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HENDERSON VILLE, N. C. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, I9I9
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BAFFLED BY THIEVES.
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Quick Action Taken by Board of Trade on Report
That Efforts are Being Made to Block Enactment.
Letters and Resolution Go Forward at Once.
A called meeting of the Board of
Trade last Thursday night developed
the fact that monkey wrenches are
still being injected into the Board's
mechanism at intervals. It .appears
from un-offlcial reports, that M. L.
Shipman, Commissioner of Labor ana
Printing, has received from Hender
sonville parties requests to usy his
influence in blocking the Henderson
County road bill recently worked out
and sent to Raleigh for enactment,
this grapevine wireless also reporting
that Mr. Shipman had assured his
Hendersonville letter-writers that his
stand on the road bill would be the
same as that taken by the French
Armies on the Marne, and that it (the
bill) "shall not pass."
It is not generally believed hero that
Mr; Shipman said anything of the
kind.
However, enough importance was
attached to this report by the Eoarc
of Trade to make it seem advisable to
clear up this feature of the situation
"by placing Mr. Shipman in possesion
of all the facts with regard to th:s
bill, and asking him to put his
shoulder to the wheel.
To accomplish this, on motion of Y.
A. Smith, a committee of three, con
sists e- nf E. W. Ewbaulc. A. C. Te
beau and E. G. Stillwell, v. as appoint
ed to draft a letter to Mr. Shipman,
stating that this road Ipw, as drafted,
is what the parties want, both Demo
cratic and Republican, that it is ab
solutely non-political, and to urge hia
o-operat'on in .its enactment by. the
legislature. The following letter
framed by the committee &nd bearing
the signatures listed wis" accordingly
mailed to Mr. 3hipm:i-i last Friday.
Hendersonville, N. C, Jan. 31-19.
Hon. M. L. Shipman,
Raleigh, N. C.
Dear Mr. Shipman:
Some weeks ago, after much agita
tion of the matter, a large gathering
of citizens representing every shade
of opinion appointed a committee to
draft an amended road law for this
County. The committee araitea bucu
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amendments as were Bu66-
reoorted back to
a full-house meet -
ins of the Board of Trade, also con
sisting of every shade of political and
public opinion and after much de
bate the recommendations of the
drafting committee, with trifling mo
difications were 'adopted by the meet
ing and the bill as drafted -directed to
be sent to Raleigh for passage by the
legislature.
.
It has bean reported oacK neietxx
upon the request of several persons
who have written you but who tooK
no Interest In all the active wor
looking to the revision of the road law,
that you have announced that you will
(see to it that the amenueu -
me auiCix
not pass the
TMaiatnre. We are
ithe
ot, in fact
tn.nl v mean to say that you
if vnur anproval unless It ap
pears to you that it is wanted by the
r r- Tlf r vd T n PI H
1 ,eople of this county -
We are, there-
t is our opinioi
ore, writing you tnat .
lU th road law ought to be a non
,v U.IU.. 1 '11 n -r
olitical issue and that tne out
ending or sent to Raleigh for pas
age, is one . that will get the greates.
general public support tnat
the county a condition aosomt
T' v,0 execution of a roau
ESeili'lll LU
rv . i 4n anriPri to De. a
lalw. lis, or - --
ict' Von-political roaa w
er- fF?i the actual administration
4Vit should happen that the reins
fil into the hands oPt-
pilblican faitn it is our -1
T . . x.- for it in that the
thtere is 3uiir .
nA--ntv as a -whole is
ferity of that faith.and it is ma
festly unfair: to deprive them
nenintn con-
nrpsentatlotf-on or-evtsu - -
C ot a road. commision- etr.cUy
trol
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however. O-t-toU, par
JwiU have vtoJ&S
dottet ;ou can to.tacilitate the pa.-
sage of the law as sent down to Ral
eigh and will appreciate your assis
tance in this matter. '
Yours very truly,
C. E. Brooks,
M. M. Shepherd,
C. N. Wrenshall,
J. F. Justice,
R. M. Oates,
A. C. Tebeau,
E. W. Ewbank,
W. A. Smith,
C. F. Bland,
Clarence Latham,
T. L. Durham,
F.
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V. Hunter,
H. Bangs,
J. D. Duff,
A. H. Hawkins,
J. A. Burckmyer,
B. P. Burckmyer,
Frank Ewbank,
Dr. A. B. Drafts,
Y. H. Justus,
At the same meeting, vu motion or
J. R. Willson, the foLurviii resolu
tion was also framed and ordered
forwarded to Mr. Shipman: "Re
solved, that it is the unanimous opin
ion that the Henderson County Road
Law prepared and unanimously adopt
ed by the Board of Tra.- and sent to
th6 General Assembly for passage io
a law that ought to be enacted ana
that our townsman and mutual friend
M. L. Shipman, now in Raleigh, be
respectfully requested to aid our re
presentatives to the extent of his abil
ity to have said bill enacted into 'aw
without amendments."
Clarence Latham, President.
Erie G. Stillwell, Acting .Sec.
The road bill in question is admitted
by all parties to be free of any politi
cal flavoring whatever and anyone
opposed to the bill had full opportun
ity of stating his opposition at the
meeting in which it was approved
without a dissenting vote. It seems to
be the general opinion that the bill is
a much-needed piece of constructive
legislation for Henderson County, and
that it is a matter for regret that after
its unanimous approval in open meet
ing efforts should be made to block its
enactment. It is probable that i:
there is an Ethiopian concealed be-
" ,wnnrt th friends
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j the bill will make enough smoke to
find out about it.
Reports from Raleigh are to the ef
fect that the bill will be dropped into
the legislative hopper on the return
of Representative Jackson this' weeK
These reports also state that the ob
jection was made to the provision
Placing the management of the roads in
Unhands of the county commislonera
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ana .7 Henderson
certain on his return to
ville whether, the sponsors of the bill
would be .willing to substitute for the
county commissioners, a commission
composed of two Democrats ana on
A -, wmiiri select a full-
oi.Kepuun", - . .
reached Raleigh, and tne subs
a tuc
change will not be made;attn s u m
The report also state, that no
- - fttiUons oposing the bill had beea
m Raleieh. and the prcsump-
ICtCllvu
Ucn there is that it mec. the approval
of Henderson County people geuei.
o.ould objection be raised a hearing
may be had before the Senate Com
mittee. AH communications relative
to the matter should be addressed to
Senator E. BACloud.
,n,ftvfi LOCATION FOB
BUILDING.
The little devil that is
. anv feature connected wun
pubTication of a country newspaper
caused the last issue of TheHustler
t0 state that . J . on
made to
t,uw gr .
The item was in-
vilie Auto uomy
a r the Rhodes Auto
erected a net
Company, wnicu
building, with a floor tj
square feet to take care or alKtte
company's machine and repair wor
the former quarters being needed 1
their - entirety for storage space and
office room. :
Investigation of the robbery last
Thursday night of Drake & Jones
Store near the Brevard Railroad end
ed in a lest trail by bloodhounds from
Asheville.
Aliie Drake, who has a store in town j nouncing any decision in the matte?,
was cou;ng into town early Thursday!. The committee, which consisted-or
morains, and on passing the Drake &
Jones building noticed that one of the
Varge front glass had been taken ou
and set around by the side of the
building, and telephoned Chief 0ti3
Powers. The Chief, with Sheriff Al
lard Case, immediately went -out to in
vestigate, placed a guard on the bur
glarized premises, and called up Chief
of Police Lyerly of Asheville. As a
result, K. T. Dillingham, a plain
clothes man of the Asheville iorce
with the blood hounds owned by. Bun
combe County, arrived on the scene
by auto about 9:30.
When placed in the store the dogs
gave every indication of picVIng 'p
somebody's warm trail at once, ana
i followed it without aay hesitation
three miles out the Crab Creek roac
to the Connell road, along the Con
nell road, to the back entrance of the
Haynes' place, then leaving the road,
trailed across a. field to the old Con
nell barn, where all trace of a sr-ent
vanished into thin air. All efforrs to
find any further trail were fruitless,
and Dillingham had to give it up. ana
brought his dogs back for the reMtn
to Asheville by train.
Neither the sar'e or the cash drawer
of the store was tampers 1 with, the
only goods known to be missing con
sisting of canned goods, candy anJ
chewing gum. The thieves had effect
ed an entrance by removing from one
of the front windows the strip or
Moulding which held the large pane Oi.
glass in the sash. So far as known
the officers have no clu.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 3IEE'
The Board of County Commissioners
held their regular monthly meeting
th nil members nresent. A?
i;.unviij m.
petition was presented from Tracey
Grove School District to call an elec
tion for special tax of 20 cents on the
hundred dollars and 60 cents on poll
for the erection of a new school build-
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ing. Petition ayyiuveu auu
set for March 8th. Petition was re
ceived for new road from Green River
Bridge to Transylvania County line,
signers pledging $600 In money and
.labor towards construction. Petition
approved and Supervisor Patton or
dered to make survey. Settlement
with the county treasurer was made,
oi Tnt inries drawn for March
c""4 " t .
Term of Superior uoun, me juu
being printed in full in another col
umn.
FERTILIZER MEETING CALLED
The farmers who are interested in
. A!H nrP asked tO
meetit the Court House next Satur
day, Feb., 8th, at 11 o'clock,
ing car load lots we can get reduced
prices. It is urged that orders be
placed as soon "as possible.
FRANK FLEMING, County Agent.
pATTERSON LEATES
ON BUSINESS TRIP.
Mr. H. Patterson left yesterday for
and east-
a Dusiness
ern points which will include Balti
more, Philadelphia, New York, Bos
ton, Pittsburg and Cincinnati. The
mimosa of the trip is not only to pur-
-hut also to keep
, cu - . . -er8 in
in toucn fn forecast
the east, wno mc
coming styles and in otner ways to
enable a department store buyer to
serve his customers to the best ad
vantage. OLD BURGLARLY p
COMING TO LIGItf
Sheriff Allard .Case is in a fair way
. 3.1.-11- o crime
to root out tne aeuiw w. -
Which has been puzzling city j,
police omc since last
u,me ...-w . iewelry
glarlzed ana a
stolen . rear ot tne
I old prock house on King street
. .ohnard box containing
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about $45 worth of gold rings seven
etches and other items Having re
covered most of the plunder it is prob
able that the guilty parties will axso
A criven an op
i ronea in suunvi .--
ortunity to try tne r
a t-hn installed as memters
. . A Tl C9 llimil
n good standing
Good Roads Club.
oi en duuui
from the Georgia
yarrived Saturday
lii-ji-iung, made a close inspection o: i
both the Osceola Lake , and Highland
Lake properties and left in Lhe after
noon for Washington without an-
Col. and Mrs. J. C. Woodward ana
Capt. Rosser, were met at the statioa
and escorted over the properties by a
party of local business men including
K. G. Morris, C. F. Bland, C. 3.
Brooks, F. A. Ewbank and a. C. Te
beau. While the attraction of thesv
The committee
Military Academ
properties and of HendersonviJle is! Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 3, 1919. The
very manifest in the bearing of the lull in legislative activities took a
committee from the school, they o: lively turn last week when the De
course realize that it Is o big pr;po- ' partment of Labor and Printing pro-
(sition involving a very large sum of :
money, and are extremely cautious as
to giving any inkling of what their
final decision in the matter will be. It
Jooks as if the school is coming.
' ! assumed their usual attitude towards
SUICIDES IX AN legislation of this character. The
ATLANTA CEIJETERY News and Observer carried this story
of the incident on Wednesday:
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 3. The body of. Lik8 a thunderbolt from a clear
Mrs. Lois Gilbert, bearing a mortal sky yesterday came a bill in the House
pistol wound, which was found lying
across the grave of Johnny Abbot:
yesterday was taken to Dublin, Ga.,"
today for burial. !
Although declared a suicide by the
coroner's jury and with all indica-
tions pointing to a love affair with Ab-
bott, who was killed by his wife re- on me neels or tne PUDucauon. vx and Supreme Court judges, and Su
cently because of another woman. Commissioner Shipman's proposes preme court reporter and the Assls-
Gilbert husband of the dead
declared that he doesn't be -
Harold
worn ci n
lieve she knew Abbott. Worry over
ill health,' he believes, is responsible
fn. w HdP.-nnhlin m, tlnnri
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Herald.
This item will be of interest to Hen
dersonville people because the father
of Mrs. Gilbert is Dr. Frank Bright,
i, 'a t .
wiwcu -ji 1UfaC
Mrs. Gilbert spent a good part cf lasttion WOuld put the duties now devolv-
summer here.
FASSIFERtf NEWS?
(By Evelyn Byrd Graham)
"ThP Amaziftsr Interlude" a rlelicht-
ful moving picture given by home tal -
ent from members of the Senior and
Junior classes Saturday night was a
credit to the young ladies who took a
part in the scenes.
Miss "Dell Bernhardt cleverly origl
nated the different scenes and the -
reel: of fine .cts held the audience in
suspense all the way through.
Those taking part were: Misses
Mary Lybrook Lasater, principal
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character a nretty litlle mountain
telle; Erskine Jarnagm, uiauaia s.ei -
ly, Marion Knight, Jean Vanlahding
ham, Caroline Yancey. Dell Bern
hardt and Virginia Ryder.
The students of Fassifern sent
sum of $56.00 to
Tuesaay to neip Dear uic ."Vi
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play is Deing piannea ior iue ueueut
of Balfour.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Mrs. F. A. Ewbank entertained with
a Birthday Party on Tuesday after
noon, Feb., 4th, from 4 to 6 o'clock In
honor of her daughter, Winona Hill.
.The invited guests were: Minnie auu
m-9 J I!
Barnes Bland, Mlcnaei acnencx, oarau
, . r
Erckman, Ellen and Wadsworth Far
num. Helen Grimes, Louis Tebeau,
Martha Wrenshall, Jane Truex, .Ha"' Mr. Saunders thinks.
vzel L. Harry H. Ewbank, Jr., Mary, Norta Carolinians will resent so bole
Virginia and Ernest W. Ewbank, JrJan ef0rt to' behead an honest man just
t?ov After nlavins 1 va nttar.ka an evil which has
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frnmAs awniie. lue uiiiiB j. uum "
were onened. Each little guest had
.been given a paper cap which they
. - ..-j TV Ck ntnr
wore into tne amms -
scheme was eective,y carried out in
yenow. in Piu.Uu
m a 1 -t SIT rftf
u.m.Lua.1
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crackers stuck on Nabisco wafers ana.P- llna
the birthday cake, which was
lighted!
with six candles, formed the decora
tions for the, table. These decorations
afforded the children lots of fun.
k-m. nt pach nlate. were yellow bas
f Refreshments
blrihday
lcake and fruit were served. Mrs. Ew-
bank proved a charming hostess and
the little folks were loathe to say
,'ood-bye.
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NIYA KEISLER
auttp th little daughter of Mrs
- ttm. troicior who lives at FlatRocX
u.auxj
. I . X -mm A . r 1 l- lit II ! I M I III
aiea at raiuu lwcmunai
rm. Jan 30. She had infli
She had influen
za and other complications, xue um;
ial was at Reluge Church,
Bill by Lincoln County Spinner to Do Away with
Department of Labor and Printing. Retaliation
for Shipman Child Labor Eill,
posed a new child labor law and ma-
chinery for its enforcement in lieu or
the make-shift now on the statute
book. The cotton manufacturers were
holding a meeting here at the time and
Cf Representatives from Representa-
tive Love, of Lincoln, president of tiic
Saxony Spinning Company, to abolish
the office of Commissioner of Labor
and Printing, and to place the duties
of that department under the direc
tion of tne state Auditor. Following
cnild labor bil1' and' in the mitist of a
eeting of the North Carolina Cottoa
cturer s Association, tne
oT'
famt apniause on ts n
;troduction was quicKiy snenceu iw
jfear that it would be taken as appro-
val rather than of ridicule.
"The bill is very short, providing
only that "the office of Commissioner
of L01 and PrintinS be and the same
. herebv abolished." A second sec-
;ing upon the commissioner within tne form. The Senate is now debating the
'jurisdiction of the State Auditor witn- question of additional compensation
out any additional help. Reference by for state officers, clerks and other em
:the speaker was to the committee 011 ployees
: Manufacturing of which Love is-chair-
Uian
1 "I am more mteresiea in uie yiv
.tection of the kiddies than m holding
any State omce,. sam :
Shipman yesterday afternoon com-.
mentine on the measure aimeu
him. If the General Assemuiy vm
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enact alaw protecting innocent child
hood, I am perfectly willing to be con
signed to political oblivion.
Sanders Critizes Sharply.
ReDresentative Saunders, of the
committee, declared last night that the
wn Wn one calculated "to make rec
j"" "7 7-
'.blooded North Carolinians hot in the
collar."
1 "I have had a rising temperature
ever since I saw the blamed thing this
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T "Tti ara maV HP ROmG 3.rKU-
memuBi. i iit-i .j
. . na,iT,r chinman
A.meilt m iavor VL avw
knd his office, but it comes with a bad
face from a coton mill representative
on the heels of Commisioner Shipman's
recommendation of a bill to put an end
to the employment of child labor in
North Carolina. Everybody knows
that cotton mills violate every child
'labor law on the statute books and
'maintain a lobby in every Legislature
fto block child labor legislation. Their
uioueh. is the
rawesi
'lavob w '
thing I have ever seen.
Should Act as Boomerang.
"Mr. Love's bill should act as a
. r.a f profit to the more
. ueeii a. duuvu -
I powerful manufacturing interests
in
the State," he said.
"ThP menace of Bolshevism
added
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Mr. Saunders abroad .n tte and
l frrvrta-o- 11 1ST )ua,uac -
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i wj
sovereign ut
were to De run uvei uj
interests in any such way as indicated
bv the Love bill, I think I would bolt
the Democratic party myself and en
list under the red flag."
Attitude of Superintendents.
. "Both Superintendent Brooks ana
former Superintendent of Public In
struction Joyner favor the adminis
tration of the child labor law by the
(Commissioner of Labor, The present
I' . . TT;o;-v-n
statute makes the . truancy piuv"
of the law a part. of their duty but.
more properly they insist, it Belongs
to tne department of the Commissioner
of Labor and Printing. The proposed
ibill of Mr.
Shipman would strengtn-
onjen he law ana proviue micwo
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- enforce it.
p eculation in .the lobbies las.
night was largely orf whether ot no:
the Love bill would get to the floor of
the House. Although he is chairman
of, the committee to which it was re
ferred, the number of manufacturers
on it are less than six and that doesn't
imply that this number will support
the Love Bill."
Nothing further has been heard of
the Love bill at this writing. The
'purpose of it was so apparent that no
body appears to have taken it serious
ly. The child labor bill was introduced
in the House by Representative Saun
ders and in the Senate by Senator Con
nor. No hearing has yet been had on
it. If it does not pass in original form
some of its provisions will be incorpo
rated in the compulsory school law.
By a vote of 27 to 8 the Senate on
Friday passed the bill providing for
'.increases of the salaries of Superior
tant Attorney General. Under this bill
udges of the Superior Court will re-
ceire a straight salary of $4,000 and a
6X066(11118 $1'5 trEVel"
expenses. Judges of the Supreme
Court, will "duII down" S5.000. insteart
of $4,000 as at present. The salary
Cf the Supreme Court Reporter is ad-
vamjed rom ?1500 to $2,250 and that
of the Assistant Attorney General
from $1 50a t $2,500.
It is believed
that the bill will meet with formidable
opposition in the House, in its present
Representative Brownlow Jackson,
of Henderson County succeeds Repre-
sentative Everett, of Richmond, as
chairman of the House Committee on
Internal Improvements, the latter
having resigned to accept the Chair
manship of the Suffrage Committee, re
cently created. Mr. Jackson , is the
first Republican to be thus honored by
a democratic speaker in many a day,,
due largely to his good behavior as a
minority member. ' .Accompanied by
Mrs. Jackson and their litle son, the
Henderson Representative left here
Thursday to spend the week-end in
Hendersonville.
Ex-Senator W. E. Breese, of Bre
vard, has been here recently in the in
terest of local legislation for Transyl-
He is espedany desfrou, of
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some plan being devised by the drain
age of the farming lands in the upper
French Broad Valley. Mr. Breese was
returning from Washington where he
conferred with Senators Simmons and
Overman in the hope of securing gov
ernment aid, but was informed that
Hittle if anything could be expected
from the present session of Congress
for purposes of this character.
PETIT JURY
March Term Superior Court
First Week, Commencing March 3rd.
Ji W. Ward. J. W. Smathers, T. K.
Kuykendall. H. C. Lance, J. S. Jack
son, Mark King, G. M. Gilbert, M. F.
Anderson, M. D. Stepp, W. S. Young,
I w. D. McCarson, T. D. Burgin, J. A.
Stepp, S. M. McCair, m. Livings
ton, Fred Allen, Miller Stepp,- Sr.,:
J. H. Capps, D; F. Lanning, K. M.
Osteen, W. T. Smith, W. W. Ward,
L. J. Youngblood, J. R. Hood, M. A.
Redmon, T. B. McCall, W. P. Black
well, W. J. Drake, James A. Ward,
3. Y. Souther, B. M. Lanning, JG.
Walker, A. P. Elliott; J. M. King,
H. K. Laughter, S. M. King.
SeconI Week, Commencing March 10.
J. D. Williams, G. C. Connell, J.
B. Middleton, R. J. Taylor, W. H.
Lance, E. A. Barnwell, L. G. New
mon, J. H. Merrell, C. C. Huggins,
J. G. King, E. L. Clark, J. J. Slat
tery, P. T Carson, J. A. Warlick,
J. R. Liveritt,.T. W. Clark, C. G.
Ma6e. L. M. nders.
APPEECIATION
We wish to express our heart-felt
thanks for -the loving sympathy and
many deeds of service rendered us in.
the recent loss of our wife and mother.
John T. Wllkins. and FarnU-.
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