THE ASHEVILL GAZETTE NEWS.
The Prize of
The New Year
Is M & V Indian Coal
for ase in the home
grate, beater, range. Al
ways uniform and clean,
with no dirt, slate and
trash. Phone 130.
I
Carolina Coal & Ice
Company
I DEER KILLED i
III iSHEVIllE!
Not a Domesticated Animal, by
Butcher, but Forest Rover,
Shot by Sportsmen;
Chased by Hounds.
Years off Suffering
Catarrh and Blood Disease -Doctor
Failed to Cure.
Miss Mabel F. Dnwklns, lL'14 Lafay
ette St., Fort Wayne. Ind., writes:
"For three years 1 was troubled with
catarrh and blood disease. I tried sev
eral doctors and a dozen different rem
edies, but none of them did me any
good. A friend told me of Hood's Par
saparllla. I took two bottles of this
medicine and was as well and strong
as ever. 1 feel like a different person
and recommend Hood's to any one suf
fering from catarrh.".
Get it today in usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called Sarsatabs.
New Books for New Year's Gifts
We nave tli" latest i. - i '1 "i' all the new book it you've read abuut any
of the late book's in the papers or ln.uk reviews, you 'can Ret them at
Rogers We'll lie glail t" wlmw youour books,
ROGERS' BOOK STORE
39 Patton Ave. Phone 254.
A FIVE HOURS CHASE;
CITY NEWS
UAJCiAl liAU liiMrjJN 1 lorn, to .Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd S.
i Pngh, a daughter.
Fine Buck, Probably a Wan-!
Special on
Hams
i Dove, Partridge and
Orange Brands. All 14c
per lb.
E. C. JARRETT
Phones 358 or 192.
Fine Groceries, Vegetables and
FrulU.
13 Nortli Pack Square and City
Market. Phone 473.
The police force will be the guest
if Judge r. C. Cocke at the Candy
derer from Biltmore For- i Klt,,"pn ,,,is evening at s o'clock
OYSTERS SERVED TO ORDER
Properly Cooked and Temptingly Served.
CANDY KITCHEN -PHONE 110.
Haywood Street. Near Postofflce.
LET US SUPPLY YOU
WITH GOOD COAL
AND BE SURE
OF A WARM HOUSE.
Southern Coal Co.
Phone 114. 14 North Pack Sq.
Thursday, December 29, 1910.
I
est, First Seen in
Haw Creek.
County Auditor It. J. Stokely is ill
at liis home on Orange street, lie lias
not been able to he in his -office for
several days.
1887-
-1911
The Retail Merchants association
.Many years ago when Ashevllle washas Invited the board of trade mom
a mere burg instead of the preten-1 hers to join them in the smoker to
tlous city of today with its many miles i h0 ,vt'n tonight " s " ''look in the
of paved streets and sidewalks; when
I A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO ALL
i Thanks to the pnhlie and my patrons lor their past favors. Again
I wishing all a happy new year. Very truly yours,
L. BLOMBERG, 17 Patton Avenue.
I itssru-intion rooms in "IVinplr
11 it .
SAVE MONEY. START THE
NEW YEAR RIGHT
AVeiir Guarantee Shoes.
Tliey last longer and cost less.
A fit for every foot,
$3.50 to $5.00.
thousands anil tens of thousands of
hogs and cattle were driven through !
the gup in tiie mountain into an. I j
through the heart of the (own en
route to Tennessee; when pigs ran at
large in the streets and when paved I
thoroughfares of today were then I
covered with virgin forest the deer
in the mountains and oft-times hear!
wandered boldly into town for a
glimpse or urban life. In fact, it is j
said that in those days deer were sol
plentiful that it was not unusual for
a line buck or a handsome doc to J
wander into a backyard then un
fenced and gaze meek-like Into,
sopie goo.l housewife's kitchen. In
recent years 'possums and 'conns, per-j
haps emboldened by curiosity or hun
ger, have "come to town." but not the
deer nor the bear. In fact, last year !
as many as half a dozen 'possums I
were caught within the eity limits; j
at least two in basements of mercan
tile establishments.
Venturesome Buck.
It remained. however, in this
luvntieth century lor one lone buck
to venture within the corporate limits
I ol the city . The t arless deer eame
yesterday and his appearance t reated j
I unite a lurore among the sportsmen
I of the town. Incidentally the hold
I in ss of the wild animal cost him bis
I life, but not until he bad given the
Huntsmen a live Hours chase and re
ceived in bis breast and hack several
loads of shot. He fell linally a vic
tim to trained dogs rather than to
the rille.
The annual banquet given by Frank
Loiighrun to the Asheville lire depart
ment will take place tonight at the
Swannanua lioii I ..i o'clock. The
mayor and board of aldermen are in
vited guests.
The case of George Cathey, charged
with retailing to former Sheriff .1. H.
Heed, was concluded this morning in
city polite court. Judge Cocke will
render his decision tomorrow morn
ing. Judge Prltchani this morning re
ceived a message from Mrecnevillc.
Tenn.. Informing him of tin- death of
his brother-in-law, A. 11. fierce, at
that place last night. Judge Pritch
artl will leave tomorrow morning to
attend the funeral.
!
Extra Quality Nuts
California Budded Walnuts 35c lb.
Soft Shelled Pecans 25c lb.
Clarence Sawyer
53 Tatton Ave. Six 'Phones, N. 1800
GuaranteeShoeStore
4 South Main St.
Vol- 1"ih-xxi led Onost
l Baked Beans
They are delicious a'.u! go
direct to the spot.
Campbell's.
Van Camp's
Yours Truly
Beech Nut. .
Herald Itrand
Heinz
IOC
10c
Hk-
10c
10c
I2c, i hi mid S5c
STRADLEY
& LUTHER
Sell the World's Best Cof
fees and Teas.
3 East Pack Square.
Two Phones 651 64.
His Visit Heralded.
It was about S o'clock yesterday
morning that word came to the city
thai a line buck had been sen in the'
Haw Creek section. several miles
from town. It was stated that It. W. I
Johnson to that section and Paul and I
Tom Herren had gone in pursuit of I
the buck. Soon another report came
that tile deer had just t russed the
mountain. Several Asheville hunters,
Including it. 1 Patterson, .Tilef of
Police J. K. Chambers, Shannon Hunt.
J. M. Campbell. J A. Porter. S. (i.
Rernard, Ned Atkinson and others,
quickly formed a party and started
for the section in which the deer bad
been seen. Several dogs were on the
animal's trail but after several hours'
running the track was lost and it re
mained for Mr. Patterson's trained
deer bounds to get the scent and start
on tile right trail. The deer at times
Sheriff Williams has bad Inl'nrma-
tion from time to lime in regard to
the condition of Grady Woodson, who i
was badly cut in a general light near
Aleander Saturday night. The boy
seems to be getting on nicely ami lit-I
tlr fear is entertained for his re uv-
erj .
News was received here late yes
terday of the death Monday ai Itluff
ton.' S. C. of I'., E. fiuerard, formerly
of this eity. and lather of Albert S.
fiuerard and Marion !. C.uerard of
this city, both of whom were ai his
bedside when death tame. The in
ferment was made Tnesda at Itluff
Um the old home.
Wade It. Pulliam. the rtrysnn City
merchant who was so seriously in- ;
S. STERNBERG G CO.
FOP. SALE For Immediate delivery, nil kinds of second-hand ma
chinery in first class condition.
STEAM BOILERS, ENGINES OF ALL KINDS
Pulleys, Hangers, Bearings, Bixes, Shafting, Fand Saw Mill com
plete; Steam Engines and Boilers ot all size? and makes; new and
second hand Piping, all sizes.
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED.
J. E. Carpenter
JEWELER
32 Patton Avenue.
Fine Watch Repairing
a Specialty.
1911 WINTER DAYS J
Are happy ones in the
home that nses t
M & W Coal j
Phone 40 for a ton and
lie happy, for where there
is comfort there may hap
piness also lie found.
1 Asheville Coal Co.
M II IIIIIMi
MMHII IIIIIIIIM
SPECIAL PRICES
To Christmas shoppers for the next
two days.
GEO. W. JENKINS.
211 South Main st. Phone 125,
TURKEYS AND
CHICKENS
for the holidays. Let us have
your New Year's order for
meat foods,
HILL & YOUNG
Phones 4 and 359.
City Market.
Think of It
START THE NEW YEAR
RIGHT.
SMOKE WITH BARBEE
I
Firetime Hardware
See splendid display of p.rass and Wrought Andirons and Fen
ders. They mid beauty to the home, and value to the property.
Prices up to S3R.00.
Asheville Hardware Co.
SOITH PACK SQCAKE AND 52 X. MAIN ST.
LIVERY W. M. REAGAN
jured in a wreck mi the Southern j
near that placi several weeks ago. i
was brought to Asheville today for
treatment Ml. Pulliam' right side j
is enmuleielv ouralved and lie is:
suffering from aphasia. lie is at a
chiropractic snnltnriimi on West liny-;
wood stri i t.
Walter Crook, who was arrested in
Canton yesterday, was brought back I
here last evening ami placed in Jail j
h Deputy Sheriff K. M. Lyda. Crook
is wanted hen in connection with ill
charge of obtaining goods under I nine
pretense from W. M. Km ki t. a gro
cer on North Main. The case was set
for last term of Superior court and
Crook failed to appear when ealled.
Charles W. Mason lias been up-
Wcnvervllle, N. 0.
Opposite Depot
Endorsed by U. C. T. and T. P. A.
Full Equipment of the Best Horses and Drummers' Hacks and Buggies.
PHONE 26 AND TEAM WILL MEET YOU.
Promptness and Satisfaction Guaranteed. Special inducements
.g , to Drummers
followed the "big road" in the moun-' pointed agricultural and horticultural
The Best Musicians
Recommend the
HOBART
M.
CABLE
PIANO
Ussy terms a I the lowest cash price.
m"
DUNHAM'S MUSIC HOUSE
tains and again it went to the thick
growth of the mountain sides. It was
chased for tive or six hours: was shot
at several times and linally was
brought to bay by Mr. Patterson's
dogs on the western slope of the
'mountains east of the eity and within
the city limits.
Mr. Johnson (Jot the Skin.
The hunters drew straws for the
hide and .Mr. Johnson, who first
started the chase, won the skin. The
venison was divided among those who
took part in the hunt. The buck, a
three-pronged fellow, weighed more
than 100 pounds dressed.
Several umuslng incidents of the
chase are recited. It is said that a
farmer on his way to town with a
loud of produce espied the deer and
stopping his team leaped from the
wagon and gave chase on foot. He
followed mile utter mile and falling
to return to his team some good
Samaritan took charge and fed the
mules. At another point on the
mountain side the buck took to the
middle of the road and peeling some
people on foot held his ground and
made those approaching him make
way for his buckshlp. The buck was
shot at several times but with bird
shot that had little effect and it Is
probable that if the trained deer
hounds of Mr. Patterson had not been
brought Into play the animal would
have made Its way back to the un
derbill forests, from whe- e he
probably came.
The hunters who engaged In the
chase declare than they had a fine
time
agent of the Southern railway In west
ern North Carolina. He will have his
headquarters at Asheville and will en
ter upon bis duties January 1. mil.
This appointment is in line with the I
policy of the company, as announced
by President Plnley, to make the
work of Its land and industrial de
partment as helpful as possible to the
communities traversed by its lines.
FALK'S MUSIC HOUSE.
has a stock of Player Pianos Pianos new and second
hand, at as reasonable prices and terms, to meet every
respectable competition.
21 S. MAIN STREET
Mr. Stewart is our expert tuner and repairer. Send
for him.
RED SEAL DRY BATTERIES
The best for automobile or gas engine use. Quality absolute
ly guaranteed. No better battery is made for automobile,
motor boat or any system of gas ignition.
Piedmont Electric Co.
64 Patton Ave. . Phone 478.
Purest and Best
Rumford Baking Powder
MSMHitlSMHiHMBIHH
II. Taylor Rogers has been appoint
ed chairman of a committee from the
Itetail Merchants association to take
charge of the movement til get tin
legislature to allow the city of Ashe-
I vllle to change Its charter so as to
I adopt the Curfew law. Mr. lingers
I has written to several cities in the
west where the curfew lay is enforced
and has received very favorable re
plies. The merchants association has
asked the co-operation of the board
of trade in this matter.
Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, and a Big Line of Leather
Goods, Trunks, Bags.Etc, at Money Saving Prices
for the Holiday Trade.
Thoiands of other useful things suitable for Xmas
gifts.
H. L. FINKELSTEIN
23 South Main St.
Try Gazette-News Want Ads
STREET GAR SCHEDULE IN EFFECT OCT. 23, 1910.
STORAGE space for rent, clean and!
dry. lnqutra at the Asheville China
Co.. N. Pack square. Phone 3SI.I
11
SOCTHERN RAILWAY SCHEDCDE. EFFECTIVE NOV. 14, 110.
Schedule figures published as Information and not guaranteed.
EASTERN TIME.
ARRIVE FROM DEPART FOR
No. 7 from Lake Toxaway. 11:20 a.m. No. 7 for Waynesvllle
Chambers Weaver. Livery. Phone 1?
The MJller-Ill Paint fv. Lucas Paints
WANTED Twenty young men to
enroll Monday. January 1!, at the "A.
11. C." No trouble to make young
men independent through a course
at this institution. Two complete
scholarships for the price ol one.
Ashevllle liusiness College. 27S-3t
AN EDUCATION THAT MAKES YOV
1NDKPEN DENT can be secured at
the A. II. C. Twenty young men
should enroll Monday, January
2d. 278-3t
No. 8 from Waynesvllle
No. 9 from Charleston...
No. 11 from New York...
No. 12 from Cincinnati...
No. 13 from Charleston...
No. 18 from Murphy ....
No. 20 from Murphy
No. 21 from Ooldsboro .,
No. 35 from Washington.
No. 3a from Memphis . . .
No. 41 from Jacksonville.
No. 102 from Bristol
8:25 a.m. No. 8 tor Lake Toxaway.
2:10 p.m. No. 10 for Charleston...
2:45 p.m. No. 11 for Cincinnati ...
2:05 p.m. No. 12 for New Tork
9:15 p.m. No. 14 for Charleston ...
ti:0S p.m. No. 17 for Murphy
1 : r.a p.m. No. It for Murphy
7:45 p.m. No. 22 for Ooldsboro
2:30 a.m. No. 35 for Memphis....
6:50 a.m. No. 36 for Washington. .
7:00 a.m. No. 42 for Jacksonville .
10:35 p.m. No. 101 f r Bristol ..
6:16 p.m
3:20 p.m.
4:10 p.m.
3 : or. p.m.
1:26 p.m
7:00 a n
8:10 am.
1:20 p.m
8:00 am
2:40 a.m
7:10 a.m
1:50 p.m
7:20 a m
RIVERSIDE PARK 6 30 and every 15 minutss until S p.
m.. then every hour until 11:00 p. m.
MONTFORD AVENUE 10:30 a- m- 11BU ever' 7 - minute
mn Qivrpitf STP.VTT ullt11 11:00 P' m except 8:0' nd
1U BAfl lEB PXItJiCl I6:ii7 which go to Soco street only.
DEPOT VIA SOUTHSIDE 6 m- and ev'ry 15 minutes until
AiTPHt'p 1:1" 'tnen every 7 1-2 minutes until
AVCJNUE 1:45; then every 15 minutes till ll:0t
last car.
DEPOT VIA FRENCH 6:m. and every 15 minutes until 16:6o
BROAD AVENUE p. m.. then every 10 minutes tUl 11:00.
MANOR 6 a. m., then every 15 minutes till U
p. m., except no car to Square at 10:li
p. m.
CHARLOTTE STREET 7 a. m , a. m., then every 16 mln.
TERMINUS 10 and 11 p. m. oars go through.
PATTON AVENUE 6 m- an1 verv minutes till 11
p. m.
EAST 8TREET a. m. and every 15 minutes till 11:00
p. m.
GRACE VIA 6 a m. and every 10 minutes till 8
MVPDrMfttf a nvurrv H 1,1 111,11 every IS mln. until 1
mXittKiJUUfl A V f.lN U o'clock p. m., then every 10 mln. until
11 p. m.
ftliiTMORE 6:15 a m. and every 15 minutes tiTT
11:00 p. m., last car.
.Sunday schedule dl.lera tn the following particulars:
Grant's No. 24 Cores Colds. 26 cents
MMMMM HHIMMH
(tMMIHMMMMMMMIII
HOW IS
TOUR KITCHEN
TODAY?
W can furnish it on
demand. Bwgaiu in
dinner wt8 this week.
1 X L Dep't Store
U Pltton s. Phone Iff
CAREFUL
PRESCRIPTION
PREPARING
"Carefulness" Is the watch
word of our Prescription De
ment. Wr are careful to buy none
but M finest quality of drugs.
We rc reful to note and
follow every Instruction of ir:e
physician.
We are cartful to do . very
part of the work precisely
right.
Paragon Pharmacy
Cor. V Pack Square mui
Market HtPfiot.
I bone. No. Mil and U0
THF A. B. C, WINTER TERM has
been organized this week to stnrt
Monday, January 2. Our two com
plete scholarships for the price of
one to nil who will enroll with us
now. Asheville Business College.
278-31
WANTED All Indies with soiled
suits, silk skirts and waists, opera
cloaks, or other garments, to
send them her.' to be steam or dr
cleaned by the Krench method. We
are specialists in doing ladies
work. J. '. Wilbsr. phone 389.
Throimh sleenlno cars tn and from New To k. Phlladeluhla. Baltimore.
Washington. Jacksonville, Memphis, Chattanooga, Cincinnati, WjOUisvllle,
Notfolk and Richmond.
Chair cars to and from Charleston and Ooldsboro.
For further information apply to
Trains 7 and 8 between Ashevllle and Waynesvllle dally except Sunday
J H WOOD. I. P. A. R. H. O RAH AM. O. T. A.
MMIIIIIHI I'
EVERY TUESDAY IN
JANUARY
Will be old fnlks day at
lliggason's. We wilt photo
graph every white person that
has reached the age of 65 free
and give each sitter a high
grade 6x7 portrait.
Higgason Studio
KstahllKtied for Reputation
IK . Pack sq out "Thralit"
SUITS AND
OVERCOATS
AT HALF PRICE
at
THE LITTLE GEM,
No. 4 Patton Ave.
Picture Frames for Christmas.
Oold and Bllver Plated Picture
Frames, 25e and up. Pretty Oval
Frames In brown and in gold for 1x10
and 11x14 portraits. $1.00 to 12.00.
Picture frames made to order from
new style mouldings quickly.
RAY' STUDIO,
Phone 114. 21 Patton Ave
Citizens Transfer Company
.IV LI AN WOODCOCK, Owner.
FURNITURE MOVING.
Prompt Baggage Transfer Service.
MM Endorsed by V. C. T. ami T. P. A.
FOR RENT.
Five-room cottage
SI -roi. .n Cottage.
Six-room huuee. . ,
Heven-room house
MARSTELLER A CO
110.00
.116.00
.117 00
. 150 00
FOR SALE
Five room cottage, depot an Hon
price 11600 00 .terms 1100.00 down
balance 140 per month
MARSTELLER A 00,
Lars leave Hquare for Depot via Bouthelde Ave. 6:15. 1:10, 7:00, 7:19,
8:00 and 1:10 a. m. Car leavea Square for Depot via French Broad Ave.
1:15. 1:10, 6:46, 7:15. 7:45 and 1:16.
Car for Depot leaves Square 8:46, both Southatde and French Broad.
First car leaves Square for charlotte street at 8;46.
First car leaves Square for Riverside 8:20, next 1:46.
With the above exceptions, Sunday schedule commences at 1 a. m. and
continues same as week days.
On evenings when entertainments are In progress at either Auditorium
or Opera House, the last trip on all lines will be from entertainment,
leaving Square at regular time and holding over at Auditorium or Opera
House.
Car leaves Square to meet No. 11, night train. 10 mil utes before actteeV
or announced arrival
We extend our heartfelt thanks for
your liberal patronage this year, and we
are here to greet you with a full stock
of Hardware for 1911.
Ottis Green Hardware Co.,
TIN SHOP IN CONNECTION.
Paone 63. 11 Pack Sqaart
vrm IMATlinri
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ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 3U, 191U.
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HIT Mr, VE. TO HILT
SENDS HESSIE
Secretary Wilson Tells Gazette
News That His Agents Have
Found Their Work in This
Section Most Enjoyable.
TRYING TO INTEREST WEST
IN THE BIG ACRE RESULTS
Diversification, It After All, What Is
Aimed at How the Secretary
Runs His Own Farm He
Never Sells Feed.
661
IH HIS RIGHT LUNG
John Davis of North Asheville Stabbed
by a Young Man Named McMahon. j
It Is Asserted.
M'MAHON AND DAVIS' SON
WERE ENGAGED IN A QUARREL
I
The Fattier Was Investigating Assall
ii in Said to Have Gone Co North
Buncombe Davis ExpcctcU
to Itecover.
Oazette-News Hureau,
Hotel Hamilton,
Washington, Dec. 30.
ir oil neople are so delightfully
v responavv. ana so inwiinw
I ly Interested down there that
our agents have a great liking for
their work In the south." was the way
Secretary of Agrlculturo Wilson re
cently expressed himself to the writer,
when the subject of farm life in the
south was broe. led. Secretary Wil
son talks aboi t the corn contests
conducted In the south during the
past growing season with an enthusi
asm that Is evident in all that he
says. He ' confident In tne ucuei
,. . .. ;u l, i i U. n
that even more iiiiercoi ... .
4n the contests next year, and he is
ot the opinion. that T'io Gazette-News
and other souUiem papers have done
a great deal toward reviving interest
In the question of Improved farm
methods.
looking Toward the West.
Just now Secretary Wilson is chiefly
concerned in arousing a like Interest
. .. noiit nnm growing states oi
the central west, where few tests
have been made with a view to as
certaining maximum yields. Ameri
ca's greatest farmer, as Secretary
Wilson is sometimes ciu.cv. - - -
ten to the heads of a numlier of the
mechanical and agricultural colleges
in the corn belt to suggest the wis
dom of growing a number of prize
acres, with a view to getting; a line
on their limit, so to speak. The sec
retarv'8 way of arousing these west
ornoro growers to action is to ask
" S? ESafttt flPr' an
to grow az ww " ,
acrfof ground, or even 150 bushels.
This set some of those western people
. rf it in holieved a num-
them n dKTerent states, will
.wi. t,on,i at II next year.
Secretary Wilson thinks it may be
found that the south s longer a
season, the action upon plant life o
.. qih warmer In tne
a sun wiiobk
spring and fall in the south
make it plain some day that the
southern states would And It proH -able
to set up a corn belt of their
uwn. He thinks this great cereal may
in time share with cotton a kingly
position in the south.
Ulvenafliation.
!lut after all Is aald. what ito ttTH
cultural department is aiming at Is to
, ,nihaaisr the Importance, and teach
the practicality of crop O1"1"1"
Th 'OMCBS-W-. rr
In cotton seea mei - -
monopoly on the world's greatest nu-1
trlent. "Of course wo of Iowa, he
cclulnued. "llko to buy :0mm of
cotton seed meal to finish off w Ith.
after feeding corn to our
the fact that we need the meal should
suggest to southern farmers the ad
visability and wisaom u. "
at Home to feed it to stoc as we
do." secreury Wilson has been run
ning his farm In Iowa 60 years dlvld-
hia xons as they '
lUg IV Ul niii""B .
. j i.. ..ii in,,, vears It
came ot age. wm .7 '.. v
has iveen a family rule not to se any,
grain; they feed it to stock, S.L
stock, and make uigKr.
vear. A man who runs his farm as
does UBcls James Wilson does not
have to concern himself greatly, as
to the probable end of the German
potash question.
The rotasti .Hatter.
Adverting to this potash matter re
minds the writer of some observations
reqantly submitted by a gentleman In
position to be advised. He d hi not
see the whyfores of all this stir, he
aald; a feeling of excitement which
had even found Its way among mcm
bera of congress, who have received
so many telegrams on the uhject. It
i u.B.i Lnnvn for long while, ne
u i.i th.i the Oerman potaMi would
tn all probability be I. creased In
pries, and the contracts uiade by tne
American manufacturers conta.ned a
provision which shows they had an
ticipated the Increase. In er
words, the manufacturers had dis
counted this Increased price In mak
ing their contracts, and there was
little occasion 'or the prosent alarm.
It Is true, however, that this country
depends solely upon the German
mines for this commercial potash.
There Is potash In this country, gen
erally found In granite stone, but a
way has never been found to. get it.
. a ..- .tr.no t worth more. In
pmiuoa, ill. -
... i than the eight or ten
til" IIIOVOll' '
per cent, of potash would be, even ir
there were some way to extract It.
Home potash has also been found over
coal deposits that Is. the coal ma
to form the foundation for the pot
ash, but In moat Instances soil and
Moo., eontnlnlng the potash deposstii
has Imen washed awtty.
W. A H.
With a knife blade stuck into his
back and right ing to a depth of
probably three or three and one-half
Inches, John Davis, a well known citi
zen of north Ashevllle, returned to his
home about 7:30 last evening and in
formed his wife that he had been cut
The injured man did not know that
the knife was still- embedded in his
lung. The wife, seeing the blade
sticking into her husband, pulled it
out and summoned a physician. The
attending physician found that the
man had been stu .bed, that the knife
blade penetrated the right ltmg
but that, unless complications set In,
the Injured man would probably re
cover. I
it is alleged that a young fellow
named McMahon stabbed Mr. Davis.
It seems that a son of Mr. Davis and
MoMahon or some of his connection
became involved in some trouble and
DtiVis went to see about the matter.
It was while he was investigating the
trouble that he was stabbed. Mc
Mahon. after, the cutting, left, and.
it Is said, went to north Buncombe
this morning on the first out-bound
car. At any rate he was captured in
the Flat creek section by former To
lico Officer Frank Blaekstoek this
morning and brought to Asheville this
afternoon. Just what led up directly
to the stabbing is not learned. The
1 . .- ... ,.... ...na I. ..I'll
knife used n.v wicmanuo .v ...
bladed weIon. it is now In the pos
session oSjthe police. The blood
stained blade is at least three inches
In length. It is said that the knife
was driven to the hilt In Davis' right
aide and left sticking there.
It was reported this afternoon that
Mr. Davis was suffering Considerable
pain and tilnat his condition was not
at nil favorable. Thus far, however,
there has been no symptoms or pneu
monia. Catamount Scared Him.
McMahon, who was nrougni iw
. ,ki. .hwawi at 1 nVloek. re-
town llll" BUBiiivvM - -
malned In the city last night under
peculiar circumstances After stab
bing Davis, It appears, he made an
effort to escape and would probably
have done so but for the appearance
I of a catamount. McMahon Is alleged
to have declared tnat wnen ne tovu
.i tv... "pnffin factorv" of the National
Casket company a catamount sudden
ly darted across his path; that he was
a bit frightened and turning ran back
home. The "coffin plant" and the
catamount combined was simply a
bit too much for the fleKing man.
McMahon left on the early car for
Weaverville this morning, it Is said,
and was arrested by Frank Black
stock during the forenoon. The man,
however, had no Intention of return
ing to Asheville If he could neip nim
self and while under arrest succeeded
In breaking away from Mr. Black
stock. He ran for perhaps 300 yards
when the former Ashevllle police of
ficer overtook and recapturea nun.
Ill MEETING
NBT LBVE FEAST
Congressman Cowles' Ideas Ran
Counter to the Powers That
Be at Republican State
Executive Meeting.
H0LT0N-BR0WN END0RSE0
FOR PLACES THEY NOW HOLD
Settle's Resolution Endorsing Taft
Adopted Cowles Voted Down on
Every Proposition Dockery's
Resolution.
I
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The OldXear out and the new ie.ax in ai
INDUCE
T
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ru r rn lira r
u I 111 wr i iiwisi
I
Important Meeting of Commissioners
and Tax Collector Held Yesterday
to Devise Means.
ADMIT. WITHOUT SK
THEY Win VOTES
Dozen Men Tramped Into Court I- West
Union Today and Plead Guilty
1071 Indictments.
West Union, Dec. 30. A doen men
tramped into Judge Blair's court room I
and without evidence of shame, con
fessed they sold their votes for trtnlng
sums. Heventy-three true bills were
reported by the grand jury today,
bringing the total Indictments up to
1071. Three hundred and seventy
seven have already pleaded guilty.
NEW PRLESTIME BANK
IS ROBBED OF SI
An important meeting was held at
the court house yesterday ;t which
some of the old county commission
en with a part of the new hoard, Tax
Collector It. C. Crowell, and others
were present. The que- Lion discussed
was one that has been giving consid
erable concern to the county authori
ties for some years past that is to
devise a schiomo to Induce the people
to pay their taxes eurllcr.
Kor several years it has cost the
school fund from IU0O to $1500 a
year for Interest on borrowed money
with which to pay the teachers; and
.h Ton, -ml fund has also noon '--
.. . . . .. ...i.i, IV... -..unit IhllL
.uently aepieieu won
money had to be borrowed to meet
the expenditures as they came due.
As the matter now stands there it
no reason why the tax payer should
pay his taxes in September when he
can pay them Just s well In May and
have the use ot his money during
that time. It was thought that il an
Inducement was made to the people
It would servo better than to have to
pay interest on money borrowed. H
was suggested that the tax payer be
allowed u discount Of two per cent.
In September, one per cent, n to-
. i , si or discount In
i ner, aim - - -
Novemlier and Deeemncr; wnue
per cent, would be charged on taxes
In January, two per cent, in Kebruarj
and so on until May at least a sched
ule something like this was thought
t ,e advisable and It is probable tlnit
,i Ullt will le presented at the next
term of the general assembly looking
toward the enactment ol some such
measure.
It was frfttnted out that the city now
allows two per cent, discount on taxes
paid In September and the plan seems
to work well, and those wh ave
studied the question think that It
a worU eouallv well with the
County taxes. Even if It cost the
countv money that Is. if the dis
counts amounted to more than the in
terest received by the deferred uv
ment, until after December, It would
go to the people Instead of to tin
banks. But for that nmtt' f it Is ex
pected that the discounts will not
more than equal the, interest.
Broken Into Last Night and All Avail
able Cash Taken -Apparently
There Is no Clue.
CONTINUING
FEE
CIRGK ILLEGAL
Decision ol Supreme Court Interesting
Effects Clerks of Courts in Many
Cornties The Issue.
Tho recent Supreme court decision
B fl.-cting the costs for the continuance
of cases which the clerks of Superior
court have been accustomed to charge
Is exciting no little Interest and com
ment. The test case on which the
point was decided was that of i.uther
and Webb v.s. Southern railway, and
the Supreme court held that it was
not legal for the clerk to tax those
costs for continuing cases unless such
continuance Is by order or the judge
upon motion and recorded inthe min
utes by the clerk, in which (ase a fee
of .10 cents Is allowed. The case in
.iH..uti,.ii had been continued 10
times anil the costs for continuing
amounted to $3.00. It was not this
amount which caused the attorneys ior
the Southern to appeal but they have
hundreds of such fees to pay, und it
amounts to a considerable item In the
aggregate.
The office of the clerk of the court
In Buncombe Is a salary office, con
sequently it will not now affect the
clerk here, and It has been some lour
years since he received tho bonollt of
such fees.
The practice of charging these lees
has been the custom from time Im
memorial anil tne corns
every case regardless of the fact thai
.h.. .,.r mlL'til he on lile and were
never disturbed by the clerk or any
one else but were continued by the
Inability of the curt to reach the
Tfce gist of tin decision is to the
effect that costs for continuance that
. an be taxed must be such continu
ance as Is made by the Judge upon
motion and recorded in the minutes
py the clerk and not such continu
ances as are brought aliout by the In
ability of the court to try the case.
As for the costs that have Is-en col
lected heretofore It is hardly HkclV
that they w e rmuiiur... .....
uenerully considered that the cluinuc
i. Hi. time of the de-
1.111 un- "
cusiiill.
5THIE ELECTIONS I
SOON TU E HELD
Rhode Island, Ohio and Maine Legisla
tured Will Each Choose a Senator
in Coming Month.
FORTH! BELOW
10 IN WINNIPEG
-
Weather Forecasters Give Warning of
Severe Cold Throughout En
tere Country.
Providence, H. I., Uec. 30. A dead
lock may result from the legislature's
attempt to elect Senator A'ldrich's
successor. A compromise candidate
may be chosen. The senatorial situa
tion remaitos here practically un
changed. The. legislature convenes
Tuesday.
Democrats of Ohio to Caucus Jan
uary "
Columbus, o.. Dec 30. Unusual
Interest is shown by members of the
legislature arriving today In the dem
ocratic caucus called for January 5
when the question of their nominee
for United States senator will be set
tled Klghty-nlne democrats will be
in the joint caucus, nn nit
... i -...! .h.,ir choice Will Settle
IS Htlllioi i. iv.
who will he Senator Dick s successor
Kdwanl W. llanley of Dayton and At
lee Pomerene. lieutenant governor
elect are the leading candidates.
Maine Ektl " J"nur
Augusta. Me.. Dec. 30. Interest In
the selection of the democratic can
didate for I'nlted States senator to
succeed Kugene Hale, whoso term ex
pires In March. Increases as the time
for opening the legislature ap
proaches. The nominations ol the
wo parlies will be made Tuesday or
Wednesday, and a vote will be taken
January 17. The democrats control
the legislature i ne iriniui. -.
Johnson of Watervllle claim that
he will win the democratic nomination.
MRS. STETSON'S STATEMENTS
ARE GIVEN LITTLE CREDENCE
Washington. Iec. 30. Cold and
storm throughout most of thte country
will prevail, during the next 48 hours,
according to weather forecasters.
From Florida to Maine along the At
lantic coast storm warnings an; snap
ping In a rifling gale. Winter's icy
grip Is tightening in the northwest.
The mercury stands 20 below zero in
Duluth, Minn., and Devil's Lake, N.
I) These conditions, forecasters say,
are traceable to the passage north
ward or the storm that centered in
i winninetr Man., the
tne souio. 1,1 " - -
thermometer stands 42 below.
kron far Service Out or Commission
kr..n. O., Dec. 30.-Street car ser
vice on all Akron lines and lines con
necting with nearby towns are at a
standstill. The cold wave anil storm,
which swept Ohio, caused scores of
. ,. n i'f u uhllt (iff.
polei t lau. ruwei
LEFT ME FOR ANOTHER
WOMAN, WIFE DECLARES
Joseph M. Green Found Dead While
Nearby Was His Wife Holding
a Revolver.
she Believes That Mrs. VMf
Manifest Herself M" r DM
Others llo Not.
A RISING IN PORTUGAL
THREATENS; MUCH UNREST
PREACHER FLAGS A TRAIN
WITH RED HANDKERCHIEF
IllHSHllsfact Amongst Working
Classes Mav K-ult In OWUJW
,,l the Provisional 11 ! 4
Indianapolis, tlec 30 The state
bank of New Palestine. 14 miles south
east of Indianapolis, was broken Into
The safe was robbed of IS416. There
Is no clue.
tYenchmen Hreaas Aviation KeoorU
for Distance.
Hue France. Dec. HO.-Maurtco
Tabuteaux, contesting for me Michael
ceo. broke the worlds v'Uon
,,rd for distance, coverln
miles In a continuous niaht of seven
hours and 46 minute.
Knoxville, Dec. .10. Passengers ar
rtvtag from Mnscott, Tenn , where
h. mllwav passenger train was
........I.,, mn us SOOn
.v. .., . i,, ..; rume to a standstill
J A. Baylor, pastor of the State
Street Methodist church of Hrlstol.
Va seised a red handkerchief and ran
back around a curve, where he waited
to flat an approaching train. Rev.
Mr Baylor was once a locomotive en
gineer. No one was seriously Injured
In the wreck.
I,,ndon, Dec. 0. Private advices
from Lisbon confirm published stale-1
menls shout decided unrest and dis
satisfaction there among the working
classes. . . .. .
, HS Arising assises in.
Kev.) government. "0,0,.. . .
Manuel was ueponru,
Jumps Prom Train It Ii g Miles
an Hour.
Fattier of SI Dies at Age of 101.
Orafi n, Mass., Dec. SO. Frank
King ttwer of SI children, Is dead,
.,.,!' 104. Hs wag born In Quebec,
lie Is tho grandfather -f 1 children
Haselton, Pa.. Dec. SO. As f harles
Wallace, aged 45. a prlsonei, who wai
arrested on a menslaughter charge,
was being taken to laiserne for trial,
he went Into, a retlrli g room of the
North Wllkesbarre end Haselton
railway ear. which was running 85
miles an hour, nml lumped nut of the
window at Nesenpeeli Pass and a-
aped.
Huston, I xv. :I0. The statement
,.f Mrs. Augusta K. Stetson that In
her belief Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy,
founder of the Christian Science de
aominaUon, would manifest herself
after (b ath, occasioned little comment
among leaders of the denomination
Alfred l arlow. one of tho Christian
Science leaders said:
"I do not s.-o why I should give ut
lenth.n to various statements cone, ru
ing -resurrection' of Mrs. Eddy, Iron
persons not representative of Chris
tian BoientlstB."
Sttinrl Apimmii -d fhh'f Knglneer
U. A O.
ol
Haltlmorc. Dec. 30. Francis Ixo
Stuart Is appointed chief nlmH'r''l
the Baltimore Ohio railroad with
head.iunrters at Baltimore, vice A. W.
ThomiMion. promoted to general manager.
Boston. Dec. SO.-Joseph M. Ureen
was found dead hi a downtown insur
ance off ce this morning. Nearby was
his wife. Ulllan Clreen. holding a re
vivor. She told the police Oreen left
her for another women.
WOMAN BURN KB TO DKATII,
OTHERS FATALLY Bl'HSED
Hallway Strike In Prosper lt,wnr-
The llluiillai flu npgrr of Eight Hats
In tH. Iul Barely Escape,
. a rn 11 triad.
st. puuh Minn, Dee. -. un''
,,ei.titled woman was burned to death
, rco women wore fatally burned a,
ten other persons were Injured Ir. -i
nr.- destroylnk the three story fon
cord Hut building today.
The lire spnad rapidly and the
,l, epln, occupant-of eight llatsbnre-
Iv escaped, scantily clothed. Most of
L w,l irlea sustained were by Jump
ing from windows. The loss is ,-
000.
Fourth Death In Garment Workers'
Strike.
Chicago, Dec. -TJ-'ro-,n
the garment workers strike oc
"'e. todin Kertllnand Weiss, aged
' r shot by Edwa d Keaney, a
pohceman. A formal murder charge
'Bl t,e brought against the police
man.
rtome, Dec. 30 Railway men are
today holding a secret meeting, plan
ning the next maneuver In the war
against atat.-owned rsllwaya for a
promised Increase of four million dol
lars Ir total annual wngea
A strike prospert Is menacing.
No Fatalities; tlonsklerabte FropcrO
Athens, arose. D -?,0
,e attended the jyetB-
quake. In Rllto provlnoe r'r but
the property lorn is considerable. .
HERE are certain signs which
indicate that the meeting 01
tl.n t .1. punnhllan nYAOtltlvn
.nmmiiii,D 1. 1 firfpnshiim was n6t al-
toD-ether a love feast: there was one
! uerson there whose mind and Ideas
ran counter to that of Chairman
I Morehead. That was Congressman
Cowles who was voted down on every
j proposition. The appointment of tho
committee of live to pass upon the dis
tribution of unices of state-wide im-
1 poriance, ueing 10 um imu. un
!uirin the oiiestlon. "Has the referee
I system been abolished?"
I The abolition of the referee system
. ., 1 I,
was one or ine puum ujwh won.,
pknirman 1oiphead and Butler were
loble to control the state convention
! last August and another plank which
appealed especially 10 me ouw -
(h.. nrnmlsi. of .1 new distribution Of
I the federal offices. Yet, according to
reports of the meeting at Greensboro,
this new siaic execuuve cuuuuik.
...i thnt Oeorre H. Brown
be reappointed as collector of Internal
revenue for the western aisinci 01
North Carolina anu una umytni -a
Hoiton of Winston be re
appointed for the fourth term as dis
trict attornev for the Western district.
... 3 . I ..... .
The committee appouiu-u u
.u. F Iha iiistrltuition of state
! offices is H. C. Dockery, R. O. Camp
bell. Crt-orge Butler, Tnomas ibk
and J. C. Gaskiii. " .
rt pnmmotiilntlnn of the re-
anoointments of Brown and Holton
the C.reenpboro Dafty News says:
Tho committee men iook mv
nf oT.r.ointfTlents to the collec-
lorshio and district attorneyship of
the western North Carolina district.
I Mr. Cowles made a moiion uik
a . I mnttor of RtatewMe lm-
nortance be deferred until a future
time to be fixed by the chairman.
rne mouon u
i .i . ... . ..... i a nrntpst aeainst
C llWlcn UlCll rr..w r- -
action In regard to these matters at
this time, stating his reason as be
ing that no notice nao iwii s""
- .... .,...,,,) and that the
oi me iiioi'""..
,.mmittoe were wholly unprepared to
deal with the questions at this time.
The protest was ovcrruien mm
... . mnded the reap-
commineB it...-.. -
liniment of George A. Brown to the
western collectorshlp and the reten
tion of A. E. Holton to me ""
.. ..l.i.. TMP TOUOWIIIK
(listrici fluoiii'-.i"H. -. .
,p.ol,nlnn as to the retention of A.
E. Holton, was adopted.
"Resolved, by the siaxe
... .v. .. ,. u,-:i ii oart.
commuiee 01 mo "e .
.hi. d.v nnsembled. That we endorse
and commend the administration of
Hon A E. Holton. .listrici avion.,
Hon. a- . ,,.,.,, n(1 hereby
for the wesiero u.i..-. --- -
,,pnrt hiM retention in office.
The matter of the appointments oi
postmasters was then taken up
emigre num
c.uino. tnst night of the action of
the committee. Mr. Cowles said:
"Hiftcr passing the Dockery reso.u
. . . , .1 a ..nmnilttee of
t on, WHICH prom.- - ----- -
I. on the distribution of
lollies of statewide Importance and
that the two executive commiwm,u
l,m A i ......orpKxIonal
j...., .honiH dispense tho post-
mastershlps and other offices of local
interest the committee immeuiaimy
mien si. ii. ,hn ,enluUons
nrocee.lerl to viuwr .7 A
I.. ,.m.n,llnir the reappointment
J, rir.n and Holton and others, In
, ludlng several postmasters. 1 made
he point that the action was entirely
out of order and called attention to
the resolutions just passed. But the
chairman, of course, ruled against
me. ...... . n. In
The full commuiee -meeting,
and nons nf our national
committeemen were present, m i deal
,ng with these matters they should
he considered. h
Instead of getting away from ttP
referee system the action today wu
extending It." . f
The following i the full
the resolutions Introduced by Thomas
Settle and adoptod:
I "Whereas. The present repuWtcaa
sta,r organisation in North Carolina
was brought Into existence b, the
nmk and tile of the party
of widespread approval of and
response to the utterances of Presl
Tnt Tnft In his Greensboro .peech
In which he necisron m.i v... -Southern
referee systsm was the
greatest handicap to the building tip
of a militant and successful republi
can party in the south: and
Whereas. The state chairman. In a
speech accepting from lfcrt
ven,lon a unanimous electton to th
Htste chalrmanahlp declared for ah
open-door policy, and also furthr
clared that he construed the msaa
ing of the action of the convention as
an endorsement of President Taft s
southern policy against tho continua
tion of the referee Wtm; and
Whersas. It Is ths desire f m
president to co-operate mt
lority of the party, rspreoMted by the
i. 'oiitlniied on page 4)