Wanted: Some Good Size Spring' Chickens. For Sale:
Spanish and Red Peanuts For Seed. - , - Vann Funderburk.
Local and Personal.
I Mr. C. S. Lee, Sr., received a
biegrain yesterday from his son Lt.
. . , . ..'Archie Lee. which bore the three
Mr- .Grn w"! 'i words. "Safe and happy." The mes-
bOU. uu ,VL"",Mne was sent from England.
.LtFJa?k Redfarn VS 0B?i SUmP tnloii county during th
1 .V Y - -eeK ending Saturday. May 11.
at the army at Camp Laredo. Texas. amounted t0 M,m.7j.-Thto a0unt
recently,
James "Watts, one of the colored
sek-ctmen sent to Camp Jackson
the last Increment, has been dt3rharg
ed and returned home because
physical disability.
Two dogs hare been killed by
the police In the last few days. One
was a suspected rabid. The other
was killed because he was aiding the
Kaiser. He devoured a brood
young chickens.
Mr. Ernest Harris, who has been
ill with pneumonia at Camp Jackson
for the past several days, is very much
improved, according to a telegram re
ceived this morning by his father,
Mr. L. L. Harris.
One of the Camp Gordon soldiers
who passed through here Sunday
morning almost fainted while going
- through with what is known as "sit'
ting up exercise." He was assisted
from the line by an officer and revlv
ed
Rev. M. A. Osborne will preach
at Central Methodist church next
Sunday morning. There will be no
evening service. Rev. J. E. Aber-
nethy will preach the commencement
sermon of Louisburg Female College;
Louisburg, N. C, on that day.
The pupils of the High School
are again getting out an annual. The
proof of the book has already been
received and returned, and the annu
ala will arrive in a few days. The
school got out a fine annual last year
and indications are that the one this
year will be as good or better than it
William Winchester, the eleven
year-old son of Mr. J. L. Winchester
was badly bruised last Saturday when
the bicycle on which he was riding
collided with an automobile driven by
Mr. Tom Belk on Main street.. The
bicycle was badly broken up. Con
gested state of traffic seems to have
been the cause of the -accident,
-J. Edmund Polk, who has many
relatives and friends in this county
died at the home of his grandparents
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Cain of Union, S
C. on May i. He was about 20 years
old and a fine young man of Chris
tian character. His many relatives
in th4s county have the sympathy of
all In their great loss.
Mr. R. B. Red wine .leaves to
night for Philadelphia, where he will
attend the peace meetlngo be held at
Cameicle hall. This meeting will be
presided over by Charles Evans
Hughes. Republican candidate for
President at the last election. Gov
ernor Bickett. and three other go
ernors. will speak
Sergeant Henry B. Simpson of
Camo Jackson spent the week-ena
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. I
Slnmson of the Matthews section, eu
fore arriving there he visited rela
tlves )n Birmingham, Ala. Sergeant
' Simpson entered the service last Sep
tember, and he has now received noti
fication that he has been accepted for
admittance to the officers' training
camp, which will be opened at Camp
Jackson on May 15
A flag pole is being erected on
the court house square today. Old
Glory will kiss the breezes from the
top, while under it the honor flag
won by the county Tor over-subscrio
ins: Its third Liberty Loan apportion
ment. will float; then ranging on
down will be the flags of our allies
Mr. T. L. Crowell has been asked by
the county commissioners to take
charge of the flags. The giant pole
was donated by Rev. J. C. Williams,
Monroe Rt. 6.
Allego Blair, the member of the
negro contingent who became Insane
on the way to Camp Giant, Illinois,
was brought back to Monroe lat
Wednesday by a soldier from the
camo and confined in the county Jail.
Arrangements are now being made
to tut him into the hospital for the
colored insane at Goldsboro. Blair
was one of the 63 colored registrants
who left, for Camp Grant about two
months ago. He became Insane be
fore the train reached Chester and it
required four of his companions to
subdue him. One was badly cur in
trying to do so.
Railroad Detective Joe Rogers
and Officer Robinson went out to in
vesticate report of deserters being
In the woods on the eastern edge of
town Sunday. They did not succeed
in eettlng their men but they brought
back "one hat, one can of beans, a
safety razor and a looking glass which
the deserters regarded as impedi
ments to speed and left. The officers
left the car in which they went out at
the road and started into the woods.
Almost at once the deserters saw
them and left with more haste than
erace., A Rood foot race ensued, but
as the deserters had the start they
came out victorious.
The Redpath Chautauqua has
not received the support this year
that was accorded to lt the past three
years. Only about $1000 worth of
tickets were sold before the opening
performance. The management, how
ever, released the Monroe guaran
tors from the contract because of the
promise made by their manager last
year that there would be no Chautau
qua If the war was on. The program
yesterday was heard by a large num
ber of people, and it is believed that
many are paying admissions Instead
of using the season tickets. Mr.
Beauchamp's lecture appears to have
pleased the audience last night, as
many have spoken very compliment
ary of his efforts. -
brings the grand total up to 197
568.00.
.um Austin and Jim Spencer,
were given a preliminary hearing
before United States Commtsalone
Flow this morning charged with
breaking into a box car and taking
lot of coffee while it was in transit
Examination was waived and the de
fendants were bound over to Federal
court under $200 bond each
The demand for thoroughbred
cattle in Union county is steadily in
creasing. Mr. T. J. W. Broom has
twelve applications for registered
heifers on hand now, and is seeking
to have them filled. Jerseys are the
most popular in the western part of
the county, where most of the twelve
applications came from,
The following were the War Sav
lngs Stamp purchasers of $100 worth
or more, last week: B. A. Home, Jr.
Monroe. R. F. D. No. 1, $400; Mrs.
B. A. Horpe, Monroe, R. F. D. No. 1
$1000; Mrs. Boyce J. Helms, Monroe,
$800; Boyce J. Helms, Monroe. $1
000; and Rev. John. A. Wray, Monroe,
$1000
AH parties that expect to oper
ate threshing machines in Lnion
county the coming season will please
report their names and the make of
their machines to T. J. W. Broom
county demonstration agent, or to
Lee Griffin, county food administra
tor. The Food Administration de
sires this information, as expert me
chanics will visit the county and give
advice and instructions as to saving
the grain and adjusting the machines
so as to be of the greatest efficiency,
These experts will not repair worn
out machines or furnish parts for
them, but will adjust and see that
they are In good repair and order,
Mr. James H. Lee Informs Th
Journal that Instead of over-subscrib
Ing her quota thirty thousand dollars
Union county over-subscribed !t thir
ty-eight thousand dollars. When quo
tas were being assigned to the differ
ent banks of the county, $8,000 wa
assigned to the Carolina Bank of
Marshville, which consolidated with
the other Marshville bank last sum
mer. Mr. Lee .wrote the Federal Re
serve Bank that this bank was no
longer In existence and Its allotment
was taken off, leaving Union county'g
quota only $193,000 instead of $200
000. Mr. Lee says that much of the
success of the campaign was due to
the excellent work of the Boy Scouts
and the women.
A new schedule which effects
most of the trains that pass through
Monroe went Into effect Sunday. The
arrival and departure of trains Is as
follows: Number 15, the first train
for Charlotte In the morning, 7:30;
number 6, the through train for At
lanta from the north, 8:45; number
fl9, the morning train for Charlotte,
11:45; number 29; the local train
for Atlanta, 11:50; number 6, from
Atlanta, 10:00, at night; number 13
the night train for Charlotte, 10:10;
number 11, the night train for At
lanta, 11:35; number 14, the last
train from Charlotte in the morning,
6:10; number 12, the morning train
from Atlanta, 6:55. The evening
trains from Charlotte and Atlanta and
the night train from Charlotte have
not been changed
"The Birth of a Nation." bringing
forward David W. Griffith's new art
of musical spectacle, with evening's
performance opens an engagement of
wo days at the Strand May 20 and
21. The first half of the great pict
ure exhibits the salient events of th.?
Chil War, which came to a close at
Appomattox Just fifty years ago, Lin
coin's call for troops.. Sherman's
march, the Battle of Petersburg,
Lee's Surrender to Grant and the aw
ful tragedy at Ford's Theatre live be
fore the spectator of the Griffith dra
ma. In the second half the South's
second uprising" this time against
the Carpet-Bag regime, is shown In a
thrilling story of Reconstruction days.
The romance of the "little Confeder
ate Colonel," Ben Cameron with the
Northerner, Elsie Stoneman, and
that of the Unionist Captain. Phil
Stoneman. with Margaret Cameron,
the South Carolina lassie, maintain
two threads of continous love-inter
est throughout the story. The fun
and frolic of plantation days, as well
s the heartache and pathos of the
stricken South are shown. The great
out-of-doors is Mr. Griffith's special
field. Great battle scenes and .the
rides of the clan are staged 'with
thousands of participants. There are
000 scenes in the spectacle, and (It
is estimated) no less than 200,000 in
teresting historical details. On the
muaira aide Mr. Griffith attempted
something previously unheard of in
connection with motion pictures. This
was the synchronizing of a complete
score with the appearance of the Im
portant characters and the enactment
of the principal scenes. Somehow
the old war-time tunes, thus themat
Ically treated, make the "counterfeit
presentments," of long ago seem ir
resistibly real. Among the leading
players in what was probably the
largest theatric cast ever assembled
may be mentioned Joseph Henabery
as President Lincoln; Donald Crisp
and Howard Gaye as, Generals Grant
and Lee; Mae Marsh as Flora Cam
eron; Henry Walthal, Lillian Glsh.
Elmer Clifton, Miriam Cooper as the
quartet of lovers; Ralph Lewis as
Congressman Stoneman; Spottlswood
Aiken and Josephine Crowell as the
elder Camtvons, and Walter Selgman
as Lynch. .
RED CROSS NOTES
(By Mrs. W. A. Lane. Chairman
Woman's Work.)
Patriotism at Icemorlee is burning
like a splendid torch. Their enter
tainment last Friday evening was
quite a success, the crowd was larg-,
and the substantial sum of $58 was
realized. This was due to the fact
that Mr. Chas. Iceman, with' his great
big generous heart, not only loves to
give himself, but ever ready for his
employees to help and serve when
needed. This neat sum will help ma
terially in serving our brave men
Icemorlee will soon be one of our liv
est auxiliaries.
We rive von a most cordial Inrlta
tion tb our work rooms in the hospital
building, where you will find us every
Tuesday and Thursday. For the con
venience of our faithful workers we
have had a phone put in the work
room, this donated through the kind
ness of the telephone company, and
we are making arrangements for new
tables and surgical dressing depart
ment. and Increased efforts in all our
war labors.
Mesdames Chas. Iceman, R. Red
fearn. C. Gordon, B. Redfearn, I. B,
Bourne. W. A. Lane, and Miss Lottie
May Blair were the workers the past
week.
Contributions: Mrs. Nassiff. one
baby cap, 1 sack, 1 dress, 1 shirt
Irene Htnde. 1 cap; Mrs. J. R. Simp
son." 2 caps; Weddington Auxiliary
10 pairs underdrawers; Mrs. Jennie
Wade, 36 cents.
Memberships: Mrs. W. C. Stack
$1; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Helms, $
each; Mrs. S. S. Richardson, $1; Miss
Odessa Richardson, $1; Mr. Jas. Mc-
Neeley, $1; Mrs. H. F. Owens, $1
Dora Laney, col., $1.
The Importance of being exceed
ingly careful In knitting socks has re
cently been Impressed upon several
ladies active in this work. We feel
that this cannot be too often eiupha
sized. The following suggestions are
onered, and as they are most lniper
ative In making an acceptable sock
we cannot urge too strongly that you
follow them:
1. Knit VERY loosely. It may not
look so well, but it is not for beauty
that we are knitting, but rather for
the comfort and protection of our
soldiers.
2. Do not knit double heels. Make
the heel plain just like the leg.
3. In taking up the stitches at
the side of the heel, be sure to take
up only the inside loop. Taking up
both, or taking up the outside loop
win make a ridge on the inside.
sock with even a slight ridge on a
soldier suffering from trench feet
will prove extremely painful.
4. In Joining the ends of thread
do not tie the thread even in the
legs. Thread one end in a carpet
needle, and run lt into the other end
with short stitches. This makes
strong and smooth splicing. Avoid
knots and lumps always.
5. Avoid knitting a ridge under
the heel. If the direction printed be
low are followed, the heel will be
smooth and comfortable.
6. Be sure to finish the toe ac
cording to the directions. This is
most important.
7. Put your name and address in
every,palr of socks you send to the
workroom. Then If you make a mis-
take, the committee will point out to
you your error, and a repetition of
this trouble will be avoided.
8. Don't be afraid that your socks
will be too large. Our chapter has
ecelved quite a number that were too
mall and had to be knitted over.
Remember how very much wool
shrinks.
We sincerely hope that these Bug'
ge?tions will not discourage anybody
from knitting. The women have
done splendid work, and much of it.
But very frequently we have new in
structiens and suggestions from
headquarters, and we must adapt
our rules to comply with the new
equirements. Just as lt is a part
of the soldier's duty to obey com
mands, so we must endeavor to the
best of our ability to .follow the In
structions given us through our Na
tional Red Cross.
If there are any other features
which you do not understand, the
members of the knitting committee
will gladly give you personal help
They are delighted to be of service
to you. But let us try earnestly to
avoid mistakes. We would severely
criticise the government which would
send its soldiers Into battle with In
ferior equipment; shall we then be
content to knit carelessly, thereby
causing our brave men to suffer?
v ell-knit socks are most essential.
and upon us rests a great responsi
bility. e can make perfect socks,
however, if we will exercise a little
care, and follow Instructions.
Perhaps you have been knitting
for soldiers In the training camps,
and they have found your socks quite
comfortable. You reason from this
that your manner of knitting is all
right for any soldier. But remember
that constant washing hardens and
shrinks wool very much, and that
hat may be comfortable in training
camps here may be far from com
fortable for the boys who have been
fighting for days in mud over ts.elr
ankles. We are knitting for the men
n the trenches, and not for those In
training.
The following directions will mak!
an acceptable sock. There may be
changes latter on, but this is correct
for the present. Cut it out and keep
in your knitting bag.
DIRECTIONS FOR SOCKS
Leg Cast on sixty stiches. very
loosely, so that it will pull to meas
ure seven inches across, or fourteen
TRAP
THEATRE
s
Thursday
Sarah
Bernhart
in-
MOTHERS
of FRANCE
Admission 10 and 15c.
Inches around. Rib for four and one-
half Inches. (This meats knit two.
purl two.) Knit plain for seven in
ches. This makes the leg measure 11
and one-halt Inches in all.
Heel five Inches wide Knit thirty
stitches on to one needle; turn and
purl back these thirty stitches; repeat
this, knitting one row and purling
one row until heel measures three
inches. Always slip off the first stitch
of each row. With inside of heel to
wards you, purl seventeen stitches,
purl two together, purl one. Turn,
knit six stitches, slip one, knit one.
pull slipped stitch over, knit one.
Turn, purl seven stitches, purl two
together, purl one. Turn, knit eight
stitches, slip one, knit one, pull slip
ped stitch over knit one. Continue
working towards sides of heel in this
manner, leaving one more stitch be
tween the narrowing on every row,
until all the stitches are worked In.
The last row should be knitted, and
not purled..
Pick up and knit the stitches on
the side of the heel, (there will be
about fourteen), being careful to
take up only the loop on the Inside
of the heel. Knit the thirty stitches
of the front needles onto one needle.
Pick up and knit the stitches on the
other sld of the heel piece.
Divide the heel piece on to the
two side needles and knit around
plain again to the center of the heel.
On the first needle knit to within
three stitches of the end, knit two
together, knit one. Second needle,
knit plain. Third needle, knit one.
slip one, knit one pull slipped stitch
over, knit plain to end of needle.
then knit one round (all three
needles) plain. Narrow In this way
on every other round until there are
sixty stitches on the needles. (Front
needle thirty, each side needle fif
teen. )
Knit plain until the foot from back
of heel measures nine inches.
Toe On first needle (beginning
at center of heel) knit to within
three stitches of the end, knit two to
gether, knit one. Second needle knit
one, blip one, knit one, pull slipped
stitch over, knit plain to within three
stitches of the 'end of needle, knit
wo together, knit one. Third needle
kbit one, slip one, knit one, pull slip
ped stitch over, knit plain to end of
kneedle. Knit two rounds plalu.
Narrow In this manner every third
round for six times. Then narrow
every other round until you have
twelve stitches left on your needles
six on the front needle, and three
on each side needles). Knit the six
titches on the Bide needles onto one.
our work Is now al on two needles
opposite each other. Break off your
arn, leaving about twelve Inches.
Thread this into a bodkin, or big
orsted needle.
To Finish Toe Pass bodkin
hrough the first stitch of the needle
next to you as if knitting, and slip
stitch off, pass it through second
tltch of front needle as If purling,
nd leave stitch on. Pass bodkin
through first stitch of back needle as
if purling, and take stitch off. pass
it through second stitch of back nee
dle as If knitting and leave stitch on.
Repeat this until all the stitches are
ft the needle. Run the remaining
arn in and out down the side to re-
uce the square appearance of the
toe. But do NOT weave this back
nd forth. Run lt only down the
ide.
In finishing the toe, each stitch
must be gone through twice, except
the first stitch on front and back nee
dles. Remember also that you slip
off when you "run the yarn through
as If knitting", on front needle, and
hen you run it through "as If purl
ing" on back needle." ,
Summer Dress Goods
For the Hot Days that are Brew
ing for June, July and August.
CHEAP DRESS FABRICS
Lawns and Voiles in Floral and Striped Styles 10c.
Striped and Plaid Voiles i5e.
Voile de Lille, beautiful Styles , ige.
Woven Striped and Plaid Voiles 15c.
SUPERIOR DRESS FABRICS
Fine Colored Voile, Silk Stripe, Assorted Colors 30c.
40-inch Plaid Voile, Assorsted Colors 40c to 60c.
PLAIN COLORED VOILES.
36-inch Supreme Voile, White and Solid Colors 25c.
WHITE GOODS.
Plain White Lawns 10c and up.
36-inch Our Special White Voile ; 20c.
WHITE WASH ORGAN' DIE.
36 and 40-inch White Wash Organdie 25c to 85c.
46-lnch White Batiste , 25c and up.
DIMITIES.
Fine Cotton Dimities, assorted checks 12 He to 20c.
32-inch Dimities, Fine Egyptian Cotton 25c.
40-lnch Fancy Woven White Voiles 25 to 50c.
' ' WHITE SKIRTINGS.
White Poplins .' 25c to 40c.
36-lnch Gaberdines 35C and up.
WASH SATIN
36-inch White Wash Satin $1.00
Lee & Lee Co.
The Leading
Dry Goods, Millinery, Notion, Clothing, Hat and
Shoe Store in Monroe, North Carolina.
A peculiar character by the name
of Bryant Harrell who, it is said, has
been roaming up and down the rail
way near Monroe for several years
without visible means of support, ap
peared In the Recorder's court this
morning to answer to three charges;
of assaulting W. J. Matthewson, keep
er of the Seaboard punvp station at
the Richardson creek trestle, with a
deadly weapon; of assaulting Gus
Matthewson, and of vagrancy. The
court found him guilty in all of the
cases. In the two assault cases he
was given a sentence aggregating 5
months on the roads: The case of va
grancy was continued for 30 days.
The police say that they have been re
ceiving complaints about this man
and have been trying to capture him
for some time.
After 40 years of effort, women of
the Methodist Episcopal church,
south, were yesterday granted, by
action of the general conference. In
session In Atlanta, full lay member
ship in the church. Paragraphs in the
discipline stating "It Is not in harmo-.
ny with the spirit of our law that wo
men be members of a general con
ference; It Is not lawful to elect a
woman a Stewart, and, a woman may
be lected a superintendent of a Sun
day school, but Is not thereby a mem
ber of the quarterly conference,"
were ordered from the book of laws.
THERE WILL BE A MEETING OF
MALTA COIMANI)ERY
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
TONIGHT AT EIGHT-THIRTY
This meeting is for the purpose of
confering the Temple degrees on
members who are soon to leave for
enlistment In the service of our country.
It wil lsoon be dangerous to loaf.
Recently, in Birmingham, Ala., men
dressed In the Ku Klux Klan uni
forms rode through the streets warn
ing Idlers to go to work, or accept the
consequences. Following on the heels
of this episode, a wealthy Baltimore
man has been Indicted because he
pends his time playing golf. The
nti-loaflng campaign may soon
rike this section, reaching not only
the negroes but the retired white
folks.
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Scene from Birth of a Nation
Strand - Theatre
Monday and Tuesday
20tti and 21st.
Hunger drives people wild; intelligent eating subdues the mind, improves the temper and conserves health. We make it our busi
ness to look after our customers' interest in the eating line. We handle everything that is palatable and nourishing for youth and
old n?:e. AW fresh vegetables in season. Sole agent for Stone cake, more delicious and cheaper than home baking. Tell us your
eating troubles and avoid dyspepsia. - - - - . - - .... ; LEE GRIFFIN, Phone ,195.