The Monroe journal., 1921-08-09

Farmers are to hear Dr H. J. Web
her world famous plant breeder. Ut
Ralcish. August 80 september /,
according 10 an announcement just
issued hy the secretary Of the couHeD-
ton, watch says that Or. Weber has
accepted an invitation 70 address
North Carolina farmers. Other promi-
ncnt speakers who have been invited
include. Charles Gillette. landscape
architect: Dr.. T.. V. McCollum. food
expert; Herbert Hoover; Secretary
Of Agriculture Wallace and j. Y.
stuart. Ex-Governor OF virginia.
Lem Bennett. of stokes county,
aged rs. claims TO be the worlds
greatest coffee drnker. He says he
drinks the beverage three times
day, six cups to the meal on the av-
e'age, frequently getting up at night
and induleing in one or two cups.
Il have consumed coffee on this
scale practically all my life." declar-
I'd Bennett, with the exception of
a few years when | drank whiskey.
averaging a quart a day Of this bey-
erage." The Stokes farmer figures
that he has drank no less than L.
232 gallons OF coffee
M;ssionadit- who will do religious
work Ia all parts of the world are
gathered at Lake JuHaluska Tor in-
strUctiou aad conference with Meth
odist leaders before leaving for their
distant fields of service, The Meth
Odlst missionary conference now in
session Is saiG 10 be one Of the larg-
est and most sieuificaHt deuom!na-
tional gatherings held by the church. [
Platform addresses are given daily
by men and women of national rep !
utation and standard school OF mis- /
siOns is also being conducted. South /
ern Methodists have more. than 90 /
goo missionaries in different foreign |
fields, carrying on evangelical. medi- |
cal and educational work.
Walter Davis. 81. section foreman /
at Camperdown mill and veteran OF /
the world war, was instantly killed /
last week when he attempted to turn |
on an electric switch In the spinning |
room of the mill just after coming |
to work He received $50 volts OF |
electricity and sustained burn on
one wrist and another burn on his /
left leg, which was touching the spin
ming frame. II was brought out at
the coroner's inquest that one at
tempt TO turn on the switch failed
and Davis was trying to push ii in the
second time when the current struck
him. II said that he had just come
the rain that fell here yes
terday morning and that his clothes
were wet Davis served in France
with 306th ammunition train of the
81 division. The eoroner's jury
he no zone to blame for Dayi-
de.t.
Il have paid no attention since
have been governor to dozens OF
false-hoods put into circulation about
me, but whoever informed Mr.. Bruce
Craven that | made application for
In the Ku klux Khan Is
/ liar" declared Governor Morrison
1t the summer capitol near Asheville
last week. The governor made this
statement when interviewed concern
ng the statement given by The
Daily News of Friday
morning by Bruce Craven. grand dra-
ron of the Khan in North Carolina,
o the effect that the governor was
Omitted on probation. Mr.. Craven
tated that he had been informed TO
hat effect but itimated that he did
lot believe IT, II never had any SYM
'athy with the organization of this
ilan in North Carolina said the
overnor. "and this fact is well
nown. | don't believe In secret po-
tical or governmental organizations
I any character. Purely fraternal Sc
ret organizations have accomplished
reat good in this republic, but Sc
ret political, law enforcement or
Governmental examinations do not
leet with my APPRECIATION