North Carolina Newspapers

pubiid Every TrMrfav and Fridaj Do Job Work the Tve Oiliest and Bev Linotype.. ' Way Let L Figure on Your Work Phone No. 11 in This pectin" piipe: VOC.XXV. NO.-82. COUNTY BORROWS rtTW,!)Q'i UNTIL TAXES" ARE : C0LLI.: TED- D.i. LATTIMORE llF'-'IGN-' AS HEALTH OFFICER 'iaMLMER ELECTED' IN l' ",J;1Lun quarantine officer The entire 687,000 men will be jR artist, spoke' for prohibition at Mil HIS STEAD. j at a, .salary of $.0 per month to fill cantonments and under intensive ford, Conn., and the town voted drv. At the regular monthly meeting of the fount y commissioners'- Monday, ail members of the boa-d being pres- CTt it is ordered that alter the ex-1 es(! of waking nils at Lawnilale Bridpe is ' aid out of Automobile Tax ', . At-- - for remain der due No. 0 Township be furnished , to p' expense of fills at Harris Creek. The following bills were ordered pa: id: r. I.. Cornwell, naunng 5 o.lO v- j W. W. Mauney, Pipe and Cement .. $87.6i. j W. Suttle and Lee McB White. Mrs. Roystcr Folierts, 2 days work, $2.75. Green belonged to a family of War P a. Webster, Balance on road work, 'riors. She was the daughter of Craw- inn CO , F B. Hamrick, Balance on Lumber, $183.72. , C. J. Hamrick & Son3, Nails and iron, $12.(58. E. G. Whitaker, Lumber, $32.63. j. W. Allwran, Bridge Work, $12.09. P. A. Hamrick, Cement Work, $538.00. W. T. McKinney, Lumber, $23.00. J, A. Lovelace, Bridge work, $7.25. J. A. Aberr.cthy, Balance on Lumber, $20.96. J. A. Abemathy, Balance on Lumber, ' $90.38. D. S. Heafner, hauling cement, $5.00 H. B. Smart, hauling cement, $7.40. M. C. Powell, hauling cement, $5.00. Rush Stroup, Pay roll culvert work, $250.67. Mauney-Green Co., Shovels and nails, H.10. Nancy Turner's allowance increased to $5.00 this month. Ordered W. B. Champion's allowance remain $12.50 per month. Austin Brothers, Balance on Bridge Contracts, $3134.44. P. K. Hamrick, Lumber, $25.51. E. P. Ilorton, Lumber, $30.00. I E. B. Lattimore, County Physician Pallbearers were Messrs. S. A. Mc for August, $30.00. jMurry, Paul Webb, C. C. Blanton, E Shelby Water and Light Plants, water ' B. Hopper, W. J. Roberts and C. P. and lights, $21.92. J. M. Dedmon, bridge work, $134.37. COUNTY HOME BILLS J. C. Mull, salary and help, $77.80. Paul Webb seeds and paints, $3.70. A. B. Wanton, shoes, $19.85. R. E. Campbell, Meal, hulls and cans, J. L. Allen groceries, $6.20. J. E. Webb rye, $6.25. M. A. McSwain & Son, groceries,$1.75 J. I.. Suttle Co., Dry goods and Groc eries, $86.08. S. P. Favell, Shop work, $4.30. Shelby Coca-Cola Co. Barrels, $6.00. Farmers Hardware Co., $17.80? J. D. Lineberger's Sons, 10.63. J. W. Wilson, shop work, $5.50. Hull Bros., Dry goods, $11.97. J. L. Suttle Co., orders, $54.50. Total, ..$346.75. Rush Stroup, Pay Roll Bridge work $38.40. Kuih Stroup, Pay roll bridge work, $57.47. Piedmont Telephone Co., Phone rents, $6.00. J. L. Lackey, Part on coffin for Degree $5.00. E. C. Borders, services as commission er to date, $64.20. T. H. Borders, Hauling, $35.00. G- W. Peeler, services as commission er to date, $35.00. Ordered that the Chairman be au thorized to borrow for the county S16.0OO for 90 days at 6 per cent interest from the First National Bank same to be used for necessary ex pense of the county. M. I. M. McBrayer, Lumber, $156.96. 0- S. Lovelace, Services as commis sioner to date, $49.20. G' V. Hawkins, Lumber, $33.94. B- G. Barber Lumber, $2.00. W. Earron, Plumbing, $6.15. rmers Hardware Co., $59.96. L' I'. Arrowood cement, $425.14. - F. Lindaay, Extxmse prisoners, $31.20. Lackey Expense prisoner, $10.20. Thompsons Co., shop work, $11.90. R. Lackey Jail Expense $35.30. ... Dver, hauling wood. $28.00. v- D. Lackey, expense patient $22.25. -war t-. Li .ri j l. wards & Broughton, Record book, -i.ou. ... D. Lackey Postage, $3.20. ""!ss Mtn. Roller Mills, lumber, $0.62. J- D Lineberger's Sons, brush, .25. )tar P kr 1 lauui. 1110 " r 1 "bushing Co.. printing adv.' m v.nt. him on the roads and he H nL- - L c- Palm. " ' " - T - I Uf w to date, $80.20. tern Union Telegraph Company, Tel pgram, .25. i iV null, ,i i,i,,m r ; - " wmwiiiiii in ,i ii ,i , ,. iinnm-rniTiMiinii j, U....11,. 1 ,. ,Dr E.; E, Lattimore, 2 months s; as quarantine officer, svii n.i iry ur. is. Lattimore offered his ignation as count v .i,Jivu.'.n: rcs- and q"arantine officer and it was accept R ' o . I. "er was elected C'oun- " "T";u- ii. Lat- timore, resigned. J. C. Duncan, -expense prisoners $6.40 R. M. Gidncy, County agent, $50.00. MKS ZL'LIA GREEN DEAD Notede Woman of a Family of War- ceed w'tn tne examination for mili-1 The United States Senate has re rxrs Dies et tli if of 7-,irno (t31 serv'ice f the 7,000 000 men not fusod to confirm the appointment of cnt I'iag to Cleveland Guards Mrs. Zulia J. Green died Fridnv nftprrrmn at nA ... I a-i. rHa nt 9. on v, 1 1 : v mc iiiiii-rai ueing COn- ducted from her home by Revs. Joh.. ur L'urnam, ner nrst nusband was yi,. 11 uiutiii vorueii, ana ner dto- there were Major Solon A. Durham I and Capt. Cicero Durham. When the Cleveland Guards went forth to battle in the Civil War, Mrs. Green presented them with their first flag. Several months ago she sent the uni forms of her two bros. to the State museum a Raleigh. Her second mar riage was to Mr. Albert Green, now deceased. Mrs. Green was a native of Clev eland. She was a beautiful young woman and retained her beauty even in her advanced years. She was a member of the Baptist shurch and lived a consecrated Christain life. Her friends were legion and mani fested themselves in their anxiety over her during her illness and in the beautiful floral tributes when she died. Surviving is one son, Mr. grand-daughter Mrs. Jack Palmer, nee Ellen Corbett and Mr. p i have been making their home with distributed as little as possible her during her last days and Mrs. through uncertainty whether men Palmer who was on a visit to rela'ves (bers of firms and valuable employ in Texas when she became ill a week ees are subject to military service, ago rushed home to get here only a few hours before her death Hoey. Sold Meat Too Cheap The Landmark: Down in Union county a philan thropic colored citizen letailel moatj at 15 cents a pound. Inr tead of call-' ing a mass meeting an.! passirg ref-. olutions of condemnation for the great relief given the oppiepset meat eaters, suspicious citizens al leged that the meat had been stolen and they fell upm that philanthrop ist and placed him in durance vile. A citizen whose moral lapscj were un covered, on one occasion, .-or.inlakied that "when I would do good, evil, to mobilize today. By October 17 the is ever present with me." The Un- M1 85 per cent of the draft with the ion county citizen of color wa.4 evi- .exception of certain colored con dently doing good to the folks who .scripts will be in the camps and then bought the meat at less than half (the movement of the remaining 15 the market price, but the folks whose jper cent of 103,050 men will begin, meat had been stolen evidently In other words, America will have thnncrht the evil in the transaction set the record of having selected, ex- exceeded the good. Judge Would Have Senators Shot Judge Walter R. Burns of the United States District Court, charg ing the Federal grand jury at Hous ton, Texas, after calling by name Senators Stone of Missouri, Hard wick of Georgia, Vardaman of Mis sissippi, Gronna of North Dakota, Gore of Oklahoma and LaFollette of Wisconsin, said: "If I had a wish I would that you men had jurisdiction to return bills of indictment against these men. They ought to be tried promptly ;7.' T v,; w fTrlv But could administer the law fairly, isut, j - 1 1 Ka .ova thio rnnrr I have a conviction as strong as life that this country would sand them up against an adobe wall tomorrow and give them what they deserve." Made His Boy Shoot Him Will Hudgin, a negro living Martin county, shot his wife in in the his i ;4n.inf t.-i kill her: beat ..lit. ....... ..... . 12-year-old son and finally arrange fnr his own death He tied a string to the trigger of his gun, placed tne muzzle to his breast and frightened his son into pulling the string. The load entered near his heart, killing him instantly. After Hudgins had v.t v,; ha prided that the act concluded that death was d b pre- whole affair was "monkey rum. a drink that puts 'em crazy. These 1 CI lUl ,v" I m 1 facts reportedfrom Williamston to Raleigh News and Observer. THE CLEVELAND C:TAR, SHELBY, N'. C ( PLANS FOR THE 1)3 FT Final 15 Per Cent to be Called on October 17. The Aral 15 per cent of the drafted men will be called October 17. training by November 1. Trii infnrTYiutinn Vina lin made nnw.v of . -.- iuu"L wc wax utui Line ii l, tu- r-luiuiDiuiig iu iiuiiunui gether with the fact .that within the! bank of bills of less denomination next two weeks President Wilson will -.than $5 and authorized the banks to issue a proclamation authorizing Pro- issue not exceeding $25,000 in l and vest Marshal General Crowder to pro- $2 bills. I . 1 3 f ??. !" ine preS5Ilt drart In addition it was stated that a new draft is under discu33ion, although the ! ronversfttinne )iovp At vot ni-iri-oos. 'oi ti, it l- w ui v.uusiucnug a veil - tative date. What will be done, from present in- keep a cow, but may feed it at gov dications, is the early transfer of ap-( ernment expense provided they drink proximately 100,000 men from the Na- he milk, says a ruling of the judge tional Army cantonments to National advocate general. The decision was Guard camps to recruit the militia to war strength. Then a similar number of men will be drafted to keep the the government. National Army camps full. Instead of W. P. Beard, editor and publisher anothere big draft, such as the pres- of the Scimiter a weekly newspaper ent one of 687,000 men it is likely 1 at Abbeville, S. C has been indicted that a series of drafts of numbers ran j by a Federal grand jury for publish ging from 50000 up will be restored to ing false reports and false statements These will keep the National Army 'calculated to hinder the United States camps full as various units conclude in the war against Germany. The their training in this country and sail paper has been barred from the mails. for embarkation camps and the field in France. The above draft plans are purely tpntfltivp rif rnnrap hnt. it Vin lippn . ".. ' . . . . ... : . 1 definitely determined that the remain ing 700,000 men shall be examined immediately. There are two reasons .fOP this. nni that the war denartment Imay .know to the man how great a reserve it has to draw upon, and, the xi iU a i r : : u uuiei, ui uuaiuess tunuiuuiia may uc and, if so, when they are likely to be called out. The urgent deficiency bill now in congress contains provision for from $4,000,000 to ..6,000,000 to cover the expenses of the examination of the 7,000,000 men. The house bill appro priates the small sum, but it is as sured that sufficient funds will be forthcoming to carry out the work. As soon as the conference report is adopt ed General Crowder will go to the White House to discuss with the pres ident the next regulations necessary. Meanwhile the provost marshal's office is concentrating every energy to have the entire 087,000 called out under the present draft, mobilized by November 1. Approximately 400,000 are now in the sixteen cantonments. More than 250,000 additional begin ' 1 , i. . j j j i ammea, araiiea, summonea ana mou- ilized an army of 687,000 men with in a period of little more than three months. Within the same length of time six teen cantonments, each housing 40, 000 men, have been contracted for, built and occupied. And each of the cantonments presented the same prob lem as building a city would have, for each, in fact, is a city a city of men. General Crowder has been informed ed by the governors of all the states that the complete quotas of each lo- cal board will be ready by that time. , , , , The governors also favored, by a majority ui v tu mc yian t,v jhu- ceed immediately with the examina- n of the remaining 7,000,000 men. 20 Years in The Pen Henderson Oct. 4.-Austin Green uw negro ww il.i y i ... seriously injured Miss Jessie Roth, Monday afternoon was sentenced by'd0 the knitting and machine work Judge Harry W. Whedbee in, Superi- lor court to a tern of 20 year in the state prison at Raleigh. Green was accused of a secret assault, and was ,;ia t, aU J iuuim "j j-j upuu i vmc "SIGNS OF GOOD TIMES" Trading is brisk, settling '' up has started. Every body is wear ing a smile. "Why not", trade at Linebergers. adv. LOOK ! ! ! we have plow shares for the Oliver, Chattanooga, Vulcan, Crescent md Dixie Turning plows and our prices are right. J. D. Lineberger's Sons. adv. .. TUESDAY, OCT. 0, 1917 '.. lwl''",'MM"'"l""""'Ml-llHl lHIlr NEWS OF CURRENT EVENTS Incident Gathered From of The Country. All Part John L. Sullivan, ex-champii n prize fighter and formerly a noted booze lo meet the demand for ?1 and $2 bills, Congress has repealed the law !nASWt,w th .,.s,i,s- -..v i Geo. M.Collins as postmaster at Duenlw,re m?y j" n lne ouier nrau-a West. S. C. Th nrtion it urn niH followed the statement of several SenatorR that Pnllina urna "norrinnl . lv nV.t;noV,U' n . J wji.vuviiiiwjc w I Soldiers in the am them. army may not only made on the question whether a cow kept by a detachment could be fed by The recent increase in price of milk in New York city has caused the death of 400 children, according to a statement made by District At torney Swann, who quoted as his au thority Dr. Haven tmerson, com ' assigned to the 81st division Bt! Camp Jackson has been rejected on account of physical disabilities. Re ports of the surgeons show exami nation of 8,155 men has been com pleted with but 788 rejections. Of 4, 681 selected from North Carolina examined 495 were rejected. Testimony as to events leading to the murder of Detective Coppe.lge and Policeman Wodley of East St. Louis, on the morning of July 2oth, which precipitated the rioting in which many negroes were killed in East St. Louis that night, was given at the trial of 13 negroes, who are charged with killing the officers. The trial is in progress at Bellville, 111. An appropriation of $10,000,000 for the payment of family allowances for enlisted men in active service in the army, navy and marine corps is pro posed in a bill introduced in Congress by Representative Raker of Califor- nia; and Representative Crisp of Georgia has offered a measure to give veterans of the war with Ger many a preferential civil service status. The concentration camp at Hoboken N. J., has been named Camp Merritt, in honor of the late Major General Wesley Merritt( who commanded the expeditionary forces sent to the Phil ippines in 1908, while the camp at Newport News, Va., has been named Camp Stuart in honor of Major Gen eral J. E. B. Stewart, the famous cav alry leader of the Confederate army. Red Cross Yarns Here After much delay the yarn for Red Cross knitting has come. All ladies who are willing to knit, either noti- fw Ka irioivmon nf Vnifirtrv moat ' . , , , her at the Red Cross rooms Hhursday . .. ... vrpo pi YHF R. IIOEY, Chairman of Red Cross Knitting. If you are interested in our boys lat camp and those who are already t the front, then The IW.Co missioner of health. It is charged!"" , that dairymen illegally combined to 0 William Robert Cl.ne raise the price and the courts will in- 4 Junie Harrison Mode ivestigate j Baxter Converse McSwain Less than 10 per cent of the sec- j 536 William Clarence Dellinger ond increment of the National Armj '9 Lawson Tracy Wells nti you to help, if .you can not broke and me of the merchants come to to worv you CanWn them cio-flrette and tobacco. j y0Ur home. Shelby has a reputa- tion to sustain. The women of the 60's 'jrave so much of their time and talent for the men in gray, we can not afford to fall behind them. I With the bitter winter ahead therc'many thousands of troops passing. It is no work we can do that will help more, than to "get down to our knit ting." Every woman and girl In Shel'y ought to spare one afternoon during the montha for Red Cross work at the room. During spare time at home the knitting can bo done. See our Automobile Rugs, $5 to $15. They are eo nice these cool days. J. D. Lineberger's Sons. adv. 34 MORE MEN LEAVE THURSDAY ..ANOTHER CONTINGENT OF WHITE MEN TotEAVE THURS DAY FOR CAMP JACKSON, S. C, FOR MILITARY TRAINING. ' Anotherincrement of 34 white men . , . , , Jave been nlfi?d to, "f" ln bhelby tomorrow, (Wednesday)-afternoon at 0cli retccl,ve '"ructions ar.d transportation to leave Shelby Thurs- "Hair mnmlni nt fi.rt 'nlnlr w. K Southern for Camp Jackson, C. 1'u'c" lul iuiiry iminmg. mis list includes the following men: 221 Lester Brendle 233 Carves Edward Batchelor 240 Marvin Lonzo Grigg 256 James Edgar Mayes 268 Cossie John Wilson 282 Joe Chances Crosby 326 Zebulon C. Gardner 351 Decatur Parker 365 Peter Marvin Mauney 369 Marion M. Fortenberry 390 Earlie Surratt 408 William Arthur Bennett 413 Dan Fortune Gold 419 Franklin Bruce Lattimore 424 Clifton Black Hamrick 426 George DeCalb McGill 433 Noah Cook 437 John Floyd Willis 462 Benjamine Ivey Towery 501 Robert D. Crowder 506 Enoch Eddins 512 Isaac Stanley Pearson 516 Lawson A. Camp I cm 1 r T' WVT 546 Marion B. Smith 551 Jacob Hoyle 553 William Guy Anthony 461 Andrew Bridges Cotton Crop 12 Million Bales The 1917 cotton crop was forecast at 19 0.1 7 vla ,,;0i..i. r.nn .,,i baes Tu'sd ft DeDartment f j . . ' . Agriculture, basing its estimate on 1 the condition of the cron September 25," which was 60.4 per cent of nor- second-calss rates had become effec mal. A yield of 1G8.3 pounds of cot- tive next July they will be repealed ton pere acre was forecast. The fore- jor modified. The closing speech was cast for North Carolina is 220 pounds ,made fay Senator LaFollette, who re per acre and the acerage is 1.475,000. iterated his opposition to the small The production forecast allows 1 amount of taxation, proposed com ner rpnt fmm tho nlnntoH a,,. tnr ! pared to large bond issues and his abandonment and compares with a forecast of 12.499,000 bales made on the August 25 condition; 11,949,000 bales made on the July 25 condition and 11,633,000 bales made on the June 25 condition. The area planted this year was 34,600,000 acrces. Last year's production was 11,499. 980 bales on an area of 35,239,00.0 acres and a final condition of 56.3 per cent of normal; the 1915 produc tion was 11,192,000 bales on an area of 31,412,000 acres and a final condi- tion of 60.8 per cent of a normal; and the 1914 production was 16,964,000,11,0111 December 21st, 1834 and was record crop on an area of 36,832,000 acres with a final condition of 73.5 per cent of a normal. The 10-year average of condition September 25 is 65.7 per cent of a normal and the 10-year average change in condition from August 25 to Septembe" 25 is 5.2 points. The acre yield last year was 15.66 pounds, the 10-year average 18.11 pounds. Soldier Raid at Monroe Two thousand New York troops, passing through Monroe last Tuesday night, during a wait of an hour and a half, raided peanut stands, iruit and melon stocks, soft drink establish ments, etc. About $40 worth of foun- tain pens and candv were taken from devotion in which they While many troops have passed Monroe this is the first conduct of the kind there, the Monroe papers .gay. There has been a suronsingly small amount of such conduct in this part of the country, considering the H.to b expected, however, tnat a tough bunch will appear occasionally. It is gratifying to know there are not so many of this kind. "NO HARD TIMES." this Fall, -Don't Start it," but do your bit, all you've got to do is to reach out and get it, Buy Hardware, Roofing, Tools House Furnishings, Buggies, Wagons, etc., from J. D. Line berger's Sons. adv. .50 A YE Alt IN ADVANCE THE WAR TAX BILL IS LAW '.: - ( .. :: Signed by The President Levies More Than $2,500,000,000. Wednesday with President Wilson's signature. No formalities attended the signing of the measure, which levies for this year more than $2, $500,000,000 taxes to prvide war rev enues. It touches directly or indi rectly the pocketbook of everybody in the country, through taxes on in comes, excess profits, liquor, tobacco, soft drinks, passenger and freight transportation medicine, ch'ewing gum, amusements, musical instru ments, talking machine records and many other things. One of the imme diate effects of the signing of the law will be an increase in distilled bev erage prices to meet the new tax of $2.10 a gallon, which reaches even the stock of retailers in excess of 50 gallons. Both the House and Senate adopt ed the conference report on the war tax bill without a record vote. As finally drafted the bill is ex pected to raise about $850,000,000 from incomes, corporate and individ ual, and about one billion dollars from war excess profits. Other ma jor levies are $30,000,000 on tobacco; about $275,000,000 on liquors; $70, 000,000 on first-class mail; $40,000, 000 on automobiles; $77,500,000 on freight transportation; $60,000,000 on passenger transportation; $32, 000,000 from stamp taxes, and $60, 000,000 from amusement admissions. Elimination of consumption tax es on sugar, tea, coffee and gas, electric and telephone service, to gether with the House taxes on 1916 incomes and a general 10 per cent, tariff leve, were features of the ev olution of the bill. There was some criticism in the Senate of the conference report. Some of the Senators, while they thought the bill a great improve ment over the original House bill, could not defent certain provisions retained at the instance of the House conference. Vigorous criticism of the bill, par ticularly the second-class pastage provision, was made by Senator ismoot. of Utah. Alanv publishers. he asserted, would be driven out of i,;n.a tj on ntfcr snt. . .pressed hope that before the new demands for greater taxation of wealth. MRS. II. (CARR) DEDMON DEAD Wife of Hezekiah Dedmon Dies in Her 82nd Year Leaves Husband, 9 Children and 86 grandchildren. Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock Mrs. Roxana Dedmon wife of Heze kiah Dedmon died at her home on the Shelby-Fallston road after a pro- tvaotoH illnoaa whiph bn mnfirvpd h to 8mce last Apriit She WM in her 82nd year. Mrs. Dedmons death was the first in the family of 11, her husband, nine children, 64 grandchildren and 22 great grand children surviving. Mrs. Dedmon was the sister of Albert, Rufus and De venny Weathers, all of whom preced ed her to the grave at advanced years bo her passing marks the last of her generation. She joined the Baptist church at Zion at the age of 13 and lived a consecrated Christain life. Her membership was moved to Grover when she and her husband lived there, then to Ross Grove when they moved to their present home. She was a woman of remarkable vi tality, strong religious convictions, dutiful and untiring as a mother and wife. For 61 years she and Mr. Ded- mon lived nappny togetner ana uie .. . . .. . .i ... .1 i, lived was a subject of admiration by their many friends. As an evidence she prayed daily for the Father's blessings upon her loved ones and ex pressed her willingness and desire to die, her only regret being that she would have to leave her life compan ion and friends. During her illness she never lacked for attention and sympathy. The funeral was conducted by Rev A. C. Irvin" Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock and the interment was at Ross Grove Baptist church in the presence of a host of sorrowing relatives and friends. . ' " . .. ' . . The Burriving children are Mrs. Celia Grigg, wife of Monroe Grigg, William Dedmon, Rufua Dedmon Albert J. Dedmon,' J. Monroe Ded-'" mon, 3. Prank Dedmon, Mrs. Non Spake, wife of Jamea gpake, Heze kiah Dedmon, Jr., and Mrs. Roxsr.a Sheppard, wife of C. R. SheppajiL