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"THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT"
The Monroe Journal
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
VOL 22. No. 72 MONROE, N. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1916. $1.50 PER YEAR CASu.
ilisxt yet PRonrcKR
THK PAINKILLER
White Stranger Who Came Along
With lYomise 0f .Mu. li Fire Water
ScooNd (lie Money of a Lot of
Darkies.
Sauipton Darrctt, Alt Cu.'.Vrtson.
Henry Alsobrooks, Duke Alsobrooks,
Jim Fuller and Calvin Carelock are
a "seedy" looking buuch tbia morn
ing, alter going through an experi
ence that cost them a total of $23.50.
They tell victims to a swindler of the
J. Kufus Wallingtord type, and paid
high for some good practical experi
ence. It happened In the following man
ner: A white straneer, evidently a
tramp, passed by the depot yesterday
morning, accosted Allen Alsobrooks,
colored, and told him that he would
pass through with a cargo of whiskey
last night. Allen exhibited some in
terest, so the stranger told him to tell
his friends to meet him near the
Frank Helm's place, three miles from
town on the Charlotte road, at about
eight o'clock, and to tell them also to
bring some money and a few jugs.
Allen lost no time in spreading the
news. It wasn't long before he had a
bunch of blind tigers, whiskey soak
ers that would gladden the heart of a
Norfolk distiller. They scraped about
all day yesterday and got up $23.50.
Then the hour of the appointment
,grew near. Enhanced by the compa
ny of many other envious ones, the
party set out.
Sure enough they were met by the
man at the agreed upon spot. He
maintained an air of secrecy, collect
ed the money and the Jugs. Samp
ton contributed $3, equal to three
days hard labor, to the fund. Alf
came across with $2.50. Henry fol
lowed suit. Duke hit 'em a little
higher with $5.50, while old Jim Ful
ler, who has been in court for retail
ing, pitched in the magnificent sum of
$8.50. Calvin Carelock couldn't
stand the pace, but did throw in
$1.50.
Allen, who was the go-between,
was singled out by the stranger to
accompany him down the woods a
little ways to get the "painkiller."
Allen responded with alnrcity, but
when they got about fifty feet, the
stranger halted. He told Allen to
stand on guard, and if he saw any
body coming, to warn him with three
shrill whistles. Unsuspectingly. Al
len did as he was told.
Fifteen minutes passed. The gang
waited patiently. Thirty minutes
went buy. but they wre still pa
tient. An hour, and then an hour
and a half, before the gang became
tusplrious. Then when Allen came
back alone, uttering dire threats and
speaking their sentiments in unprint
able words.
When they arrived in town they
summoned Chief Griffin and Officer
Fowler. They at once went to the
scene, where they found the sacks
and Jugs, but no trace of their man.
He had departed for parts unknown.
The stranger appeared to be about
35 years old. was clean shaven and
was about 5 feet 11 inches tall. He
wore n pair of ovcrhalls, blue shirt
with collar attached, and tan shoes.
He weighed about 175. and his upper
teeth carry gold fillings.
The law demands the apprehension
of the man, if possible, hut he
wouldn't probably get such a bad
deal In Monroe courts for teaching
this party such a good lesson.
News From Weddliigton.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Weddington, Oct. 6. Miss Ida
Belks spent last week In Charlotte.
Miss Martha Loltin is visiting rela
tives in lied .Springs.
Misses Evelyn Wolfe and Heatrice
Fairley of Monroe visited at Mrs. A.
J. Price's the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Short visited
relatives in the Providence commu
nity last Sunday.
Prof. O. H. Orr returned last week
from the western part of the State
where he spent some time.
Miss Lucy Price left last Monday
for Charlotte where she will take a
nurses' course in the Presbyterian
hospital.
Messrs. Sidney Shannon and Frank
Boatright of Union were visitors in
the village Sunday.
Mr. W. A. Short.Mlsses Ruby Mc
Manus and Louise Short are visiting
in Charlotte.
Prof. Frank Hlchardson of Lowell
and sister. Miss Merrle, who Is teach
ing at Morven, spent the week-end
with their parents, Kev. and Mrs. N.
H. Richardson.
Mrs. S. II. Flncher, who has been
right sick, Is Improving. Wedding
ton. iMt News Ilrlefs
Emperor William has left for the
eastern front to visit his armies
which are being attacked by the Rus
sians all along the line.
A Cunard liner was sunk In the
Mediterranean sea yesterday by a
German submarine. There were no
passengers and 12 of the crew are
missing.
The Christian Brothers' College at
St. Louis was burned yesterday and
nine men lost their lives, one of
whom was 93 and one 72 years old.
New York City, which consumes
2,400,000 quarts of milk daily, Is
suffering on account of a quarrel be
tween the farmers supplying the milk
and the organization which sell It,
known as "the milk trust." The
city Is getting only half Its supply.
The farmers claim that the distribu
tors get all the profit.
There are no new developments in
the European war.
STARTED HOME AX Y WAY
Cecil OTeen. a Plucky Kinston
Youngster Stranded Here While on
Hist Way to His .Mother.
One of the pluckiest youngsters in
the world is in Monroe today. His
name is Cecil OTeen, age 13, whose
home is in Kinston. His mother,
who is a cotton mill operative in
Kinston. sent bim to the Episcopal
orphanage in Charlotte Wednesday,
without first notifying the authori
ties of that institution of her in
tention. She supplied Cecil with
Just enough money to get to Char
lotte, of course expecting the or
phanage to take him In. But when
Cecil got to Charlotte, the authorities
informed him that there was no room
for him. Instead of bursting into
tears and telling the Superintendent
f his plight, Cecil took it manfully
and started home with no money in
his pocket.
A cigarette drummer brought him
to Monroe in hi3 automobile. Cecil
then went over to the Ieemorlee
Mill, hoping to get enough work to
pay his fare home. There was no
work to be had at the mill, but Mr.
W. A. Love took the youngster home
for the night. This morning he came
up town, hoping to find a way to get
home. He didn't beg but Just hung
around the station, trusting in Provi
dence for a railroad ticket to Kin
ston. Some of the railroad men noticed
the boy. Mr. Vern Austin, on ques
tioning him, learned of his plight. He
then notified the police. They went
down and brought the boy to the
City hall, where they secured his
mother's name and address and wir
ed her of her son's circumstances.
"Wasn't you scared when you
found out they couldn't take you In
the orphanage?" asked The Journal
reporter.
"No." replied the little fellow,
"but I did get homesick."
"Why did you come to Monroe?"
he was asked.
"I wanted to make enough money
to get home on," he answered simply.
"What did you think when you
found there was no work to be had?"
"It made me more homesick, but
I thought maybe someone would
want to help me if I stayed around
the depot." he answered.
Cecil is a likable young fellow. H?
has an attractive face, and he easily
won the sympathy of the police. He
showed that he -was plucky by not
telling the Superintendent of the Or
phanage, who would certainly have
been glad to have helped him, of his
plight.
Officer Clifford Fowler is soliciting
subscriptions to send him home, and
everybody is responding with a vim
in admiration of the game little fel
low. No reply has yet been received
from the telegram sent to his mother.
Our Nice Utile School Girl With In
Again.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Stouts, Oct. 4. Here I come again
to (ill my old place. As Padersky
has gone to Badin I will try to write
the news until he returns again.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Hushing spent
Saturday night in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. P. Ritch.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Springs, who
moved to Charlotte a few weeks ago,
have moved hack to the village.
Mrs. J. T. Hargett and son, Mur
phy, and Mr. W. J. Sutton are in
Waxhaw this week visiting relatives
and attending the Baptist associa
tion. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Fumlerburk
visited relatives in Bui' cud township
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilder Stlnson spent
Sunday In the homo of Capt. and
Mrs. Ballentine.
Misses Kate and Atile Conder
spent Saturday night in the T. J.
Kezlah home.
A large crowd from the village at
tended the Sunday school rally at
Indian Trail Sunday.
Masters Koddy and Horace Hitch
of Charlotte spent the week-end visi
ting friends and relatives in and
around the village.
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Helms have
the sympathy of the community in
the loss of their Infant son, Carl,
who died Tuesday, Oct 3rd. and was
buried Wednesday at New Salem.
Mr. and Mis. J. M. Long spent
Sunday night in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Elgin Thompson.
Her friends will be sorry to know
that Mrs. Enoch Helms Is right sick
this week.
Mr. W. T. Ballentine, who has been
a rhut in all summer, has improved
greatly and can get about some on
his crutches.
Mrs. Amanda Smith and daurhter.
Miss Bliss Smith, spent one night
last week In the home of her son,
Mr. T. J. Conder.
Miss Daisy Vanderburg is visiting
her sister, Mrs. L. A. McRorle, this
week.
Mrs. Bunyan Helms spent last
week with her sister, Mrs. Elgin
Thompson.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Long spent
Monday night in the F. J. Conder
home.
Where are all the correspondents
that have forsaken the "Journal
family"? Come again Wild Rose and
Rosebud, we miss you. School Girl.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
Service tonight at 7:30. Subject,
"The Great Confession."
Sunday morning at 11 a. m. ser
mon and celebration of Holy Com
munion. Subject: "Adrift"
3 p. m. children service, to which
grown people are also invited.
4 p. m. (for men only) "The
Strength of Manhood."
7:30 p. m. "The Thirsty Soul."
This will be the last service of the
mission.
NO C1RCIS THIS YEAR.
Monroe !la Been Slighted By Old
John Robinson So Far Ah Can He
Ascertained.
"There's a goin to be a lot of
folks in town on the 10th expectin'
to see the circus," said a native to
The Journal yesterday, on being told
that John Robinson's circus, pro
claimed as the "greatest in the
world." would not fill their date.
And he's about right, for once It gets
started that a circus is coming to
town, ten brass bands couldn't cor
rect the impression.
No authentic information could be
secured as to whether or not the cir
cus Is coming, but it is said that it Is
being billed for Wadesboro or Hamlet
on the day that it had been advertis
ed to come to Monroe. The City Tax
Collector didn't know anything about
it, nor anybody else. However, all
were of the opinion that it wasn't
coming, for the liberal advertising
man, with a pocket full of tickets,
has failed to put in an appearance.
Contracts for advertising space in
The Journal signed by the advance
man were made, but the copy for the
ads has never been received. So It
seems like a dead certainty that the
circus won't come to Monroe this
year.
The little boys will be disappoint
ed, and so will the old man. Al
though the head of the family usual
ly says he "don't care anything about
the show excepting the animals, I be
lieve I'll take the kids." he's usually
fibbing, for nobody knows better than
the kid how much the old man enjoys
the whole affair. Lots of those who
say they don't care anything about
a circus are usually found on the
front seats when the band begins to
play. Of course some of the moth
ers deplore the low standard of the
circus, but they. Just like Dad,
go to take the kids because Sally or
Bill never would get over it if they
didn't.
Maybe we'll have better luck next
year, even if old John Robinson has
slighted us. Any old circus is better
than none. Then they say a circus is a
sign of prosperity.
HAITIST ASSOCIATION FIXE
Meeting; This Week at Old Wnxhnw
One of the Best in Years Xow
Feature of the Work Xevt Year
Will He Only Two Hays News
From the Waxhaw Neighborhood.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Waxhaw, Oct. 5. The Union Bap
tist Association is in session this
week at Waxhaw Old Baptist church
two miles from town. This Is one of
the old historic churches of the as
sociation and the congregation have
made extra effort to entertain the
body and they are doing it In fine
style. Members of the churches who
have been attending for many years
say this is one of the finest meetings
of the body. On the first day there
were full delegations from every
church in the bounds except two.
which Is very unusual. The intro
ductory sermon was preached Wed
nesday morning by Rev. M. I). L.
Preslar. The organization then took
place and Mr. John C. Sikes was re
elected Moderator, or presiding of
ficer. Mr. B. H. Griffin of Marshvlile
was elected clerk and Mr. F. B. Ash
crait of Monroe was reelected treas
urer, a position that he has held for
many years.
Kev. E. L. Middleton of Raleigh,
representing the Sunday school work.
Rev. C. J. Thompson of the Bibical
Recorder, Mr. Archibald Johnson of
the orphanage, and Dr. W. R. Cul
lom of Wake Forest were present
and presented their several objects.
A new feature of the Association
was the hour turned over to the wo
men at one o'clock Thursday. Mrs.
D. B. Snider presided and speeches
presenting the work were made by
Mrs. F. B. Ashcraft of Monroe and
Mrs. J. G. Carroll of Wlngate, also
Rev. Messrs. Black and White.
The next session will embrace but
two days as it was thought that this
will be sufficient time to trasact the
business. A committee was appoint
ed to get up the program in advance
and have It published for the con
venience of visitors. The next ses
sion will meet with the Mill Creels
church and Rev. C. J. Black will
preach the Introductory or opening
sermon and Rev. E. C. Snider was
appointed alternate.
The good people of the community
have enjoyed the meeting, of the as
sociation and have entertained it
most pleasantly and appropriately.
Virginia, the Infant daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Steele, died at
their home on College Street Monday
night. Mrs. Steele awoke about five
o'clock Tuesday morning and found
the little one dead. Dr. L. E. Guion
was immediately summoned. After
making an examination he stated
that death was due from weak heart
from birth. The funeral services
were held Tuesday afternoon at four
o'clock at the home by Rev. C. E.
Robinson and burial was In the new
cemetery east of town.
Mr. B. C. Broom of Lumberton
visited friends in town and communi
ty last week. He says the cotton
crop in Robeson county Is short this
year but the good price will about
make up the difference.
Mr. J. M. Guion of Unlonville will
spend the first part of this week In
town with Dr. L. E. Guion and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Howard, Mr.
Oliver Howard and Miss Margaret
Hudson of Weddington visited In
town Thursday.
Cotton Is coming In fast these
days. It brought 16.35 here Wed
nesday and seed brought 75 cents.
News Boy.
1XIUAX THA1L NEWS
Rally Hay at the ITeshyterian Church
Was a Fine Occasion Many Lo
ral and IVrsonnl Mutters.
Correspondence or The Journal.
Indian Trail, Oct. 3. The pres
ent weather U some what invigora
ting on account of the brisk east
wind which stirs so steadily; gives
a fellow uew lite where he has a
"dark brown" tceling when he walks
out to teed the stock betore he has
eaten his own.
Our future school teacher. Prof.
J. T. Yeargin, and wile, are having
their goods moved to our village, but
they are in Asheville on a vacation
trip and will return some time in the
near future to begin the winter term
of school at this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Plyler spent
Sunday with their uncle, Mr. D. F.
Morris, while attending "rally day"
here.
Mr. J. M. Tomberlin, who lives
near Indian Trail, is now in the
Sanatorium in Charlotte sufierins
with cancer of the stonach. We are
sorry to say that he is not improv
ing in the least.
Our ex-school teacher, Prof. H. M.
Baucom, spe,nt a few days In and
around the village visiting old
rriends. While here he and Mr.
Stacy Orr came out a little way from
town and took dinner with your
scribe.
Mr. Carl Crowell, who Is working
at Aberdeen, has returned home on
account of huving to undergo an
operation in his left shoulder. He
has had considerable trouble with
this affliction which has deterred him
from his work for several days.
Mr. Guy Crowell spent Sunday
here.
Your scribe received a phone mes
sage from Padersky relating that he
would start Tuesday for Badin, w here
he expects to take a position in or
near the place where our friend
Student is now at work.
Messrs. E. Hood, Hawley Griffin,
James Crowell, and Walker Lem
moud of Matthews Dpent Sunday at
the big rally which we will mention
later in this letter.
Seeding time has arrived and most
people are busy preparing their land
for the small grain crop. Crimson
clover Is being sown more extensive
ly" in our community than ever be
fore fruits of our community league
school held here a few weeks ago.
A painter has been recently em
ployed to complete the work started
on the Methodist church here. We
are expecting to see the work com
pleted in a few days.
Messrs. J. R. and Baxter Benton
of Monroe attended church service.;
here Sunday.
Rally Day at the Presbyterian
church Sunday was a day to be en
joyed by all who attended. The first
thing of interest to a very great ex
tent, was an address delivered by
Prof. E. P. Mendenhall of Wesley
Chapel High School. The subject, i
am unable to give on account of late
arrival. It was indeed a great feast
for the mind. Prof. Mendenhall was
followed by Hon. Walter B. Love of
Monroe. This address was a short
but Interesting talk on the subject
of Sunday schools, which proved to
be u rpeech of intense interest and
one that if practiced would be very
helpful to those who took into their
minds and hearts. It was indeed
grand to be heard. Then, best of
all, we might in one sense say, came
the large und much enjoyed dinnei
spread out on the grounds for every
one. This was a testival which was
pnutly enjeyed by all.
Rev. J. II. Stov.e of the Mecklen
burg circuit then gave a very Hue
address. He was followed bv Kev.
L. McB. White of First Baptist
church of Monroe, who gave a glow
ing address on organizing the Sun
day school.. Alter this address came
the organization of the Township
Sunday School Union. President,
vice-president, secretary and treas
urer and a committee composed of a
member of each Sunday school in
t he township were elected. Wc hope
that this union organization will
prove a success nnd be of ever-lasting
good to our community.
Mi3 Grace Price of Siler vicinity
wa: a guest of Misses Annie and
Kate Crowell Sunday.
Misses Isahelle and Mary S"crest
Unlonville spent Saturday night with
their cousin. Miss Odessa Lemmnnd,
and attended the rally at the Pres
byterian chuch Sunday.
Mr. A. L. Crowell of Charlotte
visled relatives at Indian Trail Tues
day. Mrs. D. F. Morris spent Tuesday
afternoon In the home of Mrs. John
Gurley.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Snyder were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rai
lings. Mr. Elllck Morris and his son, Mr.
Emsley Morris, attended the services
at 'this place Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Hartis spent
Sunday In Charlotte.
Since the beginning of my writing,
I am Informed that Mr. J. M. Tom
berlin has been brought home from
the Charlotte Sanatorium.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kindley spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Hayes.
Miss Eleanor Grier spent Tues
day night with her friend, Miss Odes
so Lemmond. Sir John.
Rexall Rift One Cent Sale.
The Union Drug Company wants
everybody In the county to attend
their big Rexall One Cent Sale next
week, full announcement of which
will apepar In Tuesday's Issue of Th
Journal. This sale will be a big
money saver, as one cent has the pur
chasing value of anywhere from 25
centa to $2. Watch for this ad.
CAMPAIGN TO HELP
ARMENIANS AM) SYRIANS
Work Is Started Here to Hal .",-
(MMMNHI to Rt-liete 1 ,000,000 Ins
titute Exiles in Asiatic Battle
Theater.
Washington Dispatch. Oct. 3.
The greatest American relief cam-!
paign to be undertaken since organi
zation of the Belgian Relief Com
mission was launched today by the
American Committee for Armenian
and Syrian Relief. An exhaustive
summary of the whole Armenian anil
.Syrian situation was made public and
will be sent to ministers of 120.00a
churches all over the country und to
many leading citizens and relief or
ganizations. A fund of $5, 0i). 0011
is called for to relieve l.tiOo.000 des
titute, exiled, and starving Armeuians
and Syrians, scattered broadcast ov
er Turkey, Persia, Syria and Pales
tine.
The appeal declares that of nearly
2.000.01.10 Armenians originally in
their native country, three quarters
of a million have been massacred er
have died of wounds, disea se or ex-
haustion since the war heiian. i
Turkey Consents
The State Department.' through
urgent negotiations, recently secured '
Turkey's consent to extension ol':
American relief provided it is divided
jointly between the American Red
Rross and the Turkish Red Crescent.
Today it was announced that the Al
lied blockade had been lifted to al
low passage of the supplies. Octo
ber 21 and 22 have been set aside
by proclamation by President Wilson
as relief days and the appeal being
sent broadcast by the committee calls
for sermons in every pulpit of the
country and articles in every news
paper. Some of the Armenians cannot be
reached nt present since Turkey's
consent has not been extended as yet
to Armenia proper. Many thousands
wiii De lounu in rersia. nowever. and ;
in tne sections recently conquered ny
the Russians, as well as in Syria. In
this latter section the appeal declare !
the situation has been made even,
more terrible by restriction 01 tne
Allied blockade and the scarcity of ;
Turkish railroads by the exportation
of supplies for the Turkish armies ,
and by the destruction of other sup
plies by a virulent locust scourge.
"People were eating grass, herb
and locusts" says the committee in
describing its investigation of condi
tions there and in desperate cases
dead animals and human bodies are
reported to have been eaten. In some
cases men were lined up so that sev
eral could be shot with one bullet in
order not to wast ammunition. A
mother said that not a girl above 12
(and come younger) in the village
of escaped violation. The peo
ple kill and eat the street dogs. A
short time ago they killed and ate a
dying man.
Snllerinus Accounted.
"Of 450 from one village only one
woman lives, she saw her husband
and three sons tied together and shot
with one bullet to save ammunition.
She saw her (laughters outraged and
then killed. She was carried away
by a Kurd, but escaped by niuht,
naked, ond after terrible suffering
fell in with some refugees.
"In the literal sense of the word,
lno. 000 to 120. 0,10 Armenians arriv
ed at Etchinaidzin stripped even cf
their outer garments. There ll.oan
people died, and 40. nm) more in the
county.
"In Alepno relief funds are so in
adequate that many persons have
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seems to have been dealt withi
most savagely
i.. i a a a-
nians out of 20.000 have escaped
.th or d-portation.
me
death or depor
"Or the first caravan or C00 peo
ple sent from Deir or to Ana the
Arabs killed 500 on the way. In a
native letter from Haleb last week
the number of orphans at that place
was estimated at 25.000. Some m'
the villages lost more than one-third
of their population".
Corinth News.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Monroe. Route ft. Miss Alice Irby
died la:;t Sunday night. She had been
suffering for some time. She wa a
pood little girl and her death was a
great shock to nil. She was a daurh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Irby, her
father having died some years ago.
Last Thursday will he long re
membered by the ladles on account
of the meeting of the misslonery so
ciety. It was the ladies' first time
here on such an occasion, but I don't
think anyone could find a mistake.
There were between ten and fifteen
cars Just filled with people also many
buggies. Rev. L. M. White of Mon
roe said he never enjoyed a day of
that kind any better than last Thurs
day, others also said the same. Din
ner was plentiful.
Mrs. James Williams has been real
sick for some time but is recovering
very fast.
Mr. Thomas Tresson Is preparing
to organize a Sur'""-:'! Class here.
Mr. and Mrs. June Price and chil
dren, and Miss Ethel Price spent
Sunday with the family of Mr. and
Mrs. G. J. Richardson.
Mr. Jim Spittle has been very sick
but is recovering.
We are counting on having the as
sociation here next year. We have
not forgotten the rrand meeting we
had in August. We are wanting
Rev. J. W. Whitley to come hack
soon.
Some of the boys want to know a
remedy for the back while picking
cotton.
Mr. Jule Whitaker, who has been
In Salisbury for some time, has re
turned to his father's home. Farm
Boy.
"WILSON HAY" OCT. 2H
THUOK.HOIT NATION"
Plesidchl's Address to People On
AiiM'Hcanisni Will lie lU-ud ill
Meetings.
"Woodrow Wilson Day" w ill be ob
served throughout the United Slate
on Saturday, Oet. 2S. according to an
announcement made yesterday by
Chaiiinan McCormick of the Demo
cratic National Committee.
On that day the President wi!l ad
dress to the people of the country a
message on "Amnioanism," in which
he will point out anew his convic
tions as to the position this nation
should maintain in the present world
crisis.
"It is the plan." Chairman McCor
mick said last evening. o hold meet
ings all over the cc.i.r.Mv. at which
j the message from the President will
be read."
Cbaritm-n of the Democratic State
Committees in the various states will
co-operate with the County Chairmen
in arranging for meetings on "Wood
row Wilson Day," with speakers of
prominence,
"This niessave,
it was announced
at I)''''l'" national headquarters.
" t0 a proclamation of American-
'. ... ur . '
1 nent citizen in each community. It
is planned to have this a dav on
which all citizens will pay their re
spects to the President of the United
States."
This me-sare. it is asserted, will
be "a proclamation of the new free
dom." KIDNAPPER KILLED
IX VICTIM'S SIGHT
Sheriff's posse Shoots Roy Dickson
While the (oil He Stole Looks
On.
Lexington (Ky.) Dispatch. Oct. 3.
In a battle fought from behind
rocks and tiees near Bacdad. in Shel-
by county, this afternoon. K-y Dick-
son. kidnapper ot twelve-year-old
Catherine Lethig. was shot dead by
a posse headed by Sheriff Jacob
smith. About fifty shots were fired
and Dickerson was struck bv several
bullets.
The little girl witnessed the fight
f,om pot where Dickson had
placed her when he say the officers
approaching.
Yesterday Dickson disappeared
with Catherine and her si;- ear-old
sister. Later the smaller girl re
turned home and said that Dickson
had taken her sister "into a big
house," but had put her in a wagon
and sent her home. The family rais
ed an alarm and police of several
counties took up the trail.
It was learned that they spent last
night In Shelbyville, Dickson claim
ing Catherine was hi little daughter.
Dickson learned of the pursuit and
slipped from the house, starting for
Bagdad with his prisoner.
An Excuse For a Letter.
(By Optimist.)
Wlngate, October 5. It seems that
this is the "Alpha and Omega" of my
Wingate letter for this time. Owing
to prevailing conditions und circum
stances, meager utilities for collect
ing items of news, etc., jour corres
pondent writes this as a brief expla
nation for its non appearance. Of
course he can always Imd subjects of
interest to write about but lie does
1101 always led 11,1111! to the task and
this morning U mi instance :d our in
disposition U undertake to do Justice
to any ."ubjei t.
11
Hoping that this limit explanation
1 1 I'cveiH anxiety Und disappoint
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I in lilt- niiiut'i in in nit? wilier t
In the matter or in the writer's con-
I lmon; "? b"gs to bo excused
. ' J,r'f.,nf mkt du? a:;
d - tbia
lend
when conditions become mole favor
able.
News has just reached us that Mr.
Spurgeon Black of Wake Forest Col
lege underwent ;in operation for ap
pendicitis the first of the week. Re
ports say that the i peratioii was quite
successful and that the patient is do
ing nicely.
Young Man Meets Horrible Death at
(in.
Wadesboro Anonian.
Mr. Poggan Laney. a nephew of
Mr. K. 11. Laney of Chernw and also
nephew of Mr. R. A. Ingram of this
place, was so horribly mangled In
a Laney's cotton gin yesterday that
he died within a few hours alter the
accident. Ilo was cleaning out tho
seed box when his sleeve was ennght
In the saws and his body drawn
against them. The accident happen
ed about 3 o'clock and the young
man died within an hour, lie was
an excellent young man, about 25
years of age. Mr. lntram went to
Cheraw today to cttend the funeral.
Announcement.
There will be a township meeting
of the Republicans of Buford town
ship Saturday night, Oct. 14th at 8
o'clock, at Sandy Ridge school house,
for the purpose of getting out a
township ticket. A speaker will be
present to address the meeting. All
Republicans in the township are In
vited. J. W. FINCHER. Chm.
L. F. LATHAN, Sec.
Real Estate Transfer.
Register of Deeds M. C. Long re
ports only one recent transfer In real
estate. It Is: Thomas C. Griffin to
L. N. Stegall, three small tracts in
Marshvllle township for a considera
tion of $1500.
WANTED Everybody in Union
county to attend the Big Retail'
One Cent Sale at the Union Drug"
Company next week. See announce
ment in Tuesday's Journal. "