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i T V t THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT" "TOE UNION COUNT f PAPER EVERYBODY NEEDS IT" he Monroe Jour PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY VOLUME 26. No. 58. MONROE, N. C FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1920. $2.00 PER YEAR CASH CHARGING ABDUCTION, FATHER GETS DAMAGES Holme Hrother. Who Akletl SIUn Little in kiupemetit, Assessed ;!73 Doing of Court. CANNING HIS SPEECH A runaway marriage, a mother pleading wan her 16-year old daugh ter not to leave home, a chase by an irate father, and a physical encounter between the father and the bride groom, were some of thj high soots in the Little vs. Holmes ca.se, which ended late Wednesday afternoon with a verdict of $275 lor the plaintiff. Aliduction was charged auainst the Holmes brothers, M. C. aud Baxter Holmes, who agisted the 16-year-old daughter of Air. J. M. Little of Marshville township, in eloping with Mr. Henry Griffin, on Jan. 14. 1919. (Mr. and Mrs. Grifftn. who have been living in Florida wince their marriage, were witnesses in the case. Mrs. Griffin is an attractive young lady, and to the casual observer It ap peared that she had won for the de fendants in the case the sympathy of the court spectators. The plaintiff was slicing to recover J5.000 dama ges, and although the sum of only $275 was allowed, the verdict occa sioned some surprise. The plaintiff contended that at the time of the elopement he as living nt Mu.'shville for the purpose of keeping his daughter. Miss Gertrude Little, in school. She was only six teen years of age. "without knowl edge,'" m the defense claimed, "or ex perience of the world, living with and being rare for by the plaintiff." On Jan. 14. the two defendants. Messrs. M. C. and Iiaxter Holmes, came to the plaintiffs home in an automobile. and abducted, so the plaintiff main tained. Miss Gertrude, while the limit her heseerhed that her daughter tie not curled away. The defendants, so the court was told, falsely repre sented to the young girl's mother that they were merely taking her to Mon roe tn (1I some Kl'niinliii nnil (ho they w mid bring her back that even ing, i ne r-iotner, it was testified, begged the yoinifc men not to take her daughter away. lit th-lr rebnttal. the Holmes hmtti. j ers declared that they went to Mr. Klines inline lor nis nuugnter. Miss Gertrude, at the renuesl nf Mr ttuni-v ' Griffin, and Miss Little: that Mrs. Llt- I tie did try to get Iter daughter not to take trie trip, but that her daughter rAItl I Art f hat oh a tirna I I been treated like a do long enough." Thft nl a 1)1 1 iff the Hufanu J did request that her daughter not be taken away, but did not order them 'not to do so. I Previous to eolne tn th I. Into I home, the Holmes brothers said that tney had agreed with Henry Griffin to make a trip to Chesterfield. S. C. Af ter Miss Little got in the car, Mr. Griffin was picked up further down the road, and the party Journeyed to Chesterfield. When Mr. Little crrlved home, he B 'old of Ma daughter's leaving. (J He set out ininie'lintelv for the South v rf"-...... I : , ... ., , -'ii'iiiij umii, uiTivini: mere snnrtiy after his daughter and h.T respect ive hnsbiiid. Finding his daughter, the plaintiff, instead of attempting to fake his daughter In charge, drew a knife, according to the defendants, on Henry Griffin. It was then that he was struck by Griffin. The plain tiff, in turn, knocked Grirfin down with a rhnlr. Griffin, on getting up, knocked Mr. Little in the head with n poker, which he mannced to find, and then with his bride-to-be Ml for Che. raw, where they were married. Kid lowing the ceremony, they went to Florida, where they lnve since been residing. The Jury In this case was composed of the following: Messrs. Harvey Runcorn. A. M. Ilancnm, S. II. Martin. H. A. Helms. It V. Lnrkhnrt. W. M. Sell. J. D. Ashrrnft, L. C. Polk. K. L Ma v. L. L. Moore, Kills Griffin and H. H. Rollins. Haigler Takes X-iri-Siilf. Henry Hairier of Goose Creek took a non-suit In his case nra1!!"! Clifford Fowler, sheriff elect, and others. The plaintiff was sekt:ig to recover dam ages for Injuries he mstained when shot by n member of a still-raiding party. Haigl-'r was tax d with lite costs. Half Itlghl, Anyway In the case of J. I) Brooks vs. W. M. Matthews, Judge McKlroy, In his charge to th Jury, stated that there were two Issues, as follows: (11 Is the plaintiff Indebted to the defenl nndt; and (2) Is the defendant In debted to the plaintiff. To both or these questions, the Jury replied: "Nothing." Judge McKlroy smiled in a congratulatory way, and Mr. Frtnk Arm field, who appeared for one of the parties to the suit, laughingly re marked that the Jury was at least half right. Mr. Brooks was suelng Mr. Matthews, who Is a lieutenant In the Charlotte fire department, for i damages alleged to have been the nut- 0 prowth of an automobile trade. Evl- 1 denre brought out the fact that both U ran were second-hand, and on the -way to the Junk pile at the time or the trade, both plaintiff and defend ant testifying that they were forced to spend money to get their cars in good running condition. Courts of Old. For the first time In several years. Sheriff John Grirflth acted as orflcer of the court the other day. He usu ally prerers to allot this duty to one f or his deputies. The sheriff seemed N . . t.1- 1- 0 tase a real pleasure in inn wum, and was solicitous of the attendants s of old. In one case a Juror was reeded. "Cnll out a man," Judge Mc Klroy ordered the sheriff. Knowing (Km trL Li'rr. : .:. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic nominee for vice-president, making a campaign speech for a phonograph record. MISTREATMENT ALLEGED BY DISABLED SOLDIERS Forty-to Tubercular F.x - Service Men Petition oeiiinr for le t ter t'ouilitimio nt Sanatorium I'nion county folks, the sheriff felt that the very man he summoned ui i.u lit not be in a position in sit on a Jury for a lew days, so he quietly walked among those present until lie found a man who had t he time to spare. His choice was accepted by both sides. In discussing court Judges, the Sheriff grew reminiscent the oihr day. "Judge Cook," he remarked, "was n holy terror to the lawyers and the officers of the court. At one term here he was especially grouchy. He lambasted nie right and left, nor did he show any mercy to the lawyers. The late Ney McNeeley, and John J. Parker, both bright young men, who had Just started practicing, were ap pearing for a man who had been convicted and sentenced to the peni tentiary Tor some offense. John arose to implore Judge Cook to reduce the sentence. 'I'm not going to do it,' said the Judge, 'so you might as well alt down.' Then Ney bobbed up. "Sit down, shouted Judge Cook, who was now mad ns a hornet. 'You haven't got any more sense than John Par ker! - Stewart Acting An Clerk The efficient clerk of the court. Mr. R. V. Lemniond, having been called lo Charlotte by the death of his broth er, Mr. J. E. Stewart, deputy clerk, has been acting in his place the past few days. Mr. Stewart is no novice at the court house game, having served for years as Register of Deeds and chairman of the county board of commissioners. ' .Many Cum of Interest Several cases of Interest, ant oth ers involving large amounts. a;e or the culenlrr fcr this two-weeks t rm. In point of in' rest, the rase of Sh'te vs. Sliute is probably the most Im portant. This action Is a revival o the old ginn::i : cases (hat appearc in the co irts : veral years ago. and the ilalitifr. Mr. J. E. Sliute. is seeking to gt I15.0U0 from the de fendant, Mr. J It. Shr.te. Feb Helms also has : case on the docket .against Al Trull, who Inflicted several knife wounds on him a few months ago. A fcore or im re actions against th Seaboard will likely heard, among i hem being Benton v. Seaboard, this helps a suit to rec wr dam ate for jllie r.eaih of Mr. Wilev IJeiiton. son of the plaintiff. Ml. IJern.irtl Davis, on cx-Koldir. who w.ms wounded and sa.sed In Trunce, will attempt to se cure SlS.ono damages from Tyler JV jivmlip. an Anson county citizen, at whose saw mill the plalntirr receiven broken leg which has incanacitatpd htm from working for several months. R-d-eccs Bell Crump, widow of th man who was electrocuted at Sike' shop about n year ago. has a suit :imint the Sikes Co. and the city of Monroe. XKW H.-U-KM MAN CAI'tiHT WITH ylANTITV "I'lMMY" J. .lli (riflin Hound Over to Su perior Court on Clmige of ItliH'k niling. J. Kills Griffin, of New Sulem town ship, Is out under a five hundred-dollar bond for his appearance at the next, term of federal court on a charge of blockading. Al his pre liminary hearing, which was held be fore Esq. M. L. Flow the other day. officers testified to the finding of two barrels of peach "pummles" con cealed In brush near Griffin's home, and to the seizure of several bushels of fruit on his wagon; which, they said, he was taking to a neighbor's home to have ground. His horse, mule and wagon were also seized. Officers told of finding where Grif fin had dumped tltlrty bushels of rot ten apples and peaches Into Charlie Mills' hog pen. In his smoke house, several Jugs, one of which contained a small quantity of brandy, were also discovered. The revenue men lay out all night to catch their man. It Is said. About nine o'clock on the night previous to his capture, Grirfin drove into the yard of his home with a load or fruit, which he had purchased from a neighbor. This was the fruit he was found In the act of carrying to his neighbor's to be ground the next morning. His still, it he had one, was not found. Rorn Sunday to Hev. and Mrs. Zeb Caudle, a son. According to a letter this paper has received, if a d babied soldier re ceiving treatment for tuberculcs.s at the state sanatorium make a com plaint to the officials In charge of (he institution, he is told that "trains pass the sanatorium, and there are no strings tied to him." The original of this letter, which was mailed to Governor Birkett on June 16:h, v. as signed by forty-two ex-service men patients at the hospital. Governor Birkett was appealed to in an effort to secure what the ex service men term unsanitary condi tions remedied. A Charlotte man, who Is a responsible person, haa in formed interested parties that no ef ford had been made to clean-up the place when he left there about two weeks ago. This letter reads, as follows: "We, as disabled soldiers, believe that we are not getting the proper treatment for tuberculosis, and here by appeal to you on behalf of all dis abled men at this institution. Kvery x-service man that has been sent to this Institution is, and has been dis satisfied, and we hope that you will take the necessary steps to remedy the existing conditions. "This is the most unsanitary place that rlvilized people , ever lived in. especially sick ptojile. Flies are here in swarms, because the screens and doors are not properly fixed. They are extremely annoying during the rest hour in the afternoon, making rest impossible; and at night the mos quitoes and bed-bugs keep us awake. The dinning room literally swarms with flies all the time, no effort be ing made to rid the dinning hall of them. Every article of rood Is first sampled by them, and then we get it. It Is no unromtiion sight to see rout manure on the front porch of the dining hall. "The dishes are positively filthy, and at every meal we get some dishes that by scraping the edues off we find the remains or the previous meal, such as coffee rims on the cups, and dried grease on the plates, far Trom being appetizing; and , we might add. sickenlne. "The rood Itself consists mostly or canned vegetables and eggs. One morning the breakfast consisted or cereal, coffee, cheese, prunes, ann cold bread. We frequently get sncn menls that are not only unappetizing. but often not properly cooked, such as spoiled fish, and pork with an odor to it that is sickening, lo cite an example of unsanitary food, one nf the farmers killed a nog ail" brought It to the sanatorium, and deposited It at the hack door of the itchen. It lay there all day. covered 1th flies. The farmer stands ready in swear to the above statement. "One of the doctors has from twenty-five to fifty Alrdale dogs on the lace all the time, and their barns and howls serlouslv cllsturn our resi int nichl. Repeated efforts have been aiinnt hptter conditions b" npi.""g o the staff, and thev have on ('afferent occasions promised us better food and service, but on Hie enntrarv. conditions have grown suddenly wow. and we nre appealing to von as th last resort. "The attitude towards the patient" i,v the mnff. is to sav the least, con temntihle. When a inst complaint U ninde to the office hv a patient. he Is Informed that trains pass the senatorliim. and there are no strui!. tied lo him, "We. as North Carolinians, properly owners, as disabled men. and ns 'tax-pavers, feel that this in stitution Is n disgrace to the state of North Cnroliim: a blot on her nap Ihnt should either be remedied or el'mlnnted. and we fee that you will tak the necessary steps towards but ler conditions here and make the place fit for tubrcular women and children tint may have to take treat ment here." S. Wallace Howell, and ex-service man of Charlotte, who signed the eriEinal letter, told Major R. H. Hinde, a representative of the war risk bureau or Washington, that these same conditions pevalled at the hos pital when he left a few weeks am. Mlor Hlnde, discussing this matter with Mr. Manning, the field scent of the United States vocational training board, was told that working In and rnimd Concord among the soldiers, he had found a number of men who had made the same complaint to him. snd stated that thev would not re turn to the sanstorium under any circumstances, that if the govern ment could not provide them with proper hosnltal treatment, thev pre ferred to take their chances at home. reihyteHBn Church Xotcs. "O come let us worship, let us bow down let us kneel before the Lord our Maker." 10 A. M. Sundav srBool. W. A. Henderson. Superintendent. 11 A. M. Worshln and sermon. The third sermon on the "New Heavens and the New Earth." Topic "When shsll these things he?" and "Who shall Inherit them?" A cordial Invitation Is extended to all. Reporter. Central Methodist Church. Rev. Jno. W. Moore, pastor. 3ndav school, 10. a. i., conducted by Prof. R. W. Allen. Preaching at 11 o'clock by Rev. Caleb W. Hoy In. Let all members be pr-.enl and the public Is Invited. COTTON NOW SELLING FAR BELOW ITS COST American Cotton Adulation vue Statement on the Mu'Let Out look for .Next Fall. "Telpf:i m lifiiirimr Inlrh hmiriiitiar- ters of the Amercan cotton Associa tion trout every section of the soutn plainly lemoutrute nie tact tliar it I fullv ,--,l..l t,t- ttt., ..rnltiir .1 and commercial interests of the South that they are feeling the most serious conditions that have con fronted the South since 1914; that regardless of the enormous demand Inn Tnv Anltnii n , A lh. i n un f fin i.,n f supply, cotton is selling to-day at a price tar below tne cost or prouue linn." suvs a statement issued bv the American cotton association. "The mills In England and a large portion or America." the statement continues, ' have gene on one-third time, regardi'-s of the record-breaking period of prosperity which they tinva Insi D-isseii through and un heard-of earnings made. "The markets or cental Kuope. not withstanding their pressing needs ror low-grade cotton, are unable to ob tain same. . Cotton States Organized. The fniirteen cotton - liroilllfillC states are organized and united as II Alt At lu.i'.wa nii.l lire determined to litht to the last ditch ror a square deal. I'nder no conditions will they sacrifice their cotton crop and uiv determined not to permit a repetition of tho crime of r.m. u is pie nared to ill rend ilself to-day. Col- ton will im into the warehouses and the lands will be entirely plun'ed in food croi.s this tall ana neM s-itius;. n ,wu-..c. , ii in iln i Ins to meveiil l he commercial' murder which is b.-ing at tempted. in vtf.tiniK.i iii the urgent requests referred to from every section of the cotton lull, n c;U has been issnei' by president Wannauiaker of the American cotton association for a convent inn of the national boar J of .directors, finance and executive com ',uiou nnil members of the asso ciation, to be held In Montgomery. Alabsnia. September 1st. -nu mm -j rnH ii,a imriine nf recommend ing a minimum price for cotton and cotton-seed, ana or iornung iun ..!., , fnimmliFn in everv section or tYery county and parish In the cotton-producing states lor planting the largest acreage In small grain this fall and food and feed crops next springs, ever planted in tne nis torv of the South, It being decided m... ,i.ia mum sifter investi- III IU11UW linn gation as to the needs of the world for food and reed crops. .., ,.,t nf the enormous shortage of labor in the South this will enable the cultivation oi u-i-crops to advantage as they require far less labor and experience In cul tivation and do not emnrace me hazardous risk in production that cotton does. ' nft-nrlK W 1 be lUlt illtO force that will assure the absolute i ik Urvptt reduction in cepauiiv ui cotton acreage for 1921 ever made in the South. -....;....! nuance committee l ne iiiii umiui ' . , , .wiu m- n r McLeod. or (11 W llll 11 ' ' ' i. I. i....ioi,.., s r is chairman, with ...I.... r.nm pvpvv rotton- producing states In the union, will net with the national executive com mlitee on September 1st and l-rer"; detailed report to be submitted to national board of directors when iVU board convenes on September Pixlilc.l into Departments. On account oi the tnormou-: in-,.v..-ims in f..e scope of the work ol tn.' American cotton Assoeiat ici- ' .' imi(1 of direc.ors will subdivide .t ... ...lenmtize the work into vai ion- ... -partmenl. electing one of the mo ' imminent and successful bitu men of the South as vice-president a i general nunag-r. They will a so ,!.cf 'experts to head the various de .unen.s. each with a full workign fiiire, o ns to absolutely assure the fict that tho American cotton asso d.'iion will become a powerlu am ., . .... i.. Via amiriilliiral potential iarnn -. . and commercial life of the Miulh a 1 asuire the placing oi me ............ and marketing of the American cor o ncrop upon nil ftk-lent and eco aomlcal business basis. The report or the special con i .,tee on co-operative marketing will he given special consideration a this convention and plans will be put n o ,fect and force to n-sure the u it for... adoption of the cn-openi-ive plan for handling and mark. ' nirnnirhont the entne ::;o.; be.;: .h-h.. tie handling and marse.... v. American cotton crop upon a s irictly eftlclent Rnd economical '"'.nP" hasis; the erection of sufficient wa e houses in each and every count) -an. parish to warehouse the cotton pro duced therein, the cotton moving from gin house to the warehouse and the sale only being m" .h H minimum price recommended by the merlrin cotton association has been reached thus assuring the producer a profitable price for his cotton, based uuon supply and demand and the cost of production. , "A special committee of the lead ing representatives rrom everv cot-lon-nroducing state will be anointed for the purpose or holding conference with the federal re-erve hank'ne of ficials and also leading financial Mitutlons eo as to absolutely si-urine securing of t" e-vW on cT nMiM1 fennelnt mngementS tO .-.in iv. nnuiiinnn tn market and warehouse their cotton, stretrh'ng the sale of same over a full twelve months period and only selling when the minimum price named by the American cotton association has been reached. Miwt Costly Crop. "The committee on the cost or pro duction reports that, even with ideal harvesting weather, this will be by far the most cosily crop ever pro duced. Prices being now quoted on i he exchanges are fjr below the cost or production. "It will al.-o be recommended that low grade cotton be not harvested but be permitted to remain in the field Tor fertilizing purposes and for the purpose of feeding cattle. Thi recommendation will receive n;o. careful consideration of the conien- lion and definite plans will be forme'; as to the best course to pursue, so as to assure the absolute certainty of all low-grade cotton. "The South is thoroughly organiz ed. It is aroused as never before. It realizes that, regardless of the' f.ict that the manufacturers world wide have made enormous earnings.! and r r.irdless of the fact that therT is a trut shortage of raw co'.to:! the South Is facing a crucial period in its commercial lire and that there is a concerted effort to beat dow.i the price of cotton. "Telegrams and letters are being received showing that the convention will be largely attended. As a re sult of the thorough organization of the American cotton association there is no question but that plan-! formed at this ''(invention will be put into ( ffect and force, without variation, in every section of the cotton bell. I'uce lratic Reduction. "We are face to face wiih t!i ab solute certainty of the greatest acre age In food and feed crops this fall and the coining spring ever planted in the South anil the most drastic reduction in cotton ncn-age in the last fifty years. The yield from the coming crop will be far below the latest indicated yield. Marked ie. 'erinnillon N setting In throughout 'he length and breadth of the cot ton bell. The low grade will be left in' the field for cattle and for com post, so that we nre absolutely cer tain of not only another short crop, bin the shortest crop produced In the last six years. "Through these and other means which are certain to be adopted the Intended commercial murder of the South will be prevented, the crime of 1914 will not be repeated and the life or the South will be saved. 1921 will mark the shortest crop produced In the last quarter of a century." RAYMOND WALTERS, LOST fOR 15 YEARS, IS FOUND Mr. 51. A. Walters lUveiten Card Frtun Hi Sou l.iii.iiWeil V era t nu, .Mexico. Huiid.vJi ot people in tMs section rejoice w:t!i vli. and Mrs. M. A. Walters, of Buford township, in the hinting n liieir long lost sou. Mr. J. Raymond Wallers, who disappeared over iilu-eii years ago. A card re ceived from him the other day, which, was postmarked Vera Cruz. Mexico, was the first word received from him during this time. Mr. Walteis iost no time id wiring his sou to coiue home at once for a visit. It was twenty-nine years ago when Mr. Wal ters left for Alabama, where he stayed a few years, then j;oing u the tar west. Later lie went to Mexico, then to Central and South America. When the Spanish-American war broke out in ls:8, he was in Spain. A few years after the close of this ar, .w.. tirfnei-s stopped writing. and nothing had been heard or hiiu until a few days ago. His letter was brier, merely stating that he was ia good health. Mr. A. M. Stack, on his first trip abroad, made enquiries for Mr. Walters, at the request of his father, but learned very little con cerning his movements from the Anierieuu t.':. ,'iates in the foreign countries. i;e father and th'j broth ers of Mr. Walters had given hlra up for ilea,!, but Mrs. Wallers has persisted for y.ars in the belief that tier son was l.vi 'g. She Is no doubt the happiest v.cmun in the county siuce receiving news of her son. VAXCK Ai;M, .VTIK THIS COI M V, KII.I.I H BY TRAIN I.IXilOX CONVENTION TO HE HELD AT WIL5II XtiTOX Monroe Man to I'.-eslde Over Second Annual Session of Kx-Servlcs Men of State. Raleigh. August 26. The Ameri can Legion, Department of North Carolina, consisting of 112 posts anil six thousand ex-service men, will hold its second annual state convent ion in Wilmington, September 3rd-4th. The first session of the meet ins presided over by Department Com mander John Beasley, of Monroe, will be held at one o'clock In the after noon, Friday, at which time the con vention will appoint the various com mittees ami register the delegates. The addresses on the first day of the session will be by R. O. Chnlniely Jones, director oi bureau of war risk insurance, Washington. D. C, and C (i. Schultz. director of vocational training, Atlanta. Ga. Saturday's session will begin -u nine thirty In morning. Al th'. ineeling an election of officers for the coining year and delegates to the n.'iional convention t'.t Clevel-md. O. will be held: also a place will be (.led on as to where the third ;;il- i ",e:'i convention win meet. Tl.e department desires every l'o.;t of the legion in North Carolina t-i be r-'presented b.v delegates lis questions of importance will be de cided r.iion nt this convention. Senbiianl Train l.eailng Charlotte YcMt'tiluy stiiK k Hii Car mi Hox elle Kerry Komi. (From the Charlotte Observer.) . Struck by a Seaboard train, Vance Arant. manager ot ilie Arant Belting company here, was Instantly killed yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock at the crossing on the Itozzelle ferry road, near the Wizard automobile plant. Mr. Arant. it was reported, was coming toward the city from Gasto n ia where he had been on business when the Ford roadster which he was driving was hit by Seaboard train No. 31, due to leave Charlotte at 3:36 o'clock In the afternoon for Ruther fordton. Just how the accident oc curred could not be learned, but it Is presumed that the tall brush on the right hand side of the road obstruct ed the view of Mr. Arant who drove the car directly In front of the ap proaching passenger train. Conduc tor r.utler Carson and Engineer S. B. Wlnslow were In charg'i of the train and they found the man dead when i he train was stopped. The body was taken to Mount Holly on the train which caused his death and was later transferred to a Charlotte-bound train that brought the body here, ar riving about 6 o'clock. .Reports from Hiny's undertaking establishment, where the bodv was taken, stated last night that the body was horribly mangled, with the skull crushed in and the legs and arms broken. Police officers, who viewed the body on arrival here, recognized the dead man as Vance Arant. The identity was not established until the body was brought here, as Mr. Arant was alone when struck. It waa said. Mr. Arant has lived ill Charlotte for several years, serving as head of the Arant Helling company, with of fices on East Trade street. He was 42 vears of ace and unmarried and 'is survived by his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Rause Arant of Inion county. Three brothers and four .sister.? also survive. The brothers are J. L. Arant of Charlotte, T. R. Arant or Mint Hill. J- R- Arant (.f Pagel.ind. S. C. The sisters are Among them the maifr of electing ;Mr)1 ,j, l( iigan of Charlotte. Mrs. a whole time department adjutant i., v Mrviiv of Railln. Mis. H. M. and a Una nee officer al a salary that will justify a Minn to .i vote his e:i ire lime lo the work of the A m can Legion of this state, the pub lishing of a semi-monthly magazine b.v the North Carolina department, ihe Fordney extra compensation hi" which is expected to come up in l IV t session o? Congress. universV military training, education a:i' goo I roads. Dr. K. C. Itrnoks. state superin tendent of public instruction has ac cepted an Invitation to address '1" convention on Saturday. September lib. National Commander Franklin D'Oliver or Philadelphia, aud Hon. James H. Ton of Raleigh, have ."' been invited to speak at the slate meeting of ex-servlre men. The present officers of Ihe Nor ' Carolina Department of the lean Legion are: John ReaMey, Com mander. Monroe, N. C: Walter Clark. Jr.. vice commander. Charlotte, N. ' Cale K. Rurgess. acting adiutant and finance nrfleer, Raleigh, N. C; Dan iel W. Terry, publicity officer, Ral eigh, N. C. and F. O. Clarkson, his torian. Charlotte. N. C. Murrlnge of .Mr. (ilenn anil Miss Helm Mr. P. E. Olenn, son of Mr. and Mrs. a. M. Glenn, and Miss Lea Mae Htlins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Helm, both of Waxhaw, were Married Wednesday evening at the home of the bride. A large number of friends were present. The cere mony was performed by Rev. Y. T. Shehane of Wlngate. After the cer emony, the guests were served sup per. The young couple will make their home near Waxhaw. Parker of Cniou county, and Mrs.'B. N. Hall of Camden. S. C. Last night funeral arrangements were not completed, but it is thought the service will he held today. El FCTKIC SHOCK C.U'SF FALL, MX'K IS KKOKKN C. W. Tiller, of (ircenville, Is Killed Accidentally While nt Work. Greenville, S. C, August 26. A fall resulting rrom an electric shock caused the instant death of Claude W, Tiller, age thirty, electrician, of Poinsett mills early this morning. A coroners jury in the afternoon re turned a verdict to the effect that the elect .iclan e.vie to his death by ncciibnt. Mr. Tiller was engaged In drilling a hole near the celling In the spin ning room wl'h an electric breast drill while i-iandlng on a Hen ladder. In taking hold of a pipe with one hand and holding the drill with the other hand a current passed through his body. It was of such strength lhat he was unable to free his hold from the drill and pipe. He called for help and a co-worker In the plant ran to his assistance and suc ceeded In breaking the wire connec tion. When the current was broken and the electrician had been freed from his perilous position, he was unable to gain his equilibrium on the ladder, and he plunged head fore most to the floor, his neck being broken In the fall. Life was extinct when aid reached him. Who nerves his country well has no need of ancestors. Voltaire.
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