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N. C, as second class matter.
President Taft strikes a respons
ive chord in his advocacy of reform
in the methods of legal proceedure.
There will be none, or but few, to
disagree with him. That some such
reform Is necessary Is admitted uppn
all sides. The president Is himself
a great lawyer and jurist and he
speaks with the knowledge of an ex
pert. His idea of the reform neces
sary, as outlined :in; his Chicago
speech Is Interesting. He said, in
part:
"There is no subject upon which I
feel so deeply as upon the necessity
for reform In .fcBe.'.TmrrtiBiitraUoK'.of
both civil and criminal law. To sum
It an up in one pnrase, tne cutneuny
"It Is not too much to say that the
administration or criminal law in mis
country is a disgrace to our civiliza-
tlon, and that the prevalence of crime
and fraud which here is greatly in
excess of that in the European coun
tries Is due largely to the failure of
the law and Us administrators to
bring criminals to justice. I am
sure that this failure is not due to
their negligence or laziness, though,
of course, there may be both in some
cases; but it Is chiefly due to the sys
tem against which it is impossible for
an earnest prosecutor and an efficient
judge t,o struggle.
"The tendency of legislation is to
throw the reins on the back of the
jury, and to let them follow their
own sweet will, influenced by all the
arts of counsel for the defendant in
leading them away from the real
points at issue, and in awakening
their emotions of pity for the defend
ant In forgetfulness of the wrongs of
the prosecuting witness, or it may be
of the deceased, and of the rights of
society to be protected against crime.
"But reform in our criminal pro
cedure is not the only roform that
we ought to have in our courts. On
the civil side of the courts there is
undue delay, and this always works
for the benefit of the man with the
longest purse. The employment of
lawyers and the payment of costs all
become more expensive as the litiga
tion is extended.
"Of all the questions that are be
fore the American people I regard no
one as more important than this, to
wit: The improvement of the admin
istration of justice. We must make
It so that the poor man will have as
nearly as possible an opportunity in
littgatlon as the rich man, and under
present conditions, ashamed as we
may be of It, this Is not the fact."
Mr. J. B. Pearce, in behalf of the
directors of the Raleigh baseball club,
has sent out a call for contributions
to make up a deficit in the club's
finances. The entire city has derived
much pleasure 'from the games that
were played here during the past
season. r While we did not land the
pennant, we made it exceedingly in
teresting for the other clubs In the
circuit. The principal thing is that
we were provided with a good, clean
amusement, and the directors of the
club have ' devoted - their time and
CTR APES W8N COUNCILS?
money In order that we might have., ternoon mails (and this is true In Char
ting diversion during the long, hot , ,otte wo nJnUln the afternoon pa
. ' iper Is in position to tell the public an
days, am It is the duty of every loyal overwhelming majority of all the live
Raleiilte to contribute his mite ti- 'news one day. In advance of the morn
wards wiping out this deficit. Re- ( ,n5hPeapeBPanish.American war empha
member, w want to have baseball , shied the advantage the afternoon pa-
next year, but unless we aid those
who have thl3 matter in charge they
will hot care to take chances of again
getting in
thin miinh
the hole.' Raleigh owes
to the ' gentlemen who
backed the team, that they should
not lose any more money for some
thing that the whole city enjoyed.
Rally to the rescue, fans, and pull
I ho directors out of their financial
difficulties. i
As was expected President Taft
touched upon the tariff question in
I his Winona speech. But the speech
itself, or the views therein expressed,
was a surprise to the country at large
and especially to the western people
whom he was addressing. A press
dispatch says the audience sat dumb
and dismayed at his Interpretation of
republican doctrines. In effect he Is
a stand-patter of the most pronounced
sort and Aldrich and Cannonism are
the true principles to follow. The
Aldrich tariff law is the best that
ever was passed and those western
republicans who fought against it are
beyond the pale of the party. He
concedes them the right ,(o think, and
act as they please, but they are not
good republicans. All of which in
tensifies the row in the republican
camp and while the republicans are
great at sticking together .it looks
now as if the parting of the way had
been reached.
The Raleigh newspapers are not
quite as slow as the Englishman in
seeing a joke. They have actually
discovered that the moving of the
state capital is a joke, r , they, think
it is. and- are behaving themselves.
Hut maybe it Is not a joke after all.
(iivensboro Record.
Down this way we had thought that
you were the man that was Blow to
catch on. We tried to enlighten you
about the whole matter last spring,
but failed in our attempt. However,
we told you where you could get the
information.
The president went into their own
country and read them out of the
party. Now what are they going to
do about it?
Advantage of Afternoon Paper.
votes over a column of editorial space
to the following editorial squib
cently appearing in The News:
The afternoon paper usually tells
the news; the morning paper tells
how it happened. The public Is rapid
ly coming to look to the afternoon pa
per for the live news; preferring fresh
ness to detail."
In the outset, we will state that this
was written with the kindliest of feel
ing towards all of our morning contem
poraries. With no malice, or desire to belittle
any of them, we merely stated what
we believe is an indisputable fact, that
as a purveyor of live news the after
noon paper has a decided anvantuge.
The Star notes. "There Is a demand
for both morning and afternoon pa
pers in communities that can nfford
them, and there is a. distinct field for
both, one differing from the other as
day from nl:rht."
Continuing our valued contemporary
states:
"We have just waded in to say that
the afternoon paper only beats the
morning paper on news, that happens
before it goes to press, while, and also
whereas, the morning paper scoops the
afternoon paper on all news that hap
pens after the afternoon paper be
comes a hack number." '
You be;? the question. The very
point unoii which we bused our asser
tion is that more news happens before
it goes to press than during the bal
ance of the day and night, thus giving
it its undoubted lead.'. It is a fact
that most of the important events of
every twenty-four hours transpire dur
ing the dav. in time to be recorded
in afternoon papers. True enough
many important happenings occur at
night, but oftentimes they are not re
ported before next morning. Bus
iness is conducted principally In the
day time It Is during the world's busy
'hours that the bulk of events trans-
pire; hence the afternoon paper's
lead.
Those who doubt this assertion are
advised to scan the feature head lines
of their morning papers regularly and
see how many of the items give prom
inence were reported the day before,
We believe the consurvative estimate
will place the percentage over half.
I Not desiring to carry this contro
versy into personalities, but onlv to
defend our own position, we Will call
the attention of the Star to Itself. -,
In the very Issue containing Its edi
torial in question, it contained six flash
headline stories op its front page, five
of which were fully covered y the
afternoon, papers the day before.
It on I;' carries three short stories on
its entire front page, bearing small
headlines, which were not covered by
afternoon nepers on the previous day.
Where train schedules are such as
to facilitate the handling of early af-
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PRESS COMMENT
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per" has, and the North Pole discovery
!slmPly removed all. remaining doubts.
IThp flflmA thlno la irita, a Ihd -
Mttg fleMi Wlde awakt buglnMB men
in tha larger cities have long ago found
' tl,at t0 th "P1 -trade the after-
noon
paper leads an competitors.
Truly, the progress of the afternoon
paper during the past 10 years has
been wonderful. Charlotte News.
Taft 'a Tour.
President Taft Is now well started
on his great 13,000 mile swing around
the country. Prom Lakes to gulf, from
Atlantic to Pacific, the people of the
nation of which he Is the first cltlaen
will be given opportunity of getting!
closer to their chief. Incidentally, some
uunureus ui nine villager, nere-iorore
unheard of, will be getting into the
dispatches and helping spread knowl
edge of geography by causing readers
to search for them. But the great cit
ies will be striving as eagerly to show
er attentions upon the first citizen as
their smaller sisters and regardless of
condition all elements of population
will rub elbows In glad throngs. It
must bring untold pleasure to Mr.
Taft to see how Interested the masses
are In their president. In Chicago yes
terday, his automobile drove through a
crowded human lane Often miles in
length. Think of the tens of thousands
gathered along that route for the sole
purpose of seeing and greeting the
president! Mr. Taft was doubtless
keenly appreciative on the tribute to
him.
Hut the spectacular is not the only
feature of Mr. Taft's travels. There
is a much more important phase.
Through his travels the president, as
The Evening Post pointed out some
time ago, will be thrown Into closer
contact with the people of the nation.
He will have opportunity of learning
at first hand of their needs ami desires.
He will have opportunity
with the leaders of the various sections
and get a more intelligent idea of oflf -
ferences born of distances Mr. Taffs
journeys will bring to him benefits and
the country will at the same time en-
Joy benefits. Doubtless, when he gets
back to Washington Mr. Taft will be
better prepared to recommend legisla
tion for the country niiil his arguments
will have Hie advantage of Intimate
knowledge. Mr. Taft has already trav.
eled widely, but it is to be doubted
whether any other trip has brought the
generally excellent results this will in
the direction of getting president nnd
people nearer.
President Taft has started in fine
trim, with nothing overlooked that will
contribute to the pleasure and smooth
ness of his trip. Mentally he has been
refreshed by his summer at Beverly,
and his physical contrition for the long
jaunt is pronounced by his "trainer"
to be fit. Of course, as far as speech-
making goes, he, in the very nature of
things, is pretty well prepared for the
ordeal of scores of addresses to bo de
livered by the voters of the country.
It is interesting to consider the
preparation which he has made for the
swing. One of the striking features is
his reduction In weight. " Very natural
ly the five weeks of golf playing and
out-of-door life which our chief mag
istrate has led, with wholesome food
and early hours, show their effects on
his massive build, but to make sure of
reduced weight, President Taft made
a record in special gymnasium work
that tells its own story. He has taken
off some twenty odd pounds, and now
tips the scales at the modest figure of
300. Probably this weight will drop ten
pounds more on the tour. His throat
Is watched by a specialist, so as to
protect him from too much talking.
John Hays Hammond's prize chef, an
expert on apple pies, biscuits and other
appetizing foods, is going to keep Mr.
Taft's palate tickled, "when he is not
banqueting. The secret service men
will see to it that the president is not
entertained beyond his capacity. Train
ed secretaries and newspaper men are
to help the interviews. Capt. Arch
ibald Butt, the president s aide, will
take care of all the charming Misses
who have Hobson salutes in store. Fi
nally, the president Will travel In a
luxurious car, in charge of a high rail
road official. All of which is as it
should bo, and everywhere a. Taft smile
is sure to reflect the smiles of a great
people Charleston Post
Al'CTION SALE.
On Tuesday, October 5th, 1909, we
will sell at public outcry, to the high
est bidder, at 10 o'clock, A.M., at
the Court House Door, the last of the
books of the estate of the late Col. T.
M. Argo, including set of U. S. Re
ports, L. C. P. Co., 30 volumes of Cyc
with contract for the remaining 10
volumes, N. C. Reports from 126 to
148, except four volumes, Black on
Judgments, Bispham's Equity,
Clark's Code, Norton on Bills, Newell
on Slander and Libel, Revisal of
1905, Schouler on Wills, Washburn
on Real Properly, etc., and one Mos
ler and Bahmaun Safe. For full list
write to
WATSON & DENSON, Attys.,
Pullen Building, Raleigh, N. C.
9-6 o. a. w. 4wks.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Account Hudson-Pulton Celebration,
the Southern Railway announces the
sale of tickets to New York, N Y.,
and return at very low rates. Round
' trip rates from Goidsboro $18.45, Selma,
' $18.45, Raleigh, $17.85, Durham. $17.85,
Oxford, $16.50. Tickets on sale, Sep-
tember 23rd. to September 30th. In-
elusive, with final return limit October
10th.
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SALE OK VAM'ABIjK CITY PROP
KRTY. By virtue of the powers contained
In a Judgment of the Superior Court
of Wake county, entered on the 16th
day of September, 1909, in a special
proceeding therein pending, entitled
Lalla Denton, et als vs M. K. Denton,
et als, I will on Monday, the 18th day
of October, 1909, at twelve o'clock M,
at the court house door in Raleigh,
North Carolina, offer for sale to the
highest bidder, the following described
lots of 'land, to wit:
First Lot:- Situated, lying and be
ing in the City of Raleigh, N. C, on
the north side of Cabarrus Street and
described and defined as follows: Be
ginning at a stake the corner of Ca
barrus and BloodWorth streets, runs
thence west 77 feet to Anderson's line,
thence north 89 feet to a stake in
Anderston's line' thence east 78 feet
to a stake on Bloodworth street,
thence south 89 feet to the. point of
beginning.
Second Lot:- Situated, lying and
being in the City of Raleigh. N. C, on
the west side of Bloodworth street
and described and defined as follews:
Beginning at a stake on Bloodworth
street, corner Lot No. 1, runs north 50
feet to a stake in E. V, Denton's line,
thence west "7 feet to a stake in An
derson's line, thence south 50 feet to
a stake in Anderson's line, thence east
50 feet to a stake the point of begin
ning. Terms of sale, one-third cash, bal
ance in six and twelve months title to
be reserved until payments are are
made, deferred payments to bear in
terest.
W. B. JONES,
17-D-T-S. Commissioner.
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Valuable House and Lot For Sale Un
der Mortgage.
By power of sale in a certain mort
gage by O. A. Lynch and L. H. McCall
and wife, dated 22nd day of May,
1908, and recorded in Book 231, Page
49, Register of Deeds' office, Wake
county, the undersigned will on Sat
urday, the 2nd day of October, 1909,
at 12 o'clock M., at the court house
door of Wake county, expose to Bale
at public auction, to the highest bid
der, for cash, that parcel of land in
the the town of Raleigh, Wake coun
ty, adjoining the lands of Dr. An
derson, and others, as follows:
Beginning at an iron stake on the
Southwest corner of the intersection
worth streets; thence East along the
South side of North Boundary street
105 feet to a stake; thence South
h2Vi feet to a stake; thence West 105
feet to North Bloodworth street:
thence North along the East side of j
North Bloodworth street 52 feet to )
the beginning. Being Lot No. 4 of
the John B. Stronach property, con
taining 1-S of an acre, more or less
and being the same lot that was con
veyed to O. A. Lynch and L. H. Mc
Call by the Raleigh Real Estate &
Trust Company by deed recorded in
Book 231, Page 48, Register of
Deeds' olllce for Wake county.
Terms for sale Cash.
V MRS. M. L. ANOELL,
Mortgagee.
2 30d.
'Is a necessity to thOS6 WhO
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CAROLINA POWER AND
LIGHT COMPANY.
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Sale of ioeselii.
my awl
. These Annual Sales of Household Dry Goods has become an event
looked forward to by the thrifty housekeepers of Raleigh, and surround
ing country, with keen anticipation, and this AXN.UAL SEPTEMRER
SALE is fully meeting their expectations, for here they find just the
article they want and at astonishingly low prices.
Sales Extraordinary
The last opportunity to buy before the regular Winter Season begins,
and in this sale you will find exactly the household necessities you will
need for the coming winter, and they are all new, fresh goods, right from
the mills (no left-overs), at a saving of fully 25 to :t:t per cent, on the
regular fall nnd winter prices. ,
Blankets, Crib lllankcls, Red Spreads, Counterpanes, Red Comforts,
Sheets, Pillow Cases, Cuiialns, Curtain St lifts, Portieres, Drajteries, Cur
lain Nets, Curl a 1 11 Muslins, Table Linens, Table Cloths, Napkins, Towels,
Crashes, Tracking:, Carpets, Mattings, Rugs, Linoleums, Hemp nnd Napier
Mattings, etc.
Come and be surprised al the big values you can t;et.
SEPTEMBER SALE. SEPTEMBER SALE.
100 Pairs Rest White Wool N. C. Port ierre Curtains.
10-4 lilankets A big line in new and original de-
Worth $4.50 at only $2.98 a pair, signs the very latest materials.
100 Pairs 1 1-4 Size Tapestries, Brocades, and Damasks
Worth $5.50 at only $3.98 a pair, brought ou to meet the changing
decorative ideas and the increasing
SEPTEMBER SALE. discrimination of the final purchaser
, . . ' at mill prices.
Red Comforts.
Pure white cotton-filled, light and eTi-ommiur-ppi Q AT V
fluffy, full sizes Silkaline on both oUtlr X tiOXDiUSXi oAJjXi.
sides in pretty printed patterns and Reacon Crib Rlankcts--36x50 Inches,
the prices run 98c, $1.13, $1.37, $1.28 a Pair.
$1.62, $1.87. A perfect baby comfort light;
' warm and well wearing.
SEPTEMBER SALE. 1
Straw Mattings. SEPTEMBER SALE.
New crop best values we have Huck Towels. .
ever offered 25c. and 35c, and no Splendid values 10c, t5c, 20c,
extra charges for the making and 25c full Huck and full sizes,
laying.
SEPTEMBER SALE.
SEPTEMBER SALE. B,Sges Wne! Carpets in North
White Crochet Counterpanes For ' ""T i"6 a
Single and Double Beds. ta"da0r,d Bru8f I8 ' ' ' ' yd'
Prices run 98c $100 $125 Extra standard Brussels . . .85 yd.
$1.50. $1.85. and "$2.00'. and they" rt Anerlcan Brussels . . 1.00yd.
represent the best values we haye ,ton Velvets ...... 1.00 yd.
ever offered. H Imperial Velvets 1.25 yd.
SEPTEMBER SALE.
White Marseilles Counterpanes.
The best American as well as the
best English makes at mill prices,
and among them is the new Satin
Marseilles, embroidered edges and
cut corners for brass and iron beds,
at big bargain prices.
SEPTEMBER SALE.
Lace Curtains.
A great big, strictly new and up-to-date
line for this coming fall season.
Many new and novel effects, as well
as most staple styles in white, ivory
and drab. Prices run $1.13, $1.58,
$1.97, $2.23, $2.67, $3.22, and up to
$12.50 a pair and they are worth
nearly twice these prices.
SEPTEMBER SALE.
Curtain Muslins.
A big line of dainty patterns in
Curtain Muslins the biggest variety
we have ever shown. Prices run 10c,
12 c, 15c, and 20c. yard.
SEPTEMBER SALE.
Sheets and Pillow Cases at 7 Cent
Cotton Price sk-AII Sizes.
READY-TO-WEAR DEPARTM'T
Grand showing of New Pall and Winter Coat Suits
the very latest styles up-to-date in every respect--at
lower prices than ever before, and no extra charges for
alterations to perfect a fit. This event, in connection
with our great September Sale of Household Dry Goods,
should awaken a lively trading interest in every woman.
A saving of fully 25 to 35 per cent.
123-125 Fayetteville
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SEPTEMBER SALE.
Couch Covers.
A big line, fully justifying the rep
utation we have earned for leader
ship in this direction. It embraces
a large variety of new patterns in
rich Oriental colorings and designs,
all with the stamp of distinction
and at mill prices.
SEPTEMBER SALE.
Table Damasks Grand Bargains.
Old-fashioned tablo .linen bargains
old-fashioned because it has been
years since we offered such values.
Beautiful Damasks at 25c, 36c,
49c, 57c, 69c, 7Sc, 89c, $1.13,
$1.27, $1.38, etc.
Napkins, 98c, $1.13, $1.23, $1.48,
$1.63, $2.07, etc.
SEPTEMBER SALE.
Rig Rugs Carpet Sizes.
There is very little need to expa
tiate upon the sterling values of our
Rugs.
9x12 ft. Brussels Seamless . . $12.50
9x12 ft. Best Brussels Seamless 15.00
9x12 ft. Extra Heavy Brussels, 20.00
9x12 ft. Velvet Seamless
20.00
25.0v
Axminster 9x12 Rugs, only
Street, Raleigh,
N.C.
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