'MM
TO 6TEMRlEn:iJ5p MILE KK TOIW
- ... ........... ,
W want to ttt!smk'y?u" far the epleadid patwaage given uzt the past eight months. We announced then, that we would sell for Cash for Less -that we could afford to do so because we
would 836 a mat deal of tnssj in boo&Bepix& and clerical work, and not requiring our customers to pay a proportion of the bad debts of those who would not pay us, for, as is always the
casa vt2i credit Bt , i
1 TKj THAEK YOU BALE Is our expression of gratitude and will result in a very great saving to yon of money, real money, for the special prices cover just about our! entire stock of season
able goods, givtag the 'additional saving to you right at the season when you need the goods, and when the saving will -dd you most good. 1 1 V ;T.:
SILKS BED'
TUKu
Quality counts in silk
goods, and that, is where our
silks have .won their reputa
tionmerit. The stock in
cludes tub silks, taffetas,
mes saline and figured silks.
$100 silks for K.t-.79o
' 85o silks for
WHei'h.at''
69o
36 inch $1 taffeta for 79c
36inchmessaline silks .79c
48c figured silks M.,w.39o
DEESS GOODS AMD MIS
CELLANEOUS FABRICS
25c whipcord, in black, navy,
' red and light blue
10 c white madras for 8c
12Je white madras 10c
15c white madras for M.12c.
18c white madras for .. 15o
10c dress ginghams, for. .8c
12 Jc dress ginghams for 100
These ginghams are 27
"and 32 inches wide, ana
' many of them the Amoskeag
brand, famous for their ex
cellence and pretty patterns.
10c-nainsook for ... . .8c
0. N. T. SPOOL COTTON
4 CENTS. .
12c Galetea for . ... .;.. 10c
15c Oaletea for 12Jc
2Sc KIMmEriSSEE 17c ,
The most popular soft
crinkle obth fox ' kimonas
and hcraso gowns in dainty
and attractive patterns.
CURTAIN GOODS.
25c swiss, ettamin&and lace
for . ... . . . ... ... m,'mmm M 19c
18c bordered ettamine K.15c
12Jc swiss iot .j. , . .100
AIR FLOAT TALCUM
POWDER, FOR 7 CTS,
15c Air Jloat Talcum Pow
der ta !.xi....;.ll0.
25c 'Air tOToat Takum Pow
der .t (!( (,,w.'.'.19o
MENKEN'S 25c-TALOUM
POWDER -...12io
CORSET COVERS
GOWNS, ETC.
Here's a real bargain
counter. All new goods,
well tailored and excellent
material
50c muslin corset covers 39c
25c muslin corset covers 19o
50c muslin drawers v .39o
25c muslin drawer 19Q.
50c muslin gowns 39c
$1, muslin gowns 89c
$1.48 muslin gowns for $1.13
CHILDREN'S DBEfSSES
, Made perfectly in'the new
, attractive spring and sum
! mer styles, ginghams and
; percales, plain and tr$niffidd
in various colors. Lotetheap-:
er than to buy material and
make them.
60c children's dresses ,39c
$1 dresses' ftr
$1.25 dresses for k.98c
$150 dresses for ,.!.$U9
$2 dresses for :. yJs$1.69
LADIES' 15c HOSE .;iOc
MEN'S ODD PANTS
REDUCED.
They're made of blue and;
black serges, worsteds and
English trouserings of at- ,
tractive patterns. An extra
pair paats will give you the
air of changenof suit.
pants for
M..89c.
$10 pants for $1.29
$2 pants for k.iw!
C$1.69
$2.50 panti for i .J1.98
" $3;pants for ...;.. :$2;39
$3.50 pants for r;,.i.$2.98
$5 pants for .-. ...$3.98
MEN'S AND BOYS SUITS
Every 3rd Suit and every
3rd Dollar' for 30c. .
Blue and Mack serges,
worsteds and neat pattern
ed puttings. New styles, ex
tra quality,'; Bargains at or
iginal pricos; biggest kind of
bargains at this 30c sale.
Boys' $3 suits for ..$130
Boys' $6 suits for maM.$4.60
Hgure it this way: in a $6
suit: '!'.;: ;. - Ar
2 dollars at 30c each -.$ .60
4 dollars at 100c each v 4.00
Total .: .r.!.vw.A. v$'60 1
Our boys suits are from $3
to $3, and remember that1
every third suit you buy, or
every third dollar you spend
for a suit, costs you but 30,
cents. ' . i ' ' : j '
MEN'S SUITS '
Range from $10 to . $18.50,
and at credit stores will cost
you from $12 to $22 and $25.
It is really worth your time,
men, tojeome and examine
these suits. Every one's a
bargain.
SHOES
Tor Men, -Women
i 7 and Children
This Thank tSTou Sale : in- ,
eludes' the famous ; Socioty
King shoes and oxfords for
men, and justly famous
Fashion Leader for ladies,
You can get your , pick of
leathers from tan, gun metal, '
vici and; patent leathers ,we
have sold lots of oxferds and
pumps this season, and if
' you .wait your size may not ;
be here, so it may pay you -and
well too, to como early
for pick of sizes. The quah
ity is all A!-l, tho-6tyles "all
1913.
Ladies $3.50 pumps and ox
fords
,, $2.69
Ladies $3.00 frumps and ox
fords t.MK.iMMr $2.48'
Ladies $2.50 pumps and ox
, fords vwm-miooxw $193
Ladies $2.00 pumps and ox
: fords $L60"
MEN'S AND BOYS'
SHOES and OXFORDS
Men's $5 Society, -iing Ox-'
fords .(mm. $3.93 ,
Men's Society Kmg Oxfords
for .MrN.t? $3.98
' Men's6cK:iety,iving:Oxf6rd3
for .m-ws, $2.93
$3jOO oxfords and shoes
for $Z43
$2.00 shoes and oxford3
for HwwwwIiTB
1 SPECIAL BARGAINS1
LADIES' LOWj SHCWE3 , 1
$3.00veivet j)umps for $1.93, ;
$3 black corduroy and crav
enettej pumps . fc , in $ L83 ' I .
$3 'patent leather, )pumps,
, with buckle, sizes 6, ,7 and ,
8, for I $L83
$2 vici leather, shoes, "sizes
3, 3J, 4 and 8J for $153
$125 shoes sizes 3, 3J' and 4
93c
$1.50 patent leathers, cloth
! top, sizes 3, 3 and 4, $U3
t These are our '$ regular
cash prices, and eytsryreduo- ,
tion shown' k an' absolutely , .
; honest !: one. The original .', ;
prices are lower thait cxmit -1
stores can afford to sell for; '
"the reductions make them -the
biggest kind of bargain
Sells for Less
Sells for Cash
EEMEMEEE, THANK YOU SALE BEGINS FEID AT, MAY 30, AND CONTINUES UNTIL JUNE 7th, SATURDAY.
POWE
. ' - , t
MUM
M9S
"Ashevill'2
It
4
Model M Express Body
500lbsTCapacity$5pO
hare told thoutandi ot
dM Truck to prosretsiva
merchant. You can be fuidsd
by this national vote of approval,
and you can afford a Chaae Truck.
ASHEVILLE
AUTOMOBILE CO.
15-17 S. Ijpilngton At.
FOREST COMMISSION
WILL VISIT PIS6AH
GOVEKNJIKNT OFFIOIAUI LJiVVE
FOB ASHEVILLE TODAY.
Members of the Cabinet, Senator and
Repreeentattrea Are in the Party.
Inspect Forests.
Last Week
(or
listing Taxes
The law provides a penal
ty of double tax for delin
quents, so now is the time to
call and list.
All property, personal
and real subject to taxation
must be listed during the
month of May as provided
(bylaw.
The City Tax Listers are
at the Court House daily ex
jcept Sunday for the purpose
tof listing property for taxa
Jtien and everybody should
attend to this important
matter st coo and not wait
untfl dh Jait minute -thus
iavoifljBg xels&d rush.
J. W. Weaver
FI1IBIBG OFjKELETISS
House of Old Confederate
Veteran ' Burned While
i
He's at EeuiUon. j-
For the purpose of Inspecting th
Pissh forests to determine whether'
or not the famous timber lands of
George W. VanderblVt shall be pur-'
chased by the government and turned
into a national reservation, as part of,
the scheme for the protsotion of the.i
upper AU&ntio coastal rlwcri, th Ap-I
paJachian forest commission will ar
rive at Ashevfl!le tonight or temorH
row morning tor a. stay of tbre days.,
The party wtu lactud Becretary;
Houston, of ttie department of acri
oulture; Sooretary Lane, of the Inte
rior department; Senator Jdbo Waller
fikntth, of MajTland; Representatives
Hwly, of Oregon, acd Lea, of Geor
gia.: Chief Forester Gtfcves, Assist
ant Forester W. L. Hall, and Oeorge
Otis Smith, chief ot the geological
survey. Secrewy Garrison, the pres
ident of the commission, will Join the
party at this cMy Saturday morning.
The. members ol the party will
spend the greater part of their time
here en the Plsgah property and wni
exaralne-ohe timber lands of Mr. Va-
derhilt The tract oomvrlss aTout
11,100 acres and for some time past
the owner has been considering sell
ing the property to the government
It recently was reooramended for
purchase by th torwrtry bureau and
It Is said that -She trade pMbably wtB
be closed within the y near tutor.
The lands have attracted much In
terest In th lumber world and the
timber Is considered very valuaiMe.
Foresters from all parts of the conn-
try have vbrited Che property and
have been greatly rt eased with th
stand of timber. At th reoaat aseeV
tog f fa Amertoaa Farestaca asso
ciation, it was stated that th timber
Is among he most valuable la th
United States and the vtsiOag forest
ers spent a day oa fh lassrva.
Th members of th party which
leave 'Washington city tMs uarntar
for Ashcnrin wtB be tsawa t Pis-
gab la automobflea, and W&S thsr
af here they wfll male a CMfbugB
rnvesngauon or ta prpny.
THIN GRAY LINE
TO EHB m
ATLANTA. May 28. Mystery sur
rounds the finding by neighbors eaaly
today of two charred skeletons' in th
smouldering ashes of a house which
had stood oa th MoIXough road,
two miles, from th federal prison,
and whloh'had been occupied by Ura
Baraa C Stevens,' her son 17 yaws
old, and bar adopted daughter, IS.
Th three war seen at the house
about dusk Tuesday, it Is reported,
but no n has been fottad wh aa
tit nova aura during th sight. Ma
elevens toft Aalawta Tuesday for
Chattanooga t attend th rnnia of
th United Oanfadarat Vetarana ,
Near the two : charred alcetetosa
were found the metal porttoa of a
shot gun. Including the barrels and
lock. A. local dentist deolaaed one of
the skeletons was that of Mrs. Ste
vens, : basing Ma opinion upon the
false teeth which still clung to the
roof of the mouth. The other skele
ton Is VeMeved by the authorities to
b thai of ttve daughter, as th bodies
were found together, and it la said
Mr. Stevens and bar daughter were
accustomed to sleeping rn th
K0I111 FILES ANSWER
TO BRUNSWIG SUIT
Through, hts attorney, Jones
Williams, Adolph Kotui, manager of
the Dreamland theater,' yesterday
filed answer In superior court to the
alt recently ' broucht' against him
by Brunswig UrotJiera, la whlcto the
latter ask for. Judgmant for IS00
wfliloh they allega waa paM- Mr. Kohn
as first p&vtrwmt on tbe Dreamland.
In the answer filed yesterday Mr.
Kohn enters a ceniiral denial to most
of the allegatlosa In th complaint
of the Brunawla-a' admits receiving
th 1800, but says that It was to bind
the sale of th Dreamland for ts.000
to Brunswig Brothers and " Sparka,
and that the latter failed to kp
their part of the contract. He files a
eounfw cJalm for W.000 and asks
AISQTHER GREAT CBSI
Evidence Intended to Show
Intimacy Between' Wood
and Atteaux '' :
WES 'f JIB
(Cootinued from Page 0na)i .
BOSTON, May If.Another big
crowd listened today to evidence In
troduced by District Attorney Pl
letler m support of th etiarg that
WlHlam Wood, president of the
American Woolen company, and
Frederick E.l Atteaux, a dye manu
facturer, conspired with ' others to
"nlant" 1 dmamite at Lawrence
ft'
Standard, , ''that Great Britain could
view with IndUtcreaca any disposition
on th part of bar (present allies to
attack America. Btwn tba paapA
of to gnat republlo and ourselvea
there are ties of Mood and oorosnon
intnresta Which could, undn no Clr
cumatances, be disregarded."
COLOMBIA'S CLAIM,
WUtSinNUTON, ' Uv M. CbWml
bla'l claim for rasaraxioa en auoouat
of th separation of Panama was th
subject of an hour's eonfaiwue at tn
I .ImAa il.li.ll I Ai4av Ii nl 1-f I
room.
Th. KiitlnHtiaa of DaXalb aaantv.
In which the house was located, are
investigating Vie tragway. , in gixt
wa taken tn Infancy from an or-
pnanaga,
Pctloa are iearcntnr rer tn son.
who toa atappared.
TV0 MORE STORES
WILL CLOSE ELILY
rHair niNini'ifin uuiin sum iiibk unaiun . ... . . . i
taat tit naUntifnj rawver nothUia- en " WM w was margflM
mw em nmni w h rail auoi: On. ,f th munr witnesses caSled i ' 7. r ' .
ready t CulftM bis part of the eon-i
tract, .- ' .-.-. . I
Ji W. Plilpps and Cffla Phlpps yaa-
tarday mad suit la superior court
aratost Stanton and Heatar . Penland.
seeking to recover land oa th Burns-v-Ble
road thuy allag is unlawfully
hold by the defendanta
' Stenben Byers Med ault against
John and Kjitin nicks, seeking to re
eovwr a piece of land In AihvUla
Annwatvanan ws
to the eCtaot bat th firm f M, V.
Moors and onnaany and H. Itadwaod
and oompasy har daatdad to do
fhalr stora an Pattaa 'aasnnt at
0ctooX oo teMrdaf alggia tnatead ef
10 o'oladk-to eioarng tabr wktch
ha beaa idaiai end for seme ttnte
TMs aanoonoenxaat win be
with totarast ay awsrisis at ea
gaahwttus whloh Jaaw been working
is aanatt ot tba aarllsr oleatng mov-
nvaat Cevanal f Ot store ef Asl
vllat as nam akadng earlier , taaa to
9 Mat to oMa Coat tbstv
nay have snor time for
fOomlrrawl fratn Pag 0sa)
th ptoaw fciaer. win
twantr-thlrd snaail iwantoa so tor aa
fii veterana ar eanaaraea. Th 6baa
of Teawaaa will b cb nsato wf
aaaer at a gxaM aaii am
ntgM
MUU1BQ' TOSXXT.
Tba Stars! AMa Masons win
fhla aftaiauan at I lot wna th
It B. and R. A. degress wtn be
fsrrad. It wa stated a few days ago
that til meeting weald 'be bald t
mghU auC th mrnbars ot ,ta T-
: REPEKKEl) TO GRAJVD JTJKT.
WASHINOTON. May The
Wanamaker customs case, R was
AXlnilUrtj oeddod today, will be re
frr4 to the federal grand lunr at
JTOladatphla, to (ItPOxrmln wbathar
thar was aay crbntnal liability tn
caanectten wtth importations of sam-
pi merchandlfe by the firm ef John
Waxamakar during the past fifteen
Tsurs in which, through alleged lr
rmrutlar iMacdoes, th government did
Bet receive full valua
T, w u ' v T T nafotiatlona suapandad I
Max Mitchell, a banj.se ; of Boa- owlnf ttm o
ton, whose direct examrnatton
i bthn ' awarnauent to
Janmary
in votora'
awpe&l a the
IiMAR TO WARM HPIUmW.
ATIAWTA, May ustioe Jo-
aaph R. Lamar, of tba United atates
aunretn oeurt, passed ihreuga Atkuita
todax an hts ay to Waan Bprlnga
wtara.hawul address mamber ot the
Georgia Bar aaseciatlaa, jostle La-
saar. ras to ha tpoaan on Prlday
Mftlti; wut' owing to th faot that his
pranae wfll soon b rattaired In
waahington on etQoal buaiaeaa, h
wta apeak tomorspar night fnstaad.
' HO VEXMVEBT TOfaXStnoav.
' Ma dettrerles wfll b mad tqr ma
laal man earners tamorrow, on
ouns ef Dacoiatwa (Oay. a national
ooaday. la order t ajooamgnodat
apt who eroTnaanr ranatv their
Basil by carrier, th aantaaB vladtfwa
will b open from f rdadc to It
o'cAaek In Ot morning and aS other
windows at the peataCBo will a
111119 tlt
apparently tended to show lntlnuvcy inoomlag dernocraUa admlniatraHon.
Several Um during the trial the vmxm r,, D(Vo(ta.Usna
prosecutor had questioned witnesses' rwumiMl at Bogota, whwre they aw
concerning the whereabouts of , Wtlatod. as soon a hew Amertoaa
Charte A. Hardy, an official of th minlater suooeed Jam lubola re
Am r lean Woolen company, and Ot'jsignad. . . . i . i.
vllle Reddlg, formerly employed by! : . ' i
Wood aa a chaufteur, on wtthout re
ceiving any information. Today
three police officers testified that tbeyl
had been vnafete to serve a summons'
on Hardy requiring his attendance at
the trial, and a Lawrence police In-
spestor testified slmflarrly regarding
his ftcrrta to locate lUxMlg.
Th danger of th "plaint" was
Illustrated In th tnatimony of Joaapfli
Assaf, a 'Syrian patntar of Lawreaca
tn whos home some ef .the rptoslve
was placed. "Aasat said fhag when he
opened th naokag ha thouirht the
stick might be sow new form af
ptdjit- He tried to burn a ttldc and
then amoJled ef th sooroliod portion.
laMr on he snowed Che stMk W a
person who told him H was dyna
mite. He intended taklnc it to the
poUc station and bid k for safe
fcaepln la his bedroom Where it was
later found by th police who ar
rested biro. . - t , : j
TESTIfl fil TECDI
)(flatlnttd) frnm Paga OnX
twny gtosttW as to Colonel OooaaV
vlfs babUa c autorlety. ::?:: j
;e ' -v'V-TWroto. Isittwrs.
Mamarlea of the Xban earoipai
wars brougl jlo. Colonel Itoosevelt u
h gat la Om court room. ' A ,telegratn
was handed him from Hugh T. Hal-1
art. ot Bt PauL.Mmau referring tot
letter which thetoolorral wrote wtiUe1
in camp in Cuba to L. Ourfamann, at
Carslraea, Texas, about jtUa uaa, o
whiskey, among sold Oars . iwbil on
duty.
It la likaly that Colonel jtlooseval fa
skis of th case wfll ba completed to-
morrew. Amonc those stlK u takaj
th stand are OlfTord Plnohof, Jame'
R. GanfleRL RegU It Posti l4twrnoi
Abbott, William Loeb, Jr., Bmlln'
Oftooseveat. a couido of the colonel, and
tnro secret aervte men wh tiwvaied:
wth th colonel whan 'ha was pre I
ldsnt ' ' j
'.;.,ii.,,,.,.li i Hull, il.i.V
WtfrcTtfs In The WTaeVU 1
lm "Hk alet paaasaw apssltoai
haw to astaa toiay Is aaatar fas saw
Msn aalBaj B9a.''aUfcy'ea aaaawa
attoin aaHwitw a4r. Mia to ii an.
aaaihe ataa, md sad Mm! M awM towaja
KEEN INTEREST.
VIEW!. May It. Th aaenest In
terest In ta lAtnarlcaa oommlasion on
agricultural organization, co-oDora-
Woa aed rural oredlta now studying
the systems used In Europe, is being
Shown by th American government
and the mumoipaHty of Vienna.
, Many of Mi members arrived here
Tueeday from Budapeat, Hangars,
aad altlunigh th authorities were in
formed (bat the easniraasion wa coin
ing on a purely badness mlssloa and
that it was not xpectad any publlo
entertainment shoald ba arranged for
th party, they Insisted upon giving
tw banquets.
The utaualiy of railwwya baa grant-
ad special reduced fare for tba com
mteatosi en all th Austrian Itnea
: The mintetry of agTicuHura also has
shown the ynoat oordlat aympatlry
with the objects of th commission
and has token great pafns and labor
to cUct valuable Information and
i aVAafceewt.ini . i nwCy 1 .
atteirfuii j.w j, dww.! ) hi .
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