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THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT" -THE UNION COUNTY PAPER-IitERYBODY NEEDS IT" - A. jL ILJL : Monroe Jourm PUBUSHED TWICE EACH, WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY AL VOL 26. No. 21. MONROE, N. C TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1920. $1.50 PER YEAR CASH. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE Latest Happenings In and Around Monroe. Mr. V. D. Slkes left last .night for a business trip to Kichmoud. Mr. W. J. Hudson hat returned to Rocky Mount after a week's visit to relatives. The Parent - Teacher Association will meet this afternoon at four o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce. Prof. Hay Funderbuck requests The Journal to state that all colored schools lu the county will close Fri day. April 23. The Ellen Fitzgerald hospital ac counts are in the hands of the collect ors, and those who have pledged con tributions to this worthy object are urged lo make prompt payments. Mr. T. L. Crowell handed in his resignation to Mayor Slkes as regis trar of vital statistics for the city, and Mrs. Julian GrtfBn has been appoint ed in his place. The Rehobeth school in Jackson township, taught bf Misses Lizzie Flncher and Maggie Bolin, will close Friday evening. April 23. with exer cises by the students beginning at 8 o'clock. The Beulah school In Sanly Ridge township will close April 23. exercis es beginning at 8 p. m. The pupils' program will be followed by an ad dress by Prof. R. E. Hlnshaw, princi pal of Weddington Industrial Insti tute. 41.11... L 1 t T.. tAinuKIn mini) nruuui in buiuiu tun unul, . . ...j,Moh closes Friday with the following ex-," "'' " 0' .. ' . i . I oat u i un j t " ' a any definite information I will write OVERALL CLUB FAD ou- , . HAS STRUCK MONROE Mr. T. C. Haider has been appoint- ed a notary public by Got. Ilirkett. j Number of I'll liens Apix-ared m the Mr. Ray Funderburk, superintend ent of couuty schools, is in Raleigh on business. Mr. J. J. Parker has sold his house and lot. In the rear of his residence on Houston street, to Mr. Frank Limer ick, who will occupy it pfter having it remodeled and painted. The service flag at Siler church In Sandy Ridue township will be lowered at 7:30 Saturlay night. At the con clusion of the exercises the Siler Red Cross society will give a banquet to the fifteen ex-service men. Two school houses, Ebenczer and Mt. Pleasant, have recently been de stroyed In the county, the first by tor nado, and the latter by fire. Mr. Ray Funderburk, county superintendent of public Instruction, Is now advising all committeemen to have their school buildings Insured against both tor nado and fire The Monroe bar, at a meeting held yesterday afternoon in Judge W. O. Lemmond's office, unanimously en dorsed Hon. R. B. Redwine- for the vacancy on the Supreme court bench created by the resignation of Associ ate Justice George H. Brown, air. Redwine has the matter under consid eration, and will announce whether or not he will run lu a few days. Major W. C. Heath will Bpeak at the following places this and next week: Indian Trail. Saturday, April 24. at 8 p. m.; Wineate. Tuesday, April 27, at 8 p. m.; Waxhaw. Thurs- ercises: Play, Thursday evening at T . A . IIia Bnlmnl hntiua' L'rlflilV mini. eVerVlses by the school chll- ! Umntond will deliver an address at Either Messrs. A. M. Stack or R. W. dren; dinner. 12 o'clock; and aunuul address, delivered by Rev. John Moore, at 1:30 p. m. Mrs. Margaret Caldwell, a well known and highly respected woman, died recently at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Cortex .Smith, in Vance township at the age of 89. She was the widow of the late Dr. Tom Cald well, who died nearly thirty-five years ago. Five children and several sis ters survive the deceased. The commencement exercises of the Indian Trail scnooi win oe nem ai the school house at 8 o'clock Thurs day and Friday nights, April 22 and 23. The exercises Thursday night -will be by the pupils of the primary and intermediate grades, and thosa of Friday night by the grammar grades and high school pupils. The public Is cordially Invited to attend Mrs. Mary Starnes, aged 72, died Sunday after a long Illness. Abou a year ago she suffered a Btroke of pa ralysis and never regained her usual health. Her maldeu name was Gib son and she was a relative of the Sus- tar brothers of the Mt. Harmony sec tion. Funeral services were conduct ed yesterday afternoon at the Mt. Har mony church, of which s!u was a con sistint member, by Rev. E.C.Snyder. Mr. A. 3. Riviere of Chattanooga, Tenn.. w ho wai recently appointed su perlnliiident of theVeman Knitting Mill, which is now under construction, has moved to Monroe, and is now en tueed in assisting Mr. Iceinun in building the mill. He is an experi enced mill man, having been engaged In the business ever since he was 14 years of age. Mr. Riviere held a sim ilar position with a Chattanooga mill, but came to Monroe because he recog nized the wonderful possibilities of the local knitting project under the direction of Mr. Iceman. Mr. Frank Falrley has been elect ed president of the Monroe Athletic Corporation, an organization formed to put out a strong amatuer baseball team for Monroe this summer; Mr. C. n Roberts. vlce-Dresldent. .and Mr. C. N. Bruner, secretary and treasurer. The board of directors is composed of the following: F. H. Falrley, J. M. Morrow, Jr.. C. H. Hasty. Frank Lim erick, and Henry Taylor. Bids have 'been received for the construction of irand stands, fences and bleachers at Roberts' field, and It is believed ev erything will bi ready for the aeason , in a few weeks. The citizens of Goose Creek town ship have responded nobly to the ap peal for funds for the relief of the storm sufferers. Mr. W. H. Press ley, chairman for that county, turned over nearly six hundred dollars yes terday to the relief association treas urer. This Is In addition to the help people of the community have given towards erecting temporary struc tures for the homeless, and supplying them temporarily with necessities. Mr. Pressley was assisted by the follow ing In making the collections: Messrs. J. H. Braswell, Gun Clontz, A. B. Hejiiis. R. N. Hargett, Rev. J. T. Hug gins, and MIrs Mattle Hargett. Goose Creek contributions will be acknowl "fcdged Friday. ' Mr. O. L. Nlsbet, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, who Is en deavoring to secure Hon. Balnbrldge Colby, secretary of slate, to deliver an address here, has received the follow ing letter from Congressman Robin son, who presented the Invitation to visit Monroe to iMr. Colby: "Senator Overman and I called on Hon. Baln brldge Colby. Secretary of State, yes terday morning and extended to him an Invitation to address your Cham ber of Commerce at any date In June which would suit hts convenience. Mr. Colby stated he at thta time thought he would be able to comply with your request and address your club Street YcMerday find in Ik-uira 1 Stewart C.ris Up Large Club. Several prominent busiucss and professional men of Monroe appeared downtown yesterday clad in overalls The number is being augmented dai ly, and from present indications it ap pears that the overall movement which started in the far South, will receive a great degree of popularity here. Dr. H. O. Stewart, who suggested the formation of a club in the last issue of The Journal, has secured for ty citizens to agree to don overalls within the next live days, and wear them until there is a decline of 25 to 33 1-3 per cent in the price of cloth ing. The names of those Joining the club follow: C. F. Helms, Dr. H. D. Stewart, Dr. G. M. Smith. Billy Stewart. C. M Benton, A. M. Secrest, Dan Smith, Dr. R. L. Payne, V. V. Secrest, A. A Scales. R. R. Edgeworth. D. A. Bow les. Fred Huntley. V. H. Wood. G. B Caldwell. V. B. Cole, W. J. Hollaway Hargrove Bowlej, J. H. Price. L. A. Hollaway. J. K. Counts. W. H. Wolfe Dr. George C. Prultt. R. E. Griffith Lacy Faust. J. W. Moore, Jr., Steve Presson, O. L. Davis. Jack Yarbor ough. Emmett Gulledge, J. H. San ders. A. L. Helderman, G. M. Tucker, C. R. King, William Austin, William Sprouse, William McGuli;!. J. F. Hill John Fulenwlder, Osborne Ayscue, G. O. Stovall, and L. P. Helms. Overalls ami ItiuiKitlovv Aprons Pop ular This Summer. Murshville. April 19. Her many friends over the county will be glad to hear that Miss Same Jlarrell was each appointment with Major Heath. TH.wl?tfrlit T)av Inaonh II 1 n 1 1 11 1 Cheshire, Bishop of the Diocese of lable to sit up for a while Saturday for v.,rih rnrnii..-. will iii Monro the hist time since sh was stricken j Friday Afternoon and niKht on his annual tisilatiou to St. Paul s bplsco pal church. He will conduct service at eight o'clock Friday night at St. Paul's, preaching a sermon and ad ministering the rite of Confirmation. While here the. Bishop will be the guest of Rev. and Mrs. S. L. Rotter at the rectory. Last Sunday Bishop Cheshire visited the churches at Rockingham and Hamlet and confirm ed classes at both places. As has already been noted In The Journal, twenty - four scholarships have been allotted to Unlon.county from the Salisbury Normal and Indus trial school of which Rev. George H. Atkinson is president. The committee of ladies appointed to look up deserv ing girls and pass on all applicants is as follows: Mrs. S. O. BJalr, chair man; Mrs. W. C. Crowell, secretary; Mesdames E. C. Carpenter, W. S. Blakeney, Charles Iceman, F. B. Ashcraft. L. N. Presson. H. R. Laney. Minnie Wolfe. C. E. Houston, W. A. Lane, D. B. Snyder, B. C. Ashcraft. Joel W. Griffin. Misses Mabel Belli and Louise Morrow. Each scholar ship Is valued at $25 and -an addi tional $105 Is required for board, and according to Mr. Atkinson, ambitious girls are ofte-.i able to raise this cum bv canninT vegetables during the summer.. Th school Is non-sectarian, but has n 'leclded christian polirv No jtlrl '.s allowed to graduate untP sh can irepa" wholesome meals and make hr own clothes. DeuCi of Mrs. Fred Williams. Fune.al sei vices over the remains of Mrs. Fred Williams were held this moraine at ten o'clock In the Fresoy terlan church and vera conducted by nr. H. E. Gurney. The body was in lened In the Monroe cemetery. Mrs. Williams was taken ill quite suddenly Thursday afternoon and as her con dition grew worse steaauy ine was rushed to a Charlotte nospitai rnaay night and underwent an operation at two o'clock Saturday morning, rny slclans held little hope of her recov ery and the end came about ten o'clock that night. Prior to her marriage twelve years ago Mrs. Williams was Miss Ina Rus sell. She was a native oi unio. dui came to Monroe In 1905 with her pa rents. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Kusseu. Mr. and Mrs. Russell, after three years residence here returned to tneir oio hom. in Albany. Ohio. Mr. Kusseu attended the funeral of his daughter this morning. Mrs. Williams was about 36 years old and 1s survived by her husoana and four small children, the youngest only two months old. Before her marriage Mrs. vt imams taught In the county schools and was recognized as a teacher of much abil ity. She was a loyal christian and a member of the Presbyterian church, where she was a regular attendant. Above all she loved her home and was alwavs interested In those things per taining to her children nd their home life. She will be missed (by her neighbors and friends as well as her devoted little family. Harry Carey In "Marked Men." at Pastime Friday. A thr'llerl WHO WILL BE THE 5 EXT t GOVEKXOIt OF NORTH CAROLINA? MAJOR V. C. HEATH Wilt name him at the Court ' House WEDNESDAY, April 21 AT P.M. Hon. R. B. Redwlm. Hon. IL W. Iiemmond, and Hon. A. M. Stark, and on the night of the day following hts others will discus the Gubernatorial address at Chapel Hill: that haMrnuld look Into the matter and let me hear ftom him at an earlv date. I got the Impression he would phdne me on yes terday, but no to this hour have not heard from him.- As soon as I get rami folate. . Women Especially l lied Mask Ry Icetnorlee Band 1 BE THERE! . Political Adv. with paralysis four weeks ago. She has regained partial use of the af flicted side, Kov. and Mrs. C. B. Williams and little daughter of Tampa. Ha., are spending some time here with Mrs. Lillie Price and Mr. and Mrs. is. A. llallman. Mrs. R. H. Cunningham and chil dren of Monroe are spending several dava with Mrs. Annie Bailey (Mrs. W. M. Davis has returned from Charlotte where she had her tonsils removed last week. Misses Jean and Mable Hallman en tertained a large number of-the hign school set Saturday evening with a delightful party. Jolly games and de lightful refreshments were eujoyea. Rev. C. B. Williams preached In the Baptist church Sunday evening at the regular service. Mrs. W. A. Latta of Shreveport.La spent several days last week with her brother, Mr. J. T. Garland. If women do what they are popu larly supposed to do. and vote for the best looking man In the coming pres idential election, it will be quite l- terselins to watch them choose out- out of the bunch of candidates that t . helnir lined un now It Is so discouraging to learn thru Ive. 's news, that women do not look weU in bungalow aprons nere wnen we were all so happy over the fact Hint he season for this favorite cos tume wna fast approaching; then, too, moct of us were under tlje Im pression that we looked rather welt, and particularly girlish in this youth fully cut raiment. jWell, men folks do mt look pretty In overalls, but we are mighty glad to see one tnus ar rayed when the garden neeas piow inv snd when a man gets good and hungry, a woman in a bungalow apron doing things over a hot stove will look mighty good to him. high W nr no hixh cost of living., bo we are not anticipating any wane in the popularity of either garment. Mrs. J. S. Harreii. Has a Black Cat Ever Crossed Your Path? What a terrible sensation followed when l did and for weeks every time something went wrong at home or there was a business reverse, the poor kitty came In for all the blame, It was back In the Sixteenth Cen tury, according to a learned historian of Rhode Island that the superstition of the black cat fable was Introduced A clergyman was returning from his church after the Sunday evening ser mon and he carried with him the days offering of the congregation. A black cat darted In front or him, without warning, and as the story goes, ten steps later he was felled when a heartless .bandit attacked him. The victim was robbed and the assailant fled. And all of this was attributed to the act of the harmless feline. History repeats itself In Douglas Fairbanks' current "Big Four" pro duction, "When the Clouds Roll By." which will be shown at the Strand Theatre on Friday. Douglas Is not a clergyman and he is not attacked by a thug, opt a black cat crosses his path. Does he worry and fret over it? No, he Just tightens his muscles and squares himself for a mighty at tack on this annoying superstition. and smiles at the original fable. At The Pastime This Week. Thursday, at the Pastime theatre. will be shown one of the newest and snappiest pictures of the season, "Re spectable by Proxy." featuring Sylvia Hreamer and Robert Gordon. Friday Carl Laemmle offers Harry Carey, the areat western stari In "Marked Men." This play Is taken from the story of the same name, whlrh was published some time ago In, The Saturday Even. Ing Post. And don't fall to se "Jlcgs in'Socletr," the first of the "Brlne'nc I'p Father" series to be relensd. which will be shown April 3D. Adm. 10 and 29 cents. 4. B. COBLE. WELL-KNOWN i:ta.EEn. mioitkd dead Was On Hi Way Himie From DfMit when Hi I lean Kil,i Hail Felt Slightly 111 Tliat Morning. Mr. J. U. Coble, a popular and well Known euboard engineer, dropped dead on the street in the rear of the 010. uiourester hotel late yesterday -af ternoon, as he was on his way home from the deopt. He was walking aione at tne lime, apparently in usual health, when several persons In the vicinity saw him suddenly stop, gasp fan to tne ground. They rushed to his aid. but found him dead. Heart trouble caused his untimely end. Fuueral services will be held this afternoon at the home of the deceased by his pastor. Dr. H. E. Gurnev. Fel low-members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers will act as pall bearers. The deceased drove his engine to ADDeviUe Sunday on his reeular run Monday morning he complained of teeiing unwell, and decided not to at tempt to drive his engine back to Monroe that evening. Instead, he boarded the Atlanta train, which ar rived here at 6 o'clock yesterday af ternoon. Capt. B. H. Cason. who was In charge of this train, says Mr. Coble did not appear to be ill, as he talked and laughed with him a great part of the way between Abbeville and Mon roe." After leaving the station. Mr. Coble stopped at the home of Mr. C. A. Tenant long enough to enquire af ter the health of Mr. Tenant, who Is very III in a Charlotte hospital. Born In Guilford county, June 8. 1866. Mr. Coble would have been 54 yeara old had he lived a few weeks longer. In 1892 he came to Monroe to accept a position with the Seaboard which he held up until his death. He was nutrried to Miss Carrie Rudee, daughter of the late J. W. Rudge. on Feb. 2. 18A7, and she with ekht chil dren survive him. They are: Misses Caroline and Louise Coble-, and Mes srs. Emmett, Harry, John, Wesley. Paul mid David Coble. For years Mr. Coble had been a con scientious member of the Presbyteri an church. He was an Industrious citizen, devoted to his family; a good neighbor, and a gentleman In the strictest seiise of the word. His un timely death has caused his hundreds of friends much concern, and his passing was a shock to the people of Moiyoe. 1 XEWS AND INTERVIEWS Sidelights I'll ion on Monroe ami County Life. Mr. S. S. Dunlap, of Jackson town ship, sends the News k Interviews man the following article from Cot ton Facts, which gives some inter esting statistics on cotton after It leaves the hands of the producer: (BY HARVIE JORDON.) The Asheville Citizen, of Asheville, X. C, presents the following mathe matical problem: A half ounce package of cotton Kiiuze dressing costs twenty cents. A five hundred pound bale of cotton would make sixteen thousand pack ages worth three thousand and two hundred dollars. Supposing cotton cost fifty cents per pound, or two hun dred and fifty dollars per bale, sup posing It cost two hundred and fifty dollars to to manufacture It. There remains a profit of two thousand and seven dollars to be accounted for be tween the field and the hospital. Who gets the two thousand and seven hun dred dollars? Even If the profit ac count should be decreased by one thousand dollars for factors not men tioned above, there would still be a profit of one thousand and seven hun dred dollars on a bale of cotton after it leaves the farm, where it did not bring, of course, Jfty cents a pound. We are unable to work this problem out for our subscribers. We hope somebody can?" What applies to cotton gauze will apply with equal significance to hun dreds of other articles manufactured f roin'raw cotton, to a greater or lesser extent. I was in Manchester, Eng land, some years ago and received this piece of information from a fine yarn spinner. He had bought a four hundred pound bale of Sea Island cotton from South Georgia, which cost him landed at his mill, at Man chester, four hundred dollars, or a dollar per pound. He converted this bale into finely spun spider web yarns,, and sold the yarns for six teen thousand dollars. The yarns were hand-worked into fine laces at Ilrussells, Belgium, and he stated that he laces would eI1 ,0 llle nnal l'ur" -hasers for not less than the grand oiat of seventy-five thousand dollars. Can you beat It? Post: "Twenty-two hundred dollars an acre is the return promised to towards Ringgold, farmers on Last Beach, Lake Okeechobee, from their crop of Bermuda onions. About eieven nuuurea bushels of onions have been harvested and sold at two dollars a bushel, and it Is estimated that a greater quantity is yet to be harvested from the one and one-half acres. The freight carrier Bernice. which came in yesterday, brought In a large careo of onions, part of them from the EdwNs & Ringgold farm and eight hundred bushels from other growers. The Bernice also brought a hundred and twenty-five packages of cabbage, a hundred sacks of on ions, and a hundred hampers of beans and egg-plants. The Bernice w ill sail Monday and ret -mi Tuesday, bring ing a car load of potatoes on the next trip. Captain Gray says he rode out a bad storm Friday night." Mr. T. P. Dillon has been telling about a tornado which passed through the suburbs of Hot Springs, Arkansas, several years ago while he was there for the benefit of the hot sulphur baths. It lifted houses from their foundation, carrying them for a distance of some feet; in many cases leaving almost no trace of 'heir former grandeur. The cement walks were about all that remained, mute testimonials of a former happy home. At one house the head of a negro woman was completely severed from her body. From the appearance of the trunk, which looked to have been evenly cut with a knife Mr. Dillon concluded that a piece of slate must have struck her with terrlllc force. This woman represented the only cas ualty of the storm. The storm which swept parts of Monroe, Goose Creek and New Salem townships last week caused a num ber of freaks, but probably the most unusual one was that one related by Mr. W. B. Love, who visited the storm-struck area Tuesday morning. According to him. at one farm a number of chickens had roosted on a large limb close to the trunk of the tree. One chicken, however, had strayed off towards the middle of the limb, and when the tornado struck the trae It carried off the limb, kill- In the lone chicken that had wan dered off from the flock, but left the rest of them unmolested. Last week's storm recalls to many the small tornado which swept down Windsor street In Monroe a number of years ago. Starting at Griffin's stable, where It picked up the roof. the tornado went straight down Windsor St.. but swerved slightly nt the Intersection of Hayne and Wind sor street, cracking the Methodist church steeple. A Monroe citizen who was walklna down the street at the time, used to tell about seeing the mass of shingles nnd tin from the roof of the stable floating over his head. He said the sight caused him to quicken his pace. A small niece of timber was carried by the storm through Mr. C. u. mkos- porcn on to the side of Mr. Ben Houston's house, where It penetrated the weath er boarding. Miss I owe and Mr. (iossett Munleil In the presence of several friends Miss Nancy Lowe and "Mr. Jesse A Gossett were united In marriage Sat urday morning at seven o'clock. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J W. Moore at Mr. T. C. Horton's resi dence, whera the bride had resided for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Cossett left immediately for points In western Carolina, where they will spend sev eral days. The bride Is a young woman or splendid type and has a wide circle of friends. For some time she has held a position at Enrd's department store and prior to that held a similar nosltiou with Lee & Lee Co. She Is unusually accommodating and very capable. Mr. HJossett, who Is In the employ of the Seaboard. Is a fine man and has made many friends since coming to Monroe. Masonic Meeting Tonight. There will be a speclul meeting of Monroe Lodge No. 244 A. F. & A. M.. tonight at 7:30 oclock for the purpose of conferring the first degree. All members and visiting Masons are cor dially Invited to be present at seven thirty o'clock. "Jiggs," the character created by McManus. will be seen In Society at the Pastime April 30th. A real plc- iure, and not a cartoon. The colonel's orderly had a fine sense of humor. - "We're going to Russia," he de clared. "The regimental supply ser- ceant lust received orders to Issue fur The producers of raw cotton are -ni. fur cans, heavy boots and ex- only receiving a small nibble of the ,r8 j,PaVy underwear." Huh " said the wise 01a ouck. rue Intrinsic value of cotton, lnis will always be the case until the crowers Intelligently market tneir cotton on sound business lines. In vestigation of the profits made on cotton after the staple leaves the hands of the growers would show many startling and astounding re sults of unrighteous and Illegal profi teering. The American Cotton Association will force a proper recognition of the rights of the growers when Its forces are completely organized throughout he cotton growing areas of the Nation. Florida farmers sre clearing two "That means we are going to Pana ma. If we were going to Russia they would issue us palm beach uniforms, straw hots and b. v. d.'s." WHO WILL BE THE NEXT GOVERNOR OF NORTH CAROLINA? MAJOR W. C. HEATH Will name Mm at the Court House WEDNESDAY. April 21 AT a r. M. Hon. R. B. Redttlne, Hon. R. W. Leniniond, and Hon. A. M. Mack, and - '- . " ..til .11 . 1. . ...I thousand and two hundred dollars per " - .... acre on onions this yesr. according to Mr. W. S. Kravrs. a native of Mon- . "ho Is now living t West Palm l-ach, Florida. In a letter to The Journal, he enclosed the following clipping from The West Talm Beach tntiiliilnte. Afomen Ferinlly In i t 'in! Music By Iccroorlee Band BE THERE! Political Adv. LATEST HAPPENINGS News Events of the Day in the State and Nation. Chattanooga. Tennessee, has or ganized an overall club with a char ter membership of two thousand. Shoes for the United States Army cost five million and five hundred thousand dollars this year. The av erage cost Is seven fifty per pair. Premier Clemenceau has been fore. ed to abandon his tour to Africa and the Near East on account of failing iieunn ana nas returned to France. The Charlotte Observer has been forced to reduce Its size to eight pages dally because of the paper shortage. A shipment from Portland. Maine. to New York of twenty-two thousand and five hundred pounds of Osh was delivered by truck owing to the rail road strike. A drive against loafing has recent- ly been inaugurated in Florida. Men are warned to accept employment or sutler arrest and prosecution under the vagrancy laws. A horse was entered In a Santa Barbara. California, exposition last week after making the trip from Los Angeles In a specially constructed aeroplane. It is reported that physicians noted last week a steady improvement la the coiidiion of Representative, Claude Kitchin, who was stricken w ith a slight attack of paralysis while speaking in the house. Luther Harris, aged eighteen, was found late Sunday night with his throat cut, Ijini; partly on the side walk 011 Liberty street in Winston- Salem. No clue to the youth's mur derers has been found. The nation-wide railroad strike has apparently collapsed and the bulk of the men are reported to have return ed to work, and normal passenger service is virtually restored, while a great improvement has been noticed in the freight service. Secretary of the Navy Daniels has accepted an Invitation to be present at the Inauguration of President Har ry Woodburn Chase at tn University of North Carolina, ApiV28th. He will act as toast master at the dinner to be given to the visitors from other colleges and the invited guests. Governor Bickett has commuted tn sentence of Aaron Wiseman, the slay er of Dr. E. A. Hennessee of Glen Al pine, from death in the electric chair to 30 years lu the penitentiary. Th governor states that he is not fully convinced that Wiseman was the mur derer. Norway has decided to enter the League of Nations. King Haakon stated that the future of the League of Nations depended on the accession of all civilized nations, a general lim itation of armaments, and the obliga tion to settle all disputes peaceably, In order to avoid war. John Burroughs, the great Ameri can naturalist, was 83 years old April 3. He celebrated by gathering maple sap, planting a sugar maple tree and giving this message to the world: "Keep cheerful. Get out more and belter newspapers that the world may be benefited." The official Catholic Directory shows 17,735,553 persons of that faith In the United States, including children or Catholic families. This Is an Increase of 186,229 In one year, a growth that was unexpected la view of the large number of Catholic Immigrants who returned to their native countries during the year. The sum of six thousand pounds has been subscribed In England for the erection of a memorial to the American Navy for Its assistance in weeping the English Channel of mines and patrolling it against sub marines. The monument suggested is a replica of those erected in Eng land and France. Ex-Sheriff Joyce was killed, Jim Matthews, special deputy was fatally woutided and three negroes were kill ed In a fight between officers and negroes at Walnut Cove. North Caro lina, fifteen miles from Winston Salem late Sunday evening. The of ficers attempted to break up a card game which was In progress at a negro restaurant. September 28 and 29 are the dates selected for the second annual rt un ion of the Thirtieth division which Is to be held In Asheville. That city Is already preparing to receive between 15,000 and 20.000 veterans and ev ery state in the union is expected to be represented except Utah. Free meals nnd free lodging will be fur nished the members of the "Old Hick- or" association. Dr. James M.'rkoe. a well-known surgeon of New irk City, while tak ing up the colle-.tlon of the morning service at the fashionable St. George's church Sunday was shot and killed. His assailant was raptured and the police stated that the prisoner had escaped Thursday from the state hos pital for the Insane at Williamsburg, Virginia. The church was crowded 1th wealthy parishioners when tha shooting took place. , ' The office force of a large Insur- . ance company of Greensboro has or ganized an Economy Dress League that is attracting much attention. Both men and women are members. The three rules goverplng the league are: Avoid as much as possible the buying of new clothes and make us of the present supply; when new clothes sre bought utility shall be the first consideration; modesty shall be the standard of wearing apparel and all members shall conform to the standard.