MONDAY, DEC. 10, 1911
THE ASHEVILLE TIMES
PAGE THREl
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STATE
srpi:it
VISION
WAR PRICES
To meet the high cost of living It is Imper
ative thut your funds be Invested in securities
where the principal is always safe anil the
yield as great 19 is practical.
ITItST MORTGAGE It KAI. KS'TATE
NOTKS yielding 6 per cent payable semi-annually
meets this requirement.
VTF. HAVE THEM in denominations suitable
for the investor of small savings or those with
ample means.
Bankers Trust & Title Insurance Co.
FUTURE DEPENDS Iincrease of pay for
POSTAL EMFLDTES LIKELY
SUPREMACY
i Senator M'Lcan's Bill Pro
Englishman Predicts Race! vides increase From 15
Between Nations in Air-!
plane Construction if This '
War Does Not End War i
To 30 Per Cent
POPE BENEDICT SHOWS
REAL HUMOROUS VEIN
Rome, Nov. 10.- (By mail) Prob
ably the world does not look for hu
mor in Renedict XIV. But a Rtory,
now going the local rounds, reveals
this vein in him.
Italy numbers many self-styled ar
tists, who paint their best pictures in
Imagination. One of them, an Amer
ican, recently did a pretentious por
trait of the pope from a photograph.
Proudly he took his masterpiece to
the Vatican, beseeching a signature
and a biblical reference from His Hol
iness. Without a moment's hesitation the
Holy Father wrote, "It is 1! Have no
fear!"
Then he signed bis name with a
flourish beneath it. .
Marries Now Jersey Ciirl.
Berlin, Pec. 10. The marrmpo here
today of fount Christian (iunthe.i- vo l
liernstorff, son of tho former ambus,
sudor to the ..United States, and Mrs.
Margtierltiy V ivian Hurt on Thomason.
of Burlington. N. J., is reported by the
Berlin newspapers.
W ... ... aw
London, Nov. 20. i By mail 1 "The
growth of the imperial air service can
not stop until we have the same pre
ponderance over all other nations' in
tho air that we have on the sea. Such
preponderance is the British empire's
only hope of survival In the future."
Th'- opinion by C. 1.1. Grey, editor
of "Til.- Aeroplane." should Interest
the country that is planning to build
lu.OuO machines butween now uml
spring. If this war does not settle
the question-of war itself. It is appar
ent in Grey's view that the future
will sco a race between tho nations
in aeroplane construction surpassing
By GIXHU.K II. MAXMX;.
Washington, Dec. 10. It Is more
than likely thut congress will pass a
bill at this session granting increases
of sulary l.) all the postal 'employees.
There is a strong sentiment for such
a measure to be passed either as a
separate bill or as a part of the post-. I
office appropriation -bill.- on the part
of the -.members, of both the senate1
and house, who realize that the range
of salaries paid five or ten years ago j
lire -net sufficient to meet the present:
high cost of living.
Hills to. provide the increase , were :
introduced in both the senate and
house on the opening day of the ses-
sion and their passage will be urged I
LITTLE?
If your Bank Account is
small, we might be able to help
you make it grow larger.
Glad to
are readv.
trv-whenever von
Central Bank & Trust Co.
South Pack Square
by a number, of members whose aid I
tho past and present race in naval nas hf'en solicited by the employees all,
construction. over the country.
'He described the mobilization of the Congressman Clyde Kelly,, of Venn-.-
navai air service at Spithc-ad just be-, sylvania, Inti oilai a 1 i 1.1 . to ianut
fore the war began. .They managed to all employees of t.!ie: postal . 'service a
raise on that occasion, he said, about straight 25: per cent s-ilary increase; '
20 naval machines, one flying boat ;. Senator McLean, of Connecticut, in-
nnd about 20 shore-going aeroplanes, trodueed a bill (o grant to all postal
Tho admiralty regarded the whole employees now receiving salaries
tntng as rather an Interesting hobby
for a few enthusiasts backed by Win
ston Churchill.
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and in cantonments. Thousands of
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More than sixty million dollars will be trans
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As for the arm v, a month before the
war a concentration at Salisbury Plain
of all tho squadrons brought together
about .40 machines, Orey -said. . '
It. N. A. .S3. is now a full-sized navv it
self and K.F.C.is full-sized army.. The
former lias stations all around tlie
enlist and many abroad and cich sta
tion can launch, us many machines
as the Wholo service could at that
opening of the war. While the H.V.
C, as Clrey put it. "now fights its own
battles in the air and '.takes a hand in
everybody else's battles as well,
whether at home, or abroad."
'.'Everyone anywhere in 'England; -ex'-
cept in the mountain country, iUn-ows
i it is nearly as hard to get miles'away
J from an aerodrome res it Is to get miles
r away from a railway station. ; People
who still drive motor cars tell me that
I in the country on any reasonably fine
day they meet more aeroplanes than
motor cars.
"Every aerodrome employs dozens
of officers and hundreds. of men The
squadrons run into hundreds, the of
ficers in thousands and the men into
hundreds of . thousands and still the
corps keeps growing. New aerodromes
rn c.onsta.ntlv ooened and one begins
to wonder where we are Eroinir to srrow
Our .1018 potatoes."
CASTORIA
For Infants and Childrea
In Use For Over 30 Years
of. $1,300 or less per year an increase
of 30 per cent;, those receiving be-.'
tweeii j 1,200 and $1,80(1, 25 per . cent I
increase: those receiving, between I
S1.S00 and SH.OiiO iiierenses of so riei- There wa
cent, and those receiving more thaiii
"' I $3,000 an: inereare of 15 per cent.. . s
Appeals, for the passage, of such
legislation have become most insist- j
cut during the. past three, years from j
postal employees, everywhere.
Camp Kuiiston, Kan., pec. .10.
diiPt storm at Camp. Futi-
sto.ii the other day while'' some 30,
fltin men of the national army Wore
! drilling. -. When the future defenders
! (if democracy came off the .drill
1' grounds. they were covered, with Ka n
.sas .dust an inch thick.. ' .
I " Ollicers told t hen) to , bathe before
(1 iii iii.'i'. ; Ivvevybody rushed for the
bath houses at once and
I ,..".' .,..,! rpi, ,.v,,,.. ..,,;. shake her
: With the American Expeditionary
Army in France, Dec. 8. Sergeant
.Tack looks forward to a trip to Nor
folk, Va., if he conies back from the
war. Though the Boche doesn't leave
bini a leg to stand on. That's the way
Sergeant -Jack feels about Dorothy
Roberts the practical fairy . who
signed him out of all those thousands
of. Sammies to make the gave over
here easier to-play. Jack wants to
hand and thank her for
BRIH5H DUDES SEND GUT
S, 0. 5.: SHE OUR STYLES fe- r'zm S&SvSs
mains were,
couldn't, get
soon exit
enough i
msted' : cookS i,r"ent.f'lv:V'f!;, , , ,, , , :;
.ater to make J 'rlV Jher fa ry nan;
Wasting Time.
me.
Maybe "Dorothy. Roberts" is caniut.-
of the calico
rrom Dorothy
is the sender's
address on a package of candy and
cigarettes reaching the hard-worked
Sammy today. He read and re-read
London, Nov.: 10, (By. mail) -The , . If time IO of nil things the most pre. the cheerful note that came with the
British government is. working .m . Wftstinf; time must be. as 1-nor af ' 0f. poZmrunnb"
vee'eS- Richard: says, the greatest prodigality iu T"au"&
f Ihe I siUCe; as hR elsewhere tens US, lost j mumte. in- ino wu-neuwu imui iuii.
time is never found nga n; nnd what -
we cull time enough, nlways proves iIll(.k met ler ine this: On landing
little enotitjh. Let us, thenj bn up mm. in France lie drew a movie magazine
doing, and doing to the purpose; so by out of the reading matter distribution,
K , i ...,. .i,i, i. On the cover was written: "Will the
(Ullgpnce shall we do more, with less SHh,iel. who receives this piea8e send
perplexity.' Sloth makes nil things tUf-r0f Sanimies to make the , game over
fictilt. but industry nil easy ; nnd he Norfolk,. Va." ?
,i,. ....n,in(n m.t ,M nil dnv km! Would he? Say would a duck-
shall ' scarW overtnke his business nt
r
i
St
T.'p pi) Saville low the, habitat
dudes the British for them is "nuts"
there is fear and trembling. If the
dread decree goes Into effect how
one to be distinguished from one's
valet ?
Already the. government has a
scheme completed to produce a stand
ard price, the same as potatoes, wheat,
or- sugar. ;
. And the nuts are sending out the
S. Oi'S. call save our style.
Comforts
of Life
Don't forget gifts of real
satisfaction. If you need
shoes or slippers, you'd like ;
to have a pair given you for
Xmas. So would others.
Every wanted style in col
ors, felt and moccasins for
the holidays $1.00 to
$2.50. A few more $1.35
Ladies' shoes in the An
nex. .'.., k .
ii(iiisitni fim
Frequently to niako a mark in their
community, men leave their . foot- I
prints going out. Ex. .
night ; while laziness travels so Blowly
thut poverty soon overtakes him.
Drive thy business, let not thnt drive
thee; nnrt early to bed nnd enrly to
rise makes n man heal thyi wealthy nnd
wise. Benjamin Franklin. .
but, you understand? He did,
From the way he has been running
lately to keep from cetting killed, we
take it that this news about Kerensky
thinking about committing suicide is
grossly exaggerated. Charlotte News.
Build Moonshades.
Mountain campers who scorn tent
nnd sleep "in the open," have devlsei
"moonshades" to shield their eyes a
night, so that their slumbers may no
be disturbed by the brilliant renectei
light from the earth's satellite. Thi
shade consists of a square of canvaj
stretched between the upper ends o
two pointed stakes, which are driver
Into the ground In any desired post
tlon.
Patriotism is not religion but it is
one of religion's avenues, Ex.
'1!
kill
9
M Mm CHRISTMAS. 1917!
IlliUilULlll f 1 , A minion men
gone from Amer
ican homes
some to camp, . some
to France, some to
the high seas. Every
mother's son of them
ready and eager to an
swer the call of Christ
mas and nearly all of
them far from the kind
of Christmas that the
years have always
brought them.
The Red Cross is go
ins; to do 'ts share in
taking Christ
mas to them all.
Why? They need Christmas the
Christmas that means a tanpblc
bit of cheer for each individual
man and a scrap of commu
nity festival beside. Everybody
needs that sort of Christmas, even
people at home with families and
friends around them. A thousand
times more do these boys need it.
boys who are far from home and
families and friends.
Why take it to every man ? Be
cause Christmas is common prop
erty. Because some men, in the
natural ourse of things, will have
more than others, and while those
who have less will need the Red
Cross remembrance the more, they
must not be singled out to receive
it. Because th five million mem
bers of the Red Cross represent the
whole nation, and they cannot dis
criminate in their kindliness to the
men who are fighting in the na
tion's behalf.
Why should the Red Cross take
this responsibility? Because it is
the nation's agent in that unofficial
forethought, thoso extra courtesies,
those supplementary but much
needed services, that do so much
toward maintaining the welfare and moraie
of men at war. Because while the Govern
ment will do its part toward making the day
memorable, and sisters and mothers and
fathers and wives will da theirs, and nearby
towns will do their own, that great army of
level-headed, sympathetic, warm-hearted
people who make up the Red Cross can add
a note to the day's cheer that stands for
something quite different from any of these
other messages. The Red Cross Christmas
will bo too big to be merely personal, and
too friendly to be merely national.
This is what the Red Cross is going to
try to do: On Christmas Day it hopes to be
able to put into the hands of every soldier
and sailor, at home or abroad, a Christmas
Cheer Package. That is the part thnt con
cerns each .nan indiyiJualy. But it will
Jf 1 ' igzJO EsS
U u Nil- ga 1
'ban a
n ii o u a a
take the help of all to accomplish this. And
because Christmas is also a festival day, the
Red Cross is going to take part in camp
celebrations all over the country. Probably
every camp and cantonment will have a Red
Cross Christmas Tree, standing in front of
the headquarters of the Field Director of
Camp Service, who is constantly on the
lookout at each encampment for things the
Red Cross ought to do.
At the top of the tree, in the place where
community Christmas trees in dozens of
cities have earned their great electric stars,
there will be a Red Cross of blazing lights.
That, at least, u the suggestion of the Gen
eral Manager to the Division Managers who,
between them, guide all of tho 3,000 Chap
ters. ......
If you want your Christmas Cheer Pack-
or wooden boxes, one-quarter to one
half pound sue.
3. Hard candy, ircluding chorolate,
would probably be safe in tin foil or
heavy cardHjard, but no soft chocolates
nor anything that could possibly be
crushed should be used, as the remain
ing c&ntcnts of the package might be
spoiled thereby.
4. Several dainties packed in oblong
tin boxes holding each a quarter of a
pound, will provide a better variety for
a packet than a larger quantity of a
single confection.
5. No liquids nor articles packed in
glass should be placed in the package.
6. For wrapping the gjfts use a
khaki-colored handkerchief, twenty-
seven inches square, and form the base
Alwavft hears 7 . " " .. I
' the -S7l- - ZLfrflj X3 The old topers are finding it diffi- rls(, miikeK n man healthy wealthy nnd
Signage of fgencies. wise. Benjamin Franklin. -. " ..
Nggy , qF;-.-: -'-'.if : .j g MffisyB-W m ' B
c.v- -r .umy7Motc i
; Pap of Kftl 1 ?lli:h 'U use. something $m' ,m4
1,-ww.f PAPER GOES III r&lA TOPUAY WITH- b' JVS
r&nSV I AT THE BOTTOM HI VfeUr ":' COST NOT U ! VTO 'WP
TO MAKE A JIL T J MORE THAN J) M .
"-;- X' founpatiom i ",y AU&Tt 't x N j 1.1 L .iJf &Hm
'A k for the rK Y: ??' sVy -'a ' f l jfWj?-'ilM
I raw vlf - -; pr JtfTxti str s t
j A BIT OF RIPBON ANP AOOLLY CARP TIEP '. .'., v OR OVER
"l OUTSIDE THE BANDANNA GIVES THE VA-u( " - SEAS S
i.x I "... . ... I -n 1 -
L 1 1 I This is the way men in cr.P I I V-C Vj
I rr pi ABQUTTHE CHRiSTMc S MAIL iJT
Cant Best
the delicious wheat
and barley flavor of
FOOD
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When it comes to the
list of gifts for the little
red-ana-khaki bundles,
there is a wealth of pos
sibilities. The realty im
portant thing is not to
let soap crowd out the
sweets. Holiday appe
tites ought to have the
right of way. Hard
candy, chocolate In tin
foil, raisins, dates, figs,
preserved ginger and
fruits, saltednuvs, fruit
cake, licorice, sweet
crackers some of these
ought Eurely to go m.
Not forgetting smokes
and chewing gtim, the
man at the other end of
Christmas ought to have
something t o
keep, too. There
a 4
age to reach a soldier or a sailor it must be
made and delivered IMMEDIATELY to the
nearest chapter. The time is short and your
delay may disappoint a soldier.
The Christmas Cheer Package will be
partly useful and partly Just cheerful, like
most Christmas presents, but, like the best
Christmas presents, it will be mostly cheer
ful. What goes into it will be just what the
giver wants to put there although of
course some practical requirements must.be
borne in mind. The Woman's Bureau of the
Red Cross has made some suggestions for
the kind of package that will please an en
listed man and won't go to smash inside!
1. Nothing should go in them which
will not keep fresh from the time of
packing until Christmas.
2. Dried fruits and other food
products should be packed in small tin
x ill, nun.
ili linn mini, n
of the packet by placing on tho center
of the handkerchief a pad of writing
paper about seven by ten inches.
7. Select a variety of articles either
from the suggested list (or according to
individual wishes) to an amount not ex
ceeding $1.50, and arrange them on the
pad of paper so that the entire package
shall be the width of the pad and ap
proximately five or six inches high.
8. Wrap and tie with one-inch ribbon
and place a Christmas card under the
bow of ribbon. A card bearing the
greetings of the Chapter would be de
sirable. 9. Wrsp the parcel egain in heavy,
light-brown Manila pvr, tie securely
with red, green, or gilt cord, and use
Christmas labels or Anxrica-. vflags as
desired.
are water-tight match boxes, scout
knives, electric torches, games and
puzzles to be had within the mod
est limits that have been set foi
the value of the package.
Then there is one gift that if
going to make these package!
famous in the trenches. The Red
Cross recognized the almost end
less satisfaction which men wita
scanty amusement and little pack
room for games could get from
chess and checkerboard that took
little room and could be turned out
in large quantities at small cost.
So with the co-operation of a large
printing concern the Red Cross in
vented its own game board for men
at war.
It is a small square of heavy
cardboard, which folds into an en
velope of medium size. On it one
can play chess, checkers, and tit-tnt-toe.
The men are punched out
of the margin of the board, and fit
into slits when they are in play.
Dominoes are included, in the same
way, for the French soldier is es
pecially fond of that game. And
the whole affair sells for five
cents!
As for utilitarian gifts, there
are the handkerchief which ia
wrapped around the other things,
the pad of paper that makes the
nackacres firm, envelopes, pencils,
post-cards, books, scrap-books, steel mirrors,
neckties, mouth-organs, and compasses to
choose from.
Like the Christmas Trees and other cele
batiems, these Christmas Cheer packages
are the gift of Red Cross members and
Chapters, directly. The War Fund, sub
scribed for the relief of distress, can not be
used for this purpose, and indeed the mem
bers of the Red Cross will want to have a
spoeta), personal share in this khaki
Crrnstrr.es.
Miles tt a Red Cross Christmas! That Is
the slogan for Christmas, 1917. And that
means net only joining the Red Cross your
self, or urging other people ' to join, in
Christmas Membership Week, vAich ends
on Christmas eve, but sending ChHs&nas to
all the men at war.
But if yon wwot a store you cawt aa
. aukktal