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GLEANING HOMES
to insist that he failed to see the good
in always "writing to Raleigh" to find
out how to conduct one's own affairs.
at iEaily Date
(By Associated Press.) ' "
Washington, Man ,; 30. Secretary - or
Paint js Freely Used as Result;" HaSd'second War" Baker said today that as soon
- J it ably in for trouble, it passea secona nAn watiftnaiaiwrflsmfin re-
reading , through the courtesy of the "rr - -STtap
1 L'CUtlJ uv - w-
opposition, some oi wnom auuiuiy - - . f ,h ho states. ad
marked that they would kill it on tnira - ,.,, Wnirf h Rnt from !
One of the troubles cow
v.the border. Definite plans, he said,
of Prosperous Year-
Building Boom.
(Special to The Dispatch.)
New Bern, Jan. 30. A clean up
and paint up campaign is being wag
ed by the farmers m Craven county
and, in consequence, almost every rur
al home that one sees these days is
resplendent in a new coat of. paint.
The Craven county farmers have
made' money during the past year and
they have come to the conclusion that
there is no better way in which they
can spend some of this cash than to
improve their homes and -the sur
roundings, of recognized standing may serve as SDecial order for Wednesday along
Another tmng mat is nouceaoie in.neaitn om.cer. Iwuh the orner education mils,
this line is the fact that manye new McCoin argued for his bill that it! The House Monday,
houses are going up in the rural sec-1 had the,aporoval of the State Medical;, ' The House was called to order at 3
tion and the majority of these are of Society and that the pharmacists were ; 0ciocir -hy Representative Doughton
-a . . -w-r i m . J T X. "
reading, anyhow.
witn tne measure, yeruy i ,onon, 11Tnn tmnstiortfttion facilities
trouble), is the provision for an ex-, y . ' .
amination fee of $25, which is to be president Modifies Sentence.'
paid before a man can take a job asj r Associated Tress.)
whole time health officer of a county, Washington. Jan. 30. Sentence of'
or town. This $25 pays the expenses dismissal reCently imposed upon
of an examining board, composed of Lieutenant. Forrest Ward, First In
three members, elected by the State fantrVj Arkansas National Guard,
Health Officers' Association, and two has been modified by President Wil
by the State Board of Health. The bill .son to a reprimand- Lieutenant Ward,
also says that only a doctor of mecli-j iit was charged, encouraged gambling
cine, or a holder 6f the degree of doc- among the enlisted men.
tor of public nealtn irom a university
not opposed to it. He, thought tnat aTlrt tWve.r was bv Dr.. McWhife. the
any legislation which could unite doc-; Presbyterian "church pastor. New bills
tors and "docs" ought to be passed. introduced were:
- The Senate Monday. Gardner Abolish the office of treas-
The Senate was opened with prayer ;urer for Yancey county.
an improved type and are equipped
with many of the modern improve
ments which one usually finds only in
the cities.
Baseball chatter is again in the air.
Talk in regard to reviving the old by Rev. T. W. O'Kelly, of the Bap- j Gardner By request Promote tern
Eastern Carolina League is again in
the air.
Devotees of the National game at
Goldsboro declare they are ready and
willing to join a league if it is. formed
and are warmly agitating the ques
tion. However, there is hardly any
probability that New Bern will take
stock in any Eastern Carolina League.
This city has a city league that seems
to be giving all the amusement nec
essary along this line and then, again,
there s but little enthusiasm over
the game here at the present time.
Horsemen in' this part of the State
are contemplating putting on a big
racing tournament during the early
Spring and it is their belief that if
this is done it will prove to be one of
the biggest events of its kind ever held
in the State.
The track at the Eastern - Carolina
fair grounds is one of the bets in the
State and the horsemen in this .sec-
tion feel that this is one of the best
places to hold a racing meet.
The matter is now being talked over
and something definite will probably
be decided upon during the course of
the-nexf few weeks.
tist church, at 3 o'clock, Lieutenant- perance by regulating the receipt and
finvernor GardneSr. presiding. A
leave of absence was granted for Rep
resentative Linn, of Rowan county, un
til Tuesday -morning. New bills were
introduced as follows:
Jones Provide for the Australian
ballot in this State. Three hundred
copies of the bill ordered printed
the
RAILROADS KICK
ON VALUATIONS
(fiyAssocIated Press.)
Washington, Jan. 30. A vigorous
attack by railroad interests on meth
ods pursued by the Interstate Com
merce Commission in fixing the phy
sical valuation of America.n rail
roads has been made in a legal skir
mish over its findings in the case of
two small roads, the Atlanta, Birm
ingham & Atlantic and the Texas
Midland, first to be valued.
The commission was asked to set
aside the valuation division's ap
. praisai, counsel for the carriers de
claring it inadequate, not in conform
ity with law and representing "only
? partial list of the bare bones of
the property with some prices at
tached thereto."
Glen E. Plumb, counsel for the
four railroad brotherhoods an
nounced they desired later to pre
sent "some general theories" for the
commission!s attention.
Counsel for many other railroads
than those directly concerned crowd
ed the chamber and participated in
the proceedings. W. Kulne, of Phila
delphia, representing the Pennsylva
nia'Railroad, said the two roads in
volved are small and requested valu
ation of larger roads be withheld un
til questions at issue are disposed of.-
The hearing probably will last sev
eral days.
TROOPS STOP BANDITS
IN BREAK FOR MEXICO
(By Associated Press.)
Mexico City, Jan. 30. It has been
reported to the War4 Department that
bandits tried to cross from the United
States into , Mexico today near
Brownsville and were forced back by
troops under General Ricaut. Gen
eral Ricaut reported that American
1roop3 were pursuing the bandits on
the American side of the line.
WESTERN TRUST MEN
GATHER IN 'ORLEANS.
By Associated Press.)
New Orleans, Jan. 30. An execu
tive business session for considera
tion of reports of standing and special
committees on various subjects con
nected wh)h the fruit and vegetable
industry occupied the time of dele
gates to the Western Fruit Jobbers'
Association in convention here today.
A large number of new members of
the association were initiated prior
to the business meeting.
Warren Increase
r i-.-uA rrnn on1 tii J 4 -? a 1 Hiotricta anri '
to provide for emergency judges. This
bill provides that one district in the
eastern division of the State and one
in the western division shall consist
of one or more counties (a small dis
trict) and the terms of court in the
districts shall be limited to twenty
weeks each annually. There would be
24 judicial districts and in rotation
each of the judges would in turn be
come an emergency judge in the ro
tating system observed, subject to be
assigned to any county by the Govern
or to hold special courts or supply in
case of sickness. Advocates of the
bill say the provision regulating the
emergency judges means the creation
of no more new offices and no addi
tional compensation is allowed. At
the same time it is claimed that the
increase in the districts will remedy
the present situation giving trouble in
many counties.
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!The American Ambnlance Field Service :
Film presented bv the French G
recognition of the heroic work of our American bov o f Stateg J
Snhnnl Auditorium WHnHau M;nk i Hem0
School Auditorium. Wednesday Niaht. j9n zi o.o
Afternoon, Feb.1, 3:30. ' and Thu
; -50 cent Adults; 25 cents
Space Donated by the People's Savings Bank.
Chi!jr
'en
in Mar lrri--: " i1i&ttffmi
(WRITING PAPER USE IS
SHOWING AN INCREASE
handling of intoxicants.
Hurley Amend the act of 1905 rel
ative to the election of commissioners
in Montgomery county.
Price and Roberts Fix the salaries
of Rockingham officers.
McCall Repeal the 1917 act rela
tive to the denutv court clerk in Cher-
Superior 1 okee county.
Pritchard Preserve the integrity of
the ballot in Madison county.
Suttlemyre Repeal 1915 local act
relative to the collection of Caldwell
taxes.
Hoyle Regulate presumption of law
as to certain titles.
Tatum and Dees Protect fruit
1 growers in the State.
Coffey Amend the 1905 revisal re-
lating to magistrates' fees.
Swain Relief of Confederate sol
diers and sailors.
Privette Furnish ground limestone
to farmers at the least possible cost. J
Wilson Abolish office of treasurer
in Transylvania.
Hicks Add Avery county to the list
of counties exempted from the State
wide primary, law.
Withtow Provide uniformity in
deeds and other papers. I
Kfllian Regulate hunting in Ctaw- I
ba; incorporate Maurey School; al-
Ilow Catawba county to elect board of
(6y Associated Tress.)
New York, Jan. 0. In spite of the
steadily-j increasing pricexof all kinds
of paper more writing paper is being
used than ever before, says Theodore
L. C. Gerry, President of the Ameri
can Stationers' Association, of New
York. At the annual dinner of the
organization last night, Mr. Gerry as
serte dthat the people of the United
States seemed to be writing more let
ters and were buying more paper,
pens, ink, lead pencils, blotters and
stationery supplies of all kinds.
Parker Allow the election of coun
ty boards of election to be elected by j eduction.
popular vote. Ihree nunorea copies Grant, of Onslow Repeal a certain
ordered printed and the bill set as a j ocai roaa iaw
' " " I Hoyle Repeal bill relating 'to en-
I larginga certain graded, school diw
trict.
Matthews, of Mecklenburg Amend
the revisal relative to property under
mortgage and other contracts.
Matthews Amend the act relative
to advertising personal property.
Bills passed final reading as follows:
Abolish treasurer's office in Yancey;
regulate deputy clerks in Cherokee;
relating to automobile tax and apply
ing 90 per cent to the county in which
the tax originates; repeal road law for
Marsh township, Surry county; amend
the Pender road law.
The House voted down 34 to 19 the
bill ,to create a State Board of Ex-
Laminers to examine applicants for law
icenses.
BUSINESS
SPECIALS
MESSENGER SERVICE.
For this service we use the
Postal Telegraph Cable Company's
messengers. They wMI call for
your "ads'." In the same manner
and quick time as they nowcover
the city for telegrams, night let
tergrams, cables, etc.
For further information as to
"ads," call 176, but for telegraph
service call "Postal Tclegraptf?'
LEAK SITUATION
CLARIFIED TODAY
BY MANY DENIALS.
(Continued From Page One.)
COURT NOTICE.
All jurors and witnesses
summoned to appear at Court
on Monday, February 5th,
1917, are hereby notified that
they need nqt appear until
Wednesday, February 7th,
.1917, at nine thirty A. M.
By order of
W. M. BOND.
JUDGE W.M. BOND.
Clerk Superior Court.
leak investigating committee.
Direct examination cf the witness
by "-Sherman Whipple was concluded
and members of the committee be
gan questioning him.
White also denied that he had any
accounts in which persons in official
life were interested.
"Did Lawson suggest to . you?"
asked Representative Campbell, Re
publican, "that the market was top
heavy and that a suggestion of peace
would start the market down and
that it was a good time to get all
ycur friends into a pool?"
"No, sir," said White.
Campbell tried to learn what White
and Lawson talked about at the va
rious meetings in New York, . about
.the time the peace situation was a
big- factor in the stock market. White
said they talked "in general terrns,"
about the war and Its "economic .ef
fects." He could not recall ever hav
ing discussed the German peace pro
posals, the Lloyd-George speech in
reply, or the arrival of the Deutsch
land and the U-53, or President Wil
son's attitude.
"You had advance information on
the arrival of the U-53, didn't you "
asked Campbell.
"I did not. I knew nothing of it
until I saw it in the newspapers."
. "Do you think Lawson ought to
be in an insane, asylum or behind the
bars which ?"
"I have no opinion on that. It is
not within my jurisdiction," replied
the witness, with a laugh.
"Didn't you realize when you saw
Lawson's testimony published that
there might be an issue of perjury
raised between you and him? How
was it you made no effort to have him
retract?"
"This is my first appearance be
fore the committee," replied White,
"and I didn't think the manner in
which he mentioned my name very
important."
"Do you think," interrupted Repre
sentative Chiperfield, "that your con
versations with Lawson were equiva
lent to a full course in romance lit
erature?" "I couldn't say that. I did not
take his conversation seriously."
Barney Baruch was again called to
the stand. Baruch declared voluntar
ily that he was ready to answer any
questions fully.
On December 11, he said, he bought
5,000 shares of Steel, expecting it to
rise, nut it didn't, and he sold the
following day at a loss of about four
points. Then came the address of
Von Bethmann-Hollweg in the Reich
stag regarding peace, Baruch said,
and foreseeing the effect the speech
would have on the market on JJe
cember 13, he sold short, dealing in
23,400 shares of Steel that day.
(Continued on Page Six.)
COAL
WE PAY THE TAXES. INVEST IN
Carolina Building and Loan Associa
tion for safety, service and dividends
New Series Saturday, February 3rd,
at 123 Princess, L. W. Moore, Secre
tary. 1-30-lt
WANTED AT ONCE, YOUNG MAN
to do stenographic work and and
light bookkeeping. Must be strictly
" moral, and with no bad habits. Fur
nish reference with application. Ad
dress W, care Dispatch. l-22-t.
WE DELIVER ALL MAGAZINES ON
date of issue when bo requested
Phone your order to 745 Gordon'ja
News Stand. 10-7-tf
CALL H. L. KIDD FOR SOIL FOR
Flower yards. Phone 1549-W. Your
wants will receive jrompt attention.
1-9-tf
YORK APPLES, FLORIDA ORANGES,
Lemons, Potatoes, Onions, Grape
Fruit, Limes, Tangerines,, Onion
Sets, Dates, Hershey's Milk Choco
late and other Candies. Send us
your orders. Bear Produce and
Merchandise 0., Wholesale. Phones
452-453, Wilmington, N. C. 1-21-tf
FOR SALE MODERN RESIDENCE,
large lot, garage, six blocks from
Postoffice. Apply P. O. Box 63.
1-16 tue-thur-sal-tf
"Murchinson Service"
1.
Twenty:f our nundred depositors appreciate effi'
and courteous service, as wel as the conditio: J?l
make such service possible. c"
ARE YOU PROGRESSIVE
THE MCHISON NAHM
It BAN!
Capital $710,000. Surplus $100,000,
Builders' Supplies
STORAGE
W. B. Thorpe
ML
and Company
WATER and ANN STREETS I
SEES
WE WANT A MAN ONE WHO HAS
some knowledge of the furniture
business and one who knows how I
to use a duster or a broom, who is
absolutely in accord with the best
interest of his firm, and will tell
nothing but the truth. A man wlo
has intelligence, and onewho is not
satisfied with his self, but one who
wishes to become more than a knot
on a log. A man who is courteous,
clean, energetic and trustworthy.
Who will serve his customers to best
of his ability and who is not afraid i
01 work. And in addition does not
smoke cigarettes or is a natural
born conversionalist. To such man
we have a job with a stipend com
mensurate with qualities mentioned.
Yes we want your reference, all the
reference you have got. A Man. care
Dispatch. l-30-2t
JUST RECEIVED 100 BUSHELS OF j
Porto Rico Sweet Potatoes and the J
finest lot of North Carolina sides and
shoulders of the season. Call us.
Acme Cash Grocery Co., Water and
Dock streets. l-30-3t
UNREDEEMED WATCH, NO. 6324
One open-face 20-year gold-filled El
gin, 17-jewels; sale price, $6.90. Un
redeemed watch No. 5586 One open
face, nickel case, 21-jewel, Illinois;
sale price , $12.40. Unredeemed
watch No. 5083 One open-face Eold-
filled Waltham; sale price, ?2.90. '
Chas Fingelstein, No. 6 So. Front, j
Phone 642. x 1-24-tf
CI TDK! ITI l D rr i Q o-l Attn oo o - i i -t- lj I
wiiiii i w i h. i s- i mil ouu i r i
Front street. Store full of furniture.
Lots of new furniture, and some
slightly used and sold at bargains.
We have a gas range and pas water
heater you can use. Big values.
Come to see us. Sterling Furniture
Company. E. H. Sneed, Mgr. Phone i
60. 1-26-tf
OREGON AND CALIFORNIA RAIL-
road Co., Grant Lands, Title to same
revested in United States by Act of
Congress dated June 9, 1916. Two
million three hundred -thousand j
acres to be opened for settlement j
and sale. Power Site, Timber and
Agricultural Lands. Containing some
of best land left in United States.
Now is the opportune time, Large
Sectiofial Map showing lands and
description of soil, climate, rainfall,
elevations, etc. Postpaid One Dollar.
Grant Lands Locating Co., Box 610,
Portland, Oregon. l-19-3m
HOT
Is a Household Necessity ; abundant hot water is the
greatest domestic luxury.
GAS WATER HEATERS
'' Let us demonstrate our various kinds of
for you
Then Give Us Your Order for your selection.
Terms are Satisfactory.
Tide Water Power Co,
Princess Street.
mwlllMI llll IM Ml llllll mil l.l 111
FOUND-PIN ON CHESTNUT. ST.
WANTED WIDE-AWAKE, TEMPE-
rate man, 25 to 35 years of age, of
character and ability, to deliver and
collect from town and country cus
tomers. Personal bond of $500 re
quired. Address, R. B. Stout, care
General Delivery, Wilmington, N. C.
l-29-2t-j.
You have read ill the magazines and Musical Reviews of Thonaj
A. Edison's New invention We hold a license to demonstrate and seO
The New Edison
-
We invite all music loversto visit our store and become familiar
with Edison's New Art, whereby he actually Re-Creates all forms of
music Hear the New Edi3on at oijr store.
C. W. YATES COMPANY
Market Street.
r u. . - toi- .scam
Aft
er The Doctor Leaves
Owner can get same by calling- it I THE RURAL BUILDING AND LOAN
the Dispatch Office, paying for ad. J
and identifying pin. 1-30-lt-j
LOST PAIR LADIES BLACK KID
Gloves this morning on Front or
Princess street between Woolworth's
and 2nd and Princess. Finder please ,
return to 211 Princess street. 1-30-lt-j
Association will open the 34th se
ricr. next Saturday, February 3rd,
1917. Subscribe for stock today.
J. Holmes Davis, Pres.; Marshall
Shrier, Vice Pres.; James Owen
Reilly, Sec. & Treas.
Jan.28-29-30-31 Feb.1-2-3
FOR RENT LARGE DOUBLE ROOM
Suitable for two . young men or a
couple. Also two single rooms with
board furnished. Address "X," care
Dispatch. l-30-2t-j
eiiTii
We are prepared to sign
Contracts with acceptable
parties for fall delivery
cotton at 'excellent prices
as we view the situation. .
W.B: Cooper SCo.
Wilmington, N.' C.
WANTED 2 OR 3
light housekeeping.
12:30 or 5:30 o'clock.
ROOMS . FOR
Phone 2052-J
1-30-lt-j
NOTICE FOR THE NEXT 10 DAYS
beginning Monday, 15th, we are go
ing to dispose of all unredeemed
watches having been in our posses
sion for the past twelve months.
Consisting of Elgins, Walthams,
Howard and Hamilton. Be sure to
look for our ad. Monday. Chas. FJn
kelstein. 1-12-tf
It is important that the prescription he left be filled with
out delay and Compounded accurately. We exercise
care in filling prescriptions in accordance with written in
structions and deliver promptly. Try US.
THE PAYNE DRUG COMPANY,
Corner Fifth and Red Cross Streets.
IN AUGUR AT ION
FOR RENT DESIRABLE 3 OR 5,
room apartment, with bath, gasi
range in kitchen, all modern im
provements; nice location and rent
very reasonable. Phone 1092 or!
151. l-28-3t
UNREDEEMED WATCH NO. 4,995,
Waltham, '21 Jewels, 20-year case.
Sale price, $14.60. Unredeemed
Watch No. 5,592, Waltham, 7 Jewels,
20-year case. Sale price, $5.40. Un
redemed Watch No. 5,532, open face
' Waltham;. 15 .. Jewels movement,
NickeJ. case. Sale price, $3.80, 6
South Front street. Chas. Finkel
stein. Phone 642. v 1-19-tf
L. L. SHEPPARD, 817 NORTH 4TH
St. Have got tne goods for you. Best
native (meats of all kind. Also a full
line of groceries. Phone 1186.
Prompt delivery. Always on the job.
10-13-eod-tf
FOR THE VERY BEST NATIVE AND
Western Pork and Beef,, Fancy
Groceries, tec. See or Phone R. B.
Moore, 3rd nd Cast! a. Phone 1888.
11-24-tf "
STRAYED FROM 1809, PRINCESS St.,
. one red female setter dog.' Answers
to name of "Pete." If found please
notify . L. Dickinson, telephone,
1129 OJ.S59. " l29-3t.
PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON
WASHINGTON, D. C.
MONDAY, MARCH 5TH, 1917.
I , $10.05 ROUND TRIP
via
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
From Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Burlington, and all inte:
ate points to Greensboro. .
$10.65 From Goldsboro, $10.70 From Selma.
Round trip tickets for this occasion will be on sale Marco i
and for trains scheduled to arrive Washington by noon March
'xi.u " " uiuncu i cLurumg to reacu original wi - ,
WANTED A GROCERY CLERK. A
young man with years experience'for
steady work in a well known grocery
store. Good wages for earnest man.
Address in own handwriting giving
age, reference, "Clerk" care Dis
patch office. 1-29-2L
uiiuuignt oi jviarcn iutn, iyi7,-or by-depositing ticket m va " jji?.
and. paying a fee of $1.00, final limite will be extended to April lOtn.
. Special Pullman Sleeping cars will be operated from Ralelg Dorft
Durham, and from all points for special parties of twenty-five or o
For Sleeping "car reservations, and complete information, ask b
era Railway agents, of address ' a
. - . . . ' J. O. J0NEb, t
Traveling Passenger Age
to-i-5-17 r - . Raleigh, N. C.
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I 11-24-tf ; " patch office. 1-29-2L I Wikswtssii. MiVim,il,w.wmiWXMfff
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Wl- HPI IFWF a-re ? 6V6ral thousand m6rl anwoen in Wilmington who Intends ExecutorwheQ they get 1
L ULLI L U L a.wink U the fire policy on their hbuses should lapseAn insignificant thing compared with the risk of dying without a will; They ought,
give th sir heirs anrl tV nrlrliHrmal cost when a man Alec infAefaU
Come and see us wecan maU ir Mr N mct Nn trouble.. (tr n rGAo;
time to do it. Some of them could not sleep
morever, to, 'think' of the trouble it w
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THE "SAFE EXECUTOR."
WILMINGTON, N. C
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