SOCIETY
News
MISS MAYME ROBERTS—Social Editor—Phone 236.
Newt Items Telephoned Miss Roberts Will Be Appreciated.
Mother's Club
Pirnlr.
The members of the Mother's
club and their children. enjoyed
a picnic at Cleveland Springs Fri
day afternoon. The children play
ed all kinds of games and sonic
r ent in swimming At 6 o'clock, a
table was placed on the lav n in the
hotel yard, where a delightful picnic
dinner was served. About forty
mothers and children were pres
ent.
Social Calendar
For Week.
Monday * p m -Miss Bertha
Bostic will present her music pupils
in recital at the Central school
auditorium
Tueeday 3 30 p m —The Daugh
ter’* of American Revolution will
hold the last meeting of th? year
ct the club room. Mrs. U W. Gard
ner, chairman of hostess committee.
Tuesday 8 p. m - Miss Mary Ade
laide Roberts will present her music
pupils in recital at the Washington
Street school auditorium.
Mrs. Jean Schenck Hostess
To Bridge Clab.
Mrs, dean Schenck was a delight
ful hostess to the members of the
South Washington Bridge club, and
a number of Invited guests Friday
afternoon at 4 o'clock, entertaining
at her home in Cleveland Springs
Estates, The lower floor was thrown
1 ensulte and profusely decorated
with Dorothy Perkins roees, lark
1 spur and sweet peas. The bridge
f tables were graced with silver vases
of tweet peas. At the close of the
games. Mrs. Schenck was assisted
by her house guest, Mrs. Garey
Boahamer, in serving a chicken sal
1 ad course with candles, nuts and
punch. Mrs. O. M. Gardner, who
Is a member of this club, and is
now visiting in the city, was a spe
cial guest.
Seventh Grade
Commencement.
The exercises of the seventh grade
of Marlon Street school, consisted
of the graduating exercises and a
number of contests. The following
program was given Friday after
noon at 2 o'clock: "Welcome Sweew
Springtime.” Address of welcome by
Ruth Forbis. Contests for George
Alexander medals: Readers, Ruth
DePriest. "The Bear Store.” Gladys
Earl, "Gossip A-La-Mode ” Laura
Mae Borders, “Naughty Zell ” De
•laimers. Paul Reid Arrowood
"Mind Your Business ” Iffck Le
Grand, "Duty.” Glenn Simmons
"Tar Heel Captain.” Song, "Come
Where the Lilies Bloom,” .by class.
Essay cm class motto. “OnWard Op
portunity is Here.” William Blanton
“Farewell talk to class by Hasel
Putnam. "Taps”.
| The Judges in the contests were:
j Mesdames Ransom Casstevens, Her
j bert Champion and Tilden Falls
I The declaimers medal was awarded
to Glenn Simmons and the readers
! medal to Ruth DePriest.
I Certificates awarded for perfect
latUndanee to the following. Ever
ett White, Rush Hamrick. 1,-.. Hig
| sly Harmon. Juanita Grigg. Ray
(Willis, Manes Gaskey. Mai Spang
ler. Jr„ Juanita Putnam. Jane Wash
[burn, Earl Putnam, Harry Robin
aon, Herbert Elam and Will Arev.
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Mte.Campbrti r » V « ’S-'iff
Gfvit» Parties. - * • ’
i MJm Helen Campbell trave two
.lovely bridge parties Friday enter
taining at her home on West War
I ren atreet in honor of her house
guest, Miss Mary Hatch of Thom as
. ville, Oa. The rooms were thrown
I ensulte and artistically arranged
with a profusion of Dorothy Perkins
roses, coreopsis and sweet peas
At the morning party, the high
score prize was won bv Mrs. Vick
Wray and the low score by Miss
Alpha Gettys. Miss Hatch was prr
aented with a lovely honor yi!t Th»
hostess was assisted by Mis. Lee
Wray. Misses Virginia Hoev and
-Minnie Eddins Roberts in servuir
a delicious salad and ice course, a
color motif of pink and white be
ing emphasized.
At the afternoon party at 4 o'clock
Miss Campbell, gowned in peach
georgette presented her honor
guests. Miss Hatch wearing flowe. -
ed georgette, Mrs. Ben Hendrick, a
recent bride, In violet chiffon. Miss
Sara Thomas, a bride-elect, wearing
a navy blue georgette ensemble, and
Miss Mary Neil Davis who will be
married on the 18th of June to Mr
Ed McCurry, was attired in blue
chiffon and Mrs Earl La.kin of
Chicago, who is visiting her mother
Mrs. Walter Ramsaur was gowned in
yellow crepe and lace. The guests
found their places with the most at
tractive tallies at the seven bridge
tables. The high score prize w as won
by Miss Sara Burton Jenkins and
the low score prize by Miss Minnie
Eddins Roberts. Each of the honor
guests were presented with pretty
gifts. Miss Campbell was assisted bv
her mother, Mrs. R. E. Campbell
end sister, Miss Elizabeth and Mrs.
Lee Wray in serving two delicious
courses.
I At The Theatres
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The Beams are advertising today
the first Mack Sennet all talking
comedy. It is a two-ree!er entitled
"The Lion's Roar." It should be a
!ciram A Mark Srnnett comedy as
a silent, film is funny enough; they
have mad’ the nation laugh. But
give them voice, Rnd you have a
feature that will make a stir and
then some. The feature picture for
today and tomorrow Is "Fancy Bag
gage'' It is a comedy, and one to
drive care out into the hinterlands
George Fawcett, appears tm It. as
well as beautiful Audrey Ferris. It
is a Warner Brothers product, which
is a guarantee of its quality.
Florcns Ziegfeld's celebrated
“Show Boat." transferred with all
its glitter and charm to the screen,
is featured at the Webb today and
tomorrow. Carl Laemmle presents
ii. and Laura LaPlante and Joseph
Schildkraut star in it. This wonder
ful show reeally needs no descrip
tion. Many Shelby and Cleveland
county people enjoyed this musical
comedy in New York, where it en
joyed a phenomenal run at the
Ziegfeld theatre. It is said to have
lost nothing in its transfer to the
silver sheet, and a talking, singing
dancing combination. Everyone will
want to see it
Irishman Gives
Chinaman Blood
New York.—An Irish sailor with
a broken leg last week gave two
pints of his blood that a Chinese
Mcssboy might, live. When doctors
sought to reward him. he asked
only a dollar, which he gave to a
fund being raised to buy a present
for the chaplain of the Seaman's
Church Institute.
Jim Kelly, the Irishman, was
r. patient In the United States
Marine hospital where David Wang
had been fighting a losing battle
with death for several days. Last
niRht Wang was reported dying.
Kelly wheeled himself In to see
the head surgeon.
"Can I do anything to help save
the Chink's life?" he asked
They told him a blood (transfusion
might help
"O, K." he said. "Let's go."
Kelly gave two pints of his blood
and this afternoon the doctors told
him Wang would live. They sought
to reward Kelly.
"I don't want a reward,” ne
said, "but I would take a dollar
to chip in for a present for thr
chaplain's birthday."
He got it.
New Marquette Car
Shown By Lackey
General Motors Produces New Car
Through Ha Buick Department.
On Sale Here.
Hundred* of persons viewed the
latest product of General Motor*
Saturday at the showroom of J. L
Lackey. Buick dealer, in which the
Marquette, a new automobile built
by Buick was displayed.
Expressing the tempo of the age
without conforming to accepted
patterns, ihe new Marquette Is
conspicuous by the pleasing sim
plicity of the body lines.
Briefly, the cars contain ihe fol
lowing mechanical features: Six
cylinders, 67 1-2 horsepower engine
of the L head type. a 114 inch
wheelbase, and brakes of ihe me
chanical Duo-Servo internal four
wheel type The bodies, cuilt by
Fisher, embody all of the latest de
velopments in automobile body con
struction including the new non
Riare windshield and upholstery
fabric impregnated with rubber to
render it dust-prool and water
proof Varied and distinctive color
combinations were shown on the
cars displayed.
The Marquette, a companion car
to the Buick. will be sold and serv
iced by the Buick dealer organiza
tion throughout the country Term
ed the 'car at a price within the
reach of millions." the Maiquette
should appeal to the many p'onle
who have long sought to obtain the
extra value of Buick manufacture
in a car oi moderate price, says Mr
Lackey
Bright Peggy.
‘Mama. I've got a stomach ache
said Peggy, aged five.
"That's because you haven't had
any lunch yet, answered Peggy'?
mother. "Your stomach is emptv
You would feel better if you had
something in it."
That afternoon the minister call
ed and in the course of conversa
tion, remarked that he had be«*n
suffering all day from a severe
headachy.
"That's because it's empty." said
Peggy, brightly, "you'd feel better
if you had something in it."
Mussolini, Italian Dictator, Holds
That Gentler Sex is
Inferior,
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To Rrnito Mussolini woman i?
.still the fair sex, the weaker .ex,
the less rational and, if you nun',
the inferior sex. The United States,
Great Britain, Germany, all the
world may grant, pqual suffrage to
its women, but while he controls
the destinies of Italy, II Ducc will
set to it that Italian women keep
out of politics, keep out of the af
fairs of men and devote themselves
entirely to the home.
Contributing an article to “Plain
Talk," under the title of "Arc
Women Fit for Polities0" the fa
mous dictator shoots the followin'’
bolts into the feminist camp:
"Women are amusing sentimen
tal and born romantic. It is the
contrary with men.
"A woman is like a mirror to a
man: she Reflects whatever lie de
sires that she shall represent.
' Women have no wills of then
own.
"The fair sex are confident.1
credulous little animals.
"I have always said that women
are inferior to men.
"Women never created anything
"Psychologically women are unfit
for politics."
Thp greatest dictator of modern
times finds himself in curlou.-.
agreement with the greatest dicta
tor of all time. He commences ins
"Plain Talk" article with Napol
eons famous reply to his empress,
* Madam, I married you to give me
children, rot advice!" and confesses
that he is in perfect sympathy with
this "very sage piece of counsel."
i am rot in iavor. he write.,
‘with women's dabbling in polities
Woman can imitate but not origin
rate. Even in their own social de
partment o[ dress-designing they
have to call on the ingenuity of the
male sex to design and create fash
ions for them. And in politics it is
the same Women in parliament are
meddlers end muddlers. They have
forced their way in and the male
sex has given way cither out of
courtesy or weakness or a compos
ite of both. Women arc essential to
life—but most certainly not to pol
itics. I say that they are occupying
political positions today under suf
ferance and that there is a feeling
deep down in the heart of all men
that, things political and rational
would be much easier without the
meddling of the fair sex.'1
Mussolini accuses women of not
really wanting to enter politics at
all. They only do it to seem inde
pendent. "Secretly and personally,
he says, "they are rather bored
with the idea and have very few
political thoughts of their own.
Women will change their minds a
half dozen times during the voting
lor a bill and are quite likely to vote
in favor of a motion because the
man backing it and trying to pars
it has curly hair and nice eyes—
and has at some time paid polite
f Mention to them
In his "Plain Talk" article the
famous Italian admits that women
have at. times been instrumental in
framing laws beneficial to the na-1
tional life of their country—"but|
he adds, ' it has taken male co
operation and sorting-out to put
sv.ch bills inti shape and to make
them in any way practicable Ha\c
you e\er known a really practical !
woman?" he asks. "I have not - !
with all cue respects to niv own i
jiamiiy. Women are a blessing in
'life; they are the cushions of oir
primitive nature and the greatest
j work, that inheres in woman is , 1
!stav in the home, attend to our
I children nr.d give us the womanly
and spiritual guidance which ail w
! men need."
| Having denied to women the
, ability or the intelligence to com -
pite with men. he goes even furth
er and refuses to concede tha.
, they can influence and inspire
men to rise to great heights, to b’
best pals and severest critics. Ac
tually. he says, the direct opposite
is true "The legend that great men
ere made by their women is false.
No man ever reached greatness be
cause of the impelling power of a
woman behind him. Ii may be that
lie has had a woman to sympathise
with and amuse him in his mo
ments of relaxation, but it nes not
been her direct influence that his
made him leach his position. If otie
examines history one finds it ra'l or
to the contrary. Many grea’ men
emperors. kings and statesmen,
have owed their decline to some
woman who has undermined *he
strong, resolute character ind de
termination which it has') taker,
years fo build up. One has not f•>r
to look tc see many examples of
men who have fallen from rove:
and po; clarity through the in
fluence' o? some woman."
Not So Dumb.
d he dull bov in the class unex
pectedly distinguished himself in a
recent, examination when, replying
t< the question. "How and where
was slavery introduced into Amer
ica," he wrote:
"No women had come ove: to the
early Virginia colony. The planters
'■•anted wives to help with the work.
In 1619 the London Co. sent over a
shipload of girls. The planters}
gladly married them and slavery
was introduced In America.’
First of Her Country
Mrs Kamaladevi Chattopad
inaya, famous South India
woman leader oi Horn bay, In
dia, will lie the hrst woman
from her country to be present
at the Geneva conference o'
educators when that body
meets this June She wil
then continue her tour anc
visit Denmark.
i lnt#rn»iioriAI t
CHARLOTTE BOASTS
A SNAKE CHARMER
Wayne Declares Poisonous Reptiles
Won't Rile If You Treat
Them Right.
Charlotte Observer.
Harry Wayne, diminutive West
Morehend street jeweler who fixes
watches and clocks for a living and
raises rattlesnakes, white rats, gui
nea pigs and game roosters for fun,
is happy again.
It has born more than a tear now
since Lizzie went away and left Mr.
Wayne, and the months of separa
tion have told on him. The thought
that Lizzie could not be replaced
has occasioned him much sorrow,
but now that Sweet Addcrline has
come into his home he is lest for
getting Liz. Yesterday he admitted
as much.
It's been hard," he said, and there
was a far-off look in his eyes. "But
now I have another," and his face
lighted up again. "I only hope that
she will be as good a bed-fellow- as
Lizzie "
Lizzie, it should be explained right
here, used to sleep with Mr. Wayne
She was his constant companion
about the home and at night she
shared his slumbers. Coiled up on
the foot of the bed. she drermed of
gorging on nice, tender, fat little
Rhode Island Red biddies, or even
the adolescent rats In her master's
pen. Yes, of course. Lizzie, as it
should be explained before, was Mr.
Wayne's favorite rattlesnake.
But. being a snake dealer and be
ing offered, one day, $9.50 for Lizzie,
the lust for gold overcame her own
er and lie shipped her otf to some
fellow for whom she is now rattling
pway in a sideshow somewhere.
As for Sweet Addcrline. Mr
Wayne explained yesterday, she is j
a red adder. He captured her a few j
nights ago around the corner on i
South Church street as she was I
! upon the very point of climbing
; through the second story window
opening into a lady's bedroom. The
lady had seen her and promptly
yelled and fainted. Thereupon her
husband, knowing that his neighbor
had a way with snakes, rusned over
and implored Mr. Wajmes services
in the protection of his home.
Mr. Wayne, as he explained yes
terday. enticed the red add. r along
with his flashlight until she came
| within reach and then nabbed her.
She is now receiving visitors in the
Irani hallwav of the Wayne home.
Her guests, however, have a way of
jr.ot staying long To show these
guests Just how gently and ladylike
1 Sweet Adderline conducts herself at
all times, Mr, Wayne will occasion
ally reach his arm into the little
rage, and catching the adder amid- (
ships, bring her forth for a closer'
inspection. The snake, impudently j
sticking out her saucy, forked red !
tongue, writhes and coils herself
tenderly about her master s arm. j
"Bite? ' Mr. Wayne asks the ques
tion but to laugh quietly. "Of
course, a snake won’t bite you. Oh.
well, they have been known to bite
folks who don't treat 'em right. But
!f you treat a snake right, they
won’t bite you. no sir. Anybody would
ao the same thing if put in a snake’s]
position. But treat 'em right and
they'll do the same by you.”
Mr. Wayne explained that if j
Sweet Adderline by some chance!
should imagine herself treated
wrongfully and while laboring under
this false impression should bite
one, one would most certainly die if
or.e didn’t cut the bitten spot and
suck out the poison. And one would
necessarily be forced to work fast,
he added, in such eventuality.
"But there’s no need to be afraid
of snakes.” Mr Wayne scoffed.
"Treat ’em right. This adder, for in
stance. wouldn’t hurt you a bit, no
sir, why she'd no more think of
hurting you than Lizzie,” and for
just a moment in his eyes there re- !
appeared a trace of that far-away ;
look.
mig lie
.. CMHAL DEAD
‘Chicago May’ Churchill Meets
Death Before Reaching
Marriage Goal.
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Philadelphi — "Chicago May"
Churchill, internationally known
underworld figure, died in a Phila
delphia hospital recently with her
life's greatest desire just beyond
reach.
Death found her with n clearer
conscience than she had decades
ago. After spending 15 years of the
best part of her life in prison, she
had decided to reform and had
made a fair job of it.
But the final, consummating ges
ture toward respectability—mar
riage—was denied her.
She was well passed 50 when she
died. Her hair had begun to turn
gray. The striking appearance and
tigerish alertness that made her one
of the most dangerous woman
crooks in the world at the beginning
of the century, had fallen away aft
er the years spent in scrubbing the
stone floors of French prisons.
A few days before she died she
had called her hospital surgeon and
said:
“Doc. I'll keep going straight if I
tan get a good break from the Lord
and have any luck with you butch
ers. I’ve got a friend in Chicago
with a record as long as a dog's
tail. She reformed and made it
stick. If that woman could get away
with it, I can."
May was Beatrice Desmond, a
pretty and fashionably plump young
beauty with wide innocent blue eyes
when she came to this country from
Fngland more than 30 years ago to
start her eventful underworld ca
reer.
It was not until 1902, however,
tt at Chicago May established a two
continent reputation. She was a fa
miliar figure about the big hotels of
London and Paris, where wealthy
Americans stopped. She had gone
back to Europe and there had met
Eddie Guerin, also known to police
on both sides of the Atlantic
who at that time was a fugitive
from the United States, wanted on
bank robbery and other charges.
Guerin was young and handsome
and May fell hard. They teamed to
gether and worked well, touring the
.smart Paris cafes looking for suck
ers and keeping alert for their big
chance.
Finally it came. Guerin cracked
the safe in the American Express
cc mpany’s office in Paris one night
and escaped with $50,000 in cash.
May helped him plan the coup. They
were just about to make their get
away when the French gendarmes
feund them.
Guerin was sent to Devil's Island,
the remote penal eoleny in French
Guiana, and May to a prison in
France. Three years dragged by,
and May came out with only one
thought, to get her lover out, too.
How she obtained money from
friends, chartered a yacht and crew,
went to Devil's Island and bribed
the prison officials in one of the
most colorful episodes in criminal
history.
But May no sooner had brought
Guerin back to safety in England
than she fell in love with another
man. Robert Considine. alias Char
les Smith, came from a good Vir
ginia family, but had been its black
sheep. Guerin saw himself being
jilted, and one day he met Smith
and May. Fearing that he was
about to attack May with a knife—
for he had threatened to destroy
her beauty—Smith shot him.
For 15 years thereafter May wait
ed for Charley Smith to finish the
jail sentence which he got for de
fending her. F’inally it ended and,
v;ith both discovering they were
too old for crime now, they settled
c'own to ways of respectability, the
completion of which was almost at
l and when death claimed Chicago
May.
Change Rather Than Shrinkage.
Springfield Republican.
The Boston and Maine should be
dissuaded from issuing statements
about the decline of passenger train
patronage without accompanying
information as to the amount of
traffic that has been diverted to
Flies are a menace to
health. Kill them with Ce
nol. Odorless—50c - 75c.
STEPHENSON
DRUG CO.
A Summer Trip To HAVANA, CUBA
Ancient, Historic, Exotic and Gay—Capital City of the
Republic of Cuba.
A MOST INTERESTING PLACE TO VISIT.
Contrary to the general impression, the climate in
Cuba is pleasant during the summer. The hotel rates
are unusually low, and a trip can be made there at small
cost. »
Average summer temperatures, as furnished by Belen
College Observatory are as follows:
™ Minimum Maximum
June 5 % 76.14 88.53
July ' ' 73.8 88.55
August 75.7 89.45
September 75.07 89.02
The nights are always cool and pleasant, due to the
ever present Trade Winds which sweep in from the i
ocean.
All Year Tourist Fares to Havana are in effect via
all railroads, going either to Port Tampa or Key West
thence P. & 0. Steamship Co. Popular excursions at half
fare or less are also offered by the rail lines at intervals
during the summer season. Stop overs permitted at all
points in Florida. Consult your local ticket agent or pas
senger agent for detailed information.
Steamer reservations made, descriptive literature, ho
tel rates and any further information desired will be
cheerfully furnished upon application to:
THE P. & O. STEAMSHIP COMPANY
“Shortest Sea Route To Cuba”
Florida Natl. Bank Bldg., Jacksonville, Fla.
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Our 3-Star Service
1. —Our knowledge and practiced skill insure your cloth
es, etc., against damage of any sort.
2. —We guarantee to remove all spots and dirt from
every sort of fabric.
3. —Regular Shelby Dry Cleaning Company’s services
give longer life to your smart clothes, for but a
small charge.
SHELBY DRY CLEANING CO.
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the railroad's motor busses. Back
in the winter a serious accident be
lch a Boston and Maine bus on its
way from Boston to Portland, and
the Wife of an Episcopal bishop
was killed. That bus was well filled
with passengers, most of w'hom
would apparently have been train
passengers but for the competition
which the Boston and Maine was
creating for its own trains, This
development is not to be condemned;
so long as there is no pubi c regu
lation of interstate highway serv
ices, the railroads have the same
nght to operate busses that indivi
duals have But where a railroad
operates busses in competition with
trains, and perhaps affords certain
conveniences in the matter of local
stops that trains cannot supply, the
resulting loss of railroad patronage
is not a net loss to the railroad
company. Nor is it a clear demon
stration of unavoidable shruikage
in rail travel.
OBEYING LAW CALLED
TEST OF PATRIOTISM
Washington— Law observance !
construed by Bishop James E. Free
man as a test of patrotism was the |
note in his address at an impressive I
massing of the amphitheatre of the i
Washington Cathedral Close, parti-1
eipated In by 50 patritlo organiza- .
tions.
It is a false patriotism which sets
personal liberty against obedience
to authority and law, Bishop Free
man asserted.
"Memorial Day is a worthless
exhibition of loyalty unless we ar?
all willing and prepared to obey the
laws of the land as enunciated by
President Hoover in his Associate;!
Press speech. It is a striking fact
those who most need the law ant
have the most protection from it
ere the chief violators of it.
"The president of the nation has
lecently admonished us that the
excesses of personal liberty now
evident in the republic constitutes
the greatest menace to our institu
tions. More Importance than fiscal,
tariff or other policies is the question
of whether or not the authority of
law is to be recognized and obeyed
by our people."
Wonder if people will continue
getting famous at a rate fast enough
to satisfy the testimonial ad de
mand.—Marshall County Banner.
A Chicago automobile dealer ad
vertises that he stands behind every
car he sells. Good thing he doesn t
sell mules.—American Lumberman
J. M. RHEA CO.
Interior Decorations
A CLOSING OUT SALE
DRAPERY and CURTAINS
While it lasts we offer 36-inch Rayon Silk
Drapery,--_____..40c Yard
50-inch Rayon Damask,___90c Yard
50-inch heavy weight Damask__$1.25
54-inch heavy weight Velour_$1.75
Curtain Materials
36-inch Rayon Marquisette, 40c value, on sale
at -- 20c Yard
60c Value for-35c Yard
65c value 40-inch FRENCH MARQUISETTE, on
sale at ----- 35c Yard
-SALE BEGINNING NOW AND TO RUN UN
TIL SOLD OUT._
J. M. RHEA CO.
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C.
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TAX
LISTING
TIME
Extended
The time for making tax return*
has been extended in all the townships
except No. 6 to 15th of June and in No.
6 to 22nd day of June.
All who have not yet made tax re
turns must file their returns during the
time above mentioned.
Any one failing to make returns
will be penalized under Section 68 of
The Machinery Act, imposing a fine of
$50.00.
W. R. Newton
COUNTY TAX SUPERVISOR