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VOL.26.- No. 31.
NEWS & INTERVIEWS
MONROE, N. C, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1920.
$2.00 PER YEAR CASH
linral HnpeiiiiiBs.
Mouroe friends of Dr. and Mrs. J
Oiueilgnis on MOnroe ana the marriage of their daughter,
,-Misa Olive, to Dr. Frederick Brunell
spencer. Wedueaday evening. June 9.
fn the First Methodist church in Sal
isbury. A 11 u in be i- of Monroe people
win attend tne wedding.
Mrs. Z. V. Purser of New Salem
township died Saturday and van bur
ied in the family cemetery in Sianlv
county. She mas the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Columbus Hill of New Sa
lem township and was only twentv
eight years old. Her husband and
several small children survive.
Miss Maggie Ross, aged 80 years.
died Sunday at her home at Marvin
in bandy Rldge township. The funer
al service was held at Banks yester
day afternoon. Miss Ross Is the last
of her family, her nearest living rela
tive being a sceond cousin. Since the
death of her brother. Mr. Dennis Ross,
Miss Maggie has lived entirely alone
and managed her extensive farming
ana business interests. She was the
wealthiest woman in the county. She
was energetic and possessed an alert
and capable mind. Miss Ross was a
member of the Presbyterian church.
Rev. R. F. Kirk pa trick of Atlanta.
who attended the General Assembly
of the Southern Presbyterian church
mi Charlotte, preached a most elo
quent and inspiring sermon in the
Monroe Presbyterian church Sunday
morning. He was at one time pastor
of this church, immediately preceding
ur.uurney, and nis many mends were
glad to welcome him.' Another fea
ture of the morning services at the
Presbyterian church was the presen
tation of a pulpit Bible by Iter. G. H.
Atkinson in memory of his wife. Mrs.
Frances Brldues Atkinson, who died
while Mr. Atkinson was pastor here.
Tli Bible U handsomely bonnd and
appropriately Inscribed. The presen
tation speech was made by Dr. Gur-
ney and the book was accepted by the
deacons und elders of the church.
- Union County Life. .
Air. Frank Williams haa a grievance
against some Monroe merchant, who
either Intentionaly or accidentally
sold him salt for sugar. For the past
few mouths, when a little sugar would
arrive In Monroe, Mr. Williams would
chase to one of the grocey stores and
get a dollar package of the sweeting
In the course of time, he accumulated
several packages. Saturday morning,
he was forced to draw ou his reserve
upply. but on sipping his coffee, he
a uncovered that some grocery man sold
film salt. ...
Mr. Ulair on the Haptkts.
"The Baptists of the South sent a
line body of men to their convention,
which was held in Washington last
week." declared Mr. S. O. Blair, who
returned the other day from a trip
north. I obserred while in Washing
ton." he continued, that" the dele
gates were perfectly at ease, conduct
ing themselves as If they were in their
home charches. The addrem of Dr.
George VI. Truett. of Dallas, Texas,
was one of the most sensational fea
tures of the gathering. Standing un
der the shadow or the United States
Senate, he said: 'I dare to say as a
citizen and has a Christian and moral
teacher that the moral force of the
United States of America without any
regard to political party, will never
rest until we hare a league of nations.
I dare to say also that the unques
tioned majorltes of both great politi
cal parties In this country regard the
delay in the ratification of the league
of nations as a national and world
wide, tragedy: I can certify to the
men f all political parties that the
moral forces of this country will not
be silent until there is put forth a
great league of nations that shall
strive with all its might to put an end
to the diabolism and the horrer of
war. I thank God that while the
stricken man yonder the White
House pleaded and pleads yet that the
nation will take its part with the oth
era in bringing (n a new era wherein
Khali dwell righteousness add peace."
The Magnitude of the Ford Plant.
From seven to eight hundred cars
are being driven away from the Ford
factory every day on account of trans
portation tie-ups. says Mr. F, G. Hen
derson, who is bsrk from Detroit
where he inspected the Ford plant
along with forty-seven other Ford
dealers In North and South Carolina.
"The Ford plant," said Mr. Hender
son Saturday, "is -magnitude Itself.
It is five and one-half miles around
the factory and sixty thousand men
are employed. The maximum pro
duction is 4250 cars a day. The trac
tor plant Is located about fifteen miles
from Detroit, and is a separate busi
ness from the automobile factory. I
saw 900 tractors bunched together In
oue Held."
Morrison and Parker.
Mr. Morrison, In his speech here
Saturday afternoon, took several
good-natured shots at Mr. Parker, the
Republican nominee, much to the
amusement of the audience. His at
tituae towards Mr. Farger was one
of benevolence. He likes him. and
wishes him well, but at the same time
he didn't hesitate to say that the
Monroe candidate was In the wrong
pew. His conception of a Joint de
bate between Mr. and Mr. Gardner
caused the audience to rock with
laughter. "John Parker," he said,
"Is going to Insist on a joint dis
cussion. He likes to talk, and he'll
hound the Democratic nominee until
he agrees to meet him on the stump.
Therefore. In case my young friend.
Mr. Gardner, Is1 the nbmlnee. IfTiat
are the Democrats going to do? The
Shelby man refuses to tell his posi
tion on the Issues of the day, request
ing, in response to questions from
folks who have a' right to know bow
he , stands, that they wait until he
is elected. What If John Parker asks
him how he stands on revaluation.
What will he sayT Will ba say. 'now
look here. John, don't push me loo
hard! You just wait Until I am
elected Governor. Then I'll tell you
'how I stand!' . What would an In
telligent audience think of a state
ment like thisT" . .A - ..''.
inserted to f Jet into Active Mar Ser
lce Quicker. ;'
A Washington correspondent says
that the navy has ceased its efforts
to apprehend John -M. Sullivan, of
Newport, Kentucky, deserter In time
of war.
Instead ot dishonor, which always
got a with desertion, a mark of honor
has been placed after bis record In
the navy' books, for It. has now he
come known that John M. Sullivan,
of Nowport. Kentucky, died on a bat
tlefield of France and died under cir
cumstances that earned for him a
Distinguished Service Cross. He died
as John Shannon, member of as ova
chine gun company.
It was not cowardice, nor a desire
to avoid service that caused Sullivan's
or Shannon's desertion. He enlisted
in) the navy at the outbreak of the
war, and In the hope ot seeing active
service. Aud when he did not get
to see active service, be took French
leave from the navy and Joined a
machine gun company under the
najnie Of John Shannon. In that Job
b saw service immediately, and it
was distinguished service, so recog
nised. It was while seeing this ser
vice that he gave up his life for his
country. :
Bniltvai had told his story to hi
"buddy" a'hd (lie "buddy" latef relat
ed 'tile sioyv Sullivan' father, to
that Identification has been complete.
BAD t'HKt'K FiasHKILS .KK
BF.COMIXU TtH M'.MF.HOl
to the
school,
' The Country Killtor.
(From The Public.)
While we are waking up
significance of the country
not only as a means of making good
scholars and cltitens out of boys and
girls, but as a factor In forming the
new civilisation that is overspreading
rural Ufa, we are still. liable to over
look the importance of the country
newspaper as an organ of education.
The country editor lives lu his
community and is visible to his read
ers. They are his neighbors and
friends. He cannot write for his pa
per sentiments that his cemmanlty
repudiates, and cover his traces with
lk. In.nAMnnnl n.1 ... JuiHb...l.l.
smokescreen of the unsigned I contri- f,10',' ,? L iU. .li!.?
hntun in .h f hi. .,lu. trusting that Its mental vlbratloni
A Journal Itauler Ijuikiii Hie I
cmise iu M umber of the Crooked
mid Can-leu Check Phmmts.
To the Editor of The Journal:
ur course the world contains a whole
lot oi such Birds-as I am roine to talk
""", oniy iney are fortunately so
uuen in me minority, in our various
nome towns that they are consuirnnus
cnieny because of their difference
iroin the average respectable Bird.
uui in i nion county we are beginning
to see them en masse. The Birds of
a feather have flocked together, and
oeneve me, they make quite
some flock. And these Birds are
neading for a fall. The salient fact
concerning these Birds, la that, the
species are in a fair way to loin the
extinct Dodoes, and this prediction is
strongly backed by some of the best
business men and tradesmen of the
country and thia is no ladylike sent!
mental wail either. There exists
strong element of opposition among
tne Dusiness men and merchants to
being made the goat and there is
growing desire to clean up these
Birds.
This species of Bird was once Drae-
tically unknown In Union countv: he
or it. was a rarity, but It has become
so numerous in Union county that
there Is an overplus of the Birds, and
their eggs are beginning to effect the
olfactory nerves of the business goats.
Do you get me? This Bird is the
check kiting, no account. Insufficient
funds Bird. It writes checks on the
various banks and It has no funds to
meet the obligation. That's the Bird
we wish to see belong extinct along
with Jazz music. Shimmy dances
over-dressed ankles and underdressed
busts, we wish lo send the no funds
check writer Jazzing into oblivion
a tew years ago this Bird was ex
tremely rare, and the occasional one
we sow was usually a migrating one.
Today they come In flocks. What
the cause of this overplus age? The
H. C. L.. Get Rich Quick desire, that
has begun to be hampered often by
the Proletariat and Bourgeois. Form
erly it was the unwritten prerogative
of the Hi Falutin Better Than Thou
Insect who banked on his standing
with bank officials to honor his over
drafts, and got by with It. Now
most any Old Bird, dunghill or pedl
greed takes a chance on a bum check
and slips one over on the unsuspect
Ing business public.
Surely the Bird does not kid Itself
Into the belief that It has money 4n
the bank, nor does It belong to some
nutty cult like spiritualism, science,
button. In the conduct of his paper
he has the same restraint and stlntu-
lants that other men have In their
private and public relations with their
fellow citizens.
Hence It is to the Interest of the
country editor to keep his paper up
to the standi-rd of the community's
moral life. And as a matter of fact,
every State in the Union has a num
ber of panrs edited by men whose
thoughtful expressions really carry
weight and hMp to mold opinion t
wide areas ot "opulatlon. The nation
needs many more.
Every editor should qualify him
self for liis w."rk bv careful consider
ation of social and economic truths.
Our hlg'ier schools and our colleges
hould never forget. In their direc
tion of rtudents to their work In the
world, that the p-ofeslon of the
country editor opens signal opportu
nities to -the laud 'Me ambition of
men and women writers.
French War Ixei,
What Is perhaps the first concise
and comprehensive statement ot
France's war losses -.has luat been
made by Captalnl Andre Tardieu, for
mer French ntgtv Commissioner in
the United States. In describing
what be calls the "balance sheet" of
France.. Captain Tardleu states that
during the first years of war, 8,000,-
000 Med wet aooUaixed. .;. Of whom
1,400,000 were killed. 800.000 maim
ed and 300,000 wounded, France thus
lost 57 per cent of her men under
42 years of age.
Concerning material losses. Captain
Tardleu states that S00.000 houses
were destroyed.. 75,000.000 acres of
arable land laid waste and J, 000
miles of railroad and 25.000 miles of
highways destroyed. Mines which
produced 65 per cent of France's total
coal output were damaged or destroy
ed; 11,600 factories, which before
the war produced 95 per cent of the
Woolen goods, 90 per cent of the
linen -material. .70 per cent of the
sugar and 60 per cent of the cotton
goods were -crippled. One-third Of
France's ships were sunk by German
submarine! . I ' :
There is a shocking shortage of
paper, no doubt, but the shortage of
Ides. Is even worse. . Our notion of
'good reporting Is-pood the old-fash-
' i ...... 1 i r , .....tH . v .. -.
luutru uiigniy rftim null Pl.'ir, UIMB.
"April the middle
Fine as a fiddle."
"Ray Lounsbury lost a horse."
"Constable Sliecby U hunting
dogs."
"The meat market will be open
next Tuesday. The other one burned."
"Percy Montague Is going to
work."
"What's the use of a lot of Intro
duction and headlines when you can
say it all In one line? Albany (N.
Y.) Knickerbocker Press. v
Passenger 4-"It it rainfnirj porter?"
Porter-(with a grouch Na; lt!s
rainln' water."
will be in accord - with the mental
wires of the hard boiled gent behind
the wicket marked Cashier, and thus
establish an imaginary balance that
will cause same hard boiled gent to
hand out real round dollars for real
bum checks.
However, and notwithstanding the
o- er plus age of check ktters and
insufficient funds.' Birds are becom
ing quite a nuisance to the trades
men of Monroe who are beginning
to get exceedingly weary of having
a great number of worthless checks
returned everyday, marked Insuffl
cient funds, no account etc. It not
only entails much needless and tire
some bookkeeping but lowers the
cher't drawers, business standing
credit and Integrity and makes the
tradesman swear. It Is an evil that
should be promptly squelched
The state laws are very explicit
fcn this question, and those who prac
tice check kiting and check flashing
are committing an act In direct vio
lation to the laws of North Carolina
making themselves liable to prosectt
Hon and Imprisonment for fraudulent
practices.
Grimy Brother, It you are one of
these Birds, "cut It out." People are
beginning to talk about you. The
banks are leary of you. The trades
men are weary of you.
This is not a slight matter and
vou Birds who are guilty of a vio
lation ot state laws and business
Integrity are liable to come a cropper
when least expecting It. The old
Bromide "a stitch In tin saves a
pair of pants," and "a word to a
jackass should be sufficient" might
well be' considered. Because, dear
check Bird, people who take your
checks are getting mighty tired of
being "a goat."- Reader,
In Memory of Mr. Brown Halgler.
Mr. Brown Halgler, who was born
near Unlonville nearly seventy-five
years ago, died at his home In Macon,
Ga.. May 11th. Early that morning
he went to the home of his dauthter
and after talking to her a short time
stepped out on the porch and fell.
Before help could reach him he had
passed through the "Valley of the
Shadow of Death." Mr. Halgler was
a Confederate veteran and a man who
lived close to Cod. He was twice
married and Is survived by ten chil
dren, four of whom live In Union
county. A few days before his death
Mr. Mulder wrote to his children that
he was coming to Ndrth Carolina for
a riait this summer: and all his rela
tives were looking forward to seeing
him with much pleasure. He was a
man ever ready to lighten the burden
on weaker, shoulders and all who
came In contact with him resitted that
God dwelt In his soul. A Friend.
Literary, But Not Pry.
"What did you discuss at the Lit
erary Club last night?" asked Smith.
"Oh. we disenssed Shakespeare snd
Prohibition, Browning and Pmh'hl-tlor-an
Kftiereftn-en4 PtwltlMt ion,"
replied Jones.
COTTON I'KOPl CTION TO UK
JiF. l,l..ll Kll OX Ill"MlS KASIS
l-wn luiiiR Matle to lHi Away With
Antiquated Marketing MiIImmIs mikI
the t.irnt Waste.
UV J. S. WAXXAMAKER
in aiagnosing the disease with
wnicn the world is sufferine liwlav
it, seems impossible for our exueris
tu asiee as to its nature. Some pro
nounce it the hiKh cost of livine mh-
a I
n me expansion of our currency and
crcuus. others 1 deuess. other, er
travagance. arlous treatments in
iue manner are suggested: Econo
my in buying; longer hours of work:
uiw.c iMuuucuoii. a common sense
layman's diagnosis of the trouble
would seem to point clearlv In the
laci mat the producer fails to receive
a proper remuneration; that both the
proaucer and the consumer are pen-
auzru oy wasterul. uneconomic con
ditions, being throttled bv a multi
tude of unnecessary middlemen. Com
mon sense plainly shows the neces
sity of removing the uneconomic
wasteful method in the handling of
me American cotton crop, which
causes an annual loss of around
two hundred million dollars, or an
enure cotton crop out of every ten.
treatment, however, will on v
lend to reduce the fever and fall to
effect the cure. We must have econo
my and efficiency In all lines of nro-
uui-nun. me aay, nowever. has ar
rived when the army of unnecessary
uiiaaiemeu standing between the
producer and the constTmer in all
lines of production must be removed.
In Justice to both the Producer
and the consumer we must have di
rect dealing so as to reduce the cost
of muiketiiig to the lowest possible
ebD. inless these reforms are in
stituted it will be Impossible to ef
fect a cure.
The American Cotton Association
has determined to put the production
of ibe American cotton crop upou a
safe, sound business basis. Plans have
been put into effect and force which
will result in the saving of a fearful.
sinful waste referred to above. Ware
houses will be erected in every coun
ty or parinh In every section of Amer
ica where cotton la grown, and other
necessary reforms instituted, so as
to obviate this loss ot around two
hundred million dollars per year. The
bale of cotton will be removed di
rect from the gin to the warehouse;
the sale ot same will be stretched
over a period of twelve full months
aadnOrriy sold to the manufacturer
when m profitable price Is offered tor
same, Instead of selling seventy per
cent, ot some Into the hands of the
gamblers and speculators during the
hree short harvesting months as
heretofore. This cotton will be grad
ed by a licensed grader. The mar
keting end Is now receiving the most
serious consideration of exports. The
antiquated methods of marketing
must be reformed in Justice to both
the producer and the consumer of cot
ton goods.
The English spinner sends his mill
manager to Liverpool and asks a buy-
ng broker to get him what cotton he
wants. The buying broker obtains
the cotton from an American expor-
er and every one of them make hand
some profits out of It. Why does
not the English spinner go straight
o the American grower? Why does
he not buy his cotton the way he
buys his coal, his machinery and
other-products from the producer?
The English spinner has been taught
by those Interested In the present
methods not to trust the American
producer or merchant. The reason
s obvious: direct tradlnr between the
American grower and the English ed demand for cotton, and the advan-
splnner would mean a profit to the' ages to be secured by direct purchase,
grower and spinner but a loss to the have made arrangements for the pur
mlddlemen of mllllops and million chase of 700.00 bales for next year
ot dollars annually. pind 800.000 bales additional for the
The Liverpool Cotton Exchange following year, inis cotton win De
nd the English spinners are the received from members of the Ameri
can Cotton Association In the order in
which they joined the association
Representatives are now In Europe
apportioning this cotton to the differ
ent mills in Czecho-Slovakla and ar
ranging additional sales to Europeau
mills. Shipments should commence
actively the latter part of May,
A careful census of labor condl
tions In the South shows an actual
shortage In farm labor of 25 per cent.
The cream of the labor has sought
other employment for higher remu
neration leaving the most inferior la
bor to cultivate the cotton crop. Un
der these conditions It Is absolutely
necessary to still further reduce the
cotton acreage as compared with last
year. The shortage of labor is much
more acute in the rural sections than
near towns nnd cities, It being the
tendency of lubor to congregate near
towns and cities. Under these clr
ctiuistiiiices we are facing the rer'aln-
porter will come over and buy direct,
and it is believed spinner will or
ganise aud do great deal ot direct
buying. 1 am expressing opinions of
Liverpool merchants iu this.
"The claim mentioned in the In
closed letter was au ongiual claim of
leu thousand dollars on two bundled
k.. I .' .... . . .
uir ui cumuii, or nny collars per
oaie. ui mis lot. the buyer saw fifty
bales and accepted from me In Liver
pool, but w hen the cotton arrived, re-
puaiatea previous agreement, bu
Dually reduced their claim in si
thousand dollars which was accepted
although it was about five thousand
loo much . ibe difference in staple
was oeiweeu good 1 1-8 and full
l-s. They paid us a premium of
13.50 per bale, but claimed the dif
ference on arbitration of fifty dollars,
and we do not doubt arbitration
would have given hltu seventv-flv
dollars, and appeal possibly a hun
area, naa he. been able to continu
the process, and he would eventual!
have gotten the cotton gratis. Au
this from one of the better class of
Liverpool men too.
AH of these burdens fall on the
producer and the man benefiting by
mis method, to the tune of approxi
mately fifty dollars per bale this sea
son, is a man who under all law
of economics and justice does not be
long. The English imported must
pay sixty-five per cent, to the British
government, so they Increase thei
profits tenfold. In order to uav this
tax ana yet reap Immense profits,
10-uay cnKiana is using every
miown memoa to maintain her com
mercial supremacy; to increase her
special privileges in the commercial
field; her representatives are In ev
ery port or tne world for this pur
pose. England is the greatest scien
tiflc, business nation on the face of
the globe. With her exchanae she
bunds up a tariff wall; with her gold
shipments to America she Increases
her inflation; with her scientific ac
tlvltles she holds the greatest influ
ence over the markets of production
of any nation in the world todav.
As a result of the organization of
he American Cotton Association the
producer has demonstrated time and
me again his ability to protect him
self. He realizes that the mobilisation
of the South's wealth is already the
master iufluence in shaping the price
ot cotton in his hands. The records
clearly show this Influence cannot be
neutralized by combination and ma
nipulations, which have controlled the
price ot this great product In the past
The American cotton producer is de
termined to enter the market place
upon equal trerma with the buyer and
will no longer tolerate the antiquat
ed methods in the handling of his
cotton crop, which has cost him
fearful loss.
The producer has determined lo put
the production side or cotton upon a
strictly business basis; to remove the
uneconomic, wasterul methods In the
handling or this great crop, and has
absolutely determined to so change
the marketing end of same so that he
ran do his own marketing, retaining
physical control of his cotton until
the manufacturer will pay bim a prof
itable price for same thus transfer-
Ing the marketing end of cotton from
Europe to America.
The American Cotton Association
has recently perfected the sale of
300,000 bales of cotton direct to Cze
cho-Slovakla at an enormous pre ml
urn to the producer, this premium
colng as a result of the saving of the
enormous amounts which would have
been paid to middleman after middle
man. This eotton will be received
from members accepted in America
direct with the producer. The repre
sentatives of the mills In Czecho-Slo
vakla. realizing the enormous Increas-
LATEST HAPPENINGS
most autocratic and powerful organi
zation In (he world to-day. By what
ivine right should KnghtRd eet the
price of our cotton 'Irt'coiubinatlon
1th certain other powerful Influences
ii this country? Why should Eng
land buy our cotton subject to ac
ceptance In England, settlement to
be based upon English rules and reg-
lations? I quote the following from
one of the most prominent exporters
n this country.
English Importers are through
their peculiar methods of arbitration.
penalizing shippers fifty dollars per
bale for staple claimed to be sllghtly
ff. This amount In penalized on rot-
on on which only five to ten dollars
premium was paid for that of arbl-
rat ion. supposing we were to sell a
n mi red middlng 1 1-4 ot the low
price of forty-five cents, which would
How perhaps a small premium
for that stanle. The present value
of that cotton In Liverpool is better j ly of the shortest cotton crop produc
tion $1.30; I think II 50 would be;ed iu last five yenrs. even with nor-
nenrer. Suppose now. In filling this
order, only 1 1-8 cotton was ship
ped. The allowance would be nearer
$1 off than otherwise, and-the man
ho had Bold at a premium of 15
to 120, Inch and quarter cotton,
wild be penalised on the presump
tion he had sold for the full market
price, and the claim against him
ould be approximately $500. wnere
had only received 1225 for the
bale In the first place, and he would
be lucky to get off by losing the bale
nd $275 additional.
mill weather conditions from now on
With adverse weather conditions we
are facing the certainly of the short
est .crop in the last decade.
We find as a result of a personal In
vestigation by our experts In Europe
(hat there will be a pressing demand
for at least 6.000,000 more bales of
American cotton before the 1920 crop
can. possibly reach the market. It Is
the concensus of opinion among ex
perls of International reputation that
there will be a pressing demand for
not IP'S than 15.000.000 bales of cot-
Thls thing has gotten to be Hon frn ne growing crop. It will
point where the shipper Is. so to ane 4X.38(.Q9C acres to make this
peak, locoed to the point that he crop. I nis is nearly ls.uuo.ooti acres
ill not ship unless he has scr-"t ce or tne acret.ge tor the last
prle-whlrh wc-"' r'o eot him crop. 1 here is not sufficient labor in
e-,inM rf fifty dollar per
:r' If the claim does not materi
alize lie will have -laraa profit, hut
rather than pay that advance, the lm-
he South to cultivate an acreage as
larre as bst wesson and keep up the
volume of good production.
..W '. 1 1 ; S " -S 3 3
'I don t care' is a deadiy snare.
News Events of the Day in
the State and Nation.
Kansas City merchants are auotiue
a reduction of from ten to sixty Der
ceut. In their clothing stock.
A band or calvary Tfioi'i Fort My
ers. Va.. arrived at Alexaudria Court
house, twelve miles from the District
of Columbia line, in time to disperse
a mob attempting to gain possession
of a nenro. William Turner. Turner
is charged with shooting T. M. Moore
and attempting to attack a young
white woman.
Lieutenant Rorison or Wilmington,
In the Kosciusko Aerial Squadron
has been missing for several days,
since he began a flight to obtain a
report concerning the bolsheviki on
the southern front In the Ukraine.
Authorities think that he was either
shot down by the enemy or forced
to land inside the bolshevik lines.
Mrs. W. H. Ward of Cuthbert, Ga., '
slathed the throats of herself and
four children early Sunday morning
while her husband lay asleep in an '
adjoining room. One child died, two
others are in a serious condition,
while the mother and the fourth child .
will recover.. Mental derangement
from long illness Is said to hare '
caused the deed.
The State of Montana has the best
all-round public school system in the
Inlted states, according to a compar
ative study made by the Russell Sage
Foundation. North Carolina standi
48th with on'.v 4 states lower. South
Carolina being at the bottom of the
list. In the matter of teacher's sal-
srles the lowest average salary is
twenty-five dollars per month for
North Carolina and the highest Is 85
for California. This Is based on a
year of twelve months.
Grover Bergdoll, notorious draft
dodger who has been serving a five
year sentence at the military prison
at Fort Jay, X. Y., escaped from bis
mothers home In Philadelphia last
Friday In a high powered motor car.
He was given a three- day furlough
to attend to important business mat
ters, and was accompanied by non
commissioned army officers. Secre
tary Baker states that the wealthy
prisoner was allowed to return home
to look after a large sum of money
he had secreted In a place known only "
to himself.
A race riot in Fayettevllle Thurs
day resulted In the death of Deputy
Sheriffs Butler and Moore and tba
burning of three negro . dwellings.
George Hobbs, who Is charged with -'
shooting the officers when they ap- '
proached a house in which he and
several other negroes were hidden Is
being pursued. The troublo started .
when Hobb s daughter had an alter
cation with a white girl at a mill :
and was arrested. The father be- .
came enraged and created a disturb-
ance throughout the day. The sit- '
uatlon Is reported to be well in hand -
and officers do not fear mora trouble.
President Carratua. who fled from
Mexico City May sixth, and who took ,
flight Into the mountains of Puebla, ,
was killed at one o'clock Thursday .
morning according to official an- .
nouncement. His companions, tne
names of whom are unknown were )
also killed. General Rodolpho Herrera
directed the attack which resulted In !
the death of the fugitive president -i
and his followers. The Mexican cong-
res has been called Into extra sea-
slon for May 24 to appoint a succes- - -
sor for Carranza. It Is not known
what effect this will have on the rev
olution now In progress.
In Disproof of Admiral Sims' Charges.
(From The New York World.)
Aside from questions of propriety
affecting an officer in the service. Ad
miral Sims, In his attack upon the
conduct ot the American navy in the
great war, has failed to sustain his
case.
On the handling and condition of
the fleets, the testimony of men in
command, like Admirals Mayo and
Rodman, Is conclusive. On the wider
Issues of war strategy, Admiral Ben- -son't
word Is weightier than that of.
any man whose duties confined him
to the partial view ot a limited field. f
From the testimony of such unim t
peachable witnesses, impartial history
must decide that, within the Hints set .
by Congress In Its appropriations, the -
now was ready for the war. i
The proof Is what It did in the j
war. As Secretary Daniels says in t
Just Indignation, no British Admiral t
would '"admit that th American
avy was responsible for the pro-
ion tat Ion of the war for four months :
nd th, unnecssary loss of five hun- ;
dred thousand lives." Its convoying i
nearly two million soldiers to
France without the loss of or." life
wr.s a i':a;:niflcc t feat of vigilance .;
nd dash. The North Sea barraCP, 4
conception pinvly American, large- .,
y Anicrien-i n'0 In Its execution, was
conspicuous triumph of organized '!
skill.
The rllnia'- rf Admiral Sims' lndls-
rret'on was his quotation of Admiral ?
Benon's cautionary words, spoken In
confidence, on the eve of his depart-
re for London. This admits of no
excuse or palliation. Only In less de- '
ree Is his entire broadside aimed at
Is fellow-officers In the navy, who '
dlvocted lt activities with zeal and '.
kill and sdrlng. He has not shown ;
nroofs. Criticisms that might hare
been constructive are discredited bjf
the tone and' temper of a sweeping
Indictment that Is not sustained by '
the evidence. .
1 - Turning Them Down.
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