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THE jHHEVULE GAZETTE-NEWS
-Friday,' Decern .A.,
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3 BILTMORE AVENUE
Special Lines of Christmas Goods Up to $5.00
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Blackboards 10c to $1.00
SEALS TO BE
SOLD NEK THIS YElfl
Mrs. Barnard Will Organize
Force in Asheville to Dis
pose of Seals.
Asheville will this year receive
100,000 Red Cross Christmas seals to
be sold in this city during the next
few weeks, the money to be devoted
to the fight that U being made in
the state against tuberculosis. Mrs.
Alfred 8. Barnard Is the chairman of
the local committee and she will or
ganize forces for the sale of tlje
seals in this city.
The state board of health has sent
out the following press bulletin In
regard to the sale of the seals:
A million and a quarter rted
Cross Christmas seals have been sent
out to the various committees
throughout the elate by the state Red
Cross seal commission.
"Each seal is sold for a penny and
each represent a bullet fired In the
' fight against tuberculosis In North
Carolina, Below we give the names
of the chairmen of some of the local
committees:
"Mrs. Culbert Martin. Wilmington;
Mr C. C. Hook, Charlotte; Mrs.
Atf Barnard, Asheville; Mrs. Thomas
O'Berry, Ooldsboro; Mrs. George W.
Btanton, Wilson; Mr. John B. Till-
. inghast, Fayettevllle; Mrs. Harry
Abram, Rocky Mount; Mrs. Joseph
' K. Goodman, Concord; Mrs. Charles
If. Whltaker, Hendersonvtlle; Mrs.
II. E. Austin, Greenville; Mlsa Ra
chel Rumley, Washington; and Mlsa
Kmma Norment, Lumberton.
Thanksgiving day started in ear
nest the campaign for the sale of
Ked Cross seals. These seals have
bee-n taken In quantities from (00 to
110.000 by the local committees, five
hundred being for amall places where
ibT are only a few Inhabitant, and
th 110.000 being at Wilmington,
wi.ere they have an especlaly active
rd'iimlttee. Other places that have
tni. en a hundred thousand are
; t.tnaboro, Charlotte, Winston-Bali1
i, and Asheville.
"Any town has the privilege of
ri irlng more If the quantity sent
il m Is not sufficient The state
nmlsston has seven hundred and
!, f thousand more seals on hand
1 Is shipping them out every day
. "ding to place the entire two mil
li i within the next week. "
3 DISPOSED OF
IN SUPERIOR COURT
court was occupied
a jFrswa. - - 'o . :
I io"," ifL y -rf
We Invite Inspection of Our
More Than Twelve Months
Ago We Began Placing
Orders for Our Pres
ent Stock of Toys
: The fact that we bought practically all of our toys long
before the European war began and ran the prices up en
ables us to offer you one of the most complete assortments of
goods of its kind in the entire south.
We bought before the advance in prices and we are sell
ing just the same as we bought. This means a liberal saving
on any and everything in the line of imported goods.
INSPECTION WILL CONVINCE YOU THAT THE
WAR HAS NOT AFFECTED THE PRICES AT LEVITT'S
STORE.
with hearing several cases of a minor
nature yesterday, and, while no large
cases had been brought up for hear
ing, several cases have been dis
posed of. Just before court recessed
for noon, the case of Harris & Little
against L. R. Strieker & Co. was set
tled by a compromise Judgment, the
plaintiffs being awarded $89.72.
The case of Savage Bros, against M.
E. Cozard was compromised, although
the judgment was not entered today.
In the case of P. H. Thrash against
E. D. Moore, the olalntlfr
a compromise Judgment for $75.
a judgment In favor of the plaintiff
was returned in the case of W. A.
Webb against Kelsey Bartlett.
In the two cases nf s t tt,..i,.
against E. M. Jarrett, the Jury denied
the right of either
one case, and gave the plaintiff a Judg
ment or o.7a In the other.
E. J. Dodson
from Willie Dodson -on statutory
grounds. The parties are colored.
Ml NIT WILL
VAGATEFOR MEETING
Judge Cine Says Court Room
Will Be Given Over for
Saturday Gathering.
Judge E. B. Cllne has announced
In Superior court that the court room
would be given up on Katurday from
11 to 1 o'clock for the holding of the
mils- meeting of the people of the
county, It being the last day of the
three days of "community service
week" In Buncombe county. Any bus
iness that Is In progress in the court
will he concluded, during the hours
slated, In the commissioners room.
Judge Cllne said.
The observance of "oommunlty ser
vice week" In Buncombe county will
come to a close Haturday with the
large mans meeting, whlrh Is planned
tor mat day In the court house. An
attractive program has been arranged
and Mayor J. E. Rankin will preside
at the meeting, he helnv rhii.m.. .t
the Bunoombe county committee.
INVITATION DECLINED
BY PRESIDENT WILSON
Washington, Deo. 4 President Wil
son has declined an Invitation to
"Peak at the rongrem of the Rivers
and Harbors oiganljtatlon next week.
He told Henators Fletcher and Hans
dell that other engagements he had
nde would prvont his attending the
congress.
Everything to
Gladden the Hearts
of the Little Ones
WINSTON-SALEM MAN
IN DUELWITH NEGRO
Conductor Ryan of Southbound
Train Shoots Negro Whit
en Several Times.
Special to The Gazette-News.
Winston-Salem, Dec 4. A shootine
occurred near the Yadkin river bridge
in Montgomery county Tuesday night,
wnen Capt R. U Ryan, of th Win
ston-Salem Southbound railway, shot
and injured a negro giving his name
aa Carolina Whltten and his home as
Georgetown, 8. C. From the scene
of the shooting the negro was taken
to Albermale, where Dr. Anderson,
the Southbound suruenn trui hi
Yesterday morning he was brought to
mi uny ana laxen to the Twin-City
hospital, where Dr. H. T. Bahnson
probed for the balls, finding all but
on, which la lodged in the negro's
left side. If this ball can be recov
ered, Whltten stands a good chance
to recover".
It seems that as the train, In charge
of Captain Ryan, neaed Whitney, the
negro w&a discoverer! aittinir ,,r,tn k.
platform of the baggage car. Captain,
mo maus me aiscovery, called
hla porter, a nerro. namiH wnAk
Dunlap, and together they went to get
me man insme the car. The porter
went to the door of the car and called
to Whltten to come Inside the car,
whereupon without a word, Whltten
drew a pistol and opened flr. Cap
tain Ryan rushed to the porter's aid
and Immediately a pistol duel ensued.
Fortunately none of the shots from
Whitten'a revolver struck rr.isi
Ryan, however several lodged In ths
ena or tne car, showing that the eon
durtor narrowly escaped Injury.
Whltten waa shot In the hanrl. In fh
thigh, twice in the abdomen and one
in tne sine, tne laat being the most
serious of all.
EMPEROR WILLIAM IN
A CONFERENCE TODAY
Berlin! (By way of London), Deo, I.
Emperor William had a conference at
Rreslatt, In the province of Silesia,
with the Archduke Frederick, com
mander of the Austro-Hungarlan
force .aooordlng to a telegraphic mes
sage received at general headquarters
today. Later, Emperor Wllllflm visit
d the military hospital at Breslau.
FOR BALE Good clean newsptptra
0 fur C centa Apply a; Oasctte
Nws office. ' if.
Holiday Stock
Bought Before
THE WAR
And Offered at
at Before the
War Prices
Some of the goods we show at
regular prices cannot be had
at any price now we bought
months ago.
E COMPANY
SALESIWEN IN CITY
Over 100 Traveling Represen
tatives of Art Calendar Co.
Are in Conventon.
THE ASHEVILLE AIR
CAUSES ENTHUSIASM
Opening; Session Held Last Night
. First Business Session Today
Smoker Tonight.
At the opening session laat night,
the prlncinal enAentt rf.tiMM4 ku
President Osborne, his subject being
a viuarter of a Century." He spoke,
in part, as follows: ,
"We are now concluding twenty-five
yeara of service to the public since w
originated the calendar business.
There on the wall Is the first calendar
ever made by this company; it is
crude compared to the modern works
of art we show you In the ltlt line,
but It succeeded for the same reason
that our lines have succeeded fn all
these twenty-five years because we
made It worth more to the customer
than the price we charged him for it,
That has been the guiding principle In
the career of this company. We never
offer the publlo anything unless wt
have faith In It and believe It Is worth
more than we charge for It
"Our business this past year has
been a splendid example of faith; faith
of Osborne men In their business and
faith of the shrewd business men of
this country In calendar
"As you probably know, I did not
return from my trip abroad as early
as I expected. First I waa tied up In
Switzerland, then In Paris and then In
London. The world waa upside down.
I saw our business In certain sections
of the war lone absolutely wiped out,
and I saw our English business greatlv
reoucea in volume. I need not tell
you that I expected a great big slump
here. But Imagine my surprise and
delight when upon my return I found
that the American salea force, which
means the Canadian men s well as
those who work In the United States,
hsd hot only equaled the business of
the corresponding weeks of last year,
which was the greatest In the history
of our organltatlon, but actually
beaten It
"We have done eome Mg stunts In
these twenty-five years, but nothing to
L. I
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OSBORN
Practical, Useful
and Inexpensive Gifts
for Both Old and
Young Now on Display
1 mtmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
and Comparison of Our Prices
You Will Find Here Some
thing Suitable as a Gift
for Every Member of
Your Household
We mention a few of the many things on hand to select
from: Books, perfumes and toilet articles of all kind, writ
ing paper, jewelry, silver sets and other table ware, framed
pictres, a full line of china and glassware, etc., men's neckties,
ladies, neckwear, hosiery for men, women and children. All
kinds of fancy goods, pillow tops, napkins, scarfs, doilies, ta
ble covers, etc.
FIVE MINUTES SPENT IN OUR STORE WILL GIVE
YOU A BETTER IDEA OF THE MANY THINGS WE
HAVE TO OFFER THAN WE COULD HOPE TO TELL
YOU HERE.
compare wltti this feat we have
achieved since the outbreak of the
war. Our total sales these last four
months are actually greater, in spite
of the handicaps, than for the same
four months last year. If business In
America had gone to the hnw-wnwa
as some folks think, we couldn't have
none it"
E LODGE
L ELECT OEFICERS
The, semi-annual election of offi
ce of Asheville lodge No. 108,
KnighU of Pythias, will be held In
the lodge room In the Paragon
building this evening at 8 o'clock.
Notices are belnr mnileri nn
to the entire itiemhrnhin nf ih inAa
by T. M. Duckett, keeper of records
ana seat, ana It Is desired that a full
attendance be present for this Im
portant meeting.
The officers who are elected at to
morrow night's meeting will be In
stalled with Impressive ceremonies
during the early part of January.
REFUSAL OF MOTION
FOR FRANK CONFIRMED
Atlanta, Oa., Dec, 4. The state
supreme court has certified to the
clerk of the Fulton oonniv iuii
court a remittitur in the case of Leo
m. Tank, convicted of tha murder
here in April, 113, of Mary Phagan.
The remittitur confirms the superior
court's refusal to set aside the ver
dict of guilty, returned against Frank
In August HU. .
The writ of habeas corpus on which
the prosecutor will bring Frank Into
court for re-sentence to death has
been drawn, but It will not be served
and Frank will not be re-sentenced
until next week, owing to the Illness
of Judge Ben Hill, of the superior
court
ENGLAND WILL NOT
DELAY SHIPS UNDULY
Washington, Deo. 4. lr Cecil
8prlng-Rlce. the British ambassador
has delivered a note to tho state de-
oartment containing . t. .
that Great Britain will not delay
unuuiy in searcntng them for
contraband cargoes.
I Me Wanted U Knew.
Jobnnle-klotber Isn't blind, to sbt
Pi-Of roars not What pot that Into
joar beta? Johnnie - Mrg. Bowser,
ho wit br todty. said mother d
BT' forty sgiln. Boston Trtn,
dipt
LACY 15 GUILTY
OF
Man Who Has One Appeal
Pending on Charge of Em
bezzlement Convicted.
Montgomery, Ala.. Dec. 3. Theo
dore Lacy was found guilty of em
bezzling the aum of $2,207.12 instate
bonds by the Jury In the criminal sec
tion of the city court here today. The
indictment under which he was found
guilty was the same aa that on wnleh
James O. Oakley, formerly connected
wmi mo siate convict department,
was acquitted several months ago.
Judge Armlstead
nounce sentence Haturday. Lacy, who
aio connected with the convict
department, was convicted several
months aro of mhtHn ira aaa
state funds and sentenced to ten years
y.i.mi. me appeal wnich he made
irom mis conviction la still pending.
IRISH NEWSPAPER
HIS BEEN SUPPRESSED
Sinn Fein of Dublin Failed to
Appear Today Expressed
Pro-German Sentiment.
Dublin, Ireland, Dec. 4 The news.
Paper 8lnn Fein did not aoDear v..i.,.
day. The failure of the publication
to appear was the result of a warn
Ing to the publishers by ths author!-
..v. ,..i mey would be liable ror
treasonable matter.
This la tha mennnA I- ... .
. k tne er-
l w lo ,u,Pr- "' newspapers
: " opposing enlistment In the
British armv anil
- - ..wina pro
German sentiment.
o.ne.! P?".? Wd""a Hht raided
olrlces of the Irish Pr.nn,
newspaper iutd every month, and
confiscated all the copies for V.I. Vn
-V"H Aiure.''
Tbt term rlnerer inmaa Mm h-i
Urre" (sour wlnei, which Indicate tbe
sourer rroia wl.k-b It wat produced.
fife
25c and 50c
25c to $1.00.
10c to $1.00.
Factory Where Heavy Genual
Cannon Are Manufactured
Attacked Yesterday.
London, Dec. 4. Dispatches to t
Exchange Telegraph company quoin
a message from Berlin to the ttltt
that the factory of the Krupp com
pany at Essen, where Germanjr'i W
guns are manufactured, was to
barded by an aviator Wednesday.
was stated that bombs were dropprf
on the building where cannofl
manufactured. The daring avlitor
reported to have escaped unlnjurel
The extent of the damage to the P'w1
la not known.
10 LOSE LIVES IN
FIRE INK, IE!'
Two Horse Traders of Elis
suffocated in Fire in Hotel
at Paris, Tennessee. ,
Paris, Tenn... Dee. 4. Two "';;
were suffocated to death w"1 '"j
others were Injured In a firs '
damaged a restaurant and ho"1
the eastern side cf the piiblle
here yesterday. The dead art:
WILLIAM DOYLE, aged
EAHL WRIOHT. aged
Both men were cltlxens of
lla. III. They were horsa t"1.
had been In the city several '
The origin of the fire has
ascertained. The loss was not
heavy.
"rnknown Causes."
Miami, ria, Deo. I. Ths
Jury which has been Inventlgntl'
death of A. A. BogKt and his d"
Miirjoriem whose harred b"1"
found ten days ago In the r" "
llislr home new hers, has rein""
verdict that "death u 4 F
known causes."
POrt NOTARY r-TTMC 'or":
Ply at Uaiette NS cfTk.
A DARING All
EMBEZZLING BOMBARDS In