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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-09
A BIO LUMBER SUIT.
Mrs. III, Calvert as Commissioner Taking
Evidence at Weldon
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Weldon N. c.. May 8-Important evil
dence was taken here today in the big
lumber suit of Trinchard & Wescott v. f.
Kell, before Mrs. NJ s. Calvert, of Raj
eigh, who was appointed by Judge Pur-
nell to take the evidence. This suit
grew out of the sale of the Gumberry
lumber plant, including railroad mills,
store-house stock OF goods and standing
lumber, for which Trinchard & Wescott
paid Mr.. Kell sec, 600. The plaintiffs
claim that Kells manager pointed out
to them timber which defendant had no
right to convey This the defendant de-
mics. Suit was entered in Northampton
Superior court for 100000. On motion of
counsel for Keil the case was moved to
the Federal court. The attorneys en-
gagged in the case are, for the plaintiff,
Judge j. E. Shepherd, Day e. Bell, Pee
bles & Harris, Gay & Midget. For the
defendant, w. L. Daniel, F. H. Busbee,
Hughes & Little and S. j. Calvert.
Mr.. Calvert's familiarity with court
work aids her greatly in taking the evil
dence. She is rapid and accurate, and
Judge Purnell showed wisdom in appoint
ing her to take the evidence. The plain
tiffs have sixty days and the defendant
forty in which to give in evidence.
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RIGHT KIND OF PUBLIC OF
FICER.

There is no public officer in America who
is more deserving of public honor than
Mr. Joseph w. Folk, prosecuting attor-
ney. A few days ago admiring friends
offered Mr.. Folk present of a handsome
residence in ST. Louis as a slight token of
their appreciation of. his fight for hon
esty in municipal government. He de-
clined to accept it, stating that he had
merely done his duty. That's the sort of
Jeffersonian Democrat Prosecutor Folk Isl
In a day when prosecuting officers are
glad to shirk the prosecution of political
friends, or to stretch the law to shield
them, the example of Mr.. Folk is one
that should be widely known. Here is
his record in brief, furnished the New
York American by its St. Louis CORE
spendent:
Joseph Folk, who has sent the boodlers
of st. Louis to Jail or beyond the reach of
the law and has completely destroyed one
of the most corrupt machines that ever
disgraced American municipal politics. is
scarcely 35 years old. He was born in
West Tennessee, studied law in the even
ings and hoed cotton during the day In
1896 he made speeches for Bryan in St
Louis and was elected president of the
Jefferson Free Silver Club.
Later he was nominated for prescott
ing attorney because it was thought he
would look out for the boys After the
election several ward workers were indict-
ed for no greater crime than stuffing a few
hundred votes into ballot boxes Folk
was told by the big men of the machine
that it would be well to drop the cases,
for to prosecute would not be good politics.
He said he would enforce the law
Before the gang knew what had hap
pened the ballot box suffers were SEN
fenced to the penitentiary. Then followed
other indictments. Franchise buying had
become a high class profession in ST. Louis
A newspaper reporter gave Folk few tips
and the next thing that happened half
dozen councilmen were arrested and a
dozen more fed. But Folk went higher
up. Millionaire business men were arrest
ed for offering brides. A Kansas City
banker was sent to the penitentiary. A
millionaire brewer fled to Europe and 9TH
er rich men went to Mexico Ed Butler,
the king of ward politicians, worth five
million dollars, was arrested, tried and
given sentence of five years in the pen
tertiary.
Folk was threatened with assassina tio..4
his private life was searched, but he kept
sending rich thieves and little thieves to
jail. His latest effort has been to lend
hand to legislative bribing and sew =.
railroad lobbyists are getting uneasy. lie
has regenerated ST. Louis politics. Off
Gals in other cities are beginning TO
look 10 Folk for guidance.
His brother Reau left the copy desks
Of Memphis and Nashville papers for the
Ireasurershlp of Tennessee. Another
brother is a preacher and editor All are
Democrats of the jefferson school,"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-09
SLANDERED A LADY
Took Leg Bail While the Jury
Was Out.
indicted County Commissioners Agree to Have
a Decent Court House and Jail
Erected.


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Winston Salem, N. c., May Sin
Stokes court today, w F. Martin, an ex-
cellent citizen, was convicted of SANDER
ing Mrs Daisy Young, a respectable lady.
While the jury we're out Martin skipped
gtSlg to Virginia, it is thought. Before
court adjourned Martins friends effected a
compromise by which he pays Mrs. Young
three hundred dollars, the county school
fund fifty dollars and the cost in the case.
The county commissioners. who were in
dlcted by the grand jury for failure to pro-
vide the county with decent court house
and jail, met today anu agreed to have a
court building erected at cost of seven
teen thousand dollars and Jail to cost sew
en- thousand dollars. If they fail to do this
the suit against the commissioners will be
tried in this county,.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-09
Is mr.. GUTHRIE RIGHr2

There is much difference of opinion
as to whether man registered under
the grandfather clause must register like
other voters in future elections. 1t is
our opinion that the grandfather clause
guarantees the man registering under ii
the right to vote without having ever
to be subjected to the educational tests.
but that in all other respects he must
conform to the laws like other voters.
Per contra. Mr.. w. B. Guthrie. of Dur
ham, few days prior to the city cleo
ton, wrote the following communication
to the Durham Sun:
Il have been asked frequently if, in my
opinion, voter having duly qualified un-
der the State law, and having registered
at the last State election on the perma-
nent roll under the Grandfather clause.
and paid his poll tax, or is exempt from
poll tax, can vote in the municipal cleo
tion tomorrow without municipal regis
traton?
The language of the Constitution is
as follows:
ne GSHeTdl Assembly snail pro-
vide for permanent record of all
persons who register under this Sec
ton on or before November first,
nineteen hundred and eight; and all
such persons shall be entitled to reg
lister and vote in all elections by the
people in this State unless disqualified
under section two Of this article:
Provided. such persons shall have
raid their poll-tax as required by
law
The Supreme Court decided in 1875
in the case of Van BoKeIin VS. Canady
70 N. c., 1913, that the qualification of
voters in State, county, township, city or
town elections are the same.
Il therefore give ii as my opinion,
that if Q voter has registered under the
Grandfather Clause, and paid his poll
tax, if liable for poll-tax, he is entitled
to vote in the election to be held in
Durham, Notwithstanding the fact that
such voter has not registered under the
provision OF law recurring a new MUM
cipal registration. / believe the courts
would hold in favor of the broader right
of suffrage in favor OF those whose names
are registered on the permanent roll I'M
der the Grandfather Clause. / am con-
firmed in this opinion by other lawyers.
| take this method of answering the
many Inquiries made of me-"
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be elected third time to the Presi-
dency
Let those who wish to become regis
tered on the roll of faithful Democrats
abiure instantly this mushroom third
term talk and combine in the great pa
triotic duty of bringing all wise oppon-
ents of Republicanism into solid
phalanx. Then it should be easy for
the imminence of victory to produce the
man of the hour-the Democrats whose
record as such is unquestionable, whose
loyalty to the party in any event is I'M
impeachable, and whose wisdom, pru-
dcnce and patriotism will guarantee him
to honest reform voters as the Cincin-
natus of the first national emergency of
the twentieth century
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-09
GRATUIT0Us INSULTS.

Judge Boyd still has blood in his eye for
Wilkesboro and Wilkes county. Here are
his exact words, given by the Asheville
Citizen. in his Ashevilie pronunciamento
'"No use for a court at Wilkesboro and
anybody with any sense knows it, There
is no use for the court. j understand that
some of the hotel keepers there have pa
pered and painted their hotels and sent me
word, but that has not caused me to
change my mind on the subject. I'm not
going to stay in their nasty little hotels.
There is no use to try three or four small
cases. That court has virtually destroyed
the November term of the civil court
here
The Wilkesboro folks will be justified in
quarantining against Judge Boyd after this
philippe against their town, its hotel and
its people. I'm not going to stay in their
nasty, little hotels" declares the big jur-
list. who not long ago was counting the
favor of Wilkes Radicals. Upon what
meat doth this, our Caesar feed, that he
hath grown so create
Wilkesboro has no hotels like the Wal
dorf-Astoria, but plenty of men as able
and as worthy as Judge Boyd have been
there and well entertained
There are no more hospitable people. thev
know what is good. and provide it for
their table. One would think to read
Judge Boyd's gratuitous insults of Wilkes
boro that he had been accustomed always
to dine on peacocks tongues and repose
on silken touches His spleen-and abuse
of Wilkesboro in this matter is inexcusable
taste, to say the least of it, and shows
small man is rumbling around in a big
place.
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A Splendid Tribute to a Splendid Man.

To the Editor: The death of Col. M. J..
Pearsall, of Moultrie, Ca, is inexpres-
sively sad.
Three years ago this month a business
engagement called me to Berrien county,
Georgia. where / spent nearly a weak.
Matt. Pearsall came over from Moultrie
to attend court at Nashville. When he
found that an old North Carolinian was
in the little village he was Almost as
happy as a boy who leaves school for
home. He loved every part of his native
State. He read our papers and was post
ed on our politics. Our marvellous growth
and development, as a people, was most
pleasing to him. He was SO young and
buoyant, such a splendid product of North
Carolina culture-natural artless. strong
gentle and yet heroic ana full of ambition.
He was succeeding too. The old Lawyers
spoke kindly of him, indeed they predicted
great things OF him. They loved his pure
and white soul and they felt that in him
lived the sacred traditions of our noble
profession.
When a North Carolina boy goes from
home and succeeds it seems to me that
he is little different from those who
leave other States-for with him, 'once
a Tar Heel, always a Tar Heel
Pearsall lived in "wire grass Georgia,
where the peaches are reddest and pine
timber straightest and cattle and sheep
sleekest. He was worthy of the best of
that goodly land and ] doubt not that
many a heart is sad among the whole
souled people of Southern Georgia today
Among the sunny hours of my life were
the three days association with this fine
type Of manhood.
Peace to his ashes.
r. w. WINSTON.
Durham, N. c., May s, 1909.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-09
Commencement at Caldwell.
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Especial to News and Observer
Lemon Springs, n. c., May 8.-The com
mencement exercises of Caldwell school
occurred May 3rd-4th. There was good
crowd present to hear the annual ser
mon preached on Sunday, by Rev. M. d.
Mcneil, of Sanford, n. c., and DR.. B.
F. Dixon, State Auditor, delivered the
literary address on Tuesday to a packed
house, which was highly enjoyed by
everyone present, and our people will
be glad to have the Doctor come again.
The success of Caldwell School is en-
tirely due to the untiring energy of the
principal, Miss Matte Caldwell, of Wayne
county, who is one of the most devoted
school workers in the State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-09
Among the Railroads.

The increasing difficulty of borrowing
money for new projects has brought to
halt the extension of the Wabash Rail-
road System to the Atlantic seaboard
Work on the Little Kanawha line through
West Virginia, which is an important link
in the trunk-line scheme, has been aban-
doned for the reason stated, after a con-
ference between the high officials of the
system. This is a Gould project, and its
hold-up indicates that the rival Penn
sylvania interest is a greater power in
the money market now than the millions
that used to work that market about at
will.
Governor La Toilette, of Wisconsin,
wants that State to follow Michigan
under Pingree, and substitute a property
and franchise tax on railroads for the
present tax on gross receipts His meas
ure to this end would increase the rail
road taxes so per cent or so, and it has
been defeated by the stalwart faction
of the Republican party, which controls
the State Senate. The same faction has
also again succeeded in beating the Gov
ernors primary election scheme, and the
old war between the La Toilette or Radi-
cal Republicans and the stalwarts or
corporation Republicans, has been re-
newed in greater violence than ever. The
Governor has now returned to the at
tack on the railroads In a long special
message, showing that Wisconsin ship
pers are being charged unjustly high and
discriminating rates, and calling for the
creation of a State commission empow-
cred to bring the roads to terms and
keep them there.
young white man OF Wilson miracu-
lousy escaped death on the railroad two
miles south of this place Tuesday morn
ing. While near an approaching train
he was seized with fit and fell near
the rail, missing a horrible death by
only few inches.-Smithfield Herald.
Judge Thos r. Purnell has fixed June
18th as the date for hearing in this city
the case OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission VS.. The Railroads. for dis
elimination in freight rates against Will
mington and other Wilmington
Dispatch.
We are told that a crew of hands
are busily engaged in LAYING iron on the
Durham and Charlotte Railroad between
Star and Troy. 1t is hoped that this
Will be pushed and that Troy will soon
have another railroad.-Troy Examiner.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-09
Spirit of the Press.
MORE LIKE SOCIETIES NEEDED.
Monroe Enquirer

MORE LIKE SOCIETIES NEEDED.
Monroe Enquirer.
society for the prevention of cruelty
to dumb animals was organized in Raj
eigh yesterday in the tent where that
wonderful horse, Jim Key is being ex-
hibited There needs to be many socie-
ties in this State for the prevention of
cruelty to dumb animals. The children
reed to be trained to treat every dumb
creature with kindness and gentleness,
and man who will not be merciful to
a dumb animal and regard it's life needs
to be made to suffer at the hands of the
law for his cruelty. We may be a lit
tie oyertrained in regard to the kind
treatment of the brute creation, but we
cannot see how any man can wilfully
abuse and torture a poor, defenseless
thing which can utter not even a word
against its torturer. We need a So
ciety whose duty it Is to look after the
hardened men who deal numerically
and cruelty with the dumb animals.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-09
Laurinburg's New City Government
(Laurinburg Exehange.l

The town election passed off very
quietly here Tuesday The battle was
hare fought one and the contest was
the closest we have heard of. Mr.. Angus
McKinnon was elected mayor by q vote
Of sc to Ga majority of three, and
Mr. f. NJ. Hubbard was reelected town
marshall by one majority Mr. I. J.
Gill was reelected treasurer without
opposition, and Mr.. w. d. Wright was
elected clerk by a majority of eight
votes Messrs. d. C. Mcneil, Peter Nc
Intosh r. C. Everett, N Hammond and
A. A. James were elected town commits
sioners
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-09
COMMENDED To THE RALEIGH
BOARD.

Wilmington Dispatch.
When municipal board begins to trade
an official nine times out Of ten the city
suffers by it. We congratulate this board
on the wisdom of its policy in refrain
ing from this. II the members are salts
fed that the officials are qualified for
their work there is no reason for a
change.
And the same thing applies to the
policemen and iremen. Let the same
civil service plan prevail. Good men
should not be removed from either OF
these departments to give Tom, Dick and
Harry a job because they did a little
work in the campaign. We have ex-
pressed ourselves along this line before
We repeat it here with emphasis. Keep
all the good men and remove all who
are not faithful to their duties.
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At the Point of Death
Special to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
LAGRANGE, N. c., May S.-Noah Wal
tiers, son of Henry Walters, near Insti-
tute, is in a precarioas condition from
heart trouble. He is less than twenty years
Of age. He fell while working in the field
the first of the week and has been at the
point of death since.
The shipment of strawberries continues
quite large. Other truck has been de-
layed considerable by the cold weather
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-09
Good Prices for Tobacco
(Polenta Cor. smithfeld Herald.

(Polenta Cor Smithfield Herald.)
Mr. G. H. Johnson received for his 914
acre tobacco crop last year the rise of
fourteen hundred dollars clear of all
warehouse charges. He used six hun
bred pounds of fertilizer per acre. His
best tobacco sold for 43 cents, his low
est grade (scrap) for So cents. Mr..
Johnson has raised tobacco for several
years and has always made a success of
it lie does not plant any cotton at all
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-09
Inventor at Colored A. & NJ. College
(From Greensboko lelegram.)

Among the students at the A. and NJ.
College for the colored race is one with a
special aptitude for invention. His name
is T.. Logan. He has lately studied out
and made models of a biscuit cutter that
promises much. 1t cuts out the biscuits
and deposits them in the paker ready
for cooking. A search OF the records
shows that only two biscuit cutters have
been invented and neither OF them com
pares with Studenta Logan IN conVen-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-09
A Notable Address.
(Roanoke-Chow Times

DR.. Charles ID. McIver, the father of
the present educational movement in
North Carolina, made a notable address
in Rich Square last Friday, stating with
great force and clearness the educational
problem. Those, if any, who expected
him to speak for any particular institu-
ton or to lay special stress upon So
called higher education were disappoint-
ed. His speech did much good in this
community 1t is highly commended by
our people.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-09
FOR SALE, VALUABLE SECURITIES.

AS Executor of the last will and tesla
ment of Mrs. Virginia B. Y. Swepson,
and under the authority contained In
said will and at the request of the parties
therein interested, / will offer for sale.
at public auction, for cash, at the Court
House door in the city of Raleigh. on
Saturday, May 23rd, 1903 at 10 o'clock M,
one North Carolina 6 per cent bond OF
the denomination OF one thousand dol
lars, and forty shares OF the capital stock
of the Commercial and Farmers Bank OF
Raleigh, said shares being each OF the de-
nomination of Fifty Dollars.
This May LIST, 1903
ASHBY LEE BAKER.
Executor of the last will and testament
OF Mrs. Virginia b. Y. Swepson.
5-2-3 wks.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-09

fence and cheapness of production. Both
of them cuts certain number of bis
cults only while the one invented by the
A. and NJ. College man will turn out the
biscuit in any quantity desired. The
cutter will be patented at once and put
on the market at the earliest possible
moment
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-09

The recent sale of the Roanoke water
power to Richmond and Norfolk capital
lists is matter OF great Importance We
Lave always believed that this power when
fully utilized, would make the section
from Weldon to Roanoke Rapids one of the
greatest manufacturing centres of the
South.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-09
WOULD BEAUTIFULLY DECREASE

MONROE Enquirer.
Judge Hoke sentenced a negro to six
months on the Buncombe county chain
gang, few days ago, one month for car
rying concealed weapon and five
months for lying about it. If such SEN
fences were frequent enough, perjury
would beautifully decrease.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-09

In his address at st. Louis Mr. Roose-
welt said 1--WE must show our adherence
of cruelty, brutality and corruption in
public or private life How does he show
IT? BY furnishing every man who brings
it to his attention. He talks one way
and acts another.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-09

No wonder that North Carolina has
no great cities. Last year manufac
turing company left Asheville because
the railroad rates were so excessive and
the Charlotte News says that a firm of
manufacturing confectioners will leave
that city and go to Memphis. Reason
freight rates constitute barrier they
cannot break down
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-09
Lenoir College commencement.
(special to News ana Observer.l

N0POVIuI % 4N0WS mp OD0OI FOI'J
Hickory, n. c., May 8.-Ihe baccalaur-
cate sermon at Lenoir College commence
ment will be delivered by DIR. NJ. NJ Kin
ard, of Knoxville, Tenn, Sunday at II a.
M, of the 18th, to be followed by an adj
dres sto students by Rev. c. Luther Mil
ler,, of Lexington, N. c., at night. The
exercises will close Tuesday night.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-09
MUSHROOM THIRD TERM TALK.

Atlanta Constitution.
To nominate Mr.. Cleveland in 1904
would be to put the club of Hercules in
the hands of the Republicans. On this
third-term stalking horse they could
load all their scandalous and I'M Ameri-
can policies and ride to victory without
any serious obstruction. Some men say
lit was the Republicans who first pro-
posed a third term" in Grants case, but
the Republicans can reply truly: But
we refused it even to him, and the Chi
cago Old Guard OF 306 is forgotten among
us!"
Neither Mr.. Cleveland nor any other
man in any political party, in our iudg-
ment. can break down the popular pre-
judiee against rd-termism-which is
a large span toward imperialism-and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-09

Lawyers say that the opinion Of the
Supreme Court this week by Judge Con-
nor in Joyner VS.. Sugg, goes far to
straighten out the rulings of the court as
to the Homestead Law, which have been
hitherto a little confusing
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-09

Ten thousand Pennsylvanians are said
to have signed a paper asking Cleveland
to run He is mighty strong in Repub-
Ican States and in Republican circles
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-09
Will be Dry as a CHIP
(Nemton Enternrise ]

Hickory went dry in the election Mon
day. After the first Monday in July the
whole county will be as dry as a chip,
except during the brandy and wine sea-
son.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-09
ADMIRES BOLDNESS AND ENTER
PRISE.
Thomasvlle News.

Thomasvlle News.
The Sunday edition of the News and
Observer was in brilliant attire-red
and blue-and was typical of the gala
day of Raleigh's May Carnival which
opened up Monday morning, We have
always admired the holiness and enter
prise of the News and Observer.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-09

The Boston Herald, which has been be-
hind the Olney boom, puts 1T to sleep and
wants -four more years of Grover