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French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-04-20
BATHING GIRLS TRAP MAN
They Brave Cold Night Winds, Rush.
ing From Natatorium and Warn
ing the Police.

A half dozen young women were en-
Toying a swim in the natatorium pool
at Pittsburgh when n of the party
climbed out of the pool and looked
out of a window.
ooh, girls, l believe l see a burglar
creeping along the alley below here!"
she shouted. In a moment curiosity
had the better Of them, and they hur-
!ried to the window. Stealthily a man
icrept toward the store of the Army
and Navy Goods company, Sixth
street.
The girls ran from the n~atatorium,
and, despite the cold winds, ran to q
corner near by and shrieked for a po-
Hceman. Officer William H. Larkin
soon arrived and arrested in the store
room a man who gave his name as
John Flower.
"Oh, we weren't cold; the excite
ment kept us warm!" the girls said on
their return to the pool.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-04-20
HOW THE GRIPPE IS SPREAD
Gathering of Large Crowds in Badly
Ventilated Places Is One OF the
Chief Causes.

It may be interesting to a consider
able number of persons to know that
the handy term, ''la grippe" which is
quite as expressive if deprived of the
"la" and reduced to four letters, comes
to us from the French verb "gripper,
meaning to seize, clutch or nab, and all
three of these terms in English are
required fully to express the condition
of the victim of the dread visitation
Even among physicians there is a ten
Idency to Indebtedness in naming dis
eases of the naso-pharyngeal organs,
nearly every kind of severe cold, in
fuenza, coryza or catarrh being called
grippe. DR.. Charles Halpin Nammack.
visiting physician of Bellevue hospital,
says, in the New York Medical Record,
that the present epidemic, which is a
national affair, has depended for Its
spread and success on three main fac
tors: The tremendous variation i
Climatic conditions; the crowding to-
Igether of great masses of people In
badly ventilated cars, moving picture
shows and other halls, and the con-
Examination of the air which they have
been obliged to breathe, by the cough
ing, sneezing and splitting of those al
ready suffering from some form Of re-
,~spiratory infection, usually of the com
mon cold type. Under direction of the
New York board of health the police of
that city arrested in n week more
than 1000 persons for expectorating in
public places. Of these, 1,400 suffered
conviction and fines. 1t is noted that
iepidemics of grippe as a clinical entity
have been recognized for almost a hun
dred years, but it was not until 1892
that the bacilli were discovered in the
sputtum of the sufferer.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-04-20
Whx Fire Died Out.

The most remarkable fire ever re-
in Minnesota was that which
burned out the entire interior Of a
Thief River Falls home and then died
out, leaving the exterior u~nscorched,
"a phenomenon which theorists who
overlook one trifing property of flame,
explain by declaring that frost had
hermetically sealed the walls and cut
OF all fresh supplies of oxygen.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-04-20
War Cuts Watch Repalrs.

Because nearly every available
mechanic has been called up to work
on munitions and shells for the men
at the front, Glasgow jewellers and
watchmakers announce that they will
not undertake to repair watches un-
less in gold cases and of special value,
and then only at two months notice.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-04-20
COLORED.
Discoveries
South Carolina Club

Barnes, Anna Belle, l lot
Bunney, W B, 2 lots
Boroson, D E, one lot
Boroson, G, two lots
Cartey, Harry, one lot
Davis, Blanche, l lot
Fisher, Mary S, l lot
Gauttotty, Mrs M O, l lot
Moore, C B, 1 lot
Katie T, 1 10.
Porcher, Isaac, 1 lot
Poochaska, sc, 2 lots
Stewart, Ida E, l lot
Snowden, Anna Mrs, 2 lots
Snowden,. Yates, l lot
Timmerson, T B, 1 lot
Tatum, ] H, 2 lots
Williams, Palmer, 1 lot
Weston, F H, l lot
Wilson, ] B, l lot
Wilkes, E H, l lot
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-04-20

Apropos of those who never enjoy
the luxury Of a carriage save when the
death of some one makes for a free
ride to the cemetery a clergyman told
of a little girl standing at Fifth avenue
and Thirtieth street, New York. She
was a ragged little thing, and she was
watching some carriages rolling past
with the most wistful blue eyes.
.WeIl. little one" he said, s"would
you like to own one Of those car
Fiages?''
The blue eyes turned up, and there
were tears in their corners.
"I rode in a kerridge," she said
softly. me little brudder died afore ]
was born"
Johnnycake.
In tracing the term "johnnycake,"
says a writer, we find ourselves at a
time antedating by many years steam
cars and hotels on wheels, in an age
when mankind depended entirely upon
his four footed companions for trans
p~ortatfon and had only saddlebags in
which to carry his luggage. TaVerns
were few and far apart, and a lunch
was. always acceptable. Cornmeal,
forming so large a part of the dietary
in those days, held a chief place in
making up the lunch. We with water
and a little salt added, it was baked
in a shape that stored away in the
s~addlebags nicely and was called jour-
neycake. This is the origin of our mod.
ern, unconventional johnnycake.
The Blue Heron.
Notwithstanding the nature takers
who write wonderfully unsound nat
ural history, the heron does not spear
prey with it's bill nor does the loom;
it bites them, nips them between the
long, sharp mandibles. We have had
captive herons and have seen thou
sands of wild ones all over this con-
tinent, and they do not do the silly
trash told of them by the nature takers.
Some of the nests are as big as a small
haystack, built upon year after year
until they reach enormous weights,
very often up to 500 pounds.-Outing.
Singing Stones.
Singing stones are found in various
parts of the world. Fraas, journeying
from the Red sea to the Nile, saw a
round, thin fragment an inch in diam
eter, resembling a shell, split off, with
a peculiar sound, from a flint which
lay baking in the hot u at his feet.
This observation is very remarkable,
and perhapo unique, for fints split
gradually as a rule, but the violent and
noisy rupture of the last bond under
the influence of the suns rays and in
the presence of an observer does not
seem impossible.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-04-20
Hyman Heights

wv, / lot
Blake, r L, 1 lot
Conner, MS, 1 lot
Chicester, H L, 1 lot
Davenport, K w, 1 lot
Maurice, Watson, l lot
Holmes, w A, one lot
Kennedy, James E, one lot
Moore, G S, one lot
Moore, Mrs E J, one lot,
McKeithan, D T, one lot
cGinnis, D G., one lot
Thompson, Mrs NJ F, l lot
Edneyville
Jaskson, j H, 80 acres
Hendersonville
Mccoy, J F, two lots
Starke, S J, one lot
Highland Lake Lots
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-04-20
TAX LIST

By virtue of the tax list of the
county of Henderson now in my
hands for collection, | will offer
for sale at public auction at the
court house door in Henderson
vile, N. c., on Monday, May 1,
1916, between the hours of 10
a. m. and 2 p. M, the following
lands herein mentioned for the
purpose of satisfying taxes due
and unpaid. together with costs:
w. F. BROWN,
Tax Collector.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-04-20
Mills River TowD.s'

Allen n J heirs, 80 acres
Allison, Shem, As acres
Allison, Norris, 1 acre
Brittian &c, 172 acres
Brittian, J T IS acres
Cairnes, M G, Is acres !
Corpening, O E, 1O4 acro, !
Crawford, Sherman, 40 a..
Case, W B, 80 acres ''' Is
Dalton, ] H, 70 acres
Dotson, Lee, 25 acres
Gallamore, A S, 10 acres
johnson. S E, ia acres
Ledbetter, Theresa Mrs, "a
Ledbetter. J D, 10 acres .
Ledbetter. j W, 46 acres
Moore, Mark. 1O8 acres
Moore, L ], SO 1,2acres
Moore, R H, 1875 acres
Morgan, T M, IL acres
Moody, L 7, "a acres
Posey. j W. So acres
Reese, J j 40 acres
Ruth. A M, 35 acres
Stepp. TT, 70 acres
Taylor, Elizabeth Mrs. IS ar,
Warlick. E S. 48 81 acres
COLORED.
Cash, Mary, 10 acres
Hunt; George. 40 acres
Ladbetter, G R, 81 acres
Logan. C M, IL acres
Wilson. Monroe. 50 acres
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-08
Will GO TO CHICAGO IF NEEDED--T.R.
Berlin Gives
Teut Losses
in Sea Fight

Berlin. June s, (via London, HAS
a. m.1-An official statement issued
today gives the total soss of the Ger
man high sea forces during the battle
off Jutland and up to the present time
as one battle cruiser, one ship of the
line of older construction, four small
cruisers and FIVE torpedo boats.
The statement says:
OF these losses the battleship Pom
mern was launched in 1905. The loss
Of the cruisers Wiesbaden, Elbing,
Frauenlob and five torpedo boats has
already been reported in official state
ments. For military reasons we re-
Trained until now from making public
the loss of the battle cruiser Lutzow
and the cruiser ROstoCk-'
The German victory was gained by
able leadership and by the effect of
our artillery and torpedo weapons.
Until now we have refrained from
contradictiug many Of the alleged Of
fetal English assertions regarding the
German losses The latest assertion
again and again repeated. is that the
German feet lost not less than two
vessels Of the Kaiser class, the Weist-
fallen two battle cruisers, four small
cruisers and a great number of tor
pedo boat destroyers."
The destruction of the Lutzow was
claimed in the first statement issued
by the British admiralty. At the
same time the British claimed that
two German battleships had been sent
to the bottom and six destroyers as
well as the ramming of a submarine
The British, however, only claimed tC
have sunk one German light cruiser
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-08
Each Succeeding Day and
Hour Shows Added Force
to Power of Justice.
TEDDY PEACE MAKER?
Rumor Colonel Is to Assume
Role-Repubs Destroy Bid
Asking Him to Meet.

Chicago, June S.-Tbe standing of
Justice Hughes in the contest for tho
republican presidential nomination
seemed stronger than ever today when
the second days session of the ma
uonal convention opened at II a m
developments of the last "a hours
seemed to have made it plain that
neither the republican convention. nor
the progressive convention, which was
scheduled to open its days work at .
p. NJ would reach nominations before
Friday, if then.
Committees of both conventions,
named yesterday, worked most of the
night and this morning endeavoring
10 clean up their work. The resolutions
subcommittee Of the republican con-
vention finished it's deliberation at
80 O'Clock this morning, having
drafted a platform. Other committees
pressed forward with their programs.
trying to be ready with reports when
the convention sessions were resumed
Teddy in Peace Role.
Meanwhile the rumor became per-
sistent that Colonel Roosevelt might
come to Chicago and appear before
both conventions in the role of peace
maker. Republican leaders DESTROYED
a proposal to invite him and decided,
it was said, that if he is prepared to
declare himself out of the contest for
the nomination the invitation will be
forthcoming.
Leading progressives declared that
Roosevelt would be nominated by the
progressive convention regardless of
what was done by republican party
leaders. William Allen White of
Kansas, insisted that Roosevelt would
be nominated before midnight tonight
and that Governor johnson OF Califor-
MIA, would be nominated for vice pres
j. ident by the progressives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-08
Continued on Page Three.)
WILSON FRAMES
DEMO PLATFORM

Washington, June S.-President
Wilson today had nearly completed a
draft of the platform to be submitted
to the democratic national convention.
The principal plank, it is said. will be
a declaration Of the administration
success in guarding the honor and IN
terests of the United States and at the
same time keeping the nation at peace,
The foreign affairs planks probably
will praise these acts OF the admins
/ tration.
Protection of the neutral rights OF
the United States and other nations.
Refusal to allow the country to be
drawn into Mexican internal troubles.
Maintenance of the Monroe doctrine
and fostering good relations with other
nations of the western hemisphere.
Support of the policy Of America
lrsI"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-08

Coliseum, June 9Th, ~ubli-
can committee on resolutions by
a vote of 26 to Fl decided to in.
corporate in the platform a plank
endorsing, in principle, woman
suffrage.
Chicago. June S.-A proposed plank
in the republican platform declaring
for woman suffrage has been rejected
by the subcommittee on resolutions
by vote of five to four. The fight
will be carried before the full COM
mittee.
Those voting in favor of the plank
were Senators Borah, Sutherland and
Fall and Representative Madden of IL
linois. Those voting against it were
Senators Wadsworth and Lodge,
Charles Hopkins Clark of Hartford.
Conn; former Representative Rowland
of Ohio and Senator Oliver of Penn
sylvania.
If the republican convention should
concur in the attitude of the sub-com-
mittee, the rejection, in the opinion of
delegates, would form a direct answer
TO the threat of the new Woman's par
ty, organized last Monday by the Con-
gressional Union for Woman Suffrage.
to swing the woman vote of the twelve
states, with 81 electoral votes, against
the republicans.
The same threat, however, APPLIES
to any other party and rejection at j
similar plank by the democrats, politi-
cal leaders pointed out, would nullify
two old parties. The progressives all
along have stood for equal suffrage.
Miss Maude Younger of California
and Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont of New
York. leaders of the Congressional Tn
ion, in addresses at the Woman's party
convention, referred to the weapon in
the hands of the women of u suffrage
states, where it was claimed three mil
lion women are eligible to vote, as the
final weapon in the hands of the wo-
men TO gain the ballot for their sisters
in the so-called slave" states.
The W0mans party stands squarely
behind the Susan B. Anthony amend
ment
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, presi-
dent of the National Association for
Woman Suffrage viewed the action o.
the republican subcommittee on res
olutions in refusing to place woman
suffrage plank in the republican plat
form, philosophically
Il shall be disappointed if there is
not a minority report to the whole
committee" she said. IF we fail there
| shall be equally disappointed if the
committee minority does not take The
question to the floor of the conven.
ton"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-08
JURY COMPLETED;
OPEN ORPET CASE

Waukegan, H.. June 8.-WilI Orpet,
on trial for the alleged murder Of Mar
ian Lambert, won long contested
point today when Judge Donnelly ruled
that all letters which the defendant
wrote to the girl, should be turned over
TO the defense by the prosecution.
David r. Joslyn began the opening
address for the state in a court room
crowded to the doors but his shafts of
oratory seemed TO have little effect on
OrPet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-08
THE WEATHER

Probably rain tonight and Friday,
somewhat warmer Friday.
Temperature at a. N. 81. Highest
Precipitation .38 inch
yesterday 63. Lowest last night 81.
j NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-08
Dunno Names @Muster Dav.-

Chicago, June 8.-June q will he
proclaimed by Governor Edward F.
Dunno as muster day" throughout
Illinois, when an attempt will be made
TO bring the states land and water
forces 20 full strength. A military
tournament and review of the state
troops by the governor will be held
here on that date under the auspices
of the United Spanish War Veterans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-08

The dispatch also says the French
authorities already have dispatched a
strong force of native troops from the
French protectorate at AMMAN to
Picking. A delegation Of officers of the
body guard of the new president, Ii
Yuan Hung has issued an appeal to his
guard.
The reports of movements of for
eign troops in China indicate appre-
hension of disturbances following the
death of Yuan Shi kaL Direct dis
patches from China and Japan how
ever, have given the impression that
notwithstanding the unsettled COndl-
tons of the last few months, no seri-
Gus disorders were expected. In fact
it was felt that the death of the presi-
dent would have the result of ending
the revolution. Tien Tsin is a treaty
port about seventy miles southeast of
Picking. There is a small American
force in Tien Tsin to guard the lega-
ton. There is also small force in
Picking.
1900 Men at Tien TSin.
Washington, June S.-Twelve hun
bred men OF the Fifteenth infantry IN
der Colonel Harry c. Hale, stationed
in Tien Tsin and along the railroad be
tween there and Picking, and a lega-
ton guard of $50 marines constitute
the American military force in China
1t was said at the war department
Colonel Hale might take any part OF
this force 10 Picking in an emergency
without instruction. He probably pre-
pared to act as soon as he heard OF
President Yuan Shi kais death.
State department advices from,
Picking have indicated a remarkably
Quiescent state of the Chinese repub-
lie The foreign military commanders
of the International guards in Picking
have been in conference however re
garding necessary military moves t
deal with possible disorder with the
influx into the legation quarter o.
large numbers of Chinese refugees.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-08
American Troops in Far East
Are Awaiting Orders to
March to Picking.
TROUBLE BREWING
Indications of Disturbances
Following Death of Chi
nese President.

London. June :. (12:07 p. M
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Tien Tsin. China says that
the United States troops at that
place have been ordered To hold
themselves in readiness to proceed
to Picking.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-08
Republican Convention Gossip

issippi and led over into a corner,
where five minutes of close harmony
on sued
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-08

petrOgrad, June :. $3.50 a. m.)--
The capture OF Lntsk. in VoIhyBia.
and also Of a series Of powerfully
organized Austrian positions is an
ncuncad In an official communica-
ton given out today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-08
AMONG THOSE PRESENT.

ensued.
AMONG THOSE PRESENT.
Rock Island county is we'll repre-
scented at the republican and moose
conventions Those seen moving about
the hotel lobbies included Captain w.
A. Rosenfield, Captain H. A. ]. Nc
Donald, County Clerk Henry Hubbard,
Sheriff George Richmond, DR.. F. A.
Smith, William Walker, Simon Lewis,
DR.. B. E. Jones, F. o. Van
Calder. M. 0. Griswold, John Miller,
P. J. Cary, Senator F. A. Landee,
Frank Guessing, G. A. Shallberg, L. c.
Blanding, John Wallace, r. B. Lourie,
Frank G. Allen. Cary, Lewis, Miller and
Guessing are assistant sergeants-at-
arms at the Coliseum. Cary has filled
the same position for many years at
republican national conventions, with
the result that he enjoys an extensive
acquaintance and popularity. One
thing P. J. never did-and that is
turned down at the door friend from
his home town. Pat says even that he
has let an enemy get by occasionally.
The assistant sergeantS-at-armS of the
Fourteenth district held conference
an hour before the opening of the con-
vention Wednesday and agreed on a
plan to take care of those visitors from
! their respective localities who were
not fortunate enough to come into pos
session of convention tickets. Tuesday
night seat tickets were quoted as high
as $500 each. Captain Rosenfeld has
been besieged by hundreds of friends
the past few days for tickets. He has
almost made himself disliked by tbs
committee in charge of the distribution
of tickets by his demand for more and
still more But he declares he will
not quit begging until the committee
has him forcibly elected from its quar-
tiers.
HELPING HIS BIG BROTHER.
In the busily engaged crowds filling
the Hobbies of the loop hotels may BIZ
seen moving industriously about, but
ton holing every delegate whose atten
ton he can attract, modest appearing
little old man with a gentle appealins
voice and a kindly face. Until you ar,
| informed to the contrary, you would
| imagine him fund solicitor for a for
| eign missionary society. But he isn't
He's the little brother of Senator Bur
| ton of Ohio. He is older than the sen
ator, You will see the resemblanc:
after you look him in the eye. DO yol
| know about my brother?" is his frs
| question. Il formerly lived in Illinois,
he told Rock Island visitor. 20
| course, for years | have been a resi-
dent of Ohio. My brother is a goor
man. He would be fine and capabl
national executive. | want to see hin
nominated. l am not trying to Undue
any delegate to desert his favorite, Blu
what | want you to do is to say a goo
word for Theodore whenever you &c
a chance. If you and other talk fav
orably Of him you might chang
enough votes when the time comes I
land him the nomination. My brothe
isn't here, but he would be glad I
meet you at any time" And the littl
old man fitted from one person
another repeating his appeal in beha
of his brother. His sincerity was a
most pathetic.
FORD THROWN ASIDE.
The Michigan delegation, a bunch {
huskies, was parading through the lol
by OF the Auditorium, il which hot,
Continued ON Pege Twol
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-08
Fayors Preparedness, Etc.

The preparedness plank will declare
both for military and industrial pre-
paredness. Provisions relative to the
increase in the strength of the army
and navy-able to meet any possible
foe-entirely satisfactory TO the Navy
league and similar organizations that
have been Incorporated. A cOnstruc-
tive program for industrial prepared
ness is urged upon congress.
The platform contains a strong dec
laration for the adoption of a system of
universal military training.
It is declared that until a protective
tariff is restored serious consequences
To this nation will follow the war. The
tariff plank also declares for tariff
commission.
The platform favors a merchant ma
rine through subVentlOn and other
proper legislation, such subvention To
be in payment for services actually per
formed and the vessels 10 pass under
the control Of the government in an
emergency.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-08
Latest Bulletins

New York, June S~Ab0ut thirty
persons were injured in an ele-
waited road collision here today. fol-
lowed by fire. An hour after the
wreck it had not been definitely
determined whether any had been
killed, but it was said at hospitals
where the injured were taken that
several would probably die.
London, June s.-An allied air
squadron has successfully bonn
barded the wharyes at H0bOken.
near Antwerp, according to dis
patch 10 the Exchange Telegraph
company from Maestricht. The
Germans are said TO have been
building destr0yers al Hnboken.
The squadron was fired on by Ger
man batteries bat returned TO its
base safely.