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And yet Roark's watches
are moderate in cost. -
We would like to have
you see our line.
B. F. ROHM
Jeweler and Shrcrsmftli
Diamond Merchant
10 N. TRYON STREET
CHARLOTTE, N. G
I-!'i:tjr In South Ttxtur Not YVhat
It Was tt Days of Our Ancestors
, Cluusja lue to .Conditions. '
X wish t add a bit to what has
already been said, pro and con, ane$t
'Southern hospitality., Aa A southern
er for Ave generations, I ' know .that
southern hospitality, aa it existed a
century ago has collapsed almost en
tirely. The lavUh hospitality of tha
old days of plenty and luxury when
spare rooms were considered a neces
sity and slaves, were plentiful to fetch
and carry, is not possible now In these
days of high prices, few srvants.vand
war time purses, It - honest confes
sion is good for the soul it will do
Charlotte good for us to admit what
we cannot fall to see, that southern
hospitality la a much overrated thing.
"I can readily understand how peo
ple from afar expect to find more hos
pitality in; tha south than elsewhere
as we are noted for our hospitality,
but it is a fame bequeathed to us by
our ancestors and which modern con
ditions prevent us from carrying on.
There Is a decided tendency among us
to rest on our laurels and cling tena
ciously to distinctions won by our fore
fathers. We are hospitable, but not
as they were and we do not deserve
the credit of being distinguished for
our hospitality.' We have been shin
ins; in the reflected -trloiT i6f( other
days and other way and the sooner
we realise this and come to see our
selves as others' see us the better It
will be for us. . ,, ".
"I have entertained enough since
the camp came here to speak from a
wide experience when I say that for
vary case of inhospltallty In Char
lotte, I believe there has been a case
of hospitality abused. I .do not think
soldiers acting so represent the beat
at the camp, but I know that their In
gratitude and delinquencies have serv
ed to dampen our enthusiasm 'and
stifle our natural inclinations , $o en
ter'n thf- olnlers.
"As for Sergeant Ltndquist, I think
he deserve pity and kindness instead
of scorn. - Mia disappointment over
not being sent overseas is pathetic.
It seems to be universal among the
soldiers who were kept on this side
swd tbirfk thv should be commend
ed for hiding their grouches this long.
Now that the war is over and they
no longer feel the patriotic urge and
Innttve they felt during the war I
think It natural that those who were
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simply spoiling for a fight should
vent their real feelings and start a
little war all their own. I feel sure
that if Sergeant Llndqulst had been
sent overseas and displayed the ag
gressiveness he has shown here, he
would have won a medal. "
- , "A CHARLOTTE AN."
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. Conditions fader Turkish Rule
. .; Horrible. . ;, j
XX Isn't every day that letters' from
the Holy Land come, this way. Mr.
L. Joseph has two letters from his
nephew in the Holy Land, which will
be read with ; Interest,' especially at
this timet '' ' ' ;.
. . The American University,
Beirut, Ocs, It, 1118..
"My dear Uncles:
"I never dreamed that I. would be
able to write to you. Thanks to the
English General Allenby, we are fi
nally free, in touch with the rest of
the world. .We are well physically,
but poor economically. We will be
very thankful indeed if we could be
helped In any way. I can not describe
our condition when , the Turks left
us last week. It was simply horrible,
Over a third of our village died be
cause of Turkish rule. Thank Qod
we are free again. Hoping to hear
from you soon.
. "Tours sincerely,
f "ASAD J. RTJSTUM."
. The "second letter, written on Oc
tober 3 1, reads as follows: ' . "Con
ditions are becoming better. Order
and security are being re-established
with the help of the British army of
occupation. Many of the people are
so heavily in debt that it would be
impossible for them to get along with
out some financial help. We fall un
der the same category, and we there
fore ask you to help us. My mother
and father are in good condition.
They wish you success. Hoping to
hear from you soon." : ;
The, latter letter was written at the
Syrian Protestant College at Beirut.
The World Owes You Nothing.
"Haven't you often heard people
say. 'the . world owes me a living T
asked a local philosopher last even
ing. "Well, here's something that
Lyman Abbott has to Bay on the
subject that Is just my Opinion, but
expressed as I could not have done
It: The, world owes you . nothing
unless by your own achievements
you have made It your debtor. The
man who imagines that the world
owes him a living has taken the first
step toward knavery; the second
step is taken when he tries to collect
the debt which hi not due htm. The
greater his success in this, the great
er thief he Is, if he takes out of the
world more than he has put into it' "
' . ..tan reave l"r;"
' I . : v; i lnterept that tha work
in t a ct i ! ; i will insist on a peace
t rr I c:i 1 rt..ident Wilson's program,"
renirkel a man who follaws the war,
or rather, European news closely.
"The statement was mads by Albert
Thomas, Minister of Munitions, Paris,
and quoted in a northern paper. 11a
said, the workmen are determined to
prevent future wars. He quotes them
thus: 'We do not want our descend
ants to engage in another war; we do
not want them even to know the
meaning of war. The potlus did every
thing possible to win the. war, but
now they are equally determined on
a Wllsonlan peace.' I am glad to say
that President Wilson's 14 points are j
restoring the unity of the - French !
socialists.. Divided on other points1
and questions they unanimously In-.
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uorn ii m views, mm are cuuiiusui ui.
his wisdom and right judgment. The
league of nations Is the dearest ideal
of French labor. We are - eagerly
watching America's strong; open atti
tude, and Its readiness ii discuss .any
poosition.", t . ,
Heroes Unto and Beyond Peatb.''
. "Nothing could be .finer than the
story of heroism of the American sol
diers as told In,' identification tags,
and 'which was a feature study in
Sunday's Public Ledger," said a
prominent Charlotte man last eve
ning one who has a son over there.
"The story," which comes from Berne,
Is one calculated to give their fellow
countrymen a new thrill. The tags
taken from bodies of American of
fleers and privates are in many in
stances mutilated so far as regimental
data Is concerned, Jhe conclusion being
that the wearers were determined that
tha enemy should obtain no informa
tion of value from thera. It takes
little imagination to visualise a trag
edy in almost every one of the little
aluminum discs. Each mutilated tag
tells a story of a lad who had journey
ed more than 1,000 to fight under the
Stars and Stripes, whose last thought
in going into battle was not for his
own safety, but for that of his own
comrades. One can picture the men
scratching their regimental and com
pany numbers from discs when death
or capture seemed certain. Many of
the tags that reached Red Cross) head
quarters bore the names ofv soldiers
who were obviously of German des
cent. In many cases It was possible
the war department to serve In home
numbers as If the attempt to obliter
ate the information hall been done
hurriedly," , -
Bailor on Shore.
W. M. Llnder, U. S. N., is spending
a furlough at home with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Llnder. Mr. Lln
der Is first gunner's mate. He was
In the navy tor several years before
the war and re-enllsted. He has now
been In service six years. He was In
the ship hospital when the ship was
torpedoed, and tha exposure to which
he was subjected at that time gave
him pneumonia, and he is now home
to recuperate. Mr. Llnder was in the
ftaval brigade. He leaves Monday
next on his return to duty.
ff1?to, t'.e
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FOR THIS WEATHER
? r Twd Strong Linee u
1 $22.50 and $25.00 " P
i;, These are comprised ja
I partly of last year's pur-,
i chase ; yet we - have n
I good showing from $ 8 j
itoUo: "" ' i
Officers $45.00 Oyer- R
aEj ;;:i-:.,!,'l---.v'rt;i .-J .;-.., aval
I coats, $32.50.
; "Monawk" Men's Greyf
g Sillc'Gloves, $130. , .
I H. C. Long Co.
n . i THE CASH STORE 7 '
j .''V' Ea Trade.. St,
GILBERT C VHITE
Ccnsultbj Ensineer .
. ; DcniLui. nr. a
WATERWORKS, LIOHT ANO
POWER. STREKTW
WI EN YOIT KL'E IT It i
In Our Home; Furnishings
BEGINNING TOMORROW
All
Thermos
Goods
Off .
Including bottles, carafes,
motor and lunch kits.
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Cup and Saucer
SPECIALS
ji Ifi'l'T ' . A '. 'f'y.. ' ''V'"' '
lalh WhlU. Porcelain CUps and SaU-
cers, regularly 2.50 docen.' Clear
ance sale price,..., 11.80 dot,
Japanese China Cups and Saucers with
, . Greek, border in gold Regularly $5 i
docen. Clearance price $4.00 dosen
, $5.00 gold band Japanese cups and
f Saucers, doxen - ; . , . . . .1; '.$.80 '
i.ti blue dragon Japanese Cups and
Saucers, dozen. . , , , i : , ; .$3.75
M.00 plain white Japansese Cups and
Saucers, dozen -, ', ... ,$3.80
$2.00 Mahogany CI t flH'
r.i r n n
Smaking Stands, Smoking Sets and
Humidors.
All Japanese China Vases, Placques,
. Bowls, Fern Dishes, Jardinieres,
Rose Jars, . Flower, Trash, Work
and some Baby Baskets.
Guestroom Sets and Trays.
Cut Glass ;
FOR
1-5
LESS
Bronze and Brass Jardinieres, Fern
Dishes and Flower Baskets.
Japanese Pottery Flower,, Baskets
assonea colors. .
Jardinieres, all styles, sizes and colors
Toys. r - .'!,
. Chafing Dishes and Alcohol Percolators
FOR
1-4
LESS
StaufTers hand-painted Cake' Plates,
Chop Plates and Salad Bowls
LESS:'
Japanese Flower. Gardens , r
Hand-painted pottery, Vases and
Jardinieres", y v . .. . '-. ? ' ,
vBirdjCages' 'iv : ' ' .
All Lamps "'--' -
HALF
PRICE
42-PIECE DINNER SETS
Including:
Decorated or Gold - -Band..
(v;" .... $70
.. Half dosen 8-inch plates,
6-lnch plates, ? cups and
. saucers, fruit and oatmeal
n saucers, 1 7-lnch baker,
. 1 10-lnch dish, sugar
v bowl, cream pitoher, gravy
boat.. ......
Plain White
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: $5.00
V Large Aluminum'
Sauce Pans '
$1.50 values 'for . $1.00
$1.00 values for. ; ,;. . . 75c.
Guaranteed."
' Electric v
$s.oo. n
Kegularilk Thin Blown Cut
'. Tumblers. .. .. .,10c
Plain Blown Glass Tumblers
...at.".-.. 5c
Smith-Wadsworth Hardware Co ::
'THE QUALITY HARDWARE STOIIE" -
29 E Trtiat
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As i I At
U,.. ... ,
Iist Saturday's , One-Minute page
carried a, letter from Prof. Hubert
Lee Urooke. of Ptatesvllle, .'asking
the authof of some lines of poetfy be-.
ginning with the following lines:
"The moon descended in '
The western skies- and left
A halo of beauty rare."
Lol the answer and with gratitude
from the One-Minute editor:
"Editor of the One-Minute Page:
"I take great pleasure in giving
Professor Robert Lee Brooks, of
Stateaville, the name of the author of
the lines in doubt which were Quoted
In today's paper. In perusing my
scrap books of local poetry and prose
I discovered it was composed by Mr.
Ewart W. O. Huffman, of Hickory.
N, C, and published In one of our
local nanera under the title 'Lines on
an Evening Walk in August, however
Professor Brooks' quotation was oniy
the concluding excerpt and paragraph.
"Mr, Huffman is a regular column
contributor in one of our weeklies. .
"Tours truly, v
"LUTHER O RAT WRIGHT."
Llncolnton, X. C, Dec. 28. - ; .
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' About Thaw Melon Seed.'. ,
The One-Minute page Editor has a
title clear to be "considered a good
friend" of Red Buck for many rea
sons, but the latest, for fulfilling the
obligation imposed m a ieuer irom
him 'published In yesterday's One
Minute a and that, "to succeed In
getting htm the name of some farmer
In Mecklenburg who haa the seed
of the big watermelons that grow near
Charlotte, those whose weight will run
to 100 pounds." " - :
By I o'clock yesterday morning tha
One-Minute page editor was called to
tha telephone. This was the mes
sage: 1 "I have the very seed that
Red Buck wants. This Is Graham
P. Caldwell, R. F. t., No. 1, Provi
dence Road. Tell hlra I have the
seed of the biggest and best melons
In the county." -
As Red Buck Is a product of Provi
dence himself he will be all the more
delighted to get the seed from Mr.
Caldwell. ,
Melons are not the, only big things,
or good things, that come from Provi
dence. -'" , ' V', - .. I
Lieut Weam Leave Today. j
Lieut. (Dr.) Treloar Wearn, who
has been home on a visit to his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Wearn,
leaves today, Lieut. Wearn was sta
tioned at Base Hospital No. 0, New
Jersey, but was transferred to Camp
Metggs, Washington. He la now to
bo. returned to Base Hospital No. 0.
Lieut Wearn is a medical graduate
of Harvard, and was holding respon
sible ' positions in connection with his'
profession, in Boston, when the war:
came. He immediately enlisted lor
service. Lieut Wearn Is a brother
of Donald Wearn, who died In France
from pneumonia and who sleeps In
Flanders' Field.
- " ..
Rang Under Marion Green
Among the many visitors in the city
yesterday to attend the Briton day
celebration, no one was more delight
ed to hear Marlon Green sing than !
was Mrs. H. J. Knebel, of Salisbury.
Mrs. Knebel sang under his direction
in the Orchestra Hall chorus while
living in Chicago, and was considered
one of the leading sopranos.
Mrs. Overman a Visitor.
A distinguished and charming visi
tor of yesterday was Mrs. William
Overman, formerly of Salisbury, but j
for several years of Anderson, S. C.
Mrs, Overman was hare just for the
day. This was her first visit since
the meeting of the U. D. C. state con
vention several years ago, the con
vention being held In the Masonic
temple. Mm. Overman was president
of the State U. D. C. some years ago
and was accorded' a most flattering
ovation when she came as an unof
ficial delegate to the convention here.
Her .married life was spent In Salis
bury, she going to Anderson to live j
with her mother arter Air. overman's
death. Very recently her mother,
Mrs. Keith, died. Mrs .Overman in
one of the state's most brilliant and
charming women. She has a host of
admiring friends In Charlotte.
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Silver Chevron Causing Dissatisfaction.
"I heard several soldiers discussing
the silver chevron today," said a citi
zen last evening. "One said that he
understood that dissatisfaction has
developed among many discharged
officers and enlisted men with the or
der directing them to wear the silver
chevron recently authorized as an
honor emblem for those who have
served six months or more In the home
oamps and stations. The feeling is
that, there should be ' no distinction
between the men, who through vio
choice of their own, we're elected by
participate In the real fighting over
camps, and those who went to Eu
rope, but neyer participated In active
combat Many of the officers and men
feel that they never got a chance to
participate In the real fighting overo
seas for, which they enltttted. They
regard the silver chevron as drawing
too strong a distinction. Theso men
favor a common service chevron simi
lar to that granted to soldiers in the
English and French armies with a
special war decoration to be granted
to men who were actually in the
war' lone." ..fv...t.T.-',..--t- ... . .-,.
a DT3 a do aaapoooao
o 1 PERSONALS .
a o
oq a a a 0000006000
Mrs.' Lillian Homesly Bott, of New
Tork and Montclalr, who is here on a
visit i to her mother, , Mrs. iiomesiy,
dnd .aunts, the Misses Boyd, leaves
Thursday. " She goes to naieign to
visit friends, and from there returns
to New Tork , ' , ,
Mr. D. F. O'Brien, of Salisbury and
n.nir Brian t veaterdav in the city.
He had been to Gastonla to see his
riaurhtr. Mrs.- II. D.- Rogers, and his
twn smaller children. Frank and
Tnitnn who live with Mr. and Mrs.
S. Rogers. Mr, O'Brien in connected
with the Southern railroad. ;
- Mrs.' Brook Todd and youngest son,
William Scott, leave, today for Richmond,-
Va., to spend several weeks
wlth-Mrs. Todd's mother, Mrs.-J. L.
Beck.,
' Otto Haas Is home for a week's
stay. - Ha Is still at the Columbia camp
and still aweenlna- and nicking up pa
per at Camp Jackson, but as Soldier
Haas says, it teacnes oueuienoe.
' Mat. Jr. G.1 Balrd haa returned from
Richmond where he and MraEalri
spent Christmas with their daugh
ters. Mrs. Frank Davis and Mrs.
Norman Johnson. Mrs.' Balrd Wflll
not return , until tha latter part -pt
tha week. : ' ' ..'. , : ;
1 Mrs. M. 8. Parker, of New London,
mother of. Messrs. C. W. and W.. E.
Parker,' is with Mr. C'W. .Parker
and family. Mm, Parker came a few
days ago. - He spent rc Of Mat
winter her with her ooi.nnd grand
daughter, Mrs. Buford y Patterson.
She has many, friends In the city,; -.'
. ':,,':.,, v --j
" Mrs. Fay White, of Stateaville. and
Mlas Jett Brawler, of Mooresvillo,
have been -risitlng -fllrMy-"tV
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M Goato . ..
I II Reduced
1 lil $t 5.00 for Coats "sold up . f A
" NJr . to$29.50. . ;
J JJl $25.00 for Coats sold up Swj
. k ' to $50.00 , . :
: $39.50, for Coats sold up , y !." .
to $85.00. ' . VV
Also Suitsand -Dresses
$22.50 for Suits sold up
to' $40.00.
..,
$35.00 for Suits sold up
to $65.00.
$39.50 for Suits sold up
to $79.50.
$12.95 for navy ani,
. black Serge Dressh,
.' values up to $27.30. f
$12.95 for Satin Dresses,
sold . at $22.50 to
$27.50. . ;t
$17.95 for wool . serge
. duvetyn, broadcloth,
satin, Georgette and-.
tncolette Dresses sold
at $35.00 to $45.00.
Bargains in Blouses
$ 1 .98 Choice ef Blouses sold up t6 $3.98. ' 1
$3.98 Choice of Blouses sold up to $5.95.
$5.95 Choice of Blouses sold up to $12150. '
PUR CELL'S
Since 1868 the Home of Good Shoes. , ,
Full Fashioned
to Bring Out
the, Beauty of
the Leather .
Ara these fark -Grey
Boots. T'.ty have
full Louis heels, wait
tolas, plainer,, cap
toes. ' Dressy . anft
serviceable. Price .
$12.50
$14.00
Ilosa to mateh.
Co.
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I Gilmer-Moore
Cabaniss' Coat
and Suit Sale
Today and Wednesday
lzfiVV
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4 Worthy, of your immediate
attention are the special re
e ductions we are offering on
'a nut nt5rA' tv1r ff PrfiK nnrl ,
- Coat Suits,- for these days. : -
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ine season's oesi . st vies f i .
Lot No. l-r$25.00 to $29.50 ..
values for.. V.; . $18.75
-'Lot No. 2 $35.00 to $39.50 "
values for. . ; $23.75 -Lot
No. 3 $45.00 andSS.OO
values for . . . . . . $30.00
' ' '
SUIT REDUCTIONS
Lot No. 1335.00 values . , y 1
.v for ;; v..-.. .... $19.75 ' - '
, Lot No. 2 $39.00 to $45.00. . L K ; '
values for.:... ..$25.00 - . V""
Lot No. 3 $55.00, to $65.00 iL . T .
' - values for. V , , , . 535.C0 j- -' '
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