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The Monroe Journ
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
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VOL.22. NO. 59.
MONROE, N. O, TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1916.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAi
ANOTHER ONEjN THE WAR
RUMANIA IS REPORTED
TO UK liETTlNU HEADY
Ha a XYrll-Trained Arror ' 1 Metre
Than Half .Million W; Which
to Help Russia A New Offensive
Attains! Central I'lmtm British
Trap German.
The opening of the Allied offensive
at Salonikl has been the signal (or
renewed reports that Huniaia Is ct
last about to throw in her lo! with
the Entente. These reports are more
circumstantial than before and Ger
man press comments idioate that
they are far from belg devoid of
foundation. One Berlin newspaper
declares that Rumania already ha.)
joined the Allies and that plans are
being laid for the march of a Rus
sian army through Rumanian terri
tory. Major Moraht, the German
military critic, also believes Rumania
is negotiating with Russie and hints
at an ultimatum to Hue ha rest lrnm
Germany and Austria.
The entry of Rumania Into tin1 war
one the side of the Entente would
mean the forging of another link in
the chain of foes surrounding the
Central Powers. The material aid
which Rumania could give would be
of an important character. Sh has
bad between 500.000 and 600,000
troops mobolized for nearly a year
and her army is reputed to be one of
the best equipped and trained in Eu
rope. Apart from a possible Rus
sian reinforcement Rumania would
be in a position to deal a powerful
blow at Bulgaria from the north In
conjunction with the Allies drive
from the South.
It has been generally understood
that Russia has been willing to con
cede the province of Bessarabia, the
population of which is largely Ru
manian, In return for Rumanian co
operation in the war. Bessarabia I
18,000 miles square in extent and has
a population or 2.000.000.
British Trail Germans
London Dispatch, August 20.
What two battalions did and how
they did It was the most thrilling in
cident of the last twenty-four hours
of sensational righting from the
Ancre to the Somiiie. The struggle
went on in freakish August weather,
with alternate c loudbursts and flashes
of lightning, rainbows and sunshine.
All along the line the British left
their trenches while the French were
hard at it on their right. The time
chosen was 5 o'clock yesterday after
noon while the big attacks of July 1
and 14 were In the early morning.
One hundred cannon were engaged in
front while others were busy with de
tails of the staff plan. Nothing in
the whole offensive was so dramati
cally staged or came off with greater
success. The Germans still held on in
their old first line trenches, where
their machine guns brought up from
undestroyed dugouts held up the Brit
ish on July 1, while the British right
swung on this section as a pivot
through Contalmaison and Pozleros
to the summit of the ridge, burrowing
forward as the guns blazed away.
Sharper and sharper grew the an
gle of the new British line to the old
German first line. The Germans stuck
to their defense against all kinds of
Are. Through galleries running from
dugout to dugout the Germans had a
subway for bringing up reliefs and
food. They led a regular life at night,
those not on guard went to bed in
their cellar bunks ns comfortably as
in Pullmans and during the day th y
played cards if not sent out into shell
craters to snipe Britishers. They had
their machine guns ready should the
British attempt to rush their homer.
Yesterday afternoon the Rrithh
guns were pounding away as usual at
this scctor.whirh Is called the l.elpslc
redout, when the Britl-h, thanks to
n new system of taking rare of ma
chine guns and with quick bursts of
artillery preparation roveri"g their
charge appeared on the Jump through
the doors of their dugouts.
Through glasses they were visible
to observers running about the maze
of traverses like terriers searching for
rat holes, their bayonets gleaming and
puffs of smoke rising as they threw
their buinhs. In one capacious dtu
out equipped with beds, tables and
cupboards, six officers and 170 men
ijrrendered In a body. Some manag
ed to escape from their dugouts by
underground galleries. Others tried
to man their machine guns and were
shot down. Still others fought to the
death with bayonets and bombs. It is
estimated that 2,000 Germans caught
In this trap by less than their own
number were accounted for.
When the Associated Tress corres
pondent left corp" headquarters 12
officers and 600 Germans had been
brought in as prisoners while more
were being unearvhed from tntir hid
ing place's. The last of tho small par
ties which held out In brief but fero
rlous Beiges were surrendering. Thry
had hoped for a counter attack to res
cue them but the British had foreseen
this and met It with blasts and bat
tery and machine guns they had Im
mediately put in action (or that pur
pose. The prisoners the correspond
ent saw looked well and some of them
laughed over the manner In which
thev were captured.
Eieswhere the story was of many
trenches gained with some lost and
relentless action throughout the night
the Infantry laboring In the moist
earth, fighting for the possession of
water-logged sr.cll Craters, while the
artillerists kept fct their work, hot
gun barrels sizzling from the rain.
Once when the British troops were
caught by machine gun Are had to
yif!d a position and fould a counter
stuck developing 20 seconds after
their S. O. S. signal to the artillery
commander guns were trained on that
counter-attack with a curtain of flit
that sent It to cover. In the center
the British have pushed closer to
Martinputch and have taken an or
chard west of Delville wood but the
hottest work probably was on the
right. Here the Germans kept on re
inforcing and their guns never forgot
Longueval. If they have any extra
ammunition they seem to turn it on
the massed wreckage of that unfor
tunate village. The British are equal
ly interested in making sure that no
remaining bricks of Guillcmont es
cape the attention of their artillery.
The Germans were insistent on
keening a stone quarry oq the edge
of the town but after a hand-to-hand
argument which lasted many hours
the British took and kept it.
South of Gullemont the British
were well forward of the village when
aeroplane observers raw hi.; forces of
Germans moving forward in a coun
ter attack. There was another hurry
call to the guns, of course, and they
wiped out the first two lines of the
advancing waves. The rest of the
Germans took cover in a ravine. Fol
lowing it they debouched and under
the protection of their irtlllerv struck
the French left which remained in
an angle of woods, forcing the Brit
ish to yield some of the ground tr-kon.
Two British Cruisers Sunk
London dispatch. 22nd.
Two light British cruisers, the Not
tingham and Falmouth, were sunk
Saturday in the North Sea by Ger
man submarines while the vessels
were searching for the German high
seas fleet, according to an official an
nouncement hv the Admiralty shortly
before midnight. One German sub
marine was destroyed by the British
n hila another was rammed and nossi
bly sunk, according to the Admiral
statement, which rollows:
"Renorts from our lookout squad
ron and other units showed there
was considerable activity on the part
of the enemy in the North Sea on
Saturday. The German high seas
fleet came out, but learning from
their scouts that the British forces
were in considerable strength, the
enemy avoided an engagement and
returned to port.
WhnImiw New.
Correspondence of The Journal.
U'avhaw. Aniriist 21. Mr. Jesse A
Williams, .Messrs. Ardrey Plyler and
Clarence Coliins spent Thursday and
Thtirsiluv liiirht in Charlotte.
Mr. Pfatt AlcNeoley was a visitor
in town Friday.
Miis r.ll:i t'errnsnn of Leslie. S
C... spent the week-end here with Alius
Elise Davis.
Allss Elise Davis entertained the
young set at her beautiful home on
.',nili 1'i-ov l.lenrp street Frliiav nicht
In honor of her guests, Alisses Irene
Hamilton and Mia Furgeson.
Messrs. Fred I'lvler. J. S. Filler
and William Massey spent Friday In
Charlotte.
Mi. and Mrs. James Walker of
Rock Hill are visiting at Air. J. L.
W.tlkmi'ti this Week.
Mrs. Roy Walkup spent the wetk-
ed with Air. and Mrs. 1). M. walkup.
Messrs olln and Henry Alasse-y
spent Friday and Saturday near Prov
idence. They were nccompanieu oacK
hv Messrs. Paul and Luke DcLancy.
Air. Grady Alassey and Mrs. H. e,.
Tlniivinn sm-nt Saturday nignt in
Monroe.
Messrs 'Amble and Chatham Rone.
Miss Jennie and Airs. Rone of Waldo,
Fla., are visiting here tuts weeK.
.Messrs, John Walkup. Chap Belk,
and Allss Janle Matthews or Lnar
lotte spent Sunday here with Air. K
J. He-Ik and family.
.Messrs. Aloke Williams and Ben
Eubanks of Alonroe were visitors in
town Sundav.
Air. J. D. Simpson is spending his
vacation with ins people in tne nr
znh ronilllllllll V.
Airs. 11. C. Houston, Allss Ethel
Rodman, Air. and Airs. J. L". Rodman,
ir aro sneniline their vacation in the
mountains near Ashevllle this week.
Alisses Elsie Davis, Irene Hamilton
and Ella Furgeson arc vWtlng In Cn
f'lvh-.i t hi week .
Aliss Ella Ryrum of Columbia Is
vlsitinm Miss Estal ne AlcCaln here
Hila week
Alessrs. J. S. Plyler and Olin Alas
sey spent Alonday afternoon in Char
lotte.
Mr nml Mrs. T. S. Langlev of Lan
caster visited at the McDonald hotel
Sunday.
Aliss Emmett Smith of Blshopsville
visited at Air. AL Al. Tillman's sun
dav- .
mi rtpssie Steele left for Baltt
more yesterday, where she will take
a millinery course.
Messrs. V. C. Davis and F. R. NTs
bet left Monday for Ashevllle. where
ihev will snend several days this
u.-cp1r
The road to the new cemetery east
of town is under construction. The
contract for the building of the road
and a bridge was let to Air. D. Al.
Wilson. The road will add much to
the beauty of the cemetery and the
convenience of the people. News
Boy.
A Call to Do Itoad Work.
It was recommended at our last
road meeting In Goose Crek town
ship that everybody work at least
two days extra on some public road
In the township in order to make the
roads as good as they were before the
recent rains.
We, the undersigned road commit
tee of said township heartily endorse
the same and ask the co-operation of
not only the road overseers but every
body that will, regardless of age, to
aid In the said road work, gratis.
Work the roads nearest your homes,
If you so desire. Respectfully sub
mitted, I. A. Clonti, chairman, 0. A.
Long, secretary, I. C. Clontz.
Mlt. HA1GLEKS REUNION'.
Fine Occasion When Friends, Rela
tive and Neighbor Gathered Last
Saturday. ,
Although the descendants of Mr.
and Mrs. Alilt Haighsr, who live about
ten miles from Monroe on' the Mor
gan Mill road, only number four and
one grandchild, the large number of
friends and neighbors that were pres
ent at the annual family reunion held
last Saturday, did justice to a family
of a hundred or more descendants.
What Squire Haigler lacks in children
and grandchildren Is more than made
up tor by the esteem and good will
of his many neighbors.
Mr. Haigler Is 67 years old. and
Mrs. Haigler Is 68. They have been
married 31 years, and this union gave
birth to the following children: J. T.
Haigler, J. C. Haigler, l'nionville, Rt.
2; Luther Haigler and Miss Bertha
Haigler. Besides the above men
tioned children. Squire Haigler has
the following brothers and sisters
that are living: Al. C. Haigler, Ar
kansas; J. Al. Haigler, l'nionville Rt.
1; R. N. Haigler, L'nionville Rt. 1;
Airs. George Eagler, L'nionville Rt. 1;
H. I. Haigler. L'nionville Rt. 1: and
W. Al. Haigler. l'nionville Rt. 1. Sev
eral of Air. Ilaigler's brothers were
present Saturday.
The parents of Air. Haigler were
R. Al. Haigler and Rosanna Rushing.
They lived near Crooked Creek, and
the old homestead is now standing,
being occupied by one of the Haigler
boys. Mr. Ilaigler's father was kill
ed in the war, while with Lee on his
last raid Into Maryland.
Mr. J. J. Parker of Alonroe was the
orator. His speech was good and
many complimentary remarks were
made by some of the audience at the
conclusion of it. Mr. Parker dealt
mostly with morality and religion. He
believes that the home is the place
to train the children for lives of
righteousness and public service, and
that this training must be given at
an early age. He said that the Cath
olic church boasts: "Give me a child
from its Infancy to its seventh birth
day, and then you can do what you
please with him." The divorce prob
lem Is growing by leaps and bounds,
said Air. Parker, and It needs correct
ing. Tho place to correct is in the
home. Air. Parker concluded his
speech by complimenting Air. Haigler
on his fine physical appearance for a
man of his years, and by telling the
people how glad he was to be with
them.
The dinner was one of those Union
county affairs that have been praised
from one end of the county to the
other by Squire Jerre C. Lnney.
Chicken, and plenty of it, potato pie,
cake, home made pickles, good fresh
beef, and many other delicacies far
too numerous to mention. Nearly ev
erybody ate too much, but there was
plenty left over probably enough for
another reunion if it could be pre
served in the same condition at it was
Saturday. It was one glorious dinner
and the visitors passed some mighty
pretty compliments to the ladies.
Many of them declared that they had
never tasted u liner dinner in all
their lives.
Among those present were: J. T
Williams, L'nionville Rt. 2; 11. E
Rushing, l'nionville lit 2; C. A. Hy
att, L'nionville Rt. 2; W. B. Long
Lnionville Rt. 1; A. J. Mullis. Union
vllle Rt. 2; W. T. AIullls, Marshville
Rt. 2; C. C. Mullis, L'nionville Rt. 2;
W. N. Smith, l'nionville Rt. 2; F. C.
Mullis, L'nionville. Rt. 2; Zeno Pur
ser, l nionville Rt. 2; J. Al. Hyatt
Unionivlle Rt. 2; Ellis Rushing, Un
ion Rt. 1; J. Allen Baucom, l'nion
ville Rt. 2: L. W. Mullis, l'nionville
lit. 2; J. S. Mollis, l'nionville Rt. 2;
M. S. Haigler. l nionville Rt. 1; J. It.
Baucom, l'nionville Rt. 1; Grady
Love, l'nionville Rt. 1; Al. D. Rush
ing, l'nionville Rt. 1; Kell Smith
L'nionville Rt. 1; C. C. Purser, Union
vllle Rt. 2; W. D. Page, Unionivlle
Rt. 1; E. T. Page, Concord Rt, 7; Lee
Page, Cabarrus Rt. 1; C. W. Page,
l'nionville Rt. 1; H. T. Long, l'nion
ville Rt. ; J. T. C. Baucom, l'nion
ville Rt. 1; V. A. Haigler, L'nionville
Rt. 1; Aliss Annie Haigler, l'nion
ville Rt. 1; Aliss Alaggie Haigler, l'n
ionville Rt. 1; Mrs. J. W. Page, Ln
ionville Rt. 1; Aliss Millie Long, l'n
ionville Rt. 2; Airs. Nettle Baucom,
l'nionville Rt. 2; Mrs. Kell Smith,
l'nionville Rt. 2; Airs. W. Al. Haig
ler, L'nionville Rt. 1; Airs. Leander
Page, Cabarrus; Airs. L, W. Mullis,
l'nionville Rt. 2; Mrs. H. E. Mullis,
L'nionville Rt. 2; Airs. J. Al. Mullis,
L'nionville Rt. 2; Airs. J. C. Haigler,
L'nionville Rt. 2; Airs. Walter Bau
com, l'nionville Rt. 2; Aliss Ethel
Eudy, Concord; Allss Effie Baucom,
l'nionville Rt. 1; Aliss Nancy Haigler,
L'nionville Rt. 1; Mrs. W. H. Todd.
Huntersville; Mrs. Ida Rushing Rt. 2;
Mrs. Al. L. Green, Unionville Rt. 2:
Mrs. A. L. Aledlin. Alecklenburg coun
ty; Airs. J. J. Williams, Unionville
Rt. 2; Airs. C. A. Hyait, Unionville
Rt. 2; Mrs. W. C. AIullls, Marshville
Rt. 2.
There were many others present
about as many more as has been men
tioned but The Journal was unable
to secure the names of all those pres
ent. Canning Club Picnic
The canning club girls and their
brothers will picnic at Lee's mill on
Lane's creek, near Union church on
Saturday, Aug. 26.
Bring your dinner and let's have a
pleasant day together. We hope to
have every member present.. Airs.
B. H. Griffin, County Agent.
The library committee will make a
house to bouse rnnvns Thursday and
Friday for donations of books.. All
who have books to donate will please
have them reaely at that time so the
library can be fixed up without fins
ther delay Library Committee.
DEATH OF K. P. STEWART
Prominent Citisrn of Wingate Com
munity Passed Away Sunday
Meeting (her at Meadow Branch
Much lyotal Mailer.
(By O. P. Timlst.)
Wingate, Aug. 21. One of the
saddest events the writer has been
called upon to chronicle is that of
the death of our friend and neigh
bor, Mr. E. Funay Stewart, which
occurred early Sunday morning. Air.
Stewart had been sick fur about four
weeks with typhoid lexer resulting as
above slated. The deceased was ubou
42 years old, and was the youngest
child of the late Air. and Mrs. Cole
man Stewart and lived on the old
homestead about three miles north
of Wingate. He was one of our very
best citizens, upright in his lite aud
walk, and in his dealings w ith Lis fel
lows; kind and accomodating to ev
eryone who sougiit help or counsel;
always ready to help along any good
cause, a line and successful farmer;
an excellent husband and lather. In
a word, he was as near a model man
as we often lind. Air. Stewart was
not a member of any church but pre
fessed a bright hope for the future.
He la survived by a wife and several
children, four brothers and two sis
ters. The brothers are Alessrs. T. C.
Stewart, G. Al. Stewart. Jodie and
James Stewart. The sisters are Airs.
Lydia Perry and Airs. W. H. Alullis.
Funeral was held at Lnion Grove
Grove church Alonday at 11 o'clock.
Rev. waiter Edwards conducted the
services.
The hearts of a wide circle of
friends go out in profound sympathy
for the uereaved family.
Miss Nell Hefner visited friends in
Wadesboro last week.
Perhaps O. P. T. has some friend
readers of The Journal that would be
interested in knowing that bis ron
dition is no worse in fact Is right
much Improved in some respects and
has high hopes of a better day not
far ahead.
Quite a number of our gorld
friends called at the Lone Oak home
Saturday evening to express their
sympathy for and to exchange kind
greetings with O. P. T., who, with his
good wife, was delighted to have
them with us. The fact that O. P. T's
talking machine was out of gear
greatly marred the occasion. Come
again soon, good friends, he hopes to
be better.
Alessrs. Thomas Brooks of Anson
county and his nephew. Air. Alexand
er Dope of Faulk's, dropped In .his!
for a few minutes Sunday morning
Uncle Tom is a veteran of the civil
war; is 84 years old; carries scars of
the great battle of Gettysburg on hi
body, yet is quite lively and active fen
one of his age.
Air. Brooks Jerome is visiting rel
atives and friends in and about
Georgevllle. Cabarrus county.
This Is the last day of the anti-ty
phoid vaccination t W ingate. The
great majority of our people have
taken the full course, while there are
some who lack one more application
and saddest of all is that there are
some either too wlsei?) or too care
less or indifferent as to the life, hap
Illness and health of themselves and
their families as to refuse to avail
themselves of this safe-guard against
this dreadful scourge. "My people
perish for lack of wisdom. The
Bible.
.Messrs. Jesre Williams of Waxhi'W
nnd brother, Fronds Williams, de
lighted us with their presence, as on
guests for an hour or so Sundav
morning. Come ugain friends, your
presence r.nd talk are inspiring and
encourage ns to greater efforts in tho
battle for life.
Several students have arrived pre-
paratory to entering school Tuesday
Air. and Mrs. W. II. Meigs and
children left Friday morning for
their home In Palmersville after
spending a few days with the "old
folks at home" and other relatives.
The big meeting at Meadow Branch
broke Saturday: as a result 11 ron-
Iv.-.ts were baptized in the afternoon.
The ordinance was performed by pas
tor Black in Air. R. L. WombU's tish
pond. The lay or the land surround
ing this clear, beautiful and placid
lake and the easy access to it makes
this almost an Ideal place for the ad
ministration of the ordinance of bap
tism. Airs. Jonu Hartsell, who was
thrown from her buggy, some time
ago, resulting in the fracture of one
of the bones in her right forearm, is
getting along fairly we'll with the
broken member, to the delight of her
many friends. Airs. Hartsell se-ems
quite unfortunate in this respect. A
few years ago she had a fall which
resulted in the breaking of her left
arm from which she suffered a long
time. But Airs. Hartsell, although
past her three score and ten, can and
will do more work with two broken
arms than many a one who is pos
sessed of sound limbs and Is much
younger. Airs. Hartsell Is a hustler.
Aliss Rosa Blakeney, the assistant
principal of the Wingate schoed.
spent the week-end with the family
of Air. and Airs. Y. M. Boggan.
Air. and Airs. Luke Russet and
children visited the home of Mrs.
Russell's parents. Air. and Airs. B.
D. Austin Saturday and Sunday.
Llvor Trouble.
"I am bothered with liver trouble
about twice a year," writes Joe Ding
man, Webster City, Iowa. "I have
pains In my side and bark and an
awful soreness In my stomach. I
heard of Chamberlln's Tablets and
tried them. By the time I had used
half a bottle of them I was feeling
fine and had no signs of pain." Ob
tainable everywhere.
The man who tells you he Is no
fool may merely be mistaken.
OXI.V FIVE LYNCHED AT ONCE.
Ami Two of Them Women They Had
Helix-il Another Negro to h'Mie
Florida Goe-t lleatl.
Gainsville (Fla.) Dispatch, Aug. l!Mh.
Five negroes, thre-e men and two
women, were taken from the jail at
Newberry, Florida, early today and
hanged by a mob and another negro
was shot and killed by deputy sin r-
iffs ne-ar Jonesville. Fla.. as the re-
sult of the killing yesterday of fon-i"
stable S. G. Wynne, and the shooting
of Dr. L. G. Harris by Boisv Lung.a
negro. The lynched negroe-s were ac
cused of aiding Long to escape.
Posses consisting of several hun
dred men tonight are searching the
woods about Newberry. 18 miles
from here, for trace of Long. Fur
ther trouble is feared.
Dispatches from Newberry tonigh: i
said that the mob, which lynched tin
rive negroes was composed of abou:
20 men and worked quietly and rap
idly. After gaining entrance to t!;e
jail they took the victims to a poi:n
about a mile from town and h:i:igei
all on one large oak tne. N t a
shot was tired, the dispatch said.
The ne gro shet near Jonesville al?'" I
was said to have aided Long to e.
cape.
Wvnne nnd Dr. Harris were shut I
when they w ent to Long's home at I
NVuliei-rv enrlv vest oritur nim nin- to
arrest him on a charge of stealing
hogs. It Is said Long drew a pistol
from his night clothing and fired.
Wynne was rushed to Jacksonville
where he died yesterday at noon.
Several hundred negroes are em
ployed In phosphate mines near New
berry.
NO GOVERNMENT BY PETITION
Mr. Given Objects to the Submission
of a Sound Business Principle to
the Decision of a Petition.
To the Editor of The Journal:--That
was, indeed, a progressive move
which our county commisslonei.
made when they appropriated $ 4 o
for the prevention of typhoid fever in
this county. On an average, 1 sup
pose, it costs ?4fl to have r-.s many
as four well-developed cases of fever.
It's a good investment for the eoun-j
ty in a financial way, and from a )
human standpoit, where deaths i; . ,
prevented, the value of typhoid fie-!
ventlon cannot be measured in oo!
tars and cents. I am glad thut tiif
commissioners arose to the needs of
the occasion and did this without
submitting it to petition.
Alen are placed in responsible po
sitions that have control of the in
vestments of public funds because
the voters presume that they have
some sound business judgment, and
they are not supposed to submit busi
ness propositions to referendum vote,
much less to adopt the least satisfac
tory method of all namely, deciding
important business matters "by peti
tion." The extension service, known
as farm demonstration work, has
done more to revolutionize and im
prove agricultural methods than all
other agricultural agencies combined.
It is so much more effective than any
other plan of teaching better farm
ing that it will ultimately be the
basis for the enlargement and expan
sion of practically all agricultural
extension work done by government
al agencies.
Some counties in Virginia already
have as many as five farm demon
stration agents, while several coun
ties in this State have two each
Is It a fact that the county co".i -
mlssioners are going to try a foot-hall
came ov petition wiui one ci uie.ences.
most constructive agencies in tne
county one that does not add as
much as a penny to the tax burden of
anybody in the county?
Why make a precedent of this
business proposition "by petition"
and not also decide upon other Im i
liess details by this unusual and un
precedented method ?
Government by pelt ion menus
stagnation and the precedent ought
to be carefully avoided. J. Green.
ORDIVWCF. OF THE CITY OF
l)P.tE FIXING LICENSE TAX
Sec. 2". Hacks, etc.: Upon each and
eve rv hack, omnibus, wagon, dray,
carriage, or other vehicle used for
transporting pci'sor-.s, freight, mer
chandise or other r.rticles for hire,
$5.00; provided, that no person shall
be taxed more than $10.00 under this
sub-section. That every person re
ceiving from the City of Alonroe a
license under this si'dion shall attach
In a conspicuous place on the hack,
wagon, omnibus, carriage, dray or
other vehicle the lug showing be
nunilMr of the lle-eiise and the year
of lt Issue, which shall be given by
the City or Alonroe with the license,
ho that the number may Ik- easily
seen. Any person failing to attach
the tag or plate furnished him shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor anil on
conviction shall be fined $50.00 or
Imprisoned thirty days.
TO THE PUBLIC.
By authority vested in the State
Health Officer by paragraph 614
(code of Laws for the State of South
Carolina. 1912), the following rules
will be regarded In regard to tickets
of persons traveling In South Caro
lina: Railroad tickets will not be Issued
to children under sixteen (16) years
of age to any destination within the
State of South Carolina, unless a cer
tificate is furnished by local Board of
Health, where one exists, and where
no local Board of Health exists, by
Family Physician residing in that lo
cality, showing that child has not
been In contact with case of Infantile
Paralysis and has not had that dis
ease this year.
S. J. BRIGMAN, Ticket Agent.
RAILROADS ARE;SI0BB0R
EXECUTIVES .MAY NOT AGREK
Mr. Wilkin Told Them Thai in Case
of Strike I be Country Would know
Where to Put ilie Itlame Now
Drafting Rt-iily to I be p!vi,lent.
The train men having accep'ed the
suggestion of Presid'-nt Wilson that
n 'ht hour day be granted ad otn-
questions arbitrated. Mr. Wilson
has D,''n trying to get the railroads
to agree. He met the officials at tne
White House on Saturday and yes
terday. As one American citizen lo
another President Wilson appealed to
each of the executives of the coun
try's principal railroads ,n grounds
of patriotism to accept his plan for
averting the ihreatenul disaster of a
Nationwide strihe. H-- emphasized
the necessity for k"epi:ig ihe rail
roads in service as a part f ilie Na
tional defense, and to make possible
preparations for meeting conditions
that will exit alter the European
war.
Oil having Ihe White House the
railroad presidents, augmented dur
ing the day by arrivals from the
West, ht Id a conference, at which
sentiment was said to be against
i . ... . . ....
agreeing lo tne rresiucni s proposal
in i,s les nt form. Hope was ex-
I,rt 'ed, how t ver. that some atis
factory co'inter-proposition might be
advanced and it was decided to turn
over to a committee the task of draft
ing a final reply to the President.
With more than 60 nun, most of
them with their own ideas about
what ought to be done, the executives
found it difficult to "get down to
brass tacks," as one of them express
ed it. Tomorrow morning another
meeting will be heard and every ef
fort will be made to reach a decision
promptly
Country Will Know Where to Put
Blame.
Washington Dispatch, Aug. lDth.
President Wilson appealed to the
railroad officials today to abandon
their insistence em arbitration of the
dispute threatening a nation-wide
strike and to accept his plan of settle
ment, already agreed to by the em
ploye's, because in I:; lii:i o( iiiion tho
railroads are contending for a prin
ciple which it seemingly is Impossible
to apply to Ihe present siuation.
In one of the most dramatic scenes
known to the White House in recent
i years, the President declared to the.
heads of five billion dollars worth of
properties, assembled at his sum
mons: "If a strike comes, the public will
know where the responsibility rests.
It will not be upon me."
A few minutes later be issued a
statement saying "the public has the
right to expect" acceptance of his
plan.
Refusing acceptance for the pres
ent, but not giving a final answer,
Hale Holden. president of the Burl
igton roads and spokesma for the 35
railroad officials, urged the President
to uphold the principle of arbitration,
and declared his plan would "place in
peril nil that has been accomplished
in The peaceful adjustment of labor
controversies by methods of arbitra
tion." At the c1om of the conference.
President Wilson summoned to
Washington additional railroad presi
dents from the West, and iiie execu
tives already here told him they
would confer among themselves and
return next week, probably Alonday.
In the meantime representatives of
;both the roads and the employes will
remain here for informal confer-
Dog-ilay Inlei lion ami Full Sivi'es.
There has been an unusually largo
number of dog-day inlee lions this se-a-sem.
The retained wastes of winter
and spring are reae uiiig their climax
under the' notion of the rummer heat.
There have- been many eases of in
fected fingers, toe's, palms, arms, legs
and faces.
Bone felons have resulted. Cellu
litis has been common. Mosquito
bites have caused seveiid cases eif lo
cal cellular in loot ion . One case of
e-rysipelis in the hg of a three-year-old
child has resulted from a niiis-
i quito bite. Many cases of ce llulitis)
have re sulte'd from slight Injuries by
cuts, lacerations . pentrations with
sharp instruments, scratches, rubbing
off particles of cuticle's.
When these infections arise very
easily It is an indicatie n that your
blood is impure and has low resisting
power.
By heroic treatment at the outset
most of those cases can be aborted.
If they reach a certain stage, they
must break down from pus anel dis
charge before they will become well.
Cream of tartar anil sulphur will help
to abort them. A diet of vegetables,
fruits and buttermilk will help won
derfully toward preventing these
troubles.
Fall sores are very common In
children from July to December.
They can be cured. .They are very
infectieius though and will spread by
scratching.
Vegetable poisoning or weed poi
soning is very common In the late
summer and fall. Weed poisonin?
due to a vegetable acid which gels
into the blood through bare feet or
bare hands from damp weeds of oth
er vegetation. Potaon oak Is a good
example. It Is due to acid toxlco den
dron. It will remain in the blood
for years, coming out at certain sea
sons and resulting in the most pro
voking skin eruption, swelling and
Irritation.
Avoid damp vegetation when yoa
have sores on your feet or hands.
H. D. Stewart.
A pretty girl finds hothlng but
pleasant reflections in her mirror.