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lite 7 WE HAVE TWO LIN OTYPE MACHINES AND CAN DO ALL KINDS OF PR NT jNG. CALL tfo. 11 THE ' PAPER WITH . THE LARGEST CIR CULATION MOST. NEWS. $2.00 PER YEAR. VOL. XXIX. N0.-8 THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY JANUARY 28, 1921. $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE MONEY TIGHTNESS THROUGH THE WEST . , Js FELT EVERYWHERE OUT IN THAT COUNTRY No Lower Interest Rate is is er Seas Formerly Spent Here. (By C. B. Evans, Copyright, 1921 by Philadelphia Public Ledger). Chicago, 111., Jan 25. The scouts of business are abroad in the west trying to discover' some of the lower interest rates that have been talked about They will find here and there a scar on a percentage s where an eighth has been cut off and an occa sional concession where personal friendship has softesed" the rigidity of the banking practice, but that is alL All through the west is tightness. The p-eat quantity of grain that has come to the centers theoretically releases Imany bank loans but a farmer who has been beyond his means may' still need help from the banks after he has paid off his grain loans. Financial stringency is just as real a thing in the hamlet as in the offce of the great stock jobber. . It would not be surprising if there were some further relaxation in Ihe market but any decline in rates ef fective for a considerable period of time appears to be out of the question in the absence of a grand collapse of world businescs, which few now ex pect. The recent rise in the reserve ratios of the federal reserve banks is a gratifying thing but it makes only for confidence and a steadier move ment of affairs. High Interet Rates. Some' of the best students of eco nomic affairs in Chicago have given murh thought to the question of the lite of interest for a long period in the future, and elaborate statistics have been accumulated.,. Without go ing too deeply into the figures for fear of getting jammed in the arith metical machinery, one may report the major conclusion, which is that interest rates will not go down till Europe recovers to something like the normal. That means years make your own figures. You will not have a very great time d6ing the job, for human sympathy is "mixed up in all these things. But you must face the greatest economic fact that has ever appeared in the history of the world. It is toward Europe that the spare capital and more than the spare cap italof the United States is moving. The long story is contained in the Belgian loan now being brought to the attention of all who have money. The foreign trade financing corporation is engaged in the same movement ex cept that its funds will go directly to business instead of the govern ments. Nor can we avoid making these advances if we would maintain our hold on international 'commerce and give full employment to our workers. The west and the south need to see this point even more than the manufacturers of the east, for it is raw material the Europeans want food to build men and cotton to build clothes. Cotten Ging Forward. The question has been raised here why commodities having declined, in terest rates also have not gone down. The answer is that commodites have ret declined much, barring half a doz en itcr.is, and interest rates must ne cessarily trail behind because they are largely controlled by contracts running months or T years. " You can topple a price over for '. today but your banker will not reduce the rate on a 90-day note nor will you accept less than eight per cent that has been rtiplated on a bond that you own. And some of our commentators are discovering that there is a wide differ ence between the loans we are now taking to Europe and those of the war period. This time our funds ac Hy go abroad whereas in the war June they were expended in this coun try, giving employment and profit to millions of persons. The gulf into which we are now casting our means ' give back, to us over a period of years and little by Jittle. ' Chicago exporters have discovered "at it means to possess wealth in we form of foreign moneys. They are stuck ' jwith a lot of these precious flnS. train and cotton are going Jardf, but few meats. Now the "enctyare alarmed because the value Of the frane hz j ySWipfiaTmay prevent our import- L jf m 7g freely of them' that thy will have to pay more dollars 10 eual a given number of francs. IMPORTANCE OF GIVING TO CHARITY CAUSES Composition by Ila Boss in 8th Grade at The Shelby .. Graded School Some people think that in giving to the poor they help only the poor but it generally comes directly tack to themselves. How? Suppose there was a family in your community, with hardly any ciothes or food, the father perhaps dead and the mother not able to work. Would it be to your interest to give them any assistance? Of course your con science tells you to help them but other things more than .satisfying your conscience will come from it It takes nourishing food and good clothing to make boys and girls be come the best men and women; with out them they will not be strong phy sically or mentally, therefore they cannot(make much and may in the la ter life become entirely dependent On the town or county. Again a man may be so hungry that if he sees something to eat or money by which he can get a meal, he will steal it if no other way of getting it can be found. If a man goes without food for many days, he may be crazed to such an extent that he may commit a crime (which if in his right mind he would never think of) to get money or some thing to eat. For instance if he should meet a man in an alley or out-of-way place he would perhaps kill him with a cudgel and take his pocket book. Is not it the duty of the community to see that npne of its citizens are forced to crime in this way? Think of the three-and-half million people over in Europe starving for want of food and clothing. If we do not send help they will perhaps find a way of getting here in the U. S. and making it unsafe for honest people for when they find they can't get a living by beggining or can't find place to work, the ywill steal a living. Is this not enough to convince one that giving to charity it not a little thing, but that, it helps not only the person given to but let it also help the person giving. ILA MAE BOSS, 8th Grade. JOHN R. LOGAN DEAD Long Prominent! n Affairs in York County, South Carolina. Special to Columbia State. York, Jan. 24. John R. Logan, un til thre weeks ago clerk of court of York county, a former sheriff for 8 years and one of York's best known and most highly esteemed citizens, died suddenly at 12 o'clock today. He was at the home of his brother-in-law J. E. Sandifer, when stricken with an illness that terminated fatally within a few moments of the onset. He had been confined to his home for the past month on account of sickness but ex perienced a temporary rally several days ago which enabled him to make his appearance o nthe streets. Funer al arrangements are contingent on the arrival of a daughter from Fort Myers, Fla. The interment will prob ably be in Rose Hill cemetery here. John Rowell Logan was 63 years of age and was born and reared in the Bethesda section of southern York. He engaged i nfarmin gin that com munity until 1896 when he was elect ed sheriff of York county, after which he removed with his family to York, where he ha ssince resided continu ously. He served two terms of four years each as sheriff, retiring of his own volition in 1904. From that timie until 1916, when he was chosen clerk of court, he engaged i nthe contract ing and lumber business here, dispos. irg of his interests in this line two years ago on account of the pressure of official duties and declining health. Surviving iare his wife, who before marriage was Miss Sara Moore of the Bethesda Community; four daugh ters, Mrs. JY H. Carroll'and Misses Wilmore Logan, Lula Logan and Sara Logan, and two sons, John R .Logan, Jr., and Rudolph Logan. All reside, Iff York except Miss Lula Logan who is teaching at Fort Myers, Fla. and Ru dolph Logan, who is a student at Clemson college. He is survived also by a fi-ter, Mrs. C. L. Moore of Mc Connelisville. FIFTY CENTS REDUCTION .IN PRICE OF CRUDE OIL Dallas, Tex., Jan. 25. The Magno lia Petroleum company today announ ced new prices effective today, on crude oil, representing a rcuTStlofTOf approximately 50 cents per barrel. New prices range from $1.60 to $3 a barrel, according to grade. SOCIAL NEWS Folks Need a Lot of Loving. Folks need a lot of loving in the morning; The day is all before with cares beset, The cares we know and they that give no warning, For love is God's own antidote for ' 'fret, Folks need a heap of loving at (he noon time, In the battle lull, the moment snatch ed from strife. Half between the waking and the croon time, ' While bickering and worrying are rife. Folks hunger so for loving at the night time, When wearily they take them home to rest;:-. At slumberon and turning out the light time, Of all the times for loving that's the ." best. Folks want a lot of loving every minute, The sympathy of others and their smile, Till lifes end; from the minute they begin it Folks need a lot of loving all the while. Strickland Gilliland, in Exchange. Twentieth Century Club With Mrs. Lineberger. The Twentieth Century club will meet this afternon at 3:30 o'clock with Mrs.- J. D. Lineberger at her home on West Warren street. The study subject for the afternoon will be "The New Nation," with papers bearing on the subject by Mesdames L. M. Hull, Carl Webb and George Hoyle. i Social Meeting of Cecelia Music Club. Mrs. C. B. Suttle, Jr., was a most gracious hostess to the members of the Cecelia Music club and a number of additional guests at her lovely home on West Marion street Wed nesday afternoon at 3.30 o!clock. The rooms were attractively decor ated in potted plants and pretty cut flowers and a most happy and enjoy able afternoon was spent in the inter esting game of progressive rook at six tables. When cards were laid aside, the hostess assisted by her mothef, Mrs. Lon Hamrick and sister, Mrs. Jack Dover served a .delicious salad course and accessories. Mrs. Lineberger Charming Hstess Saturday Afternoon. One of the most beautiful and great ly enjoyed club hospitalities of the reason was that of last Saturday afternoon when Mrs. William Lineber ger vas hostess to the members of the Tongues and Needles club and a number of additional guests in honor of Miss Noe, a member of the Lin- cinton graded school faculty and house guest of Mrs. Julius Suttle. The lower floor of the attractive Lineberger home on East Warren St, was thrown en suite and made most inviting for the occasion, the hostess being graciously assisted in enter taining by her sister, Mrs. Julius Sut tle. Mesdames Louis Bailey and Sim McMurry and little Misses Bettie and Nancy Suttle. The first part of the afternoon wa3 given over to a most interesting guessing contest after which an hour of pleasant chatter .was enjoyed, dur ing which a delicious ice course, liot coffee, cheese' balls, candy and stuffed dates were served. Children's Shakespearian Club Entertains, ...... Ass Mary Elizabeth Black was . charming young hostess to the mem bers of the Children's . Shakespearian club at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Black on last Wednes rfa vafternoon at four o'clock. Miss Virginia Laughridge was elect ed president; Miss Frances Whisnant, vice-president; Miss Mary JUizaoetn Black, sec-treas. , . Under the capable leadership of Mrs. L. M. Hull this little band of students have been persuing the study of Shakespeare for a number of months, with splendid results, but this is the first meeting at the home of one of its members. So delightful and profitable did this meeting prove that the club will hereafter meet ev ery three weeks at the various homes of the members and others are cor dially invited to join. '"'. The study for that afternoen was "Much Ado About Nothing" and was splendidly handled by these young lassies. And when papers were laid aside a delicious salah course was served by the hostess assisted by her mother and Mrs. Colin Hull., Miss Ruby McBrayer Entertains Ishpening Oab. On last Friday afternoon the mem bers of the Iihrening club enjoyed an unusually interesting meeting at the attractive home of Miss Ruby Mc Brayer on North LaFayette street. :. The parlor in which these young club women assembled was prettily decorated in potted plants and cut flowers and after a short business session the remainder of the after noon wag "given Over to. a most inter, esting literary program on state leg islation. A splendid treatise on 'The Legislative Department " was given by Miss Elizabeth Ebeltoft while The Executive Department of State" was the subject of Miss Mary Moore's fine, paper. Following this the hostess, assist ed y,her sister, ills Agnes McBray er served a delicious salad course, and stuffed figs. f. Mrs.iLutz Hostess to Mission Study Class. ' Mrs. J. O. Lutz was a most cordial hostess to the members of the Mis sion 'Study class of Central Methodist church on last Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. An interesting program on the Bible was given as follows. The Former High Cost of Bibles by Mrs. W. t. Newton ; Thrilling Adventures of a Colporteur, by Mrs. M. P. Coley. The program being concluded by a splendid article "What the Bible Did for pur Soldiers" by Mrs. C. R. Hoey. When papers were laid aside the hos tess,; assisted by her sister, Miss Bes sie Webb and Mrs. Eliza Roberts served a delicious salad course and accessories. The next meeting will convene with Mrs. C. R. Hoey Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Addie Ware Class Met With Mrs. Thompson. Mrs. Z. J. Thompson was hostess to the members of the Addie Ware Sun day school class on Tuesday after noon at her home on North Morgan street. Although there was not as large an attendance as was desired, those pre?ent were enthusiastic in making plans for a wide-a-wake class 'membership campaign. j Following this the hostess served delicious hot chocolate and cakes. ,Baby Shaw at Shelby Mill Hall. -The manyattractive little tots ql the Shelby Mill community will have j their "cuteness and charm" exhibited on Saturday afternoon at a real baby ! show. The place is at the Shelby mill i hall and the time three o'clock. Mrs. Eskridge Delightful Hostess. At her attractive home on West Marion street, Mrs. Tom Eskridge was a mo3t delightful hostess to the members of the Tongues and Needles club and a number of additional guests on Wednesday afternoon. The rooms were thrown en suite and prettily 'decorated in exquisite roses and .potted plants, the cheer within dispelling the gloom of the weather without. Dainty little score cards were distributed by little- Miss Mary Agnes Arey by which the firuests found their places of the five tables arranged for the game of pro gressive rook. When cards were laid aside the hostess graciously assisted by Mrs. Ward Arey served a tempting salad course and candies. ' Mrs. Eskridge was again hostess Thursday afternoon at six tables of rook and assisting her in entertain ing were her sister, Miss Ora Esk ridge and Mrs. Ward Arey. A Pretty Birthday Party for Miss Hoey. Miss Isabelle Hoey was a gracious young hostess Wednesday to a few of l-.er neighborhood friends in celebra tion of. her 14th birthday. A happy afternoon was enjoyed in playing many old-fashioned games, after which delicious refreshments were served. Rich as Croesus. Directly and indirectly $172,000,000 was col'ected for the: feder.il treasury in No th Carolina last yea. That ex ceeds by $50,000,000 the total amount the state has spent for enucation in its entire history. Democracy will certain y not be safe fi r the world unless w give the people the habit of thinking intelli gently, to the end that they will be ru'cd by truth instead of prejudice or emotion. P. P. Claxton, U. S. Com missioner of Education. Mrs. McBrayer Improving. The many anxious friends of. Mrs. Claude B. McBrayer will be delighted to- k now- that- hsJsno wr es tingjr e IT comfortably at the Rutherford hospi tal, where Fhe was taken last week in a very serious condition. PRESIDENT-ELECT HARDING 1 A DEEPLY RELIGIOUS MAN, Will Take Oath Upon Chapter in Bi ble Which the First President, Washington, Used. Senator Warren G. Harding has chosen the Bibilcal text upon which he will take the oath of office as President of the United States, writes Robert T, Small in the Charlotte News. He will ask that the same Bi ble which George Washington used be opened at Micah, sixth chapter and 8th verse which reads : "He hath showed me, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord re quire of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God." .. ;i Senator Harding's thoughts have been much upon the Bible of late. For the past two weeks he has been tak ing numerous degrees in Masonry. First of all he was elevated to th 32nd degree in the Scottish Rite, Then he was made ' a Shriner. .More recently and at home here in Marion he has been talking the Royal Arch degrees. So he has been surrounded by a particularly solemn religious at mosphere. The president-elect com mented upon thjs last night and pledged his belief in the efficacy of prayer. He believes that prayer will help him with the problems that are before him in the White House. , Senator Harding said that the af fairs of this nation have been adrift for a long while, but he is approach ing his task with confidence and faith. He believes faithfully that God will make him equal to the responsi bility. ' "During the past ten days," he said, "I have been taken far back in to the story of creation and I have found it adding to my sense of re ligious devotion. Prayer grips the heart and adds to one's confidence. "I believe in prayer. I believe in prayer in the closet, for there one faces God alone. Many times the out spoken prayer is only for people's ears. I can understand how those prophets of old in their anxieties problems, purturbulations and per plexities, found courage and strength when they gave their hearts to the Great Omnipotent in prayer 'How many things there are In scripture that we in our worldliness never discover! "After all, men are much alike. God made us all in the same image and there is no difference in us except as we have developed, or when the weight of responsibility is shouldered upon us. Then God makes men equal to that responsibility. It is the touch of responsibility that makes human beings awake. "The government of this republic has been adrift," Senator Harding continued, "and the inevitable result has followed. But I am not afraid, for I know through courtesy, confi dence and close adherence to justice, one will have at his call the best minds and intellects in this republic, and with their truth, advice and di recton, we cannot go wrong." WALKING A HARD TRAIL BUT STILL OPTIMISTIC The following letter has been re ceived in Shelby by a business firm: "Since tho lumber market has drop ped, we've been bawled out, balled1 up, held up, bull-dozed , black.jacked, walked on, cheated, swindled, squeez ed, stuck for war tax, per capitax, starvation tax, state tax, road tax, dog tax, syntax our patience has been taxed; Liberty 'bonds, baby bonds," bonds of matrimony, Red Cross, Green cross, double cross; ask ed to help the Society of John the Baptist, G. A. R., D. A. R., Woman's Relief, Men's Relief and Other re liefs. We've worked like (you know) and been worked like (same as you), because we v WON'T give what little we've earned and go beg, borrow or steal seme more, we've been discussed and cussed, talked about and lied about, lied to, hung up and held up. We've signed receipts for two tons of coal delivered In a One-ton truck But doggonit, we're glad of it GLAD we're here. If it KISTS more to live now, we've KONKLUDED it's WORTH IT o here's wishing you the DERNDEST Prosperous Year in 1921 that you ever had. BETTER BUSINESS looms ahead and we're just bubbling over with OPTIMISM and hoping it will be contagious. Let. us know how YOU feel about the outlook. f Optimistically-. ynnrj Legislative fur will fly when the rcdistricting job starts. GOVERNOR URGES FIFTY fJILLIONS FOR HARD-SURFACE ROADS, IN THIS STATE Is Against State Maintenance of Sand-Clay Roads Ad Valo rem Tax 5c on $100.00. j Raleigh; Jan. 25. Still further am plifying his position on the good roads question to newspaper men, Gover nor Morrison Monday let it be known that he would favor a road bill which carried the right of the state to issue ' $50,000,000 In bonds for the purpose of building roads. He had previously stated that he would favor no puny bond issue. He really thought at one time that $75,000,000 would be the proper amount to bond the state for to handle this job, but thinks possibly the hard-surfaced system could be con structed for $60,000,000. V So far, the governor has prepared no special road message for the legis lature, and will not do so until the matter is presented to the general as sembly in the shape of a bill. He has been talking with different members of the general assembly about road legislation and has found that a num ber of them are with him on the pro position. He does not think this legls latioi should appropriate a small sum for road work because such a sum would not complete a system. He does not want to see a road bill pass which would build the hard-surfaced roads between the larger cities of the state and then stop. He is of the opinion that when the legislature does take up the road question it 'should settle it for good so that the highway commis sion can go ahead with a system that will be completed some time In the not distant futre.' The most serious objection to the bill proposed by the Good Roads as sociation is that it propones to adopt 5,000 miles of roads in the Btate and immediately begin the maintenance of these- Toads. He believe it would be a serious mistake to attempt , state maintenance of thes epoorly construct ed roads. Under the plan he is sug gesting, a plan which, he expects to see offered in the form of a bill some time soon, the. state would take over only the hard-surfaced roads now con structed and to be constructed as a part of , the state highway system. The counties could then maintain these hardsurfaced roads, under the , supervision of the state. This would not be expensive for it would be much cheaper to maintain the hard surfaced roadse than to maintain the . present dirt roads. .Will Provoke Fight. It will be over the authorization of a big bond issue that the biggest fight will be waged. There are not a few members of the general assembly who though believing this session of the legislature should pass some road legislation looking to the construction of a state highway system, are un willing to authorize the issuance of as much as $50,000,000 in bonds with which to do the work. They prefer the raising of the money through some other method, for there is opposition to doing all the Work by bond issues. It is now practically certain that the bill drawn by the Clarkson com mission for the two highway associa tions will be offered in one branch of the general assembly some time soon. This will be modified to a certain ex tent but the essential features of the measure will be retained in the bill as it will be introduced. This bill proposes to raise the mo ney in the following ways: f An ad valorem tax of five cents on all property, which will produce $1,500,000. 2. Autrmobile tax or ?l,600,ouu which will be used for maintenance work. 3. Gasoline tax which will produce $500,000. " r 4. Federal aid money" amounting " to (estimated), $2,500,000. V g Annual bond issue of from three to five million dollars in order to raise the money to be spent for roads up to one or ten million dollars. The amount of the bond issue every year would depend on the needs of the highway commission. MR. DUKE LEVELS A VEILED THREAT AT THE COMMISSION Charlotte, Jan. 23. J. B. Dukd, president and founder of the Southern Power company, which has built eight hydro-electric plants on the Catawba river since 1907 and now turns 4,600,- 000 spindles, has let it be understood here that an expenditure of between $8,000,000 and, $10,000,000 on new plants on the Catawba in the near f u- , tare are largely contingent on the outcome of the rate hearing at Ral eigh January 24 before the corpora-, tion commission. With farm prices fnllingT.BereIs""" little punch to the back of the farm movement '
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