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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-24
To Rebuild Brooklyn Bridge?

From the BrOOklyn Eagle
 Once more the bogy of closing the Brooklyn bridge, in order to rebuild it. is raised. This time 1t is based on sug geston in the report of the bureau of municipal investigation and statistics, that the bridge might be rebuilt in or der to reduce the heavy maintenance expenses required to insure it's safe op- eration. That cost is $l8S,0O0 year and the question Is discussed in the report not as a matter of safety or an engi- neering problem, but as method of economy by the city.
 It has been known since the trolleys ran across the bridge that that struc- ture would ultimately have to be re- built to support the modern strain upon 1t, load which was never dreamed of when the bridge was planned.
 There are, however, two new tunnels already begun just below the Brooklyn bridge, which will be completed in any where from two to five years. When those tunnels are completed they will make an alternative route for each Of the two great subway systems which will carry the bulk of the travel across the East river.
 When that time comes it may be pos sible to close the Brooklyn bridge for rebuilding without imposing more than inconvenience upon the people of Brook lyn. Until that time comes nothing less than an announcement by the engineers that the bridge is unsafe will justify its closing. So long. as its use can be made safe by spending money on main- tenance, the suspension of its service is not to be thought of.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-24
SELECTING A CAR BY
 INTERPRETATIONS"
Paul Crawford Talks About the National High
 way Six

That the automobile buyer of today selects car like he chooses a neighbor- hood, and pays accordingly is a theory advanced by Paul Crawford of Birming- ham, distributor of National cars
 In explaining his logical and convinc- ing reasoning, he said:
 Regarding Sixes-and the kind of a man who chooses National Highway Six. One thing is an assured and &C., cepted fact about motor cars of today the Six is alright. Everybody, no mat ter what else he thinks, likes the Six. The middle name of motor car today is Six.
 Among Sizes. the National Highway Six occupies a particular position in a certain motor car stratum. which can best be illustrated by describing the man buys in that class.
 'I have in mind house-a residence a pretty good sized house on good street in good city. A typical owner of the National Highway Six lives there. He has moved into that house and into that neighborhood because 1t has seemed the natural thing for him to do His kind of people live in that neghborhood, and that is why he is there. Three or four blocks to the east west wouldn't do. In a business way this man is pretty big. He does not have to own bargain auto mobile. In fact, the automobile he buys must stack up pretty well with the house in which he lives. His house is not an extravagant house. neither is his car. but both are way above the average. Automobiles may be grouped into classes or 'neghborhoods.'
 "This man naturally gravtates toward an automobile 'neighborhood,' just like he gravtated to a house neighborhood. He decides on Six because he is 8 sensible seeker after the golden mean.
 "In studying the situation, this man finds that about the only six-cylinder car that hits the mark is the National Highway Six. This car will go with his house and will adequately express his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-24
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF NTEREsTTo THE AUTooBTs OF BIRMINGHAM
IOWA AS BAROMETER OF
 THE AUTOMOBH F TYR ADF,

Although more automobiles are sold in New York state than any other in the union. Iowa is looked upon as the bar ometer of the motor car industry. This is due to the fact that 1t can boast of the greatest number of car owners in proportion to population. Probably no other records are watched more closely by the leading motor car manufacturers than those which show the registration of automobiles in Iowa.
 From April to August, inclusive, of the current year, 3139 Overland cars were registered in this territory. During the same period of time the combined reg istrations of the three next largest man. ufacturers of high grade cars compar- able in size to those of The Willys-Over- land company amounted to 4523 cars The nearest of these manufacturers was 75o cars behind the Overland figures. the second 1863 and the third 2171.
 In the month of July alone 1140 Over lands were registered in the state. This exceeded the best month of any one of the other three manufacturers by more than 2S per cent. It also proved greater than
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-24
EYEBROWS

From the Kansas City Star. Have you ever seen the devil depicted
 on the stage? If you have, you will cer-
 tainly remember with particular vivid ness one feature of his stage makeup
 his upward santing eyebrows. The devil is always portrayed with sharply oblique eyebrows for the req son that students of character as re- vealed in the face have long recognized that these are re-eminently the eye- brows of cunning, deceitful treacher- ous person. If, in daily life, you meet
 a man or woman with eyebrows like | these. be on your guard. To be sure, there are exceptions to this rule. some really admirable people being afflicted with Mephistophelean eyebrows. But in such cases you will
 find the forehead, the eyes and the | mouth counter indications to correct a nasty judgment
 Read in connection with other facial signs, the eyebrows are well worth studying as aids in character analysis
 Even when taken by themselves they
 usually afford trustworthy hints as to
 their possessor's personality. If the extremely oblique eyebrow is as a rule the worst possible eyebrow,
 the best possible one is the full, bushy tycpiOW dDONe Neep bel eyes. lnlS IS the eyebrow of a powerful mind, mind accustomed to thinking vigorously and with originality. It is sometimes called the eyebrow of genius.
 Eyebrows that are less bushy but still noticeable heavy, and that are drawn cloee to the eyes, extending from the
 nose to the outer eye corner in virtually a straight line, are also indicative of vigor of mind and strength of character Their possessors generally are well en-
 dowed with what is called personal magnetism.
 When, however, the eyebrow Is heavy and bushy, but abnormally short and
 tufted looking, the mind is likely to be cratic powerful in some respects. but painfully limited in others.
 A person with eyebrows of this type is pretty sure to be narro wand preju-
 diced in his or her views.
 Arched and thin eyebrows go with a
 credulous mind If there is only par tial arching, and the inner end of the brow Is drawn sharply down to the nose. duplicity rather than credulity is to be looked for This, like the oblique eye
 brow, is a brow that warns.
 Also beware of thin slightly arched eyebrows with a pucker in the part near
 est the nose. These are the eyebrows of a jealous. sullen, irritable nature. A person having such eyebrows Is almost always a person whom it is exceedingly difficult to get along with
 In general. according to the physiog
 nomist Fosbrol1e, whose findings I have
 confirmed by personal observation. the
 heavier the eyebrow the stronger the
 mind and character Also, the heavier
 the eyebrow the greater the physical
 vigor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-24
Strategic Retreat

From the Pittsburg Chronicle-Telexraph.
 Two boys, one tho possessor of 8 per- init. were fishing on a certain estate when a gamekeeper suddenly darted from a thioket. The lad with the per- nit uttered a cry of fright, dropped his rcd, and ran off at top speed. The game keeper was led swift chase. Then, worn out, the boy halted. The man seized him by tho arm and said be- tween pants:
 Have you . permit to fish on this estate?"
 ''Yes, to be sure," said the boy quietly.
 You have? Then show it to me"
 The boy drew the permit from his pocket. The man examined 1t and drowned in perplexity and anger.
 ''Why did you run when you had this permit?" he asked.
 ITO let the other boy get away" was the reply. He didn't have none.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-24
37,OOO MOTOR TRUCKS ARE
 MARKETED WITHIN YEAR

organ of the Internal Gear Drive asso- citation, with headquarters in Detroit This statement is that three members of the association who manufacture motor truck axles will turn out during the com ing year an excess of 15,00o axles. This number is based on contracts already in existence in which definite delivery dates are named and does not include contracts yet to be signed, nor the output of any companies that intend to manufacture their own axles.
 Manufacturers of internal gear drive axles have, during the past six months, more than doubled their factory capacities and now find themselves in a position to handle to better advantage the great demand for axles of this type on the part of truck makers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-24

character and bespeak to a measure his standing in the world. He knows that the National has lines. They are some- how different from the lines of other cars. He knows that the National has a pedigree. It rather strikes his fancy to own a car that has had racing ances- tors
 He knows about the National con- pany-buflders for 15 years of good mo- tor cars, and pioneers in the youngest of the worlds great industries. And he likes the name Highway He has owned automobiles long enough to want to use them. That means trips. It means roads long roads. He likes the name .Na- tional Highway Six It seems to fit his neighborhood"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-24
Didn't Use Finger Bowls

From the Philadelphia Telesrapn
 In the lobby of the hotel the other afternoon the assembled delegates were discussing the servant problem, when Congressman Charles H. Dillon of South Dakota recalled an appropriate story.
 Recently, a prominent matron in pig eastern town had occasion to employ a new domestic, and as soon as the giri
 rerched the house large questioning seance started.
 T suppose. Gwendolyn." remarked the matron, that they served the dinner in courses where you worked last?" Yes, ma am," answered Gwendolyn, re- fie, lively, that is, they did sometimes
 and sometimes they didn't" "Um, I see,'' thoughtfully responded the matron, and then continued: Did they use finger bowls?' "No, ma'am.' was the startling rejoin- der of the domestic, they always washed before they came to the table"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-24

states he found represented. during those two days, by those touring New Eng land:
 Arizon, California. Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia. Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Vir- ginia, West Virginia, Quebec, Ontario.
 There were three other cars with plates having a color scheme showing them not in the above list. They could not be re- corded because the state abbreviations were not readable.
 Undoubtedly, these cars were going to or from generaltours of New England, thus showing the value of the one big thing in capitalizing scenery and his- tory by building good roads. No one car successfully deny that the two larg- est touring sections in this country are New England and California. Each has scenery and each has history-so have many other sections of these United States, but nowhere else have these two factors been turned into such largo as- sets by capitalizing them with an em- bracive and connected mileage of modern roads.
 Those states which have scenery and other attractitions, yet are without Q comprehensive road system, are like a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-24

Because almost every motor truck com- pany in the United States has been run ming at full capacity for the past year and some have declined to give their out put figures, there has been little oppor- tunity to make accurate estimates on the years total output. The most authorita- tive estimate. made by man who has confidential relations with most of the manufacturers. is that 37,O0O motor trucks were marketed during the preceding F months.
 An indication of what the coming F months will see in the matter of motor truck production is given by a statement appearing in the current number of the Internal Gear Drive News, the official
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-24
Doing His Best.

From the Pennsylvania Punch Bowl
 Judge--You say that this lady's dog bit you. Will you relate to the court just what you were doing when that event took place?
 Book Agent-Y our honor. I was cov- ering territory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-24
We'll E0uippetl

"Td rather play golf than eat" But what does your. wife say to that?" "Oh, she doesn't care. She'd rather
 play bridge than cook.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-24

with bargains and well advertised in the papers, but without elevators and escala- tors.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-18
CONGRESS ADJOURNS AFTER
SESSION OF NEAR 2 YEARS.
Many Measures Of Real Constructive
Nature Are Enacted; Clark
Reviews Work.

Washington. March AFTER two
years of almost continuous session.
the Sixty-third congress, which le-
vised the tariff and the currency sys-
tenn of the nation, supplemented the
trust laws, created an income tax and
demonstrated the first popular cleo
ton of United States senator's, ended
at noon today.
When gavels fell in the house and
senate signalling the adjournment,
they marked the close of half of Pres
ident Wilson's administration, the first
under domination of the democratic
party since 1895.
Strenuous scenes enlivened the
fading hours, devoted chiefly to COM
pleting the appropriations for subsist-
ance of the government. Two import
ant measures, the postof1ce and In
dian supply bills, failed in the final
legislative crush after desperate ef-
forts had been made to save them,
In the emergency occasioned by their
failure point resolutions were passed
and signed by the president cont1nu-
ing in force appropriations OF the
present year.
While tired senators and represen.'
tives were devoting their energies TO
final essentials, President Wilson
snent more than an hour in his room
at the capitol surrounded by his cab
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-18
Aenehaats Association Of Hendersonyfle
Build Now" Campaign is Inaugurated
By Furnishers Of Building Materials
LATEST METHOD OF SUBSTANTIAL BOOM Ry
BUILDING AND REPAIRING WHILE ARE LOWERIN
PRICE is ENDORSED LOCAL DEALERS

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HendersenVfiIe has caught the build
now" spirit as will be seen from the,
advertising columns of the Democrat
this week
The movement by the Democrat to
inaugurate build now" campaign il.
the city was warmly greeted by those
who have materials which can be OF.
fered now at fully as reasonable if
not at more reasonable prices than at
eny other time and it is a movement
in which nearly all classes are par
ticularly interested.
The movement has met with sig
nal success in various sections of the
country. since it was inaugurated a.
a time when business conditions were
below the normal by reason of the
European war.
Those who have anything to do
with building operations would be in
position to figure closer than under
ordinary circumstances and by reason
of the decrease in the price of some
of the materials and the small amount
of building now going on in the city
it is reasonable to believe that this
campaign should be the means of in
ducing prospective builders to mako
their investments at this time.
There is some building going on in
the city, but more building on the parE-
of those who contemplate improve
ments of various kinds during The
year would mean much for the better
ment of local business conditions. A
study of the "build now business an
nouncements in this issue of the Dem
ocrat should be of interest.
Some of the improvements now un-
der way are:
Forest building, two story brick
Main street.
Bakers garage. one story, brick,
sixth avenue, west.
Burckmyer Brothers, remodeling
two story, brick, Main street.
Mrs. Roland. cottage, Buncombe
street.
q. ]. Rhodes, residence, corner
Spring street and Sixth avenue, east
]. P Embler, residence corner
Church street and Sth avenue, west.
T. r. DeShields, residence.
Concerning the Build Now move
ment in Spartanburg, the Herald has
the following to say:
'It is not surprising that the sug-
gestion that has appeared in the
newspapers of the country that those
who have houses to build should pre-.
pare to build them now is showing
good results 1t has caused the cor
tracters and builders and builders
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-18
IN LOEE-FEAsTING CONVENTION
DEMOCRATS NAME OFFICERS
Z. III. Brooks, Chairman; II. L. Ed.
wards, Secretary: Three Commit
teemen From Each Precinct.

A representative number of demo-
Gratis met at the court house Monday
night and perfected an organization
for Waging strenuous campaign to
be held in May for the election of q
mayor and six commissioners
X. M. Oates, chairman of the county
democratic executive committee, who
made the call for the meeting, opened
the convention and stated that it's pur-
pose was to organize, and since he
was not a resident of Hendersonville
the election of permanent chairman
was in order.
The names of G. E. Brooks and john
T. Wilkins were placed before the
house, but Mr.. Wilkins asked that his
name be Withdrawn and Mr.. Brooks
was elected chairman, the Office later
being made permanent. S. Y. Bryson
acted as temporary secretary until r.
l.. Edwards was elected permanently
Chairman Brooks named nominat-
ing committee, the purpose of which
was to SUCCESS at least six men from
each precinct as a list from which the
body might select three. men from
each precinct to serve on the execu-
tive committee The committee was
composed of Michael Schenck, M. M.
Shepherd, ]. w. Bailey, T. L. Durham,
J. A Bryson. The committee retired
and soon reported the following names
and the convention proceeded to bal :
lot for members of the executive COM
mittee the result being as follows:
For East Hendersonville: J. w. Nc
Carson, Al votes; E. ]. Rhodes, 38; J.
Il. Shfpman, SO; w. A. Keith, 81; J.
B. Brookshire, "a; Foster Bennett, IL,
West HendersonviT1e: R. P Freeze,
Al; E. w. Ewbank, 81; J. w. Smathers,
"a; Med. Ray, %; Michael Schenck,
81; John Ar1edge, IL; w. H. Bangs, 10.
Messrs. McCarson, Rhodes, Shipman,
Freeze, Ewbank and Smathers were
declared members of the eXecutiv
committee.
The meeting was not featured by
oratory or the work of hot air artists.
since those present felt that extra
boosting was unnecessary to thrill anG
entIfuse the officers and workers.
Customary to all such gatherings
there was a little love feasting and
exchange of compliments, most ef
which was limited to Michael Schenck
and Med. Ray.
The city campaign will be a short
but strenuous one, and the nominating
convention will not be held for some
time, probably in April.
Chairman Brooks advised those pres
ent that the election of officers did not
signify that they were to do all the
work for it was the duty of all to do
whatever their hands could find to
do for the success of the democratic
psrty.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-18

those already established. He shall
at proper times present the cause OF
American Sunday School Union, and,
as far as may be in his power, obtain
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-18
REV. MIR. WRIGHT TO LEAVE,

Abandons PastOrate of East Baptist
Church; Accepts Missionary Work
Rev. George F. Wright, pastor of
the East Hendersonville Baptist
church for the past thirteen months,
has asked for relief from his work to
take up that of Sunday school mis-
sionary in the seven extreme western
counties of North Carolina.
Mr.. Wright's missionary work will
consist of organizing and maintaining
Sunday schools in religiously dest1-
tute sections. the work being support.
ed by the American Sunday School
union with headquarters in Philadel-
phia. The work will be similar tt
that done by Rev. A l. Justice and
Rev. Mr. Jones. deceased, except it Is
in different territory.
General Duties,
The general duties of Mr.. Wright
are outlined in the instructions of the
union as follows: GA missionary, upon
reaching the field in which he has,
been commissioned to labor, shall
seek to discover its. religious destitu-
.tion by careful, systematic inquiry
and by visitation in the homes and
shall faithfully labor to meet the need
by organizing Sundas schools here
none exist and to render more efficient
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-18
GOV CRAIG REVIEWS THE
w WORK OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
News & Observer.l

Asked to give his views as TO the
General Assembly of 1915 and the
York which was done during the ses-
sion Governor Craig had the. follow
ing to say yesterday:
"The Legislature of 1915 has done
good work. 1t has not in my opinion
done everything that it should have
doflt but it has passed laws that will
rosHIt in benefit to North Carolina. It
was said to the a conservative body
when it met. Prediction was made
that it would do but little or nothing.
Considering the unfayorable condi-
tions that prevailed this was not a
tine lor enacting drastic legislation.
put the legislature was composed Of
strong and patriotic men, and it turn
,ed out to be a progressive legislature.
One of the most important bills
enacted was the fish law. We have
heretofore neglected our immense
fishing resources. North Carolina is
more advantageously situated for fish
ing than any State on the Atlantic
coast. and properly conserved and
nrotected we would have the finest
fishing industry. We have neglected
this. and the industry has thereby
been largely impaired. The law en-
acted by this legislature is for the
protection and the conservation of the
large food supply that comes to US
through the inlets from the Atlantic
ocean. If we will administer the law
wisely it will result in immense bene-
fit to the State and will alone justify
this General Assembly. All depends
on the wise and considerate admins
tration of the law. The State should
in few years derive a, large revenue
from fishing and at the same time
preserve for ourselves and for futurs
generations this plentiful food supply
yielded by our waters.
''The establishment of the Highway
Commission is another good law. We
are building and improving our roads
as never before. The creation of this
Highway Commission looks to the in
telligent and more economical and
more permanent development of our
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-18

supply people to give the matter Of
close prices consideration and has in:
spired the individual with plans for
building to make inquiries which
have revealed the fact that buildin4
may be done more cheaply just at t.l;s
time than at any time within the last
few years.
A Spartanburg contractor said yes
terday that he was busy and more
business was in sight ,and he attriT.
uted this fact to the disposition of all
the interests involved in the building
business, from the carpenter to the
supply merchant to make concessions
in the effort to sget things startel
again.
'It is a fact, he said, that building
can be done more cheaply now than
year ago, or two or three years ago.
And he expects operation to reach a
normal stage before the spring is far
advanced.
''By cooperation the supply people,
the contractors and the carpenters
may bring along business in their
line. 1t is the proper spirit"