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VOLUME liXXXlV m 120
KALiETGH, X. C, WEDNESDAY MORNIKG OCTOBER 2, 1907.
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WILL THE STATE BE
CUT OFF FROM RECORDS?
First Day of Rate Hearing Produces Comparatively
Unimportant Testimony
QUESTION OF BOOKS
Attorneys Insist That They
Ba Qm Tfco Sight To Enuntne
mill Experts Thoroughly Into the
Osndttsmi of the Southern Battway,
2is Property and. Tno Value of Its
the Term of Its Organlxa-
as Well as Its Books Back to
Xmr ltovo Judge , Montgomery
Will ISe Written Order Today, But
fixate That He dings to His Hole
-r the Scope of Investigation
'to Two Tears and to Socb Matters
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examination within two years as to
matters "pertinent" t.i the enquiry
and that, as to the Investigation asked
as to the value of the property.
This ruling he stated to be practi
cally the same as that he had pre
viously made in Washington.
as. Are Portinesi- Mr. . Thorn in
Fin Fettle and Governor Ayoock
and Messrs, Woodard and Justice
Hoc on His Trail A Bay of Isike-
Xfrldenee and Steaming; Ora-
The first day of the hearing on the
Injunction of Judge Fittchard, ori
ginally Issued to prevent the opratlon
of the freight and passenger rate bills
asd nov being' heard on the question
or Its oonflseatorr nature before ; ex
Jodge Montgomery, special master, in
-which testimony was introduced on
the part of the State, passed In Ral
etgb, Tcaerdajr, with . the examination
of a few : comparatively unimportant
' witnesses - and a- lengthy argument
, participated In by Mr. Thomson the
' one hand and Governor Aycock, : Mr.
XL A- Woodard and. Mr. XL J. Justice,
. on the other, upon -a motion, that, the
State be permitted, the time to make
. thorough; exazninatka of -the books
f of the Southern Railway as lone agro
! as the year 1100., ; .v..v;r;-,.;r.i
It was protested by the counsel for
the .defendants .that, in -a, contro
versy, in which confiscation was al-j
: leged, every detail of. the business
of a quasl-publlo " . corporation was
properly the sunbject of examination:
While the position of Mr. Thorn
wma that an examination for av period
i longer" than two years would be use
less since the Question of congestion
was to be determined on present op-
era ting . condition, and old extra va
, ganoe could have no proper bearing
at the present time.
Mr. Thorn, also, repeated the charge
made by him some hers ago in Wasfa
, logtcm that the motive seemed to be
to divert the hearing' to the ends of
politics, personal controversy and
malice.
T2ds and other statements of like
tenor were hotly denied by Governor
Ayoock and Mr. - Justice and for an
boor and a half In the afternoon what
was in theory a. " discussion Of the
pending motion took a wide; range
la repartee between counsel that was
nt times sharp, again heated and fre?
QuenUy amusing.
LTTO TWO
Mr. Thorn was tn Ms usual attitude
uwnaw Deuicosenees and good
of
nature and he was met in both atti
lodes with interest added by the coun
sel for the defendants.
Judge Montgomery finally practical
ly decided the- motion against the de
fendants, although his written order
win not be filed until today that Is,
that be refuses to .allow an examina
tion of books except as to such mat
ters as are "pertinent," and that he
restricts the scope of the investigation
to the last two "years.
To this rullrsg the State will, of
course, except and appeal tot Judge
Prltchard, the question thus raised
to be determined by him this week,
nearing Continues Today1,
In the meantime other testimony of
the State win be taken todays from
witnesses who are not to testify, in
connection with anything yet discov
ered in the examination had .of the
hooks so far. or in reply to experts
Introduced by the complainant rail
road. Colonel A. B. Andrews. YlcePresl
ent of the Southern: Mr. C B. Crater
business manager and publisher of the
Raleigh Evening Times and Mr.
Oeorge Hail, bookkeeper of that paper,
are under subpoena. It is not known
whether they will be examined at to
days healing or not.
Motion mm to the nooks. -'
In spbstanoe the motion filed by the
wonsel for defendants in relation to
the further progress of the hearing. Is:
1st. That there be allowed such an
examination of the books of the com
plainant company as defendants coun.
el deem necessary, such examination
to extend from June SO, 1900, , -to the
date of the examination.
2nd. That they be furnished by the
complainant with certain Information
sought to be elicited by certain ques
tions propounded by Mr. E- J. Justice
and proposed to be asked of Mr. A. H.
Plant and that this information be
furnished at the expense of the com
vlainant;
lrd That, in making the examina
tion of the hooka and papers of the
complainant, the defendants may be
siren such opportunity to examine
the hooks and papers as theirs coun
, l may state to be necessary: 5
4th. That defendants be given nec
esary opportunity to examine the
hook-a and papers of the complainant
in connection with the organization
of the Southern Kan way for the pur
pose of ascertaining what was paid
for the stocks and bonds loaned by It
sad if any of them were pad for in
property instead of cash and be given
an opportunity to investigate aueh
books and papers for determining the
alue of sueh properties, stocks, and
Wesuaar
. VT J" . ? Montgomery
stated that he would dv.
tcssptlw. ..thathf ft would .pemir n 1 tAj ct ,tSo etafe,: -Takiflg.aa. aa lllua-1
Hearing in DetalL
The hearing was scheduled to begin
In the rocms of the Corporation Com
mission at eleven o'clock. Just before
the first witness was called, however.
Judare Montgomery stated that it
would have to be removed to a larger
room, in order that there might be
seats provided for those In attendance
and ap adjournment was taken to the
Federal Court building, which was-
finally dusted off for the accomoda
tion of the sitting. It was naif-past
eleven when the proceding finally be
gan. increased Travel Following Reduced
Rate.
h The. first witness e examined on the
part of the defendants was E. W.
McNalry. a traveling salesman of
Greensboro, who stated that he trav
eled extensively over both the main
and branch lines of the Southern Rail
way in the State. Particularly his!
travel was on local trains, stopping at
man. stations. The travel on alii
Southern trains, he stated had been
very, heavy and it was his opinion j
that the travel between local points
had Increased since the reduced rate
went into, effect.
I This testimony was taken down
with an objection noted by Mr. Thorn
on the ground that It was a matter of
opinion and not of fact, i
I Continuing, subject to the same ob
jection, the witness stated that, gen
erally speaking the accomodations on
trains on which he traveled were suf
ficient tc handle the passengers, but
that in numerous instances he haa
tldden on trains that ; were badly
crowded. The 'j trains between Salis
bury" and Greensboro, between Ral
eigh ant! Greensboro and between
Oresnsboro. and - Sanford, generally
carried v heavy loads. : In-, a .- general
wey he-rwould- say that .the low rate
had Increased;. travel, Speaking on
the suhjacf of: the' interstate train
Oil the Southern he declared that the
inrtaxtate travel .on these. trains (that
is. travel between the few points in
the State at which then stop, as be
tween Greensboro and Salisbury and
Charlotte.) was very heavy.
) Cross-examined by Mr. Thorn, the
witness stated that he based his tes
timony on nothing except the general
observation of a traveler, except that
in one instance he had taken a census
on a train between Iexlngton and
Tbomasvllle. when In the white pas
senger coaches there were 177 people
seated and SB standing. That, how
ever, was on one of the Jamestown
exposition special days. It could b,
said, however, that on that train there
were some people who .were forced to
stand prijctlcally every, day.
W. 8. IMffee, a traveling salesman
for Odell Hardware Co.. of GTeensborp,
covering local territory reached by the
Southern Railway and its branch
lines, stated that three years ago the
trains between Greensboro and Ral
elgh wer crowded; that now there
were more trains on that part of the
Une but that the traffic was still very
heavy. He would say that in his
opinion travel had Increased since the
new rate went into operation.
There was no cross-examination of
this witress.
W. M. Hunt, a traveling salesman
located at Pomona, testified tbst he
covered practically the entire South
as a territory and had frequent oc
casion lu patronise the Southern Rail
way, occasionally traveling on 11
branch lines. Apparently the travel
had greatly increased. Speaking of
the intrastate traffic on the Interstate
trains, the witness stated that one of
these trains passing Greensboro was
frequently packed by a crowd that
rushed to take passage on It and that
the one shortly following It carried
few people. Hs should say that at
least a train load of people alighted
from train "it", one of the through
trains, at Greensboro every day.
Crow examined, Mr. -Hunt stated
that train referred to came into
the Stfcte from Georgia or further
South, that it connected at Greens-1
boro for Raleigh, Winston and San
ford. Mr. Ireland on Freight Rates.
C. H. Ireland, of Odell Hardware
Company, of Greensboro, was exam
ined touching the freight rate
bilL To a question as to whether
the business of himself and
other wholesale merchants would
be 1 1ncreased, thereby Increasing the
traffic of the railroad, by the change
in ths freight rates on intrastate bus
iness (where two lines of road were
used) from the sum of the locals less
10 per cent to the sum of the locals
less 25 per cent., he stated that he
did not think there would be much
Increase because you did not
go far enough." Explaining the
bin. Mr. Ireland said hat reduc
tion affected only those instances in
which the shipper had to use a Joint
rate over two roads. Where the
freight has to be transferred the rale
is higher. It is made up by adding
the two continuous mileage rates. The
rate between Charlotte to New Bern
was the rate from Charlotte to Golds
boro, plus the rate from Ooldsboro to
New Bern. As a result of the increase
in the rate over what it would be If
based on a continuous mileage New
Bern and Charlotte could not trade
with each otbar because the rate
would eat up profits on a sale in com
petition. With other points having
tha lower, or continuous mileage
rates. Mr. Ireland was then asked
how " was this in rencet to rates
to f the s&me point from out of this
State.
f . (To this testimony, Mr. Thom ob
jected adding to the grounds already
stated that it was & matter affecting
interstate commerce which was not
pertinent to the enquiry.)
Answering, the witness said that all
tha advantage was witn we man out-
tration the rates between Richmond
and Newport below Goldsboro. and
between Greensboro nd the same
point, he declared that the sixth class
rate from Greensboro was 24" cents,
while the rate from Richmond was
21 cents. In estimating the distance
between Richmond and Newport, the
witness stated It as being 185 miles,
and the distance from Greensboro, 95
miles.
Mr. Thom Gets Busy.
This evident error brought on
flurry of controversial comment f
Mr. Thom, which the witness set.,
by stating that in his knowledge- ti.
intrastate rate was always higher
than the interstate, whether it was
based1 on a continuous mileage or a
Joint hauL A reduction in rates, ha
said, was necessary to the North Car
olina merchant for the purposes of
equalization. It would increase the
volume of business. As it was now.
he simply had to take money out of j
his pocket to equalize his rates with
those of his competitor? in other State
and In numerous instances had been
driven out of territory by the discrim
ination. Judge Montgomery here made a
statement to the effect that he had
already given it as his opinion that
the character of testimony being ad
duced was incompetent, but that he
was admitting it to be taken so that
it might! be passed on by Judge
Pritchard.
Mr. Justice replied That the pur
pose of the testimony was to show
that the yolunye of intrastate business
was so small that it could not work
a hardship to reduce the rate but
that, on' the contrary, it would in
crease the volume of the business. He
was undertaking to how, he said,
that the present rates were practically
prohibitory.
Over Mr. Thorn's objection that the
testimony was surmise, Mr. Ireland
stated that. If the rates were equal
ized, he ; would increase " his travel
ing force from 33 1-3 to 50 per cent,
and would expect to do a greater bus
iness in the same ratio. He would go
Into territory from which ho was now
shut out; by the unequal rates. As to
how much he had spent In meeting
the ad vantage, obtained in lower rates
by competitors, the witness said that
he could' not estimate It. He had
given up i the hope of redress and had
considered it so much "dead loss."
There were other merchants and oth
er towns ;ln the State that had suffered
the same experience that he had in
the way bf Inability to do business on
account of unequal freight rate facil
ities. . For years, h.e stated, while the
Southern! had furnished cars to him
personally, he knew that there
had been practically . a continuous
freight congestion.
On cross-examination Mr. Thom
poked considerable fun at .Mr. Ire
land's previous statement as to . the
relative. dUtanoes between Newport,
and Greensboro, and Newport and
Richmond. He elicited the informa
tion that.' between Charlotte and New
Bern, there was very little business
being done and that the easiest way
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OBEDIENCE TO LAW
STATE SURE JO
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WIN RATE CASE
Governor Glenn fHas No
Fear o) Outcome.
AS TO SENATORSHIP
to do t: was by the Seaboard and , with them? ?
Crime of Fraud and Cunning Must
Be PToseenlctl as Relentlessly as
Crimes of Brutality and'. Phys
ical Violence The Nation
Needs Men With the
Flghtfhg FJilge.
Greensboro, N. C. Oct, 1. I see
Col. Fred Olds has not only told my
woodpecker story, but he has located
it in the Fifth District. That he may
blush with shame at his audacity, j I
desire to say that the story was tojd
here on one of the four farmer can
didates for Congress in Wake county.
As a kiid-hearted man I would not
"send it out." Now since Col. Olds
has "hit at it," and in doing so takts
occasion to hit the Fifth District, is
wasn't needing it. the whole story is
here presented full and complete. j
"In one of the outlying- neighbor
hoods of Wake - county, a gentleman
residing in ithe vicinity "Was riding
along the road and a noise in a piece
of woods nearby attracted his atten
tion. Locking through the growth he
saw a. herd of forty or fifty hogs, ap
parently in; great commotion. The
hogs would' dash in one direction,
stop, turn their heads, to tone side
and listen for a moment, then hurry
a short distance In another?,: direction
and again stop and listen. ; The hogs
kept this up for some time and the
traveler was curious to know the
cause. Not, far away, at work inja
field, skirted by the woods, was xj
venerable old darkey, well i known fn
the neighborhood, named Isaac The
gentleman rode up. accosted Isaac
and the following dialogue ensued:
"Hell! Isaac, Whose hogs are those
over there in the woods?"
Whyi deys Marse -'s hogs, dar
ln.,,town"--M i . j ';;
; "Well, do- you ie how s they -ae
running about, first to one place and
then to the; other?"
"Oh,!yassar; Is seed how dey's.
gwine Oi, over dar."
"Do you know what's the matter
11c Is Not Giving That Matter Con-
I .si
sldcjration Just Now, Hut la
. Willing to I,n the Future
(Take Care of Itaclf Is
Giving Ills Best Efforts. .
(Special to News and ;Oberver.)
Winston-Salem. N. C, Oct. 1 Gov
ernor IS. Glenn, who is here to ad
dress the Daughters of the American
Revolution was interviewed this after
noon. ! He expressed his confidence
In the State winning its case In the
passenger rate hearing! : before the
United States Supreme Court. He also
believed; that the final decision in the
case ,-ioyv before the North Carolina
Supreme Court will be .favorable to
the State. ;
The Governor was told' that many
people ure wanting to know if hie will
be in tie race next year; for United
States Senator. "I am not giving that
matter fuiy consideration ; just now,"
said the Governor, who) Istated that
he wan Working hard and endeavoring
to make the State the bsrst Governor
he. knew how. "I am letting the fu
ture take care of itself, so; far as the
senatorship matter is concerned," said
the Governor. I f:
TEARS AND SMILES .
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State Puts on Evidence to Show Intimacy Dcliv:
Strango's Wife and Dr. ncv;Iand
Beginning in Surf
OUTLET NEEDED BADIi".
the A. ahd N. C. To a suggestion of
Mr.-Plant that Newport was a small
place, of j about three hundred people
Mr. Ireland said that hewcould not
tell, having never been three.
Mr. Justice, to Mr. Ireland: "It's
all In the record.".
Mr. Thom: "Tou put It there.
Mr. Justice: "Over your objec
tion!' Mr. Thom: "Because It was imma
terial, not because it was hurtful!"
Mr. Thom queried the witness
further as to the . distances and the
advantages governing the town of
Newport which he called "this Em
porium." and Mr. Ireland stated that
he knew i nothing about it.
"Neither do I." said Mr. Thom.
"Brother Busbee has been telling me
things under his breath."
Further questioning ty Mr. Thom
as to whether the witness did not
know that the direct route from Rich
mond to Newport was via the A. C.
L. and the A. N. C. and that the rate
was fixed by these toads, brought the
retort from the witness that he sup
posed "you all got together and made
it." ;
Mr. Thom became slightly Irritated,
saying that he was not asking for a
supposition and the witness replied
that he knew nothing about It.
Mr. Thom: "If you don't know
any more; about It than you do about
distances there is a great deal that
you don't know.
Mr. Thom tried to get the witness to
say that, ' since the Southern would
hav to do business to Newport from
Richmond via Greensboro, it would
not have ! an Interest in a low rate,
but Mr. Ireland came back as often
to his original proposition that the
rate from! Richmond, for a longer dis
tance, was lower than that from
Greensboro for a shorter.
As to i questions fr-m Mr. Thom
about rate-making he replied that he
did not know.
Mr. Thom: "Every man sees things
that go oh right around him?"
Mr. Ireland: "No!"
Mr. Thom: "Some men don't, I ad- i
mlt." i
No! Strike Out for Justice.
Mr. Ireland further stated that he I
did not know a merchant in the State
who was j particularly interested in a
lower rafe. What they wanted was
an equable rate
Mr. Thpm: "That Is a question we
are looking Into to see If It can't be
remedied."
Mr. Justice: "Yet you said before
that it would never be changed!"
Mr. Thpm replied that his state
ment had: meant to express his confi
dence in the science which resulted in
the fixing! of the rates.
Mr. Justice: "The trouble with the
gentleman Is that he always takes his
own side in advance as the only true
one."
Mr. Thom: "The gentleman never
did any thing else in his life!"
Judge Montgomery (to the stenog
raphers) : j "Strike out all that conver
sation between Mr. Thom and Mr.
Justice.
Mr. Thom (dellcir uly Irrepressi
ble): "J SVish you would strike out
Mr. Justice."
F. A. I Brooks. -lumberman of
Greensboro, stated that at times he
had not teen able to secure cars at
Greensboro and at points from which
he received material. There is now
no convstlon at Greensboro.
Mr. W.i C. Bain. Greensboro, con
tractor, stated that hs had been
handicapped to some extent by car
shortages ) and that this trouble had
handicapped to some extent the
growth of; his -business.
jtConUaneff. on Etftb . X?r).
I . -.V- V- ....
'Tasir, boss, I know whut dey's get
int der heds. When I goes ter f-el
Mt. Airy tn Favor or tho Road From
Stntesvillo to Radford.
Mt. Airy, N. C. Oct. . The man
ufacturers and other business men of
this city and immediate vicinity be
gin to j realize the importance of
buildings the Statesville Air Une rail
road frojm Statesville to Radfortl, Va.,
via Alt. Airy, N. C, and the money for
the portion of the survey through
Surry county whl be forthcoming in
due tlnif. Mt. Airy cannot afford to
miss this opportunity of securing bet
ter railway facilities, and? it, Is gen
erally understood that ML Airy will
do her full duty, la this great enter
prise. The city has great and press-
mg neeq or oetter and quicker trans
portation, and she will secure it at no
distant day. AmpH money1 is In sight
for bullying the road, many capitalists-
having already' expressed a will
ingness o furnish every dollar needed
as soon (as the road is- surveyed and
aemr.o gs, i jes imps a mue suun. everv ml'e A nnMnin.nf j
and hits on de troff an' dey cornel tleman iof this city informed your
correspondent yesterday that the mon-
ney Reduction Company, owners of
the water and - electric power plant
at the narrows on the Yadkin riven
thirty miles. from this city, will make
Salisbury the' distributing station for
North Carolina of the electric power
to be supplied to scores of towns and
cities In this section. It is also stated
that the' companywlll keep Its main
offices In this city and that Its inter
ests will be greatly increased ' In this
part of the State. The officers of ths
company state that power will be
ready for general use July 1. 108.
The plant has. a capacity of 48,000
horse, power. -
' A small sensation was created here
yesterday, upon information from
Washington that the wife of George
Comer, of Salisbury, was in that city
attempting to collect Insurance on ths
life of her husband. Ths latter is still
living In Salisbury. The Washington
officials were advised of the situation.
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MINISTER ORDAINED.
"er runhln'. ; Dar's bin a wood-pecker
flying around from one ole dead tree
to annudder over dar, an' ebry time
dem hogs hfears him a'peckln deiy
acks des lack Marse- . who Is
er runnin' fur dat big Washington of
fice; dey think dey's betn' called ana
dey's "answering; dey think dar's feefl
somewhar, and dem durn fools Is try
ing to find hit"
Joke on Vertetinary Surgeon.
Speaking of hogs, and town farri
ers, recalls a good Joke on a leading
veterinary surgeon, or "horse doctor'
here last week. Very early on morn
ing laM week a grocer, merchant,
farmer! was summoned by .the fore
man of his farm, which Is six miles
from town, to hurry out there for teji
of his finest hogs were "mighty nigh
dead" with some form of disease. Thie
merchant was banking on his hog
crop, having about fifty porkers iji
excellent condition. So he drove by
a veterinarian, no the veteranian's of
fice and taking him up in his buggy
hurried to the scene of threatened
calamity. Arriving there, sure enough
there lav ten fine hoga in a comatose
state seemingly at the point of death!.
Gravely the man of science examined
the porcine patients, and pronounced
them afflicted with a vlrilent casf
of cholera, i He gave directions for
a strict quarantine of the sick hogft
and the removal of all the others to
a distant field. Then writing a prej
scriDtlon - for the sick ones, and
another for the possibly Infected oneaj,
the merchant, the doctor and the forej.
man drove to town, the foreman in a
'double quick to get the ; medicine. Iii
about two hours, the merchant wai
surprised to see his foreman back at
his store. "What are you doing -bacli
here again so soon?," he enquired of
Sam. But Sam made no response,
except to break out in a big laugh;
bend himself ;double, as If he had tha
cholera or the colic himself, and then
between snickers, as his employed
roared :4 "Are you drunk again? Why
In the name of g1 don't you hurry
out to the farm and doctor them
hogs?" j "Excuse me boss, skuse me."
humblvl and i sedately responded the
negro, an he continued without taking
breath. i'Tse 'done been i back to- do
farm and sperunced sech a thing I
never has before. Dem dar horgs
Jess as well as you or me when I got
back. Nurnn "tall matter wia ami
Dey wuz up en movin' i roun like
nuthin'd happened, scusln' dey looks
shame of deselves. . Dem horgs Jess
bin drunk day had. Dat lasses you
had put In d sto barrel an' ,den
slops er de iouse mixed on to of
it, and all of it shucken up carrying
hit outer town yistiddy made some
kin of eperritbus Ukker, and dem tenj
horgs wpar. I gin it to dis mornin' Jess,
wus drunk, an' drunk good too. and
dey had! vived time I got back wlthj
de febererryj doctors physic. Derri
horgs is all right 'scusin dey looks
sorter peak ed and monstrous casi
down." I
An old distiller hearing this Joke,
on the hrse doctor gives thai Informs
tion that in feedinjr still slops to hogsi
care has to be taken that the slopsj
have not rermentea enougn; to ma
the hog druhx.
ey was how ready, and that all that
the f rteids of the road - had to do
was to get things In proper shape. A
road from Statesville. N.i C to Jlad-
ford, V4-, is needed and would be While in college at Wake Forest Ur
nn t r n a noet -. i-in ... n a a w - -
ius .amuiMfs in jeonara was known to the nnnu r
Charles A. Tjeonard Set Apart to The
Work of rtrachlnr the Gospel.
Special to News and Observer.)
Etateavllle, N. . C, Oct. ' 1. The or
dination of Mr. Chas. A. Ionard.
which took place before ths congre
gation of the -First Baptist church
Sunday morning was most Interesting
and Impressive. Mr. Leonard was set
apart to the work of the Baptist min
istry and the ministers who partici
pated in the service were heard by
the congregation with close attention.
The services were held in the court
house, the place of worship for the
congregation while their new church
is being built.. .
A presbytery,- consisting of Rev. C.
A. Jenkins,-pastor; Rev. S. D. Swain,
of Lexington,: bro' --In-law of the
candidate: Rev. R. Greene, which
had examined ; Mr. Leonard. . unani
mously recommended him' to the
church for ordination,
When hs had concluded, Mr., Leo
nard' knelt and the three 'ministers
laid their hands' on him" while Mr.
Swain made. the ordination oraver.
After this Mr. Swain made the charge
to tne candidate.
At the conclusion of Mr. Swain
charge. Rev. R. G.. Greene, a veteran
minister, preented Mr. Leonard with
a Bible and told him to go forth and
preach v tne gospel.
Mr. Leonard, a son of Mr, and Mrs
j. tu. jeonara. was reared In States
vllle. He was a ministerial graduate
or waxe forest College this spring.
In CTort to Erck I I
As To CUartca It. f .
HeeJth And It A!
glncer Titim, CL lu I,
"man Moore Wliilo Tl.n f'i:
Into New Territory c f 1 :
of . Hie r.eabofird n nri .
While Attorneys Cft I lo '
Ana Thero, Are Hot 1." t
neesesL
one of: the best
mis country, ana the money men
know Jt I and are not afraid to put
their cash into a project that. has such
a fine future before, it. The North
Carolina! Granite Corporation -needs
an outlet such as the Statesville Air
Line would be, to say nothing of the
great apd growing industries through
out thei entire section thai: a railroad
from Stitesville to Radford, would
penetrate. 4
CLASS OFFICERS.
off for a
"Sams"
tare fcr
not to blame.
When
laka
will
He says a hog once got drunk
not - eat anv more of the , fattening
fluid, for fear of srettinar d runic axaln
and they have to be killed or swapped
new. lot. He also said that
slops- made and Ideal mix-!
a drunk, and the hogs were
asked yesterday - about ' hl4
hoga, 8am A said he hadn't
ten ; ?
University Moot Curt Tries the First
j Case of This Tcrto.
hi
S(pecial to News and. Observer.)
Chapel; Hill. N. C. Oct. 4. The fol
lowing officers have been elected to
preside oyer the various classes in the
university: i
Senior JCIasa O. It. Rand, president-
B j G. Wise. , vice-president; J.
W. Speajf, secretary; J. A. Fare. Jr.,
treasurer James A Gray, ; Jr., statisti
cian: 11; B. Gunter, prophet; T. W.
Andrews, j historian ; M. t,. Wright,
reader of last will and testament; M.
Robins, representative; J,3 W. Hester,
orator; T M. Hlnes, manager football
team; H. Britt, captain football
team: v,: h. Yelverton, manager ten
nis team, i
Junior Class W. I Long, prefi
dont; J. T. Johnson, vice-president: T
J. McMt-nis. secretary an4 treasurer;
Duncan McRae, class representative;
C. J. Coffin, manager football team;
H. B. wadsworth, - captain football
team. ,
Sophomore Class D. J1. Teague,
president? L. C. Kerr, vice-president;
i. i'. .ai, secretary;' J.-;; A. High
smith, treasurer; S. 8. Nash, historian;
J. W. Lasley, representative; H. Sow
ers, manager football team: J. N.
Joyner, captain football team.
Law Class II. C. Caviheas, presi
dent; Floyd Simmons, vice-president;
O. C. coxi secretary and treasurer: W.
S. O'Bl Robinson, member bf Universi
ty Council; W. H. H. Burgwyn, Judge
of the moot court; G. G. Moore, solici
tor; L. P. Matthews, clerk; Squire
Lawrence sheriff; J. B. James,
coroner, i i
Second ! Year Medical Class W. H.
Moore, president; Jf. M. Harper, vice
president;; J. H. Fiscus. . secretary and
treasurer;; C. D. Gold, coroner: N. P.
Liles, chaplain.
First year Medical ChisJi W. P.
Jacocks, president; G. F, Leonard,
vice-president; E. C. Judd. secretary
and treasurer; B. K. Washburn, his
torian; F. B. Beasley, surgeon.
The first session of the moot court
was held! Monday night, with Dr.
Thomas Ituffin acting as Judge. The
new officers were sworn in, the Jury
was empanneled, and - the court pro
ceeded to' try the civil case, Mrs.
Maltida Brewster vs. Elisabeth City.
Mr. W. Hi S.- Burgywn was the attor
ney for the plaintiff and Messrs. O. O.
Moore, H D. KlrkpaUlck and Squire
LawTence i represented tha city. The
Jury returned a verdict in taror of the
plaintiff. N U ''
l I." , a) .
DISTRIBUTING POINT.
i :.
Power From the Narrows of the
yodkln Will Bo sapplled From
; Salisbury. -5 :i j " ;
j f Special to News and Observer.) 1 '
! Salisbury. N. C.,' Oct.:? 1. It has
been announced Jiere that tne WJUt-
the hill as "the newspaper man." ir
almost paid his war throuc"h the t-ni
lege by corresponding for five or six
aauy papers of the State.
air. Leonard left yesterday for
Louisvme. Ky. to finish his educa
tion in the Southern Baptltt Theo
logical Seminary When he completes
a two-years course there 1t is his
purpose to go to China or Brazil and
labor as a missionary of the Baptist
cnurcn. , ,.-, v . , . .,
Beat til Kick Wife to Death.
Root. Allison, a negro who Urea In
the Amity section of the countv. was
brought to Statesville and lodged in
jau Dy Deputy Sheriff Q. M. Goodman
to await trial in - euoerior court. u
Is chargefi- with causing the death of
his wife by beating her while she lay
tn oca cnucatiy in witn typhoid fever.
i . . ;
SNAKE IN TUB, BURROW.
A Farmer Resorted In for a Rabbit and
Was Bitten.
Newbern. Oct. 1 John Tlppett- a
farmer, living near Tuscarora, was bit
ten by a whlteoak snake Saturday af
ternoon and at last reports was suffer
Ing severely from the bite. A dog
"treed" something. In the woods near
by and Mr. Tlppett going out to I see
what it was, found the dog baying
at a houow tree ana tmnklng it was
a rabbit reached in to pull It . out
when the snake: bit him. It was a
rabbit's burrow, but ths snake, it
reems, had taken charge and killed
the inmates.
BIO TOPPER CAl'l tltr.D.
Officers Make a Seizure While Moon
shiners Observe the Sabbath.
Fayetteville, N. CV Oct. 1. A big
wnisxey sun was captured Bunday in
Rockflsh township between nope Mills
ana fcuurx ny deputy BherlnT J. C Cul
breth end Chief of Police Alex Arnett.
of Hope Mills. The , blockaders were
evidently observing Sunday, - no one
was in sight and the cap and worm
had been carried off. Three hundred
gallons of beer were destroyed, and
the still, a 110-gaIlon copper one,
of the very best make, was brought
to this city and turned over to Sheriff
Watson. . .,,
SCTfJRGISD BT FEVOl.
Tliree Persons Deed tn One Famfty
Within a Few Weeks.
Raeford, N. C, Oct.'! 1. Manrom
Williamson, aged 16 years, died last
Friday. He Is the third member t of
the family to die within the past few
weeks of typhoid fever,- his brother.
Mr: George Williamson, and slater,
Mlsa Ins, both, having died.
Miss Iifflan llaJhTDead. -.
Fayetteville, N. C Octv 1-Thls
community was shocked and saddened
upon the announcement of the death
at Pottsvtlie. Pa., ef Mlsa Lllltan na
telle Haighv etdest daughter and child
of Mr., and Mrs. R. p. lU'u, or t
Soba shook the body r.f 7r
M. Rowland yesterd ay r..i t r ? t
down her cheeks and l.rr f -in
her black borderr l 1,
as there was read a t;r,; r.t v
to her before the Jury trji- - !
Dr. D. 8. Rowland, lr wv
In Wake county court, f r t" -by
poison of j:r.-T--r t
Strang while t! vai .!i v. : ' .
-Ths letter waa onf fror i r
In-law. Mrs. Iilk. of Jn
Spoke In lovlnir ttrrna of t .
gineer, of Lllll fctrar.-' J
the family nHf. As It v ; n r
tlon shook Urn. Uowj.in i ;
wept, her movement nttr; ' t: -tentlon
of her H t ' r, v, h- ;
while Dr. Rowlan-i tbrrr i t i
then away. In th'i ri r:. ,
a different .seen, f r i
Mike Tlghe chafTrrf I f
of the defense, an 1 t!. I '
William Dunn "ar ;l I" .
Hicks it was gurrllr.T 1
sunny emlln fur Urn. :
was swept a J r from n. ft t
to the suns'-.In ft t '
cldents oft - y l 1
... ' lire- . 1 .
T1:re w re M-t r v v. "
by th f',tta wt.i i f r
line of attac k that i ? -
was a phyflcally r.r ;.i
dlseaaa or heart troul-I--. I "
In 105 waa glvir.fr Mm t
made him HI, that n," j, ; t
a possible rnftn "rut i.nl
of money" who t!i.t t. - i
Strange, that rh K;fl f i
Rowland's acquainiaiir .) ( i ,
tat ion . at Orean viw, 1 ?
talked of In conr; tl vi) t .
car conductor of ;. Tf .,.
man who -would r v m.i '
time," that tha f lruiisn I i (
With Dr. Rowland v! ; 1
xnacy In Ilale' .h. that '
Rowland's ofr.ee at r.h .: ..t, r t :
seen near her hou Lit i t i '
before day when J frwi-a v
the city and that rh i .
menla with DMlovflan .' . r
phone.
Hie Une t t !' .
'The ; defense -was t
Ci et all 4thla attack 1 r
ti
t
t.
amlnatlon, endeavor!
Etrange had he.'.rt C
the toatlmony ff I : I f
health by the history rt
and drvorcts, ani tliat
hood of Locomotive i:.
paying his expe rc.i t- ! i,
that Mrs. C. Jt. r:tr ,--.
a devoted wife, adrr...; .
in his slcknefs, that t;.' ; i
tlmacy with Jiov :.mi, r. . i
to his efr.ee, tint h!; tr!r -house
was Iecauio ho !
In that section of tha : ,
men who testJ-el were r;
man's .track, guilty t r i
and wome, this to nc' t
mony. The C-ht v-as l - t r '.i
and every point as It r
in a spirit of deterrnlr:' i
With this spirit It ran t
there were el; l.rs fr- t I
the opposing attorneys. .- T !
much faallnpr waa ihown l y "
ris. Major Ryan and Ilr. IT :
the defense, while Col. J t
Srosecution, met the trurt ' : ('
udge Long was kr;t 1 ;
out on the troubl'l vsat t (
storing harmony. I'.cs -r!;
eeen that there is dcrp ft'.:. -
the men of the law inr t: . c
Judge Long adnonlshej t!,r i
day. saying "You mut not t
each other as If to ft -fit. I. t
on either the court r r t -
hare to go to JilL"
live Paa-HBrs 1 i At.
There were some tr-lrli-
between attornrys for thn c
Witnesses durlr r the. - v, (
so in the tilts l t w-f n : ,r. .
Strang as to hU :ivo! t .
Mr. T. T. nicka. Mm. j. t. :
the same line with Jtr. ;:;r
debate on intornol.'.h r .
Friday if tar Ch ri r t . r .1 L
sal Hicks and a younr - . .
Dunn. In thes r fiiti s f; -C.
L. narrts and j;n :;'nr
had a set-to when r ri t. ;
on Mr. Tithe's thstrt c r, r
Mr. C. li. Vv -. r r nC I .. ,
as to Vrm drinltn l.r. ;.r-
may not have trkr.i.
At the beslnninrr ; : , .
some delay fo es to c . v
Into the health cf . ". . . - . .
en the Jury. t " -take
tick and tl.1.7
but a mt -e v.ir
Jury room i.c-i l.r.
felt Better t -l v,-ci. . . r
on tl": jun'. !.' t: r
OUt tOO 1 . ' r .
about a r r ; ; ' '
will tf :.i f 1 ; 1 "
State's wltrs- , ;
ease haa not y 1 '
Ther were :. .- .
calls! bv Ui3 J.-". r
four men and ' ui - ,
to come. Ti - '. ' '
gre t crow G.
1 li s v i. r-Z l..
as f&Howr, l'i? . '
If
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