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VOL.24. No. 33.
MONROE, N.G, TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1918.
$1.50 PER YEAR CASH.
STARTLING CHANGES PRO-
1'HtTIKD AFTER THE WAR
Hon. James H. Pou, Says Country
Will Be Changed After the War I
Over the Anny Boyd Wll Have
Charge of Affairs, and the Govern
ment Will Continue to Operate the
Railroads.
In delivering the conimencenient
address before the graduating class
of the Monroe high school, in the
Methodist church Sunday afternoon,
Hon. James H. Pou, one of the lead
ing attorneys and citizens of North
Carolina, declared that this world
will be only physically the same after
the war is over. His subject was the
changes which will be wrought in the
United States after the war.
"The men who come back from this
war," he said, "will not be the same
men who entered It. They will be
seasoned, disciplined, strengthened,
and made super-men by the hardships
through which they have passed.
They will return broader minded and
more democratic men. They are the
men who will direct the business and
government affairs of the United
States after the-war is over," said the
speaker.
Mr. Pou stated to his audience that
directly after the war is over a busi
ness boom such as has never been
known before will visit America. But
this boom will be short-lived. Then
prices will fall as has never been
known before. The price of labor
will also decline to a great extent
but it will never be as cheap as in
1910.
The railroads will remain perma
nently in the hands of the govern
ment, prophecied the speaker. The
government may offer to give the
railroads back to their former owners,
he explained, but they will reply to
the government that it has learned
all the railway trade secrets, consoli
dated the ticket offices, cut out the
drumming for business, and in vari
ous other ways so disorganized the
old system of railway management in
order to cut down expenses and that
the government may continue to op
erate them.
The women suffrage believers were
delighted when Mr. -Pou . ald that
there would. be national woman suf
frage In the tJntted States in the next
five years. "You women of North
Carolina will not vote for the succes
sor of Governor Bickett but you will
vote for the successor to the next
governor elected," he said.
He foretold the success of national
prohibition in the same length of
time.
After the war the old party lines
will be broken down, he declared, and
new parties organized. He proceed
ed to prove this statement by review
ing the fate of the old parties at the
end of every war of any consequence.
When the war Is over the Ameri
cans will be a broader minded people.
They will look on both sides of every
question. He told his audience that
this American trait of always seeing
only one side of the question had pre
vented the United States and Great
Britain from becoming friendly guar
dians of world peace a hundred years
ago. He related to his hearers a num
ber of historical Incidents not related
In the school histories to prove that
this statement was correct. The war
of 1812 was declared by the United
States one day after England had
signed a paper promising to remove
all causes of difference between the
two countries. England then sent a
special convoy to America to ask that
the declaration of war be re-considered.
American ships In English har
bors were not taken by the English
government but were given six weeks
In which to load and unload their
cargo. A number of them were even
given English convoys to protect them
until they came in sight of American
shores. Mr. Pou said that all these
things though not found in the histo
ries could be verified. It was the
English government that gave to the
American government the plan for the
Monroe doctrine. When the war Is
'over, he said, we will then read both
sides of the question at issue.
The negro and the part he Is play
ing and is going to play In this war
came in for a good deal of praise
from the famous speaker. "The hum
ble negro Is going to do his part and
Bhed bis share of the blood in this
war," he declared. He related to his
audience the story of the two negro
outposts in No Man's Land attacked
by a German surprise party of twenty-four.
These two negroes killed
twelve of this number and the other
half fled. For this act of bravery the
negroes were awarded honors of dis
tinction. This act speaks for the brav
ery of the negro soldier.
Concluding his address was a good
word for the Red Cross. The Red
Cross is under the supervision of the
government, he declared, and the
book with every Item of expense are
audited by the government officials.
One need not be afraid that money
donated to the Red Cross will be mis
appropriated. He praised highly the
work of the canteen workers. W hlle
the enthusiasm Is aroused by the
Red Cross drive still lasts you should
begin and raise one thousand dollars
to be placed at the disposal of these
canteen worker that they may have
means with which to purchase the
needed things for the work." he said.
He told his hearers of the great work
the canteen workers are doing in his
city, Raleigh. "A cup of coffee and
a sandwich at night or a glass of cool
lemonade does much to take the edge
off of a long Journey." he said. In
bis appeal for the Red Cross canteen
workers he did not forget the negro,
but said that a sura of money should
be placed at the disposal of the color
ed canteen workers in order that they
might minister to the wants of the
colored soldiers passing through.
Commencement exercises were con
tinued Sunday night by the annual
sermon In the Central Methodist
church by Dr. T. F. Marr. pastor of
Hawthorne Lane Methodist church.
Charlotte. His was a timely talk to
the members of the graduating class
on "Character." It was a strong ser
mon, listened attentively to by a large
audience. He explained that respect
for ones parents and others to whom
respect Is due, honesty, politeness to
all, and sympathy for others were
some of the first requirements of
character.
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
ITS BIGGEST CI.ASS SO FAR
Only Two Other Cities In State Had
Bigger Class Mr. Houston Deliv.
ered Addres Those In the Gradu
ating Class.
The commencement exercises of the
Monroe High School were concluded
in the opera house last night with ex
ercises by pupils and an address 'by
Hon. D. A. Houston, president of the
Farm Loan Bank of Columbia. He
took as his subject "Personal Respon
sibility." "If there was ever a time
when every tub should stand on its
own bottom it Is now," he declared.
He impressed it upon the minds of
the graduating class that they would
soon be citizens and upon them would
fall the responsibilities of citizens.
He advised them all to go to college,
explaining that statistics proved that
those who finished college rose to po
sitions of greater responsibility than
those who did not.
Mr. Houston's address was the last
number on the program and prior to
this the pupils had rendered selec
tions as follows: Piano solo, by Miss
Elizabeth Bundy; essay, America's
Part in the World War for Democra
cy, by Mr. Joe McEwen; essay, Our
Country's Call to Women, by Miss
Lucy Wray; piano solo, by Miss Gue
rard Stack; music, by boys' quartett.
Miss Renn's French class sang the
national song of France the Mar
seillaise in French.
Only two medals were awarded to
the pupils this year one for the best
essay and the other for the highest
average for the entire school year.
The medal for the best ssay was
awarded to Mr. Joe McEwen. The
one for the highest average was
awarded to Miss Mary Dean Laney.
These medals were presented with
appropriate words by Mr. W. J. Pratt.
Mr. B. C. Ashcraft. after a few timely
remarks to the class, presented the
diplomas.
The graduating class this year is
the largest in the history of the Mon
roe school. There are only two other
city high schools in the state who
will have classes as large as Monroe,
so states Prof. R. ,W. Allen. There
were 29 in the class this year 22
girls and 7 boys.
The members of the class were:
Miss Ruth Austin, Miss Hazel Boyte.
Miss Alma Brewer, Miss Elizabeth
Bundy, Miss Willie Belk, Miss May
Beasley, Miss Annie Eubanks, Mr.
Clarence Lee, Miss Julia Futch, Miss
Christine Fowler, Miss Ruth Houston,
Mr. Harry Coble, Miss Nancy Helms.
Miss Elizabeth Hudson, Mr. Raeford
Laney, Mr. Eugene Lee, Miss Mamie
Lemmond. Miss Allie Matthews, Mr.
Joe MicEwen, Miss Sara McNeely, Miss
Lucile Marsh, Miss Mabel Pointer,
Mr. William Neal, Miss Guerard
Stack. Mr. Leland Stewart, Miss Ver
la Mae Walters, Miss-Lois Worley,
Miss Lucy Wray, and Miss Daisy
Mills.
QUILT IS STILL GROWING
Mrs. Morrow Is Now Trying to Reach
the $1,000 Mark.
Quarters are still rolling In for the
huge Red Cross quilt, and Mrs. Mor
row, who is making it, is so encour
aged that she Is determined to strive
for a $1,000. Excluding the several
memorial squares, which cost $25 and
$50, nearly 3,500 names are necessa
ry to reach this goal, but If every per
son In Monroe, Including children,
will enroll their names, the amount
can be easily raised.
u.. urmv u anxious for more
raio. " v - - ,
people In the rural districts to send
in contributions, xne mue
only cost 25 cents each, and all or
the proceeds go to the Red Cross.
After the quilt is completed, It will be
n th. highest bidder. Since the
last report, the following names have
been added to the quirt:
G. W. McCorkle, John W. McCor
kle, Thomas McCorkle, Miss Bright
nr-rUlo Mr and Mrs. R. H. Cun-
1I. VVI i.f .....
nlngham. Mr. and Mrs. J. D.Warren
Mr. and Mss. U. H. Meares, lumuh
Meares. Juanita Meares, Mr. and Mrs.
E. O. Faust, Miss Lana May Faust,
Mary Elizabeth Faust, Lacy Faust,
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Gordon, J. R.
Winchester. Mrs. N. D. Winchester,
f. vtr. iwpr Winchester. Ben
jamin Baxter Winchester. Worth
Hugh Winchester, Jonn urewer, uu
Is Brewer. Willam Brewer, Miss Min
nie Lee Helms, Mr. and MTs. L. G.
Helms, Bella Bell Helms, Mrs. R. F.
d.,i ir anrt Mm. d. Huntley. Mr.
and Mrs. E. J. Griffin (Unionvllle).
Louise Cox, Jessie cox. Loyei v,u,
...., io.n Cnr fr. and Mrs. E. S.
Tedder. Louise Tedder. Janle Tedder,
Evelyn Tedder, Gladys Presson, Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Stewart.
You are missing a treat If you have
. a-i I r.l.il.0 avrltn Pitt UTt' bV
Langhorf Bros, of New Orleans. Sold
by all Orst-ciass grocers.
REMEMBER YOUR MA, AXD
GIVE THE KAISER HELL."
That Was the Advice Major Heath
Gave to Departing Registrant
Ninety-Seven Entrained for Camp
Men In Good Spirits Mullis, a
True Light, Had to Be brought to
Monroe By An Officer.
Ninety-seven registrants, the sec
ond largest increment to go irom in is
county, were inducted into the Unit
ed States army in front of the post
office in Monroe Saturday afternoon
and entrained for Camp Jackson .at
six o'clock. Mr. Geo. S. Lee, Jr..
was put In charge of the Increment
by the local board and Mr. David A.
Covington was appointed as his as
sistant. During the interim between induc
tion into the service r.nd the roll call
for entrapment the men were drill
ed over the town by Major W. C.
Heath Rpfnre the short time Kiven
to drilling the men was up Major
Heath had them taKing corners ai a
degree angles in regular army style.
At five o'clock they were lined up
in front of the postoffice for roll call
and placed in charge of Mr. Geo. S.
Lee, Jr.. and Mr. David A. Covington.
It was at this time that Major Heath
made a stirring appeal to the men.
"Remember your mother and do your
duty" was the keynote of his ad
dress. He explained to the men that
he had been requested by the local
hoard tn drill each Increment Just
before their departure in order that
they nIght gain an idea or wnai tney
Pive at the hands of the
officers In the camp. "I see before
me the farmer boys who a lew weens
ago were Informed that you would
not have to go until your crops were
planted but your smiling faces and
the manner In which you responded
Dhnur that vnil do Dot hold this
against any one but are willing and
glad to go and you are leaving wun
proud uplifted heads," said the Ma
jor. He related the Incident which
happened as the Bickett Battery was
preparing to entrain for Wadesboro,
of how a father approached his son
and as he handed him some money
said "Boy, remember your ma and
give the Kaiser Hell." "You go to
fight for the democracy of the world"
said the speaker. He told the story
related by president Wilson at the
opening of the Red Cross drive in
New York of the Indian who got a
little tangled on the subject but was
right in the whole. "Why do you
fight," someone asked the Indian,
"Me fight to make the whole damn
world democratic pnrty," replied the
Indian. "I can use these words, said
the Major, because they were used
by our president." Remember your
mother and do your duty," he con
cluded. Following the address by Major
Heath the Red Cross presented each
member of the Increment with a com
fort kit. They were then marched
to the depot where they were treat
ed by the Red Cross to Chero-Cola.
Hundreds of people gathered
around the postoffice to see the boys
inducted into service, and marched
with them to the depot where they
bade them farewell and watched
them board the train. Automobiles
and vehicles which had brought peo
ple to see the boys off were lined up
around the court house square along
Main street. The crowd was slnii
liar to that In Monroe on the Fourth
of July. The boys leaving for the
camp were in fine spirits and all
seemed glad that they were on their
way to serve their country.
This increment makes a total of
551 men sent to the camps by the
local board of exemptions from Union
county. This Increment practically
hfn(i ho rlnss one reerlstantS.
Others have been notified to appear
for physical examanation. ineir
names have appeared In the Journal.
Those were inducted into service
were:
John A. Davis, Charlie N. Porter,
Ernest C. Traywlck, Jack W. Harrell,
James L. Bivens, Preston S. Baucom,
Hpnrv W. Griffin. David H. Coving
ton, Luther F. Hartsell, Jacob Simp
son, Dexter Orr, Tllero Helms, Lee
Helms. John Solon Baucom, George
S. Lee, Jr., Jams H. Mullis, Jackson
Fincher, James M. Simpson. Thomas
Horn, Washington Trull. Henry A.
Uoimi Dnnlpl C. Plvler. L. Lester
Starnes, John W. Smith, Charles W.
Reader, Lester J PreBSley. Jen ueese,
Lexton B. Griffin, Cleveland B. Mills,
W. D. Clark, Ernest A. Godfrey, John
L. Williams, Marshall W. Perry, A.
L. Crisco, Fulton C. Helms, William
M. Howie, Oscar L. Privett. Will Mc
Guirt. John N. Ormand, George J.
Gordon, Ezekiel W. Griffin, Barney
v Knieht William M. Saulres. Wil
liam D. Traywlck, James F. Thread-
gill, Lorenzo is. Brasweii, unn r.
Plyler, John V. Medlln, Andrew C.
Fowler. Oscar L. Smith, Grover S.
Lemmond, Samuel E. Davis, Grady
B. Hooks, Benjamin C. Hill, William
J. Richardson, Benton C. Taiieton.
Thomas W. Broom, Clyde N. Nc.Ma
nus. Howell V. Brasswell, Ed Hunter.
Richard Leonard, John Carter, Oscar
Wolfe, George W. Starnes, William
Kidd, James W. Harkey. James C
Medlin, Willie A. McCain, Ervln B.
Caskey, Joseph Stevenson. Alexander
Tomberlln, Joseph M. Birflnmiham.
Russ Morris, H. White McWhorter,
Allen W. Estrldge, Jesse B. Griffin,
Carl F. Eubanks, Henry C. Helms,
Frank C. Mullis, Cornelius M. Moser,
Joseph S. Hargett, George W. New
some. Arthur C. tocWnorter, C. V.
Smith, Marmon F. Thomas, Z. B.
Ranrom. Sten Grubb. Lonnie B. Dos-
ter. Henry O. Burgles. Henry F. Grif
fin, Estus Helms, CiarK Holmes, w.
M. Stewart, Marcus C. Phllmon, Ma
rlon L. Brasweii.
MAX WHO SLURRED RED CROSS
HERE IS HELD IX BIRMINGHAM
O. J. .Dykeman, Who Was Given
Rough Treatment in Birmingham
for Talking Disrespectfully of the
Red Cross, Believed to Have Been
the One Who Also Spoke Con
temptuously of That Order to Mrs.
("arlile at the Dtjot.
Secret service r.ien Saturday in
formed Mrs. Nan Carlile that O. J.
Dye man, a Wilmington traveling man
held in Birmingham, Ala., for inves
tigation, is believe 1 to be the man
who spoke contemptuously of the
Red Cross when she approached him
at the station here Monday morning
for a donation to the organization of
mercy. Local police officers also be
lieve he is the man, because he chang
ed cars here Monday morning from
the Wilmington train to the Birming
ham special.
The suspicions of Mrs. Carlile and
Chief of Police T. M. Christenbuiy
were cast upon Dykeman when it was
learntd that he had been marched
through the streets of Birmingham,
with a piece of yellow bunting tied
down his back, to the depot. This in
formation was conveyed in the fol
lowing dispatch:
Birmingham, Ala., May 24. O. J.
Dykeman, traveling salesman for th
Cement Products company of Wil
mington, N. C, was this afternoon
taken from a hotel here by about 100
citizens, members of the Red Cross
war fund cunpatgu committee, and
escorted to the terminal station.
Dykeman wai forced o carry a ban
ner on one si It ot which was in
scribed in yellow: "Tris Is my col
or," and on the other ide, "Slacker
leaving town." Dyko aan is said to
have talked disrespectfully to a wo
man coliciting funds for the Reci
Cross who appro.icet him for a con
tribution in thi diniug room of the
hotel.
When the terminal station had
been reached federal officials arrived
upon the scene and, after streuuous
efforts, succeeded in gaining posses
sion of Dykeman. He was then ta
ken to the county jail, where he is
being held for investigation, no for
mal charge having been yet made.
When Dykeman stepped off the
fvajn here, If he was the man, Mrs.
Carlile asked him for a contribution.
With a sweep of his hand, and a con
temptuous sneer, it is said, he told
her to "take that trash away." Mrs.
Carlile, becoming angered at the
man's disrespectful remarks about
the Red Cross, proceeded to justly
brand him as a slacker, and express
ed the hope that he could be paraded
through the streets with yellow bunt
ing pinned on his back so people
could tell his color. If he really was
the man, Mrs. Carlile's wish was grat
ified in Birmingham.
There were no Monroe men at the
station when the incident occurred,
but one prominent citizen, on learn
ing the particulars promptly com
mended Mrs. Carlile for the part she
played. He offered to head a party
to go down the line and apprehend
the man. The people of Monroe
were highly elated at the pluck Mrs.
Carlile displayed in resenting the
slurs of the man.
It is also said that the man declar
ed, when Mrs. Carlile asked him to
help end the war, that it was none of
his war. In other words, he display
ed a highly unpatriotic attitude. Se
cret service men, when they learned
of the incident, came to Mrs. Carlile
for a description of the man, which
she gladly gave. On Saturday one of
the men informed her that he believ
ed Dykeman was the man.
NEGRO SNATCHED FROM THE
CHAIR AT THE LAST MINUTE.
Byniiin Refused to Confess, and Prep
arations, were Made fr His Death
When Gov. Bickett Conunuted His
Sentence to Life Imprisonment.
(W. T. BOST, In Greensboro News.)
Rnlplirh Mav 24 State nrison's
huge dynamo humming a long after
math to the death of Herbert Perry
this morning, could neither sing nor
scare Ernest Bynum into confession
and Bynum drams a life term ror the
murder of a Northampton woman.
Never Innocent third degree was
more fortunitously applied. Perry
got a twenty minute respite wnue
thP witnesses waited for a doctor to
come, signal the warden, pronounce
death ana turn tne ooay over 10 ne
death wagon which stood under the
roof to receive both. Perry, convited
of criminal assault was taken out
then and with one shock put to
dpath. 1 iRvnuni I poached to the last
minnt hv two nreachers. stuck out
that he was Innocent. For minutes
the dynamo hummed, the preachers
prayed, the criminal denied, the war
den waited on Governor Blcaett ana
and Rich Blaton, the Rowan county
norm whn mls'Kpd the CallOWS but
an hour or two IS years ago. shut
hlle the officials
conferred again with the chief execu
tive.
Getting no Immediate word, the
switch was again turned and again
tha old dvnamo was shaklne the
death chamber. The preachers were
begging the darkey to confess and
to nuke right his peace. He said he
was all right. He nad neara me
dead wagon rumble over the bricks.
Half an hnnr the dvnanvo made now-
er which was to shock Bynum to
death. Governor Bickett at noon had
made up his mind and the negro was
beneficiary of the doubt.
The execution of Perry was one of
the cleanest of them all. No man of
the three dozen who have walked
for the most part without aid into
the chamber of horrors, ever took
the chair with quite the satisfaction
that Perry showed. Harvey Ganna
way trotted down the corridor, jump
ed into the harness and said: "White
folks, I tell de world, Use 'gwinter
Gawd." But Gannaway's insouciance
faded quickly into seriousness. Brad
Bugley apologized for his rheumatic
walk. Various others have left an
impress upon the witenss, but Perry
sat down with a grin that exposed ev
ery tooth. He was all mouth from
ear to ear. If he drew a long breath
it could not be seen. He appeared to
be having the time of his life.
"Well, gentlemen, I ain't guilty,"
Perry said, and the ineradicable grin.
"But I am thankful " he continued,
when one of the attendants placed
the heavy straps over his nose and
mouth. Fingers became thumbs and
the trappings after drawing his head
back to the chair, dropped and his
face was again exposed. The face
cracked into a capacious grin anew
but he made no further comment.
While the attendants rigged the chair
up the prisoner tried to talk but the
heavy leathers literally mashed the
conversation.
That was about all. The roomful
of witnesses had been so struck with
the denial and impressed with the In
difference to death that they were
hardly ready when Dr. Judd, the phy
sician, gave the signal. The powerful
black man chained to the current
was now held tightly against the
bonds and the veriest tyro could see
that death was having an easy vic
tory. Barring great blisters that ap
peared above the electrode on the
right leg, there was hardly a mark.
The physician after long test pro
nounced the prisoner dead.
NEW ENTERPRISE NAMED
BEARSKIN COTTON MILL
Mr. M. K. Lee Heads the Concent,
Mr.' J. C. Sikes Is Vice-President,
and Mr. E. C. Carpenter, Secretary
and Treasurer Order for Machin
ery Already Placed.
At a meeting ot the stockholders of
the recently organized cotton will in
the telephone office Friday night, It
was decided to name the enterprise
the Bearskin Cotton Mill. A tele
gram received yesterday by Mr. J. C.
Sikes from Secretary of State J. Bry
an Grimes stated that the mill would
be chartered under that name.
Mr. M. K. Lee was elected presi
dent of the mill; Mr. J. C. Sikes, vice
president; and. Mr. E. C. Carpenter,
secretary and treasurer. The follow
ing were elected directors: M. K.
Lee, E. C Carpenter, J. C. Sikes, R.
A. Morrow, N. C. English, and J. M.
Belk.
No sooner was the organization
perfected than notice was sent to mill
machinery manufacturers to begin
preparing to ship the machinery, for
which conditional orders had already
been placed. A practical mill man,
slated for superintendent, was got in
touch with, and it is believed that he
will come to Monroe to manage the
new mill. For obvious reasons his
name is not made public.
Mr.. Lee, the president of the mill,
and Mr. Carpenter, the secretary, will
continue ;to devote their time to their
present occupations; the former as
president of the Farmers & Merchants
bank, and the latter as secretary and
treasurer of the Monroe Hardware
Company. Both Intend, however, to
give a generous share of this time to
the mill, which almost guarantees the
success of the enterprise, as their bus
iness ability is too well known to
bear repetition.
The mill is named for the stream
that flows near the property. Unlike
the name of the stream, however, the
name of the mill will be Bearskin,
and not Bear Skin, as it is' now spell
ed. This name was selected for its
originality and for its local flavor.
KAISER INSULTS IADY GUESTS
Outrage by His Officers Prompted
by Examples Provided by their
Ruler.
Reason for outrages committed
against the young womanhood of Bel
gium by the officers and men of the
German army Is undoubtely provid
ed in the truths now coming to light
of the Insulting manner in which the
Kaiser himself has frequently reclev
ed prominent ladies at his receptions
in the White Room of the Imperial
Palace, where his generals and other
officers are present and have seem
the disrepect shown female guests by
their own ruler.
The Kaiser is a slave to beautiful
hands and has aften distressed ladles
of the court by his bold, public admi
ration and Insulting insinuations. A
case now receiving considerable at
tention here in America Is that of
Miss Gertrude Astor.
Most of the rings and bracelets
worn by the Kaiser are 'luplicates or
ornaments he has noticed on female
hands while admiring and fondling
them, even strangers, in public; but
this is but one of many sensational
DeeDS into the private life, the habits
and mannerisms of "The Mad Dog
of Europe." as shown In Rupert Ju
lian's startling screem production,
"The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin,'
to be show at the Strand Theatre on
Friday.
Buy a can of Fairday1 syrup today.
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yrnt uil iuc nuai ni-u vv wj
class grocers. Fairday syrup Is Just
as good on cloudy daysas fair days.
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ll it i Wl lata iuun iw v j
cla's grocers.
THE JOURNAL STARTS FUND
RED CROSS CANTEEN WORK
An 0Mrtunity Is Given to I'nioft
County People to Contribute to
This Feature of Red Cross Work
A $3 Starter' All Contribution's
To Be Acknowledged Money I
Badly needed.
In his speech here Sunday, Hon.
James H. Pou declared that the citi
zens of Union county should raise
$1,000, to be placed at the disposal
of Red Cross canteen workers, wih
which to buy drinks, food, cigarettes
and post cards for the soldiers- as
they pass through Monroe on their
way to France to fight the battle for
democracy. To aid in raising thi
amount, The Journal has started a
canteen fund with a contribution oT
$5.00.
The people of Union county are in
vited to contribute to this fund. Ail
donations will be acknowledged in
The Journal, and the funds will be
turned over to Mrs. A. L. Monroe,
who has charge of the local Red Cross
canteen service, to be divided among
the seven canteens. Contributions
may be brought to The Journal office
or sent through the mail.
Sunday night, when a soldier train
stopped over here for thirty minutes,
the men clamored for water. For
tunately Mrs. W. C. Crowell's canteen
was at the station with plenty of
lemonade, and their thirst was sat
isfied. These same soldiers told of
the reception they received further
down the line. Abbeville people met
them with a generous supply if iced
tea and sandwiches, and the boys sang
the praises of the South Carolina
town in high terms. They also seem
ed pleased with the reception given
them by Monroe people.
To buy lemonade, post cards, and
cigarettes, aside from several dona
tions from business houses, the can
teen workers, have, had , to arrange
benefits and sales to get funds. They
are doing this willingly, but the peo
ple of Monroe should not suffer them
to do double duty. A thousand dol
lars spent in this manner would
bring great returns. Nothing strength
ens the morale of soldiers more than
to know that the people back home
are interested In the fight, and stand
ready to back them up to the last
dollar. Good Southern hospitality
cheers the boys, and The Journal
feels that the majority of the citizens
of this county will be glad to avail
themselves of the opportunity to con
tribute to a fund for this purpose.
No amount is too small to contrib
ute. A quarter donation will leceive
the same acknowledgement as will be
given to a $10 or a $100 donation.
Marshville, Waxhaw, Wingate, and '
the other towns and villages are also)
invited to contribute. If possible,
someone in each of those towns
should take charge of the campaign,
and turn In the contributions In one
lump sum.
THIS MOTHER GAVE
An aged woman, whose dress and
manner clearly Indicated that she was
from the rural district, went up to
one of the Red Cross canteen stands
Saturday afternoon, and said to the
worker In charge:
"I've never drank a bottle of ale
in my life, but here's a dollar. You're
selling It for the Red Cross, and you
keep the change. I've got a boy tn
the army, and he Is always writing,
me about how good the Red Cross
workers are to him."
God bless that woman! Never (fidf
the parable of the widow's mite more'
fit a modern Instance of love than
this. Her boy was in (he army, and
he'd been writing to her about how
good the Red Cross was to him. That
was sufficient evidence to her that
the Red Cross Is a real mother the
greatest mother in the world. Tons
of space might be used to tell about
how the Red Cross ministers to the
afflicted, the wounded, and the home
sick lads in far-away France, but
nothing could reach that mother's
heart like that little sentence In the
letter from her son. As The Jour
nal stated last week, the Red Cross
gives the lie to those who say the
sons of God have forgotten Him. And
it is The Journal's earnest prayer
that that mother's son may be deliv
ered safely to her arms after the war
is over, and the world again enjoys
blcRsed peace.
Now there are hundreds of other
mothers In the county, with boys fn
the service, who can and will give to
the canteen service, and The Journal
urges them, to do so through Its fund.
Let's not permit the women to do
It all. Here the women are earning
money for the canteens, and then de
voting much of their time to meeting
the trains, and distributing refresh
ments to the tired soldiers. They are
doing a great work by meeting the
trains; the male citizens should at
least furnirh the sinews of. war-