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., THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN, THURSDAY MORXLVG, JANUARY 22, 1920.
People Of New York Indulging
In A Wild Orgy Of Spending
Hot 4How Little" But "How Much" Seems To Be Aim
of Spenders Furs and Diamonds Top List of Ex
pensive Articles in Demand.
Authorities Over the State
Finding It Necessary to
Erect New Buildings.
FLYER PUZZLES POLICE
IS
AT
E
Plan of Railroads in Charg
ing Fare Meets With Op
position. ,
Back In a past that now aeemn very
ramota, Indeed, one uoai nil jonnny
vu the synonym for all that was ex
travagant In upending. Johnny and
t hia few paltry hundred thousands
cat into the irolden flood now In
undating New York shops would cre
' ate about as much f a splosh a a
pebble dropped overboard In mld-At-
. lantic.
ahlny as o lady's unpnwdei eil nose, i
he said. The thing; that puiiled him. I
according; .to his admission, was thi
cash buying, it used to be necessary j
to sell turs on credit, he declared, but j
now the transactions were concluded i
Immediately. j
From fur coats. In a word, thei
lady Is dressing with unprecedented I
expense. A negligee, one lniriy
r jtslievllls Citizen Bureau,
i 403 Merchants' Bank
i Bulldlni;.
(Hv Jl'LK B. WAIUtfcX.)
I'.ALKJGII. Jan. 21. The strict fn-
ATLAN'TA, Ga., Jan. 21. A young
woman garbed as an aviator was be
ing held at police station here to
night while frankly puzzled police
sought to determine whether she Js
Jeanne Anna DeKay, missing protege
or Jane Auuina, of Hull house, Jlil-catt".
The girl fits press descriptions of
Mim fit Kay except that her hair Is TUSKEOICIS IXSTITLTK. Ala.. Jan.
bobbed and the word "Helen" Is ta-l, ,
tooed on her arm. Under quizzing I -1' neamrraini; Its opposition to al
today. police said she first declared leged discrimination practiced by
she "knew" Miss UeKay, then she was 1 ralliffSs. and other common carriers
.Miss DeKay, and tonight denied it. !nn noiaing as lndptennlblo the prac-
nejrroes tlrst-rlass
ed increase in the intelligence among
the masses of the colored people."
The conference suggests to planters
that they offer more favorablo rent
ing conditions to their negro ten
ants; that they make regular stated
settlements and provide them with
more comfortable homes, and all peo
ple are called upon to supply houses
for negroes with more sanitary sur
and solicitor before tasulng these par
dons. Oliver was sentenced to six months
lsst September. "The pardon of this
prisoner Is recommended by the so
licitor and the Judge concurs in the
recommendation," Bays the governor
In his reasons. The man lived with
an aged mother, who Is almost blind
and sho has been living alono sines
fit I'i'Mi m.nt nf Ilio rnmniil.iirv Hi'tlfinl
law has put t leant SO per cent -Newspaper men who talked with lier'ise 01 cnarinrg
rounding that thev mav have a his Imprlsonmom. The solicitor sss
chance to live and rear their families the boy hus served hulf his sentence
in decency and In health. and believes the conditional pardon
Attention is directed to the part the' will have a restraining influence on
negro played in the word war and thai him.
period of unreBt that has followed in ! Both judgo and solicitor recommend
lis waUe. "The south la that section the pardon of Jackson who was con
of the country", the declaration says, vlcted in November of last year and
"most free from organized disorder sentenced to six months for blork
and veiled attacks against the govern, adlng. The solicitor says thut he has
ment and society, due in no small a letter from the road foreman who
mBHiin in tho fort iimt thn mnK nf 1 savs that Jackson is of no use to the
labor In the southern country Is ne-1 road force, because he Is a one-legged
gro labor, to whom love of country is
T.ni. il in ve huun iv ever fourth street oeaier in mem h iwuicu,
after on what some persons are now j is something which a lady wears when
paying out for Utile tokens of es-1 alone or with other ladles. Fifteen
teem. Jewelers, furriers, clothiers uniii ladies could wear a pound of negligee,
automobillers admit glibly, but not for; the dealer said. Most of them are of
nublication. that the last thing ex-' crepe de something, with frills and an
a ruined by the modern purchaser is occasional silken rosebud, he added
tha nrlca tag. ! The Neglige Demand.
more children in the schools of the told the same story. Hhe first wave fare and providing them with third
state, according to estimates of of-; her name ad Jeanne DeLonge,
ftclals connected with the stale de- gian widow,
man. lie nun a wile ana several smau
children. The. pardon Is granted on
faro- condition of future goou Denavior ana
. Ihm nrlca lair.
Tha men satisfying the public's
frantlo hunger for luxuries want the
coatly appetites to be satisfied quietly,
with no more nbtse than the scraping'
of tha pen across the loving face of a
check. They act as though they didn't
want their customers, to wake up and
find that they had paid out the price
of a summer home on Lake George
for something that would be In a
safety vault on all but three nights a
year.
o the ltlch Alone.
No form of extravagance has been
neglected by either the new or experi
enced rich. Nor have the rich alone
been breathing the once exclusive at-
tnosphere of the J-irtn avenue snops.
'We used to think." he said, "that
when a lady paid $50 for a negligee
she was plottmg against her husband's
financial future, or was going to have
her picture taken, to be sent to her
old neighbors In Kansas.
"Hometimea, these days, a lady sllll
pays ISO for a negligee, but It's usual
ly something of a noisy color or of an
obscure pattern. The $100 negligees
pass out from our shop in a steady,
bewildering procession. We don't
know where all this money comes
from. Fortunately, we don't have to
find out.
partmrtit of education, who say tliati The young woman was arrested (' conierence at 'luakeKee were
the cass cited by W. W. Holland, I Monday because she was wearing , adopted here today following address
county superintendent of welfare In 'men's clothing on the streets hut sheies by prominent white men as well as
Irdell county li typical. Mr. Hoi-1 asserted she was an avlatrlx and that negro workers gathered for
land has been in Kalelgh for a con- she merely happened to come out in sions.
ference with the department of ed-'her uniform. She showed such a, Lynching is deplored and its prac
ucatlon and Commissioner Roland ' knowledge of alpfjlanes that Tolice.'lce held as a "cure for nothing." "If
K. Iteasley. Mr. HoUaud says that! Chief Beavers freVd her. Yesterday j negroes commit crimes, they should
there aro at least JO per cent more! she was arrested again and a blanket be punished by the courts, not by
students in the schools of his county I charge of "disorderly conduct" was j lynching," the declaration sets forth,
than .there were last year, and this' docketed against her as tho result of i Insistence on better and fairer meth
has been accomplished without In-j appearing in tha lobby of a down- ds for adjusting many of the ordl
dlctlng a single parent to enforce the i town hotel In a man's attire. Today 'nary differences between tha races Is
dominant.'
flnvrnni Tllolfatt ,if Vnrf h
lC'' iiiuiH iiit-in muri uurui , , , . ,... ., ,..,,.,;,,,, with
Bel- and fourth-class accommodations, tho"lna- '" Blv" rousing ovation Dy , -.
Uei-laratlons of the 2th annual na- l" greai aumonco. ma mrssuse . i
ew compulsory school law. I they started to investigate whether
While the figures on the increased . she was Miss DeKay and communi
attendanca for the year are not yet cated with Chicago authorities. The
available and will not be until the j young woman will bo held pending
end of tha year, all the reports of; definite determination of her ldent
an unofficial nature reaching both the'lty, it was said.
department of education and Super-1
intendent Beasley indicate that the' Q A V PTT A PT VQTrtW a f
narents have resonnded to the new1"" 1 AAIjIiO A UK . 0. V.t
lie said that lingerie of all kinds ; " -T""-: XJyvi
, - - ... -. '"I WRNrinVli 11V Tail ' I IVJm I r-
voiced rd the white and colored
leaders are urged to co-oDerto and
help make (the south the finest ex
ample In the world of ueonlo of dif
ferent races living togother in mutual!
respect and helnfulneas I
was to the farmers of Alabama,
pointing out the efforts being made In
North Carolina to have every far-
the sc-',nrr own "' home. He in turn was
'o' l,;1 " ' r"' ;,,;.n.ney where It is ufely and Intelll
most succe.sful women farmers, who
discussed farming in a practical man
ner. Tomorrow's program will Include
addresses by Bishop George W. Clin
ton, of Charlottesville, Va.; Hon. T.
H. Harris, of Baton Itouge, I.a. .and
Governor Blckett.
HENDERSON COUNTY
MAN IS PARDONED
The best way lo help yourself and
get good return.", is to place your
geully used.
When you intrust your money to
reliable concerns, your money works
for you. Why shouldn't it? You had
to work for it.
Cured His RUPTURE
was fast becoming tho most demo-; wlhout being forced to do so. The
crane ainu or intimate wearing ap-. r-.i. i
The fair fingers which have tried on j parol. He guoted silk stockings at;ril,llni,
and often curried away high priced f 8.75 a pair and said that they were , hftve ncver before
transparent. lie expiainea itiui tnii This la on of th.
was in tneir t or arm uiai uirj men- apparent large shortage in the num
ra rrom mo sueives use uiniunnuii si
rinrs hsve often shown a close ac
quaintance with hard work.
Tho rich and poor seem to be meet
ing together In- these stores, the war
having been the financial maker of
them all. Fifth avenue Is as crowded
"'.with .ultimata consumers as Third
avenue. Antique shops are becoming
as blfsy as delicatessen stores. Grad
' uatlons from three-legged stoola into
i Louis Qulnze chaises-longuos are
favorite household sports.
,". Tha managers of tha stores of the
vanishing dollars can only elevata the
edgea of their shoulders to the tops of
their ears in explanation of tha orgy.
Thar Uka it, fcut It puzzles them. They
- sprinkle trick French phrases through
volubla English as they tell of the
endless buying.
Price no Object.
On. Fifty-seventh .street and on
Fifth avenue are situated a number
tf stores which would ba called "lady
- .: outfitters" if they wera on Grand
treat. Being where they ara they are
' called "Malsons," with tha first name
of tha owner following. In one of
tbesa atores, a woman looked over a
. light chinchilla wrap last week. It
looked superb, magnificent, on the
. model, according to the owner of the
hop, who talis this. The woman her
' aelf was no model, the owner said. He
was fearful, though, that he would
lose tha sale, The coat cost as much
as a year's, lease on a fairly large
. houaa.
"It will cost you 116,400. madame,"
: tha owner reported himself aa saying,
"but, ah, if you could but" J-
"Wrap it tip," the, lada escort is
reported as Haying, a bit Impatiently,
'because it seems that ha had theater
tickets, and they wera already Ave
minute lata. This is some of the
truth which Is so often reported as
stranger than fiction.
Another lady wanted a chinchilla
mufft ' The proprietor said he had
. Just ;tha thing, something made for
a wman and than refused by her.
. Ha would have bean heartbroken, he
' aald, but for the deposit. Tha muff
wasn't a large one, the proprietor
. admitted. In fact, he said, ha was
compelled to tell her that only such
- small hands aa hers could hope to
use It with effect
He said he got tha lady's husband's
check for )2,440 that night.
"Of course," tha proprietor said,
; "we have some Hudson Bay coats.
, v large, heavy coats, and they sell for
. 11,000. The demand for them keeps
our showrooms almost empty."
The "Cheaper" Grade.
Sets of three gowns, black satin or
' black silk, ha said, were being offered
- and Accepted at f 1,000 tha trio. Peo
. pie wera almost ignoring the number
of ciphers before the decimal 'point.
He liked this carelessness, he said.
It seems that he has a wife and two
children uptown, and likes to be a
pretty good customer at his shop hlm
, self. '-.
M. Rene Revillon, a member of tha
Arm of Revillon Freres. said that the
call (or moderately priced fur's was
fairly good.
"What are moderately priced furs,
M. Revillon 7" he was asked.
"Oh. 13,000 or 15,000 ones." he re-
; plied, "These are sealskins some of
them and others are also of the less
rare varieties. The silver fox and the
sable they are the more expensive.
Tha all for them has not been so
constant and strong as the demand for
tha moderately priced furs."
A fur dealer who pays a lot for
i advertising, but didn't want to be
? quoted, pointed out that New Tork
city was in the throes of a fur buying
and wearing epidemic He declared
that New Yorkers, the women in par
ticular, had become fur bearing ani
mals. Soma of the coats his custom
ers Uka off for tha fur affalra ara as
that the schools of North ''t ," "ro"'
Carolina are today crowded as they!? "7 "'. "' ' ,
EL Y GO
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an orphan asylum
A long established shoe house, to
which "the world has beaten a path"
(the name Is not to bo used,) is mak
ing shoes to order, for men and wom
en, at 50 a pair. Uptown the made-to-flt
footwear Is bringing even higher
prices.
"Perhaps," said the present head
of the old Arm, "people ara beginning
to realize that the dear Is cheap.
Maybe they find that they get far bet
ter wear out of shoes made to reflect
every twist and turn in their feet. We
used to make shoes for $12 and tl$
and we sold some, but nothing in com
parison to the quantities we turn out
now."
Can't Keep Vp.
Ha said he had been compelled to
compile a waiting list because the
men working for him, most of them.
anyway, had worked for his father
and were kind of slow. Besides, he
said, they were dazed by the influx
declsred, laughingly, that some of the
of orders and by their own wages. He
$50 sales did not net him a great profit
because tho feet of many plumbers
are large and require much leather.
Not all of the numerous well-off
citizens are paying 150 for shoes.
Soma are economizing on their foot
wear and headgear and then are
streaming into Jewelry stores, F. C.
Backus, secretary of the National
Jewelers' Board of Trade, wants It
known that the country Is Jewelry
cfnzy and diamond mad.
"Everybody wants platinum Jew
elry," Mr. Backus said. "We cannot
And enough largo and expensive stones
to fill the numerous orders that come
In. Diamonds particularly are want
ed Every nation in the world seems
to want some diamonds, but the de
mand here la especially large. While
the scramble goes on, the prices go
up."
Diamonds an Invest ment.
Mr. Backus explained that aa soon
as most people got a II tt be extra
money and he said these were num
erous at present they purchased
diamonds, because they were not only
fine things to display, but also repre
sented a good investment.
According to the sales manager of
one of the city's most famous gem
atores, tha call for bevies and flocks
of diamonds Is sounding louder daily.
He told 112,000 and $15,000 sales with
a lightness and fluency which stamped
them as common. The average prioe
of engagement rings Is about $1,200,
he declared, compared with an aver
age of $300 not so many years ago.
Brooches, necklaces, lava Uteres and
assorted pins were flitting their spark
ling way to the ultimate consumers
with amazing speed and steadiness
he said.
Dressed In the clothing above de-
scrmea ana decorated with the Jewel
ry montioned, 'people hesitate to ride
behind less than six cylinders of an
automobile, It was learned. Mans-gers
of the agencies dealing In the most
expensive oars reported orders which
would absorb their receipts In cars for
months. The scramble is for tho best.
tha managers said, each continuing to
describe the concentrated effort to
buy up his favorite car. While UKcnls
for loss expensive makes do not re
port a fulling off in demand, it was
shown that the higher priced ma
chines nro attracting more customers
than ever before.
In automobiles, as In lingerie and
fur, price is the obscured considera
tion. "The demand for Rolls-Royce cars
Is great," the New York agent for
them said. "The latest model Rolls-
Royce car will ba delivered In May
I was badly ruptured while lifting a
trunk several years ago. Ioctors said
mr only hope of cure was sn operation.
. i : j .. nn cnnti Vinullv I nnf
iueuiuem 01 tne race are urged to ... . . . , 'hold of something that quickly and com-
proflt by the lessons of Industry and Hillard Oliver Returns to tare for , Jjom oi m haye
thrift so effectively taught during the; Ajred Mother. ' .nd xl0,TauJJlJ'JZlVr-r:
! ured to grow .um??enT ! ' P f. ? iZ,
fniIIU. - v. . : t .., v I 1 1 1 yip. no irouoir. D y -v...
mwvrv uiiu iu mini' ifwvi mi i yj i nv v t i r
I more and better poultry, hoifs and! RALEIGH. Jan. 21. The governor
cattle. Increased values of farm pro-. today Issued pardons to Htllarrt Oliver.
duets and wages which neicro men Henderson county and to J. C. Jack-
Both men
the reasons for the, , u, ... ,. I are now enjoying should result, ilm'son. of Cnlilwell county
- - . .... v.. l, o. iii u Liar II nrrifiN i i ri n I'll i: i 11-1 f i 1 11 inn n 1 1 it. n mi .tv .
ber of teachers, The schools have
demanded more teachers this year'
than ever before. I
A largo number of one teacher
schools have been forced to secure
an additional teacher this year, and
the Increase has drawn heavily on
tha available supply of good teach
ers. Of course, this does not ex-;
plain all of the shortage, for teach-1
era In large numbers have been call-'
canltafahina to entor th,. rlr rlm lt u,.. v' noius,, in Dotter homes. , were
cording to the report of the senate ! f no' ana churches "And even with . Conforming to t he new i ule about vio
naval sub-committee, which recently
vlsltrd the yard, submitted to the full
committee today by Chairman Bail.
The only basis upon which the im
provement was authorized was un
der the war emergency, according to
the report.
According to the report, testimony
furnished tho committee at Charles-
oetter homes, there can he no nuuirrl intom nf whisk ev lnus the irovernor
or abiding progress without a decld-1 required the consent of both Judge
but will Bivo full Information hdoui now
you may tlnd a complete cure without
onei-atlon. If you write to me, Eugene
M Pullen. Carpenter. 1S9- Marcullu
Avenue. MaTiasquan. N. J. Better cut
out this notice and show it to any other
who are ruptured yo:i may ave a life
or at least stop the mise-y of rnetur.
and worry and dawjer an operation.
-aulvt
ton showed that if the improve
li-.. Ki.k no., omnia witb uim, expenditure ot J.
' " ;,?.;;r' I .. JOOO.OOO additional would be reouired
Ing to necessitate the biggest In- for equipment In order to make thei
crease in building that the state Hasl?'ard efficient. The report also said
ever axDerienced. The countv andll""l 11 a,so ""mated mat tne
.,.. v.;.,.i k.i. i n ....i. dredging would cost $8,000,000 while
the state havo already under con-1500,000 would be required annually
sideratlon plans for increasing the
school building facilities, which will
more than double tho present ca
pacity, so far as the money outlay
Is concerned. During tho next two
years more new school buildings will
be erected than during any previous
period of time in the history of the
state. In many Instances old build
ings will be remodeled and enlarged,
schools will be consolidated, but in
many instances the school authori
ties are finding It necessary to erect
new buildings altogether.
Poultry Exhibits.
Dr. B. l' Kaupp, head of the poul
try department at state college, has
returned from Trenton, N. J.. where
his team of North Carolina boys
won second place in the national
poultry Judging contest. There were
16 taaJSfl coming from the, best
known Hulloges of the country; com
peting for.. honors and it was a die
tinct corrtpllment to the North Car
orina college and team that it won
second place over such institutions
as Cornell, which came third In the
contest. Connecticut was first, North
Carolina second, Cornell third and
New Jersey fourth.
The team was composed of W. C.
McCoy, Q. R. Slpe and D. H. Over
man. Mr. McCoy came out third in
Individual honors for Judging poul
try. The 16 teams were required to
Judge poultry from both the 'stand
ard and the utility standpoints. Leg
horn cocks, .Barred Plymouth Rock
pullets, single comb Rhode Island
Red cockerels and white Wyandottes
wera examined from the standpoint
of their conformity to the standards
set down for these breeds of birds
as the American standard of perfec
tion. Four birds of each class were
examined.
to maintain the channel.
SAILORS TO PROTEST "
EXCLUSION OP WINE
NEW YORK. Jan. 20. Foreign
vessels here are contemplating pro
test through their governments against
the exclusion of wine from their
meals while in American ports. More
than 300 of the officers and crew of
the Reglna d'ltalla, which arrived to
day from Mediterranean ports an
nounced they would ask the Italian
embassy to seek action for their re
lief from the extension of American
prohibition aboard their ship.
Their ship articles, signed under
tho Italian flag, stipulate that wine
snail bo served with meals each day
to every member of the ship's com
pany wherever the vessel may be. It
Is claimed that United States authori
ties have no Jurisdiction over food
that is served aboard and wine is a
part of that food.
For Middle-Aged
r Men and Women
It isn't always on-coming old ae
that cautet men and women in toe
middle yesnj of life to slow up sod
feel a loss of ambition sod energr.
Wesk or disordered kidneys do not
filter waste matter and impurities out
of the blood as they should, and back
ache, tired feeling, lameness, stiff
joints, sore muscles, rheumatic palm,
biliousness, irritation of the bladder,
puffinen under the eyes or other
symptom or ailment sppesn.
SHE WAS GREATLY BENEFITED
"I (1 is much brttsr than 1 did btort I
lot FoUy Kidney Pill. ,Thr arc Bna and
rw may uaa my asm in your advartiaaawnt.
am (lad to bals you. aa your madioina kalpad
ma (raatly. 1 truly bop aoma ona alae wha
naada it wiIlfteotnaf roormediciii. Your
Kidnay Pilla ara woadariul. I cannot thank
u onongh for than." Laura Pair. 1640
Twitsa St., Auluita, Ga.
Foley Kidney Pills
trentheo the kldney, stimulate the
bladder snd tone up the liver. They
help the kidneys remove the accumu
lated poisons snd soothe and hesl the
pausges. When tho kidneys and
urinary tract ara doini their work
perfeetly.the whole syitcm ! benefited
and restored to heclta and strength.
Why suffer when reliable remedy
ceo be so easily hsd?
------ SOLD
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
AtHKVILLK STATION
Trains Arrive
(Ruin -n Tlmal
or june ior i(.vuu, and a number of j Train. From, Arrives ,
people seem Inclined toward that ma-I li i?" York, Washington,
chine. Earlier deliveries of cars of an I iil,t"J:t lMl 5t,'0., ,: - m.
earlier mortal will ho ,n.i . u Knn I : 'iu'P""N
,,l. . , -.vv. rmuimoro ana wasiung-
There are many takers." . ton 1120 a
He illustrated, by way of emphasis! U New Orleans. Mobile,'
snd advertisement, the demand fori Montgomery, Atlanta. ...:4S a.
his cars by sayintr that he sold I "S?u "ua ''
SOLD EVERYWHERE
RRPORT OP THE CONDITION OF
The Battery Park Bank
At Asheville, N. C. in the State of
North Carolina, at the close of
business, Dec. 31, 1919.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts. .. .$1,525,094.92
Demands Loans 75,103.03
Overdrafts, secured none,
unsecured
United States Bonds and
Liberty Uonds
North Carolina State
Bonds l'Ou.000.00
Ail other Stocks, Bonds,
Mortgages
War Savings Stamps. . . .
Banking Houses, $u50.00;
Furniture and Fixtures,
$12,211.77
Cash in vault and net
amounts due from
Banks, Bankers and
Trust Companies ....
Cash Items held over 24
hours 63,914.81'
Checks for clearing. . . . 4(1,992.00 I
Accrued Interest 9,138.50
2,401.44
262,739.00 j
32,000.00 !
200.00
67,2 1 1.77 .'
831,773.91 1
Total
.$3,421,569.38 j
LIABILITIES
Rolls-Royce recently for $16,000 and I
it was a used car of a model now tlvel
years old! New York Tribune. !
Cason Declares Rheuma
, tism Disappeared After
He Took El Vigor Wife
Is Now Taking Is Also.
REDUCTIONS IN THE
PRICE OF CLOTHING
PREDICTED BY FIGO
WASHINGTON. Jan. il Material
Reductions in clothing prices may be
1:H p. u.
MO p. ra.
:20 p. m.
tlons
13 Chattanooga. Memphis
and Knox villa
I Jacksonville, Savannah,
Columbia ana Spartan-
uunc
2$ Chicago, Cincinnati, Chat
tanooga and Louisville. . .11-25 a n
llNew York. Washington,
Richmond J in n
11 Murphy, Waynesvllla and '
Jocai stations (30
Z vnanBion, t-ummouk and
Spartanburg :jq
$1 Goldsboro. Raleigh, Dur
ham, Greensboro, Win-
ston-aaiem anc looaj sta
tions
P. Si.
- vigor sure does everything neo-1 mmmMa - o,i., ...;:: tlons 111.
pla claim for it. and more f anything, i bv the rlothtmr tr.,i L " "V. WS-BHstol. KnoxvUla. Mor- " '
.1 ..1 - san ima TIBinvn . f - . rrr
U:SS p. a.
TRAINS DtP ART
(Eastern Time)
1
Oaparts
Morrlstown. Bristol and
Knoxvlile 610 n.
' iii""iiitj( jio mo 1,1 rnt uiimuim. ' nut fnrwaml K it. .u
tastlfies P. Cason.. a well known fanm-1 national retail drygoods nssociatlon, I
er Hying on Route 6, Bartow, Geor- it was stated tonight by Howard E. '
aia. Pivir in.ntr.1 ...i.,n... 'Train
"X ha4 Kn .1 t i . . , - . .-. . i Is Salisbury. Washlnartan A
.v.,s iui rev- cimi, ttiit-r ne naa conrerreel witn the Itlahmond .
ral months suffering from rheuma-I representatives of tho dr,i. r. I iiJ.7.?i- n;;.V-V-lV m a.
tlsra and neuralgia that settled In my taller.
side and would almost draw me dou-1 The suggestions of the retailers
bla with pain at times. I could hardly 'which are understood to apply to the!
gat about and tried srvery kind of i retail, wholesale and manufacturing1
treatment that I could find, but didn't ' factors, will he made public tomor-1
get any better. I aaw El Vigor rec- row- One of the retailer's proposals !
oanmended and tried It. , was salu to he that the manufacturer
"El Vigor has done the work for 'nnl the entire Increased cost due to I
me. I have improved until I hardly anv '"ture advance in wages, the re-
realise tftat I ever had rheumatinni. , lB"e'" isaing me position that la-
All the pains" have disappeared and 1 l"'a,"'s incident to wages can no lou-
u pssxea on tne public.
Capital Stock paid in.
Surplus Fund
Undivided Fronts, less
current expenses and
taxes paid
Dividends Unpaid
Notes and Bills Kedis-counted
Deposits subject to check 1,683.212.81
Demand Certificates of
Deposit 140,247.84
Time Certificates of De
posit
Savings Deposits
Cashiers Checks out-
atandlng 187.316.21
uertmed Checks
Due to National Banks. .
Due to State Banks,
Bankers, and Trust
Companies
Reserve for Deprivation
Building, Furniture,
and Fixtures
Accrued Interest due de
positors 1 $,000.00
Unearned Discount.... 18.063.94
100,060.00 i
100,000.00 !
1)0,336.70
8,000.00 :
104.500.00
727, 805. 9j ;
136,892.08,'
2.594.55 :
88,680.04 !
61,103.38 I
8,765.78 !
I am In better shape than I have
been before in 'years and El Vigor
. did every bit of it. I gladly recom
mend It every chanca I have. My
wife la taking; It now and is pleased
With it."
VOT PARTY TO DEMAND.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20 Aa the
German peace treaty Is not yet op
erative so far as America' is concern-
El Vlror is sold in Asheville by i offlcia iv tk. V ,, fJ. ? ".w
e-i,i,'. i o, . k , ' omciany today, has not Joined In the
careful druggist- . Xivt. dltlon of tha former kaiser.
6:30 i
M0 .
4$ Local Stations to Colum
Dia
li Winston-Baltm. Creens.
Doro. Kamign, uoldsboro
nid local Stations I 10 m m
y ".Vavnesvllle, Murpliv and
Local Stations i.ij .
II Soartanburg. Columbia,
Charleston ll:li m.
1 ratiauui j , itiEiuiiuuu, .Nor
folk and Local Stations..
Vork. Philadelphia,
liaiumore ana Washing
ton 4.S0 a. m
1 Murphy and Local Sta-
tlons 1.20 n. Da.
10 Columbia, Savannah and
Jacksonville 1:10 n. m.
61 Knonvllle. Chattanooga,
Bristol I; n, am,
17 C h I e a g e, Cincinnati
asid Laste-TiDe t 0 p. sa.
N. . chauh flaures printed aa In
arwiaUaa and net wsrenlaesV
Total $3,421,669.38
! 8TATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
LULMY OK HUNCOMBE.
T, S. A. Hubbard, Cashiar of the above,
named Bank, do solemnly awear that
the above statement Is true to the:
best of my knowledge and belief.
K. A. HUBBARD, Cashier. !
Correct Attest:
A. C. MADDUX. JR
C. RANKIN. i
TENCH C. COXE, j
Directors. I
Subscribed and sworn to before me, 1
tbia 19th day of January. 1920.
PHILIP a HALL.
Notary Public.
My Commission expires April l$th,
i:i.
Tubes Fully Guaranteed By Us
1'
Blemished and Surplus
1C
i uy tnv i rite jut writ; J uuu uriu
Get an Extra Tube for One Cent
THIS SALE FOR A FEW DAYS ONLY
Here are enormous quantities of high grade Inner Tubes repre
senting surplus stocks and others which are classified as "blemish
ed" but which for all practical purposes are as good as "firsts" and
we back our claim for their service-giving qualities by guaranteeing
every tube.
That is all there really is to this marvelous bargain event. No
further argument is necessary.
FOR EXAMPLE
The Tegular retail price of a Fisk Grey Tube, size 30x32.
is $3.65. If you buy one Fisk Tube at this price, we will
give you an additional Fisk Tube of same size for one cent.
The same applies to all sizes of any tubes -in this sale.
Right Now We Offer Exceptional Values in
AUTO TIRES
Extraordinary discounts on popular brands of tires which are clas
sified as "blemished" and which are also fully guaranteed. Most of
these tires are simply factory surplus stock and over-production and
have no blemishes that impair their wearing qualities.
WE ARE THE SOLE DISTRIBUTORS IN THIS TERRITORY for
KEYSTONE BATAVIA SPEEDWAY
TIRES TIRES TIRES
Guaranteed 6000 Miles Guaranteed 4000 Miles Guaranteed 4000 Miles
You are sure to save considerable money on your rubber equipment
for your car by concentrating your purchases here.
MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY AND CAREFULLY FILLED
Attend This Sale Promptly
and Buy a Liberal Supply
Wha You
May
Poston Tire & Rubber Co.
Phone 2541 35 College Street