f! ' , I ; 1- JLa.w . " ibaAkiU i I S ' ' "i N "ft? ail ;-f t it 11 I J ", The peeTal Uectlo h'J Tuesday la t 9th congressional dutrJcaof itttt ruUeJ ia the election of Toe,', the, Democratic candidate,' Tbjr ma J "t'ty of about -l,lod The f 'ar not 2cial. .The i , official f a may !SgLt!y incre or Imnd t j wajorlty for Iloey.' , , ' r .IIa." Jb&a' U. Morehadt -the Re 'ruL'.'caa caawdat madeA na.f am- . p!;& speech d brosl j none of , the Iff Bertha of hi party ifto .the campaign for him1'. IWI: IV announces tnai , no, as ws Nrrt7'jMMajai expected the Repuhl .i..js to go out and vote (or Union . , electa day. At the same time ha ' invitJ all voter , who thoughf that he v , woulJ, la the cireumttaaeM, make the ttecx,ie of the district at good or bet tar repreaentetive: ia Confrs.Jwm hi opponenV to (ire him.,tkeir vsup-jljer t ia tkealtloa. ' port : The result of tke electkta shews ' tkat twt'oaly tke Republican ef .the. , district ,OtdS for Um, but that many '- Democrats supported him. ' I - - la tke -election of " IMS,'-' Webb, Democrat, 4asleeted aver JoaJ, puUicaa, hyf about '8,00dt 'majority. Tkua Hi will be seen''from a compari f the majority witb'jtwhlcb tke Democratic , eaadidat 'squeeaed throfh Tuesday' elecioh,.with that, receivsd by th Democratic candidate ,ia that t her has coafe over; u voter of the Slim Jim district,' or many of them vat least, a' belief that - there kould be a chaagetla the politi- ' l nmhlnliis Af aat nl ilia fttk di- irict, hat of the entire state, ; And if the same ratio ot gam made by ithei Tuesday's election, can be kept up all aver the tate ia the' election next year. North Carolina will land into' tke Repablicaa column, where, If tke peo ple had been votiagtketr real senti ment, she would have kmg sine haea: ; , "A reduction of 8,000 majority ,iu the Slim Jim durtriet, to a masly 1,100 majority, I aa accompUskmeat Mr. Motehead and his supporters may .. well he' proud of. Especially ia view Of the fact thai the Democratic ma- MsWtuaaa laaaaak Saaa-Mt 1m aliawas M "Mm. aidarable . number the. paigaar in the Democratid party ol ,tha aatioa to urge t.he Democrat to v line up for Hoey, and ky hi elec i ,tioa,' save the whole wofd aa half . the Ottoman empire. If,' a Mr. Hitckcodc said in his speeck ia Ckar- Jette on the night before the election, y the saving of the league1 of nations "and the whole world "depended upon i fioey' election, the outfit came In a ' hair's breadth of being" lost. ,- And doubtless the whole business would have been lost had oofour old friend Tom ffeflia .been' brought down and track the league of 'nations issue by raising the racial question. The negro issue has of lata year got to -be the last straw with in uemocrat 1 in North Carolina. But when they see that they are about to be drowned ,' beneath an avalanche of ballot of the t people they send ior Tom Heflin and raise tha cry of negro .domination. , The raising, of ,thi isfUa, however, cmi dangerously 'near not - saving them id Tuesday's election, and with j. ' the sentiment of the people ripe for a change In North. Carolina, they may . a well leave Tom aehrne during tke - campaian-' next vear. - ; .With the people of. the tate al. ready staggering beneath the burden 7of taxation, and With rsemnt of '' their real aetata at it true Value now .. being made, ia order that this bur ,' den may be increased still further, It -will require something more than the stentorian shouts of Tarn Heflfn, the eloquence of Bickett , and 'the carefully prepared' speeches- of Gil . her , Hitchcock .aald "JoedanneU" to ' stem the tide in the next campaign. The voter of North Carolina ar gettiy their war paint oa aad the next political battle which I schedul ed o be fought next year, will be ana Ion to be remembered. Tna fiekt Tuesday in tha Ath mrmf ' tha mUat sort of a skirmish eomll . pared witk wkat tke battle 4cbeduled to come off aext year, will-be.. :, - "And whila it i 'great! to be re grafted' that Mr.- Morekead Was not ' !L j, ke aad Li supporter era to 1 ' congratulated ' upon the splendid ' - 'g tkey made in Taesjly's elec ", t.' ia the face of such heavy adds. 1 ' e vt e Mr. Morehea3 Received ' r I' i t ha" oa of t-e .very ' t ? T. ia th state, J a he , ;im Wf .t U -it ' ' S La a t a i t'.e De.-ocraii j . lr a lorj I", t to'coma i-:. 3TMAS ! j I Of'- C"- twit MIJl fCrJSlGN countries We have had a nomber of inquiries readers of The Times as to the amount of credit extended in favor of foreiim governments by theUnfted States government during the World War, .For the benefit- of our readers the1 'editor 'of this - paper . wroe to secretary of the treasury, Carter uiass, ior xnis miormauon, ana aiso as to the -cost of President Wilson' trips tox Europe. .Here is the secre tary's latter in reply to our1 inquiry; Waihington, D,J., Octs 15, 1910. Rector Publishing Co v , ' . ;Hendersonville,-N'; C, , Gentlemen:- ,. , . ' v ," fin reply to ywR letter , or Septem- 20 1819,-,1'begHo advise you as fouows: ;-1. - The - credos established by the secretary of the treasury in favor of foreign "government 't ,the ' .dose of business October 7, 1919, were as IqDOws: , Belgium. " 1 ii" 843,446,000-00 Cuba,.. -T-,: i,obo,6oo.6o Cdzecho-Slovaks 55,33000.00 France..- Great Britain :' ( at 8047,974,777.34 - 4,277,000,000.00 ureece.. Italy .:... 1 Siberia ---v. i-. 48,236,629.05 1,619,922,872.99 s.oqo.ooo.oo Roumania.i 2W00,O0OJ)0 p ?i . .. 187,729,750.00 Serbta:. 26,780,465.56 Total - -$9,646r4ia,494j84 ( ..'vi ' 2. According to a letter of July 9, 1919, from the secretary, to- the chairman, ; of Jheeommittee on waya and mean. -Vopy of which is attached, th'e expenditures for the war period amounted to 832,427,000000. 8. The department has 'no infor- . A- : :l "jt ' .it: . "v : J. .m .:'. " mjl . maiw aan na; coax oi eacnoi xn Iwtaja-'President'tv tPyttxpa. " JTh ex- penses 1n itonnction'with those trips were paid, , it is understood, by the state- department or bjr the Presi dent from his appropriation for na tional security and defense" Congress wis asked for afar appropriation jf A Hfi' A J'a ;a. a jv ai m -a f o.uou.vuu xor ine purpose ox aeiray ing the President's expensea, but the ampuht was 'not appropriated. ' . A pending bill carries) 1388,000 towards expenses of the American mission. t Very truly' yours, W " t -! 1 " 'CARTER GLASSl Secretary of the. Treasury. "THE ARRIVAL OF KITTY" ' FUNNY AND ORIGINAL , J'The 'Arrival of Kitty"-will be pre sented by the "Hendersonville . high school Monday evening, December 22, 8:15 o'clock,' at the Opera House. The cast is as follows: ' , , William Winkler ack Bacon.. Bobbie 'Baxter Gaither Rhodes. , Benjamin Moore M. M. Shepherd, Ting Jake Fred. ' ' , Aunt J"ane Ada Whitmlre. Jane- Dessie Dixon. ,uxette-ula Trice. , '' . ; SanwPaul Rymer.''1 kitty-rtorothy Waldrop. . ",'A farce in three acts, in which Wil liam Winkler, for the sake of $20,000 exhausts ' every conceivable plan ; to marry oft his old-maid sister and his very attractive young .niece. With the arrival of Kitty, a real live actress, "who calls herself a lady," andof our hero Bobbie Baxter Winkler's plans are somewhat confused,' but finally from out of this confusion we hear Winkler calling for a. clergyman for Six. r.- t 1 . f'i'-j ','' Mr. Hal Johnson "jias. appeared in the part- of Bobbie Baxter over 2,000 times,' and" this little .play" tss tnade over a millioii' people laugh during' its eight years f success on the' profes sional atages. ' ' IT , ' WKAT ADVERTISING DOES . ' C'UCHN 'A.faw we .injo J. R. WilTson, the "!"wler : ordered a car of shingles, :.l,CCDf- V. en the ord.Tjwai inaCed e V :d t' t t:.s t!.ir.'hi tad i t i rji .!. tv'cr ' it U sJ,tt prorr' j i :i r J 1 n" . - '. y 0n Wednesday of this week.Shmff Case who always has a 'earner eye - for offenders, took Deputies ' T. V. Lyda, W. HiU and W, W. uwens and went, to Green River. Arriving at a point on the .Saluda highway, they left their Ford and preceded by "Hoofman Express" down the river a mile,0r 6 to. a point opposite where they thought a blockade still was in operation on' the other side of that river. There was'no bridge nor boat at this point to carry the' officers nrrnna Rnt cross thev must, wade tswin or drown, so into the river they nlnnmil ' Tkia tlMI tlli . tnlich 'fot Liuniveu, officer HIU. The eoose bumos be gan racing up and down his spinal regions and he decided th waters were tpUfchiliy.for him, 'and he re mained on this side of that-, told stream: The other otocers, alter waa- Jing the river, shook themselves and .ilti. 4-1. a till which they found to be running in full blast, i It was an 80 gallon sheet- iron still with Conner cap and worm.' There were 3.000 gallons of beer, which, would have made. 200 gallons '. '. T.-.:i'l 't ii 1 M J' ' ' " '.' ...if . ' ox corn wnisxey. The entire plant was destroyed and, the' two men operating it were ar rested, brought to Hehdersonville, and in default of bond were committed, to jail. ; They will have a preliminary hearing before a justice of the, peace Monday morning. ' , ,, . a- NEW LOCAL CORPORATIONS "A certificate of amendment to the iChirtney Rock Company has : been granted by the secretary of state, and recorded in the office of the clerk of the superior court of this county. The- certificate of amendment au thorizes an increase of the capital stock of the company from $3,000 to a total authorized capital of 8250,000, which is divided into 2,500 shares of the par value of $100. ; ' . '' - Chimney Rock Co. is making ex tensive developments on their prop erty in the eastern part of the county. Thousands fit tourists visjted the fam ous Chimney Rock section last season and thousands mora are expected to rvisit it again next year. , : Tourists who have traveled exten sively say the. scenery in the" Hickory Nut Gap and Chimney Rock sections it not BurpassjBd.by 4hat of any other sectfovifttteeouijt be made of Rock jmprty ii hoW recognized the f ollowmg cWplishments In con a very valuable, asset to thestate, and I . - .S.? ru is destined to become one, of the most popular resorts in all Eastern Amer ica), . . f 1 - " ' " ",' '' ' 4' Iake Summit Company : - A certificate incorporating the Lake Summit . Company has been issued by the secretary of state, and recorded in. Judge Pace's office. The certincate of incorporation for this company sets forth its objects,' and , authorizes it to develop real estate, by "dividing same into suitable lots, for residences, business houses and : other .-buildings; to build and operate toll roads, bridges and turn pikes;' to build,' equip, operate, sell and lease hotels, dormitories, clubs, bathing; houses, fishing and boating houses and clubs, to construct ana maintain golf links, and other places of amusements as mav be found necessary and incident to a first-class mountain resort. The -company is also authorized to issue and - sell club memberships,' to such persons as U may see fit, conveying to . them the. privileges, of the property The com pany is. alsa authorized to buy and sell merchandise, engage in farming, gardening, dairying and stockraismg, and also to operate sawmills, buy fcnd sell lumber and timber and manufac ture same. " .' f ,J ' The stockholders in this corporation are: W. S. Montgomery, John A. Law, A. L. White, G. E. Ladshaw, Horace L. Bomar, all of Spartanburg, and S. B. Tanner, Charlotte; J. U. ceil, Tuxedo,- Joseph Lee, Landrum, and William A. Law, Philadelphia. -'7 t PERISCOPE ON PEACE ; There ought to be a lively- markift for the 100,000 surplus perisccr which the ordinance department Cj'f the. army 'wants to dUposef of, sei the ,New York -.Sun,"'. The value it periscopes to the children on the c iy o'f the circus parade ia obvioui, ' Jrt 14. L irt the Ire lir.' '.The men could caory them toithe to look oVer-tall coils Of, hair tired office man intrenched ' ' roll-top desk could see Whare Kwaa at ' Short cooks could t the steak boiling in on of t' gas stoves. -. A subordinate, cr over the -board-fence and sr. neighbors gardening secrete. man tan a lonnire could lool windotrand watch, his Vife on tne car.- am as zor quickly', what jremaixied , for ptcrposet on top aaelf nott b more usefuL.- f ' i ,a , t.'M," , ml rrnV. Funny JZmtf fttttpiyt hmd-s!.'? ovei,Iit if-'" 1 i;ck iaXla Urea t7)C.- B. 1 rTH imstees and their whres Will act af host ana hOBtess at the new high school building from 4 to 6 p. m. pn Friday afternoon. After the Visitqrl inspect the building they will be served hot drinks by the members of the fclasse'a in home economics un der'' the direction of Miss '- Louise Evans'1 . ' V ' Eacjft visitor will have an oppor tunity to meet the state superintend ent 'of public instruction. Dr. E. C. Brokfl, the honor guest of the trus tees and their wives. ' The, latter are as follortsr Jildge and Mrs. O. V. F. Blytbe.' Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Bland, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Freezze, Mr. and Mrs. Sam T.' Hodges, Mr. and Mrs. Avery Justus; Mi. and Mrs. W. A. Keith, Mr. "and Mrs. K. G. Morris and Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Gurley. It is hoped by the1 trustees that Ihe citizens of the town who are most interested in the schools will be on hand to assist the trustees and their wives in wel coming?, the ' visitors. The faculty members will' assist in showing the visitors through" the building and grounds. (h, '? - The evening program will consist of a short "concert given by the Hen dersonville quintet: Sam T. Hodges, A. C. Tebau, J. G. McAdams, Victor J. Garvin and A. W. Honeycut't. Miss Clela Bryant and Mrs. Honeycutt will render piano numbers. Db. E, C. Brooks, state superintend ent public instruction, has acepted th invitation of the Hendersonville school board to deliver an address on the occasion of the dedication of the hew high school building on the eve ning of December 19, at 8:00 o'clock at the Operjt House. A musical brorram under direction of Mr8.; Hol!feycutt and the Henderson ville Quartet will introduce the eve ning's progr'am. . Xt : ' . The rapid tire',which has been made in edtf-ht&n&V'circles in Hen dersonville, f r.tly haa attracted the attentiopW'atate department tod nection with . the Hendersonville City ocnoois: v 1. Votin; of $30,00 bond issue for high school building, with seven, acre campus,, i " 2. Modiria equipment of high school building.j 3. Ir,trduction of yocational agricattore and installation of equip ment t'W required by Smith-Hughes 'V Dowestic science department doubled lid, capacity and enrolment. Domestic science department forJcolored schools. " Public school music and Amer icnjnization studies introduced. . 'Supervised study and super visfed athlet es. .The new location of the high school m4kes possible one of the best athletic nlds ih the state and offers grounds alieady prepared for the following games: ' Two basketball courts. Two tennis courts. ASeneral athletic field for football, baseball and outdoor evmnasium. I In addition to this ample ground is offeree' for an agricultural demonstra tion garden. " i The. enrolment for the City Schools has-gone far beyond the 900 mark, thisfbeing about 200 more than ever before enrolled, M These improvements and additional departments are requiring a teaching force of some 26 teachers. . ? CHRISTMAS IN ST. JAMES PARISH There will be three celebrations of the Holy Eucharist on Christmas Day In" St. James church. , At' midnight (Beginning at 11:45 Christmas Eve), at 7:30 and at rb o'clock. . The three Eucharists at Christmas commemorate the visit of the) angels, the vist of the -shepherds, and the fact of the Incar nation. , At tha conclusion of the 10 oMock service a Christmas dinner will be nerved at tha rectory for the conven ience of those who come in to church from the country. ; 1 The children's Christmas festival, vhich consists this year of a brief liracle play la on Saturday, Decem ber 21 at 5 o'clock.. ? .,- HUNTERS ICILL. SIX , DEER ' A prty cf hunters wentitip into 'ran 1 an county last week and re m' I v.i' i'i deer, :. having barted .t i -1' t... , : -j p;mo in a crt t i in ,Cate that tlM Jtf i . r Laal Is by no i i u ... .t Kirth Catcmuu. Arriving just a few' days' before Christmas, the vouchers for the pen sions for all Confederate soldiers of j tms county ana the widows or those who have already crossed the river to rest under the shade of the trees with i Lee and Jackson," will' come as a Christmas gift from theL State of North- Carolina to those wearers of ( the gray and their relies.- , : Judge Pace has informed The Times that there are in this country 68 Con federate soldiers entitled to draw this pension, and 51. widows of deceased soldiers who will receive the pensions. There are three soldiers of the 3rd class who will receive $35 each and sity-five soldiers of -the 4th class who will receive $30 each. 1 The fifty-one widows will receive $30 each., There is one blind soldier in the county who receives xi u per month, or ifizv a year., Beginning with the incoming year these pensions will be paid semi-an-nually-rJ une and December, thus doubling the amount heretofore re ceived.' This year's-vouchers are now in Judge Pace's hands ready for dis tribution. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Frank Bland is at home for a few days. Mrs. L. R. Chewning is visiting friends and relatives in Summerton, S. C. Mrs. W. A. Rubs has returned home from a pleasant visit among rel atives in Florida. Leon Trice, student of Ruther College, is, spending the Christ mas holidays in the city. W. F. Merr,ell-known mer chant and far Edneyville town ship, was iirtiittily Thursday, on business. 'W I,' Case, farmer, Flat Rock,' Route 1. called to see us Monday and paid,tdR ayojiwoclttijm-i yearm aavance. Mrs. Foster Bennett and daughter, Miss .Ruby, who spent several days recently among relatives in Green ville, S. C, have returned to the city. x Esquire B. F. Hood, who has been & patient at Patton Memorial Hospi tal, for the past three or four weeks, is reported to be probably holding his own. o M. M. Stewart, one of the oldest and best-known citizens of Mills River township, left Tuesday for Florida, where he will spend several weeks. M. C. Huggins, Hendersonville, Route 1, was here on business yester day, called at our office and paid his subscription a year in advance to The Times. T. M. H. Tabor of Flat Roek, Route 1, a subscriber to The Times was in the city Tuesday and renewed his sub scription to the paper. John L. Orr, who has been quite sick at his home for the past two or three weeks was removed Tues- J day to Dixon's sanitorium. We learn just before going to press that his condition is considered favorable. There will be services at the Meth odist church on Christmas eve, De cember 24th, 7:30 o'clock. The pro gram will consist of recitations, decla mations and music. The public is in vited. Judge and Mrs. O. V. F. Blythe are expecting their daughter, Miss Evah, home Sunday from Boston, i where she has been attending the New England Conservatory of. Music. T. J. Jones, farmer, Flat Rock, Route 1, was here on business Tues day and called at our office to pay his subscription to The Times a year in advance. G. W. Idner of West Palm Beach. Fla., writes The Times that he is in the market for a small farm near Hendersonville. He is a florist in his home city. - Frank Smith, 'one. of the county's progressive farmers has purchased the Jones Barnett home in Fletcher. This property ia . one ' among- the nicest homes in the county. '.jit i ' tHK' v ," ' Mrs. A. T. L. Jones and sister, Miss L E. Jimkon, Hendersonville, Route 2. were here Saturday, called at The Times oSSce and Mrs. Jones paid her subscription A year in advance to this ', Harry Hunter and F. V. Hunter, Jr., t f"aer a sr-:t at fa Usi ver..., , 1 1 cr.nsylv.U and &e LCler , The. , Metropolitan., singers 1 are ; scheduled for Tuesday, January 20. J i Andrew Vissbchi of Boston, sup ported by Miss Hazezl Gene Kirk, .violinist, and Mrs. Kathleen McAl lister,' singer, gave one of the most ' delightful musical entertainments re- ' . cently. enjoyed .s by a Hendersonville ' ' audience. S'i , ' " ' ' The work of Vissochi on the piano accordianvaa that of a. virtuoso ana the only regret ,of the audience was , that hn did Tint, favnr it. uritri navsral . heavier numbers In the same class with Verdi's Rigolette, so surperbly 1 done." ' . ''". ;7 ' ' The work of Miss Kirk as violinist, ' aa Veil as her gracious manner, rod-. ' versally pleased, and insistent encores proved her a favorite. . Mrs. McAllister, . vocalist, sang selections from Madame Butterfly with unusual interpretation, showing throughout decided histrionic-power, as well as displaying a, voice of un usual charm. - ' The manager has received word from the Lyceum Bureau' that the , Metropolitan Singers will appear in Hendersonville on Tuesday, January 20. Judged by cost of the program, as well as by press commendations, the January number should prove to be the bigest musical treat of the season. The personnel is as follows: Beulah Hayes, Soprano; Alfred G. Green, tenor; Madge Miller, contral to; Leonard S. Aldridge, base; Mary, Glenn pianist Ham Lewis says . the Democratic party has dope away with the work ingman'a dinner paiL Yes) and also with the workman's "growler." What the Democratic party is now trying to do k to get the workingman to sup-' port a communist soup cart with-no work and plenty of provender at tax payers' expense.- And if that soup is trundle around by tbeleagijif of na 'iloMe'.BtSttwf'lor Haiaj; jLwiaana;nis'mme.aucks. They will get a jobvladling,;0tlt ambrosial slush. ' -v , ..w', i i -i Some of the cracker barrel strate gists might apply their enginuity to solving the sugar supply problem. at Rutherford College, are" expected home in a few days to spend the holi days with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. V. Hunter. Frank Smith of Fletcher through the city Monday ten route to Columbia, S. C, on business. While here he informed us that he had killed a 10-months-old porker that weighed 400 pounds, making 85 pounds of lard. J. C. Tankerson of Zirconia, whose son, Theodore, was bitten several days ago by a supposed rabid dog, called at The Times office Saturday. He brings his son to town daily for treat ment, and it is thought that at the end of three weeks a permanent cure will have been effeffcted. In remitting for The Times, Mr. E. C. Hibbard of Daytona Beach, Fla., who is well known in this city, com ing here quite often during the tourist 1 season, says: "I appreciate the sound arguments of the paper and find its political complexion more to the point than any other paper I take." Mrs. LeRoy Stoney and family left last week for Allendale, S. C, having spent the summer and fall at their summer home, Arcadia, on Connor avenue. Carey J. Blythe returned to the city several days ago after visiting in Greenwood, S. C. ; . Dr. Emmet Morgan, wife and - daughter, from LaGrange, Ga were called here last week on account of the' sudden death of Mrs. Morgan's father, B. L. Morrow. Hugh Waldrop,. student at Trinity College, will reach home this week to spend the holidays , with his mother, T r nr.u- ' . --i . . :; mis, i. u. nuuivu. -, ' 'i 1 0 i ' r "'""" 1 Mrs. W. F. Edwards and daughter.. - Miss Alma Lee, have returned from a visit to the former's daughter, Mrs. ' Moraen uariington, in. Knoxville. ; ' P. D. Heffner, daughter. Miss Maud.' and son, Lawrence, who came up from Spartanburg to attend the funeral of Mrs. Bryson, returned to their homo- uiis we&. . r, - . , ,f- '.j", Mrs. W. 8." Lincoln of Brooklyn, N. Y. and Mrs, E, Lee of T-l ' X v. after 'oi tLe funeral of their s!.:?f-