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VOL. XXIX. No.- 91
THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY. N. C, FRIDAY, NOV 23, 1921
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Mopping Up the Wet Spots "
MR CARR MULL OF CATAW-1
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BA COUNTY DIES
Young Man 27 Years of Age
Was Here on a Visit to Rela
tives When He Died of Pois-
on '
Mr. Carr Mull, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Mull of Catawba county died
Tuesday afternoon on N. DeKalb St.
at the home of hig uncle, County Com
missioner Geo. W. Peeler from the ef
fects of taking Paris Green which h-
ad purchased at a local drug store,
Younjf Mr. Mull who was 27 years of
i.ge came to Shelby with his mother
'or a visit with relatives. About noon
mesaay ne went into a local drug
Fiore anq purcnased a box of Paris
Green, as quietly and unconcerned as
any other, customer would trade at a
store. It is supposed that he took the
Faxis Green into his system as he
went along: the ;street, for when he
arrived at: the home of his brother,
Mr. Lester Mull who married a
daughter of Mr. Geo. Elam of this
place, he sat on the steps, violently
sick. Relatives noticed his condition
and hurried him, to a local drug store
where medical attention was given,
but all to no avail. The end came
peacefully at the home of his uncle.
Squire Geo. Peeler, an hour after the
arrival of his father ' who was sent
for as soon as it was discovered, that
he had taken poison.
It was learned that he had bichlor
ide of mercury and strychnine tablets
in his pockets but it was not known
whether he took either of these, pr
the Paris Green alone proved fatal.
No cause is assigned for his rash act
other than his health had been bad
for sometime. His mind was feeble at
times, although he was accepted for
service in the, recent World War! He
did not go overseas, but was stationed
at several camps in this country"in
training and after his discharge, his
mind was affected "at times and his
father sent him to an institution for
"treatment. He was-never 'known to
have made any threats on his life and
when it was known that he had taken
poison, it was a great shock to his
motherland relatives. Mri Mull was a
(very, energetic, good natured fellow,
held in high esteem by all who knew
him. r ; ,
His remains were taken to. Mull's
Chapel Wednesday for Interment at
1 p. m. He is survived by his parents,
, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mull, three
'brothers, Dover Mull of theDouble
' Shoals Manufacturing Company, Les
. ter Mull .who lives in Shelby, Clyde
Mull and four sisters. ; Only two of
their names could be learned, Mrs.
' Zudie Willis and Mrs." Gazzie Sain.
Mr. Cullin Mull fsmer keeper, of
" the county home and a highly esteem
ed citizen of the cbunty now living at
Wake Forest is an uncle of the de
. ceased. . -' ".
BUILDING GOOD ROADS
IN CHEROKEE COUNTY
Gaffney, Nov. 21. Elliott &, Sons
v have completed the work on the" road
; between Sparks' gin and Pacolet riv
er, and have moved to Gaffney V)
commence work on the Goucher voad,
which is to be constructed next. The
county highway commission is coming
in for quite a lot of favorable com
ment, because of the fact that.it has
undertaken to build and equip a num
ber of additional, good roads in the
county. When the projects under way
are completed, Cherokee will have ap
j proximately 100 miles of roads which
will compare favorably with any
highways in the state, and those who
travel over them say that this coun
ty has the best roads, and that they
are kept in better condition than any
other tounty in the state.
CONTRACTS LET FOR TWO
, LARGE COLLEGE BUILDINGS
The contract for the new mechani
' cal engineer building at State Coi
i lege has been awarded to Hester and
McElwee, general contractor?, of
, Raleigh, The meeting of the bu'.Wing
committee from the board of trustee
of the College was held Saturday in
Charlotte' with the chairman, W. S.
Lee. The bid submitted by the uc
'cessful local firm was $88,500 exclus
ive of the, plumbing and heating which
will make the entire cost amount to
approximately ?t,0O0 more.
This is the second contract for new
construction at the College under tho
appropriations authorized at the last
'session of the General Assembly. The
agricultural extension building, which
is being erected at a cost of $200,000,
was started in September, the C. V.
York Construction Company, also of
Raleigh, handling the contract.
'Box Supper at Shsnghi-
There will be a box supper
at
Shanghi school house Saturday night,
November 27th at 7 o'clock. The puo
lic"is Ttvrdially invited to attend.
lhe following 1S the be
d ess of welcome delivered by Mi",
Ehzabeth Ebeltoft to the 100 lady del
ate, who attended the district Ll
FvLT rerale(1 Vnb in Shelby on
Sdf!aSteek-Theaddres8ywa8
ouujl oi much favorabl
le com-
llll'Ill.
"As the season Thanksgiving ap.
Froaches and we begin to count our
blessings we shall certah.lv
among them, this hannv '3 '
tl0!:!,!'1,8 P-ilegP to
welcome you, the wome n nYthl T JC
district and o , 711 !f?Urt,h
.. w uie r (deration here today.
we are happy in the thought tt
we are even a small part of this great
body composed of many members,
and tho' with a diversity of gifts
We feel that the Fourth District as
a whole, completes a perfect harm-ony-all
Heavens' most gracious gifts
of heart, of mind, of body and the
beauties of nature, the love of mus
ic, and the creation of art are all em
phasized in the functioning of this
organization, and perhaps the mus
ic of this harmony resounds to faith-
er reaches than we are aware of hi
our small sphsie. Like Portia, how
ever "this savors too much the prais
ing of ourselves" Hence, no more of
it. "Hear other things," for past as-
complishments we must forget and
strive toward greater ?l service yet.
High and faint heard a voice to higher
reaches calls us upward, and we fol
low, hearts aflame, for we'd ever give
our noblest, in 'Mother Federation's"
name, to Him who said "Greater is he
that serves.
Again we extend to you our heart
felt welcome, and we would our guests
might linger to better know our little
village where healing waters flow;
and we know in them we'd find daily
inspiration in work of heart and
mind." " '
LINCOLN COUNTY NEWS .
OF LATE HAPPENINGS
Mcses George Former Fruit
Dealer of Shelby Buys Brick
Store BuildingOther News
From The News: ;r
; The Bureau of Census of the De
partment of ' Commerce announces
cotton ginned prior to November -1,
1921 in Lincoln County as 4,370 bales
as compared with 2,585 in VJ20 to
same date. This is almost wics -as
much to same date last year. It - is
thought hat; there is very littla more'
cotton to be ginned in Lincoln.
Rev. Jno. W. Moore, for 30 years a
missionary in Japan, was a visitor in
Linc'olnton Sunday r: &ra r today. " On
Sunday he preached mdining and ev
ening at the Lincolnton Presbyterian
church, and was heard joyfully by a
large congregation.
Pamahasika's Pets, the first attrac
tion of the Lyceunt course engaged
for this city by the Parent-Teachers
Association, was here laot week ap
pearing at the Auditorium. '- Only
eight people ; composed the audienee
and they all say the professor gave a
show that was of a high class, one of
the best seen here.
Recently on the local freight yards
freight car robbers have been putting
in some work that is getting the of
ficers on their trail. Freight "cars
were robbed some time during Tues
day night; bran and candy seemed to
be the main things missed from the
cars robbed. Other articles were in
the cars however and were not dis
turbed. The trial of Guy Beam who was
placed under a 5500 bond following
the accident when Mr. Beam's car ran
ov-r little Jimmie Rhodes some daya
ago, was continued by Mayor Gamble
this morning to Dec. 19th. The bond
f ssnn was continued.
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Th two store rooms occupiea oy
Mcses. George and the city Market on
Moin Rtrpet were sbld by E. C. Bak
er last week to Moses George. The lot
la 3fixl98. extending througn ine
block from Main to'Sycamore streets,
or foot, fmntaee on each street. The
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two store rooms and lot orougni .vk
-m i inoo it is unaemooa. im
property is among the most desirable
business property , in vuw.
the business district,
and the price gives, some idea of Lin
colnton business section realty values
OYSTER AND BOX SUPPER
ELLA MILL WELFARE BLDG
iru. ,.,;n v.o ii box supper given
by the Philathea class of the Second
J .i.....h Rntnrdav meht or
l. vrne,tia will eo for tne
handsome new church building which
is being erected in South Sheloy..
ni...u nr- .terna have been
piAetg tte Armament Eeduction
Sn l behalf .( Pri? ,''
Debs. .
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I thy? Jifa
Twentieth Century to Meet Friday
.'The Twentieth Century Club will
meet Friday afternoon with Mrs. S.
S, Royster at her home on South
Washington street. The hour of meet
ing in 3:30 'o'clock.
Mrs. C. M. Lattiniore t: be Hostess
Friday to Chicora Club
Mrs. C. M.., Lattimore will enter
tain the Chicora Club .Friday "after
noon at 4 o'clock at her home on N.
LaFayette street at their regular lit
erary meeting.
Hopper-Rachal Marriage An- J
nouncement f '
Handsomely engraved wedding an
nouncements have been received by
the', hosts' of Shelby friends of - the
groom which read as follows:
Mr. Frank Sylvester Rachal, an
nounce the marriage' of his daughter,
Cecile Clere to Mr, Carl Flake Hop-i
per, Saturday, November twelfth,
nineteen hundred and 'I twenty-one
King3ville,. Texas. .
At home after December 1st, Sfa
ton, Texas.
Cecelia Music Club; ' --"
With Mrs. DeWitt Quinn
Mrs. DeWitt Quinn was a very
delightful hostess to the members of
the Cecelia MuhIc club Wednesday af
ternoon at 8:30. (The music room In
which these club; women assembled
was attractively 1 arranged with a
wealth of pretty late fall flowers and
during the afternoon the following
charming program, was enjoyed. .
Roll call musical events.
Sketch of Waiter Kramer Mrs.
Nix.' ;
Piano solo A Fragment Miss
Kendall. " '
Sketch of Florence Turner. Maley
Mrs. Royster. , ' '
Duet Selected Mesdamesy Quinn
and Frank LbVe. V
Sketch ' of Mana Zucca Mrs.
Thompson. , ; , ,
Piano solo -seleted Miss Kob-
erts.
At the conclusion of which the hos
tess assisted by her "mother, Mrs. J.
R. Dover and sister, Mrs. Jack Dover
served an .elaborate salad course,
sandwiches, coffee and salted nuts.
Mrs. W. H. Blanton Charming
Card Hostess
Mrs. W. H. Blanton was a most
charming bridge hostess on last Mon
day evening at her hume on Sputh La
Fayette street, enterUining m nonor
of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Fetzer, the lat
tr her daughter and Mrs. Frank Fetz
er, all of Wadesboro. ' ( - -
The lower floor of the nanasome
Blanton liome was beautifully decor
ated in lovely late fall toses and
chrysanthemums, and in the midst of
these attractive surrounamgs, inree
tables of auction bridge was played
until a late hour. .
When cards were .hud aside a ae
licious and elaborate. collation consist
ing'of a salad courjse and angle food
cake and whipped cream was served.
The knights of the round table en
joying ' this delightful t hospitality
were, besides the honor guests:, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Hull, Misses Ora
Eskridge, Elizabeth Roberts, Margar
f rurV. Annie Miller. Messrs For-
... FoVriHore. Durham Moore anff
ICOH Mum." O-t
Ben Suttle.
Mr. and Mr8 Carpenter , ,
noliffhtful Dinner Hosts
Mr. and Mrs. K. 'ijarpeniw
on SOUUl wirjv . -
4 ovontntr at 31 X o'clock.
The dining room tabic presented a
lovely picture With its handsome Mjt-
ery, cut glass and iher, and had for
its. centerpiece a vase of lovely pink
loses, places belntr laid for twelve.
The guebt list include J Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Blanton and houseguests,
Mr. and Mrs. Tom " Fetzer, , Mrs.
Frank Fetzer of .Wadesboro, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Hoey and mother, Mrs.
C. N, Churchill of Augusta, Ga. Mrs.
Miles Carpenter of Gastoniu and Rev.
and Mrs. W. E. Poovey.
Page-Price Marriage - .
A A-marriage which will.be learned
ith a great deal of interest by the
many friends throughout the county
of the popular young -couple is that
of Miss Blanche Page and Mr. Parish
Price, both of this place, who motor
ed to-Gaffney, S, C, last Saturday,
Nevamber 19th and were united in
marriage that mornj.ig at 10:30 at
the Gaffney court house. " " .
The bride is the attractive and ac
aefomplished daughter of .Mrs. W. P,
Pa'e of Casar and for" the past five
yeprs she, has been making her home
in 'Shelby with her cousin, Mrs. Cage
Ellis. She is the efficient assistant of
D. J. R. Osborne, dentist.
, khe groom is a most likable and
encTgetic young man and holds a re
sponsible position as assistant elec
trician for the town of Shelby. iHe
and his bride will make their home for
the present with Mr. end, 'Mrs." Ellis'
on North Washington street,
PEES...- -
Misses Jennie Anderson and Nancy
Tiddy spent yesterday in Gastonia the
guest of the latter's sister,- Miss
Margaret Tiddy.
Mr Charles Hoey, a bright Btudent
at N. C. College, Raleigh, spent the
Thanksgiving holidays , here with his
parents, Hon. and Mrs. C R. Hoey.
MISS WOODWARD IS , '
, KILLED BY AN AUTO
Young Girl Student at.Univers
ity of North Carolina Is Killed
: by Car ' ;
Chapel Hill,' Nov. 20. Miss Bealle
Woodward, of' Washington D.. C, ' a
first year, student in the ."university
was struck by an automobile and
killed on the main street here short
ly after 6 o'clock tonight She ..was
walking on the paved roadway in the
middle of the street because she wantr
ed to "avoid the rougher and wetter
footing of the unpaved sidewalk. ,
Miss Woodward is the only child
of M. Woodward, of '723 Twentieth
street, northwest, Washington. ' Sh i
came here in .September , to spend a!
year in the home of Miss Elizabeth
McKie, whose schoolmate she had
been, and to take a course "in : the
university at the same time.
Mis McKie, who was with - her
when the, accident occurred, stated
afterwards ' that her friend, being
accustomed to paved city streets,
had Insisted on leaving the sidewalk
and taking to the newly Completed
concrete Burface. ..They were in the
middle of .a block when, the car ap
proached. The night was dark, and
a rain was blowing in the faces of
tho two young women. They neH
their black umbrella in front of them
so that neither" could see ahead, nor
could they be easily, seen.
The windshield of the car coming
in the opposite direction was. wut,
and there was a bright street light
shining in the eyes of the driver, Paul
Sparrow, He did not .eo the two
young women until he' was close upon
tbem. He threw on his brake., but
the wheels skidded on t.he sl'ppery
pavement. '
Miss . Woodward was knocked
down and her skull was fractured.
She died two or three minutes after
ward in the home of Mrs. R. S. Mc
Kie. - ;
Miss McKie was only slightly hurt.
Tlircar"lelongedto-'SrjrBroelt
well ;and was , making a regular
schedule trip from Durham with sev
eral -passengers.' Sparrow is lo a
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Communion Service Sunday
There will ibe- Holy Communion
services held at the Episcopal church
here Sunday morning at 7:30 o'elpck.
At Central Methodist Church
Sunday morning the Junior congre
gation will occupy the reserved seati
and oe favoreif with a speciul illus
trated sermon on, "The South Wind."
This message will be adapted to tho
whole period of youth.
Sunday evening at 7:00 the Press
ing Elder of the Shelby distrittRev.
H. H. Jordan will preach. ' j
The first Quarterly-Conference for
Shelby Central charge will be held
Monday evening at 7:15. ,
The Thanksgiving offering for the
Childrens' Home wan $350. This is
invitation week fonthe Sunday school.
Every member is urged not only to be
present, but to invite some one else
to go. , '
WHERE SOULS ARE SAVED ; -,
AND LOST IS tTIIE HOME
Baltimore Sun: ' ' " ' '
The Methodist Episcopal ' Church
adopted a vital policy at the national
conference in Detroit in emphasizing
the importance of restoring old fem
inine standards in tho home. Whoev
er may be to blame for it, there can
be little question that, the American
home of today suffers By comparison
with the American, home of three or
four generations ago. Only women
can restore it not by public. meetings
or by political activities, but right
in the place which was forme My the
center of their interest and their in
fluence. 1 - .
The women of a former day may
have been lacking in the educational
breadth of the present, but they pos
sessed an inspirational spirit and pur
pose finer and more powerful ' for
moral good than comes from college
culture alone. ' - '
The Methodist Church in leading its
spiritual legions in a crusade for the
recovery of the Holy Land of home la
striking at tho most menacing feature
in the modern moral situation. . The
citadel of the nation is the home, and
woman la its keeper. What will she
gain, what will we ot lose; if'pha
fails in that great trust?
COTTON EXPORTS SHO W
AN ADVANCE IN VOLUME
But Decline in Value in October
as Compared With Same
Month Last Year Was A!ho
"Noted ' ; y.r
Washington, Nov. 21 Exports of
cotton and cotton seed oil. advanced
sharply in volume but declined in val
ue, in October as compared with . the
same month a year ago, according- to
foreign trade reports issued tonight
by the commerce department.
Exports of breadstuffs, meat and
dairy products, and mineral oils dur
ing the month decreased considerably
as compared with October 1920 totals.
Cotton exported in October amount
ed to 874,000 bale valued, at $91,
028,000 compared with 683,000 balei
worth $91,247,000 a year agp. For the
ten months ended with .October ths
total was 5,000,000 ; bales valued at
$408,000,000 against 4,000,000. bales
worth 952,000,0000.
t Cotton seed oil exports for Octob
er aggregated 10,000,000 pounds yal
ued at' $931,000 again'st 7,000,000
pounds worth $1,000,000 during the
same month last year. For ten months
cotton seed oil exports totals 2-J0,-000,000
pounds valued at $22,000,000
against 120,000,000 pounJi .worth
$26,000,000 in the same period : or
1920.
GILMER INAUGURATES BIG -
DOLLAR DAY, SAT. AND MON.
In ft two page advertisement in this
issue. Gilmers Shelby store announces
dollar day bargains for Saturday and
Monday. Mr. R. L. Armour, the popu
lar and efficient manager it says that
prices on these two days, will startle
the buyers and he expects a tremen
dous crowd. Extra preparations are
being made to care for the crowds
that will no doubt be on hand to take
advantage of the special offerings on
these two days.
. The medical beer proposition is now
to be taken to the courts. ,
The irreat battleship West Virginia,
to be the most powerful in the world,
was' launched at Newport News last
Saturdav If the disarmament prop
osition carries, the West Virginia will
be scrapped before is guns are
mounted.
It is understood that there is to be
no objection to allowing Italy ard
France to rebuild their navies to prac
tically pre-war strength.
8taMfrconapse"tdniglit."- He Is
known as a careful driver, and eye
witnesses say that he was not going
at an unusual speed.
ARKS COIiFERECE ;
HATTERS DECIDED
RESULTS COULD BE WRJT
TEN TODAY
Limitation of Naval Construc
tion and Side Stepping by Ja
panEnd Anglo-Jap Alli
ance ,j " ,
By Frank H. Simmons
Washington, Nov. 20, The confer
ence of Washington is practically ov-
vr. ah mat remains to be done is
minor and despite all Buperfictal quar
rel and bickerings the result coul be
written today. These results will be:
(1) The limitation, of naval con
struction, plus measurably scrapping
the existing units. ( -
(2) The postponement and not IniC
possibly the prevention of an Ameri-can-Japanese
war.
(3) The acceptance on the" part of
each country of a set of abstract
principles in the far east without any
form of guarantee for their appli
cation. 1 : '
' (4) In some way not yet quite clear
the .Anglo-Japanese alliance will dis
appear, i
' The price of the first achievement
la tho surrender by the United States
of the power placed in its hands by
- i ait 1 1 . -
oy tne last war to become tha su
preme naval country of tho world. "
The price of the second result will
be the recognition of the special
rifihts and interests of Janaii in all
of tho far cast, but particularly In
wnixnuria, sucn recognition duly ies-
tif led to by the surrender on the part
of Croat Britain and of the United
States of that naval Dower whirh
would permit successful challenge.
itie price which the United States
will receive in return or the . accept-
ance or tne tmra point will be a Jap
anese agreement to retire from Shan
tung and from Siberia.
The disacoearancfl of tha An win.
Japanese alliance will be the com
pensation that Mr. Hughes will re
ceive for not pressing the far eastern
question as it had been expected it
would , be pressed in the beginning
i Thesfe results will be regarded In
the United States as a great, victory
foe Mr. Hughes and for American di
plomacy. , ,
On the continent of Europe the
Washington conference has already
been hailed as a victory for British
diplomacy even more complete and
far-reaching than that of the Paris
conference.. ' ,
In Great Britain there will be a
tendency to ' depreciate ' British
achievment and regret that no oreat-
er curb ha b"en placed on Japan,
ocaivuo ciioiL ijiuub to rpniir
French arms, and finally no closer as-
sociation between the United States
and Great Britain actually arranged.
..V.V....V.100, his U1IUDI1 UWDie Will .
rejoice In the escape from a naval
competition with the United States
which they could not afford or a'vol-
untary surrender of sea, supremacy to
which they could not reconcile them,
selves.'
.Not improbubly the - Washington
conference will be Instantly attacked
by many so-called liberals the world
over as offering no relief for exist
ing afflictions of the world and rep
resenting no forward step toward in
ternational association or toward the
league of nations.
On the other hand, there will be a
general disposition in this . country
and m England to accept; Mr, Hughes'
estimate' and regard the Washington
conference as a first step in. the di
rection of international , understand
ing. v Mr. Hughes' conception that the
way to begin was to begin, and that
the limitation of naval armament was
the,' one- specific ' ' and definite thing
which .could be done has prevailed
has najule the conference what it has
been and the ultimate success or fail-'
ure will depend on -whether, as Mr.
Hughes' believes, the present session
proves a beginning or a,n isolated in
cident. ' ' ' " 1
One further consequence of the.
Washington conference is likely to
be the final dissolution of Anglo-
French ties. The bitterness here be
tween the two nations has been more
acute than is generally known. M.
Briand and Mr. Balfour for example
have never called upon each other
or met except in the accident of con
ference or social f occasion. French
support of the American thesis'in the
matter of submarines has roused a
British resentment which is likely to
disclose itself, in a startling fashioa
after the conference.
200,000 Want to See Game
New York, Nov. 22. Applications
for the, Army-Navy game to be jlay
ed here next Saturday are cstim-!. -
to have reached a total of 200,r, 3.
The seating "capacity of the IVb
Grounds" for football panics is 4;
and only a very small percent:? ? cf
the tickets have been allots 1 fr j
lie dv,.;:...'-:;.n.