THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, JANUARY 11, 1919.
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."TCI .IAN S. SITLLER A',;' Jr
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.SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1919-
THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY.
Promises retain men better
than
services. For', them hope is a cnam
! and gratitude" i -thread. Tatleyrand.
;1 lifers -made-for happiness and
.falr playTaftthe way to receive the
J best In existence is first to give it.
Hannicut Sloane.
I have no pleasure in any man who
4? despises music. It is no invention of
flours; it is the Sift of God. I place it
next to religion. Satan hates music;
" ;he knows it drives the. evil out of us.
7; Martin. Luther. -
l! CHARGES AGAINST Y. M. C. A.
No outsider has any business form
ing conclusions yet as to the charges
which have been made against the
young Men's Christian Association in
its war work 3 We are informed that
the complaints against it are mainly
with regard to overcharges for things
sold to the soldiers, inefficiency in
the distribution of supplies, the con
gestion of "secretaries" in 1 sre cities,
.the noticeable lack of workers at cer
tain parts of the front, failure of broau
sympathy which alienated the soldiers.
' o crr-iicrinpr Bprvice on the part of
( ; diiu a. "ve"e
j some secretaries and a disposition to
I I loaf rather than work.
1 John R. Mott, head of the move-
ment, has replied to the indictments
Hj by directing a rigid investigation of
fj! all the charges with a view of
' I straightening out the difficulties or
I making, where possible, such amends
7 1 as seem worthy.
; We take it that none ot the pro
Jvj tagonists of the Young Men's Chris
U tian Association claim perfection for
D: It. It is a human organization and,
therefore, subject to the frailties of
erring flesh, but it is impossible to
blast the splendid reputation of this
organization by reason of any isolated
deficiencies- of which it might be
guilty in it's war work. Doubtless, it
has , made mistakes abundantly, com
mitted grave blunters, been guilty of
rather gross neglect or seeming iner
tia, fallen down on some of the many
Blded jobs given it to undertake, but
over against all the records of error
which might be written against it
could be stacked, mountain-high, a
list of commendations and words of
appreciation- - which would certainly
show its .virtues to be superior to its
vices.
GUARDING PUBLIC HIGHWAYS.
The wisdom of. the suggestion be
ing made to the county commissioner
by some gentlemen interested in the
project that the dangerous places on
the public roads of. the county be
marked with large signs and the high
embankments railed edmits of no dis
cussion except suc. as would com
mend it to the speedy acceptance of
the board. Here is an instance of
where the county by the expenditure
of a small amount of money may be
able to save both property and life.
In other sections of the country such;
a suggestion as is Demg made has
been carried out, the sharp curves or
dangerous crossings on . the public
highways are properly sing'ed out and
marked in letters large enough to at
tract, the eye of the - automobilists.
Where there are high embankments
there are railings sufficiently strong to
protect the public from the dangers of
running' off, or being forced off the
road. This is a matter that should
receive the sort of attention its worthi
ness demands and speedily looked af
ter. INSURANCE STABILITY.
The 'fact that the insurance com
panies of the United States have been
able to tide over the crisis of the in
fluenza -wave i3 more than we can un
derstand. They have been paying out
insurance claims in the hundreds of
millions because of the deaths from
influenza during the past three
months and jiojie of them seem to be
any worse for their experience. Cer
tainly it is a wonderful tribute to their
inherent strength and to the manage
ment of the insurance companies that
none of them have fallen by the way
side during" this fearful scourge and
4ts consequent loss in. life.
GLUTTED WITH ABUSE.
The meeting of the national commit
tee of the Republican party yesterday
was an instruuctlve event. It was en
tirely true to form and in keeping
with the spirit of the constituents of
that party generally, a spirit of back
biting and complaining, of criticism
and bitterness without a cause. But
for the fact that there arose an op
portunity for the delegates to make
laudatory speeches about Colonel
Roosevelt, the day's program of abuse
would have been unbroken. The Re
publicans did not discuss an issue for
the simple reason that they have none
to discussl They did not agree on the
best man to name for a Presidential
candidate because there is no best
man to name. They denounced bol
shevism, socialism and Mr. McAdoo.
All things democratio came within the
scope of their vituperation, not except
ing the South from which no good thing
can come according to these rampant
G. O. P. leaders who have forgotten
that there was a war once that ob
literated the sectional lines of this
great republic, and that there no long
er exist, except in the minds of pur
blind partisans, such divisional boun
daries are the North and the South,
or the East and the West.
We should judge 'it possible to get
an accurate insight from the temper
of the meeting of the committee of
the sort of campaign ahead of this
country preceding the next election.
The Republicans are not only divided
in their own counsels, but they are
hopelessly adrift when it comes to
pivoting their campaign upon a great
national issue. Hence they will be
forced to resort to abuse and vitupera
tion against the officials of the Dem
ocratic party. They will endeavour to
cover up all the accomplishments of
this Administration by some isolated
defects and mistakes, forgetting that
the i-eople have, already put down in
their little boolo all, these things them
selves, carefully setting the good over
against the evil, and the achievements
over against the mistakes. And the
leaders of the G. O. P. are going to
have a hard time convincing the mul
titude that they could have done half
so well in the management of the
greatest enterprise that ever present
ed itself to the thought of American
statesmanship.
THE GAME LAWS.
The close of the open season in
Mecklenburg county permits the
hearty endorsement of the present law
relating both to thehunting of game
and the sale .thereof on the open
markets. Since the law was passed
prohibiting the sale of quail there has
been a notable decrease in- that class
of hunting which Is done for revenue
only, and that is the class that
devastates the birds. The occasional
sportsman doesn't hurt the birds
much. He may go out fairly often
and bag a dozen or so, but in the end,
his damage is not material as com
pared with that of the man who
makes it a business to hunt for the
markets. It begins to look now as if
the present efficient law will have to
be amended, but only in the direction
of stringency. The way the rabbits
have been killed out this season would
indicate that the ban would have to be
put on their sale also in the interest
of their propagation! We have heard
of no movement to interfere with the
existing game laws of the county and
it is sincerely to be hoped that there
will be no agitation in that direction.
. , UTILIZING THE CAMP.
We are expecting every day to hear
of enterprising menof Charlotte mak
ing plans to utilize Camp Greene and
the many improvements in the way of
water, sewerage, light3, street car
lines, etc., that await 'the genius of
some initiatory men of affairs here.
The site becomes Ideal for the start
ing ot a business suburb that would
eclipse any of its sort around the city.
It is splendidly located, directly be
tween both the Southern and Seaboard
lines and the Interurban splits the es
tate in half. All of the modern con
veniences are already installed, as we
have remarked, and the salvage avail
able would constitute a fine start for
the building of a splendid settlement.
Henry Ford's profits out of war con-
tracts run up to the modest little sum
of four millions. Now Henry Is able to
give thanks that his peace expedition
to Europe some years ago "to get the
boys out of the trenches before Christ
mas" would haye knocked him out of
a sizable fortune had it gone through
successfully.
The Poles are said in a report to
have gone Into ecstacy when they saw
their magnificent Paderewsky again in
the flesh. Paderewsky would appear
to be somewhat of an. artist when it
comes to playing on the feeling of his
people as well as on the piano.
The restaurant prices went up be
cause there was a war and they are
probably staying up now because there
is none. .
The best way to strangle the bol
shevist movement is to strangle the
bolshevists whether they be here or
yonder.
The kaiser says he hasn't enough
room where he is. The place he is
headed for, however, Is not crowded
yet. '
The republican party is now not
only without a great leader but'.with-
, out any who may develop into such.
I QUOTING THE PUBLIC
McCall Doesn't Know About It.
"l do not know about this suggest
ion of issuing more bonds to fill out
the sum that Is wanted now for a high
school building," said J. D. McCall,
former chairman of the city school
board. "The building, in my opinion,
ought to have been erected right after
the bonds were voted in April, 1916.
I would hesitate before endorsing a
call for an additional issue of bonds
for a high school now."
Can't Drown Babies There.
"China has some peculiar customs
and ideas," said Dr. E. C. Register.
"When I was in that country, some
years ago, at Canton, my guide one
day took me out, and passing a river,
we noticed a Chinese sign. Of course
it was unintelligible to me but the
guide told me .that it read this way:
'Girl Babies not allowed to be drowned
in this river at. this point'."
Indians Submit to Execution.
"I had often wondered about that
story in Indian lore to the effect that
an Indian sentenced to death would
submit voluntarily to execution," said
E. B. Laurcne. "I had a chance to
verify it once In the Saskatchewan
Country in Canada. You know, it is
aid, the Indian tribunals that con
demn to death cue of their tribes
men for any offense never think of
keeping him in custody after con
demning him to death, but give him
liberty to bid his friends good-bye, 00
matter how far distant tney live. In
Saskatchewan one day about noon an
Indian who had come In . from the
swamps with a lot of fish and game
was distributing it among his white
friends, who offered him a drink of
liquor as compensation. 'No, he said,
'Indian must die at sundown.' Investi
gation proved that he had been con
demned to death by a tribunal of his
tribe and that he was getting ready to
go back and accept the penalty."
He Takes all Kinds of Weather.
"I am used to all kinds of climate
now," said Lafayette Irwin. "The cold
blasts of the Nebraskan plains or the
frigid winter temperature of certain
parts of Oregcn have no terrors for,
me. Having been born and reared in
thi! section and spent a number of
years In Oregon and Nebraska before
entering the service as a soldier I can
stand almost any kind of weather. It is
sometimes 115 degrees in the summer
and sometimes 38 below in Nebraska,
but its just weather to me."
Another Praises "Sugarfoot."
"Did you hear of tnat atrocity com
mitted by 'Sugarfoot' Gaffney at thej
Auditorium theatre the other even-j
ing?'' asked Norman Lynch. "He said
that Santa Claus did not come down
the chimney the past Christmas be
cause he was afraid of the 'flu.' 1
think everybody enjoyed the come
dian. He is growing more popular year
by year."
Soldier-TraveJers Must Stand.
"As I came up from Savannah yes
terday I found the trains everywhere j
crowded with discharged , soldiers," i
said Arthur Whitelaw, a vaudeville!
actor. "The . seats were crowded, the
aisles wrere crowded and every avail
able space on the traki was crowded.
It seems to me that the government,
which controls the railroads, ought to
be able to provide more comfortable
traveling facilities."
He's Going Back to Georgia.
"I expect to be out of the army
pretty soon,' said -Sergeant Maxey.
"Then I am going back to my home
in Georgia and take up my duties
where I left them off before coming
to Camp Greene nearly a year go.
Now that the war is over, I want to
get back into citizens clothes again."
SECTION ONE.
The following casualties are report
ed by the commanding general of the
American Expeditionary Forces:
Died from accident and other
causes . . . . .... . ; 6
Died of disease 8U
Wounded severely . . . . . . . . . 21
Total .. .. .. 1U7
Died of Disease.
Privates: 1
Wells, Isaac, 301 Thistle street,
High Point, N. C.
Aklin, Christian, Castle street, Knox
ville, S. C.
Bond, Lynn, R. F. D. 1, box 8, Eden
ton, N. C.
Chambers, John, general delivery,
Dadesboro, N. C.
SECTION TWO.
, The following casualties are report
ed by the commanding general of the
American Expeditionary, Forces:
Killed in action
30
Died of wounds
Missing in action
Total . .
Killed In Action. .
Private: "
McKinney, William. R. F. D. S, Gaff,
ney, S. C.
Dld of Wounds.
Privates;
Chapman, James, Taylorsville, N. C.
Mayes, Ivan S., R. F. D. 6, Oxford,
N. C.
Swinson, James, Magnolia, N. C.
Missing In Action.
Private :
Ham, Henry B., R. F. D. 1, George
town, s. c.
Wounded Slightly, Previously Report,
d Missing in Action.
Private:
Pool," James H., Fallston, N. 0.
Wounded, Degree Undetermined, Pre.
viously Reported Missing In Action.
Priv&ts -
Dowd, Horace, Carbcnton, N. C
Mixon, George F., Fairfax", S. C.
Returned to Duty, Previously Reported
Missing in Action.
Ellehre, Alonzo, Rockingham, N. C.
The folowing casualties are report
ed by the commanding general of the
American Expediticnary forces:
Died of wounds . .
Died in aeroplane accident . .
Wounded severely
102
3
.75
6
Missing in action
?
Total ..
Died of Wounds.
Sergeants;
186
K
CLEA.
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UNDERWEAR AND SWEATER
DEPARTMENT
Big reduction on all army Sweaters, sale
price $1.95, $2.95, $3.95 and $4.95.
Men's and boys' .; civilian Sweaters, 98c to
$7.50.
Just received several cases men's and boys'
underwear which should have been de
v livered last August. These go in sale at
old prices. Splendid values in shirts and
drawers at 98c. -Union
suits, $1.95. ' V
Boys' union suits, 98c and $1.25.
Lion Collars, 20c, $2.25
Per Dozen.
SEES
Bailes, James E.,' Fort Hill, S. C.
Wilson, John B., box 117, Vineland,
N. C.
Privates:
Weaver, D., Fairview street, Dur
ham, N. C.
Barber, Herbet H., R, F. D. 1, Col
lege, N. C.
Crawley, William B., R. F. D. 5,
Woodruff, S. C. i
Wounded Severely.
Sergeant:
Estep, Ralph, 130 Boulevard street,
Statesville, N. C.
Corporals:
., Floyd, Ira M., Effingham, S. C.
Pate, Willie L., R. "F. D. 1, Lamar,
S. C. .
Womack, James, Cumnock, N. C.
- Cook:
Ellis, Manley H., Heath Springs,
S. C.
The following casualties are report
ed by the commanding general of the
American Expeditionary Forces:
Killed in action .. .. .. .. .. ... .59
Died from accident and other
causes . . . . . . . . .... . . . . n
RHEUMATISM
is completely washed out of the sys
tem by the celebrated Shlvar Mineral
Water. Positively guaranteed by
money-back offer. Tastes fine; costs
a trifle. Delivered anywhere by our
Charlotte agents, Cotton Belt Candy
Co. Phone them.
F. D. A.
SEASONABLE HINTS
Don't trust "cold ashes" within
your house or basement they have
a come-back fashion and you might
get cremated thereby.
Don't think your , water pipes are
full of 'aunty freze flude" neither
"swear" after the "break" you drain
ed the pipes for it has the sound of
a bald face lie and is generally told
by "cautees."
Empty pipes never freeze.
Turning off tne water never drains
the pipes except you open the term
inal points (spigots).
Do your bit it pays you well
Just be 'onest.
ALEXANDER'S
y F. D.THOS. L.
.18 money for ashes.
ANGE - SALE
AND BOYS'
'5ELL IT
GET STRAW BID
0NHIGHSCH00L
Committeeman Johnstton
Wants to Know Where
Board is; No Bonds
Unless - Necessary.
School Committeeman D. H. John
ston is in favor of getting "straw
bids" on the adopted plans for Char
lottes new high school building in
order to find out where the board
Died from disease..
.. 101
Total
. ..171
. Killed in Action.
Beck, Charlie R. R. F. D. 5, High
Point, N. C. - - -' ' '
Green way, Clarence E., Campobello,
s. c. ) v
Died of Disease.
Mechanic: . .
Robinson, Joseph, 750 Meeting
-street, Charleston, S. C.
Privates:
Brown, Clint, Fourth street, States
ville, N. C. ,
Brown, Rpbey Alonzo, Lenoir, N. C.
" Grant, Henry T R. F, D. 3, Chester
field, S. C.
Private: ' ."
Tucker; Oscq, Laural Springs, N. C
WHEN AiFAMILY
NEEDS A FRIEND
In the Absence of Doctors Nobly Gone
to War, After Influenza, the Grip-r-
Those wonderfully useful medicines,
Hood's Sarsaparilla, Peptiron and
Hood's Pills comprising the; new
combination family treatment are
warmly recommended.
If taken regularly, Hood's Sarsa
parilla before meals, Peptiron after
meals, and Hood's Pills at night as
needed, they are reasonably sure to
keep a family in health and prove to
be reliable and always ready friends.
They purify the blood, build up
strength and regulate the system.
Get all, or any one, as youthink
you need, from your druggist today.
OF ALL OUR MEN'S
OVERCOATS
Men's high class Overcoats, made by the very best man
. ufacturers such as Schloss, Hamburger, etc re
duced to $16.95, $19.95, $22.50, $24.95, $29.5o' and
$34.95. ; a
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Men's heavy weight Overcoats in medium and long
lengths at less than today's manufacturers cos
sale prices $7.95, $8.95, $9.95, $12.95 arid $14.95.
School boys' Overcoats,, sizes 8 to 17, reduced to $3 95
$6.95, $8.95 and $12.95. ' J
Little boys' sizes 2 1-2 to 8 reduced to $2.98, $3.95, $4.48
$6.95, $8.95. '
All men's and boys' Mackinaw Coats at special prices.
Men's Suits at Attractive Prices
Schloss and Hamburger suits made of all wool fabrics,
conservative and young men's models at $25.00,
$27.50, $29.50, $35.00 and $39.50.
Belk Suits, made of all wool fabrics, conservative and
young men's models including the new skirt model
l at $15.00, $16.50, $18.50, $22.50, $25.00 and $29.50.
Boys' Clothing Department
Be sure' and visit our boys' clothing department on bal-
conv.
We are showing a great line of boys' school suits as
well as suits for the little boys, from 2 1-2 to 8 at
prices ranging from $2.98 io $16.50.
Boys' hats, 25c, 50c, 75c, 98c and $1.50.
Boys' wash Suits, $1.50 to $2.98.
SHIRTS
100 dozen men's $1.50 Percale Shirts, sale
price, 98c.
100 dozen men's $2.00 Percale and Madras
Shirts; our leader, $1.50.
One lot men's damaged Shirts, sale price 50c
Men's Flannel Shirts at $1.50 to $4.95. .. . .. .
Men's wool and cashmere sox, 50c and 98c. 1
Men's wool and cashmere Gloves, 25c, 50c
and 98c.
TOP LESS."
stands financially, with reference to
the propos'ed new building.
"In this way," said Committeemen
Johnston, "the city school board can
tell to a dollar how its available funds
will support the building program.
The available sum, from unsold
special school bonds, is $13 5,000. A
year ago contractors figured on the
job and suggested to the building com
mittee of the board about what the
new building would cost at that time,
if built according: to the adopted
Leitner plans. Since that date the
cost of building has scaled upwards
at a rapid rate and today the school
board finds itself with an approved
set of building plans but with con
siderable doubt whether the $135,000
will pay for a building erected after
these plans.
"I shaU not favor Issuing more
bonds if the building can be put up
with the $135,000," said Commissioner
Johnston. "I will even be- in favor
of shaving down the plans somewhat
if they will bear this treatment, in
order, tp . keep within the available
$135,0Q In putting up the building."
"In my opinion building work will
be cheaper within the next year, and
if the board can wait that length of
time, the new building can, I believe,
be erected for $135,000, according to
the originally approved Leitner plans.
BACK LIKE A
BOARD? IT'S
YOUR KIDNEYS
There's fto use suffering from the
awful agony of lame back. Don't wait
till it "passes off." It only conies back.
I ma the cause and stop it. Diseased
conditions of kidneys are usually indi
cated by stiff lame backs and other
wrenching pains, which are nature's sig
nals for help! , .
Here's the remedy. When you feel
the first twinges of pain or experi
ence any of these symptoms, get busy
, ot once. Go to your druggist and get
xriAT he Pure'M0riJ5inal GOLD
MLDA.L Haarlem Oil Capsules, im-
. ported fresh every month from the
Ifboratoncs vin Haarlem, Holland.
, Pleasant and easy to take, they instant
ly attack the poisonous germs clogzinir
your syatem and bring quick relief!
lor oyer two hnadredyears they
have been helping the sick. Why not
f'Ly"";111 9 everywhere by re
liable drusgists Jn sealed packages.
Three sizes. Money back if they do
Mfr1.? T- u Ask or "GOLD
"GOLD MED All" is on the box.
AH Military Goods
Special Prices
However if we find an urgent need for
the building and if the need for more
money is unavoidable in order to get
the kind of building we want and to
get it within the time-limit that may
be agreed upon, then it looks like
more bonds will have to be asked
for."
The board is aware that if the new
building is to be used in September
1919, the contract for the work will
have to be placed soon, and therefore
the members are giving earnest con
sideration to the problem.
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to travel more miles to
last more, years than' I
any other truck in its I
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succeeded in their task.
For the first DIAMOND 2
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I Made in five standard
5 " sizes in the largest ex-
elusive truck factory in
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H Immediate deliveries now
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Territory.
C. C. COJDDINGTON,
Distributer, Charlotte, N
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