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Jrand Jury Has Outlived Usefulness, Says Judge Sink (Continued from page 1) ram a wan . i.t is sworn out. it can- 1 c* [),* withdrawn. There are only ih way - t" determine it; one is tor h :i:a?:-ttat.- to sit and hear the rtdtnee of all interested parties.' ?i if he findi the man guilty, bin i ,B ,,rer t i higher court, or find in n< ?- ?l,y. and if he i> going to him guilty because he wants t.. >!'ect hi lees then he is unworthv [the office. [ am ' opposed to magistrate-, tfcnk i' tratfi in North Caro d have r( i i -ented some of the t it jutt merit and some of the gex citilenship that the State ha-. [(r pi ?! ed. I recall that when 1 x< a buy we had three old Squire i my net iborhood, my section of ir county, that settled more com lonitv i ? - ;? ? married more folks, metinie^ pl eached their funeral - id did ai .. it everything that human ?iofs i.'jl'i for others, and often ten : ithbors would get int a immunity .vv ond go before the Kistrat< instead of making a cufltain it of a mole hill, these ipitrate would get the difficulty tighten. 'I. .judicially determined, wably n t with the tiU'sy and it in the language that it might ire be.-ii 1 i Ik- Superior Court, but just a- much justice and with ft '? " ? ? exactness 1, r truth a d ,irni -- a w..iild have taken place ?rj ? and in con.-equeilr at. ? ee <>ld men that 1 re r: r; 1 into old age with the ' egar.l of ever.vbodv :.v. Whether o; <y ' . '1 their fees. I am sati. 1 i- : red their ni i n . i it.v Ut to determine the -1" Mow citizens. i ' ely, in Tec nt year-, almost even ? Ijy ill the 'large: ' <;? ' t Me ? i fiee of just I e ' ' ? I ;le sole purp , >tlt!.ti- ' . age-icies. rJ y ' ? "I ' "e "I flee, and in - . I' .? ?Inn my powt ? . I 1 ' lie of them . r ?Nl"" ' ??? ? "a. . r out ?f oft lee '? l.'Uft f"r one to be this office for such I'"'" ' agist 1-ate will writ, "??V sheriff. deputy ?'??'s name on l,i '? lie instance, a ju-. > '. to. k a letter-h a.l ' ? name on i; and ;m ignorant, unfor . woman, inform "lure to eomph ; . ? pay their deb ? be issued, indicat . , ? >* written by ,r. t,:,' ? "llc'r name i? a vi .? and should n.. ! n we who ar. m..t, average man wh, ?. . magistrates d t. ? :h t,vil '-igl.t? and ' ???'' >'ghts, if wo . . . ' ladicate the pructi - , ?.? cannot ex people to respect t wi.!,i'. "l ? !|"' Statl' an<l of '<] V lav." and'"'"' thl> i-- J in ' \ "f the fin-: American law and the p on tfi ??P2f' ,s llle 'n^erent feel !?,?< the intelligent ' !>art 'V y Wlth Pr,de- on ?te : ti, . ?"?average lawyer, to -"^"' tunate, and whethe, :: hin, ' ? r,Khts or ?ot. pro Jt more if he does not. ' '?Ip'j-'rfiim u>:?U Kentk'?"'? tr> at;. ,,v . : 1 ,s. a July that Petf. .'i . . , .the bar can help fc'' .a-. : , , " ls ? <lu|y that th. ? a, 1 to perform, and in ?t. ^ ^ ' '"y Power, I propose he rih? P*"onal,J and judiciallv . ?nan wh '' tuminu" eltixen. the V rut hn ,w hU n'hat rkh- J" *rntl<;rae" kn? ami if your neigh hTm r,Jnlp0S'nE Upon -Vuu- wil1 ci:< him before t.-.e proper authority in .. 'hat your difficulty mav I. 1 adjusted. But there are" many in sou, comumty who have not the opporl -nity to know and do not know th,- avenues thr uKh which they mav ! S< and have their difficulties ad- 1 ju-ied ;n like manner, therefore, there 1. created in their minds the feeling that the government of which they are a part is foi th.- h m fit of those higher ui> and is not ."or them. 1 f the civilization we boast of. gentlemen of the Grand Jurv. c >n tinues and survives, it will in no small part be due to the continuation , ot" the spirit of our forefathers and j those who have gone before us in the ' protection <?f the rights of every citizen, be he 1 high or low degree, regardless of *c#lor, crofcd, politics or anything else. There are few things that I dis like as much as a liar or a theif. but I believe the most obnoxious streak of character that it has been my misfortune to observe, is to find an officer occasionally, or a juror occas ionally, a lawyer occasionally, sher iffs occasionally, clerks ocassionally. and others, who will say that things -hould be done but "I cannot do it. it will hurt me." There are many things that may hurt our feelings, may hurt our pride, we may fe ! that j it will \v rk a hardship upon us, but when it your sworn duty to do a | thing. let nothing hinder you from j doing it. And that is the virtue that I t very citizen should be endowed with, and it is a part ot your duty and i mine to resort to every honorable ' means the law provides us with to j protect every common, eveiy-day ! citizen, to protect every man in his | i ight to liberty and personal light-. 1 ant quit? frequently itnpie.-.-ed, i gentlemen, while driving on the i ighways of N nil Carolina with the fact that some of our local officers are derelict in their duty. 1 do not know who it is in your county, but it i- sonnthing y- u might well seek t i :r.e :y. Y^mr police ? li.cer-, -herifi-, deputy sheriffs and consta bles are not complying with the oath ; of thei'r office by maintaining and enforcing the traffic regulations, as i well a* any other.-. It is just as much the duty - ? your heriff ??!' your coun ty. - r other officeis, to arrest a man i -peeding on the highway, driving recklessly or unlawfully. .1- it is t 1 go out and ariest a pint bootlegger. \s it happens, a 1 resting a pint boot 1 logger is zonular anil arresting the 1 man 11 the highway who i.- violating :he law unpopular, t n&equently, | 111 many instance-, the .-her iff'.- de partment ov? . the State say: "Well. : that i- the highway patrol's duty." 1 was opposed t o the highway patrol because I felt the local offic ers would rid themsleves ot that r? - 1 ? p< nsibility, that i- nn -t of t!u:r. We havt- number of patr?>lmen. and I say with a great deal of pridi that they conduct themselves in a most commendable manner, and 1 was mistaken in my opposition. The-* nun are most all engineers, higt , toned men, and a high-cla*- grade j of officers. However, it ha- ju~ about come to the point where the I local officers decline to take any han . j in traffic regulations whatever, ar. j leave it all t the patrol. And they I have about quit doing anything to help the patrolmen to protect pro perty and enforce the tralfic regula te ns. I d not think that every man should be arrested who drives six | inches ovei the black line <?n the rofcd. j i think all officers should use com ! mon sense, a- well in that a- any j thing else, but 1 ?i > Relieve in that I principle of the law that -ays th.re OVER LABOR DAY TRAIN TRAVEL BARGAIN FARES SEPTEMBER 2 AND 3 $500 NEW YORK $9-50 WASHINGTON, D. C. S5 C0 $?.30 $8.50 PHILADELPHIA $8-50 $8 50 ATLANTIC CITY $s 50 $10.50 PITTSBURGH $10.50 FINAL RETURN liir.it Washington Tickets. September nth. Other Destinations September 6th baggage will be checked stopon ers REDUCED ROUND-TRIP PULLMAN FARLS TO Washington, Philadelphia and New Wk Through Sleepers Washington, Philadelphia ?n^ J^w ^ ?rk DCriT MISS TAKING A SHORT VACATION OVER LABOR DAY ? PEP UP YOUR PEP! ''or further information, see your apt'nt, oi J. H. WOOD Dirision Passenger Agent SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM must be a criminal intent. I would nave the officers, local and othet wise, to use some discretion and com mon sense, but I do not want any of jtnem to shirk their <luty because' some one else has a right to perform : what i- their duty. I hope that not true jn your county, but that a matter for you to consider. It it i true' -*ce that that duly is per-! i formed by all the officers. | ''ou haw been instructed with re- 1 | -a rd to the examination of the re | "J - <?f the county officers, and I j will 11..: eo ; nto that. I have no par- ; i ticular instructions on any other* subjects, because 1 see you have been j instructed fully a* to your duti , and in the second place, the uiatui' j jut - ct North Carolina are high-' j to:: -rd intelligent men. I want to suggest to you that, uw to changed condition- and cir Uum-tances, which I will not attempt , -f> enumerate litre, the grand juries in North Caroling today are going i ver the same work that has been i gone over, in nearly every instance. I by a magistrate. The witnesso-- have I been examined by a magistrate and bv the solicitor when they come to you, and then they come up in the (Superior Court, in many instances' requiring the witnesses to attend one place <,r another, sometimes four or live times and that is an expensive j process. Assuring you that 1 would not leave the impression that there ' v an> criticism of the personnel of ine granu jury or the character of j the men who -it on the grand jury. ?ut the conditions, and I suggest t = . I vi?-.i that it i> a matter for your con -i ie ration at this time, that "the grand jury ha> outlived its usefulness in North Carolina. I With the leleyfraph, telephone. ra?ii ?. good r ad: and schools. he average citizen is able to read anil j write, and this road with officers; ?catten-d throughout th. country and all over the highways. it is prac tically imp -sible for a crime t<> be ' .-onfmitted without th executives ! md otticers ascertaining it and mak | mg an arrest. I would like to ,-uggi -t. Mr. loie t tan. and Gentlemen of the (irand Fury, whin your year'.- work is done, ' ; hat you look back and see how many ; resentments you have made and .. w important they at . Ninety five j t j cent. l?y examination, you will find, have been l?ill- handed yen ?y the Solicitor, work that has been lone, at least, once before, and in many instances twice. I ha\e suggested to th Legislature ?f N ?rth Carolina that rand juries '?? ? ab iished. xcept in the following instances: Where f t ? -ident Judge, the .Fudge riding the circuit, or the Governor of 'ho State nay by offi cial order call a grand jury in case : ;"t or in case of extens-v- r<> ? munity troul:'l< . I The re ate time when a grand jury i- .-till useful, but the> occasions have bee:; only -? i io:r.. I hav seen on. i i : - 1 : i ? ? e :i my experience, and only one. where i grand jury \va- worth hi!! , beans, good men though they v. . n . 1 am not t'ritisinn you. ^ ou d the be-t you can. You ha\ e a .;utv, in unusual one. which ha- eadv been performed in most instance-. You are a part of a ? acr:!i.e. p'oceil .ire that is not now needed. That is the point 1 am trying to get -traight. There is > ? r.ece-sity for i grand jury now. There has been ?lie instance in my entire exnerience where the grand jury performed any uty whatever that ? id not have been performed otherwise, and at castly le>s expense. | After considerable investigation. I i:i. satisfied that the trrand jury -ysteni co-t> North l ai iwa ? anc. 1 want you to listen at the figures that 1 am going to uivo y> u. as well , those in the audie*: < -they are 'tae tax payers, you and 1 and every man and woma^ - thev own prop t rty. helps to bear that expen-e The grand juries in North Carolina I cost the tax payer: ? 1 estimate :t ' :i eivathely ? six hundred thous . dollars per y ar. 1-m you ever j hink abv ut it, gentlemen'.' When j y4 a have finished your year*.- work. ? \nalyze it ? and I am -uie you are ,.,.ing the best you can to tio your jut;, ?and tell me whether or not ou think yen ha\ r-r.d.Yed a -er j \ice that you are proud < f in .-o far 1 a- you have been able to -1 anything st ructive. or whether you agree with me that it ha.- been repetition. ? r '? rely a repetition of what others have done. Another ilhrUrati n of enanged conditi'-ns that is material is: You have beer. Required to investigate ?the offices of the county officials and make report of how they are kept. I have been impressed with the intelligence o! yoitV < itizens. and 1 am impressed with th intelligence of the per- nnel of th: - grand jury, but can y;oU go into the clerk s office of Cherokee County and stay there ten da v.- actually know what is going on? You cannot do it. I ! cannot. Why? Because the mach inery ano the book-keeping and the records in the clerk s oft ice are something you a're not familiar with. It is done absolutely with the com plicated book-keeping methods and indexed records, and you cannot, by making a casual examination, such as you are required to make, and have to make of necessity, know how things are going on. I submit that to you as an instance for your ser ious consideration. Suppose you go WINS 500-MILE RACE ?Ir'lKiln'iL Fred Frame, of Los Angeles, who | won the 500-mile automobile race at Indianapolis, lie set a new speed i record for the event, averaging 101.144 miles an hour. t<? the tax-collector's office. the. Register of Deeds ? ff.ee, and tin- j Sheriff's office ? the same conditions prevail. One man in North Carolina who | is trained to examine county records! and county offices can tell more a-j hout the county offices in North Car- j olina at the end of twelve months, at a salary of five thousand dollars! than all the gran.: juries thai have, -at in this state in this year. 1 d >n'i ( .are how intelligent you arc, with! the time you have available for such' examination, it i- impossible for yni' to know mueh about how the offic-' e- are kept. I can take your liar here, and l! know them to be int-.-lligen: men. and! with the time you gentlemen have to spend examining: the office?, put every member of y??i/r bar down th re sn the offices and whfn they come out, they won't know a great deal about how they are carried on. They may perchance in looking through the offices, and frequently do find things that they are peculiarly fam iliar with, which if they found were < ut of line, they would know it. Some lawyers might happe n to be auditor* ?i" accountants, but if they were not, I don't think nv st o the law yers, let alone the other fellows, culd tell much about the records ot the county. Therefor*-. 1 suggest to you as tax payers and intelligent men. to give intelligent thought and confer with your next representative as to mak ing the change I have suggested. If my suggestion is n< : correct ? I am not wedded to it ? I merely make it because when I make a criticism, I want to have sonething to offer in its place, generally if I do not. 1 think I had better keep quiet. I believe if you will review the work of the grand juries, the number of men required to make up the grand jury. Oe per diem ? and I ant ?.ure every one of you would like to be excused and go home ? and take into consideration the mileage that ias been drawn by the witnesses *nd the time that has been taken from the labor and the business and the olfices of those who are here and who have been before you. and figure it up and make a rough est", mate and see what you think your sitting here in Cherokee County has tost the tax-payers. of whom you are . part, and tell me then whether you think the services you have been able to render trying only to perform your duty justifies it. I think there i- a better way. and i much mo* re eeon< mical way. and I suggest to y >u gentlemen of the grand jury, who are tax-payers, that it i- high time we find it. Just at particular time the saviu?* f five or -ix hundred thousand dollar ami I belli ve it w uld b( more th(in that- -would be a very excellent -aving. I' i> a lot of money any time and a whale ?f a I ? ? t Yiirht now. mm INVIGORATED HER ENTIRE SYSTEM . .. . Tired. Itundown Peeling G\\ v \\ :i> to \c? Strength and i;., ?? ,, Declares : * Carter' "It's just v 1 r:'ul the way Sir _ i toi 1 m - u j? an 1 lilN d mo with strength tin 1 or: ray." recently stated Mr. 4. K C. C.u ter. of Ki.si mou%l. Charleston. S. C. "For ? :?ra I've been struggling along with a complication of ? oubles. I lost energy and became so w:ik and rundown 1 had to drive my-clf i<> the simplest tasks. 1 don't believe anybody could have ;:.id that lived. Mown and out' feel ing an> worse than 1 did. I hid - vere nervous headaches, and palus my sides and Pick. My appetite was poor and I guess I've wished :i thousand times 1 could be real hungry again. I h id trouble with my stomach too and often the little I did eat would put me In misery with Indigestion. ? \\ M'-m 1 commenced taking S ir go.i I hao no idea I'd start mending - i soon! I felt better after the firs few doses and it just looked like I , lined ground every day: and now I'm filled with strength and energy, rvrvt s are better: I never have ??! ches or pains In my sides i.r.d like I used too. an 1 sleep i>?t :e- 'ban ! have In w*ars! I have n - ? ndid appetite and ; av.yhir.g I want too. without havln, n partible <->?' trouble with mv stomach. '?Severn! of tit* f: i nds are t iking Sargon now. after ?dng what it ell 1 for me. and no opportunity shall ?* MRS. E. C. CARTER over p iss uy me :?> r irmi r.fl thia vnnJprful nietlicim'!" In ii'l r?v? nhcro ?? >n?tl|?:itlnn |>\|-. Vimiin *<??! Mi?- rill- irr It ItfM' nii ; ? ji.irt ? |lii *-iir?;?n< fi.it i!i?*nt rin < -hi.uld Im m!.? ?? ?:??!* in ?unnci-: smi ??iHt Mtvu. nr.il ri*uiil;irili <>t In ncl mm t-iiK-nt 11 ???intilt*liivl I'lirn unit I 'ion only ?.ihmiIiI tlni* ii-c b? ilixrnnllnucil *iir 1.1 it V t ? IMI* ilo i, it ii< l 111. - any ntln't lill* ??? I ?\ ?? ??!?*?? ??in In km. I h? ir nrii *? '* *11 rg rkd ' ? ni' iiMir tl ?? iirnilin |i?ir? ??I hilr t?* lh*> Hi- i W'n-n ?'*.ih J i? l?r?*n *? - roti'.l'IMiwI tli?* hi'- ? natural a lid IliiirnUsli butt pi rm rmrnt. Eager Appetite at Meal * 3 Sound, Natural Sleep at Bed . .% S argon's Gift to Weak and ? . e?jy ? Declnrcs Former IK'aith Co..,. r "I foel justified In breaking ? ;.*? rulo of a lifetime Id t-uuiin: i? stamp of approval on Sargon. 'J1 are no many of our people ? vitally need such a formula ? now for the first in h: century permit the use of my u to popularize Sargon Why^does n doctor of the r i !ng of Dr. Walter R. George. Stato Life !Tdg.. Indianapolis. being retained to exartine this for mula. urge that his name b? uvO to tell the sickly to give their sys tems the benefit of Sargon' It is a matter of record that physt cians from everywhere now endorse the success of Sarcon in such con dition* n% the foils w'ng: Gas, head aches Moating, paleness, nervous ness and dizzy spells Biliousness, I heartburn, b^cliir.g. d ? digestion si: i;?isb liver .' ?* whi<;? si *jld he t'lnshel out kidn*y?> :: ' been corrected it ' i vs. f Pimply, sickly - on:: : .1 yes ano general we?\m? > i-*cnn?t:> ake a change for ?!?.<? ' :et v. . Sargo.n tends to promote; s.?-i- ? natural sleep. enrich* the r?*d 1 ?'.<<' I of simple An mm -tiiVn - c\ - - constipation and helps p ? ? r* .7 intoxication. What other medicine ?- .?<? r ' / deserved the laurels from t> . . sicians nn<l the K-n-'i'i! t". ?? '' Profit by what they ' ^ !3?vv v- r own body ail of th" - S.irv and Sargon Soft Mass >vi? brins Sold in Murphy by R. S. PARKER'S DRUG STORE
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