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THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT -THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY NEEDS FT he Monroe Journi PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK - TUESDAY AND FRIDAY VOL.26 No. 3. MONROE, N. O, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1920 $1.50 PE LOCAL INTELLIGENCE Urmen ,re making money on sugar A. I.EX DAVIS, FORMERLY OK " ulu"rB " f"r.iiK a goou MONROE, DIES AT ROCKY MT iiuuiiic ituiti iui urrii. -uri .ii PiieutiKmU ami Influence 'tainted Former llusliir .Man of Tli (omit) Wa Son of Kev. A. C DmvI. Latest liaDDeninsrs In and Crow ro,,nd corn 1,1 one " 4 .. J m ing for only 11.40 a bushel. iiuuiiu iMUiiiuc. Th .-rio. r.r. m - me caicot rarm, on route 2, has had some beautiful sta tionery (iriuted. Messrs. It. J. and Heury W. Dempster and A. G. Heuiby are the proprietors of this farm. A home, either temporary or per manent, is desired for a two weeks' old baby, whose mother died Satur- i..m Tl... hil.l k . . I ?"..e.iyed.iJ hlJm"'l"J..ol;H. D. Stewart will be glad to give full Rev. R. M. Haigler and family are ill with influenza. Mr. Fred Helms has sold his home on east Windsor street, near the oil mill, to Mrs. Alice Billingsby. The consideration was $5750. County Demonstrator T.J. V. Broom Lespedeza seed, which he will dis tribute among those who placed or ders with him several days ago. Mrs. Elizabeth Simpson has sold a lot on the corner of Windos and Jackson streets to Messrs. D. L. Mid dleton and N. M. Kedfearn for a con sideration of $1200. Mr. Robert May is the proud pos sesser of a leather overcoat made from the hide of his favorite horse, which went by the name of "Peter Arant," and which died several weeks ago. Bob was so fond of the horse that he shipped Its hide to a manu facturer, who made it up into a good overcoat. v Mr. Wrlston Presley, son of Mr. and Mrs. George C. Presley of Monroe township, and Miss Cathline Thomas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harley Thomas of Marshville township, were married Sunday afternoon at the resi dence of Rev. R. M. Haigler, the of ficiating minister. This is a splendid young couple, and have the best wishes of t heir many friends. Prof. K. W. Allen, head of the local Red Cross chapter, says few new ca st of influenza have been reported during the last two days, but many distress cases have been found. He was unable to secure nurses ul Atlan ta. Washington, Raleigh or Chester, and is 'IrtMMidiii': upon volunteers to go to the aid of the stricken ones. A number of Monroe women have aires dy ottered their services Jesse M. Deese, a brother of Mel v In Deese, the flrsi Union county man killed in notion in Karnce, died Mon day morning at the home of his brother, Clayton Deese. near Smyrna church, from the effects of lulluenia and pneumonia. He was a widower and about thirty years old. Funeral services were held today at the Wolf Pond Baptist church, of w hich he was a member. Mr. Deese was an indus trious, law-abiding citizen Mr. and Mrs. Frank Limerick re turned home yesterday from Shelby whero they atteuded the funeral ser vices over the remains of Mr. A. T Patterson, father of Mrs. Limerick, who died Saturday from Influenza. He was sixty-six years old. and was one of Cleveland county's most prominent citizens. A sister of Mrs. Limerick's died Thursday from influenza, and ev eryone else in the home, including the faithful negro servant, who has been in the family for forty years, are down with the disease. The story In the morning paper about a Georgia tanner having dis covered cotton seed that would pro- dure a green-colored staple, reminds a local cotton buyer of a lot of blue cotton once ottered hint by a man who lives near Wingate. The staple was almost indigo blue, and was not of the kind usually classed as "stains." The man was unable to account for what he then considered a phenoni ena. He had bought a new vari ety of seed, but was unable to recall the name of the dealer. He received no bid for his colored cotton. Five hundred bales of low grade cotton have been offered to Mr. J. S, Wannamaker by the Union county cotton association to be shipped to stime foreign country at prices rang Inc from 35 to 41 cents. The sale has not been definitely made, but 80 per cent of the purchase price Is promised on delivery, the balance to bear interest at six per cent. .Mr, Wannamaker Is endeavoring to secure an option on 300,000 bales of this grade of cotton. He is offering rrom 10 to 15 cents per pound above cur rent quotations. Terrible tales of suffering have been coming into the Influenza relief asportation headquaters at the Cham ber of Commerce rooms. One family of seven on air. Frank Digger's place in Sandy Rldgo township are down with the disease, and Mrs. F. B. Ash craft and Miss Emma Hunter, who went to their rescue, found four pa tients In one bed. One of them, the mother of the family, died the other day, leaving a two week's old child. This family received scant attention until the Monroe relief workers ar rived. Mr. Blggers was unable to do no more than prepare their food for them as his own family is suffering from Influenza. The living room of this family is so crowded that Mrs. Ashcraft and Miss Hunter were forc ed to pack the baby snugly In a bu reau drawer. There are other fam ine In distre, and volunteer nurses are In great demand. Mr. J. J. Crow, back fron a four week's trip through the boll weevil Infected sections of southern Georgia, Is convinced the weevil will soon ap pear In this county, and he advocates the raising of hogs and cattle as an emergency measure. He went down there to appraise land, being an agent of the Columbia farm loan bank, of which Mr. D. A. Houston is president. The farmers In the Infected sections are raising hogs, and are meeting with much success. They plant pasturage In corn and soy beans, and the hogs fatten themselves without any atten tion from their owners. Mr. Crow also found that the wet weather had caused as much damage In some sec tions as the weevil. One man's field of ten acres became so wet during the growing season that It produced only 40 pounds of seed cotton. Many particulars. The following assistant supervisors have been appointed by Esq. M. L. Flow to assist in taking personal property returns In their respective townships: New Salem, Davidson Nance; Goose Creek, I. C. Clout i; Vance, J. E. Broom; Sandy Ridge, J. N. Price; Jackson. H. D. Clark; Bu ford, T. L. Hinson; Lanes Creek. Fred Horton; and Marshville, Fred Ashcrart. The candidacy of Mr. J. C. M. Vann received a great boost last week when one of the most prominent Democrats in the district announced his inten tion of supporting him. For obvious reasons, his name cannot be divulged. It is now pretty certain that Mr. Vann will be In the second primary, and If Union county people rally to his sup port he may go in on the first ballot. Union's chances of securing a Con gressman were never better. Relatives here were notllled last Saturday of the death of Mrs. Lena R. Winchester, wife of Mr. Henry Win chester, at her home in Tarboro. She was a daughter of Mr. J. 11. pettawny am! formerly lived here itntl has many friends in Mourn,'. Siie leaved her husband and six children, pneu monia was the cause of hi t death. Funeral v as held in Tarboro. A telegram was received here yes- terday afternoon about 2 o'clock nouncing the death of Mr. A. Lex Da vis. which occurred a short while pre vious at his home in Rocky Moun Mr. iiavts was a native of this conn ty. Influenza and pneumonia caused his death. He was about forty years ota, and Is survived by his father, Rev. A. C. Davis; his wife, who be fore her marriage was Miss Roxie Fulenwider. daughter of the late G u. r uienwiaer or .Monroe; and a son and daughter. Mrs. Davis and son are both ill with Influenza. for years .Mr. Davis was in the em ploy of the late T. J. Shannon, and when he disposed of his mercantile business to the Cash Mercantile Com pany. he remained with the new firm in the same capacity for some time, About fifteen years ago Mr. Davis went to Charlotte, where he entered the employ of Eflrd Brothers. He was with this Arm at the time of his death, being the manager of thei store at Rocky Mount. Mr. Davis was a popular, likable man. He has many warm friends in Monroe today, who were shocked to learn of his death He was a member of the Baptist church. Death of Miss Edwards. was a member of llu .Methodist church. Postoflice receipts at Monio for last year toiuled J lT.ul.fiil. This was a slight increase ove;- the re ceipts of tlie year previous despite the three-cent war rate having been dis continued. The Gordon Insurance & Investment company and the Mon roo Hardware company were the larg est purchasers of stamps. The defunct Piedmont Buggy company, at the heigh of Its prosperity, by far led other Monroe concerns, states Post master E, C. Winchester. Monroe's new mill project may be held up a few months on account of Mr. Robinson's Inability to secure the necessary machinery. He wrote to this effect to Mr. J. E. Stack, one of the leading promoters of the mill, Saturday. However, Mr. Robinson plans to come here next Saturday to confer with the stockholders in th. proposed mill. By that time lie may find some machinery, and work vill start at once. At any odds, an or ganization may be perfected, the to be erected at some future tin" when the machinery can be procured. Marshville Route 1. Feb. 16. Mr R. .1. Godfery of Charlotte visited Mr, and Mrs. J. T. Meigs Saturday, return ing home Suui!ay, accompanied h Mrs. Godfrey and son James who have been spending some time here with She her parents. The 'ilu ' situation seems to be some belter in this neighborhood there being but few new cuses in the last several days, The community was saddened by the death of Miss Gladys Edwards, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Ed wards, w ho died at her home last Sat urday morning of Influenza-pneumo nia. She was a bright, cheerful young lady, and was loved by all who knew her. She was a loyal member of Gil boa Methodist church; punctual to all services, a faithful Sunday school worker, a devoted daughter nnd sister and will be greatly missed. Her loved ones have the sympathy of the entire community in their bereavement Rev. and Mrs. J. -C. Meigs hare re turned home from wake Forest The small grain crop Is loklng fine No services are held at the churches In our community on account of in nfltienza. Hut then people are not hard to keep from church. Pep, Death of .Mr. It. E. lh-ese. Mr. K. E. Deese, a native of this county, died at Angelus, S. C, on Thursday night, February 12. alter a The following Confederate toldlers long illness. He had been suffering and widows have not claimed their pensions: i.'Iesdii'ues Racr-ml E. Alexander, M. A. Iln s, Elizabeth Car- likor. S. E, Leonard, M. A. Lln;;le; A, E. Migs. Elizabeth McClrlnml. J. Norwood. V.. J. Gordon, T. L. F:n- cher. S.irah .V Godwin, and Meant?. J. Men--ten r'-rilfin. T. C. Griffin .Mm W. Easi - nm! M. A. Ronntree Mi'iiv o." C'er-i hnv passed away dur- Ine the 'mst year, but If any of thorn died th fifteenth of September their r ildreu are entitled to receiv their iienlons. Any Information about these parties will appreciated by Mr. R. W. Lemmottd, clerk of court FIRING OF LANSING DUE TO OUTBURST OF TEMPER The President Has Made a Mistake, and His Friends Are Bewildered, Hays Lawrence. (BY DAVID LAWRENCE, in The Greensboro News.) President Wilson has made a mis take. His friends are bewildered His opponents naturally rejoice. Few people know the facts not more than two or three. The background of the episode, the thread of the nar ratlve Itself discloses the Inner side of the White House and officialdom as It Is to-day the President inca pacltated. Irritable over his long con fine and extremely Jealous of his presidential prerogatives, and officials generally are apprehensive lest they, too, become victims of presidential wrath, For, if there was "tisurpa- tlon"' of authority by Secretary Lan sing, there was plenty of It by other persons equally as close to President Wilson. It is easy for people outside of Washington to make an offhand Judg ment and assume that the President's blunt act is a direct consequence of the tedium of his Illness an Impati ence and petulance not unknown to persons, suffering from nervous ex haustion. But, instead of supposing that the President acted unnaturally, one close at hand cannot but fall to have the Impression that the Presi dent Indeed acted naturally. Study of the Wilson temperament over a period of years and observation of what has been going on in the en virons of the White House and Capi tol Hill since the President got back from Europe leads more easily to the conclusion that Mr. Wilson gave vent to an outburst of temper which has appeared on previous occasions but which his advisers have wisely con cealed or checked than to the notion that some newly developed irasrlbllltv brought about the curt dismissal of the secretary of state. Of course It is quite possible to buv your popularity, but the market Is liable to fluctuations. long time with kidney trouble and :. right s disease, which caused his d.ith. Mr. Deese was a son of the lalv Christopher Deese and was there- lore neurly C!) years old. He mar ried twice, lo the first union there were iour children, all of whom are living: Fred and ance Deese of Clax ion, lia., and Delia Deese of this roun I.', ana iena Collins of Albemarle, Hit last Marriage was to Miss Ellen Ilin 'on, and eight children, four sons and four daughters survive. The sons are Messrs. Robert, Ernest, Isom and Henry Deese of Angelus; the daugh ters ate Mrs. Susie Tad lock of this county, Mrs. Ola Autry and Mrs. Nora Horton and Hannah Deese of An gelus. Mr. Deese was a man of fine char acter and was loved by all who knew him. His death was a shock to his many friends. Six years ago he mov ed to Angelus, and wherever he went he was ever ready and willing to do something good and to help the sick and those In need. If he ever wrong ed anyone It was himself. He was a member of the Methodist church and we have all the hopes that he is in a better world where all is peace and love. We extend to his wife and chil dren our sincere sympathy and point them to the great Burden Bearer, who said come unto me and I will give you rest. The Interment was in the cemetery at Angelus, and as the influ enza is raging down there, they will have his funeral when the epidemic Is over. The date will be announced in the future. A Friend Community Iiiffue In (toowe Creek Indian Trail, route 1, Feb. 16. Messrs. D. L. Furr, J. E. Funderburk, J. A. Dixon and Earnest Hill, who were riding on the tractor which turned over here last week, deny they were "joy riding." They had been hauling a boiler to a saw mill when darkness overtook them. A community league has been formed here with forty-eight mem bers. Community betterment Is the league's slogan. Messrs. Berry Williams, Brady Wil liams and Clayton Williams are erect ing a new barn for Mr. O. W. Scott. On account of Influenza there will be no Sunday school next Sunday at Ebenezer, Mill Grove and Union Grove churches. They will be closed for worship until the situation Is Im proved. Mr. Malcom Braswell is building a bungalow. Jerry Meders, colored, Is at the point of death from pneumonia. He s as helpless as a child. Fairness. Ul FORD MAX SUES HEAD .; OF STATE INSANE ASYLUM K. 1. Mellon Claim John MeCitiiiH 111 of Aojltiiu, ami kiikxey & Co., Eliiluiliuers Were Negligent About SiMlins Hi Wife's Body Home. A damage suit, alleging mental an guish, has been started in Union County Superior court against John Ainampbell. superintendent of the state insane asylum, and Kirksey a Company, embalmers of Moreau'tnn by Mr. E. L. Melton of Buford town ship. He asks for a verdict of $4200. ine action is based on indifTerenre and negligence displayed by the two aerenaants in the preparation and snipment of the body of the plaintiffs wife, who died at the asylum on No vember 24, according to Mr. Melton's attorneys Messrs. J. C. M. Vann and w. U. I.emmond. The corpse of the deceased did not reach Monroe until the morning ot Nor. 26th. It was expected to arrive on the morning of Nov. 25th, and Mr. Melton had made preparations for tne funeral services to be conducted that day. As a result of this delay. "the plaintiff was greatly harrassed in mind, his feelings were hurt, his lamtiy was greatly humiliated and mortified, and embarrassment and grief of his family and friends which resulted from the negligence of the defendants, contributed to plaintiff's anguish, says the complaint. When Mrs. Melton was placed in the Institution, the plaintiff claims he instructed the defendant, Mr. Mc- McCainphell. to notify ihe Clerk ol i he Court of Union county, in case of death, and to Fhip the body to Mon roe. Expense of the performance of this request was guaranteed by Mr. Melton. Section live of the complaint stales: 'The defendant telegraphed the plaintiff on the death of his wife, but carelessly and negligently failed lo ship the body, as he had agreed to do." "Continuing, the complaint allges: "The defendant, after having the body turned over to Kirksey & Co., undertakers, to be prepared for bur ial, failed to give sufficient instruc tions to them for its shipment to Monroe. They did not undertake to secure the necessary expense money from the plaintiff, and the body laid in Kirksey & Company's undertaking parlors for two or three days. "The plaintiff, worried over the de lay In the arrival of the body, called Mr, Cnutpbell over the telephone, who Inwfined blm in" a Tde;snlttTrirho-hev- oW-rjimtTitanee manner, that he knew nothing of the body. He then called up Kirksey & Co., through Mr. T. P. Dillon, and found that they had wilfully and negligently failed or refused for a pe riod of two or three days to prepare said body for burial. The body did not arrive until the morning of No vember 26th." ITXEKAL SEUVK ES OF MR. JIIYEXS WERE HELD TO-DAY Well-Know it and Highly ltccrted Citizen I'asM's Away Alter Linger ing Illness. In the passing of -Mr. Edmund J. Biveiis, who died at his home here Monday morning, the county lost all ot her one of its older and substantial citizens. His death was not unex pected, as he had been critically ill for a number of weeks. Funeral services were conducted tnis after noon at his home on Wadesboro ave nue by the pastor of the deceased, Rev. J. W. Moore. Mr. Bivens was over seventy years of age, having been born at the Biv ens homestead in Marshville township on October 7, 1849. Soon after his marriage to Miss Ellen Huntley, only daughter of the late Dr. Ellison Hunt Recent llapprtiing. The existing embargo on phosphate rock from Florida is preventing the manufacture of fertilizer essential to normal production. (jeorges Carpenter, the French champion boxer, may fight the Amer ican champion. Jack Dempsev. oil July 4th or on labor day. 1 he Xife. Law and Order society," whose mission is the abolishment of capital punishment, held a meeting In uaieign Sunday. fcx-president Taft says that the public will side with Secretarv of state Lansing in the controversy with president Wilson which resulted In the resignation of Mr. Lansing. Senator Simmons has asked for an investigation fo charges of cruelty to soldier patients at Oteen. the govern ment hospital near Asheville. In mates wired the Senator that one patient had been struck bv a guard. and that every meal Is "a riot." A Washington dispatch sa.vs that from the numerous appeals that are comin-i in from all parts of North Car olina, which the senators and con gressmen from that state are receiv ing, it is seen that there is a crisis in the situation relating to the supply of phosphate. Under-Secretary Polk, John W. Da vis, ambassador to Great Britain, and Hugh C. Wallace, ambassador to France, are foremost among those be ing discussed to head the state de partment as successor to former Sec retary Lansing, who announced his resignation after a dramatic clash villi President Wilson. Homer Is being discussed for Pres ident by papers all over ihe country. :tnd many complimentary allusions o his uiiii:y have been made. The Chester:icld Advertiser likens him to Joseph of Biblical limes by reniark- ng: "He has played the part of Jo seph during the years of war nnd famine. W ill he be rewarded as Jo seph was and made the ruler of the nation?" V. A A t EAR CASH. LATEST PEMNGS Out Hut Not Forgotten. (From the Wilmington Star.) What's the use of advertising when you haven't anything to sell? Queries of this kind often arise in the busi less man's mind in these "short' time. Out it may be but don't let your favorite product be forgotten when it can I be gotten. There's chalice lor some lesser light to occupy the center of public buying favor un less the Judicious advertising Is done recta mind AiaKe t tie public want what you have to sell whether they can get it mmediately or not. Remember the fishmonger who went through the streets of a small New England town, blow in:; a horn and between blasts yelling. "Seup nnd Scrod! Scup and Scroti!" two well known kinds of iish in that country. A woman came to a door and said: Gimme some scup." "Haven't got any scup," said the fishmonger. Well, then," said the woman 'what are you yelling 'scup' for if on haven't got nny scup?" Why," replied the fishmonger, didn't want you to forget scup when got scup This little tale holds a moral which we hope will be taKen to Heart ny somebody who has quit advertising because he is temporarily unable to fill orders. WW. COTTOX ACREAGE IS IMPOSSIBILITY THIS YEAR Dr. kmipp Says There Can He Xo In crease Because There Is no Ijilxir to Handle It An Increased acreage in cotton this ley. on September 23. 1868, he began i)' ' out of the question according North Carolina suffered 5.779 ci- ualtles In the World War. Onlv two other Southern states lost mora men township and Mrs. Margaret Thomas, tnan aid tne tar neei state. Dt Monroe, are sisters of the deceased keeping house on his farm on Rich ardson creek, where he lived until twelve years ago, at which time he moved to Monroe. At their attractive home on the creek Mr. and Mrs. Bivens exhibit""" that fine old Southern hospitality to their many friends and relatives, and many of the older citizens of the county will recall with pleasure many of the delightful evenings they spent with them. In his fanning operations Mr. Bivens was very successful, and he displayed great interest in the cul tivation of his acres. In the commit- It y life he took a leading part, and was always numbered among that body which- stood for progress In the intellectual and economic life of the county. Mr. Bivens was the father of a large family, and he gave all of his children the advantage of an edu cation. In his dealing he was honest nnd prlght; tolerant of the views of his fellow-men; and one who was ready perform a service to a stricken eighbor or friend. He was a ment or of the Methodist church. Mr. Bivens was a good citizen In he strictest sense of the word, and e performed his duty as he saw It without hesitation. H never swerved from the path of rlehteonsness, and there Is no one who can speak evil of him. The deceased Is survived by his ife. two sons, Messrs. E. Blair and urtls Bivens, and seven daughters. Mrs. John R. Culp. of Remington, Va.: Mrs. T. C. Lee. of Monroe: Mrs. .T. J. Hamilton, of Winston-Salem: Mrs . Ortffln. of Monroe; Mrs. J. Kldd. of Atlnf: iVrs. W. T Crpirnry. of PagelcnH S. C; and Mr. nrti V. !. of Monroe. A on.l E. H. Blvns. w.i ' "'ntnliv 1 rirlffln. of Annn conn- Vn. Drncllla Ross, of Marshville lo Dr. Bradford Knapp, who recently resigned as chief of the office of ex tension work in the South with the department of agriculture and be came dean of the college of agricul ture, University of Arkansas. "The experiences of 1919 ought to teach Southern cotton farmers that they cannot handle, with their pres ent supply of labor, an Increased acre age in cotton; the labor is not there," writes Dr. Knapp in one of his last works before leaving the department of agriculture, entitled "Safe Farm ing in the Southern States in 1920." "By 'safe farming,'" says Dr. Knapp, "is meant a system which maintains soil fertility, produces the food and feed for the people and the livestock In sufficient quantities to In sure a comfortable surplus, and pro duces cotton as a strictly cash crop." "Cotton," Dr. Knapp says, "is not actually very high. It is high as com pared with prices in former years, not as compared with current prices of other commodities. Before the farmer decides that the high price of cotton will warrant his planting the entire acreage to that crop to the neglect, of all else, he had better make a pretty thorough examination of the retail prices of the necessities of life at the place where he must purchase them during the year If he fails to produce them on his own farm. "There Is no thought that cotton acreage ought to be reduced, but only that the lur of prices should not blind out every eye as lo the necessity of food and feed." I Memory ' Edith McAtecr. It seems so bad and mysterious that cne so young and full of prom ise should pass aw-ay Just as she be gan her life's work. May many oth ers be found to take her place In the ripe harvest fields. Her memory Is blessed; her Influence will abide. Flonnie Belk. News Events of the Day in the State and Nation. Governor Bickett is appealing for more nurses to help combat the "flu" in this state. Durham, in its fight against the "flu." has placed a ban ou church weddings, club and lodge meetings. Hoover and McAdoo have been placed in the Georgia democratic presidential primary, to be held April 20. McAdoo is a native of that state. Dr. J. AshtonBlanchard. of Shreve port. La., son of former governor Blanchard of Lousiana, committed suicide Friday night in a Menmhia. Tenn., hotel. Hi health and worry ov er a Dustncss transaction prompted the deed, it Is believed. With twelve murder cases to be heard at this week's term of Sud- rior court at Macon, Ga.. Judge Mat tnews has appealed to three of his fellow-jurists to assist him. All have agreed lo come, and three sessions of superior court will be held at the same time In one countv. The council of the league cf na tions concluded Its session at London Saturday. The next session Is to be held at Rome March la. Switzerland was admitted to membership. A note was sent to Holland protesting against th- a:iuin granted the ex- Kaiser in i'i:it count rv. North Carolina republicans are whistling : ' ihe pass through their dismal iinii ri;viiing political grave yard. They e:i'leaor to be cheerful over Ihe outlook, but the future Is so dark for them that tliev can only promise to do their best in their ef forts to turn the state over to their patty, reads a Washington dispatch to the Wilmington Star. Governor Bickett has commuted lie sentence of the Winston-Salem men who were convicted of participat ing In the riots in that city over a year ago. While Impressed with the fact that the conviction of these men for attempting to break into Jail to lynch a negro was a triumph for law and order, the governor believes that certainty of punishment rather than Its severity demonstrates the effici ency of the law. Twenty-nine radicals, said by se cret service agents to Include the most dangerous of their kind in America, whose creed is assasslna- Upn. and . violence by Individuals were captured Sunday morning by ft picked force of 100 men at Patter son, N. J. All of the anarchists were armed. These men are said to te enemies of all governments, and "they seek their ends through the use of bombs and other agents of destruction to create terror and fear." Thomas B. Marshall, vice-president of the United States, wants to go as a delegate-at-large to the Democratic convention In San Francisco and af ter he gets there Mr. Marshall wants to take part In shaping an old-fashioned Democratic Platform that will speak right out on the issues of the day. In addition to declaring for economy in the ndminlsiratinn of tne government, he would re-establish the sovereignty of slates against cen tralization. C. F. O'Biiant, a farmer residing near Daltun, Ga., claims to have pro duced cotton, the staple of which is A pronounced green, thus attaining the objective long sought by agricultural ists and scientists. The sample or this cotton is of a beautiful green color and of very fine texture and fiber, resembling lamb's wool. Mr. O'Briant has expeiimeted for years in his effort to produce a cotton plant bearing a colored fiber and has an nounced his Intention of producing a full crop or his new statpie tne coming year. Mrs. Ewait Sauer, young French bride of a former soldier, was held sane Saturday beforea board of medi cal examiners at Council Bluffs, Iowa. before whom her husband had taken her. Mrs. Sauer had suffered nervous prostration over the high cost of liv ing and what she termed "American extravagance." Mrs. Sauer cried for more than an hour as she told how all the money which her husband turns over to her each pay day "goes out as fast as it comes in." "Why Is it that when I order some meat." she sobbed, "that It Is brought in an au tomobile? That Is extravagance hor rible for poor people. I cannot afford to have my meat delivered in an auto mobile, and I won't." It developed that the Sailers' are buying a home on installments and this was some thing i In young wife couldn't under stand. Her husband, she sa.vs, gives her his pav envelope. The commission advised her that her husband Is a Jewel. President Wil-nn created a world sensation Friday when he requested he resignation of Secretary of State Lansing. In n letter to the secretary, made public. Vr. Wilson charged him with usurpation of presidential au- horlty by cnlling cabinet meetings during his Illness. Mr. Lansing re plied that the cabinet meetings were held to secure an exchange of views on momentuous questions facing the sdministration during the Illness of the chief executive, and that his ac ton was not an "usurpation of Ati horlty." An Indifference to his poli cies is also charged against Mr. Lsn- ng by the President. This Indiffer ence Is said to have dated back for hree years, and both the President and Mr. Lansing appear to be reliev ed bv the severance of official tle. Cabinet members seem to side with Mr. Lansing In the Issue, some of hem even golns so far as to declr.ra their equal guilt.
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