I VOL. IV NO. 7
ABOUT GOOD KOADS
j; Eagle Lake, Ha., Feb. 1. 1919.
Dear Mr. Editor: If you have any
unengaged spacefill- the Journal I
. would like to use it this week, to
t communicate with my Jacksonian
friends. ' , -
I had thought for some time I
would write to the Journal, but had
n6t thought so strong. y of it until 1
found a copy of the Journal down
here in South Florida.
I want to tell you all how this
state has impressed me. I have
been here in Flor da about six weeks
ai d the thing which has impressed
me most is (not speaking of ac
quanitarices, of course) something
which may be seen all over the
state, and something which I, as
well as many of my Jackson friends
hope will be as common there as
here, before the world is much old-
er.
In my opinion it is decidedly
most essential thing in the de
the:
velopment of all natural resources
such as our own county has. I even
put it ahead of churches and schools,
because, where Good Roads go, ah
kincls of public enterprise will fol
low. !
I am in Polk county, where there
are! three hundred miles of asphalt
roads. Three hundred miles? That
sounds like it might be exaggerated
doesn't it? Well it isn't, but it might
be, if there were any need to con
vert the sana clay roads into asphalt.
When good roads are mentioned
to a "slacker" his Unfailing excuse
is Tax! Tax! I wish every man, from
the one who wears out sole leather
by 'riding the Ankle Express" to
the pne who rides in a car would
. compare the expenseof a bad road
to &tokgooiie
of inconvenience ; :. . r
I was talking with: one of the tax
payers down here just, -a few days
ago-and asked him Mhas tax increas
ed on accbur t of good roads?" He
said "no, riot ten dollars, but two
dollars." If any person will show
(I mean tell mentor I don't want to
see him) a man, self supporting,
who can't even pay five dollars, I
will work his tax out for him (if 1
have the opportunity) at one dollar
per day.
When you think of building roads
down here, just remember they have
even greater difficulties to over
come than we do there. They have
to mine the clay to build the bed.
and they to sometimes throw up a
half mile or more. That is, build i
up out of the water in the horn
mocks. Still, they have good roads,
Can't we?
Let mie tell you what makes mo
toring a pleasure, other than good
roads. You may leave a prosper
ous little town, where you see sev
eral nice, big churches and a big
li twi) or three story school house, and
the i'. scene changes to that of a thirty
or forty acre orange grove, where
the trees are bending to the ground
with fruit. And in that orange
grove you may see trees of lemons,
Uranefruit. limes, tangerines, man-
F - - w
" darins, kumquats and bananas
Next you Sea a truck farm in Jan
uary, with cabbage ready for the
market. A palatial residence sur
rounded by roses and palms of dif
ferent varieties. The wildest part
of Florida is very beautiful, with its
hommocks and trees filled with
Spider Net Moss. Florida is a great
statp hut remember I am ' a "Tar
Heel." 5
i had better stop writing before
you have to build a fire or
Well, all I ask is please be public
spirited. If not for your own sake
for some one else.
Very truly,
J. Edgar Queen.
FOR SALE A fine mare an
colt, at a bargain. Cash, Bonds, o
War, Sa vings Stamps. R. R. Fish er
Addie, N. C. .
OCCUPIES a:
JAIL -HERE;
IN
" Lying on a stretcher, with his life
still- hanging in the balance from
wounds he received on January 24,
Jim Rose, alleged murderer and
mountain outlaw, was brought to
Asheville last night from Murphy, N
0. and placed in the county jail here.
Rose was accompanied by Deputy
Marshal Charles C. Mason, of Dills-H-;ro.
At the station the prisoner was
placed iii-an ambulance and taken
ti the local jai!. He occupies a eel!
in the county jail where a special
cot has been arranged for him. Al
though the outlaw seems on the
road to recovery, he is badly wound
ed and will have a hard fight for
his life. Rose was shot throug't the
:iody, a bullet passing through his
stomach' and liver. Another bullet
went through the biceps of his right
arm. The man has lost veight since
his -battle with a possa of officers,
and is in a very weakened condition.
Justf after ihe battle, physicians
said Rose could not survive.
Deputy.; Marshal Mason was a
member of the posse that surround
ed, the Jones home, five miles north
west of Unaka, and participated in
a pitched battle with Rose and his
followers. The officer stated that
citizens of Cherokee county sre
greatly relieved by the disposition of
thj outlaw, who had the entire com
munity terrorized.
Ross is under indictme.it in Chero
kee county for the alleged murder
of Ab Wilson. The Wilson murder
occurred about four years ago. Mrs.
Wilson and two children saw Rose
rise trom-hehinda clump, of kjjsj&s
after Irinf the Wot that- ended 'the
life of her husband. It is probable
that federal authorities will permit
he state officers to try' Rose for
murder, and it is considered likely
hat the trial will be venued to
Buncombe county.
Deputy Sheriff McClure, seriously
wouuded during the battle, is slight-
y improved at a hospital in Kaox-
ville, wnere he was taken for treat
ment. Asheville Times
Couldn't Raise
Arm To His Head
Ha3n't Had A Sign Of Rheumatic
Trouble Since He Took
Taolac. Has Gained
Thirty -one Pounds ,
"I have actually gamed thirtyone
pounds On three bottles of Tanlac
and I now ,feel like a new man in
every way," said J. T. Hawkins,
residing at t 335 Johnson Place,
Memphis, Tennessee, some limeogo.
"I was just racked with pain from
rheumatism fof a whole year until
I couldn't hit a lick of work aLd
was just up and down, mostly down,
all the time. My joints would swell
and cramp sol couldn't, raise my
arm to my head, couldn't comb my
hair, and when I stooped over to tie
my shoes, the pain would almost
make me crv out -loud. 'I got in su . h
a shape that I couldn'tat anything
without suffering afterwards and
nothing I tried in the vay of med
icines helped me any-at all.
"I only weighed one hundred and
eight pounds when 1 started taking
Tanlac aud now I weigh one hun
dred and thirty nine. My joints dont
hurt anymore and I can! band o ;er
and use my arms at work with as
much ease as I ever could. I can
eat anything I want and as much
as I wish and feel like a new person
all the time."
Tanlac is now sold in Sylva exclusive
ly by the Sylva Pharmacy; in Erastus
by M. L. Coggins and in Glenville- by
W. M. Fowler.
FOR SALE -14 sheep, 5 13 ewe3
,and 1 buck. Milas Parker, Cowarts
N.C.
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SYLVA, N.-' C.,;-
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The following news notes . taken;
from the News and Observer, twilf
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be of much interest to" the reaaeiJff -That the western
of the Journal: 'siU -fmorth Carolina are
The dog Question is scheduled' fotpheir support of th? Stevens-Scales
debate in the Huase, today; However Instate wide" roads bill, now peuding
it is not likely that there wiU be fefore the legislature, was shown
much argument. The Dronositioh isk : . . ,
iU ' vVfHis morning, wnen aerations iro
all one way over there, ihe Ray bill H-. . '
y,
is destined to go
through without
radical changes, it seems, and then,
will come the question of adding
something to its provisions when
the Stevens biil is taken up by the
Senate. No doubt about it; N.rth
Carolina is going to have a dog law
that will be State-wide.
In' Representative Ellis Gardner's
9 - . '
home county, Yancey, a $25,090;
school building was burned by a
miscreant about a year ago "aud thi
statue1 only made the offense a n is
demsanor, Mr- Gardner introduced
yesterday a bill to make burning
a school house a felony just as much
as burning a barn and the' penalty
iife imprisonment upon conviction.
REV. W. W. MM fi91:S TO NFW
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Below is an crlicle taken from
the Franklin Press which wiH no
doubt be of much interest to the
readers of the'Journal.
Rev. W. W. Marr, who has been
pastor of the Baptist Church here:
for a number. of years has resigned
and will leave early in February
foi Santa Fe, New Mexico, where
he has important work awaiting
him. During the time Mr. Marr
has been in Franklin he. has .bee?'
one ef"the.tow4is4flMroess
and wide awake citizens, . closel y
identified with every movement
looking to the betterment of all the
people. He has been an earnest,
faithful pastor, a fearless lender,
and an honest man, liked and ad
mired by all who know him.
It is a matter of regret on the
part of our people, regardless of
denominations, that Mr. Marr is
leaving the work here, and they
wish for him unmeasured success
in his new Or-1 a r,f
CUT ThxoOUi io WORTH
MONEY.
DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose vith 5c to Foley & Co.,
2835 Sheffield Ave., Chicago, 111.,
writing your name and address
clearly. You will receive in return
a trial package containing Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound, fo:
coughs, colds aud croup, Foley
Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartk
Tablets. For sale at Sylva Phar
macy, adv.
DON'T FOOL YOURSELF
A man suffering from backache,
rheumatic pains, stiff joints or sore
muscles may laugh and say these
symptoms of kidney trouble "don't
amount to anything." It is folly to
ignore Nature's warnings. Foley
Kidney Pills gie quick relief in
xidney or bladder troubles and it
is better to be sate than sorry." For
sale at'Sylva Pnarmacy. adv.
A WOMAN'S RECOMMENDATION
Mrs. D. T. Tryor, R. F. D. 1, Frank -
lin Av., Otsego, O., writes: "I rsaliz
ed so great a benefit from the use
of one box that I feei safe in recom
mending Foley Kidney Pills to any
kidney sufferers." They relieve back
ache, sore muscles, stiff joints, rheu
matic pains audi bladder ailments.
Fr sale by Sylva Pharmacy, adv.
FOR S ALE 2 milch cows, 1 horse.
Will Withers, Greens Creek, N. C. 3t
FOR SALE three pure bred Du-
roc boars old enough for service,
one giit, one brood sow and one
large boar 18 months old. R. F. Jar
rett, Dillsboro, N. C.
fa 7. 19; 9,
SN ASilEAlLLE
counties of
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unanimous in
in
19 of the 22countiea, composing the
western section, adopted a resolution
calling for the enactment of the
measure.
Over 90 county officials and good
roads enthusiasts were present at
the conference held here today, The
gathering included members othe
county boards of .commissioners,
road commissioners, and prominent
citizens interested in the good roads
campaign1 in North Carolina.
Following a discussion of the
S'jeveas-Sjales bill, a resolution in
troduced by C. C. Cowan of Sylva,
Jackson county, wis adopted unani
mously. The resolutions follows:
ft "Resolved bv the dond roads
" " -delegates
of the twenty-two
western or mountain counties,
in meeting assembled at Ashe
ville on this February first, 1319
that the Stevens-Sca'es 'state-
wide road law,' having been
fully considered by this meeting
is hereby most heartily endorsed
and our senators and represen
tatives now in session at Ral
eigh are most earnestly urged
tJ enact the same as law."
Following the enthusiastic passage
of the indorsement, the chairman of
the meeting was instructed to tele
graph the rejjlution r.nd the actio i
of thecanrerenc3 to Judge Stevens.
jjathox .of th& Stevens-Scales - t UL
immeaiaieiy. a. similar leieraui was
also ordered dispatched to Kepre
sentative Cam eron who is the good
roa Is champion in the lower 1 ou e.
Members of the various county de
legations decided thut a copy of tb j
resolution and action of the confer
ence will t.e telegraphed tonight to
each representative and senator
from the western counties of the
state, with a request that tney do
their utmost to secure passage
of the Stevens-Sca!e3 bill.
That the western counties of the
state are deeply interested in the
passage of legislation" that would
make possible access of a feJerl
gool QdA appropriation for North
Carolina was indicated in the lare
and enthusiastic attendance at the
opening of the conference lere.
When the meeting convened at 9; 30
o'clock 13 counties were represented,
and during the morniag another
delegation, arrived by automobile
T iere was no discord, and. the del
ft ates united in according their sup
port to the Stevens-Scaies dill.
At its opening session the confer
ence named T. L. Gwyn, chairman
of the b ar of comity commissioner
of Haywood county, as chairman of
the conference. J M.'Lyou of Yancey
county was chosen secretary. W. T.
Lindsey of Polk county, and A. G
Deweese of CherbKee county were,
elected vice-presidents. Immediately
the conference got down to business
with a statement by Wythe M.Pey-
ton, division engineer and other,
1 concerning the object of the session.
It was stated that the natbrial
government has before it an act to
appropriate $100,000,000 annually
for a period of ten years to aid the
states in the improvement of its
main highways. Of this it is estima
ted that the state of North Carolina
would receive over 32,000,000 annu
ally, provided an equal amount is
provided by the state, as the nation-
al government refused to pay more
than half the cost of construction on
a:iy project. In order to form a seche
dule and work in co-operation so as
to secure the benefit of this prof-
ered federal aid, was the object of;
calling the conference. Because the
state legislature is now in session
.and must take act on or pass the
matter, a crisis has arrived in the
matter of taking steps to secure the
federal assistance,; '
Mr. Cowan took the floor during
a discussion of the. jnost feasible
plan, and introduced his resolution
indorsing the Stevens-Scales bill. Mr
Cowan declared that this bill would
be the best lor North Carolina under
the circumstances. In brief the
Stevens-iicjles bill would place a
tax based on the horse pj.wer ol
moior vehicles. If insufficient rev
enue is .raised aim ualiy- to rrieet the
federal appropriation, then the bal-t
auce wiii oe raised by appropriation
from state funds. Mr. Cowan said
that other methods had been con
sidered, such aa placing a tax el
one cent per gallon on gasoline, but
such i ws have been tested" and
were found unconstitutional. Thei
speaker said he hoped to see sys
tem of highways peeted in Kcrth
Carolina that would extend! from
the s&d to the Tennessee border,
and from the north ..to the -Sou:. I
Carolina line, Also he JKped to'see
a system cf h g'tways jbu ltlhat
would conuect qvfrylm;y seaf
h iving5 over 5.Oi0pjalation, in
the entire state, y -'' .4!r"J
That the plan is beit With difH
cuities, especialfy in vffeJtern North
Carolina because of the mountainou
country, was shown by Mr. Cowan,
who declared that the. western sec
tion of counties cannot afford to lose
a single dollar of federal appropria
tion that is accessible.
n.
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R. R. Fisher who retired from the
merchandise business at Addie
a bo u t a y c a'r ago. has goin
back into bniuess at the old stand.
When he rtt'red he had been in
business for ten years, and had
served the people so long that they
thought they could not buy goods
from one but ' Bob" eo his old
friends just kept at him until h
decided some time ago to re-enter
the merchandise husinesss.
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mm BHYSON CITY
Mr. McDonald, Government Ex
plosive License Inspector, Called at
the rffhe of the Clerk Of the Si
perior Court this week, and made
an inspection oi tne records ot ex
plosive licenses sola to different
parties in Swain County..'-
While here he stated that it had
been rtp rted to hiui that different
ones had been dynamiting fish in
Tuckateegee and Tennessee rivers,
and that the U. S. Government is
going to thoroughly investigate the
matteras to how and where thfse
law brea ers obtained ihe dyna.i it .
and that both par.ies l-ttiag out uiej
dynaiiiite for illegal purposes, and
persons using the same would be
prosecuted to the full extent of the
law.
Hereafter parties desiring explo
sive license will apply to S. B. Smil
ey, (lerk Superior Court, R. M.
Thoiiiasson, former Cierk and licens
ing agent, having resigned in his
favor. Bryson City Times.
J. O. Fisher has gone to Andrews
for a short stay.
Jne bOUtnem h9S a force Of men
Y't. - 1- . j
at WOllvremoueilUS Hie interior OI!
the depot here, The are also giving
j it a coat of paint.
J. M. Rldrvn of TimknRifdPf wnj'
! in the city on business the; first of
thei WQek
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$1.50 THE YEAR IN ADVANCE
SOUTHERN AGENfe;
SEHlOOMeilf
Cal Clayton, Southern igentandjt
operator at Addiewas'serldusly"ciitv:fl
last Mouday afternoon.. Lee Bry-
son is charged with tutting him.
Mr. Clayton received several bad v
cuts on his body and head.; He was
brought here b; Conductor Rhine
nan, on a special and his wotin 1
were dressed by Drg. Caridlelr anI ;
Hooper, after which he 'y&s taketK
to the Commercial Hotel, where lie':
now is. , : '
Mr. Clayton is one of the oldest
operators on the Murphy Dhia.ua
of jthe Southern and is well thought -of
by Jail the other agents along they:
line. : " ' ; '. j : : '--J
Lee Bryson, who is charged with '
doing the cutting, is a young man.
aboht twenty-two years old, and it"
t said that he is a very quiet boy
and that this is the first time he has
had any trouble of this kind. A war
rant has bean s.vorn out for his
arrest, but as yet ha not: been
seryed. . 1 ; e .
Tbe doctors ythat Mr. Clayton
is refrig as well a3 could taex-
pected and Uitiiircnaas for re-
covery are very good, but they say
they can't tell what may develop. "I
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That was a gruesome sififtt jTriday
.or oaeto ook7
Wlietr-ttier
were four flu victims dead in the
ame small home a t ;Haze1Vood,
vvith others of ths same household
it the point of death. Another
iiith had occurred there just a few
i.;ys beore. .
Mrs. John Albn and her infant
child and a four-year-jld daughter
were three of the victims while her
aster's child about four years old,
.vas the other. The sister, Mrs.
James McDonald, died a few days
oeiore. These are Jackson county
people and the bodies were taken
to that county for interment.
Mcuntalneer-Couiier.
CHARGED WITH
mm money
Cecil Guthrie was
first of last week on
arrested the
a charge of
taking a sum of m Hey from Mr.
Moore at their boarding house. R
Pa nter heard the case and found
probable cause and 1 oiind Gathri s
over to court. H ; failed to make
bond, and r.s Tovn Mars hal Reed .
was taking him to jail, he decided
about the time they r a hed the
si eps leading up to the court
house, that he did not cars
to lay in jail until court, so he.
made a break for liberty. Deputy .
Sheriff Moody, seeiog him start,
v e tt to the aid of Marshal Reed
aud they were soon after their pfis--onpr.
Moody caught him v thi -basement
of Col. Geo. -P. Miller's -
house. ' .
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Catarrh Cajrmot Be Cured
wiui L.OCAL. AfIJL.ICAT10NS, they
cs.anot leach the seat-of the iseose.
Catarrh Is a local disease, CTtatly in
fiuenedd by constitutional conditions, and
in order to car j it you must take an
internal rem-scly. Kail's Catarrh Medi-
; the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
- sytiteni. Kail's Catarrh Medicine was .
oioscrlbed hr-nrn of the beat nhvslclana
iu thts country, for years. - It is com
posed, of .soin of the best tonics known,
combined F'lth some of tha bast blood
TTii iSsrs. The perfect combioatfon of
ciise is what produces such vonderful-;
turnoniairt. free.
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