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ONROE
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
VOL.22. NO. 92.
MONROE, N. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1916.
$1.50 PER YEAR CASH.
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PEACE NOTE PRESENTED
;rrtiin Proiosition Handed to AH
Enemy Governments YcJori:iy
Lloyd-George Make Snoerh This
Afternoon (living England Reply.
The peace rote cf the Ce- il Tow
ers was handed to the 11. . .1 Gov
ernment yesterday by Walter Hine
Pcg. tlio American Ambassador, who
railed at the Foreign Office e.ly it
the day. In the absenre of A. J. Rl
four. the Foreign Seeutary. he pr--sented
the note to Lord Robert Cecil.
Cnder-Secretary for Foreign Affairs.
There were no formalities in con
nection with the presentation of the
peace proposals by Mr. Tape. The
note was enclosed in a large w hltc en
velope. It was handed by Ambassa
dor Page to Lord Robert Cecil with
out any comment and the recipient
made no reference to the question of
peace, simply thanking Mr. Page for
the transmission of the message from
the Central Powers.
The two diplomats spent a short
time in conversation but as one said:
"We talked about everything but
the contents of the envelope."
Terms Seem Necessary.
The note is being considered by the
British Cabinet today. The next step
alter the meeting of the Cabinet w ill
bo to pet Into communication with
the Allies of Great Britain so that
joint action may be tak-n. This ii i x
pected to take at least a vvk.
The presentation of the Herman
note to the Entente Allied Govern
ments has now practically been ac
complished. While the British For
eign Office was receiving the docu
ment from Ambassador Page shortly
altern noon a similar delivery was
taking place in Paris.
Tho Swiss Minister at Rome lias
presented the note of the Central
Powers to Italy without "onuuent.
and through the samo channel the
message was presented to Belgium
t and Portugal also without comment.
The Netherlands Minister tendered
the peace proposals to Serbia in be
half of Bulgaria.
Prior to receipt of the note by the
British Foreign Ofllce, the deliveries
to Italy. Belgium and other countries
had permitted exchanges concerning
tho exact official contents which
proved to be substantially the same
as given In the Fpeech made in the
Reichstag by Chancellor von Beth-mann-Hollweg
and without contain
ing any Bpeclilc indication of the
terms.
It is also being observed in official
circles that the note was uniformly
presented without comment. This is
taken to Indicate that Germany
framed the communications so that
tho neutral Intermediaries would act
only as forwarding agents, at least
r.t tho outset.
Premier Lloyd-George's speech in
the House of Commons today Is ex
pected to show the general attitude
of the British Government. There
after exchanges between the Entente
Allies will determine the nature o
thn inint renlv. hut Informal confer
ences already have prepared much of
tho ground.
Child Is Killed In Auto An Went.
Gastonla Dispatch. Dec. 17.
Gamewell Smith, aged four, w.v
instantly killed and his father. Bar
nett Smith, a well to do merchant of
Kings Mountain and tho hitter's wire,
were badly bruised at tlx o'clock this
evening when Smith's car turned
nrtl 11 mile west of the citv. Mr
and Mrs. Jason Fry, also of Kings
Mnuntn n. who were name witn
them, were more or less seriously in
jured. The party had been to York,
a r anrl u'ura on rnntA hninn whon
the accident occurred. Fry was driv
ing hnvlne asked Smith to let hlin
try his hand at the wheel and stat
ing that ho had had experience run
ning autos.
Thnv nipt another car and in nass
,'ng It the young driver apparently be
came excited ana put on iuii speeu.
He lost control of the machine and
It left the road, turning over twice.
A two year old baby of Smith's which
was in its mother's lap, was also bad
ly bruised and may be Injured Inter
nally. The dead boy's body was
brought here and will be shipped to
Kings Mountain tonight.
JERRY WANTS A LING
!iiifhnMO of lied Cross Seuls Will
llelii Supply Need.
WANTED:" A good lung. This was
the theme of a letter In rhyme receiv
ed the other da? by tho St. Louis
Society for the Relief and Prevention
nf Tiihereiilosls from ten-yenr-olu
Jerry O'Connor, a pupil at the open.
air school rormeny conuuciea oy mat
society. His poem, inspired by the
Red Cross Christmas Seal sale fol
lows: "Now, If there's a present goin'
round.
There's Just one thing for me.
Auk Snntee for one new lung.
A right one mine's T. B.
"T. B. Is what skinny folks has..
It kills us poor, weak boys.
So, In your prayers remember me.
I wish you a thousan' Joys.
"A Merry Christmas to you all,
A song I've often sung
But don't forget dis r.kinny kid.
And pay for his new lung."
There are thousands of Jerrys all
over the I'nlted States who want
"new lunga" and a chance to save
their old ones. The sale of Red Cross
Seals helps to provide open air
schools, sanatorium, and home w
for such boys as Jerry. You can help
by buying some.
One excellent and harmless wny of
welcoming the new year is to rrne
tice writing "1D17."
Commission (Jovcrnniont for Town
And County.
Creensboro News.
It Is announced that tho Aeville
papers have united in editorial ad
vocacy of the "commission form" 01
government for their county cf Bun
combe. Evidently these newspapers and
thoughtful citizens of that communi
ty perceive that county government
could b-1 1 jmi'Ti ! more e-.nonuc,
more ei'tilfnt, rr ! more re-pensive
to tht per pie's vi!I. if it could be re
shaped r.ccordin-; to the model of the
new Municipal government in Ashe
vlllo, which has been so uniformly
satisf: ctory in to-. n and cities all
over the country'. Evidently, there
must l o some Fpcrial virtue akin to
magic in it.
If those citizens will take the trou
bla to devote a Tew hours of oarefu:
study to the subject, they will per
ceive tint these vnri oun charters have
a few things in cemmon. These In
clude: There are very few elective officers.
The.-e few ofiicerj are important
enough to attract and to deserve pub
lic attention.
Thc-r It a concentration of powej
and responsibility. There Is a well
defined sphere of responsibility and
duty for each elective officer, and In
r.ny hi tar.ee of unsatisfactory admin
Ignition. there can be neither doubt
to where the fault should lie no;
evasion of responsibility.
These are visible officers and this
la visible representative government.
Such government the Daily News
has for years advocated for Bun
combe county, for Guilford county,
for every county in the State, and for
the State itself.
We do not, however, call it "com
mission" government; the counties
already have government by commis
sion. We call it by its proper des
criptive title, as does everyone who
has had his attention directed to the
essential principleUhe principle that
has the magic in it. We call it short
ballot government.
SECRETARY ISA K Kit LIKES
HEI) CROSS SEAL IDEA
Wants Ills Children to Become Part
ners In Anti-Tuberculosis right.
Newton D. Baker, Secretary of
War, Is an enthusiast in the use or
Red Cross Christmas Seals. A year
ago, when he was bt ill Mayor of
Cleveland, he wrote to the Anti- Tu
berculosis League of that city as fol
lows:
"I enclose my check for J 1.75 for
this year's seals and also my order
for seals for 1916. No other one
thing means so much to life, health
and happlnes.1 to the people of Cleve
land as the fight against tuberculosis
Tho League is offering a great privi
lege to the people of Cleveland In
giving them tills opportunity to Join
forces in a great cause.
"Please send twenty-five Seals to
each of my children. Address them
Betty, Jack and Peggy Baker, reaper
tlvely, at my house, 1851 Crawford
Road. I want them each to put foals
on each of their Christmas presents
r.o that they will learn that they, too,
are partners In the community bur
den and share the community oppor
tunlty.
"Yours vcrv truly,
(Signed) "NEWTON D. BAKER.
"Mayor."
Have you bought your Red Cros?
SeaU and shouldered thereby your
share of the community burden and
opportunity?
Fedornl Trade Commission After
XewspaH?r Situation.
Washington Dispatch, Dec. 18.
The Federal Trade Commission in
conference today with committees of
newspaper publishers, paper manu
facturers and Jobbers in an effort to
work out a plan for relieving the
newsprint paper situation, addressed
Inquiries to all the Interests con
cerned throughout the country to as
certain if an actual newsprint short
age exists.
Publishers of the larger paper.i
were asked if they will relinquish
some of the paper they have contracts
for during mi 7; small publisher
were asked the extent of their 191 1
needs; manufacturers were directed
to Inform the commission concerning
1J17 contracts and their next year'a
production: and iobbers were re
quested to furnish general informa
tion regarding the amount of news
print paper they will handle.
The conference diccussed a plan
proposed by manufacturers In which
large publications would give up five
per cent of their 1917 contracts sup
plies to fill the needs of small pub
lishers, to which there Is a growing
objection on the part of the large
publishers. Plans of the publishers
for financing paper mills to help take
care of newspaper needs, It was
said today, are taking rapid shape.
Some publishers are of the opinion
that the publishers of the country
must arrange to take care of their
own needs or go out of business.
The committees of publishers, man
ufacturers end Jobbers will be called
Into conference n.ain. probably next
week.
SiM-llll.
Mr. W. If. Andrews of Washington.
and Col. W. P. Andrews of Atlanta
will arrive Friday to spend the holi
days with their mother. Mrs. L. D.
Andrew a.
Miss One Ashcraft. who has been
teihing fciT.ce In Miss Seovllle's
M IIOOI. rilUl ilieiTU'. 1 v . i. ii.
trr've Friday to sperd Christmas 1
vih h"r rnret'.s, Dr. and ?'.r J. E.
.j'.icra"t. 1
I RENCII DRIVE IX VERDIX
SI (TOR XETS .NEW (JAINS
Additional (around aid Prisoners
Taken lieriin .Vscrts War I m-s
of lltitisli and French Total Are
Xmv .".ICO.tluO.
The British Prime Minister will re
r!y Tuesday afternoon in ihe House
cf Common.-' to the G?ri'i.in j.erce
note vMch has bn tranr n.'tted by
th-j ..':!. A:iib:.riie'. -:i to the
Brl'.isl; Frcn.'li tuic;. i ('.tiei'S,
r:'A n! o . :il cuMine the pul'cy of the
tw Crv -nmrnt a pronouncement
that will have a far-roaching i-iTect
n the v ti!d war.
Frenil. troops have regained the
rtire occupency of the i'hari!.r' ttes
f".rm, nori'vxHt of Verdun, and : hou
the center of their advance of last
week. 1 i-i.oners taken in the !o'est
French thru t on the rd'i'i front
now total n.tre than 11.00'i. in addi
tion to ll'i cannon and 10? machine
cuns captured or destroyed. Pari.i
reports the repulse of several Ger
man offer..- iv attempts in the Somme
region.
I'noffi'-irl estir.ia'rs made in Ber
lin place the lossei of the French
army to date at 3.800,000 men. and
the Bi iti-h hsses at 1,300.000.
The Apgto-French losses on the
Ponime tr the end of N weinber are
estimated at 800.000, th- British
share hrln:; 5'0.t00. The German
losser ' " '.. in:. 1 declared by
the G - -i. I.; j- ! less than
500.000.
In the region of Buzen. Berlin
states, the soldiers of Field Marshal
Von Mackensea have been successful
in minor encasements. Petroerad
asserts that in the region of the Filtpe
Chti Railroad station east of liuztu
hostile attacks were arrested.
The Babadagh - Pecineaga Line
about 40 miles north of the Tcherna-
voda-Constanza Railway, hai lwea
crossed by the Teutonic troops, vho
now have taken virtually r.ll the
ground they held during their pre
vious advance in northern Dobrudja
The advance in Dobrudia brings the
forces of the Central Powers near the
important railroad and ntorago cen
tens of Ibraila and Galatz.
On the western Moldavina frontier
the Russians have taken two ridges
of heights, according to Petrograd.
On3 rldgo was In the Uzul Valley and
the other east of Galshulte. where
more than 200 prisoners w?re captur
ed.
Except for the repulse of Russian
attacks by the Austro-Gernian near
Lutsk, in olhynia, and near borolT.
in Gailcia, there has been little ac
tivity on the other battle fronts.
Berlin announces that a French
battiest! Id of the Patrie class was
damaged heavily by a torpedo from
a German submarine In the Mediter
ranean Sea on December 12 and that
on the previous day a French trans
port, carrying 1,000 soldiers, wu. lor
pedoed southwest of Sicily. The
French Admiralty denies the loss of
a French warship of the Patru clasi.
Seventeen American niuhtccrs
were kilted on December 14 when
the British hove transport, Russian,
was sunk by a submarine In th" Medi
terranean Sea, according to an an
nouncement by the British Admiralty.
Eleven members of tho crew also lost
their lives. Tho Russian Is declared
to huve been empty at the lime she
was sunk.
CHILDREN' AS SEAL SELLERS
Medals For Successful Salesmen of
Holiday Stickers.
Children are live wire salesmen of
Red Cross Christmas Seals. Medals
of merit await those who excel in
this year's sale. Last year Mary Ken
dall of Grand Rapids. Mich., beat all
records with a sale of 34.250 seals.
But there were other good sellers.
For example, there was Ona Wendt,
a 11-year-old girl, who managed an
entire sale In six towns In Lake coun
ty, Oregon. Erin Pratt acted as mas
cot of the Seal sale at New Orleans
and sold Peven thousand herself.
Julius Peters, aged nine, of Ike
City, Iowa, r.old one-fourth of the
seals' sold in her town, 552 In all.
And there were hosts of boys and
girl who helped by selling hundreds
or thousands.
Every boy or girl who sells ten
.Seals this year will get a handsome
button and certificate of enrollment
in the National Modern Health Cru
saders. For one hundred seals, he
will get a silver pin and for 500 a
gold one.
Pre
Wilson Contribute to the 'uni
on lltn Funds.
President Wilson 13 the latest noti-
ble contributor to the fund bemg
raised by popular subscription to pay
off the deficit Incurred by the Demo
cratic national committee in the re
cent campaign. Treasurer Wilbur
W, Marsh has Just received from
him the following letter:
My Dear Mr. Treasurer,
"I do not want to be left out In
the work of paying the deficit in the
campaign funds which you and your
associates are working so unselfishly
to niche Rood. I therefore beg that
you will let -me contribute and take
pleasure In enclosing my cheque for
two thousand five bundled dollars
($2,500).
"Cordially and sincerely.
"(Signed) WOOD HOW WILSON.
11 n Wilbur VV. Marsh. Treasure.
Democratic National Committee."
This Is the President's second con
tribution to the fund, he having sent
a cher.ue for a like amount six weeks
before the election.
As time goes by tho American peo
fle will realize more and more fully
.11..' iiit-it .infill n, ini.c a ...
that they oucht to nave a reeling 01
dn thrV.ftilness for n great ny
e!! tMngs that might have bcUilcn
-a J.'lb ana aia noi:
( HiARETTES AXIl THE (JOSPEI.
Shall t!ie Ann-rltnn Toliacrn ('nni)mny
He Mere Active in Si-eading Their
lYi'dmts in China Than (he Teac:i
liig of Christianity? A-ks Kev. (i.
I. Stevens, Who S;ioke in Itvshy
tei'ian Cliiin h Sunday.
Rev. George P. Stevens, who has
been doing missionary work in China
for the ,.ut seven ye:tr. s-poke to a
l.i! fre cen::iccr
I'Rvbyteri-
an 1 rrrh S" '
T!.e ,ti '.i
reading oi'
fourth chr. u
Mr. S t'V'i t t
lion of the e;
to him an' Mi!
riv:.l h..t
Lone tnwr," s:
you people : :
when I wa- ei
ity v
( t J. I
rcs
:;ai
. Stev.
d :-;r.
;ed with the
es from the
. after whica
hla apprecia
ing extendet:
. 011 their ar
onroe is my
oievens," and
: ften In my thoughts
f ir 01T China. I can
not f :prcss I.! el''" the thrill 1 ex
perienced on j. r!'. - here. I also
appreciate the ' ! courtesy of
the o;h"r preach. : .; joining with
ua in thi- enion : v:;?, Ai yon
kr..w the: ' . ve hv.n :,reat political
changes le ,".ina, ti:e governmect
now telng v. i:puM!e . r.d the Presi
dent is f.-. reble t t Christianity,
vhieli L't ry one u:v;;!ng. as "the
pulse' cf tit'" rv.ttion iIiM'ges with the
pul-:e of tiee pi lace." There is great
poverty It: China. We do not know
the mean:.;: cf the wcid uutil we
see condititn there. One cause of
so much poieity is to much poveriy
is ramine. Two famines have over
t?ken the lend fince I have been
there, cauied by flood!). Because of
the famine they have a great many
robbers. The execution ground is
.i'vt ot'fs'de the el'y walls and from
three to twelve are put to death at
a time. Labor Is cheap. Laboring
men receive eight cents per day and
a servant can hired for $2.50 per
month. We are sometimes critizised
for having servants, but it pays to do
so in order that the women may have
more time to teach.
Dishonesty Is great too. Nearly all
officials will take bribes and tho head
man In a village will collect toll from
every member of the village to en
rich himself.
You cannot help remarking upon
the vast illiteracy of the country.
Only 10 out of 100 men can rend and
1 out of 100 women. The boys run
wild and grow up without educaticn
into evil men. It is a rule of the
Christian schools that the pupils do
all they can to help themselves, but
some of them ennnot raise the requir
ed 30 cents to go to school. Super
BtUJon as you know abounds in Chi
na Idol temples are everywhere.
But why do I speak' of these thinKS
that we have all heard about so oft
en? I heard of them before I wer.t !o
China but sselng them myself made
such an impression on me that 1
think we should be reminded lest In
the rush of business and other things
we forget.
There Is an encouraglnn sign and
I would speak of that. Those people
appreciate what you are doing for
them and even the heathen teachon
Fay that the Christian religion U the
i nly thing that can uproot supers! i
tion. It is encouraging to see th"
willinRiiess of the educated Chines'
to study the Bible. In 1915, 923"
were enrolled in Bible classes. In
1900 from ten to fifteen thousand
died in the Itoer . uprir-ing rather
than give up Christ.
There are great opportunities In
China. They are friendly to the
I'nlted States: they read Amer'cm
history and talk of Washington, Lin
coln and Wilson. They are eager for
Western education and the one peril
with the Inllux of Western reience Is
atheism.
I trust you friends here in Monroe,
seeing this great opportunity will
earnestly pray God's blessing on us
and our work. The men of the
church do not seem to awake to these
opportunities like the women. Shall
the American Tobacco Co. be more
active In spreading cigaretts and to
bacco than you are in spreading the
gospel? Do something really wortn
while invest In China, lay up treas
ure in heaven. We need 40 helpers
In our wotk. Younc men and women,
what will be your life work? In mak
ing your decision don't forget the
cill to China and other places. Are
there not some young men and wo
men in Monroe who are willing
five up their best to give China the
Gospel of the Lord Jorua Christ?
THE HEAVENS IX CONTEST.
Graded School Children Will Present
a I'nioiio Contest Between Father
Time 11111I Mother Earth Thursday
Nigh'.
On Thursday evening, December
21, at eiRht o'clock, the intermediate
grades of the Monroe Graded School
mill present the play entitled "The
Glory of the World."
The theme of th" play is a contest
in which Father Time and Mother
Earth ere to come to a final decision
as to what is the greatest glory of the
world.
Among the contestants are the Sun,
Moon. Stnrs. Snow, Rain, Wind. Au
rora Borealis. Rainbow, Flowers.
Harve-t. Toil, Liberty, Fame, Folly.
V.mih 1 e.irninr rhnrllv. Gold, the
Christmas spirit and her attendants.
AdnilsFlon ten cents, 1 lie proceeds to
bo used for the benefit of the school.
Everybody should so live that he
will not need to become intoxicated
in order to celebrate fittingly twelve
months hence the dying of the pres
ent brlrht young year.
Some people t.re afraid to keep a
diary because of the fool actions they
know they will commit during the
yar. Others write the facts down
regardless. 1
Water.
Water, water, water, everywhere,
and not a drop t drink.
Orr Monroe water is too hard and
too heavy.
Our water system needs a filler
pnd a distiller to soften the drinking
water.
Mud. clay, lime salts and other
I I 1 . - i .
m,hu ccumui;.ie in uie pipes.
11 1 in 1 r .1 n J w 1 .1.. ur iIIS tl
roft water around Monroe, they are
treasures to be taken care of and
kept In condition for uee.
Of the four natural health agencies
water is the mo et important.
l K.... .. n . ! ..r
Water is by far the best remedy to
provent or to overcome (lie chrome
bilious ste.te or the condition of ac
idosis. Chemically, physiologically am!
physically, water serves the body.
Fer rolvency and elimination, not
less than a pint of water nor more
than a quart should be taken for each
pound of food taken
ei i -
will reqirre about four pint.; of so!
.icvlt....!. liiln.lrn.l ...t...in9 t
water. i nree u ot:,atiti caionos v.iu,a1 a, ,,,, jier iMtTereat
require j-bout three quart.! of f: ; t,e 01 U.tiaty. so-ealied "i
';' l.v- jThe boys intend pl.i.vin
Water koepr. the blood current lIar vnH.lVmM.m
from boconitig t..o the !: and !-.-;aRtl ,..,,-,1!;hout the Sta
g.sh. It lowers Ihe b.ood presere. i,,K.y ,.., m.urc (.nwl?,.n,
"",rr ";,i,.s u. ueuuuiiz. s
excess acid t and rases of the body.
People should uru.k water on a:i
'"loy
It should not be taken at ueal
at
the
time as it interferes with
cesses of digestion.
pro-
Every individual should get into
the habit of drinking from three to
bix pints of water a day.
It Is just as necessary to health as
the Sunday school habit Is a protec
tion to the child.
Water and oxyKen. inside end eui
are the best remedies for nervousnew '
and restlessness.
Our city needs a good soft drink
ing water to keep us all well and a
cheap water for commercial purposes,
drainage, cleansing, sprinkling, etc.
Gootl drainage and good sanitation
are absolutely necessary to the good
heal:h of any community.
The unsanitary conditions In some
parts of our city, if allowed to obtain
in a hot none, would cause yellow fe
ver, typhus lever, Asiatic cholera, bu
bonic plague and any other three of
the seven pestilential diseases. li.
V. Stewart.
Why Not Market Funn Prod we This
Way.
If our farmers are to prosper ar,
they should, they muet learn to!
market co-operatively. What would
happen if each worker in a cotton
riiil or a r.t eel mill or factory tried
to market his own product each sea
son, independently of his feilow
W( -rkcr . .' We can easily imagine
how excessive would be the co.;t
and I
how much greater
greater are the pro,iUjthe w.;..Im.8 ..., ,imvtni,nt,' of tll9
uinufactunng tout.y be-, b ni,.l(I f ,0 hn
. very factor in America ,,.,,,.,,.. .lliiU!(!o ,alntajal.; ,;y ,.,..
me.de in in:
cause in
mere w one wiing agency or oiuce,
mill no n I .-.ti I I imi 1 1- In., ,.(iillt.O n i
..... . ........ j i .
scoiee, iniiiii i etiM vi eveu uiuu' .uiuo
of individual workers.
Farmcrtt nui'l learn this same les-
If you can't go any further, be
satisfied to make a start by selling I
in co-opera i ion wi'.h your father,)
brothers, and near kti folk, taking'
in othir neighbor;; a. fast as jo'ii
ran convett t'.ietn to the betier way.'
Here's a now cotton crop soon com-1
isig on the market, for example. Be
rlin I'hirning to get it properly grad
ed, and then got Hvo, ten or twenty
neiglihors to sell wp'i you. Pooling
cotton tepd tu-iy get you higher
profits! than you think possible, some
co-operators receiving 2.500 pounds
of t.ieal for a lou of seed this spring.
Or take tobacco; eome fanners are
etting Ihk prolils by turning their
combined patronage to warehouse.
thi;t recognize them. If you are sell
lug corn, hay, meat, etc.. It is all
the mote important to sell in quanti
ties and learn proper grading and
packing methods in order to get full
market prices. In the matter of
selling butter, wtae selling methods
are bringing 10 to 12 cents a pound
profit.
Or take tho marketing of surphi3
products vej.olables, fruit, poultry,
eggs, on the average farm. Too of
ten one fanner makes a trip to town
just to sell a ham. another to sell a
half dozen pullets, another to sell a
bu.thel of peas, another to sell a peck
of onions. Each man's time Is wortn
almost as much us lie gets out of hi,!
sales. The farmer does not know
market conditions nor hat me fair
prices. The whole system is about
the worst that could be imagined.
How much belter it would be for
every neighborhood to ndopt Instead
a plan such as farmers in one neigh
borhood recently adopted: One niaa
was employed to act as marketing
agent for tho entire group, going to
the market town, say on Tuesdays.
Thursdays and Saturdays, and selling
for a commission of 15 per cent.
Three collating stations were tmtuod
(at farmers' hop!"'1, one say three
mikv, one six ii.i:-.. and one nine
mile? from t':e market town. To
these collecting stations the neighbor:-,
sent on Monday. Wednesday and
Friday evenings whatever rtuff they
vl'ue,! their market man to sell for
them th" following day. Thus one
may do the work of many; a regular
line -of eiis'omors may be built up:
the marketing man will know whet
prices are right and get them, and
there are other obvious advantages.
Begin co-operative selling now!
On the first day of the glad No'v
Year a goodly rrowd of men will pet
busy and assist In preparing thone
famous pavements insole nf good in
tention:!. Tula is a good work.
ra..i,e,:. , , . ...... m .n r , i.nmetii.itely begin to put tie .-.,
sonrvn, and that hey are learning it ..t3vUn ,.,, Uu?. Tl,3 re-aU tvaa
is proved by the letters In this Ibsue. ' nul Ici.:l!)Io ,, , n, Nuv,.f dur;nR
110 !;:; the .M.iviiu;; i:a.i
IK-at ! isiclntis l.ie UereA-eJ Their
Instruments nm Are y P.-.ioi.e-ing.
Neuily men hundred V.11A fifty
dollars ueiui of baud n.. t. n.aoais
'and niu.-ic wit received ie . t .Satur
day bv the l.i li.I.i r.s of i.le i.-ilnoe
bar,,, whi. h :. fe, . i,i
iiied.
Ihe.r
.0 jx.t
'
i'ue bejs paid ipe; er.ii ut
Orta pocket;; tor Lie ia.-l-u....
to show uie town ioli..
meant hn.ein s., but I. t
hope to ree-uive Mib:t;.n
u...; wivy
i.u tiiuy
&I : iioiu
j . i.0 up-
the business men, s: 11 ti uui
. 1)iVl.ia!e t;K,jr wo'lk
J. T. !t)ilo;,y li:ts be":: cl.r. ca 10
lead the l-ad, and he-. ..I ;;.j in
struct those who cisu. n . . iheir
instruments. Four i.m..U- ... X. V
TLu.p. Rob Laney, elee. ; . I.ce a.id
C. it. Lailey, bve bet-U i.le. .liS of
bands l.entofoie'. ti;d a:e ie..uy to
begin playing without any i-rl.ier ef
foit as roon as the rest 1." t' e bovs
Meuin t'j blew their in:trai.ic-ti'j.
u v,j;l ,,e a ,.l,n,ert biia, ;,;.:t.h is
..ulr 1. cm
Lead",
fn d..uees
iu M 1.1: roe
e p.'tviilcd
:it.-. It has
:...; lu.nier
e y Sr.nday
..j Q b),,.n Ku,.,. !t,, .
concPrts n(.M' cui.tli,er t.Vl
jnftei.n((in ,jn ,h(1 ,.ou,.t h .
square.
The bova !.re wiliinir to 00 ,!iu if tho
. '.. t..., ;. .i ;.i
stand i;ml rents.
Soi.:e of the tnembers want to re
cure regulation band ruiti. One
Ilu.lllb,.r has' suggested Cat' they se-
cure a blue arid white uniformblue
coats and white panu and mas
querade under the name of "Blue
ll'.iss-irs". However, it is net hardly
probable that Monroe ftiic; will wit
ness the light cf i-eeins the boys
drosred up in the red b;.nd uniforms,
which make the wearer ;m uncom
fortable during the hoi tui..i;i?r days.
There are lifteen Musician.' or
about-to-be nitificirns i:i tie band.
Their names an 1 the IncMur.ionts
they will blow, follow: Clarence
l.aney. Rr.b Laney, Gear'"? Lee and
.1. T. Holloway, comet; Ld Lee and
Bob Houston, alto; Fnw.k Griffith,
French horn; Kitr.henry Dillon and
Amos Stack, trombone: Ileindon
Hasty and Curtis Lee, ci e.rlaet; Bill
Cole, baritone; Jar.:c3 M. rr nv and
N. W. Thaip, be., a. ard Marvin
Whitfield, drummer.
I I. lIAStVti THE BOS
15.
H. C'.inn!n"h.ini, Loral Western
l iiiiin M.inever, Is M.iUiea; an En
iable I lepiit.it ion for lli:ii e'l', and
He lioceUcd the Cetera! el.it ion or
His Nmioiior.
Veat!i of work in the re.Ilread rer
vice convinced Mr. II. II. Cuiniingliani
'that accomodation rnd a lesiect for
pol,,ti,,,,B for ,ar wc,0
1 '
etllllvl.s
I for succors in thp.-e days.
Vfl'Mt
the Western I'nion people lu,-, ,, 1,'m'
into Its service from lai'.reud ,-i.
'course e! five moii'lH. the niotitliiy
receipts of the jecal Vo.,icr:i Union
! office have alrio t doubled, and they
are still on th" i-vro.i ".
The Wosli'in l'niei pec?de are
ever on the nle.1 to inc' ess the in-
ItMi-st of their eii'.t 1 ire s iu t'uoir
I work, and t'ne felle.ving is one of sev
lerel letters that Mr. C:ai)ingiinin
ihas received ituri the General Man
ager of th? Srntlo'-n Division:
"Your letter if Nov. i I and the
newspaper clipping of 'Town Sketch
es, attached, is grsitify'ng to me, and
I enr.-.rntuhtc yru n: on 'lie good ser
vice rendered and the favorable im
pression made upon your friends and
,.us,omPI. V(, iire tM working for
the same h:tomts. and I can assure
you that each of us is i.lways pleased
to hear of Ihe other fellow's Fuorcss.
"With kind regard.! and beut
wishes. 1 am,
"Very truly yours,
"J. C. Wharton.
Ceneral Manager Southern Division.
"Richmond, Va."
Mineral Springs News.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Mineral Spri'is. !?ec 18. Our lit
tle town has been very much cheered
of late by having with It Miss Virginia
Lilly of Fayottcville. who has been
visiting h?r mint. Mrs. M. M. Win
chester. Mr. Hnd Mrs. William Hartage of
Chattanooga, Tonn.. are spending
some time with th latter's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Krauss.
Miss Edna Winchester Is spending
the week-end in Monroe with tier sis
ter. Miss Ruby Wini hosier.
Mrs. Richard Drir.kill of Hamlet
was a visitor here Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Winchester
delightfully entertained Ihe pupils
and teachers of the school a few
evenings ago at a "corn popping".
Mrs. Lee Polk and davhters. Miss
Viola and little Miss Helen Polk,
visited In Waxhaw last F indiy,
Mis? Olive Krati sport the latter
part of the week here wiih her pa
rents Miss Ruby Winchester virited her
patents from Saturday until Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Do.ster tf Mon
roe Ititevd relatives lier? Sunday.
Mi.is Smith ontortrJiu J her pupils
Friday evening from 7 t" 9:30
o'clock. The mobt interesting f?ature
or the evening waa a book contest, in
which Miss Vivian Winchcr.tir was
the lucky contestant. ArV- ;!; was
son-el at the cloee fo tv r -
School will suspend rVun;.' e u
lng for the hnlUhng, wii'i .' risla
exerciser ccd a ChiLtiu.u .