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VOL. 10. No. 11.
MONROE, N. CM TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1913.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
THE NEW SCHOOL LAWS. Huiitlej-MilMiwill.
I Mr. Fred Huntley and Miss Kain
Compulsory Feature Xt Optional, a arlne .McDowell were married last
Hip legislature Intended the Sl Saturday night at tbe residence of
Months Term. the latter sister, Mrs. J. Ed. Slew
Asheville Gazette-News, art. Dr. Weaver officatlng. They
The understanding; among; leglsla- left at once lor ernon Hill. a
tort was that an amendment to th- ' nd expect to return to Monroe in
compulsory attendance law whic'.. few days. Tbe marriage had not
they adopted was lnteuded to make boon planned for this particular
compulsory attendance in -a county
optional with the county board of
education and would so operate. As
Das been announced. It is Superin
tendent Joyner's opinion that such
Is not the case, and that the law
tequirea Stale-wide compulsory ed
ucation. This construction has the
approval of the Attorney-general, who
bolds that the only power given
county boards by the amendment Is
that of providing the machinery
whereby compulsory attendance may
be effected la their counties, and
he doubts the legal status of the
amendment. An attempt to apply
the amendment as the legislators ur.
derstood it, it Is stated, would
probably nullify the amendment en
tirely, since It would be held that
the effort has here been made to
confer legislative power on, the
county boards.
The opinion of the Attorney-Gen
eral derives an added significance
from the position which seems to
have been taken that he Is, by
statute. Just about equivalent to a
court of last resort In matters per
taining to the school laws.
There is perhaps not a general
understanding of the educational
legislation enacted. The so-called
six months term sets aside five
cents In the dollar of all funds com
lng Into the State Treasury to be
msbursed for addition to the school
"rm. This sum Is estimated to be
1400,000 or enough not to provide
a six months' term, but a terra a
little short of six months, In all the
public schools. A county, It seems,
must levy a special tax if neces
sary to bring the school term up to
four months. Heretofore there has
been a fund of $225,000 for this
purpose. But this 225.000 will now
be used otherwise; that is, If a spe
cial county tax of not more than
15 cents on the $100 Is insuffici
ent, then the necessary funds ad
ditional come out of the $225,000
This fund, in a word, Is used to
equalize school terms up to four
months, after the provision of lo
cal taxation have been exhausted:
then the fund estimated to be $400,
000 will be applied to extension of
terms about six months.
Sain Thompson's Sentence (Vut-
muted to Life Imprisonment,
Governor Craig has commuted
Sam Thompson's sentence to im
Imprlsonnient for life In the peni
tentiary. Just a little over a year
ago Gus Alsobrooks, colored, was
murdered as he sat at night by his
fireside In his home two or three
miles north of Monroe. Some one
slipped up to his window and with
a shotgun blew the top of Also-
brook's head off. Sam Thompson
a colored neighbor of Alsobrooks,
was accused of the crime, was ar
rested, tried and found guilty; was
sentenced to death In the electric
chair, took nn appeal to the Suprern
court and that court affirmed tin.
decision of the lower court. The
condemned man has been reprieved
by the Governor from timii to time
and some weeks ngo his execution
was set for last Friday. Seven of
the Jurors who tried Thompson ask
that his sentence be commuted to
life Imprisonment and a large num
ber of Union county citizens have
asked the Governor to keep the
man from the electric chair and So-
licitor Stack made no objection to
the commutation of sentence.
Ills Confidence Unshaken.
. Lancaster News.
Our far-saelng townsman. Col. Le-
roy Springs, brightened the outlook
of many cotton mill men gathered
In Washington this week In atten
dance upon the American Manufac
turers' Association, when It became
known Wednesday that he had
bought up all the stock In the two
mills at Fort Mill and the Sprlng-it-ein
mill at Chester, thus consider
ably Increasing his already large
mill ownership, and that, too, In the
face of the impending-reduction on
cotton mill products.
Colonel Springs Is a Wilson man,
a personal friend and a great admir
er of the President, and one who
does not feel that his confidence
In the administratfon will be mis
placed. His position Is in marked
contrast to that of many other
prominent cotton mill owners, who
Lave even gone so far as to ques
tion whether or not they will re
main In the ranks of the Democratic
party.
i 'j
Jf Lint Takers Apixdiited.
The county commissioners have
appointed the follwing named list
takers for this county.
Buford T. C. Eubanks.
Jackson T L. Davis.
Randy Ridge G. W. Sutton.
Vance J. M. Harkf.y.
Goose Creek I. A. Cloutz.
New 8alem W. H. Brooks.
Marshville F. W. Ashcraft.
Monroe M. L. Flow.
Under the new law list takers are
appointed as they were prior to
1911 and there is no county list
taker nor do the list takers have
to go to see the properly owners,
but the property owners must go to
the list taker. The tax listing will
be done during the month of May.
"
Mr. Charles T. Conner has re
tired as editor of The Lancaster
News because of continued ill
health. I
date, but as Miss McDowell had been
called to come home by the illness
of her brother, tbe happy young
couple decided to become one and
make the trip together. Mr. Hunt
ley Is a member of the Snyder-Hunt
ley Company, wholesale dealers In
grain, and is in every way a most
excellent young man, both In his
personal and business relations.
Since coming to Monroe, Mrs. Hunt
ley has served as deputy register of
deeds under her brother-in-law, Mr,
Stewart, and later as deputy clerk of
court under Mr. R. W. Lemmonds
which position she now holds. She
Is a young woman of refinement of
character and of a retiring, charm
ing manner, and her friends are
pleased that she is to make Mon
roe her permanent home.
Rigid Jtw Against Car and IX pot
Thieves.
Washington, D. C, April 8. Car
depot thieves will find their opera
tions In tbe future more difficult
than in the past and will have to
face prosecution in the Fed real
Courts as well as before State tribu
nals as the result of the bill lntro-
uued by Reperesentatlve C. C. Car-
lln, of Alexandria, Ya., passed by
both houses of Congress, and ap
proved by the President. This act
imposes a maximum fine of $5,0u0
or Imprisonment for not more than
ten years for any person convicted
ol unlawfully breaking into any
railway car containing Interstate or
foreign shipments of freight or ex
press, or stealing or obtaining by
fraud or deception from any car,
depot, platform, vessel, or wharf
any freight, express or baggage
which constitutes or is a part of
any interstate or foreign shipments
While the Carlln act In no way
infringes on the Jurldiction of the
State courts, It puts the whole pow
er of the Federal Department of
Justice behind the detection and
prosecution of persons guilty of
stealing from cars or depots, since
It will be practically Impossible for
thieves to distinguish between lu
trastate and Interstate shipments.
U is confidently expected that this
law will have a powerful effect In
breaking up thefts of this character
which not only Involve a serious loss
to the railways and cause great in
convenience to shippers aud travel
ers, but are a constant menace to
railway employees and the travel
ing public since it Is notorious that
car thieves do not hesitate to inter
fere with trains or resort to other
expedients to serve their own pur
poses, regardless of the consquences
Bridge to Join Staaly With Union
and Anson.
Albemarle Enterprise. 11
Organized efforts are being mado
to erect steel bridges across Hocky
river, to connect Stanly with Anson
on the south, and with Union on the
west.
Wide-awake citizens of. Anson al
ready have subscribed $ 3,600. Stan
ly capital is also becoming Interest
ed. Each county will be asked to
take stock to the extent of $500
each. It is to be a toll bridge, and
to cross the river at the Davis ford
This ford Is a point known as the
old Winfield road, used In the ear
ly days by those who mado the trip
through Wadesboro to Cheraw, S
A stock company Is to be organ
ized, and this company proposes
to sell at cost to the two counties
its holdings at any time the coun
ties may desire to purchase same.
A bridge between Stanly and Un
ion has long been discussed. A
Joint conference of the commission
ers of the two counties Is to be held
at an early date, to determine what
rights exist under present laws, and
to ascertain the necessary steps to
carry through such a project.
We are glad to see Stanly co-op
erating with her neighbors In these
moves, and it looks now a matter of
only a short time until the bridges
are assured.
Mr. Emsley Arm field Elected War
den of Chesterfield
Chesterfield Advertiser.
In the town election Tuesday
there were two candidates for In
tendnnt and seven for Wardens. Dr.
H. TrotU and Mr. W. A.. River
were the opposing candidates for
istendent and Emsley Armfield, Z.
S. Melton. T. R. Eddins, M. S. Wat
son, H. M. Odom, Fulton Pusser
and E. H. Gulledge were In the race
for Wardens. Dr. Trottl was elect
ed Intendant and Emsley Armfield,
R. Eddins, M. 8. Watiwn and H.
Odom were elected Wardens. Dr.
Trottl has served the town well dur
ing the past year, always active
and firm In upholding law and or
der, and Judging the future by the
p.-ust the way of the transgressor
will be hard In the town of Chesterfield.
A mass meeting of citizens of
Raleigh to name candidates under
the new commission form of gov
ernment, nominated for mayor
Franklin McNeill, late chairman of
the corporation commission.
We know that filth breeds files
and that files spread disease. So if
we tolerate flies and filth In our
community, we may expect to have
a lot of sickness and many needless
deaths.
Gold Medal for ;.mI 1'iwd Essay.
A gold medal to the school buy
or girl between the ages of 10 and
15 who write tbe best composition
cot to exceed 800 words, on the re
pair and maintenance of earth roads.
is to be awarded by Logan Waller
Page, director. Office of Public
Roads, United States Department of
Agriculture. Washington, D. C. All
compositions must be submitted to
Mr. Page May 15. 1913. and the
medal will bo awarded as soon
thereafter as the compositions can
be graded. The composition may
be based on knowledge gained from
books or other sources, but no quo
tations should be made.
After many years' experience in
dealing with the public road situ
ation of the country, it Is Mr. Page's
belief that Ignorance on the subject
oi repair and maintenance of roads
is as much the cause of their bad
condition as any other one factor.
It is expected that the competi
tion will bring about a better un
derstanding of the subject of re
pair and maintenance In the rural
districts.
Many people living In the rural
districts have experienced the disad
vantages of roads made impassable
through a lack of proper nialnten-
a nee and it is expected that their
Interest in the competition will stim
ulate greater Interest among the pa
rents. Bud roads have prevented
many children from obtaining a
proper education and have even pre'
vented doctors from reaching the
side of rural patients In time to
save their lives.
Any child between the ages men
tioned, attending a country school
may compete. Only one side of the
paper must be written on; each page
should be numbered; the name, age,
and address of tbe writer, and the
name and location of the school
which he or she is attending must
be plainly written at the top of the
first page. The announcement of
the competition has been sent to
the superintendents of schools In
the rural districts. No further In
formation can be obtained from the
Office of Public Roads. This an
nouncement should be plain to ev
eryone, and all children will thus
start on a basis of equality.
Social.
Written for The Journal.
Mrs. E. C. Winchester entertain
ed a few friends Tnesdcy afternoon
In honor of Miss Mubel Retd of
Wilmington, who Is visiting Mrs. J.
Parker. . Mrs. Frank Laney de
lighted the guests wlih several vo
cal selections. Mrs. B. C. Redfearn
assisted the hostess in serving tempt
ing refreshments.
Wednesday afternoon Sorosls held
its regular meeting with Mrs. D.
A. Houston at her home on Jeffer
son street. The members answered
to roll call by naming "Famous
men and women of Virginia." Mrs.
J. F. Laney read a paper entitled
Settlement of Virginia;" Miss Dai
sy Leak read a selection from Ea
gar Allen Poe, after which Miss An
na Blair read "Sketches of Life In
Old Virginia." Mesdames Shan
non, Koehtitzky, Ulmer, and Misses
Klbler, Frazier, Flowers, larbor-
ough, and Templeton of Moores-
llle, were special guests. A dell-
lous luncheon of several courses
was served.
The Music Club was entertained
Tuesday afternoon by Miss Pat Ad
ams. Interesting papers were read
by Misses Leak and Heath. Mes
dames Rudge and Ulmer played de
lightful solos, while pleasing vocal
selections were rendered by Mrs
Frank Laney and Mrs. J. T. Grif
fith. Mrs. Cyrus Houston of Con
cord and Mrs. D. A- Houston were
special guests. At the close of the
program the hostess served delicious
refreshments.
.Marriawe vt MUs Fairley aud .Mr.
Scale.
Miss Cornelia Fairley. tbe popu
lar daughter of Mr .and Mrs. J. .VI.
Fairley, was married last Thursday
evening to Mr. Key Scales, the cer
emony taking place in St. Paul s
Episcopal church, and Archdeacon
Hardin of Salisbury officiating.
The groomsmen were Messrs.
Frank Fairley. Fred Smith, Frank
Sloan and Winston Scales. The
bridesmaids were Misses Bertha
Smith and Evelyn Wolfe, Miss Cor
nelia Thomas of Columbia, S. C.
and Miss Hardin of Salisbury. Mr.
John Fairley, brother of the bride,
gave her away.
After the ceremony a reception
was held at the hospitable home of
the bride's parents, after which the
happy couple left for Richmond and
Washington. Many very handsome
end useful presents were received
from many friends.
The bride is an attractive, accom
plished and popular young lady. The
groom Is tbe son of Mr. and Mrs
John Scales and holds a responsi
ble position with the Heath-Morrow
Company.
"The Wings .f the .Moth" at The
Pastime Theatre Tonight.
Our minds are ever on the pro
tection of the young and inexpe
rienced. There is a powerful warn
ing In this beautiful picture. It is
the lesson of a good mother, call
ing ner daughter's attention to
the dangers to which she is expos
ed. The glittering temptation of
life attract the young as the bril
liant flame draws the foolish moth
to Its doom. It Is all told In a man
ner never to be forgotten. "The
Wlr.gs of a Moth" will make the
strongest kind of an Impression on
those who attend The Pastime The
atre tonight. Every seat should be
filled by old and young. It Is a les
son we should all heed. Cast Al
Ice Wentworth, Miss Florence Tur
ner; Hector Merrill, Mr. Roger Lyt
ton; Mrs. Wentworth, Mrs. Mary
Maurice; Hectors sister, Mrs. Julia
Gordon.
Also two other good pictures
"How they Got the Vote" and "The
Press Gang.
Mr.
Death of .Mrs. E. A. Purser.
Mrs. E. A. Purser died yester
day at two o clock at her home in
North Monroe. She had measles
followed by pneumonia and had first
gotten better and had a relapse. She
was nursed by a trained nurse, and
four of her little children at the
same time had measles and one has
pneumonia. She is survived by her
husband and eight children, and
was thirty-five years old. The re
mains were carried to her old neigh
borhood at New Hope In New Sa
lem township for burial today. She
was a member of New Hope Baptist
church. Her maiden name was
Tarlton and her father and several
brothers and sisters survive her.
"Death mid Life."
(In Memoriam.)
It was a day of death,
But not a day of tears;
day of wondrous change,
But not of hopes and fears.
No parting was given,
No farewell word was spoken,
As the link that kept their souls
from heaven
By a single touch was broken.
No heart-ache and no pain,
No weary breath, no sighing,
Nc speechless look of love.
No death-watch and no dying. '
No eyes were softly closed,
No hands were gently folded,
No living face hung In anguish wild
O re the statue Death had mould
ed.
was a day of Life,
A day of wondrous bliss;
What entrance through the gates of
pearl
Could ever equal this!
How rapturous then the greeting,
What looks of love outspoken, .
As the union of those souls In
heaven
Was sealed, ne'er to be broken!
MRS. NAN CARLILE.
(Tltantlc Disaster, April 1912.)
Diplomas Not Returned.
Theere are a few public school
diplomas which have not been sent
in yet, -and if the parties wish me
to send diplomas to the Governor
for his signature, they will please
bring or send them to this office
at once.
R. N. NESBIT, County Supt.
The best sanitary Index to a
neighborhood or to a particular
household Is the number of flies
found around It. If there are
lots of flies, then there Is lots of
filth around for them to breed In,
and vice versa.
Nov Recorder.
Yesterday Mr. H. B. Adams, Jr.
was sworn in as Recorder, Air. J
C. M. Vann as sub-Recorder, and Mr.
W. J. Pratt as Prosecuting Attorney.
This is a bunch of mighty clever
Bnd capable young men and the ad
ministration of Justice will be safe
In their hands. They all have
right ideas about positions of pub
lic service and The Journal predicts
that he public will have no cause
of complaint against any of them.
The retiring Recorder, Hon. U. L.
Stevens, was our first and only Re
corder up till now, and the popu
larity and efficiency of the court
lias been due in great measure to
the wisdom and carefulness with
which he administered the law. His
decisions were characterized by
good common sense, good law, and
a Just regard for the rights of the
individuals and as well of the public.
I learn Robbed Man ef His Dinner.
Klnston, April 9. Bears, which
have been numerous In the Falling
Creek section of Lenoir county for
several years, despite the frequent
Inroads made upon them by the
farmers and hunters, are becoming
troublesome to the planters and
lumbermen there, after a respite of
nearly a year since the draught
drove them to the high lands from
the marshes. A man named Booth
while engaged in cutting hogshead
hoops In the Scarborough lowground
near Falling Creek, was robbed of
his dinner by one of the beasts.
who approached the man as If to
attack him while at work in the
swamp. Organized hunting parties
will give the animals chase during
the coming week or two, to prevent
them becoming a nuisance to crop
and stork.
l'iiuiHind Has Autograph
Dr. lluusttiu.
Charlotte Chronicle.
Mr. A. W. Lemmond of Spartan
burg, S. C, who attended the reun
ion of his family here yesterday at
the Selwyn. was the teacher of the
new Secretary of Agriculture, Mr. D.
F. Houston, at Darlington, S. t, in
1880 and carries about with him a
specimen writing of Mr. Hous
ton which was made January 20,
1880. It is an interesting souvenir
and highly prized by Mr. Lemmond.
The reunion of this family here yes
terday was an interesting event and
was attended by Mr. M. M. Leni
mond of New York City, J. E. Lem
mond and W. T. Lemmond of this
county, and Mr. Xemmond of Spar
tanburg and Mrs. Flora Davis of
Monroe.
(Mr. Lemmond used to be a teach
er of penmanship in Monroe. He
always started his scholars off bv
having them write: "1 hereby cer
tify that this is a true specimen of
my penmanship at this time." Those
of us who attended those .schools
can easily see in the mind's eye Just
how that "specimen" looks. The
Journal.)
Mr. Moore Has tione After Scrc-
tary Hi. u.-ti n.
Charlotte Observer.
Mr. C. C. Moore, clerk of the
Mecklenburg Superior Court, left
last night for Richmond to attend
the Conference for Education In the
South. While In Richmond Mr.
Moore will be the guest of his broth
er. Dr. W. W. Moore. He Is a dele
gate appointed by Governor Locke
Craig and goes as a Representative
of the Greater Charlotte Club, also,
to extend an invitation to the Con
ference to meet In Charlotte in 1914
Mr. Moore as president of the
Mecklenburg County Fair, will ask
and press the Invitation upon Sec
retary of Agriculture, Hon. D. F,
Houston to be here at the fair in
October.
Mr. Moore stated that he would
make his final plea to Secretary
Houston upon the grounds that he
was a Charlotte boy and used to
be a playmate of his. Mr. Houston
left Charlotte in the early '70s, and
went to Monroe, from which place
be has traveled considerably being
identified with large colleges and
universities all over the country
Mr. Moore will not take "no" for
an answer but is determined that
the farmers of Mecklenburg coun
ty shall have the chance to hear
the National Secretary of Agricul
tare speak.
SHIKTIXt; THE I5UKDK.YS.
For Mayor and Aldermen.
We make the following recouimen
dations for city ticket:
Mayor J. D. Meltae.
Ward UJ, L. Everett.
Ward 2 M. Waller.
Ward 3. L. N. Presson.
Ward 4 H. A. Shute.
At large T. J. Payne.
CITIZENS.
To the Voters of Monroe.
It will soon be time for the voters
of Monroe to elect n mayor and
board of aldermen for the next term
How does this look for an efficient
set of officials:
Mavor J. I). McRae.
Ward 1 T. C. Leu.
Ward 2 S. O. Blair.
Ward 3 I). B. Snyder.
Ward 4 J. W. Fowler.
At Large T. J. Payne.
For My;r and Aldermen.
The time Is drawing near for the
people of Monroe to elect a mayor
and board of aldermen. It is Im
possible to exercise too much care
In the selection. We all want men
whose character and manner of liv
ing entitle them to such preferment.
The following men are Just such
public officials as Monroe needs.
Think this over:
Mayor J. D. McRae.
Ward 1 T. C. Lee.
Ward 2 S. O. Blair.
Ward 3 D. B. Snvder.
Ward 4 W. H. Norwood.
At Large J. W. Fowler.
Hcoordcr's Court.
George Beare, carrying conceal
ed weapon; on roads till costs are
paid.
A 1 lego Blair, col., assault; $S and
costs.
Fayte Stltt, col., assault and bat
tery; costs.
Vindication That Doesn't Vindicate.
Christian Herald.
There is a kind of vindication
which defeats itself. In their haste
to "vindicate" Frank M. Ryan, who
they re-eleeted as president at their
recent session In Indianapolis, the
International Association of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers have
placed themselves In the attitude
of either declaring their absolute
belief in Ryan's innocence or their
unqualified approval of the relations
he sustained to the notorious dy
namite conspiracy," for aiding and
abetting which he and his associates
were convicted In open court after a
free trial. He is now out on $70,
000 bail, and unless granted a new
trial, must face a seven years' pris
on sentence at nard labor, hock
ln, the former secretary and treasur
er of the association another of
the convicted conspirators, who is
now In Jail did not receive even
the compliment of a single vote for
election, but was utterly repudiated
bj his former associotes for the
reason, as reported that he had giv
en aid to the detectives. By Its
championship of Ryan, as shown In
his re-election, the association bids
defiance to public opinion. It is a
situation which the more sensible
and law-abiding element In the la
bor ranks should view with regret.
The report comes from Washing
ton that Dr. H. Q. Alexander, State
president of the Farmer's Union, is
a candidate for Internal revenue collector.
A report from Sparta, Alleghany
county, says the mercury stood at
26 at that place Wednesday morn
ing and the ground was covered
with snow three Inches deep.
Electric cars are now operated In
Hendersonvllle over what was form
erly a dummy line. They connect
the town with a park two miles distant.
Capt. Joseph B. Burgm, rather-In-law
of Governor Craig, died Tues
day night at his old home near Old
Fort, aged 78. He Is survived by
four children.
Mr. Wilson Muling ;;1 in tliej
Work of Makiirg the Klili I'mj
Thir Part .f the Em-iims.
By Clyde H. Tavenuer, Member or
Congress.
Washington, April 14. The Dem
ocratic tariff biil, now pending iu
Congress, proposes to take some of
the tax off of such articles as wool
ens, cottons, sugar, mtat and lum
ber, and to make up for the loss of
revenue by taxing the incomes of
the wealthy.
Under the Payne-Aldrich law the
hats, coats and shins of tha muss
es are taxed almost 71 per cent.,
while men like John D. Rockefeller
having an annual income of $5u,
000,000 a year have not been re
quired to pay a single penny of tax
ation to the National Government
on their swollen fortunes.
It goes without saying that the
Sugar Trust, the Wcolen Trust, the
Lumber Trust, and the Beef Trust,
will condemn the new tariff bill as
ciass legislation. They were never
heard to complain however of class
legislation when it hit the other fel
low. The masses of the people pro
duce the wealth, and by legislative
advantage a few get possession of
It, and now these few object to the
transfer to wealth of even the
amount of taxation derived from
the tariff on woolens, cottons, su
gar, meat and lumber, which are
but a few of several thousand items
on which the masses are now pay
ing a tax.
THE INCOME TAX.
Under the Income tax provision
those having an income of more
than $4,000 must pay a tax of one
per cent, on his income In excess
of the exempted $4,000. For In
stance, a man having an Income of
$4,100 would pay a tax of $1; a
man having an income of $5,000
would pay a tax of $10; $10,000,
$50; $100,000, $2,260; $1.0QO,000,
$38,260.
WILSON HAS MADE GOOD. .
Woodrow Wilson has already
made good as President of the Uni
ted States. You may verify this
from the first man you meet In
the street, regardless of his politi
cal creed, race or color. It seems
to be In the air everywhere. The
people appear to understand that
Woodrow Wilson is on the Job In
Washington, working carefully, con
scientiously and courageously in
theJr Interest, and they all stand
ready to hold up his hand as often
as he may need the backing of tha
public sentiment.
Donations to Commencement Hand.
We give below the names of those
who contributed to pay the expenses
of the band which furnished music
for the county commencement, to
gether with the amount each con
tributed. We appreciate very much
the helpfulness of those good peo
ple. There are others who would
have helped us if they had had the
opportunity, but we failed to have
time to see them before the coni-mencenKiit.
Lee k Len Co. $2. 50; W. J. Rudge
Co. $1; Belk Bros. $2.50; C. N.
Brnner $1: Heath-Morrow Co. $2;
Ashcraft Bros. $1; T. I'. Dillon $1;
The Sikes Co. 5t)c; J. M. McXeely
25c; Cash 5oe; Cash 2.re; Eugene
Ashcraft 50; S. B. Bundy 50c; John
Simpson 25: Eilis B. Purser 25c;
W. W. Purser 25c; I). J. Harris 25c;
T. R. Nisbet 50c; W. S. Blakeney
50c; C:ish 25e; Polk Bros. 50c; II.
F. Houston 25c; Vann Funderburk
25c; N. B. Ayers 25c; Flow & Phl
fer 25c; A. M. Secrc-st 25c; Mrs.
Earle Shute 25c; Cash 10c.
Very truly,
R. N. NISBET, Co. Supt.
The Wilsons Wait on Themselves.
Washington Dispatch.
hlte House attendants nowa
days have to be nimble If thuy are
going to lave the pleasure of doing
"little turns" for any of the .Miss
es Wilson. The President's daugh
ters have already got the reputa
tion of being most Independ
ent young women, abundantly able
to look out for themselves on all
occasions and quite willing to do
so.
When the White House auto
mobile drew up to the Union sta
tion, carrying Miss Eleanor Wilson
and Miss Helen Woodrow Bones, the
door flew open and before anybody
could get hold of the baggage.
which the two White House resi
dents were taking over to Baltimore
with them, Miss Eleanor had pick
ed up a suit case and set out for
the train gate.
Wait a minute! Wait a min
ute!" railed out the anxious attend
ant, but Miss Eleunor didn't "wait
minute." She Just Jauntily con
tinued her way. swinging the suit
case, which didn't seem a bit of a
load to the youngest daughter of
he White House family.
About the White House the same
spirit of self-helpfulness obtains.
Everybody from Mrs. Wilson down
knows whflt to do and how to do It
and the President's wife and daugh
ters go along their usual way In a
horoughly matter of course fash-
Ion.
Congressman Doughton has recom
mended J. D. Bivens, editor of the
Stanly Enterprise for postmaster at
Albemarle and V. D. Gulre for post
master at Lenoir. Congressman
Gudger has recommended W. C.
Hall for postmaster at Black Mountain.
Mothers know the children are eo-
Ing to grow up to be great men be
cause their father never amounted
to much.