THE MONROE JOURNAL
G. M. Eiasley & Ero., Publishers.
R F. Eeailey. Editor
I ,. N..vuiU-r 14. I 'll.
liar reading Eiatt.r. ar..I the h--
!! will Ik- fooled by
who U int rotted iu f
I o! iZ'.l'W els
Til
. : - - - - " j . lie a
Always the Knife in the Filth Rib. u p.
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if ii -u! t answer the :ir
Jii.it tli.' I nd -rwood VI
r. iii ti.Mi iif tii tat ;
,11 goods V. l i.'li the I il
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pa'. I a! i ii s.ir..n -
Mr.
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g-i'lli'!!
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i.l" I Vl!''"!--. 4(11 WllVII
T.I II -'!-Cli W.iS thr e.'ills,
it. ru:
iuig "t-
al.iff this. Inc.'
:li oat be P.- K.i'iii-'i';i!i m.ni-
!;itf..s, mills; t m.ike capital j
! against the l.-i'HHM-:itv lx"-iiUM-j
tide aM.tcks latt. I Ii- ..ll-J
.)! who mii he inter Vcd)
h t, a nt ! fr tin.
..: campaigning arc
!..!!. . in. are interest
:. j i. iaii- tariff reform. Thev
.... k M - T.ift for calling tli
p. i i.il s.-s'..ti anil tin ii attar
rial s,s
:'ir tar-!
.11 er a- '
Conference Appointments. !
Tn Western Nt"th Carolina
t"oiii'.rvi:ce ill Hi a! St.ltr-
vi! . ii.lj- iir.5nl ycst.rday. The
f. i;.."ai'j are the apprisim -nts,
i. ii i ! divri.-t :
IV-. Ih.g !l :-. '- H S.r.-,:gv
An- ''i il! ciivu.t.
ton!
'iinr' itii'. 1'.,'" nu t.
IV. i k.
Saii-
!.. A.
1 ill l.av-l
I
!
t n
;:f.
in .era Is in that sp,
lr ".i'g t reduce
I ii- nr.- int -rrl. .1
,.
rrpl.
little
l;.n! ',!..
s'.td t
Iif ,,i!l!
.1
'it I ration lnW . The
t!;t a man who 1 ii I
I'.oilllil sells.' ! ii 'Ilk
ii little vii.v to under-
i-gum i ' l'1-" urgo'
:.il !i hi' illli'liiU'liri-
.. Hoi I lit. . 1 tin win in. .m
an Missv.ir. Tli - v atlfinri) sai.l
lii.i t'i. Manu! iriuivr UiM-til
lia.l hi.i.l- tin iru'iimrii!. II'
w. s ;..i:w-r. i! tliat tliat cavr in
tr ' i t ! '' f Hn!'.f i"- i'i'
Si MUi.il 1 Wa.N nf illttMilurUlji
ins; h.;it is U tKlUnv:
A " tl.ns a''.t nrsia'ri"
rn . ivi -l from an I .-rt isi nir a
L'i t!'V li t' follow ins! Nt't-rroH n'it
niat't r. ith nl'-rv 1o innrrt ;tt
lvt' il.T i!ili rtisii:j: rati's at oner.
Si. ani 'i;s was .sniiirlKnlv t' vfrt
it in tiir p i;ri tlow n lu ll' that
tin- s'.e ivol.v prtl plat wa viit
liv'lit aloiii; with the or. In with
out wait iii-' to ' ' i' i' Wii" l'
r. ptr.l ''.v thr i;,pt :. II r is
th- ti.imr in printr.i from
tli. it' sa plat :
fHE PRICE OF COTTON AND
THE POLITICAL SITUATION
:at
a ''ti' i
tariff
.j $. 1..-
h-ut ajra'ii-1 an
reform, ait.l tli;-,
n tj'.ml t .tur t' fool !
inn 1 of tli' South alone:
i',,ir wlirii thr:r cotton i
j.ix; for the ri !i the manul.M",
'iiirii an. I c e; l-o.! cUr a.l
that tin- M'op U t.i tiir. f courr
.ni- othr!' kin. I of hr.r.l thine !
i lii'insr us.-. in nt In I' M'ctioii
,.!" th- r tinitn. In tl. lat ,M-ar j
ti e w.i i tniNt has spi t.t hnn- j
t iioiisallls It.!' tilt' sir
N
s.p
K.ii
Y.
Irel s
!
pi:!po. of rl'eatilie S'lltlllirllt
tariff l'i fo-m. This ail
vei! lie is .I. ii seeiitlv w here
i r it ran hr. The trust lui s
l".r. v: r l Str ; :. W.
i!v.,-,v. Y. V. Met; ..
I ha.v irk an 1 S vi'1n ':'
S. ii;oii:'n.
1 nit i. ! I.. Trm!!.
I'.:u..!th. Y. I'. J ...
l'lin.-.-a M- iiii'i :al. T. '
p,i..l.
No.tl ( h.,!v.iv. .1. A -'
l ine', ii.
TritKi.N . T. l Mk it.
Tr i n St et. (i. T. Ii. w
1.. Nieii..lvii. Miprrtiiinu :' .iv .
I.ll.svill-. .1. Y. Inirlr.
Mai-shvi:ie. J. II. r.ra.lle.
Mattlu ws. 1.. I". r.oirrr.
Mi n roe station. .1. II. Y.av-r.
Nor-h Mm:..-. M. T. M ! .
Mo! t I!. -I. I". W.H.sll'V.
Mount y.i' ii. A. Woo.!
I'H.rMil, . Y. I.. Shemli. il. s.
IJowr.
I'.lkt.ii. ;. r. Urinkman.
I'r .i ret. S. K. I.'irharilst n.
( 'iii n :lir.( '. K. Alliin.
Wail shin.. ). Urmia"..
Waxhaw. C. K. SlirlTill.
Y.-.l'liiitr!i.:i. S-viuour T;:. !-".
IV -siili nt l'i-.'.lnniiit ;i I istriai
Train' i e Sihtf!. .1. A. Hai.lu in.
(ViifrMici Missi.inarx t- .la-
Splendid Values in Winter Wear
Attractions at Belk's This Week.
a tlo.-n pae, s in lit pul'lieations ' pan. S. A. Siew ai t.
i . i i. ... , i ,i i,, i Confeivner Missiouarv
ainl tin II asks the pulille.lt lull
i if., ii. n . in, ii.
S jnifif ant ReUtion Bten TriH
Activity ind Lo4tat of Cotton
Grov.rl Aroustt th
South.
Iti tl,- a ppritn" ni.'iit of h dolentlou
nf roll ill cmwelM Ml the Nol'ttl t liri
lla:; mmIc fair re rnlly, wltli Itistrur
niii to Hitriiil I tit m.vtinii tu New Or
IcHim liavinc fur Iim jiurimsf ttlr Illt
I nc hy farniprH huiI otliprs of a eon
bltleriilM' report loti of thin jMr'i rot
ton rrop nii1 the riirtHtlniiMit of next
jmr'ii nerc:n;i. i t I foiiud one of
niHiiy liulleiitloii of iltNHiitlMfiiv'tlon el
IstliiK over thf present political relM
tlotiMlilp to ;hi prl-e of cotton.
It In until thnt Prcsliteiit Taft' rs-
priiclty cnnipalKti niul the I'nderwool
tariff lill'.B not only ndvemely iffected
general Im.sineM during the year 1911.
Put Kpis-lflcall" eauaed the cotton man
ufaetiirer to lose, by shrtukage and
decri'UMiHl rolunie of trade, between
$.Vi.a0.(HK) and $U)0.000.000.
Cripiiled and with a pronpect of
mure tariff notation In lt12. cottou
manufacturer have naturally boon
una Me to make purobaaca of cotton
In the naual way, with the result that,
with a full crop, political agitation lias
crcati'il a ilMine. tu the price of the
tapir thus far from 14 centa per
pound to S cents per pound, with many
. predictions from well posted quarters
that a mii' h lower ratine will l ex
pe-lctire.!.
It In further claimed that without
the extra session for the discussion of
reciprocity the I'nderwood tariff meas
ures would not hav been Introduced
and In consequence, there would hate
been but little probability that cotton
would have l.-rii,.,l under the force
of n full crop lower thau 11 cents per
pound Instil of regl.terlii In price
the low water mark for yuara, as It
does today.
The farmers In the south and the
manufacturers of cotton generally are
rbartttnir up a loss on this year'a crop
of not less than $tTS,000.000, which
losi they claim la rtlrrctly traceabl to
political Infiuenca.
Soinehoily stalitl.s rnnlv I" y
(Ii. ,i:.i:.U 1,1' ih.lhils to irel llllit
. . a .. I
iru s! i on tai'ill I'etoini. .ini
t !ie t liine eoes. Ii is tiivsome j Land Sale. 1
!.tl ilislfllstilte. Some sellemeo ISy il tue of KUthiM ity of a lirtil of
... ., trust ONmited to me lv J. L. Khamea
, , p the people tion, oettuio anii wil'r, V. J. Rhamcs, on th.' Jlst,
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'I'll'IM tlie Ifatters allil eiiailll u... i j.ii.j.ii.. i.'u. iuki uuij uti'iu-
, j oil in mo ottii'c ot rcKiMcr ot iieei! lor ,
onl a j ir,jon county in book A I. naer .". toi
I -Hit.
' samp
li.e
Ihr.l
ilti
Hi, I
ik.
A
f rot ton. !
a x s :
till the
i.iVi rniiu-ti
i:i1- t'!' l!
The
If .if t
tariff
aooVr
In- way tin'
VTafti'fs
Upon the pliiilie.
tu t )l' iVtlllriioll ill
New t -ii ij:''
tnis'4
work
pr:
vkliich reference in hereby matlr, which j
said dr. d of trust was execuUil to ,e- j
cure the piiymcnt of certain liomis hear-,
ine i veil date therewith, and whereas j
the stipulations in said deed of trust j
have r.ot hct n complied with and at the
r. -quest of the holder of the bonds there
by secured, 1 shall exiMjse for sale at
t.-si
el .
pul lie iiuction for eash to the hi-i est
bidder on the
ir:h day of December, It'll,
at l'J o'clock, lit the court house door in
Monroe, N. I'.. I'iiion county, the iol-
j,. ' lowing property:
. I IVuhaiinr at a stake. Ins. A. Williams
mil corner in !i. I., (iouion's line, anil runs
with said l!or.lo':'a line X 5 E l-.'4 to
a .-tone on S lu.uk nf Xew Town roail:
ilLtl'oiluetioii.: thence with edge of said road S N'i Kj
3.5 chs to a stone; then S 7CJ K "
chs to a stone in the middle of the old
road: thence S M K 9.5 chs on S edire
of old road hy P () and B J in W. M.
Alexander's line: thence 89 W lt.9ch
to a stone, Ja.. Williams corner: thence
with said Williams line N SaJ W 15.77
chs to the beginning containing 21 J
res more or less, and known and desig
nated n lot No. 4 of the division of the
estate lands of Thomas Williams, de
ceased. And reference is hereby made
to the deed of trust above referred to
for a more particular description.
This l;!th day of Nov.. A. P. It'll.
John C. SiKts, Trustee.
Redwine & Sikes, Attys.
Allgllst tin
. il its esti
to 1. "i.l II HI. I Mil I
hall's ami ruttun began to turn
l:-.,.i: .hi to imi i n-;, Is a il.iv
k.pt i i-.'l. t low lr.vai.l till II'
l,,iei,.. 'I
i . . .1. . i','
I i.t ss.i e. r.ll'l Vi 1 o I'l I Hi' 1.11 li i
ill nil l'i Mo: I go, is ll.lil tin lliofe
!':". ,-t mi the prie than water
i i-ii. i
pnlllill oil a (llll'h s 11,11'h. II li -
mainrii at ll'j utiliJ will up in
, .. i. i ...
Si hleliilief. Wliell lal llleis 11,'KI I"
lYr.'ly to meet their hills.
AM tin1 lra.ili.iig sprculatorx 1ooi
il'.r bear s:,le ol the market, nr-
r:iu' lnr governiin in is pro,s, eu-
ting hull speculators, an.1 foived
thr price ilowtl to the present
.. ... . 'ri . i..:i..
lr i I o .i f cents. I lie uain
market i-.'irts have never at-
tlibiiteil aliv ilrelitie to tile eot-
t , in gumis bill, nut Dcany ei v
I 1 ..l'i.
sharp liei'liiie lias nren i.uu i"
L'livrnimi iit figuri'H or tin- iih-
... ii . . ei. i .. ' i : :i
selivr ill Dllll Mlpp',11. I lie nrnm, imi a piaiiu iiin ii .oil
w ho havr im fear of l.lie peiii'teli
liaiv have hi'eii in full control.
r" men ret
iTfl
11
V J : ; ; ;
; - ! ii
n ; i
Lj i - , :'M
!: 'M
At ,0 9m
Coat Suits and Long Cloaks for Ladies and Children.
Don't put olT the purchase of vour Winter Suit until the last minute. Let us show you
while our stock is brimful of new nobby styles. Half a Hundred choice suits ready for
vour infection Stvles that possess everything that workmanship and material can have
Jo U nTindividuality'to the wearer. Prices $10.00, $12.50, $15.00, $19.50 and $25.00.
Long Cloaks.
We are ellirp: in quantities, and no wonder when you see our varied line of distinct styles
in Reversible and Plait! Hack Coats combined with a grand assortment of staple materials
at PRICES THAT PLEASE.
Buy Your Blankets Now While Our Stocks are Unbroken.
White Woolnap Rlankets with pink and blue border at -S1.50 pair; 95c Grey Blanket at 75c
ivtir- 1 "5 drev Blanket, solid case direct from mill, at H8c pair; $3.75 Combination oo
l'lki'n Rhnkot. with unnoticeablo defect, at .'.S pair; J4.5U all wool Blankets in pink and
blue colors at 3.75 pair; Elkin Blankets in extra line quality of wool at $4.98 pair.
ALL ELKIN BLANKETS GUARANTEED FULL SIZES.
W. II. BELK & BRO.
MONROE S BARGAIN CENTER.
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f.
1(111
Superior Court Work.
The case of Mrs. K- Hamil
ton tigaint Ml S. .Minre. wiiicu
hrean on .Monday ot the urst
week of court, was trrminated on
Tursilav lasl.Wit.li u venlcit in fii-
vc.r of Nance. Thm thr cnnunal
term hrgaii. and endrd last Sat
milav night. The folhiwing cas
ts were tllslNised of:
,laiii"s Covingtoii. earn ing coii-
bil ilays, wmi
ctiile.i weapons.
Iritvr to hire out.
r.trr.iiig ciincalril weapoiis, its
sault with deadly weapons
ml Stark at thr
iluntir was kill
w err
South Carolina Farmers Say
Fertilizer is Too High,
('olmiiliia Stiti'.
Thr nirfting of thr Fanners'
1'nion Assioiation of County Hns
iiirss Agents yesterday iifternooii
was well iittrndtsl, nil sections
of the State being represented.
It was unanimously decided.
aeiMnling to ii statement hy See-
rrtjirv b'eid. to recommend to
the iurinhei-s of the Farmers'
union mill the farmers gmernlly
throughout the State nut to buy
am- fertilizers or feitili.ing ina-
Itnial. except lit ii Militant al
! rrdiirtioii from the prices now
bring quoted.
our great Mlitieiil tree, while we
who represent you in other Hie
merely the IumjiciIics on that inag-
nihcent tree.
'True, for von, Mike," piped
a man in the hack of the liaH ;
lint did you ever notice nil lln
nit grows on tiie brunches!"
ial
urk.
avr writ
till the great house of ('lias. M.
! SUeff. It Will olllv cost 1 WO
! cents ,'ind you not only save mam
! dollars in a purchase, but run no
! risk of securing a cheap juano.
1 No matter what agent or dealer
1 is trying to sell you. write Stirff
hrfoiv von bin'. The Sti'iT is
tins
time that Urn
I, of which I he
, . . , . .. i i i.i.i. i
,v,K, v,e c aepHi...' ...... .... , Ti,v ,.,.,.,,,.., ,vduct oU
sauce. lhe de ,li;lai.ls wilm. 1-, . .,,,, f, rt iiTS t))
,,,, ;MI ,. jui gmeni oi " 1 as(l( tH, n.,xt s, jlsn- n gard
Two daughters of Mr. .1. .M. Ke
.'all nf west Molil towtlslli.!.
vv ho have had t pluml fi vi-r, are
gi itiiig In tier. Mr. Keziiih has
.. . I . . ... . !,, 1.1 I, ,1.1
lillliei i-., ii- i'l .'.i' . . - . . . .ii' ,
, . , , ., I a;,.,! i.ls1' the only inLusth' piano sold .lirert
ThuiMlax night. It will hr re
e;tlbsl that Hot many months ago
ii.- lost his barn hv fire.
Manufacturer of tin
to vou bv its maker.
CHAS. M. STIEFF,
Come and sir the great cook
ing wonder at our store all the
week, beginning Nov. I'tith. You
have a cliani-e to get a Souvenir
Set nf Warr Free. See large
aihcrtiseiiit nt in this paper.
Heath Hardware Co.
Artistic Stirff, Stieff Self-Player.
Shaw, Shaw Self-Player Pianos
Southern Wan-rooms " West
Trade Street. Charlotte. X. C.
C. II. WILMOTII. .Manager
. . . .i i . . i ...
com t was mat ui" nciriin.iiiis
pay a fine, whirh wi ll thr costs
must amount 1o v. it over $-liil.
and that they stay out of Norlh
and Soiiili Carol ijii from n-nw on.
should Ihey b- found 1 1 eitli-r
Stati- they arc to be rearrestel
ami sent to the roads for two
years. Ten day.s vi :v allow ed
fi r Ihem to g t away in.
Chat lie McDaniel. carrying con
cealed weapons: .. tiud eosis or
thrrr mouths on roads.
less of how low tiir price may be.
heli'ving that a. eoii.sidrr.ihlr I'rsi
due of this year's frrtilii r wif
he available for next year's crop.
Thev further recommend that
large areas he devoted to sinajl
grain mid other pmvision crops.
The next, meeting ol the asso
ciatieu will he in Columbia Jan
uary Hi. PU2. nt 4 p. in.
Only Got to Pull Together,
fhe democrat;, even accordijig
,i i i i, i
MII .MSiH.ro.lhS. ,..,. , ..in ,.,,,,,:,. tu.n.Mtntu.rH, ,,,,,,1,1
buttery; :t niouHis or . line ami , . .', . . "
in t I I HI '!. - 1 1 hum i.-i -
pull
M:fi' :n tlie !,- spapi is.
Th-
.louri.al refused it. as it nhis
4-s all sueli mair.-is licit sail un
der fills'' rol. us. I'.ut since the
convetsat'.ou outlined alnive we
have decidid l print tin- mat
ter fr.e for lhe purpose of show
ing our read, i s what underhand
methods are pl'a't.'lK'.'d Upon the
imld'c. The reoplr wh' ''
.ulln.f inonrv to circulate thus
-i" . .
rot expect to got, ay for it m
sonic way. They don't throw
money nt hints. Who is doing
it and what pay do they exp.K-t
to get nut of it? In the first
l.biee thev think that the farm
ers of the South have got little;
enough mw Ut W foob'd by
nny old piece of rot. and 11
that Is neccssiiry i In get inat
Ijt like this out in boiup seeret
wav, making it 0ir s rn'
For TnanKsaixina
Seeded Raisins,
Currants,
Malaga Grapes,
Grape Fruit,
Bananas,
Oranges,
Apples,
Mince Meat,
Almonds,
Pecans,
Brazil Nuts,
Filberts,
English Walnuts,
Citron,
Figs,
Many other
Toothsome Things
too numerous to
mention.
A. L. DEAR1NG.
Monday,
Tuesday and
Wednesday
are good days to look
through our Jewelry
Stock.
The other good days
are
Thursday,
Friday and
Saturday.
J. E. PRESLAR,
Jeweler,
Next lo PostotMce.
CON t.S.
Pink Smith, f 'lonieus breaking,
six in, iiths on roads. This is
the .nan who just wanted to get
:n jail a while. '
dim McCain and Barnes McCain
larceny of cotton from Mrs. Cel
tic Plyler, not guilty.
.lob u Mm re. forgery, fi months.
Dave BllUns. assault i n woman.
G moinihs.
Bonis Ingram. retailing.
.i i..
' "," ? , I plans to sw.M-p the country
111 . 1 I' nil, idir. u. . ii . l'i '-. ,p. , i
,,, :. . .,. I here seenus to be no way tor
Kber lb-bus, sell g whiskey.1 . ... . , , .
1 ' 1 .the repub leans to avoid defeat
,. r. ii- v i 'I th'' democrats keen together
Bance Rogers and hnuna .cl-. . . ,, 1 , . .
. T, . and work as Ihey have started
son in. inra.iM .n- . f( ,f j, Taft
,lic i.rrwer, .kick ricaus hum
cssarv to continue to
together. The republican party
cannot defeat the democratic can
didnte for the presidency. Th
only imssible thing that can pre
vent the election of a democrati
president in the failure of demo
crals to do their duty, lhe o
ixu'tiiuity is here niul from all
part.sof the country news reaches
i hea d. p la rt el's tluit the 1mvs real
I ize the situation and are laying
KveryUidy's biiMiiiis is no
.oily 's business ; nobody's hiwi-
iicns w every noiiy nusims;
lllercfore busjness is bus-ino.
Tinn Welsh, store breaking. not
guilty. This case eoiiMimed iimut
of the tune of the eiwA in tho
trial of criminal chsik. The de
fendants, young whit.- men of
th? town, were charged with llie
robWry of tlip store of Benton,
Crow & Co.
is re
nominated the insurgents will
slash him, and if Senator La Toi
lette is nominated the old guard
will slash him.
Taft lost his home town of Cin
eiimatti and Philadelphia went
back on the standpatters by
electing o Progressive Repub- great body i.litie in this city
1 ieii n over the machine. i i v
Where the Fruit Grows.
Michael Casey, a politician in
Sun Frnnciwo who has Im-cii in
office and imi the city payroll for
many years, was addressing a
meeting of bis fellow citizens. It
was a lalior meting.
"You iikii must know," spout-
eit t asey. mat you lire me
are the roots and truuks of.U'dwin
i
Land Sale.
Finder and hy virtue of a ilred
of trust executed to me oiilhe 1
lav of May. PHI. by F.rwin Wal
ker nun! wife. Addie Walker, to
. ... i. .
secure ail UUIeliU'.llwss line 10 ine
Sikes Company and Vann Sikes.
whinh sii'kI deed of trust has hnji
registiMi'd in the office of the Reg
istr of Uceils for I'liion county.
in book A. P., page !4. to which
refereiicc is hereby nindr. niul by
virtue of the further fact that
the .holders of the notes llieiroin
II i A ...
secured nave nptiwi n me n
trustee to foivrlos" said deed of
trust. I will on
Saturday, the 16th of December,
rill, at 12 oehx'k. at the court
house door in the city of Mmirot
offer tor sale at public auctinni.
to the highest bidder for rush, all
of the right, title and interest of
the said Hrwin Walker niul wife
iu and to the following tracts of
land :
FIRST Tli ACT: Lying on Pole
Cat Creek, adjoining 1he landsof
F.lizabeth Plyler, Melissa Stai'tres
and others, and containing 7H:,li
arms, more or less, b.-ing the
binds itmvcypd by Lew is Walker
and wife, Alice- Walker, to .lohu
F. Walker by deed dated Nov. !.
PKIH, and iN'gistcretl in the ofiiee
of Rcgistir of Deeds for Pnuui
county in record of deeils No. 4:l
and page 41, to which refereifce
w heivhv made.
SFCON'I) TRAIT : Lying .m be
waters of Lynch 's Cns-k. in I join -ing
the lamls of Tlionuis (iriffin.
Mark Walker, Douglas Outlaw,
and Daniel Startles, containing 17
acres, more or less, being the bwul
etiiveyed by W. O. Statins t
lohn F. Walker by deed dated on
Ian. 'J4. PHi.'t, ami -)r;ilinil in
book 4:'. page 1 -". in the office
of regihter of di-eds f- the coun
ty t f I'tiii n, to which rcferem-e
is hereby made.
This the 14 day of Nov.. PHI.
John C. Sikes. Trustee.
4 Sllus, AtittiK'.v.