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1 . I 3 :J L j !., 'J ' '' U ksta& ' KwMol S1 1 I llllS . VOLUME. XXXIV. NUMZER 12 HENDERSONVILLE, ftORTH CAROL.' FRIDAY, JUNE ,Z7, 1919. FIVE CENTS COPY. , . -. ffMtfvl El I Li 1 ; SEVEITY YEARS C6lumbus B. Haddon of Mississippi, it- f prater resident, of - this county, Was here this, week after an absence of seventy years. It is hardly neces sary to say that he found several .-changes in the town.c ' $ -' V- i" . ! Mr. Haddon is a first cousin of AlTrrVD Mrs. C. 'M. Pace', and was present at , the marriage of Mrs Pade's 'mother. He left here aV the age. of ten, and ' went to Mississippi. In spite of , his advanced agexhe.ia still hale' and 'hearty and takes an alert interest in everything that he . sees. "r He . and four brothers served-' through ' the whole of the Civil War) , and they U, came through those' four years' of bloodshed 'without even1 receiving a wound. - 1 , ' - - ' . 'Mr, Haddon's daughter, , Miss May Haddon, accompanied her father on his Visit to our city. 'She is the home 'demonstration agent of Scott county Mississippi, and is ai delegate to the joint conference of American and' the Southern Home Economics Associations at Black Mountain, POSTAGE CUT -ON JULY 1 The first of July, the day on which war-time prohibition is scheduled to becqme operative, will , have.., some compensation, after all, .fox on that day war-time postage rates will cease to exist " On that day the United States will return to the red rectangle which was supplanted by its dedicate purple brother during the war. ' ' The purple stamps, however, ' will remain in use, for pckages requiring three cents or more postage. The'Postofflce Department has is . sued a statement in which it is point ' ed out that on and after July 1, 1919, the rate of postage on first-class mat ter, will be the same as the rate, in force on October 2, 191T. Two' and Zl.QUlie ,dia- cortmuedatendoT bSssne 30. and all Unused two-cent domestic and .domestic reply postal cards, and all three-cent stamped envelopes will be redeemed at full value and ex changed for other stamped paper, providing they are presented .before August 1. In no case will envelopes Dr postal cards be' redeemed in cash. After August 1 postage value will only be allowed lor the envelopes and three-fourths postage value for the cards. WAR EQUIPMENT FOR ROADS At the request of the Department of Agriculture, the War Department has ordered. returned from France a large 'quantity of engineering equip ment for distribution to the states for use -in the construction and mainten ance of federal highways. - , ' V The equipment includes 1,500 caters pillar tractors, , 40 road rollers, and a la,rge number of . concrete mixers, crushers and other.machinery. i V . A ' i I ii '.'' O PLAN FOR AMERICAN CEMETERY IN FRANCE 1 1 ( The, Senate has passed bill -Ut thorwin Vnpointment of ;i commis sion nd, Ji apyropriatigivo $50,000 to acquire an American cemetery in- Franee in which- would b buried the bodierof -American soldiers- who lost their Jjiyep in that country during the Irar. Si m & Mara vmt ir&n HUAVIVfi't it More than 107 miles olmotion pic- ." iiiM fl1mL.fiiA ontirn Jntnut of the ' AfBcial photographers attachedJtQ he 'mniHrAn exneditionarv fdrc'58-r-hai een landed at New York cMy ,4 i cnarge oi tne pnoiograpmc units oi , J;he second army, said that the films, tf hnwn without titles .would re- '" uire!i4Ui oufvloi) operating ?time. They will probably "be "trim . ined down before, being .exhibited, r '. Gaining only scenes of wtual fighting snni the, important events of the war. f 11 TRAIN FAILED TOlCILL BABY ; $ Struck by ireight ti3itfth,t vo; rear-oli daughter of - " i t . ? t ind, f Valr'-raJcoIaJL?1 U XXwBu 1,1 ' ' " -mm Ww. -l 4 Aam 4lftlA m- A$t .3 Te is posirtoED r INDMTELY ,, r The election, which had been an nounced.for July 15 on the proposi tion Ho Issue bonds' for the purcha'se of a city park, has been : postponed indefinitely. The, city ' council "met Wednesday night to7 consider the is. suance of the' formal call for,' the election," but decided (to take no "ac tion. HIGHLAND LAKE IS PURCHASED The summer session of the ' Caro Una Military-Naval Academy opened Monday with a very gratifying enrol ment. This institution, with its large financial connections ' and its up-to-date publicity methods, will be of Jin calculable value to Hendersonville. . The formal purcha.se of the High land Iake property was made this week. When it was first decided to allocate the academy here, the property was leased temporarily, the under standing being that the sale would be made a little later. This" has now been- done. . ' U. S. TO CONTINUE THRIFT SALES ' Sales of saving stamps and certifi cates will be relied upon byhe treas ury to supply a large part of thegov ernment's financial needs during the period of transition. The War Sav ings Stamp campaign," begun during the war, will be continued as a permanent'-part of he government's fisc policy. 1 Mim ii i w- i .in U. , DIVERS SAVING SHIPS , Pk .itAriW: t0 hZMKJm&; Vn that pothers oin,mn 4 pnvate;eorporattonsj situatjon. He asserted that, if -the cloiWupoli the A'stillefs; atfd the have undertaken, the salvaging of scores" of vessels destroyed during the war by German U-boats, , Where the craft is found in water little deeper than her masts an effort is made to raise the ship 'and restore her o her former trade routes. Some of ' the sunken vessels con tain huge fortunes in gold and goods. One is known to have carried $5, 000,000 in gold. The diver sent down to work on her borrowed the key to the ship's strong, box, but it is n5t recorded whether he retrived the old. ' Many sailors recently demobilized by the British navy are casting their lot with the government ' salvage corps or with private firms which have taken upthe work. The pay is good, While there is always an element of dangerand adventure. , , LEGISLATURE TO ACT Governors of many states have agreed to call special sessions of their bwii, icKiouituiuB ku . rii buy uie dui- frage amendment. These include the governors of South Dakota, Arizona, Pennsylvania Massachusetts, Ala bama, Arkansas, Ner 'Hempshire, Ohio, , Iowa,' Colorado, Rhode Island, Maine, Indiana; Nebraska, Minnesota 13d Missouri, f p.1 . K?yern.or8 .P.cludingthose of Connecticut, Wyoming, - Florida, North Carolina Sotith Carolina an4 New Mexico have refused to call ses sions of their legislatures. The govf eraors of Montana, f North DakoU and O.klahomX are'fton-committal. h Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio; New York and Kansas have ratified the stiffrage amendment, though be cause! of an error in the Illinois rati fication resolution its repassage 'to necessary. In Tennessee the legis lature recently passed an act grant ing women the rights to vote in city and presidential elecjtionr. j,' The act nas oeeot aeciarea unconsuiunonar. s f IHchJo1ntiques The enormous fortunes made England during the war have been responsible, for the record breakup prices wL'ch tellers of antiques if v t rf kind have beett realizing In Lond auction rooms A hysisrious portrait which 1 9 ntl.' ir4 in' .Vaition roorl, ;t8C, I .AReynoI's - . nev L-4 before 1 ! r - attention 'wsi e' SCHEDULE FOR v TlttaER Following "is. tW' revised train schedule which became, Effective this week: "' 1 - " r' ' ik- ' ' ', No. Time f 8, Columbia to 'AsheviJle-;6:30 a.m. 41, Spartanburg to "frMlfe-lOS a.m. 9, Columbia 'to Ashevilleyi:15 p;m. J 27, Charleston to AMllel TOp.m. 22, Asheville to Columbia.1 7k.35 a.m. 28, Asheville to Charleston,! 9 :55 a.m. 10, Asheville to Colombia! ,4 :45 p.m. 4, A'ville to Spartanburg! 9 il(f p.jn, Hendcrsonvilla and Lk? Toxwy 5, H'ville to L. TL-C-JrO :40 a.m. '7,H'ville to L.' T:i2':. 4:50p.m. 6, L. .T. toJ HVille;.":.., 9:45 a.m. 8,L. T. to H'ville...... 4:25 p.m. MEAT HELD IN STORAGE The high cost of living has been increased by the packing . interests, who hold in cold storage 1,339,000, 000 pounds of ment and meat' prod ucts and 46,000,000 pounds of chick en, according to chaj-ges made in the House by Representative S. P. Fess Republican, of Ohio. Mr. Fess said his figures were official, having' beep furnished by the. bureau of market in the Department of Agriculture: Supplementing this charge, Repre sentative Dowell, Republican, of Iowa, accused the War Department of join ing the packers to prevent Ihe army's surplus meat from going to the mar ket and reaching the consumer.. He declared that the House "ought to know if it is the policy of the War Department to turn those supplies to the concerns that made them and to permit them to sell to the public as they see fit. Mr. Fess, who declared these, figures have revealed a startling con dition, said that hiss observation" was that meat and fowls are higher in price now thn ever before and there departments of the government do not take action, Congress ought to enact legislation to remedy this con dition. Denial was made by Representative Kahn, Republican, of California, that the War Department has been trying to turn back all its surplus meats to the packers. v Every effort, he said, is being made to sell these stocks. SEEKS FsEFUGE IN U. S. Princess Braganza, formerly Miss Anita Stewart, is coming back to America after five years of exile, part of the time as an alien enemy. Her husband, who' is a pretender to the throne of Portugal, made his home in Berlin throughout the war, casting his lot with that of the former kaiser. . The princess Was left a fortune in 1909 by her father, William Rhine lander Stewart. - Later her wealthy stepfather. "Silent" Smith, of New York , city, died and willed her part of his millions. , . , An', estate has , been purchased, in California where the princess, with her three litle children, will live for an indefinite period. , Princess Eliza beth, oldest of the three children, has been called the, most beautiful child in Europe. . , ' LOCAL WEATHER Date Maxi , Min. Mean Prec'n Junei 83. ,53. . 68 65 68 57 j.. 68' 60' 66 62 71 83 72 ,53 t, 70 53 68 s BB h 70 f 68 .. , 71, , 2 81 8(73 ,80. , !' 83 v .84. ,4 ';,5 0.20 0.65 - 8. 1 ii - 0.05 85 84, 12 83 .18,-79, 0.40 61 ,70r , 55 70 , -,,75., :f ,89, ,. .,,72 ' 0 ,1 84 .r60a 7. 0.12 .0.93 1 2,V! 88 ,-.80,,, 3 - 75 -, ,88, .9, t r? .70 VU :v68 i3l6Q M--:, u -,Ma 82 .;. 62 ., H W StJKtlARY,.' i'JTURESTiiL 1MD OPERATORS l-At? an early hour Thursday 'nOrn ihg deputy sheriffs, J. C. Sexton and Vernon. Lvda. accomanied by nosse- ijpen,A. 0. Jones, Joseph Hamilton, Bug McCall and Merida King, went to a location near the' headwaters of Shoal Creek and "near the foot of Stone fountain, where the sheriffs office had been informed that a block ade still might be situated. I When the raiders reached a point wherVihe. blockading plant was sup posed to. vbe located, Deputies, Sexton ah&Lyda told their companions to remain there until the deputies went forward to see. if they could locate the. still -'Sexton and Lyda'soon re turn d to their possemen and inform ed i" 3m they had located the plant anjj t'iat it Was in full operation, with seven "or - eight men present at the stilL- -The deputies also informed their fcrien that if they made a charge on ,tb blo'ckaders, at that 'time (1 o'tlbct a. m ) they would every one ge; iway, y So it was decided that trte officers and men with them would surround the still and wait until day light iWore making a charge. Ac cordingly the deputies stationed their men it different points in close prox imitytto the still to wait' for day light! Sexton and Lyda advanced unde cbvjef of the dense thicket and darkness of the night to within about fifty Ifeet ,of the still and its opera torsj Where they remained behind a large ; tree upti (ay-light, when they charge down upon the still and de manded the eperators to . surrender. Instead of obeying the command two of tjhem opened fire on the officers with, Jrerolvei . and the officers fired several shots!' Will Floyd, the officers staty, fired five shots, and another of the ien' 'at the still fired twice. W3:en the shooting commenced the office i report that two of their )6sse eperators .who were resisting arrest, and just at .'a moment when Wjll Floyd, had his gun presented on Deputy Sexton,' and Sexton had his gun presented at the breast 6f Floyd, young man named Merida King, rushed up behind Floyd and threw his arms around him, clinching him tightly, when deputy, Sexton took Floyd's gjin from him. By this time all members 01 tne officers posse Were on the ground, and Will Floyd, Brock Shipman and Wilkie Lockaby were ar rested, and elthes) three or four men made their escape through the dense woods. The still, which was a 40-gallon copper, was captured, several ler- menters and other equipment were destroyed, and about 30 gallons of whiskey .seized. The plant, from ap pearances, the officers stated had been in operation for quite a long while. This is one of the most successful raids, the officers state, that has been made in this section in some tithe. RICH NEGRO WILLS $1,000.1 000 With an estate of $1,000,000 the title of "richest negro woman in. the United States," which was held for many years by .Mme. C. J. Walker, of New. York city, manufacturer of a hair ointment,, will pass to her.only daughter, Mrs. Leila Walker Robin son,.uuder the terms of Mrs. Walker's will. 1 1 HAIR TONIC REPLACES "BOOZE" More than. 4,350 bottles of hair tonic, containing 60 per cent alcohol and retailing at 15 cents drink, was sold in Porto Rico during a. single week.!f' ' The existence of the tonic was dis covered by a detective, who, on sam pling a bottle,- reported the- matter under the Impression he had discover ed a shipment of pure rum. LONG- TRIAL FOR BERGER This preliminary skirmish bearing, on the- right of Victor L Berger, of Milwaukee, Wis. to tit in the Na tional 'House of 'Representatives, in' view of his conviction under espion age act, hat indicated' that the hear ings ifcjsht continue for months, a v vHenr.F,) Cochema, private Counsel for Er-er, who. has intnatsi that the ;'.t ia his client's behalf would be lor.i and bitter, boldly ci&Hacjed the i' ' Congress.! ts cy tis seat i !c:'."on'ty rtU 'f WEEKLY REVIEV OF MARKETS The following report of the stock and cotton market for the past week is written for' the'. The Times by G. At Ledisworth, manager of Clement D. Gates & Co".': ' Stocki The past week has witnessed a great deal of action in the ' stock market, transactions being around 1, 500,000 Shares daily. ' With the announcement that the peace treaty would be signed by Ger many, all anxiety in that .direction would seem to "be over. However, there are many difficult problems to be worked out before We' have a clear road for the start of the wonderful industrial movement, which is sure to come in this coun try. ; Foreign credifs must be ar ranged, and provision made for im mense shipments of our various com modities. However, it is but a ques tion of time when all these conditions1 will be worked out satisfactorily. Especial attention is being directed toward the steel shares and the cop' pers also are coming in for their share of popularity. Prices' for these securities are fairly high at present, considering the dividend return, but as earnings increase, we shall no doubt get some increase in dividends all along the line. ' ' It is our idea that about the only trouble ahead of us at this time, is the labor situation? and albeit, condl tions m this department seem a trifle unsettled at the moment, we have no doubt that before many weeks have passed, we shall see a proper adjustment for all concerned. Good stocks are sure to be in demand from now on. , . . Cotton With the signing of the treaty, it is quite likely that the cotton market will take on additional strength, as it is certain that foreign countries will heed all thejtottoa we cari fepare, and more.-too. ,. Heavy rams are re ported all over the cotton belt, and considerable apprehension is felt, as to the growing crop. We do not look for more than an average crop of this staple, and feel that much higher prices will be reached within a few months. INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS The regular annual Communica tion of Kedron Lodge, No. 387 A. F. & A. M., for the installation of offi cers will be held Monday night, June 30, at 8:30 o'clock. Visiting Brothers cordially wel comed. . P. S. RAMSEY, Master. COL. S. V. PICKENS After last week's issue of The Times had gone to press, news was received of the death of Col. S. V Pickens. A short notice was inserted in that part of Jthe edition which had not been, printed. CoL Pickens had been ill for a long time, and' for about a week the end was momentarily expected.. He pass ed away . Thursday evening, June 19. The; funeral service was conducted Friday 'afternoon at the Methodist church by Revs. M. F. Moores and J, S. Williams. Interment was made at Oakdale cemetery, the Masonic serv ice being said at the grave. Col. Pickens was born in Buncombe county. , He served in the Civil .War and received commission as major. After ,the war he came to Henderson ville and .engaged in the practice of law. He built up a very large law practice and was one of the founders of the Western North Carolina Bar Association, which later developed in to the State Bar Association. He built and operated the first street car line in this city line which ran" from his residence to the Southern depot; and from Main stree to the entrance to what; is. now Park Hill, Hotel In those, days "Pickens' . , Tower" Stood where the hotel now stands. He took L'. '.vl.i- 9. a .... x i .. ...11 iiveiy interest p various maners pertaining te the ciyio uie 01 iien dersonville and was at one time mayor of tne town. He ta instrumental in. staring V, steamboat line on. the French Broad rivet ia, jthe eighties. ; , , re h (mrived, fry, his wife ttio be- f-rt - T rri wpi t"!- CtTt?V.s CAPACITY TO ; BE INCREASED Henderspnville is preparing for a - big season; One of the, preparations is the enlargement of the capacity of ' the city filtering plant ' ,The plans ' for this have been passed upon by t experts and adopted by the board of aldermen. The work will be done, at f once, and the water supply Will be increased to a point beyond, the ut- -', most estimates of possible consump- tion for some time to come. In this connection, we may add that - the report, just received ' from the State Laboratory of Hygiene, gives ( an excellent analysis of the' water. One gratifying feature is the total . absence of colon bacilli. ANNUAL REPORT TRUSTEES HENDERSONVILLE GRADED, . SCHOOL; TERM 1918-1919 Treasurer's Report Mr. R. P. Freeze, treasurer, , Hendersonville Graded Schools, City. Dear Sir: As directed by you I have audited ' your book and accounts as treasurer of the board of trustees and submit 1 tL- -AJ A. A A ,.3 nerewun a siaiemeni, 01 receipts anu disbursements. All funds received by you - have been propeVly accounted for and your casn Daiance is m accora witn the amount shown by the bank. As a matter of financial memoranda, , the School board owes notes at the local banks for $6,000.00. The; city -owes the School Board $332.76 balance on 1918-19 collections. The total insurance carried on the school v buildings and furniture amounts to $36,000.00. Yours very truly, j t. wnrmwAwn Public Accountant. Statement of receipts and disburse- , ments from., June 0191B, to Jtee Receipts Co. apportionment, white. .$2,325.00 Co. apportionment, colored. 1,380.00 Equalization fund .... 200.00 Board of Education 500.00 State High School fund.. 500.00 Total $4,905.00 - Bal. in bank June 20, '18.$3,038.21 City Taxes $7,763.29 Bal. received on sale former colored school 250.00 Interest on same 33,75 Tuition fees 220.83 , Piano fund 99.16 Total income for con duct schools $16,310.24 Received from loans from ' banks.. 2,500.00 Total $18,810.24 Duburtementi Operating expense: Superintendent.. $1,479.84 Principal ; ' 661.00 Teachers . 7,396.25 Janitor 286.30 Electric lights 27.80 Phone. .. 21.30 Printing, stationery 15.50 Supplies.. 96.65 Fuel 607.50 Repairs . 146.43 Insurance 31.20 Miscellaneous 17.50 School census 28.22 Total $10,815.39 Construction: Bal. on contract colored , . school building $- 200.00 Installing water, sewer.... 156.96 Total 356.96 Financing: : State Board, repayment... 36400 Notes Paid..., .... 2,400.00 Interest on notes. 318.96 toUll.'.."-"."!.. ...I$C082.96 . "Total disbursments.$14.255.Sl Bal. in shank 4,654.$ - titbit :..ii2v Bank' Outstanding warrants. 9119 TotalLUi! '.Ii$4,654.t3' The board . of trustees desires tor' - submit the. following statement as vo lts preparations and4 intentions f r 1).. foia iftoA - ;. At Vmeetihg of the board Kr, W, Honeycutt who had been reque V ed to come to? : EendersonvilV f or i -as?" " - 'y tVctei srr""