The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-02
GOVERNOR IS READY
FOR WORK ON ROADS
He Will Don Ovcralls and
Weld His Pick and
Spade.
JUDGE ouLs RESIGNS
Protractcd Illness Causes North
Carolina Jurist to Quit
Bench.
JUDGE 0ULS RESIGNS
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Raleigh, y. G. November 1.--Ciover-
nor Craig left this morning for Wash
ington on official business. the nature
OF which he would not make public.
Flo will return TO Raleigh Monday
morning ana BIO here until Tuesday
afternoon when he leaves for Asheville,
where he will be for the North Caro-
lima Good Roads Days, November +
and C. Buncombc County, therefore.
gets the services of the chief cNccu-
tive on ;hc roads those two days. the
personal work of the Governor in
road building to he one Of the crown
ing features OF the day in this State.
The Governor already has received Il
pair of overalls made especially for
him to wear for this two days mork
on tho roads. and he says he proposes
TO WELD the shovel and the pick. drive
Scrapcrs rollers or do any other work
that may be assigned to him along
with the balance of the citizenship on
those two days OF road building. When
he leaves here Tuesday he probably
will not return TO Raleigh before the
following Friday.
Unique Ending Of Suit.
Judge Charles NJ. Cooke presiding
over the Wake Superior Court this
week, made n unique disposition Of the
damage suit OF John Weaver VS. Royal
Cotton Mills Company, Wake Forest
In which $50. 600 damages is being sued
lOl. lie SrUt titc july Jul Ullt Noit
counsel that lie had. been considering
the case during the lengthy trial OF
three days, and he wanted to tell law
ycrs md parties to the suit that he
had made up his mind that If a YER
dict for moro than $4,000 were given
by the jury he would set it aside, and
that If IL were for less thap $1,000
he would likewise set that Asidc.
He suggested that the plaintiff and
defendant had better Get together on
compromise. Very soon there vas an
announcement Of compromise that
maximum that the judge had init
mated that he would permit 10 stand
under jury verdict.
Judge DuIs designs.
Tho resignation OF c. II. Duls. OF
Charlotte. Judge of tho Superior
Court from the Fourteenth District,
was received in tho Governors Office
this morning after Governor Craig had
Lett. il came from DR.. c. y. Afisen-
hcimer. with 4 note signed by Misen-
heimer. IIeriot Clarkson. Cameron Nor
rison and i. NJ. Shannonhouse This
explains that Judge Duls wrote the
resignation August and loft it in the
hands of his physicians and personal
friends 10 be presented in the event
his aflliction developed in such way as
TO indicate that there would be = long
, illness ahead OF him. lie has mastoi-
d:tis and Is now in hospital at Glad
Wyne, Pa, for treatment. The CHIEF
surgeon there writes Or. Niscnhcimer
that while there il prospect for his ul-
Innate recovery, the indications are
/ that lis illness may be considerably
protracted DIR. Nisenheimer and
Messrs. GARRISON, Morrison and Shan
nonhOuse write the Governor that In
their opinion the best interests OF the
State now require tho appointment OF
successor TO Judge Duls. in order
that the business OF the courts may
not be imncded and that they are sure
that II Is Judge Duls's desire that the
resignation he no longer delayed.
The appointment Of successor to
Judge DulS will not he announced by