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COUNCIL FMffllTS AYIATORSML BE MINISTERS WOULD . CENSOR ALL MOVIES OPENING OEPARKS ENTHUSIASTIC MEET HEREIN AFTERNOON WORTHLESS CHECKS Amusement Devices May Be Op erated at Lakeside. ftipki Is Reserve to KeToke License of park Management for Violation -of Verbal Aicreement With Councilman. After a discussion that lasted for an nour and 50 minutes, city council at its regular meeting last night," amend ed a city ordinance permitting the op eration of amusement devices at Lake side Park, there Being no restrictions: whatever placed on the kind of de vices to be operated except the rjght ;ouncil reserves to revoke the license of the company operating the park in -ase it is not conducted "in, conform ity with the assurances heretofore eiven to this council and recited in the preamble of this resolution." Setting forth the interest of the pub lic in the issue involved was the record-breaking attendance, at the meet ing, which was possibly the largest that has attended any session of coun cil in many, months, council chamber being filled to overflowing, and the hall outside crowded. Many interested persons sluuu uiiuugu mc iwu ii u ms of argument without the least -evi dence of tiring. - - - ' The fight was hitter by both sides. There were those who were jn favor of opening; the park,, the principal ar guments being made by Woodus Kel lum. attorney for the park interests.: The opposing the issue, however, were freer of speech than 'their op ponents, there being a dozen or more, including a number of the ministers, who took the floor in vigorous oppo sition, while others were not so bit ter in this denunciation. The amendment to the ordinance, which, as previously stated, let down the bars completely, was introduced by Councilman James M. Hall, in charge of the department of public safety, to gether with the following resolution, the motion for the adoption of which was seconded by Councilman Bunting: Whereas, this council has by -.an amendment to existing ordinance this day addpted permitted the opening of regularly licensed amusement parks between the hours of 1 p. m. and 7:30 p. m. on Sundays and has provided by such amendment that the provisions of a certain ordinance of the city re lating to Sunday observance shall not apply to the opening and operation of such parks withinvcertain hours; and, Whereas, in the adoption of said amendment and the permission for the opening of such park or parks this council has relied upon the represen tations and statements made by those desiring to open and conduct said park or their duly accredited representative to the effect that it is the purpose and mtention of said parties to at all times :onduct said park or operate the same or any particular amusements in con nection therewith in a decent and or- uci i v jiicLiiiLtri a u Li in audi lllcLllild a-a shall not in any way violate the laws of the state of North Carolina or ordi nances of the city of Wilmington and shall not give olfenseto good" morals and the peace and! welfare -of the com munity; . "Therefore. ,be .it resolved, That in the event of the failure of the manT igement of such park or parks to con duct the same- or any amusements therein in conformity with the assur ances, heretofore given to this coun cil and recited iii the preamble to this resolution, this council hereby records its purpose and intention to take uch action for the protection of the morals and the welfare of the community as future circumstances may require and as to it shall seem proper, and that in. the taking of such action this coun cil will not tak.ejn.to consideration any 4 question of the destruction of values or loss which may be occasioned to anyone operating such park or parks." The discussion was opened by 'Kev. J. A. Sullivan, pastor of Calvary Bap tist church, and.' a member of the com nittee appointed by the Ministerial association to draft resolutions to be presented to council opposing the pro rosed change in" "the city regulations s-overning th.e . operation- of- parks- m the city, and it seemed for a time that he would be the -only speaker to" take issue with the documents presented by Councilman Hall: 'However, "it was iot very long before both, "forces" be came warmed up and the drawn-out affair, that it proved Jto, be, beran, Among those speaking on the side )f strict Sunday, observance were, in addition to Mr. Sullivan, Rev.-. Dr. A. D. McClure, Rev. Dr. J. M. WeUs. Rev. 1 H Taylor. Rev. W. G. Hall, 'and Jthers. In openine the discussion Mr ?ullivan asked fOr an explanation of tne ordinance and resolution, stating ha' he impression that ne had gain 51 Irm the press was that a comp;o "nise had been agreed upon that would nfike it possible for him, as a repro "rtative of the Ministerial associa ion. to concede to its terms withoat ;reppnting the resolution which had ern rawn up by his committee and ip'prov-ed at a meeting of the "assdcia iovi at its regular meeting yesterday. However, as he interpreted the dOC-irr-ents. there were not the proper re strictions, or else-the restrictions that i iad been contemplated from the im ression gained through- the'statement n the press that a. compromise had 'een reached, had been eliminated; -nd he found it necessary to introduce he resolution. But -before doing so, -ouncilman W. TX McCalg, mayor nro. em. presiding in the absence of Mayor foore. asked that City 'Attorney Sob ft Ruark be heard from. . While impressing -upon, the audience hat what he might say would not be expressing his personal' views but 'nose gained through a 'careful study ,f the matter in his official capacity, "e explained why the restrictions were fitted from the ordinance. He said hat after a-conference with Judge 3trjrse Rountree,' who conferred with 1m at the request of Dr. J. M. Wellf, nd Woodus Kellum, counsel for . thfe Dark management, the three had reed that it would not be feasible' to Numerate the devices that -may be' op-, -rated and those permissible, sitfcV it yould be so -easy for the name s" of '"arious contrivances to be changed so to be permissible, under the ordi J "ance. But on th'er other hand thenars "ould be thrown downin so far as the 1 a ontmued on Page. Bight) 166 cures Malaria, Chills and Pe- or Bilious Fever, b kfllhtg e parasite causing' the ferer. fine strengthening- tonic r v ' Fire Bell Will Give Notice To ' Interested' Public. Blrdmen Were Delayed In Goldsboro Yesterday Became of Gasoline Are Delighted at Prospect of Dance. . T,he i five army aviators who last week announced their coming to thiB city from Langley field one day this week, s will reach ' Wilmington early this afternoon, landing on Monk field, t eftst of- the National cemetery, between the Market street and the Princess street roads. It has been arranged for the fire bell to sound 12 strokes on the" depart ure of the. planes from Goldsboro, and after five minutes, will sound 12 more strokes. This will give ample warn ing to -all who are interested in being on the field when the planes arrive. Lehman Wood wired Chief of Police Williams last night from Goldsboro as follows:. - ."Met lieutenant Brooks, of aviators, here today. Held up here awaiting gasoline. Will arrive in Wilmington tomorrow early afternoon. Was tick led to hear of proposed dance for the aviators. Advise Star." The Red Cross motor corps, compris ing 10 to 15 cars,- will carry city, and county 'officers, 'Dr. C. W. Stiles, offi cers of the naval reserve station, and Company B officers from the armory, executive committeemen of the Rotary club and chamber , of commerce, labor officials and officials from both ship yards. The start will be made from city hall immediately after the sound ing of the signal bell, which, it is esti mated, will he .about .one hour before the planes will arrive, that time being consumed " in traveling here from Goldsboro. - An impromptu dance has been ar ranged at' the country club in compli ment to the intrepid aviators, set to begin at 9 this evening. The visitors who will drop out of the sky will be made right royally welcome to the city. Everything has been arranged for them from " marking the field as requested to securing gasoline sup plies. Everybody who , wants to see the landing take notice: The planes are expected early this afternoon. ' Regarding the . machines at Golds boro, a dispatch from that town yes terday said: "Three or four army air planes which left Langley field, New port News, Va., Saturday afternoon for a flight of observation to Wilmington, arrived here this morning. The fourth machine made a landing near Rocky Mount and was expected to arrive here a few hours behind the others. The fliers spent Sunday in Franklin, Va., and made the flight from that city to Goldsboro today in a little more than two hours." MR- PEARSAIX THE DONOR. Wilmington Man Who Gave f5K)0 to Barium Springs Orpnanagre. . Xn the Sunday5-older of the First Presbyterian church, among the church notes is the following, which reveals for the first time the name of the gen tleman who made a Thanksgiving do nation of $5,000 to Barium Springs 4 orphanage P. Pearsa.ll: "We have secured tne consent oi liiw generous donor Of the gift of 5,000 for a dormitory at Barium Springs, to the publication of his letter. It is as follows: Wilmington, N. C, Nov. 25, 1918. "'Dear Dr. .Wells: Because of what I have read in our church paper rela tive to the needs of our orphanage at Barium Springs, and your recent re minder to our congregation of the In s'ti'tution's needs, my thoughts of the children there have been quickened, and not only of those who are receiv ing .the, benefits of that Humane insti tution, but also of those who are not there because of the lack of the neces sary room " 'In view of its being a time when we all ought to be in the spirit of Thanksgiving, and because of the Lord's greet goodne-g to me, I have de cided "to contribute for increased dor mitory room, or such other housing, or accommodation, as the superintend ent and. the. hoard jot managers, or trus tees, may deem most desirable, the sum of $5,000. '.' 'I-, do riot contemplate that just now at the beginning of winter, and when conditions are so disturbed, would: be the .best time to undertake this addition to the property, though the time ..may come- within a few months, that to be left to the manage ment. . In the meantime,, however,: I will pay, to the treasurer the interest on $5,000 at 4 1-4 per cent per annum, this being the interest rate on U. S. Liberty bonds; the interest to begin December 1st next, and to be used for current expenses until the building is begun, the interest to be paid every two months. " 'Sincerely yours, "'P. PEARSAL.L,. " DEATH OP H. K. CANAJDY. Hljzrhly Respected Citicen Kails On Sleep After Protracted III Health. H.' F. Canady, of Greenville sound, died at 10:30 yesterday morning, aged 69, after a protracted period "of ill health: The funeral will be held at 4j30 today service at the graveside in Oak dale cemetery.' j Mr. '-, Canady was ;!f or several years a merchant in the city. He is survived by his wife and three daughters, Mrs. J. G. Canady, Mrs. Thomas K. Woody and Mrs. H. T. Craig, all of the city: and three sons, J. L. Canady of the city; Julian Canady, now at Camp Hancock; and W. F., Canady, who is with the army in France. Mr. Canady was a man of "arge. ac quaintance and many friendships and there is much sorrow among them be cause of his passing and deep sym pathy, is felt for his bereaved loved ones. - Move to Rlclimon. the Union "News company at the union station in this city, left, yesterday on a; ten-day -vacation, after which he' will go to .Richmond, as manager for the akme combanv at the new Richmond terminal; 'He; has held his, WilmingtonT nosition since last July and has made aiiiost 'of friends who regret .exceed ingly that he is to quit 'this city, al though : they are gratified that the clange-is a promotion, one eminently ifleserve.d because of the fine capabili-t'v-'and -recognized merits of Mr. Nunn., jfifl" successor here, will be Mrs. A. T Farker who Is a ? woman of-splendid Unncations. ? and experience in ' the Union News company's service White Man Claiming to Be Lieu tenant Relates All. R.VI. Bryan, Taken Into Custody San day on tne Charge- of Pa sins .:' N ! . Worthies Cheeks, Continue In County Jail. R. l. Bryan, who was taken into custody about noon Sunday charged with attempting to defraud local mer chants by passing, worthless checks, admitted n a confession to , officers made yesterday morning that he, issued checks amounting to 5377,,' .knowing that he had no .funds to his, credit in any of the banks to redeem , these cheeks. . ' . - He confesses having forged the name of Lieut. A. C.' Fitch on a check for 5300 which he presented' to his land lady in payment of a bill covering board for himself and wife for six months. rJji addition .to the worthless .checks "flashed" by Bryan Saturday which haa been discovered up until Sunday night, including a check for 513 presented :to Chesnutt & Freeman's shoe store, an other for 537 cashed by the New Yqifk Bargain store, and the 5300 check pre sented in payment of his board bill, it was discovered yesterday that Bry an in his mania -for writing checks suc ceeded In palming off a 'fourth worth less check for the sum, of .527 on 'P. K. J. Fuch's shoe store, 128 South Front street. This brings the total amount of the checks which Bryan passed to $377, no small record for one day's work. When he gave to his landlady the check; for 5300 In payment of his board bill, Bryan, who claims to have been a member of Uncle Sam's military forces until recently, is said to have stated that the check was given to him by a Lieut. A. C. Fitch, who came to Wilmington from Charlotte Sat urday, as salary for military service. In making a clean breast of the matter to Constable Silverman, who assisted in arresting Bryan; the ex-soldier con fessed that Lieut. A. C. Fitch is a,n im aginary person conjured up in his mihd to meet the emergency of the moment and that he fore-ed the name nn check in order to satisfy his landlady for the time being in her demands. in talking over his career as check "flasher," Bryan attributed hia to the fact that he "just simply went crazy for a while." Why he should have done such a thing, he could not say, except that he was "wnirri death about money matters and felt inat 3ust to stop their demands and edBe e situation for only a few hours would be infinite relief." Bryan has requested that hin trt.i be postponed until he can get in touch with relatives In Burlington and secure money to employ a lawyer to look af ter nis interests. He is being held here in the county jail until the date of trial is set. He was allowed honri of $500, but up to last night was not able to give it. HERMAN CARIfEY GETS TWO YEARS AT TRAINING SCHOOL White Lad Charged With Theft of Anto Week' Case Open. Two years at the Stonewall Jackson training school is the penalty. Imposed on Herman Carney, a white youth, who, with Robert Weeks, age 18 yeai-s, was arraigned in recorder's court yes terday morning charged with the theft of an automobile from in front of' T. D. Piner's garage on North Second street Sunday night. As for Weeks, judgment was reserved, but the opin ion of court officials yesterday after noon was that more drastic punish ment is in. store for him, since he is Carney's senior by two years. There was another case against Carney, the charge being passing a -worthless check but this was held onen. Pending the judgment of the court J in weeKs case his bond was fixed at $200, but being unable to furnish this he was committed to jail. Neither 'of the defendants denied having the. pos session of the automobile when their plans were inter f erred with by the hurried arrival of Mr. Piner as the two were starting oft with ' the ma chine. ' There were, a number of other cases before the recorder yesterday , morn ing, there being ' an unusually ' large number of boys, all of whom were col ored, arraigned ;f6r discharging fire arms in the city. All ' were found guilty with one exception. It is presumed, from the fact .that there was one case on th.e docket yes terday charging the defendant with spitting on the sidewalk,' .that the court officials and the officers of .the law, have decided to carry' out' the recommendation of a. recent grand jury, which called . attention. . .to this common practice and urged, that a stop be put to At. R. P. Peterson-was the defendant in the case but he fail ed to answer when his' name was call ed and a capias, was issued for him, F. L. Wood and J. M. Guttenburg, two young white men, submitted to a charge of an affray, the cost of the case being equally divided between them. Zack Jones, white, was found guilty on a charge of vagrancy and was given his preference of leaving town by 7 o'clock last night or serving 30 days on the county road. -He chose the former. Arthur Maxwell, colored, paid the cost for disorderly conduct. The casrs against F. D. Clark, charging "vio lation of city ordinance," was nol prossed. The case Seeking to have C. R. Plott placed under a peace bond was held open. MAIL PACKAGES EARLY. Public Should Avoid Afternoon Rush By Colling In the Morning. "Mall your Christmas packages early" is the admonition of Postmaster H. McL. Green. And he does .not only mean by this that they should be dis patched early in the month, but also, early in the day to fevpid the usual congestion at the windows .in the af ternoon and allow the employes an op portunity of rendering a more efficient service both in waiting on the patrons at the window and in starting -the packages on the first lap of their 'jour ney. ; ; . J . , ' -. - ' ' Postmaster Green states that .the work in the office, under normal eon-. ditions, is much heavier in the after-; noon than In the morning; but addto this, he stated, the majority of the:peo ple wait until about 5 o'clock in. the afternoon to post their packages, and this is the busiest time, of the entire day for ,the postofflce employes. 1 "i f . ; - If the people will . mail - thetr pack ages .during; the .morning; hours, Post master .Green' states that lie will great ly appreciate1 it. r ,-T " -,' ' ' s Decide tb( Advertise Widely the City's Improved Schedules. Extensive Advertising: Canr-ain to be Conducted to -Show, Advantage of Trading: In Wilmington Mer chants' Rally Soon, The. merchant's committee pf the chamber of commerce held , its first meeting yesterday, afternoon at 3:30 o'clock , in the chamber rooms to dis cuss means of advertising the addition of two trains on the W. C. and A, and A. and-'Y. . branch lines of the Atlantic Coast Line and 'of waking up tne citi zens along these branch roads to" tne great benefit this improvement in schedule will confer upon then and the excellent opportunities offered thereby to- visit Wilmington and avail . them selves of the excellent trading -facilities and bargains in merchandise of- fered by the city's merchants, The meeting was fully attended and the mernbers of the committee were J enthusiastic in their views concerning the benefits the new schedules will bring "to retail dealers of the . city. By j the addition of two trains on these lines the merchants calculate that their customers will increase in num. ber to a large extent, as the new sche dule goes into effect December 15 resi dents in the immediate" areas t back from Wilmington will be.. a,ble to visit the city, spend several hours shopping or, attending to. other forms of busi ness and return to their honles on -the same day. Heretofore visitors from the districts tapped by the W. 'C. -and A.-and A. and Y. have been forced to spend two nights end a day in Wil mington in order to attend fo business requiring as much as two hours for' its accomplishment. . The merchants' committee warmly expressed its gratification in, that the addition of two trains on the W. C. and A. and A. and Y. Is now . an ac complished fact . They ' agreed to en ter upon an extensive advertising cam paign setting forth Wilmington's mer its and the advantages the city offers in its retail businesses and along other commercial lines, and to make a con certed effort through attractive print ed matter and in various , otfier ways yet to be arranged to attract visitors from the hlnter-land and to encourage patronage of the additional trains when they are put into operation. A sub-committee composed of Frank G. Ross, G. Dannenbaum and L.. Stein was appointed to determine methods of procedure to obtain the best results from an advertising campaign such as the one proposed. The committee also discussed func tions of the merchants bureau, which was recently organized as a branch of the chamber of commerce. Only one meeting of the bureau has been held to date, but the committee expects to call a second meeting at an early date. According to opinions expressed yes terday the next meeting of the mer chants bureau will be in the form of a rally of all merchants in the city. This rally will be held just after the, first of the new year. It is proposed to have a prominent merchant from Richmond or Atlanta or some . of the larger cities of the southeast where general conditions are similar to those found here to. be present at, the ,raly and give an intimate discussion of a few "of the problems confronting, mer chants and telling how they have been solved in other cities. , The meeting yesterday afternoon was presided over by L. Lipinisky, chairman of the merchants committee. Other members "present were Frank G. Ross, F." K. J. Fuchs, R. C. Piatt, Wil liam 'Munroe, Harry Payne, Gus Dan nenbaum and1 Secretary James H. Cow an, of ; the chamber. And Maud These new coats, while not radically different from , those shown here earlier in the season, show many interesting developments of fashion. They arecharmingly feminine there isn't even a hintof themilitary., The display is at its best now, and this is a good time to choose a new coat for holidays and future Winter wear.. Special Values at $24.75, $29.95 and $32.50 Luxurious Furs The Gift Supreme The Gift Store Resolutions Are Adopted By Ministerial Association. Commlttee Named to Push the Propo sition Looking, to $peeial Lesila tion Suggest Taxing of F"IIms To Meet Expense. Realizing the educational value of a certain clas of motion pictures and the harmful effects of a certain other class, the Ministerial association of the city at its regular meeting yesterday, adopted resolutions favoring the crer ation of. a state board of censors whose duty it will be to view and pass on all films before they are screened In public theatres in this state, and ap pointed a committee to "push vigorous ly the plan to secure the necessary leg islative enactment for the appointment of such a board." The resolutions suggest procedure to the committee and points to the fact that the board could be maintained without cost to the state through the piecing of a small tax on each film, or on the theatres. Expressions fi-om the public as to views on the matter will be invited. The resolutions follow: I "In view of the. tremendous possi bllities for good or evil in the motion ' picture business; an industry that may i do; great good in an . educational way . as well as. by way. of amusement, ,, or i may do great evil in visiting the minds of our children and debasing their souls, as well as their tastes. "And in view of the further fact that however desirous any local manage- ' ment anywhere might be to furnish J clean and wholesome films! the con- ! ' dition of the business is such that It is impossible for them to know before hand the character of the films sent to them and to present proper films. Therefore be it resolved: "1. That the Ministers' association of Wilmington goes on record as favor ing the- appointment of a state board or censors to see and pass upon every ! mm . snown within the bounds of the state of North Carolina. "2nd. That the appointment on this board of such men and women be sought es shall insure clean, whole some, amusing, or instructive films in all shows or houses within the bounds of our state. ' "3. That a committee consisting of Rev. M. T. Plyler, Rev. John Jeter. Hurt, D. D., Rev. W. H. Milton, D. D., Rev. A. D. McClure, D. D., and Rev. G. W. McCle-nahan, be appointed by this body to push vigorously the plan to se- , cure the necessary legislative enact- ment for the appointment of such a state board of censors. "4. That we recommend! to this com mittee in carrying out the purpose for which they are appointed, along with any other methods they may de vise and approve,' the following: . "1. The securing from the church courts, conferences, councils, or asso ciations of our .various ecclesiastical bodies, their hearty approval or en dorsement of the proposed plans. "The securing from the various wo men's clubs or organizations of- the state, ever ready for all good works looking to the well being of our state, their hearty endorsement, support, and cooperation in the effort to secure such a state board of censors. "3. The securing from our leading men and omen all over our state,; of letters for publication, endorsing the proposed' plan. "4. The arranging for delegates from all over the state to go to Ra leigh and present the plan to the prop er committees of the legislature. "5. That we call attention to. the fact that a. slight tax on each film cen sored, or on each motion picture house in the state would easily finance such Still They Come The Winter some Furs hold high favor in the choice of gift-buyers whose piirposfi is to give presents that are useful and ornamen tal. We have the best kind of "furs in the most desired mod els. Every woman in town knows that furs are trust-' worthy, and that will add to the appreciation that fur gifts bought here will receive. Priced $14.95 and up to $50.00 BELK- WILLIAMS: CO.; SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES We have recently installed in our vault 50 addi tional Sale Deposit Boxes to rent at $1.50 per year. If you own bonds stocks or other valuable pa pers, you owe it to yourself to have them in a safe place--you need a Safe Deposit Box. We invite you to call and inspect our equipment. THE PEOPLES' SAVINGS BANK Corner Front and Princess Sts. The Appropriate for all, and especially for the young people, that conforms to our government's request that practical, serviceable- presents be selected this year, is a SAVINGS PASS BOOK showing a deposit of some amount, and we cordially, ipvite you'to open - accounts in this bank with any sum from $1.00 upwards. ( We have already opened quite a number of 'Christmas Ac- s- counts and.it is none too early to go over your X'mas list and put this idea into effect. i , THE WILMINGTON . iin DPlMCRSS STREET Oldest and Largest North a board of censors without cost to the state. "6. That we call upon all right thinking people everywhere who valie the importance of the proper training of our young, to rally to the support of r this "'.movement and to give it prpp- er. support, approval and help. PRIVATE, PEIGS WOUNDED. Relative- -Received Official Notification From the War Department. Private Rlgerndn Meigs, of this city, who is a member of Company C, 115th in MIT 1 1 n p i' 1 1 ti nfl.rrn. inn in h ranrR. wa.s i . . , , . ; wounded in -action September 26, his many friends here will regret to learn. The official telegram announcing the news, which has just been received by his aunt, Miss Irene Pettway, 416 South Fifth street, did not state wheth er or not his wound, was serious. The family has received news direct from Private Meigs since he was wounded, but he did not mention hav ing been wounded, merely referring to himself as being sick. He stated, however, that he was to be removed to a base hospital, where he would un dergo a slight operation, but nothing has been heard from him since the op eration was performed. Private Meigs, who will not be 21 years of age until the 17th of this month, volunteered in the cavalry com pany organized here by Cap tairt Thomas J. -Gause, which was later changed to a machine gun company. He has seen severe fighting on the western front. Before entering the service he resided with 'his grandmother, Mrs. Elizabfeth Moore Pettway, 416 South Fifth. V ATTENTION, RED MEN. You are requested to attend the fun eral of Bro. J. A. Harker this (Tues day) afternoon at 3 p. m at the resi dence, 1011 Soutft Front. Visitijig and affiliating brethren are invited to be present. By order of the Sachem. F, K. J. FUCHS, C. of R. Goats SANTA Has Made "-T-0 - Y - L Here.His Headquarters - Everytliing considered, it was quite a task- to assemble such a collection of playthings as Js now on display here. The selling'' has ;besn very brisk, but the department still offers a big stock, and no child need want for playthings whose: parents are willing to buy them. Here are toys of all kinds for children of all ages. All "Made in U. A1.". t the best kind of , toys to buy ; 5 '. -,. Christmas Gift. Carolina Savings Bank SEEKS PERMISSION TO ' SELL FIREWORKS IN CITY Council Took Vo Action Pending As r Expression From the Public. City council reconvened last night following a brief recess after the" Sab bath observance matter had been dis posed of, for the transaction of the usual business-, and due to the lateness of the hour all matters were dispatch ed in short .order. , C. H. Bornemann, a merchant at Sev enth and Orange streets, asked permts- I ft sion of the council to dispose of a , i'fii ll lrf. II11I V III 111 IV III K34 II1MI I H IIMH . IIMI1. ,': M n. - on hand for about two years, and which he is unable to sell under existing city , S ' laws. , If A fA Mr. Bornemann stated that the, de- ' '. t ,! partmerit of the interior has removed us restrictions on tne saie oi nreworKS a -! and all he was asking was permission - - pf the council to dispose of what he. nas on nana, an or wnicn, ne stated, are; f A of small "calibre" .Not knowing hnw I the mihlic wmilr" ta lra thf mn ttAr ; : fc i iii Mayor Protem W. D. McCaig suggested - 'i ,i 1 that action be deferred until the next !" jt meeting in order that the public may ' " have an opportunity of making known - i any opposition to firecrackers. Thesfinance committee reported' fav orably on the matter of appropriating $1,000 to be used in helping to defray the expense of ten boys from New Han over at the Stonewall training school, Steps were also taken with the idea.ol interesting local civic and religious Organizations in starting a state-wid agitation for an appropriation by the state legislature for the state train ing school sufficiently large so as;,tc care for all juveniles within its bounds, Five thousand dollars in Wilming ton sewerage bonds were retired. - . V District Attorney J. O. Carr, who returned home from Raleigh last week oh account of a slight illness, has re turned to the capital city to resume the prosecution of the criminal docket in federal court, which Is In session there. - , - A - N - D - 11 j: Gift Store V nh IB- 'i ; 1
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