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THE ASHEVILLii UAZEr.iJU-.Nt.WiJ SE E 13 ASHEVILLE DRYGOODS MMHMHBHaBBBBaBBBBB ARE HOlPRESSED ON BICYCLE THEFT The 13 th Prosecution In Case Against Biltmore Officer Last Night Alexander Reaban Agrees Lands Much-vTanted Ne- to Drop the Matter. . gro in County -JUL Tuesday, August 11, 1914. Rid CHARGES UICK 1 DO On recommendation of Acting City Solicitor A. Hall Johnstone, a nol ed with criminal assault on Mrs. Wll- burn Q. Buckner of No. S3 Central avenue, when the case was called in Police court this morning. R. M. Wells, attorney for the private prosecution asked the court to take a not prosse when the case was called today and Acting Solicitor Johnstone rtM tll frmirt that h. thnnirht tVtat would be the only thing to do in the case. v :. Reaban, who llves.nead New Bridge on the Weavervllle line, was arrested at his home several days ago on a warrant sworn out by Wllburn G. Buckner, In which he charged that Reaban had assaulted his wife two days previous to the swearing out of the warrant when arrested Reaban pruieaieu ma iiiiiuutsijua aim buiu mu.i his intentions when he visited the home of Buckner were good. The case attracted no little attention and the court room was crowded today when it was called. FIRE WASTE IN STATE A clever and quick piece of work on the part of Officer Lee Sharpe of Bilt- more, last night resulted In the arrest of Clarence Huston, colored, who was arrested by the BUtmore officer on charges of the larceny of a bloycle. the property of the drug firm of Teague & Oates. A delivery boy working for the company late yesterday afternoon rode up to a store on Patton avenue and while, making purchases inside left his wheel out front. When he re turned the wheel was gone and the matter was reported to the local police department About two hours later Officer Sharpe stated that a boy had just sold a wheel to a Mr. Stroupe at Swannanoa station and was cominfj to Biltmore on passenger train No. 21. He was told by the local police to arrest the boy and bring him to police headquarters. This was done and Huston admitted when locked up at the station that he stole the wheel. He will be tried tomorrow afternoon at the session of Juvenile court as he Is only 12 years of age. FIELD MINSTRELS OPEN AT Interesting Figures are Given fr twflt of nwnArs st Show Will Be Given Sep nf PrnttPitv tember 9 Good Bookings Are Secured. Thirteen per cent of the fires In Nnrth Carolina, durinsr the cast vear resulted from preventable causes The regular theatrical season for purely and eighteen per cent grew 1911-15 at the City Auditorium will out of conditions which were largely open on September 9, the first attrac- V ,. !T",M j , m I"" lng Al O. Field's mln- the general conclusion from the fig- 8trels- Mr- Fleldbring his troupe to urea presented by the report of the Ashevllle directly after he opens his statistician of the North Carolina season In Columbus, Ohio, his ho.u. Firemen's association Just published. other attractions will follow In This makes a possible total of 31 per short order, according to Manager cent of fires which might have been Bailey "who Is now finishing up 'he prevented if proper precautions had season's bookings which will include been taken. high class shows of different kinds. A The figures were presented in way good season la expected by the houe3 of emphasis on the campaign which management has been Inaugurated by Insurance Improvements are to be made at the Commissioner J. R. Toung for the Auditorium before the regular season education of the state as to the prop- begins. ' These will Include re-wiring er methods of fir prevention. Te 0f the house, painting the front and this Sherwood Brockwell former chief other things necessary to aid to the of the fire department of Raleigh and general attractiveness of the play- one of the best known and most sue- house. This work will begin immedl cessful fire fighters In the state as ately and will be rushed forward to welt as an autnomy on tne suoject or completion. fire prevention has been retained as chief of the bureau of fire prevention. The duty of Mr. Brockwell will be to reduce the fire hazards In the state. as well as to train the existing com panies along the lines of greatest ef ficiency. ' The statisticians report shows that 788 fires were reported for the year, Eighty-four of this number occurred from defective flues and twelve from defective wiring, making a total of 96 Deputy Commissioner Jordan or 18 per cent from strictly prevent- r J T. chZTtr 22: Goes to Madison County to If shingle roofs and trash piles could LOOK IntO Recent JJlaZC have been eliminated few of these fires would have occurred. Alio IUU11 value ui l'l ujr i .y rin , . . T ..., r-mmta reported was 88,712.942. The total DePuty State In8uran Cotnmto damage by fire was 8588,848. leaving lner F- M. Jordan of this city, went the value of property saved from de- to Madison county yesterday where he INSURANCE OFFICIAL TO INVESTIGATE BIG FIRE st ruction $8,124,294, There are 938 volunteer firemen In the state and 138 paid firemen. Three cities reported fully paid firemen. The fire equipment Includes thirteen auto trucks. CONGENIAL WORK And Strength to Perform It. A person In good health la likely to have a genial - disposition, ambition, "J" L, A , nlHt. lator the large oarn uwuuu is Investigating the burning or tne residence and stock barn of Sherltr Buckner of Madison county, which oc curred several months ago, Deputy Jordan was In Madison county last week working on thcase and will doubtless be there several days thla week. It was not learned whether he had been able to secure anv clues as to the burning of the residence and barn. The residence of Sheriff Buckner burned one night last week and It is believed that the fire was of incen- organs have been upset by wrong food, work becomes drudgery. "Until recently," writes a ington girl, "I was a railroad steno grapher, which means full work every day. "Like many other girl alone In a large city, I lived at a boarding house. tor breakfast It was mush, greasy meat soggy cakes, black coffee, etc. "After a few months of this diet I the sheriff burned and It Is also believed this too Wash- wa ot Incendiary origin, although no Clues as lo ine suiitj viu found at the time. DO NOT YET ACT ON APPEAL OF CHINA X F O ;cv o o o Is Really Not a Mystery !! It's the Opening Day of Our First Annual August Clearance c::z:::7mm -the store that saves you money- ssnii simisii i . hiii::::3K Tomorrow's Papers Will Tell the Whole Story Remember, That Thursday, the 13th, Is the Opening Day h o I3 ANNUAL AUGUST CLEARANCE Tnrtnn aui. 11. The Peking cor used to feel sleepy and1 heavy In the . . ,h. ,,i-P.n,. mm mornings. My work seemed a t.rrl- respondent of th. Times telegraphs as ble effort and I thought the work was to blame too arduous. follows: "Replying to Chinas request of 1. W VI U V u a A "At home I had heard my father the United States ana japan ,o u apeak of a young ellow who went their Influence to prou vn.n. rm inn. i.. . i- k. n w.riika actlvtles of other nations. Km nt nv.m ani nnikin. mnr 1 Janan has stated that Her attitude ae for breakfast pended on the result of the British "I concluded if it would stM him campaign. Tne lime was noi nP. v . i. ffnimider the China proposal, it nn. iht r hnnrht . r..nu.. Th United States avoided' am next morning I had Orape-Nuts and mining herself, milk for breakfast "I stuck to Orape-Nuts, and In less than two weeks I noticed Improve. nent I remember I used to walk the It blocks to business and knew how good It was simply to Ilvs. As to my work well, did you ver feel the delight of having eon genial work and the strength to per. rorm It? That's how I fe t I tru r be lieve there's life and vigor In every grain ot Grapt-NuU.1 POLICE COURT Oscar Wlllchance, on charges of carrying a concealed weapon drew the largest fine Imposed in i-onr ran today, his fine being 825 and the costs, while prayer for Judgment was oon tlnnaft In m CUM charging him with refualns to cay automobile hire, H. HUason wrre ' V. V.. flark and U Name given by Poafum Co., Battle each taxed with the costs on charges the mm Si 'n 0 .2 Sin Ss o o S Ashevllle ........ 61 79 .18 Atlanta 66 82 .14 Augusta 70 90 .68 Birmingham 72 86 00 Charleston 76 86 .00 Charlotte 68 78 46 Key West 72 90 .40 Mobile 76 88 .00 Montgomery 72 88 .40 New Orleans ...... 60 90 .00 Raleigh 72 86 .00 Savannah 74 88 .00 Tampa 74 92 .00 Washington 72 90 .34 Normals for this date: Temperatur 71 degrees. Precipitation .16 Inch. Forecasts until 8 p. m, Wednesday for Ashevllle and vicinity: Unsettled tonight and Wednesday, probably local thundershowers. For North Carolina: Unsettled to night and Wednesday, probably local thundershowers, gentle to moderate winds mostly southwesterly. General Conditions (Last 21 Hours;. The storm that was over the Great Lakes Monday morning has moved to the St. Lawrence valley and during the last 24 hours It has caused rains in the Ohio and St. Lawrence valleys, the Lake region and the north Atlantic states. Kains have also occurred :n the middle and south Atlantic states. Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, tne Dakotas, Colorado, .Nebraska, Mon tana, Missouri and Wyoming. Tem peratures continue low in the northern Rocky Mountain region and the north ern Plains states. The following heavy rains (In Inches) have been reported: Fort Smith, 1.92; Louisville. 1.82; To ledo, 1.84. Unsettled weather Is In dicated for this vicinity tonight and Wednesday with probably local thundershowers. T. R. TAYLOR, Observer, Teething Babies SUFFER IN HOT WEATHER USE Mrs.WinsIow's Soothing Syrup A SPLENDID REGULATOR PURELY VEGETABLE NOT NARCOTIC PRINCESS TOMORROW. 9th Episode. The Perils of Pauline The Devil lends a hand, placing Pauline in many perilous positions. 5 and 10 Cents. 11TH ANNUAL SALE OF ALL UNREDEEMED PLEDGES NOW GOING ON H. L. FINKELSTEIN Loan Office 3 SALES DAILY 10:30 A. M. 3:30 P. M. 8 P. M. Our Personal Guarantee accompanies every Jar tide sold. Money bac?k if purchase is, not satisfac Remember The Place PROGRESS METAL REFRIGERATORS COST NO MORE THAN TUB OTHER KIND Beaumont Furniture Co. The Homo of Furniture Values." H. L. Finkelstein Loan Office Popular Pawnbrokers and Jewelers 23-25 Broadway (formerly 'South Main) U. S. Department of Agriculture. WEATHER ...BUKEAU. reeg, Mich. Read "The Ra4 to weiiviiia," n pkrEj -There's rea on.' r4 the ahors lKtrr? a ttew iwi apfini front time to time. They r ffetintne, true, and fnll of btunan of violating the automobile laws. Drayton Jlmmerson, colored, wn founfl not i ullty of disorderly conduct William McClellon was fined 110 and the costs on charces of assault Two "drunks" drew fines of tl 4 th costs each. Tuesday, Aug. 11, 1914. ; VF I ((haded area shows preclpl- , V W S) ' IBHOn OT .V inrn r mwrw. 1 - BXPLANATOMf lX"tii. Obwnttloni ! II I " Wll mr1dliB time. Air ranirs r1ora to 1el. 'Inbj (ooouaooa Ultt) paai taipoth points of musI Sit PCMMU. lauuiermt tdouaa nnau vm lorouia poiow m aquv unpwiiim, Q dear: U paruytloay; S9 eionoy; ma; m, & nun angt t imnif nn www. , rHONE YOIR "WANT ADS." TO 202. GO OUT TO: Riverside Park Free Motion Picture Entertainment And Concert Complete Change of Program Daily. 3 REELS OF PICTURE3 SHOWN Beginning at 8:30 O'clock I ii 1
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