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IVostron 0fcIl Cciwiict
1 ard 'French Dread Hsstlcr
Published by the V . t 1
FKEXCH BEOAD HUSTLES, EST.
Entered as second-class matter
Jan, 3, 1912. at the postoffice at Hen-
dersonrtle, North Garouna, under the
Act of March 3. 1879.
vtT. L. SHIPirAJr... Editor and oWner
1IAE LUCILE SIHTH, News Editor
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS:
Locke Craig, Louis 31. Bourne, -Xfm.
J. Cocke, Solomon Gallert,
Owen Gudger B B. TYilUams,
T. IT. Chambliss
THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1913.
A TFOED TO THE LEGISLATURE
It would be false charity and a state"
xnent totally unwarranted by the facts
t, say that our General Assemblies do
not make mistakes but it would seem
that the session now open has a mag
nificent opportunity to profit by errors
of former sessions. The misunder
standing responsible for former" mis--akes
by our law-makers can be clear
ed away now, if the committees hand
ling the new bills will resolutely set
themselves to the task of .doing so.
Le it be understood, however, here
and now, that no question of -the mo
tives of former legislators is raised.
Jiather, has the fault of these errors
lain in a lack of knowledge of condi
tions and the failure to properly in
vestigate the matters brought forward.
Again, it is not meant by this article
to convey the impression that anything
l'ke a large per cent of the legislation
ias been along wrong lines. Many
good laws have gone on the statute
books, but with them have gone many
laws, correct in principle and intent,
that have failed to accomplish the pur
pose for which they were intended.
Committees have been prone to accept
the views and representations of par
ties on the ground, and immediately'
back of any given proposition, without
thoroughly investigating the other side
of the auestion. It freauentlv h
- j xr MT .
chat the parties heard are the ones
ith the axe to grind, and the general
public, probably ignorant of the pro
posed move, get in the neck the axe so
ground. Another thing that finds
lodgment in the minds of the" directors
.A prospective laws, is the fear of i in
setting some principle that has become
a fixture in the public mind, and the
dread of producing "comment This
Reeling is sometimes allowed to govern
' pclicy, to the exclusion of a cool con
- alteration of the merits of the change
suggested.
There are a few matters that we
should like to call to the attention of
- the members of the General Assembly
voi 1913, which we feel are worthy of
consideration,' if not of reversal of
III hSHHl 11(11 ll'V AM TnOCO !1 T0 i n u
The multiplicity of needless employees
which is being investigated by the Leg
ifclative body itself at this time. As is
T known, there are usually probably
- tvrice as many of these as are actually
needed. As an advocate of economical
- government, we feel constrained to go
bt record against longer continuation
this practice. The question has
."been brought up in former legislatures,
:but always at such period that action
t adverse to the practice would convict
-the particular session of the same of
fense, and the members haven't taken
the time, or shown the strength of con
viction to handle it.
' The general principle of insufficient
attention laid down hereinbefore is re
sponsible for the inconvenience under
gone by the State officials concerning
adequate space in which to perform
properly and expeditiously the duties
lMd out for them by law. As was
pointed put by the Secretary of State
in the prelude to his biennial report,
the new state building, costing $250,
000. would not, by any means relieve
tfc congestion prevailing. Beautiful
Tuilding It is, but absolutely unecon
omical, so far as use by floor space Is
-concerned. Built by a commission ap
pointed for the purpose, composed of
men of integrity and with the highest
patriotic motives, but absolutely unac
quainted with the actual needs in the
ase, it fails completely to accomplish
the end for which It was constructed-
Aiready lad there been provided -a
eommlttee on Publte Buildings and
CS rounds, which we dare say, knowing
the needs of the case, could have pro
vided a building much belter suited to
the heeds. The Agricultural Depart
ment, doing an especially valuable lot
of work, Is housed In a firetrap; the
Insurance Department, one of 7 the
greatest revenue producers of the State
government, stm unprovided for, after
having been shifted from pillar to post
lnce Its creation; the Board of Health,
an Important trot too little appreciated
fcianch. Including the colowal work of
f the Hookworm Division and the Lab
.-wjr VL rijgiene, i scattered about
er.lhe capital city,' audi to its in-
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convenience and to the , hindrance of
its best: work; the Corporation Com
mission our chief safeguard against
corporation abuses ?with all the . ac
cumulation of valuable data covering
years of vwork, with no prospect of
protection , from fire even when Its
"present congestion Is relieved: the De
partment of Education, and others. As
we said before, proper investigation
would have prevented this chaos, and
the" cost would have been very little, if
any, more than the State has already
been called upon to pay. By all
means let the General Assembly profit
by the errors of their predecessors, and
see to it that there is no repetition of
the sin of omission henceforth. The
people do, and have a right to, expect
that these unworkable and uneconom
ical actions be recognized and arrest
ed. , J
SYNOPSIS OF GOVERNOR
KITCHI2PS MESSAGE.
The feature of the second day's ses
sion of the General Assembly was the
bi-ennial message of Governor Kitch
in, which breathed a spirit of progress
and development throughout the state
and contained what is considered a
number of excellent recommendations,
some of which will most likely.be en
acted into law during the present ses
sion of the legislature.
. In face of a large state debt the
governor recommended economy and
warned the legislators of the danger
cf making appropriations in excess of
the probable revenues of the common
wealth. Asserting that North Carolina is the
only state in the union that has not
placed the responsibility of approv
ing or-disapproving acts of the legis
lature upon the executive head, Gov
ernor Kitchin recommends that a con
stitutional amendment be submitted,
giving the governor the veto power,
and in the case of all appropriation
bills give him the power to approve
them with amendments reducing but
not increasing the appropriations.
The, passage of a complete primary
system for the nomination of all can
didates for all state offices, . including
United States senators, is recommend
ed. A general search and seizure law is
recommended for the better enforce
ment of the prohibition law of the
state. -
A liberal policy toward the public
schools is' recommended.
The governor recommends that the
same commutation be allowed for
good behavior to all convicts on . the
county roads as to those In the state's
Drison and the establishment of a par
don board to hear all applications for
clemency and make recommendations
to the governor. It is recommended
that the present penitentiary be vaca
ted by the state's prison and that the
entire state's prison headquarters,
offices, electrocution plant, etc., be
moved to the . state farm. In cases
where county or state convicts have
families depending upon them for
support, it is recommended that the
county or state pay one-third of the
value of such convict's work to the
support of such dependents.
Of special interest to Henderson
ville people is the recommendation
that all water power plants selling
power and light and all power and
lieht nlants serviner the public be
placed under the jurisdiction and made
subject to the control of the corporation-commission
in all respects as are
railroad companies.
Other recommendations follow: The
pulling of mileage on trains from mile
age books; the increase in judicial dis
tricts from' sixteen to twenty; .in
creased pensions for confederate vet
erans; factory inspection and the pro
hibition of night labor by boys under
sixteen and by women of age: the
creation of a highway and drainage
commission; the employment of coun
sel to assist the corporation commis
sion to obtain justice for cities and
towns in interstate . commerce freihr
rates to the end that all unjust dis
crimination be abolished; an increase
in appropriation for the health de
partment of the state and the author
ization of county commissioners in
their discretion to establish county
hospitals; that railroad property be
pbysicallly valued by an expert or ex
perts under the corporation commis
sion; that the number of peremptory
challenges in criminal cases be made
the same for state and prisoner; that
the Torren's land title system be au
thorized on a voluntary basis; the ap
pointment of a special committed to
investigate fire insurance conditions
and rates, more stringent anti-trust
legislation; that local and private leg
islation be handled by courts or local
organizations so as to relieve the leg
islature of matters of minor import
ance in order that its, retention may
be directed Vto matters of state-wide
significances -the cremation of a com
mittee to study the question of ruial
credits: the appointment of township
fire wardens to assist in the enforce
ment of fire laws relating to forests. "
Governor Kitchin also recommends
the ratification of the proposed amend
ment to the United States constitution
for the election of. United States sen
ators by the people.
Gold Actrally Given Away by The
Peoples National Bank.
GOLD- Mankind, with few excep
tions loves the sound. Seventy-five
dollars in GOLD will be given away by
the Peoples National Bank. Here's
where the farmers score. Bead the
story, under the head line "Peoples
Bank to Poster Hog Raising." This is a
magnanimous offer on the part of The
Peoples National Bank, but not in the
least surprising, for The Peoples Na:
tional Bank stands first, last and al
ways for the Farmer, and is always
ready to co-operate with him in every
possible way. Adv.
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'.' Those delicious fancy ices, etc., serv
ed at the U. D. C. reception the other
day came from the well-known cater
ers, Theobold and Brandl, ilyKitch
in, Asheville. A, T
hliiiUj huiilb j clU-.lL'.J-
ors CiteJalt:
The regular annaul meeting of the
stockholders of the Citizens Bank was
held in the directors room of the bank
on Tuesday ' afternoon at 3.30 p. m.
The directors heretofore conducting
the institution were all re-elected and
the report, of the business for the past
year was received by the stockholders
with "great satisfaction. It showed a'
very gratifying' Increase' of business
over .the previous year and the, careful,
painstaking, efficient --' and courteous
management of the Bank appeared so
thoroughly satisfactory to the stock
holders that the list of directors will
appear as; before viz: Dr. A.JB. Drafts
F. A. BlyJ Curtis Bynum, C.'.B, Glaz
enerM.fF. Whitt, W, A. 'Cannon, J.
O. Williams, T. P. Mallorie, A. H. Haw
kins, F. E. Durfee, C. E. Brooks, -E.
W. Ewbank. At the close of the best,
year In the history of : the Citizens
Bank the bank enters on the beginning
of the New Year with confidence In the
continuance of its heretofore unbroken
record of a large1 increase In business
for 1913. :
G. A. HO
TO ERECT A
fSIDEIE
Mr. Charles A. Carlson, who recent
ly purchased the car line owned by
The Hendersonville Traction Company,
and who Is at present In New York,
has written friends here that he ex
pects in the near future to build a
handsome, steam-heated residence
here for the occupancy of himself and
family, a regular "New York" home,
as someone aptly styled it, which de
scriptive title conveys a' world of
meaning. Mr. Carlson's " return to
Hendersonville; about the first of
March, is awaited with Interest, as he
has several projects on foot that will
aid materially in the development of
Hendersonville. - -
Letters Mailed to Corn Winners.
Letters are being mailed , by the
Greater Western North Carolina asso
ciation to the different boys in this
section who will attend the National
Corn exposition at Columbia, as guests
of the association, instructing them in
he way they are expected u send tht-ir
corn exhibits and giving othsr idor
mation concerning the trip. It is i n
derstood that most of the boys, will
meet here January 25 at the office of
the association and leave for the South
Carolina city on the Carolina Special.
. Several other boys will be 3ent to
Columbia by the counties In which
they reside and Col. Sanf ord H.1, Cohen
has been informed that the er will be
several others to attend the exposition
bearing their own expenses. ome
cf the boys will join the crowd of
boys along the line on the way to Co
lumbia. A list of the boys who will be given
the trips to the exposition Is as fol
lows: Henderson county Roy Staron. J.
Allen Osborne and Georgo Ware.
Buncombe county Fr vik: Hut,
Corbett Alexander and Pery ston.
Transylvania county Jlarcnce
Bracken and John Tinsley.
Haywoood county Grady WUson
and James Menry. ,
, Madison county Hobart Sprinkles.'
Polk county J. M. Camp.
" LOCKE CRAIG.
(Continued from First Page.)
and these were ardent Whigs and
were soldiers in the Revolution. John
was the grandfather of Andrew Craig
and the great-grandfather of the pres
ent governor Locke Craig.
Blood tells in the race of life and
Locke Craig comes from the union of
two families of sturdy folk. Both
families were noted for their honest
convictions, their personal courage,
their kindly nature, their hospitality
and gentleness. They were "good liv
ers, land owners and slave - holder.
They were religious people,- zealous
and consecrated. They numbered their
friends by the score and were unac
quainted with personal enemies.
With the passing of Rev. Andrew
Craig, the mother began the work of
building the characters and fitting the
lives of the two boys left to her care
It was a great task and with the he
roic spirit of the time, Mrs. Craig bent
to her task. ; She seemed to have smil
ed at the task and with the clearness
of vision and the boldness and forti
tude she took up the work and carrried
it successfully through.
Until he was 14 years of ag3 Lo.ke
Craig was prepared for the ork cf
life. in the schools of Bertie oiuty.
His mother then sent him to Henler
son, to the school of the Iorn 3rs.
Later this institution - was moved to
Oxford and Locke Craig went with it
When he was 15 years old Locke Craig
entered the State University at Chapel
Hill, the same institution from which
his father had graduated with the
highest honors in the begining of his
work. Here Locke was the youngest
pupil in the institution but while the
years had been few the mind had been
trained and before the boy had reach
ed his twentieth birthday he received
his diploma from the. state University
and with the honors of the class the
youngest graduate of the institution.
Just one backward vision that is
certainly a pretty picture. The wid
owed mother selling her little proper
ty in Bertie county and taking her two
boys to Chapel Hill and there making
a new home that she may give them
the advantages of an education and fit
them for the larger usefulness in life.
The best advantages in education are
to. be. theirs and even at. the sacrifice
of the happiness of the mother. ...But
mothers are .? continually doing just
thai It is the true mother spirit the
true mother love, v ' v .-'
Finishing his work in the State Tni-
H versity in 1880, Locke Craig . was, ap-.
pointed assistant professor of Chem
istry and held' this position one year.
He was urged to remain -but the re
muneration was insufficient and the
ycung man taught in the Chapel Hill
private school, the next session.: Here
too, he was a success but the Call of
the West came to him. His friends
again urged .him to remain in Chapel
Hill for that strong, earnest personal
ity which-in later life marked him as a
leader of men appealed to those with
whom he worked. ,
In the year 1883 Locke Craig located
in Asheville. Little more than a vil
lage was the mountain metropolis In
thpse days. - The young lawyer found
that clients were.less plentiful than
attorneys and expenses must be met
Teaching appealed to him and for a
while Locke Craig taught In the school
being conducted at that time by Dr.
(Poole. Then the lumber business ot-
. f ered an opportunity and it was in
1891 when Locke Craig began the
practice of law in1 Ashevile in very
earnest. From the first the peopel
turned to him. Here was the oppor
tunity of judging the value of charac
ter plus preparation and the result
was success and it is ever so.
The opportunity and the man came
together and the man conquered the
opportunity. Locke Craig became a
potential factor in the material and
political life of the growing Western
Carolina city. Asheville was then In
the ninth congressional district and in
1892 Locke Craig was the Democratic
elector from the district and manfully
did he throw "himself into the battle
lines. Four years later he was named
as elector at large In this campaign
the first real opportunity of his life
came to the yQung orator. He was 36
years old. He was earnest and virile.
He was filled with courage and firmly
convinced. His campaign for Wil
liam Jennings Bryan during that year
established his reputation as the "Ora
tor of the Blue Ridge" and from the
mountains to the Sea he carried the
banner of Democracy. The Republi
cans . were in control in JtmncomDe
county but when the Democrats nom
inated Craig as their candidate for
legislative honors 'he was elected with
a majority of 100 and this In the face
of a normal republican majority of
600. It was the test of the popularity
of the man in his home county.
The General Assembly of 1899 is re
cognized as one" of the remarkable
gatherings in the history of the State.
Men of marked ability were gathered
together from every section of the
State. The stronger men, the men of
big mind and stalwart brain and
among them Locke Craig took his
place with the foremost He made
good in goodly company. He dem
onstrated his ability in leadership.
The campaign of.1900 came on and
with the splendid leader, Charles
Branfly Aycock the campaign was
opened at Laurinburg, Those two
master men were together on the open
ing day. - Last summer I was at Laur
inburg when Locke Craig opened the
campaign. The gathered throng, talk
ed of the other opening in 1900. They
remembered the masterful manner of
tire "Man of the West" and they loved
him. They cheered him, in 1900 and
they cheered, him still more heartily
in 1912. His leadership in 1900 won
them and they rejoiced .that he was
the chosen leader in 1912. They re-,
membered his masterful work for
White Supremacy and they loved him
more. He had grown stronger in the
twelve years and the men of Scotland
noted it and spoke of it
During the years since Locke Craig
located In Asheville and began the
practice of law his work has been
markedly successful and his practice
has grown steadily. Several years ago
a partnership was formed with J. H.
Martin and G. A. Thompson and the
firm of Craig, Martin and Thompson
enjoys the confidence of the people of
the "Land of the Sky" and they are a
busy firm. In a number of instances
the firm has represented clients in
very important cases and they have
Please:
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It cannot be
Steel truss beams in three
Priced ait
Thousands of satisfied Customers
SYRACUSE LEVEL LAP3D PLOWS
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Priced from $4.50 to $10.50
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been lable to win several; times when
success apppeared doubtful. . -
. ,Ih addition to his ; law practice
Locke Cralsr is a farmer. 4 Out a. few
miles from Asheville in the . valley, he
has a vdelightful farm i property and
nothing gives him. more pleasure than
to tell his friends of the doings on the
farm. ; He has - succeeded in making
good crops andespecially of corn and
hogs.. Recently he disposed of his
Asheville home "and it is announced
that he will build a home on the farm
when : his term of office has expired
that with his wife and boys he vil
go back to the beautiful valley cf the
Swannanoa and make his home. This
decision was the source of much de
light to the people of the West far they
do not wish to lose permanently from
their section the. present Goverajr
tiiey have simnly loaned him to tr e
State for four years. v
. On one of my trips to Ashe riJle,
went to find the office of Mr. Crvig.
It Is not located in the most attractive
office building. In ' keeping with the
modesty of the man is his law office.
The building stands on the corner of
uiie of the principal ; streets of the
charming "Capitol pf the land of the
Sky." The entrance is a narrow
hallway and the offices of' Craig, Mar
tin and Thompson are on the top floor,
In the corner of the building. Here I
found an old-fashioned elevator, just
about big enough for three passen
gers. An old timy negro stands at at
tention and as I entered the elevator,
I asked him if I could go to Mr. Craig's
office. With digity, he calmly remind
ed me of the presence of . the. Governor.
He said, ',
"The GuVner is not In just now,
Sir, but he'll be in direcfly." .
- I waited a bit and returned and the
old man remembered and smiled and
said, "The Guv-ner- is in his office,
Sir." Later I had a little conversa
tion with the negro.2 I suggested that
Mr. Craig was a good man. The face
brightened. The man smiled and
smiled big. , -
"The Guv'ner Is the best and the
biggest man in the worlV
In the office I was strtick with the
simplicity. There was no red tape.
was welcome.' So was every other
man who called and they were contin
ually calling. It was during the cam
paign and Mr. Craig was busy but ai
ways ready to welcome every man.
They called him "Governor" and they
called him "Locke.' He knew them
all. They knew him.
Later I went to a barbecue and pi
nic out in the country. Over some of
the hills of the Blue Ridge. It was a
gala occasion. It was" in honor of
their man The men of the mountains
were there and they came for miles j
and miles. They were of both parties
but they were all for Locke Craig.
They watched him as he walked about
fi'om group to group. Their admiring
glances followed him,' He was their
man. The man . of the mountains had
come into his own.
Those sturdy men, with the purest
of anglo-saxon blood, , delighted to
honor Locke Craig. They loved him.
They loved his character.
Character tells. It always tells. It
makes impresssions that live and last
Locke Craig is devoted to his home,
his family and his hurch. He has a
wife an dthree boys. They have been
One good reason is that we show
every courtesy to the visitor consistent
with a safe banking business
Checking Accounts Invited.
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want to sell you
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living . in a delightful pr0pertT
.Montford avenue in Asheville ?M
ing out in front of the handsomeTH
one day last summer it seempH H
cosy, homey pH
large and. attractive buildine tt
i-wg u mining j
a well kept law
great shade trees in the vard Jt 5
oaks of the mountain a tpui, ' 7T ss:
for maples along the strst u Va
seem to be ideal. Two of rhl A
were at home that day and thGV Tl
enjoying me snaae or. one of thp ct1
am irees ana piaying with their 71
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xt was a nome picture. Mrs W
Craig, and a very charming and atfal
five woman, with the gentleness?"
graciousness .of a long line of cuC
ea ancestors, was a daughter of y 1
James B. Burgin of McDowell couS
1 A J lit. t- . ,u
auu was siuuu wim mm as a real hpi i
meet through the years since he stanf
ed in as . an , attorney in Asheviiif
In fact they were married just aW
the time that the paint of his shinei
began to dry and when clients werf
possibility; She has seen the clieJ
becomea reality and more than tbt
she has seen Locke Craig become if
first citizen of the best state in ft f
Union. The story of the twenty oi-t
years of the united efforts of Mr. CraJ
Is a continued story of happiness 3
if clouds have ever crossed their horii
zon they have been quickly scatter!
by 'the presence of the sunshuW
sympathy . and affection -
There are
three boys, all manljl
fellows. The olde
open-hearted
variynj vj:ik is -a miusnipman at fl
l j ; j . if
hapolis and is serving his second year.
une secona son, ueorge Winston Crai
is a student at the State University aw
the youngest, Arthur u. Craig is i
present a pupil in a preparatory school
in Tennessee. , ....
Locke Craig 'and Mrs. Craig enjor
very much the use of the automobile
and they are often out together driv
ing over the hills of Buncombe coun
ty and it is said about Asheville that
If you do not find Mr. Craig at his
office or at his home, . then take a ma-
chine and run down to "Riverlea" in
the Swannanoa valley, four miles be-
c w Asheville. and you will find the
next Governor walking about his farm,
enjoying nature..
Locke Craig is a member of the First
Baptist church in Asheville and is also
an active worker m tne unurcn. He
is very popular with the young men
and is the teacher of the Baraca class
with a large membership. In addition
to teaching; the class Locke Craig has
always found time to enjoy many lit-
le social eatherinsrs with the members
of the class and one day when it "was
my. duty to consult with him concern-
ng the work of the last campaign and
I had made the trip to Asheville to see
him, I found that Mr. Craig and his
Sunday school class were out on the
river enpoyingsa watermelon feast
After all, is it surprising that Locke
Craig has so close a hold upon the
people? The gentleness of his dispo
sition, his big-hearted manliness, his
courageous character,' his love of home
and. family, his devotion to his rehgi
ous convictions, these attributes im
pell men to love and horr him.
In honoring Locke Craig, North
uaroiina is nonorea m tne selection ci
a ! Chief Executive. "The place ha3
sought and has found the Man.
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