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Vol. 17, No. 19.
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, Thursday, February, 0, 1919.
81.50 A Year in Advance
JACK BRIDGES SHOOTS
DEPUTY SHERIFF COLE
Sheriff J. W. Carroll of Gas
ton county and Police Chi I A
dam Uord of Gastonla, together
wtyh a posse Ot of flcera and men
arrived in Kinga Mountain ear
ly Friday' morn'og la search oi
Jack Bridge and Rsndn'pt
Stephens orio of whom emptied
both barrels ct a allot gun in
the face- of , Deputy Sheriff J
W.Cole at eleten o'clock th
night befoie. The two fugitive
wete reported aa having bfco
seen at Plpnlc & Floyd's barn
eaat of towfl at four In the mom
tag and at the old McGill place
at three Id' the morning. With
this clue and the fact tbst Hi id
ges was raised in tho vicinity of
Boiling Spring the officer
Mere led to believe that the to a
itivea were enroule to the op
lr eud of the county. They
were Joined here by of Hern
Rhodes and Pall and the coun
ty waa pretty well acoured all
tay Friday d Friday liiglil
The men Iwere aaid to have beso
in the vicinity of the county
lion e Friday aft-irndon. Officers
tron&baiby Joiaedln the anarch
and the work waa carried on
FMday night and Saturday.
Deputy; Cole waa not killed
outright but waa ertol.v, and
maybe fatally wou ded. Doth
loads went light Into hia fice
shooting out ono eye and badly
daxagiog the oilier and tearing
his face into shreds. It is jaa
eially undei stood thut Iiridgen
fired th gun. Uaatonia officers
bad been notified Thursday af
ternoon that bridges would ar
rive in the city that night wiih
a load of whiskey from the Sou
th Mountains. The officers were
on the alert and apprehended
the car on it arrival. Upon too
refusal of the driver to "fmlt"
command the ofitor shut hi
tires down whereupon the 'i
men deserted th cr d n .
They were later rounded up 10
house at the Plnckney mill and
thereto where the tragedv oc
curred. The officers surrounded
the house and the men in order
to open, a way ot escape ahot
Deputy Cule down and fled. Aa
soon 'hi the injured man could
be taken to the hospital an or
ganized add systematic search
was itartedfoi ths culprits.
Of Stephen character the
Herald baa been able to learn
but little except that be waa a
bad man and in bad company on
bad business and got Into a bad
scrap. Bridges is a son of tbe
late Dial Bridges who was acci
dentally killed In an automobile
wreck above Shelby a few week
past account of which appeared
' In the Herald. Bis reputation la
that of an exceedingly bad man
and baa served a term on the
roads for shooting a man.
While tbe big organized search
by the poaae ended With Satur
day) night officers in Gaston and
all adjoining counties are still
on a-keen lookout for the men.
Tbe Commissioners of Gaston
coutfty offered a cooMced re
ward Monday ot $500 for the
capture of tbe two men, or $350
' ' for firldgea whom it i believed
did the shooting. Solicitor Wil
son baa aaked the governor to
ptferan additional $500 reward.
' It is annoonoed that Deputy
Cole la likely to recover, with
probably one good eye. - r;
HUNGER DRAWS THE MAP
ramineTCbndilionff'
food Shortage approchmg lanririejFoint
Serious Food Shortage
SulTiriert Present food Sui
But Rituro Serioutf
(TJJ Unclassified
A food map of Europe today shows
not a single country Id which the fu
ture does not bold threat of serious
difficulties and only a small part which
Is not rapidly approaching the fumlne
point. With the exception of the
Ukraloe only those countries which
have maintained marine commerce
have sufficient food supplies to meet
actual needs until next harvest, and
even In the Ukraine, with stores accu
mulated on the farms, there Is famine
In the large centers of population.
Belgium and northern France, as
well aa Serbia, appear on the hunger
map distinct from the rest of Europe
because they stand In a different rela
tion from the othor nations to the peo
ple of the United States. America has
for four years maintained the small
war rations of Belgium and northern
France and la already making. special
efforts to care for their Increased
after-tbe-war needs, which, with those
of Serbia, must be Included In this
plan, are urgent In tbe extreme and
must have Immediate relief.
The gratitude of the Belgian nation
for the help America has extended to
her during the war constitutes tbe
strongest sppeal for us to continue our
work there. The moment the German
armies withdrew from her soil and she
was established once more In her own
seat of government the little nation's.
first thought was to express her grati
tude to the Commission for ltd let In
Belgium for preserving tlie lives of
millions of, her citizens.
fUm.Ri nn tlia nthnp linrwl n.'.n ?
not figure In such a map for Amerl-'
cans because there Is no present Indl-1
cation that we shall he called on nt all I
to take thought for the food needs ol'i
Germany. Germany probably can care,
for her own food problem It site la .
elven access to shipping and Is enublcd I
to distribute food to the cities with
dense populations, which are the trou-1
hlA centers. I
England, France, the Netherlands,
and Portugal, all of which have been
maintained from American supplies,
have sufficient food to meet Immediate
needs, but their future presents seri
ous difficulties. The Rome Is true of
Spain and the northern neutral coun
tries Norway, Sweden nod Denmark:
whose ports have been open and who
have been able to draw to some degree
upon foreign supplies.
Most of Russia Is already In the
throes of famine, and 40,000.000 people
there are bejond tho possibility of
help. Before another spring thou
saads of them Inevitably must die.
This applies as well to Poland and
practically throughout the Baltic re
gions, with conditions most serloas Is
Finland.
Bohemia, Serbia, Roumaala sad
Montenegro have already reached th
famine point and are suffering a heavy
toll of death. Tho Armenian popula
tion la falling cai-h week as hungei
takes Its toll, and In Greece, Albanls
and Itoamanla m serious are tbe iooi
'shortages that famine Is near. Al
though starvation Is not yet Imminent
Italy, Switzerland, Bulgaria and Ton
key are In the throes of serious strin
gencies.
In order to fulfill America's pledgr
In world relief we will have to export
every ton of food which can be han
dled through our ports. This mesns si
the very least a minimum of 20.000.00C
tons compared with 6,000.000 tons pre
war exports and U.820,000 tons ex
ported last year, when we were bound
by the ties of war to the Europeai
allies.
It we fall to lighten the black spot)
on the hunger map or If we allow an
portions to become darker the verj
peace for which we fought and bled
will be Uireateneit Bevoltand anarch
inevitably follow finnlne. Should thii
happen we will see in other parts ot
Euiops a repetition of the Russian de
bade nnd our ttjrtrt for world peao
will have been In vain.
703 FARMERS ORDER
657 TONS NfTHATE SODA
There were 703 applicants in
ijClewland county for 0i7 aDd
j three tenth tons of government
nitruto of poda at the fixed prii-e
jolS"1! jwr ton f. o. It. shipping
! point. Farm Demonstrator R,
i M. liidney reveived all of lle
a;j icTtions on Saturday IhmI
and I, as been very busy getting
t'tf in i:.to iiaij to turn owr to
the distributing acnl, Mr, A,
P. Spake, Ktcli ppplicai.t will
pay Mr. - Spulce at the price of
Sl rr ton. Thefustor llielann
er 'pay Mr. .'"Spake, the faster
tie? o"!ers will o in. This rep
ruhe'iiiiviti.d expenditure of $53,
211 for nitrate of Moda by the
farmers i.f Cleveland county.
La-t year the applicant ordered
u.')oi. t 3:31 tDiiS, about halt wliiit
the f.ir.-ners nre hiiypij; ihisjeur.
::.-.. Sua If r!t M buUJlif
:-!;l l' 1 ;'uv.'i liiiu m r.itrati-,
has o 1 1 . f d an huuuuut at the
first National UwU, Shelby, N.
C. Applicants should see Mr.
Spake al once ai.d pay hi in or
send the money to tbe First Nat
ional Banlf, Shelby, N. C.
Where the quantity ordered
justifies a car load, cara wi t be
shipped to the nearest and most
convenient stations. In order fur
fanners to tret a cir shipped to
a spi'cified stutioii, the fanners
in that locality should get tot,")tlt
cr, pny for the nitrate and spec!
fy the dle bud uestination of
shipment.
W.S.S.
The Treasury Department al
Washington is to issue long term
securities into which War Sav
ings Certif icatna may be con
verted. This decision of the
Treasury Department is the re
sult of a conference held recent
ly ot District War Savings Di
rectors, who recommended this
conrae.
Other recommendations sub
mitted by . tbe conference are
that the War Savings system be
contioufad in 1920 and succeed
log years, and that certificates
Of $100 and $1000 denominations
bs Issued for purchasers of large
amounts
DEATHS
. ISSL JG!!I TflCKJtS
Mrs. John Thomas died at her
home at Bessemer City Sunday
from Influenza and pnjumonla.
The faneral and burial was held
at Gastonia Monday afternoon,
She leaves her, husband and
three little children besides In r
father-, Joe Farliatt, and a sis
ter, Miss Mary Farhatt, both of
Blscksburg, S. C. She waa an
Oriental being bora in Syria.
Mrs. Thomas lived with her fam
ily in Kings Mountain for a num
ber of years and was considered
a splendid wouan.
EDM LILLIAN STYERS
Edna Lillian, the litt'e fix
months old daughter-of Mi. and
Mrs. Tom V. Styers, died Fri
day noon from influenzi follow
ed by pneumonia. The funeral
was conducted Saturday after
noon by Rev. E. L. Kiik, pas
tor of the Methodist church, and
the remains laid to rest in Moun
tain Rest cemetery. The sym
pathies of a host of friends are
with the parents and children.
, KOI BARRETT
' Herman, tbe 14 year ) old son
of Wi G. Barrett, ot Charlotte,
died of inf.uensta and complica
tions and was brought here for
burial Friday, The funeral was
cmductod by Rev. Mr. Lynch,
pastor ot St. Pul Presbyterian
church, Charlotte, who also ac
companied the funeral party to
Kings Mountain.
Tho Norlh Carolina Cinb Year
Boolt, comprising .studies of the
North Carolina Club foi 1917
1918 op "County Government
and Count7 . Affairs in North
Carolina" is just off tho press,
and a copy may be had upon ap
plication to A. M. Coates, Cha
pel Hill, N. C.
This fine spring weather is
beginning to show itself in show
windows ot tbe various stores
where spring fabrics and low cut
shoes are already oa display.
Hope tbe groundhog missed it
this time for it would be awful
to be plunged headlong Into
forty days of winter on top of
all this fina weather.
MICKIE LAYS
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we KNOW -"TEH OOOO FER
IT kM' IIMTEMri rn dum
THE FIRMS ME Rum Ci,ia
PAPER AN' IHIt cartKA i Kt -.,..
WE DE GOOD. BUT we Avr
TO PAN EM BVEft-y THIRTY
I1V DA,NS JtT TMt
SAME, SO WE GOTTA IT
yw rWONEN WIHPM ITS m
too, ea M6 CAN'T PAN
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280 PAPERS IN STATE
The (Obibined circulation ot
280 North Carolina newspancrs
and other periodicals for 1018
wv: 1,127,497, according to ru
ports by Commissioner ot Labor
and Printing,' M. ' L. Shipinr,
ami included in his report to the
ttovermir m 1 1,1 l!ie general assem
bly. Ti p lis1 includes ninemo-u-inrf
daili-s "H li circulation of
9;i,721: i ! Iternooit dailies with
circulatij f 87,691; 165 ween
lies with cin ulatlon of 467,000;
27 srni weeklies with circulation
of 57,007; 2 semi-weeklies includ
ed in the dailies, 4,500; 34 mon
thlies with c'rculation of 287618;
Sivtn semi-monthlies with a cir
culation of 18,350; two annuals
with a circulation of 99,000; ten
quarterlies with a circulation of
11,950.
Following are the classifica
tion of the publications:
Democratic,-113; Independent
Democratic, 17; Republican, 16;
Independent-Republican, 2; In
dependent, 30; Religious, 33;
Fraternal, . 3; Temperance, 1 ;
Scientific, 1, Non partisan, 7;
Orphanage, 2; Enimic Social,
1; Labor, 3;Trade"and Industrial
6; Agricultural, etc., 4; Educo
tiocal and Literary, 7; Medical,
1; Alm&nncs, 2; Local, 18; Heal
th, 2; Historical, 1. Total, 280.
THE PROGRESSIVE FAR
MER and the Kings Mountain
Herald ono year for 12.25.
I forbid anyone to hire or har
bor my son, Early Bigger, who
has run off from homo. His age
is 12 years, v, B, Bigger,