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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-20
WILSON APPROVES MEMORIAL

Washington. Jan. 20-President Wilson has cabled to Secretary Tu- multy his approval of the proposal to hold Roosevelt memorial meetings throughout the country on February g, simultaneously with the joint memorial services in congress.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-20
FIRE DESTROYS CITY HALL.

Jamestown, N. Y, Jan. 20--Fire of unknown origin, which up to noon was not under control, destroyed the city hall at Corry, Pa, today. The fire threatened to spread to nearby structures. Help was asked from the Jamestown, N. Y, and Warren, Pa., departments.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-20
DIR. BROWN LECTURES.

Dr. John R. Brown, pastor of the First Baptist church, will lecture be- fore the juniors and seniors of the F. A. Smith Froebel Normal school, on Wednesday afternoon at o'clock. Dr. Brown will leave Bridgeport this week for Rochester, N. Y, to enter the Rochester Philosophical Semin-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-20
CAPTURE ARMY DEsERTER.

Athens, Ga, Jan. 20-Horace Land CTS, alleged army deserter, charged with killing Sheriff c. D. Barber, of Jackson county, was captured by a posse early today near Gainesville, after an all night chase.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-20
ROCHANfBEAU BRINGS
 SS3 U. S. SOLDIERS

Halifax, Jan. 2o-The French liner Rochambeau, which reported by wire less that she would put into this port to replenish her coal supply, arrived here today with SS3 American troops as passengers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-20
Rioting Occurs in Berlin
 After Election on Sunday
Continued from Page One.)

geois factions, to whom the game un- der present conditions was somewhat new. The Independent Socialists confined their attempts at vote-get- ting to public meetings and were not represented in the spread of the vast quantities of printers ink. The Ger man Democratic party, however, was literally represented among the hand bills and posters, and carried on an active house toulouse canvass. The Conservative, Clerical and National Liberals proved themselves compara- lively successful in campaigning meth ods, relying chiefly on the party news paper organs.
 It is estimated that seven divisions of troops were placed at the disposal of the government to protect the poll ing places. A machine gun squad was in position within hundred feet Of each voting place, while strong mili- tary police patrols also were on guard. The voters everywhere turn ed out early, and the rush to the polls resulted in the formation of long lines of men and women awaiting their turn to vote.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-20

Coblenz, Sunday, Jan. 19-(By the Associated Press)-The extreme radi- calls are believed to have found Ht- tie support today among the Ger man voters in the American zone of occupation. Early reports tonight in. dicate that the delegates elected to the National Assembly were from the more conservative groups.
 The American troops were on ths alert throughout the area of occupa- tion, prepared to suppress any disor- der, but none was reported. The only unusual feature of the voting was the participation of women. The Centris and German democratic parties each had a woman among its candidates The Centrist candidate was Maria Schmidt, well known in church cir. cles, while the Gereman democrats had nominated Dr. Lima Fischer Eek. ert
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-20

Dinslaken, Rhenish Prussia, Sum day, Jan. 19-pemonstrants from the Lohberg coal mines today forced an entrance Into the polling booths here and seized the ballot boxes and the registers of electors.
The Monroe journal., 1919-09-26
MORE ABOUT CHERAw SHOOTING
Bunch" kirkley WAS Name of Man
Shot by Tom Ingram.

The WadesbOrO AnSonian gives the
following additional particulars OF the
shooting at Cheraw. a meager ac-
count of which was given in the last
issue OF The Journal;
Bunch" kirkley. a well-knn yn
citizen of near Cheraw. was shot and
killed Saturday afternoon by Tom In
gram, another prominent citizen. ln-
gram and his brother Emsley Ingram.
a recent candidate for sheriff OF
Chesterfield. are in jail. II seems
that the Ingram brothers bought a
tract of land from kirkley and sold it
al auction. Penny Bros. making the
sale A profit of about $4,000 is
said to have been made on the deal
and then some trouble arose as TO the
title. kirkley quarreled with the
Ingram brothers and late Saturday
afternoon kirkley advanced on Ems
ley Ingram. He warned him not 10
come on and fired first between his
feet, then a shot into one of his legs.
At this point Tom Ingram is alleged
TO have stepped up and taking his
brothers pistol. shot kirkley through
the body, infiicting mortal wound.
The Monroe journal., 1919-09-26
Jurors Drawn.

The following were drawn by
the county commissioners to serve as
Jurors for the trial of criminal cases
at a term beginning October 81 and
continuing one week:
C. w. Medlin. T. 4. Alexander. NJ,
II. McCollum. Silas Honeycutt, W. A,
Neal. w. T. Shannon, Minor Melton,
Lonnie Baucom, J. C. Baucom. John
A. Austin, |. 4. Duncan, F. W. How
ey. j. w. Clark. Walter NJ. Melton, h,
|C. Marsh Wyley p. Davis, J. p. Ben
nett. Jas. W. Mangum, 5. w. Hinson,
G.. n. Robinson, B. c. Hinson. T. L.
Long, ]. l.. Trull, j. ID. Smith. Il. W.
Mangum. II. B. Secrest, J. c. Morgan,
w. d. Starnes, J. o. Baucom. W. r.
Steele, w. P. Broom, 5. NJ. Harrell'
II. w. Pusser.. s. 5. Moore, A. w
Moore. T. B. Hoover.
To serve at term of one week TOT
the trial of civil cases and convening
Monday, October 90.
H. II. Wilson. j. T. Dry, G. r
Webb. W. b. Griffin, 5. ]. McGuirt, j.
". Davis. Jerre W. Starnes, d. l.. Lit
tie. c. NJ. Bivens. II. VI. Green, 7. ;.
Lee. G. c. Presley, c. G. Parker l.
ID. Crowell. L. c. Phifer. B. L. Deese'
|T. C.. Doyce, W. l.. Thomas.
The Monroe journal., 1919-09-26
PRESIDENT WILSON To FIGHT
RESERVATIONS IN TREATY
He Il Now Convinced That Eighty
Per Cent of American People Pre-
fer Present League To No League
Al All.

David Lawrence, Washington cor
respondent of the Greensboro News.
has the following 10 say cOncernins
President Wilson's fight for the trea-
~: The fight has just begun. Con-
vlneed that so per cent of the Amer
lean people are for a league OF ma
tions and would rather see the pro-
posed league established than none at
all. President Wilson means TO carry
TO finish his fight against reserva-
tions that would alter the meaning of
the treaty. He told his audience at
Ogden. Utah, that il did not make
any difference 10 him how long the
fight would be: he would fight until
II was won. Coming on top of this
disquietins news dispatches telling
first of the detection of Senator
Thomas. of Colorado. and then of the
intention of eight Democrats led by
Senator Ashurst. to amend the treaty
and send ii back TO conference. Mr..
Wilson's brief speech at Ogden gives
an idea of the seriousness with which
he regards attempts to amend the
treaty al this time. So does his speech
at Salt Lake.
Perhaps ii was the news from
Washington or the consciousness that
he must no longer be too superseni-
tive of senatorial feelings. but the
President said at Ogden 'all the ele-
ments which tended toward disloyalty
during the war was against the leag-
ue," and that so far as he was con-
cerned he meant to see the thing thru
and not betray the men who fought
for the establishment OF a concert of
power that would make further war
unnecessary.
Mr.. Wilson feels intensely on the
subject because the public manifesto
tions have just been unmistakably in
his favor as he has traversed the
Pacific coast states. His reception in
Nevada was enthusiastic. The sup
port being given him by Republican
as well as Democratic newspapers in
Utah Is also significant of the trend
of popular opinion"
The Monroe journal., 1919-09-26
DEATH OF MIR. &. o. FULENWIDER
Well Known Citizen OF Monroe Died
Thursday Afternoon After Long Ill
ness-tlmeral to BE Conducted nj
1880 Tomorrow.

Mr.. G. o. Fulenwider died yester-
day afternoon at 2:30 at his home on
Benton Heights after a long Illness,
although he had been able to be up
most OF the time Wednesday after
noon while at his farm he was quite
suddenly stricken with paralysis and
never rallied.
The funeral will be conducted from
the bone Saturday morning a ten
O'Clock by Rev. W J. Doger of New
ton.
NJ Fulenwider was born 81 years
ago i'm Rowan county. near Salisbury,
but FOR the past IS years he has made
his home here, He farmed extensive
Is. was q good business man, we'll
known and liked.
He is survived by his wife. who
was Miss Millie C. Earnhardt, and by
six children. all of whom were with
him at the time of his death. They
are Rev. Edward Fulenwder of New
berry. s. c., Mrs L. l.. Davis of Rocky
Mount, Mr Phifer Fulenwider also OF
Rocky Mount, Messrs. j. o., W. d.
and Joe Fulenwider of Monroe. His
only sister from Fayetteville was also
here. while his brother, Rev. j. A.
Fulenwider of Anna, H., failed to
reach here.
The Monroe journal., 1919-09-26
BoIi.-RoT IN ANSoN COUNTY
r.. X. Dunlap Lost Ten Bales by II,
He EsiimaIes.

Farmers in Anson county are los
ing thousands of dollars every year
from boll-rot. and j. W Cameron,
county demonstration. has the follow
ing about II in the last issue OF the
Wadeshoro Ansonian:
II seems that the disease was first
brought into Anson by variety
known as Half and Half Cotton" a
few years ago and by this cotton and
through the public gins it has been
carried 10 almost every section of the
county. Some cotton fields have been
badly affected. In some cases as much
as fifty per cent of the cotton was
ruined with the disease while other
fields have such a little of the dis
ease that many would not notice the
disease being present.
Recently was on one of Mr.. +. X.
Dunlap's farms that on one field al
least so per cent of the stalks were
affected with this disease and on
some stalks every boil was ruined; he
estimates that he has lost 10 bales of
cotton this year on this farm.
He says that he never noticed any
boll-rot on his farm before. but 1t
might have been present but not so
noticeable.
The Monroe journal., 1919-09-26
To Our Customers.

We, the undersigned merchants of
Monroe, n. c., out of consideration
for our employees and in conformity
with public sentiment, do agree and
hereby bind ourselves to close our
respective stores. dry goods stores, at
$40 O'Clock p. m. and grocery stores
at $3.50 o'clock p. m, every saturday
beginning with Saturday, October 4.
1919, and continue to do so until II is
considered advisable by the majority
of the signers of this petition to
change the aforesaid closing hours.
Further, this agreement will not be
binding on the signers hereof, unless
all of the merchants, located in the
business section of Monroe, \. G.,
sign this petition and their names be
published in the two Monroe newspa-
pers ten days prior TO Oct. (, 1919.
Vann Funderburk, Latham x Rich
ardson. f. b. Asheraft. 5. II. Doster
Sikes-Sanders Co.. Bivens Brothers,
l.. y. Presson & Co.. Lee Griffin. Mon
roe Hardware Co, II. G.. Nash & Co.
Austin 4 Clontz. McCollum Brothers,
Parker & Moore. Plyler Funderburk,
a Co., c. l.. Gulledge. Cooperative
Mercantile Co.. H. f. Copple, Collins
& Hargett, 5. B. Hart, V. C. Redwine,
n. d. Saleeby T p. Dillon & Sons b. {.
Hnson. T. p. Redwine, Crowel's Va
riety Store, W. II. Belk & Bro, Lee
4 Lee Co., Efrd's Dept. Store, FLOW
4 Phifer. Nassiff & Co., Alb Joseph
Co.. Hamilton-Liles Co., +. NJ. Nor
gan. j. J. Grow.
The Monroe journal., 1919-09-26
SURRY FARMERS EXERCISED
OVER CROP CONDITIONS
First Attributed Poor Crops To Wea-
ther-Then 10 Fertilizer, and In
yestieations Are Being Made by
Washington ENperts.

Surry county farmers are very
much exercised over crop conditions
this year and are freely eNpending en-
ergy and money TO find Out about II.
The tobacco crop all over the county
has acted queer. The farmers declare
il to be the nearest no crop they have
ever had. First they laid il to the
wet weather and then to the dry.
Some said it was the heat while 9th
ers thought it was the cold. All sorts
of reasons were advanced until some
farmers who were unable TO get
enough fertilizer for their entire crop
came along and declared that where
the fertilizer was used the tobacco
was no good. and where it was not
used the filthy weed just naturally
got up and spread itself like a green
bay tree.
1t was then that Surry farmers
aligned their guns on the fertlllzel
companies. State chemists down at
Raleigh reported on it, but the reports
were not specific enough for the to-
bacco growers. Accordingly they be
gan TO have mass meetings. appointed
a committee TO canvass the county
sent representative to Washington
and succeeded in interesting Senator
simmons in the affair. and Wednes-
day they had a rOusing mass meeting
at Dobson. No results of this meet
ing have been made pubic.
The Monroe journal., 1919-09-26
SCHOOL. NOTICE.

The compulsory school attendance
laws were very greatly changed al ths
last meeting of the General ASSEM-
bly, of n. c.
The law now includes all children
between the ages of and IA years
of age, and instead of four months
as formerly, IL now says for
the entire time the school is open In
the district in which the child or its
parents reside.
The session of the Monroe Graded
School is 10 be nine months, there
fore the period for compulsory at
tendance in the above school is nine
months.
The recent legislation also provides
for a county superintendent OF pub
lie welfare, and to him all delinquents
are 10 be reported. He has the duty
of enforcing the law. The teachers
are 10 make reports TO him. As un-
derstand, the power 10 excuse rests
WITH HIM. except for SICKNESS
and this rests with the DOCTOR.
Hence parents are asked TO refrain
from OBTAINING their children from
school and to cooperate with the
school in every way to reduce the
numbers to be reported to the mini
mum. If your child is sick. GET a
PHYSICIANS CERTIFICATE. and
the teacher will have the right to ex-
cnse the pupil for its absence. other-
wise the teacher will have to report
the same to the welfare superintend-
ont. X. W. ALLEN, Supt.
The Monroe journal., 1919-09-26
MIR. GORDON'> PLAN TO ERECT
MORE HOUSES Il CONSIDERED
He Mould Merge Two Local Building
and Loan Associations, and Raise
Mosc Capital For il to Work ON.

Since the attempt 10 organize a
building corporation has apparently
failed. Mr.. ". NJ. Gordon has con-
ceiyed OF plan whereby the demand
for more houses can be fully met in
a safer and more sensible way. His
plan provides for:
l. The consolidation of the two
local building and loan associations.
>. An increase in the working cap
ital of the association by business
men paying cash for stock 10 the ex-
tent of twenty-five thousand dollars.
3. For the secretary of the asso-
citation TO wage an extensive adver-
tising campaign. offering prospective
home owners funds at low rate of
interest with which to build at once.
THE consolidation of the two
building loan associations, the Peo-
pies and the Perpetual" says Mr..
Gordon. lis essential in order that
the secretary can have the co-opera-
tion of all the available capital and
support Of the community"
Mr.. Gordon believes there are
enough business men in Monroe in
terested in the future growth of the
town to pay in twenty-five thousand
dollars for stock in the association
in order that il will have sufficient
funds 10 work with. There is abso-
lutely no danger of anyone losing on
the PROPOSITION. The building and
loan association. he says, will pay
six and one-half per cent interest on
the money thus invested.
After the two associations are
merged, and extra working capital to
the amount of twenty-five thousand
dollars has been raised. the next step
would be for the secretary TO conduct
an active advertising campaign in or
der ia interest prospective home own
ers IN the building and loan plan.
Since Mr. Gordon gave out his plan
to The Journal, Mr.. H. NJ. Victor, a
Charlotte banker has proposed the
same identical scheme TO meet the
need for "ore houses in his home
city. Tho Chamber of Comerce may
take rp MI Gordon's suggestion, and
attempt 10 put II in force.
The Monroe journal., 1919-09-26
Mai. Gen. Ryan to Meet With Both.

Col. Holmes B. Springs, chairman
of the executive committee OF the
Thirtieth division association, has re-
ceived a telegram from Major Cen
eral Johr +. Ryan. who command
ed the Twenty-seventh New York;
division. accepting his invitation TO be
in attendance and speak at the Thrift
eth reunion to be held in Greenyille,
S. c. Monday and Tuesday.
General Ryan, who is now at his
home in New York city was the only
national guard major general in the
army during the world war His di-
vision. which trained at Camp Wads-
worth, Spartanburg, was brlgadeo
with the Thirtieth when the famous
Hindenburg line was broken by these
troops on September % OF last year.
The opening day of the reunion is
the anniversary of the great victory.
Gen. RYAN has been on a speaking
tour of the country since his separa-
tion from the service and in his many
addresses has given the ThlrtIeth
much credit for the famous triumph
over the Germans. In his speech be-
fore the Old Hickory association II is
known that he plans to tell OF the
work of the Thirtieth as he observed
IL overseas. Everything Is In readl'
ness for the reunion and indications
are that between 5000 ana lo'ooO
visitors will be in the city during the
two DAYS
The Monroe journal., 1919-09-26
Local and Personal.

Mr. George Hart bought two
bales OF cotton from Mr.. NJ. B. Fun
derburk of Tradesvlle Wednesday for
4S is cents a pound. The bales
weighed SIS pounds. and brought a
total of $495.6S. The staple was an
inch and a quarter long.
Great crowds. including many
people from out OF town. are attend
ing the revival services at the First
Baptist church. which are being con-
ducted by Rev. j j. Wicker OF Rich
mond, Va. BY his wonderful deliy-
cry and his effective sermons, Dr.
Wicker has won the heart OF his con-
gregations, and breaches daily to oV-
ertlowing houses. The services start
right on the minute, and there is not
dull minute during their progress
The singing of Mr. and Mrs. Wicker,
and that of the large choir, adds
much to the interest of the meeting,
Though he lies at his home IN
West Monroe in serious condition
il is thought Nj. Samuel Secrest, who
was struck by truck driven by Mr.
William Austin yesterday afternoon
near Skies stable, will survive. Eight
of his ribs and left collar bone were
broken. his head and knees were
bruised and his left ear badly cu'
from the force of the collision. Mr.
Secrest, it seems, was dodging anoth.
er car when Mr.. Austin came around
the corner. Bottle he and the driver
tried to avoid the accident by dodging
/ but finally collided.
The condition of Mr.. Tom Baker
who was severely injured last Friday
when he was thrown from a moving
truck at Pageland, is improving slow
lily. He is a son of Mr., NJ. l.. Baker ol
Lanes Creek township. and is receiv
ing treatment at hos ltal in CHAR
lotte. At first it was thought his IN
juries would prove fatal. but doctors
now believe he has an excellent
chance to recover. He is still in
daze. being unable to show little signs
of recognition but it is thought h'
will soon regain his reason. In tht
fall his head was badly injured, his
skull being fractured
Mr. Dallas McRorie. member
Of the famous first division, whics
landed at the same time as did Gen
Pershing several weeks ago IS spend
ing a'short furlough with relatives ii
Goose Creek township. This youn:
imam earned quite war record H'
is wearing four service and tvC
wound oheyrons. and a French cord
which was awarded to his regiment
He was also cited for distinguished
conduct. In enc OF the engagements
in which he took part he was hii !;
the chest by a machine gun bullet
which is still imbedded IN his chest
After it has been removed by an op
Grafton he will be discharged from
service. He has been in the arm!
nearly seven years.
The Monroe journal., 1919-09-26
Wa. HARD SURFACE HIGH
WAY TO BECOME A REALITY
Plans Adopted in Lumberton Wednes-
day Call for Incorporation of Spec
ial Road District To Enable Coun-
ties To Borrow Money.

The dream OF a hard surface high
way from Wilmington to Asheville
will become reality in the opinion
of the hundreds of delegates who at
tended the anniversary meeting of
the Observation-Disclosures
Highway association in Lumberton
Wednesday The plans adopted by
the association call for the incorpora-
tion of the counties that will be
traversed by the proposed highway
into a special district by the next
legislature and asks that the legisla-
ture enact such legislation as will en-
able the counties when incorporated
to borrow a sufficient amount of mon
ey. with national and state aid, to
build the proposed highway from the
mountains to the sea.
Enthusiasm was az high pitch at
the meeting and sentiment for build
ing the highway and making it a
hard surface road was unanimous.
While larger attended road meetings
have been held in the state, no more
enthusiastic and profitable good roads
meeting has ever been held in North
Carolina.
The Monroe journal., 1919-09-26
Potts-NICIlwain Reunion.

The descendants of John fot's,
Revolutionar- soldier and early set
tier in lower Mecklenburg county. wv
Union. gathered at the home of " !,
D. .. Potts 4. Pleasant Valley, 5. G..
he beiny the Oldest descendent of the
name, aud bold their first reunion.
When The guests had arrived from
half a G.ozen surrounding towns and
communities whence they had driven
through the crisp air and bright sun
shine cf perfect autumn day. q
sump;uous dinner was served on the
lawn of the elegan' Potts home. At
ter an hour of socill intercourse in
which old friendships were renewed
aud new ones formed the following
program was rendered, Mr. ID. ..
Potts acting as chairman:
Song. "My Country. 'Tis of Thee, =
sung by the audience: prayer and ad-
dress by Rev r. J. McIlwain of Mon
roe. subject: "The Potts family in the
old country and America" While
scanning the whole history of the
family. the speaker dwelt chiefly with
the family of John Pstts. the Revolu-
tionary soldier. With the aid of data
compiled by Hon. Maxwell Potts OF
Cannonsburg. Pa, and local tradition
1t was shown that many of the best
known families of the piedmont Sec
ton were included among the decend-
ants. Then followed "reminiscences
by the following speakers: Mr.. c. c.
Mcllwaine of Marvin, the Oldest de-
cendant present: Mr.. J. VI. Mcllwaine,
of Rutherfordton, Tenn, who is visit
ing old friends after an absence OF
twenty years, and by Mr.. d. 0. Potts,
host of the occasion.
A group picture was taken OF the
oldest living members of the family
present as follows: u. @. Potts, q. W.
Potts. DR.. r. VI. Potts. Mrs Ida Potts
Harris of Pleasant Valley. Mrs. Dixie
Potts Harris of Fl Mill, Miss Anna
Potts Heath of Midland, Miss Annie
Morrow of Midland. c. c. Mcllwaine
of Marvin. J. NJ. McIlwaine of Tenn,
Mrs. Lavenia Mcllwaine Rome OF
Pineyille and Rev. r. ]. Mcllwaine of
Monroe. Among other relatives and
friends present from a distance were
rhe following: Mr.. and Mrs. Leon
Potts. Steel Creek Mr. and Mrs. Err
nest Heath and family. Monroe; Mr..
L. A. Gallant. Charlotte; Mr.. and Mrs.
C. o. Howard. Weddington: Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Potts of Rock Hill; Mr..
and Mrs. Banks Potts, Pineville. ID.
o. Potts, with whom the reunion was
held. has the distinction of being the
father of eighteen children. fourteen
of whom are living. He has three
married children, each of whom has
ten children. Besides these thirty
grandchildren he has numerous 9th
er defendants, among them one great
grand-child.
A registry was started and ell pres
ent were expected to enroll their
names. II was decided TO make The
reunion an annual affair.