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IMMIGRATION JTEM IS .. F,L.OR5CB sewms to'- meet ' V " I bW""'-''1 '' "' ' KILLED BY THIS HOUSE! W1TH grazes Saturday ijT THEv MORNING STAR, WILMINGTON, N. C, ' FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1921. Refuses to Add $500,000 to - j. rSv'il Rill fnr Sfllnrioc Sunday ., , . v ,c;Hl.'.;TOX, Jan. 6. Efforts - by v,.irecntative, - Siegel, Republican, I I York, to add $500,000 to the $3.- e .nnriah'nn included 'n .! civil biil fo7fJtrtei f imit. led, to a spirited dis. house today. Ration officials. ,.im1011 I" l"c - u,- sifs-ol said Commissioner WalUs the KHis Island station at New York h-.d intimated to him here yesterday itntV- would resign unless provisions tre niacie for increases in salaries, loins "tlie whole machinery of the immigration service, is" falling to Commissioner Wallis told me when l,e learned that 53,000,000 was all the money appropriated for the service that p -" - . -.-..-..i,. uf n .sn ill land was inadequate and underpaid notwithstanding that the employes worked 12 hours a day and seven days a week. The amendment was Jost on a rising vote, 62 to 21. , The section in the bijl providing an appropriation ,pf $250,000 for use by the secretary of labor m promoting the welfare and improving the working conditions of wage earners, ' was 'stricken out on a point of order by representative 131anton, Democrat, Texas. ..' v Formal reading of all . but the last a 1 r t . tone ...nirriinli nf tile 171-r)atr IT1A9KllFa ma. nneluded tonisiht and It will be called Peoria tomorrow for uassasre. W-r ' I women. MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION SEVEN -moil" --- -- --- we jnigin as wen gei some one ese to i;Ko uiiaisu ti jcujs jisiana," 3Ir. Siege! declared. . ; . . . , Representative rox, democrat, Texas, ' iirgrcd adoption of the Siegel arnendH " 9M MQKS HOME RUN -r-. aid the force at 'Ellis Tn. I IV Tivirut . J 1 '(Special t Tfc.. a.. " FLORENCE, S. C... Jan. R t. Purpose of discussins- lation at tfce approaching term of the rvv" " Florence oounty: dele- O-Qt Cam will - - f -TT-. vzL" t'V. et w.un the . citizens v0f Chan ir, OT:nV.--.r.u?.: PrPOcl nWt w ; -we cuy, goverp aXatlon is another matter that will come us Tim nfim.. i. x " . aSSlf?,"? at granting: any aPurotrlatirTo n.vtt. ...in , . . naT, ' M ?68 IS nOW z; oiaie except one. Senator Ttatcn ' "i. . ucnai cu (uaay Hl ne opposed any other than absolutely necessary expenditures at thi coming session. It is at tha tnoto" will i?athat th: meenS Saturday 1 T IMiHAM'S LITTLE GAME (Special to The StiH fna will get two new members nf the, nouse under a bill reported by the Census rnmmi-.L i , J tivi T -rtv loay. itepresenta live Tinkham: . Ponnnin. . . rentltf W pl1an reducton of rep re Hen rat inn 'Pnm A. p hateea"yrtri Put in a nIJZ,: " -KepuDiicans of North monv th'atr- Tinkha aW in testi SfoiiJ hfiQyernor-lect Hardwick of H,r?. Wa'- uted as favoring en frJllSem?n' .. white women of dusi OlSlranchiairifr no,rn omen. "Ml- T?rinn - hv t t X I . aa Irom a bef "led ii?viv pb.eU ln nis contest for the r vnf.ative XJouKhton to KILLS TWO OF FAMILY j cWllTfhat e Republicans Sorth I Carolina favor ti o. ;i.-.'r. ;. ' accredited tn V. VT-'"11 a House Is Wrecked and Windows Blocks Away Are Shattered FORT WAYNE, Ind., Jan. 6. Two persons ere dead and two others are injured, one probably fatally, as-a re ult of a mysterious explosion, which destroyed the home of G. "W. Sheffer. nationally known fancy stock raiser, at .Auburn, Ind.. 20 miles north of Fort "Wayne, at 6 o'clock this evenipc, H'lie dead: libber Sheffer, 24 and Ellen Sheffer, 12. son and daughter L service of llr. Sheffer, . Mrs. -Sheffer ..is believed to be in a dying condition, suffering from intern- al injuries. The extent of Mr. Shef? JfT's injuries have not yet been de ermined. The "explosion occurred while the family was gr'opued around the table after supper. The blast shattered win . iiows for several blocks and was heard several miles away. Mr. Sheffer, on being questioned by authorities, declared he had no known enemies and scouted the idea that a iomb had been planted under the house. An investigation of the explo sion by the local gae company is said to have shown that their mains were intact and could not have caused the Mast. Local authorities are at a loss to account for the cause of the explosion. EV CONGRESSMAN REFUSES' TO PAY THE PROFITEERS (Special to The Star) GREXVILLE, S. C, Jan. f.-r That be will hoist hTs' arrny terft on"3ane of Washington's vacant lots and live in it during inaugural week before he will pay $10 to ?3a' a day in hotels of that city, is the statement made' in letters to hotel men of the capitol today "by Congressman-elect J, J. MCSwain. Mr. HcSwain takes his seat In congress in llarch. "At $10 per day," the congress-man-eleet said, "75 pounds of cotton daily would be required 'to . pay room rent, and a whole bale would be neces sary for a week. I refuse to pay it." LAKE CITY. S. C, IS CUTTING - SHAVES, HAIRCUTS AND BOARD T (Special to The Star) iRCE- S" C- Jan' 6 Indicat ing that the people of L.ke City, Flor ence county, are keeping a close watoh on the--general downward trend of prices, the barbers there have an nounced a cut in charges from 25 cents lor shaves and 60 cents for hair cuts lu ceniS ana 35 cents for the same t Old customers Who liavs Viean o"h o ir Ing. themselves and skipping hair cuts until driven to the" shops by their wives, bedause of the high price of the luxury, are now going back to the barber shops and proprietors of ,the shaving parlors declare they are tak ing in just as much money as before the cutv. It is stated tljat hoarding houses in Lake City have also announced a re duction in board amounting to between $2 and $3 a week i FLOREXCE'CASHIER RESIGNS TO GO TO TIM9IONSYILLE - - A (Special to The Star) FLORENCE, S. C, Jan. 6. D. J. Winn, cashier of the Farmers and Me chanics bank, has resigned to accept an invitation to become cashier of the Citizens . bank of Timmonsville, from which institution he received a flatter- ing offer. Mr. Winn is succeeded here' by E. L. Montgomery of Cowards, who has ; been elected cashier and vice- president of the Fanners and Me? Sheriff Burch, who has been very ill for several days, showed signs of im provement this afternoon and the fam ily is- hopeful for his ultimate re covery. Four, small houses in North Florence occupied by negroes were, burned early this morniifg. SYMMKS IS NEW HEAD OF THE GREENVILLE COMMERCE BODY (Special to The Star) GREENVILLE, S. C, Jan. 6. Fred W. Symmes, who was elected president of the chamber of commerce by the di rectors to fill the unexpired term of John "VV. Arrinerton, who resigned be cause of ill health, took charge' of the chamber's activities today. Mr. Sym mes is president of the Nucfeasee Manufacturing company, and well known throughout business circles of the state and section. CONVICTS ATTEMPT ESCAPE MOUXDSVILLE, W. Y:. Jan. 6. A tailor shop in the West Virginia peni tentiary was set on fire tonight by several convicts who tried . escape. The prisoners cut a big belt in the j engine room, and when it snapped the j lights in all sections of the penitentiary! ent out. Then they attacked several other prisoners . in the engine room, One of these men, Henry Iucas of Kanawha county, 4died from knife wounds shortly after the attack, harden Terrill announced' that, one prisoner, a man serving a life term, had escaped durinc: the trouble. CHINESE IN MANILA HELPING STARVING FELLOW COUNTRYMEN MANILA, pf j., Nov. 20 (Correspond ence Associated Press). The Chinese r.n'anila have sent U80.000 in cash and -.000 pieces of clothing to the famine sufferers of China. The local Chinese Man to add at least $100,000 additional to the relief fund. Foodstuffs, such as 'ice. which the relief committee had expected to purchase in this, market, jvill not be bought on account of the Ph prices prevailing. II A K Dive; CANNOT ATTEND (-UATTANOOGA, Tenn., Jan. 6. -In a -telegram to the Chattanooga cham- . her of commerce today, President-elect Harding expressed regret at his in aoility to attend the southern tariff congress at Atlanta during the coming ' visit to Florida. Editors of all the leading newspa-l"-is of the south had joined with the commercial organizations in extending hp invitation, and it was hoped that be could attend. RAILROAD LABOR BOARD IS THROUGH WITH M, W. CASES r- i . CHJCAGO, Jan. 6. Definitions and rules affecting conductors were in volved in four cases presented in the final hearing today before the United States railway labor board in the con troversy between Norfolk and Western employes nd the railroad. Submissions of the Order of Railway Conductors asked for a rule on motor cars operated on train schedule and for a definition of the deadhead rule;. Time claims or two conductors, over which there had been controversy, were placed before the board and a decision asked on the classification of conductors on steam' shovel trains ' Today's session completed ' all the cases before the board, following a strike vote whencmployes report they were unable to adjust their grievances with the company. WANTS PULL NAVY PROGRAM - WASHINGTON, Jan, 6. Opposing all plans ,for cutting down the nation's naval strength through disarmament agreements i with foreign countries, Representative Britten, of Illinois, Re publican, member of the 'house naval affairs committee, today introduced a joint resolution, to direct the navy de partmeit to proceed at once with its big building program. VENGEANCE' ON ENGLISH NEW YORK, Jan. 6. Harry Boland, secretary to Eamonn de Valera, "pres ident of the Irish republic," declared at a mass meeting here tonight that "if England does not stop its campaign of murder in Ireland we will preach "a race vendetta among the millions of Irish throughout the world and exact an eye 'for ah eye and a tooth for a tooth." i - LIVERPOOL FIRM SMASHES MOW YORK, Jan. 6. ailur.e of the cotton brokerage firm of J. B. Thomp son and company of Liverpool, was an 'louneed ttoday on the floor of the New Wk cotton exchange. FIRE IN DANVILLE TODAY DANVILLE, Va., Jan. 7. Fire early this morning destroyed the three story structure occupied by the Car roll Tire company with a -loss of ap proximately $50,000. Hanlf an hoar after the blaze was discovered it had spread to an adjoining building owned by Phoenix lodge, Knights of Pythias, but Are men apparently had it under control at that hour. . .. TEXTILE BUSINESS BETTER MACON, Ga., Jan. 6. Stockholders of the Bibb Manufacturing company, own ing cotton mills at Columbus, Porter-dalt- and Macon, today Voted; to in crease the capital stock a million -and. 3 half dollars, to ,tuu,uuo, to- cany cut a p'an of extension. - Textile men declare tni.t uu.v"i'ss Is beginning to improve and in their opinion the period of depression is at an end. ; , ... BEST DRAPING EFFECTS PRODUCED BY USING ' y KIRSCH FlrfAT Will Not Sag, Turn Black, Tarnish, Rust Chip, Crack or Peel I.-J i I I a.- v ' i 11 h . s I . i i i i i i I ri i i i I ; .um.. .. ... '(vf S7 ST? An -adjustment sale that started the year going smoothly. The return of lower prices has made this sale of great magnitude to the community. From top to bottom of this store every bit of merchandise has been strikingly reduced, This is your opportunity to buy freely for household and personal needs, which years of high prices have made pro hibitive. Limited space permits us to mention only a few of the many adjustment sale prices. v 7re Purest gf Woolen (foods at few 4(W etfel prices Wonderfully warm fabrics for dress, or suit pr coat, in all trie preferred colors ancl most fashionable weaves and textures, in eluding all of our latest arrivals. At prices about equal to what the raw material cost. $1.69 to $2,50 lal-wool French and Storm serges, 36 to 42 inches wide, QRft $4.00 all-wool French serges apd poplins, 42" inches wide, a yard S2 79 only Wfclfif $5.50 all-wool check suitings and skirtings, I QC 56 inches wide, a yard tM?V Seen in the ftouse furnishings, domestics and l&hite (foods Section More bargains I Comforts, blankets, sheets, bedspreads, cretonnes, curtain nets, gingham, white goods, tickings, etc. You can never be too plentifully supplied with any of the following items when you read their tempting prices; w $7.50 cotton filled comforts, covered with silkaline, in serviceable floral patterns, sizes Q QC J2x84 VWPfcV $6.60 cotton blankets in gray or tan, wool ' OR finished, sizes 66x80, at ,.?iW $8.00 Marseilles double bedspreads, in many attract ive patterns, hemmed, scalloped x g QC and, cut corners i W"iy $11.50 wool plaid blankets, in' pink, blue and g$ay plaids, sizes 66x80, CO AC overlooked edges, at Ul3ll lac cretonnes, 38 inches wide, ll$P a yard , WU $1.00 qretonnes, 36 inches wide, fiQfi a yard 3 y $1.35 cretonnes, 36 inches wide, 7Qp a yard ? , mJfU $1.50 cretonnes, 36 inches wide, QKf a yard $2.75 cretonnes, 36 inches wide, g I Oft a yard 59c curtain Swiss scrim and nets, 36 inches QQp wide, & yard MSlV $1.75 filet nets in cream and acrue, 45 inches AC. inches wide, a yard UMV 89c Marquisette scrim and nets, 36 and 40 KQ wide, a yard JU 8- 4 Peppdrell bleached sheeting, Hfin a yard Upb 9- 4 Pepperell bleached sheeting, 7Kf a yard VV 10- 4 Pepperqll bleached sheeting, TQf a yard I 510 42-inch bleached tubing, AQp a yard w f?W 45-inch bleached tubing, KKfi a yard -.. UUU 72x90 Utica sheets, hemmed, ' I 69 8x90 Pequot or -Mohawk sheets, 1 "IK hemmed will 81x91 Mohawk sheets, hemstitched QfcifcSl 25c bath towels, 15x34, 9C 35c huck towels, 16x34, ' 25C 39c huck towels, 18x40, v 29C 75c huck towels, 18x36, " 59q $1.25 mercerized table damask, per yard Q9C $1.50 mercerized table damask, g QQ $1.75 mercerized table damask, 1 ft per yard . w I 50c Berkley cambric, 9 R per yard fcyu 50c paama checks, " OQp per yard , ' . . . . fc !? U 75c Plisse crepe, KQn per yard .'. OSIw 50c middy twill, . 9Qp per yard ............;........." 51 u 65c A. C. A. ticking, 'T- " QK per yaTd VVU .' " 59c romper cloth, - . OA- per yard fcJU , 59c Bates' 32-inch gingham, ' QQa per yardv 0IC is Wonderful collection of usable lengths in silks, wool goods, sateens, ribbons laces, em broideries, fur trimmings, was goods, ging hams, domestics, towelings, etc: At One-Hatf . and Less Than, Half Of Their Former Price grand few Skirts at Small Cost Plaid skirt?, striped skirts, checked skirts and plain skirts, one has her choice of them alj at prices that are gratefully low. Just the season when an odd skirt comes in liandy for wear with the sweater for sports, with the fur coat for street or With the blouse at home, at business or at school. Whatever your skirt need, January sales solve the problem most eco nomically. Values . y CA OPv to $35.00 : VO . . ; Prices Make-an &xtra Silk frock Available To finish out the season," a new silk frock is an ever-welcome addition to the wardrobe, Here is the opportunity. Every silk frock in the January, sales is a wonderful opportunity " for some woman to appear smartly gowned at small cost. Styles are individual, variety great and prices much 'more tempting than those vof previous January (OQ 7Pv sales. Values to $115. Your choice J January Coat Values are tempting Lower prices already in effect make the values obtainable at the January sales of greater-than-usual merit this ylar. Coats of every description in all the new and pleasing new deep Pile fabrics, in all the various clever new styles, in all the de sirable soft, warm, brown tones, are represented in this mid winter sales event. Coats bought now are done so at noteworT thy savings, - Coats, values to 55O0, at Coats, values to $69.50, at , , Coats, values to $110.00, at . $22.50 $29.75 Coats, value.s to . $72.50, at . . . . . Coasts, values to $lio,oo, at S54i50 S69.50 p'ime to Is) ear furs andUime to $uy Jhern Cold weather makes the possession of warm, comfortable furs a necessity. Low prices make the time to luy them never more advantageous. AH of the popular styles of the-season are represented in this RE-ADJUSTMENT SALE. A long season of wear yet ahead, combined with re-adjustment re ductions, make every garment of. more than ordinary interest especially when they are marked at exactly HALF PRICE. Georgette, brown, blaek and Lucille fox scarfs, formerly 77-50 $155.00, at w 1 M" Brown, blaek or taupe fox scarfs, formerly $180.00, $65i00 Black, brown, red and taupe fox and brown wolf scarfs, formerly i?-.B.: $44.75 Blck! brown and taupe fox scarfs, formerly $65.00, 325Q a,t Taupe or brown fox scarfs, former- ayt-50:...f..: .-S24J5 One brown fox muff, formerly $25.00, Si,.- SI 2.50 $19.50 Marmont chokers S9.T5 One black fox muff, formerly 3f: .....SI2.5D Two black fox muffs, formerly Sy:.a!. ........... 89.25 One mink cape,' for merly $2J5, at . , . . One beaver collar, for- tfJO Cft merly $85.00, at tJJtfc.WW One mink stole, for merly $18560, at . . One mink stole, for merly $125.00, at .. One Stone Martin choker, formerly 589.50, LA 7K at . . , v-- $35.00 brown mink choker, at ....... $29.50 Marmont chokers SI 12.50 S92.5D $62.50 $17.50 $14.75 Suit Economies to be fad in January Sales January sales disclose startling values now to be had in our complete stock of season's suits, Now is your chance to pick up modish styles at prices that have not only felt the influ ence of the lower price campaign, but also the regular gener ous -January discount. Variety abounds in styles, color, fab ric and price. . $29.50 Suits, valued to $55.00, at , Suits, valued to $59.50, at Suits, valued to $65,00, at Suits, valued to S70.00C at Suits, valued' to $110.00, $19.75 $22.50 $24,50 $27.50 Suits, valued to -$75-00. at ..... Suits, valued to $79.50, at ..... Suits, valued to $89.50, at ........ Suits, valued to $104.00, at . $32.50 $37.50 S42.50 S44.50 R,e-tdjustment Prices on toilet Articles 50c Vantines face powder, at 50c Chlorax topth paste, at ...:..,.--..;. 25e Cutlcura soap, ' at.-.;,. 50c Moon-tss Face powder, at ... 290 35C 19c 45c Pompeian $Tight cream, at ..v..........' lOo Paliriollve soap, J2 bars 25e Moon-Kiss talcum powder 33c I7c 35c Jtvoru Joilet ee fcSt Per Articles ess Cent January Prices on Silks are pf interest to women in general because of countless -needs for these attractive fab rics. The return of lower prices, combined with our policy of liberal January reductions, make it possible for one to buy silks reason able and in the quantities of other days Stocks include silks for frocks, blouses, pet" ' ticoats, lingerie and household decorations. $2.50 taffetas and messalines ln mostly all 0 fifl shades, a yard O I U J $2.25 crepe de chine in the season's most ft I CQ desird shades, a yard .V I 111 5? ; $2,50 georgette crepes, 40 Inches wide, in many at tractive colorings, e i cAi, a yard v O lUP $3.50 extra heavy quality crepe de chine, 40 CO fid inches wide, a yard . , , , ... . V m y $2.25 silk and. cotton klmona materials in a wonder- j ful array of patterns, 86 inches I Aft wide, a yard i ..... : 91 Knit Underwear Jhoutdt fit Aike a QIqVq No bagging, wrinkles or unpleasant folds about this knit underwear, and the best part of all is that the absence of -these annoying features is every bit as apparent after the garments have been tubbed a dozen times as the day you buy them. January prices make it possible to buy a larger supply of knit un derwear than you might ordinarily have. In varying weights and all .wanted styles. $1.25 'women's union suits, $9C $1.50 women's union suits, $ 9 $1.75 vomen's union suits, $ 29 $2.00 women's union suits, g j $2.25 and $2.50 women's union suits, gQ $2.75 women's union suits, $ Q9 $3.00 women's union suits, j 95" $3.25 women's union suits, 2 25 $3.50 women's union suits, $2 50 .......... $3.75 women's union suits, 0.0 7 K at .r . t ?4- women's union suits, ' $2 95 $5.00 women's union suits, $3 95 Children's Sweaters in Warm Weights Insure the little folks' health with a good all wool warm sweater by taking advantage of this exceptional offering in the best knit ted garments at one-third off their original price. Colors, Copen, ropeolive, Cleopatra,' red, brown and tan. Kegular prices $6.00 to $14.00. Adjustment fl to (go QQ gale price Dt tyV.OO 11 H. mi '"I .1" ni'i in ii m i in. ipiiiwiii. JPnfants'Sacques and Sweaters Infants' sacques and sweaters, all-wool mate rials in whiffe, pink and blue, sizes 6 months to 2 years, regular price $3.75 td $8.00r Re-adjustment KAto(Ifr QK prices 1. tJ7-5ftJU DUOU Baby dresses, petticoats, cashmere sacques, bibs, pillow tops, af ghans caps, musr lin gowns and wrappers, less. 25 per cent. Perfect fitting Jfosiery at Readjustment Sale Prices We have a splendid assortment of odd V lines and short sizes taken from -our best grades, many of them also from our Christ mas assortments, all of which we are clear- -. ing out at prices which will make two or three pairs a worth-while economy. A $T.50 and $f.60 women's fancy silk hose, full fashioned lace and Richelieu, in black and white, fA RC relnforced heel and toe, at . , ..WfVU $5.00 and $4.50 fancy lace hose, full fashioned, re inforced heel and toe; colors, - white, q ft plpk and Cordovan, at only ... VMl7 $l.?5Hsle and fibre silk hose, full fashioned, TOn ' in black, white or brown, at v j lJli $2.50 women's silk hose, fuU fashioned, plain ''and , Richelieu ribbed styles, lisle tops; colors. ft O, -brown, taupe, blaxik and white, at , JUv 59g women's lisle fashioned hoset black, whits Q ft ' and gray, at QVU 59c children-'s Buster Brown and Cadet hose, ACm -in black, white and brown VW- 60c children's mercerized llale socks. In pink. Oft blue, whie, brown and black .......J.. fcUu ; ' If ! V i. ' ii Mi1 HI' 1 1 t f lit L 'lu : I . J ' ' '. I' I I- : i- y The C. W. Polvogt Company I; i i .'II -. -' ;.. -r.', . .''--.'.;.;. ... t V" ..
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