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VOL. XXI NO. 22.
TRYON, POLK COUNTY, N. C. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1915
ESTABLISHED MAY, 1 894.
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HfiOIFEREIlCE .
10 RALEIGH HEXT
yCHTERS OF AMERICAN REVO
JT,0N CLOSE NOTABLE SES
SION AT WAYNESVILLE.
U OFFICERS REELECTED
coecion Closed With Elabo.
W vj
lte Reception. Weather Pre
vented Trip to Eagle's Nest.
Lynesville. Having re-elected the
I state officers whose terms expire
-vear and seiecea iiaieign as me
L of next meeting; the s-tate con-
Uce of the uaugnters or tne Amer-
Revolution closed its two-aay-ses-session
here with an elaborate
;jtion given at the home of Mrs.
Us Atkins. v : i
r j .i.t. it..'
His 13 secoau sLate mtrtjuug vue
.inlzation has held here, the other
The delegates were welcomed to
city by Dr. Joe Howell Way on
lialf of the city and Mrs. James At
i i i n .1 t 1 -1 a
ias on Denaii 01 iub iocai uuap-ier.
js. c. W. Tillett of Charlotte reading
ie response which was to have been
eby Mrs. B. D. Heath, who could
at be here. The formal opening wa
ti '"America, sung by the oonfer-
i s . it l i- t r
Eeeanuau mvuuauou uy ivev. a. .
yner. pastor of tne Baptist church,
whose lecture room-the sessions
ere held . -' '' '
i feature of the first session was
le presentation to the conference oi
;i!son Wuloern, young son of the
eMrs. Mary Love Wulbern, or-
kier of the body. An address was
Clave been delivered by Mrs. R. E.
Isle, of Wadestooro, state president
D.C., but she was not present
it telegraphic communication was
lilij Miss Grace Jones of Ashe-
The offvcers re-elected are: Mrs. 8,
. toU, Tarboro, corresponding
ffl&iy, Mrs. John F. Wiley, Dur
an, recording secretary; Miss Cor
elii Pilfer, Charlotte, historian ;
ia Jessie Rogers, Waynesville, reg-
Finds Long Lost Ring.
iihatic City, N. J. A gold Ma-
ait-ring, inset with diamonds,
filch was lost here 16 years ago by
1 1 Wills, of Columbus, Polk . coun-
7t N. C, was found on the beach
ere several days ago.
"Mk More, one of the "miners"
bo "pan" the stands beneath the
wdwalk in search" of lost articles
P the finder. The ring, inset with
pmonds, with "C. A. Willis" en-
ped inside.
Store inquired among ; Masons and
Mr, "Willis to Columbus, N. C,
J wrote him asking if he- had lost
phing here. ' v -
I Willis replied that all he had ever
fyul L. .....
p aere was a Masonic ring wniie
P was bathing off Tennessee avenue
Meen years a?n. W is nomine to
the ring and reward the finder.
ce 1899 . the ring had - shifted
in the sand for a block. It is
Art.
Nw Depot For Winston-Salem.
taston-Salem. President L. E
nson of the Norfolk & Western
roai, together with other officials,
lerred with a committee from the
-1 ooara of Trade here in regaro
1 Union naaspn?fir stAtion. The
twroal men submitted plans which
at. once adjudged by the local
.mittee as hPimr th most satlsfac
' and feasible yet presented and
?e. said that the committee would
end tha nlono at ' ,thfl nT
"HR Of tho Ko , ' !
. Inherits Estate, r
nevnie.Fred Kent, one of Ashe
' well-known - business men, re-
"SCt . , .. V
it-ceivea a message irom
igton to th ffot that thA will
aunt, Louise C. Payson, which
st been filed for probate there
s bim as one of the beneficiaries"
fie
L7 ttl once ior tne capital, jw
jei lls named as one of the three
a" esiaie involving over
IK) nnrl v: u . . ii. -
111 k oiiare oi me csiate
be between SI 00.000 "nnil -.il S0.000.
All f
irst Grade Teachers.
I inston. a. county with all fir
t'4Qe teaohoro tc j - t
Pn Kinsey, superintendent of Le-
tountys schools. Not so much of
aream.
t . wr, since .rroiessor ivin-
' ""Pes to
m . v fcu we aiaie superraiena
VI 1111
vuduc Instruction a remark
is not a single second-grade
nut
e I
fll pa r ieu ln county. He
"llUCt an MatrtlnoMnn A. saa
n ;t, Leacners on October, 14
W. be given .a chance
to
CONTRACT FOR POSTOFFICE
Treasury Department Awards Contract
For Charlotte Building to Unkefer
A Co. For $192,6921
Charlotte. The contract for the
new Charlotte postoffice has just been
let at $192,692, to John G. Unkefer &
Company, of Minerva, Ohio, the build
ing to be completed within 20 months
after the letting of the contract, or
about 1917. . ...
V The building will be of limestone,
probably furnished from the Indiana
quarries and will be two stories with
basement, and will contain the enlars
ed postal facilities on the first floor,
and the federal, court, 'and other of
fices on the second floor. - :
The main entrance will front West
Trade street, ;eight handsome columns
being placed on the front along the
building line, while there will be a
semicircular; paved space immediately
in front of the new postoffice on the
West Trade street or main entrance
side, . with three paved walks or ap
proaches, one from' the y corner of
Trade; and Mint, one leading directly
up to the middle of the West Trade
street side and one leading from a
point just within what is at present
the east corner of the Mint property.
The handsome Shipp monument is to
be removed about 25 feet northwest
from its present place, and will be sit
uated on what is now a part of the
east end of the Mint lawn.. v .
The major portion of ithV building
material for the new postoffice struc
ture will be supplied by the contrac
tors, , Unkefer &: Company, who will
probably sub-let much of the special
work, but the government will supply
certain inside and outside fixtures of
a standard nature, to be set up or in
stalled by the general contractors, and
will have ' supervising officials on the
grounds during the progress of the
work. ' , : , - 'v; ;
". Letter boxes and drops will be fur
nished by the government, and also
the wall coverings and "draperies in
the federal court room; together with
other smaller; material. The interioi
lighting fixtures will be included in
the contract, though the government
will furnish certain standard pa?ti
for the exterior . lighting about the
building. " : - -
Child Denied Doctor; Manslaughter.
Asheville. William Marion Embler
and wife, Charles Plemmons and Lew
is Ramson, the last a negro, were held
for a , trial on a' charge , of manslaugh
ter following the returning of a true
bill by the grand jury in which it is
charged that through their refusal to
allow physicians to atend 10-year-old
Ezra Embler they were responsible
for the child's death following a long
seige of typhoid fever, ,
Postmasters Will. Attend.
Wilmington, Postmaster H. McL
Green, president of the North Caro
lina Postmasters' Association, stated
recently that he expected a largedele
gation of first and second class post
masters from this. state to attend the
annual convention of the national as
sociation which will .be .held October
20, 21 and 22 in Washington, D. C.
There will be no meeting of the state
association this year in North Caro
lina, though it is probable that there
will, be a meeting of the state branch
in Wasihirigton when the national or
ganization meets. .
WEATHER FORECAST
South Atlantic ' and East Gulf
.States. Generally fair-weather is in
dicated throughout the week. It will
be cooler for two days and somewhat
warmer thereafter.
NORTH CAROLINA MARKET.
Prices of Cotton, Corn, Oats, Peas,
Butter, Eggs; Etc., on North Caro
lina Markets During Past
Week. " .
Ahoskie Cotton, 104-i0c; corn. 92c
hn- oats. 52c bu: Irish potatoes. 1.50
bby; Western butter, 32c lb; N. C. but
ter, 31c lb; eggs, 20-24c doz.
Asheville Corn. 93c bu; oats, 48c bu;
Irish potatoes. $1.0 bbl; apples, $3 bbl;
Western butter, 30c lb; N. C. butter,
30c lb: eggs, 26-31c doz. ' ' '
v,lita Cnttnn 12c: corn. 95c bu;
oats, 60c bu; Irish potatoes 2 bbl; West
ern butter, 30c lb; N. C. butter, 30c lb;
eeers. 25c doz. - . .
Durham-Cotton, 9c; corn 9oc; oats,
50c bu; Irish potatoes. $1.75 bbl; West-
n butter. 30c lb; N. C butter, 30c lb;
ires 22-25c doz. - . .
Jrinar-ntton. 10c: Irish pota
toes.1.50 bbl; apples, bbl;rWest.rn
butter, 30c id; in. ,. uuuei,
Z Greensboro-Corn . .1 bu; oats 55c Ju;
IHsh potatoes. $1.75 bbl; .apples. $3.50 toM
Western Duiter, ; . .
,WGreenfleotTon. Tic; corn S0c.bu;
Irish potatoes, $1.50 (bbl; eggs. 2oc doz
Hamlet Cotton. 10c; corn, $ 1 bu,
oaUVeOc bu; Irish jpotatoes, $2 bbl; N. C.
orlfbu .00 lb; egg. .
irumbTrton-Cotton. 11c; Western but
0ftts 65c b Irish potatoes. $2 bbl; -
23-24c dox.v' r-i o,e i corn. 94c
Jtr bu: iri-hotatoe. $1.50 bbl;
pple8vHLdos: .
N.' C. butter. 956
l&ountttojj Uc;vconu
, ,.C. but
i. 98o bu:
Kn. western butter,- o - , ,
rrj m. ik. acuta, ao-aoa a
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DEATH .LIST IS GROWING
TROPICAL HURRICANE CAUSES
LOSS OF 200 OR PROBABLY
MORE LIVES.
Reported Dead 106; Missing 103
Great Property Loss in Sections
of Mississippi and Louisiana.
;; New Orleans New. - Orleans and
the Mississippi Gulf coast were swept
by-a tropical hurricane that demor
alized communication, caused a loss
of probably 200 lives and much prop
erty: The Mississippi river levees be
low New Orleans broke and houses
were washed away. -Reports
from . scattered sections of
the storm swept area in Louisiana and
along the Misssi3sippi Gulf coast plac
ed the number of known dead at 149;
reported dead 106, and missing 103.
The property damage will run , into
millions.
The known dead in Louisiana in
cluded: New Orleans and environs 24.
Rigolets 21. '
Lake Catherine 22.
Near Frenier 25. -
Eight drowned in sinking packet
Hazel, near Grand Isle. "
Reported dead and missing in
Louisiana:
Shell Beach, St. Bernard Parish 16.
Islakd de la vroix 22. . ' . '
i Yolosky 15 (negroes). '
Couriers by boat and train as we'll
as mail advices brought in reports of
tremendous property loss: and rumors
of many drowned along both sides of
the Mississippi River south of here.
Boat passengers arriving from Em
pire, about 50 miles down the Miss,
sippi, reported that only four large
houses still stood at Empire and that
about 200 percons were marooned in
them. The state conservation com
mission here started a rescue" vessel
for that point. Many Inhabitants else
wnere were reported marooned and
some were said to be clinging to tree
trops. . Relief vessels were sent to
rescue them. '
Bay St. Louis, Miss., on the Missis
sippi Gulf Coast, reported one dead
and property loss heavy. Houma,
La., and Burwood, the most souther
ly, point on the Gulf coast, reported
no loss of life.
Twenty-one were known to be dead
at Rigolets and 22 at. Lake Catherine,
both small places a few miles, west
of the Mississippi-Louisiana State
line, according to W. O. Powell, one
of 12 survivors who arrived here.
Fifteen negroes and one white man
were reported dead at Shell Beach
and 22 white persons at de LaCroix
Island, both small settlements in St.
Bernard Parish, so"th of here.
NOTE FROM GREAT BRITAIN.
Says She Is Not Prospering at the
Expense of United States.
.Washington.T-Great Britain's an
swer to , reports; widely circulated in
this country, that she has been inter
fering , with legitimate trade . of , the
United' States with neutral European
nations for the benefit of her own ex
porters t is given In a note handed to
Ambassador Page at London by SJj
Edward Grey, Foreign Minister, and
made public here by the state depart
ment. The note, which Is in response to
the British. Ambassador's report of a
reference at the state department to
the unfavorable impression created
here by reports of increases in Brit
ish trade with northern European
countries since thi war began, sug
gests also that statements concern
ing Great Britain's policy have been
inspired by German agents.
' New Orleans Needs $500,000.
New Orleans. Mayor Behrman an
nounced that he will ask the city
ouncil for authority to borrow $500,
009 as an emergency fund with which
to clear streets and repair municipal
property. It was announced ali
schools would be closed this week be
cause of the damage to the public
'moldings. Governor Hall has ordered
e adjutant-general of the Louisiana
NT-tIcnal Guard to issue all tents in
he sato arsenal to relief parties go
ng into the stricken districts below
"lere. ;
Synod M eets 1a Gastonla
Gastonla. The annual meeting of
the Synod of North Carolina will be
held in the First Presbyterian church
of thisjeity beginning October 26 at 11
a, m." The meeting will last four days
or a little less, adjourning some time
Friday, October 2. The sessions will
be opened with a sermon by the rfr
tiring moderator. . Rev. R. P. Smith.
a former pastor, of .this church. Se-
wlM be held morning, afternoon
- .nd.aijjiMidthw - .wlUlio open to
pfltoUc j ,
FOR SECOND LINE
FRENCH MAKE DESPERATE EF
FORT TO SECURE IMPORTANT
POSITION.
'
French Have; Taken Hill 191, Which
Has Been Very Important to the
- j- Argonne Army, Cuts off Supply.
London.- While the Anglo-French
troops in Artois apparently are mere
ly engaged in consolidating the ground
ground won and opposin gthe , German
counter-attacks, the battle for the
German second line' of defense in
Champagne the collapse 'of which
would acutely menace the greater
part of the German position in the
West is proceeding with the great
est s stubbornness, v .
At several points the French troops
have gained a footing in the second
line and some of -them even went
right through, but encountering Ger
man reserves, v were unable to main
tain their progress. According to the
German account these latter troops
were ..captured or exterminated.
The Germans, however, admit the
loss of hill 191, to the north of Mas
siges, where the French are not fai
frpm the railway triangle, the pos
session of which has been of the
greatest advantage to the Germans,
as one of the lines has been used foi
supplying the Argonne army.
Jt i3 believed here that besides the
gain of ground in botti- Artois anc
Champagne and the improved posl
tion of the Allies generally, ,the re
cept successful operations must sooi
relieve the pressure on Russia anc:
perhaps prevent the Austro-Germani
from sending any large force again
Serbia. Already large reinforcements to:
the Germans are arriving on the
Western front and. their presence ha,
aleady had. the effect of. slackening
somewhat the Allies' offensive. Bu
there is a possibility of the offensiv.
breaking out r on some other sectio
of this front; Infact, the correspon
ddii "of The,. Koeinische . eitung - a
German headquarters announce Hha :
an attack was made east of Boure
ville, which he says was repulsed.
PRESIDENT GREETS VETERANS.
General Reception Had Not Besr
Planned, But Thousands Gathered.
Washington. What had been plan"
ned as a brief reception at the Whit
House for. members of organization;
affiliated with the Grand Army of tht
Republic, in annual reunion here, de
veloped into a rush during whicl
nearly 5,000 old soldiers and thei:
wives shook hands with Presiden.
Wilson. For two hours thev filer
through the historic Ealst Room, eac1
receiving a smile and a hand clasp
from the President.
Arrangements had been made for
the President to greet members of th
Loyal Legion, the association of ex
prisoners of war, officers of the Unioi
Army, and members ; of the Women's
Relief Corps. A report gained circu
lation, however .that all G. A. R. vis
itors were invited, and to add to th
confusion, many of those in the crowd
that appeared when the hour for the
reception arrived wore badges whiot
they said had been sold them at 2f
cents with ,the understanding thai-
they would admit the wearer to the
White House. Excited men anc
women clamored for admission at al."
the gates, where, the policemen hac
instructions to admit only those wear
ing certain kinds of badges. Wher
the trouble was at its height Secretary
Tumulty hurried out and restorec
quiet by giving an order that every
body be permitted to enter.
Kansas City was selected as tht
place for the 1916 reunion.
Canal Blocked to November 1.
Washington. The war departmeni
announced that there was little pros
pect of repoening the Panama Cana
before November 1. Since the char
ned was blocked by a slide from th;
east bank north of Gold Hill Septem
ber 20, the movement has continued
steadily, pouring earth and rock into
the waterway while the dredges work
ed away, in a vain effort to keep it
open. Hundreds of vessels will be
held up by the closing of the canal for
40 days or more, causing the first very
serious interruption of traffic.
I
Land Sale
The Southern Land and Auction C
will h"!ve a big land sale at Landrum
npxt Tuesday. The Earle tract has
been divided into resident lots and
will be sold to the highest bidder.
Thn's nrorertv is ve;y desirable be
ing so favorably located and no doub
will sell like hot qaks.
; " Dally Thought.
I count If e just r stuff: to try th
ours strength an. Browning -
FIGHT
PRESIDENT TO MARRY
Mrs Norman Gait a, Virginian to
t1, be First Lady: of "
The Land
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Washington, Oct. 6. Woodrow
Wilson, the president of the United
States, announced tonight his en
gagement to Mrs, Norman Gait, of
Washington. The date for the wed
ding has not been fixed, but it proba
bly will take place ' in December, at
the heme of the bride-elect.
The brief announcement from the
White House made by Secretary,
Tumulty came as a surprise to offici
al Washington, but to a number of in
timate friends it has long been ex-
pected. From this circle came tonight
the story of friendship whose culmi
nation was . viewed as a happy turn
in the troubled and lonely Ike of th
nation's chisf executive.
MILL SPRING ROUTE 2
Cotton picking i3 the order of tht
day n this section at present with
most of the farmers, while some art
Ladling apples aud oilier produce t
tne market. v ! ' .
A g;od school has just closed ai
silver Creek taught by Mrs J. W.
Jack. , A teacher is wanted at the
ame place for this winter.
Capt Sharpe of Tryon visited Glenn
Arledgeone day last we:k.
Mrs M J Higgins is yisitlng her
daughter, Mrs J W Edwards at Hen
rietta. ,
vA large crowd of our Mill Spring
boys attended a singing at Tuxedo,
last Sunday.
H. P. Arledge is visiting his son
in Spartanburg this week.
FISH .TOP
Lewis V Pace has a couple of very
i'ce horses from the sale at Tryon.
Thadeus Laughter is hauling ap
ils from E J Bradley s place to Spar
tanburg.
Miss Flcra Bradlrys health is im
rovin? very rapidly.- 1
Mrs Martha Jones visited her son
C! C Jones last week end.
S. S. McMurray and daughter Cora
)f Ch'eshee, came up last week to
Tather .apples from his mountain
place.
J. B. Bradley and
Thomas Price
at Friendship,
-vent to te singing
Sunday" evening.
E. J. Bradley went to Tuxedo Satu
day last on business and attended se:
vices at Friendship, Sunday.
E. Jones and family visited C. C,
Tones Sunday last.
J B Arledge preached at Mountain
Valley church, Saturday 'last.
Meritz McCraw was a visitor in
this section Saturday and Sunday.
The Cpveites are haXiling their sur
plus old corn to Saluda these days.
We had a good season Thursday
it Tuesday last.
STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP
MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION,
ETC., REQUIRED BY THE
r ACT OF AUGUST 24, 1912,
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Ths Polk County News
Published weekly, at Tryon, N. C
for October 1, 1915. V
Editor W. F. Little, Tryon, 'N C.
Managing Editor W. F. Little,
Tryon, N. C. ,
Business Manager W. F. Little! ,
Tiyon, N. C.
Publisher W. F. & G. R. Little,
Tryon, 'N. C. -
Owners ,
W. F. Little, Tryon, N. C.
G. R. Little Saluda, N. C.
Known, bondholders, mortgagees,
and other security holders, holding 1
per cent or more of total amount of
bonds, mortgages, or other securities
C. W. Ballenger,' Tryon. N; C.
Geo B. Cobb, Tryon, N. C.
f . W. F. LITTLE r
J"r . 4 ' ' " ; Editor.
J Sworn to and subscribed before 'me
this 30th day of Sej tember, 1915:
. GEO. A. GASH, .
- Notary Public.
Mv commission .expires April ' 20th,
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BY SECOND REPORT
QINNERS' REPORT SHOWS 2,900,007
BALES GINNED PREVIOUS TO
SEPTEMBER 25TH.
CONDITION IS ONLY 60.8
Total Cotton Crop For Year Is Esti
mated at 10,950,000 Bales by the
' Government Officials.
Washington. The second cotton
ginning report of the season, compiled
from reports of census bureau corres
pondents and agents throughout the
cotton belt announced that 2.900,007
bales of cotton, counting round as
half, bales, of the growth of 1915 has
been ginned prior to September 25.
This compared . with 3,392,752 bales.
21.3 per cent of the entire crop, gin
ned prior to September 25 last' year,
3,246,655 bales, or 23.2 per cent in
1912 and 3.007,271 bales, or 22.3 per
cent in 1911.
Included in the ginnings Were 32,-
263 round bales, compared with 3,394
last year, 26,983 in 1913 and 19,574
in 1912. . .
Sea Island cotton included number
ed 19,094 bales, compared with 13,297
bales to September 25 last year, 10,- .
670 in 1913 and 3.051 bales In 1912.
Ginnings prior to September 25 are
as follows for the states named: '
Alabama 309,676
Georgia 715,927
North Carolina . . . . . .... 82,918
South Carolina 259,070
Texas ............. .... 1.143.486
In announcing the condition report
and production estimate, the crop re
porting board made this statement: -"The
cotton crop condition declined
8.4 points during the month August
25 to Sep tember 25, which compared
with an average decline inthe same-
period 'Ih ifche past ten years of a 4.5
points. The estimated conditioniof
60.8 per cent of normal on September
25 forecasts a yield per acre of about
168 pounds and - a total production
(allowing a reduction of one per cent
from planted area for abandonment)
of about 10,950,000 bales. Last year's
production was - 16,156,000, A crop
less than 11,000,000 bales would be
smaller than any crop since 1909.
The next ginning report of the cen
sus bureau will be issued at 10 a. m.,
October 25, and will show the quantity
of cotton ginned prior to October 18,
BATTLE CRUISERS INCLUDED.
Navy Wants Cruisers ' Bigger and
Faster Than Any Thing Afloat
Washington. Super-battle ,cruisv
bigger, faster and more heavily arm
ed than any war craft afloat or build
ing and which will cost $18,000,000
each, will be recommended to con
gress as a part; of the navy building
program for next year 'Decision on
this tep was reached at a conference ;
between .President Wilson and Secre
tary Daniels and Representative Pad-,
gett, chairman of the House Naval
Affairs Committee. . i
? Plans for such a, vessel .as is con
templated already have been prepared
under the direction of Rear , Admiral ;
Taylor, chief constructor--of the na.v)',
and are being considered Joy the sec
retary and members of the General
Board. '
Just how many ot the new type
ships will be asked for this winter
has not been determined Secretary
Daniels said after, the conference.
Cost of construction of navy craft has
risen since the outbreak of the Euro
pean war with -the consequent enor
mous demand upon American re
sources, some. 'recent steel contracts ...
for the navy showing an increase of
So per cent. , Dreadnoughts whict
also will be recommended for con
struction his winter! will; cost ?18f
000,000 each, it is estimated, at
against $15,000,000 for' ships now -building
Part of 'his. increase how
ever, is due to new hull construction
to, provide greater protection against -torpedo
attack. . " ' -
The number of -ships of each class
to be urged probably will be agreed
upon within a few days.
'Want Canal Closed.
Washington.- Lieut. Col. Harding,
engineer In charge of the Panama Ca
nal, has sent a message to the sec
retary of war at Washington, recom
mending that President Wilson issue,
an executive order closing the canal
until November l.v Colonel "Harding
explains that it will be impossible to -clear
the channel before that date and
perhaps not then.1 ' He favors refund-
Ing the tolls to those ships which have
paid them , and are awaiting passage, N
and also that arrangements be made
tranship the cargoes of the vessels. .
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