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SALISBURY EVENING POST. SAL ISBURY, N. C, APRIL 30, 1918.
iVIost Old People
Are Constipated
Dr. Caldweirs" Syrup Pepsin
is a combination of simple laxa
tive herbs with pepsin, gentle in action,
and especially adapted as a remedy for
elderly people, women and children. It
is the standard family remedy in count
less homes. ' Sold by druggists every-'1
where for 50 cts. and $1.00 two sizes.
A trial bottle can be obtained, free of
Charge, by writing to' Dr. W. B. Caldwell,
457 Washington St, JMonticello, IUinoU.
"BUSINESS AS USUAL ' "
- WILL BE MUIN OP, US"
IW'ar ftosperity -Must Be Converted'
lute War Adversity People De
ceivlng Themsetvea While Pate
Hangs ia Balance. .
V .WinstoiSalem, April i .i"V7fen
some one shouted, 'Business me usual,'
at the outset of -war, the cry
like to win ue," aaya -Stephen , Lse
cock, author of National Organization
for "War. Me say that as krfijr el e
try to hide the fact that the fate of
,'heai" ) hanging hi the balance, and
s conduct (business a usual, that we
' tecive o(rlvfc "What are we to
tie asks. ,'Our Soldiers Jn the
field, have done, and are doing, all that
heroism and Inspire and alt Ohat en
durance can fulfill. Are we doing our
share at home? We go about our
tranquil Kves scarcely disturbed. Here
and there the swift dart of death that
' strikes 'somewhere in France' tenches
home over her, usually i a mother's
heart We pause m moment in our
sympathy and pass on. To and fro
, we go about our business. We eat,
drink and are merry, or at least not
sed'flprofessing a new philosophy of
life. as our sympathies grow dull to
the paint and suffering that we do not
share. ; . - , .
We are not conducting this war,
he says, "with the fufll strength,,?? the
nation.- That would mean that -every
part of the Mghtkvg power, the laboi,
ana toe resources or te country were
being used toward a single end-. Look J
around us, and see thousands, 'tens of
thousands, millions of our men, worn
em and children cgaged In eilty and
idle services or fct production that is
for mere luxuries and comforts and
that helps (nothing in the conduct of
lhe war. s; They are . making pianos,
r?raphiphones, motor cars, books, Jew.
Airy, pictures, clothes in millions of
yards and millions of dollars that are
mere needless luxuries, furniture that
coud he waited f yr. new houses whee
cw old ones faould still do, new rai
road tNat lead nowhere m short a
multitude of things that have no bear
'wg, whatever on 01 great fight for
ljfend death that is going on in the
worlJ-aiciross the sea- "Such people are
Imt mere drones in the hive as far as
the war is concerned. Every Crippled
soldier that comes home and looks
upon 'tia business" feels something
Was hatred in his heart f ;
TfcW are two' ways by which a na
tion can change iron an economy of
peace and Industrial selfishness to an
economy of effort and national sacri
fice, says Mr. Leacock. The first is
the method that nations adoptonly in
their diapair. ' This Is where national
production enos ave only for necea
eary food nd war supplies, Private
industry ia gone. luxury is dead. AH
of the nation's men are gathered Jn a
single band. They ftght, they work,
they die. 1 In this way can a nation
stand, grim and terrible, iwith its back
agemet the mall, Mil ft foes down all
ia one heap, glorious.
(But Were is another way, the driv
lag fore must come from below. It
must be the will of the individual. We
must exchange our war prosperity for
war. adversity. The key to, this sit
uation lies in individual .thrift and in
dividual sacrifice, .There must be no
more luxuries, no wasted work, -no
drones to keep vtp out of the national
production. "The man, who wants to
do tar work for his country can do
se by saving every cent, IMng plain
ly, doing .Without, rising early, work
ing hard, and (contenting himself with
plain living. When he deoe this he not
only does war work of the best kind,
tot he shows the kind of stuff that is
ytt left in him."
NOT SOLD
was'
LAST DAY. TO PAY" POLL TAX,
la Order tq Be Able t Vote ia Coming
Primaries and November Election
1011 Tax Must, Be Paid Tomorrow.
v. '
x In order to vote in the coming pri
maries Or the general election in No
vember one must have paid, his poll
tax on or before the first day of May.
So in order to be. able to exercise
your citizenship and not be disfran
chised it is necessary that voters pay
their poll tax. on or before tomorrow
night. "The primaries are hot legal
and the poll tafc requirement applies
to these as"roitl as to the genera)
election. Many have not paid this tax
and unless they do so they will not
be able to vote in the coming primary
of November election;. Attend to this
matter today , or at least: not later
than tomorrow and save your vote.
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Facts That You
Should Know
WHAT WILL CrafiOPBACTIC DO FOB BC2EMAT-' 1
rzema is a physical manifestation of Function gone ' wrong'. 'We
S aive longs, akin, kidneys and bowels aa organs of eliminaUon. The
wastes of the body must be 'eliminated through one or .mora of these .
diannels. If one of these organs fails in its duty, the remainder of
t eliminators must take up the burden. ; In Eozoma th,:kin Is tf-
t"-g to eliminate something that is 'not properly prepared for elimin- '
'Jon. If you, by xbance should have subluxations of a certain loca
t:oft and degree, Ihen yow will have Ectema. Salves and ointments
t ly tend to suppress the akin symptoms. Chiropractic removes the .
t?.use and. makes H possible for the "organs to ' do their .work in rid
C "2 the body of ite wastes. Dont blame your stain for 16lcawna Xt
is only trying to get rid ef some morbid matter that ia better oat
C n in. What you ahould do is to get the other organs working .in
1 rmony and" there will be no overload for the akin. . The best fitfay to .
" V.li is to see your local Chiropractor: and let him adjust the sub
1 .:.! vertebrae thereby freeing tiha pinched nerve that supply the
" -rnt orgaaa of eliminatUm. 'j
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WILL BE SEIZED
As Great a Military Necessity as Can
, non and Shells .Food Admlnistrs
tor Page's Attitude.
(Special to The Post)
Raleigh, April 30. f hie food situa
tion ia England and France has be
come so acute that unquestionably
white wheat flour is as great a mili
tary necessity as cannon and shells.
The bread ration of the FreifJh and
Italian soldiers pvho are fighting side
by side with our- own boys has al
ready been reduced to a considerable
extent, snd the old men, the women
and little children of France, England
and Italy are existig ore exceedingly
short rations.
In ,the face of this situation, the
Food A'dminijitratSon which sometime
ago requested that all surplus wheat
in the hands of wheat growers should
be marketed by May 1, is making
plans for TOore drastic course to be
followed in tlw case of those farmers
who for unpatriotic or pro-German
motives fail to market ffiieir wheat
Utthm something like a specified time.
A list of such farmers will be prepar
ed after May 1, and shortly after that
dite machinery will he set in motion
for the carrying out of the course de
termined upon by the Food Admin
istration. '
(North Carolina farmer, according
to a hesulme in a recent issue of the
T ,rs l 1 i .... I
wirmrjr uigeBb, pave veen receiving
a considerably higher Agure per bush
el, for wheat than the fanners of any
other state, the average price in this
state having been $.31 per bushel as
against $224 in Tennessee which wai !
the next highest state, and ag ifctst
$2.03 for the whole country. Food
Administrator Henry A. Page is un
questionably to be thanked by the far
mers of (North Carolina for this dif
ference as it was tlhrough his -activity
and demands that the smaller mills of
the state were left unrestricted aa to
the iprice they might pay for. local
wheat, while the mills of 75 barrels
capacity or more and ithe smaller mills
working under agreement (with the
Grain Corporation mnd securing their
wheat from outside the sate hejve not
been allowed to pay more than around
2.12 to $2-15 (per bushel, v
This hap . meant, of course, bhat
practically the entire wheat crop of
North Carolina has been sold to the
smaller miJls at . prices considerably
higher on an overage than the larger
nulla were paying for wheat secured
from other sections.
Mr. Paige is hopeful that it will not
be necessary to make a single seisure
of wheat In 'North Carolina, especially
since the smaller mills of the-elate are
paying a much higher figure' for wheat
than the jGrain Corporation will pay
if the wheat ia commandeered, the pre
sumption being, of course, that (wheat
that is commiandeered will be paid for
at the rate that the larger mills are
allowed to (pay for local wheat
around $2.12 to $2.15 per bushel, cer
terinly not higher than $2.20. ,
It is a well-known fact, of course,
that the use of wheat or rye as feed
for livestock is regarded as wilful
waste and 'is punishable under Sec
tion 4 of the Food Control law by a
fine of $5,000 or two years imprison
ment or both.
W-S S r .
WHY USE GOOD SEED?
Raleigh; April 29. There are three
things whkh j constitute good seed.
These are prolificacy, of high yield,
quality, and viability or soundness. All
of these can he (procured by 5) roper,
timely seed selection. The wise farmer
who goes to the expense of properly
preparing and Tertflising his soil will
iro one step further and prorjre the
highest yield msde possbile by plant
ing good seed. Mtmy tests by the Ex
periment Station show that properly
selected seed often yield from 60 per
cent; to 100 per cent more thanHwduv.
ary.iScruib seed .without selection. In
fact All Mirh-arieldwur strains of farm
and igurden crops have been brought
upHo their high yielding capacity by
selection. : A little time spent in se-
lecting seed twill pay big returns for
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WHS WVl R.. f
The matter of giving attention to
savlnr seed at home is doubly impor-
jtant this tvears, states Mr. C R. Hud
i son, of the . Agricultural Extension
Service, on account of there being on
the market smaller amounts of im
ported seed. For n or three years
bast this condition has ' existed, r in
I many cases, seed purchased ori the
market have been of . low-yielding
strains,, often more or less unsound,
and in some cases not at all. true to
mine. .Farmers -and others who are
! growing crops of, any iind should see
I to it, therefore, that cJenty or seed
' are saved for next year's planting,
otherwise, not Only will there be a
scarcity of seed, but a large percent
age of the available aupply will be Of
in fenor quality.
HIM BILL
DONT LET IT LINGER .
'A cough that follows la grippe or
any other , cough that "hangs on
from winter to spring wears down
the sufferer, leaving him or her in a
weakened state unable to ward off
sickness and disease. Jos. GiUard, 148
Fillmore St, Nashville, Tenn, writes;
"I was suffering with a dry hacking
cough and a pain in my- chest, but
j since taking Foley s Honey and Tar
II have been relieved." It soothes,
heals and cures coughs, colds and
croup. Good for whooping cough,
Sold everywhere. - . , .
PASSES THE SENATE
The Opposition Fsded Away and the
Measure was given a Spfcadid Vote
One Democrat, Reed, of Missouri,
Voted Against the Bill.
Washington, April 29. Rejecting
all amendments designed to limit the
President's authority, the senate late
today passed the Overman bill with
its general grant of power for the
executive to co-ordinate and reorgan
ize government departments and
other agencies during the war.
The vote on final passage of the
measure, whkh now goes to the
house, was 6310 13 and was regarded
as complete success of the adminis
tration in the fight with its opponents
who have so long sought specific limi
tation of the President's authority.
One Democrat, Senator Reed, of
Missouri, voted against the bill. Re
publicans who voted against it were
Brandegee, ' Cummins, Dillingham,
France, Gallinger, Harding, Johnson,
of California; Knox, Poindexter, Sher
man, Sterling and Sutherland.
The Llaeup
Those voting for the bill were:
Democrats Ashurst, Bankhead,
Beckham, Chamberlain, Culberson,
Fletcher, Gerry, Guion, Hardwick,
Henderson, Jones, of New Mexico:
King, Kirby, Lewis, McKellsr, Mar
tin, Myers, Nugent, Overman, Phelan,
Pittman, Pomerene, Salisbury, Shaf
roth, Sheppard, Shields, Simmons,
Smith, of Aricona; Smith, of Georgia.
Smith, of Maryland, Smith, of South
Carolina; Swan son, Thomas, Thomp
son, Tillman, Trammelk Underwood,
Vardaman, Walsh, Williams and Wol
cott 41.
Republicanar-Baird, Borah, Colt,
Curtis, Fall, iFrelinghuysen, Hale,
Jones, of Washington; Kellogg, Len
root, McCumber, McLean, McNary,
Nelson, New, Noiris, Page, Smoot,
Town send, Warren, Watson and
Weeks 22.
Total for, 63.
Nearly all of the 22 Republicans
voting to pass the bill had, before the
final roll call, supported amendments
to circumscribe the President's pow
er, generally to war functions. Those
who continued their opposition to the
finish have based their attitude on
the argument that the bill confers
unnecessary autocratic powers upon
the President and is unconstitutional.
No Compromise.
Administration leaders championed
the measure consistently and would
hot agree to any amendments limit
ing the President's authority Dur
ing the long fight some Democrats
thought concession would have to be
made. They fought, however, that the
President insisted upon passage of
the bill without substantial change
from t.he form In which he sent it
to Senator Overman, of North Caro
lina, last February after the senate
military committee virtually had de
cided to recommend legislation for a
war cabinet and munitions director
as the result of its war inquiry.
-The only amendments added in the
senate were accepted by Senator
Overman, in charee of the bill. JOne
by Senator Wadsworth, of New York,
Republican, would authorize the Pres
ident to centralise authority) over the
aviation program in one executive of
fleer, , and another by Senator Jones,
Republican, of Washington, limits the
effect of reorganisations made under
the bill to six months instead of one
yer after the war.
As passed by the senate; the meas
ure authorises the President to "make
such redistribution of functions
among executive agencies as he may
deem necessary" and to "utilise, co
ordinate and consolidate any execu
tive or administrative commissioners,
bureaus, agencies, offices, or officers
now existing by law, to transfer any
duties or powers from one existing
department , or to transfer the per
sonnel thereof . These powers, how
ever, "shall be exercised only in mat
ters relating to the conduct of the
presnt war." ,'
" The measure also provides that if
the President believes any agency
should be abolished he shall report
to congress, and congress will ar
range for transfer of appropriations
In any reorganisation, limiting their
expediture to the purpose specified by
congress.
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Accept no substitute. This treat
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bottle, or money refunded, at Empire
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Increased RevendMNecessary
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For Telephone Company
This company has filed a petition with the North Garolina
State Corporation Commission requesting authority to advance
iis rates for telephone service in' twelve exchanges; for permis
sion to enforce certain provisions of its subscribers contracts
which will prevent ji waste of-service and "remove an unneces
sary burden from the company throughout the State,' of North
Carolina.
The unprecedented increase in the cost of material, labor
an all other expenses necessary for the construction, mainten
ance aiJ operation of our properties, and the imperative need,
that telephone service be adequate and efficient, has created a
critical situation for us.
We have not earned in the past and are not now earning a
reasonable profit over and above the cost of furnishing servicer
throughout the State of North Carolina. The returns from our
operations in this state were 3.81 per cent in 1916 and 3.58 per
cent in 1917, upon our investment.
The twelve cities in which we ask for a slight increase in
our rates for local exchange service are: 1
Rakigh
Reidsviile
Salisbury
Wilmington
, WinstonrSaerri
Wrightsyille Beach
. We are confronted with conditions entirely beyond our
control, the gravity of which cannot be estimated. The tele
phone business is an essential industry, the proper operation and
maintenance of which is an important factor in the nation's
plans and activities for winning the war. We have recognized
our obligations to the Government by furnishing all the service
it requires upon terms agreed upon with the Government, and
upon a basis which contemplates no profit to the company, the
payment of new and greatly increased taxes, and subscribing lib
erally to the several Liberty Loans, and other war needs. We
have recognized our obligations to the general public by furnish
ing service for all necessary purposes. We havepgnlzed pur
obligations to our employes, bjr large facrtatet in the wages; paid,
to enable them to meet the increased cost of living; and we
shall continue to furnish the Government and the geneml public
the service needed, and the best service possible under the pres
ent abnormal conditions.
But to do this it is necessary for us to receive sufficient reve
nue to maintain and operate our telephone property and system
with a high degree of efficiency with such permanent net profit
as will maintain our credit and enable us to exchange our securi
ties, without discount, for the additional, new capital required to
supply the necessary additions to our plant and service.
Out of every dollar of revenue received from our operations
in North Carolina in 1917 we paid out 50.4 cents in salaries and
wages..
During the year 1917 our employes in North Carolina were
granted a total increase of $63,738.95 in salaries and wages,
which was atthe rate of $119,836.44 per year.
During the year 1918, up to May 1, the increases in salaries .
and wages in North Carolina already amount to $45,31L2
which is at the rate of $55,919J40 for the year.
These increases were made in an effort to aid our emplpye
in meeting the increased cost of Jiving as well as to retain their ,
services in order to maintain a competent force.
All of these facts and ruany others of a pertinent nature will v
be presented to the State Corporation Commissionnd will " be ;
spread before our subscribers Vnd the public in newspaper adve
tisements which are to follow. JCrv v ' !
We have been frank and open in the administration of our
affairs ini this state as elsewhere, and reluctant as we are to in
crease the price of our service; the situation is so critical that we .
cannot do otherwise and remain : true - to our obligation to the '
:": public and to burselvea.; ' . 1 '-
Jb'V Your needs and your interests and the needs ' and the inter
ests of this company re; one.and the; same. Solvency of the
company, spells adequate and efficient service,- insolvency spells.
inadequate and inefficient service. . v . -
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE
AN D : T E L E GR A F H C DMP AN Y