Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-15

Raleigh. N. c., Nov. 14-Everys State
In the Union, except North Carolina,
has department. of justice, OF which
the Attorney General is the head. He
is the legal adviser and counsel for ali
departments of the State government
and such cases as they may have in
the courts are conducted through his
Office.
In North Carolina. however, the At
torncy- General simply argues State
criminal appeals in the Supreme Court,
and though lie is legal adviser for the
State officials he is seldom their coun-
sci in such cases as may come before
the courts. each department having IL
sum of money specially set aside to
enable ii to employ lawyers.
AS a result of this policy some $l2. 00O
or $4,000 year are expended by the
State government in extra lawyers
fees.
AS Attorney General Walser goes out
OF Office this year and cannot profit by
his own recommendations he Will in
ms report, ask the Legislature to
change this system, setting forth that
the Change Will both increase the eff
cheney of the public service and save
money to the State.
lie VIII recommend the establishment
or department of Justice through
which all the States law business must
be conducted, as is done in other States
AT the head of this department will he
the Attorney General, with an assist
ant and such increase Of clerical force
as may be necessary. The Increased
cost of this above what is at present
paid to the Attorney Generals Office
would. he argues. be small compared
to the large extra attorneys fees now
expended.
"Of course said Mr.. Walser, dis
cussing the matter with a News and
Observer reporter. there would be
cases in which the Attorney General
would desire outside assistance, and
in which assistance would be neces-
sary. In such cases he should have
power to employ additional counsel.
Agnin, some state official might desire
IN an important case to employ special
COUNSEL he ought to be allowed 10 do
so by and through the advise of the
Attorney General. Such an arrange
ment would add TO the dignity of the
Office. make the Attorney-Generars ser
vices more efficient and save money TO
the State. North Carolina has out
grown the present method Of transact
ing It's law business, and the next Leg
islature should make a change in it,"
Also. it is understood. the Legislature
Will he asked to revise the fees paid to
said that from year TO year the work
of the office has grown, While the fees
have decreased rather than increased
until there is hardly n living in the
office for the clerk after his steno-
graphcr is paid
DIVINE HEALER HERE.
DR. w. S. Gilbert. the divine healer.
arrived in the city yesterday morning
from Durham. Or. Gilbert Is an Eng
lishman. educated at oxford and the
University of London for the Episcopal
ministry. Ills belief in the curing OF
ills by faith and laying on of hands has
led him to travel in the hope of spread
ing the doctrine by publicly practiclng
II. lie has held meetings in many of
the principal cities OF the country. and
has newspaper clippings from each
place to show what he has accom-
plished
Associated with Dr. Gilbert is Rev.
O. NJ. Sutton. of Columbus. Ga. pastor
OF an independent Baptist Church at
that place. Mr.. Sutton generally speaks
and leads the singing at the meetings..
The method of procedure in healing Is
to lay on hands and pray silently for
the recovery of the afflicted one.
No fee is charged for curing. but vol
untary offerings are accepted for ex-
penses of living. meeting was adj
vertised for last night at Metropolitan
Hail. but through some miSunderStand-
ing the place was not opened Here
after meetings Will be held in Metropo-
Titan Hall every night a 1880 O'clock
TWO NEW COTTON MILLS.
The two new cotton mills in Wake
county are now nearing completion and
will begin operations early In the new
year. They are the Mouse. River mill.
Mt Falls. and the mill at Wake Forest
The machinery Is being put in place at
the Neuse mill. It will he run by water
power.
PRICE SUCCEEDS BLACKBURN.
Congressman eject u. Spencer Black
burn. of the Eighth District. arrived in
the city yesterday and is stopping at
the Marlborough. Mr.. Blackburn has
rendered his resignation as Assistant
United States District Attorney, and
Mr. Augustus II. Price, of Salisbury
leading young Republican iii the state
will be his successor.
FREAKS OF a LADY
On last Tuesday night Miss Gertrude
Harp. of East Durham left her home
attired in mans clothes. She left a let
ter to her father, Mr.. J. II. Harp. stat
ing that she was going 10 Oxford to he
married. and that she wore mans
clothing to avoid detection.
She came to Raleigh and went TO
several places here. Last Sunday her
f;Iihcr received letter from her post
marked West Raleigh" stating that
She had been married
The cause OF her strange conduct is
that her mind has become unbalanced.
relatives are searching for her, but as
yet have not found her.