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Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-11-06
TRIED TO Kill Wife

WAYNESVILLE, N. c., Nov. A.
John Brindle, a prosperous farmer
OF the southwestern part of Hay
wood county, is in jail here as the
result OF an alleged attempt to kill
his sleeping wife early this morn
ing. The attempt was frustrated
by the efforts of Brindle's seventeen
year-old son, Dewey. according to
reports reaching here.
Acc riding to reports, Brindle
went home this morning, following
the election, and asked his son for
his pistol, stating that he wished
to shoot something in the yard
Securing the pistol, Brindle is said
to have walked to the side of his
wlfe's bed, placed his hand on her
head and with the remark, "your
time has come" to have fired twice.
)he first shot took effect in the
back of Mrs. Brindle's neck. the
second going wild.
Young Rrindle threw himself up-
on his ather. and after strueele.
succeeded in wrenching the gun
away from him. The father fired
twice at his son. according to re-
ports, but missed both times. The
father then eft the house, going to
to the home of a son about three
quarters of mile away, and Dewey
Brindle rushed to a telephone.
Examination of Mrs. Brindle's
wounds disclosed that none of the
bones of the head was broken. the
bullet striking a bone, ,elancine
from the skull and coming out lust
even with the right ear.
Brindle was arrested and placed
Yin the county Jail here.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-11-06
MARRIAGE: LICENSE.

Herman Cabe 81, to Veda Higdon
21.
Roe Henry 81, Haywood Co.. to
Clara Ratcliff Is. Haywood Co..
Joshua Freeman 38, to Caroline
Bryson 27.
Lenora Wilson Is, to Lula Belle
Cabe Is.
Gus Roland 81, col, to Allie May
Wilson, 20, col
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-11-06
BRITT Wins

With definite returns in from
nearly all of the counties of the
district 1t IS practically certain that
James }. Britt, former Third Assist.
ant Postmaster General, Republican,
Progressive candidate for CONGRESS-
has defeated Congressman James
M. Gudeer Jr, by a majority of ap
proximately 500.
The election of Mr.. Britt
was caused by the greatly decreased
Democratic majorities in the usual
ly overwhelmingly democratic coun-
ties of Buncombe, Rutherford and
Haywood.
Mr.. Britt and his friends are
claiming a majority of 1000.
Britt received majority of about
800 in Cherokee, 48 in Glaham, zoo
in henderson. 315 in Swain, so in
Mcdowell, SO in Polk and II in
Pennsylvania. Gudger carried Hay.
wood by 438, Buncombe 1855. Ruth.
erfOrd IS and Jackson as.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-11-06
MISSIONARY
SOCIETY TO Meet

The regular business meeting of
the w. NJ. S. will meet with Mrs. J,
W. Keener Tuesday, Nov. II, 1914.
at three o'clock. Every member is
urged to be present.
HELEN CATHEY, Sec.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-11-06
Halloween AT S. C.I.

At the request of the Adisonian
Literary Society. the sprites of Hal
lowe'en had promised much merri-
ment for Sylvia Collegiate Institute
students on their annual { stive
eve.
AS the boys filed into the girls
home, Dame Fate apportioned to
each his fair partner for the first
part of the evening; and as the
girls descended the stairs, the 20 lue
gentlemen felt that Fate had indeed
been kind.
After the greetings had broken
the ice, papers headed with the
word, Halloween" were passed
and partners were asked to spell 4
many words ai possible, using onIy
the letters occ lrring in the given
word. At the end of ten minutes.
it was found that Miss Madge Hod-
ees and Mr.. Ora Pangle had SPELL
ed fifty four words, a higher num-
Der than any others. AS a reward
they were presented with a school
pennant. which Mr.. Pangle very
calamity presented to Miss Hodges.
At the stroke of the witches
chimes, partners were CHANGED.
lights suddenly became dim, and
fires, and pumpkin skull lanterns
threw wierd shadows about In
various portions of the building
gathered groups drawn by an un-
canny power and held against their
Wills to listen to gruesome, CHASTITY
tales told in spectral tones. When
this diversion had reached it's
height, and boys as well as girls be-
gan to feel the clutch of icy fingers
at their threats. some good fairy
dispelled the shadows from both
rooms and minds; and the remaind-
er of the period was spent in joIy
games.
AS the chimes rang out again.
the music room filled quickly; and
piano and voices afforded catertain-
ment for awhile. Then Miss Belue
reclted in we'll modulated tones. the
story of Engineers making Love-
MISS llsdale, the teacher of music
and expression, also entertained
every one by a vivid characterize
ton OF the school boy stealing his
first kiss, and caught in the act
Finding partners again the young
people entered the dinning hail.
where they found the tables deco
rated with autumn flowers, ferns
and pumpkin lights. Cream cake
and apples were enjoyed by all.
Alter another period of games:
MI. Ralph jarrett, a promising voice
student sang "A Perfect Day, ad-
ding much to the pleasure OF the
evening. Being warned that the
COLLINS and elves were soon to take
possession of all abroad, the quests
Withdrew, voting the Adisonians
adapt entertainers.
N0RTU r CADOI INA TC CuCno, ,ooc
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-11-06
HOW FARMERS SHOULD ORGANIZE,

The department is continually
receiving inquiries from all sections
asking how farmers ought to organ
ize. The answer to such a eneral
question must necessarily be that
it depends partly upon the particu-
lar needs of a given community
and partly upon the capacity which
farmers have to establish and man
age the work of a suitable organiza-
ton. There should be a strong To-
cal feeling of the need of some i'm.
prOvement and that certain definite
aims or purposes can be more full
ly realized with the aid of organ
lied interest and activity than
through individual effort alone. 1t
is folly to expect that mere organ
lzatlon, as such, will achieve a giv-
en- object, unless the farmers organ
lze IN the right way and equip their
organization so that it will carry on
its work efficiently. Having decided
that an associated effort is warrant
ed by the needs of the community
a study should be made of the kind
OF organization that would be most
helpful and the ways and means of
making its work effective. While
this calls for intelligent, enthusias-
lc, and self-sacrifcing leadership,
is best that this be furnished To-
cally. Organization may need out
side advice, but they should not be
promoted by outsiders. The farm
er's dvance must come as the re-
suit of his own efforts; his progress
must develop from within rather
than without. The organization that
is given him is of far less value to
hlm than the one Which he himself
creates. In the matter of securing
advice it is generally wise to make
application to the agricultural col
lege or the proper Government Of
fetal. In asking for this advice a
full statement of the local situation
should be given-the territory to
be included, number of farmers in
terested, class and amount of work
to be undertaken, previous cooper
ative experience, and any other
local features that will give a def
mite idea of the problems that must
be met in outlining a plan of or
ganization for the betterment of
the community.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-11-06
DISTRICT Meeting.

A district meeting of the 42nd
Masonic District of North Carolina
is called to meet with Oconee Lodge
No. 427 at Bryson City. 2 P M. Dec
9Th, 1914.
This district comprises the count
ties of Swain, Macon and Jackson.
1t is expected that every Lodge in
the district be represented by a
good sized delegation bringing re-
port of the condition of each Lodge
in said district.
There will be during the sessions
a careful and pains taking exem-
plification of the work in each de-
gree. l hope to see a good repre-
seatation from each Lodge.
Fraternally,
T. F. DeitZ
Dist. Depty Grand Master.
Mr.. B. C. Grindstaff, of Sylvia N.
T., was in Franklin the past week
on nbusiness.-Franklin Press.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-11-06
THEY DIDN'T CATCH THEM

1t seems that the plans that had
been made and carefully thought
out for several weeks, we're unsuc-
cessful, when a large number of
young people attempted to charivari
the newly-weds Saturday night.
Scouts had been placed so that the
young couple could not escape, but
some how Mr. and Mrs. Holt were
at home in Acme when the crowd
were doing their best to find them.
An interesting time occurred
when Rev. Pratt and Miss Nimo
Buchanan, sister of the bride at
tempted to leave the house. They
were taken for the bride and groom
and were crowded back to the house
and pelted with white beans.
An invitation was given for the
crowd to come in and number en-
tered and enjoyed candy treat.
although they had failed in their
purpose to charivarl the young
people.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holt left soon after
the wedding ceremony and walked
to the North Fork, crossing in a
boat to Acme and then to their
new home. Mr.. Holt carried a box
of cigars with him so if they were
caught he could treat.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-11-06

STRAYED-1 2 year old steer
black with white list around his
lips marks smooth crop and split in
right ear swallow fork in left. One
red heifer one year old in same
mark. Reward for any information
Napoleon billiard.
Willetts, N. C..
Hon. Felix E. Alley was a busi-
ness visitor from Waynesville. this
week.
Mrs. Flora j. Watkins left Thurs
day for California where she will
spend sometime.
j. A. Leopard of Cathechee S. C..
was in the city this week.
Billy Davis was in Asheville this
week on business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
NO ARLINGTON PLANS YET.
Syndicate Owning Property Not
Ready to Complete Enterprise.

The syndicate owning the Arlington
Hotel site has no plans for the improve
ment of the property. according to a
statement which has been made by Oliver
]. Sands of Richmond. secretary and
treasurer of the corporation. According
to Mr.. Sands there seems TO be no pros
pect of resumption of work on the
Arlington Hotel enterprise in the near
future.
"A number of real estate agents and
promoters have suggested plans and have
even gone so far as to have tentative
drawings made, and have tried to secure
commitments to loan on the prop
erty. said Mr.. Sands. but this has all
been done without authority on the part
of this company. None of the several
propositions that have been submitted
has been satisfactory to the owners.
The present time does not appear to
be propitious for the investment of large
amounts of money in building enterprises.
for the reason that interest rates on this
character of loans are very high and in
vestors timid. The owners believe that
conditions will materially change during
the coming year. and that the plans for
such an enterprise should be maturely
considered before entered upon. and
therefore they are taking their time in
the matter of the development of the
proprty."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
ASQUITH NEARING RECORD
OF SERVICE AS PREMIER
Head of British Government Has
Been in Office Six
Years.
Correspondence of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON. June 25.-Premier Asoufth
has now held Office for just six years.
thus exceeding in length the admins
istration of Disraeli. who occupied the
office from 1874 to 1880 Since the
days Of Lord Liverpool who was prime
minister for fifteen years. there have been
only three statesmen who have held the
office for longer period. without break,
than Mr.. Asquith.
Two of these. Lord Melbourne and
Lord Palmerston. both were prime min
lister for about two months longer than
Mr.. AsQuith has been so far. The third
case is that of Lord Salisbury. who was
prime minister for exactly seven wears.
from 1898 to 1902. Lord Palmerston, dur
ing his long term of power. was like
Mr.. Asquith, leader of the house of COM
mons as we'll as prime minister The
others. however. sat in the quieter atmos-
phere of the house of lords. The present
prime minister. too. has taken an extra
burden of the office of secretary of war
and his administration has been at least
as full of hard work as any in modern
times.
Through 1t all Mr.. Asquith. although
the strain must be great seems to thrive.
He has certainly aged somewhat, but so
have all those who have gone through
the last few strenuous years with him.
He Is still the master of the house of
commons having no equal except per-
haps Mr.. Balfour. in debate. while as a
political tactician none comes within
miles of him Even should the Ulste,
question prove to he beyond his powers of
getting over difficult situations he will
be able to look back upon long series
of successes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
REVIEW OF BRITISH NAVY
BY THE KING AT SPITHEAD
Mobilization Embraces All Glasses of
Warships and the Aeroplanes
and Hydroplanes.

Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON, July 3.-An the British fleets
and fiotillas in home waters, which now
adays means practically the whole Of the
British navy. have been ordered to be at
Spithead July II. to spend a week end
and pass in review before the admiral of
the fleet. King George "
The mobilization. which is in the ma
ture Of test, is this year taking the
place Of the usual maneuvers which
maneuvers the present admiralty board
has decided can teach the officers moth
ing that they do not know already, be-
sides being a very heavy expense. The
ships and auxiliaries which will number
some 400 craft. the largest feet ever IS
sembled. will include every class of YES
sci from the big dreadnought battleships
to the smallest submarines, aeroplanes
and hydroplanes.
The spot Is an ideal one for the as
sembling of a great fleet. the one stretch
OF water in the world that seems to have
been designed by nature as the frame
for great naval pageants 1t gives the
public. as well as the officers and men,
an opportunity of seeing the great fleet.
the upkeep of which costs the British
taxpayer so much. gathered together, as
though ready for actual warfare, for
every ship will be so manned and out
ftted that she could go into immediate
battle. The reserves will he called out,
and the cadets from Osborne and Dart
mouth colleges will be embarked, as they
would In wartime. and after the king has
concluded his visit they will go for a
short cruise with the entire fleet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
EMPEROR WILLIAM BEST
STAGE-MANAGED RULER
Looks After Himself With Skillful
Cleverness, But Keeps
on the Go.

BERLIN. July 4-The kaiser is proba-
bly, the best stage-managed parsonage of
note in the whole of Europe. And what
Is more to the point he stage-manages
himself with a skill and cleverness that
is calculated to create envy in the heart
of the most artful booster" Recently
he has been slightly indisposed. but i'm
mediately he recovered he launched again
Fundamentally into the strenuous life.
In the course of six days he got through
the following exacting list of engage
ments:
Presided over the agricultural show at
Hanover.
Inspected a new wireless station.
Inspected several regiments.
Launched a new Hamburg-Americar
liner.
Opened a gardening exhibition at AL
toona.
Witnessed horse races near that city.
Attended the regatta al Bruensbuttel
on the North sea
Presided at several banquets and de-
Hvered innumerable toasts.
Inaugurated the improved Kaiser Viii
helm canal. linking the North and Baltic
seas. now the largest canal in the world.
Inspected veterans at kiel when he ar
rived for the great kiel week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
A Fool at the Wheel.

From the Louisville CourierJournal.
The fool at the wheel of the automobile
is full brother to the fool who rocks the
boat Many persons who have expert
enced the discomfort of being passengers
in motor vehicles driven by persons fond
of displaying their recklessness will view
with pleasure the result of a damage suit
filed in Pennsylvania to recover for the
death of a girl who was passenger
upon a recklessly driven motor cycle
The evidence showed that the motor
cyclist invited the girl to ride with hlm
She accepted the invitation, and he
..speeded up until the machine was
travelling at a dangerous gait amlo the
shifting obstacles of a crowded street
A collision occurred and the passenger
was killed. The driver shared her IN
juries and subsequently died. A suit
against his estate to recover damages re-
suited in a verdict for the plaintiff. 1t
was contended by the plaintiff that when
the driver Of a vehicle invites another to
become his passenger he imposes upon
himself the duty of operating the ma
chine in a safe and proper manner to
protect the passenger from other than
the ordinary risks of traffic.
The proportion Of sensible motorists
rapidly increases. There are nowadays
far fewer reckless drivers in proportion
to the total number of drivers than there
were when motoring was novelty and
distinctly a sport There are. neverthe-
less. a good many drivers who take pas
sengers without feeling obliged to exer-
else reasonable care in behalf of their
safety. Such drivers should be made to
nav damages when their negligence
causes the injury of the passenger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
The Untamed Zebra.

From the Chicago Journal.
The experiments in breeding zebras
now being carried on in many coun-
tries are not likely to amount to much.
The horse. and his poor relation, the
mule, need not fear the competition of
other draft and pleasure animals, how
ever much they may recoil before the
automobile and motor truck. But
while the subject is to the fore will
some scientist rise and explain why
the zebra was not domesticated sew
eral thousand years ago. when he was
needed?
The tsetse fly makes horse raising
impossible throughout a large part of
Africa. even now. The zebra Is tsetse
proof. He is at least as promising a
specimen for domestication as the wild
ass of Mesopotamia, which was broken
to burdens 5000 years ago.
The tribes which occupied the horse
less regions of the dark continent had
made considerable progress. even be-
fore the arrival of the white man;
they had iron weapons, cultivated
fields. large herds of cattle and an in
credibly savage but well establish ed
system of government. Then why
were they so pitiably backward in the
domestication of animals that neither
the zebra nor the African elephant was
trained to the service of man?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.

Quotations given below are for large
lots, Jobhers' prices are higher.
RGGS strictly fresh Virginia. %. near
by. II: West Virginia and southwest
VIRGINIA. 10.
BUTTER Elsin, fancy. per III. aaia;
western trsts. -; seconds. q. store
packed. l1alS.
CHEESE New York state factory.
new. lSal9.
PoULTRY-Hens. per III. Is; roost-
chickens. sprns. per H.. laa22; ducks.
per III. 10: keats. each, 20
DRESSED PouLTRY-Hens. choice.
per h.. Ia; turkeys per Id. l4alS:
ducks per 10. ROSTERS. per H.. II.
GREEN FRUITS-Appes. box. LISA
California per box. e.7,a3.'o. Florida.
per box, 3.J0a4.Oo; lemons. per box. "a
40: pineappies. per crate, Florida. l 1sa
300: grapefruit. per box. e!na;.75:
peaches. i.5ha2.1 - crate; hu"ki"nerries. sa
II srart; rherries per quart. sails:
blackberries. SAP: cantaloupc. l.ooa3.T
late: waIerIuelons Lao each.
VEGETA BlES- Potatoes. new. per bbl.
4.w,a4.!": vans. per bhi.. l.'oa3.oo,
onions. per bib. ',.;.ao..s,. nabhage. per
kale. per hhl. 2,a:'o: string beans per
basket 1:,al."o: heets, per hundred.
l.:aha2.:n: tomatoes. per crate. l.5oa
go. celery. per doZ.. '''al %; pep
perS. tNcf tla1e. carrots. 9ba.Sb
doz lunches: ofra, rer crate. Local 25:
rhubarb. bunch. lali2: radshes, per 100
:na l.tN: asparagus ',"r tirz. lunches
lOOa225: peas. 4..Oa6.oo per hbl lima
beans. per bask' :..a'a.''r': corn. yta
20 crate: cucumhers. d'ai % per basket
lettuce. ~ to 1.ea per basket
HAY AND STRAW - Hay, western,
No |. laNa20.5a. No >. 1soOal9O0:
mixed hay, l3ooa17.@: straw rye ton.
l.. 5oal3.o0: machine thrash. 11ooal1.JO
LIVE STOCk-Sheep per ID. 3a4;
spring lambs. per H.. .. calves. per
III. 10: medium, per Id. ?a3'2
WOOL AND HIDES - Wool. washed,
free of burrs. per H.. &c. wool un-
washed, per III. %: hides dry. per h.,
l1a22: salt green, per ID. II: salt sides.
dry Dor III. IS. 'sifsAIrs. @reen. each
l.J0a173
GRAIN-wheat per bu.. 7oaao. corn.
per hu 7aaso per hbl.. 45na475;
oats western white. per bu.. 4oa4s
mixed, per hu 42a46.
SEEDS-Clover per bu.. s.Ioas15 blue.
bu. 12oa1:s5: timothy. per hu.. SOFAS. Is:
orchard grass. per bu, 20a2.25.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
SALES USED AS BASIS
FOR GAUG|NG RENTALS
Novel Scheme Suggested for Deter.
mining Amount to Be
Charged.

The thought has occurred to US that a
building manager can scientifically arrive
at proper rental rates particularly
stores) by figuring on the average per
cent the storekeeper or even upstairs
tenant figures for rent. says Building
Management editorially.
For example. We learn that certain
cigar store figures 1917 per cent Of the
sales for rent.
We are told that the tenant Of a promi-
nent eastern cafe his rent by giving
the landlord 20 per cent of the liquor
sales.
A lobster square restaurant man. who
has been in the same location for thirty
two years. tells us that over a period of
five years there is but slight variation
each day of 662a per cent for liquor and
ssis per cent for food. This is slightly
deviatins from the point. but illustrates
that there are fundamental laws of av-
erage.
We are told that barber shops figure
$40 per chair for rental.
Count Prospective Customers.
We understand that a certain chain of
retail cigar stores have so carefully an
alyzed the location problems that before
they lease a store they find out how
many people pass the door every hour.
what per cent are men, and they know
from careful calculating what per cent
use tobacco. BY the same means they
know that the law of average will draw
a certain percentage of these smokers
into that store.
1t occurs to us that there is a great
opportunity for building managers to
learn much more about their store space
than they now know. There Is not the
vast variety in stores as one might
ND 1a f0c1y
get wholesale and retail prices on a
dozen standard retail classes of stores
and find out for yourself about what
your prospective tenant could pay for
the space based upon his line of trade.
Glass of Business Important.
1t is certain that serve yourself
restaurant can protitably pay a higher
rental than a shoe store. for instance.
yet many managers would much prefer
the high-grade shoe store because of the
dignity of the business. However. store
space often lays vacant for months be-
cause the managers cannot understand
why every retailer thinks the space too
expensive. although the cheap jewelry
house that was formerly in there thought
the rent reasonable. 1t is logical that
a line of merchandising on which there
is 10 or 20 per cent profit can pay more
for rent than the haberdasher. for in
stance. who is lucky to make % per cent.
Taking retail stores as whole the gen.
eral average for rentals is approximately
per cent. This conclusion is the re-
suit Of an analysis of thirty-two retail
esta blishments in various cities.
1t would Seem to us that the building
manager could in some way ascertain
just what the prospective tenant could
afford to pay for rent judging this by his
line of business. If this were scientifical-
ly analysed. some store space would
yield much greater dividends.