TEH ASHEVILLE CAZHTTS-NEra .1 . :-iui l?y,.Octo1-cr 13, Til .:.J i our The Gazette-News .Pl'BUSHED BT Evening News Publishing Go. ASHEVILLE, N. O. : , SUBSCRIPTION RATES : ''. ; Ashevllle and Blltraore. One Week 10c. Three Months 91.25 Six Months 2.50 Twelve Months 5.00 BY MAIIj, IN ADVANCE: Three Months $1.00 Six Months 3.00 Twelve Months 1-00 Entered at the Postofflce In Ashevllle as second-class matter. ttKftttt(tKltKtC(KKK t The GazetteMNews Is a mem- K t ber of The Associated Press. at Its telegraph news Is there- tt fore complete and reliable. K St Monday, October 10, 1910. RESPONSIBILITY FOR WESTERN FOREST FIRES. Onct more the newspapers must de vote space to stories of forest lires In the northwest. Those tiros now raging in North Minnesota and the regions about the Canadian boundary will probnbly prove more destructive, In the loss of life and property, than any that have occurred during the present early fall or dry season. The details received during the past 48 hours bring to mind a cartoon pub lished in the current number of Col lier's, wherein a devastated area In the Idaho National reserve is shown. Underneath that desolate scene are quoted the words of Senator Heyburn of Idaho, a Halllnger man, who made the statement in the Son ate that forest fires are one of the house cleaning processes of nature, ami he declared that he knew ranges that would be benefited by being burned over. Heyburn was speaking then against tho Pirn hot policies. Those policies contemplated an appro priation from Congress to "be used in! building trails through the forests, providing means of transportation and a sufficient number of men to patrol the various reserved boundaries, which are virtually without protec tion. Since Heyburn made that speech in the Senate Idaho has suffered a fear ful loss through tires. Twenty-live men lost their lives, caught in a little clearing. They were struck by a tierce blast, which the terrible tire Itself created. The men were caught lie cause they had to cut their own trails beyond a point which had been- reach ed by the imperfectly organized and short handed forest service of the Na tional government. Of course th State government had done nothing In the way of adopting precautionary measures. The people directly inter ested seldom do anything that will In terfere with the arrangements of .the big lumber companies, who employ men and turn some money loose in the community for a few years, until it comes time to move on. Mr. Pln chot holds Heyburn of Idaho, Carter of Montana and Mondell of Wyom' responsible, in a large measure, for these terrible forest fires. THE POIJTICAIi OUTLOOK. The New York Herald Syndicate's first election forecast for 1910 is sum marized in today's Gazette-News, it Is the announced purpose to present these forecasts weekly, giving the re sults of the kaleidoscopic changes in the involved game of national politics. Ia the foreword of the first forecast the situation is thus concretely pre sented from the point of view of the Herald: Assailed as party has not Iw-cii since the downfall of the democracy In "Sixty," the republican party Is in a crisis. That crisis lies in the effort to elect a Democratic house of represen tatives, to make the minority on the floor an aggregation not of Republi cans, but of strange political creat ures, one-third Socialist, one-third Democratic and one-third Republican, and to land the leadership of the party In Theodore Roosevelt. No such battle for the control of the House has ever occurred In Amer ican politics. In some respects the . struggle Is Homeric. With no axes to grind, no favors to seek the Herald will endeavor to find out Just how the country Is going, al ways calling a spade a spade. It Is doubtful If such an extensive piece of political investigation has ever before been attempted. It requires closely following the fortunes of a three sided war, not only In the doubtful districts, where the House will be won or lost, but In the distrcts reasonably safe where trouble may arise any day. 1 The Herald staff of political obser vers has som fame In political prog nosticationa doubtful and difficult business. Almost any person at all versed In politics will see that the , forecast for North1 Carolina, for In stance Is In accordance with the prob abilities. The Herald's Raleigh cor respondent's figures are more depend able. As a panoramic view of the whols congressional field, the forecast Is of no little Interest, and Its main conclu- rm urn probably Illuminative of con n tli c Ms lie today. iri.l- and that its policy will be dictated by a board of censors, comprised of nine gentlemen residing In different parts of the Palmetto state. The editor of that journal Is going to earn his salary. UNCLE WALT The Poet Philosopher Editorial Duties. I'm editing the Inlook, a helpful magazine, whose scintillating pages are always chaste and clean. It keeps mte pretty busy, for editing's no snap; there are no idle hours for the jour nalistic chap. One day I ride a pony across Wyoming's plain, and as the bronco gallops I wield my fountain pen, and write a corking essay to guide my fellow countrymen. I'm al ways found attending a banquet every night, and as I eat the victuals I dili gently write; one hand Is on a pencil, the other on a fork; with one I feed my stomach, with one I feed New York. I make a hundred speeches within a hundred hours, and as I talk I'm writing sage counsel to.the powers. I sleep in Pullman coaches, and as 1 sleep I dream the outline of an essay that sure will be a scream. One day I'm in Chicago, the next In Abilene, still editing the Inlook, a helpful mag azine! WALT MASON. ABE MARTIN mas 5CT$ I'd rather pay live dollars a pound fi r meat than take a i ll nice on some o' th' substitutes. If we didn't have friends we'd never git C hear all th' mean things said about us when we buy a tourin' car. PltESS COMMENT. CORDWOOD CONSUMPTION. Without moralizing at all, the de partment of agriculture has published an interesting little bulletin on the use of cordwood for fuel. It is found that more than a third of the wood cut In the United Stab's is burned In the farm house or In small towns and cities. We use about twenty billion cubic feet of timber every year now, and seven billion in cordwood. Lum ber and shingles alone account for more timber cutting than the farm house and the open fireplace of the smaller cities. Lumber and shingles account for nine of the twenty billion cubic feet. Compared to these two demands on the timber resources of the country othr items are small. Poles, posts and rails take two billion, hewed crossties Uss than one a half, and all other Items amount to only about half a billion cubic feet. The cordwood burned In the whole coun try is estimated at 86.flOO.OilO cords, valued at $250,000,000, or 12.91 a cord. The farms burn 70.000,000 cords, val ued at 1182.700.000, or 12.61 a cord Towns and cities up to 30.000 Inhabi tants take 12. SI 5.000 cords, valued at $50,590,009, or $4 01 a cord. The re mainder, bra than 3,500,000 cords, Is taken by cities above 30 000 Inhabi tants and mines, and costs the pur chasers nearly 117,000.000. As n cordwood burner Tennessee has leading place with 4.420,976 cords a year; North Carolina, with 4, 04S, 460 cords; Alabama, with 4.125,100 cords, and Georgia, with 4.212,960 nerds, do not lag Tar behind this state. Arkan sas. Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louis iana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsyl vania, South Carolina, Texas, Vir ginia and Wisconsin are also large users of cordwood. Their share ranges from nearly 2,000,000 to nearly 4, 000.000 cords a year. The use of cordwood Is greater In general south of the: Ohio and east of the Mississippi rivers. It Is greater where transportation facilities are least developed and where woodlets are ample. It Is greater where open fireplaces are used Instead of stoves. The bulletin does not condemn the use of wood for fuel. It Is admitted that part of the wood so used is not well suited for other purposes and that much of It Is unmarkable because It is found In scattered woodlets not very convenient to railways and water ways. The more rational forestry of oiaer counties has not done away with the- demand for firewood. Neverthe less It is no doubt quite true that great economies in the use1 of firewood are possible and desirable. Chattanooga lwa - - CHANCES FOR MR. PULLIAM ARE JUST ABOUT EVEN Rev. f. C. Hamilton Expected to Re- coverMall Clerk Uudgrr Con gratulsilng Hlmnrif Wlmt , Crash Came. - According to Information received here this afternoon W. R. Pulllsm, the Yellow Hill merchant who was so seri ously Injured In the wreck of passe1 ger train No. IX near Oovernora Is land Friday, has about an even chance to live. He sustained a terrible blow back of the ear, causing paralysis on one side. Rsv. J. C. Hampton , of laycavma is believed to be sfely on i he road to recovery . it co.,n..r-ti,,n with the wreck an interesting story is told by Mail Clerk W. W Uudger. Mr. Gudger would have been In the wreck of No. 18 just a week.-.' previous, had he not been on bis vacation, and Just completed writing a note to a friend, congratulating himself that he had es caped the other wreck, had placed the letter In a pigeon hole to bo tied up later with other mail and was in the act of sitting down to eat lunch when he felt the wheels of the car strike the railing. Grabbing for the rod which goes through the mall car, he swung himself in the air while the car went over the embankment. In thiB way he turned over and over in the car and was not Jolted about from side to side. His only injury was a slight blow on the foot, which evi dently struck the lamp futures as he swung over. T T Dielz, Desperate Wisconsin Lumber man, Surrenders After a Long Siege. Winter, Wis., Oct. 10. "If papa comes out will you promise not to shoot him, he is shot through tho hand and wants to surrender." These words, spoken to Sheriff XI ike Madden, at the edge of the clearing surrounding the besieged home, by little Helen, youngest daughter of John F. Dletz, brought to an end Sat urday afternoon tho stubborn resist ance of the man whose stand for the last six years against what he consid ered Injustice has attracted a wide spread interest. The surrender did not come, how ever, without death and bloodshed. One man Is dead, four men and a woman are wounded, and much prop erty has been destroyed. The dead man Is Oscar Harp, 35 years old. dep uty sheriff; William Rankin, aged 28; Clarence Dietz and Mary Dietz. The last two named, children of John Dtitz, were shot last week by deputies. Deputy Sheriff Killed. Harp was found on a hill behind the Dietz cabin with a bullet hole in his bead. With Tom l'omerlow and Tom Ran kin deputies he had tried to crawl to a place of vantage in the lumber piles near the Dietz barn when a well di rected bullet caught him. The other deputies retreated without waiting to rescue their comrade. Dletz was In jured while tiring from th- barn when a bullet went through a crack and passed through his left band. Dietz denies thai the wound caused him to surrender. To Father Joseph Pilon, the priest who was largely instrumental In bringing the long contest to a close, be whispered that a baby was about to be born to his wife, and that he feared that both she and the Infant might die. The surrender of Dletz was dra matic. The alert lumbermen leaning on their rifles at the e jge of the clear ing and watching the windows of the log cabin, suddenly saw the flutter of a white handkerchief at the door. Then little Helen appeared and. ad vancing with the cloth above her nead, walked to the edge of the clearing where she announced that her father was willing to surrender. A short consultation followed be twten the sheriff and his deputies and Deputy Heffeltlnger volunteered to go back with the girl. In the meantime Father Pilon, in his eagerness to bring the combat to an end, had started run ning toward the cabin lie waved a handkerchief as he ran and unhesitat ingly entered the door. When Helen nnd Heffelfinger got half way to the cabin they me the priest returning. He did not stop but hurried on to meet the sheriff. ' Dletz will surrender," the priest said, "but he wants a doctor to dresc his wounds." "I won't trust him," said the sher iff. "If he wants to surrender let him come out with his hands over his head." Sheriff Madden refused to go to the cabin and, kept behind a tree. Depu ties Thornhahn Sully. HerTelflnger and Dr. 1. O. K. Grafton of Hay ward went to the cabin, drevsed Dleti's wounds, handcuffed him and Leslie and brought them out. Dleti's left hand was In a sling. He was smiling and spoke cheerfully to a newspaper man, 20OO Bullets Hml Into Cabin. In the trim little cabin where Mrs. Diets still was at work putting the things In order, broken Jars and dishes lay scattered on the floor, having been struck by bullets of which more than two thousands huu been fired during the day. Hullets lay on the bed, hav ing bounced back after striking against the wall. It was remarkable that the entire family was not wiped out. Although there Is some feeling In Winter because of the killing of Harp, the town Is breathing easier now, that the long suspense Is over and Diets Is n custody. No disturbance la feared although Diets has been Involved In a number of difficulties on which ac count the ..uthorltles have sought his arrest, the latest between Diets and the authorities dates from September t when Diets shot and seriously wounded Bert Hall In Winter, W is., In a wrangle, It Is said, over rent due on a school house. Hlnce the shooting Diet: has defied the sheriff to serve a warrant on him. Putting U Plainly. Lancaster News. Lest He Go Hungry. Sometimes men do things out of selfishness rather than out of kindness. Recently a club woman told this sto ry: "An old couple earns In from, the country with a big basket of lunch to see the circus. Ths lunch was heavy. , Ti7ld t'.lT: "a carrying It. As they crossed a crowded street ths husband held out his hand and said: - 'Gimme that basket, Hannah.' "The poor eld woman surrendered the basket with a grateful look. , " That's real kind o ye, Joshua, shs Q'wvered. "Kind!' grunted the old man. 'Oosh. I wus afeared ye'd git lost' . Paul Dispatch. ' DAUGHTER WHITE FLAG mii --w n,l.ili ni .W. 1 DESK GLASSES THE MAN whose sight is perfect at a distance but who needs glasses to read or write will find much comfort In wearing Dcnk tilasKC? The half lenses admit of reading or writing, while a glance upward allows you to see perfectly without straining the eyes. Let me show you desk glasses today. Charles H. Honess Optometrist and Optician. Grinder of Complicated Lenses 54 Patton Ave. Opp. Postoffice. STOVES Ilea tins Stoves, all kinds, $1.25 and up. DONALD & DONALD I I S. Mai nSI. Phone 411 II RALEIGH LUNCH ROOM Governor Kitchin Hears Pleas by Carter and Styles in the Matter ol W. P. Black's Pardon. Oasette-News Unreal!, Chamber of Commerce lliiiims, llollemon ltuilding, ltaleiRli. Oct. 10. Yesterday morning the Georgetown I'nivcrsity football players raided the Union depot lunch room, helped them selves to pies and cakes while the clerk's back was turned and then, the clerk says, refused to pay fur what they had taken, raising such a dis turbance that the police wero called in. Howevir, the police came too lab1 to ns' the disturbance so that war rants for arrests had to be procured before arrests could be made, and while Manager Jones was gone to pro cure warrants ths train pulled out with the Ceorgetown students. Man ager Jolly of the lb orgctowii team claims that the boys only took some thing like 7W cents worth of eatables and tin- clerk wanted two dollars. Manager Jones claims that the hos really got as much as four dollars worth. A couple of cups and a sand wich were thrown at the clerk while the row w.'s on. I thick llidcr Consideration. tlov. Kintellin now has under '.on- sideration the evidence against Wll" Mack, the Ashevllle man sentenced to the roads fi r maintaining a disorderly place in Asheville, and pardoned con ditionally a few months ago by the governor, with tho result that the con ditions of the pardon are charged 'o have been violated in that he has again had to do with the sale of w his key. The governor has heard pleas by II. B. Carter and J, 6. rUiles as coun sel for i'lack. IF Wlutt a Heap of Happlm-HS It Would Bring to Ashevllle Homes. Hard to do housework with an ach ing back. Ilrlngs you hours of misery at leis ure or at work. If women only knew the cause that Backache palm come from sick kid neys, 'Twould save much needless woe. Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kid neys. Many residents of this vicinity en dorse them. Mrs. A. E. Puyno, Green street, Morganton, N. C, says: "Doan's Kid ney Pills proved of great benefit to me and I therefore have no hesitation In telling other persons of their merit. For some time I had severe pains through the small of my back and ths kidney secretions were Irregular In passage. Seeing Doan's Kidney Pill highly recommended, I procured a box and since using them, I have felt better in every way." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Ml (burn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for t United States. t Remember the name Doan's and take no other. ,v-r"f ' -. , .' 1 1 W. E. MASSIE HARNESS Co. Manufacturer and stealer la ' ,. Harness, Strap Goads.4 Horse CuOara, Saddles, Whips, Ftc , , M North Main. . - Phmw aas SPOBTINGr GOODS ' Bubcbsll Goods, ' ' Fishing Tackle,' Pistols and Ammnni tion, Trunks and leather goods ia our specialty. Money to loan on diamonds, watches, pistols and anything of valae, H. L. riNXZLSTEIN'S PAWN ft LOAN 07IICE, 23 South Main St STRONG LEATHER and good shoe making are not all in shoes for hoys.-hey need careful fitting as welfrEx pert judgment is used here in lifting shoes for everyone, but ' especially is It needful in lltting shoes for growing feet. For comfort, as well as for general appearance and style, parents should bring their children here to be fitted. Expert shoe litters only nre employed hero. BROWN -MILLER SHOE CO. Leaders in Fine Shoes. 47 Patton Ave. DRUGS We have the prettiest, neat- T Mi littl.. aimlliiiapv nhtn In X ....... u,,.....v u J , Ashevllle. We give you a square deal on prices. When you call I'hone 201 you don't have to wait all day for your order. Try it. "Let's go to Seawell's." Seawell's ! I Drug Store In Swaannanoa Hotel. X t 45SoutMain. Phone 201. t MMHIIHMMIIMIIMMM FOR SALE House, I rooms, lot 100x2S0, West Ashevllle IT, 00. Threo houses, 4 rooms, good lot, West Ashevllle, 7.ri0 eacn . Two houses. 4 roms, S' nth French Broad, J7.10 each. Five houses, 4 rooms, McDowell St.. $800 each. Bargains. S. D. HALL Phone 91. 32 Palton Ae. CADILLACS and everything In automobile Una.' A stock of elegant new 1911 Cadillac Models in different styles, just received. Western Carolina Auto. Co. Lcxiiigtou ami Walnut . 11iie 890. Complete Showing of Red Cross Shoes In all the staple leathers at $4.00, 4.60 and $5.00. Other makes at $2, $2.60 and ft. OK GROCERY CO. ; Phone 171. S8J-J64 Depot St New Idea I Photo Cabinet! The latest and only practical cabinet invent ed to hold and display any size photograph up to 12 inches. Let us demon strate to you. . , l HarrisFurnitureCo. j "Horn Fnrnijhen.M ; 1 t 19 a Main. Fhon 1515. i t t MMIHHIHIIMtllHIHH I Wachovia Loan Company ASSETS OVER. O... ..$6,000;000 CAPITAL. ... ......... . .; , . .. .,,'.. . . . . .$1,250,000 Commercial Banking, Savings and Trust Departments. T. S MORRISON, W. B. WILLIAMSON, Vice-President. Cashier. imMHIIMIHmiMllllHlimMMMMIIIIU Th& American National Bank Capital 1300,000. : ' ? ' Deposits $l,200,00k The Largest Bank In Western North Carolina. The Only Bank in' Ashevillo Under U. 8. Supervision. ACCOUNTS INVITED, LARGE AND SMALL. ions H. CARTER, President. O. J. HARRIS, Vice-Pre. Ij. U JENKINS, Active V-P. EL REDWOOD, VkePrea B. U FTTZPATRICK, Cashier. $32? TW t f POST CARD PASSE PARTOUT FRAMES Colors, red, prrey, brown, green and white,. . . ,5c each BROWN BOOK COMPANY, Phone 29. My place of business is open from 6 a. m. to 7 p. m. M. H YAMS, Grocer EVERYTHING TO EAT. Cor. N. Main and Merrimon Ave. Phone 49. Opening Announcement OF MODEL DAIRY LUNCH 7 NORTH MAIN ST. JUST OFF THE SQUARE We wish to announce that we have opened a first class lunch mom for ladles and gentlemen and respectfully solicit your pntron-, age. ipeti Ihiy and Night. H. M. NAHIKIAN, Prop. Special Notice We have concluded not to keep the rented pianos on hand for an other season, but will sell them at a greatly reduced price. We have ninrked them down and will give 10 per cent, discount off the mar ket price during October. Come and get a Genuine bargain. . FALK'S MUSIC HOUSE, PIIONK 2 be. Unsolicited Testimonial From a Stranger "Wheat-Hearts Is easily the finest product In the line of breakfast foods et put on the market, and should be used extensively. "F. P. GURNET." For sale by all grocers. Try a Gazette-News Want STREET CAIi BCUEDtTliS ZILLICOA AND RETURN RIVERSIDE PARK DEPOT VIA S0UTHSIDE AVE. DEPOT VIA . FRENCH BROAD AVE. MANOR CHARLOTTE STREET TERMINUS PATTON AVENUE EAST STREET GRACE VIA MERRIMON AVE. BILTM0RE Sunday schedule differs In the following particulars Cars leave for Henot. South. Iri. ... i .... .... . .. iM vis" TV Dc"tFrncn Broad-avenua. 0:15, 0:10. :46. iw.ii, a . .... ... J I. "sum oar iur wepot leave gquara 1:46. both Bouthsld and French Broad avenue. . First ear leave Bquar for Charlotte street at 1:41. First car leave Square for Blversld 0:10, next 1-45 ( . With th above exceptions, Sunday schedule commence at a. m1 and continue earn as week days. ' "!r'Br" "rtalnmenU are In progress at either Auditorium f' r? ""', hat trip on all line, will be from entertalnm.n.. leaving Bqsare at regular time and holding oivr at Auditorium or Opers Car leave Bquar to meet Na II. night train, SO reU-m,, lfo- .-,., or announced arrival. & Trust "Office Outfitter." Opp. r. O., Patton Ave. 21 SOUTH h UN ST. Palace . Theater FINE PROGRAM TODAY W EFFECT JUNE It, ltl. . (:I0 and every 16 minutes until :4&, then every T 1-1 minute until U:0 p. m 1 1 : IS. 11:10 last car. a. m. and every It minutes until 1:15; then every T 1-1 minutes until 1:10; then every If minutes till 11:10, last ear. , :1$. :0, 7:00 a. m. and every 11 minutes until p. m., than every to minute till 11:S0. , . 6:15, 1:46, 7. 7:10 a. m, than every II minutes till 11:41 p. m. 7 a. m I a. m., than every II minutes till 11:10 p. m. , a. m. and every 16 11:45 p. m. tuiuutea till a. m. and aver li minutes till 11:46, last car. a. m., :0. T. 7:10, I, then every 16 minutes till 10:10 p. m., then every to minutes till 11:00, last ear. 0:16 a. m. and every 16 minute till 10:10 p. m., than every 10 minute Ull 11:10, Wat car. t