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VOL. 26. No. 10.
ie Monroe Journal
PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK - TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
MONROE, N. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1920. IhSoTR YEARCAf
$1.50 PiSR YEAR CASH.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
Latest Happenings In and
Around Monroe.
Privates Welch and Beechem, who
fought with the first division, are
here securing recruits for the army.
.Mr. A. M. Broom and W. E. Wil
liams will preach at Brief school
house next Sunday Morning at eleven
o'clock.
Regular services will be held at Al
tai) next Sunday at 11 a. m., and at
Bethany at 3 p. in., by Rev. E. S. Wat
sou, the pastor.
Kev. R. M. Hairier wil fill his ap
pointments at Philadelphia church
Sunday at 11a. in., and at West Mon
roe at 6:30 p. m.
There will be preaching services at
Unionville Presbyterian church at 11
a. iu., and at Bethlehem at 3 p. ni.
Kev. J. W. Moss or Morganton will
preach.
A photograph of Mr. P. M. Kendall,
manager of the Eflrd store here, ap
peared in this morning's Charlotte
Observer along with pictures of other
Efird managers.
The Knights Templar will hold a
very Important meeting tonight. The
officers for the ensuing year will be
elected and much other important
business is to be transacted.
Mr. C. L. Ferguson of Mecklen
burg county, and Miss Fannie Cou
nt'!!, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Connell of Goose Creek township,
were married Wednesday by Esq. It.
H. Hargett.
L. D. Taylor, the famous violinist,
accompanied by Mr. Cunii, an expert
pianist, will give a concert at the col
ored Presbyterian church Monday,
the 15th of March, at 8. p. in. Ad
mission 25c.
The Icemorlee band relumed home
Wednesday from Great Branch. Va..
where It played an engagement for
a auction company. This band Is
Kaiuing a state-wide reputation, and
Mr. 1). W. Green, the leader, is re-
cieving many calla for It.
Dr. E. S. Greene has been appoint
ed dental examiner for this county
for the War Uisk bureau by the Unit
ed States Public Health service. It
will be his duty to treat teeth trouble
incurred by the ex-service men while
in ;he army.
Mr. James B. Parker, a student at
the Bnptlst Bible Institute at New Or
leans. La., has been chosen as one of
the delegates to the National Bible
Conference, which will pc held at Ft
Worth. Texas. Apr I . V. an 1 4. Mr.
Parker, who Is a brother of Mr. Kay
nioiid Parker of Monroe, Is a mlni.ic-
rial student, and his friends predict a
wonderful career for him. He will
probably spend his vacation at Mon
roe this summer.
Work on the ice cream factory
building, which is being erected by
Mr. Eugene Aslicraft on his lot near
the cotton platform. Is progressing
nicely. The frame of the building has
been erected, and present indications
point to the completion of the strue
t lire by the first of April. In the
mir.ntiiue, machinery for the plant Is
arriving dally. It is all of approved
modern design, and Mr. O. D. Hawn
manager of the concern, hopes to have
it In operation by May 1st.
Tuesday evening was election nl;;hl
for the Monroe Chapter Royal Aid
Mason, and the following were elioi
en: J. M. Morrow, Jr., Excelleui
Hluh Priest: J. W. Hamilton, Kins;
K. W. Lemmond, Scribe; Lee Grillln.
Principal Sojourner; E. O. Faust,
Captain of the Host; A. L. Monroe.
Royal Arch Captain; J. W. Love, Sec
retary; K. A. Morrow, Master of this
Third Veil; O. M. Beasley. Master of
the Second Veil; O. B. Caldwell, Mas
ter of the First Veil; and W. C. Wol.'e,
Sentinel.
Mr J McCain, rtstaiaster at
Waxhaw, has Invented a very clever
newspaper vending machine; In fact,
the only real honest vending machine
that we have ever aeen. You place
your nickel in the slot provided and
instantly a bell rings and a paper ap
pears at the opening provided there
for. If a person tries to beat the ma
chine and puts In a penny Instead of a
nickel it Is diverted and goes Into a
bafket. An ingenious device locks the
machine w hen the papers are exhaust
ed and prevents any more money be
ing put into the slot, thus preventing
the machine from "beating" the pub
lic like so many of the vending iiv
chlnes do. Mr. McCain has given the
machine a thorough tryout for the
paRt two years, and is now muling
the model to Washington patent at
torneys to have the patent issued. He
has already had offers for the sale of
the machine.
Dr. H. E. Gurney. who has been In
attendance on the Inter-Church meet
ing at Charlotte, brought back with
him on Wednesday his friend. Dr.
Warren W. Way, rector of St. Mary's
School. Raleigh. Mr. Way is an old
friend of Dr. Gurney and stayed with
him during the mission that he held
here in November. 1913. It was
through Dr. Ourney'a efforts that Mr.
Way was brought to North Carolina
from Cortlandt. New York. Mr. Way
was first called to be rector of St.
Luke'a church In Salisbury and on the
resignation of Dr. Lay was made rec
tor of St. Mary's School, where he has
made a great success, as the school is
full to overflowing and, over one hun
dred had to be turned sway this ses
sion because there was no room for
Ihem. Mr. Wav preached at St. Pauls
church at night at the Wednesday
night service and his sermon was ac
knowledged by all who heard It to he
one or the finest ever preached In St.
Paul's rh'-rch. Mr. Way Is. and al
wavs will be. a welcome guest to the
Episcopalians of Monroe. He left!
yesterday morning for Raleigh.
Mrs. J. F. Lane. Messrs. R. A. Mor
row and . B. Love constitute the
Union county board of public welfare.
their appoint inent having been re
ceived ihi3 morning by Mr. F. H
Wolfe, county superintendent of pub
lic welfare.
The price of gasolineFtook a sensa
tional leap in price from 3D to 33
cents, a gallon in Monroe yesterday
Speculation and labor trouble in the
oil fields are assigned as the cause of
the increase in price by Monroe deal
ers. About a month ago gasoline was
selling for 28 cents a gallon. Dealers
predict it will go to 35 cents a gal
lon before many days.
The pictorial section of today's
Charlotte Observer carried an inter
esting story of the history of the
Relk chain of stores, along with full
sited pictures of 'Mr. Henry Belk and
Dr. J. M. Belk. the founders. Ex
tracts from it follow: "W. H. and
J. M. Belk rounded what Is today
known as the Belk chain or stores In
a small building with 2.000 feet of
floor space in Monroe, in May, 1888.
Today the Belk chain of department
stores embraces twenty-six large
stores in three rtates North and
South Carolina and Virginia. They
employ 1100 people. Last year these
stores did a total volume of business
of approximately ten million dollars
This is a larger mercantile business
than that done by any other concern
In the Southern states."
YOUXtJ WHITE WOMAN GIVEN
TWO YEARS IX COl'XTY JAI1
A Drug Addict Front Infancy, little
ltri;nian'H ('use Kvcited Sympathy
of Court Attaches.
Lottie Briguian, a white woman
years old, a drug addict, was found
guilty of vagrancy and immoral con
duct in the Recorder's court this
morning, and was sentenced to two
years in jail. Her case attracted the
the sympathy of the court ofticials
who are usuully Inclined to view with
severity transgressions of the law
She testified that she had been using
drugs every since she was a day old,
and is at present using four ounces of
paregoric a day. enough to kill the
average person.
Seated beside her in court was her
mother, Margaret Brlgman, who has
also been in the grip of the drug hab
it for years and years. She told the
court she had been using drugs some
time before her daughter was born.
The pair live in North Monroe, near
the roundhouse. Neighbors, Includ
lug two colored deaf mutes, were the
prosecuting witnesses in the case
They declined men of the lowest type
frequented the Brlgman home, and
appealed to the law to wipe out I in
morality in their midst.
An effort was made to get the
mother to agree to enter the county
home, hut she refused. Mr. F. II.
Wolfe, superintendent of public wel
fare, tried to induce the girl to go to
Siiiuaritcand Manor, the lusliiute fo:
erring jtuuig women, of which Mr. W.
S. Blakeney 'n the treasurer, but she
eniphntier.lly el used to entertain the
idea. The In Mil ion of the court I'. to
commit her there in lieu of the J'il
sentence. '!; (old the court s'i
wanted to bv ured of the drug habi :
but her ni'Hh-r (lclared that physl
chin Kiiid sh" v.ns hopelessly addict
(', lo lir.rcotlcs.
From ilu I'Videnre Introduced at
the !u;;:ing. It wn evident that the
girl hat'i oven leai'iii? the life of i
pro.-tMu'e to procure drugs for he
mot lu r and herself. They made a pre
tense. It Is said, of diking in washing,
Lottie Brirninn and her mother
have been a problem in Mon
roe for several years, inariiame
Monroe women have attempted to bet'
ter their condition, but to no avail
Hundreds of people have noticed the
pathetic figure the girl presented
when she stood for hours at a time
In front of local drug stores waiting
for some physician to appear who
would five her a prescription for the
drug. She has even been known to
stand for hours at the time in the
rain waiting for the appearance of a
doctor.
Perry Morrow, a Sandy Ridge ne
gro, was given three months on me
chain gang this morning for carrying
concealed weapons. The chain gang
sentence will be waived aside If he
will pay a fine of $50 and the costs.
He was acquitted or a charge or an
assault with a deadly weapon.
The court Is now hearing the evi
dence In the case against Sarah and
Lillle Alsobrooks. two colored wo
men, charged with the theft of 163
from Scott Bailey, also colored, who
Is treasurer of the Nebo Baptist
church near Mineral Springs. The
monev alleged to have been stolen
was church funds. The two women
spent the nlcht with Bailey on Feb.
22. and he says he missed the money
the next day.
Center Grove Items.
Monroe, R. F. D. No. 6,March 11.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Allen and chil
dren spent Saturday and Sunday in
Marvin.
Mr. Preston Baucom of Monroe
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. N.
W. Williams.
Mrs. Marshall Nash visited rela
tives at Matthews recently.
Misses Ethel and Ala Yandle are
visiting relatives in Charlotte.
Mr. Luther Nash of Andrew, 8. C,
was the guest of Mr. Parks Nash last
week. i
Misses Cara and Etta Long have
returned home after visiting relatives
at Brief. Mr. Dewey Yandle who Is
In the Presbyterian hospital In Char
lotte is recovering from an operation
and will be able to come home soon.
Our school has re-opened. On the
account of the flu It has been closed
ror rour weeks. May Flower.
M i;sn II I K SCHOOL ltl'IU.
WILL BE REMODELED
The School 1 Entitled to Three Extra
Tea bent aiul .More Room in Needed
To Continue Two Months Ijtmger.
Manhville. March 11. Rev. J. J
Edwards and Kev. C. E. White at
tended the Inter-church conference
which met in Charlotte this week.
Mr. R. C. Newsome and Miss Lillie
Smith have returned from the north
eru market where they have been
purchasing goods for the United Cash
store.
Miss Mable Long spent several days
in Charlotte this week.
Miss Mary McBride left for Florida
this week to visit relatives.
Mrs. R. L. Griffin and daughter.
Frances, returned Monday from
visit to Matthews. Miss Lillian
Stevens accompanied them home. Mr.
and Mrs. Griffin moved Wednesday to
their new home in south Marshville
Mrs. M. L. Braswell had her tonsils
removed in Charlotte last week.
It has been announced that the
school will continue two months be
yond the usual time this spring in
order to make up the time lost dur
ing the influenza epidemic. This will
enable the children to make their
grades in spite of the interruption,
Plans are on foot now to raise
funds to enlarge the school building
which at present is proving sadly in
adequate. Marshville is entitled to
three more teachers but lack of rooms
has prevented any enlargement of the
faculiy here-to-fore. This of course
means that the present faculty
greatly handicapped In trying to teach
more grades than they can convent
em ly manage. The situation is such
that it will be absolutely necessary
to provide more room and more
teachers if the school is to continue
a success. We feel sure that the
Marshville citizens will rise to the
occasion.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bailey will move
to Charlotte soon where they have
purchased a home.
The condition of little Mary Davis
Rivens is very encouraging. Miss
Taylor, a nurse from Pennsylvania, is
with her now. The physicians think
her chances for recovery are good.
The protracted meeting for the
Methodist church will begin on the
fourth Sunday in this month.
Mrs. C. R. Haywood has returned
home after spending some time in
Monroe,
Edith, the eleven-month-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. James Marsh has
been null sick for several days but Is
very much Improved.
Miss Mary Burns is spending some
time with her parents here.
Mr. Ed, H. Moore who for a mini
her of vears has been agent at the
Seaboard Station here, resigned his
position recently to become cashier of
the new bank which is scheduled to
open its door soon. Mr. John Mc,
Donald will act as agent for the pres
ent.
Mr. Fred Arfhcrnft has not been
n well for the past few duvs her
lends will regret lo hear. She re-
rr -it v snueren n severe miueiv "i
brrnchitls and has been confined to
ied three weeks.
Th" Methodist Missionary Society
met for tn nrsi nine since me
H"piiz. epidemic. Monday afternoon
'ilh Mi'1. L. E. Hngglns. .Mrs. Alice
r.lveim vns elected treasurer to sup-
ce-d the ht Mrs. C. L. Bowmnn. The
meeting vis well attended and prov
ri verv 111 Test lug.
Tulkine about Jazz music anu ine
erent freeze being ralher in the na-
nre of cause and effect, we hope it
will not start anything this summer
that will be as extreme In the other
direction as the cold has been. Mrs
J. S. Harrell.
Kheneter Items.
rhcneier. March 11. Mrs. John
Poplin left Sunday morning for Char
lotte where she win undergo an ope
ration. A three-year-old son of Mr.
.ni M r. Rnooa Helms Is seriously ill
with pneumonia. Mr. F. E. Helms is
confined to his bed wttn rneumawsm.
Messrs. W. H. Presley and Jarvis
ProaUv went to Charlotte yesterday
on a business mission. Mrs. Oscar
iinima md children or union, a. u..
are visiting the former's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Long. Mr. itaymona
Helms Is painting his new dwelling
house. .Miss Auta and Brooks rres-
lav h.iva returned from ft Visit to
friends and relatives in Charlotte.
r. Charlie Price Is preparing to ouua
new home. Charity.
tluk
thoV
1th
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frenbyteriftn Church.
"Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks
unto the Lord, for He is good."
Regular services on Sunday next as
follows:
11a. m.. Worship and sermon.
3:30 p. m.. Sunday school.
4:30 p. in.. Evening worship and
sermon.
A cordial Invitation 'Is given to all
not worshipping elsewhere to attend
the above services.
CENSUS CONTEST CONTINUED
All Readers of The Journal Can Now
Participate In the ConleM.
The Journal's census contest has
been continued until April 15 unless
the population figures are made pub
lic before that day. This is done in'or
der to allow all readers to send in es
timates. The Journal will give $10
prizes to the ones making the nearest
estimate of the population of the
county and Monroe; and Mr. R. A.
Morrow offers two 150 prizes to the
ones making the correct estimates for
he town and county. In rase no one
wins the $50 prizes, Mr. Merrow will
give $10 to the persons making the
second nearest estimates.
SIRS. Fl MiEHBVKK DECIDES
THAT THIS IS A VAIX WOULD
But Even at That She meii't Care
for The Journal to llotrh up Her
Stories ami Misute Her Verbs
Fiauk Stanton's "Thouuht of
'Spring.
To the Editor or The Journal
Vain, vain world! I am sure I can
gt all the pessimists to agree with
m on that. That this is a vain old
world. Just about the time we be
gin to pat ourselves on the back and
think we are a decent sort of a some-
oofly and can really and truly do
something real smart somebody
comes along and says something or
aoes something and lo, our ego gets a
1411 and we wonder if we are as smart
atter all as we thought we were. You
see it is this way. I thought that I
could do at least one thing right de
cently and that is write. I really tin
aglned that I could write a good plain
hand that anybody who could read at
alt, could see at a glance what was in
leeaea. All the patient newspaoer
rotts who. had occasion to do so had
been able to figure out what I mean
tojeay most of the time, but when my
thoughts on the "flu" got into The
Journal behold what mistakes! The
printer even had the tramp to turn up
tht old woman's skirts when I plain
lytwrote that he trimmed them off to
nr Knees. Now I'll admit that If the
mSdern woman went to sleep by the
road side as that modest old soul Is
saw to have done, no tramp could
fintl any part of her so called skirt
below the knees to trim off, as that
paH of the modern skirt does not
exjst at all, therefore she would have
iiiirwiiimuii iu monoer u u were real
ly tier very own self when she awoke
NdV to get the real fun of the old
tiirje story you must read It for your
self and not depend on we newspaper
folks to give it to you.
Then The Journal also made me
saj''When the greetings of the mom
ing; is due. isow tr my near one
time school teacher, Mr. H. E. Cop
ple should happen to come across
that sentence I'm sure he wouldn't
caw to admit that I ever went to
scttpol to him. He didn't teach any
sufli English as that, so here and
now I want to clear hint of any blame
fothe terrible misuse of that verb
After all maybe my fingers at that
were still feeling the effects of
e germs.
ell, If I can't write distinctly
e is one thing I can do, and that
a good corn bread. Yes, I can
cook a right decent corn bread If
you'll give me good home-made meal
lo make it with. The head of my
house snys I can and I have never
been the one to dispute his word. So
you see, I have one talent which leads
me to say that I believe everybody has
some kind of a talent. One excels in
one thing and another in something
else, but we all have some special
eilt we can use if we will do It. Well.
1 reckon It is a good thing our self-
pride gels a blow now and then. hy
f we went through the world and no
body ever said anything in a critical
way about us, whether we deserved It
or not. I reckon after a while we
would have our heads up so high In
Hie air we couldn't see ordinary
things around us. We'd soon get It
into our heads that we were the whole
ci'Ue and the icing too, so you see
1 In so criticisms that we run up
against serve as discipline for us
along the way and keep us from feel-
inu so Important as to make us won
der how the world ever managed to
get along before we came on the
singe. So criticise all you please, Mr.
Editor, but please say what I mean
for von to say.
Well, after all the shivering and
the weeDlng. the coughing and the
sneezing of the dull cold winter days
when our main business was trying
to keep warm, today we are begin
ning to feel the first sweet breath of
the Spring. Why we can almost eaten
the fraerance of a violet In the soft
air. Yes, the marvelous miracle is
setting ready to take place again
when the old earth awakes and puts
on her robe or alory. Oh. I know
spring writers, poets, etc., are made
fun of and called silly and an
that sort of thing, but we all
love the spring days. Now don't
we? And I hope we'll never
get so sensible and so dignified that
we are ashamed to admit It. We love
to see the green things growing. We
love to set some seed, garden seed
or flower seed, anything Just so Its
seed, and go out and put them In the
soft earth and then enjoy watching
for them to come up. You know, the
first man and woman were put where
things were growing so I reckon It's
In our nature.
These lines by our Southern poet.
Frank L. Stanton, express very beau
tifully some spring thouchts:
'There's a twinkle In the Maples,
There's a whisper In the pines
And the humming bird Is humming,
For the morning glory vines.
There's a thrill of life pervading
All the mountains and the dells,
And music In the breezes
Where the cattle shake their bells.
'O. the country's growing brighter
And the world In glory rolls.
The sunshine's streaming whiter
Through the windows of our souls.
The Lord's unlocked his store house,
With all He's got to give,
And If life would last forever.
We'd Just live, and live, and live."
Edna V. Ftmderburk
HapiM-niiiss in Vance.
Stouts, March 11. Our teachers.
Mr. J. G. Baucom, Misses Mamie Dun
can and Estelle McRorie returned
Mouday from their respective homes
to resume their school work. Mr.
and Mrs. R. F. Price of the Rama
community in Mecklenburg county
spent Sunday with their son, Mr.
Walter Mediin. Mr. Charles Couder
spent the week-end in Charlotte with
his brother. Mr. E. L. Couder. Mrs.
E. L. Conder or Charlotte is the si.frst
L. Conder fir Charlotte is the guest
or her grandparents. Mr. and Mrs.
William Sutton.
South Monroe Items.
Monroe R. F. D. No. 7. March 11.
Very rew cases or influenza were
reported in this section, the malady
having been confined to three or rour
lanulies. Weather conditions have
delayed the planting or spring gar-
aeus. Mr. A. E. Whittington. who
has been in Gastonia remodeling a
mill, returned home Saturday. Mr.
and .Mrs. Bright Funderburk have
moved into Mrs. J. H. Trull's house.
A horse, driven by Miss Mary Bell
Slagle. ran away Friday afternoon al
ter having become rrlghtened at some
object Iu the road. The young lady
was thrown out or the buggy, but es
caped Injury. The horse was caught
near Mr. T. C. Lee's store. Mr. E. L.
Kennington is erecting a new barn at
his home in this commuiiitv.
Zero Peck lxks Out loi- Sick I'l iend.
Hogwallow, March 10. Zero Peck
walked clear beyond Pumpkinville
yesterday to be at the bedside of a
sick friend last night. This liberal
action on the part of Zero could not
be understood here until it was learn
ed that the doctor had prescribed
some whiskey for treatment of the
case.
Yam Barlow has a nice new four
dollar watch. He did not :,av lor the
watch In actual cash, thoutli he trad
ed his yellow mule generally estimat
ed to be worth about four dollars, for
it.
The Postmaster or Hogville thinks
if the other fellows are having as
hard time keeping the rest of the
United Slates government straight as
he is in keeping the Hogville postof
tlce up and going on the square, thev
are having a hard row to hoe.
At the close of the Wild Rose
school last week with pupils, patrons
and trustees present. Prof. Gape All
sop, the teacher, delivered a verv
touching address and in his perora
tion paid a glowine tribute to the
trustees, and it is now assured the
board will select him as teacher for
another term.
The teacher of the Gourd Neck
school has complained to the trustees
of the roof or the school building
wilting. At the last meeting of the
board of trustees it was decided to
do nothing to it, as other teachers
have been teaching under thh Baine
roof for forty or fifty years and thev
did not think It wise to make any con
cessions to this new teacher.
Mrs. Zero Peck snys Zero has never
done half the thing he said he would
do before they were married, hut has
succeeded in doing about till the
tilings he said he v.r.uld not do.
While trying to gel a skunk out of
Alexander Moseley's cistern yesterday
Dag Siullh hiinseif fell In. lint h were
rescued, but Alex, says he wishes he
had left the f-kuiik In there as he Is
afraid the mixture of the two may
ruin the water for drink in t purposes
and It Is now too late to fill the cis
tern again this year.
That Dag Smith is to get a good
sound whipping seems Inevitable. He
told Y'am Barlow that Bill Hellwang
er was a liar. Bill has heard of It
and is now on the lookout for him
and when found If he does not deny
it BUI is sure to get him. and If he
''oes deny It Yam will go round and
ound with him.
A contest will soon be started In
Hogville in which Dan Hocks will
give a corner business lot next door
to his hlacksmlth shop to the person
guessing nearest to Miss Petunia
Belcher's age. Each guess must be
accompanied by a dime to defray ex
pense of lot.
You would never know Gape All-
sop, member of the Hogville Fiddling
Rand, was making music when he
plavs his fiddle unless you could see
and hear him patting his foot.
Central Method!! Cliu"i'i.
Rer. John W. Moore, pastor.
,n "1 a. in., Sunday school.
11:30 a. 111. and 7:30 p.
preaching by the pastor. Everybody
cordially Invited.
m.,
Three Grains of Corn.
(Printed by request.)
Give me three grains of corn, mother,
Only three grains of corn,
They will keep the life I have,
Till the coming of the morn.
It has gnawed like a wolfe at my
heart, mother.
A wolf that is fierce for blood.
All the livelong day and night besides
Gnawing for lack of food.
I dreamed of bread In my sleep,
mother.
And the sight was Heaven to see
I woke with an eager famishing lip,
But you had no bread for me.
How could I look to you, dear mother,
How could I look to you?
For bread to give your starving boy,
when you are starving, too?
For I road the famine in your cheeks
And in your eyes so wild,
And I feel It In your bony hands,
As you lay them on your child.
Cine nearer to my side, dear mother,
Come nearer to my side,
A id hold me boldly as you held
My father when he died.
Quick! for I can not see you, mother;
My breath Is almost gone.
Mother, dear mother, ere I die,
Give me three grains of corn.
LATEST HAPPENINGS
News Events of the Day in
the State and Nation.
The daily consumption of water in
the United Slates is enough to keep
Niagara Fall running ror 35 minutes.
Raymond Corcoran, an American
citizen, was murdered by his .Mexican
clerk in Neuvro Laredo. Mexico, on
February 28. according to advices to
the State Department yesterday.
The blizzard of last week isolated
many cities in northern Michigan by
stopping entirely all communication
by rail from outside. People are act
ually suffering t.'ause of the coal
shortage.
Colonel Lyster, commanding officer
of Oteen, government hospital at
Asheville. has made it known that no
action would be taken concerning ft
court martial for the men who sent
out telegrams and letters during the
recent riot there.
Four armed men smashed the big
window or the jewelry store or Arml
ger k Co. iii Baltimore Wednesday
and seized two trays containing dia
mond rings valued at $40,000 and es
caped In a waiting automobile. The
robbery took place In view or passers
by and consumed only a rew minutes.
War savings stamps worth li'l.Ot'O,
postage stamps to the amount of $5.
000 and some cash were secm-d by
yeggmen v l.o dynamited th" vault of
the post oflioe ai Oxford. N. C. early
Tuesday morning. There is no clue
to the iden:l'v of the ro'ibers hut the
Federal am !:o:il ies have been noti
fied. The Socialist party will hold its
first presidential nominating conven
tion since 1912 in New York city on
May 8. The only candidate In the
field is Eugene V. Debbs, who is now
a prisoner in the Atlanta penitentiary
for alleged violation of the espionage
law. An attempt to Tree Debbs will
be made April 13 In Washington.
An official of the German Foreign
office in Paris has expressed his re
grets to the French Embassy for the
anti-allied demonstration at a Berlin
hotel Saturday when a French official
party was subjected to Insult by
Prince Joachim of Prussia because Its
members refused to stand when the
orchestra played "Deu'chtund Uber
Alles."
An order on the Bank of Montreal
entitling the bearer to $1,200,000 in
railroad bonds was found on the
streets of New Y'ork Wednesday by ft
17-year-old clerk. Noting the brok
erage firm signature, the boy deliver
ed the paper at Its office. A reward
of $2.00 was given to him with the
remark that "he was an honest lad
and would probably make his way in
the world."
James Buchanan of Louisville, ft
descendant of Col. Whiteley, who
commanded the Kentucky volunters
in the battle of the Thames in Michi
gan In the war of 1812, will be sent
to England by the state of Kentucky
to bring the ilag which was lost at
that battle. The battle is commonly
known as the "Massacre of the River
Raisin." because a majority of the
Kentucky soldiers were massacred by
the Indians after they had surrender
ed to the British officers under a
promise of protection from the Indi
ans.
Dots From tioose Creek.
Indian Trail, R. F. D., 1. March 11.
Mr. John S. Rowell has returned
from a business trip to Salisbury. A
turtle dove floated its music in the
air Wednesday for the first time this
year. The farmers are busy hauling
fertilizer from town. The members
or the community league are urged
to meet at the home or Mr. Frank
Price on Wednesday evening, March
13. No services will be held at Union
Grove Methodist church until Sunday,
March 21, at 10 o'clock. Mr. Henry
Rowell has erected a new gasoline
filling station. Mr. R. P. Rowell has
bought a wood-saw outfit. Farmers'
wives are busy planting garden truck.
Fairness.
HERE'S ONE WOKKINti MAN
WHO ISN'T COMPIJUNINO
After Comparing Conditions of Today
With Those of Fifteen Years Ago,
Mr. Helms Concludes He Is Ahead
of The Game.
To the Editor of The Journal: la
these days we hear ro much about
the high cost or living. On looking"
over some old papers the other day I
cam? across a diary which I kept for
the year 1903 only seventeen years
ago and found notations or soms
prices that makes the eye open. Here
are some or then: One sack of flour,
$1.75; 30 lbs. bncon, $2.40; one gal
lon of molasse?, 40 cents; 10 yards
calico, 50 cents; three pair ladles'
hose. 25 cents; one pair of shoes,
$1.75.
By reference to the diary, I also
found that I bought 1.498 feet of
lumber for $10.48; and one thousand
brick for $5,25. At this time I was
living on a farm in dear old Union
county. On another page or my book
1 toiind that 1 was getting forty and
fifty cents a day ror my work. On
Jan. 2S, 1903, I sold one bale or cot
ton for $27.04. The seed brought
$6.70. On the same day I sold four
do;n eegs for sixty-four cents. In
1905 it took three and one-half davs
or work to buy a sack of flour. Now
I can buy nearly two sacks with one
day's work. So, personally, I feel
that I am ahead of the hlch cost of
living, still. I can use that bonus
Congress Is thinking about giving the
men who served in the war. Barilcy
Helms, Mr. Holly, N. C.