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mm I fl ii i 'J -2 Volume XVIL No. 18. Monroe, N. Tuesday, May 31, 1910. One Dollar a iVr.

Meeting of Union and Anson Mail Judge Manning Should Stay on Squire McWhorter Brings In Some THE PEOPLE FOOT THE BILLS. Real Estate Transfers in May. The following real estate transfers 93; for the army, The exposure of Ballinger's secret the Bench. Moore County News, May 17th. There has been more or less dis cussion in the press of the State for several months regarding the Associate Justiceship of the Supreme Court now held by Judge Manning, who was appointed by Gov.

Kitchin to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Judge Conner to go on the Federal bench. The only excuse we can see for discussion, is the laudable ambition of Judge William R. Allen and bis nends to put that gentleman on the Supreme bench in place of Judge Manning. Of Judge Allen's learning, ability and judicial fitness, udge Manning most ardent parti sans will frankly admit But an admission of Judge Allen's ability, detracts in no way from Judge Man ning's standing as a learned jurist and a talented gentleman. He has "made good on the bench, and has perfectly justified Gov.

tutchin in elevating him to this ex alted position. No sounder nor abler opinions have been written by any member of our strong court. The Governor needed no justifica tion for appointing Judge Manning, but if he had needed any, the fact that the Democratic convention of his district nominated him for Superior court judge in 1894, it seems to us, is amply sufficient If Judge Allen is. defeated, it will in no wise reflect upon him, because he is already holding one of the most honorable positions in the gift of our people a seat on the Superior court bench. On the other hand, if udge Manning is defeated, it will be a very serious reflection, not only upon him, but would also be a slap in Gov.

Kitchin face, in rejecting his ap pointee. We repeat that the result of this nomination is of small consequence to Judge Allen, but is of the su- premest importance to Judge Manning. udge Manning is and honorable judge, and has every egitimate claim on the nomination associate justice, and we believe the honest Democracy of North Caro- ina will confirm the Governor act in putting him on the bench. Boys and Girls from School. Miaa Eula McRae.

one of the voune ladifls of Monroe attendins Greens boro Female College, has returned home. Miss Berta Iceman has returned rom Converse. Mr. W. S.

Lee, has comfshome rom Bingham School, Asheville. Misses Ruth Williams, Pearl Nance and Hallie Neal have returned from Meredith College, Raleigh. Misses Williams and Nance gradcated tiis year with honors. Mr. Henry Crow graduates witn honor at the A.

and M. College today. Mrs. Crow and Mrs. Ellie Wilson are in Raleigh attending the commencement.

Miss Marguerite Houston, accom panied by her mother, Mrs. R. V. Houston, who attended commencement, has returned from Virginia College at Roanoke. In giving an account of the play by the senior class, the Roanoke News says: "Lit tle Miss Octavia Houston of Monroe, N.

was a most attractive mascot. Although she had but one rehearsal she played her part without a stum ble or halt Miss Uctavia is a Bister of Miss Marguerite Houston, one of the seniors, and is visiting her sis ter." Misses Lura Heath and Mabel Lane returned last, night from Converse College, Spartanburg. Mr. Lee Stack has returned from Oak Ridge Institute. Mr.

Earl Sbute returned last night from the A1 and M. College. Thinks Lot of His "Little Mr. A. S.

McCollum, a native of this county who has been living in Georgia for many years, writes The Journal that he is well pleased, with -the "Little Beauty" knife sent him as a premium and has had it attached to his key ring. It is a pretty thing sure enough and light enough to go on a key ring. Mr. McCollum writes that he hopes to visit his relatives in this county this summer. Old Soldiers, Come and Get Your Crosses.

The Daughters of the Confederacy will deliver crosses of honor to old soldiers at the Jackson Club in Monroe June the 3rd. Old soldiers who are entitled to the honor are requested to be on hand that day. The regular meeting of the Daughters will be held in the club rooms tomorrow at the usual honr. Early Plants. Waxhaw Enterprise.

Mr. L. E. Brown is spending a few days in Baltimore and New York in the interest of his firm, Messrs. Rodman Brown.

The congregation of Steele Creek church will celebrate its 150th anni versary in August and appropriate exercises will be held on that occasion. Misses Pauline and Essie Neely of the Tirzah neighborhood have returned home from Linwood College, where they have been attending school the past session. If that wasnt a regular "toad- strangler" and a "trash-mover" that visited this community Tuesday af ternoon, then a toad can be stran gled and trash can't be moved by a flood. Miss Mary Godfrey, daughter of Mr. John Godfrey of the Unity neigh borhood, died Fnday.after an illness of several days.

She was about 22 years of age. The remains were buried Saturday at waxhaw Baptist church. 'Squire Henry McWhorter brought to this office last Saturday a cockle- bur weed and also a jimson weed, both of which had several fully developed burs on them even at this early season of the year. Such a thing as fully developed cocklebur and jimson burs at this season is quite rare indeed, and some of the Squire friends here think it goes to indicate that there must be a ful ly developed candidate somewhere down that way. It may be that later developments will serve to bear out this conclusion.

Considerable damage to growing crops is reported from the heavy rain and wind storm that visited this community Tuesday afternoon. It was by far the heaviest rain that has fallen here within a year, and sent the water courses fairly brim ming. Corn and other stuff planted in the lowlands suffered greatly. Farms in many. places were badly Some hail fell but not of sufficient size or quantity to injure vegetation.

At one time the downpour of rain assumed almost the pro portions of a cloudburst and re minded one. of the one that made "Taft day" at Charlotte, a year ago, memorable. Miss Jessie Ratchford, daughter of Rev; and Mrs. W. W.

Ratchford of the Tirzah neighborhood, died Wed nesday morning about 1 o'clock after an illness of several days of stomach trouble. She had been critically ill for: the past week, during which time little hope was entertained for her recovery. She was 23 years of age and was a member of Tirzah church. Mss Ratchford has many mends in this part of the county who will be sorry to hear of her death. The remains were buried at Tirzah church Wednesday afternoon with funeral services conducted by Rev.

Mr. Frazier of Lancaster. Working for Agricultural High Schools. Mr. P.

P. W. Plyler of Buford at tended a meeting of the State execu tive committee of the Farmers' Union at Raleigh last week. The summer meeting of the union will be held at the A. and M.

College in Kaleigh June 26th. At that meeting plans for agricultural high schools will be adopted. The plan in brief contem plates the teaching of elementary agriculture in all of the country schools and then the establishment of county agricultural high schools wherein not only will all agricultu ral topics including domestic science be taught, but where practical dem onstration will be given as well. Meetings in Behalf of Special Tax. Fowlers, No.

6, Monroe township, at Roanoke church address by Mr, R. W. Lemmond, Wednesday evening. 8:30 o'clock. Mt Pleasant Buford township, at school house address by Mr.

J. C. M. Vann, Thursday evening, 8:30, Black Jack, Marshville township, school house address by Mr. B.

0 Ashcraft, 8:30 o'clock. Yours very truly, R. N. NisBET, Co. Supt Fine Compliment to Central Choir, When Dr.

Chreitzberg arose to be gin bis sermon Sunday morning jus1 after a finely rendered selection by the choir, he said: "I want to say here that on last Sunday I had the pleasure of wor shiping in one of the fashionable churches of Boston, the city famous for literature, music and culture, and I heard no Buch soul thrilling, life giving music as we have right here in Monroe. Carriers. The association of Anson and Union mail carriers met in the court house here yesterday and spent a most en- oyable day together. The meeting was called to order by the president, Mr. T.

V. Howell of Peachland. Re- igious exercises were conducted by Rev. Mr. Kirkpatrick and an address of welcome made by Postmaster ii.

Love. The address of welcome was fit tingly responded to by Mr. E. Huggins of Our Home. Roll call showed the following members present: Monroe T.

L. Love, A. B. Helms, T. Cta, G.

W. Helms and JohnH. Mills. Waxhaw P. B.

McNeeley, J. E. Garrrison, Belk McNeeley, F. H. Cun-nigham, R.

0. Nisbet Union villeL. S. Griffin. Wingate J.

L. Watson. Marsn ville A. C. Penegar, E.

Huggins. Peachland T.V.Howell, Postmas ter Bryant and Master Sea well How ell, the. youngest sub-carrier in the association. Wadesboro-A. S.

P. Smith, F. C. Eason, J. B.

Watson. Pee Dee-D. 8. Liles. Indian Trail Z.

A. Pressley. Officers for the following year were elected as follows: T. L. Love, presi dent; A.

C. Penegar, vice president; H. Rogers, secretary; J. B. Wat son, assistant secretary; A.

B. Helms, treasurer; L. 8. unfun, T. V.

How ell and Belk McNeeley, executive committee: L. S. Griffin, Belk Mc Neeley, Floyd Moore and Z. A. Press- sley delegates to State meeting.

After the morning session the boys went to Mrs. Griffin's boarding house, where a fine dinner was served. The afternoon session began at 3 o'clock. Peachland was selected as the next meeting place; time, first Monday in After the business was transacted the meeting was turned over to speech-inaking and a general good time. Snappy talks were made by Messrs.

B. C. Ashcraft, W. B. Love, L.

E. Huggins, W. L. Belk, A. Penegar, T.

V. Howell and Rev. R. Kirkpatrick. The occasion was 8 mosi pleasant one and the entertainment by the Monroe boys to the vis itors was fine.

The Campaign is Now Open. If any candidates were holding back with the idea that the cam paign had not yet opened, they may now come out of the woods and an nounce themselves. The campaign is now officially open, The Journal never considers the campaign offici ally opened till 'Squire J. C. Laney wears his Cleveland beaver to town.

Just about this time each two years Squire Laney pulls out the old white beaver and wears it to Monroe, lhen he lays it aside for another two years, After that day politics get hot. We had begun to get uneasy for fear that this important ceremony was about to be overlooked by the jovial phil osopher of Buford, but yesterday he came up alright with the goods, The historic hat is a little battered this year, owing to the fact that some of the boys had the audacity to get it out and it in the field, but we have given them notice nev er to do such a thing again, and we expect this "white plume of Navarre" to wave in many another campaign yet Base Ball Association. The Monroe Base Ball Association has elected officers as follows: A Morrow, R. Armfield, T. P.

Dillon and J. C. Sikes directors; Lee Williamson, Manager; Herndon Hasty, captain of team. As mentioned elsewhere, the Doys are preparing to give the town some sport if there is any appreciation of it They will secure about five good players besides the borne boys and will have a fine team. Mr.

Chatham Biyens, who has just come from the University team, will play with Monroe and has already arrived here. It being necessary to have some money to put the ball rolling a subscription list has been circulated and between three and four hundred dollars subscribed. Meanwhile the first game will be on June the second with the Western Bloomer Girls. Thanks. Wtdesboro Ansontn.

Our heartiest congratulations to the esteemed Monroe Journal. Ground has been broken for its new building on Jefferson street It will be known as The Journal Building and is in keeping with the progressive policy of the paper. were recorded by the.register of deeds during the present month: Division of Eli W. Webb estate lands of 434 acres in Marshville township: Raymond Webb, 140 acres; May Elizabeth Webb, 179 acres; Blake and Thurlow Deese, 70 acres each. J.

C. Sikes, commissioner, 70 acres of Elijah Simpson land to J. D. Brooks. $1,150.

C. F. Lowe to. Mrs. Isabelle E.

Beasley, lot on Church street, 100 184, $2,000. L. C. Polk to M. C.

Funderburk 61,400 square feet at Indian Trail, $500. H. M. Life to M. P.

Life 46 acres in Goose township, $1200. J. H. Lee to T. C.

Lee, oil mill lot, No. 9, $160. Frank R. Whaley of Ene New York, to Indian Trail Mining Com pany of NewYork, 200 acres, known as Black Lands, in Vance township, $1.00. Same land conveyed by Louis Dunker of Salisbury to same company $6000.

Monroe Insurance and Investment Co. to Miss Drucilla Broom, Williard Wolfe lot in' North Monroe, $750. Wm. V. Tucker and wife, Jennie L.

Laney and others, to A. D. Deese, 21 acres of Brown Laney land, on Twelve Mile Creek, $546. Frank R. Whaley of Erie N.

to Louis Dunker, 31 acres in Vance township, $1.00. R. B. Red wine, commissioner, to B. F.

Mangum, 68 acres Thos. Gay land, $1400. J. E. Thomas to W.

B. Belms, lot in Marshville, $25. R. H. Cox to B.

F. Phifer, one acre near Wingate, $25. R. 8. Boger to T.

Houston, 1-5 interest in 43 acres of mining land in Vance township, $350. John I. Long to J. E. Thomas, ho tel and foundry lots in Monroe, J.

Thomas to Jno. I. Long, lot and machinery in Marshville, $5000. N. C.

English to J. L. Massey, lot on Vann Heights, $J25, John Barrino to John R. Barrett, 41 acres on Meadow Branch, $225. J.

W. Bivens to J. B. Outen. two acres near Wingate, $100.

W. H. Smith to J. H. Little, 38 acres on Crooked Creek, $318.

J. J. Lockhart to Epharim Laney, one acre lot, $125. E. A.

Armfield to Annie English Armfield, 119 acres in Buford township, $2,280. R. to II. D. Stewart, lots 28, 29 and 30 in western part of Monroe.

$900. C. Broom to H. J. Hinson, lot and two houses near graded school, $3,500.

C. W. Barrino to E. C. Griffin, 71 acres on Gourd Vine creek, $1000.

-E. A. Armfield to M. M. Broada way, lot on Hudson alley, $125.

D. A. Houston to J. Winches ter, 11 acres on Newtown road. $450, A.

T. Austin to Jas. C. Austin, 35 acres on Richardson creek, $800, G. W.

Deese to F. P. Deese, 117 acres on Stump Lick Creek, $1. C. W.

Barrino to Griffin-Harrel 243 acres in Lanes Creek $1000. J. W. McCain to R. 0.

Nisbet 64 acres on Cain creek 00. F. W. Walters to J. B.

Arant, 30 acres in Lanes Creek, $450. E. M. Griffin to W. L.

Earnhart, 5 acres on Wadesboro road, fronting Moore place, adjoining C. C. Sikes, $1000. E. M.

Griffin to D. A. Houston, 5 acres on Griffith road, $2,385. Danial Deese to Bettie Keziab, 30 acres on Stump lack branch $1 0. N.

Simpson to Albert L. Helms, 55 acres on axhaw creek, $2UU. E. A. Armfield to Mrs.

Una A Hudson, lot on Hudson alley, $625, E. A. Armfield to Emsley Arm- field, lot near Hudson alley, $350. E. A.

Armfield to Mrs. Wilma Laney, lot on Hudson alley, $400, J. M. Blair and others to F. McQuirt, lot on Vann HeightsSOO.

In Plain English. Modern scientific farming requires a knowledge of Chemistry, Physics Biology, Agronomy, and a few other sciences little understood by men who farm for a living, but The Pro gressive Farmer and Gazette explains modern farming methods so simply and clearly that the plain people can understand. Take advantage of their 10-weeks' trial offer and see for yourself. Cu this clipping from The Journal wrap ten cents in it, with your name and address and send to Progressive I Farmer, Raleigh, U. Hteh Cost of Living Is the Chickens that Come Home to Roost from Extravagant Expenditures and High Protection.

Correspondence of The Journal. Washington, May 30. One hundred and thirty-three millions of dollars! Try to comprehend the magnitude of this sum if you can, and then pause and reflect over the fact that it is the amount the Senate has voted to spend on the navy in a single year, and in a time of profound peace. Then consider thai only twelve years ago, in 1698, the naval appropriation was but 133,003,234, or one hundred millions less than the amount appropriated for the coming year. A fact in connection with this awful increase which the public seldom hears is that every penny of this $100,000,000 which is to be spent in excess of the amount used in 1 1898 comes from the people; not from the rich, but largely from the work-; hg men and women.

1 I It is the ultimate consumer who pays the battleship bills, who main- tains an ever-increasing army of officeholders in Washington, and who meets the one-hundred-and-one ex travagances of the government. lie does it by paying excessive prices for the things he buys. The government raises practically all of its funds through the custom houses and the internal revenue of fices, where taxes are levied on things eaten, worn or used by the people. When the consumer pur- r.hfisfiH a nrotected article and prac tically all of the necessaries of life are protected he pays the real or 'natural value of the article and in addition thereto the amount of the tariff tax. The more battleships constructed, the greater the amount the govern ment must raise through the tax on consumption, and the greater the cost of living.

Thus it is not strange that under 1 the Taft administration, which is spending more than twice the amount used bv Cleveland to run the gov erament, the cost of living is 50 per "cent, greater than under the Cleve land administration. While the hat, coat and shirt of the masses are taxed almost 71 per cent to build $11,000,000 battle- ships and keep an extravagant gov ernment in spending money, Messrs. Morgan, et are not asked by the Federal government to pay any tax whatever on their swollen fortunes. Wealth escapes bearing its just share of the burden of taxation because of the absence of a Federal in- come or inheritance tax, such as were ago adopted by Great Britain, "Germany, France, Holland, Austria, Denmark, Switzerland, Aus tralia and New Zealand. A majority of both branches' of Congress were in favor of tackmg an income tax clause to the new tariff law.

Such legislation would now be upon the statute books had not Pres ident Taft and Senator Aldrich de feated the project by substituting a corporation tax. That the necessary Jhree-fourths of the State legislatures will not vote to amend the constitution is now practically certain, which means that an income tax can only be secured at the hands df a Demo cratic administration. 9 9 It is estimated that in -1908 the cost of living was nearly 12 per cent. higher than it would have been with- out a tariff. Hence, calculating that the average family consumed $911 worth of supplies per year, its in creased payment on account of the tariff was $111.

Of this $111 $16.50 went to the government in collections, and $94.50 went to the trusts in high prices. Of this $94.50, 9.25 was on woolens, more than 17 on other clothing, $6 25 on fur niture. $4.25 on beef and mutton and pork, $10.25 on building mate rials and so on. In 1910, the cost of living being 15 per cent, higher than in 19U8, the average family pays $1,080, oi which 10 per cent, or $108, is tribute to the trusts and other protected industries. Here is a little table which speaks for itself.

It compares the expendi tures on the army and navy in a pe riod of peace with amounts expend ed for features of cml establishment Expended since 1897 For rural free delivery, for rivers ani harbors, for puD lie buildings and grounds, fcr the navy, $1,125,210, relations with George W. Perkins of J. 1. Morgan in Alaskan matters, has started reports that the use- ulness of the present Secretary of the Interior to even the land grab bers has been destroyed. It is an ticipated that as a compromise the investigating committee will not only whitewash Ballinger, but will enamel him as white as the lady of spotless town, and that in acknowledgement of this courtesy he will band in his resignation.

9 9 9 President Taft, in an interview printed in the June McClure's, praises Aldrich to the skies and says "there were not a few reductions in the tariff schedules which were introduced at his instance or with his consent" In. other words, in legislation which was to af fect the cost of living to 90,000,000 Americans could only be had with the "consent of a political boss, and that political boss tho acknowledged representative of the tariff trusts and Wall Street millionaires! 7 "We all know that Taft will be re nominated. That is inevitable," says the Washington Poet, which in the national capital is considered by many to be an administration mouth piece. There is little douot out that the standpatters still seriously consider Taft the logical candidate in 1912, and if they are in the majority in Congress after the approaching con gressional elections are over, the President will have little or no diffi culty in securing a renomination if he desires it It is understood many quarters that the promise of a renomination was the price paid by the powers-that-be for the presiden tial signature to the upward revision tariff bill: Lock of Andrew Jackson's Hair, C. P.

Hallett, a storekeeper in Spo kane, Wash has come into posses ion of a lockxf iron gray hair, cut from Andrew Jackson's head after the battle of New Orleans in 1816, says the Fort Mill Times, His mother, Mrs. A. M. Hallett, formerly of Nashville, received the relic in 1848 as a present from Mrs. Donelson, wife of Andrew Jackson Donelson, nephew of "Old Hickery, with a double page of black border ed bearing this inscrip tion: "Mrs.

Donelson's respects to Mrs Hallett with a small quantity of An drew Jackson hair, cut from his head after the battle of New Orleans in 1816, together with a keepsake for the little boys, hoping they are good Democrats. Mrs. Donelson reigned as mistress at the White House during Gen Jackson term as President, when her husband was his private secreta ry and confidential adviser. Mrs. Hallett died near St.

Paul, in 1889, when the relic was handed to her eldest son, who in turn passed it to the Spokane man. "My father was intimately acquain ted with Andrew Jackson," said Mr. Hallett. "He was chairman of the commitee which greeted 'Old Hick ory' on his return to the Hermitage at Nashville, after retiring as President. My father was the first man to shake hands with the general when he arrived in Nashville on the steam er Buckeye, on which he made the journey up the Cumberland river, Mr.

Hallett added that he would not part with the relic for a fortune, but intends to make some provision for its preservation after he is gone, when it probably will go to one of the historical societies in Tennesee. He intimated, however, it might be presented to the city of Nashville nis oinnpiace, aiter ma aeam. All Teachers Elected. The list of graded school teachers for the coming year has been com pleted by the election of the follow ing: Principal, Mr. Horace Stewart oi Kernersville.

Mr. Stewart is a teach er of several years' experience and is highly recommended. Second grade, first division: Miss Florida Morris. Miss Morris taught in the school. prior to last year and has many friends to welcome her back.

Third grade: Miss Mamie Robert son of Matthews. Seventh grade: Misses Bessie Widenhouse of -Cabarrus and Helen Morrow of Graham- Miss Widen house is a sister of Mrs. W. T. Al bright of Monroe.

North Monroe school: Miss Mil dred Stephenson. ftr 1 .1.