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THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY NEEDS IT "THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT 1 HE ROE PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK - TUESDAY AND FRIDAY VOL 25. No. 7. MONROE, N.C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23. 1919. $1.50 R YEAR CASH. MONl 1 MFW KMiLAM) 4.1 VES MIL VYILsoM i:oum; WELCOME I'cllng Physically Fit. Hip lYe-ddeiit Hi rows IHiuii (iaiintlcl In TIiom Who OpMtM lnMiMl l.-ijiue of Vitlions mill I miles Them to Tel M'iit iint lit i.i' Coiinliy. Lloslnu. Feb. 2 4 Prcsidt ul Wilson v i I fight at home as he has fought abroad for a league of nations. Re l,. mins from France, he had been on American soil not more than thre 1. -jrs todav before he threw down the l.. mil let lo those who distrust the 1 oposcd concert of ';oerninenis bas- ".. he said, on the American ideals .ich had won the war for justice a I humanity. An America. confiningtto her own v-ritories her conception and pur ine to make men free, he said, would rve to keep her honor, "for those i rrrow. selfish, provincial purposes vr.ich seem so dear to some minds that have no sweep beyond their near st horizon." He pictured the American nation v tering the lists with a new purpose the freedom of mankind. The old world had caught the vision, and any -ratv of peace drawn otherwise than i-. the new spirit would be nothing i". "re. he asserted, than a "modern s-iai of paper," and the present j ace, unless guaranteed by the unit- el forces of the civilized world, could i"t stand a generation. INVITED TO TEST SENTIMENT Mending over the speaker's table, i ;s lace set in tense lines at id his right hand clenched, the President ex .aimed: "Any man who thinks that Ameri ca will take part in giving the world u : v such rebuff and disappointment as that does not know America. I in .e him to test the Bentiment of the nation." Interrupted by applause, the Ties iUent halted and then evoked the greatest demonstration of the after- i oon when he added that he would aejept no sweeter challenge than the issue of the American purpose in t' e war. I have fighting blood in me," he a:d, with apparent feeling, ' and it is s metlmes a delight to let it have inpe, but if it is a challenge on this occasion, it will be an indulgence." At another point in his address the resident said-ihat if the great hope of the world for a league of nations was disappointed, he would wish "for My part never to have had America play any part whatever In this at tempt to emancipate the world. I have no more doubt of the verdict of Amer ica In this matter than I have doubt oi the blood that is in me." GIVEN ROUSING WELCOME. New England gave the President a ) j jslng welcome home. This city j obably never has seen a greater crowd than gathered at every point of autagc along the route from Com monwealth pier, lo which the naval iter Osslpee brought his party from ihe steamer George Washington, tl.ough the down town districts and aound two sides of Boston common ;o the Copley-Plaza hotel, here a b.op was made for luncheon. At every turn the President was cheered. Hat iu hand, he stood in his i -.Mor car throughout the two miles of the parade except In one block be tween Washington and Tremont streets where, because of the narrow way. spectators were not allowed to congregate. The national army, the army, the state guard and the city police in lines on either side of the route form ed a guard of honor for the entire distance of the drive. So effective wre the arrangements that not an t. ..ilinsant Incident occurred. SL'FFS AH RESTED Opposite the state house, in front oi which a group of wounded soldiers cieted the President, a handful of , ffragisis claiming to represent the rational woman's parly took their f:.-..id for a demonstration which they r.-i announced, before the parade .rtched them, they were told by the o.iee to move on. Refusing, they re arrested for loitering and lock ed up. Later ,at the hotel, the Presi- iifv.t received a committee from the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Asso ration, a non-militant organization u . 1 asked its members to convey to tv. state body his "warm regards and t nnathv." President Wilson was accompanied ' the parade and later to Mechanics' h:;'!, where he spoke before 8,000 :snns, by Mrs. Wilson. He appear- physically fit for what he descrlb 1 as the approaching "strenuous at-t-ipt to transact business for a little while in America. The sea voyage seemed to have glv- him rest. He appeared to enjoy t-. day and taking farewell of Mayor .'. drew J. Peters, the ornclal host, said that he had Immensely enJoyeC the brief slay here. So occupied was Mr. Wilson with the program prepared for him. that a!! official business brought to his attention was deferred until he was Nard the special train which drew n it of the south station at 4:30 this afternoon for Washington. The $6, ttfO.000,000 revenue bill was among the documents which he received from Secretary Tumulty, and upon which he had not acted when- he left the city. The President's train was due at New York 10 p. m.: West Phlladel T;a 11:59; Baltimore 2 a. m., and Washington at 3 a. m., according to a schedule rjiven by Secretary Tumulty. Imael'to country of habitual ebrl-t'.-e. Chlc-so Evening Post. oouooooooooouooooo o o o Cotton Meeting. o A meeting will be held in the o o Chamber of Commerce rooms to o morrow afternoon at 1 o'clock o to organize a Union County Cot- o ton Association for the purpose o o of holding; rot Ion on hand and o i"tluring ut'ivage tins year in an o o effort lo secure better prices. o Al the iiitting a committee will o lie appointed from each township o o tn canvass their respective dis o iiiiis to secure pledges for re o d'teed ncrea.se and funds lo pro o nio'e the work of the association, o If you are interested in a higher o price for cotton, allend the meet o int. o o o o o o ft o o o o o o o n o o o o Monroe Xithi in I.IiiiImi in l'liihidcl pliia. Pa. Major Houston, a Monroe negro in the toils of the law in Philadelphia it would seen from a letter received Saturday by Chief of Police T. M Christehbtiry from Alfred L. Souder captain of detectives in the Quaker city. The letter enquires of Hons ton's past criminal rerard. Enclosed with the letter were a copule of pho tographs of Houston, showing a front and side view of his face. Looking over the records Chief Chrisienbury found that in 1911 Houston was convicted of second de gree murder and sentenced to twenty years in the state penitentiary. After serving five years of this sentence he was pardoned. The records showed also that on various and sundry occa sions Houston had been arraigned be fore the Recorder. The last charge marked against him was in 1918 when he was convicted of assault. Major Houston Is well known in Monroe. Hy trade he is a tailor and for some time worked in a pressing club here. Armenian mid Syrian Fund. Reported in Journal Friday $362.14 T. P. Dillon 1.00 Percy Dillon 1.00 Lee Park school, Mrs. W. E. Marsh and Miss May Caudle teachers 10.00 Miss Nell Bulla 1.00 Denton Heights School .... 5.55 Falrvlew school, Misses Floyd Myers and Eva Oulen. tea chers 3.72 Mrs. W. L. Earnhart 5.00 Rock Rest school, Mrs. W. A. Willlama and Miss Effie Ash- - craft, teachers 17.00 Pastime ' Theatre. Mrs Earl Shute 19.35 Cash 1.00 W. S. niakeney 1.00 I). W. Flow- 1.00 Mrs. Hernia 50 Miss Catherine McGuIrt .... J. J. Crow 2.00 H. T. Pate 2 Clayton Laney 1.00 Slier Presbyterian church ... 31.60 Flint Hidge school, Sindy Ridge township, J. H. My ers, teacher 10.00 Mrs. T. I,. Cro.vell 1.00 N. M. Red fern 1.00 Mrs. C. N". Simpson. Jr 3.00 Total Leave contributions I4S0.38 Enrllsh with Du g Co. I'iiiisuhI I-etter. ( Siatesvllle Landmark.) It is refreshing to read a letter like the following, accredited to Piivate Oliver P. Hazard, of Philadelphia, who is only 17 years old and who saw active service: "As for being paid, at first it was kind of hard to pay us over here, as my company, for instance, is at Long- wy, France, and I am here in Luxem burg. It 1 a not difficult now for each man in the American Expeditionary Forces has a pay book which enables him to draw- pay from any organiza tion to which he may be attached at the last of the month. Besides, what if a man doesn't get paid right on the dot? Uncle Sam is surely good for it, and a man needs no money. He Is Issued tobacco, soap, etc. "The only thing a person can buy from the inhabitants here is wine, beer and schnapps (whiskey), which, as you know, is of no use to any one. Your letters are not censored and If you don't hear from us boys don't blame the men higher up. Get after us for not writing. I feel sure you have received all the letters I have written you. Your letters are some times late reaching me. One you mentioned didn't come till the war ended. I was on detached service, working on an ammunition dump and was very busy, because we were pre paring for a drive on Melz. "There isn't any food wasted, as your critical folks claim. For break fast this morning we had boiled rice, milk. Jaiu, butter, bread and coffee. For dinner today steak, mashed pota toes, gravy, bread nnd coffee. Sup per, boiled beef, onions, macaroni, with tomatoes, bread and coffee. And It is white bread, not wnr bread, over here. Of course, this Isn't fancy food, but I hardly think any one would starve on it. Don't you believe any of the tales you hear. Get the address of those that growl and save them for me. "I read in the papers that home people are jumping on the govern ment for not sending us home. They do not realize that a state of war still remains between Germany and the allies until the peace papers are sign ed. I. for one, do not want to come home till it is. A job unfinished Is worse than, a Job unbegun. Since I've had the good fortune to see this Job through this far, believe me, I want to Bee the end." MONKOK MM S (iKT NKWS I i;tl TIIKIU OI.lt HOME For Him Time in More Than I'oiir Year Milliliter of ltel-ilivts Have Died .Money of Utile Value .Many Maitiim. Letters whi-li came l.i.-i week for the fust lime in more than lour years to l he local Swian men-hams here from their old home on Ml. Lebanon brought a sad story. A number of relatives have died, a good percent are of the population is iu dire need and the money they can secure is practically worthless . A letter received by Messrs. Geo. and Frank Nat iff staled that their father, two nephews and two aunts had died. American money sent by the Monroe men for the relief of their lelalies. the letter stated, had to be converted into Turkish money before it could be spent and the Turk ish money had depreciated in value as to lie almost worthelss. A letter received by Mr. Taffy Joseph staled that his lather, a brother, and his grandmother had died. A letter received by Mr. Ab Joseph reported that three of his brothers-in-law had died. Along with the announcement of the death of his mother in a letter to Mr. Jim Williams something of the condition of the couniiy is told. Five dollars in American money is worth only 15 plasters, which is equal lo 75 cents. The Turkish administra tion of Ml. Lebanon requisitioned all the gold of the village. Numbers of the people have sold their household belongings lo buy food. Hundreds have died of disease and starvation A camnaiiMi is now under wav In the United Stales to secure relief for these destitute people of Syria. North Carolina Is expected to raise $200,- 000. Contributions are being receiv ed at the English Drug Company In Monroe. Thus far only about $400 have been contributed. The Home Paei (Exchange. ) The "little old country town" of a few years ago has, with seeming suddenness, assumed city propor lions; landmarks have changed; the postoflke is no longer in a dim corner of the old town grocery, but presents the granite front of a good ly government building. And there's a town bank perhaps several with something metropoli tan about it, near which numerous automobiles are parked; bigger, bet ter business houses on all sides, while the old familiar pastime of "check er pla.viug" on the old pine box on the main street has been relegated to remote rural districts. And to keep pace with this prog ress, which it was so great a factor in making, the weekly newspaper of the old days has, in numerous instan ces, become the daily of the new. And as to this best evidence of progress, the Madisou (Ga.) Madi sonian says that "tlye time is pas' when the local paper Can be conduct ed with pocket change." To this the Dawson (Ga.) News adds that "no longer can some am bitious individual acquire a Wash ington handpress and a caae of long primer type, and begin the enlight enment of the world and the mold ing of public opinion as editor and publisher of a newspaper;" for "The cost these days of equipping a newspaper plant that will in any way meet the demands and require ments of the public is greater than that of the average stock of titer chandise, to say nothing of salaries commanded by competent printers for a few hours' work each day. The printer of today draws a salary fat in excess of that of the store clerk, and works only eight hours, whereas the clerk puts in 12 or more hours out of every 24. "The good old days of country journalism, when the editor had time to stroll up and down the streets swapping talk and tobacco with his friends, attend all the picnics and barbecues, and spend a considerable part of his time enjoying 'courte sies' extended by the railroads, are no more. An eternal grind and hus tle and expense is now the order in every print shop worthy of th name." The "eternal grind and husile anil expense Is the right way of put ting it; and in this connection the greatest credit iu the world is due the weekly newspapers of the coun try for the manner in which they have come through under exacting war conditions hard as they have been on the greater newspaper busi nesses of the country. Here and there a weekly paper has gone to the wall;" but largely they have met all conditions and given splendid service to home and coun try. They have spared no expense In presenting the news to their readers in meeting every demand, local and national. They have successfully taught the towns where they are published the lesson of growing up to them. They had to keep the lead as to cverp yhase of progress, and that is Just what they have done. And the enterprising business men of the communities have helped them to do this have stood loyally by them with the greater patronage which comes from greater business. All have helped alike, as all should help, and the town has proved worthy of the paper that made the town. The weekly sheet has been enlarg ed to give the war news, to the limit of capacity, and the small town dally has accomplished great things In every progressive locality. NoiTii h:s mmnf.ss AKOt'T IIOI.niM; niTTOM And lUiliicinu .iciik'. Say Mi W. S. Illikciicy Who Just ILuk From Altcndiii" the eu Oilean- t'otloii Conference. Tie Suiiih Hie;.; ..; I uii-ss alne.il liol.li: ii the loiloli on t.aial :ili(l ic ducii i! the acreage lists ;ti I.i secure beiicr i'l ices, is the opn.iou cxwriss ed !..' Mr. YV. S. Dhikcacy. ju.M Lack from tin- Cotton Conference al New Orleans. Mr. lilakeney represented the North Carolina Rankers Associa tion at the meeting ami was the only man attending the meeting from this slate. The ineetinu was held in the 12th story of one of the largest of New- Orleans hotels and was attended by over i i delegates, everv stale in the Union heing represented. Mr. lilukeney was a member of I he committee on resolutions. It was de cided ihai the conference should con cern i'self only with the two ques tions nf reducing acreage this year and holding cotton now en hand and resolutions regarding these questions expressing the sentiment of those present were passed. Mr. Rlakeney was of the opinion that something should lie said regard ing the export question, and had pre pared resolutions to this effect. How ever, as the conference decided to take up only the Issues of holding and reducing acreage the resolutions were not submitted. A representative of the New Or leans Times-Picayune learnim; of Mr lili-Keiiey s sentiments on the ques- lion cured a copy of the prepared resolution and reported them in his paper as expressing the sentiment of all present. The Times-Picayune is one of the most Influential papers of the nation. The resolutions were reported as follows: Resolved by the Cotton Congress held iu the city of New Orleans. Feb ruary 17, 1919, that the Senators and Representatives of the Congress of the United States from the rot ton pro ducitig slates be requested to organ Ize al once for the purpose of pro tecting the people they represent against great financial losses result ing from the recent unreasonable de clines in the price of cotton. To this end we urge thai they use every reasonable and legal means within their, oower to remove all re strictions now operating against the real values of this product of the farms so that the law of supply and demand may be restored to Its full force and etfect. We believe that the consumption of cotton, and the means of handling the same, are now un reasonably restricted through the purchasing commissions of the vari ous governments abroad, and our government should now intervene to throw the cotton markets of the world wide open to all, irrespective of- commissions, corporations or in dividuals, so that fullest and freest purchasing power of the world may be set in motion. We would not extend this privilege to enemy countries. If such action militated against our national safety, but we do not conceive it to be neces sary to our national welfare to with hold raw cotton from the markets of enemy countries until peace shall be signed. On the contrary, under the existing situation, we believe that steady employment In enemy coun tries is the best way to defeat the policy of the Bolshevik!, stabilize their governments, save their people from starvation and at the same time produce the means whereby compen sation may be realized in some meas ure on the damage Inflicted by the war and to rehabilitate the devastat ed regions of Europe. The open door for cotton l p noli- cy. therefore, to ne demanucci. nm only as ameans of saving the South from immediate financial disaster, but. is needed as a pood economic pol icy for nil the allies in this war and Is dictated by every principle of humani ty for mankind at this time. Resolved that conies of this resolu tion be forwarded by the secretary of this committee lo the President of he United States, the Secretary of ini"nlti're and to each Representa tive from cotton producing slates nsk- ig their Immediate ro-oneration in the matters afornientloned. (il.KXALPINK IS PR! PAMXtJ TO LEAVE WIXtiATE SOOM- Hum Sold His Home and (iocs to Nor wood in About Two .Month .Mr. Mclnlyre Has Funny F.ei lence With Squin els. Correspondence of The Journal. Wingate, Feb. 24. The influenza situation around here Is iu pretty good shape now. We do not know of but one family that has it. This is the telephone operator's family. We refer to Kufua Griffin. Nearly all of his family have hud it but none of them have been very serious. We have a remarkable community for health any way. We have been here for more than two years, and have had but three or four funerals in Meadow Branch In this time. Law son McWhirter is out once more after a serious relapse from the influenza. He had to do so much in caring for the other members of the family who had the influenza after he got up that it caused him to take a relapse that liked to have proved fatal. He is in good shape now. J. C. Mclntyre had quite a funny experience with some squirrels the other day. His dauchter, Bess, got up early one morning lust week and went to the front door lo Ket some wood or to meet some one and saw what she ihoiihi was a cat on the porch. The creature ran up a tree, then she thought il was a wea-e. and called her father lo brine a ui-n ami kill il. which he did at once. Rut lo his surpiisi- v. hen it teii ii w;.s a sqiiiriel ins. .-.id of a r. t.'sel. The .-aiue day son:- of the boy ve.e saw ing wood at Hie wood pile and when they sawed a hollow sink in two a squiin I ran out of it. Mr. Mclntyre got his unti a second time and hrou'thi down a squirrel. Can auvotie Iiea: this? William Sells claims ihe cake yet on the lti hoe proposition. He says that he thought he was out of it when so much was being said about Fronlis Williams' his hog. but when Ihe scales said that it did not weigh quite eight hundred he was still in lead. His weighed over eight hun dred, but it was killed in 1917. Prof. C. M. Beach of Spray was in Wingate yesterday and preached al the Baptist church. The trustees are trying to get him to take the school here next year. We also understand that they are in coirepondetice with Prof. Marcus I)rv. We are not sure about this, but they are both among the very best educators in North Car olina. This school would be fortun ate indeed Ut secure either one of them. We surely hope llr.it Ihe trus tees may be able to laud one of them. We are hoping to have the manu script for the Brown Creek-Union Baptist Association ready within Ihe net ten or fifteen da vs. Several churches have not sent in data that we may he able to give a sketch of them. Clerks, please attend to this at once. We want to get all of this off of our hands before we leave the county. We are getting things ready to move now just as fast as we possl ilv can, and if you do not send in the items we ask for we cannot give your church the space it is entitled to. Send all you have. If you cannot get Ihe old books, get some old person to tell you all thev know about it. This will beat nothing. We want lo get out a work that the people will he proud of, and if we get the co-operation we ought'to have, we are going to succeed. Just send in the data to Rev. M. D. L. Preslar. He is looking after this part of the book. Well, Glenalpine has been sold. Mr. J. C. Mclntyre bought It this morning. The papers are going to be made this week. We are sorry to sell It, but we feel that the Master, wants us to go iback to the old field where we know everybody and everybody knows us. We can say this: we have never lived in a better community in our lives. We have good neighbors on every hand. They have been good to us and we have tried to be good to them. We leave without a single Jar with any of our neighbors so far as we know. Miss Pattie Marks went to Albe marle last Friday to attend to some business matters. She returned last night and is at the post of duty today. She is making good with her school work. She has done more real hard work here than we have seen anyone do before. Mrs. J. K. Bivins and Mrs. Zeb Caudle are visiting at Glenalpine this afternoon. Mrs. John Robinson died yesterday morning at five o'clock. She was a noble voting woman and leaves two small children and a young husband to mourn her departure. She was a daughter of Mr. Kiah Staton of near Olive Branch. The funeral took place today at the family burying ground at Olive Branch. This is the last week for the mil lion dollar drive. We are going to publish our report within two weeks. If you have anything you have not sent in, please do so at once. We want to give every church credit for every cent they have raised, but if It is not in my hands I cannot give you credit for it. Uncle Joe Bivins is visiting his daughter, Mrs. While, in Salisbury this week. He is Mill very active for a man ot eighty summers. Mr. Silas Jenkins of Stanfield spent Saturday and Sunday In the home of J. B. Bass. J. 11. Bass. Jr.. had a birthday par ty last Saturday night. The sweet sixteen crowd were invited in full. Some of the girls had their first ex perience in being escorted by a young man. We are not so old that we cannot remember Just how we felt the first time we stepped up be side a young lady to entertain her for a little while. The entertaining was of a verv low order. The most we could do was to look at the moon, and do like the green college student who was escorting a young lady to some kind of a college entertainment. A new clock had been put in the col lege tower. He ran out of something lo sac. but finally mustered up enough breath to ask of Ihe girl sup pose the clock struck at night. These voungslers have been about this wav from reports since that time. Of course they had a nice time. We have loaned many of our ex pensive hooks. This we have done cheerfully, but now since we are plan ning to move In the near future we must ask our friends to return them as early as possible. Some of them belong to sets and for one volume to he out of a set renders the balance plmost worthless. We are very anx ious to secure a book on sexology. "What a Young Woman Ought to Know." This belongs to a set of eight volume. Whoever has it will please return it before we go. This Lwe say with all kindness, for it Is a pleasure Tor us to loan our books, but we cannot keep a library up and not get our books returned. Glenalpine. HODY OF .MIL AMR RAFT I.AIII TO It EST sl.MtAV .MO;mu 1 liooi-csoiie I uncial Sertico Held at ! Ilapli-I Cliuitli it ! a Ijiisc Nuii.- ' Iter of I i lend mid l.clalito At- i j lending .Many llcaiil ilul I lnr.d I leiuii I oci ! rim-. The f ii.erai ot Mr. F. L Ash. inf. ,ua.-- it. i.i in she Baptist chiuch .-u:.-.day morning ,u la;:!", the service It-.--, it;, t.e.di !( :1 !. John A. Wra . ass is led by Rev. I.ee McB. White ot ClMstti and Ke. Braxloti Craig Tiiumoh.sville. former pastors of U'.s deceased. Intel inenl was iu the Mo:. roe cemetery. The church was filled wi'h friends i.nd reiaii.es from all over the cou:: ly who came to pay (heir l;;st icec' lo this well I, cloved man. The service was a deeply impressive one and tru ly in keeping with the life of Mr. Ashcraft The three pastors mada beautiful and appropriate talks 0!l the char.ic-u- of this Christian ger. llei.ici.; ail attesting that he was in deed the pastors' friend. The solem nity of the occasion was further en hanced by ihe singing of several fa vorite hymns of the deceased bv tha choir, by Dr. E. S. Creen and a quar tet composed of Mrs. W. C. Sanders, Rev. L. M. White. Dr. and Mrs. E. S. Greene. Thecliurrh in which Mr. Ashcraft's heart and labors had centered for so many .wars was made beautiful by the many floral tributes which later eompletu; (overed Ihe plot at tha cemetery. Among these were designs from the C, f iled School. Hih School. Ninth Grade. Morris Street Graded School, the Sunday Si'hool, V. W. A., Woman's Missionary Society, and th board of deacons of the Baptist, church, the board of directors of th First National Bank. Woman's Mis sionary Society of ihe Methodist church, Governor Bickeit and numer ous others. The service at the gravn was largely attended. The active pall bearers were neph ews of the deceased, they being Dr J. E. Ashcraft. Dr. Watt Ashcraft, Messrs. B. C, Eugene. Thomas and Clayton Ashcraft. Members of th city school board nnd the board ot deacons of the First Baptist church were honorary pall bearers. Friends and relatives from oulslda the county who came to attend the funeral were: Mrs. Thomas Walter Blckett of Raleigh. Mrs. Richard Brewer .of Wake Forest, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Bickett of Newton, Rev. and Mrs. L. M. White of Chester, Mlsse Rosa Rlakeney of Shelby and Eva belle Covington of Lenoir. Resolutions of ltestect. The death of Mr. W. S. Lee, who was President of the Gordon Insur ance t Investment Company from its organization to the time of hi death, terminates a period of service, which though it covered only short, years, was peculiarly pleasant and profitable to those more intimately associated with the work of the com pany. Among those in the office there existed a peculiar friendship for Mr. Lee. As President he was always Interested In its success and was will ing to give of his time and energy to help increase the business or Over come any difficulty, yet he was always satisfied when the reasonable had been accomplished. When the news of serious illness came to the office of the company, there was a hushed silence and a prayerful waiting for a speedy recov ery, but it remained for the sad In telligence of his death to bring home Ihe realization of the loss which tho company sustained. Mr. Lee was a christian gentleman. In his business tranraction he was clean, courteous and honest; he was always anxious lo see his business succeed, yet he never placed the suc cess of his business above the rights and rightful consideration of those with whom he dealt. His dealing!" with the rich and poor were alike: he gave unto each that which wtn due him. He had a splendid businesi mind and used it well. Taken all In all. it will be hard to find another w ho can take his nlace. Therefore be it resolved: 1st. That in the death or Mr. Lee the Gordon Insurance & Invrs'ment Company lost a most useful and con siderate officer and adviser. 2nd. That those who have het , most intinmtelv associated with bin " ill miss his kindly advice and help ful suggestions. !rd. That a cope of these resolu tions be sent to the family of Mr. Lee. i ennv riven to tl" county papers, end that the same be spread on th records of the eomnanv. F. G. Hn Hevscai. .T. H L R. D. Crow. M. K. Lee, W. M. Gordon, W. B. Rrown. Ill lit !tM'iy In Columbia. Col u m bin. S. C Feb. 24. Bur glars en I en .1 the vault In the office of P. It. Spi.u-ner, treasurer of Richland ouniy. sometime between Saturday evening and this morning and stolo between $18,000 and $30,000, prac tically all of w hich, it is reported, was In currency. About $500 in currency and silver and a number of checks were left In the vault. Entrance into Ihe vault was effect ed from the interior of the treasurer's office through the side wall of the vault, an Insecure brick structure. The burglar punched a hole through the wall with the steel axle of a bug gy, taken from a blacksmith shop in the rear of the courthouse. The vault Is constructed of brick, with a thin layer of crumbling mortar between them, the walls bein not more than four feet thick. It was a compara tively easy matter for an entrance to be effected.
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