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LENOIR NEWS-TOPIC, FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1919
OUR LETTER BOX
GRANITE FALLS AND VICINITY
The Methodists of Granite Falls
have just closed a most successful
revival meeting. Rev. E. L. Hillman
of Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.,
did the preaching, and the pastor,
Rev. H. G. Allen, conducted the sing
ing. Large congregations, represent
ing all the churches fo the commu
nity, attended th eservices. The peo
ple here declare that never before in
this section of the country has such
a meeting of worth been conducted.
The older as well as the younger peo
ple were converted. There were over
90 conversions and reclamations to
Christianity. The Methodists have
just completed ten departmental Sun
day school rooms, costing approxi
mately $3500. The Sunday school
continues to grow. There were 191
present last Sunday. It is reported
that there are over 70 tithers in this
church. The antiphonal singing, con
ducted each Sabbath evening at 8:30
by the pastor, is attracting attention
and interest.
Dr. A. D. Abernethv spent last
week end at Mortimer with Dr. M. T.
McCall of Rome. Ga., who is spending j
the summer on Dr. Abernethy's 1
mountain farm. He reports the fish
ing great in the mountain streams.
Miss Mary Tilioy spent the- week
end in Lenoir visiting friends and
relatives.
Mr. John K. Moore, who has been
traveling in Arkansas, arrived here
today to spend a few Jays with his
uncle. Mr. P. G. Moore.
Master Coot Robbins of Lenoir
came down Tuesday evening and car
ried back as his wife M:ss Lena ones.
First Lieut. Renn Honeycutt of
Shelby is visiting friends in town.
Lieut. Honeycutt landed a few days
ago at Newport News with the 81st
division. He saw active service on
the western front.
Mr. D. H. Warlick is attending the
Shriners' meet at Hendersonville.
Mrs. Geortre B. Hiss of Charlotte
has returned home after a visit to
Mrs. C. C. Babb.
Mr. Earle Honeycutt of Shelby is
visiting friends in town.
Mrs. Florence Russell is at home
after a stay at the home of her par
ents. Rev. and Mrs. R L. Terrell,
near Lexington. She was called home
by the erious illness of her mother.
We are glad to hear she is now im
proving and will recover.
Route No. 1
Miss Vera and Master Victor
Vount spent the week end in Hickory
visiting their grandparents.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. W ike and son,
Cecil, and Mr. Odus Williams and
family went by automobile over to
Yadkin Valley Sunday to visit Mr.
and Mrs. Rom Wike. '
Mr. J. P. Marshall and some of
his family visited at Mr. Fred Yount's
in Lenoir from Saturday until Mon
day. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall have
nearly as many children as the old
woman who lived in a shoe, and are
proud of them.
Mr. Fred Abernethv, one among
the last of our bovs to tret back to
this side (th
e only side, most of the
" ' is e.xpecteii nome anv ilav.
Mr. W. F. L. Aberneth v of Ruther
ford ('ollece is visitimr friends and
relatives on the beginning
Route 1.
M.ss Mo'lie Co::reli of IF
the guest of Mr. and Mrs M
ton.
Miss Edna Abernethv is
Mrs. Guthrie Heiton at Wilmington. I
Route
Messrs. Chrenci
No. 2
and Ira Renfield.
sons of Mr. and
returned from
Mrs. ,1. R. Benfield,
France last week.
I heir friends were just as glad to
see them as they were to get home.
They were with the Slst (Wildcat)
division.
i ne line eorn on Route 2 was!
ii'ed on i-no i la-'d and cultivate;! j
' ht. Th.' poor p:eces are mostly
re-uli of pe .r methods of culti-
" ! i"'"n' ' i-j'tivatf too deep or
loo often. Others f hint a field and
forge tit. Still others use too big 1
plows ami ri.lge up their land, so that
it will wash away the first heavy rain
comes along. Then one man, not
believing in cultivators, has fixed his
corn with a plow, a regular turning
plow. Now, most of these latter
farmers will make only part of a crop
and then blame the season.
Route No. 3
Last Saturday afternoon Mr. Fred
Marshall and Miss Marv Williams
surprised many of their friends by
motoring to Rev. Alexander Bush's
and getting married. They were nc
companied by the bride's brother,
Ray, and her two cousins. Rex and
Bess Williams. After the knot was
tied they all returned to the groom's
home, where a delicious supper was
served.
Mr. John Fowler spent the latter
part of the week a tHickorv visiting
nis orotner and sister.
Mrs. B. M. Satterwhite. who rP
cently underwent an operation at the
Richard Baker hospital at Hickory, is
xnougnc to be getting on very nicely.
Messrs. John A. Starnes, Isaac
Starnes and J. L. Satterwhite have
gone to Elkin on business.
Miss Lucile Hester is visiting rel
atives at Boomer.
Mrs. Frenda Elmore celebrated her
9th birthday last Sunday.
Mr. Willie Smith and two daugh
ters oi twocksviiie are visiting at Mr.
II. S. Smith's.
Private Karl Duncan of the 80th
overseas duty.
division has returned hom efrom
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Hayes have
gone, to Alexander to visit Mrs.
Hayes' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pink
Starnes.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Parlier are
the proud parents of a brand-new
boy.
Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Pink Poovey
visited Mrs. Poovey's sister, who lives
in the Cedar Valley neighborhood.
Mr. Albert Parlier, wife and little
Marguerite, of Charlotte, are visiting
relatives on Route 3.
Only 1,000 men, of whom a little
more than 400,000 remain overseas,
are now under arms, according to
an announcement Wednesday by the
war department.
NEWS FROM BOONE' AND THE
TRAINING SCHOOL
Rev. Mr. Adams was at the school
Wednesday and made a splendid talk
to the student body.
The churches of Pineola, Monte
ruma and Cranberry came to Boone
on the train Sunday and had a picnic
dinner. W.e trust that they received
both pleasure and benefit from their
trip to our good town.
The superintendent of the training
school was sick for several days the
past week.
Prof. Downum attended the North
Wilkesboro district conference at
Valle Crucis Tuesday and Wednes
day of the past week and spent the
last week end with Mr. Don J. Horton
and his wife at Vilas.
Rather a large number of students
with a teacher went to Howard's
Knob, Boone's prominent mountain,
Monday to spe.nd the dya.
About fifteen or twenty students
with teachers went to Grandfather
mountain Monday, going and return
ing on the train.
A baseball game was played Satur
day between Boone and Blowing
Rock, in which Blowing Rock again
won from Boone, the score standing
It! ot 9 in favor of Blowing Rock.
The summer term of the training
school will close on the 11th of Julv
with the usual class exercises and ad
dress. DOWNSVILLE
Messrs. Clarence and Hayden Tol
bert left for Washington, D. C. June
l .3. where thev expect to remain for
some time.
Most of the people in this section
have their wheat crops up and are
ready for the threshers to come.
Berrying time is here and most
folks are going to take advantage of
the berries this year, as they haven't
any appies.
Mr. M. J. Smith and wife visited
their daughter. Mrs. A. T. Tolbert,
Saturday and a nice little crowd
gathered in to hear phonograph mu
sic furnished by Mr. Smith.
Corn is looking fine. Not much
laying by has been done yet. The
rain last week threw people behind.
PATTERSON
Mrs. N. W. Harrison of Blowing
Roek spent Saturday and Sunday
with her daughters, Sirs. Clyde Aus
tin and Mrs. R. L. Austin.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay M. Cloer left
Wednesday for Winston-Salem, and
will mkae their home there.
The union Sunday school will go
to Blowing Rock July 4 to enjoy a
picnic.
VALMEAD
An ice cream supper was given
Sunday night at the home of Mrs.
Su s;in Htt.tT in honor of hor son,
Mr. Millard Moretz of St. Paul. Va.
The young man had been gone from
this country sixteen years. He re
turned to his home in Virginia Mon
day. Miss Clara Blankenship is still
very ill with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Sarah Walker and family
have received the sad intelligence of
the death of Mrs. Walker's daughter
in Marion Friday morning. She was
'the wife of Mr. Charlie Mitche
icaves a husband and five children.
EX-KAISER APPEARENTLY IS
end ofj FULLY CONFIDENT
j Former Emperor William and his
kurv is 1 advisers ar- 'innarently fully confi
M. Ilel- dent The Netherlands' government
I will be unable to consent to the en-
tmg.tentes f or.neoming demand for his
extradition, which the form
er emper-
or su.ie regards as illegal under ex
isting intermit onal law, according to
a dispatch from Amerongen.
Several members of the entourage
are away from Amerongen, being
busily engaged in inspecting houses
with a view to the purchase of Count
Hohenzoilem's future residence, and
indications point to his removal with
in a short period from bis uresnnt
j place of exile.
The former monarch was himself
I outwardly c ilm after the first shock
of hearing that Germany had decided
1 to sign the treatv without reserva
tions. H;s w:fe, however, was more
i affected and appeared to be deeply
saddened bv the prospect that it will
be impossible for her ever to return
to Germany. She remained within
, the castle when her husband went,
i with Dr. Fnerster, to resume his log
sawing and was not seen about the
garden during the afternoon.
GLARING ADS APPEAR IN GER
MAN NEWSPAPERS
A dispatch from Coblenz says the
following advertisement is appearing
in newsparers in various parts of un
occupied Germany, being a part of
the campaign said to be going on
throughout the country under the
auspices of the officers' nllianrp-
"We have telegraphed the Holland
government as follows:
lhe German officers' alliance,
filled with gratitude for the hospital
ity afforded the German kaiser by
Holland, in the name of millions of
Germans request the government of
The Netherlands to refuse to deliver
the kaiser to the entente. We cannot
now aetend our former war lord with
our bodies, but we expect the mag
nanimity of the Dutch to spare us
this final and most humiliating dis
grace.' "
The advertisement is signed "The
German officers' alliance." No papers
appearing in the American occupied
area have been permitted to print the
advertisement, which is addressed "to
all Germans."
FURNITURE EXPOSITION TO BE
HELD IN HIGH POINT
At a meeting of the stockholders
of the furniture exposition building
at High Point the erection of the
building was assured, although the
complete amount, $250,000, deemed
necessary before taking the initial
steps towards the construction of the
building had not been subscribed.
enough was on hand to make the ap
plication for the charter advisable,
says a special from High Point to the
Charlotte Observer. The charter was
applied for in the name of the South
ern Furniture Exposition Building,
incorpor.-uea, inasmuch as the. prod-
ucts from practically all furniture
manufacturing plants in the south
will be displayed in the building.
GERMANS SIGN THE TERMS
THAT END THE WORLD WAR
(Continued from page one)
toward the center of the hall, which
i sso long that a good view was im
possible from the distance. Even
with opera glasses the correspondents
and others were unable to observe
satisfactorily. The seats were in no
way elevated, consequently there was
a general scramble for standing
room.
Secretary Lansing was the first of
the distinguished diplomats to arrive.
He. was followed shortly by M. Cle
menceau and Gen. Bliss. Few of the
spectators recognized any of the dip
lomats as they came in, and there
were no demonstrations. The dele
gates of the minor powers made their
way with difficulty through the crowd
to their places at the table. Officers
and civilians lined the walls and filled
the aisles. President Wilson's arrival
ten minutes before the hour for sign
ing was greeted bv a faint burst of
applause from the few persons who
were able to see him.
The German correspondents were
ushered into the hall shortly before 3 j
o'clock and were given standing room '
in a window at the rear of the corre-
spondents' section.
When Premier Llovd George ar
rived many of the delegates souiiht
autographs from the members of the
council of four, and they bus.ed
themselves signing sopies of the otli
cial program until the Germans en
tered the room.
At 3 o'clock a hush fell over the
hall, and the crowd shouted for the
officials who were standing to sit
down so as not to block the view. The
delegates showed some surprise at the
disorder, which did not cease until all
themselves or found places against
j the wall
seven minutes past j o ciock
Dr. Mueller and Dr. Bell were "shown
into the hall, and quietly took their
seats at the left end of the U-shaped
table. They showed composure and
manifested none of the uneasiness
which Count von Broekdorff-Rant-zau,
head of the German peace dele
gation, displayed when handed the
treaty at Versailles.
M. Clemenceau. as president of the
conference, made a brief speech in
viting the Germans to sign the treaty
and there was a tense pause. Wil
liam Martin, master of ceremonies,
after a moment's delay, escorted the
German plenipotentiaries to the sign
atory table, where they signed the
treaty, the protocol and the Polish
undertaking. Because of the confu
sion and the crowd the signing lost
much of its expected dignity.
After the Germans had signed
President Wilson, followed by the
other American delegates, made his
way to the table and he and the oth
ers speedily affixed their signatures.
Premier Lloyd George came next
with the English delegation. The
D..;.: .U J : e 11 . 1 ,
. i. . .i n ,
imiusm nonunions iouowen canad i,
.usirana. .ew Zealand, South Af
rica and India, in the order named.
A murmur of surprise passed
around the hall when it became
known that Gen. Smuts, representing
South Africa, signed under protest
and filed a document declaring that
the peace was unsatisfactory.
M. Clemenceau and the French del
egates were the next in line for t.bp
signing, and Baron Sonnino and the
other Japanese delegates. The Ital
ians came after the apanese, and
they, in turn, were followed by the
representatives of the smaller pow
ers. During the attaching of the signa
tures of the great powers and the
Germans a battery of moving picture
machines and cameras clicked away
so audibly that they could be heard
above the general disorder.
At 3:45 the booming of cannon in
celebration fo the peace broke the
monotony in the hall of mirrors,
wherethe crowd had tired of the al
most endless signing.
China's failure to send her dele
gates to the ceremony created much
comment. The vacant seats of the
Chinese were noted early in the pro
ceedings, but it was expected that the
delegates would arrive later. Then
the report was circulated officially
that the Chinese would not sign with
out reservations on Shantung and
would issue a statement on their po
sition. M. Clemenceau's announce
ment that the ceremony was at an
end made it clear that China intend
ed to have no part in the day's cere
monies and that she must be dealt
with by letter if the signatories are
willing to grant her the privilege of
making the reservation.
The original of the treatv of peace
which was signed by all the plenipo
tentiaries will is on Japan parch
ment. It cost 15,000 francs to pre
pare the document.
JUST FIVE YEARS AFTER MATCH
Uh WAR WAS STRUCK
The world war came .to formal end
five years after the assassination of
Archduke Francis Ferdinand, and
two years and two days after the first
American troops landed in France.
ine Austrian heir-apparent was kill
ed at Sarajevo June 28, 1914. The
first American contingent disem
barked in France June 26, 1917
On July 28, 1914, one month after
the death of Francis Ferdinand, Aus
tria declared war on Serbia, marking
the beginning of hostilities. On Aug.
1 Germany .declared war on Russia
and invaded Luxemburg. Germany
sent her ultimatum to Belgium Aug.
2 and declared war on France Aug 3!
The next day Great Britain declared
war on Germany. June 28 also is the
anniversary of the renewal of the
triple alliance between Germany,
Austria and Italy which has been
broken by the war.
On Junei 28, 1890, the German
reichstag adopted a bill creating a
new German armv. the
of which is greatly diminished in
power by the treaty just signed.
KAISER HAS BEEN THINKING
(Greensboro Daily News)
In Germany's hour of doubt, it is
declared in Coblenz, came the advice
of Mr. Hohenzollern that th troatir
be signed. A trusted emissary car
ried the advice to Weimar. FYntilr.
fort, Mayence. Coblenz and Cn1ncm
Old Col. Bill has been doing a lot
of thinking while sawing all that
wood.
WANT ADS
IF YOU WANT your buggy painted,
re-topped or upholstered, see T. P.
Shoemake. S9-2tp
PIGS FOR SALE Seven weeks old,
half Berkshire, half Poland-China.
H. L. Houck. 39-2tp
FOR SALE One thoroughbred
Hereford bnll, 3 years old. J.
Boone Moore, Globe, N. C. 39-2tc
GIRLS OVER 16 YEARS OLD to
learn knitting. Excellent wages
and excellent working conditions.
Apply Richmond Hosiery Mills,
Rossville, Ga., six miles from Chat
tanooga, Tenn. 39-2tc
FOOT REST HOSIERY Wears bet
ter, costs less. For sale by W. F.
Wakefield, resident dealer, 121 N.
Main St., Lenoir, N. C.
MEN'S WASH TIES, the good kind.
Lenoir 5 and 10c Store.
WHEN YOU NEED a good auto tire
or tube se-e W. F. Wakefield, sole
agent for the Alexander Bennie
Corporation of Nashville, Tenn.
GET CASH for those Eggs at Smith'
Cafe. tf
ALL YOUR CARE in obtaining good
exposures is in vain if the film is
not properly developed and print
ed. Bring or send vour films to A.
E. Puckridge, Marion, N. C. 34-8t
FRUIT JAR RUBBERS and Jelly
Glass at Lenoir 5 and 10c Store.
MORNING AND SUNDAY PAPERS
Charlotte Observer every morn
ing and Charlotte Sunday Obser
ver and Ashevill Sunday Citizen
every Sunday. Subscriptions also
taken. O. D. Heffner, ai Lenoir
Drug Co. store. 28-tf
CLOSING OUT I am closing out
my entire stock of merchandise.
Come in and get bargains. Also
L. C. Smith typewriter and organ,
in good condition, for sale. Every
thing must go at some price. P. L.
Hamby. 38-3tp
CHILDREN'S SOX, all sizes, just re
ceived. Lenoir 5 and 10c Store.
FOR SALE One horse, one set of
one-horse wagon harness and wag
on, one riding saddle and bridle;
cowboy saddle good as new. Lin
nie Houck, Route 5. 40-2tp
WL'NDERHOSE, the brand that sat
isfies, for men, ladies and children.
Lenoir 5 and 10c Store.
LADIES' WAISTS, $1.00 to $3.75;
worth more. Lenoir 5 and 10c
Store.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given to all per
sons concerned that I am no longer
connected with the firm of Shuford &
Ransom, and that any and all con
tracts to be hereafter made in the
name of such firm will not involve
my credit and that I will no longer be
responsible for any of its debts, con
tracts or engagements.
This July 1st, 1919.
40 G. E. RANSOM.
NOTICE
To the Overseers of Lower Creek
Township: The law requires all
overseers to report the condition of
their roads on the first Saturday in
August; the number of days worked,
the number of hands worked, and the
number of hands who failed to work.
Don't fail to meet me on the first
Saturday at the court house.
C. A. TUTTLE,
Chairman Board of Supervisors.
June 26, 1919.
Cyrus C. Babb
Civil Engineer
Granite Falls, N. C.
Water Power
Investigations and
Construction.
Suburban Subdivision
Land Surveys
Highways
Surveying
and
Drafting
GERMANS ARE URGED TO FUL
FILL PEACE TERMS
President Ebert of Germany, Prer
mier Bauer and all the ministers have
issued a proclamation to the German
people, according to a wireless mes
sage from Berlin, announcing the
conclusion of peace and urging as
the first pressing need the bending
of all efforts to its fulfillment.
"As far as it is possible to carry
it out," says the proclamation, "the
treaty must be carried out." It de
clares faithful loyalty to those threat
ened with separation from the em
pire and promises to intercede in
their behalf "as we would intercede
for ourselves." It concludes by ex
horting the people to realize the need
of work and faithfulnss to duty for
the redemption of the country.
HIS HOME TOWN
A soldier of the British on duty on
the Rhine,
Was homesick, and each evening his
comrades heard him whine:
"I wish they'd give me leave to take
the first boat that sails.
For I long for dear old Llanfairpwlg-wyllogeryschwrndrobwllandyssil-
logogoch.
Fair Llanfairpwigwyllogeryschwrndr
obwllandyssiliogogoch in Wales."
Do You Remember The
1917 Coal Famine?
Allow me to warn you that present conditions point
to a repetition ofthe 1917 coal shortage. Mine prices
are advancing rapidly ;the miners are asking higher
wages, and all costs of production are greater.
Buy The Good "Clinchlield"
NOW
Lay in Your Winter Supply While
You Have the Chance
F. H. Coffey, Dealer
Phone 123
IT'S NOT YOUR HEART
IT'S. YOUR KIDNEYS
Kidney disease Is no respecter of per
sons. A majority of the Ills afflicting
people to. lay can be traced saclt to
kidney trouble.
The kidneys are the most lmpo-'-nt
organs of the body. They are the
fllterers, tho1 purifiers, of your blood.
Kidney disease Is usually indicated by
weariness, sleeplessness, nervousness,
despondency, backache, stomach trou
ble, pain in loins and lower abdomen,
gall stones, gravel, rheumatism, sciatica,
and lumbago.
All these deraagemcnu are attar'
signals to warn you that th kidneys
need help. Tou should us SOLD
MJSDAL Haarlem oil Capsule Imn-
The Standard fcr
FATHER S7T and CRANDSON
Each had learned to Know and appreciate the
superior values of the
Oliver Chilled Plows
The-.a plows were fiist placed upon the marRet
ovei forty yeats ago and from that day to this
their genu;n -j worth has been so convincing that at
the present t.rre there ere more than 2.500.000
OLIVER FLO VS IN ACTUAL USE.
THE OLIVER CHILLED PLOW WORKS of SOUTH
BEND, iKD., originated the ch'lled plow industry
and REVOLUTIONIZED the PLOW TRADE of the
WORLD.
Oliver Chilled Plows and Repairs
stand first and foraroost for excellence, durability,
nne finish. lon wearing, and perfect scouring and
turning qualities. It means money in your pocKe.
and better crops from now on if you will decide to
do yrur worh. with the OLIVER CHILLED PLOW. 9
COME IN AND TALK THE MATTER OVER
Lenofr f!V3we. Ff -
SECOND BRAVEST MAN" THE
WAR PRODUCED
Another humble American dough
boy has taken his place in the hall of
fame in the person of Private frank
Gaffney of company G, 108th infan
try, 27th division.
Sergeant Alvin York of Pall Mall,
Tenn., is the. only man in the Ameri
can army credited with a larger bag
of prisoners than Gaffney. The lanky
Tennessean brought in 132 Germans,
but he had a few men to help him
round them up, while, the New York
er, all alone and suffering from a
wound which cost him one of his
arms, piloted 80 into the American
lines.
"You're the second bravest man
the war produced," declared Maj.
Gen. McHale when he pinned the con
gressional medal of honor upon the
breast of the blushing Gaffney. Here
is the official citation which won the
highest military honor the nation can
bestow:
"On Sept. 29, at Ransart, when his
lieutenant and sergeant had been
killed, Private Gaffney assumed com
mand of the platoon and continued
on to the objective, a German ma
chine gun neat Gaffney was the only
man to reach the objective. Bravely
and skillfully handling a machine gun
and hand grenades, he killed several
of the enemy and brought back 80
of them to the American lines."
dlately. The soothing, healing- oil tlm
ulates the kidney, relieves inflamma
tions and destroys th g-erms which
hare caused It Do not wait nntll to
morrow. Go to your druggist today and
Insist on OOLiD MEDAL, Haarlem Otf
Capsule. In twenty-tour hours you
should fool health and vigor return Ins
d will bloss .ho day you first koari
of OOU MEDAL, Haarlem Oil
After too fool that you bare oared
yourself, continue to takt on or two
consul each day, to a to keoo In
flrst-cAvss condition and ward EC tho
danger of ether attacks.
Ask for th original Imported GOLD
MEDAL brand. Three lit. Meaey re
funded tf the o mot yen.
1
Three Generations
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MS
m
Oire Co., Lenoir, N. C.
SEVEN BROTHERS ARE SENT TO
THE PENITENTIARY
Seven brothers, Abraham, Charles,
Davis, Elias, George, John and Jo
seph Solomon, were last week sen
tenced by United States Judge Knox
in New York to serve two years each
inthe Atlanta penitentiary after
pleading guilty to conspiring to swin
dle merchants out of goods valued
at more than half a million dollars..
The seven operated a wholesale busi
ness in wearing apparel, conducting
twenty-seven stores in Boston, Phil
adelphia, Trenton, Chicago, Newark,
New York and other cities.
HARRY THAW AGAIN IN THE
LIMELIGHT
Papers intended to bring about the
extradition of Harry K. Thaw from
Pennsylvania to have him tried in
New York on the indictment charg
ing him with assaulting Frederick
Gjamp of Kansas City in New York
several years ago, were ordered pre
pared immediately by District Attor
ney Swann. The. prosecutor said he
had been informed that Thaw for the
second time had been allowed to
leave a Philadelphia sanatorium
where he has been confined, in order
to visit his mother in Pittsburgh.
Give a woman time to glance into
a mirror and powder her nose and she
will face any emergency.