The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-09-13
THE SOUTHERN PENALTY Case
New Law Increases Number Of
Divorce Gases
Charter Granted Mecklenburg Cotton
Holding Company-Expcrts Finish
Inspection Of FoodstnnS-Methods
of Guaranty Companies Being In
yestignted.
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh. n. c., September ii.
On the nth the whole day vii! Oe
devoted TO the argument in the SSV'yV0
fine case against the Southern railway
in the supreme court. Attorneys Rod
man and James II. Pou appear f"r
the Southern railway, while the state
will be represented by Assistant Al
torney General Clement. ex-governor
Aycock and Robert W. Winston.
A charter is granted the Mecklen-
burg Cotton Holding company at Char-
lotte, authorized capital $l25, coo, OF
which $1,000 is paid up, w. s. Pharr'
C. II. Wolf and others being the stock
holders. Several Of these holding
companies have been granted charters
and there has been good deal oi talk
about others in various counties, nGt
the trouble is that there is more talk
than action. for the warehouses ought
to be ready now in order To receive The
cotton as II comes in.
The statement was MADE by court
officer here today that there were more
divorce suits in this ciunty under The
new law than formerly. lie remar rke1
! that the lawyers made the evidence -
fit the case The United States govern
ment has had man at work here LOT
some days, looking over the iIs;s or
! marriages and divorces in this county.
! The nmber of marriages average ahoNc
! COO n year and the average rn",''" &C
divorces about %. The man who wants
:. ,VCicc IS posted, that is, told eN-
actlv what to do. and divorces ar"
~,a,l = e. I'LL three -fourths OF the
cases tried ;uS. T. the statement
made by the Official IL question.
! In the supreme court today Third
| district appeals were argued, and
among the attorneys was Mr.. Hughes,
of Norfolk, who appeared in the case
! Of Branch VS. the Old Dominion Steam-
ship company.
The inspection OF food stuns by the
: experts of the state agricultural de-
, partment has been finished. The law
requires that after October 1st there Is
to be a heavy penalty for having IN
| possession any adulterated goods OF
this kind for ma nor beast. Theree Is
some aGulterated stuff on hand by
1 .,
| by the date named 1t is said that
none is being shipped in now. the IN
spections being very sharp indeed.
The rumor was current here today
that Mr. Shea OF the SeabOard Air Line
with his Office in Hamlet as division
, superintendent, is to be promoted and
made general superintendent OF the
hat Mr.
go to the Tidewater railway.
An investigation is being made OF
the methods Of some Of the guaranty
companies, which il is claimed escaped
taxation. A stakeholder, subscribing
say $4,000 stock, does not put UP the
money but takes stock in some other
| company and puts that up. This stock
! being taxed, it is claimed, only ,or
the company in whose name il stands
1t was remarked that this sort of thin.
might be confined indefinitely and Eal\
dozen enterprises use the same stock
! if one could and then the whole outfit
except the original one, escape taxa
! tioon.
The express company is very care.
| full now as to receiving iEtDxicauts
! for prohibition or dispensary territory.
| and will not handle any from points
| within the state nor will IL handle
! goods shipped TO bogus addresses TIE
temperance people are proud 0. the
attitude the express company has tan
| en- in this matter and say IL wiz aid
their work greatly.
The Seaboard Air Line is arranging
to increase its warehouse and track
delivery facilities at Raleigh Plans
have been prepared for a very large
warehouse, one block north OF capitol
square.
Today the juries Of awards began
work at the jamestown exposition and
it is confidently expected that Nortn
Carolina will come in for a good LOT
of prizes, some of them among the
highest class.
1t is now certain that the state fair
in October is going to be a very large
one and that the attendance will De
great. The Masonic ceremonies here.
the laying Of the corner stone or the
temple. will attract many thousands
of persons on Wednesday Of fair weeks 4
and the presence and address Of W. IN
Bryan the following day will Of course
be a great drawing card.