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THE CHARLOTTE IWSWS, MAY 12, 1914. v WeWs Advancement Pleasing to Thousands Expressions of Approval and Recognition of Ability and Faithful Services Are Nationwide. "if OR ""SONG CATCHER GIBSON GREAT AID 10 PIRATES IN HOLDING CINCH ON TOP OF LADDER The curiosity of some enables others to live without working. And it is easier to see through some people than it is to see through a glass eye. AND--' STORY" SOON OVER Get An Ounce of Bold-Sulphur Cream and Heal Skin Eruptions Right Up. 5 r C'-airmanship a Just Reward for Mer it and Able Service. (Macon, Ga., News, May 5.) The prospective election of Repre sentative E. Y. Webb or North Caro :; r..i to the chairmanship of the im portant and powerful Judiciary Com r.::;tee is gratifying to his friends. T!::s means that the Tar Heel State have a double honor in the Ho;ie. for Representative Claud Kit y.v.n is slated to succeed Underwood -i? Majority Leader. Mr. Webb has i :me more to the front in the last two or three years than any young member of congress, and it is gen vally conceded that the chairman fin;' of the Judiciary Committee is a i it reward for merit and able service. None More Popular. (Columbia. S. C State, May 7.) AVith the appointment of Congress man Henry D. Clayton of Alabama to ie a Federal judge, which duties he a ill shortly assume, the House Ju diciary Committee will have as its hairman the youngest man who. per haps, has ever held so important a ?o?ition Representative Edwin Yates Webb of North Carolina. This popu lar young Tar Heel is just a little mere than 40 years of age having been born in 1S72. Like many other distinguished men of the day he studied law at the University of Vir ginia before coming to congress. There he received the foundation in legal ethics and practices which qual iSed him for the important duties he will soon take up. There is not a more "popular mem :.er of congress North or South than this same young North Caro linian and that he will make a most excellent chairman of the Important committee on the judiciary is question ed by none. During the present Congress, and dur ing the absence of Judge Clayton, Congressman Webb was elected as temporary chairman of the Judiciary Committee, one of the four most im portant and powerful committees. If for any reason that Judge Clayton does not return to the next Congress, the chairmanship of this committee will undoubtedly fall to Mr. Webb, should he be chosen by his district to succeed himself. Should these things come to pass, it will be a proud day for the Old North State having the chairmanship of four of the most Im portant committees two in the Senate and two in the House: but it is just what good old North Carolina is en titled to. With a clean and successful record behind him, with a clean and upright private life with him all the while, with the strength of young life at his command and with the confidence and esteem of those who know him. Congressman Webb seems promised a tuture or usefulness and brilliancy, in which North Carolina, which we all love, has a share. LATE PLAYERS IN THIS PICTURE PUZZLE GAME CAN START WITH 22 ANSWERS. yOU FIT 48 MODE TITLES 1 A BE Of THE PHIZES? Working Public Servant Inspiring Sketch of Edwin Yates Webb, Con gressman From Ninth N. C. (The Uplift. Concord. N. C.) Hon. Edwin Yates Webb, member af Congress from the Ninth District of North Carolina, was. when elected for the first time in 1902, a little more than 30 years of age: he was born at Shelby, N. C. May 23, 1S72. Mr. Webb was educated at Wake Forest College, the University of North Carolina and at the University of Virginia. He was licensed to prac tice law in February, 1S94; and the next important date in his life, the very best thing he ever did, in or out of Congress, was his happy marriage, November 15. 1S94, to Miss Willie Sim mons of Wake Forest. Blessing this union there have come into the de lightful home of this happy couple three children two boys and one girl. Immediately after being licensed to practice law, Mr. Webb associated himself with his brother J. L. weou, then a solicitor. This partnership ter minated when his brother became judge of the Superior Court, and in passing it may be truthfully said that no State ever enjoyed among its ju diciary a cleaner, or purer or more faithful judge. Mr. Webb, the-subject of this sketch, was a State Sena tor in 1901; 'temporary chairman of the Democratic State Convention in 1900, and was chairman of the Sena torial district in 1896; was chairman of the Cleveland County Democratic Executive Committee 189S-1902 and was elected to congress in 1902, 1904, 190. 190S, 1910 and 1912. In all of these positions Mr. Webb enjoyed the confidence of the people and hi3 associates; and the manner n which he discharged the duties of these offices brought him close to the oeople. who in turn learned to love lim to that degree which amounts to i marked popularity. It i3 not effer rescent it i3 the genuine kind, the inly kind that an intimate and long issociation produces. Congressman Webb is an example of the Congressman, who has ably, faith !ully and studiously watched the in :erests of his constituency. He is regarded by his fellows as a working member and impresses all as re rarding his position seriously and ivorth while. A character like this al wavs becomes conspicuous and soon er or later must, perforce, become a leader. And the opinion and judg ment of no Congressman are valued bieher or- more tmthworthy than that accorded to the ability and sin cerity of Congressman eoD. TSressman Webb's interest in !c?!atIon has not been confined to tis district. While never neglecting Us affairs, he has as a result of long experience, observation and intelli gent study of the affairs of tlie Nation grasped larger and broader subjects iMv and successfully. Among the acts )f "general legislation, for which pe culiar credit lies at the door of Con zressman Webb, is his amendment to '.j pure food bill, providing that man ufacturers of patent medicines be forced to state on the exterior of the l ackage or the bottle of the percen tage of morphine, opium, cocaine, al cohol and other habit-forming drugs contained therein. And this Is the law today, and the wisdom and- bene fit of it are of untold value to the pub lic in protection of health, lives and character. It gives the individual warning that amounts to eelf-protec-tion. Another piece of general legislation, iar-rcaching in that it touches at a vital question that is more agitated and concerns a greater number of in dividuals than any other piece of leg islation, was his engineering through and securing passage by Congress oi the Interstate Liquor Law. No small man could have done this. Active and well-directed service In Congress pave to Mr. Webb the legislative in "uence and power to attain this won derful success against great odds and an insidious pressure. Mr. Webb is regarded by the older members of Congress as one of a -oup of young men having distinc tive ability and force of character. Webb's Elevation Just Reward of Merit. Commendation Not Con fined to His District or State. (Macon, Ga., News, May 7.) Hon. Edwin Yates Webb, the new chairman of the powerful House Ju diciary Committee is the youngest chairman that this committee has ever had. Mr. Webb represents the Ninth North Carolina District in the House of Representatives, and was born in Shelby. N. C, May 23, 1872; attended Shelby Military Institute, and since his boyhood days has taken a deep interest in military matters. He is now recognized as one of the foremost lawyers of our country, be ing especially well versed on questions of constitutional law. Mr. Webb began the practice of law before the Supreme Court of North Carolina when 21 years of age, and in the same year that he was admitted to practice before the high est court in the State, he married Miss Willie Simmons, daughter of Dr. W. G. Simmons of Wake Forest, N. C, at which place he attended col lege. Mr. and Mrs. Webb have three children, their charming little daugh ter, Elizabeth, 11 years of age, being the eldest; then comes Edwin Yates, Jr., nine years of age; little William Milton being three years old. Mrs. Webb is one of the most popu lar hostesses in the National Capital, and is much interested in music and literature, their home in Washington being of the Ideal kind. Many persons erroneously assume that Congressman Webb is an elderly man, judging merely by the great things accomplished by him, but the fact is he has not as yet reached his 4 2d year. He was elected to the Fifty- eighth congress when barely 30 years of age, and has since then continu ously served his district, State and Na tion with conspicuous skill, energy and marked legal ability. The elevation of Mr. Webb to the chairmanship of the House Judiciary Committee touches the responsive chord of enthusiasm in the hearts of all of our best citizens, as it is known that he is thoroughly well equipped to meet on terms of legal equality, astute lawyers and others who may seek personal advantage and privileges, inimical to the best inter ests of the country as a unit. Mr. Webb is so loved, admired and known by his own constituents that the very mention of his name in con nection with the highly important du ties which he is about to assume sig nifies a man at the helm who will aid very materially In steering the po litical ship of National affairs from the shoals of watered stock and other direful obstructions to free, easy and unobstructed navigation, to the shore of personal and financial freedom. The new chairman of the Judiciary Committee has always been helpfully interested in everything that was best in legislative matters since he first entered the Congress. Those who have sought his counsel and aid in matters having the upbuilding and up holding of our country's highest in terests, have found in Mr. Webb a big-hearted friend and a diligent, keen minded lawyer on the side of justice and right, his judicial temperament regarding it is a mistake to expect uni formitv of opinions on many Intricate questions of law but steadfastly main taining that no question, however vex atious, is ever settled until It is set tled right. His good deeds are numerous and many of them will live on through the annals of time. Mr. Webb Is the author of the law requiring patent medicine manufacturers to specify in a conspicuous place on the labels of bottles" or packages of medicine, the proportion of morphine, opium, alco hol, cocaine and other habit-forming drugs contained in such bottles - or packages. To the general public there has scarcely been a more beneficial act passed by the Congress since the birth of the author of this law. The provisions of the food and drugs act, formulated by Mr. Webb, and for which he fought so nobly, have worked the greatest benefit to innocent persons who would be taking those drugs ignorantly and who, since the enactment of the law, knowing that deleterious agents were contained in the medicinal preparations, by rea son of the enforced label, refrain from using such remedies. To this class of people the law is surely of Inestimable value. Mr. Webb is the author of the in terstate liquor act bearing his name, which law was passed over the veto of former President Taft, which gives each State the right to absolutely con trol the liquor traffic, according to its own wishes. This is one of the greatest States' rights measures that has been passed since the days of Thomas Jefferson. Long before Mr. Webb was born THERE IS NO REASON WHY EVERYONE SHOULD NOT JOIN THIS GREAT, GLORIOUS PASTIME. It's just about '"now or never" if you still want to join "Song and Story." Those who start now have until a week from Satur day night at 12 o'clock to file their answers. This is time enough if you get to work on the picture puzzles without any more delay. The Song and Story Editor will start you off with 22 of the answers yes, near one-third of the solutions hand ed you. With this start you should have no trouble in coming under the wire a winner. There are hundreds of people who have taken ad vantage of the greatest home pastime ever devised and are playing "Song and Story" with all their might. But there are a few, and a very few, readers of this paper who have stayed out for some reason or other. Honestly, now, do you know any reason that will "hold water" why you should not be playing and striving for your share of the prizes? No, there can be no logical excuse for not taking part. ' If you had tried fitting ti tles to only a few pictures you would be a confirmed "solver" by this time. Get the puzzle pictures and Catalogue and see what fun you are missing. If you don't want the gold, then play the game for amusement only you'll find plenty jot fun. Any breaking out .or irritation on the face, arms, legs or body when accompanied by itching, or when the skin is dry and feverish, can be readi ly overcome by applying a little bold sulphur cream, says a noted dermatol ogist. He informs us that bold-sulphur in stantly allays the angry itching and irritation and soothes and heals the Eczema' right up leaving the sgin clear and smooth. Bold-sulphur has occupied a secure position for many years in the treatment of cutaneous disorders because of its parasite-destroying property. Nothing has ever been found to take its place in treat ing the irritable and inflammatory skin affections. While not always estab lishing a permanent cure it never fails to subdue the itching irritation and drive the Eczema away and it is often years later before any eruption again appears on the. skin. Those troubled should obtain at any pharmacy an ounce of bold-sulphur cream which is applied to the affected parts in. the same manner as an ordi nary 'cold cream. It isn't unpleasant and the prompt relief afforded, particu larly in itching Eczema, proves very welcome. ! MusYmeioa and 6 Waterman Seed IN BULK ! the temperance people were working to secure a federal act which would allow the State laws to operate on in toxicating liquors before it was de livered to the consignee. This great object is unmistably secured in the Webb act, due to its legal force and scope. After months of search and vigor ous endeavor, the liquor interests have not found a legal loophole through which, to successfully attack this act or even make a test case to bring into question its validity before the United States Supreme Court. The Supreme Courts of several States have declared this Webb liquor act to be constitutional; thus it has been proven again and again that every good and commanding movement in the annals of our country is the tri umph of enthusiastic, intelligent work. During the protracted hearings and heated debates on the Webb act, the simple dignity of the author of this legislation, his tactful and effective line of questioning the witnesses, his ability to hold his own in controversy with skillful legal talent, gave the distinct impression that he is a man of strong character and splendid legal attainments. H. LEE DAVIS. Washington, D. C. May 6, 1914. (Advertisement.) THE BIG MEN. The big men dare, and the big men do. They dream great dreams, which they make come true; They bridge the rivers and link the plains, And gird the land with their railway trains; They make the desert break forth in bloom, They send the cataract through a flume To turn the wheels of a thousand mills, And bring the coin to a nation's tills. The big men work, and the big men plan, And, helping themselves, help their fellow man. And the cheap men yelp at their car riage wheels, As the small dogs bark at the big fines' heels. The big men sow while the cheap men sleen. And when they go to their fields to reap, The cheap men cry, "We must have a. share. Of all the grains that they harvest there! These men are pirates who sow and rpan. . And plan and build while we are WVll legislate till they lose their liciir ! We'll pass new laws that will strip thpm bare! We'll tax them right and we'll tax them left, Till of their plunder they are bereft; We'll, show these men that we all despise Their skill, their courage and enter prise!" So the small men yap at the big men's heels, The fake reformer with uplift spiels; The four eyed dreamers with theories fine, WTiich bring them maybe three cents a line; The tin horn grafters who always yearn To collar coin that they do not earn. And the big men sigh as they go their way; ' 'They'll balk at the whole blamed thing some day!" Walt Mason. EXPERIMENT II MAINTENANCE OF HIGHWAYS The first practical experiment in government maintenance of inter state highways, now being undertaken on the stretch of road from Washing ton, D. C. to Atlanta, Ga., will be well under way before the assembling of the American Road Congress at Atlan ta November 9, according to an an nouncement made by the American Highway Association, today. Every state in the union and espec ially all the farmers and automobiists are awaiting the outcome of the expe riment with keen interest in order to determine whether the government j cannot, in this manner, aid in making the road improvement work of all the states homogeneous. The American Highway Association, which originated the government's ex periment, has already taken steps, in conjunction with the American Bar Association, to make the road laws of the different states more uniform, and the practical experiment on the road from Washington to Atlanta is designed to make the roads themselves more uniform and bring about con tinuity in improvement and mainten ance. Three automobiles, purchased by the American Highway Association, have been turned over to the engineers as signed to the Washington-Atlanta highway, and are now covering the en tire stretch of mileage. The American Highway Association which, with the American Automobile Association, holds its annual convention under the general title of the American Road Congress, is now confident that the experiment in maintenance will bear full fruit before November 9. Arrangements are being ' made for tours over the road to the congress at Atlanta. Anticipating that the con gress will be the largest ever held, more than fifty exhibitors have already applied for space in the Auditorium in Atlanta, which has been set aside for the display of machinery and road material. The mayor of Atlanta has arranged to close -two of the streets adpoining the Auditorium and build a roof over them for overflow exhibits. - The county commissioners of Geor gia, who prefected their organization several weeks ago, intend holding their annual meeting in conjunction with the American Road Congress. The Ameri can Bar and American Bankers' As sociation will also be represented.. CONFERENCE ON CHARTERS. By Associated Press. Memphis, Tenn., May 12. Discussion of a committee report on the treat ment of the misdemeanant and a paper prepared by James A. Collins, former judge of the Indianapolis, Ind., muni cipal court, describing the parole and probation system in vogue in that city, formed today's program of the national conference on charities and correc tions. Amos W. Butler, as chairman presented the report of the committee. In advance of the meeting of the con ference in general session, sectional meetings were held. Children, defetives, neighborhood de velopment 'and standards of living and labor were the subjects announced for general discussion. t 4 fit V vb. x. 1 REESE & ALEXANDER Druggists Cor. 4th ani Tryaa 5ts. Phones 583 and 584 Bsisl Stand " I 1 .Over a fi led IM Ste 1 ft Clean, cool cooking b an easy matter n:-vada3s, and die kitchen is us'c zs coni.'rt able as any ether room in the house. For cooking and bak ing of every description there1 is no stove like the OtutorruttiC' Simplest, cleanest and most satisfactory stove to use. No bothersome wicks no leaky valves. It embodies the most economical principle for burn ing kerosene oil. The heat is concentrated directly under the cooking. Reduces fuel expense. "The flame is pro tected on all sides from drafts, and is controlled by lever. Heat gauged by indicator. SOLD BY J N. McCausland&Co. "TEE STOVE MEN," ' IV South Trycn Street. i . OX'-.v.-'.'.'.'. m . . -mimmi. jf l Jt , 1 GIBSOK UTB1! mi f. pa izmtr, H25. tits 15 IV:'",!1.'.!..; ( -a .ww ii m The name Florenca 03 aa Oil Stove meant best. If You Want a Bicycle See the RACYCLES be ore buying. 1914 Models just just arrived. They run 27 per cent light ter than a bicycle. We also have up-to-date BICYCLES. Call and see the difference. Relay Manufacturing Company 231 South Tryon Street N.&W. Railway Effective May 25. 1913. Leave Winston-Salem. 6:60 A. 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FOR COOKING AND FOR FURNACE -USE n n ji as iniouse Standard Ice & Fuel Company PHONE 19 Coke. HONE 153 JOB ITI oiraor ORCHSHADES 0 PANAMA S Wh UPHOLSTERED BOX SWIMS J S1 II 1 MAMMOCK F H B 1 U showing coitsTtruenoft th 1 8 A Beautiful Cool Porch is a summer living room that makes your own home a fine re sort to spend the warm months. The Coolmar Porch Shade is almost an essential; it breaks the sunlight, but Is so arrang ed that the air has free and un molested circulation, $2.25 to $7.50. Couch Hammocks, in brown or green, a comfortable Porch Bed that, is almost indispensa ble, from $6.00 to $21.50 com plete. Swings in Early English or green $3.50 to $7.50. Porch Rockers, $1.25 to $6.00. A very comfortable accessory Porch Rugs, all sizes, and prices to suit. We can't be excelled. Lubin Furniture Company
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