The Monroe journal., 1919-05-20
CURRENT EVENTS
Recent Happenings OF Interest Over
the State and Nation Told in a
Few Words

Recent Happenings OF Interest Over
the State and Nation Told in n
Few Words.
De Roy II. Fonville Of Burlington.
y. c., y. VI. c. A. secretary. was
decorated with the Croix de Guerre
for valorous service with the marine
corps in France. Fonville during his
service in France lost the sight of
one eye.
Making 457 consecutive loops DIR
ing flight lasting one hour and 81
minutes. Lieuts. Ralph ]. johnson
and Mark r. Woodward set a new
worlds record Friday at Carlstrom
field, Arcaria. Fla. The making Of
the new record was announced by air
service officers here. who said a Pa
pere two-seated fighting machine was
used.
The board of aldermen of Rocky
Mount Friday nigh. played the fun
eral march over the pool rooms in
that city. The fathers. in executive
session. refused TO grant the pool
rooms licenses for the coming year.
and the pool parlors must close their
doors on June 1. Rocky Mount now
joins hands with Raleigh and several
other municipalities in the state,
which have abolished the pool room.
In accordance with an opinion rem
dered by Attorney-General Palmer
holding il 10 be the lawful duty" of
the internal revenue bureau to collect
tax on malt beverages with an al
coholic content in excess of that per-
mitted by law" issuance of revenue
stamps TO cover beer taxes will be
continued and no attempt will be
made by the revenue bureau 10 pro-
hibit the manufacture of beer pend
ing decision by the federal district
court of New York as TO what per-
centage of alcohol renders beer in
/ toNicating.
The county agents in the south
eastern part of the state have ar
ranged for q three-day convention al
Wilmington May %. They will dis
cuss farm agent work and visit the
local packing plants and the states
test farm near Willard in Pendel
couny. Their meetings will be held
i'm the chamber of commerce.
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Swinson of Char.
lotte was fatally injured by Southern
passenger train No. IL, near the
South Tryon street crossing Thurs
day night, and died after midnight
One leg was cut off and her skull was
crushed. She was advanced in life
Her son, Ben Swinson, is well known
in Charlotte.
Notice that the plaintiff in the ST.
/ 100000 libel suit of Henry Fore
against the Chicago Daily Tribune e.
al, will attempt TO prove that the Tri
bune in urging military preparedness
three years ago did so in an effort tC
aid Germany, was given TO the newl,
completed jury al Nc. Clemens, Mich
Friday by Attorney Alfred j. Murph.
of counsel for Mr.. Ford.
AT an altitude of 8 200 feet. Brit.
ish aviator gave lecture by wireless:
to members of the institute of Elec
trical Engineers assembled in hal
in London. After describing III,
flight from his position In the air, tn,
aviator wound up that he was "fe,
up" and running. This is the lates
aeroplane wireless sensation.
German artillery firoG rpon batter
les of the 332nd Field Artillery, al
Ohio organization. at 1880 on th'
morning of November IL, 1918, hal
an hour after the armistice was ef
fectve. declared Liut. Colonel Samue
r. Hopkins, who returned at the heaC
of the 332nd. Eight of his men wer'
killed and 25 were wounded. Ameri
can headquarters then gave permis
sion for the 332nd to respond
Hopkins said. and they returned ;
vigorous fire for four hours until thu
Germans ceased firing.
Governor Francis Burton Harrison
of the Philippines and his 1S-year-olC
school girl bride, formerly Miss Eliz
abeth Wrentmore, daughter of Deal
Clarence +. Wrentmore of the Uni
versity of Manila, who were marie,
at the Blackstone Hotel in Chicag'
Thursday night, probably will star
today on a motor honeymoon t,
Washington. ID. c., and the New
England States