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: fSii nerkrl court i still ? engaged? in
of which Tiave been tried ana aisposea
voftd date;; The' .docket will., be
cleared ;andv the c6urtf:djouhil
? ,-T.V The Wid juryi which was the raost
lAiIiafii;ri6u4l'.one, 'lihat;!;!'.
Mi- term the couW in 1dng while,
ll-lf finished its'work and Jwas; ischafgiid
S'-i&n- Thursday of last week. .' '- :
7 ' Yollowing the relport the grand
St$Ut'e:tiid Honorable 7nd(te f the Su-
We, the grand jurors for the above
X U, v jfernt submit the Hollowing reports
We have! by contmjttee. examined
the county home .arid founcV wheat,
vSlO 1-2 bushels; yey63 busheXtpo-
i -X vv; tatoes. 160 bushels; sweet potatoes,
10-bushels j corn," 300 bushels ; fod-
$MimA9lfa T.nT,,H0, tonal" 1700 bUn-
;lles; tlover hay.'S tons pork, iOOO
Pounds r dried fruit, t bushel r canned
AX vnmfe. i 2sV' Bonsrvtabbage" 'hnd
3feturhips7lentyt 5 head hogs, eohdi.
ltioni ;j;i'X.:
,. . a COWS. COUQluua gvuv (uuuwfnw. 1
- rygalions J beds to4 clothing; plentjr;; i
hired mak;'::'hl
'l We have; by committee examined
thel county" chain gang and. . We
i found in excellent condition and no
" recommendations'. to, make. ; j
r" 'WeVave bycommittee viBite4 1nd
examined tjiecohnty jaH and f ound-it
"'pr ' in'goodrtditiony':
i'-v-'v.;'': County -Court Hout
We have by committee visited -and
examined the county court house and
the nublic officesi tnerein, ana louna
them in good condition. ':
: Now; thank&sr'hiB Hono and'thei
issistanceM
,W-'r1' discharged.: ,
1 Foreman of grand jury.
i Harrison Moffit, concealed weapon,
jury verdicf guilty (Judgment i sus-
a Grant Kramer charged with man
slaughter, pleaded guilty' to forcible
trespass, and judgment was suspend
ed on payment of 'costs, and execu-
i-tlpn,by defendant M a bond to appear
, tt 6voxt to court ?for;two 'years
;.V';-and show good ibebAyio.pia : was
4 Xtbi'.'cMe'.' which Kramer and three
y other boys were li'n automobile
, ; wreck near Naples in whch,jEdward
Faulkner lost, his life."- - v "
Wgamy, Continued," and motion to
' strike out judgment : entered on ci
fa- also continued until 'next tenflVt-'
:5 Cordie ' .Worley, assault, " jury
verdict gull'costa
: : Sevier. . Clark, seduction," entered
plea of nolo 'contendere, ; and " was
tad wilisjostB
- the girl alleged to.have been seduced.
V. C; McCjfaryentered s tle 'f
nolo contendere ,'tdv eliarge of wsault
after, jury failed :t;; agee." anoV; was
- taxed with costs. 2- v
" ' Eggle Fisbyi pleaded : guUty - to
-'iiimnla assault and was ; taxed with
' " ' 'George Goinell, blockading, enters
plea ofnolo contendere,; and. taxed
' , . '-wili costs, and tequred to, give bond
' or, his appearance4 at each term of
Uthfemiii f or ithe'trial:of 'Criminal
ohm, for a neriod of three years, aw
shor-good behavioJf. . -
' V .: George' Howard,, blockading, same
r aa in Cnnnll' ' case' ? S
Lonnia Lvdai larceny, nol pros
i iinnie:ar nemra.; iwuj
jack Lynch,, assault, pleads guilty,
X&.JPelham Corn, assault with' 'deadly
w weanonw jury : vertucv auvjf j
..'....'. . lj ..-:''."'
;,::;, ':-':. - f f f -'..T-f
' deadly
CIS Weipon, jury verdict not guilty. ' .
- James tl-n. alray jury ' verdict
an&r "tTard, blQwafimg ftncT re
IciJ3 CTi.cyi,iz morv-s on
i avallc :r3 rwy;
1 1?'' 1 I
t's rt
VKe nnnal meetinsr of the Labor-
era
Building and :
held in the directors' room In the ;
was
Fiisf Bank- and Trust Company -build
irig Tuesday night 'of. this week.'. The
iheyrec,'Jhii 'tirmg ftlpers
and; finaftcS; oinmittee;g&i:
The reports presented shewed that
the ,asociatioir is; iff excellentvcoridi-
tiojand do.ing exceuent woxic,. : lhe
sixteenth series started last SatQtday,
andV sratf : sbed:.moire. heavttey
thiay;piceding;
firtt . So great is the interest mani
festecLthat i .has .been decided ,to
keep the books open .for -Week ; w
to'Joriger ord,elf to accommodate
prospective; investors, I- It is- confiU
denttjespepted4 thai within a few
days, the number of shares subscribed
in this .'sixteenth series will exceed
eveinr' the number subscribed in the
flpsl whcich hif beid ,h :reeof djdur4
Ihg'aU these year?, ' . f ;
Five series have ahready matured
and i ! hav paiot? in.- the 1 aggregate,
$81,000 in cash' and canceled mort
gages. The eleven series which have
not' " matured represent :a maturity
value ,of. quarter; of a 'million of
dolla:rs. y. About 150 homes fa) .this
community have been built v through
the association. -, .' y',L-:..
The people of -this community are
investing about $35,000 a year in the
association, this' amount coming out
Uf small Bavings. The strict economy
with which the affairs of the associa
tion are" managed is shown.; by. the
facf that the expense is tnly $5fl0. a;
year, ; And "this economy', is Effected
witnout any loss in emciency, as is
shown- by the fact that the, associa
j.jner);aua18i;'lott and
holds no doubtful paper. ' '
The officers are: t W. A; Smith,
prWdentf R;i.H Staton,vice jresi
dentf jnisA.6 Stepii " iecrejiry , and'
consists .rfT.CWe.-B.
yi.'a.Ste;
v..t
. Next month will be the, 100th an
niversary of the founding of the first
missionary society .of the Melodist
church. The Methodists of the Uni
ted States and Canada are ' planning
to raise', infoneweek 1126,00(00
which! is' the ' largest "amount ever at
tempted by ther Methodists. The M. E.
Church,- South is 5 to raise of this
amount 135,000,000. ! The .money is
to be paid rin fiye years .and used
for missionary and, educational work
at home and in, the devastated war
districts in foreign lands. Fifty thou
sand dollars of the fund is to go to
Weaver College. , ' f;..-,..
The - Henderson county Methodist
churches are to raise these amounts:
Hendersonvffle ;:--17,000.00
-ypattfs Chapel ileteher 1,925.00
Flat RcKik-CWlij 1,925.00
Mills- Riveri-i---iX-l,739.00 .
1,470.00
,Moore' Grove ..
.' Edneyville ,--..
.Frnitland
"Sha' Creek -v
..Upward
I'Hfllgir-).
840.00
720.00
720.00
320,00
. at.oo
. .The' nroiect will be explained .by
the f ollowing speakers, at place and
hour named below, ' .next t Sunday,
MHHUI i j,' y y :
ills Riveir, 11 , o'clock, 'rC. - F,
Bland: Shaws Creek. 8Vcl6ck, .M. D.
f Coburn f Horse Shoe, 3 o'clock, . & F.
Bland; Froitland,! o'cjock, F. E.
rurfeelEdneyvilie' 3 o'clock, Rev.
M. F Moores";v Fletcher,. - Pattie's
Capeli;y;C.';, Sale 5 Flat;; Rock, i 3
6clockr C"K Rbgers;S
ojclock Prof J. W Morgan.' c..;... vi!
The. following Sunday.xMarch ,23
8 o'clock 9; .,' there' will be a
big mass meeting, which will be held."
Delegate! -from ?U"i thecpMity
churcnes wiu oe present. . uev.-u. ..
Moores preached s special sermon on
the r Centenary Movement last Suni
day morning In the .ethodist chuncn
here! MMMMM
5 fITieCntenart'?:fdirectori';fe''aret
County vCl&irmahi;'..vj,i E.-Durfee;
IleiiJarsonvilla Kethbdist church, ,C.'
F. .' r '? ; Tit Rock," d f: Ttogers;
Ti-.j'a i ; J s.t Fletcher, J, taauda
':';'. I" '". "V,v-,Xo. ? Johnson;
.j, ::?; Garten ;Edney-
'; ;r ri,F.r.
$125,000,000
' The-tegialature has adjourned. The
is nothing to brag about.', - . V.
;S; A State road law was enacted tn
the. closing hours. The. law does not
seem to be arousjng any , enthusiasm,,
andrthere isaYgood deal jo
pointmentexpresiedS
The Legislature decided not to take
the school system iut of. politics. The
vicious methodf denying local self
government to jour people is to' con
tinue, witil we can get a Legislature
'''more principle Jfnd tooadef
L Efforts to procure election reform
were aeieaieu.;Kne, mOTKj
appatently.ea - the result of a fait
.count ,.and a; ahf ?'Af Sick
Voters law .was, enacted which opens
Jhewaj to ad'ditiohrfimuds on
More mohey;tMi tneedet; and sit is
Wl estate in order ; to increase- hi
taxable valuation, s The result may be
a threefold increaBe,; which would
onett" the way Jo; the .wildest extra?
Vasrance. " An extra Session . of . die
Legislature Will probably ' be Vcd
within the next weive montns in con;
hection'1thypfyect..;;;:;;::5 ,
MEN RECOMMENDED BY REP- '
RESENTAT1VE JACKSON FOR .-;
i JUSTICES OF-rTHE PEACE
The ': following named gentleman
were recommended by Representa
tiv Jackson for - appointment' as
justices of the peace for Henderson
county, and their npmes were con
tained in the omnibus magistrate bill
as it passed the " House. ; Mr. Jack
son, however does not know what
fate thev met -with in the Senate, .bt
states that unless their names werS
stricken-from -the Wll by a Senator
from this district they were elected:
lnce of the' seace.' ; Here' ire their
r . Press Fletcher and' E. E Lance,
Hooper's Creek; G. N..Sentell, Crab
Creek: G. ' B. Hill and Leander
Lauirhter, Edneyville, L. PT Pittillo,
Clear Creek; Frank Cathey and John
P. Whitaker, Mills 'River ; John
Staton. Green River; G. W. Ledbet-
ter and Ernest Jackson, Edneyville;
Harfey T. Justus and W;' S. Young,
Blue Ridge; J. Wv Morgan'; Mills
River; R. P. Freeze, F. A. Ewbank
and. C. P. Rogers, Hendersoftyllle
township. .: ' '
.The above list contains the names
of about as many Democrats as it
does. Republicans, which shows that
Representative Jackson was not parti
san; when it carne to i the selection of
men -for appointment as justices of
the peace for the county.
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PAY DEBT IN 25 YEARS
The American people ' must pay
$1,200,000,000 a year for the next 25
years to clear the war debt of this
nation,- according to ireasury jue
nnrtment fiinires. based on an 'esti
mate ' of the final war; debt. ;C The
calculation is made on the assumption
that America' net war-debt, with de
ductions for loans to, the allies, .will
tmroimata $18.000.000,000.; There
are those who 'contend it will be more.
Interest oh this amount, at the rate
of four And a quarter per cent will
total $765,000,000 a ; year. . In ad
dition, $417,000,000 will have to be
provided each year as a sinking fund
to, redeem all bonds m 25 years.
m LTa Uvi WiU be Heavy
To carry out such a .plan", biclud-
iag the proposed cumulative sinking
furidprovision of 2.32 per cent, tax
levies of $1,200,000,000 year will
be necessary for 25,years. -
- The . Treasury r Department,
ftuthorited to proceed Under the sug
gested plahj ;WUf buy up bonds on the
market each year, or call them for
redemption at the period provided.
tbi;ttVEi :were;;l6st v
p:ON ; BATTLEFIELDS OF WAR
t ; A totil of t,864,000 soldterti be
ionsing io nations erigagedlih the
world war .wete
' diei: of ' Woundsai; ;f at as triable
i-' j;tilcs'''!iow. accordiri'''tdK:Gen..
I rcK, chiv-of-ta-f Mf 1 the "; United
-.-.'TI,:.a lossei were' divided between
f: 3 fct&iiiifcesev-f!5tires',r':Eus8la,
:CJ"?Ccrrr..Vl,C
JO;'' France
EC3,C00;
The remarkable debate, on the sub
ject of the league of nations, -which
00k place in the United States Sen
ate during the closing days?of the
th Congress, has already begun to
iliow results. " No reply has been' at-
;?dge. and Knpx, because their argtC
ents were unanswerable ; they
proved; beyond -question ; that', the
draft, in its present form, should not;
Pa'iia"doptedW'';
Two ' prominent" advocate of ; the
w m. X ait and w.' J. Bryan,
have within the past few days issued
public statements in which they admit
that the instrument needs mending.
vtill . more 'remarkable is the effect '
WMch ;the " Senate debate ftlias prc
acrbssthff'wateT;: - Eng-
hriijlwhere the" present draft Jorigi
nattd, there is an open demand that
the mstruriient"; h$' re-written so as
io fentove? the features to which the
nierican Senators .objected.- The
London Times, a Northcliffe' newspa-
which represents the real power
lit- England, publishes an editorial
jhli week which insists that the de-
made by our Senators can and
frittsi be complied with.
,tThe editorial is as follows:
4"-lt is not for outsiders to take
sides in the American party contro-
yersy, but one or two points may be
made from this side ' of the Atlantic. I
rnenas 01 liberty and peace in ii-u-:
fqpe are grateful for America's as
sistance in winning the war and for
that very reason would like to have
tha,t assistance continued. It is
,jcpgnized that it is not an English
wish only, but French, Italian and
'S, even Russian. In fact, with-
Q'ut , this assistance there can be . no j
rgal legue.
5f f'Once more Canning's words, we
have to call in the new world to re-
dre' thebalance of the old. Can-lu;wa--first
Monrde Dictrine and now we are act
ing m he spirit of his old maxim.
There is less foundation for suspicion
so frequently expressed in America
that her-adhesion to the league will
endanger that doctrine. Let an
amendment meet this difficulty about
the Monroe doctrine and ' make it
clear the league does not impair the
Monroe Doctrine, but extends its
spirit to Europe. Let the covenant
be rewritten and cleared in better
language which could easily be done :
by a drafting committee. Above all,
let it; be made clear the league
makes no infringment upon national
sovereignty. In joining , the league,
America will not share her sovereign
ty with &ny others. The new league
will hot -be a parliament in which the
majority rules. The only matters,
that can-he decided by vote are the
rules of procedure; admission of new
States, which requires two-thirds ma
jority of the body delegates; amend
ments to the constitution, of the
league, for which three-fourths ma
jority of the delegates and minority
reports on disputes referred to the
league. For the rest unanimity is
required. But if unanimity is neces
sary) to the all-important executive
action it will be objected the league
wiQ.be. of precious little use. That
argument is well met in an article in
the covenant we publish today
"The constitution of the league is
designed, observes the writer, not to
establish, some rigid new internation
al system of elaborate powers, but
to provide continual means - of dis-
cussion, - continual opportunities for
new s international ; agreements i by
which measures may be taken against
disturbance of peace and Hew perma
nent machinery set up for common
treatment ' of common ' problems.
Foreign policy is thus brought direct
ly, into the sphere of interest. Of the
average man, into touch with the de
mands of labor, business and! science
hvaXbibwiWe
"Quite as important as the provis
ions preventing War if the formation '
of a permanent' secretariat and com:
migaion for" dealing with specifld quea-
tiong of comron interestrintentate
misdot aa Aniericans -Wpuld call
the '"lof'labor,3? OmmerclalS;arid'
ot r matters. Thil rudimentary in
ter r.tional executive will IgroW Jf on
ly i 'ople realize how much depends
on p interest. -Again, mtherto au
a : aliens invbivinsr a number - of
j" ,.ri tvabeeri'&'!the
a- -. ? of . Embassadors; each meet-
EILIIATED
Last' Week We announced the pass-
age of the Henderson county road
law, arid stated that the act, as
passed, contained a proviso foir ''. ci
$25,000 bond issue to aid in the up-
keep of the. roads. ' . ,r,
The men who were working hard-
est for the enactment . of this law
were not; aware of the existence of
the section providing for. the ootid
issue. That section,: it is explained,
crept in unawares arid its presence
is attributed to an oversight in trans
cribing. As soon as the "joker'was
discovered, the proponents of the bill
got busy and" did some strenuous
telegraphing. with the ' result ' that
the offending section was stricken out.
The bu ai .it now finally stands, has
no provision for a mandatory bond
issue. ":. "'$.!, :
CLOSE JUT4E 6
A "meeting of the board of trustees
of the city .schools was held Monday
night, it was decided to close the
session June 6.
Various routine matters received
attention.- Some extensive and much
needed repairs to the roof of the
building on Fourth
avenue
were
autnorizea.
Parents have been asking why the
monthly honor roll is no longer pub
lished. One purpose of the honor
I roll was to offer a strong inducement
for regular attendance; and it served
that purpose. " But owing to the pre
valence' of grippe and the probability
that, here as elsewhere, there would
be a good many cases of that malady
occurring from time to time, parents
were urged to. keep their children at
home at the first indication of colds
SCHOOLVILL
Luc juov iutuiiBuu vi. vvtyo 1 orOl
sickness, ahd he cnher lgf,
trucied ' seiid horile; nyfa
or., other
wee. instrtfd
children who showed any such symp
toms. This was done m order to re
duce the probability of spreading
the disease. In these circumstances,
it was thought best not to offer the
usual incentives to regular attend
ance. It was felt that ambitious
students, eager to get on the honor
roll, might overpersuade their par'
ents into letting them go to school
' when they ought to be at home. For
ef6 reasons it was decided to dis-
continue the honor roll for the pres
ent.
KEDRON LODGE
FRIDAY NIGHT
The regular Communication of
Kedron Lodge, No. 387 A. F. and
A. M., will be held Friday night,
March 14, at 8 o'clock.
Visiting Brothers cordially wel
comed.
P. S. RAMSEY, Master.
GRAFT AT NAVY STATION
Investigation of alleged graft at
the Great Lakes Naval Training sta
tion," near Chicago, caused Samuel
Moscowitz, of Detroit, a second class
seaman, to commit suicide. Six other
sailors, are under arrest. Moscowitz,
it is alleged, made confession before
he ended his life.
Lieut. Commander C. S. Roberts,
? executive officer of the station, has
ksued a statement in which he as
serts that no evidence has' been found
indicating' that discharges were sold.
He believes, however, that, some sail
ors and a few petty'officers practiced
fraud on, some of their mates by pro
fessing to have influence in obtaining
releases, v .;. ;';, ii-V.h'H"ii:&
cal round table conference as part
of 9 the regular machinery of inter
Pational affairsV f Difficulties'; "which
are insoluble if split up. into. frag
ments V among ;i eight ambassadors;
each in a different capacity and each
making' s separate d report of . hla
separate conversation will be resolv
ed as a. matter of course when re
sponsible governments get into. the
way of meeting: each other and dis
cussing difilculties in tdvance. There
may Vbe; othetr waysiof democratiz
ing our foreign policy, but; ttere,4a
none ..quite, so lar-reaptwg as this,
Wrnimti
James T Eads - How, : "millionaire
hobo," is under arrest ; in Kansas; ;,:i;;
City, charged by federal authorities '
with.. being' connected with "recent
activities of the Industrial Workers ' '
of the World in the Middle West i '
, ' '-'Ha a,'-,' ; 1 't-jr-
Mrs. Grace Barnhart, of Hagfers R : '
town, Md., has received notice that -';''"
he is heir to one-third of. the, estate
of, $50,000 -Iert:.;by,SA'imcte,?;Thi' , K
makes the second fortune Mrs. Barn- ' '"
hart has fallen heir to in ten months ;. ' "
her nrevious vnndfall beintr f or. an ; '.''
even larger amount. .
BRIDE, 53, GAVE HER7 AGE AS3
Lieut., George M. Eyferth,. of the-
United States navy, is seeking an
nuhnent of his marriage in the courts
of New York State. Eyferth alleges. .
that his bride represented herself. as ,
being 83 years of age . when , . they
were:;married',in:. 1910r"w
really was 65 and had a son 17, years
01 age. , ' 5a
h'
FORTUNE KIND TO SOLDIER -
Unfitted by ' Wounds to follow 'his ..
pre-war pursuit 01 larmmg, r uurus
Boyle, a soldier in two armies, f re-J
turned from France to find that, dur
ing his absence, oil wells yielding 600
barrejs a day had been drilled on his!
farm near Peabody, Kan. Boyle !
purchased the land several years ago
at $2 per acre. ) ';!
The soldier-oil, magnate enlisted
with the Third Canadian infantry in
1914 and waf transfemd t to lthe
American forces t!l918. 1- He stdM
fered 28 bullet hneVwOud'C''I:
addition to being gassed ; snd : 4 VtX
burned by liqui3Lfire. f-iMM
wnrtt at tnn A pnurm i i :
LPdNr;!L'.'t
rs'i'fpeundp'-iM
,;ousi:v
inree nunarea aouars
the price ' the White
hrnnorht: Mnnrdiriir to -Yetnrns ' made
throrighytiSe 'Rair9l-:V.!'-i:
of .98 ,;iadiwhiai aactioned' -
alter pemg wrappea m nmui bsc-jb
each 'containing one pound. - The
total receirits were S30.000. ."
The two" lambs born to Mrs. -Wil- ;
son's favqriW ewe Pn February ' 22, j j
and named Martha and George Wash-,
ington, are. being brought up on the' f,V r
bottle. ' ' . l-f.''-il
' , ,;,' :f:,;;.:;.iii
VAMPIRES TO BE "POSTED" '
The rogues' gallery in Chicago is
to be adorned with the picturesof
vampires, according to juage oieut,
who has announced that, a close tab
wmilH hn Irent. on women who break
up homes. Bertillon measurements
of vampires brought into court will
be taken and their photographs '11,
be posted. .- ka 'Q
The first, vampire picture to , oe r.
placed in the gallery was that of a;
woman from Omaha, Neb., charged '
with enticing from his home a mar-1 ".'
ried man.
TEXAS TOWN SHOWED FIGHT
ING BLOOD , ,
Kirkland, a Texas town with 600
inhabitants in peace times, had; bf
381 residents during the war. One;"
hundred and nineteen of the men
were in the great war. .iy
SENATE
WILL PROBE
' FOOpilK.
SCANDAL ' ' , ' "f-Vf
The Senate Agriculture committee ;
has been - directed to Investigate'
charges that unwholesome food Was "
shipped to , -Belgium by the Belgian'- '
relief commission. The investiga V v
tion is designed to disclose frauds lij ?
practiced upon the conunission f( ;
dealers in wheat and flour, and is notv . ,
aimed at the commission or anyvir
its members. , ' t, ifc't'J'n
TOUL MEMORIAL
AVIATORS,
The Aero Club- of America has ap-
proved plans for a emoito they !;'
"airmen who will not com back,' to :
be ewcteln theToul cem
France,:, where " !Maj..;- Lufbery, : ; "
"Hobey"- Bakery Blail- iaThawf,anJ ;
otherVfampus Americ Jnrien ;1 ;
buried.. memorial :' iri;,Jimerjica ; t 'A
Amerliii:T!4iimenS rf-
Uvea also is!' plarindV?irM!ir 'AX : ' '
AX":X : r'C''?':;,'.
soiuTS"pHiNa;iD v
'.LeadersMf i'obdl rofeij r '
met in Southern h r '
I;:rrs, J:Tenn.i ' 1 ' --
- -""iff r-'"-?" ' "
'f''-
r V, 4V
i "1 .other, i-rarstc'v and each
and the diCculty of fore!ra alrs as
, , r-' 'i ti I'i c
Trofe"9ior?l rr"c7, r "V e-"l
1 C - - -- - t " ' ' '