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VOL.23. No. 57.
MONROE, N. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1197.
$1.50 PER YEAR CASH.
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ACKF-S TOBACCO IX COLUMBUS
'Sraiiegoat' Is Uark In the County
For Few Day, and He's Getting
the reputation of lu-lng an Awful
l.iur .Around aliaw.
Waxhaw. Aug. 23. Well. I a:n at
home again for a few days and I had
been aiming to write a tetter for
every issue of The Journal while I
was here, but my good or bad reso
lution has been broken right at the
start and The Journal has come from
the press once by the time that I sit
down for the first letter. The over
powering knowledge that for once In
seven months there was not a single
thing that I just had to do, was too
much for me, and I got sick the very
next day after getting home. From
a very serious condition I Improved
enough to jump out of bed and go
fishing with Dick McGuirt when he
put in an apperance along In the af
ternoon. We got out our nets and
then I got sick again and despite
Dick s remonstrations I set out on
foot for home. It was only four miles,
and when I got there I tarried long
enough to get something to eat and
then set out for where I knew there
was a pretty girl. I lingered till
about 11 o'clock and then came home
and went to bed, and that brings me
to this morning when I am about to
begin to tell what a wonderful liar
the folks around here think I have
become. They always knew I was
a good one, but I have Improved be
yond their imagination. One of the
first things at which they were more
or less prone to scoff was my ac
counts of the crops in Columbus.
They could not believe that a man
could clear three thousand, four hun
dred and eighty dollars from twelve
acres In tobacco, or of the fish up
there being so plentiful that they
would jump In your boat at night
when you are rowing around.
I am not belittling things and crops
here at home, in some respects this
Is still my home, and I have a streak
of loyalty in my composition, but
all the same I can't restrain from
"bragging" a little on the wonderful
agricultural conditions In the county
of my adopted home. Diversified
farming and naturally splendid agrl
cultural soils are two of the very
finest assets of Columbus. About the
farmers up there and speaking hon
estly they will average way behind
our people In matters of education
and knowledge of good farming, but
they make more money than we do
and it costs them far less labor. The
soils are responsible for that condl
tlon. Anything that they plant will
grow and produce astonishing yields
They have half a dozen splendid
money crops and have money the
year round. Strawberries are the
first thing in order and they ship from
seven to twelve hundred car loads
northwards each spring. Bankers
tell me that the strawberries bring a
million dollars into the county each
spring.
Following strawberries, the Irish
potato crop Is harvested and put on
the market. This year it proved a
bonanza, probably three hundred car
loads of the "spuds" were shipped
out and the prices ranged from 15.00
to 19.00 per barrel. They planted
corn on the potato fields and now
they have another and equally splen
did crop that win soon come out. Ar
ter the potatoes were harvested, the
cucumber crop came In and about
three hundred cars were shipped and
then a second crop of Irish potatoes
was planted on the cucumber land.
From the beginning of the strawberry
season to the present time, several
hundred cars of beans, peaches, pep
pers and all sorts of truck have been
sent speeding northward and have
brought tremendous returns.
The tobacco Beason is now on and
the amount of money the weed Is
bringing almost passes understand
ing. Between seven and eight mil
lion pounds of the weed will be sold
In Columbus this summer and It will
bring an average price of about
thirty cents per pound. The other
day a little one horse farmer came in
and subscribed to our paper and he
was looking sort of down in the
mouth. When asked what was troub
ling him he replied that he had clear
, ed fifteen hundred dollars off of his
'six acres in tobacco and that he had
ordered him an automobile, only to
find out the next day that he had
passed the draft examination and
would have to go to France. At
. Clarkton, Saturday afternoon while
I was on my way home I saw one of
our Columbus farmers and asked him
about his crop. He had planted 12
acres In tobacco and he cleared three
thousand four hundred and eighty
five dollars from it. Mr. Beasley,
both G. M. and R. F. have been to
Whiteville recently and they saw and
talked with this man at the ware
house. They saw the tobacco there,
piles of it no larger than a bale of
cotton and worth three or four hun
dred dollars. Some of the farmers
will actually make as high as six
hundred and fifty dollars per acre
from their tobacco.
About the potatoes, I will have to
tell a little true story to Impress
their yields and prices this spring:
At Tabor, one of our towns that Is
nearly as large as Marshville or
Waxhaw, a man had six acres that
he wanted to dispose of last spring.
The land was Inside the town limits
and the price he asked was one hun
dred dollars per acre. He could not
find a buyer, so he planted a little
over half the tract In Irish potatoes
and cleared over twelve hundred dol
lars from It. I have heard of many
Instances of farms being bought on
time last fall and of the money .be
ing already made and the new owner
having a snug bank account In the
bargain. The country is new and set-
41. a nmrioratalv fair u.l
began only a few years back. It Is a
little out of the ordinary routes of
travel and people have not yet learn
ed of it and of its marvelous possibili
ties to the farmer, but the time will
come when they will know of it and
then there will begin a steady tide of
immigration to the coastal farming
country, and many of those who go
will come from our own Piedmont
section.
Many of our people have be?n very
much interested and several of our
good farmers are expressing their
intention of going out there on a
prospecting trip at an early date. In
some ways I think our good coastal
country must have been unduly slan
dered. Nearly every man I met up
with asks about the prevalence of
mosquitoes, and the assumption
seems to be that Columbus Is full of
the pests. This is a mistake. There
may be some there and I have not
the least doubt of it, but during the
time I have been there I do not re
call having seen them. I never hear
them mentioned by Columbus people
and I am doubtful If they exist out
there in half the numbers that pre
vail here.
Our people out there are physical
ly much stronger looking than the
average Union county man. Every
one seems to make enough money to
get a good deal of all the enjoyments
of life. I would hazard the guess
that three hundred new automobiles
have come in the county during the
past two months, and big touring cars
are the prevailing types, though of
course, "Tin Lizzies" are there the
same as flies are in every part of the
earth. We have the largest natural
lake in North Carolina and it Is only
eleven miles from the county seat.
Its waters are unsurpassed for bath
ing and although the coast is only
thirty miles away and millions of
dollars are spent there to advertise
and develop the resorts. Lake Wacca
niaw comes In for big crowds of
pleasure seekers who know what they
want.
There are thousands of acres of the
finest agricultural trucking and
stock raising land In the world out
there still in an undeveloped state.
The huge saw mills are penetrating
far Into what was once vertible Jun
gles and denuding them of their tim
ber, but through some mischance the
eyes of the homeseekers have always
been diverted to the more well known
and advertised portions of the State.
I have not seen a rock since I went
out there, with the exception of those
used for the ballasting on the rail
ways. Terraces to prevent land
erosion are unknown and not neeaea
The soils are full of humus and ab
sorb all the rainfall with the excep
tlon of a small amount. Streams
never rise more than two feet during
the most severe rainy periods. The
drinking water is uniformly as clear
as crystal and sparkling cool. If there
Is any brackish drinking water any
where in the county I have yet to
find It. The water In the streams is
of a blackish color, partly of itself
and partly due to the jet black soils
underneath It. All the lands are
practically level and It will never
wash away unless the country gets
flooded with "big heads" like me
from Union, who cause It to tip over.
People around home, meaning
here, are saying the corn crop Is
splendid this year. I am a Union
county boy and am loyal to it, but I
can't see this year s crop In the same
way they do until I get more of the
black soil of Columbus from my
heels. Where corn Is growing out
there It Is growing in perfect jungles
and it receives but little work and
that of a sorry nature, at that, In
most cases. Most of the cultivation
Is done with a turn pjow for both
cotton and corn.
In a few years we will have a won
derful change out there. New farm
ers with new Ideas of farming will
come In and the once unknown coast
al country will out rank the Piedmont
in its wealth. Jesse Williams or the
Waxhaw Bank and Trust Company
remarked to us that this county was
a mighty good one, but poor, he was
right there and unless we hit some
thing that will bring more alluring
returns to our farmers than cotton
does, many of them will seek other
sections.
Mr. Williams seemed mightily In
terested in Columbus, but was afraid
of mosquitoes hurting his complex
ion. I had not seen any out there
and could not tell him whether or
not there was any, but it may Interest
him to know that John Beas-
whose's reputation for veracity Is
more or less to be doubted, has since
almost sworn that there was none out
there, and John ought to, know for
he stayed with me nearly two weeks
and slept nearly all the time and nev
er got bit. However, when I look
ed at our diminished bank account
after he departed, I felt stung.
Nor Custom Stale.
Mother you were a long time In
the conservatory with Mr. Willing
last night, my child. What was go
ing on?
Daughter Did you. ever sit in the
conservatory with father before you
iuarred him?
Mother I suppose I did.
Daughter Well, mother, It's the
same old world. Tit-Bits.
Safe Both Way.
"Who is your favorite composer?"
"Wagner," replied Mr. Cumrox.
"You must be a student of music."
"No. I mention Wagner for the
sake of rellerlng myself of conver
sational strain. If the other man
doesn't like Wagner, he won't want
to hear me say another word."
"And If he does?"
"He'll want to do all the talking
himself." Washington Star.
THF.ItK WILL 11 K PLENTY OF
iilSri FOK TIIK UlSY FARMER
With Five Plants Already Iiuilt, and
a Irosiet of More llelni Erected,
the Fleecy Staple Will be Taken
Care of in Short Order.
Although Judge B. F. Long has
signed the order enjoining Mr. J. T.
Shute from operating a gin near the
passenger depot. Monroe will not be
short on gins this fall by any means.
Mr. J. T. Shute has just erected a
plant near the water works, and he
plans to erect another one on the old
Whitfield lot on West Frankiin
street if his brother, Mr. J. It. Shute,
is allowed to replace the gins in the
old plant on Main street and lease it
to Mr. J. J. Crow.
On the publication of Mr. J. T,
Shute's plans to erect a gin on West
Franklin street in Tuesday's issue or
The Journal, the report became cur
rent that there were a lot of objec
tions in the air to the building or
the nuisances as they are common
ly termed. The Aldermen heard,
and believed. A session was called
for that night, and the Aldermen
were expecting a wagon load or pe
titions praying that they stop the
work.
Instead, and it did shock at least
one of the City Fathers, the petitions
came from the other side. Property
owners all up and down Main street
signed a petition urging the Alder
men not to intetere with the gin on
Main street. In addition to all of
this weighty matter, Messrs. It. A
Morrow and S. O. Blair were on hand
to speak a few kind words for the
old gin that revolutionized conditions
in the South, many, many years ago.
Mr. Morrow stated that he had been
passing the gin In question for a num
ber of years, but he had never
thought of It in the light of being a
niusance. In fact, Mr. Morrow thinks
a gin is good for a town, no matter
where it is located.
From the way Mr. Morrow express
ed himself the Aldemen understood
him to look upon the whir of the gins
as sweet music. Some are Inclined
to believe that Mr. Morrow looks up
on glrs as an important part In the
cog or world trade, and a man with
imagination can easily accord the
humble gin, no matter what the sur
roundings may be, a high place in
the country's industrial mechanism.
Neither was there anybody on hand
to protest the erection of a gin by
Mr. J. T. Shute on West Franklin
street. He, however, was not quite
so fortunate as his brother. He had
nobody there to speak a good word
for his proposed gin. Cut, Inasmuch
as the proposed gin Is to be erected
in the heart of a residential section,
the gin music might not sound so
sweet where they have pianos and
talking machines. i
Yet there is a probability that the
gin on West Franklin street will not
be built after all. In leasing tue
Main street gin to Mr. Crow. Mr. J
T. Shute alleges a broken contract
on the part of his brother, Mr. J. R.
Shute. Some time ago, when the eld
gin was dismantled, Mr. J. T. Shule
bought part of the machinery fro;a
Mr. J. R. Shute after the latter had
agreed not to operate or assist In
the operation, of a gin on that spot.
Now Mr. J. R. Shute gets around that
feature of the contract existing be
tween him and his brother does not
bar him from leasing his property to
whom he may please, inasmuch as he
will take no part in its operation.
Legal action, it Is said, will be tak
en by Mr. J. T. Shute to prevent the
deal between Mr. J. R. Shute and J.
J. Crow. It the law falls to grant
him relief, it Is understood, he will
retaliate by building a gin on West
Franklin street.
Appearing with Mr. J. R. Shute at
the meeting Wednesday night were
his attorneys, Messrs. Stack & Park
er. Mr. J. T. Shute was on hand with
his attorney, Mr. W. B. Love. Mayor
John C. Sikes, who is retained by Mr.
J. T. Shute, vacated the chair in fa
vor of Alderman at Large G. B. Cald
well, and left the meeting.
If the Main street gin Is operated
this fall, and Mr. J. T. Shute builds
his proposed gin on Franklin street,
there will be plenty of plants to take
care of the bumper cotton crop that
will probably be harvested In Union
county this year. In addition to
these two, there Is Mr. J. T. Shute's
g!n near the power plant; the oil
mill gin; Mr. J. T. Shute's gin Just
south of the corporate limits, and Mr.
J. R. Shute's and Mr. Hall Wilson's
gin north or the corporate limits.
The Truth Will Out.
A darkey In Louisville who had
gone broke In a crap game turned
to a friend and requested the tempo
rary accommodation of a small loan.
"Gus," said the person thus Im
portuned, "I'd lak mightily to let you
have some money but I'm out of luck
my owse f. Dis yere dollar I's about
to shoot is de last dollar I got in de
world."
He shot and lost, while Gus look
ed forlornly on. He reached Into his
vest pocket and hauled out a crum
pled bill.
"W'y sho nuff, yere Is another dol
lar!" he satd, in tones of astonish
ment. Again he shot and lost. Still
holding fast to the dice, he unearth
ed a third bill from the sweatband
of his hat.
"Now dis yere Is absolutely de last
dollar I owns on dis earth he stat
ed for the benefit of the company at
large and his chum Gus in particu
lar. "W'en hit's gone I's through."
He risked it and lost It. As he
slid his free hand toward an Inner
recess in the waistband of his trous
ers the bankrupt Gus spoke up.
Keep on shootln', nigger!" bade
Gus. "Jes' keep on shootln'. Dem
bones'U niek you tell de trug yit."
EXEMPTION BOARD ACCFITS
11H IXIOMTKS FOK SERVICE
They May Apeal to State IUwrd
t2 Were liiven Temorary Dis
(barges to lx.k Alter Crops.
Upsetting most conjectures, the
local exemption board has already ac
cepted 118 men for service under the
draft act. and the probability Is that
more will be added. One-third of
the men accepted will be ordered to
report to a training camn SeDt. 5.
while the remainder will follow in a
few weeks.
The following were accepted:
J. H. Price, Monroe, Rt. 5; Charley
Maness. Matthews; Clayton Wall,
Monroe; W. B. Cole, Monroe; Walter
Gay. R4. Monroe; W. J. Griffin.
Marshville; Ernest Pea. Monroe;
E. G. Thomas, R4 Marshville. C. V.
McGuirt. Waxhaw; Ernest Taylor,
Wingate; Will Fetterson, Osceola. S.
C; Furman Hill. Monroe; W. M.
3tarnes. Waxhaw; Brady Rowland,
Marshville; J. C. Hill, R 4. Marsh
ville; Clarence Clontz, Unionville; E.
H. Broom, Monroe; Vernon Gurley,
Monroe; Will Houston, Waxhaw;
Fred Evans, Marshville; Gus Cole
man. Monroe; Lemuel Blakeney, R2.
Pageland; M. J. Harkey, R18 Mat
thews; M. D. Honeycutt, Monroe; S.
L. Forbis. Matthews; H. G. Nash,
Monroe; L. W. Helms, R3. Monroe;
B. B. Williams. Rl, Indian Trail; E.
W. Wilson, R5, Marshville; Z. M.
Hill, Marshville; T. E. Blythe, Wax
haw; Thos. Blakeney, Monroe.; Oscar
Helms, Marshville; J. F. Stegall, R3,
Monroe; Jason Love, Unionville;
Clinton Carelock, Marshville; Cap
Davis, Monroe; L. A. Thomas, Marsh
ville; John R. Jacob, Waxhaw;
Charlie Lathrop, Marshville; James
Beaver, R10, Monroe; E. R. Hyatt,
R2, Unionville; J. A. Mullis. R8. Mon
roe; A. H. Gardner. R2. Marshville;
I. iN. Yarborough, R3, Waxhaw; M.
B. Price, R2, Marshville; Roy Lenoir
Blair, Monroe; Israel Ramseur, Mon
roe; Oscar Parker, Monroe; Geo. L.
Hart, Monroe; John M. Niven, Wax
haw; Baxter Smith, R5, Marshville;
D.!S. McCollura R3, Monroe; LeRoy
Trull, Monroe; R. M. James, R2,
Unionville, J. S. Deese. Monroe; W.
C. Austin, Rl, Indian Trail; Oscar
Cureton, R5, Waxhaw; Bennie
Barnes, Lancaster, S. C; L.M. Clontz,
RJ, Unionville; V. F. Webb, Rl. Moo
roe; R. C. Gaddy, Marshville; W. D.
Davie, R8, Monroe; B. A. Moser. R2,
Monroe; Cyrus Robinson R4, Wax
haw; Adam Mills, Rl, Monroe; G. F.
West, Monroe; Fred Pruett, Buffalo,
SJC.; J. C. R-ichardsoiWvlioBroe.; H.
A. Blggers, Unionville; L. F. Phirer,
Matthews; L. E. Sutton, Monroe: H.
F. Mangum, R8, Monroe; S. H.
Strawn, Marshville; A. McDonald,
R2, Waxhaw; J. W. Parker, Rl, WJn
gate; C. O. Delaney, R18, Matthews;
John Hanna, R4, Waxhaw; C. N.
Medlln Rl, Unionville; Welton
Hasty, Monroe; S. C. Chaney, Rl,
Unionville; John McDonald, Marsh
ville; Dewltt Belk, Monroe; Gus Grii
fin, Marshville; W. L. Lindsey, Mon
roe; Thos. Cureton, R5, Monroe;
John Dunn, R3, Waxhaw; W. B. Wat
kins, Marshville; Henry B. Crump,
Monroe; Chas. W. Hill, Matthews:
Jas. C. Klser, R2, Marshville; W. P
Crowder, Monroe; S. R. Hartls, Mat
thews; Arthur W. Thomas, Monroe;
C. O. Belk, R9 Monroe; Vade Helms,
Mineral Springs; Horace Redferan,
Monroe; Henry Hancock, Monroe;
Oren E. Threatt, Monroe; G. W
Kobinson, R3, Waxhaw; John L. Gar
land; Walter Thomas, Monroe; Wm.
II. Kindley, Indian Trail; Eustace
Collins, Monroe; N. A. Crisco, R5,
Marshvillle; Chester Boone, Rl, Wax
haw; Lee C. Broom, Waxhaw; J. A.
Haucom, R2, Unionville; Atlas Marsh
Monroe; Brady Biv'ens, Marshville;
Mack Crowder, Rl Monroe; Arthur
Medlln, R26, Matthews; Willie Stur
divant, Monroe; J. F. Davis, R2, Mon-
Monroe; W. N. Smith, R2, Union
ville; M. B. Ferris, Monroe; Robt. C.
Trull, Monroe; Joe Chambers, RFD,
Marshville.
TemiMirary Exemptions.
The board exempted 92 men for a
few months, until about Dec. 1 in
order that they might harvest their
crops, or get their business in shape;
whichever the case might be. Those
issued this class of discharge were:
A. R. Hartis. R26. Matthsws; J. W.
Birmingham, R5, Marshville; L. H.
Gordon, R5 Monroe; B. U. Pigg. Rl,
Unionville; Brady Guln, Rl, Union
ville; D. A. Steele, Rl, Lancaster; M.
A. Griffin, R3, Monroe; W. L. Hoov
er. Matthews; L. F. Austin, R5,
Unionville; Robt. Aldrldge, Monroe;
Rufus C. F. Allen. Wingate; E. N.
Hinson, Rl, Unionville; Yates Med
lin, Monroe; I. B. Tarlton, Marsh
ville; E. E. Boyd. Waxhaw; John
Cunningham, R5, Monroe; Sam Al
sobrooks, Rl, Wingate; D. L. Helms
Marshville; Jas. A. Starnes, R2, Wax
haw; Ernest Plyler, Rl, Monroe;
Isom Melton. Rl, Monroe; J. H.
Walker, R2, Waxhaw; Geo. L. Ay-
coth, R2, Monroe; C. F. Edwards, R2,
Monroe; R. M. Gordon, R5. Monroe;
Ross Washington, Waxhaw; W. B.
Smith, R2, Unionville; T. Z. Purser,
112. Unionville; S. Redfearn Rl,
Marshville; T. E. Stacey, R3, Marsh
ville; Preston Howard. Marshville;
E. A. Nixon, Rl. Unionville; Stoye
Mi-Manus, Rio. Monroe; Wm. E. Ben
nett. Rl, Wingate; E. S. Hem by, R18,
Matthews; Fred Deal, R5. Monroe;
J. W. Belk. R5, Monroe; P. C. Har-
gett, R6, Monroe; J. A. Mullis. R6,
Monroe; A. H. Gardner, R2 Marsh
ville; Wm. Houston, R5, Monroe;
Lonnle Redfearn, R6. Marshville; H.
C. Chambers. Marshville; C. W. Est-
ridge. Rl, Waxhaw; A. R. Presley,
R2, Unionville; Oscar Jordan, Marsh
ville; E. W. Covington. R5. Marsh
ville; S. Washington, Rl, Waxhaw;
L. W. Pierce, Monroe; M. H. Huntley.
R3. Monroe; W. L. Nash, Rl. Win
gate; Lonnie Hamilton, Marshville;
W. L. Brooks; R3 Monroe; Oscar
Blakeney, Rl, Wingate; Wm. L. .
Thompson, Waxhaw; C. C. Brooks.
R2. Unionville; Morris Vanderburg,
R26. Matthews; John Boyd. K9. Mon
roe; J. II. Moore. R4. Marshville:
Alex Medlin. R4, Monroe; L. R. Gad
dy. Marshville; James Fort, Marsh
ville; Bud Moser. Rl, Mineral
Springs; T. C. Kennington, Monroe;
J. W. Caskey. R2 Monroe; Amos F.
Little. Rl. Unionville; H. R. Honey
cutt. R5, Monroe; W. P. Plyler. R5,
Wuxhaw; Harrison Hough. R2. Wax
haw; L. . B. Byrum. Rl, Indian
Trail. L. B. Parker. R26. Matthews:
W. T. Cagle. Rl. Monroe; Wm. E.
Baker, R4. Waxhaw; Philip F. Simp
son, Matthews; W. V. Crowell. Rl,
Unionville; J. R. Broom Matthews;
J. O. Starnes. R5, Waxhaw; Wm. B.
Simpson. R2, Monroe; L. W. Greene,
Rl, Unionville; Arthur T. Deese, Mat
thews; J. H. Outen. Rl. Wingatej
F. T. Smith, Rl. Wingate; Lee Roy
Wade, Waxhaw; II. T. Banknight,
Matthews; J. A. Fowler, R5. Marsh
ville; Pearl Rorie. R3. Marshville;
Zeno Benton, R2, Monroe; J. H. Wat
kins R6, Monroe; Van B. Love, Rl,
Unionville; P. B. Mills. R3. Marsh
ville; Lester Rorie, Marshville; C. F.
Braswell. Kl, Wingate.
Discharges Allowed.
The following registrants were giv
en discharges for reasons of depen
dency: i
J. G. Wiliama, Monroe; James
Home, R3, Marshville; I. A. Walden,
Rl, Monroe; Murry Helms, Mat
thews; J. D. Nash, Rl Wingate;
John Thomas, Monroe; J. D. Hinson,
Monroe; Will Richardson, Monroe;
F. W. Privett, Matthews; N. S. Mills,
R3. Marshville; B. Crawford. R2,
Waxhaw; George Faulkner, Wax
haw; Curtis McKelthen, Wingate; S.
O. Robinson, R 8, Monroe; Jas. E.
Surratt, R3, Waxhaw; L. P. Davis,
Marshville; J. W. Mullis, Rl, Win
gate; G. R. Montgomery, R4, Wax
haw; Roy Lomax, Monroe; C. H.
Hasty Monroe; Bud Allen, Monroe;
J. O. Griffin, R4, Monroe; J. D. Mel
ton, Rl, Monroe; H. L. Taylor, Mon
roe; Esther Sanders, Rl, Monroe; H.
N. Greene, R2. Unionville; W. H.
Mullis. R 2 Unionville; Jas. H. Mc
Coy, Monroe; W. M. Thomas, Monroe.
GUARD DIVISION FROM PACIFIC
STATES TO GO TO CAMI GREENE
Number of Soldiers to Train There
Between 80,000 and 40,000 Of
ficers From West Are Expected to
Arrive Soon Men Coming From
Washington, Oregon, Wyoming,
Montana. .
Washington, Aug. 23. The Forty
first national guard division, compris
ing troops from Washington, Oregon,
Montana, Idaho and Wyoming, has
been ordered to train at Camp
Greene Charlotte, N. C, and Camp
Fremont at Palo Alto, Cal., has been
abandoned because the California
State health authorities have decided
that a latarine sewerage system such
as the war department proposed
would be injurious to the health of
the community.
Secretary Baker, announcing the
change, said today that the war de
partment could not see its way clear
to spend hair a million dollars for
such a sewerage system as the state
health authorities thought necessary
in a temporary camp. Decision to
transfer the division to Camp Greene
caused much speculation as to the
possibility that the troops would be
sent to France at an early date. No
confirmation of the report could be
obtained In any official quarter, how
ever. It would mean a month's delay to
build a water carrier sewer system,
and the camp at Charlotte is now
practically ready. The transfer of the
division to Charlotte, Secretary Baker
explained, would make It possible to
get the division under training with
out delay and bring It 2,500 miles
closer to its point of embarkation.
A suggestion that the Camp Fre
mont site might be used as a national
army cantonment was discussed by
Senator Phelan with the secretary,
but no definite plan for this has been
worked out.
Reports that the Forty-first devi
slon might soon follow the Twenty
sixth and Forty-second divisions to
France apparently were founded on
the fact that the far west is not
strongly represented In the Forty
second or "Rainbow" division and the
Twenty-sixth Is composed entirely of
New England troops. The Twenty
sixth and the Fort-second are in pro
cess of concentration and both prob
ably will be ready to go as soon as
shipping Is available.
"I have come here," said the angry
man to the superintendent or the
street car line, "to get Justice; Jus
tice, sir. Yesterday as my wife was
getting off one or your cars, the con
ductor stepped on her dress and tors
a yard or frilling off the skirt."
The superintendent remained cool.
"Well, sir," he said, "I don't know
that we are to blame for that. What
do you expect us to do.? Get her a
new dress?"
"No, sir. I do not intend to let
you off so easily as that," the other
man replied gruffly. I.e brandished
In his right hand a small piece of
silk.
"What I propose to have you do,"
he said, "is to match this silk."
. Too Academic.
"Sometimes, to be sure, the opening
is so unfortunate as to incur instant
resentment and postively invite re
fusal. Take the case of the diminu
tive man of kindly appearance who
was accosted bv a seedy purist with
the words:
' sir, i am looking tor a mue suc
cor."
"Well," snorted the wearer of the
site 13 1-3 collar, "do I look like
one?"
itnderiu rk denied DIVORCE;
FEW CASKS OF .MICH INTEREST
Sheriff J. V. Griffith Takes a N'on-
Suit in the Famous Gin Cast'.
While A. F. lirook and V. L.
Griffin, on Their Failure to Ai-
iear, Were Taxed With Costs.
Mr. R. C. Funderburk failed to se
cure a divorce from his wile, Mrs
Cora Funderburk in Superior court
for the trial of civil cases last Tues
day. He alleged that his wife had
committed adultery, but the court
thought differently. Mr. and Mrs.
Funderburk were married in !JJ1Z.
but separated a few days after the
vows were pronounced. Last year
Mr3. Funderburk sued for alimony
for the maintenance of a child, and
the court granted her $10 a month.
This action was taken in the Mecklen
burg Superior court, and Mr. Fun
derburk met the action by suing for
an absolute divorce. As matters now
stand. Mr. Funderburk must continue
paying the f 10 alimony.
In the case of R. M. Sanders vs.
J. W. Gaddy, a suit on account the
plaintiff was awarded $83.87. the
amount he was suing for less credits
admitted having been paid.
A. F. Brooks vs. W. L. Griffin, and
others; compromised with stating
terms to the court. Judgs Long;
taxed both parties with the costs for
failure to divulge to the court the
terms of the compromise.
Sheriff J. V. Griffith vs. J. T.
Shute; plaintiff took a non-suit. This
was the controversy arising out of
the defendant's intention of erecting;
a ginning plant near the county JaiL
J. B. Doster compromised his case
against the Seaboard. This was a
suit growing out of the question as
to whether or not the plaintiff fur
nished the Seaboard No. 1 or No. Z
grade of crossties.
H. D. Browning secured a judg
ment against Garrison Medlln. and
others, for $344.05. The plaintiff
rented land to the defendant, and
claimed that he was never reimburs
ed. The defendants failed to answer.
At tne last term of court, in the
case of Napoleon Belk vs. A. H. A.
Belk, Judge Webb made the follow
ing order:
"On motion of attorneys for the
defendant it is ordered that there be
a severance in this action so that
there shall be separate actions as fol
lows: One against John W. Belk; one
against J. M. Stevens; one against
A. H. Belk, and one against the heirs
of Dr. W. H. Gribble." The court is
now bearing these cases.
Ited Cross Notes.
Before the bleak, cold days of win
ter how many of us will have friends
and loved ones on the firing line?
Our own dear boys who have been to
Oglethorpe, every one winning honors
and proving to us that we can trust
them, "their grit, their loyalty and
their good wholesome American
stuff," these will soon be In the
trenches and the submarine zone.
Boys like our boys, with brave.
stout hearts and sinewy arms, will
ing hands and level heads are what
our country needs and Is calling for,
to defend its cause at the front and
if needs be to lay down their lives
for their country's cause.
All honor ro our own houie boys,
may they carry with them all the-
blessings our hearts could wish them.
Lieutenants Andrew Monroe and Sam
Parker leave Sunday, being the first
called to go to France. Lieuteuauts
Gillam Craig, Archie Lee, Stafford
Wolfe and Harry Worley leave the
29th for various posts of duty.
Mrs. Charles Iceman contributed
$5.00 for Red Cross supplies which
buys another bolt of cloth. This ;
will make fourteen bed shirts fox"
sick soldiers.
The west end Red Cross unit, wne
are patriotic In heart and hand ser
vice, have given of their bountiful
storehouse and good cooking for the
benefit of the Red Cross, and a earn
last Wednesday afternoon served de
licious refreshments on Mr. R. B.
Redwine's lawn, from which they re
alized $15.00, this bringing their
amount up to $22.50 for Red Cross
supplies.
The young ladies are working on
the comfort bags which we hope to
have ready for them In a little while.
We hope soon to have the mothers,
sisters and sweethearts busy wllhr
knitting, so our dear boys may be
adequately clothed and ready for any
emergency. There's work for every
woman in Monroe, and without theui
we cannot do what the government
asks us to do. Our Chapter alone
has been asked for 200 knitted out
fits for our sailor boys for the coming
winter.
So great the need. Won' t yoir
help, Mrs. Lane, Chm. Red Cross
Supplies.
Red Cross.
The officers, chairmen of units and
all departments are asked to meet at
the Presbyterian church study as
Friday evening at 8 o clock. Business
of much importance to be transact
ed. H. E. Gurney, Chairman Chap
ter.
A lesson In Grammar.
Grace's uncle met her on the street
one spring day and asked her wheth
er she was going out with a picnic
party from her school.
"No," replied his 8-year-old niece,
"I ain't going."
"My dear," said the uncle, "you
must not say, 'I ain't going.' Yon
must say, 'I am not going.' " And'
he proceeded to give her a little lee
son in grammar: "You are not going.
He is not going. We are not going.
You are not going. They are not go
ing.' Now can you say all that?"
"Sure 1 can," responded Grace
quite heartily. "They ain't nobocy
going." Harper's Magazine.