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TheChristmas & Thrift Club
of the
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co.
is now open for 1916 members.
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The purpose of the Club is to offer every one an easy
way to- have plenty of money for Christmas next year.
One can save money in this Club for any purpose, -Investment,
Taxes, Insurance, Fuel, etc. Select now your
class: Progressive, Reducing or Eegular.
Deposit 2c first week, 4 o second week, 6c third week, and so on,
depositing each week 2o more than the previous week.
Or deposit 6c, and increase as above each week by 5c.
Or deposit 10c, and Increase as above each week by 10c.
Or deposit $1.00 the first week, 98c the second, and so on decreas
ing each week by 2c.
Or deposit $2.50, and decrease each week as above by 5c.
' Or deposit 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00, or any multiple of 25c, the same
amount being deposited each week.
You simply select the plan -you wish to follow, make
the first deposit called for on your card and you're a
member. After that you make the small deposits each
week, or for several weeks in advance if you like. You
will never miss these little sums, but they will mean a
nico BIG sum for you next Christmas. Your Christmas
check will be as large as you wish to make it, and will be
paid to you in cash or check 10 days before Christmas.
Secure Your Card Today
"S. 0. S."Want Ads Bring Results
THEY
MUST BE
SOLD!
Another month has been allowed me in which to
close out my stock of toys and novelties. During this
month, I must dispose of everything in my store, and
am compelled to offer every thing for sale at prices
still less than those which prevailed npto Christmas.
is an Opportunity
to Buy Toys and Nov
elties at Cost and
Even Below
Your patronage. and consideration during this
great toy and novelty sale is very much appreci
ated, and I take this means to thank, and extend
to yon the Season's Greetings.
BLOMBERG
Phone 1916
17 Biltmore Are.
"TRUSTIES" RETURN
TO CAMP TODAY
Cases of Those Arrested After
Arriving here, Were Con
tinued by Judge Glenn.
Three wagons, each loaded with
"trusties" from the white and color
ed convict camps of the county left
here Just before noon today for the
white camp on Sandy Mush and the
colored camp at Newbridge. The men
were returning to serve their time,
following a rest and liberty of three
davs cTanted by Governor Locke
Craitf.
In the wagon containing the white
"trusties," were seven "trusties" one
prisoner Who has been in the county
jail and the three convicts who es
caped Christmas day from the Sandy
Mush camp. Buck Killian, was ar
rested by the police Saturday, soon
after arriving from the camp on
charges of disorderly conduct and
drunkenness, was In the outfit leav
ing here today. In the wagons contain
ing the colored convicts were L. P.
Matton. arrested on charges of as
sault with a deadly weapon and car
rying a concealed weapon and Fred
Fowler arrested on charges of disor
derly conduct and drunkenness.
When the cases against these "trus
ties' were called in Police court this
morning Judge J. Frailer Glenn held
them open until the men had served
their time on the roads when he will
pass judgment in the cases.
Dan Briggs, Otto Munsey and
Hughey Freenman, who escaped, from
the white camp Saturday, taking with
them a repeating shotgun and cart
ridge belt, were pent back today. The
convicts were captured about half
way between the camp and Asheville
by Sheriff E. M. Mitchell and depu
ties. They claimed that they were dis
satisfied With the action of the coun
ty commissioners in refusing to let
them come home Christmas along
with the other "trusties."
To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
Tablets. Druggists refund money If It
fails to cure. E. W. GROVE'S signa
ture Is on each box. 25c.
XHAS DEFENDANTS
NUMBERED BUT 27
One of Smallest Dockets in the
Police Court Ever Tried
No Court Saturday.
Judge J. Frazler Glenn this morn
ing presided over one of the smallest
dockets ever brought before a judge
of the court at the first session to be
held after Christmas, only 27 defend
ants facing him this morning. No ses
sion of tho court was held Saturday,
therefore the defendants Who appear
er in court this morning inclutfed all
those arrested by members of the Po
lice departmenc since last Friday
morning. ,
Of the number up, those charged
with drunkenness, there being eight
of these defendants, were in the ma
jority. However, this is the smallest
number of "drunks" ever taken In by
! Ing to the members of the force who
have been on duty for many years.
The following cases were called
this mornlifg:
Will Forney, colored, disorderly
conduct, $5 and costs.
Sallie Brown, colored, assault with
a deadly weapon, $15 and costs; dis
orderly conduct, 5 and costs.
Janle Barber, colored, assault with
a deadly weapon, not guilty.
Jess West, assault with a deadly
weapon, continued.
Harrison Gibson, colored, larceny,
six months; retailing, costs.
Walter Reynolds, colored, keeping
liquor ror sale, tnree months, appeal
Cam Collins, colored, carrying a
concealed wenpon, $10 and cosirt
John Cannon, assault with a deadl)
weapon, $15 and costs, appeal.
Creur Embler, assault, costs.
Willie Stewart, colored, larceny,
costs.
Galney Baldwin, embezzlement,
costs.
John Ponders, colored, vagrancy,
tO days, appeal; trespassing, con
tinued. Haywood Silvers, colored, disorder
ly conduct. $5 and costs, appeal.
Harve Hughey, disorderly conduct,
$5 and costs.
George Williams, disorderly eon
duct, costs.
Walter Williams, disorderly conduct
costs.
Buck Killian, disorderly conduct,
continued.
L. P. Matton, colored, assault with
a deadly weapon, continued; earning
a concealed weapon, continued.
Fred Fowler, colored, disorderly
conduct, continued.
Eight "drunks" were up.
XHAS CELEBRATION
AT LAUNDRY PLANT
Tree Erected at Asheville
Laundry Many Valuable
Presents Exchanged.
a gift. A Christmas tree was arrang
ed in the finishing room of the laund
ry on which the presents were placed
Santa Claus arrived on time and gave
the presents out. The management had
provided chairs for the occasion and
a large crowd of visitors attended.
The employes presented J. A.
Mchols and J. J. Nichols with an
upholstered cane office rocker each.
The presentation was made .by Ed
Brown of the Y. M. C. A.. Special
features of the occasion consisted of
a recital of Henry Van Dyke's great
story of "The Other Wise Man, and
a solo by Mrs. J. M. Burns. "The
Birthday of a King." Mrs. Bums was
accompanied by Miss Daisy Smith.
SMALL PROFIT IN BASE
BALL FOR BIG LEAGUE
TEAMS LAST SEASON
The two last years have not been
lucrative ones of the whole for owners
of the big It-ague teams. While the
rush of the B.-aves from last to first
place in 1914 stirred up a lot of. en
thusiasm and saved matters from dis
aster financially, not a great deal of
money went Into the coffers.
TVnm AVI n Y-f i Dt trt tgni4nAl.t 4 . A
1915 race of the National league was
tne best In its history. True, there
have been closer finishes on one or two
occasions, but never before were all
eight clUhs in tha runnlnv fnr tho n.n.
nant down to the last month of the
season.
Yet with this even race, but four
or tne clubs came through on the right
SidO Of the leds-pr TVlBSO fnnr
the eastern clubs. Baseball clubs In
tne west with the exception of Chi
cago Whito Sox. the Detroit Tigers and
the St. Louis Federals lost money.
The Phillies cleaned up $71,000 as
their share of the world's series. Of
this amount one-fourth must be de
ducted, for under the National league
rules one-fourth of th uiii'i
money goes to the other seven clubs
m wie league, on the playing season
the Phils made about $25,000.
Difference in Years,
If the Phils had played the same
game in 190S as they did this year the
club would have earned about $200,
000. That is the .difference In tho
years and the enthusiasm. Five years
ago such a race an was ihntrn fhio
year would have had the "bugs" dippy,
but this year it only attracted the fans
in spots.
On each one of their three western
trips the Phillies lnsf mnnov n
one of the three trips did the club
make enough money to pny the rail
road fares and hotel bills let alone
salaries. The Phils did well at home,
but a lot of the profits of the games
went to make up the deficiency incur
red in the games abroad.
The Phillies drew more people at
home than any other Philadelphia Na
tional league team ever ma. Th.v
averaged 5,000 person a day during
me ween and had some excellent Sat
urday crowds. On two occasions dur
ing the year they had more than 16,
000 naid admission nnj fhn ,Mt.
were sold out once previous to the
world's series. This never occurred
before in the history of the club.
Out of the world's series receipts
also the Philli- Mad to pay for special
trains, etc.. . th will fnrthor
down the t'i' i: . The earnings will
be trimmed to uch an extent that no
dividend will j declared this year.
The reason for this Is that the profits
of this year will go toward meeting
the losses of last year and the notes
mar must bo met later.
Don't Always Pny.
If the Phils could have played to
some people In the west they would
have had a good year. Championship
teams don't always pay. Tho Ath
letics dropped about $50,000 last year
with a winner. Thev dronnprt h
same amount this year with an eighth
piace emu. posing $100,000 in two
years Is no joke.
The Giants cleared about $50,000 on
the playing season. This Isn't a large
umount for the Giants, but It Is fine
for a tnllemler. Usually the Giants'
profits have run up to $150,000. Be
sides the Giants collect $50,000 each
year from the New York American
league club for the use of the polo
grounds. This makes a nice nest egg.
Lost year the Braves cleaned up
about $2,000 oi) the year including the
world's series. This year the profits
will reach about $15,000, which Isn't
much on a million dollar plant.
Through the "courtesy of the man
agement of the Asheville laundry.
Christmas was observed by the em
playes Friday afternoon at 1:10
o'clock. J. A. and 1. 3. Nichols re
mem be red the employes of their es
tablishment by presenting each one
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Atlanta ss
Atlantic City ... ... 52
Augusta .. .. .. .. 28
Birmingham 44
Cincinnati ... .. ..34
Charlotte ,, ... ... 84
Chlrage .. ., 2
Jacksonville ...... 44
Knv.-IHe .. .... 28
Louisville ,. ... ... 42
Mobile 5
Montgomery ...... 34
New Orleans ... 6
New York .. ... 28
Raleigh 32
St. Louis ., . ... 30
Savannah .. .. ... 3$
Tampa , .. 44
Washington S
Normals for this date: Temperature
3 deg. Precipitation .14 Inch, River
stage it 1 1, in. 1.0 foot.
forecasts until 8 p. m. Tuesday for
Asheville and vicinity: Partly cloudy
ana warmer tonight; Tuesday unset
tied and warmer, probably rain.
For North Carolina: Partly cloudy
ana warmer tonight; Tuesday unset
tied and warmer, probably rain, light
10 moderate variable winds,
ficncrul Conditions (Last 24 Hours. 1
The severe storm that was over th
northeast Sunday la rapidly passing
ocyona tne range of reptrts, attended
by high winds and rain on the north
Atlantic coast and over the Great
Lakes. Another disturbance la devel
oping over Texas. Rain or snow has
also fallen In Colorado and Kansas,
Decided antlcyclonlo weather condi
tions prevail over the northwest and
the weather Is quite cold over the
Rocky Mountain region and the PlaJne
states) with aero temperatures In Ne
braska white the coldest Is 18 degrees
below tero.
T. n, TAYLOR, Observer,
1 Jin i ,
As An Experirnent
we brought Triangle Plays to Asheville By reason of their cost we gave tW
public at 10 and 20c. The response has been generous. You came, and saw a e
preeiated. Now, we have effected arrangements whereby you may see these
plays on Triangle Days at The Strand at the price to all of 10c. bonder
They Have Proven a Revelation
An audience feels and lives them, because they are intensely human enf
to life. The manner in which we present Triangle Plays is in itself most efiV
true
tive,
Our full orchestra playing; special interpretative music written for Trianjri
Tomorrow We expect to break all records with
D. W. Griffith's
Sequal to "The Birth of a Nation.
'The Martyrs ie Alamo'
or
The Birth of Texas"
There never was a picture made having more realism, more life, more pathos
a larger educational value. '
or
In addition to the 5 reel production, as a laugh producer we have provided a 2 reel
Triangle comedy "Her Painted Hero" with Hale Hamilton and Polly Moran mV
mjj i luuis ut master pictures Dy master producers.
Is it a wonder that business is fine with us?
REMEMBER: Any Seat
in the House . . . . .
10c
Brooklyn finished about $20,000
ahead. Tills Is the first time t' at
Ebbetts has piloted a money maker In
five years. The Cubs will do well to
break even on the season. The Car
dinals, Pirates and Reds lost anywhere
from $20,000 to $40,000 each on the
season. If it hadn t been for the
spurts of the clubs at different times
during the year the losses -AOiT'.d have
been enormous.
Detroit Icad.
Things are not much different In the
American league, if they are as good.
The Johnson circuit had .Its first race
In six years, and tho race then was
between two clubs. The Red Sox
cleaned up about $100,000 on the sea
son. Including the world's series, but
when iJinnln get through paying sal
aries his profits won't be much. He
has the highest prlved ball club In the
land.
Detroit made more money than any
other ball club during the regular sea
son. Navln and Yawkey's profits will
reach $ "5,000 it Is said. The Tigers
had their best year at home and
abroad.
Cominsky In Chicago cleared about
$35,000, but the season will be a loss
to him because of the purchase of
Jackson, Collins and others. He will
at least be $50,000 behind on the year
when these fellows are paid for. All
the other clubs lost money. The fJow
York olub dropped about $65,000;
Washington about $15,000; Cleveland,
$r.0.000, and St Louis, $40,000.
Feds Did Draw.
When one delves Into these figures
no reason can be discovered for Ban
Johnson blowing his horn about the
Federals failing to draw any people.
But two of the Federal league clubs
lost money. Tho Brooklyn Federals
lost about $100,000 on the season the'
largest amount dropped. They didn't
draw at home or abroad and had a
high salaried club. Baltimore cashed
In about $15,000 to the bad. Newark
broke even because of the SunJay
crowds, and Buffalo barely got
through.
Pittsburgh, Chicago and St, Louis
cleaned up a nice pile because the
teams were right In the pennant hunt
until the lost day. The Pittsburgh
club got $20,000 for Its part of tho
gate receipts In the last series In
Chicago and this Is about what the
club Is ahead on the season. The lutt
game In Chicago attracted 31,000 per
sons. Chicago made nhout $;:5,000.
nnd St. ula about $25,000 on the
season. Kansas City Just stuck Its
nose In front.
There are many men of many
minds, some of 'whom even mind their
own business.
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ADMISSION 25o
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