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THE CHARLOTTE NEWS JANUARY 31, 1 108 THE CHARLOTTE NEWS Published every afternoon except Sunday THE KE1VS I'UItMSHIAO COMPANY, W. C. DO WD. Presidert and General Manager. T"le)hone 115. J. C. fAlUM HOWARD A. BANKS Editor j . ..Citv Editor. ! A. W. BURCH Adv. Manager. H. C. SHERRILL.. .Circulation Manager. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year $5.00 trix months Three months One month One week 2.50 1.25 45 10 Give your subscription to your regu lar newspaper carrier or "phone 115. The columns of The News are open to legitimate advertising. Vo objectional advertising of any dnd will be accepted by this paper. All unsigned communications will be liscarded Rejected communications will not be returned unless accompanied by stamp. FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1908. J : AN UNWORTHY FLING. The man who will hear a slight ' rumor, concerning something or some-i Doay, and on tne strengtu of tmsj our New York contemporary is lost rumor, will proceed to build a struct- j in the disgust over such a cheap ure of vituperation and abuse, is ' and one-sided reference to a great still to be found once in a while, j state. Thanks to the sweeping progress of j It is pertinant here to remark that an elevating and broadening civiliza-j as yet North Carolina has never tion such characters are not numer-j sought alms from her sister states, ous. Godsped the day when they' and in .every good and noble work may live but in memory. I her record has not been foreshad- Troy, X. Y., is ' the home of a owed by that of any of her neigh newspaper, which if its' general na-:bors. Only the small and biased ture. is to be judged from a recent mind could give expression to so un editorial, quoted below, is of thej worthy a sentiment as the above, narrow type above-referred to. We' Papers of the north, as well as trust when this puny little insult at! the south, have passed the stage our state was penned, it was the. where .the bitterness of sectional product of some wharf rat who had, feeling rendered them blind to the strayed into the editor's chair, and, virtues of their contemporaries in that on the return of the real editor ' other states, but here and there, as due apoligies will be i-nade. ; in the case of the paper referred to The editorial in question is in; above, we find an instance of the reference to the proposed payment, old narrow and bigoted spirit of re on the part of tlie railroads of $17,-t construction days. 500 to the state, in connection with; The press of New York state, as the rate liiignticn matter. We quote: a whole, we feel sure, would re the first part of the editorial which: sent the above dirty little thrust at appeared in a recent issue of the! a proud commonwealth as heartily Northern Budget, under the heading, : as do we of this state who have been "A Mean Fosition for a State," as j made victim of the spleen of a follows : ''There is one provision in the re cent railroad legislation cf the state of North Carolina which is admitted on all sides to be erroneous and improper. Just what the provision is does not matter now, for it is not iindpr dismission. Thf siisra-osHrm has beer, niade that an extra session ot ; tVi.-j 1 - :ric1nturn li r ctfn V-- - 1 1 Q H ' nil. i-.iomiuic vi tiic oicit.c; vaiivu in or ier that the erroneous part of the law may be repealed or modi- fied. Objection has been made on account of the cost. The railroads' of the state have offered to pay the cost about $17,000 of the extra session, and it is likely that thi3 offer will be accepted. "This will bring about a condition disgraceful to any state in the Un- ion. Every individual and corpora- tion is entitled to justice without money and without price. The idea- of railroads financing a session of) the legislature of any state is re-) nusrnant to the risrM. mindpd inhnhi-' tants of all.' To simply say that the above arti cle is based on a misstatement of the case absolutely is sufficient. Ev ery person who knows the situa tion knows full well that there never has been either suggested, or even intimated any such proposition, and that the statement of our contem porary, that, "The railroads of the state offered to pay the cost of the extra session," is absolutely and unequivocally false. The railroads have never offered to pay the cost of the special sess'on, neither has the state thought oi asking them to do so. Such an offe. v.auid, oZ course, as every person .nu,,, be spurned by the state. The railroads defied a state law, thereby precipitating a fight. The! honor of the state was at stake. To press the fight or to back down, it was necessary to go outside of state officials and employ counsel to. de fend the state. This was done, and the cost of this outside counsel amounted to about $17,000. Later the railroads realized that in defying a law of a sovereign state, before the supreme court had passed a decision, was wrong, and the roads agreed to accept ne rate until a decision could be had. Later the roads agreed to compromise, and offered to pay the $17,500 cost to the slate for the fight which they had foolishly caus- eu. n. iiut u, quubuoii oi the jus - tice or the injustice of a 2 cent rate. And certainly it is not a pro position whereby the railroads "finance ' the legislature," in order -that "justice may be done." On the contrary, it is a simple offer of the the roads to pay the state the cost of a litigation, which they (the roads) now admit was wrong. Whether or not the members of the legislature accept the payment of costs remains to be seen. Some members favor acceptance, some oppose it. This part does not concern us. One thing is certain, however, namely, that the members of the general assembly are men of suffi cient intelligence, and of ample real ization of the sense of justice and t'rirness, to both sides to decide the matter, which is very immaterial; and which has only assumed notor- j iety through the attempt of certain j radical newspapers to bring into ,,.jrtT1 a lnnmlntr mnrp's npst and " " they wil settle the matter wunout resorting to other states for alms or advice. But, we return to the Northern Budget, quoting the remainder of its editorial utterance, which is as fol lows : "If North Carolina is too Door or too parsimonious to call a session of its legisla ture to do away with an injustice it might better appeal to the people of the other states for contributions than to take the money of the rail roads." Waiving the matter of the wisdom cf accepting or refusing the pro- posed payment of $17,500 by the railroads, the above fling is un- v-orth' of an-v newspaper that lays ! any claim to fairness and magnanim- ity. The force of the argument of very small mind. Those parties who predicted the sudden dissolution of Savannah, Ga., when prohibition carried, are now confronted with the problem of ex plaining why that town is still on maP Yehickle manufacturers from all over the south met here yesterday and we are informed that there is an unprecendented demand for water wagons in every section. "Military rule" never did sound good to an American citizen, and especially to one hailine from Meck- ienburg county " THIS DATE IN HISTORY. January 31 1655 Cornwell dissolved parliament. 1677 Arrival of royal commissioners to investigate the causes of the rebellion in Virginia. 1745 Marquis be Marbois, who sold Louisiana to the United States, born in France. Died there Jan uary 14th, 1837. 1752 Gouvenour morris, American statesman, born. Died Novem ber 6th, 1816. 1863 Confederate gunboats attacked blockading squadron at entrance to Charleston harbor. 1891 Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier, French painter, died. Bora 1811. 1898 Great strike of engineers in England came to an end. THIS IS MY 64TH BIRTHDAY. William Henry Roberts. Rev. William Henry Roberts, D. D., moderator of the Presbyterian general assembly, was born January 31st, 1844, at Holyhead, Wales. He was a' young boy when his father brought the fami ly to America and settled in Utica, N. Y. After graduating from the college of the city of New York young Roberts entered the service of the United States as a statistician in the treasury de partment, afterward becoming assist ant librarian in the library of congress. He decided to study for the ministry and went to Princeton seminary. After serving in one pastorate he returned to the seminary as librarian, remaining for nine years, until, in 1886, he was made a professor of Lane seminary, Cincinnati. In the meantime he had become stated clerk of the genera1 as sembly, which position he filled for 20 years, or until he was elected mod erator at the ColumbuS session last jyear. YOU CAN LAUGH AT THE THOUGHT of any distress after eating if you will only begin the meal by taking a dose of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. It will prepare the stomach to receive the food, aid in its proper digestion and as similation and keep the bowels open. HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS can thus prevent and cure Sick Head ache, Flatulency, Heartburn, Bloating, Vomiting, Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Colds and Female Ills. Try it today. This column is given up ex .j. 4 clusively to the kicker. Any J. JU signed communication, directed 4 to the "Editor Kickers Column, 4 4 Charlotte News," will find it's 4 g way into this space. Your name 4 J will not be printed unless you wish it so, but it must be given J 4 us. The Kickers' Column will 41 run daily If a sufficient number . J. of kicks is registered. So, if you feel like kicking over any J J subject, make your displeasure 4 $ known. It may result in right- 4 ing the wrong. There is nothing 4 like publicity, and no place bet J. ter to get this than in the 4 Kickers' Column. Don't kick $ f foolishly. You wouldn't be sin ! cerely kicking if you did this. There is one time in every per- 4 4 son's life when they are in dead 4 earnest, and that is when they 4 are kicking about somebody or 4 4 something. When your griev- 4 J ance reaches its bounds and can- 4 4 not longer be contained, let it 4 4 run over into the official recep 4 tacleor all kicks the Kickers' 4 J Column. We invite one and all j 4 to join In making the Kickers'f Jt Column a success. Kick Brother, 4 t Sister, kick! The world likes 4 f- the right sort of kicker. Do 4 your part. ! Editor Kicker's Column: The crossing at the corner of Mr. J. C. Burrough's Hot and the new Y. M. C. Burough's lot ond the ne wY. M. fit for ladies to walk across. It could be easily remedied by lay ing a couple of planks over it. There are plenty of planks lying around there loose, just fitted for the purpose. B. Kicks From Pelmont. Editor Kicker's Column: Belmont, N. C, Jan. 31. Belmont needs a board of public saf e ty of our own. Otherwise 'we should be granted Beligerent Rights. Every time it rains our nights become dark the motto of the Municipal League buttons loom up before our eyes in box-car letters. Mr. Bryan may never be president, yet he is a great man and it troubles some newspapers much. What we need in Belmont is an In dependence Square, with officers to keep people moving to the right. We would like to suggest elevated cars crossing4 the Square. It would be in touch with the sky scraper and we could watch Charlotte grow with better view. The recently-organized Law and Or der League over in the fifth ward might get some charter members over in the Bloody Sixth provided the charter is not closed. One of our grocerymens' delivery horses fell on the street twice yester day and was helped up by kind friends. We are not informed whether it was fainting or acute indigestion. We hail the Kicker's Column with joy. Now, let people record their kicks! Our town is waiting patiently for the organization of a Humane or a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty, to Peo ple and Animals. Respectfully, OLD KICKER. t Above Cop's Reach. It has been rumored that the city has leased the top of the 12 story building, so that people can w-ait on the cars and not obstructing pas sage. x J. S. M. Blood Poison Caused by Slight Hatchet Wound Special to The News. Salisbury. N. C, Jan. 31. Mrs. Richard Henderson is quite ill at her home in this city from blood npison in tne left arm caused bya slight wound inflicted three or four 6nvs ago while handling a hatchet. Mrs. Henderson is one of this city's most lovely women. She is a daughter of Maj. N. E. Scales and her husband. CaDt. Richard Hender son, is a retired naval officer, wio served 33 yars in the U. S. navy, and wa? cn the Indiana with Sch ley's fleet when the great Santiago battle was fought. He is a hrotner of Hon. John S. Henderson. A co incidence in connection with, tnis affliction is the fact that Mrs. Hen der son's little neice, a daughter uf Mrs. W B. Branson, of New Bern, last year was compelled to have sn arm amputated on account of blood poison. All Salisbury hope for a speedy recovery for this good wo man. Fires Rifle Through Window at ex-Sheriff Special to The News. Salisbury, "N. C, Jan. 31. Wednes day night- while ex-Sheriff D. R. Ju lian, with severai grandchildren gath ered about him, were sitting in the room at his home on East Inniss street some one fired a 22-calibre rifle ball through the window, and a tragedy was narrowly averted. There is no .evidence that will even furnish a clue to the guilty party. Mr. Julian, who is one of this city's most prominent and wealthy men, offers a liberal reward for any evidence that will lead to the arrest of the culprit, "Do you really love me, John?" "Oh, no! I wear these summer pants and this tramp overcoat merely to ap pear eccentric, that's all." Washing ton Herald. rcX;.:.:-:.:.v i .ft2-:-M' senilis eoo& & co. fine CtoJbcv f1ak&r, Baltimore er I New Ym AFTER PROSTITUTE WOMEN. Policemen are Instructed to Keep: Them Off the Streets. Special to Tne Mews. Winston-salem, N. C, Jan. 31. . Chief of Police J. A. Thomas has instructed all patrolmen on the de-. pot beat to arrest any prostitute,; both white and colored, seen in or around- the station and put them in. the city, lock-up and draw warrants under Chap. 16, Sec. 24, of the city; ordinance which reads: "It shall be unlawful for any prostitute or woman of notoriously lewd character to walk the streets, alleys or public j thoroughfares or ride around the same during the night season and any person doing so shall, on' con viction be subject to a penalty of $25." The ordinance is being vio lated and Chief Thomas has deci ded to break up what is declared to be a nuisance. Reed Rhodes. ) Special to The News. Winston-Salem, N. C., Jan. 31. Mr. Will Rhodes, of Iredell county, and Miss Anna Reed, of Pilot Moun tain, were married in this city yes terday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the home of Mr. J. H. Fletcher, on Lib erty street. Rev. R. R. Hackson offi ciated. The young couple left this morning for Pilot Mountain where they will reside. The piano whose name is the worth of pure gold to the piano buyer In pi ano value and piano goodness. It's the Piano you want, It's tht, Piano you must have. WRITE TODAY i HAS, M, STIEFF Artistic Stieff, Shaw and Stieff Self Player Piano, SOUTHERN WARE ROOMS: 5 West Trade St. Charlotte, N. C. C. H. WILMOTH, Manager. r V i if . iiL ::":':'::x:::::::c3 b - vt, w : DR. JOHN R. IRWIN, Office: 21 South Tryon St. Woodall & Sheppard's. 'Phorsss: Office 69. Residence 125 I is II OR Have you seen our "Big Window" display? We are headquarters for all the San itol products. Sanitol Liquid Antiseptic Sanitol Tooth PowdeV Sanitol Tooth Paste Sanitol Tooth Brushes Sanitol Violet-Elite Soap Sanitol Face Cream Sanitol Bath Powder Sanitol Face Powder Sanitol Toilet Powder Sanitol Shaving Creme WoodeH & Sheppard 21 South Tryon. 'Phone 69. LautiErs Finest French Oiivs Oil Fragrant, fresh and pure crushed ffcm the virgin olive imported only in original packages. Makes most delicious mayonnaise. 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