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Thursday, 'January U, 1312. .: pagetou hum p Till ASHEVILLE k - tTAZ-ETTSnSYJ. The Gazette-News PUBLISHED BY Evening: News Publishing Co. . ASHEVILLE, X. O. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Asheville and BUtmore One Week 10c. Three Months $1.25 till Months .-. 9.50 Twelve Months 5.00 BY MAIL, IN ADVANCE: Three Months 91-00 Six Months 2.00 Twelve Months 4.00 Any matter offered for publication that is not classified as news, giving notice or appealing for support of any entertainment or project where an ad mittance or other fee Is charged, Is advertising and will be accepted at regular rates only. The same applies to cards of thanks, obituary notices, political announcements and the like. .It ' The Gasette-News Is a mem- tt ber of The Associated Press. H t Its telegraph news Is there- t H fore complete and reliable. ? Entered at the Postofflce In Asheville as second-class matter. Thursday, January 11, 1912. THE SHORT BALLOT. VI. NOT BE MAMIHLATEIX AN- With the Australian method of vot ing, with the short ballot and primary nominations, we should have a com bination that would, it appears certain, baffle the skill of professional politics. Party leaders would be compelled to depend upon men and Issues, and not upon method and manipulation. The Australian method is an ex cellent thing as far as it goes. The failure to adopt this method anywhere is evidence of something wron, on the face of it. lint the Australian method is not politician-proof. The ballot without party sign or symbol is another, device for which great vir tue has been claimed and from which much has been expected: that device is not politician-proof. The party symbol would be entirely harmless with the short ballot, there is no rea son why it should not be printed on the ballot, but it certainly would not be necessary because the voter would know a great deal more about the can didate than he knows now, surely be ing familiar with his politics. With a long ballot "jungle" ballot, it has been termed no party symbol, all the names printed in impartial al phabetical order, It has proved that ttiue voters out of ten will mark the first name under each office, and the candidates highest in alphabetical or der will be elected. It is said there are cases on record where persons seeking office have had their names changed to names beginning with some letter near the head of the al phabet, preparatory to candidacy on such a ballot. In a primary election where such a ballot was used the nom nating machine would see to it that its candidates were all men that bore good names for voting purposes. Of course these extreme instances of the jungle ballot are remote from us in Aorth Carolina. We have no such ballot as that used in last fall's election in Philadelphia, for instance. A friend brought us one of these bal lot sheets. It is considerably larger than a page of The Gazette-News. It has 100 names on it. and the text ot two constitutional amendments. But all the names that are to be voted for next fall in Asheville, from Presiden tial electors to township constable were put on one ballot we should have a list of about 75. If a citizen per formed his theoretical duty of thor oughly investigating the merits' of all these candidats he would have to take several weeks off, and their -carry memorandum with him to the poll One man, doing committee work In Cleveland, did make such an investiga tion, forgot his memorandum when he came to vote, guessed at It, and found afterward that he had made several mistakes. We have heard of ballots that contained as many as 700 names. The ballot in elections in England usually contains two names, and ma chine politics, as we have It in this country. Is unknown. WHEN BRYAN FORCED THE SITE. IS. When the Pemocratlo Old Guard had the novel experience of dragging William J. Bryan in the dust at the national committee meeting, they got a good deal of pleasure out of the Incident but Col. Bryan doubtless Is not greatly perturbed over the out come. Holding a Nebraska proxy, he went into the meeting determined to wage war on Col. Guffey of Pennsylva nia, between whom and Bryan there has been a feud of long standing, Bryan declaring him "unfit to repre sent Pennsylvania or any other State' on the committee by reason of his alleged relations to "predatory Inter ests" and undue Intimacy with the Re publican machine In Pennsylvania. So determined was Mr. Bryan to un seat the Pennsylvanian member that he insisted that the committee nullify the rule governing elections to com mittee membership which he had die tated in 1908. This fact gave hostlU members of the committee an- oppor tunity of which, they could readily am. profitably take advantane. ;.ir. Bryan niut have known he wa .iding for a fall. Friends warned him i f his fate and importuned him not 10 press the fight, In which his ene mies had so clear an advantage. His defeat was forecast In news dis patches. Mr. Bryan himself is no in :.pt reader of the political weather vane. Nevertheless he elected to pur. me hi? chosen course. Worsted in preliminary skirmishing In committee, he persisted. He lost, 34 to 13. Mr. Hryan, however, had his say about Col. Guffey. "I tell you the people will resent it if you retain this man on the committee," he declared. "It may mean a great deal. The six million men who voted for me will re sent it. They will see to it that a dif ferent committee than we have now is elected." Mr. Bryan went on to say that Guf fey had "betrayed the party forever and is the agent of corrupt, filthy and predatory Interests, unfit to represent the Democracy of Pennsylvania or any other state." The Nebraskan has stood squarely against the Guffey-Tag-(jart-Sullivan element and it is not marvelous that "the leaders look for trouble from now on." The New York Herald well regards t as doubtful whether this latest buf fet has "knocked Mr. Bryan into a oi ked hat" and thinks it "not incon eivulile that "'the cocked hat' may become a party emblem uetore me next election is held." SCXZERS HANDICAP. Once more is our too-wandering at tention drawn to the Hon. illinm Sulzer of New Tork, radiant jewel of liplomacy basely set In i tactless house of representatives. Mr. Sulzer ind his compeers, notably Mr. Sul zer, recently gained imperishable re nown, by the resolution to abrogate the Russian treaty, which Mr. Taft so arbitrarily robbed of its effect. Not satisfied with this contribution to his tory, Mr. Sulzcr's far-reaching mind spes In China another world to con quer. There are revolutionaries in China, and these revolutionaries are republicans. Compelling name! Shall the struggling Oriental plant lack nur ture from this soil of freedom? Shall Hir noble house, mightiest champion f the Rights of Man, fail to evtend aid and comfort the aid and comfort of ringing, wide-echoing words to brethren of kindred purpose, though broad seas roar between? No, by the Goddess of Liberty! Accordingly Mr. Sulzer resolutes, with a fervor worthy the great occasion. Alas and alack! The bird of free dom, made to wing to dizzy heights is enmeshed, hopelessly, we fear. It sad dens us to learn that Mr. Sulzer has fallen afoul of an act of Congress passed in the remote age of 1860 A. D. and B. S. 3 under which any Amer ican fired in freedom's cause to the extent of Mr. Sulzer's enthusiastic In tent might render himself liable to the death penalty. Mr. Taft, reared in a cold, legal en vtronment and with an eye to parch ment and precedent, looks with disfa vor on the latest emanation of the gentleman from New York, in conse quence of this disconcerting circum stance, and, we apprehend, with doubt upon its author. But It Is our own de voutest prayer that, in a happier, more uf rammeled time, Mr. Sulzer mas- adorn the portfolio of state. THAT WILSON CAMPAIGN FIND "It is said by The New York Sun that it has already cost something over $22,000 to run the Woodrow Wll son Publicity Bureau, in that town Does The Sun happen to know where the money came from and who put if up? Who was the, 'My Dear Mr, liar riman' in this case? Thereby hangs. a talc." All this from our 'esteemed in dustrious and indefinite contemporary the Charlotte Observer. The Sun does know where tht money came from and it did not hap pen upon the information. The Ob server would know, too, if it read it exchanges to more general and lest specific purpose. And the tale thereby appendant is a very simple one. If the other candidates do not shoot Wilson he is going to beat them to It," is the way the Greensboro Re cord sizes up the situation. Wilson against the field, looks now like the right bet. The father who has been presented with a babe a day for the past thret days probably thinks "life's Just one darn thing after another." When a man weighing in the neigh horhood of 300 pounds exclaims "only death shall keep me from running" he Is just about desperate. Many phones were busted. Head line in New York Sun, the day after the fire. It was an occasion of great stress. The Judge who sent a woman to Jail for refusing to talk is guilty of con duct unbecoming a married man. Chairman Stanley of the Steel cor poration investigation committee makes a noise like a man In earnest The Stars and Stripes banner is ilder than Britain's present flag. This nation Is getting on. "Animated moderation" Governor Wilson's Ideal, suggests Fletcherlsm. ! Oelld. ain't it? Boston Globe. Yen vell K a-nd'-the-wttwo.4 eiHel.- A Tale of Deer Down In Gcorgy. LT;1 J the SOLE DOCK was in the law office Haynes & Gudger listening to the round of wonderful tales hat the young men were telling. He iad been sitting silently, but tnose ho knew him could tell by the way ho was increasing the speed in cutting is tobacco that he was preparing to say something and when one of the j stories came to a close, ne nau oniy to squirt a mouthful of tobacco Juice t the spittoon that stood about eight feet away to put him in the proper trim. The fact that he missed his aim L-y about two Inches did not impair the preparation at all. "When I was down in Georgy,' he began all of I'ncle Dock s scenes are laid In "Georgy;" after the war he hauled flour into that benighted state When I was down in Georgy, jest af ter the war, I was a-drivin along hrough Rabun county, and I come to level lane between two plank fences. est before I come to it 1 noticed omethln' on the fence posts that looked like small Urn's of trees with the leaves off. When I come up clos- ter I seen they wus deers' horns. They wus a pair on ever' post, as fur as I ould see. It wus the curlousest sight 1 ever seen in my life. "I driv on fer a mile I recken and there they wus on both sides of the fence. I got out of my wagln an' looked em. They wus sure 'nough deers orns; and they must a-come oti oi full grown deers, fer they all had lots f pints on 'em and wus all 'bout the ime size. "I got back In and begun to drive on nd while 1 wus. a-wunderin' where they come from, my mules sorter ared up and I looked ahead and seen deer jump acrost the road in a patch f woods that the road run through. le wus a big buck too, and had orns just like them on the posts, ust as he got acrost I seen a nuther tart, and this un wus a doe. 1 grab- ed my old sqtierl rifle, tlgnkin' I'd ike a shot, when what should I see ut a nuther biuk. It supprised me o I f ergot to shoot; and just behind it wus a ntitiu-r buck. ell, sir, you ec'n to believe me if you don't want ), but I set there and watched and purty soon they begun to come fas- er. I driv up closter and watched m and they'd jump over one fence, crost the road, and over the other, ime blank like a gang of sheep; only ley wus more thnn any flock of sheep ever seen. "One funny thing about It was that they's a doe between each buck and i buck between each doe. But the fun niest thing of all wus the'r marching order. The first ones to come along oust a-been old uns, for the bucks all had big horns, just like them on the nee. Howsomever, I could see pur- ty soon that the horns wus a-gettin less and less along to-wards what I thought must be the end of 'em they un down untcll they was Just little nobs in place of horns; and finely, them that went by didn't have no horns a-tall. Then I seen they wus i-glttln' less and less, and the last hundred and fifty of 'em or so wus what you might call calfs. They got so little they wus barely able to jump ver the fence. "I wus so took aback that I didn't ount fer 'bout five minits, but after that I did and I made it 2768, count in' all big and little. Took 'em over a hour to pass. "Nacherly, I wus a little dumfounded ind bymehy I met a man and I ast him about about it, just to be shore I wusn't a-dreamin'. "He didn't 'pear to think they wus nnything strange 'bout it. a tall. When 1 ast him about the horns on the fence posts, he said the land belonged to a man that had so much trouble with the deers trompln' down his corn .hut he had to hire han's to kill 'em. Said them horns only repersented the ig uns that they had killed, as any body could see fer therselves. How many they had to kill to git nough horns to dee'rate them posts, I lunno. Ner I dunno how many they us on the posts. The man, he said .he lane was a measured two mile. rhe fence, as I said afore, was on ooih sides; and I reckin the posts mist a-been six or seven feet apart You might calculate that ef you want to. I alnt never done it fer fear 1 wouldn't believe it myself." Uncle Dock again relapsed into ulentness and began chewing his quid slowly. He did not seem to be listen ing for any more tales. And ho needn't have, for there were no more told that day. .Mr. Alley ling Not Said He Would De cline to Enter. Editor of The Gazette-News: I notice in tonight's Gazette-News that it has been reported to you by a personal and political fru.nl of Felix E. Alley of this place that he has stated that he will, not enter the con gresslonal race this year. Mr. Alley- is my townsman and I have discussed the situation with him fully on more than one occasion, and I am prepared to state that he has not said that he will decline' to enter the contest. Neither has he aaid that he will en ter it.' I Jiave known Mr. Alley inti mately from his boyhood and he never has nor will he now. Intrude himself upon the people, but if the democracy of Jackson county can In duce him to enter the contest, his name will be before the next congres jional convention. Mr. Alley is a winner. Soon after arriving at his majority he was nnm inuted for clerk of the Superior court f this county by acclamation. Com ing to the bar upon the expiration of his term as clerk, he declined to make another race, but within two years, again by acclamation, he was nomi nated for representative and elected Declining to stand for re-election, he practiced his profession for four years ind was then nominated, also by ac clamation, for solicitor of the sixteen judicial district and elected by a ma Jorlty of upwards of 500 in a district which two years before gave a repub lican majority of upwards of 200 to the electoral and congressional tick t. " This letter is- written without the knowledge or authority of Mr, Alley, but when the time for decision comes. STUARTS A,'1K'IIYW9 ftbAUDIflTKaULI WATCH YOUR EYES When our advice is asked and ex amination given, we give It honestly. Therefore when there are symptom. of sight breaking down, you had bet ' ter consult us at once. ' We'll exam ine your eyes and fit you with proper glasses in a thoroughly scientific man ner. . Y Our reputation assures you ol ucst """ i PT7AQ W TTfYrrPCIti Optometrist aim optician t inium .nr. vVv. Our Co-Rite Torlc Lciues are the best. JtYAL'S CATARRH REMEDY For Catarrhal Condition of the Nose and Throat. Com plete treatment $1. GRANT'S PHARMACY, Agents for Nyal Remedies. he will be governed entirely by what appears to him to be for the best In terest of his party in the district. W. R. SHERRILL. Webster, Jan. 8, '12. Constipation is the cause of many ailments and disorders that make life miserable. Take Chamberlain's Stom ach and Liver Tablets, keep your bowels regular and you will avoid these diseases. For sale by all dealers. THE MARKETS New York, Jan. 11. Irregular changes were recorded in the first transactions In stocks. The drift was downward among the more active Is sues. Several specialties made good gains. . The list was heavy most or the morning. Lack of staunch support for I'nion Pacific contributed toward the unsettlcment of the general list. The market rallied feebly, became very dull1 and again dipped sharply, at midday. Many stocks ruled between 1 and 2 points below yesterday's final prices. Lo prices Invited short covering. The rally was accelerated by evidence of buying orders from inside sources. Industrials and specialties lagged con siderably behind the railroads in the rally. . Speculation became very quiet on the recovery in prices. There was no renewed evidence of weakness. Cotton Nervous on Sharp Advance. New York, Jan. 11. The cotton market opened firm at an advance of 6 to 19 points, generally 13 points to' 19 points. Realizing was very heavy at the Initial , advance and slight reactions occurred during the early trading which tended to impart u rather nervous appearance to the market. There was no weakness. The undertone was steady. A fresh spurt of dull support and covering caused a renewed advance in the late forenoon, which carried ac tive months about 16 points net higher or into new high ground for the day for most positions.. , Realizing checked ti:e upward movement, with the mar ket a point or two off from the best at midday. STOCKS. . ' Open. Close. Atchison ... ... .... 1033 Amer. Locomotive , , .... 34 J Amer. Smelting 721 713 Atlantic Coast Line .... 1333 Brooklyn Rapid Transit. .... 77 Baltimore & Ohio...... 103J Amal. Copper 651 fiiij tnadian Pacific 23U New York Central 1071 107 Chesapeake & Ohio .... 72 1 Erie 30J Great Northern Vfl 127 128J Illinois Central 140 Mo., Kans. & Tex 281 Louisville & Nashville... 1541 154 National Lead 521 Missouri Pacific 391 391 Norfolk & Western.... 110 Northern Pacific 116J 116J Pennsylvania ... .. . 1231 1223 lock Island ..... 241 Itock Island fd. 51 Reading 1501 1498 Southern Pacific '. . . 110 1091 St. Paul 108J 108J Southern Railway pfd.. .... 695 Southern Railway pfd.. I .vt. 69 1 Tennessee Copper ..-...(- .... 37 J Union Pacific .L 168 1671 S. Steel .i. 67 66J 1. 8. Steel pfd ,( 110J Wabash .... .1. 71 7 Wabash pfd 19 19 NEW TORK COTTON. Open. Close January . . . March ... , . . 9.20 9.41 .. 9.38 . . 9.68 .. 9.74 .. 9.85 1.63 May July ... . October . . . 9.70 9.79 9.93 Spot 9.65. Local Secnrlflea. Reported and' corrected dally bj Hearr F. Claudius. Bid. Asked lshevllle Water 4'l...i $ 98.00 Beaumont Furniture.. 110.00 Citizen! Bank Universal Security fa. 144.00 10.00 11.00 Universal Security cert. Wachovia B. T. Co. 145.00 Wm. Browuell Mill... 11.00 I VETERANS POISONED Over HO at Leavenworth Very III as HcNult of Eating Hash Served Them. Leavenworth. Kan.. Jan. .11. More than 150 veterans of the national sol dlers' home near this cliy are serious ly ill of ptomaine poisoning resulting from eating hash served to them at a regular meal yesterdly. A number of the men are dangerously 111 and are In the hospital. Notrly 1500 men were being served in tic aining room and several of them fill from their chairs. Others began ti show signs of Illness and the physlchlns and nurses were called. The suffering veterrns were given emetics and many revived. Physicians say none qf the veterans will die. An investigatidn of the pols .ilng will be started at once, HELP WANTED Man and wife. poultry farm, West shevllle. Ex rred. Salary pertenced help pref home and food. 1' Bfyre I'b'iTi Ilium's Drii VERY LOW PRICES ON CHILDREN'S SHOES ' . We are discontinuing one line of children's shoes we are now hand ling, stout, well made and stylish shoes for school and every day wear; in kids, tan,' calf and patent leathers, and to close them out quickly we are offer ing them at the following prices: Sizes 5 to 8 for...... 95c 8 1,2 to 11 for... ...$1.10 11 1-2 to 2 for. ,....$1.30 This is a splendid op portunity for parents to save money on school shoos. Brown.Miller Shoe Co. 47 Patton Avenue) Phone 710. Rockers $4.50 and up. J. L. SMATHERS & SONS, 15-17 North Main St. Electric Chafing Dish? The pleasure of entertain ing your friends is increased when you can make therare brt'by electricity JThe Electric Chafinrf Dish affords the easiest and most novel w$ of cooWn dainty dishes ant. uiilli ve iqu the best results uiithuour favorite recipes because the heat is , dwau cueiunapenm to vse. call .and seme PIEDMONT ELECTRIC CO. , Everything Electrical tton Ave. Opposite Postofflc. Jtdvanca Mowing of )ainty ddhito Jtingerie grosses Wo have just unpacked our first shipment of White Lingerie Dresses. They are fresh andfhic, and should be inspected at your first opportunity. Priced from $14.50 to $35, Another shipment expected very soon. Idool and Cotton filankets for Jhe Cold Wave We hope the cold Is over, but you know this is only tile first attempt. Don't wait any longer for another cold wave is due soon. i - Cozy Wool Blankets from $3.50 to $12.50 pair. Cotton Blanket Sheets, GixlG in., priced for $1.25 pair. ' , Blanket Sheets in white or gray.' Crib Blankets from 75c to $4.50. Indian Robes for $7.50. Sarltj Shipment of ginghams. Percales and White Madras In our Wash Goods' department we are showing some very advanced fabrics and this department is a busy one when the wither is nice enough to get out in. 1 Wachovia- Bank & Trust Company Capital and Surplui, , .:..!. ...... ....$1,610,000.00 Resources. . . . bust.... . i. ... m . . .t. $6,250,000.00 Truit Aiseti r. .......,., ..... $1,400,000.00 NORTH CAROLTNAH OLDEST TRUST CO. STRONGEST BANK. T. S. MORRISON, V. Pres. W. B. WILLIAMSON, CMbier. A, M. HAINES, AMI Cashle. ! BATTERY . ,y - ' USBOEVUtM, W. C. ' ' J. P. SAWYEB, Presided E. SLUDEB, V-Pm. T. C. Coxe. V-Pres. U. E. RANKIN, Cashier Capital . . .. ar.nt niuiw. arm i " Surplus and Prolts.. . TRANSACTS A GlWFTtAL BANKING BUSTN. Spatial attention flra to collection Four percent. In ter eat fMI on time depoalta. Notice Dr. John II Williams lias changed his resident j to the- Swannanoa Hotel. Office and Night Phone 46. . " ' FOR SALE 12 acres common, 4-roomed house, 4 miles out, $1,000. 9 -roomed Modern Residence In City, fine location, .B00. S. D. HALL Phone 91. - 32 Patton Ave. Mr. Reynolds Anuoiuiceincnt. Editor of The Gazette-News: I ben to announce myself a candi date for the democratic congressional nomination in this, the Tenth district. ROBERT R. REYNOLDS. B Dreamland Life of Moses . In Four Beautiful Hand Colored Reels This Afternoon and Nip PARK BANK J I1C0.CCI ,$100,000 Cadillacs and the GUARANTEED FOR Uft We have also some unex celled bargains in second-hand cars. . Western Carolina Auto. Co. Walnut and Leinglon. mrfyrmm SPECIAL PRICES on Art Squares, Rugs and Matting. Nice assortment to select from. DONALD & DONALD Phone 441. 14 So. Main. Muslin Underwear Me Mill be Soon Keep a watch on our daily ads for this sale Comforts in Cotton. Pom and lOool We are showing a most select line of Comforts, and a choice can be easily made here. ' Cotton Comforts from $1.40 to $5. . Down Comforts from $5.50 to $15. Wrool Comforts from $4.50 to $8.50. Bed Pillows from $1.50 to $6.50 pair. ' Steamer Ruga from $6 to $8. v . , Crib Comforts for 75c each.
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