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THE UNION COUNTY PAPEK-EVERYBODY READS IT 'THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY NEEDS T r The Monroe Joint! PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY VOL.25. No. 75. MONROE, N. O, FRIDAY', OCTOBER 24, 1919. $1.50 PER 1EAR CASH. COTTON liOINU IP TO 5o CENTS SOON. DECLARES WANNAMAKER It Will K Bringing Forty Cents, Basis Middling, In Sixty Days, He Said in tireat Speech Here Wednes day. "Cotton will be bringing forty a round in sixty days, and will soon be quoted at fifty a pound," was the declaration of Mr. J. S. Wannamaker. presideut of the American Cottou As sociation, In & speech here Wednes day in the court house before an au dience that packed the court room. In fact. Nr. Wannamaker proved such a drawing card that many were stand ing In the aisles, and sitting on win dow sills. The speaker was accorded generous applause throughout his re marks, and when he arose to speak the audience arose on its feet, and cheered. Mr. Wannamaker was introduced by Mr. W. 3. Blakeney. president of the Bank of Union, and secretary and treasurer of the Union County Cotton Association. The n etlng was opened by Mr. J. N. Price, chairman of the Association, and he was followed by Mr. J. Z. Green, one of the State or ganizers. The speech of Mr. Wannamaker, in full, follows: "Fellow citizens and friends of Union county, 1 am anxious that ev ery person hear what I have to say and a? I am speaking in a sick con dition, I will ask any person who can not hear me to ask me to speak louder. But gentlemen, I w ill receive the request as" a favor and not as Gov. Breckenrldge did on one occa sion when he was addressing an au dience. He began his speech by 'FrUuds, and fellow citizens.' The audieiKC shouted 'Louder.' He be gan four times and each time they nald "Lovder.' The fifth time, when he could Iff heard, he continued, say ing that wl en Gabriel came to blow his trumpet he hoped some darned fool would not shout 'Louder. Gab riel, louder.' I am not treating you that way. When you get tired listen ing just let me know, because when I begin on this subject I am prone to try the patience of my people. "You are living in the greatest ase known to mankind. It is the age of reconstruction. But Europe Is on the verge cf revolution. And If revolu tion gets the upper hand in Europe, it may come to America. People must get busy. The whole of Europe Is suffering. It is the duty of man to unite and co-operate in every way possible to promote truth and to bring calm out of these chaotic conditions. "Promoters of new things have been ridiculed and 'persecuted down through the ages. When Franklin asked for an appropriation for pro moting lights a Congressman said he might' as veil try to build a railroad to the moon. Yet promoters have persevered. And where vynild we be If they lind failed? tircnter the Crop SmiiHer the Price. "But we are breaking away from that custom of ridicule and persecu tion. In the South we are and have been violating some of the laws of. God. These laws were created when the universe was created. It Is said that God helps the man who helps himself. This is the law to which I refer. I challenge any man In bus iness to assert that his prosperity Is not In direct proportion to his Indus try, his work. But not so with the cotton raiser. The greater the crop the smaller the price, and the small er the crop the greater the price. This Is why we must organise. The Amer ican Cotton Association Is a world power to-day. If we had had a Cot ton Association of the South long ago the South would to-day be the wealth iest part of America. I make that statement on tht basis of the South prior to the war of the sections. It as then a leader. Cotton was grown as a surplus crop. The South offered a place second to none. The toil re sponds to any known crop, we have water power, timber and mineral re sources. If It had not been for cot ton we would never have had the Slave. He was first discovered to be valuable in raising rice and then as a cotton raiser. They say Europe Is In a state of starvation, but It cannot equal the condition of our South dur ing that period, which I hate to call to mind, when Lee came back and a. took up the duties of life, to find the wives and daughters In the fields un der the re-const ruction government, under a government ruled by carpet baggers and negroes. The conditions In Europe to-day are not worse. In that period of re-constructlon there was no payment for damage or loss of personai property. In Europe ev ery brick knocked out of a wall Is to be paid for. If It had not been for cotton we would have never had that other reconstruction period. Illiteracy In the South "In Atlanta last week I saw eight thousand old soldiers with their hands on the door of eternity. Many are depentent upon chanty. Many, did not know how they were going) to return home: all on account oi me (Continued on Page Two.) Card of Thank. iv wuh in thank our many friends for their acts of kindness during the Illness of our late hus band and father. I. W. Howey. and for their sincere expressions of syni pathy after he had passed away. Mrs. J. W. Howey and family. What r-n I do to make this a better city? liOY HURT AT WAXHAW FA IK. latu s l- inner (round Off In r eed Clioper on Exhibition. (From the Waxhaw Enterprise.) The ouly accident or painful ex perience marring the fair day last Friday occurred when little Wilson Haigler. son cf Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Haigler, got one or two of his fingers crushed in the cogs of a feed chop ping machine which was on exhibi tion at the fair. The lad and some of his playmates were running the machine vheu Lis fingers got caught In the gears, grinding off a couple or thetn. The accident was. very painful. Among the exhibits at the fair Fri day was a dictionary holder and book stand made by Rev. E. Myers for his own use. The wood work is of good walnut nicely polished, the hinges are of brass and the other metal parts of black iron and steel. The stand Is au excellent piece of work, every bit as neat and much stronger than the av erage "store bought" article for the same purpose. When the preacher wants anything he generally makes it. whether it be a pair of stout shoes. or a book stand or a Ford. A permanent fair association was organized Friday afternoon and offi cers were elected to serve for one year as follows: W. J. Sims, presi dent; G. W. .Sutton, vice president: G. L. Nisbet. secretary and tieasurer; and an executive committee composed of Messrs. C. A. Baker, F. A. Krauss,. E. E. Stephenson, B. F. Price. H. M. McCain. T. R. Nisbet, W. N. Davis. and T. E. D. Stames. These officers will begin Immediately to lay plans for a bigger and better fair next year. fhe fair association may be incor porated and a lot purchased for lis use. A local weather prophet whose predictions have heretofore been fairly accurate, says that there will he a killing frost in this section on October 25th. The long drouth has so dried up vegetable matter that a killing frost will do little dainar? now anyway. WAXXAMAKF.R BOOSTED COTTOX ASSOCIATION S MEMBERSHIP Seventy-Four Gave in Their Names to Mr. W. S. Bliikeney Alter Hearing ' Sieecli Wednesday. Following Mr. J. S. Wannamaker's speech Wednesday in the court house. seventy-four new members were en rolled iu the county cottou associa tion, of which Mr. J. N. Price la chair man, and Mr. W. S. Blakeney, secre tary and treasurer. These new, names brings the total membership up to over two hundred before the drive for members ever, starts. The following Mere those who Joined Wednesday: B. W. Laney, Monroe 8; J. V. Mc- Intyre, Monroe 3; W. D. Bivens, Mon roe 3; J. .N. Bigham, Waxhaw 5; H. Yarborcugh, Waxhaw 1; C. T. Parker, Matthews 26; D. H. Medlin, Monroe; F. A. Krauss, Miner?.! Springs; J. E. Pistol, Monroe; S. U. Helms. Monioj; I. R. Wolfe, Monroe 5; W. L. Rape, Monroe 8; J. R. Bri ton, Monroe G; Sum Phlfer, Monroe; Abel L. Fitnderburk, Monroe 4; V. . E. Wallace, Waxhaw 2; Thomas Stames, Mlner: l Springs 1; J. Wesley Richardson, Monroe 4; J. J. Moseley, Waxhaw 2: Lie High, Monroe 1; E. J. Tyson, Waxhaw 5; J. R. Hunter, Monroe 5; B. C. Hinson, Waxhaw 6; J. C. RU nardion; J. S. Spittle; A. H. McClariy; Eugene Secrest, Monroe 6; W. P. Plyler. Jr.. Mineral Springs 1; J. Henry McCollcm, Monroe 3; E. D. Yandle. Monroe 6; H. H. Rollins, Monroe 4; J. R. Wallace, Monroe; W. A. Eubanks, Monroe; W. L. Earn hardt, Monroe; T. Z. Secrest, Monroe 6; W. B. McManus, Monroe; M. C. Austin. Monroe; Frank Chambers, Marshvllle 3; John Chambers, Marsh ville 3; Henry Crowder, Marshvllle I; J. E. Stames, Monroe 4; D. R. Stames. Mineral Springs; J. C. Laney Monroe 8; I. A. Clonti; Unionville 2; T. W. Stlnson, Monroe 6; S. S. Richardson, Monroe 5; R. S. Howie, Monroe; W. K. Helms, Waxhaw 4; J. B. Price, Monroe 5; J. S. Williams, Monroe 1; J. E. Bigham. Waxhaw 5; R. C. Moser. Monroe 4; S. S. Dunlap, Waxhaw 1; T. A. Williams, Monroe 1; M. R. Pigg, Monroe 7; J. P. Aycock. Monroe 4; J. H. Baker. Mon roe 4; W. E. Marsh, Monroe 3; W. N. Tadlock, Monroe 8; J. F. Williams Monroe; H. C. Preslar, Monroe 7; Ellis B. Purser, Unionville 2; T. D. Green, Waxhaw 5; J. J. Smith. Win gate; J. D. Hlms, Indian Trail 1; E. G. Yarborough, Waxhaw 1; G. W. Baucom, Monroe 6; R. W. Lemmond. Monroe; Haigler. Unionville 1; H. O. Hawfleld, Matthews 26; S. E. Wil son, Waxhaw 5. Out-of-Town Visitor. Among the recent guests who reg istered at the Joffre are the follow ing: L. S. Tomblinson, Wilson; Eliz abeth D. Terrell, Charlotte; J. H. Dobbs. Polkton; V. M. Townsend, Raleigh; W. L. Polk. Raleigh; L. B. Gibson. Gibson; A. B. Palmer, Con cord; W. E. Pope, Raleigh; R. W. Goodwin, Raleigh; C. C. Harmon, Gastonia; B. II. Webster, Charlotte; W. H. Fortron. Charlotte; J. C. King, Burlington: W. N. Moseley, Char lotte; O. W. Carrol. Hamlet; S. H. Hunt, Charlotte; Mrs. L. M. Leak, Wadesboro; Henry P. Lane. Relds vllle; M. W. Wolly, Charlotte; O. H. Robinson, Charlotte; E. F. Taylor, Wilmington; J. L. Sprinkle. Winston Salem; J. Z. Green. Marshvllle; W. H. Montgomery. Charlotte; L. E. Holley. Charlotte; W. J. Hickman Tabor; L. A. Adams. Charlotte; N. H. Harwell. Wilmington: Mx. and Mrs. J. P. Lit tle, Charlotte; E. Niven. Waxhaw; K. K. Mcintosh. Gastonia: M. H. Cold. Hamlet; S. F. Taylor, Charlotte. ! MR. BLAKENEY PREDICTS HAPPY FUTURE FOR COTTOX FARMERS Cotton Sold at Profit Means Better Stlinol-, Better Churclien, ami La bor Saving Inventions That Save Women and Children From a Pre mature Crave. The American Cotton Association nas saved the farmers of the South fifty dollars on the bale, said Mr. W. S. Blakeney. while introducing Mr. J. S. Wannamaker. president of the American Cotton Association, to the targe audience which had assembled to hear him. He also pictured a happy future for the South when the time comes that cotton can ha mar. keted profitably, and he plead for me sDoitsnment or industrial slavery, under which women and children are worked In the cotton fields. "I accept this invitation in intra. duce out speaker." said Mr. Blakeney. wun a good deal of pleasure. The chairman is only following a time honored custom In imposing this in troductory duty upon me, for he knows that the speaker for this oc casion Is well-known to every man In this audience by reputation. And not only here, but throughout the whole United States, and even In foreign countries. Therefore. I onlv need to point him out and call him to take the floor. That is sufficient intro duction for him in any part of the South. However. If there Is anvone in this Audience with anv prejudice or any Icy disposition toward the speaker or the cause that he repre ss whv then let me beg that man man to foreco that lev disnosltinn now. For no matter how meritorious the cause mav he, and no matter how creat and crand the leader of that cause mav be. there Is usiiallv in ev ery community some sceptic and some malignant critics who are pre disposed and ever ready to cast the cloud upon the bona fides of the man "id h's cause. Now I will not av Hint there are no such people in Un ion county; or In this community. There may b some In this audience who have a lingering preludice. hut t want to assure the speaker of this occasion that he Is now in the house ff Ms friends: that every throb or Ms heart In the cause he represents "ids an answering and sympathetic hrob In the hearts of Ihe people here represented. And It would be verv transre If this were not the rase. Is not his cause our csnse? If he suc ceeds we succeed. If he rails we fail all together. Farmers Can Pay Debts With Smile. "If cotton Is marketed at a nrnflt he Rouh can have better schools, freat colleges and splendid churches. We can have motor trucks and ride In the best of automobiles on good -oar's and naved hlehwavs. For the 'lost part If the cotton Is marketed a profit the farmer can have elec lights, water works, and sewer isn on his own premises. He can -'-. labor saving onpllnnces which "'II -ive the wife and children from remtur grave. The farmer can nav hi dehts with a smile and no' -"est drons of Mood In order to have h's pnnejs canceled. On the pnntrarv If vou market that crop at a loss the pendulum " III "-tni relentlessly snrt hardly th other way. Instead of prosperity vm have bankruptcy. Tnstet of the merited conveniences " which I hnve referred you will hv destitution and doom. Mr. Wannamaker. Union County pro duces thirty thousand bales of cot ton per annum In normal years. A dron of ten cents ner "pound means the loss of one million and five thros ssnd dollars to Union County for that Item alone. Does that mean nothlnr to i? Are we to .sit still while that thing Is going on and let the other fellow take awar that money that belongs to us, which we have made? When it Is lost It Is lost forever, and can never be re claimed. The American Cotton As socUtlon has saved th South already on the nresent crop flftv dollars per hale. That means five hundred mll "on dollars to the South, and It is 'Ikelv to save It manv millions more. That Is the result of this organiza tion and movement started and cham pioned hv the man who Is with us to day. We are glad to have him and to hear him. We are grateful for what he has already done ror the peo ple or the South, and ror what he may do In the ruture we shall ever delight to do him honor. He Is with us now. although I regret to say he Is unwell on account or Ihe many duties In cumbent itnon him. I present to you Mr. J. S. Wannamaker, President of the American Cotton Association." (Applause.) How Can One Go a nn Ijuhler Feet Foremost? Here is a man who really ought not to be allowed to live. He has evolved a problem that reduces to mental chaos any man who tries to solve It: Suppose, he says, a pipe, with a bore little larger than the thickness or a man's body, were pierced through the earth, and a ladder ran through the length of the pipe. Assume a man starts through the pipe from London to an antipodean Island. He descends the ladder feet foremost, and he is going downward until he reaches the center or the earth. When he reaches the center or the earth he, presum ably, will thenceforth be going up ward, until he emerges at the anti podes. But how can a ladder on which one la descending become a ladder on which one is ftacendln,1;? Furthermore, how could on go up a ladder feet foremost? Modern Conveniences on Farm. '(From the Marshville Home.) Farm homes In the cotton belt are provided with less conveniences than la any other rural section in this country due largely to the fact that we have long been accustomed to do ing a lot of hand labor. We use com paratively little machinery in our fields; but depend largely upou a haud-made crop. And, betore and sinte the Civil war we have permitted ouf "money crop" to be priced on a basis of slave labor involuntary ne gro slavery first, followed by volun tary child slavery in the cotton fields since the Civil war. In such an atmos phere of drudserv and economic slav ery! there has been but little disposi tion ou the part of farmers to pro vide home conveniences that tend to make living conditions on the farm mote satisfactory. Marshville. ' New Salfm and Lanes Creek townships are in about as good condition as the av erage townships In the State. But if a census should be taken of either of these townships how many pianos, li braries, oil stoves, furnace heat plants, power washers, electric or gas light plants, water systems, re frigerators, bath rooms, toilets, gas or electric irons, newspapers and magazines would be found? Working For The Sooth. (From the Marshvllle Home.) There Is a spirit of determination among Southern farmers and patriot ic bankers and business men to re store the South's great product to its position in the economic and commer cial life of the country and that in the future its price shall not be fixed upon the basis of unpaid labor of women and children in the cotton fields. If they succeed In this pur pose the South will take Its rightful position and secure its equitable share of the prosperity that is com ing along in readjustments following the war. Through organization and co-operation we must place ourselves in position to demand an equitable share. Without organized and well directed co-operative activity we can not hope to gain our economic free dom. WALLACE REID HAS SENSATIONAL FIGHT IX NEW PHOTOPLAY Many Thrilling Episode Mivke "The Valley of the Giants" Notable Picture. Wallace Held, Paramount star, has had.' some thrilling and hard fought battles In his numerous Paramount and Artcraft pictures, but what is conceded to be one of the most sen sational fights ever staged In a screen! production, is shown with vivid real ism in "The Valley of the Giants." his new Paianiount-Artcraft picture, which will be shown at the STRAND Theater next WEDNESDAY. Colonel Pennington, a scheming and unscrupulous politician in the town of Sequoia, in the heart of the big Redwood Forests of California, has bribed the mayor of the town to vacate a franchise which he had pre viously granted to Bryce Cardigan, which part is played by Ihe star, to build a railroad leading out of the Valley of the Giants. Angered by this underhanded work, Bryce takes his workmen and in the middle of the night lays a rail toad directly across the tracks or Colonel Pennington's road. When Pennington discovers this he calls on his Illiterate henchmen, a crowd of rough lumbermen, and the excitement starts. The ensuing fight Is said to be one of the most realistic ever screened. The picture Is based upon Capt. Peter B. Kyne's famous novel of the same name and was directed by James Cruze. A capable cast supports the star. DEATH OF MIW.G.O.FULEXWIDER Had Beii Suffering For More Than a Year Funeral Conducted Y ester ' by Itev. W. J. Boger of Newton Mrs. 0. 0. Fulenwider. aged 60 years, died Wednesday afternoon at her home on Benton Heights, her death being due to cancer of a mali gnant form, from which she had been suffering for a number of months. She was the widow of Mr. G. O. Fulenwider who died the latter part of September. Prior to her marriage she was Miss Millie C. Earnhardt and lived near Salisbury. About twenty years ago the family moved to Mon roe and since then have made their home here. Mrs. Fulenwider was a woman of many admirable qualities, greatly Interested In the welfare of her children, six of whom survive her. They are Mrs. A. L. Davis of Rocky Mount,' Messrs. Phifer Fulenwider or Rocky Mount. J. O. W. D.. and Joe of Monroe and Rev. Edward C. Ful enwider of Newberry. S. C. Her mother and several brothers and sis ters of Salisbury also survive. Funeral services were conducted vesterday afternoon from the home by Rev. W. J. Roger of Newton, form er pastor of the Lutheran church here, Mrs. Fulenwider being a devot ed member of that church for many years. Cats. (Selected.) A school-boy wrote an essay on "cats." The chapter on different breeds supplies the following Infor mation: "Cats that is made for little boys and girls to maul and tease is called Maltese cats. Some cats is known bv""thelr queer purr these are call ed rm'.aii ca's. Cats with bad tein pern is called Angorrle cats. Cats with deep feeling, is called Feline cats." PRESIDENT'S MINI) CLEAR BUT HE'S FAR FROM HELL If Mr. Wiixm Tackled Business Too l arly or Too Mm h of It, the Result Might Be Serious if Not Fatal (By DAVID LAWRENCE, in the Greensboro News.) President Wilson Is still a very sick man. ncouracing progress is noted in the official bulletius, but his cou citiou remains of such a serious char acter that none of tuose iu atten dance cbii predict wuh certainty luc time of his ultimate recoveiy. Thai tne President is out of danger seems assured, though an unforseen compli uuou can always upset the best as surances in that regard with the President or any other pkiient simi larly afflicted. Much guessing as to the exact cause of tne President's illness nas' uee,. juing on iu uucieiu parts oi! U . .. .. L . I mo lu.iurs, some uaseu on nearsay, some based on long distance diag nosis by physicians familiar w it a what occurs in cases of a nervous breakdown. Some or these guesses may yet prove right if the condition of the President takes a turn for the I worse, but thus far it is the tear of j those complications rather than their , actual occurance which has given rise to much of the speculation concern ing l lie President s condition. There seems to be a disposition to question the completeness of the of ficial bulletins, aud from a medical viewpoint tney have, of couise, l.o; guue into the most Intimate details, inis has been, no doubt, due to the well known feeling of the President's family that the health of the Presi dent is, iu part at least, a private matter, aud that, with the general facts about his illness, his tendency to improve or fall back, the public should be acquainted. Public opinion has to some extent brought about a change, and, yielding to criticism, ih.-j While House has mentioned one or. two minor ailments, though with the Impression, too, that all the small complications were not iu themselves the basic cause of his indisposition. The doctors still insist that their original diagnosis Is correct tha nervous exhaustion is the central trouble, though it is apparent that many of these Irritating complica tions have held back what otherwise might have been a quicker recovery ou the part of a patient with a case pj nerves. ... ... From n medical viewpoint the pos sibilities of a cerebral hemorrhage by a patient stricken with urrvous ex haustion are. of course, leeognized. There are cases in which such a dis turbance is serious and others in 1. lilt II II ID DlltjUl M..W v.. . . much as a temporary delirium in a patient suffering from any fever, li is not always possible to recognize the existence of a slight hemorrhage and the best Information that seems obtainable is that If something I that has occurred it has been of such a slight character as not to leave any I definite trace, and not to affect in the slightest the clarity of the President's mind. i It Is possible because of all too In tense eagerness on the part of a small , group of the president's opponents t'j ' spread an Impression or incapacity that details are omitted which mign tend to. confirm such an impression and still are basically without signi ficance at all. For example, for some time, even before the President went to bed three weeks ago, his friends had observed occasionally a twitch ing of one of the muscles of his face. It was a symptom that helped deter mine the necessity for an absolute cancellation of all work. but. on the other hand, reports have had It tha Mr. Wilson suffered a paralysis of the entire face or lower Jaw. The doc tors have noted Since an Improve ment In that symptom; in fact, a ten dency for that to clear up, but would they be justified in issuing a specific denial and then be met two or three days or weeks from now with a re currence of the trouble in more In tense form? Ordinarily a physician Is not re quired to disclose all his fears snd hopes, and when the situation is com plicated by the fact that certain courses of treatment are being pre scribed by specialists and experts. aah nna nf u-hnm has his own ideas of what the future condition of th patient Is going to be. It can well ImaKiued what a difficult task it l to issue a comprehensive bulletin stating up to the moment everything about the case that the physician themselves know. So the reports giv en out at the White House and sinn ed by the attending doctors comprise general statements with an occasion al inclusion of a symptom If It sei:i acute. All this simply means that the President Is still very sick: that r' phvslrians some of the best special ists in the country are adopting every resource known to medical science to bring the President hack to normal, but that their most vital need is time. Can they get enough of It? They are going to keep Mr Wilson from attending to public busi ness Just as long as they can, even I It takes several weeks. Just now they say his mind is clear enough to transact public business There are no doubts on that score on the part of any of the men of his ac quaintance v ho are in a position to( know. But u he tacKied business ioo eariv cr too much of It he might suf fer a relapse, and physicians fl their professional reputations would suffer and the President, too. So thy are holding Mr. Wilson apart front work an long as they can. If public opinion grows too Ira pa- MRS. VANN HIXMJX LAID TO REST IN MARHVIL1.E Tl FsDAt Diet! Very Suddenly Monday After. noon at her Home in Charlotte A Daughter ot .Mr. Barnes Griffin Marriage of Mi Myrtle Hamil ton and Mr. ltalpli Corbitt New Building In .Marshville. Correspoudeuce of The Journal. Marshville. October 23rd. Miss Myrtle Hamilton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hamilton, and Mr. Ralph Corbitt of lvauhoe. N. C, were mar ried Tuesday morning at ten thirty o'clock at the home of the bride's parents two miles from Marshvllle. The ceremony was performed by Rev. A. Marsh who is an uucle of the bride. Only a few personal friends and rel atives of the bride and groom were present. Airs. Corbitt was born and reared in Marshville and is possessed of many admirable qualities which won Tor her a host of friends whtt regret that henceforth her home will be elsewhere. They will live in Ivan hoe, N. C.. where Mr. Corbitt is en gaged in business. Mrs. Vann Hinson died at her home in Charlotte Monday night after a very brief illness." and was buried In the Marshville cemetery Tuesday af ternoon at four o'clock. The death of Mrs. Him on was among the sad dest to occur in this section iu many years. Prior to her marriage a year ago she wis .Vi.-; Myrtle Griffin, a daughter ot Mr. Barnes Griffin who Is Marshvlll-'js chief or police, and she was born ;:r.d raised in Marsh ville. .She wns only about twenty years or aj;e. Being possessed of an unusual beauty, and talented in many ways, especially iu expression, she was very popular among the younger set. She was educated here and at Oxford Seminary. After her marri age she moved to Charlotte where Mr. Hinson was engaged in business. Her death coming so suddenly was a great shock to the community. The funeral was conducted at her father's home by Rev. Aycock of Charlotte, Rev. White and Rev. A. Marsh or Marsh ville. A host or rrlends and relatives gathered to witness the sad rites and sympathize with the heart broken young husband and bereaved ramlly. The floral tribute was uuusually large and beautiful. She Is survived by her husband, her parents, one broth er, Mr. Howard Griffin of this place, and an infant a few days old. Doctor atid Mrs. S. B. Blvens of Charlotte spent the week-end here with relatives. Mrs. E. H. Moore spent Tuesday in Monroe. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. M. Marsh and Mrs. H. C. Ashcralt mo tored to Charlotte for the day Tues day. Mesdames C. B. Covington and J. S. Harrell spent Monday In Rocking ham. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Garland nf Jef ferson, S. C. spent Monday here with their brother Mr. J. T. Garland. Mrs. J. E. Bailey returned 10 her home In Charlotte Monday after spending several ilajs with relatives here. Mr. R. F. Price has moved his fam ily from Unionville to a house near Marshvllle which they will occupy un til they can move Into their home In town which is now occupied by Mr. F. O. Caudle. Mr. J. M. Little has returned from a western trip upon which he bought stock for his livery stable. Mr. Robert Blvens of New Salem township has moved his family to Marshville. Doctor M. P. Blair is having a sec ond story added to his office build ing on Main street the upper story to be used for offices. The United Cash store continues to expand. A large room Is being added to the rear of the main building, the new part to be used for groceries. Miss Miranda Price spent the week end at her home at Unionville. Mr. Brewer Is completing an at tractive house In East Marshville. Elsie Ferguson's Picture Costume Yield Rig Revenue. The luxury tax that finds its way to chapeaux, not hats and blouses, not shirt waists. and frocks, not dresses. has affected motion picture stars' wardrobes perhaps more than any private Individuals. Elsie Ferguson, one of America's best dressed screen stars, who comes to the STRAND Theater next MON DAY In her new Paramount-Artcraft picture, "The Witness for the De fense," Is also one of the highest tax ed women In America. Miss Fergu son's vardrobe for a single produc tion, never costs less than ten thou sand dollars and more often than not, as In the cae of "The Avalanche," and "The Witness for the Defense," her wardrobe am' iewels have exceed ed this figure to the extent of twenty five thousand dollars. Miss Ferguson does not believe that It Is fair to the public to eennomlie on her wardrobe, and despite the taxes, she has not spared any amount or money to dress her roles as she did before the days or the high tax on luxuries. tient and practically compels Mr. Wilson to demonstrate that he Is in possession or all his faculties; If the Congress should attempt to raise the question of "Inability" under the con stitution, Mr. Wilson would no donh be permitted by his physicians to see a few callers and transact some vt- and pressing matters of business. The length of lime the President is de tained rrom public business depends, therefore, very largely on the pa tience of the American people themselves.
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