IendersonTille,,
Fastest growing city,
in the mountains. .
Henderson County's
Home Paper
VOL. XXIV, NO. 6
HENDERSON VILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1917
PRICE FIVE GENTS
tin 'to
ovtng :
fX
. ..... .V X 4Xjfc J J .
This
V
hme Mecca ot . v u m mm t 5 111 c Uf
b r
ridtTQ. 'Actors .in tagtiig-: ; : ; , r AKIIIEU tUIKIiUH ' HSIitU
Through Efforts or J. M,
Ransier and the Author
of Scenario, Edward Lan-
. s;ng Cowles, American
Feature Film Corporation;
of Chicago and Atlanta
wiil produce the Greatest
Finn Since "The Birth of a
Nation" Near This" City.
i, il, TrtT'to rf T' TT T?nriRipT -
Ti,ro.'.-ii tut; cixwo , jjjg
uancler Place, ifendersonville will A of
on mecca oi -several nunurea
lecture, artists .and thespians
fv's saving and summer in the con-
Sti'UCUO
Oi Olie Ol LUB idl Cal' JJi VJVAV,-
attempted since - TUc jbirm
tious ever
f, - N-.tion,"- which, also was from the
;X Cv a noted Carolinian, Tnomas
lU Oi
rixon oi Saeioy
u ic; ntiirially
announced by J. M.
r,..". thnt. the American Feature
Fiiui Corporation
lias made all ar-
0l Aarnv nf fiie
ra3mTr3c as "fitu-
ucm this
dio aud Prodl-
si;oUefcno0n'Ce readier occutney
PUce Will on ce reaaj 1I0,0
nrinciuaia auu ,
. -
who are
sCviia.iio.
moving pwiiiio
"Tlie Rife and Fall or tne
Ccuieueracy;
v.-hfrh is tlie na:nc ,ci T-e ,
ilLCUtiU--JI . ,
production ro D fcu -jg--;
aad aiT ?ts cenel take
ticn, although its various scene ui
it iuto me aiueicui
iBlcui .k. X Jo'n in dntft dfinartment store.
The
Rise and oi mo mcu-
,c from. tthe .Den, ot Mwara
. rX Jitnr ofihe Charlotte Observer !
, -rD and a half vears
Lv, dd,researchXm tiie part
nnrf rtlll rrllLa L-XLX
of its autnor.-'wno is me
scenario writer in. the United States,
Ms recent masterpiece having been
contracted for by the American, Fea
ture Film Corporation for the'record
treaking sum of ten thousand dollars.
Mr. Cowles will personally superin
tend the construction of the big pro
duction, here this summer and is a.
personal friend of Mr. Ransier wjln
whom he will make his home during
the completion of the production..
It "is interesting to note in , this
connection, that .thruout the thousand
or more scenes of "The Rise and Fjvli
of the Confederacy" over 5,000 peonie
vill be seen upon the screen, and tae
work of "supernumerary
s
for hundreds of Hendersonvilie peopje j
this summer. ' -
Hence, if you snouia nayycu L
off in the distance, great moving bodies
of men in cQMLct, near tne roai ur
guns and see the smoke tf battle, don't
think that Hendersonvilie has been in
vaded by tne husky Teutons. It .is
only play, but a play of the human
imagination that gives rise to one of
the most spectacular productions eyj2r
attempted in the moving picture world.
If you should see, by the shadespf
all that's mortal, the living likeness of
Gen. Stonewall Jackson astride his
charger conferring with Gen. Robert
E. , Lee, commander-in-chief of the
army of the Confederacy, the hurried
V S'ts nf mnnntAd couriers, uuic
vis-t; nf mounted couricio,
roTds and the rattle
.: . - .x v,o'trrm afft !
back nain in tb davs of '61. but jusi
Vvatch and see the portrayal of onef.
the most remarkable scene-plots ever
contrived for the enjoyment of -tfre
theatre-going public.
Hendersonvilie is fortunate upon
this all important acquisition, not only
for the thousands of dollars that it will
tring here, but for the prestige it wUl
give the city as a summer resort of
Paramount interest and the added at
traction for tourists of witnessing
such novpl scenes , with some of the
foremost actors and artists in the Uni-
ted States actively engaged in a in
duction that is already being heralded
about the United States as quite equal
in heart-interest and impelling pathos
as 'The Birth of a Nation."
FARMERS TO 2IEET.
The Bard of Agriculture Will Meet
for a Regular Monthly Session .
at Court House Saturday.
An important meeting of" the Board
f Agriculture will be held at the court
house Saturday, March 3, when Mr.
Reese of the Southern Railway com
pany win address the farmers of Hen
derson county. Mr. Reese has been
nere before-and is anxious to tell. the
farmers how the Southern' railway
company is co-operating in the mar:
feting of farm products. ' .
POSTPONED BOARD MEETING.
The county board of. education will
instead
t of the city. ' -v -w .
M.lbV:-MHa- IP till tit :lfWWMZJLVriLlS. : r pofOLAB yote
' X ' "v ' ' ; I X - Suspended Judgments to be Invoked
.... ... . . . .. ....... ' ; ' . . : ; : Only in Open Court Other .
! ri pi n -j, -w . HOOK ROLL. . .' ff n S . f fl irrt Kecent Decisions.
i il b i iiiBiiii . lai v - : o - vi h ;y I u . - .
r 1 1 l'y 111 11 S II W . ' 'IRST GRADB B-' I IllU
I K T i, i B U MKH IV V II
I- - - -.bum xitt? u
HaTTkins TjropertF v Improred With
't ' 3Idern Department Store and
t Apaxtnlent Buildin.g.
II. PATTERSON TO OCCUPY SAME.
.1
A long lease contract has been sign
ed by H. Patterson with Paymaster E.
f! Ondcpr. nf the IT. S. navv. throuch
' . l. -r nri-j
agent Ji;x-uonsressman j, .iu.uuuger
Asheviile, for a modern department
isiure pmmiug iu uc eiwicu ,v, u.u. canj
aate on me naw .uns property ou npiu
street.; ' -
This contract has been pending for
several weeks and was aUudad to in
the Hustler week before last as being
a possibility of a modern building .on
Main street'which would be a credit to
a 'city of 100,000 population. 4 ;
The . building according to the plans J
call for a structure of brick two stones
ib im occu vti ,
front and. three stories in the. rear.
concrete -basement will - be-installed
andthe buildlng will.be steam heated
on Main
street.wiU.be 52 y 10a with one of th,
-i,uoat modern fronts obtainable for a
,
ilonortmpni J5tnrf
rir. - - : ,
H. rauerson, uub uj. licnuci wn
vjlle's leading merchants has been in
conference with architect E. G. ' Still-
for tue bulldinp
and. MrGudgef. has agreed to build a
vltaTiit.A the needs of a modern
-r J....," ,V7- TOni ,
The building, it is said, will be one
in tne way oi ugut, uu
vemences
Mr. Patterson announced, last wm
terthat the owners - xf "hisTresent
stand would make - improverrients hut
they have been abandoned as farlasMr.
Patterson is concerned. He expects 10 j Murray, Elbert Murray, Elizabeth Fae
occupy his new home the early part of rarn Earle Huggins. ' ' J.
the summer.
The actual work will -JbiefcLn this !
wek or next in moving the Old Fa w-" :
kins home to the" rear of the lot., TMs
house is one of the landmarks of the
titty ' and - will be remodeled into a.
h?pdsome boarding house. Mrs. L. M.
Mempad will manrrc the boarding
when completed.
'Hie second sorv of the new depart
ment store will-be devoted to office
i ims in' front and modern flats in the
'l 1 1 1 V
rpar na'cony wmuuws wm w uocv
mXe side next Fourth avenue and
f the
wiT1(1nwa
x lie rt: w hi Lin i'
?Tirt two main entrances besides a
- - Via frrir)f f th hmidine
stair way on the front of the building
FLAT ROCK NEWS.
Flat Rock, Feb. 26. Washington's
birthday was celebrated by th Flat
Rock graded school with a public ex
ercise beginning at 8 p .m. A num.
ber of patriotic hymns were sung and
a recitation. bv Miss fWtrude FolHngs
worth was given. The principal fea
ture of. the program was a very able
and insniring address given by Supt.
C E Blackstock of Henderson v'lle, the
subject of which was "America the
fniff tw nf ihPi World." He was
.iMciui'h vw v- .
j I to th. aud.ence by pr tncja.
ivicitii'h
v fi. Hraaiev in a
words. Supt. Blackstock's remarks
caught the attention of the audience
fmm ttm time he began sneakine and
held their closest attention until the
very last word had been snoken, Jt
was considered to be one of the very
het addresses ever given here.
The following have oeen neiuuer ctu-
sent nor tardy:
2nd grade Mabel Edney and Robr
ert Bell. a -
3rd Grade Geraldean Edney.
4th Grader-Martin Garren and Ger.
trude;Hollingsworth.
5th Grade "Arnold Edney.
6th Grade Carl Drake.
7th Grade Claude Kilpatrick.
' 9th Grade Dolly Brookshire and
Nellie "Pearce. -
SET FBEK.
Monday Through Madrid.
Washington. Feb.
nnin fntnres
26 One of the
of the interna-
x..i oitnntinn was c,
Josenh A xfent:T-'rid that the
Yarowdale prisoners had been reicas
Jd Ambassador Willaid said the
American sailors had been freed .by
oSSSSon February 16 but gave no
further details. v' . , , ' -
V
Union waieuuu" , " .
cash.-;- . ..X;X--. '
FIRST GRADE B. .
.Miss Mamie Briggs Teacher,. -;
Per cent of attendanceX 74.
dumber, of visitors 2. -Honor
Roll Samuel Barnett, Anita
Cawthon; Asksah. Chapin,-Stokes if'ul--
ler. 'Marion.. Freman, Charles -Israel,
arion.. Freman, Charles -Israel,
elina Justice, Henry Kihg.lCath-
Evan?
rine Reese, - . . ' X
' -FIRST GRADE A.' .
; Miss Lois Edwards. Teacher.
Per cent of a,ttendance-D7.1
. Wnnnr T? nil William Bacon. Floyd
Gallamore, Reginald Hill, Billy SertcX !
oX" TPnhinn Brooks. Car..:
ter Freeze, Fannie Justice, Nell Jones,.
Vera- Orr, Katherine Penland, En ily
Wetherfdrd Johnnie Mas Stanley
SECOND GRADE B. , !
Miss Anna Crowdrer, Teacher.
; '
Per cent of atendance 97.. ' .. .
. Honor Roil William Freeze. Feins
Hill, Frank Israel ) Paul Jones, . Ralph
Jone3, Leonard Lewis, VvTayne Thorn
ton, Murray Brooks, Maud Hyder, Ora
Hill, Thelma Miller, Rlora Reid, Jeah
nette Balle.
SECOND GRADE A; ,
Mrs? Ethel Tatterson. Teacehr. ,
Per cent "of attendance 791.64. t .
Number of -1sit6rsX2. f
Honor Roll Joe . Byers Juliet Car
son. Eerton Ehringhaus Syble Gar- ;
ley, Emily Sargent, St. Clair Guice.
THIRD GRADE tj:,;', .
Miss Mattie Stansel. Teacher.
Per cent of attendance 94.
Number of' visitors 12.
Honor Roll Kay Orr.
THIRD GRADE A ,
Mrs. J. F. Preeze, Teacher (Miss Pau
line Williams, substitute.)
Per cent. of attendance 90. - ..v,.,,.c"ppix.s1ucc;v
Numbe rof visitors 2. -
TTnnnr T?n1T Riifh" Havr.fis,' V:thel
FOURTH GRADE.
Mi?s Grssie Dotson, Teacher.
Per cent of attendance 95.23.
Number of visitors 7.
Honor Roll Frances Bacon, Clair
"Rv.rdptto. Gp.nren Chanin. Louise
.-iU .v with Vrnnirins fihftries
iv.-ntX 'tm TiTafthow rnriPtnn
SooScd, Ktaharine Valentine. Sarah''
Valentine, Leon Wetmur. Marie wu -
kins, Boyce Whitmire.'
FIFTH GRADE !
Per cent of attendance-96.3. -
Number of visitors-3.
Honor Roll Myrtle Barnett, Edna
Byers, Mildred Calvert, Helen Drafts,
Nelle Morris, Alliene Wilkins, Carlton
Clouse, Thomas Freeman, Glenu Pat
terson, Frank Read.
SIXTH GRADE. ,
Miss Gladys Hodges, Teacher. .
Per cent ofatteridance 92.4.
Honor Roll Myrtice Brooks, Chrls
tince Justice, Richard Levin.
SEVENTH GRADE.
Miss Rosa Edwards, Teacher.
Per cent of attendance 97.
Honor Roll Ben Brown, Edward
Patterson, Cameron Shipp, Edgar
Moore, Ruth Black, Nettie Gray, Den
holm" Reid, Beulah Trice, Mary Orr.
. HIGH SCHOOL REPORT.
EIGHTH. GRADE.
Miss Bessie Jordan, Teacher. J
Per cent of attendance 95.9.
Numbe rof visitors 1.
Honor Roll.
Name. Average Mark
Roberta Broks 96.25
Myrtle Chapel 95,25
Helen Grant - 94.25.
Helen Lance.. .' 95.25
Donna V. Laughter 97.25
Ruth Wetmur . ..92.50 '
NINTH GRADE.
Miss Connie Morrow, "Teacher.
Per cent of attendance 99.1,
. Honor Jtoll.
Name Average Mark
Annette Brooks 95
Bertha Jamison . 96
Eleanor Plank., X 97
Alletta Plank . 99
Garland" Sherman.: ; 100
TENTH GRADE.
Miss .Bessie Steedman, Teacher.
Per cent of attendance 95.40.
Number of visitors 9. - X
Honor Roll.
Name Average Mark
Vada B. Orr 95.8O
Minnie Patterson.! " 94.16
Helen Whitfield. ;
Zollar Reese 94 2
ELEVENTH GRADE
Miss Bessie Steedraan, Teacher.
Per cent of attendance 97.7. .
Honor Roll.
Name X . Average Mark
Frank Bly X -96.6 '
Gaither Briggs 96
Nell Garren.. 95
Horace Gray IIII92.6
Willie Lou Jordan .-X 96
R, M. Oates returned Tuesday f rqm
T ; ..
man Rosalie Case. Una ShiDmah L'l- he held in the directors
Han Jnstinp RrnV?nn f!temv Fiizahfttli 5 -First : Bank & .Trust,;
yearly 83f : 00 Paid Out In Eight Tears
to Local Stockholders.
TO 01 SE1V SERIES TS APRIL.
, ; ' "
1
-With'thi third series maturing last
week - amo inting .to' over $14,000 The
Laborer's .Huilding and Loan- associa
tion JiasprJd out in cash and cancelled
mortgar5cs nearly $50,000 to Hender-.
s?uuuu,s uuxio,
' . i -t . , . ?t J S A7- 3 a1!..
eight j ears -of its existence.
" The chu:;ding and loan ja
. jissociation j
rmiTiet in
, X - m, , . 'C . i
stitution lor Hendersonvilie. and is be-
1 ingatror 'zed by all classes of people
of the cif y and county. The offi-
cers are io"al men and with.the excenr
tion of -t ie office of secretary and
treasurer there has been no change
since the organization in March 1909.
When P. JV- Patton, resignd last year
H. A,: Stlip;. teller .of. the. First Bank
Trust Jcompany was elected in his
place. MfXtepp-. has had active
charge of" the association during the
past year; -
fivpr sprpntv five houses hate been ;
built throu'sli the help of the building would not begin to meet the needs of
and loan Association and the ""number the twentieth' century.- - These things
is increasigr rapidly. zaturajly fqilow in tlie wake of an ..ad
- A new series will be opened the last Vincirig century. These things natur
of April. this year and, it is predicted - y follow in the wake of an advanc.
that more' s'JSck- will- be taken during '3 civilization necessary-expenses.5p
vand previo series. . -VThe. fact Uhst:
. three ser'e's'liave 'aiready. matured VviLV
Jr-X
wiirtid as' a- sreat- factor
pio3Soti
Sarins
lumber of applicanl3
room of
qompany,
a:ch 13, 1917.
WISS SCHOLARSHIP.
Lanirford Anderson, of Savannah, Ga-
Wlns $100 Scholarship for Correct
Answer for SchooL
' Several
months ago Rev. George
Wright announced throughout
the
South that he would give a free tuition
to'tte. Camp "school he was going to
begin this summer to the 'boy who
Eave the correct answer as to what
ho word Chimrok stood for. jung
Langford Anderson, 1002 Drayton
wreei, oavumian, wi, " y
vere quite a number of answers re
ceived by Mr. Wright.
SENSATIONS DEVELOP ... :
AT ELECTION HEARING.
C. A. Dickey Freely States That He
Presided" at the Congressional
Ballot Box Ellas Causes Stir.
- Asheviile, "Feb. 26. The Britt hear
ing here' today developed a number of
?. sensations, chief among which was the
! statement of C. A. Dickey, a wealthy
Republican of Black Mountain, and
candidate for county commissioner
J last fall, who freely stated that he
j '"presided" at the congressional ballot
; box. giving as his reason that Jpseph
Kinsey, a Democratic judge of election
had been indicted in Craven county for
alleged 'election frauds and they were
afraid to trust him. O. L. Shelton ot
Black Mountain, another Republican,
testified that he caught a Democratic
poll holder' trying, to slip two Demo
cratic tickets in a box.
-These statements followed the testi
mony of Don S. Elias, Congressman
elect Weaver's manager, and chairman
of the Buncombe board of elections.
He said that he had 'Suggested to a
make out "amended and supplemental"
returns wherethey had found unmark
ed 'ballots. This, 33 the first time that
any Democrat has admitted suggesting
or advising any of the much talkec
about "supplemental" returns and the
w?r rf6 TrS Ver " todAy"l
William McDowell, Democratic reg.
admitted that he lived and voted in the
fourth precinct while he served as reg'
istrarfor the first. Congressman-
elect Weaver announced today that he
had appointed W. L. Hardin, of Way-
nesville, as his private secretary; Mr.
Hardin will assume his new duties
March 4. The position pays $1,500 a
-m
StkTKtOEIGE
POULTRY LN COLD MUKAGL.
. -T o, r i
-Chicago, Feb. 24. Investigators
of the police department, in taking a
census of food supplies here today,
found in storage at one refrigerating
company's plant two million pounds
of poultry, and 900,000 pounds of but-
ter, Desiaes canoaus 01 meat, usu auu
. ...
nyyxicom .. . v . 1
'
(By Burgess & Joyner.)
The Supreme" Court handed down,
Wednesday afternoon, a decision which
is of great interest to the towns and
Icities of the State. In the case" , of
Swindell vs. the Tpvn of Bellhaven,
Beautfort County, the decision of the
lower court was a rmed and the Su-
i preme court held that a cityor town
may issue bonds for the construction
of water works, electric lights and
sewerage systems, without having sub
mitted the question to poular votr4
This decision has an important effect
upon a legislative act of 1911 that pro-
yieted specincally' that mnnisipalities
might issue bonds for public utilities,
but that the bond issue, must be. sub
mitted to a vote of the people. The
decision rests upon a general legisla
tive Acl of 1915 that authorizes cities
land towns to issue bonds ft5r necessary
purposes, witnout a popular vote. The
The decision, therefore, meatus tSat
vater works; electric lights and sew.
are municipal necessaries and.
tneretore, -tne., act of 1915 as, to these
improvements modifies the act of 1911.
The court states through Judge Brown,
"But it is contended that the words
''necessary expenses' in the act of 1915
refer only to the current annual ex
pense, of conducting ' the municipal
government and do not embrace such
expenditures as to those made for elec
tric lights, water works and sewerage
.hese , being here, luxuries. , They
might have been so regarded many
years ago in their incipiency; but the
luxuries o one generation have ' be
come the necessities of anotXr. What
would have sufficed for oJr'aiicsstors
r mean expenses. for-4 purposes. ab:
to the existence of
a raunisipality,"
Xn the, case of theState vs.-Ed Bur-'
netteX appeaed . f6mPasquotan:: the
other decision of much" interest "to" mu
nicipalities, as well as -to the trial jus
tice of every; desre'e in the State. Bur.
nette was convicted of having "liquot,
in his possession for sale and'was sen
tenced to- a term on the roads. Sen-
pence was suspended on condition that
ne appear every three months to show
lfod hehavior. At the end of the fiTst
mree monms, ne met the trial justice Usury the powers delegated that body
on the street and was told that "it was by. e Constitution of the United
all right, and he :ould go.' Thinking-, states 1 Would that It could be read
that this excused him from any further by every man and woman in this
appearance,' he: failed to appear at ne . country.
end of the second three months, and The. question of" woman suffrage.br
soon thereafter was arrested, taken to Vr0hiDition,'have been referred by Con
the office of the trial justice and or- gres Bfo the people. Why not submit
deredto-jail to serve out the original to their final arbitrament the question
sentence; which was now put in forqe. of war with the central powers, a quesJ
tie Drougnt a writ or naoeas corpus
ctiiu tut; utjuitu tueitjui-was uruugui to
the Supreme court for review. That
court holds -that the trial justice had
no power to declare that the condi
tions of the suspension had not been
fulfilled and to put into operation "the
sentence, without first having called a
regular session'Of his court and having
given the defendant an opportunity, to
be 'heard in his defense. Justice
Brown, writing the opinion, says : "Tiie
court must act as a court and. not
merely the individual which is appoint
ed by law to preside over it. The de.
fendant'was entitled to a public hear
ing in. the court and this he has not
had.'?. " '
One of the most interesting points
of this case is that the court affirms
the power of a justice to suspend a
sentsnce. The Supreme court of the
United States has recently decided
(Ex parte U. S., ' Petitioner, U. S. Su
preme Court, October Term 9916, No.
11 Original) that a federal judge has
no power to suspend a sentence. The
state courts have differed on this
point; but it is the North Carolina rule
that our judges do have inherent pow
er to suspend a sentence, it remaining
for the present, case to qualify the
power of putting the sentence into op
eration again. '
State vs. Coon McGlammery, appeal- I
!'.
d from Wilkes county, presents U;e
unusual situation of a court refusing,
to agree with counsel in the concession
.of a case to the opponent. The de
fendant, a negro, the only one In Jhis
i section, was indicted or fornication
and adultery with a white woman alid
QO vWX nnn -iTmmnfM ovi-
the state in their brief on the appeal,
; expresBly admit tnat; in their opinion,
the evidence is not sufficient to support
the conviction and, therefore, do cot
ask the Supreme court to sustan it.
But the court refUges- to agree with
j this opinion of COUnsel and odlhs that,
in its opinion, the evidence is suffi-
I cient to sustain a conviction. Thus
U "acton of . the court went beyond
wnat was desired by counsel for either
' side of the case. . . X
, Mann vs. Mann, appeal from Hyde
Counyt decides a question of interest
one ahouj which there has xbeen
1 som -doub-liameiy that a widow who
I 0? ninA M.ol imhAatriv
her e&r's allowance" 6f $300.00 frpjn
.
Continued on Page 8.) ,
. . -
President Wilson Goes . in
Person Bfef ore Congress
and Asks Authority, to
Take Fateful Next Step in
Submarine Defence.
Washington, Feb. 26. Full and com- ..
plete authority to take the fateful .;
"next step" in the German crisis was
demanded of Congress today by Presi-,
dent Wilson. A grimly silent joint 4
session listened intently at the Presi
dejit demanded the power ..to place the v
United States on a basis of "armed ;
"neutrality" to meet the German cam:
paign of submarine ruthlessness. De
claring that he did not propose or con
template war, the President asked the
omninouslv - attentive representatives.
of the people of the United States to
do these things: . . .
. "That you authorize, me to supply '
our merchant ships yith defensive
arms, should that become necessary,
and with the means of using them, and
to employ any other instrumentalities
cr methods that may be necessary and
sdequate to protect our ships. and our
people in their legitimate and peaceful
pursuits on the seas.
j ;., "That you will grant me a su cient
rrpdit. to pnable me to provide adequate ,
meaps of protection where they . are
Iacking'( including adequate insurance
against the present 'war-risks." .'
JUDGE U. G. EWART WHITES
LETTER I?f CHICAGO NEWSPAPER.
Was One cf Many Submitted on Timely
: Subject and Printed Judge
1 . ' J alios Case. ' . l
n '" -i ."' . ' " t.V-
" Judge: Hamilton 'G.Ewart. who has
been in the city ot Chicago for the past
few months has been.Jtieard from. He
is novr interested as one of the.coun- .
gel for, the plaintiff i na big suit in the
V. B. Circuit court involving a half
million of dollars against the .Chicago "
Guarantee Trust company, a fifteen -million
vrconcnV f Thje;.v;Lincoln Park,
?ssion and other defendants. '
lXTh4sisuitH?ilttxac
oye rme United states ' w. . .
.'The letter -which was written by
Judge E wart is as printed below:
j i,. - Favors War Bef erendnm. :
Editor the Chicago Examiner:
What a splendid editorial is inai
which aoeared Wednesday In the Ex-
aminer! What a terrific arraignment
om congress in permitting Lansing to
tion Which overshadows, these great
Questions?
The great masses of Our people, the
plain, sensible-thinking beople in this,
country, men and women, are unalter
abl yopposed to a war on a hitherto
friendly, power bcause "a handful of
reckless adventurers calling them-
selves Americans, or equally seinsn
an dunscrupulous shippers of war mu- '
nitions choose to enter a war zone es
tablished by the central powers as a.
retaliatory measure against the star
ration ' blockade instituted by Great
Britain. 4
The writer of this article has ho
German blood in his veins, is a south-;
erner by birth an deducation, and lost
every one of his name in' the war be
tween the states. He wa sthe first
man in the state to offer hi sservices
to the Governor to raise a company to
eriilst in the National Guafd if the
President should call for volunteers
when war was threatened with Mexico
over the Columbus incident, but, In
common with thousands of his fellow
citizens m the Sosth, most earnestly
protests against any declaration of
war oh the part of this government
against the central powers. . ..
If war must come let us have a refer- -endum.
There are no more patriotic
people in the world today tha nthe
American farmer and the American la
borer. Let the bone and sinew of this
ountr ysettle this momentous question
at the ballot box; and make no mis-take--if
they are permitted to settle
it it will be settled right.
Chicago, Feb. 15. H. G. E
COUXTY C03EHETEMEXT .
CONTEST SUBJECT..
Subject for -essay contest in county
commencement will be "S'omeof the-'
Most Potent Factor sin Rural. 'School
Development."
Maximum number of words to! ho
used in essay 1500. Any boy or girl
of school ase who ha been in attend-;
a nee upon the public schools of the ,
county during the present school year
may contest, provided he or she has
not taken a medal for same. ' Further
information may be had by applying
at the county superintendent's office.
Prof. George. W. White, treasurer of
Guilford College, died suddenly at
Greensboro Wednesday afternoon, foL.
; ttflrV nf ariitp Indigestion.
: lowing an attacK 01 acme maiae-uoi