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Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-02-13
CONTINENTAL RAILROAD.
Resolution to Investigate its Opera.
tons Introduced by Representative
holland of Haywood County.

Resolution to Investigate its Opera.
lions Introduced by Representative
holland of Haywood County.
WHEREAS. BY Chapter 3O5 of the
Private LaWseof North Carolina. Sec
sion 1905. entitled "An Act to incor-
porate the western Railway e Power
COMPANY" and whereas. at the ses-
sion of 1907 the said charter of the
Western Railway & Power COMPANY
was amended by Chapter 4O9S of said
Private Laws of 1907, changing the
name of said railway corporation toThe
Tennessee Coal Field & South Allan
tic Trans-C Continental Railway Co.,
and whereas, certificate wss filed in
the Office of the Secretary of State on
September IL. 1907 amending the said
charter and changing the name of The
Tennessee Coal Field & South Atlant-
c Trans-C Continental Railway Company
to the name of the South Atlantic
Trans-Continental Railway Co., and
whereas, on the 18th day of February,
1912, a certificate vas filed in the office
of the Secretary of State changing the
name of the said South Atlantic Trans
| Continental Railroad Company to
South Atlantic & Western Railroad
| Company, and whereas, the State is
| furnishing convicts at it's own expense
to aid in the construction of said road,
and whereas, it is apparent that said
railroad company has no means, either
visible or invisible, or otherwise
to complete said road. and that the
said railroad company has worked for
about eighteen months and is now
working about eighteen %convicts OBJ
| tanned from the state. and without the
aid or assistance of any free labor, to
construct a line of railroad from the
coal fields in Tennessee to G~reenville.
| S.. c.. and to Southport or Wilmington.
N. c.. and whereas. it annears nv the
charter of said railroad company that
the State is to receive first mortgage
bonds or stock in said railroad COM
pany for the use and service and ex-
penses of said ~convicts. and whereas,
it is apparent that first mortgage bonds
or stock therein have neve had o at
any future will they ever have any
value. Now, Therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Rep
resentatives, the Senate concurring:
Section THAT 1t shall be the duty
O1 the Speaker OIL LnG T1OuS0 10 dppO1nt
a special committee of three, upon the
part Of the House, and that the Pres
ident of the Senate shall appoint q
committee of two, upon the part of the
Senate. who shall sit together in joint
session and who shall constitute g
court of inquiry. and who shall have
the right and power to subpoena wit
nesses anywhere in the State and com
pei their attendance, and said com
mittee shall have power to issue sub
poenas of duces tecum compelling any
witness to bring any papers or re.
cords relating to the subject of this
inquiry, and to produce said papers OF
records as evidence before said com
mittee, if so required. That this com
mittee shall have it's sittings and make
it's report to the General Assembly
on or before the 18th day of February
L1913.
Sec. 2.-That this resolution shall be
in force from and after its ratification
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-02-13
FOR THE WEBB LIQUOR BILL!
House Committee Reports FaYOrabIy
On III.

Washington, (Special)-The house
judiciary committee ordered favorably
reported the bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Webb, of North Carolina,
which would perhibit the interstate
shipment of intoxicating liquors into
"dry states" The Measure would give
states the right to exclude from their
Confines liquor intended for sale in
Communities where local laws forbid
such sale.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-02-13
Postnone Avn Hearines.

Washington.-AI hearings before
the house commerce committee were
cancelled because of congestion Of bus
mess in the house. Investigations of
the 'long and short haul" provisions
OF the interstate commerce law and the
uniform ba1ing of cotton were among
those proposed.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-02-13
The President AGAINST

Washington. Especially President
Taft took a vigorous stand against
frightening steamship piers in the
Hudson river at New York in a special
message to congress, vetoing the pro.
posal that he appoint a United States
engineer to the joint harbor line COM
mission of New York and New Jersey.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-02-13
An Agricultural Pointer.

A farmer who knows his business
has Just given us a little information
on the farming subject. His advice is
to plant Irish potatoes and onions
among the corn, cotton and other
crops when a drough is expected. His
argument is that the onions will get in
the potatoes eyes and make them shed
tears. which will put a season in the
Misunderstanding Home.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-11-14

Mems Protective Association, subpoenaed Tuesday
afternoon appear before the grand jury of the November
of the Morgan county circuit tell what
about the hundreds of law violations in this city.
The subpoena issued from the office OF the circuit
clerk and served upon Gardner by Sheriff Rogers in
During the campaign just closed Gardner has had much
about booeggers and blind tigers and other voators
of the local option laws of the and city He has told in
speeches and in advertisements about the terrible conditions
that have existed here during the the city
without licensed saloons.
The grand jury will next Monday and Gardner will
have opportunity Save the boys" by relating the
the information he has about the places that drag
ging boys to ruin.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-11-14
Calling His Bluff

Rev. w A. Gardner, wet leader in the Jackson
Vile campaign was loud in his protestations against
the Hundreds of blind pigs" existing in that city He
referred to these kitchen saloons and dives SO fire.
quently that the authorities, assuming that he could
give them some information, have summoned him to
appear before the grand jury of Morgan county and tell
what he knows of these places. The Jacksonville
Courier of last week says:
GARDNER SUBPOENAED BEFORE GRAND JURY
Imported Apostle of Upl Called to Tell Court What He
Knows About Law Violations
The Rev. W. A. Gardner imported apostle of uplft and
manger of the wet campaign for the Jacksonville Business
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-11-14
A Resolution

The Baptist Ministers Conference of Chicago and vcn-
ity with interest the election of Rev James k Shields
the SUPPLEMENTARY of the AntSaoon League Of
New Jersey.
Our Brother Shields superintendent of the Illinois
League for six years During his ncumbency the greatest
temperance law upon the books of this written
namely: the township local option Already between
sixteen hundred and thousand saloons put
of business under the operation of this law.
During his service superintendent of Illinois
League the forces unified widely organized and great
bodies of temperance workers built up. have therefore,
of the strongest state Leagues in the nation The
of his resignation the SUPPLEMENTARY our state
League due entirely to his broken health We rejoice
that since then he has made such fine recovery and able
actively this work for which he is SO
abundantly fitted.
We therefore, commend him heartily the Baptist
brotherhood of New jersey and Baptist brethren
that they will find in Mr. Shields conservative WISE accept
able leader in the great of temperance reform We
graduate both brother Shields temperance forces
of New Jersey upon this holy alliance and pray Gods
blessing upon your united abors the end that
commonwealth of New Jersey the liquor saloons may be
driven
Passed at regular meeting of Baptists Minister'S Confer
ence Monday morning, November 3, 1913.
Presented by Chairman Of Good Citizenship Committee
M 2. Boynton.
D. T. MAGILL, President,
MARK F. SANBORN, Secretary.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-11-14
Virginia, Illinois

Rebecca Farson Mckay, Evanston
On the water-wagon yet;
Ring the bells and shout for joyl
"Not woman voted wet,
In Virginia, Illinois p
She's fine example set;
Safeguard every girl and boy"
"Not a woman voted wet,
In Virginia, Illinois p
She shall read these headlines yet:
"They shall hurt not nor destroy
"Not woman voted wet,
In the state of Illinois |"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-11-14
THE AMERICAN ISSUE
November "a, 1913.

made to majority of the male for the
license policy However, the vets did not neglect their
appeal the women issuing much special literature
addressed to them. Jacksonville went dry by 2,4o4
majority. Of this majority, seventy seven men
and 1927 women.
Complete returns of all of the twenty-eght pre-
cncts voting have not been received by The Issue. AS
far as they have been received they appear in the
companyng table. These are in cases the official
figures furnished direct to The Issue; impartial
and no data is withheld.
study of this table reveals some interesting facts
Wet majorites of men were overcome by dry maj ori-
ties Of women in five towns. No town shows wet
ma jority of women. Even in Du Quoln, which cleo
ton perhaps the nearest to being victory for
the liquor interests of any held last Tuesday, the
women gave majority of 223 against the saloon In
this city religious feature injected into the fight
which resulted dsastrously for the dry forces A cor
respondent from DuQuoin says that the drys not
discouraged but that they will give them another
round next spring
Virginia, the county seat of Cass county, IS the
banner city with reference to the women VOTE where
the score stood 3o4 nothing against the saloons.
Thebes, Ullin Metropolis, Baldwin and Percy were
all carried dry by the vote of the women
East Beardstown went dry by 1872. This precinct
does not include the entire city of Beardstown and the
election affects but saloon. correspondent how
ever says "This precinct includes the redlight dis
trct where beer delivered by the wagonload every
day." In other Words the vote outlaws good many
unlicensed saloons and gives the people chance to in
woke the penalties provided by the local option law
upon the saloon dives of Beardstown vote will I'm
doubted1y be taken in the spring to put the rest OF
Beardstown dry.
The results of Tuesdays battles have inspired the
voters with courage and hope is expected that
fully three hundred townships will call vote on the
license question next spring. There is good fighting
chance win in every city and village in the state
Let the slogan be: Thirty dry counties for ILL
nois
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-07-10
HIT BY INTERURBAN
AUTOMOBILE AND ELECTRIC CAR
CRASH AT A CROSSING
NEAR TOLEDO,
At Matzinger's Crossing, or dead
Mans crossing"-Two Dead,
Three Injured.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Toledo, O.-Two sisters were killed,
another fatally injured and two young
men, one brother of the women and
the other cousin, were fatally hurt
when Detroit, Monroe & Toledo in
terurban car struck their automobile
at Matzinger's crossing, several miles
east of the city. According to wit
nesses to the accident, the automobile
was running about 20 miles an hour.
The interurban which struck 1t was
running about 80 miles an hour. Mat
fingers crossing, where the accident
occurred, is known as Dead Mans
Crossing" among auto drivers. The
railroad tracks are obscured from the
stone road by large barn on one
side and house on another. Leahy,
with his cousins, was running east
He ran up straight to the track when
the fast-approaching interurban crash
ed into the auto. The two girls who
were killed and their sister were oc-
cupying the rear seat of the five-pas-
senger machine. The big electric car
struck this part of the machine, hurl-
ing the back Of the machine far into
the field where the bodies of the two
girls were found. The two men occu-
pied the front seat. Leahy is an en-
gineer on the Pere Marquette rail
road, while James Delaney is a brake
man on the terminal road.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-07-10

The imposition of British standards
on the United States Is strikingly ex.
emplifled by the final enactment at
Harrisburg forbidding either the trap.
ping or shooting of foxes. In Great
Britain, where fox-hunting Is an insti-
tuition, much as baseball is here, ex-
Cept that 1t Is within the reach Of none
but the wealthy, public opinion con-
demns the shooting of foxes as an Of
fense against sport, says the Pittsburgh
Dispatch. But the preservation of fox
es for the hunts TO run after is sup
ported In equity by the hunting organ
izations paying the farmers the depre-
dations OF Reynard on their poultry
yards. We hear of no provisions in
this act now enforced In Pennsylvania
Simply because English sporting opin-
Ion condemns the vulpicide, the legis-
lature of Pennsylvania enacts a law
forbidding the poultry raisers of Penn
sylvania from protecting the means by
which they live. Certainly it would
be we'll to use common sense and Dem
ocratic principles in the legislation of
this state
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-07-10
NEWS FROM FAR
AND NEAR

Chicago, July 2.-Chlcago witnessed
the largest suffrage parade in its his
tory Tuesday when the suffragettes of
Cook county, in honor Of their eman-
cipation from the non-voting class,
gave monster demonstration OF their
approval of the new law giving wom-
en- the rights of suffrage.
Starting from Grant Park, the long
line OF automobiles, headed by pla-
toon Of police and the First Regiment
band. paraded the principal streets
Of the city. while admiring thousands
along the line of march cheered them
as they passed.
Buffalo, N. Y, July 2,-Three more
men who were burned In the Hustled
mill explosion Of week ago died in
the hospitals during the night and
this morning, bringing the total
known to be dead up to %. The
bodies of eight others are believed to
be in the ruins.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-07-10
FORMER SUGAR OFFICIAL DIES
ed of Fraud and Pardoned by
Taft Dies Of Heart Trouble.

New York, July 5.-Charles R.
Heike, former secretary OF the sugar
trust, who was convicted Of compile
ity in the underweighing frauds and
whose sentence Of eight months i'm.
prisonment was commuted by Presi-
dent Taft died last night at his home
in Sea Bright, N ]. Heike had been
III for some time The president ex.
tended clemency when he was assured
by eminent physicians that imprison-
ment would only hasten the convicted
mans death which would occur before
many months. Before this Heike had
tried In vain to upset his conviction in
the higher courts. His penalty was
limited to fine Of $4,000.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-07-10
TERRIBLE LOSSES SUFFERED
BY Bulgaria and Servians; Fights the
Hardest of War;

st. Petersburg.-The Rech asserts
that pourparlers are passing between
Greece, SerVia, Montenegro and Ru-
mania with the object of forming a
new quadruple alliance. Rumors are
persistent that Turkey threatens war
unless Bulgaria evacuates Rodosto and
the coast of Marmora. After ten days
OF fighting, more severe and deadly in
character than anything in the last
Balkan War, little light beings to
break upon the hitherto obscure oper-
ations. In the first place, the Servians
have lost more men than in the whole
previous campaign, and semi-official
statements issued at Belgrade have
the appearance of an intention to pre-
pare the public for news of disaster.
Desperate fighting, with fuctuating
fortunes, is proceeding along the Var
dar and Bregalinitza rivers. Impor-
tant news has been received of the
Bulgarian invasion of Service through
Belogradechyk, about As miles north
east of Nish, Servia's most important
fortified town. No indication is given
of the strength of the Bulgarian col
umn at this point, but the Bulgarians
claim to have defeated the Servians
and captured five guns and a quantity
of other war material, and, by the oc-
cupation of the passes, to have opened
the road to Nish. There is heavy fight
ing also between the Servians and Bull
garians to the south of Istip. About
100000 men are engaged and the losses
on both sides appear to be terrible.
Bulgaria's strategy appears to be to
hold the Greeks in check, probably
with comparatively small forces, while
she deals with Servia. This assump-
ton, if correct, would explain the VIC
torious advance of the Greek army.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-07-10
SLAIN IN BIG RIOT
STRIKING GOLD MINERS START
FIRE IN JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.
4 MEN DEAD; so WOUNDED
Women Lead Rioters In Street Battle
with Mounted PoIIee-Tralns Held
Up and Big Buildings Burned to the
Ground.

johannesburg, July -Four civil
ians were killed and fifty wounded ir
riot here Saturday connected with
the gold miners strike. The cavalry
made repeated charges against the
mob and wild confusion continues
throughout the streets Of the city.
The situation existing here was new
er equaled. The mob, which seized
the railway station at Johannesburg
and the Braamfontein sidings half a
mile away, was for a time unrestrict-
ed masters OF the situation and held
up all outgoing trains.
Later, when the police got the up
per hand, an attempt to dispatch the
southern mails resulted in a savage
onslaught by the mob with sticks and
stones. Mounted troops charged them
and the loiterers retaliated with
stones and bullets.
The park station soon was in flames
and incendiaries began firing other
large buildings. The Star building
was ignited front and rear and soon
was a mass Of flames.
At first the troops and police re-
Trained from using their firearms, but
later fired over the heads of the riot
ers. who continued to shower them
with stones and bottles. Then a sec
ond volley was fired into the crowd
somewhat cowing the rioters.
Reinforcements of dragons, by
continued charges, finally scattered
the mob.
A mob attacked the Werner Biets
headquarters where the authorities
fired upon them and compelled them
to retreat. They soon renewed the
attack, however, whereupon the drag
oons charged and dispersed them.
Intermittent firing took place in sew
eral parts of the city.
The conflict started when the strik-
ers attempted to hold a meeting in
the market place and it was sup
pressed by the police. This infamed
the strikers, and in various parts of
the city rioting began. For time
even the troops were powerless to
check the mob. Strikers forced the
tramcar drivers to take their cars to
their depots. Then, headed by wom-
en- bearing white flags, they seized the
municipal power station, expelled the
engineers and cut off the electric sup
ply Of the city, which was plunged in
darkness for an hour or two until
troops arrived and drove out the strik-
ers. Another contingent OF strike SYM
pathizers seized the Braamfontein
yards, the main railway center Of the
Transvaal. and stopped the train
service.
Hundreds of strikers tried to rush
one Of the entrances to the Kleinfon-
tein mines, where "Blacklegs" were
working. The troops kept them at
bay until the police dispersed them.
The strike leaders repudiate the ex-
cesses, but the men are in ugly tenn
per against "blacklegs," and further
trouble is expected. There is much
apprehension OF a. general strike
among all trades.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-07-10
FIGHT OVER LINCOLN
VETERAN REsENTs sLUR ON
MARTYRED PRESIDENTS NAME
AT GETTYSBURG.
THREE REsCUERs MAY DIE
Battle Occurs In a Hotel and Guests
Flee In a Panic When Trouble
starts-AIIeged AssaiIant Is Quick.
Iy Captured.

Gettysburg, Pa, July 6.-Seven mer
were stabbed in fight In the dining
room Of the Gettysburg hotel as a re
suit Of a fight started when several
men aroused the anger of an old vet
eran in blue by abusing Lincoln
Wednesday. Three of the wounded
men are in serious condition at the
Pennsylvania State hospital. The
state constabulary are making des
perate efforts to find the men who
did the stabbing.
The wounded men are:
Edward ]. Carroll, sergeant Of the
quartermaster's corps, U. S. A
David Farbor of Butler, Pa, mem.
ber OF the state constabulary.
John ID. Maugin, Harrisburg.
Charles Susler of West Fairview
Pa.
Malcolm Griffin of Bedford City, Pa.
Hayder Renisbecker, Gettysburg.
Harry A. Root, Jr., Harrisburg.
Farbor, Maugln and Griffin are in
the most serious condition. Each was
wounded in the left breast and tho
surgeons fear they will not recover.
The fight started shortly before
seven o'clock, when the dining-room
was full, and caused a panic among
the scores of guests.
The veteran, who was unhurt and
disappeared in the melee, was sitting
near Farbor and Carroll when he
heard the sighting remarks about
Lincoln. He jumped to his feet and
began to defend the martyred presi-
dent and berated his detractorS The
men who were stabbed, according to
the information the surgeons gath
cred, jumped to the defense of the
veteran when the others closed in.
Knives were drawn in a second and
the room was thrown into an uproar.
Women fled for the doors and crowd
ed to the windows ready to jump to
the street below. 1t was all over be-
fore the other men IN the room could
act and the men responsible for it
got out and away. The fight spurred
the medical men again to an effort to
have the Gettysburg saloons closed
during the remainder of the celebra-
tlon.
Gettysburg, Pa, July 3.---While the
sun poured down a terrific blast Of
heat, the armies OF the north and
south began the formal exercises OF
the semi-centennial of Gettysburg
Tuesday.
Veterans to the number Vt $1,000
filed into the big tent set apart for
the exercises, sat in the haze of heat
for two hours and shook the camp
with their cheers when the speakers
made reference to a reunited nation.
Every seat under the canvas was
taken long before Secretary of War
Garrison and Governor Tener, the ora
tors Of the day, arrived. Although
the men in gray were far outnumbered
by those in blue, there were possibly
thousand southerners through the
ampttheater, and what they lacked in
numbers they made up in lung power.
When Governor Tener- finished his
speech Gen. Bennett H. Young, COM
mander-in-chief of the United Confed-
crate Veterans, rose slowly and
bowed stepped forward to deliver his
address. He was greeted with wild
enthusiasm, the Union veterans, led
by Commander-in-Chief Beers, giving
him three lusty cheers and a tiger"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-07-10

The largest log ever landed in
northern California" came into Chico
the other day. 1t was clear sugar
pine and it was more than six feet
through at the top and eight feet at
the butt. With two other logs from
the same tree it totaled 1882 feet Of
lumber. 1t sold for something over
$500. One does not have to be a IA
natical conservationlst to deem this
sum absolutely inadequate to repay
the world for the loss 1t suffered in
the cutting OF so splendid pine.
Money can never be an equivalent for
beauty and romance, anyway.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-07-10
RItchle Wins over Rl".ers.

San Francisco, July 7-As long as
Joe Rivers held the upper hand he
fought like turk. When brave-heart-
ed Ritchie stemmed the tide and then
turned it, the Los Angeles Mexican
grew visibly discouraged. Joe fought
several rounds with very little spirit
and quit IN the eleventh on Friday.
The battle was fought under perfect
weather conditions in the open and
was witnessed by 1000 persons, The
receipts, 1t was said, aggregated $780,
900.