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THE S6e COURIER Leads in Both News and Circulation. T3he COURIER Advertising Column Bring Results. Ijsmed Weekly. PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN $1.00 Per xear VOL. XXXV ASHEBORO, N C.V THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1910. No. 49 COURIER. COURT 1NJRAND0LPH Judge Allen Delivers an Able Charge - to Grand Jury Suggestions as to County Homes. Court opened Monday worning at a quarter past eleven. The follow, ing men were drawn aa Grand Jury D. S. Sumner, foreman; J .taper An am ii, Simpson Patterson J. S. Bikes, J. M. Vuncannon, J. V. tlin ehaw, T. W. Mitchell, 0. J. E. Fra zier, J. B, Slack. J. 0. - Williamson, B. 0. Hoover, M. F. Skeen, C. B. Pearce, Willie fresnell, T.J. Bulla, H. 0. Patterson and W. L. Cran ford. Jndge Allen then told the grand jut era that this was his last court as superior conrt judge. He expressed hia nleasnre at holding this in Ran dolph where there were so man; pleasant associations. Judge Allen Bpoke of attending school in this county 34 years ago, and being taught by Brixton Graven, whom he praised warmly. D.DBin. fMm thia in nliarffa ha spoke in substance as follows: Bvalattoa an AdmlnUtraUan ol Lawt The earliest sign of organization was the banding together ot the weak against the strong, ine com mon wish to protect themselves against the oppression of the strong er individuals drew the weaker to gether. This was the beginning of society. Society has passed regulations to regulate the indulgence ot lnviuuai nracticea which are hurtfnl to others. These regulations are law. Law then is a safeguard which protects both society and the individual, guaranteeing the individual his rights so long as they do not conflict with the public good, and imposing punishment upon aim when ne nas infringed upcu the rights of others. The American idea of law is to be found in the constitution of the U. S. and that of North Carolina. This deal with the administration of the law from three points of view, there must be a body to make laws the legislature a head to e iorce them the executive department and bodv toa.iiuut them and to weiirj tne iudiciarv., In the lower courts, which more vital I v concern ns. the questiou of administering justice is in the hands of the Judge, the lawyers, and the jurors; back of all this is panne sen timent. If a community does not wish a law to be enforced it is never sue cesifully done. Here Judge Allen Bpoke of lawyers as being officers a not commonly accepted view say ing thar, they alone of all citizens had to swear allegiance to me con stitution and to take an oath to de mean themselves properly. He said that the duty of a lawyer was not primarily to defend his client, but to ascertain tne trutn. The grand jury, said Judge Allen, is provided for by the state"oonatitu tion, and shall come from the body of the people. , These iurors are to be good aod honest men according to law, and it is k complement paid to a man when he. ia selected for a juror. It is hardly looked upon in-this way by most people. Business men try to avoid serving. Thia should not be.for the best working and ablest jarys are composed of men of all occupa tions. ' ' Crlma and tta SnppreaeloB. A tendency toward crime is inher ited, and is in part the result of en vironment. Since the best means of eoirecting an evil is to remove the cause, the suppression of crime rests upon giving those who might other wise be criminals a good community, and in making them respect the law. In punishment consideration should be paid to the influences which have producea the criminal. If outside influence has caused bis crime he should not be judged so harshly as if it were malicious and deliberate. ' . In this fitting the pnnishmant to the criminal rather than the crime, the judge is helpless. The jurors knowing the criminal and the condi tions under which he committed it can come nearer knowing how to treat his case. Jndge Allen then gave some illustrations 01 wam part heredity had in crime. He gave statistics1 showing that the offspring of criminals were usually given to crime. - - - , With thin Jndfre Allen Daased to tbe thinffs bv which a grand jury could help to make fewer criminals, the breaking up of disorderly houses, blind tigers, and places of like na. ture. The iurors were to aot with out any feeling in the matter except that of tbe public good, not consid ering the individual in tearing np these breeding places of crime. County Hemti at a Mean of Suppress lag Crlma.. After going into the technical def. initions of definite crimes and, their punishments, Judge Allen suggested the employment of the County Home as a mean of lessening crime. A good farm should be secured, which would make the Home selfsuport- ing. Rown then could be founS for the younger criminals. Those commit ted for slight offences, crimes caused by lack of insight into the why of well doing, could be trained for cit izenship. The idea of the' County Home as a reformatory is a new one, but is more practical than that of a seperate reformatory for each county. To give the young criminal a chance to develop into a good citizen much training is needed. To rid him of the effects of heredity and early envionment a healthy atmos phere is essential. This could more easily be gained on a good large farm than anywhere ele. New Dwellings in Asheboro. Mr. Thomas Eearns, who recently move I from Union townehip will build a nice residence on Salisbury street which he recently purchased from Mr. John Hammer. Mr. Thadieus Auman, who re cently moved from Union township to Asheboro will build on adjoining lot. Mr. Lee Trotter, of Back Creek township, will build ou his lot near by tbe lots above and will move to Asheboro. The Home Building and Material Company will build three dwelling houses on Salisbury street. Work will begin'thia week. Mr. I. C. Myrick, of the Stout Rankiu Co. will build-a nice cottage on Oak Avenue. Work will begin on this in thirty days. Mr. Johc M. Hammer has com pleted a house for rent on Gluyas street. All these dwellings are oa the lots recently Bold by Mr. John M. ttain. mer, real estate and insurance agent, Mr. 0. M. Henry, Mr. John W. Bulla have completed their new and elegant residences on Cox street. The Home Building and Material Company end Mr. Sherman Lamar have each completed new and com fortable dwellings on Hamlii High lands. There will be Beveral other new dwellings erected in Asheboro in the near future. Mny persons from the county and some from other counties are think ing of moving to Asheboro so that they may have the many advantages offered to those who locate in Ashe boro. Court Proceedings. The criminal docket of the De cember term of couit was conclcded Wednesday morning. There were few cases on it, only two taking up muoh of the court's time. Thomas Lewallen was convicted of abandoning his wife, and for fail ure to provide for her. In this case judgment was continued. Another case was that ox Cum mingsKing, who was convicted of permitting a distillery to operate on his land. The judgment of the court has not been pronounced as yet. The case now being tried is that of R. R. Ross vs. Southern Railway. Asheboro Busy. Asheboro's waterworks are coming on in fine shape. , Ditching has been hinder d quite a bit of late on ac count of rock in the ditches, which has necessitated drilling. The out falls have been conpleted, and the ditching will Boon be finished. On ly a few ditches, through tbe main steets, need to be dug. The piping is being laid as fast as the ditches are ready. ' The company, which is digging the well, has struck a pretty stiff proposition. The rock encountered is very hard and much time has al ready been consumed. - Still the drilling will become easier as they get further down and we may hope to see the town supplied with practi cal waterworks at a comparatively early date. 8m notice elsewhere of Dostnon- ment of Sale of lots on the Frzaier property. , - TO PROSECUTE STANDARD OIL COMPANY. For Violation of State Anti-Trust Law Case Starts in Raleigh. The Standard Oil Company is to come before the courts of North Caroliua on tbe churge of violating tbe Anti-Trust law passed by the Oeneral Assembly of 1907. war rants have been sworn tut against tlw company because of alleged trust. methods in dealing with competition in Raleigh by a successive lowering of prices with the purpose of driving out or breaking up competition. .. The matter of the transactions of the Standard Oil Comnany in Raleigh had been called to the atti nti jn of tbe City Attorney by private, parties and by Attorney General bickett. City Attorney Clark, by his own in vestigations, found such a state of facts to exist that he has sworn out warrants against the Standard Oil Company for violations of the State Anti- Trust Law of 1907.' In. the matter there will be heard the reasons which have induced the Standard Oil Company tc reduce its prices of on in the present year from 11 12 cents to 7 3 4 cents a gallon in Raleigh, while maintaining a higher price at other places, the fact of the competition of the Indian Oil Com. pany in Raleigh to .be set Out in the matter. The suit against the Standard Oil Company and the grounds on which it is brought will be understood from the correspondence between Attor ney General T. W. Bickett and City Attorney, Walter tilark, Jr., of Raleigh, which is as follows: Tbe Letter of the Attorney General. Mr. Walter Clark, Jr., -City Attorney, Raleigh, N. C. Dear Sir: The Anti Trust Act of 1909 imposes certain duties upon the attorney general with respect to its enforcement. In view of this fact, and the general supervisory author ity conferred upon the attorney general by section 5380 of the Re visal, and by the very nature of his office, I have endeavored to keep on the alert to detect any violatiou of this law which was designed to pre vent a destruction of competition in the State, I have recently made an investi gation of the conduct of the Stand ard Oil Company in Raleigh, and submit for your consideration the following tacts: In Jannary of this year the Stand ard Oil Company was selling oil to the merchants in this city for 11 1-2 cents per gallon. It was selling at the same time oils in Oxford, lien derson, Smithfie.d, Franklinton and Lonisburg, and in all nearby towns, where it has storage tanks, at the same prices that prevailed ia Raleigh. In Jannary 1910, the Indian ; Re fining Company was licensed to do business in .North Carolina, and about the first of March commenced to offer its oils for sale in Raleigh. As soon as this competitor appeared upon the field the Standard Oil Company reduced the price of oil to 10 cents, and has, by successive cuts, reduced the price to 7 3-4 cents per gallon. The Indian Refining Company has never cnt the price below the Stand, ard Oil Company, but has been forced to meet the Standard Oil Company's rate. The prices in nearby towns where the Standard Oil Company has no competition, have not follow ed the Raleigh prices, though there has been what might be called a sympathetic reduction. The pre vailing prices in the nearby towns above named are from 9 and 9 1-2 cents as against 7 3-4 cents in Raleigh. I am of the opinion that these facts constitute a violation of sub sections B, C and D of chapter 218 of the Public Laws of 1907. It seemB that the Standard Oil Company explains these Cuts by say ing that the increased demand for gasoline has resulted in an. over-production of kerosene and, therefore, beat down tbe price. However that may be, this does not explain the radical discrepancy existing between the prices in Raleigh and near-by towns, a discrepancy which did not exist at all when the Standard had no competition. I would have called the attention of the solicitor of the district to these facts and requested bim to send a bill against the Standard, but I find that Chapter J of the Private Laws of 1907 confers npen the "Police Justice of the ,City of Raleigh exclusive original jurisdic tion ot all offtnses committed in the Citv of Raleigh below the grade of felony." - It seems, therefore, that the City Attorney for the City of Raleigh is tbe proper officer to prosecute of fenses of this class, and I respect fully suggest that you t ike action against the Standard for what ap pears to be a plain violation of our Anti-Trust statute. I will be glad tf) furnish you with the data which I have collected in making this investigation. -Very respectfully, T. W. Bickett, Attorney General. Reply of City Attorney Clark. November 29th, 1909. Hon, T. W. Bickett, Attorney Gen eral of North Carolina, Raleigh, N. C. My Dear Sir: Have previously ackuiweiged your letter calling my attention, to the violation of the Anti-Trust law by the Standard Oil Company. My attantion was directed to this violation slightly prior to yonr letter by some private parties aod I have made a very careful examination of the matter and in pursuance of the investigation, will today ask for a warrant, against the Standard Oil Company and probably other war rants later. Investigation of the snbjact was done under more or less diffi sulty owing to the defects, in the law which I trust will be amended by the Legislature. Among the most glaring of tbe defeats is tbe fact that no money, even the smallest sum, is placed at the disposal of the Governor, yourself or any prosecuting officer to secure necessary evidence. All investigations under the present law must b conducted by the prose cuting officer, not only at a 'oss of hia time without compensation, but Without etffQ remuneration for what investigation. Such a condition de inooaf t "j s mands a remedy if the Anti-Trust law is to be made tffecUve. I regret very much that 1 could not secure the evidence on which to oase the warrants sooner, .but as under the law, the only funds avail able were personal ones, I was somewhat delayed in my invesMga tiou. The invest'gauon has con clusively couvinced me that the Standard Oil Company bus flagrantly violated the law, and I trust and hope that I may be able to produce sufficient evidence to convict it legally for its wrong-doing. If you are willing and feel that it is proper I shall be glad for you to conduct the prosecution or to assist in the prosecution in the Police Court as you may deem to the best interests of the State and the propri ety of your office. Rear ectf ully yours, Walter Claik, Jr., City Attorney. AWARD OP PRIZES. Names of Successful Contest nts and the Pr zes I hey Win in Boys' Corn Club Contest. The following prizes have been awarded according to the rules and regulations governing the Boys' Corn Club Contest : First prize, for greatest number of bushels of corn er acre. Wdn by T. J. Underwood, Trin ity. 28 5 bushels. Priz?, $25.00 cash. Second prize, Won by Sam Phillips, Thomas ville, 97 bushels. Prize, $15.00 cash. Third prize, Won by R. M. Jordan, Franklin, ville, 83 5 bushels. Prize, $10.00 cash. First prize, greatest profit on one acre of ground. , Won by Sam Phillips, Thomas- ville, $47 70. Prize, $25.00 cash. Second and third prizes are still under contest on account of insuf ficient rtport. We hope to an nonnce these next week. A fourth prize will also be given in both the above contests. There' are still other prizes which the above con testants will receive in addition to those already awarded. Certificates will be sent the succesi f nl contest ants the last of this week and the date announced on which they may receive their prizes. We hope to publish an official ao- oount of the contest is the county and also the townships in our next week a issue. NEWS IN BRIEF During Home Coming week next fall there will be an agricultural and industrial exhibit.' All the governor of the meeting at Louisville, favored the direct pri mary except Diaper, of Mass. Mrs. Mary Biker E Idy, discoverer and fouader of the Christian Science, died of( pneuutoua December 4th, aged about 90 years. The Immigration Commission has reported in favor of cutting out sen timent and restricting the immigra tion of unskilled laborer. Dr. Cook has at last explained it' The polar regions induces insanity. This IB one time that few will offer any contention to what he says. The personal estate of Ex-Gov David B. Hill, of New York, is es. timated at $62,000. The beneficiaries are, Ur. darvy 8. Pearce and Peter J. Man wilier, both of Albany. According to the Southern Pines Tourist", Mr. Will Harr ngton, a young larmer or Moore county, has made 136 bushels of shelled corn on an demonstration aore this year. J. - A. McRae, Principal of the Colored Graded Schools, delivered an address at the laying of the corner s one of the colored graded school ouilding in Sanford last Thursday. The testimony in tbe Eastern Trunk Line freight advance case is all in. Ibe testimony is considered to be plainly against the railroad. The arguments in the case will be heard Jannary 9th. News comes from Washington that Congressman Grant and Cowles have picked out the sitae piece of pie, the colleotorship' of internal rev enue iu the Western North Carolina district. livery man, of Albemarle, shot and badly wounded Will Talbert this afternoon. The trouble - has been brev ing for some time. Both men are of good character. Rev. L. N. Booth, of the Chowau circuit M. E. Church, South, has confessed to the misappropriation of $100 of church funds. And his congregation had just outfitted him for conference with a fine horse and buggy, a new suit tf clothes, and No. 1 testimonials. A railroad is evolving that pro poses to run from Charlotte to Mt. Gilead by way of Locust, Big Lick, Rocky River Springs, Cottonville and Norwood. A survey has been made by an engineer who was pleased with the prospects as to grade and slope pf land, timber, freight etc. The new Supreme Court Justices are to be appointed this week. Much speculation is being indulged in as to whom Taf t will name. It is thought by many that those whom he nanvis will be ont of sympathy with tbe income tax. The Annual Carolina-Pennsylvania debate held in Chapel Hill December 5th, was won by tbe rep resentatives of the University of Nortn Carolina. The question was the establishment of a Central Bank. Carolina had the affirmative. As a Matter of Course. A story of the late campaign comes from Greensboro. It was on the night of the election, when the landslide returns were being received at Republican headquarters. Dur ing a brief cessation of advises the long-distance rang and Jndge By num answered the phone: "In hell, I hope!" replied the Judge in disgust, throwing down i be receiver, and going borne to bed. It was not leai Led until tbe next day that somebody at the other end of the, wire had inquired of the whereabouts of one Marion Butler. -Ex. New Hunting Lodge. Mr. George J. Gould is building a fine lodge on the present site of tbe Fairfield Lodge. The contract for the building has been let, for st me time, and the workmen are making good headway. The main house has been shipped. It is bnilt upon a plan so that it can be readily put together. beveral thousand dollars are to be spent on improve ments. High Point Enterprise. . ite Uc0rar..Reddi0g. ' r , FARMERS' CO -OPERATIVE AS SOCIATION. Meeting of Farmers of Randolph Plans for Exhibit at County Fair, 1911'. Tbe annual mtetina of tbe Farm ers' Cooperative and Educaiional Union of Ratidilph County met in the court hous in Asheboro Satur day, December 3. The obi-jjt of the meeting was tbe election of offi cers and the diccuesion of ways and means to improve the conditions of farming in te couuty. Eighteen "locals" answeied the roll call, many members being absent on account of weather conditions. The following officers were elect ed : President, Lee M. Kearus, Hill's Store; vice-president, Allen Macou, Farmer ; secretary-treasurer, Wm. R. Julian, Climax ; conductor, L. L. Adams, Randleman ; assistant, T. L. Adams, Kandleuian ; chap lain, W. B. Lussiter; D. K., O. C. Bonldin ; assistant, L. Marvin Kearns, Farmer; county organizer, L. L. Farlow. Executive Committee. I. Troy Redding, Randleman, TboB. R. Gaddis Trinity, A. B. Coltrane, Glenola, J. R. Royals, Trinity, R. L. Moffitt, Coleridge. Jas. M. Allen and L. Marvin Kearns were elected county trade agents. The following were select ed as delegates to the State conven. tion to be held in Greensboro De cember 14 : Allen J. Macon, Thomas Farlow, Thomas Lawrence, W. R. Lafsiter, Wm. R. Julian. The subject of teaching agricul ture in tbe publio Ecbools of the . county waa discussed,-and teachers are urged to take np this important branch, and put it before the pupils as attractively as possible. An ed ucational committee was selected to confer with County Superintendent Lateiter this week composed of : Wm. R. Julian, Beuj. Lanier, Lee M Kearns, M. Claude Yow, J. M. Allen. The subject of an exhibit of farm products for the county fair to be held in the fall of 1911 was next discussed. During this discussion Wm. C. Hammer, editor ' of The Courier, was invited to address the. meeting on the snbject of this fair. Mr. Hamtr.er suggested the co-opera-, tion of the Union with the chamber of commerce, of Asheboro, which, suggestion was approved by the meet-, ing. The following were elected a?, a conference commute : Wm. H. Redding, Wm. Clark Hmsbaw, A. C. Cox, L. Marvin Kearns,. J. M. Allen, x A. B. Coltrane, W. L. Adams, 0. H. Craven, Allen J. Macon. The next session of the Union will ne held in Asheboro February 25,1911. ANOTHER OF THE OLD GUARD GONE One of the 7 North Carolina soldiers who laid dc wn their arms at the command of "Marse" Robert has obeyed orders to lay down his arms forever at the command of Jehovah. William Alridge's last stand at the end of seventy years of battle's was against consumption which defeated him at 3 o'clock a. m. Dec. 4. Since Jannary 17th 1905, he had been an inmate of the Soldiers Home in Raleigh, and for some time the only inmate from Randolph county. He belonged to Co. M, 22nd North Carolina, and served throughout the war. He leaves no immediate family, which accounts for his presence in Raleigh. Randolph seldom allows Neven the State to pare for her veter ans, only 5 ever having entered the Soldiers Home from htr confines. Auditor Wood Makes Announcement ' To the more than one hundred and fnrty thousand soverigns of JNorth uarolina, who cast their bal lots 1 or me on the 8th of November last for State Auditor, I take this method of assuring you of my gen. nine appreciation of the confidence then reposed in me, and hereby as sure you that I will devote my best efforts to fully perform all the duties of that office. . W. P. Wood. State papers please copy.