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THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, CHARLOTTE, N. C;, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 29, 1921.
Tinker BoB
Stories'
by Carlysle H.Holcomb
MR, HUNTER PUTS IN AN APPEARANCE.
Tinker Bob was so surprised that he
rould not speak for a moment when
the door of his palace opened and in
came the Hunter with his gun on his
shoulder and his dog by his side. He
had not fired a shot yet but his pres
ence frightened the forest folks so
that thev all ran home but Red Fox
and Jack, the Rabbit. It was impos
sible for them to set away for they
were in the palace of the King and
t-ouldn't get out unless someone open
ed the door.
The Hunter's doe; sat down by the
fireplace and looked at Red Fox out
ot the corner of his eye as much as
to say: "If I dared I'd show you how
I ran fight."
Red Fox looked at the Hunter's dog
as much as to say: "If 1 was out of
here I'd show you how I can run "
Poor Jack, the Rabbit, was under the
bed and he couldn't see who was in
the Palace but he could smell the Hun
ter's hound, and he began to tremble
as he thought of the time when he
nearly lost his tail as he jumped into
a hole when the hound was after
him.
There was Sammv Scmirrel who had
gone liome in a hurry when he saw
the Hunter. Billy Mink went away in
a hurry also when he looked over the
edge of a clod of earth and saw the
hound snifing about. Mrs. Nighthawk
got out of the way in a great hurry
for she remembered how the Hunter
killed her husband and hung him up
in the barnyard by the foot, thinking
it would scare he chicken hawks
awav. but it didn't work.
Major Pole Cat and Chief Porky ar
rived a little late for they had been to
the fartherest point in the forest to tell
the Dwellers of the Woodland that the
King was going to visit the Jungles
whatever they were. So when Major
came along he was surprised to see
that, there were no creatures waiting
at. the King's door.
'What does this mean?" he asked.
"Can it be possible that all of the
folks have gone into the King's house
so soon?"
Chief Porky looked about the palace
I never saw a foot I hat made snch a
bi gtraek as mhs bef ore-
door and soon he spoke: "There are
some strange footsteps nere aDoui me
King's door. I never saw a foot that
made tueh a big track as this before.
And look here, the tracks of the other
creatures lead back into the forest.
What does it all mean?
Major looked at the tracks and sure
enough he found the statements of the
forest chief to be true. "Well," said he,
-this creature is a large fellow all
right. He looks big enough to eat all
of the others up and then never know
that he had anything to eat. "Why,
that track is as long as I am."
Chief Porky was a curious fellow.
He was listening with his ear to the
crack of the door "I hear voices in
side." said he "I wonder if he is eat
ing the King. I am going in. He can't
eat me." Then he knocked on the door
and it opened. My. what a sight!
Next Tinker Bob to the Rescue.
OFFICE CAT
p-ftTO S
BY JUNIUS
COPVmOHT 1921. aV EOOAR ALLAM MOM.
TKAftC MARK KEGiaTCnCD U. 3. PAT. OFF.
ULAXCING OVER THE HEADLINES.
In India, that royal club,
The Prince of Wales, they blithely
snub.
F.ut for a welcome that will hum,
The Prince of Wales knows where to
come.
They say he'll wed a dusky lass,
The daughter of a gaekwar.
So England may retain her rule
And subjects will not make war.
Of all the Princes of the Wales,
I've had a chance to see one.
And from the things that bird must
do,
I'd rather see than be one.
Fritz Kreisler may come over here
As Austrian ambass.
New
Term
begins MONDAY, Janu
ary 2, 1922. Start the
new year right. Increase
your earning power by
learning more. A practi
cal business course in our
school is a short and sure
route to success. Day
and evening classes. Send
for catalog.
That is the rumor, faj- and near, .
We hope it will not pass.
Among the foreign diplomats.
We'd seat Fritz in the middle.
And in the concert of the powers,
He'd scrape a wicked fiddle.
Mrs. Smith-Wilkinson's coming
In a five-million-dollar gown.
She'll give us a. laugh
For a day and a half:
Then we'll forget she's in town.
A BIRTHDAY JOY RIDE
Just ahead is .'another mile post bright
Along old life's highway.
Through the valley of the shadow of
death at night
We drive as we do by day.
The headlights' gleam shows the way
to go
That we turn not left or right.
For at the end of the journey we know
Are the hills of life and light.
Sometimes the gasoline gets low
Sometimes the oil. runs dry
Or a punctured tire! shouts out, "Go
Slow!"
While others pass us by.
The pistons heat and the knocks grow
loud
As over the hills we creep
And the brakes all slip or groan or
crowd
As into the valley we sweep.
Over a boulder and into the grass
Breaking a spring or two.
We side swipe another trying to pass
There's nothing else to do.
n towering the other fellow along
Our differential groans
Then snap goes the spider! Everythoing
wrong!
Gears, bearings and housings moan.
So onward we go over life's highway
In stormy weather and fair
Sometimes we are sober and sometimes
gay
Passing things, common and rare.
Mile posts go by us more rapidly now
Than when we were kiddies, you
know;
But as they approach us we make a
new vow
Pull open the throttle and GO.
MUSIC CLUBS AS
COMMUNITY AID
Mrs. Lyons, President of
National Federation,
Writes of Work.
Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 29. Recog
nizing the universal and practical value
of music. Mrs. John F. Lyons, president
of the National Federation of Music
Clubs, in a letter to the individual clubs
of the federation, sets forth the aims of
that organization for the coming year.
Eleven hundred clubs, with approximate
ly 200,000 members are affiliated with
the national organization. Mrs. Lyons
said.
"I want to see the music cluba func
tion properly as the greatest and most
powerful smgle asset for the good ot
the community and for the advance
ment of the community life in all its
phases," . said Mrs.. Lyons, in- her first
direct communication to the clubs over
which she took charge this year, "We
have long left behind ua the idea that
music was only for the favored and
cultured few and have come to recog
nize its universal and practical valuei
We must make good as a community
asset. The music clubs have be?n
chiefly instrumental in the advancement
thus far and future progress is largely
in their hands."
"As a national organization, I feel
that our strongest efforts -must be cen
tered for a time along line of extension.
education ind greater efficiency, for the
rational, state and individual organiza
tions. We must have more clubs, strong
er clubs, greater unification of plans
and a general co-ordinating and
strengthening of federation machinery
before our organization can command
the consideration tht is rightfully its
own and take its proper place in the
history of musical America." Mrs.
Cecil Frank el, .Los Angeles. Calif., is
chairman of extension and will plan and
carry on the work through the district
and state presidents, according ta Airs.
Lyons.
Attention-to the cause of music in the
public schools was urged by Mrs. Lyons
as first among her policies.
Mrs. Frances Elliott Clirk, of Cam-
nen, .New Jersey, is chairm?n or tnc
education department. Mrs. William
John Hall, St. Louis. Mo., is chairman
of junior and juvenile clubs section and
the department of American music is in
the hands of Mrs. Ella May Smith,
Columbus, Ohio.
' lit ,HUil ..V.J U A. 1 1.111 V. 1 VJ 1 J, .TV . U V LA 1 1
e.cl to the attention of the individual f
rlnlna liv tVio nntlnnal nrpsiflpnt. TVTrs. "
Lyons urged a protest against the pro
posed tax on musical instruments and
support of the, Towner-Sterling bill for
a department of education ana establish
ment of a national conservatory of
music. ,
NEW OVERCOATS ARE
. GIVEN POLICEMEN
All members of the Charlotte police
force are resplendent in handsome new
overcoats, the handsomest garments, in
the opinion of members of the force, that
Charlotte officers have ever been equip
ped with.
The new coats are blue serge In color.
of exceptionally fine texture and spec
ially made for police service. Five rows
of the regulation brass buttons adorn
the breast on each side and three nobby
brass buttons of a different type adorn
each sleeve.
A specially nobby feature is the belt
across the back behind, with two brass
buttons as embellishments. The length
is half way from the knee to the
ground. On each side are deep pockets
within which the officer may comfort
ably stow his hands, but which are not
really pockets.
The new coats are especially con
structed! for Winter service by having
a double-constructed breast so that
there are two folds of the coat over the
breast when the coat is buttoned up.
The four officers mounted on motor
cycles are also clothed in new coats.
The coats of these officers are of the
same general design and texture as the
new coats worn by the other officers but
are shorter, so as to permit the officers
to operate motorcycles with a minimum
of inconvenience.
The new coats were ordered from a
Philadelphia house through the local
firm of Fink & Elliott, tailors. It is the
first order of new overcoats the "force"
has had in several years. The city fur
nishes each officer with two suits a year
of the regulation street type, but it is
not necessary to have new overcoats
each year.
For Rent
' DWELLINGS
400 Clement Ave 9 rooms and bath heat $ 00
400 S. Boulevard 10 roomsA,pRTTg 130.00
1800 S. Boulevard 5 rooms and bath Areola heat 65 00
, . . OFFICES
Trust building, 2 connecting front offices 5fi ;-
Trust building, ,1 desiatle office. . .. . . 21.75
222 K-Try-on St. 8500 square feet steam heat SOO.rr,
800 N. Tryon St. 20x80 steam heat 175.00
209 S. Church St. 45x200 price at office. ;
25 E. Third St. 30x90 'with basement IO010
10 N. Brevard St ' fiiuo
410 W. Fourth St. 50x140 'heated Price at office.
10 E. Seventh St. 88x100 250.0"
427 S. Church St. 20x80 steam teat sr. 3 ;
WAREHOUSES
One warehouse Camp Greene containing 9000 sq. ft. space ?o,oo
One Warehouse Camp Greene containing 18000 sq. ft. space 75 f)ft
One warehouse Camp Greene containing: 50,000 sq. ft. space 300 00
One warehouse on Southern Kailroad. between Trade and. 5th Sts SDc.OQ
E. C. GRIFFITH COMPANY
214 South Tryon St. Telephones 877 and
We humbly suggest that the cuties
I tillV lUil tiatll U CI. L A I v Llirii XVllvTvT
j caps. There exists 6 great kneed for
this.
While abroad Douglas Fairbanks
was bitten by a camel. The fight that
ensued surely must have been worth
a thousand feet of film. If there's any
animal in the world that makes a red
blooded American mad now, it is a
camel and most would walk a mile to
soak one on the point of the jaw.
Staten Island children have sent
President Handing a 135-pound pump
kin, and there are always a lot of
people hanging around the vicinity of
i the White House waiting for pie.
"An Accredited School"
Charlotte. N. C. Raleigh, N. C.
WILEY ON THE WING.
Hugh Wiley, author of "Lady Luck,"
writes us:
'l am flitting about between my
San Francisco shack, the Los Angeles
studios and a live-acre 'rest cure' on
which , the apricots and other insects
are racing for supremacy. I have
learned one thing this year no matter
wl-at club you are invited to, your
host invariably shows you the swim
ming tank and announces you have
time for a plunge before lunch. It
has become a mania with hosts.
"It may interest you to know that
I made nine straight passes in a crap
game near Monterey the other evening,
thereby relieving Sam Blythe and
Iiarry .Wilson and other notorious
members of the assemblage of enough
money to get home on.
"I have given up golf. Between
gol!' and 'home brew' the United States
is well along the road to Hades. I
have not given up 'home brew.' I
stand for better brewing; the nation
awaits some master mind who can
bottle it so it will stay clear.
"My Wildcat has begun to act a
little upitty here on the coast, and
so I am giving him a ride back to
the south -via the Panama canal."
POME
There was a young lady who studied
batik.
To make her an evening gown trcs
chic; j
She painted a gunnysack j
Red, blue, yellow; and black, J
Oh. Gollv. she looked like a freak!
R. L S. FOX
DENTIST
She How do you like Batik?
Al o .i A m thpvn Pucciquo !o -r
gloomy.
Prof. Einstein savs American women
are lovely. How much easier it is to j
understand the virnfpssnr u-hon l-io putc
out theory 'and gets down to common
sense. , '. .
The army of the' unemployed are not
all drafted men. Some are volunteers.
"Mati-Haii Smiled and Waved Kisses
Just Before Being Shot in French."
Headline. It must be pieaanter to be
shot in French than in English.
We hope Germany will not try to
get even with us by sending Bergdoll
back home.
Refinish Unattractive Surfaces
Tables, chairs or other furniture that has become
marred and shabby, floors that are worn and unsightly,
woodwork on which the finish is no longer attractive. All
these surfaces can be easily made like new or refinished in
handsome imitations of Oak, Walnut, Mahogany and other
expensive woods and protected from further destructive
wear with
ACME QUALITY
VARNO-LAC
It is inexpensive and easy to apply. Stains and varnishes
at one operation. Just the thing for touching up the in
numerable surfaces about the home that are constantly
becoming worn and shabby. Ask at our store for color
sample cards. s
Charlotte Hardware Co.
30 East Trtde St.
Phones 1505-1506
President. Harding wants $800,000,000
for the Army and Navy. He talks like
a councilman.'
2iVr W. Trade St.
Phone 3896
Over Yorke & Rogers
Next to VooIworth',
MARRIED LIFE ' A, L,A MODE.
Husband (anerilvV "What! N'n sinmm-
ready? That is the limit. I'm going to a!
restaurant.
Wife "Wait just five minutes."
"Will it be ready, then?"
"No, but then I'll go with you." ,
CHICAGO WANTS BEER.
Chicago, Dec. 29. The Chicago City
Council, by a vote of 51 to 6, yesterday
called on the nation and -state to
amend the prohibition laws to permit
tho sale of "wholesome beer and
light wines."
ftosalrt Dromptly don. All
tfletly uarntee&
QUEEN CITV CyCLE 39.
"THE RES FRONT
42 N. CsHegs. Phon 117
' If You Had To Make Your Own
Gas
think of the trouble ! Coal and intense heat and
water and air, men and machinery and vast re
sources all these would be required.
The making of gas is a highly developed industry.
The piping of the gas to your home and the proper
connection of the pipes to"-the' gas range or other
appliance are quite as important and all a part of
the Gas Service we render.
If you had to make your own gas you'd go back to
using coal or wood. And you'd be justified. We
make gas in quantity and sell it just as cheap as we
possibly can.
Southern Public Utilities Co.
Phone 2700
1
FOR SALE
The
sold,
equally
two adver
Xow we
as good:
tised yesterday were
have another trade
M
vers Park Homes
We have for sale on Selwyn avenue two seven-room houses that
we can make very attractive prices on, and also unusually good terms
to the man who desires terms. If you are interested In buying a small
home in Myers Park let us show you.
Thies-Smith Realty Company
REAL ESTATE RENTS INSURANCE
Builders of Characteristic Homes
S00 Commercial. Bldg.
Phones 32 84413
HERE'S THAT HOME FOR VOU?
-2 stories sleeping porch hardwood finish heating plant gj.
pines." Elizabeth elegant neighbors m
Three 4-room houses, 3 full-sized
lots, located in the Rponnrl "VVflrfl m
South Myers street, '(colored property).!
The price is $3500.00 cash.
We still have one new Ford touring'
cui for sale or trade.
M. B. ROSE
7 rooms-
rase "In the
8 rooms c baths Heating plant large lot Deaumui snrmmery. ct.
garage one of the most perfect homes in Myers Park elegant livaiion.
for llh.H.'
6 rooms and bath basement large lot Sunnyside Piedmont ? ,.-,
7 rooms 2 stories 'large lot 40a West Ninth street (Price at my uffiu.i
9 rooms hardwood finish 2 baths large rooms hot water heating plain
one of the most desirable homes on Kast Boulevard Oilworth price at offirt
Large corner lot on car line Myers Park if taken in next 7 days
Elegant close in warehouse on railroad lot 100 by 150 feet very, vc:y
low price if bought in next 10 days r rice at office.
JONES THE KEAIj ESTATE MAX
Phone 3772 (Frank F. Jones) Office, JJ00 Realty Bldg.
John T. Smith Salesman.
Basement Trust Bldg.
Phone 796
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Passes cer Train Schedules.
Arrival and departure of passenger
trains. Charlotte. N. O.
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schedules published as information and
not guaranteed.
E. V. JLONG, "
Division Passenger Agent.
ihone ISO.
City Tickf Oni2fc Passenger Station
207 W. Trade St N. Tryon Street.
Phone 20. Phone 1
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
SCHEDULE
Passenger Train airuTes.
Arrival and departure of Passenge:
trains, cnariotte, N. u.
STOP PAYING RENTMAKE SMALL PAYMENT
BALANCE EASY
6-rooms and bath -Bungalow, large Jot, garage, fine
shade, 1003 West Second street, $350 cash, balance
monthly $4,850
6 rooms and bath. New bungalow, 1106 West Second
Street, big lot, large porch, three living rooms, a con
venient house in good neighborhood, $500 cash, bal
ance monthly $6,000
8 rooms, two baths, 213 South Cedar street. A new bi?
roomy house on paved street, $750 cash, balance
monthly $10,750
4 rooms, 1501 . Seigle avenue, in Villa Heights, modern
conveniences, $50 cash, balance $30 per month $2,550
7 rooms and bath, 1007 West Second Street, large lot,
nice big rooms, $500 cash, balance monthly
6-rooms and bath, 1102 West Second St. Large dandy
house, just painted. A bargain at $5,000. $750 cash,
balance monthly. Price $4,750
Phone Me For Appointment.
O
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Aden
200 South Cedar St.
Phone 350
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Through Pallman sleeping car serv
ice to Washington, Philadelphia, Now
York. Richmond, Norfolk, Atlanta, Bir
mingham, Mobile, New Orleans.
Unexcelled service, convenient sched
ules and direct connections to all
points.
Schedules published as Information
and are not guaranteed.
CITY TICKET OFFICE
207 West Trade St.
Phone 20.
PASSENGER STATION
Wei Trade Street.
Phone 41T.
R. H. GRAHAM
Dlrtaton Passenger Agent
Phone 3S60, Branch 7. -
Insurance?
icient
The holiday seasons carry greater risks than ordinary
from fire, accidents and other things.
ARE YOU AMPLY COVERED?
We write all kinds Fire, Accident and Health, Theft,
Liability, Explosion, Fly-Wheel, Plate Glass.
BONDS
Any and every kind (except life.)
The Carolina Company
328 S. Tryon St.
Phones: 609-1430-439G
To Our Shareholders
"We wish a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW
YEAR.
This wish is almost, bound to be fulfilled frojn the very fact o f being a sharehold
er in the MECHANICS PERPETUAL.
To those who are not shareholders in MECHANICS PERPETUAL the best thin?
that we can do for them is to urge them into the fold during the coming year.
We would urge upon:all that this Christmas be a great CHURCH GOING DAY.
GO TO CHURCH TODAY
MECHANICS PERPETUAL' BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
E. J. CAFFFREY,
Sec'y and Treas.
J. H. WEARN,-
President
207
N Tryon St.