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X '1 'K ' .--V - ;rp f' t i 'SEE MORNINg-STAR, WILMINqfON, K G, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1918: FIVE. ' 1 1 J AWARD CONTRACT UNITED WAR WORK CARNIVAL IS SENT TO HEALTH BOARD WAR WORK TOTAL IS NOT YETAYAILABLE Last Accounting Was Eleven Millions Short of Quota. SCHOOLCHILDREN TO BE ORGANIZED PART OF EQUIPMENT CAMPAIGN! CLOSES New Hanover Well Over the Top When Drive Ended. Now Is The Time To Save And if you are making money you. should be banking every cent you can possibly spare from your living expenses. This bank has always been an ' institution for the people and we Invite you to keep your account with us and avail yourself of the service rendered here. Ciiv Purchases Four Filtration Units. Council Declines to Take Action In the Matter. To Form Local Units of UVS. School Garden Admy. Bids for Other Equipment for Water plant Enlargement Rejected and ew Ones Aafced -To Be Open ed December 2. City council, in special cession last night, accepted bids for part of theMm provements to the city water plant and rejected others and instructed the city clerk and treasurer to advertise v for ew bids to be opened at the regular meeting1 December 2. The bid of the Pittsburgh Filter company, Pittsburgh, Pa., of $15,500 for a four-unit filter equipment was ac cepted against a bid by the American Water Softening company, of Phila delphia, of $15,700, both of these being alternate bids. The bid 'for engines and pumps were rejected. The original bid of the Pittsburgh Filter company, based on the -speciflca tions of the city engineer, was $18, S00. while that of the American "Water Softening company was $19,200. How ever, the latter company enclosed an alternate bid and after executive ses sion of council a request was made that the Pittsburgh Filter company re presentative be permitted to submit an alternative bid also, and by mutual agreement between the representatives of the two competing companies this was allowed, and after preparing his bid those of both the companies were read. That of the American Water Softening: company was "fiat $15,700, while that of his competitor was to the effect that with the certain sub stitutions asked for he would deduct from his original bid $2,400 with an additional deduction of $900 by sub stitution of the simplex controller for Earl controller. The simplex controller was accepted which reduced his bid to $15,500. These were the only bids, for the fil ter equipment, other bids being as fol lows: Morris Machine Works, Bald winsville, N. Y., turbine engine, $3,210; condenser, $4,908; vertical compound engine, $2,960, condensers, $5,210. De Laval Company, New York, turbine en gine, ?3,5S0; condenser,' $3,000. There were no bids for general con struction. However, there was re presentative of the Charleston, W. Va., Concrete Construction comp'any in the city yesterday prepared to make a bid, but for some reasons not made public it was withheld. Woodus Kellum, re presenting this concern, appeared be fore council last night and asked that a bid for a turn-key job -be considered on a basis of cost plus 10 per cent. However, council could not consider the proposal since the advertisement calling for bid specified that vall bids must be in by noon yesterday. An advertisement will be inserted at once calling for bids for 'engines, pumps and condensers and for general construction. It is undertsood that if satisfactory bids are not received the city will proceed with the construction, the contract for the filter equipment being awarded with the understanding that the city was to have time to ad vertise for other equipment and con struction work... .but, at the same time giving the bidder assurance that the work would be expedited all possible- There is no -way of figuring out the cost of enlargement of the plant as the contract for all the material was not awarded, nor for the wArk of installing the equipment. The motion to reject all bids except those for the four filtration units, was made following an executive session of council and the reason for their re jection was not made public County Over-Subscribed it. Quota Nearly $2,00WSAlpyard and At - lantlc Coast Line Lead the City With Largest Contributions. MAY ESTABLISH CLINIC TO TREAT VEAEBEAL DISEASES City and County Asked for $1,5 Un der New Order. The agitation for an institution in Wilmington for the treatment of ven ereal diseases, which had to be aban doned for a time on account of the out break of influensa in the city,- has been resumed and plans are underway for the establishment of a clinic for the treatment of persons affected with these diseases. The matter has been taken up by the state board of health and by the United States public health service through the state board, and a propo sition made to local health authorities by which a clinic may 1.3 established here at a very small cost to the city. Lieut. J. a. Keiger, ql the United States public health service, working under the direction of the state board health, is in Washington in the interest of the establishment of this c!'nie. The proposition that will be made to city council and the county commissioners is that the two bodies appropriate $1,500 and the state and federal health departments will make available a similar amount and in addi furnish the medicine for the treatment tion will furnish th mAdlnln for the tfeatment 0f the disease. It is statedi l"at this amount will keep the work fmg until the end of the fiscal rear, June 3, 1919. Under the plans the clinics will be conducted by a local physician, which require about two hours per day ot his tim The united war work campaign clos ed last night with New Hanove county weu over the top. Its allotment of $57,500 was raised Tuesday, and final reports coming in at campaign head quarters yesterday carried the total to approximately 59,000, according to statement made at campaign head quarters last night by District Director J. B. Huntington, Ail the jural districts had not sent ih their reports last night, and there are etiU two or three townships to be heard from. The grand total arrived at last night was $58,982. The Shipyards, particularly, and the industrial organizations as a whole contributed very freely to the cam paign. The Carolina shipyard led the county in giving the largest sum to the war work fund, pledging $4,470. It fell only a few points short of the 100 per cent, mark, 90 9-10 per cent, of its force having contributed a day's pay, and in some instances a much larger sum. One young lady-at the steel ship yard pledged $100, and a few others gave as much as $35. ' ... The Atlantic Coast Line came second in the list of largest contributors, -and the Liberty shipyard third. The total amount reported from the A. C. L. last night was $3,700, and there are a num ber of pledges, it was stated, which have not yet been reported that will be sufficient to raise the Coast Line's total to $4,000. The purchasing de partment of the A. C. Li. made an un usual record by subscribing 200 per cent, of its allotment. The shipbuild-s ers at the Liberty yard contributed 12,000. ' ' The negroes did remarkably well in the drive, according to reports received at campaign headquarters. In the ru ral districts they raised mare than 200 per cent, of their quota. Asked to give $500, they pledged $1,168. The negroes in the city did equally as well, and the colored division of the campaign had no difficulty in raising the quota of $2,500 assigned the colored population. The fertiliser plants in the county also did unusually good work, each of them subscribing 100 per cent. The Almont Fertilizer company contributed $160; Swift Fertilizer company, $800;! Navassa factory, SL71; and the Ameri can Agriculture and Chemical company, $490. In individual records of the various divisions conducting the campaign, the ladies' division far surpassed all others, raising $17,033 during the eight days they assisted in canvassing the city. The flying squadron came second with a record of $12,560 and the industrial division third with 11,999 to its credit. All the divisions have done remarkably well, Director Huntington stated last night, and the county's success in the war work drive is due in a large-measure to the efficient manner each car ried out the work assigned it. The cam taign organization" also extended a vote of thanks to Misses Voshall, Loman and Hall for the excellent service rendered by doing the clerical work at campaign headquarters. Contributors signing pledge cards may call at campaign headquarters to day and make their first payments. Director Huntington announces that he will be at headquarters all day to re ceive these payments and to get final reports from the townships that have not yet reported in full. After "today payments on pledges should be made at the Home Savings bank. 50 per cent, of the amount pledged must be paid on or before December 2, 1918; 25 per cent, on January 15, 1919 and 25 per cent. March 1. FOUR MORES BURIED FTti cjt e Proposition was made known to y council in special session at noon nfthrday by RSer Moore, chairman oe f vice committee of the Red Cross - ciety. it was referred to the finance -umniittee for an Invesigation. Tw Deeds Filed. i Ther were two deeds filed for record the office of the register of deeds "ann ay" They were, K. L. Meares wife to c. A. Himmelmann and n'e for Sinn j -- j 41 1., ' aim inner cuiisiucmiiuiiQ, 19th Ron- ' 500 and other considerations, lot acre "et townanlP containing 9-10 at the southeastern intersection of , street and Perry avenue. C H. harn and wife to James R. Mathews, THE MUTUAL BENEFIT. for t'i s Hollen, local district "agent Crrr, Mutual Benefit Life Insurance nnti "'' Xewa-rk, N. J., has received rJuv, om his company that it has t0 ,1Rhf all war conditions attached tra "y f,f their policies and that all ex-tt-ar -J711"8 paid on s-ecoujit of the l-Tn be returned to the Insured in niv i Mutai is this company not anv name but indeed, and has paid otjJr eXtra sDeclal dividends that no It j ( mpany was ev.ernown to do. ben'Ifi the first company to. pay the WClaries t B. A Merritt, .Herbert 1 and Edward P. Bailey., frai n r 0mpany writes the most lib Wopr? , y known in life insurance. A ClEx f THE WISF T: WFFJ- Anotber Military Funeral ef Porto Rleans In National Cemetery. Four more bodies of Porto Ricans who had died of pneumonia at Fort Caswell were brought here yesterday morning at 10;.30 on the government steamer Morrison, accompanied by Col. A. W. Chase, commandant at the fort, officers and a detachment of 10 men and the military band. They were met at the dock by Comp any B, stationed here, and a committee from the Red Cross Military relief, Rev. H. F. Parrls, rector St. Mark's Episco pal chureh, colored, and representa tives of the colored Red Cross organi zation. " Father C. Dennen conducted the fu neral service. The graves were covered with wreaths made of galax and tied with red. white and blue ribbon, red carnations and flags given by the Red Cross .and large Wreaths of autumn leaves by the colored organization, while the government sent wreaths of flowers. The fort band played On ward, Christian Soldiers," "Rock of Ages" "Nearer My God to Thee' and the Spanish nationar anmem, m mu sic being extraordinarily sweet and Impressive. These make 14 bodies of Porto Ricans buried in the national cemetery, the men having died at the fort since being placed there for treatment for pneumonia. - RED CROSS ISSUES LABELS. Permits For Chrfstnww Package For Soldiers Distributed ly Chapter. Relative to sending Christmas pack ages to soldiers overseas, 'the war de partment has issued a new ruling au thorizing the American Red Cross to have printed a quantity of labels ex actly similar to those received from soldiers abroad to be furnished on re quest to persons who have not receiv ed labels from relatives in the ser vice, or whose labels have been lost or destroyed, according to information received by, the local Red Cross chap ter. This arrangement will insure that every1 soldier receives his blt-of Christ mas cheer from home. Applicant for a. label is required to make affidavit similar to -that required -for parcels addressed to war , relief organization workers and file It with the chapter official issuing the label. "Flu" In La n vale. Returning from Brunswick county last night, A. B. Croom. Jr., reports that Lanvale, seven miles from Wil mington, Is suffering from a second epidemic 'of influensa. ' A greater num ber of cases hav , been reported there than during the previous epidemic, Mr. Croom states. This -Is only one.,.. of several 'towns over the state where, the "flue Is reported : as halving "come Vigorous Protests Were Made by Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club and by Various Women's Civic Organisations. City council, in special session at noon - yesterday, passed the responsi bility of action barring the carnival billed for Wilmington next week by referring the matter to the board of health with the request that a special meeting of that body be called to take action. Following the meeting the organiza tion interested, representatives of which were present and asked that the carnival be not. allowed to show here, conferred with officials of the board of health and a meeting was called by Chairman W. A. McGirt to be held at ' noon today in the office of the county health 'Officer. The meeting of council was called for the purpose of opening bids for the enlargement, of the city water plant, hut those adverse to having the carnival come here took advantage of the opportunity to enter their pro test. Bids were opened for the water plant improvements but an adjourn ment taken until last night to give time to consider the bids. The carnival matter was presented to council by James H. Cowan, secre tary of the chamber of commerce, who read a communication signed by him self as secretary of the chamber, and Louis T. Moore, as secretary of the Rotary club. The communication in cluded a resolution protesting against the attraction comilTg here which was adopted at a joint meeting of the executive committees of the ehamber and Rotary club held in the chamber assembly room yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. This is the communica tion: "At a joint meeting of the executive committees of the chamber of com merce and Rotary club, held this morning the matter of permitting at tractions known as carnivals to hold forth in Wilmington was presented and thoroughly discussed. It was the universal opinion of all that carnivals are detrimental to the best interests of the city. The following resolution was unanimously adopted by the joint bodies and which resolution is re spectfully transmitted to you for con sideration, viz: " 'Resolved, That carnivals are a de triment to the community, being con sidered a menace to health, morals and business, and that the executive com mittees of the chamber of commerce and Rotary club do earnestly protest to cHy council, that stands to protect the best interests of the citizens, and to the board o fhealth, that is organ ised to protect the health of the peo ple, against the proposed carnival (un derstood to be scheduled to appear in Wilmington next-weekl and against the holding of any other carnival, and urge both bodies ,to the limit of their ability and capacity, to prohibit the appearance of any carnival in Wil mington, whether such be next week or years hence. " 'Resolved, further, That the execu tive committees of the chamber of commerce and Rotary club appear be fore the mayor and city council, and (Continued on Page Six). Plans for "Victory Drive from No vember 29 to December S An nounced by Judjpe Stephenson at IV. S. S, Conference. This district will be put "over the top" ih the war savings stamps cam paign between November 29 and De cember 6 by an intensive "Victory drive," according to plans outlined by Judge Gilbert T. Stephenson, Of the state war savings stamp committee, of Winston-Salem, who addressed mem bers of the county W. S. S. organiza tion at noon yesterday in the court house. The Wilmington district, including New Hanover, Sampson, Columbus, Onslow, Pender, Duplin, Bladen and Brunswick, stands twelfth or at the foot of the list of districts, in the state, Judge Stephenson stated. Fig ures quoted by him show that this county has not sold 50 per cent of its allotment of war stamna, which is $704,814. Approximately $300,000 worth of stamps have been -sold in Wilmington district up to date. There Lis only one thing to ,do, . as Judge Stephenson saia, ana tnat is for New Hanover people to get busy and pur chase their quota of war stamps. Plans for carrying the county over the top were outlined by the judge. On Thanksgiving day a conference of the war workers in each township is to be called. Included in these will be the Liberty loan, and united war work canvassers, and Red Cross work ers. These committees will meet In their . respective townships and organ ize preparatory to beginning the drive the following day. Townships assign ed to each division, and a house-to-house canvass conducted. It is esti mated that not more than three hours will be required to canvass Wilming ton after the various wards have, been divided up and crews of workers assigned to them. This plan will be followed throughout the district, and Judge Stephenson is confident of its success. There are three classes of people in the state who will help the war stamp committees raise North Carolina's quo ta, according to Judge Stephenson. They are the small wage-earners who were unable to invest heavily, ip Lib erty bonds; wealthy people who wish to invest their money in gild-edge se curities and rich families who will join the family limit club, investing $1,000 in stamps for each member of the family- North Carolina claims the honor of having the largest family limit club in the world, J. A. Jones, of Charlotte, with a wife and 13 chil dren, having purchased $15,000 worth of stamps. . Present at the conference was John L. Gilmer, state chairman of the re tail merchants division, who gave a resume of what the merchants of the state have accomplished in the sale of war stamps. The Wilmington mer chants retail division has sold 55' per cent of the stamps allotted it. Miss Herring, of the state publicity depart ment, was also present, and urged that the chairman of each county enlist the aid of the newspapers in order to make the victory drive a success. The war savings stamp campaign (Continued on Page Six.) FranJk Harper, of Raleigh, Here to Assist In Ferfeetins Organlaation to Help Feed thm Peoples of Europe. Frank M. Harper, for 11 years super intendent of the Raleigh schools, but who has become associated with the United States department of education, of the department of the interior, is in Wilmington for the purpose of pro moting the government's plan of or ganizing local units of the United States school garden army. The pur pose of this army is to ' encourage school children to plant and culti vate "back, yard" gardens with the end in view of increasing the food produc tion of the country. ' The school children are being or ganized Into a school army through out the country having already en rolled more than a million and a half. The drive that is on now is for five million "soldiers" and "a child for every garden and a garden for every child" is the motto. The organization has been perfected in the schools in several cities of the state, but on ac count of existing conditions here it has been decided best not to attempt the organization in Wilmington until following the Christmas holidays. "This movement was started last March, but officials of the government and Food Administrator Hoover are now urging a more intensive campaign since the demand for foodstuffs has been increased greatly by the cessa tion of hostilities. Practically the whole of Europe has got to be fed, Mr. Harper stated, and we have got to supply the greater part of the food. With the return of peace the United States is called upon to feed the starv ing peoples of the nations that have been arraigned in battle against her, and to be able to send the needed pro visions to Europe and retain enough for home consumption it is going to be necessary for the production to be greatly increased. It has been, expected now that, peace has been restored, that the price of foodstuffs would be reduced, but ac cording to a statement credited to Mr. Hoover those who have entertained such an idea are destined to be dis appointed, for his opinion is, that in stead of going down, next year is go ing to see a rise in prices of food com modities over prevailing prices during the past 12 months. This increase in price, of course, will be the result of an increased demand through the opening of the way for exports to countries that could not be reached before the war ended. Through the medium of the school garden army it is planned to have the children of the natiop produce approx4 imately $62,500,000 worth of foodstuff. Statistics show that the value of the product of the average war garden is $12.50, and this multiplied by five million, the number of children that the officials expect to enroll, will aid considerably in supplying the home needs and releasing much for export. The school garden army will be or ganized and the work carried on un der the supervision of. school authori ties. It is an educational measure as well as one to increase production, and THE PEOPLES' SAVINGS BANK Corner Front and Princess Sts. Mil 1 I 1 How Long Will It Last? f You never can tell when your prosperity may change to ad versity. Therefore, now Is the time to safeguard your future. The best way to protect yourself against adversity Is to open a Savings Account in this bank and deposit a definite amount" at fixed intervals. A new Interest quarter begins December 1st. ' I THE WIUMINGTON , ''"fiAVKV&fi' 5f TRUST CO. 110 TT ITJC RSS STREET Oldest and Larrfest North Carolina Savings Bank , i ma 1 " ' 1 1 " 1 1 " 1 ' 1 " - -' J 1 . : 1 it should be conducted by the educa tional authorities. The work will be directed by grade teachers, and ac cording to the plan, these teachers will be retained 12 months in the year, getting $10 per month extra for this work during the school session and $40 per month during the vacation period. This money is to be appropri ated by the board of education. Mr. Harper stated that in Raleigh where the organization has been perfected, it required six of these teachers, who will be known as teacher-directors, but he believes that it will require eight in Wilmington. The superintendent of the city schools will be at the head of the army, and under him will be the teacher-directors, and a captain, first and second lieutenants, selected from each company of from 20 to 150 chil dren. All the members will be given badges by the government, those of the captains to have three stars, first lieutenant, two, and second lieutenant, one. The badges for the privates will have no stars. The government will send experts here every month to instruct, the teacher-directors and it Is planned to have information of value to garden ers, whether members of the army or not, published each week. President Wilson has been made honorary president of the United States school garden army, and he has appropriated of Ills emergency fund $250,000 for promoting the work. Mr. Harper states that he expects to enroll at least 2,000 members here, and in view of the excellent soil conditions that he states exists in this section, he expects to see great results from thbj wont among wummgton scnooi cniw i t dren. ATr. Ha.rnpr rsltrnl as MiinrlntAntf ent of the Raleigh schools about ii tyil month ago and was made assistant re; 4 ' Erfonal director of th 'school curdpii u rA army and assigned the two Carolinaipii the schools of the city and he eomplh! mented everything he saw from Su perintendent Blair down to the janf-f tors. He said he never saw oleaner buildines: better keDt vards: and tho'fJ pictures on the walls of the schools! he said could only have been selected, by an artist. However, what Impress! ed him most, he said, was the person-' ality of the children he saw in tfto school buildings. In fact, he said he! had visited schools in all parts of the,1! country and that he had never aeenj any which impressed him more fayoM ablv than those in this citv. ' V !i Bar Association Meets. r The Wilmington Bar association m meets Friday morning at '10:30 o'clock ! at the court house to arrange the eal- ' endar for the December term of court, if convening December 2. Judge Stacy , will preside at the term. The De- iff cemDer term win continue in xAfminn two weeks for the trial of civil cases. r PULLMAN SERVICE. Commencing November 16th, all ref quests for Pullman sleeping or parlor !j car space from Wilmington should be P riade to C. M. Acker, Ticket Agent, f imone 1102-W. no l$-8t 1 'qg:, , . . mm ------ . JIPkr TT ' sir C wT 1 j "OUY THEM while the .LD we can wait on you. on them and mail at once. assortments are complete and while Place a "Shop and Ship Early sticker They'll reach the destination on time. 1 ! it Children's Knit Sweaters, Caps and Scarfs Infants' Knit .Toques in plain or fancy colors, ligrjt or dark shades at 25c to 50c Children's knit toboggans, light or dark shades suitable for school wear 50c, 69c and 75c Boys' heavy weight Toboggans, dark school shades at 75 and 98c Children's Skating Sets, consisting of wool scarf and cap to match, at. . . .y . . .$1.25 and up to $3.95 Infants' high grade Wool Knit Leggins, white only, at.-. .$1.98 Infants' red Wool Leggings, at . 48c and 98c - Marabou Neck Pieces New shipment of these popular Marabou Neck Piecesvin- black or natural; small, medium and large sizes, at $b.5u, $8.50 up to $12.75 . MACKINAWS Make Ideal Gifts for Men and Boys Boys all-wool Plaid Mackinaws, with large shawl collar, flap pockets and stitched belt, sizes 12 to 20 years.$9.95 Men's all-wool Plaid Mackinaws in a variety of nice color 'combinations, with large shawl collar, flat pockets and stitched belts, sizes 36 to 44 $12.50 Kid, Leather and Fabric GLOVES In All The New Shades ' For Men, Women and Children Ladies' Dress Kid Gloves in plain and combination colors, real French quality at $2.50 and $3.00 Xadies' Cape Kid Walking Gloves, . in gray and tan . . $2.2$ and $2.50 Ladies' Kid Gauntlet Gloves for autd driving, in tan only at. $3.50 Men's Dress Kid Gloves, in gray, tan and black, . . $2.00 and $2.50 Men's black Auto Gloves at 75c, 98c Men's and Women's Silk and fabric Gloves . . ....... 69c to $1.50 Belk Williams GcMtnpariy Handsome New Furs . Animal Scarf s in Taupe, Black and Red Fox, Poi ret, Lynxcat and .Wolf hound in a large variety; of qualities, new shipment just received. Prices range $14.95 to $47.50. Children's Fur Sets Children's Fur Sets, in black, brown, white and combinations, in sizes for children 3 to 12 years. Priced $2.95 to $12.50. -t.uT fc www 1 !. Si 1 r 'n H!' V ill 1 L,i f V, l ! V 4 r
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