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p.ihiiflhed Every We Do Job Work the Linotype Way Let U Figure on Your Work. Phone No. 11 Tuesday - and Frlda The Oldest and Bei Paper in This Sectior XXV. NO.- 73 VOL. THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, SEPT. 7, 1917 $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE m SENATE PASSES REVENUEBILL 'GOD GUIDE AND KEEP SAYS PRESIDENT YOU" '"nvWCF COMMITTEES COM ' PN)MIK PROVISIONS ADOPT- HIGH TAX ADVOCATES fUI TO SECURE THEIR A- MENDMENTS. Mr. Wilson Monday Sent Affection ate Message to First Draft Men. Soldics of the itional rmy were welcomed into the nation's service Monday by President Wilson with a message of affectionate confidence ' , r nn, i , an;1 a prayer to God to keep and Washington, Sept ...-The senate a gui(k. them. Everything those Voang i:;tr fight over war profits taxa .on Wtl the Presi(k,nt toM them wjf, louay wuu uuumoii . ,tV,l .;,u .u,. .1 . , : oi ; ? . . i i c o 1 luuc u.v i iik wioie country ami ine Bj proven or a uk,. i oi cyts of the world will be upon' thetn because they are "in some special sense the soldiers of freedom." The first soldiers for the army 0 raised under the draft law started I from their homes for the training The vote on auopuon oi nnance ident them a3 brothcrs cjm. committee's draft was to ,. the deg jn th(j t war tQ , straight and fit by a standard so high that living up to it will add a new laurel to the crown of America.' The message follows: "The White House Washington. dually of the f--Mt l,,in"" 5 cu...p,o-itU(Ie " 'j'v-ar cn-I normal excess profits. jh; is an increase of $1,0(50,000,000 ....r' -ri.sent taxes. The high tax r.d- voaiti's failed to secure adoption . cpl'le amendment. r., ..L-lmarl P.nrtti Hranrfl seven were v..-,....., Johnson, California; LaFollette, Un derwood ar.l Va'rdaman. Aititm on the war profits section, the largest revenue producing provis ion was taken technically in commit tee of the whole and is subject to fir-a! review later. Today's decisive r,u; f the high tax element, howev er, iv.ay prevent further egorts along hi; line ar.d senate leaders say it fore (.;,.:; defeat for the fight beginning H' rruv fur heavier income taxes. Bill Totals $2,322,000,000 With adoption of the finance corn mice's war profit 'provisions in maed by the contfhitte from $5(52, Oooivk) to' $1,0(50,000,000, after which the hix tax senators began their fight -the bill totals $,522,000,000, near wh;ch figure it is expected to remain. Ma-y senators, however, predict ulti mate elimination of consumption tax es, aggregating $86,000,000; second class mail increases of $12,600,000; freight taxes of $77,500,000, and stamp taxes on parcel post packages estimated to yield about $8,000,000. House Provision Stricken Out As now written into the bill, the war profits section strikes out the house provisions for an additional tax of ?2W,(HK),000 and is a substitute fur the present excess profits law now yielding $22iS,000,0O0. The total levy of the new provision is estimated at ?1.-'';,00H,(K)0. It also extends the tax to ordin ary normal peace profits in excess of 10 per cent in addition to excessive war profits, reached by graduated rates, amounting to surtaxes, rang ing from 12 to 60 per cen. The ex cess is based upon the net income a bov? $5,i.mti of corporations, partner sh: r s and individuals in trade or busi ness over the average of 1911, 1912 and 11)13 the pre-war standard with a minimum exemption of 6 per cent of actual invested capital and a maximum exemption of 10 per cent. The graduated rates and their es timated revenue yield follows: Twelve per cent, on excess profits up to 15 per cent, $100,080,000. Sixteen per cent, between 16 and 25 Per cent,, $46,080,000. 20 per cent, between 25 and 50 per cent., $109,000,000. Twenty-five per cent, between and 75 per cent., $101,000,000. Thirty per cent, between 75 100 per cent., $88,200,000. Thirty-five per cent, between and 1.50 per cent., $120,050,000. Forty per cent, betwen 150 iW per cent., $102,000,000. Forty-five per cent, betwen 200 and 250 per cent., $84,150,000. Fifty per cent, between 250 and 300 Per cent., $72,500,000. olXtv Der cent nn nrnfita in pypprs fKJ per cent., $462,040,000. 50 and 100 and of SERVICES AT CLEVELAND Baptists Hold Sunday School and jhurch at Cleveland, Followed by Dinner. The Sunday morning religious ex wises of the First Baptist church ere held at Cleveland last Sunday ""r the stately caks on the side of lne maiHt; i,;n 1 1 u "To the Soldiers of the National Army : "You are undertaking a great duty The. heart of the whole cuntry is with you. Everything tha you do will be watched with the deepest in terest and with the deepest solicitude not only by those who are near and dcar.to you, but the whole nation be sides. For this grtat war draws us all together, makes us comrades and brothers, as all true Americans felt themselves to be when wo first made good our national independence. The eyes of all the world will be upon you, because you are in some special sense the soldiers of freedom. Let it b? your pride, therefore, to show all men everywhere not only what good soldiers you are, but also what good men vou are, keeping yourselves ht and straight in everything and pure and clean through and through. Let us set for' ourselves a standard so high that it will be a glory to live up to and then let us live up to it and add a new laurel ti the crown of America. My affectionate confidence goes with vou in every battle and ev ery test. ' 'God keep and guide you. "WOODROW WILSON." ELOQUENCE FROM THE FAR EAST SPECIAL AMBASSADOR FROM JAPAN DELIVERS ELOQUENT MESSAGE FROM HIS COUNTRY - TO THE UNITED STATES OX SUBJECT OF WAR. Washington, Sept'. 5. Japan's me sage of comradeship and co-operatic in thp war waa rlnlivnwi trt Via ITAiiaa ' ... v. TTUa uvil 1 eivn VV 1 1 1 V, ilVUilt today by Viscount Lshii amid hearty applause from a crowded floor and galleries. The special ambassador told the House as he had told the Senate and President Wilson that his coun try was in the battle against military oppression to stay and welcomed the opportunity to fight beside the United States. Every reference, to friendly relations between America and Japan and to insidious efforts to mar them was warmly received. Speaker Clark, in troducing the -visitor, said: "The empire of Japan is our west- tain towards the stars by different and sometimes devious pathways, but near the summit, our roads shall join and, together, we shall win into the full sunlight above the clouds. We shall pass safely through the dangerous places. Our blood shall not have been shed, our sacrifices shall not have been made, in vain, for we shall be among the nations of a world living in a brotherhood of peace Will it not then be a source of in tense national pride to each of us, to remember this day which must in sure a permanent maintenance of these renewed pledges of comrade ship and co-operation? "I again wish to express my sin cere appreciation of the honor you have done us." Mr. Mull Re-Elected The County Comnrissioners acted wisely indeed when they again plac- d a stamp of approval on the labors f Mr. Cullen Mull, who is in charge f the county home. Mr. Mull may well be classed as a Christian for one who has been in a nosition to observe ern neighbor. They hold one side of hjg attitude toward the unfortunate the Pacific and we hold the other.and classes with om he haa to (leal every right-thinking man in the em- cant help but feel that the irit - P T .1 a 1 1 1- . r A. 1 I ' r pire 01 japan anu me repuui.c ui uie wnich jves n h s breast is akin to United States hopes that peace and amity and friendly relations will iN ways prevail among these two great powers." The members of the Japanese mis sion and Ambassador Sato were en- liberty throughout the world "Our message reiterates an assur- ance of unchanged sincerity of iriend- ? 1 ? , , 7 iu u i r,t relieve a suffering mortal; whether sh n wp understood bv the people of I, ,. . . ,. . that which permeates the breast of the Saviour. ', Of course, to all brave souls who dp and dare there comes faint, inau dible sounds of criticism but they rpickly pass like whispering breezes, , . ,. . 1 4 i t " tertameu ai uinner tonigni oy Assisi-Head aml shoulders above them all ant Secretary Phillips of the state the towering figure of the department;. Message From Far East Viscount lshii addressed the House as follows: "I thank you most sincerely for this gracious reception.- I bring a mes sage, borne by us, across an ocean and a continent from the emperor and the people of our beloved island, set in the far eastern Pacific, to the President of the United States and to you, the representatives of the great est republic on earth today, a potemj factor in the most stupendous, and we must believe, the final struggle for ... . .1 . 1 i iL. 1.1 nan. Some people have said, "Mr. ;Mull spends too much money in buy ing shade trees, in planting a rose hlsre and there" but to all such mis jijformed there is not a word of con dmnation for their minds have not fiught the beauty, the deeper sublim ity of life. They calculate life in tdrms of cold and heartless dollars. He sees in such a procedure an op portunity to be of real service to man kind. Furthermore, those who live near him testify and this is the criterion of all merit that he is a good and affectionate neighbor, ready and will- DRAFTED MEN HONORED President and Members of Congress And 26.000 People Participate in Big Parade. The President and Congress of the United States and the allied nations through their diplomatic representa tives, joined Tuesday in paying hon or to the men selected from the Dis trict of Columbia for service in Am erica's national army raised for the battle for democracy. Washington, long used to glitter ing processions, to the blare and noise of inaugurations, opened its eyes and cheered itself hoarse at the spectacle. For two hours, while in other cities throughout the nation other thousands moved over the first part of the long road that may lead to French battlefields, Pennsylvania avenue heard the tramp of marching men, the jingle of spurs and the rum ble of artillery. About 2(5,000 men, women and chil dren passed a reviewing stand before the White House, where the Presi dent and his quests watched the par ade. More than half of the long line was in uniform. There were regi ments from infantry, cavalry and ar tillery regiments stationed nearby, marines, men from the officers' train ing camp at Fort Meyer, and hund reds of army and navy officers at tached to the departments here. Kings Mt. School Opens 17th the United States, but it is a mes sage which has never found opportu nity such as this for delivery. "We would not have traveled 10, 000 miles merely to repeat what must have sufficiently impressed itself up on vnu. but that within the last few I .. i 1 j 1 montns a new aay nas uawneu a uaj welcomed indeel by us. It follows upon another when, you with magni ficent forebearance, endured great wrongs and outrages in the hope that recourse to the sword might be avoid ed. It was a day in which you bore the pitiless cruelty of the wilful ag gression of -all human rights bore it bravely with fortitude until the star of hope vanished and toleration ceased to be a virtue. Then, in the dawning of this day, you arose and threw your mighty forces into the balance against the wrong, in favor of the right. "In this' dawning, the stars and stripes flung across the skies, were etwined with the emblem of the ris ing sun and so commenced the bright er day. That is why we are here. We come to bring to you the message 06 our emperor, which jjives you assur ance of the comradeship and the co operation of Japan throughout this day. We are here to say that, with the other allies, we heartily welcome the advent of the United States in the fields of France and elsewhere. We recognize the great uplift given to humanity and the promise of a physi cal victory doubly insured by the most momentous decision you have taken. To Stand With America "We bring to you assurance of sup port, unselfish, without a motive oth From The Herald: The Kines Mountain graded school opens Monday. September 17th. Prof. ne lives in a palace or dwells in a rude hut. No pauper's low undertone goes by unnoticed by Mr. Mull for he takes cognizance of all men's needs and tries to administer to them as best he ca$. It is with a feeling of pride and real joy, then, to give him flowers while he lives. His love and sym pathy is not "wasted on the desert air" but breathe and speak through humble inmates and through all who know him and have felt his warm handshake and heard his soft voice. B. E. W. MRS. BEATTY DEAD list of. Those in last 16V WHO WERE EXCUSED List of ThoRt Whose Claims for Ex- emption Were Accepted. 2372 James R. Price, Casar, R-l. a345 Thomas Jackson, Earl. . . 2084 Yates Lutz, Fallston. al407 Will Ramsaur, Shelby. 391-Fred Falls, K. M.- 1596 Trow O. Wiggins, Lat. R-l. bSOl John B. Dilling, K. M. 113-Noah N. Green, Shelby R-3. 1588 Buren Jones, Lat. 1971 M. E. Elliott, Belwood R-l. 1'35 Randall R. Nix, Shelby. 9.10 W Griffin Bridges, Shelby. 1156 A. Webb Grant, Shelby. 2179 George Martin, Belwood. 2375 Vestcr S. Newton, Casar. 5G7 Robert Beam, K. M. 2013 C. C. Johnson, Lawndale. 871-Oscar R. Eaker, Waco, , 2091 George Ledbetter, B. Sprgs. 2145 Robert L. Glenn, Fallston. . H50 -Julius Mull, Shelby. . 175 Sylvanus Porter, Shelby. 1658 Junius P. White, Lat. 1521-William B. Burton, K. M 1520 WiJJiam M. Carroll, K. M. Rl 1604 Oliver C. McSwain, Shel. R4 1291 Vester Queen, Shelby R-2. 1260 Grady S. Washburn, Shelby. 562 W. W. Parrish, K. M. -1929 Thuman Johnson, Lawn: R-l. bl 191 Virgil A. Hamrick, Shel. R2. 1183 Grover C. Hord, Cher. R-2. 2222 T. C. Ledford, Lawn. R-4. 421 Broadus Henson, K. M. 86 Ostace A. Hamricjc, B. Sprgs. a156 Jonas Huddleston, Shel. R-2. 1343 Horace Champion, Shel. R-l GERMAN SHIPS y SHELD TOWNS WARSHIPS OPEN FIRE ON RUS SIAN TOWNS NEAR RIGA AS 'DEFENDERS-.. CONTINUE IN IIISORGANIED RETREAT. Wednesday's Dispatch: From Riga to the east of Uxkuli the Russians continue in full retreat before the Germans, those from the evacuated port and arsenal making their way northeastward along , the Coast of the Gulf of Riga, and those from Uxkull and Vicinity endeavoring to reach the Riga-Pskoff-Petrograd railway line. Behind them, the Russians left Riga partly aflame as the result of the German shells hurled into the town-before they departed, while the smouldering ruins of small v villages mark the path over which the other contingents have passed, having been set on fire during the retreat. Along the eastern coast of the Gulf of Rica, for r distance nf nhnnf fin pmiles north of the evacuated town. German warships are shelling various towns, possibly with the intention of landing troops whose object would be to cut off th retreat of the Riga army or turn its flank, thereby en tirely clearing the gulf shore region and giving Prince Leopold of Vav ari a base, possibly at Pernau, whence to operate overland in con junction with the naval forces toward Reval, Rus'sia's principal port on the Gulf of Finland, in an endeavor to seal up the Russian fleet inside the gulf. While the Germans were knocking 1525 Doctor S. Waters, Shel. R-l. at the gates of Riga from the west 1934 M. E. McNeilly. Lawn. 2091 George G. Tillman, Lawn. R2 a Negroes. b Excused until February 1, 1918. NEWS IN CONDENSED FORM terns cf Interest Gathered From Ov er the State. J. W. Allen of Pitt county com mitted suicide by shooting. Drink. Wife and children. In High Point Saturday r.ieht John Spease was shot and killed by Will Rankin. Both colored. Rankm is in vious' davs .seemingly has given way jail. .for the moment to reciprocal "vrtil- Logan Vernon, wanted for the mtfr- lery duel? u Bsat violenc. The der of Ewell Rippy in Surrv countv cessation m the fighting probably is has been rrt,H s .due to a realignment, by tne Italians and southwest, hurlinsr shells of all calibers nd loosing gas waves a gainst the town, loyal Russian troops held them back long enough to blow up the fortifications at the mouth of the Divina and raise the bridges over the waterway. To the south where the defection in the raks of the Russians was apparently greatest, the Germans, according to the Ber lin official communication, took some thousands of prisoners and also cap tured more than 150 guns and large quantities of war material. In the Austro-Italian theater the intensive infantry fighting of pre- 11 years ago, has been arrested Oregon. I it. 1 14.1. tl thaix foniil .01 ineir umue mic aivci ua-u advance all along the front from Tol- Sainted Woman Passes Away at the Age of 77-Widow of Late Monroe A. Beatty. Mrs. Nancy Beatty, widow of the late Monroe A. Beatty died Monday afterneon at 4 o'clock following a protracted illness, She was 77 years of age and a woman of exemplar qualities, having done much for the comfort of her neighbors and friends. She was a devoted wife and mother, ever faithful to ner home and church duties and her passing caused deep est sorrow among her host of friends. Before marraige she was Nancy El liott Her husband died about 4 years ago and a few weeks ago her son, Robert Beatty died at Lawndale, leaving surviving one son, Mr. Ed Beatty who holds a lucrative posi tion at Dillon. S. C. Mrs. D. Webb Hamrick of this place and Mrs. Will Magness of Gainesville, Ga. Two survivipg children were at her bedside when fche end came but Mrs. er that the common force that drives Magness who was here a few tlays us all today. We of Japan face the 'ago could not return for the funeral. j-oin mn an 1 oesiue me re- , .,, , . . , . 1 i;c 'in spring of surphur water. It l0rr wl11' ""'"'TrSr been aV great day for he church and Mariraret Query 0 j h, b u fun schol. he attendance being as, lfe V ' Pn Iaree nn.i , hiirh school department. was 1 , , . . 1 i.i.,0,i;,to UMU JIUll I111U1H.V. The elementary - umi uiinnTinn r ieo as 'nt.c?tfil In- tl,., t t ut 11 : f the Sunday School classes 458 e.uP ls. a9. o"Tu resent ;'u a f'llection of $n,8 was received ne eh lpr the Gov. It was orphanage day iiidren at Thomasville. Af- t'l'lSSPS U'prn licrvn'cund T ion ---- v v uiuiuiogvii iiivhi Max Gardner delivered a l inspiring and helpful address on lensmun 1 Mr u-u- K na lne Pastor lvev- men u ( Uvored an appealing ser n,' , P'ano was transported to Miss Annie Bell Hill, Kcil bprings, Gth; Miss Lucy Hamrick, Shelby, 5th; Miss Edna Dixon, Fallston. 4th; Miss Bessie Simonton, city, 3rd; Hiss Jen nie Lee Kerr, Rock Hill, 2nd; Mrs. C. E. McLean, city, 1st!?; Miss Daisy Lovelace, Mooresboro, IstA. vices " a truck. After the ser- a Wctn. . ... .... W Jurch-nd Sunday school, fol- a bountiful d innpr on the ground Birthday Dinner There will be a birthday dinner at the home of Carrie Williams on Shel by R-6. The article handed in to The Star for publication does not give "Juni. a .. . -- .the date, tne most imwiwm f"- "intend n emelon treat h? S Z. ever -body is invited to come and the I,"?.! "I" 'bring well-filled basket. " aomol,i!Uo . 6 "FOR SALE . . , 50 Bushels Fulghum seea oais. Ur?jK ahead to bigger and bet- 50 Bushels f uignum St to fgSl" is my "otto A good $1.90 per bushel One lot of fr you: V 'ni!vr nlnws at old prices. One Evns l u' hat and hoes tm lot of Chattanooga plows at - old i McBrayer. adv. I prices. J. D. Lineberger's Sons.t task seriously and with determination. "Wc come to find out how these two nations can best co-ordinateHheir energies and their resources ;how best they can co-operate in the conduct and the winning of this war. We come to say to you that we are proud on this day to stand shoulder to shoul der with the soldiers of .America. "Japan has exerted herself with the spirit of loyalty to her allies, her em peror and to her homes, following the ideals of our national life. "Treachery from within, indeed at this hour, calls for our . attention. While your soldiers leave their fam ilies and their homes to fight on the bloodstained fields of France, we must guard our landmarks as you will guards yours against treachery that has found hiding places in our midst and which for the last 10 years, has sown the seeds of discord between us. Let it be a part of our co-operation and co-ordination to protect each other from these forces of evil whicii lack even the poorest 'courage of an open enemy "Mr. Speaker and gentlemen or the House of representatives Rev. Thomas Bateman pastor of the Presbyterian church of which she was a member conducted the funeral Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Webb Hamrick and the interment took place at Sur.set cemetery. Mrs. M. L. Poole of Hildebran, Burke county, fell down the stair way in her home Tuesday night and was killed. She was 76 years old. Deputy Sheriff Kelly of New Han over county shot a negro convict who was attempting to escape. The ne gro died and the coroner's jury held the offirer guiltless. John Beaman was killed at Troy, Montgomery county, by coming in contact with a live wire at the Troy Cross Arm Company. He" was em ployed at the company as carpenter., W. A. Bivins, editor of the Albe marle Enterprise, has quit the news paper job to become principal of Greensboro city schools. He for merly taught school. Postmaster J. j D. Bivins of Albemarle is the chief owner of the Enterprise. ine o-mouths-old baby boy of.W. mino to the sea. B. Craig, a farmer living near Bel-1 Meanwhile, however, it is reported mont; Gaston county, choked to death that a cry of distress has been sent on a piefce of bread. jto the Germans by the Austrians. As Jo Floyd was found dead beside the a re8ult of this aPPeal il is said that railroad tracks at Thomasville.' Too Field Marshal von Hinderburg has much liquor and got in the way of .sent two Bavarian divisions to the train. Wife and child. Isonzo front and that the German's - . . . . aso are hastening guns for the pro- ine nrst bale of new crop cotton, tection of the Rermada heights, the 3 . v iTe r yS ?' WaS key to Triest 1 Tint V W-Kl rovn inn nAA I ... . J ... ..... Although the infantry activity has noi iNonn Carolina cotton, it was grown in Chesterfield county, S. C. Rev. Mr. Carter, pastor of-the Baptist church, of Spencer, has re signed. This leaves pastorless four of the five churches in that railroad town. James Edwards, 16-year-old son of Jacob Edwards of Wilmington, was drowned at Wrightsville Beach Sun day afternoon. Was bathing and got too far out. Collector Bailey of Raleigh has no tified all his 'deputies that taking a drink of spirits will automatically sever their connection with the gov ernment payroll. Henry Souther, 16-year-old son of James Souther of Lovelace township, Wilkes county, was killed by his team running away last week. He was found dead in the road and the conditions clearly indicated the cause of death. Gus. Lyda, a lineman employed by the telephone company at Hender sonville, was instantlv killed when come to a pause, the Italians nave paid their respects to Pola, Austria's big naval base on the Adriatic, by air. Nine tons of explosives have been dropped on warships in the road stead, and on military works, causing great damage. Field Marshal Haig continues to pound the German positions in Flan ders with a rain of shells, and an other big push against the German lines seems imminent. Unofficial ad vices say that behind the German lines in West Flanders, from Courtrai throughout, the civilian population has begun an evacuation, realizing the nearness of another British onslaught. Hail in Catawba Tuesday afternoon about 5 o'cloclj a terrific rain and hailstorm struck Newton, doing considerable damage to the corn crop and other crops. The hailstones were as large as guinea eggs and in some places the ground was covered. The storm lasted about nis necK came in contact With a:one nour and the rainfall was very heavily charged w:ire, as he was v,navv A larpp number of fruit trees New ties shirts, hosiery, under- "We have been climbing a moun- wear at Evans E. McBrayer's. adv. working on a terminal pole 90 vnar; rll and m-ri.rl Mrs.' Emmaline More, near 90 years old, was knocked down by a runaway mule, at her home in Union county, and died soon aterward. The mule was pulling a plough when it ran away and struck Mrs. More, who was standing in her yard. To supply the great demand for typewriters and stenographers in the government service, civil, service examinations will be held Saturday, 8th, at a number of places in the State Asheville, Charlotte, Greensboro and Salisbury among others. William Tlicks, aged 21, shot and killed his brother-in-law, Calvin Fai son, aged 28, in Wake county. When overtaken by officm several hours later Hicks laid that Faison was ad vancing on him in a threatening manner after he had rebuked him for mistreatment of Mrs. Faison, Hicks' sister. He was nn,i heavy timber in the Startown 'section, four miles southwest of New ton were blown down. ' "BUSINESS BETTER THAN USUAL" J. D. Lineberger's Sons report that business is good, better than last year. Their wagon business in August was fine, al so their buggy business! Their hardware business is growing steadily, there's so much build ing going on in town, but in the county lots of building is going on. Houses, barns, etc.,' This firm has kept their stock right up so it's easy for their custom ers to get what they want, that is the reason business is so good with J. D. Lineberger's Sons. j aiv. You can always find it at Evans E. McBrayer's, if it's good. adv. ' li '. 1 ' .1 f.l , : ft in- J ( . ' I'M r -v" J' lb: art t . nip , 1 , f , ' " r- 4 h i : l U' tlr 1 ' '