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Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-05-02

for any years except 1913 and 1914
Remember that this is the only tax
that can be collected from you for
this purpose. Remember that the peo-
pie of Webster, or part of them, tried
to defeat the will of the people and
deny them the right of free cleo
ton, when this act was pending be-
fore the General Assembly Of North
Carolina. Remember that the pub
lie buildings are yours and that you
have the prerogative of saying
where they shall be located. Re-
member that your vote affects not
only you, but every man, woman
and child in jackson County and
the generations of your posterity.
Remember that it lies in your pow
er to say whether you are satisfied
with present conditions, or whether
you want to see Jackson in the
ranks of the progressive, prosper
Gus counties of the state, Remem-
Der that the eyes of the outside
world are upon us.
Voters of Jackson County, we
leave the question with you, trust
ing implicitly in your ability to set
tie it and settle it right.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-05-02
G. c. COOPER
MAKES STATEMENT

Aplu 20, 1C1o.
To the Citizens of jackson County: |
1t has come to me that State
ment is in circulation in Jackson
County quoting me as saying that
while I was in Raleigh | over heard
Senator Hannah-a man that I do
not know-and our Representative,
Hon. w. D. Nike, inac) u sation
in which Senator Hannah suggest
ed to Mr. Wike that they must 90
up to the Capitol on a certain morn
ing-the morning the Court House
bill was to come up-andspass that
bill for they knew what they were
getting out of it. The above state
ment is every word false and l am
very much surprised to know that
any citizen of Jackson County
would quote me as making such a
statement. Again, l say it is a
falsehood Of the deepest dye and l
have had only one man to ask me
about this matter which in fact
was the first time | ever heard of
it. I am making this statement of
my own free will without being
asked to do so by any one or such
thing being suggested by any one
I feel it my duty as we'll as privi
lege to make these statements and
shall here explain my position on
this question, fully. as I consider it
JUSTICE to myself, to Mr.. Wike,
and to the Fair-minded men of Jack
son County.
Isigned neither petition, made no
fight on either side. went to Raleigh
in the interest of the Democratic
Party, all of which | have explain
ed in conversation time and again,
and came back intending to remain
neutral as long as l was not per-
sonally nisrepresented and half
fair policies were practiced and
maintained. l took no part ard
hoped to not be drawn into this
fight although I enjoy the rights of
free born citizen. take no part
until now when | am forced to
make statement in justice to my
self and the voters of jackson
County who some parties are hop
ing to hoodwink into a wrong be-
lief.
put full confidence in our Rep
resentative and feel tn at if we
could always send men to the Leg
islature who would give us Good
Roads Law-bonding for instance
and Good School Laws-Addit-
ional two month length of School
terms-and other good laws in com
pliance with the majority of our
citizens petitions the county would
soon be in the front ranks and
compare favorably with any county
in the State.
Very respectfully,
y G. c. Cooper,
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-05-02

TO THE VOTERS,

When the present management
assumed control of the JOURNAL,
I'VE promised the people that the
JOURNAL would espouse the cause
CT no political party or no faction.
We stated that we would do our
best to publish a paper for all the
people of the county and devoted
to the best interests of the people.
Jackson county, the wealthiest
county in natural resources in
Western North Carolina, is from 10
to 20 years behind the majority of
her sister counties. We have al
lowed unimproved roads, antiquat-
ed methods of road building and an
undesirable location of the county
site to stand in the way of, and
hamper and impede the natural
progress of the county, Foreign
capita anxious to invest here and
help us develope those things that
Nature in her bounty has bestowed
upon us, has turned aside and gone
elsewhere when it has seen the con-
,dltions that exist in Jackson coun.
ty. Most of the best of our young
men, those that we had il,ped
would put their shoulders to the
wheel and help us push old Jack
son 10 the front, have given up in
despair and are enriching other sec
lions,
But we have reached the crisis.
Before another issue OF the JOUR
NAL goes to press the voters will
have had an opportunity to express
themselves and say where they
want the county buildings to be-
We cannot be true 10 Our pledge to
the people, to stand by them and
fight for their interests, unless raise
our voice in protest against the con-
~ditio1s as they are. Sylvia. Dillsboro
and Cullowhee have seen the nee
.essity of building roads and are
going down intn their pockets to
build them for the benefit of the
people. Sylvia has sold $30,000.0O
worth of her township bonds to pro-
vide a way. for the people to haul
their products to the railroad. In
the event the people of the county
decide to move the county seat
Sylvia offers to give the county the
site upon which to erect the new
buildings, she offers to donate
5$10,O00.00 one third of the cost Of
building the new court house and
Jail, she will pay one fourth of til:
extra tax, her business men have
bonded themselves to pay out o.
their own pockets, without the cos
OF one red cent to the county, ont
fourth of the tax valuation of prop
erty belonging to widows and or
aphans and abutting on main stree
in the town of Webster, aggregat
ing $500. What fairer proposition
could they make? What more coul,
the people ask?
MIR. Voter, when you 90 to tn
polls, remember that the future O
jackson County depends upon tn
results Of the election. Remembe
that selfish interests of a few, mus
mot stand in the way of the genera
good. Remember that the law fixe
the maximum amount that you ca
he taxed to build the the new cou1
land Jail at Csc ON the hundred do
liars worth of property and 75c O
poll and that tax can not be leve
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-17
WIFE ASKS COURT
FOR ACTORS NAME
Mrs. Sam Sothern, sister-in.
law of Shakespearian Star,
Seeks conjugal Rights

LONDON, Jan. IA pathetic plea
by Mrs. Sam Sothern for her hus-
bands affection and the retention of
her name. was the feature of suit
heard in the divorce court today.
Mrs. Sothern, who is now playing in
the United States in Officer $685.
sued for the restitution of her con-
jugal rights.
On August 2, of last year, Sothern,
who is brother of E. II. Sothern,
and a well-known acSor himself, left
his wife. writing her a letter at the
same time, saying: II won't see you
again or communicate with you"
In reply Mrs. Sothern wrote: 81
am in receipt of yours saying you
will never return to me. 1 am terri
bly, upset and oh, SO sad, because,
as you are aware, there is no one
/ care for but you. have tried to
make you happy, haven't I? For
years | have not had attention and
consideration from you and the want
of 1t has made me SO wretched! But
1t does seem that after all these years
and after all have put up with, ii
is a cruel thing to break up our
dear little home
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-17
Officers Stay
on Doomed Ship

LIVERPOOL, England, jan H.
The captain and mate Of the British
steamer Auehenarden, perched on her
propeller twenty feet above the water,
refused TO leave their vessel today
after she had sunk in the mouth Of
the Mersey as the result Of a COLI
sion with the British steamer La
BlUnCa.
The Auchenarden was Just leaving
port when 1t collided with La Blanca.
which was steaming into Liverpool
from La Plata. The crash occurred
during thick fog and the Auchen-
arden sank almost Immediately. AL
though La Blanca also was ba1ly
crippled she stood by and rescued The
sailors of the Auchenarden and
brought them into port.
The Auchenarden had gone down
bow first, leaving her propeller nigh
above the water. and the captain and
mate took refuge there after -efus-
ing La Blanca's offer to rescue them.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-17
STATE SENATOR'S WILL
BANQUET GOV. WILSON

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Jan. H.
Governor Woodrow Wilson will be
the guest of honor at a dinner given
by the Kew Jersey State senators at
the Marlborough Blenheim the eve
ming of January g. This is an annual
function, but the senators arranged
to hold the banquet on an earlier
date this year because it is possible
that the governor may not remain in
the State until the end of the ses-
sion.
2, 1t is probable also that the assem-
blymen will give the Governor a din
ner in Atlantic City, and some action
has been taken already in this
direction.
Heretofore 1t has been the rule to
make the senator's dinner to the
Governor strictly a private affair, and
1t is likely that this will be the case
this time. However, the local Demo-
Gratis want to have an opportunity
on the occasion of Governor Wilson's
last visit to the resort before he takes
his seat as President to give him
some sort of an ovation. They give
Governor Wilson the credit for what
has been accomplished in cleaning up
the politics of the city and county
and starting the election rogues and
grafters to State prison.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-17
BOARD IS
TIRED OF POWER
Suggest 1t Be Restored to Court
of Pardons in Annual
Report.

TRENTON, n. j., Jan. 17.--Declar-
Ing that the two-thirds sentence act
of 1912 places the State Prison Board
of Inspectors in the position of usurp-
ers of the power of the Court of Par
dons is the keynote of the annual
report Of the Board Of Prison In
spectors. The report also says the
law puts the board in the light OF
approving or disappearing Of the
action of committing magistrates.
Under the two-thirds law, convicts
may apply to the board after serv-
Ing two-thirds of their sentence for
which they were committed for q pa
role. The governor must, however,
approve the action of the board be-
fore a prisoner is set at liberty.
The inspectors report that the in
determinate sentence act of 1911, I'M
der which convicts are sentenced for
an indeterminate period instead of
for a fixed term is in the line OF
progress and humanity.
The total expenditures of the State
prison for the fiscal year were $27s,-
635. The cash receipts amounted to
1874, 100. This leaves net cost for
the year of s184.525 The report shows
that the average number of prisoners
maintained during the year was
1, 1850, with a per capita cost of 1925
per annun. The net cost per diem
was "a cents and fraction. THE re-
port also shows that there were 6S4
convicts received during the year,
80 Of whom were women. The paroles
numbered 132, and there were two
electrocutions.
The report refers to the abolish
ment of contract labor soon to go
into effect at the institution. and to
the fact that the convicts will manu-
facture articles for use in other State
institutions. The report points to
the work OF convicts on the State
highways, and calls the attention Of
the Legislature to the possibilities Of
carrying out this road work.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-17
AUTO BANDITS LEADER
REFUSES TO NAME PALS

CHICAGO, Jan. Thames A.
Perry, confessed leader of the auto
mobile bandits who have committed
score of daring robberies In the
last sixty days, was questioned by
the police again today. in the hope
that he might disclose the names OF
his accompfices.
The young man, however, firmly re-
fused to reveal the identity of his as
sociates.
There were four of us; but III
never tell the names of my pals, "
said Perry. II have told all l am
going to about those hold-ups"
Admissions of Perry that 1t was he
who fired the shots at Policeman
Fred Sticken. who was wounded by
and Fifth avenue. led to a puzzling
auto bandits at West Monroe street
situation, inasmuch as Stiolxen al
ready had identified Albert Charest
and James Mitchell as the robbers
who shot him. Mitchell and Charest
have been charged with assault to
murder the policeman, but both deny
the accusation
Walter Scott, 20 years of age, ar
retsed with Perry, refused to talk to
the police.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-17
ITALIANS SLAYER
STILL AT LARGE
Police Expect to Make an Ar
rest Any Minute-Read Let
ters for Clue.

The police are momentarily expect
Ing to make an arrest of the MUIR
derer of Antonio Montalbano. who
was slain Wednesday night as a re-
suit Of a Sicilian fued, believed to
have been instigated by the dead
mans treatment of his wife. Mrs.
Guiseppa Montalbano. from whom he
was separated.
The widow is still being held as a
material witness at police headquar-
ters, but SO far has thrown no light
on the crime. She persistently denies
all knowledge of the assassination of
her husband. While she has been
confined at headquarters since shortly
after the murder, none of her re1a-
tives or friends has visited her. al
though her sister-in-law, with whom
she had resided In Brooklyn, spent
all of Thursday in this city and car
ried home Mrs. Montalbano's two
small children without visiting their
mother.
Lieutenants Cordano and Tenore, Of
police headquarters, who have charge
u tAc NocC anu DdFC BOitC OfEE q
quantity of the dead mans letters,
have failed to find single clue
from that source which suggests any
threats However, there were several
letters from relatives of Montalbano
urging him to take his wife back TO
his home and provide for his two
children. A letter of similar nature
was signed by the Italian consul,
and asked him to send his family
money while they were in Italy.
It has been learned that Montai-
BANJO was in Bedford street on the
fatal night to keep an appointment
but no significance is placed in that
fact The one witness to the shoot
ing, who saw the shots fired from
an alleyway between 50 and "a Bed
ford street, has not given very ac-
curate description of the murderers.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-17
FOUR BOYS SENT AWAY
FOR THEFTS AT MINERS

Several dressing rooms at Miner 3
Empire Theatre were entered recent
ly, jewelry and other property Of the
company was stolen, and today four
young boys were arrested. After be-
ing arraigned at the First police pre-
cinct they were committed to the
House Of Detention.
The youths described themselves as
Thomas Plunkett, IL years old, 2S2
Academy street: Louis Friedman, 10
years old, of 277 Washington street;
Joseph Simeoni, years old. of 273
Bank street, and Joseph Gamble, IL
years old, of 270 Academy street.
The latter was charged with stealing
a diamond brooch valued at 500 which
was the property Of Miss Sadie Hues-
ted. The others were charged with
stealing two wigs, valued at $40, and
a number of smaller articles. the
property of Harry West. Louis Hes
lin, "Billy" Spence, Harry Walgan
and Miss Maud Barrett.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-17
DROPPED PIPE LEADS
TO ARREST OF TWO MEN
Held by Police for Theft in De
Kalb Association Rooms.

Two men carrying dress suit case
Allied with German silver beer pipe.
saloon checks, pool balls and playing
cards were arrested at Bank and VII
sey streets today They stole it from
the rooms Of THE De Kalb Associa-
ton. 81 Market street, according to
the police. They were slated at the
Fourth precinct police station as
William Ryan, 81 years old, of Eas-
ton, Pa, and Frank Mccarthy, Is, of
Los Angeles, Cal.
LIutenant Charles McGovern re-
ceived a telephone call at $3.50 a. m.
from man who said he had seen the
two in Bank street, and that they
had dropped coil Of pipe which they
did not stop to pick up. Patrolmen
Kabus and Reed found the men and
made them prisoners a few minutes
later.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-17


Growers Association, who declared
any reduction would injure the to-
bacco interests Of Pennsylvania, Con-
necticute. Massachusetts, and Wiscon-
sin.
W. M. Corey, of Quincy, Fla,
favored the present tariff on tobacco
as luxury.
J. W. Alsop, of Avon. Conn.,, pleaded
the cause OF the New England To-
bacco Growers Association Off the re-
tention of the tariff.
Thirty-five witnesses confronted the
committee when the paper schedule
was taken up. They included John
Norris, of New York, representing
the American Newspaper Publishers
Association; Arthur c. Hastings, of
New York, representing the Ameri-
can Paper and Pulp Association; ].
I. Carey, of Albany. president of the
International Brotherhood of Paper
makers; George II. Tompkins, of Chi
cago, for the Western Paper Box
Manufacturers Association, and rep.
resentatives Of the bookbinders, lith-
ographers, allied printing trades, print
cutters manufacturing photograph
engravers and paper importing and
manufacturing interests generally.
Charles W. Williams, of New York,
who said he was jobber, friendly
both to importers and to 1000 paper
box manufacturers favored duty
that was competitive and not prohib-
tive, and urged reduction of the
tariff on raw materials for coated
paper and other products. that, he
said, would save the paper box nnanu-
facturers $1.OOo,oOO and at the same
time give the government 81, o00, O0f
more revenue
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-17
PUJO ASKS INDICTMENT
OF NEW YORK BANKER

WASHINGTON Jan. 17.-Chairman
Pujo. of the House money trust COM
mittee. testified before the Federal
grand jury, asking the indictmentsfor
contempt of George G. Henry. New
York broker. who refused to tell the
committee the names of twenty-four
national bank officers, who. he said,
proflted $4,000 in a syndicate fiota-
ton of California petroleum stock.
Henry and his counsel contend the
committee has no authority to inquire
into the affair. The case promises to
go to the Supreme Court
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-17
GUILTY TO
THEFT OF CLOTHES
Dennis Cleaned Out Boarding
House, All but a Pair of
5uspenders.

Nicholas Dennis. alias Joseph Smith,
who was arrested on December Is
last after he had pretty nearly
cleaned the rooming house Of Emma
Seely, at 50 Lafayett street, out Of
wearing apparel belonging to the
landlady and her rooms, today plead
ed guilty to three complaints in Spe-
cial Sessions Court before Judge WILL
lam P. Martin, charging him with
larceny. He was remanded to jail for
sentence next Monday.
George P. Brooks. George Bowers
and Mrs. sesly were named in the
complaints as victims Of Dennis. his
entire loot reaching a value Of 800.
When called on to plead TO the com
plant of Bowers. from whom a COM
plete outfit OF under and outer cloth
ing was stolen. Dennis baked and
said Il cant plead guilty TO stealing
all that" Asked to enumerafe what
he had stolen. Dennis give list that
included everything except a pair Of
suspenders that had been on pair
of trousers. These. he said, he didn't
take.
A plea of non vuit was entered by
John Faith, who up to January 10
was an attendant at the Overlook
Asylum for the Insane and who was
caught on that date hiding in a ware
room with several stolen articles In
his possession. Questioned by War
den Benjamin r. Bailey, Faith is said
to have admitted stealing articles OF
clothing and small piece of jewelry
from patients and attendants as we'll
as goods from the storage rooms of
the asylum.
Henry j. Miller admitted the theft
of handbag containing 81 in money,
the property of Mrs. Emma Godfrey,
from the dental office of DIR. II. Par
lser Marshall, 50 Clinton street, on
January TO- Faith and Miller will be
sentenced next Monday.
George L. Gault and Arthur john
son, implicated with George 3. Lapp
in the theft of an automobile valued
at S1,So0, the property of Michael J.
Dignan, on November 30 last, pleaded
not guilty to the charge when ar
|raigned, and Will be tried on Febru-
airy IS.
Lapp, Johnson and Gault were ar
rested after the police had obtained
a confession from Marie Nelson and
Bessie Wilson. two young girl COM
panions of the trio. The girls are
being held as material witnesses, and
from the statements they gave the
police, Lapp. Gault and johnson are
believed to be members of a gang of
automobile thieves whose activities
are countrywide. Lapp, alone. is now
awaiting trial on charge of steal
ing an automobile from David B.
Mills, of Montclair, on December 30,
1911, and is wanted in ew Haven,
Conn.,, for a like offense. He is also
under $1,000 bail in Passaic pending
o decision by the Court of Errors and
Appeals on a conviction for auto
stealing in that town.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-17
PROBERS QUIZ NEGRO WHO
QUESTIONED WINFIELD

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-Gilchrist
Stewart, a negro lawyer. sent to
Chicago by former Senator Foraker
to get statement from William
Winneld, a former Standard Oil Com
pany messenger. on the sale of the
"Archbold messages" appeared to-
day before the Clapp committee,
without shedding much light upon
the incident. He made some correc-
tions in his previous testimony.
Upon questioning by Senator Pom
creme, he denied having confided TO
a friend that he was to get $4,000
for his work FOR the biggest people
on earth, wall Street." Senator Pom
creme Questioned the witness from
an afiidavit BY Philip Brown. of Chi
cago. which was not made public,
The committee adjourned indefinitely.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-17
NAGEL AWAITS BRIEFS
FROM CASTRO'S COUNSEL

WASHINGTON. Jan. 17.-Before
deciding whether Cipriano Castro.
former president of Venezuela, is a
desirable or undesirable immigrant.
Secretary Maggie viii await the re-
celpt of briefs from Castros counsel
supporting his appeal from the deci-
sion of the immigration board of spe-
cial inquiry at Ellis Island ordering
his deportation to France. whence he
came.
The secretary has received only q
notation OF appeal
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-17
HEARING TODAY ON
PULP AND TOBACCO
United States Associations
Fight to Keep, and Key West
to Drop, Schedule.

WASHINGTON. Jan. fi.-Paper
and tobacco Industries were today on
the hearing program of the House
committee on ways and means. A
large representation of those inter-
ested in the pulp paper and book in
dustry affected by schedule "M' of
the tariff law, were ready early to
testify and among scheduled wit
nesses were some from Havana,
Tampa and other cities, here as
spokesman for the wrapper and filler,
cigar and cigarette production and
importing interests, who regard the
consideration of schedule "F'' as
vitality important.
Tobacco men were heard first The
leaf tobacco boards OF trade of Phila-
delphia and New York. represented
respectively by John r. Young and
John Duxs, advocated a reduction IN
the rate Of duty on imported wrapper
tobacco from si.S5 to 81, and assess
ment Of duty on tobacco at weight al
times of withdrawal from bonded
warehouses. Mr.. Young asserted thai
while the socalied tobacco trust by
unfair mathods had forced many
manufacturers out of business q
larger number had been compelled to
drop out by the cost of raw material
especially of the wrapper, made by
the $lS5 duty. Both men commended
that fhe reduction world result In IN
creased importaitons. The Cigar
Manufacturers Association, OF Key
West. through delegation headed
by Edward ]. Stachelberg, similarly
advocated q reduction.
Opposition to reduction was voiced
by J. Aldus Herr, president OF the
Lancaster County, Penn, Tohaccd