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The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-30
\ DRASTIC MEASURE
A New York Statute Which IS Expect
to Check Divorces

New York, August 27.-On Sunday
next goes into effect one Of the most
drastic laws ever enacted in this state.
The law is embraced in the provisions
of bill signed by Governor Hughes 4
few weeks ago. The author of it was
Jesse Phillips, a member of the Assem-
bly, from Allegheny county The Phil
lips bill is in the form Of an amend
ment to the penal code of the state
1t provides that a married person
guilty of statutoroty offense commits
a misdemeanor and on conviction sub
jects himself or herself, to imprisOn-
ment in penitentiary or county Jail
for not more than six months, or to
fine of not more than $3.50, or to both
The act takes effect September 1st.
No measure presented in the legis-
lature at the last session provoked as
much discussion as this bill. Assem-
blyman Phillips first introduced it two
years ago, and, although it was pass
ed, Governor Higgings vetoed it becaus
of the hostility it aroused among law
gers. The original bill differed in
some respects from the measure which
has finally become law, through the
same vital provision-that stigmatiz-
ing the statutory misconduct as a pris-
on offense-was contained in all drafts
of it.
1t is a singular fact that some of the
opposition Of the measure came from
ministers, on the ground that it would
result in injustice to men and women
through spite on the part of malicious
persons The principal objection,
however, came from the lawyers, who
make a speciality of divorce actions.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-30

George Hall, in the enitentiary for
his part in the lynching of the LyerIy
murderers in Rowan county, is chatting
under his Imprisonment. He writes his
wife that he has been kept away from
his wife and children, the chief objects
of comfort to him. and he has veen
bothered so long this way that ne
wants a pardon, and wants it quick.
1t is certainly a pity for lyncher to
be so seriously incOmmoded Mr.. Hall
reminds us Of the Alexander county
boy whose first letter home from the
penitentiary began: Il am not pleased
at all ''-Charlotte News
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-30
VIII .PS THE BELL TELEPHONE
a : 1alisbury Citizens Successful Kick
Against Charge For Removal or
Te4cpfone

An interesting suit in which the
Southern Bell Telephone Co., is to be
made defendant, and a Salisbury citi-
zen plaintiff, is among the earliest
possibilities. The Obligation, if it
comes, arises from the complaint of the
Salisburian in question, that an un-
reasonable charge is fixed for the re-
moVal of telephones.
The prospective plaintiff has been
a subscriber to the Southern Bell for
some time, but recently moved into an
other ward. He requested the company
to move his telephone. but they noti-
fed him that a charge of 81 would be
made. He declined 10 pay the charge,
and later notified the company that he
desired TO have a phone placed in his
residence on the same terms granted
all new subscribers The request was
denied the company holding out for
removal charges. The SaIisburian then
took the matter up with the Corpora
tion Commission, setting forth tha,
his present residence is on the line
that he wished to be a patron of the
company, that his calling puts him
daily in need Of telephone, that it
has been several months since he
has been deprived of service, that
the installation of the service in many
Salisbury residences where the COM
pany is taking on new patrons, and
without such charges as are required
of him, and he asks that the company
be directed to install a telephone in
his residence on the same terms grant
ed other new subscribers.
The corporation commission took
the matter up and the complainant wa.
notified by them that the Southern
Bell had agreed to put phone in his
residence. The local management,
acting under instructions, Supplements
the advice by notifying the Salisburian
that he will be provided with a tele-
phone on condition that he pays the
charges heretofore specified for remov-
al. This he declines to do. and is to-
day taking the matter up again with
the commission. He DECLARES that if
he cannot get the relief sought from
the commission he will carry the case
to the courts
This afternoon the Salisburian who
proposed to make this test case was
notified that his telephone would be
put in as though he was a new sub
scriber and that the fee taxed for
removal would be remitted Whether
the concession will stand for all SIM
liar cases is not known.-Salisbury
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-30
SAD CASE OF SUICIDE
Thomas j. Skinner Takes His Own
Ixfe-Despondcnce the Cause-Was
Hard Student af State University.

News reached the city last evening
that Thomas G. Skinner. Jr. ended
his life in Henderson by firing a ball
through his heart. He killed himself
At the home Of his sister, Mrs. Charles
Turner, where Skinner was residing
for the time. 1t was about l O'Clock
when he fired the fatal shot.
Young Skinner vas about 20 or q
years OF age and was a son of ex-Con-
gresham Thomas G. Skinner. of the
First district of North Carolina. He
was student at the university and il
the reports received here are true he
was a very hard student.
Several years ago, so the story goes,
he received a fall that inflicted severe
injuries on his head. II is supposed
this caused the motives that prompt
ed the rash act Yesterday afternoon.
Last night a Herald reporter talked
with e party in Henderson. asking for
the facts in the case. This party said
that the young man went 10 the dinner
table ate heartily and then went to his
room.
He left the table. so it is reported.
| before his sister and brother-in-la "
were through with their dinner Be-
fore these left the table they heard
shot that caused them to go to the
room of the brother and brother-in-
law and there they found the body OF
the young man.
At that time he was gasping for
breath, There being but one or two
gasps after the two reached the room.
Beyond the above facts nothing
could be learned In fact it seems
fro mthe reports received here that
it was in fit of despondency that the
young man decided to end his life
and the pistol ball that he fired went
to its mark
Young Skinner was prominently con-
nected all over the state. His father
and his uncles were both members Of
congress at different times. s.-Durham
Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-30
FARMERS CONVENTION
Increased Attendance Over Last Year
Corner Stone Laying of Masonic
Temple.

Increased Attendance Over Last Year
Corner Stone Laying of Masonic
Temple.
Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, n. c., August 28. The
number of farmers present at their
state convention here today is one
hundred, which is an increase over the
attendance on the opening day last
year.
The chair of Entomology and To-
ology at the Agricultural and Mechani-
cal college will be filled by r I. Smith
graduate Of the Massachusetts, Agricul-
tural and Mechanical college and for
the past five years state entomoloSist
OF Georgia
Grand Secretary John c. Drewrr has
issued a dispensation for new looge
at Swannanoa, Buncombe county and
Ararat, Surry county. He says the
cornerstone of the Masonic temrIa
VIII be laid during the state fair week
next October and that at least five
thousand Masons will be present in
Guiding prominent ones from ali narts
OF the United States.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-30
Southern Says it is q Loser.

The test is being made at the worst
possible time for the railroads of n. c
which say they cannot live on II
from this state to the Jamestown ex-
position is enormous. If they cannot
live and make money at this rate they
never can, yet the officials of the South
ern have rejected Governor Glenn {
proposition that they withdraw their
suit and try the rate for six months
claiming that they have "evidence
enough on this point and do not want
any delay in having the supreme court
determine it, for in the meantime they
are losing money rapidly on the re-
duced rate This indicates that they
do not lack faith in their cause, and
will enlist the sympathy of all who &C
Spt the statement, the truthfulness
s@shich we do not question. IN
creased travel does not necessarily i'm
ply an increase in the revenue with the
passenger rate reduced nearly SO 1-3
per cent.
of the Missouri railroad accountants
fares in that state having been reduc-
ed from 3 to 2 cents-that while there
has ben an increase of 80 per cent in
business the earnings have fallen off
from 40 to IS per cent The case is
thus illustrated:
A traffic yielding 100000 at cents
yields $66,666 at cents. With an in
crease of 80 per cent in traffic. there
there now instead of 100, 900 passengers
paying s1.OO, 10000 paying &c 2-S
cents, yielding $S6,666 as against 1OO,-
600 who paid s1OO OOO-a loss OF about
IL per cent. So there are two ways
of figuring on the matter.-Charlotte
Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-30
ARGUMENT FOR I.EFORMATORY
A Fourteen YeaP-Old Boy From
Wilkes County Sent TO the Chain
Gang for Carrying Concealed
WeaI,On.

Harrison Wood, a youth from North
Wilkesboro, is new recruit for the
Iredell gang. Wood is a small white
boy about IA years old and was SEN
fenced to the gang by Judge Ward at
the last term of court for carrying a
concealed weapon. He was brought
10 Statesville Saturday by Sheriff
Brown, of Wilkes, and has begun his
Ifour-mOnths sentence. Your CORE
spOndent visited Wood at the jail Sat-
urday and found him to be a bright
and intelligent young fellow. He is
somewhat of a cripple-One leg being
smaller than the other-but is active
and says he attended school part of the
time and worked in the store of his
brothers, Messrs. J. A. and l.. T. Wood,
at and near North WilkesbOro. His
father is dead, but his mother and sew
boro. He told a pathetic story of how
his people tried to get the judge to
change the sentence to fine and of
the parting at home when he had to
leave the family and be brought here
among strangers. He of course claims
that the pistol he had was nothing but
toy and that enemies swore that he
had been seen with a real pistol
The case caused much sympathy for
the boy at the court house and Jail
Saturday and Sheriff Brown asked that
he be allowed privileges of the chain
gang camp. 1t is pity there is no
reformatory or trSeHing school for the
youths of his age and type. To put
them on a chain gang where they are
thrown with criminals of all classes
means that they will most probably
lose self-respect and will become hard
ened. The fact that a boy has been
on a chain-gang will also be against
him in life.-Statesville special to the
Charlotte Chronicle
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-30
WHAT raFT,s FRIENDS CLAIM
Figure for Him e22 Votes Out OF ], 900
at National Convention.
A Columbus dispatch to the North

A Columbus dispatch TO the North
American says:
With virtually the same political
conditions prevailing in Ohio that were
paramount in 1896, Secretary Of War
William II. aft has a better chance
for the nomination for president by the
republican party than did President
William Mckinley, according to Taft
men here.
The same fight of the bosses against
the people is being enacted, and Sena-
tor Foraker is employing the same tao
tics against Secretary Taft that he en-
ployed against Mckinley.
With one exception. the fight in Ohio
at least, will almost beyond peradven-
ture of doubt end the same way The
exception is that Senator Foraker will
not be indorsed for another term as
senator.
Mckinley compromised with Foraker
Taft is a fighter, and there will be no
compromise
If the republican national cOnven-
now Secretary Taft would be nominated
on the first ballot, with almost 600 of
the 1000 votes in the convention I'm
less something occurs to cause a re-
vulsion of feeling between now and the
meeting of the convention, it is likely
that he will be chosen on the first bal
lot
The territory west of the Mississippi
pi river may be counted on for Taft,
say his friends. Many Of these states
are now for Roosevelt and will listen
to nothing else.
Secretary Galfield on his return to
the east on Thursday reported these
facts to A. l. Vorys, manager of Taft's
campaign.
Taft is the second choice as the man
who best represents the Roosevelt idea.
These states represent an even 24O
votes, as follows:
Washington 10; Oregon 8; Califor-
MIA 28; Nevada 6; Colorado 10; Ari-
zona 8; New Mexico 6; Utah 6; Ida
no 6; MOntanna s; Wyoming 6; Kan
sas 20; Missouri Sc; South Dakota s:
North Dakota s, and Minnesota %.
Conditions in the south are the same
as in the west and the number of vot-
eS in the southern states in 294.
Michigan has no favorite son and
her 2S votes her people want to cast
for Taft; West Virginia's IA NAV be
counted.
This gives a total of 622 Of course,
1t would be idle to lay claim to every
thing in these states and territories,
but, with the scattering woes that
would be lost, there are plenty to
spare in the New England states to
make up the difference.
Today, with the people of the south
and west understanding perfectly that
President Roosevelt will not accept a
second term, Secretary Taft could be
nominated without the votes of Penn
sylvania, Wisconsin or Indiana, all of
which have favorite sons.
He would not need New York and.
IN fact, might be stronger if New York
is not for him, because the rest of the
country suspects the hand of Wall
street in all that the Empire state
does, and Wall street is not in very
good repute just at present.
In Wisconsin and Indiana Taft is
a strong second choice and, in fact, !
is first choice of a good percentage
of the republicans of those states.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-30
THE {. W. POLV0G1 co.
1.-The Store Thaps Always busy"
We Have
Opened a
Wall Paper
Department

1t is our aim to make this just as good
department as any we have under our roof.
We have in stock full assortment of cheap,
medium and Fine Wall Paper, suitable for
Hall, ParOr, Dining Room, Bed Room and
Bath prices from IOC. to Soc. per roll, Let
US figure with you for your Fall Wall Paper.
ing. See window display, center rOundWindoW
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-30

With each succeeding day comes re-
ports first from New York and then
from Washington of overtures made
by Governor Glenn to Southern rail-
road officials, looking to an immediate
settlement of the rate controversy.
1t is possible that the governor wants
somebody to help him turn the thing
lOose.-Asheville Gazette-News.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-30
,r7pGE pARkERs ADDRESS
Endorses Judge Pritchard's Course i'm
the Railway Rate Case.

The address of ex-Judge Alton b.
Darker before the American Bar AS
sociation at Portland, Me, was qui .de
worthy of the distinguished spec 4ker
and may be read with profit by ia >smen
as we'll as lawyers, He invelgT IS with
force and reason against has ~ legis-
1ation. resulting in crude md some
times unconstitutional law ), and tells
the LAWYERS that one OF the ideals OF
their association is to ele .eate the stand
ard of statute-makinrs Referring to
the excesses of predatory wealth and
the aroused wrath. of the people as
these excesseS became more and more
manifest, Judge Parker adverts TO the
fact that in this condition of the pub
lie mind the demagogue found his
opportunity, and makes strong and
timely plea for the exercise OF JUS
tice in dealing with the corporate in
terests of the country. The protest
against the abridgement of the power
of the States and the Capitalization
of power at Washington is such a one
as was to have been expected form SO
well-grounded and sturdy a Demo
crat. Though not mentioning it in
direct terms, he is evidently shocked
by the proposition of the Beveridge
bill (Which by the way, is endorsed
by Mr.. Bryan) to forbid under a forced
Interpretation of the commerce and
post road provision of the constitu-
To ho mt +ata fr0n
manufactures into which child labor
enters.
A passage in this address which must
have great interest in this state is
reproduced here. After reciting that
"the attempt on the part or the fed
eral government to despOil the state
of the powers and functions belong
ing to them have aroused the IN
dignatiOn of the governing force Of
many of the states and that the
tide of speech and writing, if not Of
public sentiment, has been so strong
that only here and there could be found
a person who would attempt to stand
against it, and when he was found
his motives were discredited" Judge
Parker further along but in the same
connection continues:
Il have in mind an action in which
application was made for Injunction
but, before granting it, counsel repre-
senting the state, as we'll as those rep
resenting the plaintiff, were heard
fully. The judge wrote his opinion
and then granted an injunction upon
conditions that would safeguard to the
last penny every person interested
The right to grant an injunction un-
der such circumstances cannot be de-
MED, but the prOpriety'of granting, on
an ex parte application an Injunction
which refuses effect to a statute can
and should be questioned
We cannot be mistaken in suppos-
ing that this reference is to the in
junction granted by Judge Pritchard
against tn enforcement of the new
North Carolina passenger rate, for
the proceeding in that case is here
perfectly described. If we are correct
in the suppositiOn, then this utterance
is an unqualified endorsement by Judge
Parker Of Judge Pritchard and must
carry great pleasure to the latter
Charlotte Observer. . ~
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-30
About to Break the Bank.

Up at the rally at BrasweI's store
last Thursday, some of the boys had a
device for enabling the spectators to
try their skill at ball throwing at the
price of the BALLS for a nickel. The
throWer stood about ten steps and the
game was to put the base balls in a
small hole at the other end of the
frame. IT you put one ball in you
got cigar; two balls, two cigars,
while three balls drew fifty cents. AS
1t is next to impossible for an mex
perlenced hand to throw base ball
into small hole at any distance. the
poys were doing land office business,
Mr.. G. B. Caldwell, of Monroe. was
out there having a good time, and see
ing the game, went up and bought
some balls to try his hand He is an
old base ball pitcher Who spent years
IN putting the ball over the plate or
away from it as he chose, and the
game was a soft snap for him. His
first ball went into a hole and won q
cigar, and the boys looked a little
surprised. They looked more so when
the next ball went into a hole and
called for another cigar. Ditto when
the third rang for fifty cents and Mr..
Caldwell called for another nickles
worth of balls. Having put al three
Iof these in the hole to the dismay of
the boys, and then bought three more
and put them in, one of the alarmed
young fellows motioned him aside and
said: Look, here, stranger, we are
running this thing to help pay the ex-
penses of the day, and if you don't
care, we'd like for you to stop before
you break the bank
Mr.. Caldwell not only stopped, but
would not collect his prizes off the
| boys.-Monroe Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-30

Mr.. Bryan says that Mr.. Roosevelt
is a centralizationist and is dangerous,
and Mr.. Roosevelt says the same thing
OF Mr.. Bryan. The one approves of
government ownership for railways
and the other opposes state control of
ailways.-Raleigh Times.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-30
Sunday Baseball in Atlanta

Sunday baseball in Atlanta does not
sound good in city that is cutting
out Monday saloons Between the two
we would prefer the latter. Whera
is the moral uplift, sweeping prohi-
bition law for the state and an open
game of ball on the Sabbath?-Coneord
Tribune
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-30

and love of all who had known him in tthe stat
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-30

VIII steak and chops have to come
on tables of public restaurants under
a public guard New York Sun.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-08-07
En- Ia Mansion Ejecutiva.
Los senoTss H. B. Coles, PaIlCIos Rodriguez J
LugO VIhAs, para Ia COmIsIdn dol SsrVICIO
Civil,

Breves ff0seB cambi6 esta mahAna ell
gobernador Post con los Representatives. de
Ia prensR que le visitsron, pueE NADIA nue.
vo habfa que infoEmar.
El deBpacho del correo y otros aBuntos
de orden interior del gobierno, tuvieron
muy ataresdo al gobernador dursnte la
maiana.
LIE viaitaron los s. II 1res Attorney gene
raj, Comisionado Warrington stfior La.
rrfnsgs que fAe despedirse, sscretario de
Ia Junta Central de Uni6n de Pto. Rico
senior ElzRburu delf ado Ia Camara
iloE ] ,s6 g. Torres.
Han quedado citados para celebrar ma
mana una confsrencia con el gobernadoF
los sen ,res alcalde de Santa Isabel, presi
dsnte de aquel municipio y TesoEsro, que
han llegado hoy eHta Ciudad, en- asuntos
Rdminiatrativos.
81 gobernador ha designado para com
poner la Junta de Sarvicio Civil de Puer'
to Rico, de acusTdo con la ley votada en-
Ia pasada Legislature, los Befipres III G..
Coles del Servicio Civil de los Estados
UnidoH, Lcdo Rafael Palacios Rodriguez
y doctor Jop6 Lufo V,n,B
MshRna Be dar6 Cuenta al ConBeio Eie'
cutivo con estss desigaaciones para Ia de.
fnitiva aprobsci6n de los nombradog.
Los dos compatriotsB elejidos para los
rsfsTidoS Cargos, son muy conocidos On
esta ciudad y en- Ia isla amboB meTecen
el mejor concepto p6biico.
FL Lcdo sefior PaIacios ha desempefi fia'
do puestog p6blicos On Ia administration
de justicis, anteriorments en- el juzgado de
Ia ciudsd, en- los Il times tismpos en- al
juzgado de Fsjardo en- comiai6n especial
del gobierno J fiscal INFERNO de Guaysma,
con general aprobaci6n.
El doctor Lugo Vi1as hs Bido dursnte
aIg6n tempo me 1ico del ej6tcito, inspector
de Sanidad del norts es un compatriots
inteligsnts culto.
El Mfior FL. G. Coles pertenece al ssrvi'
clio de Ia administration p6blica america
ma y, gegdu informeB, es un empleado in
teligente laborioso.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-08-07
Como infoTman a Ia prensa ameri-
cana sohre asuntos de CoIOm-
bia.

FiTmads Lucas Gomez aparece en- ell
Tribune una carta On que las causas del
desgobieTno en- vATiss FepdblicsB latinaB
80 enumeTan aBf: IgnoranciR de la
masa y codicia de los dirigantes, denecsos
de medrar en- polltica. La ignoHancia
es eI peor de los males que confrontan Ia
civilization en- eBas tierras," sgrega 81 an
tor de Ia carta. "Se calcula en- custro
milloneS la pobIaci6n de Colombia, no
llegan & 400, 900 los que Baben leer es'
cribir. 81 caciqus de aldea eB TODD pode
roso en- So distrito y juuto con eI p6rroco,
So natursl aiado, gufsn 81 rebsfio de in
dios como 81 faera de ovtj4F. Ell cura
ensef1a que ha de votarse por 81 candidate
clerical, so pens de ir al infsrno.
E. indio auuque su natuca recalo le
revs'e qua Bs ssti abusando de 6 vota
conflrms el csciqua 81 cura le ipdicsu,
porque en- 50 a.imo inculto prevalece 81
f4natismo.
La ambici6n de los dirigentes no reco'
noce lfRiteg nj resIecta NADIA.
Cada uno de ellos 90 cree presidencia
bic. La polftica ha venido siendo an Am6'
RIGA eI mejo: negocio, = los que est6n fus'
"a dsl cfrculo reinRnte enloquacen de en-
vidia
Lo gus en- Venezuela lis m IN Ia polftica
del cilindro es Ia usual en- esoB
Els decir que entire ser aplastado poE el
cilindro payimenta 1oT, 6 guiarlo, eB prefs'
lible 10 81 gundo".
La carts es IN comentaEio Ia del
sefior Raul Perez ese mismo diario, y
recuerda qua el partido libaral concurri6
en- masa Ia elevation del general Reyes,
aprob6 go repression del congTes, y las
fAcultsdes ext 'aordinarias que le hicieron
superior Ia Conatituci6n, y continuarSn
Todeandolo equi ipar6ndolo Washington
y Bolivar mientfas les de parte en- 81
botfn.
Los jsfss de la revoIuci6n liberal que
por tres aGas mantuvieron Ia guerra en- 81
favor de ''al dsFecho de suftagio, Is lega'
lidad, la lib,rtad de Cuitos y del penss'
miento Ia hoaradez administrative" re-
nunciaron & todos esos principios cusndo
comenz6 repartfrssleB bonos de prtfsren.
CHS comunes de Las vaTias emprssas mo
nopoiizadoraE.
-El correo de los e. U. llsv6 hoy 119
sacoB de correspondence.
al aefilr juan Dscho1dsns emples'
do de Correos le hs sido. aumsnta do 80
sualdo anuaI en- Glen doIIsFB