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3 1. . VI; THE MONROE JOURNAL G. M. Lkai.ky & Buo., Publisher IL F. Eeasley, Kditor. Tuesday, January 17. 1911. Down Among the Legislators. Col. Wade Harris of the Charlotte Chronicle has been to Kaleigh, look oil upon the legislature, and present d i; with a certificate of good char acter. After also viewing it from cW r.ri The Journal is inclined to thick that Col. Harris has made a psvf.y f.iir estimate, and that the prevent ses;.u n is likely to be salej0f the State treasury than they pay .; i trie. in that it is likely to do ;:ito it. Personally, we object tJ the abj.it what it shocld do. liut by hroto. ' Pauper counties." The tho witj's safe and sans we do not'an0(int that a county may pay into mean that our lawmakers are l.ke'.y : tie treasury ani receive from it is to stand so straight in their conser-'n) jir0per criterion, and a mere at- a'.::i that th?y will rear back the j t-mpt to make the? sums more equal ether way and nt do the things; inadequate solution to the question1 that the times domiad and a pro-j-rjj,, whole tax system ought to be j can block the effort there will be something done regarding the Ere insurance trust that is taking mil liocs out of the State yearly on rates that many people believe to be ex orbitant Governor Kitchin sent some strong remarks to the General Assembly on this subject and a bill is pending. j o Some important step will be taken towards the equalization of tax as sessments throughout theState. Heal estate in the different counties is very unequally assessed and there is what is kn?wn as pauper counties. thai is. counties that draw more cut r.Vsqjctat e". A caw f i!iis;r.;i:.iu.'n that ha bef'M:' '.rrtnie i ivveah-d by a pasviire in Ha'ulkuk. Tht" paae reallv road. -Write the viiijn and make it plain that he may run that reaJoih it." The vision was a warn ing and the reader was to run from danger, but Cooper misquoted it by sayin. "lle t!iat runs may read," signifying that it was easily read in haste, and this version has survived. Another instance of rewriting a quotation into something of entire ly divergent meaning is afforded by the passage from ItiilW i!udi bras." wliieh really is. "He that com pile against his uid i uf the same opinion sti!!." Many a writer has miqi'tod that into "A man con vinced aga'T hi "ill is of the Mime opinion .-i.V ss if a man that as convinced could piMy l of the same opinion as prcv iously. gressive people have a right to ex pect cf them. The gddea acean be tween extreme radicalism and over conservatism is reasonable progres- revolutionised. Tax on local prop erty ought to bo reserved for local purposes wholly, and let the State secure its income from less direct siveness the finding out cf what taxes, such as on all classes of fran-' really should bo due and doing it chiscs. public service corporations.! cautiously and deliberately. We;etl, This would provide the State! should say that this legislature is. w-iih an easier souicc of revenue and i likeVj to b3 that way, rather than ; f, ee tve property of the counties to ' ever cautious or over radical. : raise more taxes for schools, reads j and other necessary improvements.; There will be some proper and' neaea nq'ior lesisimon. in me first place the legislature will follow the a h ice cf Attornev Genera! Diek- TLe Union county delegation was found to be in good working order and ready for making a good record. ttt and Governor Iutehin and break Senator I.emmond's committee ap yp the near beer nuisance "root and 1 pintments were given last week, branch." Near beer has no friends since then the members of the House among the legislators or among oth-j iJave been assigned their places.: ers who rJleet public opinion. As Ueprcseutative Sikes is chairman of some one aptly put it, near beer has j the committee on salaries and fees, killed itself. Dr. A. A. Kent has in- an j member of committees on banks trodueed a bill to cover the State, anj currency, Judiciary No. I, courts and it will pass without opposition. an(j judicial districts, congressional A Question. Not why should you in sure your property, but why should you insure with us ? The Answer. l.r. Because we rvpw' h Oldest and Strongest companies. 2nd. Because we know how to prop erly write an insurance policy, and know how to fix it so your interests will he protected. JrJ. Because when hisses occur we give them immediate attention and prompt and satisfactory settlements art made. N. C. ENGLISH. Mgr. At Savings. Loan 6 Trust Co. Not enly will near beer be knocked out, but social drinking clubs that have been organized to side step the law, will also have t) go. As Judge Clark said in his dissenting opinion on the case that went to the Supreme court, these institutions are co-oper-J ative bar rooms, and were not con templated by the people when they j R&ve a majority of forty odd thou sand for prohibition. If we are not greatly mistiken in the temper of this legislature, such clubs, which are now being rapidly organized about the State, will share the fate of near beer, and they ought to. The legislature, including the Re publican members, have given a final jolt to Mr. Marion Butler and J his bond collection agency. Judge Kwart, the leading Republican mem ber of the House, introduced a reso lution thanking the. Governor of Rhode Island for rejecting the bonds offered that State and scoring the whole plan. It went through with a rush. Also a bill is pending milk ing it criminal for any public cllicer to accept a fee to work in any case against the Stite. The Republicans are evidently willing to get entirely rid of Butler. & o o A bill is pending that many think will pass providing for the holding of a constitutional convention to re viae the constitution of the State, members of such convention to be elected at the regular election in 1012. There are important changes that ought to be made, but it is doubtful if a convention is the prop- er thing. It might be better to make the changes by specific vote as was done when the suffrage amendment waa passed in 180S. o a o The new county folks are march ing down to Raleigh and will be scige the lawmakers to create several new counties. One is wanted by High Point, to be called Piedmont, carved out of parts of Davidson Randolph and Guilford. Another is wanted with the county seat at Rae ford, to be made out of parts of Cum berland and Robeson. There are others, and may be still others if the lawmakers turn a welcome ear to the petitioners. ; O This legislature will not increase the legal rale of interest to eight per cent as has teen asked. The meas ure Las already died once before a IIouso committee. f Unless the insurance companies apportionments, public service cor porations, and public printing. Rep resentative Houston is on penal in stitutions, pensions, agriculture and roads and turnpikes. Representa tive Sikes and Senator Lemraond are bearding with Mrs. J. A. Bivens, and Representative Houston is also pleasantly located, boarding at the! same place with his nephew, Attor- J ney General Bickett. They are saying around Raleigh : that I'nion county is about to take things, having no less than seven' bauds" in this legislature. Besides our U'o Representatives and Senator, there is Senator Sikes who is one of our boys, and in the House there is Mr. II. Craig Richardson, another r.a'ive whom we have lent to Ruther ford county, lie is practicing law at Forest City and the people of the county have sent him to represent them. Besides these five on the tloor, the reading clerk of the Senate, Mr. Mark Pipiires of Lenoir, is a na tive of I'nion, and last but not least, there are in the House as helpers Squire McWhorter, stationery clerk, an i Mr. J. R. Winchester, now of Charlotte. Lest one should not know who the latter is, it can be stated that he is the same "Bob" Winchester who lived in this county all his life till a few years ago. And should any of his old friends who have not seen him in a long timo meet him, they may recognize him the same way that Col. Bill Beasley did in Ral eigh the other day. Col. Bill, when a mere stripping of a boy, drilled the company that Mr. Winchester belonged to. Col. Beasley was walk ing down the street in Raleigh the other day, and seeing Mr. Winches ter, yelled out, "Hello, Bob Winches ter, I haven't seen you since the war, but I'd know that no3e anywhere on earth!" 0 o Of course everybody wants to know how 'Squire McWhorter is getting along in the halls of the mighty. The 'Squire is strictly to the good. He specially commissioned this wri ter to say to his friends at home that he was doing mighty well, and didn't have much to do except "brush around a little and ret up the desks." So far his work has taken up about one hour out of the twenty-four, and he has plenty of time to get around and stretch his legs. Some say that the 'Squire is getting real good looking since he spruced up a bit and took the whis kers off the chin, leaving only a bushy bunch of crimson Presbyte rians on the upper side. He says he has one or two little measures that he expects to get through. Exchange your Seed for Nice Bolted Meal. Every Sack Guaranted. Monroe Oil Mill. c firistmas IS OVER, but we all need good wholesome food just the same. Our stock of good things to eat is complete. M. Waller LAST CALL ! Startling Values in Ladies' Coat Suits In Order to Close Out Our Entire Stock. If You Need a Coat Suit, Grasp the Opportunity, as Every One Must Go. Read These Unheard of Prices: Special $5.00 Coat Suit, reduced to $ 3.50 Coat Suits worth up to $12.50, reduced to 7.50 $15.00 and $20.00 Coat Suits, Extra Special, for 10.00 New arrivals in our Dry Goods Department that will interest you Unparalled offerings of seasonable merchandise at reasonable prices. Three Solid Cases of New Dress Ginghams In neat spring styles. 15'c Ouality in reinenents and full bolts, our leader for 10c Bi? Shipment of New Shirts, Shirtwaist and Dress Pat terns 15c Pcmjab Percalls reduced to ...ll'Jc. yard Nice assortment of dark and light striped (i.ilatea for 10c lSc Hydegrode Galatea 15c Heavy Flannelettes 10c Cresendo Suitings 10c yard 31 inch I'ercals Pretty eight styles for ...8jc Heavy Hickory Shirting 10c yard Medium weight Shirting 7jc yaud 12 1c Striped "Snowflakc" Curtain Scrim for this week 10c 7jc Striped Scrim for 5c Heautiful Designs in a good quality of Scrim for 12jc W. H. BELK & BRO. Wholesale and Retail. ta n The Sikes Co. sold a whole car load last week in four days. Our buyer, Mr. C. C. Sikes, is in the west now and will return tomorrow or next day of this week with one or two car loads. If you are in a position to buy or swap, come to our barn the last of this week. Our terms are reasonable. We enjoy having a big trade and to do so we sell just as cheap as we can afford. If you have a mule that does not suit you, trade it for one that does. The time has come when the farmers of Union county cannot afford to work fifteen cents cotton with plugs. The stock men we buy from are reliable and when any of their stock proves unsat isfactory they always make it good. We carry a full line of Horses, Bug gies, Surreys, Wagons, Harness, Etc. TUHLTB inK-HE CO, Wholesale and Retail Dealers In Horses, Mules and Vehicles. i i
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