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Case of Former Bingham Ath
lete Lost Before S. I. A. A.
Important Ruling.
Jacksonville Fla.. Deo. 15. The
adoption of a resolution prohibiting
students of a college of more than
four hundred collegiate students to
participate in Intercollegiate football
contests until they have been In at
tendance one collegiate year, featur
ed the Saturday session of the South
ern Intercollegiate Athletic Associa
tion.. By the ruling, the term, col
legiate students, will be construed to
induce all regular students except
phort term students and prepsratory
students. -
The University of Mississippi was
reinstated. .
J, H. Press, 'the Georgia Tech ath
lete,, was denied reinstatement. Press
was charged with being a profession
al. .He has been preparing for the
Olympio games. Ills disk throwing
lis said to mark him as a coming
champion. '
Tenny, of the University of Florida,
was permanently disqualified on ac
count -of alleged irregularities in eligi
bility statements.
TJlack of the University of Louisville
was permanently disqualified.
SAID.TD BEEPLDRflBLE
Dr. Dixon Declares They. Are
Dying. From Neglect hy
White Man.
Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 15. Bring
ing a report on the condition of the
Indian which Is described as deplor
able, the Kodman-Wanamaker expe
dition of citizens to the north Ameri
can Indian has returned to the
city after a visit to 180 tribes of
Indians in the United States. The ex
pedition, which was headed by Dr.
Joseph K. Dixon, spent six months in
its investigation.
Dr. Dixon has prepared a lengthy
report in which he makes a strong
appeal for aid for the red men who,
he declares, are "fast dying from star
vation, pestilence and neglect by the
white inan." A summary of the re
port has been placed in the hands of
President Wilson and other govern
ment officials.
BELIEVED MISSING
MINISTER IS IN . Y.
VBILL TO MAKE OPTIOXS .VND
FUTURES OX STAPIdSS ILLEGAL
' Washington, Dec. 15. Representa
tive Harrison of Mississippi, has pre
f pared a bill which he will Introduce
!next Tuesday to declare illegal options
and futures on cotton, hops, wheat,
From; oats, rye, barley, wheat, flour,
hpork, lard, bacon or other agricultural
r food products. The bill embodies
ftlrastic provisions to abolish all such
transactions and to penalize buyers or
(sellers of options and futures.
Harbor Springs, Mich., Dec. 15. It
is believed herejthat the Rev. A. Van
dermeer, pastor of the First Presbyte
rian church of this city, who disap
peared Thanksgiving day, is alive in
New York city. Since the minister
has been missing a country-wide
search has been made to locate him.
Possibility That Toledo Base
ball Club Will Train Here-;
In the Spring.
There is a chance that Asheville will
secure the Toledo baseball club for its
spring training next spring. George
B. Wild., secretary of the club, will
probably be here the first part of next
week to look the situation over and it
is felt that he will decide on this city
for the training ground for his club.
This club is one of the members of
the International league, and if Ashe
ville is selected the men will come
here between the first and the middle
of March to begin their training.
Information on this matter has been
received in a letter to Division Pas
senger Agent James H. Wood of the
Southern railway from Frank R. Dar
by, traveling passenger agent of the
Western Maryland railroad. Mr. Dar
by states. that he met Mr. Wild a few
days ago and the latter said he was
about to leave for Hopkinsville, Ky.,
and Bristol to look over prospective
training grounds. Mr. Darby recom
mended Asheville and that recommen
dation met 'with approval, Mr. ' Wild
stating that he would be glad to come
here and look over the situation, and
that if he finds conditions favorable
he will bring the club here early in
the spring.
The Rector's Aid society of Trinity
church will meet this afternoon
with Miss Jones, at her home 26
Clayton street. The meeting will be
held nt 4 o'clock and all members are
requested to be present.
Dr. L. B. MeBrayer has returned
from Clinpcl Hill where he went to
deliver a lecture before the student
council of the University of North
Carolina.
Buy Darrow lecture tickets at
Nichols' shoe store and help charity.
261-St.
INTERESTING PAPERS
ARE PUT ON SALE
j. Philadelphia, Dec. 15. A document
'certifying that a certain Puritan was
j not guilty of witchcraft in the early
I days in Massachusetts was a feature
! of the sale of autograph letters in
! the Eliot Danforth collection here
Saturday. The document was signed
i by many prominent men and women
; of the time and brought $65.
I The highest price realized at the
sale was '$250 for a grant of a house
and lot in Albany by Richard Nlcnlls,
I the first English governor of New
i York.
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Some Can
And Some Cannot
DRINK COFFEE WITHOUT DANGEROUS RESULTS
But if you intend to win out n life you will need a clearer head and. steadier
nerves than the coffee drinker usually.has.
Coffee contains caffeine, a subtle, poisonous drug, and its use as a daily routine
beverage causes more or less disturbance of nerves, heart, stomach, liver or some
other organ. This may not show for a time, but the coffee drug, caffeine (about 2V2 .
grains to the cup) is a cumulative poison and, for most persons, a day of reckoning
will surely come. v '
But why wait until nature drives home her arguments against coffee t Try this
easy test quit coffee 10 days and try POSTUM..
After a few days the habit-forming drug, caffeine, will be elminated from the'
system, aud the gradual return to old-time comfort will be the best evidence that
coffee was "getting you." i ,
There's no headache or pains of any kind in PostumT It is a pure food-drink,
made only of choice wheat and a little New Orleans molasses, and is absolutely
free from caffeine or any other drug. , , , - :
Postum comes in two forms. ,
Regular Postum must be well boiled to bring out its delicous bavour and food
value. ' ! .
Instant Postum (the new form) is a soluble powder. A tpqonful stirred in a cup'
of hot water, with sugar and cream added, makes a perfect cup, instantly.' . !
" The person who has to bother with coffee aches aud pains is badly handicapped,"
but it 'a easy to shift to .
POSTUM.
AND THE CHANGE WORKS WONDERS
' "There's a Reason"
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HE twins were deep
in . the . myster.
les of mincemeat
making under the
direction of tbe
faithful Dinah.
Maud stood on a
chair chopping
beef and applet
In a huge wood
en bowl; Marian
sorted raisins and
citron at a aide table; Dinah stirred
some savory mess that cooked. Bo
busy were they that the stealthy en
trance of Wilbur was not noUced until
his excited face peered oyer Maud's
shoulder. With a startled scream she
dropped her chopper: "Go away, you
horrid boy! We're too busy to bother
with your pranks." t.
"Indeed, I'm not up to any pranks at
all," he began In an aggrieved tone.
"I've Just seen something that makes
me so excited!"
"Don't keep us In suspense!" came In
curt accents from the side table.
"I've discovered all sorts of odd shap
ed bundles in the storeroom closet!"
he exclaimed impressively. Tbe twins
gasped, and Dinah spoke crossly. "And
Sensible Gifts for Xmas Giving
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THE TBIO EBVZLED IN THE SHINING MASSES.
what was you doin' In dat closet? Chll-
Ion ain't got no call to meddle in what
doan' concern 'em, nohow!"
But neither of the three was to be
put off thus. "How many were there?"
asked Marian, "Did you peek In 'em?'
queried Maud; Then Marian's sense of
honor came to the' rescue. "It really
doesn't math,' ,Bbe said. VThey are
evidently meant to be secrets. J'erlonps
Santa Claus is concerned In them."
"But," began the boy hesitatingly,
"it makes me doubt if Santa Claus
really exists to see all these things be
forehand. Do you think there Is such
a person?"
"Well, Wilbur Pennington, of all silly
questions! Doesn't be always fill our
stockings and bring us a tree Doesn't
be always get tbe notes we put In the
fireplace for him and give us every'
thing ye write for? Haven't we been
told loads of times about bis reindeer
and sled -and workshop at tbe north
pole and his Jolly face and'all tbe rest
of it?" These questions were fired at
btm In volley by both twins,
"Well, I don't enre," be answered
doggedly. - Tho fellowa . In school
laughed at me when I spoke of hlra tb
other day, and it doe seen queer bow
be can do all the things be does,
. "Go way, chile!" ejaculated Dinah.
"Dere's lot ob t'ings (Hit's past our, uu
derstandin'. Docs '
we know how le jSjjr
shine , ber de
whole country at
once? Does we
know bow de
wind blows an'
ue waves come
rollln' widout
ceo sin'? We
needn't care how
Santa Claus gets
roun' de way be
do. I disremem
ber de time when
h ft . tfirant m a.
Ever since I was WU-,I7.I, H"
a ll'l' pickaninny ' "
befo' de war be's brung me gift. Old
missus used to 'low him to set up de
tree In de big mansion an' leave de
darkles' glfs 'long wid de white folks'
Go 'way, chile! Doan' you try to make
me believe dcre ain't no Santa Claus,
'cause dcre Jest nachettilly has to be
one." And Dinah stirred violently to
ease ber Injured feelings. "
"Of course there to a Santa Claus,'
aid Marian, coming , to ber rescuo
"You ..see. Wilbur, if Just this way
There Is no doubt of tbe love and care
that give such Joy to boys and girls
at this bappy time the love tbat gratl-
Be their dearest frlsbes and takes into
account all their efforts to 'do what to
right, even though tbe results often
look like failure.
"It really doesn't matter by what
name we call this love. If we're told
It to Santa Claus, why, then, we ought
to agree te accept tbe old fellow, with
II bis delightful tradition and novel
way of doing kindnesses. It' really
the, spirit of Santa Clans that makes
Christmas' tbe happiest day In the
whole year. 'So I, for one, am not go
ing to deny the dear follow' exist
nee. Come ont and Mplore the rww
drifts till the sun goes down. Maybe
we Jl fllsaover the north pole
. And the trio reveled In tbe shining
masses until the shadows of darkoei
wallowed tbe sunlight, much as their
doubts of Bouts Claus bnd been swa
lowed In the depth of truntlng love.
Buy ; Harrow- lecture (lt-keti
Nichols' shoe store end help charity,
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Desks, 17. to 960; Book Cases, US. BO to 165; Hat Racks, $11 to
112.60; Couches, $10 to $50; Davenports, $11.60 to $76; Turkish Rockers,
to $40; Rockers, plain and unpolished, $S. to $S&, including Mk, mrfple,
mahogany, walnut, wicker, crex and fiber rush. . '
Children's Chairs, Rockers and Table Chairs, f 6a. to 17; Youths Din
ers, $3.50; Cedar Chests, $5 to $18.50; Ruga, $1 to $66; Magazine- Stands,
$1.76 and up; Eiectrllers, $5 to $13 Umbrella Stands, $1.60 to $&; Dressing
Tables, $12.60 to $75, with Chairs to match, $6 up; Card Tables, $2.60 to
$10; Costumes, $8 to $16; Sewing Tables, $1.60 to $80t Fedestalns, It to
$16; Mirrors, 6O0 to $15. :,; .
Typewriter Tables and DeBks, $5 up; Office Chairs, $4 to $16; Flat
Top Desks, $10 to $46; Roll Top Desks. $16 to $90) Filing Cabinets,
$2.50 to $25..: ' -.:
. We have a full and complete asortment of match seta and odd pieces
for the parlor, bedroom, dining room, library and hall at a, wide Tange
of prices. . - . ' ' ,
SHOP EARLY
Serviceable Things Are Appreciated
J. Sflia1:hers & Sons
CASH OR EASY DIVIDED PAYMENTS i .
Mammoth Furniture Store " ' 15-17 North Main Street
FOOD EXPERT SAYS EGG
H. E. Barnard Defends Cold
Storage Operator as a
.; Conservator. -
Indianapolis, Ind., Dec, 15. A boy
cott on eggs as one way of lowering
the price of this produce is a fall-
use, according to H. & Barnard, state
food and drug commissioner of In
dlana. Mr. Barnard also defended the
cold storage operator as one of tho
men who actually does lower .the high
cost of living. ; - -
"Any attempt to reduce the price of
eggs or the cost of living by doing
without," Mr.. Barnard said ,"ls of
no avail except as it may affect the
expenses of the Individual who Is do
ing without Just as soon as the
price is lowered to a point that satis
fies the boyootters they will begin to
buy, and if the demand Is great
enough to reduce the supply of eggs
the prices will shoot up again. Th
law of supply and demand regulates
the price of any commodity.
"There has been - much talk that
the cold storage business is a trust
which operates for-' the sake of de
priving a hungry nation . . of food
through, its ability to manipulate. Ae
a matter of fact, storage is true con
servation and operates, not to increase
the cost of food, but actually to re
duce them,'?
present season tha,t such a raid has
been made and the game warden
states that he was very much sur
prised to find such a small amount of
birds, as from information he had re
ceived several places in the city had
been selling them. He to of the opin
ion that some one must have -given
the "tip" that ha. was coming with
the warrant ,
APPROPRIATION BILLS
WILL BE CUT DOWN
Washington, Dec. 16. -Speaker
Clark, Democratic Leader Underwood
and the Chairmen of house commit
tees which report appropriation bills
have agreed to keep new appropria
tions within the amount appropriated
for the present year, which was $1,
098,000,000. Millions will be pared oft
pending bills. -
The naval appropriation bill,' how
ever, will retain the two battleship
program of the administration. The
plan to to have no new projects w
thorised Id the rivers and haitai
bill and no omnibus buildings bill
Jo Jhn Willy of Chicago Fabor
ably Impressed With
The City.
John Willy, publisher of the Houl
World, Chicago, Is spending few
days in Asheville. This is Mr. Willy
first Visit to tbe city, atod It is note
worthy that he Is favorably lmpres4
slnoe the Hotel World is a publication
of wide circulation, Mr. Willy took m
automobile trip about town Bat to
company with Messrs. Rector of tin
Langren and Alexander, of ths Bit
tery Park hotel.
Just The Thing For
Gifts
Christmas
SMALL RESULTS ATTEND
"10" ON CITJ MARKET
Warden Finds Game For Sale
Contrary to Law in One
L&i..
Stall
Armed with search warrants. Coun
ty Game Warden T. H, Parker, Sat
urday searched all the meat and
fish stalls In the city market for quail
or other, game he suspected was on
hand and for sale contrary to the law.
In the Htar Market tie seltsd 71 quail i
and three pheasants, but failed to find
anything at the other places searched.
The blrde Captured wers placed on
cold storage and were sold at public
auction In the afternoon at the coun
ty court , bouse, the procetda of th
tale going to It. A, Urown, treasurer
of the Audubon society of North Caro
lina. .
This to the first time during the
All kinds of Electrical Appliances to select from. '
Electric Fireless Cookers
Electric Bake Ovens
Electric Chafing Dishes
Electric Percolators
Electric Toasters
Electric Irons
r Electric Heating Pads
; Electric Blankets
In fact, we have anything in the ELECTBIC line. AH
kinds of ELECTRIC TOYS and CHRISTMAS TREE
LIGHTING OUTFITS. ,
PIEDMONT ELECTRIC CO.
. . . . .. Opposite P. 0.
64 Patton Ave.
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