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OVER THE LAND OF THE LONG LEAF PINE aiorrr notes of inteiiest to CAROLINIANS. . Raleigh. A ; charter wu Issued for the Benson Tobacco Warehouse com pany, of Benson, Johnson county, cap ital $125,000 authorlMd and $5,000 sub- scribed. , Marlon. Revenue Officer John Lall assisted by a Vsseman captured a 15 gallon itlll, 2.000 gallon! of beer and Charles Kelly and ton, the operator! of the itUl, on mile south of Bridge water. The two men did not make an attempt to escape. Revenue Lall crept upon the men while the still was - in full blast Raleigh. A delegation was here from the Presbyterian church of Dan ville, Va., to plend with Rev. Benjamin R. Lacy, Jr.. the-fightlng parson of the 113 th artillery, that be accept a call to the pastorate of that church. Washington. A dosen or more lead ing business men, manufacturers prin cipally, representing North Carolina tobacco, cotton, lumber and other in- forests, have recently appllbd for pass ports to Europe to solicit trade. The Tar Heoia are showing much alert ness, and It Is believed they will profit by their efforts. . Fayettevllle. Pour newly built aeroplanes have been received at : Camp Bragg. The machines come dl- rect from the factory and have not yet been assembled. Gaatbnia. Jack V. Harper waa re cently notified that he had been awarded first prise, a highly bred dog. In a contest given under the direction of The Progressiva Farmer. The an imal Is valued at $1,000. Wlnston-Salem.-North Wllkesboro was visited by a $100,000 fire. The stores of Spalnhour-gnyder Dry Goods Company and the Harlow-Shook Hard ware Company, were destroyed. ' Gastonla. Application for a charter for the Rankin Hills, to make combed yarns was made, fallowing the organ ization of the mills by R. O. and Hen ry Rankin and associates. The mill has a capital stock of $150,000 all o( which has been subscribed. Hamlet Congressman Will D .Up shaw. of " -orgla. will deliver the grad uating iJdress at the commencement of the Hamlet High School this year. Granite Falls. Within the next 60 days the new building ot the Granite Falls Manufacturing Company, will be completed. Machinery for the mill has already been bought and It is expected that the mill will begin operations in the early part of the summer. , i ' Wilson, rErnost Lucas, of Wilson county, who has Berved one year ol an', 18 months' sentence In the State prison for larceny, was pardoned by Governor Bickett upon condition that he be of good behavior and remain a law-abiding citizen henceforth. Raleigh. With the campaign for the reduction of cotton acreage and for holding, the 1918 crop for better prices well under way, executive com mittee of the North Carolina Cotton Association determined to continue the campaign for another month. For ..this purpose, $3,000 additional will be .. necessary. Cherry ville. Wayne L. Brown, of Waco, suffered a serious accident in 'the Shelby yards of the Seaboard in falling between cars from the top of a train while the train was doing - switching. He fell with his bod" on tbe track on his back, but reta'-1'-"! his presence of mind, mode a mlpS'tv effort to save his body, which he did. but suffered both feet caught under the car and virtually severed. Salisbury At a regular meeting ol the board of aldennen of Salisbury an ordinance to grant the Southern Pow- er company, a franchise to transact a light and power business In tbe city of Salisbury on terms similar to those In Charlotte and other cities In North Carolina, passed unanimously on its first reading. Burlington. While some of the tex tile industries here have found it ex pedient to curtail production by re maining idle, the Southern Hosiery Mill finds if necessary to work full time during the day and has started a night shift to work, in order to keep up with their orders. ..'"': Kinston. KInaton is to furnish the chief medical offlcnr of the American forces in Siberia. Col. William V. Lewis, of this city, has been ordered to Join General Graves' army as the ranking surgeon. ' Ralelgh.-4-The Sipreme court In the case of State vs. Will Davis, from For syth, affiriis the conviction for mur der and "fhe death sentence for the killing ot Charlie White, well known . citizen of , Winston-Salem. . -:'. - ;," '' ' ' , ' Washington Increased rates on cotton factory products from Albo- . mafia and Charlotte, N. C and points tn North. Carolina nd Virginia, taking j ibe same classification to Sedalui, Mo., were proved for filing by the In- ; terstate commerce commission on ap plication of Southeastern railroads. , LOCALS Tlin tegular monthly oolon service will bo hull at the A. R. P. church Sunday niirht. Mrs. Voder of Hlckorr visited i Mr. Mnune.v'Hlastwe' tilie was in towniu the Interest ot the endowment fund of Len ior college. Mr. S. A. C rouse has moved into his residence on Mountain street recently bought from Mr Joe Garrett. Mr. Garrett ha moved into one of the Mauney he uses on Dilling street until he can ftet his house built on his farm. . Thpre 'vill be special E-ister music at the Baptist, church Sun day eveain;; at 7 o'clock. Will be out in time for union service at the A. 11. P. cnuroh. Mc I'oston, former policeman in Kinra Mountain, returned list west from overseas wheit he had not only seen service bit' had been wounded twice, lit is said to be somewhat incapacity e and shows more iriay liaitf than ho us.d to when hn thuseti the enomies of uoverhioent and ritrhteonntsu mound this burg C inrley . H-adford'. ittirnci frjin i verseas last v cek. Ilu i. saffuilitpf with s brouea lev which he sustained in an acii- A company of business men t n process of forming for tht purpose of doinjr a gere ul i,a rage business io. iho Pionk ga rage building near the passen ier statio.1. The building will bt niargecl aod preparation .nail I t bi business. Chat Icy Ware has bought ii itr fine dutoinobile and is fixing t plant a big walernifjn patch, and he deposes and kh$s that hi s plnutirg the melons for hi' f lends and has bought the rai o haul to at d fro, He lias got jur number, you bet. Kcv. B. A Culp returned Sat urday from Knox ville where hi ittendod llio Centenary meeting He-repot tit it us on of-'tho big e?t uiei'tipif he has altcnded. Mr. and Mis. V. N. Glenn re turned from fia-itonia Monday Mrs Andy McCarte? and so of Bethany section spent lb' wi-ek-end with Mr. and Mi Henry Jones. Mrs. J. P;. Long was in f -liar- lotto Monday. The editor of the Herald spur t Monday in Charlotte on buslneef Mr. F. A. Baker of the Turn er wholesale company of Char lotte soent the weeK-eod liere vith home folks. Mr. Gains Weils returned Mon from Charlotte where he bad been taking treatment for an ul cerated eye for two weeks.' He has to go back Saturday. : Mrs. Vance" Tate has been quite sick for several weeks and will go to a hospital lo-oorrow for an operation. ; Mi. J B. Thomasson has soli bis Hplendld farm 3 mi lee couth of town to Mr. Wlay Patterson transfer dated January next. This is considered one of the best farms in' this 'section and consists of 150 acres. When Mr.. Patterson recently fcold his farm in the Patterson Grove section and began running around at long range prospecting it was feared that he would leave this section. It speaks Ul the better for our county ; that Jie came back home to re settlo after he had "looked around'. Mr. Thorn -assoa has not ' developed his plans fov'tho future, ' : . , . THE HERALD, ILW per year A white woman with - suspici ous appearance arrived in town laat week and upon tbe ausui cions bting justified ehe was locked bp by policeman Rhodes. A man who'wa's in her company was also locked up. The next morning the city jail showed signs of violence and both lu' mates were 'out and pone' The wo'uan gave her uninu as Betty Kiel of Knoxdlle, Tenn, Some body broke jta.il and let them out fiom the outride and the man upon whom this suspicion rested left t wn before llio officer c)udget him. Thereby hanus another tale of moral depiav'ty The Mi lhodist Sunday 8cho I will met I again Sunday at the s shonl auditorium. The officials nope to have the rtpair work on the Methodist church douo by the following S'nnday. - Mr. Leclie McGinnis ot Cl.ur lotie whs in town Tuesday, . Chief of police Adam Ilofd ol Gastonia w:wj bw Tuesday. Mr. Otto Hord ai rived frou overseas this week. Kev. A. S. Anderson of Ilop kinsville, Kj is to .roach at the Prtsbyteii.in church Sunday at eleven by the clock. . Mrs. P. C. Airoood of Char lotte returned home Tuesda of ter a visit lo Mr. anil ii'rs, Mof fatt Ware, Mr. J. G. D.vcus 'of Charlott and Misslrfne Francis Of neai Pleasant' Hill' wore married the sixth of April. . Mm. Laurie C. Fowke is visit ing her aunt, Mrs. Eaile E. Cut' .u-iitr at Wurtli, N C. The Young Woman's Auxiliary and Uoyal Am ;assa'ors will nn ier a program at thu It.iptisi church Thursiiav night S;!!0. S- n offering will be tak:n fo't init sloas. Everybody invited. Koad bond elections carried in townships number 5 and 11 Mon lav bv big mnjoriti'is Thee ere thrpe votes agiuut it in .Vo, 5 and eight in No'. 11. The unount of bonds voted a re; 'No 5 $30,000, No. It $V'0(). :: In special session M mdav tl e county commisti ners reemmerd -d Mr. H.'T. Fulton as gupervi sor for Cleveland In tl e matte of full vali a'loii Of rioperty ii 1920. ' The charter has been applied for for the Laura Cotton Mills of Kings Mountain with a paid I capital of $!o0;000. The Print; pal incorporators are; L. A. Ki er, W. H. McGinms, T. V, Plonk, If. L. Mauney, W K Mauney and D. C. Mauney. The mill will be built in Kings Mpuu tain but the matter cf the site has not been fully settled. The Robert B. L ie Literary Society held its weekly meeting Friday, April 11th, in the rinth graue class room. After hearing the. devotional exercise by the vice-president and the roll call by the secretary, the society e lected new montn'y officers, as follows: '' Ellen Peterson", president; Mary Plonk, vicc-pres.;. Pearl Fulton, secretary ; Dewey Field, treisrrir; Lawrence Falls, 1st ciitic; Lloyd Fa'ls, 2nd c-itic; Gortfude King, News reporter; Winnie Vera Mauney and Hun ter Neisler, monitors; Myrtle Saunders, Sara Fulton and Fayc Wilson, program committee. After haying au interesting program rendered, tha society sang its song and then adjourn ed. The public is cordially invit ed to attend our meetings at 2:15 Friday afternoons, , Iti Fair VwWhor Stood by nw :..',V';.GANTT-LyNN '' s . . ' -. ' , A marriage ot mueh Interest took place in Eist Kin-s Moun tain Wednesday evening, April 10. at t.lght a'clock at thy home of Mr. and llw, D. I XJautt, Whoif their charuiing daughter, Miss Sail! j Elizabeth became the bride of Mr. UobertS. Iynn. Many of tiieir friends gathered to se th'o ceremony which was peiformed by their pastor, Rev. B, A. Culp. The contruoting parties are very popular in and around East Kings Mountain, both of whom nra . teachers in Grace ''M. H. Sunday School. Their many friends extend to them hearty congratulations.. Mr-. Addie Kimball of Char lotte, sister of the l.r de, wan here for the wedding. State of Ohio. City ot Toledo, Lucas County, as. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that ha Is senior partner, of the firm ot F. J. Cheney ft Co., doing business tn th5 Cit of Toledo, County and State aforeenld, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONB HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHKNRT. Sworn to before me and subscribed In my presence, this 6th day of December, A. V. MS . : A. W. GLEASON. tSo.il) Notary PMlc. Hall's Catarrh Medicine Is fatten In ternally and acts through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send tor testimonials, free. ' F. J. CHENEV 4b CO., Toledo. O. Sold by all druggists. 75c Bail's Family Ula for consUpattoa. Want Ads HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR and Life of T moi ote Roosovelt for sale at Mauney Drusr Co. .T. I!, filiyne, atrent. LOST somewhere in Kiut-s MounUin last Tlmriiilay a Wat erinnii Fjuntain Pen; Reward forieturn t' Mi"-..ld nfficn. PAY YOU tl TA XES. All -.' i o ar due on 1 1)1 B taics ple-s-? come forward and make: sett! meet. All property on 'which he tax has n .t Le m 1 aid b May first, will b inlvrliid fi.i i-l.' for th') l.i's. .) M It lodes, Pown Tax ijllect-ir for iv i n s Mountain. WANTED T-1 li.'V . .' cm' CwL'i.i . ;, ;.I i CANNI13ALS of the South Seas l'holatrapii-Ml at the i i.sk of III riu; 'most toundinj' picture of its ki.id tvr screened. : l'ASi i i -.... -'. d I ROOM ho.i i: lor iw. i; .u gai-den "well. Mjs K:u l-'.t.l-i SPAIN GROWN P,.;.niii v uuls, Red ar.d Willie, jd ii ioi iale. .1. .1. R.i.v. WANTKD t 'biits a bov fo farm work, -Si'vul ' ' . .1. L JULIAN If you need some come in and see US THE HERALD PUDLirtHNO 110USI' Have Your Cloth es Cleaned aid Pressed attho Victory Pressing i We dean and Press Li lies' '.-.n J .; ; land Children's dothirg in tlie ir.es 'approved style. I thank "yea for 'or patronage. PHONE 214 CHARLIE liCFD ARTHUR HAY All Kinds of Insurance KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C NOTICE OF TOWN ELECfiC I To the Qualif k'd VntiTs of thu T .v i of Kinfrs' Mountain, N. C. YcU hi'. hereby notified that an i Ii otiurt will b. held at the Town Hall 'ii Tuesday af ter the first Monday in Mjy 1)1 ' U.i the purpose of electinj; :i A'ayor arc fivo Commissioners far. Ihe ."ni l and for the further purpc ef eltrt ing one Schnu! Truste wlnuie ter -i pires and you are also T)'i;i.-il tint 0. W. Kendriek has been upp-iint-il Keg istrar and H. W. McGim.is u;k! Tor rest Floyd judges of s iid trleeUon. All by order of the Hoard i.f i -missioners of said Tow.i. ; i ne rt i regular meeting held Mrrvti J, B ). W. 11. Simoi,!. -ii. Clerk lo LU..ri : ; ' - Adv. CANNIBALS OF THE SOOT Martin Jo3ins:)ri spent 14 months in the South Pac ific where the man-eating sav age still abounds. PMTIME THEATRE TUESDAY, 22ND. Matinee 3 p. m. NIGHT. WILSON CHIPIOlS E INTRODUCTION OF INSTRUMENT 18 OPPOSED BY FRENCH ANtY CHINESE DELEGATES. SPEECH CLOSED DISCUSSION Thar Was No Vote Taken and Fall ing Further Remarks President Declared Amendment Adopted. Paris. Discussion ot the Munn c doctrine amendment t7 the lenteu ot nutlons com mi union is deniTlhed l.v thoflo present as having been of a dra mutlc character, concluding Willi u spoech by President Wilson depreiai Inn the opposition which h :d Iiecp. expressed. , He declared the Monroe .dor-trlnn was enunciuled to Combat: the linsy alliance and to hold back the threat of absolutism and militarism. It wn.i a source of surprise and discoumi ment, the president said, to henr oppo sition expressed to such a doctrine and such a purpose. . The British attitude hod ben In doubt until the last, but Lord Kohert Coeil turned the scales by announc ing that he saw no objection to llio amendment In the form presented h" fhe president. M. Larnande, nf thri French delcftation. followed Lord rob erts with objections to inserting tho Monroe doctrine. The Chinese also offered object ?mi to tbo amendment on tho ground that its languago woh no extended Hint i' mipht validate certain principlos and claims affecting Chinese affairs, The president's speerh clofi'il Ihi dlacuselon. : There was no .rote -.and 'When there were no further remark t the chairman said the iimendment would he considered adopted. Th i commission then took up the next article of the covenant. HOW CAN ALLIES DEMAND ON GERMANY BE ENFORCED Paris. While- thn members of the. DritlBh and French parliaments sri mobilizing for a proposal tn ex-o-i nothing loss than full Indemnification of the nllins bjr Germany for all tho costs of the war and are Instating on Germany's ahllitv to pay the full h!". the American representatives on the reparations commission express con siderablc doubt whether even the ae. count to be presented to Oermnnv un. der tho plan adonted hv the c-imicil of four (estimated nt ahmit J4.r one . 000,000. with tho pavment spread ever a period of 30 years) can or will ho collected in full. They assert they can see the noss1 hillty that the wnvs and means f holding Germany to pavment wi 1 grow weaker as the years pass nr. 1 that Germany may take oppor;unitv In, later years to repudiate her obliga tions to the present allied powers un der the peace treaty. They recall thi action of Russia in repudiating fx restrictive Block sea clauses of the treaty Imposed ot the conclusion of the Crimean war nt a moment when a new political constellation in Eunu e gave the emporor of Russia a fa r amount of certainty that Russia could do this with Impunity. HIGH PRICE SAID TO HAVE BEEN OFFERED AS BRIBE Albany, N. T. Emphatic denial va i the . answer of Richard TT. Hurko. el New York, to the charge of Rennlor Georgo P. Thompson that Burke had offered him a bribe in the form of $600,000 campaign fund for the gov ernorship as the price of the sena tor's support of the Carson-Martin bill to permit street railway companies to Increase fare rates. Burke, who Is vice president of the Special Service Flooring Corporation and connected with the Federal Signal Company, not only denied making tho $500,000 offer about which Senntr.r Thompson had testifftd earlier in the day, but said he had never had any conversation concerning the governor ship with the senator. GOMPER8 PROTESTS SHIFT IN LABOR LEGISLATION New York. Samuel Gompers cabled President Wilson, protesting against reopening the report drafted by the committee, Mr. Gompers' action Vas based on the announcement that the plenary adopted the report, with an amendment offered by G. N. Barnos labor member of the British cabinet, recognized that "conditions peculiar to tbe orient make absolute uniformity In labor legislation Impossible." ACKER80N PLACED IN FULLv CHARGE OF SHIPBUILDING Washington. Chairman Hurley made the first announcement ot changes In the shipping board's staff In preparation tofr continuing success fully the tremendous merchant ma rine program started during the war. Mr. Hurley appointed Naval Construc tor J. L. Aokerson to succeed Director General Charles IPes, of the emer- t snip construction.
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