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Ullili GlInLL UE DO Uiiil iilE . RETUPJIIUG AliERICAII SOLDIERS ' BY RICHARD SPILLANE. " J Editor of "Commerce and Finance;" Noted Authority . ' t on, Finance and Economics; -V'- '' It hu been the experience after all wars that It takes considerable time, te weave the soldier back, In t Indue trial life, : The . returning soldier, te Donlxed for weeks, ffis experiences ure matters of fle'ep InterMt to all per Hons! He foe about ; meetlnr . old friends. He Is. welcome everywhere. We have mars' than J.00O.OOQ men In Francs.. - ' . We have wore than 4 0,0 60 men la ths nnv-i'"'.:;" ,-.;f, .-.?.. We have more than 2,000.000 men lit tralnttf.v - v-:; ; Ws have perhaps: 400,000 men ea gagsd tq shipbuilding. , Many of oar. industrials establish menta are engaged In war work. Near ly 10 per cent of the steel , ws are making is going today-Into war ma terial. v ' -f i Of the 8,000.000 tn, France good ly number will remain unUl peace is Higned or. if many, of those there now return, they will be replaced in part by, men from this side. v ' When peace U signed the army will bo reduced, but not to the siie It was before the war. The navy will be kept up to at least three-fifth of its pres ent personnel. . Shipbuilding Will con tinue as an established industry, not of its present sice or hurried produc tion, but probably to one-half of its present volume, for it will be years before the ship needs of the. world are met, many of the crafts new in ser vice betng,flt only for" the scrap heap. ' The commerce of the sea is going to expand greatly. Before-the war the ocean tonnage was t0,0 0 0,000. . Today it is approximately 4,000.0v. Prob ably 6,000,000 tons' of today's ships will be scrapped. The 'world will need (0,000,000 tons or more of ship ping, f i't'.''? .i-t -,Vt:.I : Labor shortage brought more than 9,000,000 women in America into in dustrial employment. A fair propor- i" ' ' V Yir' '"' " i . ' cJ OBSERVATIONS By tha Junior Observer. j Jbuktd: That when" our tongues turn white breath feverish, stomach sou and bowels consti pated, that our mothers give us Cascarets, the nice ' candy athartic," and not nasty castor oil. mineral oil, calomel or pills. Cascarets" "work" without griping and never hurt us kids. Cost only 10 cents; TO MOTHERS 1 Learn to give harmless Cascarets to your cross, side? bilious, ' constipated pets and save coaxing, worry and money. Children love this candy cathartic. Nothing else cleanses the little liver and bowels so effectively. Each 10 cent box of Cascarets contains direc tions for dosage for children aged one year old and upwards. tion of these women will' drop out with normal conditions returning,, but woman has shown her worth as a worker too weU to be retired simply because she is a woman. The cost of . living wilt not be so i hlsrh But evervthlnr will h' nnrmM. J erably higher than before this world conflict.. Wages will come down in some lines, but never will be down to what they were before the war." i The returning Boldier will bo a bet- j ter worker than before he entered the l army. The army has been a wonedr ful school, the most wonderful in the world. It has raised the standard fit the American man. It has taught dis cipline, ryatem, order to him. It' has made him stronger physically , and morally. " Many thing that are wrong in our system of living he realizes now.' He will not be content with our tenement houses or our ramshackle dwellings. He knows the virtue of hygiene. He knows how to take cars of himself, lie did not before he entered the army. Moat of our soldiers have learned more in the army than they did in school. America is better situated to meet after-the-war needs industrially than any other nation. In Great Britain 4.600,000 women out of the 8.200,000 over the age of 21 are in industrial employment. The bulk of them must remain, for the British have sacrificed much-of their manpower to win - the war and they have done it with a resoluteness that challenges the admiration of the world. francs has made even greater sacri fice of men in proportion to her popu lation, v The losses of Germany are colos sal. So to of Austria-Hungary. The other great nations have thrown practically their entire man power into the war. America has put only a fraction of its human ma terials Readjustment in America is simple in comparison with that of the other nations. Tfhe failure of the Germans to take Petrograd left to that city the distinc tion of being one of the two great capitals which have never been occu pied by enemy armies in . modern times. The other is London. The New Charleston. "The man who thinks of Charles ton. S. C as a city behind the times and living on lis traditions, has an other think coming," remarked David Ovens to the Junior Observer yes terday morning, on the street. 1 Mr. 'Ovens has just returned from the - South Carolina city, and spoks in glowing terms of the progress of her people. He also remarked that the business " men have developed a great scheme of entertaining visitors, that they operate in relays, to the end that the visitor Is kept on , the go every minute Of his time and ths local people "spell" each other so that no one is overworked. "I was reminded of Mark Twain's Innocent Abroad.' while in Charles ton," said Mr. Ovens. "In the fore noon of the day I was there I was taken about over the city and shown the landmarks. I am of the opinion that nothing; J saw was under 800 years old. For Instance, one man told me that his great-great-great-grandfather preached in a church building I visited. ' And that Is a fair sample of the things X saw in the forenoon. I thought of Mark Twain's being shown the mummy of a man who had died 5,000 ' years ago, and another mummy who had lived only 1,000 years ago. Whereupon Dr. Clemen remarked: 'Can you not show me some people who died yesterday?' "I was almost on the verge of ask ing It they could not show me some thing of progress, whereupon, In ths afternoon I c waS shown the develop ments of the city within recent times. For instance the sea terminals, great buildings, 1.000 feet long, wide enough for two big army trucks to drive through ths entrance-ways together, and where ths water is 40 feet deep. I was glad that I had not asked to see 'some of ttoe people who died yes terday.'. "Another evidence of the develop ment being made in that city," said Mr. Ovens, "is the fact that all five of the civic organizations are amal gamated, consolidated, in their work, under one roof, that of the chamber of commerce. They are co-ordinating their efforts to the end that they are getting things done, and in a big way. "And we must remember that Charleston was the first city to operate a trade excursion as far away as to Charlotte, and still there are many of us who are inclined to think of Charleston as a city where effort has gone to seed and where enterprise sleens. "To say that the people are hos- cltable would be uttering a truism; yet it is a truth, as well. I "greatly enjoyed my visit to that city, and came away convinced that we may learn from Charleston many things which would be of real and lasting benefit to Charlotte." Mr. Ovens addressed the member ship of the Merchants' association on Tuesday night of this week and was deeply impressed with the business enterprise, and intelligent activity of the community which In years past has been known as. a synomym for civic sloth, and a self-satisfied condl- JTOWADAYS ITS BLUE KIBBOX Always ask for Blue Ribbon Va nilla and Lemon. The extracts the best cooks use. Adv. 12 tion which operated to the detriment to the Kood name and general welfare of that community. The Sugar Situation. "I see in the newspapers that the restaurants now 'may give a . little more sugar for use in coffee or tea, and on fruits, cereals and the like, but by personal experience I find that they are not doing this," said a friend yesterday. "I have quit drinking coffee because of the fact that the little measley bit of sugar allowed is not enough to-make it palatable, and now that there is no reason ror such economy as has' been necessary. I believe something might be don to better conditions in. this particular regard. I do not know whose busi ness it is to see that 'it is changed. I suppose it will take an order from the federal food , administrator - to force some restaurants to 'come clean' with their patrons. As soon as I find one that is doing the fair thing I am going to , change my patronage and advise my friends to do the same." I am glad my friend gives this In formation, not so much because of ths restaurants, but in order that I may get enough sugar to make a cup ot coffee palatable at home. Since this food regulation on sugar has been in effect I have been sorely put to it to get any sweetening for my coffee at home and I hope the new order of things will soon reach into at least one home in this city. But levity aside, restaurants ars making a serious mistake to attempt to hold to the little dab of sugar they, were authorised to furnish under the stress ot circumstances, now that this stress is removed. It will cost them much more in good will among their patrons than it would to add a little of the sweetening agency to such dishes as really need It. . ; KELLY-BOST. Salisbury. Nov. 21. Announcement is mad? of the engagement of Miss Fanny Bost and Mr. William F. Kelly, a popular young Rowan couple, the wedding to take place in December. Miss Bost is a daughter of ths late Henry C. Bost. of South River, and sister of Rev. S. S. Bost, of Dur ham, and Thomas Bost. of Raleigh, Mr. Kelly Is a member of a well known family in Scotch-Irish town ship, Rowan county. H I )r-4 1 1 i i ; ir- CTT3.. ... U f-AiC .U5tfeA ! K I,- 'V. RUGS! RUGS!! Hi Rafest Prevent! for (olds, Catarrh and Influenza Inhale tht rm-kllllnf vapor of "Bresrthe-O-Tol" with every breath. Thla tiny Inhaler will quickly relieve cough colds, asthma, tor throat and cuard against Influenza. The only Inhaler mails that (lays In your now, day or night, without holding. Malta jrou ' breath tjie healing, antiseptic vapor ot the pine forest 24 hours a day. Silvered Breathe-O-Tol Inhaler and (0 medicated Breathe-O-Tol Cartridges, $1.00. Once tried always used. Hold In Charlotte by John H. Blake' Dmg Co. Mall Orders Pilled on Receipt of Price. BREATH E-O-TOf, COMPANY, S10-r Heed Building, ridladelplila, Pa. A Mammoth Display of Anglb v Persian, Royal Worcester, Tep rac and Peerless Rugs. ' ' . ,' p , , V- All Sizes and Colors. The Best Makes in America. Do not fail to see this Stock now while the Collection for our Fall Offering b Matchless. PARKER -GARDNER CO I!'BB!i:BTii!:;BTi!!lJi!li;BJj!"BJ:ii!B mi ' . t.r' inBiiiaiiiiOTOiism nwaiiiattiKiiinA 7 M E ) I he You I V..- 1 J rux ill x 1 u 4 and the 3we ' ;Buy for You The clothing you are asked to buy at MELLON'S is bought on its merit and sold to you on the same basis. J ' Most any reputable store will sell you good goods, but it is not often that you find a store wro guards the quality of its merchandise as do es MELLON'S. ' .-.' ... - ' . . " " ' The clothins: manufacturers who try to "zet by" on their past reputation instead of main 5 tainiiig a high quality standard, doesn't sell this store. If their goods haven't merit, we simply look elsewhere until we find clothing we are proud to sell you. Buy Ypur Next Suit and There's a tremendous stock of both Suits and Overcoats here from which to choose. The (j large men, the small manj the hard-to-fit manall find it an easy matter to get style, fit and sat- -isfactory garments;at MELLON'S. We anticipated the advance in price of good clothing. We ; searched the markets and bought early, so we are prepared to sell you clothes of merit at low-' est possible prices. v . . Suits From Overcoats 1 TP1 1 7 IC r-W M J
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