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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-25
Circuit Court SAFE.
State of South Carolina,
County Of Orangeburg.

In Common Pleas.
William J. Wolfe, ct al, Plaintiffs,
Against Theo. M. Wolfe, ct al, De-
PENDANTS.
BY virtue of the judgment in the
above stated case, I will sell, at
public auction, at Orangeburg Court
House, during the legal hours for
sales, on the first Monday in Octo-
Der, 1909, being the fourth day Of
said month, the following described
real estate:
All that certain lot Of land, sit
uate, ng and being in the town OF
Rowesville, in New Hope Township,
in the county and State aforesaid,
designated on plat B, Of the estate
lands of W. L. Wolfe, deceased,
made in the above entitled action,
and dated May 3rd, 1909, as lot
mo. g." containing ninety-four one
hundredths (s4.100) acres and
bounded by lots "No. 2 and a.
respectively, on said plat, by the
Southern Railway and by the public
road.
ALSO
All that certain other lot of land
situate, lying and being in and ad-
jacent to the town Of Rowesville
in New Hope township, in the coun-
ty and State aforesaid, designated
on plat E, of the estate lands of W.
l.. Wolfe, deceased, made in the
above entitled action, and dated May
3rd, 1909, as tract "No. 81 con-
tanning twenty-five and one-halt
(22 1-2) acres, more or less, and
bounded on the north by lot "a" on
said plat; on the east by the public
road and on the south and west by
lands of F. o. Fairey.
ALSO
All that certain other tract or par
eel of land, situate, lying and be-
ing in New Hope Township, in the
county and State aforesaid, contain
ing one hundred, siXty-one and eigh'
ty-six one-hundredths G61 S6.1OO)
acres, more or less. and bounded or
the north by the Blake Railway; on
the east hy the lands of ". c. FAR
ey, and on the south and west Dy
lands formerly Of - Bowman, as
will fully appear upon reference tc
plat F, of the estate lands OF "
l.. Wolfe. deceased. made in the
above entitled action and dated Ma!
3rd, 1909.
TERMS-Cash. the purchaser OF
purchasers to pay for all papers and
all taxes falling due after the day o!
sale; and in case the purchaser OF
purchasers fail 70 comply with tn
terms Of sale. said premises Will hf
resold on the same or some subse
uuent salesday. on the same term;
and at the risk of the former pur
chaser or purchasers.
ROBT. E. COPES,
Judge Of Probate, as Special Referee
| September 18th, 1909.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-25
We Bought at
the Right Time

Never before nave we DOuSnt ouf
stock under more favorable con-
ditions.
There are decided advances in the
prices of cotton and wool goods.
We having purchased our entire
line before the advance, we are in
a position to give our customers
the advantage of these cheap prices.
The price of shoes have also ad-
vanced. This line we also purchas-
ed before the price advanced.
When shopping drop in and let us
show you some values that will suit
you in price and quality. Agents
for The Ladies' Home Journal
Patterns.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-09

over the common Roads. and in addition far
greater volume passes over the latter when
never reaches the former. For every mile OF
railroad there are MANY miles Of highway The
consideration Of corporate profits necessarily
inpels the managers Of railroads 10 keep their
plant IN good condition and all their facilities
uf 10 date. The consideration Of advantage 10
the whole people calls for similar crcumspec-
ton and enterprise in the management Of the
common roads.
Ii is not creditable 10 this country that in lts
era Of splendid and surprising progress in prac-
tically all other departments of travel and trans
portatfon and public utilities if permitted Itself
to lag SO far behind in respect to highways, so
that to-day it is still inferior 10 the Roman
Empire of nineteen centuries ago. 1t is we'll 10
have our great double track and four track
rock LASTED railroads. with electric trains free
from smoke and dust. but it is lamentable That
at the same time We have not provided our
selves with 0ck-ballasted highways free from
either mud or dust at all times OF the year.
There is as yet a pitifully small proportion OF
so-called good roads among the highways OF
the country of these too few were really we'll
built and TO all entirely too little attention Is
paid for maintenance Under the new law and
with this new commission there is hope Of bet
ter things in New York.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-09
LARGER SALARIES NEEDED.

The country we believe will cordially ap-
prove the steps taken in the Senate to increase
the salaries of the President, the Vice-Presi-
dent and the Speaker of the House OF Repre-
sentatives The Finance Committee of the Sen
ate has fathered an amendment 10 the legisla-
tive executive and judicial appropriation bill
raising the salary of the President from $4,000
TO S100000 and the salaries of the Nice-PreSi-
dent and the Speaker from $4,000 to $4,000
1t has been generally recognized for some time
that fhe Presidents salary is inadequate. Tn
doubtedly it sutficed years ago, when living in
Washington was less expensive and the Incl
dental demands the purse of the occupant
OF the White House were far less numerous
In his second term Mr.. Cleveland lived in q
state of modest isolation. He travelled little
and did little entertaining. Social pTecedentS
then required only few formal hoSpitalities
But the country has grown, Washington has
become a larger and more important capital
and the relations of the President to the world
about him have changed in such way as 10
compel him 10 spend a great deal more money
in social intercourse of official and semi
official character.
There are probably ten guests entertained
AT the White House now TO one in the days Of
President Harrison or President Cleveland
Many more distinguished foreigners now visit
Washington. and the President sees socially a
much larger number of his fellow citizens He
must also travel more. and Congress recog-
nized the inadequacy of his salary TO meet
proper travelling expenses when it recently
appropriated 600 a year To be drawn on as
n travel fund. 1t is proposed TO repeal the
travel fund law and to allow the Chief E1
ecutive 100000 year. This change is. in our
opinion. highly desirable since ii allows
greater latitude 10 the President and will re
lieve him, if he is a man in moderate circum
stances. from any anxiety as TO the future. We
do not pension our ex-Presidents. Yet we ex
pect them 10 maintain dignifed status in re
tirement and do not like TO see them reduced
TO the necessity Of returning to the hustle Of
commercial or professional life. 1t is only fair
10 give q President a salary which will enable
fort during his term of office but to save enough
after his return TO private life. Considering the
magnitude of bis responsibilities and labOrs
and the dignity Of his trust. 100000 a year
would he by no means an excessive salary.
The Vice President and the Speaker of the
House have also 70 meet much larger demands
due TO their official status, than formerly. They
represent Two great bodies, must accept and
return many hospitalities and must travel e1-
tensiyely Travel intercourse and acquaintance
with the people and needs of the various parts
Of the Union add TO their efficiency public
servants Increasing their salaries to $4,000
a year would help them 10 discharge their
necessary obligations as representatives of the
legislative branches over which they preside
New-York tribune., 1909-01-09
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
From The Tribune Bureau.J


washington. jan S.-The President directed the
Dubca ton of his letter TO Senator Hale OF January
: regarding the Secret Service and Senator TIL
mans transactions in Oregon lands etc
The President sent to Congress message calling
attention to the need for special legislation TO pre-
vent the sale poisonous illuminating gas IN the
District OF Columbia
The Cabinet meeting attended by all the
members -.
The President conferred with the Secretary Of
War after luncheon.
Among the White House callers were Assistant
Secretary Bacon Ambassador Bryce, Senators Car
tor Lodge. Fulton and Overnan: Representatives
6 W. Smith, Foelker Page, Small and Pratt
Commissioner Keefe and Commissioners Black
Green and McIlhenny.
The President took long horseback ride IN the
suburbs In the late afternoon.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt entertained az
dinner this evening the Speaker Of the House ana
Miss Cannon Representative and Mrs Herbert Par
sons NIr and Mrs Leonard Hochstadter Lieuten-
ant and Mrs Robert i. Berry. Mrs Franklin u
Roosevelt Mrs John H. Watkins. Countess LUZ
Alexandra von Bernstorff. Miss Bacon, Miss Helen
Coster Miss Dorothy Tuckerman, MISS Margaret
Bradley. Miss Smpkins, Miss Mum. Miss Roose-
velt Roberto Centaro Italian naval attache; Chat-
rners Wood jr Edmund Rogers, Richard Law
renee Robert Winsor, jr.. George Palen snow,
George Marvin. A. P. Andrew, Captain SHERWOOD
A Cheney and Lieutenant Chauncey Shackford
The table decorations were pink geraniuIns OtlerS
came in later in the evening, and there was snah
dance in the East Room
Mrs Roosevelt will give a dance on Friday
January 10.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-09
THE NIGHT RIDERS CONVICTION.

Governor Patterson of Tennessee is TO be con
graduated upon The conviction of the Reelfoot
Night Riders of murder His prompt and firm
stand for law and order will undoubtedly check
the spread of the Night Rider movement Such
outbreaks of riot and terrorism as were carried
through successfully in Kentucky and attempted
in Tennessee cannot be maintained IN the Iace
of \ strong public sentiment for law and order
If the Night Rider Is a murderer in the eyes OF
the community where he lives he Will not be
Night Rider But If he is half hero and his
dpDredatfons are regarded as justifiable, he Will
flourish and defy the authorities. 1t is very I'M
pOrtant therefore. TO strike promptly. as Gov
ernor Patterson struck and secure convictions
SO that public sentiment will he educated to
take a correct view of rioting and violence. 1t
is ONLY when lawlessneSS has been allowed 10
continue that It's Corrupting influence spreads
SO generally In the community that the WORK OF
the authorities becomes difficult.
The trial at Union City revealed the essential
soundness of community In which Night hldlng
was new The judge and prosecutor were bent
on upholding the law. The jury was so con-
vinced Of It's sacred duty that it defed all
threats from the friends and associates Of the
Night Riders The witnesses. sustained by the
spirit of the courtroom. threw off the terrorism
in which they had been held and helped the
state at what they doubtless felt 10 be the risk
of their lives. So long n spirit exists in
community such as was revealed In the Te1mes-
see trial no one need fear that organized law
lessness cannot he curbed. Igtt one has only TO
compare that trial with of the many trials
that have taken place in Bloody BreathiUt' to
see fhe demoralizatio that results from ha-
bitual general and unchecked lawlessness.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-09
ROAD BUILDING.

The Governors appointment Of a Highway
Commission under the new highway law enact
ed t7y the last Legislature is incident OF more
Importance than many persons. mindful chiefly
OF oldttme systems Of road work, are likely TO
appreciate The Importance OF commission TO
supervise the railroads Of the state or the
canals. or any other great public utilities or
industries, would be instantly recognized, but a
Highway Commission is suggestive Of sort OF
slori6ed road master OF the old school, who
oslca year, when farm work was slackest or
dered men out with ploughs and scrapers TO
-'gork out their road taxes" by transferring the
mud which in year had been washed from the
middle of the road into the cutters back into
the middle OF the road again They called that
working the roads" and so IL was In more
senses than ore. Between that wretched system
anG the scheme OF highway construction and
maintenance upon which The state has now en-
.ered there lis q great gulf fixed and The only
reminder OF the "road master" which the High
wsy Commission should afford Is that of the
ent.''
The fact is that ot all the public utilities Of
vf,e erete The common roads are by far the most
.n,norfsnt They affect the daily life and init
rasfe welfare Of ali the people more than do the
.raslreads and trolley lines put together. The
s.-,f,ortsnce Of II. re reads ts doubtless enor-
mons But Ece must remember thar in the
f-ss.e- part cf the country every bit of the
ee.mr Of the railroads Of necessity passes also
New-York tribune., 1909-01-09
Il nlnSements.

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ALEAAERA-
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CRITERION
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WEST ENn-2ls-sI6-Ths Rejuvenatfon OF Aunt M~Is
New-York tribune., 1909-01-09
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

IFrom Tribune RureaL]
Washington Jaa. 3--Rear Admiral and Mrs VIII
lam Sheffield Cowles have among their guests Mrs
W Bayard Cutting. Of New York
Mrs John c. Phillips OF Boston. who has house
here for the season. entertained at dinner tonight
to meet Mrs. Cutting Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop. the Hon.
Maud Pauncefote. Miss Phillips, William Phillips
and others.
Colonel and Mrs. Charles s. Bromwen had dining
with them the clgian Minister and Baroness Mon
cheur Senator and Mrs. Elkins, Senator and MIS-
Depew Justice and Mrs Oliver Wendell Holmes
Lieutenant General and Mrs Corbin. Mr. and Mrs
William T. Draper. Mrs. Barney, Mr. Glover and
General and GIrs. Marshall, in whose honor the
dinner given.
Mr. and Mrs William Corcoran Eustfs are enter
tanning Mr. ar Mrs Levi p. Morton, OF New fork.
in whose honor they gaze dinner Tonight
The first of a series of hops was given at Fort
Myer tonight when Mrs Hatfield. wife OF Colonel
Hatfield; Mrs. Treat, wife OF Major Treat and Mrs
Winter wife of Major Winter received the dancers
The Secretary Of War and Mrs Wright were the
guests Of honor at a dinner given tonight by Mrs
Isham G. Hornsby and Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs
Evans Others in the party were the Chief OF stan
and Mrs j. Franklin Bell the British Military At
tache and the Hon Mrs James; the Russian Mln-
New-York tribune., 1909-01-09

certain to be earned would lack something Of
the return which would save the erect OF tfiS
ordinance from confscation
The court will not guess" Let rate statutes
be tried. and if after reasonable trial there Is
evidence that ii is impossible at the rate fixed
to earn a sum sufficient for expenses, for de
probation and for fair interest rate on the
value of the property involved, then the court
will give relief.
This decision cannot fail to have good erect
other than the good effect upon public opinion
10 which we have already referred. IL the pun
lie service corporations cannot hope to enJoln
recuIative laws and to defeat them by Juggling
with figures, it is perhaps not too much'to hope
that they will change their tactics and deal
more frankly with state regulative authorizes.
If they have to obey a rate regulation at least
for a reasonable period it Will be to their IN
terest TO help make such regulation fair. The
court observes that regulation is "a delicate and
dangerous function Efforts at regulation
should be met by q frank disclosure on the part
Of the company to be regulated" And not only
should the corporations see a result OF TINS
decision that their policy must be to appeal 10
the public sense OF fairness but regulauYe
bodies viii proceed more carefully when they
know that there is to be no wholesale enJolnlng
of all their actions. but that each action VIII
stand upon it's merits and will be enjoined only
if it is an obvious blunder.
The decision clears up the whole subject OF
public service regulation It will sustain the
hands of such bodies as the Public Service Com
mission, in fact Of every regulative body when
is doing its work in a spirit of equity. 1t Will
soon be apparent that the orders of such COM
missions cannot be tied up with njunctions on
trivial pretexts. Hostility TO them, such as we
now see evinced by the traction interests in this
city cannot last. 1.-The companies to be regu-
lated" writes Justice Moody in his mOmentous
opinion. will find 1t to their lasting interest to
furnish freely the information upon which
lust regulation can be based
New-York tribune., 1909-01-09
THE COURTS AND REGULATION.

The decision OF the United States Supreme
Court In the case Of the city OF Knoxville
against the Knoxville Water Company, handed
down the same day the Gas Trust decision
makes plain the policy of the court toward rate
regulation eases In the Knoxville case the
court dissolved injunction OF a lower court
which had forbidden the enforcement OF the law
on the ground that il would be Con1scatory.
Thus the case practically similar TO the
Consolidated Gas case. in which the full text of
the courts opinion has not yet been made pub
lie The court decides the Knoxville case on
the broadest ground, laying down the circum-
stances under which the equity power Of the
Judiciary ought to be used to eni0in the opera
tiOn of rate making law. Justice Moody writes
the unanimous opinion Of the court
The jurisdiction which is invoked here ought.
as has been said. to be exercised only in the
clearest cases. II a company OF this kind
chooses to decline to observe ordinance of
this nature and prefers rather to go into court
with the claim that the ordinance is unconstitu-
tional II must be prepared to show to the salts
faction of the court that the ordinance would
necessarily be SO ConfiScatory in its effect as to
violate the Constitution of the United States
Unless there is the clearest evidence that
law will inevitably and necessarily be e0nfisca-
tory the courts should not enjoin its enforce
meDt That Is the view of common sense, and
no decision more acceptable TO the people Of the
Trust decision has been rendered by the Su-
preme Court in long time 1t gives great sat
isfaction to know that the court is unanimous
in the opinion that rate laws should be tested
before an appeal to the courts is made, unless
there is indisputable and printG JaciG evidence
that they are confiscatory. A great many rate
E-ws have been passed in this country in the
last two or three years and as the Supreme
Court observes REGULATION of public service
CORPORATIONS will occur with greater and greater
Frequency as time goes on Now, the uniform
course with these rate laws was injunction
preyenting their enforcement and 4 long fight
in the courts. The people very generally were
asking themselves how the court could tell
whether n rate which had never been S-ied
would prove confscatory or not And the court
has taken just the view of the average man.
The court cannot tell. it says in effect except
IN very obvious cases, and ii does not purpose
~ trv. Judge Moody writes;
v,-1,.-e +he case rests. as 1t does here not upon
,rsey1-atior1 OF the actual operation under the
orilirance but upon spscula tions as 10 its effect
haSs,5 T,non the operations OF prior fiscal year
1rs wilfnct gueFs whether the substantial return
New-York tribune., 1909-01-09
Tile EECRET SERFICE.

In our opinion the country will not greatly
concern itself about the technicaties raised
by the House in its controversy with the Pres
ident in regard 10 the latterS comments on the
dsa bling of the Secret Service. II may be all
right to assert an injured selfrespect. But it
is far more important TO deal wisely with the
practical issue at the bottom of the controversy.
Was the House justified in the action which
1t took last year in restricting the functions Of
the Secret Service Bureau? If 1t in the
wrong will it repair the blunder committed:
The value of the Secret Service agency
70 detect violations Of the federal statutes in
order that wrongdoers may be punished and
misappropriated government property recovered,
can hardly be disputed. II has been most
efficient weapon in the governments hands.
for it has not only accomplish far-reaching
positive results. but also servks TO deter poten-
tial violators Of the statutes who have learned
TO fear its wholesome activities In the face
of the results achieved 1t is hard TO understand
WHY the House should think that the public in
terest can be served by putting a check on its
use Can the work which the Treasury Secret
Service Bureau has dOne be done better by spe-
cial department agencies, one for each depart
ment: What is the advantage OF cOnfining the
well organized Treasury bureau to the pursuit
of countprfeiters and the unearthing Of frauds
on the revenue? VIII The House be able 10
show that it hasa better plan in view for pro
tectfng the governments interests than the plan
so far followed with highly profitable results ::
That is point which really interests the
New-York tribune., 1909-01-09
KANG ON YUAN.

Our recent reminder of the intense dsTust
aud ani1nosity which Chinese refOrmerS felt
for Yuan Shih Kai is amply confirmed by the
great leader of the reform party, Kang Iu Wei,
in the interview with him which Is reported
from Penang. Mr.. Kang repeats the charge.
which was made long ago by his friends and
coIaborers In this city, that Mr.. Yuan was re
sponsibe for the death OF the late Emperor.
The story, as told by the reformers and as be
Ueyad by them IS that the Empress Dowager,
realizing that her own end was near. sug-
gested TO Mr Yuan and his associates that
after she was gone the Emperor might and
nrohably would. reassert himself and put into
effect the sweeping reforms which he proposed
IN 1905 perhaps recalling Mr. Karg TO Peking
and putting him at the head of the ministry,
and that therefore Il would be well for them
II they saw to it that the Emperor did not sur
vive her That story is too grewsome fer ready
credence but ii is TO be recorded as the belief
OF many intelligent Cinnamon in and out Of
China some of whom have exceptional faciIi-
ties for information.
Mr Kang and his associates have for some
years been playing part very similar to that
of the Young Turks. Many OF them are in
exile and some. like Mr.. Kans himself in hid
ing. while others remain in China and some
even occupy important places In the govern
n,ent so fhst they are able 10 know all that is
going on and at times TO exert marked iniu.