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A ROUND OUR TOW —Shelby Sidelights— -BY RENN DRUM N A MAN about town. * * * BACK FROM the colored fair. * » * ONE DAY last week. * * * MADE THE remark: * * * “THESE COLORED folks. ARE SHOWING out there. * * * A FINE bunch of dogs. * ¥ . ♦ AND OUTSTANDING poultry.” * * * NOW WE can't understand. » » * WHAT WAS unusual. « * * AT ALL about that. * * * FOR EVERY man. INTERESTED IN dogs. * * * KNOWS FOR a certainty. * * * THAT A colored man * * * CAN TAKE- the worst mongrel. * * * AS A young pup. » < » AND MAKE of him * * * A HIGH-CLASS possum dog. * * S AND THE same thing. * * * APPLIES TO chickens. • * * FOR A colored man. » * * JUST HAS the “knack.” '1 * * * OF GETTING the best. * * * OUT OF a dog. > * * • —AND ALSO a chicken. On one statement at least Jess 1 Washburn strikes the wise humor plane of Bugs Baer. When Washing ton had the lead on Pittsburgh Thurs day and enough rain could have halt ed the game and given the Senators . another chance, Jess remarked: "Washington wants rain now more than the Southern Power company.” ' Thursday, by the way, was an event ful day for athletic followers in Shel by. Fans here heard over radio—by courtesy of the Charlotte News—a i play-by-play account of baseball’'! most exciting World Series gume and mingled with it a play-by lplay ac count of the Carolina-State game, Shelby’s favorite college battle. It j was indeed a bargain day for fans and will rank with two days in the j past. One was the Asheville-Shelby high school game and the other the Charlotte-Shelby game. Two seen from the sidelines the "flier heard over' radio—all hard on incorrigible cigairette smokers.' * And ns the colyum predicted Shel boys starred in the Carolina-State game. “J” McMurry, old Shelby quar ter, chased over Carolina's first touch down, and “Moko” Bynum was a de fensive star for State. We suppose Fred Logan, John Anthony and Chai lio Austell believed the old Shell.y scoring punch still lived when they saw McMurry, their old quarterback, go over for six points. The next important college football affair to Shelby will be the Carolina Davidson game, which is calculated to decide state honors. On the left wing of the Carolina team McMaivy will be braced to go for another touch down, and facing him on the Wildcat eleven will be Hugh Arrowood, another Shelhy High boy, toes dug in the ground to hold the Carolina offensive. That’s why Shelby is interested: Ore of the two ends, both Shelby boys, may decide the title. Here’s another idea on Carolina progress: Next month many Shelby people will step on the starter of the Installment Six and motor to Charlotte in one hour and one-half to see a bunch of speed-demons cover 250 miles in around two hours. That’s present day speed. Souire Eskridge made his first trip to Charlotte many decades ago in a wagon and the trip consumed nearly two days. The long ride was to see the Mecklenburg fair and the horse races. That day a rider on one of the horses fell off and broke a leg. The accident created more excitement with the crowds than would the plung ing to death of one of the speed Cle mons next month. That was speed a generation back. Going to Charlotte next month foi the races autoists will zip over a long concrete bridge that spans the migh'y Catawba and hardly know they’re over wtaer, so quicklv will be the crossing. When Squire Eskridge made his first trip to Charlotte in the wagon it was necessary to ford the river a> the old Tuckaseegee crossing. Such was the meandering in the stream to avoid the deep places that going in one could no£ tell where he was com ing out. , Then a guide directed the hoisc-s through the stream to avoid the deep jmcU.. New a rj>ec:l cu|> wt-eU fh. autos to see that they do not hit tTvc high spots. The difference between the deep spots and the high spots is the high way biography of North Carolina. A mistake is chalked up against the colyurn's weather prediction. It may lie slightly cool when they start j» fire in the Central lobby and the club cully off conferences on the square, hut it’s not really winter time until Jim Morrison, proprietor of the City Cafe, starts wearing a coat. The great Southern Railway System has a heart, or so we judge from a little story coming from Kings Moun tain and related by Conductor Grimes. Recently a Southern passenger train was halted at a flag stop in the Caro lines to pick up a passenger. This passenger gave the conductor IS cents—his fare to the next little flag stop. The stop and start resulted in a draw-head pulling out and the train was held up for 30 minutes, blocking | the Cresent Limited,, New York to Mew Orleans, running just behind. For 18 cents passengers on the fast through train were a half hour late reaching their destination. The 18-cent passenger not knowing the costly delay he caused others prob ably abused the railroad officials for thin minor delay. And the act prob ably was appreciated by no one. Don’t for a minute think that North Carolina isn’t wondering what is going i to take place at Cleveland Springs. A Shelby man on the road last week says he was besieged with questions about the development at every town in which he stopped. All seem to think he says, that the Cleveland Springs deal is the opening play of a great future in Western Carolina. There1 are hundreds of lots for sale in that section yet. Surely the home man lias as much faith in the big plan as the men, who have backed it for years, had at the outset. If not, don't, criticize the men who believed in Cleveland Springs and will reap their reward while you are afraid to buy now that something big lias staited. The man who purchased Florida property 15 years ago was a fish. Now he can afford to eat gold fish. The eolyum is not a Will Rogers' estate "ad.” It lacks Will Rogers and the real estate. Otherwise it’s a por tion of Bull Durham. * BUS HITS MR. T. C. BLACK WEDNESDAY MORNINf! Kings Mountain Herald. Mr. T. C. Black, substantial farmer and leading citizen of the F.1 Bethel section, suffered a broken leg early Wednesday morning when a big yel low bus ran into Mr. Black’s wagon and team. Neighbors took charge ot the team and Mr. Black was placed in the bus and brought here wher.i medical aid was rendered after whieo be went to Mary Black hospital at Spartanburg, S. C., which is operated by Mr. Black’s brother. The driver of the bus stated that the dampness of the oil streak on the asphalt made it. impossible for him to change the direction, of the bus suf ficiently to miss the wagon. MR. PAGE DISCUSSES NEW CLEVELAND SPRINGS RESORT Kings Mountain Herald. We are hoping that this bis devel opment at Cleveland Springs will spread into all the regions roundabout and that all the business interests for j several miles around will feel the hon ed#* of it. It may prove the beginning of a real estate boom in this section ns a backwash from the Florida flun y j that is already beginning to burst over : the sides. Real estate has been on a j standstill here for some time. Price V haven’t changed materially but there have been but few transfers. Truth at The Rest (Union Republican) Judge E. Yates Webb, of the fed eral court is getting exasperated at j certain prohibition agents who speak ■ around and buy a pint of liquor from a man and then turn him up. In one of his recent courts the judge gave one of these secret agents a good talk I ing about such practices and told him to stop fishing for minnows and get some of the big fish higher up. A man that will buy liquor from anoth er for the purpose of getting a case against him, it makes no difference I if he is a government agent, is no better than the man that sells the liquor. PRODIGY AT AGE OF FOUR ENTERS COLLEGE AT FOI RTEN Berkeley, Cab, Oct. 15.—Matthew Marsh, of this city, who at the age ot four was declared by Dr. Maria Mon tessori, noted educator, to he “the brightest boy in California,” has en tered the University of California at the age of 14. Marsh is small for his age and so j has been barred from R. O. T. C. i ranks, but otherwise he is taking part ! in all the normal activities of a fresh man. In celebration of his admission, M<a;h donned his first Emu tmi; .rs. WHAT NORTH CAROLINA PAPERS THINK OF COLE CASE VERDICT Charlotte News. The newspapers of North Carolina have spoken with uncommon courage and vigor their opinions about the verdict rendered in the case of W. B. Cole, slayer of W. W. Ormond, in Rockingham. The vast majority of them have taken positions either of uncompro mising opposition against the verdict or favor for it. Some, however, have chosen to straddle the fence in the in- i terest of safety. The News conceives that it might be of some concern and possibly of some benefit by way of information, at Fast, to impart an epitome of these editorial expressions to its readers, after having said ell that it expects to say on its own responsi bility in reference to the affair. The posit;on The News immediate ly took and whicn it now reiterates I was that, regardless of the righteous ness of the verdict, the really alarm ing phase of it is the popularity with which it has been received, or, as Judge Finley said it in another way at YVilksboro the other day, the pre valence of sympathy and sentiment in the jury took in the place of the law and the evidence when jurors un dertake to decide a case of th's kind in which resides the elements of the unwritten law. The verdict was not based on cith ;r of the pleas advanced ' y the de fense,” says The Asheville Citizen, “and simply deniohstrates that North Carolina sentiment holds womans’ vir tue a jewel so precious that one who outrages it by word or physical act, places himself beyond the protection of the law. The Salisbury Post vigorously en ters a disapproval of the verdict “not that we would punish the man,” it says, “not that we would establish prejudice or sentiment against a citi zen exercising hi; rights before the courts, not that we would shield the man who sinned grievously against his home and family, but purely and simply because the State and the Na tion cannot long survive such mis carriages of justice. “We have no complaint to mats’ against Cole. He did the light thing to fight for his life and to establish his contention. We have no desire to rap tl’.e courts or abuse jurymen. Wo simply wish to call attention again, once again, to the fact that the pre servation of the State, the Nation, of Christian civilization, depends upon holding men responsible for their acts, responsible before the law and before. God who said and repeatedly emphasized Thou Shalt Not Kill. We have come to that day when we must punish men when they step aside and take the law into their own hands and then go before the court with the hope that they may be able to bu Id a defense on a human senti ment which has been so encouraged that it is all but impossible to punish men for their acts.” The jury system lacks a vast deal of perfection, thinks The Raleigh Times, as indicated by this verdict, and goes on to remark that “If, as will be insisted by a large part of the population and as we too, believe, the jury in the Cole case orrored its chance to assist in the administration of justice in North Carolina, it did so after much mature deliberation as lay within its capacity. It did so on the belief, however fallacious, that a 1 man’s life is of less value than a gently-nurtured woman’s reputation. In the sense that reputations are not made or unmade by a few letters, foolish or even vicious remarks, this emphasis is wrong; but it is the sort ' of thing which characterizes North Carolina folks, and human nature must be changed hereabouts before h receives a new sense of values.” The interpretation which The Win ston-Salem Sentinel puts on the ver dict is, hi the opinion of Th' News, that which strikes at the widespread favor with which it seems to have been received among the people. “The whole thirg comes down to thi; prop osition,'' it says: “Th re are certain defenses in murder (finis that are definitiy sanctiond by the laws of the State. If the number of those de fenses is to be increased, or their : scope enlarged, then the law should j say so. Certainly it does not increase ] respect for law when there can be the slightest presumpti m that a verdict in a criminal case was rendered for reasons outside the law. We fear the effect of the verd'et rendered Sun day, and rendered, we are sure, by a jury of honorable ard upright men.” The verdict ii received by The Gas tonia Gazette with militant disfavor, that newspaper remarking that “the verdict is a shock to the sense of jus tice in North Carolina. It is another case of flagrant miscarriage of jus tice. It is even worse than the Pea- j cock case, and will doubtless end j worse than it, for Cole will not have | to flee from* tfgo State to dbtain his i libeity.” The Monroe Journal, published in ' the scat of the county from which the , jurymen were chosen, is disposed to j defend the verdiet and the members of ! the jury as Well. As to the jurymen ; it announces tl^at: “It is generally! conceded that in point of rectitude of life, in quiet and easy going citi zenship, and in all the usual stand ards by which we are accustomed to account men reputable, and even Christian, the men of this jury com pare favorably to any body of men , that could have been gathered to gether by similar means in North Carolina. They are certainly law abid ing and have as much respect for law j as any body of men would have.” The Journal’s conclusions as to the j verdict is that “this jury acted not from undue influence, not from the fact that Cole was rich and his v.c tim poor, not because he was not technically guilty of some offense, but because of inherent human im pulses that operate on all of us and , which would weigh oh any other jury ; that might have been impanelled.” j The Asheville Times feds that those who are disposed to criticise the jury must remember that jurors ) are not automatons' for turning out ; verdicts according to law and evi- ! deuce. The critics should search their | own hearts and, bringing some phas- i es of the case close home, ask them- 1 selves whether under given conditions they would invoke the unwritten law , for themselves, or to save one who had appealed to it.” The faith of The Wilmington Star “that the courts are only satisfactory vehicles for redressing wrongs, pub lic or private,” is not displaced in spite of the character of the verdict, it says. “Another legal farce,” and “a mockery from the tomb,” is what The Winston-Salem Journal calls it. It ■ continues: “How will justice in North ; Carolina fare midst such a clamor? j What haunting mockery comes back from tombs of scores who died at rope’s end or in electric chairs in I North Carolina who knew not the magi: charm of such mystic answers I as ‘self-defense’ and ‘transitory in- ! sanity'.” It is a verdict, says The News and ; Observer, “that shocks the State’s j sense of justice. Those who condone i the killing of Bill Ormond, who ap prove the liberation of his slayer base their opinion on the "unwritten law" theory. Whenever any man or any set of men, take upon themselves the punishment of an offender, law is flouted and respect for law is de creased, and there is always danger chat private vengeance will usurp the ! place of law." According to The Hickory Record. | The Cole jury blundered. “It had an ; enlarged and, we believe, a mistaken idea regarding the riarht of a man to j protect his women folk from slander. The protection is granted, but the I moral code among men demands that the protector risk his own neck at the ; hands of the slanderer or assaulter. ; Brooding over a wrong done to one’s | daughter for six months and then j committing murder in a questionable , Wonderful Merchandise For Ladies i NEVER HAS OUR STORE BEEN SO FILLED WITH THE SEASON’S BEST GARMENTS. You should sec the coats at— $18.50 t0 $125.00 Beautiful range of coats that are es pecially priced at.. DRESSES THAT PLEASE $11.75t0 $59.75 Includes new Jerseys, Balbriggan, Sat in Back Canton, Velvet and Satin com binations. Best selection of Wool Dresses in all the latest materials. $29.75 HAT SPECIALS—For this week—look over these two Hat spe cials. One lot worth up to $6.95, &A CA Special this week. HOSE SPECIAL AT $1.50—Real $2.00 value in CA all the new fall shades, this week’s special.. ^1 GLOVES—Just received new shipment Fall Gloves—Kids, Sued es and Fancy Cuff Effects. PLAID SCARFS—Lassie Wool Plaid and Striped Scarfs, very newest thing at. $3.95 RAYON UNDERWEAR—New shipment of Rayon Night Gowns and Teddies. J. C. McNeely Co. SERVICE-- QUALITY_ STYLE fashion does not breed respect for bravery or the law.” “The laws of North Carolina do not warrant or justify the commit ting of murder for making slander ous remarks,” is the way The Shelby Star considers it. R. R. Clark in his editorial re searchings in The Greensboro News thinks, “it is hardly necessary to offer evidence, to those who follow ed the trail, to sustain the view that the Rockingham jury rendered a ver dict not according to the law as it is written, but in response to be more or less general feeling that male members of a family are justified in avenging ar.y stain upon the honor of female members of the family. In other words, Judge Finley, we apply the law according to our feeling, not as the law is laid down. The right of a private vpngeance is recognized in the Cole case, as it has been recog nized before and will be recognized again; and in that recognition of course we also recognize the right eousness of mob law. Any pretence that the private individual may avenge his wrongs, but that the mob nay not avenge the wrongs of in dividuals who are unable to act for themselves, is inconsistent and the eerie t hypocrisy. In order that there may be some sort of equality in the recognition of private vengeance some sort of rule should be establish ed. In the event, for instance there are no male members of a family protect the females, the neighbors other who feel that the wrong shl , be avenged should be authorized t act in the absence of fathers anL' brothers. But much depends ()n standing of the man who acts as h ° own avenger. The right of one of '* vious good character, pf social star ,'ng and of wealth and influence su/ ficient to erect a substantial fortifi cations, is more readily recognized it' such cases that one in humidor ■ sition. The women folks of the pro],!’ tariat are not considered so much in need of protection, the right of t ! lowly to avenge their honor is not so readily acknowledged. They may have a grievance equally as great as the mna higher up, but their honor i not so highly regarded. These extracts have been given jm. partially from the exchanges that have come to the attention of j; News since the verdict and they are reproduced merely to give a glimpse of the reaction among the journals of the State which, whether they do or do not, are supposed to reflet public sentiment. Not many vacationists have chang ed much, and none of them has mu , change. The knock in the motor is plainer when it is idling. This truth has a human application. Overcoat Styles For Young Men—With All the Dash and Vigor of Youth Three-button,' double-breasted Ulsferettes, have the call with younp men. They have set-in sleeves and three-piece combina tion detachable belt. Fancy plaid backs and overplaids, in new paste! shades, brown, tan and blue--.;rey. Values our G76-Store butirp; power provides. Others, $12.75 to $29.75 - . _ lime to Buy Blankets! See Our Timely Values For Thrifty House wive* I Coo! nights arc near! Don’t be caught with insuf ficient bed clothing. Buy now! 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