The Monroe journal., 1919-11-25
LATEST HAPPENINGS
News Events of the Day in
the State and Nation.


Burlington was run over By an at.
lomobiie Friday night and instantly
killed.
Joseph Mann. 6S years old. diea
last week Al his home in Bloomfield,
y, j. At one time he was an athelete
OF note and was credited with being
the originator of the curved ball
Physicians announce that President
! Wilson's condition has materially
improved but he remains very
weak and attends only TO routine
work.
James happ, postal employe OF
Winston-S Salem. has lost his left hand
and perhaps the sight of one eye As
the result of an accident while out
hunting Friday.
The next session of the North Caro-
lima conference Of the NJ. f. church,
South. will DE- held in Rocky Mount
The last meeting was held in Wilson
last week.
\ Washington dispatch states that
unless coal is obtained to keep south
ern cotton seed oil mills in operation
thousands OF pounds of seed Will
spoil a. a result of the wet weather
in some parts of the country.
An em0aiyo has been placed on the
shipmeuf @, fDttOn seed 10 cotton seed
oil mills bE The t. 5 railroad admin
istratiOn, Give at once This ae-
ton was Jared necessary on ac-
coun; of jh4 '2rtage OF coal
YESTERDAY %"w York witnessed its
greatest pats1n OF any one people
when more than 100000 Jewish men
and WOMEN marching to an old He
brew dirse protested against the mas
saere Of their people in the Ukraine,
The Prince OF Wales said good-bye
to America and sailed for his home-
land Saturday Great crowds of New
Workers eheered him and air planes
lowered around the battle cruiser Of
the English navy.
LII Commander Mike Hudson. who
has been spending a six months fur
Tough in Denver. Colorado. has re-
turned to Fort Myer Mrs. Hudson
ana baby. Mike, Jr.. is expected to ar
rive tonight 10 visit her father, Or. J.
NJ. Belk.
Police have recovered trunk con-
tanning about $4,000 worth of jew.
elry stolen from a Raleigh hotel last
week The trunk was found in q
patch of woods four miles from the
city. where it was placed by a bell
boy who thought the trunk held whis-
key,
The Wilson county Farmers Union
met last week and Went on record as
advocating new sci of state officials,
selected from among the live and
progressive element. rather than
holding 10 The lame ducks on the
roost This is the States pioneer
farm organization, which -four years
ago pooled its tobacco patronage and
cleaned Up 10000 profit las year
Instructions that American soldier
dead inferred outside the sO-called
zone OF armies In France, be
brou-ht home as soon as arrange
ments are completed have been issu-
ed by Secretary Baker AhoU n 900
bodies lie outside The zonc Return
Of those within it depends upon ac-
ton by the French government. which
has been asked to withdraw its res.
trictions.
Three white men we're shot TO
death and TWO wounded in pitched
battle Saturday in Bogalusa, La. A
small band of men attempted to pre-.
vent As special police deputies from
arresting negro labor leader. sus-
pected of melting negroes. and two
white men who had carried guns to
protect the negro while parading him
down the streets of the city. The
worlds largest saw mill is located in
Bogalusa
An address by Vice President Mar
shall before several thousand people
in Atlanta Sunday night was broken
up by the false announcement that
President Wilson was dead An un-
known man, il is said, telephoned to
the auditorium and the message, sup
posed 10 be long distance, was given
to Mr. Marshall by a policeman. The
Vice President was overcome and at
ter making the announcement to the
crowd. rushed to call Associated Press
offices whore he was assured that
there was no truth in the message.
Twenty eight persons, mostly wo-
mea and children. were either burn
ed or stampeded 70 death in Vile
Platte, La. Saturday night when
fire destroyed the building in which
the; dancing More than three
, hundred people We're attending the
dance ami hearing of the fire, became
panic stricken and made uGd rush
for he one srai way Fifteen peo-
pie were also vigorously injured.
The fire 0rigina d on a lower floor
when an oil stove exploded A pack
ed mOyiu- picture show was running
in the SANE uildtng but a co0l-head
ed leader Instructed the crowd to de-
part quied, and none of these were
injured
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