The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-25
MAY DECIDE AGAINST LONG
Runor Concerning Attitude of Su-
prcme Cour--Superior Court in
Session-Work on Masonic Tenn
ple-Relic of Old Time Politics.
Other Raleigh News Notes.
Messenger Bureau,

Raleigh, Oct. 81
A rumor was afloat to day that
the supreme court Of the state would
decide adversely to Judge Long of
the superior court In the matter Of
the $4,000 fine he imposed last
July upon the Southern railway for
violating the new state law as to the
passenger rate. How this rumor
= ~t aOro1d is not known. OF course
~ juS9ces of the supreme court
could not be questioned about such
4 thing A decision in the case has
been looked for any time during
the past two weeks. Wednesday is
opinion day and of course everything
will be watched with very close in
terest
A term of the federal court at
Washington begins tomorrow. There
are only four cases on the docket
there. At the term of court at Eliza
beth City there was only one case.
An official remarked today that these
cours were farces.
A three weeks term of the supe-
rior court began here today, Judge
Long presiding. There are several
divorce suits and an unusual large
number of suits against railways
One case on the docket, against the
Seaboard Air Line, for the death of
Engineer Maxwell, between here and
Hamlet was compromised and so will
not be tried. Another case from
this county is peculiar, this being
one in which a woman sues her
brother-in-law for buying her hus-
bands farm from him while he was
drunk. She desires the sale set
aside on the ground of fraud.
p A veteran officer was speaking to-
day about what was going ON in
that line and said that the moon
sinners were now hiding their plants
with more care than ever before
going into the deep woods and
swamps.
The work on the Masonic temple
lis to be pushed continuously through
the winter. 1t is now in progress on
the fifth story of the reinforced con-
crete construction. Brick work will
soon begin. The building will be
faced with the beautiful color of
stone. The Masons will have
: grand celebration June 30th next of
the completion of this noble struc-
ture.
Grand Secretary John G.. Drewry
of the Grand Lodge of Masons has
n petition for a new lodge at Went
worth, Rockingham county and the
dispensation will be granted within
the next few days. 1t is said that
Masonry is growing very rapidly in
this state and this year will show
"a very decided increase in the
strength of the order throughout
North Carolina
Mr. George w. Polk sends me
very interesting relic Of the old time
politics. 1t is satin badge bearing
the following inscription: North
carolina delegation; young mems
national convention, May 4th, 1870"
Below this inscription is the engrav-
ing of portrait of President Will
liam Henry Harrison, surrounded by
an American eagle, from whose beak
dies a streamer with the words,
Harrison and Reform" Below is
a log cabin, upon the door of which
is the inscription Hard Cider.
These log cabins were carried all ov-
@er the country in that great cam
pa1gn and one was brought here
all the way from Salisbury through
the country.
Secretary Brunner of the agricul-
ture department had a better night
and his condition today was regarded
as somewhat improved, Commission
er Patterson stated.
The assistant attorney general had
d talk with the treasury department
people today regarding a washing
machine company which is selling
rights in this state, all the way
from 1925 to $4,000. 1t is said to
be sort Of an endless chain arrange
ment.
The corporation commission today
announced the result of it's inyesti-
cations into the interstate freight
rates from the west to North Caro-
lima points, the result being an or
der that a case be brought against
the Norfolk and Western railway for
the correction of rates to Winston
Salem and Durham. The investiga-
ton by the commission began with
the Norfolk and Western and these
points because that road was the on
iy one which reaches these points
on its own rails from Cincinnati.
The Investigation is continued as to
other rates and other roads. The
commission finds that the rates from
." Wet to WinSton-Salem and Dur
e. nreasOnably and unjustly
Ninatory and unlawful
80 results partly from the
Norfolk and Western
-StOn-Salem and Durham
-+- Is independent roads where
: .ariff of rate should be made
sis Of a continuous haul. The
ON Chicago to Roanoke, Va,
cents per 100 pounds and the
"Iolk and Western adds the local
G, 81 cents, from Roanoke to Win
on-Salem and Durham should be
ie same as to Roanoke, Lynchburg
and other Virginia points.
SAYS HUSBAND WAS MURDERED