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T SHELBY'S OLDEST AlfD FASTEST GROWING NEWSPAPER 0 NE OF 16 PROTECTIONIST ORGANS IN NORTH CAROLINA ITS AIM 10.000 SUBSCRIBERS BITTTI OTTTIT TITf A TTT An I T X XI ill OXXJULtDX AUKUfiA (ESTABLISHED 1875.) THE HIGHLANDER (ESTABLISHED 1910.) CONSOLIDATED 1911 AN AMERICAN WEEKLY, STANDING FOR PROTEC TION TO INDUSTRY AND X FREEDOM OF THOUGHT (SUCCESSOR TO THE SHELBY AURORA) VOLUME XLIV. NO. 33. ?HELBY. NORTH CAROLINA, AUGUST 20, 1019 Price, $1.00 the year; 5c the copy. "he Highlander '( 1 o unuc itcmo con iiLiiuiiLmu rnui OLD RUTHERFORD FOREST CITY ITEMS. Picnic at Cleveland Springs Beauti-' fying the Square. Forest City Courier. Work was begun Wednesday morn ing on improving and beautifying the square in Forest City. The plans were drawn by Mr. J. C. Campbell, an experienced landscape architect and engineer, and he will have charge of the work. Mr. Camp bell is also in charge of extensive im provements now being made in the Florence Mill village. An effort is being made by the wide awake citizens of Forest City to get the C. C. & O. Railroad company to build a new depot at their station bere. The little box car station has long stood there scandalizing our town, before the people who pass over the C. C. & O., and we feel that the time has come for a new station. Not only do we need it from a standpoint of appearance, but it has become ab solutely necessary that this station be enlarged. A very happy party of the youth of Forest City motored to Cleveland Springs last Thursday evening, on an outing. A moonlight picnic, with "eats" in abundance was the domina ting feature of the occasion. The par ty was chaperoned by Mesdames J. R. Biggerstaff and W. C. Bostic. The young people enjoyed the outing to the fullest extent. The picnic was spread on the grass surrounding the beauti ful spring, and everyone enjoyed their shaie c the spoils. OVER THE CITY AND COUNTY Mrs. Elzie Borders, of Ennis, Tex., accompanied by her daughter and granddaughter, Mrs. Albert Wesson ;nd Miss Vera Wesson arrived Sat May to spend several months in their live country. They visited Mr. ana .S? W. P Gibbons In Gastonia this JgSiranH fli-6 HOW Kaesls Ot Mi. ai Mrs. Mel Hopper in Shelby. Miss Mary Griffin, the attractive and talented daughter of Supt, I. C. Griffin of the Shelby schools, under went an operation for appendicitis at Asheville Saturday. Her many friends wish her a speedy recovery. Mrs. William Archer received a totem-am Friday from Macon Ga., stating that her son Archie had un dergone an operation in a hospital there and was getting along nicely. The Shelby Mill crack team won another victory by defeating Caro leen team easily by a score of 9 to 3 on the home diamond in an inter esting game of baseball last Saturday afternoon. The features of the games were the pitching of Simmons for the winners and heavy batting ot the win ners. One thousand people witnessed the game. The batteries for Shelby: Simmons and Smith, for Caroleen, Hill and Burnette. The Eastside cotton mills have been incorporated and the machinery has been bought. "Watch Shelby Grow!" The annual reunion at Elliott's church Saturday, 23rd, was a great success. Close to 1.000 people were in attendance and the tables were load ed with more than enough "good eats" to go around. J. S. Holmes, state forester with the geological and economic survey with headquarters at Chapel Hill, spoke to the teachers in the graded school building Friday morning on the subject of forestry conservation. He paid particular attention to the pre vention of forest fires, the preven tion of waste, the increase of amount of timber in the stand and the per petuation of the forest by getting reproduction. The teachers who are here atending the summer school were greatly benefitted by the lec ture, this being the first time the sub ject of forestry has been presented in this county. Star. Miss Cora Beam, daughter of Mr. D. C. Beam, of Fallston, is expected home this week, having arrived in this country after -overseas service as an army nurse. Miss Beam has been In the service for some time. She was on duty In the states before going overseas. A brother, Mr. Herman Beam, Is still overseas. The countryman's "Signal" "news paper" appeared for three issues and then "died and was juit to rest." The post office department at Washing- j PROPOSAL FOR EMPLOYES TO ' WAIVE RIGHT TO STRIKE Washington. The railroad reorgan ization program should include legisla tion to assure the public sufficient facilities and service for its needs, and also to protect it from strikes, the house interstate commerce com mittee was told by witnesses at its hearing. A. P. Thorn, counsel for the Asso ciation of Railway Executives, de clared the fundamental need of pro posed legislation for return of the roads to private operation was crea tion of a federal transportation board, charged with general oversight from the viewpoint of puDlic interests of the country's transportation needs, and Charles Piez, Chicago, represent ing the Illinois Manufacturers' Asso ciation, urged that rail employes be compelled to waive the right of a strike when accepting employment. ! ton for several good and sufficient reasons, refused to admit the sheet to the mails as second class matter. The countryman has done a number of weird things since we turned him out of The Highlander. One was to write to our foreign advertising agents and endeavor to discredit the paper. Just what effect he hoped this action would have upon the accounts which he sold us for cash can only be sur mised. The action was very "little" to say the least. The First Baptist church gave a most delightful "Japanese" party for the young people in its Sunday school rooms Monday evening in honor of the boys and girls who soon leave to enter college and academy. The guests sat on the rugs, in Japanese fashion, and there were also games and refreshments. Young Eugene McCarrell of Con cord, son of Arthur H. McCarrell, su perintendent of a cotton mill, died in a hospital in Columbia, following the tragic wreck of the Wray automobile near Ridgeway, S. C. Senator Hudgins of Chase City, Va., was in Shelby and Cleveland county a sj-ort while ago, looking after some pnl Wty of his client, Mr. Hill H. Lafkey, formerly of Fallston, but who no t uves in jnase city. Mr. ma- it T.CtSttrfen' flO'l rflom sa l ' he four of friends ii -1 .. .'. .1 . 1 .i . . 1. - . .- u onay , . nd Mr.Y.PWra host in Cleveland and was du plicating his popularity in the Old Dominion state. Mr. and Mrs. Rush Hamrick gave a delightful "picture show" party Thursday evening "Naomi Childers" leading actress. The party was given in honor of Mrs. Brooks Price's house guests. Mrs. Hill Home of Jackson ville, N. C. and Miss Eliza Morton of Atlanta, Ga. Messrs. V. A. Crowder and R. L. Hunt of Lattimore have secured the distribution of the Cleveland Tractor in four counties, Cleveland, Lincoln, Gaston and Rutherford. They expect to receive a solid carload cf Cleveland tractors this week at Lattimore and are planning a demonstration on Fri day. A service man from the factory is expected to be with them most of the week. This is a popular tractor and Crowder and Hunt expect many sales in the four counties. Daily Thought Whatever is, Is In its causes just-' Dryden. MICKIE SAYS fcf ft "VMt , LVK SONNE Of oo. uB9cafeE.e.s oo Soma "ja-riummfr ssf ttt m m mm LUX! AMERICANS MISTREATED IN MEXICO T&i 7 vs, "June 20, 101S, Gen. Rafael Cnl y Mayor appeared. His men stripped the house and took us to a bandit camp. We were prisoners till February IS, 1919. November 13, 191 S, my mother died of slow starvation. This General Mayor wns a personal friend of the bandit Zapata. November 15, 1918, he sent me to Mexico City with a message for Zapata, threatening to kill my husband If 1 were not back in two months. He sent with me an Indian woman to watch me. 1 made the long trip on time and we were finally set free." IMPORTANCE OF Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott, that dean of American fighting men, strongly urges that both state and federal aid be given to every legitimate movement to make attractive and perpetuate our outdoor interests. Hunting and fishing he places In the front rank of outdoor sports, which he believes wns one of the greatest factors in making it possible for Uncle Sam to cross rlie seas with an army capable of standing the strain and acquitting themselves as our boys did. General Scott knows whereof he speaks. Retired under the age limit. his robust body and keen mind per- M him tb spring back Into the har- '"reift,., lead.' "-tys The most Important thing to keep In mind is the sensible conserving of the game and fish we now have. No one section of the country must be allowed to overindulge its natural wish to take game or hsh to its own detriment or to that of another section. A spirit of conservation should douiiii'KC all. ADMIRAL "ROUGH 3 - jr. 1 ;.v. ron of the grand Meet during the war with Germany. The order of knight conferred on Admiral Hodman was similar to the distinction given Admiral Sims by the British king at the same time, but neither ollicer could accept because American regulations did not permit members of the military or naval establishments accepting decorations from foreign nations. Later, acceptances were allowed. . JOHN BULL CORNERING FUEL OIL The senate has adopted n resolu tion by Senator Poiudexter, Repub lican, of Washington (portrait here with), authorizing the federal trade commission to investigate recent in creases in the market price of fuel oil in the United States, and especially on the Pacific coast. Action by the senate was taken after Senator Pbelan. Demoi rat, Cali fornia, had charged that British Inter ests were attempting to acquire vast oil interests in California and that Great Britain was endenvoring to cor ner the world il industry. He de clared that unless steps were taken to encourage American oil operations abroad the world's supply will be In the hands of British nationals within a few years. Under the resolution, the commis sion Is authorized to Investigate the source nnd supply of oil in this coun try onJ lllso t'"l"i'"e 111,0 w'mt cor" porate Interests have conducted the production, refining and marketing or ml In the past few years, nnd whether there have been nny Indications of Illogical restraint of trade and unfair competition. SIT! Ir. mid Mrs. Charles T. Sturgis. victims of Mexican outrages, have ar rived in New Orleans ami will prob ably tell their story to congress. Doc tor Sturgis is an American dentist who went to Mexico 'JO years ago to prac tice. Il aeqi:ired a coffee plantation worth Sl'HWJO near Depolan iu Chi pns. In 1010 he married Miss Cora Keetiright in Washington, I). C. Mrs. Sturgis' mother, sixty-live years old and in delicate health, went to visit the Depolan plantation. Here is Mrs. .Sturgis' story in brief: "In January, lit S, we were raided. The raiders were Carrauzista soldiers commanded by ("apt. Leopolda Garcia and Cupt. Julio Castillano. They over lan the house, made all the plantation hands quit and told us they would run every American out of the country. Captain Garcia struck me with the butt of his ritle. OUR O0TD00R LIFE -" SIX X4t 51 1 ' t f 9 y W - HOUSE" RODMAN When Admiral Hugh Hodman first came to the Pacific coast years ago ns a junior olliccr soon after his gradua tion from Annapolis he acquired the sobriquet "Hough House" from men and oiticcrs of the navy. Returning now at the head of half the American navy, he brings a deco ration from the king of England, which in that country would cause him to be addressed "Sir Hugh" as a knight com mander of the order of St. Michael and St. George. Admiral Hodman throughout his naval career has been noted as a dis ciplinarian. "He got things done," in the words of the navy. Direct methods of getting things done earned the title "Uough House," bestowed in affection by his men and brother otlieers when he was young. Wars later the same qualities lirought him distinction from the British ruler, when Hodman was commander of the Sixth battle squad v ! (4 PLEA FOR 8. S. H. S. MEMORIAL BUILDING To the Pastors and Membership of the Kind's Mountain and Sandy Run Associations: Your attention, please. What have you done and what has your church done to aid in the erection of the proposed Memorial Building for the use of the Boiling Springs High School and for honoring the memories i of our sons who served in the great war and the mothers who gave them birth? If you have not done your part, why delay one day longer? The need for the building could hardly be greater and our duty to honor our heroic sons is imperative. The school is full and overflowing, and yet they come. Not enough class rooms to ac commodate our teachers and some of the rooms we have are too small for the classes. The school alone fills the present auditorium leaving no room for visitors. The dining hall is packed. More dormitory space is greatly needed. Additional teachers needed but we have no place for them to work. We greatly need a gymna sium and a swimming pool to proper ly care for the health of the student body. The Memorial Building will supply many of these needs, but not all. The Lord has richly blessed our be loved school which is doing so much for the cause of Christian education, but it is now up to us, as His chil dren, to do our part to do it quickly and enthusiastically, or we shall be forced to close the doors on those who are knocking for admission. God forbid that we shall be forced to this unfortunate extremity! Some days ago there was a joint meeting of the Memorial Building Committee and the Executive Com mittee of the Board of Trustees of the school at which it was unanimous ly decidtJ to appeal to the pastors and churches of the two associations to jhake the Memorial Buliding a spe cial ,Kject from now until the meet- in; p. l the King's Mountain Associa- which convenes on Wednesday :e the fourth Sunday in Septem' i .order t,h4t we may tfwable tA1 lght in our.- fr-the J-Tntr a1 Associations and thus be ready to takrt up vigorously the campaign to-- the775 Million Dollar Drive which isjf, r,f Tiaramount importance to tne Southern Baptist Convention. Both cannot be worked together success fully. To try it, one or the other must suffer. It might mean defeat to postpone further action on the Memorial Building Fund till the close of the big drive, but to press this movement in advance will not retard the greater drive. While this move ment is local, yet it is for the glory of God, and should not be neglected. Let's do tiur best for both drives. The demands of both can and should be met, but the school is suffering for better equipment. To delay this mat ter now may prove fatal. Only twelve of the eighty-two churches of the two associations have been heard from,, yet we have be tween ?17,000 and $18,000 in sight. Owing to the present cost of labor and material, the building will cost about $40,000. With nearly half the money in sight shall we stop in the face of such pressing needs? No, our Baptist hosts are not made that way, as demonstrated by the equipment we now have which was furnished when the financial condition ofthe country was not so favorable as now. An av erage of S4S5.00 from each church would erect the building, but many of the churches will go far beyond this. Two have already subscribed approximately ?5.000 each while three others have given $1,000 each. j Of course, every church and every i member win uesne u roniuuun j this building. A little from all will i make the burden light. 1 As a church member will you not ! imn v,,i.i- n.-istor at the next service of vour church in putting this mat ter 'upon the hearts of your people and in securing the pledges? Ap point necessary committees, organ ize and then make your drive and close the campaign within a few hours. It can be done quickly far better than by taking more time. As soon as you complete your canvass, report immediately to Mr. E. B. Hani- rick, treasurer, Boiling pni,g, -n. C, or to the undersigned at Shelby, X. C, the result of your drive to the end that same be included in our an nual report to the Associations. All pastors have been furnished with a supply of literature and subscription blanks. If more should be needed, call upon the undersigned. Brother, this appeal is to you, not to the other fellow. May we not de pend upon you to do your part imme diately and' thus go "over the top" gloriously ? J. H. QUIXX. Chairman Memorial Building Committee. ACQUIT GERMANS OF GAVALL MURDER REPORT OF MINORITY OF THE COMMITTEE OF AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION. TAR KEEL MEMBER ASSENTS Reference to Case of Miss Cavell Waa Made by S. S. Gregory of Chicago, Chairman of Committee. Baltimore, Md Execution by the Sermans of Edith Cavell, the Eng lish nurse, which aroused the indigna tion of the allied world, was in ac cordance with the laws ot "civilized warfare," according to a minority re port of the committ'1 1 on military law of the American Eur association, ad vocating abolition of the death penal ty for women convicted of infringing1 military law. Both majority and mi nority reports were prepared by the committee, which was appointed to in vestigate courts inarUal and suggest reforms in military law. The reference tq.the case of Miss Cavell was mada by S. S. Gregory, ot Chicago, chairman of the committee, and was concurred in by Judge Wil liam P. jynum, of Greensboro, N. C, the oth ?r minority member. In his revort, Mr. Gregory said: ". careful consideration of the case of Miss Cavell. one of the most pa thetic and appealing victims of the great war, whose unfortunate fate has aroused the sympathy and excit ed the indignation of two continents, .las led me to the conclusion that she was executed in accordance with the laws and uuages of what we are pleas ed commonly to refer to as civilized warfare. i r'cr it has seemed to me ia-'fxi... those who tfy-yok her .m- tary justice wosre pruvisiu- " which were relied upon by the Ger- military authorities in ordering execution." PRICES BEGINNING TO FALL IN SOME PARTS OF COUNTRY. Washington. P ices are beginning to turn downwitrt. in various parts of the country, but the slump has not yet gathered momentum sufficient to af fect purchases bein;; made for immed iate use, according to reports to the department of justice. Attorney General Palmer asked how soon results could he expected from the campaign to reduce the cost of liv ing, the outcome of which railroad em ployes have been requested to await before pressing demands for waae in creases, said all the government want ed, was a fair chance to show what could be done to take the artificial in flation out of the market GOVERNMENT SOON TO "CLEAN UP" WET CENTERS. Washington. Recent arrests in New York for violation of the prohibition law will be followed immediately by "clean up" in other cities. Attorney General Palmer announced. He de clared that liquor dealers who thought the law enforcement activities oi the department of justice hid be Ml laid aside for the high erst of living in vestigation w.mM be shown th-t they were mistaken. GLASS BEFORE VIRGINIA SENATE IN SUIT OF 19K Richmond. Va.-?c-ri:)'-v the Terastiry Carter OV.?? addrc.'s"1 th( members of the Viiyir.la g tvr; '. as sembly. A combination of a five-year-old palm beach ?uit and a shl'-t of cqmi." age. are the twr new cudg.'l whir Secretary C.1as intends to ue ;,r. th hard-h"ad'-d profiteer and to -.vie!;4 I'.tair.st Germany in her eff-irts tc c-awl successfully back to a dominant lace in th- commercial world. PRESIDENT WILL FOON BEGIN 'SWING AROUND THE CIRCLE Washington. Th course cf Presi dent Wilson's "swing around the cir rlr" with rul-V.'f s's -! behalf of th p. ace treaty la i t Wt '1 of the prin cipal citi-s of the rrmntrv is exnoct(! to b nr.noii'x'ed at the Whit" H'vise After week of tr1'"" lai"ty con (Pining the pro:Ki"id trio, which w'.l' extend to the Pacific cn?t. def."it an nnuncernent wi r",d tht the prsl d.nt would h ave W?shineton as soot s arrangements could mad". ft r v. f- K c r
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