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v .-, . . .- .. ' . . . : - , --' ; . Hip MORNING STAR, 'WILMINGTON,-' N." w SATURDAY, JANUARY -15, 192i:. FOUR A . l. . . . ttihv Iffimttnn star IHB OIiDEST 1 DAILf IN NORTH Cl"Otl , PMthe Every-Merml-K t LJwt street, Wilmington; Aorte Carolln V Entered' at the Postoffice at Wilmington, N. C as Second Class Matter. - TeIepoei . ' WVeUWeT- VV itBSdRIPTlbjf RATES BY CAIH One. Year .....' "t six uonios .,.........-" Three Months ................: kVMSCKlPTION RATES BY MAIL. PaMtase PrrvaJd ."'- Dally - ' only ;. . , . . . . . 2.S0 One Month , One Year .. Six Months Three Months Dally an! Sunday 17.00 s.o 1.7 SO Subscriptions Hot" Accepted tor Sunday Only dltion MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. All nghtn of re-puo-hcation of special dispatches herein are also reserved. " . " ' ' '' FOREIGN ADVERTISING OFFICES Atlanta: Candler Building. J. B. KEOOOH New York - 1 ' Boston - Chicago X25 Fifth Ave. 21 Devonshire Peoples' Qa ldg BRYANT, GRIFFITH A BRITltSON. SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1921. -. .Export Rates Tbe action of the Chamber i Commerce in pass ing resolutions against the cancelling of the Souta - Atlantic and Gulf exports rates is most timely : and appropriate. These rates were procured upon a showing of merit, and with the acquiescence of Sotrtltern railroads. It is. clear that the adjust.' . meat should be maintained in the interest of, the railroads themselves and of the section which they serve. . - ThA rates were prescribed by the Railroad ad ministration, anb Shipping Board because these bodies were convinced that the Northern ports were inadequate to meet the growing volume of export business, a view concurred in by the Interstate Commerce Commission when it affirmed the rates -The great congestion during the war, the direct result of the fact that exports moved V almost exclusively by Northern routes, brought home to the government that a suddenly arising crisis might seriously imperil the national in terests unless greater export facilities" were pro vided. There was jiever any good reason why the. Southern and Gulf ports should not have enjoyed export rates upon a parity with, the North At lantic ports" and, but for the dominance of tht Eastern trunk lines,-this injustice could not have long endured. The war, however, opened the eyes of the country to the situation, and the govern- - mentV charged with the obligation of fair treatment ot all sections, was not slow to see and apply the remedy. .:'':;. . - j '; '" . - -: " The appeal of the Chamber to the executives of ' the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Air Line -Railroads is a wise and correct kiethod of pro cedure. These companies should be on the alert and' should let' their Eastern competitors know in advance that any effort . to disrupt the" existing adjustment will bs met by their solid and resolute opposition. The future of the. South depends to a large ex tent upon the frustration of the Eastern roads' purpose. The Southern lines are charged with a peculiar responsibility . in the premises. By pro tecting the commercial interests of the section through which they run,' they protect themselves. - o- ; The Fall of Leygues The fall of ttrfe Leygues cabinet was not unex pected. For some time, the question has been not whether the Premier would go soon, butjhow soonN He sought the postponement of all 'discussion of policies until affcer the conference of the Premiers fixed -for .January 19. His proposition was de feated by an unprecedently overwhelming vote. There was nothing for him to do but resign. The action of the. Chamber of: Deputies, abrupt" and submerging as it was, was the domination of a growing resentment against the Leygues" manner" of handling the problems of German disarmament and reparations. Leygues has- taken' a moderate ' course, not so much because he was unsympathetic with the sentiment prevailing in France for an ' integral enforcement of the terms of the Versailies , treaty, but because he feared that by "independent and drastic: action, he . was likely to antagonize the English and Italian governments, which have; . been leaning toward the amelioration of some of t the requirements. , Leygues, conscious of the rising ; tide in favor of militant compulsion, strove to pre , vent the crystallization of , this feeling until he 5 might have the opportunity to present his coun-' try's claims to Lloyd George and Sforzal He was unable to hold out. He lost ground until the Chamber began to regard him as a joke. It was ' not so much blunders in statesmanship which in-, validated his position. It was a combination of -. parliamentary weakness' and personal inadequacy; ' ' He could not meet criticispi result that the Premier of France became a laugh 'Ing-stock. ThaC was a status which could not be protracted. The head of a government can not be booted and suDDortedl Ther dweionari tin ntrorf cry for a strong man to Jeal wlthUoyd.tSeorge,t ,ior wnom no love, is lost in France, but who ia - profoundly respecWd for his intellectual alertness , and for his, undiminlshea 'power in the face of recurring crises.' tloyd George is for modifying j tne Versailles, terms. Lloyd George has the back- !.ng of ?f0r?aj:'(?rn?7mus bos-represented by an . equftped;'- .dauness, '010:' fighter t fqr France's - rights. These, specifications, it must have been al- most universally felt In the Chamber of Deputies, 7 'let Leygues j outf , He HkiTnpt takenx steps Jto t force tfielermaiis d compelledi 4 them to "carrKout: the agreement under the Spa protocol to deliver to the French 2,000,000 tons of coal a month. In the flight .ofsuch consistent" ' weakness, ,Hhe Deputies ! desired assurances that. , he would lnsistmpon French demands at the con ference. When Leygues; caught between two fires," failed to offer pledges, his doom was sealed. Where does this leave the situation? It ia. diffi cult to say whether some dominating personality , will'Aiow, spring up from . the;ranks of., French statesmen possessing' the yearned-for qualities of blood -and , JronJ An .'all-star" ".cabinet ; Is' being planned to succeed that of Leygues. .That, is hardly an" indication "of the probability of single greatness leaping to the call of an extraordinary emergency: oyd George, of, course, is hard hit. The structure which he has been sedulously, build ing has crashed to the ground. He must begin all over again. . He is 'not. the sort to be borne down by such a;calamity.;; His is" an incorrigible buoy ancy. With Italy behind him, he will with a sort of lilt set himself to the task of remolding thel scheme, v He can insist upon the reduction of the , harshness of the Versailles provisions, because the . opinio is beginning to. prevail generally that Germany must be helped, if the world is to be kept, from being smashed. ' ; No Farming Out of Public Functions Why are the Commissioners so intent upon foist ing the fie system upon this county? Is it a de sire'to improve the public service? Then,hever was a worthy -end made, more unrealizable by an un worthy means? , Is it because officers are not re ceiving adequate salaries? Then the Commission ers', action", is a confession of the county's bank ruptcy iWhy are the Commissioners making the revival of the fee system, their own fight? .Why are they not content with acquiescence? Why must they lead the van, arouse, the -droopinir spirits, stabliah the wavering line? Why must the. county attorneys De.airectea to arait tne so Keenly desired legislation? Why have the County Com missioners made this their fight? ' Citizens will be indebted to them for a straight forward statement of the reasons for the militant position (they have assumed. Citizens are . wonder in? about the real motives behind this movement for the renewal of an abomination:. Citizens have heard that.. some lawyers, feel that their papers would be served, their court, business transacted. more expeditiously and competently, if officers were given the incentive of the feej But this is an , argument so near-sighted, so reckless of the general interest, so contemptuous of the zeal of officeholders, that it needs but to be stated to re veal its titter impotence. Citizens are inclined to believe that if officers have to be TjHbedto do ihefr duty, they ought not to be permitted to be officers at all. y- -- It is a curious form of logic (.which ,main.tains that men who neglect, at a fixed salary, the duties they have sworn to discharge, will, under the spur of -fees, become truly earnest and efficient public servants. It' is a curious sense of propriety which does not balk at the prostitution of the common welfare in order that a handful of elected officials may be made to sustain 'creditably 'the "responsi bilities,, which they are already bound to carry by every call of honor. It is a furious lack of cour age; which will not think the matter through to its conclusion; which, presented with a probiein, at-, tempts no solution, but blandly declines to recog nize the existence of any problem. For its part, The Star does not condemn the county, officers, as their "fee" friends are tacitly doing. So far as this paper, knows, they are rendering satisfactory servieT So far as It is con cerned, if these men should be better paid, The' Star will: pplaud an- increase in their salaries. But .The Star- is unalterably opposed to. their being granted the right to collect fees as compensation. That is indefensible. It is tbefarming out to pri vate interests of functions which are essentially public, which serve the great ends to the support of which they 'fashioned," only when they remain public. , s Reports are current that' our legislators are looking upon the proposed bringing back of the fee system with complacent eyes. . If .this be true, we are satisfied that Senator Burgwin and Repre sentative Bellamy are. registering a practitioner's sentiment 'and no more. They can not be aware of the resentment which is swelling in the public mini), a resentment as yet inarticulate but none theless inexorable. We beg them ; to sound the' lews of their constituents: We are sure that if they, heed the Indignation so widely and deeply 'astir among the citizens, they will not lend them selves to the resuscitation of a system, which the greed of a few, men', and, the weakness of some others, .mixed with the devious . workings of poli tics,; are seeking to fix upon : a community; con " scious oi tne wrong wnich is meditated against, "it. '. : oi . : . .-. Letters to! the Editor e - ; AGAINST THE FEE SYSTEM - ' "' "TO THE EOITOB orTHE'STAR: ' It ia little less- than ' amazing that' the County Commissioners in session here '- Monday recom mended the repeal of 'the present sala'rjr laws for public officials andlsubstituted therefor the old and worn-out fee system, which the people of this city and County have spewed out of their mouths and repudiated almost unanimously - but a few short years ago:j If this question were submitted to the voters 'of New Hanover county we; believe tthey would again repudiate it ten to one. It is no Pjrogative of ours to J question., the" gwd faith or motives or tne - gentlemen who have thus acted. We know them all and believe that they are heart ily interested in the city's and community's - weir fare, but like all the rest of us, they are liable to err and in this action they have committed-a fear ful blunder - - . Tnat we haver one of the fcest Auditors in North Carolina and one of the safest Recorders in the State, cannot be questioned. If their salaries should he increased, : all right ; but in Heaven's name do not inflict upon this community tne old fee system, which amounts to little less thanr Vin act of espionage. ; It is wrong in practice and vicious in principle and , no civilized 1 community should stand for ' it a moment. Besides that we questionthe wisdom as to. this being the proper time for increasing salaries of any public officials, when the cost of living, Wages and everything else is coming down and the whole country is trying to get back to normal. Since the action of the Commissioners the writer has made it a point to talk with different citizens in the community, on the streets, in the postoffice, in the hotels and elsewhere, and up to this writing we have not found a single, solitary nian with whom, we have , talked who approves the proposed change and we have talked withboth city and county officials, as well as private eitizens, lay men, etc, of both the county and town. We hope, therefore, that our Representatives in the General Assembly will find it compatible with their sense of justice -to both, the county and municipality to put their heels on the neck of this proposition, for a change from the salary to the ifee - system to office holders in New Hanover County. The rank and file of the people will not stand for It, and you can take it from us that the party responsible for a change if the change Is made will pay the penalty for such mistakes. . 1 .- - While we , are not disposed to lay the charge of star chamber proceedings at the. door of the Com missioners, one and all must agree that as public officials they are public servants and the public at large has the- first, claim npon their stewardship and if such a step was contemplated as overturn ing a system that the county, and municipality had overwhelmingly repudiated, then-it was clearly the duty of the commissioners to have taken the public into -their: confidence, by ' giving notice .that such a proposition was to have been proposed and thus allowed those favorable to the idea an oppor tunity to" be heard 'and those opposed to have reg istered their protest, ; Had this been done the courthouse, would not have furnished standing room for those In opposition to such a change. ' .. ' Z. W. Whitehead. - Wilmlhgton, Jan. 14. - . " Vf. ' FISHER'S" COMMANDER To thk Editob of The Stab: ; - I trust our mutual friend, Captain Edgar Wil liams, will pardon me for, making a slight correc tion in his account of the last battle and fall of Fort . Fisher, January 15th, 1865.- Colonel Wm. Lamb was in command of the fort and garrison. General Whiting, was dn the fort during the en gagement and particfpatedfbrdyelyras a volunteer in ;its defense. He also attempted' a very daring act to pull down an enemy flag that had . been planted about twenty paces in front of a position held by the "enemy when he received the wound that resulted in his death, 1 s ' r, ' . . -J. A. MONTGOMEBT, ' ' ; '. . - A Survivor. Wilmington, Jan. 14 - j General Enoch Crowder, investigating political conditions'? In Cuba as the ''special representative of President Wilson, speaks In gloomy rein .of . the. situation there. Through' the continued failure joI, the courts and the . electoral boards - to function properlj and promptly, the little country is threat ened, with "a total paralysis oihe legislative power." ! ., -y & .v, . , , ' , Considering that legislative paralysis Is a cur able lafflictioh, it would seem that General Crowderi Isunduly-, exercised over the - situation, in Cuba. It is conceivable, of course, that a paralyzed jegis lative arm. might .become a ruinous handicap' in a time of emergency. Thereare occasions when a country musClegislate or quit the field. Cuba is comparatively young In its life atf a self-determining' member of international socety, and may be : said . to have special need ot the law-making function in the business ? of setting its house in ,orderw But we sJbiali persist; for any .rate, in ah optimistic ; view of ; the Situation." As long as the executive department and the courts ' wnicnj.are charged witn a- lapse only in., respect of election affairs continue - to report t for duty erery .morning, we are connaeni ine inue country , American peopie generally,, we oeiieve, win re fuse to become excited over any ordinary case of legislative .' paralysis while they recall our own loss of tho legislative function in the. midst of the League of Nations controversy? f We feared' then that the issue of life or death for the world was at stake.-; There are several millions of lis, perhaps,: who yet feel that our" case bf Senatorial paralysis wrought serious Injury to the future of thet'race. swe m do pot feel , however,, that an emergency", of , like' gravity obtains in Cuba today. In any eVent, there Is always the consolation otrkiiolniT;: tha,t as between good and evil a paralyzed legislature , is not far from being what tsv sometimes referred, to as "a.flfty-fifty proposition." 7 ' '-. Contemporary Views : ;' :;' . ... -.,-' - ",- v- K WHAT THEY DID NOT WEAR XetcTork Evening, Posti: Washington, March 5. Probably the most gorgeous array of costuming ever withheld' from s public function In the capi tal marked the inauguration ball which failed to come off last night in the Pension Building. Never before did the safe-deposit vaults and private jewel caskets so "teem with bandeaus of diamonds and other precious stones, and superb ropes of pearls. Paradise feather fans and ostrich plumes of a dazzling variety of color reposed in a hundred dressing rooms in tissue paper. : Mrs. Williamson D Smith did not wear a low cut., gown of canary-colored velvet and failed to carry a fan of canary-colored bird of paradise feathers. - J ' t Mrs: Jefferson Jones would have been an out standing figure in cherry-colored velvet, brocaded With golddiamond combs, a diamond necklace and a corsage plastron of diamonds, if she had been there and -worn them. A '. Mrs. .Hattie Green' Brown did not look charm ing in a gown , of 'black velvet trimmed wtth crystals-and diamond ornaments, the costume hav ing been countermanded at the dressmakers and jewellers. k ' - " -' " ) . . Mrs., Alaric Jlobinson, one of the ieaders of the younger diplomatic set. went to the; movies in ; a cravenette ulgter and Goodyear rubbers. She car ried an umbrella. . t : v.va:,u - Altogether the prevailing color last night bore a striking resemblance to the' tout ensemble of the Inauguration ball of 1912 and of 1916, the doml nant tone, being one ot a decided Bowlby blue. ' v; J '-.--" " true enough ; : ? : . Boston Post: Cabinet has i ever been elect ejd.which.haa pleased everyone," says the esteemed Transcript. . -; ' " That is truer It is a truth 'that "ought to be taken, into consideration every time a new Cabinet is named or a new man appointed to fill a vacancy. But It isn't. ' It Is a truth that ought to be solemn ly -treasured -by -editorial writers of the opposite .political iann irom thatthe ins.".-But it isn't. Itia a truth, that should be applied equally well to the acts of a - Democratic President as to those of a Republipan President. .But it isn't, ' -. :': The import of this little remark by our brother lsr clear.v 'It' Is a "sort of advance damper on criti cism or Mr. riarutng when his time comes. But 1 it mar wen nave been remembered in the days Of T KlfAr A MViti.vlTfw 11.' ( j. a. . : . , - . . aouse 01 tne memDers or tno .Wilsoij. Cabinet, destined-to e-known tn history . ;. ' xry isreai ana emcient organization. ' ' : 'THE UNEMPLOYED SOLDIER ' ' PhilodelpMa Record: .Among, the growing ranks )f the army, of the unemployed there are unfortu nately, many; who served,faithfully: In that other army-In France. This should brine the blush f shame to the faces 6f numberless men who con- siaer memseiyes good eitizens. The ingratitude of Republics Js no new .story, :ahd the great- war hasn't changea Selfish "hUinan nature;, It may . be commendable in most'Of T1is to try to forget the war, with' all its horrors': 'but n8n of us wh malned , comfortably at home should, forget- our uuiisauuns-10 tne nghters; and those- of us who are employers have a special duty, to see that no man,,once In our employ,' who answered his coun try B call, should now be 1 conirielled tn wait tttft i55w iwmuj iur a jod. - ' ' -. .v reJhere Witches! By Frederic -J. Haskiq NEW' , YORK, " Jn. 14. "She's a witch'n yelled a womaa In a News York court jpom not lonn( asro, and .to : the surprise of . the judsre and-some of 7 the spectators, other rwomen .took np the crjrA-The' fact was suddenly .revealed thatnunbers ; of persons ' fn ; the; inost civiilzea city : in America fifmly 'be Heved in the power of the, evil eye. and that a-J)aby,'iiad .lost - the' use of "its legs because It had been cursed. by a woman supposed to have that powert ; The. belief In witchcraft is supposed to have? perished in this enlig-htened country a little . over 200 years ago; Shortly , after . the witchcraft persecu tions which took placer lit Salem, In the 17th centurr, a whole. literature against the belief in witches sprang Into being-. It "beffan with; books which 'admitted that; the devil, was a dangerous fellow and apt to tamper with human destiny, but which. denied .that he do It throug-h the "medium of . witches, t Such argu ments as this ; were followed by others more; and more ' radicarlU - tone, until finally J the-. most Intelllcent, came : out flatly for, the' bold Idea that there was nothing in- anv of these supernatural ideas,"'.' . '-P" l '..! ' v 1 , : .'- These bold iniellectuals were at first regarded askance, -.butthey' gradually prevailed. A People i who -believed ;in QUESTIONS . AND ANSWERS . - III T ' I I II 9. Ia the famine in China as jserious as the papers report it to be?l VJ,T. t- A.The- state, department says that reports made to thft American minister at Peking Indicate that at least 15, 000,000 people are' seriously affected in the stricken . districts. . - . ; Q. Is ;7 it true that a "soldier In the Woijld war lost ,00th legs and both arms, and recovered? T. A. F. ;. X. That ' la not - true. ' It Is a fact, however, that one case existed of a soldier who recovered after having lost both legs and an arm.- Q. How" many lynchings occurred in the United States during 120? M. OfD. A. During and ' up to November 18, 1320, there had been 50 lynchings in the United States. ' :q; What is the. eaning of the word "ahoy r . C. C. hT : V" A. Its original meaning was probably-1 "stop," -but' is usually used as a hail tapasstng vessels and implies that communication with them is desired.. 2 Q. Which college of university has the greatest number -of. books 'in . its library? Rl B. C. ' . A. Harvard -.probably has' this dis tinction, having in its library on July, l19l 1,940.000 volumes. Q. How many passengers are carried yearly on electric railways? '.A. N. A. According to the latest statistic available there were carried in a single DaUy-HealthM UY WUUam Brady, m, $ witches became ashamed to acknowl-j year in . the United- States Including edge the fact,. Most important ' of all. I the District of Columbia 14,506,914,- A l... I. . I- .1 1 I luo tMutvu aim we mw nv ivuK;r ivvkii passengers. 1 : r official coijnlzance-of witches, as both had done before theyear 1700. Witch craft as a crime recognized by ""-the statutes ceased, to exist. - - ; Belief Still AIItc , But the belief In witchcraft by no means ceased, as the New York ladles recentlydemoristrated. ; pteral. belief in. .witches - who' -commune "With the devil and cast supernatural, spells Is still -common to a large part-of the human, race. It is widely scattered among the lower peasantry of Europe, -and by them is imported ''Into the Uni ted States with every boatload of Im migrants. - Furthermore. It still Nour ishes as an indigenous product-In many sections of this country. Down In the southwest,; for example, Mexicans and Indians still believe in -'if Implicitly, and to some extent openly. "A"Mexlcan woman in. a southwestern town has been known to spit In the eye of a baby In" public, and explatn that she did It to protect the child from, the curse of a witch who was looking at it. , Belief in Avitchcraf t as literal and crude as is Indicated by this incident, and tnat of the New Tork court room, may be comparatively rare, or "at least limited to a tew very ignorant classes of the 'population. But the essentials of. witchcraft, are still widelV prevalent TheBe essentials are lnoranceand the credulity that always -goes with it. and persons who are anxious to turn both to their own advantage. By his belief in. witchcraft, as in fairies, ghosts and other supernatural phenomena, the ignorant" man !s prl-marllyv-expresslng a feeling that there are forces in the universe beyond his ken. This Is a -sound " feeling. "When you come right: down to It, no one can with certainty" deny the existence of supernatural forces. ; The universe Is Inflnlte'Snd mysterious. The dogmRtlc. scientist who asserts that there is noth ing beyond what he. can prove by ex periment hai no way of proving that e Is r!;rht, - " H- The. sophisticated and educated man mayAdrart' this. ut he atao reallss that i if there rre supernatural forces, in the nature of the case it-Is Impossi ble to understand them; He- thersf ore confines h mental operations f tnf " world that he is able to apprehend with his vmlnd and his senses, and refuses-to concern himself about the. supernatural on the ground that it Is essentially un knowable. Psyckology off Saperstlttoii "But this position Is possible only to a mind somewnat trained and logical. The untrained mind thinks not in terms of lole but of emotions and images. In other words, the Ignorant man is 'vaguely aware that there Is a super1 naturai world, and he necessarily cori celves of this world In emotional and Imaginative, terms. As sure as . ne thinks aboat the matter . at all. ne Is - scared of hosts. or has visions of witches -or: fairies - or hobgoblins or something. -' He or she 1st generally a hardworklnsr person, drugged by rou tine, arid .therefore does not think of the matter much. But that . sense of the supernatural Is always there. It is always ready to flare up If it has a -chance. It usually cherishes In secret some sort of delusion. How many per sons can vou find among your acquaint ances who do not believe in any sort of superstition? : . The -reat army, of those who believe they communicate ' .with the dead by means of a ouija board, and those who support our great army, of fortune tel lers ln luxurious ease; are the modern descendants of the witchburners.V Some of then are half -ashamed ' of their superstition and some ar -proudly In earnest' about it. But in all an- instinc tlvebellef in the supernatural, : com bined, with a. desire to,' give the. super natural some' definite form and charac- ter. Is at- the root? of it, , It a is , very noticeable that women- are more prone " to these superstitions -4han men, -and the : reason- Is that women have more leisure, and are therefore more cogniz- "'ant of the mystic element in life, They have mors time to think about it. This belief ia thj strpernatural as an abstraction's.", as we said, inevitable. There i somethingCof -it in,every man. It Is1 the root -of his religious sense. It is his 4nstinctlv -recognition of the 1 fact1 tht a -finite piKd cannot josslbly comprehend vB-n-inflnlteainl verse that there are vast-areas of existence which transcend the powers, of the .human mind. 'and are beyond all laws which it can -discover. -- rr -;-. v- - Pride ad---S"ljwrtt4lo-if ' . , " - It Is' the-; tendencyfo.. manufacture this : mVsticense into "aeflnite Images which does the damage.-: Man , Is. full of troubles which are due to the misery r abie precarlousness f pf-4 , human, Uie eoupled with: the remarKaDie-s-;upii--..v of human beings.. But , mant, kbeing a proud animal, hates, to admit 4ha t. his troubles are due . to .the: fact that h is merely unfortunate and. stupid. Th child 5 who bums . his hand does not blame his own . stupidity,' . He . blames the atove endows It with a malignant spirit, ' and -wants H - punished, -jThe savaged who has no .luck , in hunting An: nf ' blame his-" own. .laziness . and lack of cunnlny. He blames) the gods- and makes a prayer to tnem i ne .oe-. liever n witchcraft likewise refuses to cut. the blame for his troubles fWhere it Hibelongs-rron himself. Instead he picks i dislikes nd accuses that. person of bej lng a wltchand in .ieaguewunt ine. devil. Thwr he at; once dlgnmes nis ;pwn misfortunes and. gets even, with an eriemyr. ----i' . - . : . ivr- And another, element enters in,to the inatter herTher areusually leaders ?ot th community' 'who are to some ex tent to blame; for the - misfortunes' of .- its -members, and - they .-. are only ; too glad to have the blame-saddled on. some ;supernatural, foroe. ! Hence the- sane tion : which witchcraft . long received. Qn'How my 1 make smelling salts? J. B. G. - '. - ;. - Av We suggest the following formula: Menthol, 10 parts; alcohol, 78 i parts; water of ammonia, 12 parts. Dissolve the menthol in the spirit, and ddd the, water or ammonia. - ; .. Q. What is meant by ''horse ; furni ture?v It. JC. - ;; h A. The trappings of a' horse are given this name such as saddle, bridle, etc.; the -housings, caparison, and (If an armored war-horse) bards or armor. .! Q. What of wthe Rocky Mountain states leads in the production of oil? L.. W. K., . .... - A. Wyoming Is . the most Important crude oil-producing state In this sec tion of the country.' In 1912, its pro duction was 1,570,000 barrels, while in 1920 the total was about 17,000,000 barrels. Q. What is meant by the "Ancient of Days?". D. P. E. ' -A. This Is a designation for God found in the Book-of Daniel. It repre sents him as "the aged," "the ad vanced in days," possibly as a contrast to the new divinities Antiochus Epi phanes had sought to introduce among the: Jews. . , , . r. Q. What is the religion of Mexico? F.j S. 'f -...'"'-'' ... - f . i .-Aif Mexlco has no official religion and the" "constitution of 1917 . specifically states that no religion shall be -considered a' stater religion. Q, What lake in the United States Is next Jn size to the Great Lakes? M. W. A. The Great Salt Ldtke is the largest lake in the, United States besides the Great Lakes. The Lake of the Woods, lying partly in Minnesota, and partly in Canada, is next in size. V CASES OP ACID DYSPrp. .Dyspeptics who read thi. l?1 bear in mind (1) that the healtK PN acn aigesung-rood secret.. ' Juice. (2) that gastric is medi',n H stomach and does not refr . "IJ and (3) that there Is no Urh ,M r-nnnirinn o a int uis. With our thoughts clears 5 .PJ cobwebs .we are ready to M nature and cause of aci.l dvsD r H .rne question or rejoinder th. . too readily occurs to the virti- 1 pepsla or indigestion, particulari !i dyspepsia, is: "Well, then ? !M ails me. tell me that!" i-' l nkXb; very, words hurled at me Ltrt M times everv dav hv nnnr - -"i i-VUl called rheumatism, blliousnesis nth J weaKness, female complau,, 4 blood, etc., etc, tc. It. is lib. Slmpklns laughing at ou and . S "Tinn't trv tn tall .v. ustHr! ...j iiir in a . -in turnln at nearly a thousand hour ain't I been livin1 til spot nigh seventy year al,0lltM moved a bitr u For all the speed the earth at least lhre ilirerrinnc . il lng how many people on' it 1,.Ur'M a bit. - . c,erH At least twn of avci-i- u. nentlc t irtomach tn n,in ... ,nttt d ulcer never come under a nhl!??11 observation at all Th. . 'c,i . - - l. L I on tne same spot i though in less than B half that tin," 1 J A 1. - ! .. , . " "."PtMll ruu uovw lueir nes io the ab5nrt!.J ule,: are content to call their lyspepsia, indigestion or acid ITALIAN MIDDLE CLASS IS HOT ABOIT ROBBEH DEALERS uusiuen ui. .ininiin? u- th ,. . ...v.. ouua. nesia or some nostrum which w!1 t.in. i.i. . vl- U( nine nun ripininenis m t,-. Anything, but intelligent medical ? ac;u , aBpepsia rrom such an ui has a . way of sticking ivith the vS so long as he continues this rerk , atE9TIOiS AND AXSWER j CkllklaiaM Please tell me the cause of chllbltn and how they can be prevented and , Heved. (S. K.) ar AiVSWKK Chilblain is first derr. frostbite, akin to first degree L (mere reddening of the skin wtth0l blistering). General directions fofp veniion ana treatment by mail o ceipt of request accompanied by stau. ecu seii-aaare&sea envelope. Exw nw rcpiy ii jour auuress is "City." writttJ Rupture Through some accident or other uu iiiai x nave wnat. i mink muRtM a smaii. rupture tne sue of a walm is tnere any Immediate danger from t What would you advise? (A. L. B) .'ANSWER There is immedla danger U It Is a rupture (also knoH as. hernia or breech ). Go at once J your.pnysician for examination. ROME, Dec. 27. (Correspondence of Associated Press). The Italian middle classes' whose incomes remain substan tially what they were. before the war, are angrily - resisting what they de nounce as the "outrageous prices for necessities exacted by profiteers.' r The scenes 'of indignation which occur in some stores of Rome show the exasper ation of the consumers. - One man who was asked the equiva lent of $4 for a pair of 4ioes, told the" shopkeeper: "Burglars who enter your house and rob are not the only hold-up men in this town. Tou . come In - the same category. ' Another man, when asked the equivalent of $30 for a hat told the shopkeeper that he was the manufacturer of the hat and had sold it to the dealer foi 110. He called the retailer "a robber." i Lately the shopkeepers have been compelled to mark the prices In plain figures on every article in the shop win dows rn the vain hope that tradesmen would be ashamed to ask exorbitant prices; the only effect apparently has been to level prices upward instead Of down. Knowledge - I was much Impressed by one J your nne articles entitled "One Motto Way of telling her little gifl til truth. - It has set me thinking, M fcan t all mothers be like that? lu a high school girl, aged seventeen, ir1 have never been told one blessed third about human reproduction or anytkln related to that subject. 1 have aim; chummed with girls who never bring it the subject, and I can't scrape enoif courage to ask mother anything. lVlui should I do? (A. B. S.) AJCSWER Ask your mother if w; may receive a letter dealing with m hygiene for. girls from me, or whetlr I may end it to you through her, r whether she wishes me to give you i complete list of available pampWH and boeks dealing with such knot' edge atHa girl of your age should am Unfortunately, many mothers are li capable of instructing their oj daughters, because, first, that Is tH most difficult subject to impart to i daughter, and second, mothers ther selves are 'often insufficiently ir.forw to serve as instructors. It is especiii difficult for a mother to undertake m instruction unless she begins when W child is less than ten years of age. C STOLE FOOD AXD jitJST DIE : WARSAW, Dec. 31. Correspondence of Associated Press). Edward Peters, 39 years old, a. clerk In the Warsaw postoffice, was serftenced to death re cently after having been convicted of stealing a package of food sent by rrwail from America. . fie was tried under a law making It a capital offense to steal from the government.. His sentence is now on appeal. T , The principal art galleries of Euro are at. Florence, Rome, Venice. Paris, Dresden Berlin, Vienna, London, Pet rograd an4-Madrid. ' : Cigarettes If I smoke an average of five ciji ettes a day do you think it will do any harm? I am nineteen years, Wn school boy. (J. W. A.) ANSWER You ought to be ashani' to put such a question. Who b'J! mamma's baby's cigarettes? from the law and other high institutions.'-- '-.. '.; ' ":V . , It is easy to see how the psychologi cal essentials of witchcraft still work among us. All of our willingness to believe. In bugaboos conjured by our politicians Is based on the . same cre dulity, the same Ignorance, and the same desire to find a dramatic cause for- troubles which are really due td our own stupidity more than to any thing else. The tendency to blame all our economic troubles on "profiteers," "Reds" and -other' half-mythical male-' factors. Is the same tendency that made witchcraft popular with our ancestors.! JAPANESE SOCIALISTS VEHV .ACTIVE IX EMPIRE'S IAP1THJ TOKIOKov. 30. (Correspondent Associated Press). Increased soclah; tic activity continues to be noticeir. in Tokld. Two davs ae:o a party off' cialists attended a nitrht fair in the burbsof Shinagawa and taking adv' age of the large crowd present held ' successful oDen arir meeting and 1 a quantity ; of socialistic Wert When nolle arrived the socialist' r On thef previous afternoon a clash W; o nil aniiili,fa nli.ii flip nnlice W."" I Chemist's shop where a quantity ot W ... i . I. rt . nn l11 ciaiiBuc literature naa r" ,, Th nnII. arrtvA nff the dOCUm' j . i- i,!. hreaterinl jinu me sucidiieis arc . ; tii r r.f-nverv Of lDr 1.1 1 H nvuvil vv mi; 1 . " . property. . J Notice to Stockholders V The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of The Wil mington Savings jid Trust Company, of Wilmington- - N..C.wili be held at the office of the company on Thurs day, January 20, 1921," at 11. o'clock. It is desired that : v all stockholders be present at the meeting. V TheWiling Trust Co. i . W. HULL MOORE, Cashier ' Ki .. i . K
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