I 1 II VOLUME XXXVII. NUMBER 84, HENDERSONVILLE, NORTEC .:. .,UNA, FRIDAY, JAN. 12, 1923 FIVE CENTS COPY 1 1 1 1 m n f ; 7 ' 1 f Found' With Gut and Ambrose Green Discovers Body Near Brittains Creek on Outskirts of City People in Vicinity Heard Shots and Cries for Help Between 7; 15 -and 8.00 p. m. Inquest This Afternoon. Bloodhounds Sent For And Put On The Trail Harvey Case, who lived east of the Southern Rail road, east of Balfour, was found dead in the old Asheville road about thir ty yards north of Brit taia's creek, with his throat cut and three bullet wounds, - early this morn ins:. The last knowledge of the dead man was when he told his wife and four children, all of whom are sick, that he was going to town to get some lemons. Several people living in the vicinity say that they heard shots and crys for help between 7:15 and SL0O p.'toa.; lastnigh. . .. . The body was lying in a muddy piece of road in a pool of blood and covered with mud, and was discov ered by Ambrose Green, a French Populace Srrongly Support Their Goverment .French Government Cave Vote of Confidence to Poincaire Move ment of French Toops Into The Rurh District Approved by The Assembly Much Cheering. '.While '.the French Government realizes the seriousness of the move : it has undertaken in commencing oc cupation of German territory as pro vided for in the treaty should Ger many' fail in her. payments of the stipulated amounts, the French peo ple seem to be backing the' govern ment and the parliament has over whelmingly voiced its approval by giving Poincaire a vote of confidence by a vote of 478 to 86. , The Germans are making no move except to withdraw the German am bassador from Paris. What moves they are liable to take in a diplomatic way are not foreseen, nor what will be the lilfiimate attitude of other governments are yet to be learned, In the meantime American troops have" been recalled from the Rhine and the French are carrying out their plans, apparently lacked by Belgium. Movements of troops continue. This government, of course has been keep- jing in touch with the situation and it is reported that Secretary Hughes . leave Vri French troops have has had several .conferences with!ed the Ruhr District in Germany Ambassador Jusserand discussing the j an4 the U. S. troops .have received replies of the French -government orders recalling them from the with relation' to the problems Which . RMn ntxxrn home, this -country has been especially in- What the outcome from this situ- t..J I. ..u.l 'aiinn will h la vfirv rinnhtfnl tha terested in ndabout which , com ' munications with the French Gov : ernment have been taking place from ' time to time. ' . " '"'--r-. England has been more prominent than an j other country aa opposed to the French view of the German situa- , ?j ,tlon and what attitude she will take V :';Vta "S&rd to the determined French J fX policy;' has not been: announced. The v ,f,it English believe' the French are inak 'r' J '.;;' Is their pronounced attitude, and the perfectly justified nnder.the peace treaty In taking the action they, art now taking.' This is admitted, but 'many. feat that the action will tend, - to discourage Germany, and also pro i se's Bullet teamster, who sent word to the sheriff's office. From the condition of the ground in several places near the railroad track to the road there is evidence of a scuffle and several trees show slight marks of blood, from which it would appear that the fight or murder ous assault started there and continued to the road. A coroner's inquest will be held this afternoon. Sheriff Ballenger .just pre viously to the coroner's inquest stated that as yet no warrants had been issued in the Case mur der. A thirty-two calabre revolver, containing fiVamlAlls wa discovered in Brittain's Creek this afternoon, at the railroad trestle and may have much to do in fixing the killing. duce a disquieting effect on other Eu ropean countries and possibly drive Germany to an alliance with Russia, or possibly Turkey and thus open up a tremendous problem which eWld not be handled by France ultimately and which would perhaps draw the world into it. It is of course hoped that the out come of the movement will clarify the atmosphere and one way or another be the means of a speedy settlement of the digicult situation, and that in any case that a definite policy and action is better than sus pended and uncertain action, and what the World most needs, accord ing to contention of the best inform ed men is a stable policy and a defi nite programme. It will not be sur prising if the French move will not after all clarify the situation and set something definite before the world and be the means of getting h whole matter settled in a shorter time than continued discussion-and par leys without agreement. THE FRENCH INVADE GERMANY The German Embassador has been notified by the German Government opinion of the Russian press, if it is of any value, indicates that a new war is threatened. :; With this invasion of the Ruhr by France, the great munition plants of the Krnpps, at Essen come under the (control of the French. .The Germans pave moved the head quarters of, the coal syndicates to Hamburg owing to this invasion. MR. RECTOR WILL. -' " GO TO XNOXVIIJLE W. C. Reotor will go to KnoxvOIe this week to consult his physicians in that, city.' Ha will not likely ha out of the. city but a law days', Kodyi Throat Wouiid Cotton Mill Com: Goes To GreeMle?: 1?! f As a result of the work done by thjk coumittee of the Chamber of Coital merce with relation to securing sites; for manufacturing enterprisesr a. committee consisting Tf Stanley .JL Wright, Chas. Rozzelle, and .the i Se-s. cretary, together' with Mr.- Wetmuri President; will go to Greenville :to day to try and present to J. E. Sir ine, engineer for a large cojttori mill; the advantages Hendersonville haftif to offer. N ' Blue prints of property expected to carry the requirements of . this tU tally tllC ICUUUGUICIIW VI . tit M . , large mill have. been prepared, an4fcan S club C0?d, apPmt COm; backed by personal enthusiasm for the cause these gentlemen will makie a strong pull for this city. Should in this case success not come to their' efforts the process in other instances will be repeated until Henderson-! ville does get results from her cam paign to secure manufacturers. The company which the town is now trying to interest is a large company and its requirements are extensive. Two tracts of land of 1,00 acres each have been investigated and found to have practically all the re quirements of this concern. Detail ed description as to water, lay of the land, jocation with relation to the town and railroad, and all matters touching the desirability of the two sites have been prepared and will ba submitted Ajnong the. big4eatae of the requirements is the heed for a water, supply that will furnish some three million gallons per day. When one considers that this is about the amount of water which will be fur nished the town by the new water system one can get an idea of the size plant the city is now seeking to interest, It is stated that 'at both sites offered the water problem can be satisfactorily met. The committee is prepared to take care of any matter which.might COrtie up with relation to this county as a desirable section for a large mill such as this one is. The town is lucky in having an ex perienced engineer, and a man who is much interested in this section, Mr. Stanley H. Wright, on this committee and his technical knowledge will stand the committee in good stead. Mr. Wetmur as President of the Chamber of Commerce will not fail to present the attitude of our citizens with relation to locating manufac turing establishments here. D i ijAU, . f Bill Blowliard's deputation' a a 3&Mfi : - -"vT"" . I saxophone player is established. I 1 iL ' t ' 'A ' JJ I For sale--An automobile; good i VV f 0 pamt, tirea in toe corni looJrJ u .... '. 1 .' I IWIWitiiili ii il a 111 rill ii ' 'l ilnfi nV iiiln1Ti H'lll MERCHANTS CONSIDER PLANS FOR ASSO'N Merchant Hold A Very " Meeting. Successful 'Tuesday night, according to sche- tdule, the merchants of the city met ih the city hall for the purpose - of considering plans for the organiea- ion oi a retail merchants protective Association in Hendersonville. About W. F. Pen my, of Brenner-Penny Company, call- the meeting to order and explain ed its nature by referring to the ad- ftnntages to be derived from such an organization on the part of both the itnerchant and buyer. Such an or- -ganization furnishes a medium ir6ugh which the public can express 'i itself by committees; where all civic organizations can send representa tives and discuss the problems of the buying public and the merchants be aoie in turn to present tneir metnoas and views. As an illustration of this it. is sited for an instance that the fcittee to appear before a meeting of the organization and there present to the merchants any matters touch ing the retail business and the mer chants would be then in a position to ,ve personal contact whereby mat- .ers. for the public good could be handled. In like manner a repre sentative of the merchants associa tion could meet with the Woman's Qlb in like capacity. It is believed that such intercourse would be a great thing towards getting our citi zens t0 pull together. Again. Mr. Penny brought out the necessity of organizing in order to bate a medium of collecting infor mation with relation to credit and all skch matters as the retail emrchants ire -interested in. Mr. Penny was fMriph&tic in his remarks bearing on an organization " wouldingenaer. Several merchants expressed their views, all to the general effect as set forth above. Mr. McWhirter was made secretary of the meeting and pending regular organization a com mittee of men Was appointed to in vestigate and present plans flfla fe- eomm'endaltions for permanent or- ganization. The committeemen are W. F. Penny, H. Patterson, R. L. Ed wards, L. J. Penny, W. A. Keith and Chas. Rozzelle. The next meeting will be held soon with the state secretary and officers of ih6 Asheville association present. There will be a banquet for the occa sion and particulars will be announc ed later. It was stressed that no pol icy seeking to control prices or busi ness in any other way than by the es tablishing of a better credit system and a means of getting people togeth er and engendering a more extensive fellowship and a better good will among merchants and customers. By-laws and constitution will be Locals REPORT OF RED CROSS NURSE Total Number " ef Visits During '.-'Month of December 248 The meeting of P. H. N. Activities Committee was postponed from Jan., 1st to Jan. 8th. Because of bad roads and sickness few attended. The Nurse urges representatives of each community to come to the monthly conferences when possible as this is the only way in which we can plan work to cover the whole county successfully. The report for December follows: Total cases during month, 50; New cases during month, 45; Cases at end of month, 793; Total visits made, 248; Car miles traveled, 232; School children taking modern Health Crusade chores records to begin Health Habits, 262; Schools visited, 7; Children weighed and examined, 179: Children having neglected de fects, 121; Nursing visits demons trating necessary care, 5. Christmas boxes sent by Sunday school classes, Baptist Mission Circ les. City School. Interested Indivi duals, to twenty-seven families on our sick list. Letters of appreciation were received from three of these families. The committee will meet again on first Monday in February at 3:30 in office of County Board of Education. Each member is urged to attend all these meetings. A. W. HONEYCUTT, Chm. M. COLE, Sec'y. GOOD GAME LAW IS NECESSITY State Game Protective Formed. Association As a result of the recent agitation nnlrino. tfiWH rrl fho noaca ra nt n was an organization formed hi Char lotte this week with the purpose in view of seeing to it that the proper framing and pushing of the right kind of a law for the whole state pe piloted through the legislature. At the meeting in Charlotte certain1 work was laid off for each county and di rector Ur the work in each county chosen. K. tji Ewbank 6f this coun ty was appointed direetof for the activities in this sedtl6rL Mr; Ew ik reports that there is much sym pathy iV." the enactment of a good game law and some fifty parties have already contributed funds to be used in the necessary way.' Mr. Ewbank says that he will still receive contri butions to the fund and any party in terested may call upon him and get information with relation to the sub ject. presented at the next meeting for ratification, and amendment if there is need for amendment. SEC. OF STATE SUUIBS FROi.1 PNEIONIA Held Position For 22 . Year. Was Highly Esteemed Citizen. Col. J. Bryan Grimes, one of the best knownpublic ogicials in the : state who has served as Secretary for twenty-two . years, died yesterday; in Raleigh. CoL Grimes had been suf fering from influenza and an attack of pneumonia. It had been known in Raleigh for several days that he was dangerously ill but hopes for his recovery had been entertained. He will be buried in Raleigh but the date of the funeral had not been fixed at the time of this writing. Col. .Gnmes was a valuable citizen, and was attached to many organiza tions of a public nature. He waa thought of most highly by all who came in contact with him, and as a public servant his services to the state have given him great prestige; his work as a public spirited man en deared him' to the people. Col. Grimes father was prominent in the civil war and came out of the conflict with the rank of major gene raL The people of the state will mourn his passing. He was, an experienced farmer, was a member of several so cieties, including that of the Knights of Pythias, Farmer's Alliance, tle Farmers Union, the State Orange, the State Board of Agriculture, and. the State Agricultural Society. Jle was instrumental in the formation or other societies of a public nature. His death will be felt as a decided loss to the State. , I . . f- ANNUAL MEETING STOCKHOLDERS The regular annual meeting of the stockholders of The Citizens National Bank was held at the directors rooms of the bank at 2:30 p. m., on Tues day at which time the old board of directors and officers were re-elected for the ensuing year. The offi cers and board of directors being as follows! E. W Ewbank, President, C. E. Brooks, VicePresldent, Brownlow Jackson, Vice-President, F. A. Bly, Vice-President. Directors, E. W. Ewbank, B. Jackson, C. E. Brooks, W. C. -Rector, R. P. Freeze, F. A. Ewbank, F. A. Bly, C. B. Glazener, W. A. Cannon, Foster Bennett, W. A. Young. The review of the year's business showed it to be the most successful in the history of the bank the in crease of business being far ahead of the increase for any like period since the bank was organized in 1914. Every year since this bank was or ganized there has been a handsome increase in the business of the bank until the assets of the bank are con siderably in excess of a million and a . quarter dollars. The officers and directors of the bank were extended a vote of thanks and appreciation for their conduct of the institution . BANKS SHOW STEADY GAINS Banks Make Fine Showing Healthy Condition of the Town Reflect ed ia Statements. As these lines are written the statements of the Bank of Fletcher and the Henderson County Bank are not available for a presentation of the figures comprising the resources as called for Dec- 29th, under the banking laws, and their resources will of course considerably swell the totals. However, by referring to the statements of the First Bank and Trust Company . and the Citizens National Bank, in this issue of The Times, one will readily appreciate the stability and power of these two" institutions and their abilty 'to han- ' die the financial affairs coming under their direction. That the combined sufficient evidence of the financial gregate more than $2,600,000.00 is " sufficient evidence of the . vnancial (Continued on Last Page) CITIZENS BANIfM dp Aft Ma CI 1 1 4 Vi I - I If v MS i