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the request to Police Justice Badger in-the presence
ox uuei ox fonce nuuins. upon reaching there i
iouna tne ioara 01 Aiaermen in session, ana learned
for the first time that the records nal been mutila
ted or destroyed. ! EDWARD L. CONN.
Acknowledged and sworn to before me this, the
27th day of March, 1909.
VICK C MOORE, Notary Public
My commission expire s April 6th, 1909. ;
MM DISGHEPAHGY DISCOVERED
E . Ill Gin OFFfCIALS' HEGORDS
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1903 the fines and costs in the recorder's court ag
grsgated $14,12715. In . Raleigh for the fiscal year
1908 the total fines and costs paid into the city treas
ury and the county school fund from the police Jus
tice's court amounted to only $1,904.65. Of this sum
$836.50 was, according to the statement .of Chief of
Police Mullins, turned into the county school fund, as
fines, and $1,063.15 went into the city treasury as costs.
A reporter yesterday interviewed Police Justice
: Badger and Chief of Police Mullins with regard to the
fines imposed in the police justice's court, their amount
and the disposition of them. Justice Badger opened
the booXs. explaining his method of Keeping the judg
ment docKe V and Chief Mullins gave statements of the
amount of fines collected and paid oyer to the county
treasurer during the past two years and the amount
of fines, uncollected for the same period. . Both offi
cers stated that every man who was unprepared at
the time the fine was imposed to pay it was not sent to
the roads, but opportunity was given' many to pay
their fines later, some as long as six months after
they had been imposed. According to the statement pf
the Chief of Police the total amount of fines unpaid for
the past two years1907-1905 is $169. ' -
The reporter made a careful examination of the
booKs, going over them twice to verify the figures. A
large difference was found in the" totals furnished by
the Chief of Police and those revealed in the police jus
tice's docKet, as regards fines. Wherever a judgment
had been changed, the prisoner being sent to the
. roads, and wherever the defendant tooK an appeal to
the Superior court, the fine was stridfen out, and such
are not included in the totals published below.
The fines for 1907 and 1908, as shown by the po
lice justice's booKs, were as follows: f
1907 . ..... .$2,454.55
WILL THEY STAND FOR IT.
The following are the annual receipts of
the city as given in by the city derK for the years
from 1901 to 1909, inclusive, all of which' was
spent:
OF THE
Raleigh Expects Every Citizen to Do His Duty -
in (lie
Year ending Feb., 1901 .. . .
Year ending Feb- 1902.
Year ending Feb- 1903
Year ending Feb., 1904
Year ending Feb., 1905.
Year ending Feb- 1906.
Year ending Feb- 1907. ... , . . .
Year ending Feb- 1908
Year ending Feb- 1909. .-
Are the citizens satisfied with
ing? Do they think the
expenditures?
$ 63,868.86
. 81,337.94
77.942UJ6
74,501.26
.98.319.29
106,165.70
.103,186.17
98,499.10
103,500.31
this show-
results justify these
1908
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1,290.85
Total . .... .'. . . ... . ... . . . . . .$3,745.40 .,
The fines for the same period, turned over to the
county treasurer for the school fund, according to the
'statement of the Chief of Police, were, as follows:
.-1907 r 96485
1908 .. ; r. . . . . . . 8360 .
Total
.... . ...... . ... . . ... $1,801.35
The amount of fines uncollected during this pe
riod,, according to the statement of the Chief of Po
lice, Is $169. ;: . :
A large disparity is shown in the two statements.
Adding the" $169 of uncollected fines for the two ysars
to the total of $1,801.35 collected according to the
rtatement .of the Chief ' of ' Police , ; it gives
1,970.35, which is $1,775.05 less than the
nount of fines which v the books . . of . . ths
:lice justice, show to have been imnosed, and the
hole amount 'of fines paid through the county ureas-;
:cr into the school fund, for the two years is $484.20
:s than the .total amount of fines for the single year
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A atPtriPnt nrPtiarAfl vMterdftT hv ConntvTreaS-
pr Pegram tallies with that of Chief of Police Mul
l with thp Trpntinn of the amount naid to him ren-
resehtingl the April, 1907, fines, the chiefs figures being
$57 and those of the county treasurer $72.1 0. The
ccanty treasurer's statement shows no ; amounts ; as ;
fines received for the months of December, 1908. "and
January and February, 1 1909, the fiscal yearJSCS
although the statement of the Chief ; of Police shows :
that $34 for December, $55 for January, and $65 for
February should have bee turned over, v P r -?
; The above article is exactly as it was written Fri
day night for publication in Saturday; morning's pa
per. After it was finished -V I thought it would b
best not to print it until I crald gst a statement from
the Felice Justice and the Chief of Police, so that their
statements would aopear in the same, paper with the-
anovexrucis, ana 4ms xacrim encre . nsan- i-x
the rcrris hrJ t:cn cictilatsd and prtidly f'rrtrcy
ed. I pent to Cirs cZv: cf the Pclica Jr-"-? c ' C 'let
AND THE BOOK IS MUTILATED I .
Police Justice Badger Remits Fines Without Its Showing
On His Docket and The Record of Chief of Police
Mullins Is Destroyed;
Police Justice Badger in the past two years has im
posed fines aggregating $3,745.40.
The County Treasurer! has received only $1,801.35.
Chief of Police Mullins still owes $1,775 to the Coun
ty Treasurer, unless the fines were remitted by the Po
lice Justices The Police Justice says he cannot tell
How much of fines imposed he has remitted. The only
evidence is the Record of'the Chief of Polices
Oh Friday night that record was destroyed, but was
not destroyed until it was known that the News and
Observer was investigating the discrepancy. It would
not have been destroyed, if the investigation had not
been going on. : . '
NOT A BUSINESS WAY.
Police Justice Badger says if he fined a man $25 to
iay, the record of $25 remained on his docket though
He might have reduced the fine to $10 the next rfflv:
The only record kept of the! change was on the record J
Kept toy the Fouce justice. Ana tnat recoxa.was muti
lated on Friday night after the . investigation had be
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The x procedure by the Police Justice js not business
like and does not follow t e plan in other courts. His
Judgment docKet should show exactly 'what was the
final fine in the case. Nothing else is business like. AV
v TWO QUESTIOKS JIND A COCT.tfOV ? V "
. Ilcrp are two question: ' : " . : .: ; v
1. ( Doe anyonr honestly contend 'hat the nreftent atlminMratlon Hns
(ondtKted the affairs of the, city In the way tluit har.retNihed best for the ,
city? . - m- ' r - v:"
2. Have the en1cia now hi rrxe of tlvr city's bnsineM glTeanr inUi
cation of a dispoMUon to channt tbHr methtHls? - .,. i.
It the answers are No," then no ne wlo denires mor- economical cn
doct of the city'a business can vote ta keep the present officials of
b power. ' ' . .
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!noney paid ont and- cOfn or bill
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f DROP rs A POST .POB ITRTH-
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He Issues of the Campaign
By J. W. UAILKY.
Lrt us kei in niiad Uif erac shiI wcll-tlrfiiHI Ismio iiivtrivrd
present conu.-!. j 'H,
Tlicy are too grave to be (H'liiiil oven by llta exciuiiieiil Uat lite city s
Iuih been tlinmn Into, j . ' .
TIm-jt are fo larse to be obMirol by ihtmhih or icnuual relation, nf
rcctinMiH or rcjndlccs.
We are flglitini; for projcri'.
. We are fijclitins agnlt tlic dr -rot.
Wc are riglrtlng for a greater H iIcIkIi.
We are fllditiiiK aaiWt Ihc I.ittle-Ifaileigli Hlrit.
AVe are flghtlmr for a bettrr ltalt lgh.
We are fighting to restore onr i lly to tlip reflect of Xorth Carolina. i
We are fighting for a lower lav rate. Taxes have been increased e:ior
inoacly la RalHslt. and the t-itlac-Hs Inve iKXliiic to show for It. The pre-sent
administration offers ik-II U r pretext "or excuse. We must reduce taxes in
the Interest of business tetitcrprisc. u-opert-owncrs and rent-payers. ' IU21'
taxes hit us all, but they lUt liartfa' tlic poor man. Tltey Increase Ids rents
and make property owning a liartWnp. Tliey paralyze Industry. 1 .
. We are fighting for the adinini-t ration of miuiicipal business by men if
proved bustness capacity. One man succeeds et business wliere aaotlicr
fails. There Is nothing wrong t1t1i It sleigh. $lie In n good basinens pro
sition. Iut her in the tmnds of bti--liU's men and every cltism-wUl reap a
lrofit In lower taxes, better work and more advantageous conditions.'
We are fighting for enforcement of the laws. It Is on every trend ac
knowledged tliat tlie latvs are not euforrrd luH-e. The houses of Ill-fame
floariKh . un halk-ngetl. viltliout let or hindrance. Tlie Mind tigers sell not -cidy
whiskey, but poistai. They liave added rubbery and murder to their
nefarious trade. Oilier cities are meeting tlie law breakers with tlie law's
Ilea view! penalties. Raleigh meets them with a wink and a shrug what time
it does not lioid up its laands in abject surrender! -(
And, to cap tlie climax, somebody destroys the records of the Police
Court! :
Tlie law tan lie enforced, and men who are not inclined to enforre It
or too weak to enforce it. muH give way to men nlm will enforce It.
We will not surrender tol the lawless! .
TlieHc are tlie praetical Issues be fore tlie people of Ilaleiglu Tlic '
lenficralic citizens of Raleigh have called out some of our best men to
espouse tliesc causes. .Aad it becomes every citizen wlio believes in tliese
causes to Mtand by Uk-m- men. Ntioukl . they rail to do so, w hat encourage
nieiit could we offer in lie future to our best citizens to stand for offices
of trust and responsibility :in Kaleigh?
TlMwe arc the practical iwues; and tliey are not to be forgotten. Rut
the progrexs of the campaign lias evolved other Issues of equally grave
significance. 1
We have learned tliai Utere hi a political ring In charge or tlie party's
affairs liere which Is determined to stay in power at any cost, and they
have paid a fearful prtcc They called a snap primary, on less than ten
days' notice, for lite purpose of rushing their candidates into office before
the people could be aroused to tlie situation. Fortunately , their high-band-d
action had the opposite effect, and our bleeping electorate was aroused.
They Un-11 gave only foui days for registration, and that on ten hours
totlte, in the hope that citizen would not register In the requisite haste.
But that, too, proved a boomerang, and the aroused citizens became also
determined ciyzen. It looks like l,0O Democrats will enroll themselves
u this struggle. jj ' r x
And tliey arc deterpuned to' liave fair play and party honor in Kaleigh -is
well as business administration lower taxes, law cnforcenicnt and belter
uvtmmciit. ,' j 5 1 . ' - -
It becomes us to keep down personalities. The issues are drawn; let
the men before ns rise or i fan accordingly. 4 it is admitted that tliere are
good men on the other side. "But what their goodness Is worth. let the
rnwrds those two' years slnrnv, lias their goodness reduced taxes? Has tbetr
gooilncss' enforced tlte laws? lias their' goodness made for good govern
ment? Has their goodness) made for efficient and successful administration
of our affairVt 1 j . . ! . j. .7 ' wr7 r '
X Hiere ls.n saying wtrttiy to be remembered by the citizena of Kaleigh:'
it Is this, All the goodness of a good egg win wH make up for the badness of
bad one! ' Put tlie two into your pie political or ' otherwise hum! your
gorge rises!' ' :U':7 i 7;, . '! .'' 7.-
Tliere Is a fable beltigj ienacted here today. . .It Is the fae of OM
Dog Tray. lie was a good, dog. He was well bred. ' Ills glossy coat and full,
rftotuach proclaimed 1dm a good dog. lie had, many gooddog akin to hiui.
His first cousin was a prize-winner.1 Dot Okl Dog Tray got to running with
bad company, and lie was sliot one night w ith the rent of them. Itht prise-1
winning Hrst cousin availed 1dm nothing. He died with Ids crowd. : 7.vT.
: If tlie good men on tli other side: would' come out and repudiate tlie.
actions of their managers lit calliug thy snap primary and the cyclone regisf
tratlon, somcUang might bo said for taem. JBut Uiey are sllent.7 - Thfy ae
qaiescc TJioy expect to reap ibe' benefit of that outrageous prorcdurej and
aCfirdlngly Uur invite ui to reward tbem with the jienalUes of an outraged
citizenship. k , 7jV--. M ' ' rf ,-y ; . . :-. '.
This is the situation. There are e.Ttaln principles tliat lsuld govern,
us at such a time, Iiet me state Uiem. . . '.... ' . ; '
. Urst, rljiht. must prevail. Ta fall taw Is to fail forever :ir we can-
not win this ftght, we can never whv " ' . -t:, "
tiecond, Raleigfa'a welfare asoHt be the central motive of our contest,' ao
aflts iose wi must all get together, m ' ,-"'" -. ' r- -v -.
Third 'ring politics roast be broken tip for the mke of tb Democratic
parly. Tlie party's honor i at stake, t -f v : : ' v ' ..
a : Tlie city must be ,run fbr the titlzens, not tlie poUtkians. ' . :.-'
We mm have a fair efcrtion. ff we have to die for It. ' FVand in tlie
ballot is worse than poison .In tlie blind tigers. . It corrupts the heart of the
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NOTICE OF ELECIJ05T.
By order i of the Board of Commis
sioners of Wake County North Caro
lina, adopted on Tuesday the 2nd cay
Of March, 10S, notice is hereby given
that there wilt be an, election held in
Wakelon Graded ' and HIgb. School
District of ftVake County, North Car
olina, on Tuesday, the th day of April.
1909. according to the law snd regu
lations provided for the elecoi-. of
meaibers ofl tl;e Oeneral Assembly, at
which election the question :tMa 11
Wakelon Graded and High, School Dis
trict, in Wakfc County. Hsue llstt0
of the bonds of said district, with in
terest coupons attached, to aid In , the
construction! End equipment ot a
Graded and) High School buildfns? In
said districtj." Said bonds to hear.
Interest at tlie rate-of 6 per cent ler
annum, payable semi-annually, tin
principal whereof to be redeemable
within SO years from the date of thi
issuance. jsild election being r ail, d
and conducted under an act entitled
"An Act to i Permit Wakelon Gradt U
and high' School District.' in .Wake
County, to tote- $10,000 -ot boads."
ratified at tke session of the Legisla
ture of 1901.
Notice is hereby furtiii given that
by order of; said Board, -of Commis
sioners of Wake County. North Caro
lina, adopted on Tuesday, .the 2nd
day of March. 1909, -there will be a
new registration. In accordance with
the law of tbe Qualified elector., "f
said district. Registration books will
be open for . registration . .between 9
o'clock a. m. and ounset -of each day
r(Sunday excepted -ffJ days ' pre
ceding the day.zor the; closing . or the
registration books as hereinafter pro
vided and will be kept open, -for the
registration of any elector residing
within said district , and entitled to
registration; Tho registration books
will be closed for registration at sjn
set on the 27th day of March. 1909.
It being the I second Saturday before
said election) That during the period
of registration herein provtdsd for tne
registrar wll" attend with, his regis
tration, books: on each Saturday at the
poling place I herein named, for the
registration of voters. That the' chal
lenge of voter at said election shall
be conducted: in the same manner as
is now provided for the - election of
the members! of . the General Assem
bly. . That alt qualified electors who
favor the Issue of bonds shall vote
a, ticket on which shall be written or
printed , the! words "For school
bonds,7' and all qualified electors who
may be opposed to the . issuance of
bonds shall rote1 a ticket on which
shall be written or printed the words,
"Against school bonds.'"
That on the- said' Cth day of April.
1909. the polls shall, be open from
sunrise" until fainset and at the close
of the polls on said election day the
votes shall b counted and returned
to the Board of County Commissioners
on Thursday pezt following the elec
tion, it beingt ths tth day of April,
1909. .r ..;
' That the polling place - for said
school district shall be at ths Wakelon
Graded and High School building, be
tween the towns of Wakefield and
Zebulon. -
That the f dllowirig named . persons
have br.en ' appointed . - registrar and
judges of election for said school dis
trict. . - , 1 ; -
J. H. WTATT.- Registrar.
P1TTMAN STELT4,
. . ' i Jndge of Election.
. J0HN ROBERTSON. .
i Judee of Election.
By order of. the Board ot County
Commissioners ' of Wake County, this
March Jnd. 1909.
. I J1. BERNARD,
Register of Deods and Clerk of Board.
As adminlstsation that Will not trust tlie people will not be trusted by
people,- t -., ii i , . .. ; -.v. '-"-s-,;, v ,t
Personal work and eternal' vlzliaucc rre4he nrlce of ; vlcharr :- i Every
man to his nod! . - t ". . I - f-:
Tlie power is ours. , We cave It. It his been abused. We '.will' tak it
away. , : t . ' --1 " ' '
1 We "have is matchless nifort unity. We confront great Crisis" In "' thi
city's history.. Other e'Ucs hve" t tacked !-pr. Tlie number of ber crilic
has, grown rapidly In North Caroil'i-t. We can put aa end- to this sort' f
thing, or we can bid It go on; We have many good movements on foot--, We
can encoursce' them or dlsenanuce tiienw We have tlie- best cftv In Xortu
Carolina, f 1ii(w is nothins; tue matter with - Raleiglv.. She - to .destined . to
iionrMv HerNglory toes bwn eclipl, but ft bs nH departed. -The fottts'C
calls her to a great destiny; ed the cal! to her p i In t' - r report 1 - ' "
calling Is conu t ti r ' '? evct cf ? - i i - j
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NOTIiE OP &XLES :
Under and 7 by virtue of a' deed of
mortgage from the' Ceiiko Company
fb the Raleigh Savings Bank, regis
tered in the office of the vHegister of
Deeds of Wak county In Book lXi.
Page 160, which said mortgage and
the note thereby secured and ths pow
er 'of sale" and (property thereby conveyed..-
have been -duly -aaelgned and
conveyed to. the Raleigh Banking and
Trust Company, said conveyance be
ing registered ia Bald Keg toter's -office.
Book 235. Paga Ztl. the- pnder
signed. will expose tot public-paie to
the highest bidder at the county .court
house door, in the city of. Raleigh n'
Wednesday. AfU ; ? &. . l99i- at 12
o'clock . M-, ia ' certain ',lot or
parcel . '. of land yo;n. the. 1 .south
side - of . Vffsi:V Martin " "street
in snfd city described as follows tiar
Beginning 150 ft. 4 In. west of the
northeast corner of tha7 Academy 'if
Music,- running jthence' west with the
south line of Martin street 43 ft. 8 in.
to the agreed line with C B. Kdwards,
thence' perpendicular to .Martin, street.
Si ft- with said! Kdwards line, thence
east 4 3 ft 8 Jii to the "Academy, of,
Music lot corner, thence north with
Its line 54 ft. to! the beginning, it be
ing -understood that th-!arreed Er
warns line vunsialone the west of the
walls ot the area pf the annex of the
Academy of Music so as to include'the
aid areas a.nd walls in ths lot herein
conveyed. -. ( A;"
- Terms of- sale feash- - - - "
Ralcieh Ranking ft Trust JCrnnpef.T-
Assineeand Grants of ljwrtra'
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