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Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-09-23

$4,000 DONATED FOR
Keller IN MEXTrn

Washington, Sept 16.-Furtbo.
relief work by the American Pos
Cross in Mexico City, where thon
sands are dependent upon charitv
for food, has been-made possibis
by contribution of $25, 900 frono
the Rockefeller foundation.
The Red Cross Mexican rel;oe
treasury had been empty since
Sept. 1. At that time Mr.. O'Con.
nor was notified that funds werc
exhausted, and that it might ba
necessary to discontinue his work
He replied, however, that he had
sufficient supplies on hand to last
about three weeks longer.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-09-23
DANIELS 70 ADDRESS
COMMERCIAL CONGRESS

Washington, Sept ia large
part of the Atlantic feet was par
ticipate in the exercises of the
Southern Commercial Congress at
Charleston December Ii and Is,
according to a promise made by
Secretary Daniels today to a com
mittee of the congress which in
cluded Senators Fletcher of Flori-
da and Smith of South Carolina
and Major j. G. Hemphill, former
~ editor of the Charleston News
and Courier. Secretary Garriosn
and Mr.. Daniels of the Army and
Navy Department will address thu
congress.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-09-23
SEED CORN DAY.

Saturday, October 9th, has been
set apart as a day for the selection
of seed corn In the field. Every
farmer in the state who wants the
State to lead in the production Of
corn per acre next year should %
his fields and select the best that
he has for growing next years
crop. It should be remembered
that Is per cent seed viii not grow
100. per cent crops-Jaekson
County Journal.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-09-23
THE K COUNTY FAIR

Jackson has several years start
on a number of the counties that
are more populous and in some
other respects are more progress.
sfve than we; Our fair is getting
along in years; others are lust
starting. ALI are beginning to
realize the commercial, agricultur-
al and educational value of the
county fair. Why not have the
best this year that we have ever
had. It is with you, farmers of
Jackson.-Jackson County Jour.
nal.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-09-23
MIR. SHIPMAN TO FRISCO,

Mr.. M. L. Shipman, Commissioner of
Labor and Printing, left yesterday
morning for SanFrancisco to attend the
sessions of the Sovereign Grand Lodge,
/. o. O. F., which convenes there on
September 20. Others from this State
who accompanied Mr.. Shipman, who
goes as one of the representatives OF
the Grand Lodge of North Carolina,
are Past Grand Master W. F. Evans,
of Greenville, Grand Representative
from North Carolina; Mr.. Kempler
Campbell, of Shelby, Past Grand Pa
triarch, and Mr.. Kuykendall, also a
Past Grand Patriarch. The party goes
by the way of AsheViIle.-News & OBJ
server.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-09-23
HAVE PLENTY OF MONEY.
Middle West Will Not Need Mon
ev to Help Finance Crop.

M1QQl0 w est Will 1NOI Nccu NAOL-
ey to Help Finance Crop.
Washington, Sept. 16-Govern-
ment money probably will not be
needed to aid in the annual Fall
crop movement in the territory
from the Mississippi River to the
Rocky Mountains, north of Texas,
according to advices today to Sec
rotary McAdoo from the Federal
reserve agents of the Minneapolis
and Kansas City Reserve bank.
Offers of the Secretary to depos-
it Government funds in these
banks, in line with the policy
which led to deposits of 1 5,00O,>
600 in those Of Richmond, Atlanta
and Dallas, were declined, for
the present, at least, and the
agents reported money plentiful
and easy. A similar offer made to
the st. Louis bank had not been
answered tonight.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-09-23
PROHIBITION MAJORITY
IN SOUTH CAROLINA 10000


After January Palmetto Resi-
dents Get Only1 Quart Week.
Columbia, S. c., Sept. 15-With
all but approximately 5000 votes
accounted for, official figures com,
piled here tonight show the major
ity in South Carolina s referen.
dunn election yesterday was slight
" over 10000 for statewide pro-
hibitioh. The unofficial figures
were:
For prohibition, 35,23e; for con,
tinuance of the local option sys-
tenn, 14,907.
The. total. vote was not expected
to be more than $4,000.
The law under which yester-
days election was held was passed
at the last session Of the Iegisla-
ture. It provides for a referen-
dunn on the question Of statewide
IPTohibition and county option un-
der the ~dispensary system as the
alternatives.
With the adoption of statewide
prohibition to take effect January
l., 1916, all dispensariies 1ffteea
Eeounties now have dispensaries,
the others being dry-must be
closed on or before December 81
next. After January q only one
gallon of liquor, wine or beer, una
der the law, may be shipped from
outside the statetoany one person
in onexpohth. S @
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-09-23

ships, Stanley county, was shot to
death Saturday by John Hodgin.
a negro convict.
John w. Gulledge, president OF
the defunct Southern Savings
bank, has been indicted by the An.
son county grand jury On a charge
of false pretense and, in connee-
ton with W. P. Ledbetter, on d
charge of conspiracy to defraud.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-09-23
WILLIAM 4. 4 i 4
Prominent and Frequent Visitor to
HendersonTfne pes Is NeM York.

Prominent and Frequent Visitor 70
HendersOnY1le Dies IN New York
William "A. Varty, for a number OF
years q summer visitor to Henderson
vile and other parts of Western Car
DINA and formerly q member OF the
editorial stan Of the Democrat, is dead.
News sof~thesdeatha of Mr.. Varty was
received in Hendersonyille last week
/ when the Isle OF Pines Appeal Of Nue.
va Corona, Isle O Ptness w. J., OF
which he was editor in chief, bore the
/ sad intelligence.
Mr.. Varty was well known in this
section where he made q number OF
friends during his summer visits. HIS
Esoiourn in Hendersonville this summer
was short as he FASTENED to Saranac
Lake, N. Y, where he entered a tuber%
cular sanitarium for the purpose OF
combating the white plague and where
he died on August 80.
Mr.. Varty had a very interesting ca
reer and his ability as a newspaper
man and his loyalty and worth to the
section which he ably represented is
evidenced In the number of resolu-
lions from ministers and commercial
ORGANIZATIONS and editorial utterances
contained in sthe Appeal.
Mr.. Varty was born in Kentucky and
| began his newspaper career in Tampa;
TIA. AT the outbreak OF the Spanish
! American war he accompanied the
American feet with s its convoy of
transports from Tampa and remained
lon the,sfeld as war correspondent for
q number or large daily spaperss1IH He
| was intrepid fnY dis teffortsvto supply
| hfs9O&hers5 with liVean6Ms eiAatteEraud
one occasion ran the blockade OF Ha-
vanas haEbor, thus being the hrst Amer
Eican to put FOOT on Cuban ,soiF A9the
time of the American occupation DUR
ing the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of
tGeneral Wood, Mr.. Varty was connect
Led with the ,paymaster's department
and remained 9s Correspondence .Wts1
his former connection. was later
transferred ito the auditing .4seart-
! ment of the sanitary forces during the
! cleaning up of Havana. thea 3 most
~unsanitarv place.
| Mr.. Varty had the distinction of be-
IL closely associated with the early
q itica1 history Of Cuba and he mate
r lily assisted in the preparation of
:; e draft of the constitution OF the res
Iblic. -
Major General Leonard Wood re-
iuested his assistance in the prepare
zion of the lengthy final report of the
American occupation, prior to turning
the reins Of government over to the
Cubans, which was sent to the author
tiles at Washington and which played
a large part in the official records OF
that time.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-09-23
for the first day of the fair to be
held November 3, 4 and 5.

Editor Hight. G.. Moore of The
Biblical Recorder, organ of the
Baptist denomination in this state.
suggests that the Southern Baptist
Convention meet in Havana, Cuba,
in 1913. The suggestion is meet
ing with a hearty response among
leaders of the denomination III
some sections. The convention
meets in Asheville in 1916 and is
expected to go West in 1917.
Kinston's city council has pro-
vided for thirty-fve blocks of paw.
ing at a cost of about 100000.
Wilkes county will open it's
eighth, annual fair September %.
One hundred and seventy-four
Wilkes County teachers, together
with many visitors, gathered at
Wilkesboro last week. Much in
terest was shown in moonlight
schools, which will begin in Nov
ember. It is expected that many
grown men and women will attend.
! ia. Jones of Charlotte has been
Awarded the contract for the cree
ton of a new mammoth -four mill
for Charlotte. 1t will have a ca
lpacity of 400 barrels Of -four and
1900 barrels of corn meal a day
and will be the second largest or
the kind in the state.
More than 100 citizens of Rox-
boro and Person county pleaded in
vain to Governor Craig Thursday
afternoon for a pardon for Dan II.
Andrews, a wealthy Person coun-
ty man, now In Jail waiting to be-
gin a sentence of six months ON
the roads for having 40 gallons of
whiskey in his automobile.
The Granite Falls has closed a
contract with that town. for fur
nishing electric lights for a period
of 80 years. The company will
raise the dam of its plant 81 feet
which will develop 400 horse DOW
er, instead of Is as at present.
W. M. Westmoreland of the
Mooresville neighborhood, Iredell
county, charged with check flash.
ing, Salisbury business firms being
his victims, pleaded guilty in the
Superior court at Salisbury last
week and Judge Lane sent him up
for tive years.
JIG. Freeman, assistant superin,
tendent of the convict camp for
North and South Albemarle town
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-09-23
STATE NEWS.

A Rowan county grand jury has
indicted j. T. Williamson. Jr., for
merly cashier of the bank of Cleve-
land which suspended following
alleged bad management on his
part. Williamson is charged with
forgery, false pretense, embezzle-
ment and misrepresentation.
Raleigh's public school commit
tee have voted to receive bids only
from Raleigh architects or con-
tractors for either plans or con
Structoin of new school buildings
to be, erected with the 100000
bonds just voted. The new Muir
ply school is to cost $40, 600 and
Gfenwood 10000, the balance to
improve other buildings.
Mount Olive is to have city de-
livery mail service October 1.
Catawba county's pension mon,
ey now runs up towards $4,000 a
year.
Lee Smyre, farmer near Clare
mont, Catawba county, has ever.
bearing strawberries and the vines
are bearing and blooming heavily
now. The variety has furnished
him with berries throughout the
summer.
George Allen, a hardware mer
chant of Henderson, while cross.
ing the Seaboard Air Line tracks
In az automobile last week was
struck by a fast freight train and
tossed over a train of cars on a
siding nearby. The landed right
side up and Mr. Allen was unhurt
although badly shaken up ano
frightened.
The two hundred and fifth stat
ed session of Fayetteville Presby-
terry was held atHamlet last week
William Richardson and a man
named Pasquale were stabbed by
Kenneth Edwards, of Watkins,
Vance county, during a fight at
a tobacco warehouse in Henderson
last Thursday. The stabbed men
viii recover.
September 26 will be made home
coming Sunday for Green Street
Baptist church by a recent deci-
sion of the board of deacons of
high Point. There will be a spec
a program of music and ad-
dresses.
Catawba fair directors at Hick-
Dry, have planned a home-cominc
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-09-23

The T. B. Allen Farm Sale was post
poned until Saturday, Sept. 25th. This
is one of the best farms in the county
situated on Mills River. Good road to
town.
HILL REALTY AUCTION CO.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-09-23

Mr.. Frost-Agnes, your mother
has a headache. Cant you help
her get dinner?
Agnes-No, father. I have to
learn this table of food values
Life.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-09-23

The T. B. Allen Farm Sale vas post
poned until Saturday, Sept. 25th. This
is n of the best farms in the county
situated on Mills River: Good road to
town.
HILL REALTY AUCTION CO..
Evening journal., 1915-10-15
, nrMncRArIc FALLACY.

. n excollent ~ Democratic argument is the one
N which points TO the present semi-prosperous con-
dition of the country the result Of Democratic
President Democratic Congress and Democratic
tariff That all three Of these the OF this ia
vorable national condition is easily susceptible OF proof
provded Of course the world is left out Of consd
Grafton That this latter is the real Of any pros
perity that now exists will readily be admitted by
Democrats for the simple and perfectly plain reason
that these same prosperous conditions might If given
sufficient time have been produced by the Democratic
pocies of government In other words the prohbitve
erect on imports caused by the war and the resultant
stimulation OF American industries, TO say nothing OF
the unusual demand for war supplies would all have
been caused by a tariff law, made by a Democratic
Congress and President and so low to actually in
vite foreign competition.
To determine the future Democratic policy Of gov
ernment upon the termination of the war it is merely
necessary to state the fundamental tariff policy OF the
Democratic party a tariff for only And so,
upon the conclusion OF the war when the foreign ma
tlons will be hard pressed to find employment, at a
low wage for their returned millions Of soldiers, tho
Democrats propose base their conduct of the govern
ment upon its requirements for revenue and not upon
the principle Of protecting tie American people in their
own markets. from foreign competition whose labor
will be hard driven by prospective famine
Such a policy this will be criminal in IFS effects
upon the best of the country And yet the in
tegent people Of the country win be asked to give the
Democratic party another chance prove during the
four years 10 come that II the war had not occurred
the foreign nations would have neglected open mar
ket and the American workingman would have had
lust as much to do at just high with just as
many fewer orders as the foreign orders we're In
creased.
Evening journal., 1915-10-15
"SHUT-IN" MAGAZINE MAN
WARNS AGAINST IMPOSTORS

l.. W. Prettyman, well-known in
this city and vicinity as a "Shut-In
Magazine Man., helpless "shut-in''
who is soliciting magazine and news
paper subscriptions, wishes to warn
the people of Wilmington of house
toulouse canvassers and solicitors for
magazines who use his name IN any
way whatsoever. Mr.. Prettyman
states that he has had calls to the
effect that several persons in this city
have secured magazine subscriptions
by saying they represented him. He
has no representatives and in fact
never has had Any subscriptions for
him should be sent to him at his resi-
dence. No. 700 West Eighth street
Mr. >Prettyman. asks that in the fu-
ture j, anyone uses his name he
would appreciate it il the person
solicited would notify him at once
as such cases will be prosecuted. Mr.
Prettyman believes thai Wilmington
ians appreciate his position and vii
cooperate with him by giving him it,
business.
Evening journal., 1915-10-15
OLD SCHEME IN CHANGED FORM.

G ECRETARY OF THE TREASURY McADoo, son-in-
~ law OF President Wilson. is swinging the circle in
the hope of arousing friendly public interest in the
Ship Purchase BILL which killed by the Senate at
the last session which is to be revived by the ad
ninistration at the approaching session.
AIcAdoo has delivered his first speech on the subject
His hearers were Indianapolis business men. The plan
he outlined is in fundamental particulars the old one
II was presented however in new dress in the hope
that the business community would be deceived and
converted to its support.
American business men already have put themselves
on record against the Ship Purchase scheme Nothing
that Secretary McAdoo say or do will lead them to
change their attitude IN its guise the scheme is
even more objectionable than was the old one ana
that is saying much He has substituted S5oOOOOoo
shpbuiding plan the S4OO0o0oO ship purchase plan
and suggests that in time OF peace the merchant heet
be operated under government auspices IN compe''ion
with priyateyowned ships and that in time OF war the
government controlled ships be used for naval auNa-
res Those changes however. do not meet the opJec-
lions raised against the original Ship Purchase bill ana
Secretary McAdoo will find that that is true II he en-
leavors to put such bill through Congress.
Evening journal., 1915-10-15
Caranza's Great Opportunity
CFrom the Washington Post)

Within few days it is likely that
formal recognition will be extended
by the United States to the new gov
ornment of Mexico. headed by Venu-
stiano Carranza. The United States
will extend this recognition upon the
receipt of official notification that the
Latin-American governments con-
cerned have approved the recon-
mendations OF their Representatives
as to the recognition of Carranza Al
ready three of these governments
Argentina, Brazil and Chile-have ap-
proved the action of their representa-
tives.
Thus the people OF Mexico viii be
shown that recognition of the Car
rama organization is not plot on
the part OF the United States but is
the deliberate act OF the leading ma
tions Of this hemisphere, intended for
the good of Mexico.
When recognition is extended the
United States should Immediately
place an embargo upon arms and am
munition or other war supplies in
tended for villa. Zapata or any other
faction hostile to the new govern
ment OF Mexico. Nov that Carranza
has been recognized. there should be
no half-heartodness in supporting
him. Much of the good that could be
accomplished by recognition would
be lost II it were not accompanied
by friendly acts designed to haster
the return Of peace throughout
Mexico.
villa has already shown his teeth
by giving notice that he will not b'
responsible for the lives or propert,
of foreigners within the territory II
which he is operating. Recognition
of Carranza outlaws villa and viii;
promptly adopts the role. II woul'
be next to criminal therefore to per
nit him to import arms from thu
United States which would be use'
against Americans and other foreign
Evening journal., 1915-10-15

ers. There has been entirely too
much latitude in the easy transport
OF war material across the border.
Hereafter none of it should go ex-
cept to the Mexican government,
which should have full access to the
American market. Thus every gun
imported from the United States
would be used for the purpose Of en-
forcing peace in Mexico.
Carranza has been through hard
siege, and there is good reason TO
believe that he will appreciate the
aid extended him by endeavoring in
good faith to restore peace and order
and institute the reforms which are
calculated TO bring prosperity to his
people. He is entitled to every op-
portunity and TO the practical assist
ance of this country, whose citizens
have hundreds of millions invested in
Mexico. The resumption of railroad op-
erations. mining, manufacturing
timbering and ranching OF all xmas
will mean employment for the Mexl-
cans and the speedy wiping out OF all
signs of distress.
The full import of recognition has
not dawned upon the people OF the
two countries, but within a short
I time they will preceive the immense
/ advantage of il. With the recogni-
! tion of the United States Porhrio
Diaz was able to pacify Mexico and
start it upon a career of prosperity
/ Opposition against him melted away
when this country recognized his su-
premacy. Carranza can now ac-
complish what Diaz accomplished
and with much less difficulty. II
Huerta had been recognized by the
United States, he would have been
president today and all the efforts
OF the reyolutionists would have beer
vain. Only incredible stupidity OF
the part of Carranza and his advisers
can prevent the early settlement oi
Mexico's difficulties.
Evening journal., 1915-10-15
RIrNDrR CRIPpLEs LABOR LAW.

A pITNDER by the Democratic Congress has Grip
N pied one Of its most important labor laws
The last Congress passed provision intended to
prohib the use in government plants under the War
Department Of certain customs opposed by labor or
eanizatons That provision is practically imperative
today A vital link in the chain OF legislation was
omitted
The labor provision referred to the center of
one Of the bteres fights Of the session 1t was intended
to prevent the Of army appropriations for making
time study of employees or TO pay any premium nonus
or cash reward to any employe in addition TO his regu
lar wages" ana was enacted amendment to the
army appropriation bill.
The struggle over this amendment all but caused the
failure of the army bill First adopted by the House.
il was rejected by the Senate after long drawn out
controversy When the bill went back to the House
It refused to ratify the senates action
The measure then went to a conference committee
OF the two branches They tried in vain TO harmonic
the difference with the labor amendment always inc
nrincpal bone OF contention Scores Of other disagree
mens were disposed Of but the Senate continued TO
oppose tho labor clause and the House to support It,
Three times conference committee reports we're re-
jected because Of the labor regulation alone.
Not until Senators realized they must vote for it or
defeat the entire appropriation bill did they give up
The massage of the army bill containing the labor
regulation speedily followed.
On the same day Congress passed an act authorizing
the War Department to expend more than SIX million
dollars for fortidcations and other defenses TO make
the labor clause effective it was as essential to the
fortifcatons bill TO the army bill
There is not one line word of the labor resuia-
tion in the fortihcations II not proposed as
part OF this law in either House or Senate although
10 include It in the army and not in the fortihca-
tions law was a mere farce The days and weeks OF
fierce conflict that had worn the strength and tempers
OF the contestants shreds proved TO be sham battle
This is not an isolated bunder It is but one of hum
dreds that have been into the entire fabric OF
Democratic legslaton--another evidence of Demo-
cratic incompetency and ineniciency.