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Our Combination Offer on-- Page Two is well vorth Your Consideration mm First Bank felTrust Co-, Carries the LARGEST ; AD in T This Issue Western . arc :aa:iemocrat VOLXX1I1. NO 5 HENDERSONVILLE, N. C TUESDAY 1 FEBRUARY 1 1,00 PER YEAR; IN ADVANCE BOOSTER TRIP IS SOOI AT LEAST FIFTY CITIZENS ARE WANTED TO MAKE VISIT TO SOUTH CAROLINA. ONE DAY OUT OF CITY To Boost . Hendersonville as Resort City and Offer Free Sites for Manufacturing Interests. The Retail "Merchants Association held a rousing meeting Wednesday night in the rest room of the Hunter building, Twenty merchants were present.. A committee wa3 appointed to confer, with,, the Board . of Trade in getting .up an automobile booster trip to Greenville. Spartanburg and other cities for the purpose of advertising Hendersonville as a desirable resort city in which to spend summer and also that Hendersonville offers free sites for small manufacturing plants. Secretary Bridges will arrange with the , boards of trades in the various cities to be visited by the boosters and the local citizens "will -be 'met at each place by committees. It is desired ttat at least fifty citizens take al-vanta-ge of this trip. Detailed plans wih be announced later. ' .-'.'' " - 3RD PLACE FOR fORTH CAROLINA State Board of Health Ranks Tliird in Efficiency as Per Capita Expendi ture ; Ranks First Among . Southern States. . TTia tt VnrHt, finlin Cft tjci'im,,' UUl iCCCIiLlv dB Sella lO UiiVt, " :" - ; oi neana janKs rmn ttt -rnir.r ntiiOTn r ciency as-hased" bn her per capita ex pecditure for healtlwbrk-".thetos: tion given her in a rating made re cently under the direction of the Council on Health and Public In struction of the American Medical Association. This survey, made In 1? 14 of al lthe state hoards of health by Dr. Charles V. Chapin, of Provi dence, R. I., gives in tabulated form the essential facts regarding - the ac tivities, equipment and accomplish- ; , ad anoras a oomparative ; an puuxiu ueaiLu vvora. in 11113 country. j The rating sheet prepared from the survey reports North Carolina in no ! bad light. In fact, she ranks highest ! aiaong all Southern States in public : health work. While eleven states sur- j ijaa iier m tne eross numoer or pomts regarded as efficiency, only two states having lower rates per cap ita expenditure, Ohio and Indiana rank higher in points of work done, or in efficiency. North Carolina re ceived an extra ten points for her work against nostrums, and in her bulletin, lecture and newspaper work she came up to the required standard In the section of the reoort eriven to North Carolina, recognition of Dr. R. H. Lewis' services rendered while in connection with the Board is given as4 iciiows: "The present activities and progressive attitude of the North Cai olina department of health are large ly due to the self-sacrificing efforts of the former secretary, Dr. Lewis, who voluntarily resigned so thaCa full time executive might be appointed. Until 1909, the appropriation-had been but $2 000." ' FORD CONCEIVES ANOTHER PEACE lAN, HE DECLARES AT BASQUE ! Says He is Perfectly Satisfied . With Results of Expedition. Chicago, Feb. 6. Henry Ford, of Detroit, who sent a peace ship to Europe, has a new peace plan. "I would like to tell you about the aew pian but I must wait . until iny Party has returned from Surope," said Mr. Ford today. He said he was per fectly satisfied with the results of his peace expedition. - ' Mr. Ford came here to attend a' ban quet given last night by the Michigan ociety of Chicago. He said that his new effort to bring the strife. in Eu-4 pe to an end would -be: on a larger sale than the Oscar II expedition and Aat his recruits" wonM "nersnnnl rather than perisonages: 1' ' 1 "The venture, fe tne fintintied-Mx; ForfioFVniany:.'years was Tecentiy eiectea wufc on iiarirei' in clude nje;ote;?pplerph A le DerSOTiBftl jhtttraf noSflBtr aA ePected to see-a: lot. of ileihirbrttwii? jtnd were surprised . to'; find .; that . they, SBre just every v day-N peopler :They ould hardly believe me 'hen I 'told' , em 1 could have brought fbefdsafads REPUBLICAIS ARE SEEKING OFFICE ELEVEN FOR SHERIFF AND MANY OUT FOR OTHER OFFICES. JONES AND PACE SAFE. CONVENTION FEB. !9 Rumored That Delegates Will Settle Upon Nominees in Convention as of old; Drake Won't Run. With eleven candidates out for the Republican nomination for sheriff and the present sheriff not in the race there is every indication of aliv fight for 4he place. Several of them have been running for. months. Allard Case; T. B. Conner, and G. F. Chapie are among the candidates from the city, while there are said to be several from Blue Ridge township, the repub lican stronghold of the county, -It is rumored that nominees are to be virtually settled upon at the com - ing convention February 19, and that thr new primary will be simply a mat ter of form, as far as the Republicans are concerned. This method is said to have been advised by a promineiu ReDublican of Asheville and it is m than likely that the locals will take the advice. There is practically no opppsition heard from any part of the county among the Republicans to Register or Deeds, A. Q. Jones, who is servirug his first term, nor to Judge C. M. Pace, Tho has: been the Clerk of Court of this county over forty years. ' R. E. -Freeman, better known as "Bob" is said" to have started out -in the early 1 fall .for the nomination of ! changed his mind. and is eeki2.-.EJUM - rnvinr.r" tnii iim -' : 'nr. Brown is considered a strong manin; t.:. ' . Vr..'. n ' '.ts.iiiii1 J'i't-.'L-i f or the tax collector's nomination. i It is said that the present county commissioners will have opposition but no names have been mentioned thus far. It is argued by many that the city, which pays the largest por tion of the taxe3, should iie represent ed on the board. JOE MURPHY LEAVES WIFE $450,000 SPENT WINTER IN H-VILLE. Also Leaves Wife all Real Estate and liousehoid tiooQs;.utiier-liequests. Tne death of Joa Murphy, the fam- Gus comedian, who spent a winter here at the St. John- hotel several years ago, was "published recently in the Hustler. The New York World has the following to say in reference tr fb.o win iaft iw the p."- The will of William ("Joe") Mur phy, the comedian who died suddenly in the Elks' Club on Dec. 31, was filed for probate at Jamaica, Ly., yester day." It bequeaths $450,00CT in cash to hir. widow, who was many years his junior, all of his real estate, manu script of plays, art works, books', jew- i elrv and household furnishings. She is to receive also for life the income from the remainder of the estate after other bequests are paid. The value of the estate is given at $670,000 in personal property and more than $10,000 in real estate. Mary Jv. Higgins of Rhode- Island. William F. Murphy of Baltimore and John F. Murphy of Manhattan, children of a brother, receive each .the income" of $30,000. Other relatives get $5,000 each, with the exception of Emma Morrison, a niece, who Is cut off en tirely. One of the stipulations of the will is taht any child born to Murphy and hi3 wife after the drawing of. the docu ment is to receive $30,000. . ., XMAS SAVING CLUB. The First Bank & Trust company has inaugurated a Christmas ' Saving club to commence Monday, Feb. 14. These clubs have become quite -popular throughout the country and many of the banks have started them to 'en courage more savings among all ciasses of people. , ; The bank's announcement is pub lished in this issue giving full details of the plan by which Christmas money can be easily saved H. A. STEPP ELECTED TELLER, Hesterly A. Stepp; wha has been tPll. :-oTv that institution. VM : Stepp- ;iW-Wa-toiVafe at tile ikbbfers Buildt Tbk&hnal:: reik--.,thisJassbcIaUon; "has-lust been made tor the, corporation' tioa commission in Jtuweignr. auu-r be :ipybllshed-lirithe-lIuUersoon: Uti 'Stepp.has many" friends.tb,roughout.t;e county who -are congratulating- him. BOlOITi I I 1CHI ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING ELECTS J. W. BAILEY, PRESIDENT; R. 31. DATES, VICE PRESIDENT; ; MARSHALL BRIDGES, SECRE , :" , TARY. MANY INTEIU:StLNG TALKS MADE. CLASS LDERSnPS ARE OPENED Orffa-'zation Decides to Have Three ViO, C, $5. To Meet Again Mon Planing an ; Aa , An overwhelming sentiment in favdr of a greater Board of Trade for Her dersonville was shown at an enthusic-: astic meetfhg of the citizens . o,f ,; b& city; held at the court house Monday, night pursuant to' a call , for a mass meeting issued by Mayor C. E. Brooks . : Thirty seven . citizens gathered at this meeting to. discuss ways anf means of placing Hendersonville a? j a resort city before the thousands 'U; summer tourist who are expected . to. ileave their homes for the mountains the coming season Captain J. W. Bailey, city commis-, sioner, local agent for the Southern T " , . J "T -::; son vines mosi progressive citizens' was unanimously elected, president of the Board of Trade. . R. M.. Oates, president of the Hendersonville Light C. H. T. ELY BUYS HARDWARE BUSINESS AT THE DEPOT. The Business Originally Was Owned by BIy Brothers; A. C. Morris i Vni'itinn T(tni?ai Paffiiiu - . ' Former Manager Retires. : ; company has been purchased by C. H. j lowing itemin xetereneo -4td, the -jjfo-T. Bly ;of thccwmy M tierstood- tb have been negotiating vith the stockholders of the company for some time. He v enters the hardware field again after an absence of several years. The Farmers Hardware it Supply company bought out Bly Broth ci s several years ago and later moved the stock to the present stand in the Pace block at the depot. A. C. Morris, who has been conducting the hard ware business for several years haj not announced his future plans. Mr. Bly is one of the pioneer hard- ware men of the county MAY ESTABLISH STATE HIGH WAY BEAUFORT TO ASHEVILLE Campaign Begins About First of April for Road Extending Across State. A national highway extending across j North Carolina between Beautrort and Asheville to be under supervision of government experts like the capital to capital highway- now passing' from north to south, is now under consid eration and a campaign in thej coun ties , to be affected, will begin about the first vof April. Mr. D. H. Winstowi the government engineer in this section was in-the city last night, having returned from Washington city where he has been in conference with . government officials in reference to the aivision under, his supervision. Tuesday he was in con- rerence witn uoi. JBenenan Cameron, of Durham, -in reference to the; pro i posed east" and west highway and yes- Uerday he was in conference with Mr. ; vv. a. uaiis .estaie n.ignway nmgmeer, about the same projeet. Both are in favor of the plan. - Craven county has already decaded to conform tb, the provisions for. the highway. f ' If the new road is agreed upon if will necessitate another government engineer for this State and a. slight re- j arrangement of the territory. Under the change, Engineer Winslow's route would be from Washington to Durham and on to Raleigh by the Leesville road; thence on to Smithfield and and from there to Beaufort! This would lop off from Mr. Winslo the road from Smithfield to Fayette ville. Engineer Spoon, now In charge o? the route from Pinehurst via San fcrd to Raleigh, and out of Raleigh west by the Cary road to Durham-, thence , west to Asheville. Mr.. V. "E. Towlea.v now assistant to . Engineer; Wlnslow. would be placed in charge from Smithfield to . Augusta, Ga. . "J ; Mr. Winslow Is delighted witK the fine showing "that. NortbJ? Carolina. ja mAking;.in ;Toa4uildlng; :-Heis"'alsa jkoxid that Jb sJ4lvlsion "of ' the.'national -fiigliway tor She repast -;year tbbK: the JJTf ad-In . construed iy,peopii 11 wir-iDeMnteresting to kdot that .; this , comtn ledi;divIsoni Raleigh ' News- lObseSfen . zi? LUTHERKT. SERTICES. " There "will be ; Lutheran services at the Methodist church ; Sundays-after coonat 3- o'clock, Rev. F; Gr Morgan wju preacn. IPBIlGilZEO: OLXAHEAD OF IS OW Classes, of Fees, Namely A, $20. B, day iJttght and Name Committees. .vertisin Campaign. & - Power company, was elected vice president and W. ' Marshall Bridges, the 'youngest member of the local bar, Syas'elected secretary, , ' . j. The; matter of financing' the Board of f Trade was thrashed out after con siderable ' discussion! It was decided to have three , classes;of . membership namely $20.00 per year; B, $10 per year';M3, 5.00 per. year. Practically every citizen present at the meeting donday nighty joined the organization. Enthusiastic remarks were made by the following gentlemen: C. E. Brooks W. A;:Smith, R. H. Staton, P. F. Pat tlnB Jackson,, J. E. Shipman, W. .irshall Bridges, W. A. Keith, T. W. ?a)entine, J. W. Bailey. R. M: Oate3, iij". C. Tebeau L. B. Morse. . At a meeting next Monday; night the ; various -committees will be named. t . xv - --. - . - JtW. 'A. CHENOWETH PROMOTED. j Sminer Resident of HendersohTillc x A Lands Fine Position After Manv jf ' - . Years of Sejvice. - i ? 'T. " 7 summer residents, W. A. Chenoweth. Recently J. D. Waldrop, of this city, was called to Philadelphia to accept a position with the same comnanv. "W. A. Chenoweth has been appoint - eci manager of sales of the, hardware department of Henry Disston & Sons, Inc., the appointment to take effect im- mediately. - Mr. Chenoweth has been connected with the company for a period of twenty years, and for the past six years has been southern manager of sales of the hardware department. "The gratifying results which haVo attended Mr. Chenoweth's work in the wuui.ii a lc auiiJitj assurance or a suc- ; ce&siui administration of the com- pany's affairs in the broader field of activity." ,j 1 ' ; CARL L. GULLICK IN RACE FOR CLERK IN GREENVILLE. Nephew of Judge G. W. Gullick of This City is Running far Clerk of Court at Greenville. The following news, item from the Greenville News will be read with in terest by friends of young ' Gullick in this county: ; Carl L. Gullick is going to make a race for clerk of court and his an- nouncement appears in today's paper, ! Mr.' Gullick Is probablyone of thebect known young men in Greenville coun ty. He was raised; at Tigers viller in Highland township,' and is tamiliar with the red hills of the upper part o? the county .where he worked on the farm and in a store. He attended the North Greenville Academy, and later graduated in bookkeeping at Perry's Business College, which helps to qual ify him for the office he now seeks. Mr. Gullick has held several responsi ble positions '.and since- he graduated he. is known as . one of the most com- petent and careful bookkeepers in the county. He is a member of the Green- ville County Democratic - Executive i Committee, and is secretary of this committee . He was appointed by Gov- ernor Manning as a member of the registration- board -at this conntv nr which board he Is chairman. '''Carl,-"'- as lie Is familiar known, Is acquaint- .' ed with about as many people as any! man Jn the county." Four years ago I several of Mr. Gulllck's frlend3 spoke of throwing his hat 4n the ring at that time, but he would not allow his name to .be used, but he" now says he is .in the fightto - win. He does not fcnp?? any other than-a clean - way. in which tQ.figntfa he-Is a; higl utoiied-genlle man.'""-. . JIOSPITAL ABSOCIATldje: Acaibiaeetinffor'th.e; sociatloil - will ?berheld '- JtJrk on Fridaiafternoon at 3 :S0 olocx; All members ate ure-1 ed to be present.. Y? - vf I SPECIAL ITUSICl ;?tiiiakine- final selection of the nwraa- X. special musical program, has been I planned for the Sunday morning sef Vices at ia& rirsi rresoyienut courca." Mrs.Cstterthwaite will render a solo, C01TESTGEI1G Hmm 1011- FRIENDS OF CANDIDATES SEEM TO BE DOING MOST OF WORK. ANYBODY'S RACE SO FAR. JANE TRUEX IN LEAD Contestants Will Begin This Week Selling Trade Books for Firms ill Contest; Special Prize. Its strange but true, the, friends of the contestants who are in the Dia mend ring contest seem to be working harder than the "contestants .them selves,. Now that might be true or nqt, but it looks that way to the con test manager. : - ; x . v With only a little over two weeks more of the contest practically nothing big has been done by any of the con testants. Its anyone's race so far. A new contestant without a vote so far could easily jump in now and take off the grand prize. . Durnig the next few weeks the con testants will . make special efforts to sell the trading books with the five pQ cent discount for cash. These books are good for merchandise anytime from now until July 7, 1916. " Read the page -announcement from the three concerns conducting the con test. ' ' ; ; -' Special Prize Offered. 4 To the contestants who receives the largest number of votes starting i to da, February -10, until Wednesday February 16 at '7: 30 p. m. will be given a handsome basket -Of fruits and gro cenes. This prize -will be shown il the .window of Maxwell Cash The votes can be -secured from pany, Maxwell Cash Grocery store TP : j -j i iJ - ?V i e'OTv.H-:!-' -v Mrl' John Bishop .621,000 Miss Charlotte Erson. . .612,000 ....492,000 .. ; . 350.000 ....257,000 . ..256,000 .. ..200,000 ; . . .192,000 . . .150',OCO . . .128,000 ....110.000 .... 75,000 . ; 64,000 .... 60,000 r. 1 . 60,000 . . . . 50,000 Miss -Annie Patton.. .. Miss Love Orr. V . . .. Miss Angie Jones. . ,. ) Miss Percha McCrary.. iss Helen McKnight. . Miss May Morrow..- .. Miss Cornelia Durham, j Miss Nell Carson. . . . Miss Mary Liverett. . Miss Lucile Morris. Miss Carrie Davis.. .. Miss Mamie Smith.. Miss Margaret Justus. Miss Christine Justus. I Miss Bessie Child.. .. .. .. .. 40000 Miss' Mary" Brooks . . . , Mr. Albert Bangs. . l . Miss Mabel Jackson . . . Miss Katharine Garren. ,."32,000 .. 32,000 '. 32,000 .26,000 . 25 000 . 15000 . 13,000 .10,000 Miss Vina King. , . . . . ; JMiss Louise Posey. . x. . 1 Miss Gladys Waldrop. . - - Miss Margaret-Aliens . Miss Muriel Fuller. . . . Miss Florence Justus . . . M-ss Kate Smith . , . . . Miss Belle Corriher. .... . . 6,000 . 1,000 1 ' innk i.wuV CHARGED WITH FORGERY. Young Freeman Attempted to Pass an Alleged Forged Check on Local . Merchant; Now Under Bond. Cecil Freeman, a young man from the Bat Cave section of the county, at tempted to pass an ;- alleged - forged check' for $48.00 at Patterson's De partment store on Monday. The check was made in the name of B. F. Freeman. - On presentation at the bank for -payment the incorrect signa ture was detected on the check and ,1 ,wers 'LT could find youne. Freeman at Patter - son's store.; Thearrest was made and a a trial before Magistrate R. M. Oat-s Wednesday morning the defendant i was bound over to court under a $500 I bond. Freeman is now in jail unable to raise the necessary cash, u A. COVINGTON. STOCK SOLD. Many Prospective Bidders Were Pres ent; : Lively Bid Runs Setting up c . to bye on .tn uoiiar. The entire stock -of merchandise of A. Covington, who made an assign ment several" weeks; ago was sold by the assignee J. S. Ramsey and attor ney W. Marshall Bridges Wednesday ipornin -to;- J.-. C;vGentry :for. 59"ents on the dollar. f The invntonr taKnt- cdor$500vC.-.. 'W??' -The "Boys Scouts of America will participate In an all day Wke to toney f mountain Saturday for the: purpose" of hent 'training camp on the-top of the xnoantain.:; While on. this trip .boys, win .iw given ivasvun ui uw&uk , of doors. ' ' .- - ".. IS OPEfJEO TO VISITORS SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO., TO CO-OPERATE WITH GOVERNMENT IN INDUCING TOURISTS;. HOME SITES LEASED ? Mount Mitchell National Reserve to be the Play Grounds of Thou sands of Campers. : - Mount Mitchell National Forest, in the very heart of 'tne Southern Appa lachian Mountains, one of' the most beautiful and picturesque spots in the Western World, is to be opened to the -people' for camping and recreational purposes.- In climate, in.. wonders of natural resources and in ticcessibility of location it will be the most wonder-;' ful - park in America ( v- ; . - In protection of the superb prime-' vai forests and the vast natural -water sources, the Government 'acquired the area of the reserve. After mature consideration It was decided to con vert it into a recreation parka mag nificent playground for the people of ' the entire country. ' In conformity with this plan, the Forest Service and the Southern Rail way are preparing literature and maps -descriptive of. the reserve to place at -the disposal of those who may desiro permanently or temporarily to locate with h . the park. It is the purpose of the -"Government to place within the reach; of all either: locations for i cot tages -or sites - for. camps. Here they may spend all or any part of the year ' ; iii iin prtvirnrfmpnt lmanmneaaA in urocer iTflnfvSrT hn'nf'c, - ' - - ' . . -v - 4. . UUUU1 UUGdljU 111 S; Graves, Chief , Forester of tlie Unit-", , ed;j States;; oftM& yloPas- v "'it . Tern Railway; outlines the nlans- which the Government will make effective in the Mount Mitchell National Park;. "I aTm very, much interested' write Z Mr. Graves, "in the development of the Appalachian national forests for recreational purposes. ; The enjoyment by the public of the national forests for all-sorts of out-door recreation is recognized as one of the important ures, and ample regulations exisl for -the purpose of facilitating this use to. the . fullest extent. .The roads ari trails built primarily for. the purpose oC administration and protection are open to"all who desire to tramp or ride through the national forest, and . the only restriction existing are that. y travelers observe the ordinary precau tions against the burning of woods or the destruction or injury of timber or other property. . "Free permits may be . obtained for temporary camping purposes and it is required only that necessary precau tions be taken in building and .extin guishing the campfire, and that the. cutting of green timber be avoided and i that the grounds be kept An clean and j sunitary condition, . - . - ' The most important problem in connection: with the cereation devel opment of the Appalachian national forests is to provide means for bring ing the opportunities, offered to the at -k tention of the public, and making it easy for people who are" interested in camping or , in building permanenr summer homes to find the exact' loca tions, which will best suit their needs. In bringing this about the Southern Railway can, I am confident, be of great, assistance through the facilities -offered, by the organization for the dis semination of detailed information concerning the recreation attractions of the country tributary to its" lines ' rhjot r. 1 unier Forester Graves has author ized the District Forester to prepare maps and reports upon the Mount Mitchell National Park which will dis close in detail its recreational fea- ,tures and explain to. the public the J opportunities afforded. The maps I will indicate the main, routes of travel. 1 . tnose parts of the tract of special In terest from a scenic or; other recrea tional . vflewpoiift, and the localities which have- special advantages either for temporary camping purposes or for permanent cottage sites - It Is explained by - Mr. Graves that "for camps of a. permanent nature, .or -for summer cottages permits will; be required and charges are fixed In-acr . cordance with.Xhe exclusive privileges '. thus granted." 4-The charges, Jiowerer. are ubstantiajtngtlgible Asiftir- ; ther zplajneQ:f3iF.5;:CT:nixQ priniary;,objeet:'ofrthe term pertnltl fa '-not-to Be&ureq.l&ttvG r - mote theVuse !. oSatlonal forest ianda fori, recrtiratarpdses; TJi'eati'ai l Charge; - for z snimaeT-honTev'. perttiitaTrla hot less-rth . ' revocable permits for 'summer- home - mar - be: a , low;- a: SUM ne annmi fTTW t 'kf U temporary camp sites, df course, are free - ', - ' - - - ; In the Mount Mitchell National Park campers may live a delightfully care- (Continued on 5th Page.)