Judge Parker Refers to
Clash Between Courts
In North Carolina
(Continued from First page.)
committed by comparatively few. But
those charged with this duty both be
cause of official obligation and from
love of country, were not permitted
to work out these problems thus
presented in that quiet and orderly
way which should characterize a
government of law.
Railroads and the Courts.
"An interesting feature of some of
the legislation of the year is to be
found in the efforts made to prevent
the railroad corporations from contest
ing the validity of statutes in the
courts. Under the Minnesota statute,
for instance, if the general counsel of
a railroad corporation should advise,
on request for his opinion by his cli
ent, that the rates prescribed by th&
statute were confiscatory and, there
fore, in violation of the due process of
iaw provision of the constitution, im
mediately he would be liable to be
taken from his office to some remote
county of the state and imprisoned in
the county jail for ninety days.
"Some of the hasty legislation, dis
closed by these various volumes report
ing either the entirely new laws of the
states or the amendments to old ones,
is due, in part at least, to an agitation
in favor of the assumption of a larger
measure of control by the Federal
Government. The arguments in favor
of action in that direction by the Fed
eral authorities have been based to a
considerable extent on the assertion
that the states have failed in their
duty. The specific charge has been
made that, through their action, legis
lation has been secured distinctly in
aid of corporate schemes which have
developed into corporate evils; that ef
ficient remedial legislation has been
defeated; and that administrative offi
cials have permitted acts in defiance
of law, until men standing at the head
of great corporate interests have dar
ed openly to disregard it.
"Most of the intelligent men of my
state and its immediate neighboring
states would, I think, concede this to
be in some measure true. But the ad
mission does not make the charge any
the more palatable. Instead it tends to
arouse the public-spirited citizen from
his lethargy and to stimulate him to
demr.nd local civic righteousness,
while the public servant, on the other
hand, seeks to hide from his constitu- 1
ents the consequences of his failure
to do his duty by much denunciative
speaking coupled with efforts toward
law making and law enforcing in har
mony with his loed accusations."
No More Centralization.
Contending that the Federal Govern
ment began this agitation for the reg
ulation of the trusts, Judge Parker
went on to say:
"But finding now many abuses under
the present distribution of powers,
some turn to their redistribution as fur
nishing what seems to them the only
hope of relief. They urge that the
powers conferred may have been judi
ciously distributed when the Federal
Constitution was created, but that the
country has so expanded and conditions
have become so changed as to present
a situation so widely different as to
require changed treatment.
"So far as this argument implies
that the constitution should be so
amended as to confer further power
upon the National Government, it is
not my purpose to consider it. The |
constitution has proved the wisdom of
the men wlio'perfected it. No one pro
vision better demonstrates this fact
than that providing for the method of
ameAdment, under which fifteen ar
ticles have to this time been added.
In the course of time there will no
doubt be others. Perhaps one out
come from the present situation and
the resulting discussion, will be a pro
posed amendment to the Constitution
of the United States. Until its appear
ance, the discussion of the merit of
such a measure can be postponed. We
have now to deal with a very different
question.
"Indeed, it is claimed that, from the
adoption of the Federal constitution i
down to the present time, we have
proceeded upon the mistaken assump
tion that certain powers supposed to.
belong to the states, did in face reside
in the national government—an as
sumption which has been shared by
representatives of the various powers
of the Federal government, as well as
by the like representatives of the state,
governments. While no one, to my
knowledge, has stated the question in
terms so broad as that just used, never
theless, in the end, it amounts to this
if the present claim is allowed that
powers hitherto exercised by the states
with the knowledge and consent of the
Federal government, may now be exer
cised by the Federal government. The
only foundation for this doctrine would
be the assertion that the powers were
wrongly exercised in the first instance
and that ever since the states have
usurped the functions of the national
government.
"This must be so. since the enumer
ated powers vested in the Federal gov
ernment and the powers reserved to
the states and to the people by the
constitution and in the first amend
ment comprising ten articles, have not
been changed. Their thirteenth, four
teenth and fifteenth amendments in no i
wise relate to the powers now being I
considered. The constitution as to
them stands as it did in the beginning.
It seems rather late to argue after a
century of judicial and political inter
pretation, with the a'cquiesence of ev
ery department of both state and Fed
eral governments, that the constitution
is not after all what it has seemed
to be all these years. That as a mat
ter of fact, although a contrary opin-
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for a century, the Federalists achieved
in great measure the victory for which
the strove.
"I,t is however true, that, on every
hand, we hear not only suggestions of
a broader control by the Federal gov
ernment of corporations than the con-"
stitution seems to warrant, but also ar
guments to the effect, that, while the
necessary power is not to be found
among the enumerated powers in the
constitution, the desired result may be
brought about under the inherent or
soverign powers of government.
"The claim of Federal control has
been made by representatives of in
surance interests as a measure of re
lief from state supervision, and by cer
tain railroad officials for
the same reason."
Washington's Solemn Administration
After reviewing some of the various
reasons advanced for Federal control,
Judge Parker continues:
"The object which their advocates
have in view is undoubtedly laudable.
But that is not enough, if in the execu
tion of their plans they violate the
Federal constitution and directly lead
toward the destruction of our dual
government. Washington's solemn ad
monition, in his farewell address, as
to our duty in such an emergency,
should be faithfully adhered to. He
said: 'lf in the opinion of the people
the distribution or modification of the
constitutional powers be in any partic
ular wrong, let it be corrected by an
amendment in the way which the con
stitution designates. But let there be
no change by usurpation; for though
this, in one instance, may be the in
strument of good, it is the customary
weapon by which free governments
are destroyed. The precedent must al
ways greatly overbalance In permanent
evil any partial or transient benefit
which the use can at any time yield.'
"The Fathers who framed our con
stitution as well as those of the origi
nal thirteen states, had a wholesome
fear of arbitrary power. They sought
to limit governmental power by law,
the source of which should be the peo
ple—the states to be supreme as to
all matters, and to exercise all powers
except those specifically granted to the
national government, the constitution
of each state to be the supreme law
and capable of amendment only by its
people. •
"In this way the three departments
of government were to be held in check
and their several powers added to or
diminished from time to time as the
wisdom of the people should direct.
And upon the judiciary devolved the
duty of preventing violations of the
supreme law —a duty which has been
faithfully executed. Guided by the
ideas and principles which prevailed in
the creation of the state governments,
the framers prepared the constitution
under which our national government
came into existence. ' Every power
with which it was deemed necessary to
endow the national government, was
given to it, and in the exercise of these
it was made supreme. To prevent any
possible assertion by the national gov
ernment of inherent powers, those as
signed to it were carefully and express
ly enumerated.
No Extra Powers Bestowed.
"But to avoid even the possibility of
a contrary claim, the constitution was
at once amended by the addition of
ten articles —every one of which oper
ated as a restraint upon the national
government The last one, not only
disclosing the intent with which the
constitution was framed, but establish
ing beyond even the possibility of ca
vil, that the national government is
limited to the powers specified in the
constitution creating it, reads: 'The
powers not delegated to the United
States by the constitution, nor prohib
ited by it to the states, are reserved to
the states respectively or to the peo
ple.' Other powers have since been
granted and in the future still others
may be given, but the constitution as
it now stands forbids the exercise of
any powers other than those granted
by it. It leaves no room for finding
in the language of the constitution a
claim that there are certain unmen
tioned and inherent powers which the
Federal government may exercise.
"That claim has, however, been
made in the Supreme Court of the
United States on more than one occa
sion, only to be denied by it. Quite re
cently, and in that interesting and
most important case, Kansas vs. Colo
rado, the court was compelled by the
contention of the government of the
United States to pass upon its claim
to exercise certain unmentioned pow
ers as inherent and soverign. WTiile
the suit was between Kansas and Col
orado, the United States intervened,
claiming, as stated by Mr. Justioe
Brewer . that 'the determination of the
rights of trie two states inter esse in
regard to the flow of waters in the
Arkansas River, is subordinate to a
superior right on the part of the na
tional government to control the whole
system of arid lands. That involves
the question whether the reclamation
of arid lands is one of the powers
granted to the national government.'
Continuing, the court says: 'As hereto
fore stated, the constant declaration of
this court from the beginning is that
this government is one of enumerated
powers. "The government, then, of
the United States, can claim no pow
ers which are not granted to it by the
constitution, and the powers actually
granted, must be such as 4re exprtsssly
given, or given by neeessary implica
tion." Story, J., in Martin vs. Hunter's
Lessee, 1 Wheat., 304, 32C. "The Gov
ernment of the United States Is one
of delegated, limited, and enumerated
powers." United States vs. Harris, 106
U. S., ,629, (>25."*
Justice Brewer's Argument.
Further reviewing Justice Brewer's
decision Judge Parker says:
"His' argument runs substantially
along this line. All legislative power
must be vested in either the state or
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the national government; no legisla
. tive powers belong to a state govern
ment other than those which affect
solely the internal affairs of that state;
consequently all powers which are na
tional in their scope must be found
vested in the Congress of the United
States. But the proposition that there
are legislative powers affecting the
nation as a whole which belong to, al
though not expressed in the .grant of
powers, is in direct conflict with the
doctrine that this government of enu
merated powers. That this is such a
government clearly appears from the
constitution, independently of the
amendments, for otherwise there
would be an instrument granting cer
tain specified things made operative
to grant other and distinct things. This
natural construction of the original
body of the Constitution is made ab
solutely certain by the Tenth Amend
ment.
" 'We are not here confronted w}th
a question of the extent of the powers
of Congress, but one of the limitations
imposed by the constitution on its
action, and it seems to us clear that
the same rule and spirit of construc
tion must also be recognized. If pow
ers granted are to be taken broadly
granted and as carrying with them au
thority to pass those acts which may
be reasonably necessary to carry them
Into full execution; in other words,
if the constitution in its grant of
powers is to be so construed that Con
gress shall be able to carry into full
effect the powers granted, it is equal
ly Imperative that where prohibition
or limitation is placed upon the power
of Congress that prohibition or limita
tion should .be 'enforced in its spirit
and to its entirety. It would be a
strong rule of construction that lan
guage granting powers is to be liberal
ly construed, and that language 6f re
striction is to be narrowly and techni
cally construed. Especially is this true
when in respect to grants of powers
there is as heretofore noticed the help
found in the last clause of the eighth
section, and no such helping clause in
respect to prohibitions and limitations.
The true spirit of constitutional in
terpretation in both directions is to
give full, liberal construction to the
language, aiming ever to show fidelity
to the spirit and purpose.
The Just Rule.
"In this last sentence of Mr. Justice
Brewer is to be found the just rule
by which the courts, the Congress and
the citizen con determine with reas
onable certainty whether proposed
federal action Is within Its authority
or constitutes a usurpation of the
powers of the states. Is it fairly with
in the spirit and purpose of some one
of the grants of power? If so, then the
action is justified. Otherwise he who
suppirts it is not faithftil to the con
stitution.
"The recent claims for federal in
tervention in directions heretorfore un
heard of, are based upon the Com
merce and Post Road provisions of the
constitution. As to the first, the con
stitution says the Congress shall have
power 'to regulate commerce with for
eign nations, and among the several
states, and with the Indian tribes.' Is
it within the spirit and purpose, of
that provision, that Congress may con
trol the manufactures and all other
productive interests of the states,
whether controlled by individuals or
corporations, the creations of the
state? The answer of even a casual
student of the constitution and the
conditions surrounding its making,
must be in the negative. Nor is au
thority lacking to support the proposi
tion that production Is not commerce
(Kidd v. Pearson, 128 U. S., 1). And It
is authority to regulate interstate com
merce, not production a state,
that the constitution confers upon
Congress. An attempt, therefore, to
deny the harmless and useful products
of a state entry into interstate com
merce would violate the letter and spir
it of the Constitution. Such a propo
sition, I believe, would not suvrive the
test of constitutionality in the Su
prme court. But the result of even an
attempt on the part of Congress to
seize the power of the states and de
prive them of so large a measure of
control would be most unfortunate.
The North Carolina Conflict.
"The attempts, however, on the part
of the federal government to despoil
the states of the powers and functions
belonging to them, will not tend to
smoothness in the working of our dual
scheme of government. Already it nas
had its effect. The indignation of
the governing forces of many of the
states is already aroused. It is s>nown
in the legislation of the year. It had
not a little to do, in my judgment, with
the recent conflict of judicial author
ity in North Carolina.
"From many quarters for the past
two years have come the iteration and
re-iteration of the necessity for the as
sumption of federal control, based in
the main on the feebleness or neglect
of the state governments. The tide of
speech and writing, if not of public
sentiment, has been so strong that on
ly here and there could be found a
person who would attempt to stand
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VICE IN SPARTANBURG.
Police Making Raids on Gambling
Dens and Evil Resorts.
Spartanburg, S. C., Aug. 24.—The
police have commenced a vigorous
campaign against gambling, houses of
ill fame and vice in all its forms.
Last night two young women of the
redllght district who recently married
two young men of well known fam
ilies of this city, were ordered to leave
the city and never return. It is un
derstood that notice will be served on
others to shake.the dust of Spartan
burg off their feet.
It flows like electricity through your
veins; it does the work. If you are
wasting away, take Holllster's Rocky
Mountain Toa. 36 cents, Tea or
Tablets. E. M. Menzies.
against it. When he was found, his
hiotlves were discredited. So, when
a judge in the performance of what he
undoubtedly conceived to be his duty,
restrained the', operation of the legisla
tion of a sovereign state, it see ined
to some, doubtless, but the culmination
of a series of assaults by the federal
government upon state, governments.
And yet we know that, by the Four
teenth amendment, the power has been
conferred upon'th courts of the Unit
ed States to set aside state statutes,and
state constitutions as well, if they
deprive any'person of life, ltbery or
property without due process of law.
"It was tfye understanding, I dare
say, of the great majority of the peo
ple who voted for It," that the purpose
of the amendment was to protect the
negro, \t* was not so limited in
terms, for, indeed, its language em
braces every' person. And while that,
amendments remains a part of the Con
stitution, the federal courts have juris
diction to pass upon the question
whether a given statute does or does
not violate the Fourteenth amend
ment.
A Plea for Sanity.
"While this is so, it seems to me
that courts, both federal and state,
should always bear in mind that com
ity which has thus far enabled the
dual jurisdictions to work together
so harmoniously for the public good.
And, further, that care should be ta
ken that the procedure shall evince
that deliberation that doth so become
a judge at all times, and specially
when the object of an action is to de
clare void the deliberate act of the leg
islative department of a state govern
ment. I have -In mind an action in
which application was made for in
junction, but, before granting it, coun
sel representing the state, as well as
those representing the plaintiff, were
heard fully. The judge wrote his opin
ion and then granted an injunction
to last penny ever person interested.
The right to grant an injunction un
upon conditions that would safeguard
der such circumstances cannot be de
nied, but the propriety of granting, on
an ex parte application, an injunction
which refuses effect to a statute can
and should be questioned.
"A statute upon the face of which no
Imperfection appears, and which will
stand, unless it can be proved that it
will prevent property affected from
earning a reasonable return for the in
vestment, is presumptively constitu
tional. Its operations, therefore, is not
a matter to be suspended for light
reasons. Indeed, I have no hesitation
in saying that In many such cases an
appeal to the discretion of a judge that
injunction issue could well be denied
until after, trial.
"The abuses lying at the foundation
of the earnest but sometimes reckless
groping for remedies, must be check
ed. »And if It were necessary, in
order to promote this result, to pass
through these processes, many of
which will prove destructive of the
rights and interests of a multitude
of innocent and honest persons—still
It would be well. For the property,
the services and even the life of a
citizen should be cheerfully sacrificed i
on the altar of the country's necessi-,
ties.
"Government of Law, Not of Men."|
"So much of it though is unnecessa
ry—aye, worse than that, so much of
it is deliberately mischievous, prompt
ed by the same spirit that cries out,
'Away with law and restraints! Lynch
him! Lynch him!', that every patriotic
student of the times, while hoping
for the best fears that the conseq
quences will be disastrous unless we
again take up and press forward in
all earnestness the shiboleth of the
Fathers, 'A Government of Law, not
of Men.' When we do this, we shall
lind a faithful adherence to the consti
tutional plan of the Fathers, today
as nearly ideal as it seemed to them.
We shall love- the common law as we
have inherited and developed it in
this country, because as a body of law
it approaches niore nearly to the ideal,
in that its standard of justice is fur
nished by the ' people themselves.
Hence, the better and higher civiliza
tion, the more nearly does the common
flaw approach the ideal.
"And we shall give more attention
to statute making. We shall have
less of It, but that which we do have
will be of better quality. It will
not attempt to cover the common law
field. It will suplement the common
law, substituting a new rule for the
old occasionally and providing reason
able regulations for its citizens and
its corporate creations. * * *
"Now, what can we, as individuals,
do to realize our ideals? Many of
you are doing much. Some are most
intelligently pressing on a movement
which originated with thi s Associa
tion, having for its purpose uniform
ity of low irf the several states on
certain important subjects. Many of
our committees devote time and la
bor to the advancement of the causes
committed to them by the Association.
There is still more, however, that ydu
can do and that you ought to do. The
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FLETCHER'S CASTORIA
GOOD DIGESTION
With Good Digestion a Man Can Over
come Every C>: stacle, t onque
MR. R. Y. LECKIE, Keno, Miss.,
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fits that Peruna has accomplished for
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seemingly all the other ills that 1 was
subject to.
"/ can est anything before me and
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a new man."
With weak or deranged digestion, the
source of strength and vitality is im
paired, the nerves are weak, the blood
circulates feebly.
No man is capable of thinking ac
curately or doing anything vigorously
while suffering with indigestion.
To rid the stomach of catarrh will
produce clean, healthy mucous mem
branes and thus cor Act the digestion.
Peruna has the reputation the world
over for doing this very thing. A course
of Peruna promptly and oompletely
seta the digestive organs at their true
function.
members of this Association who are
in general agreement with the propo
sition that we should make haste slow
ly in legislation, both state and nation
al, and that until amended, the consti
tution should be adhered to according
to its spirit and purpose, have an "op
portunity to help on toward our ideal
an opportunity for which your great]
legal knowledge, yonr high characters, J
your skill in the use of both tongue
and pen, and your undaunted courage
pre-eminently fit you.
"You cannot move legislators craz-,
ed with ambition. liut the people can,
and will do so when they fully under
stand the situation. And we need
never fear they will not understand
it after a time. But the people should
be informed now. Do not forget how
ever, that if you attempt it, you will
be denounced by the demagogue and
cartooned by the yellow press, a fate
which has come to the few who have
appealed to reason and justice. These
tactics have enforced silence upon J
many whose hearts have prompted J
them to point out the danger of gov-!
eminent by passion. But they cannot •
keep silent the earnest lawyers of
this county for a minute after they '
have determined that duty calls to
speak out. God grant that the hour of.
that determination is at hand."
Funeral of Editor Jackson.
Raleigh, N. c., Aug. 27.—The re
mains of the late W. F. Jackson, as
sociate editor of the Raleigh Evening
Times, who died yesterday morning
at his home near Fuquay Springs
after an illness of several weeks of
pneumonia, were brought here this
morning for -interment. The burial"
service was conducted by Rev. Al
fred H. Moment of the Presbyterian
church. Among numerous floral trib
utes were especially handsome de
signs from the staff's office force of
'the Evening Times and th* News]
and Observer. The pall bearers for)
the burial service were newspaper
men of the city.
Daughters Give Scholarship.
Greensboro, N. C., Aug. 26.—Mrs. J.
G. Broadnax, of Greensboro, chair
man of the educational committee wes
tern section United Daughters of the
Confederacy has made the following
announcement:
"The Daughters of the Confederacy
of Western North Carolina have de
cided to offer at the State Normal and
Industrial College to deserving descen
dents of Confederate veterans, resi
dent in the county seat of Greensboro,
two schalarshlps at the State Normal
and Industrial College. Any descen
dent of a Confederate veteran who
wishes to secure one of these scholar-/
ships should apply at once to Presi
dent J I. Foust, Greensboro, N. C.
On September 10 two will be selected
from among the applicants."
Men Past Sixty in Danger
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and bladderdisorders, ijsually enlarge
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both painful and dangerous, and Fo
ley's Kidney Cure should be taken at.
the first sign of danger, as it corrects i
i irregularities and has cured many old!
men of this disease. Mr. Rodney i
Burnett, Rockport, Mo., writes: "I
suffered with enlarged prostate gland
and kidney trouble for years and af
ter taking two bottles of Foley's Kid-,
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AFRICAN COTTON CULTURE
Germany's Cotton Committee Provides
Subsidies—Definite Policy.
From Consular Report.
The efforts of Germany to estab
lish cotton culture in her African
possessions htfve been described from
time to time in the reports which
the consuls have forwarded. Counsul
Thomas H. Norton now writes from
Chemnits concerning plans for the
future. He says:
Subsidies for experimental cotton
culture in the three African colonies
during 1907 have been granted as
follows: German East Africa, $40,000;
Togo, ?13,500; Camerun, $5,000. The
nature and extent of the experiment
al work in each colony are care
fully specified. A special subcommitte e
has been organized to establish an
African cotton company. It consists
of a delegate from the Bremen Cot
ton Exchange, the manager of the
great Leipzig Joint Stock Spinning
Company, the presideht of the Rhen
ish-Westphalian Association of Cotton
Spinners, the president of the As
sociation of German Yarn Consumers,
the president of the Association of,
South German Cotton Manufacturers,'
the President of the Association of t
Textile Manufacturers of
and vicinity, the manager of the Eastj
African Bank, and the president of
the colonial economic committee. This
committee lays ' emphasis upon the
following three points in its policy:
The prbmpt construction of cotton
gins and cotton warehouses for direct
purchase, so that the native cultiva
tor may enter upon the culture of the
fib«r with the certainty of having!
his product readily ginned and mark
eted.
The establishment of complete ir
rigation plants in such populous re
gions as are adapted for the culture
of the long staple cotton.
The prompt construction of such
railways as are essential for furnish-'
ing fitting means of transportation to;
the sections best adapted to cotton 1
culture. - |
The necessity of greater activity in
I developing a suitable network of.
railways in the African colonies of!
| Germany has been widely discussed j
I during the past few month's. It is now
generally recognised as absolutely re
quisite to success in rendering these
possessions self-supporting and mak
ing their enormous natural wealth a
factor in the world's commerce.
N. C. Pine Association to
Be Held In Wilmington
Norfolk, Va., Aug. 23.—The North
Carolina Pine Association,-controlling
all the lending lumber mills in North
and South Carolina, Virginia and East
ern Maryland, which discussed here
without action early in August the
question of curtailment of lumber out
put by closing down the mills of the
association has been called to meet at
Wilmington, N. C., September 4th for,,
final action.
BAD BLOOD
THE SOURCE OF ALL DISEASE
Every part of the body is dependent on the blood for nourishment and
strength. When this life stream is flowing through the system in a state ol
punty and richness we are assured of perfect and uninterrupted health;
because pure blood is nature's safe-guard against disease. When, however,
the body is fed on weak, impure or polluted blood, the system is deprived of
its strength, disease germs collect, and the trouble is manifested in various
ways. Pustular eruptions, pimples, rashes and the different skin affections
show that the blood Is in a feverish and diseased condition as a result of too
much acid or the presence of some irritating humor. Sores and Ulcers are
the result of morbid, unhealthy matter in the blood, and Rheumatism, Ca
tarrh, Scrofula, Contagious Blood Poison, etc., are all deep-seated blood
disorder a that will continue to grow worse as long as the poison remains.
These impurities and poisons find their way into the blood in various ways.
Often a sluggish, inactive condition ol the system, and torpid state of tho
avenues of bodily waste, leaves the refuse and waste matters to sour and
unc and other acids, which are taken up by the blood and distributed
throughout the circulation. Coming in contact with contagious diseases is
another cause for the poisoning of the blood ; we also breathe the germs and
microbes of Malaria into our lungs, and when these get into the blood in
sufficient quantity it becomes a carrier of disease instead of health. Some
are so unfortunate as to inherit bad blood, perhaps the dregs of some old
constitutional disease of ancestors is handed down to them and they are
constantly annoyed and troubled with it. Bad blood is the source of all dis
ease, and until this vital fluid is cleansed and purified the body is sure to
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CRIME IN NEW YORK.
i Police Reports Show Increase | n
Arrests in a Month.
From the New York Times.
There really was something like a
"crime wave" in this city between
[July 15 and August 15, according to
' figures submitted by Acting Polite
I Commissioner O'Keeffe to the Mayor
, yesterday. That is to say, the nuin
|ber of attacks on women and little
j girls in which the police took action
I was much larger than for the com-;.
; ponding period last year.
Taking his figures with him. the
Acting Commissioner called on the
Mayor yesterday and discussed the
general police situation. According to
the tables submitted, which were
made up by days, the police records
■ made this showing for the month:
1907. 190 G.
Arrests 03 29
Assaults 33 26
Attempted assaults 31 3
"Bona-fide" cases .. 35 22
Convictions .... 6 5
Cases pending ... 39 in
Discharged 18 14
The tables show that this year the
1 largest number . of arrests for the
'crimes indicated was made on July
,25, when seven prisoners were taken.
--.There were three convictions. Last
•year the largest number of arrests on
a single day was made on July 17,
when there were six arrests.
J. Pierpont Morgan Is Serene.
From the New York Times.
J. Pierpont Morgan returned >p;t.r
day on the White Star Liner Oceanic
.from his extended European tiip. a „.
j parently in the best o" snirits and
health, and cuite undisturbed so far as
I outward indications went, over the fi
' nancial situation and the attitude of
. the national Administration toward
corporations. He intimated rather
j broadly that he might have something
1 to say on financial affairs when he had
' had a chance to look things over. He
said to the reporters: "You know,
' gentlemen, that I never talk anvthing
| bur facts. I am going to look this situ
I ation over, but I never make any pre
liminary statements."
| "Will you have something to say
i after you have canvassed the situa
tion?" was asked.
"I won't make any promises on that
score,' 'he replied.
Christensen Defeats
Demetral, Wrestling
Greenville, S. C., Aug. 24. —In a fast
wrestling match here last night A 1
Christensen, of Boston, defeated Wil
liam Demetral, the Chicago Greek. The
match was pulled off in the Grand Op
era House. One thousand people wit
nessed the match. Other matches are
being qrianged here.
As a rule the girl who jilts a young
man does him a great favor.
Go to a friend for sympathy—to a
pawnbroker for a loan.