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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27
NAB GERMANS

(Untted frcss Leoseo "iresb
CHICAGO, March 27.-A sem
sational cross-continent chase Of
secret service men was disclosed
today when two Germans, Kurt
Einecke and Paul Cell, were taken
from a San Francisco-Chicago
train at Union station.
The greatest precaution was
taken by the federal agents to pre-
vent the escape of the prisoners,
who we're hurried before Hinton
G. Clabaugh, chief of the bureau
of investigation.
Department of justice restric-
tions prevented Clabaugh from
giving out information, but other
department officials admitted that
the men arrested were wanted
badly" and that their apprehen-
sion was "a great piece Of luck"
for the government.
Whether they we're spies or es-
capped informed sailors could not
be learned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27

They knew that Sassoon, like {
jackal, would surely come back
and more than once, until hi
found out Just what trail or any
subsequent trail leading into the
beds meant.
CHAPTER TX.
They had not underestimate
the danger from Sassoon's suspic
ious malevolence. He returned
next morning to read what fur.
Their he could among the rocks
1t was little, but it spelled a
meeting of two people-Nan ant
another-and he was stimulated
to keep his eyes and ears open
for further discoveries.
A week later, when Nan return
ed from her afternoon ride, she
was confronted with the results
of Sassoon's investigation by hel
Uncle Duke and Gale. The CIR
heard 1t out, and succeeded in
driving Gale from the house, after
which she tried to explain the sit.
uation honestly to her uncle.
But the old man could see only
one side of the affair, and he
ordered her never to see de Spain
again. But Nan managed to keer
one more tryst with her lover.
And after that de Spain sought
out his sweetheart's guardian the
first time he appeared in town.
.a,,,sfnd alI tho IfroIn ~
Lefever to pull off" conference
between the two which should not
from the start be hopeless, be-
cause of a crowd of Dukes parti-
sans whose presence would egg
him on. in spite of everything, to
a combat. But one morning
Duke Morgan was found, alone, In
a BARRIERS hands in the Mountain
House. At the moment Duke left
the revolving chair and walked to
the cigar stand to pay his check,
de Spain entered the shop through
the rear door, opening from the
hotel office.
Hello, Duke Morgan" he said
Morgan looked around.
81 heard you wanted to see me-
de Spain. 81 want to see
YOU"
Morgan eyed him with a mix
ture of suspicion and animosity.
What do you want to see me
about?"
Nothing unpleasant, I hope"
returned de Spain. Let's sit down
q minute"
"Say what you got to say"
well, don't take my head off.
Duke. I want to speak to you
about Nan"
Morgan's face was livid. "what
about herr"
"She has given me permission
to ask your consent to our mar
riage," said de Spain, sometime
in the reasonable future"
1t was difficult for Duke to
speak at all, he was so Infatuated.
you can get my consent in just
one way" he managed to say,
chats by getting me-"
"Then I'm afraid I'll never get
It, for I'll never get you, Duke"
Pull your gum" cried Morgan,
with an imprecation.
II won't do 1t. There's more
reasons than one why / shouldn't
fight you." de Spain said evenly.
Duke, do you think I'd like to
pull trigger on a man that's been
q father to Nan? If you really
want 10 see me use a gun. send
me a man that will insult or
abuse her. If you want to use
your own gun, use 1t on me II I
even insult or abuse hers that
fair?"
Damn your fine words" ex-
claimed Morgan. 81 know you, de
SPAIN know your breed"
What's that?"
Morgan checked himself at that
tone and with a snarl of rage
turned ON his heel and left.
fCnnttuUQ1 I'm Oup Newt IGeua
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27
Charged With
EmbezZlement

DETROIT, March 27.-Charged
with embezzlement, Claude A..
Walmsley, Detroit real estate OPP
orator, is under arrest today at
Portland, Or, awaiting arrival OF
Detroit officers. Walmsley is al
legged to have procured SIS, 900
through fraudulent real estate
deals here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27
MERCHANTS PRAISE
REMANN'S COURSE

Resolutions Of approval Of the
actions of Prosecuting Attorney
Remain in prosecuting fraudu-
lent advertisers, we're adopted by
the retail merchants bureau OF
the Commercial club Monday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-27
ARMED SHIP
VOYAGE DULL

The following story written by
the United Press staff correspond
ent who met the liner st. Louis,
was filed yesterday afternoon from
England, but was not permitted to
pass the British censors until to-
day.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-18
HE WILL PRAY FOR THEM.

MANY people believe that a news
naper falls together without work or
concerted activity or plan. Rev. Nc
Leod, a Presbyterian minister at Pas
adena, was of the opinion. and asked
70 be allowed to edit an edition of the
Pasadena Star. The editor gladly ac-
cented tho onDortUDity to go fishing
and the minister took I'm his duties in
me newspaper office. This is how he
felt when he found himself at the end
OF the task. which, it must be said
mad been done quite creditably:
NV time is almost up as pen
this last line. my hand is almost nara
WED; my brain is hefndd1ed and am
free to confess that am right glad
to Vacate the holy spot. Such rush
and riot and diearrav. Such a tumble
of potpourri; it strikes me as the
mort to bring order out of chaos. and
to do it. lightning quick.
am reminded of the memorial
words. The earth was without form
and void. and darkness was unon the
face Of the waters Never shall
criticise newspaper men more. 7 shall
pray for them They will have nv
hearts forbearance henceforth and
forever. They are the hardest worked
shortest lived, poorest paid hrain
workers on this weary old world of
ours. Exchange.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-18
We NEED A SCHOOL AUDITORIUM.

Some of Hendersonville's leading
citizens have the wrong conception of
the duty of a newspaper. When the
Hustler takes the liberty of criticising
OF condemning the acts of public Off
eiaIs there is absolutely no personal
eetlicg in the matter. The Hustler
newspaper for all the people of
Henderson county. Whenever it is
MN so marrow IS to only express the
ahed of one man or small set of
men then the present management will
relinQuish connections.
The editor of the Hustler last week
tried in his humble way to explain TO
the public that certain methods were
being practiced by the city authorities
which were placing a hardship upon
taa city schools; namely, that OF
charging the sum of 80 for each and
every time the new city auditorium is
used by the school children when
small entrance fee is charged.
The incident in particular was when
the school children gave an entertain
ment for the public end the entire
proceeds were to go toward pay
ment on a piano, purchased for the
school and the property OF the peo-
Die of Hendersonville. The entire
proceeds amounted to the small sum
of 1880 and the city tax collector
was instructed to collect $40 of this
amount for rent Now, this is what
the Hustler feels is an injustice to
the people of the city. The city hall
Is the peoples property Where there
fs no personal or private gain and
Wherethe entertainment is for the up
building and education of the people
the Hustler feels that a charge of $40
per day is too much for the hall.
The city schools are in sad pre-
aictment when theyhave no auditorium
nnd when the question of a new high
school or the building of additional
wings on the present building the
erection of an auditorium should be
the old school board who fought
gainst the elimination of the audi
tprium stated to the Hustler that he
ance attended old Judson college, and
far as he could recollect he learned
about as much when all the students
thered in the old chapel to hear
snort talks as he did in the class rooms
of some of the teachers. However,
hether this would be the case now
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-18
Let Us HOPE So.

We are glad to see the Henderson
vile Hustler keep up its campaign for
farm demonstration. 1t calls. upon
the farmers to respond to the invita-
ton of the commissioners to make
their wishes known in the matter on
or before the first Monday in Febru-
airy. The commissioners, who person.
ally believe in the agricultural extern
sion work, have taken a commendable
stand in leaving the matter with the
taxpayers. Henderson county has also
organized a farm loan association
She's coming back into her own and
we are glad to see her retrieve herself
from the shame imposed when about
two years ago she discharged her dem
onstEator.- Brevard News.
We have doubts at this writing. It's
all bluff.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-18

Mr.. j. o. Bell, one of the county's
leading citizens, just happened to be
n the county commissioners room
when a committee was trying to con-
vince the commissioners that we
should have g $4,000 farm demonstra-
tor. He waited untilall had had
j say and then told the commissioners
that he was heartily in favor of farm
agent and that if they would hire a
50 900 per year man he would give
500 of the salary. Mr.. Bell is far
mer, as well as mill president.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-18
SUFFS PLAN PARADE ON MARCH 4
More Than 1000 Women to Form
About White House.

Washington. Ian 12-The Congres-
sional Union for Woman Suffrage an
nounced today that nlans for a pa
rade March a. day before the inaugu-
ration have been abandoned and the
suffrage demonstration instead will be
an elaboration of White House picket
ing nutil more than 1000 women will
form close Gordon about the White
House grounds on that day. Although
the temperature was eleven degrees
below freezing and a cold wind was
blowing, the twelve suffrage silent
sentinels" again took up their picket
ing today.
At the White House it was said
that the presidents invitation for the
sentinels to come inside the executive
mansion and warm themselves still
stood.
When President Wilson returned
from golf. the silent sentinels stood at
salute with right hands raised to their
bats. The president smilingly return
ed the salute noticing the sentinels for
the first time AS the day wore on the
sentinels got so cold that they march
ed up and down in squads with mill
tary precision.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-18
JOIN BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.

The following extract from a Bos-
ton, Mass, daily paper is of interest:
with 81 wheat, dollar corn, 20 cent
cotton. and high prices for almost
everything else which the soil pro-
duces, it is little wonder that the
American farmer IS prosperous. He is
now able to pay off his mortgage and
buy an automobile. Where once it was
necessary for him to get money from
New York to move his crops, his home
banks now supply the needed funds.
He no longer is obliged to sell his
crops as soon as they are harvested,
but can hold them until he gets his
price. Moreover, he has plenty of
money in the bank, and his credit is
Al"
1t will be seen from this that the
prosperous condition referred to is
not the exception in the North. but
on the contrary that it applies to the
majority of farmers. Yet twenty years
ago these same farmers were no bet
ter off than the farmers of our coun-
try are today, and in the New Eng
land states, at least, it is well known
that they did not have as good land
as we have right here In the lacl
twenty years, however, those farmers
have organized, engaged good farm
demonstrators, improved their LAND
according to modern methods as
taught by their state agricultural de-
partments, and the result is that they
are well living in luxury and enjoying
the good things of life. These good
things are all entirely possible to our
farmers and this enviable condition
can be realized in a very few years
right in Henderson county if the
farmers will work together to bring
about the desired result Cooperation
and intelligent use of the state and
government agricultural departments,
which we are now paying taxes to-
support, will do it.
Join the Board of Agriculture of
county and get on the right |
track at once The next members
meeting will be held on Saturday,
February 3, at IL o'clock in the courc
house. Bring the boys and girls.
There will be something especially in
teresting for them.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-18
GOV. BICKETT'S INAUGURAL
ADDRESS.

The inaugural address of GoVerno~
Thomas w. Beckett at. Raleigh on last
Thursday has been widely quoted and
approved throughout the State, by
both press and people. Whatever
may be ones opinion of the governors
attitude on the question touched. it
will be admitted in all quarters that
it was a splendid exposition of his
opinions, and that it was spoken like
man. He minced no words, nor
made ambiguous statements. The
charm of his utterances is and has
been that whoever wants to understand
what he says has no difficulty in doing
so. The citation of his ideas of the
needs of the schools and the children
shows a clearness of understanding
and a grip of the essentials of an i'm
proving citizenship that cannot be
reached by one devoid of sympathy
and interest in them. A glance at the
charity of his makeup is furnished by
his recommendation that the profits on
prisoners earnings should be return
ed to the prisoners families; an il
lustration of his independence of
speech when he voiced the opinion that
two terms should be all that any
state officer should ask or be allowed
to have-this in the face of the fact
that. his tracemates in the state gov
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-18
BRYAN TO ADDRESS ASSEMBLY,
Senator Jones Put in Good Word for
Omaha-AsheVille Citizen-OppOs-
ed by Three Senators.

Raleigh. Jan. Ex-senator Thos. A.
Jones of Buncombe Thursday put in
good word for his fellow townsmen,
William ]. Bryan, when resolution
extending an invitation to the man who
prefers Asheville to Omaha, was under
consideration in the senate. The res
olution passed unanimously, according
to the record. but not befoer Brenizer
of Mecklenburg; Justice of Henderson,
and Little of Arson, had declared that
they opposed the extending of invita-
tons to any outsider to address the
general assembly.
Mr.. Justice said that as a private
citizen. he had once gone $50 miles to
hear Bryan and would do so again.
but as a representative of the people
he had no idea of being instructed by
outsiders. Mr.. Little approved of
the stand taken by the gentlemen form
Meckelnburg and Henderson.
An amendment was offered extend.
ing a like invitation to Secretary of
the Navy Josephus Daniels, who will
be here in February, but was with
drawn when it appeared that it might
have been fathered by someone who
wished to kill the resolution with it,
as the house would have to concur in
the amendment and it was not in SEES
sion. All pointed with pride to Bryan
and Daniels as great men and true.
however.
Mr.. Bryan's visit to Raleigh is oc-
casioned by the meeting of the state
anti-saloon league which he will adj
dress next Monady.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-18
M'FALL THANKS DIR. CRANFapn
AND PEOPLE FOR KINDNESS.

Mr.. ". L. McFall OF Rugby. wishes
to thank the public in general and DIR.
J. F. Crawford. and the county COM
mlssioners in particular for kindness
extended to him and family, since his
Two little boys q ond years. were
,Dltten by a mad dog al his home.
The little boys were taken to Ra-
leigh TO treatment, as soon as the
states chemist declared the dog had
the rabies.
The dog bit several head of cattle
also, including two milk cows which
nave since been killed.
Some of McFalPs neighbors and
friends got busy and have replaced one
OF the cows, since he was one of the
heaviest loosers by last summers
Hood having lost his entire croDs on
the river this misfortune coming So
soon after, leaves him in a yery nm
comfortable situation.
Ine county commissioners came to.
ms rescue and provided the necessary
FUNDS for the children's treatment in
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-18
ernment are nearly all more than two

eminent are nearly all more than two
termers.
It is to be hoped that the term OF
-four years will see the lmmation
Of many of the constructive plans out
lined.
His climax is altogether in keeping
with the standard of eloquence set b.
him in his campaign speeches. the
like of which is rare.
Il have endeavored to visualize my
dream of a falrer and finer state. |
have outlined the means by which a
hope to make the dream come true
And the means all reach out to sin
gle enda larger hope, wider door
for the average man than he has eve,
known.
With six months school guaran-
teed to every child; with the forces o.
disease routed from their ancient
strongholds; with the curse of rum
lifted from every home; with our fields
titled by men who own and therefore
love them; witho ur harvests free
from the crop liens deadly blight;
with modern ,conveniences and whole.
some diversions within reach of every
country home. our dear old state, re-
leased from her bondage to the blood
kin of tyrants of ignorance, poverty,
disease and crime, will begin to realize
her finest possibilities in riches and
grace; will assume her rightful place
in the march of civilization, and from
the blue of the mountains to the blue
of the sea there will spring up 81
harder, holier race, not unlike the
giants that walked the earth when the
sons of God mated with the daughter
of men.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-18
Bonds for Jackson

1t is currently reported that Repre-
sentative Sutton of Jackson County,
has introduced bill in the legislature
authorizing the issue of 100000 bonds
to build roads in his county. If the
bill passes, Jackson county will pro-
badly join our highway at both Whit
Ter and Cherokee.-Bryson City Times.
1t would look as if Henderson, the
banner sand clay road county, wilhbe
"laid in the shade" by her neighbor. in
the west. Keep it up neighbor.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-18
Hendersonville, Thursday, Jan. IS, 1917

or not, there seems to be a growing
sentiment that HendersOnville must
have more school room. better pai6
teachers and longer terms. There is
only one way under the shining sun
to get this and that would be to VI
about 20 cents additional school tax
at the next spring election. This would.
only bring our school tax up to 20
cents on the 800, while. Canton, has
soc, Waynesville zoe and Asheville,
with nearly $16,OOO,OOO assessable
property, has 35c school tax.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-18
Guess Again.

The Hendersonvile Hustler keeps on
smiling to see if it can't smell cotton
mill smoke stack somewhere among
the aircastles of the town. Come up
to Brevard about next July and we will
show you what $50 foot brick stack
smells ike.-Brevard News.
No neighbor it's not the smoke stack
We long to see. Cotton mills have long
abolished such things when they can
secure such cheap water power as
Henderson county affords.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-18

assign the contract to the company.
The complaint then reads:
That the taking of the said cen
tract by the said William F. Decker
in his name, and the assignment, SUBJ
sequently, of an interest therein to
George L. Adams, was done pursuant
to fraudulent agreement and under
standing, between the said Edward D.
Adams, George L. Adams and William
F. Decker ~.
/ The complaint then continues as
follows:
''That by the sale of the land to
John w. McMinn. as hereinbefore re-
ferred to. and by the fraudulent con-
duct and action on the part of the
said William F. Decker. Edward D.
Adams and George L. Adams in taking
the contract from Louis Carr, as afore-
said, the Brevard Tannin company was
denuded of all woodland which it then
owned, an all of its available wood
supply in that vicinity to the said
William F. Decker of 100 shares of the
common stock of the Brevard Tannin
company, was made in consideration
OF the promises of the said William
+. Decker to supply the Brevard Tan,
MN company with wood from the Van
IderD11t estate; that the said William
+. Decker is not now able nor has he
been able since the date OF The execu-
ton Of said contract, to supply the
said BreVard Tannin company with
wood, except by virtue of the acquies-
cence and permission of the Champion
Fibre company, of Canton, N. c., to
which the said William F. Decker has
sold all of the wood to be taken from
the Vanderbilt tract, to the extent of
his capacity to produce during the
whole period of his contract with the
said Louis Carr
Other Allegations.
The complaint then sets forth GER
tain other and sensational charges Of
alleged wrongdoing on the part of one
Of the defendants and continues:
That by reason of the negligence.
carelessness and inattention to BUSH
ness and affairs of the company. on
the part of the defendants, that the
of the company has been al
lowed to depreciate and decay. its
business permitted to be dissipated, so
that in the operation of said plant dur
Ing all of the years since the incor-
poration of the company to 1915. the
company has lost the sum of approx
mately $4,000 per year, and during
the year. 1915, and thus far during
1916, the company has lost the sum of
approximately 100000 per year.
1t is then alleged in the complaint
mat the business of the company is
illegally managed, inasmuch as the
directors of the company are contract
ng with the company The petition
reads:
THAT the said William F, Decker
and George L. Adams were not, in law.
permitted to vote on any contract
which they. the said George l.. Adams
Ind William F. Decker. were making
)r made with the said Brevard Tan
lin company"
The complait closes with petition
or a receiver for the company and
hat pending the suit writ of in
JUNCTION be issued enjoining and re-
'trafning the defendants from inter
ering with, transferring, selling or
iIspos1ng Of any of the property of
ne company, or from disposing of or
'ncumbering any right or interest
low held by Mr.. Decker by virtue of
ne contract between him and Louis
Carr.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-18
PRESS COMMENTS.
Let Us Serve You.

There is a growing impression, that
Asheville oughtto have a brass band.
a sort of municipal organization,t that
could and would serve all purposes
and occasions. Citizen.
HendersOnville has had a brass band
for sevral years.. Our boys were very
much in demand over the district dur,
ing the last campaign. A band is
good asset to a city on all occasions.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-18

Do not wait until you are present
ed with a petition for the farm dem
onstrator. Call at the office of either
the Western North Carolina. Times or
French Broad Hustler and sign a pc
tition. This is one measure that has
no political sign t1cance.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-18

There is nothing the matter with
Henderson county. The farmers are
waking up and next year will see the
greatest increase in farm products
ever witnessed in the history of old
Henderson county. All that is needed
TO keep things in line is the farm
demonstrator. tyt
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-18

1t looks like the farmers OF Hen
derson county are going to have to
make the first move towards securing
4 cotton mill. One has already offer
led the site. Who will be the ,trst
farmer to offer $4,000 for stock?
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-18

We would hate to have to judge
some mems ability By the condition OF
the road in front OF his place.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-18

The Hustler really enjoys kick
err sometimes, because it proves t--;-
the columns of the paper are at le-
read sometimes by those who kick.