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OVERALL CLUB IS : FORMED; MEMBERS NUMBER HUNDRED .Will Don Garb Of The Working v Man As Protest Against Clothing Prices; Wilmington men yesterday launched their spring offensive fcgftlnst th high cost " of . clothing when a petition pledging the signers to garb them selves. In overalls until tha price of more attractive garments doe the Humpty Dumpty act, received more than 100 signatures. v While the petition does not state when the new fashion will be effec tive, it is understood that Saturday will mark the inauguration of the cru sade. , - ' . ' Tentative plans of the club call for demonstrations in various parts of the city and surrounding country when converts will urge other citizens to join in the movement. It was also reported, unofficially of course, that the fairer portion of the city's Inhabitants may join their brothers in the campaign and forsake the natty street dress for the more domesticated bungalow apron. While this is the1 -first -organized move of this kind in Wilmington other cities of the country have already adopted the overall as a form of pro test against prevailing prices of cloth ing. Those slgnig the-petition yesterday are: . C. Hobbs, C. C. Hodges, Owen C. Fillyaw, R. E. Gribbln, M. C. Avant, J. C. Mishaw. J. W. Thorp, J. H. Wlerse, Fred E. Little, J. L. Daniels J. F. Cromer, Edgar G. Blanton, W. F. Full er. J. E. Housch, C. V. Robbing, M. A. Dukes, R. J. Vlliere, Tom L. Brlggs, Frank Banta, John J. McLaughlin, - J. W. Booth, John C. Benson, 'W. G. Tlp pltt, W. tl. West, I. J. Dowdy. George Dempsey, Harry watters, W. F. Dyer, W. E. McGee. R. J. Dyer, B. Gerth. Clarence Bobbitt, R. W. Benson, A. B. Lewis,. J. .L. Bunn, Robert Vaughan, 3x H. L. Jenkins, A. E. Call, J. Grimstead. R. D. McDougall, J. W. Casteen, F. M. Griffith. E. H. Delano, W. E. Caskett, Sam Hill, Cftrl Wlllfams, G. F. Lucas, A. G. Creacy, B. S. Creacy. B. O. Williams, A. Valcount. W. W. McCoy, William Smith, John Warren, B. J. Newton, L. S. Vaughan, J. M. Gillis. James L. Parker, It. Courtale. R. F. Meier, P. vaughan, JT.. N. Twining, B. Brlttaln. D. Pad stette. Frank Bailey, George D. Ewirtff, P. - McNeil, Joe Garvey, W. M. Batson, Frank ConfVey. ' " ' ' Scott's Hill has a honesttogoodness overall club, the members of which are consistently proving by their at tire that "a man's a man for a' that." Sunday afternoon five of them, clad in the garb of the honest Working man, paid a social call upon a girl; and the girl is authority for the statement that she was thoroughly pleased with their appearance , It s understood that R. B. Foy, of Scott's Hill, is the leader of the so ciety. . , ABERNATHY ACCEPTS BRINSON'S CHALLENGE sumpter brawley , MctediMager BROOKS' GAMPAIGi Will Maintain Headquarters Raleigh And Attempt To : Elect His Man. In (Special t The Stan)' '.' . Raleigh, ApU 13. Sumpter C Br&w ley, of Durham, .will manage the cam paign of Aubry "L. Brooks candidate for the United C States ' senate against Senator Lee S. Overman, It wis an nounced here today. Mr. Brawler "Will maintain headquarters 'in Raleigh, and. will , divide his time between hisxiaw practice in Durham and the work here, giving the campaign as much time as 11 aemanas. . "Mr. Brawley has had a, great deal of political experience, having been chair man of the county executive committee forDurham,, haVing served as a mem ber of the state j executive committee fdf a number of years; and Jiaving been a representative of his county lit the legislature. In addition to this ', Mr. Brawley has been prominently idenjtl-fled-with party activity in North Caro lina since he was old enough to Vote. Friends of Brooks, and even those who do not intend' to vote for him, be lieve that he has made a very, wise choice in his selection of manager. In connection with the announcement that Brawley would manage the campaign it 'was also Stated that the candidate, to succeed Senator Overman expected to speak Irt every section of the state before the primary. He is now confer in with friends in the larger cities of North Carolina; and will dpeh uphis campaign in the" neaf future.' Mr BrooicB says thatie is not run ning on the woman suffrage plank in the democratic platform although ha favored the substitution of this plank for the of igihal committee report and was in favor of women suffrage before he had an idea that the democratic con vention would endorse it. He announc ed before the convention met. ' try to purchase Ehqierk Profiteers Arid Political" Cam ; r jjaign Contributors Linked Together By Cox ; MORTON ELECTED ' GOUNTt SOLICITOR . : .; Marion, th&7, April i8.-"Tnat' "some one - is trying tofeuy a governhjental underhold," was a charge made by Gov ernor James M. Co', of Ohio, democratic candidate for the presidential .nomina tion, in an addrtsa here tonight before the Jeff erson v club, while discussing campaign Contributions. X a IrlnKingr ; profiteering And political campaign contributions together, Gov ernor Cox declared that "profiteering, from Which the public how suffers. Is the result, for the most part, of condi tion carrying 'opportunity, if not pref erence to one individual, or class oyer another. Quite' naturally, - therefore, there is universal distrust of the osten sible patriotism from whfch .flows mil lions of political contributions. Some one is .trying, to., buy a ; governmental underhold"." - .' . . ' Governor -Cox did notJ-desisrnatewho the "someone", is whom he charged with "trying to buy a, governmental under Hbld." Neither did he designate -what presidential candidate' campaign v is being supported by the "millions of dol lars." - V -. NEW BASEBALL CHAIRMAN. New York, -April IS. Appointment of a new chairman for the national base ball commission will be, made some time this wefekl- Ban Johnson, president Of the American Legion declared here to night. Mr. Johnson .held a brief con ference with 'John Heydler, president of the Rational -league, here today, and said he would confer with' him again within a day or two. ' . Defeats V, F Jones In Second Race By ood Majority- ;r; May Succeed Barton,& tt&etlcmU3r9l6U''i,6turns .from yesterday's Second primary shW J. A. McNorton elected eoiility. solicitor- over W. P. Jones by a majority of approkl ' mately 40ft votes. . v : K ; "With r Federal Point and Seven Mile ' Post precincts missing, McNorton tt Midnight had a total of . 1,120 against 7J5. for Jones. r x : 'The total vote in the missing pre cincts is normally not more than ioo. , ..McNorton carried every precinct in the county with the exception of the First , ward,-which .went to Jones 129 to 97i the First precinct of the Fifth, which gave Jones a majority of 82, and Sunset Park, where Jones Jed by a vote of 36 to 10., , . v - T A special session of . the ' board of county, commissioners will be held at 3 o'clock this afternoon at which .time .,ljtv is expected that McNorton will be appointed solicitor to 5 fill the, unex pired "term of Edwin re: Burton, who has resigned, effecelve -May 1' r . The .vote in yesterday's - primary stood: ..Jones McNorton First Ward ,128 , 97 Second Ward ....... 15$ 174 Third Ward 94 159 Fourth-Ward B8J : 98 Fifth Ward, lstP'c't 129 : 97 Fifth Ward, 2nd P'c't 25 . 112 Sixth Ward .... 88 167 Masonboro 1 3 - 29 Sunset Park 38 10 Cape Fear .' 8 82 Seagate 5 . 44 Winter Park ...... i r 23 : 89 Totals 733 1,120 STRIKES ARE HAMPERING j S. A. L. PASSENGER TRAINS Service To The North Termi nates At Richmond, i Passenger trafflo on the Seaboard Afr Line is being hampered by the strike of railway employes, in various parts of the country. , ----- ' An ofncial announcement-, by E. B. Hunter, division passenger agent, yes-' terday reads asfollows: "Account - serious labor troubles north of Washington, effective at Once" trains 1, '2, S and 4, also trains '5 and 6 will terminate at Richmond, Va.,; and it-will be necessary for passengers go ing to points north of Richmond to transfer to ' R., ,;F-. fe -P. equiprnent at Richmond." : f i 1 It is understood that the R., F. '&-cP.' will operate such Jocalv passenger ser- Kyice' fas"' -ffey ca6 betweenf Richmond nents For Nomination. Debate Arranged Between Oppo- Washington. tTrams 45and''46 win (Speelal to'Tlie Star.) Washingtfan; April l3Re0resenta ' tlve Brinson and his opponent for the democratic . nomination for congress -for the-Third congressional district of North Carolina, Mr.' Abernethy, accord ing to,'a Statement made here today by ; the latter, have agreed to engage in . a joint debate. . . "Mr.- Brinson-challenged me a. few days since," paid Mr. Abernethy, "and we have agreed to meet at Jackson ville May 3, for the orening debate. . While I do not believe in such debates between democrats, 1 feel that, as I have Ween challenged,. I should accept, . nnd have done so." Mr. Brlnson has previously stated ' that it was Mr. Abernethy's privilege to. offer the challenge, but that . he " would take the initiative if his 6po ' nent did not, as there were vital idif -' ferences which called for public iex : planatlon, and regardless of the rejsult ' he was determined that these issues '. hould be met. be annulled until further notice be tWeen Hamlet and Savannah, iwtd local stops heretofore": made hyj- these trains will be mad-toy trains 3 and 4. " WINS QUALIFYING MEDAL Repair The Wear Hard Work Often Breaks Down a Person 5 Health and Creates; a Need for Ziroh Iron Tonic M EN and women who do hard labor, ' such - as building, farming -or housekeeping, and those who do exhaustive I brain work of various kinds,- of- tervfeel the need of something to Help renew fagged forces and tone up the system.: : t'-N To help repair the wear caused by overwork, to ain 'renewed strength and energy, many have obtained good results from tak ing Ziron Iron Tonic. . . ; Ziron is a perfected prepara tion of v pure, medicinal iron salts, combined with other .; valuable strength-giving tonic ingredi- v ents, which are recommended by leadng physicians. Mr. H. B. Converse, of Mc Ewen, Tenn., writes: "I had been working very hard, and was getting weak and rundown from hard work. When I commenced taking Ziron, in a few days I felt stronger, and now I have taken two bottles I feel as strong as ever, although I have kept at work all the time." ' . . . Ay You cannot lose anything - by giving "Ziron a trial, but very likely will gain much. , Your drugi&i vll selLyou tfye, first .bbttle on"; a' 'money-back guarantee. 'M . : te, V - S ill if Le settle . , riffht now ! this 4 Special to The Star.) - - : Pinehurst, April ' The annual mid-April tournament opened at Plne hurst today,, a field of about' 100 con testants taking part on the champion ship course Franklin H, Gates, of tha Moore Country club, won the qualify ing medal with a 74, and was followed by C. B. Fownes, of Pittsburg at 78. Gates' round included an eagle S on the fifth hole. , THREE PERSONS KILLED IN CAROLINA TORNADO Schools And Churches Swept Away And Houses Demolished Charlotte, April 13. Three persons 'ere known to have been killed and a "half dozen or more injured, some of them ; seriously, In a tornado which swept portions of Union county Mon- day night, according to reports reach- Jng here today. Schoolhouses and churches were swept away and a half .'dozen farm hjousea demolished. Robert Polk, a farmer; two small sons of Lu rther Williams, also a farmer; Mr. and -Mrs. Sams Presson, who were hurled high into the. air by the force of the storm, were seriously injured. Entire -orchards were wiped out and many head of livestock killed. - HEIR TO VAST -ESTATE -Jlagerstown, Md April 13. Gabriele Shipley, lock tender of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal near here, has received word from a probate court in Califor nia that he and his Ave children are heirs to $7,600,000 from an estate ,of $22,000,00 left. by a cousin, who went In 1849. A sister, Mrs. Cyrus Davis, of Williamsport, also shares in the be quest. 1 FORTV-S1X PERSONS KILLED Essen, April 12. Twenty-six persons were, shot dead and two seriously wounded by members of the Relchs- wehr. who got beyond control of their officers last Wednesday In the Trian gular district between Botrop, Essen and Mulheim, according to a statement made to the correspondent today by Col. Von Baumbach, commanding the Relchswehr. - - - tVIXS HIS WAY THROUGH TO CHAMPICN8HIP FINALS (Special to The Star.) , - j Pinehurst, April 13. William T. Til ;den, 2nd, national doubles and indoor singles champion, won his way through to the final of the north and south championship tournament at Pinehurst today, defeating Harold Throckmorton, the young New Jersey champion, in two hard-fought sets, 11-9, 11-9. s, Howard Voshell, of the West Side Ten nis y club, the metropolitan champion, will oppose Tllden in the final contest fcy courtesy of Samuel Hardy, who de faulted the " semi-final match to ,Vo ; shell after Hardy had won - the "ilrst set and needeU only a single -point to win the second and deciding one. FOR SPANISH WAR VETERANS. Washington, April 13. The Sells bill providing pension of from $12.00 to $30.00 a month for disabled veterjans of the Spanish-American War,- Boxer uprising and the Philippine"'insurrec Hon was ordered, favorably reported to day bythe senate' pensions committee. ! This is the first pensionlegislation af fecting these veterans to come - before congress. v . v,. INSPECT - CANAL DEFENSES Washington A p f i 1 13. Genera Pershing will leave Washington April 23 for the canal1 eone -to 'Inspect" the defenses and. military units-"there. - WILMINGTON JOINS ; , T HANDS WITH COUNTY X - FOR GREATER CITY Attorney general palmer df4fedant in libel suit New York,; AP'U 13 .---Attorney ' Gen4 eral A. Mitchell Palmer failed, today to have dismissed a suit . for damages brought against him by the Forstmann & Huffman Co., woolen manufacturers, tot Passaic, N- J., for? alleged libel in liis having caused to be written and published, .wljile ' alien property: custo dian,: an article, statins that, the com-tany;-was enemyrowned. Federal Judge Augustus N. Hand overruled the attorn xiey general's ' dernutfrer in : the suit; which was directed .againet Mr.. Palmer and Frank A. Munsey.'IcoTnbaHywhlchr r'lished the article. ' (Continued from Page One.) r.lsh an equal number, armed with plans 'fori the development Spt, r closer relations. - - , . Motion Made . Challenge. . , This motion was made as a - chal- lenge, and "seconded ? by : Chairmarf George Honnet5: of the closer relar tlons committee, and was adopted. Mrs. H. 't.. Cook,. urgeol thes cltfb to do something ' o relieve thf 'congestion in ; the union station "at Wilmington and fon : ttains leaving .Wllmlnfifton. j Prior to the meetlng a Juncbeon was Served on the courts house eq.uare at! which the ,Rotarlans were- joined, by seme two score citizens of : the sur rounding counties who wew: their. Jn-? vited guests'."!' A committed ot-womeit assisteo: in arranging the repast. . .r .Thrf Rotary spirit of fun propped out throughout. ,the' 'day; and , various 'pranks hi eh v reached, a; .cllmai when ; Jesse Roaches wis Incarcerated -in" the Pender-couty.jall for a. brief IntUnU ixJvrfv ':- - - ; 1 x- ' Oil y:v n s& vfe vy ,vy ivp?j One f mm , , -u. iwiiL iljljl mm 111; fl " : - T TV ! A- -;i lsJI ml ' " . " - Vm ll AspBcial lot we are going to-dis- f pose oi now. at . a saving; to youof l? m A i-.tftom $5.00 ta$75;00--;-riliS f 2:;ff:;;See.;ga l : DEPARTMENT STORE 4 ' f :- 28.30S:FrontSt:-; V , IjM MEETING THUKSDAX; APRIL r 15, P. 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