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LW W VOL XL No. 92 SHBl/JY. N. C WEDNESDAY, AUG. 1, 1934 Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons. T By Mali M( w»r ila adraaeat _ BJI OKTW Hr raar <ta uliuml _ MM Late News THE MARKETS Cotton, spot-- 12H to 13% Cotton seed, ton, wagon _ 23.00 Cotton sead. ton. carlots_25.00' Probable Showers _Jf. G. portly cloudy. Showers in West portion tonight or Thursday and In East portion Thursday. Slightly warmer In extreme West portion tonight. , Recruist Police By UNITED PRESS NEW ORLEANS, August 1. — Mayor Walmsley began recruiting an army today to oppose Long’s guardsmen who are beleaguring the city lull The police force was in creased from 840 men to 1340 as 500 citlxens were sworn in as emergency duty recruits. The new policemen were Issued shotguns and pistols. A dispatch from Washington noti fies that the War Department has informed Walmsley that it can’t use state troops against the Louis iana governor. Soldiers Raid By UNITED PRESS MINNEAPOLIS, August 1. — Guardsmen struck first today in the strike crisis here which threatened momentarily to flare into a street war. The guardsmen raided the headquarters of the striking truck drivers and arrested many union leaders. Is Near Death By UNITED PRESS NEUDECK, EAST PRUSSIA, Aug. 1.—President Von Hindenburg’s phy sicians were understood to have given him less than 24 hours to live today. Hitler, who will take over the presidency in case of Hinden burg’s death, today arrived by air plane to pay his last respects at the bedside of the nation’s aged idol. Austrians Delay By UNITED PRESS VIENNA, August 1.—Austria will agree to the appointment of Von Papen as special minister to Austria reliable diplomatic quarters said to day, but action will not be taken for several days. The Big Powers meanwhile are expected to seek guarantees from the German gov ernment that it will interfere In no way with the Austrian affairs. The March Of Events_ Hitler Ambitious Adolf Hitler, who only a short time ago forced himself upon Presi dent von Hlndenburg as Chancellor of Germany, may succeed von Hin denburg as President. The aged general and statesman is reported dying today. Reveal Nazi Plans Detailed plans fra: action by Aus trian Nazis for a coup such as was enacted last week in the murder of Chancellor Dollfus of Austria were by Austrian officials last night to have been sent into their coun try from Germany several weeks ago. The plans included the pos sibility of civil war, it was said. Yesterday, two of the Nasi revolu tionaries were hanged. One of them died with a “Hell Hitler!” on his lips. Plants Machine Guns Senator Huey P. Long mobolized rnarhtn* guns and artillery in the Street* of New Orleans yesterday in his effort to force the defiant city administration under martial law, while Mayor T. S. Walmsley Warn ed his state over the radio last night that “If there is any loss of life hi this putsch, you (Long) will pay the penalty of other carpetbaggers.” New Orleans warfare is a result of the Kingfish’s attempt to “clean up” the city of gambling. Strikers Defiant Minneapolis truck drivers yes ter ' day defied National Guardsmen to shoot them down, yelling derisively at them as indications of fresh out breaks appeared. The strikers were angered by Governor Olson's blunt refusal to discontinue all truck traf fic for a period of 48 hours. They represent the military “dictator ship” that has been in force since last Thursday and have renewed picketing on a large scale. The strikers announced that now they had only one course open to them— to fight. Pirates! 1 The west coast of Chicago was terrorised yesterday by a pirate scare. Bight hundred excursionist! on a lake steamer tried to hide theli wallets on the threat of attack and the coast guard was called out. It was all the bunk, a false alarm, but everybody had a great thrill and th< coast guard got in some extra prac tise. Defy Ja:’ge I Jailed for 21 hours and fined $16, Wesley Carty, top, and Jack Dur ham, below, Danville, Ky., news papermen found themselves be hind the bars when they refused to reveal information given them recently in confidence concerning the hanging in effigy of J. Sterling Towles, state representative. State Taxes Due 18th Of Month, Sales Levy 15th Revenue Commission Will Impose Penalty For Late Payment, Deputy Pickett Warns. W. C. Pickett,, jr„ deputy state revenue commissioner with head quarters at the Shelby chamber of commerce office, has received no tice from the state department of revenue to the effect that, hereaft er on the eighteenth of each month the revenue department will send to all persons delinquent in payment of the sales tax notices warning them their tax is due and that unless paid at once the com missioner will proceed to assess the penalties as provided by law. The payment of the sales tax by (Continued on page fove.) Hunting, Fishing Licenses On Sale H. C. Long, County Game Warden ' Announces Sale Of Acconpno dation Tickets. H. C. Long. Cleveland county game warden, announced this morning the expiration yesterday of accommodation licenses, whicn permit both hunting and fishing New licenses, whi<?h run from July 31, 1934 to July 31, 1935, may now be obtained. A worth-while saving Is made possible for sportsmen who enjoy both the rod and the gun. Where as fishing and hunting licenses are sold separately for $2.10 each, thj accommodation license may be pur chased for $3. They are available at the Cleve land Hardware Co., the Clark Hardware Co., the Stamey Co. in Fallston, or from Mr. Long. Eyes, Ears, Nose Reveal Your Character, Declares Analyst For hundreds of years philosoph ers and Students have believed thai any Individual’s character trait; were revealed In his face, and man; very interesting books and article; have been written on that subject Not until more or less recently however, were any definite, sclentifii efforts made to determine just whai the various features of the humar face do reveal, regarding the menta and emotional traits and behavioi inclinations pf the individual. Today there iSsmuch data alonf this line. No* c^ain student; know that the size, sh&ym and coloi of the eyes show whether-ttae. indi vidual is credulous or crafty; secre tive, or talkative; deceitful, or de pendable; affectionate, or “cold as an Iceberg” etc. Brown eyes show a warm, affectionate nature. Gray eyes are cold. We know also that the form of the nose tells who Is the leader, the leaner, the grouch, the go-getter, the fighter, or the fault-finder, while the mouth shows whether the Individual is a “giver," or a “getter”; a pessimist, or an Op timist; whether he is generous, or jealous; firm, or frivilous; a lover or a “leave-me-alcne.” Other features also—the eyebrows. Ups, ears, chin, lines on the fore ’ head, and the general shape of the face are said to indicate many things of importance relative to a (Continued on page fove.) 1 Lamar Stringheld Brings Orchestra HereOnAugust23 Shelby Clubs Sponsor His Appearance To Be First Chance For Shelbyltes To Hear N. C. Symphony Orchestra. The North Carolina Symphony orchestra, directed by Lamar Strlngfleld, will give a program in Shelby on Tuesday night, August 21st, It was announced today. This orchestra, now playing en gagements In the western part Of the state, Is composed of musicians who are out of work on account of the depression. The program here Is sponsored by a group of study and music clubs of Shelby and any proceeds over the guarantee to the orchestra will be given to in? Shelby public and the high school libraries. First Symphony Here This will be the first symphony orchestra to play In Shelby and will likely be a tremendous draw ing card. Not only will it appeal to music lovers but to the general public from the mechanical point of view alone. There are fifty members of the orchestra and the mathematical perfection with which they control their Instruments will be a real treat to those who hate never witnessed a performance by a symphony orchestra. Mr. Stringfield, the winner a few years ago of a Pulltizer musical prize for a composition, is natural ly a national musical figure. He has a number of friends in Shel by. The son of a well known North Carolina Baptist minister, he wa: a member of a military bank sta tioned at Spartanburg, S. C., d'ir ing the World war, and visife1 Shelby a number of times during that period. Popular prices, It Is understood will prevail and people In the coun ty as well as those in Shelby are expected to take advantage of the first opportunity this section has ever had to hear and watch a sym phony orchestra. Propst Boys In The Marines, Returning To United States -r~ Thomas P. and Robert E. Propst, graduates of Belwood high school and two of the 10 graduates of Cleveland county high schools to enter the U. S. Marine corps dur ing the pest two years, formerly stationed with the 2nd Marine reg iment in Port au Prince, Haiti, are returning to the United States. It is the policy of the government to withdraw all marines from Haiti by August 15. Thomas and Robert Propst are the sons of Emerson L. Propst of Belwood. They were accepted In ths Marine Corps In August. 1933, at the district office, Post Office Building, Savannah. Upon comple tion of the training course at Par ris Island, 8. C., they received as signment to the marine barracks, Washington, D. C. Later they served at the Naval Powder Fac tory at Indian Head, Maryland, and at the Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va. In December they boarded the U. 8. S. Henderson transport, for transfer to Haiti, where they served until the present time. Quinn House Flames Chiring Thunderstorm Firemen extinguished flames on the back porch of the J. H. Quinn home yesterday afternoon during the height of the thunderstorm. It was at first thought that lightning had struck the house, but was later discovered that a bolt had followed electric wiring into the house, caus ing a small blase. Monarchist Coup Rumored A mysterious meeting of agents planning to restore the Austro-Hun garian monarchy and place Archduke Otto, left, on the throne, assertedly has been held at Vitsnau, near Lucerne, Switzerland. While the monarchist movement went forward, reportedly under the direction of Baron Dr. Kurt Wiesner, inset, personal representative of Prince Otto and Empress Zita, rumors in diplomatic circles re vealed the possibility of a marriage union of Princess Maria, above, youngest daughter of King Victor Emmanuel of Italy, and Otto, in forceful coup to keep Austria independent of Germany. N.C. Traffic Body Protests Ruling On Freight Rates FUes Petition With The Commission; Claims Report Can’t Be Interpreted. I'he North Carolina Traffic laa-. gue, which has its hetSquarters in Charlotte, filed a petition yester day with the North Carolina utili ties commission In Raleigh, asking for a re-opening, re-hearing, re consideration and modification ol the report and order made by the commission July 23, wherein the commission prescribed a rule for application to intrastate traffic in North Carolina. The petition of the league, which represents some of the largest nnd most important shippers of Intra state traffic in North Carolina, was signed by J. W. Cone of Greens boro, the president; W. l». Thorn ton, Jr., of Winston-Salem, chair man of the board of governors; J T. Ryan of High Point, chairman of the rate structure committee; and W. S. Creighton of Charlotte, traf fic secretary and treasurer of the league. The rule to which the league Is objecting follows: "In applying rates from points of origin in North Carolina to destinations within the state, or intrastate traffic, rates shall in no case exceed commodity rates on like traffic from or to more dis tant interstate points from or to which there are published througn commodity rates and from or to which the intrastate origin or des tination is directly Intermediate via the rate making line or lines from or to the more distant interstate points.” The league, In Its petition, claim ed: “It is impractical, If not Im possible, at least in many cases, to determine what is ‘the rate mak ing line or lines from or to the more distant interstate points'— ‘from or to which there are pub lished through commodity rates — embracing within sucl\ ‘more dis tant interstate points’ hauls at lesser distance between points wholly within North Carolina.” Salvation Army Asks Old Clothes L. W. Morton, in charge of the Salvation Army post in Shelby wishes to thank the citizens of the city and surrounding community for the support they have given him in the work being done here and requests that if any one has any discarded clothing, shoes, fur niture or bed covers which they will donate to the Salvation Army to be distributed among the city’s needy, that they will please notify him at the hall In the old laundry building near the Southern depot. All donations will be called for. Religious services are held on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 by Capt. Jack Wynn of Gastonia. Also pray er service is held on Thursday cvenim- at 7:30 The public is invit ed to all services Charlotte Loses Prohibition Office; Moves To Raleigh Queen City Now Central Spot Bn New Set Up; Charleston Gets S. C. Office. i WASHINGTON. July H<—Tha federal Alcohol unit at CfcjMdtte headed by Ed T. Patton as chief In vestigator Is most likely to be mov ed to Raleigh at a near date, de spite efforts that are being made by Charlotte to keep it there, W. E. McDonald, secretary to Senator Reynolds, was told today by treas ury officials. McDonald made inquiry upon re quest of a number of Charlotte people who had written and tele graphed Senator Reynolds at his Washington office and also at Asheville, that he me his Influ ence to keep the unit In Charlotte In Outlining the reasons why the unit may be moved, it was‘stated that South Carolina has been de tached from the fourth district, which Includes Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia and the Carolines, and has been placed In the fifth district with headquarters at New Orleans. Hereafter regional offices are to be done away and one general of fice is to be located In each state, the South Carolina office to prob ably go to Charleston instead of Columbia. The reason vouchsafed for pro posed removal to Raleigh Is that it would be more central, whereupon McDonald asked If Charleston was the most central point In South Carolina, to which the reply was made that conditions In South Carolina, were somewhat different than In North Carolina as to the amount of business officers are called upon to do. It was admitted, however, that no final action had been taken and tha* no final de cision would be reached on moving the unit from Charlotte until a re port had been received from the examiner who has been In North Carolina the past two weeks mak ing a survey of available space In government buildings that may b* used for federal agencies. Mr. Jessup Coming To Preach Sunday Rev. L. L. Jessup, former pastoi of the Second Baptist church, now pastor of a church In Norfolk, Va 1 will fill the pulpit at the Second I church here Sunday morning ir j the absence of the pastor. Rev. c ' V. Martin who is conducting t ; meeting at Keowee. 8. C. Rev Mr j Martin will return Sunday anc fill the pulpit here Sunday night. School FnroPment Is On Increase Enrollment in the county school* thia term is materially Increased Superintendent J. H. Grlgg said yes erday, but complete figures will no be available until late next week | when reports are made. Mrs. J.T. Gardner Widow Of Colonel Is Buried Today Succumbs After Hearl Attack Vine Christian Woman la Vlrtin Of Heart Attach. Sick For Five Weeks. Funeral service* were held thli afternoon at 4 o’clock from th< residence on West Marlon street o) Mrs. J. T. Gardner, widow of Col Gardner, who died Tuesday morn' lng at 11:30 o’clock following an 0 ness of five weeks from angina. Mrs. Gardner had been conflnet to her bed few seveial weeks bul had apparently Improved and wa/ considered better than at any tlm< since she had been sick when she suffered a sudden relapse and diet within thirty minutes. Mrs. Gard ner had spent all of her marrlef life In Shelby and had been active In social, religious and civic lire o tha city. Her husband served th< city as mayor for 38 years and wo Colonel of the First North Carollm Regiment, serving on the Mexlcar Border, Spanish American war anc World War. Nine years ago Col Gardner preceded hex to the grave Mrs. Gardner was a faithful com panton and active In all patrtotli organisation*. She was a devotee Christian mother, a thoughtful ar.c appreciative friend and neighbor In January of this year she reach ed her 72nd anniversary. Surviving are five children, J Talmadge, Lewis W., and Mr* Helen Carrlck of Shelby, Mrs. Ora ham Morrison of Uncolnton am Dr, John Nooe Gardner of Beau mont, Texas. Also surviving are on brother, Dr. J. F. Gardner rtf Bo erne. Texas. Miss Allle Nooe. i member of the Charlotte schoo faculty, a half Sister. Mrs. Ed Wise man of Ingalls, this state, and i half brother, D. R. Shlelfs of Ra leigh. Funeral services were oontfuctei by Dr. E. K. McLarty. pastor o Central Methodist church of whtol she was a devoted member sinc< her residence In Shelby and Inter ment was in Sunset Cemetery be side bar lamented husband. Actlv pell bearers were Chai. Hoey, oitv er Anthony, John Anthony, To* Moore, D. D. Ron and Lee B. Wee there. Declares Colton Won*t Be Dumpec WASHINGTONT july 81. — Thi fanner and the trade were anmiret today by the farm adminlstratloi that ootton consigned to the pro ducers’ pool, and eligible lor sal beginning today upon approval o Secretary Wallace, would not b "dumped” or permitted “unduly” t disturb the market. Some 1,94b,000 bales were consign ed with the understanding It eouli not be sold prior to today at les than 15 cents. None ever has beei sold, since the price never reache, that figure. * The deadline was passed todaj however, and it now may “be mar keted without the 15-cent llmlta tlon, at the discretion of Osca Johnson, "for the pool manager t adopt a hard and fast or arbltrar rule with reference to the sale c this cotton but 1 can and do sa to the public that the cotton wt be marketed in an orderly fashlo In accordance with sound businei judgment and with a view to avol tng competition with normal trad channels.” Racketeers To Play Hickory On Thursda; The Cleveland Springs Tenn club will play Hickory at the loci club Thursday afternoon at tw o’clock. Hickory has a team com posed of experienced and sklllfi players, and a desperate battle forecast. There will be both doubli and singles matches. It’s Unecessary To Lick Stamps; Make TheClerkFumishA Sponge The next time you go to the post office to buy some stamps, yoi wont have to Uck the stamps your self, although Big Jim Farley, post master general, has tried to put thi best possible flavor in the glue. Just go up to the window am say to the clerk: "Here, hand mi that sponge you are keeping hid den behind that window. I havi some stamps, and I'm not in thi mood to lick them now.” That is the upshot of a 6tartlins yarn Just sent out from Washing ton, which, after being investigatec from the local standpoint, will en able customers to moisten theii >:?mps in a much more pkasan ».vay. The Washington story says fc you to walk up to the clerk and ea ‘‘dampen that In the name of th law,” and advises you take along copy of the constitution Just In cas 1 you run Into a smart aleck clerk. Howevor, Tom Abernathy, wh 1 handles the money orders at th 1 local postoffice, but knows some thing, about the mail end of th 1 business, says that there Is no lai : which requires the clerk himself t do the dampening on the spong which he Is required to keep behln the window. You can, however, as that he hand the sponge to yoi and you wet the stamps. About six years ago sponges wer (Continued on page love.) ' Baby Is Home Fully recovered from hi* expert enee of upending live day* In a woode near his home, Bobby Con nor is shown greeting his mother, Mrs. Charles H. Connor, at their home in Hartadale, N. Y., after the baby was returned from a hospital. Bobby, now as robust as ever, had been reported kid naped. Building Activity Is Reported Brisk In Knigs Mountain Beautiful New Homes, Apartment) Mid New Business Structures Now Being Erected. KINGS MOUNTAIN, August 1. - Kings Mountain seems to be e in erg Ing from the depressaln of the pas I few years, certainly as far as th< ' building activities are concerned i Recently there have been severe i beautiful homes erected here. Mr ■ and Mrs. R. C. Gold have Just mov . ed Into their new nine-room briol • home on Gold street. Dr. and Mrc . J. M. Garrison moved two week i ago into their seven-room briol • home on King street. > • W. K. Mauney is erecting at Bhel by and Oansler streets a handsomi apartment house. Itie building 1 of native rock structure and oon l tains four apartments of four room each. These will be equipped witl ! all modem conveniences lndndinj > electric stoves, and win be heatei > with vapor heat. Each apartmen ■ will have separate entrance. Itih » apartment when ready for occup f ancy Bept. 1, will compare with an; ! city apartment house as far aa con > venlenoes and modem equlpmen go. Contractor for the building 1 - Benton Putnam. The Pure Ol 1 Company with division offices 1) s Charlotte la erecting one of the! i handsome stations on the corner o 1 Kings street and Railroad Avenue. Building Club House The Pauline Community Olul • House on Walker street Is neartm ■ completion. This Is a handsom r one story building of rock structur 3 and will be used for comrounlt V t V 1 3 s d e f s .1 0 meetings for that section of th town. The old Kings Mountain. Laundr building on Railroad Avenue exten ed has been remodeled with a nr brick front added and Is now oceu pled by one of the Home Stores. Crawford’s Meet Market will mov within the next few days Into th building on Railroad Avenue whlc was formerly occupied by Ralph Bakery. The building Is being re modeled and painted this week. A present there Is only one vacar store building In the up-town busl ness section, a condition which hs not prevailed for the past seven - years. il s s Miss Dorothy King leaves Fri day for Henderson where she wl visit Miss Katherine Teague. Gardner Will Ask Mill Exemption In Coal Purchase Will Present Case Al Hearing Monday Former Governor Defends Practise of Bnytna Fuel Wholesale and Selling It to Workers. Former Governor O. Max Oard ncr. who is again In Shelby after • brief vacating to Highlands, wifi leave on Sunday to represent the cotton Textile InsUtute In a hear ing Monday in Washington before the Recovery Administration. He will present the plea of mill opera tors for exemption front provlaloni of the solid fuel code of fair com petition. A petition hae been filed by re tail code coal dealers asking that manufacturers be barred from buy ing wholesale quantities of coal and then selling it to their employee# at cost plus a small charge for hand ling. 1 No Code Ruling. This sain of coal, widely practised in the South and well-known to Cleveland County, will be defended by Mr. Oardner. It Is a practise not as yet touched by code provisions. "My argument Is" Mr. Oardner said yesterday, "that, generally speaking, if employees are forced to buy their eoal from retailers, it ' wtll have the effect of reducing , wages. This Is particularily true In remote sections. In communities where mills are not located near cities or towns. There are several such mills in Cleveland County, i "Wherever the mill Amployeee buy their coal, it doesn't affect the eoal miner one way or the other. Cites DeeentrlUsatton "One of the strongest arguments for exemption,” Mr. Oardner con tinued, "A In President Roosevelt's plea for de-yentrlUsatlpn of Indus try. This would mean more and smaller mills, aoattered over thi country, many of them far remove from el ties where workers oan bu ooal. "In allowing manufacturers to bu ooal In this manner for *h*ir work ers, we are taking nothing at at' away from the dealers—they an not. thereby, taataf any hmlprai that they ever had before.” Important Decision Mr. OardniT explained that thii mill buying exemption hae been pending before code authorities foe sometime A decision In this ques tion, he said, would he of far reach ing Importance, affecting thousand! of workers throughout the nation. W. W. McLaurina, secretary q| the American Cotton Manufacture*! Association, of Charlotte, will aM attend the hearing in Washington. Grover Carpenter Passes Suddenly Had Gone to Shelby Mm When Seised With Heart Aft. tack—-Funeral Today. Grover Carpenter, 48 year old weaver at the Shelby Cotton mill, died suddenly Tuesday morning, fol lowing a heart attack. He had re ported as usual at the mill before the machinery started and, was talking to some friends Just on the outside when he waa selfeed with a heart attaok. He was rUShed to his home on Mill Street but died before a physician could reach him. Mr. Carpenter was bora May 18th, 1888 and moved to Shelby from Cherryville 8 or 10 years ago. He was a faithful employee and held In high regard by the management and employees. Surviving are his wife and the following children, Winifred, Paul, Hugh, Hattie Sue of this place and Mrs. Lawrence Alexander of Cherryville. The body was taken to Cherryville for funer al and Interment this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Re was a member ot the Weslyan Methodist church. T. F. Eskridge Dies In Jonesville At 81 r Thomss Franklin Eskridge, brt\ y ther of J. D. Eskridge of Shelby, e died yesterday of a heart attack at t his home In Jonesville. He was 81 e years old and had been a native of Jonesville for 60 years. 3 Mr. Eskridge was born in Double e Shoals, and has a number of dis . tant cousins in Cleveland County. . Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Rose „ Reece Eskridge; four sons and one , daughter; Charles Eskridge of » Charleston, S. C.. Samuel Eskridge i of Winston-Salem, S. T. Eskridge c of Greensboro, A. C. Eskridge of Greensboro, and Mias Della Leu Eskridge of Jonesville. , Funeral services were conducted * today at the Jonesville Baptist Church.
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