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Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-05-27
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ENJOYS GOOD
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.
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gresS and improvement along all lines. When
first he took charge there were about 500
scholars enrolled. At the present time there
are between 600 and 700 with an excellent
average attendance The teaching staff has
been materially increased and now numbers
twelve members There are now eleven
grades, instead of ten, and an efficient COM
mercial department has been added by Prof
Gale. A live literary society, which has won
statewide distinction for itself in the past
two years in debating contests for graded
schools throughout the State, has been add
ed under Prof. Gales administration. The
record of this society is especially gratifying
to the patrons of the school.
The enrolment of the colored public school
within the city during the past year has
been 342, with a good average attendance.
The board of education let a contract for
the erection of new school building for col
cred children in district No. 2, Henderson
vile township.
Excellent Private Schools.
But it is not alone to its record in public
school matters that Hendersonville points
with pride. No community in the State shares
the distinction that has been conferred upon
Hendersonville in the matter of private
schools within the past twelve months. 1t
is splendid endorsement of conditions here
there three we1l-known educational insti=
lions have selected this place to carry on
their work. These schools were not brought
here under cover of darkness, but were Sc
cured in face of the most strenuous Opposi-
ton and the endeavors of other and much
larger communities. Only after weighing
every possible inducement offered by other
places did Hendersonville secure them, and
education has been given great boost by
their decisions.
At one time last year it was a matter o.
some days before the trustees Of the great
Southern Methodist university, endowed by
a prominent Methodist layman of Atlanta,
could decide to pass by the claims Of Hem
Jacksonville. A committee of wide-awake
citizens appeared before the trustees and
urged upon them the advantages of this
place and for considerable time such large
centres as Atlanta were made uneasy least
the trustees should select this place because
of its remarkable showing in educational
lines and natural advantages.
Fassifern, a School for Girls.
Of the greatest Importance to the city was
the selection of it as the location for the
long established school for girls, Fassifern.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-05-27

gress and improvement along all lines. When
first he took charge there were about 500
scholars enrolled. At the present time there
are between 600 and 700 with an excellent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-16

Mr. Harry o. Sandberg of the Pan.
American Union left yesterday for a
short visit with relatives in Boston be.
fore leaving on an extended tour
through Central America and Panama
Mr. Sandberg will sail from New Or.
leans Thursday, July %.
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Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been re-
ported to the health department dur
ing the past twenty four hours:
Charles A. Offutt, 81 years. 1904 18th
street northwest.
Henry c. Johnston. ~ years. Naval
Hospital.
Ann Elizabeth willett, SO years,
Washington Asylum Hospital.
James A. Glenn. So years. 826 I street
northwest.
Bernard Joseph Meyer. Is years.
Homeopathic Hospital.
Peter Meurer. ss years. Walter Reed
William W. White. 70 years. Provi-
dence Hospital.
Mary slingland, 4s years. Sibley Hos
pital.
Matilda Gordon saxton. IS years. 1891
18th street northwest.
Ida Belle Courier, 80 years. 7ss 18th
street northwest.
John Sherman. "A years. Casualty
Hospital.
Katie Taylor. 10 years. Freedmen's
Hospital
Ida Turner, % years, Warrington
Asylum Hospital.
Matte Bowie. 40 years. 4s4 School
street southwest.
Charles f. Brown, - years, 2o9
street southwest
Rebecca Hyder. Al years, 1923 Sd
street southwest.
Walter Bundy, 20 years, Emergency
Hospital.
Pauline Thompson, 16 months. Chill
drens Hospital.
Thomas E. Booze, 4 months. s12 I'D
street southeast.
Landonia Gray. months. 3213 Pros
pect avenue northwest.
Infant Of Louis H. and C. Belle Sin
gleton. day. 1000 e street northwest
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Births Reported.

The following births have been re-
ported to the health department dur
ing the past twenty-four hours:
Richard and Mary Darlington. girl.
REQ and Laura Wright. girl.
BENJAMIN F. and Elsie r. Satterheld.
boy.
Henry and Esther Root, boy.
Clarence and Cora Miles. boy.
George and May E. Henbeck. boy.
John 1. and Ray Hamaker. girl.
William S. and Margaret Haig. boy.
George 8. and Florence NJ. Holman,
boy.
Alfred and Julia Gilkse. twins. girls.
James William and Alice Roberta
Goblet. girl.
Robert Emmett, jr.. and Mana 8
Doyle. boy.
Salvador and Cecilia Cardia. boy.
John A. and Minnie L. Bernhart, boy.
Ernest and Florence Bradford, girl
Wilbur c. and Dorothea A. Balderson
girl
Leonardo and Grazia Aguilino, boy.
William and Josephine Robertson
boy.
Henry and Daisy A. Page, boy.
Alexander and Eunice hurry, boy.
MILFORD H. and Emily Dunn, girl
Levy and Annie Butler. boy.
William and May I. Johnson, girl.
George \. and Francis y. Smith, girl
John and Florence Matthews, girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-16

Mrs. Viola NJ. Clarke announces the
engagement of her daughter. Mildred
Emily. to Mr.. Burt Lee Smoker OF
Freeport. Mich. the wedding to take
place September l.
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ATTEND SUMMER SESSION,
Master House Painters and Deco
rators Plan for Convention.

A. H. McGhan and Charles Macnichol,
members of the executive board Of the
International Association of Master
House Painters and Decorators. are to
leave tomorrow for Cedar Point, Ohio.
near Sandusky, to attend the midsum-
mer session Of the board. At this ses-
sion plans for the annual convention
of the association, to be held next Feb
ruary In Cincinnati. are to be discussed.
Mr.. McGhan. who is also chairman of
the associations cleanup and paint-up
committee. will present plans for a
national campaign to be waged next
spring, and will also discuss results
obtained in Washington and through
out the United States and Canada in
last springs cleanup and paint-up
campaign.
The meeting Of the executive board
is to continue all next week. Mr.. Nc
Chan is to be accompanied by his
daughter. Miss Marion McGhan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-16

Mr.. and Mrs John Isle Apple wi
leave Monday to spend a month at Al
lantic City.
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following:
Thomas j. Branch and Rosetta L.
Dodson.
Peter Pappas and Marie Lyston.
Wesley ]. Banton and Lydia Robert
son.
Laurence M. Wilhoite and Estell
Douglass.
Joseph Curry and Matte Coles.
Harold s. James of Peru, Ind, and
Leila " w. Harrison of this city.
Charles L. Freysinger of Harrisburg,
Pa, and Elizabeth c. Caylor of Spran-
kle, Pa.
Henry Brodis and Lucy e. Rice.
Louis Romersa and Marguerite Gug-
liery.
burg.
Charles c. Martin and Josephine v.
Dyer.
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Miss Bessie KEGS of s07 r street
northwest is the guest of her aunt, Miss
Gertrude Crosson. at the Washington
cottage, Colonial Beach, for the sum-
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Capt. and Mrs. George r. Clark en-
tertained at dinner last night in honor
Of Commander Jay H. Sypher. u 8. N.
and Mrs. Sypher. who will leave WASH
ington in a few days for Shanghai,
China. where Commander 6ypher will
join tho Asiatic squadron. The guests
included Mrs. Gensheimer of Erie. Pa,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-16

The minister from Denmark. Mr.. Brun
was among the guests at dinner
given last night by Gen. Horace Por-
ter at Bar Harbor.
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HICKS SENTENCE COMMITTED.
President Aids Man Who Surren-
dered After Eluding Prison IL Years

President Wilson today committed to
expire at once the jail term of Robert
E. Hicks. the New York man who. after
twelve years successful elusion of i'm
prisonment for violation of the postal
code. gave up a prosperous business
and surrendered himself
The Bowery Mission of New York. at
which Hicks was a worker, and other
organizations appealed to the Presi-
dent for his release. He will be freed
as soon as the Department of Justice
can arrange certain formalities.
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Electrocuted in Bathroom.

STARKVILLE. Miss, July 16.-Virgil
William Bragg, for twelve years pro-
lessor of mechanical engineering at
the Mississippi Agricultural and Me-
chanical College, and well known in
academic circles throughout the south,
was electrocuted in his apartments
here last night. according to physicians
who attended him. Prof. Bragg was in
his bathroom, and Is supposed to have
grasped poorly insulated electric
wire. He was found unconscious and
died several hours later.
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GOES UNGUARDED TO JAIL.
David Essacson Leaves New York
for Atlanta Peuitentiary.

NEW YORK. July 1s.-Unaccom-
panied by guards. David Essacson,
convicted OF swindling. leaves here to-
day to serve a sentence Of a year and
a day in the federal penitentiary at
Atlanta, Ga. The experiment Of allow
ing Essacson to go to prison alone and
unguarded is a new idea of the federal
authorities here.
The United States marshal trusts
Essacson to appear at the penitentiary
on time chiefly because he is sixty
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who is the house guest of Capt. and
Mrs. Clark. and Mr.. Thomas Jenkins.

Prince Hohenlohe and Mr.. de Hedri
of the Austrian embassy staff. were
among the guests at a dinner given at
Lenox, Mass. last night by Mr.. and
Mrs. Giraud Foster.
Count Claes Bonde Of the Swedish
legation, has arrived at Bar Harbor.
Mrs. John P. Poor Of this city enter
tanned at bridge. followed by tea. yes
terday at Flatrock, her villa at Mar
ragansett Pier
Mr. and Mrs. William Wheatly, Mr.
and Mrs. John w Brawner. Mr.. John
j. Higgins and family and Mr.. Horace
at the Plimhimmon hotel, Ocean city,
Md.
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years old. in feeble health ana because
his bail bond does not expire uatil he
delivers himself to the warden. Es-
sacson was head Of the Kalos Manufac-
turing Company. and is said to have
derived about 100000 from the sale OF
outfits for making medallions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-16

The young women of the Christian
Home, 311 C street northwest. will give
a lawn fete Wednesday evening. July
81, at o'clock In case of rain II will
be held on first fair evening.
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Girls Drown When Canoe Capsizes.

PITTSBURGH. Pa. July ls.-Lillian
Elkins. fifteen years old. and Anna Rosen-
green. sixteen years old. both Of Sewick-
ly Heights. a suburb. were drowned in
the Ohio river near lock No. shortly
before last midnight when a Canoe in
which they were riding capsized John
Gleason and Frank Rosengreen. the lat
ter a brother OF one OF the girls, who
were also in the canoe. were rescued.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-16

who WAS substituted. introduced Rear
Admiral Sigsbee, and Immediately lef
10 head the delegation that marched n
the rain TO Coz mbus Circle, carrying
a wreath which was placed on H.;
Maine Monument.
Declaring that the thought OF war
sickened him, despite service in two
wars, and expressi tn hope that
no circumstances woulI the United
States be drawn into the present con-
fict, the rear admiral paid a glJwing
tribute 10 the men who died on the
Maine.
Just as he was about 20 finish he no.
ticed that il was 9:l5, and, reminding
the $50 persons assembled that II was
the exact moment that, seventeen years
ago, the Maine was destroyed. lie bowed
his head as If in prayer. Immediately
Commander Rigney, who was presiding,
gave a signal. and the hugler, with all
lights out in tie hall, blew taps.
Madison Hare, of New Jersey, past
o.Iplain in chief, then made an ad-
dress, in which he said that the s,l-
diers OF the United States had never
been called on to battle unless he free
dom Of some other people demanded I.
kilograms OF regret were then read
from Father Chidwick. the former
naval chaplain. who was on the Maine,
and Postmaster Kelly Of Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-16
CHARGES CRUELTY
ON HART'S ISLAND
lnhuman Beating Story by
Boy Causes Arrest of
Keeper Mcconnell.

While Miss Katharine r. Davis, Com
Missioner OF Corrections, ia investlgst-
ing charges Of inhuman treatment Of
the boys in the city reeormatory on
Hart's Island, Magistrate Appleton, IN
West Farms court, conducted an in
vestiGation or his own into a specific
charge.
As result. Frank Mcconnell, q
keeper, was arrested yesterday after
noon on warrant charging him with
assault. He was arraigned before Mag
istrste Appleton and paroled until FRI
day FOR examination.
The complainant is Louis Levine. a
former inmate Of the reformatory, who
alleges that he was beaten by Neon
nell while sufferer from heart dis
ease.
The charges under investigation by
Miss Davis, which have resulted thus
far in the suspension Of Martin j.
Moore, overSeer OF the reformatory,
resulted. il is understood, from the
beating Of an eightcen-yearold boy.
The boy, according to report, was a
member Of what is termed "the cripple
squad That squad is made up of in
mates whose physical endurance does
not come up TO the standard.
The SQUAD was out with the rest OF
the inmates. marching on that part Of
the island where Potter's Field is laid
out, when the youth fell behind. He
was dragged from the ranks, il is al
legged, and struck several times with a
nichtstick by one OF the keepers.
Not being satisfied with this, il was
declared by one OF the boys said 10
have witnessed the beating, the lad was
ordered from the line and beaten with
branch of a tree. He fell and was
left lying on the ground, while the rest
of the inmates continued on their
march.
The keeper is said TO have sent two
of the squad back 10 where the lad was
and they carried him TO the hospital.
He was unconscious. and oxygen was
resorted TO. His condition was so seri-
Gus that his parents, who live IN The
Bronx. were sent for
II was not until the boy was dis
from the reformatory, last
month, that the parents became ac-
quainted with the facts. With him they
went TO the Office Of Commissioner
Davis. in the Municipal Building, and
the boy told his story.
Commissioner Davis said last night:
1T is my desire that while safe
guarding in every way the interests of
the wards Of the city should also pro-
ceed with justice and fairness 10 those
accused.
"To secure a perfectly fair consider
alton Of the allegations have ar
ranged with Overseer Moore 20 hear
the charges and produce witnesses be
fore a jury composed of one represent
ative chosen by me, one by Overseer
Moore and one by the Civil Service
New-York tribune., 1915-02-16

court a few days after the date on
which they were killed.
Two weeks before the explosion
armed guards on the Rockefeller estate
routed Berkman, Caron and their asso-
ciates, and the latter escaped with their
lives only when local police interfered
and gave them a chance to get out of
the zone of danger. Their retreat in
terror was made after three hours OF
rioting and their appearance when they
reached New York showed how close
had been the call
A few days later Berkman called a
meeting TO devise ways and mems to
continue the assault on the Rockefel-
lers without bodily harm 20 the agita-
tors. All those involved attended.
Their scheming was shrouded in an air
of mystery and came to an end because
of the premature explosion of the de-
vice Caron was making.
How intimately concerned in the
activities of the conspirators Berkman
was came out during the investigation
of the explosion, but the anarchist was
careful in all his admissions at that
time to say nothing that could possibly
incriminate him. Asked from what
source he learned of the bomb explo-
sion. Berkman replied:
Some one telephoned at about 10
o'clock that there had been an explo-
sion in Miss Berger's apartments.
Miss Berger was half-sister of one
Of the victims.) | do not know who my
informant was, except that II was
man and he was greatly excited.
shortly afterward | telephoned to the
Ferrer School and got Mike Murphy
on the wire and ascertained that he
had ESCAPED with slight injury. | told
him 10 60 over TO Leonard Abbotts
place at Westfeld, \. j.
1--WE were going 20 hold picnic of
various radical clubs over there, and
I told him that | would meet him
there. Berg, Hansen and Caron had
intended TO join u.s.
"Do you mean to say that these men,
after constructing 4 murderous bomb,
which they intended to use for the pur-
pose of violence, were going 10 the
country TO take part in an innocent
holiday picnic?" Berkman was asked.
81 don't know that they had MUIR
derous bomb in their possession" he
replied. "ln fact, cant understand
the affair al all
These were the words OF the same
Rerkman who revealed the whole blood
thirsty plot in Denver yesterday. Suave
and collected last July, he evoked the
comment from one Of his inqusitors
that he was a very discreet man. To
which he coolly bowed his acknowl-
edgments.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-16
JURY INVESTIGATING
NAVY GRAFT PLOT
5000 Bribe Said to Have
Been Offered to Pass
Short Weight.

The federal grand jury in Brooklyn
began an investigation yesterday af-
ternoon into alleged graft in furnish
ing supplies for ships in the Brooklyn
navy yard. Thomas J. White. a rep
resentative of the Brooklyn Steamship
and Hotel Supply Company. of Walla-
bout Market, is held in $500 bail, and
Walter I. Roach, steward of the L. S. S.
Texas, is prisoner on the vessel, both
of them charged with bribery to get
contracts for food supplies.
Joseph Reay, paymaster OF the Tex
as, is the complainant. He says that
he was approached first by White and
then by Roach, and offered 5000 to pass
q 900 pounds of meat as $4,000 and
10 credit Whites firm with supplying
1000 pounds more than it furnished.
He made an appointment with the
men, he alleges, III the paymaster's
office on January 9.
Behind the curtains he had hidden
Harry Ricketts,, sailor, who listened
to the conversation. The sailor will be
a material witness when the two prls-
oners are tried before United States
Commissioner Cochran on February %.
The grand jury at its session yester-
day heard the testimony OF Michael
Mcmahon, treasurer of the Steamship
and Hotel Supply Company; James Nc
Ouillan, an employe Of the company,
and Ricketts,.
Assistant District Attorney Reid
says that this kind of graft has beer
going on for four or five years. Ii is
hinted that some men higher up are
implicated.
A week ago the Steamship and Ho-
tel Supply Company consigned $4,000
pounds of onions for use on the Celtic,
then in the Brooklyn navy yard. The
officers rejected them, and made
special contract with another firm TO
supply the vegetables. Last year the
contracts handled by the supply COM
many totalled S250.0O0.
New-York tribune., 1915-02-16
PEACE FOLK ARM
AGAINST ARMAMENT
League That Loathes Munitions
of War Challenges National
Security Organization.

Trouble is brewing between the
American League to Limit Armaments
and the National Security League. The
former threw down the gauntlet yes
terday, issuing the following state
ment:
"The National Security League is
sues an announcement from Washing
ton, explaining that it has been organ
lied by citizens who are convinced that
the United States is not adequately
prepared for defence. Will they
please show US specifically in what re-
spects we are unprepared. whose fault
it is, and against precisely whst dah-
ger we are unprepared! ,.,,
1--WE have been asking them for Dill
of particulars on these points Tor TWO
months. but they do not reply. lney
merely keep on repeating the same Ola
general -tatements, varying tne mo
notony only as they differ among them
selves as 10 the extent of our unpre-
paredness. the identity of our enemy
and the measure OF preparedness We
need"
Among the members of the challeng-
ing league are Jane Adams, DR.. Memo
las Murray Butler, Bishop David H;
Greer, DR.. David Starr Jordan and
Rabbi Stephen s. Wise. In the ranks
OF the defence league are Joseph n.
Choate. Henry L. Stimson, Charles +.
Lydecker. Colgate Hoyt, Jrr, ana ,.
Stanwood Menken. Rcinforcements
came yesterday. Alton B. Parker accept
ing the office Of honorary vice-presi-
dent a,
Parker wrote in his letter OF ac-
ceptance. with the object Of the Ma
,ional Security League. as outlined in
it's report, and am gratihed TO learn
from you that its promoters are ant
mated by the sentiment which prompt
ed the Secretary Of War to say. only
the other day: The question OF nation
al defence should be approached in a
non partisan and purely scientific
spirit
Circulars outlining the purpose OF
the league have been sent out in thou
New-York tribune., 1915-02-16
Back in Philadelphia, He
Now SWears He Didn't
Deny Facts in Affidavit.
MOVE FOR NEW TRIAL
SAID TO BE PLANNED
District Attorney Perkins
Awaits Next PIay-Says
Incident Is Closed.

Philadelphia, Feb. IL. James Mar
shall, one Of the prosecutions impor-
tant witnesses in the second Becker
trial, last May. tonight said he was
telling the truth when he signed y
affidavit here Saturday repudiating his
testimony on the stand.
81 told the truth here" he said. when
found in a theatre. "and If it WI do
Becker any coed, he'll get some good
out OF ne. In the affidavit | signed in
New York yesterday did not deny that
what ! swore 20 here was false. Only
the newspapers said | did.
81 was made a regular fool of in
New York. They worried the life out
OF me, and ! would nave sworn | was
crazy if | had stayed there much
longer
Did you make an affidavit in New
York before Assistant District Attor-
ney Groehl, in which you said you
ne:er made the one before Mr. John
ston here?" he was asked.
81 won't say anything more he re-
piled. "Gf you want to find out any
thing you will have 20 get hold of my
attorney
Al the request OF Mr.. Johnston, Of
Becker's counsel, the two newspaper
men who we're present on Saturday
when Marshall made his affidavit here
TODAY swore out affidavits affirming
the truth Of the report of the state
ment