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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-10-06
JUDGE HARRY D. REID
WAS HERE YESTERDAY.

Judge Harry d. Reed. of Waycross,
recently named as referee in bank
ruptcy for this district, was here yes
terday attending 20 matters in his
court. Judge Reed is well known in
this city and has been here often. He
lived here at one time when his faith
err. the late II. w. Reed, was connect
ed with the banking business in this
city.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-10-06

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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-10-06
FIRE ON SToNEWILL
YESTERDAY MORNING.

The department was called out yes
terday morning and made good time
tc 1910 Stonewall street. but when ii
arrived there the fire had been ex-
tinguished. The house is owned by
Mrs. ]. ]. Lott and was, occupied by
colored people.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-10-06
BIG STEAMER BOLIVIAN
HAS ARRIVED IN FORT.

The Leyland Line steamer Bolivian
reached port yesterday morning and
is moored at the wharves of the
Downing Company, foot of Monk
street. The steamer reached here
from New Orleans. 1t will take on
a cargo of naval stores for European
ports.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-10-06
zR.2 DISASTER
IN PICTURES TODAY.

The Pathe News. to be shown in
connection with the Curwood feature
at The Grand today and tomorrow,
shows the famous ZR-2 disaster in
England, In which sixteen Americans
and twenty-seven British subjects lost
their lives in the interest of science.
The picture is very complete and
interesting.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-10-06
ST. JOHNS HAVEN DRIVE
HAS NOT STARTED As YET.

On account Of the absence % sever
al members Of the committee the
eriye IN the interest OF 81 johns
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-10-06
NEWS NOTES
Of General Interest
THE TIDES.

High water today e12:10 a., m, and
1913 p. m. Low water 500 a. M and
6:37 p. m. Outer bar calculations
about half hour later in the harbor.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-10-06

666 cures Malaria. ChilIs and Fever,
Bilious Fever. Colds and LaGrippe, or
Honey refunded.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-10-06

Havn did not start yesterday, as was
at first announced Chairman j. Hunt
er Hopkins will call meeting of the
committee within the next few days
and the movement will then begin in
real earnest. The committee will set
out to secure five hundrd who will
agree to give the home $500 per an
mum.
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-17

which was stocked about three years
ago with carp and black bass. es-
capped through the hole made into the
bank into a nearby branch. Mr.. vii
llams estimates the damage to his
pasture wire to amount TO about fiftv
dollars. while the injury to his pond
is not very easily calculable.
This is not the first act of terroris,
IN this community One of Mir. VII
liams neighbors. several months ago
had a battle royal with a party of
blockaders who came to his house
with the announced intention of re-
covering a still he had found near
his place. and which he was keeping
until the officers arrived upon the
scene. Scores of shots were exchang-
ed on this occasion, and il is believed
that one of the party was hit.
1--WE voted the dry ticket in late
years" Mr.. Williams said yesterday.
but ! have always attended to my
business, leaving the enforcement OF
the liquor laws in the hands of our
officers. How blockaders got the idea
that ! was reporting them is a mys-
terry to me-"
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-17
Bodies of T,Oo More Union County
Heroes Haze Arrived at Hoboken

The remains of two more Union
county boys. Benjamin 5. Griffin and
Arthur McWhorter. have arrived at
Hoboken. N. j.. and will be shipped
here within the next day or so. Prep
arations are being made by the off,
cials of the Melvin Deese Post of the
American Legion to inter them with
military honors. Griffin will be bur-
led at Sandy Ridge church in Buford
township. while McWhorter will be
inferred in the family cemetery in
Jackson township.
Both lads saw service in the
trenches. but their deaths were due
to pneumonia and influenza contract
ed through exposure. Griffin was in
the signal corps, and McWhorter was
an infantryman attached to the 322
Infantry. Slst division.
The rain and dampness in the
trenches which. as member of the
signal corps he helped lay telegraph
wires so as TO afford communication
with the divisional headquarters.
caused young Griffin to become ill.
and he was moved to French hos
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-17
Graduating Class Entertained.

Weddington. May l6.-The gradu.
ating class of the Weddington Indus.
trial institute was highly entertain
ed at dinner given in their honor
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ
Howey May IL at Z o'clock. The
members of the class are Misses Pat
tie Morris. Nellie McIlwain. Ger.
trude Moore. Irene Howey and Mr..
Claude Moore. Mr.. NJ. w. Winters,
class advisor. was also present.
Immediately following the dinner
at eight o'clock. a reception was also
held in their honor. Those present
for the reception. in addition to the
graduating class. were: Misses Lii
lian Lewis. Zula Helms. Grace Lew
is. Isabel Howey. Messrs. Roby p.
Lewis. Hight Helms. George Hudson.
Earl b. Lewis. Walter Hartsell. Lee
Short. Wriston Helms and Carl short.
After several games and contests
in which prizes were awarded. inter-
spersed with vocal and instrumental
music. course of ice tea with ma
biscos was served.
The house was beautifully decora-
ted for the occasion in flowers and
crepe paper. the colors being black
and gold.' which are the colors of
the class.
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-17
Believes Blockaders Drained
His Fish Pond and Cut His Wire

\ party OF men. believed 10 be
bloekaders, drained the fish pond and
cut the wire fencing in about five
hundred places on the farm OF Mr..
l.. ). Williams. of the Fairfield COM
munily. in New Salem township. sun
day night. Their deed is believed TO
have been aetuated by desire for
vengeance. Mr.. Williams being of the
opinion that bloekaders in his neigh
borhood have the erroneous idea that
he has been reporting their stills.
I've never reported a man for
making liquor" said Mr.. Williams
here today. but now | would gladly
go ten miles with an officer to find
one after this high-handed treat
ment."
Mr.. Williams is the owner and op-
orator of the Fairfield telephone ex-
change. In the past. officers have
been summoned TO the community to
seize stills by other citizens, but he
has never felt called upon to refuse
TO transmit these messages any more
than one sent to a blockader warn
ing him of the approach of an officer.
Nearly all of the fish in the pond.
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-17

pital where he died within a few
days. pneumonia having set in. He
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F.
Griffin. of the Sandy Ridge commun-
ity. and was 23 years of age when he
died on Oct. 16. 1918. less than a
month before the signing of the arm
istice. He Is survived by his parents
and several brothers and sisters.
Mr.. McWhorter's fatal illness was
contracted in similar manner. He,
too. was in the trenches. lying night
and day in the damp weather with
nothing except few blankets for
shelter. Influenza and pneumonia
were both contracted. and he died on
the tenth of October. 1918. He is the
son Of Mr., and Mrs. ]. II. McWhorter.
of Jackson township. He was "a
years of age.
Both of these young men bore ex-
cellent characters, and were good
The date for the funerals cannot
be set until the day of the arrival of
the remains are known.
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-17
NEGROES ARRESTED HERE
NOT MuRDERERs OF KELLER
Charlotte Police Say They do Not
Answer Description of Grocery
mans Assailants.

James Wilson and Clyde Carroll,
two strange negroes. arrested here
sunday on suspicion OF being impli-
Gated in the killing OF George l..
Keller, a Charlotte grocer. do not an
swer the description of the grocer's
assailants. Charlotte police have in
formed Chief OF Police j. W. Spoon.
The negroes have not been released.
however, Judge W. o. Lemmond hav-
ing given them a thirty day road sen
tence yesterday morning for vagrancy.
Keller was killed from ambush late
saturday night in dark spot on West
Eleventh street. in front of the Fidel-
lily mills. Robbery is believed to have
been the motive for the crime.
Wilson claims Wilmington as his
home. while Carroll says he is a ma
tive of Parwhite. S. C. From let
tiers taken off their person, officers
found that they had been extensive
travellers. number of the letters be-
ing postmarked New York City. Will
son also had letter from a New
York tailor. addressed to "Mr. James
Wilson," In his pocket book he had
the picture of a white woman and a
number of Confederate ten dollar
bills. They claimed to be here look
Ing for work
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-17
No ELECTION To BE- HELD
On S2J0.0o0 BOND ISSUE
Count Yesterday by Commissioners
Showed That Petitions Lacked $50
OF Required Number.

The petition circulated for the pur-
pose OF forcing the county commits
sioners TO call an election on the pro-
posed issue OF S250. .O00 worth of road
bonds lacked $50 names having the
number required by the statute. a
count by the commissioners yester-
day revealed There were 1881
names on the petitions.
The road act provided that an cleo
tion could be held on bond issue
If twenty-five per cent OF the quail
fed voters petitioned TO that effect
thirty days from the time notice of
an issue was advertised. The number
OF qualified voters. ii was found. is
$3.50. One fourth of that number
is 2190.
No canvas of the petitions was
made after the commissioners found
that they did not contain twenty-five
per cent of the voters, so il is not
known how many of those who signed
them are not qualified voters.
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-17

To the Editor IF The Journal
We regret exceedingly that In writ
ing up the Memorial Day exercises
and sending II to The journal we fail
ed to send in that which was written
concerning the part Mrs. w. C. Crow
ell had on the program II was not
the typist's fault. but by some mystic
.rious omission that can't be account
ed for we are to blame. She read
paper full of the most accurate infor-
nation pertaining TO North Carolina's
part in the Civil War that has been
our pleasure to listen to. Glad that
The Journal gve II TO us In full. The
old soldiers were thrilled with the
tales Of valor. and leaned forward to
catch every syllable that fell from
her tongue. We consider that Mrs.
Crowell belongs to a group who are
devoted to the higher things of life
to the best in literature, and anything
that she has to render is always ap-
presiated by us. We beg her forbear-
snce.-Knox Wolfe -Hargett.
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-17
LINCOLN's LIBRARY
Books He Studied When Young Were
Mainly "DOcuments."

Lincoln's own personal decision
against slavery came partly from per.
sonal experience and partly because
he learned his American history in
the best of all ways. from the original
documents. English history Lincoln
learned from Blackstone, which he
found in the bottom of barrel OF
truck of various sorts bought by the
grocery of which he was partner. The
business was not successful. 1t left
Lincoln with a debt of $1100, which
II took him fifteen years to pay. He
read Blackstone's Four Books with
only Webster's "primary" dictionary
bought when he was twentyfour
years of age. He rightly deemed
Blackstone an Epoch in his life.
American history was supplied by
Franklins Autobiography, Weem' S
Washington" and Ramsay's. and a
campaign life of Henry Clay.
Shakespeare came early. II sue
ceeded the Bible Lincoln is our only
President who read Shakespeare con-
stantly and read II out loud in con-
ltltHNt anu NoutdNt WIN HiVh, 81 thoe
he bored lesser minds. Burns. Lin
coin knew by heart and lectured on
him.
The humor OF his own day he read
avidly. Petroleum " Nasty and Ar
temus Ward he read to his cabinet. to
his delight and to Seward. Welles and
Stantons disgust While President
he read the one book of humor which
survives its own day. Don Quixote."
and he crossed the White House in
his nightshirt, the costume in which
the melancholy knight Jared abroad,
to read a passage to John Hay.
These books he read early. Law
took his time after he entered the
bar. In 1S49 he returned from his ser
vice in Congress. He began new stud
les. He took up German and learn
ed to read IL. He knew something OF
French and Spanish. He began the
equivalent of liberal studies in col
lege which had been denied him.
Herndon. Hallan and Gibbon are two
he read at this period. In
1859 he read "Plutarch's Lives" for
the first time. " read Homer in the
winter of 1S59-60 in Bohn's transla-
News.
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-17
SET STEEL dies FOUND
ON HELMS BY OFFICERS
Believe He and Moser Belong TO Gang
of Automobile Thieves With
Headquarters at Concord
STOLE MIR. TOMBERIIN'S CAR

Officers believe Hall Helms and
Oscar Moser, young white men, who
are in Jail here charged with the theft
of an automobile Saturday night from
Mr. w. l.. Tomberlin. who lives few
miles east Of Monroe, are members
of gang of automobile thieves with
headquarters at Concord Helms is
said to have admitted being impli-
Gated in the theft OF three cars. while
Moser, Sheriff Fowler says, was
Helms accomplice in two robberies.
A set of steel dies, with which II is
charged that engine numbers were
replaced with ficiticious numerals,
was taken of Helms and is now in
the possession of Sheriff Fowler. At
ter stealing car, Helms would file
OFF the factory numbers on the car
and replace them by the aid OF his
steel dies with numbers of his own
choosing, say the officers.
Mr.. Tomberlin's car was stolen late
Saturday night. 1t was driven to Con-
cord. where john Drake, at whose
home Helms resides, was picked up
and brought back to the county. AT
ter letting Mr.. Drake out, Helms car
ried Moser to his home in Vance town
ship, and then drove to the home OF
Will Hasty, in Buford township, where
Helms was captured Sunday night.
Helms was given preliminary
hearing before Judge W. o. Lemmond
Monday morning and was bound over
to Superior court under a two thou
sand dollar bond. Unable to give
bond, he was remanded to Jail Moser
wasn't arrested until Monday. and he
is awaiting a preliminary hearing.
The arrests were made by Sheriff
Fowler. Deputy Sheriff Paul Griffith.
Chief of Police j. W. Spoon, Constable
C. l.. Gulledge, and Mr.. John Nc
Clellan.
Both men are residents OF this
county. Moser lives at the home of
Walter Presley, in Vance township.
and Helms, who has been working
at saw mill near Unionville. boards
at Mr.. John Drake.
The pair, according to the officers,
stole their first automobile some
time in March from an old woman
living near Old Hundred. a small sta
tion on the Seaboard about seventy
fye or eighty miles from Monroe.
THIS ear was sold by Helms to Mr.. |
Leonard Griffin, of Goose Greek town
ship. on the twenty-sixth day of last
March. Last August Helms went to
Gaffney. he is claimed TO have ad-
mitted. and stole a Ford car. driv-
Ing II to Concord. where he disposed /,
Of ii TO Tom Blackwelder.
Sheriff Fowler also thinks that he
has cleared up the wholesale robbery
Of tires at Unionville last fall He
says Helms told him that Frank |
Blackwelder. In Jail at Concord await
Ing trial for murder. was the culprit.
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-17
RIB GRATED INTO LEG
Child In Brooklyn Hospital Enabled
to Walk by Operation.

A remarkable operation in bone
grating, by means of which nor.
NAL leg was given girl thought
to be crippled for life was done at the
Methodist Episcopal Hospital. Brook.
lyn. The operation. which was per-
formed several months ago, was made
public when an X-ray proved beyond
doubt 1t had been successful. 1t con-
sisted in replacing the ehild's shin
bone from knee to ankle with one of
her ribs.
The patients name is Abigail
Green, born April 10. 1917, and
known to all the doctors and nurses
in the hospital as "Abbie." Abbie's
mother died soon after her birth.
Nothing is known of Abbie's antece-
dents at the hospital, except that she
was placed in city institution after
her mothers death and later remov-
ed to the hos pital.
She was received in December.
1918, when she was twenty months
old. Her body was covered with alb
scesses and her right leg was twisted
like a corkscrew. 1t was utterly un-
able to sustain her weight Exami-
nation revealed fractured tibia.
which Is the inner and larger of the
two leg bones, better known as the
shinbone. The history of the fracture
was not known, but II was seen
II ha been sadly neglected. The en-
tire bone was diseased and inflamed.
II was not known whether Abbie
would live. and the little body had to
be built up for two years before the
operation could be attempted.
II was performed by DR.. Thomas
D. Spence. chief of the hospitals sur
geons. He removed the entire length
Of the diseased shinbone and then
made a bone graft from one OF the
child's lower ribs. which. being very
flexible. was Strengthened and tied
TO the ligament in the leg. The rib
acted as scaffolding for new bone
to grow over. The leg was placed
N a plaster cast and several months
nf waiting followed.
The X-ray examination proved
Abbie can walk and play like a nor
nal child within a few months. AL
though the leg is still in cast. IL
ioes not seem to bother the patient.
Tor she travels all about the ward.
lughing and playing with the other
title uatipnts
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-17
THOUGHT DADGEIl HAD
NET WITH FOUL PLAY
Buford Township Man, Who Disap-
pealed from Home Tuesday. is
Found In Spartanburg, n. &.
SAID "NOTHING TO FARMING"

C. F. Dadgett. the Buford township
man who mysteriously disappeared
from his home last Tuesday, has been
located in Spartanburg. S. c.. and
fears that he had met with foul play
have proved groundless. He left his
farm. which he had rented from Mr..
Will Porter. because there was moth
ing to farming" II Is said.
Discovery of blood on the ground
under a shelter house at his place
by a neighbor was the first sugges-
tion OF foul play This neighbor,
whose name Is Broom. had missed
Dadgett, and went TO his house to
see il he was sick. He found his
house closed, with the shutters
drawn; and on going to the barn,
found his mule shut-up. somewhat
worse for wear for lack of food. Con-
tinuing his investigation, he came
upon the blood spots on the ground
under the outhouse.
Forcing window open. Mr.. Broom
went inside the house. He found no
evidence OF recent occupation. so he
alarmed the neighbors. A search of
nearby woods was instituted on
Thursday and Friday. but failing to
find any trace Of their neighbor.
Chief OF Police J. w. Spoon. Of Mon
roe. was called upon for assistance.
Learning that Bill Tadlock was last
seen with Dadgett. Chief Spoon got
in communication with him. Tad
lock admitted being with Dadgett. but
denied any knowledge Of his present
whereabouts. He said he and Dad
gett came to Monroe Tuesday night.
where they boarded the Atlanta train.
Tadlock got off at Chester. while
Dadgett went on to Carlilse. with the
announced intention. said Tadlock. OF
going on to Spartanburg.
In the meantime. a letter was
found at Dadgett's home from some
people in Spartanburg. Chief Spoon
wired the police at that place to see
II Dadgett was at the home Of these
people. receiving an Affirmative reply
In few hours.
Dadgett Is a bachelor. He came TO
this section about two years ago from
Charlotte. where he claimed TO have
been working around the army camp.
II Is not known II any action will be
taken against him. or II there is
ground for action. for abandoning
his farm.
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-17
Senior Play.

The senior class of the Monroe
high schol is planning to give a play.
"All Of Sudden Peggy" May 23 at
the Strand Theatre.
The seniors have a two-fold pur-
pose in presenting the play. Aside
from being a part of their commence
ment exercises. they hope to make a
good sum Of money to 90 toward pay
ing the bill yet due on the "Mohisco,
the high school annual. The annual
this year is the best yet published
by the high school. and the high
school asks the cooperation of the
people of Monroe in this effort Of
theirs. They are sure they will have
no trouble in meeting their obliga-
tions if the people of the town give
them the same loyal support they
have given the football team, the
baseball team. and other school pro-
jects.
The play itself is very attractive
one. There are plenty OF laughs for
you. The seniors are counting on
your help.
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-17
Break, Break, Break.

A man of fifty winters and a maid
OF twenty summers were having a con-
versation. As usual in such cases.
the man himself was the topic.
why have you never married -
inquired the sweet young thing.
Because" he replied In tone OF
wisdom, II have always noted that
when two people OF the same type
marry their happiness is marred by
the monotony caused by their likeness
to each other. The reason I have
never married Is because I have never
found girl of the type opposite TO
me-"
"0h. that should be easy" she re-
piled Now. | know number OF
nice. intelligent girls who
At this point he went away abrupt
ly. She never understood why he left.
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-17
Diplomatic.

He was one OF the few remaining
old-time darkies. He had finished the
odd jobs for which he had been en-
ployed, and. hat In hand. appeared
at the back door.
How much is II. uncle!" he was
asked.
"Yo' say how much! Jest whateber
yo' all say. misses"
"0h. but I'd rather you would say
how much" the lady of the house re-
piled.
"Yas. ma'aml But. ma'am, Ah'd
rather hab de seventy-fve cents YOU
all would gimme dan de fifty cents
Aid charge yo' all Life.
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-17
VICIOUS DOG BITES WOMAN
II Snapped at Her as She was Passinl
Automobile.

Mineral Springs, R. F. d. /. May
ia few days ago while In Mon
roe your correspondent witnessed a
very distressing accident. A young
lady. whose name is unknown to me.
was badly bit by a large bull dog
when she passed too close to the car
In which II was lying as she was
crossing the street In front OF Belk's
store. Your correspondent did not
investigate. but the lady's arm SEEM
ed to have been badly lacerated. II
| had been a relative of the person
bitten there would have been one dog
less in Monroe at sunset. II seems to
me that the city authorities shonlA
not permit vicious dog to endanger
the lives of the public as this one
does.
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-17
Demonstration.

she--I never try to parade my vir-
tues.
He-no. II needs al least two to
make a parade.-Tyrihans Christi
ania).
The Monroe journal., 1921-05-17
Looking for n Bargaln.

Tramp-Could you give me tup-
pence for a bed. lady7
Sandy's wife-Yes, bring IL in!"-
The Register.