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ii.j u:::j-hcws;- ulj Ktwi PalliiLixj Co. ABHJKVIIXB. H. O. , SUBSCRIPTION BATES: AsnevUle and BUtmor. Om Week 10c Thre Month $1.16 til Mootfaa Ul Twelve Month .00 BY MAIL, IN ADVANCE: Three Month ............i...$l.M Six Month v..... 1.00 Twelve Montha 00 Aay Batten Cere for uaUcattoa that to mot elamllUd m awa, Mni actio or appealing (or support oi any Mtartalnmant or project where an ad aalttano or other' fee la charged to aavartlalng an4 will bo accepted ' m tegalar irate only. ; The mum applies to earda o( thanks, obituary aotloee, political announcements ul the like. m - at The Gesette-New la a mem- at H ber of The Associated Press, at Ita telegraph newa to there at ' (ore complete and reliable. at Catered at the Poatofflce in Ashevlile aa eeooad-clasa matter. Friday, December 29, 1911. THE TRVCE WITH ADAM-ZAD. When Great Britain and Russia made common cause in Persia to baf fle efforts at financial reform so fan tastic as to deprive them of some of their rich picking, it was hardly to be expected that St. Petersburg, the most directly aggrieved power, would guard very tenderly any Persians sr, Jealous of their country's rights as to oppose a Russian Invasion. But the diversions of the invading troops at Tabriz and Resht. when women were despoiled and children and un offending men stein, seem somewhat excessive even in the light of govern ment Instructions far the adoption oi "strlngi-nt measures," unless, indeed, tliey are deemed admissible under the "whatever is deemed necessary to re establish order and receive chastise ment of offenders" clause of St Pe tersburg's blanket directors. The menacing tone of the Russian statement indicates that it is prepar ed to look lightly upon these atroc ities but they certainly place its west ern ally in an unenviable position. Tho British government is abetting Russia, mainly because the Anglo German situation for the .present overshadows the use-old eastern ques tion, but the English public is of a temper different from the Russian. Press dispatches indicate that there has run through the island a wave of horror at reports of brutal scenes en acted. Added to this, there is popu lar apprehension over Russian policy In the east. The Bear's encroach ment on Persia has always been re garded with mistrust and Jealousy by the English. The Russian diplomacy whit h is embarrassing Japan, Eng land's firm friend, in Manchuria, is likely to increase the tension. GRKAT MEN' AND JMMBLES. Every great man has a foible; Col. Watterson has a foible; therefore he's a great man. That may not be logic, but It's fact. Col. Watterson's foible ie Col. Roosevelt. The sage of Oyster Bay to Polonious' daughter to this Blue Grass Hamlet, the theme on which he delights to harp. "Rooseveltlsm would mean abso lutism," is the latest prophesying of the Louisville oracle. "If thev put him In the White House agair, we will never get him out except feet fore most" Upon Col. Roosevelt's return from Africa, Col. Watterson delivered him self of the following: "Theodore Roosevelt Is the most portentlous fig ure which has appeared in the world alnce Napoleon Bonaparte;" which seemed hyperbole to all, with the pos sible exception of Col. Roosevelt. To most of us he Is a short, stout man, amazingly energetic and valuable and with a fondness for personal pronouns. These two colonels should get togeth er, for Col. Roosevelt, too, has a foi ble. THE STATUS OF AVIATION. The prediction of Prof. A. Lawrence Roach of the Blue Hill Metereologtrsl observatory that American universi ties It! soon provide facilities for In struction In flying and airship build ing Is In line with the marvelous ad vance of aeronautics her and abroad. Within the past two years the science of air navigation has made wonderful strides. The spectacular adventurers, whose Ill-considered hasards caused aeronautics to be generally considered as a dangerous fad, have largely giv en way, many of the most famous of them having been removed by death, and careful study of the science has become the order of the day. "Even rtow conservative and scien tific air navigation Is attended by no prohibitive hazards. Adequate courses of Instruction 'at some recog nlied Institution or ' Institutions of lramlng. 'ilea tmon to the many Wl" t . : I r- ,,,-J, (lie Sol Jl'i t NEW YORK NOT THE PLACE. ., The New York World, in sentences rrjore biting than complimentary to ts home town; puts a damper on the enthusiasm of Gotham's - hostelrles and come out flat-footed against the movement to have the next national democratic convention In the metrop olis. Empire State politics. It Is point ed out, is In hone too good repute. suspicion of Wall street influence might be around, and, by no means least, the landing of the convention would be a Incense in the nostrils of Boas Murphy. The last, we fear, is the most po tent ' factor from the World' view point, for that publication ha lately been as busy as It knows how trip ping the Tammany chieftain, but all these points are well taken. . It may be doubted whether the $100,000 con sideration offered could Induce sagac ious committeemen with their party's welfare at heart to consider the New York invitation. Noting that some of the State banks are advertising "tha they will pass out new money for the holidays," the Charlotte Chronicle observes that Charlotte banks pay new money to customers every day, and that it has been a long time since a dlshrag dol lar, has been seen in Charlotte. Any thing in this of Interest to Aehevllle people? The South Carolina newspaper are talking right along about compul sory education. If we take our ap praisal of their governor from these papers, they certainly do need some thing In South Carolina, and compul sory education might be worth try ing. An old landmark Indeed, passes that of Norfolk, which goes out of existence Monday. The Landmark has been bought by the Virginian Pilot Publishing company, and is to be chloroformed. A New Hampshire lady. It is report ed, puts pins In her husband's side of the bed, and then absent-mindedly jot in on that side herself. Things very similar happen everywhere right along. Did you ever pause In your swift areer to think how the expectancy tables of the actuaries would be revo iutlonized In one year, If everybody drank North Fork water? An old sweetheart died and left Miss t'la Razelle of Kalamazoo $60, 000 and now she is the prey of the pert paragraphers; notice her name? One of the rewards and chief lncen tives to successful Journalism In South Carolina and Texas is the ability to live in Ashevlile. 'AshevlPe has no slogan. Mention the word "Ashevlile" anywhere and you will find Ashevlile needj no slogan. Fairly good resolution: not to "bust" yourself next Christmas giving to peo ple, just to be in the fashion. The tall Is the best part of a bliz zard. That Is the part Ashevlile, favored spot, usually gets. Shuster is enabled to realise there Is such a thing as being' too compe tent for one's job. They may call It a Chinese republic, but there is no probability of Its oe Ing a republic. We have a suspicion the Contrib uting Editor is alluding at President Tsft. How different tho missive of Mon day from those of last Monday will be. The Colonel la a believer In peace, and Is perfectly willing to fight (or It It ha been a bad year on old polit ical parties. A new Sun rises In China. ttttMa) it ! t PRESS COMMENT. sc at Is MataMtitoiii)M THE DURHAM NEOROE8. Perhap the beat example pf the ad vanced life among; the negroes In the south, Is to be found In Durham. There the negroes appear to be some what colonised, and while there are draymen, washerwomen and servants among them, they have organized a business association which covers al most very branch of trade. They are not only tradesmen, but banker and manufacturer. There are over five thousand negroes In i Dilrfoam. and the negroes In Durham county pay taxes on half a million dollars worth of property, or an average of ttOO a family and this property has mora than doubled In the last ten years. There Is an article In The World's Work, on "The Upbuilding or Black Durham." which tells the story of tht progress of the colored people there. In addition to stores of all kinds, these black people la Dur ham have developed five manufactur ing establishments which .turn out mattresses, hosiery, brick. Iron ar ticles and dressed lumber. These en terprises represent an Investment of more then IS0.000. Beyond this, the colored people have a number of fi nancial enterprises among which are a building and loan association, a real estate company, a bank, and three Industrial Insurance companies. One of these the North Carolina Mu tua' and Provident Association Is s it to be the largest n-r Industrial Insurance company In the world. Its business has Increased from 1cm than a thousand dollars In 1IDI to an In come nf a rnmrter of a million In 1910. It tins 2U0. OlIO mrml.i'rs. t-n l-iii l a b.'it nu.Uon u ,i , t,.n- fits, and owns Its, own office buildings in three cities.: t; .'.-' : 1 ... The writer -of the article In The World's Work reminds his readers ' that Durham is in the south and that around these 000 negroes are twice as many white' who own most of the property, dominate the political life exclusively, and form the main cur rent of social life. He then tells of the attitude ef the people of Durham toward the negroes. "In the case of a notable few," he says, "it has been sincerely sympathetic and helpful, and In the case of a majority of the whites it has not been hostile. Of the two attitudes, great as has undoubtedly been the value of the active friend shlpof the Duke family. General Ju lian' 8. Carr, and others, I consider the greatest factor In Durham's de- 'vetopment to have been the disposition of the mass of ordinary white citiiens of Durham who say: 'Hands off give them a chance don't Interfere.'" The negro development In Durham is ascribed in a word to Trinity Col lege. "The Influence of a Southern In stitution of learning of high ideals," says the writer, "with a president and professors who have dared to speak out for jfctice toward bhck men; -with a quarterly Journal, the learning and Catholicism of which Is well known this, has made white Durham willing to see black Durham rise without or ganizing mobs of secret societies to 'keep the niggers down.' " This Is something for Northern colleges and northern communities to reflect upon. It Is a true picture of negro life In one southern city and reflects the sentiment of all southern com munities toward the deserving negro the negro who makes of himself a good citizen. Charlotte Chronicle. PERSIA FEARS PUNITIVE BY Government Expresses Deep Regret at Consul Smart's Injury by Tribesmen. Teheran, Dec. 29. The British con sul, W. A. Smart, who was wounded In an engagement between his Indian escort and 800 Kashgal, is safe, hav ing been brought from a caravan where he received medical attention to Kazaroon. The Persian foreign minister called on the British minis ter and expressed deep regret on be half of the regent and government for the incident. He informed the British minister that measures had been tak en to insure Consul Smart's safe ar rival at his post at Shlraz and ex emplary punishment for the offenders. The Persian government is extremely apprehensive lest Oreat Britain con sider the Incident justification for a punitive expedition, which might lead to prolonged, possibly to permanent, occupation of southern Persia. W. Morgan Shuster, the American who was dismissed from the office of treasurer-general by the cabinet, Is still awaiting notification of the ap pointment of his successor. Ha has suggested the selection of F, E. Cairns, who was his principal Amer ican assistant, to act In the Interim. This would enable Mr. Shuster to leave Teheran within a short time. If the suggestion Is accepted possibly he will leave with his family In about 10 days. The only rout by which he can return home is by way of Kasbln and Resht, which are' now In the pos session of the Russian troops, to Baku and through Russia. The telegraph lines to Tabriz have been restored and It la presumed that fighting In that district has ceased, but all dispatches so far received from Tabriz are several days old and Indi cate that the Russians were In a des perate plight on Sunday and were awaiting reinforcements. They effect ed a truce, which was held until Mon day, when heavy reinforcements ar rived and the Russian renewed their attacks. Best Economy Scheme Yet Devised For Western North Carolina People THE first announcement by the Blue Ridge Berkshire farm of a plan that haa been crystallsed by ten years) of study and experiment Is mads in The Gazette-News today. Th United Bute department of agriculture says or this plan, "It Is novel and Ingenious." It Is all that and more. It la not a philanthropy, but a purely business proposition; and yet there are few Idea In th way of philanthropy that could promise more for the people of Buncombe county and of western Nbrth Carolina. It I designed to place every farmer in possession of high-bred Berkshire swine, which will afford more profit than anything else on th farm, will be of as steady and posHIvs value as gold or wheat; and la designed even tually to check th runlous outflow of money from this section for awlne products. Government Investigator have found that grazing la th basts of profit In hog raising. Good water Is a factor of .great Importance. The Berk shir Is pre-eminently the grazing hog. Western North Carolina Is th natural grass country. Clear off any of these mountain top and th lush grass springs up. By wise manage ment greea pasturage can be provided practically the year through. There ts abundance of purs water. Every thing makes for success. At present more money Is being sent out of Bun combe county for pork than for sny otherartict of consumption. The hos ralalng possibilities of this and neigh boring enunties ought to provids, on the other hand, a tin source of reve nue. 1 1 The hog contest that has been Inau gurated by thi flue Ridge Berkshire farm, of which W. J. Cock is owner and John Rector, an experienced stockma. Is manager, la described In detail In aa advertisement elsewhere in todsy's paper. OI pig Is given to each approved applicant, and he raises ons for the Ulue Rldga farm. There (a more profit In two ptas on s furm than in anything; rim. lor thrlr fd Is practically no more than the (llmmmlli.n f h pi-mlui ta, m-rm, etc. T.iv wiil suhMi.it lnrii..y upon varlmis iiul put. h v nf j-.-.-n h-r mv.i lh. to. WE TKIST AI L THE PEOPLE (CI? ASHEVILLK -, ..... J -Spent a very Happy-Christmas. Now get down to business and, have I your tired, . strained eyes v examined and glasses properly fitted, - CHAS. H. H0NESS Optometrist and Optician t ' 54 Patton Avenue, opposite Potttoirtce OUR CE-RITE TONIC LENSES ' J . ARE THE BEST. NYAL'S CATARRH REMEDY For Catarrhal Condition of the Nose and. .Throat. . Com ; plete treatment $1.. ''' GRANT'S PHARMACY, Agents for Nyal Remedies. SE BY LOCAL . AGGREGATION , ! , ' '"''' Visitors Not in Class of Y. M. Ci A. Team Small Audi ence Present. The Y. M. C. A. basket ball team defeated Washington and Lee aggre gation last night 12 to 7 In a one sided game. The visitor were limply outclassed In every way and seemed to realize that it would be Impossible for them to win the second game with the locals, having been defeated Wed nesday night by the overwhelming score )f 30 to 10, In a much snappier and more interesting game. The vis itors simply "wer not In It," wh n matched against the local aggrega tion. A small audience was present, due doubtless to the fact that people who saw the first game thought that Washington and Lee couldn't play the class of ball that the locals have been putting up; therefore, feeling that It would be a one-sided affair, which proved to be true. The locals are playing good ball this season, and It will take a stronger team that that of Washington & Lee to defeat them; REYES IN PRISON Xo Demonstration When Fallen Mil itary Leader Arrives In Mexico City Naming Court Martial. Mexico City,, Dec, 29 His first night in a military prison did not greatly depress General Bernardo Reyes. He slept in a room of. the sub-director of the Santiago prison, situated on. the second river, and, was granted every-; thing necessary for, hi comfort Reyes will be formally put at the disposition of the military judges, but the actual trial will not begin for some week a . ' Gen. Reyes arrlycd last night The j car In which he traveled was dropped I In the freight yaffjs and l!e prisoner conducted by an unfrequented route to the Santiago mftltafy prison. There1 I was no demonstration. , The personnel of the courtmartlal ; which will try Reyes In part haa been ' officially announced as follows: Gen erals Jose Maria Mler, Jose Maria de la Vega and Lauro Vlllar. . To make these officers eligible they were raised by official act by th min ister of war from brigadiers to gen erals of divisions. In addition. Gen eral Francisco Avales was designated as agent of the "mmtsterlo publico" to sit With the others. General Mier was governor of Nuevo Leon, over which Reyes himself presided pre viously In the same capacity until ousted by the Madero revolution. GCneral Vega was chief of marine af fairs In the department of war and marine and fater successively military commander at Quintans Roo, Chihua hua. General Vlllar Is military com mandant at Vera Cruz. ' and serve la general ' to eliminate waste. Th larger th herd, the mors th proportionate expense.' After th farmer has taken care of the two pig for twelve montha they having cost him practically nothing, one ts returned tot the. -Blue' Rldge farm, and the farmer who haa cared for them haa in his possession a high class pig, entitled to registration, which he can sell at rom lit to $100 or with which he -can establish as large a herd as ho desire for himself. During th next four or five years It Is planned by the Blue Ridge farm, If th co-operation of the people la se cured, to glv prize aggregating 11100 In gold. ' -' The owner of the farm haa dis cussed this plan, which Is of his own devising, with officials of th national department of agriculture, with the Industrial department at th Southern railway, with famous swine raisers, with conservatlvs business men, and they are all agreed that It promises to be a tremendous success, both aa a business enterprlss and In arousing th Interest f the people generally In raising hogs, of approved strain, to take th place of inprofltable 'scrub stock. The Blue Rldge farm, situated on the Weavervllls electric line, s couple of miles north of Ashevlile, hss ths best lines of Berkshire hogs that breeding and experience .have devel oped. Many thousands of dollars has been expended. Th business has been in existence ten years, snd haa sold stock In aH parts of th United mates snd In Porto Rico. It Is expected that th plsa will eventually be broadened In scope, taking In all ths counties of western North Carolina. . The contest began In Heptember. It was decided to make no attempt at publicity until It should b demon strated whether or not It was going to "take." It haa taken. On hundred pigs have been put out and applica tion are pouring in. It Is nH expected that more than S00 pigs will be pn nut this year. The enterprlsln' frmr wilt, there fore, act promptly, and not lot thin opportunity go by tlMmilt. The e'tt J,ewa hi llevm this th l.i.t M'hi-me, slims limn of ru rmn omy, t' .t has yet h -i n lvaicti WE CAN HELP YOU To make the new year t of 1912 ; a , very happy . year, by making your. ;. FEET COMFORTABLE ' Our 6hoes are scientifi cally 'planned and con-, structed by shoe artists,. '; and only materials that ' , are carefully inspected ''are used in their making. The new 1912 shoes for la-; dies are real beauties, with special shoe values at $3.00, $3.50 ' and $4.00. Brown-Miller Shoe Co. DR. WILBUR J. GftAFTS SPEAKER FOR SUNDAY One of the Most Interesting Men's Meetings of the Year, It Is Expected. One of the most Interesting men's meetings of the year at the Y. M. C A. will be held Sunday when Dr. Wilbur F. Crafts, president of the Interna tional Reform bureau of Washington, will spealr on "The Moral Outlook for t DR. WILBUR F. CRAFTS. 111 J." There will also be an enter taining musical program In which Mr. and' Mrs. It Stanley Good hart and R. W. Hammerslough will take part Tlis meeting will be held at 4 o'clock and at 3 o'clock Dr. Crafts will ad dress th boy at their meeting. CoL Roosevelt denies that he asked th late Mr. Harriman to produce some' campaign money. We suppose Mr. Harriman raised ths $260,000 and sandbagged Cortelyou and made him t:iks It Houston Post .. . . ' '" r. J ' I ' ' ' Jfs lenrX otths ig Store t V ; , ' . Delayed Jhipmnt PrQu9nnntory Salo of CJatmants Continues Joday and Jomorrov .Many customers took advantage of our offer to sell Suits, Coats and Dresses at half price and loss. They found the values as advertised. Some Suits were' sold venter-day at a lower price than the material would have sold for ordinarily. " : ' IVying a Suit or Coat here at this timo is real economy. You have nearly fonr months in which to wear tliene winter garments. The prices as Btated above aro tlio lowest obtainable, K $20.00 Suits are priced at. , , . ; $o 45 $25.00 Suits aro priced at... ... .. ...,$11.C5 $15.00 ltns Coats in colors, for 17.10 $20.00 Dresses, wool an'd chiffon, are priced at.!., $10.C0 I fMM Bank & Irust Company 'I:...'; Capital'ana Surplus, :.tv-. ... ...i,6i",uuu.ij Resources.. . .. .. .....;. i -v 'J?S2'S25,S Trust Assets ... ... ...... $1,400,000.00 NORTH CAROLINA'S OLDEST! TRUST COW-STRONGBT BANK. T. fc MOBRISOJ. V. Pre .. W. B. VtlUUAMBOX, Carter. ".. ' V M, HAINES, Aast. eatables'. ' fi immiii i i :: BATTE,IOC IVUUat BAlNJUj ii : i J. P. SAWYER, Preddml . . E. SLXJDEB, V-Pxm! 1 i i T. 0. Coxe, V-Pres. J. E. BANKLN, Cashier , i i, capital v..' .... -... ieo,co9 i : : 1 Surplus tnd Prolts .; "... V;. $100,000 ; :. TRAN8ACT8 A GENERAL BANsUNOI BITSINsssB. ' ' Spatial attention tiTa to oollsctlona. Four percent. Interest asi i on tlma dapoalta. . ' , mm in ii i ii niiiiiniimiiiiiiiiiini HOLIDAY GOODS , We have a large stock iday gifts at very attractive prices. Call and inspect our stock. Goods delivered any time to suit purchaser," DONALD & DONALD - , . Furniture Dealers. 14 South Main Street. Special prices on everything for remainder f this .' week. . "' ' " '' ' Cadillacs and the . GUARANTEED fOR LIFE We have also some unei i-lled bargains in second-hand cars. Western Carolina Auto. Co. Walnut ftztd Leington. Holiday Gifts Let us help you decide. Good val ues and pleasing . assortment await your inspection. " " Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Gems, Jewelry Novelties, Souvenirs, Silver, ware, Fountain Pens. J. E CARPENTER, ; . Jeweler 'j v--:". No. 11 West Park Square (la Moore's Furniture Store.) Mt. Ilermon lodge, No. 118, A. F. and A. M., will meet in special ' communication this evening, Friday, December 29, at 7 o'clock for conferring the Master ( Masons degree, A prompt and full attendance is earnestly desired. t; Visiting brethren are cordially invited to meet with us. J. W. GRIMES, M. '- ' A. L. PARKER, Sec. f ' S , a a j aa saja. Ml of useful and appropriate hol Phone 441. Show Folks We carry a complete 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. SeawelTs Drug Store 15 So. Main St. ' 1 "" ' , HAVE THE BABY ' PHOTOGRAPHED NOW The best baby picture are made her. W hav special facllltle for getting good photo of children. Quickest plates, lot of light and fast lenses. Catch them laughing, playing. etc . Tou are certain of best results at RAY'S STUDIO, N. Park Square. FOR SALE - 11 acres common, t-roomed house, 4 miles out $1,000 roomed Modern Residence ' in City, fin location, M.stD.. , S. D.HALL : Phone tl. S ratios. Ave. ! fi. r S
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