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VOLUME XXXIII. 'I'' DUMBER 40 u j
HENDERSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA,' FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1919.
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Photo by American PreM Association.
FORMER PRESIDENT
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
? Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth President of the United
States idt peTly efght ytlrs iiupibent of that high office,
author, statesman and patriot, passed from quiet slumber into
the sleep of death in his home at Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay,
Lond Island, at 4:15 o'clock Monday morning, January 6, in the
sixty-first year of his age.
The immediate cause of his death, according to the phy
sicians, was pulmonary embolism, formation of a blood clpt
in one of the lungs and its passage thence into the brain. So
unexpected was his death that there was no one in the room
with him at the time except James Amos, the faithful negro
attendant who had served him since his White House days.
Colonel Roosevelt had retired at 11 o'clock. His wife sat
with him till he fell asleep, and then went to her own room.
The graduate nurse, who had been in attendance ever since the
Colonel left the Roosevelt hospital on Christmas Day, also had
retired but was within easy call.
merit whatever to cause alarm pr suggest the need for unusual
watchfulness. The patient was not regarded as being critically
ill. He fell asleep; and during his peaceful sleep, he ceased to
breathe.
America s toremost statesman, the man who had more
friends in every walk of life
and generation, the man who worked hard and played hard and
who made "the strenuous life" a household phase and who had
exemplified that phrase from
sixty-one. passed into the great
gently as a tired child goes to
The funeral services, held Wednesday at the Episcopal
ciaurch, at Oyster Bay, were impressive in their simplicity.
There was no sermon, no enlogy, no music, nothing but the
solemn service of prayer and
the Book of Common Prayer.
Prominent Man Present
In the pews were men who are
among the foremost of the country's
citizens. Vice-President Thomas R.
Marshall represented President Wil
son. General Peyton C. March, chief
.of staff of army, and Admiral
' 6. McR. Winslow Yepresented :, the
military ana navui oervitco, uu
Secretary Lane the cabinet. William
" Howard 1 Taft, who upon Colonel
, i Kooseveirs aeara Decwue wo vmj
'" ' ' living ex-president; Charles Evans
" TTnrhA tflitin Root. United States
t v.- i . :
. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, oi mass-
:y, achusetts; Major General Leonard
j 1m samson, wno was lormeny secre-
y ;,v. tary I of V; war ; . Governor Alfred
tmrm. Smith:; at New i Yorki ( Sneaker
J 1 , Gi Cannon, of the house of represen-
! tativfs, ' were present fo pay their
"1, last tribute n behalf of the nation,
Coniress the state and the metro-
; poBs., The diplomatic corpi ajfe Wash
ington also ,was represented.,
v-PTirilliaagwann who f oir 80 years
' s : trj tsea erjanist of the Episcopal
S;;, c - "i ' it Oyster Bay; and ; wh is;
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
There had been no develop
than any other man of his day
his busy youth until he died at
beyond as peacefully and
sleep in his mother's arms.
scripture reading prescribed in
now Master of Mainecock Lodge, No.
806 A. F. and A. M., inquired Mon
day whether the family desired the
Masonic burial service; but it was
finally decided to have nothing but
the church service.
' An Active Career
Theodore Roosevelt, statesman,
author, naturalist, philosopher and
soldier, was born at No. 28 East
Twentieth street, New York city, Oc
tober 27, 1858. On his father's side
his family was descended from pure
Dutch stock. . One of his ancestors,
Elaes , , Martensen van Roosevelt,
came to New ; Amsterdam as a set
tler in 1644. ; For the next seven
generations all of the Roosevelts were
born on Manhattan Island. On Theo
dore Roosevelt's mother's side there
was a mixture of, Welsh, English,
Irish, German and 'Huguenot blood,
with s trace , of Scotch. ; Mr. Roose
velt once said in defining his Ameri
canism, "It would taki) seven hyphens
to describe' tte if I would itand for
the use of any, but 1 am an American
and nothing else.". ry ' . J.., (
5 He! waa proud "of ' Us 'ancestorsi !
was a thorough aristocrat at, heart
No man in American public life ever
had more close friends in every walk
of life, choosing' at times for his
intimates cowboys, .hunters and trap
pers, prizefighters and rough men of
all sorts, but being on equally cordial
terms with statesmen, scientists, men
of letters, prelates, men of the world,
leaders in very line of endeavor.
Aa a boy he was delicate and sickly,
and his eyesight was very bad. For
a few months' he attended Prof Mc
Mullen's school, but most of his
education was received at home under
private teachers until he went to
Harvard at the age of 18. He
graduated in 1880 and studied law,
He soon took an active, interest in
politics, and served for. three years
in the General Assembly of New
York, where he became minority
floor leader. He was recognized as
an aggressive reformer. In 1884 he
refused a re-nomination and also re
fused two nominations for Congress
He determined to "get out of poli
tics" go West and become a ranch
man. In the spring of 1895, Mayor
Strong appointed Mr. Roosevelt
Police Commissioner in New York,
and the whole country sat up and
took. notice of the vigorous manner
in which the new official enforced
the law. ,.'-
Practise Preparedneit
Two years later President William
McKinley appointed Mr. loosevelt
assistant secretary of the navy. The
appointment was made at the earnest
solicitation of Henry Cabot Lodge,
United States Senator from Mass
achusetts, the same man whom Mr.
Roosevelt tried to have nominated at
the Republican national convention
in Chicago in 1916.
Shortly after Mr. Roosevelt became
assistant secretary of the navy he
became convinced that war between
the United States and Spain was in
evitable, and he set to work in earn
est to prepare for it so far as he was
able. When the Maine was blown
up in Havana Harbor war became a
certainty. It would have been im
possible to prevent it. But Mr.
'Roosevelt had not waited until the
Maine was DloWn up "before makftlf
preparations for the inevitable war.
On February 25, 1898, Mr. Roose
velt was acting secretary of the navy,
and he seized the opportunity to send
the following telegram:
Hi Order to Admiral Dewey
"Washington, Feb. 25, 1898
"Dewey, Hong Kong:-
"Order the squadron, except the
Monocacy, to Hong Kong. Keep full
of coal. In the event of declaration
of war with Spain your duty will be
to see that the Spanish squadron
does not leave the Asiatic coast and
then offensive operations in the
Philippine Islands. Keep Olympia
until further orders."
"Rooterelt' Rough Rider"
When the war with Spain broke out
Mr. Roosevelt resigned his position
at Washington in order to go to the
front. Congress had authorized the
raising of three national volunteer
regiments wholly apart from the
State' contengents; and Theodore
Roosevelt was appointed lieutenant
colonel of the 1st United States
Volunteer Cavalry, his friend, Leon
ard Wood, an army surgeon, being
appointed colonel. The regiment
soon became known as "Roosevelt's
Rough Riders," although Colonel
Wood was actually commander.
. When the regiment reached Cuba it
was brigaded with the First and
Tenth regular cavalry, under Briga
dier General S. B. M. Young. Very
soon after landing the Rough Riders
got into a skirmish and some of their
number were killed or wounded. A
week later the army made an advance
on Santiago, and Mr. Roosevelt led
his men on a charge up Kettle Hill,
the regulars charging up San Juan
Hill and capturing the block house on
its summit. A little later Mr. Roose
velt led his men against some Spanish
intrenchments and captured them
after some close fighting.
Threatened With Court Martial
After the capture of Santiago
Colonel Wood was made a brigadier
general and put in command of the
city and Colonel Roosevelt became a
brigade commander. . Colonel Roose
velt wrote an open letter telling of
the wretched sanitary condition of
the troops, complaining of the way
they were fed and cared for. That
letter made a great stir at the time,
and there was talk of y court martial
ling , Colonel Roosevelt, but such
action was ever taken and his com
plaint; did much .good. It opened
the eyes of the .. people to ,:; many
abuses and .they were rectified.
Govenwr ef New York r !.-. u
At the close of the' war, Colonel
PPiOCLMtlATlON
" BY PRESIDENT
, The following proclamation was
cabled from Paris Tuesday by Presi
dent Wilson and issued Tuesday night
by the Department of State:
"Woodrow Wilson, President of the
United States of America.
, "A, proclamation. To the people
of t(ie United States:
. ... w.uwv .U WHN. U M ftlV Ml.
nouiJce officially the death of Theo
dora Roosevelt, President of the Uni
ted States from September 14, 1901
to March 4, 1909, which occurred at
his home at Sagamore hill, Oyster
Bay, 'New York, at 4:15 o'clock in the
mottling of January 6, 1919. In his
death the United States has lost one
of its most distinguished and patriotic
citizens, who had endeared himself
to the people by his strenuous devo
tion to their interests and to the pub-
he interests of his country.
"Ai president of the police board
of his native city, as a member of the
legislature and governor of his state,
as civil service commissioner, as as
sistant secretary of the navy, as
Vice President and President of the
United States, he displayed admin
istrative powers of a signal order and
conducted the affairs of these vari
ous offices with a concentration of
effort and a watchful care which per
mitted no divergence from the line
of duty he had definitely set for him
self. "In the war with Spain, he dis
played singular initiative and energy
and distinguished himself among the
commanders of the army in the field.
As President he awoke the nation to
the danger of private control which
lurked in our financial and industrial
systems. It was by thus arresting
the attention and stimulating the
purpose of the country that he
opened the way for subsequent neces
sary and beneficent reforms.
"Hts private life was character
ized by a simplicity, a virtue and an
affection worthy of all admiration
and emulation by the people of Amer-
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"In testimony of the respect in
which his memory is held by the gov
ernment and the people of the Uni
ted States. I do hereby direct that
the flags of the White House and the
several departmental buildings be
displayed at half staff for a period
of 30 days, and that suitable military
and naval honors under orders of
the secretaries of war and of the
navy be rendered on the day of the
funeral.
"Done this seventh day of January,
in the year of our Lord one thousand j
nine hundred and nineteen, and of
the independence of the United
States of America the one hundred
and forty-third.
"Woodrow Wilson.
"By the President,
"Frank L. Polk,
"Acting Secretary of State."
publicans for governor of New York,
because he appeared to be the only
Republican who stood any chance of
election that year. After a hard
campaign he was elected and made
one of the greatest and best gov
ernors that Commonwealth had ever
known. In his successful fights for
the enactment of reforms he an
tagonized some of the politicians of
his party who sought to prevent his
re-election as governor by getting
him nominated for Vice-President in
1900. He made a whirlwind cam
paign and helped to pile up a big
majority for the Republican ticket.
Brilliant Record as President
McKinley's second term as presi
dent began March 4, 1901. Predic
tions were made that Roosevelt, as
Vice-President, would pass out of the
public mind. But in six months an
assassin's bullet caused McKinley's
death, and Theodore Roosevelt be
came the 26th president of the Uni
ted "States. His administration was
brilliantly successful, and in 1904 he
was re-elected by the largest popular
majority in the history of the nation.
His plurality over Alton Bv Paker
was greater than the aggregate of
the three greatest pluralities ever
recorded.
The seven and a half year period
covered by Roosevelt's two adminis
trations was characterized by a series
of ' domestic reforms, a vigorous
foreign policy and the beginning of
the , actual construction of the
Panama Canal.
Several delicate international situ
ations arose. ' First, there was the
controversy with Great Britain over
the bonndry of Alaska. Mr. Reose
velt proposed a joint commission
BOARD OF TRADE
, At the annual meeting and dinner
of the Hendersonville Board of
Trade at the Kentucky Home Friday
night, C. F. Bland, for the past two
years president of this organization,
was succeeded by Clarence Latham,
whe was vice president during the
past year.
Dr. L. B. Morse was elected vice
president to succeed Mr. Latham.
A. S. Truex was elected secretary
treasurer to succeed himself after
two years of service. He hasbeen
devoting much time to the work with
out pay and he was voted a "slight
token of appreciation" in the form of
100 for his services during the past
year.
The Board of Trade is in the best
shape in its history. It has $1088.08
in the treasury with an indebtedness
of only about $500. Mr. Truex re
ported that 19 concerns had furn
ished two-thirds of the membership
money. He paid a high tribute to
the services of President Bland, who
preferred retirement. The organiza
tion is in good shape and many com
pliments were bestowed upon Mr.
Bland and Mr. Truex for their splen
did work.
The board of governors, in addition
to the officers, consists of C. F.
Bland, C. E. Brooks, E. W. Ewbank,
K. G. Morris, Dr. W. H. Vander
Linden.
Fifty-three members and two
guests were present. The dinner,
which was in keeping with the well
known traditions of the Kentucky
Home, was greatly enjoyed.
Immediately after the dinner came
the election of officers, with the re
sults stated above. Then S. T. Hodges
made a report 6n the prospects for
securing the Georgia Military
Academy.
A site with a 50-acre lake is one
of the requirements. It is believed
that Osceola would be suitable and
options have been secured on most
of this property. Flans call for a
government revenue cutter and the
making of this something of a naval
school in summer months with mili
tary features during other months of
the jKhao.1 jmj Nft .definite infor
mation has been secured" as to what
Hendersonville is required to do in
order to secure the school. It is
not to be a branch of the Georgia
school, which has grown to be a
great money making institution. Men
of great financial worth, the Can
dlers of Atlanta being among them,
are interested in the proposed insti
tution. Hendersonville is known to be
preferred to any other location in
Western Carolina. Once the require
ments are learned it is believed that
they will be met. Dr. A .C. Tebeau
and E. W. Ewbank visited the
Geo:pa institution recently as a
committee from the Board of Trade
and a committee from that school
visited Hendersonville and looked
over the proposed sites.
An institution such as that pro
posed would be of inestimable value
to Hendersonville and every reason
able effort will be made to have it
established here. The following com
mittee has been named to solicit
funds and take the other necessary
steps toward further interesting the
school authorities. C. F. Bland, J.
M. Rhodes, C. E. Brooks, Dr. A. C.
Tebeau and Sam T. Hodges.
Dr. L. B. Morse then submitted a
report in behalf of the Good Roads
committee. This precipitated a
lengthy discussion which at a late
hour was ended by appointment of
a committee to consider the matter
and submit to a later meeting a
draft for revision of the road law.
LEGISLATURE
The State Legislature is now in
session. The Senate and House both
organized and commenced work Wed
nesday. All Senators were present
except Senator Haymore of Surrey
county, who was at home sick with
influenza. There were only three
Representatives absent.
Dennis G. Brummitt of Gainsville
county was chosen speaker of the
House and H. S. Williams, was chosen
by the Republicans to act as their
leader during the present session of
the State's law makers.
A resolution was offered in both
houses to ratify the prohibition
amendment to the federal consti
tution. This provoked sharp discus
sion and the resolution was referred
to the committee, on liquor traffic.
Both Senate and House adjoining
until noon Thursday out of respect
for the death of Colonel Roosevelt
Thomas W. Keith, who was a mem
ber of the S. A. T. C. of A. & E.
college, West Raleigh, has returned
to ' the city -and is in the employ of
the Hendersonville ; Wholesale Gro
MAD DOGS
Information has reached The Times
office to the effect that a dog, sup
posed to be affected with rabies, has
been running loose in, the Naples
section and has bitten dogs and other
animals. One of the dogs bitten was
B. B. Souther's, and it in turn bit
three of Mr. Souther's children.
Mr. Souther's dog was killed and
the head sent to Raleigh for exami
nation; but the latest news we re
ceived was that no report had up to
that time been received from Raleigh.
It is also stated that among the
animals bitten by the original rabid
dog where some hogs which shortly
afterwards developed the disease.
There will be a meeting of the
county health board Monday; and
The Times suggests that the board
investigate this matter and take ap
propriate action. Innocent children
are entitled to all possible protec
tion against the danger of incurring
a horrible, and frequently fatal, dis
ease. There is, as we understand, a
county-wide ordinance prohibiting
the running loose of dogs, the pen
alty prescribed being death for the
dog and a $50 fine for the owner.
This ordinance appears to be a dead
letter. From personal observation
we can testify that certain parts of
this city are overrun with dogs.
If the county health board has the
power to enact such an ordinance
as the one above mentioned, we pre
sume the board has also the power
to put in motion some machinery to
enforce it. At any rate, we sug
gest that the board, at its meeting
Monday, take the whole matter under
consideration.
KEDRON LODGE
The regular Communication of
Kedron Lodge, No. 387 A. F. and
A. M., will be held Friday night,
January 10, at 8 o'clock.
Visiting Brothers cordially wel
comed.
P. S. RAMSEY, Master.
ANOTHER EFFORT TO BE MADE
TO CLEAR FRENCH BROAD
OF OBSTRUCTIONS
Owing to the great damage done
to crops in the upper French Broad
valley as a result of heavy and pro
longed rains which have fallen each
season for the past several years, it
is the purpose of the people of the
section affected to make another
strenuous effort to have the obstruc
tions which were placed in the river
a number of years ago by the govern
ment, removed, in order that the
waters of the unruly stream can be
kept within its banks. The heavy
rains of recent years have caused
the river to desert its channel in
many places. And the recent heavy
and prolonged rain caused the river
to rise above its banks, and over
flow the bottom lands of the valley
through which it flows, thereby de
stroying hundreds of thousands of
dollars worth of ungathered crops.
In some instances farmers lost
practically their entire crops. The
valley of the French Broad embraces
many thousands of acres of the most
fertile lands to be found anywhere,
and if the obstructions could be re
moved from the river and a shoal or
two blown out somewhat, which
could be done at a moderate cost,
the benefits to this section would be
immeasurable.
A Bit of Hiatory
The following bit of history, as
contained in the Raleigh correspond
ence of the Greensboro Daily News,
is of interest in this connection:
In 1876 General R. B. Vance,
brother of the immortal Zeb, fathered
a project which was designed to make
the upper French Broad navigable
from Buck Shoals, near Asheville, to
Brevard. "The Mountain Lily," a
bright new boat, piled those waters,
making a few trips after inception of
the scheme. The project was aban
doned, the Mountain Lily's brief :
career came to grief.
Meanwhile the government work
had resulted in the placing of some .
obstructions in the stream. Then,
too, the lumber business was thriv-' ;i
ing, great forests were cut down, t$
sand piled up and the course of the (
stream became uncertain. It is re-'i;'
ported that efforts are taking shape
which may bring about the expend
ture of state and federal funds forif
the nurDOse of clearing? the river of -'..
obstruction, so that the chaimetmay C'
be definitely fixed, thus precluding: l
the likelihood of frequent floods with
their attendant destruction .of prop
.ft;'-
however, and for all his democracy
Roosevelt was nominated by the Be'
cery Co. -
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