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The Daily Free Press. PublUh4 Evary Afternoon (axcspt Sunday) it Klnaton. North Carolina, THE FREE PRESS CO., Publisher. DANIEL T. EDWARDS Ecrros, Iht SPORTING WORLD , THE WH1SKERLESS FARMER. Convict's Darin Enaarsd at tha Poatofflca a second claas.' matter I lui uiL-u- uiiii ,, CRIME ON THE INCREASE It Is apparent to the most casual b- Mrvfr that crime of various ldndn is tn the increase in North Carolina, and specially is this so of homicide. hlirh htandinir ' in society and prominent in other re spects, have with remarkable frequen cy flagrantly put at nought the injunc tion i)'iii Khali nrit kill." and with- waa mi'" 1 out suilk'lent provocation taken the lives of their fellow man. While conditions and change of tem perament due to those conditions may Jo a manner be responsible for the in crease in this crime, we must look to wme more tangible reason for an ex cuse for it. And in the search one Ihlrnor that has undoubtedly played an important part is the comparative im punity with which men commit this crime. Prior to the meeting of the legislature of IXW.i, culpable homicide in North Carolina was divided into two classes murder in the first decree and manslaughter. The legislature saw fit in that year to sub-divide this, greeting what has been known since as murder in the second degree. With out questioning the wisdom or inten tions of that body of lawmakers, it is; notoriously evident that the act has tailed in its declared purpose of lesse intr this particular crime. Under the old law it was only necessary for the itate to prove the killing and the malice and premeditation was pre sumed, making it incumbent on the de iendant to show that it was not so make a lesser crime. With the exist- Inn Vi n Ctata la ttm , ii 11 in nvriira these factors in murder or the criml naigoes unwnippea 01 lusiice. vvnne this is extremely humane, and of course we should not depart from the ad vanced laws of humanity to our detri merit, it is manifestly unjust to law- mblding citizens, as it has proven oelf in number of cases in our State to 1m the loophole by which men have es aDed punishment, for it is very hard to prove premeditation to the satis faction of the average jury. Men, under the slightest provocation jhave taken advantage of conditions mod this loop-hole of escape to avenge . their personal grievances, secure . thought that the worst possible ,')tiMn tKtift ntnlA mum ffk thorn tfiblf act would be confinement In the State -prison with a probability of an early " release. Something should be done to stop the rapid increase In the .number murders ins North Carolina and seems that a return to the old law will Aave a good effect. How often haa North Carolina of late years been forced by a vivid re- IU1UWI MX w3 iuiovautWK Va judviw vu the realization of the Insufficiency' of , the present law. As a citation take the Wilcox case. Wilcox was guilty of jnuruer or no was tu luiiuueuc man - But due to a doubt in the minds of the jury and aided by this Haw a guilty murderer goes unhung or an innocent man suffers the punish ment of a criminal. AnntWirwat fnr-liir no dniiht In the frequent miscarriages of justice in North Carolina in the crime of mur der is the manner of selecting juries in . capital cases, which, with all due con atdnratinn for th nrnttw'tlori if & dn- fendant, is entirely unfair to the State; nd the State is the people, who are to be considered equally with the defend' nt. This rule gives the defend nt the unfair advantage of odds of four to one. The people of this State are .crying for protection of life against those who regard it cheaply and the law should be so remedied by this legislature as ' to make it at least possible anyhow, to guilty as some have been in this State in recent years. Let the legislature change the rules of evidence, abolish the law creating murder in the second degree or make the selection of a jury fairer to the people. Herat Golfer. The claim of golf to be described as a "royal and ancient game" is well main tained by the support given to it by tho present reigning bouse, says a London newspaper. Recently at Gopsall, where the king and queen were the guests of Earl Howe, himself a good golfer and frequently appearing in parliamentary tournaments, their majesties visited the golf course on Lord Howe's estate. Willie Park, Jr., had been engaged to give a display of driving before the royal party, and no easier or more graceful swing can !e seen among the professional than that of the former Musselburgh professional. Afterward the prime minister and Mrs. Bassoon played a foursome against Lord Her bert Vane Tempest and Ixrd Howe, the lust named couple winning. Monroe and Sharker. V Jack Monroe, the doughty Montana mlner-lioTer who now makes more money every week li vaudeville tlian he earned In the mines in six months. The Ontario n. t.) farmers' grang has pa Med resolutions to the effect that hereafter all members will "eschew tb wearing of whiskers and beards."' News Item. j And are the festive lilacs doomed? , Will coatees go no more? - . Are sideburns sidetracked for all tlms " And galwaya gone before? Farewell, farewell, bewhlakered facet y Bucolic styles declare -' That you're passe, though poultry's "dreaed,"r ; , The farmer's face goes bare! , Escape Prom Prison of it CHURCHMEN. -' Reranse he onlrl twr norsnsria, hta parishioners to give up raising tobacco the Rev. Frank P. Bachelor, pastor of the South Congregational church of - ilockanum. Conn., has resigned his charge.' i s i J -. '-' ;"f"--;, :-V- , Eev. E. W. Bishop, minister of South Church, Concord, Masa is conducting daily Bible class of 13 who have enrolled and promised to .read dally. The present course on the history of Israel will cover eight months. Rev. George Cocking of Waterloo, Ind., has written a book entitled "From the Mines to the Pulpit; or. Success Hammered Out of the Rock." He Is an EiigUshman and labored for fourteen years in the tin mines of Cornwall. f Or. Edward Everett Hale says if he were a millionaire he would buy a large tract of land near Boston, divide It into four acre lots, build a small 1 om? oo each lot and present them to f poor at a nominal rental and at the 1 if t n rears give tberu the bous. wrs s-cs a si What will the comic artists do ' h When drawing pictures of The victim and the green goods man- Those portraits that we loveT ,-.. How ran we tell, without a tag, The guileless farmer's mug, Without the fringe we've grows to know s That human hirsute rug? Th century Is on the move! ; Our Ideals, shattered, fall, 5 But of the changes we bewail This Is the worst of hII. And yet some men will benefit In dollars llkewlRe cents For razors will be cataloged Among farm Implements! The winds of winter moan alone Unchecked hy whiskers red. And t'nrle Josh gives up his beard For stuffing: for a bed. While on the pae with plows and hoes. With rakes and drills, he sees Send For Our Raior No. and Blow Yourself With Ease. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune, JACK MONROE, THE MINEK-DOXEB. should make a good showing when be meets Sailor Tom Sharkey next sum mer. Sharkey is confident, as usual, of de feating his opponent, but the miner Is sure that Tom will go down and out in short order. The bout is scheduled to take place either June 13 or July i in Butte, and both men will train indus triously. Bis Driving: Prise. - The Gentlemen's Driving club of Cleveland has decided to offer a gold trophy valued at $5,000 for the best horses that can be raced for It Any club that wins three times becomes its owner. To be eligible a horse must have started in at least two matinees and not have started in a public race for at least thirty days prior to the contest for the trophy, Tbe race may take place as early as Aug. 15 and not later than Sept IS. Tbe contest will be open to amateur relnsmen, and an amateur is described In the deed of gift as one who never accepted wages or hire as a trainer or driver. Juat In Time. f P ' jfwpmmmnp 1 . ) 4 Paris-Madrld Auto Raee. entries for the I'aris-aiaana race, which starts on May 24, closed recently with the automobile clubs of France and Spain, though entries may be made up to May 15 at double fees, Tbe fees are: Motor cycles weighing up to 110 pounds, $10; small vehicles, weighing from 550 to 800 pounds, $40 light vehicles, weighing from 881 to 1,430 pounds, $U0; heavy vehicles, weighing from 1,431 to 2.200 pounds, which is tbe maximum limit under the international rules. $80. The order of start will bo decided by vote. Terre Haste and the BlsT Circle." President IJania of the Terr Haute Trotting association says the assocla tlou dropped out of tbe grand circuit meetings because Terre Haute is ou the wrong place In the map and has bad enough bad experience getting a tail end of the meetings and the bad weather after the middle of Septem ber. The Terre Haute association will oot enter any circuit and -will fix Its dates Independently of the circuit dates, bat with regard to the best re sults for Terre Haute, t - Better "Get a ! On," sfarpky. Eddie Murphy is one of the most pop ular of St Louis pitchers, but If he does not report In good shape he prob ably will be released, even though he has been a member of the National league team for two seasons. Last season Murphy was only an expense to the club. . Apparently in good health, he complained of a sore arm or a tired feeling. ; He was carried along all sea son and pitched but few games. Martin Bssae .!.'' " Jockey .."Skeetsl Martin has returned to Frisco after a profitable year la England. Martin first came Into promi nence wniie riding at the old Bay Dis trict track, not far from the Golden Gate, Us will remain at his home three or four weeks and will, in all probability, accept a few mounts, ; , Sehrelber Bays Maid Frra. Barney Schreiber has bought of Gar net Ferguson the Prince Royal mare Maud Ferguson. She will be bred to Sain. ' :-'-:.. .. V Boat For Leky Baldwin. : Emanuel Morris, who is now riding jumpers, was a good boy on the Cat ten years ago. He rode for E. J. Fa!J-wln. roet-Oh. the (!-!!!!!) beautiful sn Cleveland Plain Dealef.' Taken Orders. ' When Miss Lucy wanted particularly fine chickens, she always drove over to see old Aunt Etta, who bad a scrap of a farm and made a specialty of raising chickens for the quality folks. One day, as the iady stopped in front of the cabin. Aunt Etta came out and, hung over the gate. "Chickens!" she exclaimed in answer to her customer's request "Chickens! Why, law. Miss Lucy; don't you ail know there's been a camp meet in' and preachers' conference down here? Why, I ain't got one chicken left . , They're all done entered the 'ministry!"--Lip- plncott s. Close Quarters Preferred. Helen I wish I had some kind of en chantment to cast over him to keep him fond of me. Ned Why don't you borrow some? "Oh, dear! I'm afraid no one has any to lend." - "Why, yes. Distance lends enchant ment Have yon tried there?" "No, and I'm not going to. I'd rather take my chances at close quarters." Kansas City Journal. v Unnecessary Trouble. Lieutenant (who has been inspecting the estate .of a noble landowner) And this beautiful estate will all be Inherit- ed by your noble daughter? wen. naruiy. . lou see, I -nave no daughter." 'Indeed! Then what on earth did you want to tire me out for by this inspec tion rKllegeude Blatter. Wretch. , . , "George, did you ever love any other woman as weU aa you. love me?.V: "Ob, yes, dear; several of them." -inaeea: wny didn't yon marry one or them Instead of me?" WeIl. I suppose I'll be asklnsr mv self that question, too, some daym en lea go Tribune. t Involved Pwel Relations. Nora-Th lady next door wants to borry a bucket coal, ma'am. - airs, uianx isora. ten ner tnat we are already borrowing our coal from the people on the other side of us. Detroit Free Press, Good Medicine. Doctor-Did those Pink cills I left little Willie seem to do him any good? Mrs. B.-Yes. indeed, fioctor. lie's been a-sittin' uj la bed all dav a-r'.ir. la' marb.'es wlti U:3.-r;a Fizz 3 Esanilser. Edward Cruse, aged twenty-five, negro, made one of tbe most nilracu Ions and fearless escapes from the penitentiary at Columbus, recently that are known to tbe present officers of that institution. He had been In prison only two weeks, although he bad served five previous terms, besides putting In seventeen months at the state reformatory. Cruse was sent In from Franklin county to serve ten years for burglary and larceny. He was always considered a;man of nerve and dangerous, and his 'daring escape only udds to the questionable luster of his prowess. Cruse was a prisoner In the east cell block, the oldest part of the prison. During the time that a score of prison I ers were enjoying corridor freedom he i picked the lock of his cell. When night fell he mounted tbe stairs to the top of the -cell block and after a dan gerous trip across rafters, beams and Insecure Itourds be reached a skylight In order to gain this point he was obliged to squeeze through an aperture that an ordinary man, could not enter. But Cruse's light weight 139 pounds, was to bis advantage here. While his trip to the skylight would not have leen attempted in broad daylight by a man hardened to travel at , dizzy heights, the journey yet to be taken made It fade into insignificance. Cruse crawled out on tbe slate cov ered, peaked roof. Earlier in the even ing there had been a rain, and this froze as it fell. A slight snow fol lowed, and even Columbuspedestriana strained their muscles to keep head upward ,on the smooth pavements. Cruse crawled ud the stoning roof. which had an Incline of at least 60 to 70 degrees, to tbe peak. The slightest hesitating movement or step would have caused a fall that would have precipitated him to the ground, seventy-five feet below. After reaching the peak he picked his way along this for fully 100 feet and then came the her culean task of this remarkable get away, m oraer to make nls escape successful It was necessary for him to get down to the gutter of the roof from the peak, and with an ice covered de cline of fifty feet before him and the bottom of this meeting the side walls of the penitentiary with a sheer drop of seventy-five fee the outlook wns not pleasant but be made tbe slide to the gutter. The least miscalculation or insecure hold would have precipitated him over the iced roof to the gutter, where he would have fallen to a horrible death The prison officials cannot explain how ho stopped himself at the gutter. Dep uty Warden Wells pointed out that when roofers work on the building in daylight they pick out favorable weath er and use every precaution. ' ' Cruse carried out the remainder of bis plans with the same daring that characterized his passage as far as the gutter, ne moved along the gutter un til he was directly over the main of fices of the prison and In the glare of half a dozen electric lights. The build ing is four stories high at this point, and there are porches on the ground, second and third floors. He was twenty I) - , t Ettablialiad ilji ' . Inco-ponwd tgoa ARTOPE&WHITT, MARBLE AND GRANITE! MONUMENT AWD AGENTS FOB IRON FENCING.'; - , s Uaia Office and Electric Power Plant: '.. Braaca OSes ( Soaatar, 8, C MACON, G A. sad Plants t Ruckr Uuuut, N. C laagbter Rrochors, 8)a Aaeatt for Kiuston. ' - ' HINES BROS. LUMBER COHPANY, XBlli located at lunettes of A. 4 H. C and A. C. L lUilrsadj, HUSTON, R C We manufacture rough and dressed Kiln-dried tion commonly used for building purposes, including Moldings, Molded Casings aifd Hase Band Rail, Stair Rails. Etc. We mate l aths. Khlno-lp. Tn,aw. ci-T get out material for Tobacco Hogsheads, Meat and Tabbage Boxes. We are always in the marlet for Lumber. Lrm and RtRndinv Tim w Cosh at market prices. If you wish to buy or sell see us and get'our prices. ' We Try to Deal Sonars as W Coisider Our Word Ynn Vnriw Than f!nM " - - ' . w mm -wm snwav VVtVHU A UIUI UUlUs If you want the best heater buy The "Sellmore" A Sellmore possesses the Good Features of a Down Draft, 'Hot : Blast Base Heating ; Air Tight Heater. This means' an increase in heating power and fi a aecrease in consumption oi mei. It is a perfect floor warmer, distributing heat & through all parts of the room, with one-half the fuel required by any other stove. ' A "Sellmore" Is Perfect Economy. We put them up with a guarantee that if not' satisfactory we replace them. Try one. ' ' Truly, DIXON & HOOKER. ttimuiumtmmmmiiHniii;iiii;:iiiit:::tmautt J OB limits 1 Letter Heads, NoteHeads,; Envelopes, Bill Heads, Statements, Circulars, Cards . CKVSI SLID DOWN THE ICT EOOF. feet above the uppermost porch roof. which is covered with tin. Uow be reached that roof the officials cannot explain unless with the assistance of a blanket which Is missing from bis cell. He then slid down the porch posts to the ground. Within twenty feet of where be alighted and at tbe main en trance sits an armed guard. Inside the building and not more than two or three yards from the con venient porch post are the n!:xht clerks the penitentiary. The os'iecis ou-1 residence rooms of the warden are in full view of the point whore Cruse dropped to the ground, and there were dozen persons In tbe d.-jMrtment. The guard at the riain entrance saw me walk across t'. lawn. He knew :at he wns a prisoner, but thoucht he wns a trusty g.-snsr across tne street to V.e sitpr'y house. In-fore tne man got Book lets, : Books, Receipts, Order Blank s, I r era a Labols liL m ' v.: t ( : l IV ,- f a V ;1 XV t f ;a 1 t f ' i 1 SUS'l- ' t' e
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