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; flendersonTlIle. , 1 fastest growing city, in the fountains. Henderson County's Home Paper vol. XXIV. NO. 4 HENDERSONVILLE, N. C. THURSDA FEBRUARY 13, 1917 PRICE FIVE CENTS lis,; i l-v v i l. If .X ,V , Vi rf( U -".71 i, .Tri i'L i I ifTf?.. Sill Committee Now Busy Securing StocJr TTnnA A1MOI1 flonntv NftdS tor him Yery Bad Looks Favorable; tABLY HALF AMOUNT SECUBED. Tbe work of securing a cotton; mill . gun in earnest by the committee Jn charge and subscriptions are now being solicited.. .' ,. ' ; There is over one half of the neces sary stock now in sight either signed promised. The committee is work ing together in making ; a thorough canvass of the city, and county. The preliminary work towards start.' ing the mill will fall upon the should. crs of the local stockholders. t It is still a secret as to who the cot ton mill syndicate is which desires to build here provided the people do their part. ' . The petition Which is being liberally, subscribed to reads as follows: s Hendersonville, N. C, Feb, 7, 1917. Resolved, That an organization be formed to do Hendersonvflle's part 'to-, vards securing a cotton mill, and with this end in view a corporation be form ed to be known as Cotton Mills, That the capital stock to- be sub scribed by Hendersonville shall be not less than $50,000.00 in shares of $100 each. . .it is a condition of this subscription that no payment on same shall be de ' manded until, and. unless, the sum of at least $50,000.00 be subscribed, and further that the mill to be built shall be not less than a $500,000.00 mill. That it is desirable and oppo-t'Tto that 100 acres of land be secured 'and with this end in view, when as much as $50,000.00 has been "subscribed a charter shall be secured, an organiza tion perfected and a 'call of not less than 5 per cent of each subscription shall he made to secure -said landVand h at this time it isodnd that tire right party be ready to put up the remaind er of the $500,000.00 then thiscall may be as much as 20 per cent, or -whatever part thereof may be necessary to pay in full for said land. . The remainder of each subscription shall be subject to call in Installments of not more than 20 per cent as work on the mill progresses, the final- in stallment to be paid when the mill is completed. . Based upon the above, we the un dersigned, hereby , subscribe the amount set opposite our names to the capital stock. : . . , f TO PRESENT PLAY. Boys of Blue Ttfdge IVill Give "Mr. Smallworth's Mistake" at Opera House, February 20. Tuesday night, February 20, the hoys of the Blue Ridge School will present "Mr. Smallworth's Mistake" at the Opera House. This amateur performance will be'one of the fun niest things ever given in. Henderson ville screams after roars of laughter. This is the first play to" be offered by the Blue Ridge boys, though they bope to present another later in the year. For their first appearance they have a two act farce-comedy that is certain to be interesting to every one. The scene is laid in the home of Mr. Schuyler. Such characters are in troduced as the young female who lAngs by her toes from ' the clothes line, and sings; another who delights to perform her ablutions on the front 'or step; the ferocious Jack, who or-ce bit' a man's finger off; and the young clerical who is quite bewilder C(l by it all. ' ' Cast of Characters. Mr. Schuyler, devoted to quiet life , and Polly Prof. Nlcholls. Mr. Morris, devoted to Nettie Will Egerton. Mi. Rawdon, devoted to physical culture and Jack Prof . Alexander. Tie Rev. Mr. Smallwprth, thirteen months out of seminaryHamil- ton Hill. ' "' . iJrs. Bickerdick, vice president of . the Society for the Promulga tion of the Doctrine . of the , Transmigration of the Soul 1. ' -Rowland Hill. Nettie Schuyler, returns Mr. Mor-. ris' interest.Harry, Whither. Mr. 1. Ketchum, tenderfoot detec. tive of the Ketchum Detective ; Agency .Hehry Wilson. ane, a maid ..lWiiey Butler. hinS-ah-ling, the 'Mongolian cook. ' -William Swlnk HTAGE OF F00D;I3f GEE- X TAXY HAS BEC021E ACUTE. Xx ,-,; . ;., ; Many v Nf Food Have Disappear. decoction ofEoast- ' " ed AcorK Und Chicory. Food conditions ... ermany : have! changed : greatly fortne worse' in the' last:(flve months says the Stockholm Correspondent of the Associated Pres3 who had been away from Germany since the first week in August, has just returned , from, a, stay of three weekff, in Berlin. - H6 found that many staples of food i had altogether disappeared from ' the markets, others had grown s dea ttat .ttey(Me beyond, the reach of any but the well-to-do. the daily al lowance of potatoes hadf been reduced to 10 ounces, and that either a short age of flour of . a disordered distrlbuT tion of it among-the bankers had ret suited in long., queques of buyers standing for hours in- front of the bakeries. " .' ev ."i ' Maximum' prices of the foodstuffs controlled by tho government are stili very low ; for potatoes , and 6read, and. comparatively low : for meats. Potal toes cost only 72 . cents" the " standard bushel of 60 pounds and bread a lit tle less than, 3,1-2 cents a pound. But potato . allowance is ".fh8dfrlcient for" persons t Who have little Bread and po tatoes to eat,-and has-to be eked out witii turnips ':'.".",- . :' ,, i . It had been hoped to allow one egg a person each two weeks in Ureater Berlin, butithe last one-egg allowance was made some five weeks aero and another is not promised until Febru ary. Since the end of August there has been no cheese on the.marke't. Another serious reduction of availa ble foodstuffs has been the expropria tion .for control by by the government of air canned vegetables. Four or" five weeks ago the dealers were permitted to sell a. fractional part of their stock but only two cans" on each bread card. Dealers are to be compelled to open each can before selling it. so as to force the buyers to consume it at onc .nd not hoard it. The. weekly allowance of meat of all kinds, in the Greater Berlin municipal- itie runs .from. .5 1-4 to 8 3-4;ounces. I The cheapest varieties . cost about 60 cents a pound; the dearest 72 cents. The weekly, allowance of butter and margarine together is a little less than three ounces a person. .Oil is so ex- pensive that itis out of the reach of . . , the great majority. The Associated Press correspondent paid $3.12 for about two-thirds of a point of hazel nut oil to be used .for frying. Goos fat costs $4.80 a can of 17 3-5 ounces and is the only fat, except vegetable oils, that can be bought without a card. This insufficiency of fats in thn daily ration shows itself in an almost continuous feeling of Jhungerjt The most bitter complaints came . from soldiers at home. When the writer ' last visited' tho front, in July, the man's rations were ample in . every respect, and there is no reason to believe the same is not true today. There Is a deadly monotony about meals in the average household. Break fast generally consists of rolls, mar malade (often made of pumpkins) and a decoction of roasted acorns, ry4, chlckory and what not that goes by the name of coffee.' There no real coffee left. Some tea at high prices is still to be had, but. the poorer peo pie drink a brew of 'linden blossoms, raspberry leaves or leaves of other shrubs or trees "For .the second breakfast ''there is dry bread. Dinner generally consists of boiled potatoes with salt, some kind of boil ed vegetables, and, on perhaps two days of the week, a tfny piece of meat. Fish takes the place of meat on other day's, unless one can buy a goose at $1.56 a pound, a duck at $1.44 a pound, a turkey at $1.32 a pound, or a hen at $1.08 to $1.20 a pound. Supper is the problem in the aver age household: . Generally there are no potatoes left over from noon, an2 if there are there is no fait in which to fry them. The usual German supper before the war consisted of - cold meats, sausage, cheese, bread and trut- j ter and beer. There .is no meat, no I ........ ' cheese, and no sausage, no butter on I fnnr nr fivo Ifln.vs nf the wp.efc. no more bottled beer and many saloon keepers refuse to sell beer jto be consumed Off the. premises. The beer, more over is all. but undrnkable. . There remain, tM -iv bread and fish, fresh smoked,' drleu -or canned. 'Hi And here the problem of cost is added j $1.08. Saccharine dissolved In water to that of monotony. The 'writer naid ha staken the place of sugar for sweet in Berlin $1.20 a pound for ordinary ing coffee and' tea in private homes as lake trout and 84 cents a poanl for well as restaurants. Milk is ordinarl small fresh water, bass. - Dried saJted j ly available 'in limited quantities only fish costs 36 cents a pound" and smok- ('for invalids, the very - aged and chii- FREE TRIPS TO - iflianiiinihTnM .UiltlOi'llldblUiy Hustler's Offer May be Accepted by. many me L.asi neex i,erore iiarcn the 4th Enter 3Tow. SOUTHEEN JVY CO-OPEUAT1NG The Southern Railway , company Is co-operating with the French Broad Hustler in the big offer of t FREE trips to Washington, D. C, to witness the inauguration of President Wilson. .The event will be one of the greatest in thej annals of American history and every person In the county, who can possibly devote the time should take advantage pf'the offer by the Hustler. - The railway company" hasf urnished big posters telling of the low. rates and offering the veryvbest pf service "in transporting its passengers to the cap ital city. ":' . " : -..;V;'- V':! ' '- Those of Henderson county who wit nessed, the event four years ago are contemplating j returning this . year. There will be at least thirty people to go to Washington from this city and county including those who take; ad vantage of the offer made by the Hust-Ier.-. , . .-. ; .. " It has been intimated that there are several in the city and county who will spend a week in trying to get the required number of subscribers tq se cure the free trip. It is a fact that this can be accomplished within less' time than a week if the person go af ter the. subscriptions in the right way. Call in the Hustle office and find out the right way. Its easy and you pos itively cannot lose a cent in the trying. Every body wins. - This is nofa con test and every person In the race re ceives the same commission on the dollar. ; l'TO MEASLES "A PLENTY. There Wjuit'a-n of measles in the city and the city authorities are taking the pro per steps to prevent the disease spreading. In nearly every city in ; Idemic of it. In Asheville it Is said that there are many cases now." SHOOTING i COIIY SU Watson Empties Ljad of Shot Into Brother-in-Law's Side Bobertson Now in Hospital Will Eecover. WATSON IS IN JAIL. Hilliard Watson is. in jail charged with shooting his brother-in-law, Hen ry Robertson, near Naples last Sunday afternoon. He is being held without bail pending the condition of Robert son who is in an Asheville hospital suffering from a shot gun wound in the side. . ; 1 Sheriff Allard Case was on the scene, within thirty minutes after being noti fied of the shooting: He succeeded without any trouble, in locating -Watson. Robertson made a statement to the sheriff in which he' said that he was in the act of going after his cows when Watson jumped out from behind a tree and fired a full load of number 7 shot into his side. He admitted that they had quarreled before. Watson is reported to have said that he shot in self defense -as he knew that Robert- t son nad snarpened his Rife the day before, that he thought he saw him taking it out of his pocket when he fired 75 feet away. Both men were sober at the time and Robertson is said to be a welf to do farmer in his section. The wholo affair. has created a sensation in the Naples and Fletcher settlement. breast costs $3 to $3.50 a pound, and ;boiIed chrimps are. 72 cents. Pepper I costs $6.00 a pound, and small raisins r It Governor , I Pardon I Grants r Conditional n j iDef endant Pays Puller $20,000." ' ; DEFENr :,T KOX a ceiminal. Governor 3ickett . Monday granted conditional ;ardon to Charles A. Carl- son, 'ot Nev Jersey, convicted here in January 1913 pf obtaining money un der false ;pretense 'and sentenced to five years In State prison. The pardon is ; 'conditioned jupbn the ; defendant's paying to. Mr3. David P. Fuller, widow of Dr. David J. Fuller against whom the alleged pretense was perpetuated '$20000 by waylof reimbursement. ' Explaining tie' commutation in the Raleigh Newsf;&- Obseryerj Go Bickett saldi"'v.-.r'- CiX.-.ci- i Charies' A. JCarlson was convicted of . pbtainingmbney.-; under" false pre tenses from pr,. David J.1 Fuller: -The alleged false pretense occurred in con nectidn witit soine business deals be tween Dr.' Fuller and' the defendant In the construction of a street railway In the town of Hendersonville. Techni-; cally, tho "evidencen was" sufflcienf to' warrant "the verdict of the jury, buFa 'careful consideration of the case. con vinces mevthat the.defendant is not a criminal, and that it would, not be to the interest of !society or the defendant himself for 'hinvto serve a term in 'prison. Dr. Fuller is' now dead leav ing a widow and two children without means of support , The defendant is without means, but is a" man of largo constructive talents and has .entered into an agreement with Mrs. Fuller to reiml?urse'herto the amount of $20,000 on account oft the losses sustained; by her husband, find has practically sen tenced himself to .hard labor for a term of three years In theemploy of a large manufacturing company, wnicn has aereed tb tay to Mrs. Fuller $3,000 executes -to tne agent oi Mrs. ruuer three notes i nthe sum of $4000 each, payable in one, two md three years after date, and secured by an assign ment by said Carlson, of an interest equal to one-third of the net profits (Continued on last Page.) Eev. T. E. Simpson of Presbyterian Church Sj)oie on City's Need of . Better Schools and Facilities. SECOND PASTOR TO TALK. The people of Hendersonville were again reminded of the needs of their public school when, last Sunday night. Rev. T. E; Simpson announced from the pulpit of the Methodist church taht he had been informed by the lschoo'1 dfficials that either more money must be provided for the 'maintenance and extension of the public . school facili ties or else retrenchment of pre'sent facilities must soon follow. - He saida step backwards in education was, In its detrimental effects, next to a step backwards in the church and, that wm may as weli speak of lessening church activities as to speak of the' possibility of abandoning our high school. Mr. Simpson said he did not believe in the popular idea' that men ' oppose any thing which involves an; incre?p' taxation. "The; proper training of their children is more precious to them than money ,' he said. j ; Mr. Simpson spoke for about five minutes at the union service held at the Methodist : church Sunday This is the second time within the past month that a .minister has "fer vently urged from the pulpit that tha taxpayers provide , more adequately for the training, of the children of the townl The ministers realize that the enlightened and trained mind is more also, their business is to battle for thf making of useful men and, women. ; We should all rally to the suport Of any movement which has for its aim a "Greater Hendersonville.? : T,he mill ' may be unable ' to grind with the water that has passed,vbut the hand organ. grind3 .the same old air c BEHER SCHOOLS ESMERALDA IKS BUENS ; I WITH A $20y000: LOSS.' Made Famous . by the MoTie, Actors--: f Eire pf Unknown .Origin, Destroys ,' ' t : Widely Known Inn. : :. After having been devastated last y J uly by the most memorable' flood jn tne nistory of Western Nprth Carolina; Bat Cave Tuesday afternoon suffered a severe lps3 In the destruction of Es neralda inn owned by Thomas Turner; with a , damage, , it is said, pf 120,000 says the Ash.evile Citizen.- . : The fir3 j was of an unknown- origin and the 4 insurance small. Details of the fire are meagre and what little ' is known. of it was brought to Asheville yester day by a' Mr. Reed of the- Bat Cave country. ' ' . ; - - - - Esmeralda inn, made famous by the excellent country dinners served there for years, whs - the home of -many movie actors: who have filmed. thrlHin:? mountain dramas in that wild .and pic turesque country "In the Heart of . the Blue Ridge."'- Esmeralda Inn was a ffne old country home, originally, re modeled and . ' adapted Jo the needg of the tremendous tourist business whicli e'ach year invades the Hickory Nut gap country. The building was well fur nished and it is possible' that the total loss will exceed the estimated $20,000. ' The destruction of the mn will not however, destroy the hotel accommo dations in the famous gorge.' 'Moun tain View Inn and Freeman's camp, j Dotn apie to aaequateiy care for man7 people, are still there and will cater, to many a visitor atracted to a coun try by a flood which has left its marks to endure for all time to come. The lackiOf details of the fire would not exist had the telephone line . so long and Insistently advocated by the boartf of trade, been .built to Bat Cave, ft was thought1 at the board of trade rooms last- night, that the fire yester day might give to this talkedof line its decisive impetus. Esmeralda - inn is. in .the heart of that beautiful country made known to. thousands through Francis Hodgson Burnett's story, "Esmeralda.", u The have Taeen - made " known tffmiIlioni more through the scores of ' pictures filmed there.' It was at Esmeralda inn that the movie actors have made-their headquarters . for many years, and some of the most popular5 screen dra mas have been enacted near this inn now but a heap of ashes. ' It Is said, indeed, that the people of the moun tains derived a considerable portion of their Income from taking part jr. these plays, and, there has been many a desperate encounter seen on th slopes of the mountain -between the moonshiners and the revenue men. 'It was. through this gorge cut in the almost straight up and down moun tains rowning on' it, that the Rocky Broad river last July roared and carv.. ed a new bed for its waters, carrying away the Bat Cave post office, the iron bridge close by, and utterly destroying the fine road connecting the fine road connecting Chimney Rock with Ashe ville. The bridge has been replaced and communication with the Bat Cav country now v is t hrough Henderso'i county. The road is still in too rough a condition i , to permit of motor ca travel. The tremendous damage caus ed by the 'storm of July 16 was felt ove ra large area in this part of tho State, but nowhere was its fury more manifested than in "The Heart of the Blue Ridge," now visited by probably the, most serious fire in it shistory. BBOWNLOW JACKSON SICK. Henderson County's Legislatnreman Forced to Come Home for Few Days on Account of Illness. Brownlow Jackson arr?ed in the city ' Tuesday morning from Raleigh accompanied by Mrs. Jacksonr He is suffering from a case of grippe,but hopes to return to his duties within the next few days. ' In talking to a Hustler reporter Mr. Jackson states that his bill allowing all those who pay one half of their county taxes before May 1, until next fall to pay the balance has passed th-3 bouse and that he is positive that Sen ator Justice is favorable towards, it. WOODMEN TO ENTERTAIN. The Woodmen Circle will give a ; lcZlL tnZ nr thf woodmen of tne worm, aii Woodmen are invited td bring their families. A cordial "' invitation to the public." ''' . . , ; '. Some clergymen deal in rhetoric, some in logic, ..and some in common sense.? .The first is popular v with v.o men, the' second with most men, and the .tliiid- with but precious few . of Many New Buildings -ConteiapTated for Early. vSprin and; Business" I Promises to be Good. TTAE WILL EFFECT SOME. "Hendersonville Will' witness one of the greatest; building periods in iii history-, within the next few months : said a well known; citizen yesterday. This 'gentleman . is in a, position, to know what -he is talking about Al ready signs are pointing towards one the greatest ; seasons for Henderson ville, and t&e. "new 'buildings now under constructions and those contemplated in the near future will place the city in the' front with progress, k ' -? The new developments in Columbia park will be such that this well kno wn, residential section will be" looked . upen , as a very desirable location for new home builders. The company which has just . purchased the property i3 headed by Mr. S'umner, of Asheville, Mr. Sumner formerly . lived herb and has kept in touch with the city's growth", since leaving. ; He believes that Hendersonville real estate is a good investment. " Quite a number of new residences have just been xompleted, ; J : : The new negro graded: school will be a credit to the city. ' A new school is . contemplated for the city and will probably be voted pl'on in the coming election.,?! T''. The Hustler is informed that a build ing ,. is now contemplated - for .-Main street business' section ' that will be a credit to a city of 100,000 population. ' Th Justus; phirmacy is making ImJ provements and fremodeling at a cost of nearly $10,000." .' ' ' ' , . The Southern? Railway company has greatly improved the pasesnger station. , - - Thq:6 la.a .strong prpbability:; of th, city securing a furniture factory, f i . In fact there is a cqmmittee of gen tlemen now. ; in communication : with. George ' Stephens, of Charlotte, arid lie will' be; here this ' week to make a" definite disposition of locating the Ka luga furniture factory in Henderson ville. v. ; - The committee at work is very hope- ' ful of securing the necessary local stock in warranting outside capital to expend $500,000 in a cotton mill and village, near the city: r ' If the mill decides to accept an electric power offer made by the Hen dersonville Light and Power, company then a big deveolpment .will be made by this company with its holdings near the present power plant site on Big Hungry. ' , , , :-.. ' - '.' s It has been persistently rumored thatthe Green River Mfg company contemplates . doubling its capacity; within a short while. . . The grand jury of recent courts have repeatedly demanded a new county jail for the county, claiming that the pres ent one is inadequate for the growing" .county. . .''; ;' , A $5,000 school building is now be ing erected at Tuxedo. . ' ; Messrs. Wm. Lott and H. M. King have sub-divided a tract dt land near . Hendersonville on . the Ashevile road and Mr. Lott is now. in Florida selling lots for this community. " Streets, side walks, e.tc:; are contemplated for th3 property. ' . ' . y " ' The city of; Hendersonville and Board cf Trade have closetl contracts with eight leading daily newspapers . in Florida for a series of large advertis-. ings to appear six times in' each p'b-. Kcaticn ? during the nelit few; weeks -urg'ng tourists to. stop over in Hen dersonville on their way home. The advertising campaign is being ha. died through the Edwin Gill Advertis ing Agency, of Ashev"l"- : Mr. Gill is giving his personal attention to the campaign. In addition to the newspa per space used special 'designed- mov ing picture slides are being shown in every picture house in these eight cities of Florida for a month. All in quiries will be addressed to the secre tary of the Board of Trade who will follow it up with a series of ccnvinc ing. letters and, literature . about' the . city. - ; : : h .t ' An extra through Pullman sleeper I has been announced from Jacksonville . to Hendersonville to take care! of ithe rush of early tourists leaving Florida Boon.. . . -.-' . ' f In" spite of the increase of 5' cents oyeri and over. -., I "either sex. - , . . (Continued on last Pas.).