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4 We Do Job Work the Linotype Way Let Ua Figure on Your Work. Phone No. ) I Published Every Tuesday and Friday The Oldest and Best Paper in Thia Section. IWJnwAl VOL. XXV. NO. 8 THE CLEVELAND STAR. SIIELIiY, N. C. FRIDAY, JAN. 20, 1917 1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE It fw W j GASTON HAPPENINGS. Child -Tails 'and Sustains a Crushed Skull Kerosene Lamp Causes Home to Hum Big Meeting of State Wide Interest Jan. 23rd. The Gazette: Mr. R. B. Babington left on South ern train No. 38 last night -for Ral eigh whore he goes in the interest of the North Carolina Orthopaedic Hos pital and Home; One day this week a bill will be introduced in the Gen ( ral Assembly asking for an appro priation of $20,000 toward the cstab-iif-hniont of this institution. At a meeting of the township su . erint' ndents and principals h-ld SaU:Hay sit the court house the vari n,:s "..nd'sts.fo rthe spring were oul 'n !. Tin -e contests take the place n alternate years .,f tin county com ,:jKtnient held every -iIht year, ,::d nr- held at the varii.u ; township t enter.-. i: Suna'ay, th: Mlh, the residence Mr John Rutledge, about, three ,.;ul a half miles from Dallas, was t ; ;;iy :.'::'. riyed by fire which brigin : '.:! free 'he explosion f a kerosene lamp in the kitchen. The fire occur red in the- early morning and had gained such headway when discover ed that it could not be extinguished. The loss was about $3,000 with $1, iimO insurance on the building and $150 on the contents. Mr. Rutlcdg built this house 20 years ago and had occupied it since. Comprehensive plans are fast materializing for the big week of February 5th, when, it is expected, there will be several Tiundred visitors a the city for four days. All the hotels and boarding houses will be !'.!. 'd to their capacity. Three ban .:'iet are to be given (luring the uek. The program given below in cludes a banquet to the commercial ecntaries fo the State on Monday .". -en in-, Fe'oruary 5th, and a banquet ' - oeal citirens and vl-it-rs at noon a February Gth. There are several important civil -v;ts to come up for trail at this iifiti, one of which is the case involv ;:ie; Cleveland and Gaston countie.-, r aative to the county boundary line suit which was instituted several weeks ago by the commissioners of this county against the commission ers of Cleveland county charging that corruption occurred in the 1915 elec tion. It is expected that a refree will be appointed by Judge Cline to conduct a preliminary investigation pertaining to the suit in order that evidence may be taken. Edna, the 12-yeai-old daughter "f Mr. and Mrs. Fred Costner. who iive at the Clara Mill in the southern pv t f the city, met an untimely death Sunday afternoon about 3 o'clock as the result of a fall from a frame structure on which she was playing. The little girl was playing with several other children on' the frame wrfrk of a dwelling that was under course of construction and was in the act of stepping from one part of the building to another when a misstep threV her to the ground, the back of her head hitting a sharp piece of tim ber. The blow was a severe one and fractured her skull, death resulting in an hour or so. Must Relieve Car,Shortage The Inter-State Commerce Commis sion took drastic steps Saturday to re lieve the shortage of coal, refrigera tor, heater, ventilated and insulated cars, serving notice upon the railroads that unless they should appoint a committee within 10 days, vested with denary powers to co-operate in relief measures the commission would act independently. Holding that present conditions are without a parallel in the country's history that "i nthc emergency" any doubt as to its authority to act should be decided in favor of the general public, the commission also issued an order requiring the roads to return to original owners all cars of the four specified types on their lines as fast as the cars are delivered and unload ed at their destinations. The order will become effective Feb ruary 21, and remain in force till May 1. Pretty soon we will have to ad vance prices on cotton goods. Such as shirts, hosiery and underwear. Get busy.Buy now and save 33 1-3 per cent. Hurry! Evans E. Me Brayer. adv. Mr. John Parks, ef Charlotte, a popular knight of the grip was a busi ness visitor in town this week. SOCIETY NEWS Twentieth Century With Mrs. Uatcr.ian This afternoon at 3:30 o'clock Mrs. T. D. Ua'tcnian will be hostess to the ir.en ! iT i of the 20th Century club at her honi" o.i South Washington St, The following program will bo stud ied fa'' the afternoon: The- Legend of Loonara Review and itieism Mrs. .1. L. Ross. Pan': es in i P.arri !'."!:" M r-, S. C , a ' lile i ' n and Half an Hour Stud e::!r.m Mis.; Annie Miller. - Mrs. T. K. MeBrayer. Leonora Miss Stella .. T. Iiammet, of Allendale, ' ' i ter of Mrs. I. .'.toman will lest of la, nor. FIN L REPORT v-rhaso of the Y..fcr Sys or Boiling Kpii.r;s High Cm th t .'"i School. Vu V'AUt Curt.s .nil.,"; i in fidlow ing h:ia! report on the purchase of the w',"r works for lioilinr Spring:; iiiyh School: Amount I'aid Out Pr.-viously reported WJ5.01 Gasionia Heating and Heat ing Co. . 52.50 Clyde Harr.riek 7.50 .1. I). Huggins - . 5.00 Jl.OGC.Ol Receipts Previously reported, $005.!)1. J. J. Edwards, J. W. Suttle, Z. R. Walker, C. J. Ilamriek, (ieorge Blantnn, G" . English, each $5; J. .1. Graham, SI; Chas. Ltanton, W. J .Smith, .1. W. Wood. Ktt.i I.. Curtis, each $2.50; J. R. Dovi r. .1. . Ware, J. II. Quian ( iierryviile S. X., each $2; (Jus Jolly. Boiling Springs Sun Beams, R. M. White, K. B. Ilamriek, J. Y. Irvin J. 1. Putnam. W. A. Martin. V.. C. Ten ders, Grover S. S.. each Srl.oo; Y.-.'e ; Klanton, L. C. ilamriek, B. C. Mc t'ra.v. inch oil cents, George I.;::n. S7.ni i. Total . .. .$ (19.50 Previou.-ly reported 995 :u Total amt. collected $l,0G5cil Total cost 1,060 91 Balance intreasury $ 4.50' This amount, together With $10.0C given by E. B. Hamrick and $5.00 by Carme Elam will be used in fitting up a laundry for the girls. If there are other friends who would lie to contribute to the laundry fund it will be greatly appreciated. ' Let me say again that I am deeply j greateful to each person who has helped in any way to finish this work Sincerely, (MISS) ETTA CURTIS. MONEY TO BUY ISLANDS Congress is Asked to Provide Twenty Five Millions to Pay for New Pos sessions. Congress was notified formally by President Wilson this week of the ex change of ratifications of the Danish West Indies purchase treaty, and ask ed to provide at the present session the $25,000,000 the United States has agreed to pay for the Islands. The revenue bill now being framed in the House will authorize a bond issue to furnish this money. Sov ereignty over the three little Islands passed to the United States upon the exchange of ratifications, but the American Government actually will not take possession until the purchase price has been paid. Then the flag will be raised with formal ceremony and the Atlantic fleet probably will rendezvous at St. Thomas, where a great naval base is to be locatsd. W. J. Summey, Lincolnton Policeman Lincolnton, Jan. 23. At the recent meeting of the board of city aldermen the resignation of Chief of Police R. L. Wycoff was offered and accepted, Night Policeman W. J. Summey being promoted to the position of chief of police. This made a vacancy on the night shift, and C. S. Dcigh was selected to fill this position. The board ordered that 2,000 of the new traffic ordinance passed some months ago be printed, and distribute ed. This is the beginning of a special effort to be made to enforce the tra fic ordinance to the letter. $12,500.00 stock of good clothing, shoes, hats, men's furnishings to make your selection from at Evans E. McBrayer's. adv. EARL NEWS New Hope Church Out of Debt and Dedicated A.E. Bettis Read His tory of Church Personal Items, Specia lto The Star: Miss Mabel Nichols of Shelby spent the week-end here With relatives. Miss Lena Bookout spent Sunday With Miss Ruby Austell. . Miss Gladys Porter of near Blacks burg, visited relatives here Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Lawrence MeSwain, a promis ing young student of Piedmont High School spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawson MeSwain. Miss Vertie Covington visited her brother, Mr. W. E. Covington of Pat terson Springs Sunday. Mr.;, .' 'h'1 Borders ard children spent Saturday and Sunday with her j p-;roi t, Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Laven- j d( r. ! Mrs. r.U sou; Cline of Baden, N. ('., i is the eue: i f her grard-parents Mr. ! :i.:o .ors. .1. 11. 1 - J ' J J - i Mr. RutVin 'raw ford, a bright stu- ! Ion of Piedeaait spent t.h- weekend ; ... i ai . i ir t :, . .. with his pan at and Mrs. John Crawford. Mr. C. A. Turner of Grover was here on business Tuesday. Mrs. Sue Phillips of Blacksburg, S. C-. spent Tuesday here with her sis ter, Mrs. K. II. Sepaugh. Misses Virgie Wilson, Winnie Hoyle and Marie Mintz were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Andrell Webber Satur day and Sunday. Mrs. Sue Wood of Shelby visited ub.tives here last week. Mr. Clinton Trent, who has a posi tion in Raleigh returned home for a fev days. Mr. Grady Bettis of Greenville, was : i i . -at.; visitor here Sunday. '"': Youth's Companion prizes for Fe.c v.eek wi re awarded to Thelma Earl o fihe 9th grade. Wade Aus fd! of the 7th grade, Ethel Turner 5th j-rade and Herbert Camp of the It'n grade. At the (dosing of the year, ft was fo:;nd that the New Hope church just lacked $:100 having the splendid new church building paid for. At one ser vice the people simply got their hearts and pocket books right and paid for the church in full. As a re sult the New Hope church was for mally dedicated Saturday, January 13th. Rev. I. T. Newton preached the sermon which was greatly enjoyed by all present. Mr. A. E. Bettis read the history of the church. The foregoing coupled with fine singing and an abundant dinner made Saturday a red letter day for Earl. SCHOOL GIRLS. Necessity of Raising $150,00,000 More for Belgians New York Dispatch, 21st: The American Commission for Re lief is Belgium is preparing for at least another year's work and the ne cessity of raising approximately $150,000,0000 more will be discussed by the officers of the commission here this week, according to ellrbert C. Hoover, chairman, who arrived here today from Liverpool. Mr. Hoover said that he would re main in the United States about a week to take up with his colleagues questions pertaining to the work of the organization. He declined to dis cuss the deportation of Belgians by the Germans saying it was a subject he could not discuss in view of his position. He added, however, that there are now apparently 11,000,000 persons in Belgium and northern France dependent upon the commis sion. What plans he will present to his colleagues, Mr. Hoover would not say but he said he was optomistic that some means would be found where by the work of the commission would not suffer through a lessening of the interest of America and other neu trals in the work. Meeting Sunday of the Baraca-Phila-thea Sunday School Union Everybody is invited to attend the County Sunday School Union at La Fayette Street Methodist Church, South Shelby next Sunday at 10 o 'clock a. m., Jan. 28th. Every Sun day School in the county requested to send delegates. Excellent program, delightful singing, a good dinner. R. E. WARE, President. Holding advance prices down is why this business grows bigger and better each day. There's a reason why folks buy here. Evans E. Mc Brayer. adv. FLORIDA'S Ni;W GOVERNOR Will Choke the Ltil Out of Politics, He. Says.. " Tallahassee,- Fla., Dispatch,- 18th. With a Bible as his. platform and sermons aa ;., hi.V political -'speeches,. Sydney ,1. fratts, just inaugurated Covernor of ' . Florida, standi today the most unique figure in an Ameri can gubernatorial chair! A reformer of the new school, a Pr d'.ibitionist with mv but drastic ideas, a former minister of the gos pel v, ho hasa t f'-rsaTien his religion, a'ts eat-iv-i r fk'h'ing Fl oob'i-:-l 1 "eci')ar :;iu" ),.;, ,,,-ra. v ;: the State House af rida's most strenu aiiU. defeat'ng the e !' tile ail-powerful rty by pittim: bibli-'.-:;, let inval-slingiug! I remain on the Cov in4 il his f'-nn ends an ' it he will eour ( '. r-i ; ( 1-S-- ID (' Ve li,. i-lllv tioliiiee. in Governor, hi " , nan to polit es declares, chohed the devil "lorida." declares 'and the devil is ! lv, one another chokimr. I hope to have or sited legislation that will make our primary laws so plain and simple there will be no chance for fraud." Catts entered a five-cornered race for the Democratic nomination for Governor last spring. On the face of 'be returns be was the winner over his nearest opponent by a few hun dred votes and received a certificate of rumination. A recount of certain precincts was demanded by the opposing side, and ""anted by the courts, and after months of suspense and re-checking of votes a new certificate of nomi nation was awarded to W. V. Knott. Feeling be had not been treated fi:riy, Catts announced be would enter the general election despite the Democratic certificate of nomination held by his opponent. In years gone by such a movo would have meant political suicide in Florida, but a political revolution swept over the State in thefall of 191G, and Catts came out a victor by an overwhelming majority. ' Thus, for the first time since re construction days, Florida has a Governor not the regular nominee of the Democratic party. Catts is the "home" type of man genial, religious, industrious. Frills and airs are as distasteful to him as a high-ball would be to Wil liam J. Bryan. His administration, therefore, will not be marked by "brilliant social events," but visitors to the mansion will receive such a welcome as can be given only by a genuinely Southern host. "Catts has only one eye, but that blazes with the fury of two a3 he illustrates, in the executive chamber, how he inteds to "choke the devil out of politics!" WORK OF LEGISLATURE Few Bills Introduced But Not of Very Great Moment. Bills of importance introduced in Senate since last report are: By Oates of Cur.iberlaind to reduce and eliminate illiteracy of persons over 1-1 years old by providing for school to teach them. By Long of Alamance to pension Superior Court judges after they have served ten years and reached the age of 70, if they have an infirmity. By Person to limit to two terms all State and county officers. By Jones to raise the age of con sent from 14 to 16 years. To instruct negroes of State as to tuberculosis; to abolish capita! pun ishment except as to rape, where there is more than one witness; to give lodging housekeepers lien on baggage until lodging is paid: to education and county superintendents provide for the election of boards of of schools by popular vote; to pre vent persons from registering in ho tels and boarding houses under as sumed names. Bills passed second and third read ings in Senate: To require banks to pay interest on funds of county de posited with them to prohibit the sale of public bonds without gicing notice. The House has done little out of the ordinary. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Moody of Rich mond, Va., both suffered compound f racturos of their right limbs-as a re- fsult of an automobile accident in Charlotte Sunday morning. Mrs. Moody was Miss Elise J. Walthall substitute teacher in a Richmond school, who eloped Thursday and was married to Mr. Moody. MAN Nil,) KILLED FERGUSON Daniel Weidner or Wliitner of Cata wba County in Said to he One Who Killed General Ferguson at Battle Of King; Mountain. The following (Ieorge Cochran spec ial from Newton will be of Interest to Cleveland. County' .'people: A writer of early Catawba county history in a local pap'T recounts' the story of the celebrate! "i-'-r.t rifle" f H "Whi f ';!: -T-.ry te'icr' Weidner. , telling how relied iruals i iner, r, as the lv up a pioneer s son, it !. Hod "Scott Fergus, the death of Da: ' :.' v. liich had just ot ' cade eejtitain .vy W."-' fo enter lie. :;.a. which it of ( e tb. ir ..! - t white th ( Y ro tb I'm!; county, a large tlirou"h !h oeenitor of , !ei people iving now wl.ere i I the state His "great rifle" Indian lights and 1. It helped to in et 1 Tie i leer the wilderness and to make his tory, but its greatest achievement wa ; (lie bringing down Ferguson at Kings' Mountain, which turned the tide "f battle and helped to win for America a pivotal fight, after which the cause of American independence went forward with accelerated speed. The writer mentioned says that the old frontiersman gave his marvelous fire:. r. u to his biggest and strongest son, Daniel, and bade him to go forth to light for American liberty. Dan iel and Abram joined the patriot ar mies gathering to fight Ferguson, an 1 during the battle at King's Moun tain, A'orar.i lost his life. Seeing his It. '.hi r .lead, Daniel was tilled with race ;ind a furious determination to te.ahc ii - British pay dearly for his ui al h. lie and other patriots could cuson, sitting on a white on the summit of the mountain, lirecting his men. He was too dy far away for any one of them to hope to reach him, but Daniel determined to get him. Slipping from tree to tree and rock to rock like an Indian he finally got in range of the Scotch officer. He put in an extra charge of powder and the .smoothest bullet in his pouch, rested his rifle on a boulder and taking deliberate aim fir ed. Colonel Ferguson tumbled from his horse and the British, seeing his fall, lost heart and soon surrendered. A Catawba Dutchman's rifle sealed the fate of the English at King's Mt. and King's Mountain broke the Brit ish power in the south, and was a turning point in the revolution. John Wilfong and Michael Schell, eye witnesses of the incident, brought back word of it, and it has been un doubtedly fixed in history. The"great rifle" now rests in the museum at Guilford battle-ground, where says the Catawba writer, "it will remain always to remind us of the virtues of our ancestors who 'feared God and took their own part.' " DEATH OF MISS McMURRY Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Sidney McMurry Relieved of Her Suffer ering by Death. On January 15, 1917, Miss Maggie the afflicted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Sidney McMurry of Lawndale, C, was relieved of her suffering and her spirit has gone to the land of eternal sunshine. She, indeed, was a irreat sufferer in this world, never having seen many well days. She not only suffered in body but her mind did not escape. But in spirit of it all she was sweet child and nev er forgot a kindness shown her. Her death was rather sudden. She was nearly 21 years of age. The family has the sympathy of a large circle of friends. The funeral service was con ducted from Palm Tree church on the Behvood charge by her pastor and the body laid to rest there. Bill to Garnishee Wages Mr. J. Paul Leonard, State secre tary of the Merchants' Association, has been in Raleigh for four days looking after the interests of the as sociation relative to proposed legis lation. The Merchants' Association will probably have introduced in the General Assembly this week bills providing for an amendment to the constitution allowing garnishment of wages for debt, and a bill regulating the use of coupons and gift-schemes. Mr.. Leonard says the bills will have strong supporters in bdth branches of the Legislature. LIVE 1TKMS OF 'NORTHCAROMNA Stems gathered from all OVER THE OLD NORTH STATF. AND CONDENSED FOR BUSY READERS o Twenty-nine citizens from the Fa:th section of Rowan county were before the court in Salisbury Saturday for failing t; have their children vacci nated against smallpox. A hearing was postponed until next Saturday. The Cotton Manufacturers' Associ ation of North Carolina, in cession at Kali-iv:'.! (lie past week, reaffirmed their j osi'.io'i, favoring compulsory 1 scheol iav. s ;.n dthe raising of the age Tin;', i.li .;:,rs soon a; possible, i Gordon Laf-'-r of Candler i.- c-n-;siileri.' in a dying condition in an I Asia-' ;;h h, .--j, it-il as the reiiflt of in- juries fee under tile tell, li'-U'.- -d !'::' urday when he fell heels of a train at Can ratirj; amputation of a 1-" and c!T . A movement is being promo'od in Win -ten-Salom to erect r.rid unveil a monument to the memory of Dan iel Boone. The hope is t i have the . monument ready for preyer.tation during the next commencement of Forsyth schools. State Democratic Chairr.au War ren has turned over to Union the silk State flag offered to the county that made the greatest ner centage of Democratic gain in the past ele.tion. Governor Bickett will be in Monroe. in May and formally present the flag to Union. Rev. VV. R. Davis, pastor of East Lumberton Baptist Giurcb, cranked bis automobile to "o to one of hi.; country pastorates. He did not know until he got back to Lumberton that he had fractured his arm ir. cranking the machine- whin startinir from Lumberton. Harmon Kreis of Knoxvil!-, Tenn , will be tried in Caarrur, Superior Court in April on a 'liarge of man slaughter. It is alleged that Kreis. while he was being taken to jail, kicked in the stomach L. E. Lipe, who had been deputized to help with the arrest, causing Lipe's death. Mr. George Stames swore out n warrant against Superintendent Mc intosh of the Hickory Public Schools for whipping his brother. Tonv Starnes. The trial was set for Sat urday but the parties patched mat ters. Both published statements in the papers and the matter was called off. L. O. Johnson, rural mail carrier from Ingolds, Sampson county, wa? overtaken by a forest fire in 1915 while on his round. Hi3 automobile was destroyed and ho endangered his life trying to save the mail. For this loss Congressman Hood hs introduc ed n bill in Congress to pay Johnson $-172.00. North Carolina was well cared for in the public buildings bill passed by the House. The Increases are: Wil son for Federal building, $75,000; Wadesboro site, $5,000; Rockingham site, $5,000. For public buildings Edenton, $35,000; Lumberton, $30, 000; Mt. Airy, $55,000; Mount Olive, $.10,000. To purchase sites: Albemarle, $8,000; Clinton, $5,000; Dunn, $7,00; Marion, $6,000; Sanford, $7,000; Williamston, $,000; Louis burg, $0,000. Fireman R. C. Waller of KnoxvirTe was instantly killed and Engineer eCoffman and Brakeman Keith, both of Knoxville, were badly injured when the engine of freight train No. 475 blew up about noon Sunday at Paint Rock, just below Asheville, on the Knoxville division of the Southern. It is believed that the water in the engine became too low, which caused the explosion. The train was coming to Asheville and was just ahead of the "Carolina Special,"which was de layed several hours. The body of the dead fireman and the two injured trainmen were taken to Knoxville. A decision of the Inter-State Com merce Commission Friday announced that rates are unjustified on grain from Barnsville, Md., to Harrison burg and Woodstock, Va., for milling and of the products from the milling stations to points in North Carolina and South Carolina. The increases resulted from the cancellation of transit arrangements and joint rates. The rate of 31 to 33 cents between Charlotte and Columbia is cited as illustrative of the rates prior to July 19, 1914, when the defendants main tained joint' commodity rates on flour from Barnsville to practically all points in the Carblinas. You can buy a good suit or over coat cheap from Evans E. McBrayer. HI ' !; t 1'U' II
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