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1 : 4 t 1 I THE HUSTLER Henderson County's . . - lome '. Paper ' r Hendersonville. Fastest growing city in the mountains. HETIDERSONVILUv N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1917 PRICE FIVE CENTS VOL. XXIV. NO. 14 lira mm HGMllOUSAf it Jtii : . - v. ; - J Wmm ill EOT rare mm:m y t ETI mm " C . r fv t"N '.'7it i i 'ii i i '.;!ncndeiii Cownfy TTfll JflavB to Feed Pmcrranr Arcanged tor.Dig lay ror ocnooi vmiaren i itscif next Yea--citv lots ire- Judge Pritchatd to Speak. The third annual county commence ment promises to surpass anything held of its kind in Hendersonville. Superintendent- Shitle has spent a. crreat deal of his time during the past few montas anu uas uu -" sistance of a great many teacner ui. the county in preparing for this event Promptly at 10:00 Friday, April 27, the grand parade will be held on Main street, where hundreds of chil dren. Teachers, trustees, with an array of floats and flags, will march: Judge J. ... Pritchard, the principal speaker, will address a vast audience in the big Browning tent at 11 a. m. Judge Pritchard is well known in Henderson county and needs no in troduction. The seventh grade declamation and recitation contest will be held in the city hall from 1:30. to 3 in the after noon. From 3 to 4 p. m. the music contest MANY EMPLOYEES LEAVE FOR WORK IN MUNITION PLANT Veins CvtrJvated. Miss Kuth Law Back in Chicago Powder Concern Makes. $10,000 er Hour in Profits. K . . . From Our Own Special Correspondent ' ChicagoApril 23. Mrs (Margaret Langster recently convicted in the Circuit court of New York and sentenced to a term of im prisonment in the Bridewell prison for disseminating birth control doc trines is in the city and will lecture tomorrow " night at Orchestra Hall. Unlike New York there are no statutes in this state forbidding the public discussion of such subjects. Mrs. Langster is a woman of great accom plishments refined and cultivated, a fine speaker, and very much jn earn est in the subject she discusses . She will establish a clinic in the city. ! K.wherA she will have the backing and between tne county scuouis wm n--PTnMlt nrnnv of the leadine 1( held in the court house. . womell in the city, who are strong ad- A spelling contest wil ltake place . vocates of birth control between the hours of 4 and 5:30, after The people of Hendersonville must plant more gardens ' this Tear than ever before. There is no doubt in the minds of even the conservative people that the prices of food stuff1 will be higher this summer than any time since'lhe civil war. 'A prominent citizen said the other day that it vas a blessed thing that cotton and tobacco could not be raised in this section, and that food products could be raised in abundance, provided all the available lands were cultivated. It is a noticeable fact that a vast.M9n- majority of tie lots in Hendersonville have been, and are now being plowed. Henderson county is going to have to feed itself next year, and many of the farmers are now planting with that idea in view. The' scarcity of feeds has caused the county to be shorter on cattle this year, than it has been for a long time. It Is said, that a person wanting a good milch cow, is obliged to go out of the county to get one. . . . JSTayor Brok Issues Orders for Free .Garbage Wagen for. Three Days ;;J Next 'Week. J'j Clean up days will be next .Tuesday, Wednesday and .Thursday. "Mayor Brooks announces that on these days tie city will conduct a garbage wagon free- of charge. . All rubbage, garbage aijd trash could be placed . in a box, barrel, or pile conviently located for the city wagon, wnioh can be secured by phoning 112. , f Clean up days have been observed in Hendersonville for several years. It is urged by the city officials that every body take advantage of the offer of the free garbage wagon and see that their. premises are m perfect sanitary condi- which certificates, medals aad" prizes will be awarded. The high school recitation and de clamation contest will be held at 8 p. m. Friday night, after which a (quar tette will render several selections. The following is a list of those who expect to enter the various contests and also a detailed program of the County Commencement furnished by Prof. W. S. Snitle: 1:30 P. M. 7th Grade, Declamation and recitation contest. . 4 ' . Kecitetions Tanie Condry Molly. Helen Jones Mrs. Wiggins ' ot the cabbage patch. Bonnie Greenwood. Declamations-Willis Brittain. Loy Poole Mothers of Men. - ; Kecitation Flora Murray College oil cans." v-"::" " z -:" . Under the 8th grade under 15 years of age. ' .- , .,' Recftatiosis Viola Hollingsworth The widow Malone's pig. Irene Mitchell Temperance. Burnette Pit- tillo Lasca. Syble Capps Naughty t:a11 T.ouisft Posev Angelina, Hazel Shepherd Who knows the most? Helen Johnson Seeln things at night Rosa Drake Aunt Polly'B George Washington. Reba Orr. Pear Whit aker The challenge. Marie Fletch erPolly's surprise party. . TWIamations Marion Willis The South that is to be. Brannon ; West all The Survivors of Bunker . Hill. William Slatery The blessedness of work. Lloyd Ward Burr Rabbitt and his cow. Durah Kilpatrick Seein things at night, 1 Raymond Al lison Seven little oupies. John Al laert Courtney Bettie and the Bear. Robertson Cathey How Cyrus laid tahip, Atholl Edwards Our country. - . music Coxites1. rhrriia nnfl auartette music. Dana Ralfour East Flat Rock quartette.. Valley Hill, Mills River, Tuxedo, quartette. Spelling CPntest, . Erline Floyd. Erline King Doran Pace. Lruke Sinclair, Mossie Jonea, Bettie Corpening, Ola Bane, Lillle Summy. Allie Drake, Flora- Murray, Loy Poole. Margaret Allen, 8 P. 3L High Schoel Declamation; and v Recitation Contest. - Recitations Ethel Long Watching the Sparking, Ruth Livingston The two Runaways. Nellie Slatery Tne two Martyrs. Flora Pace Lasca Elmer Johnson Choosing a Profes sion. Ruby Edwards The First Set tlers Story. Thelma Andrews--A Soldier's Reprieve.. VernonTVaters Uncle Josh tn New York. " Beelamatiens J. C. Brittain Amre ican Citizenship. Jesse Bell A place for the Country Boy. John' Fisher The Old South and the New. Ernest Powell Eulogy of Henry W. Grady. Many of the largest meat packing houses as well as other large manu facturing concerns of this city are losing their employees to such an ex tent as to seriously embarrass their operations. This is caused by the immense demand for and high prices paid by the munitions of war facto ries. It is not surprising that these concerns welcomed war with the Cen tral Powers. The du Pont Powder v.crks is capitalized at two hundred ciiH forty millions. It is worth at the price the stock is now selling eight hundred millions. Last year the profits were $10,000 an hour for every day in the year. Every month more than even hundred million and for the year ninety millions. j Before the war the number of em- l ployees were: 5,000. , Now more ; tna,n 50,000 are employed. ; Immense sums have been paid out In dividends, and the stockholders have Jiterally piled up millions of dollars. Now that the United States and allies are in me market for powder and shells, to con duct a lone and bloody war, this great corporation, only one of many in tne United States will possibly double their profits of last year. Chicago, in a few days will become the greatest training school for avia- 'tors in the United States. Here is to Sbe located the government training school where hundreds will be taught the art or nying, yreyaiawij w iwt, sent to the war zones. I Miss Ruth Law. the young woman who has the recora or me iousw flight ever made is a "resident of this city She haa just returned from the front In France. We here she made several flights over the battle fields of Arras. Lens and other points. She 's a demure, quiet little body, but she is unagrald and has nerves of sha iLn tendered her services iCIiOt , " . TTrHtoH States government. vw U " w ivvu Your Country Is In Need Of You COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM AT FRUITLAND INSTITUTE. Over 1 500 1 Attended Sunday Night-Big Choir and ' " Splendid Sermons are Heard, POLK-HENDERSON ' w HIGHWAY TO GET SUM OF $10,000 28th 8:00 p. m. m. Fort Monroe ,Va., April 21. Jefferson said. "It proves more forcibly the necessity of obliging, every citizen to be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans and must be that of any free state. Our attention should unremittingly be fixed oh the safety of our country. For a. people who are free and mean to remain so, & well organized and armed, militia is their best security.'' Far from being a characteristic of Imperialism, universal military serr vice is the J very ' cornerstone "of De mocracy. .. . j Where the liberties of the people are the one inspiration of govern ment; the people must be trained and ready to defend these liberties. Yo have an organization close at hand and you owe it your support. It canoot exist without your service. Lieut Wiltshire Griffith is the Com manding officer, of the artillery com pany and will have you examined and enl sted if you wil! apply to him. . Sincerely, . R. V. LAPP. Captain N. C N. G. f, Saturday, April Aluicale. - i ! Sunday, April 29th 11:00 a. . m. Baccalaureate sermon by Rev. Francis M. Huggins, Belmont, N. C. . - S:00 P. M. Sacred concert bv B. Y. P. U's. ;. t -Wednesday, May 2, 8:00 p. Expression contest. i Thursday, May 3rd 10:30 a Declamation contest. ) 2:30 p. m. Senior class day exer cises. 3:30 p. m. Art exhibit.' r 4:00 p. m. Meeting of Alumni. 7. 8:00 p. m. Oratorical contest. Vv Friday, May 4th 9:00 a. m. Meet ing of Board of Trustees. .r 11:00 a' .m. Literary Address by Re. W. F. Powell. D. D., Chattaooga, Tenn. 12:00 m,- and-medals. Announcements. Seior Class Minnie Bagwell, Moore Bradley, Willa . Bridges, Florence dapps, John Hoke Flack, Gladys Ham ilton.1 George C. Hedden. Roy E. Johnson. Willie JOnes. - Walter F. Justus Senator Jastice Received Word That the Highway Commissioners Have Alloted This Alnount to Polk. Hendersonville will share indirect ly in ah appropriation allotted to Polk county by the state highway commission which met in Raleign2 last Monday. . Ten thousand dollars will be ap propriated to the highway in 'Polk county leading ffom Columbus thru Tryon to the Henderson county line. This work will begin at an early date according to a letter received by Sen ator J. F. Justice from Senator Ben ehan Cameron, who is chairman c)f the committee of public roads, of the 1917 legislature. Patriotic Mass Meeting By Colored Citizens , of Kendersonv -Awarding of diplomas An euthusiastic mass meeting was held at the court house Tuesday night April 17th, by the colored people. - A splendid crowd was present. - V. M. Robinson, chairman of the meeting called the house to order, seated me object of. the meeting, emphasizing, the importance of coming together to give expressions of allegiance to the un uunisaed tiatg of the nation and loyal ty to tne President of the 'United btates. - ; ' . '"-sK ALderica" was sung as never , pe- Fully fifteen hundred .people at tended the 'Sunday night services of the Browning-Ctamberlain . meeting ! Two services are being held dally and those held in the morning are compar-' atively well . atended, while at night the' big tent is full. v : Mr. Chamberlain is busy ' training one hundred and twenty-fiye voices for the choir. Popular re vial music is being used making the song services one of the principal features of the meetings, . Mr. Browning has met with a hearty co-operation f rom . the people of this community. , They like his' style anT manner ,nd on all sides can be heard very favorable comments. - A large number of the merchants of the city are closing their stores during the hour between 10 and 11 . o'clock, at the time of the ' morning services. ' . The cottage prayer meetings axe benisr held all over the city, and those who are not attending are urged to do so in their respective vicinity. Practically all the churches of the city are co-operating: in this revival. I 411 . . i: a . J v v Illy : services have been discontinued in the ai wus cuuicues Qunug tms-meemi4. Sunday morning services will be held in the different churches and no ser vice will be held in the tent until 3:30 in the afternoon. ' The choir is ' being, assisted by a number of instrumental musicians. Two pianos re, being used. -" BtOCnATIC ' CONyETIO a : O"BrHEia"TOIfI0lIT 1 1 11 Ilendersoniille Democrats Will JTanie a City Ticket at the City HaU Tonight. A call to the democrats of Hender sonville is made officially in another column of this paper. Four aldermen and a mayor are to be nominated to night for the coming election, May 8th. A number of citizens ihave- been spoken of for aldermen, and the race for the nominations will more than likely be liely one. Mr. Brooks will be nominated for mayor by acclamation. Every democrat is urged to be present. a Mia Success MESS WESLEY BIBLE CLASS . " ' 8 OFFEBS PRIZES TO BOTS. Believing In preparedness and de sirous of seeing as many of the vacant lots of the city put under cuHivation. the Men's Wesley Bible class of the Methodist church,; has offered three prizes in gold! to the Methodist boys ot Hendersonville who will raise the TXAtntruxx and Corn on a lot ox 9 fact . - .i' Old a. - . . - ... j The prizes -will be i4 in Kwawr the first prize, and $10 and $5.00 Jn gold.fpr the second and third prizes. The ages of the boys entering the con test Sre to be" fr 1 to '16 years, cr ai-r at neven boys have given in their names and at least ten will have Was Women of the fFirst N. C. District of Federated Clubs Here Last Saturday. TACATIOKS HIGHT BE SPEIfT OX FABMS. a Ail to enter if the contest is ueiu. Methodist boys between the ages spec ified wishing to join wm piea In their names; at once to the president of the class, v - MARKET GABDENING. Shipman Gives Schoel Boys Tip as to TYhere They Might "Sow r Their BIV . Commissioner M. L. Shipman;- in connection with the movement for in creasing the production of food stuffs in this State is getting out a letter to the editors of North Carolina urging them to co-operate in an effort to se cure an effective distribution of labor. His dCDartment has no funds on which to operate an employment bureau.land his suggestions Is for the town and country people to get together to keep the farms, where shortage of labor is already keenly felt, supplied with sufficient help j to raise more feed crops. : . - , V- The most striking of his sugges tions is that the schools be asked to consider this question and that, .the tvigh school- boys seriously' reflect on spending their . vacations - at iarm work. . - . ' The Commissioner's letter which fits m with the work of the- food' com mission, will be sent to every news paper In the State aV soon as It" can be mailed out Baleigh Evening Times, April 17. , ; With more than 200- visltinsc club women present, .the- fourth annual rec-! procity meeting" of; the federated clubs of the first North Carolina district j was held Saturday in this clty the Woman's Club entertaining the con vention. Splendid reports, excellent addresses, and a harmonious desire to work , jfpr the betennent v of . the . fhoie district - marked the meeting, which was the largest ever held by the fed erated clubs of the district Members from Tryon and Brevard who arrived first, were taken for. an automobile ride through the historic FTal Rock section and with the arrival of the Carolina Special, which brought the delegates from Asheville and . other point 8 en route, aside from those who made the trip in autos,-the cenven- tion assembled at the Kentucky Home: where an informal reception for the visiting members-was- held. At 12:30 o'clock, the delegates present sat down to an elaborate luncheon in' a "To meet this emergency, will re quire organization and the shrewdest plans. It will also require sacrifice A large share of the responsibility. ... . -1 tTio frordeners of the Wo must not fall in this 1 dining room elaborately decorated by country. - . .. . . . --n , - m.. il. the most critical period in tne msiory of our country. Plan for a larger area of late sweet cornel' variety like Stowell's Ever ereen Is an enormous producer, under conditions. JJjvery loui kvltorj a large supply of ? fSi his own table and audplus for sale -Tl lT Watts in National Stock man and Farmer. - V - , Plant potatoes, v It's peat crop for war times. Plant on cTover sod Plant- early, i Plant carefully. Be ready for the bugs.' Better buy poi- son now. . BED CBOSS CHAFTEB. V.. . . Kr-n.nrall TThftDter Of D. It now looks .. as if the conscription plan pf selective - draft' vill , pas in , congress . - : i":..r--r'.- v-;x i, y, hifrt)mhorrttJrf chased for five jnilesr by- the Gepnan -sea, raider, Seeadler, off the coast of Brazil on April 12th. ' '1 . President Wilson formerly received the British minister of foreign affairs,; Arthur Balfour, and the)? members of the British commissioners, which ar rived here a few days ago. .The 1 French commission includes,' Marshall Jofffe, and former premier 'Vivinani, arrived in the United States on Tues day. ' , - .,. .' :;i I y,y'. Great Britain "received two hundred million dollar loan as a part of the three billion dollar, the United States will make to the foreign allies. the lnucheon : committee of the wo inan's club of Hendersonville, the hos tess ciUD or tne convention. , y I' Following the luncheon, Mrs. Theo dore, F.i Malloy. of Asheville, called the business meeting to order at the opera house. Mrs. Michael Schenck, president of the Woman's club of Hen dersonville. : welcomed the. t guests in her. characteristic cordial manner - and Mrs Malloy desponded oh behalf 6t the visiting delegates. ,The following club presidents then made the! rrepQrts: Mrs. T. C. Smith, for the Current Literature club, of Asheville;. Miss Elizabeth Bernard, for the Friday Book club, of Asheville; Mrs, J. W. Wolfe, for the History ciud. of Asheville: Mrs. Chester Brown, for fht TraYftlers club of Asheville; Mrs. w j rrneke. for the Woman's club, of ronvllie la tiow working Ashellle ;Mrs. T. J.' Harktns. for the Hendersonville is no Asheville4. Mrs. VSta IjMi ladies ate .Costn; for the Time and Tide" club for. tms cowatj .t,.,. .-. rJniiftkncr. for the Li. X a "X 'III" I ILL n W " . 1HV v n 1 1 -. - -. - . Asheville; Mrs C N. Trowbridge.- for the Mathatasiaa club. Brevard: Mrs. T." S. ' SWpmah. for the Wednesday club,-Brevard; Mrs. Broad foot, for the Woman's Betterment as sociation. Bleak Mountain i Mts; Lil lian Frye, for the Friendly, Dzen, Bryson City; Mrs. J. T. Bailee, for the Woman's club, - Canton; Mrs Sarle Grady ,f orthe : Lanier clua-- Tryon ; Mrs William Sydney- Porter; for - the U ility club, Boyd's 1 chapel ; Mrs. Michael Schenckr for the Woman's club, Hendersonville. Followiu; thtse reports, whiih cave a comprehensive' report of club ac-: exhausted tlvities during the past year, a splen did paper on "Government," prepared by Hiden Ramsey, of Asheville was read by Mrsi. Charles Malcom Piatt, who led a round table discussion on this subject Mrs. Lila Ripler Barn well, also read a paper on the' same subject, ;. Miss Grace Jones, of Asheville, then gave-a . most gratifying report of the endowment fund provided by the state federation for educational purposes. Thfl delegates nresent then took up various important business matters, anddecide'd that the district chairman will' be elected by the convention in future Instead of being appointed by the state president - ' 'Mrs. J. W " Houston, ot .Asheville. In the -name of the federated clubs of AsheUle extended an invitation for the next annual reciprocity meeting to be held .in Asheville, and tne invi tation was - accepted anna mucn ap plause. . . : . . , ' . ' One of the most enjoyame ieiuiCO of the program was the excellent ren dition of van DyKe s iamous pucm. "America For Me" by Miss Susie Hun ter, of Asheville; ; . - - . Following the business session the ladies were taken to Fasslfern, where they were entertained at tea by toe faculty;. The young; ladles ot the school sangseveral, selections for the fore. Kev.T.J, Da via. prayed for tne s peacet happiness' and prosperity of, the Avorld; . ''j.-'-i-.y-- y-:- 'midMluSeV.the .fStar Spangled Banher. triotic voices.' The chairman intro duced Rev. J. Beaty who appealed to his people to show their colors, pre pare themselves to' render their ser vices in everyway possible. To the white gentlemen who were present, he said "white folks if you run we'll run, it you fignt. we'll fight." Rev. Whitney made an impressive talk showing the military genious of the negro Jin former wars. He ex claimed in conclusion the negro will be 'Charlie on the job." Rev. Branner. said that the white people had done many good things tor the colored man and ne need not aouot his loyalty. His argument was strong and forceful. The recitation by Mrs, T.'J. Davis and the poem by Mrs. Hat tie Anderson added much tothe occa sion. - - C. F. Bland and E. W. Ewbank In spired the audience with their encour aging words. Mr. Bland showed how the humblest man and woman can serve their country in raising food. Mr. Ewbank gave a short ijistory of the Euro veah war. Filled with the hope of victory, and. the spirit of pro phecy" he said that "Old Glory" will yet float over, conquered Berlin. The battle hymn of the republic closed the meeting much to the. good of all. The meeting was a real demonstipa-; tion ef the colored man's patriotism. , Resolutions adopted by the colored citizens of -Hendersonville . at i Patriotic Mass Meeting: I ; ' ; : v Whereas; the declaration that a state of war exists between the United States and Germany, , has been made by the President of the. United States, X7e the citizens of Hendersonville have met in a spirit of united ;T?atriotism tor night to pledge our' allegiance tothe flag of the nation, and to make strong er and firmer our loyalty to the na- tirm'n nhief executive. : We believe that the President, has all honorable means to avoid the terrible conflict of the two ; great powers, to save a peaceaDie christian people from war's bloody carnage and to stem the tide of de- ! struction in the European broiL We believe that the sword has drawn from a patriotic impulse, without am bition and witiiout malice and it will be wielded without reproach. .7 And. whereas, we as citizens of this great republic, realize the magnitude of the grave situation which we are facing and the urgent need of recruits for the front Therefore De.it Resolved, That we the,, colored citi zens of Hendersonvile in mass meeting assembled do hereby pledge our loyal . The "American steamship; Mongolia, has fired the, first gun of the war for, the United States, and sunk" a German submarine near the .British poast - AnProximately 125,000 have applied. for service in, Col. Roosevelt's army di vision. Sixty" per cent of the volun teers are from Virginia, North Caroli na; South Carolina and other southern. States. - " - .;- 1 sunnort of the President of the United States in any course he may take to vindicate .the integrity of. the . nation and ; uphold the glorious principles of human' liberty. That'we regard it. a duty and an honor to defend the nag at any cost. .. ' T?osnlvd further. rnat we nrj?e Titlftss and careless members of our race to refrain from saying or do- ink anything in this present crisis tnat will nroduce friction between the races and bring a reproach against the loyal ty of our people. ' " ' . v : Respectfully submitted, ; : ' A W. M. ROBINSON, Ch'mn. T '. 7- J. H.;BRANNER, - : .--'-4 : '-,--J,.T7.. BEATT, '-yty ": , : y: vyJimtxLyy.y ry The British royal flying corps Mon day established a new record in. bring- ing down German flying machines. Only two British machines are missing from this fight ' ; ' :' . 3 Elihu Root will head theAmerican troops to Russia, if he, will consent to undertake the duty. ; ; '' f V YOTE FOE iKCREASEft BATE OF ' . TAXES FOB SCHOOL PCBPOSES There are very many reasons why . we need the Increased rate of taxation. , There' are lots of things . we; really need, ,and : still others we would use to bave. : - -.- ; - -yr -; . it was asked by some one what we Intended do.ng with the proposed in crease in taxation which would amount to about $3600. We want to build , v more scnooi ? rooaus, vmyiuj uyv 4 teachers, install a Domestic Science' Department, and lengthen the school term to nine months. 5 This would take $2,748 of the $3600. xnen you ask what would we do with the re- maining $852. 'It will taae six y ear -to pay off the debt the school I now - in, paying "X" - t See we can use every bit of the 3t0tl and more too, if we had it. ; t Hendersonvtlle ? oniy- ;pays tweu ur . cents on the hundred dollars, school . -tax,while Ashfevifle pays 35c, t , BiaCK AlOJJUUiiu w,..: uwv -w--. Canton 50c. Waynesville 70c and An drews 75c. There is oniy, one w town In North Carolina the size of, this-, that pays as low a taxas ;Hen-r dersonville and tnat is naw w . Balfour is nothing like as large as Hendersonville .really nothing but a village, and it pays 10c more school tax on the hundred dollars than. Hen- -dersonville. " Shouldnt V-we .-f ee. ; ashamed of that? I certainly - think . . we should. ; And so to be in ajlace ; where we. need not feel-ashamed, we,- . must have an Increased rate ot taxaf t,i.7i3W .. jrv-!'; r -y:S . i'.-y. ' i -'4yy I..- ' ' ' i-y'- '. ' yy , :.
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