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The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1911-08-22
NO WHITE SLAVERY.
Man Who Attempted to Conduct
it in North Carolina Sent to
the Penittentiary.

Lexington. Aug. l9.-CharleS
Noel was found guilty today OF
abducting Laura Gibbs, daugh-
ter of f.. III. Gibbs of this place,
and Judge Daniels sentenced him
to II years in the State prison
at hard labor. In sentencing
Judge Daniels expressed surprise
that North Carolina harbored Il
citizen OF Noel S vileness and he
characterized him as a monster.
There was evidence of the most
convincing kind that Noel and
his wife enticed Laura Gibbs
and Ncrta Kindley, age II and II
years respectively. to leave their
homes here for the purpose of
placing them in a house of ILL
fame in Charlotte. Ii was a
clear cut ease of white slavery
and the two children were saved
from a life of shame by a mere
chance.
The two children were carried
away from here ON May 9.being
promised a life of ease. plenty of
money and no work to do. A
third young woman was approach
ed by Noels wife and asked to
accompany them to Charlotte and
this young woman, older and
more experienced than the child
rem, Mrs. Noel was frank and adj
mitted her purpose. The girl
spurned her. With the two
children Noel and his wife left
on train No. 80 on May 3, and
they were taken to a house on
South Myers street, charlotte
The parents of the children start
ed a search for them and by the
merest chance, they found them
the next day in Charlotte,
Warrants were issued for Noel
and his wife and Noel was ar
arrested in Danville. Va, and
brought back here. His wife ac-
companied him. The preliminary
trial was heard by Judge Meyer
and both were bound over to
court. Noel S bond was fixed al
5000 aud his wife was liberated
on the certificate of a plysici.
an that confinement would be in
juries to her health. She hung
around Lexington for several
weeks and about two weeks be-
fore court disappeared. Up to
the present time she has not been
located. Attorneys fought for
a continuance because of her alb
scnce, but Judge Daniels refused,
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1911-08-22
Fullenwider's Many Successes,

File Fulenwlder was Friday
afternoon defeated after winning
9 straight games, the last three
being shut-outs, says the Column
bia State. When Columbus scor-
ed in the third inning Friday it
was the first run scored on Full
enwider in thirty innings. AT
ter losing to Charleston, 1 to 3,
Fulenwider won nine straight
games.
Until Fridays game Fulenwi-
der had won fifteen out of his
sixteen games pitched. He was
defeated by Albany, 4 to 3, by
an awful decision by the umpire,
Derrick, costing him the game
He then won six in row before
being defeatd by Charleston July
being defeated by Charleston on
July Bird.
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1911-08-22
Cotton in Critical Condition.

Commercial Appeal, Aug. 2ll.
Lack of rains all in the Carroll
mas. part of Georgia and in Tex
as and western Oklahoma gives
rise to complaints of shedding of
a rather severe kind, while in all
other States excessive rainfall is
producing very rank growth OF
stalk, is retarding the proper
setting of new hollis and is rot
ting few already made.
The natural maturity of the
plant is also being delayed and
the crop4 will be exposed to I'M
usual danger from frost ii the
rains continue.
Preceding the Inauguration OF
this drought in the extreme East
and the Southwest and heavy
rains in the central States. the
plant was well fruited and com
paratiyely early in growth. SO
that although the loss has been
rather heavy during the past
two weeks, the promise is still
good to fair. On the bright side,
it is also worthy of note that in
many localities showers have beer
neither excessive nor scant and
the crop is extremely good.
Except in Texas and South
Carolina, but little cotton pick
ing has been done and the bolls
are opening slowly because OF
the continued growth of the plan
due to the rains. The boil weeviI
in southern Mississippi and Lou
isiana now appear active enough
to stop all further setting OF
squares. The worm damage has
not been extensive.
Texas reports say that a good
soaking rain within a week
will restore much of the loss and
will help the plant to make lat,
CrOD.
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1911-08-22
False Hair and Corsets to Go,

Minneapolis, Dispatch.
The recent decree from Paris
banishing corsets is a long step
toward better health for women,
according to Miss Anne NJ. But
ner, head of the Department of
Physical Culture at the Universe
ty of Minnesota.
III am glad to see false hair go
i am gladder still to see fashion
outlaw eorsets. There can be
no doubt as to the injurious eff
feet of corsets. Women who do
not wear them are healthier than
woman who do. Nature never
intended that women should be
boxed up and squeezed together
at the loins," said Miss Butner.
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1911-08-22
English Railway Strike.

A general strike among rail.
way employees has been going
on in England some time,
The cause seems to be a desire
for better wages. If conditions
there are as they are represented,
a strike is not a surprising thing.
a railway employee writes from
England to an American news.
paper as follows:
A few thousand railway share
holders divide among themselves
each year in our railways the
enormous sum of S2lJ00000
There are 81 highly paid mana
gers who get salaries of l,l5j
per week. One general manager
who directs a small Scottish line
gets T25,000 a year.
Now. as an offset to those high
priced people, there are l50.0I0
Of us employees whose average
wage is less than - Il week. while
another 350,0o0 get $3.50 per
week. Altogether, there are a.
bout $4,000 employees in these
low earning positions.
When our last strike was
threatened evidence was given
before the Labor Commission
that many employees work seven
~ hours per week for $3.36. The
railway workers get less than
any other trade in England per
man.
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1911-08-22
Join the Prettier Home Brigade
Progressive Farmer.

We are publishing another hatcl
of painting experiences this weeF,
and have number on hand yet.
We expect to keep the matter be
fore our readers until cold wealth
or comes. as the work can he
done any time.
We are glad indeed 10 see the
interest taken IN this campaign.
both by our readers and the local
newspapers. The Marshyille. y.
c., Home says:
." \ campaign. such as never
before been known. is now be
ing conducted for more painted
houses in the rural districts. The
Progressive Farmer has sounded
the note and it is being caught
Iup by the pencils of large ma
jority of the editors. We believe
il is safe to say that within less
time than six months the results
of this campaign will be notice
able. Every thinking farmer will
admit that the paint question is
an economic one, to say nothing
of the beauty and pleasure it
adds to home life. -
1t is a fact that it pays to paint
even if no consideration is taken
of the beauty and dignity added
TO farm life by the work. Let the
houses of a neighborhood all be
painted, and they will surely be
followed by greener lawns, more
flowers and shrubbery, better
fences, neater out.buildings--a
general renovation and smart
ening up" in fact. Set the ex-
ample for your ncighborhood, if
your buildings need painting,
and see if others do not initiate
| it.
Great difference will be notic-
ed in the experience given. Some
believe the farmer should do his
own painting; some say to hire "A
painter. Again. some are well
pleased with certain cheap paints
Others say they are no good. We
do not feel competent to decide
these questions il indeed they
need deciding. 1t seems to us
that if one can do good painting,
and can do this work at odd time
it will certainly pay him to do it
himself. 1t will even pay him to
spend some time working OH the
backyard fence and the backsidc
of the barn just learning how to
handle paint brush. Such knowl
edge as this never comes amiSS.
When one does not feel, however
that he can do the work as it
should be done. he should by all
means hire a competent painter
10 do the job. 1t is far better to
pay IA little extra sum and have
the work done we'll than to save
money by sacrificing good looks
and the satisfaction they bring
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1911-08-22
First Bales

Mr.. L. d. 0gburn of Chester
Geld county sold a bale of new
cotton here Saturday. 1t brought
twelve and a half cents and was
bought by Crow Brothers. Wades-
boro got its first bale Thursday,
Charlotte and Concord each on
Friday. This is the earliest that
any one ever remembers to have
known a bale sold on this mar
ket. In 1881 a new bale was
sold on the Goth of August.
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1911-08-22
Going Down the Catawba in a
Boat.
Taylorsville Special. 10th.

Ernest A. Seeman of Dur
ham and +. S. Mcintosh of
Chapel Hill, left here today by
canoe on the Catawba river
from Oxford S Ford for Charles
ton, $. c. They expect to make
the trip in about three weeks.
Mr.. Seeman and Mr.. Mcintosh
had intended starting at Old Fort
but had to change their plans at
the last minute on account of low
water. Their route will be by Ca
tawba river to the Wateree, to
the Cooper river. which leads in
to Charleston. Their first stop.
except for nearby postoffices, will
be Camden, S. C., from where
they will go directly to their fl
nal destination.
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1911-08-22
MR.. G. R. SOWELL KILLED.
Victim of Lightning at Pageland
Last Sunday Evening-Mr. Wa
ter Robinson Also Struck While
Standing by Mr.. Sowell.


Mr.. q. X. Sowell of Pagelanu
was instantly killed by lightning
at 4:30 Sunday afternoon. He
and Mr.. Walter Robinson of Mon
roe and Mr.. i. Y. Doster of Page
land were standing in the house
of the latter when the tragedy
occurred. Mr.. Sowell was lean
ing against one of the posts OF
the dining room door and Mr..
Robinson was leaning on the 9TH
er. while Mr.. Doster was stand
ing in the room near by. All
were looking out the window at
the rain fall. Mr.. Sowell remark
ed that there was more water III
the cotton rows than there had
been this summer. These were
his last words, for just then the
bolt came and he never knew
what struck him. Mr.. Robinson
was knocked down and remained
unconscious for some time. Mr..
Doster was slightly stunned.
The bolt tore a great hole III
the roof. tore up Il bureau in an
other part of the house, knock
cd lot of Notwithstanding off
and did other damage.
Mr.. Sowell was sc years old.
lie was Confederate soldier,
and was well known in this see
ton for many years. The body
was buried yesterday. He is sur
vived by his wife and seven chill
dren, all grown. lie had just
completed three brick buildings
in Pageland and had several 9TH
ers there, besides large tracts of
land in and near town. The rail
road was run through his farm
and the town was largely built
upon it. He thus became a man
of considerable wealth.
Mr.. Robinson had gone down
to carry Mr.. Doster home from
Monroe. lie had decided to start
home just as the cloud came up,
and went in the house with the
other men to wait for il TO cease.
No one else was in the house.
Just before going into the house
they were standing on the piazza,
and when flash of lightning
came, Mr.. Sowell remarked that
he had always been afraid of
lightning and had better 60 in.
In five minutes thereaftre or less
he was dead by the force that he
had always dreaded.
1t might be well to here repeat
the warning that has been so Of
ten given, namely, that during
thunder storms people should
never stand under trees, or lean
against any object like the sides
or post of a house. When light
ming strikes it is making an eff
fort to get to the earth and al
ways goes by the easiest route.
The human body is better con-
ductor than wood, hence, when a
man is standing against post
or other piece of wood he is in
wiling the lightning to leave the
wood and go through his body.
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1911-08-22
Big Meeting at Shiloh.

Rev. A. Marsh and Rev. Brax-
ton Craig conducted a most sue
cessful meeting at Shiloh, four
miles above Monroe last week.
There were "a accessions to the
church, and % were baptized.
The new members were mostly
heads of FAMILIES. Large gather
ings attended each service and
the meeting was one of the most
successful and far reaching in its
results.
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1911-08-22
Death of Miss Laura Rowe,
The Charlotte Observer TIN

After a critical illness in which
she exemplified always the high
est type of fortitude and patience
Miss Laura A. Rowe died yester-
day morning AT 6 O'Clock. To
those who watched by her bed
side with loving devotion during
the past days and weeks or had
daily inquired with mfailing con
Germ and interest as to her con
dition. the end came not as sur
prise. To hundreds of friends
elsewhere in the State the news
will come as a painful shock. To
all who had come within the in
fluence of her gracious personal
ity her death is a source for SIN
eere sorrow.
Since last November Miss Rowe
had been in declining health. She
contracted a severe cold later and
complications followed. For sew
eral weeks she had been confined
to the home of her brother. Rev.
DIR. Gilbert T. Rowe, on North
Tryon street. Steadily her con
dition grew more serious. Satur-
day the attending physicians an
nounced that they entertained no
further hope for her restoration
of her health. Silently the tide
of life receded until yesterday
morning when she sank into
rest.
Miss Rowe was a daughter of
Rev. DIR, j. {. Rowe, presiding
elder of the Salisbury district,
Western North Carolina Metho-
dist Conference. Coming here
two years ago when her brother
assumed the passionate of Tryon
Street Methodist church, she has
since resided here with him and
his family. Her sweetness of
spirit not only made her presence
in the household "A source OF joy
but won many friends besides.
Into the work of the church and
the Sunday school she entered
with Il sincerity of interest and
enthusiasm which made her OF
the utmost usefulness. Since ear
ly youth she had been a member
of the Methodist church TO which
she was Loyalty devoted.
Last summer Miss Rowe took an
extensive trip abroad, deriving
keen intellectual Improvement
from this contact with the more
ancient civilization with which
her wide reading acquainted her.
Miss Rowe was born at York
College, Rowan county. She is
survived by three brothers, Rev.
Gilbert 7. Rowe of Charlotte. DR..
Henry b. Rowe OF Charlotte, Mr..
Claudius b. Rowe of New York,
and by two sisters, Mrs. A. NJ.
Fry of Bryson City and Miss Eu-
genia Rowe of Asheville. The
latter had been with her sister
here for some time. Mrs. Fry
and lIr. c. w. Rowe arrived last
night. Rev. DR.. j. c. Rowe, the
father, had been here for several
days.
The funeral will be conducted
this afternoon at 3 o'clock from
Tryon Street Methodist church.
The services will be conducted
by Rev. j. r. Scroggs, presiding
elder of Charlotte district, Rev.
w. l.. Sheriff.. The active pail
bearers will be: Messrs. A Il.
Ritch, Joseph Mclaughlin, E.A.
Cole, B. S. Houston, f. l.. Me
CHM and A. III. Wearn. The 9TH
er stewards of Tryon Street
church will be honorary pallbear-
ers. Enterment will be at Elm
wood.
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1911-08-22

Right in your busiest season when you
have the least time to spare you are most
likely to take diarrhoea and lose several
days time, unless You have Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera and Disrrhoea Remedy at
hand and take dose on the fint appear
ance Of the disease. For sale by all dealers.
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1911-08-22

For summer diarrhoea in children al.
ways give Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoca Remedy and castor oil, and a
speedy cure is certain. For sale by all
dealers.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
New Year Reception
At Congressional Club

The regular New Year reception will
be held this afternoon from to
o'clock at the Congressional Club.
Clusters Of holly and nlistletoe and pofn-
settia blossoms will adorn the rooms,
and the tea tableNwill have a center
piece OF red blossoms.
Those receiving will be Mrs. Robert
NJ. La Toilette. wife of Senator La Fol-
lette of Wisconsin; Mrs. W. Murray
Crane, wife of Senator Crane Of Massa-
chusetts; Mrs. George s. Nixon. wife
of Senator Nixon Of Nevada; Mrs.
Frank o. Lowden, wife of Representa-
tive Lowden of Illinois; Mrs. J. Sloat
Fassett, wife of Representative Fassett
OF New York, land Miss Wood, sister OF
Representative Wood of New-JeFsey,
Mrs. Alexander H Semmes has sent
out cards for a young peoples tea
Thursday, January ), from s to 7-o'clock,
to meet the Dartmouth Dramatic Club,
OF which her son is a member.
The Dartmouth players will appear in
"David Garrick" on Friday evening at
the New Willard. a.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
Serial Meetings Begin
For Twelve Churches

Tonight, at o'clock. the first Of a
series Of meetings In which twelve
churches are united, viii be held at st.
Stephens Episcopal Church. Fourteenth
street, near Columbia road.
Tomorrow night the meeting will be
held at the Fourth Presbyterian Church.
Thirteenth and Fairmont streets; We'd
.nesday night at the manuel Baptist
Church, Sixteenth street and Columbia
road; Thursday night at the Mt. Pleas
ant CONGREGATIONAL Church. Fourteenth
street near Columbia road; Friday ev-
ening at Calvary Methodist Church. Co
lumbia road, near Fifteenth street. Two
Introductory addresses will be given by
pastors at each meeting Following
these talks the meetings will be thrown
open for general discussion.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
TERROR r4s$5sz gsSss s
Copyright Munsey Coz
Synopsis of Chapters Already Publishs
Copyright. The. Frank : Munsey Coz

Victor Barton. reporter for Paris
Journal, on his way home from trleno
house late at night. sees In the street
two men and a woman acting suspici-
ously. From their conversation ne learns
that they just committed robbery, anu
he finds the house. GoiEg into 1t. ne ols
covers an old man horribly murdered.
Barton's first thought Is 20 track me c.im .lino
inals, but his intense love for aoHente,e Se,'
prompts him to the determination 10 80
er all the traces left by the rea nu
derers and substitute evidence pointing 70
himself as the guilty man; Als coh5 Saa5s
for the Intelligence OF the poiSe, ,usarIv
him TO picture to himself now ~ S 4
he can play with them, even aiteI ~ se-ad
caught. After arranging the nv
mans room and throwing on the hoSi
broken sleeve link and three pieces ofsi1a y,
envelope. Barton goes out ana, eiss notioe
his voice, anonymously telephones a hottSe ~
Of the murder to his own paper 'ao
Planet. 49,
His paper later sends him to report ING
after gSns SbIsf sS S pooe s6s snd CIV
ing the interview to the other repoftei
he returns to the Planet otice. In sisns spIos
Of the editors objections Barton resitns
from the staff. giving as an excuse Ms
need for a rest. Without returning TO hn
own room, he tries to lose himself IN tho
quieter quarters Of Paris. Mean" my. nv, ,,s
kcen-eyed detective discovers the "a
of J.aper Barton had left In the RON oA
the IDUI6er. ,,..
Barton, in hiding. calls up the Planet
office and, two calls going in. overnSass sisss
the chief OF police ask the city eoi'o'
for his address. ~.
JaVei, the detective, seeks Barton at his
lodgings and finds he has not been tneIe
since the night the crime was dlscoVereo.
The detective determines to enect tne re-
porter's arrest.
Barton returns to his rooms for clean
linen and JaVeI sees him. The reportsr
Is followed by the detective ana eoi-
league TO hotel.
In Barton's room Javel finds the mate
OF the sleeve link found at the scene OF
the murder and one Of Barton's shirs
stained with blood.
Barton IL arrested for the murder OF
Forget. On his way to prison mop
tries to lynch him. .
Barton is examined before the commit
ting magistrate and remanded for triai
for murder.
Barton is examined before the commit;
ting magistrate and remanded Tor trlaI
for murder.
The prisoner 10 placed on trial for his
life and damning evidence given against
him,
Barton is found guilty. despite his pro-
testatIon of innocence, and condemned 10
die In the euIllotIne.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
HAPPENINGS OF DAY
IN CAPITAL SOCIETY
Wife and Daughter of Com
missioner Johnston En-
tertain at Tea.

Mrs Johnston, wife of District Com
missioner John A. Johnston and her
daughter, Mrs. Summerlin, will enter
tain at their annual New Year tea this
afternoon from 5 to O'Clock at their
home, Pill Massachusetts, avenue.
The tea table, which will be adorned
with a csnterpiece of Christmas greens
and red roses. will be presided over by
Mrs. Mason, wife of Rear Admiral New
ton E. Mason, L. S. N; Mrs. Judson,
wife of Commissioner Judson, and Mrs.
F. o. Johnston.
Mrs. Johnston will receive her guests
in a Fown of French blue chiffon over
corn-colored satin and Mrs. Summerlin
will wear green satin veiled in chiffon.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
Tug Saves Houseboat.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. Jan. 2AAfter
being adrift for three days. the house,
boat Stop Awhile, of caseport, Me-.
with the owner, A. c. Wisweli. and
three guests aboard, was saved from
sinking by the tug Three Friends. The
boat was found in a helpless condition
about ten miles cff the mouth of st.
Johns river. --. - 80. .,...... :.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
Panama Cabmen Strike.

PANAMA, Jan. 2-Because OF re-
strictive municipal ordinance which
went into effect yesterday. all the for
efgn coach drivers in Panama have gone
on a strike. The native coachmen in
sisted on working, but the foreigners
would not permit them to~do so.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
No Action Yet by Russia .
Over Shooting of Sailor

TOIJLON. France. Jan. .2--No. action
has yet been taken by Russia relative to
the shooting of sailor from the Rus
sian battleship Slavakon Saturday night.
Two bluejackets approached the garri-
son here, and when they failed to an
swer the sentry,s challenge, he fred