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3 ' THE' NEWS AND ODSERVER. Tl lITCri A V r"iwrur Aiirntr m SOLDIER IfiDORSES III POU S BONUS BILL Hugh Preston Smith Says Doughboys Have Richly Earn ed Proposed Increase SIXTY DOLLAR BONUS DECLARED INADEQUATE Compares Service , Rendered ; By Men Who Went To Trance With Those of Hen Who Stayed At Home and Got Bet- ter Pay For It; Disiatisf ac tion Exists Bush Preston 8mith, 'formerly with Company D, 321st Infantry, Eighty- frst Division, American hxpeditionary Foreea, has written the following letter to Representative E.' W. Pou, who re cently introduced a bill for increased bonua ' for discharged soldiers, aailori tad marine : McCullers, North Carolina, . August 13, 1919. Eoa. Edward W. I'ou, v . House of Kepresentntives, Washington, D. C. Dear Congressman and friend: I am exceedingly proud of the fact that you have eaught a true and tin ' precedeuted vision of the present situa tion of the privnte soldiers, snilora and marines of the World a War, who have beea ernwned with laurels of. prniao or the performance of duty in the fields of service, Imt ho at this hour are step ping down n ml out of their bloody, dirty, muddy uniforms into "civics" ei.ipty banded. I am thankful that North Caro lina lias a man sitting at the table of 'justice of the richest and wisest nation of the earth to intercede for her men, BV tlT UIU Uflll'lM llll-H. lid. o Stated before, "those lighting men found that the coniliet wns hell, their object being to make brief work of the nnsty job and dictato terms nf peace from the palare of the Knler." I assure you every soldier, saflor and marine who served in the war witho-t the rank of a commissioned officer has watchcl and waited with profound eag erness for the time to come when their ewa individual interest would lie con sidered. The bill which you recently introduced in the Tloiise of Represen tatives authorizing the payment of $180 in addition to the K) bonua alrcadv available to every qualified service man, ha brought a glad hour to every such person, I confess to you I feel a seuse of dissatisfaction over the present situa tion, and a spirit of unrest in the fact of not having received a square deal. There are thousands und thousands of then who feel the same way. I want to relate a few facts to yu and ia so doing I believe I can voieo the sentiment of. those who paid the 'price, and of those whom God spared out of the bloodiest coniliet the world lins ever known. The grent armies of American sjldiers that were aont to Eu rope did not go Yhere to'hngntent the power and resources of their nation, nor to gain by eotiqaeatt nor for nntionrl pgrttr.dizcmcnt. They went there to "live" and to fitWftit 'nrvaet spark ling, Ideal of nee past, namely, da Woe racy. On and on thry pursued for life, lib erty, and happiness, defying (he pow er! of autocracy to hinder their prog ress. Many died. The saddest sight I ever saw was the death of my own comrade who apilt bis last drop of blond for his country during the night of September 22, 10IH. But how sweet the thought Hint in giving up lif" we eaa do so in the performance of duty! Ths duty of those that survived through the conflict was performed equn'lv ns well. They filled the gaps, tlimlieil Verdun or 8t Uibiel drew 11.10 per day npon being demobilized. A few dayi ago I aaw groeermaa of say own horns - city (Baleigh, N. C), enjoying trad and accumulating wealth never dreamed of before the war. In the tarn city I, know a prominent busi ness man who tt the present time hat aa Increase of practically so per cent in his income nine the dose of the war. Railroad ,men previous to the war worked for 31 tents per hour. A strike came, their wages were increased to 68 eenta per hour, and at tbia very hour thry are clamoring for a Mill hilgher wage. 8inee I came from France a few daya ago, I learned that wages everywhere had Increased more than could hardly be realized. I challenge you or any member of Congress to tell me the feeling or a private soldier, who . . a . upon ma return noma irom curope saw the nation ho had fought for and sacriSeed for piling' up riches unknown, when this great, rich government ol our handed him the magnificent sum of 00t The wsr workers at Washing ton, D. C, who had a place to ahelter them nt night, a bed to sleep on that was neither made of wood, stone or earth, and whoso salaries were three times as much as the privsta soldier's. received a bona of 'J40. Think of the soldier's feelings in the, matter when he returned from Francs and found the business he had begun before the war throttled by the hand of some one else. Cousidrr his feelings when bo found the position hi held pre vious to his eulistnient had bee taken by some one else, while he was forced to be content with his f0. I kuow per sonally of one case where a soldier just back from France. doughboy he was, went into a clothing store with his ) bonus to uiirehase civilian clothes to take the place of his worn uniform and the prices of thejhing he had to have exceeded hi bonus o.rjo. How do yiu suppose men of college standing felt when they returned to the States realii- ng thnt the day of their raduetinn t.ad passed ; wen wno nan given up men euu- ention to answer the ' I or their coun try! I gave up my own college train' ing to answer that call during my junior year at Wake Forest College. I did it gladly. I did it with the determination to justify the ideal my eonntry set me of a soldier and a man. But I am .iot content to stop my training fo, service to Cod and humanity, even if l nm at sen wrestling with aa ungrateful tide of circumstances. "Get the meaning'': Discharged al most empty-handed. There are tho-t- snnda of men from overseaa duty di- hasged in the atmosphere of admiration and bunded a SflO bonus. Can you com prehend the feeling of these men whose hope and nmbition are as high as Heaven itself f Men who have not had tin to "get set"" so ns to resume their places in the harness of American citizenship, out of which they were taken months ngo nnd given the "yoke" of respousi bilty as a soldier, I ask, what are you going to do for these, meat Are they not entitled to your first consideration! Are you going to see the great army of American manhood lay down their guns and march homo like her ore doing and the richea of our sacred country re main idle or go to salaried men! Who "fills" the treasury of the government! The question needs no answer here. As a doughboy who has seen active service "over there," I warit to see our Congress wake up to its full.dutj. leave off "political" aavnntage, ' and before this extra session is over pass the bill you recently introduced In the House, authorising the payment of 1180 bonus In addition to the WO bosus alresdy avails bio to every properly qualified service man. ,We appreciate what oof government ha done for ns on private soldiers, sailors and ma-iaes. But there 1 0 feeling of dissatisfaction over the deal banded down, and we as fo. s more liberal consideration as men npos whom rested n treat task.' JR 1 1UJ W HM. IVH'V anv - -F" When the strong must help the wesk, wljen the "heavy laden must be given the reward of their labors, and men and women pull together for the. supreme LIFE OF A MILK BOTTLE " Statistics Show That Average Coataiaer Mskes Seventeen Trips. Buffalo Express. The average milk bottle :nakes onlr seventeen trips before it is broken or lost. For every consumer who has a quart of milk delivered , at the door each dny the denier ia the course of a year has to supply twenty new bottles. This is the report made by dairy ex perts of the Department of Agricul ture, who have just completed aa in vestigation of the waste of millions of milk bottles annually. The investigation, conducted ia elgh- ty-six cities, snows that the average milk dealer buys 17,099 new bottles month, which are largely, though not n- tirely, replacement stock. In sixteen of the cities investigated more than 8,000,000 sound milk bottles are collected annually from the city dumps, the specialist report. In some cities the business csrried on by junk dealers is one of the most serious sources of milk-bottle losses, they say. Not only do they sell the bottles to the dealers in the city, but often ship them to other towns. Most states hove so laws restricting such traffic. Only thirty-three citiis had milk bot tle exchanges or places where milk bot tles from all sources ore sorted out snd returned to the owner, provided h is member of the exchange. Nineteen statea have regulations gov erning the use of milk bottles, the re port concludes, snd seventy-two citW BISMARCKS WINE THIRST. A Real TIair Saver and Beautifier London Chronicle. In hit choice of drinks Bismarck dis played a somewhst unpatriotic spirit. Talking to Mr. John Booth in 1870, Bis marck confessed that when stationed at St. Petersburg he used to drink two bottles of chsmpagne a day. He estimated that .altogether he had drunk 5,000 bottles of champagne and smoked 100,000 cigsrs. On another occasion Bismarck de clared that beer ""makes men stupid, lazy and useless. It is responsible for the democratic nonseiue spouted over the tavern tables. A good rye Whiskey is very much beer." Rheumatism is completely washed out of the system by the celebrated Shivar Miners1' Water. Positively guaranteed by iony-hack offer. Tastea fine costs a trills. Deliv e.ed anywhere by our Kaleigh Agents Porter CanCy Co. Phone them.--Adv. Our First Display .'' k 2, . , of Extremely 13 Fonnd t Last Shows Resells st Once , or Nothing to Pay. i If your hair is thinning out, prciua- ' turely gray, brittle, lifeless, 'till of dandruff and ynur head itches like mail, ; quick action must be taken to ave your ' hair. Don't wait until the hair root is dead. noil, jury iiiiiu I ill K"' I.UIIII"', the rugged heights and traversed tlie U"' then nothing can prevent baldness. plain and valleys of "No Mnns I -nnd," plunged into the fateless Argonne, turned the Uermuas back at the Mnrne, triumphed at Chateau Thierry, and nt last on Novemlier 11, 191 X, rose jp out of a "past hell" clad in gttrmenis of mud and blood in mnnv Instances. God put out His hand nnd led us to vic tory. W realize J it. Then a great change enme. They brushed away the mud, took new cour age, snd began to think of home again. Feeling Confident Hint besides the great welcome that would be their joy to share whet thry returned to the Htates that thty would lie well remunerated by our honored government authnrir inf payment of a reasonable bonus, so that life could be begun ngain where left off., polity dollars will aot pay a Soldier's clothing bill whea he buys his elvilinn clothes. It is enough to discourage the truest type of American manhood, and I hope we can realire the need of the hour. At tbc time of my enlistment a rivet driver in n shipyard in this country' rerelveifuis .imieh compensation in one day is I did in(.month. The planta tion lauorer6f the South today rvme aa approximate wage of or t t.nii 1 per day, while a laboring' priate of Get from J. C. Brantley or any good druggist today n package of Parisian sage it doesn't cost much nnd there's nothing else von could use that's so sim ple, safe nnd effective. You will surely be delighted with the first application. Your hair will seem j much more abundant nnd radiant with I life ami beauty all itching ceases nnd your scalp feels cool nnd comfortable. 1 Parisian sage is in great demand l.v dis- j criminating vipuen because it ia deli- i cntely perfumed, does not color or streak ' the hair, and keeps it lustrotu, soft and , fluffy. Be sure vou get the genuine t'nrieinn sage (Giroux's) for this is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or nothing to ' pay. ecommenm Resinol to that friend witW x skin trouble If yoo. have a friend suffering with ecicma or other Itching, burning eruption, what greater kindness could you do him than to say: " Why don't you try Resinol r t know rat have eaperlmcmed with a dosen treatments, bat I believe Resinol b diftrtnt. It does not claim to be a 'cure-all simply a soothing, healing ot'rttment, free from all Barak drags, that physicians prescribe widely in Just suck cases as jroora, Do get a jar today I" iWssMVrsS New Fall Shoes for street and "port, and some demure but charm ing slippers for the quiet gaieties of the coming Autumn's afternoons and evenings. We show above s graceful whit g'sce kid slipper, with SVs-iiieb Louis heel. Price S10.W. It i on among many smart new model to fce found It ' ' ' ' Smart Apparel m New FALL Modes This display includes Dresses uits and Coats in an almost bewilder ing variety of becom ing models. Every model has some distinc tive touch which char acterizes it at once as a unique Fall model. S. GLASS 110 Fsyettevillt 8t. "The Ssme Merchandise Ft Lose Money' ; Glrr rr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrriirrr 11 Call Phon lit For Virginia Dare Wine at wholesale. Distributed . , only by , " , Porter Candy Co. BUSINESS WOMEN - TO FORM LEAGUE Will Meet In Senate Chamber i 'Thursday Evening1 At ' ' ' ' Eight O'Clock The business women of the city will meet in the. Senate Chamber on Thurs day evening at eight o'clock for the business of perfecting an orgsnlzstion, which 'will have for its object tbs bet terment of woman's chances la ,tlie busi ness field. . The State organisation wne perfected some time ago, and Miss Mary Palmer and Mrs. Alexander, were selected to organize the club ia this city. In Char lotte a most flourishing organization is an important factor with which to cope; in Asheville the retail clerks have a separate organization, yet the mem bers belong to the larger body as well as the retail clerks, Raleigh employs some 250 women in business, there! are several professional women, many proprietors of successful businesses, and from this group of thinking women it Is hsped that much wisdom and ex ecutive ability may be secured, which later may he used to tho good of alt concerned. It Is urged that all be pres ent and lend moral support to msking Baleigh Business Women's Lesgue the biggest, and best is the State.- - , 3 URCHIN DISCOVERS CAUSE OF GRANDPA'S WRINKLES. Indianapolis Kews; ' " ; Teddy listed to wash his fsce more than pace a day. J Just ss vehemently he liked to use the hose to sprinhlo the flowers. Fathsr bad to remonstrate with him for evsrsprinkling his flowers. "Youll.msk thsm will if you sprinkle them st any time except in the mora Ing," he told him. ; , A few days later mother was trying to persnnde blm to wash his face for lunch. Then grandmother tried to use her Influence. "Why, I always wash my fare before lunch," she told blm: . ,Then Teddy looked at grandma's winkle and remembered the flowers. "Yes, and just see how wilted it is," be retorted. j- J SMiiier Dangers of Fat People . "Why continue to suffer1 with summer beat bemuse yon are bloated with tat? Apart rrom tne unmaniiinen ura waonn fort, yoo are risking your life. Too sny not live through anotlter summer if yon neglect ."caring youf over-stoutness now, rellevlnc Tour Internal congestion. Determine right now that you will take off whatever yon need toand aUyl normal la sise with tho benefit of better health, cheerful dlspomuon, attractive ap oearanco and the lor of knowlnar that yoa ruure eoBOjaered a great victory over lire ahortening Obesity U a comparatively easy manner. Cat all yoa need: dont take tedious ex--rciaa or sickening medicines, bwt aw to fee drug store aira ct a cmaU box oi on of koreln 1n carwriealt lake at taesl time and follow tho other simple ruUa that come with tno boa. Book "Reduce Weight Happily" mailed to yoa tree, in plaia wrapper. If you write to Koreln Company, ND-ft, Etmtlon y, ftsw Tork City. Become slender and attractive t A reduction avcraftns; one pound daily hi often reported by this system, while In obstinate cases the fat does not dls Inteirrate ae rapidly. A guarantee of Sioa is offered that the tjao of ell of koreia and observance of simple rules win re duos your weight tea to sixty pounds, or more- Just whatever Is necessary to bring jrou down to a good figure. Hake this a ' happy year. Surprise and delight yovrseU and t rteadat , Show others this advfc Restore the Youthful Beauty of Your Hair You realize how much it means to your appearance. With what regret you find the first gray hairs notice the streaky strands the fading lustre. Must you say goodbye to Deauty and attractive- ness? I Not when there i so simple, harmless and practical a remedy to be found in . Hair Color Restorer In less than a month it will restore the natural datk, youthful color snd lustre to hair that is gray, faded or streaked with gray. Bring back the soft, luxuri ant chsrm of girlhood days. Absolutely not a dye and will not stain the scalp. Resrores the color gradually and evenly by a perfectly natural proc ess. Does not tub off or interfere with curling or shampooing the hair. For Hair Health end Beauty ban Toilet and Shampoo Soap - 25 ban Liquid Shampoo JO bsaHslrTonio $ .501.00 bsn Hsir Color Restorer 75 ban Depilatory .... .75 Far safe of alt Jntg stores am whmvr loilel goii r telJ ' 'Miaufaturad hr ' Hesslg-EUis, Chsmltts, Memphis, Tcttn. 1 .. .. 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