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VOL. 10. No. 44.
MONROE, N. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1012.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
I5ITS IK'I KV KKYWIIFUK.
News Item at liiicM-kt (latin-mi
t'nm Abettit Oecr thee IVuutry.
Rebe-rt Knight, owner of more
cotton mills than any o;her indi
vidual in the world, died at Ills'
borne in Elmwcod. K. I.. Tuesday,
aged 86. lie was a native of Rhode
inland.
One hundred thousand settlers
from the United State entered west-
rn Canada betwfen April 1 and
Oe-tober 1. according to figures of
the Canadian commissioner of im
migration. Sir Edward Richard, chief com
missioner of the London Metropoli
tan police, was shot and seriously
woumled Wednesday night by a man
who had an alleged grievance
Against him. The man wag arrest
ed.
Mr .and Mrs. V .J. Bryan are at
Miami, Fla., for the winter.
An explosion which wrecked the
dry starch house of the Corn 1 ro-
ducts Company's plant at Wauke-
gan, 111., Monday, killed between
three and 12 workmen, inujrtd 27
others, several of whom will die,
and caused about $1 00,000 property
damage.
His desire to see the hanging of
U negro murderer at the county
jail in Tampa, Fla., cost aped
Guillermo Gonzalez bis life. Gon
zalez, who was about 70 years old,
gained admittance to the jail yard,
took a long look at the gallows and
ft 11 dead of heart disease.
President Taft has uletly Inform
ed friends that no matter how ac
tive his participation in a reorga
nization of the Republican party
may be he Is not to be regarded or
publicly referred to In political
speeches or by publication as a pos
sible candidate of the party in 1916.
"Not guilty," wag the verdict re
turned by the jury In the case of
Joseph Ettor, Arturo Giovannittl
and Joseph Caruso ,for the mur
der of Anna Lopizzo, who wag kill
ed In the Lawrence, Mass., textile
r.rike last winter. It was not claim
d that these men had anything to
do directly with the killing. They
were strike breakers and were In
dicted on the charge that by bring
ing on the strike in which the
workman was killed they were re
sponsible for the death.
January 6.
"Gyp the Blood," "Whltey Lew
is." "Lefty Louie ' and "Dago
Frank," the gunmen convicted of
the murder of Herman Rosenthal,
in New York cliy, have been sen
tenced to die in the electric chair
;H Sing Sing during the week of
aJnuary ti.
Inspired by the success of the
movement in other cities, women
physicians of Chicago have launch
ed a crusade for a sane Christ mas
with a view of abolishing the In
discriminate giving of presents. .Mass
meetings of ail classes of men and
women have been planned for all
parts of the city In an effort to
ecu vert those who attend in favor
ot a "glt'tless'' Christmas.
The design of the new nickel to
supplant the five-cent colli now in
circulation will be perfected by
Secretary of the Tn usury MacYeagh
within a tew wteks. An Indian
head will adorn the face of the
coin mid the figure of a buffalo
the reverse. The design is Intend
ed to honor the disappearing Indian
and buffalo, linked together in
American history.
Andrew C.orchitz, of Newburgh.
N. Y., after being a prisoner for
13 days In a car load of apples, in
to which he had crawled at New
burgh, was released only when the
car was opened at Sioux City, la.
The man's feet were frozen and may
have to be amputated. He had eat
in nearly a barrel of the apples.
The National American Woman
Suffrage Convention in Philadelphia
adopted resolutions demanding an
equal standard ot morality for man
Mid woman; commend the govern
ment for Its efforts to end commer
cialized vice and f.ivor arbitration
among nations "to the end that wan
might be prevented.
Thirty-two prisoners, several of
whom were serving life terms for
murder, were reicised from the S ate
Penitentiary mid tin- county jails in
South Carolina Tuesday by order
cf Governor Blouse. Three prison
ers were grr.iiletl full pardons and
the remainder were paroled.
Leaders of tne Republican party
from every State l.i the Union are
to assemble on December H, for a
st rits of conference s to devise pians
for a great forward niDvemenl by
tho party end to map out a pro
rrami.ie for the next four years.
President Taft will be principal
speaker at a banquet on the even
ing of December 14.
President Taft, representatives of
the diplomatic corps, members cf the
cabinet, the United States Supreme
Court and both houses of Congress
Governor Golelsboro and other Mary
land State officials, attended the
funeral cf the late Senator Isldor
Raynrr. of Maryland which occurr
ed In Washington Wednesday. The
Interment was In Washington.
The Georgia Legislature cut off
the fees of the officers of Fulton
county, In which Atlanta is situated,
and substituted salaries. The sav
ing is estimated at $75,000 per an
num, they threaten to test the
change in the court on the grounds
that It U unconstitutional. The
constitution becomes sacred when
It may bar a seperatlon from graft.
Friend of Speaker Champ Clark
will urge upon the Democrat, the
selection cf Bennett Clark, the 24-year-old
son of the Speaker, as
purlimentarian tf the House ot the
sixty-third Congress. If this se
lection Is made Speaker Clark will
become subject to the rulings of
Ms son. Judge Charles U. Crisp,
. n of former Speaker Crisp, is
.i.llamentariun ofihe House, but be
was elected to Congress from Geor
gia and will take his place on the
floor after March 4.
No fewer than 25 villiages have
been destroyed in the State of Oxa
ca, Mexico, in the last two weeks
by government troops. The admin
istration, believing the rebels in
that region have been sufficiently
cowed by the terrible warefare which
has been waged, has now sanctioned
orders for the retirement of the
greater part of the Federals from
that State, leaving the final pacifi
cation to local troops.
W. T. Harris, sheriff or Desoto
county. Miss., was killed and G. W.
Treadway, a farmer, probably fatally
wounded in a revolver battle Mon
day at the Treadway home, where
the sheriff and a posse hail gone
to arrest the farmer. Treadway
was charged with driving offi
cers from his home at the point of
a revolver Saturday. They had call
ed to seize some cotton to sat if y a
judgment.
State News.
G. L. V.'. Jackson, a Harnett
county farmer, gathered 41 bales
of cotton from 20 acres of measur
ed land.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Settle gave a
dinner at their horns in Asheville
Saturday evening in honor of Governor-elect
and -Mrs. Craig.
An apartment house costing more
than $100,000, steel and concrete
construction, fireproof and eight
jtories high, is proposed for Haleigh.
It Is said that the forest fires rag
ing tn the mountains on the Van
derbllt es'ate have driven many
tli'er Into the open and they have
fallen easy victim to the hunters.
A 2-y'ar-old child of Mr. and
Mrs. C. L. Aiken who live near
Charlotte was so badly burned that
it died two days later. Child's
clothing caught lire while it was In
the house alone.
The Concord folks, who held out
tor steam heat, tile floors and train
sheds for the new station which the
Southern proposes to build there,
have won out on the steam heat and
tile floors and the work is to get
under way.
Manly Morris, who shot at one
Armstrong and 'nstead of hitting
Armstrong fatally wounded Sam
Morgan, in Concord Friday night,
surrendered to the officers Tuesday.
Morgan died la the Charlotte hos
pital Wednesday.
J. T. Nalle. a Philadelphia hunter,
who arrived in Newton .Monday, the
opening day of the hunting season,
came to grief at once. His gun
hurst and a piece of the barrel split
his tlinnil) tu !io bone, Inflicting
such injury thai he K ft for ho.ne
the same (lay.
Starting the engine of th r.!!er
mill at Granite Fulls, Caldwell coun
ty. Wednesday, J. O. Deal was
caught in the belt, bis right hand
was ground off and lie was other
wise injured. He wt.s taken to a
hospital at Hickory and his arm am
putated below the elbow.
The dead body of Bud Halsey whs
found by the roadside in Ashe coun
ty a few days ago. He was out with
his team and it was first thought
that he had been killed in a runa
way but it is said a bullet was
found In his head and it is supposed
he was murdered.
Will Aiken, a North Carolinian
rnd formerly an Asheville newspa
per man, has been private secretary
to the Governor of Montana through
two administrations and Gov. -elect
Stewart announces that Mr. Aiken
will continue In that capacity.
Mr. Thos. P. Devereux, formerly
a prominent lawyer of Haleigh and
a Confederate veteran, died Satur
day In the State Hospital at Mor
ganton, where lie had been an in
mate for some years. He was 67
years old and unmarried. His re
mains were taken to Raleigh for
interment. Mr. Devereux was at
one time district attorney for east
ern North Carolina.
O. Hnmbles, n young farmer of
Pitt county, committed suicide at
his home betwe-en Aydeii and Ridge
Springs a few days rgo, a family
misunderstanding ever which lie
had been brooding a long time, be
ing the probable cause. Humbles
wife saw him take the gun out cf
tho room in which she was sitting,
but thought that he w:s going hunt
ing. Instead he went to another
room and blew his brains out with
a shotgun.
Introducing Governor Kltchln, who
welcomed the North Carolina Drain
age Association to Raleigh this week
Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, State geolo
gist, said the Governor recommend
ed and urged throush the 1909 Leg
islature a general drainage not that
ha made it possible for progress
In drainage to such extent tha of
about three million acres of draina
ble lands in the State about, one
million acres have been brought un
der the State drainage law.
The Spencer correspondent of the
Charlotte Obsprver says: "F. A.
Knight, employed in the paint de
partment of the Southern shop
here, wag operated on at the sana
torium In Salisbury for the effects f
white swelling. One leg was am
putated at the knee. Sympathizing
with him In his bad plight, fellow
workmen In Spencer made up a
purse of $67 and preesntcd It to
the family last night to help bear
the expenses Incident to the operation."
m:v mi'XTy iiM( i:i;s.
Soiiit New Hands at the l!at Kce l
lint lit coril f Old Board uf
County Ceiiiiinis'.U.iier Seine of
tile Tilings .ecniiilislisl Ceiuu
ty Metre Than Out e.f IK lit.
The new county officers took the
oath of office yesterday and began
their work. Sheriff Griffith, Treas
urer Laney and Coroner Plyler sue
cceel themselves.
Mr. K. W. Lenimond succeeds
Mr. C. K. Houston, who wag appoint ; n;.tnt. ,h.v " , ,
cd to fill the unexpired term of his,n ,he prvale djnlnR roo;a of ,he
"""" u ", Se wvn. ilividiii th tim- between
1 UK BELK BROTHERS lilVoi KT.
Sinry ef the Happy Tliuiiksg: ing
Kve nt in Cliarlolte at Which Some
Three- Hundred Were lYtst-iit.
Charlotte Observer, Nov. 29th.
A ger.ii-industrlal bamiuet which
in scope is rarely equalled in the
South waj the Thanksgiving dinner
which Belk Brothers yesterday gave
to three hundred employers of that
firm's ten affiliated stores in North
and South Carolina. Freim 2:30
has made an honest and faithful
officer during his term.
Mr. M. C. Long succeeds Mr. J.
E. Stewart as Register of Deeds.
The latter has held the office nine
years and now becomes county com
missioner. He is thoroughly famil
iar with the county business and
will be a valuable officer in the lat
ter position.
The term of Recorder Stevens
does not expire till April, when he
will be succeeded by Mr. H. B. Ad
ams, Jr.
Mr. R. B. Whitmire succeeds Mr.
It. W. Elliot as county surveyor,
the' latter not offering himself for
re-election.
The new county commissioners
are Messrs A. J. Brooks, 11. T. Bau
cum end J. K. Stewart. Both of
the former have been members cf
Hi.1 board before and Mr. Stewnr,,
as register of deeds, has had valu
able experience, and the county's
business will be safely and wisely
conducted by them.
The retiring board has made a
fine record, and we have no Idea
that there is a county In North
Carolina that is in belter shape
than I'nlon today. The county is
not only. not In debt a cent but has
money coming to it. Mr. W. G.
Long has served eight years contin
uously, Mr. T. J. Gordon six ears,
and Mr. J. C. Laney four years with
a two-year interval. They have
been wise, and both economical and
progressive in their handling of the
county's affairs. They have never
hesitated to take an advance step
that their judgment dictated.
Among the many things that they
have done during their adminibtra
tion are these:
The county jail has been Improv
ed and sewrage put in and Iron
fence around the lot. The offices
in the court house have been fit
ted with steel cases and modern Im
provements, Including typewriters
and adding machines.
The public square has been great
!y Improved and beautified. And
the court room has been worked
over and converted Into a good aud
itorium and sewerage put in.
Five steel bridges have been built.
A county home, which Is per
liiips not excelled anywhere, has
been completed and fully paid lor.
When the board first came in
the county owed thirteen thousand
dollars. It now owes nothing and
In the me.ntl.ne the cotiu'v tax
levy has bum mined two cents.
The old commissioners i:sk Th
..ouraiil tei say to the jiee.-plo ot
Hi" county that t'leir service has
b en Olio of pleasure and that tiny
have: had tne hearty support ot th
neod people of the county in all
their undertiiklnits, mill this f'.tc
they appreciate very eleeply. As
a matter of exact informa. Ion, the
following affidavit is published:
In order that the tax payers cf
County may know how the financial
affairs and other affairs of the
county stand, the following sworn
statement Is submitted for your
Inspection:
All the outstanding notes and
bonds have been paid for In full ex
cept about $900 on corrugated cul
verts which Is not due until March.
The old board, after paying for
the building of the new County
Home and settling in full, will turn
over to the new Ileiurd as a surplus
r bout $8,000 In notes and contracts
for County Home lots, besides hav
ing about 41 lots left to be dis
posed of in the future.
T. J. GORDON,
W. (1. LONG.
J. C. LANKY,
County Commissioners.
Attest: .1. K. STKWART,
Clerk to Board.
Sworn and subscribed to before1
me this Il'ttli day cf Nov. 1912.
C. K. IIOl'STON, C. C.
Can Stay In l! l ami I'eeel Hi
.Mule s.
Mr. W. H. Sell, a thrify farmer if
Goose Creek township, lias invent
ed a contrivance by which lie cm
remain in bed on a coitl morning
and feed his mules at the barn If
he wishes to. And this Is not a
lazy man's Invention, either, for Mr
S'ell is an energetic citizen He
lately built a large new barn. Then
he got to figuring on a feed ar
rangement. The result is that he
has a contrivance In the barn from
which a wire runs to his house.
This he can yank hold of when he
tumps out of bed, turn tho feed la
to the muh's, and have them ready
to hlich up by the time he lias turn
ed around a few times. The ar
rangement Is something on the
principle of a rabbit box that the
boys make in winter. A trough
holds the morning's feed and the
same trip that throws the corn In
drops the fodder down. Mr. Sell
ought to work out his Idea well
enough to have a patent on It.
Guest: Delightful party you are
having tonight, old fellow.
Host: Yes, I am giving It to my
wife.- It Is the twelfth anniversary
of her thirtieth birthday. Harper's
Parar.
partaking of a delicious repast ami
enjoying excellent speeches whie-h
sparkled with humor and glowed
with goeel fellowship and loyally to
the big business In which each has
a part. Mr. Herbert McDeinald, le
cal manager, was tostnrtsier.
Almost every incoming train yes
terday carried delegations of Belk
employers. From Greensboro, from
Salisbury, from Ceine-ord. trciii
Statesville, from Sanford, from Wax-
haw, from Gastonia, from Monroe,
Irom Yoikville. S. C, they trooped
In. They were all there, or seem
ed to be, from local manager to
cash boys. The trip to Charlotte
was an unusual treat, for the cm
ploying firm paid the transportation
e List for every one.
Miss Sarah Houston, head of the
millinery department, had beauti
fully dee-orated tli'? dining room.
On every table were vases and
baskets of large yellow chrysanthe
mums. From chandelier to chande
lier through the center of the hall
wide yellow satin ribbons were
draped and at each chandelier in
the room was an immense bow of
green ribbon.
All the gu;sts wore ribbon badges
on red and white. On i lie white
were the words "Belk Bros;" on
the red. "Charlotte Convention,
3 912." These were pinned with a
"Watch Charlotte Grow" button. As
they passed Into the dining room
the men were giving a red carna
tion each and the ladies pink and
white rose. The Ashbury Orches
tra outside In the hallway render
ed enjoyable music throughout the
entire dinner, until the speechinak
ing began.
MENU OF DINNER
This was the menu served:
(Very Special )
Oyster Soup
(Unusual Value) (Our own Impor
tation )
Celery Sweet Mixed Pickles
(Postively Guaranteed. I
Fillet of Sole. Tarter Satue
(French Importation)
Parislne Potatoes
(A Big Cut)
Loast North Carolina Turkey, Cran
berry Sauce
(Not a Yard Wide) (Purls s'yles)
Candled Yams French String Uvans
Rie-e Sliced Ham
(Verv High Grade)
Waldorf Sab.d
(Final Clearance)
Ice ('renin Cake Pumpkin Pie
Cheese Cuifee
Toastnias'er .McDonald, when tile
last course had be-en served express
ed pride, after looking over the
uooel hulking assemblage before him,
that they were co-workers with him.
He spoke of the growth of the busi
ness from a few thousands a year
25 years ago up to the million. He
told an amusing incident of the day
when, an Inexperienced country
youth, 17 years ago, lie entered the
siore of Belk Breis. and applied for
work, was catechised as to his ex
perience in salesmanship and re
plied with some pride that he had
sold watermelons. On the strength
of that he was engaged.
MR. W. H. BELK.
Mr. W. H. Belk expressed his
pleasure In extending a welcome.
Referring to the business, he said,
"Each one of you forms a distinct
part of It. Whatever success we
have attained Is due largely to your
efforts and co-operation. 1 de-sire
here and now to credit you with
what you have done nnd extenel
thanks. We have endeavored at
ii'l time's to treat yeni with fairness
and Justice and If In any point we
have failed it has been due to Ml
error in judgment and not of
heart." Ho wished for then, all
possible gord in this life and the
life to come.
Both he nnd his brother, Dr. J.
M. Belk wero h-arlily greeted by
i'pplnuse. Doe-teir Belk t'poke em
"The (irowlh of Our Business." In
(onni'ction with this he said all bud-
ness is a profession and should be
i.i-istered as sin-h. His firm, he
said, had always recognized its In
debtedness to a cetmmuiiity in whle li
it succeeded and attempted to give
back a portion eif its profits and
Influence. He told of the start of
the business In the "New Yeirk
Racket Store" at Monroe, followed
by the others, the Harry-Belk Bros.
at Greensboro. J. M. Belk Company
of Gastonia, It. J. Belk Company of
Waxhaw, and others rt the other
towns previously nieiitluned. He
expremd thankg for the co-eipe-ra-
tlin of the employes.
.Mr. B. F. MATTHEWS.
Our business Future" was the
subject of an excellent adrees by
Mr. U. F. Matthews. He empha
sized the importance of loyalty and
co-operation. The stores can do
the biggest business In (he South
Atlantic States next year If they
determine they shall. A salesman
must have confidence In hi firm
Integrity and approve of Its meth
ods before he can surc?ed. He
must not only master all the de
tails but must show that he Is able
nnd willing to take the Initiative.
He doesn't have to be told. Th?n
promotion Is gure. 1? succeed one
Must el serve to fue-ce-ed. The firm's
policy has always been to please its
customers lit all odds, give tli-lil
courteous servie-e and guarantee sat
isfaction. Nine talks followed by the loe-al
managers from other towns. The
Yorkville delegation, headed by
Mr. J. W. Kirkpatrick had to with
draw to catch a train. Mr. T. 15.
Brown of Greensboro, Mr. A. W.
Harry of Salisbury. Mr. J. C. Will
iams of Sunford, Mr. J. II. Matthews
of Gastonia. Mr. J. G. Parks ef Con
cord. Mr. Carl Hudson ef Waxhaw.
Mr. Frank Stevens of Monroe, am!
Mr. Wade H. Allison of Statesville'
spoke briefly but pointedly.
"No store." said Mr. Harry,
"could have succeeded as h is lieik
Bros, unless it was conducted on
right principles."
"Be sure you have finished wiih
your customer before yon allow him
or her to leave." s:-.iel .Mr. J. II.
Matthews ef ('asteiiia, w!ie f.iid
that when a person -o:ne s in s!i:l
buying and carrying goexls from
another store, it shows thM some
thing was wrong at the ethr place-.
Mr. Frank Stevens ef Monro--said
the National success of Demo
cracy augured still greater suce-s
for Belk Ilre-s. s!n-e this firm h id
always practie-ed the cordiiial le li
fts of eleineers:y, having special
sales for all anil spuial privileges
to none.
Mr. Frank I!. McNineh. aMorn-y
for the firm, clostd with a g'-ni tf
a speech, in which he urge-el the
hearers to follow Emerson's pelvic,
"Hitch your wagon to a sti-r."
what you want to be, and above all
nut your heart into your work. You
will then be certain to aciomplisti
it with as much perfection as God
has willed you shall attain.
The out-of-town and loe-al employ
es again expresesel their pleasure, as
the occasion, unique In many re
spects, was declared at an end.
Twice during the day the asesmb
lage was photographed.
ritOM PROIH CKi: TO O.Vsl MKK.
I'niem Meeting.
The Union meeting of the Union
Association will be held December
27, 28 and 29th, at Mill Creek
Church. The following la the pro
gram :
Friday, 11, a. m., sermon by Rev.
G. L. Merrill; 1. p. m., organization;
1:30, p. m. Needs of the Church,
Rev. It. H. JanieB and Itev. 11. M.
Hagler; What shall be done with
church members who can and will
not contribute to the support of the
eliurch, Rev. B. Craig and Rev. J.
L. Bennett.
Saturday. 10, n. m.. Devotional
Exercises by Rev. J. G. GulU-dge;
11, a. tn., sermon by Rev. B. Cral-.;
I, p. m.. When should we expect
the lost to be saved? Rev. J. A. Riv
ens and Rev. T. P. Little; 2. p. in.,
What Is the duty of a deacon, ami
should he Ve iiilow-d to ivs'gi-7
lie-v. A. C. D.!!x ! r.d Re.. M. D. L.
I'reslar.
Sunday: .-Min.iny Miiot-i .miss
meeting, Mr. Jonah Simpson: 11, a
in., Sermon, Rev. T. P. Little.
K. C. ."NYPEP., Pastor.
The B-.-mis iiimI Inte-.tvt V.-ut tlx
City Ow s.
Mr. T. L. Crowell, city tux colli t
tor, is hustling to secure mom y to
lay interest on the city's botiels that
falls due this mouth. The ImiihIi d
inilebteelness is now $i:'.8,"00. This
month Interest falls due to the ex
tent of $4,530, which together wiih
$2,000 bonds to be retiree!, makes
$ti,5:i0. No wonder Mr. Crowell is
hustling nd City Treasurer John
son Is watching his efforts with anx
lous eyes. There are now outstand
ing six batches uf bonds, i.n fal
lows:
Six thousand dollars, funding
bonds of previous Issues.
Nine thousand dollars, graded
school bonds.
Thirty - eight thousand dollars,
filtidlng bonds issued four years
ago to cover back indebtedness.
Twenty - five thousand dollars,
funding, water mid light bonds. Is
sued in )!(I9.
Thirty thousand dollars, sewer
:,ge boiulii, issued in 1912.
Thirty tiiixisnul dollars, water
ami light bouels.
All bear 5 per cut Interest ex-
e-e;.t the :?!,imhi and the $2.",ini'i.
which carry ti per cent. After this
payment ef $2,imo, the total bond
II liebledtless will be $1 tlti.tiiMI.
I 'a ire I I't.st Ceiiiimissuui Arrangiuji
t-tir Slii.nient i,r Kgg-, I Irewel
Fe.nl. Ktc, Kri.iu Ctiuitlry t
City.
Washington Special to Baltimore
Sun.
The parrels post commission, after
mouths or study and investigation,
have worked out regulations by
which eggs, meals and dressed fowl
can be safely carried through the
mails from farm to the ciiy consum
er under the Lewis "farm products"
provisitn of the parcels pes, law.
which becomes effective Januiry 1.
Manufacturers have submitted tt
the commission a scheme fr light
weight e-orrugaU'el paper box-.-.s in
which these artie-les can be packeel
lor transportation without fear of
damage. The egg crate is made of
strong corrugated pasteboard. U
consists of sepiare partitions to.-e-ach
egg and the s heme is one-wliie-h
the postal experts declare
will enable the poultrymen in the
con ni ry to ship eggs lo any pert ot
the Unite-el States. P.eixes have alse
I ee n made for me-ats and liresse-u
low Is.
The scheme is e,ne which is sab
will go a long way towards break
ing down the high price- of egs t-i
the ei'ies. The poul'rytueii tin t lie
farm it i.i pointed eut, can adver
tise in city n"wspapers for custom
ers of about a dozen eggs one- or
twice a week, delivery by pircel.-e
post. At the present time the price
of eggs in the citie-s Is nearly threet
times greater than tn the country.
The same scheme regarding elresseil
fowls can be worked, by which the
city consumer can have delivered
at his door a dressed chicken ut.
a little over half what It costs re
tall in the cities. The city butcher
on the other hand, with the meat,
crate that has been provided for
him, can send to the urban resi
dence or a nearby farmer every
morning a roast or steak. With
the establishment of these facili
ties the postal experts declare it
now remains with the city merchant
and the poultry man and truck
er In the country to extend their
trade through the medium of tho
parcels post.
The parcels post commission has
also worked out the insurance regu
lation, by which valuable packages
sent by city merchants to their ur
ban trade can be identified in case
of loss. This means that the in
surance provision of the law will
be put Into eiperatlon throughout
the country wnen the parcels post.
Is inaugurated in Jar.u-iry. Th(
collection delivery systttn has not.
yet been perfect! d, but the expertK
expect to originate a scheme for
returning the money collected on de
livery of packages without mueii
hookki e'ping on the part of the gov
ernment. SiMne of the cxprrts h'
lieve that the parcels post collec
tion delivery bitsinis.e will eventu
ally bring fraitlonal e-eirreiiey. If
th'-e Is tlonc, I hey contend, the proli-le-inn
to return money will not be
hard to solve.
Conductors ml trair.inen e f tli-1
Georgia railrm el, who rie- n't.,
vent i n yril.e- li-e iiis.- e.f th- li..
charge of two etnpleiye-es by tlie- yy
tetii, have v.tui what th-y e-ons.i'i r
a d vlsive vie-'eny when the arbi'l"'
tion board aure-ed t.poii by tho rail
mad mil the employees to i-eUl
the dispute ordend the railroad to
reinstate the d siiinrged men.
Possereel with the Idea that she
was pursued for dishonorable pur
poses, MWs Maude Van Douseu, 24
.wars olel leapeel frr.ni the 2eth s o
ry of the Me-Cornijrk building in
t'hli'ago and was crushed to death
on the stone paving of an alley at
the s'reet level. She Jumped from
. fire escape nearly 2.rn feet high
irom the ground. Miss Van Deusen
wag a school teacher from Humbolt,
Neb., and was In Chicago to se
cure work and became possessed with
the Idea that she would b-come a
victim of thj white slave traffic.
This fear, It is believed, unsettled
her mind.
Easier anel Metre Naluml.
Elsie: After I wash my face I
look In the mirror to fee if it's
clean. Don't you?
Bobby: Don't have to. I look at
the towel. Boston Transcr'pt.
D. nili uf Mis, II. fnci.
Mrs. .Maatie He fne r. w ife of Cr.pl.
Wiley He fin r, die el suddenly at her
lio ut: at Wlngn'o Sunday r.toruing
ot i lomalne poisoning. She had not
! n sick pn viemdy and ht-r d itl..
was u ureal surprise and t-hock.
Mis Hefner had lived in Monroe
till ale:iit two years ago and had
niar.j frienils here to whom net"
death is u great sadness. Sh ' was
the daughter of Mrs. Jane Set-rest
of North Monroe towmiitp, ml was
about thirty-five years olel. She in
survived by her husband and six
children, the youngest of whrm Is
four years old. Her mother nnd
two brothers and two sisters liso
sunlve. The brothers are Messrs.
I . Secrest nnd Hiram Set-rest anil
the sisters are .Mesdames W. D. H'
ens and Rufns Honcycutt. The re
gains were buried at Shlloh yes
terday. Rev. D. M. Aim-In holding
services.
Mrs. Hefner was a member cf
the Me aelow Brunch Baptist church
at the time of her tienth. unit w.-h
nil earnest, faithftil christian vo
mnn. Be i-orili i-'s t'e.iii t.
Frances Fuller, colored, selling
whiskey; $jil ami costs.
Fayto Pliifrr, elispesiu;: of niort
pigeil property: liol. priis. mn1 p'-os-
eciiter taxed with costs.
N. B. H-.-liiis, violating onlinanec
So: ceisfs.
C'are ne-e Willi imson, abandon
ment : i months on the- revoU;.
J. T. Fowler, assault nnd battery;
unit costs.
P. H. Johnson, rsiatilt situ! bat
tery; costs.
A. L. Price, violating ordinance
SO; costs.
Mark Blakeucy, colored, violating
tTtlinrne-e 8; costs.
Garrison Robinson, cclorcd. dis
posing of mortgaged property; $S
nnd costs.
Wesley Be-lk. colored, nssaclt; $5
Htid costs.
Marsh Horn, Kerne v Morris, Flem-
nitng White nnd Isaac Shine, nil col
ored, gambling; $15 and costs In
each rase.
John Billings, colored, gambling;
60 days.
Ed Alexander, colored, gambling;
$20 and costs.
Henry Houston, colored, gambling:
$10 and costs.
Martin Cherry, colored, gambling,
39 days; carrying concealed weap
on. 60 days; assiult with deadly
weapon, 60 days.
John Glenn, colored, assault and
battery; $5 and costs.
Ike Little, colored, assault and?
battery; 30 dys.