The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-02-20
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More Regulations Of II el Prices IN t lie
ense Tax Law Of Senator Murphy's ]:
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RALEIGH c. Feb 2O-Of late wears as every ne,son ~
leaves home occasionally knows get decent bed to
sleep IN than do the three meals demands
The hotel in city, of pretenons hairs
up and feeees the traveller be he drummer only
aveer without Of ALL and there
has been just as little upon Caroua
Not only but in hotels nns boarding houses
one IS often ehncked into with Gotten The
same b) and net nfrequent of FOR
given four assigned one room and
the cases ST or ac0
yields the landlord anywhere 5000 to $500 foroo
night and each night obtains q
When the legislature adiourns weeks hose;
one OF the first practical efforts of its work will be
these classes Of the victims the landlord or as
quite often the case, the heartless landndy :;
In addition to the law already passed this correspondents
recently passed. to add the comfort of the guests by giving
better Accommodations the bi before Senate
the provision Of Speaker Murphy
tax much heavier for hotels room from Wo
persons occupying he same room than fifty
of the earge only
same rocp, be welcomed by thousands
!, Camp e. ,1. sss.@ s;ss ... -, =. ,..,.
rement II ensironnlen better facilities the
and detention oconvcs summary dismissal some
Of the una employed by the proved
have been cruelcruel unto nAicsng injuries that lasted
long life irome
diate death did result -
These put se,;cey up pr<sen
legislature, individual legislator ~ pen'ten}tar
investigation which has been under way these
comply with these demands shoulder the chief responsibility
allowing Eesh alternative
the only
. of North Carolina have 0 represent
The chairman Of this investigating
the from lrede, is probably
are to have conducted the mvesgatonad Of the hs,
rble conditions revealed by the evidence standing and
widely known before this inquiry made.
Senator Turner only the experienced legislator
the Senate Of the learned Of the and patri
North Caronan but also the knde mena
who his felowmen jealous Of the st.
the he loves and his people who have honored him. although
the nominating him for governor 1904
The legislators associated with him in the investigation
fine Of them naturally partial of
officials Of the penientiary management !.
That the report Of this committee the legislature will ea
heroic action be doubted be hoped
law itself will be reformed by those who charged by the
with doing that very thing
Separation Among Convicts
One Of the effects Of the convict
Sy lack Of the inlscrmnate heiine 'f
togeher-with inevitable
susceptible
the convct who committed the crimes for which h
the North Carolina have
to Of these after became becg
they innocen fd of the spoon wish
criminals literally be f
white black the better by the contamination
example forced night and and
in pretenons well
) punish y
@ The evidence all show {ana widely known
this inquiry began that absolutely nothing and thu
tnohig that
lis true because of the just stated
which lou1es
separations grades
This matter calling for and fine dscmina$
necessarily for socaed crmnoogist
genealogy Many convicted Of manaughter for killing
another the OF the moment fight likely TO
reormed than the sneak thief burglar or
criminal hnles forced
hope existing