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VOL.25. No. 89.
MONROE, X. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1919.
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
Latest Happenings In
Around Monroe.
and
There will he a box supper at Trin
ity school house Thursday night. De
cember 18.
Ths pension a.oney for Confederate
soldiers has arrived and ran be had
j'j the courthouse from R. W. Lem
i..,nd. The Standard Oil Compa.iy is pre
l.;ring to buy land outside th-j hieor
l'i rate limits for the )ur,ios .f io
t". its oil tanks to a sanfer '.nation.
There will be a box supper at the
White school house next Saturday
r. ght, Dec. 20. The proceeds will ko
to the school improvement fund.
Mr. J. L. Mclnnis of BuTord town
ship is moving his family to-day to
J ckson Springs. N. C., where they
Will make their home in the future.
Mr. A. V. McCall has a clock.
A.uerican made, on display in his
show window that runs 450 days with
OT'e winding.
Mr. A. M. Price and Miss Janie Un
derwood, both of North Monroe town
cMp, were married Saturday after
noon by Esq. M. L. Flow at his office
': Jefferson street.
Although Mr. V. W. Pnsser lives
thirteen miles in the country he wants
tr.e Monroe kiddies to have a grand
and glorious Christmas and has con
tr'buted $1.00 to the bin tree fund.
Ilev. J. W. Little will begin an
tiangelistic meeting at Indian Trail
0 i Christmas day, holding serivces at
t even in the morning mid 7: on at
: ulit. The meeting will last for
. 'i days.
Mr. Horace Xeal is recovering from
i operation of Ins right foot. The
.ieration was preformed by Boston
s irgeous in the Massachusetts Gen-
al Hospital. Mr. Neal will remain
Boston for item men! for several
r out lis yet.
The Ford car belonging to Mr. It.
v.". Hin.-ou which was stolen i'reiii the
reels ot Monroe on Sunday. Dec. T,
Vfoie day, was found on the Ansou
. lie road. The gasoline had given
1 t so the thief had abandoned the
t'i r.
The city schools will close Friday
cternoon for the Christ man holidays
a d will not reopen until Jan. 5th,
. vlng the children and members of
v e faculty two full weeks. The
-achers leave for their respective
- tnes Saturday morning.
Christmas goodies and gifts for the
V ys of ward 6 of the Oteeti hospital
:. e accumltiating rapidly and the
X will be packed Saturday and im
ediately shipped to Ashevllle. All
" utributious should he sent to Mrs.
Claries Iceman who is directing this
nrk.
"King Winter." a charming Christ-
as cantata, will be presented at the
S'rand theatre Friday night by the
f-tiior clans of !!" hiKli school. It is
! ort, reoiiiring only forty minutes In
e It, brt is nuesualiy beautiful. Ad-
ission Iwentv-'ive md fifty rents,
r.' d I he proceed. will go to the high
n-hool annual, the Mohisco.
Although the Christinas l!ed Cross
.'.M Call fell down woefully this year
i Monroe, there were a number who
. d their part to hold the organization
i its war-time prosperity. Among
1'ese was Miss l.ula Bell McGill. 12-;-ar
old girl of North Monroe, who
; -ocured eleven metiihers las week,
c Electing the money and sending it
1 the chairman.
Sixty-live county teachers were
p.esent at a meeting held in the gram
Mar school auditorium Saturday
: orning. The sixth and eighth chap
ters of Davis' The Work of the
Teacher were discussed, the teach-
'S responding animatedly. Prof. R.
W. Allen, who is leader of this group,
r.-onounces Saturday's meeting the
most interesting and successful of the
nd that he has ever held.
Under the direction of Farm Dem
onstrator T. J. W. Broom a meeting
was held at 2:00 o'clock Friday after
f'ton in the Chamber of Commerce to
lay plans for the Union County Ware
Muse Association. Mr. J. I. Brown,
a warehouse expert from Raleigh, was
iv ent and addressed the meeting.
ws decided to launch a campaign
': (mediately to raise subscriptions to
lid a warehouse for the county.
Hearing Monroe railroad men with
: -ns on the Georgia division report
on the flood in and around Atlanta,
Vlnga recollections of a like disaster
that struck North Carolina in 1916.
Capt. W. K. Cion Fays the rains in
Atlanta are the "worst ever," and con
siderable damage ha been done to
liie city water svstem. However, the
rolleu streams reached their height
lit Coluinbv.s and West Point, Ga.. the
:hattahoocheo being higher than It
as ever been In the history of the
eather bureau. With railroad tracks
fejbmerged and bridges demolished,
traffic between Atlanta and Birniing
3mm i at a complete standstill.
At i meeting of the stockholders of
the the lestusn Knitting Mill last Fri
day -tffcrttnon in the office of Mr. J.
C. Slkeslthe following directors were
ff'ected: -Messrs. Charles Iceman, J.
M. Belk, R. A. !Morrow, N. C. English,
jf. O. Henderson. T. V. Dillon. J. H.
Lee, H. E. Lee. and J. C. Sikes. The
directors In turn elected Mr. Iceman
president and treasurer and Mr. Sikes
' rice-president and general counsellor.
The mill has $100,000 common stock
and $50,000 preferred, to be paid in
tt the rate of 10 per cent each month
beginning January 1. One hundred
acres of land adjoining the Iceniorlee
property on the Charlotte road has
heen pursued as the mill site and a
contract hi t been let for a spur track.
Work is expected to begin at once. I
BODY OF .MRS. J. V. SMITH
LAID TO REST YESTERDAY
Died Early Sunday Morning at the
Home of Her Mother, Mrs. M. D.
.-s Had Been Sick For a l.oiig
Time.
Mrs. Julian C. Smith died early
Sunday morning at the home of her
mother, Mrs. M. D. Myers, on llayne
street. Her death was not unexpect
ed as she had been ill for a long time,
suffering from a malignant disease.
She went to a Charlotte hospital Sep
tember 17th and remained there a
number of weeks. While there she
underwent several operations, hut to
no avail, and as hope for her recovery
was abandoned she was brought to
the home of her mother. News of her
death was heard with sorrow, for she
was beloved by a wide circle of rela
tives and friends.
Mrs. Smith, who was Miss Annie
Myers before her marriage, was born
In Lanes Creek township near Mount
Moriah church on Nov. 23. 1871. but
her father, the late M. D. Myers, mov
ed to Monroe In 1875. In November.
1895. she was married to Mr. J. C.
Smith and moved to Rockingham
where they lived for a short time re
turning to Monroe. About a year ago
Mr. Smith's business took him to Bir
mingham, Ala., and his wife accompa
nied him. Besides her mother and
husband Mrs. Smith is survived by
one daughter. Miss Elizabeth Smith, a
brother, Mr. Brooks Myers, and sister,
Mrs. Lydia Mvers.
Mrs. Smith was a prominent mem
ber of the Presbyterian church, a loy
al and conscientious woman. She was
devoted to her home, her family and
her church. Always gentle and kind,
her influence was telt by those with
w hom she was associated.
The funeral services were held at
the Myers home yesterday afternoon
nt three o'clock, and were conducted
by Dr. II. E. Onrnev and Rev. John
A. Wray. The pall bearers were
Messrs. R. A. Morrow. 1). B. Snyder,
C. M. Benslev, S. A. Blair. W. IT. Nor
wood, and Walt Hamilton.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Moore of Wades
horo, the latter a sister of Mr. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Parsons of Wades
boro. and many Charlotte friends and
relatives of the deceased were here to
attend the funeral.
S( HOOI. IMPROVEMENT DAY.
Work ami Plan for School Improve
ment "A Xlckel Apiece From Ev
ery INipll" for the Aycock Monu
ment, Both our Stale Superintendent of
Schools and the County Superintend
ent are anxious to have every school
in the county, both rural and urban,
white and black, observe "Aycock
School Improvement Day," next Fri
day, Dec. 1!), ns required by law.
On tint day the patrons and
Mends of every school are expected
to meet at the srhoolhouse : lid dh
ciiks or. better still, provide such
of the f-.dlov ing fourteen improve
ments in art moat needed:
1. Length :iing fie school.
2. ('."ilin" an additional teacher.
",. Genlng heller school btiildiu:
I. Pnintii- the building.
ii. Iii'.'irovi ? school irroiinds.
a. G.'Mlng I school library.
7. (ie-tin :i traveling library.
S. G.Niii.: anitt'vy drinking foun
tai. o - individual drinking cups.
9. G "ting nirtui" for the school.
in. rii'.:r:iiig for a school fari.i
in 1!20.
II. Arranging I" r a school fair.
12. Arranging for a course of lec
tures, music, etc., frr I he entire com
munity. IS. Teaching Illiterates In I he com
munity to read and write.
1 1. Getting boys and gli hi into rlub
work.
Another pnrnos or "Aycock School
Improvement Day" is to raise money
to complete the monument to Charles
Brantley Aycock. North Carolina's be
loved "Educational Governor," soon
to be erected In Raleigh. Several
thousand dollars have already been
raised, and work on the monument
will soon begin. An average of "A
Nickel Apiece From Every Pupil" Is
the hope of State Superintendent
Brooks, and pupils are asked to carry
their contributions to school next
Thursday or Friday morning. If any
parent feels unable to send a nickel
apiece, let hint send a penny apiece;
and others who feel disposed may
send dimes or nuarlers. But the hope
is to have every child In North Car
olina feel that he has had a part,
even if only a penny gift, in the erec
tion of a beautiful memorial to a
great man. In after life, when a boy
or girl of to-day goes to Raleigh and
see. the beautiful Aycock memorial,
he will be Llad to think, "I gave a
dime toward it," and even if he never
goes to Ruleigh he will be a better
citizen for having expressed his grnt
iiude to the memory of one who so
loved and served the school-children
of North Carolina.
It Is hoped thnt no school In the
county will fail to oberve "Aycock
School Improvement Day" next Fri
day. Mr. J. Z. Greene and a number of
prominent men ovr the county will
attend the organization meeting of
Ihe State Cotton Association in Ral
eigh to-morrow, December 17th. The
program will consist of a business
session and two other sessions In
which technical Information about
the association will be given. Among
the speakers scheduled are Senator
Overman. President Wannamaker.
John B. Cannon. Col. Harvey Jordan
and Col. Thomas J. Shakleford. all
of the national organization.
Mr. Olin McManus spent Sunday In
La u rin burg.
NO DISTl UBAM E TOMORROW
SAYS HARVARD ASTRONOMER
The Planet Will lie Simon In a Line
Willi the Sun But the EhiDi .Need
.Not Kenr Calumnious ReMills Ac
cording to Mr. Stetson.
According to Harlan T. Stetson, or
the Harvard Astronomical labora
tory, the world need fear no calami
tous eft eels from a peculiar configur
ation or the planets that will take
place on December 17th. A widely
published statement by a popular me
teroological scientist recent I p said
that there would be many dire and
portentous results from certain elec
trical disturbances to be produced
through planetary attractions for the
sun on that day.
Such things as floods, electrical
storms, riots and other disturbances
of far-reaching effect were to be the
lot of the world on the fateful day,
said the scientist, who gained access
to the press and thereby aroused the
and forebodings of the timid through
out the land. To all of these predic
tions. Dr. Stetson says there is no
foundation, declaring that they are
based upon nothing more substantial
than "hot air."
What disturbs the astrologers is
the fact that on December 17th all
the planets, with the exception of the
earth, will lie in an approximate line
with Ihe sun. Uranus will be nearly
opposite. In other words, as the plan
ets revolve around the sun at differ
ent rates of speed, it will happen that
on December 17th a line drawn from
the sun through Mercury, the nearest
planet to it, will pass very rloss to
Venus, Mats, Jupiter, Saturn, and
Neptune, also.
They will be strung along In ap
proximately the same plane and ap
proximately the same line, like so
many points on one spoke of a wheel.
Meanwhile, Cranus will be on the
same line but on the other side of the
sun, like the point on the spoke di
rectlv opposite. The astrologers have
an idea that the attraction of the
planeis for the sun, coming all from
a single direction, will raise tides in
ihe molten sun and produce electrical
disturbances, which, in turn, will af
reet Ihe earth. But here is where
the Harvard authorities who know
the facts differ politely but emphati
cally. "But." continues Dr. Stetson, "the
planets which are supposed to affect
the sun are at such an Immense dis
tance from it that the distance from
them to the near side of the sun and
that from them to the far side of the
sun are practically equal, and the tid
al affect resulting from this difference
is snuill enough to be negligible, and
certainly too smnll to affect the earth
in any appreciable way.
"As to the electrical disturbances.
th"te is no reason to expect anv of
these, either. George Elery Hale,
Director of the Mt. Wilson Observa
tory, an eminent American Investiga
tor or the subject, has not as yet
found anv relation between planetary
ot ions and sun spots, which are
i linly electrical. Therefore, we may
ve v safely sav that the situation on
De-'ember" 17th will be no exception
to '''is rule.
'There is absolute!' no scientific
foundation for predicting any of the
e'r-r ii'uMiomena such as riot. which
'ae be -n described ns possibilities.
V'e can res' rs '.tired that our lives
w;'l tenia''! untroubled on December
I7i'i bv anything which co'iM I
ed to the p-sition of the planets."
i LOOP REIOIM'S FROM LOW
LANDS MORE ALARMING
Yliil nmn River Is Center of Floods
Tlmt Have Covered Parts of Three
Stales Rainfall Heaviest In At
lanta in Years.
The rainfall in Alabama, Mississip
pi and Georgia is the heaviest that has
fallen In those states in many years.
The condition for more than a week
has been alarming, but the waters are
receding slightly now. Georgia dis
patches give the following brief re
port on conditions:
The Alabama river seemed to be
the center tonight of the floods that
for nearly a week have Inundated the
lower portions of the three states. As
the crest passed Montgomery, leaving
the citv without street car service,
gas. lights and with hardly enough
power from crippled electric plants
for street lights and water supply, re
ports from down stream became more
alarming.
At Selina it was said Ihe river had
risen to such a slaue ns to threaten
111 A IllUOl' xeciions of the town and
cause fears that the gas and electric
plants would be shut down neioie
morning.
Eul'aula. Ala., on the Chattahooc
hee. rporte.i a stage of 53 feet there
and. although it was said Ihe rivet
was rising slowly, it was thought the
danger to the Central of Georgia rail
road bridge had passed.
Report from Hatliesburg, Merid
ian. Enterprise and other portions of
Mississippi showed the floods reced
ing, leaving washed out railroad lines,
...ovt itnnmep to nrooertv and live
stock and a total of seven dead. Three
persons were drowned near Atlanta
and five near Montgomery, bringing
the total known list to la.
Possibly the greatest financial loss
olants in Geo-
gia and Alabama and the consequent
shutting down of scores or inausines
dependent upon them. Railroads, too,
lost heavily and trains still were be
ing detoured tonight In most of the
(i,.,ia,l ,.Kiinn. M neon's loss due to
th Pood was estimated at $500,000.
Pvt. B. B. Gillen, who hns h"-""
charge of the U. S. recruit '7 ft!o;i
here for the past month, leavej to
morrow for Washington.
MR. J. C. SIKES TO REPRESENT
COTTON MILLS IN FRAI IM AE
I -eaves For Aimistoii To-morrow
Where Satuue Case Will Be Tried
Monroe Men SiihN-iiai as
Witness".
Mr. J. C. Sikes leaves tomorrow for
Anniston, Ala., to represent a number
of cotton malls and brokers in the
Savane cotton case, the biggest cotton
fraud ever perpetrated in the United
Stales. Messrs. J. L. Everelte. W. J.
Hudson. John Fairley, C. B. Harden,
and other Union. Gaston, and Meck
lenburg county men who have been
subpoenaed as witnesses will accom
pany Mr. Sikes to attend the trial
wi ich begins in Federal court Thurs
day morning.
About two years ago' these various
firms purchased enormous amounts
of cotton front the Savage Cotton Co
in some way this company managed
to send a bill or lading with draft at
tached and arter paying lor the same
tha Monroe men. along with mills and
brokers all over the country, found
that the cotton was not up to sample,
and in many instances there was no
cotton at all.
The Iceniorlee mill placed its case
in the hands of Mr. Sikes, who imme
diately went to Anniston and discov
ered the fraud, and was subsequently
employed by the other firms. He found
that the company had been organized
with almost no capital.
The United States Railway Admin
istration has also made investigation,
as railroad employees were implicat
ed. The case is entirely without par
allel in the history or this country.
The firms which Mr. Sikes will rep
tesent are the iceniorlee cotton mills.
J. M. Fairley & Sons. N. P. Sloan &
Co., and J. I. Westervell Mfg. Co.,
both of Greenville, S. C; Entwislle
Mfg. Co., Rockingham: 1! oxlio.ro cot
ton mills. Roxboro: Kinston cotton
mills. Kinston: Buftaloe Mfg. Co.,
Shelby; Beame Bros.. New Orleans:
Indian Creek Mfg. Co.. Lincnlnton:
Melville Mfu. Co.. Cherryville, and H.
F. Lamkin & Co. of New York City.
CORRi:snNDET Pi:olOSES
AN ELIMINATION CONTEST.
Suggests That Union Stand Her Cand
idates for Congress in a Row and
Count Them with the Old Reliable
'Eny, Meeny, Miney, .Mo" .Mr. J.
.Pierec Died Sunday Morning.
Marshvilie, Dec. 15. Marshville
came near producing another fire
when Mr. Beech er HarreH's dwelling
caught, supposedly from a defective
chimney Friady afternoon. Fortu
nately it was discovered in time to
prevent a total loss. The chler dam
age was done in tearing away so much
of the root' lo reach the bla.e. The
house had been recently purchased by
Mr. Braxton Hauey.
In spite of Ihe boasted electricity
the streets of the town have been
without lights for several nights, ow
ing to some break in Ihe machinery.
Doubtless though the "white way"( ?)
will be in good shape for Christ mas.
Union county now has before her a
quest ion of great importance to settle
and seems in a terrible quandary as
how best to decide it namely thai of
the future congressman. It really
looks as if she will have lo resort to
standing all tlv" suitable candidates
In a row and counting them otT in the
old reliable "Eny, meeny, tuiney mo!"
method. Safe to say, however, that a
decision will be reached in some way
and a good man put up by the time
the congressional seat is ready for a
new occupant. Union has some good
material and her candidate Khould
stand an excellent showing in the
coming race.
Mr. Henry Green arrived Friday
from Boon where he has been in
school and will spend the holidays
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Z.
Green,
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Marsh and
daughter Edith will leave next week
for Raleigh to spend Christmas with
Mrs. J. C. Little.
Miss Mary McWliirler. w ho has had
charge of the millinery department of
the United Cash Store this season, left
for her home in Charlotte Monday to
spend Christmas.
School will close for the holidays
on Friday, the 19th, and will give
about ten days or two weeks before
re-opening.
Mr. Henry Ashcraft has been indis
posed for several (lavs suffering with
asthma and grip. The Young Peo
ple's Missionary Society of the Meth
odist church held pleasant meeting
with Miss Emma Austin at her home.
"Pleasant Walk Fhiih." Friday even
ing. Under the leadership of Miss
Harris an Interesting program had
been prepared end was well carried
out, after which a social hour was
enioyed.
Marhville. in common with all
other towns, is short on house room.
When January first arrives mid the
general moving incident to that sea
son begins, it looks as if a eood many
are going to b? heard rn ing "Kitty
wants a corner." A number of peo
ple have moved Into town within the
last vear. and while considerable
building has been going on, still the
supply does not meet the demand.
There are several homes to be erected
here in the immediate future.
Mr. G. A. Marsh of Charlotte spent
Ihe week-end here with relatives.
Mr. J. B. Pierce died before dav
Sondav morning nt his heme two
miles from town, from the effer's C
naralvsis from which he h,"d suf''-d
for p number of veirs. H" " '"ir
leH at Fulk' "!' w -' - "''or.
noon. "n-vunil of Win-
' j., dm services. The
"i -o-i- f thrt Marshville lodee h"f!ed
titrn vtih Vnonic honors. Mr. Pierce
was about sixty years old.
"WANTS tol EDITION" OF
THE Jot R Al. Is PRESENTED
Booklet on Monroe is as Complete As
4 'ill umstiiiii eH Permitted t.ottcn
up bv T. L. Riddle himI Hem) lielk.
The Journal herewith presents the
"Moi.roe Wants You" edition, gotten
up by Mr. T. L. Riddle, secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce, and Mr.
Henry Belk. under the auspices of
Ihe former's organization. The edi
tion is not as complete as the pro
moters would have desired it. but
under Ihe circumstances, it does both
of them justice. Five thousand
copies of this edition were printed,
and one goes to each Journal sub
scriber. The balance or the edition
wil be mailed out of town by the
Chamber or Commerce and the vari
ous advertisers. H you have a friend
who would likely be interested in
Monroe, secure a copy for him from
either The Journal or the Chamber
of Commerce.
'Mr. Riddle, who spent much time
and care in gathering data and photo
graphs for the edition, says:
"We have no apologies to make
for its appearance, but, by way of
explanation, we wish to say that if
the publication, referred to above,
does not measure up lo the expecta
tions or those who are Interested in
it and have been aware of its coming
out, we hope that you will be consi
derate in your criticisms of the same,
bearing in mind that it is the best
result which we have been able lo
produce with Ihe available data, the
support and co-operation we received
from the people, and in the race or
a great many difficulties which we
labored under. We have been very
much worried over the considerable
delay in the date of its appearance.
This is. however, neither Ihe fault
of Ihe printers nor ours, as the mat
ter was furnished the printers in am
ide lime to get out the Job on lint",
but on account of a strike in the
plant of the printers and some other
hindrances, all of which were beyonrt
their control, accounts for the delay
In the appearanre of the above men
tioned publication.
"The general lay out and arrange
ment of the matter, which makes up
this publication, was left to the prin
ters of the Job. The Indifference of
a great many of the people of Monroe
toward the project, when they were
approached In its interest, explains
the absence of many local scenes and
pictures of our prominent citizens,
which we all would liked very much
to have seen therein.
"We hope that von will show your
appreciation of the publication by
reading it through at once and after
you have done this, file it away among
your treasured papers for future ref
erence. Within the next few years,
which will elapse, It will be Interest
ing then to note the progress Mon
roe and Union county will have made
in so short a t inie."
The business and professional men
of Monroe, as well as other citizens
who may be neither business or pro
lesioual, are being canvassed this af
ternoon by the pastors of the city's
churches, headed by Santa Clans Lim
erick. Of course, as everybody knows
probably by this time, this formidable
canvass is for the purpose of gather
ing in the remainder of the funds nec
essary to carry through the Couijnutii
ty Christ mas Tree proposition for Ihe
children of Monroe. Chairman Lim
erick and his squad of ministers are
traveling in a body, and it is said that
no one is attempting to argue with
them, but everybody fortunate enough
to be visited is simply standing and
delivering. The whole thing is being
carried through with expeditioiisness
and without unnecessary prelimina
ries. The list printed last week total
ed $92.50, so that the grand total al
ready received was $107.50 when the
committee started on its Jolly round
this afternoon, not to beg for the rest
of the money needed, but merely to
see what the complete sum would be,
so that some sort of an idea might be
had of what kind of a fine time is in
store Tor the little folks who will
function on the night of Christmas
Day on the courthouse square and the
grown-ups who will look on and li.den
lo the music.
Mr. T. Frank Limerick is chairman
of the Red Croi Christmas seal drive
for Monroe and has been allotted one
hundred thousand to sell. Yesterday
Mr. Limerick eonvassed the business
sections and sold about four thousand
and five hundred seals. The money
realized from the sale will be used to
combat tuberculosis in North Caro
lina and the goal i ninety thousand
dollars. At latest news Winston
Salem and Greensboro were lending
th" cities of the State with practically
the same amount reported, $3,ono.
The hazarr which was to have been
held last Thursday and Friday ly
the Indies of St. Paul's Kpl--cop.il
church, was postponed until Decem
ber 17th and lSth. It will h- held
In the vacant store room next to Ihe
Union Drug Company and in addition
to selling dainty handmade Christ
mas gifts, delicious lunches will be
served.
Superintendent Ray FuiiderburR
urges the county schools to give as
short holidav vacation for Christmas
as Is possible. The term this year
will last until May and if a long holi
dav is given the time will have to be
extended in order to complete the
full term. He px'iects Ihe schools to
i-, ,,::i .v han Friday Decem
ber 19ih.
'v no'-"t-d Sm'th. spent a day last
week on Cuvl'nck sound, shooting
Wild dur',;s. He brought back the
hag limit of t went j -five ducks, and
two wild eoeve.
Mr. N. C. Price of Unlonville Is in
the West buying stock for his stables.
LATEST HAPPENINGS
News Events of the Day in
the State and Nation.
November l!'th of each year baa
been designated by Supt. Brooks i
"Avcock School Improvement Day."
Mrs. 1. N. Payne of Iredell count?
has been appointed a member of the
State Board or Agriculture.
Thomas Lefler. well known carpen
ter or Salisbury, dropped dead on the
street Friday afternoon. Heart trou
ble was assigned as Ihe cause.
As a result of burns received when
his clothing caught fire from an open
fireplace. Winford Chambers, aged 12,
died Friday in the Mission hospital of
Asheville.
Reidsville has been shivering for
the past tew days while 50 cm of
coal were on the Southern railway
side tracks held by the rail road ad
ministration.
Villijalmur Stephenson, famous
Arctic explorer, addressed students at
the University of North Carolina Fri
day. Stephenson spent five years in
the Arctic regions.
The N. C. Board of Dental Examin
ers will hold its next regular meeting
in Charlotte January 15. At that
time examinations for license to prac
tice in thin state will be given.
Because he differed on principles
of the coal s. l ike settlement, Fuel Ad
ministrator Garfield has handed in
his resignation. President Wilson
may refuse to accept it. some think.
The body of Judson Morrow an ag
ed Chalolle negro was found floating
in the pond i.t Highland mill Friday
morning. It is believed that he wan
dered away, temporarily deranged,
and stumbled into the water.
Camp Bragg is to fare better than
any Southern camp in size of govern
ment appropriation. More than a
million will be spent in buying land,
$23,000 on roads and $20,000 on the
camp buildings.
Mr. Henry A. Page, addressing
merchants and consumers in Raleigh,
slated that "profiteering is now on a
par with moonshiuing and counter
feiting." It Is punishable, under the
Lever Act, by a tine of $5,000 or two
years' imprisonment.
Speaking to two thousand people In
Charlotte Thursday night, Secretary
Daniels concluded his speaking tour
in the ninth district in Clyde Iloey's
interest. He called upon Mecklen
burg to "snow Morehead under once
for all."
Great excitement has been caused
among the less educated and older
members of the Indian tribes in Okla
homa as a result of the prediction of
the world's end tomorrow. They
dance and chant their weird songs
each night and are greatly depressed.
President Wilson stated Sunday to
the Republican senators that he had
"no compromise or concession In
mind" as to the peace treaty and
would continue to hold I hem respon
sible for results and conditions at
tending delay.
The body of James K. Illake, Jr.,
six-year-old son of a wealthy Phila
delphia broker, who was declared by
his Mother to have been kidnapped
last Friday night, washed ashore near
Atlantic City Sunday. Mrs. Blake ha3
been arrested.
Hal B. Weld), an insurance man of
Adel, Ga., killed his wife, then com
mitted suicide Saturday night in Sa
vannah. They had been separated
for some time. He met her on the
street In front of her home and shot
her.
Unless the government takes exten
sive steps at once to curb the chestnut
blight, a disease that attacks the
chestnut tree and kills it in a short
time, there will not be a chest fit tree
in North Carolina by 19"0, o fwwt
vy xperts say. The bligh' u row on
the N. C -Virginia line and is advanc
ing soul I, v ii rd.
The Grey Duck, Ihe yacht which
left Miami Wednesday morning for
Nassau, Bahama Islands, was not
heard from until early Monday morn
ing when she arrived in Nassau. On
board were D. W. Griffith, motion
picture producer, the mayor of Miami
and 34 actors. Two members were
washed off the deck in the heavy seas
but were rescued. They were without
food for three days. The vessel should
have reached Nassau Wednesday
night, but engine troubles and storms
prevented.
Death of Mrs. Rebecca Mini Davis.
Mrs. Rebecca Mira Davis died at
2." t Sunday afternoon at her home
near Si.iyiir; Baptist church, after a
long iilness which culminated In
pneumonia and pleurisy. Sli was 78
j ear of !"te :n l was a native of
('lies'. m' irl I cue ,ty. H'.t husband
was SI ti; i -ou F v is who died about
thirty e:Ms as!o.
Mrs. '. ' was prominent in hef
community mil held the highest re
sneri of I'-"'- .'-"kliliors and friends.
She had a large family connection
throughout the county and is surviv
ed by four children, Mrs. John Deese,
Miss Rebecca Davis, Messrs. Jack
and Tom Davis, the latter being cor
oner for this county. A number of
step children also survive.
Mrs. Davis has been a life long
member of the Liberty Baptist church
near Pageland. The funeral was
conducted from the home yesterday
afternoon at 2:00 by Rev. M. D. L.
Preslar and Rev. J. A. Bivens. Inter
teruient was in the Smyrna cemetery.
Clearance Sale of .Millinery.
Our entire stock of millinery is on
sale at greatly reduced prices, includ
ing all the newest effects in mid-w in
ter styles. EFIRD3.