The Monroe Jouri
NX i.
VOL. XVIIL NO. 26.
MONROE, N. C, TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1911.
ONE DOLLAR A TEAR.
CHARLOTTE GETS RELIEF.
Water Trains Put la Use No
Actual Suffering, But Water
Has Been Very Scarce Some
Tew Hogs in the City T. .
Worst of all Droughts.
Chariot if has lial the syni
thy ot this section iu its wat
famine. When people ape haul
ing water here and there on the
faiins mill many are forced
use it with great economy, it
not hard to sympathize with
city full of p-ople who are suf
fering for water. It is, there
lore a soui-ee of pleasure that
Cnailotte has seen red relief. How
it cause whs told iu Sunday's OI
Sv rver as follows:
Charlotte shall yet he wet. I'll
ox unt ed hy a depleted reservoir
and fast (Irving streams, leaders
among the militant, eitienship
of this city, with the splendid
assistance of the Sea hoard Air
Line Kail way, have accomplish
'd the well-nigli iniossibIe. lie
lore midnight last night 2S3.(KH
gallons of water from the Cataw
ba river had been placed in the
settling basins at the citv reser
voir, and this morning it is av
ailablo for public use. And that
lsn t all. Arrangements have
been perfected for the delivery
irom tins source of 1,000,000 to
J,J.0,000 gallons a day at onee.
The record of yesterday'
work at .Mount Holly is a bril
liant illustration of what re
source fulness, pluck and eoneen
i rat ion ot el tort can accomplish.
. . i i . .
fli - o eiocK yesterday niorniiig
a pump witn a capacity of 400,
OOO gallons was repaired and sc
to work. As a result IMI.000 gal
1..IIS had liccn hauled to Chariot t
by midday. Iu the afternoon
.vcond pump and boiler with
:apacuy (U .miu.ibiii gallons Was
received and unloaded. At !:00
o clock last night after herculean
:iiis me mushing touch was
j'lit to the intricate work of its
adjustment and its iiiechaiiisni
joined the other in strenuous la
boe lop ( harlolt
Prior to that time, in addition
to iO i.l'OO gallons already deliv
ered jicjv. ten ear loads contain
ing 1 :'",( K HI gallons, stood on the
s.de track ready for transporta
tioii. Tliis was speedily aceoiu
pl.shcd.
The inelusiveiiess of the drought
is. illustrated hy the fact that
many wells are going dry.
country correspondent of
Statesville Landmark stated
the dryness ill his viciuitv
, i
tin
that
was
.iiinieeoui in. '.I in lorty years
winle a .Newton j.apep stated that
tne Catawba could be waded near
there and wells were going dry
Hi" same is proving true of wells
in this city which have been tin
sol- reliance of the poorer elassci
who did not have water eoniiee
turns. Washerwomen are won
..mil l or UlUTC lloJ.IS in
s o;-,, lop them since their home
sources ot supply are rapidly fail
-ng. This condition is not sin-
pnsin in new 0f th,. fil(.t that
according to the records of Hi
jocai weather station, only 1 ,.()!
:iieh.s ol ram have fallen hen
fciiieo .Janiiray 1, whereas the nor
..,! .!. ........ i .. .1 : t
I... iii. nun jur nils period is
'll'2 niches. In other words, on
ly one-halt as much as is usual
1..... .'..I! ... 'ei- ...... i
on j.uieii. i ins lap exceeds Ilic
dryness of the famous drought
y.ai-, lfSM, when 'll'xi inches had
be.-u recorded by this date. The
.!.. '....
iii-onpn oi uiai year came prin
cipally in late summer and early
fall after the crops had matured.
There have been several com
plaints to the effect that unscru
pulous people have been using
sueii water as eouM he obtained
for unnecessary purposes, the
watering of lawns, the cleans
ing of porches i, n. J sides of the
bouses, the spraying of flowers.
Those who observed such conduct
were naturally incensed at the
wanton disregard for the rights
of others who had been denying
themselves out of regard for the
common need. A special ordi
nance was passed nt Wednesday
night's session of the board of al
dermen, authorizing the water
commission to forbid this. The
commissioners immediately avail
ed themselves of this by' impos
ing a heavy fine on persons who
waste water in this way. The po
lice have the names of several
sifeh offeuders and they will be
prosecuted.
Th MAuitcnance of conditions
of sanitation is a matter whi
is receiving much thought on the
part of the guardians of the
eitv's weal. It is realized that
more danger from contaminate.
water would be present in case
of heavy rains at this time than
from the drought itsHt. Imciius
of the accretions from the water
sheds, which have been undraiu-
ed for Weeks.
Critical as the situation ha
be n and is, it is proper to state
that much of this has been
prosiicetive with refereuce to
unprcpa redness iu ease of possi
hie events. The entire populaci
has uecu inconvenienced, hut u
to the present there lias heeii
nothing but inconvenience. There
a re very few things which do not
sound worse to the person at a
distance than to the one on the
ground and is actually undergo
ing the experience. While all
the world was reading with keen
interest of the riots in Philadel
phia iu connection w ith the strike
there a year or two ago, a large
percentage of the population was
going about its business and
scarcely knew that anything tin
usual was in progress, ivrsons
who hear of horrible accidents
and speed to the scene as fast as
motor cars can bear them fre
quently find an atmosphere of
near-apathy and approximate in
difference prevailing where they
expected frantic excitement.
.somewhat in the same way,
doubtless, citizens of other places
have been sitting back comforta
bly in their easy chairs on their
shady piazzas sipping water from
nearby wells or affluent streams
and fondly picturing the people
of Charlotte as famine-struck as
mirage-ridden wanderers iu th
desert sands ot Sahara, with
tongues extended from swollen
mouths barely able to gasp," iim-
nie an artesian dope. And then
the al'oi-e-meiit ioiied iinu-resideiit
citizens pat thenis-lves metaphor.:
ically on tln-a Ilective hacks
nd say, one to another. "io
to. erily ac not our lines cast
in pleasant places; J.n. do not
ur wells flow full and free.'
Have w not enough water to
irrigate a country and to spare'.'
Are we not glad that we do not
Iwell in that unbelievably rich,
ineoiic'-ivahiv populous, vet m-
coiiipreheiisilily arid city ot ties
sieaiioii, the same which is call
ed Charlotte'"
Let it be known, therefore, in
the interests of truth and aceu-
acv, that the alleged fate of
thirsty Dives has come to none
among us. I In water trom the
several wells, artesian and al
most-artesian, has been sufficient.
to supply drinking water at low
cost, nt hottied mineral water.
oo there has been no lack, l'.ut
though the demand for these
waters of special qualities has
been iiiipre.'edeii'c.lly great and
have kept various motor vehic-
es flyinir up and down the
streets with the precious liuiiid.
naiiy people have continued to
use J he city water tor drinking
purposes, boiling it of course for
some lutceji minutes. 1 lis the
.ti-s say, is sufficient to kill
yplioi.l germs.
Th-' public has been warned as
matter ot precaution to boil al!
ity wafer before it is used and
none except the most thoughtless
will tail to do this.
Death cf Mr. L. A. Long.
Mr. Luther A. Long of Xew
.Nilem township died Saturday
afternoon of typhoid fever, hav
ing been sick about six weeks.
1'he remains were buried at
b'ock.v Kiver church Sunday.
Mr. Long was :I4 years old.nnd
aves a wite and two small c In -
en. He was a pii. t, hard-work
ing man, ami a good neighbor.
His death was a great shock to
the neighborhood. Mr. Long is
survived by his mother, and sev-
ral brothers ami sisters, includ
ing .Mr. 1. . Long -l Monroe.
all of whom were at his bedside.
Accused of Stealing.
E. E. Chamberlain, of Clinton.
le., boldly accused liucklon'a
Arnica Salve of stealing the
ting from burns or scalds the
pain from sores of all kinds the
listress from boils or piles. '-It
robs cuts, corns, bruises, snrains
ind injuries of their terror," he
says, as a healing remedy its
eoiial does not exist." Only 23c.
at English Drug Company's.
POISONED THE SPRING.
Attempt to Kill Whole Family
After Having Killed Stock.
An Unheard of Crime.
Winston loiirnal.
A crime that names the imagi
nation of the most heinous, am
tor a dastardly intent, lias lia
no parallel, perhaps, iu this see
tioii if the State for a decade,
one in which the culprit had for
his lmrnose the destruction by
poison of a whole family, togeth
er with the stock of the farm
was perin't rated near Siloam, on
the Wilkesboro road Mon.la
night of last week. As a result
of the deed a fine horse and
cow are dead; but for the intu
it ion of a little girl John Ander
son Whitaker, a prosperous far
iner, his mother and his little sis
ter would now be in their grave
A. E. liiirgess. a tenant on the
farm of Mr. Whitaker, is a fu
gitive from justice with a reward
for his apprehension iu the hands
of the clerk of court of Surry
county.
hen Mr. W hitaker went to
feed his stock Tuesday morning
he noticed a green substance in
the horse trough and around the
feeding place of the cow.
looked as if nearly a pint ha.
been poured out, along with
bran fop the cow and copn fop
the horse. The horse and cow
appeared to be suffering im
meiiscly, and on examining the
stuff he found that it was Paris
green.
He told the mother and his
little sister that some one ha
poisoned the stock and they
agreed ui suspecting Jiiirgoss
the tenant, because fop several
lays he had been angrv with th
taiuily. .Mr. .loiics at once went
to the home of Purges ,a short
distance away, but the tenant
.vas not at home.
While Mr. Whitaker was gom
to the burgess home, the littl
istcp was sent to the spring bv
tier mot her. ror some reason
ie said, sue iiecame alarmed
with the thought that a person
who would poison their cow an.
lorse would poison them. Am
she took pains to examine tin
milk box. The milk in the
buckets had a greenish east
When the mother was infonnei
ol this she pel used to allow
any water to be drunk from the
spring until it was cleaned out
When this was done it was no
need that green water stream
1 from beneath one of the
pocks. I pon a close examination
;t was found that some one ha.
piaee.i a nan ot raris gi n as
ig as a man s fist under tin
ock. J he poison had been wrap
pe.l carefully in doth with i
rock in the center to make it
slllK.
.Mrs. Whitaker at once recng-
ized the cloth iu which tin
poison was wrapped as being tin
...... . i .
oienueai goods and stripe as
tuat ol a dress she had seen the
.vife of Purges wear. Also an
ither rag was used, which the
Whifakeis declared thev woub
almost swear was a iu torn
i-oin the lining of an old coat
xvliieli they otten had seen J.ur
go wearing.
Oilier serious evidence against
the tenant is that on Saturday
before the poisoning occurred he
had had some words with Mr.
Whitaker iu a dispute over the
furnishing of some supplies, and
it is said that Purges remark
cd to Whitaker:
"I have been in the peniten
tiary once for killing just such
a dog as you."
This was the first Mr. Whit
aker knew of his tenant's hav
ing been in the State prison.
Later it developed that liiirgess
came from Virginia and that he
served a term in prison tor homi
cide .
If the poison had gone unde
tected in the spring manv others
besides the family of .Mr. Whit
aker undoubted V would have
oeeii poisoucil. 1 he SpPlllg is
situated alongside the public
mad and the rural delivery ear
lier was accustomed to stop
thepe daily fop a drink, while the
traveling public geiioraMx' used
the water freely.
Those who ape interested are
.-e(iuesed to meet at Zion church
August :i, to stay all dav, repair
uilding and clean off ground.
GREAT DAY AT WING ATE.
Comer Stone of Big New Build
ing Laid, and Governor hitch
in Addresses Biggest Crowd
Ever Seen There.
The biggest crowd I ever saw
at wmgate. was th expression
used by the old tinier at Win
gate last rnday en tie occasion
of the laving ot the corner stone
of the big n-w building and the
address of the d.tv bv the (Joy.
ei-nor of the S:ate. .Air. W. AV
Kitchin. The crowd gathered by
train, by buggy and by automo
biles, and lamiliap laces were
there from several points iu oth-
r counties. 1 omparntiveiy lew
of the crowd could get near
enough to h-ar the voices of
those engaged m the work of lay
ing the corin-r stone, which was
done by masons from half score
of lodges, including those of
Wadesboro. Monroe, AVingate.
Marshville. Koekingham. Morven.
Hamlet, Waxliaw. I'.ig Lick, Ol
ive Hrandi and Kaleigh. It was
I most happv occasion. Tlie jov
of the people of AVingate in the
Croat triumph of the erection of
the big new brick building, the
congratulatory feeling of the
school's friends from everywhere,
made a splendid setting for the
speaking of the day. It was a
field day for A mgate, a happy
time for the crowd, and a per
sonal triumph' for the Governor
in that he entered so heartily
and sincerely into the happiness
of the dav and keyed his speech
in response to the general feeling
of friendliness .good humor and
general happiness of the day.
The corner stone ceremony was
in charge ot .Mr. .1. W. Kowell,
at the head ot the reprcseiita-
ives from the lodge mentioned
above. The regular ccrcmouv
used by th" ordep for sin-h occa
sions was gone throiign with per-
tly im It the skillful gui.hu
id .Mr. li'oWeil, alter vh;e!l Key.
I). M. Ausun made a statement
rcg,i!-n;n' die work of tire school.
in I Mr. Kowell made ;ui address
of welcome ami read .1 poem that
was designed especially f u- the
occasion. II had been designed
that the speech of the day should
be delivered in the house, but it
"Oon became .juite apparent that
not a third of the people could
t in. so the Governor was ask
ed to stand on the piazza, though
he had to wear his hat to keep
the sun from his eye and the
people had to stand mostly iu
the sun to hear, l'.ut they ihus
sloo.l fop an hour and listened
with no signs of weariness. Key,
Mr. Austin introduced the sncak-
p as a friend he had known and
ivctl fop many years and paid
I he most glowing tribute to his
iiaractep and his record of stand
n g by his promise, his sense of
justice and lau- play aud sympa
thy xvilli the cause hai he-ks as
sistance.
The address was on ;: g. ncnrl
subject of ed:ie;:ti";i with em
phasis on the kind reed- d to ppo-
iuce good citizenship cud sV-mig
itii and women, luteliig'-nee.
lltegllty illld CoUl.'ge are the
iialities needed in good citiz-n-
hip and th s w. i- the ideas
that were stressed, an I tin' snip-
t of friendship and good feeling
liso were eulogized. (. o, ei .ng
iind friendship stick out from ev-
ry point ot the Governors face
ml while" he was speaking of
liese ipialitie hi countenance
presented a living e.xais.p." of the
ideas which he pp. s. nte.l.
After the Speech t ','; the big
picnic dinner. J he t:die was
lore than three hundred feet in
ngth and the fact fia it stood
the attack of the iui'i!--:se crowd
was proof that it was full. The
'inner committee li.-i.l ,! n, v . il
s work, and the er.i.v.l cert,nn-
did its part in ni i';it.g use of
the occasion.
The Wing.ite School has had
inibrok.ii prosperity t r sixteen
hps. It is opera t 'd end sup
ported by people who believe in
hristian Lducation. Its record
ami i lie results greatly please
those who have made s.i.'rific! s
for the institution. Tin- school
ha done a great work, ami its
students are filling important po
sitions iu life today. Though not
equipped as some school in the
State, yet young men and young
women develop rapidly und-r its
inspiring opportunities. The foun
dation principles of strong char
acter are emphasized. It offers
... . . ,
'hopi'iuii ai d -i:--k prep.u-.it ion
for college and for teaching in
oublie schools. The 1:1 era n- so
ci.-ti.-s are the pride of th.- school
The pr.-s.-iit faculty coiis'sts of
five eolb-ge trained teacle rs.xx ho
like th.-ip xvork, and are anxious
to do th.-ir xxopk in the selioo
rooms. The members of the fac
ulty are as follows: .1. G. Carroll
!t. A., principal; G. C. I'..:, k. P..
A., assistant principal ; Miss Geor
gie ( arroll, intepuiediatc depart
ment ; Miss Sadie Hoxvard. prima
ry department, and Miss liessie
iwynti, music.
The third great stop in the
growth of the school is marked
by the erection of a modern brick
building, consisting of six rei
tat ion rooms, two music rooms.
two society halls, an office, libra
ry, and auditorium.
The fall session opens August
22nd. and the outlook is very en
couraging, The school is taking
up larger responsibilities, and its
power to help young men and
women ha been great I x- iucreas
ed.
1 tie toiiowing gentlemen com
pose the board ot trustees ot
this institution: J. I., liennett,
J. C. Sikes. J. AV. liivens. I. A.
Clout 2, F. M. Sutton. AV. P. Grif
fin, J. H. Mangum, J. h Moore,
I. K. Gordon, Thos. E. Williams.
E. C. William. H. F. Parker, J.
A. liivens, J. E. Sustare, A. C.
Davis, W. M. Perry, K. L. llar-
dison, S. J. Turner, A. 1). Grif
fin, A. McNeill,! Jr., II. C Dock-
ory, l. A. Lues.
What Colors Will you Use in
Painting?
I Progressive Farmer.)
In the campaign ! ir painted
farmhouses our women folk will
ave deep interest, for th-rc iiev
r was a normal xvoman that did
not rejoice in wholesome, b-auti-
d surroundings. In lie- deci
sion IIS to whether tile iiei house
Aiil receive the much deserved
coat ot paint the .;ood xvii" and
.laughter possibly may not have
.lie controlling voice; but when
i! conies to making the ciioi if
color undoubtedly the womenfolk
will be called into coum-il. So .-t
us take for granted that the
house is to have the nexv coal
ami proceed with our study of
colors.
It may be that our sympathies
are still bound to the traditional
white farm house with its bril
liant green blinds, for U!ldouhl,eil
,hc cleanliness and purity sug
gested by this combination xvill
result ill the selection of Ihese
colors; but it is hoped that many
xx ill study the ipicstiou from the
point of view of harmony, and
that while we are working tow
ard improveiiK nt we shall not
forget artistic effects as xvell.
The color of the house sh '"'d
be selected with pel' pence p
prevailing tone of the landscape
about it. The house should har
monize with the prevailing col
ors rather than be iu harsh con
trast to them. Thus a dead white
house can now r p'-oducc a har-
nionioiis eileef. Since
fojipe changes from
th
i..
,iihl-
season to
1 to select
season, it might lie w.
a tone that will be harmonious
during the gre-'tcp niimbep of
months during the year. The
many tones of grays and greens
are worthy ol eousideratioti.
Jurors for August Term.
i no loiiowing named nave uocii
drawn to serve as jurors for a
two woks' term of omit, begin
ning Aug. l.st, fur the t.-ial of
civil eases:
First Week T. C. Lung. V. C.
Davis. W. P.. Kobhism. W. M.
.Maiiwiiiii, E. G. Yin brough. d. W.
'oht.. C. S. Mass. v. G. li. Wal
ters, W. C. (
U'lningh.'i.n.
A. K.
II. I ns
F. It.
. Lith-
Cr.-int. W. T. llill
S.:m W.
Poster.
s. K. ly.-. f. c.
Moore, .1. V. X.ish
Geo. W
an, X. A. Chancy.
Second Week F. P. MeC.rk
le, I). A. Simpson. E. C. l.anex,
A. M. Eubanks. K. L. lid!;, K.
L. AVomMe. .1. W. Davis. C. M.
Garrison. AV. C. Tadloe, T. W.
Perry, .1. M. Caraway, K.I!. Culh
bertsoii, W. li. Hamilton. Goo. L.
MeAIanus, Piaster Kiggin. C. E.
Kushing. .las. A. Chaney, G. W.
Parker.
Mps. Margaret Peters ui of Win
ton left for Wilmington Satur
day after spending several weeks
wi ll Mrs. Antoinette Heaslew
A BOY S SUICIDE IN SURRY.
Lad cf 13 Shot Himself, Appa
rently Through Fear of His
Father.
l.Mt. Airy News, lldth.'l
Cephus Lane, sou of Mr. .1. 1).
Lane of Koch fold Koute one,
.bad and buried as tin- result of
a gun shot wound inflicted by
his own hand. The story goo
that last Monday Mr. Lane went
to help some id' his neighbors ti
thresh grain and left hi threej
little boys to hoe tobacco. Tho
oldest of the three was only 13
years of age. This little boy
claimed to be sick and hoed no
tobacco during the day AVheii
his fatlnr came homo at night
he punished the child for not
working. Tuesday morning the
father went away to help thresh
grain and told the boys again to
hoe the tobacco. Some time af
ter hpeakfast Mr. Lane had oc
casion to return home and found
that the two least boys were in
the field alone, lie asked them
where their older brother was and
Ihoy told him that he had gone
to the house and that he claim
ed that he was not able to work.
The little fellow saw him coming
iind got the shot gun and ran be
hind the straw stack and delib
erately ended his life by placing
the gun against his breast and
emptying the contents of the
load in hi heart. A coroner's
jury tound that the boy came to
his death by Ins oxvn hand. Thev
also found that the child had not
''eon beaten iu a way to make
i report on this part of the sad
altair.
This is one of the most deplor
able deaths that has boon iu the
ounty in many a day. Mr. Lane
is possibly a creature ol mislor-
luiie ui the reputation he has
made in the wax- he treats his
hiblreii. A fexv terms of court
ago he was tried for cruelly pun
ishing his little daughter. The
jury aeiiiitted him on the ground
that ho had done the child no
permanent injury, but the airing
of the ease in court xvas no cred
it to any man. It is b ,i just to
Mr. Lane to say tha' he claims
that he has novel- punished his
children severely iiiid only when
he thought they needed and de
served punishment has he whip
ped them, lie is a man of some
property and aside from the rep
utation he has made for punish,
ing his children is a good eiti
;.cn. Whether it is just or not
we arc not able to say, but he
has made the reputation of being
far too pool in the way he pun
ish, s his children. His xxifc died
a fexv years ago ami he Ikes
alone with his little ones, the old
est girl doing the house work.
Mr. Flow Special Cotton Agent.
Dr G.o.-.rge Edward Flow ha
received his ci.mmission as spe
cial cotton agent for I'nion coun
ty. ' The law , uml -r the depart
moid of census, requires that ton
reports be m:iie e ioh year of the
number of hales ginned. The
first report embraces all the cot
ton ginned up to Sept. 1. PHI,
of this year's crop. The las! re
port, on M ir h l'l, shows all the
cotton actually ginned and gives
an estimate' of seed cotton to be
ginned. It is well known that,
is feature of ci'on penoptiug
was crejited al the instance of
Southern Congresnicll for the
purpose of getting real informa
tion and 1o counteract wild ru
mors effecting speculation. All
giniieis are required by law to
give information asked by the?
agon!. Giiihors should do every
thing to facilitate the gathering
of aeeurate information.
In the Federal court iu New
York Tu.sd..y ,".7 of the sl men
indicted dune !l as parties to the
alleged wire ti'ust, withdrew the
ph-a of not gudty and accepted
sentence without trial on plea
of iio contendere, diidee Archi-
bald imposed fines of from
I'OO to $1,700 and costs in eaoh
ease. The district attorney viir-
rously opposed the acceptance:
of the ph-a.
Mr. O. C. Cin-lee of Dudley wa
here last week and attended the
Little reunion in (loose Creek.
says that in his immediate sec
tion crops are no good, drinking
xaier is giving out, and t In
gen-
tra 1 outlook is d:strcssing.