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French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01
MAY GET
HEAD consul.
HendersOnyille Stands Fine Chance of
$ Becoming Home Of Leader Of
e<as. WOOdmen Of N. C:
ROOT MEMORIAL REQUESTED.

Suitable resolutions and strong
delegation will be sent from White
Pine camp Woodmen of the World, to
the, state head camp which convenes
in Newbern. N. c., early in March to
support the Root Memorial for Hen
lersonville. The delegates will be
appointed Thursday and instructed to
use their utmost power in bringing the
city a large and substantial memorial
for the dead founder of woodcraft,
who died here.
Several months ago when Sovereign
Commander Fraser visited Henderson,
vile he was shown several suitable
sites for Root memorial park. 1t
will be left to the head camps of the
Southern states as to what kind of
memorial shall stand in memory of
the late founder.
, Head Advisor V. e. Grant is receiv-
ing Endorsements from all over the
state for the position of Head Consul
of the Woodmen of North Carolina.
While it has been custom to promote
in rotation there has always been q
strong fight for the leadership of the
state. Mr.. Grant stands next in line
and has the endorsements of all the
leading members of the head camp.
The head camp conVenes the second
Tuesday in March at Newbern. Three
delegates will be appointed next
Thursday by White Pine camp and it
is understood that John T. wilkins
will be delegate at large. Mr.. Will
kins will work in the interest of Hen
dersonvil1e candidate for the head of
the Woodmen of the World.
''Eckit Grant has been a strong
worker In his order for the past
seven years. He has canvassed and
stumped the entire district and many
important parts OF the state. He
hold sthe rang OF Colonel in the 136
district regiment Of the uniform ranks
and had charge Of the erection Of camp
Lee Overman, at Salisbury, last !.
Spring.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01
''CHIMROK' A
new SCHOOL:
Camp for Boys Located on Highway
-e. to Chimney Rock This ;
Summer. PISS
REV. WRIGHT. MANAGER.

"Chimrok" is the name of a new
boys camp cchool recently announced
through the columns of the Hustler to
be located near Chimney Rock.
The promoters of the school have
sent out through the houth many
cards bearing the question, What Is
Chimrok?" A full session in the
camp school will be given 10 the first
bow who sends in the nearest correct
answer. A number of answers have
already been received, but the man
agement was not ready to announce
the winter at the time of this inter
view.
The camp school will be owned and
operated by Rev. George F.. Wright
of Hendersonville. Mr.. Wright has
had considerable experience in hand
ling bows both in pastoral church
work and in public school work; and
he is at present scout master OF Sne
Hendersonville scouts and it is easily
predicted that the school will be
success under his leadership.
The camp will be located on the
beautiful automobile highway ap-
proaching the famous Chimney Rock,
about half way between Broad river
and the Rock. Work is in progress,
at this writing, on clearing the ground
and one of the most attractive club
houses to be found in the south will
be constructed st once ready for the
opening of school in the early sum-
mer.
The camp will have headquarters
in Asheville at Smiths Drug. Store
and in HendersonVille at Roses
Pharmacy
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01
WOMAN DIES OF HYDROPROBIA
OTHERS SICK, DRASTIC MEASURES
City Sight Patients IN
leigh Including Leading PhysanseriOus Condition.
RESULT OF RECENT MAD DOG NEAR RUGBY FATAL. i

Mrs. McF'all is dead. her husband
and four of their children have either
taken Pasteur treatment or are now
taking same in Raleigh for hydropho-
bia. Mrs. McFal who lives at Rugby
died soon after giving birth to child
last Friday. The child at the time
did not show any symptoms of the
plague and Mrs. Hefner, a neighbor
who also had a young baby volunteer
ed to care Tor the young McFall child.
A day or so later Mrs. Hefner con-
, tracted signs of hydrophobia and she
too was rushed to Raleigh.
Some several weeks ago as reported
in the Hustler mad dog bit two OF
the McFall children, two cows and g.
hog. The children we're rushed to
Raleigh and the animals were killed.
| It seems that the entire family were
doomed and it is now known to have
been the principal cause of Mrs. Nc
Falls death and may possibly result
fatally to one or two Of the others,
The physician attending the family
left Tuesday for Raleigh as safe
precaution for himself where ne VIII
/, also take treatment.
| Mrs. Hefner and her baby left for
Raleigh Tuesday and the latest reports
are that they are getting along well.
| The entire county is aroused over
the situation and for the past few days
dogs have been killed on wholesale
scale.
A call meeting of the city council
was held Wednesday in the city hall
end an ordinance was passed forcing
all owners TO have their dogs tied up
or suffer them to be killed at sight by
the policemen and pay fine of $500
besides. go
The county commissioners viii pro-
/ baby be asked to make strenuous
orders in the county in reference to
stray dogs running at large.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01
MORE II. C. LAND PURGHASED
FOR NATIONAL FOREST RESERVE
Largest Sine1e Purchase is 5000 Acres
on IN b. I, elIea len
over II Burke and aldWell. B

Washington, Jan. 26. Enlargement
of the National Forest Reserves by.
%, ,7O9 acres acquired Through pur-
chases in the Southern Appalachian
and White Mountains was announced
today by the reservation commission.
1t brings the total added to the public
forests in the East and South under
the Weeks law up to 1,S73, ,131 acres.
The largest single purchase among
those announced was q tract of 5000
acres on Mount Mitchell, N c.. In the
White Mountains Of New Hampshire,
4,500 acres we're purchased, and the
other tracts, scattered through North
Carolina, Virginia, Georgia and Ten
nessee, follow:
In Burke and Caldwell counties,
North Carolina. on the Boone National
Forest 1890 acres. On the Natural
Bridge National Forest in Amherst,
Bedford and Botetourt counties. Vir-
ginia, IL tracts, comprising 3,1S5. In
Buncombe, Henderson, Macon and
Jackson Counties, North Carolina, 722
acres; in Union, Fannin, Lumpkin and
Rabun counties. Georgia, 744 acres; in
Shenandoah county, Virginia, TAI
acres and 800 acres in Polk county.
Tennessee.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01
DARING GET AWAY BY
CONVICT ON RAILWAY TRAIN.
Uses Red Pepper in Binding Officer :
Holds Train Crew at Bay and Es-
capeS in Henderson County.


FATTY" Burnett, a convict of the
Buncombe county chaingang, made a
daring escape from running pas
senger train while he was being
brought from Spartanburg to Ashe-
vile one day last week He is still at
large and a few people think he is
still in this county.
The Spartanburg Herald has the
following to say of the escape:
After binding the deputy sheriff
with double handful of red pepper,
a desperate charged with a serious
offense in North Carolina snatched
the officers pistol away from the rep
resentative of the law, ran the con-
ductor out of the car. and held all
passengers terrified until he could
jump from the train, according to the
story told here last night by people
who were on Southern railway
train Thursday morning between
Spartanburg and Asheville, N. G.
Geter Davis, alias Joe Burnett,
alias Joe Henson. was tried in Bum
combe county, N. c., about two
months ago and sentenced to serve
two years on the chaingang. AS off,
GERS were taking him to Jail he made
successful break for liberty and
succeeded in reaching South Carolina.
Here he chanced to, run against an
officer and when "wrisked" pistol
was found on his person. For carry
ing unlawful weapons he was SEN
fenced to- serve 80 days on the Spar
tanburg changing and that sentence
was completed Wednesday. When the
North Carolina authorities were noti-
fed they dispatched Deputy Sheriff
Bell to Spartanburg to secure the pris-
oner and bring him back, first warn
officer that the offender vas
q dangerous man. Umlcer Bell sez
cured his man about 10 o'clock In
the morning and took passage on a
Southern train for Asheville. first
seeing to it that Davis, had heavy
handouts on his wrists.
When Melrose was reached, where
| the heavy grade begins on the rail-
road, the prisoner asked permission
to visit the toilet and the officer re-
moved the handcuff from the left
| hand. Deputy Bell meanwhile sta
toned himself outside, the door and
as the train lurched round a curve on
the mountain side, running approx
mately five miles per hour, the pris-
oner stepped from the toilet and flung
the red pepper in the officers face.
Before Mr.. Bell could see or get his
breath, Davis had snatched the Off
GERS pistol from the holster and noti-
fed every man in the car that one
move meant instant death. AS the
conductor entered the car his life
was also threatened and the railroad
official was forced to retreat in haste
| from that coach. A few minutes
later Davis swung from the train and
is now at liberty in the North Caro-
lima mountains.
The man is white and is about 25
years of age. North Carolina Off
cials say that he is desperate char
acter.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01
HENDERSONVILLE5S
MOONLIGHT SCHOOL.

For the past three years North Car
olina has been engaged in an attempt
to reduce illiteracy by the means OF
moonlight schools. Much good has
resulted in this state. The aim of the
originators of the movement in this
state is to eliminate illiteracy in
North Carolina by. 1920" Let us hope
by that time we may, at least. make a
good showing. And, let US make the
best showing here, in Hendersonv1lle.
The purpose of the moonlight school
is to teach men and women over the
age of twenty-one, who have never
had the chance to get an education
how to read and write. We are start
ing this school only for the purpose OF
helping those who need help, and, for
the purpose Of rendering our help in
the spirit of sympathy and love.
Now, In order to secure the best re-
suits: it. is necessary that we receive
the cooperation Of all the churches,
orders and, in fact every organization
in the city which is interested in this
school. And, certainly, we must re-
ceive the support of the people. indi-
VidualIy.
The moonlight school begins next
Monday night, February 5, at the Hem
dersonville graded school building.
Course sin reading, writing, arith-
metic. etc., will be given free of
charge. Any white person over the
age of twenty-one who wishes to enroll
in the school will please make it
known by coming to the school build
ing next Monday night.
Respectfully,
A F. P. KING and
THOMAS J. .HYDER.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01
1U,OOO POSTMASTERS
MAY HAVE LIFE JOBS
Enthusiasm of Republican Senator for
Civil Service May Prove Blessing
to Many Democrats.

Washington, Jan. 29.-By reason OF
an amendment tackled on to the legfs-
latiVes executive and judicial appropri-
alton bill 10000 Democrats appointed
first, second and third class pOstnaas-
ters during the administration OF
President Wilson, will stand a fair
chance Of holding their jobs for life.
In his enthusiasm for civil service
reform Senator Poindexter last week
proposed his amendment during LIST
less debate Of the bill. It proVidee ao
follows: -,
'The Office Of postmaster in each
class shall hereafter b g non-poIifical
ofhce, and shall be within the classified
civil service, and appointments therto
shall be made In accordance with the
civil service rules, an dso far as~prac.
teal, by promotion or transfer upon
merit, without regard to politics from
the mDloyes. OF the postoface DEPART
ment, subject to the permanent civil
service regulations and requirements.1 =
Contrary, no doubt, to thexpecta4
tiOns of Senator POindexter. there Waa
no objection from the Democratic side.
The few Democrats who heard the
amendment, read, to be sure, looked q
little surprised, but no voice was raised
in protest. Senator Overman. Of
North Carolina, a Democrat and act
ing chairman of the appropriations
committee, quietly accepted the
amendment without debate and it was
adopted.
That the Democratic majority of the
house, through which body the appro-
priation bill had previously passed.
will accept the amndment without
question goes without saying Wash
ington Dispatch to Greensboro News.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01
PARENT-TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
Call Meeting Next Wednesday In the
School Building g-AH Interested
Are Invited to Attend.

A call meeting of the parent teach
erss association viii ha held I'm the
graded school building next ednsEIz
day afternoon at $50 o'clock. Inn
portant matters viii be discussed.
Committees will be appointed and it
is urged that every member attend
and those who are interested are in
Vited.
At meeting to be held Wednesday,
February 81, Mrs. Rubin Robertson.
president of the Orange street school
parent-teachers association Of Ashe-
vile, will address the meeting. Mrs.
Robinson has been interested in this
work for number of years. She will
no doubt have very interesting mes
sage to bring to the members in Hen
dersonvil1e.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01
REV. CAWTHON breaches
SPECIAL SERMON ON SCHOOLS
Large Number of Students Attend in
Body Sunday Night-FaVOrS
Increase Taxation

Some two hundred of the students
Oh the HendersonVille Graded school,
and the entire student body of Fass1-
fern, marched in bodies last Sunday
night to the First Baptist church at
the invitation of that church. The
pastor preached on the text, Prove all
things and hold fast that which is
good" He said that our religion was
not founded upon faith alone, but also
upon reason. He emphasized the fact
mat ignorance and prejudice are the
great enemies OF civilization, Chrtstt-
antty and progress. The pastor said
tnat a knowledge Of God increased
1alth, and that education. whette6 the
reason and rendered 1t more capable
OF grasping the truths of Gods
word. Clearly and forcefnlly were the
points made that ignorance could be
nanished only by the training, CT the
intellect, and that prejudice could pc
overcome only by having the heart at
tuned with the purposes Of the Master
OF love.
Mr.. Cawthon concluded his sermon
ey advocating that the citizens Of
Hendersonville should vote an in
crease in the rate Of taxation Of twen-
" cents on the $1O0 valuation in orr
DER that funds may be provided for
properly educating the children Of the
Town. He said an increase in the
rate of taxation, together with a bond
issue for the erection of a high school
building, were the only remedies for a
situation which demanded immediate
attention.
All Of the other ministers of the
so"n have declared themselves in
Ia'or Of the program outlined and adj
yocated by Mr.. Cawthon, and they can
tender no greater service toward uD-
pulIGing the town than by vigorously
supporting the movement for better
Sehool facilities for Hendersonville.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01

washington, Jan. 31.-Germany has
,oc1arpd unrestricted warfare.
starvation blockade of England,
.,o like of which the world has never
unon .no was announced today in notes
soIivered to American Ambassador
Gorard in Berlin, and to the state de-
nartment here by Count Won Bern
storff.
Thus begins the long feared cam
naign Of ruthlessness, conceived by
Won Hindenburg, it is said here, on a
n,agnitude never even contemplated by
Won Tirpitz.
' Statements Recalled.
Again the United States faces sever
once of diplomatic relations with
Germany. with all its eventfu1 possi-
hiIities. President Wilson's repeated
warnings Of "a world af1re'' and Sec
retary Lansing's verge of war" state
ment are being recalled in the capital
,tonight with feelings of apprehension
and misgiving.
Germany's action is the super-crisis
nf all those that have stirred the
American government in two and a
half years of world war.
Peace and means of preserving
peace have gone glimmering.
President Wilson, incredulous at
first when the unofficial text of Ger
many's warning was brought to him,
at once called for the official docu-
ment. which had just been presented
to Secretary Lansing by the German
ambassador. Mr.. Lansing absolutely
refused to make comment. President
Wilson began at once a careful study
of the document.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01
REESE SCHOOL HONOR ROLL

Seventh grade-Creo Ceilings. )
Sixth grade-Sadie Neuman, Grady
Johnson. lEula Anderson,
Fifth grade-Erma Anderson, Isabel
Stroup, Geneva Featherstone, Gladys
Orr, Wilburn Flynn.
Fourth e-Susannah Stroup,
Helen Love, Feltz Ceilings, Eurana
Johnson, Charles McMahan. Elsie Nc
Mahon.
Third grade Maxine Neuman,
Janette Anderson.
Second grade George Love, Raleigh
Orr, Charles Morgan Pearl Ander-
son.
For week ending January 26.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01
SMALLPOX AT BAT CAVE

There has been several cases OF
smallpox in and near Bat Cave lctefy..
Captain Snyder. who ia building the
Rutherfordton Bat Cave road under
the state highway commission is now
a icted with this dreaded disease. He
IS reported to be getting along as well
as could be expected.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01
"a CORRECTION.

In publishing the quarterly state
ment for Henderson county last week
an error appeared in the report Of
county home expenses from March LIST.
1916, to December 1, 1915 in which
was stated that $2S.S0 was spent for
hardware. rope, etc. This was an
item of cost in the last primary cleo
tiop.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01
MISS DELLA DAVIS
APPENDICITIS OPERATION,

Miss Della Davis, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. J. w. Davis, was operated on
for appendicitis Wednesday morning
at the Patton Memorial hospital and
is reported to be getting along nicely.
Miss Davis is popular member of
Hendersonville's society and her
friends wish her a speedy recovery.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01

All railway fares in Great Britain
hae been increased SO per cent, be-
ginning JanJary j. 1917.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01
CHURCH NOTICE.

There will be services at Cavalry
PEpiscopaD church at Fletcher, Sun
day Feb. 4, at II o'clock. a: m.
JAMES d, SILL, Rector
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01

Scott Freeman of Bat Cave, was a
Hendersonville visitor this week.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01

Germany to Literally StarEe England Within Sixty Das-May
Cause With United StatesWsOn
United STATES BROUGHT NEA RER WAR THAN EVER BEFORE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-16
APPLY DURESS
TO GERARD, SAYS
OSCAR DAVIS

NEW YORK. Fec. t6.-pe-
tails OF oermany's treatment
OF Ambassador Gerard and her
publicity propaganda campaign
first revealed In Carl w. Aek-
erman's dispatches 20 the
Press yesterday were included
In a cable printed In the New
York Times today under the
signature Of It's former Berlin
correspondent. now with Am
bassador Cerard--Osear King
Davis.
Davis statements as TO Ger
many's publicity campaign coincide
with those summarized in the Unit.
ed Press dispatches. or Germany's
attempts 10 force Gerard into sign.
ing a treaty guaranteeing safety OF
German ships In American harborr.
Davis said: 1t Is utterly Idle for
Germany or any OF her newspapers
or other defenders TO attempt To
deny that In the endeavor to induce
Mr.. Gerard 10 sign this agreement.
Germany employed means smack.
INK snspiciously OF duress. II Is
utterly Idle 10 attempt TO say that
Mr.. Gerard was not held In Berlin.
HE was hclc there against his
will frorl Monday TO SATURDAY.
most u that time practically in
communicate In his house. Ills
mail was withheld and no was un.
able to communicate confidentially
with other officials OF his govern.
ment or transmit 10 American con.
salar officials in Germany. the or.
ders OF ais government regarding
their action under the circum.
stances. TIE telephone connection
with Mr. Gerrrd's residence and
the embassy was cut BY the direc.
lion OF German officials.
when this treatment began 10
show an 1nfavorable effect a minor
official OF the foreign office de.
nounced II with vehemence as an
outrage and explained II was the
work of n subordinate police Off.
cial. This explanation was laugh.
able.
ANY ona who knows anything OF
German life knows that such n
thing is impossible and the excuse
~ fantastic nonsense. The action
was deliberate because the Ger.
man government hoped II might
tend TO drive Mr. Gerard into help.
ing negotiate tho agreement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-16
woman FOUND DEAD
IN POOL OF BLOOD

oral DAYS ago. A medium sized
footprint which might have been .
mans. was noted by the police
There was no blood on the dead wo-
mans shoes.
Il was pointed out that she was
at one time subject 10 falntlng
spells. THIS Is the basis for the
theory that she might have fallen
and struck her temple against a
sharp edge or corner.
Saw No Visitors
NeighborE had noticed no visitors
nor seen tho woman for several
days.
The mother. who lives at al
23d ave. communicated with her
daughter last sunday She went
TO call on her Wednesday. Her
knock on the door was unanswered
so she went away.
Thursday night she got the Jan.
itor 10 let her in.
Mrs. Crandali is survived by a
son. J. A. Crandall. 1914 Yesier
way. and daughter. Mrs. r. W.
Wonn. 1926 Newport way.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-16
BOMB FIRES CAR OF
MAIL FOR SEATTLE

ST. CLOUD, Mimi, Feb. i6.-Norther Pacific
officials and postal officials today Joined in an inves
CATION into what railroad officials say may be a bomb
plot which resulted in the destruction of one entire
car load of parcel post mail consigned to Seattle, and in
Northern Pacific train No. g.
The fire was discovered at Clear Lake Mimi, near
here early today. The car had been sealed for thru
shipment to Seattle, and there were clerks in il, Of
eialS said. These same authorities insisted there was
no fire in the stove in the car Internal machines,
part of the parcel post shipments is the only explanation
officials could make today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-16
SHIP FLEW U. S.
FLAG when SHE
WAS SENT DOWN
BY JOHN n. HUARlEY

United Press STAFF Correspondent
ROME. Feb. iG.-The American
schooner Lyman NJ. Law went
down after bombs ~ an Austrian
submarine worc exploded In her
hold. while flying the American
flag. Captain McDonough no wired
TO United Press today.
when ! first saw tho submn'
rine she was about five miles dis
tant from the Lyman NJ. Law" the
captain declared. II Immediately
hointed the American flag. The
stars and StriIcs were also paint
ed on the sides Of my ship.
Whom a detachment OF the crew
of the subn arine finally boarded
Ms they said they were Austrlans
My crew took TO the boats. on IN.
structionn. and very soon after we
left. the Austrian boarding officers
exploded bombs IN the hold OF the
ship"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-16

While an autopsy was being
held under the direction OF the
coroner to investigate the rys'
terious death OF Mrs. Ella Gran.
dali. found dead In her apart
nent. with a half.ineh wound
on her right temple. police de.
teetlves Rad made little prog.
ress Friday morning IN clear
ing up the mystery.
The body was found lying on tho
floor in u pool of blood by Mrs.
Emma Mechanism. mother OF tho
dead woman. when she switched
on the lights IN room at the
Marcy apartments. s0i y 2Srd ave.
s. Thursday night.
The victim was 81 years OF age,
a widow. and lived alone Her
head was against the edge of tho
bureau. Physicians who accom-.
panied detectives TO investigate
could not understand how 30 much
blood could have escaped from 90
small a wound.
Fiad Foot Print
They believe the woman died seS