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f ' v .- . - t t.:. ' r . . 1-1 X, French Broad Hustler NEW SERIESVOL 1, NO. 42 HENDERSONVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1913 OLD SERIES -VOL, 19 . - - . . . . - . jr , Western Democrat ft I. and x , . BIGJCEi CWROPOE RIVAL TITAPJIG&D1SASTER Steamship Volturno Burns in Mid-Ocean With Terrible Loss of Life- Wireless Calls Brings Many Other Vessels to Scene But Raging Storm Prevents To tal Rescue--144 Perish in Sea and Flames London, Oct. 12. The latest ac count of the disaster to the steamship "Volturno, burned and abandoned in mid-ocean Friday morning, confirm that the loss of life will be limited to about 136. The Carraania, nrst of -the rescuing snips to reach the burning steamer, arrived oil ueenstowntms morning, but owing to the gale, proceeded direct &) Fienguard, where sue is due to ar rive at il a. m. A graphic story by the solitary sur vivor aooard the Carmania .was re ceived by wireless and presents a ter rible picture of the horror,, the panic and confusion aboard the burning iiner. Walter Trintepohl, a German, who tells the story,- however, is clear ly suffering from the stress of illness and his awiul experience and his story is too incoherent to be accepted in every detail. Captain Last to Leave. Most important, if true, ishis denial that two boats got away from the Vol turno. According to the accounts Captain Inch was the last to leave his vessel, which was still buring late Fri day night and was a danger to naviga tion, v V" iorty of the 230 persons lost from the lost steamship Volturno In mid Atlantic were in, the two bdiASilwhich succeeded in getting away fromtho burning vessel and which without doubt were swamped. The majority of the other persons who" lost their lives were in four boats which were 1 Emashed aeainst the steamer s siaes m attempting to launcll them. lempung w iauux wcm. All this occurred before. arrival of the Carmania and the other liners Bummoned by wireless tails for help. Thrilling Story. The Carmania with one lone survi vor of the Volturno aboard found it too rough to stop at Queenstown and is proceeding direct to jnsnguaro. t From that survivor, however comes a thrilling story of the burning of the Bteamer, of the terror, the struggle for the boats, the death of those who went ever the sides and his own desperate fight for life. Arthur Spurgeon, a passenger on the Carmania, in a wireless dispatch, gives a vivid description of the race of the Carmania and supplements his story with that of the survivor, Walto .Trintepohl, a German, who sawm to the Carmania and wa srescued in an exhausted condition. Since being taken aboard the Car Eania Trintepohl has been in the ship's hospital threatened with pneu monia. He told his story to Mr. SpuoV geon before he became seriously ill, but owing to his exhausted state and his broken English, his account of the disaster was somewhat incoherent. , Coming to Nework. Trintepohl had been employed at Barcelonia and took third-class pass ing on the Volturno to secure a posi tion offered him in New York. "All went well," said Trintepohl, ':antil 6 o'clock Thursday, morning, when the fire alarm sounded. .We vere aroused and told to go on deck, as fire had broken out in the hold. On assembling, life belts were hand ed around and much time was occupied in fastening them. .We were told that the fire soon might be quenched, but the captain thought it wise for all to have a belt as a precaution. "The fire frightened the children, vlio cried bitterly. There were many taHes in arms. The fire grew worse. Vf. saw things blazing down below. About 10 o'clock' there was a cry to lower the boats. 'The captain behaved splendidly. did the officers, who were Englishrygn Dy consent, the plaintiff recover 1 am snrrv tn sav that, the crew, who ere Germans and Belgians, behaved very badly. v- ' The people, rushed about wildly and the crew seemed to think they ought to have first place, and instead of feting the passenger s they made the Panic worse. The first officer took charge of-the first boat, but although he -wanted the 'omen and children saved first,- a ma jority of those who entered the boat ere members of the crew. TMs boat was smashed against the ship's side. Just as it reached the ater it broke in two and all In it "ere drowned. "Meanwhile, attempts were made ta 7er tae second boat. I cannot say- woo was in charge of this, but I do jnow that after the chicf steward had thrown provisions in, he jumped in knnself. There were more men than omen and children in this boat. It (Continued on Page 5) SPECIAL SESSION ADJOURNED MONDAY Jforth Carolina Legislature Adjourns After Three Weeks Session Some Iriiportant Measures Passed. Raleigh, N. C, Oct. 13. The gavels of President Daughtridge, of the sen ate, and Speaker Murphy, of the house, fell simultaneously at 8:28 o'clock to night, as the voices of these two pre siding officers rang out through the legislative halls and the corridors of the state house, declaring the 1913 extraordinary session of the North Carolina general assembly adjourned sine die. - . Busy ETeninsr. The senate had held quite a busy evening session while the house wait ed more or less hilariously the pleas ure of the uppert branch for final ad journment. t The, senate finally adjust ed the ever-present Caldwell calM5HC prohibiting the sale or shipment of calves, dead br alive, under one year eld to slaughter for veal. As finally aici a. : 1 1 n.iin.ii Ain u aypucs lw vaiuwcii, ai- ' . v r.lPVPlanrt Durham Franklin. riav flpveland Clay, .Cleveland Gaston, Graham, Guilford, Henderson, Hoke, Lee, Lincoln, Madison, McDow ell; Mitchell, Robeson, Rowan, Ruth erford Moore, Sampson, Wake, War len, Wilson and Lenoir counties. The extraordinary session of the leg itlature just adjourned, that was called for the .specific purpose of taking ac tion for the settlement of freight rates and passing upon constitutional amendment proposals to be submitted to the people for ratification at the next general election, passed 497 acts and 19 resolutions, the great bulk of them bearing on local matters in every section of the state. ' Principal Acts. The principal acts of really state wide. Interest are the resolutions ac cepting the proposal of the interstate carriers for settlement of the inter state freight rates, more particularly from the west and east, the passage of the bill to" reduce interstate freight rates and provide for special commis sions to investigate allegations or any railroad companies that the rates pre scribed are confiscatory; providing for a rate expert and additional clerical force for the corporation commission, the act carrying the constitutional amendment proposals to be submitted to the people; an act to work convicts on public roads instead of on railroads foi stock in roads built, after present contracts with railroad companies are completed; provision for the comple tion and opening of the state school for feeble-minded at Kinston ,and sup plementary appropriations for a num ber of state Institutions. Power Case Settled. Welch Galloway, one of Brevard's legal lights, was the guest of W. P. Whitmire last week. He, Judge Mur phy of Ashevile and W. A. Smith of this city were attorneys for the plain tiff in the case of W. P. Whitmire vs. Cascade Power Co. This case which haa-fteen pending for nearly three y4rs was compromised and. judgment all he' demanded in his complaint, :ng whinh was oe third of tne coommn etock in said Cascade Power Co., to be issued on a total basis of $30,000. Special Meetings First Baptist Clmrch. Dr. Jno. Jeter rHurt preaching in these meeting delighted a large con gregation on Tuesday night. ..- . He will preach each, night for .at least ten days. - Good interest is al ready developing and It Is safe to pre dict a , most interesting and, profitable series of meetings. A perliminary song and prayer service begins each evening at 7:30 o'clock." Everybody is welcome " ,: . . Rev. John' Jeter Hurt who is assist ing Rev.- K. WV Cawthon, is pastor . of t-ne vp Bitist church at Durham and is one of the most successful of the younger, pastors of the Southern Baptist Convention. He is also a class friend of Mr. Cawthon having been to college together for several years. Shipman Believes A Local Aspirant Has Goocl Chances Interviewed SetTetary Of War In In- terest Of C. E.' Wilson Henderson. ville Aspirant For Panama Zone Job. Hon. M. L. Shipman, commissioner of labor and printing was a visitor to Kendersonville. last Thursday en route to Raleigh from Asheville v-here he presided at one of the ses sions of the fair on "brotherhood day." He had Just returned from Washing ton where he went In the interest of C. E. Wilson of Hendersonville who is an aspirant for the post of Director General of Posts and Collector of Customs for the Panama Canal Zone. Mr. Shipman called upon the Secre tary of war in company- with Senators Simmons and Overman. He stated to the Democrat man that he believed Mr. Wilson's chances for receiving the appointment jare acceptionably good. That both senators and the gov ernor and practically all of the con gressmen of the state are for him and that if he is not appointed it will be tecause North Carolina has been al ready given so many big places. While in Washington Mr. Shipman called upon Col. W. H. Osborne, com missioner of internal revenue and was assured by him that the examinations for deputy collectors, etc., would be modified if the Overman resolution for any reason became ineffective. OBVIOUSLY PERTINENT SUGGESTIONS AND FACTS WhatIIas Resulted From a Progres sire Campaign in St.N Petersbnrg and the Same Thing Applies Here. Last year six million dollars worth of St. Petersburg real estate was sold mainly to visitors In that wonderful city. . w. In five years real estate" values In St. Petersburg hve jumped from one to six million dollars. Three years ago St Petersburg in vested $250,000 in street improvements and in city parks. - . Their total investment to date along this line is $500,000. - They estimated that the visitors left one million dollars there last year. This was during the time it took the aforesaid visitors to spend six mil lion dollars for real estate. Building sites in St. Petersburg that once sold for $500, before they made, tnese improvements, are now selling for $10,000 to $20,000. They have "Lengthened the Sea son!" in Str Petersburg, to 13 weeks. That's what the Greater Henderson ville club intends doing for Hender sonville. The stand for paved streets, city parks, civic improvements and civic J progress in at. .retersDurg. So does the Greater Hendersonville club here. The same methods that 'made St. Petersburg, rich and powerful will operate to make Hendersonville rich and powerful. Civic improvements, of which paved streets is the most Important, and civic unity, which means the Greater Hen dersonville club, are the methods to be adopted. Knights Of Pythias Have Full Meeting The regular meeting of the local lodge Knights of Pythias was held Monday .evening and was well attend ed. A review of the work of , the lodge duringthe past year. sBowed it to be In a flourishing condition. Prominent visitors at the . meefjfng were W. W. Willson state Deputy; of Raleigh, J. C. Sales District Dupty,of Fletcher and H. M. Rpberts of Fletcher The visiting Knights entertained the lodge members with addresses' which were thoroughly enjoyed. The Best Way to Build a Gitjr is Through Gojroperatibh ! The Best Way to Secure Co-operation is Through ..!? Commercial Organization The Greater Hen dersonville Club 7 v - " Sulzers Accusers' Trying Flim Flam 0arrie on Governor Impeachment Conrt Wants JHore Charges Preferred Against Accused Before That Can Beach Verdict Albany, October, 14. The possiblity of an indefinitely long delay in reach ing a verdict as to the guilt or inno cence; of Governor William Sulzer to day loomed up at his Impeachment tr al here. . This was suggested when counsel t or'Hhe Impeachment manag ers asked thaF the, court recommend to the assembly the bringing of a new article -of impeachment in the exent the testimony of Duncan W. Pack, superintendent of public ,works and Henry L. Morgenthau, ambassa dor to Turkey, should not "be found to be revel ent to any charge contained in; the present articles. Whether this testimony was relevant to article four, which charges the governor with suppression of evi dence .before the-Frawley Investigat ing committee, today was the subject of debate in executive session and un decided when adjournment until to morrow morning was' taken. The ex ecutive session will be continued to rr.orrow and on the result of the court's deliberations will depend the question as to whether it will at once proceed to vote or await the action of the asembly in the question of bring ing the suggested new article of im peachment ' DRAWING! At the recent meeting of the Greater Iltndei soajviUe club, the following very iaiei es tmg and very -important ; report cf the Good Roads Cbmmittee was read and adopted and the committee thank ed for its good work : Every effort is being made to expe dite the work of building good roads in Henderson county. , Your committee believes the actual work of construction will start within the next 30 days. As you already know, only $25,000 of. good roads funds is now available. No other money than this $25,000 has bo Jar been received. It is probable the balance, in other words, the town ship bonds, will be paid within . ths next few weeks. This $25,000 which is now available was authorized by act of the Legisla ture and the County commissioners have sole control of its expenditure. The county commissioners, however, wish to. co-operate with the township trustees, who will solely control the expenditure of the township bonds. and any apparent delay is the result of wishing to avoid duplication or enort and a waste of money. v The county commissioners are now Raking arrangements to start con struction. A vast amount of informa tion relative to the necessary machin ery, etc., has been secured and a firm, foundation laid for the successful, economical and harmonious eonsuma tion of the work. The commissioners and the trustees both desire to work in unity in this matter for the public good. It would be a waste of the public's money for both to buy identically the same pieces of machinery and there are many economies to be effected by a thorough co-cperation of the two bodies. Therefore, to sum up the good roads situation briefly. Only $25,000 of the road funds is available. The balance will b in hand within a few weeks when the work will start. In the meanwhile no time has been lost. Plans have been prepared, estimates secured, co-operation between the commissioner and' the trustees assured.,. . V And finally, the county commission ers are prepared, to take definite action in this matte rat their next meeting, if not before." And when they dp start your- committee is perfectly well sat isfied they will DO something and do it RIGHT. , Respectfully submitted. P. F. PATTON, Chairman. GOOD ROAD M WESTER I CAROLINA FAIR 18 SPLIDID'SUCCES Fine Exhibits of Products of 'Land of the Sky Enormous' Attendance During Four Days Great Advertisement For This Section Brotherhood Day and Bryan Attract Many-Shipman and Willcox Preside. HAY TAKE HAND III MEXICO MIX United States Learns of Intention of Germany to Send War Yessel to Mexican Waters. Washington, Oct 13. Germany's de cision to dispatch a war ship to Mex ican waters attracted wide attention in official circles here tonight. No in timation had been received here of Germany's intention land President Wilson was Informed only by press d spatches of the action. No formal comment was made on the incident but it was apparent that the Washington government was not displeased. The sending of a German war fihin ia in lino nrih nlimr t other European governments which i had vessels cruising off the Mexican coasts from time to time duringjeriti -cai moments of Mexico's internal strife. - "- Significance of Action. fr Sigjriflcance - wasr- attached to the! ar'iTi hyr: official Washington; ho w everbecause it was accepted as indi cating that European powers who pieviously had recognized the Huerta government among which were Ger many and Great Britain now ' saw evidence sof Huerta's inability to com pose the situation. x POPULAR TOUXG MATRON PASSU S TO HER REWARD; Wife of City Business Manager Justice - Dies at Patton Memorial Hospital After Brief Illness. No severer shock was evergiven the people of Hendersonville and com munity than that occasionedVby the announcement of the death, of 'Mrs Ethel Marie Justice, wife of Geot. W. Justice, which occurred about 4:30. Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Justice had been ill for more than a week and had been removed from her home on North Main street to the Patton hospital for treatment Her illnes was not known to be vital and her husband and friends had expected that she would be about again in a short time. A turn for the worse came Monday night and early Tuesday morning it became apparent to the attending physicians that, death was imminent Messages srere sent to relatives in South Carolina and they hastened to her bedside but some of them arrived too late to find her alive. Members of her. family however, in cluding her husband, mother, fathe. and mother of Mr. Justice "and brother, The deceased was but 28 years of age and weiL known here, having lived Jn Hendersonville since - her marriage about four years ago. Her former home was Waterloo, S. C, where she was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Hen derson ... - Surviving her are her husband and infant son, Samuel Marion Justice sged about two years, her mother, h ree sisters and two brothers. The funeral service was held at theFirst Baptist church of which Mrs. Justice was a member and formerly sang" in the choir, at 4 p. m. Wednesday after noon. The service was conducted by Rev. K. W. Cawthon assisted" by Rev. Al I. Justice; The officiating clergy men paid tribute to the beautiful character and many noble qualities of the deceased and the" choir rendered roveral appropriate hymns in a most fueling manner. The interment was in the new section of the Oakdale cemetery. The pallbearers were: Brownlow Jackson, S. Y. Bryson, A. Ficker, J.' T. Wilklns, TV L. Durham, C S. Pullhrlght. tyWti- GERMANY i k preceding the funeral, the Justice ago. The work of this Association has home was crowded by friends who t been a success from everr viewpoint had come to pay a last tribute to the and we all feel a' pardonable Pe la beloved young woman who "had been the fact that It initiated and put: cnlled to her reward so .early in life. ; through a great exposition thawe are Msny floral offerings sent by friends privileged to behold upon this ausmci frcm near and far, testified ,to her pop- j cua occasion. We are dellghteemafi. iTinHtv At th church, service a tre- men do us crowd attested their regard for t dead woman. The Democrat extends Its deepest sympathy to the bereaved ones. . We want you 'as a subscriber, a reader and a friend. But best of all: we want you paid in advance, sub-' scriber. ;. . ' The Western Carolina Fair held at Asheville, four days last week was a treat success. Greater in fact than. f,ny that has gone before it and .it brought together people from through out the section and from throughout-, the state -and from afar. The little and the great were there and all en joyed the exhibits and the various programs which were arranged for each day's entertainment and the side? shows, and. in fact the whole fair was replete with interest Very- many' Hendersonville people attended the fair and some, of them spent the fulL. four days in' Asheville. "Brotherhood Day" which was Wed nesday the Sth, was of particular in terest to Hendersonville people from the fact that Hon. M. L. Shipman, -commissioner of labor and printings and a Hendersonville-man presided at : the morning session and Rev. R. iv. ; Willcox, president of the Greater.Hen tlersonville club, presided in the after-- ii"on and also because of . the fact that: Hon Wl"iam Jennings Bryan, well and personally known to Hendersonville people, spoke bn that day. A summary of the doings of that day ; may be gleaned from an account mibv llished in the Asheville Citizen of the.' following morning.. The Citizen's . ar -iicTe-jifeitte me spirit of fraternalism, the brotherhood of man, was in evidence in here yesterday when; 'thousands of " members of various fraternal orders of the counties of the western part of- . the state participated in the second day's activities of the Western North. Carolina fair. "Brotherhood Day" -was observed and it was successful in every manner. The observance of the day was featured by the address of. Secretary of State Winiam Jennings? Bryan, and Dr. John S. Rutledge, or Cleveland, Ohio, famous Irish; orator and poet Mr. Bryan spoke in the mornjng, while Mr. Rutledge's address was delivered in the afternoon.4 Both. . speakers were heard by maiamotir crowds and were listened to with close attention, being frequently interrupted: ' by outbursts of applause. Mr. Shipman Presides. '' ' State Commissioned of Labor and Printing M. L. Shipman acted as the presiding officer at the morning meet Ipg, jjresenting Dr. L. B. MeBrayer who introduced the secretary of state Mr. , Shipman referred to the growth of this section of the state within the last few years and expressed the be lief that holding a Western North Sar oina fair annually will mean much to -the future of. the western counties of North Carolina. Mr. Shipman Said: Ladies and Gentlemen: This ia a very pleasant service T have been asked to render the man agement of this great industrial organ- Nation and my good brethern of the various fraternal orders represented here. I consider it not "only, a pleas ure, but an honor, as well, to have my name associated with a. movement which will write a hew and memora- ' ble - chapter in the industrial pro gress of Western North Carolina. J "can but believe thatthls mammoth ex position is the ' forerunner of perma nent annual series to be held in this beautiful and progressive city, which has long been the home of pluck, pe&t severance an dactual achievement If any evidence were needed of the" size and significance of the event, suflP--eient the mere statement that it has brought here today the. foremost ora- tor of this age, who comes to rejoicex with us in the realization of the' dream of half a. century. The community ! spirit which now exists amongst the I good p.eople of. Western North Carolina is beautiful to contemplate. It had its--origin right here in the city of Ashe- ;He, when some of her public spirited ' business men conceived the idea of or- " eanizine: the Greater Western North ! Carolina Association about two years me enierprisius ,;iu and Western North Carolina have ac complished such a' beginning for a movement which must mean, a vastly tn,-ilt)rtlAl ni'iotj! c;a.ooi--itiof tiie woti;i"iui fjxitcva the "Land of the Beautiful." y On behalf of. the department, over (Continued on Page 5) -
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