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Tuesday, May 24, 1910.
lOOKS
AS IF LIGHT
BREAKING.
WERE
trho unwrnmnit aDDears to have
n - -
aecnred an Important witness In the
person of Oliver Spltzer, comicted of
fraudulent practices in behalf of the
Bugar truat. and later pardoned. Splt
ber held a rather Important position,
that of superintendent of a refinery
In Brooklyn, and, after 30 years of
faithful thieving in behalf of his com
pany he wase made a scapegoat, leav
ing hlfl rich superiors unmolested In
high life.
There would seem to be ai. oppor
tunity here to reach the evildoers
higher up the men who made hun
dred of thousands through the dis
honest activity of servants who re
ceived a few dollars each week in
their envelopes. Hitherto trust offi
ce have had it that these frauds
were practiced by men holding small
clerical positions with the guilty
knowledge merely of Havemeyer, who
is dead, and the government has ap
peared willing to let it go at that. The
public has, of course, known better,
but the public could do nothing. Now,
with the superintendent of a refinery
turning state's evidence, the truth
should prevail and a way be found to
ret at the real and responsible of
fenders.
Such a disclosure would be certain
to have a sa'utary effect The Sugar
trust has always had friends at court
and, once the more important officers
were brought Into court it would be
found Just what degree of Immunity
waa enjoyed by trust officers. It
hould be ascertained what sort of
working agreement obtained between
the trust and the officers of the treas
ury department It has been claimed
that Secretary Shaw desired to pro
ceed against the trust in some way,
and do Justice to men who had lost
their positions In the government ser
vice because they were honest, but he
could never seem to get anywhere. It
would be Interesting to know under
whose auspices Mr. Shaw's hands
were tied.
A few days since the House passed
a resolution calling upon the Presl
dent for Information as to the Sugar
trust cases, and asking for any rea
son, If such existed, why there should
not be a Congressional Investigation.
The second time the President ex
pressed the hope that there would be
no such Investigation, as an Inquiry
of this kind would interfere with the
work being done by the Department
of Justice. Considerable progress, the
President said, was being made.
Is likely that the President had ad
vance information of the evidence to
be expected from the former sunerln
tendent of the Brooklyn refinery w"j
he sent his answer to the House. If
that is so this former employe may
reasonably be expected to turn a flood
of light upon trust methods of rob
bing the government and the people.
and his belief that the State an im
pose prohibition on ita subdlvialonals
and that the nation can Impose pro
hibition on the States. To Judge from
his speech In Chicago on Wednesday
to the Catholic Total Abstinence Un
ion, Mr. Bryan is, so far as the pro
hibition of the sale of liquor Is con
cerned, not only a 'State-wider,' but a
nation-wider.' He told the members
of the union:
" 'I hold that every unit ought to
have authority to act on this subject,
except as it is restrained by a larger
unit. That Is, that the block, the
ward, the city, the precinct, the coun
ty, the State, and the nation should
have the undisputed right to exclude
the sale of liquor within Its limits, or
to fix such restrictions upon the sale
of liquor as the people of the unit
may deem necessary for their protec
tion and welfare. I believe, also, that
the, larger unit has a right to control
the smaller one on this as on other
subjects."
Mr. Bryan might say a number of
things In reply to his critics, as to this
apparently fatal inconsistency. He
might say that, had Jefferson been
familiar with the evils of the latter
day saloon, he would have made an
exception, of the whiskey traffic when
discussing the subject of personal lib
erty. Again, Mr. Bryan might say on
his own account that whiskey is dif
ferent from other things, whether
straight, or in the blend. That was
the argument used by the Supreme
court, we believe, in upholding the
constitutionality of the lottery law.
Lottery tickets could be excluded from
interstate commerce, because lottery
tickets were in themselves harmful.
Beveridge sought to employ this argu
ment in support of hla child labor
bill, but his opponents replied that
the cotton goods were not In them
selves harmful, whether or not they
were manufactured by children who
worked overtime.
However, this is an aspect of the
subject that does not greatly interest
Mr. Bryan. The Nebraskan is labor
ing under the impression that the
brewery Interests of the central west
have been active to his decided polit
ical injury, and he is ugalnst them.
clothes, the duralllty of chairs, etc.,
we are constrained, from the histor
ical viewpoint to cast our ballot in
favor of the thin man, despite the
scientific advantages apparently In
herent In fatness. Charleston News
and Courier.
NEWSPAPERS AND THE PUBLIC.
Representative Smith of Iowa has
come Into the limelight through a bill
he introduced last week, making it
unlawful for any telegraph or tele
phone company to carry any intelli
gence of the Jeffries-Johnson fight in
July. The measure will not pass but
it brings to the fore again the eternal
question, what news should and
should not be printed ? "News of that
kind," Bays The Boston Transcript re
ferring to the San Francisco fight, "is
not uplifting. Neither are reports of
lynchlngs or other acts of brutality
and violence, and the public Is but
poorly served by having the details
dealt out to them In sensational form;
but they constitute a part of the hap
penings of the time and he repres
sion of all reports of them is hardly
within the proper province of the
law."
The enactment of such a law as the
Iowa representative would enact
would be but the first step towards an
absolute press censorship. No reputa
ble paper, it may be said in passing.
has any pleasure in publishing news
of the character to which the Boston
paper refers. It is serving the public
and gives the public what it demands.
The newspaper that eliminates a news
story, so long as it Is printable, be
cause It offends the sensibilities of
some, Is falling short of its mission.
Salisbury Post.
"if
The Durham Herald thinks that,
Mr. Duncan succeeded in landing
anybody yet very little mention has
been made of it."
Our usually discerning contempo
rary must have been overlooking
some things. Most of the spring ap
pointments have been made, and
there was every Indication that Mr.
Duncan had been consulted by the
Administration before making them
The biggest contest, perhaps, was that
which arose over the office of district
attorney in' the East, and it would be
Interesting to know whose hand our
contemporary saw In the success of
Mr. Seawell.
MR. BRYAN AND PROHIBITION.
Discussing Mr. Bryan's views with
reference to the liquor question The
New "Vork Tribune says:
"A great many people will be Inter
ested in the Hon. William J. Bryan's
views of the liquor traffic and Its reg
ulatlnn, for f. Bryan Is still the most
potent personal force In the party
which Is sup" posed to stand for the
least possible restriction of the liber'
ties of the individual. Mr. Bryan has
been three times a Democratic presl
dential candidate, and It Is not Im
probable that he will receive further
nominations. What he thinks, there-
fore, of the need and possibilities of
liquor traffic regulation la of more
than personal Importance.
"Mr. Bryan has never shown much
consistency as a political theorist He
ays that he is an orthodox Jefferso
ttUn and that he believes In limiting
the powers of government to the min
imum, leaving a free field to Individ
uai judgment and activiiy. Yet no
statesman in our day has proposed
mors plans than he has for magnify
log the powers of government and
committing the Federal admlnlstr
tlon to larger regulation of the af
fairs of Individuals and associations
of individuals. In his advocacy of
government ownership and operation
of all the Instrumentalities of inter
rtate commerce he out-Hamiltons
Hamilton, although professing un
changed allegiance to the antipodal
philosophy of Jefferson.
"Most Jeffemonlana will doubtless
. find a similar inconsistency between
'rr. Aryan's regard as a Jeffersonian
for botrie ruls and local sovereignty
HOMER NODS.
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SEGUHED FOR Y.M.G.JL
Its Purchase Was Made Possible Main
ly Through Activity of Ladies'
Auxiliary.
The ladies auxiliary of the Y. M.
C. A. has presented the Y. M. C. A
with a handsome piano. Although
the ladies did not pay for it entirely
a meeting was held yesterday when
arrangements were perfected for the
balance of payment This Is placed in
the auditorium.
DELEGATES TO
THE CONFERENCE
Don't visit Ashe vllle without calling
on us and have your eyes fitted with
a pair or our Torlc Lenses, we re
equipped to grind your lenses while j
you wait if you Wish.
CHARLES H. H0NESS
, Optometrist and Optician,
Manufacturer of spectacles and
Eyeglasses.
Opp Poetofflce. 54 Patton Avenue.
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Tlie Leading stocks on New
York Exchange Cotton
THE MARKETS
Market Quotations.
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New York, May 24. A fall of one-
half In Anconda and l.'tah copper rep
resented the medium change in open
ing prices of active stocks. These
were mostly declines. All were triv
ial. Business unimportant.
The morning's desultory rise in
prices waa partly due to covering of
shorts put out 'yesterday. Less im
portance attached to the receivership
for the Chicago Railways company.
Life went out of trading at higher
prices.
The afternoon market failed to de
velop any faiture of Interest Specu
lation remained In a rut.
STOCKS.
Open. Close.
I'. S. Steel 83 a and 83 84
Union Pacific 183
Reading 164
Amalgamated Copper ... 70V4
Southern Railway
Southern Railway pfd
St. Paul 139
Stock quotations delayed by
trouble.
185 H
166
71
26
63
140H
wire
THE OUTLOOK FOR
THE RAILWAY BILL
NEW YORK COTTON.
There will have to be some Incen
tive for longevity besides a desire to
behold Halley'g comet upon the occa
sion of its next visit
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H
S PRESS COMMENT. H
H M M tj J,
BEING FAT.
Some of us who are not fat have
been going on our way contentedly,
but only. It seems, because of ignor
ance. It is our distasteful duty to
exhibit to thin men the disadvantages
under which they labor and to illus
trate to them the necessity of adding
flesh, no matter what the cost Dr.
Niles, who is from Atlanta, has de
cided that fat is a distinct benefit to
a man for seven different reasons, to
wlt: "1. It concentrates fuel power; S,
it preserves the tissues; 3, It forms a
reserve force for emergencies; 4, It
saves a waste of protein; 6, it Is a
storehouse of energy; 6, It Is a cush
ion against injury to bone or muscle;
7, It Is a protecting cover against
cold."
Al of this is Interesting enough, but
we beg to submit In contravention of
the doctor's scientific discovery an
historical analysis of the relative cap
abilities of fat and thin men as evinc
ed In the effect on the world of their
actlvlteis.
Caesar, greatest, perhaps, of all
men, was so convinced that his own
ability was a result of his lack of
plumpness that ha feared to have
thin men about him, knowing full well
that while he could fool fat men all
the time he could not hope to fool
the thin ones. Futrher back In his
tory, the great Cyrus, who overran a
world, was -not fat, nor was Alexan
der. Down through the ages It is the
same story. Richelieu ascribed his
greatness to the fact that Jhe nour
Ishment he took went to his brain,
not to making new flesh. William, of
Orange, waa not fat Queen Elisabeth
was never corpulent Th -- Na
poleon won hla triumphs In Italy be
fore he had a stomach, as It were, and
his defeat at Waterloo has been as
cribed by eminent historians to the
fact that too much fat had made him
laay, to say nothing of having brought
on an atack of Indigestion that se
riously Interfered with his activity.
Who ever heard of a fat scientist or
the first rank, or even a fat poet who
amounted to anything? Where are
the fat statesmen, fat discoverers, fat
orators, fat conquerors, excepting
Oeneral Bhafter, of course, fat ac
tresses, fat Inventories! aviators, fat
authors? The only fat people who
have achieved real success have been
those who exhibited themselves In the
museums. Imagine a fat man getting
to the North Pole! - One reason why
the future of Mr. Roosevet seems to
be more or lees hopeless Is that he Is
getting to weigh too much,' as every
body knows. Moreover, Just look at
Tart and see what to happening to
him.
Thln men art dangerous, dangerous
to crime and wrong. Thin men are
dangerous because thin men think,
thin men do things, thin men are ac
tive and always busy. Thin men are
thin, most of them, because they are
ton energetic to get fat So, leaving
aside the question comfort on hot
summer daya, the relative coat of
Continued from page one.
tion of two battleships of the Dread
naught type.
Mr. Owen confessed to a change of
views on account of the incident He
said that last year he had given his
vote for the naval program because
of the president's representations of
the possibility of foreign complica
tions, but now, having reached the
conclusion that war was not to be Im
posed he had decided to vote for the
Burton amendment He proposed an
amendment making an appropriation
for the direct purpose of promoting
international peace, but it was ruled
out on a point of order.
Tariff Board Provision Stricken Out.
After prolonged debate the propos
ed $250,000 appropriation to defray
the expenses of the tariff board, rec
ommended by the president, was
stricken from the suadry civil appro
priation bill In the house. This action
resulted from a decision by Repre
sentative Mann of Illinois, who was In
the chair, sustaining a point of order
by Mr. Fitzgerald of New York, who
contended that there waa no law au
thorizing such an appropriation. In
order to meet the objection to the
tariff board of Inquiry of many demo
crats and some republicans, Mr. Taw
ney proposed another amendment
which appropriated 1250,000 practi
cally for the purpose with the added
proposition "that It was to enable the
president to give to congress the in
formation of the state of the union
and recommend to their consideration
such measures as he shall Judge nec
essary and expedient," etc.
Under this wording of the measure
it Is understood that the president
snau sena to congress any informa
tlon which may have been collected
under the proposed appropriation by
leaving out of the amendment all
reference to the tariff board which al
ready exists. It was hoped that the
provision would come within the
rules of the house and not subject
to a point of order. Representative
Fitzgerald promptly made a point of
order against the new amendment
and pending his argument upon It
me nouae adjourned until tomorrow.
Open. Close.
Mnv 15.00 14.95
July 16.07 14.96
August . 14.80 14.74
September, bid ., 13.63 13.60
October ... 12.81 13.78
Spot 15.35.
MISS JENNIE WILKIE
Deal Occurred Last Night at Cliar.
one turner of Mm. Azor
Schell of AshevUle.
Miss Jennie Wllkle of Charlotte, but
for many years a resident of Ashe
vllle, died at the Presbyterian hospital
In Charlotte of typhoid fever Thurs
day, May ll. Mias Wllkle waa con
neciea wun uttle, Long Co. until
her fatal illness. Miss Wllkle had
many warm friends In the city; she
was a sister 'or Mrs. Azor Schell. Al
so surviving are her sister, Mrs. P. P.
McQlll of Greensboro, N. C. and
Brother, B. A. Wllkle of St. Louis,
Mo. The Interment waa at Charlotte.
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Oliver
CHANGING SENTIMENT.
Deserted
ColdHmfth'a
lage."
VII-
Qnidsmlth In his "Deserted Vil
lage,' spoke of a certain chapel
wnere inose wno "went to scoff, re
mained to pray." go in life one often
laughs at what ha doe not under.
stand and later, when he doee underJ
tend, his tough , turns to - praiee.
There were some who doubted the
merit of Newbro's "Herplclde," the
scalp germicide and hair-dressinc
but since they bay tried It they are
pow among Its best friends and
strongest endorsers.. Herplclde kills
the germ that eats the hair nit at the
root, and the hair then grow again.
Aa a hair dressing It to Incomparable.
Try It Bold by leading druggists.
nena lse. m stamps for sample to
The Herplclde Co.. Detroit Mich.
One dollar bottles guaranteed.
Smith's Drug Store, special agent
ALASKA REPVIJLICAN ROW.
Investigation of Olwirgos Against
Clark, Hoftgatt and Shackle
ford Is Begun.
Washington, May 24. An Investi
gation, expected, to emphasize bitter'
ness among the Alaskan republicans,
has been begun Wore' the senate Ju
dlciary sub-committee.
Charges were made against Gover
nor Clark, ex-duvernor Hoggatt and
Louis Shacklefuril, the republican na.
tlonal committeeman from Alaska, by
Delegate Wickersham, who sought to
connect them with the Guggenheim
interests.
LucotiMJiivc Fireman Killed.
isorroiK, May 24. S. H. Garner, a
fireman, was killed, and 3. Kumlth,
a brakeman. nnd M. C. Gee. an en
gineer, were injured by the bursting
of the crown sheet of an engine of a
Norfolk & Western freight train near
near Bluefield today. - Garner was
from Bedford county, Va. He was
to have married Mlsa Thomnson of
Roanoke.
National Electric Association.
St Louis, May 14. The National
Electric Light nsaociatlon convened
this morning, 3000 delegates attend-
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets will clear the sour stomach.
sweeten the breath and - create
healthy appetite. They promote the
now or gastric Juice,, thereby Inducing
gooa digestion. Sold by all dealers.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Department of State.
1
We
nave
A nice assortment of white
canvas footwear in Ribbon
Ties and Ankle Strap Pumps
for Ladles, Misses' and Chil
dren's wear. Easy to klep
clean and Inexpensive.
$2.50 and $3.00.
Asheville! the best little
city In America!!
BROWN - MILLER
SHOE CO.
Leaders in Fine Shoes.
47 Patton Ave.
A!Bulwark5 of Strength and
, , secunty
ana
Cm Anrll 1st.' this bank win Increase Its stock to one
million dollars. Its depositors will nave back of their money:
CAPITAL... ... ........ ... ... ... $i250
stunts ... . . ...............
Quarter
SHAREHOLDERS LIABILITY.
A GRAND TOTAL OF. ..... . . .
,000 im
, i 362,600.00
1.B50,000.00
, 862,500.00
THE BIG BANK OF THE SOUTH.
Wachovia Loan & Trust Company
T. S. MORRISON,
Chairman & Vice-Pres.
4W. B. WILLIAMSON,
Cashier.
iiMMMiiiimtiim tiitttitttttiitniMiMinnun.
't - ak
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 H. CARTER, President. HENRY REDWOOD, Vlce-Pre
O. J. HARRIS, Vice-President R. M. FITZI'ATIUCK, Cashier.
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Hammocks!
Large stock of the celebrat
ed Palmer Hammocks.
Prices from $1.00 td $7.00.
Donald & Donald
Phone 441. 14 South Main St,
W. E. MASSIE HARNESS Co.
Manufacturer and dealer In
Harness, Strap Goods, Horse Collars,
Saddles, Whips, Etc
SO North Main.
Phone
Home Papers, late Magazines,
Post Cards, etc.
Best Line Cigars and Tobacco
on the Market.
BARBEE'S
Full Value Cigar Store.
Sewing Machines
for Bale, Rent or Exchange. .
Expert Repair Wort. "
Asheville Sewing Machine Co.
Hrom list. Lecal Building.
GERMAN COLORED SOUVENIR POST CARDS.
15 Cents Per Dozen.
Brown Book Company
v.- opposite post OIHce.
Phone S.
Groceries, Vegetables & Poultry
Phoneyour orders and get the above at the most
reasonable prices.
M. HYAMS, Grocer
Green Vegetables and Poultry.
Cor. N. Main and Merrimon Ave. Phone 49.
WEAR
HOLEPROOF SOX
25c, 35c and 50c
0 K Grocery Co.
Sfl-SM Depot Street.
Phone tit.
Furniture for Every Room
in the House
And Money Saving Pite
.... . r
L L. Smathers & Sons'
Mammoth Furniture Store'
The Big Store With the Big Values
15 NORTH MAIN ST. 24 LEXDTGTON AVE,
Try Gazette-News Want Ads
Certificate of DbMolutlon.
To AH to Whom Thesr Presents May
Come Greeting:
Whereas, It appear to mr satlsfac
tlon, by duly authenticated record of
the proceedings for the voluntary dis
solution thereof by the unanimous
consent of all the stockholders, !
posited in my office, that the Prox
imity Park Company, ft corporation of
this State, whose principal office Is
situated at No, it patton avenue. In
the city of Asheville. County of Bun
combe, State of North Carolina, (D.
C. Waddell. Jr., belns; Jh atent there
in and In charge thereof.' upon whom
process may be served).'haa complied
with the requirements of Chapter 1,
Revlsal of 190&, entitled "Corpora
tions." preliminary to the Issuing of
this Certificate of Dissolution:
Now, therefore, L J. Bryan Grimes.
Secretary of state ot he,.. State of
North Carolina, do hereby certify that
the said corporation did, on the list
day of May, 1910. file In my office a
duly executed and ntftted .consent In
writing to the dissolution of said cor
poration, executed by. all the stock
holders thereof, which said consent
and the record of the proceedings
aforesaid are now on 'file In my said
office as provided by law.
In Testimony Whereof. I have here
to set my hand and affixed my official
seal, at Raleigh, this list day of May,
A. D., 111. '
J. BRYAN GRIMES.
Seal) Secretary of State.
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mamm
' Ladies' Home Jour
nal Patterns for June
now on sae 10c and
15c.
Holly ,w Holly
Flour ' t Flour
Allison's" Special
.24 Hm fi.i C5c -' "
yfre you Prepared for Warm
Weather?
Can you truthfully say that your wardrolie of Warm Weather Wearables is com
plete! If not, come to the Bon Marche and make it bo from the best line of summer
goods ever brought to the city.
' To those that have not made this store, their tore, we state that we put quality
first. We believe in that old savini? a an ti afW roi stumor U th hest advertise
ment." You'll be satisfied with what vou buv here. VBnt thm on the other hand the
rSrlr-oa ino5f1o'rifS Vitli fn.ln : uj' i-- 1.1 Wa invite 1
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Ready 'tQ'Wear Apparel Willi
mTtyle and Snap
- Ye?, we are showing the prettiest line
6f Linen Suits, Lingerie Dresses and
- Linen Dresses you have yet seen. Ask
anyone who has seen our display, wo are
frilling to abide by what they say. , "
Come in and see the line, if you are not
delighted with the showing, you will sur
prise ua, indeed. ' ' ,
Linen Suits are priced at $7.50 to $65.
Linen Dresses are priced tit $5 to $25.
. i Lingerie Dresses are priced 8t $5 to $35
ast Day of Our Silk Sale
..'; ;.-f Jomomw
if we were to tell you how many yards
of Silk we sold today end yesterday, yon
would be astonished. But the prices are
cut bo low that considering everything
it's not so wonderful. Tomorrow enu
' ityour last chance. . . '
75c nd 85c Foulard Silk, 23 inches
wide, for 59c yard. . .
$1.25 Skeppard Checked Taffeta
36 inches-wide, for 85c yard.
35c Seco Silk, 27 inches wide, U dilicr
ont colors, for 25o yard . : . '
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