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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-28
Uncommon Sense
4 Very Omen Secret
BY JOHN BLAKE

Il very open Secret
NCCCESS has about as much of a
~ chance to keep it's secret as a sky
scraper has to hide
Inc minute a man gains it he gets
INTO the limelight.
his pictures are printed in the news
papers and magazines.
The story of his life becomes public
property.
-. And the world discovers in n very
Nttle while that he got his wealth by
wanting 1t very much and trying ex-
remely hard to get it.
u'HE young man who thinks success
Is secret, and that he will never
nhd 1t, will learn something to his ad-
vantage If he keeps his eyes open a lit
ue wider and little longer than most
people do.
All about him are men making suc-
cesses and so proud of it that they are
Eager to tell all mankind how it Is
done.
II they are very successful the editors
ot magazines get them to inform sub
seriDers OF how they did It, which they
W IN very intimate detail.
az they are only moderately success
~, they are only too anxious to talk
OF what they have done and what they
' mean to do.
And all their articles and all their
taK are records of working Il little
.arder than the men who started with
,og, ,snegm, and keeping, little sharper
LOOKOUT for opportunities.
VERY recently man who has built
~, up n very lucrative business was
tauihg Between Albany and New York
l" the smoking compartment.
NO hve men, two of whom were trav-
snns with him, and three of whom were
sstrangers, he explained the details of
MS business, and how he had ex-
lie did not do this boastfully-he
showed no evidence of conccit.
but he felt that this was the most in
sWsttesting thing he could talk about
which it was.
terhaps none of his hearers got any
rt1nt .tm out of the conversation; they
cut o,It', perhaps. think he was "holding
out on them"
.,rAs AS matter Of fact he was telling the
simple truth.
to- me secret of his success was work.
trder f harder than any of his employees and
N'"N'hg more about the business.
NocCESS is blazoncd on sign boards
ov.r ana in newspaper advertising all
over the world.
l. Is attained not by secret process
4 sobo ny very wide publicity. And
!, ~ 10y Iy VINO has gained It honestly Is In
vast ashamed to tell about Il.
oosvrtsAt. Isss
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Where
Shall
| Send
My Child
to School?

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4 Public Ledger Building
CHESTNUT at SIXTH
Walnut Seoo Main l60l
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KENsINGToN

Wool, Mrs Ruth F..
$40 4, Allegheny Avenue
Emhart, John
200 East Cambria street
Cnplan, Jacob L.
1000 Frankford Avenue
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BOLDLY TO DIE A CHRISTIAN
Slayer, With Only Four Days to
Live, Changes Attitude

0sining, n. ", Aug. %. - Luther
Boldly, Negro slayer of Detective Ser
leants Buckley and Miller. of New
York City, decided yesterday to die a
Christian when he goes to the electric
chair in Sing Sing Thursday night.
Boldly was captured In Philadelphia
when he fed following the crime.
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In black, brown white. An unprecedented E0C
value at . . ~
#JI lighter weight and s beauier weight of the same
style as + j. at the price,
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FRANKFORD
oINEY

Norm, Mrs. Chas.
5haI No, 5th Street
SrhwAramRn, Adolph
5000 No. 5tA Street
Miller. X.
4HO5 No. 9Th Street
Mackman, George
bl60 No. 18th ST.
Aaron, Thomas
1881 No, 9Th street
Berkinshaw, Mrs. A. r,
l?h Tabor Road
England, G.
Front 4 Rocsland
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GERMANTOWN

Martin. Mrs. Ellen
Isl East Chclton Avenue
Goldfarb, Samuel
1918 +. Chelton Avenue
Tier, Eleanor
1904 F. rhelton Avenue
ltll, Mrs. Kay X.
Chelton K Stcnton Ayes.
Jones * Co., Jas. s.
Gsr'iown ANc.SCoulter St.
Geiller. August
88s Queen Lane
Harvey, +. &.
te47 germantown Avenue
Friel. NJ.
BIB Germantown Avenue
Weiss, Max
bl2S Germantown Avenue
Cherry's Robert Sons
bo47 Germantown Avenue
Rowell. Clarence A.
68l5 Germantown Avenue
Paul. Ida
6789 Germantown Avenue
Adams, Geo. W.
n5O Germantown Avenue
Huston, EliZ. Y.
s8l6 Germantown Avenue
The Monroe journal., 1922-10-31
BACK FROM NEW YORK. MIR.
CROW BULLISH ON COTTON
NEW MOTOR COMPANY TO
SOON BEGIN BUSINESS
capt. Philo Alcott and r. B. Redwine.
Jr, Former Aviators. To Handle
Dodge and Studebakers

Monroe Motor Company" is A new
business concern organized by Can.
tain Pnilo Alcott and Mr. r. r
Redwine, Jr., which soon begins busi.
ness at TIE Gordon garage building
OPPOSITE tse post office
This Company is to be the sole
dealer in this county for the we'll
known Dodge and Studebaker cars.
Captain Alcott is native of Vir.
ginia. At the time that this country
entered the World war he was in
business in New Orleans and was at
the tine a member of the state guard
of louisiana. He entered training
camp and went overseas and to the
front as captain in the field artillery
and served in this capacity during
the war. After the Armistice he
remained in the army as a regular,
retaining his position as captain from
which service he will be retired. and
he is now on leave of absence until
he is finally released from further
service. For the past year he has
been an instructor in a department
Of Harvard university.
Capt. Alcott comes to Monroe with
the reputation of being a gentleman
Of highest integrity and a man of
splend d business qualifications.
MIR. r. 3. Redwine, Jr., is also rec
entity out of the national service, he
having taken training in the govern
nent air service and is a lieutenant
n the reserve.
The Monroe journal., 1922-10-31
FLOW THROWS RED TAPE TO
WINDS And RELEASES BOY
George Gurley. But Eleven Years Old.
Will Not Have to Face Federal
Court on Liquor Charges
VETERAN COMMISSIONER
VENTS WRATH ON FATHER
hen ASKED to Reduce Bond of Ems
ley Gurley, Parent of the Lad, the
Chief Justice Says That He Ought
to Be Behind the Bars For Taking
Own Child on Such a Mission

Throwing red tape to the winds an,
violating a judicial custom of a If,
time, Esq. NJ. L. Flow, United State.
commissioner, usurped the function:
OF Federal Judge Friday and dis,
charged an eleven-year-old boy
George Gurley. indicted on liuuo,
charges, although the evidence
against him was of very incrimina.
ting nature. His father, Emsley Cur.
ley. indicted on the same charge, was
bound over to the next term of Fed.
eral court under bond of five hun
dred dollars.
Il just couldn't bear the idea of
sending boy of such tender years
up to the Federal court" Esq. Flow
said Saturday in explaining his de-
cis.on. And" he added, II believe
Judge Webb will commend my action
in taking the bit in my mouth and
saving the boy from a possible life
of crime"
Caught the Two Red Handed
This is one Of few instances
where Esq. Flow has ever released a
defendant brought before him in his
capacity as United States commits
sioner, and the only instance where
he has released defendant of whose
guilt there was no question in his
m nd. He has always made it a
point to send man arrested for vio-
lation of the Federal laws to the Fed
eral court, preferring to let the high
err court pass upon his innocence or
guilt. even though the Squire thinks
there is grave question of his guilt.
Young Gurley and his father were
by Sheriff Fowler and
Deputy-Sheriff Griffith as they were
walking down the Morgan Mil road,
about two miles from the Rocky
River bridge, near which their auto
mobile engine had gone dead, pre-
sumably N search of car to bring
their cargo on to Monroe. The pair
we're taken back to their abandoned
,ar where search revealed that their
eleven-gallon cargo of liquor had
been hid in some nearby bushes.
The Esq. Lectures the Father
Evidence introduced before ESQ.
Flow tended to show that the boy |
vas not an innocent party in the |
traffic. 1t was shown that
he aided his father in carrying the
'ontraband to the automobile and
assisted him in hiding the stuff when
he car engine went dead.
Attorneys for Gurley, Sr.. plead for
two hundred dollar reduction in
he bond. mot cent less, gentle
men, retorted the Squire. "Gurley
ught to be behind the bars instead
f out under bond for taking his boy
a such neferious errand. His vio-
alton of the moral law that demands
hristian, honorable training for chill
ren IS a more aggravated often e,
7 my opinion, than his transgressiol
+ the statute law of the land"
The Monroe journal., 1922-10-31
DR.. Mccain Goes to High Point

DR.. ". R. Mccain, for many years
leading physician at Waxhaw, and
county-commissioner-elect, will leave
tomorrow for High Point where he
VIII assume the practice of his de-
ceased brother, DR.. Hugh W. Mccain.
His leaving is a matter of genuine
regret to the people of this county
who have known him as a gentleman
Of mcst excellent qualities as well as
fine physic an. High Point, how
ever, offers HIM larger field. He
ing up his Practice where
will use the Office of his brother. His
family, for the present, will remain
at Waxhaw.| DR.. Mccain VII come
back to the county in December to
qualify as a member of the board Of
county commissioners, this being le-
gal since his residence will be main
tanned in the county.
The Monroe journal., 1922-10-31
MIR. LEE ASHCRAFT'S GIN
is DESTROYED BY FLAMES
The Loss, Which Was Heavy. Was
Partially Covered by Insurance
Carnival Great Success

Marshville. Oct. SO.-The gin be.
longing to Mr.. Lee Ashcraft. lust on
posite the United Cash Store, wa.
destroyed by fire Saturday night. A
bale Of cotton was being ginned for
Mr.. Vernon Griffin when the flames
were discovered about o'clock. Many
persons soon gathered at the scene
but were powerless to check the rag.
ing flames. In addition to the gin
house and machinery a large quantity
OF cotton seed was destroyed. The
loss, which was very heavy. was part
ly covered by insurance.
The Halloween carnival, held nj
the school building Friday evening.
was a great success, the "side shows
gathering in quite number of nick
els and Dimes. Light refreshments
were served. The features of the
evening included an umbrella hobble
peanut and bag races. The large
crowd that attended thoroughly en-
joyed the occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. +. Huggins and
daughter of Monroe spent the week.
end here. Mr.. Higgins is now To-
Gated in Wilson. where with Messrs.
K. and John Beasley he is engaged
in launching new morning paper.
THE Wilson Mirror" While miss
ing Mr.. Huggins in our midst. his
Marshville friends wish for him and
the paper much success.
Mrs. John F. Hallman and daugh-
ters, Misses Jean and Mabel Hall
man. spent Saturday in Charlotte.
Mrs, j. (. Thomas and Miss Annie
Newsom spent the weekend in Char
otte.
Mr.. Berge Green of Hartsville
Ipeut Sunday here with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. James Marsh were
he Sunday guests of Mrs. Ethel Gar
'isoa a. Unionville.
Mrs. Edgar Moore and her sisters, !
Yrs. Wilkes of Hamlet, spent Satur-
lay in Charlotte.
The Halloween party at Mrs. An
le Bai.ey's Saturday evening was
.reatly enjoyed by all those who at
ended.
Mrs J. z. Green returned Saturday.
rom Eartsville from a visit to her
ons.
Miss Clegg, teacher in the Marsh
lille High School, was called to Char
bite yesterday on account of the
cath Of her uncle, Mr.. Squires. who
ed IN the Charlotte Sanatorium.
The Monroe journal., 1922-10-31
Issues Call to Confederate Veterans

Mr.. S. f. Belk, commander Camp
Waikup Confederate Veterans. has is
sued the following call:
ITO members of Camp Walkup and
all others who wore the Confederate
Uniform during the War Between the
States:
You are hereby instructed. pursu-
ant 10 the invitation of the arnistice
day celebration committee of the Mel
vim Deese post of the American Le-
gion, to meet in Monroe in the Re-
corder's court room in the court house
on Saturday, Ncy. II, at $3.50 a. m.,
for the purpose of marching in the
parace and participating in The other
festivities OF the occasion. 1t is man
aatory that you come in the uniform
that we love so well.
Dinner will be furnished by the
good women of the community, and
they, along with the soldier BOYS of
the late war. join me in this urgen;
invitation for you to be present.
Your comrade,
IS. E. BELK, Commander Camp
"Walkup Confederate Veterans"
The Monroe journal., 1922-10-31
AN OPEN SWITCH CAUSES
TRAIN WRECK AT WINGATE
Thriving Little Town Boasts of a
Parent Teacher Organization
With Mrs. ]. +. Hoyle Pres.

Wingate, Oct. 30.-A number OF
women of the community met at the
graded school building Friday after.
noon and organized a Parent Teach
er Association. The following Off
GERS were elected: Mrs. J. E. Hoyle
president; Mrs. Julia Williams. vice
president; Mrs. S. w. Hinson, secre-
tary and treasurer; Misses Selma
Clancy and Annie Jones, program
committee; Miss Mary Gaddy, chair
man OF the membership committee:
Miss Sall;e Griffin, chairman of the
publicity committee; Mrs. G.. B.
Rhodes, chairman of social commit
tee.
The r'ect!ngs will be held at the
graded school the last Friday in each
month at three-thirty. Every woman
IN the community is urged to Join
this organization and help make the
graded school one of the best in this
section. Not only the women of the
community are urged to join but the
men also.
The organization has planned an
old-time sing and spelling bee to be
held in the graded school Friday,
Nov. 10 a. Z p. m. Admission only
five and ten cents. The old '.Blue
Back will be used, so let the faith
ers and mothers of the community
as well as the young people and chill
dren come and join in and let's spend
an evening of real fun and pleasure
Two freight trains were wrecked
Sunday morning about one o'clock
81 hen they ran together on the side
track here. An open switch seemed
to be the cause OF the wreck. Some
time dvricg the night the switch had
bsn lett open causing the two trains
to coll de when they met here early
n the morning. Seven box cars were
badly wrecked, and goods were scat |
tered oyer the adjoining fields. The
Nrcciing crews from Monroe and
Hamlet were called out and worked |
all day Sunday and a short while |
Monday clearing the track. Sever
al thousand people visited the scene
Of the wreck Sunday.
The pulpit of the Baptist church
was filled Sunday morning by Rev.
dr. Powell, pastor of the Marshyille
Baptist church. Mr.. Koyle. pastor of
he Baptist church here, filled Mr..
powclps pulpit at Marshville. Sunday
! ght Rev. Zeb Caudle preached at
he Baptist church here.
The Oxford 0rphanage singing
lass will give concert at the high
'ehool building Tuesday night. The
'ublie is invited to attend.
The second number of the lyceum
curse will be given in the high school
auditorium Thursday night. Public in
-ited.
Miss Lola Griffin of Hamlet spent
he weekend with relatives here.
Prof. and Mrs. c. G. Burris spent
he weekend in Raeford visiting rel
tives.
Congressman w. C. Hammer was
Wingate visitor Friday
The Monroe journal., 1922-10-31
$500 APPROPRIATED FOR
A E-GH SCHOOL LIBRARY
Hall Of Tbs Sum Available Imme-
diatoly fer Purchase of Books;
tie Balance n Five Years

At last Monroe is to have a IL
brary! Al a meeting held last Fri
day evening the schol board set aside
the sum of $500 for this purpose.
Twelve hundred and fifty dollars of
this amount will be available this
year. while the remainder will be paid
~ yearly appropriations of $3.50 for
a period of five years. 1t is safe to
say that the wise expenditure of this
sum will place ours among the very
best high school Libraries in the state
and there will be no doubt but that
Monroe WI he placed on the accYed-
tied list of the southern association
Of high schools asd colleges.
There are at present approximate
" $50 volumes in the library. This
number includes the 100 volumes do
mated by the students and the splen-
did reference set. The Book of
Knowledge and the international
Encyclopedia" presented by the Pa
ront-Teacher Association. Members
)f the faculty are at work preparing
lists Of books to cover the various
,ubjetes taught in the high school
ind in doing this they are Keeping I'M
mind the functions Of high school
ibrary. The hope is that each stu
lent will cultivate taste for good
literature in addition to using the
library for International purposes.
The next best thing to know ng a
act Is knowing where to find It. As
ioon as the books have been properly
.atalogued a librarian will be EN-
,loyed and will keep the library open
rom one to three o'cl1c,,; each after
loon. The use OF tie reference
looks and the inspirational volumes
will be stressed in each class. Mr.. |
,tarnes will make a special trip to
'hapel Hill Saturday 10 confer with |
IL. Wilson, the University Librarian
nd chairman Of the North Carolina
library Association, as to the pur-
hase and selection of books.
The Monroe journal., 1922-10-31
FLOWERS TO ADDRESS UNION
COUNTY N0N-PARTFN LEAGUE
President Gravely Is To Submit A
Platform Embodying Principles
of the Organization

Mr.. j. F. Folwers, a Charlotte at
torney, will address a meeting of the
Union county non-partisan league to
be held in the Masonic Lodge rooms
Wednesday evening at s o'clock. Fol-
lowing his address. Mr.. W. G. Gravely
president of the league, will submit
for the approval of the members a
platform embodying the principles of
| the league.
!. Clean politics in national, state,
county and city government.
2. We advocate the Australian bal
lot and recommend a prison sentence
for anyone buying or selling, or in
any way influencing a voter.
5. We favor the primary system of
selecting candidates for all Offices for
the national, state, county or city
and favor holding the primaries when
and at such time when the largest
number of voters can attend not ears
lier than August and the candidates
be selected from the best classes of
citizens for all offices. We oppose
machine politics to the last and favor
men or women for office who are de-
pendable and upright christians and
who will make every effort through
proper legislation to punish profiteer-
ing or manipulations OF markets and
anything tending TO bring hardships
upon the masses.
4. We condemn the conduct of
spending millions for roads in GER
tain favored sections and to suit GER
tain politicians to the injury of 9TH
er parts of the state as unfair and
not in keeping with the principles of
justice and honesty. The roads |
should be constructed in places and
ways to serve the most people and
taxpayers.
5. Il is our opinion and sincere de-
s re that women of intelligence serve
N our city and county school boards
and in our city government and no
one is suitable or entitled to hold an
office just because he has been a loyal
democrat or republican. Political
debt paying is worth nothing to the
people for service.
6. We advocate free text books for
use in public schools. Election Of
all judges by the people Curtailment
Of the power OF the judiciary especi-
ally as applied to the issueing Of in
And a reform in our sys-
tenn of taxation.
Among the prominent men of Mon
zoe who have affiliated with the
easue, said Mr. Graveley, is DR.. II.
} Ctnuart
The Monroe journal., 1922-10-31
Mrs. W. c. Sanders Chairman Tuber.
culosis Drive.

The North Carolina tuberculosis
Ass ssociation will place on sale this
year ten million tuberculosis Christ
r71 s2lls, which will sell for one
: "a. ach, the receipts to be used in
providing funds for the care and pre-
yention of tuberculosis. The seals
will be on sale from Thanksgiving
day until Christmas. Mrs. Walter 6.
Sanders of Monroe has been appoint.
ed director for the local sale.
The Monroe journal., 1922-10-31
Those Foolish Qnes,inns

A big powerful motor slowed I'D as
the occupants perceived a car of very
modest proportions standing by the
roadside in rather battered condi-
ton. The owner of the car was on
his knees, endeaving to straighten
out some of the parts.
Have any accident?" queried the
man in the big car.
mo, thank you" grimly returned
he other, "just had one. ."-Pittsburg
Chronicle Telegraph.
The Monroe journal., 1922-10-31
A Guilty Conscience

Tommy had been playing truant
from schools and had spent a long.
beautiful day fishing. On his way
back he met one Of his young cronies,
who aceosted him with the usual aues.
tion. Catch anything?"
At this, Tommy, in all the consci-
BUSINESS of guilt, quickly responded:
Amt been home yet."-Western
Christian Advocate.
The Monroe journal., 1922-10-31

Paul Aycoth, the young son of Mr..
ard Mrs. W. A. Aycoth of Monroe
Route 4, died this morning from the
effects Of terrible burns IS ,.ad
Wednesday while playing ii 80 pa.
rents yard.
The Monroe journal., 1922-10-31
Notice of Remoyal

The BARRIERS who were at my shop
in the Houston building, next door
to ]. c. Skies office, can now be
found at my shop in the Masonic
building.-Respectfully, ]. B. Miller.
The Monroe journal., 1922-10-31

Mr, R. w. Doster and daughter,
Mrs. j. w. Richardson, visited rela-
tives and friends at Fort Mill, S. c.,
last week. They also attended Home
coming Day at Pleasant Valley Bap-
tist church last Sunday.
The Monroe journal., 1922-10-31

Born to Mrs. Walter Harris, a son
on Oct. 2Sth.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-23
Two Assailants Mutilate Man
 With Jacknife

Chicago, March 22-Two myster- ious assailants entered the home of John Silk. 46, married man, threw him on the bathroom floor and mutt lated him with jackknife-
 -'1 know you-you are W1llis-lil Il teach you to ruin my daughter, one of the men cried.
 The attack, strikingly similar to that of Jere Lillis by Jack Cudahy in Kansas City some years ago, occurred yesterday afternoon. Silk too weak from the loss of blood to rise, lay on the floor five hours until found by his wife last evening.
 Silk told the police he was alone when the two men called, represent ing themselves as bathroom irspec- tors. Suddenly they seized him. Then. the elder of the two men, @ man of about forty. accused Silk of ruining his daughter. They seized him. held him against the bathroom floor and mutiliated him with a jacl.knife.
 ''I kept telling them that they were mistaken. that I was a married man, that I knew nothing about any girl, but they would not listen to me- said Silk "They made a terrible mis- take. They mistook me for some othe- EIan."
 Mrs Silk, who became hysterical when she found her husband in a pool of blood said she was convinced of her husbands innocence.