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ft u1l? l...a 1 ' Art AfiHEYTTJ.IC, K. ft S subscription rates t AaheTllLa and Biltmore ' Om Week 10c Three Months i.tlM Six Month Twelve Month 8.00 BY MAIL. IN ADVANCE: Three Months ...... ..........UOO Sis Month .- Twelve Month ............... 4.00 n f t n n n n n n n n it - ' ft I The Gasette-News la a mem-. ft ft , bar of The Associated Free, ft ft lit telegraph new la there ft ft . (on complete and reliable. ft ft - ' ft ftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftftt As matter offer for ubUcatlon that 1 not claastfiad a aews, giving notice or appealing for support of any entertainment or project where an ad mittance or other' fee la charged to advertising and will be accepted at regular rates only. The same applies 1 4 to cards of thank obituary notice, poetical announcements and the like. Entered at the Poatoffic in Aaheville j as econd-clas matter. Saturday, November 25, 1911. A TIME OP PROGRESS AND RE FORM. It hns been said that the soul of im provement is the Improvement of the soul; to put It another way, real re form Is In the character, minds nnd lives of the people. Mr. Spencer found It to be a fact of the progress of civilization that the greatest outcry against social evils is usually set up at a time when those evils are waning. By this rule, a vast number of evils in society, in politics, In business, in conditions of living, must at this good day be on the wane. , Hidebound conservatism continues to bear witness in a firm voice to the convictions that are in It, nnd to pre sent to the situation a front that Is wholly without nppeurance of doubt or misgiving. Nevertheless, through the dust of the fracas it is to be per ceived that the muck-rakers have a strangle hold, and their note of assurance rings out in the tumult and the shouting. The re former, the insurgent, the progressive are compelling attention. There are abuses, errors, wrongs, Injustices, and the people are aroused to their existence and clamorous for measures of relief. It is for the time being something of a reproach to be a conservative, although this will pass, for conservatism has Its share in the linal triumph of any step In human progress. There are evils that the people are determined shall be remedied. They demand that the courts shall rid themselves of ancient encumbrances and the administration of law be freed from the dominance of technicality. They are demanding representee gov ernment instead of oligarchy, and there Is nothing to keep them from having it if they will it is theirs whenever they choose to take it; the only trouble is the confusion of ad vice as to how to set about it. They are demanding that those entrusted with the public business shall attend to that business, and not that of some private Interest. Men and measures are no longer accepted on the strength of party label. They are demanding not only re mote reforms but improvement In con ditions that touch them in their dally lives, which is more to the point. They want practical health laws and they want them enforced. It might almost be called an accidental dis covery that the "systems" of munici pal government In this country had become Intolerably wasteful and inef ficient, and that simple remedies lay at hand. The revolution in municipal government will in a year or two have been practically completed. The only apparent difficulty is that many towns nnd cities have hurried Into a new governmental machinery, hastily built and adorned with bizarre contrivances which, while they may not do any particular harm cannot possibly do any good. Every town that amounts to anything Is going to make such modifications In Us government will insure economy and efficiency. It Is plainly apparent that the principle of this lies in the careful selection and election selection Is when the candl dates are picked out and election is when they are bidden to go to work of a few men, known to all the people to represent the people and be respon sible to the people for public policies; and who will select the administrators nd executives of the various branches of buflness, the latter being respon sible to them. That 1 the principle; it doe not matter so much what name you give to Its application, so long as men the people know and trust, and who know what the people wish, are selected by the people and allowed to do their work unhampered by a tangle of red tape or a confusion of frill of legl. Uitlnn. , MAGAZINE MAKES AMENDS. Reference ha been made In these columns to the following statement In the October number .of the Popular .t, limn,- magazine; "Unfortunately, the chosen place : , f the earth, climatically speaki such aa Denver, ana Asheville, where the natural conditions are most favor able for patients suffering from tu berculoets, have become hotbeds - for the growth and dissemination of the disease." . . . , The November number of the Maga torn -makes this amends; ' 'Dr. L. B. McBrayer, health officer of Asheville, takes issue with, the au thor of this article. He declares that Asheville takes every known precaution- to prevent the dissemination of tuberculosis. While It is undoubtedly true that the congregation of persons amicted with a communicable disease will spread that disease unless rigid sanitary precautions are taken: and while a few years ago a theory waa held by physicians which would have war ranted the assertion made In the article. It is recognized that most well established sanitariums and resorts are now actually freer from bacilli than the ordinary factory or home where an unsuspected case may exist or where a careless patient works or lives. The Asheville health department is active and efficient in carrying out its law for the prevention of tuber culosis. A recent bulletin of the -de partment begins with the following statement: 'Asheville opens wide her doors to the sick and well from every clime, but she demands that the sick shall so comport themselves that they shall not become a menace to the health of her citizens, or the stranger ithin her gates." Several letters of protest have been forwarded to J. Gordon Ogden, Ph. D., the Pittsburg man who wrote the ar ticle in question, but, so far aa we have learned, no reply has been re ceived from him. BEATTIE'S CONFESSION. The expressions of satisfaction, al most of relief, heard on every hand esterday afternoon when news be came general that Henry Clay Beat tie, Jr., had confessed to the murder of his wife on the eve of execution showed how widespread was the un certainty as to whether the verdict was a just one. Circumstantial evi dence may be the most conclusive from the viewpoint of a legal mind, but the general distrust of It was evi denced in this case, where the chain seemed all but perfect The confession must also have quieted uneasy speculation In the breasts of the Jurors and others con cerned in demanding of Benttie his life as a forfeit. How anxiously Gov. Mann of Virginia, whose unyielding firmness deprived Beattie of his last hope, pondered the matter is illustrat ed in the following from a statement by hitn to the newspapers: "I have thought over the case and I have prayed over the case. I have tudled everything about it and I have lain awake at night thinking about it." In his last extremity it was all that Beattie could do to remove this haunting dread from the minds of those who had but performed their sworn duty, and to him and especial ly to the men of God who overcome his steely reticence there are due thanks. LET THEM HAVE THEIR "RITII- ER." How the militant London suffra gettes hope to win sympathy or pop lar support for their cause by such tactics as they have recently renew ed for the edification of a sensation- loving world it would tax a Philadel phia lawyer to explain. Because they were prevented by the police Tuesday from making a contemplated descent pon parliament, they began to throw stones and break window lights and other breakables In contravention of all the laws In such cases made and pro- ided and which are quite properly made and provided for such cases. When arrested in consequence, and s?iven the alternative of fine or Impris onment they decided one and all to be put in durance vile. Now the spectacle of ladles in jail one pleasing neither to gods nor men. But these crusaders are there of their own free will, and If they are satisfied an equanlmous view of their plight ought to be unanimous. One Is forcibly reminded of a pas sage in one of Thomas Nelson Page's works. An ebon statesman, as al moner for Uncle Bam, was pledging his negro auditors 40 acres of land and a government mule. 'I'd ruther have a hoss," objected a hearer. Well," said the obliging orator. 'each shall have his ruther." TUE IOWA "IDEE." Eighty-five Republican tn one county In Iowa answered the question: If Taft were nominated, would you support him?" and 11 said "yes" and S4 said "no." The Raleigh New and Observer note that a poll of 100 Re publican wa taken In Greene county, Iowa, In which State at the last elec tion Taft received nearly 70 per cent of the vote cast. The poll stood: Taft, 21; LaFollette, 12; Cummins, 17. these voter also expressed a second choice which resulted a follows: Taft, 16; Cummin. 22; LaFollette, 12. Re plies to other question show that 11 out of (7 Republican disapprove of the Payne-Aldrlch tariff law, 10 out of 12 prefer the Roosevelt-Plnchot conservation policy to the Taft-Bal- llnger policy. Si out of 14 disapprove of the attack on Dr. Wiley, and 70 out of H favor the woolen schedule vetoed by President Taft, and SI out of 4 expressed their belief that the STUART'S IflCltl IS! J"fl f""f!!l I euitss kioniy ANO W-AootntHOwgLgg t ;,-' ).- Ml ;" t - i t. Tul't administration discriinma against the farmer and laborer' and favors the trusts. , i The Durham Herald remarks: "Thu fact of the matter is that we do not know a to wnn North Carolina where it cannot be had with more or less ease." The Charlotte Chronicle adds: "Except Statesville." ' "We'll never do it, till we've been there and wanted it right bad," the Wilmington,' Star pro tests. Brother, If you are likely to be "took bad" a-nd "it" 1 the only thing that will relieve you, stay away from there, or go prepared. . ' Jerry Moore of South .Carolina is a much more Important citizen than many congressmen and governors that we wot of, but Jerry is no longer fore most In his line. In place of Jerry Moore's, put the name Charles Parker, aged 16, of Hertford county, North Carolina, , who 'tricked an acre of ground into growing 23314 bushels of corn this year.' . "The Biblical quotation is all true, Billy, that says that the "wages of sin is death,' " H. C. Beatty, jr., is said to have written, a few days before his execution, to young Sampson, bis former chum and boon companion in his Richmond and Norfolk escapades. The Rev. Dr. Gates told Merritt, the Minnesota ore man, that Rockefeller was "hard up." "By golly," Bays Mer ritt, "I believed him then but I know now that Gates lied." To be "trim med" Is evidently to learn in Mr. Mer- rltt's cose. Those fragments of the disintegrat ed tobacco trust still consider New ersey a desirable State in which to ncorporate, It will be observed. The reporters were not admitted to the Beattie execution, but they man aged to get out a pretty fair hearsay story yesterday afternoon. Read the communication bearing the caption "Inasmuch" and ponder. Leaves tlie Mountains With Ik-grot. Editor of The Gazette-News: You will see from my above address that I'm not in the "Land of the Sky" any more. The time limit of our hurch took me from Biltmore and the Bishop sent me here. I love the mountains and their noble people. I want to keep in touch with you send me your paper every day until I say stop. I like The Gazette-News. Hop ing to get a copy by the next mail after you get this, I am fraternally ours, G. H. CHRISTENBERRY. Pastor Walnut street church, Prox imity Branch, Greensboro, N'. C. November 23, '11. "Inasmuch." Editor of The Gazette-News: "It was very cold one morning hen a colored woman, a widow with I small children, came in, asking for clothing for her little ones. She her self was thinly clad; she was shiver-1 ing with cold. What joy it gave the secretary to supply this need. The pour soul said, 'If you do not care, I will put this warm shirt on now, as it will keep me warm as I go back.' Her gratitude was genuine.' " As I lay in my comfortable bed last night, while the merciless north wind raged and howled, I pondered on these words of Mrs. Wild In her re port from the Flower Mission pub lished in yesterday's Gazette-News. n the figure of the humble colored woman standing there, shivering with cold, I saw the Christ, and understood what Mrs. Wild meant when she said, What Joy It gave the secretary to suply this need," for I remembered these words, "Inasmuch a ye have done It unto one of the least of these my brethren, YE HAVE DONE IT UNTO ME." Mrs. Wild, in her gratifying report of the great work being accomplished by the Flower Mission and Associated Charities, says further: "We could go on and on enumerating just such cases, but we hope these will suffice to give you an idea of the real need and open your eyes to what you can do to help carry on thl work. "I cannot do everything. But I can do something: What I can do I o;i?ht to do, , And what I ought to do By the grace of God I will do." BUSINESS MAN. Asheville, Nov. 25, 1911. fsfiurairaui About Time for' People to Cm- tribute to Dinner for In stitution. The public I reminded of the tact that It 1 almost time for the annual Thanksgiving contribution of groceries and all kind of uncooked food for the Mission hospital. Heretofore the peo Die of the city, especially through the school, children, have contributed lib erally at thi time ana it is nopeu that the public will not forget the In stltutlon thl year. " " This contribution I generally looked upon a just a Thanksgiving contrlbu tlnn for the purpose of affording the Burses ana oatient a aooa Thanks giving dinner; but It 1 really more than that, for the contributions asked for are of uncooked food' and thu. when the offering I large, the pantries or the hospital kr supplied with cer tain thing sufficient to last several days. That 1 a gret help and is vastly appreciate by the -manage aient. It also aid in the a-eod work carried on by 'tfie' hospital,' and for that reason, should be a popular con tnnuiio. - oel ashes' are' combined with end a ana ropai varnnm By a German In ventor to make artificial stone that resembles marble, : ,. Li... You Can Got the Best One In -the World for $1.00. Go to Smith' Drug store today. Say "I want a HYOMEI outfit," take It home with you, open the box and pour a few drops of Hyomel (pro nounce it High-o-Me) Into the little hard rubber inhaler. , Then breathe pleasant, soothing. healing, germ-killing HYOMEI over the raw, Inflamed, germ-ridden mem brane for a few minute and relief la immediate. Stuffed up head will vanish. Keep up the treatment four or five times a day for a few days and hawking, spit ting and forming of mucus In the nose and throat will cease. HYOMEI is guaranteed to end ca tarrh, coughs, colds, croup, asthma. catarrhal deafness, or money back. Complete outfit 11.00, subsequent bot tles If needed 60 cents- at Smiths Drug storey, and druggists every where. -.-; BUILDING FAST mnno phi I t Is Said 500 Men Are: Work ing on T. & N. C. Railway Extension. H. H. Kelly ha just returned from Canton and brings- the information that the poepfe of that town are very much interested In the railroad de- elopments that are going on there. r. Kelly stated that he was told that there are 600 men at work on the road which ha been surveyed from Sevlerville to ' Canton, along the Pigeon liver, a part uf which has al ready been constructed by W. J. Oli ver. It 1 said - that the company building the road has already laid out place for the depot; that they have ade estimates of the freight paid at Canton, which amounts to more than 1,000,000 a year, with that paid by the Champion Fibre company, which said to be over $70,000 a month. The road already constructed by Mr. Oliver Is the Tennessee & North Carolina railroad. It docs not seem that the people of 1'anton know Just ho is behind the construction of the extension. There are rumors, how ever, that some big railroad system Is backing it. It appears, too, that the route has not been surveyed further than Can- n and It Is mere speculation as to here it will lead from there. It will be remembered that several onths ago there was considerable talk of building a connection link be tween Mr. Oliver's road and a road belonging to Mr.' Patterson of Atlanta, hlch runs from Greenville, S. C to Travellers Rest, towards Henderson- ille. ISIT OF THE BANKERS IST0 0CU0H arty from Nesr Orleans to Breakfast Here and Spend Day Sightseeing. The bankers, who have been in con- entlon at New Orleans, according to schedule, will pas through the city tonight on their way to Old Fort for a sight-seeing trip. They will return to Asheville in the morning and after breakfast at Battery Park hotel will then be driven over certain portions of the city and over the Biltmore es tate. One of the trip will be to the top of Sunset mountain, the Oood Roads association having put the drive In good shape. They will leave for Mor riatown In the afternoon. A commit tee will meet the visitors at the depot. The members of the committee have not yet been named but they will be taken from the board of trade, and the bankers will also be represented. J. H. Wood, district passenger agent f the Southern railway, has gone to Chattanooga, where he will meet the special train of the party and will re turn with them to Asheville. KINDERGARTEN ASSOCIATION. 1 Organization for the Slate to Be Formed During the Teachers' Assembly, At the last meeting of the Southern Eduqatlonal association held tn Chat tanooga last December, Miss Meta. Elotse Reall of Greensboro waa ap pointed North Carolina aecretary for the Southern Kindergarten associa tion.' She 1 much interested In the promotion of this educational work, and ha sent out the following circu lar letter: - "A state kindergarten association will be formed during the Teachers' assembly at Raleigh November. ! December I. 'Such an organization will do much to further the growth of the kinder garten movement throughout North Carolina. " "Every kindergarten teacher In the state 1 urged to lend her hearty co- eperatlon and to attend the Teacher' assembly In Raleigh." ' IMPORTANT TO lXOmZRS A reoord of Hxtr-trte years ebAttntV use of "Kr. WlcsloVs Soothing arnn".'y matters ta all pert of tht trM. M the highest prie that any reosed" for. ''fhUdrea. teething" ha ver received. . Every Tear the you.ni atother follows to the fOQtstepe of er mother and flnla Mrs. winelow toothing yrus to be the favorite, end q Jt baa gone os fur tertpd of ! ty-fir yeare. Million of moth en have nae4 M for tlr chilrtrea whlls teething mv erf ed toccese. It toouies t child, soften the gum. Miay a", peln. ewe wind eolle and S the best remedy for diarrhoea. Bold T ftruimet aaJ, asedlcln Jr n parte of Ui knows world, 1A- e nu ast ask m Ht rnlw Till Tn tUI AUUfl uniiiuii n)ivlag Bm a4 take mm mtamt UET7 TK&VZZ$ It is impossible to get new eyes, bu( you, can get the next best thing our Ce-Eite Toric Lenses with Shur-on . mount ings. Such a comfort and such relief. Quick repairs. " CHARLZS H. H0NESS Optometrist and Optician. 54 Patton Ave. Opp. Postoffice I - v HOT fFATKR BOTTLES We are agents for the Kant leek Water Bottles and Foun tain Syringes. They are made . of Para rubber and guaranteed . for two year. GRANT'S PHARMACY, Agency for Wood's Seeds. Freezing' Weather Throughout South, Washington, Nov. , 25. The tem perature has fallen decidedly in all sections east of the, Mississippi river an today freezing weather prevail as far south as northern Florida, with Indications for the cold continuing until tomorrow. LO G A N . Merchant tailor r Legal Bldg. 8 Pack Square. ( ' Phone 7T.k ' V m v.. h PHOTOGRAPHS v l FOR CHRIOTMAM' PRESENTS-i 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 your best. You always get the best at RAY'S STT'IUO . Over Nichols' Shoe Store. STOVES "We have the famous Acme Hot Biast an4 Open franklins for Coal. Also wood aud oil stoves, ranges and cook stoves. Price reasonable. Let us show you our stock. Terms cash or credit. DONALD & DONALD, 14 S. Main. Phone 441. Right Now is a Good Time . j ' to get acquainted'' with this Store after 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 store'-'. We urge you to investi gate the many exclusive advantages in style quality, service and price 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 t.r $'0-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 4 Tailors 23 Patton Ave. 3 'ROMPT AND SATISFYING .LAUNDRY SERVICE , Your', linens are-handled i with cart ' when entrusted to this laundry.; " , ' - -PHONE 70 A trial is all we ask. Swannanoa Laundry We Treat oar Laundry White. ij; waciiovia mm a iiuat y Company Capital and SurpluA, :;... Resources. ; ..'i... Trust Asaeti '. . . . ...... NORTH CAROLINA'S OLDEST T. B. MORRISON, V. Pres. ; MMMf ItMMf ltf tOtMMttytMtMtMIIIMMZZ t BATTERY ASBEVWLK, J, P. SAWOT, PresWenl T. C. Coie, V-Pres. Capital . ... ..,! aij. Hnrn ni ani imrs TRANSACTS A GENERAL Z ' ' Special attention givsa to collection. - Four percent Interest paid Cadillacs and the . GUARANTEED FOR UFE , " i . - . ' . , ' . We hay e, also . some .unex celled Uaxgains in second-hand cars.'. ' '." - ;'v " Western Carolina Auto. Co. Walnut and Lelugton, 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 our busienss which necessitated the doubling of the capacity of our plant. Tele phone 426 or drop us a post card and our wagon will call promptly for your laundry bun dle. Mountain City Steam Laundry Phone 624. Early Holiday Offerings Special Inducement to early shoppers larger and more varied assortmtment and the satisfaction of having plenty, of time to choose to better advantage. Goods selected are put aside until needed you can buy now and pay later. Call and see the many new orna mental and useful things we have for the home. ' J. L. Smathers and Sons Mammoth Furniture Store and ' See ouir new line 6f Automatic davenports; The fin est ever shown in this city, Oak or Mahogany finish at $23.00 $3d.OO, &5.oO irad $4K0tf ' v - DEAL AND G0LIQHTL7, 27 N. Main St X Blankets and Comfortables, fitra values this season,for$l,25 to $12.50. Cold COcatlwr , fccQssitics t Long Fur Coats I , A I - I-,- in.Ppn y and Seal for $35 to . v . i I 1 . - f .".U y . . ...$1,610,000.00 ...$6,250,000.00 .. $1,400,000.00 TRUST CO. STRONGEST BAUTT f. B. WILLIAMSON, Cashier! B. H. HAINES, Asst. Cashier. PARK BANK I V. C. -E. SLUDEB, V-Prei. jj. E. EANKLN, Cashier ,,. trrv a:'' $100,009 ...$130,000 BANKING BTJHTNj We carry a complete ? 1 0f Steins make-Bps, 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 Driig 15 So. Main St. FOR SALE , -.- .... 1 SI Lot and one 7-room house near car line In West Asheville. Farm of 100 acre Vainer jfrom Asheville, near R. R. Station. Also some nice residence In city. . AU at a bargain If taken at once. ' - . -BROOKS REALTY COMPANY. Room 409-410 Oate Bldg. Phone 1725. . TO EXCHANGE 11 -Room House. 11 acre of land In West Aaheville for Improved City, Property. Also S-room cottage. jv - - . - s. d; hall, - 32 Patton Ave. ' ' Phone It. Show FoIKs Annex. l and 17. K. Main St. ts. Sepa rate Fur-pieces, Neck : pities fic muffs priced at $5 to $90. Knit underwe complete as sortment of sizes; " for 2S garment on u 3; l. 4 it i i 1 1 .o ' 1 i . -- - -r ' v I , i.lc .. . - . . - 1 ? FurSe
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