogma He statements as tills one. The commis sion in studying the general Influence of currency on business and of busi ness on currency liUVO wisely extend ed their Investigations in European banking and monetary methods. The information that they have derived from such experts as they have found abroad will undoubtedly be found helpful in the solution of the difficult problem they base In hand. Favors Postal Savings Banks. Tin- Incoming congress should promptly fultill the promise of the lie publican platform and pass a proper postal savings bank bill. It will not bo unwise <>r excessive paternalism, The promise io repay by the govern ment win furnish an Inducement to savings deposits which private enter prise cannot supply and ut Stich a low rate of interest an not to withdraw custom from existing bonks, it will substantially Incroaso the funds nvnll able for i?\??stmenl capital in use ful ontcmrlscH. it will furnish the absolute security which makes tho proposed schonte of government guar anty of deposits so alluring without Its pernlelou8 results. Ship Subsidies Advocated. I glucorcly hope (hat tho Incoming congress will he alive, as it should bo( to ihe Important of one foreign trade and of encouraging it hi every way feasible. Tin- possibility of Increasing this trade in the orient, i-i tie- Philip pines and in South America Is kn ?\vn to every <>ne who has given tho m ttter attention. The? dire-; effect of free trade between this country attd lift! Philippines* will he marked upon our sale of cottons, agricultural machinery an.I other manufactures, The necessi ty of the establishment id' dlroi t lines of steamers Pet ween North and South America has been brought to the at tention of congress by my pre h.ssor and by Mr. lb t before and after his noteworthy visit to (hat continent, and l sine >roly hope thai congress may he Induced (0 see the Wisdom of a tenta tive effort to establish such lines by the use of mail subsidies. Tho Importance which the depart ue at of agriculture and of commerce and labor may play In ridding the markets of Europe of prohibitions and discriminations against the Importa tion of our products Is fully under stood, ami It is hoped that the use of the maximum and minimum feature of our tariff law to be soon passed will be effective to remove many of those restru tious. Lock Canal Plan Defended. The Panama canal will have a most important bearing upon the trade be tween the eastern and the far crn sections of our couutry and will greatly Increase the facilities for transportation between the eastern and the western seaboard and may jHjsslbly revolutionize the transeontl nental rates with respect to bulky mer chandise, it will also have a most beneficial effect to Increase the trade between the eastern seaboard of the United States and the western const of South America and indeed with some of the important ports of tie cast coast of South America reached by rail from the west coast. The work on the canal is making most sat isfactory progress. The type of the canal as a lock canal was fixed by congress after a full consideration of the conflicting reigns of the majority and minority of the consulting board and after the recommendation of the war department aud the executive upon those reports. Ilecent suggestion that something bud occurred on the Isthmus to niake the lock type of the ' canal less feasible than it was sup- | posed to bo when the reports were I made and the policy determined on led to a visit t-i the Isthmus of a board of comjvetent engineers to exam- I Ine the Gatun dam and locks which 1 are the key of the lock type. The re pert of that board shows that nothing has occurred in the nature of newly revealed evidence which should change 1 the views once formed hi the original J discussion. The construction will got on under a most effective organization controlled by Colonel Ooethnls ami his fellow army engineers associated with J him and will certainly be completed early in the next administration, if not | before. Some type of canal must be con- j structcd. '! he lock type has been so- , leclcd. Wo are all in favor of having it built as promptly as possible. We musl not now. therefore, keep up a (Ire ' in the rear of the agents whom we I have authorized to do our work on the isthmus. We must hohl up their hands, and, speaking for the Incoming i administration, l wish to say that I propose to devote all the energy possl- ! hie and under my control to the push ing of this work on the plans which j ha\o been adopted nnd to stand behind ' the men who are doing faithful bard work to bring about the early comple tion of this the greatest constructive enterprise of modern times. Free Trade With Philippines. The governments of our dependen cies In Porto Itlco and the Philippines are progressing as favorably as could be desired. The prosperity of Porto J Itlco continues unabated. The busl- I ncss conditions In the Philippines are not all that we could wish them to be. but with the passage of the new tariff bill permitting free trade between the United States and the archipelago, with such limitations in sugar and tobacco as shall prevent injury to i he domestic Interests on those products, we can count on an Improvement in business conditions in the Philippines and the development of a mutually profitable trade bet ween this country nnd the Islands, Mount lino our gov ernment in each dependency Is uphold ing the traditions of civil liberty and Increasing popular control, Which might be expected under American auspices. The woik which wo are doing 'here redounds to our credit as a nation. Words of Friendship For the South. I look forward with hope to Increas ing the already good feeling between the south and Ihe other sections of the country. My chief purpose la net to effect a ? hange in Ihe electoral vole of Ihe Southern states. That Is a second ary consideration. What I look for ward to Is an Increase In the tolerance of political views of all kinds and their advocacy throughout the south and the existence of a respectable po litical Opposition In every state even more than than this, to an Increased feidlng on the pari of all the people in the south that this government Ifl their government nnd that its ofllcera in their stales are their officers. Tho Negro Question. The consideration of ibis question cannot, however, be complete and full without, reference to the negro nice, . Its progress and Its present condition. The thirteenth amendment second ih -m freedom, the fourteenth amend ment due process of law, prote (ton of property nmi tho pursuit of happi ness, nid tho fifteenth amendment at teii pted to secure tho negro against any deprivation of tho privilege to Voto because ho was a negro. Tho thirteenth and fourteenth amend ments have been >:< norally eurer ed ami have so ur< <l ti. ? . i>;cets for which they were Intended. While tho iif leenth nntendinohi bus :i?-t boon gener ally observed in the past, H ought to be' observed, und the tendency of southern legislation today is toward the enactment of electoral qu?llueu ? nous which shall square with that t amendment. No Rcpial of Fifteenth Amendment. Of course the mere adoption of a cotistitutlounl law eis only one stop in 1 the right direction* ? uinst he fairly | and justly otifoived as wv;;. In lime both will coinu. lionet? it is clear to all Hint the domination of an ignorant, Irresponsible element can be prevent ed by constitutional laws whK-h shall exclude from voting both negroes and whites n>>i having education or other qualifications thought :<> be necessary for it proper electorate. The danger of the control of an ignorant electorate bus therefore passed. With this change the Interest which many of the south ern white citizens lake III the welfare of the negroes has Increased. The cob ored men must base their hope on the results "f their own industry, self re straint, thrift and business success a< well as upon the aid and comfort and sympathy which they may receive from their white neighbors of the south. There was a time when north erners who sympathized with the ne gro In his necessary struggle for bet ler cOndltl ?us sought to give to htm the suffrage as n pr dectton attd ; > en force its exercise against the prevail ing sentiment of the south. The move ment proved t<? be rt failure. What re mains is the fifteenth amendment t > the Constitution and the right to have statutes of states specifying qualifi a tlons f >r elOcb rs subjected to the :es: of compliance with that amendment. This is a great protection to the negro, it never will N repealed, and it neyer ought to be re; ealed. If i: had not been passed :: might be ditri 'ult now t-> adopt It, but with it in our funda mental law the policy of southern leg islation taust a'id will teud to Obey it. :tn?l s-o Jong as the statures -f the states meet the test of this amend ment and are no: otherwise tti con flict with the constitution and laws of (he raited States it is not the disposi tion or within the province of the fed eral government to interfere with the regulation by southern states of their tomes tic affairs. "Negro Is Now American." There is in the south a stronger feei ng than ever among the Intelligent, well to do and influential element in favor of the Industrial education of i the negro and the encouragement of Iho race to make themselves useful members of the community. The progress which the negro has made In tho last fifty years from slavery, when its statistics are reviewed, is marvel ous, and It furnishes every reason to hop" I hat In the next twenty-live years n still greater improvement In his con [litIon as a productive member of s*> iety. on the farm and in the shop and In other occupations, may come. The negroes lire now Americans. Their ancestors on nie her?' years ago against their will, and this is their only coun try and their only flog, They have shown themselves anxious to live for I it and to die for it. Encountering tho 1 race feeling against them, subjected at times to cruel injustice growing out I of it. they may well have our profound j sympathy and aid in the strngglo they are making. We are charged with tho sacred duty of making their path as ' smooth and easy its we can. Any j recognition of their distinguished men, i any appointment to office from among their number, is properly taken as tin encouragement ami an appreciation of their progress, and Ibis Just policy shall bo pursued. Tho Appointment of Negroes. Put It may well admit of doubt whether in ease of any rnoo an ap pointment of one of their number to a local office in a community in which the race feeling Is so widespread and ?CUtC as to interfere With the ease and facility with which the local govern ment business eilli be done by the ap pointee is of sufficient benefit by way of encouragement to Iho race to out weigh the recurrence and Increase of race feellllg which such an appoint, nient i< likely to engender. Therefore the executive In recognizing the negro race by appointments must exercise a careful dlscreth.t thereby to do it more harm than good. ?>n the other hand, we must bo careful not to on COIll'ngO the mere pretense of race feel in.',' manufactured In the Interest of in i dividual political ambition. No Roco Feeling In Whit* Hous;. Pcysotinlly I have not the slightest race prejudice or feellllg, and recogni tion of Its existence only awakens In my heart n deeper sympathy for those who have to near It or snlTer from It, and I question Iho wisdom of n policy which Ut likely to increase It. Mean time, if nothing Is done to prevent, a better feeling bei ween the negroes and the whites In the south will continue to grow, and more and more of the white people win come lo realize Hint the future of tho south Is to bo much benefited by the industrial and Intel lectual progress of tllO negro. The ex erclso of political franchises by those of his race who tire Intelligent and well to do will bo ncqtllcsi oil In, and tho rigid to vote will bo withheld only from tho Ignorant and Irrosponslblo of both races. The Labor Question. There Is one other matter to which 1 shall refer. II V/US made the subject of ereilt rontroversy during tho elec tion and calls for at lotlSl a passing reforotneo now. My distinguished pred ecessor has given much attention to the cnuso of labor, with whose strug gle for bettor tilings ho has shown tho slncorost sympathy. At his [nstnnco congress has passed the hid fixing i llnblllty <>f interstate carriers to their employees for injury sustained in the course of employment, abolishing" tho rule of fellow servant and (hecommon law rulo as to contributory negligence and substituting therefor tho so called rulo of comparative negligence, it has ai-o passed a law fixing the compen sation of government employees for Injuries sustained In the employ of the government through the negligence of the superior. It also passed a model child labor law fi r the District of Co lumbia. In previous administrations an arbitration law for interstate com merce railroads and their employees and laws for the application of safety devices t-> save the lives and lIm'is of employees of interstate railroads had been passed. Additional legislation of this kind was passed by the outgoing congress. 1 wish (0 say that. In so far as I can, I pope t.? promote the enactment of further legislation of this character, l am strongly convinced that tho gov ernment should make Itself as respon sible to employees injured in Its em ploy as an interstate railway corpora tion Is made responsible by federal law to :;s employees, and l shall be glad, whenever any additional reasona ble safety device can be Invented to reduce the loss of life and limb among railway employees, to urge congress to require Its adoption by Interstate railways. Use of Injunctions Necessary. An Cher labor question has arisen which has awakened the most excited dls u*s!ou. That is in respect to the power of the federal courts to issue ri us hi industrial dispute--. As to' that, my convict tons are fixed. Take away fp>r.i courts, if It could be taken away, the power to issue Injunctions In labor disputes, and It would create a privileged class among the laborers nnd save the lawless am >ug their num ber from a most needful remedy avail able to all men for the protection of their business against lawless Invasion. The propositi >u that business Is not a property or pecuniary right which can be protected by equitable Injunction is utterly without foundation lu prece dent or reason. The proposition Is usually linked with one to make the secondary boycott lawful. Such a proposition Is at variance with the American Instinct and will And no support. In my judgment, when submit ted to the American people. The sec ondary boycott Is an Instrument of tyranny and ought not to be made legitimate. The issuing of a temporary restrain ing order without notice has In several instances been abused by Its Incon siderate exercise, and to remedy this the platform upon which I was elect ed recommends the formulation In a btatute of the conditions under which such a temporary restraining order ought to Issue. A Btatute can nnd OUgbt to be framed to embody the best modern practice and can bring the sub ject so closely to the attention of the court as to make abuses of the process unlikely in the future. American peo ple, if i understand them, insist that tho authority of the courts shall bo sustained and are opposed to any ? hange In the procedure by which the powers of a court may be weakened nnd the fearless and effective admin istration of justice be Interfered with. Having thus reviewed the questions likely to recur during my administra tion nnd having expressed In a sum mary way the position which I expect to take in recommendations to con gress and in my conduct as an execu tive. I Invoke the considerate sym pathy and support of my fellow fiti '/ens and the aid of Almighty God in the discharge of my responsible duties. NOTICE OF STOCK110M>EIt8' MEET I NO OF WATTS MILLS. Notice is hereby given that, pursu ant to a call of tint Directors, math' on March litlh (5th), .Nineteen Hundred and Nine (11)09), a meeting of the Stockholders of the Watts Mills, s. <\. will be held at the office of the Com pany, at Watts Mills. I.aurens, s. ('.. on the Seventh (Ttlii day of April, Nineteen Hundred and Nine (1000), at four iii o'clock, P. m.. for the fol lowing purposes: ? FIRST: For the purpose of deter mining Whother or HOI they will re scind their action of the Twelfth < 11Mb i day of January, Nile-teen Hun dred a.id Nine (1000), hy which the Capital Stock was increased to the extent (if One Hundred Thousand ($100.000.) Doll; rs. SF( ION I >: For the purpose of de termining Whother or not the WATTS MILLS shall issue Two Hundred Thousand ($200,000.) Dollars of Pre ferred StOCk, In the usual form, sub. h ot to I',,, preference:;, liabilities and conditions set forth in the Resolution of tho Roard of Directors adoptdd on the Filth Clin day Of March. NillO teon Hundred and Nine (1000), a copy of Which has been mailed to each , of ihe stockholders. .1. A DO 10 R SMYTH, JR., President and Treasurer, Watts Mills, Laurons, South Caro lina. Mandl ,'dh. 1009. S2-K Keep in mind that you can always gel any size Window Shades here you may wan! made of the host quality material in different colors. S, M. Ar 10. H. Wilkea & Co. Special Herman (a Children. ROV, .1. I). Front, pastor of Ihe First Methodist church, announces that on next Sunday morning to II o'clock he will preach a Special sermon to child ren. All the Ohlldrt n Of the Oity tire cordially Invited to attend this EOl'VlCO, Von will fmd hero the largest and best lino of Iron Beds In different designs and colors from which you can select jusl what you want. S. M. AY K. H. Wllkes tk Co. LAND ATT ACH MEINT CASE IS ARGUED. (Continued From First Pago.} more or less, of Keyset- survoy made i:i i >>.;;: all of il-o above being km ivn as the Samuel Young otitnte, slttuUQ partly In Lattrens und partly In N ?v berry counties, oxcepf such portions as have been conveyed by John Y. Gnrllngton to William S. Mutton, C. C. Ulser end it. It. Uonton, respect !> ?ly, 202, COO and Sill acres respectively. Also all of that trad of land si, late in Lau re us county partly within tho city of Lauren? und partly without, containing 70 acres, more or less, with cortnln boundari excepting! such lots and portions of tract ol land heretofore conveyed by John v. Gar llngton as per cortnln deeds record sd. Mr. Todtl's Argument. Mr. Todd, ttlorney for Mr. Go ilng ton. argued I the caso is purely one of equity i g that the plaintiff came to court a. -"dor an uccount of Mr. Gnrllngton s ewardshlp as. general manager and ? 'usurer of the company, "o argue that this does not fall within the case In with h a warrant of attachment may be Issued. That there might be judgment for ac count and it would be necessary to have the amount specified as required in the code. The amount of the claim must bo specified. Mr. Todd also claims that the complaint ill the or.se is defective in that some of the allegations must he upon informa tion and belief and that tho base of this information ami belief is not stat ed in the complaint. Tim president of the company did not keep tho hooks of the company, so that it would be impossible for him to know; ho could act therefore, testify correctly as to the amount due. etc. .Mr. Todd iilSO pointed out that Mr. Clark's affidavit mentions the fact that "current talk" was responsible for the belief alleged in the complaint in some eases. Counsel also stated that ho did not think the complaint had been BUffi clently verified by the affidavits in the case. Mr. Todd's main argument wan as to the fact that no definite nmoun was specified. The complaint says a one place "?about" $50,000 was received for sale of stock, etc. in Bumming up his arguments, Mr. Todd stated that tin- complaint, even if it has been verified, which he argu ed was not tho cr.se, did not measure up to tin; code as to requiring the am ount due to be specified: also that the case is one in equity which do. a not permit an attachment proceeding. It was upon this that the whole proceed-* lug rested, nnmoly: "('an nttachnu nl warrants hold in case purely of an equitable nature?" Mr. Todd's auth orities Indicated that they could not. Mr. lalmunds cited the case of Hank vs. Stelling, Ii s. ('.. which seemed to indicate that in cases where mom;, was named an equitable proceeding could allow an attachment. Mr. Rklmunds at the afternoon Bit ting of th.e court (died oases in support of his contention Unit the courts ill this State have never held that an attachment can not be had under pure ly equitable actions. He argued that there are no cases where an attach ment is specified denied proceedings. Mr. Logan, counsel for the plaintiff, claimed the proceeding was both, equi table and legal. At the conclusion of the arguments Judge Hydrlck announced that he f It that the plaintiff's attorneys might have been taken by surprise et the ground upon which tho attachment was made, and that they min'-M wish more lime to consider the case. Mr. Todd has made it careful study of the ensc ami be has prepared an admirable brief, it was agreeable to both sides of the cose to postpone the further Consideration of tin- ease and toe decision of Judge Hydrlck.?Sun*?/ day's State. NOTH'K OF KLKCTIOX. Slate of South Carolina, Laurons County, Whereas, petitions signed by mor< than one-third of the (pialiflod elect ors residing in school districts num bers four and live. SulUvniiH Town ship, Luurcns County, South Carolina, asking for ail election on the (po-. ; ion of consolidating raid districts lil-s been (lied with tie- County Hoard of Kduca tloll, an election upon said question is horoby ordorod, said olectlon t.q bo held ou\lho 20th day of March, v ,D. 1900 at Rabuii Crook School I louse in school district number four, and lloiidorsonvlllo school homo in school district number five, under the man ngC.nt of the trustee!; of said school (list ricts. All qualified electors residing in Bald SChOOl districts are entitled to vole at said olectlon so held in lib-, district. Those favoring the consoli dation or iho said school districts shall vote a ballot Containing the Word 1 "Yes" Written or printed there or. I those against such consolldntlon shall, vote a baiim containing the word' I "No" written or printed thereon, the afternoon when they shall be closod and hte ballot'-, counted. Polls Shall open at (!..> hour ()r ono jo clock in tho afternoon nnd remain open until the hour of four o'clock hi the ftornoon when they shall bo closod ' and the ballots counted. Lei the trustees reporl the results of the Bald elections with ail conven , lent speed. George L. Pitts, Superintendent of Education* I?J-2t