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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14
HOBOES HOLD UP TRAIN
Thow a Switch and Derail Three
Freight Cars.

Decatur, Ill. Oct. 14.-Three hoboes
held up a Wabash freight train at
Stonington early today and delayed it
five hours. The hOldup men threw a
switch and derailed three cars and
then brandished guns. The train crew.
headed by Conductor Charles w Will
lis, hastily retired to the passenger
station and barricaded the DOORS A
telegram was sent to Decatur for help
but none was forthcoming
After daylight the train crew gained
courage. unlocked the doors and found
the hoboes gone. They had taken
nothing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14
Walsh Issues a Call

Kansas City, Oct 14.-Frank P
Walsh of this city, recently apnointed
member and chairman of the nation
al industrial commission. today issued
a call for meeting of the commission
in Washington Oct %. Mr.. Walsh said
the purpose of the meeting was organ
1Zatlon and initial work toward a gen.
erai investigation of labor and indus
trial conditions in the nation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14

Preston Buford McGoodwin, the
newly appointed United States min
lister to Venezuela, has been a news
paper man all his life and has never
before held a public office. A native
of Kentucky, he went some years ago
to Oklahoma, where until recently he
held the position of managing editor
of the "Oklahoman," a daily news
paper of Oklahoma City. He sue
ceeds Elliot Northcutt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14

is graduate of Yale and Harvard one
of the countrys most distinguished law
yerS, and a law professor at Yale universe
ty since 1872. He was associate justice
of the Connecticut supreme court of errors
from 1893 to 1907, and chief Justice of the
same tribunal from 1907 to 1910.
Sullivan lives in Chicago and is the
president of a gas company there. He
is the leader of an important wing of the
Democracy of Illinois
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14
Striking Pupils Suspended.

Chicago, Oct 14-Five youths
charged with leading a strike of near
ly a hundred pupils in the high school
at haywood, a suburb, were suspend
ed today by the principal, J. z. Wit
mer. The strikers had sought to en-
force a holiday in honor of Column
bus, the same as accorded to schools
in Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14
Bleached Flour Case Postponed

Washington. Oct. 14.-Argument in
the supreme court on the governments
big bleached flour case to test the right
of the millers under the pure food laws
to bleach flour by the so-called AIsop
process, was postponed today by mu-
tual agreement and probably will be
heard in January
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14

house here yesterday. Miss Haugh came
to brownsville Sunday to meet her moth
er. on Monday morning Mrs. Haugh went
to her daughters room to awaken her She
found Miss Haugh's body on the floor. A
revolver nearby led the mother to believe
the girl had committed suicide. The
theory of the police is that the girl fired
at her assaIant and wounded him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14
Births Reported Today.

The following births were reported to
the office of the city clerk today:
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse c. Stone, Oakland,
October 10, boy.
Mr. and Mrs. F. w. Arnold, 233O To-
peka avenue, October r. girl
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Frederick Irwin,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14
Murder or Suicide2

Thomasville. Ga. Oct 4.-Police today
began general search for the slayer of
Miss Dorothy Haugh of Knoxville, Tenn, !
whose body was found in a boarding
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14

oil East Fifth street, October II. girl.
Mr. and Mrs. John c. Weeks. 4Oo
Lake street, October 10. girl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14
LOCAL MENTION.

Fine imported tulips, hyacinths narcis-
sis, very cheap at Edward YewdalPs HOS
Western ave. Phone 1622.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14

King Hudson will leave Wednesday for
Chicago, where he will be a student in
dentistry at the Northwestern university.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14

An effort will be made in Topeka to
raise between five and seven hundred dol
lars with view to the establis hing of
playground movement. As a result of an
address made at the Commercial club this
noon by Charles F. Weller, associate sec
rotary of the Playground and Recrea ton
Society Of America. twenty-five prominent
business men and others decided that this
money should be raised in order to put
Topeka in line with scores of other cities
that are making a strong point of organ
lied Fairgrounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14

Golden Egg machine-dried Macaroni
Healthier than meat. Better to eat
ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14

David N Pennington, aged 81. died
Monday at his home northwest of the
CITY He is survived by his wife Ra-
cheI remington The funeral was
heIo at the residence at o'clock this
afternoon and interment vac -
Rochester. III
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14

Ella Bell Brown, aged SO, died Mon
day at her home at 1921 Van Buren,
street. The funeral will be held AT tho
residence at 2 o'clock "Wednesday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14

c. H. Robinson. aged Ok diaa -
Gently in Lamar. Col, and the hodv
was received in Topeka this mornine
The funeral was held at the kansas
Avenue Methodist church. INTERVIEW
in Rochester cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14

Harry Aggison Rush. the two-vear-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Y
Ruth of 2S5 Wabash avenue. died AT
the family home this morning. The
funeral will be held at the residence
at $3.50 O'Clock Wednesday morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14

W. E Jeffrey Dentist. FOG Kansas ave-
Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14
DEATHS AND FUNERALS,

The body of Mrs Kate p. Bean who
died Saturday in Wichita, will be re-
ceived in Topeka tonight and the fun
eral will be held Thursday in PenweITs
chapel. The hour of the services will
be announced later
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14

F. n. Adds. III w. 18th St. has an ex-
cellent line of wall paper and puts in on
right too. Phone 4014.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14

The funeral of David Hodgson who
died in Emporia, will be held at .
o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the
nome OF his daughter, Mrs. T. d.
HUMPHREYS, at 1908 Harrison street
Rev A. S. Embree will officiate. IN
terment in the Topeka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14

Two Democratic leaders of their respec-
tive states who have recently announced
their determination to run for United
States senate are Simeon E. Baldwin,
present governor of Connecticut, and Rog-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14

2 Silk Waist Specials
$3.50 Silk Waists So 95
About 3 dozen in this lot,
all the latest Fall Styles in
all over Nets-plain and
fancy Messalines, etc. Ac-
tual values $3.50 60 Oc
for this week. .DJ.JJ
$500 and $500 Silk Waists $1.95
This is an odd lot of
Waists, which we wish to
close out quickly. Pick
yours out to- e1 ar
day, only. PA.SO
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-02-06
LEGISLATIVE MATTERS RELAT-
ING TO WESTERN CAROLINA

Raleigh, Feb, 4-Representative
holland of Haywood, offered out of or
der yesterday a joint resolution pro-
viding for the immediate investigation
OF the South Atlantic and Western
Railroad company, formerly known as
the Transcontinental Railroad COM
pany, by special legislative commit
tee of three representative and two
senators and report back to the legis-
lature by February 25, it being intima-
ted that the railroad company, which
is using state convicts for which the
state is receiving stock in the road.
is not working in good faith, but is
really blocking an important mountain
pass through which some other rail-
road company would gladly build a
road speedily to serve the territory in
volved. A motion by Mr.. holland that
the bill be put on immediate passage
was adopted and the resolution passed
and sent to the senate for concurrence.
The bill providing an auditor for
Henderson county has run the gaunA-
let Of both houses and is now the law
Representative Patton of that county,
put it through the House yesterday.
The bills amending the game an
dcg-tax laws for Henderson county
have not yet emerged from the legisla-
tive hopper but are happy on the
way" with the search and seizure bill
introduced by Representative Patton.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-02-06
JACKSON COUNTY'S CITIZENS
BUSY LOBBYING IN RALEIGH
The Death Of B. 5. Osteen.

r. s.. Osteen of Piedmont, s. c., died
at 2 o'slock Tuesday, January H. The
couse Of his death was pneumonia
consequent upon injuries received the
preceding week while in Greenville, s..
C. Funeral services were held We'd
nesday afternoon, january Is, at Pied
mont by the Grove Masonic Lodge of
that city.
On January 6 while in Greenville,
Mr.. 0steen was crossing Augusta
street near the station of the Colum-
bia and Greeenville railway, when he
was run down by negro boy driving
a buggy. The blow crushed Mr.. Os-
teens hip, and later pneumonia set in.
The negro boy was arrested and taken
before Recorder Watson on a charge
Of reckless driving. The case was
dismissed and the boy released as ne
was only eight years old. The buggy
Is said to have belonged to the S. G.
Oil Co., and was in charge of one of
the employees of that company. The
negro boy had never previously been
entrusted alone with the buggy.
mont, s. c., and started his boys in
Mr.. Osteen was at one time a resi-
dent Of Henderson county and had a
large circle of friends here. About
thirty years ago he moved to Pied
mont, s. c., an dstarted his boys in
the cotton mill business. He and his
family met with much success in their
new home.
Mr.. Osteen was an honored Confed-
crate veteran. He was in his 18th
year at the time of his DEATH Surviv-
ing are his wife. four sons, three
daughters, one brother, one sister, and
three half sisters. His sons are Frank
NJ Osteen, superintendent of the f. w.
Poe Mfg. Co., Greenville, s. c., J. c..
ioverseer, Piedmont Mfg. Co.; J. Champ,
the well known baseball player; T. A,
of the Mills Mill, GreenvilIe, S. c. His
daughters are Mrs. r. A. Fowler of
Piedmont, S. c.; Mrs. w. w. Smith OF
Greenville S. G.; Mrs. w. T ThackeT
of Greer, S. @. His brother, s.. d. Os-
teen, formerly of Crab Greek tozEH-
ship in this county, but now of Route
1 Arden1, was at his bedside when the
end same.
Mr.. Osteen was aEgood citizen and a
loving and affectionate husband and
father; and the news of his death will
be received with wide spread regret.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-02-06
GOOD ROADS
KEYNOTE SAYS
SECRETARY

Sounding what Secretary HI. G. Mey-
or terms the key note o fthe meeting OF
the directors of the Greater Western
North Carolina Association the subject
OF Good Roads was discussed exten-
sively and a resolution was passed
which will result in much benefit to
this county. Mr.. Meyer stated as
soon as Henderson county's assess
mentswere paid her share of the 81 ,000
would be received in promoting good
roads in this section. Several main
highways have been designated and the
following from Tuesdays Asheville
Citizens will explain:
"At the meeting OF the Greater
Western North Carolina Association
yesterday. good roads was one of the
chief topics of discussion and upon
motion of r. +. L. See1y, liberal
contribution was made to good roads
work, which will be spent as soon os
all of the dues are paid. A resolution
was adopted requesting PresidentW.
E. Breese, Jr., to appoint a commit
tee Of citizens from the counties of
Buncombe, Haywood, Jackson, ,Madi-
son, Pennsylvania, Polk and Hen4
derson, to ask the legislature to pass
bill providing for state aid in build
ing trunk line highway connecting
with the Atlanta-New York road at
the South Carolina line, going through
the counties mentioned and connected
with the Tennessee line and the Wash
ington-San Francisco -Transcontinent-
al highway"
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-02-06
UNSURPASSED HIGHWAY
into ROUGHEST SECTION
Road Bed of Saluda Grade Of Southern
B. B. Proposed Highway Provided
the track is Abandoned for
Better Grade.

When the Southern Railway COM
pany dtscards the old Saluda grade be-
tween Tryon and Saluda for q more
uniform graded route up the valley
or the Green River the people of Sal
uda township and other township along
the route will probably join in to make
the old road bed one of the finest auto
mobile highways leading into the noun
tatns OF Western North Carolina The
road will be practically graded, only
widening it in places, through one Of
the most beautiful sections of the Un-
tied States. Auto tourists from all
over the world will travel this propos-
ed route and the fame of it's being an
automobile highway will reach a great
deal farther than even the railway
company has carried it for it's scenic
beauty.
OF course this highway proposition
is based entirely upon when the South
ern Railroad will change the road bed
from where it is now located. In a
story Of last weeks issue it was stated
that work would soon begin on the i'm
provements costing in the neighbor
heed Of million dollars The route
! proposed will necessitate the railway
company abandoning about three OF
four miles of road bed through the
most inaccessible mountain country.
II has been through this very section
that the route from Hendersonville to
Spartanburg and other southern cities
has been SO disagreeable to the trav-
cling public. If the railroad here wi
be abandoned the bed can be used it
is said, with out very little imprc
ments necessary. With years of at
tention this road has been thoroughly
bedded with granite rock and with the
proper shapeing and rolling the high
way would be macadamized one at q
very low cost
In the city Of ,Tryon a bill is bein,
prepared for the present state legis.
ture to allow the county Of Polk to is
sue bonds for the 5Tryon-S -Spartanburg
highway and the additional miles OF
abandoned railroad bed, If such should
be, would make great attraction for
utomobilist coming to this section.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-02-06
HENRY ". ALLEN
APPOINTED AUDITOR
New Office Created By Legislature
to become Effective April 1st Two
Year Term.

The following bill, introduced by
Senator T. B. Allen last week passed
the Senate unanimously and has
doubtless become a law by this time:
A Bill to be Entitled, IAN Act to
Create the Ofice of County Auditor for
Henderson County, to Fix the Salary
of Same and Prescribe his Duties"
The General Assembly of North Car
ofina do enact:
Section 1. That the Office of Audi
tor for Henderson county is hereby
Instituted and created; and the Audi
tor Of said county shall receive sal
ary Of $4,000 per annum, payable in
monthly installments of $4,000 each
III the manner provided for the paym'nt
OF salaries of other county officers,
and shall furnish bond in some bond
ing company in the sum of $5,000.00,
payable to the county OF Henderson,
conditioned that he shall diligently,
truly and faithfully perform all the
duties of his Office, and shall faithfully
account for all penalties or any
monies or other things of value which
may come into his hands by virtue of
hts ofice, and shall be liable for any
negligence, default, malfeasance or
misconduct in Office. premiums of said
bond to to be paid by said county.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
auditor of Henderson county to make
cut one copy of the tax list OF each
township ais permanent copy, and to
deliver the original copy to the tax
collector of said county, and to super
wise and direct the performance of all
duties now required by law, of the
register Of deeds relative to the tax
list and taxes; to make out and pre-
pare for publication all annual state
ments required by law: to investigate
and inquire for all delinquent tax
payers, and to require all delinquent
property, including polls, to be placed
on tax list; to keep a record of all real
estate transfers, with prices paid for
same to Instruct, direct and supervise
tax 4iste eTs ana assessors, and also dl-
rect and supervise the listing and
assessment of all property lia-
BILE to taxation in said county
to act as accountant for the county
settling with the county officers; to
supervise, scrutinize, and examine at
(Hontinred on mage Al
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-02-06
ASA GAMBLER TO
BUILD K. & C.
ROAD

While various railroad projects have
entertained the minds of Henderson
county people in the last few years,
very little has been said about the
GreenVille & Knoxville railroad ex-
tension. - =
This road If built will mean a tre-
mendous revenue to this county and
from indications it now looks to be
certainty. Mr.. Asa G. Gambler Of Co
co-Cola fame is behind the proposi-
ton and it is said that he will spend
about $40, 100000 in completing the
road through Western North Carolina
an da branch line through Henderson
county to Asheville This road has
been surveyed sometime and the route
calls for several tunnels, making the
cost of construction very expensive.
The Greenville- Knoxville railroad Is
now being operated from Greenville to
point in North Carolina near Bre-
ward. Regular schedules have been In
operation several years.
"The Greenville & Knoxville railroad
is boing to be built. This is the line
from Greenville, S. c., to Knoxville,
Tenn. projected through the noun
tains of Western North Carolina and
East Tennessee" says the Spartanburg
Herald. at construction will cost in
the neighborhood Of $20,OO0,0OO, but 1t
IS stated, upon good authority. that
plans for the work are rapidly matur-
ing. and that this long projected road
is about to become a reality
Candler's Project.
Mr.. Asa G.. Gambler, the Atlanta
multi-millionaire, has become interest
ed in this project and has just recent
lv been over the entire line, Mr..
Gambler thinks the project good one
and Will lend it his active support
The plans contemplate the building
of q main line from Greenville, 5. O.,
tc, Knoxville, Tenn, and it is propaDle
that a branch line will tap the Asne-
Vile branch Of the Southern railway.
The present line of the Greenv1lle
r. Knoxville railroad extends from
GreenyiIle to Riverview. RivervieW
is at the foot of the Blue Ridge noun
tains and about 80 miles northwest OF
Greeenyille. The extension OF this
line across the mountains will open
up vast area of mountain country
that is rich in natural resources.
One who speaks with knowIedge
of the situation says: "Mr. Gambler
has the money. the brain and the en-
ergy to put this project through. TINS
line will be a tremendous FACTOR IN
the deyelopment Of the southeast and
everlasting monument to the pullo-
ers.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-02-06
SHORT LOCAL ITEMS.

s. H. johnson has opened up a
plumbing establishment under S. Max
well & Company store and will con-
duct general contracting business.
Mr.. Johnson is local man and has a
large number of friends who will wish
him well in his new undertaking.
D. Guy E. Dixon left Tuesday for
New, York where he will take a post
graduate course in medicine for spec
ial work. DR.. Dixon will enter the
New York post graduate and Hospital
collage. He will return some time in
March.
A farm Of about l125 acres belonging
to Mrs. Francis Cunt was cold several
days ago to Mrs. L. B. Whistler. The
deal was handled through the well
known firm of Ewbank, Ewbank and
Company, real estate dealers. The
consideration was not given but is
said to be considerable amount
His numerous friends will regret to
hear that DR.. j. F. Brooks became sud-
denly i'll one day last week, while at
work in the new drug store he expect
ed to open soon, and is now in an Ashe
vile hospital. DR.. Brooks was over
come by something like nervous pros
tration and his condition caused SER
ious concern. Reports from his bed
side were encouraging at this writing.
Those who fail to receive this paper
next week have only themselves to
centure for failing to settle their sub
scription. Remember, the terms this
year are one dollar in advance and
$3.50 on time basis. Reports Of the
legislative proceedings at Raleigh
during the next four weeks will be
worth more than the subscription price
of the paper. Better send in your re-
ncWal by the first mail If you do not
want to miss an issue.
H. G. Browning who is doing some
special advertising work for the Great
er Hendersonville Club and number
OF the leading business houses of this
city was in the city Tuesday. Mr..
Browning has just completed Won
derful piece of printing for the city,
which includes birds eye drawing
of the city and number of half tone
cuts of principal points of interests
near here. They are greurca on a
large folder, making handsome mail
ing folder to advertise the city.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-02-06
SUCCESSIVE YEAR EXPERIENCED
BY c. ". n. C. ASSOCIATION
SERIES OF WRECKS.
Three Wrecks Took Place Near Here
W ithin Three DAYS.

A series Of wrecks have taken place
near Hendersonville this week. Sun
day morning while going to aid a
freight wreck near Tryon the wreck
ing train Jumped the track near the
Mud Creek bridge below the depot.
The fireman, whose name could not be
ascertained is said to have sustained
injuries from jumping from the en-
gine. Tuesday morning on the Toxa-
way division of the Southern railway
freight train was wrecked near the
Grab Cretk crossing. One of the
trucks Of box car Jumped the track
and was dragged for a considerable
distance. The car finally fell over and
was a complete wreck
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-02-06
At the Mefhodist Church.

Rev. 2. Henohara Japanese Meth
odist Preacher will preach at the
Methodist church next Sunday. He is
a highly educated man and fluent
speaker This will be his last Sunday
In Aamerica as he leaves next week
to attend the annual conference in
Japan and receive an appointment.
The whole community should avail
themselves Of this opportunity of hear
ing this consecrated young minister.
Sunday School 9.45 a. m. A cordial
invitation to all.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-02-06
Quits asoeiety. For Stage.

Asheville, June 30.-Miss Ida Ham
ilton, for the past five years society
editor Of The Asheville Citizen, has re-
signed that position, effective Saturday
and leaves this city Sunday for New
York City, where she will spend three
weeks rehearsing with Miss Margaret
Anglin's company. Green Stockings"
preparatory to making a tour Of Can
ada and the Pacific Coast.
Miss Hamilton, for number OF
years, played with Mrs. Fiske and
other stars, and is talented actress.
She came to this city about seven
years ago, in search of health and
during the time that she has been
here she has completely recovered