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ONROE JOURNAL
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pages xiu: to twelve.
VOL.21. No. 90.
MONROE, N. O, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1913.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
FORD SCATTERED
HIS GOOD MONEY
lull!(itjr Agent Trying; to Collect
Some of Thai Xot Sh-iiI
Detroit Dispatch, Dec. H.
What went on behind the scene.
before Henry Ford's peace pilgrims
sailed on their mission to Europe, in
eluding financial mixups. traflir mu
dies and extravagance., and the ad
aoa revelation mat the peace squir
rel" was in reality a pole-rat. were
some of the declarations made here
by Theodore Delvagine. Fords pub'
iicity commissioner.
iH'lavlne confessed. In a larpe in
terview, that his confidence In pro
pagandas of the Lochner-Cchwim
mer type has been rudely jolted since
he established working connections
with the Ford plethoric exchequer,
What he wants to do now, he made
it plain, is to get back some of the
tens of thousands of dollars of the
motor magnate's money before it
too late.
Keep Out Imnostors.
He rushed here from New York to
consult Alfred Lurking, Mr. Ford
attorney, to obtain legal credentials
and authority to rake in the unspent
mass of lucre which, thrown to the
four winds around peace headquar
ters at the Hilt more Hotel, enveloped
the propaganda In a shower of gold
Bright mid early tomorrow, IMa
vigne said, he will visit Chevalier
W. L. F. C. van Jtappard, Nether
lands Minister to Washington, i. ;i
his chancellor of legation, W. d
Beaufort Jonkheer. to collect a little
matter of (920, balance due.
Delavigne, who isn't backward
taklnng credit for much of the peace
hegira. says that due to his quickly
imposed role of watchdog of the Ford
bankroll around the Kilt more, he was
able to prevent several important
personages from giving perfectly
correct imitations cf Coal Oil John
ny" in the hitter's heyday.
Couldn't Spend It All.
"When we wanted to get Intouch
with peace workers at The Hague
and other neutral European capital
where the Oscar II. Is scheduled to
go," explained Ford's publicity man
Lochner telephoned the various
ministers in Washington if they
would co-operate. Each assured him
he would, and to each a cash ad
vance was made to defray rabies and
other expenses. Chevalier Van Hap
pard was surprised to get the
next morning a Ford check for $1,
000. He spent HO, he assures me
and wants to give Mr. Ford back the
other 320."
Hints at a possible friction among
Mr. Ford's rival propagandists were
likewise spread by Delavigne, who let
it be known that when he arrived in
New York and saw the facil.ty with
which Mr. Lochner wrote checks
against the Ford bank account he
sent out a hurry rail to Long Island
City for Gaston Plaintiff, Ford's
Kastern manager.
Plaintiff, says Delavigne, took a
look at how things were going and
Installed a disbursing bureau of his
own clerks, presided over by a Ford
department head, and thereafter
Lochner's expenditures were subject
to audit and authorization of the
business management of the Ford
Motor Company.
Watchers On the Ship.
"The clerks of the department
went right on board the Oscar II.
too," said Delavigne. "They will
keep track of things until Mr. Ford
gets back. There s a limit, even In
euding a great war, you know."
The same genius which stopped the
now of money from the liiltuiore of-
flees was not in evidence when the
selection of a peace mascot for the
Ark was the matter In hand.
Delavigne admits this himself. He
confessed he paid $14 for a perfect
ly authentic. If deodorized and de
natured, specimen of plain American
skunk, which attracted his and Mr,
Ford's attention in a Fulton street
animal store. Purchase of th pole
cat vas one of the. things which was
engrossing the motor magnate while
William Jennings Bryan was cooling
his heels in the liiltuiore suite
awaiting Mr. Ford.
Commotion Among Ml. Airy Doctors
Vnion Republican.
The Mt. Airy News prints an Inter
esMng situation which has developed
with the physicians of that place.
Seme weeks ago the Surry County
Medical Association agreed to a sche
dule of prices for services. To meet
this the cltl7ens of the Quarry section
made an effor to employ a doctor to
do their practice, each citizen pay
ing weekly whether the service of a
physlrian were needed In their fami
ly or not. The doctors looked up
their code of ethics and found that
no member of the local association
could do contract practice or In any
way co-operate with physicians doing
contract work. To obviate this lat
ter feature the furniture workmen
of Mt. Airy also employed a physician
as did the Quarrv citizens, securing
Dr. Morefleld, of Vade Mecum. N. C.
who will co-operate with the Quarry
physician where such is noce-is-ry.
The Mt. Airy physicians contend that
their prices are reasonable and as low
as can be maintained by a reputable
physician and that doctors In othT
places are charging the same. The
Quarry and furniture workers claim
that the charges are not In propor
tion to the price paid for labor and
thus It stands at present with the
medical profession and these two
classes of citizens In the little moun
tain city.
Tennessee I'lVM-her Has Married -I,-9ttl
Couple.
Bristol (Tcnn.) Dispatch. Dec. 3.
The Rev. Alfred Harrison Bur
roughs, Bristol's marrying parson,
expects soon to marry his fifth thou-
ndth rouule. He has married 4.-
1 couples since he instituted the
muirinianial mecca in Bristol nearly
a quarter of a century ago.
For several years he has looked
forwad to marrying his live thou
sandth couple. Scon 10,000 people
will have stood before his altar and
been pronounced husband and wife
w hen he rounds out a record of 5,000
couples. lie keeps a record like the
register of a hotel, as every couple is
numbered. His records have been
kept In this manner since the first
couple.
His services are now in greater de
mand than ever, and his only fear is
that either Virginia or Tennessee may
change the marriage laws so as to
destroy his business. Should Tennes
see raise the age limit it would be dis
astrous to the parson's lucrative
business, whereas should Virginia
modify its law under which a person
under 21 years old cannot be marri
ed except with the consent of the
parent or guardian it would be like
wise ruinous to the marrying busi
ness. Practically all cf the 4,931
couples that the parson has married
have been elopers from Virginia, at
tracted to Bristol on account of the
state's liberal marriage law, permit
ting the marriage of girls 1 i or over.
regardless of parental consent.
During the past few years, v. ilh the
rapid increase in his business, parson
Burroughs now has competition. Oth
er 'marrying parsons watch for
olrpers. The original ptrson Is con
ndent that the new rivals have cost
him many couples. The situation
recently became so serious that the
marrying parsons ind their solicitors
vere barred from meeting trains at
the -lrron station.
A Joke on the Preacher.
I have heard about the negro
Lifting chickens from the roost,
Or a big old turkey gobler
Or a fat and squawking goose.
I have heard about the negro
Stealing "taters" from the lump,
And running home to "mammy.
Scared to death at every Jump.
I have heard about the negro
Taking corn from out the field
And carrying home to have
Ground into good corn meal.
I have heard about the negro
Stenling cotton from the patch.
nd taking pork, when he found
The door he could unlatch.
have heard about the negro
Stealing sheep from the lot,
nd eating the mutton hash,
Cooked in "massa's" failing pot.
I have heard about the negro
On a pretty moonlight nlgkt
Swiping big red water melons
When no one was in sight.
I have heard about the negro
Hooking fruit from off the tree
And when questioned where he got It
Would reply "I thought 'twas free."
I have heard about the negro
Swiping wood from off the porch
And making such a good Are
His breeches he would scorch.
I have heard about the negro
Stealing from both saint and sinner,
But who ever henrd of a preacher
Swiping a poor school teacher's din
ner?
A preacher? Yes, a preacher!
With a great big rep and fame,
Took and ate the teacher's dinner,
Shall I not divulge his name?
No, I will not, thi.i time,
But if ha does again,
From exposing him to the public
I could not well refrain.
The lunch, Indeed, was very small,
But quite enough for one,
But the preacher took it all
And left poor teacher none.
He sent his compliments and napkins
By returning parcel post,
But, my, that good old dinner
Was what she wanted most.
t 'rpose he'll tell his people
When In the pulpit he stands.
How the thieves were crucified
And the nails pierced their hands.
I think that little Lloyd
Had betetr say another speech,
So that the folks will understand
When e'er he goes to preach.
But perhaps he was hungry
And ate to satisfy his soul
Of the good old apple tarts.
Pumpkin pie and chicken roll.
LESSIE PLYLER.
That which Is bought" cheap Is the
deare.it.
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tism begins apply Sloan's Liniment.
Don t waste time and suffer unneces
sary agony. A few drops of Sloan s
LInment on the affee'ed parts Is nil
ou need. The pain goes nt once.
A grateful sufferer writer; "I
was suffering for three wecki with
Chronic Rheumatism and Stiff N"ck,
although I tried niiny trrd'rincs,
they failed, and I was under the enre
of a doctor. Fortunately I heard of
Sloan's Liniment and after U'ng It
three or four days am tin and well.
I am employed at the blsgeft de
partment store in S. F. whre they
employ from six to eight hundred
hands, and thiy surely will hear all
about Sloan's Liniment. H. n.
Smith, San Francisco. Cal. Jan.
1915. At all Druggists.
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Look at the inspiring picture of the
little girl and her Mcekinr. th n read
the following true stoiv. This is onlv
one of several in Monroe. We have
called this Case No. 1. There will
be others. Are you going to ccn.rib-
ute to the empty stocking fur. 1, or
are you going to keep the "Me and
My Son John" policy? Other t;ue
and well authenticated storu . ill
appear later. Send in your con ri
bution for
CASE XO. 1
A family Of deserving whitn ncnnla
living on one of th" lu-t Ktru in
town, is without proper food and
clothes. Six children are in Hiis
home and their prospect for Christ
mas are not verv brieht In ir.i-t
hew COUld thev look forward n
Christmas, when this fall three of
them two litle girls and a boy
have had no shoes and stockings to
wear! The oldest are workine in the
mill to pay the house rent. They are
I fourteen and IwpIvp ,np nf
psectively. They s hould be in school.
oui lamer is eld and an invalid and
mother has a three-months old babe
in her arms. Yet she dn u v.i lit.
tic cooking there is to do, cleans up
the house, makes the clothes, when
she has anv cloth, and reallv
tidy home. This family has" not com
plained. They are like the driven
cattle. Their mnntha or. flumh Tliav
are suffering in silence, while the old
worm hums along. Yet, how the
mother must snffpr' JW phiMmn
out of school and three of them old
enougn to go to school! She doesn't
understand. How run Kh? Tint her
faith In God Is supreme. They go to
church.
"When do you go?" the mother
was asked.
"We go at night when we can."
The little Eirls came over In Ilia
I nnestioner anH s thp imMtlnnnp nut
ted their cheks and shoulders, the
questioner could understand why
they wont at niuht. Their .Withes
were rags!
'Are veil warm?" th- eldest liitle
girl was asked?
"Right warm: hr.t Enpirii-ms we
get mighty cold -iiitlo sister and
brother and me.
After a long silrnre. "We c:i:"t nlav
lout doors no more."
"W'hu t do vnn wmt Snnin Pinna
to bring oil?" the tur! tinner next
nskeil, "toys and candy and nuts?"
"l'nt-er, just some shoes anJ .stock
ings."
The questioner knew the little
child's heart wanted the other things,
but that little body must be kept
warm and those feet wanted to plav
out in God's great out-of-doors, and
she couldn't without i-'lioes and stock
ings, because mother had said so.
But the questioner knew the peo
ple of this town would cause that lit
tle girl's heart to be 'iiticlied and her
little stomach, too. Then she would
be so happy to run out and play In the
great out-of-doors, and the others
with her.
First ta;itisl Church.
"The church with a welcome."
Cervices at 11a. m. and 7 p. m.
Please notice the chance In the
evening hour of service.
The services next Snndav The
singing and the sermons will be ap-
Iironr ate to the Christnma tinn
Special music by the choir at these
services.
Morning sermon: "The spirit of
the Christ child."
Evening sermon: The iim!v:i"e nf
Christmas to the People of Today."
Minnay school at .!:;!') p. m.
Baptist Young Peonle's I'niiin im
mediately following Sunday school.
I'll next Wednesday evening nt 7
o'rlock, a chr.ir, consisting of seventy-
live voices Wil sing the most famon
of the Chris'mns hvmns. A rn:iHinir
by Mrs. V. D. Sikes on "Gifts for (he
Christ Child" and an address by the
pastor will complete this service.
iou are cordially Invited to attend.
At the 1915 meeting of Ihe Sev
enth District Medical S'irty held In
uutnerrordton Monday and Tuesd iv,
.Monroe was selected for the next
meeting, which will bo held the
second Monday In December, 1916.
nr. H. l. Stewart wa elected vice-
president to fill the office mnilo va
cant by Dr. M. H. Biggs of Kuther-
toraton, wno was elected prerldent.
The t'nion Countv Roard nf Ftln.
cation has offered to sell the school
building owned by the county nt
Stallings to Mecklenhnrir roii tit v
The building is Just thi.i side of the
I'nlon and Merklenburs line, hut the
school Is operated under the auspl-es
or Mecklenburg county since its
erection four years ago. The offer
was the result of n ronforonro lw.
tween the board and J. M. Matthews,
Mecklenburg county siinerlntpnt,nt
of public instruction.
Monroe Is suffertne from lnn Snn.
hoard trains at present, due from thi
rongestea ciiristmas travel. Very
few train arrive on time, nnrt li a
common affair for a iraln to be. Iwo
or three hours late. On Tuesday
about 12 o'clock, No. 81, throunh
I freight, was del-tret! fnr ihnil in
hours at Rtisselville, a little town
this Side Of Wadeshnri
several box cars overt nrntnrr Aa a
result. No. 31. due here at 2: SO n.
in., was alo about ten hours late.