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The Monroe journal., 1922-11-10
Monroe, N. c., Friday, November 10, 1922.
LANES CREEK DARKEY
FRISkED OUT OF $4,000
John Chambers Falls a Victim to One
OF the Oldest Con" Games in Ex-
stence Here Yesterday

John Chambers. a hard-working
colored farmer of Lanes Greek town.
ship, fell victim to one of the old
est "con" games in existence here
yesterday. His experience cost him
the proceeds of two bales of cotton.
amounting to S240. Two smart ne
groes, claiming to be from Green's
boro, and a pocket book was all that
was needed to frisk John.
One of the ICON" men was laying
for the sucker at the cotton platform.
John, as he drove up with his cotton,
looked gullible. The con man wormed
himself into his confidence by help
ing him throw off his bales at the
platform, a courtesy any negro from
the country is certain to appreciate
on the part of a well-dressed member
Of his race. He allowed the stranger
to ride back to town with him.
John and the ICON" man became
warm friends. They walked the
streets, the stranger even accompa-
nying John to look over a horse that
white man wanted to trade him for
one of his mules. The inspection of
the horse being completed, they
sauntered down Franklin street. See
ing crowd gathered at the veterina-
ry stable of DIR. Alexander, they went
down to see what it was all about.
A mule had been hurt. While watch
ing the operation, John and his "con"
friend saw another negro, also we'll
dressed, pick up a pocket book. Both
went to the side of the man, who was
no other than the partner of Johns
companion. They watched him open
the pocket book and heard him ex-
claim There's S2l00 in it."
To cut the story short, the ICON"
man who found the purse offered to
divide with John and his companion
if they wouldn't tell of the find. But,
since the bills were marked, he would
have to get his boss, Northern man,
to dispose Of them so as to avoid de-
lection. The boss, he felt sure, would
give them S2l00 Of his money for the
marked bills. He went off immedi-
ate,y to get a division from the boss,
amounting to 500 piece.
He soon reappeared. Listen" he
said. ",he boss hasn't got change, but
if you both give me all the money
you have so | can make change out
of the big bills the boss carries, we
can make the division. He has agreed
to dispose Of the marked bills in the
pur%e, but he can't make change un-
less we help
Unsuspectingly, wondering all the
time at his good fortune, John she'll
ed out his cotton money, S240, AMI
that's the last he has seen Of it.
The Monroe journal., 1922-11-10
Vance Township News

Nov. 9.-Mr. and Mrs. D. n
Hughes of Statesville were the guests
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Yandle
the latter's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Yandle had a number of guests dur
ing the day to meet Mr.. and Mrs.
Hughes. The house was decorated
with lovely chrysanthemums. Those
who called were Mr.. A. B. Yandle and
little Miss Mary Frances and Master
Casey, Mr.. and Mrs. V. A. Yandle,
Mr.. Dewey Yandle, all of Charlotte,
Mr., and Mrs. S. P. Rogers, Mr.. T. NJ.
Hoover, Mr.. James Walfnfarger, of
Statesville, Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan and
Mr.. Mcintyre of Monroe and Miss
Auta Presley, Mr.. Brooks Presley,
Mr.. Vance Wentz, Mr.. and Mrs.
Grady Helms and children, little
Mary Lee, Raymonia, Grady Hester
Edith, all of Vance township.
The Monroe journal., 1922-11-10
CANADIANS TEMPTED TO
STOP OVER IN MONROE
Snow Fall in Their Home Sent Them
in Search of Balmy Weather Which
They Found Here Wednesday

A fiye-inch snow fall in their home
town caused F. w. Stibbs and Roy
Turner, of 500, Canada, to start two
weeks ago in their automobile for
Florida IN quest of balmy sunshine.
Wednesday, when they reached Mon
roe, the weather was so warm and
nice that they were strongly tempted
to abandon st. Petersburg, Fla, as
their destination and remain here.
Nj. Stibbs, Scotchman, had Mr..
L, B. Laney, one of the proprietors Of
the Secrest Motor Company, dancing
with glee at his enthusiastic endorse
ment Of the Buick car, in which he
was making the Grip, a distance Of
about 1000 miles. "I've driven her
$500 miles" Mr.. Stibbs said, land
haven't had any engine trouble" In
Canada, he added, the Buick was un-
questionably the most popular make
of car on the market. Up there the
price of the Buick, owing to the duty
exacted, is $500 above the American
cost.
Before crossing the Canadian line,
Messrs. Stibbs and Turner had to post
a thousand dollar bond as a guaran-
tee that they would bring their auto
mobile back This was a measure Of
protection against smuggling on the
part Of foreigners, they said, and no
real Canadian or American ever OBJ
jccted to giving the bond. They also
paid a head tex of So.
Asked about prohibition sentiment
in Canada, Mr.. Turner facetiously
Most of Canada is al.
ready so dry hat you have to prime
to spit" Quebec is the great liquor
stronghold. The favorite method of
transporting booze from Quebec to
the dry provinces, they said, was in
coffins made Of zinc. Surrounded by
a party Of mourpers, these liquor
filled coffins would be carried across
the line, the officials, thinking it a
funeral party, never interfering.
The Monroe journal., 1922-11-10
EXPECT TEN THOUSAND
PEOPLE HERE TOMORROW
Everything Is All Set For Celebration
Which Is Believed Will Be
Greatest In History

With ten thousand people expected
here tomorrow, the American Legion's
Armistice Day committee this morn
ing declared that everything was set
for the biggest celebration in the his
tory of Monroe.
No last minute changes were made
in the program, which will be, as
follows:
1. Parade.
2. Address by J. W. Bailey, candi-
date for Governor in 1924.
3. Free dinner for soldiers, Con-
federate, Spanish American and
World War veterans in the Baptist
Brotherhood hut.
4. Airplane flights.
5. Football game, Monroe High VS.,
Kings Mountain High.
6. Judge W. o. Lemmond's old
time iddler's convention.
The parace will form at the inter
section of Franklin street and Wades-
boro Avenue and extend eastward
out Wadesboro Avenue at $3.50 a. m.
The business houses are requested
to have their floats there by 8 o'clock
The parade will begin. moving at 10
o'clock and will 80 up Franklin ST.
to Hayne st., thence Hayne St. to
Main ST; thence Main st. to Morrow
Ayenue;, thence Morrow Avenue 10
Hayne St.; thence Hayne S. 10
Franklin St.; thence westward OH
Franklin st. to Mr.. Charles Iceman's
where it will disband.
The marshals will head the parade
followed by the color guard.
The Monroe journal., 1922-11-10
NEWS FROM GOOSE CREEK
Funderburk Negro While Playing
With A Gun. Accidentally
Shoots Himself

Indian Trail, Route |, Nov. s.
Miss Ethel Ford, who is teaching at
College Hill, and Mrs. J. c. Ford.
spent Saturday at Mint Hill.
Miss Iona Cook of Charlotte was
the Sunday guest of Miss Rena Furr.
Miss Verla Price is spending the
week in Charlotte with her brother.
Mr.. Clyde Price.
Mr.. Frank Price lost a hundred
dollar mule few days ago.
Miss Ruby Funderburk, who has
been undergoing treatment in a Char
lotte hospital, has returned home
greatly improved in health.
Mr.. Fred Smith is the guest of
friends in Concord this week.
1t was Mr.. Roy Simpson and Miss
Pearl Richardson who were married
instead of Tom Simpson who were
married last week. A bad mistake
on the part of the writer.
Mr.. Emsley Funderburk had corn
shucking Monday night. His yield
was two hundred bushels.
Miss Ella Lemmond of Matthews
spent while here last week with
friends and relatives.
A Funderburk negro was shot
through the stomach the other day
when his 3S-caliber gun accidentally
exploded. Same old story, playing
with an unloaded gun. His injuries
are not serious.
Mr.. Elmore Funderburk is erecting
a new barn. He also plans the pur-
chase If II truck.
Our mail carrier. Mr.. J. A. Press
ey. has abandoned his automobile FOR
horse and buggy. This meGrs our
mail will be an hour later, thus af
fording your correspondent ab ". an
hour longer in which to write on be
fore publication of The Journal.
The Monroe journal., 1922-11-10
MONROE BOYS IN FIRST
ELIMINATION BATTLE
Team Left Here Yesterday Morning
for Davidson College. Deter
mined to Lick Shelby

Echoes of the rousing 'pep" meet
ing given them Wednesday Afternoon
still ringing in their ears, the Monroe
high school football boys left yester-
day morning for Davidson College
where they will meet the Shelby high
team this afternoon in the first game
Of the elimination series. All of the
boys were in bouyant spirits with a
determined-to-win attitude about them
that will put across the winning
touchdown if they have an even
break in the luck.
At the pep meeting" students
gave the team rousing cheers.
Speeches were made by Messrs. Haw-
field and Starnes, the superintendent
and principal of the school, and by
coaches Black and Ritch.
Hundreds of Monroe people left this
morning for Davidson to see the
game.
w hat are you going to do to Shell
hy?" was the question shot at Mar
yin Ritch, one of the coaches of the
Monroe high team, last night. says the
Charlotte Observer. Coach Ritch
would have but little to say. except
that a good game was likely to re-
suit. Il have no predictions to make" !"
said Ritch, except that all the lovers
of good football in and around Char
lotte had better journey to Davidson
Friday because an old grudge of long
standing is going to be settled there
at that time. 1t is a feed in which
both teams have a chance to win.
itiekle dope favoring Shelby slightly;
but the two teams are of the same
weight and each have some speed
merchants in their backfelds. and it
would not surprise me at all to see
just as good a game played there
as will be pulled off in the state
championship series.
"The contest begins at 3 D. m. on
Friday, on the Varsity field at David
son college. Practically all of Mon
roe will pass through Charlotte early
Friday. Lincolnton and Shelby too
will be there when the referees
whistle is sounded. 1t is hoped that
Charlotte will also be represented. /"
The Monroe journal., 1922-11-10
Invention of Two Indian Trail
BOYS May Sell For Thousands
HAMMER CARRIES UNION
BY MAJORITY OF 1900
While This Section Was Paying
Little Attention to Election,
Democrats Win Victory

Despite the small majority Of
about 1900 in Union, the banner
county of the district, W. c. Ham,
mer was reelected to Congress
over w. b. Love. the republican
candidate, by about seven thou
sand votes. In several counties
the usual republican majorities
were reduced to a minimum while
in a few democratic counties the
democratic majorities were con-
siderably increased over previous
elections.
The constitutional amendment
increasing the pay of legislators
from 81 to $40 a day was decisive
~ beaten in this county, the vote
being about 269 for and about 720
against. Nearly all of the votes
for the amendment were cast at
the Monroe precincts.
While Union county took little
interest in the election, the DEM
ocratic party rolled up big major
tiles all over the nation, cutting
the republican majority in the sem
ate to 2, and in the house to l5.
New York went democratic, elect
ing both a democratic governor,
AL Smith, and democratic sera-
tor, DR.. Copeland. The democrat
ic candidate, Governor Edwards,
was elected senator in New Jersey.
New Hampshire, republican
stronghold, went democratic by
small majority, and Michigan cleo
ted a democratic senator for the
first time in seventy-five years.
In the state the republican par
ty was almost Inflated, num-
ber of hitherto G. o. p. strong
holds going democratic.
The Monroe journal., 1922-11-10
Shepherd Mccain

Saturday afternoon at o'clock at
the home of the brides father, Miss
Elise Mccain, daughter of Mr.. J. A.
Mccain, of Lancaster, S. C. and Mr.
Wriston Shepherd, son of Mrs. J. A.
Shepherd of Monroe, were married
The wedding was a quiet one, the
couple leaving Immediately after for
Charlotte where they will make their
future home.
Mrs. Shepherd was one of the pop
ular young nurses at the Ellen Fitzer-
aid Hospital, having been there the
past year.
Mr.. Shepherd has lived in Monroe
practically all his life. He is a sue
cessful builder and contractor having
many friends who congratulate him
and who will be interested to hear
of his marriage.
The Monroe journal., 1922-11-10
JACKSON MAN RECALLS
OLD blue BACK SPELLER
In Those Days, Says Mr.. Dunlap. One
Arithmetic Book Covered the
Whole Grammar Term
AND HIS ARITHMETIC BOOK
DIDN'T COST BUT 50 CENTS
He Honestly Believes That Book Had
More Common Sense In Ii Than
the Whole Category of Books To-
day-Could Almost Buy an Inter-
est in Ford Lizzie With the Cost
of One TOday-Other Nominations
RY S. s. DIlNI.AP

Waxhaw, Route |, Nov. 9.-When
the writer was a kid, he some
times went to school six weeks
in summer, if We could find an empty
cabin somewhere in the neighbor-
hood, and the owner of it was willing
to allow it used for a school house
during a short period.
Sometimes we also had the priv
ilege of gong to school like period
in winter. Our teachers generally
taught any KIND of book a boy or
girl happened to have, and the idea
seemed 10 be that learning to read,
write and cipher, was the purpose of
the school. | remember that my
stock of books consisted of "Web-
ster's Blueback," "Robinson's Arith-
metic," "Harvey's Grammar" and
"Cornell's Geography We spent all
day at school, and the teacher used
hickorys il he or she thought they
were needel.
Blue .act Cost 10 Cents
But about ne books. | think my
blueback cos. Zen cents, and it had
A B C's, ard thought about every
thing else in it. | honestly believe
it had more sound practical common
sense in it than the whole category
of the books today, from the first
to the eighth grade, and while it cost
only ten cents, these volumes upon
volumes of darned foolishness cost
enough to buy an interest in Henry
Ford's gas buggy shop.
The arithmetic of my boyhood days
cost fifty cents, and covered the en-
tire common school course, while to-
day they have chopped it up into FIVE
or six different parts, and charge go
cents for the first one, and more for
each grade toward the top, until you
have paid out three or four dollars
directly, and haven't a piece of any
one of the discarded volumes to refer
to because they were so sorrily put
together they will hardly last through
a session, and we heard a youngster
complaining some time ago that his
new arithmetic was a hun." Said il
contained this: IF two and one-half
shingles make peck, now how many
will II take to cover>a house?" act
ually believe that some of the higher
students in our common schools of to-
day have got more sense than some
of the book makers.
A Finished Education
However, they must study these
things, and must waste valuable time
in musing over pages of fables and
fiction, and when it's all over they
must roll up their sleeves, go to work
and forget most of the things they
wasted time on, and learn the practi-
cal side Of life and its problems by
actual experience and knocks, that
eliminates the blasted foolism they
got in school
The Monroe journal., 1922-11-10
A Good Conference Story

Dr.. f. W. Skies, president of Coker
College, related an amusing incident
of the colored Methodist Conference
while he was in Monroe Tuesday that
is said to have actually occurred. The
bishop was preparing to close the con-
ference, in session at Florence, with
the reading of the appointments for
the new year, he told. "Bretheren,"
he said, 'you are in the service of the
Lord. No matter where | send you,
be thankful. | make the following
appointments:
Brother jenkins will go to OAR
l.ngton."
Brother jenkins arose. "The Lord
has been good to me-" he declared
fervently, evidently pleased that he
was to go to Darlington.
Brother Simmons will go to CO.
lumbia," the Bishop intoned
Brother Simmons was unable to dis
guise his gratitude. THANK the
Lord" he muttered even more fervent-
ly, you have been kind to me-"
The Bishop resumed: Brother At
kins goes to Honea PATH"
Brother Atkins, recent addition
to the conference, was likewise elated
with his appointment, since Honea
Path is big charge for a young man
in the service of the Lord. 1.-The Lord
has been good to me, too,' he said.
Brother JONES'" read the Bishop,
twill go to Lancaster"
Brother Jones, a tall, lean, sham
bling specimen, became agitated. Wis
ions Of big church at Charleston
or Spartanburg hit the floor with
crash. &C. d." he hurled at the
bishop, ''why did you send me to Lam
caster? ?"
The Monroe journal., 1922-11-10
Believes in Cooperative Marketing


One of the most enthusiastic mem
bers of the North Carolina Cotton
Growers Cooperative Association is
Mr.. j. +. Thompson, one of the larg-
est farmers and business men of
Vance township. 81 have never vet
regretted signing the contract" he
said Wednesday, seven at the begin
ming of the season when many farm
ers did not believe the market would
90 over twenty-one cents" There is
no question in his mind but what he
has made more money by being in the
association. IL am not only getting
better price," he said, "by being in
the association, as | would probably
have dumped big part of my cotton
on the market at twenty-one cents,
but | am getting better grade than
ever before on my cotton" Mr.
Thompson also exploded the myth
that supply houses could not finance
farmers under cooperative market
ing. Il am in the mercantile business
at Indian Trail with Mr.. Starnes," he
said, "and we have always carried ac-
counts for farmers who wanted to
hold their cotton in the hope that the
market would get better. If we can
do this for non-members, there is
more reason for doing it for the or
ganized farmer. Instead of his cot
ton being out in his yard, subject to
weather damage, it is in a bonded
warehouse, fully insured. And he
gets an advance of $50 bale which
he can apply on account while we are
waiting for his cotton to be disposed
Of" Mr.. Thompson thinks that a ma
)gisy of the farmers of this county
will be enrolled as members of the as
sociation by next year.
The Monroe journal., 1922-11-10

nearly every home in this country.
There's millions in it."
Meanwhile, the young men are
waiting to hear from the big electrical
companies whom they have written
regarding their invention. If a good
offer is received, they may sell, other
wise they will secure patent and
bide their chances Of either selling
or manufacturing them themselves.
The Monroe journal., 1922-11-10
And Dearly, Too

Mr.. Common Citizen stepped into
the butcher shop with a do-or-die
look on his face.
"A pound of steak" he ordered.
The steak, mostly bone, was thrown
on the scales.
"Looky here,' demonstrated Mr..
Common Citizen in as firm and de-
termined voice as he could COM
mand. You're giving me big piece
Of bone"
"0h, no | amt" reesai lie
butcher blandly, "Yer payin' fer it."
The Monroe journal., 1922-11-10

During the hearing of a lawsuit,
the judge reproved a man for max.
ing unnecessary noise. "Your honor
was the reply, 81 have los. NY over
coat, and | am looking around to find
it." "Well, sir" said the Judge,
"peopla often lose whole suits here
without making so much disturbance
as that"
The Monroe journal., 1922-11-10
Impossible

"John, Johnl" whispered Mrs. Con-
gresham Blow Hard. wake upl
I'm sure there are robbers in the
house."
Robbers in the house?" he NUT
tered sleepily. Absolutely prepos-
ferrous. There may be robbers in the
Senate, Mary, but not in the House.
ALsrrdl"-Ariorican Legion Monthly.
The Monroe journal., 1922-11-10

Many men who wouldn't commit
larceny will cheerfully steal a busy
mans tine.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-27
TEXAS: CHAMPIONS
WELCOMED HOME
Fans Turn Out to Greet
Them From Their Dis
astrous Trip

FORT WORTH, Texas. Sept. ga
Thirty-five thousand persons well
coined the Fort worth Cats, cham
plons OF the Texas league, back from
Mobile. Ala. tonight whore they fin
ished stand OF four days Monday
that resulted disastrously, the Ala
bamans winning three games and
tying one and taking the lead in the
Dixie championship series by three
games to two.
At Burnett park, In the heart OF
the business district, speeches were
made by prominent Fort Worth citi-
Gems encouraging the team, while at
least $4,000 persons thronged about
tho square.
The Mobile club tonight Is speed
ing toward Texas for Wednesday
contest which, n the Bears win, vii!
end tho series with the Mohilians IN
possession OF tho Dixie title, while
if the cats win, the deciding game
viii be played Thursday,
Dutch Henry. Mobiles prize south
paw and Joe Bates, star lett-handor
OF the Cats will probably be the
opposing pitchers in Wednesday's
contest,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-27
MARION HOL.LINS
LOSES CROWN IN
OPENING FIGHT
Other Foremost Players
Weather Storm and
Stay in Battle

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.
Va, sept. 26.--Long Islands pre-
nIer women golfers met today on the
Green Brier course In the women's $
national golf championship with the
result that Miss Marion Hollins OF
Westbrook, was eliminated from fur
ther play 10 the annual tournament
aud loses her crown. Her conquerer
was Mrs. Quentin Feitner OF South
Shore club. six times metropolitan
champion, who won, UP and 6 to
play.
Tho other well-known stars went
through the first round OF match
play In consistent style.
Playing sound and steady golf,
Miss Glenna Collette. the Nell-known
Providence player, had little trouble
in defeating Mrs III. ID. Sterrett
Hutchinson, Kan. by wide margin.
Miss Alex Sterling. Atlanta, three
times national champion, played eN-
cellently. while Mrs, Dorothey Camp
bell Hurd. wiraer OF 10 national IL
ties, England. Scotch, Canadian and
United states, in former years. went
through the first round about as had
been expected.
Mrs. Fred c. Let's, jr., Onwentsia,
defeated Mrs. II. +. Filter, Merton,
and 3.
Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd. Bos.
ton, defeated Mrs. Audrey Faust, St
Louis. 3 and /.
Miss Alexia Stirling. New York
defeated Miss Elizabeth Gordon
Providence. G and 4.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-27
Bodies of TlrO Men
Found Hanging From
Same Limb of Tree

GORHAM. Me. sept 26,--One
of the qucerest cases on the police
records was under Investigation
here today following the finding
OF the bodies OF two middle-aged
men hanging from the same limb,
Because OF the close resemblance,
the men are believed to be twins.
The mems right hands were
clasped In Erotesque farewell,
Near by was found q little heap Of
ashes, the romans of fire In
which officials believe the men, II
they committed suicide destroyed
all papers that might have been
used TO help identity thom.
Tho police nave not accepted
suicide as solution FOR the trag-
edy
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-27
.HAR0LDBALC0M
NAMED CAPTAIN
OF T. u. SQUAD
New Pilot Is Leader in
Many Activities at
Local University

Harold IT. Balcom, senior i'm A
college of arts and sciences at ~
University Of Tulsa was la5t nist'
elected TO captain tho 1922 Orass.s
and Black football team. Co. mi ~
vacancy left by Renfro. spcedv r,,ie
quarterback who didi not rfourn "
school this fall. Balcom IS an enS
Balcom, who IL just %. Came "a
the local school from R.ckusT
Okla, where he was star I'm m
branches of athletics during bs
high school career. Coming ,s
Tulsa, he turned his attention ia
his studies during freshman ysos
and was one of the highest graded
men in his class.
The following year Balloon en-.
tered athletics and was one of m.
stellar track and basketball stsrs
of the year. At the close Of tbs
season he was elected 20 lead us
track team and II was the 1890 team
which Balcom captained that made
an enviable record.
In 1920 and 1921 Balloon turned
out for place on the football squas
and his ability to receive passes
coupled with his speed, immediatey
placed him on the first string Last
year was probably the greatest in
his career as far as athletics are con.
cerned. He made his letter ln foot.
ball, basketball. track and baseball
Several men have made four letter
In their respective careers, but few
men can boast of making four major
letters in one school year
Balcom has not confined his ahl.
ity to athletics alone. Last year he
was elected manager OF the Kendall
annual and IT was through bis hard
work in financing the year book
that II was the success Il was. Bat;
com is also manager Of The le8
basketball team and has been woI
ing out a schedule Of games tot
will bring some Of the best 1uInte,s
in the country to Tulsa this winter,