I We Do Job Work the Linotype Way Let Us Figure on Your Work. Phone No. 11 Published Every Tuesday and Friday The Oldest and Beat Paper in This Section. VOL. XXV, NO. 2 THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C, FRIDAY, JAN. 5, 1917 $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE THE COUNTY L!NE0UESTION KINGS MT. PEOPLE MAKE STRONG APPEAL TO GASTON TO LEAVE THE COUNTY LINE MATTER ALONESOME FACTS BROUGHT OUT. The . following communication signed by some of the leading citi zens of King3 Mountain, Cleveland county, has been addressed to the edi tor of the Gastonia Gazette: We have noticed some recent ar ticles in your paper with reference to a suit involving the legality of the county bounday line election held jn April, 1915, 'and we have been both surprised -and pained to note the tenor of these articles. Certainly the suggestion of whole sale fraud and other sundry charges are so preposterous and unwarranted as not to merit, a serious discussion, not to say .denial. . It may be that there were some slight irregularities on each side in that election,such as are common to elections, but the charges of fraud are absurd. How ever, the ' purpose of this aticle is not to discuss " the merits of that question. ' In view of the present agitation it might not be amiss to state briefly thfifSf acts in regard to the purpose of thejbill providing for this election and , the consequent developments, and" to submit these to the fair-minded and just citizenship of Gaston county, with the hope that this great people will not lend the coun ty's good name to an unworthy pur pose; and confident hr ' that belief we shall remain until her conduct shall force us to decide otherwise. Let "it be .re mem her d that the plan to hdye a bill passed. providing for an. election to change .the boundary line between Gaston and Cjeveland coun ties was introduced in the Legisla ture by a Gaston county man and was passed with the approval of the Gas ton county legislators, and it was with some difficulty that we prevail ed upon the Cleveland county legisla tors not to fight the bill and let it pass. iHence it amnot be said that Cleveland county .was trying to get any of Gaston's, .territory,, for. it was Gaston county that was the prime mover in "the matter. The bill was passed and the election ordered, and Cleveland county ' fought to- keep from losing her own territory prac tically three-fourths-' of the town "of Kings Mountain, which had been in Cleveland ever sinee the town was formed more than to gain any ter ritory from Gaston. It so happens that Gaston loses only a narrow strip of territory, which places all of Kings' Mountain in the same county, which does not injure Gar-.tei, where as, if the whole town had gone to Gaston, it would have been a heavy blow to Cleveland. The election was held ir April, 1915, nearly a year and nine months ago and both counties made similar propositions as" inducements to the voters to decide in favor of the respective counties. The vote was favorable to Cleveland. There were 611 votes cast Cleveland had a net majority of 71 votes, and this was duly certified and declared by 'the election officials of both Gas ton and Cleveland couties. This was known by everybody and appar ently accepted and acquieeeed in by everybody. .... During the - time since the . election was held Cleveland, county has car ried out her election promises, simil ar to those made by Gaston, and has expended more "than ' $25,000.00 in building the' roads through the new territory and that involved ' in the election, Nobody' opposed ' the ex penditure of this money. Now it ' seems that somebody is endeavoring to stir up trouble -at. this late day. Any- talk, .about-fraud in the election is a. mere pretext. There is tnever an election held. that, some body could not make a complaint af terwards that everything was not just hr accordance with the precise requirements of the statute, and yet it is generally understood that if any thing was irregular" in: ' any way, such irregularities were not confined to one side alone, and certainly they were not determinative of the' elec tion. In every contest of this kind one side must lose both . cannot win. If Cleveland county had lost we Would have accepted the result in good faith and you would not find us playing the baby act; we do not be lieve the great progressive, forward looking citizenship of the greet xoun ty of Gaston will do so, either -We have lived . friends and neighbors through these years. We mutually esteem each other. Our business men of Kings Mcuntain, and the cit izens of our tewn who sign this arti cle, trade and mingle freely t.nd hap pily with the business men of Gasto nia and all of Gaston countyrWe de sire this friendly relationship to con tinue and we want to promote this I . .. . ". I . : : '. : T - : . SB3 ,SDint 01 eood fellowshin and hnsi. ASK S1I.1DV tvrnf tsv I ' spint of good fellowship and busi ness association, and we depreciate anything that would cause estrange ments. We ask our friends im Gaston to take this matter home to themselves. Suppose . after your court-house re moval election a short time ago somebody had proposed to test the legality of the election on the ground that some money was used, or that there were some other irregularities, don't you realize how much bitter ness and strife would hae been en gendered, and how your good county would- have been torn" asunder bv such a contest. Certainly if any body had been willing to do your 'county the great and. lasting injury jof instituting such a contest, no one would deny that sufficient basis wouiu nave hecn found upon which to lodge such a suit, and yet today by pursuing the wise policy of let ting by-gones be by-gones, you have a great united county, and you go forward (-by leaps and bounds i and you win the admjring approval of all your neighbors. Kings Mountain, and all this territory, voted in 'favor of Cleveland county by far and away a larger majority im proportion to the votes cast than you won your court-house removal election, and we are appealing to you not to stir up the strife and bitterness between our people and your people that would inevitably result from litigation in the courts. You are too great and prosperous to do this sort of thing. It would be out of harmony with all of your past history. One of the first essentials of a broad and great- peo ple is to know how to lose with good grace. This is not written in any contro versial spirit, nor do we seek to pro voke discussion, but merely for the purpose of appealing to the people of Gaston county as a' whole on behalf of our town and the territory includ ed in the boundary election, to let this matter alone and not to provoke an unseemly ana unwarranted con test over a matter that has long since passed, and some of us who sign this appeal live on the Gaston side and did everything possible' in the elections for Gaston county, but since we lost w think it unwise to stir ud strife and bitterness over this elwtwiK-fcimpiy-belause we did .not win. Respectfully submitted, P. D. HERNDON, G. W. KENDRICK, J. B. THOMASSON, E. W. BARNES, M. E. HERNDON, I. B. GOFORTH, D. C. MAUNEY, .7. R. DAVIS, C. T. CORNWELL, A. H. PATTERSON, W. P. FULTON, W. A. WARE, C. B. FALLS, I). M. BAKER, V. J. MAUNEY, B. F. LINDSAY, W. A. MAUNEA, WILEY H. McGINNIS, S. A. CROUSE, J. E. ADERHOLDT, v W.- A. RIDENHOUR, R. L. MAUNEY, W. HINKLE McGINNIS, J. M. PATTERSON, IH. F. PETERSON, J. SIDNEY HOOD, R. C. BAKER, FORREST FLOYD, L. P. BAKER, W. K. MAUNEY, D. F. HORD, J. E. LIPFORD, J. O.PLONK, M. L. PLONK, R. S. PLONK. Record of One Submarine Announcement is made in the Ber lin newspapers that the Order of Merit has been conferred on Captain Valentiner, captain of a German sub marine, for sinking 128 ships of a totaf""tonnage of 282,000. Included among the boats sunk, are a French gunboat, a troop transport, four steamships loaded with war material and a Fresch submarine concoyjng 14 coal steamers. In addition Captain Valentiner has had numerous engagements cith armed hostile ships, capturing two on which guns were mounted. It was his submarine which shelled Funchal, Maderia Islands, early this month, and sank in. the Funchal Harbor the French gunboat Surprise and the steamships Dacia and Kangaroo. The Progressive Men's Store is always busy. Visit Evans E.- Mc- Brayer. aav. THE WINTER Is the time to enrich your BLOOD and the thing you want to take is TTTrV TOMTn THE SV5TF.M TtTTTT.D. ER it will put VIM and' NEW LIFE in YOUR WHOLE MAKE UP. For Men, Women and Children, $1.00 bottle, 3 for $2.50. . Kendall's or Webb's Drug Store. adv. ASK SALARY INCREASE r , ' " ,J " " ' ....... . 11VLIAU . I L Uppeal For Increased Salary For Mate Ofiicers and State Employes. Raleigh News and Observer',, Because capital, cities are costly to ive in and far more than ordinarily so for State officers, an effort will be made in the next General Assembly to raise salaries of such ofiicers and their clerks. The Governor, it is de clared, should receive $7,500, as much as a Congressman, and the oth er elective officers should get J4,50O, except Supreme Court Justices, who should get $5,000. In addition, it is argued, there should be a blanket provision calling for a raise of 25 per cent, in the salaries and wages of all other State employes. State legislators are receiving let ters to this effect from Mr. A. H. Ar rington, who lately resigned his po sition in the State Treasurer's office to take up a private business. Says Mr. Arrington: " ' " "Having resigned my position in the State Treasury Department to engage in private business, and therefore being in a position to do so without my motive being questioned, I make the following appeal to tht Legislature of the State on behalf of he employes of the State govern ment from Governor down, who are all put to it to live on their present salaries on account1 of. the tremesdohs increase in the cos't of living and th,e fact that they are living on salaries fixed ten years ago, when the cost of living was 40 per cent, less than it is today. "It is well knpwn that all capital cities are costly to live in. And for 'State officers it is far mere costly jthan for any one else for four reas ons: First, they are erpected to live in a way to uphold the dignity of the State; second, they are required'Ho do a large amount of entertaining; third, they are called upon, by reasor, of their position,to contribute to the building of . churches, schools; and for all charitable purposes; fourth, they have to put up large sums cf money to conduct a cam paign' for nrimarv nomination and re-election." W. M. Jlarrelson's Sister Dead Cherryville orrespondence: Mrs. Elizabeth Henry died at her home in the Panhandle section three miles northwest of Cherryville Wed nesday, December 27th, at the rip age of 98 .years. Death was caused by a deep cold and the infirmities of age.. She made her home with her grandson, Mr. A. F. Henry. She was a woman of remarkable vitality and memory and was very reminiscent of the times and hardships during the years when she was a child. She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Sam Black, of Cherryville and Mrs. Phillip Spake, who live in the west, and two grandsons,, Mr. John Henry, of Oklahoma, and Mrs. A. F. Henry, of Cherryville and , the following brothers; Messrs. W. 0 S. S., and D. M. JIarrelson, of Cherryville and Mr." W. M. Harrelson, of Waco. Gaston Commissioners to Meet The Gazette: A special meeting of . the entire board of Gaston Commisisoners was called for January 12th for the pur pose of going into a discussion of the county boundary line election suit now being instituted against Cleve- and county. There was no statement made as to what would be the nature of this meeting, although there is quite a bit of speculation ai' to what will transpire at .that time as" the're sult of the action the commissioners will take. Because of the general interest ftf the jsuit over Gaston, county this meeting .will be keenly watched. . Two Jew Governors The New Year finds two of the States of the Union ruled by Gov ernors of the Jewish faith, for the first time is the history of the coun try. In Idaho Governor Moses Alex ander begins his second term, and yesterday Simon Bamberger was inducted into the office of Chief Ex ecutive of Utah. Mr. Bamberger will have the additional distinction of be ing the first Democrat to fill the gu bernatorial chair in Utah. Notice A meeting' of the ctock-holders of the First National Bank of Shelby, will be held in their banking rooms on the second Tuesday in January, for the purpose of electing directors for the ensuing year and for any oth er business that may come before them. ;:'.. . adv. GEORGE BLANTON, Cashier The historic chateau' in France, which was the birthplace of Marquis de LaFayette, has been purchased by Americans to be restored and perpetuated as a memorial, museum and home. - SOCIETY NEWS . Motored to Gastonia for Dance ... .. .... The following party of voune- doo- ple from Shelby and visitor, chaper oned by Mrs. O. Max Gardner, mo tored to Gastonia last Monday for tne uaitonia Cotillion Club dance: MSsses 'Martraret Dover. Marv Rus- 8A of Charlotte, Ruth Smith of Hen- detsonville and Messrs. Gordon B. Crowell, Thomas Brice Mitchell and fretf Morton. ft-" . - : : Retention for Rev. Mr. Abernethy And Family The Collowintr which we take nlnn- sie in clipping from the 'Charlotte Ntws Will be of intprpst. to the mntiv w4rm friends here of Rev. and Mrs. W it..; Abernethy: The cV.crreeation of Dil worth Moth. odist church will give a reception to- u&ht t the church from 8 to, 10 I'doct in honor of Rev. W. E. Abvr. nethy, new pastor of the church, and his fanily. Mr. Abernethy came to Charlotte from Shelby. A icharming Club Hospitality With Mrs. J. Lindsey Ross as the charming hostess, th e members of the,' Tongues and Needls Club and a number of invited guests were de lightfully entertained at her lovely home on Wednesday afternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock. The rooms in which were artisti cally decorated in ferns and pretty flowering plants. Five small tables were placed rtbout the rooms and progressive rook was greatly enjoy ed. "At the conclusion of the game, Mrs, ' Ward Arey was found to hold the highest score, and was presented with, a box of handsome correspond ent cards. r Following this a delicious salad and , 4 sweet cours was temptingly served in which the hostess was as sisted by Miss Stella Murchison and Mr O. Max Gardner. JURY LIST Next Term of Cleveland Superior C'qWt Convenes Jan. 5th With rJfge Carter "rYesIdttigr ' The next term of Cleveland Super ior court convenes here Jan. 5th, with Judge Carter presiding. The county commissioners' have drawn the fol lowing jury list: First week: Geo. L. Humphries; No. 2 June A. Lovelace, P. Z. Harrill, Sam Smith; No. 3 N. B. Gladden, T. P. Camp, Ralph McSwain; No. 4 T. C. Black, J. C. Bumgardncr, J. F. Allison, J. W. Mode, E. W. Neal, E. M. Loher; No. 5 A. L. Eaker, Marcus Beam; No. 6 L. T. Blanton, J. S. Cline, C. A. Phillips, T. Plato Ham rick, John T. Patterson, L. P. Connor, J. L. Putnam, W. A. Pendleton; No 7 B. L. Hawkins, W. E. McSwain, S. W. McSwain, J. P. McSwain; No. 8 A. Jackson Elliott, L. S,. Jenkins, W C. Edwards; No. 9 J. W. Grigg, J. B. Crow, C. F. Clay, D. A. Beam; No. 10 Howard Willis, No. .11 A. F Lo g&K Second week: No. 1 Geo. W. Moore, No. 2 John F. Moore; No. 3 Roy Lavender; No. 4 W. P. Rippy, M. E. Herndon, L. B. Dixon; No 5 Ezra Miller, T. D. Turner; No. 6 C. C. Well mon, W. C. Lutz, C. L. Wright; No. 7 N. O. White, J. W Horn; No. 8 DolP Ledford, Thos. Hoyle; No. 9 Clem Royster; No. 10 J. A. Morrison; No. 11 D. Z. Newton. STRIKE AT RUTHEFORDTON )pjratives of the Cleghorn Mill Walk Qui, Wanting an Increase in Paw. iLherfordton. Jan. 3. The Cleg- horh Cotton Mills dosed at 7:30 o'clock this morning, when all of the operatives walked out with a demand for.' a 10 per cent raise in wages. S. B!; Tanner, president, conferred with K. , S, fanner, treasurer, and J. B. Moore, uperintemdent, and late to day offered 'operatives as much wages as any other mill on like work was paying. , All day the streets have been filled with small groups of interestsd men, discussing; the situation. K. S. Tan ner was interviewed this afternoon, and said he was sorry that the mat ted had come up. He expressed him self as being willing to pay as much aa ; any mill j&perator. There seems to bejno real leader among the strikers. Wjien the engineer started at 6 to night a part of the night hands went in, " Many were standing around the entrances, quiet and seemingly good humored. ' No dissatisfaction is expressed with the management, or with working conditions, only the high cost of liv ing, and the desire for a 10 per cent raise, is urged as motive for striking. About 150 wage earners" are affected The mill ia running idnlght, with a mucji reduced force. ' Overcoats worth S13.50 at S8.50 and $10.00 at Evans E. McBrayer's. adv. EAR IN" THE WAR ZONE Brief Summary of Changes' and the Present Situation. The dawn of 1917 finds Me bellig erent armies temporarily, at least, virtually deadlocked everywhere ex cept in Rumania. The war map im the main theaters of the war at the commencement of the New Year shows at numerous points material changes in the lines as they stood a year ago. On tlfc front in France the Germans i.j the Somme region have, been tlricn back by the French over fronts ii" consid erable size, while the Gi r.ru::s in the Verdun sector made r.o'allo gains toward the fortress but l it' r lost .u part of the terraim through u Fremh counter-o(Tensive;the Italians have ad vanced their lino on ihicast closer toward Triest ai .l th.: Entente allies, operating from :4ak:n!,i, have placed the Serbians on their native soil a gain and also have pushed forward their lines at various points in Mace dosia. '" A great drive begun in June by the Russian general, Brussiloflf,' from the Pinsk marshes to the Carpath ians, was successful in clearing the Volhynian fortress triangle of the Austro-GermanB -and in the capture of much terrian in Galacia and Buko wina. Half of Rumania, which entered the war is August on the side of the En tente, is now in the hands of the Teu tonic allies. The sweep of the Rus sians through the Caucasus region and Turkish Armenia has compelled the Turks to yield much territory, while in the south the British, .in their advance toward Bagdad, have been forced to give np their strategy base at Kue-cl-Amara and are being held to a virtual stalemate by the Ottoman forces. Aside from Rumania there is little activity om any of the fronts except by the artillery wings of the belli gerent armies. On the Moldavia- Transsylvania front of the Rumanian theater, the Teutonic allies, reinforc ed, are still making progress in their drive, which apparently has as its ob ject the effecting of a junction'with their troops moving north into Mol davia. Additional points have been taken from tne Russians and Ruma nians on both sides of the Otuz val leys. Meanwhile Field Marshal von Mackensen's army costinues pushing north into the country from the mountains to the Danube. McCraw Goes to Cherryville Mr. S. Q. McCraw, formerly of the Caroleen Bank, has been elected cashier, and has assumed charge of the Farmers Bank and Trust Co., at Cherryville, succeeding Mr. . S. E. McNeely who resigned on account of press of his private business. Mr. McNeely, however, will continue to be actively identified with the bank, having been elected one of the vice- presidents. FOREST CITY TO VOTE BONDS In the Sum of 25 or 30 Thousand Dollars for New Graded School Building. Forest City Free Press: A long step forward was that taken by the business men of tho town Tuesday night when they vo'.ed to call an election for the purpose of issuing bonds to build a new school house. The meeting was held at the Farmers Bank and every man pres ent was heartily in accord with the movement. Permission will be secured from the county commissioners at their next meeting and the election will bo held early in February, the issue to be for $25,000 or $30,000, to run 30 years. The school district is to be enlarged, taking in several miles of new territory, including about six miles of. railroad. It is estimated that 90 cents of the poll and 30 cents on the property will take care of th6 issue.' At the present time Forest City has the best school jt has ever had, the building being entirely' too small for rthe growing number of pupils. Fact of the matter is the building is a disgrace 'Id' .this progressive - little city," arid' it is freely predicted thr-f the bonds will carry by a two to ore vote, It is the desire of the citizens to have the new structure ready for occupancy next September. Important Meeting A, meeting of all people in Buff a o Drainage District No. 1 is called to meet at the Court House Jan,' 15, 1917 at 12:30 o'clock.-All members of Drainage Boards, both past and present, are invited to attend. The purpose of the meeting is to devise means if possible to force a settle ment from bond holders. This meet ing Is called by a meeting of the citi zens in Buffalo Drainage District No. 1 which was held Monday. A. E. BETTIS, Ch'm'n. W. G. MBRAYER, Seyc. THE COUNTY BUSINESS BIDS OPENED FOR THREE STEEL BRIDGES, BUT NO CONTRACT LET MORE TALK OF CASAR RAILROAD. All five commissioners wer pres ent this week and a two-dav spniinn was held to transact the heavy busi ness coming before the beard", the most notable- of which was a propsi tion by the Vaughami Construction Company to build the Casar Railroad The commissioners, through their at jtorneys, Ryburn and Hoey, drafted a t , proppsition which has been submitted to the Vaughan Construction Com puny. Neither the " commissioners nor the Vaughan Company has sign ed the contract. J. E. Street No. 6 grar tcd release ' on poll, error. . I . Hugh J. Dellingham, No. 0 granted release on noil, error. Paid W." North Harmon, lumber $2.25. J. M. Patterson, took nath nf nflW as highway commissioner of Kings . ait. rrecmct. Ordered that $175 be apportioned for the benefit of canning club work in Cleveland. Borders and Lovelace voted no and Palmer, Peeler and Fulton voted yes. Geo.,L. Cornwell, road work $155.59 Mrs. Ida Goode, No. 2 granted re lease on $250 real estate. A. B. Blanton, No. 3 granted re- . lease on poll, cripple. C. G. Bridges, No. 7 -granted per manent release on poll on account of eye. David Hunes, allowed $1.50 per month for support. L. R. Putnam, No. 3 granted re lease on $1,000 property. Dr. J. Sidney Hood, holding inquest $10. M. L. Harmon, A. H. Cornwell, Geo. Barber, Greal Ware, G. W. Ken drick and Howard Jenkins, jurors, $1 each. D, B. Huffstetler, No. 5 granted re lease on poll, error. Cela Smith, allowed $5 for help. J. Sidney , Hood, member - health board $4. B. F. Lindsey, D. S. services $9.80. J. B. Hamrick, No. 4 granted re ease on $1965 real estate. B. F. Lindsay, bridge work $3.50. Bids were opened for the construc tion of the Harris Creek, First Broad and Dixon Mill Creek steel bridges. Three concerns submitted sealed bids as follows, Virginia Bridge Co., $11,038.00, Austin Brothers $10,154 and Champion Bridge Company $10, 742.00. The commissioners have not as yet let the contracts. Bids sub mitted were for all three bridges. Paid J. Y. Irvm, member board of health $4. Releases were granted as follows: J. A. Buff No. 10, S. E. Bridges No. 4 lives in Gaston; Oster Blaitton, No. 6 poll; I. E. Pruett No. 4, $30 worth property; George White No. 11 polk F. N. Gardner No. 7 $810 worth of real estate; W. E. Hamrick, guard ian, No. 3 poll; C. R. Hoey, guardian No. 6 poll; J. N. Gantt, No., 7 poll; Piedmont Telephone . Co., No. 4 $3,- 000 real estate; W. S. Watters No. 7 $1113; J. A. Daberry No. 10 poll; Bill Blanton No. 9 poll; Kings Mt. Gin Co. release on $200 real estate. Paid T. W. Ebeltoft, supplies $5.15. J. Martin Roberts, lumber $12.54. C. G. Poston, D. S. services $3.40. . John F. Eaker, bridge work $p.25. R. R. Yackey, jail expenses $4.96. Star Pub. Co., printing rr.d adv. $20.50. Wray-Nix Co., boots $7.00. W. 1). Lackey, sheriff expenses $13.66. " . A M. D. Hopper, bridge work $1. Worrell Mfg. Co., disinfectant $31.50. E. W. Neal, auto service grand jury $1. Dan McCoy allowed $1 per month support. : G. W. Peeler, services as Commis sioner' to date $30.50. , Paid Austin Bros., bridge contract $2,821.16. ) H. T. Fulton, member board of health $4.00. '. T. W. Miller, work on court house $2.50. ' 'County Home Bills 'M. A. McSwain and Sons grocer ies $3.05. ' t "Lattimore Drug Co., drugs $2.45. ; Hoyle & Wilkins, dry goods $3L18. J. D. Lineberger's Sons, hardware $8.70. : J. & Hord, carpenter wors ?9. McMurry-Hull Co., dry goods $12.13. Favel and Oxford, blacksmitn ?LbU. W. H. Blamtoiv black-smith $2.80. Thompson's Co.f-Coffin and lumber ... $11.10. J, C. Mull, salary and help $79. J. U Suttle Co., dry goods, grocer--' ies, etc., $131.99. HEK' For" all forms of Headaches and Neuralgia. 10, .5 and 50c bottle. Kendall's Drug Store. , adv. ! . I M S 11 4 ,i i ' 4 !l A