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2 S, 1ZJ fens Greatest Mother Snnnsns Her CHJren . - NT : : : ! i -; ' ' b w , - lit . i ' lC ! V! .-.. An allegorical concept of the Red Cross as a peace-time ideal is em ployed by the American Red Cross in a new and striking poster for its Annual Red Cross Roll Call. Spread out before the heroic size figure is the outline of the United States with a Rod Cross superimposed upon it while around its borders are sketched scenes depicting the chief activities of the Red Cross today service to disabled veterans of the World War, disaster relief and promotion of the public health. The poster is the work of Lawrence Wilbur, a New York artist and w II be displayed throughout ths country during th enrollment of the Red Cross membership foe VtVi. Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder? TlTISS MART CULBERSON, daugh-AVJ- ter of Senator and Mrs. Culber son of Texas, whose love affair with Alexander E. Robertson, a British war veteran, recently led to sensational charges of kidnaping, has gone to Europe. She was accompanied by a group of friends, but not by any mem ber of the Culberson family. In start ing abroad Miss Culberson was carry ing out plans decided on some months aa, said a statement Issued hercf by Senator Culberson. ! friends of the Culberson family said the Intention la to show1 that the affair wtjh Robertson, who charged that gents of Senator Culberson kidnaped hlto In Newark In a plot to spirit him oj of the country, Is definitely at an lino Culberson has not seen Rob ertson since Inst March, although they exchanged letters and telegrams until the young Englishman obtained an Infllctment against John KUIes, a Burns detective, on the kidnaping charge. When Robertson was In Washington trying to Interest the British embassy In his case Miss Oplberson refused to be seen by a representative of Robertson. The affair between the two started five months ago at Austin, Texas, and C6nt(Pifd (n Washington, when Rob JULIAN NEWS The farmers in this section are very busy in their fall harvesting and wheat sowing. 1 s. Hnrr.s Harden la seriously ill h -s. Hrurs Harden is serious y in. Mrs. P. R. Montgomery and children, X Greensboro, Bpent a few days re- nt)y with their aunt, Mrs. Charley Bu.I?0W- . . . .fcsiness trip to Burlington Wednea- . . "i-M5- "LJ-i Vf v,' . Jared when falling from a load of hay , I " " " Soma of our people attended the exrcui ai ureenaooro weaneTOoy. k I irr j Miaa Aid Montgomery and brother horn Greensboro, Miaa Bessie 8mlth end Rosa Wilson were gueata of Miaa Ea Barrow Sunday evening. seniors. The other five ' ere taking - Mr. Walter Hemphill. had the mis- courses aa follows: One, electrical sortune of having hie Ford stolen engineering; one. mechanical engi Wednesday night. eeering; one, civil engineering; and Mr.md Mrs. A. E. Staley attended two are seniors in textile. We funeral ef Mrs. Stale ys uncle, ' Mr. Bob Lednura last Monday evanlng.' The kidnapping of B. F. Mills, of Bngtoa hospital Monday the re T.Taeon. Ga is openly charred by the aalt of an automobile aeddent which Jure4 man to bav been done by occurred . Sunday- afternooa . aear w.embers of the Kb Kins Klan. MQle Brewn Summits . The accident occur wns kiilnapped and Ukea to a lonely red Sunday afternoon at e eurva in r'. ir where he waa horse whipped the road when the ear In which they - i left to die, He revived about mid- ware riding collided with another ear. vt ami mtunuxt t kia hMM mhmrm Mr. James and ether members of the ' reported the affair, and appealed to family were la the ear at the time of governor of the state. His little the aeddent, but Mrs. James was- the v who ai with him at the time only one injured. While she lived ser s so frightened that he crawled erai hours, her neck was broken and . e on bis hands and knees to tell t mother. Doctors whe were sum - d f!14 that Mills was attacked ciuna. - fie m named several . , . , v . a "vL! hl.'vl?. !iicnl for the atlark. s , . , . . .. . p ,! . - ' 'aftrrDoon. He was rud to a ho e Accf-It r,r Ea,.Wy. h jivl a few hourm. He i I' v f . tht - ; v w - t ' ertson followed Miss Culberson to the home of her parents. In order lo learn something about Robertson's Identity, Senator Culberson hired Burns detectives, with the result that It was decided to oppose the match between the two, which had gone to the point of Robertson's proposal of marriage. As part of the breaking up process 8enator Culberson proposed, through the detectives, to finance a trip for Robertson Into South America, where he wanted to go to make a fortune. Robertson went with detectives to Boston where be was to take the steamer. The charges of kidnaping by an annt of Robertson caused the trip to be abandoned. Robertson Is twenty-four and Miss Culberson Is twenty-one. CLUB REORGANIZED AT N. C. STATE COLLEGE The Randolph County Club waa re- oriranized at State College Thursday rf ht November 1. Sam G. NewUn, T. , nmDj.. .nH I r.b. t qv tr...irr The cluD compoaei o( the foUowing boys: Sam G. Newlin, Jr., R. F. dlenuin. j. stanton Skeen and Floyd Beaver. Aabeboro: o. A. AUrM. jr. SUlay; J. L. Wall, Edgar; L. N. Brow and Guy UjH R.m; j. b. Slack, Why Not; B, J. Beason, utmax Chaa. Hvlton. Soero: and E. T. K earns, Jr., of Thomasville, formerly . w.j,ji, Mnnt hn r ' Eight of these boys are takin ricnltaral courses, four of them nu. Vtmt t Car Aeddent. ahe never regained consciousness, 1 ."T... - J .'.i Kffltd By ELlflbf Eagine. tri.,a u. vi.,v. . of Vital ti VI swisa e wu wssjbj ee smith on the Southern railroad, st. tinned In Durham, was run over and killed bv a shiXUna- en cine Saturday l.sd tcr- st ork in Durham since the ja.Ir-.n I f r:'., foti,in? fnun Oxford, r v ' .9 it i Bniiorslood liis fan.i'y livrs. miirrs-Boss y CLADYs "lAJMetfJt: Jimmy Marphya freckled for ahead assumed perplexed lines as he opened his blue eyes and beheld a long room soniered by auuteroua small white beda. similar to. the one be .eccupied. but was tmmedlstely smoothed by re Bkembrance as a sharp pala shot through his left leg. "A hospital." came from the thin, ex pressive llpa. "Yea. dear, a boopttaL" Jimmy's bead turned quickly to the pretty nurse sitting at bis bedside. "You ran In front of an automobile and your left leg Is broken. Keep ap good courage, and In a few weeks you will be about again. I will tell the bouse ' doctor you are conscious," she con tinued, "and be will send word to your borne." "He'll have s Job to find It. I guess," said the boy, then adding suddenly: 1 nust let my boss know, though." "The bead nurse will be here soon to Oil out your bedside card. I'M give her your employer's telephone number, and she will deliver any message you wish," said Miss Ashby kindly. "I go tff duty now sod will see you sgaln In the evening." The boy's Intelligent eyes watched the slim little figure of the nurse as she passed between the rows of beds and out through the large swinging doors. Jimmy's head dropped back on the cool pillow, and a sigh of momentary, physical peace escaped him. "She's Just like the girl my boss al ways tells me about, and the tears are always hanging 'round the corners of his eyes when he talks about her," he mused. Better today, Jimmy T" asked Miss Ashby next morning, as she placed the thermometer in his mouth. 'Tm not going to whine, nurse," but his slight movement caused a barely perceptible twitching of the mouth. The nurse bent over him, her cool hands bringing a wonderful peace. Say, nurse, you've got hair, that looks like gold In the sunlight,' too. haven't you?" Jimmy's eyes glistened with the rec ollections of the man's description of the girl In his stories. "And eyes that look like violets growing In the fields," he continued. "Oh, Jimmy, I do hope you are not getting worse." . The boy became serious at once. "Sure not," be said reassuringly. "I'm lots better. I was only thinking about a girl somebody told me about Once. I'm thinking about something else, too. Miss Ashby. If I don't get to work by Monday I lose my Job. The, boas he he sent word and It's Saturday now." Ui "That's ridiculous, Jimmy. Don't .hAnt .Ka ' ..... "But you know, nurse. It's an awful hard beginning to a bualnesa career to lose your Job. I wouldn't lose mine (or anything." ( Ton cannot possibly go to work by that time, Jimmy. What is his ad dress T I will go and see him my self." Jimmy's eyes brightened. "It's the Cumberland building, room 24. He's alone about four o'clock In the after' noon, and that's the time J always ask favors." "All right, Jimmy ; don't worry about it any more. Good-by, and I will tell you all about It tomorrow." Hla blue eyes never left the grace ful figure as she left the ward. "She's just sunshine and violets," he said to himself, snd his contented brain was quiet The next morning as Miss Ashby ems making Jimmy's bed he thought the violets shont brighter than ever la her eyes. "It's an right, dear," she said. "The boas saya you may atay until you are absolutely well. And. Jimmy" she waa not looking at the boy nw "you did not tell me his name, but I found that that I knew him very weB. Be fid not understand about your fear of losing yowr place. Whet did you mean. Jimmy haattated a moment, then said: 1 wanted to.de something for him, norse. Ton see, he need to tell me a story every day when he came te bring me things, and every story had a girt m R. And one day I said to him: That's Just Uke Kiss Ashby.' " What do you know about Mlsa Ash byf he seised and then 1 told him you was my morning norse. I need, to see her. real often esjee, Jimmy," be said to see after a ehne. . ' .y; .e,-iy--''.'. ' "Hot nowr t said. If you'd seen her ooon, I shouraa't think you'd ever want to atop.'.. -v -"-r ' . -1 dkmV he said; sbe wont see so. '-. '" : ,i "And then, Mies Ashby. I tied to you. Be never told me I'd lose say Job If I wasn't there Monday. I kept, think tng about all be bad done for me, and f knew be wanted to see you badly; SO I tied to et you go see kin sgain." The bine eyes doeed; gentle Hpe pressed the' brow, la her voice was the sweet tones of old. . . ' "Tie's gotof to be my boss, too, Jim my," she whispered softly In his ear, land you are going te live with us." - Jimmy did not snswer, but be kaew bow violets glowed when Dfe was la them. ' CacrrlgM. r". MnTtwa Mewapa. Ht ee the Cuai"y List f-j fr- WH1. ion, I y.y'ra I , " I! - f"'-t fir t - i. f - " i. I ' ' ti t Popcorn Queen By It RAT BAKXJt S MS, k As the tittle roadster rounded the curve near the tiny house the wheals ceased te spin so rapidly. Tkla would be a good time," re marked Ted Marshall, "to call ea the popcorn queen. Whet do you say, Madge T" Madge Hotbrook turned a glance on him In which the presence of tr ritsiioo might have been noted hsd there been more light "I'opcorn queen," she said, with j a tinge of asperity In the tone. "Do i you mean old Mrs. QuentlnT What s I name to apply to her I Ted, you must have popcorn on toe Drain. You're eating It or talking about It all the time. Some day you'll have a ruined stomach because of It Dont you know that popcorn will destroy your appetite, consuming It by the barrel the way you dor Ted bad brought the roadster to a stop in front of the tiny house, which perched on a green terrace, peeking over a group of rose bushes and between the tendrils of a flour ishing vine. "I'opcorn Is an appetizer for me," he replied. "I just can't seem to get enough of It Yes, Mrs. Quentln Is the popcorn queen. You see she used to be a neighbor to us over In Val ley City and I call on her now and then to renew acquaintanceship and to consume a big bowl of popcorn which she always prepares. She and her husband, who works at the saw mill, are perfect . fiends for popcorn as bad as or worse than L I prom ised I'd bring you for a call some time, so let's stop now." Madge shrugged her shoulders and adjusted her cape. "All right, I'm willing, because It'a rather chilly and this will be an op portunity to get warm. But don'lf ex pect me to eat any corn. You know I detest it It's bad enough to alt around and watch a lot of others fill up on It and hear them, too with out being obliged to take a hand In the performance. Remember, we can't stay long." Mr. and Mrs. Quentln were quaint, kindly old souls, both with beaming ruddy faces, and they extended a hearty welcome to the wayfarers. The man 'of the house smoked a corncob pipe while his wife busied herself In the kitchen, and the two young people sat about the fireplace blaze, which was glowing red, and discussed weath er, motion picture stars and congress with the genial old gentleman. In the kitchen could be beard a staccato re frain like the voice of a machine gun, snd presently Mrs. oenan ousueo in to the parlor with four heaping bowls of fluffy white kernels which she pro ceeded to distribute. I'm sorry, Mrs. Quentln," said Madge, "but I never-eat It It looks tempting, but I really don't care for t" Tieaven sake, girl!" deplored the hostess, "but you certainly do miss lot In life." When the roadster had resumed Its rolling on the road Madge remarked: Nice people, but that popcorn eat ing session nearly drove me wild," "Yum. yum," said Ted, smacking his IIds. 1 can taste It yet Madge, you must learn to like popcorn. By the way. have you decided yet when we are to get married r "Dont you think," she said finally, "that it would be nicer for you to team to unlike popcorn, seeing that I' have no use tor It? And, as for marrying you. I haven't thought seri ously about It In fact, marriage doesn't worry me at attrou're a nice enough friend, Ted, except when you're eating popcorn, but really you'd never do tor a nusoana vn s wis about the weather.". , . But Ted was Insistent..' Perhaps the harvest mooo, rising ever the east era bills, had something to do with it . "Butyoa can give me a little hope, can't you Madge! Too. know, Tm go ing away to the city to get rich, 1 nope, and I want something to, look forward to." -v - - -- ' The moonlight was not sufficiently bright to reveal the whimsical little smile that pUyed about Madge's red V "This much IH. promise, Ted," she said. "When I consent to eat popcorn I'll consent .to marry you.- c la the two years that ' Ted spent la-the dry he did not amass wealth, but he managed to obtain a nice little neatecc ' The dty was a long way from the. village of Gregory and his business prevented any visits heme until the termmaUoa of-those two veers. Be carried ea a regular corre spondence with Msdge, and occasion ally asked her whether she hsd learned to Uke popcorn, to which he always received a negative answer. When Ted came home for bis first vacation he made the trip in a new roadster. It . was early to the fall and be and Madge enjoyed a number of rides along the roads wbtch were familiar to them. The weather was a arm with bright sunshine, and th tours were made more attrsctJve by (lie tnuUircolored autumn leaves that hung from fvery Irre. ' Tut on aftrn-Kn thy stsrffd on a fpla with C"r'l!!t"ns U firM. lowering ctw'i MJ Hie i'in an1 tl.r M a cool. "-i'i-p l.rr-7. T! tr toots deserted. See, the btlads are dewa. Have taey moved awayT -- ndat I ten yea hi my lettsnr Inquired Madge. - "Mrs. Qeeetia died several months age, and Mr. Quentla mated only a few reeky It was grief that took hiss. I believe.; They were alee eld people, too."' . . They drove oa hi alienee for a lib tie while. 8addenly they noticed that the douda had become blacker and denser, and thunder began to rumble. Lightning flashed U the dark sky and premature night came on. ;r ., "Let's ge back.", suggested Madge. "A atom la ceasing U v;" She waa right, for hardly had they progressed a mile ea the return trip before the deluge descended. It was a . veritable cloudburst, with thick sheets of rain that eWHerated the reed and everything . else. Water pelted the occupants ef the car for all ef the ton and aide curtains. A they swept round a curve the motor suddenly balked. "We'U have to find shelter." said Ted. "The spark plugs are wet or something, and the top Is beginning to leak. See, there la the deserted palace of the popcorn queen. Make a break for It while I push the car out of the road." ' . ' Madge scampered for the tiny house, snd Ted moved the roadster to a place of safety. They - were both drenched when he Joined bar at the door. A skeleton key proved useful and they entered the little house. It was empty snd dreary, with furni ture gone and floors bare, but It was shelter. Ted found some paper and fuel In the wood bed and kindled a blase in the fireplace. . While they dried themselves they wstched from the window and saw the roadster making a brave stand against the fu rious elements. While the darkness became more in tense the storm became more terrific. Ted dispelled the gloom by means of candles found In a cupboard. Hours-) passed and there waa no let up In the rain. "Gosh, Tm hungry !" exclaimed Ted, and he began rummaging about the house. With a triumphant grin be returned to the parlor, carrying a paper sack In one hand and a pop corn popper. In the other. "Here's some" real food," he an nounced. "There's nothing else In the way of nourishment In the house. We'll see If It works." Madge looked glum as Ted shook the popper over the fire. Presently the popping began and the popper filled with white kernels. Ted 'smiled gratefully. "Smells good, I can tell' you. No salt or butter, but I guess we can get along. Oh, I forgot Madge; you don't eat the stuff. Well, that's no reason for me to starve, hi Itr ' He began a ravenous Inroad on the corn, while Madge turned away and kept silence. Ted munched on while the rain played a merry tune on ths roof. Madge could endure it no longer. ' , "i Ted tsmecrfed'' dtoperatoly; "fcve me some ef that corn. I'm so starred I could eat my gloves r He extended the popper, then drew It bsck, hesitating. "Madge, do you remember a prom ise you once made about eating pop corn and marrying wjer "Of course I remember," she smiled. "Pass the corn and Til make good." NO BASIS FOR ABSURD STORY Incident From Which Arose expression "Tap the Admiral" Has Been Completely Disproved. "Tap the admiral" Is a nautical phrase, meaning to top and steal the liquor from a cask by means ef a gimlet and straw. The expression Is said to haves originated In the story thst the body of Admiral Nelson was conveyed to England after the battle of .Trafalgar (1806), It was placed to a cask, which wag filled with brandy and dosed. On arriving at Splthead. the cask was found to be empty, and the body of the admiral "high and dry" the sailors having drained the liquor. This ridiculous and repulsive tale, how ever, hat ao foundation hi fact "It was hot until the day after the battle that the surgeon- of the Victory could find leisure to give a portion of his attention to. the remains of the hero. ,-- There waa ao lead on board to make a coffin of; a large cask called a leaguer had to serve as a shell ; ths heir was cut off the head of the body; which was stripped ef all clothes ex cept the shirt the corpse eras than pol Into the cask, which was filled with brandy and closed. During the heavy weather that followed. Nelson's re mains were -placed under the charge of a sentinel ea the middle deck. . The cask. stood en end, having a dosed. aperture st Its top, and another be low,, that the fptrl ts might be with draws and renewed without disturbing the body." "Ufa of Ndson," by W. CUrk Bussen. ;. '-'. ;.'- . ' ' telleltude. ,' - .The fisherman hsd Just fallen over board, and was caaght to the tide. TTrvwen's sake, threw me a lift preserver 1" he shouted. "WhesaamatterT Ton en awtal" retorted a laxy comrade. , "Tuh better throw me a life pre server, darn yubT he came bsck, "I e"a swim e'riRht but yuh btr not ske ao chsnoe. I gn th' bottle In ta' pocket r, . . . . OleVt V BMve ttf "Are thr rnnnv mnin"oi. hrT" !1 the nun aho MitnMnf of ' -tins p bnnn'"w i f rii ' , OPS9J30.072 Tear! ; Eirf.st. Stresses Reltl and Services at Homi.1;:. r,s Kfsad Overseas.'! fL- MILLIONS ; FOB VETERAS AID Over $3400400 ASctted to the DlsabWforefcni WV Wasbtogtoa Erpeadltares totaBng ra.TS0372.47 for earrylag through Its program of services and relief during the fiscal year la the.TJnttesl Btatee and overseas are authorised ha the budget of the American Red Creea, ef fective July 1, 1922. This total la $2. 733,875 lest than toe expenditure for the last; fiscal year, .whea disburse ments reached tl2,47547.9, it la an nounced at National Headquarters to a statement emphasizing the necesstty of continued support of the organise Uon by -enrollment during the. annual Roll Call, November 11-Nevemher SO Inclusive. This total far the budget la exclusive of the large ftnandal op erations of the 3,300 active Bed Cross Chapters, which, It la estimated will more than double the total.- War Veterana Hae First Can First call on Bed Cross funds Is for the disabled ex-service men, of whom 27,487 were receiving treatment from the Government on June 1 last This work for veterans and their famines In a wide variety of service that the Government Is not authorised to ren der and for which It baa neither funds nor facilities hat the can on 13,030,692.90 during the current year, or about $366,000 more than waa ex pended last year for soldier service. Adding thq funds disbursed In this humanitarian work of physical retou stitutlon following the World War by the Chapters throughout the country will approximate a total for the" cur rent year approaching fl0,000,40a This work, In the opinion of the Bur geon General's office, will not reach Its peak before 1926. -. : Through its Chapters the American lied Cross Is equipped to find the In dividual ex-service man, help hla n bit problems and difficulties, provide Immediately for hla aecessitlesv and open the way for him to toe Govern ment compensation and aid to which be hi entitled.' The extension of this work to the families of such bus provea to' them that the Bed Cross has-tost mm of .its sympathy nor wm to service manifested in wartime. Km- Uarly the service goes) out to fh awt stlU In the Army and Navy, tijm H whom were under treatment la iGer erament hospitals on June 1, 1923. - Greater DemeaMo Presrasa . , This yearafter five years of eea- atructive effort during the war tad after the. armistice brings -with It a greater responsibility for demeesic service to the American Bed . Cress, The budget for foreign" operatieaav however, totals $3,404,000, but of this amount $1334,000 la for medical re lief and hospital supplies ter Busata, which la a part of the gift made, by the American Bed Cross to 1021 to the Bussisn famine relief work ef the American Belief Administration pre giant The child health service la Be rope continues,' moreover, 'and 654 000 Is appropriated for this work ua- dertaken la 1920. Other items to the stringently diminished : . foreign . pre gram include $200,000 to support the League of Bed Crass Societies, xctf 000 for nurses' training schools insti tuted by ths Bed Cross abroad, aad $600,000 for liquidation" of toe general Bed Cross .foreign relief program. : : Prenared for ameroenwee For disaster relief the Bed drees has set-aside $760,000, and ter emer gencies . ta Cbspter work $o09Y000 to be ataUabU for domestic, insular and foreign demands. ; This la mere tlian g39&000 above last year's erj dltures. For service and - aasistaaet to the; 8300 - Chaptera " and their branches $193,000 U p'rovlded by the Nsttonal organisation. . . . . Other budget Items of Importance to the domestic progrsta Include $204 000 tot assistance to other organisa tions and education lnstHatlons for training Bed Cross nurses and work art: $190,000 for Roll Call assistant furnished to Chapters j $100,000 ter unforeseen contlniendes. Of the tout budget less than $500 000 la allotted for management la ma National organisation. No cash, esti mate, of course. Is possible to weigh the value of the service by volunteers la the Chapters. " - .urri ".' GOV: :; : r:rrm BY rAitTi;: -Oli OF 'i.. r.x-r : Till 1 i i ', - li .-1 go n:; i r 1 f It! ' ph 1
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