"THE UNION COUNTY PATEK EVERYBODY READS IT
THE UNION COUNTY PAPEREVERYBODY NEEDS IT
roe Journal
PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
Twenty-Ninth Year. No. 31.
Monroe, N. C, Tuesday, May 23, 1922.
$2.00 Per Year Cash
MON
UNION COUNTY FURNISHED
BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE
Pleas for Uniform for Remainder of
Those Matchless Warriors Now
in the Realm of the Living
COLONEL HEATH EULOGIZES
CON FEDERATE V ETERAN S
Committee of Young Ladies Appoint
ed to Canvas Town while Others
Are Asked to Send Contributions
To the Editor of The Journal:
It will be recalled that on the tenth
ff May (Memorial Day) the United
Confederates of Camp Walkup had
their regular annual meeting in or
der to ascertain the number who in
tended to attend the reunion to be
held at Richmond, Va., on June 20th,
21st, and 22nd. Approximately twenty-five
to thirty expressed a desire
to go. Unfortunately but very few
of the members have a uniform and
a movement was started by which it
is sincerely hoped that these can be
furnished.
On the same day, the United
Daughters of Confederacy entertained
Camp Walkup in the American Le
gion Hall, and the fact of the camp
not being supplied with uniforms was
called to their attention and they have
very patriotically undertaken the task
of supplying same.
Mrs. R. B. Redwine, the president
of the chapter has requested me to
head the movement to raise the funds
for this purpose and to furnish uni
forms to those who are not in a fi
nancial position to do so.
We have a creditable monument on
our court house square to our Confed
erate dead. From Union count went
as brave a lot of men as ever fought
under Lee and Jackson but few of
them are now living the youngest
now living are seventy-six years old,
and the frosts of many years have
fallen unmelted on their heads. We
should now do everything for their
plensure and comfort. They fought
and suffered in defense of our Jiomes
without hope of reward, but with a
burning patriotism and devotion to
our country.
The matchless pathos of the Con
federate soldier who having staked
his all upon conviction and lost at
Appomattox walked home hundreds
of miles to find ashes sprinkled thick
upon the garden of roses that'he had
left behind him. Leaning upon his
battered musket, he was confronted
with a scence of wide and sweeping
desolation. Wreck and ruin and debt
and despair had settled upon his. hori
zon like night and the grand army
of the Republic with its batteries of
frowning cannon never sent such sink
ing to his dauntless soul as the deso
lation of his country and the pittiless
poverty that compassed it. But I call
you to witness that the spirit of the
cavalier, driven to bay by disaster,
ehed its froth and frippery in a night's
time, and a spirit of an immortal
'race rose to meet and conquer the
supreme and crucial hour of its trial.
The tear dried upon his bearded cheek
and his worrior hand closed for the
last time upon that battered gun, the
bayonet curved to the circle of the
scythe, the 'bruised stock bent lower
to the level of the plow, and with
new light in his eyes and new hone
in his heart, this hero in gray, march
ing from tribulation to triumph, have
won a greater victory than was ever
plucked in battle at the point oi a
sword.
They are responsible for the mag
nificent recuperation of the South
from the devestation of war. They,
are the fathers and grandfathers of
the men who composed the magnifi
cent botly of all American, soldiers
of the World War. They are the men
that we must do all in our power
to make happy and comfort.ble.
The county commissioners have
very generously agreed to pay the
transportation charges to Richmond
and return. It would be a magnificent
and to see them leave here in spick
and span uniforms and hats. I have
faith in the prediction that you will
respond to this call in a generous and
patriotic way.
A committee of young ladies will
call on you at Monroe, Marshville,
and Waxhaw and to those in the
country who cannot be seen, I will
request you to send your contribu
tions by check or post office order
to Mrs. R. B. Redwine, Monroe, N. C.
The names of oil contributors will
be published. W. C. HEATH.
Mrs. Ford Die In llenton Height
Mrs. Catharine Ford, widow of the
late C. C. Ford of Vance township,
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. D. S. Helms, in Benton Heights,
about 3 o'clock Sunday morning.
She had been III for seven months
and died at the ripe age of 6 yearB,
after a long and useful life spent
largely In the service of others. The
larger part of her life was spent In
Vance township. She ruoved to Mon
roe about eleven years ago and has
many friends here who mourn her
death. She was a member of Ieemor
lee Methodist .church and was a good
christian woman. Three sons and
four daughters survive. The sons are
W. B. Ford of Vance township, F. D.
Ford of Philadelphia, Pa., and R. W.
Ford of Albemarle. MrB. E. A. Lem
mond of Wesley Chapel, Mrs. Lizzie
Crowell of Benton Heights, Mrs. D.
S. Helms of Benton Heights and Mrs.
Jeff Drake of Concord are the daugh
ters. FuneraL Services were conduct
ed yesterday morning at 11 o'clock
by Rev. J. R. Warren and the re
mains were Interred In the Slmpson
Yandle cemetery In Vance town
ship. Why not spend more on public
works and less on public workers ?
DISCUSSES BETTER SCHOOL
-.MASS MEETING AT BRIEF
! Athletics Should NoU Interfere With
SiK'iety Work Some Personal
.Mention of Interest
Brief. May 22. Mrs. Zeb Hunney
cutt and children of Neaells spent
Wednesday with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. iiolit. Keziah.
Friends and relatives will be glad
to learn that Mrs. William Hauler,
who has been very sick for the last
?eral davs, Is imptoving consider
ably. Mr. Walter Tarlton of Concord
spent the week-end with his family
here.
Mr. Mack Keziah or Charlotte vis
ited his parents, Mr. and Mis. Hob;.
Keziah recently.
Mr. Jackson Hitchcock of Stanly
county is sericusly III at the home of
his daughter. -Mrs. John Little.
A mass meeting, the purpose of
which was to ascertain what the pa
trons wanted In the way of Increas
ed school facilities, was held in the
school building at Brief last Satur
day nleht. The people seem to be
very desirous of better school advan
tages as was manifested all during
the progress of the meeting. Howev
er, no one question was given more
than a brief discussion. Another
meeting will be held next Saturday
night. The "latrons hope to have
Prof. Funaerburli with them on this
occasion.
Probably a few people were offend
ed by w hat I said In my last commu
nication to The Journal with regard
lo athletics In the public schools of
our county. I am a firm believer In
athletics in the schools, but what I
meant to infer was that athletics of
anv kind should not "be allowed to
interfere with society work. I might
add that in saying what I did, I did
not mean to Incite anyhody to aneer,
but to start the thinking people to
work. If any one of The Journal cor
respondents has an opinion on this
question. I would be glad to hear
from you.
I profoundly believe that the pa
trons of our school are determined
within themselves to have a better
school system. They are not going
to be put by with nothing but the
best and, whatever that be. I itn
confid-nt that it shall be had Ev
eryone is pledging himself for the
best and no one Is ncalnst. All hone
for a good outcome. Let all be
present at the next meeting and
make yourself a unit of help for
th school.
Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Clontz spent a
few days visiting friends and rela
tives in Charlotte last week.
Mr. and Mrs. S D. Faulk of Char
lotte visited in Brief Sunday.
Tragic Death of Mr. Khitts
Monroe Is deeply stirred or the
tragic death of Mr .J. R. Klutti of
East Albemarle, which took place
Saturday when a shot eun h was
taking from an automobile was ac
cidentally discharged and the load
took effect In Mr. Kluttz's head,
rinsing almost instant death. Mr.
Kluttz was one of the most protni-
nont mn of Albemarle and Mrs.
Kluttz was Miss Sallie Heath before
her inaniape to Mr. Kluttz and a
relative of Major W. C. Heath of
Monroe. V dlsnatch from Albemarle
(has the following to say In regard to
the matter:
Mr. Kluttz had Just returned from
his farm, some two miles In the
country, and was making prepara
tion to take his cl ildren to a ball
came. He had carr'ed with him in
his car to his farm hia shotgun for
the purpose of shooting crows. It
seems that he was taking the gun
out of the automobile when it was
p.ccidentally discharged. A young son
heard the report of the gun and ran
to the parage and found Ms father
already dead. The gange Is located
only a short distance from- the dwell
ing. Friends a nd neighbors came
in and the news opread over the en
tire city in a few minutes. While
there was no one in the garage there
is no suspicion of foul play, as Mr.
Kluttz was seen to go Into the ca
rage alone just before the shooting
occurred and all the circumstances
point to the tragedy as purely acci
dental. Mr. Kluttz was one of the most
prominent men of the city and was
well and favorably known In this
section of the state, he having
been a native of Cabarrus county,
having come to Albemarle a number
of years ago. His wife and three
children survive him. His oldest son.
James Hea'h Kluttz. is a student at
State College, at Raleigh. Another
son, Joseph Kluttz, Jr., and a daugh
ter. Miss Lewis Kluttz, live here at
Albemarle with their parents. Two
brothers, J. E. Kluttz and D. C.
Kluttz both of Albemarle, and two
sisters. Mrs. R. M. Finger of Badln,
and Mrs. Ed. N. Smith of Albemarle,
also survive.
Mr. Kluttz was engaged In the
livestock business and also conducted
a large farm a short distance from
the city. He had business Interests
with J. M. Morrow and A. C. Heath
of this city, and took very active
part In the affairs of the city, having
served for several vearg on the board
of town aldermen. He was also an
active member of the Pythian and
Masonic fraternities and was a Shrln
er. The funeral was conducted from
the Central Methodist church Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock, the pastor. Dr.
W. R. Ware officiating, and the bur
la) was In Falrvlew cemetery.
In Pompeii, archaelogists dug up
wine burled 2000 vears ago. It does
seem that long since prohibition.
The Political Bee Got in Some
Good Work When He Did Start
Used the Coroner Stinger Freely and Bore Down Heav
ily on the Road Electorate ProngWhere Least
is Expected. Candidates Are Thickest
TV-a nr.1ititfnl linn U'la fiU'fullv slow
about buzzing in Union county this
spring, perhaps due to the late wet
season, but when he aid come oui ne
mafia KuA lino fnl IKHnV AmOntf the
best citizens of the county, and a
number oi ieuows were siung wmi
tkd boia cTimror at ovii1pnriH hv the
fact that in some instances as high
as tour men are canotoaies lor we
cm nffiio However, in other in
stances the only fellow stung is the
i t t i
present ineumDenx, ims oem irue in
where R. W. Lemmond has no opposi
r i . . .i j-
lion lor re-eiecuon; register ui uccua,
M C mtkt riinnino" without an OD-
ponent; surveyor, where R. W. Elliott
will have no opposition; Recorder W.
0. Lemmond and Prosecuting Attor
ney J. C. Brooks, running alone, and
road electorates lrom Monroe, lanes
rVftuL- o rA farehvillo tnwnuhins.
where the present incumbents, G. B.
Caldwell, U Kusning ana i. y.
Collins respectively have no opposi
tion. Constable F. S. Furr of Goose
Creek township and Cotton Weigher
W. Hiram Griffin of Marshville town
ship have been declared the nominees
without opposition. The time for fil
ing mitina rit nnmt utnriea with the
chairman of election boards, J. F.
- . . ,. . , , L
jrtilliken, closed aiuruay ana an me
above mentioned incumbents have
been declured the nominees and their
names will therefore not appear on
the primary ballot.
County Ticket
Major W. C. Heath and Mr. W, P.
Kendall will fight it out in the pri
mary, June 3rd, for State Senate-.
For representative, C. J. Braswell, C.
Vance McNeely and Jesse F. Milliken
will contest. The present incumbent
Clifford Fowler, will be opposed by
Joel H. Myers for sheriff. The pres
ent coroner will not stand for re-election
and J. S. Plyler, John T. Grif
fin, W. V. B. Gulledge and Dr. Fas
chal Abernethy will contest. The
coroner hasn't had a thing to do in
four years and this is probably re
sponsible for so many wanting the
office. Two of the present county com
missioners, W D. Bivens and A.J A.
Secrest, will sk for re-election, while
Charles L. Bowman, T. C. Eubanks,
John Griffith, H. G. Nash, Dr. W. R.
McCain and H. F. Parker will also
HOW WAKE FOREST
GOT THE BEQUEST
No Child X"t a Cltlwii and Resident
of the United States Provided
For the Big Will
The announcement that Wake For
est College is to receive a bequest
of a million and a quarter dollars
has set the people of this section to
talking and wondering just how It
came about. The great Baptist de
nomination of the state Is especially
(interested In the bequest and there
'are thousands of Baptists in Union
county who will be interested in the
following explanation.
' A patriotic provision In a trust es
tablished by the late Jabez A. Bost
wick. Standard Oil magnate, for his
daughter, Mrs. Serge Veronoff, who
died March 3, 1921. may cost her
three children, all British subjects.
$1,375,000 in favor of Wake Forest
College, at Wake Forest, N. C, if
the Court confirms a referee's recom
mendation filed In the County Clerk's
office today.
Mr. Bostwlck, who was an asso
ciate of John D. Rockfeller, John D.
Archibold and Henry M. Flagler In
the development of Standard Oil, as
part of the trust from which his
thrice-married daughter drew the in
come, stipulated that 1000 shares of
original Standard Oil stock prior to
dissolution should go to her child-en
if they were Americans when
she died.
The deed of the trust was dated
F"tiruarv 1. 1892, and it was speci
fically provided that "no child, not a
citizen and resident of the U. S.
shall participate In the distribution
of the stock."
Should his daughter die and leave
"no children of American citizenship
nnd residence." It was provided that
the securities be turned over to Wake
Forest College. His daughter's wid
ower, Dr. Serge Voronoff. was to
have a life interest, the Income of
the trust. If he survived, on condi
tion that he was "an American citi
zen and resident." However, when
Mrs. Voronoff died her husband
was practicing his profession in
Paris and could not qualify for the
life's Interest.
Mrs. Voronoff'g first husband was
Major Carstalrs. Two children were
born of her marriage to her second
husband, Major Francis, Jr. The
referee, Harry N. French, there
fore recommended that in view of
the known facts of residence and
citizenship of the children and wid
ower of Mrs. Voronoff. that the prin
ciple of the trust be given to Wake
Forest College.
The report was made In preceed
Ings brought by attorneys for the
Farmers' Loan and Trust Company
asking a Judicial settlement and
final accounting.
Miss Jarolia Medlin's art studeV"
will give a public exhibit at the
school building next Satuidny from
10 a. m. to 1 p. m.
make the race. Three are to be se
lected. For road electorate at large
the present incumbent, J. D. McRae,
will be opposed by S. E. Belk and T.
L. A. Helms. Two new members of
the board of education are to be voted
on and J. Z. Green, W. D. Haw-field,
Zeb M. Little and Mrs. Walter Crow
til offer themselves as candidates.
Mr. Little is the present incumbent,
while Mr. John Beasley, another mem
ber of the board, is not a candidate
,for re-election.
Township Tickets
Monroe For constable, Chas. L.
: Winchester and J. Walter Helms will
'contest. For cotton weigher at Mon
iroe the contest will be with J. N.
i Helms C. M. Rogers and II. M. Pres
1 son.
Sandy Ridge For road electorate,
J. Mack Clark and J. N. Price.
Vance For road electorate J. F.
Thompson, R. W". Killough and H.
Grady Hawfield will contest.
New Salem W. W. Pusser, Z. K.
Simpson and J. B. Williams will make
the race for road electorate.
Marshville Z. B. Griffin and Ray
mond L. Nash will contest for the
constable's job.
Goose Creek For road electorate
I. C. Clontz and T. L. Price will make
the race.
Buford There are three candidates
for constable, G. R. Montgomery, W.
C. Griffin and W. C. Starnes. For
road electorate there are four in the
race, Thomas P. Starnes, J. S. Broom,
D. C. Montgomery and G. V. Rape.
Jackson For constable J. H. Shan
non and J. A. Starnes will have ft
out, and Carl Wolfe and J. J. Wilsoh
will contest for road electorate. W.
M. Crow, W. H. Helms and Whitney
'Sims are the candidates for cotton
weigher at Waxhaw.
State Ticket
W. T. Lee and A. C. Avery will
make the race for a place on the cor-
iporation commission. For judge of
I the thirteenth judicial district the
present incumbent, Walter E. Brock,
will be opposed by A. M. Stack, Un
lion county's candidate. The present
! solicitor. Marvin W. Nash, will have
las his opponents F. Donald Philips of
' Rockingham, Gilbert H. Russell of
Laurinburg, and A. A. Tarlton of
I Wadesboro.
I EFIRDS TO OPEN THIS FALL
33RD STORE IN GOLDSTBORO
Three-Story Building, 55 by 120 Feet,
to lie brerted as -ext Link
in Their Big Chain
(From the Charlotte Observer.)
The opening of a store, making the
33rd link in the Efird Brothers chain,
will take place in Goldsboro in the
early fall, as soon as a store build
ing, three stories high and covering
a lot 55 by 120 feet, has been com
pleted, J. B. Efird, head of the chain,
states.
Plans had been made for the
: opening of this store (about three
vears ago. but aiter-the-war condi
tions are said to have held up the
carrying out of the plans at that time
by a Goldsboro contractor.
The store will be modern and up-to-date,
in keeping with the other
i links of the bhrd chain. Mr. r.nrd
said, adding that it will be located
in the heart of Goldsboro, adjoining
the store of the Borden Furniture
.Company.
I This will be the thirty-third link
tin the Efird chain, thirty-two other
stores now being operated in the
Carolinas and in Virginia. As in the
'other stores, this will cater to people
: purchasing popular priced goods, it
is understood.
Information was recently publish
!ed here thai, Efird Brothers are hav
ing plans drawn for the $300,000 store
building, to be erected on the lot next
to the city hall, owned by the com
pany for the past three years, al
though statement was not verified
'Completely, nor was it denied, by Mr.
Efird.
These pluns are said to call for a
building five stories high, with base
ment, and covering the entire lot,
lull by 1!0 feet, giving a floor space
ef 114,000 square feet. The lot own
ed by the Etirds, on which was lo
cated the old Charlotte hotel," is said
to have cost around $220,000 three
years ago.
Meeting Letter Carriers
The Union County Rural Letter
Carriers Association will meet in Mon
roe next Thursday, May 25th at 3:30
o'clock n. m. Every carrier in the
county is requested to be present at
this meeting as there is business of
importance to attend to. Officers will
be elected for the ensuing year and
also delegates to the State convention
which meets in Shelby July 3 t.
Marriage of Mr. Cadieu to Miss Plyler
Mr. Daniel Cadieu, son of Mrs. M.
F. Cadieu of Pageland, S. C, and
Miss Myrtle Plyler, daughter of Mr.
W. P. Plyler of Prospect, were mar
ried at six o'clock Saturday evening
at the home of the officiating minis
ter, Rev. J. R. Warren, in Benton
Heights. Mr. Cadieu formerly lived
in Monroe and has many friends in
this section. Mrs. Cad.eu is an ac
c'Piplished woman of many virtues
nnd has a host of friends to extend
best wishes. Mr. and Mrs. Cadieu
will make their home in Pageland.
MEETING CLOSES IN A
MARSHVILLE CHURCH
Young Man on a "Dear" Hunt Bap-
tixt Pastor Arrhes to Take I p
New Duties Local Items
Marshville. Mav 23. The protract
ed meeting that has been held in the
Presbyterian church here for the past
ten days closed Sunday night. The
largest congregation of any one time
was present Sunday evening, there
being a full capacity house. Mr. Dan
iels is a young man and a very
earnest and forceful speaker. There
were about thirty-six professions of
taiih, and many who reconsecrated
themselves.
At a Young Peoples meeting in the
Baptist church conducted by the
preacher, Mr. Daniels, a dozen took
a stand for service whenever called
for.
There will be a service next Thurs
day evening in the Presbyterian
church and all are urged to come.
On next Sunday night a meeting
will begin in the Methodist church
conducted by Dr. W. R. Ware of
Albemarle.
Rev. Mr. Powell, the new pastor of
the Baptist church, has moved to
Marshville. A parsonage for him will
soon be erected here.
Mr. Webb of Washington, D. C,
visited his daughter, Mrs. L. C. Ash-
craft, last week.
Mrs. Daniels, wife of Rev. Mr. Dan
iels, with their little daughter, spent
the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
P. Marsh.
Mrs. Sid Spivey of Lumberton is
spending some days with her sister
and her niece, Mrs. Price, and Mrs.
B. A. Hallman.
Mrs. J. C. Dean, who recently un
derwent a very serious operation at
the Presbyterian hospital, Charlotte,
returned home Sunday.
Mrs. J. Walter Little is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Gibson, at Lemon Springs.
Mr. George Hallman of Charlotte
was in town Sunday.
Mr. John C Ilarrell s home came
very near being burned last Friday.
A little negro girl discovered the
smoke which was found to come from
a closet where a cloth perhaps had
been dropped after ironing. Another
warning for care.
Mr. Clyde Moore was away Sunday
on a mission a "dear hunt."
Mr. Talmage Hinson was on a
similar mission in Jackson township,
so rumor has it.
Announcements have been received
of the marriage of H. B. Marsh and
Miss Eunice Watson last Wednesday.
Preparations for Membership Cam
paign The officers of the Monroe Play
ground Association met Friday night
at the Chamber of Commerce and dis
cussed means yb which the member
ship campaign could be handled to the
best advantage. Vice President John
C. Sikes placed before the meeting a
motion to ask each civic and social
organization of the city to select a
representative to serve on the advis
ory board of the association. This mo
tion was carried unanimously and the
secretary, Miss Louise Morrow, was
instructed to secure the appointment
of these representatives and have
them present at the next meeting.
Tuesday night. May 23rd. at 8
o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce.
C. W. Orton, the press representa
tive, was instructed to prepare ad
vertising copy to be used in connec
tion with the space offered by the Ro
tary and Kiwanis clubs, giving as
much publicity as possible to the
work oi the playground association.
Dr. R. II. Garren has been appoint
ed to represent the Rotary Club on
the advisory board of the playground
association. Gillam Craig will repre
sent the American Legion; Mrs. Ran
dolph Redfearn for the American Le
gion Auxiliary, and J. S. Stearns for
the Chamber of Commerce. The fol
lowing organizations have been asked
to appoint representatives to serve
on this board: Kiwanis Club, Rota
ry Club. 1). A. R., U. D. C, Sorisis
Club. Parent-Teachers Association,
Chamber of Commerce, school board,
Masonic lodge, the board of aldermen,
the Men's Bible Class of the Presby
terian church, the Men s Club of the
Methodist church, the Brotherhood
Club of the Bantist church, the Amor
ican Legion, the American Legion
Auxiliary, and the Brotherhood of
Railway Conductors and Engineers.
Two Thousand Spectators Sec
Body Riddled With Bullets
Davisboro, Ga., May IS. Following-
his confession that he robbed and
murdered Mrs. William Kitchens, 22,
rural mail carier, of this city, Charles
Atkins, 15 year old negro boy was
burned at the stake tonight by the
posse which captured him.
The lynching occurred at the scene
of the murder, more than 2,000 per
sons from several counties witnessing
or taking part. After being tortured
with slow lire for fifteen minutes the
mob loosened the trace chains that
held Atkins to a pine tree and placed
his seered body in the middle of the
main highway. While he was con
scious, crying in pain, the mob de
manded to know if there were any
others connected with the murder,
Atkins named another young negro
boy whom he said was the only other
person connected with it. He had
previously connected his brother with
the case.
Members of the mob raised the
body again, fastened it to the pine
tree in an upright position, rekindled
the fire at the base of the tree and
then stood off giving those in the
crowd opportunities to fire shots into
the body. Undertakers who obtained
the body following the lynching say
that more than 200 shots entered the
charred corpse.
COLUMN NEWS GATHERED
FROM DAILY DISPATCHES
Many Stories of Interest Condensed
For the Convenience of Busy
Readers of The Journal
BIG STORIES OF IMPORTANCE
HANDED OCT IN A NIT SHELL
Section Foreman Killed, Remarriage
Question, Crops, Benefited, Steam
er Sinks.
Arthur McDonald, railway section
foreman at Greenville, S. C, was kill
ed at 5:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon
between Helton and Anderson, when
the motor car on which he was riding
left the railway tracks. His skull was
fractured when the car overturned,
death resulting instantly. Three oth
ers on the car with McDonald suffer-
d only painful bruises, jumping when
the car began to leave the track.
The question of whether the gener
al assembly oi the Cumberland Pres
byterian church shall put a ban on
the remarriage of persons who have
been divorced for other than "Biblical
reasons" may be taken up by Tues
day at Greenville, Tenn.,, it was in
dicated Sunday. The report of the
committee on overtures to which the
question was referred, will be made
then. Although not officially in ses
sion, commissioners attending the
meeting here devoted much of today
to discussion of the items before the
assembly, prominent of them being
selection ot a site tor the new uni-
ersity. The convention of the wo
man's board of missions adjourned
last night and many delegates left
today for their homes.
Crops in the South Atlantic and
north central states and in Califor
nia have been greutly benefited by
recent weather conditions, the depart
ment of agriculture announced Sunday
in a crop summary for the first hall
of May. Crop planting has begun in
Michigan, Wisconsin and .Minnesota
and is progressing in the Ohio and
lower Mississippi valleys. Wheat pros
pects are reported good in most
states and, according to the sum
mary, early potatoes in Virginia
were not damaged by the April frost
as much as was at first thought. The
supply of farm labor was reported
sufficient to meet demands in most
places. In the Mississippi delta all
available labor was reported being
used for levee work. In Louisiana,
overflowed areas have been extended
by crevasses, the department stated,
adding that more than 20,000 acres of
improved larm land was now ilooaed.
Nearly 100 persons perished Sun
day night when the Peninsular and
Oriental line steamer Egypt sank off
the island of Ushant after a collision
with the French freight steamer
Seine. The Egypt sailed from London
for Bombay Friday, with forty-four
passengers and a crew of 290. A roll
call on board the Seine after the dis
aster showed that at least 15 of the
passengers and 80 of the crew of the
r.gypt were missing, ine collision oc
curred during a dense fog within 22
miles of the armen lighthouse. The
dinner gong was about to be sounded
on board the Egypt, and many of the
passengers and most of the crew were
on deck. The shock threw several
persons into the sea, others jumped
and a number went down with the
ship, which sank in 20 minutes. The
Egypt was rammed amulship on the
port side.
Cecil B. DeMille, Famous Producer,
May Open Specialty Shop
Cecil li. De Mille may open a smart
specialty shop for women! The fa
mous motion picture producer has no
intention of abandoning the screen
however. He will continue to produce
Paramount pictures whatever decision
is reached on the subject of the pro
posed shop.
Feminine fashions m L'e Mine pro
ductions have attracted wide atten
tion all over the world for several
years, v ecu li. uc Mine nas receivea
numberless letters from professional
dressmakers and from women of
fashion throughout the country beg
ging him to turn over to inem me
esigns of the irowns and other ar
ticles of feminine apparel used in his
roductions.
These requests in the past have met
with a courteous refusal. Recently,
however, the manager of a chain of
great hotels approached the producer
with the suggestion that Mr. De Mille
open a shop or series of shops in
these hotels in which might be sold
the various articles used in De Mille
pictures.
This request followed a visit of the
hotel manager to the Lasky studio
during the filming of "Saturday
Night." the latest Cecil B. De Mille
production, coming to the Strand the
atre Wednesday and lhursday and
in which Claire West, the De Mille
fashion designer is said to surpass all
her previous etiorts for sheer beauty
and ultra-fashionable good taste.
Edith Roberts, Leatrice Joy, Julia
Fa ye, Edythe Chapmen and Sylvia
Ashton are the feminine principals in
this story of Jeanie Davidson are the
principal masculine players.
For 3oard of Education
I hereby announce myself a candi
date as a member of county board
of education, subject to the Demo
cratic primary. W. D. HAWFIELD.
For Road Elector
I hereby announce myself a can
didate for Road Elector for Vance
township, subject to the Democratic
primary. H. GRADY HAWFIELD.
Father favors daylight saving If it
pecially the last word in clothes.