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THE MONROE JOrRMAL. TI KSHAV, APRIL 19. 1021.
EIGHT PAGES
IHE MONROE JOURNAL LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
JPoamletl 1891 by i he I'mcnl im ner-i.
O. M. Beasley ami IL K. Healey.
Latest Happenings In
Around Monroe.
and
a M. BEASI.KY, .
tOViS ULASI.KY,
Uusin Mgr.
Editor
SUBSCRIPTION- IUTE
Om Vcw
TVESIAY, APRIL 19, 1921.
Dr. Cucrccy and Elder V. II. Nor
ood will attend the meeting of Pre
bytery at Hainan church April IS-: I
Monroe lodee No. 241. A. F. and A.
M. ill hold tree schools of instruc
tion every Thursday evening at ":3u
o'clock. All Mason in the couuty in
-'good standing are invited.
! "Mr. Frank Courtney, of Lanef
: .Ciifk township, and Miss Ode.sa Cas-
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i the roai mix Pl u l",,"8,",; .V 'r " .... .
THE MOkHi.
The Journal is presenting in thr magistrate. Esq. S. A. Helms
issue a copy of Representative Liui-1 The school at Corinth ill
trick's road law which will be voted
on at a special flection next ;!atur-
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day, Aptil 23rd. It should be reau
carefully as the road isue i: a ital
ne fur this county. With few x
teption.i tlio lull is identically t!:
same as the Uvdwn-c law, mid. I
which wo are now ! rat im. . The-v
exceptions, brieilv nut. d, ar : 1. All
road authority, s i h ;n i lit- construc
tion and in::i:it- mcitc ' toads, is
e.Itt in U ;:!! htKi:d- of com
uiissioneis. 2. I In i-tnnui.siiotu I
are ami;, riz. d to apreiut one or moie
road supervisors from each township,
and shall accord them what powers
they shall deem best. ;:. The com
mis:ioiiers sliall appoint a county en
gineer and other necessary asUtaiiis
at whatever salary they may tlx.
I. The chairman of the ho.inl shall
be paid a salary not to cue. d ilSon
a year. In most other respect tin
wording of Mr. Limerick's bill is tin
rame at the liedvv ine-l'i ice law.
The most radical difference in the
two laws, however, is the limitation
placed on the authority of the town
ship supervisors. The present super
visors, or "electors," not only control
road maintenance in their lespeetivc
townships, but have ;i voice in the
management of all the roads; both
of which powers are denied them in
the Limerick bill unless the commis
sioners deem it best that l!.y shall
continue the exercise of their present
prerogatives. The supervisors are al
so appointive whereas at present the)
are elective.
This limitation placid upou tin a'.l
thoiity of the supervisors, it seems
to The Journal, is the joker" in the
bill. It robs the townships of what
little authority they possess in road
affairs, It tends to make the county
unit plan more "top heavy," as Sen
ator Price would say, and it is an
excessive urant of autocratic power
to the commissioners not that it
would be abused
timable and highly efficient board
cIo.c
Friday nitht, Aprill 22. Exercise by
the students will bepin at eis'it j
o'clock. Music will be furnished hy r
The 11
mo hour.
lev I he
.pectedly 1 J
CO
the liciiton Cross Koads band.
public is cordially invited.
' Thi re will be no services, iv
the Sunday school, i,t the ';
terii.n church on Sunday next, l .o
pa.-tor will be away from bom. , :oiiii, ,
to Kich Sijiiare, X. C, where he Will
pnach the commencement sermon.
The meet ins of the Wimate erause ;
which was to have been heid Satur-
' day at o'clock has been postponed
until Saturday week at the siiuo dour.
on account of Mr. lel.atici
spiaker haunts been uin-vpn
called to Washington, i y v
Although he was defeated for re
inuiiiii.it mn, A Kiel man J. luinliam
Huiidv won added laurels as a poll T Y
tician in the municipal primary Sat
uruay afternoon when lie was dis ;
covered seilinu ice cream cones ct;
the street while the Italian propiietoi
of the cart was in the court house
ca-tinj: his vote for him.
Robert Veinon Met.ee, infant son
of Mr. and Mrs. O. V. Mctlee, died
Saturday eienini; in a Chailotte hos
pital, and funeral services were con- ;
ducted here Sunday afternoon. Rev.
K. C. Snyder officiating The little
fellow, who was ten months old. is
survived by his patents, and little sis
ter, Mary Cason McGee. The parents
have the sympathy of hosts of friends '
in their sad bereavement. .
Mr.. J. G. Rogers, one of the poll
holders, denies that scores and scores j
of nen rocs participated in the muni- (
cipal primary Saturday. "Kleven,!
not over fourteen." said Mr. Rogers j
yesterday afternoon, "votes were cast
by the negroes. Many negroes en-1
deavored to vote, it is true, but they ,
were denied the privilege when they:
admitted they were republican in poli
tics." The assertion is beini: made
that thirty net; roe voted for two!
candidates in ward four alone. Mr. j
Roberts' statement show that this was !
impossible. i
Mr. Peirce Rotter, of Altan, who
was in Monroe yesterday, admitted
that he was sponsoring a movement m
to secure an election on the proposed
is.-ue of two hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars worth of road bonds. He
said he had twelve or more petitions
Leaders of Low Prices
Sells Better Goods For Less
Every Day.
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New Imported and Com
mencement Organdies
SEE THIS WONDERUL LINE
Commencement Organdies, all colors, as Jade,
.Maize, Green, I'ink, Rose, Cophen and
Helio 39c and 4Sc
See the Wonderful Lino of Imported Organdies,
43 inches wide, in all high colors for season,
as Red. Rose, Pink, Light Cophen, Sky,
Rlack, Navy, Maize and Nile 85 cents
White Organdies of the better qualities
39c, 48c, 85c, 95c
Crepe de Chines
OF THE BETTER CLASS ALL 40 INCH.
Are now very much in demand. All shades, as
Jade, Hanneah, Maize, Peacock, Yellow,
Tink, and Navy $1.43
CAROLINA SUITING
Very Fine Mercerized Suiting. Looks like Linen
wear as well. All colors, Gold, Navy and
Cophen - 48 cents
See Our New Imported
Dotted Organdies
The Newest Fabrics for Summer Wear.
inches
All 45
$1.4S
Values in Our Domestic Department
Ani on Dress Gingham 5 cents
JS-inch Unbleached Sheeting .. 5 cents
Oil Calicoes, Red, Green and Navy 10 cents
15c Long Cloth, very smooth finish, only 10 cents
Yard-wide Percales, Lights and Darks 10 cents
New Satin Pumps
HIGH HEEL AND BABY LEWIS HEEL
In Black and Grey $7.50 and $7.95
WHITE CANVASS PUMPS AND OXFORDS
In High Heel and Babie Louis Heel
All in Best Quality Rein Skin Cloth .... $1.48 to $4.95
iii-gins the commissioners to give the
by the present es ' People an opportunity to vote on the
noniis in circulation unit mat tney
I., it. ,r Il ui. II..
lust that it is danserops on account ! ..,n,. i,..,i c...,.,i .....i.i,, i 1,1.
of the unknown quality of sticeediuc I pocket containing nearly a hundred;
boards. I signatures. They have about twenty- ! The Monroe hijilt school base ball
Hut like everything else, sucesslur five days In which to file their pi ti- team will cross bats w ith the strong
road inamiKoniont depends on theltions, and before the commissioners ! liintihani Military academy team
typo of executive-' in charge, and since (can allow the election, they must have j here Wedensday and Thursday of this
we have the assurance that either ' the slirnatuivs of twenty-live per cent j week in what promises to be the
Mr. Secrest. chairman of the board ol I of the uualiftod voters. hardest foiicht uaniea of the present
NEW MILLINERY
Big New Lines of Summer Sport Hats Just Received $2.50 to $730
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commissioner, or Mr. M. K. Lee, road !
elector-at-larpe, will be nt the head
of the road work regardless of the
outcome of the election, for the pres
ent we find no cause for concern.
The country is still hearing from
former Govt i nor Hi kett, I'nion coun
ty's native son. In a recent address
j delivered at Haipton, Va., he said,
in addition to many other choice bits
of wisdom, that "the negro who ha
to uet f n order from a white
beini he can buy a sack of meal or a
ide of meat is almost us much a
' sluve as the man w ho had to Ret a
permit before he could leave his mas-
tor's land." H was speaking be
fore students of the Hampton Nor-
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nore a startling similarity to that of north us well ns in the Smith. Gov.
1 nomas (..llltin, tile chemist, who V.asiernor I!icl:elt sniil further
ox nkkvim; on tuk .iit.y
Since the Ross will case, according
to .vir. i.ansler, was comparable to!
the famous suit of Itardi II vs. Tick-
wicK, it must be admitted that thei
predicament of llr Rascal Ahernethy.
one of the jurors in the notable trial.
reason, llingham I considered to ne
one of the strongest prep schools in
the state and you know what the
Monroe boys ran do. The panic Wed
nesday will he called nt 3:45 o'clock
and on Thursday at 3:00 o'clock in
limn oruer 10 peiiim iue vimiiii; ie;vn iu
catch the afternoon train.
LATEST STATU MITi:lt;S
Vniiier Verdict Is Set Aside mill Xew
Trial Ordered by lloyil.
Judge James E. ttoyd In United
States district court at Greensboro
white men j Monday set aside the verdict recently
on tne 1 icKwickian jury, except that j often failed to deal Justly with the j rendered In the case of Mrs. Florence
in hiB case service probably meiiat , neproes, but he urged patience 011 Varner against her husband, of Lex
the death of a horse or cow. he being I the part of the black race. He also ington. for reasonable ubsistance.
a veterinarian, while Orlfiin was a deiiounc. d the Kit Klnx Klan. 'Judge Boyd ruled that the verdict was
chemist, dealing in deadly acids and; ... ... .. ... . "clouded." and Mrs. Varner will have
county, who moved to Flolida several
, years au'o. vvas tl ragged from his bittr
i'v last 11 it: lit . ay an Orlando, Kla.,
dispatch of April 15, while returning
i from a rid" with his wife and chil
dren, taken to a lonely spot six miles
from town, stripped, severely beaten
with a piece of rubber hose and tar
red and feathered Hoyte told the
authorities that, after the handful of
men in the mob had beaten him, they
warned him to leave the state within
48 hour and threatened to adminis
ter 40 more blow unless he would
make a statement that hi prosecu
tion of R. L. Wilder, recently convict
ed of misconduct toward five young
Firls and sentenced to Jail, hnd result
ed from malicious motives, ThisBoyte
said he refused to do. even after the
threat had been supplemented with a
declaration that he would be branded
with a hot iron if he did not comply.
The mob then applied a coat of tar j
and feathers and left him to walk I
home. Doyte was picked up by the
sheriff a few miles from town.
The Ross will ease cost the tax
payers of the county approvimately
1575 in jury fees and Incidental ex
penses, estimates Mr. R. W. Letn
mond, clerk of the court. This is In
addition to the other court costs
which will be borne by the caveators.
losers In the ease. Each of the twelve
jurors received $45 for attendance
during the fifteen days and mileage
and expenses for the first day. Their
effort to break the will cost the
caveators over a thousand dollars, It
Is estimated. There were about a
hundred witness" in attendance on
an average of at least six days which,
with mileage, will amount to around
1750; the clerk of court and sheriff's
fee were In the neighborhood of
$200; while It Is believed that they
had to pay those alienist who testi
fied about 1400. However it 1 i-.
In Impression on his mind Is. that j ported that attorneys for the ravea-
Kptom salts mean oxalic acid; and, tors took the case on a contingent
yrup or enna, laudanum. That's fee, and this being true, the cost will j
Ail. my kora. fall up0n them. Attorneys for the
Out fortunately, none of Pr. Ab-lpropounders, a person In the position
metny'a patrons' atock became to know figures, will receive a total
trjeken. and since the case Is over-j of $4500, at least $1600 of which
we rather think lie enjoyed the ex- will go to Mr. E. T. Cansler, of Char
erience even, if it vai rather costly, lotte.
from his shop endangered the lives
of nick people.
Dr. Ahernethy protested at being
required to serve, but Judge Kay, who
presided, was obdurate. So did lltif
fin. "I beg this court's pardon." said
the Dickens' character when his name
was called by the clerk, "tut I hope
this court will excuse my attendance."
"On what ground, fir? ' said Mr.
Justice Siaivleigh, presiding.
"I have no assistant, my Lord,"
said the chemist.
"I can't help that, sir," replied Mr.
Justice Starch -igli. "You should have
one."
"I can't afford it, my Lord," re
joined the chemist.
"Then you ought to be able to af
ford It. sir," said the Judge, redden
ing; for Justice Starelelgh's temper
Bordered on the Irritable, and brook
ed no contradiction.
"I know I ought to if I got on as
well as I deserved, but I don't, my
Lord," answered the chemist.
"Swear the gentleman," said the
Judge peremptorily.
The officer had got no further than
the "You shall well and truly try,"
when he was again Interrupted by the
chemist.
"I am to be sworn, my Lord, am
I?" said the chemist.
"Certainly, sir." replied the testv
little judge.
"Very well, my Lord," replied the
chemist, In a resigned manner. "Then
there'll be murder before this trial's
over; that's all. Swear me, if you
please, sir;" and sworn the chemist
was. before the judge could find
words to utter.
"I merely wanted to observe, my
Lord," said the chemist, "that I've
left nobody but an errand boy in my(
hop. He la a very nice boy, my
Lord, but he is not acquainted with
drugs; and I know that the prevall-
anolher opportunity to acquit herself
of the awful charge.) made by her hus
band, H. li. Varner, one time candi
date for Congress in this district.
Zeb V. Taylor, president of the
Charlotte street railway and Southern
l'ublic I'tilitles Company, and a prom
inent figure in the state, died sudden
ly on James H. Duke's private car
near Fredericksburg. Va., while en
route to New York citv.
Governor Morrison, back from New lj
v orK w nere lie went to procure a loan
for road construction In this state,
report that North Carolina's credit in
New York Is better than Morgan's or
Rockefeller's. The $50,000,000 hard
surfaced road project, he says, will
not have to wait for money.
He'll Say Tliey Are.
"Are the blue laws enforced around
here," asked a tourist of Blackpowder
uiii or Holster, Ariz.
"You're darn right." retorted Bill.
"Only last Sunday Quick Andy Shot
a tcnaerrood and, by gosh! they up
ana arrested Dim. '
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