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THE UNION COUNTY PAPER- EVERYBODY READS IT." "THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY NEEDS IT." THE MONI PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS VOL.23. No. 4. MONROE, N. C FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1317. $1.50 PER YEAR CASH. m ' . - "C Will Travel 10,000 More Miles Before Returning Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Stark Explor ing the I'urilic I'd:'.:... . Till: VOLCANIC FIKK LOOKS BAD If Hell is Half as Ka!. He Doesn't Care to lie Around. thk wuitek piscovi::: why j una: mxk stays single He Relieves i;i Iliwaiian Custom, liut I Too Tender-Heart ed. A HEAL COUXTUY FOK IIAITISTS He Ttils Craig T'.u-.t the Water Woulu Warm His "Baptist Heart." Ten years ago Mr. A. M. Stack en tertained thousands of Journal read ers with accounts of his European trip, but up until today The Journal has been unable to secure any ac count of his Pacific Ocean trip, which he and Mrs. Stack are now on. Mr. J. J. Parker, however, received an interesting letter from Mr. Stack, which was written In Xydnfy, Aus tralia. We print it below, and those who kept up with Mr. Stack's Euro pean letters, and others, will find It very entertaining as well as Instruc tive. It follows: "Dear Mr. Parker: You request ed me, if I should visit New Zealand, to write you about the Government and curious laws of that country. In a letter it would be Impossible to give you anything like a correct Id" of its government or laws. For Instance, the statute on land tenures alone has over three hundred sections. When I get back I will give you a series of lectures on the subject. Now, don't become alarmed I will give them to you In broken doses. "We are having a fine trip, not withstanding many difficulties and annoyances due to the war. After spending a few days in New York we crossed the continent to San Francis co, going through lower Canada. It required over four days and nights, going all the time. I Intended to spend some time In California and perhaps return by way of the Pana ma Canal and Cuba. I was hunting a warm climate for the winter and I have certainly found It, and more than I wanted. "After reaching San Francisco. I heard and read much about Honolu la being the 'Paradise of the Pacific,' fine climate, fine music, etc. We de cided to visit that 'Paradise.' We first went to the island of Hawaii, which Is the longest of the group of eight inhabited islands and gives the name to the group. The particular attraction on that isle is the volcano Kilauea, which Is seven anJ three quarter miles in circumference, with an area of four and a half square miles, containing a couldron f nal fires. The volcano Is 36 miles from the port of Hilo and the trip Is made by automobile. We saw It by night and the sight is something fear ful to look at. It Is a vast pit of liquid fire, with here and there gey sers throwing sheets of red fire into the air. The smoke's odor shows that the awful lake Is filled with buI phur and brimstone. If Hades Is half as bad a looking place, then I advise you to cteer clear of that lo cality. To that end, I derire to call your attention afresh to the warning of Dives to his brethren. "When we started back to Hilo, It wa3 very dark and a rain falling the like of which has not been seen Bince the days of Noah. There were six of us In a new Studebaker, owned and run by a Chinaman. He started down the mountain like he was shot out of a cannon and his meter showed that he was making thirty miles an hour, and he turned the sharp curves on two wheels. He did not know Eng lish, and when we asked him to slow up ho thought we were urging him on. One lady lost her nerve and begged her husband to take the car away from him and run It slowly. I made some allusion to Paul Revere and his midnight ride but history had no charms for those frightened pas sengers. The fact that we are alive today Is due entirely to a kind Prov idence and not to that heathen Chi naman. "Honolula Is on the Isle of Oahu, the third in size but first In Import ance, since the government of the group is there. On my arrival I found that my fame had preceded me and the newspapers knew I was com ing. I never knew before how dis tinguished a person I was. Verily a prorhet was out of his own coun try! My wife learned for the first time that she had married a celebrity. The scales fell from my own eyes and I saw how important a citizen I was. (Please pardon the personal refer ence.) There were several newspa pers published in Honolula and a number of them in foreign languages. Doth the morning and afternoon pa pers announced my arrival in the city. Now, don't you think that that was quite enough to give me the 'swell head?' But It did not. (The reason it did not was because the same papers announced the arrival of about 300 others on the same trip.) -The native Hawaiians are an In teresting people. Only a few years back they were savages, but they yielded readily to civilization. To me their music was most interesting. tw.i. ainirlnr la so sweet that it seems almost divine. It Is perfectly natural with them. It Is aald their babies are born singing Instead of crying, but I can't vouch for the truth of that saying. I wanted to stay there longer and hear more of it. but it was either give up that sweet music or give up $200 which I had previously paid for a ticket to the Fiji Islands and to Auckland. "As we travelled South It was nec essary to change winter wear for sum mer clothing. On the 31st of Decem ber I blocked cut in a Palm beach ("Ford suit'). On that day we cross ed the equator and the pitiless rays of th? sun beet Uov.n on my semi bald bead almost to the point of singing my hair. At night it was recess.n y to keep an electric fan run ning in our cabin. After passing un der the sua it became a little cooler. But It i3 rummer time here and very warm. On c night of Tuesday. January the 2nd. we crossed the International date line and thereby lost a day. No tices were posted on the ship on the 2nd stating that the next day would be Thursday, the 4th of January. So you see that Wednesday, the 3rd of January, was blotted out of my life. While you will have 31 days In Jan uary 1 will have only 30. In other words, si nce seeing you I have lived ps long as you have but you hav? lived one day more than I have. As iie writer has quaintly expressed it. 'When a vessel crossc-3 the r.iysterlour I'ne it u ! ' cut uf one day into the day before.' "There if UUlo to detain a traveler in Fiji. The people are comical looking to the last degree. By tat tooing their skins and bleaching their kinky hair with lime they make themselves look hideous. It has been but a short time iriee they were sav ages and cannibals. There are still people on the islands who have eaten human flesh. A Fiji missionary told me that, in a recent conversation with Fijian, the latter said he had eaten human flesh and wished he could have some more. When the missionary asked him how it tasted, he replied, 'like roast pig.' But for the stern penalty of the English law, they would still be practicing canni balism. In justice to them, however, I will say that none of them seemed disposed to make a dinner out of me. "All of these South Sea Islands were formerly Inhabited by man eat ers. When the Maoris of New Zea land first landed In that country, they found It inhabited by another race of people. These latter they extermina ted by eating them up. "Some of the South Pacific islands are occupied by rare looking speci mens of man, and have some of the most ungodly customs. For example, In one of them until recently, when a fellow mrarled the first thing he did was to knock out four of the front teeth of his bride. The reason of this was to make her look less at tractive to other men, so that they would not envy him his wife. Tell Judge V. O. Lemmond that. In this custom, I think I see the reason of his not marrying. He fears that oth ers would envy him the possession of his beautiful sweetheart, and being a humane man and unwllliug to inflict pain, he 13 willing for Time to knock out the teeth for him. "Among other remarkable things about New Zealand Is the fact that it extends further South than any other Inhabited land its people live near er the South pole than any other peo ple on earth. So you see that I have been to the end of the earth in that direction. Tell little Miss Sarah that while she Is on top of the world romping about the rtreets of Monroe with her head up In the air, I ntu down under her with my feet fas tened to the earth by gravitation and my head hanging down In space. Tell her to look at a fly walking on the overhead ceiling and then think of me. "Tell Mr. Craig that tt would do his Baptist soul good to come here, for In these parts there Is 'much wa ter.' We have already sailed nearly 10,000 miles and have more than 10,- 000 miles of water ahcr.d of us. We have had a most delightful cruise in the South Pacific until we started here. On the way here we encoun tered one of the worst snow storms 1 have ever seen and the sea was sim ply terrific. Every minute seemed as if It might be the last, and we were made very sea sick. The war Is a very real thing with these people. In Auckland and Wel lington we saw daily long lines of troops, led by brass bands, going away to kill and be killed. As they marched to the depot, many women marched by a number of them, moth ers, sisters and wives with babes in their arms. They remained with their loved ones to the last, and then bade them farewell. In many cases a never-ending farewell. You can scarcely talk to a single person who has not loss a dear one. I saw a poor widow who had six sons when the war began. Five of them has been killed and the last one has gone to the front. She said the mothers In America ought to be happy. A re turned cripple said to me that the horrors of the trenches could not be described. Yet the British have made up their minds to conquer Germany or lose their last man In the attempt. I find that the English feel very un kindly towards America for not get ting In the war and keeping them out. Travel through any of the countries engaged In war Is very difficult and full of annoyances. They take every foreigner to be a spy. Travel Is also very expensive Just now, as war prices are on everything. It costs me about $20 per day on an average. For a few days, on one trip, expenses averaged $40 per day. But the cost Is a minor matter, compared with the troubles. It is hard to get in a country and jharder to get out. You are required to give a complete written history of yourself, beginning with the birth- WILSON r -H. ln&2l & hM?"' i ItB j President Wilson addressing congress February 3 on the developments ruthless submarine warfare end telling the lawmakers of the breaking off government. CAX "U" GO OX A LOXfi HIKE? L. Med tin Wants tt l'nrdnw Who Is Not Opposed to "Hoflin' " It. Did you ever dream about taking a long hike over the country seeing sights at first hand? Your oppor tunity has arrived. Mr. L. Medlin of Maishvllle is advertising for a good partner in this Issue of The Journal to accompany him on a long trip to "Blowing Rock, bear hunt a while; kill a few pheasants and catch a few trout at Llnvllle Falls; step over to Niagra Falls, take a good old shower bath; go to Poughkeep sie. New York.- and Baltimore; Btop over at Washington and confer with Uncle Sam about this blasted war situation that seems to be making hen fruit so high." Mr. Medlin is neither bluffing nor Joking, according to his advertise ment. He Is serious; so serious that he attaches special qualifications to the man who will accompany him on his long ramble. He must have pood habits, one who "has learned to lovo nature's works, and all of God's cre ation," and who likes to work. It is not a free gratis trip, either, according to an intimation of waco:--contained In the advertisement. TN man who accompanies him, say1? Mr. Medlin, must be one "who Ij ratio ned with fair wages, and who realizes the world. owes him nothing, enly as he obtains his bread by the sweat of his face, and should his bread fr.il him a day or two, he must still fori that it la a good old world In which we live, and it Is not all of this life to live, nor all of death to die; that life's walk is not nil thorns, but many, many flowers; whore object Is to try to leave some fiowers instead of thorns in life's work for others; with high esteem for the golden rule regardless of what others may say or think." Mr. Medlin is a powerful big walk er himself, and although we do not wish to discourage any applicants for the Jaunt, he had better be able to rattle off the miles at five an hour. Mr. Medlin is also a long distance walker. Continuing, the advertisement reads: "If considered strange or queer by trying to do to others as you wish to be done by, then make a fearful fight to owe no man nothing but love. What men or angels may say, do or think, unless based on truth, may not mean much to us ov er the river and no big thlng3 this side of the river permanently. If sand In the craw, and rubber In the heel with reasonable reward, C me if U would like to go." Interesting Social Xote. Monroe ladies are very much In terested in the recent announcement that the Union Drug Co. will have a Boston beauty specialist1 with them all next week. Besides giving demon strations In the store, she will also give FREE -facial massages in your home by appointment. The Union Drug Co. will feel under obligation to the ladies of Monroe If they will give them an opportunity to demonstrate the Harmony Boston toilet line. Just call them by phone, and the Boston Beauty specialist will be glad to make a convenient appointment. Remem ber, It's free. (Adv.) place of your grandfather and grand mother. They are particularly anx ious to know why you visit them at this time. You are required to have a photograph of yourself attached to your pasport, and the same Is true as to women. I have certainly had a lot of petty annoyances but I made up my mind not to worry and I am maintaining the equr.mlnlty of a Stoic philosopher. "My chaperone Joins me In asking you kindly to remember as to Mrs. Parker. Sincerely yours, A. M. Stack, Sydney, Australia." . TELLING CONGRESS OF SPECIAL TAX YIELDS XEAT SIM Tax Collec tors Books Show That $1, i:(iH.r Collected Since May 1. One thousand, two hundred, sixty eight dollars and fifty cents, or more than enough to pay the Mayor and Board of Aldermens' salaries' in special taxes have been collected by the city since May 1, 1916, according to records in Tax Collector Crowell's offite. This Is far above the aver age from this source, but several months have yet to be registered be fore the year's books close. Xjjgarrctte dealers, and there are twenty of them,' paid taxes to the amount of $100, or five dollars each. The cigarette tax is considerably lower than in former years, as it 1 controlled entirely by State regula tion. License has been granted to thirteen restaurants, but where they are located it would take a sleuth to find' out. The records show there are thritoen but some of them have gone cut of business. Other licenses issued are: Auto transfers', 12; coal dealers, 3; drays, 19; soft drink bottler?, ii; hacks, 6; proHstng clubr, 5; peanut and pop c;iiii parchcr. 1; oil distributors, 3; oda fountains, 5: rHinibers, 3; ex press complies, 1; real estate co:,i panies, 2; street stands, special cc elisions, 36; laundry, 1; fresh inert dealers!. 6; furniture dealers, 4; vaudeville shows. 2 ($10 tax each), " ($5 tax each); junk uealer, 1; livery buinss. 1; distributors, 1; circus, 1 ($17.50): plcturs shows, 2; electricians, 1; and one bill poster. Jit. Prosnect .News. Correspondence of The Journal. Monroe, Rt. 4. Fob. 14. Mrs. S. i A. Lnthan has been visiting her sis ter, Miss Rebecca Belli of Concord. ! Mins Bclk Is very sick with measles. J Miss Maggie Conn of Waxhaw Is i visiting M!sr,es Sarah and Minnie iBelk this week. I Miss Ada Pigg, who Is attending J school here, Is spending the week-end 'at her heme In the Midway communl jty. Sprlgg.? has been spending this week with relatives in the Bethlehem ! community. The small grain crop has been preatly Injured If not ruined by the I recent cold weather. Large fields that were green only a few days ago are now bare. I Mr. Judge Bclk has been FUiTering for Reveral weeks with n carbuncle on his shoulder. His condition has I been serious but he Is now convales cing. Rev. M. A. Osborne w ill begin a revival meeting here the first Sunday In March. He will be assisted by Rev. R. C. Taylor. A meeting of great Interest la expected. We are having the best school we have had In many years. Our ef ficient principal Prof. W. L. Motes, and his assistants, Misses Gandelock and Belk, are doing some fine work. About 150 pupils are attending school and much interest Is being manifested. Our Sunday school Is also thriv ing. We are having good crowds In spite of the cold weather. While chopping wood Monday Mr. Fr;:nk Broom was so unfortunate as to cut his leg. The wound Is a very painful one. There seenn to be an epidemic cr grip In our community. One little giii who dosen't understand the meaning of the "grip" says "why Is it they don't have suit cases too?" Mr. Grady Plyler Joined the Unit ed States navy some time ago and Is now In Cuba. Mr. Plyler sailed on the Deleware. The Epworth League will meet Sunday afternoon at 3:30. All the young people are especially invited to this meeting. Spriggs. An ounce of performance Is better than a pound of promise. THE BREAK following Germany's decision to wuge of diplomatic relations with the kaiser's Wild liose Wants a Debute. Correspondence of The Journal. Unionville, Feb. 15. Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Hallnian of Marshvllle spent Sunday afternoon with friends here. Mrs. L. E. Hug?ins of Marshvllle is visiting her father, Mr. O. C. Hamilton, who is right sick. A host of friends wish for him a speedy re covery. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. J .din Grif fin, Tuesday, Feb. 6, a daughter, Lil lian Bellzora. Miss Ruby Griffin of the Fairfield section is visiting her sister, Mrs. Carl Sell. Miss Raymelle Purser, who ha3 been teaching the Jerome school, has closed her school on account of measles. Mr. Clete Simpson,, who is teach l'lf! near Rocky River, spent Satur day and Sunday with home folks here. Mr. Fred Presson of the Cedar Grovfl community spent. Sunday with hi3 couin, Mr. Howell Cuion, near here. Mrs. Vnnn Ilraswc'l rp?nt yester day with her mother, Mrs. E. J. Grif fin. Mr. James Helms has gone to Hopewell, Va., where he will work for the Dul'or.t Powder Company. Ssiro was fiad to see the h-Uer of encouragement from our kind frined, Mr. R. F. Beasley. Let's all pledge to do cur best. "Farm Boy," let's have your opin ion of a debate of some description. Jinyb? we can liven up our follow v. i iters and make tilings more inter ertii;;. Any of yau correspondents who can suggest a good pubject for debate and all who will volunteer to h in are invited t? give their opinion. Wild Uo:e. A Com'c! ion. "Hamlet, N. C, Feb. 15, 1917. "John Beasley, Monroe, N. C. "Deir fir: In February l?th l ru-? of Monroe Journal. I note In the colunmn headed 'Sketches', which srenis to be prepared by yourself, that reference 13 mnde to the matter of cheap rates on lime. "For your Information. I wish to say that a special rate of $1.55 per ton on limo from Ladds, Ca. has been recently made effective. This rate applies to all stations in Union coun ty. Would thank ycu to kindly no tify your associate and friend, Mr. Zob Crecn. accordingly. "Your verv trulv, "H. T. CROSSER. "Assistant Development Agent." Births. To Mr. nnd Mrs. Elisha Torter, Monroe, a daughter, Jan. 28th. To Mr. and Mrs. James W. Wil liams, Monroe township, a daughter, Jan. 2)th. To Mr. and Mrs. George W. Fun derburk, Monroe township, a daugh ter, February 4. To Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Lock hart. Monroe, n ron, Feb. 6th. To Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence H. Mtd lin. Monroe, a daughter, Feb. 5th. To Mr. and Mrs. W. Basil Me Manus, Monroe, a daughter, Feb. 8. T. L. CROWELL. Registrar. Xews Fro:r 'Vthnny. Coriepondence of ". ho Journal. Bethany, Feb. 15. Well, here I come again after an absence of sev eral weeks. Mr. Baxter Starnes' family, who have been right sick with measles, are about well now. Misses Allie Donnhew and Ruth Helms spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Threatt. Miss Nellie Eubanks visited Miss Odessa Laney Saturday night and Sunday. Miss Stella Helton spent Saturday night with Miss Vera Montgomery. Preaching at Bethany as usual the second and fourth Sunday afternoon at three o'clock. Every body Invited. Brown Eyes. Three Americans Killed By Mexicans Over Border Indications Are That Tliy Were Ta ken Across llordt-r and Munlcmi HODIKS FOl'XD ISY FEKSiUXG Scout' Hejhr-t Also Coniirn-.s l'rc ious Stories AIo:tt Kuid. llachita. N. M., Feb. 15. Three bodies, later identified os those of Andrew P. Peterson. Hush Accord and Burton Jensen, la" todiy were found by Lorn Siiillsimiy, the Persh ing scout, one mile wt. i of Interna tional .Monument No. 5o, situatet three miles west of the Corner Ranch. The bodies of the thro" Americans were found r.but 5" I'eot spu't, ac cording to Spiibbury. Each victim had been shot many times in the head. The snot where they were found is on the Mexican side of the border. Hu.fh Accord's head vm- mutilated with a machete, according t; Spills buty. All of the bodies wore stripped of clothing, hats and shoe.!, Spills bury said. Spillsbury found the raiders' trails early this morning and followed them during the day, coming upon the abaiiv'.or.ed belies late this afternoon. IV-. in v.h.-t :ie could loam the Mor mon scout s i d he was convinced that 'h? tl-vs" i.v:i'ered men had been ta ken iu'.o .U::ico from American soil and ti'en lulled. A Government atrent, after an ln vestication of the raid, reported to Washington that the Mexicans under Prudencia Miranda, wi're eating din ner at a ranch house on the Ameri can tide when Petornon, Jensen and Accoid rode up. unarmed. The Am ericans were made prisoners. His report also confirmed previous re ports of the Corner Ranch raid. From later advices to military of ficers, the reported raid on Lang's ranch and the killing of two Ameri can ranchmen, was believed to be baseless. Ed ("Bunk") Spencer, the Ameri can negro ranch foreman for the E. K. Warren & Sons interests, who reached the border late Tuesday with Salazar's demand for $3,000 in gold, also brought with him n verbal state ment which he declared S.Uaz.ir made to him at Ojitos, ChihuaUua, the pur port of which was that Sa'azar in tended to raid an American town n the border which would surpass Vil la's raid at Columbus, N. M., nnd in which all "men of gringn l.'iul will have to take care" but that women nnd children would be protected. While Spencer made tho trip to the border from Ojitos to deliver Salazar's demand for the rnrscn. his Mexican wife was held ns n hostage at the Ojitos ranch and Spencer sftid he was told by Snlazar that she would be shot if he did not return by sun rise Wednesday. After delivering his message to the general cuircer of the Warren ranches, Spencer leturnd to Mexico late Tuesday ovjning. While close observers of th.' bor der situation pvofois !'i nothing; alarming in Sab.nr's throat, a ma jority of the population was appre hensive. It was recalled thai Villa before his raid en Cr.l:i':i!!'.' rent n warning that h? war, coming. Later movements of the band which killed the Ameiioan cowboys are unknow here. SiiK:'V"iry and companions had no difficulty 'n pick ing up the trail i-t the Ccjikm- Ranch, but it was soon Irvt and wr not dis cernible whoro the bodies were found. It became known tonight that the $3.(100 demanded by Salnzar of the Wan-cn tnteror-ts not o;i!y Included ih.e rrn:-o!:i of Spencer and hi j wife, but also carried with it a throat that unless It was paid. 1,00 head of cat tle r.t Oji!o: would he confiscated, the ranch buildings burned and all property destroyed. Salazar wr.s said to have 500 men at Oj!tos. El Paso. Texas, Fob. 14. Julio Acosta, a Villa commander, raided the Nahernchic ranch, belonging to Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, two miles from Madera, Chihuahua, February 8, killing two Mexican ranch hands, wounding others and co-iipletely loot ing the property, according to a mes sage tonight. Madera Is the center of the Pear son Jiilling Company's Interests. The same message nl-o told of the loot ing of the Pearson Company's store there. ,,, DOES IT PAY? Claude Bi uner Shii $1S.T. For Advertising; Sold $2,280 Here's a little story with a moral: Mr. C. N. Bruner, when h? de- cided to dispose of his grocery stock, gave his customers the benefit of reduced prices Instead of disposing of It In one big lump. He spent $18.75 ndvertis- ing his sale in THE JOURNAL. That was all the advertising he did no circulars, or through any other mediums. He sold goods to the amount or $2,280 off the strength of ads carried In The Journal. He admitted it to The Journal voluntarily, and he will substantiate this statement if anyone will call upon him. Can a business man, in the face of this statement, refuse any longer to advertise? Make an appointment with th Boston Beauty specialist. The calls are coining in thick and fast, and her dates are being rapidly filled. Taa Union Drug Store. (Adv.)
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