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EXODUS OF NEGROES CAUSES
 POLITICIANS ANXIETY
International News Service.

International News Service.
 SAVANNAH, Nov. lone hun dred and fifty negroes were arrested at the deposit of the Florida Central railroad here today on warrants sworn to by local politicians charg Ing that the blacks were being ship ped to the north by the republicans and were to be used in Tuesdays election for ille gal voting purposes.
 Prominent democrats assert that they have almost conclusive evidence tla at the negroes were to be used for political purposes by the republicans The charges have created a great sensation among the politicians and much iitteintss is developing between the local T.I ublicans and democrats as a ,esult.
 Tie nogr ee profess no Knowledge C what they were going to do be ...ond tt.e bare statement that they expected to get a job in the north They confess, however that their fart was paid by man who claimed to be the agent for 0 northern contracting firm which employs many negro lab orers The democrats claim, howev,r, that the negroes were undoubtedly intended for nefarious political pur- poses.
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International News Service.

PARIS, Nov. 2.-French troops again broke through the German front during the course of intense night fighting along the somme front Rss night and. in addition to capturing q series of trench formations over q thousand yard front also took one thousand German prisoners.
 The French offensive was launched under cover of a thick curtain of fog and smoke which hung over the bat tlefeld and completely concealed the
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Naval Officers to Determine Status
 of Deutschland

WASHINGTON, Nov 2,-Admiral Benson, who is at present acting head of the navy department in the ab- sence of Secretary Daniels. has order ed an Investigation of the submarine Deutschland 10 determine the char acter of that vessel and naval of- ficers are now en route to New I.on- den to ascertain if the underwater boat is still a merchantmen.
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TRENCH CLAIN FURTHER
 GAIuS ON S0MME:

movements oI thc troops unuu tnea were almost into the German trench es. Tha German counter attacks in tended 10 regain the captured ground Wefe repulsed by machine gun fire and the Teutons were compelled to re1rc discounted aiter losing q laree number of men
 Heavy German infantry attacks on other sections of the somme line ear F today were repused with heavy losses by artillery and machine gun fire.
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GERMANS DYNAMITE FIT vAUx
 BEFORE EVACUATION
International News Service.

International kews Service.
 LONDON, Nov 2.-Late reports from the French front state that the German practically destroyed Fort Vaux, on the Verdun front before evacuating that strong hold under an intense artillery attack of the French.
 Practically every defensive work of importance was destroyed by the Teutons before their withdrawal and spot where the fort which survived
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FRISCO ODDS FAVOR HUGHES

Pacific News SerVlce.
 SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 2.-The better odds here strongly favor Hughes as the winner in the national campaign. The odds are eight to five on Hughes with no takers.
 Republicans and those who are bet ting just as a sporting proposition are offering three to one that Hughes will carry the state of California Thirty thousand dollars lies In Cor bett's poolroom awaiting takers at these odds.
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OKLAHOMA COAL MINES STRIKE

PdClfIC NeWS OeTVICt.
 McALESTER, Okla. Nov. 1.-- Seven thousand coal miners employed in the McAlester coal mines have walked out owing to the refusal of the company to grant the wage in- crease demanded by the men. Three Killed in Oregon Mine ExpIo-
 sion.
 MARSHFIELD, Ore, Nov. 1.-Three miners were killed by an explosion In the mines here today.
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No GRANGE IN
 AmEnICAN POLICY

ms complete and far reaching in yestigaton of the facts attending Inc sinking of both vessels and upon the,r findings will be determined the future course of the United States.
 He asserted with emphasis. how ever, that the administration had no intention of retreating from it's for mer position with respect to unre- stricted submarine operations and will hold Germany to strict letter of her premises to refrain from unwarned attacks
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International News Service.

'NN'
 WASHINGTON, Nov. That there $ no change in the policy of the Uni ed States with respect to the sub marine war and that Germany win be held to strict accountability for the unwarned sinking of the Rowea. more as well as the Marina, were statements made 10 newspapermen by Secretary oi State Lansing this af- ternoon
 The secretary told the reporters that the government is now conduct
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their progress along the Cherna river. The French forces engaged In sup porting the Serbian right wing are also active and have followed up the Serbian successes by making slight gains in the hill region.
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SERBS SMASH bULGAR
 COUNTER OFFENSIVE
International News Service.

PARIS, Nov. 2.-After repulsing the attacks of the Bulgarians during the night, the Servians completely smash ed the Bulgarian counter offensive with remarkable artillery attack this morning and forced the Bulgars to make further retirements in the direction of Monastir after suffering severe losses.
 The Serbians have also renewed
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International News Service.

WASHINGTON. Nov Tt was announced this evening that the postal authorities have opened negotiation looking to the shipment of mail for Germany on the submarine liner Deutschland. now at New London.
 Present prospects indicate that the mail will be forwarded on the under seas boat up to the limit of space thqt may be allowed for such purposes.
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Will Hold Services for Bremen Crew

Will Hold Services for Bremen Crew.
 NEW LONDON, Nov. 2.-The crew of the Deutschland will hold memorial services for the crew of the Bremen on their return trip to Europe, ac- o.tding to d statement given out to- day
 l. ia the intention of the German mariners to pay this tribute to the memory of their departed comrades wble in midocean. The agents of tho company to which the cargo of fae Deutschland was consigned statsi
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WE IAN DO TT

For first class work and prompt deltv- cry phone Main l5l and the Peoples Laundry will send and set your laundry
 n. J. WILLIAMSON Prop.
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MAY SHIP GERMAls MAIL
 0va THE DEU1 SCHLAND

British Warships Arrive off New
 London.
 NEW LONDON, Nov 2.-Vessels arriving here report that a number ol British torpedo boat destroyers have appeared off this port since the arrival of the Deutschland. The British vessels are lowering about a short distance outside of the three mile limit waiting for the diver 10 commence her return journey
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Aviator Carries Mail for Deutschland.
 CHICAGO. Nov 2.-Aviator Carl son. who departed for New York 10 day with a large quantity of mall for fhe Deutschland. ia reported making more than one hundred miles an hour on his journey The aviator is scarcely visible to the naked eye as he is flying at an elevation of moro than five thousand feet above the earth. Carlson departed early this morning with the mail consignment which was collected late yesterday following the announcement that the government was negotiating with the agents ef the submarine to dispatch Ihe malls for Germany by that vessel
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lo5ay that the cargo carried by the
 .1,r vas of far greater value than tHat carried on the first trip over The C.. ct value Is not definitely ac- tcrn ned but II is said that it will approximate len million dollars at Jhe present Q ees
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Hickory for basket sIeds at Pros ser's Harness Shop. Black 5.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-02-24
BOARDING HOUSE LISr.
Roard Of Trade VIII Issue Folder Con-
taining Hotel and Boarding
House Information.

To insure listing in the hotel and
boarding house folder to be prepared
b. the Board of Trade and distributed,
throughout the South, by various
means, the manager of a boarding
house or hotel must become a mem
Der of the Board of Trade before his
or her house Will be recognized in this
publication This was the ruling made
at meeting of the board Monday
night at the court house.
Every year the organization pubs
fishes a list of the houses in the city
and county and it has been great
helm to the visitor who contemplates
CONAN gto Hendersonville A large
number of the lists will be mailed the
ticket offices o fthe, Southern Railway
company in leading cities Of the South
for distribution.
1t is very important that the hotel
and boarding house keepers communi
cate with Secretary W. Marshall
Bridges at once, so that there will be
nc omissions made
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-02-24
MRS. LAWTON PASSES AWAY.
Deceased Came Here From New York
for Health; Lived With Sister
on Oakland Street.

Mrs. Marion Lawton. sister Of Miss
Susan v. Mccullough, died at the home
of her sister on Oakland street early
Thursday morning after lingering
Illness. Mrs. Lawton was a native, of
New York state and came here with her
sister about eight years ago for her
health. Since living here she improy
ed some but within the past few weeks
she grew steadily worse and her death
was not altogether unexpected but
quite shock to her relatives and
friends.
Funeral arrangements have not been
defnately made. 1t is understood that
Rev. r. N. Wilcox will off1ciate assist
sea by Rev. T. E. Simpson. The de-
ceased was a member Of the Episcopal
church. The body will be shipped to
the former home of Mrs. Lawton at
Newberg, Ont he-Hudson, New York.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-02-24
D. S. PACE TALKS OF FLORIDA,
On Recent Visit He Finds Conditions
Booming; Many Expect to Visit
the Mountains Next Summer.

People in Florida are talking al
ready of coming to the mountains
next summer and some Of them ex-
pect to visit Hendersonyflle," said d..
S. Pace who has Just returned from a
tt p to several cities in that state
While in florida I1r. Pace stopped
at Orlando, Isiami, Coca, SteWatrs,
Roynton, Homestead, Fort Pierce.
Kissimee. and Jacksonville He was
attending to private business yet never
lost an opportunity to speak a goou
word for HendersonviIle He found
business in a fairly prosperous condi-
ton and stated that the business men
he talked to felt very encouraged
this season after about two years OF
almost a failure The northern tour
lists shave been going to Florida this
season in considerable numbers.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-02-24
RURAL LIBRARY MEETING
CALLED FOR MARCH 9TH.

Editor Democrat:
Will you please make the following
announcements regarding rural libra
ries in your valued paper
A meeting will be held at Dana
school house on Thursday, March 9s
80 p. m for the purpose Of estab-
fishing a library
Also. meeting will be held at
Reese school house on Thursday,
purpose.
All the people. and especially the
committeeman of the districts in which
these schools are situated are urged
to attend the meeting held in their
district. and take a part in this impor-
tant work.
THOMAS j. HYDER.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-02-24
MERCHANTS TO
ENDORSE PLAN
MERCHANTS CREDIT. RATING COM
PANY WILL ISSUE BOOK ON
EVERYBODY IN COUNTY.
WILL STOP DEAD BEATS
Work of Compiling Book VIII Begin
just as SOcn as Necessary Mer-
chants Sign Agreement.

w P. Henry representing the Mer-
chants Mercantile Agency, appeared
before the Merchants association We'd
nesday night where he succeeded in
getting the unanimous Endorsement Of
the association for an improved system
OF credit ratings:
The system has been in use for the
past 26 years and is considered by
many leading business men of other
cities to be perfect one. Those who
have been approached believe it will
work satisfactorily here.
All individuals and firms of the coun-
ty will be listed in a book to be issued
every two years and will be rated ac-
cording to their willingness and ability
to pay. Each will be put on record as
to the number of places in which he
trades and how he pays each firm with
whom he trades, being rated according
to his promptness in settling accounts,
as prompt pay" s'fair pay" ''slow
pay" and mo pay"
Mr.. Henry said that the persons who
pay one or two merchants in order to
use them as references to obtain credit
GlSGWnCIG, anu LAS1t 1olA ~ pc1y OAAO
other merchants form the class who
are responsible for the greatest losses
in the business world. The object of
system to be introduced here is 70
show up such persons in their true
making it necessary for them to pay
up, thus reducing the losses from
credit.
when the trading public should in
sist upon" said Mr.. Henry, in going
over some of the advantages to be
derived from the use of his eompany's
methods. ''is that their merchants give
them a rating, so that when they ask
for credit all that is necessary is to re-
fer to the guide.
There are many persons who are
not Intentionally slow in paying their
accounts, but are Reglectful, and when
they understand that they must be
rated they will endeaVor to secure the
best rating possible and will become
more prompt in settling their accounts.
The book is now published in
the greater part of the United
States and is renewed every two years.
In many States every hamlet is organ
lied under this system Mr.. Henry ex-
planned further.
Supplements to the guide are is
sued every SO days in the form of a
secretary report, and the rating book
is thus kept up to date.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-02-24
serenade Mr.. and Mrs. Randall.

A large number of the BaracSs and
Philatheas of the First Baptist church
together with several of their friends
met at the graded school building Mon
day night and marched in a. body to the
home of Mr.. T. J. Durham where they
serenaded Mr.. and Mrs Frank Randall
in some proper fashion. The crowd,
numbering about 80, with bells, horns,
claxons. drums, tin pans and various
other noise making instruments, en-
circled the house and upon a given sig
nal the whole atmosphere was filled
with noise
Mr.. and Mrs. Randall came out and
extended the entire crowd most
hearty invitation to visit them in their
new home. In response r. G.. Bennett
representing the Baraca and Phila-
classes extended to the couple best
wishes for a long, happy and prosper
Gus married life
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-02-24
FAMOUS ACTOR TALKS.
EsterbroOk, Movie Actor, Gives Inter.
view on Pictures to Henderson
vile People.

Howard Estabrook, noted movie ac-
tor spent last Saturday in Henderson
vile at which time he appeared at the
Queen theater and made short talk
to the patrons of this popular theater.
Mr.. Estabrook came to Asheville last
week from New York for short stay
before he entered upon the duties OF
assisting in new serial picture for
his company. In an interview Mr.
Estabrook said:
81 m glad to meet the moving picture
fans in Hendersonville face to face.
/ came down here from New York
just a year ago to make some noun
tain scenes for a World Film produce
ton and after we finished at Asheville
we went through Hendersonville to
Bat Cave. On our way back | had a
little time to wait for a train and had
lunch at the Kentucky Home. They
served so much to eat that / had to
leave half of it on the table, so / came
back this time to get the other half.
Any one who goes away from Ken
lucky Home hungry has an appetite
that would make the mammoth cave
of Kentucky look as small as Charlie
Chaplin's derby I'm not making any
movies this trip, but leave for New
York in the morning to start on a con-
tract for a big new serial picture that
will probably make all previous serials
look like small change. 1t has the
! most remarkable serial storyI I have
ever read and it goes deeper than or
dinary movie fiction, and makes us
wonder what is a soul and what is
God, questions that mean something
to US that nothing else can mean.
But movies of any kind are a great
thing, and they're getting bigger every
I minute. / suppose you know that they
are now the fifth industry in the Uni
ted States and that S500.000.000 caDi
tai is invested in them. One wondel
FIJI thing is that towns like Henderson
Vile can have the big features thai
cost thousands to produce brought
before them for ten cents, and theT
there are scenic pictures, educationa
pictures. literary masterpieces, chill
drens stories, and even the whole
EBible is now being filmed. The old
/ saying, ':You4 can't beat the Dutch
kas been changed to you can't hea
the movies SO - A
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-02-24
EARTHQUAKE
FELT He Re
DECIDED SHOCK CAUSED MANY
PEOPLE TO LEAVE HOMES
FOR THE OPEN COUNTRY
TURNS OVER LAMP
Other Sections of the Country Have
Similar Experience; No Very Big
Damage Reported Yet.

An earthquake lasting several Sec
onds was felt in Hendersonyille and:
in fast all over the South ACCORDING to-
press dispatches M@aday evening at
6:45. The shock was so severe thats
many of the residents of the county
left their homes and sought the open
for protection. The earth shock IS
thought to have been felt stronge up
near the Blantyre section than in any
other part of the county
Was it RumbIingg
Asneville. Feb. 21.-.''It was old Rum
bling. Bald and the Smokey mountain
up Beetree that made the earthquakes
said a Swannanoa citizen. Lots Of
people don't know that we have two
corked up volcanoes in this county but
the old folks all know about them. ID
Rumbling Bald over Hickory Nut l4ap
way cuts loose and rumbels every few
years when it gets the notion, and the
mountain on Beetree smokes every
once in a while. If you don't believe
it just ask any Beetree resident and
he will tell you the mountain gives Of
a smoke when it gets ready"
Lamp Thrown From Table.
Abbeville, Feb. 21.-A distinct earth
shock was felt in Abeeville this AFTER
noon about 6: 40, which lasted probably
thirty seconds. The shock was ses
we're enough to cause ceiling electric
lights to swing in the stores. I Fert
P.ckens the shock was the str9ngest
causing two lamps in one residence to
be thrown from table.
Dishes Rattled.
/ Anderson. Feb 81 An Eeartha &
was felt here this safteFnQon dslt
6 No O'clock. z here Uere t1ir-ee sS1S-
ti11ct shocks, the secoifd being the most
severe Dishes rattled and walls'quiv-
Iei ed. The three shocks occupied about
one minutes time. No damage has
been heard of.
Windows Ratified.
Chattanooga, Tenn, eb. 21.7Two
earth tremors were felt at 5:45 this af-
ternon. The shocks rattled windows
and caused excited inquiries as to the
cause of the disturbance. Furniture
moved about perceptibly and articles
on desks were disturbed in Office build
ings. Excitement was caused on Look
out Mountain and Missionary Ridge
| where the shocks were reported to
Lave been of pronounced intensity.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-02-24
BOY MAKES 68
BUSHELS CORN
YOUNG THOMPSON OF FLAT ROCK
PRODUCES A RECORD ON ONE
ACRE OF CORN IN COUNTY.
TO BEAT LAST YEAR
Makes Report to Supervisor OF corn
Clubs in Detail: Others Can do
This Well by Working.

Preston Thompson. the thirteen
wear old school boy of Fiat Rock tells
how he raised 6S bushels of corn from
one acre. The story is interesting IN
detail and should be a lesson TO tne
many boys on the farm throughout the
county. What young Thompson has
done can be repeated by nearly every
member of the boys club Of Hender-
son county with only a little effort and
time on their part. Prof. R. A. Reed,
of the Flat Rock school, who by the
way is not only one of the county S
leading educators but real com
nounitv worker. has furnished the
Hustler with duplicate OF the report
furnished the supervisor of Boys corn
clubs at Raleigh.
The report is as follows as told ny
Young Thompson himself
81 got Mr.. Stepp to measure on an
acre of land for me. He surveyed
455O wards for an acre and did not
find his mistake until the attests meas
ured it off and told me about it.
'aThe soil was clay loan and Is
about eight inches in depth and mas a
CLAW subsoil. Last year grass was
soWn on this land and has been farn7
ed as we'll as can find out from farm
efs about forty years, The only win
ter cover-crop on the land was SOD
grass. c.>,
"The land. was broken April 6th
about 10 inches and it was in good
condition at time of planting.
planted my corn on May 4th. | do not
know the name of the seed corn used.
The rows were 4 feet apart. The
plants were about % inches apart in
drills. / used 100 lbs G. S. meal, zoo
ms. 1O-4 400 lbs acid phosphate and
rs lbs. of nitrate of soda | had a
medium stand and plowed and cultiva-
ted It 8 times. There were no pests
on diseases that damaged the corn as
/ could find or anything that would
damage the corn.
The average yield in TINS county
about 25 bushels per acre My yield
was 81 9-28 bushels. Mr.. E. L. Per-
-kins is the agent but has never visited
me.
I have carefully selected my seed for
next year but it was impossible to
plant q winter crop, but / hope TO
make a better yield next year and
did not have quite an acre this year.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-02-24
FLAT ROCK NEWS.

Mr.. Rufus Duncan who has been in
Spartanburg S. c., for the past week
returned last Sunday.
Misses Nellie Thomas, Dolly Jones
and Marguerite Thomas spent Sunday
afternoon with Miss DoIlie Brook
shire.
Miss Bell Jones went to Edneyville
last Sunday to visit relatives.
Mr. and Mrs w. r. Freeman spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Anders.
Messrs. Spurgeon Pace, Dock and
Mack Morgan took dinner with Mr..
Meredith Freeman. last Sunday.
The representatives for the Flat
Rock school in the defamation and
recitation contest at the Weaver col
lege went Monday The representa-
tiVes were Miss Dorothy Hollings-
worth and Mr.. Preston Thompson
Mr. E. R. Pinckney went with them
and the pupils of the High school and
P5 of. Reed went with them to the Flat
Rock station.
The Flat Rock Sunday school is
growing very interesting There was
a large attendance last Sunday and
several visitors from Tuxedo, East
Flat Rock Rock and Rev. Marr made
a splendid talk on Mutual HelpfuIness
which all enjoyed.
There was prayer service at Mr.. Bob
lluykendall's last Thursday evening,
and will be at Mr.. Steve Thomas next
Thursday evening.
The play will be given Saturday.
evening at the Flat Rock school house.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-02-24
MRS. LETSON DEAD.

Mrs. Eetson. wife of Mr.. G. Letson
died at her home on Ninth avenue,
Tuesday morning after lingering ill
ness of more than a year. She, had
been confined to her bed several
months and death was not unexpected.
She leaves a husband and many friends
in the city to mourn her loss.
Funeral services were held in the
Methodist church on Wednesday after
noon. Rev. w F. Womble officiating,
and interment took place in Oakdale
cemetery.