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French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-10-31
Letter From Mr.. SllfDulan

Hendersonville, N. C. Oct. "a, 1918.
To The Democratic Voters Of the
Eighteenth Judicial Oistri3t:-
l hope you are emphasizing the i'm
portance of Democrats voting sclidly
for Schenck for Solicitor He is the
Democratic nominee and must he elec-
ted, else we will have Republican for
Solicitor for the Eighteenth judicial
district. I am serving the unexD:reJ
term, but expect a re1ppSintna anL in
the event of Mr.. SchencK's election.
He is going to remain in the Govern
ment service and Governor Beckett
will appoint some go ,G Democrat as
solicitor after the election if Mr..
zSchenck carries the lls1rist, which, Of
course, he WilI-do .e every Democrat
does his duty.
4 Let it be thorong1ly understsed that
Mr.. Schenck resigned as solicitor to
accept a position IN the Judge Adyo-
cate Generals Deaa as1laei.t Of me limit
ed % kg7l1 HE De-
mocTatfc NOMINEE Tor 'Fsolte5tur for the
reason that several hundred soldiers
and other absent voters had already
cast their bal Us for him and these
votes could not Sc transferred rs an
Iother r'z~ r..
dSo IAS WOIu d1O'4S IudC tnIc 1OE
Mr.. Schenck- means vote for either
myself or some other good Democrat
to- be named by the Governor. If the
name of Mr.. Schenck should for any
reason, be scratched, It means a gain
for the Republican nominee. There
fore, urge upon. our folks the inpor=
tance Of voting for Schenck for soli-
citor. Z
Please notify our democratic work.
ers in every precinct and try earnest
ly to prevent anyone from failing to
vote FOR Schenck. Kindly exert 3Our-
self in an effort to NIKE this matter
plain, so there may be no misunder-
standing upon the part of any Demo-
crat. Yours for success,
J. 6. SFIIPMAN,
Solicitor 18 tn Judicial District.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-10-31
CONFERENCE SATURDAY OF
WORKERS IN THE MILLION
DOLLAR EDUCATIONAL, DRIVE.

Workers in connection with the mil
lion dollar educational campaign to
be conducted by the Baptists in North
Carolina are requested to remember
that a conference will be held on
next Saturday, Nov. 2. This confer
ence will consist Of the church mana
gers, pastors and speakers and all
those who are to take part in the mil
lion dollar campaign. This county
is called on to raise $4,000. The
conference will be at the First Bap-
tist church at 1890 Saturday morn
ing. .s.,,
Some one from the forces of the
state educational board will be with
us.
We hope to have the workers out
in full force.
The Committee.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-10-31
Mr.. EWBANK SAYS TIMES
DENIED HIM SPACE FOR REPLY

Editor Hustler:
Having been criticised editorially by
the Western North Carolina Times for
the article which appeared over my
signature on the 18th Of October IN
your paper, applied to the Times
management for space, at advertising
rates, to reply, but was refused on
the ground that all space had been
disposed of. It would seem that the
Times is afraid to publish in its OWE
columns the indisputable testimony
OF their own leaders when that test1-
mony is fatal to their cause.
E. w. EWBANK.
Ch'm'n Democratic Elk. Com.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-10-31
A. e. HUDGINS WILL
RUN FOR TAX COLLECTOR.

The death of Tax Collector Frank
Brown removed from the county tick
let the candidate for the Office of tax
collector and as result the repub1f-
can executive committee of the county
met and nominated Adolphus e. HuG-
gins as a candidate for the Office.
The democrats urged Chief of Police
Otis Powers to enter the race in oppo-
sitfon to Mr. Hudgins, but Chief Pow
ers thus far has declined to become a
candidate.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-10-31
RED CROSS MONTHLY
MEETING NEXT MONDAY.

Subject to further ruling by autho-
rites suspending public gatherings,
the Red Cross Chapter will hold it's
monthly meeting Monday afternoon,
Nov. 4th in Mayors Office at City Hall,
$3.50 p. m.
! Attendance all Chapter officers es-
pecially desired, and representation
from Branches requested.
The Executive Committee and the
new officers are especially urged to
attend this meeting.
H. F. STEWART,
Acting Sec'y
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-10-31
MISS KATE ALLEN DIED
FRIDAY; BURIED MONDAY

Miss Kate Allen died Friday after
noon at the home of her brother, T. B.
Allen, in this city, after an extended
illness.
The remains Of Miss Allen were in
tered at Mills River Academy on
Monday.
Miss Allen is survived by two bro
thers, T. B. and John Allen, :'0tn of
this county.
Miss Allen of late had spent consid-
erable time with her niece, Miss Car
son Horne. Her health nad been fail.
ing for quite long time
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-10-31
REMAINS OF FEW SHIPMAN
LAID TO REST AT EBENEZER

The remains of T. Few .Shipman,
an account of whose death on the Goth
in Aspen, Colorado, was given in last
weeks Hustler, arrived in Henderson,
vile Sunday and interment was made
in the family burying ground at Eb-
enezef Wednesday afternoon.
DR.. w. F. Powell, of Asheville, teach
er of the deceased several years ago
at Fruitland, Dr. E. e. Bomar, uas.Or
of the First Baptist church Of H.sndef-
lsonvilIe, ofwhich Mr. Shipman IVES q
member, and Rev. A. I. Justice, close
friend of the deceased and L.s family,
conducted the funeral services at IN
enezer.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-10-31

mendous business from its Hender-
sonville oficet i
* visit to the office, nearsthe depos
does not impress one with the great
extent of business that is transacted
from it because the working force is
small. But despite appearances and
little noise, great thingsare going on.
D. s. Pace for a. number of years
transacted the business in his, name.
1t grew to big proportions and was or
ganized about two years ago under
the mamie of the Pace Wood & Tim
ber company, a title, being accepted
that would signify the nature Of the
firms business. = -. = Il ( :, :
500 Wood Cutters Wanted
The Pace Wood & Timber company
was recently awarded the contract by
the United States government for sup
plying wood to Camps Wadsworth anG
Sewer. This involves. oyer $280,000
and is said to be the largest contract
let in this section to any one firm.
This contract was recently awarded
and shipping will begin at once, ship
ments to be made from Western North
Carolina and South Carolina.
This firm will cut the fire wood from
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-10-31
Early CHRISTMAS Shopping

BECAUSE WARTIME NECESSITIES TIE IL To
ERNMENT HAS URGED CHRISTMAS sHoPPlNG ~ nA4oN
BE BEGIN EARIER THAN EVER ORDER TO DISTURb
BUSINESS CONDITIONS, SHIPPING MAIL EAPsESs AM
FREIGHT SERVICE AS LITTLE AS MERCHANTS EVERY
WHERE ARE sHoRT-HANDED MANUFACTURERS ARE ONAbE - ~
OUT GOODS QUICKLY IN PAST YEARS OK GEL
THE RETAERs AND THE CONGESTION IN TRANSPORTATION
WHICH ACCOMPANIES THE Of 11
SENTs AT CHRISTMAS TIME UNLESS AVOIDED THIS YEAR Will
SERIOUSLY INTERFERE GOVERNMENT PROGRAM IN The
SHIPMENT MATERIAL
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-10-31
TO PRESBYTERIAN LADIES'.

Not being able to hold the annual
crysanthemum show this year we trust
the members will send their contribn-
tions Of money during the first week of
November to any of the officers of the
different societies.
Annie L. Anderson, President of La
dies Aid Society.
Anna c. Morey, President of Young
Women's Auxiliary.
Psalms 1O7 from 21st through IS
verses.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-10-31

the Barker lands now owned by
Messrs. Ewbank and Wrenshall and
N4essrs. Patton and Clarke. Ii WIZ
also work the boundary for the Stoney
Mountain, company and q large tract
at ,Etowah. In order to accomplish
this gigantic task as early as possible
the company is seeking 800 wood cuc-
ters.. This company last year shipped
over 10000 cords and the larger con-
tracts will call for heavier shipments
this year and necessitate the running
of one or two special trains to the
camps, as was the case last year.
! Fifteen Saw Mills -
The Pace Wood & Timber company
is. operating six saw mills and handi-
ing the output of fifteen. It is ship
ping all material for government use
to the Emergency Fleet Corporation,
the Railway Administration, to can
tonments, shipbuilding yards and 9TH
er government works.
b Big Iron Ore Operations
B The company is operating the iron
sore mine near Andrews in Cherokee
county, said to be the biggest in West
ern Carolina. The present capacity is
100 tons per day and improvements
are in progress which will give a Ca
pacity for $50 tons daily. Experts
say it will take ten years to exhaus,
the ore, which is now being used by
foundry in government work.
At Del Rio, Tenn, the company is
working a chestnut wood boundary
approximated at 100000 cords, which
is being moved to the railroad over {
flume eleven miles long. The output is
being used by the Champion Fibre
company at Canton. 1t is also filling
large pine wood contract for the
Canton firm, for which it is buying e1-
clusively in Western Carolina.
The Pace Wood & Timber company
is supplying the Mount Mitchell rail-
road with crossties. This railroad was
taken over by the government for
IL cASQO4 uCS p1AO 1O4 wal puE
poses.
Pulp and extract wood is being
bought between AshevilIe and Spar
tanburg and Hendersonville and Lake
Toxaway. The company is buying all
kinds of wood at various points in the
nearby country districts and trans
porting it to Hendersonville with its
large international trucks. It is also
filling contracts for mahogany and
cherry for the Ordnance Department
material and this wood is being ship
ped to Denver, Colo. Locust pins are
being shipped to shipbuilding yards in
large quantities.
The Executive Force
The Pace Wood & Timber company
is composed of D. s. Pace, who is the
president of the company; and his sor
Lawrence ]. Pace, its secretary and
treasurer With. the help of "a steno.
grapher they constitute the ONCE force
which directs the large operations des.
cribed above.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-10-31
INFLUENZA
IMPROVING

Despite what would reasonably
seem to be very unfavorable condf-
tions by reason of the inclement
weather, the influenza epidemic ap-
pears to be improving
DR.. A. B. Drafts, the county health
physician, reports that the epidemic
is not so serious as it was.
The weather conditions would be
rearded as conducive to further trou-
BILE.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-10-31

Saving wood but making little
noise So '
zT7fs may be said of the executive OK
fee Of sthe Pace Wood and Timber
company, which is transacting a ire
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-21
UP TO COMMISSIONERS
They VIII Decide Fate of Gage Park
School District Monday.

Monday morning the county COM
missioners will decide whether or not
the Gage Park school district shall be
taken into the city or left in the Wash
which it Is now a part. D. H. Bran
naman will represent the high school
at the hearing, which will be held in
one of the Shawnee county district
court rooms at 10 o'clock. The deci-
sion of the commissioners is final, and
pecially taxpayers from the Gage
Park school district and district No.
81, are urged to be present.
The exact reasons certain Gage
Park people are attempting to break
away from the SWashburn rural high
school are not, it seems, quite clear.
The people have been canvassed by
both sides increasingly and in some
cases it is charged that misrepresen-
tations have been made. However,
the hearing Monday is designed to
straighten out all tangles. eliminate
all i'll feeling and decide the matter
permanently.
Prior to the time when Gage park
was taken into the Washburn district,
the pupils were sent to the Topeka
nigh school and paid a total annual
tuition of about $500. This amounted
to about one mill on the total valua-
ton of the district. In the Washburn
uiSlfict the levy Will average ABOUT
five mills and they would have the adj
vantage of both grade and high
schools. If they are taken into the
city the taxation will be raised to
eight and one-half mills and owing
to the fact that they will pro badly
have to pay the levy assessed in the
Washburn district this year, the total
taxation for their first year in the city
will amount to ten mills.
The Washburn rural high school is
known to be one of the best in the
state and has excellent equipment.
This includes an $4,000 science equip
ment, domestic science equipment,
shops, a fine gymnasium and a super
| ior athletic field. There are three
! courses-the Introductory, college pre-
paratory and the normal training: The
faculty is one of the strongest in the
state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-21
ASKS PAPER TO QUIT
Pulp Paper Official Would Suspend
West virginia Publication.

Huntington; w. Va. Sept. 21.-The
Huntir gton Evening Journal today
was requested by Thomas B. Donnelly
chief of the pulp and paper section
of the war industries board, to suspend
publication for the duration of the
war. The Evening Journal is owned by
the publishers of the Dispatch,
of which it was regarded as an after
noon edition. The paper was first is
sued on June and has circulation
of approximately 1000.
In his letter to the publishers, Mr..
Donnelly said:
ION August "a, we issued regula-
tons that newspapers could not be
started during the period of the war,
but if you were established prior to
that period, technically you have the
right to-continue your publication. The
print paper situation, however. is be-
coming more and more acute on ac-
count of the lack of coal and shortage
of transportation and it is necessary
for the war industries board to curtail
its use in every possible respect
IF it would be possible for you to
suspend the publication of your Even
ing Journal-you would be doing a pa
triotic act both to the public and news
paper interests
The company indicated its intention
to comply with the. request. Publica-
ton will be resumed at the close of
the war, it was said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-21
BIC JOB AHEAD
German Reserves Are Growing
Rapidly Now.
Retreat Has Shortened Their
Line Seventy Miles.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs. +

Paris, Sept 21-The most stub
born fighting seen in-weeks is taking
place in the regions of Cambria, st.
Quentin and Scissors, where the
armies of Generals Byng. Rawlinson,
Debeney and Mangin are battering
against the very gates of GERMANY.
With a desperation bordering on
panic, Crown Prince Rupprecht, Cen
eral Won Boehm and the German
crown prince are throwing troops into
the melee with orders to hold or die,
retake or be killed.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg rea-
Lies the menace to his far-flung
fortresses, behind which lies the Hun
frontier, and is thus attacking. The
allies are meeting the attacking Prus-
SLAMS in mid-field in some of the
widest, fiercest grapples of the war
Boches Not Yet Licked.
Ono big fact stands out in this
fightingAthe boches are not yet
licked. For weeks the general tone
of war stories has been that the Huns
haven't any more fight in them. But
| If you want to make any regular fight
ing man mad, be he American, Brit
ish or French, just intimate that his
| Job is easy and that the war is now
| ove-. He Knows Germany can be
/
that much hard scrapping is certain
before the Knockout. He insists that
the mushy stories to the contrary are
helping the boche. He points out that
| the Huns have shortened their line
J &c, e,ty miles by their retreat as a re-
suit OF which only ia German divi-
sions are holding the line now as com
pared with the 40 needed before
Marshal Fochs counter offensive.
German Reserves Grow.
! Then the Germans had only thirty
five divisions in reserve and thirty
three resting or refitting. Now the!
have thirteen in reserve and seventy
| one resting or refitting, and thre'
weeks Is considered ample time to re
fit, unless something happens to pre-
vent it. Won HindenPurg thus shortl!
will have eighty-four divisions in re
serve ready for operations.
In the meantime, the allies are nov
up against a line of the Huns owl
choosing, giving the latter a big ad
| vantage. Unless the Germans ar
thrown out of these positions. they viii
be able to hold them with fewe
troops still. thus increasing the mum
Der of reserve divisions out of the line
resting and training. :
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-21
SUES CASUALTY FIRM
Fair Association Would Recover for
Damages at Auto Races.


A petition asking judgment of 3d.
1854 against the Georgia Casualty
company of Macon, Ga. was filed this
morning in the office of Mary Chaplin.
clerk of the Shawnee county district
courtN by the Kansas Free Fair asso-
cation.
The suit is sthe outcome of an acct
dent which occurred during the auto
race; at the Free Fair in 1915, when
Albert Scott, a 10-year-old boy. was
injured seriously by a machine driven
by H L. Fitzpatrick, which left the
track and crashed thru the fence at
the west turn. Parties acting in be-
half of the boy brought suit against
the fair association. The case was
tried in February 1917. the jury re-
turning a verdict of 1000 damages in
his favor. In April OF the same year
the boys father. Henry Scott. brought
another suit to recover 1887 expenses
due to medical treatment and care for
Albert. This was also awarded.
The fair association claims in the
petition that they had entered into a
contract with the Georgia Casualty
company to insure them against liza
biIity and loss for damages on account
by any one attending the fair, and this
contract was. to be in force during
each day of the fair.
The fair association contends that
they have paid the claims awarded to
Scott by the court and that they have
checked the matter upsto the casualty
company, which has refused to take
any action or remit the amount of the
ola ms geS - : s-a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-21
FIFTY STARS ON FLAG
Emmett Citizens Hold Big Celebration
Defeating Banner Today.

Emmett, Kan, Sept. 21.-Emmett's
service flag bearing fifty stars repre-
senting as many boys in the service of
the nation was flung to the breeze
here this afternoon. Bling Bang Bill
Biby of Topeka made the dedicatory
address. The Knights and Ladies OF
Security band from Topeka furnished
the music for the occasion and accom-
panied Karl Humme1 in two or three
vocal solos. A feature of the celebra-
ton was a military drill staged by
twelve young ladies.
In connection with the dedication of
the service flag of the town, a new
fifty foot steel flag-pole was dedicated
and it is declared that from now until
the time the boys come marching
home from the triumphant entry into
Berlin, the Stars and Stripes and the
service flag will fly from the new pole
in Emmett's public square gr.l"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-21
BEAT OFF HUNS!
Americans Repulsed Two Ger
man Attacks Today.
Many Fires Observed Behind
Dommartin-La-Ch aussee.

With the Americans on the Metz
Front, Sept. 81 tnoon).-Two heav5
German raids. almost large enough to
be characterized as attacks, were d.
rected against the right wing OF the
American line this morning. Both
were repulsed.
At $40 the Germans laid down a
barrage along the Bots De Rappes ION
the west bank of the Moselle) on
front of about three kflometers
(nearly two miles). Their infantrv
started to advance but the attack
broke down under the American fire
The next raid, coming in practically
the same region, also was quickly
stopped.
Eight fires were observed today in
the rear of the Germans lines near
martin-11a-Chaussee (four miles
north of Thiaucourt).
Vilcey and Bots De Piesle (behind
the American lines west of Pont-A-
Mousson) were heavily shelled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-21
BOYS TO THE FRONT
Out of rs Births During the Week,
Only Six Were Girls.

War evidently is affecting the
birth rate. The birth list for this
week shows nineteen boys and only
six girls. The list follows:
Lyle NJ. Anderson and wife. 115f
Mulvane street, Sept. 16, boy-Lyle
Melvert, jr.
John T. Brink and wife, 2S3 Broad
moor avenue, Sept. II. twin boys
Philip Andrew and Carl Edward.
Donald Underwood Billings and
wife, 917 West Sixteenth street, Sept
10, boy-John Franklin.
George Merrius Dennis and, wife,
113 West Seventeenth street, Sept. II,
boy-George Merrius, jr.
Allen F. Tree and wife, 904 West
Eighth avenue, Aug. 81, girl-Elsie
Marie.
Dale William Gibbs and wife, 1887
Richard G. Haase and wife, 1871
Mulvane street, Sept. 9, boy-Richard
Charles.
Samuel ]. Irwin and wife, r. r. No.
IS, Sept. -, girl-Josephine.
Anton Lambretch and wife. 557 Sar-
dou avenue. Sept. 8. girl-Salme mia.
John Kossuth Oliver and wife, 305
Davis street, Sept. 10, boy-Richard
Edward.
c. E. Pendleton and wife, Wanna
maker. Kan, Sept. 9, girl-Hazel.
West Gordon street, Sept. Is, girl
Louise Katherine.
John William Schwartz and wife,
1404 Logan street. Sept. IS, girl
Julia Frances.
w. Z. Smithers and wife, sos Blu
chanan street, Sept. 10, boy-Eugene
Earl.
Byron Ross Swords and wife, 1175
Clay street, Sept. IA, boy-Byron Ross.
George I. Brown and wife. 62s Van
Buren, street, Sept. Is, boy.
James c. Hales and wife, 1856 Null
vane street, Sept. 6. boy.
Edwin L. Jackson and wife, Elmont,
Kan. Sept. 9, boy.
John L. johnson and wife, 100 Bu-
cheGan street, Sept. 13, boy.
Laural F, Miles and wife, 1874 Twiss
avenue, Sept. 20, boy.
Clifford H. Music and wife, It's Lake
street, Sept. 10, boy.
Olaf Herbert Swan and wife, 112
Fillmore street, Sept IL. boy.
Charles Suddarth and wife. Topeka,
Sept. II. girl.
G. F. Stawitz and wife, 221S Lincoln
street, Sept. 10. boy.
| Thomas D. Williams and wife, 1927
Lawrence street, Sept. IS, boy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-21
LOOKS BAD FOR CHICK
His Stenographer Gives Damaging
Testimony Against Him in Trial.

Kansas City, Mo, Sept. 21.-Miss
Florence Richards. testifying at the
trial of Joseph S. Chick, charged
with selling a worthless mortgage. de-
clared that. while she was employed
as a stenographer for the investment
company of which Chick was the
head, that he had asked her to, der
stroy some notes which had been
filled out with the exception of the
name. She refused to do this, she
said, and asserted that Chick then
took the notes out of the office And
that the next day he told her. he had
destroyed them in his furnace at his
home.
Miss Richards also detailed how she
had seen Chick and the manager of
the, loan department checking over
the red book in which a record of
notes were kept.
"Chick told me the grand Jury was
investigating the company and that
they had been selling duplicate notes
she testified. They desired a list of
investors. in an effort to reorganize, to
induce them not to go before the
grand jury" =,
Hunt c. Moore. prosecuting attor-
ney, then told how he had found the
red book" which he declared held
the key to the outstanding duplicate
notes.
The prosecution rested its case to-