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r " : : . - . . l . , The Groat m I V 1 MM 5 v 4 V ' 1 t. Fi Mi ine Clock R i-; S'X Hall Five the Holidays 1 if Si- I- '1 H of th one I : l! L , ,, . II J s Our ntore'ift' full of nnlendid bargains in men and boys high grade clothing.; We can only say to those who doubt the fact we sell goods for less than anybody iir Hendersonville, that to be convinced you will have to come to our store or consult one of our many customers. SMI S K, RIGHT m IE SHOULDER Sp me before vou buv vour Xmas goods I can save you money and give you better goods for the money From now until Xmas with every $3.00 purchase a present worth $2.00 will be given. Don't be mislead by competitoro,it has been tested and known that Patterson sells standard clothing at half-price and less The ICing Clothier i. l The Bargain King Opposite Peoples Bank Hendersonville, N. C. .1 llo 3C ission Hall ocks are ED U C E D Our beautiful Mission Clocks ' Dollars Reduced Each for ISIpw: is the time to buy OCKS W. H. HAWKINS & SON : Jewelers REPRESENTATIVE TRIBBLE SCORES SERVICE PENSION. Dies, of Texas, Also Attacks the Sherwood BlllSum of $50,000,000 Inyolred. , Washington, Dec. 9. Representa tives Samuel J. Tribble, of Georgia, and Martin Dies, of Texas, both dem ocrats, vigorously attacked the Sher wood service pension bill in the house today. Mr. Dies denounced the bill as "an attempted campaign contribu tion, of nearly $50000,000." He declar ed there was cowardice in both par ties, as advocates, of the measure feared to vote against the bill because of the possible effect on election. Mr. Tribble said the south had contribut ed to union soldiers pensions without protest in the past, but that the time bad come for all sections of the country to object to further increases. "Democratic house cut its expenses $186,000," said Mr. Tribble, "and now proposes an act to add nearly $60,- 000,000 to the pension rolls. : Both speakers protested against giving the veterans of the civil war more than they had asked for. - "I think decapitation for a good many cowardly statesmen would do the public good," sid -Mr. Dies. He'told members to go back to their districts and tell their constituents that legislation is a "game of bun- comb." Somebody has got to be brove enough to risk his hide to stop some of the nefarikous legislation that Is beiug passed In this country," he added. "If President Taft Is the man, and he' decides to veto the Sherwood bill, I say 'more strength to his arm.' " - FIRST FEDERAL SPY . LEAPS TO HIS DEATH. Man Somersaults 875 Feet Down From Dome of World Building; New York, December 9. The man who somersaulted 375 feet down from the dome of The World building to death on the sidewalk last Wednesday was identified today as Price Lewis said to be the first federal spy of the civil war. v Lewis was 83 years old, lived in Jer sey City and committed suicide, it was believed to escape poverty after three rejections of his application for a pen sion. Many times, it was said, Lewis was the body guard of President Lincoln He was prisoner in a southern jail 19 months. ' ' Octogenarian Raises Two Bales on One Acre, 1 " '; "- -Athens, Ga., Dec. 9. Dock-Giles, today, was in Athens to Bell a bale of cotton. The bale is one of two which Mr. Giles raised on one acre of . land in Princeton district of Clarke county. Mr. Giles is a few months over 80 years of age. He made the' two bales on one acre without any. help what ever. The cultivation was done by the octogenarian with his own hands and with an ordinary chopping hoe. Mr. Giles, though living in sight of the State College of Agriculture, has no scientific training in farming. He says that with such training there is no telling how much an intelligent' farmer may make on: a small piece of land. . -A JLCcLA. IMCVPr liffri Krmirn li r Ce . IU E Hdsome--IneXpensive--Suitable for aU kinds of buildings. For further detailed information apply to U FAR $10,000 TO HALT CAMPAIGN. To t Force the Harvester Combine to Pay More Taxes. Washington, Dec. 9. That he had been offered $10,000 to halt Jiis-campaign aimed at forcing the Interna al Harvester Company to pay more taxes was, the-declaration of Maxwell J3dger,av Chicago attorney before the Lorimer,' investigating committee to day;. He said the offer was made by a Chicago lawyer'; named Tone, who claimed - to represent " Clarence- Dar row and Counsed Barncroft, of the company, v. - ; ; -:; -:;.r v -'". ;:. The fight culminated, said Edger,In an; Increase ; of taxes on the McCor mlck family's International Harvester stock and payment of back taxes. s There was a dispute over admissi bility of the evidence. Counsel for Lorimer declared the tax fight had been charged indirectly to Lorimer by principal ; owners of the ' Harvester Company, and that had been made the basis of charges against Lori mer. It was not; determined whether to admit Edgar statement-, . 4 L. & N. Station Robbed and Then Set , ' '-; on Flrft. ' - Montgomery. Ala.. December . 9. After breaking into, and robbing the Louisville and Nashville depots and a cotton ginnery at CooDer station. 35 miles north of Montgomery, It is be- nevea, roooers set nre to the buildings about 12 o'clock last night, as a result of which the ginners and depbt are in asnes ana citizens of the town have suffered a loss of aonroxlmatelv Sin.- 000. Railroad detectives are on the scene. -,v;.. " ," .-: Evidences that the deDot was rohhwrt before being fired are made stronger by the finding of, a number of empty boxes, which were In ; the depot when It .was closed by the a&rent for th night. The boxes contained a large. numDer or suits or clothes. The Louisville and Nashville lost Its station, valued at $1,500; cotton In transit valued 'at $2,400; freight $200, and baggage, $1,000. J. O. Bar rett's ginnery was destroyed . the T loss being $4,000.. W. O. Robinson lost his feed house and office at a loss of $700. The Southern Express Company lost about $5K worth of packages. stant IV They're going now They're going quicklV- want em enough to make you? eyes blink and your brain For the t next week or so you can indulge in th rr .?w.,a In. the following departments., ' 't v " " ! -Toys and Dolls In large arid varied stock which must b closrf iut quickly. Profit is the lastthlnsconkldeded by ns. . n 32Patto A Ashoville, N. C. : 32 PattonAve, Phone 107 , : . ' if : v . . . . .- 7
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