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Thursday, December 19, 1912
WHAT lil.EASE STANDS FOR.
A contribution to the discussion of
the various aspects of . Governor
Klease's coarse performance at rticli
rnond so observant and so thoughtful
has been hy an Atlanta minister, Rev.
John M. White, that we think they
are well worth considering. In a re
cent issue of the Atlanta Constitu
tion he declares that Governor
ISlease's outbreak at Richmond was
"one of the most fortunate incident5
that coul.l have occurred" and then
he proceeds at lenpth to maintain his
position.
Dr. White insists that Blease should
be taken very seriously because he
represents "a preat, big, powerful
something in the south." Dr. White
admits that Hlease does not represent
the best manhood of the south but
contends that he does speak "in rif,'ht
close relations to the present passions
of a vast number of southern people."
Illease is made to say by Dr. White,
" 'I am the people thunderinsly who
are talking in whispers on the night
corners, in the mill yards and at the
cross-roads. I am southern illiteracy
embodied.'" To quote Dr. AVhite
further, Hlease "exhibits the mot;
honestly, admirably, uglily, without
the inconsistency of an apology he
Is frankly one of the boys at the frolic
Of brutality, lie wants to be what he
is and wants everybody to bo like
him."
Blease is rewarded by the minister
as a.blessinK to the south" because
the governor, by virtue of his official
position and the other rircumstant
which attracted especial attention to
his words gave warning of a "great
danger which is to be relieved only
by exposure to the gaze of the
world." Dr. -'White already has per
ceived that "many men of nonchalcnt
attitude toward the lawlessness of
mobs are not so nonohalent now."
With some of the writer's sta' e.
ments and inferences we agree and
against others we protest. Blease un
questionably does not stand alone in
defending and upholding and even ex
ulting in mob violece; there are num
bers like him In the south, as else
where. Hut they are not so numerous
as Dr. White supposes and far re
moved from stations such as Governor
Blease occupies. Nor are we persuad
ed that among southern politicians of
importance there are "aristocrat1! anil
scholars muddying their patent leath
ers and slouching their hate" to get
votes with this form of demagoguery
in which Governor l'.Icaso takes great
stock. Public men in the south gen
erally have condemned not only the
taste but the views of Governor
Dlensc; and we know of no newspaper
of importance which has not expressed
disapprobation and condemnation.
Weasc's bald declarations will arouse
those who, while deploring, are prone
to extenuate instances of the applica
tion of lynch law; will make the
agencies of government more ener
getic In performing their duties. Hut
he Is hopeful Indeed who believes they
will shame the element for which
Hlease speaks Into a more reverent
regard for the law. Rather will they
take comfort In his defense.
TIIK J'XKW Til Kit A Py."
The attention of the medical pro
fession In being more generally direct
ed toward the "new therapy" of Dr.
Hchnfer of California. During th..
pnst two years a Dumber of prominent
physicians have used his "Phylaco
gens" In the treatment of the most
dreaded diseases, and the results are
declared to have been little short of
miraculous. Pneumonia and rheuma
tlmn have succumbed to the treat
ment; m h;i tuberculosis, and asthma
nnd hay fever, the hitherto incurable.
Thylacogens are what might be called
mixed Infection vaccines; and Dr.
Schafer has proceeded on the theory
that the bacteria of the disease Itaelf
seldom result fatally hut weaken the
system so that other bacteria bocorm
encouiaged and act aa allies In help
In the primary bacteria to kill. When
the PhylacoKona check the Inroads ol
the allies the body Is better able to re-
1st tb-. chief Invading haiterla; thert
me dIhii speclllc phyUicogona to com
bat the chief invading bacteria, '
j riiysiclans as individuals are a con
st rvative people, notwithstanding the
wonderful advances made In medicine
and l hey are slow to accept theories
lr. Sehafer's treatment will be ac
cepted the more readily because phv
siclaiw have beenj looking for Just
what he is promulgating. There I.-'
really nothing more wonderful about
it than the smallpox virus, the diph
theric antitoxin and "606." The lat
ter was accepted most eagerly, prob
ibiy because of necessity.
Here are some of the claims 'mailt
for Phylacogens: That they will curt
almost any case of pneumonia casts
were cured after both lungs were con
solidated; an asthma case of 18 year
standing was cured in 16 days; all
cases of hay fever reported on were
cured; of 40 cases of tuberculosis
"considered hopeless" four died; aeuU
rheumatism was cured in 96 cases ou
of 100; the-cure of erysipelas case;
has been consistent; rheumatism of
10 years standing was cured.
PARPOMXt; BY THE WHOLESALE
Governor Donaghey of Arkansas
must be added to the list of State ex
ecutives who have abused their par
doning power. When at a stroke re
cently he abolished three convict
camps by setting, free every man in
them 260 : in number he put in
practice some of the ideas which Gov
ernor Please has been advocating.
It is not that we have any criticism
to ofter of the motives which Impelled
Governor Donaghey to this action. It
was not unexpected in fact. The gov
ernor has been very much dissatisfied
with penal conditions in his State and
has been devoting his energies to their
betterment with slight success. The
convict lease system prevlals in
Arkansas, and his efforts to abolish
it have been all in vain. At the Rich
mond conference of governors he in
timated that he might take summary
action and he has been as good as his
word.
The function of the pardoning
power, however, is not to promote an
executive's policies, however worthy.
It is to correct possible erors and in
justices in the law courts. This loos
ing of convicts en bloc, without
reference to the merits of their cases,
merely because the governor is dis
satisfied with the conditions under
which they are serving their sen
tences is unjustifllnhle. It is of ques
tionable value to the cause of prison
reform, callable of mischievous effect
on the criminal element and sets a
bad precedent. . '
The surprise of the Pryan lecture
audience yesterday was tho small at
tendance of women. There wero hard
ly more than 50 in the house. The
Asheville ladies certainly overlooked a
-,'ood thing.
We do not know a better place for
President Wilson to teach Secretary
of State Pryan the pleasant game of
golf (ban the links of the Asheville
Country club.
The P.ryan lecture seems to have
surpassed general expectation, as
high as that was.
Those of delicate perception in
things political leel that'several things
are settled.
SGHDGLS ARE GL0SEN6
Boys and Girls From Various
Institutions Are Leaving
for Their Homes.
The exodus of the school boys and
girls from the city to their homes for
the holidays began yesterday when :i
special car carried a number of t.-.
Asheville school boys to Cincinnati,
where many of them live and whence
the others will scatter to their homes.
Most of the other schools in this sec
tion close today and tomorrow nnd
nearly all of the pupils will be given
as much as two weeks for holiday en
joyment. The Asheville school will
not open until January 8.
The Bingham school adjourns today
and work will begin again January 9.
Three special sleepers will carry the
boys from the eastern part of the Btatc
to Raleigh and those from the west
'o Memphis and southern boys to New
Orleana
The normal and Collegiate institute
closes for the holidays tomorrow and
will convene again the Tuesday after
New Year. Manv of the glrta live In
the city and western "North Carolina
and most of them will ko to their
homes.
The Asheville School for Girls also
closes tomorrow and begins after the
holidays, January 2. Most of the girls
live hero. t
- The city schools oloae tomorrow and
begin on January 2.
Weavervlllo college, suspends for the
holidays tomorrow but several of the
Ixi.vs left on the early car this morn
ing for their homes. Most of the
ithers Will leave tomorrow. Some few
will remain at Weavervllle. These
boys, for the 'most part,-come from
he piedmont
The influx of boys and girls from
schools and colleges elsewhere has
ilready begun.
P.VltDOX TAIT'8 CIIKISTM 8
GIFT TO DYINU MOONSHINER
Washington. Dec. ,19. Presldenl
Taft today pardoned Henry Nelson, of
Owonsboro, Ky., recently sentenced to
the penitentiary for moonshine distill
ing In the mountains of Kentucky.
The reason for the pardon was that
Nelson Is expected to ltv but a nhort
time nnd he wanted to spend hut lost
Christmas on earth at home.
ASHEVILL
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A GREfUORATOR
Magnificent Reception Given
W. J. Bryan at the Audi
torium Yesterday.
HE LIKES ASHEVILLE
AND HOPES TO RETURN
His iAx tiire "The Making of a Man,"
Is "Prince of I'pjtce'' Made over
lino Sermon
The Rrynn party were half nn hour
behind their schedule yesterday after
noon when they reached the Audito
rium, where an audience of about 900
people had assembled. The storm of
cheers that broke forth when he fin
ally came out on the stage testified the
affection and admiration of Asheville
people for the great commoner. Dr.
U B. McRrayer briefly Introduce!
Governor-elect Locke Craig as the
man Who w'as to present "the greatest
living American," and the latter hap
pily presented Mr. Pryan aa the
greatest man in the world. North
Carolina, he said, discovered Bryan,
being the first state to declare for him
for president, "and has been for him
ever since," said he, which statement
was heartily applauded. He said that
Bryan is a great orator, but behind
the orator there Is the man whose
sterling worth is universal in its ap
peal. "If It is not proper for him to
be president, then his is the power to
name presidents," he said. Another
ovation was given Mr. Bryan when
he arose to speak. After the address
an Informal reception was held on the
stage, and hundreds pressed forward
to shake hands with Mr. Bryan.
Mr. Bryan bore with equanimity the
superlative honors which had been ac
corded him, saying that men in public
life were over-praised by their friends
because over-condemned by their ene
mies, and that he should carefully
treasure up what Mr. Craig had said
about him, so that when some repub
lican said something especially mean
about him he could remember It and
feel that he was still ahead on the
average. He had enjoyed his live hours
In Asheville greatly, ho had not really
known Asheville before; he would now
look forward tp the time when he
might come and enjoy it with the
other half of his family.
Mr. Bryan's lecture, "The Making
of a Man," is really a sermon; it is
his "Prince of Peace," in evolution.
It is the fruitage of his years of ex
perience and reflection on tho deeper
things of the life of our common hu
manity. One feels that it embodies all
his essential conclusions on the dutv
of the individual to himself and hi?
fellows. It Is a finely reasoned argu
ment against the acceptance of reason
as the lipal guide of human conduct;
it controverts the atheist, argues the
divinity of Christ and the primal Im
portance, of religion. Ills language
possesses the simplicity of grandeur.
Whatever of fiery dramatics, dizzying
flights of fancy there may have been
in the "cross of gold" speech or the
speech at the climax of the Baltimore
convention, there Is none in this lec
ture. U is simply a man with a line
mind and a good voice calmly ex
pounding philosophy, in admirably
chosen words. But the ornaments of
oratory, even of eloquence, that are
admired by so many famous speakers,
are used but sparingly; the art is
concealed in masterly manner. The
keynote is simplicity, and this is fol
lowed even in the humorous touches
that are employed here and there. The
jest that evoked the most merriment
was a light touch associating the ideas
nf young chicken and the Methodist
preacher. That lecture has been built
for a very catholic range of hearers.
Radical? Ranter? Surely here Is
only a most judicious, even-tempered,
mild-mannered, pleasant-spoken Pres
byterian elder, qualified any day to
take orders.
But he held that audience tense,
rapt; they would have been there yet
If he had kept on.
There Are Exceptions.
Tom-Are all woman naturally hard
to please? Harry No; some nre super
naturally bard to please.
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LARD COMPOUND
Pearl brand In 25 llw. wnmf
palls net weight 2.it."i per
pall.
This is a high grade com
pound In a very convenient
shape for large families and
boarding houses. The pall la
useful after the lard is used.
The price is prSbably lower
now than it will be later.
HENRY J. OLIVE
Near Smith's bridge. Plione 13S
GIFTS OF REAL
WORIH FOR WOMEN.
Beautiful oriental and smoke
pearl opera glasses, silver Lor
gnettes, ' Automatic Eye Glass
holders. Fancy Cases.
FOR MEN
High Power Binocular Field
Glasses, Self Filling Pens, Vul
can. Ink . Pencils, Thermome
teres. Altitude Jiarmoeters. Au
to Goggles, Fancy Paper
Weights, Automatic Eye Glass
holders
" FOR BOYS
Interesting and Instructive
gifts,- euch an Magnifying
Glasses, Compasses, Pedomet
ers, and Telescopes.
CHARLES H. HONESS,
Optometrist ami Optician.
Author's League of America.
By AtoUttd Prtt.
Albany, N. Y., Dec. .19.-The. Au
thors' League of America, has been in
corporated here "to protect the rights
and property of all authors." The
principal office is in New York. City
and the directors Include Rupert
Hughes, Rex Beach, Gelette Burgess,
Arthur C. Train, Augustus Thomas,
Gertrude Atherton, Kllen . Glasgow.
Carolyn Wells, Hamlin Garland, Jesse
Lynch Williams, Robert Grant and
Winston Churchill. . ..
Tonight 8:30, H. S. Minstrels.
Give her a Library membership.
267-5t.
M AR LEY
COLLAR.'
CLUETT PABODY6-CO.TR0YN1
, FOR SALE.
45 Acres in West Asheville, $12,500.
75 Acres in Lower Hominy for 10,000
S3 Acres In Lower Hominy for 6000
All fine propositions, close in,
8. I. HALL
Phone 91 64 Palton Ave.
Just Like New When Finished
Bring us your ld broken pieces of
Jewelry and se what beautiful
Xmas gifts I can make from them
manufacturing jeweler In my store.
VIC'iOK STERN. JEWELER,
17 Haywood Opposite Battery Park.
CHRISTMAS
GIFT SHOES,
SLIPPERS
MOCCASINS
J5est gilts lor men,
women, children, boys
and girls.
Useful gifts iiro always
most appreciated. Ex
change made on any ar
ticle immediately after
Christmas if not damag
ed. i
Slippers in felt, several
colors, in leather; shoes
in all leathers; moccasins,
Indian-made, in white
and tan; or $1.25 up to
$6.50 gives you extreme
ly wide range for selection.
Brown-Miller
Shoe Co.
Leaders In Fine Shoes. 47
Fatten Ave. Phone' 710.
the; quality
PRICE WEIGHT
Is always backed by our guarantee of MONEY BAr 1
This is our way; of selling groceries ' for cash
means a saving of 10 to 25 per cent to our custom
Deliveries at 11 a. m. and 4 p. m. .
Home made bread 5c
CHRISTMAS CAKE
Delightful fruit cake, sun
shine cake, pound cake; every
kind of layer cakes, better
and cheaper and no worry to
the good housewife. Butter
Crust Bread beats all.
PHONE 622.
ASHEVILLE STEAM
BAKERY
WATER BOTTLES
We are sole agents for the Kant
leek Water Bottles and Fountain Sy
ringes and sell them on a two years
guarantee. They are made of pure
rubber and all the parts are substan
tially made. Everything In Drugs and
Seeds. ..
GRANT'S PHARMACY.
TEAGUE & OATES
"On the Square"
DRUGGISTS
Ostee Bldg. - Phone 200.
A Christmas Suggestion
Tou can make no better Christmas Gift than to open o.-,
Account. . ,..p! U t . , . , .8,b
It is a gift of permanent and growing value earning 4 De.
Compound Interest ... ceat-
The pass-book, we furnish you In an ' attractive Christmas env 1
ope; also, a Home Savings Bank. "
TH2 CENTRAL BANK & TRUST CO.,
South, Pack Square.
The Bank For Your Savings.
iHttMHimimmimtniimM
I BATTERY PARK BANK
ASHEVILLE, N. C. ' :
Capital , $100,000
Surplus and Profits ........ ....... $110,000
'-,-"y: OFFICERS:
James P. Sawyer, Chairman of the Board.
T. C. Coxe, President. , , 3. E. Rankin, Ca-bler.
Erwin Sludcr. Vlce-Pres. , ' C. Rankin, Asst. Cash!
ii iiik
Genuine -BARRETT
AUTOMOBLIE JACKS
1500 and 2000 lb. Capacity
They represent the latest and highest- development
in motor jack construction.
Brown Hardware Co.
Phone 87 " ' 25 North Main St
A genuine, value-giving "ipecial sale" should maki a host
of NEW FRIENDS for a store. But a special sale has no ti
vertising of fact unlets it is efl ectively advertised of count
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Christmas Furniture
Prices Reduced
We have a nice assortment of Rockers, Book Cases,
Ladies Desks, Magazine Hacks, Book Racks, Parlor
Suits and Tables, Buffets, China Closets and Side
Boards, Rugs of all sizes and patterns, and many other
things in House Furnishing line. Children's Christmas
goods of all kind. Everything sold at a reduction, as
we expect to move soon after Xmas to our new store on
North Main street. In order to reduce stock before
moving we have decided to made this reduction sale.
Call and see' us before buying. Goods delivered at any
time. Terms Cash or Credit. v
DONALD & DONALD
14N ' Main Street. PHONE 441
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Solid Mahogany
ROCKERS
RANGING $7.50 UP
Cash or Satisfactory Terms
Also a large assortment of rockers in wicker, leather,
Early English, Golden Oak, and Bird Eye Maple at most
' any price you want to pay. Cash or satisfactory terms.
OPEN EVENINGS TILL CHRISTMAS
J. L. Smathers & Sons
MAMMOTH FURNITURE STORE.
15-17 North Main St.
Son Marche
Xmas JYore
Aadies Christmas
Ifeckwcar
This season's showing of
Neckwear in Xmas boxed is
broad enough for anyone to
make an agreeable selection.
Jabots, Tubs,. Stock Collars,
Cascade Jabots, Lace Collars
etc, are mil. numbered among
the stylish neckfixings.
We nre also showing a nice
line of real Lace Collars and
Jabots. Bohemian and Ori
ental lead in the novelties,
wih real Irish still the most
popular of all. Prices up to
$25 each.
Other neckfixings for Ladies
priced at 25c, 35c, 50c, 75c, $1
up.
fifanicura and Joilot Jbfs
The nets that are receiving the attention this
Christums are the Ivory and Ebony, with the Sil
ver a close third. These are packed in attractive
boxes and will make somebody happy.
There are separate pieces in the ivory for 50c
up. : . s
Ebony, Ivory and Silver Sets, range in price
from $2.00, $3.50, $5 up to $10 each.
fursthe Qift
Pe uxe
Only four more days to se
lect that gift for Mother, Sis
ter or Friend. Have you
thought of what you'll give.
Notliing could lo moro wel
come or moro appropriate than
one of our very handsome sets
of Furs. (
$20.00, $25.00, $35 and
ure prices that a nice set can
be purchased for. The collec
tion includes, red fox, bhick
fox, black lynx nnd wolf, in
fact all the furs that have
fashion's approval.
Christmas Ready-to-CJear
Sah Continues. Come!