R. R. Clark in Comment Upholds
Judge Shaw and Other Jurists
Who Clear Court Rooms
Of Spectators.
Mrs. Johnson, state welfare com
missioner, expressed regret recently
that private hearings of the viola- i
tions of women could not be made (
mandatory by statute. She had been
told by the attorney general that
auch enactment would be unconstitu
tional. But the desired result has
been attained without passing a law
and probably without doing violence j
to the constitution. In two of these j
cases tried in Asheville last week'
Judge Stack excluded spectators from ;
the court room while the prosecuting '
witness testified; and about the same
time Judge Shaw ordered the cxelu- j
sion of spectators under similar cir- :
cumstances at Shelby. It is unneces
sary to argue that the victims of
these assaults should not be require- ;
cd to undergo a reproduction of the
horror by being compelled to relate 1
the details before a raping, curious |
vulgar-minded crowd of spectators
that jam the court room. It is bad
enough to have to tell the story be
fore a jury and court officers, but j
that is necessary.
A law requiring private hearings
would no doubt be unconstitutional,
as section 35 of the Declaration of
Rights of the state constitution de-1
clares that ‘ All courts shall be
open.” But except in the technical i
sense it may be doubted if the tern- !
porary exclusion of spectators from j
the court room, sending out for the
time all persons who have no real j
business there, infringes upon the |
Constitutional requirement that “All j
courts shall be open.” There need j
be no closing or locking of doors.
An order of the judge that all ex
cept the court officers and those
connected with the case get outside
and stay until notified2_Js_sufffcient,J.
Another Week of Big Values
CLOSES TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH
AND FOR THE LAST WEEEK HAVE SECURED AND (ARE) OFFERING SOME UNUSUAL
VALUES IN OUR SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS.
Watch These Items
THEY’RE MONEY SAVERS
1000 YARDS 27-INCH HEAVY 1 O-lr YD. j
OUTINGS. 1*2^
This price holds good only through this sale, which j
closes next Tuesday. Solid Colors, White, Blue, Pink.
Basement Floor. j
81x90
KRINKLE SPREADS
$1.95
An exceptional value.
(Basement Floor)
81x90
SEAMLESS BED
SHEETS $1 00
Free From Starch.
(Regular price $1.50)
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$1.29!
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v°oi ^2-95
l, Maroon,
nal i
WHITE
ON SUITS
GLOVES !
vith leather- j
mtlets
69c
iave priced
>od weight.
;d, full cut,
$1.95
$2.48
)ber heels.
lO USERS
The Month of November
“The Month of Coats”
AND NEVER HAVE WE BEEN BETTER PREPARED
TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR WANTS IN QUALITY
AND STYLES AT PRICES YOU WANT TO PAY.
Hundreds from which to make your selection in all the new
and wanted colors—plain and fur trimmed.
SIZES 1G TO 44.
$16.50 $24.50 $34.50 $49.50 andup
SILK AND WOOL DRESSES
$10.00 $19.50 $24.50 $39.50
A close inspection of these dresses will convince you of their
newness in style, their excellent materials and their superior
workmanship, which all go to make the greatest values that
we have ever offered at this season of the year.
MEN’S ALL-WOOL SERGE SUITS
AT $19.50
Men! Here’s a fine chance to buy a 100 per cent Wool Serge
Suit for a small amount of money. We have them in models
for men, young men, stout and slim. Sold in most places at $25. /f
YOUNG MEN’S ENGLISH SUITS
AT $24.50
In this range you’ll find snappy new suits, a few have two pairs trousers. We con
sider them excellent, values at $24.50.
MEN’S EXTRA TROUSERS WITH WIDE BOTTOMS
$3.95
BOY’S SUITS AND OVERCOATS SPECIALLY PRICED FOR THIS
ANNIVERSARY
OVERCOATS j
6 to 17 j
\ $5.00 |
i[Values to $7.50 in this j
s' lot of coats. Mackinaws s
land Chinchillas. They
f are well tailored and 1
good warm materials.
i OTHER COATS .. $7.50 to $9.75
| (Basement Floor)
BOY’S SUITS
Sizes 4 to 17.
$4.95, $7.50, $10.00 to
$16.50
In the widest range of
patterns ever shown in
this store. Some carry
one long and one short
| —others have two pairs
| short trousers. ,
i (Basement Floor)
FANNING & CO.