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THE ASHEVILLXE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY; DECEM13E1. 10, 15)19 O O O O o SAYS FEOPLE OF WESTERN N. 6. LIKE REVALUATION ACT Senator Sisk, Republican) Says Both Parties Were Responsible for the Law. GRACE IS ELECTED CHARLESTON MAYOR f Aahevtlle Citizen Bureau. J 402 Merchants' Bank . Building. n JTT,rc B. WARREN) RALEIGH, Dec . State Senator jlgk and Representative Frank Ray, tt Macon. In Raleigh this week at tending the supreme court, say that Macon county and the mountain .... i- Wonsi ilka tha seneral basis, of the revaluation law, and that the main opposition to the new tax Byrtem is mat pan 01 im from people who do not understand the new system. Senator Slsk was or the opinion that Macon county will show from 2 to S00 times the) property values under the new act than the present valuations give the ounty. The work Is well under way 1n that section of the state, and the tax appralsors will be re,ady for the extra session of the legislature, which will lower the tax rate ori schedule time. .,. Senator Slsk, who is a republican and a supporter of the act, does not (believe It will furnish material for -political thunder on aither aide, for Iboth parties were responsible for the. act, since there were practically no opponents to the measure In the legis lature. People who Jo not fully under stand the law, who do n know that the main business of the act Is to equalize' the tax burdens, says the senator, have objected to It, but f eome one 'who ioes unuersumu cah sit down and talk to an oppon ent he soon convinces him to the Jus tice of the new law. Enforcing Pry Taws. . Col. John S. Cunningham, repre sentative of the department of fed eral prohibition commissioner for North Carolina, headed by Col. T. H. Vanderford, of Salisbury, 1h in Ral lgh for the purpose of getting let ters and expressions from state offi cials and other men and women about the enforcement of the prohibition laws In this state. A number of the state officials have written letters to Colonel Vanderford In response to the visit, v ' The federal prohibition commis sioner Is making an effort to arpuse sentiment in North Carolina for the strict enforcement of the prohibition laws, the elimination of the moon shines and the blind tiger. He hopes, through an arounsed public, that the work of the agents of the federal prohibition commissioner will be made all the more effective. He Is seek ing the aid of local officers and state offlcAls In carrying out the federal prohibition law. To 'Let HoSel Contract. that Ralelsrh will get a new six-story hotel before the end of 19ZU, ana possiDiy oy me middle of that year, were given to- A a t hv T? W ftriffln nnd ' hill - asso ciates in the hotel business In the state, when they said they would ask for bids from contractors on the new building Just as soon as the plans submitted by architects could be ap proved. The now hotel .will have about 500 rooms and a private bath for each rooiy, with modern hotel conveniences in every respect. It will be located diagonally across from the Yarborough house. fmtii irarnv n n .. Dec. B. Without opposition, John P. Grace was today elected mayor of Char leston to serve tour years seginning next Tuesday. Twenty-foiir alder men, six school commissioners ana two water commissioners were also elected without opposition. Of the 9 con vaHaUratl vntAft naarlv 1.500 were polled according Jo the returns oi tne managers. Until a few. days ago it appeared thai Grace would be opposed for mftvnlHv fnllowinr a bitter contest ill the democratic party and then in ., nnnrta. Mavor Trlstam T. Hyde ancflhls followers, charging that the nomination had been Illegally and unfairly ascertained for Grace. Grace's course during the war against Germany was the paramount fea ture of the campaign against him in iy,a mnrinm and summer. He was mayor for. a term, being defeated for mnnrntnitlnn four Years ago. All the men elected today belong SEN. DIAL OPPOSES RAILWAY lYUSABUttX. I - Characterizes me ot 1rOTlHlon! as "Dreams Bd Illusions." . ' 1 , . SSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB . democratic party. to the STORM WARNINGS ALONG THE COAST WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. Northwest storm warnings displayed on the At lantic coast from New York to Jack sonville were announced tonight by the. weather efruretfu in the following bulletin: ' "Advisory northwest storm warn ings displayed on the Atlantic coast Jacksonville to New York. SoutMyest storm warnings oil the New England coast and northwest storm warnings on the east gulf coast, Tampa to Key West. j "The western cold wave has spread eastward over the Missfsslppi valley and southward' over the west gulf states and Tuesday night tempera- tun were 20 degnses to bu aegrees below normal over practically all dis tricts from the Mississippi valley westward to the plateau and Rocky hiountain regions. Thfl cold wave will spread eastward Wednesday and Thursday and be general east of the Mlssissipni river. "The weather wllj be much colder with a cold wave Wednesday and Thursday throughout the region east of the Mississippi river. There will be rains Wednesday throughout the At lantic section, possibly changing to snow in the middle Atlantic states. The temperatures were below aero over several of the middle western states. nrieirivnTdV Dec. B. The rail road bill was .opposed In the senate today by senator uiei. Sdwth Carolina, who characterized some of its provisions as "dreams and illusions" and also impracticable. He found fault especially with the rlan s .,., if return of 5 1-2 per cent upon the investment to the rail-1 roads wnlcn ne saia means m ui.mc. writing by the government of the rail Hi lea of this country. Such a plan means this country's entrance Into paternalism, saia oenaiur umi, who said he doubted the constitution ality of the provision. Should this be done he declared the government would be honor bound nereaner to boon m tha frnifht rates so as to make such a return possible. Creation or a iranspormuun uuaru was also opposed by Senator Ulel who also declared that the provisions in the bill providing for two railroad employes to be members of the board ot dirocors of the various companies would conflict with laws of various states vhlcn proniDit persons irom serving as directors of corporations In which they are not financially In terested. The South Carolina Senator criti cised the general tendency of labor to' demand increased pay for less work declaring It Is time "Uie people of this country who do something, who have something and who Day taxes, to be heard from." States would be called upon te make any payment to the commission. Three ot the seised German ships were "war vessels German commerce raiders which took refuge in Ameri can ports before the United States en tered the war, and wore Interned and their value will not be Included with that of the vessels which were purely peaceful merchant craft. NATIONAIi RIVERS AND HARBORS CONGRESS MEETS WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. Develop f , I. a iintrv'M rrpnt wfttltrwRVI IIIV11V W 1 u - - .- - n. .- - system so as to relieve the present day strain on railway transportation wan ii reed today by speakers at the opening of the lFth annual convention I of the National Rivers and Harbors congress. Some of the changes sug gested In the railroad bill, pending in the senate and designed to encourage the upbuilding of water routes, were, explained In detail by Senator Joseph E. Kansaeu, ui jjuioih, ot the organisation. Don't go Deaf aotlltaf "How ei jn la J" J':, .V. Kii; nrui - , fa,,.. hi H ffMiniw; jw - ...7, Hit AMERICA'S CLAIMS AGAINST GERMANY WASHINGTON. Dee. 9 America's claims againsi Germany, growing out of the sinking of the Lusltanla and other vessels by submarines and on account of other war damages, will more thmn offset the amount which urltl Kf riliA from tha Trnltii Htnteu on account of the 100 German steam- j era seized in American ports when the United States entered the war, ship ping board officials said today. Under the peace treaty the value of the vessels, estimated by board officials at from 1130.000. 000 to $140, 000,000. will be credited to Germany on indemnities .awarded by the al lied reparations commission, but as the American claims before the com mission will more than offset the value of the' ships, officials asserted there was little likelihood that the United Quickest Pain Killer on Earth Mustarine Stops All Pain in Hal the Time It Takes Other Remedies Oftentimes in Five Minutes Sub dues Inflammation and Reduces Swellings. TAKES ONLY ONE SMALL BOX TO PROVE IT Don't be downhearted! Never mind If you have tried plasters and liniments and other things that don't start to ban ish the pain and agony till day after to morrow. If you. want, to kill pain, get rid of aches draw out Inflammation and make all swelling disappear with amazing speed get a box of Begy s MUSTAKINE right a,Chemlst Begyj discovered Mustraine. 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