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THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N., C. FRIDAY MARCH 4 1921
$2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
I I I I I I I I 1 I I 11
I.0CALS BILLS AS
TO CLEVELAND CO.
BIU01!CE,OTPRESEN
T A 1 1 . mco "
lothorizes Bond Issue for
Schools in Shelby County
"Solicitor and Other Laws.
In response to the request by The
Star from Representative Peyton Mc.
Swain for a list of. local bills per
taining to Cleveland county, The Star
a in receipt of the foHowinff letter
mm Mr. McSwain. This shows all lo-
ttl bills that he has introduced but
Joes not include any state wide bills
Ia
nlatrag to the revaluation act, ware.
H B No. 162. Amend chapter 243
paplic Laws 1911, preserving tne au
tie of the auditor of Cleveland coun.
This bill simply gives the auditor
Authority to audit the books of the
ui commissioners in the various
rT-vnships. This was necessary as we
lutve voted these bonds since the au.
iitors office was created and Tie had
on authority under the original act
to audit these books.
II. B. No. 270. Authorize the town
of Shelby to issue bonds for the pur
pose of providing a building for the
public school of said town.
This bill calls for an election to be (
fcckl in Shelby on whether or not the 0
town will issue $100,000 in bonds to 75J00 for Cleveland Springs. ;
kciW a school building and was sent here was a meeting of the direc
ip Kv the school board of the town, tSrs of Cleveland Snrines in Ihelhv
H. B. No. 412. Require the payment
nf taxes levied in Cleveland county to be made for the $75,000 necessary here discloses the fact that if the pro
lo pay interest on road bonds and to to complete the hotelTic directors ' ponents of the idea had the notion
neate a sinking fund. ' some time ago were authorized to se- that a billion dollars of securities
This bill was sent to mc by Mr. Ry- cure $75,000 if possible to rush the J were available for the German credit,
bum tu correct an uncertainty in the development to completion and most ( such is not the case,
kw under which our bonds were sold, of this amount is in sight. Work is J Broadly speaking, the approval by
its only purpose is to correct a do-
ault in the law..,, - ' ;
uu in uie iaw. . . ;
H. B. No. 489. Authorize the com-'men
missioners of Cleveland county to bor-, of having the hotel ready for husi
mw money for the maintenance of j ness by June 1st.
the roads nf No. 6 Township and levy " ' 0
the mff-snry taxes for payment there -Still Ginning Cotton.
of.
The purpose- of this bill is to pro
vide a fund for maintaining the roads
of No. i township and is absolutely
nr 'lsi kt our roads go to waste.
H. If. No. SO.",. Prohibit the ?ale of
fire works in South Shelby.
This hill was introduced by request
cf the people of South Shelby.
H. b No. fG4. Create the office of
tnanty snliritor in Cleveland county.
This bill was introduced qy re
quest of members of the bar. The of
fice is placed 0n a. fee. basis and does
""t con the tax payers anything.
U. 15. No. 883. Validate road bonds
No. 9 township. -This
bill was sent me by Mr. Ry.
i'urn, attorney for the commissioners
No. h town!iip and is to correct a
default in the original act.
H; B. No. 937 Authorize the town
nf KirpN Mountain to issue bonds for
the purpos-e of providing a building or
iM.ngs tor the Public school of said
town.
This bill authorizes the town of
wnps Mountain to call an election to
OwKlt. whether or not thev shall is-
these bonds and was introduced
lJ me at the request of the people of
K'"frs Mountain.
h. n.
i0. 'J.iX. AmonJ Vor,fn. OAO
uu reiuung vo
W of jurors in recorder's court.
"Jin i,oe I giup tnn . '
' 0111 wo"ld Kive' the iurors ROe
instead f 25c which they now
im'T' B"L Was rePrted unfavor
te ''.v the committee-t my request
I " mJ''ft?ntion was called to Sec,
Article 2 of the Constitution a re
.JJt amendment restricting the leg
hiii Tf frm enacting certain local
fmtroduced by me with the ex-
The above list includes .11 the local
'l0" of an amendment offered by
ta , mclude Cleveland county in a
mtroduced by Mr. Limerick au
Un;J"g county commissioners of
the! CUnty t0 fix tne laHes of
M ;r,nty officers and "pessary
th f employed in their office provided
L t" hange the y of any
"lunng.his term of office.
CWiJ"!,0 ep amenImcnt asking that
pp, r,C0Unty 06 added a bill
u4in ertain other countle8
rtain ' a misdmeanor to violate
"Wit f 5 8 be-w,?en ,andIord and
at to .r mIsIenieanor for a ten
H'lnJ t"d0B P ,Mve fter certa5n
W ,nve Depn made by the land.
l0t nt .VtTJ . '
ion Co. vy Iasl I1-00 wtaTrUud
Ad
NEWS AND INTERVIEWS
On Jussing the Bible.
r , .
I noticed in your Tuesday's paper"
aid Dr. R. M. Gidney yesterday,
"that Bob Ware favors doing away
with kissing the Bible when an oath
is taken. I agree with Bob. Instead
of requiring the kissing of the Bible
which is often lade irwith germs in
a court house where it has been kiss,
ed by hundreds, the law should be
changed to require one to hold up the
right hand. Let him hold up the right
hand and if that iot't get the truth,
it 13 not in hiro.'y '
Scvn Cents Cotton Better.
IV" cotton wu,d d P to seven
months it would be better for the
south," said Mr. Columbus Jones of
Lattimore Route 1 this week, "Now
that may seem strange, but it would
force farmers to stop raising so much
cotton and turn more to grain and
foodstuffsn order to make it more
effective the fertilizer men should
not sell on time to farmers wh? in
tend to raise cotton, and while it
might hurt for awhile, everything
would come right in a year or two. I
am 61 years of age and rnost of my
life cotton has been under ten cents.
The most profitable crops I ever rais-
ed when I did not plant a seed of cot.
ton."
Alonday and arrangements are about j
going on and as soon as the addition-
laLmoriey necessary is .secured, extra .
lajmopey necessary is secured; exira
will be put on the job in the hope
Passing the Post Road Gin Tuesday
the editor of The Star saw a dozen'
wagons there with cotton ready to
be ginned. This is rather late to be
ginning cotton, but on account of the
price many farmers did not have all
cotton ginned last fall. Furthermore,
since planting time is near at hand,
most of the fields that were not clean,
ed last fall, are being picked rather
than turn the staple under the ground.
Gins are running one and .two days
a week and on running days it is
said that all gins in the county are
more or less busy. Dr. Gitlney, former
farm demonstrator is still of the opin
ion that Cleveland county's cotton
production will reach 50,000 hales.
Demonstrators Making Good.
i A prominent farmer stated this
week that the two farm demonstra
tors in Cleveland are making good in
a hurry. Mr.' Lawrence is at work all
the time and is popular with the folks.
He seems to know his business and is
conducting demonstration, (organi
zing community fairs and keeps on
the jumpall the time; Miss Cornelius,
home economics demonstrator is also
busy, is thoroughly versed in her pro
fession and is doing a great work
tu.. l.,.i;.
0-
?ing C(
The fa
that t
otton.
farmers have at la?t eonclud-
there is no hope soon for a
better price and arc taking their med
icine," said a farmer yesterday. "I
see lots of cotton being sold at 11 and
12 cents and heard of one farmer
selling $2,500 worth which would
save bfought Sfi.OOO a few months
ago. ney are setting: l-igni aion in
the JUttimore section but as for me,
still holding and firmly believe
t the price will look up shortly, not
that a Republican President is to be
inaugurated Friday, but because econr
omic conditions appear brighter."
At First Baptist Church.
The pastor Rev. J. M. Kester will
preach two sermons Sunday on 'Con
science", The theme at the morning
service will be "Conscience as Our
Guide" the evening theme will be 'The
Training of Conscience." ,
It is hope that a large crowd will
be pres ent at Sunday school. The at
tendance last Sunday was 312. Visi
tors cordially invited.
POO pairs of men's extra heavy ov
erallsspecia
One lot 25c huch towels special lie
Wrny-Hudsotf Co. Ad
BILLION LOAN
FOR GERMANS
PRESIDENT HARDING GIVES
HIS APPROVAL
Loan Would be Tlleir Own
Wealth. Seized in the Form of
Property During the War.
. (By David Lawrence.)
Washington, March 3. President
elect Harding, has given his tentative
approval to what may amount to a
billion dollar credit to Germany and
thus enable the people of Central Eu
rope to buy American goods and pro
ducts of which they arc in serious
seed. ' t '"'
The pan ua outlined to Mr. Har
ding by New York bankers contem
plates the use of the securities held
in the United . States by the alien
property custodian in behalf of Ger
man citzens. This is estimated to
amount to at least $400,000,000, be
cause the remainder of the alien prop
erty ustqdian has really belongs to
citizens of Austria, Poland and Zche.
cho-Slovakia and under an amend
ment to the trading with the enemy
act, passed by congress, the property
of these citizens must be returned to
them when they claim it.
No Securities Available.
It is possible, of course, with four
hundred milion dollars placed as as
sets in a single corporation to raise
other funds for credit purposes cither
through Americans or Germans inter
ested in the finances of a huge ex
port project of this kind but inquiry
Mr. Harding of the plan does not al-
. logeiner assure us aaopuon oecaufo i
'an act of congress will be required be-!
together assure its adoption because
fore the alien property custodian can
(release any of the securities or' prop,
lerty which it now holds. All the cash
! belonging to Germans is in the Unit-
ed States treasury and by law it can- j
not be invested in anything else but
Liberty bonds.
The plan, moreover, would require
an agreement with the German gov-!
ernmcnt whereby the. owners of the
property would permit the Berlin
"
government to usa the securities in," - lu"',n'
the United States as a basis of credits j P"11" uct-
and would renounce all claims against j
tion with the new enterprise.
Turn Back to Owners.
It cannot be said that banking opin
ion is altogether urianimous as to the
wisdom of the scheme for some au
thorities claim it would be wises to
turn back the four hundred million
dollars to the real owners and let the
Germans do with it as they please,;
the theory being that t!ie Germans j
will perhaps find the. niott effective
vtuv i;mlcv i. in; ii unit vuiinwa ,
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aiMF tilt utEvawuil tliab ii uir vici-
man owners get their assets back they
may be in a position to borrow funds
wherewith to pay American firms to
whom they already owe "lare sums
of money and stimulate trade that
way before engaging in imw pur
chases. While American merchants are
eager for foreign markets, they are
nK...'n..1. v. i . . n t.i L..i11 nun 1
. , .,, .
tomers tnat nave not or win noi pay.
The whole question as to what shall be
done with the Germany property in
the United States cannot be settled
alone by congress. The office of the
alien property custodian is simply a
huge trust company which has held
the goods for disposition by congress.
It is probable that the next secretary
of state, Mr. Hughes, will weave the
matter into the commercial treaty
between the United States and Ger
many whereby it is intended to dis
pose of all questions between the Uni
ted States and Germany growing out
of the war without taking over any of
the obligations of the treaty of Ver
sailles. At Central Methodist Church..
10 to 1 la. m Sunday school.
11 to 12 a. m. "Self-Denial".
6:45 to 7:25 Epworth League.
7:3 to 8:15 "Cross Bearing"
"Come thou with us and we will do
thee good,"
near two sermons on Conscience at
First Baptist church Sunday morning
Mrs. Lewis A. Forney spent Tues
day in Charlotte shopping.
SOCIAL NEWS
Shakespeare Club With
Miss Margaret Elam.
The, Shakespeare club held their
meeting at the home of Miss Margar.
et Elam. We opened the meeting by
having a solo by Margaret Elam.
Then the roll call and minutes were
read and studied the story of Perciles.
We then had two recitations by Fran,
cis Whisnant. '.'..'"
The hostess assisted by Miss Helen
Campbell served a delicious salad
course and candies. A large mem
berahjp was in attendance and are
to meet with Miss Hattle Gidney next
time. The guest was Miss Alpha Get
tya. Secretary.
Mrs Lattimore Charming
Club Hostess.'
On Thursday afternoon of last
week Mrs. Tom Lattimore was a de
lightful club hostess to the members
of the Thursday Afternoon club and a
number of additional guests at the at
tractive Nix horns on North Morgan
street.!
The ;rooms were artistically decor
ated in pretty spring flowers and
handsome potted plants and a most
enjoyable afternoon was spent in the
game of progressive rook played at
six tables. .
When cards were laid aside, the
hostess assisted by her sisters, Mes.
dames W. B. Nix and E. B. Lattimore
served! an elaborate and delicious
sweet course and acccs?ories.
A Beautiful Spring
Iloppitality.
One of the most beautiful club hos
pitalities of the season was that of
Wednesday afternoon when Mrs. C. B.
McBrayer was hostess to the member
ship ofj the Tongues and Needles club
and quite a large number of addition
al gue.its.
This handsome McBrayer homp on
i 1
North! LaFayette street was like a
Lbreath:jf spring in its beautiful de.
jcorationj of xquisite yellow tulips
j which jwere uked everywhere in lav.
lish sjrifttsioiK . -
l"c , ' uu
u ulK
vited into the dining room where re-
freshimf punch was dispensed by Mes-1
dames W. J. and Ward Arey. The
T "
j" "uw "
ff f Z d,n,n tab ? was cm:
u 1 1 .. u:u i.L- .
i.,i. IJ ; i:n ,uu
Little Miss may Lattimore distri
buted the pretty handpaintcd score
cards by which guests found their
places at the seven tables arranged
!for progressive rook. At the conclu
sion of the game a delicious salad
course and accessories were served.
"Manless Minstrel" Takes
Place This Evening.
Thirty-five ladies of Shelby will
produce an unusual show at the au
ditorium tonight for the benefit of
the Literary department of the Wo-
,
man's club, as this
department is
planning to bring to Shelby at an
i j . 11a
.1 r Mr fata 'i tnnnmnl lofirnl.ai
The "manless minstrel" will have
Shelby's best talent and the program
is .replete with spicy jokes, clever
dances and songs of all descriptions,
and a genuine cake walk.
The prices for admission are very
reasonable, 25c for children under 14
years old; 35c general admission and
f0 cents for reserved seats on the
i first six rows. The committee advises
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lu uujr iracivcu scam ai uiikic o
drug store as the jokes are great and
one wishes to hear them all. For gen
uine enjoyment and side splitting fun
there has been nothing like it.
The cast is as follows: Mesdames
C. R. Hocy, R. E. Ware, Oeland Ham
rick, W. G. Hall, Edith Heafner, Will
King, Rush Thompson, George Hoyle,
John McClurd, Ceph Blanton, O. Max
Gardner, Elliott, Brooks Price and
Misses Selma Webb, Luetic Nix, Ma
rion Hull, Ollie Hamrick, Ayers, Cor
elius, Lottie Mae Hendrick, Gaston,
Dixon, Hardy, Beckwith, Carpenter,
Carobell Lever, Mayme Roberts, Lil
lian Rudasill, Elma Gaffney and
Cline.
One lot 75c Durctta cloth for middy
blouses and suits. Special 1 25c yard.
Wray Hudson Co. Adv
Tws special sermons on Conscience
at First Baptist church Sunday morn
ing and night. Ad
Mr. W. A. Pendleton was a business
visitor in Charlotte this week.
One lot of Ladies and Children
Slippers specist 99c. WrayJIudKon
Co. . '. -Ad
CHAMP CLARK IS
DEAD AT AGE 71
STALWART FIGURE
PASSED AWAY
HAS
Labored at the Capital for 26
Years Former Speaker of
The House Greatly Honored.
Washington, March 2. Death clos
ed today the career of Champ Clark,
of Missouri, for more than a quarter
century, a towering: figure in tho na
tional' politics, a stalwart of stal
warts in the Democratic party.
He died in the very shadow of the
capitol. Just over the way from the
hotel where he has lived many years,
house and senate seethed in the cloa.
ing hours of the congress of which
he was an honored member and lead
er. The stir of legislative battle was
with him to the end. He lived Again in
memory, as his pulses flagged,, the
days of the eight years he wielded the
speaker's gavel in the house. Those
sorrowing at his bedside heard the
old chieftain mutter in his last dclit.
ium. ' ',''.
The question is on adoption of the
conference report."
By mandate more binding than any
written law, Congress barely halted in
reverence to mark the passing of the
aged member. Knowing as the years
had taught him to know the vital .ur
gency of time in the closing days of a
congress, the former speaker male
known his will from what he kjMiyr.
was his death bed. His wish was c&r
ried to both houses that no halt in
public business should be made at his
death.
In obedience to that behest, the
house, peopled with his personal
friends of whatever party, halted a
short half hour in adjournment, then
marched on with its crowded pro-
gram.
In that pressing work, Mr. Clark
took active share up to little more
than 10 days ago, counselling his
party colleagues as Democratic leader
until a cold struck him down -to be.
come a victim to the infirmities of his
70 years of driving life that reckon-
d nothing, of his own physical wel-
lare. ins neain inrew a snauow over
every faco in the chamber when Rep
resentative Rucker, of the Missouri
delegation, arose to announce it, voice
choked with emotion. It was a halting,
brief eulogy he pronounced, but it
drew from members signs of sorrow
more elosuent than words to tell of
the place the dead leader held in their
affection and respect. The formal mo
tion for a half hour adjournment
was made by Representative Mon
dell, Republican leader. ,
Mr. Clark would have Ix-en 71
years old had he lived until next
Monday but his 26 years of service
in the house would have ended Fri
day for he was defeated for re-election.
EARL NEWS OF
PERSONAL INTEREST
Special to The Star.
Mrs. Bell Sepaugh returned from
Rutherford hospital Monday some
what improved.
The box supper Saturday night
proved a great success. Nearly $45
,
was mane.
The Domestic club meets at the
home of Mrs. D. G. Webber this aft
ernoon at 2:30 o'clock. --
Mr. and Mrs. Eddins and family of j
Hendersonville, were the week end j
guoFls of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Rippy.
The Ladies Missionary society met!
at home of Mrs. . R. DeLoach Sun
day afternoon. An interesting pro
gram was carried out
Misses Katherine and Preelove
Bettis are visiting relatives in Green
ville, S. C.
Mrs. D. J. Trent who has been
spending some time at Cliff side with
her daughter, returned home las
week.
Miss Ethel Lattimore spent Sun
day at Boiling Springs. .
, An evening of fun and frolic at the
Auditorium tonight. See the "Man
less Minstrel" at 8 p. m. Ad
One lot double cotton blankets as
long as they last $1.00. Wray-Hudson
Co. Adv
Don't fail to se the "Manless Min
strel 'at the Auditorium tonight at 8
o'clock. .
Mr. John M. Best returned from
several days trip to Marion where he
went on -business ,
GARDNER AND
DANIELS HOOKED
WILL JOSEPHUS DANIELS
OPPOSE SIMMONS?
Rumor Has it That Gardner will
Run For Governor and Daniels :
For U. S. Senate.
By ; Parker R. Anderson.)
Washington, March 3. More than
passing interest was glvei the story
from Raleigh, published in both the
Washington morning newspapers
Monday and played up on the front
page of one, to the effect that Jose
phus Daniels it going to oppose Sena
tor F. M,' Simmons for the senate in
1924. 4 ' ':-;
It is trip that the story has been
printed ir, North Carolina papers be- ,
fore the 'Article sent out from the
state's csjfnal Sunday night has caus
ed moWttn a ripple on the surface
of theVvsVg strong hint that Daniels
and Miipardncr are going to form
a coifffon and fight the so-called
Simijiyachine. . ... ' ,
- Th'itei4 makes the bald statement
thrttvlflOirdne men control the
otate JjrijilSture and that the retiring
secreiajryf 'the navy has , acquired
the Garduei managers and that Gard
ner hat'b'&n "camping:" in Raleigh
since the legislature met nearly two
months ag$ This, coupled with the re
fusal, of Secretary Daniels to deny "
that he had! senatorial ambitions and
the known 'intention of Max Gardner
to again try his hand for the govern
orship makes the outlook for the
Democratic campaign in the state
pretty lively from now until Novem
ber 1924, or rather until after tho
primaries are held in the spring of
that yeaiv V
It is 'nn' secret here that Anirus Mc
Lean,' of ' Luniberton, is a candidate
for the governorship. McLean is a
strong supporter of Simmons and if
there is a machine be belongs to that
particular branch of the Democratic,
party. On the other hand McLean an
Daniels are close friends and nave
stood together on many of the pro- ,
gressive measures advocated by such
as A. L. Brooks,' of Greensboro, and
others who wanted the Greensboro
man elected to the United States sen
ate to succeed Senator Overman
whom many think has lost his useful
ness in the state.
One is forced to believe, therefore
that Daniels is either seriously think
ing of making the race for the senate
or else he hopes to use the Daniels
Gardner organization to put through
some progressive ideas which he is
known to have in the back of his head
and will begin to "shoot", to the pub
lic through the columns of his news
paper one week from today. f
McLean, aside from his popularity
und the wonderful record he has made
jherc in Washington, is an eastern
man. The effort to beat McLean by
any man from the wet is certain to
j bring to the forefront the old time ar-
.gument that the governorship must
come from the west one term and then
I go back to the cast. Cameron Morri
son who is distinctly a western man,
wanted to run Tor the governorship
four years ago and would have been
i nnili.fitn hut for this hnndipun. H
. j j r
i waited and -was nominated and elect-
ed by a handsome majority.
McLean's friends declare ,that the
next governor is going to be from the
east They do not, however, discount
the strong following and substantial
organization of Gardner-They appre-.
ciate the fact that he is a strong and
formidable candidate and if he were
an easterner it is doubted if such an
influential man as McLean would op
pose him in 1924. :
APPOINTS STONEWALL
DURHAM, DISTRICT ATTY.
Judge E. Y. Webb this week ap
pointed Hon. Stonewall Durham of .
Gastonia, district attorney for the
Western district of North, Carolina,
which position he wrtl fill until his.
successor is chosen Mr. Durham is
already district atyimey, having been
appointed by f resident Wilson last
fall, but his term expires today upon
the inauguration of President Hard
ing. His successor who will be a Re- .
publican, has not been appointed and
perhaps will not be for some time so
Judge Webb had the authority to ap-,
point in case of vacancy. Mr.' Dur
ham's' appointment last Fall was nev.
er Confirmed by the senate.,
Two special sermons on Conscience
at First Baptist church, Sunday norn
and night. Hear them.' :l
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