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Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-17

WANTED rent gentle pony and
governess cart Apply to Leonard
Phinizy, Flat Rock, N. G. 6-1O-1tp
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-17

BULBS & SEEDS-LaWn Grass and
Clovers. Hunters Pharmacy. 5-6-tfc
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-17

FOR RENTING modern flats, with
every convenience six rooms each
reened-water free, in Morey
building. Also room house screen
ed, just across from nj. e. Church.
bath and toilet elegant location. See
me right away. DR.. Morey. 4-15-tnc
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-17

FOR SALE-1O0 bushels Clay peas for
sowing. Per busheI $2;40, ten bush
els and over 1925 Burckmyer
Bros. 6-1O-4tp
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-17

WANTED You to- know that Mrs. w.
A Rurdette has moved to her home
on Flat Rock roaG, just beyond Mud
Greek, WhsFe 3she will be pleased to
do your aeeo4dinh plaiting and dress
making at reasaaab prices. Terms
cash, - 6-3-3tp
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-17

FOR SALE-One horse wagon, good
as new. Thos. Shepherd. 4-15-tnc
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-17

FOB SALE-White OrpingtOns and
Plymouth Rock hens, also eggs for
matching. Phone S4S-J. A. G. Thomp
son 3-25-tnc
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-17

FOR SALE -Lady's or Misses bicycle.
at Stations hardware store. 6-10-Stp
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
FORMIDABLE WAS SUNK
And 600 BRITONS LOST
MINE OR SUBMARINE is BLAMED
BY TtsE RRITsssszs.A0-s'steaa.... .sa
MlRALTY.

London.-The destruction of the
British battleship Formidable in the
English channel Friday by mine or
submarine, although one of those
events Englishmen now realize must
be expected SO long as the British
navy is compelled to keep the seas,
has caused widespread grief.
This is due, not so much to the loss
OF the ship, which was Is years old
and cost about S5,O0O,OOO, as it Is for
the 500 men who are believed to have
gone down with her. Thus far only
$50 men OF the Formidable crew of
$50 are known to have been rescued.
A light cruiser picked up 80 and a
Tor Bay trawler, 70. Among the res
cued are eight officers and six midship.
men.
The Daily Chronicle states that sur
vivors of the battleship report that tho
vessel was torpedoed both fore and
aft and sank almost Immediately.
The British Admiralty has not an.
nounced the locality, where the dis.
aster occurred, and declares it is I'm.
able to say whether the ship struck a
mine or was torpedoed, but the incli.
nation here is to believe that a sub
marine again has been successful in an
attack.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
HARD FIGHT FOR
SHIPPING BILL
REPUBLICAN SENATORS WILL
OPPOSE THE ADMINISTRATION
COMMERCE MEASURE.
MADE UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Minority Members Assert That 1t Will
Not Relieve Situation, as Ships
Cannot Be Purchased.

Northumberland purchase
or ships as proposed in the admins
tfatlon Dill to create a shipping board,
finance a S1O,OOO,OOO shipping corpora
ton and eXpend not to exceed S3O, 1000.
OOO for the purchase or charter1ng of
ocean carriers is the foremost issue
before Congress.
BY vote of as to 20, the Senate
made the ship purchase bill the unfin.
lshed business, to be supplanted only
by appropriation bills. This action
made it evident that the measure Will
have strong opposition. Charging that
an effort is being made to rush the
bill with undue haste, Republican SEN
ators, among them Senators Gallinger,
Lodge and Root, served notice that
the measure would be fought to the
last ditch.
Minority members of the Commerce
Committee filed report, asserting
that the plan would not relieve ship
ping conditions because it would be
impossible to get ships enough to do
any good
This is one OF the measures upon
which President Wilson is insisting.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
L|TERACY TEST RETAINED
immigration Bill, Slightly Amended
From House, Passes Senate.

Washington.-The immigration bill
containing the restrictive literacy test
Tor admission Of aliens, which has
been the obstacle in immigration re-
form legislation for the greater part
OF two national administrations, pass
ed the Senate late Friday by vote
OF so to Z. The overwhelming major
ity was recorded despite President
Wilson's intimation he would veto the
measure, as did former President
TAFT, If it should come to him with
the educational test included.
The vote in the Senate indicated
the bill could be re-passed by more
than the required two.thirds majority
should the president reject the meas.
ure. Senators who voted against the
bill were:\ Brandegee, McCumber,
MARITIME, O'Gorman, Ransde1l, Reed
and Walsh.
The bill passed the house February
4 last by vote of 241 to 126.
Although the Senate amended the
house bill in several particulars, the
literacy test was unaltered save for
an additional exemption to belgium
subjects, which was adopted Friday.
Among Senate amendments which
house leaders have said probably
would be accepted is one to exclude
from the United States all persons Of
the African race or of negro blood.
Another strengthens the phraseology
OF the prohibition Of polygamists.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
American Citizens Warned.

Washington.-A warning that Amer.
leans who go into Mexico do so at
their own risk was issued Wednesday
by the State Department. It followed
receipt of consular dispatches from
Tampico saying that Americans 70.
turning from the oil fields of Teyas
and Oklahoma are finding difficulty in
getting work, and that there are mere
destitute Americans at Tampico than
at any time since the revolutionary
troubles began.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
NO.. ;

Definite announcement Is made by
/. B. Rennyson, president of the Busi.
ness Mems Racing Association, con-
corning the restriction of individual
betting at the Fair Grounds during the
race meeting that began Friday. IN
dtvidual betting will be allowed, nut
to prevent fndiscriminae betting ana
the abuses that follow it, individual
betting VIII be permitted only In the
Palm Garden, to which place an al
mission fee Of 81 will be charged ny
the association, and which carries
with it admission to the paddock.
Bonded shareholders will be provided
by the association, and Will be dlStln-
guished by badges bearing the lnscrlp-
ton Bonded Stakeholder for lndl-
yidual betting only" and each stake
holder will be designated by num-
Der; all individual bets turned over 10
such bonded shareholders Will De
placed in an envelope, which will show
the number of the race, the NUMBER
of the horse corresponding with the
number on the program, the position
of the horse as to first, second or
third, and the number of the badge
Of each person making the Individual
pct. After the race is over the stake
holder shall turn over the envelope
intact to the winner, and make no de-
duction whatsoever for his services,
and under no circumstances shall ne
be permitted to accept fee, tip or
compensation OF any Kind. He is to
be paid for his services by the asso-
citation; he is not allowed to bet
money or to have in his possession
any money for betting purposes; he is
to have no connection with any indi-
vidual; he Is to furnish bond In IA
vor of the association in the sum or
$500 to insure the faithful perform
ance of his duties.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
EDISON SAYS War WILL
LAST TWO YEARS MORE
PREDICTS THAT U. S. WILL RUN
y ITS 6ATTLESHlPS WITH
STORAGE BATTERIES.

orange, N. J.-Here are few of the
New Year predictions of Thomas A.
Edison in an interview Saturday:
The war will last two years more.
Germany cannot win.
submarines will not eliminate dread
naughts.
The United States will run it's own
Dattleships by sl5,OOO,OOO worth Of
storage batteries.
Ammonia will be produced from the
air.
His scheme for utilizing the present
wasteage Of 10000 gallons of benzol
daily In this country will be perfected
Anerican business men will stop be
sa6sning the war and get busy
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
Says Germany Must Win.

Berlin--Instead Of the customary
New Years reception, the emperor
Saturday received the commanding
generals, with whom he attended d.
vine services. He then received the
congratulations of the court at field
Headquarters. Addressing the CORE
spondents he said, asliong other
things: II hope you will be able in
the new year to report many good
things. We shall not lay down our
arms until we have gained complete
victory"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
Insists on Honest shippino.

Washington. President Wilson
Tuesday appealed to American ship.
pers of noncontraband goods, such as
cotton, not to allow their cargoes to
be mixed with contraband articles.
The United States government, he an.
nounced, could deal confidently with
the difficulties which had arisen in
the treatment of American commerce
by Great Britain only II supported by
absolutely honest manifests.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
Railway Shops Resume.

San TRANSPORTATION nearly
month Of idleness Southern Pacific
shops at Sacramento, Cal, Bakers
field, Ca, Sparks, New, Oakland, Cal,
Portland, Ore, Dunsmir, Cal, Ogden.
Utah, San Francisco and Tucson, ARR,
opened Saturday on five-day eight
hour basis. Full time is six days to
the week of nine hours EACH This
resumption means the unemployment
of between 5000 and 5000.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION
GOV. HALL EXPECTED TO CALL
ONE TO WRITE A NEW Or
GANlC LAW.
ANOTHER EXTRA SESSION
May Be Held as Early as February If
the Constitutional Convention Is
Definitely Decided Upon.


New Orleans
While Gov Hall has declined to
commit himself on the matter of a
constitutional convention, the impress
sion is growing in political circles that
the governor eventually will recon-
mend a constitutional convention with
practically unlimited powers. An ex-
ira session of the legislature must be
held during the spring or early sum-
mer to frame an appropriation meas
ure for the period July l, 1915, to July
/, 1916. Should a constitutional con-
vention be decided upon. the session
probably would be called early in the
spring, and possibly as early as Feb
ruary.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
ENGLAND Nav Conscript,

London.--A hint that the British
government contemplated the intro
duction of CONSUMPTION for increasing
the army and navy was dropped by
Thomas j. MacNamara, parliamentary
secretary to the Admiralty, while
speaking at the Browning settlement
Saturday afternoon.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
Scandinavian Shipping Losses.

Stockholm, Sweden.-Total losses to
Scandinavian shipping through mine
disasters were as follows up to mid
December: Sweden, eight ships and
50 lives denmark, six vessels and six
lives; Norway, five vessels and six
lives. To this total must also be
added Holland with three vessels and
Is lives.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
Raising the German War Levy.

Amsterdam-A dispatch from Client
describes meeting of Belgian burgo.
masters to deliberate upon methods of
raising the German war levy of $685.
100000, during the course of which
there was witnessed an extraordinary
outburst Of enthusiasm for Belgium.
The local German garrison made no
attempt at interference.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
English Coast Panic Stricken,

West Hartlepool, fngland.-English
east coast towns are panic-stricken
since the German raid on Scarborough,
Whitby and the Hartlepools. Conf
dence in the power of the British navy
to keep German ships from England
has weakened and there is constant
dread of the temperance of German
ships, if not the landing of German
troops.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
After Five Months of War

London.-The New Year finds be.
ltgerent Europe after five months of
war, fighting as sternly as at the be.
ginning, but seemingly without pros.
poets Of immediate big victories. In
Flanders and France there has been
lull in the fighting on most of tho
front, disturbed occasionally, however,
by artillery fire, infantry attacks and
counter attacks.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
Prohibitionist in CONGRESS.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Charles P. Ran.
dali, congressman-elect from the Ninth
California district, issued Statement,
declaring himself prohibitionist-the
first OF that party to take a seat IN
the national House Of Representa-
tives.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08

That an escaped convict from the
Joliet penitentiary robbed the Wins.
horo state Bank was established Fri
dav afternoon when the cashier recog.
nized the picture Of the robber in a
bunch held by one Of the Pinkerton
operatives, who was sent here to in.
vestigate the bank robbery.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08

A robbery without parallel In bold
ness in north Louisiana was enacted
at Winnsboro Wednesday afternoon
fifteen minutes before the closing time
of tho Winnsboro State Bank, when
tall, well dressed stranger walked
into the banking house, covered the
assistant cashier with revolver, and
appropriated the contents Of the CASH
ier's cash drawer. 1t is estimated that
the bandit secured more than $500
In currency.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08

Louisiana established record for
its number Of lynchings during the
past twelve months which probably
has only been equalled once or twice
In its history. With eleven negroes
hanged and shot during the year the
state has practically doubled the rec
ord Of Mississippi. With only one ex-
ception the negroes paid the death
penalty for the murders of white men.
The exception is in the case Of a young
Shreveport mulatto who assaulted a
ten-year-old girl.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
San Diedo Fair Opened.

San Diego, Cal-Three thousand
miles away President Wilson Friday.
in the small hours at Washington
touched an electric button that opened
to the world, at midnight, the Panama.
California Exposition. 1t will remain
open until January l, 1916.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
Will Spread Over Continent.

London.-There are indications In
London that the entire continental po-
liticaf situation, which involves
Greece, Italy, Roumania and Portugal,
is developing day by day Even the
participation in the war of at least
some Of these states soon will become
a reality. This is the view Of certain
OF the British commentors.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
Swiss to Remain Neutral.

Paris.-Dr. Arthur Hoffman, the re
firing Swiss president, who remains
minister of foreign affairs, says Swift
erland intends to remain absolutely
neutral, according to the Berne CORE
spondent of the Petit Parisien
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
81 Copper Ships Detained.

Observation-Disclosures ships, bear.
Ing 1880 tons OF American copper,
worth $5,5OO,OO0, destined to neutral
nations, have been detained and their
cargoes seized as contraband since the
European war began.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08

A three day extension short course
In diversified farming will be given
in Monroe January 5, and 7, by the
Louisiana State University and the
United States Department Of Agricrl-
ture.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08

The new net weight and measure
law, which affects every retail grocer
and other dispensers Of food products
in Louisiana became effective January
l, 1915. The new law requires the net
weight, the net measure or The nuneri-
cal count to be conspicuously marked
upon all packages Of food sold In
Louisiana Packages containing less
than one liquid ounce, or lower than
six units OF food shall be exempt from
marking.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08

Miss Margaret Shortfdge, daughter
Of Mrs. Malvina Shortridge, will wed
the Rev. Cornelius Charlton Burke Of
London, Ark, in New Orleans on
Thursday morning. February 4, at 10
o'clock. The wedding will take place
at st. Georges Episcopal Church and
the Rt. Rev. James R. Winchester.
bishop of the Episcopal Church of Ar
kansas, will officiate. Miss Shortridge
is belle in New Orleans society and
will make her home in Arkansas after
the nuptials.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08

Because he said bankers charge too
much interest on the money they iuan
c. M. Blair, wealthy capitalist,
thought to be demented, walked into
the Commercial National Bank Mon
day morning and announced that he
was going to kill E. X. Smith, presi-
dent OF the bank Mr.. Smith was not
in the bank at the time and while
Blair was waiting for him to come
down, he was taken In charge by au.
thorities and placed in the parish Jail.
Blair is reputed to be worth between
100000 and 100000. He was later
released by order Of the district at
torney and taken to a private sani.
tarium at San Antonio by A. w. Tur-
ner, superintendent OF the Louisiana
Anti-Saloon League.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08

John L. Raul of Birmingham, Ala,
chairman Of the mass meeting of vel.
low pine manufacturers held at New
Orleans December and last, has
issued the call for another meeting, to
be held in New Orleans, at the Grune-
valid Hotel at 10 o'clock January -.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
Germany at the Exposition.

San Francisco-Two large blocks OF
space in the Palace of Liberal Arts
have been awarded t. the German
government by the Panama. Pacific In.
ternational Exposition.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08

Mrs. E. NJ. Bennett and her mother,
Mrs. Mathews, died Tuesday night at
Port Arthur, Texas, as a result OF
burns received that morning when
house in which they were living WAS
destroyed by fire. Mrs. Bennett and
her mother were residents of New
Iberia.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08

The annual convention Of the Amerf-
can Veterinary Association which was
to have been held last week in New
Orleans, has been postponed indefl.
nitely.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08

Poll tax payments at New Orleans
Monday reached total of 39,S63, and
more than 1900 we're added to the
record Tuesday, bringing the number
over 10000. The books closed Thurs
day with a total of 50,902.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08

A hearing Of the interstate COM
merce commission will be held at New
Orleans commencing January 8.
Among the cases docketei are thosnf
involving hay rates to New Orlea
and brewers rico rats2
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08

The aged and blind colored citizens
of Shreveport were well taken care OF
Christmas by committee Of colored
employees of the Kansas City Southern
shops, composed Of George Hill
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08

Archbishop Blenk's condition Is not
only much improved. but the patient
is in quite fine humor, and talks
cheerfully with members Of his house
hold. 1t is stated that he is making
good progress toward recovery.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08

The wedding of Robert Charles
Camp and Miss Rita Dorman, which
was to have been solemnized Decem.
Der % in New Orleans, did not take
place When Camp went to the office
of the City Board of Health to get
license it was refused on the ground
that he was Of negro blood. Members
Of the Camp family insist that there
is a mistake somewhere in the record,
and they propose to institute proceed
ings in the courts to establish the
truth. The parents of the young man
were issued marriage license as
white persons, and he was christened
as white child in st. Stephens
Church.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
STATE HAPPENINGS.

Business conditions locally, as re-
flected by the receipts of the New Or
leans post Office, fail to disclose the
presence Of anything resembling the
financial depression" so often alluded
to nowadays by the members of the
ancient and dishonorable order of
knockers" The volume of mail.
money orders, stamps, parcel post and
registered matter sent through a post
Office Is a splendid barometer Of bust.
ness conditions, and accepting this as
criterion, IT Is hard to- understand
the attitude and sentiment OF some
people as regards business" Post
master Voegtle and his assistants are
well pleased with the magnificent
showing made by the New Orleans
post office during the last weeks of the
old year. Never before in the history
of the Postal Department in this city,
has such tremendous amount of mail
been handled as was taken care of
during the final days of December
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-15

Principles of Farm Management and
Lime and the Soil Miss Grace King
on The Food We Eat and The Up
keep of the Body. on Saturday the
state lecturer. w. +. Franklin, dis
cussed "Our Corn crop and The
Best Things on the Farm. while Mrs
Julia Walker dwelt on The New
Woman Us. the old" and Making our
World" These two speaker We're
among the best that this vicinity ever
had and proved 10 be very helpful
speakers. Besides the lectures there
was also singing and other music.
Miss Olive Lonenecker Of Wakarusa
spent Saturday here at the institute
and also visited friends
Mrs Harry Layer, who has been i'll.
is reported improving.
Harrison Shearer made business
trip 10 South Bend Saturday.
few cases of humps have been
reported IN this section.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-15

Mrs. Bertha Smith OF Kansas City,
Mo. is spending the week with rela-
tIves here
Mrs. Susan Stroup OF Lydick, Ind
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs J. A.
StrOup. Sunday.
MIR and Mrs Ralph II. Lydick spent
Tuesday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Brown of South Bend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Stroup and
family visited Mr.. and Mrs. Will Korn
and family Saturday evening.
Mrs Bertha Smith and DR. St Clare
of Kansas City. No. and Mr.. and Mrs.
J. II. Lydick were guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph II. Lydick Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur StrOuD visited
Miss Grace Tarrgart who has been i'll
with rheumatism, Monday night
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-15

The Ladies' Aid society viii be en-
tertained Thursday afternoon by Mrs.
Harry Hoy.
\ cottage prayer meeting viii be
held Thursday a. the home of Jacob
WoOmer.
The Community Center club viii
meet Tuesday evening next al the
school house. A social service viii be
the program.
GRANGER
The neighbors and friends OF Mr..
and Mrs. Bert shrimp gave a surprise
party 10 them Tuesday evening.
Harry Surguy OF South Bend spent
Sunday at the home of Abe Stephen
son.
John Livingston OF Detroit. Mich
spent Thursday night at the home of
Albert Remley.
Mrs William Hoffman was in South
Bend Tuesday
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Metzger spent
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-15
WILLOW CREEK

Milton Mcknight, whose illness has
lasted through the winter so far,
shows but little Improvement.
Mrs. Jacob Aller is slightly better
Mrs. John ChandOnia and children
visited Mrs. J. Lockwood, Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Ludwig were
guests of Robert Mcknight and wife
Sunday.
Morton Plotner and wife of Misha-
waka visited friends here Sunday
James Eberhart. son and wife have
moved 10 Mishawaka and Mr.. Godfrey
has taken charge OF the Eberhart
farm.
Mrs. Andrew Beromer has returned
from a visit with Mishawaka friends.