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Herbert Hoover Wool a Be First Millionaire To Enter White House fttrthit Was Wealthy But Hoover Hu More Money Than He Did. Washington.—II Herbert Hoover Is elected president, he will be the first millionaire ever to occupy the WhitfrHouse, according to au^horia tive estimates of his wealth and in come. While the exact size of Hr. Hoov er’s fortune and the character of his present Investments are shrouded in mystery, financial authorities as well as his most intimate friends, agreed that he is a very rich man. William Hard, a close friend and his most recent bigrapher, states that on the eve of the World War, Judging by the standards of his boyhood, “he was extremely rich.” WOMEN’S PAINS jlilj Were Relieved by Cardoi Which Tlus Georgia Lady Took oo Her Moth er’s Advice. Columbus, Oa.—"I don’t see why Women will drag around, In a half hearted way, never feeling well, barely aMe to drag, when Cttrdui might help put them on their feet, as it did me," says Mrs. Geo. 3. Hunter, of this city. Suffhred with dreadful pains in say sides. I had to go to bed and stay sometimes two weeks at a time. "X could not work, and Just dragged around the house. *1 get very thin. I went from a hundred and twenty-six pounds down to less than a hundred. *Q4y mother had long been a user of Cardui, and she knew what a good medicine it was for this trou ble. So she told me to get some and take It. *1 sent to the store for Cardui, Md before X had taken the first bottle Z began to Improve. My side bgrt less, and Z began to mend In health. Z took the second bottle, shd felt much better. Z followed this by two more bottles. TJardui acted as a fine tonic. X do qot feel like the same person. S am well now, and still gaining. My sides do not trouble me at alL" Tor sale by druggists, everywhere. Give It a trial. NC-iaa He was then responsible director in more than twenty mining com panies engaged in the operation of mines in Asio, Africa, Australia. Europe, the United States, Mexico and South America. He was the ‘‘managing director,” or so we would say in this country, the president of half a dozen of these companies. Another recent biographer. Earl Reeves, says : “In the city of London Hoover was rather a mysterious fig ure. Men spoke wonderingly of his earning capacity, variously estimat ed at from $100,000 to $500,000 a year—enormous figures in Europe in those days.” Worked For 50 Concerns. | Hoover himself in his sketch in | “Who's Who," for 1912-13 states that he is "consulting engineer for more than 50 mining companies" and in this and later sketches lists a num ber of companies of which he is a di rector which do not appear in the British financial manuals. While no one can fix the size of his present estate, the amount of his income is reflected in the size of the establishments which he maintains in Washington end Cal ifornia. The maintenance of these consevatively estimated, requires at least $50,000 a year. Only three presidents have had private fortunes large enough to compare with that of Herbert Hoov er—George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt and Warren G, Harding. Washington, although reputed to be one of the richest men of his day, ! was not a millionaire. His father I left 5,000 acres and 22 slaves, but ■ little money, and only a small part ! of the estate went to George as a younger son. The larger part of his wealth came through his marriage with Martha Dandridge Curtis, a widow who owned much land as well as stock in the Bank of Eng land. When he died his estate was appraised at $530,000 exclusive of the value of Mt. Vernon and apart from Mrs. Washington's private es tate. John Adams, most of whose life was spent in public office did not accumulate any substantial wealth. Jefferson Poor. Thomas Jefferson, like Washing ton was a great landowner, his mar riage brought him 40,000 acres to add to his own considerable estate. Nevertheless, his income was never large enough to do much more than cover his expenditures, in spite of County T ax Notice I will be at the following named places at the times specified for the purpose of collecting 1928 County taxes. No .1 Township, Monday, October 15th, Brack ett's Store, 9:00 to 11:00 A. M. No. 2 Township, Monday, October 15th, Jolley’s Store, 12:00 noon to 2:00 P. M. No. 2 Township, Monday, October 15th, Boiling Springs, 3:00 to 5:00 P. M. No. 7 Township, Tuesday, October 16th, Moores boro, 8:00 to 10:30 A. M. No. 7 Township, Tuesday, October 16th, Latti more, 11:00 A. M. to 2:00 P. M. No. 8 Township, Tuesday, October 16th, Polk ville, 2:30 to 5:00 P. M. No. 8 Township, Wednesday, October 17th, De light, 9:00 to 11:00 A. M. No. 11 Township, Wednesday, October 17th, Casar, 11:30 A. M. to 5:00 P. M. No. 10 Township, Thursday, October 18th, Car penter’s Store, 9:00 to 11:00 A. M. No. 10 Township, Thursday, October 18th, John T. Warlick’s Store, 11:30 A. M. to 2:00 P. M. No. 9 Township, Thursday, October 18th, Dixon & Lutz Store, 2:30 to 4:30 P. M. No. 9 Township, Friday, October 19th, Lawn dale, 9:00 to 12^0 Noon. No. 9 Township, Friday, October 19th, Fallston, 12:00 Noon to 5:00 P. M. No. 5 Township, Monday, October 22nd, Waco, 1:00 to 5:00 P.M. No. 3 Township, Tuesday, October 23rd, Earl, 9:00 A. M. to 12:00 Noon. No. 4 Township, Tuesday, October 23rd, Grover, 1:00 to 5:00 P. M. No. 4 Township, Wednesday, October 24th, East Kings Mountain, all day. No. 4 Township, Thursday, October 25th, Town Office, all day. This is the last year that I will collect the taxes In Cleveland County and as I have all the books in hand for the entire County, I will thank all tax pay ers to see me and make an immediate settlement on this round. Hugh A. Logan SHERIFF AND TAX COLLECTOR his attempts to augment it by such industrial enterprises as his nail mill. At 65 he retired from the presidency $20,000 in deb! Even his treasured library was sold in an effort to liquidate. From Jefferson to Rutherford B Hayes, a few of our American presi I dents were more than well-to-do and I some were very actually poor. Jas. Madison was dependent on his fath er until he was fifty, when the lat ter died and left him an estate and 100 slaves. He was. however, like so many Virginia gentleman, "land poor and the threat of poverty : hung over his last years. James Monroe under pressure of his in debtedness sold his farm in Virginia and lived with his son-in-law in New’ York. John Quncy Adams, likewise, after a life spent in public service, w»as obliged to mortgage his home and finding his income still too slender to support his fam^y, accepted re-election to congress during his declining years as a means of earning a living. Jackson and Van Buren were well-to-do but judged by the standards of their day. Most of the presidents of the early years rose from poverty to a posi tion of some comfort before they reached the White House, but Wil liam Henry Harrison, of “Tippe canoe and Tyler, too” fame, appears to have reversed the process. Born in a manor house in Virginia and with a brilliant military record, he failed as a farmer. He then tried for a while to make an Income by running a whiskey distillery on his place. Was Also a Clerk, Giving this up a bad job he be came clerk of the Hamilton (Ohio) county court. With this picturesque background he became the idol of the American people in the “log cabin and hard cider” campaign. When Harrison died after a few months in office, the vice president. John Tyler, who happened tc be at his home in Williamsburg, Va., when the summons to the White House reached him, had to make the trip to Washington. Taylor, Fillmore and Pierce were likewise men of small means ,and plain living when they were called to the presi dency. James Buchanan, the only president to die a bachelor, was somewhat more prosperous. Before he entered politics he had built up a law practice in Pennsylvania w'hich brought in $12,000 a year, a huge sum in those days. After he entered public life, however, he had little besides his official salary and couid by no means be counted £. wealty man. Then came Abraham Lincoln. His humble origin and his indifference to money are too well known to be repeated. But even he was in com fortable circumstances compared with Andrew Johnson, endured v during the greater part of his life. Continuing Vt his tailor's trade for many years after he entered politics. Johnson was the only real working man who ever occupied the White House. Grant, who had failed to make a living on his little Missouri farm which he had appropriately named “Hard Scrubble,” was making a new start in the hide business when the Civil War came. A fighting general, who scorned to enrich himself by deals with army contractors, he ac cumulated Ifttle during the war. After eight years in the White House he made a bold but futile at tempt to grow rich by becoming a partner in a New York banking house. Betrayed by his associates, the firm failed and the Civil War hero spent his last years writing his "Personal Memoris” so that his debts might be paid and his family provided for. From Hayes to McKinley, we en counter a somewhat different type in the White House—men, most of whom were born tn poverty but had acquired a substantial Income prin cipally as lawyers, before they were elected to the presidency. Hayes, it is true, inherited a small fortune, and Arthur, the Republican boss of New' York, had a handsome Income if we may Judge by his somewhat ostentatious style ot living. But the type—the comfortable, well-to-do leader of the communities—is that which the American people preferred during the last quarter of the nine teenth century. A new era opened with Theodore Roosevelt, the only president who was really born with a silver spoon in his mouth. But even he could probably never have reached the White House if he had kept this silver spoon in full view of the American people. Instead he pre sented himself to their View' as the ranchman, the “rough rider," as one of themselves, rather than as a New York aristocrat At his death however, he left an estate appraised at $881,082, a large part >1 which he had inherited. William Howard Taft, although never poor, and the brother of a millionaire, spent his life in the public service without accumulating anything that might reasonably be called a fortune. After he retired from the White House his income was supplemented by the proceeds of his Voluminous writing and fre quent lectures. Woodrow Wilson had nothing ex cept his salary until after the death of his first wife when he, like Wash ington and Jefferson, married a widow who was blessed with a fair share of this world’s goods. Warren G. Harding at his death left an estate valued at approxi mately $750,000, but a large part of this was unquestionably due to the increment of the value of his news paper, The Marion Star, after he became president. Calvin Coolidge entered the White e i I , New York,—Two hundred repre- j sensitives of the periodical publish- j | ing Industry, meeting here in a con- j : ierence called by the federal trade j commission to discuss means of con trolling fraudulent advertising, de- | cided that the national better busi- . ness bureau was the most effective agency for aiding in the prevention j of frauds in advertising. The publishers passed a resolution requesting that organization "to ad vise publishers, generally whenever! an advertisement is "established by | the bureau to be iradulent,” after1 the bureau had ‘made reasonable | investigation and gfyen notice to the j persons complained of." E. L. Green, managing director of the bureau to be fraudulent,” after to prosecute fraudulent advisters said the organization could be en ; larged to handle such investigations. He suggested establishment of a department to scrutinize advertise , ments in copy form. .Millions Stolen. ! William E. Humphrey, cliairman of the trade commission, told the publishers that the people were rob bed of millions of dollars annually, by false and misleading advertise j ments appearing in the periodical ! press. Pointing out that the com mission's sole desire was to stop ■ practices now prohibited by law, j he asserted that the purpose of the conference was to get the publish ■ ers to agree, on what they would j do to determine whether an offered advertisement was false and mis leading before it was published. With the assistance of the honest publisher, Chairman Humphrey de clared, "false advertising can be | I practically eliminated.” ! James O'Shaughnessy, an adver | Using man. who said he spoke for I several publishers, told the confer-; i ence that “every publisher, who has i I a sufficient investment to make him j worthy of consideration, knows he ! ! must apply censorship to advertis- I | ing for the protection and preserva tion of his own property.” House with little except the modest earnings which he had been able to; i put aside from his relatively small i official salaries which he had re- i ceived. He will, however, retire with ■ j a small fortune, it is believed, part- | ly as a result of his savings—and no man in the White House has ever j saved a larger percentage of his judicious investments which he is \ reputed to have made in such sound securities as U. S. Steel during the I so-called "Coolidge boom.” There is apparently no comparison | between the private fortunes of | Smith and Hoover. Except for the J short period when he was enjoying j $50,000 a year as head of a big j trucking corporation, the New York governor has never had anything except his official salary to care for a large an active family. Hoover on the other hand, return ed to the United States from his engineering and business activities in all quarters of the globe with a substantial fortune, which sound in vestment should have more than doubled the past year. NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND Under and by virtue of the au thority conferred upon me. I will offer for sale to the highest bidder on the premises in No. 3 township, Cleveland county. North Carolina on Monday, November 5, 1928, at 12 o’clock M., the following de scribed tracts of land: Lot No. 1: Beginning at a stone, Walter McSwain’s corner, and runs thence S. 35'4 W. 15.54 poles to a stake in the Rippy road: thence with the road S. 781.. W. <1.38 poles; N. 58 W. 2.41 poles; N. 41 W. 4.68 poles; N. 36 W. 6.37 poles: N. 45,4 W. 2.54 poles; N. 52 W. 7.00 poles; N. 48 W. 5.60 poles to a stake over the bridge; thence with the branch as it meanders N. 19 E. ?. 44 poles; N. 50 E. 2.26 poles; N. C5 E. 1.00 poles; No. 28 E. 1.25 poles to an iron stake, Cliff Davis’ corner; thence with his line S. 81 E. 14.00 poles to an iron stake; thence S. 25 W. 8'/4 poles to a stake: thence S 60 E. 16.50 poles to a stone, the place of beginning, containing 39 58 acres, more or less. Lot No. 2: Beginning at a stone in James Camp land, and runs thence N. 68 V. 11.24 poles to a stake, J. L. Borders corner; thence N, 4 E. 13.10 poles to a stake in J. L. Borders line; thence N. 16 E. 11.40 poles to a stake; thence N 23 E. 9.40 poles to a stake in the road; thence with the road 45'4 E 2.54 poles to a stake; thence S. 36 1. 6.37 poles; S. 41 E. 4.68 poles; S. 58 E. 2.41 poles; N. 78>4 E. 2.38 poles to a stake in the road; thence S. 35'/* W. 5.28 poles to a stone; thence S. 19 ’,4 W. 22.50 poles to a stone, the point of beginning, con taining 45.82 acres, more or less. The two tracts above will first te sold separately, and then as a whole Terms of sale: One-third cash on delivery of deed, balance payable in one and two years, with option of purchaser paying all cash, or sec uring the remainder with dee i of trust. This the 5tn day of October. 1928 J. F. BYERS, Administrator of Mrs. John R. Rippy. Bynum E. Weathers, Atty. He Is “Drafted" Franklin D. Roosevelt, formei assistant secretary of the nav? and the man who put Gdvernoi Smith in nomination for the presidency, who, after many conferences, has agreed to run for governor of New York State on the Democratic ticket CHICAGO SETS MURDER TRICE AT So TO S250 Chicago,—"There are 60 profes sional killers in Chicago wno can be hired to kill anyone at prices ranging from $5 to $250,” said Frank J. Loesch, president of the Chicago crime commission in an address at the junior chamber of commerce. “Your duty is to elect men with backbone and not those who pat ter with crime, degrade the bal lot box and protect criminals,” he continued. Try Star Want Ads I .■" N LANDIS SHOE SHOP The place for up-to-date Shoe Rebuilding and Re built Shoes for sale. Third door from Western Union, j West Marion Street. J. A. DAYBERRY, Manager. ^ ■■■ , ■ ~---^ ] FOR— i l Real Estate I Fire Insurance Liability Insurance Stocks Bonds \ Rentals. 3 It Will Pay You to ! See i i CHAS. A. HOEY j N. LaFayette St. ! Phone 658. I SPECIAL EXCURSION ) TO l FLORIDA VIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM THURSDAY, OCTIBER 18, 1928 Round trip fares from Shelby, N. C. Savannah, Ga.-$7.50 Jacksonville, Fla._$15.50 Miami, Fla.-$25.50 Tampa, Fla.__23.00 Havana, Cuba_$50.25 Proportionately reduced fares' t o other Florida points. Tickets on sale Oct. 18th, final return limit Savan nah Oct. 25th; Jacksonville Oct. 26th; Havana, Nov. 6th, and other destinations Oct. 30th, 1928, to reach original starting point prior to midnight. Excellent service — Through sleeping cars. For further information call on any Southern Rail way agent. R. H. GRAHAM, Division Passenger Agent, Charlotte, N. C. Double Springs News Of Personal Items Gathering Crops And Preparing To Sow. Large Crowds At Sunday School. (Special to The Star.) Double Springs.—The people oi this section are very busy gathering their crops and fixing the ground for sowing grain. A large crowd was present at Sunday school Sunday. We were glad to welcome some visitors from Statesville. Visitors are always wel come. Misses Etta and Bonnie Lee Jones and Reba Davis spent Sunday with Muss Nettie Jones. Misses Mary Lou Lee and Verna Brooks were the guest of Miss Annie Davis Sunday. Miss Janie Greene spent Sunday with Miss Frances Greene. Miss Reba Lee spent <. Sunday with Miss Selma McSwain. Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Bridges and sons. Dufage, Harold and Hershel, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Cicero Bridges of Lattimore. Miss Selma McSwain spent Sat urday night with Misses Reba and Mary Lou Lee. Mrs. D. G. Washburn who has been seriously U1 at her home is slightly Improved. We hope for her a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs, D p. Washburn spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Brooks. Mr. Olin Greene who was able to return from the Shelby hospital last week is improving nicely we are glad to note. Mr. and Mrs. A. L, C alt on were the dinner guests of Mr. W. A. | Crowder's Sunday. 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They were then invited into the dining room where the cake was aglow with candles and delicious ice cream and cake was served. The color scheme being pink and white. The young people wished ior Mr. Bridges many more happy birthdays. A fine time was enjoyed by all present, Try Star Job Printing FLOWERS Corsages, Bouquets and Funeral Designs a Special ty. Complete line of Cut Flowers. SHELBY FLOWER SHOP I — PHONE 580 — ‘Sav It With Flowers’ The Gift Supreme. Bilious? r>nn t -.v<>■(ivon your bowle* with strong purges. Take Lane's J’llls to tone youi liver ami start tho bile llowlnj. Kool bet ter right oil. Sold by QUINN DRUG STORE Wrote Dr. Pierce— Now She Is Well Pritchard villc, S. C —"I had gome very had spells, looked at times aa if I would die. I wrote to Dr. Pierce about tny condition and he advised me to try Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery md ‘Pleasant Pellets’ which I did at >nce. 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TOLEDO, OHIO WHIPPET sax WORLD'S LOWEST PRICED SIX SEDAN Toorinr tslS; Roadeter $635; Coach 1695; Coace $<555. WHIPPET FOUR $610 SEDAN Tanring $485: Roadster (2-oaas.) $488; Roadster (with rumble seat) $525; Coupe $635: Cabriolet Coupe (w.th collapsible ton) $696; L’oech $W6. All WUljM-Orerland prices f. o. b. Toledo, Ohio, and specifications subject to chan without notice. Stewart Motor Company . »■
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