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-THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT" -Tlir. UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY N;f 'DS IT he Monroe Journai PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK - TUESDAY AND FRIDAY VOL, 27. No. 9. MONROE, N. G, TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1921. $2.00 PER YEAR CASH LIMERICK INCREASES THE HUNTING SEASON 45 DAYS Hill Makes It a .MiMl;iinMinr l'r Out to Hum During Year Kxccpl lil iKteuilier and Januaiy. Rev. E. C. Snyder Elected County Superintendent of Public Welfare I Ol;TV4.l U SI II I. . MH'MI NKAU WATSON Mli l'.ll F IS thk .amf. waldln hunting xnsun in Kev. II. C. Snyder, well known Baptist minister, was yesterday l.-t-t-.l county supcrmtendei.t of public welfare Hi su.cecd Mr. K. II. Wolfe, teigned, by the county commission er and the member- of tin- county Union I board of education. On assuming his ollire today, Kev. i-m!iiti- liv let? iln live cll.ll-t.tlent. ItUS l.. n increased from n'teeu to sixty ( .vc. .-Mijuer issueu u.iiii.s il:t- .. and the sheriff ha been ma i intatemi tit: ex-oihcio game wai.t.i.. Represent... "Having been appoint, d Miperin ':ivv Frank Limerick I? the author or . t.-ndent of public welfare and rliu-r ti.-i.-n i.i. h r..,..u u inii.nis- I school attendance olfieer for I nion "The' general assembly of North 'comity, I desire to come in contact ('."uliiia do enact' iwim every one w no may oe in ueeu i S.-ctioti 1. That it shall be a mis- ,ai """ '- fMi.u.iy ...., .r i, i with l'iiiw r to' I like to tee every child in the coun ty, wnere mere is a possiouuy 01 ren- with fire-arms, any game what sim ver between the first day of Fcb ruaty and the first day of December in each year in Union county, and the months of December and February (Mail be the "open season" lor hunt ing. "Sec. 2. That the theiilT of Union county is hereby made cx-officio county came warden, and it shall be his duty to diligently enforce the game laws of the county as fully as all other laws, and for the purpose thereto he shall have the rights, ob ligations and powers set forth in sec tions tw-o thousand eighty-two, two ihousand eighty-three, two thousand eighty-four, two thousand eighty-five Hi:d two thousand eighty-six of the consolidated statutes. "Sec. 3. All laws and clauses of laws in con Miit with this act are hereby repealed. "Sec. 4. This act shall be In force frjm and after its ratification." Av.KK.FS WITH H MlF.IlM UK THAT UK'S NO PHF.ACHI 11 dering help where strength might be restored. I shall keep constantly in touch with every organization and Individual which might be in a posi tion to render assistance free of charge or at a minimum cost. "Also I should like to aid any and every orphan child in the county to hnd a suitable home either in private homes or in orphanages where an equal opportunity might be given for training and development. 1 would appreciate the full and sympathetic co-operation of every person in Un ion county who may be interested in lending a helping hand to the less fortunate ones. I shall deem it a fa vor if anyone will call my attention to p. ople who may need assistance. "As chief attendance ollli-er to en force the compulsory attendance law. 1 shall eudeavor t carry out the spir it c;f the law, which is to m-etire the attendance ol every child between the at'-b of S and 14 years for the entire school year. It is not in the juris diction of teachers to excuse children for non-attendance for any reason w hatsoever except for providential causes. 1 have at my office in the court house cards which a child may secure that will excuse them to re main out of school temporarily to aid on the farm or home in case of dire necessity. It is not necessary for any girt to remain out of school to work on the farm before the close of school, it makes no difference what her age is. Girls are not needed un til chopping cotton time. Also it ran hardly be said that boys below- H are needed very badly till the last of April or first of May. In case you think it is necessary to have your child's assistance to help on the farm, don't ask the teacher to excuse him. I shall hi- glad to hear all such cases and give worker's permits in cases where the demand is so great. The first and great considera tion is for the welfare and opportu nity of the child." , FIGHT HKTWF.F.X FOWLKIt AM) FAUST OVKU I'AVIXG ! l.tM'AL LKGIOX lOST WILL HAVK KOOMS OVKK NASH'S former Mayor Resented OpMsltlou to Paving That I'urt of Church Street on Which He Lives. This and the Minstrel Show I Chief i Topic Among Union Colin- , , ty Veterans. A verbal battle, which afterwards! I ... .J n Avnl.n.w.A klntva I U.eeu, County Superintendent "n(1jt0ok place between former Mayor J.' Miss Mabel Cooper C'hann Their Marshville Audience, W. Fowler and Mr. E. G. Faust at last night's session of the city board of aldermen. The tilt was an out- . . 1 1 . at u ri... ..... n ulnn wsuvme. .uarw. ' growth of Mr. Faust a opposition to of the community singing in the..,. ., ,. ....... -hnol anrfitnr liim on Thursday eve- . " ' niug was a red letter night in the aanals of Marshvllle. It was not ouly ing. Mr. Fowler was endeavoring to persuade the aldermen to pave that part of Church street which passes by hia home, but Mr. Faust, who lives In another part of town, made a Musing, but also a speaking, and the theme of the hour was com munity betterment. The recently or- . . l... ..w ... Ka ganuca community c" strenuous objetclons. Mr. Fowler re- people toge her 'or thU meeting, and u,la(cd b hat Mr KaU8t haJ tne auditorium was ,..,eu j nolhlng to do with his part of the paclty. Wss Eunice W atson pre. , nd d ,, or be, s.ded and Pke ner8l n'y block in the way ot progress. This lisb. She then introduced Mr. L. E. Hugglns who took for his subject the "What, Where, When" of a com munity, and developed interesting and original thoughts on the live community betterment. Ml9s Wat son next Introduced another twn.-of b(Jw N(J hnrm WM a, man. Mr. J. . l.een Mr. Oteen b()th Relltl,.m,,n have ..n,ado.u)i.. , seemed to anger Mr. Faust, who re plied in kind. The verbal battle, however, came to an end on a sharp reprimand Issued by Mayor Si'is. At the close of the meeting the two citizens met and renewed the I battle, which resulted in an exchange and .....i . -. , . i.l .1..... ".'ill p.t-u m-ineii iin.T- uiu.ie-uii, 11 nil had been given to understand that al. firmer' friend. th.. ..ver he was lo sustain his Joke-telling fon reputation on tliis cion and he, Mt,rmm dpri(lod to rxl,eUt, tore magnifu-ently to he tak- " I another $100,000 for stmt paving, kept the andl.i.ce roaring to. aoutJan(1 aUo canlvnnlU,A $10,.,00 ioawi'd l.-o minu-es, then said some eon.pletion of the Ellen Fitter- t:.i!.ts to the !sc!:o )l children as well ! , ,,',,,., . . l. :.! ...I It " IM.'.er CtU.eiin Uli til- mini Himself." This talk 1 v a solo, "Hack of Every ri!" i There's Sunshine" sung by Mrs. J.J,,.,,, S. Huirell. Then Miss Watson pre-, ' .. i i. ,.e I M ilted t'l'ol. lUiy r unuei dim n ui Mo, hoc for a few lemarks. We re marked in our Journal letter on one occasion that we were in doubt as to whether to write Prof, or l!ev. be- 1 1 n o that gentleman s name. ion A statement was read showing t int .1... ..-..1 I..Jnktn.ln ... ..r ... ... it..i UJ.cti wiinivu liiuvinrurra UI t V . IUII.I I Mon oe, less notes due f ir i:-. 1 104,832.77. Tlii; HAI'I'EMV.S AT WIMiATK II. nie I. lie:, is Winner in Joint he liiiie Itetueeii the Two Socletle.. WKigate, Marc't 7. The Wingatt si J. riiig the u he had been filling oa'nei uau te..iu again aeiaieu pulpits in the' preacher's absence, M;-isl.vilte, its n.iclent rival, Friday etc, so when he arose on this oc- ': ion. the score being 16-12. casion. he began his remarks by an Dlair, the star player for Marshvllle, e'liphatic. vehement, and iildicnant was out of the game for about five d nial of any claims to the title ot It- v. Well when we wrote that for ma statement we hadn't heard him minutes during the first half, liar sett, Wingate's best player, was out the entire game except for a few time. Now we fully agree . minutes in the last half. with him- he is no preacher. But I Miss Mary Bivens returned Satur we think that in a pinch he would day from a visit to Hamlet. liiaKe a creditable slump speaker. On There has been another teached Thvrsday evening he gave some facts added to the public school faculty lu onrernlng the Marshvllle school the past week. The school is pro wt ich drew rounds of applause from i Kii'ssing under the supervision or audience, one being that every I Prof. L. C. Griffin, of Ninety-Six, t a(her employed in the school holds ,S. C. .L . i ' , . .:... ...... Ka I li l:ie nignesi cciwneir luai i-ou be given a teacner. i onsequenu) me school ranks among the best in the state. Miss Mabel Cooper, rural super visor said a few words of apprecla ti.a of the school and community ui il the cKizens were glad Ot an op tc;tunity to see and hear her. At In beginning and conclusion of the , retrain old-fashioned songs were urn g by the audience led by Mrs. F. W. Ashcraft and the high school. Tli-se were especially enjoyed by. ev, ry one. At the conclusion of the Miss Bess Bogan left Saturday for Washington D. C. where she has a position. While there she will be with her sisters, Mrs. M. B. Sherrin and Miss Pauline Bogan. The debaters contest was held Sat urday night In the school auditorium. Mr. Bruce Liles, of the Philisophian society, was the winner and Mr. Charlie Helms, of the Gladstone so ciety was choRen substitute. Mrs. Hossie Moore of Marshvllle is visiting her daughter, "Mrs. K. C. Bivens. The Melvln Deese PobI of the American Legion has at last achieved something which they have been en deavoring to do for some time. They have engaged rooms over Mr. Nash'a store and will have comfortably fur nished headquarters where they ran have a aicial time and entertain their , out-of-town friends. The large hall at the back will be fitted up as an as sembly room and dance hall; the two front rooms as reception rooms. The Legion plana to turn over these rooms to the ladies auxiliary, but is now promised one day in each week so that the ladles ran entertain their own friends and hold their business meetings. It is planned to decorate the walla with pictures and trophies that will be Interesting to the mem 'bcrs and any persons willing to do nate anything for this purpose is re quested to notify Mr. T. O. McManus, the adjutant, who will thankfully re ceive the same. A writing room will be fitted up for the use of members and games, etc., purchased so that , there may be entertainment for all. On the 7th of April a minstrel en tertainment will be given under the direction of the same company that recently produced "Katcha-Koo." The title of the entertainment is "Hoop La.", and It is all that the title sug gests, and then some a scream from start to finish. An arrangement whereby each Post of the American Legion in the state will take care of the disabled sold iers In one particular ward of a hos pital, or private sanatarlum has been made by the executive committee and Mi Ivin peo-e Post No. 27, w ith its Lndies Auxiliary will he well to the front In thin good work. The Post now numbers one hundred members in good standing and more are com ing In each day. A drive will be put on shortly to get all men in who are eligible, and as there are some one thousand ex-service men in the coun ty quite a large membership Is ex pected. The Post, however, is going at this slowly as one hundred real members whose hearts are in the thing and who are really banded to gether "For Cod and Country" are worth five times the number who are In It In a half-hearted way. Messrs. Geo. S. Lee, James Morrow and Amos Stack have been appointed a special committee to solicit the tal ent needed for the minstrel show. Dr. S. A. Alexander is looking after the furnishing of the rooms and Mr. McManus, the adjutant, is proving himself to be one of the best in the state and Is keeping the membership advised of what the Post Is doing. The whole thing has taken on new life and the members are all doing good work. Ol (irer, lu Drive On ltl. k.ulei v. Make Soerl ArreM M tudi- ville Men 111 hi-key in liie'g). Sheriff Clifford Fowler apd Prohibition Officer S. P. Dry. a.s- sisti d by Chief Barnes O) it tin. of Marshville. and Mr.C.L.Gui- h dge, constable of Monroe town- ship; are rounding up blooknd- is this week. Yesterday they brought in Sam and Hoy Laney, a ot I.anes Creek township, and Capheus Mullis. of New Salem township all charged with il- licit manufacture of liquor; and this morning they captured a forty-gallon capacity still, in op- eration, at a place near Watson church,, but the operators escap- ed. Stills were found on the farms of Laney and Mullis sev- eral months ago. Chief Grirtiin also took into custody last Sat- day Luther and Clayton Nash, whom he found driving Into Marshvllle with a half gallon of liquor in their buggy. LONG TO COMPLY WITH MARRIAGE REGULATIONS llegister of Deed W ill Kequire Cer tificate of Health l-'rom All A plieantH For License to Marry SIXTEEN BALES COTION ;C. S. LEE, JR. CALLS CITY ARE DESTROYED BY FIRE : PRIMARY FOR AFR1L 16TH i i Mr. K. J. Sims One r J.ieksii'i. It.-st Among Tin- Meiiti.niel f or Mayor I-'M-Illlr Vlllleral !. I 1.. a t.. a- - - - - - , t "iiif-M .nr imiiMiiii. mill. S"l.iy. .. I.lincii.k Mild M.I Lie. l t I K JIMMY AND-IIU.L KliTTL WOM1A YoTKl;S Ml ST l.lit.lVTKR THK PENALTY FOU VIOLATIONS To secure a marriage license from Mr. M. C. Long, register of deeds, both parties must present affidavits from physician showing that they are free from tuberculosis and other in fectious diseases. This is in keeping with the recent act "to regulate issu ance of license to marry and provid ing for the physical examination of applicants, which was passed at the present session of the General As sembly, and which reads as follows: "The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: "Sec. 1. No license to marry shall be issued by the register of deeds of any county to a male applicant there for except upon the presentation by the said male applicant of a certifi cate executed within seven days from J the time of he presentation of said certincate to me register or deeds as hereinafter provided, showing the non-existence of any venereal disease, the non-existence of tuberculosis In the Infectious states, and that the applicant has not been adjudged by a court of competent Jurisdiction, an idiot, imbecile, or of unsound mind. No license shall be issued to any fe male applicant who shall not present a certificate showing he non-e.xit.t-ence of tuberculosis in the Infectious stages, and that she has not been ad judged by a court of competent Ju risdiction to be of unsound mind. "Sec. 2. Such certificate to be ex ecuted by any reputable physician li censed to practice medicine and sur gery in the state and who shall reside within the county in which said li cense to marry shall be applied for, by cerlilicate of the county health of ficer of such county, whose duty it : shall he to examine such applicant I and issue such certificates w ithout charge. I "Sec. 3. Any register of deeds who issues a licenae to marry without the presentation of the certificate herein I above provided for, or contrary to the I provisions of this art, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, aud upon convic tion shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars, or Imprisoned thir ty days, in the discretion of th" court, j "Sec. 4. Provided further, that j any physician who shall knowingly and wilfully make any false state jment In the certificate herein above prov ided for, shall be guilty of a mis demeanor, and, upon conviction, shall j be fined not less than two hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months. "Sec. 5. No laws now in force re lating to the issuance of licenses to marry shall be repealed or abridged by this act. except such as may be lu conflict herewith. "Sec. 6. All laws and clauses of laws In conflict with this act are here by repealed. "Sec. 7. This act shall be in force from and after Its ratification." HI SIXKSS MFA K M HIHS K CITY'S PAVIXtJ PIKMillAM There will be a play given in the ev.ntn- every one was enthusiastic high school auditorium Saturday ov.r the meeting and looking for- night. The title will be announced wad to the next one. It Is the pur- In the next issue of The Journal. t.om of the club to bring good speak- After the mid-term examination at 1 .... ' . U . . I,i .. V. .... I .na .. . . . I is here for every meeting, Desiues . " -uuui mum ui m- uuj ha. in other entertaining features. Mr. J. C. Austin is confined to bed with an attack of grip. He was taken ill while In Fayettevllle last week. Mrs. 11. C. Griffin is visiting her father in Statesvllle. Miss Llllle !".nlth returned Satur day from L.'clTiiond where she ha hern buying hats for the United Cash Store. Mr. Joe Baker Is confined to bed with grip. Miss Mabel Long has returned frnm a month's visit to Statesvllle, Hi-h Point, and Concord. Misses Eunice Watson. Louise Foy a"d Hachel Haynes spent Saturday In Charlotte shopping. Soon, nor, Hie rras will begin to prow agnl'i, bit don't let it be under your fli t. girls spent the week-end at their homes. Mrs. Nora Gathlngs, former ma tron of the girls' dormitory was in Wiugate last week. Mrs. Gathlngs has been up North during the winter. Mr. M. S. Humphrey, who has been sick for the past few days, is not improving. He has had three op erations on his head. Mrs. Brady Trull of Charlotte vis ited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Jerome Sunday. Cal Deese, colored, was tried In the courts of Esq. H. K. Helms, Sat urday, and fined five dollars for swinging the train. IVeslijtcriim Church. The regular mid-week service will be held in the Presbyterian church tomorrow evening at 7: SO o'clock. Be present if possible. Pastor. Nuinlier Lending CltieiiN I'rge Alder men to Pnieeeil with Several Pro jects Planned. The board of aldermen Is urged to proceed with Its paving project by a number of the city's leading business men. who not only signed a petition to this effect, but urged that Mayor Sikei be sent north, at the expense of the city, to secure funds for the fi nancing .of the work. The petition was signed by the following: Henderson-Snyder Co.. Fowler t Lee. Henderson Motor Co., Monroe Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Union County Warehouse Co., A. A. Serrest, Smith Lee Co.. Snyder Huntley Co.. Plyler, Funderburk k Co., Union Drug Co., Slkes Co., Secrest Motor Co., W. S. Blakeney, Monroe Insurance A In vestment Co., Monroe Hardware Co., Bearskin Cotton Mills, T. P. Dillon & Sons, Heath-Morrow Co., Bivens Bros., Vann Funderburk. W. .1. Budge Co.. Hoik Bros.. Ler r Haniilton-Liles Co.. S. B. Ha:.. .: i.n rr.n & Howie. Ellrd's D-S'.W.'-.c.it Store, and George L. Hart. A Populous Family. On the farm or Mr. It. T. Joyce, of Stokes county, the father of Mr. Gil mer Joyce of Monroe, there lives one of the most populous families in the country. Mr. and Mrs. Henry W11-, liams, are the parents, and they are j the father and mother of twenty-sev-' en children. This home Includes triplets and five sets of twins. Otis Skinner Hu Screened "kisinct" Otis Skinner, greatest of American character actors, makes his debut as a screen star in "Kismit," the smash ing hit of two continents, at the Strand Theatre on Thursday and Fri day. The picture, produced by Robertson-Cole as a super special was directed by Louis J. Gasnier and is one of the most artistic photo-plays ', ever presented to the public. - Carloads of good hides are twins sold for glue stock, a condition hat il ly everknown before in the hi.'.e market. Im-tead of heinc rnnv-vted i'lt;) tooil lender !!- Vble.i ale freed fiom l. i r. ri:t i'i' by machines like ;'!! . vhi;'h chop ensilaire and then ( divert! d into a gelatin from w hich moving-picture film Is made. Waxhaw. It. F. D. 1. March 7. The beuut'iful spring weather of the past few davs lias been instriinn nial in driving off some of the "b!ue;es3 " from among us. I think when work -els into lull swini: amongst the laii'iing population, and the interest necessarily attached? to preparation and seeding of our farm crops gets our minds drawn away from the evil imaginations of last year's losses, we will become more absorbed in future prospects and less grouchy about past disappointments aim will therefore yet in better attitude, and thereby ln l;i lo a very great extent the entire sit nation. i don't believe farmers, as a rule, however, are going to get In good enough humor to use any very gieat amount of high priced commercial fertilizers' this year, especial to make cotton with. The Progressive Farm er got out a fertilizer special on Feb. 19th and insisted that farmers come to the rescue of the fertilizer people and take their high priced stuff off their hands, and save them from the great loss they are about to suffer. One contributor who undertook to show that ther was a profit of 300 per cent in fertilizer at present prices, with cotton at fifteen cents, failed to tell us why everybody who used fertilizer six years ago when it was worth less than half of its pres ent price and cotton was worth more than it is now, didn't get rich. Another contributor, who wished to make clear the reasons why fer tilizer manufacturers could not cut prices this year, gave as the prime cause the fact that farmers still owed said manufacturers $150,000,000 on last year's fertilizer account and that this large carry over on the part of the manufacturers, made it necessary for them to get stiff prices again. These kind of stories make it a lit tle difficult to understand JtiBt what the writers are driving at. If there Is "300 per cent profit In fertilizer" to farmers who use It then surely the users ought to be able to pay that $150,000,000 on last year's ac count, and take the burden of carry ing it off the manufacturers. All of which goes to show that a great many people who are engaged in in structing farmers about their busi ness need themselves to be bored for the simples. "Uncle Jimmy" anil Hell Kettle" Several years ago, when the Uev. J. W. Little was fighting "hell ket tles" and distilleries In Waxhaw and Jackson townshrlp he said on several occasions that the stuff turned out by the "st Mb" and dispensed by the Waxhaw and Monroe dispensaries caused some of his neighbors and good friends ( when at themselves- to go down the public highways singing "no hell In Georgia." and that any thing that made pretty good citizens act in such manner as that was not fit to he dispensed to them, even if it diil a. Id something to the public school fund. We were made to recall this past history of our energetic booze hater recently in reading about the present Mate of affairs over in Georgia and wondered If the song would not have to he rhnnged a little if the dispen saries were reopened. I hardly think it would be appropriate for men to go down the road now singing "no hell in Georgia," for there seems to be plenty of It over there. The gas company who furnishes Atlanta citizens their cooking and limning material have succeeded In raising rates; the A. B. & A. railroad has rut the employees wages, and the people are holding mas' meetings to protest against such high-handwl prorcedure. The beneficiaries of the regime are pronouncing the complnin ers "bohsheviks" and the Georgian is calling the corporations attetnion to the fact that folks have a right to complain against robbery. Mr. Slum Severe Loss. About two o'clock Sunday morning fire was discovered in a building on the farm of Mr. K. J. Sims, In which was stored twenty bales of cotton be linglng to himself and two of his sons, Messrs. It. D. and Henry. There was also a nice lot of wheat and a large quantity of cotton seed, all of which was consumed, except about six bales of the cotton that were only partially burned. The or igin of the fire is not known. Mr. Sims Is one of Jackson township's best citizens, and a man who has no enemies, therefore incendiarism Is unthinkable. On Friday before the fire Mr. Sims had a bale of newly ginned cotton put In the house with his other cotton, and It's Just possi ble that a spark had been packed in this bale and was During its way out from Friday until Sunday morning. There was no Insurance on either the building contents, therefore the loss falls heavily on these good citi zens. A very able sermon was preach"d in the Rehoheth Presbyterian church on Snturday night, the 5th Inst, by the Hev. Mr. Hunycutt of Columbia. S. C. I Mr. Geor.e s. Lie. Jr.. secretary of t'le city democratic executive com ,mittee. ha,-: railed a primary for Sat jiirday. April 16. for the nomination jof a mayor and five aldermen, in which all qualified democrat ic voter of the city are inviati-d to participate. Kegist ration books will .be open on ;the four Saturdays previous to the day of the primary, and all women, and those who have never voted in a city primary, are required to register. Every voter Is entitled to one vote for alderman ond one for mayor in stead of a vote for six aldermen, as has been the case heretofore. A bill J passed it the special session of the j legislature last August abolished the , alderman at large, aud provided that teach alderman shall be elected by 'the voters of his resnecive urrl the boundaries of the five wards, as set forth in the art, are: "Ward 1. All that part of the city norm or tne railroad. 1 Ward 2. That part of the citv east of Hay ne and north of Windsor and I McCauley avenue. . Ward 3. That part of the city west .of Hayne and north of Windsor. I Ward 4. That part of the city south oi w lnasor ana west or Hayne. Ward 5. That part of the city south of Windsor and east of Hayne. Among the Probable Candidate The Indications are that there will be a number of candidates for both mayor and aldermen, among them being Messrs. C. E. Houston. J. C. M. Vann. Frank Limerick and J. D. McRae for mayor. In ward one Messrs. W. L. Lem mond, the present Incumbent, and W. J. Trull, will likely oppose each other; while Mr. P. H. Johnson so far has the field to himself In ward two. In ward three, Mr. S. O. Blair seems to be the choice of the voters, and there Is strong sentiment discernabla for him. Messrs. John Richardson, J. D. Bundy, John Fairley and Dr. H. D. Stewart are mentioned for alder men from the fourth ward; while Messrs. W. Z. Faulkner and n R I Caldwell have strong backers in ward live. MIL AUSTIN IMII A GOOD JOB OX THK KUTO IIOAD Sl'tiford Home-Portrait Photogra pher are in Monroe for twi, davs with the latest equipment for photog raphy in the home. . representative will try to call upon you before leav ing. You can communicate with them at Hotel Joffffre. tin Account of the Dense Woods, It Was Thought an Unattractive Con tract Pencliland Itoiul Fine. Marshvllle, U. F. D. No. 4, March 7. The writer had the pleasure of passing over the Charlotte-W'ilmlng-ton highway from Marshville to Peachland in Anson county. Auto biles can cover the distance, Marsh ville to Peachland, in from 7 to 9 minutes and "Fords" in from 12 to 13 minutes with safety. This line road passes through am of the poorest sections of Union county which has long since been abandoned to rabbits, broom sage, and scrubby pines. Kxclusive or Mr. J. K. Th as' place at the iiirburb of Marshville there is onlv one house : on the highway to the county line, and most of the soil appears "to be so poor a pea would have to turn over and grunt several times during the process of "coining up"; how ever, there is no question about ita making a good hard road and dem onstrates clearly that to properly sue- i lace a road the soil does not havfl to be taken from a garden spot nor a clover field. Mr. A. T. Austin has completed his section of the Marshv ille- uto road. This project passed through a lot or heavily timbered land and did not look inviting to local contrators. Mr. Austin went at the Job in his accustioued easv way, stuck to the work and completed it in record time, notwithstanding, the surface which was put on had to be hauled on wagons about an average distance of a halt a mile. Mr. Milton Austin of Charlotte visited the family of his son, Mr. J. K. Austin of North Marshvllle town ship last week. Messrs. T. F. Tadlock and Watt Mcllride spent Friday of last week In Charlotte on business. Mr. W. B. Helms made a business flip to Charlotte Saturday. Messrs. Burns Bras well and James Faulk of Charlotte visited old friends in Marshville township last week. Mr. Skinner Consents Otis Skinner, the celebrated Amer ican character actor, makes his screen debut in "Kisr.'et," the Robertson Cole super-spii ;al which will be I shown at the Strand Theatre o:: Thursday and Friday for a run. of .tw-(. days. It was with difficulty that Mr. Skinner was Induced to appear on the silver sheet, believing his place to be on the legitimate stage. How ever, the suggestion that it van his 'duty to perpetuate "Kismet," finally won him over and the success of the picture is complete. Everyone now knows that Taft U the former president whore name answers the question. Which is fat jter, Mr. Wilson or Mr. Taft? We be lieve that It is time to start some thing else. A big Indian and a little Indian stood silhouetted against the sky. A man, seeing them there, rec ognized the little Indian as the i-nn of the big Indian, although the big I ulian was not the father or the lit tle Indian. How da our readers ex plain that?