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MORNING STAR, WTLMINQTQN, N; .C THXJRSD AY; DECEMBER 19, 1918. 10GAL MEAT DEALERS 0E NOT PROFITEERS H4H HOUSES HABSmtCROSS; GAINING BEEN BUILT HERE Committee Gets Facts on Hous ' ing Problem. ' ' x-v 1ANMW MEMBERS -': ' -; V - - i,.-. ....... . I --' "'...' '. ' .. ""--' total of 2,416 Answer Christ mas Roll CalL ' jheir Margin of Profit Fait Say Investigators. YomNeed, a Dollar" I:; r fr price List Wan Agreed On Iaat ?sht and Will Be Published . La ter Matter Tn.oroush.ly Dis cussed at 'Conference. Fifty-TTiree Have Been BnJlt In the Cry -Over Fifty More In Subur ban ) District -JProblem 1 Not Yet Solved.'": . Efforts of Canvassing: . V'.jCommltteea Crowned With ucesll En rolled Yesterday Important - Committee Meeting Today. Mi ars1 a en 1 1 C A ll' toss jhe icv3l meat dealers have riot been of profiteering. . They were eXr one" nf the o ted from sucn cnarges at. a meet WhIU it is possible that Wilmington people have not . built altogether as many v house to ' accommodate ommincc yVvmiBu uy me . yarQ woncers as Was agreed , to the two local administration-to :get up a i ir nrice H?t on meats, with?'the d-fs- ' (rict nation, representatives, of guards and other representative citizens, l.eld in the chamber of com merce assembly hall last night at 8 o'clock. - The committee on fair ' prices con "ited of local packing housemen and ,t yptail eai u"dicio, nu aitw uie meetin? ''ad been called to order by j c. Hobbs. Jr.. of the fair price com mittee of the food administration, a arty fast spring, the canvass of the ?lt3rwnfch has Just closed, arid which nppeetor ggj the food adminis-: jaAeonducted by the building commit tee tor; the chamber of commerce,' re veals -the , fact that there have been 5S new. houses built in the city, which, together wi)h those of the Victory Home company at Sunset Park, others built by individuals and some remod eled and made ' habitable, . will swell the number o between 150 and 175. The. committee. was unable to get the exact number remodeled but from the information gained it fwas learned that a total' of 105 new houses, will have been built- when the f Victory Home company completes it program of ftO houses, .while Walter Col well, local contractor, reports that he. has remod eled and made, habitable 20 homes, the majority of which have, been consldw erably enlarged in the process of re modeling. i This canvass was made following the , announcement by officials of the Carolina Shipbuilding corporation that the United States shipping board had definitely announced that it would un dertake;, no home building program in Wilmijigtftti and that it was up to the people pf Wilmington to get behind th,e Carolina ami provide the houses if the yard . is to remain a factor in the industrial life of the city. In addition to the above facts it was learned -that'' all who agreed to build a, certain'-number of houses last spring hbve not lived up to taeir obligation in one sense of the word. Some who have failed to build independently have taken stock in the Victory Home company, claiming, and correctly so in some .instances, tfcat this should re lieve them of their obligation; others who promised to help take care of the situation have been called into the military service and they probably would have fulfilled their promise had they remained at home. Some additional pledges were re ceived, during .the recent canvass, but whether or not this will make the number sufficiently large as to take i care of the situation Is yet to. be de termined. In determining if Wilming ton has fulfilled her agreement it must be- borne in mind that several of the large buildings of the city have been converted from private homes into apartment' 'houses, while some office buildings have been changed Into rooming houses. The .Purcell house has also been remodeled and mafte suitable for roomers. But 'the' question now. it is pointed out. is not - what Wilmington has done, -for it is ja. well known fact that this Icity has done 'more for the gov ermneht than any - ether city Its siz that, has been favor4 with- govern ment Industrial plants, but what is needed to "be -done in the future. Re gardless of-how well Wilmington has or has not kept her agreement, the populace is willing to do more if prac tical, in- fact anything in its power .to solve the housing problem. " price lift af? hul'miiiou, lugeiiii w l LI1 the pri.". the retailer has to pay, and the unanimous opinion - of the meeting- was that there has been no proflt 'eenng. There was little time consumed In deciding that the list as submitted by the committee was a fair' margin of prpfit for the retailer, but lehgthy' dis cussiops followed before any agree ment was reached as to just how- the price list should be published. Sbmje rere of the opinion that the retail price for the different cuts should.be puMishert with the wholesale 'price paid for the beef. This would show that the butcher was making an enor--mous profit on the best cuts, while the" jess desirable -parts were going around cost and some for less. Fearing .that this would cause a confusion on the" part of the housewife, others thought. iet to f.pure out what the different cuts cost and. publish a comparative price list containing the wholesale and retail prices. The advocates of the lat ter plan finally prevailed, and the list, rill be worked up today and publish - ed tomorrow. In the discussions which followed .he reeding: of the fair price list as -ipreed on by the committee it was stated by Mr. Davis, of Davis and Hintz that his cost of doing business was 2f per cent, which means that he must set l'O cents on every dollar In vested before he can begin to realise iny net profit whatever. It was the concensus of opinion that this was about the average cost of doing busi tiess experienced by other dealers of the city. The list placed before the meeting last niirht will receive the full approv al of the food administration officials and. it is understood, will be. strictly observed by the retail' dealers.. With the knowledge that the food admin istration approyed the prices it is pre sumed that the public, or any who ma-y have entertained any such idea, wilF cast aside any thought that Wil minzton butchers are "getting rich" at the expense of the consumer. le Lpiice ranges-Eos- 1-0 ;ets for a soup tone to 45 cents for round steak. As ? margin of profit is to be fhted. the native, or Jacksonville beef, will reach the consumer at a cost f sev eral cents less than that charged for western beef. It was also stated that the "down town" dealers handle only; the western beef. which is held as the best placed oil -the Wilmington mar-kt. The representatives of the shipyards ware present upon special invitation of.M w. Xash, district inspector- for :he federal fuel administration who came to Wilmington early yesterday morning to "thresh out" the alleged charees of nrofiteeriner in WilfningV ton. In discussing the matter, R. W. BeMey. of the Carolina, stated that he is constantly receiving complaints f'om men on the yard of excessive price?. He said he had been unable t" ?et the men to make specific rhareep and what he wanted were the facts that he might place them before the men and orove to them that they are not being charged unreasonable prices for the necessities of life Instead of finding the butchers have been nrofiteering, it was shown that they are actually selling their mer chandise to the consumer for a smal profit than allowed by the food administration. On a beef that cost it was shown that at the prices Jfreed on jaf:t night it will be sold for K zross pro-fit of $34.70. which "'fs'ap Provirnately 29 per cent gross, where .hey are allowed a gross profit, of 33 1-3 per cent by 'the food administra tion. ,. The reults of the meeting last night rre entirely satisfactory to. both the od administration officials arid to the etaUers- committee, and is -expected -o be received in the same manner by he consumer. POSTAL CXEHK.S BUSY. v m V t V if 't " ff The Quick Way to Stop a Cough Tbit home-made syrnv doe the ork in a hnrry. KaUy pre pared, and save about $2. hHhH" i. $ M' t t$i th v,u ?ht be surprised to know that cnnnT thmx yu can use for a severe -ar' 18 a rem7 which is easily pro at ome in just a few moments. aP. but for prompt results it beats fl eke yu ver tried. Usaally ,-u the ordinary coueh or chest cold in "ib ;un Ia8tet Pleasant, tooajMren " Pr lfc iS PUre RBd KOO1- boft?"r - ounces of Pinex in ft pint led iaticd 8UKar. syrup. Or use.clari inftearf0l8e8' or 9F Ji? TW " Vl B,uKr jrup. 11 oesjrea. '"O l 1)11 TVt ft It-v 1 I r UI1 pu --u oottie of re, una bo mcr no more than a ady-made eousrh svruo. a couch merfimne . hrrA is price "Ylamz betr to be had atiany "iv. - oea "KQt to the- spot and eak Tk1c ' Ja8tinK relief. It promptly aLls,the inflamed nmhrn.iiM fh llri Phlet?rn jhroat tackle, loosenths tireiv anr sPn your eousrh' stops en ?hoonin p!er'dd rr bronchitis;'-'croup; ffi-i COURfr. and bronchial asthma. Pound Wa hlRbJy concentrated :om W its ?MrorffaI PB extract; iamous S?uKRi ZlL't . pt . aSythipR Action r7; w Rive aosoiute satis- ayne, lnd Christmas PnrcIs In Large Q.nantltles Are Being Dispatched. i Although Christmas is six days away, the post office is and has been, feeling the effects of the increased holiday business. The clerk at the parcel post window is being kept busy almost every minute of the day weigh ing and marking Christmas packages. The crowd surrounding the window yesterday afternoon was at times packed six and eight deep, as eager folk with packages of all sizes and shapes, endeavored to have them stamped and properly started on. their wa yto friends and relatives in dis tant towns. . Judging by the crowds surrounding the parcel post window every day, many persons are observing the re quest to "Mail your Christmas parcels early." There are always a few. how ever, who wait until the eleventh hour to mail Christmas gifts, causing the postal clerks to be rushed almost be yond endurance during the two days precedfng Christmas. . By "mailing Christmas packages early the employes at the post office may be saved much unnecessary strain and over-work dur ing the Yuletide when . they should rightly be enjoying the holiday. The parcel post division is open .from 8:30 o'clock each morning until 6:30 in the afternoon, and Christmas gifts may be dispatched at any time between those hours. Postmaster Green announced last night that he will open a second par cel Dost wfndo-w today, keeping it open until the Christmas rush is over in order to facilitate matters. This win dow will be located next to the regis try window and will be used for iri sured packages entirely. Un-insured parcels, should be carried to the regu lar parcel post window to be stamped. Mr. Green requests patrons to bring their parcels to the office as soon as they are ready for mailing, preparing tMem for the mail during . morning hours, if possible, rather than wait un til a short time before the oujt-going trains leave in the afternoon. A CALli TO PATRIOTISM. Mi For those things it has done in I war for thosei things it is doing in reconstruction for those, tliings will do in peace is the . Red Cross, society to be kept existent, not" by the donations of the few but by the voluntary membership of . the many. ' W"hen alleviating ' suffer ing on the battle field, : when recon structing shattered human frames. . when . using Its utmost ' "efforts to control epidemic"-or Ho stamp ."out tuberculosis, it knows no creed, nik caste, no race. It is a great -democratic -institution of the people - and nwst, to be thoroughly effective, .be supported by the contributions and "the moral support of the people. It asks not, it knows not, it cares not who' one is. When it sees suffer ing it relieves it. When it sees sor row, it'.comf orts it. It fears noth ing1, "it seeks no reward; ' It roSly be me, It may be my eon.-,lt .may. be -you,' it jmay be your daughter.- To s the Hed Cross it is a matter 'of sOpreme Indifference. Simply this. Is its aid needed? ... Can one refuse to' becoma mem ber? Can one refuse toUhelp'his own mother? As you answer that, so answer the- question, " can. one neglect to keep alive "the Greatest Mothtr on Earth . Let every man, woman and "child Tn New Hanover county join this week while the opportunity is 'be ing made so easy." j C. C. CHADBOURN. Unusual sucess Is being gained by canvassing committees- of ' the Red Cros Christmas rblL call in their ef forts to enroll all adult citizens of Wilmington and New Hanover as mem bers of the Wilmington chapter of -the American Red Cross. When the daily report was wired from headquarters yesterday afternoon to division head quarters, at Atlanta, the roll call in cluded 2,416 new . members, 911 of these having been secured yesterday. W. . A. McGirt, chairman of details, and the staff -of - workers associated with him in the roll call are very opti mistic. Chairman McGirt ybelieves that Wilmington will not onlys reach her goal of 5,000 new members but will go far beyond it. "When the . roll call closes next Monday," he said ."the total will be nearer '10,000 than. '5, 000." . '' '' . "Of course no one in, the cty could afford to miss this opportunity of be coming a, member of Jhe Red. Cross and Identifying hiqiself with one of the most benevolent orga.nlzatip.ns Actively engaged in the relief of human suffer ing wherever it exists in the--. world," :Mr. McGirt added. "Everyone, how ever, should join as early in the, week as possible. Reports are wired every day to division headquarters at At lanta and also to state headquarters in Greensboro, and Wilmingtpn should not . only lead the state when the roll call is completed, but she should be leading every day. This can be made possible only by having the people enlist early so that large encourag ing reports may be sent tostate head quarters from day to day. The suc cess of the roll call so far is very premising. We have a total of 2,416 enrolled to date, an average of ap proximately 800 a day." Reports turned in at headquarters by canvassing committees yesterday were unusually good. The ladies' com mittee canvassing the residential dis trict reported a total of 163 new meiriy bers for the day. This committee has secured a total of $776.75 in member ship fees since the roll call commenc ed. The young ladies soliciting mem berships at the bopths remained ' at their posts during the day in spite of the cold weather, reporting yesterday evening 'a total of 64 new members. The committee of which Mrs.; Cuthbert Martin is chairman secured .143 addi tional members in the business section, while the comrnittee canvassing the professional men reported 68 enlist- Lments. Fifty-five members of try Church of the Covenant have been enrolled- up to the present. This is the only church from which a repevt has been received, as the other clfJfches requested the privilege of waiting un til Saturday to send In lists of their members who have enrolled with,-the Red Cross. The - Atlantic Coast Line reported yetserday approximately 500 of itB employe? as having answered the roll call. Several large industries . of the city, including the 'Carolina and Liberty shipyards, , the rural- districts and the negro committees have not yet sent in their reports. ' When these are received the total of the roll call will be greatly augmented. , Chairmari McGirt' calls atention . to the fact that dollar-memberships . are for one year only. Those wly join the Red Cross' now , will .continue as members through 1919, but at. the end : V j "WEST 1JIAT WAS" COMING. Will Be Presented at Holiday Bazaar of tfce Stag Employes, Etc Among the many attractions secur ed for their holiday bazaar, by the Stage Employes, Motion Picture Op erators and J Musicians may be men tioned' the "West That Was," a typi cal scene from a mining camp in the "pays of Old, the Days of Gold;" this exhibit vividly portrays the life, sports and pastimes of many of those daring spirits who crossed the plains, , in search of wealth in the -early days. There will he plenty to amuse one i J ' M lawJ.' at the bazaar as a numoer oi aiuereni concessions and exhibits have already been arranged for and every available foot of floor space will be used for something to entertain the patrons, r ? 'Prises will be given, away; every rilght -and a grandpr!ze that will prove a.' surprise, w.UUbe presented , to the lucky person on .the last night of the hi'naftr. ' ' ' - '' 't.;.: The season tickets,' good for tho ton avoid i 1 st Inigfe for 'ir.arspidly.hsinr: sold and 'the commlttss on arrangement are,' very" -sure-' -that , all tickets- al lotted for . the arfvanee sale will be disposed ft before the opening night. ONE DOSE RE LIEVES A G0LP -NO "Tape's Cold Compound" Ends Bad Colds i or Grippe in ' 4 " a Few Hours. r Relief comes instantly. - ':-- ! A dose taken every two "hours until three .doses are taken will e-rid grippe misery and break up a severe cold eith er im the head, chest, body or limbs. . '?: It . promptly opens clogged up nos trils and air passages in the head, stops nasty ..discharge . or nose running, 're-, llevss sick headache, dullness, feverlsh ness, sore.throt, sneezing, -soreness and stiffness. i.T; -4v t' " ;:-"'-' 'v.-' - Don't : stay puffed up! Quit blowing and snuffling! Ease your i throbbing head! Nothing else In the world gives such prompt' relief " as-, "PapVs? Cojd Compound," which costs only . a" few cents at any drug" lt)re. ilt acts with out assistance, tastes nice., and causes no inconvenience. Be sure you set, tho genuine, adv. RED GROSS CHRISTMAS ROLL CALL WEEK For Universal Membership $1.00 Per Year J O IN--S 1.00 Per Year Space Donated by: American Bank TTrUt yCo., Home Savings Bank,r..'-Murchisori NationBahk, The Peoples, Savings Bank, The Wilmington Savings & " . - t Trust Go. . 1 , ' Oil Sj-f f.;i v jit.- of the 'coming year their memberships will expire. In-order to simplify 'mat ters, the Red Cross has announced that all memberships will' expire January 1. - V Two Red Cross meetings are schedul ed to take place today iri the chamber the family became uneasy, , and,' when he finally failed to appear at'-Allthe conclusion was reached that jxe had been dealt with foully and th matter reported. to police headquarters. , .--The police called at .two boarding houses in the city where it waS thought of -commerce. Dozier Latta, cnairman possiDie tnat ne naa. oeen stopping ana of the church committee, has called. -.a also investigated a report that he had ?o discuss nlans, pertaining to this par- no one at any of these places , knew ' has &iven lts complete endorsement to tieular branch of roll call activities. At. anything, of him. Capt: C. W. Woolard, 3 o'clock all members of tb.e roll call . of theA .police force, .stated last night meet, in, that ne wouisi continue the mvestiga- oreanization are expected to the assembly hall ' of the chamber to map out plans calculated to 'push Wil mington far beyond her goal In the Christmas roll call. ROCK HILL NEGRO OPENS FIRE ON THREE OFFICERS tidn. CHAMBER. ADDS ENDORSEMENT Executive Committee Approves Good Roads Resolution Sends Copies. , Urging that every city in the state aSd in securing better roads for North Carolina, the executive committee of Wilmington's chamber of i commerce the resolution adopted at tle meeting of the North Carolina Good Roads as sociation held here last August and copies of the statement drawn up by the chamber have been forwarded 't& air chambers of commerce in the statST The state is in need of better bigh ' ways because of the steadllx Increas v ing use of the automobile and the ever growing popularity of that vehicle ajj an aid to industry and commerce, EC 1 is pointed out. The resolutions call for taxation to support the good roads movement embodied in a state-wide highway ott ganization. Sheriff Jackson and Dejrary Return Fire and Jim Davis is Wounded. Jim Davis, anegro about 30 years of age .whose home is at Rock Hill, seven miles from Wilmington, is in James . Walker Memorial hospital probably fatally V-wounded as ,the re sult. Of being shot "in the. abdomen last night- at 10 o'clock by either Sheriff George C. Jackson or Deputy Sheriff' A. W. Allen after he had openj ed fire on the officers. The negro was rushed to - the city and placed in the hospital , and 'after an examination Dr. Freeman stated that his condition was very critical. ' The shooting took place at the home of Davis . where the officers were in search , of an illicit whiskey distillery. Having' received information that a still would be in operation in that vi cinity the officers left Wilmington in the sheriff's car about 8 o'clock. They first went to Davis' home but he was i not there. A search of the , premises, however, revealed ahout 85 gallons of still mash, some of which was ready to "run off." - ; The officers then made a thorough search of the vicinity,' returning t Davis' home about 10 o'clock. Sheriff Jack son' and Deputy Sheriff "W. H. Howe . stopped ..in front of ' the , house wbjile Deputy Allen -went around ' to the rear. . The sheriff , called to know if Davis had returned and was ' in formed by- his wife that he had but had gons again. - ' . - t About that Jlme he . heard. Deputy Allen call "halt" and rhe and Deputy around the house'. Davis was making tor his house ,with a revolver in his hand. AH j three of the officers called" to him to. j 4ower hi gun, but instead, of "doing ; that he opened Are, shooting four times, pne bullet" passed through the ! sheriff 'S ' scarf Which he had around his j neck, while another knocked Deputy ; Howe's hat off. The sheriff and De- j puty Allen returned .the fire about th6 same lime, the former shooting twice , and the latter once. " ." : One bullet struck the negro!. In the i lteft ide, nerieiratirig the .intestines. The officers were aware that the negro bears anything but a good reputation- arid fearing trouble the; sher iff gave, .instructions before -hand to not sbjpot anyone" except In self de fense.' URon his Return to the city the sheriff, notified Coroner ' A. S. Holden and Solicitor E. T. Burton. WEDblNG' CSEREMONy PO?TIONEJ -. f ACCOUNT OF GROOM'S' ABSENCE Sudden, 6isaipenrance of IT. B. Wlllett - w ; Thoiaght Due to Foul, Play. ' ; The wedalng of fL. B. V iilett, of Brunswick county; and Miss . -Leola. Griffith, daughter .of Mr. f and Mrs-. Fred Griffith, - 7v3ueen Str,e0t, . which was- to have tkken place at Immanu.el' Presby terian fchurch at ,5:45 o'clock yester-.J day afternoon, was ,not. soiemnizea owing to thV sudden disappearance ..of the prospective groom. The family -of the bride believe that the young man has. met with toul play jind have given j the police the-;lnormation in han.d con cerning him and asksd them to make J an Investigation -.-4, ana- -c.w:wu whereabouts, , possiBlei 7 ' : ' .-?Mrv ..Willt"t was;; seen In the 'telty -at 3:30 ooloCH.t yesterday afternoon "by 3en ferifflth, brother of therospectiye briddf '' At that time ! he Was On 'Front stre in company - with asOldiec trom the Simo neighborhood where, JMr.; WTiM lett esides.'y Mr; OrilHt didfnpt Jknow' the ftanio of the soldisr. : thirty jnlu tes, litsrvor at 4 'o'clock .a nvanfpur porting: to be Mr, vWlilettrtvrsa conversation- over the : telephone jWitft' Miss Grifflth.ytelllnaf her that " he f W'ould tjbe at hter homoj about 5 o'clock.. f That Js J nefiasL iuh (m ww .'.w-.--.-f-j When 'he failed 'to - make ' his.Vap-. pe&rariee .-ai,-5' o'clock Po imrtancel was attached to-ifebutaa tlm. passed; and as the hour for thr ,ereniony. grcv U LAST THIS IS THE WEEK Before Christinas, and you should not put your shopping" off a day longer. Decide now what your gifts will be. Look over the list below. It might help you. GLOVES FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN . Leather, kid or Fabric Gloyes in all the popular shades and combinations are always ap preciative Men's Auto Gloves , . $2.25, $3.Q0 Boys' Scout Gloves at , . ... 98c TOILET AND MANICURE - . SETS ' ; ' - . With ebony or ivoroi han dles, .packed in neat leatixerette covered cases, or in separate pieces. ?:v- t SILK HOSIERY Ladies' Silk Hose in blacks, whites and colors, in suitable quality for Christmas giving, at . . . . . . 98c, $1.59 and $2.00 Men's Silk Hose, plain or fancyj at . . 50c, 75c and 98c KNIT CAPS AND SKANG SETS r::-, "" Children Knit Caps 25c, 50c, 75c Ladies' Knit Caps 50c, 75c, $1.00 Wool Knit Cap and Scarf Skat - ing. Sets . . . . ... 98c to $3.5 " . - ' " ' . .y' CHRISTMAS STATIONERY White, tinted and gold edge Paper and Cards with enyelopes to nitch, put up in attractive Christmas boxes, make useful " gifts . ; Priced .... : . ...... 35c to $1.50 HAND BAGS AND PURSES In all the new shapes, made of leather or velvet and lined with fancy byocade 50c to $5 Men's Leather Purses, 50c to $3.50 Children's Hand Bags, 50c to 75c HANDKERCHIEFS No other one item is so pop ular for -Christmas-giving, and here you can make selections that will suit all ages. Packed in decorated Christmas boxes and .folders. V Priced at 4 . . 25c to $1.50 Ladies fine quality plain Linen Handkerchiefs, at . 29c Men's fine quality plain Linen Handkerchiefs, at . . 25c to 48c FANCY TOWELS Fancy Turkish Towels in large, medium and small sizes, with fancy colored borders, es pecially suited for gift purposes Priced....... 25c to $1.50 RUGS AND ART SQUARES Small Grass or Wool Rugs, in a variety, of rich patterns. Priced . ... jK . . 48c to $6.50 Lafee Grass Art Squares, $6.95 to $12.50 Large. Velvet and Axminister Art Squares. .$24.75 to $85.00 G Ah mranv If P" ; 'i f il ! 1
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