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The Monroe journal., 1922-02-07
NORTH CAROLINA RANKS
FOURTH IN AGRICULTURE
Rises FrOEi Twelfth 10 Fourth Place
in the Value OF iis Farm
Products

North Carolina stands with the
leaders agricultuTally. with rank OF
fourth in the % leading crops, and
fifth in the value Of all the crops.
The Old North State establishes her
good name. This information is
made available. after adjusting with
the Federal census figures for 1919
crops by the United States Bureau OF
Markets and Crops Estimates The
Cooperative Crop Reporting service
of the State and Federal departments
of Agriculture has substaited its
November estimate made by Frank
Parker. statist.cian for North Caro-
lima.
With a total value Of over S22S,-
900.000 for the field crops: corn.
wheat. oats. rye. buckwheat. Irish
potatoes. sweet potatoes, all hay. to-
baCeo. lint cotton mot seed edible
beans. clover seed, peanuts and ap-
pies. North Carolina has only Texas.
Illinois and Iowa surprising her
while. for the aggregate value of all
crops. we surpass Iowa. but yet Cali
fornia and New York ahead. The
fruit crops are responsible for these
two states getting up in front OF
course we know that tobacco is what
gives cur state its advantage. We
would rank third had the crops men
toned been worth but ten million
dollars or only four per cent more
North Carolina produced last year
over four per cent of the value of all
the crops in the United States, yet
she has much less than one per cent
of the land area. about two per cent
of the farm area. and only 1.6 per
cent of the improved farm area of
the Union.
The Tar Heel State. according to
the Federal census for 1919, crops
ranked twelfth. whereas the Depart
ment of Agriculture gave her fourth
place for that year The present high
rank, in consideration of the read
iustment with the census. is espec-
tally creditable.
The Monroe journal., 1922-02-07
Was He Drunk?

Standing on the slippery pavement
of small Southern town one rainy
night, like sailors on reeling deck,
they were discussing member OF
their party who had had TO retire
from the scene Of action.
The principal speaker in the group
appeared to be having some difficulty
in keeping his footing on the swayinS
pavement. The buildings on either
side bowed and rocked. The telephone
poles did some sort of contortionis;
stunt, and even his voice was a bit
thick.
"Where's SAM" another member
of the group asked him.
"We took him home" the first
speaker informed him between hic-
coughs.
"Was he drunk?"
Drunk? 1t took three Of us to
get his hat in the car"
The Monroe journal., 1922-02-07
Lee Robinson Was Choice of
Farmers for Director

L. ID. Robinson Of AnsOn county,
who. with ]. p. Allison of Cabarrus
county. was nominated as one OF the
two candidates for the Office of per-
manent director OF the North Caro-
lima Cotton Growers Cooperative as
sOeiatiOn at the district convention
held In Charlotte on January Is. was
elected over Mr. Allison by a plurali-
" Of Il votes.
The votes We're counted in the Of
flee Of Charles 5. Jones, county
farm demonstration agent, at the
courthouse in Charlotte Tuesday af-
ternOon and showed Robinson as re
ceiving 397 votes and Allison 1926.
Nh, Robinson will represent as
director Of the state association IL
counties in this section. namely:
Mecklenhure. Arson. Union. Iredell,
CASTOR. Rowan, Rutherford. Cleve-
land. Cabarrus. Montgomery and
Stanly. Similar elections TO the one
held in Charlotte Tuesday were held
al the same time in all cotton dis
,ricts Of the state and a director from
each district was selected To assist
in The managing Of affairs of the cot
ton marketing body for the present
year.
Considerable interest has been
displayed by cotton growers through
out the state and in this district the
election OF Mr. Robinson will be
learned by his many friends and as
sociatos with pleasure. II is stated
that his qualifications for the office
are of the highest order and his ser
vice on the board is expected by men,
bers OF the association in this dis
trict TO pc satisfactory on all sides.
He is a large cotton grower and ex-
oeptionably well acquainted with the
need OF tho cooperative association
in the cotton growing market of
today. being familiar with the many
advantages TO the farmer TO be de-
rived from membership in the asso-
ciation.
The Monroe journal., 1922-02-07
A Preacher Dancer

Ar old negro sings and dances on
the platform of a small station in
Oklahoma when each train pulls in.
He dances for the coins which the
tourists throw to him. 1t is said
this man has met every train COM
ing into the town for the past 10
years. Out of his savings he has
built a church, of which he is the
pastor, known as the Straight Gate
church. He breaches there morning
and evening every Sunday. besides
holding street meetings Sunday af-
ternoons and dances week days to keep
things going.
The Monroe journal., 1922-02-07
Jumping al Conclusions

To the elderly spinster's amazemont
the young man in the sitting room
suddenly threw himself upon his knees
as she entered,
Miss 0ldcake," said he, "will you
be my wife,"
"Yes, Mr.. Mutt" replied she, gasp
ing, for breath. But, really, |
thought all along that you had serious
designs on my younger sister"
81 have" was the rejoinder, as the
young man rose to his feet. 'I'm
only praeticing noww
The Monroe journal., 1922-02-07
The Winning Way

How well repaid with trust are they,
Those hopeful hearts that always see
The brighter side, and, bay by day,
Find GOOD wherever good may be;
Who quickly note in those they love
The better traits some might not
heed
All. these where'er in life they move,
On every side have friends indeed
Eugene c. Dalson.
The Monroe journal., 1922-02-07
National Emblems

France has her lily,
England the rose;
Everybody knows where
The Shamrock grows.
Scotland has her thistle
Flowering on the hill,
But the American Eblem-
Is n One Dollar Bill.
The Monroe journal., 1922-02-07

LET US LOOK AFTER YOUR INTERESTS PERSONALLY
furnishing establishment Forth Carolina where
the and exercise
receive the fullest sas
faction every transaction.
closest attention to the matter OF Store Serv
customers shall be well taken of-hat
shall give the satisfaction they have right to expect
concessions to better
the privilege of look
ing
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14

The arms conference which
yearns to be peace conference
draws to a close. Years after
ward We shall know how much
it accomplished toward the goal
of nations, toward that reign of
law in which alone is security
from war and violence. It's con-
crete results, which are 1consid-
cradle, are partial and temporary
and are not meant to be more
than that.
The leading naval powers agree to
lessen the number of their. battleships
and ito restrict their future building.
The leading powers agree to this and
the rest will proportion their programs
to that agreement. [,s Is ?, - &c.,
An agreement is reached that sub
marines shall not be used for promis-
cuous assassination and that poison
gas shall be outlawed.. =. '..r;
Agreement is reached by. the pow
ers. that have chief interest in the
Pacific coast and islands not to prey
on one another. ,.tsfg1s .s@: 1: So >
.. It we. judged the conference BY
those those who write in praise Of its
ach9eyements We must conclude that
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
MILITIA TACTICS.
CAUSEPRo1'E||:.S'T / /
Guardsmien {! are Mo|esting Citi-
=. zens in St. Pau, Charges
Chief Of. Police crepeau..

Minnesota militia men on duty at
South st: Paul in the packing house
strike are supposed to be guarding
the property of the packing COM
panies,. but they are doing more: This
week they went to St. Paul to make
arrests and modest citizens, in that
city. . Citizens were then, taken. to
South ST. Paul and brought before
the officers in charge OF: military
headquarters
Such tactics have aroused the ire
Of city officials. Since when, they
ask, have the guardsmen been cloth
ed with power to-. make arrests in
a place where they are not on. duty
and where the custody of the peace
is left with CIVIL officers?
Chief OF Police Henry Crepeau
and Commissioner. Of Safety A: E..
Smith lost no time in going to the
state capitol to protest against the
conduct of sniliti.t men. Governor
Preus was out Of the city and they
could, get no satisfaction, from his
office. They next. visited the attor-
ney general who was also away. They
had g. conference with his assistant,
Albert s: Pratt. The legal status
Of their. complaint: wsss discussed,
particularly as to Whether the guards
had he4right to 90 police; duty in
st. Paul.. ., ~: : - ~,
The guard has,cost the state thus
far $4,000 at South st. Paul where
it has been on duty for SO days,
with an average Of 800 men.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
GOVERNOR WOULD.
CONCEAL HUNGER.
West Virginia Executive ut.
temp to Discredit Plea Of
Miners For Food.

Governor Morgan of West Virginia
has notified a Baltimore newspaper
that Minden (Fayette county, miners
are not in need of assistance. and
the Huntington Advertiser proves
this statement is incorrect.
Now that Huntington has re-
sponded to the appeal of Mayor
Campbell and the commissioners,
and Minden's very narrow escape
from a deplorable situation has been
forestalled, a brief resume Of the
entire situation would not be amiss;"
says the Advertiser.
when the pinch of proverty first
nit Minden practically only a dozen
families were affected. This in
creased rapidly day by day. AS many
as six families were being added to
the destitute list every day before
conditions at Minden were disclosed
to the people Of Hungtington.
There was one prevalent COM
ment at M1nden last week. It was
reflected in every statement for help
sent out. 1t was this: If Minden
a1adr gone without. outside assistance
for another 10 days conditions would
have been such as to shame the
heart Of every citizen of West Vir.
ginia"
Mayor Campbell urges further con.
trlbutions, and calls on West Vir-
ginia cities to aid.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
FINAL. SELLERS. :
HELD BY COURT
Appellate Court Of. Brooklyn
Maintains Last Dealing Hand
ling MIX is: Responsible.

The appellate court in Brooklyn
has ruled that milk distributors and
retail dealers are responsible for the
quality of the produce they sell,
whether it bessealed, canned. bottled
or boxed. A new trial: was ordered
in the case of an 1S-months' old
baby made sick by milk of ~"certi-
fled grade AZ >quality that the par
ents bought from a milk concern
that. has joined with. other dealers
to smash the union Of milk wagon
drivers. -. r., .
The parents Of the baby claim
that the milk contained worms. or
dragon fly larvae A lower court
dismissed the complaint: but the ap-
pellate court held the: company's at
tempt to ,fasten the blame ON the far
mer is no defense, as it furnished the
bottles and the labels. A new trial
was ordered.
The teamsters have notified city
health authorities that they can prove
by, affidavits and other evidence that
the milk companies are selling al
legged fresh milk that has been re-
capped and relabeled as many as
four consecutive days.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14

cannot enter into the kingdom. If
they could have come together as plain
people, as simple folk, without all that
burden of solemn: stupidity which
statesmen acquire, they would have
gone further toward tie reign of law.
1t is their misfortune and ours that
they could not. They have done all
that their wisdom would let them do.
And the, gain is.more thar, we know,
though 50 much less than those who
praise the conference suppose it to be.
Go back to last Armistice day. Re
member how all the people Of the
United States came togetb4 in their
home towns as Duluth assembled in
the armory. Remember ssAow those
meetings all over the country. and like
meetings all over the world were %
prayer for peace. We do not m,isaihtain
through the 'days>of the year the fer.
svor lofz sArmistice day. But no mo-
mentum IS ever;lost. eThe World / wants
peace. The people VIM MT rest till
there s. established among nations as
surely Is in the city et luth. or ii
the state 81 Minnesota of II, II the Unit.
5ed States the. reign Of law ths
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14

it~has been occupied with frivolous
details. To restrict the number of
battleships is not to remove the cause
of war; it is at best an attempt to ar
range system Of handicaps and to
cut down the intolerable burden of
war costs in time Of peace, To make
rules about the use of. submarines and
poison gas is not to. remove the cause
Of war; to declare particular: mode
Of killing unfair is of little Importance
when men osout to kill one another.
As well say. that when menfight with
razors they shall not slash one on.
others faces or that if q man puts
out another 3 eye ina gouging match,
it doesn' = count to his advantage. No,
those who p5aise the results as mo:
mentous beyond all the efforts Of
Christianity Tor two thousand years
are really writing it down . failure.
j. 1t is not failure. That process
in which it 6 . step must / go on to
success. e.. r. *+:s II z,. 3
/ Measured by the work Of its prin-
ciipal participants it is, an attempt BY
Great Britt ~ France, by Japan,
to get some Advantage over the Other.
+ I is ana attempt By the United States
TO gain itas Own ends. + Is an effort
BY each hember sof tho <onfersne
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
F;A.R|N|||||E|:::R| ] 4 |: R STRAIT. 1 I. ]
:: SHIP. DIRECT ! | c
Coast Growers Eliminate Mid.
die Men and Sell Grain to: :
: Foreign Buyers:
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-"For
the first time in. the history of. Amer
lean agriculture, farmers have sold
their wheat direct to Europe with
out the aid of brokers', commission
agents or other middlemen," says the
An-American,. cooperative commits
tsion's news service.
1.-THE steamer Texan has left Port
land, Ore, with 10000 bushels, of
wheat for London and Antwerp,
shipped r by the northwest wheat
growers, the farmers cooperative
marketing agency Of the four north
western states. While this is the
first cooperative shipment Of wheat
to the center. Of the worlds. grain
market, the northwestern farmers
have already shipped nearly a. mill
lion bushels Of wheat to, the Orient
under special contracts. The valu-
able connections thus established will
save hundreds of thousands Of dol
lars for the farmers in commission
fees and speculative profits and at
the same time reduce the cost of
wheat flour to the consumer by ell
minating the speculative element"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14

Colorado College Professor De c|aes Local Dealers Abetng
Unfair Employers Suffer tea M|y From Loss patronage;
Business Gradually Going to Mall Order Houses.

The "open shop movement,
in addition to denying workers
the right of collective bargain
ing, has. done incalculable harm
to business, and will in the, long
run be harmful in it's effect upon
society in general, declared Prof.
W. Lewis Abbott, Of the business
administration and banking de-
partment Of Colorado College, in
an address made recently at Col
orado Springs, Col.
Professor Abbott declared that he
based his opinion on an impartial in
vestigation and the reports of ex-
aminers everywhere.
70 illustrate his point, Professor
Abbott recited the experience of busi-
ness men: in Oklahoma: City. There
he said. the "open shop movement
was started and vigorously prose-
cuted by employers with the assis-
tance of business men. through their:
Chamber of Commerce.
Quit Home Merchants.
"Naturally,"' said Professor Abbott
union leaders could not maintain
their principles and continue to trade
with merchants and business houses
backing the movement. The result
was that much of the merchandise
was ordered from mail order houses
or from other cities. The business
men Of Oklahoma City suffered, the
workers themselves suffered and the
cause was none other than the adop-
tion Of the open shop"
The "open- shop movement, Pro-
fessor Abbott declared, is bound to
pass away. because it is bad. "All
groups Of disinterested parties," he
continued, have come to the con-
clusion that the plan is detrimental
to collective bargaining. on which
the basis Of unionism rests; and also
the foundation of the individual
workers rights. ....%
ION the rolls Of the National Open
Shop, Association appear the: names
rof many large .eata hlishments which
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14

J. When asked. for his comment on
this plan, President Gompers replied.
Il regret that I can offer no opti-'
mistic. opinion as to- the outcome.
Proprietors Of great newspapers are
primarily employers. Their chief
source ofs'income; isE from other en-
ployers,. by whom / mean the large
advertising interests. It lis my opir-
ion that first Of all no: serious, self
examination. on the part Of the press
can be secured. and if it. could be
secured It would be an examination
by a. party Of biased character and
therefore fruitless so far as the gen
'eral welfare: might be- concerned" :"
Z The bureau Of industrial research
was associated with the interchurch
world movements investigation, Of
the steel strike. The report states
the public press failed notably to
acquaint the public with the facts"
This general policy Of the, press has
caused the bureau to issue a ques-
tfonnaire to editors relative to Sc
curing. information on industriai
questions and on the standard, .abil-
ity,,+ ect', of reporters assigned to la
Dor matters. - -. =:
!. Workers have lost faith in the pub
lie press and are establishing publ
cations offtheir own, says the bureau.
"The press challenged by recent
events to investigate itself in regard
to labor news =" = a2s,f *,t, !:
The gravest duty that confronts
the. American press to day is to bring
these questions that have come out
OF the war into the, forum of: pub
lie discussion. The competent, in
dependent. investigating reporter
must come back. to his own
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
ESPI0NAGE...|L|.AW.
.VI0LATl|'oRWl7 /
: PULL lS.REED
Harding .Pardons and !. Restores
Citizenship to Banker Who:
Spoke Worse Than pebs. !. :

While Attorney General Daugher-
ty is busy explaining that Debs was
not pardoned that his sentence was
merely. committed. he is saying mo-
thing about the unconditional par
don granted by President Harding
to j.. Herman Dierks,, a Cincinnati
banker, who was convicted under the
espionage act and sentenced to-: five
years in prison. !. -S: -:.
! The attorney general does: not ~ex-
tend hope to. the other political or
war prisoners. He takes the posi-
ton that 2"thereS is: no real. reason
why they should be. treated any. diff
ferently than any other class of cri-
minals," aside from the fact that
many of them, as well as their friends
and associates in the outside, actually
believe, and are sincere in their be-
lief that they have violated mo just
law,
Other: countries long ago released
every political prisoner: - The United
States is the last. Most of the men
In prison were. pacifists and against
war. They did not favor Germany.
They probably have. not much love
for the. United States, but neither
had Dierks, the German-Al6 Al6ertcan'
whom the president fully pardoned.
During Dterks' trial it developed
that he had remarked in the hearing
Of men about to enlist in the. army,
II would rather go to Jail than wear
a. uniform in. Wilson'S Wall. street
war;" He. was also charged with
having called a soldier poor: boob
for enlisting in the army. -
Through political pull Dierks sue
ceeded lin staying out Of prison un-
til President Harding issued his par
don. The records shows that he was
never deprived of his freedom for
a single day. - =, &c.,
Dierkstt is restored to full citizen
ship *by. the President. Debs and
the other political prisoners whose
sentences: were commuted on Christ
mas ma day have been deprived Of their
eifissnship. &aas ay::s :s;s, Il. Il, = -
Attorsey General Daugherty re-
commended the pardon of Dierks
but, he has issued no explanation"
1t lis because it is impossible: Tor him.
to- square his conduct in ore case
with the position he took til the
Others? = = =, >,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14
HINES DECLARES
RAILROAD HEADS
M|SLEAD PUBLIC
Director During Control Up
holds National Agreements
With Unions as Just.

The railroad workers national
agreement, which has been subject
to a great deal of criticism by rail-
road management, was defended by
Walker D. Hines. former director
of transportation. in an address be-
fore the American Economic Asso-
citation at Pittsburgh.
Declaring that the public has a
faulty knowledge Of railroad con-
ditions, due to widespread misrepre-
sentation Of facts, Mr.. Hines declared: !:
II believe the thing which has
caused more discussion in public
hearings and addresses and in the
press than anything else has been
the national agreement which sign
ed with the shop crafts on Septem-
ber 20, 1919. to- remain in effect
during. Federal operation One of
the most costly branches of railroad
operation is the maintenance of
600 in 1919 and was $345,0O0, 900
equipment. Its cost was $1,23O,0OO,
more or $1,575,000,00O in 1920. I
believe the impression has been
created that very large part of
this heavy cost and particularly
nearly all of the great increase in
1920 over 1919 is due to the nation
al agreement. and that upon the La
Dor Boards correcting the undesir-
able features of that agreement many
hundreds Of millions of dollars will
be saved in the cost of maintenance
of equipment.
1.-THE fact is that practically all
the basic rules which have pro-
large bearing on cost and
which were incorporated in the ma
tional agreement were not initiated at
that time, but represented rules or
practices which the experienced
railroad men in the railroad admin
istration (adopting. what prior to
the war was in effect on numerous
railroads), had already made appli-
cable to all the railroads in 1918.
Therefore,, in the respects involving
especially large amounts of operat-
ing cost. these rules, contrary to the
popular impression, figure in the
operating. cost for i $40 and du-nut
account for the increase in main
tenance of equipment Of nearly
$350,OO0,0O0 in 1920: Furthermore,
the features Of these rules which
have the most significance in dollars
and cents have been approved by
the Labor Board"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-01-14

to put itself forward and push the
other into an inferior position.
One reads what Simonds says about
it, who is called the wisest Of the,
critics. If what he. says is the whole
truth, the principal powers have been
jockeyiug for position and exerting
themselves to get the most and give
the least. The peace Of the world
will not be made secure on that basis.
The sere wisdom of these statesmen
is a. continuation Of that struggle
which brought on the World war,
which threatens the next, war, even
in the movement to stave off wars.
II the conference were measured by
its tangible results it would be. written
down failure. in the records of retro.
spect. 't zs'f: 81 &*4: s:t,s::lz fs.I y I:
But it does not end with tho visible
results. First Of all, the nations did
come together in this conference with
the purpose Of mutual accommodation.
They did talk together in spirit Of
! mutual U y i ua'idersta y nding. They have de-
veloped g larger fund Of common con.
corn m on broader basis .ofs common
needs. .i..& s#-ss s55 s 1
They have been Handicapped by, their
sere = = wis y dom ], I. Except IS, - become
as littlA ii ash ll hildl l. 81, 81 said Jesus tye