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4»&* tflevdnml $U\x TUESDAY AND FRIDAY Snbecription Price. P**r y«»r---|2.00 By carrier, per year_J2.B0 ul—jpni'j. -V"*.?,’*! y ■!' The Star Publishing Company, In*. T.LKE B. WEATHERS_President RENN DRUM-- Local Editor *• ■ «aa—b— pi mtass m.■ Entered as second class matter January t, 1906. at the postoffiee at Shelby, North Carolina, under the Act of Congress, March 3, 1879. " We wish to call your attention to the fact that it is, and has been our custom to charge five cents per line for resolutions of respect, cants of thanks and obituary notices, after one death notice has been published. This will be strictly adhered to. • —e***——■w^twewi ij . FRIDAY, OCT. 24, 1924. JUST ELEVEN WORDS. Of course, by now almost everybody knows that North Carolina is one of ,,th«tmost progressive states in the un « ion. It is, and notwithstanding the . comment of Irvin Cobh it has been well “press-agented.” Progressive, in viting—almost a wonder state—out aiders were at first inclined to sneer at the apparent Ixmsts emitting from the confines of Carolina. But now-a - days they are taking upJthe fwing ami '‘lilt of the tune—North Carolina is be - ing watched, talked, written und read about. Advancement and progress of all kinds center about some one thing, be it a visible organization, or invis '' ible in a manner, sny u spirit lent to the r m Many writers write of the 'Z tra!, I'. r-, tioT: in the old North State, *but..I.tor auempt to tell why. ^ The November issue of The World’s Work carries an article—‘‘North Car olina’s Dreams Come True”—by . French Strother, and to Strother must go the praise of No’th Ca’lina "1 appreciation for the most comprehen sive yet entertainingly readable brief of pfcr advancing achievement as well - as our open opportunities. The story _ is told artistically, yet in terms sound enough to interest the hard-headed . business man. Mingled but connected - without a break are descriptions of 1 the beautiful state itself from border . to border—the majestic Blue Ridge 1 to the moss-festooned trees on the At ■ ■ lantic coast—and detailed mention of | the many lines of progress that | . brought nation-wide recognition, in the ** commercial world, as well as the lure 1 to the flood of pleasure- seekers. And . Strother told why. In fact, told in 11 ' words more than numerous writers ..have told In volumes, r To the immortal Aycock many tri - butes have been paid. Advancing North Carolina spirals back to a peak; 'on his record. Across anything that .tells or shows North Carolina achieve ’ ment and progress Strothers' tribute well be written. It is the ans wer. It was only eleven words, the concluding paragraph—but, read it yourself: ‘•About twenty-five years ago there was a man named Aycock SOME CAMPAIGN. A flivver rattled around Shelby’s court square one day this week. Yes. a flivver, and flivvers around Shelby’s court square are almost as numerous as the leaves that are now sprinkling that self-same court square, but this wasn’t just an ordinary Detroit cast off. Sure it had a bant fender and one light and sounded like a canary brooder, but it also had on the wind shield a “sticker” bearing the worlds “Cqolidge and Dawes.” Imagine a flivver labelled in such a manner par ading Shelby streets and it a Cleve land eounty car at that. Perhaps it Is not worth while to test your imagina tion on such a frivolity l>ut it tells in a way the extent and manner of the Republican campaign. From oast to west and north to south these posters and buttons go. A . publicity inuondoed with “one hundred per cent Americanism” it would be made to appear. Everywhere in every conceivable manner the O. O. P. psy chological publicity is being broad casted. And in it all no record, or no defense is given, just the psychologi cal effect. It is apparent, easily so, that it is a skiWfully thought out plan of blotting nut the oil scandal and num ‘ erous other splotches on the present administration that would mean de feat if a defense or apology was made. It is like a fake play in a gridiron contest ami it is not so likely to make first own. Says the News and Obser ver in regard* to a “Campaign of bunk “T( campaign of ‘publicity,’ as it! is conducted by the Republican party this year, goes much further than the newspapers. For instance, it is hardly! „ possible to go into a hotel in the west j or middle west without having some] well-dressed man approach you with . a “Coolidge and Dawes" button and the statement: ‘I am one hundred per cent American.’ “It is the same way on the passen ger trains. Somebody will incidental lv put in a word for Coolidge and Dawes, remarking, ‘I am one hun dred per cent American.’ And so it goes. In town and country there are a multitude of agencies, skillfully di rected, each and all repeating the slo gan, ‘J am one hundred per cent Amer iean,’ which the Republican party re lies on to gat away from the scandals that have marked its return to power and to which it looks as its only hope for success at the polls in November.” THAT PARADE AGAIN. Upon a more thorough investigation as to the failure of the parade which opened the big county fair lu.^t "eel in Shelby. The Star finds that the po lice department was not wholly tc blame for its failure. There was t traffic jam on the east side of the court squnre where the editor and hundreds of other expected to see tht entire parade and where it wont ir three directions,—the official car and several floats which were in the lead passing around the square and ir front of the City Hall; a part turn ing out the Cleveland Springs road at the Central Methodist church cor ner and a part proceeding direct out East Warren street toward Cleveland at the corner of the ne wMasonie builc ing. This sort of break-up was due not wholly to the policemen, hut tc two other causes. One of the floats mounted on n truck balked down or I West Marion street and made a gnf in the line of march. The riders on th« float that balked, begged the mar shals not to throw them out, hoping that the engine could get. started sooner than it was. The other cause for the poorly executed parade lay in a misunderstanding as to the route it should take. It was officially planned 'to start at Central School, turn down S. LnFayette and around the square to Central Methodist church but Prof. Spoerhase and the official car containing the directors understood that it was to proceed en tirely uround the square. There was a jam of passenger cat's on the east side of the square while the parade was moving, which should--have-been prevented by offic ers in charge of that area, hence our Criticism- It is never our purpose to unduly criticise unyonC and while we were right on part that was said, we feel this explanation is due. Whole some and constructive criticism is good for public officials. The very foundation of our government rests on law enforcement and our criticism was in the hope that this important fact might be impressed for more vigilance at all times, even if it be comes necessary to add more men to the regular force for patrolment of the entire town. OPINIONS —OF OTHERS Friendship Measured in Money So far, neither Mr. Cox, one-time Democratic nominee for President, nor Mr. McAdoo has "put down” on the campaign contribution list, but no doubt they will be in evidence on the home stretch. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson has put |100 to the good of the cause. Henry Morgenthau remains one of the staunchest friends of the Demo cratic party, having dooated $21,000. A Connecticut man is next, with $20, 000. Ttie McCormicks, Vance and Cyrus, are letting loose about $4, 500. D. H. Heineman is giving Char lotte prominence by reason of a con tribution of $5,000 and from South Carolina Col. Leroy Springs conies up with $1,000. The topnotchers are Ber nard Baruch and Jesse H. Jones, of New York City, each with $25,000. It cannot be charged, at any rate, that the Democrats are trying to “buy” the election, as the contributions to dr/e are nearly $42,170 less than they were at the same time in 1910, but more than at thk corresponding date in 1920! That was one election the Democrats did not buy.—Char lotte Observer. Democratic Women Militant. It is gratifying to observe that the Democratic women of this community are becoming organized and shaped up to “carry on” during the remainder of the campaign. There is a field opening widely for them here to do some effective work, chiefly in getting the voto among the Democratic women registered this week nnd at the polls on election day. There is every promise that demo cracy in Mecklenburg is as militant as of old and new interest and enthu siasm being thrown into the cause by these women who have set about to perfect themselves will make it all the more tellingly so.—Charlotte News. WEALTHY TOBACCO MAN DIES IN WINSTON-SALEM D. Rich, one of Winston-Salem’s leading citizens after several months illness, died at his home there this week. He was a nutive of Davie coun ty and was 62 years old. For many years he was associated with the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco com pany and for several years he was treasurer of that concern. Mr. Rich last year gave *160,000 toward the construction of a new First Baptist church there, now nearing comple tion. He also was u liberal contribu tor to other causes. He was twice married and leaving an estate of $2, 000,000 or more. In 1922 he gave a handsome library to Buie’s Creek academy a preparatory school. He is survived by his second wife who was a Miss Merriet of Charlotte. NEGRO IS GIVEN A STIFF INDETERMINATE SENTENCE Gastonia. Oct. 22.—Chess Moore, negro murderer of Wade Lewis, an other negro, near Mount Holly last August, will serve less than 20 years nor more than 30 years in the state prison, this being the judgment of Judge Thomas J. Shaw, of Greens boro, rendered in Gaston superior court. The defendant, through his coumpl, Attorney Carl Carpenter, pleaaed not guilty of murder in the first degree, but entered a plea of guilty of murder in the second degree. Legion Head Shot By Typist’s Husband Grand Rapids, Mich., Oct. 22.— j With the words “you broke up my home," on his lips, C. Simpson, 44 years old, fired a bullet today into the left shoulder of Col. John G. Em ery, veteran of Cantigny, the Argonne and St. Mihiel, and former national commander of the American legion. The shooting was in Emery’s real es tate office, where Simpson’s 26-year old wife is employed as a stenograph er. Tonight Col. Emery is at a local hospital and Simpson, against whom Mrs. Simpson recently filed suit for divorce, is in a cell charged with as sault with intent to kill. Colonel Emery, who is 4.1 yeurs old and married could give no reason to night why Simpson singled him out as the cause of his domestic troubles. Thp man’s wife according to Emery, had been employed in the real estate office only a fortnight and he had never seen either Simpson or Mrs. Simpson before that time. Went to Outer Office. ‘Mrs. Simpson had told me she had filed suit for dvorce,’’ Col. Emery said today. “This morning she had come to the office again in a very intoxi cated condition, and ’that she was afraid of him. “I walked into the outer office where Simpson stood and asked him what he wanted. When I refused to permit him to enter my private office, where Mrs. Simpson had remained, he pulled a gun, levelled it nt me and shouted: ‘You’re a dirty dog and ev erybody knows it. You’re trying to break up my home’!” Simpson, according to Emery’s story, fired two shots, the first hit ting Emery in the left arm and plough lng through to the left shoulder. The second went wild. Other persons in the office grabbed Simpson as he aim ed at Emery’s heart. Cruelty and non-support are charg ed against Simpson by Kis wife in her divorce suit. Colonel Emery served as legion commander less than a year, assum ing tlnyoffice shortly after Col. Gal braith |R’as killed in an accident. He has been active for several years in local welfare and civic affairs and up on terminating his services as legion commander he run for the Republican United States senatorial nomination, but was defeated. Coast Republican Fights Port Bill Elizabeth City, Oct. 21.—C. R. Pugh, prominent Republican of this section, and at one time Republican candidate for congress opposing Jno. H. Small, has come out against the port terminals and water transporta tion measure to be submitted to the vofers on November 4. ‘‘A vpte ‘For Ports Development’,” he says, “is to approve a bond issue of eight and one half millions of dol lars to construct port terminals and buy ships. The bonded debt of North Carolina is now $106,000,000. This is more than the debt of any other state except New York. This amount is the debt of the state only, and does not include the bonds issued by counties, cities and arious school and road dis tricts. “Interest on this particular bond issue together with the amount nec essary for a sinking fund will be $500,000 added to the annual tax bur den of North Carolina. The interest alone on the present debt amounts to $4,725,000 a year. “A vote for the terminals is a vote for approval to collect sufficient tax es to take care of the losses by oper ation of the terminals and ships. No one could forces how great this loss would be. The Fede>a! government is losing fifty millions a year in the op. eration of ships. The state he - .10 sur plus from which to meet charges. In fact, there is an admitted deficit of $4,000,000 which calls for an increase of taxes. “Boat lines will not reach any places that do not have transporta tion. They will not afford any new out lets. They will not open any new mar- ' KrlS. “The cotton and lumber shipped for I export are hauled by boat lines al-! ready in existence. The other prod- ■ ucts for export are fruit and truck, and these have to be shipped in re frigerated and ventilated express cars. ‘The rates of freight charged by boat lines do not reduce the rates by rail. The rates by ruil are fixed by the Interstate Commerce commission, an dthere is no attempt to have the rail rate meet the water rate. As a proof of this statement the water rate from New York to Wilmington is UO cents while the rate by rail is $1.44. “This impractical scheme is being supported by Governor Morrison, who tried to prove that the state had a large surplus in the treasury when there was actually a deficit of sever al millions. ————-—<y~ “A vote Against Ports Development is a vote for checking the extrava gance of the state government. “A vote against ports Development is a vote against unnecessary increase of taxes. “This statement is made without bias and only for the purpose of call ing to the attention, of every voter who might read it, the seriousness of such an experimental project of which there is no precedent.” STRAYED—BLUE HORSE MULE weight about 1100. Notify Thos. H. lledmon, Shelby, R-6. it 24 c ....v 1. , ‘ni. - . ; ■• You Don’t Have Putting Them Up To Worry About We Do All That. 'vjgK Bucks Parlor Heaters Have Never Been Beaten. Bucks Hot Blast Heaters Heat You Up And Do It Right. All Prices—All Sizes And We Put ’em Up. Coal Buckets, Coal Tongs, Pokers, Fire Shovels, Fire Sets, Dog Irons, Stove Mats, Stove Pipe, Stove Polish. WE CARRY ALL THE TIME—A DANDY LINE OF RANGES AND COOK STOVES. Don't Buy a Range, or a Cook Stove, or an Oil Stove until you have figur with us. WE WILL SAVE YOU MONEY For early in the morning to get up by and for a bath room AN OIL HEATER CAN’T BE BEAT. DON’T FORGET— We Put ’em up and do it right. PHONE 97 And we will have you warm in a jiffy. J. D. Lineberger’s Son Farmers Hardware Company SHELBY, N. C. PHONE 97.
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