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Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-12-10
EDITORIAL OBSERVATIONS
(COntributed.)
WILSON SHOULD SUCCEED SELF

The result of the recent election has
proven conc.usiyely that President
Wilson is the logical candidate for the
Democrats to nominate in 1916. Speak
or Clark was eminently correct in the
suggestion he made months ago that
Mr., Wilson should be nominated to
succeed himself. The speaker argued
that if the administration of the Pres
ident proved a success he was entitled
to another nomination ; If it turned
out to be a failure no Democrats need
apply. Exactly. The fall elections
have clearly shown that majority of
the people are content with the record
Mr.. Wilson has made as President the
past two years. 1t was complete
Democratic victory unclouded by plu-
ralities, or discredited with contests
Had Mr.. Wilson been running for
President in November Of this year he
would have won against the field, de-.
spite the business depression tracea-
BILE to the blighting effects of the Eu-
ropean war. :.
Some one has made the appropriate
suggestion that: The darkest hour is
Just before dawn, especially to the
man who rides restless nightmare.
Thanks to intelligent cooperation, j
halter has been placed on the business
nightmare in the country, dark panic
averted and the dawn of prosperity
will shortly be illumtned with much
gold.
Our enormous production must
eventually replace the destruction IN
Europe. Foreign securities at low
prices will be exchanged for our pro-
ducts at higher prices.
While turbulent Europe fights for
peace with President Wilson in the
White House, we can hope for con-
t:nued peace and prosperity in the
United States of America.
President Wilson is a man who be-
lieves that a public official should
stay on the job" and has been prac-
ticing what he breaches. His job, ms
he sees it, is to stay in Washington
and face serious responsibilities that
the Mexican revolutions and the wars
abroad have placed upon him. He
has stood by his post when justice to
himself warranted rest and recreation.
Friends have demonstrated, but the
President has insisted upon sticking
to his task, rather than conserve his
own physical well-being. The presi-
dent believes that public Office is p
Public trust and has full confidence
that the people will justly appraise
the work Of their servant. Let the
campaign slogan Tor 1916 be win
With Wilson"
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-12-10
MODEL SANITARY DISTRICT.

cape rear TOWNSHIP CVUleS III lOE
High Compliment on Sanitation.
The United States Public Health.
Service has issued from it's news bu-
reau this statement on ga Progressive
Township"
A remarkable instance of what a
rural township can do in sanitation
if it really makes up it's mind to be
progressive is given in an article just
published by the United States Pub
lie Health Service. Cape Fear Town
ship in New Hanover County, Il. c.,
started out last summer on a sanitary
campaign under the combined leader
ship of the County, Boar dof Health,
the State Board of Health and the
United States Public Health Service in
Wilmington AS a result there has
been great improvement in sanitary
conditions. According to reports that
have just come in, every schoolhouse
and every home in the township is
provided with sanitary conveniences
eff there is any other rural town
ship in the entire South that can show
a progress equal to this, it ought to
come to the fore and let itself be
known. When a study of several hun
dred counties shows nearly one-half
of the farm homes without any sani-
tary conveniences at all it is matter
OF. pride to point to the achievement
OF township like Cape Fear in New
Hanover County which. demonstrates
itself as being so far ahead of the
average. !.
While. ! it is understood that it is
claimed by some public speakers that
the South is making more rapid
strides in improving its sanitation.
than any other part of the country, an
examination of tens of thousands of
farm Fsmes in the South Atlantic
.Scates shows that there are yet many
townships where the sanitary Index
is less than three onSa scale Of 100.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-12-10
FAKE ADVERTISING SCHEMES.

: Ever and anon we behoove it the
Democrats painful duty to offer some
OF Hendersonville's business men a lit
tie free but valuable advice about adj
wertising schemers and takers roam
ing over the country.
1T is painfully amusing to see some Of
the business men of Hendersonville
fall" for the special advertising
schemes and stunts infesting this city,
when little elaboration from with
under the hypnotic spell cast over them
t2y the cunning schemer would thor
CalEhly convince them of what they
batter asarn, that Advertising Don't
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-12-10
SOME MORE GOLD.
Capt. Toms Has Some Nuggets, From
Valuable Mineral Lands.

Capt. M. C. Toms, who doubtless mas
been interested in as many mining
projects as any body in this section
was seen on the streets this week With
some new nuggets, which he says came
from Western North Carolina" Inc
tarces of gold are plainly visible anu
the assay shows the product to De
very valuable
What development will lbe made Oh
the mines and just where they are Is
unknown, but authorities report them
to be valuable.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-12-10

lected $104,437 for campaign purposes
This year. OF this sum John D. Rookie
Teller gave $4,000 and Andrew Carne-
gle $4,000. There were 1,411 contri-
buttons all told and the donations
proved to be bread cast upon the
water, which returned within very
few days.
President Wilson believes the ques-
ton of Woman Suffrage is one for the
states and not for the Government.
lie is right, as usual. But suffragette
leaders insist upon hearing and
their wishes will be complied with of
course.
Anyway, Governor Blease made :.
Lot of fellows happy on Thanksgiving
Day, especially that murderer VINO
was sentenced to be electrocuted and
gets off with five years imprisonment.
1t is said there are less than fifty
prisoners left in the state prison at
Columbia.
Great Britain appears to find little
difficulty in floating war loan of ST.
750,O00,O00. The Britons evidently
have no thought of sueing for peace
until every resource has been exhaust
er, which means there will be no SEES
sation of hostilities any time soon.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-12-10
RIG TIME AT REEDY PATCH,

An entertainment will be given as
the Reedy Patch school house neA'
Saturday night, beginning at o'cloch'
An interesting program has been d.
ranged and the public is invited to az
tend.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-12-10
ADVERTISERS.


M Advertisers wishing an Il
N nOuncementS in the annual q
q Christmas number of the II
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Shop early.
Xmas two weeks ahead.
Sanitation will yet reign supreme in
Hendersonville.
Be a booster; in other words, join
the Greater Hendersonville club.
The city club is going to make it
tighter on the tightwads.
Help your business by helping the
CS5's commercial organization.
Mr. s. NJ King should console him
Melf with the truth that he has made
good registrar of deeds during the six
years Of his service. His defeat did
not mean lack of efficiency, for human
nature is something curious to deal
with when election time comes.
=
Week movement with the view to in
duciHg- people to pay their debts. If
Hendersonville could do such with
golden fruitage, this would be mod
En E1dorado
While you are looking around for an
appropriate Christmas gift, we know
nothing that would be more appreci-
A1ed for the money than years sub
SEiption to the Democrat. Your
friend would be reminded of your
generosity and thoughtfulness at least
6fy-two weeks during the year.
1t is very important that the people
81 Henderson county attend the meet
ing to be held at the court house next
Saturday when local questions will
be discussed. This meeting was con-
Einusd from last week by reason of
the inelement weather.
Asheville has received it's motor-pro-
yelled sanitary wagon and we ever
and anon behold iridescent visions
of push-cart, ox-wagon or other I'M
pretentious form of a garbage collec-
TOR in Hendersonville. May the
dreams of a tireless citizenship be re-
allied.
That is truly an enviable record esr
&abIished by Cape Fear township N
New Hanover in that it is a model
sanitary district. Read what the gov
eminent bulletin elsewhere in the
Democrat says on this subject and set
such as standard for your own
household then your community and
see what a difference there will be in
the enlightenment and healthfulness
OF the county.
Solicitor Michael Schenck has re-
ceiEed his commission as solicitor of
the Eighteenth Judicial district. AS
slated in the Democrat last week, the
Board OF Canvassers refused to go
back on the returns from Yancey
county and the contest went to naught.
Solicitor Schenck says that the great
Gst satisfaction he got out of the race
and contest was the loyalty shown
Elm by the legal fraternity during the
contest. Several democrats took it
npoR- themselves to go to Raleigh in
his behalf without a request, which is
evidence that they are proud of his
record, though despite all this loyalty
the News & Observer reported that a
lone member of the democratic party
was helping Judge Blythe with his
contest
: FAKE ADVERTISING SCHEMES.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-12-10

Deeds, Mortgage Deeds. Deeds in
Trust, Trespass notices, Chattel Mort
cages and other legal blanks for sale
at the Democrat Office.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-12-10

Unless conditions rapidly change for
the better Christmas will find 10,00U,-
coo starving persons in the once proud
but now war-swept Belgium. Can
you appreciate what crying for bread,
to keep soul and body together, means?
Thu generous hearted people of the
United States have already responded
literally to the cry of distress, but
With winter approaching the necessity
for relief becomes more pronounced.
100000 pounds of food daily must be
provided to meet the needs of the hour
and the call is today. Tomorrow
may be too late. Let your Christmas
gifts this year be to the dying Bel
gians for, after all cit is more bless
ed to give than to receive" Every
little will help but try to be liberal
in your contribution to a worthy
cause.
The short term of the present Con-
gress is now in session and President
Wilson has acquainted the members
with his idea of legislative program
for the winter. There appears to be
a general feeling that when the repre-
sentatives bow themselves out" on
the 4th of March little legislation of
significance will be found on the calen-
dar, and, further, that no necessity for
another special session will exist.
This Congress has wrought we'll and
it will take it's place in the annals OF
the country's achievements as the
longest and most fruitful session pre-
viously experienced during the life Of
the Republic. The President is dis
posed to content himself with the en-
actment of the tariff, currency and 9TH
er measures of relief for the present,
having probably decided it the part of
wisdom to allow time for business to
adjust itself to changed conditions.
Hon. William Jennings Bryan cup
and says in his paper, the Commoner;
''Fhe active opposition to woman. suf-
frage is to be found in the brewery,
distilbery and the saloon, and when
this fact is known those who are asso-
ciated with the anti-suffragists will
inquire the cause" This may be
true in liquor-ridden States like Ne
traska, Ohio, Kentucky, Maryland,
New York and other booze centers
The shoe does not fit either party to
the controversy down here in North
Carolina, where saloons have been
displaced by splendid magnificent
church edifices. and the distilleries
With up-to-date Industrial plants,
y y Sd
The New York Republican State ex-
ccutiVe committee reports having col
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-12-10

Glover T. Orr has for sale one good
Ford five passenger car, almost rgooC
as new. If you want bargain see
me at once.
12-9-3tc. GLOVER T. ORR.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-12-10

MANY THABKStTO an admirer of
pretty place. Many thanks for the
letter. We are endeavoring to pre-
vent further destruction of the
shrubbery by the goats. Mrs. e.
Calm. 12-3-2tc
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-12-10

FOR SALE-GOOd gentle mare net
afraid of steam trains nor automo-
bile. A safe animal for lady to
drive. Work well in wagon. A
good brood mare. N. G. Cameron,
Fletcher, n. G. 11-26-Stp
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-12-10

Advertisers wishing an
nOuncementS i'm the annual
Christmas number of the
Democrat next week are adj
Tised to have their copy lin
this Office early in order to
assure attention. Early copy
guarantees more care and
Better satisfaction.
Il Y e e e r 81 II #
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-12-10

FOR SALE 2 Cylinder Maxwell Tour
ing ear; cylinder Firestone touring
car. Will sell both for one-third the
cost of one. r. n Oates. 1112-tne
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-08-06
Some Queer Mix-Ups.

The rule against coachers touching
base runners at third base has caused
some queer mix-ups this season. Re-
Gently Washington runner, rounding
third, ran into Manager Griffith, who
was coaching and Umpire O'Loughlin
called the runner out, on the theory
that it was not for him to say if the
collision was intentional or otherwise
on the part Of the coacher. The rea-
soning of O'Loughlin is sound, that
coacher, after stopping a needless
base runner, might claim they came
together accidentally, but there is no
sense in decision reported from a
minor league city in the South, where
the umpire called runner on third
out because a coacher had handed him
handkerchief, the runners nose
having started to bleed. 1t was new
er intended that coacher should not
approach a runner after he had quit
running, to give him advice or render
assistance, as In the case Of the nose
bleed.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-08-06
BALL GAME is REPRODUCED
Novel Electric Motion Sign Represents
Pitcher and Catcher Going Through
Maneuvers of Game.

Installed in a conspicuous place on
one of the streets of Pittsburgh, Pa,
is novel electric motion sign which
represents the pitcher, batter and
catcher going through the usual
maneuvers of a ball game. The cycle
of effects is as follows: First, the
pitcher and the catcher warming up
before the batsman enters the box;
second, the pitcher winding up" and
delivering the ball to the batsman,
who knocks foul ball; third, the
pitcher throwing a ball which Is
missed by the batsman, and, fourth
the ball being delivered and the bats
man knocking q pop fly" into the
pitchers hands. During the entire OPP
Grafton the figures go through the
most lifelike movements, and the ball
is represented flying through the air
in passing from one position to an
other.
After the ball game is over the sign
legend Is illuminated in sections DIS
playing respectively the words
"Chew," Smoke" and the name OF the
tobacco advertised. In addition to pro-
ducing the spectacular effects de-
scribed, the sign indicates the time OF
day by an electrically illuminated
clock-Electricai World.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-08-06
COFFEE IN DEMAND

bles among the trees, the utilization
OF seaweed and other manures. yield
excellent returns over cost.
The value of exports of cocoanuts
for the past year amounted to- 1884,
800. Besides being interested In CO.
coanuts, the departments agricultural
station has q number of other nut
bearing trees on trial. both edible and
oil.bearing, and 1t is hoped that some
will prove profitable for cultivation
there.
Although the other agricultural
products show such great promise.
sugar and tobacco stillo continue to
lead all others by big margin. The
exports of sugar during the last year
had a total value of $27,226,905, while
the value of the tobacco exports were.
manufactured, $5,s24,O30; unmanufac.
tured, $3,1SS.227.
Planters are now introducing I'M
proved varieties of cane, while the
cultivation and fertilization Of the
crop has been vastly improved. On
the other hand, lands not we'll suited
to the crop have been planted and
others have been continuously planted
to cane, so that yields have been re-
duced to minimum. Many of these
lands will now go out of cultivation.
Porto Rican tobacco, as we'll &C su-
gar, is being improved in quality.
This improvement is resulting In Its
finding larger market and increas-
ing prices There is large popula-
ton skilled in certain lines of tobacco
manufacturing such as cigar-making.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-08-06

annualled in favor of prior purchace
by Horace Fogel.
He went to Philadelphia in 1912 for
$4,000.
He claims that he began his big
league career in earnest on his thir-
tieth birthday.
His greatest year was the season of
1913, when he batted for .34i, led the
league in number of hits and total
bases, and drove in record number of
runs.
He claims that he is not come
back, but rather started late.
He is slow runner, mediocre
| fielder, and an unknown quantity on
| inside baseball But he is one of the
greatest smuggling hitters who ever
| lived.
In his youth he played professional
football, but his favorite sports at
present are hunting and fishing.
He is married, and has one child
daughter.
His winter home is near Los Ange-
les, overlooking the Pacific.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-08-06
"LATE START" CLAIMED
Cactus" Crayath Denies That
He Is a Comeback"
One of the Greatest Slussins Hitters
Ever in Baseball Is Slow Runner
Mediocre Fielder, but Leads
National League.

He was born at San Diego, Cal.
March %, 1882.
His name is Clifford Clarence era
vath.
He goes by the nickname Gravy"
or Cactus"
He is feet 10 inches tall, and
weighs 1856 pounds.
He played baseball as catcher on
the local high school team.
He left home at the age Of fifteen
years to make his fortune, and for
three years didn't see a baseball.
He worked at various jobs during
these three years, and eventually
learned to be telegraph operator.
He first played semipro ball at San
Diego
He began his professional baseball
career at Los Angeles as catcher.
He was shifted to the outfield be-
cause of lack of good outfield material,
and has played there ever since.
He played for Eve years at Los An
geles before he gained admittance to
the major leagues.
He was the property of three Ameri-
can league clubs in succession, the
Red Sox, White Sox and Washington,
failing to make good in every case.
He was taken to Minneapolis of the
American association by Joe Cantillon
in 1909, where he remained three
years.
During these three years he made a
great reputation, and was annually
drafted by major league clubs.
His experience was glazing ar
raignment Of the draft rules, which al
low a star to be smothered indefinitely
in the minors.
He was finally accorded to Pitts
burgh by draft, only to have the claim
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-08-06
GIVES ORIGIN OF "BlG SIX"
Jim Hart, Former Owner of Chicago
Cubs, Is Responsible for Name
Given christy Mathewson.

There have been plenty of reasons
advanced for the name of "Bix Six"
which has been tackled on to Christy
Mathewson. The real reason is new.
In the old days the National league
consisted of two constantly warning
factions known as the big Three"
and the big Five" The st. Louis club
held the balance of power, and
switched it's vote according to which
of the other owners it owed the most
money. In New York one day there
was hot argument as to whether
the big Three" or the big Five"
had done the most for baseball. Jim
Hart, then owner of the Chicago club,
snorted:
Big Three and Big Five," he
said angrily. Neither of them draws
anyone to ball games-it's Blk Six
out there"
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-08-06

Pitcher William James is quite q
popular character in major league
base ball this season. There are only
three of them, and recently, strange
ly enough, all three got into action
the same day. William James of the
Maps, William H. James of the st.
Louis Browns, and William L James
Of the Boston Braves, are the James
boys in the big league this season.
The day they all worked the Maps
lost in washington, the st. Louis man
retired with flying colors before his
team beat out the Yankees, while
the Boston gent walloped the Pirates.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-08-06

Indian
small at
children He first played pros
Nebraska Indians team OF abort
independent circuit year. ana
his reputation In 1908 ne was with the Lincoln
until
in OF
with when
purchased by chicago
California with the White sox
St Joseph by the Cincinnati cruz anu
April TO- to join the Kansas C
Injunction which Judge Foe mas
Just
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-08-06
CLEVER WHITE S0X PITCHER
Picked Up by Comiskey from Fort
Worth Team at Draft Prices, He
Rapidly Developed Into Star.

Ewell Albert Russell, better known
as Rebel Russell, the left-handed pitch-
err of the Chicago American league,
was born on a farm near Albany,
Miss, on March IL, 1885, When
year old his family moved into Texas.
He worked as farm helper until he
was fifteen years Of age, when he be-
came teamster, which gave him
chance to play ball at odd times with
independent teams. He was finally Of
fered a chance with the Bonham club
of the Texas Oklahoma league early in
1912. His work was so good that he
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-08-06
BASEBALL MOTIFS

Russell Ford is more than holding
his own in the Federal league.
Hal Chase is now a Buffed, and bets
are now in order as to the length or
time he'll stay there.
The trip around the world has hurt
Joe Benz so much that he has pitched
only a no-hit and one-hit game.
Marty O'Toole, whom the Pirates
bought from st. Paul for $22,5OO a
few years ago, will be turned loose.
John McGraw of the Giants is said
to be jealous of the success Charlie
Herzog is making as manager of the
Reds.
Connie Mack's pitching staff is do
ing SO poorly that rival pennapt pros
poets are having close fight for Sec
ond place.
Grover Land, tne DeeIy Catcher VI
the Tip Tops, would be far more val
liable If he could run as fast as the
average backstop.
After the Lincoln teams name was
changed to the Tigers they recovered
from long losing streak. The Ante
lopes" was their Jonah.
Where did the Feds get the $4,000
they offered Walter Johnson to jump
Maybe it was raised by popular sub
scription among American league bat
! tiers.
Failure of Lou Nordyke to cover
first base on an infield tap that should
have been an out beat Pitcher Stall
COP of Edmonton out Of a no-hit game
against Regina in the Western Canada
leaEue. It was the only ball hit in
] the game that was not fieided cleanly.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-08-06
TUMULTY is AVERSE TO CATS
Secretary to President Refuses to Sign
Lease for Cottage Until Felines
Are Barred.

Washington.-Secr to the Pres
ident Joseph P. Tumulty refused to
sign lease for his summer cottage
at Avon-by -the-Sea until clause stat