THE MONROE JOURNAL
Founded in 18S4 by the present
owners and publisher. G. M. and
K. F. IVasley.
lii'liht 4 l a h TutJar and t'ri.laj .
1.(N ht jear.
The Journal Building, corner or
Jfleroa aaj Bouncy Street.
TVW-phoue No. 19.
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Ni l Hun Well in .iimiii.
Thl Ansouian.
Attention is called toil.iy to the
aim mct-nie nt of Hon. llohilid K.
ISealey of Monroe for Coneress. Mr.
lVa-ley has been editor of The Mon
roe Journal for twenty years anil has
edited other papers, lie has always
taken ;.n active interest in the politi
cal affairs of the State anl has rep
r i-ente I his ditrict in the State Sen
ate. He is a t lear and forceful writer
and a io!i.-heil orator. He will make
a joo l r..n in Anoii county.
Uccordor t'ourt.
Chad fatten, col., assault with
deadly u capon; $1'.' and costs.
Charlie Taiker. failure to work
roads; ots and to pay $..
James U'atkitis. disposing f mort
paireil property; J25 and cots.
Abe McCain, assault and battery;
$7.."o and costs.
Kredona Startle, colored, selling
whiskey; 6 months in jail.
T. J. Trice, assault and battery;
costs.
II. C. Trull, assault and battery;
costs.
Hud Coble, assault with deadly
weapon; not guilty.
Yirge Hailey, col., assault with
deadly weapon. $10 and costs; car
rying concealed weapon, $20 and
costs.
Henry Little, failure to work
roads; not guilty.
Mary Hippie, col., assault with
deadly weapon; $13 and costs.
J. . Gaddy, keeping whiskey for
sale; $50 and costs.
Ksau Hedfearn, col., assault; costs.
Frank Hedfearn, col., assault; not
guilty.
Joe Houston, col., violating ordi
nance 80; $3 and costs.
Klla Houston, colored, violating
ordinance SO; costs.
Jim Glenn, colored, violating ordi
nance 80; costs.
George Yarbrough, using profane
languge on public highway in pres
ence of two or more persons; costs.
Watt Medlin, carrying concealed
weapon; $10 and costs.
Lirady Burch, colored, assault; not
guilty.
Henry Lilly, colored, violating or
dinance 80; costs.
Wils Horn, colored, violating ordi
nance SO; costs.
Kube Pt-try, colored, violating or
dinance 8ii; costs.
Vern Startles, colored, violating
ordinance Mi; costs.
Hit; STII.I. I'Ol M IX I'.K H.MOXD.
Ori'.cciN lind I'li'.iit That Had Heen
In Opi'i.aioii for Over Yenr.
KoekiiuhMii Tost.
The biiw-l still raptured ill the
couii-y in y.".(i's. was br-ufh! in Sun
day by Sh.Tttf I'.iildwin and liepu
ties ki-. i:,,uro!i, .Mrlionaid ;i:id
lirov.ii. I'!:e still was ripitir.'d up
in t'li' In'.is in h:lf a i.ulc oi
it:"1 Ca.'le It -was not in op-
eratiMi :n the time of Ihe capture
and no l ine was found to the owners.
Two ili!uis,.r.d uallt'iis of beer in
(went barris mid two big hogsheads
were l unit d oia. Th beer barrels
were hurled i:i half circle around the
still and covered villi sacks. Chief
Flake s:epped on one. From the
completeness cf the outfit it had evi
dently been in operation for several
years. A tent was .vt up, evidently
li.-i d in wet Ne ither, a ws'll bad beeii
t!u:; in the absence of a branch, r.s
is customary, and furnished water.
This, Sheriff Baldwin surmises, was
dug in the dry season two yars ago,
when most of t no Utile blanches went
dry.
A bucket of dynamite was found
buried near the still. A cap and
fuse was attached, and showed the
operators, should they get wind of a
raid. Intended blowing up the outfit
and as many oficers as possible. The
still was brought in and all the other
stuff destroyed.
Since the nbove was writen, Sheriff
Baldwin lias been out and almost rap
tured another. He was notified that
one was in operation in Jackson
Springs and went over with his depu
ties last night. The place was
found but the stilThad been moved
a few hours before. He found four
hundred gallons of beer in barrels
anl turned this out. A number of
reed joints were also found. They
were used in tasting or In retailing
it out to those who were not expert
enough to drink it out from the jug
or i lie keg.
hintoi:y ok thk m:outio.
the lwal makkets.
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13.122
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COTTOX.
Host lung staple , . . .
Hest idiort staple . .
Seed
PRO DICK.
Tho figurci given here are prices
paid by merchants today. They may
be different tomorrow or next day.
Headers are advised to 'phone some
n sponsible Dierohaiit on the day
they expect tj come to market and
i.et figures for that day.
Turkeys, per piuud . . 12 1-2 to 15
Hens 4. to 50
Young chickens 25 to 35
Roosters 25
Guineas 20 to 25
Kpgs 16 to 18
Butter .. .. 12H to 20
Hams 15 to 18
Beeswax 18 to 20
White Peas $2.00 to $2.60
Colored Peas $1.75 to $2.00
Country cane seed $1.75
Beef cattle 4 to 5
Pork 11
The Yariou Stage l IVvclim'nt
YIih h up lo the ln-Mnl Miu
nti.ui. Baltimore Sun.
The orLr ending the Atlantic
l'..-t to Mexican waters may pos.-i-bly
be followed by the most dra
si:.it :c and Important ha;Wr in the
lor.,; s'ory cf revolution that has
been in progress in that country
since January. It'll, when Madero
began hi iuserruction against I'iaz.
At that time Diaz had been Picta
for und. r the title of president
si: ce 17C, wilh the exception of
one term. In his recent work on
Mexico, W. V.. Carson recalls the in
lere.sling fact that Americrn maga
zine writers, who in i:n;i described
in detail the horror of Mexican peon
ige. the barbarism of Mexican pris
ons and the long reign of favoritism
lv) classes and wrong and inju.-tice to
the mases under Diaz, helped to fan
into flame the popular discontent,
which blazej out ir.to a general con
flagration when Madeto made his
presidential campaign against Piaz,
in the summer of l'.'lo, on a platform
of radical reform. Suppressed for
the moment by arrest, he escaped in
to the 1. S. and in January,
li'll. relumed to Mexico and issued
his now famous proclamation of in
dependencethe Mexican declaration
of Independance demanding the ov
erthrow of the Piaz tyrrany. and
promising sweeping constitutional
and economic reforms, chief among
which was a new and fairer sys
tem of agricultural tenure.
Starting in the mountains of Chi
huahua. Coaliuila and Sonora, the up
rising had become formidable by
February, when Madero was joined
by Orozco. Blancho and Pancho Villa,
and in May the combined forces cap
tured Juarez, an important point
near the American border. Piaz
now attempted to make terms with
the revolutionists, but Madero in
sisted on his retirement, and Piaz
finally agreed to resign. On May
25. 1!11. he left the capital and a
few days later sailed for Europe
where he has since been watching
with keen interest the course of
events in the country where for
more than thirty years he had exer
cised the supreme power of unlim
ited despotism.
Under the terms of the arange
ment with the revolutionists, Sen
or Francisco de la Barra became
provisional president until Madero
was elected five months later. The
work of reform which he had ut
dertaken was a gigantic one, and
though he had set about it with sin
cerity and earnestness, it was one
which in the nature of things could
not be completed in a day. Insur
rections broke out, one of them un
der his former asociate, General Oro
zoco, who was defeated by Huerta,
and outbreaks continued and these
delayed the plan of national recon
struction. In October, 1912, Gen.
Felix Diaz, a nephew of the former
Dictator, started a revolt at Vera
Cruz, but was arrested, sentenced to
death, and Imprisonment, pending a
new trial, in Mexico, where General
llernado Heyes, a close friend of the
elder Diaz, was at that time ron-j
intied for attempting to organize a
revolution against Madero about a
year previous. Fedruary 8, UUP.,
mar';;ed the beginning of the end of
the Madero administration. On that
date a number of regiments at the
c:,pii:'l twol'od and military cadets
stormed the Santiago prison, r.nd re
l.v.sed Felix Diaz and Heyes, who
put themselvo.-; at the head of the
rebels and captured the citadel and
armory with large stores of arms
ami ammunition. For days the
capital was the scene of a terrific
nnd d 'structive battle. General Huer
ta comandinu the few regiments that
remained loyal to G-meral Madero.
(in February IS the Mexican Senate
iid')pt'd a resolution "declaring Ma
ilt to Incapable of holding office" and
ordering General Huerta and lllan
H'let to put an end to the fighting
and arest the president, who was
ncordingly locked up in his apart
ments under guard. Late at night
five days afterwards, Madero and
the Vice - President, Pino Suarez,
while on their way to the Slate Peni
tentiary under an armed escort,
were rhot and killed by the soldier?
who were supposed to be K-iarding
them.
Gen. Huprta at once organized a
provisional government, with him
self as president, and was recogniz
by the diplomatic representatives at
the capital, with the exception of
the I'nlted States. President Taft
leaving to his successor, Mr. Wilson,
the task of dealing w ith the situation
as seemed wise to him. The blood
of Madero proved to be the seed of
a fresh revolution, Viola Caranza
and other chiefs, good and bad, Join
ing forces against Huerta.
The events of the last year are
fresh in the general recollection.
In July, 1013, President Wilson, who
had firmly refused to recognize Hu
erta's suspicious title, sent John
Lind to Mexico City to investigate
the situation and, as was reported, to
advise Huerta not to be a candidate
in the approaching election. A few-
week later the so - called elections
took place, an insignificant vote
Ing polled cf which Huerta natural
ly received a majority. This elec
tion was so plainly a mockery that
it was declared Invalid and another
yenr.
Since the beginning of 1014. the
revolutionists under Villa have
acheived a number of notable s:;c-
cr?.os, among them, early in Janu
ary, the rapture of Ojinaga, by
which a Mexican army was forced as
refugees into the United Slates, and
more recently the bloody battles at
Toreon and those just reported at
San Pedro, forty miles east of Tor
reon. On February 3 of this year,
President Wilson lifted the embargo
on the Importation of arms into Mex-
To Cure a Cold la One Day
f ike LAXATIVB BROMO Qolnlot. It(topU
Conch (ad Hndiche nd works 08 th Cold.
DrnrviiM refund nonry if It (tilt to curt.
& W. C ROVE a lizuturt oa etch bos. Sc.
iro, and this together with his un
changeable attitude of determined
though passive hostility to Huerta
has contributed largely to the sue
cesses of the revolutionists. Let
us hope that the present compllca
Hon may necessitate pressure of
another sort.
KSSEXTIAI-S VOll nVRAL CUEIIT.
PiM-uion of Live IVJdem I5y Head)
'f The State Karmrr'a I'nion.
(By Pr. H. Q. Alexander. President
of the North Carolina Farmers
Union, i
It should be under local manage
ment. A majority of the stock
should be owned by farmers and la
borers. The government should be
a minority stockholder, provided the
stock is not ail taken by the peo
ple. It should Ie promoted by the gov
ernment, men being sent as rapidly
as demanded to all interested com
munities to instruct the people- and
organize and launch the enterprise.
It should be strictly co-operative.
Dividends on capital should be limit
ed to the legal rate of Interest. All
other clear profits should po to the
patrons of the institution, that Is the
borrowers, and should be paid in
stock instead of cash until the busi
ness is well established.
The value of th. co-operative fea
ture can hardly be overestimated.
The farming and laboring classes
should be taught the necessity for or
ganization and co-operation for their
mutual benefit and protection.
This institution should be a bank
of deposits without limitations, that
the surplus of the well-to-do may be
loaned to the less fortunate man who
must borrow. The strong members
of any class should help the weak
of their own class when it can be
done 'w ithout jeopardizing the inter
ests of the strong. One reason why
the agricultural class Is not ns pros
perous today as the commercial and
manufacturing classes is that the sur
plus of the prosperous taembers of
the agricultural class has gone into
the commercial banks to the aid of
merchants, manufacturers and specu
lators in farm products. "He that
provide! h not for his own and es
pecially those of his own household
I class I is worse than an Infidel."
The government should guarantee
the bonds of the Rural Credit Associ
ation, or Fanners' Land Banks, or
(and this Is a better name) Farmers'
Co-operative Banks. (These bonds
would be backed by deeds of trust
or mortgages on real estate.) And if
need be to establish a market for
these bond at not exceeding 4 per
cent interest, the government should
purchase the bonds, paying for them
out of the funds of the Postal Sav
ings bank, or any other funds avail
able, even, if necessary. Issuing gov
ernment currency to back the farm
ers banks just as it has done for a
half century for the commercial
banks. And if this cannot be done
under the constitution without gold
on which to base this currency, then
let the government sell its bonds for
the gold. The farmers banks would
probably have to pay from 3 per cent
to 4 per cent for this currency. The
commercial banks have been getting
It for one-half of one per cent.
This plan of rural credits must
furnish money for making and gath
ering and marketing the crops, that
farmers may become independent of
time prices. To accomplish this re
sult the money must be loaned on any
good personal security that the farm-
rs can put up. A large per cent of
farmers are unable to get money
through the commercial banks. This
is because his security is not ns liq
uid, not as easily handled, as that of
the commercial and manufacturing
industries. And heretofore the na
tional banks were nut permitted to
oan on real estate.
These short lini" loans, which
diould run from three to twelve
months, should be made at not ex
ceeding the legal rate of interest.
The note and su urity having been
given, the money should be held by
the banks ami paid in monthly in-
tallments as needed by the farmer.
This plan must of course provide
for long tjme loans on real estate,
w ith the amortization method of an
nual payment. And if it is to be of
real benefit to the farmer without
jeopardizing his investment it must
provide money for these long time
loans at not exceeding 5 per cent.
I'he average annual profits of agri
culture are a little less than 5 per
cent.
These long time loans should be
made for specific purposes only, and
should be limited in amount.
Loans should be made only to ac
tual bona fide residents. All specu
lators should be rigidly excluded.
As stated above these should be
banks of deposit, but short time de-
poslta should not be used for long
time loans. For interest bearing de
posits the year should be divided Into
three periods of four months each,
or two periods of six months each,
and these deposits should be subject
to withdrawal only at the beginning
of a new interest bearing period. By
this methods tho deposits could be
used in short time loans without
maintaining a large reserve fund.
When banks have been established In
sufficient number to justify it, they
should be linked together by a re
serve bank.
In raising stock for these banks
farmers should be permitted to put
up their real estate as security for the
stock subscribed, the rame to be paid
annually over a term of years. On
there pledges for stock the bank
could Issue its bonds, which should
be bought or guaranteed by the na
tional government. By this method
it would be an easy matter to raise
I'toik to promote the institution.
The committers of Co.igivss are
at work on the hill. Let me urge all
farmers to be active in writing their
representatives at once. The capi
talistic class will not yield their pow
er without a struggle. Financial re
lief to the farmers may mean small
er dividends to some who have prof
ited at his expense, but In the long
run it will mean permanent pros
perity to all Industries and nil class
es. Fraternally,
H. Q. ALEXANDER.
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For Weakness and Loss of Appetite
GROVE 8 TASTELESS chill TONIC drive onl
MiltrU and bull Ji up the rttem. A tnic tonic
, jJ iurt Appctixer. For duiUfcn'1 children. 50c
15 and 25c. WIDE SHADOW LACES
10c. GAUZE VESTS
CANNON CLOTH
G1-C YARD WIDE SEA ISLAND SHEETING
20c DEVONSHIRE CLOTH
10c. yarjd
5c each
5c yard
5 cents
12 ic yard
White Crepe Dresses
R95.
New shipment of White Crepe Dresses, the very newest styles, trimmed
with Laces and Tango, Pink, Blue and Yellow Girdles, a good
value, at $4.93
Ladies New Neckwear
In Tango Ties, Lace, Dutch and Emroidered Collars, Chiffon, Laces and
Net Pleatings, at 25 and 48c yard
16 BUTTON LONG WHITE KID GLOVES $1.93
MEN'S TANGO NECKTIES ... 48c each
W. H. BELK & BBO.
DEPARTMENT STORE MONROE, N. C.
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At Warsaw, Duplin county, a few
days ago, some negroes got in a
shipment of booze and made merry. '
A 10-year-old colored girl In the fam
ily got hold of a quart bottle and
drank the entire contents. She
fell In a stupor but the report sent
out to the newspapers says she was
alive at last acount. It Is hard to
believe that anybody could drink a
quart of mall order liquor and sur-
I vlve.
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IN TIME OF YOUR NEEDS.
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IS AFTER YOU.
YOU ARE INVITED TO COME.
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THE ONLY REQUIREMENT ASKED
GOOD AND SUFFICIENT SECURITY
CONSISTENT WITH SOUND BANKING.
The First National BanK
F. B. ASHCRAFT, Chairman Finance Committee.