The KinPB Mountain Heral
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-. Vol 12
'Knurs' Mountain.; .'C. Thursday, Ap.ii 8. l.Ho.
No. 9
G. Q. PAGE, Editor and Owner
PRINCIPLE FIRST
$1. A'.YKAU in 'ADVANCE
Rev. G. L. Kerr
And Order League As President
Although there were but few
present at the auditorium Thurs -
day night, the Law and Order
League of Kings Mountain wan
organized with Rev. O. L. Kerr
as president and Editor G. G.
Page as secretary. Attorney N,
P. McMillan was made tempor
ary chairman and after homo
round table discussion the work
of organizing was done. A coin-
mittee of the following persons:
Hev. J. R. Miller. C. E. Neisler
Dr. J. G. Hold ,Prof. R. A. Yo
derand Attorney N. P. McMillan
was appointed to diaft rules and
regulations for t;ie League and
will report at the meeting to
night. .".....'
A list ot thoie who had already
signed a paper making them
members in of the league had
reached abour. the half hundred
mark and still names are added.
The . following persons, Mes
dames J. E. .Lipford, 0. E. Neis
ler, Chai. Pulton. A. H. Patter
son, J. C. Patrick' and Lizzie
Falls, were appointed a member
ship committee to add names to
.the list and to secure a large at
tendance foi tonight. It was a
good meeting, One block-vde stiil
. was reported and a fund started
for prospective prosecutions,
1 Pnsideiit Kerr adjournod the
meeting until tonight (Thursday)
at eight o'clock when it is hoped
t.lint, fver meiu'wr and everv I
other person iatsiesteJ will bo -
present J
Old Kino- A'cohoi has been de- '
Ih.-ned and Old John Barleycorn
has been ieclared an outlaw
without recommendations of ,
n. Tfc heenmes the dutv ofleaeJ nd. a.-other occupation
every good citizen now to take!
IN OUR NEW AND IMPROVED
QUARTERS - MAILING LIST PIED
The Herald in In its new and
improved quarters in the Gofortn
- Block. But we are in an awful
mess. We have plenty of operat
ing room ar.dhave the type, ma
chinery etc fairly well arranged
But the thing -which will mean
hat little to the laity ad at the
name time bring a tear of sym
pathy from the eye of every con
temporary, however hard his
heart, or sinful his soul,- is the
fact that in the scuff'e of moving
our hand mailing list was pied
and is now resting contentedly
in the coal scuttle. Whether oui
subscribers believe in close' com
' inunion or social equality or not
they are reveling in both, for
' they are In the aforesaid scuttle
Raint and sinner, black and white
scribe and pharisee, Jew and
Gentile, Greek and Barbarian,
they ard right in there. The
world was never brought closer
together. There are piratically
all of the ' states in the
Union and some of the islands of
the sea in a com pass of less than
-a cubic foot. It (means about a
weeks work and a rood hand to
effect the'work , of segregation.
The only thing that saves the
-day and enables you to get a
paper this week is the fact that
we had a couple of proofs before
the signal disaster, :;, , ; ' V; ;
' Ei'Wf Hord the V'.'Viilage
piacksmjth" and a cracking good
fellow, is the cause of it all. He
thought It wa an old picture
frame and sat down in it and
vent on through. Mr. Hord had j those Germans and allies will re
Veen'eno'fl5rod as ioachinist fori main a leacu until the deliver;
,mn,, py.--!-, rtc ;Pe had v. iCon'd oo back page)
Heads The
i either or both of them dead or
; alive wherever found
The Law and Ordtr League of
Kings Mountain has been organ
ized with view of centralizing tlio
forces of the people who want
a habitation clear of whiky and
crime in an effort to totally an
nihiiate alcoholic beverages
and suppress all other forms of
crime ard law violation in our
; community. The people realize
that we have some good laws,
good officers -and strong senti
ment and tliat what is needed is
a mobilization, a centralizing of
efforts; hence the organization.
The chief of police has already
expressed a willingness to coop
erate with the league in any way
that he can in accomplishing
the results jeured. Many of the
citizens are fired to white heat
with enthusiasm to see ours
'"dry town." The law has said it
may bo dry, the officers of the
law are doing al.' they can to en
force the law, and now it is the
business of the common people
to form themselves into battle
array and (insist the officers in
rounding up and ousting those
who defy the law, evadw the offi
eers and pile trouble upon the
people and damnation upon their
own son Is.
Now that shipments of liquor
are no' more in Cleveland and
piston our attention must be
Gaston
turned to the coveied wagon and
gallberrv brigade. The supply
of whisky must now come from
blockade and if this cl-.vss of
on'nuers 18 Put out ot rsmess
t!,e "- 01 ln Wr. wllt 60 P
80uK'lt-
goni through tha process of ; ta
king down nicely until he start
ed to dissect the old ' George
Washington"and then is when it
happened. He was bent in a bow
knot near the heels of the old
''war horse", that's the press
the Herald is printed on, and the
mailing list was standing against
the wall and yon follows who are
now internedin the coal scuttle
were watching Ed disjoint the
old man George. Somehow the
machinists brought a sweep of
that part of his anatomy that
mostly, resembles a bow and
which was somewhat extended
and backes squarely into the
face of our much prised list of
readers knocking them into ut
ter confusion. Good for us all
that it happened on neutral soil
and in the presence of ; the
father of our country or
else the insurrection and tu
mult ensuing might have eclips
ed the whole European struggle
ani put the Pannama Exposit
ion into bankruptcy. '
Its sad. Doubtless every full
fledged publisher who is reading
ttiis article has already, saturat
ed his solitary tattered hahdker
chiof in sympathetic tears and
called for the old shop towel that
he may continue to weep. And
too we fear that those society
women will soil their finery oyer
the wa.ls of that old scuttle : in
effort to shirk their less fortun
ate sisters Who are necessarily
so close to them.' " Wonder if
LawiSECOND YEAR
PROGRESSIVE ASS N
Ti.e Kings Mountain Progres
sive' Association 'start its second
yeur with renewed energy and
strong encouragement. It is be
ginning to come into its own.
The people are beginning to see
that it fills a long-felt need in
the business world and every
man who has the interest of bis
town at heart ought to full in
lino. Lets coino out in strorg
numbers Monday night.
Regula- meeting of the Pro
gressive Association Monday
night. Let every member attend.
A CANNON HAS BEEN PRESENTED
TO GASTON! A
The city of Gastonia and the
county of Gaston have been joint
ly presented with a cannon
wnich has been placed upon the
court house square,
It was shipped to Mr. Z. B
Harry ol Gastonia by post quar'
ter master at Philadelphia on
the request of S. O, U'iderwood,
U. S. Navy.aGastonian. Tn a let
ter to his brother, Mr. Raymond
Underwood of Gastonia, Captain
Underwood says in regtud to the
gun:
"This gun was .used t lire
on the marine hospital train ns J
it was appro, ching the defences,
of Co.yotepe and La Bai r iii-'-a on
the morning of October 4, 1012, j
to reeieve the dead and wounded !
from action which was in prog-j
ress against til 'a'love nam-.'d
loints occupied by N ciraugan (
rebels. ....
" wis at.. this time in com
mand of company E, the. artill
ery company, ana was. occupy-
ng a position observiug the in
fantry assult an the trenches,
and had orders to watch the en
emy's artillery. When this gun
opened Are upon the hospital
train ray field guns returned the
fire and it's gunners abandoned
t, retreating down the reverse
slope of the hill'on which it was
located. Men were sent up later
and the gun taken into my cus
tody where it has since remain
ed. ,- ::' .','.' T
'As I am a Carolinian any rel
ics of this nature I consider be-
long to the State and county
from which I hail; so this is why .
I am sending the package, uo.w
MR. W. P.FULTON SUi FERS A
FRACTURED COLLAR BONE
Mr.'W. P. Fulton happened to I
a sevsre accident Thursday af
rnoon and one which came
near being a serious one. i o
those who saw it is yet a mys
tery how he eecaoed with so
slight injuries as compared with
the circumstance. As it is he is
able to be about his business but
ovries his left arm lashed, to his
body and the print of a wagonisius over the riejit half of the
track along the right half of his
back from the thigh to the
shoulder. . . , ... .
Mr Pulton and his neohew.
Mr. Palmer Pulton, were return
ing1 froui the farm on a wagou
drawn by a mule and a. horse,
the wagon being unloaded 'ex
cept for the two men. The fam
ily dog' was along. It was nearly
night and The. air brisk and the
hows skittish. At the corner of
King and Piedmont streets the
dog. went river into Dr,' Hord's
yard and just as the team was
in front of the next hoiso, Chjof
REV. MILLER
HERE LAST SUNDAY
Rev. K. A. Miller of Rock
H'U, S. 0. supplied at the Pres
byterian church here Sunday
and night. Pastor C. L. Brajjaw
if. still bed ridden and tlteie is
n) prospect that he will be
able to fill his pulpit anytime
soon. His physician has recoiu
mended that he take a vacation
of at least three months. He is
arranging to accompany his
father to Washington D. C. us
soon as In; is
able ,i!id
Paciffic
in; may
((.ist in
i t;o ivi to the
I fcemvh of healtl
AND GASTON CO.
ever smnil it may be, hoping
ihat it will prove to my fellow
citizens that though I cannot al
ways be with them in person, I
am always with them in spirit
and in sympathy."
The gun is a small fiald piece,
mounted as usual on a two wheel
ed gun carriage aiid is probably
a three pounder. Ii is Hotcli
kiss make, and of ralhdr old
style. Di'tng. entir'.y diirerent
fro!.'i the character or field guns
now used oy tho. United Slates
troops, . . '
Captain Underwood' is a Gas
tonia buy who lias made an en
viable record in the n ivt, having
within a few year's been advan
ced to the command of a comp
any of ma'ines. And is now stat
lo.ied at Annapolis, and retains
his command of company E, His
presentation of the gun "to his
native county is but a token
that he is a loyal Gastoman and
wishes his native comity to -jet
the credit of tho capture which
he effected as commandant of his
cotnoany in 1912,
There is a brass plate attach
ed to tho gun with the following
wordi;:j: .
Captured by Co. E, First Prov.
Regiment
United States Marinas
Coyotepe, Nicaranga
. October -1, 1912.
The Gaston and Gastonia peo
ple are very proud of the war
relic It .was given by one of
thair boys who has made good
and ttlien it ads much to the in-
terest of the town.
Fishers, the dog leaned over the
f jnee and frightenen the hoise.
The mule whch had been look
ing for an excuse for violent ex
ercise joined the horse in a dash
Mr Pulton lost bis balance
and pitched over between the
double tree and front wheel
striking face down ward on his
left shoulder and the wagon pas-
back as described above. The
impact against the ground fract
ured $be collar bone which ne
c&ssitated the Ushing of the arm
to he body. The mystery of why
the accident was, not worse re
mains in the fact that Mr. Pul
ton's head came in such '- close
contact" wi th the heels Of the flee
ing male and yet was not struct
Mr. Palmer Fulton brought the
teaio to a halt within a few yards
and Mr. Fulton rolled out of the
way of tun. hind ,whuet and got
up but found that tie needed a
doctor," . . '. v ' ,
Miss Winnie Vera Maunej And
Horace Rudisill Win if dais
Notwithstanding tlu blindmu'j
snowstorm Saturday a goodly
number of school children,;
teachers and natrons met
Sheibv and pulled off the County ;
Commencement in fairly good.
shape. The Parade was ouiited ,
on account of the weather but;
tlx) inside work a carried on ,
very successfully. j
Kings Mountain qualified;
fully in tin- contests. Mr. Horace i
Rudisill v.'on a nwdal with tile
leciaiTiaiDn uiiristian liinnu
Men." and Miss Winnio Vera
Miiuney won a medal by recitirg
"Polly's Surprise Party." There
were ninety one certificates of
promotion from the Seventh
giade in the various schools of
the county.
The wiuners in tho various
contests were as follows;
G RAMMER SCHOOL RI CITA
TION CONTEST:
AFTER 21 YEARS
We lake pleasure in announc
ing that Rev. V. E. Crocker, a
missionary on furlough from
China, will preach at the Baptist
Church hero Sunday and night
and nt Patterson Grove Sunday
afternoon at ?, o'clock. Uev. Mr.
Crocker filled the pulpit at Grov
er last Thursday night uti'i.the
occasion proved a most interest
intr and helofui one to those wiiu
MR. MIKE BORDERS, CLEVE
LAND'S OLDEST MASON, DEAD
Mr. Mike Borders, the oldest
Mason in Cleveland County, died
at his home in Grover Wednes
day of last week at the age of 87
years.
A friend says of him;
"His passing lets down the cur
tain on the life of the county's
oldest Mason, a landmark, a
noble, upright, faithful citizen
who leaves a family of children
that are leaders in the commun
ities in which they reside, Mr.
Borders joined the Masonic order
at Lincolnton and was one of the
charter members at Sheiby .and
Grover being a member of tho
order over a half a century.
"Mr. Borders was a man cf
remarkable vitality. He never
had any sei ions illness in his life
until two years ago when he suf
fered a partial stroke of paraly
sis from which he never recover
ed nis usual strength. This to
gether with advanced years,:
cauf ed his death.
- "Mr, Borders was a valiant
soldier in the Confederate cav
alry and spent the full four years
in t'ae war, rendering noble and
heroic service, He was the son
MR. JOHN JOSEPH K INC AID OF
GASTONIA PASSES AwAY
Gastonia, April 2 Special. At, being a son of the late J. R. Kin
his home on West Franklin a ven- jeaid and Sussn Kincaid. He was
ne Wednesday night. Mr. John
Joseph Kincaid died t pillowing an
illness of several dsys duration,
He was recuperating from anoth
er illness which had lasted fof
several weeks when he was
stricken with grippe.
Funeral services were held at
the home at 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, being conducted by
Rav, J. il, Henderlite, assisted
by Rev, Dr. J. C. Galloway, Ja-
itermeptwaa mada in Oakwood
iOewatary. The tleoeasod . was
-bom April 7, 180, in tljls ?ount
Winnie Vera Mauney, Kings
Mountain, folly. s Surprise
Parly."
CRAMMER SCHOOL DEC
LA MATION CONTEST:.
Carver Blanttm. Shacgh
"Bingen on the Rhine,"
HIGH SCHOOL RECITATION
GOXTEST:
Lillian Rudisill. Sheiby.
"Mitrimonial Experiments. '
H ICJII SCHOOL DECLAMA-
TIO:, IttNTKST:
Horace Rudisill Kings Moun
tain. "Christian Young Men
of America. '
YATES WEI :B ESSAY MEDAL
May Wushbnrn. Shelby.
ROBHIN-ROW ENGLISH
MEDALS:
Thelma Enrl. Earl.
Yates Spake. Shelby.
SPELLING MATCH:
Shelby Grammar School.
Shelby.
OF MISSION
want to learn about the mission
work in China. V
Mr. Crocker has spent 21 years
in Ciiina and thoroughly versed
hi eyery phase of the work there.
Everybody of all denominations
are invited to attend p.eso erv
ices and it is sincerely hoped
that a full house will greet Mr.
Crocker.
of Major Huh Borders, one of
the pioneers of the county.
Most of his life was spent at
his line farm on Buff.ilo near
Graham's brk'ge where he waft
very successful. Four years ago
he moved to Grover."
His remains were buried'
Thursday with Masonic honors,"
the lodges fioin. Kings Moun
tain and Shelby taking part m
the ceremony with the Grover
lodge. Rev. J. R. 5iller of
Kings Mountain conducted the
funeral from the house and an
immense throng of people were
there to pay their respects to'
him.
H!s devoted wife died in July
1911, and the only dead child
in the large family passed away
December 20, 1910. One brother,
William orders of Cherokee
county, S. C. survives, with the
followihg sisteiv, Mr9. .1. 11.
Austell ot Earl, Mrs. William
Austeil 'of Gaffney and Mrs.
John S. Wray of Shelby. Also
the loliowing children: Messrs:
James and Bazil Borders of
Grover, Charles Borders of
Jacksonville, Fla. Mis. J. H.
Quinn of t'''lby, Mrs. ,T. P,'
Jenkius of bai.. y, Mrs. D. Y.
Wesson of Columbia. S. C. and
Mrs. J. B. Lowery of Patterson
Springs. .
twice man-ied. His first wife waV
Miss Sal lie E. Bell and to them
were born five children: Mrs. J.
N. Alexander and Miss Ethel
Kincaid of Gastonia, Mrs. Claudd
A Eury of Raleigh,: and I. U. ,
Kincaid of Laurinburg survive. '
He was marrit-d tliH'seowd timi
to Miss Surah Leola Ragai;,. a
sister of Messrs' George W, and "t
J. D,Ragan of Gastonia. '
Mr. KincaM was a' member.
of tbe Ftr-it 1 Presbylerlm