Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-25

Raleigh, N. c., Dec. 24-The exami-
nation of witnesses for the State at the
hearing here in the railway taxation
case, before Standing Master j. L.
Shepherd, was concluded Saturday. A
number of Raleigh witnesses have not
been examined yet, and 1t Is proba BILE
that the hearing will be resumed
In this city at some later date. The
taking OF evidence IN the same case
will commence next Thursday. The OBJ
ject is nm effort on the part of the Cor
pOration Commission OF North Carolina
to refute the charge and testimony in
troduced by the railroad companies
that the railroad property is assessed
for taXtation at its full value and real
estate and other private property at
only two thirds Of it's cash value.
AN IMPORTANT CASE.
IF mortgaged horse changes color
and is bought by n third party, who
has no actual notice OF the existence
or the mortgage, can the mortgage
foreclose the mortgage against the in
nocent purchaser, the color of the horse
described In the mortgage being essen
TALLY different from the actual color of
the horse when purchased by the last
named person?"
The above is n fair synopsis of a
case which went to the Supreme Court
OF this State recently and which was
decided yesterday. The decision of the
court Is that the identity OF the horse
being unquestioned, the change OF color
cuts no figure in the matter. The opin-
lon of the case was written by Judge
Clarke. and is in part as follows:
The MORTGAGE had done all the law
required him to do. when the horse
was specifically described in the mort
gage, and that instrument duly record
ed There being no doubt as to the
identity OF the horse. the mortgage
does not lose his right TO subject the
horse to tie payment OF the lien, be-
cause of Il change In appearance due
probably 20 old age. A mortgage on
pigs, Cal e3 and other young animals
Is not v.tiated by their growing up into
boars. sows bulls, cows and the like
NOT would mortgage upon boars and
bulls be destroyed by turning them in
to barrows and oxen, which would be
a more substantial alteration" than a
change OF color. The horse sheds his
color. but mortgage is not so easily
shielded. 1t usually sticks closer than
the skin. In adjudging that the mort
value If not produced to be applied to
the mortgage debt. there was no err
Sor."
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.
The State Executive Committee an
nounccs that the next annual session
of the u. G. International Sunday
School Association will be held In High
Point on February 20. This organza-
ton employs n field secretary, who de-
votes all his time to promoting the in
terests of the Sunday schools through
out the State
BIG TIME AHEAD.
Adjutant General Royster says that
at Aycock's inauguration as Governor.
there will be no less than one thou
sand of the State militia in attendance
and companies of "red shirts" are be-
ing organized in many parts of the
State to attend. Red Shirts" it will
be remembered. figured very conspicu-
ously in the observation-disclosures cleo
ton, when the Constitutional Conven-
ton was ratified and Aycock elected
Governor by an overwhelming ma
jority.
The city of Raleigh is arranging to
entertain the military companies in at
tendance upon the inaugural ceremo-
MES.
Mr.. II. S. Lend, travelling passenger
agent for the Seaboard Air Line, saws
1t looks now as though his road will
bring 1000 or 1000 red shirts from va
rious sections of East Carolina on the
day of the ipanpIra tiOn