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VOL.26. No. 4.
MONROE, N. O, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1920.
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
Latest Happenings In and
Around Monroe.
There will be no services at the
Baptist church Sunday.
There will be no services at the
Central Methodist church Sunday.
Key. John A. Wray. who has been
suffering with Indueuza, is sitting up
today.
There will be no services at the
Presbyterian church Sunday, at the
churches are to remain eloped for an
other Sunday ou account of influenza.
Mr. C. C. Stokes, general manager
of the Icemorlee cottou mill, is In a
Charlotte hospital receiving treat
ment. Mrs. J. E. Austin has returned from
a Charlotte hospital where she un
der went successful treatment for a
minor trouble.
Owing to the Influenza epidemic,
the all day services previously an
nounced for neit Sunday at Walkers
ville Presbyterian church have been
postponed.
Among those who have volunteered
since Tuesday to nurse influenza pa
tients are Mrs. Rradshaw, Mrs. E. C.
Engrain and Rev. Messrs. S. L. Rot
ter and Sneed Ogburn.
Whiteford Dlakeney, twelve-year-onl
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
Blakeney, broke his arm In two places
yesterday afternoon when he fell
while skating.
Mr. Roy Helm, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Calvin Helms, is seriously
ill with pneumonia at Charleston, S.
t. where he Is In the employ of the
Western Union. Mr. and Mrs. Helms
are at the bedside of their sou.
Air. Oscar Richardson, a student at
Trinity College, is ill with pneumonia
at Watts hospital in Durham. A long
distance message to his father this
morning stated that his condition is
fairly good.
Mrs. T. S. Ross has returned from
Charlotte, where she haa been under
going hospital treatment for several
weeks. She will remain in Monroe
for a few days with her brother.
Rev. E. C. Snyder, before returning to
her home In the Fan Iks community in
Marshville township.
Miss Mildred Outen, seven-year-old
daughter or Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Outen, while riding a bicycle near
her- home on .Windsor - street, ' was
struck by a passing automobile Thurs
day afternoon. She sustained several
bruises and scratches, but was not se
riously hurt.
Mr. James Helms, son of Mr. and
Mis. T. L. A. Helms, has gone to
Akron, Ohio, to work in an auto
mobile tire factory. His "buddy,"
who was ou the same ship with him
during the war, lives there, and it
was tit his request that Mr. Helms
lerided to go to Ohio. He has been
working at the Union Drug Company
for the past few mouths.
Mr. J. Hatnp Trice has been ap
pointed adjutant of the Melvin Deese
post of the American Legion to till
the unexpired term of Mr. Joe Hud
son, who has resigned In order to
enter a business college. Hereafter
members who desire to pay their
dues, or secure any information per
taining to the work of the Legion,
are requested to see Mr. Price at the
Hank of Union, where he is employed.
Mr. D. L. Mlddleton has purchased
the lot facing the home of Mr. Chas.
Iceman on Franklin street from Mr.
S. T. Grlnmhaw, and he contemplates
erecting a modern house on it. Mr.
Mlddleton, who travels for one of the
largest shoe houses In the country,
has lived in Monroe for several
years, and it is a source of much grat
ification to his many friends to learn
that he will make his home here per
Mrs. Randolph Redfearn was,
when the automobile in which she
und Mr. Redfearn were riding struck
a hardware truck on the road near
the graded school. Four stitches were
required to sew up a flesh wound In
her neck. The truck had broken
down and been abandoned; and, ow
ing to the darkness, Mr. Redfearn,
who was driving the car, was unable
to see It in time to stop.
Union county farmers continue to
receive orders for cotton seed from
points In the far South, where the
cotton was greatly damaged last sum
mer by excessive rains. Mr. W. E.
Funderburk recently shipped eight
. hundred bushels of Wannamaker's
seed to Mr. Brack Phlfer, son pf Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Phlfer, who lives
near Little Rock, Ark. Like thou
sands of others In his state, Mr. Phif
er's last crop was a failure.
Mayor J. C. Sikes adjusted his last
claim against the Atlanta, Birming
ham and Alabama railroad yesterday.
This railroad was held responsible for
part of the loss suffered by several
North and South Carolina mill men
In the famous Savage cotton manipu
lations. The settlement was secured
for the N. P. Sloan Company of
Greensville, S. C. Their loss was two
thousand and five hundred dollars,
, but Mr. Slkes was unable to recover
i more than half this amount.
' The prevalence of Influenza robbed
' the people of Monroe of the oppor
tunity of hearing Dr. A. C. Dixon,
probably the greatest Baptist preach
er In the world. Rev. John A. Wray,
pastor of the Monroe Baptist church,
had planned to have him to come here
Sunday from Charlotte, where he was
attending a Bible conference, but he
was unable to hold the services. Dr.
Dixon is a North Carolinian, and he
and Tom Dixon, the famous author,
are brothers. For a number of years
he was pastor of the Metropolitan
Baptist Tabernacle iii London. Eng
land. Mr. Lewis A. Conder has returned
to camp Eustis. Va., after spending
a ten-day furlough with his people at
Stouts.
No cases of influenza have been re
ported from the county home, says
Mr. A. A. Set-rest, chairman of the
board of county commissioners.
Alex Laney, young son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Frank Laney, was knocked
down by an automobile yesterday. He
was bruised about the feet and face,
but was not seriously hurt.
Mr. E. B. Lingle, a large farmer of
Lancaster county, sold thirty bales of
cotton to Messrs. J. E. Stack & Co.
Thursday, his check being tor a total
of 15.937.42. He is a brother or Mr.
J. A. Lingle of Monroe.
Benton Benton's store on Benton
Heights is closed today on account or
the force being down with the "flu."
Messrs. Joe Benton, Gus Benton and
Jim Benton all failed to show up at
the usual opening hour this morning,
the malady having Invaded their
homes last night.
Mr. Will Hudson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Hudson, has resigned as
manager of the Belk store in Dur
ham to take charge of a new store
this Arm Is opening at Rocky Mount.
He will be succeeded as manager of
the Durham store by Mr. A. P. Love,
a brother of Mrs. Watt Hamilton or
Monroe.
Messrs. Bunyan Coan and Joe Grif
fin have gone to Detroit, Mich., to
drive two Buick cars to Monroe for
the Secrest Motor company. The dis
tance is over a thousand miles, and
they will doubtless encounter some
rough weather on the trip home.
Those who made this Journey for the
company last time were snow-bound
for several days at some point in the
mountains.
The building now occupied by Mr.
H. E. Copple, which was recently con
demned, will be moved to the vacant
lot above Fowler & Lee's stable by
the owner. Mr. Henry A. Shute.
He will not build on tills lot for the
present, it Is understood. Messrs. J.
E. Slack, S. B. Hart, and H. G. Nash
& Co., whose buildings were also con
demned, are preparing to erect new
brick structures.
Mr. Nathan Schwab, a native Ger
man, who bought cotton for two sea
sons on the Monroe market several
years ago. Is ou a visit to the old
country. In a letter to Mr.' J.E.Stack,
however, he says he yearns to be
back "In the good old United States."
Mr. Schwab, though very wealthy,
started life in this country penniless.
He was sent to Texas by a German
firm to buy cotton, but before he
reached his destination the firm wen;
into bankruptcy, leaving him strana-
ed. He managed to secure a little
backing, and was soon able to do a
large cotton business. Shortly afnT
the world war started In 1 f 1 4. Mr.
Schwab made quite a little fortune off
a ship load of cotton he sent to Ger
many by way of on? of the Scandina
vian ports.
Messrs, A. II. Crowell and Horace
Williams havsj received a telegrim
from their d battery command-1.
Capt. N.igeiil ii. Vnirln. stating thai
he would stcvi over in Monroe sun
day, February 2!Mh, on his way to his
home a' New Orleans from New York,
where ho had been attending to some
buslnesj matters. The boys of the
battery, which was known here as th
"Pickett Battery," aie highly elated
over his coining, mid are planning a
warm reception for him. They will
give a supper for him at the Joffre
hotel Sunday night, and all members
of the battery who desire to be pres
ent are urged to give their names to
Mr. Crowell. Capt. Vairin, Judging
by the comments of his men, was an
excellent battery commander, and pa
rents of the boys who were under his
care will rejoice at the opportunity of
meeting him.
HARDWARE IS TO ERECT A
III II.DIXU TO COST -U00
Old Structures, liirluiling Buggy Fac
tory liiilMing, To lie Torn Out or
Micil Away.
The contract for the erection of a
quarter of a million dollar warehouse
building for the Monroe Hardware
Company will be let by April 1. ac
cording to an official of the company.
Pencil sketches of the proposed build
ing have already been submitted to
directors of the company, and they
have ordered the architect to proceed
with the drawing of the plans.
Tentative plans call for the con
struction of a building 90 by 190 feet,
four stories high with basement. The
site will include the ground now oc
pied by several warehouses and the
old buggy building in the rear of the
retail store on Franklin street. They
will either be torn down or moved
away.
The building will be modern In ev
ery respec. No wood will be used In
its construction: the front will be or
brick veneer, and the floors will have
cement foundations. Two mammoth
electric elevators, with a capacity of
several tons, will be installed, and
shower baths, lavatories and sewerage
will be provided for the employees.
Practically all of the wholesale bus
iness of this company will be trans
acted In this building. Goods will be
arranged so they will be easily assem
bled in a few minutes' time. When
the building Is completed It will have
cost $250,000.
This Is the largest building project
ever slated for Monroe. It will prob
ably involve an expenditure of twice
as much as the cost of any building
now standing here, and it Is a big un
dertaking for a concern in a town the
size of Monroe,
SEVERAL 111 UAL ( HUM HKS
ADOPT A KM KM AX OHPHAX
MILLION' DOLLAR YARN MILL
MAY FOLIOW KXITTINU MILL
Friends of Mr. Iceman Believe He In
tends Building a targe Mill In Near
Future.
Several car loads of material, to be
used In the construction of the Ice
man knitting mill, have arrived.
Should fair weather continue to pre
vail the first brick on the mill may be
laid In a few weeks. The office build
ing Is nearing completion, and will
likely be ready for occupancy by the
first of March. The railroad has also
completed laying a side-track to the
mill site.
The knitting mill, It has been re
vealed, is only the beginning of a
huge project by 'Mr. Iceman that will
mean an expenditure of over a mill
ion dollars. His plan. The Journal is
Informed, Is to erect a million dollar
yarn mill In the near future, and use
the knitting mill, now under construc
tion, as a subsidary plant. In other
words, Mr. Iceman plans to knit his
own yarn.
Monroe people can look forward to
the realization of this stupendous mill
plan. Close friends of Mr. Iceman
believe he haa fully determined to en
large his operations, and they say that
once he decides upon a scheme he us
ually carries It through to success.
Flint Hlilge and Pleasant Grove Sun
lay Schools Are Among Those
( oiiiing to Rescue of Homeless
Children of the Far Fust.
To the Editor of the Journal: A
letter from headquarters tells us that
on account of the influenza epidemic
all over our stale, which has luter
I erred with the work, an indefinite
exientiou of time has been granted in
which to receive donations to the
Near East relief,.-.
Our quota is thirty-three orphans.
of J 19X0. which seems a small
amount when we count, our blessings
and look over our prosperous county
of 40,000: which should at the
very least, average one dollar for each
inhabitant. Of course there is a great
many who cannot give anything, but
this can be equalized by numbers
.who can give a hundred dollars and
never feel it. Don't be discouraged,
though, if you can't give as much as
a whole dollar; small contributions
are Just as acceptable and amount
rp rapidly it there are enougn oi
taeiu.
"i he following contributions and
nidges have been received up to
date: Mrs. S. O. Blair, $60; Mrs.
Virginia Wade, $5; Mrs. L. S. Tolten,
$5: Mrs. W. J. Rudge. $5; Miss Mabel
Belk. $30; Mrs. George McClel-
l.in till- ln P n Aitiima tr. Mm
J. T. Griffith, $2; Mrs. J. W. Rudge.
$1; Mrs. Jennie Hoyte, $1; Miss Mary
Bo.vte, $1; Miss Pat Boyte. $1; Miss
Mattie Oghuin, $1; North Monroe
Sunday School. $I!0; Flint Ridge Sun
day school, Jackson township, $60;
Pleasant. Grove Sunday School, $60;
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Shannon, Waxhaw
rt. 4, $2; Bataca class. Central Metho
dist Sunday school, $60; Prof. R. W.
Allen and Mrs. Chas. Iceman, Jointly,
$60; Mrs. J. F. Laney's Sunday school
class, $60; Mrs. L. N. Presson's Sun
day school class, $60; Mrs. Wriston
Lee, $60; Mr. Joe Hudson, $60; Mr.
J. A. Stewart, $60; and Monroe Hard
ware clerks, $60. Mr. Joel Griffin
will report several contributions from
the Baptist Sunday school for the next
issue; also Rev. S. L. Rotter, pastor
of St. Paul's Episcopal church. Please
let's have responses from the other
churches in the county, as well as
from Individuals. (Mrs. J. F. Laney,
county chairman.
HOW IK MIXING COMPANY
MAY BE HE-OltGAXIZEI)
If IVesrnt Plans Are lYrtecled, Mon
ro Will lie Headquarters of the
Coni any.
An attempt Is being made to reor
ganize the Howie Mining Company
and to resume operations at once. S.
H. Bracey and Raymond Gray, of Bal
timore, present owners of the mine,
were here this week looking over the
property and consulting with their at
torney. Mayor J. C. Sikes, and they
state a delegation of New York. Bal
timore and Washington business men
will come to Monroe in a few days to
investigate the possibilities of the
mine with the view of purchasiug
stock In the new organization.
Mr. Bracey, owner of the mine. Is
convinced It is a valuable property.
Of late years, it Is true, it has not re
turned a profit, but this Is attributed
to Inefficient operation.
Messrs. Frank Armfleld and J. C.
Slkea, when they were receivers for
the mine two years ago, In some
weeks secured several thousand dol
lars worth of gold. The mine has not
been In operation for the past eigh
teen months.
Monroe will be headquarters of the
mine if It Is reorganized. The pro
moters have agreed to this, it Is un
derstood, and when operations are
started offices will be opened here.
The mine buildings are in pretty
good shape, and not much preliminary
work, it is thought, will be necessary
before the new company, if organized,
will be extracting the gold-laden ore
from the mine.
EDITOR XISBKT DHOPS
COXTHOVKRSY WITH HOME
House Destroyed by Fire.
Mr. Sylvester Rogers, who lives
near Beulah church In Lanes Creek
township, last his house and part of
Its contents by fire Monday evening.
The fire originated on the roof. The
greater part of the household goods
were saved by Mr. Rogers and his
neighbors. The neighbors are help
ing Mr. Rogers build another house.
Three Moonshiners Caught.
A 60-gallon capacity still was cap
tured In Buford township, near Mt.
Prospect, Wednesday morning by
Deputy Sheriffs Clifford Fowler and
Paul Griffith. Chief of Police Griffin
and Constable M. L. Threatt. About
three hundred gallons of beer were
poured out and the still and five gal
lons of whiskey were taken by the of
ficers. The still was In operation in
a smokehouse on the land of Mr. Jim
Neal when the officers arrived and
took charge of it, James Richardson
Is out on a $500 bond and Wesley
Belk and Laney Funderburk are in
Jail awaiting trial.
Recorder's Court.
The Recorder's court was In umalnn
today for the first time in several
weeKS, the Judge, W. O. Lemmond,
having been ill with Influenza during
that time. The onlv case of imnort-
ance was that of Lester Horn, young
white boy, who was bound over to
Superior court on the charge of an
assault on a vnunir elrl Throe
drunks drew a fine of Ave dollars and
costs each. The case of Sam Robin
son, colored, chareeri with ahdnptina
a youth, one Buddie Jones, from his
moiner, isaoeiie jones, is now Deing
trial. The parties in this case live
in the Carmpl community
The three moonshiners who were,
rancht "with the foods" In Rnfnrdi
township, will be tried next week.
He Says He Doesn't Cure to Discuss
Issues With Mr. Green as Iong as
He .Mixes Chandler of Commerce
Willi Argument.
Mr. G. L. Nlsbet. editor of the Wax
haw Enterprise, and secretary of the
Monroe Chamber of Commerce, has
dropped his conlroversey with Mr. J.
Z. Green over the county road ad
ministration and the Farmers' Union,
on account of the editor of the Marsh
vlllo Home having dragged the Cham
ber of Commerce into the discussion.
"I will discuss both questions at
length with Mr. Green if he will ad
dress his remarks to the Enterprise,
aed not to me in my official connec
tion with the Chamber of Commerce,"
said Mr. Nlsbet to The Journal to-day.
"The Chamber of Commerce," he
continued, "has nothing to do with
the discussion, and it Is not right that
It should be a party, Innocently oi
by design, to it."
"If Mr. Green can see fit to leave
the Monroe organization out of the
matter altogether," he reiterated, "I
will argue the questions threadbare
in the Enterprise."
XOKTII CAROI .IX A PAPER
PRINTS POLITICAL YARN
Washington Daily News Had It That
Daniels and McLean Are Going to
Hun for Governor In 10-1.
Secretary Daniels and A. W. Mc
Lean, Democratic committeemen rrom
North Carolina, deny the report that
they will be candidates for Governor
in this state in 1924, which was pub
lished in the Washington. X. C, Daily
News. This story, which was copy
righted, follows:
'Josephus Daniels and A. W. Mc
Lean will be the principal candiJates
for governor of North Catolina in the
ll24 gubernatorial campaign, accord
ing to highly authoritative informa
tion secured by the Dally News to-day
from political leaders of the -Mate.
This Information, it is stated, is al
solutely authentic and the Initial
steps in the campaign already have
been taken, although no publicity has
been given the matter to date. The
Daily News is the first paper to make
known the facts.
"The campaign will bring forth a
fight for the leadership of the Demo
cratic party in the uat, the Daily
News is told. McLean will be the
candidate for the Simmons regime
and the race for Governor Will real)."
be a struggle between Simmons and
Daniels for the conlnn of party poll
tics in North Carolina."
The comment of Secretary Daniels
was as follows:
"It Is unimaginable to me how a
man can look forward to going gack
to Raleigh to edit his newspaper and
to try and help the state can nave
In his mind a candidacy for any offce.
"The only idea I have ever had
and It Is the same I had when I was
twenty years old Is to spend my life
In Ralergh trying in co-operation witn
the capable men on the staff of my
newspaper to make It a real igenej
for everything that will bless thp
state.
"Never before I was secret uv or
the navy did I have any ambitions
for political orflce or leaderstl;i. 1
prefer to return to the congenial
duties to which I have given most or
my life."
To those who favor keeping "hands
off" European affairs, and who believe
starving central Europe should feed
Itself, the following little story is
commended:
Two men were on an ecoan steamer
when It struck an Iceburg In the
ocean. The one on deck ran down
to awaken his friend who was asleep
In his berth, and shouted at him:
John! .John! Walte up, the boat is
sliiing."
John, half awake, rubbed his eyes
and remarked: "Well, what do wo
care? We don't own It."
St. Paul's EicoKl Church.
There will be morning service at
St. Paul's Episcopal church next Sun
day at eleven o'clock. The Sunday
school will not hold its session that
day. Next week the special series of
Lenten services will begin. On Tues
days and Fridays there will be Even
ing Prayer with address at four o'
clock. The Litany service with lec
ture ou general church history will
be continued as' usual Wednesday
nights at hair-past seven.
LATEST HAPPENINGS
Revenue Insiertor Coming.
Mr. H. H. Cormichael. Internal
Revenue Inspector, will be in Mon
roe, March 2nd and 3rd. You will
find him at the Post Office building
in the Civil Service room.
He has been assigned to Monroe
those two days to assist corporations
and partnerships in the preparation
of their Income tax returns for the
year of 1919.
It Is desired that persons needing
the assistance of this office will avail
themselves accordingly. Ceorge D.
Martin, Deputy Collector.
"Flu" Improving In Goose Creek.
Indian Trail, R. F. D. No. 1. Feb.
19. (Mr. and Mrs. Henry Alexander
and Miss Bettie Benton of Charlotte
spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Pressley. Mr. J. O.
Cochran and family, who have been
living in the Ebenezer community,
have moved to Monroe. Mrs. John
Poplin is seriously ill. The "flu" sit
uation seems to be some belter In our
community, there being but a few
new cases during the past several
uays. Mr. T. C. Helms is erecting a
modern barn on his farm; which,
when completed, will be one of the
largest in this community. Mr. Dew
ey Yandle is seriously ill with influ
enza and pneumonia. His brothers.
Mr. Blair Yandle or Charlotte, ana
Sergeant Yandle of Camp Eustis, Va.,
are at his bedside. Charity.
Death of Mrs. Hallle Ross.
A cloud of sadness and grief over
shadowed the many friends and re
lations of Mrs. Hallie Ross last Sun
day, February 15th, when they learn
ed of her death. Mrs. Ross had been
a sufferer of rheumatism for nearly
eight months but was recovering,
when she had an attack of influenza
about a week ago. She contracted
pneumonia and grad ally grew worse
until death relieved her of her suf-feriga.-
Funeral itrvicea were in
ducted by Rev. L T. CrifrtVi, her
pastor, and she was laid to lest In
the cemetery at Fountain Hill last
Monday afternoon
Mrs. Ross was thirty-four years old
and had been a faithful member of
the Methodist church lor many years.
She was a Christian woman of high
est type, a devoted wife, and a
loving and kind - hearted mother.
Through the months of affliction she
ever retained her cheerfulness and
always made life bright and pleasant
for those around her. Her heart went
out in love for everyone and espe
cially lor the ten children who are
left to face life's battles without the
helping hand of a loving mother, am'
that encouragement which none other
can ever comfort them with in .!;
of trials and handships. Their most
precious earthly gift has been taken
from them for awhile, but imv they
ever remember her teachings aid
look forward to that meeting in a
better land. She conquered death
with a smile and passed on to her
reward. The deceased leaves a hus
band, Mr. S. C. Ross, six girls and
four little boys, a father and mother,
Mr. and Mrs. Hampton Helms, ana
several brothers and sisters.
The husband and children were
confined to their beds with liifluenia
and were unable to atten.l the fun
eral. The hearts or alt go out In sym
pathy Tor the loved ones. Thoy stood
by her and did all they could for her
in her sufferings but u.rdieal ekill
was of no avail.
"Weep not that her tolls are over;
Weep not that her race Is run;
God grant we may rest as calmly
When our work, like hers, is done!
Till then we would yield with
Gladness our treasures to keep;
And rejoice in sweet assurance
He glveth his loved ones sleep."
Claude Gaddy.
WANTS MONROE TO F.XTER
REGULAR BASEBALL LEAGUE
It Would Re ConiMwel of Rock Hill,
Chester, Monroe ami Whltemlre
I'nion. W. B. Gordon, secretary of the
Glenn-Lowry base ball club at Whit
mire, S. C, wants .Monroe to enter a
base ball league with his town. Rock
Hill and Chester, South Carolina. A
letter received from him to-day by
G. L. Nisbet, secretary Chamber of
Commerce relative to the formations
of the league reads:
"I am writing to know if you would
be interested in the organization of
a base ball league of four teams to
be chosen from Monroe, Rock Hill.
Chester. Whltmlre and Union. Kindly
advise me If you would be Interested
in the organization of such a league,
the preliminary meeting to be held
at a time and place to be decided upon
later."
Secretary Nlsbet passes the letter
on to the baseball fans for their con
sideration. He stands ready to as
clst In the formation of the league ir
the people want It.
Emolover: "Have vou drunk any
thing since the first of July?"
Applicant: "No, sir, not a drop.
Employer: "Then you won't do. I
want a man who can surmount ob
stacles." Judge.
News Events of the Day in
the State and Nation.
Dr. E. C. Register, prominent phy
sician of Charlotte, died Wednesday.
He was one of the leading doctors of
the state.
Van Zachary, sheriff of Catawba
county, wan killed the other day at a
blockade distillery In his native coun
ty. Three moonshiners are held
charged with the deed.
Paul Deschanel on Wednesday be
came the tenth president of France,
succeeding Raymond Poincare. who
laid aside the robes of office after on
of the most critical periods In the
history or the country.
William G. McAdoo announces
that he will not permit his name to
be used on the presidential ballots in
h vnrio'is states. He favors an un
instructed delegation to the convention.
Christian Rath, veteran of the Civil
War, who was executioner of the al
leged conspirators convicted of being
involved in the assassination of Lin
coln, died the other day at his home
In Jackson, Mich. He was born in
Germany.
In a recent talk at a New York
club, Mrs. John Moor head, a war
worker, said Mrs. Wilson's constant
presence v. Uh the President on his
trips at home and in France was due
to her feeling that she might foil any
attempt to ussisinate him.
"Name your poison," would have
been only too true an invitation for
topers at a Youngstown, O.. saloon
police say, if the consignment of
"whiskey" seized recently at the
place had reached the bar. Analysis
showed It was seventy-five per cent
wood alcohol.
A Vienna, Austria, dispatch says:
"Systematic vandalism and robbery In
cemeteries has led to demands for po
lice protection. Newspapers says
graves and vaults have been despoil
ed, articles of the slightest value
stolen and coffins smashed for fire
wood." The much visited grave of John
Brown of slavery abolition fame In
the Adirondacks, N. Y., Is Included
In the sale of one thousand and two
hundred acres of land in Essex coun
ty, N. C, recently purchased by James
Hurley, of New York. The tract Is
heavily timbered -an lumbering -operations
will be carried on.
Dr. McGeachy, a Presbyterian min
ister of Charlotte, has asked for the
prayers of the members of "Good Fel
lows," a charity organization of that
city, "for the poor man, a resident
of Charlotte, who gives fifty dollars a
year to the church, lives niggardly
at home and plays the miser, but Is
worth more than five hundred thou
sand dollars."
The large key of the door of the
Mansion house, officiul residence of
the lord mayor of London which was
missed last summer after an enter
tainment given to American sailors,
has Just been restored through the
American embassy. The lord mayor
regards the Incident as n Joke and
says the key will now possess ad
ditional interest after its Atlantic
voyage.
President Wilson has refused to
commute the death sentence of James
Henry Jackson, the negro who shot
and fatally wounded Miss Lillian
Hood, a young war worker from
Greenville. Tenn.. on January 24th,
1919. and he will be hanged at the
district Jail on March 2nd. The ne
gro's execution was set for this week,
but Chief Justice McCoy granted a
two weeks' postponement as is cus
tomary in the district when an execu
tion appeal has been lost.
Col. E. iM. House, who has been
called "President Wilson's gunshoe
man," on Saturday made the follow
ing statement in regard to the break
between the president and Secretary
Lansing: "I do not care to make
any comment since both have been
my friends. I have never had a dis
agreeable difference with either the
President or Mr. Lansing during the
many years we have worked together
and both have shown me at all times
and in all circumstances much con
sideration and frlenshlp."
After a threatened lynching In
Claxton, Georgia, when twenty-five or
thirty angry men stormed the Evans
county court house and shot out many
window panes, Andrew Jones, an aged
negro, who was saved from the mob
through the efforts of Sheriff T. W.
Rogers, was taken to Savannah In an
automobile. The negro had been tak
en Into the court house by the sheriff
for safe-keeping, as there is no jail
In that county. The trouble started
about mid-night when the men de
manded that the officers release the
negro into their custody. When the
sheriff refused, they opened fire, but
none of the shots took effect. Ac
cording to the story told by the sher
iff, John Horton, a young white man,
and a companion named Kemp, ap
proached the negro on one of the
principal streets of Claxton, attack
ing him. They accused him of turn
ing up a party of moonshiners and
knocked him down when he denied
this. As a result of the row Horton
was wounded In the right side. It Is
believed he will recover. Later the
sheriff placed the negro tinder arrest
and took him to the court house about
ten o'clock Saturday night. Two hours
later the mob attempted to force an
entrance at the door. Early Sunday
morning the sheriff succeeding In get
ting the negro Into an automobile, ar
riving at Savannah a few hours later.
Car load of mules received today.
The Sikes Company.