imvonr TfllTRVAT to believe them saints, but I believe
THE MONROE JULKAA- ihem t0 bl prtlt. fOCd folk8 , len
. . . . . ...... - I . ; . . iti
ijou, ana in raicrr ii "'"n -..
one of them than bis grana-iamer.
JOHN BEASLEY. Editor.
Founded ia 1894 by the present
oncers and publishers, G. M. and
K. F. Beasley.
Special Notices
One cent a word each Insertion.
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some political information so that we MRS.EDWARD JEROME WILLIAMS
is
The Journal Building, comer
JrfIt"on and Basley Streets.
of
rublikhfHl Eath TueMlay and Friday.
91.50 a Year, Invariably In Advance.
Telephone No. 19.
mav nt intfllisoiitlv: and how are
we going to pet it? By reading, and t
greatly by going to i-olitical speak
ings. "0." some one actually gasps,
"A woman at a political speaking?"
Yes; why not. Don't the same men ,
attend these speakings that go to
church? "Yes." but you say ' that
isn'a preaching." I know it and I
have been at many other gatherings
in my life that were not preaching
and I have never seen the men act any
way unbecoming to a gentleman and ,
I do't think they will act any other j
way at a political speaking. And be-'
side that don't our preachers go to
political spakings. and does it con-
laminate them? No. I expect to go to i
that kind of speakings and come away j
just as I am now. I don't eipect the
going to hurl me in the least. Pont
vou suppose Mr. Wilson has been to
many of them and many of our men
A notice to discontinue The Journal
Id not necessary, as we take it for
granted that you do not want the
I'cper when you fail to ut.cw.
TUESDAY, JINK IT. 119.
The Battle of Cmitigny.
Stars and Stripes.
Ran the American communique of
May 28, 1918. ; .kini ho u th embodiment of all the
This morning in Picardy curi womanly virtues
and a quarter miles, advanced out
lines and captured the village of Ciu
tigny. We took 20) prisoners and in
Hicted on the enemy sever losses In
killed and wounded. Our casulaties
were relatively small. Hostib counter-attacks
broke down unJer our
Are.
Ran the American communique or
May 29. 1918.
In the Cantigny salient we na . . .-. , the
consolidated our positions in spite of v - do i RECEIVEDrA car load of, XX
heavy artillery ana macmne nm n". , th , DUgilieM on account of it. i buggies, all kinds, steel and rubber ;
Renewed connter-attcks broke down h vnm ( firp. fOD ,.,d runabouts. Prices! V
will receive pupils in expression
and the piano beginning June 23. j
Address Mrs. Edward Jerome Wil- Y.Y
liams, care Mrs. u. a. uenloti,
Bentou Heights.
WANTED Chickens, eggs, hams and
country produce ol an Kinds m a
large quantities. S. R. Doster. Yj
-
I WILL thresh wheat for the public
at my residence next Saturday af-'ti
ternoon. T. L. Price, Unionville. XJ
MR- FARMER, take your watch to Y
McCall; ten years experience at
bench; all work guaranteed. Next i
door to Union Drug Co. i
before you sell your chickens, eggs XX
and country produce of all kinds, 4i
Five Points Grocery Company, j YY
Intersection of Wadesboro and XX
Windsor Avenues. vy
' : -'fa
FOR SALE A few thousand Porto aa
W.H.Belk&En
Many Attractions
Rico potato
Douglas. J,
plants. Phone
M. Douglas. .
J. A
too, as to that. The old tale about
politics injuring our women Is rotten i
as can be. Has politics hurt our men? I
Don't our preachers vote? Are our
. 1 ...... . V. m.
men any worae -,-
No. verily. I believe my husband is a . WANTED Chickens, eggs, hams and
far better man today than he was' country produce of all kinds In XX
on the day he first cast his vote. I large quantities. S. R. Doster. ; Ji
It is enough to make us sick to .JA
hear. too. that the woman will neglect WEDDING PRESENTS A new line. XX
the home. We so to church and oth-, McCall.
Prices
Fowler
tires, top and runabouts,
what she riEht. Come and see us
i is about and the home is safe In her j & Lee.
I capable hands. And, too, she has too j
1 much sense to have a family fuss be- ' SPECIAL TAX NOTICE All city and
cause nusuana can i see laiuta w gprciui mniw mut,
sees them. If they happen to disa-
imripr niir fire.
And the Communique of Ma 30.
1918 just a year today wrote the
finis to the story by tersely stating:
The enemy has again been com
pletely repulsed by artillery and in
fantry action in attacks against anAiAat .he will oui-
new positions near Cantigny f the c.ndidate .
Thus, in the brief and soldierly J hrni do :
words of the communique, is told the cr h ;
story of how the first American-plan- , "e ... . kn0. ,
ned and executed attack of' he war he? . thnk .RE in the market for wool and
made good, and with a enReance. , Jw f0II)pelUn- her ,0 j pay tne highest price. S. R. Dos-
the communiques do not tell how th(l ,
much the sign and token of Cantigny , .... nA ,. ,
meant to the weary aj.d arased Al- h bu- ,t My thfy are one
as it will be Impossible for me to
see you all. please come in. settle
your tax, get your license and ob
iiKe Very truly, James McNeeley.
City Tax Collector.
Men's and Boys' Ready-to-Wear
Department
THIS WEEK
MEN'S FINE SHIRTS
About 50 dozen French CuiT Shirts, also starch cuffs, large range of pat
terns. Two lots : 98c and $1.48
ARROW BRAND SHIRTS
Arrow Brand Shirts in the better quality, Madras with Silk Stripe
$1.95, $2.50, $2.95 up to $6.00
SOFT COLLARS
Every wanted style in Soft and Laundered Collars 20c, 25c, 30c, 50c
WORK SHIRTS
Extra Heavy Quality of best Chanibray, full size . 85c and 95c
MEN'S AND BOYS' UNDERWEAR
Men's Shirts and Drawers, Balbriggan or Porosknit .
ISc each
MEN'S UNION SUITS
50 doz., Special for this week, in all sizes, in medium weight Pajama
Check 50 cents
. Ji mil over two hibhthw be ore, (hfnk y0(,
tl;e Hun had launched his great f;iwmli( Yw, i win vote when
tensive uesignea 10 fpm mr nrmn,
and British armies and sweep tne lat-
FOR SALE One Ford touring car,,
1916 model. R. M. Haigler, Win-,
gate. . 1
Sox for everybody.
T I - TT . '
usie nose
SOX -MEN'S SOX
Men's Cotton Sox, white, black
iur intn fhp sa Vield Marshal Sn
Douglas Haig had wrenched the
hearts and stiffened the backbone of,
the Allied peoples with the famous
"Hacks to the wall" order. General
Pershing had made his offer of "All
that we have is yours" to Marshal
Foch. newly-made commander - U -chief
f the Allied armies: and the
world turned, expectunt to see what
nil that e had could do.
And the part of our then so liuie
all assigned to the supremely impor
tant sector northwest of Montdidi-r
and southeast of Amiens, at the vry
apex of the salient created by the en
emy in his March 21 offensive, (lid
nurpassing well. It proved beyond a
doubt that the American fighting unn
could be relied on not only to deli vet
the goods in a smashing attack, but to
hang on and hold his hard-won posi
tion in the face of the worst of coun
ter fire. It gave new quickening' to
the heart, new blood to the cheeks, to
hear it sung that "the Yanks are
coming." For at Cantlngy. for the
first time on a European oattleleM,
they came, saw and conqured.
After that first test, the
thp time conies. 1 consider the wel
fare of the home just as important to
me as it is to the man, and certainly
the laws concern the home, therefore
I shall deem it my duty to vote and
shall not hesitatt to do ko. Edna V.
Funderbu rk.
FARM NOTES
mv T .1 W. I'KOOM.l
A number of farmers have akeil
me about a market for their lambs.
I am in receipt of a letter today from
' the Bureau of Markets at Kaleigh
pivinu the Information that spring
lambs, weighing sixty-five to seventy
jtive pounds are now bringing 21 cents
'gross in Philadelphia. Freight and
: shrinkage and selling charges will be
'around three cents per pound. A re
icent shipment from this state to Phil
adelphia, consisting of 155 Iambs, av
jeraging 52 pounds, netted the farm
ers 115.72 per hundred weight gross
after paying all expenses.
' Farmers who have lambs and de
!siie to Rhln eo-oiierativelv will please
Allied ! notify me at once and I will arrange
FOR SALE Tomato and pepper I ?
plants, lt'C tr doz. Karl Schach-:.A
rer. A?
. 1
FOU SALE Fresh milk cow. J. P-' XX
Kitch, Matthews Route 26.
XX
BEEF CATTLE WANTED We are;.U
in the market for a car load of ex- !Ay
tra tine beef cattle and will pay the j j;X
highest price Five Points Grocery XX
' Company, intersection of Windsor1
and Wadesboro Avenues. ; XX
10c
25c, 35c.
50c.
38c.
Silk Pleated Hose
7nc value in Men's Fancv Silk Pleated Hose ..
Pure Silk Hose in Phoenix, all best colors -.. 75c, 80c, $1.00
BOYS' UNION SUITS
Little Boys and Big Boys' Union Suits 35c and 45c
SOLID GOLD jewelry of all kinds at
McCalls.
FOU SALE A six-room house on
Washington street, and a Blx-rooia
house on Crawford street. W. J.
Rudge.
TIRES We sell
ville Motor Co.
the best. Union-
vv
YY
vv
n
10
10
Big Department
Stores Is One
Reason Why We
Sell it for Less.
10 10
Belk Bros.
Carolinas' Largest Distributors of
RELIABLE MERCHANDISE.
10
10
Ills Department
Store Is One
Reason Why We
Sell it for Less,
to 10
inr hoQititPii ahmit nut. 1 for the shipment. Give me the n uni
ting American troops into position.! of ! her of lambs you have for sale and
responsibility. At Chateau-Thierry, ; the approximate weight. The earlier
In the Marne defensive, in th? sreat ' we ship the better the price. Don t
Se.csons-Marne eounter-offe;is've cf : wait until next week but let me know
July, and at St. Mihiel, thev amply at once if you have lambs for market,
justified the trust reposed in them,; The price of wool is advancing. Am
until after those wearv weeks in the i advised that it is yet too early to sell.
. 11 n.,n., v.i thmm.h i Market vour wool co-operatively. I
nnd destroyed the enemy's most vital
lines of communication on the entire
Western front. The promise of Can
tigny in the late spring was fulfilled,
and more than fulfilled, in the late
fall before the gates of Sedan; and
the harvest of victory was reaped.
Of the men who fought at tanttg-;
... . i i
rty, not so very many arc nuw i.n
among us on this Memorial Day anni
versary of our first sitnal success in
the war, for the great division which
took ana field tnat town in ricaruj ,
tias traveled far and gone through
much In the year that is past. But
those members of the 28th United
States Infantry and of the battalion
of the 26th United States Infantry
that took part in the attack and went
through the two day's nightmare that
succeeded it have today the right, if
ever fighting men had. to shake each
other by the hand in remembrance of
that time a scant twelvemonth ago;
for there they gave hope to the world.
will notify you when to bring it.
hunrirv
many
LADIES, we remount diamonds' by
hand which protects them from los
ing. McCall, Jeweler.
NOTICE TO THRESHERS You are
hereby notified that the laws now
require you to register In the of
fice of Register of Deeds before you
can operate a thresher. The reg
istration cards are now in my pos
session. It costs you nothing to
register, but if you fall you are li
able to be Indicted. This second
day of June, 1919. M. C. Long,
Register of Deeds.
SEE the Puncture Proof Inner tubes
at Coble's Cash Garage.
We have secured the .
agency for the Model
Steam Laundry of Char
lotte and have arranged
to secure laundering done
with promptness and dis
patch for the people of
Monroe.
WE GUARANTEE to save you at
least 25 per cent on Jewelry. McCall.
NURSES WANTED Three years
course in training, with salary and
maintenance. Must be in good
health and have at least one year
in High School or Its equivalent.
For application blanks write to
William Ray Griffin. M. D., Appa
lachian Hall, Asheville, N. C,
NO MORE TROUBLE if you use Per
ry Puncture Proof Inner tubea.
Coble's Cash Garage.
WE MAKE a specialty of mounting
diamonds, and guarantee not to
crack them. W. J. Rudge Co.
Bring your work to the
Monroe Steam Pressing
Club.
THE MONROE STEAM
PRESSING CLUB.
hU We Vote or Shall We Not Vote I
As HuM) Says? j
Written for The Journal. J
That question is frequently being, ...... ,,. . cum
abked these days and I am taking It I WE WILL MAKE A SHIP
upon imysell 'to , answer it. Yes . 'here MENT EVERY FRIDAY.
are many ui u itw win iui .i.d.i
year or two vote as husband says, and
there are others of us who will vote
as he says If it suits us, but if we
think otherwise wo will vote as we
think even the first year. vYou see,
there are some of us who haven't In
formed ourselves about things polit
ically, consequently for a year or two,
until we have had time to acquire
come Information, we will have to
take hubby's word for it and vote as
he savs; but let me tell you, the wo
men of this day and time, the Inform
ed woman, does some thinking for
kAMAif cIia Antn't fin tikp her
nriBrn . ' 1 1 . - - - ,
grand-mother did, sit down with her
hands meekly folded and never have i
even a thought that she could call her ,
own. Though between you and me, I j
believe grand-mother had some of her
own Ideas now and then, even if she
was not allowed to express them. Be-.
cause, you see. our grand-fathers i
were more domineering than the men j
of this day are. Yes. I wouldn't for
anything say anything disrespectful
of them. They had many virtues, but ;
I believe the men of this day have all j
their virtues and then some; ana
among the same Is the virtue of being
more generous witn nis wne ana m
LET COBLE repair your Ford and be
satisfied.
OUR JEWELRY has got to be as rep
resented. McCall, Jeweler. Next
to Union Drug Co.
A NEW LINE of cut
ceived. McCall.
glass Just re-
TRY ONE of our ever-sharp pencils.
V. J. Kuqge tjo.
NEW LOT of jewelry for graduation
presents at Kuage s.
X ,.i . I i $ rnu: ! - it- . i X
If you can't sleep at night
Ride a Bicycle
In the Dav Time-
But ride a Gendron.
This is the way to save today
Without More ray
Ride a Ripvcle
A Gendron Bike on Every Hike.
x
Ride a Gendron Bicycle
Nearly a Hundred Gendron Bicycles are at our store awaiting your inspec
tion. There are large Bicycles, small Bicycles, at almost any price you want
to pay. Come tomorrow and take a look. It will make you want to go back
to the Bicycles. Probably you've already heard "the bicycle is coming back."
But the truth is "you are going back to the bicycle." There is nothing so good
for the inside of a man as to be on the outside on a bicycle.
NOTICE.
North Carolina, Union County
In the Superior Court, July Term,
1919 Robert S. Starnes, Plaintiff,
vs. Vena Starnes. Defendant.
X Cln.rii, th. (IsfanHtinl bKaV.
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caster avenue 280 feet front by 450 I named. will take notice that an action
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(intuitu ha unavt nas ueen enmmenc-
the Superior Court of Union
LOTS FOR SALE One lot on Lan-
fppt deen. Will also sell this
halves. One lot adjoining Lancas
ter avenue property 200 feet fac
ing Lane street on the north. One
vacant lot 60 feet bv 120 ,eet ,ac
ing Washington street. Two houses
and lots facing south on Lane
utreet. For particulars write 4Vrs.
Mattie L. Simpson, 1505 Hubbard
Street. Jacksonville, Florida.
DR. H. SMITH, fye'-sipht specialist,
is now out of town for awhile. Dr.
Howard Smith will have regular
days at his father's office. In the
Belk-Bundy building. Watch this
paper for his dates.
. . i n,,HAff.B tkan nwr
lowing ner iuuic yi i n-f.-o wii v. ....
rrand-mothera ever dreamed of. ! LET RUDGE repa.r your watch the
Saints? You nek. No, I didn't mean next time and save you money by
vo. 4ha men f this dav are saints. I
Jiave lived with one of them too long
havirg a
the job,
ed in
county for the purpose of dissolving
the bonds of matrimony heretofore;
existing between the plaintiff and de
fendant on the ground of adultery by
the defendant and the said defendant
will further take notice that she is re
quired to appear at the term of the
Superior Court for said county to be
held on the 6th Monday before the
i first Monday In September, it being
jthe 28th day of July, 1919, at the
l court house of said county in Mon
jroe, N. C, and answer or demur to
the complaint in said action, or "the
I plaintiff will apply to the court for
'the relief demanded In said com
1 plaint.
This the 16th day of June, 1919.
R. W. LE.VMOND, C. S. C.
John C. Sikes, Atty.
Monroe Hardware Co.
RETAIL DEPARTMENT.
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ECONOMIZE I 11 t K" ,r UA 1,1 UK
RIDE A BICYCLE; .. Worries You
of course it will f Riie a Bicycle-
ha n npndmn. X Gendron King of the.Road.
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