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he Monroe journal VOLUME XVIII. NO. 20. MONROE, N. C, TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1911. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. GREAT SMASHING OF BOOZE. Hundred of People, Including Many Ladies, See Intoxicants Consigned to Waters of the French Broad. Asheville Gnzette-Xews. 7l!i. In tln presence of a large crowd of people, assembled Oil till' lleW high li-ultrt across llu French Droad river, including many iihmii hers of tin- Asheville W. C T. I"., police officers aul Judge .Junius G. Adams, of the City Police tourt, ami nunitioriug perhaps sevenil hundreds, lirtwccn .'S.oOO and 4.000 Itottles of intoxicants recently seized under the search and seizure law and ordered de stroyed, were smashed against the central jier of the bridge and the liquor sent on its way down the historic French liruud to the Gulf of Mexico. The destroying of the thous ands of bottles of corn wiskey, I ieer. ale. brandy and gin was an interesting and novel affair. It was at once an occasion of glad ness for tin good women of Ashe ville, who have labored many years for the banishment and dc Kt ruction of liijuor. ami a cruel moment for the thirsty, who re cently have been deprived even of their 'moriiin' iiiornin'.' Es I'eeially for the members of the W. ('. T. I'. was the destruction of tlie whiskey an event. It brought to them much happiness to see bottle after bottle of the ficrv fluid flung over the con crete railing of the bridgi smashed against the great at tin waters edge. And were participants, too. The and pier t hey oft'i- errs in charge of the affair cour teously asked thi" ladies to -.ist in the "slaughter" aud "i-y gladly accepted the invitation. Incidental, not one of the bot tles thrown by the ladieg missed fire. They hit the bull's eye v ery crack and a smile o'er spread their faces as the sound of brok en glass reached their ears and tie fitv'wnlit vc.it triukl't.; ii' to the river. Bryan to be at Hartsvilla. iPagcland Scout and News.) The Pagelaud base ball team was reorganized yesterday . The officers are as follows: Walter Oghurn, captain; II. V. Mtingo. manager; J. V. .laekson, trais urer. Messrs. II. P.. and (!. R. Sowt will begin their new brick build ing on Pearl street this week Mr. (i. 15. Sowell will complete the building begun by Mr. -I. W Miller. That will give them five store rooms adjoining. They al will be handsome rooms. Mr. K. S. .Met. lent! has reopen ed his skating ring this time over Pagbland Muggy it Wagon Co.'s store. This will be another plat of amusement for the young. Tin rink opened Friday night with a good crowd present. Those who could skate enjoyed an hour ska ting, while those less fortunate had only to regret they could not. William .lennings 1'ryan will sneak in Coker College Audito rium, llartsville, S. ('., Monday afternoon, June VK at 4 o'clock, under the auspices of the X. of P. This a fare opportunity to hear the (treat Commoner. Sal of seats opens June 1. Apply to J. W. Mcintosh, llartsville. The admission will be Mi's. Mary Jenkins, probably tile oldest person in Cheserfiehl county, died at her home here last rridav. Slie would have Keen 'J7 vears of age had she lived till the lSth day of next September. Mrs. Jenkins was twice married, first to the late Herman Rollins, who died in the year IS."). To this union eight children were born, four of whom are still liv ing. Thev are: Mr. E. 51. Rol ins and Mrs. (J. W. Knight of Pageland. 5Irs. John Sowell of White Plains and Mr. John Rol lins of 5Ionroe. Aftre the death of 51r. Rollins she married 5Ir. Francis Jenkins, who died many years ago. Mrs. Jenkins was a faithful christian and a member of White Plains Haptist church. Good showers fell Sunday af ternoon both east, west and south-east of town, accompanied in places by hail. Showers and hail also fell yesterday afternoon, and considerable damage was done to crops by hail in east Uu-ford. A Wind Storm and a Gentle Rain.) A severe wind storm struck thin section last Wednesday after noon, and after it the long brought was broken by a gentle rain, which, though not a full season, did great g.iod. In sonic sections in the State the wind was severe. (hiring the storm a part of the roof of the big building of the Piedmont P!iggy Company in North Monroe was torn off. Tim northeast corner of the roof was flopped over neatly and rolled back on the balance of the roof. The building is mill const ruction, and therefore of the heaviest tim bers, and it must have been n heavy wind that could lift them and curl them back. The paint rooms were exposed ami consid erable damage was done to fin ished vehicles. One of the work men, Mr. J. A. Russell, who was in the part of the building that lost its cover, was not far from the spot where a four inch pipe that hail beeu twisted off fell and broke a hole in the floor. The damage to the building was cov ered bv tornado insurance. Don't Drive 'em too Hard At a meeting of the hoard of city aldermen Thursday night an ordinance was passed forbid ding the running of automobiles more than eight miles an hour within the citv limits. Penalty for first offense -til); seeondor more -tL'i) each. Mayor was authorized 1o sill the large horse belonging to the fire department to Mr. C. D. Mi'iichum for .2."0. Salaries of policemen were rais ed p. .foil per month, and of chief ;o effective June 1st. City rates were extended to users of electric lights outside of town limits. A minimum rate of .1(1 cents per month for electric lights was established. Tim mny' " ws r.etxueMl to employ the chain gang to do work on the streets. To the Boys of the Corn Club. 1 have just received from Mr. Parker. Director Co-operative Ex pi'iiments aud Farmers' Institute a letter m which he says that tin boys from 1'nion county have not all yet sent in their applications tor membership m the hoys corn club of the State. To fill out the application sent you by 51r Parker not onlv makes vou i member of the corn club of tin Mate, hut it also makes vou an eligible contestant for the State prizes. Five hundred dollars in prizes have been offered by the hoard of Agriculture and Mr, Parker has gotten in addition from fertilizer and implement manufacturers. .ftilKI.(K) more. 51 Parker savs lie is very auxious for our boys to contest for these prizes. Therefore, boys, I shall lie glad for you to send in your applications at once. Yours truly, 15. X. Xisbet. County Supt Mt. Airy Couple Married Here Mr. Edward l'anner and Miss lilanehc Hale, both of 5it. Airy were married Wednesday evening at !( o clock at, the residence ot Air. T. J. Payne on 5Iorris street. .Mrs. Ibinner had been visiting Miss Anna Pavne for two months and had made many acipuiintan ces ami as manv triemls here. She is a bright and an attractive ladv. Onlv it tew ot the near friends and neighbors attended the wedding. Dr. J. 11. Weaver pertorinetl the marriage service. Mr. and 5Irs. Gamier lelt. at 10 o'clock for 51 1. Airy. Items from Lower Stanly County. (Correspondence of The Journal) Crops of all kinds, especially the wheat crop, is exceptionally good as compared with this coun ty. The Coble Hros. are putting in roller mills at their old stand on Rocky river. Mr. P.unyan Green is also putt ing one at Gannon 's old mill. Great interest is being taken in the question as to where the new steel bridge, to be roust me ted by both I'nion and Stanly counties, will be located. The people as high up as the Plank ford at Love, old mill and as low down as Coble I'ros.' mill are bidding for it. v LADY'S SHOCKING DEATH. Prominent Woman of Lexington Found Dead in Her Mother's House Murder or Suicide? Greensboro. X. C., June s. A shocking bnrgfary and murder at Jamestown last night devel oped at 7 o'clock this morning, when .Mrs. I). R. Hill, of Lexing ton, whose husband recently died, was found had ni an up stairs room of the resld-liee oi her mother. 51rs. J. S. Ragsdal 5lrs. Kagsdale. who is sixty-five. arose and going into the din ing room found on th e dining table three bundles of silverware tied ui in a napkin Alarmed. she phoned her son. 51. G. Rags dale, president Jamestown Cot ton mills, who lived nearby. He went up stairs, finding his sis ter in her night clothes lying on the floor dead. A stocking was tightly bound around her throat another was crammed down her mouth, her hands tied behind her with, leather strap. The body was still warm, hvcry drawer in the room had been ransacked. silverware and tit her valiiaiiles that were kept there had been taken, being the loot found tied up in the dining room below. Windows to upstairs room of 5Irs Hill had been entered by elimh ing on trellis from ground below Sherrif ami several officers are scouring the country for the mur derer, the crime arousing tin whole neighborhood, the crim inals are supposed to bo tramp burglars. 5lrs. Kagsdale has two farm boys rooming in her house whom she calls to get up at 4 o'clock. It is supposed that the burglars heard this call and the tramp ing of the boys while he was in the dining room ami beat a hasty retreat, leaving plunder as it was found. .Mrs. Hill was evidently gagged, following her outcry on discovery of the burglars since his presence wits not susptetetl until 51 rs. Ragsdnle found silver ware in the dining room. Sheriff Jones and posse re turned at 12.50 from Jamestown with no clues. There is nothing missing save a pocket book with but h few dollars. Xine other people were sleeping in the house at the same time and heard no racket. There are no signs of footprints and the tragedy is an absolute mystery. .Mrs. Joel Hill was the daugh ter of .Mrs. J. S. Ragsdali". at whose Inmie the death occurred. Shecame Friday on her way home to Lexington from Philadelphia, where she has been for treat ment. A Fine Yield of Oats in Lanes (Correspondence.) Lanes Creek will claim the ban ner oat patch till someone else is heard from. Mr. W. II. Small made two hundred and one dozen shocks of oats on less than two acres, and it is expected that each shock will make one or more bushels. The grain crop is much better through this section than the Peoi le expected. 5Irs. J. P. Horn has been very sick for some days. .Mrs. '.aura Korie, a very aged lady of this community has been very sick tor some time. Mr. lloyte Smith, son of 5Ir Calvin Smith, and 5Iiss Annie Tire, daughter of Mr. James Tice, were married in (. hesterticld last Sunday. Those who see a man lying un der an automobile with his toes turned up, nerd not he alarmed,. He is not dead, but is trying to bring the dead to life. .Mr. J. T. Alien died at his home in Lanes Creek township Sunday, 5lay 2s, aged 8 years. Mr. Allen was a member of I hil- adclphia Baptist church and was christian gentleman. He is sur vived bv three sons. 51 r. (J. C, Allen of Lanes Creek township, Mr. J. W. Allen of 5Iecklcnburg countv, and Air. h. I). Allen of HeRec, S. C. Rev. J. G. Gulledge conducted burial services on 51011- day ami the remains were inter red in the cemetery at Philadel phia church. Ed Jones, an old colored man. fell dead Saturday. Having no relatives to take charge of the body, it was turned over to the medical college at Charlotte for purposes of the school. EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO. More Than a Hundred Killed and Wounded Property Damage $50,000.00. (Mexico City, 51ex., Disoaeh. 7. Sixtv -three persons w-re kill ed, S' Vi n'y -five wmiii-hd ami property worth xVi.immi was wrecked to-day by ail -art lepiake which shocked the M.-xi.';ill cap ital and inj-M'ted a note of trage dy into wiiat was to have been a day of pure rejoicing owr tin arrival of Fratu-iseo I. 5Ial-ro..Ir. When the work of searching the ruins is completed, it is pos sible that the list of dead will be increased somewhat, as hiding here and there throughout the city tiier' doubtless are many wounded, who. with traditional fear of the authorities and gov crnineiit hospitals, are anxious to evade discovery. It was 4:oti o'clock when tin first shock was felt. Ai riling to the meteorological observato ry, the greatest intensity was reached at the end of the first minute, hut the instruments con tinued to record the shock four teen minutes more. The disturbance was vacillating and almost f ee lrom trepidato ry motion. More than half of the dead ac counted for were soldiers. They weis caught between the falling walls of the artillery barrio San Cosina. near the M Central station. Ks at xieaii Wingate News. (('orrcsponieiict of The Journal.)! 5Ir. Kugeiie Krimiiniig'-r of Chariot le spent vesti-rdav with his grand parents, Mr. and .Mrs. P. A. Parker. 5Irs. .1. It. Griffin ami children ot Rockingham are visiting rel atives lure. .irs. a. n. tiaiMv ami ncr tnree i it... l. ii .i youngest children went to Ports mouth. V.i.. Saturday to visit her brother, .Mr. Janes Perry. She i i . i i i Will visit lie!' sisters. Jl-Siiaiiies Charles and Flora l!eddinrfiilil and 51. It. Dry, before she re turns home. .Mrs. Y. M. Mogan and datigh er. Miss Hessie, w-nt to 51 1. Gilead Satunlav t- visit rela tives. Misses Sallie Matheson. Annie Wooh-y, Annie I'ogan and I'.eti- lali Parker and .Mrs. liroadus Jones spent last Friday in Char lotte. .Miss (ileiinie Pliifer of 5Iarsh- ville was the gllest of 51 rs. I.ee hainy Saturday and Sunday. .Miss Madge Gurh-y visited rel atives at Stout last week. Messrs. V. 51. Rogan and J. C. 5lclntyrc attended the V. (t. W. meeting at Monroe Tuesday. .Mrs. A. 51. Stack of .Monroe spent Wednesday with 51rs. W i- v Ih iner. "Rev. J. W. Rowell and family visited relatives in Waxhaw Sat urday ami Sunday. .Mrs. J. T. Little of LauesCreek township spent last Friday with her sister-in-law, .Mrs. J. . On ten. v 5Ir. and 5Irs. Frank Greene spent Sunday in 5Iarshville. Mrs. .1. td. l.iles ot .Monroe is visiting her parents. 5Ir. and .Mrs T. C. Stewart. 51 r. and 51 rs. W. C. Perry of 5louroe spent Sunday here. 5lastcr Sam Presson of 5Ioti roc is visiting his aun. .Mrs. J. W. n. 51iss Annie P.ogan etit-rtaiiied a number of her friends from S::id to 11:00 Tuesday evening in honor of her guests. .Misses 5Iath- eson aud oolcy. A pleasant evening was spent hv those who shared her hospitality. .Miss I .en lit h Parker ot Lain Creek spent last week with her sister, 51 rs. T. K. Helms. The showers of rain that fell here Wednesday and yesterday i i will tlo miicn good. Prof. L. I. Wilson left yester day morning for his home in Dur ham to spend some time. 51 r. Wilson has manv warm friends here who wish him an i-bundant success in all that he un-t- rtaKes. He will begin a post graduate course at Coluinhia ( ollege next vcar. 5Irs.W.R.5IcXerly of the Col fge Hill rouimunitv had a srokc of paralysis last Thursday and she is now in a right rritical eon- lit ion. A Combination Cotton Chopper. Mr. K. L. Harts.ll. of m li's Foard. Ciiharrus eouiny. ,as in-v-iited and patented a de pj-er that be thinks is the most s.ipe- -or Ihilig let. lie lias lia-! mod--! made and it works p-rf iy, and h" is now negotiating lis manufacture on a lai"- I Mr .Hartsell sas: I This I : i : i -1 ! i 1 1 is th" g;-.'i.! land llios' perfect combination j cotton culture, b. e.Hlse il is h'l.lt with a double edge oscillating hot Mttillg at each .stroke. l,e ho-s being properly shaped at eaehjal eiv'-' for cutting at each stroke. !m drivn by a change speed gear, and cutting any desired stroke, from to l"i inches in order to suit the thickness of the plant and to leave the desired amount ot plants standing in the row. Tile beal'illL'S of the hoe staff are provided with spring, so as to irive up when in contact with stoii" or other obstacle, with a hand lever to raise or lower same to suit irregularities of surface. The hoe can h adjusted by a le ver to make desired strokes and for cutting cotton at a thsired stand. Following the hoe is a pair of angled scrapers, adjusted and cushioned with springs to suit hard laud or loam, scraping the young grass towards middle of row. It is provided with cul tivator plows following the scrapes, turning loose clean soil back upon the row, thus doing the work of about eight or ten iiii-n the old way, and doing it so as to suit tin' most fastidious per son. This machine is so arrang ed by mechanical skill that every part is adjustable one independ ent of the other. To suit the ir regular surface and by means of an arm and sleeve, the entire ma chine can be raised at end of guide row by list: of one lever. The machine .as an entirety, is perfectly adjustable at the opera tor's pleasure, chopping the. rot ton, scraping young grass away an-1 cultivating the cotton all at one time, with one team and one operator. Death of Mr. Fletcher's Little Boy. Written for The Journal. .Mr. and .Mrs. H. T. Fletcher's hearts have been ltlild" to bleed by that silent yet certain messen ger, death. June tin- loth at S o'clock, a. in., the last enemy ac complished its last work and the soul of little Ii. T. Flet-her, Jr.. winged its way to the City of Light. His little lit'.- has 'l n short; he was only 17 iiiouihsohl when he died. Though his lift was short, it had bii-n long enough to brighten his home. It had been long enough to send its loveliness into the very being of father aud mother and all the family circle, ami when his life went out it left not only a vacant seat at the family fireside, the table, ami hushed the little tongue, whose sweet childish prattle was ever heard throughout the home Th" remains were interred at (!raee Chapel Sunday morning. Must Have 'Em Even in South Carolina. (.Marshvillc Home.) Lest somebody forget, we ca attention to the tact that alter July the first marriage license will be required from the matri monially inclined who choose South Carolina as a place to get the knot tied. Therefore, chil dren who arc hollo-ring their brains over this question are ad vised to get some person to tie them "in buggies and assist them in finding their way to Soulh Carolina before that date. Pa rents might tlo well to keep an eye on the juveniles until after that law goes into effect. 5Ir. . 11. Davis, son of 51 r. W. P. Davis of Gilboa (oinmunity, returned last week from the A & 51. College at Raleigh. Mr. Da vis graduated at that institution this year with the bachelor of engineering degree. He is a young man of good character, has a natural talent along his chosen line of work and will no doubt make a success of engin eering. Mrs. II. Grady Hyrd of Colum 'ia, S. C., returned home todav after spending a week with her parents, .Mr. and 51 rs. E. W. Pointer. CARRIE NATION DEAD Famous Saloon Smasher Had a Wonderful Career. L'-avciiwortli, has.. J.nn- !'. a ; Carrie Nation, t!:- world wid-t t-' know n saloon fighter, died le it r I to-day. Pan-sis was tie- causo !-. ! of ih-a! h. For sevi i Mis. X.-.tion had si; ft iv I moiitln -red i.:' in-r- st voiis disoi d.-r ;;iid mi ill, she flit. -fed the Sal:! .ianuai-y Uw hariuu iu W Ii i.-il she died. The phsii;iu at the Sanitari um hif triiit-il Mrs. Nation s.-ur- days ago that tin- end was tr. She said nothing but smil ed. She became unconscious at noon to-day and did not revive. Relatives had been telegraphed for, but only the doctor and tho nurse were at her bedside wh'-u she died. Worry over law suits, whieli she brought against a lecture bu reau lor failure to pav for serv ices, is said to have caused her break-down. The last five mouths of 5Irs. Nation's life was iu marked con trast to her former activity. Onct she saw a physician at the Sani tarium smoking a cigarette. Slur made no remonstrance, merely saying that she hat) done what she could to "eradicate the evil."' The body will be sent to Kan sas City, where a nephew lives. Funeral services will be In Id there probably on Sunday. Carrie 5Ioore was born in Ken tucky in lS4(i. In early life sho married a man addicted to intox icants. This created in her an intense aversion to saloons. When he died she determined to devote her life to the suppression of bar rooms. Later, she removed to Kansas and married David Na tion, who sympathized with her temperance princiidcs. After con siderable peaceful fibor to stop drinking of alcoholic beverages, she decided to become militant. 51 rs. Nation's first saloon snvtsh iug was done in a b-ir-rooni of this city. She remained in jail several days as a result. On January J1, llUll. armed with her favorite weapon, a hatchet. Mrs. Nation made another attack iu Wichita. This time, she smashed two sa loons. During the next three months: 51 rs. Nation surprised liquor wll- ers iu various Kansas towns, ap pearing unheralded and leaving a trail of ruined bar-room fixtures wherever she went. Few salooll- ists used viohi in resisting Mrs Nation, although she was assault ed and hurt while w recking a sa loon at Enterprise, Kansas. Aroused by the acts of the dauntless woman, the people of Kansas began to demand that all saloons ne clnsctl. smashing par-7 ties were organized all over the State. As a result of agitation bills were passed by the legisla ture strengthening the prohibito ry law. .Mrs. Nation after her activi- ties in Kansas hceamt a lecturer and the editor of a paper railed the Smasher "h Mail. She did lit tle smashing outside of Kansas. While lecturing in New York Cit; she created excitement by appear ing at a horse show iu .Madison Square Garden aud demanding that the occupants of the Yin tlerbilt box contribute nioiit-y for a home for drunkard's wives, founded by her iu Kansas City, Kansas. .Mrs. Nation made herself con spicuous in many cities h enter ing saloons ami resorts and de livering talks on the evils of drinking. What Are You Waiting For? . Well, a number of people are adding phones to their residences these hot days. The people seem to appreriate our efforts to make a first class service that our rity will be proud of, and we are do- nig that vrrv thing. All we need is the co-operation of the peo ple of the town. If all those, who need telephone service will come in and get connected up, we'll tlo the rest. A good many are coming in aud we want you. When will yon order a phone iuT Respectfully. W. II. Norwood. 5lanagcr 5Ionroe Telephone Company. Mr. W. S. Lee of Charlotte, N. ('., manager of the Southern Pow er Company, spent Sunday with his sister, 5Iiss Frances Lee. -5. 1 , r .- ;, h t - t or. r. k i - f '-
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