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THESUN Has More Than Double Th Circulation of Any Weekly Papei in The Tenth Congres sional District, Comprising Thirteen Large Counties. Has More Than Double The Circulation of Any Weekly Paper in The Tenth Congres sional District, Comprising Hiirteen Large Counties. VOL. 5. NO. 8. RUTHERFORDTON, JST. C, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 23, J 905. $1.00 A YEAR. INVESTIGATING A SUIN Sbe rr TAKE GIGANTIC SWINDLE A QUESTION FOR THE LEGISLATURE. The Practice Of Medicine Prior To 1885, And Since. YESTERDAY WAS GEORGE WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY TWO NEW LINES TO GROSS MOUNTAIN. "V Southern Will Extend Line From Marion To Johnson City. Marion Whiskey Firm May Get Into Deep Trouble. A DEADLY DRUG BEING SOLD A Whiskey Firm Said To Rival The Famous Amos Owens Cherry Tree Fraud Sensational Story That Comes To Charlotte From Across The South Carolina Line (Charlotte News, the Sth.) A gigantic swindle, said to even out rival the Amos Owens Cherry Tree fraud, is now being investigated by the Federal authorities. The News man heard several days ago that a firm in Marion, N. C, was making some wonderful propositions to Charlotte people concerning the delivery of "booze' to citizens of this section. One gentleman who received a letter from the Marion firm, promptly turned it over to an officer of the government as the offer contained in the epistle was at such a low price, the government of ficial at once set about an investigation and he hopes soon that the law will checkmate the wrong doers. It maybe added that the same Marion firm is flooding South Carolina with cir culars offering whiskey, of any variety, at a very small price. In the Charleston News and Courier of yesterday the fol lowing appears under a Yorkville date: 'A man at our place got a jng of Ma rion, N. C., whiskey Christmas, and com menced 'hitting it at about ten o'clock in the morning. By sundown he was dead." "You mean 'dead drunk,' don't you?" 'No sir, I mean physically dead. Why, one fellow at Marion, N. C., sold five times as much booze during the month of December, 1904, as the still he pre tends to operate would make in twelve months." " Well, how do you suppose he man ages it?" "Easy enough. There is a concern in Chicago which for $100 will sell the nec essary chemicals for making a barrel of corn or rye whiskey, or apple or peach brandy, guaranteed to be so near per fect in appearance, smell and taste, as compared with the genuine liquid imi tated, that a conniossenr cannot detect the difference until several hours after it has been introduced into his stomach. I have seen the stuff made, have tasted it and know exactly what I am talning about.5' The quoted conversation took place in the hearing of The News and Courier correspondent. The dealer referred to is the party who shipped several hundred gallons of so-called corn whiskey into this county during the recent Christmas holidays at $1.50 a gallon, delivered and which fact was mentioned in a previous letter, by this correspondent. People who are in position to know say that it would be impossible to sell a gallon of corn whiskey, distilled from corn, and on which the government tax of $1.10 had been paid, delivered in a jug, with express charges prepaid, for less than $1.65, if the seller got actual cost. The same gentleman here quoted said that it was the custom of this dealer, when a party sent him an order for five gallons at the time, accompanied by $7.50 in cash, to send the "club-maker" one gallon free for himself. It is said that he is shipping thousands of gallons of the vile stuff into this State, and that quantities of it is being seized by the constables, sent to the State rum mill, bottled by that great promoter of tem perance and sent out to the various coun ty mills and sold as "fust X." Some people, no doubt, have a vivid recollection of the Amos Owens cherry tree swindle of several years ago, and it may be of interest to note that this deal er is located in the same section of North Carolina as was the headquarters of the cherry tree people. If what is said of him is true, and there is no doubt but most of it is, his swindle is far worse than that of the cherry tree crowd tor the reason that there is no comparison in the harm done. The latter only swin dled people out of their money, while the former is getting money under false pretenses and at the same time endan gering human life. As is well known by those familiar with the Watts law. it is against the law in North Carolina to ship whiskey from a town where its sale is authorized to one were it is not. Prohibition became effective in Charlotte on January 1, and since that time hundreds of gallons of "booze" intended for Charlotte people and shipped from North Carolina towns, has been received by express at Fort Mill, in this county, which is only about 15 miles from Charlotte. The person for whom it is intended then manages, in some way that has not been fully ex plained to this correspondent, to get it to Charlotte. .v. ' 1 - . . The same scheme is also being worked by persons living in the country and in u fxvmsM at Gaston and Cleveland coun ties, N. C they having their stuff ship ped to Clover and Blacksburg. CONDITIONS IN THIS TOWN. Does The Constitution Of Our State Grant Special Privileges To One Class Of Men And Disbar 0th ers? If So, Is Such A Course Right? Other Timely Questious. To the Editor of The Sun: I would be glad to have space in your valuable paper to ask why it is wrong for physicians and druggists to ask the legislative body for a permit to practice their professions? In my opinion, it is the law tfit is wrong, and not the per son who asks for tne permit. Neither do I think it wrong for the Honorable General Assembly to grant the request asked for in this particular, but believe it their duty to grant such permits. As I understand the Constitution of this State, it does not grant a special right, or privilege, to any one particular person or body. As the law now stands, it certainly gives to all physicians, who graduated prior to 1885, a special privi lege over those who have graduated since that date. Besides this, it was not nec essary for a person to go to a medical school at all to be termed a reputable physician, but he could obtain that de gree by going before the Clerk of the Superior court of the county in which he resides, and make oath that he was practicing medicine prior to that date, and the clerk had the right to confer the degree of medicine, or it's equivalent, and did so. In Rutherford county there are eleven physicians practicing medicine with no other permission than diplomas. Yet it is legal, and they are not subject to indictment. These gentlemen were re quired to take two terms at some medi cal college, and make an average attend ance of not less than three months in each term, before they would receive their diplomas. Thus you see that they have had not less than six months train ing and as the schools of that date did not have but four months to each term it was impossible for these physicians to have had over eight months of actual medical training and studying of the various diseases of the human body, while those of more recent graduation, have actual bedside training and are made to. study the various diseases of the human body under the most skillful physician and teachers of the world for four years. Now those, who have had only six or eight months teaching, have the privilege of going free of the penal ties of the Jaw, while those of the more thorough taught graduates, must come lome and be forced by the same State aw that allows the lesser instructed mind to go free of the criminal courts make the most thorough taught gradu ate go before the State Board of Medical Examiners (possibly by one of the class that never saw a medical college ; who knows?) and let them say whether or not he, or she, is competent to ' practice medicine in this State. Is such a course right? In the town of Rutherfordton we have A, B, C, and D practicing medicine, and all have diplomas to justify them. A. has graduated since 1885, and was not practicing in this State prior to that time. He has no drug store; he does not sell whiskey, and the druggist who does sell whiskey, wont honor his pre scription. B has also graduated since 1885, but he keeps a drug store, has a license to sell whiskey, and is also a regular practi tioner. - C has a drug store also, but he does not deal in whiskey. He graduated prior to to March, 1885, and is a regular prac titioner. D is simply a practitioner, who grad uated prior to March, 1885: hut he does write prescriptions, for 50 cents, and the druggist who deals in whiskey, nils the prescriptions. Now, what I want to know, is : Why is A subject to indictment for doing the same thing that B, C and D does? They are all in the same town, do the same thing, at the same time, in the same way, and all of them, so far as I know, have diplomas. 1 can't understand this. B, C and D practice with nothing but a diploma to justify them. A has also got a diploma, and I want to know why that diploma should not justify him to practice medicine. He certainly should have the same right. Here are the exact conditions in Ruth erfordton: Three physicians (B,C and D) have diplomas, and these entitle them to practice medicine without being indict ed. A has a diploma, and if he prac tices medicine, he is to be indicted and punished according to our State law. n other words, B, C and D practic med icine to-day; they have diplomas, that is all. A practices medicine to-day; he has a diploma, that is all. B, C and D have not violated the law, ' but A has. Does the Constitution of this State say that each of these three men have aj epecial right over A? Is is possible that 3S 4 STUART'S ATHENUM PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON. This celebrated Athenaeum portrait study made at a sitting in the artist's third attempt at producing a faithful likeness of the Father of His Country and the artist considered it the best ever executed except Houdon's bust. MISS MOfcW AHEAD. The Voting Diamond Ring Contest Began Thursday, January 27th. The Sun's voting contest for the 'most popular person in Rutherford county, man, woman, boy or girl, married or single, of which a full and complete -count is given elsewhere in this issue rt The Sun, began January 27th, and tsj to the time going to press the following persons have received the number of votes opposite their names : Miss Bonnie Morrow, Ruth 1,925 Jno. C. Mills, Rutherfordton... . 978 Miss Novela Powers, Ruth 810 Miss Kathleen Harris, Ruth 600 Miss Lillie Bland, Nanito 399 Miss Louise Carpenter, Ruth. .... 800 Miss Edna Ixng, Forest City 300 Miss Lula Brown, Cliff side. 260 Miss Fairy Clemmer, Bostic .... 260 T. P. Reynolds, Forest City 250 Miss Ruth D. Walker, Ruth 250 Robert R. Simmons, Ruth 225 Mrs. W. F. Rucker, Ruth 200 Miss Ethel Jackson, Forest City. . 200 Miss Gladys Lewis, Ruth 155 Miss Delia Huntley, Ruth 100 Miss May Hester, Rutherfordton. 100 Mrs. J. P. D. Withrow, Hollis ... 100 J. P. D. Withrow, Hollis 100 Miss Mamie Harris, Ruth 100 Miss Annie Ida Justice, Ruth 1 Miss Virginia Grayson, Ruth 1 Trus Morgan, Rutherfordton 1 Henry Forney, Union Mills 1 Will Elect School Officers. A Shelby special to The Charlotte News, the 16th, says: The Democratic county executive committee met Monday in Shelby, and ordered a primary to be held in Cleveland county on Saturday afternoon, February 25th, from 1 o'clock to 4, for the purpose of nominating the members of the county board of educa tion and the county superintendent of public instruction. The nominees of the primary for members of the county board of education will be appointed by Rep resentative Robert L. Ryburn, and the board in turn will elect as superintendent the man nominated in the primary. the Code, or the Constitution, of this State says that A is guilty of a criminal violation of the law, and the others are not. when each of them have done the same thing, at the same time, and under the same circumstances? If so, oh ! jus tice; where art thou just? Equal rights to all and special privileges to none, what do you mean? It seems to me that the honorable body has, or would have, just as much right to say to all medical men, who have to take a four years course: Look, here old fellow, if yon were born after the year 1885, and you come round messing with my pets (physicians) who have not had but I t months schooling, we will have yo 'beheaded; because you are an imposi pn upon them; you take part of their work from them; we wont have it; we have fixed a way to rot riri of yon, and yon must take vour medi. ciuo. mtujuBHce to au, they should give their permit. The legislature I think, should do it. w. J. 31 gj of Washington was painted from a studio at Germantown. It was Stuart' MARRIED 58 YEARS. Mr. nd Mrs. C. C. Goforth's Long Remarkable Career. r. and Mrs. C. C. Goforth, of Union MiHs, are perhaps the oldest married p3rson in Rutherford county. They have been married 58 years the coming Septe m ' . He is 85 and she is 81 years of age. xeir oldest child is Mr. P. T. Goforth, of Itom, who is 56 years of age. They arf the father and mother of eight chilcbaii two dead and six living as follows :lMr. P. T. Goforth, of Itom; Mr. J. M. Gforth,of Dysartsville; Mr. G. M. GoforJi, of Lenoir; Mrs. C. I. Hogne. of Uiion Mills; Mr. C. C. Go forth, Jr., of Karoleen; and Mrs. N. J. Green, of Malon. Mr. and Mr., Goforth are enjoying life and good health. Mr. Goforth comes to town very oftei and always pays The Sun office a pleasant call. GALLERT VS. HACKETT. Mr. Gallert Drops Out; Mr. Hackett Master Of The Situation. I was listening this week to two mighty clever North Carolinians taking, one of them being named Gallert, from the well beloved county of Rutherford, and the other being named Hackett, from the "State of Wilkes." They expressed their contempt for Raleigh weather, each say ing he lived in a country where there was no frost. Gallert declared that up in his section, in that wonderful isothermal belt, figs would soon be ripe and were already nearly as large as one's thumb. Hackett drew a good long breath and then told obnt his wonderful country, saying that he too was in a f rostless re gion, and that a friend of his, a Mr. Bowers, who lives on top of the Brushy Mountains, had last Sunday picked fine strawberries and tomatoes out of his garden, and would have roasting ears on the market at Wilkesboro next week. About this time Gallert had business outside, the office of the private secre tary being the place where the conversa tion occurred, and just then Clement Manly, Abernethy, of the town of Beau fort, Paul B. Means, Col. Hodges, of Asheville, and a certain other of the elect dropped in and sat down, looking at Hackett, who remained on the field, the master of the situation. Manly say ing that the weather his way was the worst and the coldest he had ever seen in hig entire life-noL Fred A. Olds in Sunday's Charlotte Observer. m m m i 1 tit. Hi J i R. AlrD MRS. C C. GOFORTH. I TO PARALLEL S. & W. ROAD. The South & Western Also Prepar ing To Extend Its Line, By Way Of Marion, Presumably To Ruth erfordton S. A. L. Anxious To Get Into Tennesssee Coal Fields. (Knoxville Journal-Tribune.) There is no longer any doubt about the intention of the Southern Railway com pany to extend its line from Marion, N. C, te Johnson City, Tenn. In proof of this assertion, the road now has a large party of engineers under Capt. Marble, one of the oldest locating engineers in the employ of that road, working from Marion. N. C., to Johnson City. It is presumed that the proposed road will parallel the present South & Western road from Spruce Pine, N. C, to John son City. The South & "Western rail road is also preparing to extend its line south from Spruce Pine by way of Ma rion presumably to a connection with the Seaboard Air Line to Rutherfordton, N. C, twenty-five miles south of Ma rion. Rutherfordton is tlx northern terminus of the Seaboard Air Line and it has been reported for some time that the Seaboard is anxious to get into the Tennessee coal fields. It is ahjo known that the Seaboard Air Line and the Lou isville & Nashville railroad woMd make a strong combination in securing busi ness in upper east Teanessee and suc cessfully competing with the Southern Railway at every point. In the last few days right of way men have taken deeds and options formost of the right of way between SpracaPine and Marion, N. C, for the South & Western. As this route leads overuhe Blue Ridge at its highest points, the ml roaas wm do one oi zne neaviesc pieqes oi worK ever undertaken in tnis secticn of the country. The road will pi through what is known as McKinneyv Gap, which is upward of four thousand feet above sea level. It will open up one of the finest summer resort sections in the United States, as well as a fine tim ber and mineral section, including virgin forests of the finest hardwoods to be found anywhere. Thousands of acres of of timber, plenty of marble, iron, and perhaps coal are to be found Mica is found in large amounts, the mica mines of Mitchell county, N. C, being famous. Aquamarines and other precious stones are round in abundance tnrongn that section, which besides affords the most beautiful scenery of any place in the country. The Toe and Catawba rivers are crossed on the route proposed, which is as nearly straight as can be made, and because of this fact, there are to be many tunnels, deep cuts, trestles and fills The leathern supplies Carolina points with coal from the Virginia fields, mak ing it necessary to haul it by way of Morristown and Asheville, a distance of over 200 miles. Its proposed new line would make the distance less than a hun dred miles. One estimate of the cost of the new road places it at an average of $50,000 per mile. The present rate for lauling coal from Tennessee and Vir ginia to western North Carolina points is two dollars per ton, and the new route will, it is believed, reduce it to less than one dollar, which would mean a saving to the big cotton factories and other in dustries of more than half. These in dustries use the Tennessee and Virginia coal altogether, not receiving any coal from the Birmingham and Pennsylvania coal fields. By the proposed route, the Seaboard Air Line is given an outlet to the north-west and at any rate gives it a big start in that direction. ii Ghe Leading Breggists, Poorest City, N. C We a.re agents for Gfo Charlotte Daily Observer. GUESS On the number of parts (Individual pieces) in a Stief f or a Shaw ox a Kohler piano. For 30 nearest guesses on each piano we will issue coupon which will entitle you to a receipt for $25.00 payment on any piano you may select when you are ready to buy Guesses will be received in Charlotte office not later than April 1st 1905, date of our re moval Watch for our next ad. Charles M. Stief f Manufacturer f the piano with tkc sweet tone. Southern warerooms, 211-213 North Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. C H. WILMOTH, Manager. Mention this paper. CANCER i HOSPITAL We want every man and woman in the Jj United States to know what we are do- H ing. We are curing Cancers, Tumors and S Chronic Sores without the use of the Jg knife, and are endorsed by the Senate & and legislature of Virginia. If you are S seeking a cure, come here and you will j get it. We guarantee our enres. )5c The Kellam Cancer Hospital, f 2 v t m m m r a mk - -' - The RutberfoMJ County Schools. Capt. V7. T. R. Bell, superintendent of schools of Rutherford county, writes us that his county is making wonderful strides along educational lines. That county has a graded school and a nice building at Forest City. It has four special school tax districts and another to vote on in March . T welvejnew school houses were built last year and equip ped with patent desks and blackboards: "The effect is wonderful," says he, "in the amount of increased interest and at tendance. We have the graded system well established in all the schools and keep in touch with everything by weekly reports, and make four full months of public schools. " - Such advances speak well for Ruther ford county and for the distinguished educator at the head of her school sys tem. Cleveland Star. Mr. D. F. Morrow will leave today for Philadelphia where he and two of that city's most prominent lawyers will begin a suit to recover property to the value of $5,000,000. The charming Miss Blanche Toms visited friends and relatives at Henrietta and Caroleen this and last week. Mr. and Mrs. John P. Bean were pleansant callers at The Sun office Fri day. & mm
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