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-v. r fey -T - ! 9 i I ,1. 4v ,1 -I ; mi - V H 5 - AH IMTEfiESTIN&lIASE. : Good 6oiemmeat League Will Tiki Case ' - up to the Supreme Court.- The diciaion of Judge Ward in the appeal 6aae of Dr: Si Wednes . day Battle at Asheville, in a ABhe ville is ' given below in a ' Ashe ville dispatch- It seems that the Sapreme Court will be called on to pass uponthe question involved; The didision of that body- will -have much to do withdeteimming the case to be pursued by the Anti-Saloon folks in the prosecu tion of those who violate the pro hibition law: Judge Ward in Superior Court . set asidv the fine of $25 imposed on Dr. S; Westray Battle, one of Asheville's most promiusnt physi cians, by Police Justice Reynolds some time ago, noidiog tuat no person could be compelled to tes tify unless the court summoning him should have some credible in formation that such person knew of some violation of the law. In the case at issue it was admitted that the police justice issued his summons for Dr. Battle to appear and tell illegal sale of whiskey iu Asheville, on hearsay evidence, .and Judge Ward holding that the police justice had no "reasonable belief" that Dr. Battle knew of any illegal sale or whiskey, set aside the fine and dismissed the case. The fine of $25 as imposed by Justice Reynolds on Dr, Battle when the" physician , after being summoned and demanding to know who his accusers were refus ed to be sworn and to testify. Judge Ward in setting aside the Sine in the contempt case render ed an interesting opinion in which he took occasion to say "that the courts of justice should allow no backdoor or grumshoe methods." J. H. Tucker and W.R Whitson, who represented the good govern ment league, or, the prosecution, will carry 'the case to the Supreme Court, it is understood." Hating Fun With J Justices. Last week one of our "Legisla ture - made magistracies, " who would be unable to exercise the right of franchise under the con stitution if it were not for the grandfather clause, rendered a de cision that is a little out of the ordinary, in that after whittling the plaintiff's account down by allowing all the trumped np claims the defendant put in, he rendered judgment for the re duced claim and put the cost of the suit on the plaintiff. Be it said to his credit, though, that he had sense enough to reverse him self when an appeal to the Supe rior Court was filed, This case reminds us of thje de cision of a negro magistrate in Salisbury some dozen years ago A colored man suea a wnite man for wages due him and among the testimony introduced it came out that one of the witnesses a white man owed the defendant? $4.80. The magistrate gave the defendant judgment against the witness for that amount and the costs. When questioned as to his reason for such a decision he eaid "Why, bless yon, cap n, I'se gut to look out fur me own fee, an dat man's de only one dat's gut ennythin' THE UAUMOTH OCTOPUS. Seven Figures as to Part of ot the Profit of the Standard Oil Companj. ' ; Figures : showing, some, of i tha profits of the Standard OiU.Com- pany became part orthe dossolve the Standard Oil Company sum ed the stand for a brief examina tion and Henry Tilford, president of the Standard-OoiU Company of California, u testified " at some length as a witness for the defense The go verment inquisitor on some figures submitted showed that the Continental Oil' Company, a Stan dard snbsidiarv in - the . middle West, made profits' of 115000 and the Standard Oil Company of In diana on a capitalization of $l,000,tXXLeai ned about $55,000 000 between 1899 1906. Through Mr. Tilford the coun sel for goverment sought to bring out that in California aud other States of the far West the Stand ard had made contracts with its competitors whereby the Standard obtained all the crude oil supply and thereby had the refining field to ftself. Mr. Tilford said he had little knDwledge of those contracts. Referring to oil trade rate cutting wars in Colorado and in the far West Mr. Tilford said the Stand ard never cut prices to undersell its competiors, but simply lowered rates to meet reductions of its ri vals. New York dispatch. it c'n be made out'n uv. T'other cent. fellers hain't gut nary Lincoln, N. C, Times. To which the Statesville Land mark adds.: Witnout stopping to inquire whether there was a negro magis trace in ?aiiBDury a dozen years ago, the Landmark will add this Solomonic decision of a magis trate in eastern North Carolina, as reported in a receipt issue of the Eastern Carolina news: "The justice gave it as his deliberate opinion that the promiscuous firing of a gun or pistol on the Sabbath day, on a crowded street in the darkness of the night, is no offence against the law and not against the peace and dignity of the State, provided no one is hurt." "I with malaria Medicine That Is Medicine, have suffered a good deal and stomach com plaints, but I have now found a remedy that keps me well and that remady is Electric Bitters ; a medicine that is medicine for stomach and liver troubles, and for run down conditions," says W. C. Kiestler, of Halliday, Ark. Electric Bitters purify and enrich the. blood, tone up thenerves, and impart vigor and energy to the we ik. Your money will be refunded if it fails to help yon. 50c at all drug stores. - Enemies of Cotton. Surely cotton has many things to contend against. The cotton market baited yesterday awaiting developmets in China. A year ago cotton was huLt by the Chinest boycott. If there is a strike in England it affects cotton. If there is a riot in Tokfo we feel it in Memphis; yes, even in the plantations in the Missis sippi delta and in the hill farms. A strike in New England or a tightness of money in New York hurts cotton. Hard times in the United States hurts cotton because a man makos i one snirG serve wnere oramariiy two shirts would be required. A fine crop in India and a good 0rop in Egypt hurts American cot ton. ' Russia was not able to take much cotton during the war with Japan, and we felt it here. The whole world at times seems to be leagued against cotton. Cotton's enemies do not begin and end with night riders and the boll weevil, and yet there are many things that help cotton, the greatest being in the worldwide peace and prosperity Probably the price of no other commodity is influenced by bo many variants as cotton. Mem phis Commercial Appeal. "THE BILL The Forest Resene Matter. That the advocates of the Feder al government establishing two immense parks, in the Appalach ians of the South and the White mountain of New Egland, will carry on their fight in Congress this winter with unabated vigor fs indicated by the plan to begin activities on the third day of the coming session . Wednesday, friends of the project will come again before the House committee on agriculture, asking that the B ;andgee bill, or a similar meas ure, authorizing the establish ment of these parks, be reported favorably to the house at an early date. Representative Charles F. Scott, of Karsas, chairman of the corn committee on agriculture, has called a meeting of that commit tee for Wednesday, in which a large number of members f the National Forestry Association will participate. Washington dispatch. Cold Comfort for Thenv- The North Carolina liquor deal ers who are .moving into Virgina to continue business have no assur ance that the prohibition wave will not envelop Virginia in the near future. Lynchburg has just voted dry, an election is threaten ed at Roanoke and other places will doubtless fall into line. Then in addition the Supreme court of appeals of Virgina has just rendered a decision which may interefere with shipments in to, dry territory if the express com pany is disposed to buck, as it seems it is. The fact is the sow paw vender m the South had about as well keep his business in shape to moye on an hour's notice. Statesville Landmark . . Something About the Measure Now Under Consideration for a Kew Court. - Below wilt lie found the princi pal featnres of the bill recently agreed upon, by the Bar Assoc ia tion of this city.' This bill will be presented to the legislature at its meeting early next year and its passage asked for: "An act to establish a special court, for Rowan county with civil and criminal jurisdiction to be &uunu no uunau buuuiy . iiuui u. The first session of this court, it is provided, shall be held on the first Monday in April, 1909, and it is further provided that all cases pending in the Superior court, in the courts of juscticWof the peace or the other ccurts of Rowan county on the first Mon day in April, 1908, thall be tried in that court where pending and not transferred to Rowan county court tor trial. As nas been pre viously stated the bill pro vides both for a justice and soli citor. The trial justice,-it is pro vided, shall be a licensed attorney of good moral character and good standing in his Profession and shall be elected, after the expira tion of the term of the legislatures appointee, at the same time and in the same manner as other conn ty officers, but shall not be ehgi ble for re-election. Trial .by jury is dispensed with, the association holding that s;uce the right of ap peal is reserved all defendants in this court the jury system would be both cumbersome and expen sive. ' The court, it is further iprovid ed, shall be open at all times for the dispatch of business and the trial justice, if the business re quire it snali nold daily sessions at the court house or other suita ble place at Salisbury. rne jurisdiction or tne court is enumerated in the following sec tions : (1) Concurrent jurisdiction with Justices of the Peace in all civil actions, matters and proceedings which are now or may hereafter be given to Justices of the Peace of Rowan county. (2) Concurrent jurisdiction with the Superior Court of Rowan couty in all civil actions, matters and proceedings, founded on con tract, wherein the sum demanded shall not exceed five hundred dol lars, and wherein the title to real estate shall not be in controversy. (3) Concurrent jurisdiction with the the Superior Court of Rowan county iu all civil acions, matters and proceedings, founded on tort wherein the sum demanded or the value of personal property in con troversy does not exceed three hundred dollars, and wherein the title to real estate shall not be in controversy. Section 3. Said court shall have jurisdiction in criminal actions and proceedings as follows : (1) Concurrent jurisdiction with Justices of the Peace in all crimi nal actions, matters and proceed ings, arising from criminal of fenses committed within the lim its of Rowan county. (2) Exclusive original juridic- tion of all offenses and misde meanors consisting of a violation of any ordinance of the city of Salisbury, and all criminal ac tions, matters and proceedings cogpizable before the Mayor of Salisbury. (8) Exclusive original jurisdic tion of all other criminal offenses committed within the county of Rowan below the grade of felony, as now denned by law, and all such offenses committed within Rowan county are hereby declared to be petty misdemeanors. (4) In addition to the jurisdic tion conferred by the proceeding sections of this act, said court shall have jurisdiction over the following named offenses, whether such offensesbe covered bv the preceding sections of this act or not, towit: larceny, or receiving stolen goods knowing them to have been stolen, whejein the val ue of the goods does not .exceed twenty dollars, except larceny from the person or from the dwell ing by breaking and entering in the day time forcible trespass ; false pretense. All crimes and offenses covered by this section are hereby declar ed to be petty mie demeanors. (5) In all criminal offenses committed in - Rowan county whereof original jurisdiction is not given to said court, it shall have jurisdiction and is .hereby fully authorized to examine into Union City, Tenneesee, Citizens Feel Safer . Wnei Bfiiog Asaut Armed., Because' of the illtSess ;. of two members of the recent night-rider grand jury, necesitating the-nam ing of otherarto replace them r all the testimony upon which the for mer indictments were based, may have to be repeated before the new indictments are returned. "Attor ney General Caldwell and. the at torneys for $6 e State were in con ference until late to-night con sideririg whether it would be legal merely to read to the present grand jury the stenographic notes of the testimony upon which the recent grand jury based its in dictments. With the exception of two the personnel of the janes are identical. The new indict ments were decided upon because the attorney forth alleged night riders questioned the validity of the old ones. The feeling in the community is extremely bitter and mauyof the citizens go about armed. Judge Jones today appealed to every law abiding cit'zen in the State to help to stamp out the. vicious and anarchistic element He demanded the death penalty for those guilty of a capital of fence in connection with night rider raids. Union City, Tenu.. dispatch. FEEL1NG11S E1TTEB be Justice in Durham. In Dnrham Superior Court re cently we saw a case that can truthfully summed up as follows AJman from the)country as honest and law-abiding citizen as he knew how, came to town with his farm product. While here he saw a negro boy that had lived in his neighborhood practically all his life, and the u-gro was telling the white man that he bad jo traded for a good pistol, showed the weapon to him. The farmer being a law-abiding man, advised the negro to get rid of the gun and told him of the wrong he was doin in carrying a concealed weapon The negro boy decided that would send the pistol to his moth er, who lived out near the farmer to keep for him. He asked the farmer if he would carry the pis tol. He consented to carry it for him, but a policeman saw the farmer with the gun and he was pulled. The negro was arrested on the same charge. When the case came to trial in the Superior court the farmer was fined $10 and coats, making in all. includ ing lawyers' ftes, about $28 the coses ior trying to persuaae some one to abide by the law. The ue gro was sent to the roads. Dur ham Recorder. g he cause being shown, bind the de fendant to the Superior Court of R-jwan county, or, if capital, to commit him to jail as now pre yidVded by law for courts of Jus tices of the Peace. Section 4. Said court shah have lurisdiction to try all actions for the recovery of any forfeited bond made returnable to said court and for the recovery of any penalty to dispense of the same as now provided by law. Section 5. The Justices of the Peace and the Clerk of the Supe rior Court of Roan county are hereby authorized to issue process, both civil aud criminal and make the same returnable before the Rowan County Court for trial. The Mayor of the city of Salisbury and the Mayor of any of the in corporated towns of Rowan coun ty may issue warrants and ether criminal process and make the same returnable for trial to Rowan County Court. All warrants shall be issued upon affidavit and made returnable forthwith. n ' i .i oummans ana otner civil pro cess shall be made returnable in not less than ten nor more than cmrty aays zrom tne issuance thereof. If on e or more of the de fendants be a non-resident of Rowan county the summons shall be returnable in not less than fif teen days from the issuance thereof. Where to Go to Buy When in need of good, reliable; single or double wagon or -buggy Home-maderHarnesB don't fail to hunt up our place on the corner of Innis and L ee Sreets. We also do first class repairing pn short notie? and-at reasonable prices. - . ' .- - : Our line of Saddles,. Collars, B fidles, Halters, Whips, Brushes, Combs, Robes, Harness Oil and t-ther horse snpplies is always complete and; ready for inspec tion. . ..' We solicit a portion of your patronage and invite you to call and see our stock.. If your horse is injured in any way get a bottle cf our Horse Liniment. No cure, no pay. - Hartline & Co. 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