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I Ptty.t?! Co. - Tnin, w. a v ' Ashevllla and Biltmore. r Week 10c 5 ree kionttui . , IMS f Hontha MO 1 elve Montha LOO BY MAIL, IN ADVANCE: " Three Months ..,..,.,.......t.00 (l Montba SOO ltselre Months 4.00 n t n n t n w ' The) Gaaette-News la mt (t H tar ( lb Associated Press. K t lis telegraph news la there at fore complete and feliaMa, at at' it ji n m n n t Amy matter offered for pusUcetion that la not classified aa nam. string sjotloe or appealing for support of any entertainment or projeot where aa ad mittance r or othar faa la charged Is advertWng and will be aoeaptad at racvlar retea only. The seme appUes tv carda of thanks, obituary notices. political announcements and tha Ilka. Katsred at tha Postofflee la Ashaville as second-class matter. Saturday, November 18, 1911. A TRUST PROBLEM AT HOKE. v, - President Taft is about to drive the trust problem home to us all. A Washington dispatch states that un less the president's forthcoming mes sage to congress becomes too long before the subject is reached Mr. Taft Is likely to refer to "the little trusts In every town which keep prices up." This he charges In general to the middleman, but we are told he thinks it by no means 'certain that it is an evil which can be reached by federal statute. ' There have been intimations before, that President Taft, nettled by the increase In cost of living under his administration, has been casting a baleful eye upon the middleman. Nor. while tha most notable, la he by any means the only one. , In a recent communication to., the New York Times, B. P. Yoakum, chairman of the board of directors of the St Louis A San Francisco railroad, and a trans portation wizard who has dealt often and at length with current problems, declared It unjust that producers should receive only one-half of what consumers pay for. their products, and that consumers should pay double what the producers receive. Consider conditions In Ashevllle and vicinity. The average farmer who markets here perishable produce grown In the Ashevllle territory will say that unless there be a dearth from some unusual condition, there is evident little competition in bidding for his wares, prices being around as dead a level as though fixed by agree ment Most consumers will agree that there la striking uniformity in retail prices, and those conversant with the facts know that this price It In certain seasons almost extortion ately high, considering the wholesale market. On the other hand, tha re tailer contends that he must realize his profits while the wholesale mar ket is "glutted" to offset losses due to current expenses when few products of this class are to be had for love or money, and when the producer Is therefore able to fix a high first price on such aa are available, necessitating close selling by the middleman. And few of this class of middlemen In ashevllle are burdened with swollen fortunes. In this connection, a large trucker and fruit grower. In conversation with tha writer the other day, estimated tha net profits this fall of a commis sion' firm la a small town aearby at f 5000 a month. This firm buys eggs, butter, fruits and vegetablea from a limited territory, and ships these pro ducts to ta oity markets.' Consider ing the restricted area of the nrm's producing territory, it hardly looks as though the farmer is so situated aa to get "sqsare deal" la that sectioa. But as Savoyard questioned la his let ter yesterday, how Is on to remedy this trust? - Unless Indeed another commission man ahould be found to mora nearly divide profits with the farmer in the effort to get a share of hie, business., nd, that , doesn't, ' the consumer.. . . , -, . THt) PACKERS Af THE 'SHER MAN LAW. Plspetohee from Chicago attribute V the meat packers under indictment there a feeling oi enoonragamaitt over the outlook. They have resorted to habeas corpus proceeding and are through- hick priced, lawyers-atUok-ing the validity of the Sherman antl trust law. Ws doubt very much whether the packers, the Uvt Bsront, have ever experienced aay marked degree of alarm. It has been nine years since prosecution or mess gentlemea was b'gun and, apart from the payment of fine or as -nominal sums for a trust they have not been molested, or incommoded In any way., The government seems to have a great deal of difficulty In making oat fp, In acquiring th Information os- senttal In ett:i!iiiiWni proof tt full! government- would like to have. 1m part any of the same, then they straightway demand an Immunity bath, aad ret it. . ' One great objection to the Sherman law. aa objection- urged by all of ita critics, la that It la entirely too severe in many of lta provisions. And yet no attempt whatever has been made to . enforce the criminal alda of the statute, all hands apparently fearing to tamper with itj while the civil cases Inaugurated under the law have been prosecuted with only Indifferent success. No one seems exactly satis fled, with the results up- to date of the attempted dissolution of the American Tobacco company unless it is the to bacco trust Itself, and only yesterday Senator Cummins declared that com petition could not be restored under the trust law as It now. stands. A DEFENSE OF OUR REROES. Mrs. Ball, head of the society whlchJ has. for Its object the prevention of desecration of the American flag, Is aroused because soldiers of an army aeronautical corpa used the stars and stripes as a winding sheet for a dog, thoir mascot, which was Interred with full military honors on Its departure to the happy hunting grounds. She has appealed to Secretary of War Henry L. Stlmson for condign punish ment of the men who .thus laid their unholy hands on their country's proud banner. This good lady should bring herself to a more lenient viewpoint and let mercy temper justice.. According to Plutarch. Caesar, having observed that many dames, visiting Rome form an uttermost part of the earth, had with them dogs over which they made a great ado, asked whether women In that region were not wont to bear children; the great man intending by this princelike rebuke, Plutarch goes on, in the minuet cadences peculiar to classical chroniclers, to Intimate that he had a "hunch" they were a pack of fools. These sentimental sons of Mars could explain In a moment that they loved and revered not their flag leas but their dog more. Hearts that beat behind khaki are often squashy, as Mr, Kipling demonstrated some time ago.' ROSES WITH THE THORNS. Science ever throws a brighter light on the curious and beautifully-adjusted workings of nature. Drought is the terror of the farmer and garden er, but it is now explained that In the end its effects are beneficial. Grow ing crops quickly exhaust the supply near the earth's surface of chemical salts necessary to vegetable life, and drought tends to combat this depletion. Says a writer In Harper's Weekly: Drought Is nature's subsoil plow to bring up the rich nutriment below. When the surface la parched, the aun draws moisture, from, the deeper soil and this moisture brings with it, In solution salts of lime an magnesia, of potash and .soda. The moisture evaporates, but leaves the salts for the use of plants and grain. Drought. . therefore, does a double work. It parches the surface and lessens the present crop-. If forces up rich nutriment from tha deeper soil and enlarges future crops. It was Emerson who said that the world looks like a multiplication table or a mathematical -equation, which, turn It how you wilt, balances It self. Tha members of congress are now secreting oratory on the Sherman Law. What a flood of It there la go- going to be, when congress opens. The New York World Is now en gaged In the agreeable task of prov ing that Col. Roosevelt Is J. P. Mor gan's candidate for President. This country uses over $100,000,000 worth of soap a year, an exchange says. Another Instance gross Inequal ity In distribution. Milwaukee la an applicant for the national convention of the prohibi tion party. Is this a dare? Kansas is a good State for attrac tive young women school teachers to avoid. FIVE RULES FOR WOMEX TALK ERS. la the November Woman's Home Companion a contributor advises woman- on talk.. Five rules are laid down , ...... L Don't tell long stories, or oven short ones, unless you have an peclal gift for it 1 2. Remember that talking about yourself is an Indulgence, . and, such, should be strictly limited. 3. If another woman telle you of some sensation or experience of her own, don't immediately cap it with one of your. "Swapping tastes'' Is of (he lowest order, of conversation., have been In circles where the talk consisted in each woman's taking her turn tn telling ho she thought or felt about some commonplace subject. such as the digestibility of shell-fish. or llanmty. to colds.) 4. Never, loss consciousness of the proportion of the talk you- are usurp ing, and. If you are taking more than your share, be sure that the. quality match's the quantity.. , i. Discriminate always between talk (or your own pleasure and talk tor your friends'. People constantly tell the strtpldest anecdotes because these have become charged with some trsneoiis charm impossible to trans mit. Perhaps the occasion when It look place was Important because tome particular person was there, ;mi every ai'iau or It -Has taken on a radiance visible only to the narrator, r "At Green Manuring Straw. Traveling through the piedmont section it is not unusual to see large stacks two or three year sold rotting to tne grouna. as the farmers do not need it for bedding for ' their live stock, and And it very poor roughage, they are'eontent to let it lie in the field or around the barn lot as worth less "straw," good for nothing, but to be burned or rot where it lies. A 10-acre field of wheat that yields 100 bushels will produce 10 tons of straw and chaff, This straw has about 12 pounds of nitrogen, 4.4 pounds of phosphate, and 13.5 pounds of potash per ton.- These amounts were neces sarily taken out of the soil and should bo returned together with the very targe amount of organ lo matter con tained in a ton of straw. . t Should the straw from this 10-acre field be put back Into the land the soil would receive an application of izu pounds of nitrogen.. 44 pounds of pnospnate and 120 pounds of potash. This Is as much nitrogen aa can be gotten from three tons of an 8-2-2 fertilizer or 18 tons of fresh cow ma nure. The potash made available in the, amount of straw is equal to that' in three tone of an 8-2-2 fertilizer or In 17 tons of fresh cow manure. Wheat straw, old hay, dead weeds cut when cleaning fence rows, ditch banks, etc, ahould be spread evenly over tne poor places in the field dur ing the fall and allowed to weather and rot during the winter. In the spring this rough material may be easily out to pieces with a disc har row and plowed under. , - Last year a good farmer In David son county spread a lot of rag weeds, coarse grass, etc., cut from around his tobacco barns and cow stables over a very poor land la the fall on which he had. sown rye. He did this to get the "stuff" out of the way and with no thought of its possible fertilizing value. I saw the rye In the: spring just- before it was cut, and the result was astonishing. The crop was as thick on the ground as it could stand, well filled, and about five feet high. . Just a few steps away where no mulch of any kind was used the rye made but an Indifferent growth and was thin on the land. Another farmer in Randolph county last year thoughtlessly spread some old- straw. weeds,, and coarse, dirty grass over a gall spot in his wheat field, and in the spring and at harvest time was sur prised to find his crop looking as if he had spread tons of stable manure over the land. Instances may be multi plied. In the future- do not let your old hay,, old straw, flooded grass, mixed weeds and coarse grass lie around and rot in the fence corners and gullies, but spread them evenly over the poor spots in the wheat or oat fields just after the crop is sown. When the crop Is harvested, run a sharp disc harrow over this mass of half, rotten vegetation once or twice and plow it under prior to seeding the field to soy beans or cowpeas to be plowed under if the land is poor or cut and fed to live stock if the land Is not in need of fertility. J. U BURGESS. North Carolina Department of Agri culture. The Critic on the Hearth. London Evening Standard. know; a mellow, worthy pair. Who many a wedded year have seen. And stoutly faced their wear and tear, Learning to bear things and forbear. And strike love's golden mean. Yet 'twlxt these two one troublous cloud Has spread, that time falls to dis perse. And, spite of all forbearance vowed, As with undying force endowed, The thing gets worse and worse. One way she has he cannot see Without an Inward groan: The same In him has come to be For her a source of misery; it wears her to the bone. They put their tempers out of gear. Yet still pursue their tiling way. Each to the other still la dear. But six months out of every year They do It every day. Yet by no deadly sin they're racked And urged to such undying ire. Nay, they are proud of this one act. Which is the futile way, In fact, That each will poke the fire! Nothing But November; No heat no sunstroke and no broiling skies. No steaming sylvlas stuck to every member. No sleepless night, no skeeters, fleas no flies, No German bands, no baseball bugs November! Chicago Tribune. SENATOR SOOTS' FLAN Would Huapend Activities la Chrlllsed World Ftvo Mlnstes for Pear Prayer. New Torki Nov. II. Absolute ces sation, so far aa possible of the activi ties of If 0,000,000 million English speaking people throughout the world for. Ave minutes, for silent prayer and contemplation is a suggestion which Senator Root of New York has made for, the one hundredth anniversary of peace among English-speaking people. The suggestion came out last night in connection with the appointment hy Mayor Oaynor of a committee of 100 prominent New, Yorkers to have ehargs of tha centennial here, The UoneI committed plans to comrttem- orate tha pages anniversary by the erection of permanent memorials rather than througjr the celebration by pageants, For this reason It has been noeseary to organize far In advance, of the time of the celebration which will extend from February 17, 1016, unto some time In the summer, during which Great Britain, Canada and other parts of the English-speaking Woflo) wl! participate. The date suggested for the five minute, stopp"ire qf activities of the English-speaking people February 17. 1015. the date of the ratification by the Amnrlcan and Brit lsh governments of the treaty signed at Ghent, Balgtum, Caryl Da wis IT i. J his Deat, , Nov. IS- i I. win ' : rttei-i i-, -! 4, t:.' Caryl Tiavln . one of the "ll : a ,,"(. r OAK EH SETIE5 TD DEEATE SUFFRAGE (V " :-' ' Zymt Set for Nov. 30 Pros pects for An Excellent Baseball Team. Correspondence of The Gazette-News. Oak Ridge Institute, Nov. 17. The two literary societies of Oak Ridge Institute will have an lnter-society de bate and contest in the chapel Thurs day night, November 20, and very in teresting time is expected. The Oak Ridge Cornet band, which has made splendid progress under the leadership of Prof. C. L. Whltaker will furnish the music for the occasion. The sub ject to be discussed- is "Woman Suf frage In North Carolina," and the Athenian society will contend for the affirmative of this momentous ques tion. The representatives elected to sustain the credit and honor of this society are Messrs, Hugh Hester of uranviue county and R. R. Walker of Alamance county. . The society has elected as its declalmers Messrs. B. F. Yandle of Charlotte and William Dal- ton of Madison. The representatives or tne Fhllomathean society who will oppose the suffragette proposition are Messrs. Manly Darlington of Washing ton, D, C, and Parker Rand of Wake county,, N. C. The declalmers elected by the same society are Messrs. W. G. Gay of Wilson county and H. A. Hay of Maysvllle, N. C. There will be a reception tendered, to the visiting oung ladlea on Wednesday night pre ceding. Thanksgiving day is always happy and enjoyable holiday at Oak Ridge. , - At the last meeting of the Athenian society the following named officers were elected for the Spring term: Pres ident, Walter Linvllle, Kernersville, C; vice president', J. E. Alexander, Charlotte, N. C; secretary, 3. L. Pow ell, Ruffln, N. C; treasurer, W. I. Abernethy, Charlotte, N. C; chief marshal. D. L. Nance, Boxwood, Va.: sub-marshals, H.- A. Freeman, High Point, N. C; R. A. Stokes, Ruffin, N. C. First consor morum, Claude Currie, Jackson Springs, N. C; sec ond consor morum, A. T. Manshlp, Ta tum, S. C- In athletics Prof. Earle HoVt. who has charge of such matters here, has put the' large number of candidates for base-ball honors through a drill ing during the fall term and reports the prospects of the finest team Oak Ridge has put out In some years. which is saying all that need be said aa to the prospects. Besides four or five games in the earlier fall with neighboring teams, " he has had the players divided Inte' three or four regular leagues teams, and the school has been treated every afternoon up to the first of November to some ex erting games and very brilliant play ing. Winston, -Shines and Rogers have developed into 'very . promising material as young pitchers. Berger ton has shown up flnely behind the bat Among the other, players that might be mentioned - are isrittain, third base; Hugh Hester and Wood ward, short stops; Carter, second base; Thompson, first base, and In the field, Jones, Rodgers and Jenkins. The attendance this fall has been very much larger than usual, and every department Is full, and every room taken since the opening of the term. Miss Genie Gwyn of Mt. Airy and Miss Dore Kerner of Kernersville, who have recently been,' visiting -Miss Blanche Holt, have returned to their homes. Mrs. Judge Gulon of Newbern visited her son who is In school here, last week on her return from the con vention of the U. D. C's, at Winston- Salem. Mrs. Dr. Arnold of Lllllngton also delighted her friends by a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs, D. R. .Whlt aker on the samo occasion. Mr. and Mrs, Mills of Plnebluff. Ark., were welcome visitors recently to the fam ily of Mr.-and Mrs. W, O. Donnell of this place, lira Mills was a sister of Mrs. Donnell and went to Arkansas nearly fifty yeara ago. -Having made her way from some point In Missis sippi by private conveyance. . Her narrative of the journey, was very In teresting. : A MEAN 'MAN. It la said that a North Georgia man woke up the other- night to find nia wire going through his pants pockets, where he kept his money. rvnen ne asked her .what she was after she stammered and said she waa "sewing on a button that ap peared to be missing-" And what did the mean old son of Adam do but get right out of bed and find two but tons on nis coat, three on nia vest, and three on his underclothes that were just about ready to drop off, and alt there and make the woman saw 'em on, remarking all the time upon the thoughtnines of such a loving little woman who would crawl out of bed on a cold night Just to see that her husband's clothes were In good re pairMtirpkiriecouB.r-f Y-' T I t'M - -r y - I Ti in . TO EXCHAXGS ll-Room House, 11 acres of land In West Ashevllle for Improved Cltj Property. Also 6 -room cottage. S. D. HALL, S fatten Ass, - Phase II BARGAIN IN MClll.tfl ITUMlNt Boeolal low prV-es fu framing pic nitfi fur net 10 da 1 nrs.uim li NEW EYES ; It is impossible - to get new eyes, but you oan get the next best thing our Ce-Rite Toric Lenses with Shur-on mount ings. Such a comfort and such relief. Quick repairs. CHAELES H. H0NES3 Optometrist and Optician. 54 Patton Ave. Opp. Postoffice HOT WATER BOTTLES We are agents for the Kant leek Water Bottles and Foun tain Syringea They are made of Para rubber and guaranteed for two years. GRANT'S PHARMACY, Agency for Wood's Seeds. THE MARKETS New York, Nov. 18. Stocks remain ed almost stationary at the opening. The demand waa light and trading was listless. The market closed heavy. Attempts to mark tap prices were abandoned when it became apparent that recov eries were being utilized to dispose of stocks. Professional : selling was prompted by the court's ruling against the beef packers. New points of weakness developed In the list and the active list generally was practical ly below yesterday's close. Cotton Steady and Lower. New York, Nov. 18. The cotton! market opened steady at an advance of 1 point to a decline of 1 point and showed very littl" feature during the early trading. Fluctuations after the call were irregular. December waa relatively easy. The general market ruled about 2 points to 4 net lower. The cotton market closed barely steady, prices net 1 point higher to 7 points lower. STOCKS. Open. Close. 1071 I6i 72 78 Atchison 107 Am. Locomotive Am. Smelting 731 Brooklyn Rapid Transit.. Baltimore & Ohio 1021 Amal. Copper 75) 741 N. Y. Central '. . 1071 Colorado Fuel & Iron 28 Erie 3S 321 Great Northern pfd ' 128 Illinois Central 141 Louisville & Nashville... 1BJI 1B2J National Lead .... SO) Missouri Pacific .... 891 Norfolk A Western .... 110) Northern Pacific 120) 11 Pennsylvania . 1221 Rock Island .... 271 Reading 153 151) Am. Sugar Refining 118 Southern Pacific 113 114) St. Paul 1111 .1101 Southern Railway ; . . . 80) 30) .... 72) t7 Southern Railway pfd. Tennessee Copper . . . . Union Pacific 174) 64) 174 64 1091 101 2U V. 8. Steel U. a Steel pfd Wabash Wabash pfd 23) NEW YORK. COTTON, Open Close. , . t.30 0.26 November . . December .. 9.31 .. 9.12 9.26 9.08 9.19 9.27 9.32 January , . . March ... , May 9.28 9.31, July ... -. . Spot I.E0.. Local Securities. Reported and corrected dally by Heary F. Claudius. Bid. Asxea. Ashevllle Water 4'i...t $ 98.00 Beaumont Furniture., 110.00 Citizens Bank 144.00 Universal Security s. 10.00 Universal Security cert 11.00 Wachovia B. A T. Co- 145.00 Wm, Brownell Mill. . . 11.00 DREAMLAND THEATRE "The Home of Refined Entertainment" Hear ' Tt A WTfYR T) " '.1?'. ': Vacliovia Bank k Trust s? Company Capital and Surplus, Resources. , V ; J.1 UBb U0CUB , y . NORTH CAROLINA'S OLDEST TRUST CO. STRONGFST BANK. T. 8. MORRISON, V. Pres. ;, sWB. WTTJ.IA.MSON, Cashier. & M. HAINES, Asst. Cashier. IfcafcsfcAssVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-as-aWJa-aVAAAst. m. - -sw w sTVawwwsrvwwwvwwwwwwwwwwvvvwswwwwwvvwwvwwwwSjsjSjTc' TTT I BATTERY J. P. SAWYER, Presidenf T. C. Coxe, V-Pres. - Capital .. wmm ffnsMu.4t r.T mw.m wt Surplus and Profits TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANDNO BTJSIKjbsB. Bpec lal attention given to collections. Four percent Interest paid on time deposits. . . ., , ,rti , Cadillacs and the i' f J -- A.J,.? J GUARANTEED FOR UfC - We have also some unex celled bargains in second-hand cars. , -: X. - : Western Carolina Auto. Co. Walnut and Lelngton. NEW RELIABLE PALACE RANGE For any kind of Coal, for Coke, or for VIooO, " .The New Reliable Palace is a strikingly beautiful and unusually efficient Range with detachable end hearth and front ash delivery. It is provided with every con venient feature approved by Bxty years' experience in the manufacture of cooking apparaeus. : DONALD & DONALD 14 S. Main St. Phone 441. If., ri m i. am (Mall Order Dept.)- Send the letter today, you get the ' - . morrow. t Knit Underwear Specials for Saturday ' We are 6ole agents for the Forest Mills Knit Under wear. The best that can be absolutely sanitary factpries homes of the workers. Forest Mills Underwear is priced at 50c to $3.50 gar ment : ; . . See Window Display v -v -.; . Two specials are offered for Saturday's selling. 25c to 40d . Children's Vests and Pants, for 19c. $1.25 and $1.50 Ladies' Pants, odd lot, for 50c pair. adbs' and ttlfczos9 jSose Saturday ia our great Hosiery Day. We sell hose from tarly in the morning until 10 o'dock at night ,' Ladies' Hose are priced at 15c to $3 pair. Children 'h llose Soli for 10c to 25c pair. 50tj Silk Uo.se for .women, for 30c pair, npecial. $Z5 Sc-pU JZct of Jci!:rcd Su!!s ...$1,610,000.00 .....$6,250,000.00 ... $1,400,000.00 PARK BANK f v: E. SLUDEB, V-Prea. 3. E. RANKIN, Cashier $100,000 ...$130,000 Show Folks We carry ff complete lime of Steins make-ups, liners, greese pointscold creams, etc. Take advantage of Seawell prices and Seawell skill when you have a prescription,' Prescrip tions sent for and delivered. . Seawelfs Drug ; Store 15 So, Main St. FOR SALE It Lots and one 7-room house near oar line In West Ashevllle. Farm of 100 acres 4 miles . from Ashevllle, sear R. R. Station. Also some nice residence in city. AU at a bargain If taken at once. BROOKS REALTY COMPANY. Rooms 409-410 Oates Bldg. Phone 171S. ' Free Lectures on : ' ' QftfTTATTCTUr ;J By L. R. Carter. V L. R. Carter Is a rugged and pow erful speaker. He has been a Rail roaded, Miner and Farther by trade and knows exactly the conditions and suffering of the masses. He was the last Socialist Nominee for Oov. In Ala., and leaves behind him a lasting Im pression. - ' Why Is living so high and waged low? All questions will be answered wun pleasure. AU are welcome, i : . At Court House Saturday, Nov. 18th, 8 P. M. And Sunday, 4 P. M. Ladles Invited. Brine; Your Neighbor goods to- bought They are made in and! hand finished in the ,FiltIkC!' V ns. of f: ru t iftiut. In ti.e fi- s. l ... : II . mri" tir brown ' ..-I . mm, r y I y I f i ,i r, d fr ''.'' '.t 0-;tI of W !:: t m -ni' r two 'hvi'
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