MONDAY, DEC. 10, 1911 THE ASHEVILLE TIMES PAGE THREl VXD Fit 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. It's Easy to Send Money by We stern Union Thousands of soldier-boys abroad and in cantonments. Thousands of loyal women at home wondering how to send them money with the greatest safety. Let Western Union Money Transfers help you. Inexpensive. No red tape no bother no trouble. Safe and as simple as ABC. More than sixty million dollars will be trans ferred this year by THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO. Telctrami, Day Letters. 7ii?M Letters, Cablegrams. Tlnney Trans ferred by Win. 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 EL - J? S 1: t uA XL. II III III. 11.. ' i ri ' 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