THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, int
PAGT FOUR.
WESTERN CAROLINA DEMOCRAT AND FRENCH BROAD HUSTLER
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Carolina
Democrat
. French Broad Hustler
Mutual Printing Co.
. Gtrdon F. Garlington, Manager.
Noah 3T. Hollowell, Editor.
, Publishers.
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Entered as ' second-class matter
iXA. S, 1912. at the postoffice at Hen
Ursonvile, North Carolina, under the
let of March 3, 1879.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES :
One Year, in advance... .. .. .. .. 1.00
Elx Months, in advance.. 50
fhree months, in advance.. .. ...35
AH P.O. money orders or checks
ihould be made payable to The Mutual
Printing Company. '
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The blind tiger is a benefactor when
be breaks rock on the public highways.
;
- The highly flavored yellow pumpkin
lias, come into its own again.
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A juicy plum fell Michael Schenck's
ray when most of us were asleep.
N "A bigger and better fair for Hen
derson county" should be our motto
tor next year.
.
TTnpasv wmilrt rpst thft heart of Mr.'
X UIUCJ JX U.3 UUljr n.uc it laic anau-
ing him on the 27th.
.'..
"If the Tenth district wants' a real
leader to represent it in the halls of
congress it could find one without look
ing so very. far." Waynesyille Courier.
Trot him out. we want to see what he
looks like.
With all the talk about
better (
babies," vital statistics, eugenics, de
cline in birth rate, etc., we would re
pectfully amend the, campaign slogan
t? "better babies" to read: "More
babies and better babies."
We can imagine nothing that would
Impede the progress of a man's re
ligion more than a big bat tilted on a
woman's head, thereby obstructing the ,
former's view,.
Sylvans will have to resort to
"moonshine" since the Southern has
served notice ttiat it will not deliver
cny more intoxicants at the Sylva
Officer'-' v-v- -
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Commissioner ' of Agriculture Gra-
aam dispels the fears of prospective j
parents by assuring them 'that there
will be no occasion to weep over th
tew baby's being a girl, because that
sentiment has been revolutionized bv
the splendid work of girls in canning
and preserving industries.
"Annies raised in - Wetsern
North
Carolina, are 'peaches,' they say.
Spartanburg Herald. Yes, but many
ot the "peaches" brought 'here from
5outh Carolina are not apples by any
means. . -
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And yet we have not heard of any
reat" estate dealers departing for the portance and the people look more dili
oewly discovered island in the Atlantic. gently to the newspapers to keep them
Ocean. 1
"Congressman Gudger was among
those who delayed action in congress
by being at home when, he was needed
at Wellington. Considering the small
psr.frhe-'Plays in Washington, however,
ne is hardly to be blamed for running
away occasionally." WaynesvilleCou
rier. Judging from the superior quai-
tty of the Courier we were laboring un- their readers.
der the impression tna tEditor Wil- ' Knowing as we do that the able edi
son's time was too busily employed to tor of the Waynesville Courier has no
be reading the absentees recorded In personal grievance against Represenr
the Congressional Record. , ative Gudger, we are glad to see him
; have the courage of his convictions
"Congressman Gudger, having de
clared that he is In his home district
cn 'official business,' - will of course
fcve- the nerve to stay at home and
not go rushing back to Washington in
the face of a little criticism." Way
nesville Courier. It would be more
discreet to say . "political sagacity" in-s
stead ot "nerve."
'
"Of course it is barely possible that
Mr. Gudger is at home endeavoring to.
discover why he ran behind every
democrat on the ticket in his . horn i
county of Buncombe at the last elec
tion." Waynesville Courier. He's
fust mending the
holes in the fenoe
when the goats jumped through.
For more than two wreeks we have
been racking our brain to figure out
what the Blue Ridge mountains have
to do with the sun's rising in Salisbury litlcal efficiency for the Tenth Congres
3 indicated. by the following dispatch sional district. It will constrain the
from President Wilson's train as it
passed through that city en route t
Hobile: "The shrill notes of the "rebf,l
Teil" at Salisbury awakened the presi
dent earlier ' than he had intended to
rise, and as. the autumn " sunlight
! Ftreaked over :ihe Blue Ridge," etc.
YOU KNOW HIM.
There is a man in our town
And he is full of prunes;
He has a rusty phonograph
And never, changes tunes. ,
:-, Cincinnati Enquirer.
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..There is. a man in our town -
And he is not so rare; - , :
He has a husky vocal chord
And always shoots air. ' .'
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A BOUQUET, THAT'S ALL.
"In the persoh of Mr. Noah M. Hollo
well Hendersonville how has a real
newspaper man in charge of its chief
paper and we congratulate the people
ol that town." Waynesville Courier.
POLITICS AND NEWSPAPERS.
The attitude of certain forces in
Haywood county and especially that of
the Waynesville Courier, the county
democratic -organ, to wards Congress
man Gudger, furnishes food for serious
reflection and carries with it interest
o peculiar significance for those di
dectly interested in the approaching
congressional campaign. The clip
pings in this Issue from the Courier
and the communication of Mr. Kirk
Patrick, presumably a close kinsman
of Congressman' Gudger's former sec
retary, and coming from lhe county
whence two of his three secretaries
were selected and whence he has al
ways received a gratifying' support,
aside from assuring a most inter
esting race for the Tenth District rep
resentative, point unmistakably to a
better day for the people of the moun
tain district.
The position taken by these Hay
wcod powers clearly indicate the dawn
of a greater independence upon the
part of both press and public. By
reason of the absence of backbone
rigidity on the part of the newspapers,
thus making the spinal column of the
public more flexible and pliable to con-
ditions brought about by professional
politicians and ward healers because
the people naturally looked to the pa
pers for the true light, his country
has' been subjected to many things it
should not have tolerated. Party
newspapers, run in many instances by
professional politicians and pie hunt-,
ers, have been choked and gagged to
the point that they could not properly
express themselves. Even when there I
was an indication of a "whimper the
officeholders and seekers after offices
scratched the backs of newspaper men
and assured them that silence would
mean great things for them in the fu
ture; '
i ev newspaper professions is being
blessed with some new blood. Moss
backs and professional politicians In
many Instances have been succeded by
strong, virile, aggressive young men
without political aspirations.
They
see something more honrable and im
portant to do than polish the faults
of aspiring politicians. The parry
whip is losing Its sting. The attitude
toward party leaders is changing; that
day when they were too wise to make
Mistakes an dtoo good to be unkind is a
thing of the past Their gospel does not
have the weight it did when they
scoured the districts' "and shouted
heir virtues from the hilltops. As
the independence of the press in
creases, political oratory loses its im-
informed as to political affairs in gen- !
erai, as a result of which the amount
of newspaper space devoted to politi
cal articles has constantly increased
forthe last few years. '
While party papers are important in
their place and have a very important
service to render, they are not so
i uiaocu as n as uuvc iuc vaoc uuu ucuu
v;ill render more valuable service to
and call attention to the congress
man's absence from Washington, even
though the latter claims that his pres
ence was not needed at the. time by
,ieason of the legislative program.
There is considerable agitation o
late about congressmen receiving their
daily stipend of $17.80 and 40 and 30
cents mileage for their legislative ser
vices while they are running over their
districts looking after political needs
and practicing their .legal professions
hundreds of miles away from the leg
islative halls.'
" It will take only a few hot shots like
those discharged fey the Courier to
open the eyes of officeholders and keep
them nearer to their posts of duty
Strength to Editor Wilson's arm; may
he 'ever hold a firm upperlip and re
tain his backbone rigidity, for such an
Mnidp will eventually spell more po-
officeholders to sit on their -jobs.an?
work harder and devote more time and
attention to their official duties In or
der to produce, more tangible results
or they will be succeeded by those
more suitable for the duties to be dis
charged. ..
IT IS SOLICITOR SCHENCK.
- That was a pleasing announcement
jiade by Governor Craig on last Fri
day morning, naming Michael Schenck j
of Hendersonville as the successor of
Solicitor A. Hall Johnston, resigned.
Only a few of his close personal and
political advisers were aware that an i
effort was being , made in behalf of ''
Mr. Schenck, and the announcement
that he had found favor with the Gov"
ernor came as a. surprise to his num- '
erous friends throughout - the district.
All agree that Governor . Craig has
"done the handsome" by recognizing
Henderson county in "reaching a con-
elusion and acted with wisdom in the
exercise of his official prerogative by
naming the capable and deserving
young Democrat Mr. Schenck has
shown himself to be. " " - .
; While deeply regretting the resigna
tion of Solicitor Johnson this paper
is about reconciled to the change, al
ready, since his mantle falls upon the
shoulders of one so worthy to bear it.
The new Solicitor ijeeds no intro
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Grmt Scenic Mghwa
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Seventeen Hundred Dollars Now Subscribed
Great Display of Generosity on the Part
or Adjacent Farmers
(Contributed.)
Nothing in years has been agitated
that will be of so far-reaching im
portance to Hendersonville and Hen
derson County as the proposed "He-bron-Jump-Off
Loop." Henderson villa
has been sorely in need of a great
scenic, mountain highway. Strange
ly, enough this opportunity has lain ac
cur very feet. With the bas6 of Jump
Off, mountain coming down to the ac
tual limits of the city, it was only nec
essary to conceive the essential idea of
such a splendid undertaking and the
project was fairly well assured:
As is so .well shown by the above
picture, the course of the proposed
"Loop" is as follows: At the Laurel
Park end ofxFifth Avenue West, the
road turns to the1 right skirting the
Toxaway.R. R. tracks, where a new
road Is made winding to the north of
Laurel Park to a point intersecting
the present Jump-Off - road, thence
sulstanttally following this road to a
noint near Jump-Off Mountain, with a
new road 'to Cantrell's, or School
House Gap, thence, again with the
present Hebron road back to the city.
Is it possible to imagine a highway
that would be more beautiful? Whercs
In the South, Indeed, could there be
mmd such an automobile loop road?
This fine highway, of twelve miles In
length, is to have a uniform width 01
2 " feet,. worked out on easy grades,
tftp most approved automobile signals
posted at the sharper curves, and all
bridges and culverts to be stone laid
In cement a superb monumental high
way. ' "' ' :.
Contemplate for a, moment "the
pleasure. of v such a trip! On leaving
the city of Fifth Avenue West, on a
matchless stretch of asphalt;, skirtrajr
the side of Laurel Park, with all ifs
manifold beauties, one , reaches the
steeper slopes of themountain. Very,
soon there are spread out before the
sight-seerer the splendid views bacn
over the ' city with the Blue Ridge
duction to the people of the-eigh
teenth Judicial; district. He was a
formidable candidate before the j con
vention which nominated' Mr. Johnson
a little more than three years ago.'
That he will fill the position accepta
bly, goes without gaying. Ability,
energy and ah inclination to "do the
fight as he sees the right" are charac
teristics possessed by Mr. Schenck,
which, form a basis for the hope that
his duties as State's attorney will be
discharged in a manner most accepta
l.i e to his friends and the Governor
himself. He will be a terror, we feel
confident, to evil doers, and like hU
worthy predecessor, stand for law and
order, peace and contentment. . Al
ready placed on the ban by the form
er Solicito . blind tigers will receive
ho. quarters with the consent of Solic-
itor Michael Schenck. His is the type
of character, wldch makes for the up
life of the State' and all public posi
tions should be filled by men like
Mike Schenck ' and Hall Johnston .
Our heartiest congratulations, to the
new Solicitor and a thousand thanks
to Governor Craig. -
Mountains in the distance. Only a few
minutes more brings . the tourist to
Mountainside Park, with it's water
falls and veritable labyrinths of paths
a rare place bf rustic beatuy.
.Passing from this enchanted spot.,
some two miles carries the pleasure
seeker higher and higher to the very
brink of Jump-Off rock- a sheer prec
ipice with expansive views of the his
toric French Broad Valley backed by
the Pisgah Range of mountains. Oa
and on over a new road of some two
miles to Cantrell's Gap, thence to Mt.
Hebron. From this tower of this well-
i known mountain is spread a complete
panorama from which can be seen
tier after tier of the highest mountains
! of the Southern Appalachian. . A short
detour now brings the autoist on
a perfect road to Indian Cate Park.
Not only is there an interesting cave,
but here again are spread before one's
vision superb views of the Saludas and
other mountain ranges.
To adequately do justice to it all is
impossible, only in imagination can
cne contemplate these wondrous beau-
1 tie. of Nature. Nor . is the nd yet
! th homeward trip by way of the new
- Hebron road, wide enough for tbree
automobiles abreast' isr itself, well
worth arjourney to the mduntains;
The closing finish of the trip is 0.1
one of the finest asphalt streets to be
fcund anywhere, viz: Beautiful Main
Street in Hendersonville.' Thus has
our imaginary guest made his initial
trip of the "Hebron-Jump-Off Loop." .
How many people, does the reader
think, wlil make this trip In the sum
mer of 1914? Conservative citizen
estimate that 150 automobiles and car
nages will make the loop daily, carry
ing from 500 to 800 people! What will
this be worth to Hendersonville? But
we haven't yet gotten the road.
Let us now come down to some of
tLe practical facts confronting us. The
amount now subscribed, mainly by far
mers, but Ua by other owners of real
See Ewbank for Fire Insurance,
Accident Insurance, health
Insurance.
Remember it is too late to in sure your property after the fire! Also
that it will do no good to think of accident or health insurance after
you. get sick or break a leg cr arm! ' :
Let us remind you again that we represent the strongest line of
companies that can be had in THE WORLD and it costs you no
' more (to get the best protection.
SEE US BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!
Ewbank, Ewbank & Co.
Real Estate, .
Your satisfaction
estate adjoining the nigh way aggre
gates . $1,700. There will have to
raised $4,000 by popular subscription
to get this great benefit. All work ie
tc.be done under the direction of, the
county road authorities. It is a bus
nfss proposition for the town for the
county. Rememeber this, it is the
country people who have made ths
scheme a substantial one up to this
tfmeto Where could a finer sprit be
exhibited?"" .
The following is a list of subscrip
tions made exclusively by farmers:
j. m. uavis. . . .t.
Ranee Rhodes
E J. Anders
E. P. Hawkins . .
B. B. Blackwell. . . . .
J. H. Nelson
.$200.00
50.00
5.00
5.00
Sl.tO
32.50
52.o0
25.00
15.00
91.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
100.00
91.00
73.00
25.00
32.05
6.25
12.50
6.25
G. C. Lyda
G. W. Nelson.... ..
G. B. Nelson..... .,
J. T. Jones. . . . . . .
J. W. Revis -. . . . . .
Milt S. McCarson . .
Dave McCarson . . . ,
H; Bowqa.V . . . . . . .
J. D: Davis.
J. H. Blackwell . .
T. B. Nelson. . .T. ,
Willis. M. Guice.. .
G C. Guice..
HJ B. Hawkins . . . .
W. A. Merrell . . . . .
J. L. McCarson . . . .
N.
Z. C. Allen;..: .. .. .. . .. .. 6.23
Fleet Gallimore. .
W. S. Pruett. . . . .
J. B. Morris.
P. W. Nelson. .. .
W. R. Nelson. . . .
J. P. Price... ... .
. N. Hardin: . . . .
R. F. Orr. . . . .
10.-50
7.50
2.50
58.50
32.50
6.25
10.00
25 01
-3.75
2.25
5.01
5.00
87.50
21.o0
Wit W. Guice....
A. H.- Drake . . . .. .
J.. P.c Anders ; . .
J O. Houston. .
Custis Justus.. .
Hoary Leslie. ; . .
for Hendersonvilk
u
Renting
is our success.
Insurance
j Charley Nelson.
22.50
12.50
7.5i
7.58
7.50
25.00
d. W. Allen.. ..
Hfjjct Allen..
Ben It .Smith. .
J. N. Carver..
Total.:....:.. ...... ... .$1,336.50
Could anything be more praise
worthy than the above evidence cf
public spirit? It surely stands as a
mark of their progressiveness at heart,
and of their intelligence. A large part
of this subscription is in labor or
teams, which amounts to the same as
money. It was primarily necessary oi
course that they be the first to su!
scribe. Is It not now, however, the
plain duty of the city, and of others in
terested in Hendersonville. to make W
the balance?
Over and above this $1,336.50. an ad
ditional amount has been subserir
ed which brings the aggregate u
to $1,700, thus leaving a roniaifr
der- of $2,300 yet to be raised t-J
bring the total up to the $4..00, th"
amount necessary to get one of th
hip-hu-nvs ever inad
by man. Do we want it?
This road will give untold plcasur
to those whom we yearly welcome ?
,-5ur city. We owe them all the rntcf'
-ainment we- can cive them, and c
want more of them. They will apnre
ciate it, too. :
Let us, therefore, do our part an
get this great benefit. It isn't an in
surmountable;' difficulty, if each ana
everv one will help in proportion
bis ability, the benefits derived and w
nroDortion to the enjoyment which h
will experience from it's construct
f Nothing could possibly give so roue.
p-easure to our annual rf
competioni or tne neuruu
Loop" for the summer of 1914.
Hear the . Graphophone play
"Al
N'pht Long" at Shepherd's Furnitm
Store. Adr.
Machine crushed stone for sale,
or phone
W. P. BANE
Hendersonville. N. C
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