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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-02-09
House of Representatives to Be Made
Smaller.

House OF Representatives to Be Made
Smaller.
When the sixty first congress ad-
Journs at noon. March 4 workmen will
take charge of the hall of the house
of representatives and by the time the
members assembly for the opening of
the sixty-second congress, on the first
Monday in December, a complete
transformation. of the big hall will
have been effected. For years members
of the house have protested against
the effort required of them to make
themselves heard in their big place
of assembly, says the February num-
Der of Popular Mechanics Magazine.
In addition to bad acoustic proper
tfes, the house has always been poor
~ ventilated. All these difficulties are
to. be overcome in the new arrange
ment, it is promised, which provides
for considerable reduction in size
and the doing away with the ieaks
for tndfyldu41 members, suhsffknftnR
form OF bench instead a wide rail
Or shelf in front of each bench viii
give the members place to rest
books and papers while speaking.
Though the new house will be only a
little larger than the senate chamber.
which accommodates 90 members, it
will have seats for more than four
hundred members
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-02-09
jury List

The following is the list of jurymen
oraWn Tor the next term of Superior
court which commences here the first
Monday in March:
", A: j. Henderson, Leander Alison, r.
W. Fletcher, w. c. LYDIA, S. M. Hud-
gins, F. c. Justice, W. S. Wall, J. IT.
benlngheld, M. Y. Prtteillo j. G. Corn
Tell, L. B. Allen, w. j. Souther, ]. d.
paws. j. c. Lanning, H. NJ. Lance, J.
H. Sales, G. S. Wall, Vance Rhodes,
l.. L. Holden, Fl. w. Allen, S. J. Viii
Gaker, A. R. Corn, ]. P. Whitaker, J. d.
Johnson, j. B. Cairnes, J H. Kitchen,
.. Il. L1vert, H. E. Sitton, Jesse Hunt
tey' j. q. Justus, M. s. Justus, T. C.
Jarrett, R. E. Ward, w. K Carea. Al
lred M. Capp, V. C. McCrary.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-02-09
BILL NYE DAY.
Program i'm. All Schools of Hender.
son County to be Used February
22nd.

Bill Nye day, February %, It to be
long remembered in the schools Of
Henderson county as well as all over
the state. Elaborate exercises have
been prepared and the teachers are
urged upon by county superintendent
w. 8. Shilles of the Importance OF
the occasion both as the birth day
of George Washington and the fact
that on this date there will lbe a spe-
cial contribution taken up over the
state for the Bill Nye Memorial Build
ing which will be handsome struc~
ture as the central or main building
of the Stonewall Jackson Training
school. A call has been made by the
state Superintendent of Education J.
2. Joyner that every pupid and every
teacher make some contribution, no
matter how small for this act of hon
or to the memory of North Carolina's
great humorist, who spent the last
part of his life In the mountains of
Western North Carolina and Hender-
SCUM county.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-02-09
MILLS MUST DIE FRIDAY.

Governor Declines to COmmate SEN
tence of TransylVania Negro.
Raleigh, Feb. 8.-Governor Kitchin
declines to commute the sentence of
Phillips Mills. the Transylvania coun-
ty negro to pay the death penalty in
the electric chair in the penitentiary
Friday morning of this week for the
murder of his wife. Mills crushed his
wife's skull by hitting her over the
head with his gun after running after
her for some distance
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-02-09

Near.Beer Goes; What Comes Next.
The debate in the house which seal
ed the fate of near-beer joints Gate
ways to He'll" placard in the Green's
boro depot charactenzes them-was
one of the most exciting and inter-
esting, it is said, of many sessions
past.
The Hobbies. and the gallery were
crowded with women, and such men
as President Yann of Meredith COLLEGE
were seated where the legislators
could see them to the best advantage.
At times there were half a dozen
members of the house on the floor at
once, and the poor pages were worn
to a frazzle trotting from the MEM
bers' desks to the speakers chair with
proposed amendments to the Kent
bfll-finally adopted.
The debates on these amendments
reminded you of an August day in
some other town than Hendersonville-
Some of the honorable gentlemen un-
lnsmed themselves with charming
frankness and didn't seem to care
much if the other fellow got mad or
not. No, sir! They had something to
say and they intended to say (which
they did. EWart of Hendersonville was
prominent in the discussion. Speaker
Dowd came down on the floor and
helped. 1t was clashing of rapiers
sure and the parliamentary points made
n quick succession were absolutely
90 fine to be followed except by those
who understood the game pretty
The bitterest fight was
'Ver changing one word "and to cor"
Fhe change was finally made, however,
md there are some folks here who
ay the substitution alters the sense
nd effect of the entire bill.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-02-09
GREENSBORO ADOPTS CHARTER.

Overwhelming Vote Decides on Com
mission Form Of Government.
Greensboro, Feb: 8-By a vote of
692 to 353 Greensboro today adopted
the proposed new charter giving to
Greensboro a commission form of gov
ernment. The new charter will go into
effect the first. week in May.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-02-09
-Four Patents Granted to North Caro-.
Hnans This Week

Washington, Jan. 31.-Messrs. Da-
Wis & Davis, Washington patent at
torneys, report the grant this week,
to citizens of North Carolina, of the
following patents:
J. M. Allen, Hendersenville, cultf-
vator.
J. L. Masters. Durham. shelving
axle.
J. L. Masters, Durham. shelving.
y e. r. Walters, ReidesyilIe, folding
ladder.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-02-09
BRITT NOMINATION In
Sixty Days i'm Getting From White
HOnSe to Senate.

House to Senate.
Washington, Feb. 8.-+James J. Britt
of Asheville was today nominated. by
President Taft to be Third Assistant
Postmaster General. Britt was ap-
pointed to this position about Decem-
Der 1, and there is an interesting story
as to whyh is nomination was more
than sixty days in going from the
White House tot he Senate.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-02-09
Saluda Nav vote

It is possible the question of
Saluda remaining divided, ro be-
coming entirely part of Polk or
Henderson, may be submitted to
a vote of the town s citizens.
T r r
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-10
Tilted Lover Loses
Job and Goes Down
to Cell of Convict

A pathetic story of how he supported
the girl he was to marry, then was
Tilted, lost his job, came to Omaha,
searched for work in vain, and at last
broke into houses in order TO live, was
told by Charles Lind when he was taken
before Judge Estellsi for sentence of two
charges of breaking and entering, to
which he had pleaded guilty Lind wept
as he told his stot.f. Judge Estele gave
him the required sentence, one to ten
years in the penbentary.
Lind told Of his boyhood in Sweden and
of his coming to- the United States to
work for an uncle fifteen years ago,
when he was n 15-year-old lad. Dissatis-
fled with farm work ne started to drift
and went from place to place, working.
For eight months he worked at Monroe,
Neb. He fell lin love with the daughter
, of the people who conducted the board
ing house. When they moved to Ben
nington flle went with them That was
late last summer. Suddenly they ordered
him out of the house, claiming he owed
them a large board bill, Lind said He
lost his job and was forced to come to
Omaha TO hunt work with only sXtyfour
cents in his pockets. lie had saved no
money, The said. because he had spent all
his earnings for board and for clothing
furnish her none.
Lind I:said that after he had sought
work ID vain he tried begging and people
threatened to have him arrested. Then,
he said, he took to breaking into houses.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-10
TRUTH BEATS FICTION TO IT
How n Novelist Bumped Against
one OF His Creations in
Real Life,

Frederic s. Isham, the novelist, says he
is willing 70 give the banner TO truth
over fiction every time when It comes
TO strange and unusual things. He IL
illustrates his point with this example:
Last year / wrote a novel called The
Social Buccaneer.' My hero was young
fellow Of English parentage, who had
been born and raised in China. He spoke
several OF the Chinese dialects, belonged
TO their secret societies, mingled with
Them freely and had them for allies. In
fact. he was thoroughly Chinese in all
his instincts.
''He came to America, lived modestly,
but seemed 10 have unlimited means,
which he spent mostly on charity The
fact Of the matter was that a queer so
cialistic idea. which he had picked up
from an old Chinese river pirate,
prompted him to prey upon his wealthy
friends, cunningly stealing everything OF
value no could lay his hands on, and
then distributing his ill-gotten wealth 70
those who were really needy.
/ Il thought that surely, a strange young
man of this sort could be no other than
a creature of the imagination, yet nc
sooner was my book on the market thar
up comes a reader with the information
that he had known in real life mar
very similar to my hero.
! II became interested and traced th'
clue to It's source. Sure enough, l learned
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-10
STORY TELLER LEAGUE BUSY
Active Work.
Is About to Start It's Fourth Year of
HAS STUDIED CLASSICAL MYTHS
miscellaneous Program IL Planned
for the Coming Winter--LeRd-
crs of various Depart
mcnts.

The Story Tellers' league is about to
start on it's fourth year of work. This
league of women, which is a branch of
the national society FOR the promotion of
appropriate literature for children, has
just completed a years study of classical
myths, and will follow an outline of mis-
cellaneous stories for 1912 The program
committee consisting Of Miss Emma
Roslcky, chairman; Miss Kate Winslade,
Mrs. c. l.. Ransom and Mrs. Mcmillan,
has arranged the following syllabus:
Stories of Service-Miss Edna Hills,
leader: THE Toiling Of Felix and The
Legend of Service" by Van Dyke; THE
King of the Golden River" by Ruskin.
Stories Of Heroism--Mrs. c. w. Axtell,
leader: st. George and the Dragon, -
STORY of David Livingstone" The
Golden Age" by James Baldwin.
Stories to Cultivate an Ideal-Miss Olga
Mohr, leader: king Arthur" Joseph
of the Bible" How Cedric Became a
! knight"
Nature storles-Mrs. j. w. Metcalf
leader: "t'he Spring Cleaning by
| Frances Hodgson Burnett; The En-.
! chanted Necklace" by Anna Fellows
Johnstone; why the Bean Wears q
| stripe Down Its Back"
! Stories to Cultivate the Imagination
! Miss Louise Stegner and Miss Isabel Nc
MILAN leaders: rip Van Wrinkle" by
Irving; Shipping Shoes" by Louisa M
! Alcott; 1.-THE Vision of Dante" by Eliza.
! beth Harrisons a talk on the life and
! poems OF Robert Louis Stevenson
'Prince Cherry" by Sarah Cone Bryant
THE Blue Bird" by Maeterlinck.
Activity Stories-Mrs. c. l.. Ransom
leader: Talk on Mother Goose Jinglesi'
"The Marvellous Adventure Of Pinoc-
chic" by Carlo Lorenzino; Mercury" in
! SCOTS edition Of 'Bulfinch.'
Folk Storles-Miss Jeanette Newlear
and Miss Fay Townes. leaders: "Norst
Stories" by Mabie; "The Quest of the
Hammer" by Browne; Japanese "Au-
tumn and Spring and 'Rai-Taro, the
| Son Of the Thunder God" by Frank Rim
der; slav, 1.-The Prince of the Colder
Hand" by Chodsko IAN Indian Tale,
by Macdonald
Humorous Storles-Mss May Torrey
leader: "Brer Rabbit" by Joel Chandler
Harris; Henry Penny" Little Black
Sambo," by Helen Bannerman.
Stories Of Adventure-Miss Emma
Rosiclxy, leader: THE Sons of the Vik.
ings," by Boyesens Robinson Crusoe,
by Defoe; "Siegfried," by Baldwin.
Bible stories-Mrs. o. S. Chittenden
leader: David. Daniel, Moses.
Character Stories-Miss Kate Swartz
lander and Miss Jennie L. Redfield
leaders, Kindness, "Androclus and The
LION" 1.-THE Lame Giant" ambition -
Child's Dream of a Star" by Dickens
duty keeping Tryst," by A T. John
ston; courage, Joan of Arc, William Tell
Christmas Storles-Mlss Grace Minner
leader: THE Golden Web" by s. C
bryant: The Child They Turned Away
'by f. Harrison; How the Fir Tree Be
came the Christmas Tree"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-10
County Officers at Grand Island

County Clerk Frank Dewey. County
Surveyor George Mcbride and County
Commissioner John c.. Lynch. and
Gus Harte and oscar Pickard. will leave
Monday for Grand Island where they
will attend the annual meeting of the
Nebraska association u commissioners,
supervisors and county clerks. Mayor
Trainor of South Omaha. former com
missioner, will also attend All of these
men are on the program for addresses
during the three days session. December
j, ID and II. A local committee of Grand
Island citizens and the officers Of the
state association have been acting Jointly
in making arrangements for the annual
meeting
Mr.. Frank Dewey is to talk on Doug
las County's Attitude" Mr. Mcbride on
What Can Reasonably be Expected of
County Boards in Regard to Dirt Roads, "
Commissioner Lynch on douglas County
Happenings Commissioner Harte on
the history of former conventions. Com
missioner Packard on roads and Mayor
Trainor on the lessons Of the past years.
At these meetings OF county officials
the general work OF the counties, in
offices and on the roads, bridges and
ditches-is discussed progress noted, mis-
takes reviewed and plans made for the
betterment of the work in the future.
Needed amendments Of existing laws and
new legislation likely to be proposed are
also given consideration. Best methods of
road making will be treated of in a sym
postum Of addresses, participated in by
engineers. commissioners and supervisors.
The matter of making assessments win
also be given attention, with Secretary
Seymore of the state board of equaliza-
tion leading.
The present officers Of the two asso-
Citations are:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-10

that except for the fact that the young
man in real life was absolutely honest,
he was the exact counterpart OF the
character l had drawn in The Social
Buccaneer The circumstances OF his
Nerly life were the same. he spoke the
nRur~ dialects, belonged to the secret
societies, came to New York, was a So
cial lion and a charity worker; but hap
PLY, he devoted his own and not his
friends money to his philanthropic
work New York Post.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-10
MRS. HARRIS is PRESIDENT
Prominent Women to Head the
Jewish Ladies' Relief Society
This Year.

Mrs. ]. II. Etarris was elected president
of the Jewish Ladies' Relief society for
the eighth time at the annual meeting
last week Mrs ]. schlosburg was elected
vice president, Mrs N. Rypens secretary
and Mrs. NJ. Rosenblatt, treasurer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-10

Commissioners and Supervisors Assoc
ciation-P. J. Kennedy, president, York
Neb.; c. L. Hill, secretary, Hastings,
Neb.; Ed. Williams, treasurer, Grand Is
land, Neb.
Officers Of Clerks observation-disclosures
Mizen. president Hastings. Neb.; c, l..
Hedlund. vice president Holdredge, Neb
+. r. Elliott, Secretary and treasurer,
North Platte Neb.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-10
Oriental Rugs Specially Priced for Christmas

To convey the true Senti-
ment of Christmas no gift will
be more potent than an Orien-
tai rug with its great depth, en-
trancing beauty and artistic de-
sign. This store has made Spe-
cial concessions on its large
stock of high grade Oriental
rugs for the Christmas shopping
period. These rugs have ex-.
cellent color contrasts, beauti-
full Orie ntal figures and are
finely woven of good worSted.
They we're selected with their
artistic and intrinsic values in
mind. They are splendid val
ues and the introduction of
them in the scheme of home
decoration will be marvelouSly
productive of beautiful results.
The stock of OrientalS here is
very extensive and the variety
is such that anyone can find
Just the sort of Oriental that is
desired. The size range is great.
We have cut the prices way
down Gas a glance at the figures
below will show and we chal-
lenge comparison for quality
and prices. The bargain char
acter and the rich, deep quality
of these Orientals recommend
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-10

$4,000 Bokahra Rug -3Sx2-7.... SIS. 90
$500 Beloochistan- .... $1S.75
$500 Anatolian- 2-8x1-9. ....... 81. rs
$1,000 Cabistan-2-6x2 ........ $1,000
S22.5 so Karmanshah- 2-6x1 10 ... $16.75
$500 Kermanshah-2- 6x2 ........ $3.50
$500 Daghestan 3x2-6 ....... .$21 90
$4,000 Beloochistan- -3x3-11 SIS. 90
$24.O0 Bokahra-3-6x2- ........ $1S. 90
$4,000 Daghestan- 2-10x4-5 $22.5 so
$500 Kazak-4x3-2 49,. ...... $26.25
$4,000 Kazak-2 -6x3-7 49,. 80. .$15. 90
$500 Kazak-2- 1Ox43 ........ $21 90
$4,000 Beloochistan- 5-4x3-1. $37 80
$500 Beloochistan -3x2-9. sly .25
$4,000 Daghestan- .... $22.5O
S1400 Cabistan-2-4x2-2 ....... $1,000
$4,000 Daghestan- ....... $4,000
$500 Beloochistan 2-7x3-9. .$1S.75
$4,000 Daghestan -5x4-7. ........$ 27 90
$3.50 Daghestan- -1Ox3-8. ...... $1S.75
$500 Shirvan- -3x3-11 ........ $26.25
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-10

them every wishing make Christmas will
with beauty and artistic dessn The standard high
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-25

/ for the early downfall of the present
government.
Police and soldiers began an active
patrol of the streets, but the lawless
bands merely moved onward to an.
other street when the soldiers were
| sighted
In the midst of it all President Diaz
! lay on a sick bed 1t was learned on
/ authority this afternoon that, despite
recent optimistic officials reports on
his condition, the president has shown
several degrees of fever for the last
| five days. He declines to see all visi-
tors, including members of the diplo-
matte corps, and takes nothing but
liquid nourishment.
Madame Diaz told visitor this af-
ternoon that the presidents principal
diet was warm milk His condition is
considered serious by members of his
family, owning to his advanced age.
The presidential palace was crowd
ed with visitors, mostly personal
friends, who had called to pay their
respects and to show their loyalty in
the hour of the decline of his power.
There were not chairs enough in the
palace for them and they stood on the
stairways in the parlors and lined the
corridors
Almost at the moment OF the begin
ming of the demonstration the Ameri
can ambassador, Henry Lane Wilson,
drove up in his limousine and entered
the palace. His visit was for the pur-
pose of paying his respects to the
president. He chatted for some time
with Madame Diaz, the latter express.
ing her regrets that the president was
too sick to receive any visitors. The
call lasted twenty minutes. When the
ambassador emerged he found troops
lined up in front of the palace and
mounted police at either end of the
block.
The troops which did the shooting
reinforced the police later. The shouts
of the mob, crying "Vive Madero!"
and Death to Diaz," could plainly be
heard by the ambassador, although
they did not penetrate so far as the
presidents bed chamber, save when
some careless servant allowed the
door to remain open for a moment.
The ambassadors motor car moved
with difficulty. During its progress at
different times grimy hands We're
thrust inside and the diplomat saluted
with "Vive ell Embajador!" CLong
live the ambassador,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-25
PAYS ITS OFFICE RENT.
Corporation Commission Uses Con-
tneent Fund for Purpose.

Oklahoma City, Okla. May "a
The corporation commission paid
from its contingent fund $l,20S.30 for
rentals of the offices it now occu-
pies in Oklahoma City, covering from
January / to May /. 1t was agreed
before the State Capital removal bill
was passed that Oklahoma City should
furnish the state rent free, but be
fore Governor Haskell signed the
bill he demanded that the citizens
committee pledge to the state $71 200
to cover the cost already incurred
in the attempted removal, as well
as future rents. The local committee
in accepting construes the last made
agreement to be a limitation upon
the first, and when it pays the state
the amount stated, it will consider the
towns liability at an end as far as
rents are concerned. No part of the
SL200 has yet been paid by the
citizens committee, and for this reas-
on the corporation commission de
cided to pay its rent from its con
tingent fund. The corporation com
mission has a portion of the fifth
floor OF the Levy building, corner of
Hudson and Main streets.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-25

election officers where the income and
revenue provided for the year have
been exhausted.
Secretary Parsons OF the state board
of education has secured an opinion
from Mr.. West to the effect that the
new law gives the board lower 10
formulate rules and regulations gov
erning the issuance OF certificates to
teach in the public schools of the state
but that the new law must be CON
strued in harmony with the old law,
which gave the power of issuing certif-
icates to the county examining board.
An opinion to John Doolin, state
game and fish warden. holds that
squirrels can be killed any time dur
ing the year, as no Jaw has ever been
enacted for their protection. and also
that all birds are protected by law
excepting such as are mentioned in
Section ( of the game laws.
A salary ordinance passed after the
election of the officers affected is not
legal, according to an opinion to City
Attorney Z. E. Sans Of Pawhuska.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-25
Three We're Shot.

Denver, Colo. May 25.-S. Louis Won
Phul the aeronaut. was shot last night
in a quarrel at the Brown Palace no
tel. Won Phul may be seriously in
jured.
The trouble is said TO have been
over a woman, and later over the
merits of the different varitios o!
champagne.
Frank Henwood, agent for a New
York gas company, who did the shoot
ing--is in -iail
4 bullet was removed from Won
Phul's abdomen this morning. J. w,
Atkinson, a wealthy Colorado Springs
contractor, and George f, Copeland,
a mining man of Victor, Colorado,
were also shot, but not dangerously in
jured. They We're bystanders and had
nothing to do with the quarrel,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-25
LAKE MOHONK
CONFERENCE
"PLAN FOR CHOOSING JUDGES OF
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF AR
BlTRAL JUSTICE

Mohonll Lake, ~. Y. May %
Thomas Raeburn While, counsel OF
the Registration Commissioners OF
Philadelphia, discussed at the seven
teenth annual meeting OF the Lake
MohOnk Conference on international
Arbitration today, "A Plan for Choos-
ing Judges of the International Court
of Arbitral Justice
The project to establish an Inter
national Court of Arbitral Justice, -
said Mr.. White, was ne most signif
icant, in many respects, the most
important, act of the Second Hague
Conference. The form and structure
of the Court were agreed upon, and it
failed Of adoption only because of in
ability to agree upon a method of ap-
pointing judges. The inability to agree
was due to the fac. that al claimed
the right to be equally represented in
the Court"
"All the plans thus far proposed
have rested on the assumption that
he court mus be composed of judges
appointed as representatives Of the
different nations. and the problem
which has thus tar de'ied solution is
how TO So appcrtion the representa-
tiyes AS not ID violate the pTiacipls
OF equality. and so hnTs court
small enough 20 he judicial body.
Let Us consider the matter on