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I W.C. A. CAFETERIA INVITES ITS FRIENDS Will Welcome Patrons Tonight to Meet Earl Smith, the New Manager. • The directors oftha Young Women’s Christian association cafeteria invite all their patrons to visit the cafeteria tonight and meet Earl Smith, the new manager, who has recently arrived m thMrUSmith comes to the cafeteria from Raleigh, where he has for "e^ly a decade engaged in catering to dis criminating diners., ... He was for some time connected witn the leading hotels of the city and was more recently engaged in business for Since coming to Wilmihgton he has already made many friends The cafeteria purposes under the di rection of Mr. Smith, to make its din in-* servi?e second to none in the city and a treat is promised all those who visit this popular dining room to night. Becton May Head Engineers of State A'nnual meeting of the North Caro lina society of engineers will be held in Raleigh tomorrow, and John L. Bec ton of this city, is being mentioned as a candidate for the office of presi dent. ... Mr. Becton, who is a prominent en gineer here, accompanied bv J. C. Hobbs, will leave today for Raleigh, to attend the meeting. There are 12 or 15 other local members, but so far as learned Mr. Becton and Mr. Hobbs will he the only ones in attendance at the convention from, Wilmington. The possibility of Mr. Becton being elected head of the organization has occasioned much interest among his many friends in Wilmington. Amateur Magician Entertains Students The children of the Tileston school ^ere delightfully entertained at their chapel exercises Friday morning by Louis Murphy who performed several clever and amusing magical stunts for their benefit. Mr Murphy, although only an ama teur at the business, performed tricks and kept up a line of "patter” that would have done credit to an experi enced professional. The children re sponded delightedly to all of his sug gestions and the half hour that he was with them was packed full of laughter and Interested speculation. Mr. Murphy has given his perform ance several times previously in the city and always with great success. He was assisted yesterday by Miss Margaret Heyer and Morton'Plum. Morrison Is Abused By Raleigh Woman RALEIGH, N. C., Jan. 26—Legisla tors and state officials, including the governor, were victims of an outburst of personal abuse tonight heaped on them by Blanche McCade, Raleigh woman with a long police record. The woman, according- to the police, sta tioned herself in front of a local hotel and roundly cursed all comers until she was arrested and carried to jail. It took four men to get the woman, tvho weighs 300 pounds or more, inte her cell, which she immediately flooded by turning on the water. The woman was recently paroled by Governor Morrison while serving a two-y.ear sentence for several charges, Including resisting ar rest. Good Roads Appropriation Measure Passes Its Third Reading in House, 85 to 9 (Continued from Page One.) interest* of the people of the state, and, "whereas, it Is the desire of this body to do so without feeling, passion or impulse, but in a calm, deliberate legis lative manner and spirit. “Be it, therefore resolved, That a committee of five be appointed by the chair to take under consideration all bills offered, to investigate the, rules and regulations of fraternal orders and secret societies and the laws concern ing same, and intake such recommenda tions as it may think Just and proper. "Further that all bills offered to this body be referred to the special com mittee above referred to, who shall make their report a thorough investi gation of the matters and things per taining thereto.” Taking special cognizance of the low expense account of the special commission that investigated the "lost provinces/’ railroad project, the senate passed, by a rising vote, resolutions thinking the members of the commis sion for their work. Senator Parker, of Wayne, introduced the resolution. Its introduction brought general discussion among the senators as to the extraordinary feature of the report, the statement of the commission that al though $5,000 had beer appropriated fpT its expenses only $500 was expend ed and this went to an engineer for in vestigations. The members refused to accept any compensation although they held several meetings and $10 a day was stipulated in the act. The commission was composed of Col. ‘ Bennehan Cameron, chairman; Major W. C. Heath, of Monroe, C. d! Bradham, New Bern; A. J. Draper! Charlotte, and T, C. Bowie, West Jef ferson. T E. T. CANSLER i Mr. Camlrr, widely known Charlotee attorney. Is chief counsel foT the defense In the Dallas murder trial. Lenoir Negro Convicted of Murder; Guardsmen Return to Goldsoboro (Special to The Star.) KINETON. Jan. 26.—James Miller, convicted of the murder of John Sut ton, prominent planter, near this city last September, will die for the crime March 9. When the verdict of the Jury was received this morning;. Judge Thomas Calvert warned spectators that there must be no demonstration. He ordered the sheriff to arrest any per son violating his instructions. The crowd was orderly. A score of militiamen, who had been lounging in the sheriff’s office, Bur sounded Miller as sentence was passed. The soldiers had come in during the night. Authorities had feared trouble In the event of a second degree ver dict. The hundreds around the court house appeared little concerned over the militia. Judge Calvert delayed his charge to the jury over night. Home officials regarded violence as remote in any contingency, but Solici tor James Powers declined to take chances. Sutton was killed while bringing Miller here to deliver him up to the authorities following theft of grain from the planters farm. Miller es caped and was captured at Baltimore week before last. Bert Jones,' negro, who harbored Miller some days after the crime, was sentenced to from seven to ten years. (Special to The Star.) GOLDSBORO, Jan. 26.—Wayne bat tery, field artillery, Capt. E. R. Mlchaux, which was called from here at mid night to Kinston to protect Jim Miller, negro, charged with the murder of John Sutton, white, returned this even ing bringing Miller with them. Miller was found guilty and sentenced to die March 9. Miller was later taken to Raleigh. Anti-Saloon League Head To Be Questioned NEW YORK. Jan. 26.—Willlapi H. Anderson, superintendent of the New York state branch of tlTS Anti-Saloon league, against whom accusations cl misappropiiatidn and falsification of records have been made, will be ques tioned again tomorrow regarding tlis charges, Assistant District Attorney Pecora announced tonight at the con clusion of a two hour closed session with the "dry leaders.” Other officials of the league also will be recalled be fore the investigation is completed, ha said. f "I don’t feel that I have been wast I ing my time,” Mr. Pecora replied when | asked if progress had been made le I garding the investigation. He reit erated that he could make no forma! ' declaration of his intentions until ho I had exhausted all sources of inl’orma I tion. 1 / | FORECAST BY STATES. ' WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—Virginia: , Rain Saturday and probably Sunday. | North and South Carolina” Cloudy Saturday; showers in west portions; Sunday showers, continued mild. Georgia: Partly cloudy in south and showers in north portion, Saturday; Sunday showers, mild temperature. Florida: Fair Saturday and Sunday, mild temperature. Extreme northwest Florida, Alabama and Mississippi: Showers Saturday; Sunday partly cloudy and cooler. Tennessee and Kentucky; Showers Saturday; Sunday partly cloudy and t colder. LEE CORD TIRES $12.00 20.45 30x31/2 32x4 Tube Tube $1.95 2.95 180,642 piece* of grin**, tin cans and nails have been gathered In ona day In that “Stop That Puncture Campaign” Cars Washed, $1.00—Free Crank Case Service LIVE OAK SERVICE STA., Telephone No. 2457 Seventh and Ann Sts. Montgomery Has Been In Death Cell a Year Twelve .months ago today, Clyde Montgomery, a young white man of this city, who was sentenced to electrocution upon conviction of criminally assaulting a young while girl in WUmington, was incarce rated in the death cell in the state penitentiary at Raleigh, where he is awaiting decision of Governor Morrison, who has under considera tion applications for eommntation of the death) sentence. The trial of young Montgomeiy attracted considerable attention in Wilmington, and since he was con victed of the alleged crime, there has been much discussion as to whether or not the death sentence should be carried out. Strong representations have been made to Governor Morrison by frifends of the condemned man, and it was said at one time that the governor was awaiting the action of the general assembly on the pro ;ed measure for the abolition of cap ital punishment. This legislation, however, has since practically gone by the boards, and the action of Governor Morrison will lie awaited with much interest. 44 L J Monroe Postmastership Gives G. 0. P. Trouble By H. E. C. BRYANT. WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—Republicans are having a lot of. trouble over the Monroe postofflce vacancy with the eligibles all Democrat*. The situation is attracting consid erable attention here, having been al lowed to hang Are for several weeks. Inquiries made of official^ here afyout the matter only disclose that no choice has been made and that there is no in dication of when it will come. The term of postmaster E. C. Winchester, expired .last September. He stands third on the list of eligibles. G. B. Caldwell, is first and P. P. W. Plyler second. 1 The Republicans, it is said, are aix ious for a resignation of one of the eligibles. Then they would have their first excuse to order a new examination and perhaps find Some Republican who can pass it and get into the eligibles classs,. ILLEGAL TO CHAIN DOGS IN' LONDON CHICAGO, Jan. 27.—The local divis ion of the National Canine Defense league 1b rejoicing in the decision of a police court magistrate In London that tit is/lllegal to chain a dog for an ex cessive length of time. The league brought a charge against the owner of | a dog of chaining only. No attempt was made to prove that he ill-treated the animal in any other way. In the opinion' of the London court, it Is Just as much cruelty to keep a dog on a chain, for an excessive length, of time | as to beat It or work it unmercifully. BEWARE OF THOSE “GRIP” COLDS DID you ever catch a "grip” cold in the winter and have it hang on all through the summer? Don’t go through that experience again. Enrich your blood and build up your strength with Glide’s Pepto- J Mangan and the grip germs will pass you harmlessly by. Gude’s Pepto-Mangan is a splendid prolection against winter ailments for the whole family. Your druggist has it, in both liquid and tablet form. Glide's Pepto-Mangan Tonic and Blood Enncher_ —‘—■— -»-*-*—■ ———■ How Long Will the Candle Burn? See the Center Window at C. Leighton Company Today! ■> 9 "mmm 111 .. ! 11 PENDER INTERESTED IN NEAR EAST WORK Campaign Will Be Inaugurated Tomorrow With Union Church Services. (Special to the Star.) BURGAW, Jan. 28.—Pender county's campaign for Near Bast relief will be inaugurated tomorrow with a union service .of the churches and a native Armenian speaker sent up from the WilmlSgtsm campaign by Col. George H. Bellamy, state chairman. The Rev. P. L. Clark, chairman for Pender county, has arranged with the Raleigh office for a speaker to present actual first-hand facts to the people oi this county. ,Jt is believed that no dlf-, Acuity will be experienced in raising Pender's nuota of $"480. ' This amount is needed, Mr. Clark,’ explained to feed, clothe, shelter and educate the four little orphans, now; in North Carilina orphanages at Trebi zond, and assigned to this county for support. North Carolina is raising $200,0(H) this year to save the 3,331 children assigned to the Tar Heel state. Josephus Daniels is honorary state ^chairman, and Colonel Bellamy state chairman in this great humanitarian wobk. Nazareth A. Boyajian, now a practic ing attorney of Columbia, has been assigned to Burgaw for tomorrow aft ernoon's meeting. He will tell of his experiences and of the great deporta tion of 1913 when his mother and sis ter, amesp 1,000,000 Christian people, were driven into the desert to die of hunger and thirst by the Turks. Mistrial in Dallas Murder Case Seems Certain; Jury Stands Deadlocked 7 to 5 . (Continued from Page One.) engineer’s death, penetrated the ab- i domen, perforated the liver and made j its egress from Southwell's back. A! hole .the size of a silver dollar was j 'torn through his liver. Death, according to Dr. J. W. Hooper, who performed the operation on South well, was due to a hemorrage, caused by gunshot wounds. Dallas was carried to the county jail within 10 minutes of the killing, and | at 3:45 the following morning, E. L. Fonvielle, general yardmaster of the Coast Line here, was arrested charged with aiding and abetting in the shoot ing. The killing almost snapped the high, tension prevalent at that time by rea son of the shopmen's $trlke, and ex tra policemen and sheriff’s deputies guarded the prisoners in the county jail.1 Strikers and strike sympathizers also congregated near the prison, and picketed it for hours. They were assured by Sheriff | George C. Jackson, however, that there would be no attempt to remove Dallas from the Jail, and no effort was made to harm him. A coroner's jury the following day, held Dallas for the killing, while a I justice of the peace later exonerated Fonviele from all blame. \ Dallas was arraigned in superior court late in the month, and pleaded not guilty, the trail being continued to the next term. But when the next term of court convened, the state discovered that Holleman, its star witness, was mis j sing. He was located in Montgomery, l Ala., and voluntarily returned to tlje city, but arrived too late for the trial of Dallas at that session of court. Holleman claimed he had been de layed by J. K. Kennedy, his traveling companion, who, he alleged, held the joint pass on which they were riding. Kenedy was subsequently cited for contempt of court, and sentenced to pay a fine of $250, from which sen tence he appealed. At the next term of court, Holleman gain vanished and again the trial was delayed, bail being granted Dallas in the sum of $10,000. Holleman was later arrested in Charlotte, and held in jail until the present term, when he was produced as the State's main witness. Dallas contended at the trial, that he sought Southwell to ask him that he refrain from the insults he had hurled at Dallas on the occasion of their every meeting for three weeks. Claiming that Southwell had prev iously threatened his life, he ap proached the engineer with a revolver in his hand and Southwell rushed him, j the' pistol being accidentally fired during the struggle. Southwell’s dying statement, charged that Dallas me him on the ooncourse, pointed the gun in his face and said: “I’m going to kill you.” Southwell knocked the gun down to a level with his abdomen, where it was discharged.. A dead man’s mocking . accusation against the oath of the living accused. That In a nutshell was tfye gist of the contentions arising front the evi dence introduced in the Dallas trial. Dallas faced trial at 9:30 Saturday morning, with a special venire of BOO men summoned from which the jury was to be selected. The- entire day was consumed in the selection ot the panel, 124 talesmen ueiug wn/ou t-v the bar before the 12 men to pass upon the defendant’s fate were finally se lected. * The taking of evidence began Mon day. The state introduced the widow of Southwell and two other witnesses to tell the dying statement of the slain engineer. y • . The defense raised a strenuous ob jection. They demanded proof that Southwell was aware of his approach ing death. The state produced it. South well’s statement went into the records and the state scored first blood. ' Then Holleman, the famous lost wit ness substantiated the claims of the dead man. Tuesday the defense shot its big gun. It put Dallas on the stand. ^Dallas de clared hb shot Southwell by accident, whereas the death bed assertion of Southwell charged the killing was de liberate. . 1 I The defense scored again by sub stantiating the defendant. The arguments were some of the most eleoquent ever heard in the-state. J. Bayrd Clark opened the fight for thestatement, followed by E. T. Cans ler and J. O. Cam for the defense. L. Clayton Grant delivered the next blow for the prosecution, followed by John D. Bellamy for the defense. Herbert McClammy and Solicitor Wfeodus °Kellum made the closing ap peals. Judge Devin’s charge was devlivered Thursday afternoon, the case going to the jury at 3:40 the same day. The jury is composed aS follows: No. 1.—I. B. Andrews, insurance agent. No. 2—T. E. Applewhite, bookkeeper. No. 3.—Albert F. Perry, insurance broker. No. 4.—Marvin J. Cowell, real estate and insurance dealer. No. 5.—L. B. Sniith, teller Murchison National Bank. No. 6.—Vernon Kerr, farmer. No. 7.—Edward P. Dudley, automo bile salesman. No. 8.—Fred Stephensen, dairy man ager. No. 9.—Earl H. Orrell, dairyman. No. 10.—E. J. Brown, building eon tractor. No. 11.—W. A. Eorlmore, contractor. No. 12.—D. J. MacDonald, with the J. Yv. Murchison company. , A feature of the proceedings has been the iron nerve displayed by Dallas throughout the hearing. Not once, even during the trying hours while the jury pounded over his fate, has he shown the slightest fear. His family have sat by his side throughout, and they too have borne the tension with superb nerve. Perhaps no murder trial in Wilming ton has ever attracted such attention as the Dallas trial. The biggest orowds ever packing the county court house have been in evidence, while wo men, usually found in the court room only on special occasions, have thronged to the trial daily. Germany is Declared In Absolute Default in Reparation Uayments (Continued from Page One.) will come from Paris, probably early in February, after the Germans have fallal to meet their January 31 pay ment of 500,000,000 gold marks. Ger many must submit to the ultimatum which then will be sent them or fur ther military operations, the nature of which have not yet been announced, will begin. The economic side of the occupation of the Ruhr apparently has proved a failure and the belief prevails that it is not likely the situation will im prove with the increasing of diffi culties in working the industries due to the spreading of strikes. It is un derstood, however, that France has de cided upon a further use of force to bring Germany to terms. It is known that some of -the engineers who came into the Ruhr with the mission of M. Coste, head of the French indus trial delegation, are returning to France. The mission is marking time until the end of the month. Two additional French army corps are arriving in the Ruhr, and it is re ported that the military operation projected is of such magnitude that the mobilization of several of the French classes will be -required for its execution. The French here are hope ful that a further show of force on the part of France will oause the Ger' mans to give up their present plan of non-co-operation and, therefore, make it unnecessary to enforce the repara tion commission's ultimatum; but they are ready to go through with their plans if the German government re mains stubborn. The visit to the Ruhr of General Weygand is said to have been with the purpose of settling the final details of the proposed oper ations by the French troops. ESSEN, Jan. 26—(By the Associated press).—The customs barriebs with which the French are threatening to encircle the occupied Ruhr region was expected to become effective at mid night tonight. The .occupation au thorities declined to reveal their pro posed plan or to indicate the methods they will take for enforcement. "Ask Marshal Foch," was the uni form reply to the newspaper men to day when they asked for information. This is interpreted as indicating that Jffarshal Foch will have headquarters MARKS, Inc. r OFFERING Values You Can’t Afford to Miss All Suits and Overcoats 20% Off A very wide range of patterns to select from. You will be agreeably surprised at the exceptional values we are offering A PLEASURE TO SHOW YOU! Inc. —the house of Kuppenheimer Good Clothes and Quality Haberdashery J. K. Taylor, Manager Orton Hotel Building Pig’s Eye to Restore Boy’s Sight - i i-i iiiMiMMiiii mi —iTnnMiTTTrrr i , A unique operation to restore sight to blind Alfred Lemonowicz was | performed in Paterson, N. JM by Dr. B. B. Morgan (right) when a pig * | ^ve was transplanted to the boyls sightless socket. Dr. McKoin to Return to Baltimore Hospital I MONROE, La., Jan. 26.—Dr. B. M. McKoin, former mayor of Mer Rouge, 1 whose name was prominently men tioned in the Bastrop open hearing into masked mob activities in More house parish, expects to leave within a few days for Baltimore to resume his studies' at Johns Hopkins univer sity, it was learned here today. Dr. McKoin was arrested in Balti more on instructions from Governor Parker on a charge of murder in con nection with the kidnaping and slay ing of Watt Daniel and Thomas F. Richard, Mer Rouge citizens, August 24, by a hooded band. Under an agree ment between state officials of Louis iana and Maryland, he was permitted to return to Morehouse accompanied by a deputy sheriff. When he reached Bastrop he was placed under a bond of $5,000. Dr. McKoin was in communication with Attorney General Coco today and it was .said that he was told that the state would have no objections to his returning to Baltimore' temporarily. in Essen and be in charge of the cus toms embargo which, it is presumed, will permit of exports and imports to and from occupied territory with the consent of the French authorities. Ger man industrialists declare that if the ring is established it will mean ulti mately the definite shutting down of industry in the Ruhr. Veteran Minister of j Baptist Church Dies ASHEVILLE, Jan. 26.—Rev. dm! Allison, Baptist minister cl Trai -ylu nia county, believed to have been ' oldest active pastor o'f that denomina tion in the entire section if not all c! North Carolina, died this morning a: Brevard, 87 years of age. He was wide ly known throughout all wester: North Carolina. He continued preaching' until - -months ago, filling the pulpit in thre Baptist churches of the Transylvania section. „ He also attended an annua, gathering of Baptist ministers in the eastern part of the state last year. Funeral services will be held at the home of his son, Sam Allison, at Bre vard Saturday afternoon and burn! .will take place at the Little lliver Bap tist church burying ground. ETHHIET kills him READING, England, Jan. 56—Jamei Maurice Quinton, schoolmaster, shot himself. "It was because he wnrriei over a point of etiquet—he had regis tered as a town member instead country member at a club," Quinton's brother explained. PLAYS AT KIDNAPING PARIS, Jan. 26.—Walking in the Bn’ de Boulogne, a pretty girl was seize1 by several men and placed in a !.1 - powered car which drove away. Po lice found her in a villa in the out skirts. She- told them her love of ro mance impelled her to induce her sweetheart to stage the kidnaping. HOW LONG WILL CANDLE BURN? rrfinia MORNING THERE WILL MB PLACED IN THE WINDOW OP THE C. W. LEIGHTON COMPANY J. A mam„oTH CANDLE, 36 INCHES LONG, THREE INCHED IN DIAMETER, WEIGHING 10 POUNDS. A Week prom today, on Saturday. February s. at 12 noon, the candle will be righted €’ HOW LONG WILL IT BURN? 1 The Star and the- Grand Theatre Will .Award the Following Prises to Those E^lmattn*. Nearest Correctly the Number of Hours and Minutes the Candle Will Barn \ FIRST PRIZE Genuine Richelieu Pearl Necklace SECOND £RIZE ' ■ A- Pass to Every Picture Shown at the Grand > for 00 Days, ' THIRD PRIZE A Pass to Every Picture Shown at the Grand , fear 30 Days. 4TH TO 13TH PRIZES V Fun to Wltneu the Wilmington Presentation of NORMA TALMADGE r In Her Greatest Screen Production ... “THE ETERNAL FLAME” OPBNINtJ AT THE GRAND THURSDAY* PEBRIJARY 8 . i ' CAll estimates most be .upon the official blank which will be pnb Usheddallyln^THE STAR and mnst be deposited te the box In ' ' (i, W. Leighton Company’s store before noon, Saturday, February 3. ‘Noma. Talraedtfe /» ‘The Eternal flame" OFFICIAL ESTIMATE BLANK I estimate that the “ETERNAL? 'FLAME'’ Candle will burn ...... y..... >•..Hours attd ,'... .. yl» .<•>. ... &....... - Min u tc3 NAME • t . •- .. <■# ADDRESS . ..; .v,,....... ..... A .. No estimate counted unless on this form* jbeposit before noon, Saturday, February 3. !- •
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