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'he Monroe Journal Volume XVII. No. 50. Monroe, N. C., Tuesday, January 10, 1911. One Dollar a Year. K V r McWMORTER LANDS. Called to the Service of the State as a Helper to the Legislature Now Famous All Over N. C ' 'SquireUenryMcWborterhasland- ed, thanks to the untiring work of his press agent, Mr. . J. Pratt, who has made him famous all over North Carolina. And everybody is now singing McWhorter forever! The following, from the gifted pen of the Kileigh News and Observer's Monroe correspondent, Mr. J. C. M. Vann, of Saturday, tells the story: In response to telegraphic advices received from Representative Sikes of Union county, 'Squire Henry Mc Whorter, from Jackson township of the same county, has gone to Raleigh to accept a position as stationery clerk for the General Assembly. It was stated in the above-mentioned dispatches that the 'Squire would be met by delegation upon his arrival in Raleigh. This delegation should be a famous one, if it would keep pace with .the delegation which met Squire McWhorter at the station here yesterday, when he stopped off to spend the evening with friends in Monroe. The Monroe delegation was composed of the pick of 'Squire Mc Whorter's friend j and supporters, and was beaded by Messrs. W. J. Pratt and Ney McNeely of the Mon roe bar. The 'Squire was visibly affected by the cordial welcome he received here, and stated that when he reached Raleigh he would do all that in his power lay in the recogni tion of the services of his friends. The position to which Speaker Dowd has appointed Henry McWhor ter is a partial recognition of the services which have been rendered by that gentleman in behalf of his community. "Squire McWhorter's appointment meets with the univer sal approbation of the people of this section, for it is here that the 'Squire is best known and best loved. The things which Henry McWhorter has done, great as they are, are trifling when compared with the blessinp which he would obtain for us, were it not for the ignorance and gross stupidity of the majority of the vo ters in Union. Time after time Henry McWhorter has offered him self as a candidate for the legisla ture, advocating such salutary re forms as the eradication of book agents, lightning rod agents, drum mers and automobiles. Ha is also in favor of strict government super vision of bird dogs and, in fact, ca nines of all sorts, but particularly bird dogs, as they accompany tres passers in violation of the law. The 'Squire's chief claim to distinction, however, is his knowledge of the birthplace of Andrew Jackson, sev enth President of the United States. The 'Squire was born within a mile of 'bis celebrity's birthplace, and when 5 youth plowed all around it. His grandmother was present at the birth of Andrew Jackson and assist ed on that delicate occasion. Mc Whorter has Liken the immortal Andrew as his prototype. He be lieves in the Jacksoniau principles of Democracy; he advocates tLe Jack sonian simplicity in government, and be practices the JdCkionian hab its in his private life. In one re spect, and in one alone, does Mc Whorter differ from the immortal Andrew. From all that we cm learn, Andrew was not a prohibitionist McWhorter is. Only a few days ago a story was going the rounds which illustrates his abstemiousness The 'Squire bad procure.! a little whis key only a gallon for medical pur poses, and knowing the degeneracy of our times, had secreted it in a hollow stump in the woods for safe keeping. A few days afterward, wfien suffering from rheumatism contracted at a neighbor's corn shucking the previous night, he vis ited his cache with the intention cf taking a little for his sickness, and found that the untouched jug bad disappeared. And from this experi ence the 'Squire has added another maxim to his pandects, to the effect that any man, woman or child who steals liquor belonging to a sick man should suffer death. The legislature will receive the benefit of the squire's reflections on fublic questions, and be will gladly end bis assistance in the passage of any laws that come in bis particular line of research. It is true that the 'Squire is not a Representative, but he can speak to the legislative body through Messrs. Houston and Sikes in the House, and Senator Lemmond in the Senate. His influence will be felt, and it is a fact that often indi rect influences accomplish more than those which are known to the public generally. Items from the Live Town of Pageland. Corrn pondree of Tht Journal. The writer spent a night in the home of Mr. IL D. Pigg, near Page land. Mr. Pigg has a handsome residence and a well equipped and productive farm, it being a better grade of sandy land. He is an en tertaining man and can tell a thing or two about the hardships of get ting to and from market, which was Monroe, twenty-one miles distant, twenty years ago, before Pageland was dreamed of. He says it would take him two days and one night to haul four bags of cotton or a load of fertilizer. The country about Pageland is very sandy and was one time con sidered worthless, but is now being made to produce from one to two bales of cotton per acre by deep plowing and heavy manuring. Oat south of Pageland, at Mr.- John Arant's.the writer counted forty-two bales of cotton, the product of Mr. Arant's farm, and was informed that that was not all. Mr. It. M. Arm strong, who owns a lot of good low lands and works it by hired labor, talked very interestingly on the man agement of such labor. There are many new buildings being erected in Pageland, among which is the ten-thousand-dollar gra ded school building and the bank building. No doubt, Pageland has come to stay and old prophets who have been foretelling the fall of the town, are about to decide that Page land is an exception to the rule. It is a live, hustling, busy pace. A well known travelling salesman was heard to say that in all his travels be had not seen a town that had pro gressed as fast as Pageland. Feeding and Management of Poul try for Egg Production. A bulletin on the feeding and man agement of poultry for egg produc tion has just been prepared by Prof. J. 8. Jeffreys, poultryman, and is sued by the North Carolina Agricul tural Experiment Station. At present, probably three to four million dollars worth of eggs are produced annually by the poultry raisers of the State. On account of this and the steadily increasing price of poultry and eggs, poultry keeping is attracting more attention now than pjssibly ever before. "As this tulle tin gives information that should be of practical value in poultry feeding and management, every progressive poultry raiser shouldsecure a copy of it. It discusses the kinds of stock best suited for profitable egg pro duction as well as their proper hous ing and care. The breeding up of heavy laying strains is also dealt with in such a way as to develop material of value to all those inter ested in this branch of live stock growing. A comparison is made of different rations, both as regards the cost of egg production and the best devel opment of the stock. The importance of cleanliness and of keeping the bouses free from mites is also brought out and rec ommendations are given. Any poultry raiser in North Caro lina may receive a copy of this bul letin (No. 211) free by addressing Director C. B. Williams, West Ral eigh, N.C. Fatally Crushed Under Falling flass of Iron. Rev. R. P. Bryson of Spencer met instant death in the Southern rail way shops there Friday afternoon by being crushed under three pairs of engine truck wheels and axles, which were being lifted by a huge crane, says a dispatch to the Charlotte Ob server. Rev. Mr. Bryson, who has not been in the active ministerial work for the past year, was employ ed as a machinist in the shops and was attending to bis usual duties when the tragic accident occurred. The crane bearing the ton or more of truck wheels suspended by a chain was passing over his bead and the chain suddenly broke, pre cipitating the mass of iron down upon the bead of Mr. Bryson, who was caught at an unguarded mo ment, and he never knew what killed him. Shot Through the Foot. While out hunting rabbits last Saturday, Mr. Alex Little of Goose Creek township accidentally shot himself through the foot making a very dangerous wound. The muzzle of the gun, which was a hammerless, was resting on the foot while be lis tened to the dogs and looked for the rabbit The load went through the foot, nearly tearing it off. " K Mi v 1 v mrl 7 mm nj.- ' "S -"if rf Ml II 'mWl " " What is going on in Union County New school house that has taken the place of the old one at Brief, shown on this page. Woman and Baby Asphyzlated. Mrs. H. 0. Bannister, wife of the manager of the Western Union Tel egraph Company at Raleigh, and her 17-months old baby, were suffocated by gas in a bath room Friday. The gas came from a heater attached to the bath tub. Upon examination it was found that there was on the top of the heater a wash pan, which cut off the draught. Further exam ination showed that the gas could not be lighted with the pan in that place. Hence one conclusion is that Mrs. Bannister, not noticing that the pan was over the heater, tried sev eral times to light the gas; that while she was doing this, the gas, which was flowing steadily, caused her to turn sick and faint, and that while in a faint she was thoroughly over come. The infant, too young to even make an attempt to escape, was also a victim. The fact that Mrs. Bannister had vomited led to the conclusion that she first turned sick from the smell of the gas. Your Eyes Don't Neglect Them This Week Only. Dr. II. Smith will be at his office all this week, till Saturday, January Uth. You can not get work done that will be more satisfactory any where in the State. Di. Smith will make a scientific examination of your eyes and furnish you with the latest and most up-to-date goods. Don't imagine for an instant that Monroe is behind in the optical business. You have a first class optical office in your town, backed by a large experience. All work guaranteed absolutely satisfactory. Dr. Smith has many towns to visit by spring, but this week he will be at his office in Monroe, more than pleased to serve you. Will you not come and get those glasses you have been talking about so long? How is the eyes of your child? Children never make bright scholars when they suffer with eye strain and feel a discomfort when studying. No charge to find out if you need glasses. Office: Fitzgerald building, next to Dr. Houston's dental office. Lie."".. What is going on in Union crief in Goose Death of Mrs. 0. A. Wolfe. Mrs. Mary Ann Wolfe, wife of Mr. G. A. Wolfe, died of pneumonia at her borne in Monroe Saturday evening. She bad been very sick for several days. Funeral was held Sunday by Dr. Weaver and Rev. R. F. Kirkpat rick. Mrs. Wolfe was a little over 61 years of age. She had lived in Mon roe many veab. She bad been a member of the Methodist church since childhood, and was a good .y ... o tJ i 1 ; V Dragged Uke Wild Beast. Handcuffed and bound with ropes, by which be was dragged and pulled for over thirty miles over mountains from Burnsville, Yancey county, to Asheville, Charles Murphy, charged with murder, was landed in the Bun combe county jail for safety Thurs day. Murphy was a desperate prisoner. As the roadway was too rough for a vehicle, Sheriff Edwards and two deputies set out on foot with him. The exceedingly cold weather added to the hardships of the trip. Mur phy several times attempted to es cape by a dash down the steep moun tain, but each time was thwarted by the officers' vigilance. Shortly before Christmas Murphy met a friend, John Simmons, on a public road, and asked him for a drink. Simmons refused and passed on. He had ridden his mule only a few steps up the road when Murphy shot him dead. The natives were enraged, and to avert a lynching as well as to pre vent escape Murphy was taken to Asheville. A Week of Bad Weather. Washington IJixpittch, Bth. A cold wave of marked severity that , now prevails over Alaska will overspread the North western ' States Monday and Tuesday, from which region it will advance eastward and southward over the middle West during the middle of the week and to the Atlantic and Gulf States dur ing the latter part of the week, ac cording to the weather bureau's pre diction. Abnormally low tempera tures will attend this cold wave in the North Pacific States, the north ern plateau and Rocky Mountain regions and particularly all districts east thereof. The principal disturb ance of the week will prevail during the next three days west of the Rocky Mountains, cross the middle West by Wednesday or Thursday and reach the Atlantic States Thurs day or Friday. The disturbance will in all probability be attended by widespread precipitation, especially in the Southern States and the re gion west of the Rocky Mountains. Coun;y Old school house at Creek township. woman. She is survived by one brother, Mr. E.P. Penniger, and three sisters, Mrs. J. W. Laney of Page land, Mrs. Washington McCorkle, snd Mrs. Tom Howie, the latter of Rock Hill, also by her husband and four daughters and three sons, all growi. Tran No. 40 from Charlotte now arrives at 5:45; No. 33, Portsmouth to Birmingham, 9:45; and No. 49, Monr to Charlotte, leave at 6:30. V. ' GETTINQ A F1R.1ER FOOT1NQ. Hr. Qreen Says that the Farmers' Union U Now Settling Down to a Fine Class of Conservative Membership and the Future Looks Bright. Mr. J. Z. Green, now serving his third year as btate Lecturer of the Farmers' Union, and one of the most enterprising and influential mem bers of the body, was in town Satur day. Mr. Green spoke on the work of the union as follows: "It looks now like the Farmers' Union is to be a permanent organi zation for the general uplift of farm ing interests. It is true that it has to pass through the reactionary pe riod. In some of the older organ ized counties in the State it is catch ing up its second growth, snd this means that where it has lost some members who joined just for the novelty of the thing, the organiza tion is gaining a more substantial membership men who are conser vative and slow to move and who want to see the organization prove itself before they align themselves with it "The Farmers' Union has been criticised by some loyal members for being too conservative, but when results depend entirely upon educa tion the slow and conservative way is the only safe way. The fatal mis takes of kindred farmers' organiza tions, it is true, may be responsible largely for the seemingly extreme conservatism of the union, which causes it to feel its way with cau tion. "With our limited means for co operative selling with only a ware- bouse here and there, we have been an important factor in bringing the price of cotton up from u to 15 cents and cotton seed from 30 to 55 cents, and the commercial world accords to the Farmers' Union a big share of the credit for the unparalleled pros perity that has come to the South through its natural monopoly of cot ton production. The basic, funda mental, 'live-at home' doctrine that this organization has been preach ing in 15,000 or more local unions in the cotton belt, has had the dou ble effect of correcting the suicidal policy of buying a livine at the stores and at the same lime limiting the cotton production to a figure that makes the world's markets hun gry enough to pay a fairly remuner ative price for cotton, and it must not be forgotten that not only the farmers, but every legitimate busi ness interest in the South is a bene ficiary. I believe the farmers of the South have a moral right to use a monop oly which nature has given them, and limited production aud ultimate ly controlled marketing, are the only practical ways to use this monopoly. "Scarcity of farm labor in the South is making this country rich, and if the growth of town and city population continues at the same ratio with the growth of rural popu lation, as has been recorded for the past twenty years, farm labor in the South will become so scarce and high that big land owners, who farm on the old land skinning and soil robbing method, will find that they can no longer compete with the one and -two-bale-per-acre farmers in growing cotton, and they will hunt other fields of operation and invest ment This will help to do just what the Farmers' Union is trying to do. It will still further limit the prod action of cotton and cause the price to continue to advance. "You may call this method of lim iting production and gradual mar keting, trust methods, but it's the only way we can profit by a monop oly which nature has given us. Be sides, it's the way the modern organ ized commercial interests do busi ness, and if it is a correct principle for distributing agents and non producers, it ought to be all right for the folks who feed and clothe the world." fir. Lemmond's Committee Ap pointments. In the legislature Senator Lem mond has been placed on the follow ing committees: Mining, chairman; appropriations, judiciary, railroads, privileges and elecuons.pecal institu tions, congressional apportionments, institutions for the blind, constitu tional amendment, and judicial dis tricts. The house committees have not yet been appointed. A little four-year-old daughter of Mr. Richard Fincber of Providence was burned to death Saturday while playing around a pot in the yard. Daughter of the Late firs. Flor ence Houston Phifer Harried. iari::. K.. ,Si.. On Wednesday, January 4th. Miss Mary Phifer and Mr. W. T. round were very quietly married at the home of the bride. The entire lower flxr was decorated; the color gcht aje being green aad white, and carried out very attractively with white japo nicas, Cherokee rost s, smilax, and a profusion of ferns and palms. While the guests were arriving several beautiful selections were ren dered by Miss Fennell. Mesdames Redfearn, Houston and Lang Phifer, aunts of the bride, received the guests at the door. Promptly at 3 o'clock the bridal party entered the softly candlelight- ed room to strains of Lohengrin's n - J J ' f 1 1. ... . euuiDR jiarcn, piayea oy aiiss r en nell. First came the maid of honor, Miss Leo Baker, who looked very charming in a gown of old rose mes saline satin, hand embroidered and made hobble c fleet. The groom and his best man, C. A. Pound, entered next both wearing the conven tional black. Then followed the bride upon the arm of her father. Mr. W. B. Phifer. The bride was very lovely in an exquisitely hansome tailored suit of brown with gloves, shoes and hat in the same color. She carried a bouquet of oriae s roses. Both the bride and the ercom are from prominent Gainesville fami lies and are exceedingly popular, the groom having been a member of the Baird Hardware Company for a num ber of years, while the bride has been a student in Wesleyan College the last three years. 1 he ceremony was performed bv Rev. J. Edgar Wilson of the Metho dist church. Immediatly after the ceremony the young couple left, amid a shower of rice, for an extended honeymoon in South Florida. Ihe out-of-town guests present were Mr. and Mrs. R. Redfearn. Dr. and Mrs. Houston of North Carolina, and Dr. Hodges Pound of Jackson ville. Only the family and a few in vited friends were present. Ihe young couple were recipients of many elegent and costly gifts. Dwire-Parker. On Saturday evening at 7 o'clock at the resilience of Mr. and Mrs. John Maynor, Miss Mary W. Dwireand nr. j.u. rarKerwere united in mar riage, Rev. Braxton Craig perform ing the ceremony. The marriage was very quiet, only a few of the immediate family and friends being present. After the ceremony was performed Mr. and Mrs. Parker drove directly to the nome or the groom where supper was served. Mrs. Parker has not been in Mon roe many months, but while here she has impressed all with whom she came in contact bv her food and womanly qualities. She is from Mooresville. Sfce has been chief op erator for the Monroe Telephone Co. and has endeared herself to all. Mr. Parker is well known in this section and is a man of active busi ness. Where Votes Were Bought and Sold Wholesale. Went 1'nion, O., Pivpatch, Bih. This was the dav for KfrAtraWa rf -j.v.. - and wealthv men in tk AHama county corruption probe. Those classed as such were dealt with more severely by Judge Blair than their poorer fellow citizens who voluntari ly admitted their guilt John Coooer. a wealthv of Brush Creek, was found to have disposed of his franchise for $2, whereas, otters not so rich have con fessed they received as high as $25. Cooper was assessed the highest penalty that Judge Blair has given thus far, a f 250 fine and five years' disfranchisement A young man, a distant relative of Cooper's and bearing the same name, but against whom no accusation had been made, was arrested by mistake. He was about to be dismissed by the court when be startled all in the room by the open confession that, while perhaps he was the wrong man named, he was equally guilty with his relative. Judge Blair thanked him for his honesty and fined him the minimum of 5. with fiv ream' disfranchisement Thilip Hardin, a farmer worth f 40,000, was fined $100 and costs for having contracted to deliver the votes of his two sons and bis son-in-law. The sons were fined $25 each and the son-in-law $30 and each of the three was deprived of bis vote for five years.