The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-06-08

heavily fined and the Window Glass
Trust broken up. Only one case ir
which the defendants have been sent
to Jail and that was where a South
ern Judge, Shepherd, Of the United
States Circuit for the Southern dis
trict Of Georgia. sentenced two de-
PENDANTS to Jail, as well as fning
them and three others $4,000.
These cases are now before The SUI
preme Court of the United States
and will be heard next winter, as to
whether the Jail sentence will be
served or not. To meet this Senator
Kenyon introduced in the Senate, on
the 9Th Of May, a bill to leave the
judge no alternative than to Jail the
convicted defendants. The follow
ing is the language: Every per
son SO convicted, whether acting in
dividually or as a director Of cor
poration, shall be punished by i'm
Drisonment not exceeding one year.
There is no option for the judges
here in this bill, and it should pass
and become law What do these
malefactors of great wealth care
for a fine? Absolutely nothing.
Put them in Jail and it will have q
wholesome effect upon them and
others who are and have been VIC
lating the law. The power Of money
should not be allowed to keep them
out of Jail. The poor man goes to
Jail because he has not the money to
stave off jail sentence by delaying
the due process of law, and the rich !
man should not be allowed to do so.
The operation of the law should be
the same for all, rich and poor, high |
and low, influential and non-infuen-
tial. Nothing tends so much to-
ward socialism and anarchy as the
rich man avoiding serving out Jail |
sentence and the poor man being |
compelled to serve terms. One law
for the rich, another for the poor, is
not to be tolerated. All should and
must be treated alike.
It is thought here that the vote in
Congress (House) to abolish the
commission will be unan-
imous. The way in which the none
tarv commission tapped the treasury
is as follows: Summer trip to Eu-
rope, expenses not itemized, S19,-
25O.15; meeting at Narragansett
Pier in July, 53,493.73; sessions in
New York, $999. .35; document on
banking. systems of Belgium and
Mexico, $1,000; Paris economist for
history Of Paris Bourse. 5000; trans
later of history Of Paris BouTse,
81 $50. As: A. Platt Andrew, for cler-
ical force, ETC., $1O,12l.04; r. B.
Nixon, for clerical force, etc, S4,-
476.1O. Altogether the commission
has spent $207. .130.48. The largest
expense item is for monographs,
$50, ,86l.92. The second largest ex-
pense item is for salaries Of mem
bers, S43, ,750. No wonder the House
will abolish this committee. Spend
ing $207, 13O.48 Of the peoples
to date, with returns not at
all commensurate, is not to be toler-
ated by the Democrats. Too much
government by commission. Then,
too, the law creating this commits
sion gave it absolute freedom from
caused by auditing
its accounts.
James D. Richardson, Grand Com
mander Of the Scottish Rite Masons,
broke ground here Wednesday for
the new temple which will be erect
ed at Sixteenth and S. streets, at a |
cost Of about S1,000,O0O. In a prief
address Grand Commander Richard
son said the organization OF the
Supreme Council of Scottish Rite
Masons- for the Southern jurisdic-
ton took place 110 years ago in
S. c., and is the mother
Council of all the other Scottish Rite
Councils in this country. The first
Grand Commander was Col. John |
Mitchell, of Charleston, who served
in the Revolutionary War. The
Southern jurisdiction embraces 33
States. 1t includes all Of the States
south Of Mason and Dixon line. west |
Of the Mississippi river, and Hawaii !
and the Philippines. The corner
stone will be laid next October,
when President Taft will preside
over the ceremonies.
Attorney General Wickersham was
before the House Committee con-
Quoting an examination of the De-
ment Of Justice on Wednesday. He
was once member of a New York |
firm that advised the United States
Steel Corporation. He also said that
Henry W. Taft, brother of the Pres
ident, was member of the firm.and |
was once attorney for the sugar
tr,,ct Ho cold TIM coxorpp,opt Or /