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Too Much Efficiency By ' BEGIN* HERE TODAY John W. Brooke, hardware mag nate aad widower hires an efficiency engineer to take charge of his household for a period of two months which he evpects to spend away from home . He fails to in form his children, Constance, W il* Ham and Alice, about his plans, H. Hedge, assigned to the job, breaks the news to William and his sister. He takes immediate charge and informs all concerned that he means business, font mice calls her father’s attorney's but it assured that Hedge is bona fide. She is told that comiminrnlinif with h; father is forbidden except in a mat ter of life or dentil. Hedge, in the presence of Con stance asks VN illiam bis age and occupation. William admits 20 years but no occupation. Constance at tempts to explain. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY “He tried tho hardware business with father,” said Constance defen sively, ‘‘but —well, he wasn’t suited for it." If Billy was suffering from a cer tain amount of superficial discom fort, his sister was suffering shame. She dropped her gatse for a moment and compressed her lips tightly. ‘'All right; I’ll find him something to do.” Billy straightened up in diis chair and thrust out his chin. “Is that so?” he said in fine con tempt. “I didn’t read anything in the orders about that.” “You were charged by your father to obey me, weren’t you?” "Oh, perhaps.” “And if your father were here, and he ordered you to go to work you would, wouldn't you?” i nut s amereni. “Not one bit different. For all nec essary purposes, I’m your father. And 1 consider it necessary for you to work. That settles that.’’ The efficiency man said these aw ful words without any display of heat, which made them seem the more awful. They felt upon Billy like an icy avalanche. And Con stance, hateful as this strange niun was to her and filled with a resolve never to submit to his bidding, was somehow unable to fling herself to the aid of Iter brother. He was on treacherous ground, unable to fight u good fight. “Ever keep books or card indexes?” asked Hedge. B.lly shook his head. “I can teach you. Ever run a type writer?” "No!” “You’ll learn —in time. What can you do anything?" “He—he can run an automobile.” said Constance hastily. She was not particularly ’ proud of the answer, after it was out; she was afraid it was not impressive. But it was true. Billy could run an auto mobile wonderfully. He had been arrested eight times and his license had been revoked twice. “Good idea; guess I will, Connie." The expert driver got out of his leather chair and moved toward the door. “Very well; run your automobile —today,” said the efficiency man sig nificantly. "But don’t forget when you come back that you’re my clerk.” "Clerk!” “You’re (jetting it. Good morning.” Billy pftuited long enough to think of a reply—long enough yet wit..out aehiuving one. Instead, he asked a question. “ I soy, Connie, lend me a ten-spot will you 7 “Sorry, Billy; I’m broke,”. H. Hedge did not volunteer either a ton-spot or a nickle, and Billy stalked from the room. Two minutes later a yellow roadster burned out of the Brooke courtyard. It was the kind of roadster that is unnecessari ly and unbelievably close to the ground, like a dachshund. It had wire wheels, a throaty exhaust, and in or der to drive it you had to lie 0:1 your back. Billy was great at that. “While I Have the matter in mind.” said H. Hedge, addressing Constance “tell mo how far it is to Alice’s school.” “Six or sc von blocks,” answered Constance carelessly, “I imagine it was something like that. Hereafter, Alice will walk to school. It is good exercise, and the fresh air will dear her mind for her studies. Constance was about to retort hot ly when, with a gesture, he abrupted dismissed the subject. “Here,” he said placing his hand upon a small pile of flat volumes, “is n set of books. Until ^our brother is familiar withthe work, I’ll take care of them. They are .book-keeping books. A complete set of household accounts will be kept, with a separ ( ate account for each department. It's the loose-leaf system, of course.” Just why it was “of course" Con stance did not know; she was not fa miliar with loose-leaf systems. “I have here,” he continued indi cating, “a set of daily report cards; in fact, two sets. The set for the ser vants is buff-colored, that for mem bers of the family White. On these, cards will be reported daily all mat . ters of concern to the household Servant will report as to what duties they have performed during the day, in what manner, et cetera, as well (!.-> what things have been left un j performed. In this way we shall soon ■ systematize the work and establish a j proper schedule of hours.” Constance smiled faintly. Tltere 1 wa> a v.Viun in her mind of Giovan | ni, the furnace man, making out his I report. . “Tile report cards for the family will contain brief memoranda of what each member lias done during the day, a statement of conduct, of personal expense*, et cetera, together with any suggestions for the im provement of conditions or criticisms of the work of employes.” ‘'You mean to xu\,” asked Con stance slowly, ‘‘that you expect us— inc-rto make out one of these cards —every day?” ‘‘Certainly. You will see the ad vantage of it later." Constance relapsed into silence again. ‘1 have here,” he resumed pleasant ly, “a filing case and card-index ' yt?m. Li it all reports curds will be tiled, after being properly classi fied. There will be a personal index as well as u subject index, All cor respondence relating to household matters will be filed. There arp cer ium other features of the general system of management that I shall put. into effect, grid which 1 can best explain as we come to them in actual practice. By the way, how old urc you?” Constance stiffened in her chaif. Not that she cared—but the question was offensive. ‘‘Why—1—you—” “About twenty?” he suggested, studying her critically. “You happen to be correct,” she answered in a frozen tone. To her horror the efficiency man reached a blank card from a small pile. It was neatly ruled in blue, with black printing on it ami numerous white spaces. There was a round hole punched at the bottom. H Hedge picked up a pen, dipped it, and began to write. Although the i-.—at "You expect me to make out one of these cards every day?” card war upside down to her, she could easily read the legible ehar 1 a; tors that he set down in one of the | spaces. He had written “C. Brooke,” i That canto another lino: “Age—2D.” He paused and looked up. 1 “Ever work?”’ Constance stood up leaned for ward. He did not seem to bo aware of anything unusual in her demean or. After pausing briefly for an an swer he wrote down in a white space “No occupation.” “Unmarried, 1 suppose?” he asked “You unthinkable wretch!” “Hardly an answer to nty ques tion,” he suggested pleasantly. Constance had placed both hands on the desk to steady herself and looked down at him. There wus room for nothing but rage in her fine gray eyes. “The servants will throw you out” site said in a shaking voice. . “If they attempt it, 1 will dis charge the servants. I should regret to be compelled to do that.” “You—you—Oh, this is all so hor rible! It’s not true! It can't be!” “But it’s quite true, Miss Brooke.” She stood trembling, in spite of an effort to steady herself against the desk. For an instant her voice fail ed her. “I tell you, I will not bear it! I will not endure this thing in my own home. My father would not have me endure it. You tell me that I shall do this, and I shall do that— you, an utter stranger! You order my ser vants about! You take possession of my —our —house as if it were your own. You insult my sister. You in sult me! You would insult my bro ther—if you dared!” “I thought 1 had,” murmured H. Hedge softly. She <iid not hoar him, perhaps ho- | cause one of her tightly clenched j firsts was beat ing itself pink against the mahogany. “I will never obey you! Never! Never!" < "Yoh are appointed my secretary he said with apparent irrelevance, at the same time making a note on a pad. For answer, she flew into a Tem pest of tears and tinned away, just in time to fling herself into the arms I of Mat ilda, who had been listening outside the doorway until she could no longer restrain herself. Ji was past two o’clock when Hedge I glanced at his watch. Immediately he rang for the butler. ‘‘When i: lunch served?" he ask ed. "It has been served— at one i o'clock," replied Horace coldly. “Why was 1 not notified?” “Mr. Brooke never ha: his lunch eon at home, sir." "Who had lunch?” "Miss Brooke." “Nobody else?" “No, sir." “Hereafter 1 wish to be called for lunch.” | "Yes, sir." I “Bring me a sandwich and a glass I of milk.” "Vrty well, sir.” NEXT CHAPTER: The “children” pld revolt. (Giecnsboro News.) “What difference is there in the moral knowledge of a boy 15 years] and 11 months old and a boy It!, years and one month old?" asks Judge Shaw, deploring the fact that there is no place to send youths over 1 115 except to convict vamps, where they associate with the hardened sin ners. Of course the moral knowledge cf the hoy depend on his training and environment, in part at least; i and the 16-year limit was fixed ba j cause there isn’t room in the training schools for all the youthful offenders —not even those under 1(5. And the preference is naturally given to boys under that age. Those over 56, be ing more mature, more experienced, should know better, and generally do. Of course Judge Shaw and .most other folks know this, hut. it is well | to keop all the facts in mind as we go along. His honor is pleading for some sort of reformatory institution, some other place thun the chain gang, for youths between the age of 1(5 and 21. We have issued many millions of dollars of bonds to pave roadp, the average cost of a mile of paved road is S33.000. Mentioning this fact Judge j Shaw asks for the cost of three miles ■ of paved road to buy a farm and es tablish an institution where the youths over 16 and under 21 may be sent for work and instruction, away from the older and hardened criminals. The request is not only reasonable, the need for a place of that sort is a real one. Certainly the average con vict camp, no matter how well con ducted, is more or less of a training school for vice for the immature. The youth who goes there is more likely to be confirmed in his evil ways than to be reformed, and the brand of a convict camp is not easily removed, ] even if those sent there really try to reform when released. But something has tc> be done with the younfr law* ! breaker. The number of white youths j and young white men who appaar as defendants m the criminal courts is increasing all the time. They i.ro crowding out the negroes;, who seem to be doing better without the aid of reform schools. Possibly the con duct of the whites has shamed them. Judge Shaw’s proposition would meet with favor if there was forec put behind it. The need will be gen erally admitted. But there are so many calls on the state treusury-that only the things backed with an al most irresistible force will stand a: story to a legislative appropriations good show'. Ilis honor could tell his committee and the members would probably unanimously agree that it should be done, but the> might be a Iraid ot the political effect of an in crease in the public debt or the tux rate, ami they would tell him to re turn at a more convenient season. But it he hail an aroused sentiment and force behind hint that impressed by its strength, a way would be found to dig up the money—provided it was not proposed to cut sonic community short three miles of paved road. Our folks are human and considerate, but ii it comes to a choice between three miles of paved roads and the chain gang for the youngsters over 10 some of them will conclude that probably j the chain gang isn't as bad as it is painted—that is, so long as none of their folks have to be sent there. Judge Shaw is also aware that the $100,000 will be but a beginning. The cost will be continuing. But well managed an institution of that sort should contribute much to its own support. Also, one would hear talk that there is no difference between the moral knowledge of the youth 20 years and 11 months old and the man 21 years and on^ month old; and there wouldn't be as a general proposition. Btlt1‘ai being universally recognized as the age of maturity, the limit would stand. f A man never realizes just what “dumbness" means until he is driving on u county road and meets a cow. TJTIi JUDGE SPEEDING (Greensboro Patriot ) Tin* great to-do raised over a .•reeding charge against Judge, E. Y*ter. Webb,'of Western North Caro lina federal district court, docs him a”, injustice. 0;i, would have thought that the <s ! judge had committed some serious crime, from the publicity {riven the matter. In r. very frank and dijrni , fled letter, to tli • J. P. who rent him word: to rome here and face the charge, the judge explained why lv had r.ot send word, the letter bring kept, at nis office while he was in a hospital. Further, lie says that he was oaJhir. way home from Raleigh; SHEHRSBSft i Township For Sa For a short time we have exclusive op tion on the 7(1 acre farm known as the Jasper Barnett, Washburn tract of land, This farm is located on sand clay road near Washburn Switch. Has a good 5. room dwelling, 4 stall barn and other outbuild ings. The farm lies'all practically level, 60 acres cleared and ready for cultivation, balance in wood and pasture. For location this farm is one of the best, good section of county to live, and is on both the sand clay road and the Southern Railroad. Very fine farming land and looks good fqr future site for Cotton Manu facturing plant. SSI* Price we have on this tract is very reas onable and the one buying gets a bargain. Terms can be arranged. Price per acre is $160.00. NO. 6 TOWNSHIP FARM The I\fr. D. Hopper 93 1-2 acres, 3 miles east of Shelby on Sand Clay road, joining farms with Griff and Andy Borders. 60 aeresdn cultivation, balance in wood and pasture. There is a good six room dwell ing, good new barn and other buildings on this farm. Cleveland Springs property is only about 1-4 mile from this place. We believe that at the price we have this farm is a bargain. For a short time we can sell at $115.00 per acre on reasonable terms. New Lineberger Building. SECOND ROUND FOR THE COLLECTION OF 1925 COUNTY TAXES. | I will be at the following places on the dates speci fied for the purpose of collecting taxes for the year 1925. The County Commissioners have ordered that the dis- 8 count of one per cent he continued during this month. 3 This is the last round that I will make and I will ap- | predate all payments made. N Monday, November 16th, No. 1 Township, Rome H Davis’ Store, 9 A. M. to 12 M. Monday, November 16th, No. 2 Township, Boiling Springs, 1 to 4 P. M. Tuesday, November 17th, No. 2 Townshw, Jolley’s Store, 9 A, M. to 12 M. Tuesday, November 17th, No. 7 Township, Moores- g boro, 1 to 4 P, M. Wednesday, Novembcr'lSlh, No. 7 Township, Latti more, 9 to 12 M. Wednesday, November 18th, No. 8 Township, Polk- , ville, 1 to 4 P. M. Thursday. November 19th, No. 8 Township, Delight, 9 A. M. to 12 M. Thursday, November 19th, No. 11 Township, Casar, 1 to 4 P. Iff. Friday, November 20th, No. 10 Township, Douglas Carpenter’s Store, 9 to 12 M. Ft-iday* November 20th, No. 10 Township, Jno. T. Wavliek’s Store, 1 to 4 P. M. Monday, November 23rd, No. 9 Township, Lawn dale, 9 A. M. to 12 M. Monday, November 23rd, No. 9 Township, Fallston, I 1 to 4 P. M. Tuesday, November 24th, No. 5 Township. Waco, 1 to 4 P. M. Wednesday, November 25th, No. 3 Township, Earl, 9 A, M. to 12 M. Wednesday, November 25th, No. 4 Township, Grover 1 to 4 P. M. Friday, November 27th, No. 4 Township, East Kings Mountain, All Day. Saturday, November 28th, No. 4 Township, Kings Mountain, Town office, all’day. H. A. Logan SHERIFF CLEVELAND COUNTY. ■ .. ' ■ ■ ■11 ' it was threatening to rain, the road would have become slick, and there v,ro cars in front of him. j Speeding is something that is (joi.c every day in every city and county -n the United States and the attempt to somehow give the fcn pr;; sion that the Judge was guilty I if something very shameful was j wrong. Any man 101) miles from ho ne and it beginning to rain and .< ! sliek ro; d ahead, is likely to speed j up. i Fortunately,, the peolc of North j Carolina know Judge Webb, know i . character and reputation and j : ho gnat-ike attentions of the vet y ' u: pored law observing will not j make thenrv change their minds. They know that a jurist of hi* be:-, a man of his reputation, is abov'^ any harassment. If ho did , *' fart he certainly had a reason f. < rly a fool would have dallied alone the road when lie had many mi's, slick reads before him. Let the fellows who have never speeded talk about the judge. ] „t these who have broken no laws ,]„ that. Let the pious, sanctified <V !' do it. ‘ A::d there will be, then, nobody to do it. Plow- under, tiie trash; burning leaves and crop residues is to de . troy huipas, one of the greatest needs of North Carolina roils. Florida! SEE ME. OR WRITE !*"l | M I \L\ Safety Harbor *1 Florida. -SCHEDULES INTER-CA MOLINAS MOTOR BUS COMPANY Leaves Shelby for Charlotte 7 £. 7a., !) u. m., 11 a. m., 1 p. m. 3 p. m„ 5 p. ra., ’7 p. r.v.-Leaves Charlotte for Shelby 8 a. m., 10 a. rn., 12 Noon, 2 p. m., 4 p. m., 6 p- m. SCHEDULE LINCOLNTQN-SHELBY BUS Leaves Shelby 7:30 a. m., 10 a. m., 1 p. m., 3:30 p m., 5:45 p. m.—Leaves Lir.eolnton 8:30 a. m., 11 a. m., 1 p. m., 3:0C p. m. 7 p. m. AUTEN BROTHERS, Owners. SCHEDULE SHELBY-IiUTHERFORDTON BUS Leaves Shelby 8 a. m., 1 p. m.. Leaves Rutherfordton 9:55 a. m., 2:15 p. m. Z. V. COSTNER, Manager. SCHEDULE SHELBY-ASHEVILLE BUS Leaves Shelby 8 a. n:., 10 a. m., 2 p. m., 4 p. m., fi p. m. The six o’clock bus ssops off ft Rutherfordton. RED TOP CAB CO., Owners, Asheville, N. C. For Information Phone 450—Union Bus Terminal, Shelby, N. C. Schedule Tor Information Not Guaranteed. -HOME BUILDERS— —CONTRTORS— FOR — HIGHEST QUALITY — — QUICKEST S,ER VICE — — LOWEST PRICES — ON SASH — DOORS — FRAMES SIDING — FLOORING — CEILING And Ail Other Building Material SEE Z. J. THOMPSON North Washington St.,' Phone 107. NEAR SEABOARD DEPOT "Sl-r CianJ MEN! Here’s a j Real Shoe For You * r I- is the “Star Brand*’ Mechanics Special-—a choc that combines solid comfort, sturdy service and neat appearance. An extra feature of this choc is its otermwelting, which keeps the water out and the feet dry. the Mechanics Special shoe is designed and made by the Star Brand ’ Solid Leather Shoe Makers. It is a specially built shoe for mechanics, engineers, firc mc n, t arjx'nters, and all other men who put their shoes to the acid test. It is a shoe you v/ill have when you see it. V WRAY-HUDSON CO. Shelby, N. C. LOOK FOR THIS ON TI,E fUMH*
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