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Friday, July 24, 1908 relationship fixed between the parties themselves, consequently as between them, is confined to no locality or jurisdiction. A clear and concise statement of the authority of the bail to arrest, is found in the case of Worthen v. Prescott, 60 Vt. 72, 11 Atl. Rep 690, where the court pays: "The authority arises more from contract than from law; and as between parties, neither the jurisdiction of the court nor of the state controls it; and so bail may take the principal in another jurisdiction or another state, on the ground that a valid'contract made in one state is enforceable in another, according to the law there.

This shows that the authority need not be exercised by process, but that it inheres in the bail them- selves. The Supreme Court of the United States, in Taylor v. Taintor, 16 Wall, 371 says: When bail is given, the principal is regarded as delivered to the custody of his sureties. Their dominion is a continuance of the original imprisonment. They may exercise their rights in person or by agent.

They may pursue them into another state; may break and enter into his house for that purpose. The bail have their principal on a string, and may pull the string whenever they please and render him in their discharge. The rights of bail in civil and criminal cases are the same." This is sufficient to present this interesting question in its various phases, and if any one de- I sires to go further into the matter he will find much in the principal case as well as in Toles v. Adee, 84 N. Y.

222-240; Worthen v. Prescott, 60 Vt. 68. It is being talked in law circles that Kenneth Macintosh after lal may file for one of the superior court judge nominations, in which case it would make things quite lively, as Kenneth is a political scrapper from way back, using the common street vernacular. Judge A.

W. Frater, who is a candidate to succeed himself, has ample reasons for being proud of the record he has made as judge of the superior court of King county and doubly so of the record he has made as judge of the juvenile court. In the latter position he has laid the foundation for many good and usesul men, who otherwise would have been nothing more or less than human vultures. The National Bar Association, which meets in Seattle in the very near future, promises to be one of the most interesting gatherings that Seattle has ever witnessed. The president of the assocaition is none other than Judge Alton B.

Parker, who was a candidate for the presidency four years ago, and who is now one of the leading corporation lawyers of the state of New York. The local bar is looking forward to the meeting with an unusual amount of interest. There is always one or more of the judges to be found at the court house during the summer vacation in order to hear emergency cases, but even he puts in only such time on the bench as is necessary. Speaking about the endorsement of the bar for superior court judges, it is a fact that Judges George E. Morris and R.

B. Albertson so far as the lawyers are concerned, are the most popular judges of the King county bench. "In my opinion," said a well known lawyer one day this week, 'Judge Root is? destined to become of the eminent judges of this country. He is a man with a great judicial mind and he grows steadily in knowlege of the law. Already his opinions are attracting the attention of eminent jurists and lawyers in the East, and it would be a great mistake to defeat him for reelection, but he will not be, and that is a foregone conclusion, as the judgment of the people in such cases can always be trusted." There are five Afro-American practitioners before the bar of this state and located in Seattle, and all of them are doing remarkably well from a financial standpoint and that too despite the the fact there are not to exceed 2,000 Afro-American men, women and children in King county thus exploding the time worn theory and idea that black folk must locate among black folk in order to succeed in a professional way.

One or more of these attorneys have never had a case for an Afro-American. The above excerpt reminds the wrirer that there are likewise two practicing physicians in Seattle each of whom is doing exceedingly well and has a large pratice and it is claimed that not to exceed a tenth of their practice comes from Afro-Americans, all of which reminds one of what Ben Butler said, 'the way to resume is to resume." The way for the Negro to succeed in this country, despite the walls of alleged prejudice against him, is to succeed. Judge Frater will have before him some time next fall a Spanish war veteran charged with murder in the first degree, he having shot and killed a Hindu, who had alienated his wife's affections. The accused man will be defended by F. B.

Sayre, who is also a veteran of the Spanish- American war. It is claimed that the man shot in self-defense, but even if he did not the presiding judge will have to encounter a good deal of local sympathy in the man's favor. It is a rather remarkable coincident that each of the six aspirants for the gubernatorial nomination on the Republican ticket in this state are practicing attorneys and in more or less good standing. Gov. Meade was twice elected prosecuting attorney of Whatcom county and praticed in the courts for years prior thereto.

Henry is a well known attorney of Skagit county and was for a number of years superior court judge of Skagit county. John D. Atkinson is at present attorney general of the state and has written a splendid code, which is in general use at present. S. G.

Cosgrove is one of the crack lawyers of the state and has made a fortune out of the practice of law in Garfield crunty. W. M. Ridpath is a lawyer although he has not followed the profession for a number of years, having drifted into the mining business out of which he has made a fortune. Joseph W.

Robinson is a lawyer, although at the present time he is not in very good standing, he having some months ago unduly criticised the court for which he was suspended from practice tor six months, He, however, is a fire eating lawyer and has had more or less success as an attorney. "Johnny, what's a patriot?" "A boy who'd rather miss seem' de game dan go in on a ball knocked over de fence by de yisitin' team." Courier-Journal. It has cost Mr. Hearst over $100,000 to find that The Post was giving him straight goods when it told him he was not elected Mayor. If Mr.

Hearst will pin his faith to The Post and pay no heed to his own papers he will save Post. THE SEATTLE REPUBLICAN The irrepressible, mysterious Negro has butted in again; and some of our friends are ill at ease on account of it. During the National Educational Association held recently at Cleveland, Ohio, a National Inter-City Spelling Bee was held. Five hundred words were submitted, 100 written and 400 oral. A Negro child of thirteen years, by the name of Marie Bolden, daughter of John L.

Bolden, a mail carrier of Cleveland, made a perfect score. Miss Bolden spelled every word in the coniest, bringing victory to the Cleveland team and glory to herself, and thereby has set New Orleans agog. As far as she was concerned she was innocent of any mischief. New Orleans has been literally stirred on account of the incident, for be it remembered that one of the contesting teams was from New Orleons, under the direction of superintendent of city schools, Mr. Warren Easton.

The New Orleans team took third place in the contest. That a team of this city should be pitted against a team in which there was a Negro child has provoked considerable discussion. The Times Democrat particularly taking umbrage referring to the incident as an "unfortunate experience from whatever point of view it is considered." So serious was the matter regarded by the school board of this city that the question occupied the most part of an entire evening session of the board, and after considerable discussion, the superintendent, Mr. Warren Easton was censurred by the passing of the following resolutions: Resolved, That it is the sense of this board that we deeply deplore and regret the unfortunate occurrence at Cleveland and the pitting of our children against a NGcrro Resolved, Further that we condemn the action of the supertcndent throughout the whole affair! as unwise and the result ot MORE OR USS PUNGENT Inkeeper-Thatman over there who began with venison has just ordered some roast mutton. Is ow we are in for it.

Fhegende Bloetter. artist," said the man with pointed whiskers, "must not think about money." "I suppose not, answered Mr Cumrox. "Every time I buy a new picture the artist wants enough to keep him from thinking of money for the rest of his Washington Star. "Oh, doctor," exclaimed the nervous young wife, as the eminent surgeon entered the sick room, "if an operation is necessary we want you to operate immediately! Expense is no object at all." "We will operate at replied the eminent surgeon, without looking at the patient. Hertzberger's Weekly.

Sunday School Teacher-And you have no brothers or sisters? Little Edna-No' ma'am. I am all the children we've got. -New Orleans Times-Democrat. Two Irishmen were about to run a race to a certain tree by different routes. Suddenly Mike slapped Pat on the back and asked how they were to tell who reached the destination first.

After a moment's thought Pat answered: "I till yez, Mike, if I get there first I'll make a mark on that tree with this piece of chalk, and if you get there first you rub it NEW ORLEANS AND THE NEGRO very poor judgment. The Times Democrat brings into its discussion of the incident the question of the keeping the races apart and brings from the closet the skeleton of reconstruction days, and then shakes the red rag of social equality, all because a girl who happened to be a Negro innocently and unwittingly spelling every word, won a victory over her Southern contestants. We have been puzzled more than onoe as to the term social equaltty. It seeems as though it has illimitable expansion so that it may include every conceivable notion on the race qustion. As to the question of social equality being involved in the Cleveland spelling bee we have not been able to see it.

There was no more social equality there than when the black and white applicants take the Civil Service examination at the same time in the city. There was no more a question of social equality than where white women serve Negroes in goods, grocery and otherwise. And in instances in this city where white women serve spirituous drinks to Negro men. It is no more a question of social equality in the Cleveland spelling bee than where Negro laborers and white laborers work on the same ship on the levee front of the city. It is no more a question of social equality than when white teachers teach Negro children in this city.

It is no more a question of social equality than when Negro servants care for the first born of the first families of the South. To bring in the question of social equality at this stage in the incident is but to reveal a weakness on the part of our friends that is simply pitiable. A championship that is won by barring a contestant who has the least possible chance of winning is not worth the name. It seems to if the contest is to be a contest at all the entries must be open to all, barring none. Then the winners will be winners Magistrate sternly) -Didn't I tell you the last time you were here I never wanted you to come before me again? Prisoner Yes, sir: but I couldn't make the policeman believe it.

-Tid-bits. Hyker-Why did you give up smoking? order to marry a rich widow. fail to see the connection. refused to give up her weeds unless I would give up Chicago News. "I hope driver, that you will not run away with me." "Bless yer, no mum! I've got a wife and six kids at home Opinion.

Bride (soon after the marriage) That jeweler who sold you the wedding ring sadly overcharged you. Groom The rogue! And I have bought four engagement rings from Blaetter. Faddist you allowed in this prison any exercise beneficial for your health? yep, ma'am. By advice of my counsel I have been skipping the rope. Gentleman (to cigar dealer) Have you any So-and-So in stock? How are they? sir.

This last lot is an extremely fiine one. Gentleman (departing) Thanks; you wrote that they were very poor, but I am pleased to find that you were mistaken. lam the manufacturer. Philadelphia Enquirer. indeed, This is the only legitimate way to look at a contest.

The of this city reminds us of boyhood days when in games of sport some big strapping fellow or some for instance, in a baseball team, of whom we were afraid would appear in the line up. The first thing to do would be to rule him out and thus weaken the opponent. In such cases victory might come but victory would be cheap. And so it is. The Cleveland spelling bee would not have been worthy of the name if it had sought to bar any individual that gave any sort of promise of making a respectable contest.

But this Negro girl has occasioned a great deal of trouble of almost endless discussion in this city and the humiliation and embarrassment to the superintendent of public schools. But what is more interesting to us than all else is the frequency with which Negroes take the prizes offered. It certainly appears that we get our share of the honors considering the number entered into the contests. This certainly should be encouraging to the Negroes when the skies are threatening and when it is reputed that a book purporting to prove that the Negro is a beast has a circulation of something like 70,000. It would appear that this victory on the part of this Negro girl is of optimistic significance and one that should fnrnish inspiration to the entire act race.

Let us receive this victory with modesty and with encouragement. We are not surprised that there are those who chafe under the fact that a Negro girl in the presence of six thousand persons takes the medal as champion speller of the country, for the "cry incident punctures tremendously the theory of the incapacity of the Negro and the theory of the incapacity of the incapacof the negro and the fore-ordained, predestinated, indisputable, irrefutable superiority of the white man. W. C. Advocate.

BRIEF It is reasonable to expect that Mr. Rockfeller's biography will be illuminating. Sentinel. In the absence of Uncle Joe in in the Persian House, the Shah's cannon wins out. New York Evening Mail.

Mr. Taft has been very successful in making himself popular with the college men without being reproved by any of the Star. We hope the man who is writing John D. Rockefeller's biography will be very careful not to use any words that John does not understrnd. News.

The police of New York declare that blackmail is on the increase. We know of no one better able to give inside statistics on this crime. Leader. E. H.

Harriman has engaged the famous oarsman, Ten Eyck, to teach his sons to row. The boys are said to take naturally to water. Springfield Republican. An expert canoest is about to shoot the Whirpool Rapids at Niagra. Shooting himself would be a more expeditious way.

Detroit News. John Pierpont Morgan having been made a doctor of law, it would be interesting to know just what laws he intends to doctor. Free Press. There are states which require a citzen to read sections of the Constitution but none of them are cruel enough to make him read the platform. Atlanta Journal.

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