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if FOURTEEN .A. THE MORNING STAR WILMINGTON,- N. C, SUNDAY, JANUARY ;:;:x li TRAVEL IN IRELAND A PRECARIOUS PLEASURE When You Arrive .You Want to UUt 1UU1 UUCIUWO to the Hall Porter DUBLIN. Dec. 15. (Correspondence Associated Press). Ireland today is a land .where it ig advisable for the newly trrlved. unacquainted traveler to toll '.he hall porter at h's hotel who ,he is, his nationality, hia business in ' town iUid how long: he expects to stay? then !e most circumspect.-in wha,tevier he loes or says. ' i People with uncertain backgrounds 'j'r on indeSrvite missions get courteous receptions, but it Is futile for them to expect their welcomes to be tinctured with anything: approaching familiarity, ' normally one of the dominant Irish characteristics. Therefore the wisdom 3f "singing; out your business." as one, .'American traveler expressed it, to your iiall porter. Uninitiated Americans perhaps would not understand the -Important position occupied by this functionary. He Is a veritable encyclopedia of information and "Who's "Who" of everything- im portant concerning: the hotel, its man agement and staff and its guests. It is this Individual that raiders al most invariably consult when they make their unconventional visits to hostelries in search of wanted persons. His statement that a pffrson asked for was an American or Frenchman and that he came to town for some legiti mate purpose has been known tQ save the guest an abrupt waking and quiz, possibly at the point of a revolver. Instances recently 'published in news papers of persons shot "by mistake," or is has been claimed in "at !ea"st one ?ase. because, the victim has" been seen conversing with a ' "marked man" has infused the whole atmosphere of Ire- and with suspicion and diffidence. Travelers leaVn sooner or later that no Dne wants to know anyone else in Ire land today unless some form" of cre dentials is forthcoming or a mutual friend is willing to voucn for the new comer's acceptability and trustworthi ness. i - This state of affairs has transformed old-time happy-go-lucky Ireland Into a country where conversations in public places are carried on in undertones, where not shifty, but shifting, furtive glances are shot at strangers, "and where no one Is his brother's keeper. Lumberton Tuesday af December 28, LUMBERTON, Jan. I tarnoon at 5:30 o'clock In the presence of a few friend and roIativ8, a pretty yed,ding was1 sol emnized at the new home of Drj and Mrs. Neil Archie Thompson, when! their daughter. Miss Sadie, became the bride ot Mr. Claude Lee Watson of Winston Salem. The home was artistic in Christmas greens and potted plants The soft glow of shaded lights; lent solemnity to the scene. At the ap pointed hour Miss Julia Thompson, sis ter of the bride, as maid of honoi4, en tered to the strains of Lohengrin, played by G. Ed. Rancke. Following :-ame the bride, with her sister, ' Mrs. T. J. Stafford, as dame of honor, i En tering from the left oamefthe groom with his best man, F. Eli Wishart. Dr. C. H Durham, pastor of the First Baptist church, officiated in his usual impressive manner. The ring ceremony was used "Flower Song" war softljr played. The bride was attired In a handsome goUjg-away suit of blue-tricotine with accessories to match and carried a. bouquet of Bride's roses and valley lilies. The dame of honor was beau tifully gowned in black charmeuse and carried pink Killarney rostes. The maid of honor wor brown channelise" and L carried pink llllarney roses. Mrs. Watson, is the attractive daugh ter of Dr. X. Ar Thompson and Is a very accomplished young lady. She was educated at Flora Macdonald col lege and-East CaroHna Training school Mr. Watson is the son of. C. W. Watson of Winston-Salem, and a promising young business man. - - - One of the most delightful affairs of the holiday season was a progressive dinner party given by the members of the traveling house party, which was organized in 1916, composed of five of Lumberton's most attractive young la dies Missos Margaret Pope, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. H. T. Pope; Mary Lee Cadwell, daughter of" Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Cadwell; Viola Jenkins, daughter of Mrs. Daisy W Jenkins; Hazel . Carlyle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Carlyle, and Rachel McXamara, sister of Mrs. John Knox. Promptly at six . the first course was served, oysters on the half shell, with olives,' .Miss Jenkins hostess; at ,even a meat course,. Miss McXamara hostess; at eight a tempting salad course. Miss Pope hostess; at nine a delicious desert of ambrosia and coffee and mints- Miss Cadwell hostess. Here the party lingered for a jolly good time, being entertained with games and music. Those enjoying the hospitality of these young ladies and their elegant homes were Robert Mclntyre, John Proctor, Robert Caldwell. Herman Crump and John B. McLeod. A most enjoyable event of the holi day season was an attractive dinner partygivon at the Lorraine hotel on Monday evening, December 27, for Mr. Josh Baxlgy," of Barnwell, S. C , by sev eral local young men. After 'dinner the party was entertained for the rest of the evening at the Pastime theatre. The invited guests Were: Misses Hazel Carlyle, Wilma Durham. Viola Jenkins, Sara-Carlyle and Elsie Thompson; Josh BaxlejM Lewis Wicker, Eli Wishart, DeweyEnglish and Welt Wishart. MOT&K Jl'STICE DEPARTS! EXT MEX TRY TO CHECK STATEMENT NEW YORK, Dec. 31. Officials of the department of justice here said late today that they were trying to check un the .story of Eric Lundblad, pris oner at Waupun, Wis., that Giovanni Costello, Italian radical, had knowl edge of te Wall street bomb disaster. A number of agents had been detailed for the investigation, they said, but no progress had been reported. a kixo goes Chopping PARIS, an. 1. "When returning to Spain via Paris after a recent visit to bngiand, King Alfonso called at sev eral toyshops here to make purchases for his children. Catching sight of some musical instruments in one shop, he immediately ordered a bujrle, a. bass drum, cymbals, a trombone and a clar ionet, adding with a smile," "Just to drive the nurse mad." - Th,e . president of the United States, when using his automobile for pleasure in Maryland, must have registration! markers of that state, and the chauf feur driving the car must carry a Mary land operator's license. Sweden has 8,500 automobiles. Public hospitals In New York city operate a fleet of 19 motor ambulances. In the last ten years there .has beeri a decrease of 1,930,000 -horses In this country. Between 1.500 and - 2,000 passenger automobiles are now operating in Tien tsin, China. Personal property taxes oh motor ve hicles in the United States amounted to no less than 410,000,000 last year. President William McKinley received a delegation of the .first, good roads congress more than 20 years ago. For tourists :in automobiles, many towns in the west provide cooking utensils and free "electric current at the motor parks and camps. - " Xew Jersey has approximately 15,000 women automobile drivers. ' This, num ber is 5 per cent of the total of mo torists in that state. Of the 88 types of passenger cars manufactured in the United States not less than 50 have some form of heaters as standard equipment. The shortage of labor has resulted in an increase of more than 50 per cent of tractors on farms in Pennsylvania, the present number totalling 6,823 Of the importation of- automobile tires into England, the United States, Qanada, France, Italy and Germany provide the great bulk in the order named. The last tollgate on the state hlgh waysystem of Maryland was finally eliminated when a sum of $40,)00 wat recentlv paid for a three-mile stretch of road. liic- nrst gasoline-propelled automo bile to be successfully operated in the United States was designed and built in this country between August. 1891, and September, 1892 In Australia, motorcycles are altered for the use of badly 'incapacitated vet erans of the war. The maimed soldiers travel In the business section of the city of Melbourne with perfect ease. Harry B. Lachmann. an American ar tist, travels throughout European coun tries in an automobile studio. He paints landscapes seated on the top of. his motor car, to get the necessarily "ele vated views. Because of a- new traffic ordinance, every motorist in Detroit is having his automobile headlights tested by the po lice department. No fee is charged and the examination requires but a few mo ments. All new applicants for licenses as au tomobile operators in Massachusetts must pass a practical road test. India, after centuries of plowing with a crooked stick, is learning the use of plows and motor tractors. Carrol Shilling, a popular jockey of the eastern turf, Is forsaking horse rac ing to train as an auto race driver. A complete automobile can be assem bled in Los Angeles. Cal., from parts manufacturer! by factories In that cit, More than a half billion dollars, w be available for road building and Im provement in the United tSates during 1921 1 , 'I Its preference is so pronounced that cars of two, three or four years' use are eagerly sought. There are few' of them in the market and. they always com mand a high price, i . The gasoline consumption is unusually law. The tire mileage Is unusuaUy high. W. D. MacMillan, Jr. 105-107 S. Second Street N. C. Telephone 2103 II 1 WILMI.tiTOX, I Ml - r V l, - c--:.v';;o::..:.: - ' r '', . ' "I Wouldn't Take a Thousand Dollars For My Caloric Furnace V One of our enthusiastic customers said to us last week. "My whole house was warm as toast durfrjjgr that cold spell, and it didn't take as much fuel. as I have been using in two grates. The upstairs rooms are just'as warm and the bath room, too. I don't have to bring in coal or carry out ashes, and my house is cleaner with less worc than I ever thought possible. r "I had always thought it would cost more than a thousand dollars to get a heat ing system, and that it took an awful lot of coal to run one. "If I hd known that we cpuld get a Caloric Furnace installed at such small cost, and that it takes so little fuel for it, we would have had one long ago." Why don't you call us at phone 609 and let us show you how little it will cost to have a Caloric in your home? Hanover .' Iron .Work HORACE T. 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