The Monroe journal., 1919-09-16
LATEST HAPPENINGS
News Events of the Day in
the State and Nation.

Yesterday General Pershing settled
down TO office routine at headQuar-
ters OF the \. f. F. in Washington
and viii be kept busy for some time,
Fifty persons were injured and
$50,0U0.0O0 worth of damages done
in New York Monday, when several
oil tanks exploded.
Wilmington housing problem has
become so acute that plans are now
being made for residents TO use cot
tages at Wrightsyille Beach during
the winter.
Until the peace treaty is ratified
and the League Covenant accepted
there can be no peace" declared SEN
ator Oyerman in a speech to the Sen
ate yesterday.
Maude Moore. charged with shoot
ing Leroy Harth to death in Knox
vile last Monday night, was held over
to November term of court under a
$4,000 bond.
The records show the NUMBER OF
pensioners and the amount paid dur
ing the fiscal years ending June 80 in
North Carolina to be 2,S25 and ST.
005.756.
A 65-mile wind. high tide and hea-
Wy seas. the tropical storm, struck
Galveston. Tex. Sunday morning. tide
water from the bay flooding the bus
mess section with three feet of water.
Residents appeared not TO be alarmed.
Postal officials in Washington have
a 80 ,aapaal cnlas nt
army foods on Sept. 25 because the
public response has been so poor. Not
more than 10 per cent of the supplies
have been taken.
In an address at Portland. Oregon,
President Wilson declared that II
America stays out OF the League OF
Nations il will do so at a great cost
to democracy and in violation of its
material as well as moral interests.
Between ten and fifteen thousand
Old Hickory Veterans are expected TO
attend the 30th division reunion in
Greenyile Sept. 80. Governors of \.
c., 5. c. and Tenn, probably General
Pershing and Mai. Gen. Ryan OF the
27th will be present.
W. b. Holmes. a Raleigh man, has
landed safely in America after being
held prisoner in Germany for one
year. Mr.. Holmes was in the infantry
and was captured in the July, 1919.
offensive and held in a camp in Ras-
talt. Germany.
Josiah Broom. young white man OF
Blacks5urg. 5. c.. was shot and In
stantly killed by Josiah Broom. ne
gro. Brown was probably fatally
wounded in a battle with officers.
Broom attempted TO arrest Brown
when the shooting occurred.
Governor Beckett opened the first
session of the State and County Coun-
ell at Chapel Hill last night with an
address urging team work in the ap-
plication of the new wcliare laws. He
declared the human problem was the
greatest one before the people OF
North Carolina.
High Points many industrial
plants idle for many weeks. will re-
sume opcration Wednesday morning
when about 1000 factory operatives
return to work. Agreement includes
concessions by employers and unions.
Governor Bickett, who was largely in
strumental in settling the strike has
returned TO Raleigh.
Frank Mccarthy, New England or
ganizer of the American Federation OF
Labor, announced Sunday night that
the policeman union of Boston ac-
cepted the suggestion of Samuel
Gompers that they return to work
and await the outcome of the labor
conference at the white house on oc-
tober 6,
Gov. Beckett last week pardoned
William Austin. who, since 1917 mad
been serving a four year sentence for
second degree murder; Charles n.
Goodson. who earned his pardon by
an act of heroism which saved the
wife of the superintendent from burn
ing to death. and Corinna Bunting, a
negress of Kinston. All these were
approved by solicitors.