French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-06-06

by trading in, bartering for or buying
stolen property.
s. Professional gamblers living in
idleness.
6. All able-bodied men who have
no other visible means of support,
who shall live in idleness upon the
wages or earnings of their mother,
wife or minor child or children, ex-
cept male child over eighteen years
of age.
This is the instrument with which
thousands of thriftless individuals
may be put to work in North Caro-
lima if the State and city courts will
see that it is properly applied. Hun
dreds of strong young men have been
called from the farms to fight our
battles and the draft ought to be
applied to everyone left at home who
is capable of service as a producer on
the farm and in essential industrial
pursuits. Cities and towns are the
breeding places for loafers and the
authorities may compel them to
move along or go to work. Judges,
solicitors, recorders, the police, sher-
ifs and other officials of the State
and city courts have a great oppor-
tunity for genuine service to their
country open to them. Idleness is
sinful at all times. 1t is doubly so
at this critical period The men of
: North Carolina, and elsewhere, who
have not been called upon to handle a
gun should be put to work raising
food products. The war cannot be
won with bullets alone. Our fighting
men must have bread and other es-
sentials. There is no place for "the
sons of rest" in any circle of our civil
or military life and slackers of every
sort should be speedily dealt with.
"Where there's a will, there's a way"
The Baptists of the State are rails
ing a million dollars for the endow-
ment and permanent Improvement of
their schools and colleges in North
Carolina. The campaign was launch
ed in Raleigh last week and resulted
in a fifty thousand-dollar drive. This
is one-twentieth of the amount the
State is asked to pledge to the
meritorious cause. There is nothing
little about the capital city.
The legislatures of eleven States
have ratified the federal prohibition
amendment to the constitution by a
total senate vote of 3O8 to So; house,
874 to 236. This vote shows that "a
per cent of the senators and 70 per
cent of the members of the popular
branches so far called upon to ex-
press themselves were favorable to
the amendment. There was not a
dissenting vote in either branch of
the South Dakota legislature. The
States that have ratified are: Missis-
sippi, Virginia, Kentucky, South Car
DINA, North Dakota, Maryland, Mon
tana, Texas, Delaware, South Dakota,
and Massachusetts,. Of these Ken
lucky, Maryland, Delaware and Mas
sachusetts have long. been classed as
strong liquor States.
The women vote in Illinois, and in
tho rn0nn4 10oo1 1~41oo 1a-4- -
there three-ffths of them voted wet.
But then, it is explained, that hap
pened in the large cities with a heavy !
foreign vote. Maybe so, but even
this is not a very strong argument for
equal suffrage anywhere. 1t is prob
ably true that the better class of
women in Illinois did not go to the
polls at all. The North Carolina !
women would not have done it.
The third Liberty Loan campaign
has been concluded and our people
measured up to expectations, with a
good-sized margin to their credit. It
was just like them to edo the hand
Now, all may confidently
turn their attention to the purchase !
of Thrift stamps and War Savings
certificates, for North Carolina is ex-
pected to purchase $48, 600, 900 worth
of these "baby bonds" during the
year 1913. This county being 100
per cent American will, of course,
take it's full quota. An army of small
savers is behind the movement and
the children are learning to be
patriots.
NICE RED CROSS CHECK.