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VOL. 19. No. 32.
MONROE, N. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1913.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
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I
I'.MOX SAYS FIFTKKX CKXTS.
Xatitmal Organlzatk b Seta Tills
an a Fair lrl-er fur Cotton CVop
Itiiw Vcar.
An Associated Press dispatch
front Sallna, Kau.. says:
The nigh cost of living will be
higher as a result of the action of
the National Farmers' Union here
today in fixing the price at which
members will sell this year's crop
of cotton at 15 cents a pound. The
present price is approximately 12
cents.
The action of the convention
binds every member of the union to
hold his cotton until the market
reaches the figures set. Although
In the past repeated efforts have
been made to have a similar resolu
tion passed by the convention, the
advocates o f the proposal always
failed to muster the necessary votes.
This year there was no opposition
to the plan.
Several of the leading cotton
growers wanted minimum figures
fixed at 17 or 18 cents and pointed
out that owing to the lightness of
the money market and the unsettled
conditions in Europe and this coun
try prices of all products would Boar
and cotton would bring that price if
the members of the union held out.
Kxpirts employed by the union esti
mate this year s yield at 14,074.500
bales. Last year it was 14,200,000
bales and the price averaged twelve
cents.
There are nearly 2.000,000 mem
bers of the union who are cotton
growers and leaders in the move
ment, and their neighbors who are
not members of the union will join
in holding the crop until It can be
marketed at 13 cents a pound,. The
minimum price at which cottonseed
will be sold was $30 a ton and the
members were pledged to hold out
for that figure. 1-ast year's price
ranged around $26 which is approx
imately the present market figure
Consolidation of rural schools as
the best method of Improving the
educational system In rural com
munities and thus make farm life
more attractive, was endorsed In a
resolution which also called for an
increase in the length of the rural
school term and compulsory attend.
ance. Other resolutions urged
greater protection for animals and
birds and a chair of marketing in
the agricultural departments of the
Ptate universities. Education . in
improved school, lectures and the
press was endorsed as the foremost
factors In the advancement of the
farmer.
cut HTiurK rie xic crowd.
Accident at Sit. Holly In Which Two
Uvea Wei I. ost Others liijeir-
cl and Team Killed.
One of the most horrible accidents
in the history of Gaston county oc
curred lost Tuesday afternoon at
2:30 at the Costlier crossing in Sit
Holly when northbound 1'. & N. car
No. 16. In cliargo of Slotormiin
Johnson and Conductor Grlswold
crashed Into a wagon load of Sun
day school picnickers bound from
Belmont to Riverside l'nrk, killing
two, .Miss Knima Sanford and Ike
Brymer. and injuring three others,
The injured nre Miss Cora Sanford,
Mr. Lloyd Sanford and Miss Jennie
Howell, of Charlotte, sister, brother
and cousin respectively of the dead,
girl. The horse and the mulo hitch
ed to the wagon were also killed.
The Sunday schools of the Sleth
odist and Baptist churches In Bel
mont and from the South Point
Methodist church had united In a
joint pic nlc to Riverside Park and
were making the trip in wagons and
buggies. Between 150 and 200 peo
ple were In the crowd. The major
ity of the people had reached the
park and the ill-rated vagon in
chnrge of Sir. Jerome llagerty was
the third from the last In the pro
cession and was about 150 yards In
advance of the next one behind, In
this wagon there were those named
and one other, Mr. James llagerty,
r brother of the driver, lie was
sitting in the back of the wagon
and escaped Injury by a backward
iunin from the rear end. bye wit
nesses In tho wagon to the rear nnd
these living nearby as well as those
Id the party say that on nearlng the
car tracks, the Brymer boy stood up
In the wagon to watch for a car.
Those In the wagon say that the par
tics were discussing the chances of
being hit by a car and were there
fore on the lookout. Mr. Brymer
neither seeing nor hearing a car in
structed the driver to go ahead.
When too iRte to stop or turn buck
the car bore down on them with the
fearful results a given. After s'rik
lng the wagon nnd team, converting
, the former Into kindling wood and
hurling the latter In the air as high
as the trolley wire, the car ran 893
feet before being brought to a stop.
A man living near the scene of the
accident mensured the distance from
the crossing to where the car was
brought to a standstill and found, It
to be a distance of 11 rails, or 393
feet. This will serve to give an idea
of how fast the car was running,
and with the brakes applied. Opin
ion differs as to the rate of speed at
which the car was going, from the
12 miles an hour in the published
account of Tie Charlotte Observer
to the 4 mile an hour rate of the
excited eye witnesses.
The First National Bank of Lan
caster has been designated as an
active depository of the United
States government and a recent
ly allotted $25,000 of the 2 per cent
money the treasury department la
patting oat.
Slit. 4. W. ASHCItAFT.
BAD SHAPE l.N TF.XAS.
Fuller Particular of Death of a
Well Kmma Cltircn of This
County. Terrible Suffering; From
liiirkjaw Caused by Xail Stuck in
Foot.
Last week The Journal was bare
ly able to announce the death of
Sir. J. W. Ashcraft. which took
place at eleven o'clock Tuesday
morning, a short time before the pa
per weut to press. The details of
how he bad stuck a nail in his foot
and developed tetanus just nine
days thereafter, were given. From
the time that the attack began on
Saturday, till he died on Tuesday
morning, Mr. Ashcraft suffered ago
ny. No one possessing less magnifi
cent physical strength than he could
have held out so long. Me was a
man of perfect and powerful phys
ique, and In perfect health befou
the misfortune. So terrible and sud
den a death of a man so vigorous
adds tragedy and shock not accom
panying death under ordinary cir
cumstances. The body was brought to Sionroe
Tuesday night and funeral was held
nxt day from the residence of Dr.
H. D. Stewart, brother-in-law of the
deceased. Rev. Messrs. J. II. Brad
ley, J. A. Blvens. SI. T. Steele and
T. J. liuggins were present and took
part in the services. The Woodmen
of the World, the fraternal order
of which the deceased was a mem
ber, held an additional service at
the grave.
The deceased was 55 years old,
and a son of the late Sir. Calvin
Ashcraft of Slarshville township.
He was a brother of Dr. J. K. Ash
craft of .Monroe, Messrs. 11. C. Ash
craft und F. W. Ashcraft of Slarsh
ville, and Mrs. S. A. Redfearn and
Mrs. 11. it. Marsh.
His wife, who was Sliss Laura
Stewart, daughter of the late Jno.
I). Stewart, and his three children.
the youngest of whom is three
years of age, survive.
Sir. Ashcraft came? from the old
family homestead In Slarshville
township, where he hnd already
been farming mid merchandising, 'to
Sionroe about twenty-seven years
ago. He engaged In business en
terprises and later served a short
time in the revenue service and
then became chief of police of Sion
roe. Ten years ago he decided to
go hack to farming, and moved to
his farm six miles southwest of
town. He quickly developed into a
fine farmer, adopting all the new-
methods and principles and making
a thorough study of the business,
He also took an active part In the
work of the school nnd church in
the community.
DKATH OF SIRS. TADUM K.
Two Min i luges and Two Deaths,
Pageland Journal.
Sir. Wesley Sielton, now of Bu-
ford township, sun of Sir. I). J. Siel
ton of Pageland, nnd Sliss Kula
Starnes were married Sunday at
the home of Sir. D. C. Slontgoniery,
who performed the marriage ser
vice. They will make their home
temporarily with the groom's broth
er, Sir. Henry .Melton.
Sir. J. Burl Deese nnd Sliss Sadie
Lowry were married last Sunday at
Sit. Croghan by Magistrate J. Clif
ton Rivers. Sirs, Deese is a daugh
ter of .Mrs. Joe Lowry of Plains,
and is n popular young lady. She
was visiting Rt Mt. Croghan at the
time of the marriage, which conies
as a surprise to their friends. Mr,
Deese is a son of Sir. John Deese
of Lanes Creek township, but he
has lived in Piigeland several years
and Is well and favorably known
here.
Mrs. Adeline Plgg. wife of Mr.
V. A. PIgg, Sr, died at her home
just south of town Inst Friday night
about 10 o'clock. She had been in
poor health fur some time, but had
been confined to her bed with fever
about three weeks. The burial ser
vice were held nt Pugeland Bap
tlst church Saturday afternoon at
3 o'clock by W. SI. Huggins. A large
crowd of sorrowing friends nnd rel
atives attended the services.
Miss Annie llarrell died at the
home of Sir. John Robinson three
miles from Pageland last Tuesday
morning, and was burled at Phila
delphia church Wednesday after ser
vices had been conducted by Rev.
R. II. James. She had a stroke of
paralysis about a year ago, from
which she had not entirely recov
ered when the second stroke came
a few days ago. She wus 71 years
old, and was a daughter of the late
Joel ilurrdl, and there were sev
eral brothers und sisters, all of
whom are dead.
Letter from Tliat Stale Tells Jour,
nal Reader That lUith Com and
(Vtton are Slioti Xo Itain Dur
tlie Whole throwing Ncawin.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Clifton. Texas, Aug. 30. I know
that your readers will be interested
to learn something about weather
and crop conditions In Texas at first
hand, and so I will tell you some1
of my observations. We have had!
no rain In this section since the
28th of June, and that rain made
the corn come up. in Central Tex
as the corn is good but the price Is i
a dollar a bushel. That is high forj
Texas, but with a failure in SI is-,
sourt. and Arkansas will make it
higher here.
As the water Is dried up it takes,
farmers a good part of their time.
to haul water to save the stock.)
In some parts of the State stoek Is;
starving for water and grass. Cot-j
ton Is short In all parts of the State,
and It is too late for rain, even if
It comes, to do any good. Through
central Texas It will take from three
to ten acres to make a bale. On
the train the other day 1 saw a man
from west Texas who said that he
had two hundred acres in cotton
and would, take ten bales for (,he
whole crop. After the rain
brought the plants up there
been no other rain and with
stalk about six inches high,
a boll or llttlo bloom in the top.
With the very short crop and con
tinued dry weather most of the cot
ton will be gathered In September,
for they are' getting the better part
of it with the first going over.
I am glad to see in tho paper that
crops are good in the Old. North
State. 1 wish everybody there good
luck and good health. Sly health
is good and 1 am having a nice time
In the West. 1 guess I will be In
the Old North State nbout Chrlst
m is. J. W. BY RUM.
that
had
the
with
Stii Gambling in All Agricultural
Product.
RrMelsh News and Observer.
The Confess cf the United States
will be wise in its day and genera
tion if it passes a measure which
will put an end to gambling on cot
ton, or in any agricultural product.
The ruin which has come to great
numbers of people cf this country
'.'tin l.e traced directly to gambling
In futures. It is in cotton gambling
Hint there is to be found a hurt to
the farmers and to tho men who en
gage in the transactions.
Sir. Athrraft Secures liceus" to
Practice 1 jiw Several Marriage.
Slarshville Home.
Sirs. Mary Tadlock. wife of Sir.
Uriah Tadlock. died Sunday at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. J. W.
Snyder, in Charlotte. Mrs. Tadlock
suddenly became ill of acute Indi
gestion a few days before her death.
She had been visiting relatives in
this community for some time prior
to leaving for Charlotte. Her home
is In Crawford, Texas, but she is
a native of Union county and moved
to Texas a number of years ago.
Mrs. Tadlock was a noble chris
tian lady, a member of the Sletho
dlst church. She was 73 years of
age and is survived by her husband
and three daughters, Mes dames J.
P. Rushing and John Rogers of
Slarshville township, and Sirs. J. W.
Snyder of Charlotte. The remains
were brought to Marshvllle and in
terred in the cemtery ut Uilboa, 3
miles south of town, yesterday af
ternoon at 4 o'clock, Rev. T. J. Hug
gins conducting the ceremony.
Sir. F. W. Ashcraft of this place
was one of the successful applicants
for license to practice law that took
the examination before the Supreme
court at Raleigh last week. Mr.
Ashcraft has had a general idea of
law for some time and attended the
law school at Wake Forest this sum
mer. He will make a good lawyer.
Sir. lloyle Simpson, son of Sir.
G. W. Simpson of New Salem town
ship, and Sliss Vista Staton, daugh
ter cf. Sir. and Mrs. L. A. Staton.
also of New Salem, were married
Wednesday. They nre popular and
deserving young people who have a
large circle of friends to wish them
well.
Mr. A. J. Little, whose marriage
to Sliss Kdna C.rubb, daughter of
the late H. Clay Grubb, was an
nouneed In last week's Issue of the
Home, has moved to the Grubb
home near Salisbury to iniike his
home,
Ksn. Zeb SI. Little united Sir
Frank Slanus and MWss Tiny Sluills
in the bonds of matrimony Sunday.
The groom is a son of Sir. Win
Manns and the bride is n daughter
of Sir. Kllsha Mullts, all of north
Marshvllle township. They are pop
ular young people and we wish them
well;
(ULOXF.L It. T. HKXXKTrS WILL.
Copy of a Peculiar 1gal IKn-uuk flt
ProhaUd in Anton Couuly IjiM
Week.
Wadesboro Ansonian.
I yearn to express my deep sym
pathy with all animate nature.
Heme my children and grand chil
dren are persuaded to keep in their
integrity the haunts of birds of the
air and fields, not to fell the trees
of original growth but keep them
as tired nature's sweet restorer. 1
am so devout In this that 1 put it
in the forefront of my devotion to
the universe und to my creator.
I give, devise and bequeath my
estate and property of evry sort
and kind to my children share and
share alike enjoining it upon them
and charging upon the estate a
reasonable annuity to be paid year
ly to my wife. She has an estate of
great value, but it Is not of liquid
assets, but is her very own.
Sly daughters are now named to
execute this will and are clothed
with power to sell privately.
I wish my graveyard denominated
Slagnolla Summit," to be kept in
perfect condition adorned with
flowers. Let the supply of roses be
prodigal.
I have had but one great sorrow.
the fall of the Confederacy. If our
people had been true to it through
and through we would have con
quered our secession and left to fu
ture ages a government as chival
rous as the Crusades Intolerant of
hypocrisy in which men of religion
carried the banner of the brave.
I recoil from the future of this
government gauged us It is to low-
water, to violence and the domineer
ing over land and sea.
I take buck all Testaments nnde
and stand by this as my last und
best.
Witness my hand nnd seal Slay
29.1H0S.
R. T. LICNNETT (Seal)
In presence of J. O. A. Craig and
J. SI. Wall.
MI.I.KI) .MKXH'AX OFFH'KI!.
Read The Journal next week.
Popular Hurnxvllle Farmer Married
in Union.
Wadesboro Ansonian.
Mr. E. D. Preslar of Bumsvllle
township and Mrs. Margaret Rush
ing of Wtngate were married Sun
day morning, returning In the af
ternoon to Mr. Preslar a home
where a- recaption was given the
bride and groom. Mr. Preslar Is
an excellent citizen and successful
farmer; His bride Is known and
admired by a large number of
friends in Anson and Union coun
ties. The Ansottlan extends very
best wishes.
Mrs. Lizzie Yane died last week
at Cepper Hill, Tenn., and was bur
led there. She was the widow of
General Robt. Vance and a sister-in-law
of the late Senator Vance, Gen
eral Vance was a resident of Bun
combe county and for seme years
represented the Ashevtlle district Id
Congress.
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Two Nov Reniinisconcos
Minis
By A. COHAN DOYLE
Tho Adventure of Iho
Devil's Foot
and
The Adventure of the
lied Circle
will be printed in this paper.
Read how two baffling mys
teries are unraveled by this
man of remarkable powers.
Dsa't Elts-tha First InstiHraest
cf Then Ftsclnatinc Steriss
If I should full to put In order a
written expression of my determina
tion to convey seme of my father's
homeplace to my beloved brother
Win. O. Bui.ictt. these are to com
mand my executors to convey to
him eight itcres ot said tract, situ
ate und being on the light side) of
the Concord road, us you go north
thereon from our capital town tO'
ward Concord: Beginning some 00
yards from the cultivated land in
the middle of said new road and
runs thence as straight as practi
cable to the line betwixt David Ben
nett and myself, about the colored
graveyard; thence with that line
northerly; then back to the N?w
Road; then to the beginning, so as
to make an area of eight acres.
The easement of the public in
said road Is reserved.
My dear brother is to have no
cess to tiie Allen Spring to quench
thirst in its waters, to enjoy it us
he likes.
All of this In consideration of his
company and a broom corn, the re
ceipt of which is acknowledged.
Witness my hat. el and seal March
12th, 11110.
It. T. BKXXETT. (Seali
Anu-rieuns ( all thee Bluff of lira
(Uiith-uiun Who lta.de Over Iho
Border to SluNd Vm Up.
El Paso. Tex., Sept. 6. Lieuten
ant Acosta, an officer in General
.ulaiir's Federal command at Jua
rei, crossed the Slan'on street inter
national bridge this afternoon and
was killed by Uni:ed States Cus
toms Inspector T. F. Jonah and Im
migration Inspector Thomas N. Hel
fron, after he had opeiitd fire on
them with a rifle.
He was shot through the nruth
and arm, and his horse, trout which
he had dismounted, was shot
through the side. The American of
ficers were uninjured. Before cross
ing the bridge the .Mexican had re
marked that he was "going to kill
a gringo."
lielfron was stand'ni: at the Amer
ican side of the bridge when Acosta
first opened fire at him. He fired
back, using his automatic pis'ol.
Jonah hastened to his assistance?
and began firing at the -Mexican.
The .Mexican officer wus within So
feet of the American before he was
killed.
TROOPS ORDERED READY.
Two troops of the Thirteenth Cav
alry were ordered, to the bridge fol
lowing the shooting, in order to re
strain the 1,000 .Mexicans who had
gathered on the .Mexican side cf the
bridge.
General Hugh Scott, commanding
tiie United States troors, was noti
fied cf the shooting and he ordered
ill troops to be prepared for move
ment to Kl Paso from Fort Tliss In
ease of trouble.
To-night a detachment of cavalry
was stationed at both international
bridges and. army officers and troops
have been ordered to remain a
quarters in case of an outbreak
among the Mexicans.
A bitter feeling against Americans
was manifested in Juarez by Sala
zar's Federal troops following the
shooting.
L. Oleson of Kl Paso crossed to
the Mexican side with a party ot
American men nnd women and later
reported to American iiriny officers
that a Federal officer drew his pis
tol and threatened to shoot. Oleson
stated that the American women
were insulted by the .Mexican offi
cer. They escaped injury by put
ting their automobile at full t-ped
and hurrying to the American side.
They staled that several Mexican
soldiers threatened them and shook
their fists at them as they were go
ing through the streets of Juarez.
Other Americans also wert? threatened.
Pint' Cars mi the Sculuiiird.
The Seaboard Air Line was the
first line in the Southeast lo op'.r
ate electrically lighted t ra ins, also
I lie first line to on 'rate all steel
trains, showing that they are the
most pro'ressive road in the South
east. There has just been recked
from tiie Pullman Company (build
ers of fine cars) nnd known through
out the country for I s handsome
strii sleepers, seme mw steel din
ers which are considered the finest,
most complete nnd up-to-date built.
These cars tire all steel, 12 feet
long, with tile floor, sunUeti-ln elec
tric lights, padello fans nnd en.im
elid. bright mahogany finish. The
pantry and kithen nre urn pie and
thoroughly equipped for providing
the best dining car service in t he
Ssuth. All through trains on the
Seaboard are provided with these
new steel dining cars. This to
gether with the other nil steel
equipment on through trains gives
Its patrons a solid steel train cie'e
trically lighted throughout nnd one
that Is a pleasure aid comfort to
ride on.
LOW ROUND TRIP FAI1FS
Via Southern Hallway, Pivniicr Car
rier of the South, to Kaeiwllle,
Timieiee, fer Xatienial Conscrva
lie.n Ki siUini. Septe uilw r 11
to Xi.vi mher 1st, ll;l.
For this occnslon the Southern
Railway will have on sale daily from
August 30th to November 1st ex
tremely low round trip fares from
all points, final limit ten days from
date of sale with privilege of an
extension of final limit until Nov.
3rd by depositing tli'ket and pay
ment of $1.0(1.
On Tuesdays nnd Thursdays of
each week still greater reeluetion
will he made, these tickets to be
good in coaches only and limited to
return within five .days from certain
points nnd. seven das from more
distant points, including date of
sale.
For fares and other lnfermatlon
apply lo any Ajent Southern Rail
way or R. H. DeBatts, Division Pas
senger Agent, Charlotte, N. C.
Slay Stop (he Ce licet ie n I f Tare.
Washington, Sept. 6. The Inter
s ate Commerce Coin mission has
called on the Louisville & Nashville
Railroad lo know its authority for
penalizing cotton M a bale when it
does not conform to the 27x.ri4 inch
standard bale established by the
steamship eoinpnnie s.
The notice filed by the railroad)
that this advance would h." made em
September 1, tit ttie ehmand o! the
st( in;, hip companies, does not con
form t.) the eaininis.-iedu r's requirc
i.ionts. It is not :i legal tariff and
hti:i not been r uu'aiiy filed lend
cuiiiet lie itifereed. Therefore tin'
commission has made a sharp de
mane'., on SI. P. Codwin. scleral
freight agent e f tlu Louisville &
Nashville, to know why Its ir-en :
are eeilecting the' penally.
Sir. (iooehein's circular letter to
agents of the road repeats the spe
cific instructions as to the standard
bale, nnd the requirement that it
have a density of i'2 1-4 pounds a
cubic fiio'. They are ins.ntettd In
bill cottcn and linters in n wry to
show the cemdlticu and bee mark
ings of the bales received for ship
ment. .Most of the Southern railroads
are understood, to have been col
lecting this penalty sinci' Septe m!ier
1. Willie the ln'ersta'e Commerce
Commission is thoroughly in sympa
thy with the tie-w regulations. It
would be compelled to bold that the
colloe'tlon of this penalty Is not pro
vided for In nny regularly filed tar
iff. The explanation is thought
to be that, while the railroads fa
vored the new rule, they Induced
the steamship companies to make
the formal demand. Then, at a
meeting held In New Orleans six
months ago they made arrangements
to make the penalty effective Sep
tember 1.
Rival road delegations appeared
before the Cabarrus county commis
sioners Slonelny hnd while the at
torney for one side was speaking a
lender of the rival delegation called
him a liar. "Liar" was passed a
second time and then the two went
together but they were separated
without damage.
! Near Hanging Dog, Cherokee
t county, last week, lightning struck
'a school house in which there was
a teacher and 30 children. A boy
I was killed, a girl severely burned
land others severely shotked. The
i Interior of the building was practi
cally demolislud and those who
saw tha structure consider it almost
I a mirarle that any of the inmates
escaped alive.
A fellow named Jones, living at
Pendleton, S. C, went home drunk,
ran his family away from heme,
built a roaring fire, lay down and
went to sleep. The house caught
tiro and Jones was burned with it.
IVa lelon f lle nve u.
Bitten Transcript.
Sla." Inquired Bobby, "hasn't pa
a queer Idea of heaven?"
"Why Vo you ak that"
"Cause 1 heard him tell Mr. Nay
bor that the week you spent at the
seavhora seemed like limven (
1 him."
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