Monday, April 20, 191 4
THE ASHEVILLE GAZETTE-NEWS
Blomb erg's, the Children's Store
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Toys! Toys
Bring Great Joys
To Girls and Boys!
Blomberg's Makes Happy Children
Happy Children Make Happy Homes
Fathers and mothers love In see their chil
dren have a good time.
The host way to touch a child's heart is to
fjive him r her a toy.
My!
My!
How their little eyes beam with delight
when you give the dear tots a present.
Bring them to the great Toy Emporium
pf the South where there are toys galore.
Toys of the latest design and mechanism never
before seen in Asheville just received from
Fiance and Germany.
Velocipedes of all kinds. Oolapsihle (Jo
Carts and Doll Carriages.
Children!
Children !
Here is a real treat for you. Be good,
sweet little boys and girls and then ask your
father and mother to take you to
Blomberg's
where you can look to your heart's delight at
at the prettiest toys in all the world. And
you will wonder at the many different kinds
of toys. Be sure and have them bring you.
Parents!
Take Notice!
Ton are cordially invited to bring your
children to this great toy store to see the
many handsome playthings that are arriving
continually from foreign countries.
Bring the children. It will be a rare
treat for them and we are sure they will en
joy the hundreds of toys that are so dear to a
child's heart.
BLOMBERG'S Sporting Goods and Toy land Store - - On the Avenue
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More Than 2000 Delegates in
Attendance, Representing
Every State.
Washington, Arril -0. Mora than
2. "00 patriotic women, descendants of
patriot.-' who fought for American lib
erty, lilley the bin auditorium of
Memorial Continental hall here today.
when Mr?. William dimming Story,
oi Now York, president general, called
t,, nn! r the twenty-third annual
i;.ert:np of the Daughters of the
American devolution.
Kepresentatives rreffl every state In
I ho country with 1 . 7 7 chapter
which are members of the organiza
tion, were in their seats at the open
li.g tit the meeting, which will con
tinue throughout the week. The bright
uniforms of the I'nlted States Marine
band gave a touch at rich oolor in the
hall filled with beautifully gowned
vomen.
Vice Prt.-ident Marshall greeted the
ri.i lighters at the formal opening of
'.heir session (Ills' afternoon. The
morning session had boon devoted
simply to roll call and reports of cre
dential and program committees,
"our Glorious Manner" wan the march
Which the marine band ohese tn start
the congress on its patriotic way. and
Ms was followed a little later in the
I'ternoc.n program hy "The Stars and
itrine:" Forever." Kight Heerend Al
fred f. Harding. Protestant Kpisro
pal Bishop of this district, gave the
Invocation. In addition to the vice
preaident. other prominent officials
who welcomed the daughters were
'e tary Daniels, of the navy; Sena
ti v'nrks, of California: John Har
rf director general of the Pan
American union, and Rogers Clark
Tlallard Thurston, president genoral
of the Sons of the American Revolu
tion. Mr-. Story, president general of the
organization, was loudly applauded
when she arose to deliver her annual
nddress. which recited the progress
made hy the society during the past
year, and paid i tribute lo its many
activities along patriotic line.
The Important events In the con
gress this week will be the e'ectlon of
ten vice presidents, one half of the
eg tire number, to succetd those whose
terms expire. The voting for these
will lie on Thursday. The administra
tion c andidates are Mrs. Joseph Wood
New York; .Mrs. Oeorge H. Minor.
Connecticut; Mrs (ieorge Smallwood.
District of Columbia; Mrs. Alyln
In'a. Texas; Mrs. Charles R. Davit,
Minnesota; Mrs. '. f. Abbott, New
llnmtishtrs: Mrs Edmunfl K. Noil.
Mississippi. Mrs. T. Bradford Prince.
N'u Mexico; Mrs. John H Iry.
Washington, and Mrs William II
Crosby, Wlscon!". In addition two
honorary vice presidents general will
he chosen to fill va'anrlaa caused by
death. Ko president general Is elected
lhl year. Mr Story nerving until
r.evt ygr.
Ttw President and Mrs Wilson will
rcevr (he daughters a the White
House tedntsdav afternoon. Tonight
Urs Story glies a reception at Conti
nents! hnll. In honor of two paw
presidents seiorsl of the organisation
Who have died during the past yar,
both of them It so happens, having
been wives of K-e presidents of the
Pnlted States. Mrs Ad Is I K Sleven-
d Mrs. Charles VV Fairbanks.
m"norla! exercises will be held to-
niortow night. Mrs Stevsnson wa
president general of the DA R .
from l to Itn and from 1M to
list. Mrs Fairbanks from HOI to
Sim.
tnlsllon of state flags from
evsrv state In the ecuntry.
will he used In the decoration
Continental hall will h. the
s of Friday night' program.
sddreaoes will be made by
II Preston tnawir of Baltl-
ind president of the Star Span
lanner i'ntnnlal commission.
I blgnnln a rrlrhratlnn next
'September of the one hundredth an
niversary of Ihe writing of the fa
mous national air. Other speakers will
lie Edwin Warfleld, former governor
or Maryland; A. Bgrneveld Bibbing
and Robert K. I.ee, of the Centennial
commission: and a. s. GulrfBborough,
representing the Sons of the Ameri
can Revolution and the Softs of the
Revolution. The same evening there
will be presented a bust of Hugh
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Vernon Washington, n descendant of Explorer Tells of Dangers En-
Washingtnn. which will be unveiled
In Mrs. Eleanor S. Washington How
ard, of this city. There will be an ad
dress by Dr. .1. G. H. Bulloch, of
this icty. president of the Order of
Washington.
Reports of numerous committees,
including those on revolutionary rel
ics, patriotic education. southern
mountain schools, conservation, tires
countered on One of His
Expeditions.
Washington. April 20. The. perils,!
of a mission into a hostile country,
orvauon ot h, stone spots, ueseerntion ,..-. . ... . .
of the flag, genealogical research. In- to negotiate a treaty with a people II
lernatlonal peace arbitration, and the
, entennarv celebration of the treaty
if r.b.ept. are to be presented, as also ll(1 () NutilIlu, ijeorgraphi
repoftl of various officers. Numerous
sooial functions in honor of the
prominent state and national leaders
in Ihe work of the society will be
scattered through Ihe week.
w ho refused to enter into any negotia
tions, are described in a communiea-
ito-
ctety, at Washington. D. C, by Sir
Francis Vounghusband. who headed
the famous British Mission to Lhasa.
Tibet. Sir Francis is now paying nil
first visit to America, after having
spent more thuu :!u years on the fron
tier and in the hinterland of India.
Instability along the Indian frontier
and the approach of a rival power in
T;liet drove Kugland into the latter
couittfy, explains the soldier-diplomat.
It was suspected that secret negotia
tions were being carried on between
the Tibetans and Russia, which would
work to the detriment of F.ngland
with her vast interests In India. I in
ally, no progress having been made bj
INTEREST IN ROADS
IN COUNTY OF DAVIE
Bps) iai io The Oantts-News.
Moeksville. April 20. Much interest
is aroused by the coming into the
county of the government engineer.
Oeorge '. Marshall, who on Friday
took a hack with a party of the su
pervisors and engineer of Fotsvth
county, followed the governmen; aid- attempted long distance negotiating,
ed road as designated bv Engineer Tibetans refused to negotl-
Harmnn, of Forsyth, crossed the river . " was decided to send a party to
at Halls ferry and looked over the:1"1' sacred cltj of Lhasa itself. The
bridge site w here the Davis section ! eg ort "f S!r '"'ani ls at the start was
of the roadstarts w here a photograph h, -"r detachment was
swelled to 4.2110 nalive Indian and iuo
British troops
"We started In May." suys Sir Frau
ds. "We halted 12 miles within the
border to discuss with some t'hinese
h'ai triingion there are at work now officials the matter of a treaty regular-
seven whee scrapers and r,n men with lMII( our relations with Ihe Tibetans,
tea ma The old rock wall which ha.. ' Tibet under the suberainty of China,
skirted the highway for ?ii years le We mt"i little pruftress, however, and
being removed. In December, decided to push
Lhasa." The hardships of the winier
trip over the Himalayas the endless
and fruitless negotiations with the
Tllietan military leaders and priests.
and the siege endured by Sir Francis
and H "f his men lor two mol the.
while surrounded by JO.OOii Tibetans
in a small in. Insure on one of the
the state are being changed to open (high plateaus, are described, together
utward Just as the doors on factories. .,, ,n, nn fruition of his efforts,
'heaters and amusement places have , ihe ,ifning 0f the treaty in the palace
been re-hung or rebuilt In the last I f ,he pgjcj Um, himself in the for
few years. This change Is being made i MJd,n .v ,h, Htlendant celebration
bv direction of Inspectors from the.nJ lhe pat.eful Journey back to In
state department of labor and Industt . jj,.
wno r.av,- iieen closely examining Ihe,
means of egress at the hotels. tver.,
was made
The road work will be rapidly push
ed now as the government engineer
will render valuable aid in laying out
the highway across the county. Near
HOTEL DOORS CHANGED
TO SWING OUTWARD
llarrlsbnrg, Fa.. April It, Hun
dreds of doors on hotels throughout
"I thought at one time 1 had gone i
step loo far In Insisting that the tn it
be signed In such a sacred and famous I
place, knowing thai my government
would be as well satlshed with a do, n
and other places of public entertain
ment In the Isst year.
Mani notices have been served an 1
It la declared that no prosecution i m,n, ratified In my own tent or sn
iiae neon necessary to secure enron e
menl. The example set In theaWe
has been r'adll followed.
where else, so lung as It wa valid.'
continues Sir Francis. ' Hut I clung to
iti v point, feeling s.-r thai 'he Influ
ence of such a setting on the Tibet., to.
and the people of the territories that
bound their land would greatly en-,
ham e the value of the agreement,
and su It turned out."
Sir Francis tells amusingly of th.
I newspaper accounts which commented
e Rack for an Old One Mow an. ,,n and admired the "dignity and bra-
AaheOlle Healdesit Made a Hail ery" of the Tibetan troop, who. when
FAIR EXCHANGE
Hark strong.
The bai k ache at times with a dull
Indescribable feeling, making you
weary and restless piercing pain
hoot across the region of the kidneys.
forced to retreat, moved slowly off at
th rale of but two mile an hour.
"It wa not bravery or dignity o !
much a altitude,' he says. "Later ws i
had occasion to retreat for short dis
tances ourselves and although el
and again the loin are so lam that ; tremely desirous of making good time.
to stonp is agony. No use to ruh or
apply a plaster to the hac k If the kid
ney are weak, you cannot reach the
suae. Follow Ihe example of Ihia
Asheville alien.
H. H Johnson, palmar. 11 West
street. Asheville. N C. says; "Far
some time I suffered from kldnty trou
ble and backache and I often had
palps extending from my kidney into
my limb The action of my kidneys
was also Irregular I used Dotn's
Dldn Pill, procured at Smith's drug
tor, and i tie . rid me of the treuble."
Price tn cents, si all dealers Don't
imply ask for a kidney rtmedy get
Lsoan'a Kldny Pill the same that
Mr Johnson had Poster-Mltburn
pioprleiors. buffalo, K. V.
we found It Impossible to run or walk
at a faster pace than two mils an
hour. In addition, owing lo the rar
ity of the mountain atmosphere shells
from Ihe guns af our mountain bat
tery travslsd about twice th distance
on the asm charge of powder as they
would have done t level lullu
from th rtf) hahavtd th saw way
sad ws were ompalltd lo revise com
pletely our t)tm of sighting our
firearms'
Th people of Tibet believe the sou
of the Dalai Lama never dlea. I'pot
his death It passes to the body of i
babe bom a near aa possible to th
time of th dissolution The new lami
i onus Into his full right, un his visa
Iteenlh birthday.
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Bargains in Dimities
Bargains In India Linens
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72x90 Sheets, with seams 33c
81x90 Sheets, with seams 44c
due lot $1.00 Sheets on sale , 75c
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