DOLLAR DAY IN MONROE MONDAY, 31.
HE MONROE JOURNAL
Dollar Day Edition Pages 1 to 8.
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.
Dollar Day Edition Pages 1 to 8.
VOL. 21. NO. 101.
MONROE, N. O, TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1916.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
DOLLAR DAY IN MONROE, MONDAY, JAN. 31. DOLLAR DAY IN MONROE, MONDAY, JAN. 31.
STUDENT KIKES A KOIND
IX HKHAI.P OK BAXKEKS
Ami Even Iefends the Ve of Tiv-
bucro Keply to "Borrower" Who
Thought It Wrong to Charge In
terest.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Rockingham. Jan 24. Just to rile
and make Person "borrower" mad
about his article on the "popular
sins" of the day. I will say a few
things in behalf of my banking
friends, and then they may take up a
collection of about a million dollars
for me to defray and compensate me j
for my time and trouble.
"Oh bankers, you are damned and
doomed to lie down in hell and rest
in the red hot flames of hades," if
you don't quit loaning money out
for interest, so Parson "Borrower"
says, and from the way he talks, what
he says in his own mind is "lie right
from de can." I don't know anything
about banking as I never had the
chance to put any money in it. I
Intended to start a bank account with
the Urst dime I ever owned, but I
got to go to the store first and right
here I spent my all in riotous living,
whereas, if I had gone to the bank,
one of your "devil dens" and de
' posited my dime, today, I would have
a "dime" sight more dimes than I
have. Positively I think there is no
other institutions that tend to pro
mote the general welfare of all class
es of people than the savings bank,
the bank of deposit, a National bank,
or a private bank. Just wait and
keep your seat, don't Jump up and
holler, Education. For every thing
that is gained in this world, and in
the world to come will partly be
bought with money. Sure, you can't
buy directly a reserve seat in heaven
with money, but you can so use It
with your fellow men that there will
be written in the book a good deed
for you. Religion costs money,
though the preachers expostulate and
cry and holler "salvation is free" but
then if you don't give about all you
make to the support of the mlnistery,
why, then your are on a sure and di
rect route to hell. The banks of
Monroe, lets say, are the best in
stitutions that Union county has. You
. don't believe it though and probably
others don't but thut will not alter
the matter one lota.
What can be more fair than the
proposition that any of the banks in
Monroe are offering to the public?
If you have money at home ynu know
It Is tn danger of thieves, fire and
loss, and It is making you nothing
while you are keeping it at home,
but the banka of Monroe will take
that money for you and guarantee
you that It will be safe and they will
pay you ','t on the dollar and com
pound the Interest quarterly. When
you make a deposit they will give you
a deposit slip properly tilled out
with the amount written down that
you deposited, then again to make
you safe they will give you a small
book with the amount credited in it
then furnish you with a book of
blank checks. Then another safe
guard is they have you write your
name in their book of signatures so
they can refer to it any time anil
guard you against some one forging
& check on you. Now If this is not
a fair proposition I would like for
some body to propose one.
The Idea of a bank borrowing
money and paying 4 per cent com
pound interest and then loan it out
on bad notes and not even charge in
terest. Gee Whl! I ll sajr there is
not a man in the state or United
States that will do any such business
as that would be. Aud Parson "Dor
rower" you would not do any thing
like that either would you? So, a
man has to tell a lie when he goes to
a bank to borrow money doea ne?
Gee, a He Isn't any thing much, peo
ple tell lots of them when they don't
want any thing and they don't do any
good, so I would not fret about mat
Tills state lias a six per cent interest
law and the banks will have to charge
six per cent If It pays four per rent
to the depositors. Sure some charge
more than six. hut you know it be-
for you get the money so there Is
nothing unfair about that.
I do not think you have to tell a
He to get money from any bank, you
say "if we get or bargin for a hun
dred dollars we only get ninety, but
have to pay for a hundred." That is
true, but remember the bible does
not give an Intercr.t table and it loes
not tell whether or not to collect in
terest first or hist. Simple interest.
collected in advance, upon the sum
due on a note at maturity is called
Bank Discount. When the note bears
interest the hunk discount is reckon
ed on the umount of the note at inu
turlty. And now my friend at the
end of the maturity of the note, will
you not have received full value for
what you creed to pay lor?
think you will.
TliU slate Appoints bank examin
era and these people come around and
examine the banks and see what kind
of business they have done, and If
they are violating the law the bank
is of course punished for the offense
I Judge that you live in I'nion
county and will do business In Mn
roe with the Monroe hunks, and I
might say I have never heard of the
bank examiners finding any thing
wrong with any of those hunks. Tlicy
have never absconded, never did any
wild cut hanking or I have luver
heard of it. But you are clad you
are not one of those banking devils
aren't yon? Probably you pray some-
thing like this. The Borrower stood
and said. "God I thank thee that I
am not like those bankers In Mon
roe, who are extortioners, unjust and
charge a fellow Interest." I For ref
crence see St. Luke. 18:11)
Mr. Borrower, don't think -1 am
asainst fighting sin by taking up this
question with you. for tin will have
to be eradicated in its young state
or with preventive first. The
trouble Is. are you hitting at the
popular sins as you gave for your
topic statement? If banker that
charge over six per cent Interest and
smokers are all. and the most
important violators of the popular
sin derree. then we would have so
much better soelety If you should
have been a woman and set out to
rind you a suitable man for a hus
band, and it you could have man
with no less Imperfection than a
smoker or chewcr cf tobacco, or a
banker, then God would have bless
ed you with more than other mortal
that sought companionship through
matrimony. If bankers and tobacco
users are the biggest sinners, then
why not ask God to have mercy on
he high life society, private lire sin
ner. The private lire sinner to me
is the worst but you see every body
does not find him so easily. There
are sins being committed in your
neighborhood that are perhaps a
thousand times more damning than
another, simply because what you
mentioned are not sins. Tobacco
users have Just acquired the habit
and habits are not sins every time.
hough I think the cigarette habit or
the tobacco habit In any form is a
bad habit all right enough. As for
the banker being the sinner that you
pictured him simply from the stand
point that he charged Interest and
sometimes over six per cent, is not
exactly fair to them Is It? I don't
see how you can make a sin out of
straight forward banking system
and all understand it before you go
o borrow money do you?
Banks are the life of towns and
food for making prosperous coun
ty. They have brought many a man
out from deepest depths or poverty
and set him up straight in the world
so he could live a clean and respecta
ble social and christian life. How?
by just loaning him money on one
hand and encouraging him to start
a bank account with the money, and
many have and they have attained to
heights almost sublime, and yet they
are christians. Bankers have furn
ished the capital for building educa
tional Institutions, and have helped
send the Gospel to the heathen lands
and have helped the farmers every
where, but yet they aro sinners are
they? Well they may be sinners all
right enough but not because they are
bankers.
Come again. Parson, I am not ask
Ing you to apologize but get on your
popular sins and blow them high
enough bq 1 can see them. You see
I am away down here in Richmond
county and there are some sand hills
between here and up there.
THE STUDENT.
W'ingate News,
Correspondence of The Journal.
Winvale. Jan. 24. Mr. and Mrs.
Howard spent the night and Sunday
with the family of Mrs. Howard's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Nash.
Misses Genie Wonible. Sadie Belk
and little Mildred Perry spent the
week-end with relatives in Marsh
ville. Miss Mollle Griffin and her brother,
Mr. Pinkney Griffin of Charlotte, and
Mr. and Mrs. Lacy Gaddy of Wlngate
spent last Sunday with the family of
their father, Esq. T. C. Griffin of
Marshvllle.
Miss Fronie Perry spent Saturday
In Charlotte visiting among friends
nd relatives.
Dr. J. W. Gale spent Sunday with
his family la Polkton, Mrs. Gale has
been right sick for some days with
some form of rheumatism. Glad to
learn, however, that her condition Is
much Improved.
Dr. Jerome has but one case to re
port this morning, that of Mrs. Ellen
Williams near Eulo, who the doctor
says Is getting along nicely.
What a blessing It Is to possess
fine, robust health! Thrice blest In
he who has plenty to eat. a good
healthy appetite and perfect digestion
and assimilation. There is nothing
on earth so desirable or that will
bring such Joy and happiness. Why
are we so careless of It?
Excuse me please, I can't resist ihe
temptation to remark about the
weather. It always comes In so
handy in the absence of any thing
else to say. But don't it cut some
queer capers of late? For instance:
last Wednesday and Thursday the
thermometer registered around 18
above aero, then on Friday and Sat
urday following the riiercury stood at
about Ofl, that Is 28 degress above
freezing; then Monday mornlne about
." degress below freezing. Truly, we
hae quite a variety of weather in
this latitude. No wonder we are sub
ject to so many colds and pulmonary
diseases. The weather conditions
chani;c so frequently that we can't
keep up an even healthy temperature.
But, we have lots of oilier good
things to compensate us for this
seeming vs, so let's not complain.
Miss Marv Hamilton of Baiters
was visiting liicnds of Wingaie Sun
day.
Of course my friends who enjoy
church eoitig and good preaching will
sympathyce with me when they h am
that I have not had the pleasure of
hearing our good paster preach but
one sermon since he has had .chcrge
of our church. This was the o'y one
I have listened to In about s:teen
months. "But." as Ihe old darkey
said, "Thank the Lord I hain't lost
my religion jet." O. I'. TIM 1ST.
Anyone desiring the luxury of a
horse steak may now secure same
in Durham as the health officials of
that city have declared its sale legit!
male and have given permission to
the markets to sell it.
BIG DAY IN RALEIGH
Last Saturday Was Dollar Day and the People Were De-lighted-That
is the Kind of Day We Will Hame in
Monroe.
(Raleigh News & Observer.)
The din of the dollar was heard in Raleigh yesterday
and never before had it made so much noise for it was
"Dollar Day" and the people were taking advantage of
the many bargains that the various merchants of the town
were offering in exchange for the coin of the realm,
t The people were flush and dollars that had been
drawn from the banks, bureau drawers and other places
flashed over counters with startling rapidity for coveted
merchandise. )
The murky weather and the rain at times did not faze
the prudent shoppers who thronged the stores throughout
the day. Clerks were worked hard, but they were happy
and the proprietors were delighted. It was the biggest
shopping day since the Christmas rush.
The merchants were unanimous in pronouncing it
the biggest business success ever pulled off in the city.
Some of the merchants said that it brought numbers of
customers in their store that they had never seen be
fore. More than that, the customers went away in a hap
py frame of mind. " , -:.u SiitS
VALUABLE FEATURES
Another valuable feature of the movement was the
opportunity that it gave the merchants to show their
stocks and to meet people who arcnot given to doing their
own shopping. "I really think,", said a merchant, "that
Dollar Day has been a great stimulus to business and
that its effect will be felt for some time to come. The
merchants have not only madeVmany new friends in
Raleigh, but there were hundreds from a distance who
were here who were not regular graders in Raleigh but
who, after this visit, have seen the -handsome and complete
line carried by the stores of Raleigh and the attractive
urices thev have, at least many of them, have been won
to Raleigh and will hereafter
trading. In these business moves 1 am convinced that tne
merchants must pull together for the trade of Raleigh.
The publicity feature is also
had to deliver the goods, but thetcUywBOuld not have been
a success without the newspaper advertising. We got our
stocks in shape, we advertised and the newspapers touched
the spot.
PREPARE 1J
The success of the event
edness. The business men entered fully into the spirit of
the movement. In addition
window displays were attractive and the interior arrange
ments of their stores made ready for the occasion.
Each establishment went
scheme of prices and articles
bargain figures. It was no eaten trap game, booas were
sold at bargan prices unheard of in Raleigh before. In
many cases many articles were practically given away.
Extra bargains, many of which were displayed in the
windows, started the early rush of buyers and Raleigh
never before witnessed such a turnout of early shoppers
and in a short time these attractive windows looked like
a cyclone had struck them.
CROWDS
While there were good
crowds were in the stores, where clerks were busy. The
crowds hurrying on the street, on account of the inclement
weather for the most part carried bundles 01 mercnandise.
More people were seen on tne
manv a dav. And thev all had happy laces because men
dollars had had such increased purchasing value.
Dollar Day has been the talk of the town lor days
oast and the people were keyed up for the occasion. They
had been reading the advertisments and were eager for
the day. Friday night the streets were thronged witn
people who were inspecting the display windows of the
Stores. w;- :-
WiNon Will Itecomcmnd Tariff Hoard
Washington Dispatch. 24.
Creation of n tariff commission. It :
was learned from official sources to
nlirht. has been determined upon by
the Wilson Administration. A bill
providing for ruch a commission wilt
b introduced in Congress In the near ,
future ii nd President Wilson may dis-
cuss the subject In a message to Con
gress.
The duties of the proposed com-;
miwHinn or hoard under the plan un
derstood to have been agreed upon
lv Ad in uistrat on leaders would De
to collect information regarding the
tariff, and to co-ordinate similar pow
ers now believed by President Wilson i
to be held by existing government !
bodies.
Trinity Community league.
The people of the Trinity com
munity met last Saturday and form
ed a community league. Committees
w-r-ppolnled s follows:
Educational Miss Cortile Laney.
J. C. Laney mid Mr. Carr Broom.
Farm Progress R. L. Belk. B. W.
Lnnoy.
Co-operative W
vln Laney.
Health-Mm. T.
A. Eubanks. Cal-
C. Eubanks, Mrs.
R. L. Belk.
Social Progress Mrs. Kate Laney.
Miss Bessie Reld Houston.
come to Raleigh to do their
a telling one. Of course, we
FUK EVEINT
unquestionably was prepar
to their advertisements, the
to work and worked out its
and these were marked at
IN STORES
crowds on the streets the main
sireeis wun ounuies man in
... i: - :
l-'nlhcr Hears .Son Kin;; Over Tele
phone. Z. T. Stewart, 69 years old, who b
critically ill at his home in OlnHie
Kans., recently listened over the long
distance telephone as his son
Charles, led a chorus of 500 voices
in a revival pong In Emporia, Kans
Nearly 5,000 persons assembled in
Evangelist Charles Regin Scoville's
union tabernacle were deeply moved
when Seoville announced that the
elder Stewart was on the wire, am'
that the son, Scoville's choister
would conduct the choir In singing
"The City Where They Need No Sun.
As the singers reached the refrain
the audience joined, and the rude
worship shed vibrated with the
sound. The father listened from his
cot, a hundred miles away.
ADMINISTRATOR'S XOTH'K
Havin this day qualified as Ihe
administrator of the estate of J. L,
King, deceased, notice is hereby giv
en all persons having claims against
the said estate to present them to me
on or before the 24lh day of January
1917. or this notice will be pleaded
In bar of their recovery. All perron
owlnc the estate will make settle
ment at once.
H. B. KING. Administrator of J. I
King.
Stack k Parker. Attorneys.
I'nionville Xewa
Correspondence of The Journal.
I'nionville. Jan. 24. Mrs. C. A.
Loflin and children of Savannah. Ga..
are spending some time with ber pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Seerert.
Miss Mae B. Shaw lips returned to
ho- Lome in Laurinburg u t spend
ing some time with her grandmother.
Mrs. C. B. Russell.
The many friends of Mrs. Dr. G.
, Smith will be glad to learn that
M
he has about gained her accustomed
health after brief illness. She
sumeu iter worn as iruciier in lue
seventh grade this morning. Mr. J.
Boyd Griffin has been teaching in her
place.
The I nlonville basket ball learn
went to play the Pleasant Hill team
Friday afternoon, but due to some
misunderstanding they did not play
but eight minutes. Result 6-0 in
favor of I'nionville.
The presiding elder. Rev. Mr.
Mann, preached in the Methodist
church here Wednesday night. Ev
eryone present enjoyed the sermon
very much.
Arrangements have been made for
the erecting of a Presbyterian
church here. Work on the manse has
already begun.
Misses Clara and Raymelle Purser,
who are teaching the white school-
house In New Salem township, spent
Saturday and Sunday with home-
folks here.
Miss Annie Helms has returned
home after spending a few days with
her aunt. Mrs. H. C. Epps of North
Monroe township.
Mrs. Martha Aycock has been
spending a few days with the family
of Mr. I. N. Aycock of South Mon
roe township.
Our school is progressing nicely
now. There are over two hundred
students attenting and about eighty
of them are high school students.
Professor Yeargln expects to make
this one of the most successful years
iu the history of the school.
And now, dear circle of writers, do
not make fun of my debut into your
miifst. I hope if you have anything
to correct In my Bcribbllng that you
will please notify me at once so that
I may correct my mistakes and try to
do better afterwards. Your new
friend. WILD ROSE.
Mt. Pleasant News
Correspondence of The Journal.
Mt. Pleasant. Jan. 23. Mrs. It. W
A. Rogers and Mrs. G. W. Funder-
burk and Miss Allie Funderburk
spent the latter part of last week and
the first of this week in Chesterfield
among relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Godwin of this
community spent a few days In
Charlotte this week with Mr. and
Mrs. O. S. Qucrry.
Mrs. Mary Broom of Salisbury and
Mrs. W. C. I) peso of Lancaster are by
the bedside of their mother, Mrs. Alt
Fundrburk, who Is very low with
pneumonia.
Mr. Harold Eubanks of Washing
ton Is spending the week with Mr.
Charles Eubanks.
Master Raymond Moser fell out of
a window at Mt. Pleasant school
house Jan. 21 and sustained a broken
arm.
Good Training
"My cross-examination didn't seem
to worry you much," said the fa
mous lawyer to the witness after the
trial. "Have you had any previous
experience?"
"Just a little," replied the witnesf
sarcastically. "I have six children."
Notice.
All overseers of the public roads of
Monroe township nre requested to
work their respective roads and make
their reports to the Board of Super
visors on Saturday, the 5th day of
February, at the courthouse at ten
o'clock. S. A. HELMS, Chin.
M. II. RICHARDSON, Sec.
NOTICE.
The f-rin of Benton Crow & C . h is
been dissolved by the purchase of
Mr. Crow's interes-t by the remaining
partners. The undersigned assume
all obligations and will collect all ac
counts. Parties owing the firm will
make settlement immediately.
BENTON & BENTON
January 20. 1916.
NOTICE.
North Carolina, 1'nlon ( oiintv.
In the Superior Court.
Fannie Hallsey vs. Charlie llallsey.
To Challie Halls.cy, the delendani
above named: Take notice, that r.'
the 12lh day of Februaiy. llilti. at
o'clock p. in., and thereaft'-r. at tin
residence of It. A. Keaster. at ( ool
Branch church, in Townshl,i No. 1.
Fairfield county, S. C. before W. J.
Keller, commisi ioncr. the under:
ed will take the depositions of W. T.
BouUare, R. A. Fenster, D. J. lloul
ware, George Mendor, George Cole
man. Ida Davis. Jane Coleman. Ellitn
Hallsey and others, to lie nvd as ev
idence for the plaintiff in the above
entitled action, v. hicli is now pending
In the Superior Court of l'e' Ceun
tv. State of North Carolina . i;;id you
will lurlliir lake notice that If the
taking of said depositions is not he
gun and completed on the said det
th same will be continued from day
to day I Sunday excepted I until com
pleted. Yo- are further notified th:it on
the l.'.th day of February. 1916. nl
the office of the Clerk of (lie Superi
or Court of I'nion County, N. C,
said depositions will be opened by the
Clerk of reid Court, when and where
you are required to be present and
(He objections and ( xeeptions to said
d-pnsilinrs, if you nre so advised.
This th 2,th dav of Jan.. 1916.
FANNIE HALLSEY. Plaintiff.
Stack ic Parker, Attorneys.
SOCIAL
The Baraca class of the Prehby
terian church gave a charming social
Friday evening in the church parlors
to the Christian Endwnvor Society.
Beautiful ferns formed the d ora
tions and after a Bible contest, -d-
a-I..K. n.liU u.orn un.
L, n' .,, h, ,.,.
n-w;tm were 8(.rved. The Vict..da
furnished music for the occasion end
out of a membership of forty-won,
there were forty-three preterit, yes
dames G. U. Caldwell. W. P. P:; ! r-
ville and Mr. W. J. Rudce con. rose
the social committee and the ;!::lr
was thoroughly enjoyed.
With Mrs. J. C. Sikes as hc?;.;s.
the Van Dyke Bonk Club held & de
lightful meeting Saturday afternoon.
Virginia and the Carollnas was tho
subject and Mrs. E. W. Crow read a
splendid paper on "Some ot Nature's
Wonders Lnray Cave and the Nat
ural Bridge." The entire club . en
sang "Carolina, after which .Mrs. Ii.
S. Green read a well-written purer
on "Historic Citits." Mrs. V. 1).
Sikes subject was "Old Historic
Homes Mt. Vernon. Arlington nnd
Montlcello. Misses Annie Saunders
and Hallle Neal and Mrs. L. M.
White rendered vocal and Instrument
al selections and Mrs. N. M. Red fear n
gave a reading. Visiters were Mes
dames T. L. Crowell and W. J.
Boger. Mesdames V. D. Sikes and
E. S. Green assisted in serving a
three-course luncheon.
Mrs. M. A. Alexander and daugh
ter, Miss Loina Alexander, returned
home Saturday from Concord. Mis
Alexander, who has been teaching
school near Concord, Is onvaleseing
from a severe attack of pneumonia.
Miss Ethel Keever of Norwood i
the guest of Miss Jeanie Russell.
Miss Keever was guest-of-honor at a
party given by Miss Ruth Houston
Saturday afternoon.
Mesdames S. H. Green. L. N. Vt9
son and Roscoe Phifor will leava
Thursday for Greensboro to attend
the annual missionary conference
which convenes In West Ma'ket
street church. Jan. 27-31.
Ilea III of Mr. John A. Bigger. ,
Written for The Journal. . ,
Mr. Jhu A. Biggevs died at hist
home in Sandy Ridge township last
Saturday morning at five o'clock. H
hnd been in feeble health for a year
or so and for some weeks had In
confined to his bed with the end ap
proaching day by day. The immedi
ate cause of his death was heart fail
ure with catarrh of the stomach, but
the real cause was old age, he being
In his Ji"rd year, having been born on
February 2nd. 1S.'!4. near Mint HU1.
Mecklenburg county.
Mr. Bigger.-! was one of t'niru'S
substantia! citizens, having always
been a man of sound business JmIj
ment. and being a m.Tti of good
health, unceasing Industry, and a
quiet determination, he succeeded
when many would hae failed.
Although a very busy man nwt of
his life he learned early In life to
appreciate the company of the int-
ligent and the good, and to this Jact
he owed much of his large stock ot
general information and the art cf
growing old happily and soberly.
Above every other institution ia
the world Mr. Riggers loved the
church of the living God, to which he
felt he owed everything. He was a
life-long member of the PresbytetUa
church, having joined at Philadeli hi
church at Mint Hill in early nianh(ol
but at the time of bis dcjtth ma a
member of Siler Presbyterian church,
near his home.
Mr. Biggers leaves the follow ,'pic
children: Mrs. J. D. Adams of At
lanta. Mrs. J. W. Stephenson f M'n-
eral Springs. Mrs. Jano Reld of Sih r,
Mrs. A. C. IVnejjar of Monroe. Mrs.
Andrew Davis. Mrs. J. F. Thompson
of Indian Trail. Messrs. W . A. h'p-
gers. J. F. Hlggers, and Misses Nannie
and .hula Diggers of the old hoti;e.
The funeral was conducted at the
home by Rev, It. .1. Mcllwaine ot
Monroe and the burial was at P!-hs
ant Grove cemetery by the side of Mb
wife who preceded him only a fewf
cars ago. M.
How t Iteiiil
the Bible
ti Yene
Through ia
Written for
.January
The Journnl.
Rend Genesis and
Fxo-
diis.
February
Ktad to the loth rfcan-
!er of Duteronomy.
March - Read to the end of S;
nl
Samiiel.
April - Read to the end of Sm nd
King.".
May Read to the e:d of V-hi'-mU'tl.
July - Rend to ihe end of Isi.ih.
August- Read to the 10th (hajter
of Ezekial.
September Read to the h;,' of
the Old Testament.
October Read to the end of L ,
November Read to the end of
Corinthians.
December - Read to the end f-f the
New Ttestament.
Hour Ihe Real Mtilc
We now have Ihe agency fo? the
F.disnn Diamond Disc Phonoirraph
records In Monroe. We have a fine)
assortment of nil kinds of music nnd
can supply any record made. Calt
In and hear some of the music when
you are In town. T. P. DILLON.
Your wife as well as your sins will
find you out.
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