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THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN, SATURDAY," DECEMBER 271919. THE ASHEVILLE OITIZEN PUBLISHED EVERT MORNING BT ' ."''.:, TUB CITIZEN COMPANT, ' AflHEVHXB, N. C, TV iX. BCRDETTE . General Manager CHAR K. ROBINSON...... .............. Editor JOE I BAKER Manaslns; Editor OR AT pORHAM City Editor Entered at tho postofflc Asheville. N. C, us second ' class matter under act of March I, 1ST. , ' i TEXEPHONEg Business Office so. Editorial Room MT SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 (By Carrier la Asberille and Suburb) Dally and Sunday. 1 year, in advance 17.00 Dally and Sunday, I raonthe. In advance.... 1.7 Dally and Sunday, t montha. In advance l.JJ lally and Sunday, 1 week. In advance... is tt.00 By SUN in Tnlted States.) TiAiiir mnn Kunnsv. 1 vpitr. in kdvbdcb nii mnA flimda. 1 montha In advance 1.80 Dally only. X year. In advance 4.0J Daily only. I month In advance....... 1J' Sunday only,.! year. In advance...... ifXHBEM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Preea la exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news die patches credited to It or not otherwise cred- Ited In thla paper and also the local newt published herein. All rights of republication ' ef special dispatches herein are also reserved. the best previous years the country has ever known."';; ' "" :' ' . '''''' In normal times, says Seals, "the fundamental influence upon building depression has been lack of Jemand, brought about by overproduction ot buildings.' Today, however, there Is an accumu lated deficiency In building which has created a potential demand for construction worth $4,500, 000. Comparing this demand with the HI record of f 1,600,000, Mr. Deals expects at least that, 1010 will be equalled. It is not likely to be surpassed because of the shortage of building materials and common labor. The New York writer does not look for lower prices on materials. He points out that produc tion cannot, during next year, catch up with de mand for building supplies. There is cause for community satisfaction that the period of watchful waiting for lower price levels in Asheville has passed. Business men and home builders have awaked to a realisation of conditions and have determined to go to work. The only way for a community to go forward is to start on the way. SPECIAIi REPRESENTATIVB The H. KATZ SPECIAL ADVERTISING AGENCT, ll-lf East Twenty-sixth street. New Tone city, l!4-m Harris Trust Building, Chicago, I1U and 711 Waldhelm Building. Kansas City, Mo. Saturday, December 27, 1919. : ' 'A Christmas Lesson. Xmerlca's social and political future cannot be hopeless as long as the Christmas spirit manifests Itself as it has this season. The Christmas restivai just passed wag marked as it never was before by the spirit of doing for others, in finding happiness In making others happy. This is the significance of the fact that the Christmas trade was larger than vr. that the malls carried a volume of , Christmas remembrances that broke all postal rec ords in a country always noted for liberality and ' generosity.' ' ; ' Are such phenomena the sings of national characteristics, of can they be explained as merely the. expressions of an ancient custom? They show that underneath the rush and struggle for pos. session of the good things of 't" world, In spite of tcV often evldest commercialism of American , Hfei the people are at heart altruistic When the . better nature of the nation has a call to speak it rpekfc'''';"4;'':'f;.:''''v-"' -'i:;:-.".''v'-' " ' ' v'' It was this spirit which, when aroused by the need for national self-assertion and the call of distress in Europe, carried the people, soldiers and civilians, into the war with a determination and enthusiasm which 'revived the flagging- morale of the allies and brought dismay to. Germany. The j apostles pt militarism had not believed that which I they termed a nation of traders possessed a martial spirit beneath' the layer of selfishness formed, by soft living and complacent thinking. It is therefore encouraging in the face of ser ious domestic and international" problems to And that the American spirit is more altruistic than it was In the past; that the clash, of class interests has not made it impossible for men to take first thought for, the welfare of others. . This spirit will meet the stern testing in the days just ahead, but those who believe that perplexing problems will at last be settled right have Justification for their faith In the abundant outpouring of the Christmas spirit It's Up To Congress. There was nothing for the President to do but ' extend the perjod of control over the railroads in order that congress may have full opportunity to provide the necessary legislation. Last May Mr. Wilson announced that the roads would go back to the owners with the end f the year, but with thla ample warning house and senate have so far failed to agree on a law that would allow raUroada to make a fair profit and protect the ubllo from unreasonable charges. For months the senate has been lost In the Intricacies of the Cummins bill. This measure's chief provisions have given constitutional lawyers In and out of the senate a great field for debate, and the controversy was not stilled by the passage of the bill Just before the Christmas recess. No. body knows what Is a fair valuation of the rail road properties and therefore few agree on what ' would be a fair return. Before March I. however, congress Should be able to unite on some reason. able plan that will save the railways from going Jute bankruptcy, proceeding which has become a habit with rail transportation companies in re cont years. , The President-gave no heed to the urglngs of organized labor that federal operation be contln ued for two more years, and the country will en dorse this action. Even 'those who realise that taking- over the roads was an absoluto necessity of war show no desire to have the government continue a Job that has been fraught With endless trouble and marked by monthly deficits. The liberal critio will agree that running railroads in War time was no fair test ot government owner ship, but the people are not ready to see the gov ernment committed to what is properly regarded as an un-American policy. The man of the people are not more seriously Interested In any form of government ownership than they are In the Plumb plan. ;. While' labor has not officially approved the Plumb idea of turning the roads over to a class, the request for further trial of federal operation apparently shows that labor looks to nationaliza tion as a solution of the railroad problem. The future may be full of railroad troublos, but it will take much tribulation under private operation to win the people to national ownership and man egement. ', Hope For Teachers. If Mr. Rockefeller feels that he is a trustee for the great wealth he has amassed, he has never j given worthier expression of that conviction than by his gift of $100,000,000, one-halt of which is to be used in raising the salaries ot college pro fessors. The 600 colleges themselves are con ducting a campaign to raise 6160,000,000 tor this purpose and with the Rockefeller assistance the teachers may yet be, placed beyond the reach of want and general economic distress which is the worst possible environment for successful teach ing. The Raleigh News and Observer recently pub lished the following advertisements, which speak for themselves of the esteem in which education is still held In too many communities: Wanted colored barber for -white trade in camp town; permanent position. We guarantee (26 per week. Right man. can maEe S3S per week. Let us hear from you at once. Fleming & Elliott, 6 Market square, Fayetteville, N. C. Wanted Teacher of Latin for Lumber .' ton high school, Lumberton, N. C; salary (70 a month. W. H. Cale, superintendent The Rockefeller awards will not reach the public schools, but the campaign for better salaries in colleges will educate the public to the realiza tion of the unjust and unprofitable policy of ex pecting efficient teachers, to work for a pittance. Commenting on the advertisements printed in the Observer, the Hartford Times has the follow ing: All of which causes reflection upon the business opportunities Offered by the out side and the inside of the head. The colored gentleman, operating on the outside, would make from $1,800 to 6,830 per year. The classical gentleman, operating on the Inside, would acquire 6(30 in his working season of nine months. ; But of course the colored gentleman has the advantage of being able to exhibit to his employer immediate "results and! the acute business eye of the present enlightened age can see "results" where it couldn't do anything else with a telescope.'-1:; ;.'';; , William J.' Barton. : Principal William J. Barton was a teacher who found a satisfying reward in , leading youth to higher ideals, His, enthusiasm for this profession would alone have made him a successful teacher, But he had a gift that not all good instructors, are endowed with he was a natural leader and friend of boys. He knew without reflection how to win the confidence ot boys and how to be their guldo without being a driver. As head of the - Orange school and as supervisor of the city playgrounds he found and made splendid use of his gifts of leadership. Through his Influence on the boys of Asheville he will live always In the life ot this city. i Bidding Prospects. . From local conditions, from reports throughout - the country, from the forecasts of economic stud ents, comes the confirmation ot prophecies that 1620 will be a year of great building activity. Allen K. Reals, writing in the Annalist, says: "He must ! an incurable pessimist who cannot perceive in t-ie shaping of conditions the foundations of an era of bulldtng prosperity that should at least equal Almost every day's news dispatches tell the story of death served In tho cup ' which holds decoctions masquerading under the name of whis key. If the saloon potation was often an adulter ation which menaced the health of the devotees, the drink now turned out by the blockaders, stirred to rapid production, by heavy demand, is almost certain" suicide. In the old days the man who purchased goods from reputable firms at least knew that his system had to contend with nothing more deadly than alcohol, and his fear of that de pended upon his taste. Now there is no guarantee of life, and the pursuit of happiness through strong drink has become a myth. If Urban and rural blockaders cannot Improve the quality of their goods they are going to be the most efficient allies of the federal, enforcement officers. Their brew will kill the more thirsty and the survivors' will learn to fear any man offering a drink. of money it might be possible to persuade the gov ernment at Washington that both-from the eco nomla point of view and also from that of humanity itself It la imperative that speedy assistance be given by means of which these peoples csn be carried over the winter seaaon and through the time of cultivating and planting ot the spring and harvesting of the summer. Until with their own crops they may be able in great measure to meet me aemanas ror rood ana in that way to set in dustry again In operation. Kocrruu-T Glass's Quick Rcsdoiun. What was said to the secretary of the treasury, Mr. Glass, he alone knows. But congress and the nation now know what .was the effect of the com munlcatlon that was made to him. For the secre tary has made appeal to congress for legislation which, will enable htm to set in motion the move ment of food and the providing of funds whereby this distress can be relieved. It must have been a sense of imperative obligation which persuaded Secretary Glass to change his mind respecting fur ther loans by the government to other nations. If congress gives him the authority to do this and if additional authority. Is given to utilize our vast supplies of food then Immediately after congress thus acta food will move to Central Europe, funds will be provided by means which payment can be maae ana in aaaition tno means win be secured whereby Industry con be revived in those nations. This is a consideration which is based upon the economic point of view. If people of Central Europe can be fed and so fed as to enable them to regain normal health and strenalh then thev will spoedlly renew their Industrial activities, they will ve uiu io imporc raw material ana needed manu- lacturea commodities because due to the aid which the United States government can give they will be able to pay their American creditors for these com modities. While Secretary Glass appears to have been mov ed chiefly by the appeal which these peoples make to the United States for relief from suffering he is also aware that in the end this relief will be a benefit to this country from the economio point of view. Mr. Morganthau while ambassador to Turkey had abundant opportunity to gain accurate infor mation that told the story of condition In Armenia and Mr. Hoover who will be recognised hereafter as the world greatest distributer of food, gained accurate, almost official, knowledge of conditions in Central Europe. Mr. Hoover has described those conditions In private conversation as something awful. He is persuaded that If not relieved then another story of national famine even more appaullng than ino omry oi ine tamine in Ireland will be written. It may compare with the historv of tha fnmino in India. Congress, of course, cannot act until after the recess is ended, but Information has reached New Tork that Secretary Claim la nnrmudoi that early in the year congress will grant to him the authority which he asks and then ha will not dlv luumcuv aucr no receives inn autnoruy in send ing uiu iu .curupe, . "HOLLAND." VOICE OP THE' PEOPLED W. J. BARTO.Ns Editor of The Citizen: In the death of Mr. W. 3. Barton Asheville has sustained a great loss. He was In every sense a true Christian gentleman.) The city schools have lost a conscientious instructor, the boys of the city a true friend, bis church and 8unday school an untiring worker, his family a devoted husband and loving father. Mr. Barton was unassuming, rather retiring, but a true Christian gentleman. To know him was to love him, and those who knew him best loved him most. Truly one of God's noblemen has fallen. A True Friend and Admirer. Asheville, December 26, 1919. THE HOLLAND LETTER. Henry Morganthau and Herbert Hoover appar ently found a more ready listener In the secretary of the treasurer to communications they were to make thon they discovered In the financial district For some tlmo Mr. Morganthau and Mr. Hoover have made earnest approach to bankers and others who have gained reputation as men of finance, in) the hope that if in that way it would be possible to perfect a national campaign whereby funds could be secured with which to alleviate distress in Cen tral Europe and In Armenia. . Both are well qualified to give information which pictures forth the real condition of suffering and 'of half starva tion which prevails in those countries. Both ca help wb speak at first hand, not merely echoing reports attached to were maae oy otnera puiou. me ae- Both became In a little while discouraged, been kept se- were unable to stimulate any other feeling that of remote avmnathv. Th.v rmmA ihA financial world is now intensely oecunleil wlTENCEAU attempt to learn how best foreign exchange PRESIDENT stabilized, international obHvatinna nnM a audition IO mat now tne nrerant risv nrnjnu.i A num. which is without any precedent In theTtn namber of States, can be maintained and how por,y to endeavor lapse can be prevented. IClemencau to be- Both Mr. Hoover and Mr. Morgantheau ww preaiaeney fldrnt that if the people of the United Bikt CAN SUCH (THINGS BE? Editor of The Citizen: I Reading In this morning's papers, a description of the scenes attending the deportation of 249 anarchists from the port of New York, to their own nations of Europe, I thought, "can such things ,be in our own beloved America?" And then I thought of course, while Americans have slept, the enemy of religion, law,-order and sta ble government have been sowing tares in the wheat The crop la no wls.belnr harvested , For TTnia, uie urucieB saya, roms oi xnese friends have been openly writing and speaking against every political : and moral principal we hold dear. They have attached the church, the government, our social order and everything else that our fathers built to Insure to this country peace, liberty, self government, law and order. And yet these blatant defiant recipients of our country s rorm or government, not even becom ing citizens, have been spreading these doctrines ot iiDertinetsm, boishevism, anarchy, revolution, murder, arson and treason, through the Dress and by public speaking, all over thla country, especially in ine oig cities wnere iarce jrrouDS of foreigners aro congested. Ana at last after 30 years for bearance our Government has forced them to leave. With Dockets bule!nr with over half a million dollars, made through our Industries, they repay us wiin sucn declarations as tnese: Xiong live the revolution In America." 'To hell with Amer ica;" "Long live the revolution in the United States:" concluding the outras-eoua oroceedlnes by organizing qn board ship the minute it passed the three mllo Nation limit; first: "The Russian Friends of America Freeman to carry on DroDa- ganda in the United States;" then the "Soviet Anarchistic Commune of America" and elected that arch traitor Alex Berkman, Grand Commissary. The same article informs us that thousand of tne same kind of aliens and citizens are now be ing locked up, many of them now on tho way to New York for deportation. The immediate purpose of this letter la to sav to you, mat in on tnis terrible doings of these bloody minded aliens, a lesson should be learned by all of us people In this section and it 1b this, "if. we continue to permit open defiance of any law by any class, as is coiner on risrht her in North Carolina every day and every night, winked at and encouraged by some of our so-called best men, then too will we reap what -they , are sow ing anarchy, riot, revolution. Since I have studied over these doings by. foreigners, and ad mltted anarchists it appears to me that organiza tion for home law enforcement and world nrohihl- tlon Is absolutely essential for the awakening of our nome people rrom tneir letnargy and get them to line up with their voices, their votes and their money in support of this movement. It Is sick ening to read the papers here at home In this Christian country. Every day half the Items are telling of destroying stills, catching blind tigers, bootleggers, blockaders, and crimes resulting from this brigandage and even of train loads of white men rrom Christian communities of our own state, being deported to the Federal penitentiary in Atlanta. This lawlessness positively must cease and It will never stop until law and order loving citizens and business men, get solidly be- nina organization, and literally shell the wcids wiin educational printed gunpowdft.Wuld i.K8 tial dynamite. I am speak(njWri the new Si offer my servces In or ou'jgBna.nded by the vance the cause of H jrtmTThe Japanese press ,f ,l.,J..'5eee?"r5rJ?.f , rePP-chment with prohibition ln-ral elements in Siberia. V Z ojmiMiiny ior any armin of reactionaries." y sroup THE O. O. P. POWWOW. The general staff of the O. Or P. was with us the other day. headed by young. Mr. Mays, Its chief. They remained about Jialf a week, voted the national convention to Chicago,-June 6, and indulged a great deal of boast ful talk as they prepared to put on the harness. Never have I seen a more confident set, never such a counting of chickens ere the eggs are even laid. And 'ye, there was now and then the evident presence of the apprehension couched in the French version of a wise old adage "between the cup and the lip there is room for a viper." Mr. Hays appears to be the ab solute boss of his party. Both Boss Quay and Boss Hanna were more or less limited monarchs In comparison. For example, the boomers of Oeneral Leonard Wood, flushed with their vlotory In one of the Dakotas, were here in huge force with their mouths open, but Boss Hays issued an ukase forbidding all discussions of candi dates, and like Bottom, the Wood Boomers changed their roar of frantic triumph into a gentle coo of a suckl ing dove. That circumstances was in the nature of the ominous, for it indi cated that the bosses are not for Wood. It was also in the air that instructions" are not advisable when state Drimarles and conventions are held to appoint delegates which makes It plain that the bosses nave not as vet aa-reed on a candidate. An unin- structed delegation is the raw material of your boss in the manufacture oi a ticket Not only did Boss Hays decree that there should be no talking, but he is sued an edict that the G. O. P. rank and file should do no thinking. For months he had screamed a string of vapid platitudes, reaching all the way from the Mississippi river to tne ris ing sun; but the vulgar herd Is now warned by him that the issue is not yet hatched, and so he appointed a "committee on policies and plat forms." Who is chairman of that committee? Why. Sllhu Root, the successor to the mantle so long worn by the late Nelson W. Aldrich, pur veyor of the "policies and platforms" for the "Party of Greot Moral Ideals" from 1681 till Jonathan P. Dollevr drove him out of the United States senate some ten years ago. Imperative orders were issued and obeyed that nobody was to even men tion the league of nations, or think of that question as of any akin to politics. To discuss it is held by Mr. Hays to be not only agin the law, but proof conclusive of ill-breeding and bad manners. Thus we saw twO con spiracies of silence, one aimed at Leonard Wood and the other against the league. Senator Borah, however, revolted and denounced the silence as to the league as "pussyfooting" and "dodging" on the part of "schomlnif politaiclans behind closed doors." If the senator is not careful he will be court-martialed for lese majesty.. Mr. Hoot will attend to the league. Like Henry Cabot Lodge, he is on ooth sides of that question. Eliminate President Wilson from the equation and Root Is for the league; other wise he is agin It. have- good understanding of the perils whL' ' tral Europe now faces and, in fact, of rF SVUAR. danger of famine which may directly or li ' ,, cost millions of lives, then our people wof i ll PS ct scribe willingly to a fund amounting P' tr kilnim one hundred millions, as willingly In fact., Ill,0 did subscribe to the Red Cross and ta oth Mgar WW li factions. . - ; , 1, (Ingram Something like indifference seems to ii . . GENERAL STANTON DIES. BALTIMORE, Dee. 26. General L. Stanton, aged 60 years. Tf,S commander of union fortes iS tbl Civil war, died here today. He came from a long line of fighting stock. Hl grandfather. Elijah mantonwas a ctolonel in the Revolutionary armv General Stanton was brevetted brigadier-general for gallantry in the battle of Five Fork. Va. j BIG FLOUR PURCHASE. NEW YORK. Deo. 66. The wheat Export company, purchasing r -nt for the allies, has bought 61.000,0oj worth of flour rrom the united States Grain corporation for the relief of Vienna it was announced today. It will be ship ped Jrom New York immediately. ' REFINING CO. DIVIDEND. This committee on "policies and platform" is to report to the national convention next June. Then Mr. Root will tell the O. O. P. what is Canaan and what is Egypt From his report the platform will be fash ioned and the policies proclaimed. Meanwhile, orders hove gone forth that the Wilson administration is to be denounced up hill and down dale. Negation is the order of the day any thing to discredit Wilson is the creed of the party of Standpatters and Bull Moosers, for the moment in truce. Lately Mr. Wilson advised congress that unless . it set about legislation to correct evils now apparent to all, the present state amounting almost to chaos will visit immense harm to the country. That is precisely what the G. O. P. hopes to see. The party in power 'in the executive department is always held responsible for what ever ills befall the people, and the wope the situation in 1920, the more likely a republican victory at the polls. So, orders have gone to the republican majorities in both houses of congress to pay no attention to the President's annual message in which he advised elghteen.eeparate and dis tinct matters of reform. That Impudent person ' who calls himself " the President of the Irish republic" is here, and before he came over some other professional Irish men waited on Boss Hays and be sought him to have , his committee recognize the Irish republic In. a re solution, promising him 75 per cent of the Irish vote if he would do so. But Hays dodged the matter by saying the committee would consider nothing foreign" and cited that they would not even deal with the league of na tions because it was "foreign." What the national convention will do with the "Irish republic" remains to be seen. Happily for England, happily for America, happily for mankind, Eng lish statesmen are well warned re-, gardlng the Irish question in Ameri can politics. They understand It pre cisely. They know that in America well as In England and in all other free countries politics is an arrant coward, and all the standing the Irish republic has in our politics is based on the cowardice of our pol iticians. England understands it. and that Is why England is perfectly indifferent as to what part this ab surd Do Valera plays with his absurd Irish republic at Washington. Washington, Dec. 18. MARRIAGE LIQUOV LICENSES for the marriage of the JUAREZ. Ma cases of wood ere issued: P. Patterson, of Rich- whiskey. 80 q.htnnie Le" PenUnd' COMPANY ADOPTS (iROUP INSURANCE PLAN NEW YORK. Deo. 26. The Corn Products Refining company today de clared an initial quarterly dividend of acterlzed not only the financial district H TAXJU people wnen ine situation in Central Euiy been spoken of to them. The time did H Dec 2 6.- Joseph favorable for perfecting any organizatioistally killed this woma ue a Die u maae appeal to the .piunged rrom a ; people for aid for these suffering people. the pavement be-1 1 percent and aa extra dividend of 1-2 At last Jar. iiooyer ana Mr. MorganthSJ participating in a " "Y . , w . , . : to Washington. If it was imnnuibi. . tWstmas party and The regular quarterly dividend of the sympathies jt the American neonkf dashed out of 1 percent was declared on the pre- causa them In nima fnnr.rH hk i r ue raiuna. icitu siuva. .... . .ECTADY, N. Y., Dec. 2f. Vv Aral Electric company an 'adoption of a group lnsur CONSBn for all employes who have . ,h the company for a year at J "it, here or any of the several 10 Jtal liability which will be aa- .v&itjy lno company wlH be 650. otnts 1 11 ta "J"uraed- The plan wil The Holidajr Season affords in opportunity to exprew again the pleasure we derive from our business relation with you and to thanlt you for the loyal support given u during the suceessfuryew now drawing to a close. On behalf of our entire organization, weVish for you and yours u A MERRY CHRISTMAS and , A HAPPY NEW YEAR. WACHOVIA BANK & TRUlST CO Capital and Surplus,. $2,000,000. Member Federal Reserve System. WE WISH YOU AND YOURS A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK ONLY NATIONAL BANK IN ASHEVILLE L. L. JENKINS A. E. RANKIN f ' JOS. B. BRANDT President Vice-President & Cashier Assistant Cashier J. K. RANKIN H. REDWOOD J. B. WHITFIELD Vice-President Vice-Hresident Assistant Cashier ORrias44Sea The first small Sedan finished as well as the expensive ones. Don't buy until you see it , - OVERLAND-ASHEVILLE SALES COMPANY 12-16 E. Walnut Phone 2967 J L DREADNAUGHT ASPHALT SHINGLES The Roof For Every Building BECAUSE They do not warp or crack. They will not curl up or blacken. They are absolutely storm proof. They are spark proof fire resisting. They outwear and outlast any wooden shingles made. It's the GUARANTEE roofing. X "Jew y-M.l-P,J WMVJSXl 4 23 BROADWAY PHONES 258 AK 2S87 Uve lnser'eect January 1. sertioas apa the most valuable result Assnre rMucatlon is the ability to make type kwf do the thins; you have to do XS. t ougnt to he done, whether you flsr rat or not: it is the first lesson uiar ratea ought to be learned, and how-WanfcA-arly a man's training berlna. t J "Sbably the last lesson he learns PxilUoVJ"ill'- Hualey. above rs. No Was blest Is he to whom Is fiven cn- instinct that can tell ' God is on the field, when he ' , most invisible. - lADOB. Don't Forget that Box of Norris Candy We have it in 1-2 lb. to 5 lb. Boxes PARAMOUNT DRUG CO. ; ' 43 PATTON AVE. u