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fv fUMUHHKD BT Knxlxf New Publiihixj Co. . ASHKVUAE. N. O. M'KtCKIimON RATES: . Aalmnllle and Blltmore, Om Work ...t ................ 10c Tl.ree Months . .............. .I1.2A fell Months 1.50 TwelTe Months COO BY MAIL, IN ADVANCE: Three Months ..11.00 Kit Months a.00 Twelve Months . 4 00 .,?:-? f , M, y-'-t-r ' The Gazette-News Is Si mem- ' H sV ber of The Associated Press. St t Its telegraph news Is there- at M ; tors complete and tellable. st fttllltltltklttKttttl s Asy matter offeree for publication that. Is not classified as news, giving notice or appealing for support of any entertainment or project where an ad mittance er other fee Is charged Is advertising and will be accepted at regular rates only. 1 The same applies to cards of thanks, obituary notices, political announcements and the like. Entered at the Postofflce in AshevUIe as second-class matter. Friday, November 24, 1911. THE PASSING OP BEATTIE. v There Is, one inclines to suppose, a freshening of the moral atmosphere in Virginia today. Once again the courts of the Old Dominion have ad ministered the law and given it Its demand of a life for a life, the shed ding of the blood of him who shed blood; proceeding with ancient digni- ty and formality, unhurriedly, and yet sternly hostile to any attempts to in terpose obstacles. Once more a man has been executed, on circumstantial evidence, and there may have been nobody who knew, except Paul Beattle, whether H. C. Beattie, Jr., killed his wife, prior to his confes sion; if his attorneys and friends knew it. It seems strange that they put him on the witness stand, for lawyers say a guilty man's testimony is usually disastrous. It was not proved beyond doubt, but in the minds of the 12 citizens who condemned him there remained no reasonable doubt. The convicted man had money, po sition, Influential friends, but these could not avail even to delay, much less thwart the due course of law. And so the ordinary criticisms of the courts, are hushed. 4 In all this there is nothing new. for Virginia. It was "what Beattie had every reason to expect; there have been in the past cuses practically parallel. The Beattie crime and its punishment, however, can hardly fail to make a deep and lasting Impres sion upon the public conscience for the case him been followed by all newspaper readers throughout the country. There are Henry Beattiea, here and there, and the contemplation of the terrible price that Beattie had to pay for his follies must needs cause some of them to pause and consider for a time, at least. There are Beat ties, here and there; numbers of them. In some communities, few in others, and the fearful object lesson at least gives these fellows a chance to awak en. Most of the Realties, and the Bnulah Blnford, are known to at least a part of the people of their communities, and in view of the Vir ginia tragedy the people are afforded fi new realization of what potentiali ties of crime may lurk In these con ditions. The world applauds "Virginia Jus tice," and the world reads anew, with profit, the old lessons taught by It. HOSTILITY TOWARD RAILROADS SUBSIDING. The subsidence of popular hostility toward railroads was remarked re cent as evidence in the decrease In the number of State enactments for control of the common carriers. Fig ures were complied showing that re cent legislatures 6f practically all the States had devoted less attention to the subject than In former years. This fact, which might mean every thing or nothing, Is probably due to two causes: The Ingenuity of our eolons Is doubtless taxed to devise new railway legislation since almost every phase of the subject was covered In the flood of enactments a few years ago; and the carriers themselves seem more disposed to conduct their opera tions legitimately on a live and let live basia That the railways furnish ed ample cause for the wave of resent ment which came near turning the irona 01 popular thought toward gov ernment ownership as the only solu tion Is Indisputable. But a distinct advance has been made in the position of railroad men. They now see Ciat shsrlng their profits with the public Is the surest way to permanent pros perity, that charging all the traffic will bear Is not the surest way to develop business for their maintenance. A surer Indication than the cessa tion of legislative activity that the railroads are operating under more etherlcal standards than formerly Is the do rnase in the number of prose i cutlons for law violations. Numerous recent Indictments for rebating, how ever, at points as far removed as New York and Charleston, W. Vs.. shows that llli'Hiil practice nre m.t ltn f "' r ... ,:. THE RIGHT SOKT OF A FARMER, AND LEGISLATOR. ' One North Carolina farmer is thus sketchlly presented'' by Clarence H. Poe, In an ' article in . the World's Work: ! " ' . "He took me to his home in an auto mobile (and he has a right to run one, for his net income In 1910 was 10,- 000); and we got out and went into a hall lighted with electricity; when I went to my room I found the house was fitted with an up-to-date system of waterworks; and there was a type' writer on my friend's desk and, a tele phone sat beside it. And this man is a farmer and' has made his money farming, 'His name la W, S. Cobb, county of Robeson, State of North Carolina; age 3(. Eighteen years ago he was an ordinary looking 18-year old southern farm boy, with 80 acres of land, two mules, one horse and some one-horse power plows, and Just one thing else; plenty of pluck. , Now be crops 900 acres of land, has twenty-seven horses and mules, besides a gasoline engine, a shredder, a hay press, a manure spreader, a grain drill, a corn binder, a wheat binder, har rows, listers, cultivators and the like; his neighbors call him 'Senator Cobb' (for he is a member of the upper house of the general assembly), and he expects to sell 180,000 worth of stuff this year." A few more such men in the legis lature would in short time work as great a transfer-motion in that body as this one wrought In his own con dition. ONE OF THE YEAR'S BEST THINGS Here Is the Greater Western North Carolina association, fully organized, officered by able and progressive men, with an Intelligent and intensely prac tical scheme, looking to the exploiting of the resources of the counties that have thus banded together to pro mote mutual Interests. It will adver tise the beauty of this section and its fine climate, and Increase the number of visitors and permanent residents; it will advertise the richness of mountain and valley soli, and its won derful possibilities for the orchardlst; tt will develop manufacturing along reasonable and feasible lines, promote trade, and serve the entire sectloa, in a word, as the board of trade or the chamber of commerce serves Its town. It will unite and harmonize the peo ple of the counties, and prove that in many ways one can best forward his own interests by working for the in terests of all. The development of this plan into concrete form is one of the best things the year 1911 has brought The United States Is a country that loses J200.000.000 each year by fire, $200,000,000 by the death of Infants, 1100, 000, WO by smoke, $100,000,000 by consumption, and complains bitterly about the high cost of living. 1 There is always a good deal of build ing in AshevUIe, but a contractor says there has seldom been as much at this season as Is In progress now. There is encouragement in this for every body. "The Girl from Hector's" has been renovated a great deal since it was first produced. We didn't see it then, but It must have been pretty rank. The way those meat truBt people are squirming It is a fulr Inference that they are afraid the courts may do something to them. The births in France last year were 21,000 fewer than the deaths, even with Col. Roosevelt's lecture, The Southern Railway undertakes to do Its part and a big part In the Greater Western North Carolina work. What Taft Thinks of North Carolina Republicans. From Charlotte Observer, July 10th, 190. Speaking at Greensboro on July 9. 1906, Mr. Taft said: "I do not wish to seem ungracious, but I must be candid In my Judgment, the republi can party of North Carolina would he much stronger as a voting party if all the federal offices were filled by dem ocrats. "As long, however, as the republi can party In the southern states shall represent little save a factional chase for federal offices in which business men and men of substance in the community have no desire to enter and in the result of which they have no Interest, we may expect the pres ent political conditions In the south to continue." How do the lit. 000 white men In our state who vote the republican ticket and pay their pro rata of Its taxes like the above estimate of them and their standing? Mftalalhlaetai1-.a)taMl t . WOODROW WILSON St Maklahls1ktoelaft1 BY SAVOYARD. There Is a song of Do bora and of Ltarak In the household of the Philis tine, whose daughters try to make merry over what the scullions and turnspits In ths kitchen of the fat fryers call -ths downfall of Woodrow Wilson." I do not read It that way; but even assuming that he has "touch ed earth," he la sure to prove an An taous to rise the stronger for It. This man stands above all other things for common honesty In political affairs. That Is Woodrow Wilson. If he was beaten the other day and he was not Jim Pmlth dealt the felon blow.. Who Is this Jim Smith? He Is the man who got to the United 1 States senate because he was rich in this world's goods. He aided Gor man In the nerarious work of mak-j Ins; the Wllsoa tariff a protection measure. He sought to be senator again, last year, and Wodrow Wil son put his foot down and would not allow him te be senator. Bo say all democrats. 1 . r - i 1 T''-rciun. Mr. ., who tins n- t The young mother and many an old me, too Is often puzzled to know the -ause of her child's 111 nature. The oudness of its eryinir does not neces arlly indicate the seriousness of its rouble. It may have nothing more the natter with It than a headache or a feei ng of general dullness. It cannot, of lourse, describe its feelings, but as a irelimlnary measure you are safe in .rying a mild laxative. Nine times out of ten, you will find it s all the child needs, for its restlessness ind peevishness are perhaps due to eb itructlon of the bowels, and once that las been remedied the headache, the sluggishness and the many other evi lences of constipation and Indigestion will quickly disappear. . . Don't give the little one salts, cathar tic Dills or nasty waters, for these will act as purgatives, and they are too strong for a child. In the families of ept money, set about revenge,' the oar seat of the passions and the bas- ,st except avarice. He gathered the emnants of his machine and turned Sssex county republican. That is all if it. The battle was between Wll- on and Smith. Tactically Smith von it. But there are a whole lot of folks -i'ho love Woodrow Wilson for the jnemles he has made. In a contest between these two, before the entire ;lectorate of this nation, Wilson will eat Smith as far as honesty will de feat knavery. This "triumph" of imith only serves to call attention to he fact that respectability and dls epute had a clash In Jersey, and wrong triumphed. The people have i habit of correcting such things. They 'ove him because Jim Smith hates llm. And if we nominate him we will arry New York by 60,000. As I look at it the election of No vember 7 points to Wilson and nobody ,lse. Even the counting machine in ?hiladelphia got out of 'whack be cause the state of Ben Franklin and lere Black Is for Wilson. The ma .nine in New York had a downfall nd Tamany which, I admit, is the lonestest thing political In the empire itate will go to the national conven ion thoroughly discredited as was the ?ase in 1892, after Grover Cleveland had met with a "downfall" Just like this that has overtaken his friend Woodrow Wilson. The defeat of Gorman in Maryland s a good omen. Maryland is a dem ocratic state, but she revolted from the Gorman machine that made the democratic party a close corporation. Even the elder Gorman was made to know he was mortal In a political way, though he would have been Immortal had ho believed as does Isidore Ray- ner and lived to his belief as Rayner has and does. The defeat of Gorman n Maryland Is a distinctive victory rbr Woodrow Wilson. It makes Blair Lee the head of the party in that state, and when it comes to political pedigree, where is there a more aris tocratic one than this fellow in the Jemocratic peerage? Had he got the nomination he honestly gained he would hnve carried Maryland by 20,000. , There is not going to be any more of the rule of the caucus In. either party. The people are going td make the nomination as well as the presi dents, governors, senators, congress men and things. We have a thor oughly Intelligent electorate. Under our constitution, that wai made by. men who did not believe in the peo ple, our government Is not only not responsive to public opinion, but It is nsufferably contemptuous of it. Hence this demand for the initia tive and the referendum. It is the wail of liberty and It will not be denied. It means that our governors ihall do wliat they are ordered to do. MR. ROCKEFELLER DENIES "THE HERRITTS CHARGES Produces a Paper He Says the Merritts Signed Exoner- , ating Him. New York, Nov. 24 John D. Rock efeller, In a statement given out here last night, replied to ths charges made by the Merrltt brothers before the Stanley steel investigating com mittee regarding the methods used by Mr. Rockefeller In securing control of the Messaba ore mines and the Du luth. Messaba or Northern railroad, pointing out that these charges were denied under oath as long ago as 1895. in litigation over the Lake Superior Consolidated Iron mines. He further You Will Always Find a Crowd at Dreamland v TINIGHT'S PROGRAM. ' Locked Out See the Big Strike Scene. Cloud's and Sunshine An Intense Drama, . . . ' Her Captive One of the Best Indian Pictures ever shown in AshevUIe. : ' Tweedltdedum's Escapades It will make-you laugh. Admission 10c and Worth it I personally guarantee that the above four reels of pictures constitute the strongest film program ever , Bhown in any theater in Anheville. MANAGEH SC1IUUMAN. Steam lit nt and Mwil Surroundings. ? Coming, Nov. 30th Buffalo Bill's Wild W. Pawnee Bill's Far E,iHf. Circus, . : ' Mrs. D. R. Crae, Wellford, 8. C, ar.J Mrs. Helen Sheets, La Grange, N. C, the only laxative given is Dr. Cald-r.-ell's Syrup .. Pepsin. It has been found to answer most perfectly all the purposes of a laxative, and Its very mildness and freedom from griping recommend It especially for the use of children, woman, and, old folks gener ally people who need' a gentle bowel stimulant. Thousands of American families have been enthuslastlo about It for more than a quarter of a century Anyone wishing to make a trial of this remedy before buying it in the regular way of a druggist at fifty cents or one dollar a large bottle '(family size) can have a sample bottle sent to the home free of charge by simply addressing Dr. V. B. Caldwell. 405 Washington St., Monticello, 111. Your' name and address on a postal card will do. more submits the ' text of" a' paper bearing the date of January 22, 1897, to which" are attached the names of Alfred and Leonldas Merrltt and "all the other members of the family," de claring themselves satisfied' that neither Mr. Rockefelled nor his agents committed fraud or made misrepre sentations In the matter in question. Mr. Rockefeller says: ' "Referring to the testimony of the Merrltt brothers before the Stanley committee In which they charged fraud and misrepresentation by Mr. Rockefeller and Mr. Gates In connec tion with the Lake Superior Consoli dated Irons mines and that they were deprived of 'their Interest In that com pany by means of a loan made them by Mr. Rockefeller of $420,000 which he called during the panic of 1893, all of which statements were denied un der oath in the United States court at the trial of the litigation In 1895, it would be absurd to try In the news papers at this late date the issues In that case, but It is suggested that upon the settlement which was made at the close of that litigation, both Alfred and Leonldas Merrltt, the two who testified before the Sanley committee together with all the other members of the family, .gave Mr. Rockefeller the following paper: J " 'Certain matters of difference have existed between the undersigned and Mr. John D. Rockefeller, and a certain litigation has -been pending between the undersigned Alfred Merrltt and Mr. Rockefeller in which litigation It was claimed that certain misrepresen tations were made by Mr. Rockefeller and those acting for him concerning certain properties sold by him to Lake Superior Consolidated Iron mines. It is hereby declared that from recent independent Investigations made by us under our direction, we have become satisfied that no misrepresentation was made or. fraud committed by Mr. Rockefeller or. by. his agents or attor neys, for him, 'upon the sale by him of any property to us or any of us to lako Superior Consolidated Iron mines nr upon the purchase by him from one or more of us of any stocks or interests in any mining or railway company ' or companies or upon the pledge by us or either of us to him of stocks and securities, belonging to one or more of us; and. we hereby with draw all such chartiTl and claims and exonerate Mr.' Rick"efellcr and "his agents and attorneya lhcrefrom." . . Here follow the names of the vari ous members of the Merrltt family who signed the paper. At II 10 Thceto. "The Answer of the .Rose" is being shown at the ThenUrlod'ay and should not be missed by any of the lovers of good moving pktuies. Tl)e story, is thus described: "' ' ' ' ! "The poets have written and min strels have sung about love and the roses; but never have, they depicted this theme as It is shown In this Ital ian life portrayal, with all the touches of reality and the expression of deli cate sentiments and emotions by the persons Involved. "We live and fec their sorrows and Joys as though they were our own. It's nice to enter Into the lives of others, once in a while, and have our better feelings aroused In sympathy for oor fellows! "There is something about It that appeals to the best that Is In us." Changs of program sightly at Theato. STOVES We have the famous Aicme Hot Blast and Open Franklins for Coal. Also-'wood and oil stoves,, ranges and cook Btoves. Price reasonable. 1 Let us show you our stock. ,Terms cash or credit' ' ' DONALD & DONALD, II S. Main. Phone 441. E.VE NEWEYIS It is impossible to get new eyes, but you can get the next best thing our Ce-Rite Toric Lenses with Shux-on mount inga. Such a comfort and such relief. Quick repairs. CHARLES H. HONESS Optometrist and Optician. 54 Patton Ave. Opp. Postoffice . HOT WATER BOTTXES , Ws are agents for ths Kant leek Water Bottles and Foun , tain 8yrlngea They are mads of Para rubber and guaranteed, tor two years. . GRANT'S PHARMACY, Agency for Wood's Seeds. r .1? f. ; . . ... . TSiirr. - . :TI- L .a rrta ... JAIL TILTED WOMEN Ladies Ooiitai! Lytton , and Sybil Smith, Suffragettes, . a tented to London Prison. London, Nov.. 24. Lady Constance Lytton and Lady Sybil Smith, both prominent In 'the suffragette move ment, were sentenced, respectively to a fortnight and a week In Jail today for smashing windows in Tuesday's demonstration, Right Now is a Good Time to get acquainted with this store ami its way of doing. business,. - .. We urge you to come and inspect the new wool ens courteous treatment whether you come to buy or to look. We urge you to compare the values we offer with what you can , get at ready-made' stores.' ; V; We urge you to investi gate the many ' exclusive advantages '.'0 in style : quality, service nnd pric I offered you at this store. We urge you to find out for yourself just what.it would mean to you in dol lars and cents if your clothes come from this store. . Prices range from $13.75 WQ Suit or Overcoat Made to your measure any style, that you may select no extra charges if your garment comes from this store. American Tailors (Inc.) The Popular Priced . Tailors 23 Patton Ave. "Shop darly Stylish Jailor cd Juits and Coats priced for , Quick Salting After Christmas prices on seasonable coats and suits, just as winter is beginning. The reason we never carry merchandise over from season to season is that we take , no chances, cutting the price1 in due time The greatest Ready-to-Wear year of the Boh Marche's history, is now at it's height. - - $25 Sample tailored suits, for $12.50. " J17.S0 Reversible cloth Coats all color?, for $14. $12.50 long coats, black and colors, for $10. " fTh"r' -t (V'i rf l"ml1l fV"- - "' S'lMlllU-K i..J ty j w -!.. J t. , ' ...I lW ,.J WaclMia Bank G 'irast Capital and Surplus, . . . Resources. . .... V. .. '. . ,-JTOgt Apwtl . ..';'....;,'... wA,W,UUU.OO j NORTH CAROLINA'S OLDEST tj, a, nutuuayi, r.xi:ijj ' '. "uauuuufl, MUfalet, I--- -J- '."'';'..' V ' fc--HAINES Asst. CMhlet, ' .""" IHUmmillHIIIMMMII s BATTERY : ! 'J. P. SAWYER, President ; .T.C. CoxeV-Pwa. : : Capital . . . ... . m mmm,. . : : ''SiiTplujuiiPraflU. '' TRANSACTS A GENKRAIi BANKING BtTSfKadS. '.' i ' Spevlal attention gives to collections. Four percent. Interest sala on time deposits. v . ' ' ... , ; ( HUIIHIHIMIMMIIIHIIHHHIMHIHIMM Grand. Theatre TV-' ; Friday and Saturday ED LUCAS HAZEL: Good Comedy,. Talking & Sing- ; ing Act. . . , BELLA H ALLEY I" 1 j Singing Cpnversationalist. LOGAN MERCHANT TAILOR Legal Bldg. S Pack Square. Phone 797. ' PHOTOGRAPHS FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. Nothing would please your relatives and friends Christmas so much as a good photo of yourself. Naturally It should be a good one . showing you at you best. You always get the best at L RAY'S STUDIO er Nichols' Shoe Store. . Because we do your laundry work in a manner that is pleas ing in your sight is the substan tial' reason for the 'rapid 'growth of bur' busienss Vhich necessitated the doubling of the capacity of our plant. Tele phone 42fi or drop us a post card and our wagon will call promptly for your laundry bun dle. , . v:': : . Mountain Steam Laundry Phone 624. See our new line of" Automatic Davenports. The fin est ever shown in this city. Oak or Mahogany finish at $25.00, $30.00, $35.00 and $40.00. ' DEAL AND GOLIQHTLY, 27 N. Main St. Jhis tear at the Christmas Store9' . . .. .. .$1,610,000.00 . ... . . i . .$8,250,000.00 TRUST CO. STRONGEST BANK PARK BANK i V- K'SLTJDER, V-Pret, J. & BANKIN, Cashier . M -... $100,000 ..v.$130,000 Show Folks We carry a coniplete line of Steins make-ups, liners, greese points, cold creams, etc:- Take advantage of, Seawell , prices and Seawell skill" when you have a prescription.'' Prescrip tions sent for and delivered. Seawell's Drug Store 15 So. Main St. Cadillacs and the ' GUARANTEED FOR lift , We have also some unex celled bargains in second-hand caw." '- Western Carolina Auto. Co. : ,. Walnut and Letngton. FOR SALE II Lota and one 7-room house near oar 11ns in West AshevUIe. Farm of 100 acres 4 miles from 'AshevUIe, near R. R. Station. Also soma nice residence In city. All at a bargain If taken at once. BROOKS REALTY COMPANY. Rooms 40I-41I Oates Bldg. Phone 1711. TO EXCHANGE 11 -Room House, 11 acres of land Jn West, AshevUIe for Improved City Property. Also l-room cottage. S. D. HALL, SS Pattoa Ave. 1 Phone tl. $1 Silks Z to 36 inches wide for 68c tjd.
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