THE MONROE JOURNAL
founded la 18 by the preaent
owner and publishers. l- and
PubR-hed Each Turwlay and Friday.
ness perhaps the birth and death of
nationalities. It will profoundly ef
fvt all the nations a.il peoples of
t"u- earth. It will plant the feeds of
l-i-jy of i iany thins that are wrong
and tf t!iinEs whi.h though right
have revtr k;id a chance to take
THIS IS THE HEAL TH1NU.
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The Journal Building, corner
Jefferson and t!e.isley Street.
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Telephone No. 19.
Tl'ESDAY, SKIT.
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A lumberman iu Wilkes
writes a letter to the
News in which lie says thai if the gov
ernment is going to help out on cot
ton he want it to help also on lum
ber and furniture, for these interests,
he thinks, are a large and import
ant in North Carolina as cotton, and
are in just as bad a fix.
This demand has come no sooner
than w ? expected, and it is only the
begining. It is even an old familiar
cry. We have beard it belore, only
in a different shape.
Lumber men have all along argued
that the government should come to
their relief by putting a tariff on lum
ber from foreign countries in order
to raise the price of theirs. Manu
facturers who w ill probably raise an
objection to the government's taking
steps to raise the price of cotton have
heretofore contended that the govern
ment ought to raise the price of their
goods by taxing all the people
through custom duties.
The farmers who think the govern
ment ought to buy cotton, if there
are any such, are not to be blamed.
They are only following the lead
which has be-Mi in vogue in this coun
try a long time. The thing to do is
rot to make matters worse by creat
ing new government activities, but to
learn the lesson that all privileges
should be withdrawn.
And those gentlemen who have
been arguing that this country would
be ruined by "Hoods of coods from
Yarup" ought to be satisfied now.
Ye have a perfect example of pro
tection. The war i' pr-'vemin; Kil
rope from sending us any goods. In
times of peace men contend that wo
should prevout ot'.ur countries fron
sending in tho-ir goods by means of
high tariffs. We now have the ideal
condition according lo the protection
ist argument. How do yo.t like if,
gentlemen?
This war is goins to kill a lot of
European foilis but it i.i iiNo likely
to kill a lot of American humbug.
War is it-elf a great evil, but
ry modern war sweeps a ay many
rg.- that are unju.-t. T'aLs ii net
'u.-ti;icatioii of war, bocau.-? men
j. o'i!!. if they wou'd. be better t ra
i!.Ve, in sttitpitg away the wrj.ig-
v. ii limit war.
j It is no wonder, then, thr.t all in-tKr-::t
!..en are i'Heresied. While
!iii'iess in this country is being
hurt, our injury is but temporary,
jani oar inconvenience transient. The
I man who can see nothing in this huse
( world drama except an inconvenience
Greensboro o his business lacKs imagination.
The whistle of his peanut parcher is
more to him than the cries of a dis-inembe.-ed
Poland hoping for a res
urrection. I.ig tragedy stalks the world to
day. There will be plenty time for
mere business and money getting
w hen the crash of armed millions has
ceased to sound. Our business Is to
see that as few hardships as possible
shall come to our people and be con
tent to watch and hope that out of
the mighty struggle better things
may come for our brethren who are
caught in the deluge.
Kverjlnxly Curtails But (he (rafter.
Because the war has stopped the
.shipment of goods into this country
and thus cut off the revenue which
the government secures from tariff
duties the government is run.iing
short !' the usual revenues at the
rale cf about ie:i millions a liion'h.
It i. estimated that from other
sources something like one hundred
millions of dollars must be raised
within the year to take the place of
the loss from decreased imports. Ev
ery private citizen is forced in times
like these to economize. Why can't
the government do the same? The
uual Rivers and Harbors bill, "the
pork barrel," which is now pending, or a j; cen, nasj
ippropriates ninety three millions of
llars, fifty per cent of which is
political graft pure and simple, and
the balance of more or less doubtful!
Of the multitude of plans proposed
to meet the presi-nt sittiation in the
South and save the farmer who can
not hold from disastrous loss, one
il'Ill null li ut- vivii-i it, I'l'-i-iii
value. The whole thing could be ties stands out as practical and im-
dropped this year
and the country
wouldn't suffer ten cents from the
los
ar
ful
crat
We hope the Republicans, who
lighting the bill, will be success
in defeat Ins the hungry Detao
s who are trying to pass it. Of
ov.ive i no uci'U
thing and work.
worth while tney
thoir o:
liicat'.s started the
d it for all it was
were in power and
dive. That Is the buy-
mediately eft
a-bale plan.
The South is i ho part of America
hit hardest by the war in Europe and
nothing can prevent us from suffering
loss, but if we can establish a mar
ket for cotton on a lo cent ba is we
will be saved ftoai disaster, and that
is what tho hiiy-a-bale movement will
do if pressed to its possibilities. Re
sides giving relief to the IndMdual
Mr. I Minnie Tells Why Then'
m- to I.m to the (iovci !im Ml
fcpl lraie Huy-a-llale NcIh-iih'.
Mr. V. E. Gonzales, former editor
of the Columbia State, and no the
American Ambassador to Cuba, is In
Xew York State, presumably takiite
his vacation. He writes the S:.'e as
follows:
It is frequently unpopular to dipe!
illusions, but my concern for the v el
fore cf the Southern cotton gioner
is so treat and my understanding ih.it
onlv prompt measures for his a-sist-
ance can be benetici.il is so clear that M
I must speak against an illusion.
Every hour that our people wait
inactive, in the hope that the general
government will purchase and retire
the 5,MMi,00rt (J.i'.imi.'imO or T.
bales of cotton in excess of the de
mand for manufacture Is an hour
lost. Every effort to get the govern
ment to do that thing is effort wasted,
and this is no time for the Sonth to
waste effort.
Even wore the eovernment willing
to embark in a evolutionary venture
the machinery could not be organized
and set in motion in time to save the
small farmers and the weak holders
from disastrous losPes; and those are
the farmers whom it is most import
ant to assist. But the government is
not goine to buy and hold cotton
when there is overproduction, any
more than it will buy and hold wheat
or pig iron in similar circumstances.
There is an overproduction of ."".
000 or 7.000,000 bales this year be
cause the European war has curtail
ed the demand by that amount; but
two years hence, when the consump
tion throughout the world is normal,
the identical problem would face us
if the South produced 21.000.oo0
bales. The government will not es
tablish a precedent for buying cotton
in years of overproduction. It can
not' control the production. Even
were it possible for the general gov
ernment, under the constitution, to
limit the acreage (and the South
wouh' ouickly resent such an at
tempt l tli predueiion depends upon
the seasons upon cultivation and the
quality of seed, and it can not be
regulated by governmental decree.
I believe that in agreeing to issue
t'j in currency at a low rate of in
terest, to every bank lending $1"1 on
cotton, the government has cone a
long way to help the South. No strin
gent regulations are made for ware
housing, and the United States treas
ury makes no attempt to fix the val-
iip: the bank? may lena on a i cent
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Complete Line of Millinery
and P
SALE
attern
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Mats will go on
RDAY MORNING.
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Suppose.
Suppose that those gentlemen who
want the government to go into the
cotton businesH should have their
way. All of them agree that to make
a success of it the government would
have to say how much cotton every
farmer would be allowed to plant
next year, and so on.
position now is only for the w l"
. ... i or a-i'i. it fun ur iiitiur n jhihu-
reason that the Democrats have iMif We ho!(iin bv those ,B0 wo.lld oth.
arms in the barrel up to the nnn . f rn is( throw- their cotton on a de-
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MA k 3vVl
EVERYTHING
in up - to - date
MILLNERY will be
shown. A big line
of attractive medi
um priced goods to
select from.
NEW CAPE COATS
$5.00 and $5.95.
These come in black checks
and broken plaids trimmed
with Roman stripes and
solid colors.
Ladies' Neckwear
in all the best selling styles
25 and 50c.
f rwise
while the Republicans are on moralized market. For example.
dm tiii it. were known that next week, at 5U
a fferent points in soum t aroiinn,
pit
the outside. Still we hope
w ill be defeated. Instead of wiping
out this indefensible and criminal
extravagance and thus avoid laying
new taxes, the Democratic statesmen
are putting their wise heads together
and figuring on a tax bill with the
following items in it:
3,000 bales would be boticht for $50
a bale, thousand or smnu larmers
would hold, maybe lO.OoO or 12.000
bales off a 7 cent market this week,
in the hone of participating in the
limited but bettor market next week.
Again, every purchaser of a bale of
cotton at 10 cents, becomes an advo-
W.H. BBLK&BRO.
DEPARTMENT STORE MONROE, N. C.
rmtiHiiimTroiin""i"""""""t""""""
Iinnk clerks, two cents: drafs or rate of ' holding, and a taiKing aa-
A.. A nnA fcloh.
bills of exchange inland, two cents ,ul" e ,ul .! .i...
Next spring times are looking bet-
ti Mcr QnH ni,i fnrmor . ... . . er prices next year. Bettor than that,
c ,X , ,a Vu . ,Vi " tor eacn iou; certincaies or aepos- , ( t0 con)e will be the de-
It, two cents; promissory noted, two veloped self-confldence of the fcoutn,
cents for each $100; money orders,
two cents per $100; express receipts,
Smith decides that it is necessary for
him to plant about his usual amount
tot cotton. He hooks up old Kate and
old Jane and starts to prepare his
land. About eleven o'clock on a
hot day, when he Is tired and listen
ing for the dinner horn and old Jane
Mossed Wounds.
New York Call.
One prince, Joachim, who is a son
of the German Kaiser, has been
oc..r..,.u... vT . .... .,,h In .Minn nH arrnrdine to
and the spirit or aiding eacn oiner " ; 7Zi.il
and our section In times of stress. reports, the following telegram to his
Tho or ihnnsonrfs in th Soulh grandmother or some other female
one cent; freight receipts or domestic h.. ln fhfi ...-. of tbs relative, was sent:
bills of luding, one cent; telephone movement, five, ten, 50 or 100 bales; "God has allowed me to be wound
messages costing 15 cents or more, and they will do it if "worked up" to ed. Bless him. I am proud of the
one cent; bonds. 50 cents; certifl- the understanding of the Importance day I el ( It was the finest day I
. . t x . - I 1 a V y o retirn t inn I ha tiratiu T rnnl
ana Aate nave oecou.e contrary, n cate8 of deposit two cents per $100; la to "t should work on One might ask wonderingly what
Hools tmt nn Ihe road and sees a
T'oud of dust like a young cyclone
certificates of damage, 25 cents; cer
tificates not otherwise specified, 10
tkU lo o uma.ll. onit ir.lamut . Kind OI an education tuai juuilg umu
cally as when ralsink a Democratic has received to thus rejoice when he
Out of it dashes an automobile and centg. cnarters t0 $10. bankerg. campaign fund lnnnmabl. thfnkTe realiy nan. It?
from the automobile steps a gentle- contract9i ,0 fentg. conveyances, B0 ovinSZt?omiX lf God "blert"
man with a blue suit and brass but- cent9 for eaah 500; telegraph mes- tending this movement. One sugges- soldier in the ranks as he
universal rejoicing in Germany?
No. but there would be in France,
Russia, England and Belgium.
And this conies at a time whn re
ports say that Berlin and every other
great German city mourns without
ceasing over the horrible lists of kill
every German
he has "bless
0h o rnitarf States' Marshal s .. n i - ,, r,nf. ed" this young man, would there be
I7' I.. . ... . Inn vaiwii l a Inirilnff 1 r
badge on his breast and about as c(eg ei ht ceuU on j100. ma. iy by a .south Carolinian was tnat tne
. i hi. ho.rf . last ..." .. fertiliser companies to whom farmers
mu.u KW - - - n r.ne, inianu tire, tasuau,, of the South owe many milMons of
year's pumjkin. lie hails old man nnd guaranty, one-half of 1 per cent; dollar9. take their pay In cotton on a
Smith thusly: (leases. 25 cents to $1; mortgagers or 10 cent basis and retire that cotton
"Hey, whatter doia' there?" conveyances in trust, 25 cents for They, as suggested, are vitally con-
Tixin'ter plant cotton, says uach $1,500; power of attorney to " l"Dh "M hVnfh-?:;;; ed and wounded, and praying God
amtia. vote. 1U cents; power oi auoruey ii y. him.olf in time of nressure: ud ' " iu"
I lit vruin, vi.niTt m w vuw t i ut: Bic IU ucuri iiwon iuii tw lunuiv f a I A rxm
warehouse receipts. 25 cents. the increase in value of their holding " ...-
"Not on yer tintype, says tne it WOuld seem that the political "."j .r .V twiM The whole ranee of his
"Ho'mucher goin' t' plant?'
"Bout same as last year."
Tumpkin Head, "you plant only half grafter9 congress who insist on If lhe fertilizer companies should i Ideas is against "human nature
M.v', ni.niait ii.t rflnr von old I v .. ..t Mniint,a .t-.n v.i in .raaV I , . i. . v.i tv.t. i .An. . . teAllsn't even Christian.
v ni.ni on. mn .n' . . u tin ,k,i- na nuivtnuni wnniit coin .nrh 1 hen a Christian receives a wouna
t",uuu,1T" - ...... - oouoms WUU1U ,,.,,. ur, ,....uS .",;"" he doesn't bless God for It, but "re
you'll hear from me an aus wans hold up ln ti,es like these when ev f;; thousand! i oi "other ered- himself to it, which Is per-
And away he goes to tell somebody erybody else has to economize, and ,torg! gfeat and gmau( jn the EaPt haps sensible enough, seeing he can't
else what's what. when the people can ill afford to pay ad Vest who would 'co-operale in d0 anything else. He may say that
..j .h- h- n.o.. rn,.nH . hi. .nrf ,n.tnn God has laid his chastening rod on
a few time, something is going to (The above editorial was written 0 cent basis If the facts were put be- h'
happen besides the reduction of acre- on Saturday. On yesterday fourteen or Chicago takes cotton In pay- h,ay not Pp,haps understand the ex
n nomnrrntio enators ioined with the f Hoh. . m .n h..u planatien, but at least it Is not on
T Republicans and defeated tho bill, from a Southern business house, that the of " altogether contrary to
Peanuts ml World Drama. an Bmendraent business house should I extend the r-o?.
One of our contemporaries re-U lump sum of twenty millions to be uke manner of bankg wltn tn. Ilglon or even "heroism." It Is sheer
a . i,. I cnon nn sTistinff nrolpcts under the a - . , .v.. Insanity instead. And, happily. It is
n1&rK3 tltai we uctju iw fin uvwu i i . 0 . - -. i-rmPU irwuiir. riiiuiicu v j kuv , - . ,
business and pay no attention to the direction of government engineers, government In this emergency, ex- " or tning tnai x"1 1 ne
Son en war or words to that ef- Many of the old stand pat Republi- tend, additional credit to a Southern - ?
feet. 'ooI "tt lhe raaJrity of " aln for payments for loans, that Get rid of them for good and all.
.... it.. . - i . -nnciA .njlrwunivnti who wanted the full I : i . .t....u v "
. .... t. u ...nl ... r nni-v Th hill which was i.ni.nt nh tt. rt.htnr if aiirh l-n- SUte rrison t arm hels ttoou fc"m
no one snouia negieci ui wum. .Uu ........ ............ .
it is natural that all should be deeply originany tor an amouuv, w - .7 "ir-' Lexington Dispatch.
Interested In the great struggle that taken with appropriations previously 1 tf be added tnat , .1 At tbe monthly meeting of the dl
.ai.. n Th. mn nf thlsl authorized, ran the total to ninety-1 .... , h.nka nf id. Snmh talrpctors of the State's prison at Rat
IB UUU IVIUS Wl. " . I .VWO.VM.W. . VHUMWW. I ,
a-eneratlon have never seen, and will three millions, had already been ntlllxe their resources ln extending eigh last iueaay. tne airecior. r
TerriarthlngIike the shaved to thirty-four mUlions. and -t. elded to S":'
world drama that U now going on. for this the pork barrel Democrat. JJ "g,1 e0rf Se money crop of the State', farm.
1. .r.nn.ri in thin contended like trim death, lead by rri. a..... ,...... . n..n.f Hntofore the crops grown In tbe
.. . in .. cuniinr aimmnna Tt I a real nleas-1 -ho. h. fln.nnt.i in.tHntinn. nf thelmaln have been cotton, corn ana pea
struggle as 11 pernap. .. -"r----' V.....', 0n McouBt of European
.iVa. Kn mrA cnail um. II will W1L I UIC iv 1 v w ,
It
A PRACTICAL JOURNEY
to our store in search
of Pure and High
Grade Groceries will
result in your com
plete satisfaction
from every stand
point In Tarietjr, in
quality, and in mod
erate prices, we easily
beat all our competi-
?i J !.! 1.1
nors ana sausiy um
most particular purchasers. We solicit the favor
of a trial order and know that we can give you ev
ery satisfaction.
J. C. SMITH CO.
THE QUALITY CORNER
Phone 33. . Monroe, N. C.
war, they aeciaea 10 cut oui cotton
entirely and to put at least 2,000
acres in w heat this fall, and to grow
a crop of corn on the same land af
ter the wheat Is cut next June, bo
that the cropa of the State's farm
for a while at least will consist or
wheat, corn and peanuts.
mlnatlon. Seeds which show a light
brown hue should be tested before
planting and no brown seed should
be used at all unless it shows well
in germinating tests.
Selecting Seeds.
Washington News.
Instruction, to farmers on how to
select good crimson clover seed are
available as a result of endeavors of
the United States Department of Ag
riculture. The official adlce Is to
select only seed which Is free from
old
l'arU receiving Her Daily Quota of
Prisoners.
After becoming accustomed to
good news during the day of the
German withdrawal, Paris was made
nervous through tho silence of the
war office.
Now the Capital I. reassured by
the steady file of prisoners arriving
from the scene of action. On Friday
1,500 prisoners were brought, Satur-
any brownish color. althoujJi
seed show varying degree, of brown I day 1,200 arrived, and on the preced-
according to age and storage condl-'lng days since the Germans first fell
tlons. The brownbh tlr.Jte Is an indl-1 back 1,000 to 1,500 has been the
cation of poor germlaatlnn tbe. daily average. More than 10,000
darker the color the poorer the ger-1 prisoners are now In tho city.