THE NEWS AND OBSERVER.
TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 23, 1919.
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MORNING TONIC
(J. B. Walkor.)
A knowledge of right ami ilut.v only renders one
A greater hypocrite unless ha Imvu moral urn no
and moral lifo sufficient lo conform to bii own
convictions.
UNCLE WALT MASON
WINTRY WEATHER.
Th IcS ia an lha river, the Ira Ir on the lake;
anal on the shore I salver, and feel rheamalie ache.
I see the schoolboys akatiag apoa the well knowa
Ire I for Me, ah! watch fal wsitlng muat evermore
an Bice. Among- the youthful frlakrra I have ao
Lare, alaa! Behind tny atark of whlakera I ait
sad watea them paaa. The enow ia In tha valley,
tha anew ia oa the hill, and there the children
nallyi they're cowling with a will. I hear their
Joyovm laaghter, aa down the ilope they whli, while
I, la alat and rafter, have panga of rheumatli. I
ait behind my gal way a, and to blithe werda give
league "year month woa't laat .yoa alwaya, ao go
It while yoa're yooag!" I doa't admire the gaffer,
tha ancient, drooling lad,. who chide tha happy
laaghter, and makea Yaath'a aplrlt aad. I eaaaot
Joia lb akatera, I eaaaot tool a aled, or dance, la
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A PROMISING BRIEF SESSION.
Tli session of Congress from (he first of Peco
be: to ita recess Saturday was one of greater action
'tbsn anything that has. characterized tha body
ainte tha Republicans gained possession of the
government. In the brief period there was evi
dene that tha member! perceived that the country
needs some decisive legislation, and desire to
accomplish something.
Oa January 8 tha session will bo resumed. It
looks now as if more work will be pushed forward
aad lesa time wasted la the foolish jockeying for
political position which has been the chief work
of the summer, and fall. Important matters await
settlement. Things hsve been brought into shape
to handle aad dispose of and the nation is in no
mood to see any further time killing when serious
work is to be done. It ia hoped that the closing
up of the treaty is not far off. Railroad legisla
tion la evidently coming to a head soon after
the holidays are over. The settlement of those
things that have come to a head through the coal
strike will be takea up and out of that hopper will
come a grist that will be of Importance to the
nation.
In all the time that Congress has been dawdling
under the influence of Lodge the people have been
thinking and arriving at conclusions on the vital
affairs thst hare followed the war. Probably ao
Congress was ever in exactly the same relation
te- the nation as this oue. I a the past congresses
Erveteea-to- -at moderate) degree ia idtine. .of
public thought, evoa though not aggressivs ia aay
initiative. But neither Congress nor tha political
managers are ia the lead now. The people have
been .deliberating for the in selves, and the Con
gressnian who votes ou a matter of very gieat 5m
portauce like to hear from home before ha com
mils himself. Even Knox and Lodge ami Borah
nd Johnson aro paying heed ami today they' are
not so chesty and puffed up in their assertions
as they were three months ago.'
Tddav the voter haa the reins in his hands more
I lis a at any time per Imps in the memory of man
Bepiibliean endeavor to create an Issii la eon
greasinnsl maneuvers has dons nothing more that
to call forth a continued reprimand from const!-
tueneiee that demand the passage of the treaty
Not a word i heard regarding that sacred bull,
the protective tariff. Old idols are in fragments.
There things Congress has learned and will come
lack lo work oa the job instead of devote the
whole time to playing politics. The signs have
been interpreted, and they will be heeded more
lhaii during the fall and summer.
Lest week bank clearings totaled ever Bias and
a half billion dollars, or far sbove a bli Lion and
a half a day. The new year swings into line
witk nothing to interfere who, its pr tpecta ex
cept the uncertainty regarding peace with Ger
many, and the algae bow are th.at the treaty will
have final consideration before the year haa grown
veyor of the "policies aad platforms" for tho
"Party of (Jreat Moral Ideals" from 1 SSI till Jon
athan P. Dolliver drove him out of tha. United
States Bcaate soma tea years ago.'
Imperative orders were issued and obeyed that
nobody was to even mention tha League of Na
tions, or think of that question aa of aay akin to
polities. To discuss it la held by Mr. Hayt to be
not only agia the law, but proof conclusive of ill
breeding nnd bsd manners. Thus wo saw two
very old.
European exchange appears to be getting back conspiracies of silence, one aimed At, Leonard Wood
little snore toward normal. Other countries and the other against the League. Senator Borah,
are increasing their trade with us. The closing however, revolted and denounced tha silence aa
of tha tre.tv Will leave the field clear for anv 10 In "'u? " P7roo Ung ana "dodging"
AH tli- fiat-t ..f "uha.ni.Fi nn f n ana Ki.h;.J
effort the world may undertake, and as tha de- doo if th, Henstor ia not careful ha will b.
mand for all products is still the biggest over court-martialed for lese majeaty. Mr. Boot will
known it woald bo a bold prophet who would na- sttend to the League. Like Henry Cabot Lodge,
dertake t outline the magnitude of the industrial " " 0 , qussuoa. - cuminute
. . . . , . I President Wilson from the equation and Boot is
auu vftt.uuu. vi a-v. u !-1 fn tha I h. 1. It
parent that North Carolina is safe ia making her I Thia committee oa "policies and platform" is lo
Dlans of every sort oa the broadest scale, for all report to the national convention next June. Th;n
that we can produce and offer to the general jM'- f"t tell the O O. P. what is Canaan and
..... ,, . . . , I what ia Egypt. rom his report the platform will
world contribution will be eagerly snapped np, Bad N ittntodH and the oollcie. reclaimed. Mean.
st prices that will arouse ao eomplaiat from the while, orders have: gone forth that the Wilson ad-
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producer.
BUILDING ACTITITT.
The statement that bnilding activity in the North
has exceeded during 1919 all previous records will
be a surprise to many people who had suspected
that building had been delayed genorally all due
tireleao gaiters, when others are la bed. Bat
the Joyous playing af kids looks good to me, a
thoagh my head la gralng, aad I re a spavined
knee. The young, with smiling faeea, are playing
la tha anew; behind my hanging laces I bleaa them
as they go.
Aa automobile dealer ssyt we are short
million ears. If. this is a fact it leaves us In a ter
, rible predicament, although as long at it waan
suspected we have managed to cripple through.
Ia England they aro talking about concrete eof
fins. That would probably be all fight for some
folks If you are sure they are going where you
.think they are.
f It will be a long time before Col. Wafts em
barka In another business where the monthly col
lections will pile up like they do in the ona he
, is leaving.
alexico no sooner gets out of one scrape wii
tht United States until she gets into another one
And a one knows whether it is total depravity
or what Old But Ixivingood would call plain durn
fool.
- Launching six vessels from one ship yard i
California one day laat week makea a new world'
record, aad remember this ia during peace times.
Whea trade Sam gets started he uiually goes fn
enough to be interesting.
Itorth Carolina being a railroad stockholder
Staelf 'is personally interested la tha proposition
af government ownership. Which gives our Ben
. aters la Congress occasioa to look at the matter
from more than one viewpoint.
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Th teaching of ex-service men by the National
Association of th Y. M. C. A. it now one of the
big activities of that organisation. Two millioa
dollars left of war work has been placed at the
disposal of former sold jars so at to si.abl them
to acquire additional education and vocational
training. Over half of th fund is for scholarships,
rot geteral education ia Y. M. C. A. schools, and
technical instruction in accredited schools and col
leges throughout tha country. The scholarship
fuad will allotted I th statel On th basis
oi iu per inousana inhabitants, aad ia th same
proportion distribution will be msd among the
counties and Cities of a given state. Former eer
vie msa would do well to look into this most In
viting offer of th T. M, C. A.
Th War Department it urging soldiers' who hsvt
aiioweg tneir insurance to lapse to be reinstated.
Everybody who knows J soldi ,wha W allowed
his Insnranee to drop,' should for several reasons
try to. prevail -on J4m to renew It. It Is the
cheap laaaraaes aad 1 th strongest esmpany
ia the world. It is possibly the only (asuraac
th aoldier will take, aad he knowa that he cat
continue his government insurance without med
ical examination. Later on whea he realires the
need of life insurance, th rates will be higher,
his health may aot permit him to secure it, which
means that BS is lew liable ts carry insurance.
Th government will give kirn every advantage
tf at any company will glv sad at far less cost.
r J from tim io time th eonditioni will be made
i f-.rorabl if possible. Ton eoafer s great
MEDIUM PRICED GOODS.
The announcement that tha manufaclurera of
wearing apparel at their conference in January
will consider the matter of bringing out line of
medium priced goods in the hope of encouraging
the buying of lesa expensive fabriea is a sign that
the dealer is about to put np to the buyer the op
portunity to cut the cost of living. It is aa open
question that much of the high cost is due to the
barer demanding the most espeaaiv things, when
henper articles would serve the purpose. If the
medium-priced product finds fsvor it is easy to
see that the high-priced goods will find "fewer
buyers and that the dollar will go farther by ty
ing more of the lower priced artifice instead f
a limited amount of the high ones.
Until tha buyer rrsdtirrely determines to limit
the Sum. h will pay for given things the seller
haa no object whatsoever iu reducing prices. Much
of th high cost .of living is not in the high price
for a specified thing, but in the fact that wo are
ne longer buying the things wt used to buy, but
are substituting mors expenaive qualities than we
used to be satisfied with. It It th continued story
of silk shirts and Bilk stocking where we were
very welt satisfied a few years sgo with cotton
those same articles.
There never was a time when there wire to many
things for aal that w eaa get sloag without. The
conference of msnnfaetarert is January will show
us whether we want to reduce the cost of living,
or merely want to reduce the' price of thing tha
tre higher than we should buy If our Incomes
are not big enough to reach them.
We need to buy more ia accordance with our in
comes and less In imitation of what our neigh
bors buy. We need a better acquaintance with
the old virtues of thrift and of prudence ia buyln
anything.
ng and aince th war. On thing that -will ae
count for th greater total of values of new work Tk party in power in th executive departmen
is the bi;hrpriefSL But witn mat it is evidontlis alwaya held responsible for whatever ills befall
that building has teen m in 1920,
ministration is to be denounced up hill and down
dale. Negation is the order of the day anything
to discredit Wilson is the creed of the party of
Standpatters and Bull Mooaers, for the moment in
truce.
Lately Mr. Wilson advised Congress that unless
it ect about legislation to correct evila now ap
parent to all, the preeeat state amounting almost
to chaos vfill visit immense harm to the country.
That is precisely what the G. O. P. hopes to see.
t
agined.
In North Carolina a great deal of building ha
been going on, but certainly not what would hare
been thrae -had the material an4 hands lic.cn. avail
able. Nearly every community has wanted to dj
much more than hat been done, and a great deal
morn building is neecssary to accommodate the
needs of the people for homes and of business of
all kinda for locations.
Cost of nisterial and labor haa held bark some
work, but not much, for material has sold freely
in spite of the high prices and it has been in d
mand all the time, indicating that those who hare
refrained from building have not affected the ma
terial market In any way. Nor has holding off
from building because of price of labor made any
difference. Labor has been employed, and more
called for right along. It is doubtful if any mure
building could have been done if prospective build
ers had not thought of prices.
lertaia also is it that is tbe etate buii liug ia
not going forward as faat as the need indicates,
tf ever a time comes that normal conditions pre-
the more likely A Bepublican victory 41' the rtoltl.
So, order have gone to the Bepublieaa majorities
in both House of Congress to par a attention to
the President's annual message in which ho ad
vised ; eigjh tjren separate and distinct majttcrs of
reform." "1 " -
Washington, Dee. 1.
A CHRI8TMAS GREETING.
We aliall rejoice if you are glad,
And we shall ?cp if you are aad;
No touch of pain can come to you
But what odr hjarts must feel it too;
And so we ask nf God tonight
That He shall make your burdens light,
And so protect "yoTr-that yoa may .
I'tnd happincsa this Christmas Day.
Wo have but feeble sifts to give
To smooth your way the while you live;
We cannot stay the bitter tears
That fill your eyes when grief appears,
Nor change nor stop the cruel blow
That steals your joy and hurts you so;
Wo can but pray to God above
To help you with His boundless love.
Vet if our will could rule on earth,
No grief should ever check your mirth;
Your fondest dreams should all come
true
And joy and pence abide witk you.
And so this Christmas-time we 'pray
That Uod aball grant from day to day
Those joys to gr.iee the life yon live
Which only He has power to give.
(Copyright, I919, by Edgar A. Guest.)
QUOTAS ANNOUNCED
I DRY CAMPAIGN
Spenders Are Overadvertised.
By JOHN M. OSKISON.
The spenders in my city are being overadver-
tised. Their capacity for digging into their purses
is said to be unlimited. For instance, a fur dealer
says
People who bought fur coats worth $200 be.
for the war spnd as much as SftOO for tlmm now,
And we are selling fiv time ss many fur coats
as liefore.
And a jeweller says
Everybody wlints platinum jewelry, and we can't
Bnd enough large ami expensive stones to till the
orders that come in. Diamonds particularly are
wanted."
The agent of an expensive make of automobile
ire:
"It is impossible to manufacture cnouirh expen
sive closed cars to meet the demand.
Apportionment Made To The
Various Cities and Coun
ties of State
Greensboro, Dee. SI. In apportioning
the seven hundred thousand dollars,
North Carolina's portioa of the $2S,-
WOflOO to be raised for the Saaaoiag
of tha World Prohibition aad Heme
Law Enforcement Movemeat, twenty
nine towns Are treated as county nslte,
with a director for each of these.. The
eouaty directors in which these towns
are located will organize ths forces in
the smaller towns sad rural districts.
The two director will be yoke-fellows
to see that the eouaty get to Itself
honor ia this campaign. The quota for
any county including one or mors of
the towns named it ths quota for thai
county outside of the town or towns.
a nia airHJiiiuanirui is niauo pa we oaiaja
of popalatioa and tax valuatioa, but
aome consideration ia given to the
strength of the prohibition sentiment
clso.
f JMslct.K.l.
'Camden $ 1,920
' Chowan 4,000
Currituck 2.SO0
The people
have plenty of money, judging by the amount they
vail, or that any conditions become established I are willing to spend for the privilege of riding
rmanontlr all of North Carolina will And on ita around in their 01VB limousines."
i young- man i anew was marrieil reeentiv. Al
hands a great task of supplying everything in the
a rental of about $200 a month he took three floors
nay or new Duiidings tnai ran oe imagined. ei0f a houso that is being reconstructed. He pro
are behind the echedule, and are getting farther I poses to sublet about one-third of the space for
behind everr dav. ' '"n a month. H says:
. .1 i,tii. -i rm Ti t i . .
- nni auouian i ii r eepie nave pteniy or. money
and will pay f85 or 90 a month for two rooms
and a bath
So it goes; in the minds of such observers there
ia no limit to what wo are willing to spend. But
I notice another tendency in my town, and j'ou'll
notice it, too, if you II look around a bit
x toon a ineua or mtnn to look st two rooms
NOT FIGHTING TOBACCO.
Wayno B. Wheeler, general counsel of the An'i-
Salooa League of America, nails the falsehood
which has been industriously circulated to the ef
fect that, the AaU-8aloon League is backing' an
anti-tobacco crusade. .Mr, Wheeler sayt th falaelvhirh the newly wed propose to sublet for S85
renort waa started ia Now4 York br th anti-oro-l month. After inspecting them, this man ssid:
. w . " " I . AT - I T -1 la. a m . . a .
hibitla- sssociatioA to confuse th. issue of
-a , . I - A " ' v a . v. a, . uuu aaaa . ap i u, AUUIV .Hall.
eniorcrniem ana rxcuo prejuaic against, me pre- ,U(.h fanciful prices can't last. I've been around
hilution forces. The following paragraph from la lot and I v seen apartments remain vacant un
Mr. Wheeler's statement makes clear the position ' ,ho P"" dropped two or three times. I know
A DIFFERENCE.
The speetaeular prize fight' betrvea Dempsey,
th American, aad th Treaehman, which is pro
posed te be pulled off ia Paris has bees pot up
to Tex Bickard who ataged s similar event not
long ago in Ohio. Bickard ia not very enthusi
sitio over th outlook. To begia with Dsmpeey
wants a quarter sf a ralllioa dollars or mors for
his work of sn hour or two, snd ia spite of the
progressive demand in this country for higher
wages tad shorter hoars thst figure does look s
littl bit big. Bickard might be favorably in
clined to th scheme in this country if it had net
recently been filled up witk amuaetneat of that
type, but b Is not so hopeful of Francs. For
Frsacs hsa aot the money.
There is a thing that shows ths comparative
prosperity of ths United States among nation.
If this country want to asms Itself witk a pugil
istio encounter, a millioa dollars or so t pay the
bill it sot A very big sum. Is France it ia dif
ferent. That country lias bee a owept by war,
Normally Its resoorees ars much less ths a ours, and
under ths aaastursl conditions which was baa
made, worse tliaa norms, France is more inter
cited is keeping flour is th barrel thst la aeelng
ens Dig bruiser punch another la ths ribt.
Ths prixs ring may aot bs tha loftiest type of
amusement sad ths United States is as mors de
praved la Its tsstes thsa say ether country, but
ths heroes of ths prize ring find that America hat
the deepest socket Book snd Is abls to omb it
wider whew it wants anything thaa saywhere else
sa this big round world. :
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ga yoa ar sa Aaurlean gal b a rood
caougn Americas ta show yonr annreeiaUoa hf
wsat this eouatry is doing for yon. :
BRAKING LOOSE.
Ths new ytr gives premiss of opsainc with k
rusn. in edai strike ia iwiaat V!.tr. ti..
in ar ruaalag, the mills ar mala for s
"w P. eoat rtstneUOBl are lifted, ahio anal!
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nave xuei agaia for eceaa traffic, gad everything
seems st liberty te strike th swiftest gait that
n ti e soldier if you help him keen hia demand suv nnmmt.
Business under tha restrictiona has been
good.
of the league on tobacco!
The Anti-Saloon League never has made a
tight against tobacco. There is a wide differ
ence between tobacco nnd liquor. The liquor
traffic is a public nuisance. The tobacco habit
may be considered by aome a personal or
private bad habit, but It is not in the samo
class with liquor which is a public nuisance.
The Supreme Court made clear that the liquor
traffic ia in a class by itself to tho treatment
nf which there is no analogy in the law. Chief
Justice Whits in writing an opinion on the
Webb-Kenyoa Act said, "It was the excep
tional nature of the commodity which justified
the legislation in question."
that a certain amount of building ia under wny,
that mors alterations of houses into small apart
ments arc being completed, and that big apart
ments e.re being cut up into small ones. I know
the supply will soon catch up to the demand.
'Meanwhile I am waiting in the modest rooms
I now have rooms, that I am , paying a modest
price for."
Also I have a letter inviting to to join A stoud
Iof people in my towa who propose to reduce living
costs through co-operative buying. I am told that
nearly 20,000 persons hsvo already joined that
group.
One trouble in my town ia that the savers are
Iunderadvertised. There are more of them than you
might think. ,
Answer to Yesterday's K wis.
1 A counterpano i a '"covering" "of S
bed ; othewise as bed-spread.
2 A tally ho coach, common in Eng
land but rare in the I'nited fctntes, is a
nigii-nuilt, four-nlieeled vehicle, with
room for pascngcrs inside and upua the
top; usually seen at race meets, country
parties, etc-3--Anne
Morgan is an American pa
triot, sister of J. Pierpont Morgan, the
Wall .Street banker, hut hcrwlf most
Conspicuous for her work in France in
reconstruction of villages devastated in
the war.
. Fau-taa ia a Chinese gambling pur
suit. 0 The completed adage is: "Yon can't
teach an old dog new tricks.''
ft The Prince of Monaco ia the head
of government and virtually ruler of a
small are of territory called Monte
Carlo, chiefly rememliercd aa the home
of tbe greet public, gambling casinos.
T- "Carte -blanche" (French deriva
tion) means, literally, to order, pur
chase or contract without stint or eon.
slderatioa of cost; to command what
the individual desires without limit.
"Collateral security" is used in tho
sens of being a pledge for a loan;
tangible property like real estate, jew
elry, automobiles, etc., are "collateral
security."
9 A "round-up ' is the frequent gath
ering together of all the cattle, horses
or other animals on a Western ranch in
pons for branding, examination, feeding
or preparation for shipment.
10 Porto Rico is a "possession" of the
United States, and ita laws are admin
istered by an appointed governor and
aa executive council.
New Questions.
1 What is most generally used as aa
adulterant of coffee f
2 What government educational in
stitutions are located, respectively, at
west i'oint, A. r., and Annapolis, Md.f
r What ta th Luited State Phar
macopoeia t
4 What aro clogs
5 What ia spawn f
6 What celebrated English novelist
made A reputation writing under the
nom de plume of "Boz"f
7 What wa the "ducking stool I"
8 In England a certain public con
veyance is ealled a 'tram;' what do ws
call it ia this country!
9 Of what part of Great Britaia ia
the ahamroek nn emblem f
10 Upon what wterway is ths eity Of
New Orleans situated!
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Speech Efficiency.
By H. ADDINGTON BRUCE.
(Copyright, 1919, by Ths Associated NeweDaDers.)
The work is to be- .Few people, outside of atsmmerert snd stutter
ers,
THE LENOIR ROAD.
Lenoir county has taken the plunge. Contracts
have been awarded for twenty-one milea of asphalt
road on the Central Highway,
finished in the spring of 1921. The ccst is over , appreciate now direct a bearing ability to
700,000. The road will be one of the best in "Pss well may have on business success.
1 LI a. . . . .
tha TTnit..! fitat-a. Tha nntt ia l.. "'ommcrers ana stutterers snow to their sorrow
- - ' " "W" I t., (hnia In.Kilitv 1.. .1:1.
' " ' - xceps them iroin progressing aa they should
responsibility ror ienoir county. But it is be-l And this is true of speech defects aenerallv.
lioved the money is well lavested. A considerable Husky Speech, lisping speech, blurring speech,
portion of the mosey will eoms from the Stato or-euPPir, speech, ungrsmmstical speech, slangy
.,: v -1- .11 .1 ,, v "i"-' 'j iiuuuicapa. iiiere are men today
and nation. Nearly all of the money will in inferior positioiw who long ago would have com-
apaiia in jjcpuir eouaty. ne vaiue given to prop-1 minded good salaries if they had only taken the
erty la the county will bs mors thaa ths cost of Irou" ' overcome remediable speech defects,
the road. Besides that, tnrroad will bo worth all . Tgke a m"n who hsbituslly speaks ia too low a
Dare
Gates
Pajurnrdsnk -
Elizabeth City
I'eryuimans
District No. I.
Beaufort
Washington
1,500
, 3,100
-3,000
. 5,000
. 4,000
.$ B.OOO
. 5,000
Hyde 2,500
Martin
Pitt
Greesville .
Tyrrell . ..
Washington
Bertie . ..
Edgecombe .
Halifax . ..
Hertford a ..
Nash
Rocky Mount
Northampton
Wilson . ...
Wilson
0,000
10,000
5,000
3,900
4,400
mat .I. v a
:.. g,000
8,000
11,40
; 5,760
... 8,000
... 10,000
... 8,000
B.OOO
10.000
Dietrict No. 4.
I 4,500,
5,000 V
10,000
4,800
3.000
4,000
10.000
6,900
3,200
7,000
10,000
District No. I.
f O.UWI
4,400
M 9,800
.... 7,500
... 3,000
... 15,000
... 6,000
, 9,000
District No, (.
: I .000
15,000
5,000
, 5.100 ,
a nn. i
. iluu
Carteret .
Craven . .
New Bern
Green . .
Jones . . . .
Lenoir . . .
Kinston . ,
Onslow , .
Pamlico .
Wayae . .
Goldsboro
Bladen .
Brunswick . .
Columbus . ..
Duplin . .....
New Hanover
Wilmington
Pender
Sampson .
Durham
Durham .
Granville .
Oxford . .
Orange . .
Person , 4,800
Vance , ...
Henderson
Wsrrca . . ,
Chatham
Franklin
Johnston
Harnett .
Lee .....
Moore .,
Wake ...
Raleigh .
it eoet, ao that Lenoir is evidently playing a arid
ning game. -
Caruso, the tenor singer, has a new girl baby,
Which means thst another voice thaa bis will be
heard around th Bona for A. while.
The G. O. P. Powwow.
By SAVOYARD. '
The General Staff of tbe U. O. P. was. with ns
ths other day. headed by young Mr. Hays, its
chief. They remaiaed about half a week., voted
the national convention to Chicago, Jane 8. and
indulged a great deal ot boastful talk as they pre
pared to put oa ths harness. Never have I seen
more confident set, never such a counting of
enieseas ere th eggs sre even laid. And yet there
was now and then the evident presence of th p.p
prehension couched ia the French version of a
wise old adage betwecn the cup and the lip there
is room for a viper." ,
Mr. Hays appears to bs the absolute boss of bis
party. Both Boss Quay and Bos Hanna were
more or less limited monarch ia comparison. For
example th boomers of Gea. Leonard Wood, flush-
ea witn taeir victory la one of th Dakotas, were
her in huge fore witk their mouth wide open,
hot Boss Hays issusd as ukase forblddina- all dis-
eusaiona or candidates, and lik Bottom, th Wood
boomer changed their roar of fraatis triumph
into a gentle eoo of a suckling dove. Thst eic
cumatanc wa ia ths nature of th eminent, for It
indicated that tha bosses are not for Wood. It
was also in the air that "instructions" are not
advisable whea stats primaries m. A mavaa tinna
are aeid to appoint delegates, whica msket it plata
that ths bosses hav aot as yet Agreed sa a cab.
didate. As uninstrneted delegatioa is the raw ma
terial oi your boss ia th manufacture of a ticket.
Not only did Boss Hsy decree that there should
be na talking, bnt ao issued an edict that tha n
0. P. rank and file should do no thinking. For
months hs had screamed a string of rapid plati
tudes, reaching all th war from tha XliaaiaaSnni
river to th rising ma i bat th vulgar herd it now
warned by him that th issue ia not yet hatched,
and so he appointed a "committee oa policies and
platform." Who is chairman of that committee t
hy, Ehhn Root, the successor to tha tnaatu ...
long worn by ths lats Ke'joa W. AUrich. pur-
tone to be easily understood. What employer will
trust mm with work which brings him into con
stant intercourse with customers or clients f
He will be given scant eonsidsrstion. He will
be displaced by clearer speakers. Until he learns
how to apeak well ha need not expect promotions
which otherwise might be his without the asking.
.Likewise, a speaker addicted to slang ahould sot
be surprised if his employer refuse to sllow him
to nndertake well paying work thst Involves con
taut with eultured.aad refined peopls.
They well know that auco eeoDla will not
favorably impressed by ths slang addict, and con
sequently will not bev favorably inclined toward
the firm which he haa been ehoaen to represent.
Under these circumstances hs will bs a liability,
am an aaeei, to nis employers.
therefore, however reluctantly, they turn ta an
other worker, less energetic, it may be, less slert
mentally, but with tbe cultivated speeeh that will
count for much among ths people be has to eee.
iee employers themselves may heartily disap
prove of tha use of slant. ' If ao. the win eon.
tinuslly feel It slight irritation against the alanc
user, a fact whieh certainly will not be to his Ad
vantage. '
Thus with all speech defects. If ther. Band lean
is no other way. they tend to create nreliitlca
whieh may operate seriously sgainst the inefficient
speaker. ..
Hence itis j exssmrstion ta aav. with mv
ancno vr. o. b. vnrry oi Boston, muter ia ths
correct na of ths poke word:
"Whsa rightly considered, eorreet spesklag ta st
lest! as necessary to the proper nss of our lan
guage as writing, aad must be ever reaardad aa
s fundaments! part of education." r
Those deficient ia iDeech ia aa wa and mm
whatever cause will indeed da wall tAnaka
ssrnsst sffort t overcome their particular detects.
These may bs of sueh a character ss ts bs cur
able by self-training. Ia ether rases their victims
may require the guidancs of s skilled teacher. They
may even have t call upon medical aid. aa ia th.
ease of persons who tammering is a symptom
of nervous trouble. In any event, ths sffort to
improve th speech should be made. i
Only beware sf fraudulent Mvniea eultii.iat.
acd "apeech specialists." Iaauira ahamlm. int. ti..
reputatioa of any individual or ioatitution whose
servieea ar contemplated in securing speech im- ,
A?
What's Bone Dry
What'., Not
Not every storage bat
tery that is called "botie
dry' is realty shipped and
stored in bone-dry
condition.
aome have solution put'
la Bt the factory, and
poured out again before
ahirnrswit. -
Socns ar shipped with
plates dry, and Insula rjoo.
WW.
These batteries are not
bona dry.
Come In aad get straight
froen as the story of Wil
Urd Threaded Rubber In
aula Hon, the only form of
Insulation that permits of
booe-dry shipment and
etorage of automobile start
ing, lighting aad Ignition
batteriea, ; .
RALEIGH
STORAGE
BATTERY CO..
vv. su esai; staaager. I
- Paeae 14.
-.' Say It With
FLOWERS
Cut Flowers, Floral Designs,
Wtddiag aad Corsage Bouquets.
Palms. Ferns aad air kinds of
Decorative Plants, Narcissus, By.
seintha, Freesia aad other Bulbs
for Fall Planting. "
II. . STEINMETZ
. 'Florist ' -
Raleigh, N. C
Anson
Cumberland
iayetteville
Hoke-
Robeson . . .
Richmond ..
Scotland . . .
Union
Alamance ,
Burlington
Caswell
.......a t,iwu
0,100
4 6,750
District No. 7.
t 8,000
7,500
17,500
8,000
4.050
6,225
10,800
..a.. 12,000
District No. I.
I 9,125
6,000
8.000
4,100
21,200
8,550
6,150
11,000
District Ne. t.
.. ,200
5,100
AAV)
Davidson a.Ano
Guilford , ,,000
Greensboro , ,.12,000
High Point 10,000 t
Randolph , n.on
Rockingham ,,- B,00u
Koidsvine AJttKi
Leaksville-Spray .a...... 8U00
District No. 1. .' (
Alexander , .t 3.15A
Cabarru ,. 6,250
Coaeord : annn
Iredell ........,... 7J50H
Btatesvill : ... nn
Mecklenburg i. ...... 15,000
Charlotte .....,...,....-;.., 15,000
Montgomery sjoo
Bowaa , ainn
Salisbury gxxi
Stanly .:.... 700
Diatrict Na. 11.
Alleghany ........ 1.623
MM a
aaan r.
Forsyth 9,200
Winstoa-Salom isnrm )
Stokes aajui
Surry 10.500
Watauga .nsn s
Wilkea a.sss
r j i - ... . . '
i auaia
Ashe
Davie
"District Ne. tj." '.7
450
.....S v,azu
730
500
sjm ,
,UWJ j
7,300 '
i
Burke
Caldwell ,.
Catawba ...
Hickory ...
leyeiana 8J00
oneiDy ....... t
Gaston ,
t.astonia , lonoo
Lincoln ann
Rutherford .j. fi Bon
Diatrict No. IX.
Avsry, " : s anno
Buncombe i nvi
Ashsville 15.oon
Henderson " loo
Hendersoaville. , ajoo
Ja""..""" " 6'200
?rn " C.760
"'fB11 S.400
ois. :v
M . . ' "."W
i ransyivaniA
laneey
2,560
Cherokee
cuy ....
Graham .
Haywood
i Jackson .
fCOTl .,
District lii! 'it,""
840
I 450
llSos
,6,15
4,1 (Hi
4 i
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