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"ee Monroe Journ
PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
VOL.25. No. 51.
MONROE, N.C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1919.
$1.50 PER YEAR CASH.
Purely Personal.
Mr. David Covington returned yes
terday from over seas.
Miss Alice Norwood is spending a
few days visiting relatives in Wax
haw. Mr. Mildred Goodale McCorkle
and Miss Mary Goodale returned to
their hi. me In Camden Tuesday after
spending two weeks with their aunt,
Mrs. W. M. Gordon.
Mr. J. H Williams of Leesburg.
Fla.. has been visiting relatives and
fri -nds here for the past few days.
Misses Mary and Florence Edge
worth. Sarah Welsh. Mrs. Emmet Co
ble and baby left yesterday morning
for Hendersonville to be gone for ten
days or two weeks.
Mrs. J. K. Simpson and Mrs. G. B.
McClellan left Tuesday for a months
stay at Montreal.
Dr. W. D. Simpson and family left
Tuesday for their home In Abbeville
after spending several weeks with
Mrs. J. R. Simpson
Miss Mollie Houston is visiting her
sister. Mrs. W. D. Hawfleld, at Wed
dington. Mrs. Mabel N. Steele of Charlotte
and Mrs. W. H. Howie, Mrs. T. Xeely
Massey and little Miss Marion Massey
of Waxhaw have returned to their
homes after visiting Miss Amelia
Krauss.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Sikes, and son,
C. C. Jr., leave this afternoon for
Wrightsville Beach.
Miss Janie Sanders leaves tomor
row for Carthage to spend, two weeks
with her friend. Miss Mary Tyson,
and from there she will go to Chim
ney R.ick.
Mr. i.ml Mrs. J. I,, ration are in
the mnintains, and will also visit in
Savannah.
Mr. John Douglass entertained nt
a dirtier parly Monday evening al the
Hoiel Jofl're in honor of Miss Lois
Dixon ol Wake Forest, ruesl of Miss
Maty Hazi-1 Long, and Mr. A. J. Phil
lies of Atlanta. Oilier guests were
Misses Mary Douglass, Jennie Russell
ami Mr. Henry Wesi.
Miss Dixon anil Mr. Phillips were
honor guests nt a party given by
Miss Jennie Russell Tuesday evening.
Those invited were Misses Put Ash
craft. Mary Douglass. Mary Hazel
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, i-wiiii I'irilkil-1,-I, . Ul 1IIIUIIQ
ice course was served.
Mrs. Lloyd Sutton entertained
Monday afternoon in honor of Misses
Virginia Howie of Richmond. Va.,
ii nd Wombra McCombs of Gastonla.
Misses Leah Love and Mabel Pointer
assisted ihe hostess In serving ice
cream, cake and candy.
Mrs. J. F. Laney und Mrs. Heath
Lee left Thursday for Waynesville to
spend some time.
Mrs. J. R. Simpson and Mrs. G. B.
McClellan left Wednesday for Mon
treal, where they will spend the re
mainder of ihe summer. They will
be with Mrs. W. H. Belk and family
of Charlotte who hr.ve n cottage
there.
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Eldredge and
daughter Maty Lilly or Washington,
D. C, spent a few hours here Tues
day en. mite to Waxhaw lo visit rel
atives. They were joined by Mrs.
F.ldred-e's sister. Miss Cora Mont
gomery, who accompanied them.
Mr. A. M. Slack and daughters
Chat'ie. Prat her and Lorrain will
spend the week-end ut Wrk'htsvilel
Beach.
Mrs. J. A. Kk!d am) Master Ban
Dahhs of Atlanta and Mrs. Audrey
Gregory and children of Pageland are
visiting Mrs. T. C. Lee.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Meachatn and
son Frank left Tuesday for Spruce
Pine to spend some time.
Mrs. T. T Capehart and sons
Thomas and David are visiting at
Kiitrell.
Mrs. Horace Neal and daughter
Mary Yorke are visiting Mrs. W. S.
Lee In RalelRh,
Miss Catherine Allen left Saturday
to visit her grandparents. Capt. and
Mrs. Ellington In Reldsvllle. j
Mrs. D. L. Middleton and daughter
Louise are visiting relatives in Gib
son. Mrs. Charles Iceman returned
Thursday from Baltimore.
Mr. N. F. Helms or Hope, Ark., a
native of this county, is visiting rel
atives here for a few days.
Messrs. David Covington, Frank
Red Team and Fred Smith arrived
home yesterday after a number of
months service in France.
Major J. E. Haywood has arrived
at Cam:i Gordon. Ca., and ' will be
stationed there fur some time, after
service overseas with the Fifth divi
sion
Mr
G. C. Deese and little son of
Rock Hill. S. C. sue visiting Mrs. W.
B. Da. is. .
Miss Ruby Quhk went to Monroe
blast Saturday to lake a position with
Eflird's. Pfcgeland Journal.
Mr. Olln McManus arrived home
Wednesday after a number of mouths
service overseas with the 56 Pioneers.
Misses Cora and Ada Levy are visit
ing friends In Henderson.
Mr. Robert A. Morrow, Jr., has re
turned from Baltimore, Md. where
he graduated at Bryant's business col
lege. Mr. Morrow has accepted a pos
ition with the Farmer's and Mer
chants Bank.
Mrs Ruth Jenkins and little soil,
James Merrill, of Southerland. Fla.
are visiting Mrs. Jenkins' father, Mr.
J. E. Green In Buford township.
Miss Annie Green has returned
from a visit to Jacksonville, Souther
land and other points In Florida.
Misses Mary and Florence Edge
worth and Mrs. Emmett Coble left
Wednesday morning for a trip to the
mountains. They will visit Asheville,
Hendersor. Chimney Rock, Waynes
ville and i,: her points.
FARM Kits MUTUAL MEETING
Section A Amended liaising the Limit
of liiMinuice ( $I,."WM.
Members of the Union County
Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,
ia session here Saturday, amended
section 2 of the by-laws, raising the
limit of insurance from $1,000 to
41. 500. Section 7 was also amended
so that the company becomes liable
for damage to vacant buildings by
wind and lightning. A resolution, en
dorsing and pledging their co-operation
in the national thrift movement,
was passed.
Seven directors were elected. Their
names follow: Messrs. J. W. Chaney,
J. C. Laney, A. A. Secrest, G. W.
Smith J. V. Griffin. H. M. McCain,
and M. L. Baker. The directors, in
turn.-chose the following officers:
Messrs. W. H. Phifer. president; A.
A. Secrest. vice-president; James Mc
Xeely, secretary and treasurer, and
J. W. Lathan. agent. Messrs. J. C.
Laney, J. W. Chaney. and J. V.Grif
tln compose the executive committee.
The following were appointed su
pervisors: W. L. Thomas. Lanes
Creek; T. C. Eubanks. Buford, W. S.
Walktip. Jackson; G. W. Sutton.
Sandy Ridge; J. F. Thompson Vance;
D. A. Price, Goose Creek; G. W.
Smith. New Salem; M. A. Griffin,
Marshville. and W. E. L. Williams,
Monroe.
Mr. James McNeely, secretary and
treasurer, says the business of the
company is in fine shape. There was
one assessment this year. Eight hun
dred thousand dollars worth of insur
ance was outstanding July 26, 1 !!!.
MEETING TIKZ UI Itllil.K SOCIETY
Dr. W. V, Gregg of Rock Mill Preach
ed the Annual Senium
I From the Waxhaw Enterprise.)
Tirzah Bible Society met in sixty
sironil. annual session al Tirzah
church last Saturday morning at 10
o'clock. Despite the condition of the
roads the aleudance was good; bet
ter in fact than had been expected.
The usual contingent from Lancaster,
Monroe, ami Waxhaw could not get
(here through the mud Many friends
and members of Ihe society reinem-
iliered to send contributions. The tot-
' collections were $281.60,
Dr. t. . Gregg, pastor or the
Firts Presbyterian church at Rock
Hill, delivered one of the best ad
dresses ever heard by the society.
His subject was the "l'p-to Dalesnrss
of the Bible." He showed that all
the modern ideas of democracy and
truth are rooted in the Bible. One
thought In his address was worth the
trip, and that thought Is that Ihe root
or true democracy Is respect for hu
man personality. An outline of his
address appears elsewhere.
The following persons were made
lite members of Tirzah Bible Society:
iiev. and Mrs. F. W. Gregg," Jesse A.
Williams, Margaret Hawfleld, Mr.
and Mrs. R. A Morrow, Thomas II.
Nisbet Sarah Lynn Nisbet, Mrah
Belk Stevens, Sarah Walktip Belk.
Mrs. H. M. Ni"uet. Mrs. W. A. Weir.
Richard Nisbet, Jr., J. H. Carter,
Mrs. G. L. Nibt. Rev. B. B Shankle.
J. A. McCain. John Samuel Walkup,
Albert Walkup, T. A. Nclll.
The in usurer I hen reported the
collection:) ut S281.(iO. The money
was disposed of ny appropriating $50
each to Make .Mrs. V. W. Gregg, D.
M. Walki ,, Rev. B. B Shankle Sa
rah WaU.il) B lk and Belk Stevens
members of American Bible Socletv.
The last two named being grand
daughters nnd gnvt-granddaughter
or Mn, Sallle Sim snn of Monroe.
who rnr. tributes $Do each year to
the society. The rest of Ihe money
was placid to the credit of Tirzah
Bible Society on the books of the
American society.
Oft leers were re-elected as follows
TL N. Nisbet. president; J. L. Walkup,
secretary: G. K. McDow, treasurer
R. J. Belk and R. C. Ratrhford, 11-
brariansN
A committee consisting of Messrs
G. L. Nisbet, L. T. McCain and R. J.
Belk was appointed to procure a
speaker for next year. After singing
the long meter doxology and prayer
by Rev. B. B. Shankle, Ihe society
adjourned to meet again on the last
Satutday in July, 1020.
Dentil of Mrs. Keil wine's Mother
(Lilesville Correspondent of the
Wadesboro Ansonian.)
Mrs. J. A. McAllister died at her
home near here yesterday morning
about "0 o'clock, age 71 years. She
had been a consistent member or the
Methodist church for many years.
She leaves one son, Mr. Edwin Wall
of Morven, and five daughters, Mrs.
W. G. Greghain. of Greenville, S. C;
Mrs. T. C. Cove, of Wadesboro; Mrs.
John Dunlnp, of Anson county; Mrs.
R. B. Redwine, of Monroe, and Miss
Kate McAllister, who is living at the
old homestead, to mourn her death.
She was a good wife, mother and
friend and will be greatly missed by
her niany friends. She was hurled at
Forestville church. Rev. W. S. Cherry
assisted by Rev. E. R. Welch and J. J.
Douglass conducting services. A
large number attended and the floral
offerings were many and profuse.
The Presbyterian church will be
closed during August with the excep
tion of the Sunday schood. which will
be held as usual at 10:30 a. m. T)r.
Gurney left yesterday to spend his va
cation in the north. He will first
pay a visit to his native town in Can
ada, and the latter part of the month
will be spent on Long Island, N. Y.,
where he will attend the great Pro
phetic conference, hearing speakers
of both national and Intemation reputation.
Ul ILDI.NU PEILMITS TO AMOUNT
OF $ MMMMI ISSUED IX JULY
Monroe Does Grow, A lieconls
Slum Accurate Account of Build
ing 0eialiiix m lie Kept Mut
Secure Permit,, , lluild.
Permits lo ihe amount of $40,000,
for the erection of new buildings and
the improvement of old ones, were
issued the past mouth by Assistaut
Fire Chief J. Frank Hill, according
lo figures obtained from records last
night. This is pointed out as con
clusive evidence of the city's progres
siveness as a witness to the fact
that "Monroe Does Grow."
This is the first time that an accu
rate record of the building operations
of the city for a period of one month
have been available. In the future
Mr. T. L. Crowell, chief of the fire de
partment, and Mr. Hill, his assistant,
will see that the state law requiring
that a permit be secured before a new
building is started or alterations be
gun is strictly adhered to. The per
mits are Issued by Mr. Hill.
Also buildings which become dan
gerous and menace other portions of
the city because of their liability to
fires will be condemned, In cimpliance
with the law. The statute requires
that such buildings be removed. The
first building to come under this ban
is the one on the corner of Main and
Jefferson streets, adjoining the old
Gloucester hotel.
Following are Ihe permits for
building or alterations issued the
past month :
English estate and S. O
improve dwelling on East
Blair, to
Jefferson
street, cost $ 1.000.
English stale and S. O. Blali
to
improve dwelling on East
Jefferson
street, cost $1,0110.
J. T. llolluwnv. in imnroie resi
lience on west Franklin street, cost
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41111.
J. M. Fairley Ai Sons, to remove
barn from Crowell street, cost $125.
Mrs. Lilly Price, to improve dwell
ing on north Main street, cost $loS.
W. H. Belk & Brother, to add front
with plate glass to store on Main
street, cost $60(1.
Sain S. Howie, to remodel residence
on south church street, cost $3,000.
F. 0. Henderson, to erect garage
in rear of residence on Beasley street,
cost $400.
I. H. Blair, to Improve residence on
Windsor avenue, cost $250. I
T. C. McDowell, to Improve resi
dence on east Windsor avenue cost
$2000.
A. M. E. Zion ( colored chureh In
erect brick building In the eastern
part of town, cost $18,000.
T. P. Dillon, to remodel garage at
residence on Wadesboro avenue, cost
$200,
C. C. Sikes. to ltunrove storace fa
cilities at stable on Main street, cost
$1,000.
J. E. Stack, to move dwelling from
Crow avenue to Windsor avenue to
tvmndel same, cost $2000.
I.indsey Helms, to remodel resi
dent" on Morris street and Tallyrand
avenue, cost $1,000.
Gordon Insurance & Investment
Co., to erect brick building on west
.'efferson street cost $7000.
Sl. Dings Blanks Jackson .Mill Team.
Coi -esiioniience of The Journal.
Sellings. July 26. Stalligs defeat
the J. C. M. bovs of Monroe In a one
sided game o!' IJase Ball here today
Griffin for Stalllngs pitching a no
hit, no run game while the riialliugs
boys got next to Simpson and Press
ley for eleven hits and seven "runs.
Griffin was never in danger of being
scored on, only one Monroe player
reaching second base on a pass. Press
ley pitched a very good game after
relieving Simpson in the fifth Inning.
and was easily the star for Monroe.
The feature on the game was the all
around playing of the Stallings Team
and the Base running.
Score R H E
J. C. M. 000 000 000 0 0 .1
Stallings 013 002 100 7 11 0
The president and civil engineer
of a large fertilizer company were In
Monroe yesterday Investigating sites
with Ihe view of locating one of Its
plants here. The Journal understands
that options on several sites were se
cured, and the chances of Monroe
landing the plant are good.
Mr. T. C. Lee lost a fine horse
valued at $250 Wednesday, One of
his darkey hands overworked it, and
it died from the effects of that and
the heat.
Mr. T. L. Crowell chief of the
fire department, nnd Mr. J. Frank
Hill, building Inspector, state that
they are going to rigidly enforce the
state laws regarding the repair or
wooden buildings in the fire limits.
It is also their intention to force
owners of several wooden buildings
in the fire limits to remove them ow
ing to their fire nienanre.
Special Officer L. C. Robinson
caught Charley Jones, colored. Tues
day night attempting to make a get-
a-way with sixty-five pounds of lard
which he had stolen from a freight
car on the yards. Mr. Robinson then
searched Jones' home and found two
sides of bacon and a quantity of
flour which had been taken from a
car. The negro was arraigned before
Recorder Lemmond yesterday morn
ing and sentenced to pay a fine of $
and the costs.
At present prices there are crnunda
for complain In every coffee-cup.--
Philadelphia Evening Ledger.
There Ir th man mhn tMitlra mnA
the man who thinks he thtn':. The
latter Is the one who really eiijayt
life. University Alissouriau.
'jACKSOV TOWNSHIP MAN TAKES
"SI N" FDITolt TO TASK ON KENT
He Says landlord Wauls More Kent
lWmiNe Cotton Is Bringing High
Price, tuiil Not Because Taxes are
High.
To the Editor of The Journal:
Tax reform agitators Incessantly con
tend that the present system places
the burden of supporting the govern
ment almost wholly upon the shoul
ders of those least aide to pay any
tax at all.
Our manner of collecting revenue
is so arranged that even direct taxes
are shunted from the shoulders of
those against whom they are levied
ami are collected from the man lower
down, who has no real property and
who pay (?) no tax. The reason
why he has nothing of his own upon
which to pay tax is the same as the
working man's reason given to his
young son's question, "Why do we not
have an automobile father?" Be
cause we have to pay for those other
fellows' automobiles, son; and the
draft is so heavy upon us we are not
able to have one ourselves. See?
Such things as the above are usu
ally fci'iid in the jok'e column; but
they are no jokes, believe me, neither
are they fiction.
Recently we were handed a clip
ping from the Rutherfordlou Sun,
which said clipping shows the truth
of the above contention, in such forc
ible manner that comment looking
toward proof Is wholly unnecessary.
The editor of The Sun says, "Several
prominent farmers of the county are
discussing Ihe proposition of making
a uniform rate of renting for one
third of both corn and cotton instead
of the old rule of one-fourth of the
cotton and one-fourth of the corn.
This is due to the increased taxes
under the new laud assessment We
suggest that a uniform rate woud be
better and fairer for everybody; some
landlords charge too lunch, while
others do not get enough for the use
of .their I ?i land."
The editor of The Sun seems to
have no difficulty in arriving at the
conclusion that "land users" must
pay the "land tax." Why does it not
occur to him that "land owenrs"
should pay the tax on their (?) land?
If property owners are only agents
for collect lug taxes out of non prop
er!? owners, how long will It be un
til non property owners will break
down under the burden and leave the
nation bankrupt?
The Sun says this movement among
farmers to raise rents is "due to the
increased taxes under the new land
assessment." To the extent that
property owners shift their taxes to
nun property oyners, this is true. But
the real basis of the purpose to in
crease rent, Is the higher prices for
which farm products are selling, and
the consequent increased demand for
land
Land owners, nil the while, charge
all for Ihe use of the land the
tratllc will bear." That is when
land was plentiful, before monopoli
zation created an artificial scarcity,
land would not command any reny
Inn could be had for the using, and
the laxes; but as the monopolist suc
ceeded in "cornering" the laud and
inn ling the greater portion of it out
of business out of use the small
portion or it allowed to users began
to have a value, because of Ihe ne
cessity for the limited amount of
produce the limited area of land In
use would give up. Consequently the
hii-ber the prices of produce get, the
gnaier demand there is for land on
which to produce and the greater the
chatge landowners can levy on land
users for the use of land; thus npprn
pr.a'ing lo themselves all of the in
cre.ised benefits of labor saving im
plements: and all of the increased
yields resulting from better methods
of arming. That the above exegesis
of the matter is a correct one, is
proven by all the facts.
I!' the Increase In rental charge was
Hindi' for the purpose of getting more
numey with which to pay more tax.
ami for that purpose only, then surely
there would be no excuse for Increas
ing now slnre the increased value of
farm products at the present time
would amply natisfy this demand.
To Illustrate: H when the landlord
received one-fourth or the crop ror
the i se of the land, that fourth being
of i niton, and the user or the land
made twelve hales the landowner
w o" til tret three bales. The three
hr.b s at 12 rents would net him one
hemlreil mid eighty dollars. H cot
ton noes tin In price the landlord's
ihtee bales goes up nt the same rate
that the land psers nine bales do,
and at 30 cents per pound the land
owner woilld receive four hundred
and fifty dollars for the same amount
of cotton he had been selling for one
hundred and eighty dollars. Thus
yon see, his part of the produce of
the land has already given him more
money with which to pay more taxes:
then fore, he Is not raising the rental
charge because It Is necessarv to do
It in order to get more money: he is
raising it because he has the unques
tioned legal right to raise it and the
user can pay It to him or to some
other landlord Just like him. or he
can get off the earth. He has this
option, therefore, he. the user, is a
free (?) man. He has three routes
open to him: stay on where he Is,
move to another place and pav to a
different landlord, or Jump In the
ocean. The Sun says: "We iugeest
that a uniform rate would be better
and fairer for everybody." since. It
says, "some landlords charge too
much while others do not get enough
for the use of their land."
If th editor of the Rutherforton
Sun means to thus put himself up as
arbiter between landlord and tenant
land issue a ruling as to how much is
'enough and as l what would be
more than enough on the land rental
question, he has made a desperate
blundersome beginning.
If one-fourth of the cotton a tenant
makes when cotton is worth twelve
cents is enough for the landlord's
part, and it requires one-third of !?
when when cotton is thirty cents how
tllirti W-mil.l , 11 , 1 havd In nut l.uf.ira
the landlord would be entitled to the
whole of the crop for the rent?
If it is right for the landlord to
exact four bales of cotton for the use
of enough land on which to make
twelve bales about twenty acres
when cotton is worik thirty cents
six hundred dollars worth how
much cotton would It require to pay
the rent on that twenty acres if cot
ton should some time go back to
twelve cents?
If The Sun should succeed In help
ing the landlords of Its county to ex
act from renters thirty dollars per
acre per annum, for the privilege of
using their (?) land, how much more
would the user be paying for the use
of the land, one year, than the title
holder paid for the right of sole own
ership? If these owners (?) paid twenty
five dollars per acre for the land ten
years ago and have collected five dol
lars an acre in rents, exclusive of
taxes and repairs, during the interval,
how much has the land really cost
the owners? Evidently it has cost
the user fifty dollars per acre. How
much will it cost the user during the
next ten years, nt thirty dollars per
acre, and whose land will it be then?
If these landowners collect a
rental value of thirty dollars pel
acre on their land in 1H20. and figure
that value as a dividend on money at
live per cent, the thirty dollars would
be as much interest as they would re
ceive from a six hundred dollar bank
deposit. Would they then say that
the land is worth six hundred dollars
per acre? If so. how much of that
value would be water, and how much
of it real?
If labor pays dividends on six hun
dred dollars where only twenty-five
dollars has been Invested, and that
been repaid twice how can labor
stand under Ihe burden, and what
will become of our nation when labor
breaks down?
- If the editor of The Sun will kludly
answer these Inquiries and will give
the information herein sought, we
will be glad lo give the document our
individual attention, nnd will heartily
thank him if he shows us a way out
of this wilderness of dispair. How
ever, If he sees no way out except
to increase rents and thinks that is
being done to get more money with
which to pay a little increase in tax
levies, I fear he will be able to delve
very deeply into the question. In
which case his solution will carry
very little hope. Yours truly, S. S.
Dunlap, Waxhaw, N. C. Rt. 1.
I a liners, ami Men bunts Itnnk Buys
Savings Loan ami Trust Building.
Twenty-live thousand dollars was!
the sum Involved in a real estate
deal Wednesday whereby Ihe Karm
i r's ii Merchants Bank acquires the
Savings Loan ami Trust Building
from Messrs. J. D. McRae, S. O. Blair
and the English estate. Plans for
the occupancy of Ihe building pur
chased have not been decided, said
Mr. M. K. Lee, president of the bank
making the pun base. The Savings
Loan and Trust Company will begin
the erection of new quarters on its
lot below the llelk-Ilundy building on
Main street.. The sale of the Savings
Loan and Trust building is ihe largest
real estate deal taking place in Mon
roe in sometime.
.Mrs. M. C. Austin is undergoing
ie.itment In a Charlotte hospital.
Mr. E. C. Branson, editor of ihe
I'nUersily News Letter. In a recent
communici.lion to Mr. R. G. Laney,
cashier of the Bank of Union, gives
the following explanation of why
Union county's hank desposits were
so small in a report oil s:ato savings
in the last issue of Ihe publication at
which he is the head of: "The bank
savings of Union county are small lie
cause five of her banks failed to re
port savings desposits and time certi
ficates as separate Hems both on No
vember I nnd on December 31. 1 ! 1 S.
The figures of the state banks were
taken from the i port blank of tli"
hunks themselves, and for the First
National hank of Monroe from ad
vanced sheets of the report to tin'
comptroller of the currency. Your
national bank was one of the bank:'
that failed to report a separate time
certificate total. Sorry, but the fault
is not ours."
Temhcrs' Examination August Sev
enth mid Eight Ii
Al Ihe close of the summer school
for teachers there will be held an ex
amination for those desiring a state
certificate. The examination will be
gin at ! o'clock Thursday morning,
August 7. White teachers will take
the examination Thursday and Fri
day, Colored tet.chers may come Sat
urday. August 9.
Certificates that exnire this vear
can be renewed by taking examina-
tion on Lelper and Rapeer. If exam-,ala
Ination has been given on Leiper then
Rapeer is the only book required for
renewal Those teachers who do not
hold a Satte certificate may take the
whole examination and secure one.
If any teacher is teaching a sum
mer school and has no rertiflrvrfte let
him make some disnosilion nf bin i
school for one day and take the ex-lR,,,h N"al Redfearn. Henrietta Red
amination on Thursday. Aug. 7. (team. Moselle Howie. Maxlne Stovall
Examination will be held at the nd Jessamine Austin. Walter Lane
graded school building. i Wilson Grirfin, Robert Payne and V.
RAY FUNDEHBUIUC Supt. Ic- Austin, Jr.
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Mi-tii.il Onleretl. ami Cioe Continued
Until (V toiler Term Defens
Tried to Show That Aopley
Caused Dent Ii Mr. Weir Did Not
Take St and.
"Unable to agree" was the report
,ulad,i ,0 JudSe Henr" P. Une. presid
ing over criminal court, by the Jury
which heard the evidence In the case
against Mr. Will Weir of Waxhaw.
charged with the murder of Martin
Crawford, aged negro, on Saturday,
July 12. The jury rendered this de
cision at 10 o'clock this morning af
ter having been out fifteen hours.
Judge Lane ordered a mistrial and
the case continued until the next
term of criminal court, the defendant
to renew his bond to the amount of
$6,000.
The Jury stood eight to four, the
majority for a verdict of guilty of
manslaughter, and the minority for
acquittal. The case was taken up
late Wednesday afternoon. The
hearing of the evidence was begun
when court convened yesterday
morning and consumed the most of
the day. In the afternoon the law
yers for the state and Tor the defend
ant argued the case to some length
and Judge Lane finished charging the
jury about 7: HO. The first ballot of
the jury showed seven for a verdict
of manslaughter nnd five for acquit
al. In the course of half an hour one
changed his ballot in favor of a ver
dict of manslaughter and thus the
division remained until the report
was made to the court.
The following composed the jury:
Messrs. J. R. McRorie, J. F. Thomp
son. Lonnle Forbls. Joseph Heath, W.
E. Lockhhrt Robert Howie, S. R.
Doster. G. W. Scott. J. C. Maynor, A.
A. Spittle. F. J. Moore, and J. W.
Moser.
Appearing for the defendant were
Messrs. Stack & Parker. J. C. Sikes,
Maness and Vann. Aiding Solicitor
Brock for the stale were Mr. R. B.
Redwine, Mr. J. C. Brooks and Mr.
J. D. McCall. the latter of Charlotte.
The evidence in the case was es
sentially the tame as that at the pre
liminary hearing several days ago.
Mr. E. B. Plyler. in whose garage the
blow which the state contended caus
ed the denth of the negro, was
struck, described It ns being a liqht
blow on the back of the neck. Dr.
L. E. Gnlon. testifying as an expert,
stated that he arrived to examine
Crawford nhout ! o'clock and re
mained with him until about 10:50
and that during this time although
he examined the head or the negro
carefully, he found no signs of a
fracture or bruise. He again visited
the stricken one about 11 o'clock and
said that he did not find any signs
of a blow on the head at this visit.
Dr. Guin's opinion was that death re
sulted from a cerebral hemmorage
caused by apoplexy. He told the
court that he had been treating the
deceased for high blood pressure. La
ter the witness admitted that Dr.
Craig, the negro doctor at Waxhaw,
called his attention to a bump or
"pone" on the back of Crawrord's
head.
Dr. G. B. Nance, county physiclait,
testified that he examined Crawford
about six o'clock, several hours after
death, and found the skull badly
fractured. He declared that he open
ed Ihe scalp and hen he did so blood
issued from the fracture in Ihe skull.
The defendant did not take the
stand during the case. The defense
contended that the fractured skull
was probably caused when apoplexy
seized the old negro and he fell, his
head striking the floor. The state
contended that the slick, described as
being about two and one half feet
long, about as wide as two fingers,
and about as thick as one, In the
hands of Mr. Weir, caused the frac
ture in the skull, death resulting.
The stick was not produced durin?
the case. The negro hoy who worked
at Plyler's garage where the unfor
tunate affair happened said that he
saw it in the lot in the rear of the
building about half an hour aftet
Crawford was struck, and lhat when
he searched for it later It was gone.
Court adjourned a few minutes
after the jury in the case reported
that thev were unable to agree.
During- the closing minutes Mr. Lem
Lewis of Sandy Ridge township was
restored to citizenship.
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At her lioine on College street, lit
tle Miss Hallie Austin, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Austin, entertain
ed a number ol h r friends on Tues
day afternoon from 6 to 7:30. this
being her seventh birthday. ,
An hour was delightfully spent
playing games, after which Miss Jes
samine Austin, assisted by Misse
Mary Wylie Stewart. Chattie Neal
and Helen Cason. served Ice cream,
"ane aim mints, l ne following little
V'8 "" present: Laura and Ly-
v.nawie .eai ana rieien
lri"n - M"rv Wylle and Elizabeth
'"wrt. Elizabeth Meares Kather-
ln ' nna Virginia Keatern, Asne
Hentiett siKes, jane Austin Sikes,
Frances Rotter, Margaret English,
Marion and Emmie Lou Simpson.
Snrah Griffith. Billie Parks and
Charlotte Smith. Elizabeth Griffin,