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PAGE TWO FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1915. HENSLEY FOUND GUILTY IN WHISKEY CASE GREENSBORO MUST 1 GENUINE Don't Fail to Attend Auction Sale Now Going On 3 SALES DAILY 10:30 a. m. 3:30 p. m. 8:00 p. m. .'.''"'.: .........' POT" OR LOSE TEAM Club is $1,200 Shy This Year- PALM BEACH SUITS No Sentence Passed Yet-Mc-Kinley Pritchard Makes Maiden Speech Here. High Point and Wilming ton Want Franchise. Regular Price $6.50 to $.800. Special $5.00 SEE WINDOW DISPLAY These are the best values in Asheville. Gem Clothing Store 6 PATTON AVENUE IN F1EJ SERVICE Interesting Facts Regarding Haywood County Boys Three Chose Annapolis. vice, he too, won fame and honor and a few years ago sprang into na tional prominence by raising the bat tleship Maine in the Havana harbor. John Ferguson, a brother of Gar land S. Ferguson, of Greensboro, and son of Judge Ferguson, was the last of the Ferguson boys to enter the service from Haywood. He graduated in and Is now lieutenant on the truiper Washington on duty In Mex ican waters. Haywood county has always been proud of her Fergusons but the Fer gusons have always been prouder per haps that they are North Carolinians. The news from 'Washington that Secretary Daniels has finally decided to accept the resignation of Naval Constructor William E. Ferguson Jr.. that the young Xorth Carolinian may enter the employ of a large private shipbuilding concern, will be read with keen Interest throughout this state and particularly in Asheville and Waynesville. Constructor Fergu son is a son of the late William B Ferguson, more familiarly known in Haywood county as "Bertie" Fergu son, and a nephew of Judge Garland g. Ferguson, of the Superior court bench. Garland B. Ferguson, 5r., of Greensbr.ro, is his first cousin. It was away back yonder in 1SSS that the first. Ferguson went from Haywood county to the United States naval academy at Annapolis, but since that time Haywood has fur nished three other Ferguson boys to the two branches of the United States sendee. Homer Ferguson, a brother of William B. and also a brother of Major Harley Ferguson, of tho t'ni ted States armv, who won fame raising the battleship Maine, first appointed to Annapolis, representative in congress from II, G, FIELDS' MINSTRELS ' 10 OPEN MDHOIM Will Appear Here Sept. 11 Approaching Theatrical Season to Be Good. Following a long established custom the Al. G. Fields' minstrels will open tho local theatrical season at the Aud itorium on September 11. For a great many years the popular minstrel man and his troupe of blackface artists have been coming to Asheville to open the theatrical season and during ail this time the house record for attend ant e have been broken on almost each occasion. Accnrding to Information now on hand the approaching theatrical sea- was h'on in Asheville promises to be one of then tne ' est for many years. Since tan- Th Jury In th case of Monroe Hensley, charted with keeping more liquor on, hand than tns law allows, yesterday In Superior court re turned a verdict ot guilty. No sentence was passed in the case, there now be ing a large number of defendants who have been found guilty of retailing al though no sentences have been passr ed. . .. . Hensley was arrested several weeks ago in a room in the Franklin hotel and at the same time the officers cap tured a quantity of liquor In his room. Judge P. C. Cocke and Mckinley Pritchard defended the defendant in this case. Mr. Pritchard, a son of Judge J. C. Pritchard, made his first speech to a Jury in a Buncombe Su perior court and he made a very strong argument of the case. He was warmly congratulated by the court and. a large number of friends follow ing the conclusion of his argument in the case. W. H. Bush was found not guilty of gambling. When court recessed for noon the case against Theodore McCorckle. col ored, charged with violating the anti Jug law was being heard. W. G. Ber ry, colored, was found not guilty of violating the anti-Jug law. E FINN, SCOUT EXTRAORDINARY HERE Well Known Baseball Figure is Giving the Locals the "Once Over." by the. I ing over the fechluss circuit several old ninth congressional district. I.iut , months ago S. A. Lynch has been at the young mountaineer failed to pa.:worK preparing me noonings toi '.no u la ,.m nn,l returned home, not nt I coming season and it is understood all discouraged, however, but rather more determined than ever. There was never any such thing as failure In the make-up of the Ferguson boys n UnniAi Itnnwlnff thin hotter than anv one else secured another appoint- mer.t the following year, passed his examination with flying colors and rrsduated In 192, with high honors. He Is how vice president of the great Newport News Shipbuilding company find since the trxgic death of Prest flent Hopkins of that rompany by the sinking of that he hits arranged for a splendid line of attractions for this city. UNIQUE FLINTS GIVEN SCHOOL BY IS. SETTLE Mrs. Thomas Settle has given to the Asheville High school two plants for the iAisltanla, there 'the school museum. One la called the Mike Finn, baseball scout extraor dinary, student of human nature, phi. lyosopher and gentleman of the world, is a guest In the City of Ashe ville and incidentally giving 'he play ers on the local basebal lub the "once over." Scout Finn arr.ved here Tuesday and has been holding talk fests with his former underling Jack Corhett in regard to old times in the southern baseball world, particularly as they pertain to the teams of Mem phis and Mobile of the Southern league. Mike is now a scout for the Detroit Ticera and it goes without saying that he is some scout. It has been said of him that he has never, not even as a kid. played in a game of baseball, al though he is conceded to be one of the best scouts of the age.. He can't piny ball ,it is said, but he knows whether or not the other fellow can and knows it better than the other fellow does. He will be here probably this week and then will continue his Journey through the south. Greensboro, ' July 15. "Eighteen hundred dollars must he raised imme dltely If Greensboro Is to continue iu uv ivpimwuiea in ine rsunu varu- j una league, said a director or the local club yesterday. The directors, together with several stockholders, held & meeting In the office of the chamber of commerce Tuesday night and efforts were made to formulate' plana whereby the needed sum might ce raisea ana xne unmoers couia nn-j ish the season. Some Interesting fact were related by this director concern ing the financial fix the club Is In which might be Interesting to the fans. To begin with, the attendance at local gamea has only averaged about 500 paid admissions, both full and half, and each day the visiting club Is paid a guarantee of $65. Ten per cent of the total receipts from each game go to the league's fund and out of the remainder the salaries of the players must be paid, balls purchased and other lnc.uental expenses met. Just 12 games are scheduled to be played on the home , grounds each month and one big reason for the shortage in funds experienced by the local club has been through costly interference by rain, several games being postponed on this account. At present the local club is finan cially shy ill the neighborhood of $1, 200 and based upon the rate the fans of the city have been attending, the games at Cone park go far this season, another $600 will be dropped before the curtain falls on September 16. Thirty games are yet to be played at Cone Park and there is absolutely no chance, say the directors, to recu perate the losses already sustained. It is not an attempt to create any excitement by the directors when one stated that the money had to be rais ed or the franchise would have to be transferred to another city on account of non-support, but a true statement of brutal facts. It is a recognized fact that a baseball team in any pro fessional league is a good advertise- ENTIRE STOCK OF Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Cut Glass, Sil verware, Etc., To Be Sold to the HIGHEST BIDDER Without Reserve or Limit. ML GELUL A & GO. 7 N. W. Pack Square ment for any city, inasmuch as the results of each game are printed in newspapers throughout the county. There are at least two cities In North Carolina that would Jump at the chance to secure the Greensboro fran chise. High Point and Wilmington, the former especially being very anxious, It Is rumored, to gain admittance in the compact North State circuit. JEWELERS WILL MEET IN GREENSBORO NEXT Durham, July I5.r-The North Car olina Retail Jewelers adjourned yes terday afternoon following the se lection of Greensboro as the meeting place next summer. The Gate City had no opposition and was th unan-1 lmous choice. The following committees were ap- pointed by President Jolly Just Derore adjournment. Legislative, W. G. Frasler, W. II. Leonard, J. M. Fox; assay, B. R . Jolly, A. L. Bowman, A. L. Wilcox; publicity. W. E. Line back, If. E. Sheets, W. D Itudge, C. H. Case; ways and means, W. J. Womble, H. M. A'an Steen. Frank M. Jolly was re-elected president ot the association for the coming year. W. J. Rudge of Mon roe, vice president for the coming year; W. J. Burden, second vice president; W. B. Morris, Gastonla, secretary-treasurer, R. C. Bernau, Greensboro, F. II. Mahler and T. W. Blake, Raleigh, executive com mittee. A resolution was adopted endors ing the passage of the Stevens bill legalizing the fixed selling price, the Owen-Groeke bill, abolishing the time guarantee on watch cases. City 'News Born, yesterday to Mr. 1 and Mrs John P. .Fo rater, a son, Edward. ST. 10 GET WAGE INCREASE Chicago, July 16. The 14,001 street car employes of Chicago whi recently tied up the street car trafj fie for two days, will be granted wage Increase and two year lnste&i of three year contracts, according ti a story published In the Tribune, which said the awards of the arbitra tion board which had been takinj testimony for three, weeks would bi made publlo later. has been friiiTt intimations that Vice President Ferguson may succeed to th presidency of the company. Venus Flytrap, which Is a carnlver ous plant and the other is called the sensitive plant. The sensitive plant William B. Ferguson, jr.. followed : closes when anything touches It Snd In his brother Homer'.s footsteps and both of tho plants are Very interest entered the nnvy while Harley Fer-ling and will no doubt attract a great gtison was tho onlr one of William B. j deal of attention In th school mu Fergnson's sons to select West Point iseums. The plants were brought here but in the army branch of the ser-jby Mrs. fettle from Wilmington. INTERESTING SERVICES AT MONTREAt TODAY Sermons By Rev. Drs. Chap man and Caldwell Won derful Song Service. 4 Ss, "M"T" Tomorrow at the PALAIS ROYAL 5 and 7 Biltmore Ave. Summer's Touchy Appetite Caliu for food that is easy to digest and nourish ing but not over-heating to the blood. , Grape-Nuts FOOD the meat of wheat and barley mecti this require ment and has a most delicious, nut-like flavour. But most important Grape-Nuts is full of Nature's richest nourishment that builds nerve, muscle, bone and brain in a way that appeals to thinking people everywhere and has made the food famous. ' 4 Grape-Nuts is long-baked, partially pre-digested and economical requires no cooking always ready to eat direct from package. . "There's a Reason" for Grape-Nuts Sold by Grocers everywhere. Black Mountain, July 15. The Chapman-Alexander evangelistic meet ing which has been in session at Mon treat since last Saturday, has now reached its most interesting point. This morning Rev. Dr. Caldwell, of the Richmond Theological seminary, gave a forceful and Instructive lec ture on the epistle to the Phllipplans. The theme of the epistle, said ths speaker. Is the Christian ideal life, and It contains a summary of the supreme aim, means and result In Christian activity. At 10:45 o'clock there wsa an In spiring song service led by Charles M. Alexander. The feataro of this service was the wonderful lo sing- ,lng of Albert Brown, of Birmingham. England. Mr. Brown la said to be the greatest religious soloist In the world. Re. Dr. Wilbur Chapman took charge of tho meeting at 11:46 o'clock and delivered a masterly sermon on "Christian Service." Rev. Dr. Chap man declared that divine endowment Is the ons necessary asset for Christ Ian service. Love, faith and devo tion together with activity, said ths evangelist, go to make up th true Ideal of Christian Ufa, NEW RECEIPT RULE FOR PARCELS POST Washington, July II. Postmaster General Burleson has ordered that the site limit of packages for parcel post shipment be Increased to a oomblned length and girth of 14 inches. This will permit mailing standard stsed fruit and berry crate Ths postmas ter general also authorised establish ment of a receipt system for parcel post packages similar to that em ployed by aspres companies. "Ths new regulation, says a de partment statement, "provides that on payment of on cant, th postmaster at th mailing onto may give the sender of an ordinary parcel of fourth class mall a receipt. A postage stamp to cover th chart for th receipt win be afflaied to th epareel, and the nam and th address of th address shall be wrltun la th receipt by th HICMO-tOtMA jotlEK COMPAIf Uwuu, Wis. Millinery Bargains One hundred corduroy Tarns 89c grade, tomorrow 48c One hundred Panama Hats, $1.50 to $2.00 and $2.50 grade. Come tomorrow, choice . ..98c 15 doz. Black Shapes, $1.50 to $3.00 values. Tomorrow.. 48c All Trimmed Hats at half price. One lot of Shapes np to $3.00 48o Bring your hats and have them retrimmed free. Silk sweaters; all the vogue, $6.00 values, tomorrow,. . $4.39 $12.00 values... $7.50 House Dresses, best assort ment , 98c Visit our Suit Department. One lot Waists, Crepes, Netts, and Voiles, ranging in price from $1.98 to $3.75. Your choice $1.48 Now. is the time for Wash Skirts. Come tomorrow, $3.00' values $1.39 $2.00 values ...98o Come tomorrow and be con vinced. All Palm Beach Suits at cost. Tomorrow is Corset Day. Special discount on all Corsets. Dr. Warner, Thomp son's Glove-Fitting, R. & G., W. B., American Beauty and all Lace Front Corsets specially jpriced for tomorrow. One lot corsets .50o Call for the BLACK CAT STOCKINGS Best 25c hose in the city. Black Cat Stock incrs am tha best. Call for the Kayscr Bul-i-10'''' Nol Silk Hose, a regular $1.50 silk hoBe for $1.00. Every pair guaranteed. Call for the Phoenix Silk Stockings, price $1.00 ............ Black Cat Hosiery See our assortment of 98o Ladies Shirt Waits. Best values in the city. 1 All Parasols at cost i All Boys and Chil dren's Hats at Half Price. IIP t &2 SI ACS CT CHICAOO-MSOtH OMisr coupmf mmt, wsa, n
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