TOE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY HEADS IT
THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT
The Monroe Journal
V
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
ONE DOLLAR A $
VOL. 22. No. 40.
MONROE, N. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 16,1916.
Till Issue of The Journal.
It has been previously announced
that Ibis issue of The Journal would
be given over to the use of the Wo
man's Club of Monroe. With the ex
ception of a little necessary ru..
aews matter all the articles were con- j
tributed by the club. The Journal
wishes to bespeak a kindly reception
for this effort of the ladles. The widih
of vision, the variety of subjects, anu
the excellence of treatment are all!
sufficient to stand for themselves.)
What we wish to speak of is the mo
tive for the undertaking. We be
lieve that there will be general agree
ment with the statement that this
motive, as well as that of the club at
all times, is solely for the unselfish
Interest of the town. There is a deep
running current now In this locality
which means general advancement.
The men have caught the spirit and
are themselves hustling. The women
themselves are responsible for this j
fact. They are the prime movers, j
and set in motion the generous rival
ry which Is the beginning of a new
era of progress and development.
Properly the men are taking up the
side of the business situation, and
properly the women have assumed the
aggressive in the matters pertaining
to the homes, the schools, the sanita
tion, and the cultural lire of the com
munity. So far as this paper is con
cerned, we cannot emphasize too oft
en that In its opinion, this agitation
and all its resultant efforts are not
directed towards any individual or
set of individuals, past or present,
nor for the future for that matter.
And we wish to ask the people of
Monroe to look at it in the light of an
Impersonal and unselfish effort to
find out better ways of doing the
things that we are doing and to do
new and better things toward making
our town a better place here and now
for ourselves and our children. In
an undertaking of this kind selfish
ness, unkindness, and personalities
are out of place, and any use of them
would be unworthy, and any one who
assumes them fails to catch the broad
and patriotic significance of the situ
ation. We do not remember to have
heard any one accuse any past or
present officer of the town of any
conduct more serious than an error of
judgment, and errors of judgment are
what we are seeking to find out and
remedy by substituting a more gener
al interest In all movements and a
greater co-operation for the general
Photo by Americas Fmi Anoclatlon.
' PRESIDENT W00DR0W WILSON.
At three mlnutea to twelve last
"night Mr. Wilson wrb renominated
for president of the United States by
one of the most enthusiastic conven
tions ever assembled. When Inform
ed of his nomination President Wil
son simply said. "I am very grateful
to my generous friends." The plat
form will bo completed today. It will
contain a hearty endorsement of Mr.
Wilson's administration for keeping
the country out of war and for the
treat reforms which It ha accom
welfare. In this spirit we believe the
ladies ase acting, and in that spirit
we have been glad to give them the
use of the columns of the paper. A
reception of their efforts in that spirit
Is what we bespeak of the readers of
the paper. The Journal.
MoClellan-MrCaJI.
Mr. Rufus H. McClelan, son of Mrs.
E. J. McClellan. who lives on Ben
ton Heights, and Miss Irene McCall.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Mc
Call of Matthews, were married Wed
nesday evening at the home of the
bride, Rev. Charles Kingsley of Mas
thews officiating.
The porch of the McCall home at
Matthews whs artistically decorated
with ivy. dairies and southern smilax.
Miss Lillian McCall. sister of the
bride, played Mendelssohn's wedding
march as the party approached the
Improvised altar. The bride, who
was attractively gowned in white
crepe de chine, trimmed in real lace,
and carried lillies of the valley, en
tered on the arm of her brother. Mr.
Kugene McCall, who gave her in mar
riage. Mrs. W. C. Hancock, of Char
lotte, was dame of honor and Mr.
George D. McClellan. brother of the
groom, was best man. "Hearts and
Flowers" was retidercd 'softly while
the impressive ceremony was being
said and the pianist played the bridal
chorus from Lohengrin for a reces
sional. Immediately following the cere
mony a reception was given the party
at the borne of the bride's parents.
Out-of-town guests were Messrs. Bax
ter Benton, Joe Fullenwider. 0. B.
McClellan, M. W. Williams, A. A.
Edgeworth and Mrs. E. J. McClellan,
of Monroe: Mrs. J. E. Caudle, of
I'nion, S. C; Mr. and Mrs. M. J.
Yandle. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Han
cock. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Brlssie. Mr.
A. M. Rush and Misses Willie Head
and Pauline Morton, of Charlotte.
Immediately after the ceremony
the young couple came to Monroe,
and will nmke their home with the
groom's mother, Mrs. E. J. McClel
lan. The bride is a popular and ac
complished young lady. Mr. McClel
lan has a position with Mr. Vann
Fuiiderbtirk, and is a very popular
young man.
Card From Hon. T. W. Ilickott.
To the folks at home: In the
Iiickrtt column "Sweet I'liion" leads
all the retst. In royal fashion she
stood by her native son, and that son
can never forget the tribute of love
for him nnd his people most of
whom have passed over, the Great
Divide. God blw.B dear old Union!
M;y she prosper In basket and store,
and may her hnrd-worklng. debt-paying,
God fearing citizenship continue
to be an asset and an inspiration to
the State. Walter Bickett.
St. Luke.' Lutheran Church.
June 8, 1916.
Services at 11 a. in. and 8 p. m.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
plished In behalf of the people. The
features of the convention were the
eloquent speech of ex-Oovernor Glynn
of New York, the temporary chair
man, and the unbounded enthusiasm
for President Wilson. Mr. Wilson ban
caused to be Inserted in the platform
ringing declaration of Americanism
and a denunciation of the Republi
cans for catering to the propaganda
In behalf of Germany in this country.
Democrats are full of punch and enthusiasm.
CIVICS and HEALTH.
Education along the lines of hy
giene is the basis for the crusade
against the unsanitary conditions of
the community today. Dr. Emerson,
of the department of health of New
York City, says: "Education is more
powerful than the police force"
and education like charity, begins at
home.
Today the teaching of hygiene is
compulsory, and it is the only study
in the grammar school curriculum
for the neglect of which a teacher
may be removed from office and
fined. It Ik the subject most vital
to the child, the home, to industry,
to social w elfare, and to education it
self. Because the problems of health
have to do principally with environ
ment home, street, school busiuess
we see the importance of relating
hygiene instruction to industry and
government, and to preach health
from the standpoint of national ef
ficiency. We find, however, there's many a
slip 'tvi:,t the making of laws, or
setting of standarus and their en
forcement. "Failure to enforce health
laws is a more serious menace to
health than drunkenness or tobacco
cancer."
Instinct was the first health officer
and made the first health lawsby
warning man. through the senses,
against offensive odors and sights.
Today we have organised board of
health, and the law makers of our
land pass laws regarding health,
food, the standards of living and the
control of menaces.
A menace In this sense is anything
Interfering with health. The num
ber of things listed as nuisances by
the day reach into the hundreds,
among the most common are: (1)
garbage and sewerage disposal; (2)
darinage; (3) polluted water supply;
(41 flies, mosquitoes, etc.
In general then, "use your owu
property so that you will not Injure
another In the use of his property.
In the discussion of "prepared
ness" now raging throughout the
country, only one side of the problem
is being considered, and that, battle
ships, submarines, aeroplanes, guns,
munitions, e;c. No attention is bo
ing paid to the human machines. The
war fn Europe lias shown that the
men who use the implements of war
are as important as the Implements
themselves. To get the great amount
of strength and endurance needed,
their bodies and their Invironment
must be looked after. This human
preparedness is us important in time
of poaee as in war.
The greatest step in health is rais
ing the standards of living. H.vgienii
living and surroundings are the
greatest enemies of disease anil do
more toward raising the vitality of
a person than anything.
The new civic spirit is still in Its
youth, having originated In the last
decade of the last century. Former
ly all Improvements came through In
dividuals or the churches. So this
new conception of public responsibili
ty is comparatively new. 1,'ndcr this
administration marvelous develop
ments have taken place-- the estab
lishing of free libraries, hpulth regu
lations, factory legislation, Interstate
commerce provisions, and the i x
teslon of municipal functions. Siu-h
as street paving, cleaning, lighting,
water supply, sewerage disposal,
parks, playerounds and drives, and
the uplift and beautifying of the
town in ail possible lines.
Another phase of city makini: is
tho establishment of parks, pity
grounds and boulevards. They are
organic parts of the city, and Charles
Zueblin of Chicago, refers to thi m
as "the respiratory system" of a
city.
The lack in our cities of archilec
hire having unity of purpose and bar
mony of design is said to be "due to
tha desire for immediate percuniary
results. The domlnence. of commer
clal motives and the assertiveimt ss
of powerful individuals lacking ar
tistic education, and they have suc
ceeded in making of thu typical
American city a miscellany of dingy
warehouses, shops, tenements, and
tasteless mansions. There is not on
ly no unity, but a pronounced rest
liwsncss." The use of color Is another im
portant phase. The possibilities of
nature are well Illustrated In Golden
Gate Park San Francisco, where sand
dunes that seemed helpless have
been transformed Into one of the
most beautiful porks in America.
John Burroughs says, "nature in
all things to all men. If wo will en
slave her. she will be our servant,
though If we abuse her she may
desert and starve us." Jean Ash
craft. "HOSES"
The world Is learning that the best
of created things was created last,
and that her name Is woman.
That Inferior beings were created
first the fishes in the sea. animals
on the land, then Adam, better than
the unlmuls, and then Eve Better
than Adam.
Thus saith a man:
. "You good women go right on with
your work don't give up. I'm right
with you, and if I ran assist you in
any way. call on me."
One of our most c.npable and prom
inent lawyers has offered his services
gratis In case the Woman's Club
needs him.
"I will not condemn the Woman's
Club (or failure to secure results un
less I myself have personally given
time, thought and diligent effort to
help secure these results."
The Woman's Club has been weigh
ed In the balances and not found
wanting. These organizations have
accomplished wonderful things in
other cities and towns and even In
the rural districts, and we can do the
same here If the women will stop
"knocking" and join in and help us
pull.
Let us lay aside all selsflhp
Let us lay aside all selfish interest
and do the things that will be or the
greatest benefit to the greatest lum
ber. This Is the time for a long pull,
a strong pull and a pull all together.
So lend a hand!
'kuufdrtiiKi" Krvui Kaufman.
The old reliable firm of "Thinker
and Tinker" promoted and promot
ed every original enterprise on earth.
When brains and lingers connect,
so does everything else.
Fortunes have been extracted from
and turned into Jl'XK-Piles u
waster's refuse heap in a chemist's
they wane.
The secret of their success is co
operationThinker needs Tinker
and Tinker needs Thinker. The liiin
fails when the partners separate.
No circumstance can profit an ig
noramus. "Some day" isn't on the
calendar.
"Next week" is the 32nd of the
month. "Waiters" aren't chosen for
responsible jobs.
Do it now! Finish while you can!
Opportune moments are too preci
ous to be wasted.
You could win and lose and win
again while you fuss and muss and
hem and haw. Invest your strength
and vitality take your gain before
then wane.
Battle to the finish. Its never too
late to do your level best. When In
doubt, dare!
There's a turning point In all af
fairs. Strive till it arrives.
Education Isn't the completion of
a man's schooling, but the equipment
with which to promote It. The two
main purposes of education are to
make us to grasp truths more readily
and to learn how to learn from oth
ers. The twentieth century canceled all
charters of leadership. Towns can
no longer lie back and wait for com
merce to put tn appearance. Pros
perity doesn't "happen',' any more.
Old-fashioned ideas won't serve
the needs of a new-fangled period -nor
can the men who cling to them.
There's no more chance for short
sighted individuals than there is for
moss-grown munh Ipalities. Organi
sations of which you may never hear
are snatching orders from right 11 1
I der your nose. They're aitucking
you with all the arsenals of eluciemy,
and are Invading your domain via
telephone and motor-car. t
Contractors, states away, can out
bid unprogressive local firms job
bers find the retailer next door on
closer terms with catalogue hoti'.t
three days removed and averaging
prompter delivery of his ordc
Wake-up acquire an aeroplane and
wireless habit of mind - it s half past
hury o'clock!
A Card of Thanks.
1 sincerely thank the good people
for the vote they gave me on June
third. While I did not get the nomi
nation for the legislature 1 urn grate
ful for your support. The only eon
solation now for me is to be like the
man who went coon hunting and
climbed the tree to get the coon. I'p
the hunter went, determined to gel
that coon. But the coon Jumped to
another tree as he reached for him
and left the hunter hanging between
heaven and earth, lie called for his
companions down on the ground to
help him. but they could not. lien
he could swing no longer he asked
them what to do. They told him to
pray. He said he didn't know how.
They told him to say something about
God. He said. "Well. Coil, hold them
dogs, for I'm agoing to dnip." So
fellow citizens. I will heartily sup
port the nominees by putting my
shoulder to the wheel and helping all
I can. Gratefully yours. John A.
Austin.
Sandy Kidge Xews.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Sandy Ridge. June 1.V- Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Melti.n have recently been
visiting their son, Mr. J. E. Melton,
In Lancaster.
Mr. W. S. Brantly and daughter.
Miss Daisy Brantly. and Messrs. Staf
ford Griffin and E. L. Melton, motor
ed to Matthews Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Brasker Melton or Pineville Is
spending this week wi'.h relatives In
this rnmniunity.
Messrs. Vnid Rodger. Pink Crook
and John Jenkins and Misses Pearl
and Ella Starnes spent a pleasant day
in Charlotte Sunday.
Miss Kate Wentz entertained a
large crowd of her friends Saturday
night with a birthday party. Delicious
refreshments, consisting of cream,
rake and candies, were served. Musir
was furnished by Messrs. Gus Rober
on and Stafford Griffin.
Mrs. Linnle Melton Is spending
sometime In Pineville.
Mr. Sidney Starnes, who has been
quite sick for the past month, Is
gradually growing worse.
Mrs. Nora Crook was carried to a
hospital in Chnrlotte Sunday for
medical treatment.
Mr. W. B. Starnes visited friends
In Lancaster last week.
There will be an Ice cream supper
at Mr. E. L. Melton's Saturday night.
String music will be furnished. Con
tented. I have entered the subscription
contest for the Charlotte Observer
and will npprerlsts If If the people
of Monroe will save the coupons for
me. Phone 233-R. and I will send
collector for them before date of ex
piration. I also want new subscrip
tions and rcceways. (Miss) Belle
Pointer.
News From Wlngate ami Vklnity.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Wingate. June 14. Delightful
weather for farm work and farmers,
as a rule, are making proper use of
it. While crops are not making
satisfactory progress, they have been
well cultivated and are in fine shape
to do their best whenever more favor
able conditions prevail. There Is con
siderable of corn to be planted yet
m this territory.
Tuesday morning's report of our
village doctor: Mr. N. W. Livens'
summer complaint; Miss Odessa!
Black is much better and getting j
along nicely; Mrs. T. K. Helms. wno
has beeu right sick. Is on the road j
to early recovery; Miss Margaret
Broom is sick but not seriously; Mr.
W. R. Free, who has been laid on
from his position as night oper
ator at the railroad station here. Is
improving with fine prospects for a
complete recovery; A daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Strawn has
typhoid fever; all cases of measles
in town are getting along satisfactori
ly to all appearances. But the dis
ease is so sneaking, so much like fire
in a cotton bale or pile, that you
can't always tell where they're at.
The Wingate Drug Store is moving
its stock into the handsome new
building recently erected for it be
tween the bank and J. L. Austin &
Co's store. This is a fine addition
to the good appearance of our town.
The doctor our big, fat, jovial
doctor Jerome says that he Is making
good progress as chauffeur for his
new Ford-about. Hope he will suc
ceed to the limit. The doctor is too
heavy for buggy travel in his pro
fession. Mr. Hoyle Thomas, of our town,
ran Justly and proudly boast of be
ing the champion bird slayer in these
woods; that is, when it comes to
height and width. Mr. Thomas
brought down a blue crane or heron
from the top of a tall pine tree, that
measured five feet six inches from
sole of foot to point of beak; ami
seven feet six Inches from tip to tip
of wing. This fowl was a young one
and was supposed to have dropped
out from a flock that was seen passing
over the neighborhood during the
day. It had become wenrv of wlnir
and had to take a rest. This was a
"shore nuff" flying machine.
Misses Gladys und Nell Hefner
have just returned from a few day;
visit among friends at Croupe, N. C.
Mr. Thomas and chldrcn came
over to the Oak Wednesday afternoi.n
and spent an hour or two in pleasant
chat with Mr. and Mrs. O. p. T.
Corrections: In my last letter I
was made to say, Mrs. Leonie Meigs
and daughter would s'pend the sim
mer with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Idles,
when It should have been Floyd Lit
tle. Also In the same letter, It read:
Misses Mary nt'd Mattie James would
go to Cullowhee to attend summer
school. It was Misses Mary and Mat-
tie Jones. Another error, though j
flight, was that Mr. and Mrs. Womble
had sent me a box of honey when I
wrote It bowl of honey. Let us all
keep our "specs" on. I hate mis
takes, if I do make them.
Miss Esther Little of Marshville
visited Miss Mary Sherrin the first
of the week.
Miss Thelina Chaney has gone to
Greensboro to attend an extra session
of the summer school.
This is Thursday. June 15. A nice
quiet, steady rain is falling and bids
fair to continue through the day.
.lust right to wet the land without
washing it and make grass grow
"from who tied the dog loose."
The many friends of Mrs. Jennie
Tucker, who have had so much anx
iety about the results of tile
measles In her case, will be delighted
lo learn that no serious results have.
as yet been experienced by the pa
tient and thai she has about recov
ered from the attack and Is getting
along nicely.
The brother had to ler.ve the home
Photo by American Prrss Association.
VICE PRESIDENT THOMAS R. MARSHALL
Mr. Marshall was renominated at twelve o'clock last night by acclama
tion by the Democratic convention tn
other candidates mentioned but all of
Wilson ana Marsaai tniMusuam.
and farm work to attend scho -a
time. That stopped one plow V- a
the best Interest of the farm fr'
in need of. In this emergency, wh-i
was done to meet the conditions?
Why. that was just as easy ai "fall
ing off a log." The little 11 or 12
year old sister donned a pair of over
alls, got between the handles of a
Little Joe barrow, behind old flea
bitten and run that implement with
as much accuracy and as efficiently
as a regular plow hand and as if it
had been the most common an na
tural thing in the world. Result:
the planting of the piece of ground
was tiuished just about stinsei. with
every one pleased with the job and
still more so when they awoke i:i tho
morning to find it raining. O ye high
and mighty who hold your bieiuh and
hold up your hands in holy h.irror at
the idea. This is the type of girl
that will grow into the woman that
the world needs. One of these Is
worth a whole cow lot full of Mckly,
sentimental weaklings, who feel that
it is a disgrace to be seen at work.
When will such tomfool notiors give
place to common sense and sound
reasoning? Remember, whatever
comfort or luxury you enjoy, these
working girls and boys pay your bills
in the end. O. P. Timist.
Items From Itock Rest.
To the Editor of The Journal:
As I have been confined indoors since
May 17th, nursing a broken leg, I
have decided to amuse myself by
writing a short letter for the paper.
Quite a number of my friends and
relatives have visited me and helped
me to while away the painful hours.
I enjoyed their company and sympa
thy and feel very grateful to my
neighbors for wl.at they have done.
Messrs. W. A. and T. A. Williams
came over with their binder and har
vested my wheat crop free of charge.
My son, Joseph Earl, came from
East Atlon, III., to take my place in
the farm work.
Mr. T. J. Williams and wife motor
ed to Charlotte Sunday to see Mrs.
William's sister, Miss Maggie Maisb,
who Is in a hospital for treatment.
Rev. A. C. Davis and wife visited
our community last week.
Miss Lura Williams gavr a lawn
party Saturday night in honor of her
brothers, Messrs. Ed and Jabe, who
are at home from college.
Miss Ellic Redfcarn returned to
her home at Peachland Sunday, af
ter spending sometime with her sis
ter, Mrs. Wilson Griffin.
Miss Ruby Funderburk of Char
lotte Is visiting ber sister, Mrs. J. P.
Crlffin.
Rev. J. A. Bivcns preached to a
Isrge audience Sunday afternoon nt
Rock Rest.
The thresher's bugle and the black
berry crop will soon be Interesting
features to the people of our com
munity. Farmer.
Off to the Wheat Fields.
For the third vear a party of Mon
roe young men have "hit" It for the
wheat fields. This year the party is
composed of Messrs. Hugh Houston,
son of Mr. D. A. Houston; Andrew
Monroe, son of Mr. A. L. Monroe;
Robert Redwlne, son of Mr. R. n.
Redwine, and Mr. Sam Parker, son
of the late J. I). Parker. The young
men will stop at Oklahoma City, and
from there work north with the har
vest. Mr. Monroe ts the only "old-timer"
In the launch, ho having gone last
year. Mr. Morehead Stack, sen of
Mr. A. M. Stuck, who was In the
wheat field party lnr.t year, took a
tramp steamer in Baltimore 1-ist week
for South American points. They ur
all young men, and are making the
trlna for evnerlence. Munv nelsons
aro speculating on Just how long each
one will stay out in the golden west.
Mr. W. S. Blakeney Is attending
the State Bankers' convention at
Ashevllle.
St. Louis. There had been some
position was swept away In a wave of
.