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if- T- .1 VoLLXVin. No. 137. The Weather PAIR. RALEIGH, N; C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8r 1910. LAST EDITION. PRICE g CENTS Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in the City of Raleigh of Any Other Nefaper. BOATS CRASH 0IIEIS LOST British Steamship Rammed by Another and Quickly Goes to the Bottom I.1Y ARE MISSING There Were Fifty-M. l'ci-sons Aboard Seventeen of These Made the Shore But Thirty-nine Are Mis lng Darkness and Thick Fog Ite HMnsible- for tlie Disaster Both Boats Were. Going at Fair Speed Officers and Passengers of Ship Display Itemarkab'ie Coolness and Bravery Believed That All of the Mi wing Mill be Saved. (By Cable to The Times) London, Dec. 8 The British steamer Rook rammed and sank the British steamer Blackburn off Sher ingham today, and tiilrty-nine per sons are reported to : he missin Many other of the passengers of the Blackburn had narrow escapes. Thy Blackburn went down so quick Unit practically all on board were forced to jump. J here ; were tuty-six persons aboard the lost steamer, thirty-nine of whom are still unaccounted for. The first report said that the sev enteen rescued were picked up-by the Rook but later advices say that they landed at Yarmouth in the Black- , JWft'a. P pats aijdt ha t J he . ca p. t ji i n ojr the steamer was among them. There were twenty-nine passengers ; - and twenty-seven officers and crew. V Sherlngham Is a coast town In Norfolk. According to word receiv ed from there this morning, the col lision occurred in the darkness. Both were going at a fair speed, A high sea was. running at the time. The rescued passengers told the thrilling; accounts of the disaster. Practically all the passengers were asleep in their berths when they were aroused by a jarring, grinding noise, The Blackburn careened and began to settle immediately. The officers of the sinking ship displayed great he roism. Members of the crew were sent along the staterooms arousing I he occupants. The women on board displayed stoical bravery. None of the passen gers hud time lo dress fully and all of the rescued were suffering from exposure when the boats reached the beach, . Members of the crew of the Mark burii declared taut all of the boats were lowered and it was not believed that '.anyone was carried down wilhj the ship. The Rook's crew reported that all of the boats made off in the darkness. A later report started the rumor that one or more of the life boats had been swamped, due to overloading, but tilts was not cred The Rook's crew express the belief .'that the Blackburn's boats would either make the coast in safety or else bo picked up by passing steam uhips. The weather was rough and a thick fog added to the terrors of the dark ness, i . The Blackburn was bound from Grimsby-to Antwerp. She carried a large crew? ' . '. London, Dec. 8 The steamship Blackburn was rammed and sunk by the steamer Rook early today off the Norfolk coast and the 50 persons aboard the lost ship were thrown in peril of their lives. Thirty-nine of them were missing; for a number o? hours and It was feared that they were lost, but they all reached shore In the Blackburn's boats. Fierce Figiitiug in Africa. ,. (By Cable to The Times) . Paris, Deci 3 The sultan of Mas silit -and more than 700 of his fol lowers have been slain in,, fierce fighting between tribesmen and French soldiers In the French protec torate in West Africa according to official advices received from there today. Among the dead are soveral officers. Thirty Senegalese sharp shooters -on the side of the French are among the slain. More than 1, .000, have been wounded. The fight ing Is utlll going. on. . . ; i A J r-r ' rW : l.v" ft i-M:-y: W ''f 1.5 .A J ;;-; JSpnT i (f 10a Mrs. Augusta. K. Stetson, one of Mrs. Kddy's greatest liciitciuints. who Koinetinie ugo clKillejiged . the leadership of Mrs. Kdly; ami .- ye, one of the most powerful mi' in Mrs. Kddy's 'church. .Mrs. Hlelson who lives in Xew York near the Kiiut Church of Christ Scientist, was ex. coiiiiiiucii t('il tx-um tlw -olt, touethr r with many of her followers. t is be lieved thijt .Mrs. Stetson will declare war iiiiainst the mother church now that Mrs. Kddy has died and try to cgaln her lost prestige and power Mr. Frye lias been fir years Mrs. Kd dy's i-oiillilcnt and adviser. UNERAL OF MRS. EDDY HELD TODAY (By Leased Wire lo 'l"lic Times.) lioh.toii. Muss.-. Ui-e, 8 'I'lie.. funeral of Mrs. Mary linker O. Kddy. fnuniu f tho Christian Science ehurcli and who, tor more than a (iiiarter of a century dominated the ' thought more than 2UO,000 people, took place today. - It was marked by I lie utinos siniplioiiy. There was .neither music nor llniveis and the nnli burial ritual if tlie ( luistiaii Science church was read. "-;'.. Tin body whs borne from Ihe Tldd.v nianMoii on (.'he.nut 1 1 1 1 1 and placed in a receiving tointi in .Mount Auburn 'emetery, 'aiiibiidK'e. only relatives, siiine, specially in vited Jittendtfiits and i.Mrs. Jiilily s must Intimate associates attended tht ser vices. '.Judge t'lilTiird 1. Smitlj .first reader of the mother ; iiliuieri in listou .hurl charge of the service and assisting him in carrying nut the last ritr's of the church was Mrs. Carol Hoyt Powers, second. 'render of the churrli. Judge Smith read extracts from Mrs. liddy'S "Science and Ilea II Ii," In. (hd scriptut ill reading whlcli followr-d, Mrs Powers a S'slsted. KileTit prayer fol lowed' and concluded the services ih the home. HARMON SPEAKS TO . Washington, Dec. Addresses by some of the most prominent-men of the country featured this morning's session of tile second day of the Nu tionat Rivers and Harbors Congress which Is holding its seventy annual convention in the New Willard. Governor Jitdsiiu Harmon, of Ohio, who may be Hit; democratic presiden tial nominee in 1912, and Champ Clark,: - most ; likely successor, to Joseph G. Cannon as Speaker of the house of representatives, were the headliners on the program. ' There were, in addition to them, however, such prominent speakers as Brigadier General William H. Blxby, chief of the United States engineer corps; Frederick A. Delano, president of tho Wabash Railway Company, and Hon. Clifford Sixtou, chairman of .the Canadian Conservation Com- nilsmon. i THE THREE JUDGESHIPS Hnghes .Will Probably Be the ' Chief In te lYcsiilciil Taft Has I'racllciilly Dcciil cd on Ihe Judgeships, Hughes, Hook and Lamar Pcing the l avnr itcs. . ... - ' 1,'iKI'll YVllO 1(1 lilt- 1 ) V.'avhhii; !ih.. lice. X-' President Tnl't lli'.s prac: I. n::v decided n:i Ihe pr.n -i- I pal judicial appointments.: There aic ' tn dlin : ii in Hi:.: lae selections v,l:l be. C'h::iU K. Hiifihes for ( 're!' l'.n . William V. I look. ot Lc.ivciiwoi in. Ka.. tl'l- IIS-"(I Mil' lil-lii'.' I'll I JllltUP Jo' LUti K. t.a'iiar. of (ieorivla. u il.-ic-- ocrat fur llio t ii : ii I . ' vacancy, hi Hunvcmc court bench, n un v . J'. Me l:uch. of Manilla. N'i-1'.. as a:i i:!t I.;j.timi-. baci c.l 'bv Sentoi- J :.- n iiiid o;!ier C:ii-iia:i.- anil imJijiv: :l by score ot U : crs ml tca'sranis ii mar.y ic!imw (if tin1 . oui.li.. wnald nrobalnv receive tin- backing of ml tm demcciats In Ih sefi-.u?. moving ill leatu".- ci mn'o.'-i i,)n. i. ;. a tannva lie par;i;-1natPiT.i;i I hi-, decision ai,aii!i-t the s-timdiml Oil. "unipanv.. is li 'anl ed os- eleslble-'hy the prt'dd-yit.- it said, and would lie vcrv -ic"ul ml- th? in:'Ui''Fcnts of the c-iati? Juvtie? Ilumies senate. iili no! ix pn:-'cil, -i-'th!'i' y r.-.r'ulars iir .Imfurist for, Ih-. chi'-r justiceship.. While it h- iiini I'st'inl -hit l'.ei-! Til ft; .h:i." not lliint'y laid ' uii his m Willi- recaiLln c iher lloilv or Lainar it, ii' l-nov,-n tli.it tlleic lyn .men now Ii inlirrt'' 'the, race. More, than members of the bene'! ami. liar,, from :il ct tioiiir Df . Ihe cmialry. h-'vi - b ' :-ensidircd by rresiileiv; Talt for !!' 'uiirime court v.-icanci-s. Tile insui Kent . y lip ve eia-i y-i-d a d. -ire to h-ye a' lull lil of iiii'inintacaH to Hie supii-ni" Ciinrt ami the n commerce court, before finally an nniincing '-their . .approval and giviu assurance that thev will oMer no ob jee(io:is wh'. n the nominations ai .-cr: to tiie .leiiate lor conlirinatlon. Reports that Franklin K, I.'ine an Jti(lf;i. I'rouiv. two in th" most pro ri'sslve tur-mbei'M - 'of ; . the Imtei-stat eoniauicce enmniission vould be t'ikc away : from that ti fljuinfl and. plaei on liH iiev, eouiiuercc court have en ated considerable cuncerii among, th insurgents. 1 hoy s.iv thai the removal of Lane and Proutv. Just at this titm when the railroad rate cases are being considered, would imperil the inter et9 of shippers. .Among those wild are dls-cupseil a the prcsei-.; time in connection .with tin new commerce court 'appointments, am the oiips tint inav be made lo the m tcirtHlc coninieree conimlssion. are th following: lortnei: Senator (ieorg 'I utnci-. of Washington: Frederick N J uiloii. ot St. Unnis: John H. Atwood of Kansas ( Itv: Wade Kills, of Ohio C. C 'Meford. of Kentucky, and Martin S. Decker of New York. rXIVEKSITV XHWS. Gi'ologicnl Sciiiinaiy Holds Mcctin and Many Papers Iteixl Commit' tec of Board of Trustees Meet in l'lt'Kident A ciniblc's Otlice. (Special to I he 1 lines. ) Chapel Hili. Dec. 8 Tiny Geolog ical Seminary held its bi-wccklv meet ing lust week. Papers were present cd by Messrs. N. S. Mullican and II A. . Voglcr. . 1 lie subject ol Mr Mill lien ii s paper was - Report of Progress in Itescaicli on Koad-Miiktug Mafci' als.; I Ins was a very intcrostlng paper and Mr. Mullican brought out some verv good points and his paper attracted very close attention. Mr Voglor s discussion was on -Lignite U New Source ol Power. This paper was also very interesting and instruc tive. A committee representing the board of trustees of the university held a meeting in the otnee of Pres ident Francis 1. Vcnuble ltisl week. The committee coniilsted of Messrs Francis 1. Winston, chairman: W. S. Bryant, VV. B. Rodman, -Waller Murphevi and VV. .V Everett.. : Im portant matters were discussed and attended to. Mr. Georgo M. Sneath. of the Eng lish department, delivered the regu lar weekly lecture at the devotional meeting of the Young Mens Chris tian Association last week. The sub ject of his address was leaching as Profession." Mr. Snoath made a very able and Interesting address. ' Killed In Wreck. Chicago. Dec. 8-r-VY illiam Cootes was killed and three others injured when two switch engines on the Grand Trunk Railway crashed to gether at Fifty First street and Kod z.ie Aveiiuo today. An open switch was. responsible for the wreck. Cootes was engineer on one ot Uie engines. Situation Along Mexican Border. Washington. Dec. IS Mexican Am bassador De La Barra conferred to day with President Taft over, the revolutionary situation, along the ToxaB border. The United States will use every effort, it was announced to enforce ihe neutrality- laws. EIIDOIVIHT CAMPAIGN TO 1REDIIH Baptists fa Convention launch Campaign For Movement Fot $150,000 OR. Um SPEECH lb' mils', rile (JipliaiiKuc licbl t:u- At tention This iii'iii iuiir;.-r kcs'tler I f get Kiti Ihhi uf New Kiiililui;;' rllr. II. I. Vi ililimitain Delivered Sirrmz Acilios on !'.! 'n Miskuhis, iSnctklii-j; cr an ..Hour !l. A. i. i, olx rloii Pir scnls I he' .Mi'ilslci il l .ilui alien to (lie ConvciStiOi Mrssmn Itcpris s!:ewniK (,roM'i el (lie Uiiuinimi tiuii AleilKt This Liar' ( oiiiniit lees nn;cl by I'resiilcii! Oowd. (IIV T. V. ( HAMLI.I II;;ndersoville. -..- lice, s -At ill e. S; I e..; il ilin ele of.ia insi'ici .n! ntuhl bv Pi'esidc-iii K. I .Merndiih Colleen, (in: l':r io:- Girls at Hnkii'. i. i ,-. ; t on vention fiiimcheil ire lor an ciidov.liii'iii oi 1 Mi'i-f'ditfi 'College'. Of li $:!(), titlO was raised in I i' tes. Th" .'first subser las .. Va n n , o :i. 1 Collet ; s : I :.-t Hi. :.i ean;i:a.:n '.o.i. no foi' is nnliiiiiu iiity mill i.ilio.n win matlt l Joiin T u iicl vas $1.D(I0 Ptillen. ol Ualoigti i'ua.i Briggs.-- of Scotland Neck, followed with $S.im'm) and F, H. Brijggs. a ml br.itber.of Hal elgh. SI. 1100:, C-J. Hiii'ter and V. . N Jones gave SJ,(ll',V. em ,i and .1. V iiailcv $."i()0.'-"t.. ' i'lie siil)Kt.riy.ioiis; anie raoidlv and Pre.-'.iuent ann . and the board ol trustees are enl tiusiat-tic over me prospect.'. It is their purpose to push the canioaiun to a speedy linis.i. I he P.iiptisls ol the stale . are to raise $100,000 and the .general educational (Continued on Page Five. ) ( l;v Leased Wire to I lie J uncs. i IviupU-.'.im. I'll., llec. Si- In a gas ex illusion Willi h sli ii ti'i'ed the bcnie uf .lohn French and set lire to the. build lug at -I o'clock .'this nmi hing. "a .'one yi-.ir-olil iliilil was binned in dcadli iiicl i"i-i ai-li, his wifi' and two childii n were-, seriously burned. I he . walls wei-e completely lilnM n. away and lae lb irs preciiit,iieil into Ihe cellar. The I'allier ha - tied through clouds jiI' l!i nn-s Hid saioki wit It his familv and ill n-ed his wile :iinl two (ilder childi'i'ivoii Ihe I "Willi's bllt lie fulled li flll Ul'- baby being i'omp. lied .himself to dee. .. Lank Watcliiiiiin Locked In. Springlield. Mass,, , Lice. S Sa I'e ex perts fi.om liele were hastily sUimmmed lo X'ii'ginia. ills., this inoining t" at- nipt to relear e the night ' waicliinnr,. who was locked in the safe by eraek ni( n al'tei- tlu-y had robbed . the l.i.-rak, I'lie iimount uf their loci is uiieeitain b;-. aiiM- the safe is lockc-J and the ci'hler is iniiible to gain iiceess ,n tin.' I iiiiKS. (ovcriiiiicn( I l ying Breiik Strike. Panama, via New Orleans. La.. I '. e. --Tht? I 'idled Stn t(is govei'iiment in ail ffi i-t to brake the strike which lias Iven holding, back work on the Pau lina cann! today nfleiTil boiler-makers 0 .-cents an hour and expiaises to Pan- ONLY 1 J SHOPPING ".DAYS TILL Christmas Don't Wait Till Every body Else Buys First OIL CASE ElE$0jlY Standard Oil ppany Trust Case Set For Fed Wetk Tit ( ase Aeair'st (.-iniia'd Oil ( mil 'S m li! ( .' i- 'lnia for et Weil. -There Will be p::nv I' !- ic.nl! Ai.ii-ir.ist Law iicsilav !r.iiii:!n- ivco or I lii-ee Scsxruis ol nut I-: h l::v TiiLni ol I iv-1 iinciiv I'.yp i ii'd l' ( ensiime ijalaiirc ot tin1 icr! !'rob:iMv k ' Umiev-es I mm I il ire n I or ns. st I ic Siamki red 'olat imi1: d Oil 0 1' t 'm Ill" rile a C:-;i,li anli-ll ia I lit'.' o'. ! c.i, a, -ll'.d will (.'1 law I'ed'.ii:- .f I 1 I is line ig Ill era I Th' ic nio.-i iniportani. cot: e! ry. ,us it is Kt, e.-irporalion ; in l::is pi!;:"Ie;l the oft; i his for years. .';i,i':it''sl Intereiit i ii!;-, n's1,.--. for il w;l.l A In rinfoi't-e t..e f il; Hire eate in C x'sC- ,i be I. rail. v,,vt ! lie ;l e iir i hi :-.!e . n:r i li I Aire the Si: i -1 I'll: t law. :i!it'i:t L'von f:nid. .-, ionli'S of ievi.'.ti;. IC.J : .; on .of s an 1 ivncis id aer !;, .1 ii i -i .v..i-n l . I ililri m:ll!( i I li-tonioy VP: 111 I!i othi'i- eili'. s v.iih lhe ai stale oiiicia city atloriic ioiiov, jus w was served co:i!"e 1 an i i'lar i il u.' -.MliCil .Mr. VV: .-.f Hal .litfl iKil. a n I i;i -be "Irs i the coaiiVii i t- i'ira:'cnt'J ' Al'ler I tive lint .Monday :e usual ca'diiiu ti ia.nl Veciles t of policv id' l! ciah townshii) at. "J . r Si'-H. cilil' ! i-lly of Kiilei;;,!, Ua! W'aiiO c-oi.ni y, . tein. duly sworn, says, -that. ;ie is infor-ni',( and lielicvcs linn on Or tilioul t ie iiis dav.of .fannarv, liHu.aml coiitiniiiiie. t'heri after, up lo I lie present time in-wi:. Hie 2!Ull day of NoVeinheV llllii, in the ciiv ol ijaU'iKd, an.'., in Raleigh township.': Witke" conn.-ty. t SiuiulBrd.Oit- I'onipan.v. corppm' ii encneed in the' biislness.. of. -sellinar kerosene oil, di.l iinlawlully and wil fully ..tinderlak.e I o. -destroy.- or Injure the business Of tin; Indian : l'linin Company.-a corporal ion - engaged in Ihe business .of seliinc kerosene oil in competition with t'he said t'dandiir; Oil Company! with .the purpose or in lention of '..attempting to fix the price of oil When competition should." b' destroyed. "And the said .1. P. istell,: caiiel, ol police of- Lie city of..-..Rii'lel.4;i,.'Jt.a'l eigh township,-. Walce couiiry, afore said, being furl her. sworn, says I ha ai the same time and couliiiimiisly llu reul'tei' until the saiil -fill day of Xo vein her, 1 11 10. in the ciiy of f-in 1 eigh,- and in Ualeigh iiiwns.iip, W'aKr county. Lie .Standard Oil Coniiaiiy a corporation, which directly or iudi rectly buys or sells within the state through itself or il s agent.-i or allio; as much- us ijfty- per centum in qiian tilyof ..the kerosene -'oil wliicn is soli in the 'state', did unlawfully aiid wil fully 1 1 i It-1-1 ;i U c lo iuiuie or destroy l he business -of a i n nl or oppoii'.itil l.i-wil, Lie Indian Kelining t'oi'npiiuy ;i corporation engaged -in' the bnsi ness of selling kerosene oil, by .'lower lug i'lie price so low as to leave an unreasonable or an inadequate -.profit on the business when its said riVarnr opponent is diii en out of business or its business is injured.: "And "the 'said' .1. P. Slell. chief ol police of the city ol Ualeigh, kuleigh township. Wake county., as aloresaid, being furl her sworn, says liiai. on n about Lie. first day 'of .lanuary. I'.i 10, and coin tniumslv t boreal lor. mini -the lllh dav of November. ..In HI. m the citv ot Raleigh and in Unleigli tow n ship. Wake countv. Lie Standird Oil Coinnaiiv. a corporation engagod in the business ol sellinii kerosene oil within tne state ot North (.aroliua, did unlawfully and willitllv gie away . . . . or sell in tiie citv ot ha eigh, where Uiere. is competition, kerosene oil at price lower than is charged by said hlutidard Oil Coiupaiiv tor t ie same oil at another place or at oilier places where there is not KiiHirioiit reason for charging less at one place than at Lie oilier. Willi a view to iintinng the business ol lis compel itors. All of said aids being eoul rur.v in the express provisions nl. e iapler ; 1" ol the public laws ot IIH'7. and ugnilisl the peace and (ligiuly of Lie stale. ' . Itill of Piiiliciiliii-s. I he Standard, tlirongli its atior- nevs. came luto court and asked t in state for a bill ot particulars. Alter hearing the argument, Judge Sirou- ach issued an order requiring Lie state to fnrnisii a list ot the towns and places where u jonipanson ol the price of oil would be made with the prices in Raleigh, which resulted in ((.'mil limed ,iu j'ago Ji-our, ) '-.flffl j: - i-liz: "6-:Kk:? 'i f' . - .VJ. i i'.w.yjw., V. sFS -V '.t f V1-C" S'?.-'i5:..-A-. -.'S rvi,'';"(-'.".'j,ttini-i-ii'w iiiiiiiSiii t. .1. SHIOII le.-idr'i- or i lie Oppo .c ol ; lniiiuiis, who ie n speech rli'scril)- 111 il recent r.!:-...o;. eil tl'.e fi; 1 1: ; ii nuiii lug to lue iiiue :: Anici ii an iiollai -. dccliti iii'i lhal the. ci neil I V Us ooi-esl a-. p.ippels (lane iin ItcrliiloMil anil lie ' concluded by cnlnuet was ov iiieiubei s, who KincriM'iI l-v .Ldm lterlmml, w-iis 2-overneil bv Paliiek I'bi'd. ivi'i't who I) oil i'ie.l the jirp'.els iv!io-nre pt-i- liu iiiiii'i Ihcir p:;i is ! niuiiisfieri Ml'.-. Iiallot llse Irish wiri'-li'.'lier. Aiiiei iciiii pin muster. Miiind pulsion')!! in il il ti e slnee, iio v, I'hiin I trust Dcn'l trust the Ti iisl alone tin ctiligntciicil pti Hns r-onii on M UL PROPERTY DESTROYED y, KlrV lit l ! ii eseri t fcr Ma-; aiid l.,n t ' vsed .irulina l miles ii.. ih iii.' the )y.'-.' III ipt.. I ii. U. Harper. Hid ha! il luiii.-ies i nV-e oh iii-il by i i y. ' tiii- ( ii tire i.WA W it il pl .ic II : i-i ee: 1,1111 d' at' l in 'i;.i thai:- ti ii-i-pdl.ir i'v at tli-cs ill . a;, there llu bear-li lav of the iin Pi opie huiidi iv is iiiitv- si ,. Till' i!!tl i-t SlU'cessful vei-e Just line. jfed I o I 'a a m in ..Harper hud u li mt el lotiatioiis Willi -lnirlliern capiialists k-Hse' .-of llitf vn'opnr-tles licxt sum r. .He will rebuild Immediately on a more '-elaborate mciile. .. . The more of a Iuiitv a man is in to get married tiie- longer tune he has ulterwiird to woiiijei' why ho was. I ll o (. i' lit I ii.lism of I lie penide ol I i-y." ..'.- RACE TRACK PEOPLE DESTROYED BOOKS (iiv ". I.-' a'svil .VU : ;-'ii 'i'lie;. Tirib '; i : '.Xlv.v - 'York. !;". s .-Th'.-.'.'-si'a--';-lbi'g fact -, it all Lie- leilser;' rle-el; L.-H.'kW -Mini lijii.'r ..Li-.,.i.:ei':i;i. I re fa . i i i-c ; .uioiiee i'ii'is aC'ii -.s.'.o!'- I he -Mi tiv',- .;i !:. "I" L !"(" Av hc.l' fif'll -"li'-:'. !"i;A .1- ,'l I .'"Ce.. Uii? I t'ljil el r.' ,-,; : rr:l:-k . 'lij'il. b. ,-il ilc- 1 : i -i I up '-l-'.ii. -April'. Il't;.-..' 'w';-.;.- iesl.i- ll.vil "to'- tod iv :f.,- ; b .i.-ilive in', e--. ip.:iirinV l-'iiniwHi ' .... Ie- --.J-. ... ,1 . Kvi'i.-. t-.-lSi!!el;C:i.1 '- ' e: ; -. r I h ' ; lii.'giiiii'itio'i't.;;-.''.' ; ' -'I'bis, i-! Vile Ilii-Ll': :- '.! 'V. :.'::"( ll.a- i- i'-iiioiirt..'-1-'- b-i- . .'.vv-'i :'i ;i- ;e,iT'iiv I.'. .'..t.'jlie i'ii'. t:'" i -.i'.-i;:ig 'ii s;i- 'i'lii f.ibb.vins ,;-.iel .'i.als;-i'f. ; I':. " ll.ti' r e'e tviicks.. Vr' Lvftus-di-la'r-d ' I'l.ti.:1;;-'.h'ad. dl ui (I tlje'-hi -ilc-i'iTci tre ii l;.v 'lhe .tinker or ::': a-; -H-i:;; : ar;'. -.. o:r ! i -. j iiv-f - as be lIvVMii-t .ili.p'i !:. ;:l 'neh . ;i:i . Mill 1 uirt -:::i.-e 1. i V fn 'n -i i ; ii.ei-. ' . Vl.i.'i. Vj:'1 '.-! :-iij.. :! i- ' i c ii :;i i li.i !.i.l ,1.0 yell- e.ii' d ; i .... -i;. " . ' " ( 'iciri-el Is llllloi e iki'; .-!-'!. 'Ilr.l, lili'le ' I...' .1.- lune. dis :1 t;.'i':':i li:i1. ;"lU: i .t'li't ijt.v.hilrW ''' tie a-. i'i-11 i 'h' - . ai'. -ii.' ':! li'if -i i'-ig?" . ' I V-i., iii:i! i.e.;-.'- s:.'-j !: ! :n life"'- v.-lit-i ,'. ' 1 ' ( ion j. 5 i hat .1 lit ' bank's ii- aj,., , i,-, H.i..;.;j;:,- '. a I i wel. . ii ' Ihe Wliil' s-;.; ... - , '. '.'. - 1 SYSTEM IS VEXATIOUS. AiOYIL'G Judge Clark's Opinion Oh lie Present Mileage System Used by Railroads SHOULD bF ABOLISHED filler Justice of the North Carolina Supreme (min A rites An Able Opinion on the lil'"age Qnestlon. Says the Systi'in is Almost ' In knoun Outside of the Temtory Irnversed bv the Three CJreat I'ailcoads Operating in This State. Thinks the Court Should Hold It I m i asonable niid oid and !!' lieve I lie Public I coin Its Opera tions The Court IKies .Not fc press Aii Opinion on the Question lleciiuse it Was Not Involved In the Cne. . . '..' .vv.-. : " - .-'. J. rVi..""X ' ' : ' " . Oir ol Hie stroiiKCSt and most. tWfcfjfJ. opinions ol recent years was jtib&oOi down vesterdav atternoon b.v C-lpftt Justice Clark in concurrinK Tjth the decision of the court in a iise in which damages were claimed from the Atlantic Coast Line for electing n passenger who had mile age. . . V.., ':.',-. ... 1 he case was Hervey vs. Atlantic CoaRi Uno Kailroad. -The plaihtitf held a mileage book and had en deavored to exchange mileage for a ticKet. before the train arrived at tho station from which lie wanted to de part. He boarded the train and pre sented the mileage, which was re-' Htsed, and rcyvlted-,. jn the; 'plaintiff lieini; pnr (fflr ie MiroirgVii suit for daiiiiigi'H. . Ihe question oi the validity of the svstem . of exchanging mileage for tickets was no for decision in this case, according, to the majority of the court. It was decided that the plainlilf was entitled to damages. Judge .('lark, in his concurring opinion, comes out strongly against the system, and Ills opiuion. which is given below, should be read by every North Carolinian: lark s Opinion. I not onlv concur in the opinion nl the court, but further, upon a point as to w inch it was not found necessary lor the court to express iisell. I anrof the opinion that the re quirement -Hint tlie holder of a mile age book shall present it and obtain a liekel lheri'ou. 'is an unreasonable .regulation and -'.therefore void. "liy chapter. 21 (i. Laws of 11107, the general assembly prescribed Hi (idits per inile as a maximum legal rale Jor trnnupoiiaiioii over the rail roads in ill is state. Thereupon, 03 is usual, line ol the said railroads ap plied to ihe . ledum 1 court to defeat lhe execution of. the. will ol the peo ple of tms state. That mutter came before this court in State vs. Rall load. 1 l i N. :;. where niutiv phases of this -subject- were-discussed. An accoutii was ordered bv the foil era court to he taken to ascf t'tain whet her the i-oducl ioii of rate by the ueneriil assemble was coiiliscntory. The reiiil'l was 1 hut if w arvaseei'tained I hal ihe pi(lcnieiil of I lie public in excrrisiin: its right to regulate these corporal toils' 'had' nor only not been ; iiniiist. bul (hat the eiirnings of tlie corporations had been greatlv m i reasi.d lliei cbv. I hev then uddressed a letler to I lie executive ol this state, in which thei proposed that, if the slate would change the rate to cents per mile thev would issue mile age hooks good on their lines within mid without, the state and good on all the roailroiuls in 1 lie state at tho rale ot - cents per mile. 'I hereupon, ihe special session ot l!l;l,s was called which -enacted the 2ya cents per mile rate. .Nothing was sird in tho stat ute as to the mileage books, as that was an offer on the part, of tho rail roads. Lvery one thought that of (amine the mileage books would be such as had mwavs been issued Over lhe roads in this state, and tha. hold ers thereof would be saved the trouble of getting tickets, feuch had ilwavs been the case with mileage and no ono had heard till then of a mileage book In North Carolina, which was not good upon tho train, but which was required to be first presented to the agent and a ticket obtained. ' ',',' The distinguished counsel who argued this case before us on the part (Contintmd ou Tnge Two.) I
The Raleigh Times (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Dec. 8, 1910, edition 1
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