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iHEWILMiNGTON DISPATCH; FRIDAY? AFTERNOO NJANUARY25, " 1.91 8. AGETWO r. 7AR HEEL- RETAILERS ; , ARE CaOPEttATlNG Raleigh, Jan. 25. A large number :l North' Carolina retailers are. lining up "with the, Food Administration in shape: 1 "Approximately . 2,500 gro cers In North Carolina have - become members of the Food Administration, r!sdging themselves to give their eus- t ;ners the benefit of fair and moder- "t3 prices, All of these retailers will 1 1-applied with posters to display la their windows to show to the pub lic that they are members of the Food Administration and are co-operating. ?; Something 'like 150,000 out of 350,- 000 grocers in the United States have signed the Food Administration pledge and the campaign la still on. :.: NEW YORK DAY-BY-DAY. 4 ': (O. O. Metntyre.) rjecial Correspondent of The Dis- ' patch.) ' New York, Jan, .25. Life in Ludlow i street JaiKtheae.. days is just: like a stay at Palm Beach. Ludlow . street jaiLis rwhere Xhey keep husbands who are coy .and rejuctant with their ali Imony. .It -has never been a very 3 rough existe.o.Qe. therg, but with the J entrance of David H. Knott into the omce as snemr tnings nave perKea up considerably. rdherill Knott owns a flock of New i York" hotels and when he saw the kind 'Of grub that was being doled 'put' to the Ludlow guests he was sim ply,; hkocked dumb with amazement. Instead; 6f bread and coffee for breakfast he ordered the chef to pro vidoi cereal and real cream, some eggs, bacon and toast, and a little old fashioned, marmelade on the side. The other meals were flossed up in pro portion and for Sunday there will be , turkey and ice cream and other good jiafc tempting things, h Sheriff Knott does not regard ali miony slackers as hardenedcriminals. They are 'celebrated playwrights, ac tors who have starred on Broadway, two literary lights, a famojis-chmist and . many ; others who have Qr will Portly .break into Who's op ping, f emporarlly, in the Ludlow jail. , ; A famous vaudeville sketch was written behind the closed floors and ,a b; financial enterprise was et in motion there. Men who are Agoing .'real work must have real fooUcftcrees I the humane sheriff. . i Aae guests at iiuqiow naSETMlge i i club, a- gymnasium and ajs making room. -With Sheriff Knott offffi- they are hoping :for the "installation j of a tennis court, a swimming ""pool and a billiard parlor. iv:;; v; . . Seen around the town: A famous ' chorus girl who used to brag, that 'Prince Henry drank champagne out of .her slipper, "selling tickets,; in a movie theatre v cage. .. A . Itttle Id man in a frayed ; overcoat gazing - into. : ja , window filled: fith sable , furs- An East Side :cafel with' if si8,Swrrtw pot pie.", . A. hotel .- page hoy calling ;in the lobby for "Mr. HmdenberzJ An actress , taking jb.er jpet ipodle iato a uroaaway .sarbersnop. to je shear-: ed. " Women wearing springhats on 'Fifth avenue. A shooting gallery . on lower Fifth avenue, r A.streethawker selling dictionaries. A celluloid vil lain of the movies playing dominoes at the Screen Club. A cabaret sing er .singing to a diner wearing a mon ocle, "There's Just a Little Bit of Monkey Still Left in Tound Me." '; The "Why work when you can be a star?" epidemic has-hit Harlem. Per- sons - who ; have never tried to act, dreamers, who have always wanted to act 'and. geniuses wbo .have tried to act and been pronounced a b't ripe are meeting in one grand struggle to attain film fame in a Harlem theatre. Every evening an entire motion picture is' actually made upon the stage ef the theatre. The artists, so , to speak, are amateurs drawn from every portion of New York. If any show, of ability is made the applicant will" be considered by the large mo t?0tt picture directors who are con tracting, the scheme as suitable prey - the wild life of the movies. -When the theatre issued its shriek for amateurs to try their luck busi ness in Harlem came to a dead stop. Young, men who have been told that they resemble Francis X. Bushman or John Barrymore reported by tbe herd. Young, women who would laugh aloud tt Mary Pickford reported in fuH i evening confusion. The supply of unariie cnapiins extended one flat xoqtea mock irom tne stage door. A , Oozen scenario directors have charge tr tne oaa undertaking. After the zrst two nours two were strolling arouna on tneir cnins and knees. ' Speaking of monocles, Broadway is i3Ied. with monocle wearers. Of course, everybody snickers at them. But three years ago a wrist watch wearer was the, object of much ridi cule. 'Now everybody is wearing a wrist watch. The same thing may E.apj?en'td the monocle. Armies Free from Typheld. London, Jan. in the present war. out ; of tne millions of British soldiers who have served In France cnly 3,000 have fallen victims to typhoid.5' The- statistics, of course. fronv, Salonika and GallipoII, where the normal sanitary conditions in time cf peace are much worse, would be i'scldedly less favorable, but even in tlsse -places there has been no par cllel to the old ; epidemics of dysen Htr7 and cholera which, in previous : ; 3 - to., absolute Inaction in a few ,reeks. 'Those; who remember the cirjaltr lists during t the : last Boer '.7zx r'isfe able to recall how the im rurities of the water supply in South Africa were far more deadly than the .Ilets of the Boers. In the course the wax no fewer than 60,006 Brit j eoldlew died from typhoid. Wrtneftd bv One of the Season's . , Largest Audiences. . One of the season's . largest audi ences 8aw"John T. Fisher's "Oh, John ny, Qh' at the:Academy:,Qf Music last night. The performance was creditable in spots. ? The company waff u to the 'standard "of "dollar hows for -looks and action, and the lines were all that could be desired. Those in the audience expecting a $2 show for half that price, naturally, were inclined to express some disap pointment On the other hand, thos0 lopking for a;' show of the class, indi cated by the admission price had very little kick .coming: It is very doubt ful . if there would have been very much;"-if 'any, adverse criticism, even from those with high hopes, had some of the cheap comedy , been omitted. It Was this latter, element that pro duced the most complaint. To sum UP The show is o. k. as a. dollar performance, j If it would dis pense with some of its -coarser spots there would be nothing but kind re marks' for it - lyman h. howe's travel 1 festival: A visit; to the Forbidden City of China, Is, a striking part of Lyman H. Howe's Travel "Festival," which comes to the . Academy of Music tomorrow, matinee and night. This animated tour of the Celestial Empire-includes "never before photo graphed glimpses, of the Imperial res idence in. the Forbidden City, of the. tombs of the Ming rulers within huge graven images of animals and war riors, and of the burial places, some 3,000 years old, of the Chinese no bles, whose servants according to custom, were executed and buried with their masters. Thee pictures were taken for the Howe program after great difficulty and expense. How the Forbidden City scenes were secured still remains a secret. Suffice it to say that Mr. Howe is. bringing the great slumber ing giant, China, to America in films from, its half modernized, cities to its jealously guarded' secret palaces.; The new Travel Festival has a number of other unusual features. A trip through Alaska presents with sen sational photography the formation of icebergs in the North Pacific; a live ly fishing- and: hunting ' trip into the wilds; , the modem methods of gold seeking ,with machinery; and "a rail road' mp through the snow capped, mountains: Another teUvnlsK Day and Night at Coney Island," an excursion - to New - York's famous pleasure resort. Interesting views, of the newest caterpillar war tractors are featured and the program also in-i eludes the latest Howe animated car toon comedies, recognized as the most amusing things of their kind being shown anywhere on the motion pic ture ' screen- The 'matinee prices are 16 cents for children, 28 cents and 39 . cents for adults. The night prices will range from 28 cents to 55 cents. War tax Included. ' Tickets are now selling at Elvington's. EIGHT REELS OF ACTION. 'Che Auction Block." Rex Beach's tremendously popular novel, filmed by Goldwyn, in eight reels of terrific ac tion is the attraction at the Grand next Moday only, the Tuesday clos ing-order having automatically can celled the second day showing of this massrre. spectacle, to give all Wil- sa'ngton an opportunity to see it. ; ".The Auction Block" has been read by two million Americans and the tory is too well known to need a ynopss. It tells the story of Lo e'er Kuifht, put upon the "auction 'ock" by her parents who aspired to f; me through her marriage to a mil lionaire. She represents In tbe ag gregate the lives of millions or Ameri can girl3.! She played the game as many another b!g city "Irl has played it. Her reputatton th-; least said about it . the better. Her name was en the- tongue serf men at r.H times. But underneath this cynical exte rior there- was teh renl girl, the girl who could "cook and sew; the girl who wanted a home and "kiddies' the g!rl who hungered for love and affection. The character as portrayed by Rubye do Remer is one of the greatest p'eces of screen characterization ever seen, and has created a sensation all over the country. It is in eight reels. THE WEEK'S FINAL SUCCESS. Guy Johnson and his Dolly Dimple Musical Comedy Company will pre- Thp Outotandlng Film Sensation of t I fc 1 If m 'mmf m ,. mm jmmxm PI mm &wf2' .mmnzuL ... f Kli : . GUARD KILLEP SOLDIER, Jmeats wm report for duty not later 'H M,V V 'J , .U M f T C lL ,o.r - - . 51 - 1 than Februarv 1. i c . . - - : : 1 J.- f All t. iu fv -, Stellar Wilmington Favorites Blanche and Lillian at the Royal Next Week. sent another big musical comedy suc cess for today that Will fascinate and charm everyone. The .Crowds have been big all this week, and for the new bill today and tomorrow still larger audiences are expected. The tremendous ovation paid this show on every appearance is the -best indica tion In the world that it is one away above the average seen in Wilming ton or elsewhere at popular prices. Baby Vivian, the child wonder, will be a big feature in today's bill, also the Spellmans, the Ruth Sisters and' "That Funny Kid on the Rolling BaH," will have something new and dandy to do for today and tomorrow. ' - The wardrobe for the third bill is the most exquisite and gorgeous of any seen during the entire week and will add greatly to the charm of this big show- A REAL, SHOW. The Pickert Sisters Stock Company, coming to sthe Royal for all of next week, are this season carrying the largest company of artists, the biggest outfit of wardrobe 40 trunks and the greatest line of special scenery a solid carload ever seen with a pop ular price stock organization. Theif opening bill for next Monday after noon and night will be the Cohan & Harris Broadway sensation, "The Only Son," with big vaudeville spe cialties between the acts. For the! purpose" of maintaining the. maximunv.pricewhlch the Pickert or ganization insist upon, and have for the past three years, the management has set asfdg the 10 first rows which win ,pe reserved,. ncKei saie ior these : peats start Monday morning, for tbree days in advance,, at 30 cents ' for matinee and 50 cents for night. ; performances. The '. entire house, with'' the exception of these usual pricey but those who wish to reserve seats in advance may do so by this arrangemen,, the management thus fulfilling their' agreement with the -company which is playing upon j a commission basis, and thus has thei "say-so" regarding prices. This price would have been charged generally, had the engagement been played at the -Academy, as originally intended, bu,t by transferring to the Royal the minimum prjees , will prevail Jor ,the maximum number of seats. Only one maximum uumuer ui seais. uaijr uiitJii - Tz ' r . ' performance will be given at nighOcivMB?'- fifW&e, city as this comoany nuts on. a nerform-i ance of 6gulatfon length, the pio4 tures starting at 7:45 and curtain going up at 8:15. Afternoon pictures will begin jat 3, curtain .going up at U;30, as usual. WARSAW MAN HURT. Mr. Middleton Falls on Icy Street- Cheese Making. (Special to The Dispatch.) Warsaw, Jan. 25. Mr. O; P. Middle- ton, while walking on Hill street, Tuesday, had the misfortune to -slip on the icy pavement, striking his head on the curbing, and injuring his back. While rendered unconscious f6r sev eral hours, and suffering Intensely from the fall, Mr. Middleton's condi tion is not considered serious, and he is getting on as well as could be ex pected. During the past week Duplin has been visited by .Mr. W. H. Win ter ra eyer, of the Dairy Division of the United States Department of Agricul ture. Assisted by Miss Lucy M. Cobb, home demonstration agent, Mr, Wintermeyer, who is a dairy expert, gave demonstrations in cottage cheese making at several places In the county, among which were Wallace, Lane,. Field and Kenansville. Accom panying? them was Farm Demonstra tor F. N. McDowell, who made talks on subjects of immediate interest to the farmers. There are 556 war charities regis tered in London. E-ACH15 " T P1CTUDF THF-AiirTinM wnrrf fie"; Year at tho Grand Next Monday. Attempt fc:BreaV Away and Was Fatally Wounded. : Spartanburg S. C Jan. 25, Private Floyd Dickey, Company A," One Hun dred and Eighth Infantry, is dead ns the result - of gunshot wouna re ceived Tuesday night when he, with two other soldiers, tried to ' escape from the regimental guardhouse. f Pri vate Lawrence P. Schoville, Company S, of the same regiment received flesh wound inhe hip. which is not considered serious. Private Henry K. Beard, Company A, of the sam regi ment, waB not ; hurt. The three men Were confined in the regimental : guardhouse for a minor breach of military discipline. It ap pears that they had planned to make their escape. About 8:30 o'clock they asked to , be 'carried to another part of the regimental .camp for some pu pose and their request was granted. Private Laird ; ndV McCaxthy had them in charge si guards. After they had started, Beard stopped as it . to tie biB shoe. This seemed to be 4 signal for the other two men to rnn,"-which they did. As Dickey and Schoville started to run, 3eard grabbed the gun of one of the guards, who jerked himself loose and began firing at the. escaping prison ers. Tnree shots were fired, two or which took effect Dickey was shot through the body and Schoville was shot through the JJeshy ' part of the hip. Both men were rushed to the base hospital, , Dickey died of his wounds early yesterday morning. Schoville isnot badly hurL Dickey's home address was 443 Fargo avenue, Buffalo, N. Y.; Scho ville lives at-431 South avenue, Roch ester, N. Yv and Beard lives at 32 Cus ter street, Buffaio, N. Y. j Amendment Ratified. I Columbia, S. C, Jan. 25. The House passed the resolution to ratify the Federal pjohibjtion ameadment on Wednesday, similar . action having been taken in. the Senate last week. South Carolina was thus the third State to ratify the . national amend ment. Considerable opposition was registered on the riira voce vote, the opponents of the measure refusing to surrender even when vanquished by overwhelming odds. Aviator Dead, v . Bennettsville, S. C Jan. 25. The body of Private Tebe McKay, Aviation Corps, .reached Bennettsville Tuesday morning .and was interred in McColl Cemetery with military nonors tnis afternoon. Young McKay was only 17 year old and; enlisted about six weeks ago. He was stricken with pneumonia at the .training camp at Waco,. Texas;-. where be died on Jan uary 16. ? t As!, hisV body was ; borne from hisV and surruedjby: large crowd, his Doay was ioweTea.as ine counux Iia8 dropped above his rave. Form Mtlltftry Company. Orangeburg. S. 2., Jan! 25. Prepa rations are being made to organize another military company at Orange burg to become a part of the Third Regiment now being formed. Secre tary Barr, of the Chamber of Com merce, has' forwarded a petition to the Governor through Colonel Thomp son, asking that Orangeburg be grant ed the privilege of organizing a com pany. It is expected that an active campaign for enlistments' will soon be put on. - County Demonstrator Resigns. Bamberg, "S. C, Jan. 25. J. J.. Heard who has been county farm demonstra tion agent for Bamberg county for the past year or more, has resigned that position and will now devote his entire time to farming on the large place which he recently purchased near this city. He expects to devote a great portion of his acreage to to bacco. Mr. Heard was well equipped for his official duties and did splen did work here and the people of the county regret his resignation, which will take effect February 1. Orangeburg's Packing Plant. Orangeburg, Jan. 24. The Orange burg Packing Company will begin the actual slaughter of hogs on January 28. Already enough hogs have been contracted for to run the plant during thaf naalr Tfln infant nrtll Via In nom. nlete operaUon by February. The4acne ce- Av United States' government experts as signed to the plant as inspectors of Ask any physclian or druggist ahd he will tell you that the first step in the treatment of a cold, cough or grippe should invariably be a brisk Calomel purgative, preferably the nausealess calomel, called Calotabs." This alone is often sufficient to break up a severe cold over night, or cut short an attaCkof grippe and possi bly ..-prevent pneumonia. - X One Caiotab on the tongue at bed time with : a swallow of watf r, that's all. No salts,, no' nausea " nor the slightest interference .with your eat ing pleasures -Sr. work. Next morn ings your cold has vanished and your entire ' system is purified . and refresh- eu. caiotaus are sold only in original sealed packages; , -price , thirty-five cents. Recommended and guaranteed uruggists everywhere. - Jfrice r- luaded if you are not delighted. Adv; TO ABOLISH COMMISSION. House Votes, to . Do Away .VYItk th ' TaxXommission. " : t Columbia, K fC' Jan.. 25. The House Wednesday night passed to third r reading the Hamer-King-Hemp- hill-Duncan bill to abolish the State Tax Commission and' to create In its stead al State board of tax.' assessors Comprising- a : memberships' of 14, on from each Judiciat circuit rTh lhen bers would be -appointed by rtSiKGor- ernor. upon ,.tha irecomnie&dation of the members, of .the General Asemr bly from k the circuit. Ttie ltermv of office is four.yeaxacompensation1 $5 per diem and the days Jn sessionehall not exceed' jn, the! aggregatjs.1 30 ' daysi. The members of the board shall. selec a chairman from -one of -dieiir"iiumb6rr In that the Senate has already re? fused to abolish ' the Commission, the present bill is; ilkjejiytft.meet nirith posi tive opposition and possibly defeat in the upper COMPULSORY -EDUCATION. Governor Sends f Special Message. on Steele' ari "flsxea;. . . -l " ; Columbia, S. C.Jan. 25. A message was received: from, the Governor In the House, supplementing the-, annual message at the'opening of the Gen-' eral Assembly, the main topics being education and -taxes. -Among many other things to" strengthen the eductaional system of the State," the Chief ExeutlTe Airged the passage of a Statewide compul sory education law. in.BubsUtution for the local option plan. Medical inspec tion is also again urged. In the pro posed State compulsory school law it is suggested that, only districts pe titioning for exemption be allowed to remain free from operation of the measure 12 months. Policeman Kills Negro. Charleston; "3. Cv Jan. 25 Police man Conklin shot and killed a negro by the name of James Brown on-South Battery Wednesday afternoon. Wit nesses said that the negro, who was .working a begging game, resisted ar rest and took the officer's club- away from him. The policeman fired .three shots into the ground, trying to. in timidate the negro, who ran into a gateway and there attacked the po Iceman with the club. The police man killed him with a shot in the head.. Brown is said to be ' from Hardeeville. He was about 50 years old. Jack Dempsey, the California heavy weight, is to be given a chance at the winner of the Jack DillOn-Homer Smith bout scheduled for FL Wayne, Ind, January 31. DROPS Of MGIC! ; LIFT OUT CORNS Sore, touchy corns stop hurt ing, then lift right out with fingers For a few cents you can get a small bottle of the magic drug free atone recently dis covered by a Cincinnat ti man. . Just ask at any drug store for a small bottle of freezone. Apply a few drops upon a tend er aching corn or cal lus and instantly all soreness disappears and shortly you will find the corn or callus so loose that you lift it off with the fingers. Just' think! Not one bit of pain before ap plying freezone or af terwards. It doesn't even irritate the sur rounding skin. Hard corns, soft corns, or corns between the toes, also hardened callauses on bottom of feet, shriviel up and fall off without hurting a particle. It is almost magical. Ladies! fKeep a tiny bottle Oh the dresser and never let a corn or callus FOR WIFE MOTHER SWEETHEART Before 'going home . tonight to mother or wife, or the visit you . contemplate for tdmbrrpwr-: "drop"- in and slip a "surprise . Joy" in your pocket. There will be smiles for' the giver and a treat for th recipient. Fresh Shipment ; of" Delicious . . Whitman's jCandies Just in. . JMH.UII & ... ... Phones: 211-212 ... ... .107 Prncess Street Ly mm Take Salts toJushrJSacbeyal land neutralize irritating addsr Kidney and Bladder weakness v re: suit fronvuric'acid, says,a noted au thority. The kidneys filter this . acid from the blood and.. pass- It .on, to the bladder, where it often remains to ir ritate "and." inflame",' causing , a bttrhing, scalding sensation, ; or setting up an irritation at theneck of the bladder. obliging y ou : to seek relief ; two or three times 'during the. night." The' suf ferer is in. constant .dread,. the,waterj pajSses . sometimes - with - : a . scalding sensation and is very profuse; again, there is difficulty in avoiding it Bladder "weakness, most folks call- it, because they can't . control , urina tion. While. 4t is-extr-emely -annoying and sometimes very painful, this is really one of the 'most simple ailments rto overcome. Get about1 four ounces of Jar Raits from tout nharmacist and take "a taDlespdbnfui 'in a glass of water, before Ijreakfatst, continue this for two or three days. This, will netf tralize the acids in; the urine so it nqt longer is a source of irritation to the bladder, and urinary organs which then act normally 'again. Jad Salts is inexpensive, harmless, and-is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juicecombined with iithia, ana is usea oy tnousanas or ioiks Who fire subject to urinary disorders caused, by. uric acid .irritatldh. . Jad Salts is splendid for kidneys;, and causes no bad. effects whatever. Here you have a pleasant, efferves cent lithia-water drink, which -quickly relieves bladder trouble. Adv. TOMORROW, JAN. 26. Matinee and Night. TUVtLftSTIYAL iftlASKA CHINA nattUMO ran or ocAxnc OWAR CATERPILLARS M VNCUe SAMS ARMY' CAPTURING HQUHUIHUOHS '-fi Matinee 28c and 39c; children, 16c. Nifthts 28c, 39c and '55c -(Including Warf Tuc.) . i Tickets at Elvlngton's. ACADEMY El K.., K.. K. Join The "Kill The Kaiser Club" Buy purchasing Thrift Stamps w. s. s. Buy War Savings Stamps Everywhere Wilmington Printing Company GOMFOR Are combined m our t'new walking shoes for mei. fror(any jangle they are shoes of exceptional ity. Made of the best on the test lasfs Aey represent the last word in fin- : shoe construction. -Take a look at them and you'll se ? ' what good shoes they are'in spite of their moderate fpnces. . -, -; .j. Phone 800-J w. NEW -BILL GUY JOHNSON PRESENTS HIS in k Big Mtfticat Comedy ex. travaganza VVtig Vaudeviii. Specialties FlNlEST "TABtOFD MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY !N THP SOUTH ALL. WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY, JAN. 28 Wilmington's Greatest Favorites pigkerFsisters stock company Jn a Repertoire of Broadway's Biggest Plays, With FEATURE VAUDEVILLE . Between Acts FORTY TRUNKS OF GORGE OUS WARDROBE; A CAR LOAD OF SPECIAL ' SCENERY RESERVED SEATS Will be restricted to the ten .front rows and may be obtained at theatre box office three days in advance beginning Monday morning, at 30c for Matinee, and 50c Nights Balance of entire house will be held at regular prices Matinee', 15c-20c Nights 2Oc-30c One performance in afternoon arid one at night only R EX The Life Drams1 of a Million Girls iB America's Big Ciic and Small Towra GRAND Monday Only Style and Service leather m the best mannf-' -r-T 12M30 South Front Doflyjimple liifM ftcatestStorl THE frf? 'BBS 1 u mmmm 4.-- '." ir'' ()