The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-15
They ARE ONLY Al FEW.
ButThis One Was aEHaro Full Of
!. Charity.

In these days when the .severy-man-for-
himself, principles are the foremost in
all walks OF life an act OF generosity and
self forgetfulness is all the more promi-
nent because unusual. It has transpired
y that one or the young men Of our city
4 who is working eight hours each day for
his living offered recently to resign his
position In favor of . friend who had teen
dropped from the rolls on accor mt of y
reduction OF force, because of that friends
greater responsibilities. Such things do
not happen often. 1t is true that In
stances calculated to arouse our symps-
thies and sincere regret are not infre-
quent-yet there are few of US who would
\ turn ourselves out into the world because
OF them. It As pity that there are not
more msn like this one. The world
would be better IL.
The recent findings of the grand jury
are the subject Of conversation every
where, though not as much 40 as If en-
Sirely unexpected. The result WAS con-
fidently looked for by many, though the
matter has been little talked about in
public. Had this action been taken i'm
mediately after the failure of the Roanoke
Trust, Loan and Safe Deposit Company
and the gentlemen at its head then in
dicted, public sentiment would have been
almost undivided in its stand against
them; but there may be now found many
to express sympathy, though there seems
ings. These gentle men have now
been indicted and will have the
opportunity of proving their inno-
cence before the world. If they are in
nocent and are found to be SO before the
law it should be relief to them and to
all concerned to have the clouds lifted
from around them; but if on the other
hand 1t Is shown that the embarrassment
of the Loan, Trust and Safe Deposit
Company arose from culpable disre-
gard for the safety of the funds placed in
their care they should bear the penalty
therefor.
The arrest of Mr.. Noble in Norfolk for
the shortage that has been found to exist
in his accounts with the city was total
surprise to almost everyone. Itwas known
that his books were being examined by an
expert, but ID was generally supposed
that the trouble would be found to exist
in irregularities in his methods of account
ing rather than any disposition on the
part of Mr.. Noble to defraud. Therefore
when it was announced on the streets
Tuesday that Sergeant Til,ett had gone
to bring him here for trial the surprise
was great The result of his Indictment
as well as that of the officers OF the Safe
Deposit Company is awaited with much
interest.
The noise of q dog chasing pig around
parlor and the commotion following
such proceeding is naturally very apt to
cause excitement in almost any house
hold; therefore when sounds which would
have done credit to an old time "hog
Killing in the country arose suddenly
in the best room of a residence here the
other day the family was much startled.
Steps toward n vigorous and abrupt ter
mination TO the performance were imme-
diately taken, hut when the room was
thrown open 1t was found to contain
only the clever imitator who gave his re-
markable exhibition at Crystal Spring
some time ago. Hostilities. were suspend.
ed, but it is thought the end is not yet.
The spirit Of justice, and liberal jus
tice at that, must be in the air around
Norfolk. Men have been arrested for
working on Sunday. What will come
next! AS II men would work on Sunday
if they could help 1t. 1t is not known
whether Ocean View and the New Coney
Island come under the jurisdiction of
this same ann of the law-but whether
they do or --do not it would seem that
things in thnt part of the country are a
little distorted. Ocean View may enjoy
little better reputation than it did last
year and the year before and Coney
Island may be improving, but even with
that the things that are done there on