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Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-24
PROCEED AsLEeATIoN euARnDREssED AS CIVILIANS TAKE MACHINE euNs-pREs,oENT
 SUITS LEADERS OF BOTH THE PARTIES

FL PASO, Feb. 24.-The details of the killing of William Benton by Gen. Villa, the bandit, are slowly becom- ing known. Villa is charged with hay ing cracked Benton over the head with his army revolver and then ordered him taken into the court yard and shot No trial was given him, as stat ed by American Consul Edwards, ex- cept the instant trial and judgment passed by the rebel leader. Americans in this city are greatly angered at the action of Edwards in attempting to shield Villa.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-24

Ex-Senator Teller was Republi- can free silver believer and left his party in the fight between William Mckinley and w. J. Bryan in 1896
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-09-03
DEMANDING TYPHOID VACCINE.

Each week 1915 worth of anti-ty-
phoid vaccine goes out of the State
Laboratory of Hygiene for distribution
among the counties of the State for in
oculation in prevention of the spread
of typhoid. Statements from the State
Board Of Health are to the effect that
this amount will be undoubtedly in
creased, for the demand now is. far
greater than can be met by the Labor
atory. Additional men have been put
on the laboratory force and all the
regular force who can be. spared are
at work bottling quantities Of the
vaccine for distribution.
Letters are being received daily by
the Department of Health asking for
more vaccine and telling Of the won
derful increase in the demand for it.
In most cases, the whole time county
health officers are leading the cam
paign for typhoid immunity.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-09-03
PRODUCTS OF SOUTH TO
BE WIDELY ADVERTISED

Following up the appointment OF Col
n. Gilbert Wood of Asheville as direc,
tor of fairs for the Southern Railway
the following will be of interest:
At three big expositions and 81
! district and county fairs Throughout
the North and West exhibits of South
ern farm products showing the fine
agricultural opportunities in the terri
tory along their lines will be made thi:
Fail by the Southern Railway company
and affiliated lines (ncluding the Gin
cinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacifi;
Railway, Alabama Great Southern
Railroad, Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Georgia Southern & Florida Railway
and Virginia and Southwestern Rail
way.) 1t is estimated that the attend
cree at the various fairs and exposi-
tions will aggregate three million peo-
rle, and the entire South will thus be
given wide advertising, which is ex-
pected to result in the attraction of
desirable settlers.
There will be four circuits of ex-
EIbits taking In county and district
feirs in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York
Pennsylvania and Connecticut, while
special displays on more elaborate
scale will be made at the great Cana
dian National Exposition at Toronto,
Canada, and at other expositions
Since the beginning of the 1914 crop
season agents of the land and indus
trial department of the Southern Rail-
way company have been at work gatta
e"ing representative collections of ag-
ricultural products, including grains,
g! asses, vegetables and fruit from
every State served by the system.
Large photographs showing farm and
ether views in the South also will be
used. The exhibits will be in charge
Of agents thoroughly familiar with con-
ditions in the South, who will be on
hand constantly to give information
desired about any locality. Special
leaflets and booklets have been pre-
pared and several hundred thousand
will be placed in the hands of visitors
In addition to the exhibits to be
r1ade at Northern fairs and exposi-
lions, the Southern Railway and affili-
ated lines will make educational ex-
libits at a large number of Southern
airs, detailed announcement of which
will be made later.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-09-03
FARMERS ARE WARNED AGAINST
INFERIOR SEEDS; AID OFFERED.

The European War is likely to cause
much old seed of crimson and other
clovers, as we'll as of hairy vetch. rape,
and so on to be thrown IA the market
this fall. You must be careful, there
fcre, to have your seeds tested before
sowing in order that you may kIow
how much more of these old seeds to
get a normal stand.
Better look out for poor seed oats
also. Better let us terminate them
fc1 you before sowing. Many COM
l.laints came to us last fall and spring
from failures to get stand of oats due
70 poor seed. Address all seed pack
ages to the North Carolina Seed Labor
atory. Raleigh, N. c., and put your
name and address inside the package.
JAS. l.. BURGESS,
Agronomist and Botanist,
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-09-03
ORIENTAL SALESMAN LEAVES.

Mr.. Razook, the Oriental salesman
who spent the summer in the Blue
Ridge Inn building, left the city with
out much ceremony last week. 1t is
understood that he left some creditors
behind. The auction sale business
was not considered as profitable in
Hendersonville this year as heretofore
since the taxes were raised and keer
competition was offered by F. E. Tip
ton in an adjoining store. Mr.. Tip
ton discontinued the auction sales
business and sold good similar to those
auctioned by his competitor at lower
prices, making competition very keen.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-09-03
IMPORTANCE OF PROPOSED ROAD
FROM ATLANTA TO AsHEYILLE.
(Jacksn County Journal


In another column of this paper IL
an article concerning the proposed
Asheville-M Murphy Atlanta highway
DR.. Joseph Hyde Pratt, State Geolo-
gist and president of the North Caro-
lima Good Roads association, has had
the idea in the back of his head for
some time and has recently been over
the territory to be traversed that he
n. ght ascertain the most feasible
route DR.. Pratt'e plan is for the high
way to be buinlt from Asheville to At
lanta through Canton, WaynesYille,
sylvia, Franklin, Andrews and Muir
ply.
This is the biggest project that has
been proposed to the people of this
section. 1t means more to Western
North Carolina than anything that has.
come within their reach. 1t would be.
OF more value to the people of Jack
son, Macon, Haywood, Buncombe and
Cherokee counties than the construc
ton of railroad. DR.. Pratt is work
ing up the project He will doubtless
hold mass meetings of citizens in this
county in short time to talk this
matter over with us.
Western North Carolina is the gar
Gen spot of America. It's natural re-
sources are. unsurpassed. It's eli
matte is all one could wish. That one
thing that has been needed most is i
system of good highways. This pro-
posed road would not only bring the 1
cities of Atlanta and Asheville and the
towns closer together,
bringing thousands of people through
this section, part of whom our match
less section would seduce into cast
ing their lot with US, others who would
return to other sections to chant the5
praises of Appalachia, but would be
az artery of commerce running
through the western counties of North
Carolina, stimulating all activities OF
he people.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-09-03
NEW FREIGHT RATES BENEFIT
w. CAROLINA LUMBERMEN

Ofllcers of the Western Carolina
Lumber and Timber association have
received copies of the rates named on
lumber shipments in the report of the
North Carolina Interstate Freight
Rate commission and they are de-
lighted with the recommendations of
the commissioners relative to lum-
Der shipments originating in Western
North Carolina. 1t is estimated that
no less than $150,000 will be saved an
nually to the lumbermen of this sec
ton of the state as a result of the new
rates of iHtrastate shipments and this
estimate is based on the volume Of
business now being done on interstate
shipments, 1t is pointed out by the
officers of the association that this
business has been neglected to a great
extent in the past by reason of the
inability of the local lumber to COM
pete with those of other regions who
have had better rates to eastern. points
Of this state. Heretofore, Western
North Carolina lumbermens have not
done a great deal of business with
these of other sections of this state by
reason of the fact that they had been
forced to pay twenty-five per cent ex-
cess freight, it was stated last night,
In the future, however, a special effort
will be made to secure the business of
Eastern North Carolina buyers and it
is felt that these efforts will be sue
cessful in that the lumbermen Will be
able to put their products o1 the
grounds of the purchasers at much
lower cost than in the past.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-09-03
DOCTORS, ARE INDICTED FOR
NEGLECT OF VITAL STATISTICS


Following activities of the State
Board of Health, six indictments have
been secured with the past two
weeks under the new Vital Statistics
Law requiring the registration Of
births and deaths. The prosecutions
have been drawn and secured against
physicians who for one cause or an
other had failed to register births.
Those caught in the meshes Of the
law are DR.. A. A Bulla, Davidson
county; DR.. R. H. Morefield, Stokes
county; DR.. ]. P. Hoskins, Edenton:
nr. c.. E. Cheek, Wake county; and
Dr.. H. H. Cauble, Kannapolis. In
these cases upon the minimum fine of
S. was, placed upon the defendant.
1t is the intention of the State Board
Of Health to proceed first against the
physicians and the undertakers who
cave failed to comply with the law.
The midwives who are delinquent III
this particular will be taken up after
ward. 1t is the position of the health
hoard that unless the vital statistics
figures are accurate they mean moth
ing and an occasional report of a death
or a birth will do more hame than
good.
This law has now been in success
ful operation for the past eight months.
All doctors, midwives, and undertake
ers have had ample opportunity to be-
come acquainted with the provisions.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-09-03
OAK FOREST HONOR ROLL.

Honor roll of Oak Forest school, for
the month ending August %. o. F.
Blankenship, teacher.
Nelson Cunningham, Joe Cunning
ham. Preston Cunningham Lula
Cunningham, Freno Bookings. Iona
Barnwell, Homer Livingston, George
Livingston, Cora Livingston, Ruth Liv-
ingston, Sue Livingston, Glenn Lying
ston, Fred Southers, Tom Southers,
Roy Southers, George Southers. Roy
Eagwell, Glazner Bagwell, Harold
Long, Sidney Noblett, Lofty Noblett,
Horace Powers, Annie Powers, Curtis
Wilkie, Ulysses Wilkie, Arthur Sum-
mey, Helen. Russell. Clyde Young
blood, Estelle Youngblood, Bertha
Youngblood, Paul Youngblood, Lizzie
Noblett.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-09-03
TAKES LIFE UNDER CAR.

Winston-Salem, Aug.-Dashing her
self headlong three feet in front of a
rapidly moving street car, Mrs. Hessie
Alfred of this city succeeded in COM
hitting suicide after a previous at
tempt had been frustrated by friends,
and although the car was stopped
within few feet, her body was life
less when extrocated from the wheels.
The affair occurred at SoVthside, a
suburb of this city, and was witnessed
by score Of people, including many
on the street car, bound for Nissen
Park
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-09-03
STRANGE LIGHTS N BURKE
Preacher Confirms Report That ;
strange Light Shoots Acrass S1D:a .

s - =
PREACHER Confirms Ranort M.
c 4a Light Shoots Across skies
psaeesVli.e That there is phenorna.
ns. IL 6urke county in the form Of ]
slla1se hight which shoots from the
aeSI Vi broWn mountain is youcbed
Iof Dy Rey. John f. Kirk. nastor oF
c Dlee'u street Methodist church Of
2ea1esvlile' who has returned from =
uo-ln stay at Cold Springs and
oener points in the vicinity. Mr.. KirE
says That the stories sent out from
BURKE about the light are genuine and
snou1d not be considered lightly. The
minister saw the light himself - or.
10 dltterent nights while he was at
,Sold Spring and one night from an
lotner point in the mountains.
Inc light shoots from the crest of
broWn mountain everx night. usually
ABOUT o'clock, and sometimes makes
us appearance several different times
turing night. Brown mountain Is
ABOUT II miles in length, the south end
being 10 or IL miles from Morganton
and about the same distance from
Co1o Spring, and the strange light does
lot always arise from the same noint
on the mountain. One night last week
Mr.. Kirk saw it rise from two differ
ent points, apparently about six miles
apart, within period of two or three
minutes.
In appearance the light is some
thing like sky rocket though its
action is not always the same. Some
times 1t rises from the crest of the
mountain apparently only Va few feet,
while at other times it shoots up a |
distance of 100 feet. On one night |
Nj. Kirk says the light zigzagged as if
rose, making large letter S in the
heavens. On another night it rose |
slowly and was visible for several !
minutes, ball of fire a little larger
than a star and a deeper red in color
remaining in the air possibly five min
ltes before finally fading away
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-09-03
CHARED WITH ARSON.

Asheville, Aug. 25.-As a result of
investigations conducted in Jackson
county by Frank M. Jordan, deputy
isurance commissioner, John s. Nc
Mahan is in Jail at Sylvia, charged with
burning a residence and barn belong
ig to- Judge George A. Shuford near
Sylvia, and Lee McMahan is in Jail at
Spartanburg, charged with aiding and
abetting in the crime. The announce
ment of these arrests were made yes
terday following the return of Mr.. JU.-
dan from trip to Jackson county.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-09-03
WAR HOLDS CONGRESS-.

Washington, Aug. 23.-War in Eu-
rope promises to hold Congress in
session indefinitely. American COM
N cree, which the war has stricken, is
the principal subject with which con-
gress is concerned. Following pass
age of the war risk insurance bill, pro-
posal for the government to organize a
for the purchase of ships
to engage in ans-oceanic trade will
bettaken' up.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-09-03
DIR. LEONARD HERE

DR.. M. M. Leonard, veterinarian, re
cent graduate of Cornell university
who is making headquarters in Ashe-
vile, was in the city Thursday. DR.
Leonard has made arrangement;
whereby he will pay Hendersonville
and vicinity periodical visits when his
services are desired. His announce
ment is made in the Democrats ad-
vertising columns.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-09-03
AFTER HOSPITALS AND DOC.
TORS FAILED-EX-ZEMA-FC
CURED.

D. Holmes, Ozone Park, Long IS
land, N. Y, writes: ''While you have
not asked for testimonial, 1 feel
that it is due. A preparation such as
EX-ZEMA-FO should be known to
everyone. I was a sufferer of that
terrible disease called eczema for
seven years, doctored with the most
eminent New. York specialists and
several various Skin Hospitals to the
expense of over $500. Two bottles
of EX-ZEMA-FO cured me, and the
best of it all was that / was able to
give up the, use of salye, which
was what they all prescribed. Your.
remedy EX-ZEMA-FO is a clean
liquid, did not soil my linen and went
right to the spot. I have been recon-
mending it to every one afflicted with.
this disease and results have been the
same as in my case.
EX-ZEMA-FO is the only prepar-
alton of its kind sold on the guar
antee that it cures or money is re-
funded.
FOR SALE BY
HUNTERS PHAEMACY,
Electric Line Corner.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-09-03
SOUTHERN RAILWAY EXCURSION
TO CHARLESTON SEPT. 9TH.

Tie Southern Railway company will
run an excursion from .AsheYille to
Charleston, 8. C., on September 9.
The train will leave Hendersonvflle at
night, reaching destination early on
the following morning.
These excursions, which are always
low in price, are enjoyed by many
people in Western Carolina who take
advantage of the occasion to visit the
coast during the summer.
Further particulars are given in
the advertinsing columns of the DEM
ocrat.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-09-03
FLORIDA BOOSTER HERE.

J. P. Clarkson, assistant secretary
Of the Jacksonville board of trade and
secretary of the Florida State Good
Roads association, left for his home
Friday after pleasant vacation in
Hendersonyille. Mr. Egarkson is. a
man with wide newspaper experience,
but of late has been advertising Flor
ida through the organizations in which
he is interested. He was favorably
impressed with Hendersonville and es
pecially the road work of this section
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-09-03
EUROPEAN WAR TURNING I'M
PORTERS TO HOME FIELDS

AS showing that the war has had the
effect of turning certain importers to
home fields for products which foreign
manufacturers have been furnishing,
the State Department of Labor and
Printing is in receipt of letter from
a large dealer in auto cloth, asking to
be put in touch with mills in North
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-09-03

Carolina which would likely produce
ume, if it could be secured by local
mills. The Department has forwarded
to the inquirer a list of mills in North
Carolina making goods of this class,
and says, he will be glad to put inter
csted manufacturers in communication
with them, on request.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-09-03
REV q. L. ORR

The friends of the Rev. o. L. Orr,
a native of Henderson county, where
he visited relatives last spring, viii!
be interested to know that be has
accepted the pastorate of the West
End Baptist church at Asheville, ac-
cording to the Biblical Recorder,
which carried picture of Mr.. Orr.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-09-03

Old newspapers come in handy and
cost only 5 cents per bundle at the
Democrat office.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-03-20

western Sexspaper Union News serrire-
Washington = The United States
government will continue to insist on
obtaining from General Carranza and
the Mexican constitutionalists inform
alton concerning the welfare of all
foreigners in Mexico and will not re-
lax its energy in using its good offices
for their protection.
This is the effect of communica-
tion from Secretary Bryan TO Ameri-
can Consul Simpich at Nogales, who
has presented the information to 0en-
eral Carranza. A reply was in the
hands OF Secretary Bryan Friday
night but he did not make 1t public
Bryan, 1t is said. did not reply d.
rectly to the recent notes OF Carran-
"a on the Benton case, but set forth
the wish of the American govern
ment with respect to a Spanish citi-
zen for whom the Spanish ambassador
had asked the United States to obtain
protection. The communication point
ed out that nations which had recog-
nized Huer.a could not deal with the
constitutionalists except through the
United States.
There have been intimations from
copstituonalist sources that General
Carranzas reply indicated he would
give the United States the informa-
ton desired.
Notice of the institution of habeas
corpus proceedings to obtain the re-
lease OF the Mexican federal prison
ers at Fort Bliss reached the War De
partment through a telegram from
General Bliss. The War Department
will resist the release OF the prison
ers at this time on the ground OF pub
lie policy.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-03-20
WESTINGHOUSE IS DEAD
INVENTOR LEAVES RICHES IN
TRUSTEES CONTROL.
Had Long List of Triumphs to His
Credit, and Leaves Estate Val
ved at $4,000 900.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
New York--George Westinghouse,
the famous engineer and inventor who
died here of heart disease and was
buried Saturday, provided in his will
for the continuation of his large busi-
ness interests under a trusteeship.
The men chosen to carry out this
work are his brother. Henry Herman
Westinghouse. who is president of the
American Brake Company, and vice
president and general manager of the
Westinghouse Air Brake Company;
Charles A. Terry, vice president of
the Westinghouse Electric & Manu-
featuring Company and w. D. Upde-
graft. director OF the Westinghouse
Air Brake Company
To this trusteeship will go the vot-
ing power in all the corporations in
which George Westinghouse was in
terested here and abroad The indi-
vidual wealth and holdings of Mr..
Westinghouse have been estimated at
more than $4,000. 900.
Westinghouse most prominent
achievements were:
Invention OF the Westinghouse air
brake, upon which his fame largely
rests. used throughout the world as
the principa, safety device on locomo-
tives.
Developments OF railway signaling.
Development of the alternating cur
rent system for electric lighting and
power.
Perfection of device for carrying
with safety and economy natural gas
over long distances. thus making 1t
possible to use 1t extensively for do
nestle and Industrial fuel.
Invention of air spring for motor We
hicles of ali kinds.
Invention OF general turbine system
for the propulsion of ships.
Establishment of many factories
which employ today $4,000 employees
and are capitalized at $200.o00.o00.
Introduction In America of the
Saturday half holiday.