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Friday, September 12, 1913,
THE FOX APPOINTMENT.
Orlginiil. Wilson men of California-nti-machinB
Democrats and Progres
sives who cast their lot with the Dem
ocratic nominee for President in the
belief that he stood for a new deal in
politics are now probably experienc
ing about the same emotions that
men of like type experienced
in this State when the President slap
ped the progressive sentiment of
North Carolina in the face to nomi
nate and procure the endorsement of
Watts as collector. The confirmation
of Thomas Fox its postmaster at Sac
ramento was on all fours with that ol
Mr. Watts to be collector, except that
it was a greater disappointment and
insult to those who believed that a
new deal was to come in politics, that
the "new freedom" was .something
more than an empty expression.
This distinction is made possible by
a difference in the character of the
two appointees. Nothing was urged
against the personal character of Mr.
Watts. His offense has been that
when any real reform has been
broached he was automatically aligned
with the opposition. He has had no
patience with such "damned non
sense" as the President has preached.
His knife has always been out for sui h
policies as Mr. Wilson has advocated.
In the case of Fox insult was added to
Injury. Fox is not only opposed to any
such political "nonsense." but is iden
tified with Hell's Southern Paciiic
Demncratic organizalion, is a typical
boss in a State where political corrup
tion has been the order; the "red
light" and liquor combine of the Cali
fornia capital Is his strong tower, ac
cording to numerous gentlemen of
hitherto unquestioned veracity.
Yet against this man and the ma
chine behind him, Rudolph Spreckels
and his Woodrow Wilson Ttepuhlicin
league, whose activities for Wilson In
the campaign were tireless, were pow
erless. . Democrats independent of the
favors of '.he machine were powerless.
Fenator Works and his progressive
following were powerless. Californl
ans who have no reward or hope of
reward from either the State machine
or the President are doubtless begin
ning to wonder where to look now in
the working out of their political
ideals.
after the Westport wreck: 'The New
Haven , has disregarded orders Issued
for its guidance after the Bridgeport
wreck." Then he continued to Vice
President Horn: "When are you go
ing to quit thinking and talking and
1o something? Tour road has killed
JO or 25 people and Injured nearly
I00 in three cross-over accidents that
were almost identical" . . : . "If you
had followed our suggestion ot a year
ago this wreck would not have hap
pened."
Having a wreck to investigate even
month or two the commission could
not help but know that its recommen
dations were not being carried out.
While it has no power to enforce it:
recommendations, it does seem that il
could have haled the road s officials
into court and at least have sought
to enjoin its operation and wanton de
struction of life unless bond were
given for bettering the conditions. If
this could not have been done, or if
there were no way of getting a rem
edy why the interstate commerce
commission?
THAW SHOKT OF Fl'XHS ?
We do not know that there is any
easou whv the general public should
he concerned about it, but there have
At least been a few evidences that
there is a scarcity In the Harry Thaw
funds. This probability, however, has
brought concern to some, namely
Thaw's attorneys who fought so hard
to keen him in jail, in Canada. One
went so far as to say that he had
heard a great deal about the Thaw
onev but at that date he had not
seen any. Then when Thaw was un
expectedly aet free near the interna
tional border in Vermont he was not
financially equipped for any great
journey or decisive coup. He was lit
tle better than penniless; so destitute.
n fact, as to move his nemesis, Je
rome, to expressions of piy. A man
n Thaw's position who did not know
what would be lone to him the next
minute, and who did not even know
what he wanted to do, would naturally
be expected to have provided himself
with ample money for any emergency
f he could secure the needful. With
l"iity of money Thaw could have
kept an airship patrolling the Ver
mont border in readiness for an tin-
xpected deportation, and it might
have been that he could have made
his way to Virginia for an indefinite
,-isit to John Armstrong Chaloner.
Since Canada has seen fit so un
ceremoniously to thrust our country
man, Harry K. Thaw, across her bor-
lersi as an undesirable, England could
iot complain if we turned back Mrs.
ankhurst for the same reason.
IGNOIUVU THE COMMENCE COM
MISSION', Seventeen wrecks within the past
twenty-seven months is the tale or the
New Haven's misfortune; and In these
the people suffered to the extent of 7 1
killed and 425 injured. Few caus
contributed to these wrecks. Five re
sulted from defective signals; four
were laid to faulty stretches of track;
three were caused by high speed over
cross-overs; and the remaining five
were due to causes which Included
poor discipline, faulty brakes and de
fective signals. Each time federal
and state officials advised and recom
mended Improvements, and each time
these improvements were promised,
While the wrecks continued.
One of the most Impressive phases
. of the Investigations of the NW
Haven wrecks Is the Impotency of the
Interstate commerce commission -a
body that can order but cannot en
force; a body which must find it diffi
cult or Impossible to get Its orders and
recommendations carried out, since It
never took any steps to have the Now
.Haven order enforced, with one
wreck closely following another, and
th causes of these ' wrecks 'fully
known. .
As before stated the commission has
time after time admonished the road's
officials to remedy the. defects which
contributed to the wrecks; and after
having admonished so many times the
commission, It seems, , should . hare
learned- that the. recommendations
were ol doubtful efficacy and should
have taken steps' to o If there was
Pot some way to get the recommen
dation carried out.. If there was no
wy to do this, Its findings were of
Mitle villi). . j ' '
Cum ml .Hlimer McCh'ord Is quoted a
"" J'"' I'IM "v"r a year ago
ritOTEST FROM WAYNESVILLE.
Endorsement of the suggestion that
the Asheville Auditorium is in urgent
need of attention with a view to im
proving its acoustical properties has
been received from an unexpected but
ntcreateu source. Declaring the de
ective acoustics of the playhouse to
be "a disgrace to Asheville and an an
noyance to everybody who enters the
Auditorium," the Western Carolina
Enterprise says:
Waynesville people who attend these
shows are put to considerable expenst
in addition to the price of seats, and
they deserve more for their mone)
than an opportunity to sit in the tenth
row, strain forward and try to guess-
what the performers are saving. In
cidentally, tile patronage from thit
section would be much larger If tht
plays were staged to better advantage
in this respect
Patronage from Waynesville and
vicinity is already considerable and
worth cultivatiirg. Furthermore, these
observations apply with equal ot
greater force to Asheville people.
The death of William J. Gaynor re
moves a unique figure In the polities
of today and one of the strongest and
best equipped executives In the history
of American municipal politics. Mayor
Gaynor was a stormy petral of politics
never happier than when In contro
versy. His facility In making friends
was only equalled by his facility in
making enemies.
The mayoralty campaign in New
York is thrown in confusion by hi
unexpected death, but tfie prospects
of the fusionlsts appear to have been
bettered thereby. It will be as diffi
cult to replace Gaynor the politics)
leader as to replace Oaynor the exec
utive. '
There nr anm floIHa In nwm.nii
mat produce an average of 70 bushel?
of wheat to the acre, but the average
of course la from 40 to SO bushels.
News Item. ;
If the American commission lately
returned from Europe can tell us how
they do It the knowledge will be worth
the cost.
yiTisoO
THE EXPATRIATE.
Jack Jobnslng's gohe to dwell ir
Prance, to come back never more; n
more In twelve-foot rings he'll prance
on this, his native shore. The othei
pugs may swap hard knocks, anc
strive to gain pile, but never mor
shall Johnslng box, or smile hie folder
smile. The horrid news came o'er th
wires: "Jack Johnslng- won't return.'
The thankless country of his sire h
evermore shall spurn! He claspec
that country to his breast, and made I
what It Is, and then It bit him on thi
chest he's done with It, gee whlsl'
And yet our flag wave just the sam
In sunshine and In fog, and e'en thi
age-old fighting game has not yet slip
ped a rog; the rivers Tumble to th
sen, and In the suripeams dance, aj
though Jack Johnsing says that h
will not come back from France. Oui
bulwarks stack up just as high as it
the days of yore; palladiums you can
not buy much cheaper than before
Our grand old Constitution still ha
prestige In the land; it seems thai
swords ot Bunker Hill are largely it
demand. Undaunted by one dire mis
chance, our divers paths we'll roam
and Johnsing may remain in Franc,
until the cows come home.
A Word for Hie Dog.
Editor of The Gazette-News:
Witnessing a trial a few days agt
which was the result of the killing oi
a dog and which came near being r
serious affair between the parties tt
the suit, and seeing the excited in
terest taken in the matter by the gen
eral public, it brought to my 'mind re
flections upon the dog.
And what is a dog anyway? From
the days of old Rip Van Winkle anc
his dog Wolf until the day of the Pal
timore convention, when one of th
most ardent supporters of Oscar Un
derwood for president deserted hii
standard and rushed down Raltimori
street after Champ Clark's 40 hounds
the dog has been held in admiratioi
and respect by a class of citizens oi
one hand, while on the other hand hi
has been as equally despised rtnc
hased by another class.
And why hate and abuse the dog'.
Some men through malice towarc
their fellow men will shoot the dot
because, true to his instinct anc
teaching, he will chase the fox oi
pursue the bird across the line. Shairu
on this cowardice! Why not prose
cute the man?
Why, Mr, Editor, do you know thi
nature of a dog? The people of Mis
souri do. They sang his praises sc
high that the refrain was caught u
is the slogan of one of the mightiest
political campaigns in the history of
m erica, when the words were in ev
.ry body's mouth, singing:
"Every time I come to town,
The boys keep kicking my dog around.
Makes no difference if he is a hound, .
You got to quit kicking my dop
around."
It has well been said: "Man's
truest and most faithful friend,
under all circumstances, is his
dog. Many times the person whoti!
we think our best friend will turn
against us and become our most vio
lent enemy. Those who are nearest
and dearest to us, whom we have
reared In the bosom of the famib
irele, will become ungrateful and
turn against parental love. Men
whom we trust in business relation?
oftentimes prove traitors to their
trust. The money a man has may
take wings and fly away. A man may
sacrifice his reputation In an ill-considered
venture; people who laugh at
us In success are the first to throw
stones when failure comes and sets a
cloud over our heads, but the one true,
unselfish friend, one who will not de
sert a man when in trouble, will not
prove a traitor or ungrateful, is his
dog. From the days of Lav.arua when
he licked the pauper's sores to the
nresent, he has ever been faithful to
his master. He will lay by his side
when the wintry winds blow and drive
the snows, when ho has no food to
ffer. He even guards the sleep of
the pauper master ns If he were a mil
lionaire. When all others desert him,
he remains true. And when death
comes and closes the scene of thi
earth's pilgrimage and takes his mas
ter in his emhrace, the noble dog will
be found with his head between his
paws on the grave of his hero, ever
watching in wistful expectation for the
resurrection of the body into life."
JIM MORGAN.
Asheville, N. C Sept. 11, '13.
HE. REJANE TODAY
Possibly no feature has yet been
presented at the Classic that carries
mora Interest and entertainment that
the attractive three-reel, hand colored
production of "Mme. Sans Gene," with
rr.' . French comedienne, Mme.
Rej:.., i the title role. It Is a
clever pi, f the Napoleonic era from
the pen of Vlctorlen Sardou played by
an all-star cast. The scenes In the
laundry, the angry mobs, the outbreak
of tho French revolution, Nlepperg's
escape and a display of Napoleon's
domestic life are all loaded with In
terest. This charming picture Is at
the Classic today and -tonight.
Tomorrow the Classic presents an
other big three-reel feature, "A Trai
tor to His Country." Every day next
week big features will be shown at th?
Classic, it.
Cake and Candy sale tomorrow at
Southern Ticket office, benefit Ladies
Auxiliary of Y. M. C, A.
Rules for Egg-Gathering.
Mr. Timklna of East Orange had
bought six new hens from a poultry
dealer In Plalnfield.
"Didn't you tell me that you got as
many as 10 and 12 eggs a day from
them?" asked Mr. Timklna a few
weeks later.
"That's what I hold you," said the
Plalnfield man.
"I've had those Thickens several
weeks now and I never g6t more than
four egga on any one day. How do
you account for that?"
"Well, I don't know," aald the guile
ful dealer, "unless it's because you
look too often. If you would look
only once every three days, you would
probably get as many as 10 ir 12 eggs
in a single day, just as I did." Eve
nlng Post , ,
TAFT AGAIN A PRESIDENT
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Professor "William Howard Taft ot
Vale Law School, former President of
he United States, who was recently
letted president of the American Bar
Association. " ;
SPECIAL BARGAINS
In Men's and Boys Clothing at Bam
'Inestein's Clothing Store.
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SOUTH
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LUMBER
Everything in rough and
iressed lumber and building
naterials of all kinda. No or
lers too larpe or too small.
CITIZENS LUMBER CO
Successors to Scott Lumber Co
Phone 60 or 61
Asheville, N. C.
FOR SALE 7,000 Acres of
Timber Land.
Having determined to divide my
tract of 7,000 acre of timber land in
Swain county into smaller plats, I am
open to bids from responsible por
table saw mill men on the stumpage.
For particulars address,
F. K. HEWITT, Hewitts, N. O.
f. It. HEWITT, PreRl. & Treas. North
Carolina Talc & Mining Co.
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Glasses as made and fitted by
us are no longer objecta to be
avoided.
In truth, they are aids to
happiness that should be
sought.
You may not need glasses but
you certainly do need one of
our thoroughly accurate exam
inations aud our advice,
CHARLES H. HONESS
. Optometrist and Optician
64 Patton Ave. Oppo. P. O.
Our Co-Kite Torlc lenses are :
the best.
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BATTERY PARK BANl;
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' Iirplai and Proflta,...;. ... ... ..$130,000
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ttmtet T. lawyer, Chairman ol Um Boars!
W. C Cows, FwwMeni, r ' . M. lUnH-
Krwta Sudei, Yfc-e-rrea, ..
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BEAUMONT
HEATERS
$3.00 and up
A It 13 GUEAT VAM'ES
Wo handle tho celebrated
Progress Line
- of
Stoves, Ranges anil Heaters.
Because we consider them the
lost on tho market fo tho
money.
Progress Ranges, $25 up
Progress Heaters, $4 up
Wood Heaters, . . , . $2 up
Oil Heaters, .... . . . $4 up
BEAUMONT
FCRxrrritE com pax y
27 So. Main St.
Wachovia Banli & Trust Co.
Capital and Surplus ,...v ...-. .v .... $1,650,000.00
Commercial and Savings Accounts Solicited,
T. S. MORRISON. Vice-pres. W. B, WILLIAMSON,
Cashier. & M. HANES, Assistant Cashier.
ALL $3.50 AND $4.00 1
SHOES, SPECIAL $2.50.
UNCLE SAM'S
The New Pawn & Loan. Office
30 So. Main street.
PRETTY NEW RUGS
SHIPMENTS AURIVIX ALMOST DAILY.
TIIE VERY LATEST FATTEItNS.
Small Hugs . $1.00 Vp I ; Axmtnster, Brussels, Tapestn
Cotton Art Squares, g"xl ; I Art Squares, all
values $3.75 lTp sizes ............. $12.50 Tp
J. L. SM ATHERS SONS
Mammoth Furniture Store. 15-17 North Main St
PUREST AND BEST
Rumford Baking Powder
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Rida pore and tiuua of Impuritia.
Uam the k.la clear, aoft, Lcalthr.
Vwo !, 50c. and 11.00. Br toiUt
xromera or mail, m
KEOSdDA
5 lbfl for 10 cent
Search Light Matches, 3
boiea for 10 cent-.
HENEY J. OLIV1
General Mechandise
Smith's Bridge
Phones 138 and 2131 .
formal fall Opening Continues Joday
llnndrods of interested women viewed the new styles here yesterday. Words
of admiration and appreciation came from all sides. There was an unanimous opin
ion that Asheville was being given a decided treat. :
The latest creatio ns in the world of Fashion are being shown. The prices are
reasonable all the way through. We have marked them low to sell quickly and
Asheville women, quick to recognize value, showed their appreciation by purchas
ing heavily.
Millinery for Fall was shown in all its novel beauty,' Hats are decidedly chic
nnd interesting. They are becoming, and to try them on is to create a desire for
one. ' ' ' ;','.,.
In the Ready-to-Wear Section the efforts of our critical and thorough research
were rewarded by liberal enthusiasm by all who attended. Suits, dresses, coats,
waists and skirts all received a share of attention from prospective buyers.
, All in all, it was a Banner Day ,' for the Bon Marche. People from all
over Western North Carolina, as well' as Asheville, were present, and seemed to en-;
joy the season's showing at Asheville 's Style Center.
' Come ngain today. You are always welcome to look or buy.
Demonstration oj Kohi-noor
Press fasteners
"Good-bye, old hook and eye," is what
everyone says When they see this new
dress fastener. It is guaranteed - not to
rust, has all the good points of the hook
and eye, with none of their bad charaeer
. istics. ' .," ' ;
Koh-i-noor dress fasteners are priced
at 10c card.
A representative from tho manufac
turer is here., and will explain th vari
ous features when you come in. ' '
Srocadad JUks and
Satin
' Our buyer, now in the ' East, has been
buying largely of the new silk materials
that are so fashionable. Brocade effects
are in high favor. Our stock right no
contains the choice selections from several
large Eastern manufacturers.
Crepo de chine, imported crinkle crepe, .
satin crepo meteor and me"jalines nj"6
home of tbo popular rnatuiials we show, in
plain and trocades. Prices up to $3.50
yard.' . . ; ".-.
Bon lijarcha
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