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If we tell you that we can sell you a good amt 01 uomes ior as urae as
$5.00 A pair of good shoes for $1.50 A first-class Hat for $1.00 and Fur
nishings of all kinds at correspondingly low prices, you need not take our
word alone for it-Just take time to convince yourself that we can do .this
very thing. COME AND SEE.
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In New and Second-Hand Goods are Here. It's Just a Ques
tion Whether You Want to Get Your Share of Them oriNot
YOU WILL FIND SPECIAL VALUES IN OUR READY TO WEAR DEPARTMENT SATURDAY AND MONDAY. THERE YOU WILL FIND HUNDREDS OF BARGAINS THAT WILL K:
TEREST YOU SUITS, PANTS COATS, HATS. CAPS, SHOES, SHIRTS, UNDERWEAR and a big stock of attractively priced furnishings. We cannot mention over the items and quote you prices here,
we haven't the time nor the space. SEEING IS BELIEVING, COME AND SEE.
OUR GUARANTEE SHOULD INTEREST EVERY
BODY. Your money back without question if the goods
prove unsatisfactory.
We advertise what we do and do what we advertise.
There are no strings attached to this guarantee, its just a
plain statement of facts.
JEWELRY, WATCHES, DIAMONDS, SILVERWARE
ETC. In thi3 deparment your money will buy more and bet
ter goods for less money than any other store in the state.
Right now during our Semi-Annual Clearance Sale the prices
are at a low water mark, that means money in your pocket on
anything you buy.
TRUNKS, SUIT CASES, HAND BAGS, AND LEATH
ER GOODS. We can say one thing about this stock without
fear of contradiction and that is, IT IS ONE OF THE LAR
GEST AND BEST ASSORTED IN THE WHOLE SOUTH
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE VALUES WE OFFER
WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO DUPLICATE TN THE LAR
GEST CITIES IN THE COUNTRY.
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PAWN & LOAN OFFICE
23-25 South Main Street
FIRST OF SHRINERS
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DMQKRQW
Moolah temple. St. Iouia 125 peo
ple, arrive riiltmore 1:10 p. m , de-
train; take carriages; drive over es-
Itate; ten minutes at dairy; refresh
ments by Oasis temple; to city to
Grove Park Inn for lunch 2:00 p. m
and rest until 3:3ft; carriage to Sun
sot mountain; return to passenger sta
tion, Asheville, via Charlotte street,
' ( Wood fin street past new Masonic tern-
I pic; North Main street, Patton avenue,
Three Temples Of Country Will ; South French Broad avenue; leave
i Asheville Sunday morning, 7 o'clock.
i Ismalia Temple, Buffalo. N. Y. 110
; people; arrive AMheville 12:30 p. m.;
street cars to Grove Park inn 1:30 p.
m.; (feet cars to station at call; leave
' Asheville 9: 3D p. m.
Sunday, May 10.
Medlnah temple, Chicago Two sec
tions: first section arrives Asheville 11
a. m.. 146 people; second section ar
rive Asheville 11:20 a. m.. 124 people;
take street cars for Grove Park Inn;
Be Represented Here in Big
Delegations.
1200 OR 1500 WILL BE
HERE IN NEXT 10 DAYS
Extensive Program Arranged Tot the
Entertainment of Visitors hy
Loral Ma.sous.
WITH CAMPAIGN PLANS
H. C. Blackstock' 111 at Flat
Creek Home Leaves Cam
paign to His Friends.
H. C. Blackstock, one of the ean-
"during Its pendancy neither party
may engage in any military work, op
erating, or movement, at least upon
the immediate theater of war." This,
however. Is limited to "the theater of
war" and if is added:
"Each party may in its own jurlsdl -tion
do with Its armed forces what
ever It could do In time of peace.
Fortifications can be built or put in
order, vessels tttted out, troops raised'
and trained, and warlike stories manu
factured and Collected. Troops can bo
moved about from one part of a coun
try ,to another, with the exception of
the actual area of blstllities."
This latter applies only when a for
mal armistice is in operation, and it is
an open question as to what the con
WM. ROCKEFELLER IS
j Ident Mellon of the road will be called
! later to tell of transaction! between
CALLED TO TESTIFY lthe r8Jlral n tne Blllard company.
Washington, D. C, May 8. William
Rockefeller, George F. Baker and
George McCullough Miller of New
Tork, all directors of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford " railroad,
have been called to testify next Wed
nseday before the interstate com
merce commission In its Investigation
of the New Haven road. Former Pres-
Rurns, one time assistant to former
President Mellen. will testify on Mon
day. E. D. Robbins, chief counsel nf
the New Haven, la expected to take
the stand Tuesday. - .
New York, May J. William Rock
efeller, It is understood here. Is at
Jekyl Island, Georgia. Messrs. Baker
and Miller were not at their offices to
day, i k
THE WEATHER
Forecasts until I p. m. Satnrtirj
for Asheville and vicinity: fair tontl-,
and Saturday, cooler tonight I
For North Carolina: fair tonir
and Saturday. Cooler tonight, fres?
westerly winds. " I
dldates before the. democratic primary j dltion that host ill ties will be suspended I
for the office of"reglsti of deeds. Is, except to repel attack. !
reported today as being seriously 11)1 Reports that the South American J
.... , ,. ,, envoys intended to weign me consu
lt his hom8 n the Flat Creek section, j tutlona,l9t ,raus ,n tha Mexican prob-i
Mr. BlackstockS had arranged to make-)ern were confirmed today. It was
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, , .... " .. , ' . i.. Ashe-' strenuous and thorough Campaign said that despite the self elimination
Representatives of three tempi- c.f
Ehrlners will be visitors in Anhoville
tomorrow. The Murat temple of In
dianapolis will be the first to arrive,
this party to he composed of 15 peo
ple. The delegation from Msolah
temple, SI. Louis, will arrive U ler In
the day, this delegation to eompr's-i
125 people. The last delegation to
arrive during the day will bi from
Ismalia temple, Buffalo, which Is ma le
up of 110 people. Tpio other temples
of the country will be represented In
delegations here Sunday, two others
next Thursday, three next Friday, and
one on the following Monday, May IS
The Hhriners arriving hers tomor
row wilt be en route to the National
convention In Atlanta and ths others
will stop over hers for a short visit
either en route to or returning frjm
Atlanta. At least '1200 or 1&00 prom
Inent people from these various
Shrines will be Asheville visitors with
in ths next 10 days and the Masons nf
ths city and commercial bodiej. are
making preparations to entertain
them while in ths city. Already pen
Hants bearing the name of Oanb tea
pi of North Carolina and tha names
of temples that will be reprtUeJ
her by ths visitors are appvrlng It.
the windows of business houses and in
hotel lobbies, and for tha net? 10 data
the visiting; ghrlners will be given the
keys of the city and invited to make
themselves at horns.
Each delegation, upon its arival
here, will be met at ths station by a
commutes, the members of th com-
, ml ties to wear green badgs so that the
visitors may recogntt them as per
sons delegated to help in their enter
tstnment and furnish Informatlol rel
ative to points of Interest in and
around the city or any other Informa
tion that may bs desired.
Ths following Is the program ar
ranged for the visitors whlls hers:
Saturday, May .
Murst temple, Indianapolis H peo
ple; arrive Asheville iq jj a. ,.. ,ir,t
rer to Murso Terrace; leave Asheville
S:S0 eunday night. . -
vllle 4 p. m.
Damascus temple, Rochester, N. Y.
125 people; arrive Asheville (:10 p.
m.; street cars to Battery Park hotel;
dinner; street cars around city; return
to station; leav Asheville 11: SO p. m.
Thursday, May 14.
Syria temple, Pittsburgh SO peo
ple: arrive Asheville ll:lb a. m.; car
riages to Blltmore estate; refreshment
at dairy by Oasis tempie; anve io
Grove Park inn; luncheon 2 p. m.:
carriages to station; leav Asheville 7
Ainaa temple, E.ast bi. iouis is
people; arrlv Asheville u:z a. m..
street cars to Grovs Park Inn: leave
Asheville S'.Sfc a. m. rrldny, liitn.
Friday, May 15.
Zlyara temple, Utlca, N. T. Forty
neonla: arrlv-Ashevill :w a .m.;
.utnmnbllea to Grove Park inn for
breakfast S a. m.; 10 a. m., automo
biles to Sunset mountain, thence over
nrinrlnal streets of city; return to
Grove Park Inn for lunch 1 p. m., au
tomoblles to station; leave Ashevlllo
5:26 d. m
Osiris temple. Wheeling. W. Vs.
ltlO people; arrive Asheville 0:30 a.
m.! street cars to Grovs Park inn;
luncheon 1 p. m.j leav Asheville I a.
m.
Aleppo temple, Boston One Pull
man, arrive :&0 a. m.. street car
around city: leave T p. m.
Monday, May Iff
Mt Blnal temple,
over several sections of the county ! of Carranza from mediation prellml- j
just preceding; the primary but this
illness will doubtless keep him from
carrying out these plans. He Is now
confined to his horns under the rare
of a physician and It Is stated that
there Is little chance of his being able
to leave the house for several days. It
Is not likely, either, that he will at
tempt to carry out his campaign per
sonally but Ise s a statement In
which he says that he will be forced
to leave the matter altogether In the
hands of his friends.
narles. the rebel side of the situation
waiiM tfllitn tin In filnna fnr MitI. i
CO s pacixicaiion. now tar rxvcuiion
of that plan might proceed remained 1
problematical, but the envoys contin
ued hopeful. j
PR0TE3T MADE BY
y GENERA LHUERTA
(Continued From Page One). "
tion, of which the United States and
Mexico are signatories, provldea speci
fically on troop movements pending
mediation as follows:
"Article VII. The acceptance of
mediation cannot, unless there be an
agreement to the contrary, have the
effect of Interrupting, delaying, or hin
dering moblllxatlon or other measures,
or preparation for war.
"If mediation occurs after the com
mencement of hostilities. It causes no
Interruption to the 'military, opera
til. SCOTT HER IS.
Parkersburg.W.Va,, Secretary
Visits Asheville Secretary
For Good Roads "Dope."
people, arrive Asheville t:53 a, in.;
autos: around city, (hotel not yet se
lected) leave Asheville Tuesday, 1:26
p. m.
tlons In progress, unless there be an
agreement to the contrary."
To wnat extent the present suspen
sion at Vera Chil ouerates under these
liarre, Vt. Ten j rules appears therefore to depenJ
WOUKDIAG OP MrXTEXANT -
LA.XNON BY A b.MPEH
Seeking Information with reference
to working up good roads enthusiasm
in western North Carolina, W, Scott
Radeker, secretary of ths board of 1
commerce of Parkersburg, hss writ
ten to Asheville for Information.
Secretary Radeker desires, especial-
lly, details with reference to ths good,
roads campaign held In this section
on November t and I, lest, which at- j
traded attention all ovor th country.
At this tlms, It will he recalled, Oov- j
ernor Locke Craig and other put on ,
overalls and gav practical demon
strations of road' building. Governor,
Norfolk, Va May I. Officers of On
largely on th construction nf the In
formal understanding that It was as-
umro nosuimc woum suspended irr.t aJt0 made series of addresses,
except to repel attack. The ,wo dBVi campaign has been ex-
Ilallfx k s Opinion. , (piuit,,! thoroughly In magastnra and
..in numnrmrs on iniernauonai ipewepaper since that time,
iaw miia inti an armisiire, truce i-r The Information will be forwarded
suspension or nosiuiiirf anouid ne
definite and exact, end not Implied.
tf
th collier Orion, now her from Vera
Crux, tell of th wounding there hy a
Mexican at Lieutenant lnn n, of the
battfeshlp New Hampshire us be with
a landing party approaches th shore.
A sniper hidden under a wharf shot
Lieutenant Lannou, woundlnif him se
riously, but not fntally. The machine
run In th bow of the American boat
riddled tha sniper. "
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the leading- authorities, Hal-
leek, Miys:
Huc'i a general suspension of hjs
tilllh's ran only bo mad by ths sov
ereignty of the slate, eliher directly or
by authority specially delegated. Huclt
authority is never Implied, and that
enemy la bound to see that the agent la
specially authorised to bind his prin
ciple." When an armistice Is formally
immediately to Secretary Radeker at
Parkersburg. by Bee rets ry N. Buck,
ner of th board of trad of Asheville.
CHARLOTTE EVENING
CHRONICLE TO QUIT
Charlotte, May With today's Is-;
sue ttie Evening Chronicle will res'
publication. Its owners bavins sold lo,
agreed to. (he autbuiilHs hold that another afternoon paper In Uils city.
The
Fine Suits
For Men and Boys, Patterned After What
New York and London Are Actually )
Wearing Today
While our excellent stock is
at its VERY BEST let us
show you our 6tyles. You may
not wish to buy for several'
days but you can be making up
your mind 'twixt now and .
then. Along the range between
$16.50 and $25. You will find
so many gems as to almost em
barrass you. High Arts go as
high as $33 and as low as $15.
Remember also, please a fair
assortment of GOOD High
Arts from last year at $10 irnd
$12.50 above $5.00 less than
original prices.
BOYS' SUITS in navy
serge, hair line cassiraeres,
Blarney-like Tweedes, imita
tion Scotch cheviots, &c. $4 to
sVsm. -Xj. $8.50, and a wealth of Wash
Save something on your Straw Hats for yonnwHf or for your boy. They say "we' srB Sim o"
WriX lADI.H PREVAILING "sure. This I reported to us so often thai w think thcr Is no mis
take, CIiol.c fivtm and Oxfords for mm sad boy. ,
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