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PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
Thirtieth Year. No". 19.
Monroe, N. C, Friday, April 13, 1923.
'2.00 Per Year Cash
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T TO M A T '
i ' atJ la ' . L - r, a. V'f
JULECARRSAYS
HE'S A REBEL AND
A RU IOAJXER TOO
President Harding's Father Ad
dresses Old Soldiers and Eu
logizes Lee and Dayis
NEXT REUNION WILL
BE HELD IN MEMPHIS
New Orleans, April ' 12. (By the
Associated Press.) -General William
B. Haldeman of Louisville Ky., was
. elected Commander in Chief of the
Confederate Veterans at the closing
business session of the annual Re
union here late today, and Memphis,
Tenn., was selected as the 1924 reun
ion city. .' .
Three .names were offered for the
post . of Commander in Chief , when
nominations were called for, those of
Gen. Haldeman, Geiu. Wm, .A. Col
lier of Memphis, and General E. W.
Kirkpatrick of McKinny, Texas. The
name -of Gen. Collier was withdrawn
before the voting began, leaving the
field to the Kentuckian and the Tex-
an. General Haldeman polled 771
and General Kirkpatrick 368 votes,
i 'Memphis Gets Meeting ....
$ ' Only Memphis and Dallas were in
j ' the contest for the next reunion, and
j, . the Memphis speakers' were : rein
forced with a petition wore than
100 yards in length and bearing the
signatures ol thousands oi Memphis
ans asking that the veterans come
there. The document contained the
names of 16.000 school children alone,
It was a nip and tuck race between
the two as the balloting progressed
but Memnhis always kept 'a Jump in
the lead and when the roll call had
been completed, had polled 629 votes
to 512 for Dallas. . A number oi tne
veterans had argued that the reun
ions, because of the age of the dele
gatesalways should be held in a cen
tral, city of the south Hi order tnat
the lournev might hot be. too hard
on those residing in the more distant
States.
Harding's Father Speaks
Dr. Gebrge T. Harding of Marion,
O.. father of President Harding., spoke
. to the veterans twice today: He de
clared he considered Robert Lee
the greatest 6f 'Araerioaii generals
and Jefferson Davis one of the -country's
greatest statesmen." He said he
aMucTsils 'grahdinotier was a
... cousin of the mother I Jefferson ua
vis. ' y:,;
After thanking the veterans for
the manner in which he had been re
eeived. he added: '
"I want to thank the Southern peo-
nle. too. for the kindness with which
they have treated my son. The South
never had a better friend than .War
ren G. Harding."
v Presented With Flag. .
Dr. Harding was called to the plat
form again later when a Daughter
of the Confederacy, bearing a huge
silk Confederate flag, announced that
he had expressed a desire for one.
The emblem, the "Stars ana ears,"
nresented "to him and in express-
ing his thanks, he told the veterans
he knew they had 'tood by it and
that "if J had been down here l sup
pose, I, too, would have been loyal
it."
It was feared this afternoon that
the Ku Klux Klan would be in
jected into the proceedings as an is
sue. All weeK tnere naa oeen vague
rumors that a row over the Klan
was simmering and that it would
break out in full force at the least
nrovocation. i
General Julian S. Carr of Durham,
TJ. C commander in. chief at the lore
noon session during a discussion of
the term "rebel" as applied to tne
Confederate soldiers, shouted at one
roint: "I am a rebel and a Ku juux-
pr tons'' At' the afternoon session he
loudly repeated the phrase and this
time shouts of 1 am, too. came irom
all quarters of the auditorium.
GEORGIA VETERAN WHO
WALKED TO REUNION IS
LOOKING FOR BUDDIES
New Orleans, La., April 11. Ser
onnnf nt aharnBhnntera Oenrfffi She.
ram, 80, of Longstreet's. corps, who
.Miifa1 horA last, niirlit-. fifnnt After
a journey of thirty days,, to attend the
comeaeraie - reunion, auiuuteu un
blushing today that he waB a cattle
.ffTiit atiH nrmiH nf it. . ..
"I don't know whether you would
call it heroism nowadays, but I'm
thA name George Sheram who learn
aA the Yankee's .countersign at
TWaoahiit-or nnH atnlo KOO cattle " he
said. "They sure came in handy for
. us boys." - -'.' . - ' .-
The man who has walked from his
home to the last three reunion cities,
aid lie ia Inokincr for thre4 of his
old war buddies, Sam Joiner, Charlie
Center ana jonn nonaer. .,
"I think Sain Joiner is a carpen
tor over in Butts county, Ga., at
least he was before the -war," he said.
"And Charlie Center and John Hond
er, from what I can hear, are retired
merchants over in Miami, Fla. -Fortune
hasn't smiled so graciously
thn man he arrived in - New
Orleans with only $30 in his pocket
. .. . . t j j a : j
but net- saia ne naa maue uuy sum
In Tampa, Fla.( during the winter
selling newspapers on tne evreeis
Bright Idea
Troubled Youth "Suppose you
were in t.i?- choes, what would you
to
Bright boy "I'd shine tli&m."
LADIES NIGHT AT
THE ROTARY CLUB
The Rotary club held its Quarterly
"Ladies Night" Tuesday evening at
the J off re hotel. The occasion was a
most, enjoyable one. : As the guests
arrived they were given numbered
cards with which they were to find
their partners before going into the
dining room, which was beautifully
decorated with pot plants and pink
carnations. After the serving of an
elaborate .dinner Rofarian John C.
Sikes was introduced by President C.
C. Weaver and made the principal ad
dress of the evening. In this address
he emphasized the fact that he had
never told a lie and was therefore em
inently suited to welcome the ladies;
His address was responded to very
graciously by Mrs. A. M. Secrest. She
proposed a toast to the club, and
prophesied great success for this or
ganization, because among the mem
bers it boasted of a "Weaver of
dreams" and a "Chandler, which, like
the Buick, was but for service."
The program was then given over to
the ladies with Mrs. C. C. Weaver as
toastmistress. .
Mr. D. H. Bowie, who also led the
singing, delighted" the Rotarians ' and
Kotariannes with a solo. This was
followed by a trio by Mrs. G. M.
Smith, Mrs. Ray Funderburk, and
Miss Wilms Green. A solo by Miss
Green ended the musical part of the
program and the, program was then
put into the nanus ox miss uine Alex
ander as leader of games. Those pres
ent entered wholeheartedly into these
''back to childhood" games and much
amusement was derived from "barn
yard," from the race for a piece of
candy at the end of a string, from
the forfeits, and so- on. in a draw
ing contest Miss Evelyn Smith re
ceived a five pound box of : candy.
while the' other ladies were presented
small boxes of Nunnally's by the Un
ion Drug Co. y K v--;
Mesdames zeb Faulkner, w. K. uur-
rell. W. B. S. Chandler, J. C. SikeS and
J. W. Fowler were the lucky contest
nts for a case of peach jam present
ed dv tne ueatn-JMorrow uo. wrs, j.
D. Warren and - Mrs. Zeb Faulkner
won sacks of flour -presented by the
Henderson Roller Mill. , t
Mrs. -H. H. Wolfe - gare a charm-
ihg rebort of the Columbia meeting.
'" Mrsr Weaver who made a delight
ful toastmistressw stated that Mr. Jim
Fowler had lost a -plank in his plat
form. ' This plank had been found by
Drv R. h: (iarren aml was then ana
ithere handed over do wx. i- owier. tv t
L The bachelors of the club, to show
tibeir. talents before the young ladies
bresenl; were -asked "to drawBBrtaia
figures on a blackboard. The judges
decided that ' Dr; Pearson's' drawing
renresenting a patient oh a cot was
really a worK of art and ne was tnere
fore awarded a box of cigars, Mrs.
W. R. Burrell making a delightful
Dresentation speech. Attractive lea
ther purses were given to the ladies
as favors. ... : s
Read the Marshville Section
I hadn't been back from Wilson
long before it became very evident
that Marshville had taken on new life
and that her citizens were going after
things in a manner that is sure to
get results. ' , .. ., .
It occurred to me that a- Marshville
section of The Journal, in which the
town would be advertised all over the
county and in sections of Stanly coun
ty and South Carolina, would appeal
to the business men of Marshville and
would resulb in extending the trade
lines and in forming a better ac-
3uaintance between Marshville resi
ents and citizens of this section of
the state. .
i Having some knowledge of the in
telligence and ability to write of Mrs.
r : r : TT.n11 n
r. PnrVpr f naked thpYn to nrenare
an art'cle each for the issue, which
they kindly consented to do and for
which The Journal and the thousands
of readers of .this issue feel very
grateful. There are a score or more
other women in Marshville who could
have written splendid articles, hut
there was no space in mis section
for more. -
I handled the advertising end of the
proposition and hadn't gone far with
it until I realized that; a halt must
be made. I tried to quit selling space,
but ide-awaK busTness men leW
ed of the undertaking and began com-
ing to me for space with the result
that the section is slightly crowded
with store news, which every one will
.... , i , i
do wen to reaa, ior it is Dnmmmg
full of the spirit , of the town. One
advertisement, that of " Mr.J. M.
Burns, had to be transferred to the
regular section of the paper and is
well worth reading. .
L.'E. HUGGINS. .
Slow Moving, Bift He Budged
. at Last t - .i
A Youngstown,- Ohio man, says
the Telegram of that city, recently
applied for a settlement of a claim
for fire insurance .and in response to
the agent's queries explained that it
was a 4oor that was burned, and that
the damages amounted as near as he
could estimate to about five dollars.
"When did the fire happen?" ask
ed the agent, and after a moment's
hesitation the answer came:,
"About thirty years ago,"
"What? Thirty years ago, and you
have waited all these years to report
it?"
"Yes. sir."
"Well, why then do you report it, you hang up this record?" v
now?" "Dance some more. I'm. challeng-
"Well, sir," said the Youngstown ! in-K all persons who t hink they can
man, "the women-folks at my house beat the record to meet me here
have never given me a moment's, May 5." ; -' ,
peace since that durn door was burn-j The orchestra increased J- 4im?
M r.r I "s corlHr.'t stand it 'nnv,a'aln and the interview 'ihw lo a
ica"cr.' " ' ' ' . I H'-c-s fc-r tie lc:i cf trcath. -
Both Teams of Monroe Debaters
Won at Chapel
Special to
Chapel ' Hill. April 13. Both the
negative and affirmative teams of .the
Monroe High School won last night
in the preliminary debate which last
ed till one o'clock this morning' and
eliminated thirteen teams. Both Mon?
roe teams debate before judges again
this afternoon at four and five o'clock
After all the teams but those rep
resenting two schools have been elimi
nated, the best negative and the best
anirmauve teams irom these two are
selected to make' the final debate. .
The High School Debating Union
which put" oh this contest for the Ay
cock Memorial cup, number sixty and
Crippled Boy Drives Many Miles
In the Hope of
Greenwood. April 10. A criDDle
since early child with no means oil
making a livelihood except knitting
socks, Ruf us Price,' 20 year old white;
boy, drove a team of goats from his
home, near Hodges, to Greenwood- to
take treatment, which,' he hopes, wiji
restore : the use of his limbs. When,
he found the journey from Hodges;
to. ureenwood too much for his goats
every day, he obtained a boarding:
place in a mill village and there" he
plies his trade- of knitting socks when
he is not on his way to and from the
office of the specialist,' who is treaty
ing him. Early each morning, the two;
long horned bucks may be seen hitchi
ed to a lamp post ia, front" of the specf
ialist's office while their owner takes
the treatment in which .he puts - bit.
faith, :- '. ;:;;;-.,. -.- w'vv
"I got a fall when I was, a year old,"
the lad told a newspaper man "end
my back was hurt so I could not
walk. I tried to walk ' some When
I was little but my legs Just crum
pled up. I got a goat and broke him
to a cart and drove -him. to a -school,
a mile and a half, that wav " - 1 . i s .
The crippled lad began the knit
ting of socks in 1921. He has v knit-1
ting niacnin at nis Doaranuj.- jpiace
and he . earns 8 scant livelihood that
wavi "Oh.1 vea. I do nrettv welK' he
said cheerUy. ."I made 12 or 15 pairs?
a day and that brings, me 1.50 That
beats doing nothing- nd I .cojold jdo-
ONLY WAY TO PROCEED
TO SECURE ELECTION
To the Hon. J. C. M. Vann, Mayor,
and the Hon. Board of Aldermen of
the City of Monroe: -
beg to advise that I have looked
over the ordinance ' prepared and
passed by your Board in regard to
the $175,000.00 water and light bonds
of the City of Monroe, and in my
opinion, you have complied with the
Municipal Finance Act. which is the
only procedure laid down under the
Statute for the sale of bonds for wa
ter purposes, and that you have com
plied with the statutes m every par
ticular, and that the only way for the
citizens of a municipality to obtain
an election thereon is by a petition ot
thirty-three and . one third per cent of
the qualified voters, and that if one
third of the qualified voters submit a
petition and comply with the statute
in regard thereto, that the law re
quires you to submit it to the people,
and I advised you to tms etiect at tne
time you passed the original bond
ordinance. . .
I might state further that before
you can sell these bonds, you will
have to have an approving opinion
of Some recognized bond attorney; and
that this is the only proceedure I
know of that you can adopt in order
to obtain such an approving opinion.
Respectfully yours.
JOHN C. SIKES
GETS HER STRENGTH '
, BY CHASING COWS
New Yo(, April 11. Dancing to a
record. Miss Alma Summing
Uart night ascribed her great success
o a vegetarian diet and to early
graining chasing cows on a Texas
,""':"
I Shu
She revealed this- as she reeled oil
the final ten minutes of her fifty-hour
whirl, which made her the undisputed
long-distance dancer of the world.
It was Just about time for her to
swing Into the home stretch when
the nimble journalist plunged into
the rhythm of the jazz and floating
up beside her, informed Miss Cum
mings that she was about to be in
terviewed. '
"To what do you credit your phe
nomenal endurance?" he asked. !'
There was a tense moment during
which a ' difficult cure In a corner
of the dance floor' was successfully
negoitated and the orchestra speed
ing up switched from! a "blues" to
& "Carry Me Back" motff. '
"Well, vegetables for one thing,"
replied the champion. "I'ma vege
tarian." Then again the miles ' ot
chasing cows. I worked on a ranch
in Texas where the cows had plenty
of room, and I used to chase them
miles every day."
"What are you going to do after
Hill Last Night
Te Journal . '
the preliminary debates opened Up
with two hundred and forty debaters.
At this, time the Monroe debaters
stand a good chance of being in the
last debate end of winning the cup.
The affirmative debaters from Mon
roe! who won last night, are Walter
Lockhart and Arnecie Baker. The neg
ative debaters are Annie Louise Cald
well and Henry Smith.
: The question being debated is, "Resolved,-That
Congress should enforce
the decisions of the Railroad Labor
BoArd.'!-. .
The debators were accompanied to
Chapel . Hill by Miss Pat Benton and
Mrs. G. B. Caldwell of Monroe.
Finding Strength
he boy cannot stand or take a
single step. He has a tiny wagon in
whfch he sits and . propels himself
when he gets out of his goat cart
Wtyh the help of a friendly passer,
he manages to get his little wagon
uplthe few Steps of the entrance to
the' office buildintr. where the sneei-
ahst has his offices, and rolls him
self into the elevator. v
' Young Price is proud of his goats.
"You see, they mean a good bit to
me, he said, "and they're mighty
good goits. ' I named that brown
one there Kaiser because he looked
H p zace uke tne kaiser. 1 have
baj him ' four years. That white one,
I have owned about a year. I broke
thenr myself and they are not afraid
of automobiles now. : The longest
trip in one day I ever made was 18
miles when I came to Greenwood from
beyond .Ware Shoals. My goats don't
get tired, it seems, but they're . like
mules, you have to keep after them
to make 'em trot." , , .
'Being a cripple 1 cloes not discour
age the soft eyed, .smiling lad of 20.
'A month ago his mother died; but nis
father, John Price, of near Hodges,
still lives -,and the boy hopes to go
'back home cured. ,So daily he crawls
harnessescthem to his cart and comes
to Greenwood for the treatment " that
i ' - " .-11 L:m'a Mlv:.-J
DISTINGUISHED SYRIAN
t VISITOR IN MONROE
Archbishop Garasimos Massara, ac
ompanied by bis secertary, -Archdeacon
Antony Bashir, of Beirut, Syria,
arrived Wednesday night and will for
several days be the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. N. D. Saleeby. The visitors last
September attended the ' Episcopal
Conference at Portland, Oregon and
recently have been in Florida, return
ing by way of Atlanta. The purpose
of the visit to America is to further
the unity of the . christian, churches
of the world, the Syrian Orthodox
church of Antioch sending the Arch
bishop to represent her in that ca
pacity. ' Archbishop Massara is a no
ted author, having ; written v several
books, one of which he spent several
years on, it being an elaborate dis
cussion of, the difference between
the Greek Orthodox church and
the Catholic church. Besides the
Archbishop is a great linquist,
sDeaking fluently Greek, Latin.
French, Arabic and a knowledge of
several other languages. v Archdeacon
Bashir also is a finely educated man,
speaking English, and is the Arch-
klcliftn'a intnmataK whilo in Ampripa
IflSHUU O Ulbbl'V..l 1M.V ...
A delegation of Syrians and Greeks
from Salisbury and Charlotte came
down Wednesday night to greet the
archbishop upon his arrival, and all
were the guests of Mr. and Airs, sa
leeby for supper. '
"How do you feel after all this
dancing?" - " -. . .-
Miss Cummings didn't answer im
mediately as she was saving er
strength. Then, "feel fine,'' she said
"I could dance much longer, but they
won't let me.
- "When I finish I'll sleep twenty-
four hours. .
Again the orchestra sprinted, and
its jazz was all filled with sharp.
stabbing notes likhe shooting pains
in the legs. ... -
Miss Cummings, .who is a pretty
brunette of medium height, wore out
seven partners, from the time she
started dancing at 7:10 p. m.. Sat-
- . . . All . ! A . 4 A 1
night. . She took out a total of six
minutes permitted by the rules. .-
Several bands and numerous pho
nographs took turns supplying the
music
The best previous record was thir
ty-six hours, also established here.
Sycophancy
There is a story of a chemist who
was lecturing before a European
sovereign who had professed a' curi
ous interest in that branch of science.
At the critical moment in an expert
ment the chemist announced with i
low bow to the king:
"sire, - these two gases will now
have the distinguished honor to com
bine m the presence of your mesi;
Which they accordingly did!
The warring Piutes are celled "ren
egades," a renegade probably being
an Indian who doesn't own any oil
lands. Pittsburg Sun.
PROUD OF BRIEF IN
THE COUNTY CONTEST
Brief, April 12. Mrs. S. D. Faulk
and son, Edmond, of Charlotte were
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
M. A. Clontz Tuesday. .
Horn to Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Connell
a son,. April 7th. . . ,.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Clontz
a son, April 3rd.
Mr. h. Long, traveling repre
sentative of the Dayton Scales Co.,
Dayton, Ohio, with headquarters in
Greensboro, is spending a few days at
home with his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
G. A. Long.
We are more than glad to note that
our good people are able to kick,
since it takes some kicking to make a
success. It has been said that prac
tically all animals, including man) do
some kicking as a last token when de
parting. Kicking even unto the end.
frobably the old farmer who dipped
up the two frotrs from the stream
when watering his milk never real-
j. a, i j. - ,
izeu tne vaiue . oi KicKing so mucn
until he discovered the lumn of but
ter churned as a result of the frog's
kicking, which saved the pond musi
cian's life while his mate refused to
kick and was drowned. If kicking is
worth while for a frog, then what
would man lose by risking his heels
a little?
It is gratifying to learn that Brief
students attending Unionville high
school ' this -session are acquitting
themselves with distinction and hon
or. : In the recent county champion
ship basket ball contest, in which
event Unionville : was the winner,
Hoyle Biggers and Bruce Long, both
Brief boys, were two-fifths the team.
Came: the county commencement se
ries contests. Bruce won first place
in the senior short story contest, scor
ing 15 points for his school. AH fold,
Brief boys won 22 of the 27 points
credited Unionville. I give these facts
not to set anything afire in Union
ville, but to boost Brief; of course,
thereby boosting Unionville, too. '
We truly hope that unionville is
duly appreciative; and on thfr whole,
we believe she is. Just now our prin
cipal. Prof. Hunnevcutt. is about to
hand diplomas to eight more worthyjl
students who will be privileged with)
high school faculties,. another, term..
This has been a very successful
school year for Brief at home. ' The
unturng efforts of our faithful teacn
ers shall not go unheralded. Very
often 1 the average teacher is never
given credit for , their accomplish
ments with . the school children, but
this- ilay must, pass! : Prqbably ,noti
but it muse in Brief. We are proud
of off teachers: --" '-: --' "-rr5
Little Miss Sadie Austin of Mon
roe Route 2 has been spending a few
days with her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. ,M. A. Clontz. . . ' . ,
Mr. A. W. McManus is attending
the old soldiers' reunion at New Or
leans this week.
A Statement From Mr. Fowler.
To the Voters: On March 5, 1923,
the Board of Aldermen passed an or
dinance under the Municipal Finance
Act, authorizing a bond issue of $175-,
000.00. Under this act an election
must be called if one third of the
Qualified voters petition for' an. elec
tion, this being the proper method for
an election if those who are dissatis
fied feel that they are being imposed
Upon.": V'- .;.-.f.-v. ':
Here was my attitude: I was in
strumental ui witholding publication
of the ordinance that it would be
necessary for one-third of the auali
tied voters to petition for an election
until Friday evening, March 9th.
called in conference on Friday, March
the ythi a majority of the board to.
gether with Mayor J. C. M. Vann, J.
C. Sikes, J. F. Muliken and W. B.
Love and asked if there was a way
.o call an election without a petition
and they advised the board that the
only sensible and legitimate way was
under the Municipal Finance Act, as
above stated. They will bear me out
in this statement. If the people want
an election, let them have it. I am
more than willing privately or offici
ally. . ..-.,.,-.
Now to the point: It has been cir
culated over this town for political
purposes and malicious intentions on
the part of some that to elect me as
mayor meant that the citizens of
Monroe would have to drink Rich
ardson Creek water. This is abso-L
lutely untrue and is denied. I will say
that I am willing to give every citi
zen, man or woman, the same chances
that I would ask for myself. I have
civic, political and moral pride and I
wouldn't stoop to a thing as dirty as
has been reported on me in regard to
the water matter. , '
It is immaterial to me as to what
part of the proposed bond issue is
used for the enlarging of the propos
ed water supply. The ordinance
means that you can expend any part
of the $175,000.00 that may be neces
sary to take care of the actual needs.
Whatever the people wants suits me.
If what they decide proves a good
thing, they may have the honor; if not
I am not to blame.
' It has been reported that some
power company had proposed to fur
nish water for Monroe and it was be
ing kept a secret by the mayor and
board of aldermen. This is absolute
ly untrue. No proposition has been
made by any corporation or person in
regard to the water proposition. ,
The above are the facts as to the
t.-.'.c?. HI leave it to you. ' '
J. W. FOWLER.
The average man dislikes to give
up his seat in a crowded car to a wo
man because he is -afried she will.
think thnt he is trying to flirt with
her.
UECLARES EUROPE
DOESN'T WANT TO
OUTLAW WARFARE
. ' .
Borah Says Old World Has
shown No Desire For An
Equitable Peace.
REPLIES TO SPEECHES
BY LORD ROBERT CECIL
New YorkApril 12. Senator Bo
rah, of Idaho, replying here tonight
to the recent League of Nations
speeches of Lord Robert Cecil, de-
. ......uu v i. u v . j jivuvu icafiuo
can "function for peace" until war
has been outlawed as an institution.
The present league, said the irre
concilable leader, not only has failed
to make war a crime, but had been
dominated by governments which had
convinced the American people they
do not "want peace upon any terms
compatible with equality and justice."
He added that the proper field for
dissemination of a gospel of peace
was the Old World and not the New.
, Dont Want Peace
"It may seem harsh." said Senator
Borah, who spoke at a banquet of the
Amerian Paper and Pulp Association,
"to say that the governments of Eu
rope do not want peace upon terms
compatible with equality and. justice '
between the nations. The reeord le
there and anyone can read it. It is '
easily read, for it is written in blood.
Let us reeur to recent history pass
by the more distant past and speak
only of events since the war.
"Against the persistent efforts of
-the American reDresnntAtlvM v tha
Versailles treaty was made an instru
ment of war of 'dismemberment,
misery and, war. Upon three differ- '
ent occasions the two leading na
tions of the Old World financed an '
Invasion of Rusiia in vioaltlon of
every precept and - principle of. peace
and in the ace of the solemn pledgee
in favor of the principle e-f terrlto-
rial integrity, Greece was Incited to
war and Turkey r was nursed back
into power arms i and monev were ;
furnished by , outside governments '
with no apparent object in view than
mat of material gain .".and dominion.
"When two. courses were ODen relw
auveiv io renaratinna niu . of iiM..:
Kratlen :? and : adjustments - either ,
tnrough the league or a special con
ference of friendly powers, the other
course , that of force and war, was
chosen; chosen In disregard of all
consequences to peace and in defiance
of dictates of humanity. And to
night, the awful orgy of hate, of de
struction and crime, proceeds on its
bloody way, and not a foreign office
in all Christendom is willing to re
cord even a moral protest.
During the last three vears
twelve countries of Europe have re
sorted to war to settle their disputes
at tne . time they were pledged to
arbitration and - peace. - In all the
vital concerns of that continent dur
ing the last three years we have
seen ; arbitration - and conciliation
and league pledges, passed by and
the deliberate, voluntary, unneces-v
sary choosing of force, of war. We
Versailles to Lausanne, break down
over the question of oil, coal or ter
rltory, or else turn into a. secret nnn.
clave for war. . ,
Belmont News
April 14. The Belmont school will
close soon.
w r r ... . ,
j. v"neu spent last JLues--day
and Wednesday with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Helms.
Mrs. Arthur Dexter and mother of
Meckjenburg spent last Friday with
their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Con
nell. Mr. - and Mrs. Frank Connell of
Moore county, were guests of their
cousins Friday, Mr. and Mrs. J. G.
Connell.
Mr. Arthur Connell' spent last
Saturday night with his cousin, Mr. J.
i. connell.
Miss Ona Helms of Charlnttn
the week end with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. L. S. Helms.
Mr. Boyce Helms of Charlntt
spent last Sunday "with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Helms.
Mrs. May Bradford, who has been
visiting her grandmother and brother,
has now returned for several wenka
visit wi;h her father
Mr. Noah Helms, son of "Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Helms, has purchased a new
Ford. . . .
The Hopewell choir did not go to
Polkton Sunday , on account of the
weather. ' but will go some time in
the near futuvs.
WEARY OF HIS FAMILY .
TROUBLES, HE KILLS HIS '
WIFE AND 3 DAUGHTERS
' Seattle, Wash," April 11. Walking
into the police , station here this
morning Mitsuzo, a second-hand deal
er, announced that he had shot to
death his wife and three daughters,
two of them aged six and seven and
one infant, because he was 'tired of
so much trouble at home."
Mitsuzo was lpcked up while police
men hurried to his home six blocks
away and verified his report that he
had shot his wife four times and
each of the children two or three
times. ; '
The bodies were scattered about a
bedroom. Endo said he had used -so
many bullets because' his victims did
not die quickly enough.