VOLUME XXXIV. - NUMBER 14
HENDERSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1919.
FIVE CENTS COPY
THE SIIRINERS
TOOK THE TOWN
The Shriners were here last week. ' To the Editor of The Times:
Some of you may have noticed it. Will 10 start a County Fair?
They were invited to take the town. If it will, the writer hereby sub
, , . i . j xvflw AiA scribes the above mentioned sum for
They agreed to do so. And they did If it will not,, I might
so. Also, having taken it and sedllnake it more. Who will be the next
it for a couple of days, they returned
it in perfectly good condition.
It was a big crowd, -perhaps the
biggest that has ever assembled in
this burg at any one time, Further
more, it was an exceedingly likable,
pleasant, orderly, good natured and
considerate crowd. Everybody was
in a good humor. Nobody-seemed to
have a grouch.
The crowd began to assemble
Thursday, and kept on assembling all
that day and night and Friday morn
ing. The parade was a thing to be
remembered.
There' were nearly three hundred
candidates, some of them at large
and some in cages. The public was
allowed, and encouraged, to see them
on the streets, but nobody on the out
side knows what happened in the
armory.
A number of the visiting Shriners
brought their families with them, and
all of them brought their appetities.
Lunch was served Friday to 3,250 of
the visitors. TheJbill of lading was
as follows:
Fifteen hundred pounds fried
chicken. 1.000 lbs boiled ham, 500
lbs roast beef, 20 bushels Irish po
tatoes. 500 dozen rolls, bOO water
melons.
Out of the 3,250 persons who
absorbed the above specified bill of
lading, 2,600 were fed in 45 minutes,
which was going some.
Members of 41 Temples were pre
sent.' The most distant section rep
resented was Oregon.
t The Shriners say they had a goou
time. In testimony whereof, they
are talking of coming here on the 4th
of next July "and every , year there-,have
after.
WAR COSTS
The war cost the United States
$30,177,000,000 up to June 30, 1919.
Secretary Glass made this estimate
Wednesday in submitting to the con
gressional appropriations committee
the preliminary statements of the
treasury on the condition of the na
tion's finances. He arrived at the es
timate by substracting the average
peace-time expenses for the same
length of time, at the rate of $1,000,
000,000 annually, from the total ex
penditures, $32,427,000,000 during
the war.
Taxes and other revenues than bor
rowed money took care of $9,384,
000,000 or about 29 per cent of the
war cost. The remainder came from
Liberty Bonds and Victory note is
sues and Savings Stamps.
Further issues of bonds, Mr.
Glass said, will not be necessary "be
fore the maturity or redemption of
the victory notes," which have four
years to run. While it is impossible
to estimate the expenses to be in
curred during the present fiscal year,
the secretary-is confident that treas
ury certificates supplemented by short
term notes will provide the necessary
funds to pay the government's debts.
"I need scarcely say," the secre
tary added, "that the realization of
these sanguine expectations is con
tingent upon the practice of the most
rigid economy by the government
fland the continuance of ample
revenues from taxation. Such a
course, accompanied by the practice
of sober economy and wise invest
ment by our people and strict avoid
ance of waste and speculation, will
4make it possible for the American
people to respond to the demands to
be made upon them privately ' for
" capital, and credit by the nations of
Europe demands which are . rein
forced by the strongest and most vital
ties of sympathy for the allies, who
fought and won the war with us as
well as by the most obvious dictates
of self-interest."
GREAT PEACE PROCESSION TO
BE HELD IN LONDON JULY 19
The neace nrocession on July 19
'will be the greatest in London's bis
Wry. It will be seven miles long and
' from' the. route arranged for it to
pais 2,000,000 people will be enabled
to see it iron tvs buildings and the
streets as a ",C30 who si
. King Coc- --nde,
SHALL WE HAVE
A COUNTY FAIR?
one to come forward.
And why should not HENDERSON
COUNTY have a County Fair this
year? - The great war is over, and
the farmers of this county as well' as
of the entire Nation have been
endeavoring to show the world that
thejf could feed not only our own
army and navy, but a good part of
the world besides. Production has
been increased in order to accomplish
this, better methods have been used,
ucticr vaiiebies nave uceu giuwu,
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more care has been given to cultural-
methods. So why should not the:
farmers have an opportunity to show .
v..c lea- a. .u.. u nQW) beg.n t() get your answerg
,n agncu l ure wrth.n the last fTeaiyt will hel the superviSor to
years? Why should they not have expedjte thg wQrk It is important
an opportunity to profit by the exper-;to do sq becauge -n that way you
lence of each other, by all taking . can he, to gaye the county (rom ad.
the products of their labor to a big ; (,itional expense,
Henderson County Fair, where each
may see what the other has achieved?
The government tells us that it is
still necessary not only to keep up
production but actually to further in
crease it, in order that we may con
tinue to supply many of the peoples
of the world with food until they
have a chan'ce to go through a period pregnant with meaning is the f ollow
of adjustment and become able to ing:
once more take care of themselves. ' "Germany has begun taking steel
Ard as the County Fair is recognized business in neutral markets at prices
as one of the best-known methods for which England cannot consider, and
increasing production, as well as in- Belgium is offering bars, plates and
tcrest in all rural affairs, why should shades at Antwerp, though probably
we not have one ourselves this year? ; not in very large amounts, equal to
Having been manager of one of and in some cases a little below
the largest district fairs in one of British seaboard prices. Luxemburg
the Pacific coast states, several years
ago, the writer fully realizes the great
good which can be accomplished by
the fair. Others of you, also, may
an 0pportunity to see the bene
ficial results of such an event. If
! so, you above all others should get
behind the movement and help to
make a Henderson County Fair a
reality.
The County Fair is like a huge
moving picture screen upon which are
portrayed each year the results or
progress along the various lines. It
should rightly be the one event of to the war, while Germany will con
the year to which all of the people tinue to produce at a low cost, and
of a county , look forward with in- England and France must bear a far
terest. The fair encourages people greater burden of debt, all things con
to improve their living, the social, sidered, than Germany. Thus this
educational and religious life. They nation of black-hearted scoundrels
encourage people to co-operate. has come very near to the winning of
The fair is an educational institu-
tion of the highest type. The vari -
ous features which tend to make it
so are, exhibits, demonstrations, con
tests of various sorts, lectures on
popular subjects, entertainment.
I could go on at considerable length,
expounding the desirable features of
fairs, but shall save some of it fori
another time. Ihis is as "a sort of
suggestion. If we are to have a
1919 Henderson County Fair, we
must be up and about it, for the
mimers must, nave a cnunce w ue-
gin to save their products for it, the
young folks must have time to get
interested in it, and some money must
be raised.
Now in regard to the money side,
I might say that the State Depart
ment of Agriculture will donate the
sum of $100.00 towards a fair, pro
vided said donation is met by at least
an equal amount in the county. Some
have asked me how much it would
take to organize and conduct a Coun
ty Fair the first year. That depends
upon how extensively we go into it.
It could be done for $600 or $700,
but in order to make it worth while
and to assure the proper interest, I
should say that not less than $1,000
should be raised. Is that too much
money to raise for such a purpose in
Henderson ville? Why I have known
one little town in the dry farming
section of Montana to raise $1,5,00 by
private subscription, and there were
only 1,200 people in the entire town,
which meant that each person gave
$1.25 towards the fair, I know of
another town of about the ' same
population, in eastern Oregon which
raised over $2,000 for the same pur
pose. Did these people find that it
was worth while? If not, then why
have they continued to do so year
after year? A business man in one
of these towns told me that he gave
$50 towards the fair and that it was
easily worth. $100 or more to him,
be?" It made the farmers better
3ted witb the EOHS TOWN
RE - VALUATION
OF REAL ESTATE
As The Times has already an
nounced, there is to be a complete
evaluation of property throughout
the State.
In order that property may be as
sessed at its full value, the county
supervisor, or one of his assistants,
must obtain full and minute data in
regard to all the real estate in the
county. For the purpose of obtain
ing such data, a questionnaire is pro
vided.
If you own any land in Henderson
county, Supervisor J. O. Williams or
one of his assistants will see you, or
your agent, and ask you to fill in the
questionnaire, under oath. Else
where in our columns we are publish
ing the questionnaire. As you will
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nonce, iu is quite caiChbivc, auu it
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may take a good deal of time to
answer all the questions correctly.
If you will study that questionnaire
GERMANY ALREAY ENTER
ING WORLD ST.!!L TRADE
(Manufacturers Record.)
A brief paragraph in the market re
port of the Iron Age of last week
plants expected to be in fuul blast i
in two months, marketing through
' Antwerp."
1 Here is the whole story in a nut
shell. Having purposely wrecked the
iron and steel plants of France and
having signed the armistice in order
to keep its country from invasion, it
is now ready to go out into world
markets with its steel at prices which
English plants cannot meet,
And why is this possible? Because
Germany has forced upon England
and France a high rate of wages due
the war.
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STREET CAR STRIKE IN DENVER
A strike completely tying up street
car service in Denver became effec-
1 tive at 4 o'clock Tuesday morning,
i Employes of the Denver Tramway
Company struck because of a wage
eduction announced by the company
Monday.
The reduction in wages was the re
sult of the Supreme court decision up
uij: , :t,f , :i. , fi
rates. An ordinance reducing the
fares from six to five cents was ef
fective last Saturday.
MARY PICKFODD TO RETIRE
Mary Pickf ord is going to retire
from the moving picture business, ac
cording to her mother.
Mary will appear in only nine more
pictures, said. Mrs. Charlotte Pick
ford, and will then settle down to
enjoyed the fruits of her "hard-won
savings."
merchants and they would not spend
so much money with mail order
houses.
You merchant, business men, bank
ers and hotel people stop and think
what an annual Henderson County
Fair would mean to you and to the
entire county, before rendering your
verdict. Now mind you, I did not
say a Hendersonville County Fair.
Tru6 enough Hendersonville is the
logical place for such a fair and I am
strong for Hendersonville, but never
therless, I am back of a Henderson
County Fair representing the entire
county and conducted along lines as
a fair board may Utter decide. In
closing I will ask in the name of
Progress you do not pigeon-hole this
matter and put it off until it is 4oo
late, but think about it and be ready
when something' is started."' - i
VICT02 J. CA3VIN.
PRESIDENT
RE-VISITS U.S.
President Wilson on his return to
the United States Tuesday brought
with him the American draft of the
German peace treaty and several
protocols which he will present to the
Senate. The treaty with Germany
makes 450 printed pages with French
and English texts side by side. It
differs in) many respects from the
original draft of the treaty which
was published in the United States,
but in essentials it follows the original
draft.
The President also brought with
him the treaty by which the United
States promises to assist France if
she is attacked by Germany which he
may present with the treaty and the
message which he will read to Con
gress about the time we go to press
with this week's issue.
The president, who left for Europe
December 4, nearly seven months
ago, was accompanied on the George
Washington by a number of economic
and financial specialists, including
Bernard Baruch, Vance McCormick,
Norman Davis, Thomas W. Lamont
and Professor Taussig, of Harvard.
The supreme economic council at
Paris has virtually ended its activities,
although Herbert C. Hoover will re
main there until a final decision is
reached. The American members
felt that the council should dissolve,
but the British and French members
favored continuance of its work.
The returning economists and ex
perts bring much material and in
formation showing the economic
phases of regenerated Europe grow
ing out of the peace treaties. On the
effect of the German treaty on the
United States, a memorandum by
Professor Taussig says concerning
customs duties and navigation:
"The United States gets no special
- advantages and incurs no disadvan-
tages. We become assured for the
next five years of most favored national-treatment
as regarded import
duties.
"We become assured also of com
pletely equal treatment, on the same
footing as German ships or any
others, for our shipping in German
ports.
"A treaty will have to be conclud
ed, for a permanent arrangement, to
take effect when the five-year period
is over."
ANONYMOUS
COMPLAINTS
Sheriff M. Allard Case ias been
very active in his efforts to suppress
the whiskey traffic in this county, as
is shown by the frequent raids which
he has made. He will appreciate any
information which will enable him to
locate stills and arrest their operators.
But there is one thing he does not
appreciate, and that is an anonymous
letter purporting to inform him of
some alleged violation of the law.
And he has received a considerable
number of such letters. If a citizen
knows that the law is being violated,
it is highly appropriate for that citi
zen to inform- the sheriff, either by
word of mouth or by means of a
signed communication. The signature
is some sort of indication of good
faith; but an anonymous communica
tion bears no such evidence; it may
be fraudulent; it may be simply a
"blind," intended to send the officers
on a false trail and to distract their
attention from a good trail which they
might otherwise follow.
The information contained in an
unsigned letter may be genuine. And
then again it may be the reverse.
The sheriff has no means of determin
ing. The mere fact that the letter
is unsigned arouses a certain amount
of suspicion.
Sheriff Case has been working hard
to rid the county of the "moonshine"
traffic, and he expects to keep on
working just as hard as he can. He
is anxious to get the utmost possible
amount of information, so long as it
is given in good faith. But he doesn't
like anonymous letters. Nor would
you, if you were in his place.
600
VACANCIES IN
CORPS
MEDICAL
Six hundred vacancies in the arm)
medical corps. will be filled by appoint
ments from emergency officers now Qi
the service, members of the medical
section,'' officers' reserve ; corps and
former medical officers who served
with credit during the' war,
WEEKLY REVIEW
OF MARKETS
The following weekly review of
stocks, cotton and grain is written
for The Times by George A. Leds
worth, manager of Clement D. Cates
& Co.:
Slock
The past week has been one of
great activity in the securities
markets. Perhaps the most prom
inent feature is the strength in the
automobile sharesj which is but an
other indication of the wonderful
wealth that exists in our country.
All equipment stoeks are being ac
cumulated and prices are showing
gradual improvement. The price of
copper metal has reached 20 cents
for August and September delivery,
which surely presages higher prices
for these stocks.
The railroad department, while not
so active, has shown material im
provement, which was surely over
due. Money is still high, and it is
quite likely that rates will continue
in this position. After all money is
the cheapest thing we have at pres
ent. We are of the opinion that
good securities can be bought on
slight recessions for some time to
come. The return of the President,
should stimulate confidence as general
business in thiscountry has nothing
to f aar, nor will any legitimate enter
prise be antagonized in any way po
litically. Cotton
Weekly weather reports indicate
some improvement in Central and
Northern areas, but deterioration in
parts of Texas and in sections of the
Southeast, where heavy rains occur-
red and temperatures were below nor-1
mal. Some shedding is reported from !
Arkansas but little in other districts,
Growth not so good in Oklahoma,
most of Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama,
North and South Carolina reports a
good growth, and taken as a whole
the crop may be said to show a
slightly better prospect. However
with no better than eleven million
bales in the way of production, it is
hard to see where cotton is not worth
much more than the present price.
Grain
Prices for hogs have reached a new at his office, mail him your contribu
high level, and under existing condi- tion just as soon as you can.
tions corn is not high at $2 a bushel. ! We will thank you to call the at
Some bad weather reports are being tention of your neighbor to this mat
received from both the corn and oats ' ter in order that everybody may know
sections, which tends to keep values i that Mr. Jones is secretary-treasurer
very high. Cash corn is selling sev- j of the Roosevelt memorial fund for
eral cents higher than the futures, I this county, and is now ready to re
am! until these two markets come ceive contributions,
reiver together, there is no prospect! As already stated, we trust every
of any weakness in the future.
MISS CATHERINE CALDWELL
Miss Catherine Caldwell, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs..S. C. Caldwell, died
at her home on Fifth avenue in this
city, Sunday morning, July 6. aged
fourteen years. She had a critical
illness several weeks ago but ap
parently was recovering Her con
dition again became critical last Fri
day, and she entered into rest at 1 :30
o'clock Sunday morning. Her many
lovable traits of character had en
deared her to all who knew her, and
her death brings deep sorrow to a
large circle of friends.
Funeral services were conducted at
the residence by Rev. J. F. Ligon,
pastor of the Hendersonville Presby
terian church. An impressive part of
the service was the appearance of six
flower girls, her friends and school
mates. They were Misses Nell Mor
ris, Marjorie Carson, Erma
Morris,
Mallie Blackburn, Anniebell Goodwin
and Roberta, Brooks. Interment was
made at Oakdale cemetery. The pall
bearers were Dr. A. H. Morey, Guy
Jordan, Dr. R. C. Sample, J. D. Pul
lin, A. H. Hawkins and J. F. Good
man.
The heartfelt sympathy of the
whole community is extended to the
bereaved mother and sister in their
deep sorrow.
THE GERMANS RATIFY
ALLIES' PEACE TERMS
Paris, July 9. The German na
tional assembly at Weimar has adopt
ed a resolution ratifying the peace
treaty, according to advices received
here today.
. The resolution reads:
"The peace treaty signed on June
28, 1919, as well as the protocol, an
nexed and special agreements on mili
tary occupation of the Rhineland, are
hereby ratified. ' This law becomes ef
fective from the date of its promulga-
Vift bi'ii, W A st
KEDRON LODGE
FRIDAY NIGHT
The regular Communication of
Kedron Lodge, No. 387 A. F. & A. M.,
will be held Friday night, July 11,
at 8:30 o'clock. "
Visiting Brothers cordially welcomed.
MEMORIAL TO
ROOSEVELT
To the People of Henderson County:
I have been appointed chairman of
the executive committee of the Roose
velt Memorial Association of this
county. Mr. A. O. Jones has been
appointed secretary and treasurer of
the association fo rour county. Judge
J. C. Pritchard is chairman of the
association for the State, and Hon.
J. J. Britt is chairman for the Teni..
District.
The organization for this county
is not yet completed, but will be right
away. And, to make a long story
short, I want to say that the pur
pose of the association is to solicit
by popular subscription, contribu-
tions to the fund now being raised
to pay the cost of the most beauti
ful and substantial memorial ever
erected by any country to the memory
of a departed public man. This me
morial is to be erected to the memory
of Colonel Roosevelt to whom the
people of Henderson county were
bound by the strongest sort of friend
ship while he was living, and for
whom they have the greatest respect
now that he is gone. And since this
memorial is to be erected by popular
subscription, we want every person
in Henderson county to contribute
some amount to this Roosevelt
Memorial fund. If you can't make as
large a contribution as you would like
to make do the best you can.
It is important that we. make our
contributions as early as possible.
Drop in at the Register's office in the
court house and hand Mr. Jones the
j amount you feel able to contribute to
I this memorial fund. If it is not con
venient for you to call on Mr. Jones
i person in the county will make a con
tribution to this fund, in order that
our county may make a showing that
we will all be proud or.
Now, don't one wait for another;
j come right on and see Mr. Jones and
; make your contribution,
i Yours very turly,
W. C. RECTOR.
UKRAINIANS AND POLES
FIGHTING GREAT BATTLE
Vienna, July 8. The great battle
which started several days ago in east
Galicia between Poles and Ukrainians
continues with alternating success,
while western Europe is celebrating
the advent of peace. Another great
war is developing fast on the confines
of Russia.
Ukrainian authorities in Vienna
complain bitterly of the duplicity of
the Poles, who, they say, made a
secret pact with the Moscow Bolshe-
j vists not to attack them on certain
conditions which enabled the Poles
to divert all their available forces
under General Haller's control so
that they could throw them against
the Ukrainians.
The Ukrainians in east Galicia en-,
rolled men of all ages, and even'
women are fighting. They have had
terrible losses owing to the lack of
ammunition, and frequently have
been obliged to fight with bayonets
alone.
If any man in Hendersonville feels
uncomfortable during the next few
weeks but fails to have the usual
dark-brown taste in his mouth he
should be wise enough to keep his
troubles strictly to himself.
Here are the exact federal census
figures as to farms in the United
States: Total worked by owners, 8,
948,722; number operated by man
agers, 68,104; number operated by
tenants, 2,854,676. The number of,
farm owners is mighty small as com-
pared to our population.1 . ,; .