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VOL 5, NO. 12 "First in Everything" SHELBY. N. C, TUESDAY, t dRUARY 10,1914. . PRICE. $1.50 the Year. 5c. the Copy
LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY SEMI -WEEKLY, NOT PUBLISHED IN A DAILY SHOP, IN THE SOUTHERN STATES
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HEWS OF THE 1EK
I!1EPF01
THE LATEST HAPPENINGS OF IM
PORTANCE TERSELY
TOLD.
EVENTS THROUGHOUT WORLD
News of Greatest Interest From All
Parts of the World Related .
in Paragraph.
I Southern. ,
Sam Walden, who lives two miles
south of Mitchell, Ga., committed sui-,
dde. The causa is unknown. His
. wH f T.it'f hi tiAiica fnv o etinrt (ithh
when he secured a gun, placed it to
his forehead and pushed the trigger.
witli a stick. The top of his head and
a piece of his skull were blown off and
through the window.
The South Carolina house of repre
sentatives has passsed a compulsory
educational bill, and it is stated that
jit will be concurred in by the senate.
Leslie Edwards, 21 years old, was
! frozen to death, and Buford Terhune,
aged 22, probably will die from expos
ure as a result of being caught under
an automobile that turned turtle in a
.creek near Lexington, Ky., at night,
when tho steering gear failed to work,
i The postofflce at Rex, Ga., which is
located in the general merchandise
store oi the Powell brothers, was
'broken into by two Yeggs, who were
, preparing to make a "clean sweep"
;of postofiice and store, when interrupt
ed by a posse and forced to surren
der. A citizen passing about ten
O'clock at night saw a light in the
building and on investigating found
that burglars were busy. He summon-
1 friends and several officers, and
iney surrounded the buiiomg. xne
Yeggs' were called upon to surrender,
ad, seeing they had no chance to cs-
ftpe, surrenderervithout a fight
-9""-j J-i . J
J i ' t2nval I
! The president of tho republic 1
tPern. GuiUermo Billinghurst. was tak-
;en prisoner by the military mon.
lists. President Billinghurst was later
jtaken by the rebels as a prisoner to
SSioSl'
i in to exile in a foreign country. The
rebels suddenly attacked the presiden
tial palace under the leadership ol
Colonel Benavides. Gen. Enrique Va
rela, premier and minister of war, was
killed in the fight which ensued. Dr.
Augusto Durand, a former revolution
ary leader whose arrest was sought
by the police, took possession of the
palace.
Women citizens of Chicago are turn
ing out in full strength to take advan
tage of their first opportunity to reg
later as voters, and are giving their J
ages noacaaianuy.
, The 1,600 inmates of Folsom, Cal.,
.penitentiary take kindly to the exten- j
ision courses of tho University of Call-
i.Jolij"! TUhSl
own tobacco hereafter, and all the
.Tegetables they need on the farm.
: "The Mexican war will not last very
mnch longer." Gen. Francisco Villa
ahd other rebel leaders at Juarez ,
made this comment on the announce
ment from Washington that President
Wilson bad lifted the embargo against ;
tho shipment of arms and ammunition
i
i
mm me-iuu. wuem. vuia wns cuu- 21 to 12C. As the bill passed, it pro
fident that his abilltv to nrocurn on-' ..u ,
fident that his ability to procure un
limited arms soon would multiply rebel
victories, and equally confident that
the news from Washington would dis
courage and demoralize the federals so
thA a speedy termination of the war
would soon result
1 Two million pounds of frozen beef
and mutton, the first direct shipment
of this kind ever sent from Australia
to Seattle, Wash., has arrived on the
British ship Waimato.
Currency issued by the Bank of So-
the Bank of Minero and other
nora,
banks established under the Diaz re
gime in Mexico will be treated as
counterfeit money after February 10,
.under a decree issued by the Rebel
government The free and unlimited
coinage of silver will be offered as a
means of providing ample money. The
embargo against the old bank curren
cy, which is frowned on as a sur
vival of the cientifico days, when the
Creels and Terrazases were in power
will render worthless in the rebel ter
(ritory millions of dollars in paper
money.
Captin Irei:z, the first officers, and
seventeen of the crew of the German
bark Hera, Risagua, Chile, to Falll--mouth,
lost tliclr lives when the ves
sel struck a rock ac she bad almost
concluded br voyage. The remain
ing fivp meu w?re saved. The Hera
encountered a gale at the entrance ol
the English channel. She lost her
course and struck on the rocks near
Port Halln Bight. The vesaol imme
diately filled with water and the
men took to the boats, which capsized.
Eight succeeded In getting back to
the ship, but tlirc-e of them were
washed off before the lifeboat arrived.
, t'l.arged with liurnins the four I nr.
old child of a deceased relative, "Will
Calloway and his wife are under ar
rest ill the Jouesville, Va., jail. Ac
cording to sheriff's officers, the n?
sns confessed to the crime when
they were Uiken to tho scone. Callo
way, the officers state. i;i his confes
sion, irf alleged to have admitted strip
ping Uie child of its clothing and burn
ing it, while alive, on a camp fire. Tha
reason nivcn for the act, according
to the alleged confession, was that , pointed standard keeper of weights
Calloway aud his xIq tired of the and measures, and Mr. W. D. Earl
child. TV burning to said to have 'was appointed register of births and
oeecuired ': MighL (deaths for No. ?, township to succeed
Lucius N. Llttauer, a former member Mr A. E jtte, resigned,
of congress, and his brother, William, , , ,
wero fined $1,000 each and bentenced Cleveland Cash t oming The Cleve
to six months in jail for smuggling. Iand Cash store is embarking upon
The brothers wero arraigned in tho an extensive sales campaign. In
federal district court before Judge their large new store room in the
Thomas in New York City, having Royster building, where the 5 and 10c
pleaded guilty to two indictments store once reigned, they have placed
charging smuggling and conspiracy to a very iarge stock of bargains m dry
defraud. They had admitted bringing goodS( notions gmts furnishingSi
m uus wuuuj, -W'uui, ynjuift uuyr,
vnluVilo ieufilu Till iv?ti a wu1 i T 1onieA
and intended for gifts for William
Littaur's wife. '
Jolin D. Packler and William Agnew, nouncement m this issue of lhe Uigh
deputy state taxation officers for Cuya- lander. The sale starts next Satur
hoga county, Ohio, wont let the homo day and it will pay people to come a
of John D. ltockefeller in East Cleve- big distance to partake of the bar
land, and filed a written demands upon gain meions that will be cut for the
him that he pay taxes on his personal tnafif nf tha .Mi Mr. rarvia ia a
nroni rt v ptinintpd tit SHOIl find ftflfl it.tn
the treasury of Cuyahoga county.
A detailed apprisal of the estate oi
the late Henry H. Rogers, Standard
Oil magnate, who died nearly four
years ago, shows that tho estate la
worth about $40,000,000 net, or saroo
$6,000,000 more than the value origi.
nally estimated, it was learned in New
York City
.Tiiat nftVr nforrino- wui, y,ia -mitj
and a veterinary surgeon over the most i
humane way of destroying his pet cats, 1
which had been models for his widely-
known magazine illustrations, publish- ment are promised a treat the corn
ed at Ossining, N. Y., Henry Richard in? Thursday night, Feb. 12th, when
Boelan, an artist, went upstairs in his th TtW Entprtflinmpnt Trio of
home at Eriarcliffe, near that city, and
shot hfmself in the head, dying instant-
ly. It is believed that he had be-
come temporarily insane, isoenm was
anxious to dispose of his cats beeanso
of the difficulty of caring for them
properly in New York Oity to which
the family wa3 about to remove. He
was wweiy snows m au rt-n- t
JaPftBeM Ministry of commerce
madJ to,otn!j! announcement that
J
m " til Tf!lfl,
j fJ woS
K M2S3
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Francisco in 1816. In view of recent
events in California, however, more
definite action on the part of Japan
has been awaited.
Washington.
By a majority of one vote. 32 to 31,
Frank P. Glass of Alabama lost his . - , , . , .
fight for a seat In tho United States ourt of Cleveland County, for $o -senate.
Tho vote sustained the recom- 00-00 damages. The complamt which
mendatlon of the committee on Drivt "as been filed by plaintiffs' attorney,
leges and elections, which held that
Mr. Glass was not entitled to be seated
because his appointment by Governor
O'Neal to succeed the kite Senator Jo.
seph F. Johnsto was made after the
Te??ntS con8"t,ut,ont1 adment
directing the election of senators by
the people had been proclaimed in full
effect Mr. Glass had made remarkable
progress In gaining votes, but lost,
which was a great surprise. i
The Burnett immigration bill, ore-
urTihini? a Htonuv tnit for nnnHranta
or admission to the United States,
was pa8sed Dy house by a vote ol
viues uiai every immigrant oamiiiea
to the United States must be able to
read "the English language or some
other language or dialect, including
Hebrew or Yiddish." It prescribe,
the method of testing Immigrants, pro.
viding that each applicant for admls-
slon must read a slip on which is
printed between thirty and forty words,
Asiatic excursion agitation was qui-
eted temporarily at least in the house
of representatives at Washington at-
tcr a heated debate that brou8ht
Republican and Democratic leaders to
the floor with pleas for calmness and
deliberation.
The fight which ha been waged in
the senate over the plan of distribut
ing the agricultural extension work
fund of the Smith-Lever bill ended in
a victory for Senator Smith. The
amendment of Senator Cummins ol
Iowa was defeated by a vote of 40 to
16. The bill as had been reported
provided for a distribution on a basis
of rural population, and Uio Cummins
amendment provided for a distribu
tion on a basis of acreage under cul-
tivation. which would have given the
state of lowa two and a halt times
as much as Georgia, although Geor
gia has a larger population than
Iowa.
Proverbs and
Plirasts
Just are the w
vh ;if Ilea -.'en.
".co l leave
t-l i :
yc:u (..
Drydcn.
The young cock cron'cd
he 1 card
tho old one.
, Pride a,
A.'
OVER THE CITY
AND COUNTY
llailroad Eection April 4. At the
meeting of the cou;ity commissioners
the past week, an election was called
on the Falston-Kelwood railroad
proposition, the election to take place
April 4. Mr. .1. J. Wilkins was ap-
, . - , -
tll I1C LL UVUOa W lily, IX tVi c wi-
ferin at sensational prices, as will
,b0 seen by then- half -page trade an-
...
man of genial personality and will
welcome new as well as old custo-
mers-
GOOD SHOW COMING TO
SHELBY THURSDAY NIGHT
... . . . . -.. ,-,, .
Ithaca Entertainment Trio Will Give
Fine Exhibition at Auditorium
Benefit of Athletic Team
Shelby lovers of good entertain-
ithacn New York will o-ive at the
ftUljitor:Iim tvP;r f,m0u5 nroeram
duets, trios.
. . .'
80Pran 8lo3 vlhn solos Pano, s-
los monologues ana impersonations.
The company comes highly reccomen-
ded. (
I ti.Uii.s.-Vvmc.t ic b-J.r,t ber
by Prof. Howerton and the local share
of the proceeds will go towards sup-
porting the high school's athletic
teams, baseball etc.
at Kendall's, 25, 35
and 50c, and a large attendance is
omlloj
SUE SEABOARD AIR LINE
FOR FIVE THOUSAND
Mr. T. C. Wortman and wife have
instituted suit ncainst thd Renhonrd
t t -i o
Mr. O. Max Gardner, alleges that
plaintiff were passengers on delcnd-
ant's train July 5th, 1913, going from
Shelby to Caroleen, that when the
tram arrived at Caroleen the con-
ductor directed Mrs. .Wortman and
, . . . . .. . . - . -
er thusb.and ,to a,'f 4 the
by stePP,nS from the P'atform of the
car to the platform of the depot, n
distance of about five feet, that in
making the step Mrs. Wortman uf-
fered internal injuries by reason of
which she has been damaged in the
above amount
WARE ESSAY MEDAL
T"r T? PV Wnrft nnnin rtfr'r$ a meAtA
f ;h m b
.... , .: . .. ' '
"h Schof)l m the county
These essa'" are o bo original and
nust not lie over 1,000 words in
length. All essays must be numbered
and a corresponding number and
name of girl on a card must be sest
with essay.
All essays must be sent to J. Y.
Irvin not later than March 15.
HOEY MEDAL CONTEST
All schools wishing to enter the
Hoey Medal contest will send repre
sentatives to meet in the county su-j,orinen-!ent's
offk-e February 21st, to
fix the time of contest, lengths of
speeches, and number of speakers
from each school.
B. B. DePRIEST
MARKET REPORT
Crickcns (young) 15
jens , .... 12
Corn (shelled) ?100
Meat 13
Eggs 27
Hams 15
Wheat (clean) ?1.10
Oats C5
B-.tswax 25c
riall Oiibns 1U per lb
I.argc? Onions V-i per lb
Clean care seeds per bn.'-he! .... 85
()tton Seed 40
Butler 1..20
I'eas - , ?1.80
B. B. IKPIflEST, Lattimore, U-l
BIG COUNTY
COMMENCEMENT
Superintendent Irvin Announces Pro
gram of Second Great County
Event
The Cleveland county commence
ment first suggested by The Highlan
der, was last year a grand success.
The present indications are for an
even greater occasion this year.
County superintendent Irvin is
sending out the following announce
ments: Judging from the preparation that
the schools are making we are going
to have on April 4th, the biggest and
best Commencement that has ever
been held in the state.
We will form a line at the Graded
School and march to the courthouse
square where Superintendent J. Y.
Joyner will deliver the Commence
ment address. After the address
medals, given by L. L. Sloop anl B.
H. DePriest for the best Essays, will
be delivered. Supt. J. Y. Joyner
will then deliver the diplomas to the
7th grade graduates.
At one o'clock, one boy from each
township will contest for a medal at
the Graded School Auditorium. This
7th grade medal is given by Dr. S.
S. Royster.
At one o'clock boy8 from all the
high schools except Boiling Springs
nd Piedmont will contest for a med
al at the courthouse. This medal is
given oy me rirsi .National lianK..
The following is the list of school
exhibits together with the men who
are giving prizes:
Best exhibit of model farm, prize
given by First National Bank.
Best made axehandle, prize given
ibv Farmers Hardware Company,
Best made work apron, prize given
by J G. Dudley
Best cooking, prize given by Rush
Stroup.
Best written ad. for J. D. Lineber
ger's Sons, prize given by Lineber-
I1 - t v-l.. ..-
m., tV. f.-I' 5--jHg.xt:,
letic events will be h;ld:
For boys below 8th Tade,
100 yard dash, prLj given by D.
D.Wilkins.
440 yard dash, prize given by F.
L. Hoyle.
One mile race, priie given by J. J.
Lattimore.
Relay race, prize given by R. E.
Carpenter Drug Company.
The following events are open to
all schools and to all ages and grades.
100 yard dash, prize given by Wray
Nix.
440 yard dash, prize given by W.
B. Nix.
One mile race, prize given by H.
E. Kendall.
Relay race, prtzc given by T. W.
Hamriek.
Running high jomp, prize given by
Paul Webb.
Standing high jump, prize given by
R. E. Campbell.
Standing broad jump, prize given
by J. L. Lackey.
For the best attendance at Com
mencement, a set of maps.
Let every teacher attend the next
teachers' meeting Saturday March
7th. Final plans will be made that
day for a County Commencement.
J. Y. IRVIN.
ELEVEN CANDIDATES FOR
LAWNDALE POST OFFICE
The following are the candidates
for the Postmastership at Lawndale,
the exhamination to take place at the
Post Office here in Shelby, Saturday,
February 14th, 1914.
Messrs. M. B. Whisnant, J. L.
Learj'i C. L. Self, G rover Rollins,
Alonzo Hoyle, John A. Philbuck, E.
R. Crowder, W. B. Denton, P. P.
Richards, Dr. W. T. Grigg ar.d Miss
Kate Iaiughridge.
The rain comes
calls. Emerson.
when the wind
We wish to impress
upon each and - every
contestant the fact that
no matter how low on
the list they may be, the
great competitive offer
we uow have on gives
every one an equal op
portunity to win the au
tomobile. Now is the
time to get started.
UNVEILING SET FOR JUNE 10
Ashley Home's Gift to State Will
Soon Be Presented tr btate By
Dr. W. H. Hill.
Raleigh. Tho Horn- Monun.nt
Committee, which tins been nis.king
preparation for the miveiliiii; o!' Hie
monument given by Col. Ashley
Home to the state its a niemoriiil t"
the Confederate women, has na:i:eil
June 10, 191-4, as the date of tho ti
ercises.
At the last meeting of the commit
tee, which was attended by Col. J. A.
Long, of Roxboro; Capt. T. W. Mason,
of Northampton; Mrs. F. M. Williams,
of Duplin; J. Bryan Grines, of Ra
laigh; Maj. H. A. London, of Pitts
boro, and R, D. W. Connor, ot Ra
leigh, this date was selected, and it
is one of marked historical interest.
The date is the fifty-third anniver
sary of the Battle of Big Bethel, tho
first great engagement of the war be
tween the two sections of the country.
In that battle fell Henry Lawson
Wyatt, June 10, 1861. A monument to
young Wyatt, one of the finest on the
Capitol Square, was erected two years
ago.
In this great fight, Col. I). H. Hill,
afterwards General Hill, was in com
mand. Of the twelve hundred soldier
in that engagement eight hundred
were North Carolinians. Dr. D. H.
Hill, president of the A. and M. Col
lege, a son of General Hill, has been
asked to deliver the address and has
consented, as have all others who
have been asked to take part in the
exercises.
Colonel Long will present the mon
ument and Governor Craig will ac
cept it. Rev. E. A. Osborne, late col
onel of the Fourth North Carolina
Regiment, will make the invocation,
and Rev. Dr. R. H. March, chaplain
of tho Twenty-Sixth North Carolina,
will give the benediction. Prof. Hen
ry Jerome Stockard will read the
poem.
The committee issued a cordial in
vitation to the Confederate soldiers of
North Carolina to attend these exer
cises. The United Daughters of the
J Confederacy were also invited in the
same way, and the hope is to have as
TOP-y. ll natriofic orif iSHtions
as possible. '
The committee issued these invita
tions of its own initiative and did not
make request that city organizations
Invito the veterans to meet in Ra
leigh this year. But individuals in
Raleigh will take this matter up. It
has been some years since the sol
diers came here, and the event, which
Is to be celebrated June 10th, Is one
that addresses an appeal to all North
Carolinians.
Rowan Agricultural Fair.
Salisbury The Peoples Agricultural
Salisbury with the following officers:
President, A. L. Smoot, Salisbury;
first vice president, M. G. M. Fisher,
Faith; second vice president, W. D.
Graham, Mount Ulla; secretary, Wil
liam James, Salisbury; treasurer, J.
H. Warburton, Salisbury.
A board of directors was chosen in
cluding Dr. John Whitehead, H. A.
Rouszer, C. A. Brown and R. L. Avery.
Building Now In Use.
Reldsville. The postoffice building
which baa for the past nine months
been in the hands of the remodelers, is
finished aud is now occupied by the
force.
It is a modern building. The original
cost of the first building was $65,000
and the appropriation for the remod
eling was $3,r,000 making the total
value of the building as it stands
$160,000.
Patents For Tar Heels.
Washington. Messrs. Davis & Da
vie, patent attorneys, report the grant
to citizens of North Carolina of the
following patents:
Clyde Bailey, Tenland, railroad tie;
Lewis S. Williams, Fayetteville, stalk
cutter; Aurora Cotton Mills, Darling
ton, trademark for seersuckers and
giaghams.
Town Buys Water Plant.
Spencer. The plant of the Sper.cer
Water Company belongs to the Town
of Spencer. This was the statement
of Mayor C. G. Hoiling made recently,
the deal for a sale of the plant to the
town is tloi-ed; the purchase price
being $29,185 which amount was paid
In cash by City Treasurer J. K. Dor
sett. Bonds Will Be Sol..
Asoeville. Weaverville will be sup
plied with water and sewer lines with
in the very ' near future, a law suit
I which has -'held up the sale of the
bonds issued for this purpose having
' been compromised at a recent session
i of the Superior Court. Under the
i terms of the compromise, a verdict Is
I rendered in favor of the city oftoials
I and I: is onb-roil tat lhe costs of tho
j artion l e divided eqv.aily bctww-n the
i plain::"' i-nd the yrpidar.t. Tin- suit
!a;is ii:o''.'l,l by r.houl a dezi;n of the
' rotsi.r -f WciicnlUe.
Try
our Job Work
OVER 850,000,000
Ifl COTTON ILLS
COMMISSONER M. t. SHI F WAN RE
PORTS ON STATE'S COTTCN
MANUFACTURES.
DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH
Domgs and Happenings Tiat Mark
the Progrest of North Carolina Peo
ple Gathered Around the State
Capitcl.
Raleigh.
Reportr from two hundred and
eighty-seven cotton mills in North
Carolina made to Commissioner of
Labor and Printing M. L. Shipman,
show that more than fifty-two mil
lion dollars are now invested In th
cotton manufacturing industry in this
state. The figures do not indicate
the increase in the capital stock o
the year, if there was an increase,
though it is supposed that acompan
son with the report for 1913 woulA
show a gain.
The advanced data, given out re
cently by Commissioner Shipman con
stitutes Chapter V in the forthcoming
report which he will make tris year,
and which will soon be issued from
the press. The information as given
out follows:
"The number of cotton mills report
ing is two hundred and eighty-seven.
Of this number two hundred and,
sixty-five show an authorized capital
of $02,351,800. The number of spin
dles reported is 3,515,822; looms, 63
122; cards, 8,704, employing 138,53
horsepower. The approximate amount
of raw material used, 372,907,046
pounds; estimated value of yearly out
put, $71,306,223. The total number of
employees reported is 56,332. OI
these 27,896 are males, 18,361 are fe
males; 5,591 cTildreu; ems-OMi
mills, employing 4,484, do aoi. cltuisifA
eiui&j?ta:;; -u - -( V
dependent on tiies mil! uxa an thai
86.332 employee fox hvf lining to
160,993. The r.r crot .f operative
who read and write is given as eighty
four and two-tenths.
"The high average wages for males
is $2.82; low average, 84 cents. Higb
average for females, $1.47; low aver
age, 80 cents.
"One hundred and fifty-three mlll
pay wages weekly; one hundred and
thirteen pay twice a month; nine pay
monthly; eight mills do not give this
information.
"The average number of hours con
stituting a day's work Is ten hours
and four minutes. The average hours
for the niifls doing night work Is tea
hours and twenty minutes.
Bond Issue for State Fair.
A bond issue of $50,000 is decided
upon by the executive committee ot
the North Carolina State Fair, m an
nual session at Raleigh, for the erec
tion of a modern exhibit building to
take the place of the old agricultural
building erected In 18S4, and a new
and molern grandstand. There also Is
to be another extension of the grounds
eastward.
The financial statement of the treas
urer showed $45,000 receipts for tho
last state fair, netting a profit of
$3,411. The assets of the fair were
nhown to bo $112,811
Historical Commission Add Letters...
The North Carolina Historical com
mission lias just added the letters and
papers of Chief Justice Thomas Ruf
fin to Its rich store of papers in tho
new fire-proof archives. The collec
tion includes sver 2,600 letters from
lending men of the state and the na
ion, the period covered being from
hbout 1S2-0 to 1S60. The colection is
'nvn ndited for publication by tho
orwuission by Professor Hamilton of
the University of North Carolina.
New State Charters,
The Soutlieaestern Lumber Com
pany, Monroe, capital $50,000 author
ized, and $6,060 subscribed by C. N.
Simpson and others.
The Long Drug nnd Mercantile
Company. Clen Alpine, mplt.il $15,000
nnthori;. d and 52,."10 subscribed by
D. B. Long and other-.
Vanderford Arrives.
Greensboro. The roous in the Fed
eral building occupied by the revenue
agent before his removal from Greens
boro five years ago will be used by
Revenue Agent Vanderford and his
force, who have arrived and Are in
stalling the furniture. It had been
anticipated that the offices would b
tiiose formerly used by the marshal
ar.d vacated when Marshal Webb mov
ed his offices to Asheville, but it was
decided that these would be needed
i by the marshal during sessions of ths
! Federal Court.
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Try Our Job Department.
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