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Henry Weber, dairyman of Hara san, La., strangled J. J. Williams to death when the latter tried to rob Weber's home. To please his Jewish financee's family, Walter O'Nneil of Jersey City has legally changed his name to Walter Berg. After 17 years of perfect attend ance at Sunday school, W. H. Starnes j of Asheville, N. C., had to miss on [account of measles. Baltimore authorities have upheld whipping of school children in that i Last Notice To Tax Payers UNLESS YOUR TAXES ARE PAID BY TH3 LAST OF MARCH YOUR PROP ERTY WILL BE ADVERTISED AND SOLD. SAVE YOURSELF THIS EXTRA COST BY COMING IN AND PAYING NOW. B. J. Sitton, Tax Collector WEEKLY TELESCOrE NEWS Senate Begins Seventh Week Washington, Feb. 22 ? The Senate began today with work of' the sev enth week of its 1926 sessions. It begins with a number of third read ing bills and several local bills. Fourteen Men Rescued San Francisco, Feb. 23 ? Fourteen men of the crew of a Japanese freighter were rescued in the Pacific by an American boat. A northwest gale and a rough sea forced the Jap anese boat out of its course. The food supply, which was intended for only a short run, was exhausted and the members of the erew were al most starved when rescued by the Americans, after great difficulties and dangers encountered. 587 Prisoners Received at State Prison During Past Year Raleigh, Feb. 23 ? According to a report recently made public by deputy warden Huneycutt, 587 prisoners were received at State "Land of the Sky Special' ' Western Carolina's Second Annual Goodwill Tour Auspices of the Asheviile Chamber of Commerce , and Western Carolina organizations cooperating TENTATIVE ITINERARY SOUTHERN RAILWAY Lv. Asheville, N. C., Ar. Spartanburg, S. C., Lv. Spartanburg, S. C., Ar. Atlanta, Ga., C. T.f Lv. Atlanta, Ga., Ar. Birmingham, Ala., - Lv. Birmingham, Ala., Ar. New Orleans, La., 9:30 P.M., March 16th 12:30 A.M., March 17th 12:40 A.M., March 17th 7 :00 A.M., March 17th 10:00 P.M., March 17th 3:30 A.M., March 18th 10:00 P.M., March 18th 7:00 AM., March 19th SOUTHERN PACIFIC Lv. New Orleans, La., Ar. Beaumont, Texas, Lv. Beaumont, Texas, Ar. Houston, Texas, Lv. Houston, Texas, Ar. Galveston, Texas, Lv. Galveston, Texas, Ar. Dallas, Texas, 10:30 P.M., March 19th 7 :00 A.M., March 20th 1 :00 P.M., March 20th 3 :00 P.M., March 20th 1 :00 A.M., March 21st 2:30 A.M., March 21st 8:30 P.M., March 21st 7 :10 A.M., March 22nd T. AND P. RAILWAY Lv. Pallas. Texas, 4:00 P.M., March 22nd Ar. Fort \Vorth, Texas, 5:30 P.M., March 22nd C. R. I. AND P. RAILWAY Lv. Fort Worth, Texas, 12:01 A.M., March 23rd Ar. Oklahoma City, Okla., 7 :30 A.M., March 23rd Lv. Oklahoma City, Okla., 10:00 P.M., March 23rd Ar. Holdenville, Okla., 12:15 A.M., March 24th FRISCO Lv. Holdenville, Okla., ^.r. Tulsa, Okla., Lv. Tulsa, Okla., Ar. Claremore, Okla., 12:30 A.M., March 24th 6:00 A.M., March 24th 11:00 P.M., March 24th 11:45 P.M., March 24th MISSOURI PACIFIC Lv. Claremore, Okla., Ar. Fort Smith, Ark., Lv. Fort Smith, Ark., Ar. Little Pwock, Ark., Lv. Little Rock, Ark., Ar. Hot Springs, Ark., Lv. Hot Springs, Ark., Ar. Memphis, Tenn., 12:01 A.M., March 25th 7 :00 A.M., March 25th 10:00 A.M., March 25th 3:30 P.M., March 25th 6:00 A.M., March 26th 7:30 A.M., March 26th 10:00 P.M., March 26th 2:30 A.M., March 27th SOUTHERN RAILWAY J* ; ? Lv. Memphis, Tenn., 8:00 P.M., March 27th Ar. Chattanooga, Tenn., 6:30 A. M., March 28th Lv. Chattanooga, Tenn., 12:01 P.M., March 28th Ar. Knoxville, Tenn., 3:00 P. M., March 28th Lv. Knoxville, Tenn., 5:00 P.M., March 28th Ar. Asheville, N. C., E.T 10:00 P.M., March 28th Prison during the year 1925. Playmakers receive High Praise Chapel Hill, Feb. 23 ? The Caro lina Playmakers have just returned from a northern toUr, where they received high praise and appearing before large audiences. They 'gave 13 performances and played before , a total of about 5,000, appearing in I Washington, Baltimore , Norfolk, and other cities. Traffic Take Large Toll Atlanta, Feb. 24 ? -According to a recent survey there has been a sharp increase in the number of traffic deaths in the southern states in the week just closed over the week pre ceding. "Forty-eight persons were killed within the week and 228 in jured. Florida took the lead with 15 deaths, and North Carolina fol lowing a close second with 10 deaths from traffic crashes. Two-thirds World Radio Stations In U. S. Washington, Feb. 24 ? A census made by the department of com- 1 merce shows that nearly two-thirds of the world's radio stations are in the United States, there being 803 radio broadcasting stations through out the world. There are 533 li censed broadcasters in the United States, as against 270 for the re mainder of the world. Farming on Decrease Washington, Feb. 24 ? Facts brought out in a meeting of the Na tional Education Association bring out the astounding statement that if the cityward trend of the rural pop ulation continues as rapidly as it has the last five years, the next gen- j oration will witness a farm popula tion largely composed of physically and mentally unfit. Further state ment is made that normal boys and girls will not stay on the farm un less conditions of living on the farm are equalized with city conditions. A. R. A. to Conduct Safety Tests Atlanta, Feb. 25 ? The American Railway association is planning to conduct the most complete series of tests of train brakes ever under taken, in order to bring about still greater safety and comfort to pas sengers. According to present plans there will he some 500 tests made covering a period of a year and em ploying 30 expert engineers. Farm Tenancy Growing Chapel Hill, Feb. 25 ? Conclusions drawn from a recent study made at N. C. University show that farm tenancy in the state is growing, be eing headed in that direction more rapidly, probably, than any other state in the union. The report a c counts for this state of affairs by three main reasons, namely, the ag gricultural depression since the war; both cotton and tobacco are ideal tenant crops and North Carolina is the only state in which both these crops are grown extensively; the boll weevil which has been so prevalent in other southern states has caused thousands of tenants to tome to this state .which has not suffered so badly from the ravages of this pest. President Fellows Social Precedent Washington, Feb. 26? President Coolidge was forced to have search made of social precedents of other presidents to guide him in the matetr of attendance at a formal dinner with another partner, since Mrs. Coolidge was preveted from attend ing on account of a severe cold. The search disclosed that President McKinley had escorted wives of cab inet members to such affairs during the illness of Mrs. McKinley, conse quently the present chief executive adopted the same course and escort ed Mrs. William M. Jardine, wife of the Secretary of Agriculture. Following out previous customs, the President's aide escorted Mrs. Jar dine to the White House where she was joined by Mr. Coolidge, and con tinued to the hotel where the dinner was to be given; on return the aide escorted Mrs. Jardine home after first leaving the president at the ex ecutive mansion. No State Fair for 1926 ?j 1 ? ? ? . ? ' park and buildings will be in read iness for a state fair iri !the fall of 1927. . The present grounds will be sold at public auction as a subdivi sion into building lots. Playgrounds Reduce Child Crime Asheville, Feb. 27 ? Surveys made Tn many of the larger cities of the country reveal the fact that child crime and delinquency are greatly reduced through the installation of municipal playgrounds and places of wholesome recreation under trained leadership. Many cities included in the survey show that there was more than fifty per cent improvement in the deportment of school children and a decided decrease in juvenile idelinquency during the period that playgrounds were conducted. Middle West Suffers from Snow Chicago, Feb. 27 ? Quite a num ber are reported dead and scores injured as the result of terrific windstorms in the middle west today... Michigan and Wisconsin reported snow a foot deep, with mills and factories closed in some parts of Michigan where they had the most severe snowstorm in four years. Influenza at State University Chapel Hill, Feb. 27? A mild ep idemic of influenza is reported at State University, there being 4f> pa tients one day this we ek ? the larg est number down sick at any one time in eight years. Southern to Spend $4,000,000 on Improvements Atlanta, Feb. 28 ? The Southern Railway system plans to spend four million dollars in improvement on six of its Southern lines. A total of practically 1,000 miles of trackage will be constructed to provide better facilities. HUGE BEAR SKIN ON DISPLAY AT M. V. MOORE'S STORE; OWNED BY R. W. EVERETT R. W. Everett had on display last week in M. V. Moore's store, Ashe ville, the skin of the huge Alaskan bear which he killed last summer when on his three-months hunting expedition in the far north. This bear, commonly known in its native haunts as "Big Foot," meas ured over ten feet in length, his track measuring 17 inches, and weighed something over 1 ,000 pounds. It belonged to the largest spccies in existence and was sup posed to be 25 years old. Mr. Ev erett killed this old grizzly on firing his second shot, after many fruit less attempts at him had been made by other expert game hunters from various sections of the country. This rare specimen attracted much attention in Asheville while on dis play before the eyes of the hundreds of passers-by each day throughout the week. Mrs. Maggie Hunter was flogged near Ocala, Fla., by nine masked men who accused her of trying to break up a home. This symbol , ? ??? v!.y>r i'lfii ? ' liifit wc arc thv Y.uhorized 1 i. Scl oil Foot Ci -ir.S'i rt. Ftation f',.* commu nity. Our store was < looted for this jv.;r; :j.;c because <*i ?v.;r fitness to carry ;vil Dr. SchiilV. ideal-, of a real iov<i comfort sc?* vice. V'V ^ :e considcrf.W1 pride in this c.i; tin<*lior. FJut wc I wc had to as sum: certain responsibilities in or der i.o qualify lor ti.io honor. \Ve c~!T;r st nil limes a complete line of Dr. ScheU's famous Foot Com fort Appliances and Remedies, rec ognized the world over, as the best. We have a man specially trained in Lhe Dr. Scholl Method of Foot Cor rection whose services are always at the disposal, without charge, of those suffering from any form of foot t rouble. Come in and let us tell you more about our foot comfort work and
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