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French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04
SOUTHERN SUPPLY co
OPENS BRANCH STORE

. The Southern tSupply company will
open a new store on Main street in
the Toms block. The building is now
undergoing new coat of paint and a
renovation of the interior prior to the
occupancy of a branch store of one of
Hendersonville' loading wholesale
and retail grocery concerns.
The Southern Supply company be-
gan business a little over a yeac ago
at the depot A steady growth has re-
suited from the policies maintained by
the management and the pew store is
the result of inc reased business, BY
persistent advertising and the deter
mination to satisfy the customer, along
with a strictly cash in advance policy
this concern has succeeded SO faf ia.
increasing its volume Of business.
50lan ~ wilkins; one OF the 1Ba1ia-
bers, is a well known business man of
He has been idcn'I
fed with the wholesale ind retail VrO-
Gerry and feed business here fo~ many
years. He is consid* ed Cne of tie
best buyers in Western North Carroll,
ma. and has q nunlhe*of friends who
have encouraged him in all his busi-
ness undertakings.
w. F. Case, the Other manager, has
been in the grocery ht siness in Han.
dersonville for the past seventeen
years. He has grOwn ny with it and
is considered leaJing retail grocer
man. Mr.. Case is Ole Of the orsaniz-
ers of the Southern Supply company
and will have active charge of the up
town store.
The new store will be opened for the
public Saturday, January 6. The
news of the business venture of this
we'll known concern is another con-
vincing factthat Hendersonville is
growing and will fast become a lead
ing business center of Western North
Carolina.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04
GEO. III. MALCOLMSON'S HOME
BURNED FROM UNKNOWN ORIGIN.
Handsome Residence Totally Destroy.
ed Early Last Friday Morning.
Was Partially insured.


The handsome resicence George
H. Malcolmson, on Oakland street was
totally destroyed by gnre early Friday
morning about $3.50 o'clock. The
alarm was given after. the flames were
well underway and the fire depart
ment made heroic efforts to save the
house. sd 81
Something got wrong with the fire.
alarm bell and only a few taps were
sounded which is said to have been
the reason of so few persons at. the
fire. When the firemen arrived it was
found that a hose would have to be
connected about two blocks away on
Sixth avenue. The first stream was
entirely inadequate to fight the, FIRE of
a two story building. at was necesS
,sary to Break some of The window
a1ass. with Toel De Ore X could
reach the int iaf Oi he ii
ready doomed Only rev articles
out of one OF the rooms were saved.
f. It seems to be a mystery how the
fire originated as Mr.. and Mrs. NAL
colmson have been out of town for
several months and the house was
closed in for the winter. All the
down stair windows and doors were
boxed in. The building was insured
for considerable less than the cost.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04
BOYS CAMP TO BE LOCATED
NEAR CHIMNEY ROCK,
Next SUmmer-TO Have Boys
Scout Department.

Plans have been perfected, lease
given for the ground and advertising
matter being prepared for a new boys
camp school to be located near Chin
ney Rock next summer.
The owners and managers are not
ready to announce their names but the
school is an assured fact. 1t will be
one Of the important attractions Of
the summer season near Hender-
sonville. 1t is known that the land
has been leased and money has chang
ed hands and that the gentlemen who
are behind the enterprise have
OF doing things. : .s-
The camp will be located about one
third of the way up to the rock on
the beautiful scenic automobile high
way built last year at a cost of nearly
$1O, 1000. ..--
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04
SPECULATION AS TO WHO
WILL SUCCEED B. JACKSON.
Forced to Resign Because of Serving
I'm Legislature JacksOR'B
Successor to be Named.

The city commissioners are again
forced to elect another member OF its
board when B. Jackson hands in his
resignation in order that he might
qualify as a member of the 1917 Leg
islature of which he was elected by
the Henderson county Republicans
last November.
Only a few weeks ago the board
elected a member to fill the term O.
R. C.. Clarke, president of the First
Bank &, Trust company, who resigned
Several prominent Democrats have
been spoken of as suitable timber
for the city council and no doubt the
members of the opposing party will
endeavor to fill Mr.. ] ackson's otf1c"
with a member of their party.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04
BLAND ELECTED
OF BOARD
A New Man Takes Reins of Local
Observation-Disclosures Bailey
Faithful Past Year.
TO GET MILL AND LINKS.

G. F. Bland, president of the Bland
Hardware company, was elected pres
ident of the Board of Trade last Tues
day night at the city hall.
The regular meeting of this body
was well attended and the retiring
president Captain J. w. Bailey, thank
ed the Board for the standing vote of
appreciation given him for his valua-
bic services during the past year.
A spirited meeting was held with
, The principal Topic Of discussion, go!f
links and cotton mills. A committee
reported that a suitable site for an 18
hole golf course had been selected
close to Hendersonvilo in a very de-
sirable location. This committee was
given power to secure options and re-
port at special meeting.
It was brought out at the meeting
that the golf course was urgently
needed if Hendersonville expected any
winter business. Mrs. NJ. A. Brown
stated that she had a number. Of guests
to leave her hotel because they could
not find largeenough golf course.
Shealso stated that a number of in
quiries were received asking what
kind of golf facilities could be had in
Hendersonvile. She was forced to
write that the only thing in that line
was nine hole iron course on the
lawn of Park Hill.
Howard Cobb, proprietor of Carroll
ma Terrace stated also that he had
been unable. to induce winter tourists
hire without the aid of . golf course.
Sam T. Hodges made a motion thai
q committee be appointed to solicit
subscriptions for stock in golf club
company His motion was referred
to the present poIf teeEl11Elll tteE
is expected to act at once.
John T. Wilkins called the boards
attention to the fact that Henderson
vile. must have}a cotton mill. He
stated that he had heard that someone
was soliciting stock in the city. but
could not get much light upon the
subject. It was stated later that a
few citizens had been solicited fog
stock simply to see how the sentiment
was on the subject. 1t was found that
about ten or fifteen men had subscrib-
ed nearly $4,000 which shows that the
business men are willing to aid in
building mill.
C. w. Harty seconded Mr.. Wilkins
motion and a committee was appoint
ed to- look into the prospects of get
ting a cotton mill.
A. S. Truck, holds over as acting
secretary and treasurer of the board.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04
$500. 900 BLAZE DESTROYS
AUGUSTA: TOURIST HOTEL

Augusta, Ca, Dec. 31.-Hampton
Terrace Hotel, in North Augusta, was
destroyed by: fire early today. with
loss estimated at 100000. The fire
started in the eSst wing of the build
ing about 8 a. m. The building, a
frame structure of 800 rooms, burned
rapidly. Crossed wires are believed
to have started the blaze.
The hotel, which is winter tourist
resort, situated in South Carolina, just
across the Savannah River from here,
was to have opened for the season next
Thursday. 1t was said that $20O,UOo
insurance was carried.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04
TEACHERS MEETING.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Henderson County Teachers Associa-
ton will be held in the auditorium of
the graded school building on Satur-
day, january 13. Mr.. Lee of Mills
River will lead the discussion: m his
tory and Miss Caldwell of Flat Rock
will lead the discussion in geography
T.. FEW SHIPMAN, Pres. i
GUSSIE DOTSON See'y.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04
Henderson County to Organize
Board Of agriculture Saturday
Call To The Farmers

Every farmer his wife, pres
TO perfect plans the
Henderson
county organization welfare county,
heard es# kgEsn ~ sf LE
take this is every
!
those tryfngto build Henderson county. e
5 Remember the date satur day, January g. a l4
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04
LOCATES HOME For Roy.

One Of the two children under the
rare of Rev. George F. Wright has
fonpd a home with a family about ten
miles from Wavnesville Mr. Wright
is now trying to locate a little nine
year Old girl in some good home.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04
CHARLOTTE WANTS GAME.

Prof. E. C. Blackstock has received
a letter from the manager of the Char
lotte high school basket ball team
asking that a game be arranged with
the local school team. tits thought
thafabx sIding a few Blue Ridge boys
team can be had that would give the
Charlotte boys a run for their money
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04
WANT PUBLIC BUILDING.
The People of East HendersOnville
Express Desire Building to
Hold Meetings In.

AT representative gathering Of cit
1zens of East Hendersonville Monday
night at the home of II. D. Hyder plans
and methods of securing school
building or public building were dis
cussed. Rev. A. J. Justice presided at
the meeting. Prof. W. S. .Shitle, H.. D.
Hyder and others made short talks.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04
COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH.

The new county Board of Health
was elected Monday in the Office
OF the Superintendent of Educa :
Clon Those who composed this body
are John T. Station, w. S. Shitle, DR.
>. L. 'Egerton and L. B. Morse. The
ooard meets mkt Monday to elect
tTIounty physician. DR.. ]. s. Brown is
Tie present county physician.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04

). DR.. T. w. Paul, an inmate of the
Soldiers home at Raleigh. took his own
life by shooting himself thorugh the
heart, Monday. He was from Pitt
county and was SO years old.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04
Chairman Bd. Co. Com.
s. J. WHITAKER Com.
T. p STEPP. Gom

.TIt is now up to the farmers of the
county to demonstrate whether they
desire a county agent. The commits
+sioners are calling for an expression
from every community of the county
and will not decide the matter until
they are convinced that the farmers
(whO are to be directly benefitted)
really want it.
The decision of the county commits
sioners was a great disappointment to
a number of leading citizens of the
county who have worked hard in try-
ing to secure an agent. %They reaaze
how much the county is losing By not
having one and nave left nothing un-
done in trying to convince the COM
missioers of the Importance of the
work.
With the organization of two farm
loan associations with loans aggrega'-
ing over $4,000 it is almost imperative
that the county should join the demon
stration work being done by the state
and government and which every -citI-
zen of the coua'y is paying his er hrr
proportionate part IN maintaining
Henderson county is not receiving It's
part in this great HS,rk where millions
of dollars are spent annually. Wnen
the loans are secHred an agent would
assist in the expenditure in such d
way to make it a real paying invest;
ment to the farmers.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04
COUNTY MAY
GET AN AGENT
Its Now Up to Farmers Whether They
Manga DemOnstratOr or Not.
etitiOn in February.
COMMISSIONERS FAVOR IT.

The first concerted effort in secur-.
ing q farmsd sdemonstrator lately forHen-
dersona county met with only partial
success last Tuesday when the county
commissioners heard a committee ap-
|, uointed from the mass meeting held in
the court house for the purpose of re-
questing the commissioners to appro
PIRATE g sum of money supplementing
what theA government pays for this
work.
The manufacturers aIU known to
pe III favor of thIs work. They have
expressed. themselves both publicly
and privately, but they are not con
WINGED that the majority of the farm
ers of the county are in favor of it.
- ne commissioners were explained
almost every good reason why the
county should be progressive and have
demonStrator. A committee COM
T1ossed of Or. C. Few, w. A. Smith, and
ir.s w. EWbank, presented the petition
Ito the commissioners.
The decision of the commissioners
was in the shape of the following res.
oIutfon signed by all the commission
ers:
IS We the undersigned county commits
.sioners are personally in favor of a
fafn demonstrator. We withhold our
+decision IN regard to an appropriation
suntn the different communities of the
.county are heard from, either in per-
son sor by petition, and We most earn
ask that the people of Henderson
county appear in person or by petition
en- lesday after the first Monday in
February 1917, and express their
opinion.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-16

territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Russia,
itaIy, Serbia and RuMania would
leave the state not even a third rate
power. while who can say what would
be the fate of the redeemed small ma
t1onalities' when brought under the
wa of Russia? Bulgaria, of course.
would. be bitterly punished and Tur-
key would practically cease to exist.
How About Setting Ireland Free.
The entente tries to justify its aims
OF conquest by what it calls liberia
ton, instead of pillaging. Charity be-
gins at home: Why does not ENGLAND
give practical example of her idea
of liberty by setting Ireland free?"
RAISING to subject of immediate
interest to the United States-Ger-
many's demand for the withdrawal of
the American minister. Charles J. vo-
pfcka, from Bucharest-Dr thinner
man confirmed the report of this action
but declared that the motives were in
correctly given by the foreign news
papers. The assure, he said. was
not directed against Mr.. Vopicka per-
sonally, but it applied to all diplomatic
representatives in the Rumanian cap
to which they were accredited to its
new seat OF government Not only
America, Holland and Greece in the
person of their diplomatic representa-
tives. were affected, but even Ger
meny's ally, Austria, did not retain her
minister in the Rumanian capital
which is in the German sphere OF oc-
cupation. International law does not
recognize the status of diplomat ac-3
credited to a government An a country
which is under the military occupation
of another power.
Re,ninded that the American and
Spanish diplomatic representatives in
Belgium We're accorded a quasi dipIo-
matte status DR. Zimmerman pointed
out that tEts was a matter of opinion
as concerned the individual military
commanders and that while Field Mar
shall Won der Goltz, the former mill
tary commander in Belgium, had ac-
quiesced in the arrangement Field
Marshal Won Mackensen, the COM
mander of the Rumanian Campaign.
took a different stand
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-16

committee today the problem of get
ting under construction the four bat
tie cruisers already authorized for the
navy.
Details as to negotiations with pri-
vate shipbuilders were laid before the
committee with the definite state
hnent that the ships could not be built
in private plants for less than s1S,-
the fixed limit of cost. A preliminary
estimate for navy yard construction,
submitted by Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt, was s17,50e.ooo but Secre-
tary Daniels said a formal estimate
would be furnished later.
Paymaster George p. Aud, who ex
amined the books of the Fore River
Newport News and Cramp Shipbuild-
that in preparing to take contracts on
the basis of cost and a percentage of
profit, the companies estimated ma
terial for each vessel at s1e.ooe,eoo;
labor at $4,000, 600 and overhead ex-
pense at $500, 600. taking up the en-
tire $16, SOC, 900 limit of cost, to which
profit and extra expense would be
added. Paymaster Aud pointed out
two ago would have been about &c.
000, 900 and argued that in fixing their
profit the builders had figured on col
lecting a percentage on the $4,90o.00o
imitation.
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt told
of negotiations with the steel makers
concerning material for the ships,
saying they had agreed to a reduction
of 1887. 43s per ship. or a total reduc-
ton of s3349744 on all four ships,
provided the four were exactly alike.
He pointed out that examination of
the Fore River Ship company's tenta
tive contracts showed that the bulk
of it's steel orders would go to the
Carnegie Steel company. although the
plant is controlled by the Bethlehem
Steel company, because of the lower
figures quoted by the Carnegie plant.
Representative Padgett, chairman of
the committee, asked Secretary Dam
iels If q saving could be made ny put
ting the ships in government yards.
The secretary thought it possible.
The navy will continue to present
the shipbuilders will be heard.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-16

ton of identification was the only
point in the case with which the To-
Scott quickly ended the proceedings
by admitting that Brewer was the
man named in the indictment and
that he was in New York on January
6, the time of the alleged conspiracy
with Thaw to induce Gump to go to
New York. Assistant District Attor-
ney Black>of New York. contended
that Thaw and Brewer intended to
alleged attack by Thaw in a New
York hotel on Christmas day.
Judge Patterson prefaced his ruling
with the comment that "the Thaw
case had left a trail of shame and
that Philadelphia wanted little of it,"
Mr.. Scott asserted that the charges
against Brewer would fall in New
York and said the real motive in ex-
traditing him was to hold him as
witness against Thaw. He explained
that it was for this reason that he al
tered his intention of permitting the
uncontested return to New York OF
Brewer. Scott is also counsel for
Thaw.
Mr.. Black argued that copies of tel
egrams under date of January 6,
which Thaw is said to have sent to
the whereabouts OF the Gump boy and
of the Dear Master" letter which
Thaw is alleged to have dictated to
Gunnp, forcing him to describe the eff
er at the time of his arrest here and
were conclusive evidence of the al
legged conspiracy
Frank p. Walsh of Kansas City,
former chairman of the federal COM
mission on industrial relations and
counsel for Gump, was present at the
hearing. He said he knew of no con-
templated action blythe Gump fam
lily to sue Thaw for "a quarter of
million dollars after the disposal of
the present charges, as has been re-
ported.
Thaw's mother. who is staying at
the hospital where he is recovering
from an attempt at suicide, was at
her sons bedside for nearly four hours
today, comforting and consoling him
She would not disclose what legal
moves were to be made IN Thaw's be-
half when his condition permits his
removal from the hospital. Thaw has
an array OF attorneys here from New
York and Pittsburgh, however, and
local officials regard this mobilization,
of legal talent as the preliminary to
q serious effort to keep him within the
Of the PennsyIvania
courts.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-16

committee will take the attitude that
there has been no mystery and that a
further Investigation will not be nee
essary to demonstrate that no blame
attaches to officials who knew or
might have known of the presidents
action before it was made public
Among the witnesses are Thomas
w. Lawson of Boston and Charles H.
Sabin, Otto M. Kahn and Bernard NJ.
Baruch of New York.
81 have come to Washington, Mr.
Kahn said ito repeat what said in
my telegram to Chairman Henry and
to answer any questions which the
committee cares to ask me. I any
one was guilty of making money
through a leak-and I trust there is
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-16

Berlin, Sunday, Jan. IL. CBy wire
less to the Associated Press, via say
.ville)-Dr. Alfred Zimmerman, the
German foreign minister. informed the
opinion, the entente reply TO Fres1-
dent wilson's peace note bars the pos
efbility for the present OF further GER
man steps to bring about peace. IN
Darticufar, he said, it precluded any
direct announcement by Germany OF
her peace conditions, in answer 10 the
terms set forth in the latest entente
DR.. zimmerman asserted, however,
that the answer of the entente to the
president did not finally and com
pletely close the door to later enorts
FOR peace before one side or the otner
The foreign minister, in the course
of a conversation with The Assoc
cdated Press correspondent last nignt,
declared, although With obvious re-
fuctance that 1t was impossible for
him to give q more definite statement
OF the peace programme Of the CEN
trail powers than that indicated in the
d declarations of DIR. Won Bethmann-
Holfweg, the chancellor, because tne
solicited PRONUNCIATION OF them IN
their moderate details after what ne
characterized as the aspiring pro-
gram of conquest and dismemoerment
outlined by the entente, would be In
ferpreted by the entente powers as
sign of weakness and OF desire Tor
peace at any cost
Publication of the peace terms OF
the central powers. therefore, would
defeat its every purpose said DR..
Zimmerman. The foreign minister ex-
pressed doubt whether, after what he
described as the rebuilt to President
Wilson's peace efforts given in the re-
pIy Of the entente, the president could
take any further action for the pres
ent adding that the entente answer
excluded for the present, any posi-
bility of peace.
Expressing a profound conviction
that the programme of the entente
powers could never be carried into
effect. DR.. Zimmerman intimated that
q failure of the entente's offensive this
year, which he expected. might again
make it possible to approach the sub
feet of peace on reasonable terms and
with some prospect of success.
THE entente powers gave out Tor
themselves a big programme" said
DR. Zimmerman, in answer to query
as to hi sopinion on the note to Presi-
dent Wilson. What more is there
for Germany to say regarding it?'
Now that the allies have to GER
tain extent outlined their plans,'' said
the correspondent, do you think there
Is any possibility of Germany declar
ing in some form or other its pro-
gramme for a peace settlement"
Can Do Nothing More.
NO" replied the minister after re-
hection- 81 think we can do nothing