l„„ of Hat I.
Cause Of Anger
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d from page one.)
my hat, away, and jnot have
"°1 d the difference?' he asked.
^ my untrained eyes, it looked
perfectly good hat, just about
f;lme color and quality of the
hat. He donned the hat. but
. quite evident that it did not
It wa
*t
eng
JlVan object of pity.
he right set, or setting, on his
[wb and, with his already
ft-fallen appearance, he was
Was Sensitive
- Call i>P Mr X’’ he commanded.
jd him If he got my hat.’ In
noment I had Mr. X on the wire
nd blurted out the object of my
.11 not realizing then how sensi
a man is about his hat. Mr. X
ffP up in rebellion and informed
'p that he had no other hat than
own. While I was looking in the
irtrcry for the number of the
ex: suspect, and at the same time
idving up a n»ore diplomatic
porch for the occasion, Mr. X call
j back saying /Tell Clyde I wasn't
,1 polite enough to take my hat
whj]e i was there. I remember
started to. but didn't see any place
to hang it. so I just kept it on my
iKud/ a random shot, but it went
tunic for it has always been a source
embarrassment to me that a rep
liable firm like Rybum & Hoey
never had about the office such
thing as a hat-rack, hook, nail
or peg for the hats of clients and
taller?, and they are usually laid
on the floor, on the desk, in the
linriow-ieriee, and sometimes de
posited over the pictures on the
nil.
Humorous
"But to get back to the episode
■(! the ill-fated hat, my next at
tempt proved less serious and took
i more humorous trend, for Mr.
Vlaughed and laughed; in fact, he
laughed so heartily I began to real
ize that It was not a case of life or
death. He knew nothing of the hat.
did not have it himself, but extend
td his good wishes to my undertak
ing. That gave me inspiration and
courage In my further pursuit of
the matter.
"Meanwhile, Mr. Hoey was walk
ing frantically up and down the
room, peering out each window In
te promenade, and, with glisten
ing eyes, he proceeded to relate a
similar experience he had had a
Short time before at the court house
in Gastonia He had hung his hat
on a hat-rack with several other
hats. When he came out from the
clerk's office only one hat was left
on the rack—an old slouch hat—
md his own hat- was nowhere to be
«n Of course he had to meet his
liking appointment, hence it be
nmr necessary for him to buy a
new hat, I listened sympathetically,
much amused, and also deeply
thankful that I had not been call-!
td upon to trace the misplaced hat
in Gastonia, for this was proving
in unpleasant experience to me.
falls Mr. Z.
My telephone calls continued
uth .'eyeral fruitless attempts. Ther
light broke in on Mr. Hoey's coun
imanee. 'Call Mr. Z‘ he command
id I believe he got my hat.'
How I dreaded calling the/ re
doubtable Mr. Z He is a fine citi
-one of our best clients and
bet friends, and X knew If he were
M the guilty party, I would have
tee choice language fired at me
[longed to say to Mr. Hoey, 'Call
“® Jourself,' but I didn't want tc
Tf my Job, so I obeyed orders, but
tw 1 d,d measure words and weigh
•tntences! As I proceeded with m>
•tenement of the case, Mr. Z shouted
wan a minute.' I was glad to wait
1 I didn't have to wait long. 'Bj
1 hadn't noticed it,’ his voice
jang back over the wire, ‘I’ll send
■right up.’ ‘Oh, no,’ I remonstrated,
„nL hurry. just any time.’
a few moments later foot
pps bounded up our iron stairway
bulldlnS were on fire. There
. the bookkeeper of Mr. z
"■Ping for breath, bearing the prcc
J's Troplly *n his hands. The mix
t> was evidently rather distasteful
J after he became aware of
;r, 'n'ia,t°n. and he was just as
j,. ,0 feel the touch of his ow
“ was Mr- Hoey. The exchangi
?a?r and Mr- Hw>y gave hi
a shake, shake, shake
tain '' bis hat about, and soon re
n his natural expression.
ta’Vh ^ '.hat time 1 have oftei
tor:,Pr rf 1G Hoey hat out of th<
’’ ruy eye when other hat;
'In the offlce: for, while I hav<
L i '[een Mr- Hoey exactly mad
have noticed that he is in
a litt,e partlcula
f-Henboro Man Is
P On Liquor Charge j
^rNSLS; c" Dec- 10-Mack|
tfVc.' EllFnbor° man was sen-;
$165n': SH;,,rday to pay a fine of■
eha,,°r serve 30 days on the!
«tv'iran? after Pleading guilty In;
th ’f1 t0 a charge of violating I
U? ,c 11<Wor "**■ !
i-.rrl and two companions were'
rhv city police about 2 o’-1
<r«VMV •» we
unlay morning on Gran
'** Th" driver of the car
dnrlt, officers said. A small
1 >
,h (, cf illegal liquor was found
r*» machine.
lii °f an Eleph&s Colum
ro’41|J f'rlustorlc monster wtioj
•i;j Paclflc chores 250,000 years
Fra , 1 fil edged up recently in San
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King’s Chief Supporter
In No. 1 Cabinet Choice
By DEWITT MACKENZIE .
NEW YORK. Dec. 10. - (A*) -
Should Winston Churchill become
British prime minister in place of
Stanley Baldwin as the result of
the crisis revolving about King Ed
ward and Mrs. Wallis Simpson—a
possibility that has been discussed
in political circles in London — it
would bring to that high post one
of the most brilliant and versatile
men in English history.
The 62-year-old conservative, a
member of the house of commons,
belonfs to the same party as Prime
Minister Stanley Baldwin but has
been a severe critic of the govern
ment As grandson of the great
Duke of Marlborough he has one
of the bluest bloods in Britain, and
long has been the friend of the
royal family. He is an amazing
jack-of-ail trades, .fc^t he is not a
dilettante — he does supremely well
: everything he tourhes.
Man Of Many Facets
: As statesman he has held most
j of the big cabinet positions, though
| he never has been prime minister.
"“■He has fought in many wars, big
and little, and has many military
decorations.
- Titles? Oh. no. He is the Great
Churchill and grandson of a Duke.
He doesn't need anything more
Mere knights tip their hats to him.
Partly because of his first-hand
knowledge of war, he has been
minister of munitions as well.
But he also is a naval expert., and
was the big chief of the Kinf.'s navy
in the early part of the World war.
He delved into aviation and be
came good enough at it to be min
ister for air.
He is an astute financier and
has held the very Important post
of chancellor of the exchequer.
A Well Known Writer
During the World war he was
one of the dominant figures in the
British cabinet.
He achieved fame as a war-cor
respondent and Journalist.
He is the author of many his
torical works, and literary critics
place him among the greatest Eng
lish writers of all time.
He is second to none in Britain
as an orator; he holds the house
of commons spell-bound.
His wit is scintillating; he is one
of the most popular after-dinner
speakers.
He is a capable landscape paint
er—an art w hich he took up rather
late in life and mastered.
And lays Bricks
Brick-laying is one of his pas
sions. He builds walls and houses,
and does it so well that the brick
layers’ union accorded him mem
bership in their organisation.
He has personality that com
mands immediate attention in any
gathering. He is far from hand
some but he has a striking appear
ance and a bearing slightly rem
iniscent of the accomplished actor.
Commonplace remarks rarely pass
his lips.
He would be tall if his expan
sive shoulders were not hunched
forward. He has a puckish face
which mirrors a puckish mentality.
Vitriolic In Attack
He talks fluently but with re
straint—no waving of the arms, no
shouting. Every word is carefully
chosen, and there is no statesman,
barring David Lloyd George, who
can match him in vitriolic sarcasm.
The writer has seen Churchill more
than once punish the cabinet until
they slumped in their seats.
Churchill is famous for his hats,
many of which are well-nigh unique
and said to be designed by him
self.
One other Churchill fixture Is a
big, long cigar in the side of his
puckish mouth.
Head Of White House Guard
Kept On The Go By President
WASHINGTON,. Dec. 10. (/T) —
President Roosevelt’s South Amer
ican peace trip presented new pro
lems lor Col. E. W. Starting, Ills
far-traveling and careful-planning
protector-in-chief.
Colonel Starling's job as head of
the White House secret service in
volves traveling ahead of the Presi
dent wherever he goes to make ar
rangments for the Chief Execu
te's protection.
During the recent election cam
paign he traveled thousands of
miles perfecting details in scores of
cities for guarding the President
and arranging for the transporta
tion of his party—a job he did so
well there was not a hitch.
Then he was in Buenos Aires
performing the same service. But
there he was dealing with foreign
authorities. In America his word is
law with local police and civil au
thorities.
Mr. Roosevelt is setting a record
as the most widely traveled Presi
dent. But Colonel Starling, moving
along the route in advance, then
traversing some or all of it with the
President later, has gone even far
ther.
Probably it would take the Colo
nel — the title is of the Kentucky
kind — considerable time with an
adding machine to figure out just
how far he has traveled officially,
for he has been at it since 1913,
with five Presidents. Colonel Star
ling has been advance man on
presidential trips since the Wilson
Administration.
Necessarily he is a diplomat of
sorts. He must see to it that no
single detail that might risk the
life or welfare of the President is
overlooked. At. the same time he
must say “no” tactfully to every
one.
In a city the President has ar
ranged to visit Colonel Starling
usually shows up at least a week
ahead of time and goes over every
inch of the route the Chief Exec
utive will take. He arranges for po
lice, national guardsmen, tnnpsandj
even Boy Scouts to hold crowds in j
check. He sees to it that tops of;
buildings are patrolled, that r mi-1
nimum of overhead bridges and'
viaducts are along the way..
If the President plans to spend
a night at a hotel, Cblonel Starting
reviews the hotel stafT and maps
cut plans to give the President
seclusion. Traffic usually is detour
ed away from the street outside.
Colonel Starling is the one man
who has a veto power over presi
dential actions. He can look over a
crowd, shake his V*ad, and refuse
to let the President enter it.
In Colopel Starling’s background
is seven years' service as a deputy
sheriff, starting at Hopkinsville, Ky.
when he was a 17 year old farm
boy. Later he became a railroad de
tective and special agent for an ex
press company.
President Theodore Foosevelt.
borrowed ’ him once, then in 1813
he lyes me a permanent member of
the White House secret service de
tail. Last year he was named its
chief.
Luther Burbank succeeded In
breeding dahlias to eliminate their!
somewhat offensive odor and give
them a sweet fragrance.
Edward Has More
AtStakeThan
Choosing Wife
Edward VIII has more at stake
in the Mrs. Simpson tilt than the
hand of a Baltimore divorcee.
He has Held out against the cabi
net and against powerful conserva
tive elements In his refusal to be
% good boy and say goodbye to
Mrs. Simpson. His predecessors were
not in the habit of fighting openly
with "the government.”
In other matters Edward has
shown a disposition to set a new
style in British monarchy: to be
king in fact as well as in name.
If the cabinet should back down,
or if Edward should gain the peo
ple’s support In a showdown, Eng
land would have the makings of a
king instead of a figurehead.
No one denies that this is a day
of strong personal leadership In
governments. Franklin D. Roose
velt’s re-election statistics revealed
a wide-spread personal fallowing.
There is Hitler in Germany, Mus
solini in Italy, Stalin in Russia, At
taturk in Turkey.
Whether Edward ■ should marry
Mrs. Simpson Is in itself a question
of great moment to Britain. There
is no reason to attribute insincere
political motives to those who are
tangling with Edward over Mrs.
Simpson's suitability to be queew.
But is Edward making the Simp
son case his first major stand for
power? Is it the Edwardian version
of a beer putsch, a march on
Rome, a New Deal?
That is a question of probably
greater long-range significance than
whether Wally would make Davy a
good wife or the empire a good
queen.
Lions Consider
New Year Plans
A weekly meeting of the Lions
club was held Tuesday night.
Discussions were held about the
Lion’s Ladle* Night which is to be
held in the Community building
on Dec. 15th, and on the New
Year’s benefit dance to be given by
the club, New Year’s Eve night.
New members welcomed into the
club were P. L. Shouse, Shelby Mo
tor Co. and Roy C. Eller, Suttle
Drug Store.
BROWNB1LT
SHOE STORE
Grocers Favor Law To Stop
Sales At Less Than Cost
NEW YORK.—Enthusiastic sup
port among food manufacturers,
distributors and retailers for tlic in
tent of the Robinson-Patman fair
trade practices act, Is reported here
by Paul S. Willis, president of the
Associated Grocery Manufacturers
of America, Inc. A survey reveals 75
per cent of these three trade groups
favoring the objectives of the act,
according to Mr. Willis.
In reporting to members of the
association at their annual conven
tion, Mr. Willis said that 10 percent
of the organisations canvassed by
the survey favored legislation to
prohibit the sale of grocery prod
ucts at lass than replacement cost,
and that 98 per cent of the manu
facturers were opposed to .secret re
bates.
Selling To Lose
Legislation to prohibit deceptive
merchandising and eliminate unfair
competition was recommended to
the food trades by the National
Food and Grocery conference com
mittee, of which Mr. Willis is chair
man. The proposal contemplates
uniform laws in each of the 48 states
and a tentative draft written by
the committee was thought aimed
to destroy the practice of offering
‘ loss leaders" to stimulate sales.
Under the proposed legislative
program, sales at retail and whole
sale below cost prices would be Il
legal, and violators would become
subject to a fine of not more than
$500. Definition of the term "coat
price" occupies a large proportion
of the language of the proposed bill.
Government and Business
From United States Senator A1
btn W. Barkley (D) of Kentucky,
the association members heard a
plea for confidence in government
by business and for mutual trust on
the part of both government and
business.
"In my opinion, neither the peo
ple themselves nor business itself
would tolerate auch an abdication of
the right to exercise supervision ; nd
regulation In the Interests of the peo
ple and in the interest of honeat
and legitimate business,"
Increasing effectiveness of newa
papers in public affairs was seen by
Frederick E. Murphy, publisher of
the Minneapolis Tribune, In an ad
dress before the convention. Mr
Murphy denied that the press had
lost influence in the faoc of radio
services, and he called upon busi
ness to support rationally construc
tive newspapers as assurance of
sane public opinion.
Reich Denies Sending Men
To Help In War In Spain
BERLIN, Dee. 10.-Germany of
ficially denies reports appearing
abroad to effect that 5.000 German
"volunteers'’ have landed at Cadir
and were proceeding to help the in
surgents before Madrid.
The story rIso of their having
been embarked at the quiet harbor
of Sassnite on the Baltic island oi
Ruegen is described as "fantastic."
German Justification
Regarding the question of the
rights of the situation, however, it
is maintained in generally well-in
formed circles here that deplorable
as the sending of Germans would be
owing to dangers of the interna
tional reaction, nevertheless Ger
many has legal justification to act
thus, seeing that it* early proposal
to the non-intervention committee
for banning all volunteer was re
jected. Since Soviet Russia has done
l so much Intervention in Spain why
cannot, Germany play its part on
the side which it has already recog
nized as the legal Spanish govern
ment. it is asked in unofficial cir
cles here.
Another Landing Reported
Tire press here today, while not
mentioning "German volunteers.”
repeats reports of the reepnt alleged
landing In Spain of a Siberian regi
ment of 15,000, fully equipped. To
day’s comment in the National 8o
clallstlsche Korrespondenz, the of
ficial party agency, concerns Itself
with an alleged secret treaty be
tween Soviet Russia and the Span
ish government., through Moses Ros
enberg, Russian ambassador In
Spain, and Premier Francisco Largo
Shoes fov
CHRIS
Caballero, respectively. According to
this argument, Senor Largo Cabal
lero guarantees the Soviet* 500,000,
000 gold peseta* from the reserves
of the Bank of Spain, in return for
the International army which the
Soviets will send to that country.'
PROPOSES MEDICAL
SCHOOL FOR STATE
WINSTON-SALEM, Dei', 10. I,Tb
—Forsyth county physician* today
pondered the recommendation of
Dr. Fred Zaapee of Chicago that a
medical school be established in
Winston-Salem for graduates of
Wake Forest and University of
North Carolina two-year schools.
The Chicago physician, secretary
of the association of American
medical colleges, told the county
medical society last night that the
city "has everything needed for the
last two years of a medical college
“if a suitable endowment can be
obtained."
The proposed establishment of
the school was referred to the so
ciety’s executive committee for fur
ther consideration
METHODIST YOUNG PEOPLE
TO MEET FRIDAY NIGIIT
Methodist Young People's meet
ing, Friday night, Dec. 11. 7:30 at
Central Church. Shelby. Special
musical program will be given and
Important business matters to be
discussed. Young people Qf the
county are invited to this Christ
mas meeting.
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Memorial Begun
In Forest City
FOREST CITY. Dec. 10 — The
memory of more then 1,800 veterans
of the War Between the State* and
of more than 1.000 Rutherford
county World war veteran* will be
kept forever green in the new me*
mortal park, which has been start*
ed by the Purest City Woman’*
club.
The memorial park will be lo
cated on the south aide of atate
highway No, 30 at the western en
trance to Forest City, and near the
entrance to the new municipal park.
Permission was extended some
time, ago to the Woman’* club by
the Southern Railway company and
the North Carolina highway com
mission to construrl a park parallel
with the right-of-way of these
properties.
Ground for the memorial garden
has already been broken, and the
elub expects to go forward at an
early date with the planting of
flowers and shrubbery and lnnd
seaplng. Shrubbery, dower bulbs
and other material for the garden
have been donated by a number Of
Forest City cittaena. The Willis
Towary post. American legion, ex
; pacts to donate one piece of shrub
! bery for each of Rutherford coun
i ty’s 3ft World war dead.
—
Burr Portrait Is
Shown Convention
RALEIGH, Deo. Robert
Macbeth, owner of Macbe/i Gal
leries, New York City, last night ex
hibited a portrait of TTieodosla
Burr, daughter of Aaron Burr, which
reached North Carolina ahores 1W
years ago on a "ghost ship.” *
The portrait was exhibited at thf
night session of the North Caroline
Art association's annual convention
Macbeth said Theodosia Burr war
taking the portrait from George
town, S. C., to New York when sht
was lost at aea or oaptured by pir
ates. The portrait was In the cnbln
of a small pilot boat, which wenl
ashore at Kitty Hawk In 1813 aftet
a January storm. For 8T years thr
Picture hung In a rude cabin neat
Kitty Hawk. In 1889 It passed lntc
the possession of Dr. William G
Pool, who discovered ita worth.
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