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't, Do jo..VorL't;iy Linotype '.Way. ' y ! V.i Figure c:i $Ojit Work. Plione No. ft . (, .v l Published Every Tuesday and Friday The Oldest and Beat l'a:.".'r in This Section. Of W VOL. XXV. NO. 19 THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C.. TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1917 $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE ih-.. '":; f f 'if 131 WILSON TAKES OATH OF OFFICE ENTERED UPON ANOTHER FOUR YEAR TtiKM ouituA i ai NOON--SWEARS TO PROTECT AND UPHOLD CONSTITUTION. Washington,' - March 4. President Wilson took the oath of office for his ppond term at noon today in his i ronm at the Capitol, and will be for- Hilly inaugurated ' tomorrow with j puhlic ceremonies reflecting a grea national" expression i iinieritsmBiii. Before a desk piled with executive business laid betora mm in tne clos ing hours of Congress, and surround- ... ii cd by members of his official family, the President re-affirmed with uplift- ed hand and grave features nis pro-, mise to uphold the Constitution in whatever crisis may confront the Na tion in the momentous four years be fore it. After he had repeated the oath tak- which he called to meet tomorrow, re en first by Washington a Century and vise the rules "to supply the means a quarter ago, he kissed the Bible at 'of action and save the country from the passage reading: 'disaster." "The Lord is our refuge; an ever present help in time of trouble." Chief Justice White administered (he oath and was the first to extend dent's hand, the Chief Justice looked fervently into his face a moment, and .-aid brokenly: "Mr. President, I am very, very happy." Members of the Cabinet then i-owded up with expression of re gard. Mr. Wilson received them with a smile, and then turned back to his U'?k t; complete his interrupted tusk. Tomorrow, the President will take the oath again on the inaugural stan 1 hefor.:' the Capitol, lie miht ha'- ' rnttyd today's ceremony under :-r-cedents established l..y other . , lici;:, kit he decided to comply literally with the constitutional stipu lation that he take oftiee at noun on the fourth of March. Vice President Marshall did not take the oath today. He will be -worn in for his second term tomor row at the special session of the new Senate with the us.;;.il Vice Presiden tial inauguration ceremony. Exercise Today The President, after he has taken the oath and delivered his inaupural address on an open air stand before the Capitol, will ride back to the White House at the head of a par ade, including the distinguished of the lae.d. military and naval organiza- tions and a long line of delegations of private citizens. He will review the marchers from a stand before the White House. His Oath "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the I'nited States and will, to the, best' of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the I'nited States." BIG POWER PLANT To Ce Built by Southern Power Com pany at Waterec. S. C at a Cost of Six Millions. It was announced by the Southern Power company that contracts have been let for the immediate conctruc t un of a hydro-electric plant at Wat erec, South Carolina, to cost approxi mately 6,000,000. According to the announcement the plant is to be com plied by November 1, '1918. It will develop 100,000 horsepower. The new plant, which will be locat ed six miles above Camden, will con nect with the other six plants operat ed by the same concern and located upon the same stream or its tributar - ies. It will be the largest plant of its kind in the south. The other plants are Great Falls.Fishing Creek.Rocky Creek, Catawba, Lookout Shoals and Undgewater, construction upon which is uncompleted. It was officially stated that the contract was let Wednesday in New v"ik by J. B. Duke. Marriage at Henrietta Henrietta Miss Lillie Wilkins and Arthur Carroll were married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Wilkins, Tuesday after noon at 3:30. The ceremony was Performed by Rev. J. G. Graham, the Pastor of the bride. Only members "f the families of the contracting par es and a few intimate friends were Present. The wedding march was Played by Miss Cecelia Kirkdey, of forest City. . The br'de wore a handsome travel ng suit of blue with accessories to match and immediately after the remony lt over.the C. C. & O. for Partanburg en -route to their future J.0"1? at ; Lovelace, Ga., . where Mr. wi.u . ol1 8 an important position llh lumber company. n . HEK -No,, , h.armlca liquid Headache and 25 Md bottle, b urug store. adv.1 ARMING BILL IS KILLED SENATE FILIBUSTERS AND KILLS PRESIDENTS BILL TO ARM MERCHANT VESSELS 1 SPECIAL SESSION OF CON GRES. Washington, March . 4. President Wilson tonight informed the country. in a statement, that he may be with- out power to arm merchant ships and i take other steps to meet the German 1 submarine menace, in me aDsence 01 authority from Congress An' extra session of Congress, the President says, is required to clothe him with authority, but it is useless to call one while the Senate works under the present rules which per- mit minority to keep an overwhelm-, ing majority frem acting. The President proposes, therefore, that the special session of the Senate, A little group of wiltul men, says the President in his statement, "representing no opinion but their own, have rendered the great Gov ernment of the United States help- less and contemptible.' i ine i residents statement in iun follows: "The termination of the last ses sion of the Sixty-fourth Congress by constitutional limitation discloses a situation unparalleled in the history of the country, perhaps unparalleled in the history of any modern Govern ment. In the immediate presence of a crisis fraught with more subtle and far-reaching possibilities i National danger than any otht r the Govern ment has known, within the whole history of it" international relations, the Congress has been unable to act either to safeguard the county or to vindicate the elementary rights of its citizens. i "More than f,iH) of the o.il mem bers of the two houses were ready and anxious to act; the House of ; Representatives had acted by an overwhelming majority, but the Sen ate was unable to act because a little : group of eleven Senators had deter mined that it should not be. "The Senate has no rules by which debate can be limited or brought to art end, no rules by which dilatory tactics of any kind can be prevented. A single member can stand in the I iay 01 acllon " ne ne DUl . pn?" sical endurance. The result in this case is a complete paralysis alike of the legislative and executive branches of the GovernmenL" FINE TERRACE COUNTY McDowell County Demonstrator 1 Praises Cleveland, the Best Terrac I ed County in the State. j Marion Progress: ! Recently the writer spent a very pieasant ana profitable clay with Dr. I Gidney, demonstration agent for Cleveland county. This county is fa 'mous for its terraces, in fact it is"the best terraced county in the and doubtless in the United Ktaf.. Experts come from the Department of Agriculture at Washington to study Ir. Gidney's terracing meth- 1 ods. Terraces that he ran twenty-. four years ago are "there to thi., day" silent witnesses of efficient , work done. Dr. Gidney has some in- leresting data, obtained by him a:ul his father years ago, that goes to show that a level terrace is the best iif properly cared for. i!ut for most 1 people and under ordinary conditions jthe broad terrace with a fall of six U v:. ;,,,.),, s .,,'th,. loo f.-.-t is re commended. About eight years ago a neighbor of Dr. Gidney sajing he wanted to leave behind a living monument went into the orchard and scattered bur clover seed. Without any care or further treatment this has re-seeded each year and spreads each year. Mr. Gidney has started several acres of narrow leaved vetch and has some demonstrators trying out this pro mising legume. He hopes these two reseeding legumes can be so handled that no ammonia will need to be bought to raise the corn crop as is done now. "A nrobhet is not without honor save his own country," and this is l least partly true in Dr. Gidney s case. Some day Cleveland may wake up too late to find that he has answered one of the Insistent calls he has had for his services in another state. He is one of. the most efficient county ag ents in" the work and his, services de serve the full hearty co-operation and support of all Clevelandites. -..:.' w. R. b: KENDALLS LIVER OPENERS make Livers Live, take Kendalls Liv er Openers instead of Calomel, 30 to h hnttlp 25c. Ask Tour dealer of Kendall's Drug Store, adv. SOCEITYNEWS Apron Party Misses Margaret and 'label Bean, daughters of E. M. and M. L. Beam. entertained quite 4 number of their friends last Friday' night at an apron party, which was quite interesting. After playing gamis, the guests were ushered into the dining room where cilcD""1""" v,,ovi,u. i"c;flionroe nave Deen marked by lm party was entertained at the Princess Theatre wh ch was amoved" verv Theatre much, m w Methodist Church Reception A hospitality planned for this ev ening, of interest In church circles, is the reception which the ladies of the Woman's Missionary Society of Central church will extend to the Methodist ministers of the city and their wives. The invitations read as follows: The Woman's Missionary Society invites you to be present at a church reception Tuesday evening, March 6, 1917 7:30 to 11:00 Central Methodist Church Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Wood Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Burrus. Rev. and Mrs. T. F. Kirk. Chicora Club Met With Mrs. Blanton i On last Friday afternoon ,the Chi- cora club convened at the home of Mrs. George Blanton. and enjoyed an afternoon of rare literary treat This dub is pursuing the study of South America, which subject is proving of so much interest just now. ; At the conclusion of the program, the hostess, graciously assisted by .ur.s. j. ,mitn and .Mrs. je Ramseur served a tempting course and accessories. ie ce Miss Lackey Hostess to Missionary Souety With Mi Put hisa Lackey as hos tess, the Young People's Missionary Society of Central Methodist church held a most enjoyable meeting Fri day afternoon. The members discuss ed the business of the society for awhile, then an entertaining pro program was carried out. This con sisted of readings and discussions a bout "Conditions in Southern Mill Villages," and a number of piano se lections. At the close of the meeting the hostess served a tempting salad course, coffee and candies. Miss Scroggs Entertains Cecelia Music Club With Miss Stella Scroggs as hos tess, at the home of Mrs. P. L. Hen ess:i, the Cecelia Music club enjoyed a very delightful afternoon from :!:.; to o'clock last Saturday. An interesting program of music Jand prvpers was rendered, tollod i .1, i i by was by Tom a pleasant social half hour. A tlahore.te salad cours" served by the hostess assisted a ar.d "o,Bl.o, Two new nctn!""s have been a' ed to the club, Mesdames Will Arey and T. J. Babington. The invited guests beside the club members were: Mes dames C. R. Hoey, B. T. Falls, W. J. Roberts, and Miss Leona Gidney. Miss McBrayer Club Hostc Miss Dorothy McBrayer, the charm- ing young aaugnter or.vir. anu iirs. Lander McBrayer, entertained the Junior Cecelia Music club, of which she is the efficient president, last Sat urday afternoon. The room in which these "little wo men' 'assembled was bright and in viting with spring blossoms, the jon quil being the chosen flower. This being a purely social meeting the hostess had arranged a number of interesting musical contests and gam es, Miss Miriam McBrayer being the lucky winner of the prize, a bust of Wagner. This was followed by trnt serving of a delicious ice course in which the color note of yellow and white, was beautifully emphasized. Hostess was assisted in entertaining by her cous in, Miss Eugenia Holland. Dr. Alexander at Union Mills Dr. H. Q. Alexander, president of the State Fanners Union will speak at the county meeting at Union Mills March 10. J. A. Bates, agricultural agent of the C. C. & O., -will also speak.' President and Organizer Wat son will report on the progress of his work. Dinner will be served on the grounds. ' Birthday There will be a birthday dinner at Albright Petty's riear Sharon church, March lleth. TRIBUTE TO MR. WHITE Editor Beasley of Monroe journal Pays High and Deterring Tribute To Shelby's New Baptist Minister. Monroe Journal March 2: The news that Rev. and Mrs. L. McB. White are to leave Monroe for Shelby will bring general regret throue-hout the rtnuntv. ' Th twn anH (a half years that they have been in pavements s. distinctive that there v .u- a... VHU VSV ilU U1DUU WliK bUG i. m. L. L11I1L Lllf V . . ' ' , ,, 'A are m large measure to be credited with them. Mrs. Wh te in n mna an of her labor in that field as well as in social and other lines of activity. Mr. White is a young man whose neart is aglow lor cnnstlanity, for humanity for education' for better things everywhere. He is one of the most unselfish men I have ever known He will wear himself to the bone at any time for others or for the wel fare of the community in which he lives. To such community he is a distinct asset. And not only is his conduct and attitude an inspiration, but hi3 unbounded energy and his unfailing enthusiasm are guided by sound common sense and seasoned wisdom. He is a student both of books and of men; and his interest, , . . . . . ,. - while his study touches many lines of Ln-iiuiaiaiiip, ib iiuitria uuuuk uiunu subjects which are necessary to per sonal efficiency and human welfare. Such men are rare and I for one can- not refrain from making public testi- mony to the help that he has been to me personally while he has been en- gaged in all public enterprises that have made our town go forward. His ' close touch, sympathy and under- 1 standing of youth have been a bless ing to the boys especially ofthe town, and the young men. Under his leadership hi3 own church has de-- eloped wonderfully and increased its j material facilities while growing jmore vigorous in its moral power. To his efforts is largely due the fact' that we have the yearly Chautauqua,1 an influence that ha been a ground-,! swell in Monroe. And in every other I extra or inter-denominational under taking he has given cordial support and valuable leadership. Our town is better, brighter and more hopeful by the stay and work of Mr. and Mrs. White. 1 t 'Si W .,M. Rev. S. M. Davis Mr. Davis celebates his seventieth birthday tomorrow in his cozy cot tage by the brook at Caroleen, N. C. He entered the Christian ministry a half century ago and has lived a life of usefulness that will live long after he is gone. He has wrought wonder fully well for the Master in the pul pit and in the homes of his people. While he has reached his three score and ten, he is still active physically, mentally and above all spiritually, for he continues to go about doing good ,for his Master. In his. last mes sage to The Star and its many read ers, he wrote "Today and every day I sit upon the lowest seat of humility as I reflect and remember the un faithfulness and supreme goodness of my God." A $75 a Day Baby While East Side mothers are riot ing because tney cant Duy iooa to fed themselves and babies, young John Jacob Astor, going on five is struggling along on $75 a day. . Poor kid! His mother and step father, Mrs. and Mr. William Dick, make him pay his way out of the fortune left by Astor, and won't help him out at all. Aspecial guardian is paring down the expense account submitted , by Mrs. Dick, and keeping the young ster's expenditures down to the al, lowed $75. , . At 33 cents a day, on which, or less, life is sustained among . the tfhetto's tenemets, Baby Astor's daily pin money would feed 225 persons..v HI KO For hard and soft corns, guaranteed to do the trick in five nights, 26c bottle. Kendall's Drug Store, adv. THE FARM LOAN AND INTEREST TABLE SHOWING ANNUAL PAY MENTS NO LOANSx CAN BE MAflE FOR AT LEAST THREE MONTHS. In view of the fact that applica tions have been made for practically Atl AAA 1 4.1 1 it. 1 t I ! cTna Ln Assoc aUon it is ,un'y arm LrfMin Association, It IS w - a stock in the twelve banK8 ha8 been . . ... , it :l...t A I. ik.l I 1 M A I i pi,.;,ia ,;, in h Mtrint hinno.in to Columbia, S. C, at which place the directors have been elected and are getting thing8 in 8httpe for business A dispatch froc Columbia reads as follows: "The Columbia Federal Farm Loan Bank is being flooded with applica tions from farmers for loans but it will be at least three months before the bank will be ready to begin to act on the applications for loans, it was made clear here this morning. The machinery of the bank is just now getting organized and nothing can be done towards acting on loans until this is attended to. "The farm loan assications which I - am avail aaoiiaLiVIia have bee fomed throughout th is and other States comprising this district a&e and congestion, are reported are only tentatively organized so far. from evel7 section, according to an It will be necessary for the apprais- Inouncement made by the car service ers of the farm bank to visit these as- sociations and go, over their assets I and every detail connected with them I and then make a report. This report .Treasury at its close Wednesday will be forwarded through the proper showed a net balance of $60,505,399 channels to Washington where a in general fund. The deficit this fis charter will be issued for the farm cal year is $Gl2)2G,315, against a loan associations and then they will deficit of $52,856,882 last year, ex be officially organized, and 'not until elusive of Panama Canal and public then. The farm bank has not yet debt transactions, appointed their appraisers and it will The Governor of Utah has signed probably be six weeks before they can the resolution passed by the Legisla- get the office machinery perfected ai.d the appraisers appointed. The appraisers will then have to be train ed and this will take four to six weeks longer. Once trained the ap- praisers will have to examine and pass on the farm loan associations and these will have to be chartered , " ."" ""BM,J" utxo.e an SUP can , 1 luwarus i,as!"nS " appnca- i.uaa iui mans. President von Engelkcn and the other officials of the Columbia Farm Loan Uank are busy wh the details of organizing the machinery of the bank. The mail reaching the bank is very heavy and several stenographers are taking care of the correspond ence." The bonds are thought to be selling for four per cent in which case1 the money will be loaned at 5 per cent to the farmers. Secretary - Treasurer Rush Stroup says the cost for ap- praising lands, examining title and negotiating loans should not exceed $12 or $15 each. Loans cannot be made for less than $1,000 to run over ears or less than 10 years. The following table is of interest. Interest at 5 per cent Complet Y.v.n Applied on princip'l - Pa-- men Interest 1 $ 80.24 S 50.00 $ 2 80.24 ; 48X9 3 : 80.24 46.90 4...... 80.24 ! 45.23 5 80.24 43.48; 6 80.24 41.65 7 80.24 ' 39.72 8 I 80.24 37.691 9.'. ; 80.24 35.56' 10 1 80.24 33.33 1 I I 11 ' 80.24! 30.98, 12 80.241 28.52; 13 ! 80.24 ; 25.93 14 80.24 23.221 15 80.24! 20.37! . . I- I 16. ! 80.24! 17.37, 17 80.241 14.23' 18. 80.241 10.93' 19 80.241 7.46 20 80.33! 3.83 -I TotaL. ! 1,604.89' 604.89; Tuberculosis Kills 50,000 a Year London, March, 2. Tuberculosis causes 50,000 deaths each year in England, and in the same period 150,- 000 persons are disabled by the dis ease, says an official health report. "In the eighteenth century," the re port adds, "one in ten of all deaths was caused by smallpox, which is ap proximately the death-rate from tub erculosis at the toresent time, but un til the health laws are so amended that tuberculosis is' included in the list of dangerous and irlfectious dis eases, the health authorities will be unable to take the same effective steps as were taken with regard to smallpox." LIVE NEWS OF EVERYWHERE ITEMS OF INTEREST ALL OVER 1 THE COUNTRY BOILED OWN FOR BUSY READERS. The widow of Gen. Fred. Funston will get possession $100 per month. Bill through Congress last week. Mrs. Matthew Maury, sister of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, died Monday at Koanoke, va., following an opera- tion for peritonitis, .won lor penwmuo. 1 . - - The Senate Wednesday put through the annual invalid pension bill al ready passed by the House and car rying about $160,000,000. John Ward, awaitng trial at Memphis, Tenn., for the alleged kill ing of Lewis Hooker last September, was shot and killed at the court house Monday by Thos. Hooker, brother of Lewis Hooker. Eighteen heads of the country's transportation systems met Friday in Washington to complete plahs for movin lare bod,es of trooPs and supplies to any concentration point decided upon by the govern- .ment heads In case of wan Measurable improvement in the transportation conditions of the .country, with respect to car short- commission of the American Railway Association. The condition of the United States ture to submit to the Utah electorate in 1918 the question of State-wide pryhibition by constitutional amend ment. Statutory prohibition, effec tive August 1, 1917, has already been provided for by the Legislature, i A nortrait of William Jennintrs Bryan has been hung in the diplomat- r reception room of the State De- partment in Washington, with the portraits-of other former Secretaries 0f State. It is three-quarter length and represents Mr. Bryan as holding a manuscript in his hand headed "Department of State, Peace Plan." D. A. Harris, chief of the Catawba Indians, is being held at Rock Hill, S. C, without bail for the murder of his wife Tuesday at the Indian Nation near Rock Hill. The shot ' that killed the mother also killed an unborn babe. Harris is supposed to have been under the influence of dope of some kind. Young Edwin Guold, wrtio was acci dentally killed in Georgia a few days ago, was of a millionaire family but he didn't know enough not to catch a loaded hammer gun by the barrel and I use the stock as a club-and it is said he was in the habit of carrying his 'gun cocked, too. Any small boy in the rural regians would have'known bet ter. ' I In New York State's fight to prove ; that Mrs. Hetty Green,; one of the world's richest women.was a resident of that State so that it can collect a 30.24 $0,000,000 transfer tax on her $170,- 31.75 000,000 estate, it was brought out in 33,3 1 the Surrogate's court that four States 3").01 claim her citizenship Vermont, New 36.76 Jersey and Massachustees are the I others. 38.59 Because of the spread of pneumon 40.52 ia, measles and mumps among the " 42.55 soldiers in the El Paso Tex., district 44.68 a quarantine has been placed upon all 46.91 'camps by order of General Bell. Only 'soldiers on military business will be 49.26 j permitted to come into El Paso. AH 51.72 can move freely about the camps. 54.31 i The per centage of sickness is not 57.02 high, the medical officers state. 59.87 Mistaken signals, trouble with the - air brakes and a heavy fog, are given 62.87 s contributing factors in the wreck 66.01 ,on the Pennsylvania railroad at Mt. 69.31 jUnion, Pa., early Tuesday, where 20 72.78 persons were killed when a heavy 76.50 (fast freight train crashed into the rear-end of an express train. All the 1,000.00 'dead were occupants of a sleeper and T I of the 20 nine were members of one family. Will Hoffstetter, a farmer after being shot through Jhe back by Ervin G. Tompkins, just outside the circuit court room at the county court house at Nashville, Tenn., turned on his as sailant and stabbed him to death with a small pocket knife. Hoffstetter is in a serious condition. Tompkins fired three shots. One went through Hoffstetter's body. James Hoffstetter a brother of Will Hoffstetter.went to , nis brothers rescue and was slightly i cut on the wrist by his brother's knifa GET ... k all your wants In the i SEED Line from Kendall's Drug Store.', adv. ::.;.! . F f 4 ' i ill;: . ) i. 4 : v i i. ; i-ivK':.: I-