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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
DEATH OF SENATOR PETTUS

Alabama's Senior Senator breathed
His Last at Hot Springs, This State
From Effects of Apoplexy, With
Which He Was seized Friday
ADMINISTRATIVE Body Paralyzed
and Consciousness Was Never Re
covered. :
Asheville, N. c., Special.-United
States Senator Pettus of Alabama,
died Saturday night at 10 o'clock at
Hot Springs this State from the cS-
fects of a stroke of apoplexy with
which he was seized while at The
breakfast table Friday morning. HIS
entire body was paralyzed and be
never recovered consciousness lnc
that time.
Senator Pettus arrived at Hot
Springs about a week ago from Tate
Springs, Tenn. Up to the time OF
the seizure he was apparently In the
best of health. At the breakfast table
Friday it is said he was unusually
cheerful, and when he was stricken
the guests of the hotel thought he
merely had a fainting spell. Ply
sicians were summoned from Ashe-
Vile for consultation with the local
physicians and it was seen that there
was no hope of the Senator's recov-
cry. His relatives were telegrapfed
for and they are now on the way to
the death bed of the deceased.
Senator Pettus celebrated his S6Ch
birthday at Tate Springs last week,
and on that occasion his unusual Wig
or was the subject of comment. By
a primary arrangement of last surl-
mer he will be succeeded In the Seu-
ate by Ex-Governor Joseph F. john
ston, who will serve until the Alaba-
ma legislature meets. MI. Johnston
was born in Lincoln county, North
Carolina, and has many relatives
there.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
Bank President sWindled.

South McAlister, I. T., Special. =
j. ]. McAlister president of the Am
erican National Bank, paid $4,000
cash for a worthless "gold" brick
offered by a man representing himself
to be a miner. The brick when offer
ed for sale, was taken to Muskagee
appraised at the government office
and found to contain 80 per cen oG
pure gold. When the deal was corl-
pleted, the McAlester banker got q
worthless imitation of the brick the
appraiser had examined. The swim
die was discovered a few hours after
the transaction.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
ARREST OF MIR. FINLEY.

80 60
Very Sensational Development In.
North Carolina Rate Case Trouble.
Asheville, N. c., Special.-The CHI
max in the railroad rate matter was
reached Saturday morning when w.
W. Finley, president of the Southern
Railway Company, was served W1Th
warrant at the. Battery Park Hotel,
charging him with aiding and abet-
ting in the violation of the North
Carolina passenger rate law. The
warrant for President Finley's ar
rest was sworn out by Police Cap
tain Lylerly at the instance of PO-
lice Justice G.. S. Reynolds and was
served by Police Officer Branch WI
liams. The news of the arrest OF
President Finley spread like Wild
fire and soon every one on the streets
had something to say about it. 1t
was the one topic of conversation,
the sensation of the day. President
Finley, however, did not pay a visit
to the city police court, as was III
tended Before the officer serving the
paper could execute the command
to "Have the body of w. ". Finley
in police court" a United States dep
uty marshal served a writ from the
| United States Circuit Court on the
| police officer and Mr.. Finley the mar
shall and the patrolman found their
way to the United States Federal
Building instead of Justice Reynold' 5
court. The warrant served by the
police officer charged Mr.. Finley as
| president of the Southern Railway
Company with aiding and abetting il
the violation of the State rate law by
collecting more than 2 IA cents {
mile passenger fare. The Warrant
was issued under the common law
During the hearing on the writ o.
habeas corpus before Judge PritcharC
considerable testimony vas had rel
alive to whether or not the applica
ton for the writ was made before tht
warrant for Finley's arrest was serv
ed. Mr.. Finley was sworn and gave
testimony. He said that he verified
the application for a writ for his re
lease after the officer had appeared
in his rooms and served the warrant
There is a rumor that contempt pro
ceedings may be begun against thu
parties who are responsible for thu
arrest of Mr.. Finley although moth
ing definite is knGen on this score
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
TO ABIDE. By
NORTH CAROLINA LAW
Governor Glenn Succeeds in
Having State Law Enforced
THE PEOPLE GENUINELY PLEASED

officials Of the Southern and Atlantic
Coast Line Meet With Governor
Glenn and After a Conference Of
Three Hours a Treaty Of Peace is
Made-By the Terms Of This Agree
ment the 2 IA Rate Law is to Be
Observed After August 9Th and All
Indictments and Prosecution Now
Pending Against the Southern Are
to Be Stopped.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01

age about 25O,e00 letters and some
10000 registered packets. The lat
ter have all to be written up in detail
in their books during the voyage, and
this takes nor time than the actual
sorting. The officials do not always
manage to finish the work by the time
they reach port, and when such is
the case they accompany what is
left to the general post Office and
complete the job there.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
Bad Head-on Collision.

Petersburg, Va, Special. "A head
on collision occurred Saturday night
about 8 o'clock a short distance no4Ih
of Stoney Creek, Va, between Allan
tic Coast Line train No. So, "Florida
Special" and second section of No.
so, northbound. Both engines were
badly damaged, the mail car stove
in and the head express car on No.
so derailed. Engineer Bradshaw on
No. S5 assumes the blame, saying
that he forgot his orders. One man
was killed.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
An Historical Event.

Norfolk, Special. - In commemora-
ton of the establishment of the house
of burgesses, or legislative assembly
in America at jamestown, July so,
1919, there will be held at the James
town exposition on July 80, next, the
two hundred and eighty-eighth an
niversary celebration, one of a series
of many historical celebrations at the
exposition. The programme includes
addresses by Former Vice President
Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois and
Representative j. Warren Keifer of
Ohio, former speaker of the house Of
representatives.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
Thirty Men Arrested for Trespassine

Greensboro, N. C, special-UPon
a warrant issued here 81 employees
of the Western Union Telegraph
Company were arrested for trespass-
ing. The warrant was taken out by
John May who objected to having
poles erected on his property in East
Greensboro. The men were carrl79
before Squire Collins, who required
bonds of $50 each for their appear
ance, at the trial Monday. The case
is rather interesting one and IS maze
doubly so by the large number OF uc'
PENDANTS. .
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
College Destroyed by Bolt

Winter Park, Fla, Special. The
music hall of the Rollins college was
struck by lightning and completely
destroyed. The equipment was par
TALLY saved, but four pianos and the
splendid domestic school outfit were
burned. The building and its coz
tents were insured. President Black
man being in the North no statement
respecting the plans for the future
can be made.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
Fifth Rioter Found Guilty.

Roanoke, Va, Special. : George
Phillips, indicted by a grand jury
for rioting, in connection with the
smashing of Greek restaurants by Il
mob two weeks ago, was tried in pc
lice court and fined $40. He was the
fifth man found guilty Of rioting.
Thomas Divers, who was fined SO
and given 80 days in Jail for tie
same charge has given notice of ap-
peal to the higher court and fur
nished bail.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01

Boise. Idaho,. ,Special.-In. the
bright sunlight of a beautiful Sab
bath morning William d. Haywood,
secretary and treasurer of the West
ern Federation of Miners, walked a
free man acquitted of the murder Of
former Governor Frank Stuenenberg.
Probability of acquittal was freely
predicted after Judge Fremont Wood
read his charge, which was regarded
as strongly favoring the defense IN
its Interpretation of the laws Of con-
spiracy, circumstantial evidence and
the confederation of a confessed ac-
complete. It was also freely predict
ed that, in the event Of Haywood's
acquittal, the State would abandon
the prosecution of his associates,
Charles H. Meyer, president of the
F~ederation,> and George A. Petitions.
| of Denver. Statements from counsel
and from Governor Gooding, dispel
| this view of the situation Governor
Gooding said:
Surprises the Governor.
"The verdict is a great surprise 10
me, and I believe to all citizens OF
Idaho who have heard or read the
evidence in the case. I have done my
duty. I have no regret as to any
action 1 have taken. and my con-
science is clear. AS long as God gives
me strength I shall continue my ef-
forts for government by law and Or-
ganized society.
"The State Will continue a vigor-
Gus prosecution of Meyer and Petit
bone and Adams and Simpkins when.
apprehended. There will be neither
hesitation nor retreat"
Application will be made to Judge
Wood to admit Meyer and Pettibone
to bail, and it was stated that, as TO
Meyer, against whom the State is adj
mitted to have its weakest case, a
favorable consideration would not be
unexpected.
Not the least interesting of the
comments made was that of Harry
Orchard. the confessed murderer of
~Stuneneberg and the witness on
whom the State chiefly relied %
prove its charge of q conspiracy
among certain members of the WesF
ern Federation of Miners. When
told at the State penitentiary that
Haywood had been acquitted Orchard
said:
"Well I have done my duty. I
have told the truth. I could do no
more. I am ready to take any pun
ishment that may be meted out to me
for my crime, and the o M it comes
the better"
End of the Trial.
Judge Wood, at 10 O'Clock Satur-
day night went to his home, leaving
instructions to be called on the teie-
phone in case the jury should arrive
at a verdict.
The jury In the case Of William D.
Haywood, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of The
Western Federation Of Miners, charg-
ed with the murder of former Gov
ernor Frank Stunenberg, retired to
consider its verdict at 11:04 a. IN.
Saturday and Judge Wood immedi-
ately ordered recess until 2 p. m. The
reading of the judges charge and H.
structions required just al hour, and
at the end Of that time the twelve
jurymen fled from the room in the
custody of Sheriff "Shad" Hodgins
and six bailiffs.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
Run Through and Killed By Pitch
fork Prongs.

Winston-Salem N. c., Special. -
News was received here of a pecu-
liar accident which occurred at Ker-
n%ersville late Saturday afternoon, re-
sulting in the death of Mr., Dewitt
Marshall the 19-year old son of Mr..
A F. Marshall a prosperous farmer
living near Kernersville. The young
man fell from a load of wheat-straw
and struck a pitchfork, the prongs
of which penetrated his breast, kill
ing him almost instantly.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
Iron Miner !, Strike MayB Settled.

Duluth, Mimi, Special = WINE
there we're no developments IN tne
iron miners strike situation on tne
Mesaba and Vermilion ranges ciI
strike on the ore docks, it was say
may@be settled Sunday or Monday a.
the railroads must have crews ,r,o
work at Duluth, Superior and i've tbe
harbors to handle the product OIL
miners. should they succeed IN Op''
ing them the first of the week
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
An Adventures.

London, By Cable.-Mrs. Josephine
Leslie the American woman who cut
a wide swarth in English Society on
the strength of the professed friend
ship with wealthy Americans, and
against whom J. Pierpont Morgan
testified was .sentenced to five years
in prison on the charge of obtaining
a large sum from Miss Annie
Blount an Irish heiress under false
pretenSes.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
ocean Mail sorters.

One of the most interesting per-
formances of modern times is the
handling of the mail in great ocean
steamships. Some of the men be-
come so expert at sorting that they
work almost automatically, many of
them being able to put their finger
on any particular town marked on
the rack blindfolded. On an ordinary
western trip they carry on an aver
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
THE THIN woMAN's PLANT.

-. y 30. A-
What is especially needed at the
present time" said the busy woman,
sis a new style compliment for thin
people. The attitude Of the public
toward the twiIIowY type of human
being, especially the female, species,
is puzzling. These who carry a few
extra layers OF flesh seem to feel a
consuming compassion for those
whose frame is less abundantly COW
cred. In their opinion the greatest
compliment they can pay a person
of my meagre proportions is to ex-
claim:
" "OEs how well you are looking.
Your face is ever so much fuller than
it used to be-
Just as sure as I meet anybody
who wishes to- be particularly agree
able she-or maybe he-says that
They think it will make me feel nice
and comfortable. But it doesn't. ]
don't want my cheeks to stick out like
! full moons. / don't want to be fat
/ don't want to b even stout. In
tact, very few thin people do wani
to. That tsAwhy I cannot understand
the prevalence Of this form of com
| pliment. No one would ever think
OF saying to stout person, Hoh, yor
are so much thinner than you uset
to be- or to- a ford person, toh
you are SO much winter than yol
were TheN why address remarks 81
extremely personal to the lean ant
hungry Cassiuses of either sex Will
the idea OF pleasing?"-New Yorl
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
Georgia Treasurer Charged With Lar
cenf After Trust.

Columbus, Ga, Special. Captain
o. P. Poe, treasurer of Muskogee
county was arrested here on a warrant
charging him with larceny after trust.
The amount involved is $2,6S5 and the
transaction was a private one, indie
pendent of his official capacity. He
gave bond In the sum of $4,000.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
No Contempt Proceedings.

The Governor stated that Messrs.
Thorn and Humphrey. also, as coun-
sci for the Southern Railway, under
take that it will not inaugurate con-
tempt proceedings because of any
thing heretofore done by any of The
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
|BAYHOO9 IS ACQUITTED
End of Trial Of SeuetaryOf the
Western Federation Miners
OTHER CASES TO BE PRESSED

Probability of Acquittal Was Freely
Predicted After Judge Woods
Charge Was, Read, but the Fact
That the Jury Was out 33 Hours
Led to the Belief That There
Would be Another Outcome.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
@ e. 81
Publicity the Remedy
for. Corporation EvilT
By Secretary Of Commerce Stratus.

BY SecretarY OF COTflrIleTCe SCTauS.
HE growth of industrial development has been more rapid under
the pressure of the promoter and the fnancier than the develop
men N adjustment Of the laws which are necessary to guard
A-i@A the intereds Of the individual investor as well as the rights and
tMENNNNEs interests of competing industries and of the general public
t&Gk&l There has been sacrificed almost wholly the old personal respon.
sibiity that obtained in business when managed by individuals
or nv partnerships This loss of responsibility is a vey important factor,
ad dorhness explains many present evils Perhaps no remedy will re more
eHactve To eliminate the wills thai flow ron this lack OF personal responsible
5v than to insure drastic publicity, which car only be had through govern
mental agency This is n of the main functions of the burean of corpora
4jons REGARDING the combination OF power, in respect ito which so much mis-
nformatio has 20 abroad let me say a word. It DIS OF III existence Of
this combination II power, nut it. improper Use, that should be regulated A
corn0ratonf desiring to perpet1ate its domination may use dts combination
nower to give better servie-that is a public good; but Hhen hat power is
ned +o prevent n N else IRON giving a like service, o the best service 1t
car then it's combination power is being used as a encroachment upon the
rights of others M against the pubic welfare. 1t is not within the power
or proper sphere of tn government to equahze onpettor, nut it is within
the power and proper sphere of the government to equahze II opportunities
of compeitors. It is the sphere Of the government tito keep open equally to all
men the avenues Of commercial development, to maintain tn opportunity FOL
competition, n to prevent the use Of unfair means tnatd lnEn1sh O destroy
xuch equal opportunity.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
Che Chief Cause Of the
P Scsrsi,' sisse G} ,b and English City
BY Frederic 9. How

-HE Ian o. Great Britain has not beer valued for the purposes Oh
H& taxation sine the year 1852. Two centuries Ter great AW0
had not yet appeared. London vas little more lar a "nso ~
k- comparison with its present proportions. housan I ~
kMNT1MH of land, occupied by stately rucuureS were HN
k&ESA2J farming land. They are still assessed as farming and IN SWo
- centuries the valuation of the an underlying ne eIropoon mas S
NOT been increased for purposes Of taxation. The local axes PAID ~ tHe
ondon landowners directly are about the san today hat tny we're III t ne
seventeenth century The CITY of New York, On the other hand reVaIues Us
1ad everv wear In 1904 tn naked land vas appraised at 9T,OSoS On
this aluatton taxes in excess of $5OOOOOO0 we're collected tor city purposes
This is probably fifty times III mou collected from the ano OF LonoOu'
whose incubation is twice that If New York an whose site values are prop
abIv lot far IRON six billion dollars. The explanation of such an anonaaH
Those who own the land in Great Britain also control lar 1Wy
form the House of Lords They pas all laws relating to taxapo 1nrousn
this control they legIate into their W pockets an enormous sum winch II
land Weret taxed as is done IN New York, would amount IN London aone "
a hundred million dollars a year This is one hundred times the amount nUw
collected from the landowners. When We find such a control of legislation y
a class in America, W e call it graft" 1t is against such misuse OF govern
ment that President Roosevelt Senator La Toilette, G Gov admT.5 Png {aTsaH aa
But England accepts this condition without protest Dr. 1t nos SEmpldI FTo U
it as class legislation. But this is % ALL Local taxes are cohecpe Hom
the tenants directly. They are paid IN h rental value. n ,ano0 S8d pg
practically nothing Thus the poor of London are made poorer D. a hunoIeu
million dollars a year than they would be if taxed as is n city da NSw
ton OF. the English cny-From "The American and British City" in Serb
nersM Magazine.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01

coohng process to make It Wholesome appeuZtng. bt is the one food
product that comes direct from the hand Of God, GIee, plant and vne), in
perfect condition for immediate consumpion-the M great source of easy,
heaNhful living
If III one ana energye expended in the socalled temperance cause had
been expended ito increase the production and consumption Of fruits saloons
would have been driven u of town long ago. Just get a man fond of Amer
dcn apples nj other acid fruits, In away goes all desire for strong drink!
Fruit growing and eating makes people sunny, sweet and happy n 1 am
fully convinced that fruit will rule the world Just as oOn as the fruit con:
sumersS league" has taken IS all in. No n can be fall of fruit and full Of
tight at the same i'm and disceFning people Ire seeing it; hence te greatly
owners who are supplying this demand are making more money out of their
productions than eve before, n re in the way of a n everincreasng and
profitable business-Greens Fruit Grower. -f<t
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01

TwentyiourE bridges span ths
Thames within the limits of London.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
e. 81 81
Fruit Brings Happiness.
By T. Fl. Hale.

I these days of food aduteration, indigestion and other kindred
ailments, caused by injudcious eating Of canned goods, aduter
ated. greasy cooked food-with tired housekeepers seeking some
means Of relief from the weary burden Of cookery-is 1t moi
about time for every human being to realize the full value some
afegiving food, THAT is pure and of fruit as good, solid, sub
n4anr1 Observation-Disclosures 1t rennires N 10 Milling killing Of
The Greeley tribune., 1907-02-07
SOME WORK DONE
Glimpse Into the Greeley High
School

A Tribune reporter was fortuna ate
enough to arrive at the high school
building yesterday morning just as
the chapel exercises began. Miss
Mana Wright, teacher in the sixth
grade, furnished a vocal solo, a
beautiful number, and it was appre-
ciated by the high school, judging by
the applause following the singing.
Miss Wright has a record for hrst.
class teaching work, both in genera
work and in the music department
but this was her initial appearance
before the high school In solo work
Greeley people are justly proud OF
their high school system. and a hlgh
school which ranks its graduates for
admission into any college or univer-
sity in this or any other state. ought
to command the enthusiastic support
of its locality.
Superintendent Carter during De-
cember gave tests on different suo-
jects to the grades and has just COM
The Greeley tribune., 1907-02-07
The Real Heroes.

Last Friday the girl basket ball
team of the high school went to
Fort Collins where they played the
Agricultural college girls that even
ing. When time was called at the
end of the game the score stood to
6. AS is customary, when tie
score is made the teams play until
one scores. Our girls made the win
ming basket, giving them the game,
to 6. The Greeley team showed
great improvement and did some
sensational work. The Greeley play
ers we're Lois Wright (Captain),
Frieda Taylor, Mabel Woolf, Mary
Carter, Ethel Weick, Myrtle Eld-
ridge. The girls go to Fort Morgan
Saturday night of this week for q
game.
The Greeley tribune., 1907-02-07
ARE UNAPPREClATlyE
Z Lupton Police Coultn,t set
Good of Boxing

At the smoker given by the Mod
ern Woodmen of America at the
Knights of Pythias hall Friday even
ing the main boxing event between
Jack Lavigne of Philadelphia and Kid
Stonestreet of Fort Lupton was stop
ped by the town authorities at the
end of the second round. 1t prom
sed to be good one and the boys
were evenly matched. Lavigne,
however, had the best OF the bout as
far as 1t progressed. About $500 was
up on the go. The hackers of the
two men and the spectators were dis
appointed at the outcome of the
affair and there was strong talk of
trying to get the men together for a
90 in Denver at the Lewis-Sullivan
bout on Feb. %.
Lavigne was seconded by A. He'd
ford and Andy Kelly and Stonestreet
by Jocky Maynard and Kid New
land. The referee was Kid Ward OF
Pueblo. The main event was pre-
ceeded by several good bouts, the one
Cheely and Mcconnell being
above the average, as was also the
one between Spike Hoglin and Kid
IInrlev