North Carolina Newspapers

Friday, jfotemha. PAGE TWO Bay-lt-Now! Buy at Home. Create An Endless Chain of Asheville Dollar THE A3EVILLE GAZETTE-NEWS ACTIVITY GROWS THROUGH SOUTH From Every Section Are Re ports of Increased Business, According to Manufac turers Record. INDUSTRIES EXPAND IN NORTH CAROLINA Large Increase In Grain Pro duction In Part Matched By Increase in Number of Hogs in South. reports of Increasing business activity. The great grain crop of the year of nearly 28 per cent, increase over last year's yield shows a percentage of gain of from 13 per cent, to 15 per cent, more than the rate of gain In population during the same period. This increase in grain Is In part jmatched by a large Increase In the number of hogs in the south, although the effort of the big grain crop will not find full expression In the Increase of hi.gs until next year. The gain In the south In the number of hogs as com pared with September of last year runs from 2 per cent, in West Virginia to 20 per cent, in South Carolina, with gains in other Southern states run ning from 4 per cent., 5 per cent, and fi per cent, up to 10 per cent. Tha increase of 20 per cent in South Oaro lina is not exceeded by any other state In the union, and Is equaled by only two. This increase in grain and meat pro duction, added to the advancing price for cotton, with increasing demand, is brinfiing about a spirit of optimism i which has not been seen throuKhout the south since the beginning of the war. J. W. Neely & Co. New Merchandise. Special to the Gazette-Xevrs. Baltimore, Sept. 24. Reviewing the industrial activities of the south for the week the Manufacturers Record gives in detiiil the expenditures that are being made at New Orleans in the billions of a $i,ooo,ooo grain elevator ipardon of McGraw of Wilming- . by thf municipal authorities, contracts ; WIFE ASKEO TO REPORT I ton Evidently Does Not Please Wife. PEMlEliT MUSIC ASSOCIATION TO FESTIVAL PUNNED ADJOURN TODAY Asheville Musicians Are Con sider an Annual Spring Musical Event. DAMROSCH ORCHESTRA MAY BE HERE IN MAY Present Tlnns to Include Chorus of ISO Voices Trained by Maurice . Longhurst. Successful Meeting of South eastern Electric Light Men - Closes With Election . of Officers. INTERESTING PAPERS HEARD THIS MORNING for the foundation havins been let thi. ; w eek, and the progress of the public i warehouse system'whlch is being built ' at a cost of $3,500,000, in connection C- ' ' . with other lart'e enterprises planned j Governror Craig has replied to the and projected bv the oitv and individ- i letter of Mrs. McGraw, wife of the ual interests Counting the improve- j Wilmington man liberated by condt- . , , Uional pardon after a servic of ten ments made by the city dur.ng the 1atjyears for manslaughter, asking her to few years ami now under way or deft- j report to him any misconduct or mis-nitch- planned. New Orleans author!-j treatment coming from McGraw. ties estimate that over $1 nn. 000.000 i The letter Is in line and sympathetic ... . . . .. . ... spirit giving her the reasons for act- w.!l be respected ,n these expenditure fav(,rab,y pon the pardon. ov. w ith a view to prrins that city for ,,,.,. Craig tells Mrs. McGraw that -handling the enormous increase ex-- he has never received any letters from pectort in traffic fn.m southern ports. I her objecting to the pardon until the ,. ... ., ... , ., , . 'one written alter the. kindness had Tl.e r.altimor" h!o railroad l.i , . , . , , , , been bestowed and that in looking over preparing plans f..r a new coal pier tothe ,)arJ()n 'application tile he is un be built at Baltimore. at a cost of ft.-jalile to lind anything written to any 500.000 ntvi to have an .,r.r.iial capac-j other governor. Itv for ha-ndling 10.000. ooo tons ofj He declares that he was urged by (.on many of the best Wilmington citizens Thire arc sinn? of increasing aetiv-jto free McGraw and sends her a list itv in the textile Industry in the build-i of many very prominent men there Ins: of mi1!;' and the enlargements of land elsewhere who wished to see the existing plants. The West Point Man-'! prisoner given another chance. In ufactttring company of West Point i addition to the letter Governor Craig Oh., lias awarded contracts for an ad-its making further inquiry among Wil ditional mill at a cost of about ? 500.- : mington people. 000. to be equipped with 25,000 spin-j Major W, l' Moody has chosen his dies find r.00 ic.onis. P. II. ilanes Knit. ; rifle team wliich he will take In Oc tinc company. Winston-Salem, X. C., tuber to Jacksonville to contest in the will Install 10.000 spindles with nc-i great shoot which w ill be conducted eompanvini' machinery to manufac-; there beginning October 10. ture varnn for its additional knitting j Fifteen men will be entered in that mill recently reported. The Ilogans-: mnrkmanship meet and to get them- ville .Mills. Hoi-'anxville, Ga., has de- selves in shape will spend a filled 'nn Its tit'iild rn" fin 'I iKl i 1 1 ana t i Ttrn ft ic i n cr u n t .TneW unnirtl Id torn. I mill to he equipped with 3,000 spin-; range. The North Carolina boys hope dies. K. C. l.inelierger. Tielmont, N. C, i to pull themselves from the great will organize a $200,000 company to j democ ratic class that shoots near the build a cot'en mill. The Xorcott Mills j otto mof the list and expect to come eompanv. Concord. X. C.. has a warded i into class B this time, a contract tor its proposed mill to be J erpilppel with 12.000 spindles. The! 1 Elk Cotton Mills, "ayette, Tenn., will enlarge an existing building and insta S.000 spindles. The .Mden Mills, Xew Orleans let contract Tor a three-story Jfew Merchandise, brick addition to present plant for! manufacturing knit goods. The Carnegie Steel company of Pittsburgh will build a power-house) nd extend its warehouse at P.alllmore j and enlarge its facilities for storing' and handling its foreign trade in steel I products. i The Maryland Steet company spar- i rows Point, Md., Is preparing to re-1 reive bids for several of Its projected 1 Improvements, ncludlng a new ma-i ;;J. W. Neely & Co. Tentative plans for the permanent establishment of an annua! spring mu sic festival in Asheville vere discussed yesterday by the entertainment com mittee of the Asheville board of trade. Representing the Mozart society. Or. A. S. AVheeler asked the committee's co-operation In bringing Walter Dam rosch and his orchestra here for two days in May, 1916, on which date the Moart organization and other Ashe ville musicians are expected to Join forces to form a chorus of 150 voices for the Damrosch performance. As the first step toward the training of the local talent Dr. Wheeler urged the directors to aid In Metritis the services of Maurice Longhurst, crsan ist and choirmaster at All Souls' church, Uiltmore. Mr. Longnurst was director of the chorus that presented "Pinafore" at the Auditorium in the early summer and the success cf that performance encouraged rosMnnts of this city to hope that in the near fu ture Asheville would have a yearly fes. tival similar to those held in Ppurtan burg. Plenty of Talent. The rendition of "Elijah" later In the summer by the Mozart society and the "Rose Maiden," given by the High school chorus under direction of Willis J. Cunningham,' director of music in the city schools, lia-e abundantly 'illus trated, it Is said, that the supply of musical talent In Asheville is KufhV'lsnt to warrant ihe plans for a permanent festival. Those Interested In music have long cherished the hope that this "ity would some day add to Its other attractions an annual musical event that will not only help to crystalize its appreciation and talent for music but wtll orove a valuable asset In advertising the city to the wot Id. It Is pointed out that the chief city of the Carolina resort region has n'hde marked progress In music within the past few years. Mayor J. E. Rankin emphasized this side of the city's growth at the musical appreciation period held recently at the High school under the direction of Supervisor Cun ningham, To ne Considered. If the plans . under consideration week I are carried out the chorus .of b.ca! singers will he organized within the ear future and will hold regular re hearsals during the winter month: with Mr. Ionghurst as musical rcn ductorr The matter will be considered further this afternoon by the directors of the board of trade at their meetln in the offices of the organtation in Temple court, Much Interest Shown In Golf and Bowling Contests Au- tomobile Trip Is Ar ranged for Ladies. PACE AND TEACHEY GIVEN TEN rails IN PRISON pmsoooo tor, pr""pntBn ,nv"tm'nt Submit to Charges of Having Robbed Store Pace Had The Natlonnl Tube company of! Wheeling, W, Vs., Is reported s plan-1 f.fng an expenditure of $5,000,000 for! enlargement of Its plnnt. I The Consumers' Portland Cement compsny, Chicago, has been organized 'to build a Portland cement plant at Frvemsn, Ark, The Jeffersor. Coal & Coke company, Parkersburg, W'. Va., has been incor porated w!th $300,000 capital stock to 'develop coal properties. The Seminole Phosphate company of Croom, Fla., will build plant with dally capacity of 200 tons of phos phate rock. , From every part of the south come Confessed. FOR WORLD'S SERIES A number of the baseball fans of the city ar contemplating starting a movement this week for the purpose of giving baseball matinees heredur- ln? the playing of the world's eerie games. Already it is stated that the Majestlo theater will be available for the matinees, which begin early in the afternoon and are uuually overby 4:!"0 o'clock This Is the last day of the conven tion of the Southeastern section of the National Electric Light association which met at Grove Park Inn on Wed nesday. . George H. W'ygant. secretary of the organization stated this morn ing that the meeting closing today is regarded by the members as one of the most successful and enjoyable eVer held by them. The papers read have been of an unusually high order, said Mr. Wygant, and the efforts of the management of Grove Park Inn, the board tif trade, the members of the various electrical firms in the city and other Asheville residents for their en tertainment have been appreciated by the visitors. Papers TWs Morning. The morning session began at 10 o'clock with a paper" by II. A. Orr of the Southern Public Utilities company, Anderson, S. C, on "Electric Power for Driving Textile Mills." Mr. Orr was followed by J. M. Ilohl of the Cor- dele Electric company of Cordele, Ga., in an essay on ''Efficiency In Serving the Consumer." "Advertising and Its Direct Relation to the Central Station Field" was discussed by J. J. McManus of the General Electric company of Harrison, N, J., "Distant Control of Switchboard Design" was the topic as. signed to Stephen Q. Hayes of the Westlnghouse Electric company, Pitts burgh, presented by Thomas W. Fuller of the Westlnchouse company. W. M. Stearns of Atlanta, of the. General Electric company, read a paper on 'Electric Heating Devices." The mem bers of the association followed the presentation of these subject with great Interest and interesting discus sion followed. The last address on the program was a discussion or "Present Assess ment Methods of Taxation," by II, H. Carr of Raleigh. This Afternoon. Early . this afternoon the members of the executive committee met for he election of officers for the enaulng year, this being the last formal session of the convention. The rest of the day will be given over to the pursuit Of pleasure. Features of the recreation program for this afternoon include another trip to Mountain Meadows for those who heve not had the pleasure ofjthat out ing and an automobile ride to points of Interest for the ladles in the party This evening dancing and other forms of amusement will be indulged in at the Inn. A matter of much interest to the visitors will be the awarding of prises to the winners In the golf tournament and the bowling contest. These com Detltlve cames will close this after noon and the winners will be announc. ed. Yesterday afternoon a majority of the visitors drove in carriages over the Hlltmore estate, those tnklng this trip expressing delight over the roads and scenery on tho Vanderbllt property. Another party visited Mountain Meadows and greatly enjoyed the views of the mountains afforded by this trip. The golf tournament and COLUMBIA GRAF AN OL AS not only play beautifully ;. ..' . 7y : ' ' but are very convenient ' " ' Demonstration Free at v DUNHAM'S MUSIC HOUSE OF The United States department of commerce is making an endeavor to find out from the shippers of the country Just what trouble if any. they have been experiencing in ex porting their goods, or receiving im ported goods, as a result of war con ditions. Letters are being sent lout to chambers of commerce and like or- hniiiAuiiuuH oi ine country with a view to collecting such information; refused ocean space, or where and the local board of trade received such a communication signed by Sec retary Wilson C. Redfield. The fol lowing is the text of tho Inquiry: "The department of commerce is investigating : prevalent conditions created by the European war, affect ing adversely the movement of for eign commerce. ; It will be helpful if you will com municate this fact to those of your members) interested in foreign trade, with the request that they submit to the department, supporting details of all instances where their efforts to secure ocean freight have been ham pered, and th causes thereof. "Cases where shipments have been tho sale thereof was prevented by tht Im position of increased ocean freight charges, or onerous shipping requirt. ments are particularly desired; th names and address of buyer and Mil-' erv copies of partinent correipond' ence exchanged between them tai steamship agents directly connected therewith, and copies of ocean con-, tracts-ultimately made, is the chr. actor of data desired. "Such information will be treated in confidence and will not be made pub lic without the assent of those fur nishing it. "It Is hoped you will urge upon your members the desirability of availing of this invitation to aulit in advancing t,he work of this Invest! gallon. .1. miHH PALAIS J The Always Busy Store 0.YAL Do Your Shopping Here Tomorrow Every Department now holds an abundance of New Fall Goods. We invite you, to come and inspect our various lines of Merchandise without being induced to buy. i ' " ' Our Fall Suits are Selling Fine The newest styles and materials go into the make-up of our Fal Suits. We have a range of sizes to fit anyone, from a 16 to nn extra 46. ' THE CITY is putting on a good many of those Knapp Felt Hats. Have You Gotten Yours? -Lat- TOM N. CLARKS , 'Shop for Particular . Men. ' Italelgh, Kept. H. Burke Pace and John Teachey, the young white men of Raleigh who have been held several weeks on charges of store robbery, have submitted in Superior court yes terday afternoon and were given ten years each in the penitentiary. Pace's confession several days ago mnde impossible any defense but a fight was expected in which the two hard cases were to tell where they have been disposing of some of their booty. The contest for the freedom of I .... 1 A .4. j iwii it in, nuiiiu iinvo urrii mine, uui meir unremrainea iaiK wouia nave been entertaining. They decided two days ago not to "peach." They accepted th load of sin that belonged to' them and allowed those Implicated with them to make an unhampered defense. They will begin their terms next week and will go to the state's prison where the gen ius of Pace will make him a valuable prisoner. v The long terms may be explained In two ways. First of all they hare been lucky. In escaping prison so long. Their crime, breaking Into a pair of stores nd stealing an automobile, was not trivial. They had been given every I chance to reform. In addition It was believed that they had knowledge of the dea.;i of old ' man Charles Abt, the miser, who was found dead In his home In July and i whose death Is supposed to have been I caused by murder for purposes of rob I bery. No rharaes were brought against these boys In this connection but the ! unfavorable talk lost them friends. Pace had been a successful railroad 4etectlv and had he been able to keep I out of trouble would have been pro- moted for the good work that he died i while In that service. Its comes f si ) eel lent family snd Is one of the most It Is planned to have a leaseawire running into the theater and to give .the bowling contest gave recreation the rr turns by play. If this is done It; for many of the electric light men and will be a great treat, for the lovers of their friends and later In the afternoon a party of the guests enjoyed a street the game. OFFICERS CAPTURED ALLEEEDBLOC KRDER In response, to a telegram from Quebec, Transylvania county. Chief Deputy Marshal John Y. Jordan want to Brevard yeMerday afternoon to conduct th government's case agalnkt Alf Csntrell arrested by Revenue Of ficers Cabs and Galloway Wednesday night on rhargea of operating an Il licit distillery. Cantrell Is also wanted In South Carolina to answer similar charges. It is expected that the United states commissioner will hold him un der a heavy bond for trial In th DIs- trliit court. , car ride over the city. , In th evening most of th delegates saw "Mutt and Jeff at th Auditorium. J. W. Neely & Co. New Merchandise. iHRFOlU OKI IS NEARLY READY FOR QCCUPAHGY Rutherfordton, Sept. 14. Th new! building of the Citizens Bank and' Trust company Is nearlng completion! and will be ready for occupancy about' October 1. This building is of modern design In all Its appointments and Is an attractive addition to h town. We Offer Some Special Good Values In This Department For Satur day As Follows We are featuring Suits and dresses for stouts. Come and see our display. One lot of suits for Satur day, $20.00 and $25.00 val ues, tomor- f1 Z JA row $ IO.OU $15 and $18 val ues, tcnorrow $12.50 and $14.00 fijl A values, tomorrow .V A V .13.50 People In Italy Panic Stricken By Earthquake Messina, Sept. ii. A strong earth shock was felt her at f:lt o'clock last night It caused a panto among th people, who rushed Into the streets and squares, many remaining In th open all night No damag was don. little patnag Rrpocted. Rome, Sept. II. via Perls, Bept. 14. Th earth shock which wss felt her i llkubl and accommodating fellows1 In tonight was more pronmpeed than In town. other dlstucU of Italy, but so far there hav been no report of great damag. At Avexxano th quak caused th people to rush from th hut In which they had been living sine th great disaster of last January. No buildings had been erected sine th elty was destroyed. Th damage wss negli gible.. At Aqulla, It ' mile northeast of Rom and throughout th province of that nam the shock wss felt dis tinctly and caused considerable alarm. We Can Save You Money on Sweaters Buying in large quantl ties enables us to get the lowest prices. Our Sweat ers ''are stylish and very reasonable in price. We have them for Ladies, Misses, Children and In fants. Prices range from 98oto$8.00. - , ' New Line of Corsets Just Received We can suit yon easily in your Corset. Wo carry ten leading brands from which you can make your selection. . 10.000 V Have You Seen Our Black Cat Window? Black Cat Stockings are the best for all the family. See the Boys' and Girls' Stockings that we sell, loo pair or 2 pairs for 25c. Our New Fall Underwear Has Arrived Vest. Pants and Union Suits from 25c up. In sizes to fit Women, Misses, and Children. See our special 50c Outing Robes. Women Every Day of the Year Enjoy the Crace, Comfort and Beauty of TW BMtarial r tnm brocade to dU batirta, the Una vary lroa tkotm ai tka plump aat to taaa of the atimaMat ml wnaaa. bat lk Quality the style to at at ahray M aaaa. For R St O Cotaats ara built aa aa giawv M ai cUr. Yaara el aaakiaa corarta lor all aiowiaa yaara al baring food bouint yaara wt buybif mood eaatUla and bariata yaara af buiMuNI tim am that autkaa la ajrara tkal MM want, ara back at aack R Si G Csraet. That ia wkr tWa Is aa R at G Coreat to fet vary aromas. Wa aiaka as ananjr wa doa'l hav to limit earaalvaa to oaa atyla at to aa fcindofbaura. I aara ara eoraata lor rail utara.a mnd tka litlta ajuiuaa aaJ tka a..rii araaol a)aaa. Tkara era aaraata for tka a4ur lady or tka aaa frankly runt lor tka alim araawa ina oaadad .lander woraaa waanas trko ia Juat aiediiim. . 4 For aack alight diffaranca ia build tkara la difaraat R a Q Coraat, A ad aack fata aaa factly. Eark ia aaralortabia becaoaa U k) built to roUow taa Mtaral ferara baaa. Tkara la aa R k C Coraat fnt ye) aaa that Sta you, uir ye asactly. Xfcbra pea tka tore inaiat aa that aaa. 5m an aryiae at R u Corevta aatil vaa aoroa ta tka on plana by pur daanaar to kt yaw perUcalar fcfure. Come Here For Your Gloves and Neckwear We are showing a splen did line of these goods. Kid Gloves are priced at $1.00 to $1.75 pair. faDrio Gloves at 25c and 50c pair. All the Newest Ideas In Waists Can Be Found . Here. Our Millinery Department . Continually growing in to popularity. Many novel and beautiful creations for Saturday. See how be coming they are. Hundreds of shapes, 'J5v' $1.50 values. Hundreds of shapes, $1.63 i $2.50 values. See Our Display of Gage and Knick- erbocker Hats