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'he Monroe journal Volume XVIII. No. 11. MoxroeN. C, Tuesday, ArniL 11, 1911. One Dollar a Year. THE KILL1NQ OF JOHN MOREE. His Daughter Tell, at the Inquest. How the Shooting Occurred Testimony of Ommie Morce, be fore coroners jury, Miroh JS: List Sunday evening Mr. Simpson came to our house and I opened the door. lie raid, "Hello, Ommie, and 1 Mid, "Ik-llo. Miller." lie then said, "Where is old man John?" II threw out an oith and said, "I am going to kill him." I said, "Xo, please don't, Miller. Go on off." lie says, "(live me a drink of water. Mr. Sellers pot the water and gave it to him. After he drank the wa ter he asked where is old man John, and I told him I did not know where he was. He asked which way to go, and I told him to go back the way lie came. He had not been gone more than ten minutes before heard cursing. I ran to the door. Mr. Clarke was getting out of the buggy and Mr. Simpson was pulling up pistol from the bugcy. Papa said, "Boys. 1 have told you all to star awav from mv h mse time and again." Then they began shooting. When Mr. Clark shot he ran up the road. Mr. Simpson staved until he shot out and then he began to drive oil as fast as he could. Papa came to the house calling for gun and cartridges and he took the gun and went back and made one shot with breechloader after he cot back carried him to the house and he told me he was killed. This was done at my house in this county last Sun day, March I'll, this vear. Father and Mr. Simpson shot together. Mr. Clark, Simpson and father were all shooting. Mr. Simpson shot my father, taking rest on the buggy bp. Mr. Clark shot towards fatiier. I do not know how many shots were tired, but there were lots of them, l ather said, "B ys, I have told yon to slay away from my house," ;.nd 1 know it for a fact that we had told them so time and again. There Lad been some trouble previously be cause Mr. Simpsoa and Mr. Clark had come to our house and had b;en some, shooting. Fussing several times and shooting once before this. Mrs. Goodwyn was in sight when 1 looked out, but was running and hollering and there had been no shooting done. Father loaded the pistol but did not shoot it, however, lie shot a gun. He had not been hit when he came back and reload ed his pistol. He foil in the potato patch. When Mr. Simpson took aim and shot, father fell. Then he came back and got shotgun and re loaded his pistol and went out and shot the gun. When 1 went to him he was coining towards me and said "Ommie, I am killed," and threw his arm around me. Father did not complain of being shot until after the shooting was over, but fell on his hands during the first shooting. 1 hero were lots of shots fired while Mr. Simpson had aim on father, lhero had been ang ling shots before by both si Simpson took aim. Those angling shots were not fired at any one di rectly. I got to the door before the shooting began. I do not know where Mr. Sellers was. I did not go out on the porch with Mr. Sellers when he handed the water to Mr. Simpson. I tried to keep father from going back when he came for the cartridges. He said he was go ing as he had told the boys to stay away from there time and again and he was going to see if he could not keep them away. Iho buggy had just turned into the neighbor hood road when the shooting began Pineland Dairy Buys Some Pine Cows. Mr. K. C Williams, proprietor of the Pmc.and Dairy, went to central Xew lork, in the great dairy sec tion, and bought ten fine Holstein cows aud a young bull for his herd Th cattle arrived last Friday and Attracted a great deal of attention. They are the finest bunch of dairy cows ever seen hire. The Holstein is the greatest milker tf all the dairy breeds. One of the cows which Mr. Williams bought has made a record of more than ten gallons per day, and several of them have made records of seven and eight gallons. A man came with the cows to feed and milk them on the way. Cows of this kind can be lanckd here at a price ranging from one hundred and twenty live to one hundred and fifty dollars. This figure is not high com pared to the rrice of ordinary cows here. Erery family Iim nrrd of a pood, reliable liniment. For fmin, (inline, inivntM of the mnvlcs ami rheumatic paiui there it none better than (luniberlaiu's. Sold bjr II dealers. I Recollections of an Old Citizen. The Journal receives subscriptions almost daily from people who have lived in this section, and though living away are still interested in things hereabouts. In giving his subscription the other day, Mr. Miles Threa'.t of Jefferson ssid: "I was born and reared in I'nion county and a paper from up there appeals to me. 1 can remember very well when the public square was in trees and shrubbery and an old fence row ran along where Franklin street now is. 1 remember the first man who was publicly whipped for crime in the county. He was w hipped for steal ing a pig. He got thirty-nine lashes on the bare back, but it transformed him from a worthless into an indus trious and prosperous farmer. I am 70 years old and weigh more than 1 ever did." Old citizens are always interested in the news from the old county and they are among the most valued subscribers of the home papers. Seaboard Puts in More Telephones. The Seaboard Air Line, which was the first railroad in the South to supplant the telegraph for train dis patching, has just placed orders for additional telephone train dispatch ing equipment covering more than (iOO miles, with two complete circuits I he first division beine equipped centers at Hamlet, with extensions to Wilmington, 111 miles awav; Co lumbia, 100 miles, and Rutherford ton, 157 miles a total of 371 miles with .'Hi telephone stations. The second division extends from Jack sonville to Tampa, with braachc3 to Orlando and Venice, Fla., a dis tance of 2i' miles, with 3S way sta tion equipments. The dispatcher on the second division will be located at Jacksonville. These installations are the result of two vears' successive use of the telephone on other divisions of this road, extending from Richmond to Raleigh, with a branch to Ports mouth, and from Raleigh to Monroe. Recorder's Court. Will Davis, assault and battcrv $20 aud costs. 1.1 Steele, assault and battery costs. Bud Ireland, violating ordinanr d; M and costs. Assault and bat tory with deadly weapon, I? I am costs. John Broom, retailing; $(10 am: costs. Alman Davis, violating ordinance (; costs. F.d Walker, trespass; costs. W. J. Trull, assault and battery 510 and costs. Lee Trull, assault and battery MU and costs. D. F. Shepherd, assault and bat tery; not guilty. D. F. Shepherd, assault and bat tery; $10 and costs. (These cases were a fight between Messrs. Iee 1 rull and Dock Shep herd, and one between Dock Shep herd and W. J. Trull). C. W. Hamilton, disposing of mortgaged property; judgment sus pended on payment of costs and promise of good behavior. Vernon Starnes, assault and bat tery; not guilty. Henry Outlaw, concealed weapons costs. Ixm Rogers, assault and battery $3 50 and costs. Dock Yow, assault and battery; and costs. Cull ( rook, assault and battery; o and costs. G. Stegall, disturbing peace; $1 and costs. Calvin Ingram, assault and bat tery; $2 50 and costs. John II argett, assault and battery; $ 10 and costs. Tax Assessors. The county commissioners have appointed the following assistant tax assessors for the county: lanes Creek B. F. Parker. Buford-W. T. Laney. Sandy Kidge O. W. Sutton. Jackson R. T. Sistare. Vance W. D. Haw field, (loose Creek 1. A. Clontz. Xew Salem H. T. Baucom. Marshville-F. W. Ashcraft. Monroe A. C. Johnson. Chief Justice F'low is the chief assessor for the whole county and the assistants work under his direc tion. As the law requires that the assessors shall visit the house of ev ery man, the commissioners are hav ing some difficulty in getting men to take the places. The town com missioners have appointed L. II, telms, B. A. Horn and Rufus Arm- field town assessors. ARTISTS OF ABILITY TO SISO. Honroe to Enjoy a Rare Husical Treat Thursday Night. The appearanee here of the I'.ng Iish Grand Opera Company is an occasion of interest in Monroe, and the cast of "Cavalleria Rustic-ana." as arranged with the pleasing little operetta "The Rose o! Auvergnc," preceding, is certainly a combina tion to conjure an ideal musical en tertainment. It is the first production of grand opera here in a long wnile, ana American playgoers, ever apprecia tive, will enjoy it greatly. Among those included in the cast of "Cavclleria Rusticana" are the following well known artists: Guilliime, tenor, whoabroad alter nates with both Caruso and Bonci, is at present on tour in the way of preparation for his next season's contract in Xew York. Bertha llelman, two seasans ago appeared on numerous occasions with Haramerstein at the Manhattan aad last year as the coloratura so prano at the Xational opera house in the City of Mexico. C. Pol Planeon, baritone, sang last winter with the Grand in Boston. He is a nephew of the elder Planeon, the basso. The ladies' orchestra, under Xel lie Chandler, the Bjston conduct ress, will render a procram of popu lar selections from Xew York suc-ce.-ses. The company has been carefully selected from the best grand opera talent available and if all reports from towns and ci'ies where the or ganization has appeared quite re cently are true the musical treat cf many years is in store for the music lovers. The concert of twenty minutes, preceding the rise of the curtain, will be especially entertaining. WORKING HARDER THAN EVER Another Successful Week Only Makes Contestants Sta-t in With More Determination for Another A Cash Prize Now Offered. Mrs. W.C Perry ..70,100 Miss Maude Stallings ."S,7(R) Mrs.T. C. Norton 312,32. Miss Nell Curlee 1 ;",700 Miss Annie May McCall. i).,3.)0 Miss Katherine" McDowell.. 51,200 Miss Kathleen Whitlk-ld - 10,27o I hat is the way the vote standi this week. The contest for subscri bers for The Carolina 1 emocrat goes right on with renewed energy by the working contestants. Miss Stal lings, Mrs. Perry and Mrs. Horton have enrolled several hundred subscribers. Only workers who secure one hundred subscribers are recognized in the contest as active workers. As there are sevetal hand some prizes besides the Piano, there is room for more active workers. Only active workers will be called in on the prize distribution. It is very easy to secure one hundred subscri bers. For every bunch of ten one year subscribers, I will this week give 50,000 votes. This is the time to pile up the votes. For the next two weeks a special cash prize of Five Dollars in gold will be given the contestant who turns in the largest number of sub scribers. This five-dollar gold piece goes to the contestant who brings in the largest number of subscribers before April 2.h. MISS M audi; TAWXEY, Contest Manager. Jackson Monument to be Unveiled Tomorrow. The monument erected on the spot where stood the cabin in which An drow Jackson was born, will be un veiled tomorrow by th Xorth Caro- ina society of the I). A. R. The 12th of April was selected because it is the anniversary of the Halifax con vention, The partj will come down on the Charlotte train in the morn ing and go to Waxhaw on the local, thence immediately to the spot, six miles south of Waxhaw. Luncheon will be served by the ladies of Wax haw. The program is as follows: Prayer by a local clergyman. Song: America by all present. Address of welcome by R. L. Ste vens, Ksq. Reply by Mrs. John an Landing- ham, State regent of Xorth Carolina. Song (selected) by Waxhaw school. Address by Hon. E. R. Trcston. Benediction. Miss Inez Furr of Emmanuel church neighborhood is visiting at Mr. M. L. Mow s. Local and Personal. Mr. W. L Funderburk and Mrs. Jeanie Moser were married yesterday by Squire A. C. Johnson, at the home of Mr. E. B. Funderburk. Mrs. William Baucom died at her home in (loose Creek yesterday of pneumonia. She was a widow, 53 years old, and a daughter of the la'e Mr. A. J. Austin. She leaves six children, mot of whom are grown. Mie was a g d woman. Mr. B. II. Benton has so! 1 his stock of groceries in BentonviUe to Mr. John Thomss Helms who says he expects to open up a first-class store. Mr. Helms has had some ex perience in the mercantile busimss and will doubtless make a success. Three full reels at the Dixie to night: "The Sailor's Return"; "Grandmother s War Story, the Romance of a Souhern Heroine"; and "Getting Sister Married," the biggest laugh in months. Don't miss it. The store of Benton, Crow Co. was broken open Thursday night and about fifty dollars' worth of goods stolen. The goods were found next day by some little boys stored in crevices ia the old gin building at Bear Skin bridge. Xo arrests have been made. The Governor of the Sta'e has of fered a reward of one hundred dol lars for the arrest of the murderer of Llla Rbhardson, whose body was found shifted in a trunk at Hamlet on ilarch 21st. the murderer is supposed to be a tegro named Will Darnh. If ther? are still some boys who would like to join the corn clubs, they should send their names at once to Prcf. R. X. Xisbet at Mocrce. j And if there are dis'ricts th.it con template voting a local tax this year, they should start at once in ordi r to get the tencht of the levy this year. Yesterday afternoon fire destroyed the honsp tf ;ii:s K D. Funderburk of Dudley, in which she &nd her sis b'r, Mrs. .Mary Plyler lived. Every thing was lost, including some valu able papers, except $20 in money From this building another one m ar by in which Raymond Funderburk lived, caught and was dest roved rtM a i i t . i me toiai loss was maw wun no insurance. The lire s'.arted frcm the stove line. The Light Bearers of Centra Methodist church will give a public entertainment Sunday night, at the usual hour for service. The mite boxes which the children hav had during the quarter will be taken up at this meeting, and everybody who has one is requested to bring or send it to this meeting. The audience will be asked for a contribution to help swell the amount the children may bring in. There was a general meeting of the congregation of the Presbyterian church Wednesday night, at which reports or the work of the church year, which closes March 31st, were read. Nearly $8,000 had been con tributed for all causes, and there were gratifying evidences of prog ress. Following the meeting a re ception was tendered the congrega tion by the ladies in the Sunday school room and delicious refresh ments were served. Messrs. Belk Bros., J. R. Simpson and S. a. Bundy are preparing to build a large mercantile structure on their lots on Lafayette street. The old wood building that has stood there for years has been sold to Mr. G. M. Tucker and will be torn down. The new brick building will be two or three stories high ana will contain two big store rooms. J. R. Simpson & Co. are moving their goods to the old Central hotel ollice and the Amuseu picture show is moving into the building north of its present stand. The work will begin right away. Registrars and Judges. The following are the registrars and judges of election for the elec tion on the Salisbury railroad bond proposition, to be held in Buford and Goose Creek, May 13th: South Goose Creek Registrar, E. J. Gritlin; judges: A. A. Seciest, Al len Baucom. Xorth Goose Creek Registrar, I. C. Clontz; judges: John li. Hagler, W. F. Robinson. Irby's Registrar, W. P. Piyler; judges: W. T. Laney, D. C. Moit gomery. Armfield's Registrar, R. W. A. Rogers; judges: W. A. Eubanks, P. L. 0. Whitley. CL'TTIN J OLT SMALL (iRAfT. U'aff. Then I shall go further. I am going to sve the people .t;,0"O I'selcss Jobs at Washington City by doing away with the Sr-eaker's Amounting to Enormous Sum I automobile. If I cannot legally get Cut Out by Democrats the first ! rid of il. I wi!! ri.n it into the Po Thinj Take Out the Little a;tmae. The R-publicans will suy it Well as the Biff Urait, 5avs i cheese parir. peanut iie-H'.ics. Champ Clark. e'xrr.'-'j.'.i' t. ri.- ..f Tii- I. .urea; Washington, April .V That t1. dcorkc-'ier of the House of Repre sentatiw-s had his thirteen-year-oki I daughter on the payroll as a "clerk to itie doorkeeper at a salary f!l will coojM-rate win any man ia ?l,2Naytarwithan extra month's: this House who can litd a place for y, a oucoi many unique uiscuv eries made by Congressman A. Mitch- ell Palmer of the wavs and means committee while investigating use less positions on the House payroll. Palmer's retrenchment program was unanimously adopted by the Demo cratic membership, reflecting the greatest of credit upon the young Pennsylvania member who has come to be recognized as one of the strong leaders of the House. The position as "clerk to doorkeeper" will be abolished. Although the clerks' document room and all the o!!ices therein was abolished by statute in 1(.I5, the salaries aggregating G,2M went right on. The Republican machine needed the patronage, and why Le discouraged by a little thing like a statute! Six useless but expensive House committees will be abolished. Siv ing, 12,000 a year. A saving of 83,000 a vear will be effected through dispensing with the services of two attendants to the old library space. These positions were created when the library was in the Capitol. I he library was removed many years ago. Since then the two attendants have had nothing to at tend to but blank space. It was an easy wo. Two ni iht watchmen chared to I the folding room will be dropped. eventy-four policemen are o:i duty at the Capitol, and i.nless the two stalwart Republican night watchmen watched the police, it is diihcult to understand how they put in thtir time. Here is another illustration of wastefulness in running the govern mcnt: Ikfore the telephone was in vented a telegraph wire was con structed between the Capitol and War Department for quick commu nication. Since the tfleph me has c.ime into i xistence it has b;-en used exclusive! v But the j.bs of the two t -legraphers remained. t last thev are to be abolished. Saving, si .a annually. "During the Spanish war," suys Mr. Palmer, "somebody's friend told somebody's cousin that somebody's aunt had heard someone say that a plot was on foot to dynamite the Capitol. Thirty-eight extra police men were added. They have re mained ever since." The Palmer committee believes the danger is now over, and will have thirty-four private policemen and one lieutenant given a perma nent leave of absence. Saving. $3'.), 000 annually. Retrenchment in the House alone sums up as follows: Saving under speaker, $2,320; saving under clerk, 4-3'J,!)(0; saving under serceant-at- arms, $47,050; saving under door keeper, $31,340; saving through abolishing extra month s pay, .0, 000; saving throuch abolishing six useless committees, 12,000; saving througn abolishing speakers auto mobile, $(!,(X)0. Total annual sav ing. $188,fS0. "Economy in public expense, that labor may be lightly burdened," has but just begun in Washington. ac department after another will be taken up by the Democrats, and wherever they have the power, they will abolish useless cilices and sub stitute a business administration for wastefulness and extravagance. An Unreported Speech. Speaker Champ Clark made an important speech recently that has not as yet been printed ia any Lews paper. It was made ia caucus, at whi:h no newspaper nun were pres ent. It was a private, heart to heart talk between Clark and his Demo cratic party fellow s. Here is w hat Mr. Clark said, net for the public. but for the ears cf the Democratic members of Congress: "I congratulate Mr. Palmer and his associates upen their retrench ment program. I congratulate them with all my heart and strength. "There is only one way to econo mize, and that is for each man of us to begin economizing U home. To start the ball rolling 1 propose to do a little economizing on my own hook. I ata going to cut down my ollice ve some setiw an-i I they will know '!...t if we begin bv giving r, our .r.v.i little rr if: thai j we will then te m nl'y fortiiied to c after the brm i tits. Aid I ; d nt care wht the Republicans say. sc.usioie economy, i do cot care whether it is a little economy cr a big economy that is proposed, I will work with aEy member to bring it about if it is a sensible one." A Republican View. "The legislative program outlined by Speaker Clark will meet with public approval. It is progressive and only radical to those who hold that legislation in the interest of the general public is radical and should le opposed. Philadelphia Xorth American Republican . Democrats keep Promises. The Maine legislature, Democratic in both bracchts, has just adjourn ed, after a session lasting thirteen, weeks, during which every pledge that had been made by the Demo crats in last fall's campaign was substantially kept. New s in Lanes Creek Items. orr-Himlriu-p of Thr Journal. The son of Mr. Albert Grant was very seriously injured some days ago while helping work around a wood saw. The saw caught his leg and would probably have cut it olY had it not been for nearby help. Mrs. J. C. Moore has been serious ly ill for the pas! week. Miss Kthel Helms, daughter of Mr. II. M. Helms, and Mr. Hurley R'ggins, son tf Mr. Jack Riggins, were marrieJ in ChtsUtli-.'id on the 2nd. While dynamite is a good iw-uns of getting up Ftumps, Mr. T. K. Wiilian.s and sons have foui,da let ter and safer way. They are using an improved stump puller, and it does the work. Mr. and Mis. Albert Baker, who left s.iine months a.;' to make their home in south Georgia.have retunu d 'anil will continue to )rv here. The j climate down there d.i not agree with them. Tteir neighbors are I to !;avf lhm ,bdC,k- ... V, 3 v Jiiss l anue i r s-ou, win cu-se next Pdiuruay. Mrs. j. J. Cox and her son, Mr. J. B. Cox, left a few days ago for south Georgia. No Remedy in Sight. The Wtiilesliuro Ansoniiiii, dis cussing the lii'li eust of living, points out the great expense to which merchants are put in de livering puieliases-iiuieli ot' which might be oKvhiled. One firm, i t reports, tells of sending its delivery wa;oii to the same house twelve times to deliver small telephone orders, the w hole amounting to less than a load for the wagon. Another carried it loaf of bread a mile an u half the profit on the sale being one cent. Another was ashed to seiiil a o-centspool of cotton be yond the town limits in ordcrto lie excliaiigtfcd forone of anoth er inuiilier. These instances iiiov appear to In- extreme, lint we are confident that tin average retail merchant would have no trouble in duplicating them from his ex qerienre without oVclvst llnat iug his memory to do so. None the less, we cai'liot sec much hope thai the matter will he remedied. Modern business competition requires the retail merchant to .'o to the limit of possibility in delivering purchas es to customers; if he does l-ot his eoi:it-( t itor will make havoc with his trad". Equally neeess.i s. it is it lliat In- put on at least the appearance ef cheerfulness when si n I i 1 1 ir his man ail wr ir on on a three mile jaunt lor the ake of a one cent profit. Tinier these conditions the Inlying pub lie has become badly spud'-il. ''be merchant pi r force shows fairer appreciation of tin- business given him. no matter bow small its vol urn great the lack of fore sight beslowed npou the transac tion by the customer. Allowed an inch. to take an ell is strictly in the line with human nature, and the latter lun been found Komewh.it difficult of serimw lll'kliH -i.'mtl. but the people
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