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DETAINED Baroness Royce-Garrett, member of the old Russian nobiUty. still la detained at Ellis Island on account of the alien quota luw. Her husband U not permitted to enter, bo she stays out. though she could set in because sh?? Is an artist. Fast Action A short time ago Iron? Dunne was an understudy for Peggy Wood 4n a Broadway show. This season sho appears In a current succesa In the prima donna rolo especially written for her. Few have that honor at her age. STREET RAILWAYS NOW ON THE MENO Expert in Pnlilir Utility St* curitio Thinks Kra Kecne>l 4 .< >m p?'t it ion Biiwct'll Street anil Auto 1- in the l'a?t. Hy J. C. ItoYt.K (Copyright. 1924. By Tli? Now York. March 6 ? The electric railway industry is over the crbin of its illness aud now is on the mend.' II. C. Cobb, vice president of 11k Hod'-n. Pyl. Hardy Cynpany of N??\r York, who is regarded as an expert in public utilities -securities. told street railway men In St. Lcuis. "Naturally prosn s^ has not M'n so rapid as that mad" hy powerand II jih t companies," he continued, "but the latter Wire not so hard hit by .unfavorable conditions. "I do not mean to "say that every individual company's troubles are over, but electric railway securities are now beginning to attract atten tion and manv/fhvestors, heretofore not n'Ct'ptlv^ure looklnu them up. , i'roof oKtils is shown by some of 1 the successful electric railway fln lanclng recently in San Francisco. Baltimore. Boston. Philadelphia and St. Louis." Mr. Cobb added that $282,000,000 .had been expended last year for 1 maintenance, extensions, new equip ment and improvements, and that, similar expenditures totalling $2K2. 1 000,000 already were on the pro gram for this year. "The electric railroads carried | nearly 1<? billion passengers In j 1923. more than in any year sine** ?the industry was born." he said. "It ts significant that this record was made in a year in which automobile production reached its highest point [so far. for it proved conclusivelv | the economic need of the service ren dered. One thine we have learned and the public too. That is that the street railway industry cannot now be run upon a fixed rate of fare. The fare must change as conditions change, in order that the company and the public may serve and be |? - ? r, ? ? -= "Is the trend toward increased .traffic and incrr-nsed net earnings 'going to be i?ermanent? 1 grant that the automobile has diverted a lot of passenger business but it is my prediction that the heaviest ef fects of this form of competition T OftSi LITIS Apply thickly ovor throat ? cover with hot flannel ? iCKS Va f?o Rud Ov+r 17 Million J arm Uu*d Yaartv When yon order .groceries =3 remember to call ? M. V. PEHItY BJ I'HO.VE 483 S ra] Spencer- Walker Co. Where Every M*n Finds What He Like* To Wear THE KEYSTOXE SHAVING PAKLOU is now uptstuirs over New ItfMifl System Iljitik near l^oiiis Sellg's ?ave been seen. There seems to be ] 10 saturation point so far as owner-! diip of cars is concerned, but then.' ? fast developing a saturation point ?f another character nam* ly roaJ iaitir.it i<>n. " A- a result, tli* re is a growliu: tendency on the part of automobil jsts again to patronize electric rail Ways. 4 sp.-t i.Vtly that large class of car ?j\vn?-fs whose occupations do nut make it tucessary for them to uae motor curs In the transaction of th? ir_d:tlly business. It takes time for lb-1 habits of I lie public to [?hanu?- but a change in its rid in*' habits is i:nfn? on right now. Peopt* Who fori. it rlv rod** in - 1 lt?* electric j railway- r*'d later on forsook it. are; now coming buck. "The motor bus supplies a very , definite need, hut buses can never lui ndle the volume of traffic the elec tric railways are moving daily. E* pejriiMie.- has d< moust rated that the I bus i? ??r more value in sup pel mont hly ehciric railway si rvice than in ".perc? ding if. A check made in Cratrd Knpids. Michigan. showed that passing street cars occupied 2'i per cent of tin* street space devoted to vehicles and the automobiles -?7 per rent, while the automobiles car ried only about one-half as many people jis the street cars. Figured another way. this means the automo biles took seven times as much street space per passenger as did the afreet p?rs, ?4 The various factors mentioned are some of the reasons why the out look for the electric railway indus try seems more encouraging than for several years. A credit basis is fast becoming established which will enable electric railway companies to. more readily finance necessary ex tensions and improvements. Fresh Shipment PRESERVES in wooden palls. Large as sortment and unusually good. IJuv a pail and sarve money. M. P. GALLOP CO. Phones 3 and 57 I'ir'irrrHrTOiia .iiT'texi:, ????! hitmeu Wlii'il Time I* Precious Give I'k A liinf!. The Apothecary Shop INione 100 Fresh RAGRANT LOWERS RYAN FLORAL CO. Inc. DAY I'HOXi: 812 NKillT I'ilONK 421 PKACH TKKKS IN BLOSSOM WAY IM>WN IX Atlanta. March *> ? (Ity The Con-M soli, I n, a Press. > I'.-ach trees are ^ reported in h]?u?m in the Southern a [virt of Getrrgia, being later than tin- v u.. 1 but in l? <s danger froai rohl. " .naps. Hnds-are nearly ready to !>p? n in middle Georgia. the larg ' ?-t growing section. Ila<1 weather !?a.< retarded farm operation* throughout Georgia. J. J. Itnum. state comnii-sioner </f agriculture, who has J nst. returncnl from a tour i?f the Georgia cotton belt, said that the recent decline of *40" a bale would go far toward offsetting any increased acreage due to higher prices. Idle fertilizer factories- and I'l.tton oil mMIs offer a striking c. Hi re st la other industrial activities in the ? Southeast where building oper ations are well into their spring stride, while steel and tejctile mills continue at nearly full capacity. I or. \< < O IN <.i < HMJI \ Hlackshcar, Ga., March 6. ? Local interests have begun construction ot the third largest tobacco warehouse in South Georgia. Tin- briuht leafj acreage in'thls section will be doubl that of last year. HOMK IS lU'UNKD Harold Foreman left- Wed- ? nesday for Laurel, .Deleware. upon receiving word that the home of her mother. Mrs. J. C. Rodney, was completely destroyed by fire. MEtXCK Genuine. .Denniaon Paper, j Leaves, Petals, Stam ens, Wire, Wax everything for I'aper Flowers Hook Instruction* 10c MELICK Fit ESI I Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Pimento Cliecse, Nippy Cheese, ilouiiefinl _1 'int'H' CALL ft. L. GAItRETT S I (i A It We have granulated sugar, con fectioners' sugar, brown sugar and crystal table sugar in cubes. .1. W. SHANNONIIOrSK & SON Phone IN7 NINETY ACKES HIGH LAM) Easily drained, located near CrookeJ ! Creek In Camden County abput 200 [j yards from the Main Iload. Will sell i or trade. Apply to (fullop & Sawyer U. S. AND GOOD YK A It TIHK8 For Service ana Satisfaction AUTO SUPPLY Ok VULCANIZING Company PI ION K 407 lll'ILDI N(? AM) IA>AN TOTALS 411 MILLIONS New Orleans. March 6 ? (By The Consolidated Press.) ? Resources of building and loan association* In thl? city have Increased nearly $14. 000.000 compared with a year ago and new total $64,000,000. Associ ations outside the city in Louisiana increa o $4. 700.000 to it total of $23,000,000. They now have 165, 000 members. NO IHX KKTS IN CHINA AND WHIST WATCH POI'l'LAI! San Francisco. March 6 ? (By th?' Consolidated I'ress. j Modern wrist watches are popular now in China, accordlnu to, II. K. Heacoc president of a Shanghai j? welry ilrm, who ha* just arrived here. Luck of pockets in ChincFf costumes accounted for tills tr<?nd. he said. Mrs. H. Dough and daughter of Shawboro were in the city on Wed nesday. We have plenty of Nice Knle, lireen Cabbaue, White Cabhnue? Spinach, Itnt nbaua?, Tnmahif*. Celery, l?ot tilce, Parsnips, Carrots, Crnii* berries, Tangerines, Oranue?, Ibiiiana**, Apples and Omijm* Frillt. Leslie Belanga Phone* SI ami 871 ? & % '.?> @ @ ? ? ? i ? -S ? @ ? $ ? ? $ ? $ $ ? @ -a ? ? ? @ $ ? <g :' ?? FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Given Over For Wonderful Exhibit of New Dresses, Coats, Suits and Millinery (SECOND FI,(K)U) |f ? Entire firnt floor full of New SII.KS, Drenn (iomli, Cotton Wanli Kahrien, too numerous to men- jjj lion. Ituniiienn han Ik-mi wonderful no far. OlIH linen have been complimented and bought freely. $j} W e are receiving daily shipment* of new nt>len. You miint vinit thin nlore to appreciate it. ^ MITCHELL'S DEPT. STORE j (THE STYLE CENTER ) > ? i ? i & lutotosint: facts (Special to The Advance.) Palm IlMch. Fla.. Mar. 6. ? If all Ives would have a lilt If chat wltH few widows, ail life Insurance men buld soon be kept busy writing pol y applications for husbands. \ Commit it lent ion From Artliy w? ll boss | as i t < ?1?1 mehitahel last night some folks prefer California where tiny have movie folks bathing beauties and earthquakes others like niaine where they have winter sports bli/.za rds and Frozen feet. still others choose florida where they mow oranges dodge alligators and take William Jennings br\an seriously hut i think north Carolina is the greatest state of all and that her folks can do things as well as other states' people and then a little better so that's why everybody says in the future I'll buy Jefferson Standard life insurance from alvin haley because he represents that great home company owned and run by north Carolina folks they have the newest styles in policies and although ha ley's a dumb-bell he can tell which policy suits my case because that's all he does study life insurance and sell life Insurance for the great Jefferson Standard of greeiifvboro 11. c. a re.hy. Dawn Markee id v." ' ? ? Owens Shoe Co. Cray hair* however handsome, de notes advancing age. We all know the advantages of a youthful appearances Your hair is your charm. It makes or mars the face. When it fades, turns gray and looks streaked, just a few application* of Sage Tea and Sulphur enhances its appearand a hundred-fold. Don't stay grayl Look young! Hither prepare the recipe at home or get from any drug store a bottle of ' Wyeth's S;ige and julphor Com pound," which is merely the old-time recipe improved by the addition of oth er ingredients. Thousands of folks recommend this ready-to-use prepara tion, because it darkens the hair beau tifully, besides, no one can possibly tell, as it darkens so naturally and evenly. You moisten a Sponge or soft brush with it, drawing this through the hair, taking one small strand at a time By morning the gray hair disappears; al ter another application or two, its natural color is restored and it becomes thick, glossy and lustrous, and you ap pear years younger. The Marco Stetsons The above oat shows one of our ? nrly Spring Styles mad ? on The Marco Lasi Heelareh. Jlrowji .Calf Oxford. Invinable Eyelets, Heavy Sole, Square Heel with Rubber Top Lift. IWV IS A CALL TODAY RUB CHEST GOLDS AWAY: STOP PAINS Tain and congestion it gone. Quickly? ? Yes. Almost instant relief from chest Colds, sore throat, back ache, lumbago fol lows a gentle rub bing with St. Jacobs Oil. Rub this soothing, penetrating oil right on your chest and like magic relief comes. St Jacobs Oil is a harmless Ifnimcnt which quickly breaks chest colds, ^oothet the inflammation o f sore throat and breaks up. the con gestion that causes pain. It never dis appoints and does not burn the skin. Get a 35 cent bottle of St. Jacobs Oil at any drug store. It has been recommended for 65 year*.
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