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THE SALBMITR. CURRENT HISTORY The eunbieers and firemen Of English roads have struck jrhich. ccuses all the traffic Of F.ngland io he stuck. The Associated Society of Loco motive Enp;:neers and Firemen has ordered a walkout, owing to a large v.ige rednetion. The fifty-nine ‘-lousand members of the Associa- t'on are said to he almost unani mously in favor of this strike, tliougli the movement has not the approvt:l of the National Union of Rafiway Men. All of England, Scotiaiid "r>d Wales are affected, ’)r;Ktical!y 80 percent of the traffic b^ing held up. It is said that the i^romley, Secretary of the Associa tion, maintains that it can last as long as two weeks, which will pre vent the railroad company from making profits. The sccond day found the strikers gaining in sujiporters and influence. The coal miners may be forced to slop work, bc'cause there is no way to take out the coal, and manu- fcturers may have to cease opera tions owing to lack of coal. » * *■ For iho firiit time in history, the Labor party came into power in England, when Parliament voted a lack of confidence in Premier Bald win. The vote was 328 to 256. King George at once sent for Mr. James Ramsay MacDonald, the labor leader, and asked him to form a Cabinet. The list was made public almost immediately, much sooner than w'as expected. Parliament has adjourned until February 12. «■ * » A sudden hloxc was Lenine’s death It came all unforeseen And took away a valiant man On whom they all did lean. After a long illness, from which lie was supposed to be rapidly re covering, Nicolai Lenine was strick en with paralysis and died, Monday afternoon at 5:40 o’clock. He was at his country home near Moscow, when his respiratory organs were; suddenly affected, and death oc curred immediately. The death was made public Tuesday morning by the Russian Soviet, of which he had long been Premier; Even by his closest friends, Lenine was sup posed to be much better, so the iiudden turn for the worse was a blow to all. The government was met in a regular session, when M. Kalina appeared, and as the funeral march was played, announced the death of Soviet Russia’s great Premier. It is thought that this event will make no severe dis turbance, although it has large political significance. Many Rus sians, encouraged by the reports of his improving health, had hoped that Lenine would some day come back, but these hopes, too, are now destroyed. It is not known just what effect the death of Lenine will have on European politics. * * * The Mexican armies fight and fight With no surcease; And none of them tries to find a way They can have peace. The federal armies, according to one report, have captured Guadal- jara, the capitol of Jalisco. At the same time came messages from El I’aso emphatically denying this statement, and announcing that the forces of General Estrada are at }iiiti' a distance from the disputed ■ity ;;nd arc advancing slowly, if at 1:1. The Federal Secretary of War tates his intention of taking the 'ftensive, and making a strong at- Snc'k against the re't'els. Just at j>res(iit, it is hard to determiua what is haj)pening, and it is quite impossible to even make a reason able guess at what the future holds (or turbulent Mexico. Do La Huerta, planning to mine several harbors, was notified by the -itate Department that such pro ceedings were unwarranted and would not be allowed. It was under stood that pilots were to be pro vided for neutral vessels, but these will hardly be needed, as the laying of mines is absolutely forbidden. * ■ i: So much antagonism to the Mel lon bill was shown in the recent— and first—House debate on this sub ject, that the Republicans pro posed to form a new bill of their own. It is said that the Mellon plan is so thoroughly in disfavor with everyolie that it could not possibly pass now. Representative Treadway, of Massachusetts, member of the Ways and Means committee, pro posed the plan for the Republican members to write ‘■heir own tax rates; this suggestion may be the forerunner of a new bill to be presented. The cancelling of taxej on tele phone' and telegraph messages, leased wires, and candy, was dis cussed and almost agreed to. Taxes on truck'', theatre admissions and several ’ler articles will be taken up tomi jw. 'I'he maximimi loss in revenue greed to by the committee as a result of decrease in taxes was $120,000,000. FRENCH TRANSLATIONS The following are Victor Hugo’s poems Extase and Resignation, translated from the French by students of French 5-6: Extase I stood alone near the restless wave, Alone on a starry night; No cloud on the face of the heaven, On the sea no sail of white. And my spirit left the present world. The world of the here and the now; And my eyes plunged far through infinit}' And I heard I know not how The murmur confused and indis tinct Of woodland, and hill, and stream. As they seemed to question the waves of the sea And the sky w’ith its steady gleam. And the infinite legion of golden stars, Bending their fiery crown Spoke the message of the universe Wliile its harmony swept down. And the waves which nothing governs or stays. Swayed by no earthly rod, Replied as they tossed b.iok the foam on their crest, Tis the I,ord, the Lord God. —Sarah Herndon, ’21. * * * Resignation The world is sad, oh God, and har- . mony Is oft composed of tears and bitter sighs Man, but an atom in this vast in* finity, Lives on—or, vainly struggling, dies. We, as mere mortals, know that thou on high Hast little time for sorrow or for grief, 'I'hat one who dies is to the human race As to the tree, the falling of one leaf. We know that fruit falls in the moving breeze That birds their plumage lose and flowers decay And that creation is a monstrous wheel Which, to revolve, must crush those in its way. High above mortals in the sphere of clouds Far in the azure depths of heaven’s heart. Thy universe is planned and it may be That in it, sorrows of mankind have part. Perhaps it is of use to thy designs— As to all acts, there is a conse quence— That earthly befngs made by thee are swept Into the whirlpool of life’s black events. Our lives are under universal laws, We cannot soften them, nor dis concert— And mankind has no right to ask that thou Shoulds’t disarrange the world to heal its hurt. —F. Binder, 25. COMMUNICATION FROM MISS McKEMIE The following letter was re ceived from Bright McKemie, Class of ’2.3, who is teaching in Brussels, Belgium: 112 Avenue du I.ongchamp, Brussels, Belgium, December thirteenth. Dear Miss Stipe, I’ve thought of j^ou quite often this year but never do have time lO really write a letter. I don’t think that’s done any more but we still speak in such a language. I’ve thought of you in more ways than one for we have your job and the job of teaching too. Think of two of us running a school, of course, with Belgian teachers and servants, but then they always have to be supervised. We have to plan the meals, inspect rooms, see that thej' get enough exercise, amusement and, last with them, studJ^ Oh it’.-; loads of fun but who ever pictured me like this? I’ve had a perfectly glorious time since I left in August. First I traveled over England and then Scotland. Then I came to Belgium for five days then I flew to London and from there I went through Holland, Occupied Territory, Ger many and into Czecho-Slovakia. Prague was so interesting that I could have stayed there months in stead of three weeks. Coming back I stopped in Dresden. Everything was so pretty, except the mobs of ragged, hungry looking children who followed us all of the time. It was a pathetic sight. We are hearing perfectly beauti ful music and seeing lovely operas. All the same there are times when I’d like to be home. I.ove to your mother and a Merry, Merry Christmas. Love, Bright McKemie. BIG LITTLE PRINT SHOP SPEED ACCURACY STATIONERY PRINTED -EMBOSSED SEE THE DISPLAY IN THE OFFICE WINSTON-SALEM’S SHOW-PLACE FOR FASHIONABLE MILLINERY EVONA S HAT AND BLOUSE SHOP HOTEL ROBERT E. LEE BLDCx. rUONE 2817 WINSTON-SAI.EM, N. C. DRESSES AT REDUCED PRICES VVe are S'iviiig' 20 percent off the regular price of our entire line of dresses. Every dress in the store reduced. Nothing reserved. Wonderful values. Buy your mid-winter dre.sses now at this great saving. D. G. CRAVEN CO. West Fourth Street, Winston-Salem, N. C. SALEM COLLEGE BELTS $L50 EACH THE GIFT SHOP Jewelers 428 N, Liberty St. Winston-Salem, N. C. HARRISON’S SMART SPRING STYLES NOW SHOWING COME IN AND SEE THE NEW MODELS 415 Trade Street Winston’Salein, N. C. A glimpse of Spring awaiting your inspec tion. Hats of the newest shades, “Mexican Brown,” “Crabapple Red” and “Empire Blue.” Featuring “Miss Bob’s Hats,” Fisk and others. Petty-Smoot Millinery 221 W. FOURTH ST. WINSTON-SALEM XHEm^ P 212 MainSi. Phone 1130 AUDITORIUM IT’S YOUR THEATRE Monday—Tuesday—Wednesday NORMA in a romance of Old Franci Ashes ofVengeanc^' W^ITH CONWAY TEARLE NO ADVANCE IN PRICES
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