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- ' : - lti& MOKNliNG WILMINGTON, W C., FKiDA Y, JAN UAKY 44, 192i. EIGHT . SEASIDE ASSEMBLY NOW SEEMS ASSURED, NEWS FROM DR. HURT v Wilmington Pastor Wires That Appropriation Is Doubled By Committee WHIRLWIND CAMPAIGN FOR NEEDY CHILDREN Contrary to reports that have been circulated in the city to the effect that there would be no session of the Baptist Seaside assembly at Wrights ville Beach during the coming summer, a telegram "was received last night from Dr. John Jeter Hurt, president of the Seaside assembly, from Raleigh, announcing that the Baptist state con vention's, executive committee had doubled the -annual appropriation for the assembly session this year. Dr. Hurt, accompanied by L. W. Moore, Edwin B. Josey, of .this city, and John M. Camp, of Wallace, all .prominent Baptists and greatly Inter ested in the continuance of the Sea side assembly, for Wrightsville Beach, went to Kaleigh on Wednesday to at tend a session of the Baptist state convention's executive committee, that matters pertaining to the assembly might be gone into thoroughly. : Dr. Hurt's telegram to The Star last night, telling of the results of the meeting with the executive committee, reads as follows: "Appreciating the high value of the Seaside assembly to all our work, the Baptist stale con vention's executive committee, in ses sion here today, doubled the usual annual appropriation - for the session of next summer and appointed a strong committee to consider still further im orovements." When the Seaside assembly ad journed last July some of those who attended registered complaint against the high hotel and boarding house rate's at Wrightsville Beach. Some .others were not pleased with the Chautauqua speakers on last summer's assembly program. Later there was talk of holding this summer's session of the assembly in the western part of North Carolina. 4 t However, the telegram received here last' night from Dr. Hurt would indi cate, -that all of these obstacles had been overcome. Canvass for European Child Re lief Fund to Be Inaugurated With Parade Methodist Men's Club Formally Launched W. R. Dosher Is Elected Presi dent at Banquet Held Last Night The Fifth Avenue Methodist Men's . vlub was organized last night at an elegant banquet at6 the Masonic hall with approximately one hundred Meth odist men enrolled as charter members. Rev. George Stanley Prazer, the found er of the club, . which, is now repre sented by chapters In practically every state ln the union and by chapters in Cuba, was present and made an ad iress, in-which he related the history tt the organization with Its plans and purposes. Mr. Frazer emphasized the Importance of co-operation in all af ..'alrs of the church and pictured the great future of the church - with the nen standing solidly behind every for ward movement.1 He also told of the work that the club had done during the var in co-operation with the. war. work commission' of, the church in establish ing club headquarters in the cities ad jacent to the army and navy camps. He urged the men- to set a definite mark In the way of. advancing the interests of the church and wpoke of the forward ; movement now under way" in the Fifth Avenue Methodist church. One of the features of the banquet was that every-man present arose, gave his name and- business, thus, forming a closer acquaintance with one another. Quite a number of interesting speeches , were made and the enthusiasm present on every hand was very marked. The "entlment was frequently' expressed that the club organization marked a new era in the church's "life and work. The report of the nominating com mittees appointed at the recent organ '.ation meeting was read, and the fol "wlng officers of the club were unani mously elected: W. R. Dosher; presl :'"nt; D. P. F'irrar, vicerpresident; E. A. .'almgren. secretary; L. T. Landen, easurer. and John J. Fowler, histo id n. The hoard of directors is cqm osed of the . aforenamed officers and "v, Oe'orge' Stanley Frazer, W. :- H. 'I.acffer and D. B. Branch. W. R Dosher presided over the meet-'-.g and his enthusiasm In leading the inging and his many expressions of wit gave much life and color to the ,'nnquet. Mr. Dosher and the other of ficers are peculiarly fitted by former t xperience . for the work entrusted to "heir hands. The club meetings will be held regularly on the second Thursday f each month. A committee on mem vnership was appointed composed ' of . ICugene Dixon, Wilbur King, A. C. Dowdy. Orover Hill and LeRoy Marsh burn, and Itt is expected that many , other applicants for membership in the -;lub will be received by the next meet 3ARBECUE FOR WORKMEN AT NEWPORT SHIPYARD Vill Celebrate Completion of Forms for First Tanker Manager Kirby Smith, of the Newport Shipbuilding corporation, announced yesterday that to celebrate the com 7 pletion of the placing of outside forms .. -for the hull of tanker No. 1, a barbecue would be-given at the. shipyard Today at noon for' the. employes and a num ber of prominent citizens of the. city. i. Manager Smith declares that'the feast Is being given the employes by the t 1 officials of the corporation ns a means of showing, ; in a small way. the com ' pany'n appreciation of the splendid ef ' forts of the workmen. . , . ; t Among the guests will be Mayor P. Q Moore, Col. Walker Taylor, James II Cowan, Thomas H. Wrljrht and Col! ;tP. M. Anderson, of the construction 41 vision of the United States transport service, - ' - .. ' , STORM ALOXG THE COAST . . A storm warning reading as follows , was received at the local weather bu ; reau office last nights . ' "Hoist south ; east storm warning 10 p. m.. Charles ton. S. C. to Boston. MASS. Tncremln. east, to south winds. Haln on the South Atlantic coast and rain and snow on 'the middle Atlantic and south -New England coast. ; Storm! over Mississippi "valley advancing eastward. . . ' : DIOATH OF MRS. BOWMAN- News hag just beenrecelved in ths city of the, death ! in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Wednesday morning, of Mrs. G., V, . Ho wman, mother , of G., A, P.1 Bowman, formerly of this city; Mrs, Bowman is 'Mvlvad hx.. several sens, . With approximately J600 in hand, representing more than a score of -unsolicited!, contributions, committees from various organizations of the city, will this morning at 10 o'clock com mence the one-day campaign for the European child relief fund. One of the big features arranged in interest of. the campaign will be a mammoth parade of school children over, the principal down-town streets. This will take place between 9 and 10 o'clock. Meares Harriss, city chairman of the campaign, declared last night that everything was in readiness for thie drive today and that there was every indication of a big success and liberal subscriptions from everybody. He stated that he based his predictions on the number and the amounts of the un solicited subscriptions that were made by firms and Individuals without-waiting to be called upon.' That the city might - be canvassed thoroughly and quickly, certain dis tricts have been assigned to commit tees. All that part of Wilmington lying between Market and Castle streets will be worked by the members of the Ki wanis club. The Rotarians will care for that section between Market .street and the tracks of the' Atlantic Coast Line railroad. A committee in charge of William Ottersen will canvass Brooklyn. A special committee will visit the homes south of Castle street. Mrs. Eloise B. Burkheimer has volun teered to make a thorough canvass of the clerks in the general offices of the Coast Line. The employes of the George A. ' Fuller Carolina - shipyard will be solicited by a ' committee com posed of James E. W. Cook. P. Joyce and Major Seymour. General Manager Kirby Smith, of the Newport Ship building corporation, will call upon the workers at the Liberty shipyard for contributions. For final instructions, chairmen of the committees, committeemen, and al! others who have volunteered to work for the worthy cause, will meet at the chamber of commerce, on Chestnut street, this morning immediately after the parade. Reports at the completion of the canvass will be made also at the chamber of commerce. In the parade this morning will be practically every school child of the city of Wilmington. The procession will be formed at Fifth and Market streets at 9 o'clock, and will move promptly down Fifth to Grace, on Grace to Front, on Front to Market and thence back to Fifth street;-, where the line will be dispersed. Headed by the . Wilmington Boy Scouts and members of the. Junior 'Red Cross chapter, the children of the Isaac Bear Memorial, the Hemen way, the Union and the high school, annex will be in line. Music for the profes sion will be furnished by the junior drum and bugle corps. The unsolicited subscriptions made up to a late hour yesterday were as follows: James H. Cowan, $10; Mrs. Thomas R. Post, $5; W. M. Cumming. $25; Mrs. E. P. Bailey, $20: J. L. Ghol son, $5; a sympathizer, $10; a young son, $1; William C. Smith. $10.; R. JJL Dixon. $5; Miss O., $10; Miss Li Hie Burton, $10; dividend-Mrs. O., $1.06; Charles Johnson Harriss, Jr., $10; Meares Harriss, $50; J.' A." Goodwin,' $10; Mrs. W. L. Parsley. $50; D. B. Owen, $20;, in memoriam "F. H. H.," $25; Ro tary club, $50; H. P. & A.-Co.; $150; Howard-Wells Co., $8; Wilmington Star, $37.50; Wilmington Dispatch, $42; G. H., $25. . . . . GOVERNOR MANNING SPEAKS HERE TODAY Head of Export Corporation Will Tell of Cotton i Situation BUSINESS MEN WILL PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP Y. M; C. A. Handballeiniil Fight for; Title W Greens- , ' boro Today -r.:- - Six of Wilmington's" -business, men, composing what is belfived here to be one of the beBt handball' teams in North Carolina, left , this morning'.; for Greensboro where tbjday: they will bat tle with teams from many other citles for the state handball championship. The Wilmington T. M. C. .A. team in cludes Secretary James .H. Cowan, . f the chamber of commerce; .General Secretary J. B. ' Huntlneton,.-of ' , the Y. M. C. A.; Harold W. Wells. John R. Hanby, Alexander Foneyille- add G. J.' G. Palmgreen. Mr. Wells Is acting capr tain of the local team. .' v. ;- ; In the Greensboro Y. M. C. " A. this afternoon and tonight the Wilmington bunch will : be lined-up against some crack teams from other parts vof the state. Being more or less an elimina tion contest, the local bunch " . will probably play 15 games. ? ; The'' team that goes through all of - the contests with flying colors will be declared stale ciiampions. . - " . : . , - The local team was picked from' the business men's class , of the Wilming ton Young. Men's Christian association. This class meets in the gymnasium of the association every afternoon at 5 o'clock and immediately after?; short class work handball is played. The class has produced some - excellent players and it is believed that the team that went to Greensboro today will at least make a record I or 'the local association. . , . ,. . . Captain . Wells stated yesterday af ternoon that - he was "betting' on his bunch. He says that he knew the play ing ability of every member of his team and that he did not believe that there were any players in any North j Carolina association tnat coum surpass Jim Cowan and Jim Huntington . RISLEYJISIUWOF: . AIDING AND ABETTING ARCHITECTS COME HERE THIS SUMMER - .t - H. GILBERT FOARD NOW ASSISTANT SECRETARY Wilmingtonian ReceiTes Dis tinguished Promotion Withr Home Insurance Company Hon. Richard I. Manni governor of South Carolina, arrived in Wilmington late last night, and this morning at 11 o'clock, in the rooms of the chamber of commerce, - will speaK 10 me local business men with regard to the "agricultural situation in the southern states. To hear Former Governor this morning, President H. E. Boney has called a soeclal mA. ino- chamber for 11 o'clock. At the last regular meetings of the Rotary and Kiwanls clubs it . was announced that me weu-Known South Carolinian would speak .here and all members of these organizations were nrH n present to hear him. The Hon. -R. I. Ma nnlno- Is I . C -" V DlUCIU of the American Products Export and Import comoraf Ion a rnnn-r, by leading farmers, bankers, mer- uimxiis, lawyers - and doctors for the purpose of aiding the farmers In put ting their cotton on the market and securing a proper price for it. In his address this morning the speaker will tell his hearers Of the efforts of those interested in tne corporation and will probably ask for. local ro.nnora f Inn . , , ., ft- - V in the movement. .. - It is the purpose of those who pro posed the organization nt tvi ct corporation to provide for the market ing or coiion in rorein countries, af- f Old In orArUt" nhuo . where sound business dictates; to also mai-ne. cotton in the United States, and, in fact, -have ho limitations as to cotton markets, It will mean that the. corporation will , market cotton where the demand , is most active and credit conditions satisfactory. It will thus serve the interests of the cotton growers In a way that they are served very Indifferently at present. : Every bale of cotton sold on a market not now being properly supplied will. add to the value of all, other cotton left ln this country. - -. ' x H. Gilbert Foard, who has for some time been special agent in ' North and South Carolina for the Home Insurance company of New York and who is well known throughout the insurance field of these two states, was appointed an Assistant Secretary of the Home Insurance company at a meeting of the board of. directors' in New York last Monday. It is understood that Mr. Foard will enter upon his more responsible duties with the home office of the company In New York some time in the near future. Mr. Foard was requested to visit the New York office of the company last week, and heIs now en route to Wil mington. He spent yesterday and last night in Raleigh, and will doubtless re turn to the city today or tomorrow. The appointment of "Mr. Foard to this high office will be the source of much interest to his many lfrlends Jn this city ana throughout the territory in which he has labored diligently for some years. In a lengthy article in Wednesday's issue of The Journal of Confmerce and Commercial Bulletin, New York, a de tailed account of the meeting'of the board of directors was carried and the records of the men advanced were re lated, as follows: "The progress of these men upwards in" the Home " Insurance t company organization affords considerably in terest not only among the home of fice and field force or the company, bu also among fire insurance - men gen erally." ' : ? !, The .. following paragraph In - the above referred to newjspaper iwill be read with especial Interest in this city:. "Mr. Foard, of Wilmington, N; C, came with the Home" In January, 1913. as assistant to General Agent Smith of Charlotte, N. C, prior. to which he was special agent of the Carolina Insurance company of Wilmington." His early in surance training was obtained with the Jatter company, and he Is at this, time a director of the Carolina In surance company , of , Wilmington,", The appointment of Mr. Foard as one of the assistant secretaries of this large fire - Insurance .concern J is' re-" garded as one of the finest compli ments that , could be paid to any in surance man in the southern field. Mr. Foard commenced his career in the insurance business, shortly after, he graduated from college, and. ; for ! some time he was connected with the local ! offices of the Carolina; Insurance ctmr j pany. He continued ; with ' the"16cal company until January, 1913. when he was appointed a special-agent for the Home Insurance, company of New York. THERMOMETERS DROPPED BELOW FREEZING HERE Circumstantial ; Evidence Con nects Him -With Woods-., u? Mclnherney Escapade . Pratt Risley, charged with transport ing whisky, was found guilty of aid ing and abetting in. the transportation of whisky by Recorder George Harriss yesterday afternoon. The recorder; withheld pronouncement of the sen tence, for: reason jstated previously by him that he wishe'd to sentence all of the-five liQ.nor defendants at one time. The recorder announced last night that he would probably pronounce sentence in, all of, these teases today, upon com pletion of Luke Canady's case. ;-Risley's trial, hag attracted consider able local interest, for the reason that he has been tried several times before a jury and declared not guilty of vio lation of the prohibition laws. He was also given .a recent hearing, before United" States . commissioner, on the charge ' of violating the prohibition laws, sbut the commissioner dismissed. him-on the. ground that sufficient evl-! dence..to hold himwas not adduced at the hearing. . ' - .The case yesterday' was hard fought by the prosecuting attorneys and the attorney for the -defense. District So licItorWoodus Kellum assisted County Solicitor James : A.1 McNorton, and George I Peschau represented the de fendant. . - The defense contended the defendant was not a party .to the Woods-Mcln-nerney whisky episode, and G. t E. Woods, a party- thereto, testified that Risley had absolutely nothing to ' do with the whisky, the admitted property of T. J. Mclnnerney and G. E. Woods, both of whom pleaded guilty before Re corder, Harriss Wednesday morning and begged for the mercy of the court. Risley also testified that he had nothing to do with the . whisky, claiming his only connection with the affair was in a friendly capacity, in that he claims he hired, a machine to convey him to a.pointTiekr Hampstead, for the pur pose of Informing Woods, whom he knew to be en route to the city with whisky, that - Woods "had better quit the whisk v business, or you'll be in jail as I was." Risley said Woods hid the whisky and returned to the city. Woods, In his testimony, corroborated this testimony, claiming he and Mcln nerney returned for the whisky the next morning, without Informing Risley. That Risley. will take an appeal, George L. Peschau, his counsel, inti mated yesterday afer the recorder an nounced that Risley -was guilty. CHAMPION TO MEET v HERCACLE TONIGHT Ed (Strangler) Lewis Comes to Wilmington for Engage- s ment at Academy James B. Lynch andttf ames F. : Gause Elected Officers of . , . State1 Association . The North Carolina Association of Architects" will ? hold a special session in Wilmington daring the coming sum mer, it - was announced ;last; night by James B. Lynch,' whj with other archi tects of the city attended, the . annual meeting, of ;the state association held In Greensboro on Wednesday, ; . At the annual meeting of - the State Architectural association In Greensboro o"n Wednesday Mr. ' Lynch was electe'd vice-president of ' the. , organization. James F. Gahse, prominent citizen of Wilmington, was 'named member of the board of directors. Besides Messrs. Lynch and Gause, Roser McCarl, . archi tect, of this city, was also n attend ance; upon the meeting. " One of the features of the session, Mr. Lynch declares, ' was an address made the architects k by John J. Blair, of Raleigh, director of state school planning, who for years was superin tendent of the public schools in Wil mington. The members of the associa tion also heard several architects, prominent nationally, speak upon highr ly interesting topics, . - The address of Mr. Blair, states Mr. Lynch, was to' do with modern school planning. The former school superin tendent of this city brought out many points regarding proper school con struction that was of great value to the members of the association present. Mr; Blair also told of a number of very common errors in school planning and building. , Mr. Lynch states that at the special meeting of the architectural association to be held in Wilmington or at Wrightsville Beach during the coming summer, many matters of great, im portance to the members of the associ-, atlon will be discussed. The exact date of the meeting here is to he decided 4ipon later. Harry Barton, of Greensboro, was elected president of the state associa tion Wednesday, and M. E. Boyer, of Winston-Salem, was re-elected secre tary and treasurer. 1 - . " y ft. Co-operation Urged y On Local Doctors Dr. Cranmer Declares Wilming ton Should Be Medical' Center of State CAMP BIlAGfi TRAM TO PLAY HERB SATURDAY Arrangements have been competled by the officers of; A the . Wilmington Athletic association ' for a game here on Saturday night between Camp Bragg basketball team and a -quintette of the athletic association. , The game will be played on the Y. M, . C. A. court. Local followers of ' basketball ; know the reputation of the athletic; associa tion team and as the soldiers coming for the battle are heralded v as being husky, but - fast tieroe-4 game is looked for. ,'i;: ';i:1''jV''f;-'::'V-'''v ' -nv, The game withAthe 'Camp Uigg sioldiers will be the first that the local team has played with ,any out-of-town aggregation this' yearV However, the members of the team and their lol lowers are confident that they will give the visitor- a. gtrojxr run tor thair money. , v , Registered 31 Yesterday Morn ing During Northeast Blow :! Thermometers yesterday, .morning dropped one degree below the freezing point ! and ; within one degree of the coldest weather that hasbeen register ed: in Wilmington ' this winter. Howi ever, Observer Johnstone declared that the forecast for the city this morning was warmer weather accompanied :by rain. -f, '---V. : - f- & Because the -wind yesterday wan from the northeast, and . laden with moisture. Observer' Johnstone said that It was natural for everyone to feel that the 'thermometers were at least lOde grees" lower; than the SI degrees regis tered. 5 This is always the case , when the wind is from the- northeast point of the.conipass.,'. ''.-v now was .predicted.-for the Interior of North Carolina last hlght and it was declared at the weather bureau office that unless the temperature rose steadi ily, which of course would mean rain; the fleecy flakes would likely fall Hear this city, possiTaly in Wilmington. , FRIEND OF HAIR ( Dr. J. J. Pollard, of Spartanburg, is in the - city with several , assistants demonstrating his ,. Marie-Louise hair oil at various barber .: shops, Dr." ppl lard who is best known ' as the' traihe of several, of the south's most ffamoi($( horses, ' does not claim to have dlscovi ered an oil that will grow hair on a billiard ball. - but, he. is here to' prov that the b. b. : is Just about the , pnly exception. , - ' ' ' . -'; '. 'A PAIR TO. DRAW TO" .' With Walter Camp " and Lawrence Perfy engaged for an indefinite period Of, service, v The SUr believee -that -it has ah unbeatabls aports oombinat joh. yVitch for Uiam in. the Sunday, aurt Ed (Strangler) v Lewis, v the first world's champion to ever visit Wil mington for an engagement in his own line,- the man who has made the head lock famous wherever the grappling game is "knownT Twill be tonight's at traction at the Academy of Music, meet ing Blar John Hercacle. the modern Sampson from the Carolina yard, in' a best two out of three fall finish no time limit wrestling match.. The" champion, accompanied by his manager and trainer. Billy Sandow, the latter a notable middleweight wrestler, and bringing his famous, dummy with which' he has perfected the dreaded headlock, will arrive in the city this morning. ' jBeth- cnen. are .primed for. the bout and while Hercacle Is not regarded as a winger of the fray, he is expected to prove right much of a stumbling block in -the -path of the famous- head- crusher and his strength is expected to prove sufficient to make the Kentuckian put out. a lot of the stuff that he was' called upon 'to tise-hr wrestling- the- wdrld's championship from , Joe Stecher, he of the million -dollar legs. When fans- look on Lewis tonight flfey'wnr be Watching 'a- real thanplon, a man who has scaled the pinacle of fame -through -hard- work and merit alone. . They will -look on a man who graduated himself at the University of Kentucky at 'Lexington by acting as athletic instructor and a man who was among the ' first . to ' respond to the call to arms when America was plunged Into the war. Strangler Eld Lewis, was Sergeant Ed Lewis, during that titanic struggle when the aimiles of rig at fought their way through and triumph ed oveiv the hordes of. the .kaiser. ;. Tonight's match goes on "without any advance ip admission. Only ringside and - box seats .were " placed : on sale in advance. The Academy doors, win be opened tonight ; at" 7 :S0f o'clock and one ticket, will entitle one' to a Seat any where in the auditorium or up in the gallery. No free passes will be issued. - " A COJVVEWIEXT FIRE Firemen of Knglne. Company No. 2, "Ifth and Castle streets, were awak ened about 11:46s o'clock -last night by a passerby and Informed that the store next adjacent '-. to the: fire station was burning." Without. taking- out -the trucks,, all members of the .fire company-hastened next; door and "outed" the flames, . not, however, until damage amounting to about f 500 had been done. The fire- was in a grocery store con ducted by.S. Barton. , The origin is un known.' -The building is owned by A, EJ. Hilburn.. Part of the building' is used ,for a- residence. ' The insurance was handled by James Owen Reilly.. "We all know that our hospital fa cilities have been found wanting and we should not rest until we have In Wilmington several hospitals meeting every requirement of the American Medical association and the American College of Surgeons, standing as a beacon light to the whole state, invit ing and meriting their patronage and co-operation," declared Dr. John B. Cranmer, new president of the New Hanover Medical society, in his initial address to the members of this organi zation at the regular monthly meeting of the society held last, night. Dr. Cranmer declared that Wilming ton should be the medical center of North Carolina but stated that it was perfectly clear to him, as he ; was sure It was to all, that the city has not yet attained that position, nor will it ever be reached unless all members of the society work ' together for a common end. Dr. Cranmer declared that . the physicians must all work together to make the profession in very way wor thy of the trust and confidence reposed in it, ever raising the standard of the physician and making better doctors and better men. "Ex-ray Treatment of Cancers," by Dr. E. S. Bulluck. and "Amebic Dysen tery," by Dr. L. E. Farthing, were the subjects of two very Interesting pa pers read to the members of the medi cal society. Dr. J. G. Murphy was elected dele gate to the State Medical society meet ing to be held during the sumimier months. Dr. J. W. Hooper wasi named alternate The officers recently elected to serve during the ensuing- year are:- Presi dent, Dr. J. B. Cranmer; vice president, Dr. J. F. Robertson: secretary-treasurer. Dr. R.H. Davis . ' Resolutions were adopted thanking Secretary James H. Cowan- for allow ing the medical society to use the rooms of the chamber of commerce as a meeting place. ' . . -'T v M .. ,. ' - - . , . ..-, . .,-. , ... ... ' . . . .. . -'.ri . . . H LITTLE DANCERS TO BE FEATURE OF BAZAAR One of the big features of the Moose basaar, to be held at the local Moose hall January 19, 20 and 21, will be dances on each evening of the fete by little Misses Laura and Virginia Keene, These little girls have gained for them selves quite-a reputation, by their danc ing and the fact that they have been added to the basaar program should prove a drawing card for the event. The standing of the contestants In the Moose , popularity contest is, an nounced as follows: Miss Hattie ''Wil liams 4,S7, Miss May Bell Watklns 4,539, Miss "V. E. Lawson 4,636, Miss Wyde Flowers 4,426. Miss Carrie Wat klns 4,180, Miss Lee Meares 4,151, Miss Sadie Stuckey 3,310, and Miss Hattie John 3,213. A FEARLESS WRITER ' The war made the name . o Maxi milian Harden a household word, in every part of the world. ' The fear lessness of his attack upon militarism in Germany at. a time when militarism was the German's god : made Harden one of the outstanding figures of, the time. With next Sunday's issue. Hardeh's articles on contemporary af fairs will begin appearing regularly ln The Star.". . ; To Holders of TemporaryJSonds of the . f ; Fourth Liberty Loan ' . ; - " We arj pleased to announce that we have alarge sup . . ply of Permanent Bonds of. the, Fourth Liberty Loan, and , will be glad; to exchange your temporary bonds for per- ' 4. -manent ones, ''Call and let us serve you. - ' . Established 1900 , Corner of Front and Princess Streets Are Your Valuable Papers Safe in Your Desk? Consult us about Your Safety Deposit Boxes to make safe your valuables AM E R. I C A N BANK & TRUST COMPANY Corner Front and Market Streets This Bank Is Known as the "Welcome" Bank This bank takes an Intimate interest in the small depositor. . . One dollar or more opens a 4 per cent interest bearing account. Many of our thrifty savers started with a one dol lar deposit. - . Steady - saving, plus 4 per cent interest, makes a bank account grow amazingly. I Open an account in the name of a child. At 4 per cent, money doubles itself In less than 18 years. I Liberty Savings Bank 110 South Front Street Buy a Book a Week "A Home Without Books Is Like a House Without Windows" Get the habit of buying a book a week and you will soon have a library. AH the Late Fiction and Standard Books at C. W. YATES COMPANY Special Sale of Box Paper We offer for the next few days Reblin's Colonial Parch ment and Colonial Lawn Box Paper in all the new shades. $1.50 and $1.25 Value SPECIAL PRICE, 95 CENTS PER BOX NORTHAM'S BOOK AND STATIONERY STORE, Inc. 32 North Front Street Telephone No. 651 GASOLINE BLOW-TORCHES ' The blow-torch has so; many practical uses that it has become almost as necessary to the topi kit as a hammer or s.crew driver for burning V oldpaiht, auto repairing, frozen pipes," etc. ,Very handy ground the home or farm. These blow-torches generate a strong blast and produce a particu larly hot flame. 'A holder for the soldering copper can be easily attached to the, blowrtube.; Polished brass finish. . "4' Yj r
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