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VOL. 26. No. 25.
MONROE, N. C, TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1920.
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
Latest Happenings In and
Around Monroe.
Mrs. Carl Benton of Hamlet U the
guest of Miss Hattte Benton.
Airs. E. C. Snyder Is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. W. O. Seymour, iu
Gainesvile. Ca,
Mr. John Austin, son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. H. Austiu Is at Grady Hos
pital in Atlanta undergoing treat
ment. Miss Lillian Stark who has been
employed in the Civil Service Depart
ment in Washington has resigned aud
' returned home.
Miss Allie Carnes of Monroe Route
8. who has been sick for 43 days with
, influenza. Is able to be out again.
Rev. E..C. Snyder will preach at
Sardis church next Sunday afternoon
at 3:30 o'clock.
The Parent-Teachers' Association
will not hold Its regular meeting Mon
day afternoon. The date of the next
meeting will be announced later.
Major W. C. Heath will address the
voters of Marshville township at
Marshville. Friday night, May 7th, at
8 o'clock.
There will be no service at Har
mony Springs Saturday, but Rev. M.
IX L. Preslar will preach there Sun
day at 3:30 p. m.
Rev: E. C. Snyder will attend the
Southern Baptist convention, which
meets inVashingtoii. D. C, May, 12,
at the expense of his churches.
Mr.R. A.Morrow has been appointed
a delegate to the national conference
on education, which convenes in
Washington May 12-14. by Gov. T. W.
Blckett.
Mr. Claud Duncan, a. studen
Lincoln Memorial University, at Cum
berland Gap, Tenn., arrived yesterday
to spend the summer with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Duncan, of Goose
Creek township.
Mr. Uriah Coble, of Alexander
county, and Miss t.ona Hill, tr
of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hill of Goose
Creek township, were married here
yesterday morning by Esq. It. H. Har
gett. The Union county board of tax ap
praisers expect to complete the work
of revaluing property within the
next thirty days. The assessments
have been completed for all town
ships except Monroe .and It is about
finished. ,
The following contributions to the
Near East Relief Fund have been re
ceived since the last report: Rev. E.
C. Snyder, pastor Faulk's church,
$19.88; Sorosls Book club. $15.50;
T. B. Broom. $2.00; Mrs. Atha Stev
ens S. S. Class. $2.30.
Rev. R. M. Haigler will preach at
Philadelphia Baptist church Sunday
afternoon at three o'clock. He will
also administer the cwdinunce of Bap
tism at West Monroe church Sunday
at 6:00 p. m. The public is cordially
invited to attend these services.
The meet in? of the aldermen Fri
day night ended harmoniously, Alder
man J. D. Bundy, having decided to
retain his seat on the board. The
differences between the members are
Mid to have been healed, and all will
work together for the betterment of
the town. j
The three members of the county
board of commissioners, Messrs. A. A.
Secrest, W. L. Hemby and W. D. Blv
ens .marched en mass Into The Jour
nal office yesterday and handed in
theJr Joint announcement for' re-election.
No opposition to them has de
veloped. Numbers of Monroe negroes have
flocked to Winston-Salem in the lost
few months to work In the
Metiii-tf ISow Klectoiate.
Co eminent engineers refuse to
change the location ef the Wilmington-Charlotte
highway through Mon
roe and Marshville townships, it was
learned yesterday at (he regular
monthly joint meeting of the road
commission and electorate. The high
way is located with the view of even
tually making It a hard-surface road,
aud the grade on the other proposed
route is too much for hard-surfacing,
it was stated.
An audit showing receipts and dis
bursements of the former road ad
ministration was exhibited. This audit
will soo.i be published.
Since the Improvement in weather,
road work has progressed very satis
factorily, it was announced; and it
was predicted that a good showing
would be made with the work that
will be accomplished in the summer
months. Parties who have ridden over
the finished roads on the Jackson
highway and the Morgan Mill road,
are said to have praised them highly.
The members of the commission
are looking forward with keen antic
ipation to the time when a good sys
tem of roads can be realized on the
main highways of the county. There
now seems to be a spirit of co-operation
existing between all members,
and everything ia said to be working
harmonloujly. The following were
present at the meeting: Edwin Nlv
en, W. C. Heath. Samuel Redwlne. W.
Ei Lemmond, T. L. Price, George W.
Smith, J. C. Mclntyre, H. F. Tarker.
T. C. Eubanks, and J. C. Winchester.
DAY
OF THE ONK-HOOM
SCHOOL HOUSE HAS PASSED
So IhH'lureU Dr. E. C. Brooks Here
Kutiinliiy Sn Mr. Ftimlerbliik
One of lieM eiiiperliitenrientN In the
State.
factories. Census takers lay in a
number of Instances colored families
paid rent for thoir homes here
months in advance, locked the door,
and left for the Twin City. The ex
odus to Winston will doubtless re
duce Monroe's census figures consid
erably below the anticipated number.
Monday. May 10th. Is Memorial
Day. and the United Daughters of the
Confederacy has invited the Confeder
ate Veteran of the county to assem
ble In Monroe on that day. The V.
D. C.'s will give dinner to the veter
ans and will have a program of inter
est. Capt. S. E. Belk, commander of
Camp Walkup. urges every member of
the camp to be In Monroe at noon on
that day to take part In the exercises.
Geo. Blakeney. a Monroe darkey, Is
raid to have gotten In aerlous trouble
at Wadeaboro Inst week when he was
found engaged In enticing; labor away
from Anson county. Fortunately, the
Anson authorities were lenient, al
lowing him to come home on the pay
ment of a fine of about $125. Blake
ney, it is said, was tryin to secure
farm labor for large Chesterfield
county farmert.
"Sugar la being sold in Union coun
ty at a profit of six cents pound,"
according to Mr. Lee Griffin, fair
price commissioner for the county.
This Is a violation of the law. Su
gar Is still under (he control of the
food administration, and merchants
are prohibited from selling It at a
i profit of more than two cents a pound.
"Judge Webb fined a merchant tor
selling sugar for more than a profit
of two cents a pound at Salisbury
the other day, and Union county vio
lators had better be careful," Mr.
Griffin concluded.
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FOIt COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
IWe hereby announce ourselves
candidates for re-election as mem
bers of the count board of commls-
sloners, subject to the action of the
1 Democratic primary. W. D. B.ivens,
! W. U Heni!S A. A. Secrest.
"The day of the one-room school
! house in North Cnrolina has. passed,"
declared Dr. E. C. Brooks, state su
perintendent of public instruct ion, to
a good-sized audience In the court
house here Saturday morning. "Ad
vanced pupils cannot do satisfactory
work when the lone school room is
packed with thirty or forty students,
nor can the teacher do Justice to the
work," he added.
Dr. Brooks, who was the first su
perintendent of schools in Monroe,
paid a tribute to his old associates,
and expressed his delight at being In
the county of his first educational ef
forts. He recalled with evident pleas
ure the first speech he ever made,
which he delivered at Morgan's acad
emy. He also eulogized that great
school man, the late Prof. Andrews.
School vandalism was scored by
Dr. Brooks. He cited numerous In
stances of where communities let
their school house, the "children's
temple," go to rack and ruins through
indifference; and how In some coun
ties it was considered great sport to
break school window lights, and tear
off the weitherboarding. Vandalism
or this sort, he said, was of the most
Insidious kind.
Consolidation of school districts
was urged bv the state superintend
ent. He maintained better facilities.
better teachers, and more interest ;n
school work would result when tvo
or more districts Joined together In
tho erection of a five or six room
sclvwl house. Trucks would be used
to carry the children to school when
they lived beyond a certain distance
from th? school house.
Mr. Kay Funderburk was declared
to be one of the bet county superin
tendents Iu the sta:e by Dr. Brooks,
who says what he thinks regardless
ol consequences. After his lecture,
Dr. Brooks told The Journal that
Prof. Ray Funderburk, with the ,fl-
nanelnl harklnr and moral SUDDOrt
tobacco of tn, dtlzens, could bring our schools
CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAM I P
TO USUAL HIGH STANDARD
So Fur the lecture of Dr. Carolyn
GoivM-1 stands (Nit As Predominant
Kcntuiv Mivt Louise Stalling to
Give Concert To-nlglit,
The Redpath Chautauqua which be
gan Its annual seven day engagement
here on Saturday afternoon, is up to
lis usual hith standard of excellence
with the best programs yet to come.
The ticket sale has been splendid and
each program has been rendered to a
large audience. The tent in use this
year is rectangular in shape, as are
all the new ones helongiug to the Red
path company, and the acoustics of
these are said to be much better than
tti at of the old, round tents.
Mr. J. J. DeBoer, the superintend
ent, is a ntinister and a man of very
pleasing personality. His introducto
ry remarks are short and to the point
and he has eliminated the wranglings
with the children which displeased
so many Moufoe people at last year's
Chautauqua. We may state here, how
ever, that the behaviour of the kid
dies Is much better this year; they
seemingly realize In a measure the
advantages which this uaiveralty of
the people brings to them,
Miss Hlgginboiham, who conducts
the chlldrens hour, and who Is arran
glng the chlldrens pageant "Thrift."
for the seventh afternoon, has al
ready won the hearts of the little
folks. She is a young woman of much
charm, possesses an attractive per
sonality and is an experienced play
ground worker.
Notwithstanding the Interest given
the Sybil Sammls Stutters and Dr. H,
E. RoniDel's masterly address on
"K.clng the Task." it Is the coneen
sus of opinion that the lecture of Dr.
Dr. Carolyn Geissel given last even
ing before a large audience is the out'
standing feature of the programs ren
dered so far. Dr."Gelss.el Is a mem
ber of the Battle Creek.Mlch., sana
torium staff and Is personally known
to a number of Monroe people.' She
has medical degrees from three Amer
lean universities, the universities of
Paris and Russia and has attended
clinics In all the European countries.
Her talk on "How to be young at 70
or old at 40." In addition to being a
great health lecture was Incidentally
a Dowerful sermon. She addressed
h remarks rhlvflv (n I he men of
middle age. on whom the task of re-"Thfs was. Dr. Brooks first appearance
on a par with the best in tne state
within five years.
The address was a masterful ap
peal for' more Interest of the citizens
tin the schools. Dr. .Brooks said he
had about come to the conclusion that
folks generally In this state are not
much interested In education, and
that he was seeking to revive more
enthusiasm in our schools, the most
essential thing, next to the churches,
In sny community.
Storm Fund.
The .following contributions from
Goose Creek township have been
sent In by Rev. T. J. Hugglns: A. B.
Haywood, $5 O. W. Kowell. $5; J.
A. Pressley. $1; J. C. Hill $1, J. A.
McCollum, $5; J. H. McCollum, $5;
F. D. Pressley, $2: E. E. Presson, $2;
Mrs. O. M. Garrison, $2.60; Mrs. C.
B. Russell, $2; H. M. Williams. $5;
O. B. Halgter.$10. Several names on
Mr. Hugglns' list were lost, and if
those who contributed were not ac
knowledeged will inform Mr. Hugglns
of the omission, the matter will be
rectified.
Superior Court In Session.
Superior court, for the trial of civil
cases, convened here yesterday with
Judge T. B. Finley presiding. All Ju-
Jors who are en Raced in farming
were excused. The following cases
have been disposed of:
J. Clyde D. Broom Is granted a di
vorce from Glennie Broom.
Nancy Owen Is granted a divorce
from David Owen.
R. A. Williams, administrator of
J. B. Williams, recovers Judgment
against Tallahassee Power Company
for $375, on account of the death of
plaintiff's intestate.
M. L. Sinclair recovers full judg
ment sgalnst the American Railway
and Express Company for $114.
E. D. Starnes is granted a divorce
from Mattle Starnes.
The court is now engaged In the
trial of Perry Mill Co., against Meck
lenburg Lumber Co.
constructing the world and of keep
ins the peace treaty will fall. At the
outset she Impressed them with the
absolute necessity of keeplngpnystc
ally fit In order that these herculean
tasks may be accomplished; and this
can be done only through man power.
Just as the war was won with this
very potent factor with the help of
American dollars and American acres.
Dr. Glessel stated that eleven mill
! people died of preventable dis
eases each year In the Engttsn speaa
Ing countries alone, Brlght's being
the chief cause of this enormous
death rate. The eminent physician's
ndvlce was to cut down the bill of
tar, drink two and one-half quarts
nf water each day. have a compeieni
donor examine the entire body once
each year, and thus ward off those
clirnnlc diseases which are absolutely
incurable, once past the Incipient
claim
stntlntlelans. according to Dr. Geis
sel, have computed that the loss of
Gemiany r.J an Integral ractor m ine
civilized weld has set civilization
hack a renturv and a half, while- the
loss of potential parenthood In the
war and during the three momns m
the Influenza epidemic Is a loss of six
ty years. The twentieth century
stands on the mountain tops of civi
lization along with ancient Greece.
Rome and the Italian Renaissance.
Each of these previous great periods
have been followed by dark ages due
to degeneracy caused by dissipation
and sinful excesses. Will history re
peat Itself In our case! According to
Dr. Geissel. congenital Idiocy and In
sanltv have Increased five hundred
per cent and unless this Is stopped
our civilisation will stand with thst
of ancient times. In pleading with
the men of America to "Be strong for
the task" and carry on the work be
gus by the bovs who gave their lives
In the war. Dr. Geissel quoted Lt.
Col. McRae's matchless poem "In
Flanders Field." as follows:
In Flanders fields the popples grow
Between the crosses, row by row,
That mark our place, and in the
The larks, still bravely singing, fly,
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead; short days ago
We lived, fell dawn, saw sunset glow.
Loved and were loved, and now we
lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe!
To you from the falling hands we
throw
The torch; be yours to hold It high
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall nof sleep, though popples
grow
In Flanders fields, .
The monologue "The Fortune Hun
ter." given by Mr. V. S. Wat kins yes
terday afternoon Is generally conced
ed to be the best dramatic reading
that has ever been rendered of tW
Chautauqua platform here. ' p
The preludes to the afternoon and
ovenlnr Derformances by the Emer
son- Williams company, consisting of
Scotch songs and piano select loss,
were enioyed. Monroe people are
MAK.SHVII.I.E SCHOOL CLONKS
A MlST SUCCESSFUL TKKM
Under l.euilerliip of Prof. II. I Hi,
gen ami Ms Efficient Family the
School Him Heroine an lniMtrtant
Factor of the Community ami Han
lUwhttl a High Standard of Ex
cellence. Marshville. May 3. The close of
the JUrshville school for the session
19-"20 was marked by unusually well
prepared aud well executed com
mencement exercises. Throngs of
people were present on each occa
sion, and at ihe evening exercises
many disappointed ones wer turned
away for lack of even standing room
in the auditorium. Hearty expres
sions oi commendation are heard on
every hand of the high standard of
the exerecises, and the splendid way
in which the students participating
acquitted themselves, giving evidence
of a year of hard, conscientious work
upon the part of the faculty and stu
dent body.
' On Friday evening a concert was
given by the entire school demonstra
ting the remarkable work accomnlish
ed during the year In public school
music both in chorus work and sight
singing. It was an Inspiration to
hear even the first grade sing the "do,
ra me's" at sight and correctly. The
grades up to the seventh engaged in
a singing contest, and to prove Ihe ex
cellence of the performance, it was
found that each one of the judges had
voted lor a different grade. Howev
er, a coiiiiiroinl.se was effected and the
blue ribbon awarded to the 3rd and
4th grades. Rev. A. C. Sherwood
mak.ng the presentation to Miss Hel
en Garland, teacher .of the winning
grades.
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock the
following young men participated In a
derlnimer's contest: Messrs. Bvron
Williams, Rommle Pierce, Loyd Gray
and Hal Marsh. These speakers, al
though very youthful and most of
them speaking In public for the first
time, acquitted themselves with such
eae and ability as to draw forth
words or genuine praise from the en
tire arWienee. The medal was award
ed to Mr. Hal Marsh, with Mr. Loyd
Gray of Concord as second choice.
The contest was followed by a
short address by Dr. E. C. Brooks of
Raleigh, State Supt. of - Education.
Jwhen they received ihtir diplomas
four years hence they would be rec
ognized anywhere in the state as
I com ins from an Al school, and would
(be accepted by any college in the
;country as such. So Marshville feels
very grateful, and quite proud of
what U tx'i accomplished here In
the line of education, md thus for
the betterment of the cdttntiv. Mrs.
J. S. Harrell.
before a Marshville audience, and his
keen, forceful thoughts, delivered In
a half humorous, half serious way.
made a profound Invpression upon his
hearers. He took for his subject "The
Things That Educate," and In devel
oping his theme he Instilled some
ideas Into the minds of the people
that will not soon be forgotten.
At the conclusion of the address.
Mr. Ray Funderburk. County Supt. of
Education, delivered certificates to
twenty-two members of the 7th
grade, who out of the twenty -five
candidates successfully passed the 7th
grade examinations and were thus
promoted to the high school.
Music was furnished during the af
ternoon by the school orchestra.
Saturday evening at 8:30 o'clock a
capacity house -greeted the perform
ance of "Son John," a four-act dra
ma staged by the high school. The
dellKhtful, wholesome comedy en
hanced by the clever acting of the
characters offered an evening or keen
pleasure to all so fortunate as to hear
lt. Hundreds were turned away af
ter every Inch of available space had
been filled, and owing to this fact and
also to the Initial success of the per
formance the play will be repeated at
an early date.
Music was furnished between acts
by the 7th grade orchestra. Between
the 3rd and 4th acts Miss Virginia
Griffin, a sixth grade pupil, gave a
reading, "Salute Your Brides." and
charmed the audience with her grace
aud clever interpretation.
Sunday morning at 11 o clock, Dr.
Gurney of Monroe preached the bac
alatireate sermon In the Baptist
church, which was filled to overflow
ing. Dr. Gurney IS well known and
greatly admired in Marshville and is
always eagerly welcomed. His mes
sage on this occasion was of rare ex
cellence and worthy the close atten
tion it received from the large con
gregation. Special music was ren
dered by chorus composed of Mes
dames W. M. Davis, G. J. Whltener,
J. S. Harrell, Misses Bessie Hallman.
Grace Henderson, Messrs, Roy Marsh,
Chester Braswell, Joe Taylor, Sebron
Blair and Lee Hallman. 1
Mnnrfav evenlnv thfl PTPrrUea will
come to a close with a reciters contest t
and t debate. The reciters will be
Misses Margie Marsh, Nell Hasty, :
Bonnie Harrell and Julia Medlln. The
debaters will be Misses Kate Morgan
and Pauline Stegall against Messrs.
Sebron Blair and Edwin Griffin. The
medals will be awarded and the diplo
mas given at this time.
The Marshville school Is at last
coming Into Its own as the predomi
nating factor of the community. Prof.
B. L. Blggers snd his assistant teach
ers have during the past year, accom
plished a great work In spite or tne
influenza Interruption, and brougni
the school to the close of one of the
most successful years of its history.
The crying needs of the hour sre more
room snd more teachers, and indica
tions are that these will be supplied
ere another' yeaf Is gone. With this
In view the future looms ahead bright
with hopes and possibilities of 'a
school larger and better than ever be
fore. Patrons end friends of the school
will be glad tc know thst V-'. V.-
UAIT. FI.ETCHKIt FATALLY
INJURED AT ItOCK QUA UK Y
Ya Trying to Cut Power Off Motor
When He Wum Dealt Severe lihnv
on the Head.
In an unusual manner. Capt. B. T.
Fletcher, for years In charge of the
chain gang, was fatally Injured at the
county rock quarry at noon yester
day. The belt on the rock crusher
slipped off, and was being gradually
wound around the small motor pulley
when Mr. Fletcher rushed towards
the motor to cut the power off. His
hand succeeded In reaching the
switch, but before he could escape,
Mr. Fletcher was struck a severe
blow over the head by the belt, which
was revolving sround at a terrific rate
of speed. He fell, and as he lay pros
trate, the belt hit him several more
times about the face.
The Injured man was rushed to the
Union Drug Company in an uncon
scious state. Medical attention was
immediately summoned, but the doc
tors quickly saw that his Injuries
would prove fatal. One eye was
knocked out. the skull fractured, and
the head badly bruised. Mr. Fletcher
lived for an hour, but did not regain
consciousness.
The deceased was a native c.f Ches
terfield county, having been born
about fifty years ago. He came to
Monroe In his youth. For a number
of years he was clerk In the office
of the Stewart House of which his
brother, the late Mr. J.C.Fletchtr.was
proprietor. For nearly twenty years
he had been superintendent of the
chain gang for Union county and for
Monroe 'townnhlp. He married Miss
Ada Fowler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
A. J. Fowler, Jr., of north Monroe
township, about twelve years sgo.
She died in 1912. leaving two little
a-lrls, Elizabeth and Kathleen. Messrs
Robert and David Fletcher, of South
Garolrea, are-brothers of the de-
censed. '
The death of this strong, healthy
snd genial man was a great shock
to the people of Monroe, by whom
he was so well-liked. Honest, square
nnd frank. h was of the kind who
made warm friends and his cheerful
greetings will be missed by those who
frequent the streets. Cant. Fletcher
was a member of the Presbyterian
church.
Commencement at Wlngnte.
The commencement exercises of
the Wlngate school will begin Friday
uignt or this week and close with the
sermon Sunday morning. The exer
clses Friday night will consist of
music and debaters and reciters con
tests by the literary societies. Sat
urday morning Class Day exercises at
10 o'clock; at 11 o'clock Literary Ad
dress by Dr. Livingston Johnson, of
Kalelgh, N. C followed by awarding
of diplomas; at 2:30 p. m. Orator's
and Declalmers' contests and award
ing of modalB; Saturday evening play
"The Noble Outcast." Sunday morn
ing at 11 O'clock the Commencement
Sermon will be preached bv Dr. C. L.
Jackson, of Wadeaboro, N. C.
On account of the size of the audi
torium, the play will be given twice
Saturday evening; first performance
will 'begin at 6 o clock and the second
at 8. Special music will be rendered
at each of these exercises by the
music class.
MONROE'S POPULATION' MAY
BE GIVEN FIRST NEXT WEEK
Director Roger ProinLte Mr.. Mor
row to Have the Figures Compiled
Will Wire Them.
The census figures for Monroe may
be announced the first of next week,
according to a letter receive! yester
day by Mr. R. A. Morrow from Sam
L. Rogers, director of the census bu
reau. The letter follows:
"My Dear Mr. Morrow: I have
your letter of the 28th Instant, and
shall be glad to have the figures com
piled for the population of Monroe,
North Carolina. I believe we will be
able to give the Information" to the
newspaper representatives the first
part of next week, and the totals will
be sent you by telegram at the time
they are announced in Washington.
Under the regulations of the Depart
ment, the message must be sent at
your expense. Trusting this arrange
ment will be satisfactory to you, I nut
very truly yours, Sam L. Rogers, Director."
LATEST HAPPENINGS
News Events of the Day in
the State and Nation.
Com ranks third in crop values la
North Carolina, yet the average yield
is only 13 bushels an acre. Good
seed will help raise this average.
Cost of living figures In fourteen
American cities put Detroit at the
top or the list with an Increase of
108 per cent since 1914. Norfolk.
Vs.. ranked second with 107 per
cent.
In number of carloads of sweet po
tatoes shipped up to April 1. North
Carolina outranked Texas. Arkansas,
Georgia. Alabama, and Louisiana, yet
she ranks only seventh among states
shipping sweet potatoes.
The Sulgrave Institute of New
York city has Issued an appeal urging
the people of the United States to
hold appropriate ceremonies In every
section or the country in celebration
or the tercentenary landing of the
Pilgrim Fathers. June 4 is the date.
Great Britain and Holland will cele
brate and will send representatives to
this country.
Doughboy pals of Cornelius Van
derbil. Jr., who served as a private
in the 27th division in France, min
gled with New York's most exclusive
social circle in St. Thomas Episcopal
chuich Thursday, to witness the mar
riage of the young millionaire to Ra
chael Littleton. Wedding gifts said
to exceed "n million dollars In value
were reclwd by the young couple.
Two American Red Cross workers
have succeeded in bringing 2,300
refugees out of southern Russia.
Fleeing before the advances of the
soviet forces the Americans had many
adventures In taking their charge!
across the Dniester river. Life boats
were used Jn threading a perilous
Journey through floes of Ice, and one
boat was crushed and sunk in mid
stream. Sugar refiners have entered Into
an agreement with the Department ot
Justice to co-operate with the govern
ment in preventing the resale of su
gar to the trade and to that extent de
crease speculation. Refiners agreed
to refuse to sell to any firm except
from whom the commodity would take
a direct course to the consumer. The
committed, which functioned during
the wsr, has been reappointed to de
termine a "reasonable profit" snd
stop profiteering. The department
does not expect the present sugar
shortage to be materially relieved be
fore July, when the 1920 beet crop
will come on the market.
MORE THAN FIFTY KILLED
WHEN TORNADO HIT PEGC8
Many Families Were Entirely Wiped
Out By Tornado IVIikh Swept Ok
lahoma Town,
Muskogee. Okla., May 3. The
nniuber of persons known to have
been killed In the tornado at Peggs,
Cherokee county, reached 51 early to
night, according to a telephone mes
sage from Locust Grove, with seven
persons not accounted for and about
100 injured.
Peggs virtually was dstroyed by
the tornado Sunday night and the
list of casualties continued to increase
as rescue parties from surrounding
towns pressed their search of the
ruins of the village. No estimate ot
property loss was available.
Members of rescue parties who re
turned to Muskogee tonight with the
injured told of difficulties encounter
ed In finding and identifying the
bodies ot victims. A deluge of rain
accompanied the tornado and the vil
lage was a mass of wreckage, with
numerous pools of water and mud
shoe top deep.
In many cases several bodies were
found among the ruins of s single
building. Indicating that whole fami
lies had been wiped out. Through &
freak of the storm a small rrame
building, uninhabited, was left stand
ing in the heart of the town, while
brick structures surrounding, which
had housed many persons, were razed.
Clothing was found on trees several
miles from the path of the storm. A
large gasoline barrel was found flat
tened and wrapped tightly around the
trunk ot a tree.
The ares swept by the tornado was
said by members of the rescue parties
to be about three miles long and a
mile wide. '
Peggs was a village of about 250
inhabitants.
now looking forward to the opera, lm wm have ckn" of th school an,
"Plnarore." the play. "Nothing But .v re renmlnd-r of the
the Truth." and the lecture by Ralnh fa01 1T nia not yp, nP(,n annoiinced.
Parlette, whom W. J. Bryan sav3 hei s,,t. Rv Funderburk announced
had rather hear than any man living. (0 the seventh grade purils that
lenlli of Mr. S. K Alexander.
Mr. S. L. Alexander of Charlotte
died last Wednesday night. The fun
eral services were held Friday and
the body was laid to rest In the Char
lotto cemetery. Mr. Alexander mar
ried Miss Ellen Flow, a daughter of
the late Judge and Mrs. G. W. Flow,
and she with a son, Mr. S. L. Alex
ander, survive. For many years Mr.
Alexander was In the drug business
In Charlotte, but several years ago
he entered s real estate firm which he
hns since been connected with. He
was a native of Paw Creek. Mecklen
burg county and was sbout fifty-five
veur old. Mr. Alexander was a con
scientious snd loyal member of the
Presbyterian church and a man of
upright character.
ONE IKLLAH PER POUND COTTOX
However men or manner
varv, keep cocl and calm.
may
Two Chesterfield Fanners (Jot That
Price Ijist Wednesday.
(From The Chesterfield Advertiser.)
Cotton Weigher H. A. Watson has
the distinction cC being the first man
In that position In Chesterfield to
weigh dollar cotton. Likewise Mr.
John T. Hurst Is the distinguished
buyer of thi first bale to bring a
hundred rents to the pound. The dis
tinguished growers are two in num
ber, hailing from Cole Hill township.
They are Messrs. John Rstrllffe and
A. B. Merriman. Mr. Ratcllffe receiv
ed $1.01 a pound for a 465-pound
bale. Mr. Merriman got an even dol
lar a pound for a bale that tipped the
scales at 565 pounds. The cotton was
brought to town on Wednesday.
Card of Thanks.
I want to thank my friends and
neighbors for the kindness shown me
during the sickness and death of my
husband and daughter who died of
Influenza. May Gnd's richest bless
ings rest on each and every one.
Mr. M. V. Caruos and Family..