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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-06-13

states stands
The court room was crowded With int.
rested spectators while the decisions wer.
icing rendered and while there wss ns-
turslly . side difference q opinion - q
the decision. Il vS GENERALLY eonoe,lsl
that taking into confederation The Ienefh
Of the tims usst the casrs have bssn he
lore the courss and the fsct thst there
~ss no di~entins opinion, tney he'd 70
crivci careful attention and that the de-
cision had only s~rn reached sfssr IA.
most dil'sen, <esrch into sll The dessil--
connected vith The various csse- embrsc-
81 in the decision.
Among other decisions handed down
were:
Denying the right of rsilros n or ,<h~s
cosnpsnies 10 vishhold vsgps Of emplo
yss under sarnishee procssdin0.
DENYING the right Of the inserusssr
comm<rcs commission 10 rsruIsse On
strsss ear lines operating in two sssss..
hol1iue tbss snch lines ere local csrr;~v~
rsgardlD of tke fscs thss s1rh lin. nav
ex>pnd ~ shoss disounss into sn sd5ois
~ Qooe-
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are giving earnest thought b our race
TROUBLES but an encouragement of the BE-
lief that ere long he movement in he
bali Of the Scxro's deveiopemeps win e.
s.n large snd practical proportions.
For the sake Of our national welfare We
must lend the Negro an helping hand
We must strive 10 cultivate in him pro-
per desiss~ and - guide hrs hopes and
activitiS along night iiner. We esnnos
afford 10 les fifteen million people. sho
live In our msdss, n drift with the tide
fcv IL We do. ~e stsIl fessrr irnorsncs
and depravity.
IL our country b 10 srow in M depart
menu and 6nd hsslth and :n<p:rssion
among I'll Who make their homes With
m. we must tun. our hearts and thouxhs
towards the Negro and help n lift - np.
D<~pite the laws sdopsed 10 rexnlsse hss
reiss'ons xith the whis,s. he h IN theve-
~ nature of things. cInsay idensjn<d
with cur ;ives and sc1isi6ses snsI Tor ovn
sakss. n nos Tor shs Nsxso's mhe;' -
J>pps ~ 20 make HIN cles1ev snfhrenps
and morally ssrooe. -,
The f<uoysevianry IN couuisevinw,1hiv
matter % prominently, snphasins ate
nd q psomps I'D eBscs;ve scG6oo ,-sDd
- ezsnpae sho - b. shen vill sourk
- oooocfGnen a = - e eohruu
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-06-13
R. R. RATE CASES
VIVA. Decision Upheld
By United States
Supreme Court

Washington, II. g. June e-Just;c,
Hushes, of the ssprems Court OF the
United states, ccnsumed more than m
hour today today IN reading the unami.
decision Of the members OF that bodvsnp.
holding the right Of the states 10 regulate
charges on interstste p~n~nerr- and
freight traffic, md upboldinv. smons
Others, the legality of the two cent rat
fare Law in West Virgins, enacted ~ IN.
Legislature, decIarcd unconssisutionsl Nv
Judge >. g. Burdstss, of the circn;t cour,
Of the stats, and the latter deci.;on nov
confirmed BY ths h'ghsss judicial susfo-
rity in the stsss.
The decision came on what h.-l~~n de.
'nenstef ~ the Minnsso<a rate cs~,~.
snne fifty sepsrsse ssiss from ~ sss.- a
which West virEinia wss one. Lasxins
on the dccision of TIE court.
The supreme court in iss dssi.ioo hold
tii.s the several stasss Of the union hsx,
abscluse pswer 70 rerulses sntrssssse trsf-
&c eharras, while he power 70 resulss,
'nesrsssse commerce commin-ion 20 rrm-
ne 'oeerusese rsees- In oslser words de
sssss have fnil Jurisdiction over srs6be
ssss o" sIl bo<ines within thar bor,,vs
= long - thoss rssss ere nos ms<,e 60
'ssessosy- In she lsss<r eveAs, The g.
evssved parties hsvs she rishs % no i.s.
- eosvs Sos Fsipso bss ss<a a., :
sHssssd - - ssssA - ~ Gssa b.
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;PResgHERuE
a1r-. AIgr EeRots

A qssusIa~ shss he cossnsndsd mar
led ssssneioa from she Prssbyserisn -
ssub'iss, rov In sss-ion % Atlanta, Go.
= dat srsias from vhsf . known - the
Negro problem.
"A dspsarh frosn Ausnss ssys: Ursens
'svooonspdssisa shss ~ Prrsbysevisu
chowhss ssody sbe .Nexro pvcblsm vs.
o9srsd ~ . commisssS from The coun-
cjl. ~ .1. I--. A.
nany noesd Pssbysrvisn miaissers
- eddssmzD~ar - 0bjr<s h>fsrsffs.
aBsmbliss- Id sRd sueE.ss;oos Cd
vusssd - oH~ oesyx>sd thss IN sbsiz
jeeuWne - NeRFo ~ pssssass q
49, 80 - Osst1e;o wosks ThGr -
49, 49, - - svtasqsashsevn 49,
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tivitiss Al - day were cPped By mag
nidceut bell - the X. Of Y. hall given by
sA> cAsrssseon Medical Soc;ssy. IL i.
hard p dsscribe this function on paper
% 'st is bs sufficient ~ characterize il ~
bsinG grand and great.
AZ s:O o. I'm. On Thursday surgical
clinics were held as the Charleston Gen
eral Hospital. The operators we're Dn.
j. +. Huness Of Lexington. Ky, and III =.
=. Gsmbls of Charleston. with DR.. j.
O. Ellie of Charlsseon - assistant. The
anestAs<is were administered by DIR.
Ambruss- Barrett. Ths. csss presented
fos dsnaonssrssionowsrs OF unusual din
Guilty basswsreS Sniosly handled by the
gentlsmeny ynGnssi: above-much to the
wondss:andeassonishmsnt Of the white
surssona prssent. Followins:ths- clinic,
m slsborsss1 1unchsonswss accorded the
socis>y In the dining room Of the hospital
BY t,e ssAff.
The afternoon ssssinn witnessed some
highly scisnt;Rc papss and disru ssioni
chief among which was the paper by DIR.
Ellis on ''ryphois' and DIR. Hilton, OF
Wslch, on ''Shock."
The following ofiicers were els-rtei for
the ensuing yeai:
President, DIR. X. q. Harrison, Of
Kimball; Vice Pres., DIR. J. q. Eilis,
Charleston Sec. and Trrss.. DIR. X. l..
Jones, Charlssson.
IL wa decided % hold the next se~sion
1t Keyvtone. w. Va. at which time tine
clinical demonstrations will he held at
the Harrison Hospital. Kimbali.
DR.. Moore, supt. Of the Charleston
General Hospital, visited the evening
session and resd most instructive pa
per on testing the kiinsy functions which
We followed by demonstration OF the
sams By DR.. Barksdals, also Of the hos
pitai staff. A standing VOTE OF thanks
were accorded these two gentlemen for
their kindly interest in the society. Dr.
Canhady, the leading surgeon ofChsrle~-
ton.' also made . lew appropriate re-
marks.
Drs. foungue, McSwc~n and Ambrose
Barrett were named ~ committee %
DRAFT resolutions exhrc.ing the feelings
Of the scciety At the many Kindness
received at the hands of the citizen. of
Charleston. the Charleston Medical So
ciety and the staff Of the Charleston
General Hospital. The resolutions were
prrsented and unanimously adopted.
Al ~ O'Clock on Thursday night the
proceedings were wounded mp with stag
and Smoker Given by tie Charleston
Medical Society 1t the cosnmodious Offices
OF Dr. Ellis. spssch~s were made by
Dn. J. 4. Hunter. II. y. Gamble, J. b.
Bro>rn, f. l.. Youngus, Mcswssa and
HoAs fhu wsasn. Itwss IN snjcyabls
s6sir and thus came 20 an end the
seventh annual sssion of the ws-t vir-
ginis Medical Society
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the LOBBYISTS


uh~e hss never ~ beeo an imitation
thss vs % psayly . rspro<hsrtion ofsh<
original - - - dsssition. The ''hol.
Ter" shich psssiAsss wihon made .ssias,
the pbbyts whom be dsclar.d wen
fehsihg his. tariff bill. has reboundsd
like n Anstssiisn boomerang and smash.
ed Wilson's own r.or he:d- wiIsoa's
loud complains wss IN evidsnt imitation
Of the iniaiaabls way Of appealing %
public ss.simsnt which Thso.lore Rooss-
|vsAt pnsnsspd I'D made ne OF during his
Ibfhciei career. - ~s-
! The dsvsaopm~nts resultant upon the
nve4ieation Of the presidents charge
have thus f.r disclosed two lobbies; the
one being - more than Iegitimsss.
eerness sni d;sni6ed profess by the in
teress affected aGainst the rninous legis-
lstioa aimed 1t then; while the Other
lobby sppean 10 be the prssid~nts own
creaene-a rsaentlca, intolerant, AFRO
giant and unreasoning legislative whip.
Never since thh government was estab-
- s.s'S's'se o.nch Oh tne
- " Dc.se :" me
ue' - PRESIDENT WI
uH."' i"e rre''"ent evident
Iy MIN" S.'"o" reancar-
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- s;llv tvnsllle vhen tl.<--.a x;<,.-. <~<,,
W. "'os views con-
!" my Pcu'.r .ne orscuisr
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t1 ne"Pspe" 90 psF'od'c.'s OF the
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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-06-13
THE NINTH
ANNUAL SESSION
OF THE EGOLDEN.RULE BENEFICIAL
AND ENDOWMENT ASSOCIATION
Hello IN THE wINGFIELD BAP-
TIsr CHURCH AT ECKMAN, WEST
VIRGINIA On JUNE THIRD AND
FOURTH, NINETEEN THIRTEEN.

Owing 10 the way the various passen-
yer trains are scheduled and the enor-
nous increase in representatives i'm this
institution. it was impossible to begin
the exercises before n O'Clock Tuesday
morning.
Everything being arranged, the Vice
President. Mr.. l.. W. White called the
house 10 order aud invited all visiting
preachess u the rostrum.
Devotional exercises were conducted
by the Grand Chaplin. R.v. l.. DaI,,.sy.
who did crslit To hius.'s nj the ora
nixation.
Tie Vice President ... 'ucr.l
the bcloyei President, u, Ne
hoy, ID. d.. who deli,er,-t a.. annual
addnss with all the dignity that Is a part
of the speaker.
lie rho~ci that the organization has
been gradually growing both financially
and numerically The membership hal
increased To i,7o5; paid in death claims
~, $3.50, sick claims Ell. 49,. 81: pur-
chased property to the amount oi -. ,.si-
m.
30 forceitl and logical was the asl,lrc-.
that he evoked the applau-. oi all his
hearers May this good man, in wlr,,-,.
care God has intrhstei such great IN
stitution, live long and s.c some oi ti,,.
fruits Of his labor.
In the afternoon, Mis- Lola I.a,in,Irr
one of the teachers la the Elkl,orn rra-
ded school. delivered t. the meeting a
paper ON the subject, "womans Part
In building the Golden Rule. In this
paper, Mis- Lavender br"glt out many
strrh ferts concerning tll, possibilities oi
the s;clden Rulc.
Lawyer w. Js Parker oi l:luclicld also
a'idfc-sed tire meeting with l.iitt,ny
words 81 encouragement. The President
AM Secretary made their annual reports
~h'rh we're very accurate from beginning
- and.
Tie evening ses-ion Was utilized ina the
welcome address OF w-icosne. wl.isI, Ia Ia.
delivered DO Iisv. w. n. Mitchell, bnt on
account of death in his family. the lot l.ll
"a Mrs. r.. +. Young, one of Mcdowell
County teachers, and although the time
was short for the occas-ion. W. bclicve
that no one could have lcttcrcI the ,rp-
duction and rendition.
The responsive address Wa delivered
10y Rev. :. A. Thurston, Il. d.. ,f
Huntington, who spoke with 80 much
earnestness and force that hc cle~triii.-i
the entire audience i,r part OF tie time
~ their lcct.
Tie nursery concert conducted by Sis
ters Ella V. Cheatliani, T.. y. Young and
Ellen w. Turner was a treat " the Grand
Sitting.
The Grand Treasurer and Vice Pn-.i-
dent made their reports and they we're
very good in all details, ~ much 90 tf,at
they were adopted without .i-c,ls-ion.
The cap stone was placed on the meet
ing when Dr. Mckoy and the r,.st Of the
executive OfilS-rs conferred on - or sj
stslwart men and women the sixth de
gree Of the Golden Rule Erneiis.iaI and
Endowment Association.
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of this d. - |6os ex-
pect 10 iSneise 4 16( - Mandatory
Letters at such an o1s99 drte, but from
ths sppearsncs OF IL mall ,each day --snd
from the easements made 10 the Editnr
and the Manager by men in six Of the
counties OF the district IL seems that the
citisens were only waiting Tor the oppor-
tunity % exPres themselves ~ beine IA
vorsble 10 the able. honess. = fsede~.
hardwoskinR young. prssrssive Rspub-
Acsn of Mencsr county. Edward Oooper
= one of the new sshoel Of politieians,
In fscs he b not politician at all but .
thoroush busines man, fair with his
employee, tire in his friendship, honese
TN his convictions, fearless in contendinR
sor the night, manly in his dealinp with
ri, tellov men. respecsed By his wealthy
neiGhhoD, idoiised b. ths poor, charits-
he and generous 20 failt. With shsse
QUALITIES he has taken IN active inserest
IN public affain with the object OF max
ing conditions betterfsr his fellow men.
For eight ysas the name Of Mr..
Cooper has heeu{prominentiy ssmeationed
Tor Congrew- Last year the demand Of
biz admirers were % insistant that he
ws<- <-eosnPeiIed en1,nake3persoaal appeals
10 his fhends. mot to encourage the grow
ing sentiment for him but to support
Hon. James Az Hughes and he took the
seump hiusesf during the primary cam
peien for Mr.. Hugh0.. Each time daring
thens eight yean Mr.. Cooper has declin-
ed ~ eanEr he racs. but his friends and
edmarsn WI not ai'"w him 70 refuB n
tney can prevent u, this time. Ew<y'
Pos'ose pressure WIN ne brought 70 bear
upon tne dnsangu'shed gentleman 70 get
h'm 10 hecome ths active candidate.
There are reasons aside fron Mr.. Coop
ers worth ~ man why he should be
nominated ior Congress by the Repub--
means oi the frith District, among them
may ne mentioned the fact that Inc is
tnosoueh'y acquainted with the needs Of
''oh 'snor and business He 10 in favor
Oh me ensrtment oil laws TO protect both
OF these twin 10 nterests, ne is lawyer by
pfosessson ana viii De oi valuable service
20 tne c't'zens OF West Virginia; he
knows the needs OF southern W. Va. and
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-06-13

HI I< IUnLIXH1A . Z.
le6h <fsseesestf - - - - ~
aozelee rb,irA - - \. sim -
- 31srs.d. s.aaAssThad spaiss-
- ~ a - ran. - slnuid he eh>>
- mSvlof ufsfe <3od. usas q ons Mod.
- - ~ neaPns efpsa'so dwsll On
eree - ofe'e sareA. thse the Nexso.
4 drn shs sans tins cd chance u
dhPv nneus m do vhnk others have
done end eze do10of Our 0psdsa Age y
osos. NSF9Q - ne9o ~ nnach-
z - Ass1A = ~ ysas& t6e 49, y
|heSeuooonsd N uRog-ys1ps pep
"a sneu<8o ooiy ~ - inVte snd equap
49, His's - tadF osfses ~ There
be g'orious fsenss isse1k eoaeeEy Tor
6s HsUo rses. nkssd I'm oes eon-
ds 81 th@ epos0 - he con
oono - U&o4 Rup4uih b bpe>sr
|eseeed eee eo0n IN ~ NJ
~ 4fp1 - ise.s.
SSxto6 - 0sCn6oD - tuenty- -osahe
ln1t0nfo6 1kr 3667)Ae purpnoD e
[11.66 - - end snfher 6lngs
o. 6anp1 - - Nero M -
R.fine - ~ d skns. s.d ubn
u hss kkln IA 6(sGs<1are th6lsruDsn
|oppnss 70 q, und v6o11h asnssnor5 call
- ppl1fs> DaIltie - - y pro-
~ - - , fonup, - be u3i>s or
|e6Sck, J ~ shss tssrs = be<sss day
coming Sor my yace, When - in
January 1N3, unissfufty pres;dents of
e3ev<n sou<hern skates meet in Afhens,
Ga. ssd fssu . csn.is.ion - so,dy
every phass = slss sossAsrn rsse ques-
Hna. fsei ~ there = : let>er dag CON-
ine % ny BsoD,e. i nae with p,rssnre
- thin oommission =. to sake up il
work In sa,s Bo,iowins oee-r: F.
J. What ere the ooad11sons Of the Ne
|gso, (a) Rs1ieisns, (b) Rducational, (c)
Hysenic, .(d) BcssoniA (e) Civie.
2. What should and en- b done by
de white poople for 49, improvement?
& Whs1 nay b h6poh Tor = % the
1uonrs eossdioon nd rs1aoion.
I want 70 ~ oDdny. 90 II thb stu3y
= taken up hnnes<iy v5<hout bias or
pssjudice thurs VII b srsat deal found
shss shouId u dpse - en- b dens b.
the whi>e pepss 70 ie.psove DE enndi-
tina a the Negro. n en- q besst -
ehas hs - saaqnsl apQsshanity Soe IN
eascakjna, ia1v tsseeneus hs6sss De Law
sDd encourssBnos h 49, buinen for
hisR4. Theu.ve enn ena1zlsntly hope
shst the fuanve Fslaa1nns. ksGusen ths
rscss viIlsts moss ssnUsaial than the
psessns- God ~ cssa q ssae Dobae
hesrtsd friends = - Mo- rare, that
has aAways chsapioaed sar es.se, and
- shoa1d noE sunsa - ukois Of the
utifD ~ = o. snup2 hns And our
fFioadD - 81 ~ a1k1pDsssanns sss..
NJ Hspo uho -taksa. Ooas -Biesse OF
Sosth Carolina. or vardansh Of Misis-
ippi 20 represent al Of the white people,
i jnse - much mistaken - the white
man who takes Jsck Iohnscn - rep
resentasive Of sll the Neeroer. II is the
duty o. those in both races who know
bseter, 20 seseh those who do not know.
for in many cases the thing that causes
the grrahest friction between the races -
misunderstanding. For my part. be-
lisys that the glorious future which We
have slesady spoken sbout coming tothe
Negro race in this country will come
largely through his own edorts- We are
TO conquer the aversion Of our eDemie~
BY moral excellence, their proud spirit
ny love, their evil acts by arts Of good
nees, their animosity BY soryivnes. keep
our hearts IN the lear Of God and rejoice
IN tribulstions- / know that the promise
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-04-10

That bill would have given immense relief
to the farmers
President Taft vetoed it, and we denounced
him justly and savagely for that Veto
Filled with this righteous wrath we went
into the Baltimore Convention. and after hav-
ing been duly prayed over by Cardinal Glib
bons, we adopted platform which contains
this clause:
eve denounce the action of President Taft
IN vetoeing the bills to reduce the Tariff in
the cotton, woollen. metal and chemical sched-
ules; and the Farmers Free List Bill, all of
which were designed to give immediate relief
to the masses from the exactions of the
Trusts"
We followed up this ringing declaration,
with this hard knock at the Republicans:
"The Republican party, while promising
Tariff revision, has shown by it's Tariff legis-
latlon, that such revision is not to be in the
peoples interest, and having been faithless
to its pledges of 1908, it should no longer
enjoy the confidence of the nation We
appeal to the American people to support us
in our demand for Tariff for revenue onlv."
So there you are, the same old seven-and-
six.
We Democrats can say and can prove that
the Republicans fooled the people with false
promises, and that therefore the Republicans
should be turned out in order that we Demo-
Gratis should have a chance
We Democrats then get the chance. and we
break our promises, just as the Republicans
did.
Then the Republicans can tell the people
and can prove lt-that we Democrats made
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-04-10

States District Attorney Alderman is believed to
be determined that it shall go to trial and it is
reported he has said if he remains in office long
enough there is doubt but that the case Will
be heard.
In his order disqualifying himself to preside
Judge Speer does not give any reasons, other than
he considers himself unable to preside with abso-
Lutte impartiality. The fact that Mrs Speer is
member of the Catholic church, as are other close
relatives of the judge, probably gives him deli
cacy about the matter and for that reason he
feels he would be unable to be entirely impartial
The order of the court disqualifying himself fol-
lows:
Pursuant to section Fl of the judicial code
Of the United States, and the last clause thereof
| hereby certify that for satisfactory reasons |
deem myself unable to preside with absolute
impartalty on the trial of Thomas E. Watson
make this certificate and direct that an anthem
ticated copy thereof shall be forthwith certified
under the, seal of court to the senior circuit
judge, for the fifth circuit, present in said
circuit, in compliance with section IA of said
judicial CODE so that judge who is wholly impair
tial shall be designated coformably to law to pre-
side on the trial of the said person indicted
This the 21st day of March, 1913
'EMORY SPEER
United States District Judge"
Il, Cook Clayton, clerk, hereby certify that the
nal now on file in my office This the 5th day of
April, 1913.
"COOK CLAYTON, Clerk
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-04-10

WE should not forget the fair promises
that we made to Old Mr.. Peepul last
year.
We told him how badly the Republicans
had treated him.
They had promised to revise the Tariff
doWnWards, SO as to lessen the cost of living.
After they got in office, they revised the
Tariff upwards, and thus doubled the cost
of living.
We Democrats not only tried to scotch
the Republican Tariff bill. but we carried
through Congress several measures of our
own which the insurgent Republicans sup
ported but which President Taft vetoed
We fell out with Mr.. Taft about these
vetoes.
We expressed our indignation, up and
down the country. in all the language that
was fit to print and in some that wasn't.
We had bill which put on the untaxed
list, nearly everything that the farmer has to
buy, including lumber. wagons, mowers, reap
ers chains wire fencing, and scores of other
articles of prime necessity to the farm.
That Farmers Free List Bill was hailed
as one of the most benefcent measures that
had been put through Congress since the
Civil War.
That measure would have saved the farm
ers millions of dollars year
1t would have lowered, to some extent. the
huge. unreasonable profits of the Harvester
Trust, of the Steel Trust, and of several other
illegal combinations of capital that have been
gorged upon mOnopolistic and outrageous
profits.
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sPEER NOT TO PRESIDE
CASE AGAINST WATSON
CHOICE is WITH PARDEE
Court of Appeals Judge for Fifth Circuit Will
Select Judge to Hear the Case. Judge Speer's
Order of Disqualification Entered March 81

The forecast in The Telegraph yesterday morn
ing that Judge Emory Speer would declare him
self disqualified to preside at the hearing of the
case against Thomas e. Watson charged with
sending obscene matter through the mails in con-
nection with his attack the Catholic church.
was justified yesterday when Cook Clayton, clerk
OF the United States district court, gave out the
official order in which Judge Speer on March FL
last, declared himself disqualified
The fact that Judge Speer declines to try the
case, probably means that when it is called in
Augusta this week it will be continued until next
fall. Judge Speer will ask Judge Pardee, of the
United States Court of Appeals, to name another
judge to preside, but when he will get one is not
known. Under the law Judge Pardee must select
a judge in this circuit, which comprises four or
five States, but if he is unable to secure one within
the circuit he can apply to the Supreme Court to
send one to Georgia to preside.
1t has been currently reported the case against
Mr.. Watson would never be tried, but United
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Judge Emory Speer Declares Himself Unabe
% Sum- lutte mpartaty" Thos Watson M

Speer announces
himself disqualified, mainly because of two
facts.
First. That Mrs. Speer, his wife is a
Roman Catholic.
Second. That his brother-in-law. Mr.. Nor
gan, Clerk of the Court, is not only Roman
Catholic, but Knight of Columbus.
Upon the order of Judge Speer announc-
ing his disqualification, [ have this comment
to make
1t apparently disregards the defendants
constitutional right to a SPEEDY trial.
The conditions which, in Judge Speer's
own opinion, disqualified him, are not of
recent happening
They existed at the time the true bill was
found.
His wife was Roman Catholic at that
time, and | was we'll aware of the fact
Mr.. Morgan was his brother-in-law, at
that time, and a Knight of Columbus
And while [ did not know that Mr. Nor
gan, Clerk of Judge Speer's Court, is a
sworn subject of Joseph Sarto the illiterate
Italian, who now occupies the papal throne
at Rome, Judge Speer knew it.
Therefore, it seems to me that Judge Speer
owed it to the defendant in this case, to have
announced his disqualification at the last
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