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IN lite i.iPTPnnni KJsl -II J 1 II II Jltal THE PAPER WITH. TJLE LARGEST CIS- V CULATION MOST NEWS. $2.00 PER YEAR. THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C TUESDAY MARCH 8, 1921. 12.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCI ' ID'S BIG STORE 1 CHANGES MANAGERS 0 Efirxl's UPDi CEREMONY Ur.;hARDING TAKES IT REINS OF OFFICE cv.President is Now Jast Plain 'Woodrow wason" Cabinet Nominations Confirmed. .Washington, March 4. The reins f nresidendal authority passed from wWroW Wilson W warren u. imr. .ling today in an inaugural ceremoni al once the. simplest ana most aro matic of a generation. The drama centered about the re tirement of Woodrow Wilson to pri vate life. Insistent to the lost moment 1aat he would carry out a retiring President's customary part in the monies, Mr. Wilson finally yield 4 lo the pleading of relatives and to fie warning of his physician that he iiriit endanger his life and only ac- ampanied his successor to the Cap itol. As he descended from the White Hou portico to enter me waning automobile, secret service men placed his feet on. each descending step; ihrn he left the car to enter the Cap itol lie was practically lilted up a .hnn flight of stew to the ; Presi- .font's room where he signed mils, he tiild .Senator knox, chairman of the w.rissional inaugural committee, that he was not equal to participating u the ceremony of inaugurating vice President Coolidge in the senate chamber nor in the ceremony of in- "ftioudburst Sale" Ushers in a New Head of the Shelby Link of the Efird Chain. ,ru s Department store of Snelby has a new manager, Mr. Sapperfield, one of the livest wires in the Efird organization of 31 stores. The new head took charge Monday and on Fri day Efird's will introduce the new manager to the public with a "cloud. burst of bargains." Mr. Sapperfieldns a product of the Efird system, having started with the f irro , as' -check boy .in Concord years ago, and through his natural business ability, close attention to business, his fair and courteous dealings with employers, associates and the pub lic, he has risen to a position of im portance and trust seldom acquired by a young man of his age. He comes to Shelby from Danville, Va., where he was in charge of the ladies-ready- SOCIAL NEWS Club Meeting Friday The 20th Century club will meet Friday afternoon with Mrs. S. S. Royster at' 4 o'clock. Y. W. A. Meeting This Afternoon. Miss Laura Coinwcll will entertain the members of the Y. W. A. this aft ernoon at her home in north Shelby at 4 o'clock. All members are urged to be present. Cecelia Music Club Jo Meet Wednesday. The Cecelia Music club will conveno tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. E. Y. Webb at her home on South Washing ton street. The hours is 3:30 p. m. . Musical Concert at Boiling Springs March 12th. . . . A musical concert will be given at ! B. S. H. S. auditorium on the evening to.wear department, and, and from 0f March 12th at 8 o'clock, assisted all accounts lie knows the game from by the Dramatic club. A small ad- A to Z. Mr; Sapperfield reflects the elec trical energy and progressiveness of the five Efird brothers, whose achiev. mission fee of 25 cents will be charg. ed. Proceeds to go for benefit of mu sic department. the graded school auditorium under the auspices of the Literary depart, ment of the Woman's club. The Manless Minstrel was nil that the name implies and then some- and proved an evening of merry jest and laughter. The fact that the per sonnel of the entire cast was femin ine added to the interest of the event and each of the 34 black-faced com COST OF COMPENSATION North Dakota Senator Makes Est!, mate of Expense. Adjusted compensation for former service men as proposed in the amend ed house bill formally presented to the senate, will cost between one and DANIELS HOME TO . FIGHT FOR EQUAIJ1Y WELCOMED BY COMMUNITY SINGING ' !a half billion and five and a quarter modiennes proved to be an artist in billion dollars. Senator McCumber, her own line. Mrs. O. M. Gardner, as Republican of North Dakota, who has the eloquent interlocutress, dressed ; charge of the measure, estimated In cments in the mercantile world have j The Guild Meets. been nothing snort ot marvelous. . The GujW of the Episcopal church Mr. Mack Wilkins former manager, ' nf ti, hmT1 f their niwwlmf. naj ;bcen transferred to the wholesale J Mrs. Crooks Price Saturday after department in the Charlotte store, j noon at four o'dock. al will leave for his new post with-; An interesting 'paper was read on in a few days. ! "Evolution" by Mrs. W. P. Hall. 'Large and extensive preparation?; Mrs. vickcry rend a splendid pa have been made for the greatest sa!c'nf,r nn "TYmnt;" ever staged in this section. A "cloud-1 The ho,tt.v.s at the close ef the Rraad rtnal,e thc fanunia and much .. .-.JUL j tu - talked of cake walk which brought in style as becoming a personage of her importance in the colored "high life" Introduced her cast in order of their importance and first of all came the introduction of the two "end wo. men" Mesdames R, E. Ware and C. R.'Hoey, who with their side-splitting antics snappy jokes and ridiculous costurties were thc life of tho show, The audience was then introduced to the renowned pianist of the evening, Miss Ayers, and all were almost de ceived into believing that old "Blind Tom" was himself there at the piano as those wonderful negro melodies peeled forth. Miss Eeckwith, almost "took the cake" in her specialty dance which proved to be one of the greatest hits of the evening. The "human melo. dion" directed by Mrs. George Hoyle with her magic wand, was indent great, a perfect symphony in music and caused many merry laughs. Miss Lillian Rudasill was indeed ,th( 'colored bell" of the evening, his report to the senate. Senator McCumber said the inter est on war loans to the allies would "more than take care of the obliga. tions created by the bill and without any increase in taxes." He expressed the hope that the bill might be pass. ed at this session, but said.. postpone ment would not be important, as the plans of -compensation proposed would not become effective until Ian uary 1, 1923. Senator Jones of New Mexico, a Democratic member of the finance committee, has introduced three amendments to thc bill and urged its immediate passage as an "emergency measure." His amendments proposed appropriations of $23,000,000 for vo cational training and $100,000,000 for home and farm loans. He also offered an amendment authorizing Kcrvice men to take up stock grazing home steads of 1,280 acres. Ex-Secretary of the Navy is at Home and Big Audience Goes to Greet Him. MAKING GOOD HIS VOW. bringing down the house in an up roar of applause during her numcr-! Blind Man Whose Sight Was Kestor. ous songs, ami dances and at the burst of values" is a scheme to inlrb- auRurating President Harding on the Ljuce the new manager to the buying Eliza Ward, served delicious public. This sale will commence Fri-! cream and cake day morning March 11th, and con-! The Guild will meet next month, tinue for 10 days, through S.U'-iday Anril 2nd. at tho homo of Mrv W. P. went to hi private March '10th, us announced in linother-Hall this paper. New goods have portico facing the plaza outside. "Plain Woodrow Wilson." After a few moments at the cup ti.l Mr. Wilson .okv to be;ume "plain Woodrow '.Yil-' r i)iw." as he "xpres.wJ it, find tie' m'ir even plained at the White House as he passed by on his way. ' iid'orc Mr. Hording had been Preh idtni an hour he had revived a prece dent et by Gtorge Washington by fonfeirir.g with the senrte in execu tive ession, submitting in. per .-on tho unirii atior.s of ri.is ten cabinet o.Tn ers all of which immediately woiv eon. firmtd. Within another hour he hud U""1 to the White House to "hanp up his hat and go to work," as he l.imVoif ia'1 often said, and unlocked the White House gates which fm four year.- had been closed to the pullu-. Thc nublic overrunning the grund and peeping through tho windows to the new President in eonfevei.ee '!n cabinet officers. Now Show or Pompt. Mr. Harding took the oath of of 1:1 P- m., exactly eight years fo the minute from the time the same words of obligation were spoken by Mr. Wilson at his inauguration. Tho "laapuration ceremonies, conforming Mr. Harding's wishes, were kept '' from almost every show of the the minstrel to a close, she and Mrs. ed Pledge wcrk for Education. A vow to work for the betterment of mankind which a blind man swor 'Olin Hamrick were awarded the cake years e.go, should his sight be restore for being the best dancers, but there Jed, has resulted in an opportunity for were others among the eight couples members of ten thousand posts of the who vied for it that ran them a close j American legion to sec educational second for the prize, and special men- land travel motion picture films, em-. Ition should be made gf Miss Selma ; bracing one thousand separate topics.i Mr. Danlelsf " Webb's dancing during the cake walk. gleaned from all parts of the world. 1 " have. not come home from u . Little Miss Alice Goode King matlej Thc blind man who recovered his j larger job, but I am back to take up a charming i . ,u n!.Vinnin Isio-M wan I)r Francis Hollov. founder I .-- ..;. tV, i,...t ....l- ;n tu n,J,l fur the man who has "un- , an go mam iast irlay at her home on South J. mercial economics, and his work fori equal oppt pait of Dfcit arriving daily ry yreigiu ana ex- Mrs. Miller Charming press, direct from tin- mills and the Dinner noste6. largest maufacturers in the country, ! jjrs Miller was and these goods will, together with the regular stock Mr. M. O.Klird sales promotion ' the euei s inc ude I a number of I br'ffht and VTy c,CVlT . manMnU U" manager of tho Kfird chain has been , , " in ,u , t II bor of Pe act "Th? Pink ws '. afU s ifo,K,. f,. ,...r..i Av ; 'f'. ) ' ' m"TMJ"1-!just peior to the minstrel and proved sole aim of which is to advance " noon. i u.a...v i spend-t he-day party were Alcsdames , the highbrcwed hostpsa of the Pink as one of Americas pioneer railroad Raleigh, March 6. "I have come home to fight", Josephus Daniels, former secretary of the navy , and i since yesterday a private citizen of tils country told a great audience in the city auditorum this afternoon. Raleigh Hoifored Mr. (and Mjtt. Daniels with a community singing and through Col. Aibort Cox, for the city, and Dr. Jim Terapleton,- for the . county, welcomed them back home.. There was music aplenty and lots of singing, including a song from the , pen of a local author entitled, "Joe Daniels, My Joe Dan." It was intro- -duced by a local quartet and drew a furore of applause. . . Mr. Daniels and Mrs. Daniels both' made short talks. The former, para-, phrased. the Salvation army and as sured the Raleighites that "a man may be out bat is never down." It was a wealth of friendship that turn ed out to greet him and the sincer ity of the welcome -shorne appeared well nigh unanimous, i Tomorrow he becomes Editor Josephus Daniels again. For the pres ent, he will take active charge "of his morning paper here and through it wage the fight he boldly announced this afternoon he had returned to make. It may begin in n small way but' the state will know he is back be fore long. -.j A crowd estimated us high as 5,000 packed into tfte auditorium to greet ' .nm taw ?rgM1X1Ul ShoM be accorded and pride in American institutions. LT I";;:: : : 1 -Z : rVrr ?ly. y - Miss Beckwith. who as Mrs. Black, Many years ago, Dr. Holley's career II. E. Kendall. H. M. Loy. Eliza Ward Sapperfield in completing all the g q Amlrewgf j. Frank Jenkins. J. plans tor tne oiggesj saie in i.ie i.s-.L Webb. Frank Roberts. W. A. Mc- ;Cord, R. C. Ellis, Jessie Ran;?aur and Man Lou Yarboro. torv of the Shelby sture. MR. W. P. CROOK DEAD. C. Former ( itizen of Reck Hill Passed Away Sunday. Mr. W. P. Crook, after an il!n of iiem-lv two vears. nuictly passed away at his home here on South D:-- j Kalh str. ot. Sunday afternoon at .-: o'clock, ci'.o immediate cause of his death being a stroke of paraly.-is which he suffered last v;-ek an.l from which he never ralliod. Mr. Crook was born at Edgewomi. S. C, near Rock Hill, it years ago Miss Fun Harnett to Asyist Doughton. The host of friends of Mis Fan iBaniett who has been the private secretary of Congressman Clyde R. Hory at Washington during his term tea and her cuest, Mrs. White (Miss i builders was cut short by blindness Mary Hardy) a plain spoken person, For six years he traveled the world were the life of thi3 play. over seeking restoration of his sight Misses Eugenia Holland and Dor-, When a Paris surgeon gave back bis othy McBrayer need no introduction ! sight Dr. Holley proceeded to carry to a Shelby audience, they are out his vow and is now giving his stage favorites, and on this occasion ; whole time and fortune to education were especially fine in their comic j through the medium of motion pic song "Wish my Color would Fade" lures. minp- between acts. ! The films will be available for ali -mr opportunity," said Mr. Daniels. "I lay down an office in which I was privileged to serve during the most critical years of our history. And I served under a great man, the most illustrious man living in all the world today. "I have come home to fight, to be your comrade, to stand with you for justice and equality of opportunity, to work with you, and to have you. love, which I covet above all things." ARMAMENT RESTRICTION IS WANTED IN JAPAN Tokio, March f. At meetings here of business men, similar to those held The success of this unique play is , legion posts free of charge. At the in other places, it was decided today !f office, 'will be interested to know i tne untiling efforts of Mrs. i instance of legion national headquar-1 to send u cable dispatch to President thai she will not return to Shelby ,jeland Hamrick, chairman of thejters, the bureau has prepared a ape-1 Harding and U. S. Senator Borah, soon, as she has decided to as&i.-t j literary department and Mrs. E. Y. cial catalog in which each film is ' urging them to use their influence f Representative Doughton for some . vebb who is chairman of the enter- numbered. and described. The catalogs Restriction in armament and also to ircw.yf jtainment committee, who were the; with instructions in regard to places j request the Japanese diet to apply a lc Washington correspondent of I rronxitors of minstrel' and who con- i where application may be made will j part of the appropriation for arma- POn'.D and 'irnimulqn. tUn m.nnlli I ....... n L.v.r... t fin.. nt I'll nl'in surround the inminr r.r I ; tit at.,fo t:i hoilth ! tlus to say at)out 1ISS incoming of acceptance 1 "I the executive. Thousands witnessed the oath and 'tacred the old and new Presidents :,,cn" Pennsylvania avenue, but the fTd was only a Traction of the cus tomary inauguration throngs. On the Bible used by George Wash 'ngton at his first induction, into of 'tp and on a verse of scripture ex 'Hir.p the virtue of an humble faith i.' (,nH, Mr. Harding plighted his best li";t to the presidency. In his in ?(raral address he reaffirmed his rev fcw for the traditions of the fath s and reiterated his belief that the "Preme task ahead was to bring the mw-ry once more to normalcy. r'ETS WIRELESS OF INAUGURAL ADDRESS Wwin Webb, wireless genius, who .r'Bged up a station here where 18 ahlq to receive u:iTola from all parts of the world, re- President Harding's inaugural Thr? Fri(lay and a cpy to ' m has fitted up his instrument reive wireless telephone mes- ihvt 'oc ana spoKen woras irom all parts of th wnrld hnt Harfdin inaugural ad as not' t came In code form from the ,on government station at Arlin- d trarJWash,nffton- Edwin receiv copi"6 Jdt,re9a nd furnished several vu8 nomc. . the Charlotte Observer yesterday had ! coivefl this means of raising fund to arnott: secure h noted speaker to come to "Miss Fan Barnett, a bright, cleveu. Shelby at an early date and give n lecture to our people, which will at tho same time be both educational aud entertaining. While only a nom- ; recentative Doughton with his con gest. She goes from here to the 8th j district to take testimony. Miss Bar- only inal sum was charged for admission the attendance was so largo that I.llll'tl II... .1 l CIUV. i ... ..... , sunnv hheliiyite who came here as He and his family alterwards mov- . r.eiitnrv lo Mr Hni'V will hpln Rrn. make their homo in the fall of liMH in searcl of health. I- ........ ,....U...,J 1, ., .. ,,t.,,. I.il to MisT MarTFoTof Cl"" '" f "early $300 was realized. : ui .ii i ana m.s nappy union w..s "" ; civic Department Meet.. with six sons ano inroe ciaugmeis, an j Thursday afternoon at i:.0 o clock. The new, and enthusiastic dent They bo distributed to every post of the le- i ment to educational and social im- gion, by arrangement between the j provement. Bureau of Commercial Economics; Banqi Muto, chairman of the prin n u i tho legion. Icipal meeting here today, said-he fear 1 jed that tho adoption of the budget MR. HOEY RETURNS TO by the Japanese house of representa- SHELBY LAW PRACTICE tives without modification, woul.l i cause a reaction in the United States The Civic department of the Wo- ( hicora Club Meeting Postponed. The meeting of the Chicora Hon. Clyde R. Hoey's term as con- !in favor of armument, despite the faet gressman expired Friday and he re-, that the country previously was hos turned to Shelby Sunday, delighted j tile to any increase. to get back to "Gods country"' and to j club the people he loves so well. He was 'FARMERS AND NIGHT I i . ! t nmr tdi3 it ti'V it k iit c which was to have convened Friday eiecteu to uu out me unexpireo ierni ( ntuuena nc u.nur. Pwsi-' afternoon of this week with Mrs. Geo. of Congressman E. Y. Webb when Mr. (. hattanooga, lenn., March b. A vive. namelv: Mrs. C. M. Sisley Rock Hill, S. C; Mrs. A. C. Dawson j of Greenville. S. C, and Miss Eliza- j beth Crook of this place, who is the i 1 f-.. D. 1. ...... f . I Hopv Messrs R I Crook of ! in APril for "Cloan UP Week" nn'1 ! this date conflicting with a special served 14 months and having declin-; from Scottsboro, reports that a pitch. 2. o n . - n....u t-. warn, VJ urge every won y i nine, cuy mrt wh ch will DC held at theea vo run nain, ma irmi "' v" """" i npsnT. r i.: .v. 11. u iuiiiflin . ... . F. of Washington, I). C; H. P. of , Mrs. L. A. Blanton. presiding, j oiuntcn has been postponed until next, Webb was made judge of the Federal j Cha f decided to have the first week j Fr;(iay, March 18th, on account of, court of Western North Carolina. Heiteleph one message just received here . Norfolk, Va.; B. T. Chester, Pa. and W. K. of Kings Mountain. The deceased was a devout Bap tist and a devoted husband and fath-1 er and although ho has been closely j confined to his room since moving to Shelby, he has won the esteem and sincere regard of all with whom he came in contact. His remains were taken to Rock Hill this morning for interment at Harmony Baptist church of which he had been a prominent member for .ir years. bo held at the;ed to run ajain, his te limits to co-operate with them to!R tist church Thursday and Friday i March 4thIe will be make Shelby the cleanest, most at- nf this week this distsrct by Maj. A. tractive town in North Carolina. Wei be succeeded in abama, last night between night rid- L. Bulwinkle ,' ers and farmers, and that nine men must make it possible for our town J juu Hostess at to be boosted by every visitor and let each one join in and beautify our Week End House Party Miss Mildred Hull was a charming It's Strange. Beef is now selling for f cents a pound on the hoof, , but how is it around where the steak and the roast come- from. Advt ol, l UP date 42 Russian radi jjj deported from.the Un. V "e3 y the department of la- The Atlantic Coast Line hospital at Rocky Mount, was destroyed ty fire Wednesday. Twelve patients were saved without injury. The Joss Is es timated at $30,000 premises for the grand opening of the hostess at a house party for the week Cleveland Springs hotel. ip-j her lovely home on South This club also decided to plant a long-lived tree in the cemetery, as a memorial for each soldier who lost his ife in-the world war. And they most earnestly desire the support of the county commissioners for a rest room for the women visi tors who come to our town. , MRS. BROOKS PRICE, Secretary. Manless Minstrel a Brilliant Success. t The people of, Shelby, have- beel entertained in many, and varied ways but it is safe to say that never have they been given anything that has been more universally enjoyed than was the "Manless Minstrel' which wus ftaged on last Friday evening at Washington street, the personnel of the party included two of her attrac tive former school mates at Breneau colleget Gainsville, Ga., Misses Maud Mae Jesse of Laurene, S. C, and Irma Floyd of Statesburg, Ga,, and Messrs. Calvin Teague of Laurens, S. C, and George Cornelson of New Or leans, La., a bright student of David son college, and Harry Crr of Char lottes . . . .'"-;': of Gastonia, who goes to Washington upon the convening of the next eon. gTess. Mr. Hoey was present on the had been arrested and taken to Scotts. boro jail. According to information from Bridgeport, one of the men arrested Robert Cain, a farmer living near Peru, Indiana, has. formed a company with a capital of 127,000 in which the officer and stockholders are all mem. bera of his family. Sons and daugh ters will, in this way, draw a share cf the farms profit wry year. streets yesterday with three yellow j following the rail last week in the jonquils on the lapel of his coat He horn of Harry MacGowan, had volun wears a flower every day in the year teered, if released from jail at Scotts- and behind his flower was a smile of i boro to take the officers to the ren- ... .. ... ti-r.)-. ...... r . l vi. :.! v... satisfaction at Deing nome again. ue.ucwu v ni lugui nwra, dui. i- resumes his law practice and will de vote his full time to his profession. His many friends are more delighted than he to have him home again. A Though for the day. A wise choice. A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. Proverbs 22:1. Inauguration daya havo always been, bad ones for the wctteman. For the Taft inauguration the official forecast said fair and the elements double-crossed the forecaatw. stead led them into an ambush, . Entertainment Called off. Owing to much sickness . and my right arm being crippled, we have postponed our entertainment at Fair view until Friday night :. following March 5th, 1921. You are cordially invited to attend. M. L. WHITE. . The passage of the migratory bird law has resulted in a saving of 920, 000,000 in food to the United State according to the department of agri- -culture. v . S
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