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<•'« January 1, 1906, at the postoffice at
'[■/; Shelby, North Carolina, under the
„ , Act of Congress, March 3, 1879.
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FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1924.
We wonder what the word "prac
cally" does mean. Every candidate
■we have conversed with was “practi
- * cally certain he, would win."
Speaking of variety, Peggy Hop
kins is married for the fourth time.
Peggy has a house cleaning almost
*"* * -every spring.
Wonder if Ford will decide to run
* J9r Pres'4ent now that he did not get
Muscle Shoals by being cool and calm
* “ Vith Coolidge?
A high school graduating class of
55 boys and girls is something to
boast of along with 39,000 bales ol
cotton and over nine million dollars
worth of agricultural products.
*-*.« A Union county citizen got a threat
ening letter on the first day of the
month, read it, and then committed
suicide. We know a lot of people that
felt so inclined over the mail they re
v* coived that day.
»'•">*« Mi _
Monday an official party of prom,
inent South Americans will pas*
through Shelby, and perhaps they will
wonder why such a progressive coun
ty has no more hard-surfaced roads.
Yes, perhaps, for the highway com
~ missioners will be along.
CHIEF JU9TICE HOKE.
There was considerable speculation
and comment concerning: Governor
Morrison’s delay in appointing a suc
cessor to the late Chief Justice Walter
- v Clark, but appointment Monday of;
W. A. Hoko has met with such favor
as to erase speculation and comment
** that was. Twenty years op the Su
preme court bench placed Chief Jus.
tice Hoke ahead of the others In point
' rtf service and along with his senior
ity there are many other qualities
about the new chief that make his se
lection a fitting one. The new chief
justice is a native of the neighboring
county of Lincoln and in the nineties
, , practiced law in Shelby.
THE TYPE FQR GOVERNOR.
Angus W ilton McLean, candUate
for governor, hails from the toeffl of
Lumberton in the county of Robeson
Now for same weeks a union evange
listic campaign has been in sway in
Lumberton, the services being conduct
ed by Rev. George Stephens and
the revival has been very successful
if the Robesonian may be taken as an
authority, hut last week the sugges
tion arose that the revival would in all
likelihood close so that the “home
town” friends of Mr. McLean might
work in his interest during the last
week of the campaign. Mr. McLean
heard of the suggestion and his ans
wer, typical of his method of cam
paigning, was “I’d rather lose the
nomination for governor than for one
soul to miss an oportunity to come
to Christ by closing the meeting on
my account.’
CHEFOO AND HAIRNETS
If for some reason, this is sup.
position only, furniture was no longer
a necessity, and chair, beds and dress
ers were no longer used by mankind,
what would become of such cities as
High Point and Grand Rapids? If the
demand for cotton products should
suddenly cease entirely what would
happen, say to Gastonia ? Well—
In China there is a city of some
100,000 people, Chefoo by name, and
the chief industry of Chefoo is the
manufacture of hair nets. In fact the
life and prosperity of Chefoo depends
more on the hair net industry than
Gastonia does on cotton manufacture.
Bobbed hair suddenly became the
craze, scintillated for a time, dimmed,
then returned rt> favor and if it con
tinues the vogue, Chefoo will soon be
“down and out.” that is, unless the
Chinese who inhabit Chefoo can de
termine upon another industry. With
all the flowing tresses being clipped
hair for the hair nets, which is gath
ered from all parts of the world, is
becoming much lower in price, but if
there is no demand for the hair nets
of other days what matters the price
to Chefoo? Have you ever thought
what one slight change in style or
mode might do to some firm or city ?
MR. BAILEY VACILLATES.
JoBiah W. Bailey of Raleigh, candi
date for governor, has made speeches
all over North Carolina telling the
farmers that farm lands are paying
too much of the tax and that if elec
ted governor he will shift the burden
to domestic corporations. Finding that
the corporations do not like to be
7 made the goat, he sends this week a
private letter just on the eve of the
election to the textile mills saying
something like tb.it> “I do not mean
any harm to you when I tell the farm
er* I will lighten their tax and put it
on corporations I am only talking for
vote*; you need not expect any harm
from me.’ This thing of being every
thing to everybody is our most seri
ous objection to Mr. Bailey. If he did
mean to shift a greater burden of
taxation on corporations why did he
leave that impression on the farmers
when he spoke to them face to face?
It 1* evidence of his insincerity. Pub
licly he says from the stump “Let’s !
tax the corporations and railroads,
get six millions from them. That will 1
ease up the burden on the farmer.”!
Privately he says to the corporations: j
“Don't get scared. I don’t mean what
I am saying; I want to he governor.’’;
Now If Mr. Bailey restores the tax on ;
stock in foreign corporations he enn’t
get enough to reduce tax on farm
lands. He is either fooling the farmers [
or fooling the domestic coroorations
and such a man is too vacillating to j
hold the high office of governor.
THE COMEDY OF COURT HOUSE
SEATS.
Since O. Henry departed this lift
North Carolina has not been entirely
without humorous writers, hut in cer
tain cases thp humor is tragic wheth.
er it he in the writing or the writer.
One, “Corn Cracker,” essays to estab
lish literary standards at intervals
with cailstic, and, if you will pardon
us, comic comment on various mat
ters. The reader usually makes allow
ance for elastic statements when per
using the works of such as Ring Lard
ner, for mild and unique prevarica
tion by Ring is for entertainment only,
but—
In a recent article Corn Cracker
“atruts his stuff hy remarking that
“the Shelby court house, including >
gallery, has a seating capacity of t.-j
200, of which the auditorium furnish-1
es over half.” Now if Mr. Corn Crack - j
er had included the down stairs offi-|
ce», the gable and lawn with the gal-,
lery we might have let pass the state-!
ment that the court house “has a I
seating capacity of 1.200.” For a
careful count of scats in the audito-1
rium of the Cleve'and county court
house reveals the fact that there are!
seats for 386 people outside of the [
bar. Inside there are 12 juror aeats.j
io seats jor me grand jury. an«. j
speaking very liberally, about 2(1
seats for the members of the bar and
his honor, the judge. This makes a |
seating rapacity around the bar of BO
seats, which added to 336 totals 386.
and if the Corn Cracker's statement'
Is to be taken as correct the insigni- j
ficant “peanut' gallery must hnvej
seats for 814 people. Think what a|
mammoth gallery we must have ip our
court house, one that seats 814 people,
but surely the Corn Cracker forgot-to
include the “court house square” and I
the basement. “—a seating capacity
of 1.200, of which the auditorium
furnishes OVER HALF.” he says.
The auditorium of the Cleveland coun
ty court house is divided into two sec
tions. There are 12 rows of seats in
each section with 14 seats to each
row. 24 times 14 by our method of
multiplication is 336, and if 336 is
OVER HALF of 1,200 our teacher was
a boob on division, and we will class
our teacher above the one known as
Corn Cracker. Unless each and every
seat in the auditorium, when occupied
by one person, represents the entire
family, or more, there are many sar
dine packers who would like to learn
Corn Cracker's methods of packing
1,200 people in the-court house.
However, the famous “1,200 article”
spoke of two political gatherings, one
of 260 and the other numbering at
least 1,600. When Josiah W. Bailey,
candidate for governor, spoke in the
Cleveland county court house this pa.
per gave him an audience of 260 peo
ple. As a cub reporter the writer was
taught that one of the rudiments of
“covering" a gathering was to count
or estimate the attendance—and on
that particular occasion, we counted.
And if there were over 250 people in
that court house the departed sp’rits
of Cleveland county’s great must have
been hovering around, or the one who
counted more must have come in
contact with cracked corn. Three sep
arate and distinct counts were made
and never did the total run over 250.
As yet the writer has to see anything
like 1,500 people in the court house
and never has such a statement heen
made in this paper, which gave Bail
ey’s audience ns 250 and McLean’s be
tween 250 and ,200, The 1,600 spoken
of by Corn Cracker must have been
the demagogue rumbling of the mind
that sees in our court house a seating
capacity of one dozen hundred peo.
pie. Wonder if he teaches his schol
ars his style of mathematics and his
style of verbosity and inaccuracy?
Once and anon from the Corn
Cracker’s direction comes a comniuni
cation that reads like the trials of
Ulysses, had they been written by
Ring Lardner, but the last article, of
t^e court house attendance, the “Big
Four” and impressions, if it could be
screened would make the graatest
comedy hit the movie world has ever
known—or would it be a tragedy could
one see behind the screen to its ori
gin? We admit some of the articles
are typical of the king’s jester, but
somewhere and somehow “life must
have soured’ on the writer and with
this knowledge it is impossible to
laugh at the comedy.
Suffice to say such followers as the
misfit school teacher of No. 8 are
proving disastrous to the candidate
they are supporting and his chances
at the polls would have been consid
erably brighter had they devoted their
revolutionary ideas and thoughts tc
other matters—say teaching children
that U36 is over half of 1,200. Finis.
AT THE PRINCESS THEATRE
—SPECIAL TODAY—
Metro pictures presents one of the best attractions Mae
Murray has yet appeared in, entitled “THE FASHION
ROW.*’ Here’s your chance to see a picture that will make
you sit up and take notice. No extra charges. Better
come or you will miss something worthwhile. Matinee 2 p.
m. Admission 15 and 25c. Night 7:50.
SPECIAL TOMORROW
Of all the notable pictures in the career noted for good
pictures Tom Mix has done nothing more pleasing than
his portrayal of “THE TROUBLE SHOOTER,” which is
to be shown here tomorrow, Saturday. Don’t forget Tony,
his wonderful horse takes a great part. So don’t mips it—
for it is a rare treat. Extra: “SAl) BUT TRUE,” a spe
cial comedy for laughing purposes. Come early and avoid
tne rush as we don’t expect to htive very much room at
night.
COMING MONDAY
Don’t miss seeing Douglas Fairbanks in his super spe
cial entitled “THE THREE MUSKETEERS.” This picture
is on for the period of two days for the benefit of THE
BOY SCOUTS. Come out and help the boys by buying
tickets from them besides you more than enjoy the pic
ture and help the boys with a good cause. Also“GHOST
!
SELLING OUT HATS AND LADIES
READY-TO-WEAR AT LESS
THAN COST
We are going to make a change in our
business and we are therefore offering our
entire stock of Hats and Ladies’ Ready-to- a
Wear at less than cost.
Also all Children’s Winter Coats and
Sweaters going at Half Price.
Better buy now and save money as it is
just a few months until you will pay full
price for the same goods.
We have a few Spring Capes and Coats
that we are offering at cost. Better sec us
before you buy.
PENDLETON & SMJTIi
STAR WANT ADVERTISEMENTS PAY
{“BEST IK THE LONG RUN ’ ^ -v.
Silvertowns are built up to the
highest standard of tire quality—
not down to a price. And yet
they cost no haore than ordinary
cords.
Goodrich
SILVERTOWN
CORD
Cleveland Motor Company
Shelby Vulcanizing Co.
A. B. C. DePriest
ADVERTISE IN THE STAR, THE FAMILY
A WONDERFUL SALE OF COOL SUMMER FURNITURE
To Make The Warm Days At Heme More Enjoyable!
Now that the sunlit days are here and homemakers want the atmos
phere of summer in their homes, this sale of cool looking furniture
will be of great interest.
Furniture of every kind is here, painted in brighter, vivid colorings
and in softer subdued tones, as well as in natural finish.
Pieces for sun rooms, porches, summer living rooms as well as for
the year around use.
Summer furniture of reed, fiber, willow and old hickory. Decorat
ed breakfast room sets, lawn sets, lawn swings, hammocks. All
marked at surprisingly low prices.
Paragon Furniture Company
Make Ycur Heme A Summ er Resort In Shelby.
“ON THE SQUARE.”
MRS. RICKETT IS FOR
ANGUS W. McLEAN
Wife Of Former Governor Gives Rea
sons For Preference For Candi
date For Governor.
Monroe, May 18.—Mrs. Thomas
Walter Pickett, who is spending the
week-end with Governor Bickett’s sis
ter, JVfrs. I'rank Ashcraft, said, when
asked the question “Who is your choice
for governor?”
“Mr. A. W. McLean.”
And when asked if she minded stat
ing why she was for Mr. McLean, said
further:
1 am for Mr. McLean because I be
lieve he will make a good governor, j
am for Mr. McLean because my hus
band who knew intimately both candi
dates, declared his intention shortly
before his death, of actively support
ing Mr. McLean, should he run for
governor. I have endeavored to carry
out every expressed wish of my hus
band to the best of my ability, and in
supporting Mr. McLean, 1 feel that
1 am so doing.
“I am for Mr. McLean because of
his high and honorable character, his
exemplary life, his fine executive
ability, and because of his active in
terest in education, agricultural and
civic improvement, and public welfare
in the state.
“l am for Mr. McLean because he
stands .since he has become a candi
date for governor—the program and
policies of the democratic party, which
have brought to the state material
prosperity, and an enviable progress
in those things which make for a bet
ter, finer, and more humane civiliza
tion.”
Cay’ McSwain And Miss Agnes Mc
Braycr Speak Highly Of Him In
His Home Town.
Mr. Coy McSwain, who owns and is i
cultivatin'* a farm between Lattimore i
an 1 Shelby, and Miss Agnes McBrayer 1
who has been teaching school for a!
number of years, two of our good !
Cleveland County people lived in'Lum-1
her ton, N. C., the home of Mr. A. W.'
Meean a few years ago before he |
thought of running for office and 1
when they had an opportunity of i
learning the worth and merit of the
man free from political aspirations.
This is what they have to say about
Mr. McLean as a private citizen.
To the Democratic Voters of Cleve
land County:—
1 lived in Lumbertcn, N. C., several
years«go when I learned to know Mr.
A. W. McLean personally. 1 am pleas
ed to say that he is a most excellent
man. lie is well liked by his neighbors
and all who know him. He is one of
the largest farmers of his county and
the farmers of his section believe in
him. He has the confidence of his
horn epeople. bHee ganlif etaoin eta
home people. He began life a very
poor boy, doing all kinds of farm
work for his father who lived on and
cultivated a small farm. With this
small beginnnig, Mr, McLean by his
splendid ability and honesty has made
a remarkable success. In addition to
lu« farming he has helped to promote
and is interested in much of the busi
ness being done in his home county. I
believe he will use the same good
judgment in looking after the State’s
business that he has in conducting his
own, and will therefore make us a
great governor. For that reason I am
going to vote for him and ask my
neighbors and friends of Cleveland
County to do likewise.
Respectfully,
Coy McSwain.
Local People Who Have Lived In Rob
eson County, Recommend Mr.
McLean,
To the Editor of The Star:—
I taught school in Lumborton for
two years and am pleased to say that
I know Mr. A. W. Mcean personal
ly. He is a very friendly man, kind
and helpful to strangers and liked by
a'l who know him. He has done much
for his home county and town. He is
a large farmer and interested in prac
tically ail the business done in that
section. He began life as the oldest
son of a very small farmer, and by
his good judgment, good character
and willingness to work has made a
wonderful success. I believe he will
apply the same good qualities to the
conduct of the State’s business and
make us a great governor.
Yours truly,
Miss Agnes McrBayer.
Walter G. Graham, a prominent
farmer and merchant of Earl, N.
writes as follows:
1 was born and reared in Robeson
County, within three miles of where
Mr. A. W. McLean was reared on the
farm. He has-been a hard working
person from his boyhood; and has
done more for the farmers in that
section than any other man; and ail
the farmers down there call him tin ir
friend, lie has always done what in'
could to build up his county, lie is
just a plain, honest and economical
man; and has been very successful in
all his business and farming. And be
cause I know him and believe he will
make us one of the best governor’
we have ever had, I desire to recom- f
mend him to the voters of Cleveland
County.
Walter G. Graham.
£- rUK MR. McLEAN FOR GOVERNOR. HE IS THE FRIEND
OF CLEVELAND COUNTY
(Political Advertisement.)