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Friday, December 3, 1909.
THE AKIIOPLANE.
"Prlvo an aeroplane--our Pnrla cor
respondent writes us thnt hundreds of
aeroplnnts have hern sold lo private
Individual In Kumpc one manufac
turer alone linn odd 112. W Invite
those Interested to favor us with n
onll. A special Inducement wll
nin.l.' to th"e ordering now for de
li' i rv nfter Jiinunrv 1. 1010 even
m-roplnn,' demonstrated In flljjjit le
'rv,. fMlvcrv to tin' purchaser."
T'" shove, quoted from a Imnn fll
' -rtlsenicnt In Kti Anieilran new.
Tntcr marks nn epoeh In tin- Inventive
history of the n cc Aeroplanes id
vcrtlri hk laennlrally ux niitomotillt s.
Another dernde and the sky aliove in
wll' ho pray with luiee Mrd-llkc ma
i !'nrs speeding hither or yon through
e'du avs of pnce.
iltliv iprn In virions pnrt
;.f til.
fv have n Loiuiir aeroptnn,
r 'en in innfMctiire, and the tir
lo ,e turned out by the Wright
I' t coinpanv have been alniol'
pir-vh.ised by Vornellus VambrbPt
Robert J. (-ollb r and Riifse.! A Alif r
of lietrolt. Whether these mitlti-mil-IIcmihIics
will drive their own ma
chines or have professional -iintors
has not been reported
Even n moderate tixe of flying ma
chines will r- iluti"iiix many social
fivitiir s. Taney the high class de.
fiiulti'i nuking off with the spoils in
nn neioplane; or the poor hut titled
suitor ' loping with the daughter of a
capitalist In her father s swift-winged
airship: A few years ago a conun
drum was propounded over mid over
again in a popular song:
"Shall we ever be 'abb, ever be aide
to fly?
O. nhtt Joy 'tw.iuld be to mount up In
the sky.
Nn nnr to trouble us there. Joys would
multiply.
Shall we ever be able, ever be nbl"
to ny?"
The tuneful conundrum seems to
be answered An Ashevllle litt'e Klri
taken last summer to a fashionable
cmintrv resort was !ntercsteil in the
unusual sports, the scenery, the din
ner (In ss of the guests, but her curl
osllv wns roused to Its utmost by the
lighting of the oil lamp". These were
the most fascinating novelties seen
during her vncation. Reared In the
tw-ntleth century, automobiles, elec-trb-
cars, electric lights wre tarn
accessories of dnllv life but lamps!
Her gtaml children may feel the same
'' nder and amnte" If they Journey
Into remote piac. s and look upon it
aurrey and pair, or a pony anil run
about. AN ITOI.i:itlll,Y HAD TltVST.
The chHlrinnn of the packers' com
mittee recently made nn explanation
ef the high price of ,ieat, to the effect
thnt the packers were obliged to pay
a higher price for livestock, and so
thy passed on the additional cost to
the dealer, who promptly handed l
on to the ultimate consumer; this be
ing merely a system of transfer of
more money front the consumer's
pocket t tho stock raiser's. This was
offered as the explanation of a rise In
prices. Illustrated hy mess beef, whlrh
sold for H.r. a barrel In l0 and
for tll.SO In 10X.
llow does that explanation com.
pure, with the statement recwitly la.
aued by Armour Co., In connection
with the listing on the stock exchange
of a 1.10,000,000 bond issue, wherein
tha company shows that It made n
groa profit of U0.5IJ.000 for the year
on a capital stock of 120,000.000 and
arned surplus of 7.I!!7.12?
Thlrty-flve per cent, per annum may
be a legitimate profit for a trust If It
were1 shown, for Instance, that lh
trust method of handling tha Indus
try resulted In any profit at all to th
consumer, tha trust may be Justified
Id taking any profit It could make. In
other words. If an article of common
necessity that sold for 11 rent a
pound under competition could be. re
duced to 10 cents a pound by Intelli
gent monopoly, or even any fraction
leaa than 1 1 cents, without loss or In
Justice to the producer, th operation
of uch a trust might b railed In
omf senses sound economy, no mat
ter how great It profit.
But a trust In meat product thai
liable ons of It amilated ronoern
to make ?S per cent., or the half of
that, while the price of the product
la steadily riling, la a bad trust an
Intolerably bad trust
THE DAXXEXBERG CASE.
The reason that a high license tax
is Imposed upon liquor dealers under
the police power of the State, delegat
ed to the municipality. Is theoretically
that by the nature 'of their business
they add to the burden of the cost
of policing. The reason thnt liquor
sellers are not permitted to do busi
ness like grocers and milk dealers Is
found In the nature of the effect of!
alcohol upon the nervous system.
In theory, the licensing of saloons ;
has always been perfectly fair and I
square,
dulling
It has not been a case of
the
Suite's conscience with i
money. It has not been the legltt-1 tlon of (m. natIon increased more than
matlzing of nn Illegitimate occupa-! 6,0(10.000 gnllons, which I wish to
tlon. It has not been a levy of trl- j reply to.
bute. It has been a police regulation. The spirits withdrawn for consumo-
' tlon, for every year since and Includ
to protect the people from the burdens , ln)C m7 are ,,elow cllotoa fr0m the
imposed by a theoretical additional
cost of keeping the peace.
In the case of the State vs. nnnnen
burg. which has been finally decided
in favor of the plaintiff, the facts
were these:
..lie ,,f llturlolla t,(ia..,f nn ,,r
dlnance requiring all dealers in near" r& ';,w'ry cn!"' "f thC 14,11,1
l.eer to pay an annual license tax of ,,!'." f"l,lmV!,:
j Withdrawals for all purposes, In-
;ri,.,'.i..f..n,ini . i,ii, i..,i ,..i,.,.n. '"'""B 'Xl-oi't. b-nkaKO, evaporation,
vlcted for selling near beer without
having obtained a license fiom the
city.
The defendent contended that the
ordinance of the city of Charlotte Is
void for that:
1. The city of Charlotte is without
authority to pass an ordinance re
quiring a license to sell near beer.
2. That the license tax on near beer
is discriminative.
3. That the amount of the tax l.i un
reasonable and prohibitive.
In his brief Attorney (Jeneral Itiek
ett presented the following argument:
The evidence in this case from l)an
nc.iburg himself is that it (near been
is a beverage readily salable as a sub
stitute for beer. It is made by the
people who make beer and drunk by
tin- I pie wno urinK beer. it looks will have most
like beer, smells like beer, tastes llke.iifi and the carg
beer. We submit te dot trin
of nos-
itur a soiils applies, and when near
leer becomes the suhlci t of a polii e'
regulation. It ought to be regulated !
like beer. Certainly, the two things
approach each other so closely that
the court cannot judicially declare ;
that a license fee valid as to beer
would be Invalid as to near beer.
Furthermore, It appears In the rec- :
ord that these near-beer saloons were!
general headquarters for the vagrant i
element: thnt a great majority of the j
people who habituate them were Idle I
ami immoral: that they require police !
supervision to keep order. and the I
chief of police of the city estimates;
that It will take two policemen fori
each saloon. Surely such n lievi rage
should be watched with tealous care, i
The decision of the Supreme rnurt, I
following this line of argument.
seems to bring things out nt a point
not so remote from where they started
In.
tllVXX'S COVE.
The tentative ,H n of the Trans
continental Hallway company und
do not wish lo suggest that It is
a prolmhllity. for we do not supMse
it is to tunnel through 811 n set moan-1
tain is liitereatlng. In t'hunn's Cove
land Is comparatively cheap, and It
Is simrscly settled, although a situa
tion of great ni.tural beauty. It Is
not far from the husim-ss center of
the city, and but for the mountain
barrier would soon bo filled with
homes.
We have been wondering how long
it would be before someone would
build an automobile spocdway In the
cove n four or flvo ml lea road with
no grade rroHsInc of wagon roads,
upon hlch our scorcher might be
allowed to scorch to their hearts'
content. The cove has room for this,
ami a fine, large lake, anil carriage
drives, and any number of homes,
with gardens and poultry yards, be
sides. Wttb the mountain tunneled, that
part of tho railway track could 1
electrified, putting the cove within a
few minutes of Pack square.
TIIK ASPIIAIT IUNnr.ll.
Kec.-ntly we directed attention to
the fiu't that tho road cnmmlKidnner
of Xew Jersey had rendered a deliber
ate decision adverse to Macadam
roads. The article referred to by us
was from the news columns of Hie
New York Herald. The New York
Sun, having Its attention drawn to
the matter recites these facts:
"In the science of road building New
Jersey may be said to lead the coun
try. She could boast for a long time
of more miles of Macadam than Mas
sachusetts or even New York, and now
successful experiments by Hoad Com
missioner Frederick Ollkyson with as
phalt binder slone promise a surface
that will resist the wenr and tear
caused by the automobile better thsn
the best Macadam, New Jersey al
ready ha II mile of th asphalt
binder stone or bituminous roads, as
they are also rail. and not "nly does
Ihe new process cost lesa than the old.
but It make a road ad most free from
dust. Commissioner Ollkyson says
that results justify the announcement
that no more Macadam roads will b
built In New Jersey."
Whll experimenting in the con
struction of good roads, would It not
be well to try a mil or so of this
asphalt bln lerT
. Th astute Mrs. Pnkhurst ays:
"The right ovef th budget will not
result In th dissolution of th house
of lords. . There are too many liberal
who want to becomu lords," While
wo may entertain doubt aa to whether
thora are. " any liberal who' want
to become lords. It Is an Illuminat
ing Idea, that many , w I s h to
reach that estate.
King Manuel of Portugal and Pres
ident Falllere killed 650 head of
game In one day In the forest of Ram
boulllet Presume they hold Butch
ers' union card?
Our friend Zelaya should view the
future with much lesa alarm, with the
Cruiser Prairie and aeven ; hundred
marines stuck In the mud. ,
Figure.
Editor of The Gazette-N'ews:
Noting In your first column of your
lint nase nn article entitled: "Moro
whiskey Is .according to official report,
being consumed." I feel as though the
"im r mis ma.ier snoum oe nan.
I ndcr the in-acting "jsot so much
Her." vnu state the whlskev consumn-
"Annual Reports of Commissioner of
Int'Tnal Revenues":
Spirits Wltliilraun for Consumption.
Yecr. Oallons. Page.
1MI7 136.135,762 20
!?() 121,478.4.13........ 20
j i son u.6ro,iri 7
Nearly 20,000,000 gallon short, and
etc.. are as follows:
1908, (go-ernment llguresl 137.4 40.-
009 gallons. Report of 190S, pages
f.4 tnd 55.
Is09, (liquor figures) 134.901,40.3
gallons.
This year's report was Issued July
27, 1909, and Is by some who wish
10 Improve on the go eminent re
port, news yet.
Yours truly,
l.KK ItuV IIKNKY.
chairman Western North Carolina
I 'roll i bit Ion lomniltlee.
Ash"ville. I ice. n, 1909.
AWAIT t'OMIXC; OK IIK.II TIDK
(Continued from page 1.)
Samoset and four lighters started for
the I'ea Pal' h island, before daylight.
It Is expected that Admiral Kimball
f tin- marines taken
lightened. The nia-
rlnes probably 111 be laiub d at near-
by forts
With the ship lighted the officers
V"
tvTv i y 1,.,j' . i.'ii'.,',,,
'a:i'V.'..,'.tV
feel sure the trnnsport will flout onjJ11" reluctantly left to attend a meet
Hood tide this afternoon. j ' of lnp bank director where the
i.. Im. i..,
In She event the Prairie cannot be
floated soon, probably the Dixie may
be preaeed Into service to tranniort
Hi., muriiiea filioiiiil the irroti liitett v.
. .1 ... 1 , ....., .
survey may bo nerpsMry to determine
whether tho I'rnlrie Is damaged, but
It Is Improbable nhe will he returned
to the navy yard.
j VrSSP.I, MISTOOK IIATTKHAS
toil DIAMOND SHOALS LIGHT
This Kxplnint the Wnvk of the tier
man Ship Itrt-H-tcr Nhh li Oc
curred l.a-1 Week.
Norfolk. Yh.. le.r S The Ill-fated
Oermun vessel, the Urewster. was
wrecked off Cape liattcrns last week
beeauiie the benson light at liattcrns
was mistaken for Diamond Shoals i It was the R.-nne bill of Are served
lightship, the Hrewsfr passing on the on Lincoln's birthday, and the mem
Inner side of the lightship. ry of that meal by the old timers In
This M cHtubllshed by a etatemetit 1 the Institution carried the day when
made by
rescued.
the members n. the crew
ASK SMITH'S DRUG STORE
I'arbdati Sage, tlio Hair ; rower.
Now Sold In America on Money
Im
Jin. k PIhii.
It's a mighty good thing for the wo
men of America thut Parisian Sage
can now be obtained In every town of
consequence.
No preparation for the hair has
done so much to stop falling hair and
ernnicnte dandruff and make women's
hair beautiful as Parisian Sage.
Parisian Snge is the only certain de
stroyer of the dandruff micro lie which
Is the cause of 7 per cent of hair
troubles.
These pernicious, perslntent and do
structlve little devils thrive on tho or
dinary hair tonics.
Parisian finite Is such an extraordi
nary and quick acting rejuvenator that
Smith's Irug Htore, who Is the agent
in Ashevllle, guarantees It tn cure
dandruff, stop falling hair and Itching
scalp In two weeks or money back.
Parisian Snge Is most daintily per
fumed. It la an Ideal preparation, not
sticky or greasy
It Is a magnificent dressing for wo
men who desire luxuriant, lustrous
hair that compels ndmlratlon.
And a large bottle of Parisian Rage
cost only SO cents at Smith's Drug
Store and at leading druggists all over
America. The girl with the Auburn
hair Is on every package. Mnd In
America by Glrnux Mfg. Co.. Huffalo,
N. Y.. who nil mall orders, all charges
prepaid.
SALE OF OIL PAINTINGS.
Prof. Otis A. Miller, who sold
twenty of his paintings here a month
ago, ha brought some more from his
southern studio, and with several
painted recently, will have a Christ
mas si.le In' the Peerless.
The display will begin tomorrow
and continue all next week. As In
th former sale, th first ten paintings
go at jroor own offer.
No gift ran excl a fine oil paint
ing and Prof. Miller I a noted land
srpe artist.
T 601
TO SUPERIOR COURT
Defendant Is Charged With the Larceny
; of Musical Instruments from
C. N. Webster. ?
In the absence of Police Court
Judge Cocke. Substitute Judge J. O.
Adams presided over a fair alzed
court this morning. One of the cases
to which Interest attache Is that
against O. O. Bertrout. who waa
bound over tu Superior court upon
the charge of stealing certain musical
Instrument from C. N. Webster, band
master of the First Regiment band.
While the warrant charges theft from
Mr. Webster, it la said that, in reality.
It Is United State government prop
erty that Is alleged to have been
stolen. liertrout's defense was that
he hnd simply ' borrowed the cornet
and other Instruments from the ar
mory, which Incidentally were found
by the police officers pawned In Fln
klesteln's pawn shop. i
It seems that Bertrout was at one
time a member of the Johnny J. Jones
Carnival company, but left the com
pany whllo they. Were In Ashevllle last
summer and ha remained here since.
Hond was fixed at SI 00 but he has
been unable to raise that sum.
George Murdock was assessed with
5 and costs for posting bill posters
on the poles of. the telegraph com
pany within tho ctty limits, In viola
tion of a city ordinance.
PR. WINSTON'S ARTICI.K IX
CIIHIHTIA.N WIKXCK PAPKU
He Writes Interesting ly on "Industrial
Iklucntlon Our I'ronnt (Jrcat
Need."
A In rue number of Ashevllle people
todav have received cqdes of the
Thanksgiving edition of the Christian
Science Monitor. pub'Hhed In Boston.
It Is a very voluminous publication
and a great monV have been wonder
ing why they should !. receiving it.
Search through It reveals the cause
of such a wide circulation, however,
for upon pnge 11 of th. financial and
industrial section Is n c ognized some
thing that is familiar to Ashevllle and
North Carolina people. It Is a cut of
th" Illustrious Dr. urge T. Winston,
former president of the North Caro
lina A. and M. college, now n resident
of Ashevllle. Dr. Wi'i-toti has written
bv reouest nn article cut. tied "Indus
trial r-alncntlop Our Present (Irent
' .Wed." The article is couched in Dr.
j Winston's usual versatile style, anil
ibis subject is hand!'! in an Inlerest
j ing and highly Intelligent manner.
HclU'icri to Be a I'orgcry.
New York, IX'c. .! That tho notn
Imliciitlng suicidal Intent, piirpurting
to have heen wrltt. n und signed by
Mrs. . W. M. Sneud whose body wns
found In n bntll tub In a house In Kant
orange. X. J.. several duys ago, Is a
forgery in believed by detectives. Mm.
Snmil wnn n rlfltrT" of well known
families In YlrginlrtvJfiUTenneKgeo.
Truthful JaiiiCD.
In one tnstanuc. least, bad spell
ing enabled 'an office boy to express
the precise 'fact. His employer had
Proceedings were sure to be long and
prosy.
"James." he said to the tow-headed
bid. "put up the niKn saying that I am
out."
Jan..:.- s.-i.glit for It In vain, so he
Inscribed and pnstnd the following
truthful announcement:
"Out fione to a Rored Meeting."
Upplncott'.
Frankfurters Itrfcat Turkey.
St. I.oul dispatch to New York World.
Frankfurters and sauerkraut, ac
companied by boiled cabbage and po
tatoes, defeated turkey and cranberry
sauce In a referendum at the St.
lull's workhouse Thanksgiving and at
dinner time 2'0 pound of sausage
took the place of the "American
bird." Two frankfurter were appor
tioned to each prisoner, with the cab-
1 bage nml potatoes as aide dishes,
the keepers asked 1 the prisoner to
signify their choice of Thanksgiving
viands.
Park a Tllford' Candle. C. Sawyer.
yN Interesting Ex
hibit of Sterling
Silver Picture Frames,
a nice, fresh Stock for
Christmas Gifts, in
price, from forty-five
cents (45c) to twenty
four dollars ($24) is
on Exhibition in the
Patton: Avenue show
window of
Arthur M. Field
Company
fZl
A Grip That Won't Slip
Doe not grip the nose like a vise, but
holds your eyeglasses bo gently you
scare know you are wearing glasses
and yet.ao firmly that you cannot
possibly ; shake them off, , - v .
CHARLES H. HONESS,
, Optometrist' ami Optician.
Mannfartarer of Spectacles ami Eyc-
glasNea, Grinder of Lciihcs.
Sole Agent for Ashevllle. Opp. P. O.,
64 Patton Avenue.
Ileal Estate Agents,
J Over Citizen' Bank. Phone 1128
ASHEVILLE HARNESS CO.
43 Patton Ave.
Manufacturers and Jobbers of
Harness, Saddlery and
Horse Collars.
PIPES
PIPES! PIPES! PIPES!
s
CHAS
E.GAR
TORE,
All sizes, all prices.
The Pipe Store." 6 S. Main St.
It Will Pay You
To have modern plumbing put In your
hom. I Install the "STANDARD,"
which 1 th best, healthiest and most
sanitary. - Prices reasonable. Esti
mates cheerfully furnished.
A. F. f clthaus
1 1
S7 South Main St'
rtion 13.
Memorial to Mother Seton.
New ; York. Joc. 3.-Tho centenary
of thy foundation in the United States
of the Sisters of Charity by Mother
Elizabeth Seton In 1809 Is being cele
brated this week in the various Cath
olic churches and schools throughput
Greater New York. Mother Hcton
was born and received Into the Cath
olic church In this city, and her mem
ory has always been revered In the
faith. She sent the first band of her
sisters to New York in 181., and
there are now 1.400 of her spiritual
followers laboring in the schools and
institutions of the metropolis.
Big Wrestling Match
GRAND OPERA HOUSE
Tuesday Night, December 7
BILLIE EDWARDS
vs.
ALBERT MADINO,
The Italian Champion.'.
BIG BATTLE ROYAL.
MMIMMMMMMMMMM
'. Watch TIUs Racc for Bargains T
', For sale Tlie Oak Hotel. X
REED A JVSTICE, X
o --N J! , t
ffacMYialbanfi Trust Company
THE BIG BANK
Capital and Surplus
Deposits ...... ....
Assets ....
Commercial, Savings, Trust and
Insurance Departments
T. S. MORRISON, v
. Chairman & Vice-Pres.
Mil I
The American National & Bank
Capital $300,000. . Deposits $1,000,000
' The Largest Bank in Western North Carolina.
The Only Bank in Asheville . under U. S. Supervision.
ACCOUNTS INVITED, LARGE AND SMALL.
JOHN IL CARTER, President
C. 3. HARRIS, Vfce-Presldent.
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SCADIN WATER-COLOR PICTURES
These daintily-colored photographs of North Carolina with their
beautifully mellow tones, make very acceptable Christmas gifts,
when framed as we do them. Place your orders now for holiday
delivery. . , ',;'. , tS52SlMt '' . .'. .
"BROWN BOOK COMPANY, "The Office Outfitter
Just opposite the Postofflce, on Patton Ave. ., " r . Phone 2S.
BRING YOUR
To us and we will make It look like
promptly, neatly and reasonably done.
harness line. . . '
W.' E. MASSIE
Wholesale and Retail.
FREE ONE POUND
We will give 1 pound of 40c coffee
and 1 lb. of 25c coffee with every 70c
only (Dee. 4) aa we wish to Introduce
THE SIMPSON TEA & COFFEE CO.,
"The Store of High Quality and low Prices,"
. 35 East College Street; ,
BUY AN OVERCOAT,
?
A PAIR OF SHOES
And two, or three suits of heavy un-derwear,-r-the
old weather's coming
HARD right away. Tho overcoats 15
to $15; Shoes $2.K0'to $4; Underwear
10a. to a dollar..'. ,. ,. .,., .. ,
0. E. STONER CO.
18 South Main Street ; ",
M - - .
Red Cross Mattresses
and Brenlin Win
dow Shades
Both essential to comfort.
We furnish either. . .
BURTON & HOLT
Try Gazette-News Want Ad
glankots. Comforts and
Steamer Rug
. ' v..
Our showing of these articles is out of tho ordinary.
In fact it is tho beat line we have ever had. Cold weath-
or demands these warm coverings, and tho Bon' Marche
r t
'supplies them.
You. mky buy cheaper ones. . But if you want Blan
kets, Comforts and Steamer Rugs that you can 'depend
upon, this is the place to come. t 'i ' '
' ' '' . ;' - '
Cotton Blankets at 85c up. v' ,7,
North Carolina Wool Blankets at $4, $5 up.
Comforts are priced at $1.25 up. . " '
Steamer Rugs at $5.60 and $7.50.
the
V V ( , Qon March
.$ 812,155.0g
4,544,135.00
5,356,291.00
mm mm
W. B. WILLIAMSON,
' Cashier.
i
HENRI REDWOOD, Vlce-Pre.
R. M. FITZPATRICK, Caalder.
OLD HARNESS ' ' ' ; .'
neW at a very little cost. Repairing
.We manufacture anything In the
HARNESS CO.,
30 North Main St
OF COFFEE FREE
with every $1.00 lb of Ceylon Tea
lb. of tea. This o.ffer Is for Saturday
our goods.
STOP
You arc at the right place,
if you want; ! ',:,
SHOES
i Prices will interest you.
0 K GROCERY CO.
362-364 Depot Street,
Phone 672. , ;
ROASTING PANS
Th latest and best at the lowest
prices. Bee them at '',
The Asheville China Co.,
( North Pack Square.
Phone 181.
STOVES $1.50 UP.
' Heating Stove of all kind for Coal
and Wood. Also nice line of Ranges
and Cook Stove. Price $1.50 up.
Comfort OH Heater.
DONALD & DONALD,
14 Bouth Main St- Phone 44t.
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