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PAGE FOUR Monday, January 11, 1913L THE GAZETTE-HEWS Hull SHED B'? Evening News Publishing Co. ASHEVIUJE. s. c. W. A. Hlldebrand... . .. .Editor Wm. M. Brlcken... .General Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Asheville and BUtmora Ons Week . - Three Months Six Months Twelve Months ..,.. 1.25 1.60 1.90 BY MAIL. JM ADVANCE Three Months filx Months Twalvs Months . ... . ...- v." Any matter otrerea for puMlcatlon that Is not classified as news. glvin notice or apieal!r.g or project where an admittance or other fee ts chanseov is advertising and will be accepted at regular rates only. The same applies to cards of thanks, obituary notices ' political announcements and the line tt ' t The Oasette-News Is mem- JJ i m. imnimtA Press. ur;r u . - i Its teiegraph news Is there- It for complete and reiiaoie. It 1 . UK st . K K it n K K tt n Entered at the Postofflce In Ashevllle as second-class matter. Monday, January 11, 1915. DOES ASItEVHXB WANT IT? Does Ashevllle want a commission form of government? taring the present session of the General Assem bly, that seems to be the most Im portant question to be decided by the citizens of Ashevllle; and It is a Ques tion that they must decide, and that promptly. It Is generally understood that the legislators will not Introduce nr attempt to pass a commission char ter for this city unless there Is a wholesome demand for such an action. It Is Just as generally understood that they will not attempt this unless the demand come from a representative number of citizens.?. 'he city. Th'.s sexsii-n of the General Assembly lasts but 0 days, and a part of that is already gone. It taltes time to draft a com mission charter; therefore, if one Is wanted here it is lilph time some thing was done about It. The Gazette-Xews believes that the people want such a form of govern ment, and Is therefore interested in seeing something done. The paper therefore withes to make one or more suggestions that may facilitate matters and bring about some action that wil' secure an expression on the question, either positive or negative. The first, and what appears to us the most plausible., suggestion Is that com mittees from the Board of Trade, the , Merchants" Association, the Central Labor union and other prominent or ganizations should be appointed to form a central citizens' committee that could call a mass meeting and find If the people want a commission government. If this suggestion does not prove feasible, then we suggest that a mass meeting be called by the Board of Aldermen, which is represen tative of all voters. The board has the right and'power to take such ac tion. Even If eve.ryvoter in the city wan'.s commission government, nothinr will come of It unless there Is co-operation and a popular expression for it These suggestions, therefore, ap pear to u in order. There is nothing to democratic as a mass meeting to decide such questions; but it must be representative of all factions, and peo ple in all walks of life to make it effective. OTR BUST LEGISLATURES. The legislatures of every state in the union hut five are now In session, or will be some time during the year. It la appalling to think of the total Wtolatlve output of those forty-three bodies. And yet. If precedent counts for anything. It will not t so bad as wa expect. In some myvte.lous way the average law-making tjwd man. es to t;et away with Its work sur prislngly well. It la what the Boston Transcript calls "the stats'a perennUl miracle," and the Transcript's com mente on Its own miraculous legisla ture performing Ite marvels annually 00 J tee eon 1 1 Ml are Just as applicable In other commonwealths; With the New Yesr for patron ,,lnt. the great and general court of M,t..ichutU will go once more Into hi 'ion. And then once more the pub lic will see a mystery In proe-; It il wntrh a body, from whim tin . reVmhersfilp, Imperfect machln- v mi ! rimiliernome practices the i iiiiLlt'His things might le ex . I, 1 roi-etdlng on Ms way without wrecking the state, and achieving In the end a sum of good results that not only outweighs Its mistakes but also keeps Massachusetts in the van of progress. There is much Improvement need ed, of course, before our legislatures attain genuine efficiency. There should be : fewer bills Introduced. Measures should be prepared so that the courts will have less trouble In terpreting them. There ought to be more co-operatlon between the two chambers than there usually Is, and between them and the executive. There ought to be less special legis lation, and more Uniformity In the policies and methods of the various state legislatures. But there . is a steady advance noticeable along these lines. . . The average legislator's Intelligence and publio spirit Is considerably1 higher than the average citizen's. In spite of our cynical Jests. And the best sentiment of the best citizens has' a way of registering itself In legisla tive acts a little slowly, but no less inevitably, even when the law-raak-ers themselves are Indifferent or hos tile. PLAST FltTTT TREES NOW. Notwithstanding the enormous size of the apple crop in the United States this year the largest of record- apples were no cheaper in this sec tion than heretofore, or verv little cheaper. The prime apples retailed at about five cents. Besides, many of the best apples were Imported Just as they have been for the past sever al years. The reason for the price and for the importing of the fruit did not lie in the fact that we did not have an abundance of apples in Western North Carolina. It was because we did not have enough good apples. To be sure, there are some very good ap ples shipped out of this section near ly every year; but others, generally of the better grade, are shipped in. With euch excellent climatic and soil conditions there Is no excuse for Western North Carolina's not pro. duclng enough of the best grade of apples to supply the local demand. Ana while wo are ever In favor of good prices for apples, we think five ccnes is too much to pay for one. The best of oranges can bt bought here for that, and the express has to be Included in the price. It would be much better all around If all our ap ples could bo sold at a good price. As it K a great many apples are so poor they cannot find a market. Now 1 a good time to put out ap ple trees, and it Is also a good time to begin thinking about pruning up the old trees that will not now produce merchantable fruit. TREASON TO OUR INDUSTRY. In the midst of our new and pa triotic enthusiasm for American made goods, for ourselves and the world, It Is necessary to chronicle a shameful act. Pittsburgh has been planning' a "Made-in-America" exhibition. It was a logical and admirable thing to do. and Pittsburgh, as a great manu facturing city and center of a vast manufacturing section, was a natural place to hold It. Now comes word mat the exhibition has up. been given n. because the manufacturers who were expected to participate not wanrthe fuct spread abroad t y u -1 1 ",rlr g"" were not made In t-urope." ,Jl " ne snamcrul things that we have ever heard of American indus try, this is the most shameful. The public would like to know the names of the manufacturers who Insist on perpetuating the old cheat of giving honest American made goods a for eign label, cultivating a false and pernicious standard of value, throt tling the patriotic public demand for home products and stifling the new movement for the conquest of the world's markets. "We would like to know the his lory of that advertisement of an Ashevllle laundry, 'Don't Kill Tour Wife; Let the l-undr. r ,k. Work.' It Is the most distinctive ad vertisement of a ye-.r; was It accl dental, or 'done a-purpoee?' Greens boro Dally News. It wsa done a-ptirpoae. "Get the Idea?" Tne Legislature la already active against the dogs of Duplin. Shall w. look for more protection for the Poa- sums of Perqulmsns. It seems Shustrr uster have a d!f. ferent opinion shout Philippine Inde pendence. Now all with a long pull and sirong pull for tht Weetern Training School. Csrtaln "frces" are already busy against It, we understand. Alaudn Adams haj certainly hsd larger audiences but we doubt If she has ever had a more enthuslsstlo than will greet her tonight. St -MJl. t .MII PUS o.i)j siMS hio i'ift P" t OMs . .ti.u.';.'i '! "1 ""lAi V R1PPL1NQ SHOVELING COAL. Shoveling coal shoveling coal. Into the furnaoe'a crater-like hoist Thus goes the oola we so wearily earn, into the furnace to sizzle and burn; thus it's converted to ashes and smoke, and we keep shoveling, weeping and broke. Oh, it's a labor that tortures the soul, shoveling coal, shoveling coal! "The house," says the wife, "is aa cold as a barn," so I must emigrate, muttering "darn," down to the furnace, the which I must feed; it is a glutton, a demon of greed! Into its cavern I throw a large load there goes the money I got for an ode! There goes the check that I got for & pome, boost ing the Joys of an evening' at home! There goes the price of full many a scroll, shoveling coal, shoveling coal! Things that I need I'm not able to buy, I have shut down on the cake and the pie; most of my Jewels are lying In soak, gone is the money for ashes and smoke; all I can earn, all the long winter through, goes in the furnace and then up the flue. Still says the frau, "It's as cold as a floe, up in the Arctic where polar bears grow." So all my song Is of sorrow and dola, shoveling coal, shoveling coalt WALT MASON. Copyright, 1914, by The Adams News, paper Service. ttKKKilllits;teitr.ltR a That National Park. Says the Asheville Gazette-News: "Apparently Colorado Is to have n national park, established by the fed eral government, within Its confines. Apparently, too, North Carolina could have or had a chance to have a national park In the mountains of western North Carolina Just as well as Colorado. Apparently, again, the only reason that Colorado Is going to be favored In this way is because she ask ed for it. We of Asheville have had a great deal to say about attracting to our resorts those tourists who have been accustomed to spend their out ings in Europe, but It seems we have taken it for granted that our moun tains ought to bring them with their rugged scenery alone. This ought to be true, and is with a great number of visitors who have been coming from year to year; but It must be re membered that the resort places of Kurnpe are developed to a degree not attained in this country; and while we are not suggesting that we ought to carry out our resort attractions along European lines, none the less their further development along some line If distinctive all the better is abso lutely necessary if we are to make our mountains pay the highest divi dends. Above all we want ways by which the tourist may reach the vari ous points of Interest other than by foot and on mule-back. These mode of transportation appeal to certain 01 our visitors, but we. doubt if thos who travel yearly in Europe would take tt, It. "WUh the positions of influence whloh our congressmen and senators occupy in the national legislative scheme It ought not to be very difficult to get as much as Colorado seems likely to receive. Mr. Bryan, too ought to help us out. Already we have lost valuable time and it behooves us to get busy. , I "Another thing: Colorado is not depending on the federal government to do it all. The stiite Is building roads. There Is always a disposition to help those who help themselves witness John D.'s methods of giving to colleges." This rather plaintive piece seems to Indicate that something Is dragging. What Is the matter with the Appala chian Park association's program? There Is nothing clearer than that the available part of the Pisgnh Forest purchase little enough there is of it and all similar areas purchased un der the Weeks act. should be taken over in fee simple by the government and given the status of a national park. The far west already has national forest parks and the roads in them were not built by the states, for that matter. We think that the heart of the men In the United States forest service Is right, toward this thing. This Is a North Carolina project, a southern project, and a national pro ject. As the Gazette-News says, our North Carolina delegation in congress Is powerful. The south In congress Is powerful. The entire eastern part of the country will be the especial bene ficiary of this program. Unless we are greatly mistaken there has been established a reciprocal basis between the eastern and western conservation ists. The see ret a ry of state has es pecial knowledge of the conditions and necossitiea. The secretary of the navy Is surely "right." What, then, la the trouble. Our Ashevllle contemporary, being In the thick of It, ughtto do some Hherlocklng and find out, Greensboro Daily News, Republicans Or Toe-nold. The republican party la again get ting a "toe-hold" In North Carolina, where twenty yearsao It Waa strong enough to send a republican to the senate. On November Ird the people of the 10th district In that state elect ed to congress one of the ablest re publicans In the Houth, former Third Assistant Poet master-General James J. Ilrllt, of Ashevllle, who defeated the Incumbent, Congressman 3. 11. Oudger. Mr. Wrltt waa born In John son City, Tenn.. nfty yeers ago. . At the ase of eleven years he went to work on a farm at II a month. In lKSt he came to North Carolina, where he taught school. In 1100 he settled CASTORIA Tot lalatu ana Ct"rt3 In L'za l"c r CvtrCO Yc.". - AJw ter . , - f -aturs cf ....... , in Ashevllle and fcegaa the practice of law, which he has ntmftriusd with sue cess. In list he was a, delegate to the republican national convention which nominated Roosevelt and Fair banks. In 108 he was appointed as sistant U. 8. Attorney for western North Caroline In 10 6 he was ap pointed special counsel for the post office department, later was made spe cial assistant attorney general .of the United States, and in 110 waa ap pointed Third Assistant Postmaster General, la which capacity he drafted the present parcel post law. Congressman-elect Britt has a family of eight children, but will not follow the ex ample of hia predecessor, who carried his son on the payroll as private sec retary, while the young man was at tending college in North Carolina, or that of Senator Overman, who has appointed his daughter messenger of his committee. In fact, Mr. Britt has announced that he will hot appoint any of his relatives to official positions. Mr. Britt is a man of sterling qualities and excellent ability, and will put North Carolina on the republican map. Republicans believe there Is a chance of sending four republicans to con gress in 116, and believe that the next senator elected from that state, possi bly Mr. Britt, will be a republican, The .National Republican. Secluded. Hairy la Jonas in business for him self 7 Larry I guess so. Ha never ad-vet-Uses. Town Tonics. Don't Overlook This One Best Bet Whatever else you do tomor row be sure and set aside at least 10 moments of your time in which to make an inspection and as a result a selection from U the biggest, brightest bargains in Kuppenheinier Clothes Note the prices: $30 Suits and Overcoats are . , Reduced to $24.00 $25 Suits and Overcoats are , Reduced to $20.00 i $20 Suits and Overcoats are Reduced to $16.00 Keep the saving. R. B. Za 8 S. Main St. uJust a Whisper off the Square" am,. Yours For Service i, . We carry large stocks of crushed rock, sand and Belgium Blocks and - are equipped for quick deliveries, - Merchants hauling, moving and all kinds of drayage solicited. For prompt and careful service try us we beat them all. Southern Dray Company . II. Alport, Mgr. Phone CC2 or 1816. OONSGIE NO E and care enter Into every pair of glasses we make for ' you. Wa are at all times conscious of the responsibilities placed on aa when you come to us for glasses and that la why we are ao careful In our examinations and la making and fitting your CHARLES H. HONESS, OPTOMETRIST and OPTICIAN B Patton Ave. Op p. Post office Fly Screens Let us take your measures and screen your HOMES and be ready for the flies. Guard your health, add greatly to your comfort, and save your house from mutilation. Can fur nish you Copper, Fearl or Black wire. . . ' ' William M. Jones MANUFACTURER OF Sash, Blinds, Doors, &c. ASHKVILLE, N. C. 385-2K n aaaaauBM sUrillsnftiaaafM 1 geir ,-'" Cook With Gas i Battery Park Bankl ' :: aSHEvimc, w. x Capital -....... ....... $100,000 , Surplus and Profits .'; 9 : OFFICERS: James P. Sawyer. Chairman of the Board. T. O. Ooze, President. , Erwht Sluder, Tlce-Prea. . :' SOUTHERN RAILWAY i , Premier Carrier of the South. Schedule Plguraa Published aa Information Only and Not OuaranU O'FUXmVK CTJJTDAT. ARRIVES PROJiV- eastern Time No. Savannah anA Jack aonvUle 3:1 p.m. No. 11 Washington. New Tork. Norfolk. Rich mond t:i0 p.m. No. IS Chattanooga, Bt. Loula, Louisville, Cincinnati, Memphis 1:05 p.m No. II K. T Philadelphia. Washington 10:10 a,m. No. II Murphy Waynes vine .. : P-m. No. II Murphy Waynes- vllle. . .. 1:47 p.m. No. II Goldsbors aad Bsi- aigh :00 p.m. No. SI Waynesville . 1:40 a,m. No. 17 Charleston aad Co lumbia , 1:10 fsm. No. SI Cincinnati, Memphis Louslvllle, St. Louis and Chicago ,. 10:20 a.m, No. II Washington, N. ST. ad Kicnsnos) .... sits No. 41 FromColumbla .11:11 a.m. No.101 Bristol, KnorrUIa 4. Chattanooga ......10:11 p.m. No. 41 racelvea connection at and Brevard. No. 17 receives oonneouon at Jtsnaersonviiie mora nosman anu Brevard, Tialn II connects at Henderaonvllla and Rosman. ' Train 10 connects at Hendersonvllle for Brevard and, Lake Toxaway. Through sleeping ears dally to and from New Tork. Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charleston, Cincinnati, Chicago, Memphis, 8t Lou Is, Louisville. Through chair ears Ooldsboro-Ashevllle trains Noa. SI aad 33. . Dining car service trains Noa. 17, II. - . 3. H. WOOD, Dlv. Pass Agt. ALEX. H. ACKER, City Pass. A Ticket Alt. STREET OAR SCHEDULE ZELLICO AND RETURN RIVERSIDE PARK ., SOUTHSDjE DEPOT via AVENUE DEPOT via FRENCH BROAD AVENUE V 1 MANOR CIIARLOTTE STREET TERMINUS PATTON AVENUE EAST STREET ORACE via MERRQION AVENUE i lilLTMORE DEPOT and "WEST ASHEVILLE via SOUTIODE AVE. civBAT eciiKDixB DirrEits rtTixH roLLowma PAnnccLAiu Car leaves Square (or Manor l it a. m. returning :ll a. m. Cars Itsve Bquare for Depot via gosthslo. Ave: f :00, 0:1. e:IO, 7:00, 7:10, and 1:11 a. m. Ctrs leave Bquare (or Depot via rrench Broad Ave. 0:11, :I0. 1:41, I'll, 1:41 and 1:11 a. m. Csr (or Depot leaves Square 1:41 a. m-, both Southslds and rteneh Broad, riret cr Km the Square for Charlotte Street at 1:00 a. m. and sveri II ml"" until l:lk, Bert :. rinst car leaves the quare for Tttverslde :: next 1:41. riret ear leaves the Square for est Ash.ville :li. 7:00 n.irt 1:11. With the above exceptions, Sunoay schedules oommenoe at : a. m. and continue same as vh dya On eventnss wh.n .ntertainm.nta sr. In rro frees at the Andltortura the lt trip on all lines win e from entertainment, leaving tlquare at rf Slar Hm. end holding ever st Aud iorlum. Car lrse f msr. to mt ha, IS, nt.t trsln, tt minutes before e- h !e e snnouneed arrival. i ww ...$160,000 t. E. Rankin, Cashier. X C. Bankta, Aast, Cashier. T DECEMBER IS. 114. DEPARTS FOR Eastern Tim No. 10 Savannah. Jaokson villa .............. 4:10 p.m. No, 11 KsozvUia. Chatta- nooga, Memphis, ' -H Louisville. St Lou f la and Cincinnati.. -.TBS p.m( No. II Washington. N. T NortoUi and Rich- '. niond ...'.-...... 1:11 P-tri No. II N. Y, Philadelphia, and Washington .. 1:41 p.m No. 17 Wayneavtlla Murphy 1:10 a.m No. II Wayn Seville and i Murphy ..m....... 1:10 p.m; No. 11 Waynesville 1:15 pmy No. IS Raleigh and Golds boro .... 1:60 s.nn, No. 37 Chicago. Cincinnati. Chattanooga and Memphis ... ...... 1:10 p.ra' No. II Colurojia. Charles ton ...,11:10 a,m No, II Washington, Rich rnond and N. T... 1:10 am No. 43 Atlanta 4b Charles ' ton T:00 a.m. No.101 Bristol. Knoxville Chattanooga ...... 7:10 am. HendersonviUa from Lake Tosaway, IN EFFECT NOV. 24, 1914. i:oo, i:ii, i:io a, m. 1:11 and every II minutes until 11:01 P. b. 1:11 a. m. and every II minutes until 1:11 p. nvi then every 7 minutes ntil 1:41 tn. than every 11 mla atae until 11:00 p. m.. 1:00 a. m. and every II mnutes until 11:00 p. m. p)"M,"i,,fc)""" 1:00 a. m. and every It minutes until 1:00 p. m. . 1:00 a. m. and every 11 min utes until 11:00 p, m. 11:10 ear runs through return leaves and el Use 11:00. 1:00 a. m. and every II minutes until 11:00 p. m, 1:00 a. m. and every II maiuiea ume tU 11:00 p. in. 1:00, 0:10 a. m. then rery II minutes until 11:10 p, m.l th.a ev ary 10 minutes until 11:00 p. m. 0:11 a. m. and then sVery II minutes' until 11:00 p. tn, last ear. 1:11 a. m. aad every II mlautas until 11:00 p. m, i
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