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'he Monroe Journal Volume XVIII. No. 14. Monroe, N. C, Tuesday, May 2, 1911. One Dollar a Year. Steel Trust After Underwood. Representative (War I'nder wood, of Alabama, the Democrat ic leader on tin' floor of the House, closed t!h debate on the Canadian reciprocity bill on Fri day. When he was asked sever al days ago Imw the Steel Trust stood on this hill Mr. I'nderwood told his questioner that he did not know; that two years ago h mui mese protect ci interests in his district, that thev had meet ings and passed resolutions, and said that they would turn It tin out of I emgros it he voted to reduce the tariff on iron and steel. On th- day Mr. I'nder wood niahe his speech in favor of the reciprocity measure, he received a telegram from his dis trict saying that the FiiitedSta tes Steel Corporation had stop ped work at some of its plants in his district and turned out 'J. 000 workmen, because he was supporting this bill and the far mers' free list. Mr. I'nderwood expressed regret tint this great trust should punish his constit uents for his position on these measures, but he declared that he would Vole for the bill, also without nmcnd'iicut, without giv ing one thought to his own po litical fortuf'.s. He charged the members ot tin1 House in these ringing words: "If you want to vote with I lie trusts and nioiiop olies, vote against this bill." l'.e it said to their credit, that H'7 Democrats and G7 Republi cans and the only Socialist ill the House voted for the hid, thus placing themselves squartlv on record against the Steel Trust and the measures of coercion it would adopt to prevent trcedeni of action on the part of the rep reselltatives of the people. Rich mond Times-Dispatch. An Old Landmark Passing. The workmen an tearing down the large wood building on La Fayette street where .?. K, Simp- sou & ( o. and Mr. s. B. Bundy will erect a large brick structure, They are doing away with an old landmark that lacks but a lit tie of being forte years old. It was built by the late John D Stewart in I8":l. Mr. J. K. Simp son, one ol tin1 present owners, helped put up the building and he and the late Charles Broom dressed by hand the ceiling that lias just been torn out of the old minding, i lie carpenters who worked on the building received .hi cents a day, ami troiu the wag ons in the camp lot around it they could buy fat hens for ten cents and eggs for five cents a dozen. When this building was put up there was not a brick building in town. The nierchauts at that time were T. D. Winches- tor, John D. Stewart, Win. Blake- ney, Stevens & Phifer, Oghuru & liro., Armficld & Laney, Fitzger ald & Houston, Wolfe & Thomas, John Slutte and Lockhart & Ez zell. World's Peace Conference Baltimore. Md., April IlOth. The third national peace cong ress will assemble here next Wed nesday for four days session un der circumstances of unusual in terest, with arbitration treaties mull he peace movement attract ing the attention of nations and liie public on both sides of the Atlantic and encouraging the ad vocates of peae' in the belief that le realization of their hopes is not ar distant, lite gathering her is iin-i r the auspices of all the leadmg societies of America de voted to the settlement of inter- i.atioiiiil disputes by means other than war. President Tatt will be present nt the opening meet iog and his speech is looked for ward to with interest in view of I ho national steis which have tecu taken towards arbitration. Now There Yon Are. Suppose your house is broken into at night and you haven't a 'phone, how would you call for help? in the case of the at tempted burglary at the First National Bank the telephone it self saved the day. It didn't even have to have some one to ring it in that case, but did the work by the carelessness of the robber. There is no greater protection than a 'phone u the house. We can put yours in at any time. W II. Norwood, Manager. Visitor! From the Methodist Or phanage. Suerinteiideiii Hayes of t he Orphanage of the Western North Carolina Conference, located at uiston, with fourte'en orphans rom the home, spent Sunday in Monroe 1 hey were entertains by various members of the Ceu tral congregation and made awry pleasant day of it, leaving here Monday morning. At the Sun day services the children sang number of s ings to thevery great pleasure of the congregation and upenntentieiit tiayes spok on the work of the Orphanage. His addresses were of an exception ally high order and set forth the great modern undertaking of ear ing forand training homeless lit in.' ones in us true lignt. wher ever there is a child in need there is an universal obligation ' was the key note of his address. Not only is the work a christian obligation, but it is an economic and social work of the highest order ami eallutir for both states iiianship and humauitv. Of all the talk that we now hear of eon servatioii, this is the greatest. A I. ild lost is a vast addition to the wastefulness, crime and de generacy oft he race. A child sa ve" I becomes a positive lorce for Upbuilding. The orphanage has two bund red acres of land ideally situat cded in the suburbs of Winston and is laying the foundation properly for a great institution It now has eighty childreii.which is 1101 nan me numiier mat are seeking entrance. No collection was taken for the home, but Dr. Weaver announced that he would take a collection next Sunday ami wanted the congregation to citiue prepared to give ijrJOO. Married in Georgia. In Denton. On., at 1he home of the bride's brother-in-law, Mr. J i. i iitmaii. at eight u clocK. on the evening of April L'tith, Miss Maybelle Drown rml Mr. Robert F. Fowler were united in marri age. Rev. W. A. lliicknbee, pas tor of the First Methodist church of Douglas, (ia., officiating. .Airs, fowler is a young woman ot high ideals and is held m high esteem by all who know her. She was reared in Thomasville, (la is related to uianv of the best of Thomas county people, was cdu cated at Wcsleyan College. Ma con, (in., and taught school last year in the a'Ciicultural school at Statcsboro. (la. Mr. Fowler is a young man of far more than ordinary abilitv. He has been in the turpentine business for several -ears both in Georgia and Louisiana. He has been in Denton onlv about five months, but haso deported him self as to command the respect of the best people there. Mr. and Mrs. fowler will make their home in Denton. They have the congratulations and best wishes of their hosts of friends. Elha Divides With Mr. Leak. The first nitrogen captured from the air ever seen in Wadcsboro was received by Mr. James A. Leak, a few days ago. The Klba Manufacturing Company of Max ton succeeded in securing a small amount of th fertilizer from Ger many, which they divided with Mr. Leak, letting him have about 60 pounds The mixture w a fine black powder and smells like coal tar. It is said to ana lyze 18 tier cent, ammonia.about half of which becomes available almost immediately after it is put in the soil. Wadcsboro Messen ger and Intelligencer, A Big Sale Sure Enough. As will be seen by the big ad vertisement of the new firm of Flow & Phifer in the Journal, these gentlemen will put on one of the biggest sales that the town has had in a long time, beginning at nine o clock next Saturday they have bought a really new stock at bankrupt prices and will give their customers the benefit of the bargains. Major Akers, colored, who was some time ago charged with set ting fire to his house, but who was tried and acquitted, has been paid the amount of the insurance which he carried, it being $500. through the insurance depart ment of the Savings, Loan and Trust C, Helpful Meeting of Colored Peo ple. The colored people's 1'nioii Meeting which was held at Ant i och church in Bui'oid township near the writer's home was a grand affair. I heard some of their queries debated and ass-ire you then1 was some goul logic in seune of their reasonn.g if the grammar was imperfect, their ideas were good. Th-se meetings are held on every fifth Sunday and a iv well attended. Their as sociation embraces six counties, which includes Anson. Stanley, Mecklenburg, Montgomery Rich mond and I'nion. Their associa tion is called the Yadkin Phila delphia Association. In the bounds of the association art; 2(i Baptist churches, 24 ordained ministers and a membership of over 2.0(H). These people have the spirit of progress, ami with their limited means til' y have taken upon themselves the bur den of educating two girls from ach of the six counties in their association. J he next association will be held at Fast Macedonia church in Stanly count v. Rev. W. II. Meiideiilmll, who is field missionary tor the six counties, made a very good Sunday school address. He showed them what ignorance and idleness was do ing for the race, that about !M0 of the convicts were iicgroes.thati i.tf.l t.,i!nrv t. ,11!nv "blind t iiy. j'liiui lifting, a, mug liquor and stealing was the cause of this, lie also warm the men against having two wiv es and the women against having two husbands. He said thev must put all ot this meanness and make better citizens and that good white people would tit aKo litem into inoir commence ami help and protect them; tint the negro could blame no one but himself for his condition; th.it they must be honest, truthful and industrious if they would mak good citizens. He said he was an old slave darkey and hail plenty ot good white friends in Anson county who would help him at any time. J. C. L. Applying for Clerk of the Court, Light members ot the Monro bar went to see Judge Adams last week in behalf tf the two appli cants tor the office ot ( lerk ol the Court to succeed Mr. 1). A Houston resigned, nicy jeit on Thursday morning and got bad Saturday night, having gone to Dobson, Surrv couitlv, ten mil off the railroad, where the Judg was holding court. Judge Ad mis, however, heard the geiitl men at .Mount Airy. I hose who went in behalf of Mr. C. E. Hons ton were Messrs. Frank Armficld John C. Sikes, Ney McNetly, J M. Vann and W. J. Pratt Those representing Wr, Jesse A Williams were Messrs. A. M Stack, R. W. Leinmond, and U.L Stevens, In behalf of Mr. Wil Hams they askeel tor a primary on the subject. Judge Adams re serveel his decision as to whom he will apH)int or whether he win oruer a pnmarv, aitel it is expe'eted that he will be heard from the latter part of the weeli Burned to Death in a Pullman. Wilmington, N. C, April 27. Ihe Pullman car , iucca, at tached to the Palmetto Limited northbound Atlantic ('oast Line tram, was burned at an carlv hour this morning at the depot at Rocky Mount and M J. Frolt- stein, a travelling salesman from New lork, was sulfocated.while flagman Russ and Mail clerk V. F. Ireland were badly burned in assisting in getting passengers from the car. The fire starte-d from a leaking gas tank, being ignited from lantern carried by a brakeman. The alarm was at once given in the ear and sleeping passengers hurried out. It was thought that every one had gotten out safely, but when firemen went into the car to extinguish he flames Prob stein was found and several fire men were overcome in endeavor ing to get him out. When re moved he was breathing, but died. a rew minutes later, although a physician was at hand. Probstein was IJO years old and traveled for M. Finkelstein & Son, New York. Ten passengers were asleep in the ear, among the number be ing three women and one girl. Only a part of their belongings were saved. THE LAST TEN DAYS. Caroiina Democrat Workers Now Have Just Ten Days More to See Their Friends and to Cet Subscriptions All are Anxious! te Know Who Will Win. At five o'clock sharp. May th i-in, lite I arnliiia D-moerat Contest will tlose. The judiro will ineii count the wind- vote that has oeen east and !-! i who wins the prizes. i. Who will win the handsome piano? Who the diamond ring I Who the silver toilet set . Who the willow plume.' Who the cook stove.' Who the gold watch? -Aim w iii-ii one ol the sui seri- bcrs will be the lucky one to g that rubber tired btigjrv, made by the Corbet t Company and of fered by The Sikes Co. ? j uis is ine conclusion ot a contest of large proportions, and there may lie some surprises et All arc working hard and watch ing for every advantage. As no contestant who has not turned in one hundred subscribers will be considered an active worker, and therefore eligible to win a prize, some contestants must push up if they expect to be counted in the final round-up. Every subscriber who has bug gy tickets should he sure to put them m the box tit Sikes' Stable before the ontc.st loses. To-day the contestants stand as follows: Mrs. W. C. Perry. 1202.!2."i. Miss Maude Stalling. 10.400. Mis. T. C. llorton, 527.4"o. Miss Annie MeCall. 41'i.:iO'1. Miss Nell Curlee, l.V."."(. Miss .McDowell, ."1.2oO. Miss Whitfield, KiJTI. This week the bonus on. r is 10,000 votes for every te:i sub scriptions. The friends of the contestants should work loyally for them during the remaining days. In all contests it is the last Vw days that count iimst. The race has been smooth and gradual all along. The last days are always quick and interesting and call for the best work. A few subscri bers one way or the other may turn the contest, hence the neces sity of working the field close and getting every possible one. The winners in this contest will not only be the possessor of valuable prizes, but will be WIN NERS. Thinkof that. There is an honor and a satisfaction in winning a race that is even sup nor io i no value ot the prize won. And every one in this contest can be a winner. Onlv thosewho fail to work can fail, for there are prizes enough for all. There is a prize for every contestant who turns iu out! hundred sub scribers. Only one more issue of The Journal before the contest closes. Everybody will watch the next issue to see what the contestants have done. Work is the word iCss Claude Tawucy, Contest Manager. Death of Mrs. Secrest. Mrs. Tuiey Secrest, wife of Esq. Leroy Secrest of north Mon roe township, diet! Saturday night at 9:20. She feud been sick some time but was feeling much better of late. Heart trou ble was the cause of her death. Mrs. Secrest was a daughter of the late 'Squire Henry Trull and was 62 years old. She was a good woman ami a faithful mem ber of Shiloh Baptist church. The funeral was held at Shiloh Baptist church. Sunday by Rev A. Marsh and was attended by i very large gathering. Mrs. Se crest is survived by her husband and one son, Mr. Jennings Se crest. SuiciJo Near New London. New London, April 28th. Miss ula Barringer committed suicide at the home of her father, who lives one mile west of this place this morning at 0 o'clock. Miss Barringer and her sister were in the room together and she was as jolly as ever. A few moments af ter her sister left her the report of a rifle was heard, and rushing to the room, the parents found their daughter on the floor dead with a bullet hole in her right temple. She left a note stating hat she was tired of living and wanted to die. Telephone Caught a Burglar in The Bark. I.ast Thursday morning two burglars went in the First Na tional Bank and the desk tele phone was the means bv which they were discovered and fright ened away. They knocked over the 'phone and when the r. -civ-er dropped out the light flashed 111 the central oil ice jus! as it some one were' in the hau'i and wanted to talk. Miss Lizzie Fow ler, who was on duty in tic I ephone office, knew that no one 111 - t couid oe in me nailK lor good purposes nil o ciocK in the mor ning, and so she quickly call-i the police. Night Policeman Wil Hams went to see what the trou ble was. Seeing the electric lights on in the building he de cided that it must be some of the officers of the bank, and so nat urally went to the front door ami called. Then be heard the in tenders get out the back win low. lie notified Chief Lanev who immediatciv called Superin- mlent rleteher for his dogs.but found that they could not" be brought out. Thev searched the building but could not find am ine to the robbers. All the desks, drawers mid files in the office were ransack ed, there was no attempt on the safe, and not eve:i such things as fountain pens and pos tage stamps wer- taken. This lead to the opinion that either they were very ainatiterish bur glars who expected to find sonic oose change around or that they were persons who were lookinj' or papers of some kind. Who ever they were they were plet ly bold, for thev tinned on the lights in the rear and with the front light which ws alreadv burning, had plenty of electricity : to work bv. Seeking to Combine Mills. Between 400,000 and 42").(!0;i spindles were represented at the conference of cotton spinners In 1 in Charlotte yrsterdav for th purpose of considering the pnq ositioii of the promoters of tin much-talked-of merger of South ern yarn mills, u prclimiuar meeting having been held inWi.sh ington several weeks ago. Two sessions were held yesterdav at the Selwyn hotel, one iu the af ternooii at - o'clock and theotli er last night at 8, both being be hind closed doors. The atteml mice in the afternoon was largi nut unit i;ist night was vev small, a number ot those present iu the afternoon having cugl laic trains tor their nsoeeiive homes. Foruir Lieeuteiiant (Jo.- ernor W. I). Turner of St ae, -villi acted as chairman of the meeting and Mr. Robert S. ltciuhardt of Liucoluton served as secretarv Two Fires in tha Country. At midnight Friday night a ( room house belonging to Mr. D. .). .Melton, near rrospeet, was burned, and Mr. Walter Starne.s and his wife, who were living in the house, barely got out, and i i . i i saveti scarcely anything. .Mrs. St arm's jumped out through window, there was an insurant e of ir'22. on the house carried in the Farmers' Mutual. -wr. jianiei l age, who lived in ( oose Creek township, near Hoik well 'hureh, lost Ins hotwe am all his goods by fire on the 22d I here was no insurance, but th neighbors came to his resell.: with considerable help. To Play With Indians. Next Monday the Monroe ball team will play at Lee Tark with a rattling good team of real 'I. . I. I . i ? rti . . t iieroKee intiians. tins team is under the same management as the bloomer girls of last season who played here, am they have been playing good ball. The Mon roe boys have secured some good players in addition to the home players and will give the spec tators a lively time. Mr. II. M. rimer has been elec ted to succeed Mr. W. C. Crowell as assistant cashier at The First .huoiihi nana, ins Retention is a matter that the officials and the customers of the bank are to be 4 1 A 1 congraiuiaiea upon. Jie is a clever gentleman through .and through and a most capable of fice man. Since coming to Mon roe he has been bookkeeper for the McRae Mercantile Company. Medals and Mcney for Heroes. The Carnegie rewards for bra very were made yesterday at Pittsburg. Wherever a special brave and unselfish act is found and is found to be worthy, an award is made. The following awards were nude hi the South yesterday : Thomas M. Chrisienbiuo . aged N. rescued Rufus Lung i color ed i from a cave in in av!l. at Charlotte, N. ('., August '.I. l!M:. KM) to liquidate a mortgage and silver medal and .-C.OOO tor edu cation of children as lleede I. Richard C. Williams, aged 2:J, saved Elbert (i.Cunninghain from drowning at Manning) on, W. Va., January 1!, 1!)07. Bronze medal and if 1.0(H) for a lit Bcnjaniine J. Cottle, aged 24, rescued Morris M. Caldwell. Jr., aged :i, from a runaway at Wil mington, N. C, August 2Sf 1!M0. Bronze medal and if 1,000 as need ed. John R.firahant, aged '!(!. saved from drowning (ieo. W. Thoiiia- son and attempted to save C.Lee Lipscomb at llueketv, S. C Mar. !. P'10. Bronze medal and $1.- 000 to liquidate indebtedness ami tlior vvorthv purposes as need d. Albert B. Appleby, aged IS, saved luithella .M.l la rheson trom train at Bowser, S. ('.. .March 11. l!)10. Bronze medal and !,-000 us needed tor educational pur post1. Boyce Lindsey (colored i aged Hi. saved E. Reynolds Smith from train at Spartanburg, S. ('., .May 20. 1!I10. Bronze medal and 2,- 000 as needed for educiiioiml pur poses. Ajcock Says People Must Run Kim. Ral.-igh. N. ('., April 21. "If I am to be a candidate for the I'nitcd States Senate the peo ple must run me," is the way ex (iovernor Ay cock cxprts.ied him self iu conversation witha close friend. The cx-(.iovernor is known to he averse to a long drawn -out and strenuous campaign. lie don't mind the strenuosity, it is said, but he don't want such a long seige of it, ns would be the case if he should come out at this time with the primary to be held way next summer or fall.. How ever, there are many of his best friends who believe t In people of the State, under the circumstan ces, should be advised whether or not he will undertake the race. Suckers Digging Holes. Holes continue to be mysteri ously ting around Watbshoro. The last one dug was found on Mr. J. W. Odom's Sullivan place, south of town Saturday. This hole is five feet wide, seven and a half feet long and twenty feet deep, and the diggers apparent ly did not cease their labors un til water was struck. Another hole, but not so large uiid deep, was found on Mr. Odom's place two or three weeks ago. It is said that a faker passed through this section some time ago sell ing magnets warranted to locuto fold, and it is supposed that the suckers who bought the magnets are digging the holes. Wadesbo io Messenger and Intelligencer. Death of Miss Hamilton. Miss Pauthia Hamilton, daugh ter of Mr. John Fulton Hamil ton, died at her home in Monroe Saturday night. She had been suffering with malaria some lime but heart disease was the cause of death. She was about 18 years old. The remains were ta ken to Marshville for burial. .Miss Hamilton was a member of the Marshville Baptist church. The funeral was eonductpd bv Rev. A. Marsh and Rev. D- A. Braswell of Concord. Death of an Old Citizen. Mr. Joseph Bennett of the Win- gate section, one of the oldest men in the comity, died last Sat urday morning, at the age of 8.1 years. runeral services were held Saturday and the remains were buried in the family bury ing ground near Wingate. Mr. Bennett is survived bv ten soim and daughters. He was a mem ber of the Meadow Branch" Bap tist church and was a Confeder ate soldier.