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PAGE TWO. TTTE MOTTtQg JOTHXAL. TTCsn.ir.MAV 2.1, 1022 ft '1 M SCIENTIST AND THEOLOGIAN DISCUSS EVOLUTION THEORY Prof. Metcalf, Christian EwluthwiM of A. A M. College, and Pr. Uiley Fight It Out in Friendly Way MICH AMUSEMENT FURNISHED AXP NO REAL 11AKM IS IH).K Theologian Tell StieiuM Not to conrplex forms," Dr. Mttcalf declar- Clalm Kinship With Him It He Ik- jed. From that he betan with ex- i t . t..i 1 ample of chaneej in livins organisms raided r n.tu Monkey Ti .be. j Wnd n Ktmuckv caves who . i ... ' have evs under their skin, the coal- &sriiMvjgss rat estmg account of the deba e betaeenj , f . Trof. Metcalf and Dr. Kiley on the,'.""" ," ' '.I;.., evolution theoiy: To the accompaniment of vocifer ated demonstration that often at- ,J1Ue i e ,u.un. "';' "- ter political partisanship ient n..a ' 7 , " l Jl V . ,V; wu .uu r v e,eV. . r- -;";4:r:: IT. X . .uru an, i'iuir?vi k'k Jtuiw S'. and Kev. in the debate lution as a science. On the one hand Dr. Metcalf up held evolution as a recognized sci ence, proved by the findings of honest men's inquiry for a century and not out of sympathy with the teaching cf Christianity. On the other hand. Dr. Riley held up to ridicule all that the scienrist can offer, and harked back to the simple Mosaic account of t'.ie creation of t:ie world as the only !;.tu'iin cf existence. Was Without Parallel For a full hour and a half the -r vj that Jammed the hall to the last foot of its capacity to hold humanity, seemingly equally divided In their sympathies, yelled and whis tled, clapped their hands and pound ed the floor with their feet, often in terrupting the speakers and forcing them to suspend their speaking until the demonstration would wear Itself out. It was quite without parallel in the annals of polemics hereabouts. There were no Judges. Every man ! and every woman and every child was left to make up his own r.iind about the relative merits of evolution as supported by Dr. Metcalf and as de rided by Dr.Riley. To the neutrals, of which there were but few present, it appeared that everybody came in and went out with the same set of opinions. Everybody was good-humored about it. perhaps wrung dry of any other feeling ia the geueral tumult of applause. Room for Most Not many people were turned away for want of room within the build ing. Those who went carried with lhem sufficient interest to make the hardship of standing up, and even allowing someone else to stand on their feet, of relatively small conse quence. The building was full, quite the fullest th.it anybody remembers ever having seen it. The applause might have been louder had there been more elbow room. Students of the college, lareely partisan to their biology teacher, took the galleries, hanging on to the railings by any hold they could get however Insecure. Townspeople for the most part filled the lower floor to i he very doors, and half way down the steps. Anything like a census of the crowd is patently impos.-ible, hut fully 2 .'" people taust have been packed within. Ovation for Dr. Kiley It. was with no litt!-? difficulty that Dr. Riley the first of th') speakers to arrive, made 4ils way down the aisle two minutes befote 4 o'clock. Halfway down the way to the plat form, the crowd recognized him, and thunderous applause greeted him. He smiled slightly, and con tinued his way to the pla'form, where another burst of ovation greeted him. The crowd settled back to regard the man. Tall, distinguished in his manner, be was, with a somewhat thin face, a big, well formed nose. His eyes are a brown that have a snap In them. His lips are full and some limes one gets the impression of corn in the twist of them, but most of the time it is a kindly smile. His hair Is thick and stands out from his large well formed head. He ia a handsome figure. Demonstration for Metcalf A stir of greeting from the rear of the hall interrupted the scrutiny cf Dr. Riley. A small man, bespec tacled, leaning to the Inconspicuous, made his way out of the crowd that packed tha re.ar. A roar came down from the gallery, and spread out among the hundreds that crowd ed the lower floor. There was more noise than greeted Dr. Riley, but then it was made by a younger and more adaptable makers of noise. It was Dr. Metcalf With nevr a flicker f a smile on his face, he came down to the rostrum, greeted Dr. Riley, and the speakers took their places on the platform. Preliminaries occupied but a few brief moments. R. L. McMillan came forward as presiding ofllcer, and with him John A. Parks and W. T. l!o?f. who were announced 3 time keepers. Half an hour for each speaker, ten minutes rebuttal for Dr. M'ci!f. a quarter of an hour for Dr. Riley, and five minutes more for the wieniiBi. Dr. Metcalf rose to speak and nevr yet did he become con scious of the rush of applause that wept up to meet him. He read, but without effort. "I Am a Christian" The speech was carefully prepared, balanced with cool scientific precl alon, and delivered without effort at oratorical effect. At the outset he regretted the Insufficiency of time to present 'he entire case that science has collected, and concluding his in troduction with the simple statement, "I am a Christian. I have accepted In Its entirety the fact of evolution and I have never found anything In evolution to shnke my fundamental Christian religion." Then to some review o the scorn that religionists heaped upon science in other days, when Martin Luther called Corpenl'cus an "upstart astro- loger" for declaring that the earth u. ..I. .n ...n fviuitiu vu ai aja 10 -i 14 1. v auu Islands still. "ha sacred scriptures j I tell us that Joshua commanded the I I .. . v . a ..ill .-.4 I i "v r?Cis?z '. I iiun ui iuc uiuuu, auu wuubtu i his classification of plants and ani - j maU weM stacked as agnostics, he , declared. j Evolution Deferred j "By evolution we mean deruon ;sarted fact that livin tbinss have. ' changed in geological times, and are chancing now from simple to culture and the development of plant and animals from lower to higher forms. Geological evidence was next mar- "'fhalleJ bv the professor, with the j orv t ,ne rj,a ,.oint: Da(.w over 'lons graphical eons, to the cnl ! hw only nrtn-flowerltK plant. !:,r,,i fish fossil are shown. Tadav there are mammals in the animal v R i- Cto.rtinsJo;!. and 125.000 known species I iuuiiu til Mir vuai ur, la the development of the human 'species, nature has clearly made use of organs that are not now used in the functions of the body, he de clared, the vestlpes is the scientific name for them, the appe.ndix and 16 other orcans that are gradually being discarded from the human sys tem. In concluding he presented Dr. Kiley with four questions. They, with the answers, follow: . Question and Answers. Metcalf Whv do livins oreanlsms present themselves in such marvel. ous eraded series, protozoan to man, bacterium to dandelion? Kiley That is the order of God's mat ion. He beirar. with grass and ended with nun. Metcalf Why do the hlsher or canisms develop the non-useful structures known as vestiges? Riley Who said they were non useful? God may have a function for them that you have not found out. I have still got my appendix and I am going to keep it. Those othur 186 I never did have. Metcalf Why should individual organisms in their development go through the wasteful process of forming ancestral structure, merely to have them disappear before the ortranism of full grown? Rilev Answering this question Dr. Riley applied the same reason ing development In his answer to the second question, elaborating it with incident and sarcastic comment. Metcalf Why anion? the vast ar ray of simple animals and simple plants known to have lived In the cnal ace not one flowering plant nor one mam niul has been found? Riley That is down where God began." Here Dr. Riley went Into some discussion of the validity of th" stratic theory, setting up the claim th.it it is by no means certain that strata are left iu the original order in which they occurred, but may have been shifted and mixed in cateclysmic changes in the crust of the earth. Ir. Kiley ble Speaker Dr. Riley suffered from ilie handi cap of having no set speech, but whatever lack ho felt on this score, he evened the balance with his anil. ity a a ready speaker, experienced in the values of phrases, in the weight of ridicule, even sparingly used. His answers to th" questions wi re categorical, and delivered with the utmost assurance and conviction. He win always at ease, always sniil. ing, always the perfect master of himst-lf. Matter and energy are at a stand still tn the universe, and creation has done nothing new since God formed man out of dust, and breathed the spirit of life into him. he declared. He turned with ridicule upon the claim that Hervey had discovered the circulation of the blood, and declar ed that Moses had made that discov ery 3,000 years before. He Ignored Luther and Copernicus. Darwin had been discredited years ago, he declared. Throughout his first half hour. Dr. Riley shifted the attack with bewildering movement, at one moment reciting an anecdote that left his supporters howling, and bringing smiles to the supporters of Dr. Metcalf, and the next delivering some cryptic Indictment with sharp, incisive sentences. Hope For Everybody At one point he picked up a vol utin on evolution, and turned to some pictures of pre-historic men. He made to do about pronouncing their names, ridiculed them, with side trips into Darwin's surrival of the fittest. "Come up here after the debate and look at these pictures, and I am sure you will s e somebody who looks Just like them when you get down town. I am glad that th weak don't die. Some of you folks may develop into something vet if you stick around here for 50'i.OOO.niiO years." Darwin's theory is not evolution and has no'hing to do with it, de clared Dr. Metcalf In rejoinder. Ev olution has noihing to do with the creaUon of life. "And no scientist vftild declare that there is no life without blood. Go look for blood in yonder green maple tree." Dr. Riley returned to the attack in kind, and back to the blood in the maple tree. "Go to the spring and riu a ring around it. o.nd see it bleed o death," And hen Dr. Metcalf was up for the final word la the de bate, he said that there are as many creeds that Interpret the Bible as there are Interpretations of the Dar winian theory. Dr. Riley was so en thused when his time was up that It was a full minute before he heard the pounding of the time keepers. The crowa surged out. It was sat isfied. Each had won a victory, and each had opportunity to let off the stnm that ha1 been generated within durin.; t!;e past woek cf discussion Ihut had reached from the highest to the lowest. Neither speaker had quite got the range of the other . nor Z $ Tt? he "upp"r P" ?! "fA '.h."e "l p.iwFi;.cn"ii mill me ou.rumc of it. ' Special Notices One cent a word each Insertion. ji AM still soiling the old reliable nursery stock. See me before you buy. T. K. Tadlock, Monroe Rt. 3. ' PRESTON'S rLAXTS Porlo Ricas and Irovidenee. A few Nancy Halls. $1.25 per thousand; 5,000 lots at $1.13; 10.00 lots at $1.00; 25,000 lots at 5.' per thousand. Fred M. Preston. Orlando. Fla. PEAS FOR SALE Clay, Wuipper- wiii ana imxea peas. i.:s per uu., f. o. b. Pageland, S. C. Muni;o Brothers. LOST Year-old male, white and black spott-d hound. Liberal re. ward for return to J. T. Holloway. FOR SALE Lot of fodder at $2.50 per hundred Falrley Price, Mon roe Rout 2. GET THE BEST Flower and Garden seeds on the market at the Union Variety Store. . ,-,1-,r r ti n Vi V f n"i uii"u.-...., - " - sic House, ruone on. -Monroe, .v MONEY TO LEND Parties wishing to lend money through the Federal Land Bank will please file their ap plications wtih R. C. Griffin, secretary-treasurer, before first of June, as all applications must be with land bank before June 5th. HOUSE FOR RENT Close in. Mrs. Ellie Wilson. IMPROVED PORTO RICO FOTATO plants, $1.25 per thousand; over 5,000, at $1.00. Millions ready. B. J. Head, Alma, Ga. BIG BEN alarm clocks. McCall. FRESH MILK COW for sale Jim Spittle, Route 6, Monroe. FOR RENT Two or three unfurnish ed rooms, suitable for light house keeping, on 423 E. Windsor street. T. E. Stewart. OET MAGAZINES at the Union Va rlety Store. WATCHES- -Full line to select from McCall. IN HIGH grade watch repairing you want the best, lo years experience all work guaranteed. McCall. PARKER LUCKY CURVE fountain pens. Every one guaranteed. Mc Call. FIFTEEN YEARS experience in high grade watch repairing. All work guaranteed. McCall. FOR SALE Exhibition S. C. Rhode Inland Red chicks 3 to 4 weeks old, 60 cents eaeh. Mrs. Nan Carlile. Phone 215-J. A It It Y TRENCH MIRRORS for 10c at the Union Variety Store. DIAMONDS AND WEDDING rings. McCall. GET YOUR Nitrate Soda from H. G Nash & Co. Car just received. J. H. WALKER, Lenox, Ga., Porto Rico potato plants, any quantity ?! .00 per thousand, Express collect. HOUSE MOVING If you want your house moved or raised, see me or call at Lee Park Dairy. Jus. S Helms, Monroe Route 1. SOY BEANS, the mammoth yellow, at Lathan & Hriglera. JEWELRY Full line. McCall FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE One y-room dwelling, Two 5-room dwellings, One 4-room dwelling, One fi-room dwelling, One 51-acre farm, One lfiO-acre farm, One 12 1-2-acre farm, One 25-acre farm. Monroe Insurance & Investment Co. G. B. Caldwell. FOR SALE Modern buifgalow In first-class shape on East Everett street. W. J. Rudge. AUTO TRANSFER If you want good service, Phone 496. Frank Hel rns' Transfer. FIFTY MARBLES for five cents at the Union Variety Store. CALL G. H. LEVY'S market for fresh meat. Phone 572. FRESH SEEDS All kinds, 5 cents paper. Plyler-Funderburk Co. .Announcements For Prosecuting Attorney I hereby announce myself a candi date for tho office of lrosecuting At torney for the Recorder's Court, sub ject to the action of the Democratic primary. JULIAN C. BROOKS. For Road Electorate I hereby announce mvself a candi date for the office of Road Electorate for Buford township, subject t6 the action of the Democratic primary. D. C. MONTGOMERY. ANNOUNCEMENT I hvreby announce myself a candi date for the State Senate from the District composed of Anson. Stanly, and Union Counties, subect to the action of the Democratic primary on June 3rd, 1922. I want progress, but not more progress than we are able to pay for. Our taxee are al ready too high. W. P. KENDALL. For Road Electorate I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of Road Electorate of Buford township, subject to the Democratic primary. J. S. BROOM. Cy M R---s'"r. candidate for cotton w.ii!lu r ni Monroe, k one nf tho 1111,11 .suue. - Oil farmer of the county tmd is thnrotnrh.lv honest and comnott to till the oihVe to which he asmres h v "d,t a,", Sd' ,VU can.r".' I justice to all i-orv' rn lake no mistake to vote hit mm on J-al turday. June ,'lrd VOTERS. For County Coramlwloiter For County Commissioner 1 hereby announce myself a candi- I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of county commls- date for county commissioner. eub sloner. subject to the action of the jct to the action of the Democrat Democratic primary. If elected I will primary. JOHN GRIFFITH. j 111 tln tr,T ,0 the people"! ( money. I am in favor of discontln. uing all useless offices and making the people's taxes lower. H. GRADY XASH. I T. C. ELBANKS. Fta Road Electorate. I hereby announce myself a candi-' For Cotton Weigher date for the office of road electorate I hereby announce myself a can for Vance township, subject to the didate for the office of cotton weigher action of the Democratic primary to at Monroe to succeed myself, be held on the 3rd of June. I believe H. M. PRESSON. in goodroads, but believe that they. can be wore economically built. j A Qualified Man. R. W. KILLOL'GH. Mr. J. X. Helms, candidate for cot- ror loroner At the solicitation of many friends, I hereby announce myself as a candi- date for the office of Coroner, subject to the rules cf the Democratic pri- mary. JOHN T. GRIFFIN. Benton Heights, For County Commissioner I hereby announce myself a candi- idate fnr the nfrirA nf Cmintv Prtm. nussioner lor the county of Cnion, ! subject to the action of the Demo- ,cratlc primary. H. F. PARKER. For Road Electorate W 1 1 A i nercoy announce my sen a candi- date for the office of Road Electorate ior .i w sa.em lownsmp. suojeci w the action of the Democratic primary. For Representative I hereby announce myself a candi date for Representative from Union county in the next General Assembly, subject to the action of the Demi cratie nrimarr C VANCE McNEELY. Fnr Rnad Flaatitrata I herebv announce mmelf . fundi. date for the position of Road Elec - torate for Buford township, subject to urn ncLiun oi uic Lemocrauc primary. G. V. RAPE. For Constable Monroe Township I hereby announce myself a candi date far Constable Monroe township, subject to the Democratic primary to be held June 3rd, 1922. J. WALTER HELMS For County Commissioner I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of County Com missioner for the county of Union, subject to the Democratic primary. CHARLES L. BOWMAN. For Sheriff I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Sheriff of Union county, subject to the Democratic pri mary. JOEL H. MYERS. For County Cemmtseieaer I hereby announce myself a can didate for the office of County Com missioner for the eeuaty of Union, subject to the actios of the Demo cratic primary. W. D. BIVENS. For County Commissioner I hereby announce myself a can didate for the oftloe of County Com missioner for the oounty of Union, subjoct to the action of the Demo cratic primary. A. A. SECREST For Constable Monroe Township I hurcby announce myself a candi date for constable of Monroe town ship, subject to tho Democratic pri mary. C. T. WINCHESTER. For Road Electorate I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of Road Electorate for Goose Creek township, subject to the action of the Democratic Primary. I. C. CLONTZ. For Road Electorate I herebv nnnunra tnviinlf rnnrli. date for re-election to the office of Road Electorate of Sandy Ridge township, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. J. N. PRICE. For Road Electorate I hereby announoe myself a candi date for tne office of Road Electorate front Vance township, subject to the action 01 the Democratic primary. J. F. THOMPSON. For Register ot Deeds I hereby announce myself a oaadi- date for the office of Register of Deeds for Union county, subject to the Democratic primary. M. C. LONG. For Road Electorate I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election for the office of Road Electorate for Monroe town ship, subject to the action of the Dem ocratic primary. G. B. CALDWELL. For Coroner I hereby announce myself a can didate for the office of Coroner for Union county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. W. V. a. UULLEDUK. For Road Electorate I hereby announce myself a candi date for Road Electorate from Jack son township, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. J. CARL WOLFE. For Road Electorate I hereby announce myself a candi date for the position of Road Elector ate for Goose Creek township, sub ject to the action of the Democratic primary. T. L. PRICE. For Representative I hereby announce myself a candi date for the House of Representa tive!, subject to the action of the Democratic primary to be held on the 3rd of June. J. F. M1LLIKEN. For Sheriff I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election as Sheriff ef the county of Union, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. CLIFFORD FOWLER. For Cotton Weigher I hereby announce myaelf a can didate for the position of Cotton Weigher for the city of Monroe, sub ject to the action of the D"mocratic primary. J. N. HELMS. For County Commissioner I hereby announce myself a can didate for county commissioner, sub ject to the Democratic primary. ; ton weigher at Monroe, is thoroughly 'qualified to nil "he place with credit and satisfaction to all concerned. having been weighing for three years for J. E. Stack & Co. and men for whom he has weighed for three years are enthusiastic in their support of him. VOTERS, I- For Itoml Klcctorate I hereby announce myself a can HMnt fnr iha nffle tt UlA flMfn. rate for MarshvlIIe township, subject to the action of the Democratic rn mary. T. GILDERT COLLINS For Road Electorate at Large . t va.ak - date for re-election to the office of Roa1 Electorate at Large for Union fountyt iubject t0 y,, ction of th. Democratic primary. J. D. McRAE. Announcement 1 A me soucitanon oi iri.nos i nve f to become a candidate for i legislature, subject to the action Jot the Democrat primary I shall not enter into any scramble to secure ,ne nomination, but if nominated and eleet.ed 1 Promise to servethe people .to the w bet MAW, u J B"4"" For Cotton WHgher at Monrw. I hereby announce myself a candi. date for Cotton Weigher for Monroe, subject to the action of the Demo cratic primary. I am a farmer and believe In live and let live. If cotton is at a low price I believe the weigh er should be paid less. If elected it would be my pleasure to treat every body fair and square. CY. M. ROGERS. For Road Electorate I hereby announce myself a candi date for Road Electorate for Sandy Ridge township, subject to the action oi the Democratic primary. J. MACK CLARK For Clerk Superior Conrt I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Clerk of Supe rior Court of Union county, subject to the democratic primary, June 3rd R. W. LEMMOND. Announcement 1 hereby announce myself a can didate for the State Senate, for this district, composed of the counties of Union, Anson and Stanly, subject to the Democratic primary, to be held June the third. If honored to the po sition, it shall be my purpose to ad vocate economy in tho disposition of ail public affairs. In this connection, it might not be nmiss to state that, as a general plat form, I am reminded of the fact that General Robert E. Lee, the great cnieitain ot our s-outnern lorces in the Civil War, on one occasion, in is suing orders to his staff, said: "Duty is the most sublime word in the Eng lish language. If elected your senator, I shall do 11 y fuiI duty, as I see it. W. C. HEATH. For Constahle I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Constable of Buford township, subject to the ac- tn oi tne Democratic primary R. B. BAKER. For Constable I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Constable of Buford township, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. W. C. GRIFFIN. For Constable. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Constable of Buford township, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. W. C. STARNES To the Voters, Male and Female, of the Thirteenth District: I am in favor of cutting overhead expenses by abolishing all unneces sary offices and decreasing all ex cessive fee bills that taxes may be decreased and on this platform 1 am a candidate for Solicitor subject to the action of the Democratic Primary. e have heard much recently about High Taxes, and certainly one cause of high taxes is high salaries of officers. The office of solicitor is one of the best paying offices in the State, and a large part of the solicitor's pay comes out of the Taxpayers. I know that there is a general im pression that the fees of the solicitor are paid by defendants who are con victed, but that is true only in cases where the defendants are let off by paying a fine and the costs, which is only a portion of the cases. In most felonies and a large per cent of misdemeanors the defendants are insolvent and the counties have to pay the costs, which comes directly from the taxpayers. In these cases the witnesses, sheriffs, clerks and other officers except solicitor get only half fees. The taxpayers have to pay the solicitors full fees at the law now s'ands, public law extra session, 1920, Chapter 07, and as a result in the district the office of solicitor paid last year as follows: Anson $1,492.00; Union $1,107.00; Stanly $750.00: Richmond $1,779.00; Moore $1,426.00; and Scotland $905.00, making a total of $7,459.60, largely paid by the taxpayers for prosecuting the criminal dockets, which only consumes approximately seventeen weeks or about one-third of the solicitor's time in the entire district. In addition to the above total the solicitor receives not to ex ceed 10 per centum of the amount collected for prosecuting and collect ing all penalties and forfeited recog nisances entered in their courts re. spectively, and a fee to be fixed by the judge for performing duties for the appointment of receivers of es tates of minors; and in passing on the return of tie receivers in such eases. Also twenty ($20.00) dollars paid by tne State for each week of criminal court held in the district, including mixed. terms, aa expense money, court or no court, so they attend, and everybody knows that the State gets its funds from the people of the State by taxation. If the State had to pay the solicitors full fees it would necessitate a levy of a special tax for that purpose. The total fees will exceed $8,000.00 or more than the governor of North Carolina receives for a year'a service. In addition to the above stated facts he has at least two-thirds of his time to stay in his office and look after his civil practice. 1 also most stren ously oppose persecuting defendants by splitting and accumulating indict ments and piling up costs for the pur pose of making additional lees, whether paid by the county t!t de fendants. Officers, witnesses and tax payers, are you getting a square dial? You ran readdy see that the solicitors are getting entirely too much, when you consider the small amount of time they are giving to he service of the district; and at the same time most of it comes out of the pockets of the taxpayers. Ev erything is on the decline, and there is no reason why salaries should not decrease, especially those that have been placed on the mountain peaks. I have been advocatin.' .creased sal aries, economy and K. taxes for sometime, and 1 am willing to start the ball to rolling by accepting my part of tne decrease, and take the m'tiative. To show the unfairness of the pres ent fee bill, the January Term of Criminal Court cost Anson County $1,062.36. The selicitor received of said amount $604.00 paid by the tax payers of Anson County. In addi tion thereto tho solicitor received from the taxpayers of the State $20.00. and from defendants where judgment was suspended on payment of costs $164.00. Making the solici tors total fees $783 for approxi mately four days service. in the case of State vs. Coot Crump, Pete Carpenter. Alfred Wall and Bennett Kirby charged with lar. cency of the automobile of J. W. Griggs and breaking m Ballard's store, the total bill of costs was $294.23. The solicitor received $200 of said amount, leaving a balance of $94.23 to be distributed between the sheriff, clerk, witnesses and other officers. In the case of State vs W. H. Lockhart charged with forgery, the total bill of coats was $94.80. The solicitor received $60.00 of said amount, leaving a balance of $31.80 to e distributed between the sheriff. clerk, witnesses and other officers. If I am elected solicitor of this district I promise you and hereby pledge myself, that I will petition the legislature to put the solicitors on the same basis as the sheriffs, clerks, witnesses nnd other officers, that s. allow the solicitors only half fees in those cases where the counties pay the costs, or if preferable adopt the pre-war fee bill, or a reasonable sal ary. If the legislature will not pas3 this as a general law for the fctnte, I will consent that it be passed to apply to the counties of the Thirteenth District. If the legislature should ig nore me I will carry out my pledge liy leaving one-half the fees in nil cases where the costs are paid by tho taxpayers in the County Ireasury of each County at the conclusion of each week of Criminal court, to be ap plied one half to the general county road fund and one half to the county school fund, which will be published in the annual statements of the sev eral County Treasurers so that the voters and taxpayers can see for themselves the amount saved by my platform. In this way it will not only be fair to the other officers and wit nesses, but it will be fair to the tax payers and thousands of dollars will be saved. Am I right lawyers, offi- cits, witnesses and taxpayers? Are we living in a day of eauali- zation? Surely such a statute is wrong and unjust, and should ba changed. If since I have taken the initiative furnished the facts that you had no way of finding, and pledged myself to help you get this monstrous thinir riahted. or for in other reason you believe that I am worthy or your vote at the June pri mary, I assure you that no one would appreciate it more than me. A letter statimr vour nenmnnl views will be gratefully appreciated. ery respecuunv A. A. TARLTON Wadesboro, N. C. RE SALE OF VALUABLE PROPER- I MONROE TOWNSHIP Under and bv virtue of n nrH.n. nt the Superior Court of Union County, made in the special nroeeedini'a enti. tied "Henry Curlee et als, ex parte, heirs-in-law of C. B. Curlee and Hulda Gullege, deceased," the same being Mo. on the special proceeding dock et of said court, the undersigned com missioners will on Saturday. 3rd dav of Jime. 1922. at twelve o'clock, M, at the court house door in Monroe, N. C, offer for sale to the hiirhest bidder, fnr rash all of the following real estate, lying and being in Monroe township, Union county, in. and described and de fined as follows: First Tract: Being Lot Ko. 8 in the division of the 'estate lands of C. B. Curlee, deceased, and rnntaininv 81 acres, more or less, and lies on the waters of Stewart's Fork creek, shout two miles east of the town of Mon roe, and reference is made to Book 20, page 338, of the office of register of deeds of Union county for a more particular description. Second Tract: Beginning at J. R. Shute's N. W. corner on McCauW Avenue N. 63.60 W. 81.5 ft. to H. B. Shute's corner: thence with H. B. Shute S. 2 1-2 E. 144 1-2 ft. to J. R. Shute's line N. 89 3-4 E. GO ft thence with J. R. Shute's other line N. 3 1-2 E. 108.9 ft. to the beginning, it being the same lot conveved to Hulda Gullege by Recce Winchester and wife on April 11, 1921. See Book 58 page 260. Bidding on tract No. 1 will begin at $2035. On tract No. 2 at $1235. - W. O. LEMMOND and JOHN C. S1KES, Corn's.
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Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
May 23, 1922, edition 1
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