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THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY NEEDS IT' "THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT" He Monroe journs PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY VOL.23. No. 11. MONROE, N. C FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1919. $1.50 PER YiV R CASH. HOUSTON CARRIED TO STATE PENITENTIARY l.od Officer Robinson a Chase at Van Wjck W ill Bo Tried Fur Robber ies lit Mineral Springs l"xm Expl i at ion of Ten year Sentence. Bob Houston, colored, who was captured at Mineral Springs about 12 o'clock Tuesday aud brought to Mon roe on the six o'clock train was again taken to the State prison to begin his tn year sentence yesterday morning by Deputy Warden Huneycutt of Ral eigh. To make sure that his prisoner played no tricks upon him, Mr. Hun t.vcutt after handcuffing him placed g chains around his ankles. As was told in the last issue of The Journal, Houston was surrendered to Special Officer L. C. Robinson, who happened to be passing through Min eral Springs on his way to Van Wyck. At Van Wyck Mr. Robinson handed hi pistol to a man whose name could not be learned and told him to guard the prisoner for a few minutes. Mr. Robinson had hardly turned his back I ore the man guarding Houston rsised the cry that he was leaving. Although handcuffed he led Mr. Rob i: son a chase of about a mile. A good part of Monroe was at the dt pot at six o'clock to see the crimi nal brought in. Houston appeared as C'"ol and as unconcerned as the least excited one in the crowd. He spoke to several people whom he recognized in the crowd. He was at once carried to the county jail where he was kept vrtil Deputy Huneycutt arrived from Raleigh to take him back to resume his Interrupted sentence. When captured by the posse at Min eral Springs Houston told them that he had a partner who was just across the railroad and claimed that he had s-cured the articles stolen from the s ores of Mr. H. A. Carter and the Winchester-Howey Company from Km. Officers put no credence In this statement. He will be tried for the r bbery of these stores upon the ex j ration of his ten year sentence. A reward of $25 had been offered I v the State for Houston's capture and this will be paid to some member of the capturing party. Mr. Edward S. Helms in Monroe Wednesday related to a Journal rep I -tentative how Houston had been driven by the posse from a clump of woods near him. Pointing his shot g;m at him, Mr. Helms told him to throw away his pistol and put up his hands. Houston saw that he had reached the end of his rope and calm ly pitched his pistol to one side and raised his hands. Thus he was held, Mr. Helms stated, until other mem bers of the posse arrived. Mr. Helms sustained a badly sprained ankle upon f rst entering on the man hunt. DIVERSIFIED CROPS Tse Question "How Much Food Should the Southern Fnmi Pro luce For the Family'' Is Answered By the Weekly U. S. Agriculture Bulletin. In a concise manner the bulletin nut out weekly from the I'. S. Bu reau of Agrlcnlturo answers the ques tion as to exactly how much food the Southern farm should produce to feed the family. We quote as fol lows: How much food for the family should the Southern farm produce?" "Sufficient to supply adequately the needs of the family throughout the year, so as to minimize the pur chases of foodstuffs," urges the Unit ed States Department of Agriculture . a publication Just Issued, Farmers' Bulletin 1015, "Producing Family and Farm Supplies on the Cotton Farm." To reduce the traditional dlscrep f.ricy between the family food produc tion and consumption of the average t itton farm and to develop self-sufficiency of home-grown rations nec essitates a radical change in the crop pirg system of the southern farmer. I! involves a big opportunity for the o.l-cotton man to rid himself per l jnently of the bonds of the advance credit system, which heretofore has iavored the Importation of his bean, bacon, and bread supplies from the Northern and Western States at prices often unreasonable, consequent on middlemen profits. Southern farmers are urged to raise more vegetables and fruits on their farms for family use. Favored with a long growing season and plen ty of rainfall, gardening In this sec tion Is an easy and certain means of d-creasing the annuaP'canned goods" bill. One group of 35 town families which became interested In vegetable raising as a means of self-defense against high living costs, raised an average of approximately $50 worth of food per family on gardens rang ing in size from 300 to 499 square yards. The average cash outlay for these Rardens was: Labor, $1.51, seeds, $1.51; and fertilizer, $0.52; a to! cost of $3.54. One man on three-quarters, of an acre recently raised for his family of four persons 11 kinds of vegetables, to the value ot $97.20 at a cash out lay of $5 for preparation and $2 for seeds. Another man. grew $87.90 worth of vegetables on one and one fourth acres at an expense of $7.20. Forty-two quarts of this produce was canned, which $26 worth was sold, the balance being consumed by the .family. For a farm family of five adults, the Federal Department ot Agricul ture recommends a garden of one and one-half acres, containing about two-thlrda of an acre of vegetable aa well as one-half acre ot late sweet potatora and one-third acre of late white ootatoes. One-half an acre of fruit to consist of the common fruits and berries adapted to this latitude, is also suggested. The corn meal and wheat flour sup plies for the average farm family should be home-raised from one acre of com and three acres of wheat, while one-half acre of sugar cane or sorghum will yield the essential 61 gallons of sirup for the use of five farm adults. Two cows that will produce an av erage of two gallons of milk apiece daily for 10 months, which should be bred to freshen about six months apart, will produce the milk, butter, and cottage cheese rations, in addi tion to raising a couple of calves each year which may be sold for veal or matured as future recruits for the dairy products squad. In one south ern community a beef club of. 15 fanners has been formed. (Each mem ber of the club agrees to grow, fat ten and dress at least one beef ani mal every 15 months for distribution among the members of the club. This simple scheme provides an abundant supply of fresh beef at times when it is needed. To supply the pork and pork pro ducts for the average farm family re quires one pig for each adult person. Unless the family Is very small it will be profitable to keep one brood sow to produce these pigs. It is generally practicable to raise the pigs Intended for the home pork supply on waste products of the kitchen, garden, farm and orchard. A farm flock of between 30 and 50 fowls, exclusive of young chickens, will provide eggs and poultry for the family table as well as a surplus which can be exchanged at the store for groceries. These fowls can rus tle a living around the farm with the. supplementary feeding of table scraps and some grain during the winter. It is good management, however, to raise about 2 acres of corn and 2 acres of oats for the hens. To produce the necessary feed for the family live stock, considering av erage yields, will require corn fodder from 9 acres, five and one-half acres corn for grain, cottonseed meal from the seed of the six and one-fourth acres of cotton, 3 acres of cowpeas. 2 acres of oats, and one and one-half acres of oat hay, as well as five acres of good Bermuda grass or other local pasturage. It Is well also to provide two acres of rye, corn and sorghum for emergency soiling purposes In case the grass gets short. AMENDMENT OF CITY CHARTER. Ilayne Street Divides Wards Instead of Main Street North Monroe Made Ward and Names of Wards Changed Copy of Bill. The amendment to the charter of the city ot Monroe as passed by the legislature creates a ward out of that section of the city lying north of the Seaboard, changes the boundary of the wards from Main Btreet to Hayne street and changes the names of the various wards. The bill which was submitted upon petition and passed by the legislature Is as follows: A bill to bo entitled "An Act to Amend the Charter of the City of Monroe." The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: Sec. 1. That Chapter 352 Private Lews of North Carolina, Session 1899, be amended as follows: Amend Section Two of said Chap ter In line six by striking out the word "five" and Insert In lieu there of ;he word "six." Strike out oil of Section Three and insert In lieu thereof the following: "Section Three. The said city of Monroe shall be divided into five wards, and all of that portion of the city of Monroe lying north of the Seaboard Air Line Railway's tracks shall be known and designated as the First Ward, and all of that portion of the city of Monroe lying south of- the Seaboard Air Line Railway's tracks and east of Hayne street, and north of Windsor street to Its Intersection with the Wadesboro road, thence North of the Wadesboro road shall be known and designated as the Second Ward; and all of that portion of the city of Monroe lying north of Wind sor street and east of Hayne street shall be designated as the Third Ward; and all that portion of the city of Monroe lying south of Wind sor street and west of Hanyne street shall be designated as the Fourth Ward; and all that portion of the city of Monroe lying south of Windsor street to Its Intersection with the Wadesboro road, thence south with the Wadesboro road and east of Hayne street shall be designated as the Fifth Ward. Sec. II. That there shall be elected from the qualified voters of the city of Monroe one alderman from each of the foregoing wards and one al derman at large, and the said alder man at large shall also be mayor pro tern, and said alderman as mayor pro tern shall exercise all the duties of the mayor In his absence from the city or when he Is physically unable to attend to the duties of mayor. Sec. III. That this act shall be In fullforce and effect from and after Its ratification. Coined! A business man in Chicaeo wrs one day showing his wife nhn-it his place of business. "And these are the day books." said he indicating certain shelves In the bookkeeping department. "Good," said the wife; "now ahow me the night books." The husband was mystified. "The night books?" he murmured. "Yea; those that you haveto work over at night and keep you down here until two In the morning.,. APRIL 21 TO MAY 10 DATE VICTORY LOAN CAMPAIGN Glass Issues Statement lint Amount Has Not Ittvu Disclosed Issue Will He Short-term Notes Instead of loii; Term lionil. The Victory Liberty loan campaign will open Monday, April 21 and close three weeks later Saturday. May 10. Secretary Glass announced the dates Wednesday night, together with the fact that short term notes matur ing in not over five years would be Issued instead of longer term bonds. The amount of notes to be offered was not disclosed, but it has been gen erally understood the loan will be for a minimum o $5,000,000 with the treasury reserving the right to accept all oversubscriptions. Mr. Glass said the interest rate on the notes and the amounts to be exempted from taxation would not be determined until a week or two before the campaign, as they would be based upon financial conditions at that time. It was estimated, how ever, that the notes might bear in terest in excess of 4 1-4 per cent, the interest rate on the third and fourth loans. Secretary Glass issued the follow ing statement: "I take this ppportunlty to repeat what I have already stated, that it Is the intention of the treasury depart ment to carry on the same kind of intensive campaign for distribution as heretofore. It would be a most un fortunate occurrence if the people or the United States failed to take these notes, thus placing the burden of subscriptions on the banks. The business of the country looks to the banking system for credit wherewith to carry on its operations, and if this credit is absorbed to a larjre extent by the purchase of government secu rities, there will be many limitations placed upon the supply of credit for business purposes. Our merchants and manufacturers need ample credit for setting the wheels of industry in motion for peace-time production and distribution, and the wage earner is directly Interested in aeeins that the wheels arc kept moving at a normal rate in order that full employment at good wages may continue, and where readjustment conditions have neces sitated a slowing down of Industry, It is vitally important that activity be resumed and labor re-employed at the earliest possible moment. "I therefore ask the American peo ple once again to give their support to their government in order that this loan may be made an overwhelming success bv the widest possible distri bution." WILSON NOT TO RUN AGAIN lemocratic Members of National Committee Said to Have Been Told This at White House Will Devote His Time to Writing History. A Washington dispatch to the New York Tribune says President Wilson told members of the democratic na tional committee that he would not be a candidate for re-election in 1920 After March 4. 1921. he told the dem ocratic leaders, in a talk after lunch eon at the White House, he will turn his attention to writing history and cease being an official. The statement, which was declar ed by members of the committee af terward to be absolutely flat and un equivocal, was made, In their opin ion, because in the formal chatting during the serving of lunch several members In their conversations had assumed that the president would be the standard bearer of the party again next time. It is a good thing, the president told the committeemen, that the con stitution fixes four years as the term of a president. Were it longer, he pointed out, a man might not be able to stand. He expressed the view that o matter what a man in private or public position might say in attack ing the president of the United States there was always a feeling of shock on the part of the public if the pres ident, in defending himself, should attack his opponent vigorously. So that remaining in office, with this sort of muzzle upon him. he said, would naturally fill many oecu pvlng the office of president so full of gas several of his auditors used the same words In quoting the presi dent on this, that he would burst if he did not get relief. No (iennans Need Apply. By a sign placed at the entrance to the American embassy in Berlin, the embassy announced that no ap plications by German officers for com missions in the American, or Jap anese or other foreign armies could be received. The placard was provoked by per sistent reports, which, despite repeat ed denials and inherent Improbabili ty, continue to circulate, that such employment offered attractive rates. The American correspondents, as well as the American missions and Spanish embassy, are daily besieged by swarms of youncer officers who are swallowing the rumor. Dr. A. C. Dixon Returns to United States. Dr. A. C. Dixon has resigned the pastorate of Spurgeon Tabernacle, London, and will return to the Unit ed States about the first of July. He will devote part of his time as In structor In a Bible Institute In Cali fornia and the rest aa an evangelist. He la probably the greatest living Baptist preacher. He la a native of Shelby, and a brother of Thomas Dix on, the author. MONROE WOMAN SPEAKS OUT ON THE SUFFRAGE Ol 'KSTION Mrs. Walter Citmrll in tin Article to the CalHuli Nevs and Oloerter EN)scs the I nrouist curies f the Argument ot the Aiili-SulTi-aKist.s. Suffrage is a question that is little discussed hi Monroe, tho laanv have awaited with the keenest interest (In decisions of both coi gress and the North Carolina Legislature on this subject. Much has been written for and against woman's suffrage, but the following article written by Mrs. Walter Crowell to the editor of the Raleigh News and Observer is the best argument for it that we have seen. Can anyone reply to it ade quately? That women are the mothers or men is sufficient reason for them to have the ballot. Personally. I do not wish the added responsibility of the franchise, but as the mother of three sons, I feel 1 should have a voice as to the surroundings and conditions under which these boys shall grow up. The women of our land have given (heir sons gladly to fight humanity's battles; with untiring zeal they have backed them up at home. Have you heard of any men (with the exception of a few millionaires), who have giv en four and some times eight hours a day, month after month to war work? Have you ever thought of what a bill the thousands of women in North Carolina alone would have against the government if they had received the wages of even the most unskilled (not even suggesting the $8 and expenses of some of the men for very similar work). This war work was not done In most cases by neglecting home duties. It was ac complished by rising earlier, staying up later, working harder. This work was not done for reward nor the hope of ward, but for the love of Old Glory ami the boys In service. It was the sons of women who did the fighting; it was the women who Mitsod the wounded; it was women who made the hospital supplies; It was women who by their enthusiastic canteen service kept the morale of our soldiers high and unconquerable; niuch of the money which financed the war came from women property owners. ,Aeordiutp the statements of those highest in the council of the nation, Wilson, Daniels, Baker, wo men have proven their efficiency and dependence in all the tasks they have undertaken during the great world crises as munition worker, govern ment clerk, chairman of Liberty Loan drives, etc. One illustration of the latter conies to mind in the record made In Union county during the third loan. This drive went the most f peed lly and more over its quota than any other drive and two-thirds of the whole amount was raised by women. Still the politicians say "The wom en shall not vote." From time Im memorial the women have been the teachers in all the primary and gram mar grades and a large per cent of the most capable high school and col lege professors are women, yet they must not vote. Does the Intelligent womanhood of the State enjoy being classed with the Insane, the illiterate and criminals, the only people except women who have not the rights of citizenship? Some months ago when equal suf frage was being advocated our poli ticians said the agitators of the ques tion at that time would Interfere with the successful termination of the war. They took advantage of the loyalty of the motherhood of the nation, know ing full well that their personal rights would not count one lota In compari son with the safety and happiness of their boys. The talk about women beins; con taminated by the ballot seems pure "slush." Why should men be an evil element at the polls, aud not in the cars, in business life, in church ac tivities where they come constantly in contact? I have served thousands of soldiers, representing every walk in life (East Side New York Includ ed I and never have 1 seen heard anything which could give offense. Since coming In contact with so many of our splendid men, I am more con vinced than ever that women would not suffer any hurt to their refine ment by meeting men at the polls. As for voting beside colored women, why should that bother us, w hen we have them in our homes all day as nurses and cooks? Senator Overman said he was against equal suffrage for racial reasons. Why not let our men do without the ballot for the same reason? Of course we have nothing but con tempt for the antics of the fanatics at the White House. We know their course was not Inspired by the hope of gaining favor for the suffrage movement, quite the reverse. In 1776 we fought against "tax ation without representation." Isn't North Carolina giving the British deal (which of course we now all know was really a German deal to her thousands of women property owners? As Illustration: Is there any justice In Mrs. R. J. Reynolds, of Winston-Salem, paying taxes on sev eral million dollars worth of property to a government In which she has no voice? If men did not hold all the reins of government would It be possible to collect auch taxes? Why should women help pay the salaries of the men In legislative halls when they have nothing to do with putting them there? We sometimes wonder If the politi cian! are not afraid that the women will vote for the man. be he Democrat or Republican, who will give her children the beat chance to grow up in a clean, prosperous, educated com monwealth? They know that a moth er will not sell the soul of her boy or the soul of her neighbor's boy for the brewer's bribe or the hope of per sonal glory and power. To us the following farts constitute som? of the reasons why women should vote If they choose to do so. That women are the mothers of men; that women are the teachers of youth; that women are doing their share of the world's work; that their loyalty to home and country is prov en; that they pay taxes. The politicians offer many excuses for not granting women the ballot, but we are yet to hear a real reason for such a course. YANKS STUDY ABROAD 13, Mill Enrolled in American Army University at Beauue All Divi sions Now Have Schools and Em phasis Is Being I .a id on Study of Geography. The American Army University, the largest university in the English speaking world, has been opened in lieaune, southeast of Paris, it was an nounced in New York Monday. Fifteen thousand soldiers have en rolled for a three-month's course. The faculty of 500 members, chiefly drawn from the American expedition ary force, is headed by Col. Ira I. Reeves, formerly president of Nor wich University, in Vermont. The buildings now serving as study hulls and dormitories were used dur ing the war as an American hospi tal. A farm of 600 acres is used as the main agricultural college, while former workshops of the hospital sup ply quarters are being utilized by classes In engineering. The univer sity has opened a branch at Bellevue, near Versailles, for nearly 1,000 students of art and architecture. The American army university is one of the four features of the edu cational system introduced for the benefit of the expeditionary force. The other features are: Post schools in all organizations for elementary work, division educational headquar ters In all armies, corps aud divisions Tor vocational training aud general education of high school grade, and the detail of officers and soldiers as students at the French and British universities for post-Graduate college work. Post schools have been established in units of 500 or more men. There are generally 40 of such schools in each division, which will make more than 1,000 in the A. E. F. These schools give instruction In the regular common school subjects. Emphasis is laid on geography, study of which is being supervised by Prof. Reginald Aldworth Daly, of Harvard University. In each army division there is also a high school giving both regular and vocational courses. Around it is built up the educational organization of the division. Special facilities are provided for learning such trades as carpentry, bricklaying, tailoring, etc. When troops are In devastated re gions it Is expected that the training in certain trades, such us masonry, can be made of direct benefit to the localities. When qualified officers and soldiers are put'on "detached leave" to carry on graduate work at British and French universities an American mil itary officer is in command of such a detachment and a representative of the army educational commission Y. M. C. A. acts as a sort of American dean. Former President MacLean, of the State University of Iowa, repre sents the commission In England, where 2,000 A. E. F. students are In attendance at unlveslties. The entire educational system is In charge of Brig. Cen. Thomas Henry Rees, who was chairman of the War Department's committee of education and special training and organized the students' army training corps In American colleges. Approximately 250 American edu cators have been sent overseas in the last few months, and with about 200 educational secretaries previously sent by the Y. M. C. A., they make no the administrative staff. Most of the teachers, however, are taken from the army. ' Bryan Favors League of Nations, William Jennings Bryan Issued a statement In Washington Tuesday night endorsing the league of nations, but suggesting amendments to the proposed constitution which among other things would preserve specifi cally the Monroe doctrine, enlarge the proportionate voting power of the United States and make it clear that each member nation might de cide for Itself whether it would sup port decrees of the league's general council. While pointing to imperfections, Mr. Bryan urged they should not be allowed to lead to rejection of the plan, declaring risks to be run in ac cepting the league were less than those Involved In rejection and re turning "to the old ways of blood and slaughter." Mr. Bryan dictated the statement from his sick bed at the home of friends, where he has been confined for nearly three weeks. He said the league of nations Idea, "the greatest step toward peace In a thousand years." was taken from the 30 arbi tration treaties negotiated by the United States while he was secretary of state. It was not to be expected, he said, that so great an Idea would be made perfect In so short a time and, while President Wilson "had done the best he could," he would be helped by Intelligent and friendly criticism from the American people. Germany must surrender all her war airplanes And Supreme Council Decides She Must Pioliibit Construction of Oth ers Until Peace Planes May B Used t'ooiineit i.illy. Paris, March 12. The aorir.l terms of the German disarmament as adop ted today by the supreme war coun cil provide that airplanes and dirig ibles shall no longer be used for mil itary purposes. The council conclud ed it was not feasible to prohibit air plant's for commercial uses. The draft in.? committee w as direc ted to make clear the distinction ex cepting commercial airplanes in the terms incorporated in the peace terms. All forms of military airplanes are barred to Germany, the only excep tion being the temporary use until October 1 of 100 hydro-airplanes and 1,000 men in gathering arms in tha North Sea. Germany must deliver all air planes to the allies and must prohibit the construction of other airplanes until the conclusion of peace, the su preme war council decided today In adopting the aerial terms to be Im posed on Germany in the preliminary peace. The terms do not decide the future fate of the airplanes, which may b either destroyed or divided anions the allio.. The British and Ameri can delegates brought up the question of a distinction between commercial aerial navigation, which will bo au thorized for Germany after conclu sion of pe!ce under certain guaran tees, and military aerial navigation will be prohibited. The council decided to send ftfl aeronautic commission to Germany to investigate the question of com mercial aerial navigation. Deputy Augbigny, of the French chamber, will be chairman. PRESIDENT WILSON LANDS. Left Brest For Pails Wednesday Mglit ami Arrived Thursday Morn Iiir Apparently in Good Health. Brest, March 12. President Wil son and the party which came with him from the United States left Brest for Paris at 11 o'clock tonight. The President and Mrs. Wilsou disem barked from the George Washington at 9:45 o'clock. It was a moonlight night. The steamer George Washing ton, with President on board, entered the harbor at Brest at 1:45 o'clock this evening. The steamer anchored shortly after 8 o'clock and President and Mrs. Wilson boarded a tug to go ashore at 8:20 o'clock. Though numerous decorations had been hung out to welcome the return of the President, his reception was entirely without ceremony. Those who went aboard the George Wash ington to extend the greetings were the French ambassador to the United States and Madame Jusserand, M. Leygues, minister of marine, and sev eral other represenatives of the French government. Major General Ell A. Helmick. and Brigadier Gen eral William W. Harts. Colonel House met the President at the dock. President Wilson was In excellent health, .apparently having benefited by his period of rest since he left here on February 15th. The presidential party came ashore on an American tug, and while on board .Mrs. Wilson was presented with a bouquet by M. Leygues. There was a little flurry or mist during the trip rrom the steamer, but this lasted only a short time. Immense crowds of American sol diers stationed at Brest endeavored to get a view of the President, and the moonlight afforded an excellent opportunity, aided by extra lights which had been Installed for the oc casion. The soldiers awaited tha President eagerly, and he raised his hat as he observed their anxiety. Mrs. Wilson followed the President, smil ing graciously as she proceeded along the walk between the quay and the train. In preparation for the President's arrival Brest was gaily decorated, all the decorations having been put in place before midday. The work was done with surprising alacrity, flags and banners appearing almost as it by magic. Large banners stretched across the streets bear the legend, "Welcome Wilson.' The railway station was lavishly bedecked with allied flags and the Star-Spangled Banner with which the French tri-color predominated In the decorative scheme. Help Claud Simpson Win. Claud Simpson Is hard at work get ting subscribers for Progressive Far mer In order that he may win a $1000 sow that th; i paper is offering as pre mium to the boy that sends In larg est number of subscriptions by March 31st. Claude tells me that his chances are excellent and that if alt subscribers will turn their subscrip tions through him that he is most sure to win. We give this Informa tion to the public and ask those who desire to help Claude to send their subscriptions to Claude A. Simpson, Unionville No. 2, or to me at Mon roe, and I will turn them over to Claude. Any boy by getting a club of thirty five subscribers can get a registered pig of the breed he d eel res, but if ha will send in these subscription, through Claude, he will not only get his own pig, but will help Claude on the larger proposition. Claude la a worthy boy and de serves to win. let's all help him and do It at once. T. J. W. Broom,