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tate News ** ;;,K MARKETS 9'» to t0'2( ton. wagon . SI": Sd. ton. r,r.f. 15.00 Cloudy, Colder _ ,av', \,.rth Carolina Weather ” rt (iouri> and colder tonight *d%*turdav. rrobably occasional r»ln _ “Whip Cracking” Untrue, Farley Uy IMTED PRESS B,lclfth NOV. 3.—Charges that he „ eraclting the «hiP of Patrona*p vrr (be heads of North Carolina roters was branded as untrue by p-tmMte' General .lames A. Far . , in an interview given the Unit* . Prf« today at the governor’s | mansion in Raleigh where he was , goest Stevenson Out Loan Board ___ , By I’MTED PRESS Washington. Nov. 3.—President Roosevelt accepted today the resig natton of \\ iHiarti Stevenson. ot South Carolina, as chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank board, and named John Fahey, of Massa chusetts. to succeed Stevenson who ffjH continue as a member of the hoard. Unusual Method Used In Damage Case At K. Mtn. , . i H»mbrigHI Heath suit Against Rail road And Oil Mill Is Aired. 'Special to The Star.) Raleigh Nov. 3.—"This record j reveah a rather ugly picture.” In- ] (histriaJ Commissioner J. Dewey j Dorsett. writes in an opinion in the i workmens compensation action of Mrs. Margaret Nettie Hambright, widow and administratrix, and Sara and Mary Ellen Hambright. minor children of G. C. Hambright, de- j ceased, against the Kings Mountain j Cotton Oil Co. The deceased was killed by the I Crescent Limited Southern railway train at a Kings Mountain crossing while returning home from a busi ness trip to Charlotte, which trip was held not to have been executive or administrative work, although he j was president of the cotton oil firm. Commissioner Dorsett award- j ed the widow and children $18 a week for 333 1-3 weeks. , Mr. Dorsett brought out that j there was a statement that $1,200 had been paid Mrs. Hambright by the railroad, $1,000 for burial ex penses and incidentals and *200 for automobile damage, on a settlement! of the action she planned to bring I against the railroad. He held this, was not an action within the mean- j ing of the compensation law, as ! there was no court record of such I payment. He relates that Mrs. Hambright! 'Continued on page twelve.) Shelby Men Attend N. Y. Rayon Meeting former Governor Gardner Tells National Group Of Roosevelt’s Recovery Efforts, New York. Nov. 3.—North Caro- | •to* was well represented here Tuesday at first annual meeting of National Rayon Weavers associa tion at Hotel New Yorker, former Governor Oliver Max Gardner came from Washington " dedl&re President Roosevelt is doing everything passible to estab lish sound social and financial re habilitation of America. No one in the world knows i re the Roosevelt program will t&d ns Gardner said. “Roosevelt be like Columbus and may Oiwover a new world.” Other Carolinians participating ncluoed O. M. Mull and N. E. *?*• Cleveland Cloth Mill, ti/Y ,A' C Ijlnpbcrger, Jr.. Na nai "Weaving company, Lowell, Splndale; M. B. Smith Rtai Fabrics corporation, w- J. Carter and J ,vft- Burlington Mill corn hngton; E M. Holt Urges Speed n ^,rsg* Mtn. Park 'irsitv.^.i HU1 Nov- Resolutions j haiM*. 15 government to speed its lnt- °f matters concerned w!*h nHtional Park of Kings! 2ala and protesting the de 5X0« timber at the f°ot«! dirnhrr mountain by tfcei Moptd^fFlbPr comPany were j of the sixth I Da- >i1,r *' ,he North Carolina lutinl1,’ 5 of the American Revo JT this *«*• « was an ifct m ^rs' 1 R- Manning J district chairman. » Je MMMW Aas r 12 Pages Today VOL. XXXIX, No 132 SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY. NOV. :i. 19W Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. By Mull, per year, (In advance) .lilt Currier, ner year, (In Advance) _ ».) (HI Chandler Threatened By King Before Death, Witness Testifies I Webb Urges Repeal Defeat In Address Jurist Speaks To Large Crowd Painls Evils Of Alcohol, Declares Prohibition Has Advanced Nation. Federal Judge E. Yates Webb on Wednesday afternoon spoke against repeal at a mass meeting of the county dry forces here, the court house being filled with Cleveland citizens who heard the distinguish ed jurist and orator in his plea that North Carolina retain prohibi tion. In addition to the crowd in the court house, a number of others heard the address on the square through a loud-speaker system. The meeting was called to order by Robert H. Cooke, chairman of the Cleveland county dry forces. After prayer by Rev H. E. Waldrop, the speaker was introduced by Dr, E K. 'McLarty, Judge Webb at first seemed touched with emotion at the cordial greeting of so many of his home citizens, whom he represented in congress for over seventeen years, but soon controlled himself and en tered upon a masterly discussion ol “Prohibition and Repeal.'’ Aiconoi, saia Judge Webb, is the essential ingredient of beer, Wine and whiskey, and all diction aries and encyclopedias call alcohol a narcotic poison. You can't have the beer, wine or whisky, without the alcohol or poison.” Judge Webb took up. one after another, the alleged arguments of the wet forces against the . 18th amendment, and answered them in a most able manner. The amend ment has been a great success, com pared with other laws: there Is far less drinking ">ow than during bar Sing! the wets who poim ic C know not whereof they speak; a jurist there states that bootleggers “are as plentiful as fleas on a dog’s back.” Judge Webb quoted Thomas Jefferson. Abraham Lincoln, Glad stone and others in denunciation of the liquor traffic. He spoke of the political power of the brewers and distillers, and quoted President Wilson's Attorney General A. Mit chell Palmer, in denunciation of their efforts to control the press and both political parties. Judge Webb quoted the statement of ex-Congressman John Small that, if North Carolina gave a large ma jority for repeal, the wets would bring pressure to bear upon the governor to c\ll the legislature to gether in special session to repeal North Carolina's dry law before Christmas. He closed with a quota tion from Henry W. Grady and by urging every voter present to cast his ballot for no convention and for George P. Webb, the dry candidate for the convention. Boxing Bouts On In City Tonight (OTHER SPORTS, PAGE 9) The second boxtng program of the season is to be put on at the Company K Armory in Shelby to night. “Tough Boy" Blanton, of Cliff side, meets Ted Eaves, of Bessemer City, in the main 10-round bout "Cyclone’1 Cook and J. B. Blanton are billed for the semi-final of eight rounds with other prelimi naries. With Sterchi Firm Bob (R. L.) Moser, who has been j with the Cleveland drug store for some time, has resigned to accept a position with the sales force of the Sterchi store. He is already at work with Sterchi's. STAR IS TO GIVE REPEAL VOTING TUESDAY NIGHT Next Tuesday night, Nov ember 7, The Star will follow its custom of years and en tertain citizens of Shelby and Cleveland county at an elec tion returns party at The Star building. Full returns for each pre cinct in Cleveland county in the repeal election as well as all North Carolina returns and returns from other states, supplied by the United Press, will be announced as rapidly as they come in. Will the county vote dry or for repeal? How will the state go? Attend The Star party and find out first-hand. All registrars and judges In all county precincts are ask ed to telephone The Star, Nos. 11 and 4-J, or bring in the returns at their boxes Just as soon as they are counted. This cooperation will be ap preciated by The Star and those anxiously awaiting the outcome. Make Plans For Tuesday Voting; Vote Estimated i No Electioneering Within W Feet Of Voting Booth* Law Final preparations are being made here today and tomorrow for the Cleveland county voting in the state-wide repeal election Tuesday of next week. John P. Mull, chairman of the county elections board, said today that some of the ballots had already been distributed among registrars and judges and tnat the remaindei would be placed among the various precincts by Monday. All voters will be expected to vote two tickets, one a purely county ticket and the other a state-wide ticket. These tickets are explained elsewhere. No sample tickeus are to be dis- : tributed in this election, he said, | but at each precinct officials are i asked to put out a few samples scj that voters may see just what they are to vote before entering the polling places. A total of 18,000 tickets of each type is being distri buted. Tile county registration eli gible for voting is around 15,000 but the highest estimate of the Tues day vote is 8,000, and many believe that the total vote will not go above five or six thousand. Poll Electioneering In reply to requests the election law governing the new North Caro lina method of balloting is quoted as to electioneering about the polls j The law says: “No person shall loit er or electioneer within the pollin'’:: places or within 50 feet thereof. | Reports today indicated that both i sides may cite this law to halt any j electioneering conducted in viola- 1 tion of the law. The new registration in the coun-; t; runs close to 2.000. In 11 pre-! cincts o/ the 26, 628 new voters registered, Shelby leading with around 300 and Kings Mountain coming next with about 200. Cleveland Voters Will Vote Two Tickets In Election On Tuesday All Voter# Should Vote Two Tickets When They Go To Poll#. When Cleveland county voters march to the polls Tuesday of next week to say their say about repeal, they should vote two tickets. It is announced by the election boards. The tickets are printed sepa rately and voters should see that they are provided with both tickets. One ticket is a state-wide ticket, j similar to that being voted all over North Carolina that day. This; [ ticket is the "convention" ticket It I calls for "C; ’"n" >-r "No r n venlion.’ Those \oUug against re -( ■ peal will mark “No Conventiup,” and those voting for repeal will mark "Convention." The other ticket is the Cleveland county ticket. It contains the names of two candidates, the dry candidate arid the repeal candidate. Those favoring repeal will vote for the repeal candidate. W. J. Arey, and those opposing repeal will vote for the repeal opposition candidate. George P. Webb. If a majority of the voters vote for convention and for Mr. Arey the county will be classed as for re peal. and if a majority vote against convention and for Mr. Webb the coun‘v will be declared as against repeal. ■ 1 * May Make Cotton Loans For Bales Held On Options Cleveland Farmer* Interested Have X.OOft Bales Optioned From \ Government At Six Cents j Per Pound. ( leveland county cotton farm ers are very much interested In j the announcement from Wash ington that farmers holding options on government cotton may be given lft-eent loan privi leges on optioned cotton. In the plow-up reduction cam paign Cleveland formers optioned around 8.000 bales of cotton at six cents per pound. If granted loan I privileges, they could secure four cents per pound and still main tain their options' to take advantage of a better price than 10 cents pet pound Options Not In R W Shoffner, Cleveland farm agent, said today that county farm ers could sell their optioned cotton ; just as soon as the options arrive from Washington; These options have not come in as yet. According to the government regulations on the optioned cotton, the cotton can be sold at any time after the op tions are received if the market price is nine and a half cents or better. After December 1, the cot ton may be sold at any time hold ers of the option desire. The cot ton was optioned at six cents and whatever price It brings above that figure will be profit for farmers holding options. Good Sum If all the 8,000 bales are sold for the minimum of 10 cents a pound, which would be assured if loans are granted on the options, that would mean a profit of four cents per wofllct bit a total fJrdfft of "'IllftSOO for Cleveland fanners. Farm Agent Suoffner is keep. £ ^ c,osc touch with government moves regarding • Continued on page twelve.) Injured Farmers Show Improvement Kendrick And Me Swain Better. Vouth Has His Lag Broken. Two Cleveland county farmers severely Injured in falls last week were reported as Improved today. Joe Kendrick, well known 67 year-old farmer of Waco, suffered a fracture of the neck in a fall from a wagon Saturday morning He was taken to the Lineolnton hospital where it was found that he was paralyzed from the hips down. Today, however, it was said that he is showing improvement and is resting more comfortably, but is still paralyzed. Lawson M. McSwain, who lives below Earl, suffered a fractured leg last Thursday when he was thrown from a wagon. He is a patient In the Shelby hospital where it was j reported today that he w'as better1 and “doing all right." Howard Causby, six-year-old boy j of near Lawndale, was brought to | the Shelby hospital last night sul- | fering with a fracture of the right leg. He was reported as getting along all right today. Details of how the injury was received were not learned. Webb To Speak In Greensboro Rally Greensboro, Nov. 3.—West Mar ket Street Methodist church has been selected as the place for the address to be delivered next Sun day afternoon by Judge E Yates Webb, of Shelby, who is to speak under the auspices of the United Dry Forces of Guilford county, it was announced by Rev. Reid Wall, director of the local dry forces campaign against repeal of the 18th amendment. Judge Webb will j speak at 3:30 o'clock and Mr Wall1 said a crowd equally as large as | that which heard Clyde Hoey at j the same place last Sunday is ex- f pected. Air Races On Sunday i At Charlotte Field j Official American air * races, which will include many thrilling and daring stunts in the air. will be put on at the Charlotte airport Saturday and Sunday, it is an nounced by Henry Byers, Shelby representative of the Eastern Air Tranc*'"’-t Some of America’s most d "d r*'—-’ns and best fly ers will participate. ■■■ New Gadgets for Gridiron Fans ..„ _ -* Designed especially for the convenience of football fans are the two gadgets demonstrated above. At loft Patricia Palmer shows the new cigarette caae in a cane, and at right Arden Gunold shows the portable “bar” in the shape of a football. The ball opens with a zipper and reveals what it takes to lighten a heavy heart Reynolds Will Speak On Repeal Tonight NORTH CAROLINA TO VOTE REPEAL '* ■ \ I P«Mma«t«r OtBfril Rpraki In 8* M*h Today. Boost* RoowvfH Drive. I By ROJ«RT A. tWWIN IMted Press Sl*« ^>pre*ronden* ' Raleigh Nov. J—Postmaster Geii-! eral James A. Farley, Chairman ot , the Democratic national commit tee, carried today into North Caro lina. stronghold of prohibition Tor 30 years, his fight for repeal of the 18th amendment Making his last invasion of the once solidly dry South for the re peal cause, Farley spokr at 11 o'clock this morning hi Raleigh's Memorial auditorium, calling upon the voters of North Carolina to go to the polls next Tuesday, Novem ber 7, and cast their ballots against the 18th amendment and In (Continued on page twelve.) Fox Hunters Club Enjoy Annual Feed About ISO Oathcr At Coleman Blan ton Farm For Barbecue And Fox Race. 1 I The annual barbecue and fox race of the Brushy Creek Fox Hunters club was held last evening at the Coleman Blanton farm with about 150 members. their families and friends present. A table fifty feet long was laden with tastily prepared food, includ ing pork, fish and goat, cold slaw, cakes, sandwiches, coffee and many other good things. Members of thr club began early Thursday morning preparing the event for the largest j crowd that ever attended since the ' Brushy Creek Fox club has been! serving annual barbecues. Seven foxes ranged around a den on the creek to the rear of the. Blanton home and after the feed was over, the guests enjoyed the music of the chase, participated In by some, score or more of fine dogs rOITNTY ROADS !N new w r i mw ON SURFACE JOB Star News Bureau. Raleigh, Nov. 3.—Two Cleveland county highway projects for which approval has been given and on - hich contracts are to be let Nov ember 8 are the road from a point two miles north of Shelby to Fall 's ton. by wav of Polkville which If to receive bituminous surfacing, and the other Is from the junction south of Shelbv on N C. 18 to Boil ing Springs, a county road, on which the work will be grc^ine erection | «f itrsFc*" " tee-"1 and' bituminous surface treatment j Hi * RaJty Planned In (thetby RiIh KvrMiir For United State* Senator. K. Reynolds will apeak ha Mir court liotter in Shelby tonight at 7:30. hie topic to be the repeal of the 18th amendment ae a part of the Roopevelt recovery pro gram. Repeal forces of aievela^J’ 'C0UI1. i ty are vCueelitf'ung every effort upon the rally here tonight as their ' major move In the repeal campaign ! which will end with the election : next Tuesday. The band which played for the county fair will ren der a me .ical program prior to the address of the Asheville man and reports today Indicated that the meeting would be attended by dele gations from the several sections of the county. Aides Along Reports from Mooresville, where Senator Reynolds is speaking this afternoon, had it that he would be accompanied here by his secretary, Johnston Avery, and other aides, perhaps his choice for United 8tates marshal, deputies, etc Attorney Peyton McSwain, leader of the repeal drive, stated today that "we are expecting a large crowd tonight. Bob Is and has been popular here and since it Is his first talk since election to the people of Shelby and Cleveland county, we anticipate a big attendance. Special arrangements are being made to seat an overflow audience " Legion Meeting A meeting of the Warren Hovie American Legion poet will be held in the Legion hall Tuesday night at 7:30. It was announced today by Basil Goode, official of the post. Witness Tells About Row Before Fatality Good Report Of Institutions By Grand Jury Here rind C'onvlfl (amp. .lull, ('nurt Nniwr All In flood Condition. The following Ik the report mudr by the grand Jury In Cleveland county Superior court hhis week; To hit- honor, Wlleon Warllck. resident, judge: We. the uni ml Jury, be# to submit the following report; Having pawed upon all Mu- bust I ness coining before us, we visited the state convict camp, and found ninety-six convicts, all black, and we. found that they were well tak i en care of, the food well prepared, (unitary conditions good, and the only repairs necessary Is one screen door in the kitchen. Wc visited tlic county home for 1 he aged and infirm, and fouud everything in excellent condition, and U[x>n talking with the Inmates they said that, they were well car ed for, well satisfied with the at tention aijd spoke all highly for Mr and Mrs. Beaaon, the keepers Tire food for the inmates is well pre pared and nourishing and prepared (under sanitgry conditions. We also ‘found the county farm in a high state of cultivation,' and the out buildings in good condition. How ever we find that a new pair of steps with hand rail needed In the rear of the old building. We would suggest that the present ice box i which is too small be replaced with Snttfg type Of modern refrigeration. We further suggest that the drain at the rear of the old building be (■arranged and cemented, to bet ter drain the premises. We also, visited Hie county Jail and found the same in excellent •conditioii. The prisoners tntcri-ogut ed pv’ us spoke highly In praise of Sheriff and iw?5. clir* We would suggest that the basc*r,ent bt' equip ped with .a drain in <s*tT 1,1" same may be used as a laundry room. We also inspected the court nouse snd the various county of fices, and find the same In good condition, and the various county officers considerate and courteous, the records properly filed and kept, It has been brought to the at lentlon of this body that a number of citizens have failed to list poll taxes. We respectively suggest that proper steps be taken In order that all citizens who have wilfully neg lected to list poll taxes before the regular listing time be dealt with according to law. The purpose of this recommendation Is to prevent in the future the wilful and care less failure to list, poll tax Grange And P. T. A. Meet At Beth-Ware The parent-teacher association, the Orange and El Bethel club wl'l have a joint meeting at. the Beth Ware school house Tuesday even ing, Nov 7th, beginning at 7:30 o’clock Dr J 8, Dorton, R W Shoffner and Mrs. Ben Goforth will be the speakers on the * pro gram Fred Hamrick Calls For ‘New Deal’ In Republican Party In The State i Rutherford IVJUn Ask* Present State Republican Organization To Resign. Rutherfordton, Nov. 3 ^-Fred D. Hamrick, who Is one of the Repub lican members of the state board of elections, and also a member ot the state Republican executive com mittee, Issued the following state ment here this week "I think the present state organ ization of the Republican party should resign and ask that the rank and file of that party to elect an organization to succeed them who can attract the great inde pendent vote of the state to the party, and In addition thereto a large number of the Democrat who are dissatisfied with the pres ent management of North Csn lina's affairs. “If the party should elect a young state chairman whose “a> bition is to place North Carolina in the Republican column auti * — I-— nominate a strong legislative and ! congressional ticket next year, we stand a fine chance to elect a leg islature and a majority of the con - gressioha) districts. “I favor for state chairman Judge W. C. Meeklus of Hender sonville, who has the backing and influence of a large number of the Republicans in the western part of the state, and I regard him as one <jf the outstanding young Republi cans. If the Republicans in the state should elect him chairman of of the party, I believe that he will go into every county in the state, thoroughly organize the same, and render both the paity and the state oapable and efficient service “The majority of the people of this state desire a change, and if our party will put up strong men for the legislature and congre.. sional tickets, the people a! ‘he state will support them. The time is now ripe to begin active work to this end." _ Threatened To C%»t Chandler’s Throat H**rd gcuffte Moon ThtiMlUn Uw Crowd Hear* Trial. "I'M rut you XV-*- ImmI off,’’ Hoke Kin#, Mteihy tMtUe worker, was i*4ie**d to have to id lame* ('handler, 14 jtw-oM (rattle worker, shortly before < handler wit* stabbed to death Sunday night. Sept. 24. aecord Ing hi the testimony of the main pmaaeiitlng witneaa In the death eaae in Superior mart here Mil* morning. Hi* wlt.nnss was Ha khan Ham mett. who live* three mile* from Grover, Mi whose yard Chandler and Kin# hud some word* not long before Chandler was wounded and later brought to the Shelby hospi tal where It was found that he wa» already dead. The declaration was made two or three times by King, Hammett said, also adding that King had hia knife out and open. Hiatory Casa Chandler wax fatally stubbed about dark Sunday evening, Bept. 24. He was brought to the hospital here between 7 and 8 o'clock and It was reported then that he had been accidentally injured In falling on a knife. Laker officers Investi gated the matter and arrested King, who lived on Oakland Drive In Shelby. Oftieera learned. they said, that King, his wife, Chandler and others had been visiting at the home of King's father-in-law near the Hammett home that afternoon, and there had been some drinking First Witness When the start was made this morning on hearing the evidence In the city's first murder trial in some time the first witness intro duced was Dr. Sam Sehenck, of the Shelby hospital staff. He told of examining Chandler's body when it was brought in and stated that In his opinion death resulted from two stab wounds Just below tha heart, the wounds ranging upward. The wounds, he said, were made by a sharp Instrument. Hammett Up itie next, -witness was Najlhaii Hammett, young white married man who lives on a farm adjoining the place where the Kings, Chan dler and others were visiting on the afternoon of the fatality. He was In his yard, Hammett stated, when Chandler came acrosa the field to his house. Not far- behind Chandler, Hammett stated, was King. As King came up, according to Hammett, he took his knife out and opened it, asking Chandler. ‘ Where Is that liquor?" Chandler pulled it out of his pocket and said, "Here it is,” Hammett continued. Then the witness statsd that King asked “Are you going to give it to me " "I’ll give you your half. Were in half and half, but I’ll not give you all of It.” Chandler was quoted as replying "You will or Ml out your G (Continued on page twelve.) T eachers To Meet In City Saturday I'lrri Mrftlai Sine* Count,v Schools Krsmnrd Fall Work. A county-wide meeting of i school teachers will be held Sat - urday morning at 10 o'clock at the 1 Central high school building In J Shelby, it was announced today by County Supt. J. H Grigs. This is the first meeting since | the schools resumed work follow- j ing the cotton picking recess of six | weeks, ft Is also the first of a sca les of five meetings for the purpos- j es of study of general school work Cotton And Wheat Prices Up Today Cotton, wheat and stock prices were slightly liigher today, accord ing to the John F. Clark market wires. Cotton was around four points up. wheat two cents up and •etocks averaged about $1 higher. December cotton was quoted as 9.00 today, having closed »t 9.i>£ yesterday. f On (‘ash Policy The Sanitary Market, well known Shelby grocery and meat store, haa adopted a rash policy, it is an nounced m an advertisement today.