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T E TOUR J5he COURIER I Leads inlBoth News and I Circulation. mmmmmmmmmmmwmmmmmn t3he COURIER Advertising: Columns Bring Results. esued Weekly. PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. $1.00 Per Year VOL XXXII. ' ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 21,, 1907. No 15. SUPERIOR COURT. Strong Charge To The Grand Jury. JUDGE FRED MOORE PRESID ING. Delayed In Opening But Docket wa About Completed lat Klght Canec I Tried During Term. Randolph Superior Court convenfd Monday afternoon. The delay was caused by the failure of the Southern., to make schedule the tiain due at 8:30 ar riving about 12:30 o'clock. Court was convened at 2:30 o'clock by Judge Fred Moore, of Asheville. Only a short time was consumed in selecting the grand jury which wa3 composed of the following gentlemen: T. A. Bulla.' X. F. Il-ipkiu, i. II. Hardin, U W. Kearns, Joel VV. ; Strider, E. C. Vestal, V. W. Walk-J er, T. W. Maness W. F Ivey, I'. P.! Joues, R. C. Hanner, E. 11. WojJ, I W. R. Hammond, A. W. Curtis, Dock Hunt, W. S. Gatlin, J. 1'. j Phillips, T. F. Fousi. A. 17. Curtis was appointed fot'.'inan, and duly sworn. J. W. llinsh.tw was up- j pointed and sworn as oftixu to the ! grand jury. I Judge Moore's charge to the grand I jury should have 1 eeu heard t y I every citizen of the county interest-1 ed in good government and the bet-' termeut of moral conditions of their community. Opening his ch.irge Judge v Moore j said he would be as brief as possible, i but before he had hnished one could plainly eee that his honor was more interested in the support of law and good government than all things else, and that the clear knowledge of the law and du'y upon the part o the officers of the court and, citizens generally is by far more im portantijthan its sacrifice to speed the progress of the court. His charge was broad, explicit, clearly defining the duty of the offi cers of the court, and the duty of the citizens to the court and every one left the building with a clear know ledge of the working of the machin ery of the court and with a broader view of what constitutes violation of the law. GUARDIAN OF PEACE. He impressed upon the grand jury its responsibility, individually, and collectively as guardians of the peace, and the weight of the burden of institution and the failure to in stitute prosecutions. Upon that body rests the duty of bringing to justice the violators of the laws of the land and the protection of the innocent nun and women and child ren as well as their property. ENFORCEMENT OF LIQUOR LAW. In a general way Judge More said the violations of the law are generally known to every member of the grand jury, but ne directed spec ial attention to those affecting the manufacture and sale of spirituous honors, lie cautioned them to look well into this and wherever evidence showed a probable cause for indict ment, regardless of the standing of these indicted, presentments should be made that the courts may uphold the laws. It is not a question of personal opinion on the liquor question, but a question of violation of the laws. CRIME DEFINED. Judge Moore defined the statutes against crime with four divisions. First, crime against the person of citizens, embracing homicides, as saults, slander of innocent women, perjury, etc. Second, crime against property embracing arson, injury to property, trespass, larceny and many others. Third, crime againstsociety, upon which jiis honor dwelt at length. He again called to the attention of the body the greatest destroyer of the physical, moral and men tal being of society the liquor traffic, the harmful consequence of which is a long train of evils, where can be found almost every crime against the peace, welfare and good order of a community. Carrying concealed weapons and gambling were also given due con sideration by His Honor. He in sisted that presentments should be made against those violating the law against gambling, regardless of the degree of guilt, the standing of the violator in society and of prestige and influence of his people. In the opinion of the court the greatest beneficiary in a cause for gambling is the defendant who many times is warned of the yawning prison cells, the violent death or shiftless, worth less life which inevitably awaits them. Fourth is the class of crimp against good government. Among these were mentioned violation of the election laws, which guarantees the rights of citizeuship - to the peo ple; violation of the law and failure to perform bis duties by any public officsr. He especially directed the attention of the jury to the justices of the peace warning them that all justices are liable to iudictment for failure to make returns to tht county treasurer within thirty days after the recipt of the fin. FAILURE TO LIST TAXES. Judge Moore referred to the ini portauce of every citizen listing his taxes in June reminding those pres ent that, t'm-ir failure to do this places tii-iu mnong the violators of the hirt and subject to tine or itn prisonme;:r. Those who are ever kicking alji.ut having to pay taxes to carry hi the government should be shut oil t'nmi the law and order obtained as a result of the taxes paid. They would soon he clamor ing f !' i - admission to the laud where the people are taxed 'to main tain the rights and safety of citizens mi l their property. Tu-day'a MeHlon. The following cases were disposed of at Tuesday's session. State vs. Bostain Matthis. per jury. Pleaded not guilty; verdict guilty. State vs. Frank Davis, et al affray. Pleaded not guilty; verdict guilty and ri'.ed $5.00 and costs. State vs. Kobt. Brown, L. & R., pleaded gniltv. Judgment a fine of $40 00 and costs. State vs. Carl Lamb, L. & R., pleaded guilty. Judgment was con tinued upon payment of costs and bond of $100 for appearance at next term of court. State vs. Carl Lamb, C. C. VV., plead - guilty. Judgment $25.00 and costs. State and Southern Railway vs. Barney Varuer, larceny. Plead id guilty of foicible trespass, which was accepted by court. Judgment cont nued on payment of costs, and defendant required to give bond for appeal auce at uext term of court. Yeaterday'a Proceeding!. State vs. R. O. Parks, retailing, not guilty. State vs. Percy Candle trespass, appeal fiom Justice of the Peace, defendant paid cost and fine impos ed at lower court. State vs. Jim Riehardfon, retail ing in three cases. Defendant plead ed guilty. Sentence not passed. State vs. Adam Douglass, con veying tools to convicts, pleaded guilty, judgment suspended upon payment of costs. State vs. Ooldsbury Doby and June Brewer, affrav, verdict guilty. Judgment suspended upon payment of half costs as to Brewer, Doby hned $50. and half costs. The court finished the docket last evening, but after the Courier went to press. Several cases were continued and manv true bills returned bv the grand jury. METHODISTS TO MEET. The Randolph Methodist Preach ers' Association will hold a mass meeting of the members of the churches in the county at Randle- man March 30th and 31st. A letter has been issued urging every member who can to attend. The meeting is called for the purpose of arousing greater interest in the work. Randolph now has about 40 Methodist Churches, but there is a large portion of the coun ty in immediate need of a house of worship. The principle subjects to be dis cussed are "What is the Religious Condition of our County?" and "Shall we have a Randolph Missjon oocietv to help Improve this Con dition?" leath of Mr. Fulford. Mrs. Stephen Fulford, a native of Randolph county, died at ber home at rewberne, last week, after a lingering illness. Mrs. Fulford was about 60 years old. She was a Miss Bowman, hav ing beeu born at the old Bowman farm. She was a sister of the late U. C. Bowman. Surviving Mrs. Fulford ae her husband and one child. GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Thirty Counties A 116 wed to Improve It ads A Summary of ew I -a us. Below is given a carefully pre pared suninary of the rew lavs enacted bv the General Assembly, wh ch will interest every reader. The Important Resolutions. The fi.llowiiiLr ure the nvwt '' importnm resolution which were ailnpttil: KeiiueMtiiK Congress to vote for the Ap palachian Forest Keserve and asking the liovernor to go to Washington in the interest of that nieiiure. ' Endorsing the seeon 1 Hasjiio Peace i '.in ference. Endorsing the Jamestown Expo-iiinn, appropriating $2 ',000 more to it and il- lowmg the North Carolina building to be sold and the proceeds use 1 l.y the eoinuiis sion. Making a -$3,000 gift to the eruaier North Carolina Urging Congress to improve the upper tap.- Fear river. Also asking it to prohibit polygamy To seen re a chaug" in the constitution su . Senators will Le elected l.y a direct vote oil tne p.i.ple. liiils were pas. e.iuiiuiitiitg whiskey from ill" following i-i lint i.-s: liurke. I.ineiln, Cutuivba. Mel i(, well, Madison Cherokee, Macon, Cal.ari-.i-, Cleveland, Ttutherford, Northampton, S'uuiy. 'Scotland, Cuinber and and .Mecklenburg. Itoad Improvement. Thirty ei.-mries were allowed to improve their nnvU tunl very larg" bond issues were adowed to be voted on (or this purpose in the counties of Franklin, I-'orsvtli, Durham, Itaiidjlph, Rowan, Wake, tiranvillo and Hniieombe, ranging from S 100,000 to 8300, 000. At no session of the Legislature have cha. ters been granted to so many railways; the following is the li-t. North Carolina Union, ).ithpor, Northern & Western, Raleigh A Winston-Salem, Northampton & Hertford; Western Carolina, Bladen & Northern; Rockingham Caswell, Randolph and Cumlierland; Clraham County, Wash ington & Vandemere; Nantahala, Dover & Southbound; Tuckaseegee, Elkin & Alle ghany; Virginia & Eaatern Carolina, Vir ginia & Carolina Southern, Deep River & Farmers Creek, Alleghany & Piedmont Southern, Southwestern, Greensboro, Sea bord & Great Western, Mattamuskeet. Kins tan A Carolina, Monroe and Southern Franklin and Smokey Mountain. Bills were also passed allowing buncombe, Hen derson and Rutherford counties to subscribe stock for completing a railway between Ashe ville nod Rutherfordton; to allow the con solidation of the Aberdeen & West nd, the Asheboro & Montgomery and the Jack son Springs railways; to allow the conversion of the Wilkesboro & Jefferson turnpike to a steam or electric railway. For Schools. In the way of schools and tchool matters bills passed incorporating the Stonewall Jackson Training School or reformatory. To establish a manual training school in the mountains To establish a teachers training school in the East. A touojl of Technology at S'pray. To aid the Elhannan Orphanage a Marion with a $3,000 appropriation To allow elections to be held in townships or school districts upon the subject of com pulsory education, Te require deaf mutes to attend the State school at Morganton and to limit the atten dance to North Carolina children. To require 10 weeks attendance each year of children between ages of 8 and 14 years. To provide a safe and adequate water supply for all schools, public and private. resting a oyste.n of public high schools the number for each county to be fixed by the Btate superintendent tf public instruc tion to le not less than one, cr moie than four Railway Matters. A great deal of attention was give-i rail way matters, and the following are the im portant bills which passed: To til the maximum passenger rate at 2 1-4 ents per mile. To regulate freight rates and prevent un just discrimination. To prevent p tblic drinking in passenger cars To require railways to keep passenger car- clean. To allow conductors ant? station agents to arrect drunk, disorderly or boisterous per- 801 s. To allow railway to construct belt lines at town. To require one director and one incor porator of all railways to be a citizen and resident of this State. To allow t .e corporation commission to require union depots in towns of 2,000 per soi s. To require Btieet railways to prwide tepante accomoda i ms for negroes and whites. To prevent stealing of goods in transit, ai d als to prevent stealing of brasses and other railway property To greatly enlarge the powers of the cor poration commission. Miscellaneous Measures. Other important bills of a miscellaneous character are as follws: To restore dentists to their former dignity as doctors. To allow judges and magistrates to ei clude all persons except those concerned in trials for felonious assault. To allow benevolent associations to receive buy, hold or sell real or personal estate. To regulate sales of tola'ico on ware house Hoars and require reports to the ag ricultural department. To prevent usury and extortion. To extend for two years the time for selling the State debt. To promote public decency by punishing people for using indecent signs, writings and pictures in public. To allow the Governor to appoint specia police for water power, transportation and construction companies. fo provide for the care of the mentally deficient by providing special institutions tor them To prevent the sale of adulterated ot misbranded foods, drugs, medicines and liquors. To increase the number of the State challenges in all cases less t-ba-i capitol. To allow the Governor traveling ex penses $li00 To allow judges to send criminal lioys under 1(5 to the reformatory or county hot. e To extend the crime ol vagrancy so as to i. ch ile keepers or inmates ni disorderly ho.i-es To prevent and punish trusts and com biiifs. To authorize the Statu board of health to prove e lor preventive tie.itinentof tuliereii lo-is by means of a ho-pital in Mo ne com.ty. ,') io was appri.pri.it M. 10 l-i'guiule the writing ol prescriptions l.y physicians. To protec ehctrieal power tiaiismission line.-. To require t te peniten iary to pay its debt bunds of lS'.Ht, amounting to ij 1 10,000 Hid to pay S17-"i,0tll) of its earnings into the ti- a-ury to go to thJ central fund. Jo -eparate tuberculo-is prisoners. I o require the eommi-siouers of ngrii-ul-re iiii I the board of agriculture t be prac tical larmers. To tepiire registration of trained nurses. T- protect makers and dealers in mineral water-. T' lone, d the law regarding removal nt cloiel o i ti les. !. p o ect primary electior.s and conven tions ,iu I p.mi-h fraud- thereat. I o pjiy null fees to ollieers and witi --e-wl.e.-e no true bill is found. 1 1. i-t nil time for obtaining laud grant. To regulate osteopathy and cie;ce a state b aid ol examiners. To protect hotel and boarding house keepers. lo piescrihe the hours of serv.ee for railway employes operating trains. To establish a State board of equalization for the as-essment of real estate To reguh.t-' th. hours of the labor ol ctniaren m lactones To amend the landlord and tenant law. To so amend the general road law that county commissioner., can let the working of roa Is by contracts by sections. To enable the State to make proof of the possession of whiskey licenses, issued bv the government in prosecuting offenders lo limit the poll tax to j 2 in cities and towns. To provide for the displav of the State Hag on all court houses, schools and other public uuiiuings. To exclude minors under 18 from pool rooms, bar rooms, etc. To prohibit corporations from preventing public improvements by other corporations by preventing occupancy et land for right-of-way. To place all telephone lines under the corporation commission 1 o promote the oyster industry. To punish the fraud in giving worthless checks, drafts and orders. To create the office of fish commissioner. To require express companies to pay claim for loss or damage to the property. To secure immigration in North Carolina; appropriating $10,000, half from the State, and half from the agricultural department. To secure a statue of Zeb ance to be placed in statuary hal at the Capitol at Washington. To fix the salaries of State olficeis and to require fees to be turned into the State Treasury. To make general election day a legal holi day. to make the pension appropriation $400, 000, an increase of $125,000. There were bills of course, carrying in creased appropriations for all the Slate in ati1. hi ions, some forty in number. Insurance Legislation. A great many insurance bills were intro duced but only a small percentage of these passed. Tnose which did pass are as fol lows: To amend the Revisal by allowing com panies Laving over $ UK), (it) capital to in vest the excess in such manner as the insur ance commissioner approves. To regulate the use of the reserve of life companies by allowing it to Ik- used for re insurance, to lie available in case of the in solvency of the company. To define frater .a! orders. To prohibit the application cf the iron safe clause to buildings and fixtures To prevent the diversion of fm.ds in in surance companies for political purposes. To require tire insurance companies to furnish blank proofs of loans in case they demand such pi oof. To regulate the form of life insurance con tracts by requiring the form of all polices under $ o00 ty be submitted to and approved by the insurance commissioner lief ore the company can issue said policies, this act to be ellec.tive July 1. To allow the insurance commissioner to employ an actuary and accountant to calcu late and check up the books of the insurance companies. To impose a gencial penalty for all pro visions of the insurance law for which no special jiennlty has beeu imposed. To provide for the volunteer firemen of th? State in case of injury or sickness, due service at fires by levying a tax of 1-2 of 1 par cent, upon the premiums of fire insur ance companies, but, in order to si-cure this the town must comply with the tire wast law. To declare that the agent of a life insur ance company is the agent of the company ahd not of the policy holder. Hoy Forger. Erwin T. Parham, a 19 year old boy of Greensboro, is arrested for forging a check for $7.50 or. S. A. Peeler. Until recently Parh. m was in theemyloy of G. T. Glascock & Sons aud duiiug his stay with them he embezzled the sum of $11. It was also learned while in the employ of the Virginia Life Insuranece company several years ago he fraud ulently obtained $00 from the company." DEATH OF MR. CURTIS. One of Randolph's Best ;citlzens Died Suddenly Here Yesterday. Mr. N. B. Curtis, of Millboro, R. F. D., and one of Randolph County's best citizens, died suddenly while talking to a friend near the court house here yes' erday morning. Mr. Curtis came to Asheboro Tues day to attend court. Tuesday night he spent with his son, A. W. Curtis, foreman nf ttie gland jury, at the home of Sheriff Hayworth, and was in apparent good health. Yesterday morning he arose, ate a hearty break fast and went to his wagon to feed his sr.ock, and while talking with a friend wis seized with a fainting spell and died in a few minutes. The body was removed to the home of Sheriff Hayworth. The funeral will be conducted this morning at Grays Chapel, i.f which Church he had been a mem ber innity years. The grand jury adjourned yester-.luv afternoon in respect to Mr. Curtis and went in a bouy to view the re mains and convey the body to the tieai.se. The following grand jurors acted as pall bearers: J. i'. Phillips, foreman, succeeding the bereaved son; J.M.Hudson, P. P. Jones, W. G. vey, C. II. Hardin and E. C. Ves tal. The remains were taKen to the late home cf the deceased yester day afternoon. Mr. Curtis was G4 years of age and in his death Randolph County loses one of her best and most high ly esteemed citizens. As a private citizen he was most successful and though never actively engaged in public life he always exercised him self in the interest of all that tend ed to better conditions in his com munity and county. He is survived by six children; Messrs. A. W. and John Curtis, Mrsdnuies Sallie Swain and Maggie Wi'it:sell, of Libeitv; Mrs. Mar tha Piuz er, of Climax and Miss Berttia Curtis, who with his sister Miis Lucinda Curtis, lived with him at Millboro. The deceased was a bruther of Dennis Curtis, of Ran dleinan. The funeral was conducted by Rev. O. P. Routh, Jpa6tor, assist ed by Rev. J. W. Frank, and Rev. W. F. Ashbum. The bereaved relatives have a host of friends in the county whom the Courier joins in extending sincere sympathy. C0NEDERATE VETERANS. Organization of Randolph Camp to Be Perfected at Once. Col. A. C. McAlister, commander of Randolph Camp United Confed erate Veterans is mailiner out artDli cation bfanks to the Confederate Veterms in the County, with a letter urging them to fill out and return for enrollment s members of the camp. It! 8 h pedthat tvery vitran will return the blanks, properly tilled out at once that the full enrollment may be represented at the annual Re union to be held at Richmond, a., in June. Those desiring to become mem bers, whose names have not been received by Co). "cAlisterand who do not receive the blanks by mail can secure it upon appreciation to the Commander. 1 hose whlreg;ster ed at the reunion held here last fall will receive blanks at once and the Commander will appreciate the send ing of the names of any who were unable to attend the reunion tut who are eligible to membership. RAILROAD SOLD. The llennettsville and Clicraw Itoad Uoulithy the Pacs and others. J. R. Page, of Biscce; II. A. Page, of Aberdee ., and J. J. Hechart, of Bennettsville, b. C, associated with W. A. Mars, of Pennsylvania, and sev eral other-capitalist?, tave bought the Bennettsville and Cheraw Railroad, a line fourteen miles long. The pur chace price was $105,000. The com, pany organized by electing J. J Heckhart president, II. A. Pag( general manager, and George Bur chill secretary and treasurer. The road will extend to Browns ville, 25 miles from Bennettsville. Banter Srrvlee. The Sunday School at Shi loah, one and one-half miles s-Mith of Julian, is arranging for an Easter service which will be held Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock In connection with the Ktster eer vice Prof. A. M. Fentress will bold the closing exercises of his singing class. The exercises will last all day. Everybody is invited. TERRIBLE HAVOC. Wrought By Storms And Flood Last Week. THOUSANDS FORCED TO DE SERT HOMES. CoiKlllloiiH In Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and Went Virginia Serloua. , Property Valued at Several Mil lion Ic-stroyd. Pittsburg, Pa., March 19 After five days of business stagnation caused by a remarkably rapid lise in the Monongahela, Alleghany and Ohio rivers, which inundated more than ten square miles of this city conditions are again becoming normal. Wreckage is strewn all over the city and the property loss is heavy. Only 12 f italitiea are reported. Loss In PIMshurs; 10,000,000. The loss iu the Pittsburg district s estimated at $10,000,000. Reports from up river points increase fhe damage done by ihe Hood in Western Pennsylvania at least 5,000,OOX) more. At Wheeling W. Va. At Wheeling, W. Va., the flood was the highest in 20 years. Eigh teen perons are known to have lost their lives in the early morning fire that occurred today st the plant of the Warwick Pottery Company, which is located in the flooded dis trict. Firemen were unable to reach the burning building. Much damage has been done and the debris about the city i8 60 great that it will be days before business can be resumed. It is estimated that the damaee sustained in wheeling will exceed $3,000,000. So great has the dam age been to local industrial plants mat it win ne weeks before they win oe aoie to resume operations. Ohio Towna Flooded. The damaere at Cincinnati and Portsmouth. Ohio, was verv creat. In many parts of the town the peo ple were forced t camp on the hills. mmng stations were established for the poor who were driven from tneir nooies. At Portsmouth two levees broke. letting the water encroach on terri tory not heretofore flooded. Th other leyees have been weakened but it is believed that there is at present SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. Meet at Reldivllle April andRan dolpli Given Place on Program. The program for the 24th an nual convention of the North Caro lina Sunday School Association which meets at Keidsville April 2nd, has been announced. The meeting continues through Thursday follow ing. Dig preparation has been made by the people of Reidsville for the euter:ainnient of the visitors and an ink n sting program has been arranged. We note that on Wednesday morn ing Mrs. Francis B. Hubbard, of W'orthville, will address the asso ciation on ''Our Home Department. its Message and Work." On Thurs day morning Prof. J. M. Way, of Asheboro will speak on, "What the Organized Work Has Meant in My Countv." COAL AT GLENDON. Two Veins ot.e Is 18 Feet and another tl FeetiThlck. Mr. D. P. Bible, of Glendon has leased coal mining property ou the lauds of Mr John Gardner on Deep river just above Carbonton and is developing it. Mr. Bible tells the Express that he has found a good quality of coal in two veins, one 18 and the other 27 feet thick. He has sent a sample of this coal to the State Chemist to have it analyzed and tested. He has order ed mining tools and expects to begin mining the coal at once. A sample of the coal will be sent to the James town Exposition. Changed Charter of Kandleuan. The legislature two years ago provided fcr dividing the town of Raudleman in this county into four wards, and there were four different polling places in the town. The last legislature has changed this to only one voting place. The wards are retained to distribute the alder men over the town. A bid was also enacted permitting thij town of Ran dleman to vote on a'isoueof $22,500 worth of bonds to improve the. streets. .v- .i.:.,'t,