VOL. XIX. NO. 47.
TR YON, POLK COUNTY, N.C., FRIDAY, 'jjAPRLL 3, 1914!
; ESTABLISHED MAY, 1894.r
v
IS
SED OF THEFT
MAYOR BKUwrt vr . m,
TENN., IS ARRESTED BY
U. S. MARSHALL. 1
SAID BANK WAS ROBBED
rnpoyee or lennesscc mining ue
partmcnt Arrested as an Accom
plice in Bank Robbery.
Xashville, Tenn. The arrest of Will
B Brown, mayor of Gallatin, and.- as
sistant cashier of the First National
Bank of Gallatin, on a charge of em-
hezzloment, ana tne arrest or Herpert
B. Jackson, of Gallatin, an employe of
the state mining department,' on- a
charge of conspiracy and aiding and
abetting Brown in embezzlement, came
a sensational climax in the re
ported robbery of the Gallatin finan
cial institution on the morning of Fri
day, March 20.
The warrant on which the arrests
rere made was sworn out before Unit
ed States Commissioner Harry. L-uck
at Nashville by Edward . J. Brerinan,
special agent of the department of
justice.
The warrant charges Brown . with
embezzling more than thirty thousand
dollars of the funds . of the bank. ( .
An official of the bank stated that
the shortage at the institution Is es
timated at between thirty ' thousand
and sixty thousand dollars.
Jackson was arrested In Nashville
ty a federal officer. He was taken
before United States Commissioner
Luck, and his bond was fixed at $5,000.
Brown was arrested at his residence
at Gallatin by United States Marshal
Will Jones and Detectives Kiger and
Jacobs of Nashville. He was brought
to Nashville in his own automobile.
In January he was elected tor a sec-,
ondterm as mayor of Gallatin. This
is said to be the only, public office
toatb.e has ever held: -Brown teznaxv
ried and has two children. - -
Brown's income, so far "as the offi
cers have been able to learn, has been,
as follows: . "" : - -'' '
As assistant cashier' of the bank,
4100 per month. ... .. " - y:
As mayor of Gallatin, $80 per year.
From insurance business, In which
be operated under the firm name of
Brown & Spradlin, $400 ; or $500 per
year. Mr. Spradlin Is Individual book
ieeper at the bank. : j y
CRITICIZE DIVORCE LAWS
Chicago Judge Says .Juvenile Courts
Are Related to Divorce Courts. .
Chicago. No divorce should be
granted any person who hag a minor
child, unless the child shall have been
provided for to -the satisfaction of "the
court, is the conclusion of Adelor J
Petit, chief justice of the circuit court,
in an analysis made public of the first
annual report of the new municipal
bureau of divorce and marriage'' sta
tistics. ' . ' ' ,, "
The close relationaJbetween divorce
courts and the juvenile courts .as in
dicated in the number of petitions for
the care of dependent or . delinquent
children, is the outstanding feature of
Judje Petit s analysis., Juvenile" court
records since July. 1899. showed 50,-
558 petitions for the care of children.
Of these, the report Indicates that ap
proximately 33,750 cases -were the di
rect result of divorces or the. neglect
parents through drunkenness or
desertion, which would have constltut
(1 sufficient grounds for divorce.
Ane last school census showed a
total of 820,233 children here under
14 years of age. A comparison of the
number of children in the . city with
ose which have apeared In the juve
"ne court in the five years of its es
sence shows how serious the divorce
Nation has become." -
Blease to Oppose Senator Smith.
Columbia, s. C Following the an
Buncement here that John Gary Ev
ns. former governor of the state, will
"Ul oe a candidate for the " United
jues senate, the opinion was express
nere that W. F. Stevenson, the
J-aeraw attorney, will not enter the
c- It now seems certain that the
Ia 111 be between the governor
u senator Smith; who is now serv
first term. M ,
B'namist Records Hie Crimes, ;
y -b-.-j ' on ..... xatwi' iicoif
f v. .LoPer, bigamist, and forger, has
South ing his Prison sentence In
man Afrtca by making a list of as
ber a cmes as he can remem
poiL. .copv f this received was re-
a by chief Petaruen Of the Oak
Police department, who has ; be-
bro,,: eeam8s w bave uooper
bigaa t0 ansera charge of
bioeruAn outlIe oi Cooper's auto-'
ama 7 folol8: -Three bigamous
not 0!e?' flve elopements which did
CASHIER
AGG
, vuiHiun rALL -
8enator Fall, In a speech In the sen
ate; declared openly for Intervention
in Mexico.
SCORES TRIUMPH
CLOTURE RULE ADOPTED IN THE
HOUSE BY VOTE OF
200. TO ;172.
Crucial Point Passed. Say Adminis
tration Leaders, Who Claim Meas
ure Will Have 100 Majority.
Washington. President Wilson won
the opening k!rmi3lv clothe great leg
islative battle of his administration
when the house, over bitter, protests
from recognized' Democratic leaders
and almost solid minority opposition.
adopted a special rule for the consider
ation of the .bill repealing tne , free
tolls provision of the Panama canal
act. Speaker Clark, Democratic Lead
er Underwood, Republican A Leader
Mann and Progressive Leader Mur
dock headed .those lined up against
the administration, but the house re
sponded to the president's personal ap
peal for prompt consideration , of the
repeal' bill as a means of supporting
his administration's foreign policy.
Two votes demonstrated the presi
dent's commanding influence with his
party in congress. On, the first test,
a motion to end debate and preclude
amendment on the rule carried by
vote of 207, to 176; the rule Itself was
adopted 200 to 172. .
Nothing to compare with the scene
had occurred in the house since the
famous Cannon rules fight four years
ago! In vain Representative Under
wood took the floor and urged his col
leagues to vote against the rule. The
rank andv,flle Democrats, after listen
Ing to three nours or passionate ar
gument, swung into the - president's
column, 199( of them voting to prevent
the amendment .) of the special rule,
while but 55 followed the leaders In
joining with the minority . In opposl
tion. ' ' ' - v I- ' " ' '
ANDREWS y MAKES ' REPORT
France, Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria
L . to Build Pavilions.
Washington, Col. Walter, P. An
drews, who returned from a tour of
the Mediterranean countries as com
missioner general of the United States
to the Mediterranean r and' Balkan
..toa invited the members of the
Georgia delegation to congress to
dinner at the New" Willard hotel.
a
Colonel Andrews, has made his re-
Dort to Secretary; Bryan and is entnu
. ' m a - -a .1
sisastic about- tne trip oi me sywia
commission. , ' ' -
France, Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria
agreed to build pavilions at the Pan-ama-Paciflc
- exposition. Roumanian
Servia, Portugal and Spain had already
decided not to participate, out agreea
to reopen the subject. ? ;
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Owen Urges Repeal of Exemption,
Washington. While iie J opposing
fflnrtnns In the house were lining up
for the opening of the fight, over the
admlnistraUon bill to repeal ine ions
exemption clacse of the ranama canai
senator Owen supported Presi
a ri Harm's attitude In urging the
reneal. - He took'the positlon.that the
mntinn was in violation of the Hay
To,,refote treaty. Senator Owen re-
food to the senate roll calls' to ero
flf President Wilson's contenUoa
that the exemption was passed by ft
VILS0I1
E BANDIT ROBS
TRAIN
WHITE MAN. HOLDS UP EXPRESS
MESSENGER AND MAKES
v ESCAPE. 1 V -v
PASSENGERS NOT MOLESTED
Florida-Cuba Special of the Seaboard
- Held Up for the Third Time '-y-;
,. In Two Years. " , L
Columbia, S. C. An unknown .white
man, pistol in' hand, entered the: ex
press car of . the northbound Florida
Cuba Special of the Seaboard , Air
Line from Tampa to New York as the
train i was leaving Columbia, compell
ed the express messenger, to open the
sue, auu iui lauug j.i vjiia iv yav&.-
age,eaid to be of slight value, jumped
oft as the train slowed up for a cross
ing in the northern limits of tbe city.
After the crew had Instructed the
crossing watchman ' to communicate
with the Columbia police the train
proceeded , on its way. Neither pas
sengers nor mail clerks were molested.
Officials :; of - the express I company
were' unable to estimate the value of
the packages secured by the robber.
They say they are unable to . state
where the- stolen package was put
on, an d will not know until later how
much money it contained. : "
The robbery Is the third of its na
ture in Columbia within the past two
years. In each case the hold-ups
have been made by one man. No ar
rests have been made In the other
cases' ' . J v '
STUDENTS ENGAGE IN RIOT
Newspaper Corerspondent Asasulted
at Chapel Hill, N. C.
Raleigh, N. " C Threatened -by a
crowd of students . of the University
of North Carolina, in; the lcbby of the
postoffice : at' Chapel I HlllrS. R. ; Wm
ters, corerspondent of the News and
Observer, at that place, was struck by
one of them because of the publica
tion of an. account of gambling 'by
students at the state university in a
morning newspaper.
A party of eleven, including stu
dents and citizens of Chapel Hill, were
bound over to the court on the charge
of playing 'craps," and the report
gave their' names. This caused the
attack on him, the evidence being that
only the Intervention of students and
a hurried call for the police kept the
crowd, from beating up Winters.
The faculty of the university and
the authorities of Chapel Hill are on
a campaign ' to break up gambling at
the university apd in the town. The
chief of police of Chapel Hill, in a
statement, says that with what evi
dence is in - hand he will ' be able to
round up the ring leaders in gambling
in the university.' :
Champion Father of German.
Berlin. Ferdinand Eglinski,- aged
53, a tailor of Ahlbeck; is Germany's
champion father. The ' Tageblatt,
which publishes his story, says that
of his successive marriages with two
sister,s thirty-five children were born,
26 of whom are living 19 boys and 7
girls. The tailor married at the age
of 20. His first wife, who died in
1907, bore him .twenty-four children
In 1908 he married his deceased wifes
sister, jvha has born him eleven chil
dren in ..the, last -six years. Triplets
came on one occasion and twins were
born - twice. When his sixth : son en
tered" the army in 1913 ' Eglinski re
ceived a private'audience with the kai
ser, who ordered, hjm entertained in
Berlin' at his majesty's expense f Or a
week.- Eglinski has become a celeb
rity and adds to his income as a 'tail
or by post cards of himself.
Proposed Marriage From - Tree Top.
'Savannah, Ga. Before a sympathet-
Id audience of several hundrec peo
ple, Frank ; M. Register of 2425 Bar
nard street,; climbed a tree in ; Colo
nial park, back of ""the jail, proposed
to . Miss Zeta Metlock, who is Teing
detained by the police, was accepted
and . the two fixed the ' date c for -the
wedding. Miss Metlock is being held
at. the police station under no -charges,
but. in order that she may be
taken care of until . she can be res tor
ed to her parents. . . y '
- Railroad Men ! Threaten Strike. '
; Rome,. Italy. Italy v faces another
general strike. Eighty thousand rail
way employees are claming -for an
amelioration of their conditions of em
ployment, which; would represent an
increase v of $10,000,000 in the state
budget. Thei employees held several
meetings. The most important one
was at Anconal a great railway, cen
ter, where It was decided that If the
government refused to -give a satis
factory answer to . the demands of the
men a general railway ' strike would
ON
SEABOARD
be proclaimed April. 15.
HERMAN A- METZ
Mr. Metz represents the Tenth New.
York district In congreaa. : Hia home
la In Brooklyn. M. Metz la k pemcr
crat and was born ih New York.
IHSURGEtlTS HAKE ATTACK
FEDERALS DRIVEN. BACK WHEN
MAKING ATTEMPT TO ES
' CAPE FROM CITY.
uerta.Jroops Coitcentrated in West
ern Part of Torreon to Resist ,
Combined
Attack. .
Juarez. Mexlco.-v-A message , from
'iki
G.Tme.a.,Palaciofc signed by General Vil
la, said that he ha concentrated ni&
forces to force his way into Torreon,
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there to join General Herrera and ; to
take sunreme command. Officials
here declared that the federals al
ready had tried to scape from the city,
out were driven pacK ana were in jio
c6ndition K to withstand such an at
tack as Uiat of wich Villa gave no
tice in this telegram. y
A telegram received from General
Villa says that practically all of Tor
reon. including the entire business
section, is in the hands of the rebels.
General Herreny at the head of 4,000
men, Is said to have entered the city
from the east instead of the north, . as
at first' reported, and is said to tiave
fought his way through the streets to
the (bull-ring on tlje -northern edge of
the city. , t:.
A second telegram from Villa
amended ' the . first to show that the
federals were concentrated in their last
defenses" in the western portion; or the
city. , Rebel officials here say that. if
the federals do nojf hold their position
there, they, inevitably mustN be -.cap
tured. J.
;The same telegram ays . that fed
eral Generals Pens, RejJa and Anaya
have been killed' ad General Ocaranxa
seriously wounded, ;-: -.-: .
BANK HOLDUf IN ATLANTA
i
Bandit Steals Bucgy and Eludes Big
" Mob After I Wild Chase.
; Atlanta. Foiled J in a wild attempt
to loot the safety faults of the Atlanta
State Savings Baiik, a negro institu
tion. in Auburn - avenue, which con
tained upwards oC2,500 In gold and
silver, a white would-be bandit, blud
geoned.a negro cferk, fled Into Hous
ton street, seized horse and buggy,
raced through -th downtown streets,
pursued by pqlice aDincers ana a nowi
ing mob, fired soiie five shots at his
pursuers and finally eluded searchers
in the block bouided by Harris and
Cain streets. .. ' ' ''
. A short time lajter a man claiming
to be an actor, an giving his name as
Edward Rhynata ca Denverupio:, was
arrested by Call Officer James Palmer,
In a room at Cain find Williams streets
The susnect was taken to the banking
rooms. He was wentified by six ' ne
groes as the manf seen earlier in the
day at the Odd fellows' building, In
which the bank lss located.
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Knell Sounded for Convict Goods.
WashlngtonAjfter a vigorous parti
san k contest, the t fjibuse passed a- bill
to bar foreign convict-made or pauper-
made goods from competition with the
products of American, iree laoor. xne
measure, wnicn nw goes 10 me sen
ate, follows a 1)111: recenUy passed by
the house forbidding, the shipment o:
convict-made gooqis in interstate com
merce into states'! which prohibit the
sale 'of such prodi&ts In the open mar
ket The importation of foreign con
vict-made I goods ias been prohibited
under the tariff laws since 1890.
-I-
TOLLS EXEMPTION
REPEAL IS PASSED
WILSON WINS IN UNRIVALED
SCENE WITH A VOTE OF
, 248 to 162. - .
SPEAKER CLARK" ELOQUENT
Makes Dramatic Speech -Breathina
Friendliness ; for the -a President
Scene Without Equal In History of
American Legislation. :
Washlngton.-i-The Sim's bill to re
peal the tolls exemption clause of the
Panama Canal act was passed by the
House 248 to162.
m The vote in 'the "House on . the pas
sage of the ; Sims ' bill to v repeal the
toll exemption provision of the Pana-
mar Canal act was 247
ayes" to 161
nays" and lt "present"
The scene in; the house chamber
when" Speaker Clark yielded the gavel
to. Representative Underwood; the
majority leader, to defend his course
in the great " controversy, y, probably
was unrivaled In the hlstorv of
American legislation. Never before,
within the recollection df the oldest
member, ; had the galleries been so
packed, with . interested spectators.
Outside the gallaries the corridors
were jammed with disappoined hun
dreds. On the floor nearly every
member was in his seat Even the
senate ; had; adjourned and ; scores of
others occupied seats on the floor.. ,
. On the final . vote 200 Democrats
In the hpuse stood by the President
what he had asked "for the honor of
the Nation" in its foreign, relations.
Twenty:fi;v Republicans and two Pro
gressives i also Toted to ; sustain the
President Fifty-two Democrats - fol
lowed Sneaker Clark and' leader TJn
derwood to-defeat
NothlngAif seemed,' could stem the
tide? : of! "' administration success.
Speaker Clark, .for nearly 22 years a
member of the house made the speech
of his life ; to I forestall what he term'
ed "unquestionable degradation" of
the ftation. In this he failed, but he
did smooth over the party breach
with kindly words for his adversaries,
praise ; for; President Wilson - and an
unqualified denial of any vaulting am
bition on his own behalf.
President Wilson , was at dinner.
when the result of the vote was an
nounced. He was gratified, but mada
no. .comment sv.
In the senate - the bill will be
referred to the committee ; on inter
oceanic canals, of which Senatoi
O'Gorman - of New York," a vigorous
opponent or the measure Is chairman
Senator ,0'Gorman has said he would
can a meeting to consider the bilL
That there will be a fight . in the com
mittee Is certain.
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N. W; SUSPENDS 8,000 MEN
Road Officials Say" Earrrnga of Com
pany Have Decreased $1,211,000.
. , jtcoanoKe, v v a. , atatement was
given out by President Johnson of the
Norfolk "& Western Railroad concern
ing the reduction of forces on .th,ar
road.
President Johnson saysf' the policy
of his company is at all times to hold
his expense to meet business condi
tions and there has- been constant and
continuous retrenchments since July
1, 1913. All work possible has been
retarded and a considerable amount
of additions and betterment work, has
been suspended and- will be held In
suspense until busiess conditions are
very decidedly improved.
- The statement says net earnings Of
the road from July 1, 1913 to March
lr 1914, have decreased $1,121,000
There have been suspended and re
lieved from service a total of ' 8,000
men in round ' houses and still further
reductions will be necessary nnless
business revives.
Congressman Richardson Dead.
;. Birmingham Ala. Judge William
Richardson, who had represented the
Eight Alabama district in r congress
since his election' to fin an unexpired
term in the nfty-srxth. session, died
at Atlantic City, N. J., after being la
poor health several years. ' y .
Rate Revision for South. Carolina.
; Columbia, S. C. Revision of freight
rates, as affects : shippers of South
Carolina is, expected by trunk lines
operating in this state, according to
returns of railroad officials -to the
railroad commission in reference to
charges of discrimination in favor of
North Carolina and Georgia points
The proposed adjustment will include
revision by the ; interstate commerce
commission of rates -frbm the eas't tg
southern points and . a revision by th
South Carolina destinations. , '-. .
lUSinUSS LOCALS
AnDUTUS SAtllTARIUr.1
Tryon, Polk County; North Carolina:
FOR PULMONARYTROUBLES
Booklet mailed free upon request ;
John P. Loclihart & Co.
CONTRACTORS and BUILDERS
New Work or Repaira
Phone No. 74. ; Tryon, N. C.
Jolin G. Monroe
PAINTING, PAPER HANGING,
DECORATING A 8PECIALTY.
Eatlmatea by" Request
Tryon,
North Carolina
Finger Lumber Co.,
, Dealers in
Building Material
Everything necessary to build a homa.
'Phone V , Landruni, S. C.
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Swann's Livery
' At Fisher's Barn. ' -
TRYON, NORTH CAROLINA
- Saddle and Driving Horaea. f .
Hacks meet All trains. Baggage and.
Express looked after with Special Care
Phonea Stable, 106; - Residence, 36&
.
Dr. J. E. UAVJTIlOnnE
V D E N TI ST:
v ; of Aaheville, North Carolina ; -
will be at his' off ice over fdrt Store,
Tryon, Friday and Saturday Of each
week. - vi
t. j. i. i.
J. R. HIGE3 GOUPAHV
21 N. Main St
Phone 384
ASHEVILLE, KG.
s
Plumbing Iloaf ing Tinning
We have the oldest plumbing and
heating house in the State,', and are
prepared to give prompt, satisfactory
service. Call on us when' In need of
anything in our line. We give free es
timates on new or old work. .
"The Famous Ford
9$'
Now that good road building is go
ing on all over the" county, every up
to-date farmer and business man
needs an automobile. - . '
The Ford car can go anywhere that
any other car can go and a good manjy
places that the other cars cannot go.
They cost about half as much to keep
as a horse and buggy. They get you
around about three times as fast, and
do not get tired or too hot to travel
They cost less to buy, cost less to
keep, and cost iess , to run than - anj
other good car on the market.
-' 600.00 for Touring Car. '
; $550.00 for the Roadster' '
DR. E. M. 8ALLEY
Saluda, N. C. 1 -',
Agent for. Polk County.
FOR SALE
INE HILL COTTAGES
Aholce hotel property with moderr
conveniences. . - . : " , r
Ten acres of land, splendid vieitv
Vo' better, location for a tourist- hos
telry In this vicinity. . , ;
Dr .Salley'a Property. ;
One of the very few nice homes with
choice location that can be bought in
the heart of Tryon. A quiet retired
situation, and yet In 5 minutes' walk
of, the postoffice. ' v. Very reasonable
terms can be had on both of these
properties. . Apply to-' ;
DR. E. M. S ALLEY, Saluda, N. a
RUSTIC TABLES
ROCKERS and SETTEES :"
Hand-made in Ji mountains. Strong
durable and cheap. Price from $2.09
each, up. Serviceable souveniers from
the "Land of .the Sky.w
, Mid wood Rustic Wgfks
Sta them In News office. Try, L
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. v m marriage, , ...
coalition -of the two oia panies.