Newspapers / The Monroe Journal (Monroe, … / June 23, 1916, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Monroe Journal (Monroe, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT -THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT" He Monroe Journal PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS VOL. 22. No. 42. MONROE, N. O, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1916. ONE DOLLAR A YELV. - 4 Slfif it' 0, vj - 9' J"? i: m it Hit J M'' i jut r 1 Vtk: ?4 ..Tt ff if, m,. m Jrf! j. Mr. Howard the Live Wire Who is One day last week, Mr. T. P. Dil lon, President of the Monroe Cham ber of Commerce, received a tele gram from a gentleman from Eliza beth City, which read something like this: "Get Horace Smith of Richmond to aid you in the 'organization of your Chamber of Commerce." Who Horace Smith was, or what his mission is, Mr. Dillon did not know, but he got in touch with Horace Smith or Richmond, Va. He got in touch with an electric wire that shocked when he lool.pd up Mr. Horace Smith of Richmond. He Just simply took the Directors of the Chamber of Commerce oil their feet with his magnetic personality, and his optimism. In short, Mr. Horace Smith will be in Monroe from Wednesday night until Saturday night or Sunday night, to create more Interest in the Chr.ni ber of Commerce; to get more work ers for the Chamber of Commerce; to get more members for the Cham ber of Commerce; to get more money for the Chamber of Commerce; to get more publicity for the rmber! of Commerce and the city of Monroe: to stir up more good-will among the business men of Monroe; to make more friends In Monroe; nnd last, but more Important, to GET MORE BUSINESS FOR MONROE. No. Mr. Smith Is not looking for the Job as secretary of the Monroe Chamber of Commerce. We doubt If money could hire him for that Job. He Is simply a live wire that electri fies everything that he comes in con tact with, and sets things humming. When a big daily newspaper "boost3" Mr. Smith like the Rich mond limes-Dispatch you may know there is something In him. Just read what that paper says about him; Horace F. Smith, manager of the manufacturers' exhibit or Richmond since its establishment two years ago, has tendered his resignation to the executive committee, to take effect within thirty days. Mr. Smith will be associated with the Freeman Adver tising Agency, returning to a field In which he labored before becoming head of the manufacturers' exhibit. Mr. Smith has been an active mem ber of the Chamber of Commerce, in whose building the manufactuers' ex hibit Is located, and serves a number or Important committees. He is a member of the convention committee, and in this capacity has rendered vai unable service In entertaining visitors to the city. One or his specialties has been the arrangement of tours, of the Industrial sections of Richmond for the benefit of visitors, and the plan which he formulated has Leen copied by similar committees in other cities. "Richmond," the Chamber of Com merce magazine. In Its August num ber, carries a brief sketch of Mr. Smith and the concluding paragraph says ; "People have tried him and found him to be a tip-top and energetic worker in public movements. Some of th accomplishments which are to be credited to Horace Smith will leave their Impressions on Richmond for years. If he had done nothing more than launch the manufacturers' mm tii fit !t i i tit IP 1 I i ii it i i -mm .-'4 '1 1? t''MJ' ' F. Smith, Coming to Monroe. exhibit he would have Justly been due lasting praise." Mr. Smith is secretary or the Ro tary Club, and Is a former president or the Advertisers' Club of Richmond. He was one of tne leaders in the movement for the famous Dollar Din ner in 1912. and was c.lso active In launching the notable boosting tours conducted by the Times-Dispatch. Will Meet With the Citizens Wednes day Might. Mr. Smith will address a big mass meeting of citizens at the court house, Wednesday evening at eight o'clock. All of the business and pro fessional men or the town, the Wo man's Club, and In Tact, everybody. Is invited to be present to hear Mr. Smith's words or good cheer and op- 1 1 r. i i u m Mr. E. C. Carpenter, one or the Di- reetors is in constant communication with Mr. Smith, and more details will be Fecured later. Mr. Carpenter says that Mr. Smith is one of the gentle men who helped build Richmond. Va.. and that ought to suffice for an introduction for any person. Let's everybody turn out Wednes day night and hear what Mr. Smith has to say In the court house at eight o'clock. Waltliall Tenches Itaven to Say 'Xdvei'inoiv' for Scene In Photoplay Henry B. Wathall, who plays the load in Essanay's six-act feature. "The Raven," adopted from George C. Hazelton's romance of Edgar Al ton I'('h was trreiitlv impressed by the intelligence displayed by the raven brought from nortnern cannua for use in the production. Mr. Walthall spent hours teaching the bird to talk, for in the photoplay the raven plays a most Important part and Is supposed to articulate the word "nevermore" several times. The raven took a great fancy to Mr. Walthall, in whose room the bird's chage was hung. Every morn ing, noon and evening, Mr. Walthall fed it, and It was not long before the raven could say "nevermore" Just as easily as a parrot says "cracker." Futherniore, Mr. Walthall's patient efforts resulted In getting the raven to say "nevermore" Just at the pro per times in the photoplay. "Tho Raven," with Mr. Walthall and Warda Howard In the "leads," conies to the Rex Theatre on Tues day. Ciet the Floats Heady for the Glorious Fourth. Citizens of Monroe are requested to demonstrate their interest In the annual Fourth of July celebration by suDPlytne as many floats as possible for the parade. The commute wants the celebration this year to be the best of them all. and to this end earnestly request all that can to be sure and have a float in tne paraae. Separate prizes for floats from In corporated towns outside of Monroe are offered to encourage Interest in the parade. All of the business houses are urg ed to decorate their fronts, and all private home that can also. Let's everybody null for the biggest rourtn of July celebration ever held In the State. HI i Hi .4 i ! C f - SS l: . J ' 5 THREE HI XDRED SHUIXKKS WILL VISIT MONROE. Two Special Trains From Atlanta Will Stop Here in Honor of IVten. tale W. P. Andrews Hearing Mem ber to Buffalo W ill (iive I'ntn.l and Hand Concert Monroe I Me ga lion will Entertain. At six o'clock In the afternoon, July Stb. two special trains loaded with three hundred members of Yaa rab Temple, of which Mr. W. P. An drws is Potentate, will arrive In Mon roe and spend one hour in the city In honor of the fact that Potentate An drews was a former citizen of this place. This will he a great event for Monroe, as it will bring within our borders three hundred of the best citizens of Atlanta. Capt. S. II. Green of Monroe. Po tentate of Oasis Temple, has appoint ed a special committee to receive and welcome the guests, who will be en tertained at the expense of Oasis Temple. The trains will be en route for the Imperial Shrine meeting in Buffalo. N. Y. The entcrlainmi nt committee is as follows: G. 11. Caldwell, chair man; II. H. Wilson. J. L. Everette, O. W. KochtiUky and R. G. Laney. A tine gold-headed cane will be pre sented to Potentate Andrews in a for mal way, together with a neat souve nir gift of Monroe. The Atlanta Shri ners will have their own band and patrol and will give a drill and enter tainment in Monroe. The event w ill be on a grand scale and the commit tee is preparing to do honor to the oc casion by reason of the fact that Mr. Andrews is an old citizen of Monroe. The patrol will probably march up to the residence of Mr.Andrews" mother, Mrs. L. D. Andrews. One hour will be spent here, which will give ample time for the visitors to see the town and for our citizens to see them. Everybody must do his best to have the town in tine shape by that, time. Mr. Fred Geislcr of Atlanta arrived last night as a representative of Po tentate Andrews to make arrange ments for the stopping of the special trains. A full program of the event will be given in The Journal. WIND IP BKi YEAR'S BUSINESS ;t'!on Insurance ami Investment Company, Slate Agents of the Philadelphia Lite, Complete Eiutll Yce.r Net Mont Ii and Want Hall n Million Business. Next mouth will wind up t lie eighth year that the Gordon Insur ance and Investment Company of Monroe have been state agents for the Philadelphia Life, and they pro pose to celebrate the last year by making a record run on the last month. Each year they have been writing from eight to nine hundred thousand dollars worth of business and up till now they have already made the average tor this year, lint there Is one mure month July- in their fiscal year and they propose to devote that month to putting on a half million more than In any pre vious year. The home office here directed bv Mr. W. M. Gordon ami Mr. W. B. Brown, have a string of life agents throughout North and South Carolina and they are putting out to them the word that the next months business must be great. And the energy and enthusiasm will nn all down the line and result in rolling up the business. Few people in Mon roe stop to think that this local con corn has the control of the two State? of North and South Carolina for tin treat life Insurance company, ard that they are ouietly anl constantly passing a lot of business through Monroe. But they are (loins it and will continue to do so, except more so. They have been repeatedly ask- by other towns to transfer their agency to them, but they stick to Monroe, both because it Is a good place to live and do business and be cause It is located in a coneni ni centre for their business over the two Slates. Since they have been agents for the territory, they have inaugurated the policy which has been followed by oilier big companies, of securing from their company deposits tor lo cal banks and this policy has put thousands of dollars in local banks that would otherwise be in the vaults or the larger cities. We congratulate them in advance upon the succesful close of their eigtn vears work, for they are sure to land their half million business. Coffee and Cninly for the Fourth. ""Through Messers. J. C. Smith $ Co.. tne Reily-Talor Co. of New- Orleans, are offering the following prizes for the fourth: One three pound can of Votan cof fee to the tallest man in Monroe on the fourth. One three pound can of Votan cof fee to the heaviest man In Monroe on the Fourth. One three pound can of Votan cof fee to the tallest man in Monroe on the Fourth. One three pound can of Votan cof fee to the heaviest man in Monroe on the Fourth. One three pound can of Votan cof fee to the smallest man under 21 years of age In Monroe on the Fourth. Two three pound cans of Votan coffee to the oldest married couple in Monroe on the Fourth. Messrs. Smith k Co. also offer a three pound box of Lowney's fine candy to the best lady horse-back rider in the parade. Mr. Marvin Whitfield will act as Judge, and all competitors for he prize will report to him at J. C. Smith ft Co. and let him make the proper measurements, and take the weights, r.!;cs, etc. AT THE COI HTHOISK TOXKiHT. Civil Engineer of Durham and Char lotte Will SK-ak About Modern Street Improvement Chamber of Commerce Invites F.verylNidy in Monroe to be Present Indies Should be on Hand. If there is any way to pet better streets in Monroe we want to know it. don't we? We sure do. and tonight at the court house Mr. Gilbert C. White, a civil engineer of Durham and Char lotte, who has had wide experience in this work, will tell us about it. Alderman Simpson has been in cor respondence with Mr. White some time looking to have him visit Mon roe, and at the special invitation ot the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. White will deliver an address tonight. He does not claim to be an orator, but will give a practical, common sense talk that will be enlightening and he'pful. He koows the facts and that is what is wanted. The Chamber of Commerce makes a special invitation to I lie meu ami w omen of the town to be present tonieht. Let's give Mr. White a bin crowd and hear at first hand some information that will be of value to Monroe. V C. (,t l!l WILL BE KEIY In Two Weeks Full Strength Will be in Camp at Morelicnd City Re cruited to Full War Strength. Raleigh News and Observer. The North Carolina Guard, exclu sive of its coast artillery, has an en listment considerably above the mini mum required by the federal army, it was shown by yesterday's reports from the various companies to head quarters here. The minimum enlist ed strengtn required for the three regiments of Infantry and one troop of cavalry is 2,650. Enlistments to yesterday afternoon showed a strength of S.100. The entire guard is now ready to molmlize at Camp Glenn. As soon as trasportation can be arranged, a schedule or movement prepared, and the camp made ready, the guard will move forward. Adjutant General Laurence W. Yeunu and practically his entire staff were busy yesterday with preparation for troops movements, recruiting and for lining for the Ctino guardsncn who. within ten days or two weeks, an- expeced to lie qual'tcdcr at Camp i ; !r n r. As staled yesterday, the First are expected to be quartered at Camp Glenn Saturday. Transportation for this regiment has been arranged for; supplies and additional equipment are being moved to the camp, and the troops will find everything in readi ness for them when they arrive Sat urday night. iinreern:ntor Depatment in Camp. Major R. T. Daniels, ('apt. Walter C. Craven, Captain 11. Stanly and Lieut. Robert C. Young, all of the quartermaster corps, have been de tailed to look after the work of pre paring Camp Glenn for the accomo dation of a larger body of troops than lias ever been quartered at that point. To accommodate the three regiments of Infantry several troops of cavalry, the ambulance corps and other units of the North Carolina guard, it is necessary to provide attitional mess ing quarters, extend the water sys tem, install incinerators and enuirge the area for tentage. The water system at the camp Is supplied from an artesian well II is thought this supply will be adequate. but should it fail, the supply of Morehead Civ will be available. Tim town of Morehead has already offered to supplv the camp with water. The work of' extending the water system to the new sections or the camp Is one of the Important tasks before the force engaged there. Large Force at Work. For the early completon of the work at the camp the quartermaster has emnloved every available car penter and laborer nt Morehead City and the surrounding county, and a very large force is now engaged at the camu. Colonel T. B. Whltted and Major Wentworth W Pearce, of the engin eering corps, are also al Camp Glenn. They are engaged in laying out quar ters' for u model cavalry camp and a camp for the ambulance corps. Colonel George L. Peterson, pay master general and Major James T. Turner have charge of a large part of the work at Camp Glenn, and are assisting In pushing the work for ward. Captain Bernard Sharp. I". S. A., retired. Is assisting the adjutant-general in the work of mobilization. Captain Sharp has served as Inspector-instructor ror the guard in this State and General Young states that his help Is invaluable. W ill Be Prepared. General Young slated yesterday that the North Carolina Guard did not expect to be the first mobilized, but that when it was reported in camp, the Federal authorities would find it thoroughly prepared for any service that might fall to Its lot. There will be no confusion In this mobilization. The First Regiment will go into camp with very near Its maximum war strength. The other units will not be mobilized until each company has been given an oppor tunity to recruit to full strength at Its home stations. This. General Young thinks, can be done in the short time it will take to prepare the camp for the guard's accomoda tion. Recruiting has gone forward at a very satisfactory gait. Several com panies yesterday reported that they were recruited very near to their limit. . Mr. Jesse Williams of Waxhaw ws a visitor here Wednesday. Auto Sociability Tour ''Let's get acquainted with our neighbors," said the Fourth cf July committee in session last night "Sure," was the enthusiastic response of every man present. A committee was right then and there appointed to make arrangements for a "sociability" tour that will take in almost the whole county and a part cf Mecklen burg county. The tour will be next Thursday, and two groups cf business men will each go in opposite directions throughout the county. Every business and professionol man in Monroe is txpectod to go on the trip, and meet his friends and neighbors in the county. There will be no tiresome speeches: nothing but good old-fashioned handshakes. THE ROUTES. The party will leave the court house at 7:30 a. m. sharp. One party, under the direction of Sheriff J. V. Griffith and Mr. T. P. Dillon, will go to Bakers first; thenee to Stouts. Indian Trail, Stal lings, Matthews, Weddington, Waxhaw, Wilson's Old Store, Altan and then to Monroe. Mr. Griffith will get a complete routing, showing the roads, etc., in time for the next issue of The Journal. The other party, which will be in charge of Mr. G. B. Caldwell and Dr. J. M. Blair, will go from here to Unionville; thence to Brief, Long's Store, Olive Branch, Marshville, Walters' Store, Rock Rest, Wingate and back to Monroe. Both parties will cover about sixty miles each. Each party will consist of about twelve cars, loaded to the brim with enthusi astic men and ladies, who want to get acquainted with everybody. Every business man that possibly by a decorated automobile. Remember, Thursday is the ments for the trip are being perfected even to the minutest detail. Let everybody get ready. Monroe the Fourth, and we are going to GOOD ROAD ll LEGATES RETURN Report a Great Meeting nt W ilniin- Ion Yaiin Made the Best See Ii .Monroe W ill Have the W ilmiiig-toii-Cliai-lolle-she ille Highway il County Does its Pan. Most of the delegates to the big state meeting of the Good Roads As sociation at Wrightsville returned this morning. The tint st tiling yet is that this meeting aroused so much ' interest in Union county that a real' big delegation attended. It was a state meeting and the several specific highway projects were reported on. The final feature cf the last night's session was the reports of the com mittees on the various North Carolina Highways. Senator Rivers D. John son, of Warsaw, and Hon. Geo. B. Elliott, of Wilmington, made the re port for the Wilmingion-Giildsbnro Highway; Hon. J. C. M. Vann, of Monroe, reported lor the Wilmington Charlotte Highway; MaJ. Geo. E. Butler, of Clinton reported on the Wilniington-Fayetteville Highway; Mr. Leonard Tufts, of Pinehurst. on the Capital Highway; Jas. A. Gray, of Winston-Salem, on the Winston-Salem-Bristol, Tenn., Highway, and Mr. W. L. Mann on the Charlotte-Pinehurst-Raleigh Highway. Mayor Griffith said this morning that John Vann made the best speech that was made. Representing the sentiment of the delegates from tin various sections from Wilmington to Charlotte, Mr. Vann promised that all sections of the road would be put in order. He promised Union coun ty's part, backed up by the Monroe, Marshville and Wingate delegates. Yesterday the delegates were taken in 214 automobiles over the roads of New Hanover, which has the b.-st county system in North Carolina. The following gentlemen and perhaps others from this county were in ac tual attendance at the meeting: Mayor Griffith. T. C. Collins. John Vann. S. O. Blair, L. M. While from Monroe; L. E. Hoggins P. P. W. Plyler, E. E. Marsh, and Mr. Coving Ion from Marshville; H. K. Helms, W. M. Perry and R. L. McWhirter of Wingate. From Siler Church Community. Corespondence of The Journal Mrs. J. S. Standi and family. Mrs. Will Helms and daughter, Mrs. Ftank ' Helms and family, Misses Eula and Eunice Craig and Mary Price visited Mrs. J. E. Little Sunday. The many friends of Miss Little, will be glad to know that she has re lumed home and Is Improving nicely. Mrs. W. C. Davis has been sick but , was able to attend services Sunday afternoon. Master Glenn Price spent Saturday . with his cousin. Master Page Price. Messrs. Daniel Plyler, Joe Price.' and Misses Kate, Grace and Pat Price attended Children's Day at Bethel' Sunday. I Mrs. Henry Hunneycutt entertain-, ed delightfully a number of her friends at a randy braking Saturday evening. Music was rurnished by the Price's Mill String P-nd. Bradley, the 18-i.n nths-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Wyles, died Fri day night at 8 o'clock and was burled at' Weddington Saturday morning. The parents have the sympathy of their many friends. Mr. Lee Murphy and sister visited Miss Eunice Craig Sunday afternoon and also Miss Kate Little. Mrs. J. L. Burns, who underwent an operation some time ago, has been visiting her mother, Mrs. W. H. Price, and has now returned to her home in Charlotte. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Craig spent Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Craig. Mrs. Amanda McAteer, who has been sick, is Improving. can is expected to be represented day. In the meantime, arrange wants everybody to visit us on tell them so. AMERICAN' SOLDIERS KILI El l. MEXIC. BATTLE: Carran7.1l Forces Made Good Tiivir Threat to Attack Tuche S-.ldier hilled and Seventeen 'i'.iken ii. oner Mexican I -,i ,i M.o Iiint: Gun. The Mexican soldiers of President Carranza have mane pood I heir threat to attack American troops. News comes that on Wednesday tho Mexicans attacked American troops of our army and killed 12 of them, during a battle of five hours. No fur ther developments have taken place. Columbus, N. M., June 22. Un official reports from the field tonight Indicated that the American force eu gaged at Carrizal was troop II of the tenth cavalry, under Captain Charles T. Boyd, 65 strong. Tho same report gave the Mexican strength at 200. The troop of the 10 th cavalry which clashed with Carranzistas yes terday at Carrizal held the field for five hours before retreating, although they were outnumbered hve to one. according to unofficial reports here1 tonight. The reports said that the Ameri cans only withdrew when heavy Mex ican reinforcements were brought up.. It was learned that a courier from the field headquarters at Cnlnnla Dublan late today and the expedition ary commander's report is expected over the army wireless momentarily. Caplain and Lieutenant Both Hilled in Battle. Chihuahua City, June, 22. The 17 American soldiers, negro troopers of the lUlli cavalry, who were captured in the battle at Car rizal, were brought here today with Lem II. SpiUsbury, n MoH'ion scout, employed by General Pershing, ami were interned. Spillbury said that Captain Chas. T. Boyd commanded the Americans, and, with Lieutenant Henry R. Adair, was among the killed. A captain Moore. who wa with the American detachment was wounded in the shoulder but escaped. All reports of the rkinnis'i at Car rizal have so far come from Mexican sources, with the excepticn of the ac count of an American refugee, who passed through Villa Ahuniudn, nine miles north of Carrizal. Just after ther battle and reached El l':uu tonight. Gen. Francisco tlunzales. CarranKt commander at Juarez, and Gen. Felix Gomez's superior, not only declares that the American troops were tho agressors throughout the action but accuses them of firing on a Hag oC truce. In direct contradiction to Gen Gon zales, the American refugee from Villa Ahumada, corroborated by many rumors from other sources, de clares the Mexicans deliberately lured the American troopers into an am bush by the use of a flag of truce and then mowed them down by fire from a hidden machine gun. The American scouting force is supposed to have come from Guz man, about sixty miles northwest of Carrizal, having been sent forward to Guzman form Casas Crandes by Gen. Pershing, to search for a large? Mexican force reported In that vicini ty. Attention. If all parties will meet their oblf gatlons promptly with the city of Monroe, and not be forced to pay ments by law, they will find that tho Board of Aldermen can do mors work, and they will have more money to do Immediate work with, without delay in having to borrow and pay In terest. We can have a clean anoT beautiful city with peace and harmo ny. If every one will do their duty, and pay their dues. Respectfully. T. L. CROWELL, C. T. C,
The Monroe Journal (Monroe, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
June 23, 1916, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75