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FRENCH BROAD HUSTLER, HEND ERSONVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY, JUNE 12, tt9 m - French Broad Hustler Published Every Thnrsdsty iEntered at th Postoffice at Hendersonvilie as Second class matter. All subscriptions payable in advance and discontinued upon expiration after notification. II. L. SH1PMAN Editor Subscription Rates One Year $1.00 Six Moaths. .50 Vuree Months .25 THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1919 A STUDIED MOVEMENT In an attempt to discredit the. demo cratic administration, which appeared to have a monopoly on the credit of Suppose that when Congress de clared war against Germany in pril, 1917, the democratic part', the re publican party, and the progressive party had each undertaken to iaisc an army independently, could there hve been any hope of success? Did not the big allied nations, vt.n, fail in their efforts to prevent the advance of the Huns until they got together gtiH nnnloJ kmV offnrts UtldCT the i Foch? And dia not the big men of all the nations in volved in the allied cause surrender personal opinions for the sake oi sue A iv.u ,,njH pffort? Now lj UllUUgU Ullttvv while this is a secular publication, we are wondering why one wing of a great denomination declines an invi tation to cooperate with another in a highly commendable effort to Chris tianize the world. The -question na turally arises "Is creed identity more important than Christianity?" Speak ing for itself, this paper does not think (so. All good people are travel ling in tine ame direction, just as the immoral folks are doing. What does 3Hj Ha! (Btmt war T. R. BARROWS .winning the war, the republicans or ganized a filibuster during the cJosing I it matter about identity in a contest hours of the last congress and defeat ed several appropriation measures that were of vast importance in con struction plans. The object of the dil atory tactics was to compel an ex tra session of congress for the pur-" to save a lost world t Christian denominations are organi zing for service in the terror-stricken lands of Europe. A silver 2'ning to war's black cloud on the little conti- tion and of cooperation in mission fields. Christianity in these Jays must be broad and universally hell's" ful. It makes little difference what the particular creed may be, if it stands for the reclamation of the race. Unity of purpose must b3 the slogan if the world is to be won for Him who jiame to seek and save those who were est. It is a question of effort and not of creed. - " (V - pose of getting a hand on the patro J nentj wheh has been drenched with nage for one thing and defeating the, hrQ .g te g-owjng -p-, 0f folera- L-eague of Nations cbnceiVSu by Presi dent Wilson. They have won the first point, for hundreds of democrats em ployed by various and sundry com mittees of congress have already packed their grips and departed for their respective homes. But not until the need for funds to pay the allowances of disabled sol diers, on acocunt of the failure of the Sixty-fifth Congress to pass the neces sary appropriation bill designed to meet ffis" obligation was ascertained did the president give his consent to call the new Congress in extraordi nary session. Although handicapped by lack of sufficient funds with which they might function properly, the Gov ernment departments 'went ahead with their work in such a way as to merit the commendation of the coun try and accomplished a great deal that helped to stabilize conditions and get the country back into its normal swing . Officials of the United States Em ployment Service charge that the de feat ol-the appropriation for this ser vice, which had made extensive plans to get hundreds of thousands of dis charged -soldiers and sailors and re leased wr workers back into peace time employment, was inspired by certain interests seeking to impair the usefulness of the Department of La bor. However, the officials of this De 'partment, through state and . private aid, obtained sufficient funds to keei the service going and place thousands upon thousands of released fighters arid war workers in good paying po siiions in essential industries. . Notwithstanding this acomplishment, we have witnessed the spectacle of seeking private aid to discharge dut les the Federal overnment owed to the men who heeded the call to the colors when the national emergency arose, and the American people, re membering the senseless filibuster which impaird the wheels of progress, will not have to guess where to place the responsibility. "You cannot fool all the people all the time." ' The Henderson county farm house resting close to the road bore a dls couraged look, the nearby and ram shackle old barn leaning towards it in a friendly sort of a way. A thin line of golden rod fringing the narrow path drooped in the August heat, while a service flag hung listlessly from the dwelling's porch. In an ad joining field two women loaded hay, resting on their forks for a moment a?. they watched a passing. motor car. "It seems a long time, mother, since we heard from him. Do you sup pose " . "Don't go worrying about that, now," came ratner snarpiy troni the taller of the laborers. ''Goodness knows there's enough other things. And we've, got to get this hay in the barn before night, too. Feels like rain, to me." She looked at the western sky with the perfumes of the isles of the J Blest. From its dim rocesses came a I cheerful call: "Is that all, mother? It's nearly full, up here." The patient mare, watching with in telligent eyes the labors of the women, whinnied as she heard oats being measured in the near by feed room. A spotted cow rattled her chain im patiently and wondered why she had been so long neglected. Soon from one stall was heard a contented crunching, while from another came the pleasant impact of milk foaming into a somewhat battered bucket. Chores completed the women walk ed' slowly towards the farm house, de serted and dark, while the promised rain still delayed. From t&e quiet' sky the evening star looked down on! 41 world asleep. To her it seemed an svangel of hope, eloquent of joy in work well done, in rest well earned, a promise of happiness in store. The night wind caressed the service flag, whispering solace that she had been divinely permitted to offer up a sae-l rifice, had been enabled to give her son the world's greatest heritage a living, breathing, Spirit of Justice des- tined to regenerate and rule the uni verse, to govern all men's actions and ' where the iow hung sun was hidden KO bring heaven to earth. by a gray cloud bank edged with 0n the wide porch a low and tf.m- ROOT ON THE LEAGUE All of the republican leaders are not opposing the. League of Nations. Former President Taft ' and Hon. Elihu .Boot are notable exceptions. Mr. Taft has been outspoken on the issue all the while and Mr. Root speaks his mind in no uncertain terms He believes in discussion and s.iys so. Hear this: "Discussion of the merits and faults of the scheme with a view to amendment is now the regular order of .business. It was to give an opportunity for such a di-icassion that the paper was reported Jo the Paris Conference and made public by the committee that prepared it." Why, yes, of course. That is nhut President Wilson has contended for all the while. But some "Round Robin" Senators, would have the American people believe that their President has been seeking to jam It down their throats without any con sideration at all. When Mr. Root and other republicans of ability and standing offered amendments, their suggestions were promptly accepted by President Wilson. He is the ser vant of the people and not their mas ter. He is acquainted with their needs and when the articles of peace have "been signed it will be found that America was exceptionally well represented at the world conference "which formulated the terms. "War -is not W&at it used to be. Science made it unutterably de Auefve and would make the next one annihilating. To escape the de struction of civilization, there must be no more war. The League of Na tions points the way to peace; such a league is a compact against war. The world needs a compact of that kind and the American people will register approval of the efforts of President Wilson to secure it. The American eagle might not be the same, but it should not be a bird of prey. o "And the cat came back." The Old Guard neither surrenders nor dies. With Penrose Lodge, Smoot, Warren Mann and Mondell in the saddle, the progressive Republicans in Congress sacrifice principle to party expediency. How different things might have been had Colonel Roosevelt lived. But un der such leadership as this, what may the country expect from the new con gress? But Woodrow Wilson is to be reckoned with and "while there's life there's hope." o "While I am for peace, my enemies cry for war," said the Psalmist. That was a long time ago. Now, there are two roads: one leads to peace, the other to war. The world has Iwarned its lesson, and under the leadership of Lloyd George, of 'Clemenceau and o Woodrow Wilson, it will chose to tread the pathway of peace, heedless of the Reeds, the Borahs and the Poindexters. ; O- ; ; In nine cases out of ten, those who are actively opposing the League of Nations are political enemies of Presi dent Wilson. Their personal and par tisan dislike of him has warped .their judgment and they can see no good In a man who does not sneeze when they take snuff. But their warped ideas will carry little influence with the American people. o Come up into the fair and flowery land and spend your summer vaca . tion in this fine little city. NATHAN GOLDMAN'S SHOP Nathan Goldman, one of the best known merchants in Florida, will open a specialty shop here on June 15, in the room next to the Justus phar macy. Mr. Goldman will make a specialty of smart wearing apparel for women, priced, he says, at very reasonable figures. "TWILIGHT" COMING "Twilight," a. pretty name for a pretty screen picture made at Chim ney Rock, featuring Doris Kenyon, will be at the Queen Theatre next Thursday. Chauncey Roberts, from Fletcher, will be associated with the Syncopat ed Sextette "jazz" orchestra at Lau J rel Park for the summer. Scarlet and gold, Another hour and it would b 6fl 08 Way to another land, where tftd hearts of the women al-: ready were. With a half-suppressed, sigh she. feturned to her task, pitch ing the hay high on the loaded wagon where the younger woman spread it skilfully. Soon the last forkful was off the ground and with a hearty "Gid ap, there," to the waiting mare the perfumed load was taken to the well ventilated barn. Again choosing the harder task as her own, the elder of the two women began pitching the hay into the cob webby loft, the while her mind work ing actively. She very well remem bered the day her boy left home and Henderson county for the war. "A war for justice," came the ihalf-formed thought. His going left Tier and his sister with a man's work tfc do on the mountain farm affording them a scant living, but the duty had been taken up without complaint. Perhaps the midsummer days were long and weariness their portion when the stars came, but the night wind had ever as its song refrain "Justice, justice and right." From earliest childhood, she remem bered, had she instilled in her boy's heart a sense and a habit of justice, much as all mothers teach their sons habits of truthfulness and cleanliness. Even in play had she insisted he act justly towards his little mates, 5taking not what was theirs and inflicting up on them no needless pain. The task had not been an easy one, requiring patience loving and tireless, but she thanked her Maker she had succeeded. The seed sown, it developed as he de veloped, reaching its rich maturity as he reached man's estate, making him quickly sense the wrong committed across the sea and inspiring his going to France. She wondered if mothers of other boys understood the vastly Important part they played in the righting of this same wrong. For she knew she was not alone in what she had taught and done, realizing that the regeneration ot the world, born in the mother heart, was being accom plished by the greatest sacrifice any mother may offer to her God of Jus tice. All this without thought of self praise and certainly without self pity. Instinctively she felt this multitude of American sons was invincible in war. and of the outcome she had never a fear. Before it was all over per haps she, herself, would be called up on to give what was most dear. The thought caught at her throat and' the iong day's toil seemed to bring a new and sudden sense of utter weariness almost of despair. She paused but an instant in her work, however, when the fast lessening load was at tacked with a new vigor. If, she ruminated, this great army armed with justice were invincible in the field, what would its representa tives be when gathered around the peace table, there to decide the future dstinies of the world?. With a glow in her heart she knew the sense of justice planted in her son was but a symbol, a sign and token of the spirit that should preside all powerful at the conference. Believing this she found comfort in the knowledge that u ;ust man covets not, neither does he tres pass cn his neighbor's rights. She well knew that from the mother heart came the desire and the will to have done with war and its unthinkable sum of suffering and wrong. The last of the hay was thrown lu- i to the barn, loft, which-seemed filled fortable chair invited, and utter weari ness came over her as she sank limp ly in its depths. The drows hum ol crickets alone broke the stillness as whe watched a mist rising from the warm earth. To her half seeing eyes out of the mist seemed to eomo a figure majestic, beautiful, terrible. In one hand was held a great sword, In the other balanced scales, and the eye& were no longer blinded. It was the Spirit of Justice, born in the mo ther heart and the all-dominant force at the peace table, where sat many men nd women, clad" in ma-.iy rai ments. Surrounding them, in number beyond all reckoning, were shadowy! forms of young men who had been taught, as she had taught her owes boy, a God-like habit and sense of simple justice to others. Fields broad and pleasant were seen, dotted here and there with rose-covered cot tages around which children played, their laughter mingled with the song of the feathered choir in many trees. Men and wOmen with shoulders no! longer rounded by unprofitable and; endless toil but walking erect in the image of their God, were departing to j their daily occupations, a smile on their lips and with brows quite serene. Of men armed for war she saw none and neither were any unduly raised above their fellows. The ees o the aged held no haunting fear of that un just poverty she so well knew, and of strife and too-strenuous striving there were none. In the far distance she dimly visioned many other strange ! and beautiful scenes, but ever she turned to the Spirit of Justict presid ing with a calm divine at the table cf world peace. The sting of sharply driven rain awoke her. Hardly realizing it had been but a dream she opened the door of the quiet room. Beyond came a clatter of dishes as the young er woman prepared their simple meal, and as she entered there entered also her heart a peace which passeth all ! understanding, that peace to reign in this world as now in another but a sigh away. For the last war was evaded. MODERN SERTICE STATION The gas station being built by Mar shall Moore of Greenville' on Main street is the first modern station ever built here. The building is of brick and car owners will apreciate the op portunity of driving in under shelter when their car needs refreshment. Mr. Moore has a chain of such stations. MULES AND MOTOR CARS The more motor cars there are the higher are prices for mules, and hors es, says J. B. Brookshire, who has sold goodness knows how many mules and horses in this county. "This past year has been the biggest horse year in a quarter-century," said. Mr. Brookshire. "Prices now are j good, in spite of all these new cars, you see every day on Main street." Mr. Brookshire related an incident told him by a man from Wilson, this J state. In one day recently six farmers came to town there and bought six teams for which they paid $6,0.0, op $1,000 for eacn team Mr. Brookshire believes th-i day 'of the mule and the horse is a Ion: ways fi vx. being o;v. k'.' "at the same time he wonders t it all ths more motor cars, the higher go the values on mules, and horses. , ' ACCOUNT irTnln PERCENT i Your money is safe from loss, from fire, from thieves. .II .MM mm ti nrs Ml M DEPOSITS OVER5 '$600,00 0 OFFICERS: R: C. CLARKE, President R. M. OATES, Vice-President R, H. STATON, Vice-President. P. F. PATTON, Vice-President J. MACK RHODES, Cashier S. . RHODES, Asst. Cashier H. A. STEPP, Teller
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