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m - ' .."A cad French Broad Hustler NEW SERIESVOL .1, NCXO HENDERSONVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1913 OLD SERiES-VOL, 1 10 Ln rary I ! i J I i ' j Mil 'it Cor, PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHT MM MSN -HERE.-' "There are far more people in Hen derson county today than there were this time last year," is the statement iy a gentleman here who is in a po siion to know. That the amount of advertising done by the city of Hen dersonville during the past winter months is reaping a direct benefit is an assured fact j s The railroad officials give encourag ing news of the rapidly filling up of he community with people coming by jail. Hundreds are making the trip la automobiles. The 'report was cir culated some time, ago that the pass over the mountains near the Green ville county line was dangerous and many people were afraid to make the trip in their machines. This report has been corrected and now machines' can be seen coming over the moun tains daily with the greatest ease. Hendersonville will have the? larg est season in the. history of the city this year and the visitors will remain longer than ever before. CHAUTAUQUA -CLOSES SEASON With the entertainment last Tues day night the second Chautauqua closed after one of the most? success ful seasons in its history. - ' Through the untiring efforts of Mr. Sam T. Hodges and his able corps of assistants this enterprise has been a success "Sam is the original Chau tauqua man, and certainly knows his tcsinessf remarked one of the town's Ieading'-buslness men' yesterday. Mr. Hodges knows : how to ; put publicity tehind a good thing, and HendersOn ville has gained some valuable pub licity this summer., . The coming of Hon. W, J. Bryan has placed Hendersonville on the map la every city of any size in the entire Trorld. His utterances about the rea sons why he spoke on the Chautauqua platform has created a lively contro versy in most every newspaper in the country. : ..: ; While no great profits were derived from the Chautauqua this season it is clearly shown that this Is a paying Institution from the very start." Mrs. Craig Tisits HendersonTille. Mrs. Governor Craig, who Is sum mering in Asheville, paid her first visit to Hendersonville on Sun day afternoon and heard Secretary Bryan's masterful discourse upon "The Making of a Man." Mrs. Craig vas accompanied by her son, George, and Miss Sallie Badger Hoke,, a sis ter of Justice Hoke of the North Car olina Supreme court. During their slay here Mrs. Craig and her party visited Laurel Park and other points of interest in this vicinity. They were guests at the St John Hotel. v : - Masonic Installation. The annual installation of officers of Kedron Lodge No. 387 A. F. & A; M. Jill take place at the Lodge Hall, jriday evening July, 18th at 8:30. The officers to be installed for the ensuing year are Jno. W. Grimes, Master; W. C. Rector, Senior Warden; N. Willcox, Junor Warden; Frank uvans, Secretary; K. G. Morris, Treas urer. All members are earnestly re juested to be present, visiting breth ren cordially invited to be present JNO. W. GRIMES, Mester. R. C. CLARKE, Secretary. First Baptist Church Sunday. J:4o A M., Bible school. . Un." M" Subiect: "The Making of a p- M., Subject; "The Mlror and e Fountain." - . , Visitors and home people welcomed. K. W. CAWTHON, Pastor. Upward News. Rev. Latham preached an interests g sermon at Upward Sunday. . MM.r. Jessie Basset of Asheville, visit ja mends and relatives here Satur and Sunday. . i -:'-T-;: Kiss Leathie and Essie Ward have visiting Bertha and 1 Dessie " Hill 01 this Tilaco - . . . Som to Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Anders, Wednesday, a daughter. ttX ,Floyd Ballard is back from sissippi with his sistres. : i r ' JJj ladies of the - Hendersonville Sv?va AssociaUon wUl put on the wf Lyceum course this fall and best u There wm be six of their iDl0nactIoils and judging from the coinn pro&ram given by the same Ka7 lrL Chautauqua just closed w3Jsoaville should- congratulate wlv 0U beinS so fortunate as to tnem. The lectures and remain 5 Program will be entirely new. . ; in f M I w - n in mm : 1 : 11 n J. Thousands Gi eet Great Commoner Up on His Arrival Last Sup day Entrance Into Gity A Vefi tures on " Signs of tHe Timesf " And Tlie MMdng of " a Man" Attracts 'Grea Splendid Tribute? to Land of the Sky, Oiir City and Its 1 Lectum ; Few events In the history of Hender sonville stand out so preeminently, as does the visit of Hon. William. Jen nings Bryan, secretary . of state, on Sunday last. The elements conspired with the officials of the Henderson viile Chautauua who were responsible for. the coming of the great man, and the result was perfect weather which allowed the thousands who desired to greet the secretary an unalloyed op portunity. In consequence the city was filled - with visitors from the neighboring towns and adjacent .coun try and the welcome given the distin, guished , visitor could scarcely have been more hearty. More than three hundred automobiles representing many sections in the Land of the Sky a s well as distant cities were in at. tendance at the celebration and a long procession ; of utos accompanied, the secretary on his entrance Into the city, of Hendersonville.' . Col. Bryan was accompanied from Asheville Sunday morning by a num ber, of friends and admirers, manyof whom Joined " the line of autos eri route. The 'streets along whichh the impromptu procession passed w'ete lined with people from home and from abroad, all of whom waived a greet ing as the great Commoner appeared. The Colonel was scheduled . to de liver 'two lectures at the .auditorium during the day. at 11:00 and 3:30 in the afternoon. Upon arriving at Hen- j.n.nir41!A ' TlfTron flnrl Vita AfiTlA- j ville host, Mr. Fred L. Seeley, builder I of the Grove Park Inn, became guests of -Mr.; M. 1. Shipman, commissioner of labor for the state of North Caroli na and editor and president of the Western Carolina . . Democrat . and French . Broad . Hustler.' After the morning lecture CoL Bryan, Mr. See ley, N. M. Hollo well of the Associated Press and Gordon Garlington of the local press were entertained by Mr. Shipman at the St ' John Hotel. ; Af ter the luncheon Sam T. Hodges did the honors and showed the Colonel some of the sights of Hendersonville and vicinity on an auto ride which consumed the time remaining until the beginning of the second lecture. Other guests of Mr. Hodges on the sight seeing ride were C. E. Brooks' and Walter Smith. - The Signs of the Times. The big i auditorium , winch seats more than a thousand - persons was comfortably filled to greet - th'e great lecturer upon his Initial appearance in Hendersonville. The stage was: taste fully -decorated .with flags and ferns and seats of honor, were occupied by a' number of the jepresentativ men of the community. Rev. A. Lv Stanford cf the , First Methodist church made the invocation which was followed by a vocal solo by Madame Grace Hall, Riheldaffer, the celebrated soprano.; Sam T. Hodges, Superintendent of the Chautauqua Association introduced M. L. Shipman as the first speaker: Mr, Hodges who with Mr. Shipman went to Washington and Induced Col. Bryan to come to ; Hendersonville, made some happy remarks In connection with his introduction and among other things suggested that with the'; brains and brass possessed by the two almost anything could be accomplished. Introduces Col. Bryanv ; Mr. Shipman responding to the in troduction said:, v : y -"Ladies and Gentlemen: - j v 1' "A feeling of over-awe creeps over me as i stand in the presence of greatness and I am " fully convinced that. no eulogy I might, pronounce upon the life and character of the distinguished American whom It Is our . good Jortune to have with" us today could possibly add to your estimate of the man. For the past seventeen years his name has been a household word "throughout this great country, from Maine to Califor-"t-.i onri frnm fhff Great Lakes to the uia f nifv Amnions of patriotic American citizens have delighted to do him honor 1 and steadfabtljv refused to forsake his I standard. The purpose of hi3 life lias i been the uplift of the race and no man of this age has shown himself a great er friend of the needy and the oppress ed. In reality, he is the first citizen of the Republic and the people's Llgli es- no, nn ;:?s.v:;;;':''. " l- - 1 - , WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN, timate of his fruitful life and blameless character multiplies as the years pass on. ' ' "But it would be presumptious on my part to intrude upon your time with an extended introduction of one ' already go widely known and so high- ' X. . ly esieemea Dy ever ooservani citizen of -this" broad land. One of the proud est moments of my life has been reach ed in this opportunity of presenting to the good people of Hendersonville and Western North Carolina the upright citizen, the finished scholar and the greatest living American , Statesman, Hon. William Jennings Bryan, Secre tary of State, who will now address you." . . .:;;v ' . . His remarks were warmly applaud ed and the appearance of Col. Bryan was the occasion of a great outburst of enthusiasm which shook the audito rium and which continued until the great Commoner had begun his lec ture. He : prefaced his remarks with the suggestion that it might -appear strange to the audience and to the people at large . that occupying the bigh office which he does, he should appear upon the lecture platform. In this connection he mad the state ment which 'follows which he signed for the press in general: V; : , " "As this Is my first chautauua lec- ture since becoming a-member-of the cabinet, it may not beout of plate 'to eay that I find It necessary o lecture, in order to supplement ';tbe '4 salary which I receive from the government As, I have lectured for eighteen1" years this method, of adding to my Income is the most natural one to which- to turn and I regard it as extremely le gitimate. I know of no better audi ence that the chautauua audience. I did not think it Improper to go from the Chautauqua platform into a presi dential race, and if I had been elect ed president, I would have thought it no stepping down to return to the chautauua platform. " These meetings enable me to keep In touch with the people. I know of no better oppor- j tunny man tney oner to present a in u U U ft n. pi or rvn i v I 3 orr n-nn L i M i it nil Via s SECRETARY OF STATE. message worth while to those to whom It is worth presenting." v Then began the great lecture which for an hour held the vast audience enthralled. Col. Bryan did not resort to rhetorical flights but in a masterful way told his hearers that the world was getting better .and that progress was noticeable fn all of the countries throughout the world both education ally and morally. He told of his trav els and the optic, evidence of the truth of his assertions which had been given Mm wherever he went. From a state of almost absolute ignorance many, nations were fast becoming enlight ened and schools and churches were springing up in the most unexpected places. He recounted" how. reforms which made conditions better and re formers who were doing the reform ing were increasing in number where ever he had visited which included nearly all of the civilized and some of the uncivilized world." The lecturer told how in Japan 90 per cent of the Japanese can read and write and that in the highest school sand universities a lecturer speaking English did not need : an interpreter, for the EnglisTi was one of the important studies and that the vast majority could under stand what was said in that language. Col. Bryan divided his lecture Into three divfsions: Educational progress, moral progress and the science of gov ernment. He elaborated on school conditions and showed that there was never a time In the history of the world when the desire for . knowledge was so great as at the present time' and-that the opportunities for gaining it were keeping pace with the desire. He pleaded for. temperance and re counted how. organizations for the betterment and uplifting of the mem bers were spreading, and polnted out that there were men societies In all the v churches which were ; doing a wonderous . work for the moral pro gress of the people In every clime and how apparent the far reaching effect had already become. He paid a glow ing tribute to the work , being done throughout the world by the Y. M. C. 3 uJsu mm4 li A, which now had millions of mem bers and was increasing with a start ling rapidity, i. In t this v connection - he took occasion to give some; figures and a comparison which was clear to all. : ' v;'".:; ' - ;V I He compared the amount spent an nually by the Y. M. C. A. for the mor al benefit of the people and especially of the young men, to that spent in a' great national campaign. The amount spent by the Y. M. C. A...orgaiyzation is now. double; that spent during . the last national ; campaign by the three parties which had candidates up for election and that the work of the Y.1 M. C. A. went on every year while na tional campaigns came but once in four years and in consequence the former spent eight times as J much as the. latter or ' eight to one, and that while the campaign expenditures could rot be expected to increase, the Y. M. C A. was greatly, increasing its work and that soon it would be at the pro portion of "sixteen to one." The ; re ference to "sixteen to one," the-Bryan slogan of seventeen years. ago brought forth both applause and, laughter from the audience. ;" - ;' '; v.;--' Then came the third division, that of Science of Government Col. Bryan remarked on the astonishing progress which has been made during the past ten years toward popular government He showed how: the Chinese who had been looked upon for ages; as a be nighted people, had made a plunge tof vard progress and had secured a re public Instead of a monarchy, 'How Russia had secured its. Duma, -how Turkey had secured a constitution and how Persia had secured a legis lature. The speaker showed how the policy of conservation had ' become popular and that the United States was exerting w itself to conserve its great natural resources.. ; How here, in the" United State . after ' repeated, at tempts a constitutional amendment bad heen enacted and ratified and he himself as secretary of state. had sigh edi'and. sealed the document making it a law that henceforth : the senators of the United States should be elected by the popular vote of the people instead of by legislatures. He spoke of the conservation of he. womanhood arid manhood of . the country as being fostered .'and paid a "glow ing tribute to the American na tion as the torch bearer of civilization, f leedbm, morality and progress and emphasized the great .responsibility restine unon the citizens of the na- 1 tion. Col. Bryan ended the , lecture with saying that everywhere the signs of the times" pointed to progress, "en lightenment and the general uplifting of the peoples' of the world. - : ;;-; r The Making of aOtlan. The afternoon lecture . which bore the above title was fully as well at tended as that in the morning and many out of town people who had. ar rived by train, from points on the rail road augmented the crowd. Col. Bryan; was introduced by Rev. Jr J. J. Hall, of Atlanta, who paid the distinguished lecturer some elabo rate compliments. The subject chosen by Col. Bryan was one which he said was particularly applicable on such an occasion and was well fitted for the Chautauqua platform. He. then gave a brief history of the Chautauqua, its origin nd progress and said that he recognized 1 In -it one of the greatest mediums of getting close to fthe peo-: pie and . especially, the ; intellectual masses, as an educator he thought it one of the best and : said that a" com munity was often judged by the desire of its neoDle for literary ' knowledge l a sradiated by Chautauqua 'assemblys. j Before delving into his subject the .'.lecturer - dwelt - for a while on the theme "Universal Peace" which is the title "of another of his lectures. I this ; connection he took . occasion to mention the fact, that all ot the great nations of the earth had . accepted in principle the proposition of universal Tpace as oroDOsed to them by him on - behalf of the United States and that he j confidently believed that it would soon be accepted in detail as well as m prin ciple by twenty five or thirty, nations and that the . United States- would be bound ) by peace treaties with, these nations so that it would be practically Impossible for war to occur between the United States and them. ; - In the, making of a man Colonel Bryan . elaborated at some length on tfie training of the body, : the mind and the heart of the boy and lllei his aruguments with - illustrations both pertinent and convincing. He told ox the mysteries of life, love and patriot ism and launched forth a powerful talk on. the Bible and its divine origin and pleaded for Its acceptance ; by all as the word cf God and the living trua. His perorations were all heartily ap plauded by the vast: audinece which gave the speaker almost breathless attention.'-,' .'' " Yhile here Col. Bryan expressed Kreat pleasure at meeting the hun dreds of Hendersonville people who' IP ! it R! r a p.'r : py tt AT 'RmfIPIIR tl - mi ? v Governor Blease, in an InterTierr Tuesday, ; attacked William Jennings Bryan who lecteured here . Sunday for going into Chautauqua work whil secretary of 'State.; ! ' , ' The governor said he did not be lieve the drawing of a double salary was right and that Bryan should . re sign from the cabinet If hefound, as- the secretary of state Indicated in interview published her eK that he coul . not live on the salary of the office. The governor further V stated that, Mr. Bryan's going about the country lecturing reminded him of a "cheap circus horse rider operating under th6 crack of a whip." , ; . - Governor Blease stated that Sec tor Tillman had ruined himself with.' the people, of South Carolina in just, the same manner, when v he went about lecturing instead of remaining In -Washington and. attending to-the business of the senate. It was learned by the correspondent that Governor Blease has had .three1 ; offers to go Into ;. Chautauqua lecture -work,t but has declined them for the reasons cited in his condemnation of . Mr.'Bryan. ; Just as the governor aligh,ted from Ml train Sunday he met Mr. Bryan and ; the two shook ' hands. . The gov- ernor- is on his way to Gleen Springs, S..C. gor a brief rest " - .While in Hendersonville he. was tha guest of Senator McLaurin at his sum- -mer home on Main street 4 t FOUR r"To add to the attractionrthis; season in. Hendersonville, a Gun' Club has been formed among" the sportsmen of -tbe city and visitors." The followingr ; officers have been "elected for the season: President, K. G. Morris, secre- . tary, J. O. Williams; treasurer,' Har old a Davis. . -r' The membership of the club is grow ing fast Composing some of ; the lead ing business men of the city. An ex.- . pensive trap for . clay pigeons has been installed and A a shoot Is being; held every Thursday ; at 4 o'clock Many handsome ' prizes are being of fered by the business, houses- of th& city for the best shots. - . , ,; The shooting grounds are conven iently situated, on .the electric car Hne on Fifth : avenue near Laurel Park. : All visiting shooter sare urged to par- r . tlcipat'e. Guns and ammunition can be, had on the grounds. The scores will be published In this paper every week. Last week the fol fr lowing won prizes : J. ' P. Ripleyvwoii ' a straw hat given by Glazener. KL'Q' Morris .won second, a prize given by Rose Pharmacy. Mr. Ripley also won a box of candy given . ' by Hunter's Fharmacy.. . . r':,,;.'-:' - ' .' At the St. John. The St John Hotel was crowded to its capacity over last Sunday, largely due to the visit of Hon. W. J. Bryan in Hendersonville. and also due to the -meeting of the South Carolina Bankers Association meeting at Lake Toxaway. The register at The, St -John' Hotel showed 66 arrivals on Friday, 89 arriv als on Saturday and .126 arrivls - 03. Sunday. Among the well known people ht the St. John on Sunday were: Hon. W.rJ. Bryan, Secretary of State; Mrsu Locke Craig, of Asheville; F. L. SeeIeyvT of the Grove Park Inn; 1 Hon. M. Lu Shipman, of Raleigh; Samuel H. Hard vick,' traffic manager Southern Rail-, way; F, L. Jenkins, Southern - R. E.; Col. Sanford H. Cohen, G. W. N. C. 5L; Ex-Congressman W. .T. Crawford, ol Waynesville, N. C. ' . ' ' .: ' f ; . Prominent Jim 3Tan IleTe, , vMr. C. C Twitty, of Harts ville, S.C. arrived in the city this week with ff- wife and daughter, ' who will - speno! several months here." Mr. .Twitty la -president, of two of . the largest cotton mills in South Carolina, one in Dar lington and the other in Hartsvillev r In - speaking of- Hendersonville, llr Twitty says that. the city is fast grow ing to one of much size. ' He has been coming here several years; ; They ares guests at the Kentucky Home. Mrs. Geo. Scoblg and daughter, lltsz; J Murrell, of Titusville, Fla., are guests j ac the Wilson Cottage for the summer- shook hands , with ; him at the reccp- -tions-which followed the lectures. 11a 5 vas dellsrhted with the scenrr, ther ixiiicxlc, tun; oyirit progress eyery where in evidence and with the people themselves as well as the entertelrj mnt and enthusiastic reception ac corded" him. He left on the Carolina Special for Washington at 6:?.0 r. m 1 and was accompanied part of the vr. ny jU bhipman.
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