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. 'sr ;- FAGKE 4 WUmtattOBrX. C. Enter as cotid-claB Art Stofflot at Wilmington N. G, " Act OK VOBIHB Mvu fUlX ASSOCIATED FBKSS BJCPOB. PX7BMSKBB8' ANNOUNCIM. . swpt Monday, at l P S nts for on month, nerrcA toy carnan m UTOTTiWDAYQ8TAB, by man. on. yean TJ "ix montaa. 60 centa; tares months. 15 "advurtisino RATK8 may bs ha on application, and advertisers may feel -nid l thatthrough the colnmna of tUa pa. Kethey may retch all Wilmington, Baat 5 Caroling '.aad-conUgnona territory In Boath Carolina. ' . . fc,v ? Obituary aketcbea, carda of thanta, com aannicationa espousing tnecause of a pri vate enterprise or a political candidate. In Mae matter, will be charged at ; the rata of 10 centa per line, or if paid cash in iaTancef a half rate will be allowed. An nJSnSSients of falrs.festlvals ball-, bopa, picnics, aociety meetings, political meet ings, etc- will be charged under same con ations, except ao much thereof as may be of. newa Talue to readers of the paper. Advertisement discontinued before expi ration of contracts are charged transient rates tor time actually, published- Pay ment for transient advertisements mnst be cash in advance. Contract advertisera will not be allowed to. exceed their apaca at aame rates or advertise anything foreign to their regular business without extra charge. Advertisements to occupy spec ial place will be charged for according to position desired. , . . - TSXKPHONE8. Business Office, , No.il Editorial and Local rooms, No. flu Call either, If the other doesn't answer. - COMMUNICATIONS, unless they contain Important news, or discuss briefly and properly subjects of real interest, are not wanted; and If acceptable in every other way they will invariably be rejected un less 'the real name of the author accompa nies the aame, not necessarily for publica tion, but as a guarantee of good faith. Sunday,. May 21, 1911. You are sized up by what you do instead" of what you think. Lots of our troubles as well as our burdens are due to "fool" laws. Don't let George do it. Help George. George can't make Wilming ton by himself. This column is more or less serious, sometimes less, for the sake of va riety. It's a kind of "hit or miss" af fair. "If a man die, shall he live again?" Some men live like they are not' par ticular., whether they live again or not. Carolina! Carolina! May Heaven's blessings defend her From her fool friends who mistakenly do some things that would . rend her. ,. "Life is a continued struggle," says the Washington Herald. That states it more mildly than' the postal card version of what life surely is, if you don't be good. The good Toads' Bent i men ought to be unanimous by this time, for no man ought to be so far behind the times as to give himself away by kicking up opposition at the tail end of the procession. : Wn'en an object weighing - several tons is'to be moved, men get together io "do it. If Wilmington is to move forward we wfM have to get together and. do it.' Try work instead of hot air. to get' Wilmington n the move. An Arkansas law recalls any offlc ial who gets drunk twice in one year Such laws as that, only discourage an officeholder to get on one and keep that one in commission all the year All laws can be evaded if a man knows how. 4 People generally welcome competi tion but generally people do not so distribute their D&tronaee so as to as sure and secure competition. People like that do not deserve any of the benefits that result from competition "2 his, refers to competition In any line r Don't stand for something just be cause Gen. I no Cocksure stands lor it. He, may not have any more sense than you, have... In . the meantime don't get ugly towards a fellow be cause you can't agrje with him, be cause he might not be so batty as you are. . . Don't get discouraged because some people snub you, for they are sure to hunt you up when they find you are getting to be important. Consider the malororous onion, at which every body, used to turn up his or her nose jet the onion has lived down preju dice and is strongly, growing in favor every day. Captain James D. McNeill, of Fay etteynie, has been elected for his twentieth term as president of the North Carolina State Firemen's As acciatlon. The difference between -ijiose long, terms of President Diaz and President McNeill is that Mc IfeiU'se administration Is more satis factory the longer he serves. When an official can't be beaten there is no thought of "rotation in office." Says the Atlanta Constitution "The , other day Unc?e joe Cannon danced an old-time double shuffle. Though undignified, It demonstrated beyond doubt ;,thaf there's life in tue olft man still." Yes, but how could he be an "old . man till while ue was dancing? However, you can see; an oid.Jna& sttll in the mountains of Vir gJnian where the apples, are so plenti ful ' something has to be . done with THE BOULEVARD PROPOSITION. In this morning's Star we publish an exceedingly interesting and time-? y communication from the Right Rev. Bishop Strange, in wntcn wai earned , gentleman and progressive citizen endorses and supplements, the suggestion ,of Col. Walker Taylor con cerning the elimination of , "Ma6om- ber's Ditch." ; v- How unpoetic is the name qf the! thing but It is no Sweet Alton and is no purling brook or rippling stream, but a zigzag, ragged old branch which has developed into an eyesore and a nuisance. It is neither beautiful, nor useful, nor romantic, but a sluggish watercourse which flows through op en banks, a kind of catch-basin which endangers the health of a wide section of the city and detracts from' the ap pearance as well as the value of the numerous city blocks through whicu it meanders, crossing some streets and running along others. Macomber's Ditch flows entirely across the eastern portion of the cny having its source at Greenfield in the far southern part of the city. It has been a source of complaint for years and its presence has become a prob lem, principally because it meances health and mars the beauty of a large and valuable portion of Wilmington. The "question now is; what to do with the ditch whether to dredge it, tile it, pipe it, or wall it in. From Castle street to Rankin Street, the ditch flows practically along what is Four teenth street, almost if not entirely putting out of commission a mile ot that street, or at least 12 city blocks of that supposed thorougfrae. Bishop Strange endorses Col. Tay lor's proposition to eliminate the citch and make a 100-foot boulevard of Fourteenth street from Castle to Rankin, and at the same time Dr. Strange takes the opportunity to ro new the demand for a city park and rlayground for the children of the city. The bishop makes' the proposi tion all the more attractive, for it would be a capital idea to convert Fourteenth street into, a wide boule vard, with granolithic walkways, macadam or asphalt driveways, and park and playgrounds features along the entire centre of the boulevard. What a beautiful Idea it is! Ma comber's Ditch will disappear be reath the beautifying magic of en gineering science, and above it woulid be pretty walks, inviting drives, cool ing verdure and bewitching garden and park effects. The Star lines up with Col. Walker Taylor anu Bishop Strange on a city improvement of the magnitudes utility and attractiveness of just such a grand boulevard as could be made of Fourteenth street. it is about the most capitvating "City Beautiful" idea that has . been sprung. It would be a dream of beauty If enough money were forthcoming to carry out the plan on the eleaborate scale that one can readily conceive perfectly lovely avenue fit for a nymphean resort Bishop Strange thinks now is the time to begin that boulevard and certainly the city can do that and car iy oui ine pians year alter year. Street and landscape engineers might be invited to submit sketches and plans, and the foundation can be laid and the superstructure completed from time to time.-: Wonder what an estimate of the cost of a really mag nificent boulevard like that would be? - - A THING TO BE CONSIDERED. The initiative, the referendum and the recall is pretty good to get in on but it is mighty bad to get out on. - It might be more popular but for some of the kind of people who will work it for all it is worth. There, isn t anything fundamental about it, for some communities can do good with it and others can raise Cain with it. Jt depends entirely up on who takes a notion to kick up a racket This is one of the things of the political hour and it looks good, but don't let anybody fool you into be lieving that its advocacy solely' enti tles a candidate to your vote. The principle ground for which to vote for any, candidate is his ability, his char acter, his integrity, and his position on the policies to be applied in, actual conduct of our different forms of gov ernmentNational, State, county and municipal. What we are aiming to say is that while the initiative, the referendum and the recall appears to put the peo ple in closer touch with their affairs, we must remember that as many fool things can be done under and by rea son of it as good things that might be accomplished by it; ' Mark" - you, we use the word "might," because the principle as now being applied In our politics is an experiment which has to be tried before it. can be established as a fundamental feature of popular government V ".-.'.v'. What we want to remember is that a demagogue can use-it to -the hurt of the people for whose benefit it "is intended, and that the appeal to it win rarely be on account of spontan eous popular demand but at the InstiH gatioh or behest of some agitator who wants to, feather his' own nest or Ire- foul the nest of some ' other fellow, Its wisdom and efficacy also largely depend upon the intelligence, hon iesty, fairness, temper -and - patriotism ot vbe voting masses; since ; It might work fdeally In one community and prove , a consummate ptece of deviltry in;anpther ' : , ' X':- :.we are . friendly towards, the initia tive, ref erendum) and -recall," but the amount of friendship we have for it will depend upon -who is playing tine game. : So' don't let us go daft on the thing, and, pt any rate,-refuse to be anyways nutty about it,. i JACKSONVILLE'S NEW PIERS, The' Clyde Steamship Company off Monday for the first time used its handsome- new piers at Jacksonville, Fla. .The 'company spent a half mil lion dollars on its new harbor termi nals-there, and from all accounts they ari jffle finest on the South Atlantic. The" Clyde steamship Arapahoe was the fist ship tp dock at the new terini- nam, ana on ner return io, new iorit she stopped over in Charleston on Thursday. The News and Courier re marks that her officers and crew were "bristling with pride," and says: "The passengers said that some of the officers had talked of little else during the voyage besides those piers. Even yesterday, three days after the Opening;-of? the terminals', they were the 'main topic of conversation. ' and one. of the" Arapahoe officers gave a graphic description or them. There was no unusual excitement to mark the; opening of the terminals on Mon day morning. The Arapahoe sailed up the St. John river, docked at Pier No. 2 and began to unload- Nobody was on hand to make the inauguration offi cial. -No -speeches were made, and only the' men who took part in the un loading realized that a new era had been started in the Clyde Company's business in Jacksonville." Harbor facilities like the Clyde Com pany's'la Jacksonville are notable, for they show the steamship company's faith itt Jacksonville's future. It is said everything possible was done to make those terminals complete and modern in every particular. The Clyde Company owns the property, and its warehouses on the dock are capacious and conveniently constructed, in or der to facilitate the discharge of car goes and passengers. Among the fea tures of the large buildings are spa cious waiting rooms on the second floor, where passengers can make themselves comfortable. There is a ladies' room, a smoking room, and baggage room on the same floor. The company also has on the second floor a sultevof nice offices. The piers have been so constructed as to accommodate at one time eight of the Clyde fleet, the New York busi ness being handled at the eastern end cf the piers and the. Boston traffic at the west end. It is said the Jackson ville terminals have not only been constructed to take care of the Clyde's present business, but it is significant that provision has been made on a tre mendous scale to meet - the future growth of Jacksonville's commerce. From all accounts, these new piers are models, and as they represent the latest in the way of water terminals, It might be worth while for Wilming ton to look them oyer, in view of the fact that this city is going to vote bonds for the construction of munici pal ly owned piers and warehouses. A man feels better, looks better and acts better when he is a progressive citizen. A 'pessimist looks like frost-bitten' potato patch. . The average life of man has Jn creased , five years during the past tWenty-five years, accoromg to life insurance statistics. That isv encour- sging to the life-insurance compan ies, but at the same time we are pret ty well satisfied that many a man has been holding on to life in hope of reeling the. country once more placed in the hands of a Democratic admin- l8tratljbjacbnducted -by Bome man like Woodrow Wilson, or some other true- blue. , ' . JlIENT COMMENT, i . ' Congress is in .extra session. The Governor of South Carolina is eoine to call . an extra session of the Legisla ture of. his State, and the Governor of Pennsylvania threatens to do the same sort of .thing. It does seem that,, with all the time at the disposal of the law makers, they ought to be able to pass whatever laws, are actually needed at the . regular sessions. Savannah News. The people of Clinton and Sampson county are tery much interested in a couon seea on mm ana lerunzer pianr for Clinton.' The Clinton branch Re tail Merchants' Association has taken this matter up and will be glad to' co operate 'with the Farmers Union and help'them push it to completion. The association is composed of the very best men in Clinton, and if the farm ers of the county will join with the merchants of Clinton we feel sure that the task will be accomplished.- Clin ton News Dispatch. Justice Harlan might give LaFol- lette a race if he were not 79 years old and somewhat irascible- He and Jus tice White never did: have the same point of. view, 'and since all the other members of the court have gone over to the new Chief Justice, the venera ble KentuCkian sees the popular liber ties in danger. Of course, he has a. right to dissent, though the Opinion of the 6ttrt does not really mean all. that he says it does. But, the manner of his dissent is at least questionable on grounds of good taste if on no oth er. Some allowance must be made, however, for a picturesque war-time relic left blooming alone. Philadel phia Ledger. (Ind) ,The sensational bidding of Mr. Hayne in the NeW Orleans cotton market this week, bold as it was, was founded1fl our opinion, on excellent judgment and a most careful analysis of the! sittfMloft ' .Tfia tirtjaity of the bullsr.has yeeh a sad : tula? for- the South these .many years. It is fortu nate that at last the market knows men on the bull, side who have the ability to think and enough money with which to acU Everybody knows that both, of the last two cotton crops nave been sport, and .from all appear ances this year's crop "will be shorter still. Texas has been flooded jnd the cotton kept back. In the immediate vicinity of Charleston conditions arr so bad that one nromlnent planter re marked only Wednesday that never m a third of a century of planting had he seen such discouraging crops. The early season has been unfavorable all over the, cotton belt. .In, the face of this condition and th deficiency in me woriq; supply brpugnt aDout Dy two shpajt ' crops in ' succession, Mr. Hayne has good ground for believing that the ( price for' spot cotton ill go yet higher, and that Is evidently the belief ofj the bears also, for none of them rushed tn nn load -when, Mr. Hayne Ifnade his sensational bids. unariestdh News and Courier. Representative Gilletf'of Massachu setts, mdde a speech in the House re cently in Which he attached the prop osition to put cotton bagging on the iree list. Cotton bagging, be it known to those who have not known it hith erto, is the jute covering used on bales of cotton. It is protected by a specific duty which, according to Mr. Gillett, amounts to about 10 per cent ad valo rem.' He savs the "nrooosed chancre is tne striking down of a Northern Indus try at the behest of Southern capital istic Interests." To anybody who un derstands the conditions surrounding the raising of cotton such a declara tion, is the embodiment of foolishness. The production of cotton is absolutely uncontrolled by "capitalistic inter ests. It is eneaeed in by the DeoDle of the South at large. .Any man who owns or , can buy or i lease a bit of ground anywhere between -Middle Vir ginia and;. New Mexloo. and between the Ohio, river and the Atlantic ocean, can raise , cotton. It. is the crop of general production in the Carolinas. Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississipr pi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, (Jkla noma and. parts of Virginia and Ten nessee, aa those interested in raising 11 are numbered Dy minions, now. Mr. Gillett will not claim that there are more than a few thousands inter ested directly or indirectly in the man ufacture of bagging, and yet he de clares it outrageous to think of stop ping the taxing of millions because a few thousands will be affected there by. His idea of government seems to be the greatest good for the smallest number. Baltimore Sun. NEED IS PRESSING. A Great Duty A Great Opportunity MaComber'a Ditch, Boulevard , and. City Park. I have been deeply interested in the draining- of MaComber's Ditch, and ihe opportunities which naturally op en to the city and. its citizens, from the elimination of that enemy to pub lic health. The physicians say that the Ditch ought to be drained and covered, for the health of the community, and the Legislature has-i ordered the .City council to have the work done. The City Engineer . tells us that at a. comparatively email cost the Ditch can be changed to Tun through . the ttreets from Castle to Rankin fctreets. Col. Walker Taylor suggested to the City Council that Fourteenth street be made a boulevard, say one hun dred feet, wide ;fnqm Castle to Ran kin streets. He and others skilled in such matters, say that the increas ed valuation of property will "pay ba6k to the City in lajrge taxes all the mon ey expended foil, the improvements, This opens to-us the. opportunity for which I have oeen seeking for twenty years; a City Park and Playground lor Our children. Wilmington has needed this for years, and she will need it more and more as she in creases in size and in density of pop ulatlon. It is an absolute -necessitv if we wish to do our duty to our chil dren, if we hope to take our place in the future among the 'Cities Beauti nil of our country. Now is our time, part of the work must be done, the street can be wid ened now. better than at any future time, property .in that neighborhood is cheaper now, than it ever wfll be again. .;.. ' Look atr this contrast, today, Ma- Comber &, Ditch, winding, its uneven course tnrough lot and street, breath ing out Us pestilential odors, vacant lots and unsightly houses along its pathway. ' The near future A Broad Boule vard across a large and central part of our City, beautiful homes on either Side, shady trees, green grass, wind ing walks, alive withvhappy children Two adjoining squares, one to the south and another to the north of Market street, the gift of philanthrop ic citizens, small parks,, in . which vigorous boys delight to Rlay base ball, tennis, football and other like manly sports, growing in conscience rven as they grow in body, amid sucb healthful and beautiful surroundings; Let us, Fellow Citizens, meet this splendid opportunity, let us rise up to do this great work for our city a work' for which our children ana our children's children will never cease to bless 'us. ROBERT STRANGE FALL'RiVER MILL'S CURTAIL. Fifty Per. Cent. Decrease In Output of Seven Cotton Miils. Fall Rlveiv Mass. May 20. A heavy 1 curtailment in cotton cloth, production is again in progress mlhie city. The seven mills of the Fall River Iron Works Company, owned by. M. C D Borden, of New York, closed today un til May (29th, the beginning of a 50 per cent, decrease in the output The American Printing Company al so controlled by Mr. Borden. Is run ning five days weekly,, but part of the plant is in operation nights, finishing goods recently purchased by that manufacturer. Thirteen other plants nearly all print mills, are on short time. This week the curtailment in Fall River amounted to 170,000 pieces or line and print goods. Mr. BoFden's curtailment wilj be about 40,000 pieces weekly. Castle Heights More than a house a month built here since December, 1910 see Wright's Agency Read Special Column.- Summer Underivear and Hosiery BALBRIGGAN, LISLE,' NAINSOOK) MADRAS, THE BEST SORTS AND THE WANTED SORTS op LIGHT AND MEDIUM WEIGHT -UNDERWEAR ARE -HERE FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN. Men's Nainsook Underwe ar, Shirts Drawers, 32 to 46, eac h at t . . . . New BaTbriggan Underwe ar, short or long sleeve, fine' gause, each at. ..... ... . ........... v . . 1.9c Men's Balbriggan extra fi ne gause lisle finish short or long sleeve, each at i . f 48c and the same applies to Hosiery In lisle, silk and cotton, black and and varied. Fine French gause lisle 11 nen heel and toe spe cial, at 23c White tan and black gaus e lisle silk finish, great values, at 23c Special values in white Muslin Underwear, see window display. Millinery, new shapes, white very much reduced. . Corsets, most unusual values in high-grade Corsets. The famous light and medium weight, range of price $1.00 to $3.00. Thompson, Gloving, the Empire, and R. and G-. Corsets, sizes 18 Plain and fancy . Ribbon, 5 and 6 ( inches wide, 25c. ;' values, at 19c. THE PRISONER ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. Young Man Took Deadly Drug in Wil son Jail. (Special Star Telegram.) Wilson, N. C, May 20. George Briggs, a young white man, convicted of forgery this week, and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary, at tempted suicidS in the jail today by taking a deadly drug. Dr. W- S. An derson was called in and Briggs will probably recover". Briggs wrote a note saying he was not guilty and had rather be dead than go to prison. Castle Hoightfi More than a house a month built here since December, 1910 see Wright's Agency Read Special Column. Top of Page 5. Read the advertisement of the Peo ple's Savings Bank. Bice Straw 1000 Bales Rice Straw. t20O Barrels Mullets. 200 Barrels Belle of Wilmington Patent Flour. 200 Barrels Waseo 200 Barrels Gold Patent Flour. Medal Patent Flour. 150 Barrels Violet, half Patent Flour. . ; 50 Barrels Fancy New Orleans Molasses. 50 Barrels Black Strap Molasses. 500 Sacks Broken Rice. 300 'Sacks Head Rice. 300 Bundles 1-inch Hoop Iron. 1000 Spirit Casks.. We also tarry a full line of can ned good, snuff, tobacCo, cigars cakes, candies, etc., which will "be sold on a close margin and all or ders will be given prompt atten tion. J WHOLESALE GROCER. Wilmington, N. C. uiy21 -tf Foe SaDes 50 NEW IRON SAFES. from 500 pounds to 3,000 pounds; prices and cuts furnished on ap plication. Sam'l Bear, Sr., & Sons WHOLESALE GROCERS, 18 Market St. -: Wilmington, N. C. my21-lmo Notice ! Northrop Cottage Open; for rates and other information apply to Mrs. T. E. KEEL, WrighUville Beach N. C. ruyl9-3t BOOM 51S PHONK-Slt BLUE -PRM1TS m Southern m I Map Company 1 WILMINGTON M anrd short . . -25c Ladies' Underwear, fine gause Vest, tar sleeve, each Fine gause lisle 19c and Fine Silk Hose, Misses' black, Misses' 'plain rized at and black braid, just received the most FIRM THAT PAYS YOUR CAE DAVID'S Copyrlfht Hart Schafftaer & Mrx THE A. DAVID COMPANY This store la the home Hart Schaffner and Marx Clothes. The largest line of Porch Goods ever shoVn in Wil mington and at prices that will promptly convert them into Money. .Porch Rockers, Three-Piece Porch Suits, Porch Swings, Porch Settees, Porch Chairs, Hammocks, Ham mock Beds, Porch Screens, Crex Rugs, all sizes. A large line of New Matting and Rugs of all sizes. New lot Bloch Go-Carts and Carriages. Push Carls for Less than $2.00 with Rubber Tires. See our line before you . buy. ' ' ' The Wilmington Furniture Co. WILMINGTON'S GREAT FURNITURE STORE. myn-tf TURPOILINE CHEAPER THAN TURPENTINE It is an odorless pjineral product, which possesses great solvent power for paints and -varnishes, has the requisite high flash for worn ing and the clean evaporation which leaves the coating in perfect con dition. . . i TURPOILINE -makes a free, flowing varnish,' free from bloom It flat colors better: than turpentine. TURPOILINE is tMorough uniform; you can be assured of rerei? ing the same product all the time. TURPOILINE costs less and works well. TURPOLINE Is the most satisfactory product on the' market for the paint and varnish man. Try TURPOILINE. One thorough trial 'will convince you. CAPE FEAR OIL CO. 'Phone 873, Pe nc k and 7 1-2r Silk Mer cerized Vest, each , 25c 48c garter ta pe, back, all sizes a colors, The assortments are full tan and w hlte fine Ribbon Host 15C gause lisle, sizes 6 to 9, Bilk nicrce- 25c wanted styles this season, prices Worcester Corsets in many to 36. St.M'Pd New -black Voile Skirts, braid 1 rim med, $5.98 and $7.r,0 FAKE. J FACTS to know and use in buy ing clothes: All-wool in every thread. All silk fn every seam. Absolute guarantee wilh every suit All these, with your style, your fit, your fabric, in a HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX spring suit is here, where everything else 'is of the same quality. $18 up. Wilmington, N. C. toe SOUTHERN BUILDING I
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