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The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01
Women NOtarieS and the Constitution

Women Notaries and the Constitution.
kinStOn News.
1t was and is convenient to large
business interests to have woman no
taries public. In response to more
or less popular demand the last Gen
eral Assembly passed a law empower
ing the governor to issue such COM
missions to women. But IN test
case before the Supreme Court of
North Carolina that body of eminent
jurists declared the law unconstitu-
tiOnal by vote Of three to two, bas-
ing their opinion on the fact that no.
taries public are public officers, and
that it is unconstitutional for women
to hold public offices in North Caro-
lima. It is a significant fact that in
the citations from former Supreme
Court decisions declaring nOtarles
public officers one was that of Chief
Justice Walter Clark. who dissented
| from the majority opinion the other
| day. Judge Clark may have changed
| his mind since he rendered his form
| er decision. and therein lies the dang
| er to the constitution, because, for
| it's preservation it should not and
must not be made subject to whims
and fancies.
| That notary public is to some in
tents and purposes as much pubic
| office as justice of the peace will be
conceded by every we'll informed per-
son, and if it is unconstitutional for
women to hold public Office in North
Carolina, which the News assumes
to be correct. the decision Of the Su-
preme Court was right and proper,
Notwithstanding what we may think
of the advisability of having women
notarieS public.
There is only one right and proper
way to secure woman notaries in this
State. and that way is thrs ugh an
amendment to the constitution giving
women the right to hold public Office
or declaring a notary public not a
public official
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01
reasoning appears To Be sound

SldteSVlIlo Landmark
The Landmarks sympathy was
with the ladies and it hoped that the
supreme Court would hold that they
were eligible to the office of notary
public. but ii must admit that Justice
Aliens reasoning that the office is a
publlc office appears to be sound. The
justice also shows with force, that
II 1t be admitted that the Legislature
has the power to designate a position
a place of trust and take it out of
the office class simply because it is
not designated as an office in the
constitution, some big places. now
known as offices, would be open to
the ladies. The only prospect of the
ladies getting what they are entitled
to is to change the constitution. and
that will be done after aNAile. They
also have some consolation While they
wait. The judicial designation OF
some of the places as offices, by which
they are kept out, will also prevent
some of the greedy men holding two
o. three of these iobs-at one and The
| Sa me time.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01

SAND Hill Citizen.
The North Carolina Supreme Court,
h. 4 three to two decision, holds that
women may not legally hold the office
of notary public. OF this decision has
nothing to do with the merits of the
case The decision means that three
of the five justices believe that the
holding of such office. or position,
would not be in harmony with the
constitution. The Citizen has no
opinion, and not much right to one;
Il is question for the lawyers to
decide. but when three eminent jurists
hold one opinion and two equally able
hold the opposite view there must be
considerable room for doubt. The
decision will hasten the coming OF
equal suffrage. it now being evident
that a change in the constitution it
necessary to give women decent
showing for their rights.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01
settled For The Time Being"

lNuSton Free Press.
Justice Allen, in writing the ma
I"rity opinion of the State Supreme
Court, which nullified the woman
notary'S bill. minimiZed the import
Auce Of the right to hold the office
both To the women and the State. He
sad: The right to hold the position
az notary public is of slight moment
l" the women of the State or to the
public. He further says that the
principles involved are of supreme
IMPORTANCE. The Free Press believes
tnere is more Importance attached 10
tue privilege by the general public
ot North Carolina than Justice Allen
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01
THE WOODS IN SPRING.

| wandered forth in Natures home
Amid the flowers fresh in bloom.
Beside the lonely wand'rng brook
EScheWing all both care and book.
And hearing only thy paean song
Ger winters sting which did the wrong.
Pale skies were yet but winters freeze.
Had left the woods and soon new leaves
Were up and out and summers hue
Had come again and made all new.
With soft bland breath and courage high
She sang song that ne'er could die.
The russett woods were green again
New light lit up the shaded glen
The dim receding- hills made clear
The mist about and did adhere
As all of Natures tribes of giiS
Made love in Spring among the hills.
The turgid hills looked down upon
Enchanted streams which ran along
In which | looked in which | saw
Therein imprinted mans fated law.
Yea, the drops pass by
Yea is man to die.
Thou meadow fair by tall hills hemmed
Thy stream bank -braced thy bosom jammai
BY jeSting brook and howerets gay
BY blarned beds and grassy brae.
Rv hillside spring 50 sweet and fair
Imbrued and hued by fay kist air
All these are crown and even blessed
Yea tinted and hued ere day doth rest
When from yon tree the wood thrushs
note.
Bursts forth fiute-li like from spotted throat
And fills the air with song sweet
Which does all instruments defeat
'Tis perfect bliss to be among
The woods and hills when Spring Is young
And hear mute trees speak out and sing
Their blessings on the new set Spring
While braky braes and woody hills
Join in and sing with babling rIll.
-Ewart Huffman
Hickory \. c.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01
Only For Voters.
Chatham Record.

Chatham Record.
Women cannot be a notary public
in this State. This was decided yes
terday by our Supreme Court. al
though Chief Justice Clark and Judge
Brown diSSented from the opinion Of
the other three judges. 1t was test
case to decide the constitutiOnality Of
an act Of the last legislature calling
that position a place of trust instead
Of an Office and making women elig-
ible to fill it. The majority of the
court held that only a voter could
hold an office and that a notary pub
lie is an officer, and therefore a wom-
an could not be one
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01
No Women NOtaries Yet.


By divided court the act Of the
last General Assembly authorizing the
appointment of women as notaries
public has been declared uneonstitu-
tiOnal. Justice Allen delivers the opin-
ion of the court, y mich is concurred in
by Justice HOke and Justice Walker.
Chief Justice Clark and Justice Brown
dissent, the former discussing the
merits of the case at some length We
believe the opinion Of-the court is
correct and will be approved by the
lawyers of the State generally, and as
the point involved is purely question
of law they are best able to reach a
correct conclusion. OF course there is
no good reason why women should
not be given power to discharge the
duties of a notary public. and this can
be done by a very simple amendment
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01
Recall of judicial Opinion.
Monroe Journal.

NtOuIOe JOURNAL.
The Supreme Court of North Caro-
lima has decided that woman can
not hold the office of notary public
in North Carolina. Last Tues
day that court held that the law was
unconstitutional. three judges agree
ilIg to the decision and two dissenting.
The majority Or the court held that
the constitution forbids any one ex-
cept a voter to hold office, that the
position of notary public is an office.
and therefore, since women cannot
vote they may not hold this office.
Judge Clark says there is no def
ton in the constitution of the word
office. and it is therefore open to the
Legislature to make definition OF 1t.
He argues that there is no difference
between notaries public and school
officers, and the Legislature of 1913
passed an act now in force permitting
women to be school officers.
This case presents a fine illustration
of what Mr.. Roosevelt COntended fO1
in his famous advocacy Of the recall
of judicial opinions Here as in the
famous opinion of the Supreme Court
| of the United States in the income
| tax case, a change Of opinion Of one
man would have changed the law fOl
millions of people. Mr.. Roosevelt
says that since the people themselves
| first made the constitution, and since
| the constitution is not plain enough
| fer even the judges themselves &c
| agree for even heETAOINUHTHI
! agree upon what it means. then, il
| such cases the sensible thing would
| be for the question to be referred tt
| the people and let them decide Wha
| the constitution is or should be.
| And that is one point on which We
| agree with the Rough Rider.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01
On the Feminine Side.
Concord Daily Tribune.

Concord Daily Tribune.
Justices Clark and Brown dissent
from the opinion Of the Supreme
Court. which held that the act auth
orizing the governor to appoint wom-
en- nOtarieS public is unconstitutional
When it comes to a question involving
the rights Of women Chief Justice
Clark may be counted to be on the
side of the women. In all the re-
cent matters before the Supreme
Court involving the rights of women
the Chief Justice has stood gallantly
on the feminine side of the question.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01
strange, Isn't It."

New Bern Journal.
The Supreme Court has decided
that women cannot act as nOtarieS
public in North Carolina. Strange,
t~n't it? Here they will let some scat
ter-brained galoot wearing trousers
hold a job of this sort when a woman
who is ten times stronger intellect
u1lly and every other way except
physically. cant even look at it
without causing great cOmmO-
ton
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01

10 the constitution. We believe il is
lar better TO amend the constitution 10
meet the changing needs of the people
IMAM 10 give il a construction more or
less doubtful. a strict observance OF
the constitutional restrictions be-
come more and more necessary. as the
capacity Of the General Assembly be-
comes more and more impaired by the
burden Of local and special legislation.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01
The Time Is Coming i"

Warrenton Record
see that the Supreme court has
Denied TO woman the right 10 serve as
notary public. Chief Justice Clark and
Justlce BroWn dissent. Justice Allen
writes the opinion of the court. The
court hoids the recent act of the Leg
lslature unconstitutional We bow TO
the Will OF the court: but the time is
coming when woman will hold office
IN North Carolina-and God speed the
day. She is competent. and deserves
whatever she wants: let her have il.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01
PRESS ON NOTARY
PUBLIC DECISION

The decision of the Supreme Court
cf North Carolina last week by which
trp act of the General Assembly au-
th ,rizing the appointment of women
- notaries public was held as being
constitutional is being commented
,pon largely by the press. From such
rlpers as have had editorials on the
matter the following extracts are
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01
Majority Was Asin Him"

KIu,ton News
lt was to be expected that Chief
Justice Clark would uphold the right
ct citizens of North Carolina to swear
before ladies. but the majority of his
court was agin him.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01
If There Is A Safe Side"

Greensboro Record.
Chief Justice Clark. it is observed.
stood pat on the woman nOtaries
case. all Of which shows he is on the
safe side if there is a safe side.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01

The real and permanent prosperity
Of q country begins when the agricui-
ture has evolved SO far as to be self
sustaining and to leave the soil in con-
stantly better condition for tho grow
ing Of crops.
Evening star., 1915-05-16

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price reduction
Evening star., 1915-05-16

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Evening star., 1915-05-16
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-06
KELLEY DISAPPOINTED IN
 SHOWING OF CRIMSON SQUAD
Rough Edges Show Up in Crimson Machne-Team Need True Generalship-Squad Back Down to Hard
 Work For Game With Owenton

University, October 5.--(Special)-W Alabama supporters are congratulating the Crimson machine on piling up the largest score against Howard in recent years, Coach Kelley is disappointed over the showing made by his warriors in the seasons first encounter. The score of the battle was large enough, according to Kelley but there were rough edges showing up at divers intervals and a scarcity of true generalship.
 As a matter of fact. the failure of his eleven to get off their plays more rapidly and to show dash and speed is believed to be a source of worry to the Crimson instructor. The Crimson has power this fall-probably the most powerful line ever seen sere. and one of the most power full in the south,t but thus far it has been lacking in the snap necessary to put this strength into effective use. On the defensive the line thus far has proved absolutely impregnable, but it's offensive work has been ragged
 With the exception of that of Bill Harsh the work of the Crimson backfeld was slightly off color in Saturdays setto, but this may be attributed to considerable degree to the soggy condition Of the new athletic field. The steady rains early in the week had soaked the newly sodded gridiron, and the backfield men were unable to get spring into their starts. And again, the absence of Brannon and the subsequent shifting of Bill Harsh from his natural position at left half to full handicapped the offensive ability of the Crimson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-06
Lemon Should Always Be
 Served With Iced Tea
Care Needed to Prevent Getting Either Tea or Lemon Taste
 Too Strong

Lemon should always be served with iced tea. Care should be exercised. however to get the proper blend be-. tween the lemons and tea flavors. Neith- CT flavor should be allowed to kin the other. The proper summer tea drink is one with just a slice of lemon to cut the stringently bitter tea and mako the beverage smooth and refreshine.
 In serving iced tea, much depc1ds upon the manner of service. Great care should be exercised to present the Ruest this cooling drink in daiutiness, Also plenty of ice should be in each eiass, good idea being to let icc stand in each glass for several minutee before the tea is poured in. This puts a beautiful and inviting ffost on ths outside of each tumbler.
 The most beautiful ret for serving cool drinks is the water ret now beina distributed to readers by The Age- Herald. It consists of . three-pint pltch- CT and six glasses. each of which holds half pint. Each piece is decorated and initiated in Venetian gold. Readers may get as many extra sets of glasses m they wish. How to obtain this handson,e ret Is explained in dispiay announce ments and in Water Set Coupon appear ins elsewhere In The Age Herald daily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-06
ALABAMA SQUAD IN GOOD CONDITION.
 OTHER SPORT NOTES
HOWARD WARRIORS AGAIN BEGIN WORK Squad in Good Condition With the Exception of
 Weaver

Practice work began again yester- day afternoon on the Howard athletic field after few days rest. With but one exception all the Crimson and Blue warriors were in uniform and were put through hard workout. yes- terdays practice was the beginning of hard weeks work for the Baptist eleven. as Coach Caton is planning to tortify the weak places before they meet the Alabama Presbyterian col lege eleven on the Howard gridiron next Saturday,
 Coach Caton is thoroughly satisfied with the work his men have been do- ing, but he will drill them most all this week on defensive work. The team has been doing, heretofore, mostly straight football practice, but this week some new plays will be introduced and much time. spent on breaking up forward passes and handling punts
 Weaver Is the only man who is not in condition. he having sustained a broken collar bono in the Alabama Howard game last Saturday. He will be out of the game for few weeks, but Is expected to be back before the season is over. He is the only man on the eleven hurt in the opening game with Alabama last Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-06

Another defect in the work of the Crim- son which developed Saturday was their propensity to acquire penalties
 The men were unsteady and over-anx- ious to get away and were penalized 10 times during the battle for being off- side. However. the scarcity of fumbles, despite the slippery ball was source of delight to their followers It seems as if Coach Kelley this fall has a bunch that can swing onto the ball. This abil- ity has marked their work throughout the season. Again Saturdays battle showed the wonderful effects of the new coach's training system. The Alabama warriors were in great shape and went through the game without a single injury and were forced to call out time but once during the entire affair.
 F Coach Kelley already has his men stead fly preparing for the next encounter, when Owenton Is met in the campus It is believed new style of attack will be inaugurated and that a slightly larger margin will be registered over the Meth odists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-06
HUNTSVILLE
Good Roads Convention-Mayor Hum- phrcy sworn In for Third Term as City Commissioners.

Huntsville, October 5.-(Special.)-At a meeting of the Madison County Good Roads and Automobile club last night representatives were present from Lincoln county, Tennessee. and Marshall and Etowah counties, Alabama, all of whom are interested in securing the Jackson highway. The scouting party is expected through this region about october Il. J. M. Kyser, president of the Marshall County Highway association, said he had never seen so much enthusiasm in his county on any subject He said the peo- pie of that county want to cooperate with Madison county in securing the high way. Probate Judge Carter of Marshall are not as good as they should be at present, but they will be fixed up as much as possible for the passage of the scouts and party. All the rough roads are north of Guntersville, he said, and south of that city are in good shape. Secretary Lay of the Gadsden Commercial club said Etowah county has $200 900 to get the Jackson highway, which would be built through that county according to specifications.
 The law and equity court is in session here for the long October term and the first two weeks will be devoted to the trial of civil cases. The grand jury has been organized with Alex Dyas as forc- man.
 Jim Thomas and George Scott, negroes of Stevenson, are in jail here on charges of robbing a freight car which contained interestate freight. The arrest was made by Deputy Marshal Colbert and the pris- oners are being held to the next federal grand jury.
 Mayor J. D. Humphrey was yesterday sworn in to begin his third term as city commissioner. He was recently elected for another term of three years. The commissioners will elect a mayor at their next meeting.
 Nose Jones' well known negro farmer. committed suicide at his home west of Huntsville Sunday by blowing out his brains. He had been Respondent over a shooting scrcape that resulted several weeks ago in his arrest. Jones was one of the best known negro farmers in this section and his farm was show place, being supplied with many modern i'm provements.
 Miss Thelma Carter and Mir. Harry Lowe were married yesterday at Mer- idianville. Both are widely known in tho northern part of Madison county and their marriage took relatives and friends by surprise
 Earl R. Harer, golf professional. who has been in charge of the Huntsville Golf clubs links during the last year. has departed for Athens. Ga. where he will take charge of the golf links of the Athens Country club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-06
ORCUTT WILL CALL
 GAME OF CITY SERIES

Commodore Orcutt, Birmingham's old reliable baseball caller" again will be in action during the coming worlds series. This year Commodore VIII do his "calling" at 2012 First avenue. starting at 1 o'clock every afternoon that q game is being contested, either in Boston or Philadelphia.
 Commodore Orcutt is an old timer when 1t comes to the calling game. For the past four years he has been 'calling'' the Birmingham games while the team was on the road and for the past four years has been giving tho local fans an opportunity to see the worlds series game lover the wire" The big games will be given by full detail. inning by inning. and batter by batter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-06
GREENE UNIVERSITY
 DOWNS BROWNSVILLE

Athens, October 6-tSpeoial.)--Th Greene University school defeated tho strong Blountsville Agricultural school on the home grounds yesterday by . score of 1S to O. The game was clean. but hard fought throughout. Both teams were handicapped by the slip pery cSnditfon of the field.
 Greene University school has one of the best teams in its history, eight of last years men having returned. In the game today Richardson and E Brady were the best ground gathers. while Grasse played splendid defen- Sive game.