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The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1919-11-28
REFORMERS WILL NEXT TRY
TO DANISH THE TOBACCO WEED
And the National Tobacco League
of America" Is Formed to Oppose
Their Program.

After having slugged John Barley
corn 10 the ropes, il now appears that
the reformers are on the trail of Old
Man Nicotine, and the next crusade
allegcdly in behalf of perfect morals
| is against tobacco. worthwhile
product of North Carolina and vari-
Gus other States, according to the
Washington correspondent of The
Greensboro News.
Announcement is made to-day that
already there has been formed what
shall be known as the National To-
bacco League OF America, incorpo-
rated" composed of gentlemen who
like their smokes. whether it be a
dollar cigar or cent-apiece cigarette.
In substantiation of the need of such
an organization certain remarks ut
tered by Rev. Dr.. Clarence True Will
son, secretary OF the temperance
board of the Methodist Episcopal
church. are quoted.
The significance of this is that Rev.
DR.. Wilson is one of the leading apos-
ties of the Anti-Saloon league OF
America When the distillers, brew
ers, bartenders and habitual imbibers
and periodical boozehounds We're
predicting a few years ago that ma
tional prohibition was nonsense and
nightmare. Dr. Wilson and a few
of his cohorts were doing business
at the same old stand and promising
dry nation. Those who came TO
laugh in the good old days are now
left to mourn, whereupon ii behooves
the user of tobacco to give heed 20
the first signal of the Rev, Dr.. Wilson
and his tribe. Ii tobacco is to go like
liquor after an era Of derision and
non-belief, il is at least incumbent
upon tobacco users, whether they
smoke the cheapest cigarette or the
most expensive cigar, to sit up and
take notice of the opening campaign
announcement of Rev. Dr.. Wilson and
his followers.
They all may be advised of the next
aim of the crusaders, which may
eventually embrace tea, coffee. coffee
substitutes. patent medicines contain
ing more than one half of one per
cent. alcohol and unfermented cider
which may become fermented after
a few hours in the MONDAY sun. the
following announcement of the defen-
ders of the tobacco users of America
is hereby given publicly in one of the
greatest tobacco-produeing States.
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1919-11-28
Why He Lived.

A certain customer upon receiving
a request to send a check to cover
his bill, sent the following letter
For the following reasons | am
unable to send you the check asked
for.
Il have been held up, held down,
sandbagged. walked on, sat on, 1at-
tened out and squeezed First by the
United States Government for Federal
War Tax. Excess Profits Tax, Liberty
Loan Bonds. Thrift Stamps. Capital
Stock Tax, Merchants License and
Automobile Tax, and by every society
and organization that the inventive
mind of man can invent to extract
what | may or may not possess.
have been solicited by the Society
of John the Baptist. the G. \. r.,
the Women's Relief, the Navy League,
the Red Cross, the Black Cross, the
Purple Cross. the Double Cross, the
Children Home. the Dorcas Society,
the Y VI. c. A.. the Y. W. c. A.,
the Boy Scouts, the Jewish Relief,
the Belgian Relief, and every hospital
in town. Then q top of il all came
the Associated CHARITIES and Saliva
ton Army
The Government has so governed
my business hat | don't know who
owns il. | am inspected, suspected,
examined and re-examined, inform
ed. required and commanded. so
don't know who | am, where | am,
or why | am here. All | know is
am supposed to be an inexhaustible
supple of money for every known
need. desire or hope of the human
race. And because will not sell all
| have and go out and beg. borrow or
steal money to give away. | have
been cussed. discussed. boycOtted.
talked to, talked about, lied to. lied
about, held up, hung up, robbed and
nearly ruined, and the only reason
l am clinging to life is to see what
in the hell is coming next"
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1919-11-28
Mr.. and Mrs. q. Il. Winchester Cele-
brate E'iftieth Anniversary.

Pleasant Grove. Nov 2S.-A mos.
beautiful Golden wedding ceremony
was performed at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. G.. II. Winchester near
Pleasant Grove on Thanksgiving Day,
il being the fiftieth anniversary OF
of their marriage.
The entire family of children and
grandchildren were present save the
children of Mr. and Mrs, Albert Helms
who lives in Florida. only Mr.. and
Mrs. Helms being in attendance.
While the aged couple were anti
cipaling a gathering of al least some
OF the children. they We're not APP
plised OF the elaborate program that
had been secretly planned for the oc-
casion until the very hour had come
To commemorate the fiftieth anniver-
sary of their marriage.
The day was delightfully."- spent by
the smaller children in romping and
playing in the spacious grove while
the older set delighted themselves
and others in rendering several Sc
lected musical programs consisting
of solos and duets accompanied by
Misses Vivian Winchester and Ethel
Davis presiding at the organ and
piano.
About one o'clock large table was
hastily erected in the grove and eight
well-filled baskets, representing the
eight children of the immediate fam
lily unloaded basket after basket and
box after box until the long boards OF
the table swayed and the two by
tours seemed TO groan beneath It's
burden of delicacies consisting OF
eatables "ft for a king" the abund-
ance thereof fully and complete
satisfying the large crowd present
The center of the table was adorned
with a most beautiful and valuable
silver and gold service set that every
body knew what il was for, save the
bride and groom nSwhen the Ia Die
was cleared = every thing but TIE
set the bride md groom were see
sitting together some few feet from
the liable. and while The crowd looked
on. T. c. Hliglar of Monroe. without
ceremon or warning stepped to the
table and taking the service set turn
ed to the couple and made the pre-
speech.
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1919-11-28
DON'T DEVOTE ALI. OF YOUR
ACREAGE To LONG STAPLE
Nr. Broom says Next Year May Not
BE 80 Favorable To its Production
And he Urges Caution.

Plant an acre or two in long sta
ne cotton. but don't devote all oil
yO1r cotton acreage TO its produc-
lion" is the injunction OF Mr.. 7. j.
W. Broom. County demonstration. 10
The farmers of Union County. MI
Broom is aware of the fine yields of
long staple made by a number of far
mers. and knows the temptation is
great TO many TO abandon their old
; short staple varieties for ii. A num-
ber Of farmers have asked him for his
advice about planting this variety,
and in every instance he has urged
them to use caution in making radi-
cal change from one kind of staple
TO another. In statement to The
Journal. he said further:
The season has been very favor
able to the production of long staple
cotton. We have had very few rains,
ard long periods of hot weather.
which is essential to the successful
cultivation of this variety. The prices.
owing to a shortage in the production
of sea island cotton. and on account
Of the excessive rains in the south
east, have been good: in some In
stances, the difference in prices be-
ing thirty-five cents or more.
In 1911. you will remember, this
County produced an unusually large
amount of long staple cotton, for
which they received ten and twelve
cents pound more than for short
staple cotton. These high prices
caused increased acreage in long sta
pie the ensuing year, but Tor some
reason or other the prices were not
so good in 1912, being only two cents
q pound more than that paid for
snort staple In fact, at times there
was no market for IL in Monroe.
am afraid that next year the prices
To- long staple cotton will not be
so GOOD, and every farmer knows the
cost of producing IL Is much more
Than the cost of raising short staples.
Mr.. David II. Cocker. originator OF
ths Cocker long staple strains, even
advises aginst farmer devoting his
entire acreage to long staples He
saws our seasons are so uncertain,
and the long staple plants so tender,
that il is risky business for a farmer
devoting more than a few acres TO
its production.
3" Mr.. Preston Blakeney expert
laented with Coker staple and Wan
namaker's big boll cotton this year.
planting the two varieties in alter
nate rows. The results convince him
that one must receive twenty-five
cents pound more for the long sta
PIE than for Wannamaker's big boil
on account of the increased cost OF
picking the former variety"
Don't think am opposed 10
planting any long staple" concludes
Nj. Broom. 1T is all right for one TO
plant a limited amount of ii, but
don't devote all of your cotton acre
age to it,"
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1919-11-28
MEG kl.ENBuRG WORKING ITS
END OF WILMINGTON HIGHN ~
Construction Company il Making
Good Progress. says Chairman Me-
Donald in Interview

Satisfactory progress Is being made
on the construction of the hard-sur.
face cover that is being placed on the
Monroe road by simmons. Whittor
and Company. who recently received
the contract for building a stretch OF
six miles. according to Chairman A.
NJ. Mcdonald OF the board OF county
commissioners. says The Charlotte
News:
1t is naturally slow work making
a new roadbed and placing the hard
surface covering that requires careful;
attention." said Mr.. Mcdonald, but
the forces are making good time ow
ing TO the ideal weather conditions
that have prevailed this fall"
Traffic over the Monroe road for
some distance out of the city is now
blocked and automobile tourists are
detouring 10 the Providence or Law
yer's road for Monroe and other
points east.
OF the ten-mile stretch of hard
surface road that is being constructed
by county forces between Charlotte
and the Sloan's Ferry bridge two
thirds is now complete, according to
Nh Mcdonald
THE two federal engineers who
examined the Sloans Ferry road say
1t is the finest stretch of road in the
South" said Mr.. Mcdonald 1T has
been carefully built and will last a
long time. When it is completed. it
will be an unbroken stretch of hard
surface highway from the CASTOR
county line TO the city and from the
city to the Monroe county line"
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1919-11-28
MIR. MARSH on BOIL WEEvIL.
Union County Man, Who Lived in
Texas. Says Pest Is Hardy.
(From the Nashville Home.

rom lil' NAL SiiN INV AiNh'''f
1t is difficult for us to realize that
Union county will probably be infest-
ed with boll-weevil next year. Ii Is
true that there is little probability OF
extensive damage to our cotton by
this pest the coming year. but the one
biz question is: How fast are we
getting ready to re-orsanile our az
ricultural methods so as to avoid EN-
barrassment when this destructive
pest arrives in sufficient quantities to
bring the disaster that II has brought
TO many other sections that refused
TO heed the warning by a greater di-
versificasion of crops until forced TO
do so. after suffering heavy losses?
Mr.. s. 5. Marsh of this township, who
lived in Texas for seventeen years.
does not share in the opinion that
Union county lies north Of an mag
mary line, beyond which the terrific
ny is immune from the rayages of the
boil waevil. Mr.. Boil Weeyil seems
TO nay but little attention TO Zines
drawn by insect scientists. 1t has al
ready arrived in an adjoining county
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1919-11-28
AMEhlt AN SOLDIER DEAD TO
REMAIN ~ FRANCE TWO YEARS
Bodies pl Our Boys Must &c left I'M
til FRENCH Get Ready 10 r.Niiume
Their Dead.

Their Dead.
The American dead IA Fcafce must
be left in the graves they nos occupy
until tine French ar ready TO exhume
their own dead. which il is hoped will
be before January i, 1872? The for
eign office has aron,lsei to Conside'
the latest request IF the American
government tor the return of It's fail
en- soldiers. but Late" the following OF
fetal announceln N: was mac,.
II has ncen DEF Iliely decided that
the allies who fell tofether Tor tn
same cause should remai', together
In death until circumstances permit
of the returning of ne bodies TO the
families for whom they sacrificed
themselves.
Tn, proposed law forbidaing the
exhumat;cu of the soldiers dead FOL
three years did not mass / the lasi
session of the Chan ~ OF J., puties
but the foreign fife, yprcis hat i
will be adopted SOon Tn nil s?eci-
fics a delay of aNhu la ,ion g. three
years from the PRONUNCIATION Of the
law. but il is expected this her;od will
be shortened.
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1919-11-28
DEATH or MRS. WI. FOWLER.
Ncil-known Woman of Wesley Chap
81 Community Passes Away.

Following an illness OF about six
months. Mrs. William Fowler died
Thursday night az O'Clock az her
home near Wesley Chapel She was
nearly 6j years old. Funeral service
is being conducted this afternoon at
the home. and iaterment will be in
the Wesley Chapel cemetery.
Deceased is survived by her hus-
band. and the following children:
Mrs. f. W. Huey of Charlotte, Mrs.
W. d. HOWE of Wesley Chapel, and
Messrs. w. E. Fowler. F. l.. Fowler,
all of this county She is also sur
vived by one sister, Mrs. j. W. Hous-
ton.
Mrs. Fowler was a daughter of the
late Elijah Stancil. She was a con-
scientious christian. having joined
tie Methodist church in her youth,
aud was q woman who stood high in
.hc esteem of her ueighbors.
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1919-11-28
The Baptist $40. OOO. 900 Drive.

Fellow st:-Only few more
hours now. We are in the trenches
All is silent just before the battle
In few more hours We 20 over in
the final dash of the great Seventy
FIVE Million Campaign. with nearly
three million other Baptists. This
word is the last before the charge.
the battle yell of triumphant Spiritual
Democracy. Every Baptist his best
Ask every Baptist you meet to do his
best. too.
From your knees to victory next
Sunday morning at sunrise. Once in
our lives. now--all for Jesus's sake.
Your brother. Walt. n. Johnson.
Raleigh, \. c.. Nov. %, 1919.
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1919-11-28
Women uf Methodist Church Ia OBJ
serve Harvest Day.

The NOman'S Missionary Society %
Central Methodist church will observe
Harvest day Monday afternoon. Dec.
LIST. at $3.50 O'Clock.
This is the last meeting for the
year and all members are urged tn
pas their dues and pledge m full AT
this meeting So that reports can be
sent of at once. Leaders of circles
are asked To see all women in their
circles before this meeting ard plan
to raise the full pledge of their circle
and report same at this m-CtLg.--
Mrs. l.. y. Presson. President.
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1919-11-28
MARVIN RITCH ON THE FARMER
Charlotte Labor Leader Says He Is
Most selfish Person In the South

A letter in the Sunday News. of
Charleston. says that Marvin l.. Ritch,
a lawyer and labor organizer of Char
otte. speaking to an audience of mill
workers in York, denounced the
farmers. who. he said. were inimical
to the best interests of the textile
workers and in league with the mills
owners to fight the union organiza-
ton among mill workers, and charged
that they had been "petted" too much
and were as whole the most selfish,
grouchiest. dissatisfied class of peo-
pie i'm the South"
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1919-11-28

An Irish soldier was lying in the
trenches and had not had any access
to any soap and water for long time.
Flies swarmed over his hands and
face. Again and again he brushed
them off. until he got weary and let
them stay. Finally bee alighted on
his hand and stung him painfully.
Brushing his hands and face franti-
cally he cried, Just fer that We all
git Off"
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1919-11-28

The water situation in Raleigh is
very distressing. The reservoir has
not been filled for two months and
they now have only about twenty per
cent of the normal supply.
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1919-11-28

fish should swim three times:
In water, in sauce and in wine
German Proverb.
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1919-11-28

Jane: why did the army turn
Charlie down."
Elsie: ION account of his eyes. :"
Jane. why, | think he has lovely
eyes. Don't your"
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-03-28
IN THE SAMEOLD HUN

Vichy, France.-The following as
tonishing communication was received
here by Mr.. Lee Shippey. Y. NJ. 9. A..
from American prisoners who have
just arrived there from the Fillingen
camp. They and other prisoners from
the camp at Rastatt have little faith
in the change Of tone Of the Germans
and treat the communication as sim
ply another insincere and treacherous
piece of propaganda. 1t consists of a
message of the commander of the
prisoners camp of villingen. Baden.
to the American officers on their de-
parture to- France, on Tuesday. No
vember 20, and is as follows:
"Sooner than you expected. your
day of liberation has arrived. In a
short time you will be back again
with your own dear people In Ameri-
ca. Tell them that the German peo-
pie has no more grievance against
them. Germany does not consider It
self as conquered but as conquering,
as-you can see by the. troops coming
back from the front. because 1t has
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-03-28
Clergy Murdered >1 4.
By the BOlsheviki

London.-Murders of clergymen
constitute the latest feature Of boil
shevik terror in Russia, says Prof.
Peter Strive. distinguished Russian
economist, who has escaped from Rus
sia and arrived in England after hid
ing from the bolsheviki for months in
Moscow and after long journey on
foot to reach safety in Finland.
He was compelled to disguise him
self to escape death at the hands of
the adherents of Lenine and Trotzky.
Professor Strive was representative
from Petrogad in the second duma
and member of the assembly con-
voked by Alexander F. Kerensky.
Ten Bishops Shot.
Altogether ten bishops had been
shot and many priests murdered and
the dean of Kazan cathedral and his
two sons were drowned in the Neva
by the red soldiers" said Professor
Strive. Near Kotlas, all the monks
in one monastery were shot to death.
Professor Kartasheff, minister Of reli-
gion in Kerensky's government, who
has escaped into Finland, says that
the present persecution of the church
in Petrograd is only comparable with
the persecution of the early Chris
tians.
"In Moscow all the shootings take
place at night, but In Petrograd the
victims of the bolsheviki are shot in
the afternoon in the courtyard of the
headquarters of the executive commits.
sion and in order to drown the noise,
it is usual to start up the engines of
the motorcarS which are waiting in
the vicinity.
"At the beginning of the bolshevik
movement 1 publicly expressed the
opinion that not even German would
hold converse with bolshevik. As
Russian constitutionalist 1t is COM
pletely inexplicable to me how any al
lied government can contemplate dis
cussiOn of any sort, in any circum-
stances or at any place, with anyone
who calls himself bolshevik.
Complete Tyranny.
"Those who imagine that there can
be any pact between the forces of CIV
ilization and bolshevism have no con-
ception of the real state of affairs in
Russia. The most moderate form of
restoration of order and liberty in
Russia would make the existence of
bolshevism impossible.
"Bolshevism is complete tyranny,
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-03-28

the apple requires eight to fifteen
years to come into period of full
bearing.
Strawberries are easy to grow, but
like other crops. the greater the cul-
tural care they receive, the greater
Will be the yield. A few rows running
across the average farm garden will
produce all family can use. An acre
of well-tilled strawberries will yield
anywhere from a few thousand up to
5000 or 5000 quarts in one season.
Iowa has been decidedly short on
fruit the past few years. and long on
other food products. None Of the ber-
ries shipped in from the large produc'
ing districts can compare with the
come grown product. AT 90 to 30
cents quart. the price that prevailed
the last two years. the per capita con-
sumption is small, but with supply
available in the gardens the per cap
fta consumption will depend only on
the capacity OF the family.
The plant diseases and insects that
work on the strawberries as rule
nre not serious. The crop is as GER
tain as any that we grow. The MD
die West, and particularly Iowa, Is IN
need of thousands of farmers and gar
deners who will plant new beds TINS
spring.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-03-28
STRAWBERRY EASY TO GROW
Like Other crogs the Greater cuI.
turaI Care They Receive the
Greater the Yield.

During the last two years the food
EtratiOn was such that nearly all of
the efforts of the farmers and garden
ers were directed in such II way that
the maximum amount of food could be
produced. Along horticultural lines
during this period the production Of
fruit has been so sidetracked that
there has been n decided shortage Of
fruit and particularly that of small
fruit.
Several times the amount of straw
berries that we produce could be con-
sumed by our own people If the supply
was available. Every farm that will
grow corn is capable of producing
strawberries. In view of the fact that
the food situation now is not nearly
so acute as 1t was, we are warranted
in urging people to plant strawberry
beds for home use, as well as for COM
mercial purposes.
The strawberry business is beyond
the experimental stage. Senator Dun
lap, Warfield. Bederwood. as well as
many other varieties, can be success
fully grown in almost any state. IN
like any other fruit. full crop can
be secured one year after the plants
are set out. Other small fruits, like
raspberries and currants. require two
to three years to reach maturity, while
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-03-28
Wyoming.

Development of the Lance Creek
field is progressing. ut rate which,
within the next sixty days at the out
side, will prove the extent of the
field and especially its western end.
Three wells, one owned by the Ohio
Oil Company on patented land, one by
the Glenrock Oil Company on a school
section six miles east of the Pioneer
well, and one jointly by the Midwest
Refining, Buck Creek Oil and Ohio
Oil companiess are so close to the sand
that one or more Of them can be COM
pleted within five or six weeks. If the
geological dope" is correct, all these
wells will come in as producers and
the failure of any of them will not
disprove the district.
The Midwest Refining Company,
drilling producing well for the Mer-
rift Oil Corporation on section of the
Big Muddy field, with the Intention OF
testing the second Wall Greek sand,
has penetrated the first sand to n
depth of 200 feet.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1919-03-28
OIL ENRIcHEs WOUNDED YANk
Curtis Boyle Returns From France to
Find Gushing Well on
His Farm.

Junction City. Kan.-Unftted bs
wounds to follow his pre-war pursuit
of farming, Curtis Boyle, a soldier in
two armies, returned from France to
find that during his absence an OF,
well has been drilled on his farm near
Peabody. Kan, yielding GOO barrels a
day. Boyle purchased the land 1ev.
eral years ago for 81 an acre.
The soldier oil-magnate, who Ia now
In the Fort Riley Reconstruction hos.
pital, sustained % bullet and shrap-
mel wounds during his military serv.
Ice. in addition to being gassed and
burned by liquid FIRE.
He enlisted in the Third Canadian
infantry late in 1914 and was trans
ferred to the American forces last
year, serving with the Thirty.nftk and
Seventy-seventh divisions. Boyle has
silver plates in his arm, leg and collar
bone and Is minus his ribs and lung
on the right side. His legitimate ouota
of wound stripes runs from wrist Ia
shoulder.