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figure This would mean m ncnmc of
$3.50 Il day. nr $3.50 Il week. II would
be necessary TO keep more than one
plane in readiness for such service.
but the margin Of profit IS obviously
large.
In the early days of aviation pilot
received II fabulous sum for flying III
exhibition flights. often several thou
sand dollars for. Il few hours work. tn.
day tho army engages the services or
Skillful pilots for tho pay Of q licutcn-
ant. or about $".n00 Il year. After war
rehabilitation There will nc Il large
number Of skilled pilots obtainablc ~
reasonable rates Of compensation. The
services Of mechaniciaus also may be-
obtained at salaries comparable to those
in the automobile business.
The mail carrying ucruplancS recently
carried an 4 single trip over 900 letters.
The. postage rate on aero mall matter
was originally twcnly-four cents per
ounce. but this has been reduced to SIX
teen cents. In other words. the govern
mnnt receives sass pound for trans
porting the mails 10y air. The gross in
come of the postofticc department for
this single trip. wa3. therefore, $500
The margin OF proht IS certainly rca'''
surfing.
Within very few days the daily aero
mail service between New York hnd Chi
'Cago will be In successful operation.
The government has announced that ting
service will be quickly extended to Den
yer anu tN CllludlS 10 Shll AdllSiSS'-
Passenger service by air routes will soon
follow. Great mir routes. beginning with
the inauguration of the Woodrow VIII
son airway across the continent. have
beeu definitely planned.
A very significant fact is that an aero
blue hood ~ announced rs being in pre-
paratiQn to meet the demands of air
travel ic&actly as in the case Of automo-
htle blue books giving routes on land:
1t will be Il directory Of air trade and
travel
The now era Of air transportation Is at
hand.
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Ii is already possible to calculate deli
nitely the profits or air transportation.
few years ago the acroplRuc was. an
cxtrcmel" expensive vehicle and the era
of gneral air travel Sctned Tar away.
il indeed ever to come. BVt 1.-THE expert.
cnce obtained during the, war period
nov make il possible to tiEurt definitely
upon the costs and posi- BILE. profits OF air
travel -, -.
4 regular air service was maintained
by ZeppclinS before the war in Germany
ut substantial profit. The minimum
single passenger fare charged was SD
The balloon has. of course, been definite
~ superseded by the. aeroplane. not only
for fighting. but for passenger carrying.
The acrOplane is far swifter. besides be-
ing cheaper 10 construct and operate.
1t has been demonstrated that an aero
plane capable of carrying two passcn-
gers caH be flown al an average "t
eight miles with one gallon or gasoline
and at speed upward Of 100 miles an
hour. The cost of acroplancS has been
decreasing until they are now within tho
reach of people of moderate means. II
will soon Dr possible 1" purchase "n
aeroplanc cUrahl" Of """"v''-'' ''.'-
senger for $500. which is no mora
plane capable of carrying ten perS".'H
may soon be bouGht!for $4,000. .Acr"-
planes capable of carrying six tons. "r
nearly hundred passengers, are being
planned. ..'
1t will be seen that passenger carry
ing at a profit is we'll within the range
Of probabilities. The mail acroplancS
travel regularly between New York and
Washington and Philadelphia every Cay.
demonstrating that regular service is IN
accomplished fact. Let us suppose that
q passenger service by air was estab-
lished between New York ondNWashinS-
ton. or between New York and Boston, or
over some similar distance. and the rate
charged per passenger was SIS for The
trip. The regular rate. by Pullman be-
tween these points is about half this
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BELIEVES In
KENT'S ARTICLE
December II. 1918.

December II. Ijlo.
Editor Wheeling lnteligcncrr;
Dear Sir have just read ehc rdl-
torial "AmrgIcn ut the Peace CONFER,
cnce" In your issue Of December II and
am unable To agree with It,.
In the first place, Frank Kent the
is n. clean as a whistle. and he would
be the last man in tho world TO pub
lish nm article simply for the purpose
OF creating sensation.
Now, tho main pnints Of Kent arti-
was that tho English and French poll
tic!ans MS distinguished from the pco-
pie Of those countries were indifferent
II not hostile 20 4 permanent peace pol
icy such rs n league Of nations, ana
that what they wanted was to start nut
To work The old game Of grabbing in the
timehonor"h way. And every day the
ncwR from abroad absolutely confirms
kcnt's opinions on that point. C,hurh-
ills speech E nh instance in point. ana
difficulty in trying to. explain It away.
In the Pittsburgh Sun Of December 10.
page 2. arc long news articles from
abroad to the same effect.
Editor .Toung's comments on kcnts
article missed the point entirely. He
was evidently very anxious 20 join in
the criticism Of Kent after the hue
and cry had been raised by others. hut
after reading his comment carefully
you must conclude that he either never
rcnd or never Enq"rstnnd heI't arr.
America went into the war not only
10 brat Germany. hut 10 try md make
war moro difficult in tho future. Hence
the presidents determination to try out
tho League Of nation idea. II is the
duty If tn" American press. irreHpcc-
tive Of party. IN hack tho president in
this matter. and Kents article was the
first ono to give tho American people
anv real light on this subject.
He deserves tho thanks OF every true
American for his courage in telling
list what the facts were.
Yours truly.
WALTER II. BUCK.
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THE RAILROADS IN POLITICS

1Dircctor General NcAdoo fired a part
iAg shot at the railroads in Il recon-
mendation that they be continued I'M
der government management for at
Hast five years. Mr.. McAdoo makes the
Nea that five years will be required to
DETERMINE whether or not government
control and operation is an advantage
ahd also argues with remarkable in
penuousnese that the railroads should
M taken out of politics. One may
easily imagine Mr. Mc-Adoo indulging in
tie luxury Of grim smile as he die
typewriter. TIL" railroads Of the United
States have never been more in politics
than they have been during the past
go and one-half years. and never have
lailroa6 heads more earnestly sought to
use the votes Of the railroad employees
tHan during the period in which Mr..
Wilson and Mr.. McAdoo have been play
lis with these great properties. More
over they have had an advantage which
the owners Of the railroads have not
had Of being able to dish out rewards
and hold out hopes OF wage advances.
the cost OF which they PASS TO the gem
eral public. The Adamson bill, by
which Mr. Wilson took the first direct
step towards national railroad opera
ton. was political measure. pure and
simple. prepared for the purpose of
catching the railroad vote OF the coun-
try. regardless OF the rights OF the rail-
road owners. or of tho interests Of ship
pers. The enormous increases In wages
which Mr.. McAdoo has from time to
time ordered In every branch Of rail-
road operation, ave been used as arGu-
ments for the election OF Democratic
congressman. and for the support of
the Wilson administration. Mr.. Nc
Adoo. himself. has not been above max
ing appeals OF pure dcmogogery. In
An address. delivered to body OF rail-
rnad workers in Texas. he practically
invited O. demand for a wage Increase
and promised that the demand would
Ya granted If made.
!. The objection OF the great majority
81 the American people to railroad
operation by the government is the fear
That these great utilities will dcgencr-
ate into political machines: that the
Iower exercised b. tho votes CT tho
failroad men Will be asSiduously sought
Nv politicians. who will. like Mr.. Me-
Xdoo, surrender publ" interest III order
~ ingratiatc themselves with that votc
Yc have been fast multiplying govern
tnent offices in this country. We have
created Il sr";a f"r"r Of clerks and
superin;cndcn;S 1T Washington. whose
NFfnctpal efficiency is in drawing sala-
Hes Government work is VIGOROUSLY
costly, and IL Is made SO by the or.
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THE RED CROSS XMAS. ROLL
CALL

The Christmas drive for Rcd Cross
membership begins next week. This is
the last appeal which either the ma
*lonal or the local Red Cross will make
10 the liberality Of this community on
account Of war work, and the appeal
should meet the most generous re-
soonse. or all the agencies that have
been engaged in humanitarian work
since the war began. the Red Cross has
heen the most conspicuous. 1t has
served all nations and all armies; 1t
has carried relief to soldiers and
doctors and its nurses have spread tho
gospel of Christian charity throughout
two continents. The work Of the Red
Cross having to do particularly with
the American armies and American can
full. While much of this work has
ended. there is still much to be done.
for the support Of great army Of
members. Tho cost ,or membership is
trivial. 1t is not beyond the reach Of
the poorest. Practically every man.
woman and child in this community
can afford to become n Ped Cross mem
her: the proud wearer of a Red Cross
button. and thereby a contributor to
one OF the greatest and noblest chart
ties that the human mind has ever con-
ceivcd and PLANNED.
Remember the campaign begins next
week. II you are already a member
of the Red Cross. you will be glad to re-
new that membership. If YOU are nft
now a member. it is splendid oppor-
tunity to ally yourself with great in
ternational organization whose. work
for mankind stands without parallel in
the world.
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report. covers; mediation and Cancellation
division handled cases involving l.0+2,-
341 workmen directly and 1.3l5.657 In
directly.
The employment service recruited for
war industries during the year l.S00.593
workmen.
The bureau Of naturalization ad
nittcd to citizenship during the year n
total OF 15l.4t9 persons. a decrease un-
der 1917 OF 1881.
Work carried on by the department ia
described as including: Securing adop-
ton of uniform standards OF employ
nnnnt In government departments: OBJ
tanning suitable legislation for the pro-
lection of women in industry: pronot
ing child labor laws: providing for the
construction of homes for war workers.
establishing better relations between
negro workers and white employers. and
establishing minimum wage scales.
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SINCE,

Since that I may not tell you how love
you. :.
Since that must be mute.
Sce-I shall praise all beauty round
above you;
Your name shall be my Lutte.
To me more dear shall be: the blue OF
heaven
Because your eyes are blue:
In crimson roses shall / seek at even
Your lips remembered hue
I shall weave lyrics that are fashioned
after
The music Of your voice. ="
I shall hear echoes Of your silv'ry laugh
ter
Wherever mon rejoice
Never the starlight or tho scent OF
flowers.
Never the CLINT Of dew.
Nor auGh, of loneliness shall mark the
hours
But I shall call il you!
BLANCHE GOODMAN.
in Saturday Evening Post.
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The rush Of the big men to set out
of government work suggests the
crowd around the ticket wagon at "a
circus. schwab has quit the ship build
ing. Boruch the war. board, Ryan the
air craft constructions. Franklin and
Raymond have quit the shipping board
and so on. 1t is painfully evident that
the service Of the people does not COM
mand the biggest and best men. except
in case Of emergency. Yet the govern
ment Of one hundred million people
ought not to be run by second class
executives and clerks.
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Our Daily Story
RETURNED.

"yerbecna." he cried.
She looked up from the stretcher
handles that she was knitting. her
fashionable khaki-colored eyes full of
surprise.
.vcrbeena." he repeated happily,
Here I am back to you already:
Why. Pinton. how lovely" she ex-
Claimed rs II possible that you can
have won the war already: You only
left day before yesterday"
II was honorably rejected at camp"
he explained glowingly. And now hore
am back to you. offer you my
proof"
And he handed her a sheet OF paper
sha ped like document.
She took it and read: This is to GER
iifr that Pinto V. Yillo has been reject
I'd for military duty by reason of flat
knees, picked tunSIls. Incompatible
eyes. unsigned hearing, and ihgrown
heart
"verbeena" he cried. II have come
back"
AS gently az she could. Ferbeena
bcaned him with the parlor lamp and
busted him out Of the house. -
Copyright BY George Matthew Adams
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CHRISTMAS, 1918

II slighter fare our tables here afford.
And fewer guests our homcly Joys
enhance.
Where millions press We spread grand
or board:
This year We hold our Christmas feast
in France.
We shall pc host, To nations-au who
strive o..
For dcathlrs= right, the greatest and
the least
Who give their best that freedom shall
survive.
This year we hold nobler Christmas
feast.
Arthur Guitcrman in Life.
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FIE? FIFE! HENNERY!

The chief Of the steam engineering
bureau Of the navy furnished the in
teresting information that the s5o.o0o.-
o00 to pay Henry Ford for his Eagle
boats is to dome out of the Presidents
emergency war fund Of 100000. 0oo.
Small wonder that Mr.. Ford promised
to follow the President in everything
IL he was elected to the Senate. In
placing that huge sum In the hands Of
Mr.. Wilson. to be expended on his GER
titicate alone Congress did not nntici-
pate its use for the purpose Of electins
N'ilsonitcs to the Senate. =
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RIPPING RHYMES
BY WALT MASON.
END OF HATING.

My heart is full of JOY and mirth,
l dot not hate q soul an Garth. Be
fore the armiSticc was signed. hate
of the Teuton filled my mind; l
hated everything that bore the Ger
man trade mark. moro and more.
Alas. the hate l used to feel. before
and after every meal. And when To
bed / juurncycd late, III lie awake.
and hate and hate! L thought that
I should never live to See the timo
when I'd forgive the crurl Hun II
evil works. the RWEnr9. and. tho
bcastly Turks. don't fnrgrvr them
even yet: ! won't max" any Tout my
pct. or carry lllcS.~,pllEc AND. pa IT,,
10 any Hun who Is; IN jail. My aunt
shall not become III" bride Of any
Turk with .sallow hide. I'm willing
hat the Turk and Hun may have
forEivcness-whcn it's won: but
wears must pass in solemn train be-
fore they Can'0ur trust regain. Now
T don't hate them amy more: ~"
found that: hatred is 81 bore. Tho
tyrant's taken in his sign nc goes
his way and | so mine; and II. -
hated him hy day. and hating passed
the night away. couldn't add an
ounce. I trow. 10 that huge load he's
bearing now.
Cu7yrisht by George Matthew ADAMS.
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IDENTITY FOR SOLDIERS.

PARIS. Dec. l2--ThN cablnet. Al IL
meeting today authorized IN" introduce
tnn III parIiamrnl Of bill granting IN
indemnify oc go francs 10 every man
demohiizcd. with additional payments
according IN length M service. citations
and number Of dependents. Tho pay
mcnt or tho extra indemnity will INVOLVE
the expndtur Of 1896. 00n. 600 francs. Al.
lowancs to the families Of denobiliz"d
soldiers. il WAS decided. should con-
tinuc for six months after tho soldier Is
discharged from active service.
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ganized armies OF government office
holders. We do not wish to. add the
railroads. with their power for good or
evil. and with the tremendous political
influence which they may exercise, to
the already heavy burdens OF federal
otficialdonl.
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WRIT OF ERKOR AWARDED.

CHARLESTON. w. Va. Doc. T.
4 writ Of error has been awarded r
members Of tho supreme court III rnca-
,ion in the rasc Of Dreamer Red Ash
Coal COMPANY against the SANDY RihEh
t'oal & coke Company from Mercer
Thu write WINS awarded on PC.
titinn Of the plaintiff from the action or
the Mercer circuit court in setting aside
Il Jury verdict which gave the plnntiT
{ : images. and allowing n new triul.
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how HE ErpED HDHEY TROUBLE.

II had a severe attack OF Kidney trou-
bic and for three weeks could not get
out Of doors and scarcely out Of bed.
writes G.. r. Brewer Village Springs.
Ala. Gould not bend ovrr Mt all with
out the most cncruCIatinc pains. | pur-
chased n bottle of Foley Kidney Pills.
Was relieved nfter the frs, few doses
and continued their use until completely
cured. ! consider Foley Kidney Pulls
tho best kidney remedy In the world. NO.
recurrence OF my trouble" Sold every
where
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Alleged Safeblower
Arrested In the West

Charged with blowing the safe of the
smithflcld. ". Va, post office about
year ago, J. 4. johnson. alias Wright,
was arrested by United States officers
at Minneola. MINI. Tuesday. and will
be brought back to thiA state for the
january term Of federal court ut Par
kersburg. When the work OF blowing the
safe was discovered. the morning after
il was found that over $500 and a large
amount OF stamps had been taken. John.
son confessed to having done the jop
after his arrest.
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AIR TRAVEL PROFITABLE

That Blue Book Is Being Planned Giving
Routes and Trade Data.
By FRANCIS A, COLLINS
Author of The Air Man. y The Camera Man, etc.
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Farmer (soliIoqiEing) - ~Is'posc l
oughte- stop at 81 Ttbb's place an pa;
him that quarter owe him Gosh!
hope he amt in
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Soldier and civilian needs make
even greater demands this year for
Photo Frames-and we've prepared.
Oval. Square. Double and Triple
Fold Francs-all sizes from tiny
ones up to largest Cabinet
14c to $3.50 Each.
All Ivory Frames. above Sl.oo. are
included in the special sale. LOSE
2ose.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-08-16
~. PAUL JONES,
"U. S. S. Garcia ""
GOOD TURNS BY SCOUTS.

Scouts at Spartanburg, S, c., helped
the chamber of commerce to find
homes for families and friends of the
New York Guard stationed at Camp
Wadsworti,.
While scouts In Freeland, Pa, were
In camp on Mount Yeager they learned
that a young lady had become lost
from farm about three miles away.
After a week of search she was found
by party of scouts and had to be
carried home. She was nearly starved
and had lived on berries.
When their church got into temper
ary financial embarrassment the sum
of sos was lent by scouts of troop
in the Bronx, New York city.
Following an earthquake in Helmet,
CAL, boy scouts served as messengers
to call wanted persons to the only
telephone stations that were In opera
ton.
Scouts In Akron, O., have co-operat-
ed to reduce the number of street
lamps broken, and letter from the
superintendent to the scout executive
says that since the boys are on the
watch the number has been greatly
reduced.
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WHERE BATHTUB IS UNKNOWN
Alaskan Town Should Be Close Ap.
proach to Paradise for the Az
erage Small Boy.

Etah is the most northerly town IN
the world 1t was visited by MacMil'
Ian, the great Arctic explorer to whom
we owe n good deal for the Interesting
information he has given us about the
life Of the people in this remote part
Of the earth.
As is the custom Of the Indian
squaw, the Eskimo mother OF Etah
carries her baby on her back, ana
often she has 1t here while she Is at
tending to her household duties. Pos
sibly the youngster on the back OF the
cheerful-looking Eskimo mother has
never gone through the process Of TAX
ing a bath, for we are told that the
Eskimos have superstition to the ef
feet that 1t makes babies cross &c
battle them. Explorers tell of babies
several months old that have never
been touched by soap and water.
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48I1O1/9
SCOUTS
SCOUT WORK NOT PARADING
ucted by National Council OF IN
Boy Scouts Of America.)

It isn't strange with the whole world
at war and millions OF men training
at gun-drills that some boys will get
the gun-drill fever. No doubt they
think they can help their country In
that way. Let's see about that, says
scout official In answering scout
who wants to drill with guns.
Uncle Sam has asked the boy scouts
to serve In the first, the second and
the third Liberty loan campaigns; he
has enlisted them as his dispatch bear
ers in the drive against Hun propa
ganda in America he has given them
a big and important job In boosting
the sale of Thrift and War Savings
stamps; but as far as lave heard he
hasn't asked n single boy scout to put
Il gun y his shoulder and drill.
Why hasn't Uncle Sam given guns
to his boys2 Because he knows they
can be n thousand times more helpful
in winning the war in other ways. The
youngster parndlng around with rifle
no doubt Is splendid fellow, and
eager to help but in this particular
case he Is on the wrong track.
The boy scout movement Is now, al
ways has been and always will be q
nOnmilitaristic organization, and CUR
drills do not have place in its pro
gram of activities. The best military
experts In the country do not believe
in gun drills for boys of scout age
And that Is only one Of the many ren
sons why military gun drill and It'll
soldering" activities are not made
part Of scouting. There's plenty o
other more necessary things to do 70
'teen.age boys. When you are olde
Uncle Sam will give you the real thin
In drill. under competent officers, an
you will be taught the use Of the riff
as a technical weapon the purpose q
which Is to kill. For the present, !
preparation, the government want
boys to do other and more helpful an
practical things.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-08-16
GOODBYE BACKACHE, KIDNEY
AND BLADDER TROUBLES

box Of imported GOLD MEDAL Haar.
lem Oil Capsules. They are pleasant
and easy to take. Each capsule con-
tains about one dose Of five drops.
Take them just like you would any
Dill. Take a small swallow of water
IL you want to. They dissolve In the
stomach, and the kidneys soak up the
oil like sponge does water. They
thoroughly cleanse and wash out the
bladder and kidneys and throw off the
Inflammation which is the cause OF
the trouble. They will quickly relieve
those stiffened joints, that backachee'
rheumatism, lumbago, sciatica, gall
stones. gravel. "brtckdust," etc. They
are an effective remedy for all dis
eases of the bladder. kidney, liver
stomach and allied organs. Your
druggist will cheerfully refund your
money II you are not satisfied after a
few days use. Accept only the pure,
original GOLD MEDAL Harlem OIL
Capsules. None other genuine.-Adv.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-08-16
Tonight! Take Dodson's Liver Tone!
Better Than Ca|omeI For Liver
Calomel sickens! If bilious, constipated and head
achy read my guarantee.

straighten you right up and make you
feel fine and vigorous by morning. !!
want you to go back to the store ano
get your money. Dodson's Liver Tons
is destroying the sale Of calomel be-
cause 1t is real liver medicine; entire
ly vegetable. therefore 1t can NOT san'
vate or make you sick.
guarantee that one spoonfui o.
Dodsons Liver Tone will put your
sluggish liver to work and clean your
bowels Of that sour bile and constr
pated waste which Is clogging your
system and making you feel miseraole.
/ guarantee that bottle OF Dodsons
Liver Tone will keep your entire Fam
lily feeling fine for months. Give II 70
your children. 1t is harmless; doesn't
grippe and they like Its pleasant tast~
ADV.