North Carolina Newspapers

Local News FOUNDED a. D. 1867.—VOL. CXI.—No. 49. WILMINGTON, N. C., SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 22, 1923. furniture section WILL BE INNOVATION IN EFIRD'S BUILDING Waiter Blair to Be in Charge —Opening Will Be on Thursday Next Announcement was made yesterday . s department store that the ' furniture department that the management has been contemplating ■■stalling for »om® time will be opened next Thursday. v furniture department In a depart ,/ store of the size and type of rfird S is something of an innovation ' j BJ far as can be learned no other d“pp"'-ment store has a similar depart mVnt Efird’3 is the pioneer in this line and from his announced policy of s ning for cash and as cheap as is con ^=tPri with good business policies, it tnnpars to the outsider, according to p,unions expressed by many, that the t.pw ,u partment will be a most pro nounced success. Blair In Charge Waiter Blair,, native Wilmingtonlan, , i:n is well known throughout the en i'-e city, "ill be In charge of the new jna'triient and will have complete control in aI1 respects over the furnl ture end of the Efird store. Mr. Blair .« an experienced furniture man. For merly he was with W. J. Bradshaw and company, but resigned his position upre to take charge of the new Efird department. Mr. Blair will be assisted I. v a corns of three assistants, who will pive their entire time to the furniture department. • It will he our policy to sell goods fp, cash and at as low a figure as pos pihie." Mr. Blair declared yesterday afternoon. Continuing he said: •We will buy our goods for spot cash, take advantage of every dtecount possible, and therefore will be able to Uil our goods at a much lower figure II, an is the case with those who buy on credit and necessarily have to pay a lusher price for goods. Every cent saved through the purchase of furni ture for cash and every cent saved by taking advantage of discounts will ul ttmately go to the person who buys the furniture, for it will be the policy of the new department to give the cus tomer every advantage possible." A complete delivery service will be established and goods bought will be delivered Just a short while after the purchaser leaves the store. Mali omen Ma.il order trade 'will be catered to in the new department and those or ders that are received by mall will be sa carefully attended to as those which the customer himself selects and at tends to. The packing of all goods that will be shipped will be carefuHy supervised and the new department Is of the opinion that it can soon build up a mall order trade that will com pare favorably with that of furniture stores In much larger cities. The stook of the new store wlll^be all that can possibly be asked, Mr. Blair says, and to Judge from the amount of varied and different kinds of furniture that has already arrived this statement can be taken at Its face value, for already a mammoth stock is on hand and more will arrive before the opening. , No shoddy furniture of any kind will lie handled by the Eflrd establishment that will cater to high class trade and vill sell goods at a medium price, only high enough to secure a small profit, for the management believes that the volume of business that will be done will be enormous. Eflrd’* Pioneer Eflrd's is the first store In town to inaugurate a "cash only” furniture sale and it Is thought that It will prove a most thorough success fop by buying for cash a prospective customer can save a rather large percent tfiat Is not possible if the credit plan or pay ”so much-a-week” plan fs used. The entire fifth floor of the Eflrd building, Front and Grace streets, has LONDON NEWS LETTER By Cable to the Associated Press LONDON, April 21.—(By Associated ; Press.)—Armed with large knives with which to fight off the attacks of dog fish, a corps of deep eea divefs is working at the bottom of the sea off 'Lough Swilly in an effort to reoover the three gnd' a half •millions 'in gold lost when the Lauren tic was torpedoed during the war. Part .of the treasure has already been salvaged. Heavy weather has torn the Lauren tio to pieces and strewn the gold along the ocean floor. The task of the divers is made especially difficult because of the great depth of the water in which they are obliged to work,., and the strongest of them are frequently over come. : The wreck is well covered with sand, which must be' removed by steam suction pumps operated from the sal vage vessel. An audience that taxed-the capacity of thq Old Viv theater Shis afternoon saw “Hamlet” played in its entirety. The production which required five hours for presentation, was the annual offering of the London players whose mission is to keep the national bard’s works before the English public. In the abridged version of the play usually seen in London or American theaters during the Shakespearean re viva) of last winter, "Hamlet" appears as a collection of fine spheres that may be enjoyed in the space of three hours time; but to see the'dramatist’s work as it was written, one must take a half day off. The British workman, stopping at his favorite “pub” for an appetiser on the way home to supper last Monday night enjoyed the full benefit of the re duction of the penny a pint in the price of beer, which had been made possible by the announcement of the ohancellor of the. exchequer in the house of commons only an hour before. The machinery of British law enjoys a reputation for swift movement. Chief Justice Taft came to England last year to investigate the rapidity of legal pro cedure here; but the courts of justice move at a snail’s pace as compared with the synchronized action of the house of commons and of the brewers in putting in force the beer tax reduc tion as soon as Mr. Baldwin had spoken the word. Many publicans had let their stocks run low in order to take advantage of the expected reduction in the price per barrel charged, by the brewers. The delivery wagons of the latter started moving at 4 o’clock on Tuesday morn ing and were busy for a whole day. The other tax changes announced In Mr. Baldwin’s budget were not made effective so rapidly. The public will not enjoy the postal reduction until June, and those who are groaning un der the Income tax must wait several months before their burden is lessened si xpence a pound. Meanwhile, the la borites’ spokesmen say they are still listening intently for ,the word that would mean a eduction in food priceB. One war organization which is still as'hale and hearty as ever, is the "re union of British war missions to the United States,’ ’which holds Its fourth annual dinner on Tuesday. 'The society is composed of those military men and civilians who went to America before and after the states entered the war on various .missions connected with the conflict. They en joyed what they remember as "the great American hospitality” and they are maintaining their organization both to display their feeling toward the country that received them so warmly, and to maintain the ties' of war-time. Apart from the annual dinners, the society is carrying out various forms of practical ^irork. For instance, Its members are endeavoring to make American students at Oxford and Cam bridge feel at home in England by in troducing them in English homes and by entertaining them during holidays. The society also offers prizes to school children for essays on Anglo American history and relations, and is organizing a campaign for the acquisi tion by public libraries of books Inter preting America to England and is col lecting all sorts of books from history to representative American fiotion and government publications. The earl of Reading, as president of the society, has given a silver cup to be awarded to the winner of a golf oontest be tween members of the society and American golfers who reside in Eng land. Reason women don’t dress sensibly Is perfectly obvious. It would make them look so foolish. been given over to the new depart ment. The main hall of that floor will be occupied for general furniture and already there is on display all winds and quantities of furniture from mod est well-made sets to the mbst hand some of mahogany and overstuffed living-room and bed-room suites. In the room that was formerly used as a tea-room, the new concern has a line of sun-parlor and porch furniture that is second to none in the state. A specialty will be made of this kind and class of furniture, tor it is thought that a complete line of this kind of furniture will sell yapidly and be in oonstant demand. While porch furniture wlli be stress ed at the opening of the new depart ment, the store has not confined Itself to any one line to the detriment of an other and a prospective purchaser can easily furnish his home from top to bottom In the new department. Those who are planning furnishing a home are Invited by the store' to confer with Mr. Blair or any of his.assistants, who will gladly give advice, price, and in all ways use helpful suggestions to the prospective purchaser. he likes excitement. STEVENAGE, England, April 21.— Seised on a charge1 of setting fire to straw stacks, a young farm hand ex plained he did it because he liked to see the Are department rush to the blaze. Harding got sunburned in Florida, where he had a hot time. Language Contest is Held at Myrtle Grove R. Ij. Hooke, teacher of the Myrtle strove sound school, last week con ducted a language 'contest with the Idea of determining- which pupil In the school was most proficient. The writ ings were to be In regards to general news subjects, and the paper of Mar guerite Southerland Is reproduced herewith: "Mr. and Mrs. Chadwick, of Wllmlng. ton, moved into the section of Myrtle Grove sound April 19, 1923. “A much needed Improvement in our neighborhood Is a concrete bridge which Is now being built near the Carolina Beach road. “Rev. C. N. Phillips is holding a re vival meeting at the Bethany Metho dist church, on the belt road. "Messrs L. Southerland and E. Southerland, of Myrtle Grove sound section, have been fishing for the past tew weeks and have been catching some big flBh.” WOLF PACK EATS TWENTY. RIGA, April 21.—Great packs of wolves, some numbering BO, are rang ing throughout the Simbirsk region of southeastern Russia and have devoured more than 20 human beings. Soviet au thorities have sent machine-guns, mounted on sleds, to fight them. _ When Business is Good—^ —as it is with us now, there is not the same incentive to advertise as when sales are few arid far between. ■ However, experience has taught that persistent advertising, backed up by "the goods,” is in a large measure responsible for good business. We are busy, and happy, but not TOO busy to take ewe of YOUR order in the usual CLARK-LYNCH way! Clark-Lynch Lumber Co. i r ; “Famous for Service” CLARENCE OUSLEY TO ADDRESS N.C. BANKERS .State Convention to Open at Pinehurst May 3—Getting Ready For the Association PINEHCFST, April 21.—Aby Clarence Ousley Port Worth, formerly Ousley, Fort Worth, texas, formerly 'assistant secretary of agriculture; Gen. Laurence D. Tyson, Knoxville, Tenn., and C. E. Brooks, president, will fea ture the 27th annual convention of the North Carolina Bankers' association here May 3-5, according, to the pro gram made publio tonight. Conferences of North Carolina chap ters of the American Institute of Banking, Asheville, Charlotte, Greens boro %md Raleigh being among those represented, and members of the Amer ican Bankers’ association in the state also will be held during the associa tion convention. The first session Thursday, May 3, will open with an organ recital in. the New Carolina theater, followed by the call to order by President Brooks, vice president of the Citizens National bank, Hendersonville The address of wel come will be delivered by W. L.' Par sons, Rockingham, with a response by J. W. Simpson, Greensboro. The an nual address of the president, appoint ment of committees, reading of reports and announcements then will follow in order. A meeting of mempers or rne Amer ican Bankers’ association will be held at 8 o’clock in the evening-, while at 9 a reception by association otHfUoers and their wives will be tendered at the Carolina hotel, with a favor dance following. During the afternoon the qualifying round in the golf tourna ment, bridge parties, automobile rides, polo games and horse races will be of fered as entertainment features. Reports of the treasurer and secre tary will open Friday morning meet ing. General Tyson’s address will be followed by another by Mr. Ousley. Reports of group chairman and elec tion of executive committeemen will be held‘next, with a general discussion of branch banking following, according to the program. . Aknule race between representatives of each of the ten groups will be the chief eevnt on the aftrnoon ntrtain ment card. In the evening, a banquet will be served, after which a fiddlers contest will be staged. E. S. Parker, Jr., Graham, will speak on State and Federal taxation at the Saturday morning session. Reports of committee, new business, announce ments, election and installation of offi cers will consume the time until ad journment at noon. In the afternoon a baseball game be tween wakq Forest College and North Carolina'State will begin at 3 o clock. At 4:30, a tea in honor of the ladles or the convention will be given by Mrs. Leonard Tufts, at Plnehurst Country club. The awarding of the gold tour nament and putting prizes will take place at the club house at 6:30 p. m., and at 6, a golf driving contest for men and women will be tendered at the Pinehurst country club at 9 in m« evening. . . - At the meeting of the members of the American Bankers Association Thursday evening the following elec tions will be held: * • A member of the executive council (for a three .year term) to succeed J. Elwood Cox, president of the Commer cial National Bank, High Point. A vice president for the A. B. A. (to serve one year) to succeed A. M. Du member to serve on the nominat ing committee. An alternate member of the nominat ing committee. ,, Vice-presidents for North Carolina / to serve for one year) for the follow ing divisions: Trust Company,' Savings Bank; National Bank and State Bank. In addition to President Brooks, the officers of the North Carolina Bankers association are John D. Biggs, Wil. mington; S. A. Hubbard, Asheville; T. A Uzzell. New Bern; Alan T. Bowler, seoretary, Raleigh, and Willis Smith, counsel, Raleigh. FOREST FIRES ARE RAGING IN PENDER Over Thousand Acres of . Vain able Timberland Has Been Burned Forest fires are rasing In the west ern section of Pender county, accord ing to word brought to Wilmangton last night, and while efforts to check the flames have been made they are as yet unsuccessful. -According to one man, who was in the city last night, already over a thousand acres of extra valuable tim ber, land has been burned over and from prospects when he left that sec tion It appeared aiflf many other thou sands of acres wduld be coflsumed, The oause of the fire Is unknown, It Is said but havoc Is beling played with the trees and shrubbery in that sec tion. • LETTERS in death plot. BERLIN. April 21.—(More than BOO letters are being read In oourt here as evidence in th^. murder trial of Frau Rippe and Frau Klein, young women charged with poisoning their husbands: In their letters they reveal Intimate details of the alleged death plot, says the' prosecutor. ‘ > HOUSE OF MANY DOQRS. LONDON, April 21.—When the baliff went to evict a family of squatters, they broke in the rear door only to find another door erected behind it. In all they broke through seven doors. Then the squatters escaped through the front door. ORGANDIE MODELS The'organdie frock for this season is a bouffant model with ruffles and ribbons galore. Frequently it has a wide bertha or the drop shoulder line, so popular in the Victorian age. CHEF’S LOVE—*1,500. .. LONDON, April 21.—Catherine Daly, waitress, said In court Constant Wil liam, a chef, wooed hjsr but proved In constant-: She got 61,500 for breach of ‘promise. South Atlantic Ports Are Boon of American Shippers By EDWARD N. HUStBT ' Former Chairman United States Shipping Board . The farmers and manufacturers of the middle west are seriously concern ed regarding the transportation prob lem In connection with both domestic and foreign commerce. The Mississip pi valley produdes 70 per cent of the total export trade in the United States,, consisting of food and manufactured produots, or more than twice as much as the rest of the country put together. A manufacturer of the middle west competing in the same line with a manufacturer of the east close to ocean transportation, when bidding on for eign orders, must always figure an ex tra freight cost from the Mississippi valley to seaboard in his bid. During the season of t^e grain move ment from August to November, the people In the east do not receive the looal transportation service to which they are entitled on account of the ab normal through freight business; and the people of the middle west, who are anxious to get their manufactured products through promptly to their foreign and eastern customers, are also handicapped. On account of the con gestion of the railroads, abnormal con ditions exist preventing the delivery of their goods Into the eastern and for eign markets. A similar condition exx ists In connection with the transporta tion of eastern products Into western markets. Every manufacturer knows that un less his goods are delivered promptly, It requires more capital to provide for the slow turn over, so that the ques tion of outlets from the great Missis- ‘ sippi valley is most important, not only to the people of the middle west, but to the people of the east who are handi capped by this congested traffio ^rolng through their section of the country, precenting them from receiving ade quate service. There la a maximum as to what the north Atlantic porta can do, and they have about reached that maximum. Although they are making Improve ments. the Increase that the Improve ments will take care of will not pro vide that service In connection with the growth and development of the middle west which we need. Expansion of the ports of New York, Boston, Philadel phia, Baltimore, etc., without expan sion of railroad facllltles.to provide for the adequate movement of freight from the middle west Into the eastern and New England states, which have a population of about thirty million, must provide for the domestic produce re quired from the middle west, as well I as the exports and Imports. This pre sents aJ serious problem of not only adequate service to the middle west, but to the 30.000,000 people In the east who suffer when an abnormal through freight condition exists. This also se riously affects the delivery of our for eign shipments. Unless the railroads are permitted to expend and develop their facilities, the Improvements to the ports may give only temporary relief for the next few years, as with the Increase In popula tion and manufacture in the New Eng land and eastern states as well as in the middle west, the port facilities must go way beyond the present plan of Improvement. It Is therefore absolutely essential that the south Atlantic ports be de veloped. These ports have advantages for relieving the eastern congestion that should be given Immediate con sideration, such as climatic conditions, advantages for South American and African trade, as well as ' European trade, and their facilities and advan tages must be utilized to their capacity In developing the south and the middle west. Let us not forget that we could not have gotten our materials out of our northern Atlantic pprts nod served the people in that great section during the war if It had not been for our southern' porta. During the war the people of New England experienced a very try ing situation on account of the block ade of the railroads carrying war ma terials, thus preventing them from se curing sufficient ooal. The shipping board placed in service ships from Nor folk to Boston In order to relieve that situation. My thought In advocating the devel opment of the south Atlantic ports Is a result of my confidence In the future development of our country. It will be phyeioally Impossible for the northern Atlantio ports to take care of our for eign commerce. There is no use in de nying the fact thaf they have per formed, and are now performing a great service to our country, in their development and expansion, but we must plan for tomorrow. The ports of 'Wilmington, Charleston, Savannah, Brunswick, Jacksonville and other southern ports, are ready to serve the Mississippi valley. Their docks and facilities are not being used to their capacity, and any demands will he met promptly. •The great south, which produced oUr cotton and other farm products, has made rapid strides in manufacturing and shipping, and I predict that In the next decade the greatest development of our country will be in the southern states. HOTEL ARRIVALS Hotel Wilmington Chas. K. Simon, New York; Miilard Taylor, Nashville; R. E. P. McCann, Richmond, Va.; Sami. M. Vauclain, Philadelphia; G. Greenough,' Philadel phia; Wm. A. Garrett, Philadelphia; Mrs. Samuel M. Vauclain, Miss Anne Vauclain, Mrs. S. M. Vauolain, Jr.. Miss Amelia Vauclain, Miss Pabricio Vau clain, Philadelphia; William B. Keys, Richmond, Va.; Russel A. Hey, Hous ton; Mrs. J. L. Hutchinson, Sumter; C. H. Johnston, Birmingham, Ala.; D. D. Hamblin, Chicago; G. P. Jones, Macon, Ga.; W. R. Walker, Greensboro; W. T. HasselL Charlotte; W. P. Johns, At lanta; Edwin Bird Wilson, New York City; Mc^and Mrs. J. W. Bailey and children, Raleigh; Mr. and Mrs. H. H. McKoy, Kinston; Mrs. C. Oettlnger, Kinston; W. E. Boney, Kinston; Y. OP. Chick, Charlotte; R. M. Watson.. Nor folk, Va.; R. S. Brooks, Jr., Norfolk, Va.; W. R. Ethridge, Atlanta, Ga;; Horace Upshur. Richmond; J. B. Clute, Clinton; Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Taylor, Atlanta; O. D. Brinser, Richmond, Va.; Frank DeLay, Atlanta; J. Max Isaac sohn, Atlanta; J. A. Hanlon, Atlanta; Samuel Dubois, New York City; R. E. Gill, Richmond, Va.; Geo. PricnkT' Hallsboro; D. E. Lawson, Florence; E. J. Waddell, Fair Bluff; Tanerede Huot, St. Louis; Thos. Shelby. Jacksonville; F. B. Parrish, Jacksonville; J. D. Skeels, Plant City, Fla.; L. C. Houston, Thomasville, Ga.; M. C. Hayrie, Wash ings n, Ga.; D. B. Roberts, Norfolk, Va.; A. J. Branner, Balto.; G. A. Net ting, Jjr., Richmond. Ignoring troubles makes them feel pretty small. SCHOOL ABSENTEES GREATLY REDUCED DURING THIS YEAR -- Less Pulpils Absent or Late at Schools This Year Than Was Case Last Term _i . ‘ Speaking: In regards to attendance at the various city and county sohools yesterday, Mai. W. A. Graham, super intendent of consolidated schools of New Hanover county, said ’that there had been fewer absentees and tardy pupils during this term than was the , ■ case last term, and while the exact flg urea were not available, Major Graham . stated that, in his opinion, the year’s ; record for the season of 1922_1828 ■ would be a good deal less than the ' 1821-1922 period. Pupils wh-o are absent from school of who arrive after school has convened are always required to bring an excuse » from their parents. Major Graham said, adding that but few parents objected to sending in these reports. r . ■ In a few cases parents have Objected but when explained tile reason for the ruling have in all Instances gladly . written the report. The co-operation ~ _ that the school officials have met'with-V' both from parents and pupils has- been ; ' about all that could be asked, the su- - a perlntendent said. ’< , C* New Building on Third Street Near Completion The new garage and service station ' - being erected on North Third street for MacMillan and Cameron Is rapidly go- * ing forward and the structure has al ready assumed such shape that the or dinary layman can look at it and tell that it will be a credit to the business houses of the city. The building will be amply large to care for all business that the company Will do and it is thought that much • new business will be attracted to the . firm by the stragetic location that has been secured. MacMilllan and Cameron is one of the most progressive firms in the city and is constantly Increasing in size and business done. KINSTON CHIBS’ NOT TO SUCCEED HUHSELB KINSTON, N. C., April 21.—George Everington, chief of police here, will • not be a candidate for tlje office after the expiration of his term next month, ■.£, he stated today. Everington said he had no jdea that the place would bs ; tendeVed&hlm again. He has held the office two years, and a few of his pred ecessors have done .better. He will be a foreman carpenter after he hands in his badge, If he can get such a Job, he stated. * The office of police chief here has been “in politics” since its inception. . Everington has construed the political winds to blow adversely to him. FETING AMBULANCE. PARIS, April 21.—When an invalid became ill here and needed to be trans 'pprted-to her physician in England, an alVplane was quickly rigged up as a flying ambulance and rushed the pa- > tlent across the channel. She will re cover. ‘ OLPER’N METHUSELAH. SUVA, Fiji, April 21.—Homan Catho- 4 lie nuns on the island of Mua In the Tonga group have as a pet a turtle which Is authlrltatlvely known to have been presented to the island king In J.77S—and the reptile was old then! Do You Know What Constitutes a Real Service Garage ? Knowledge, experience, hard work and service have made this one of the most complete service garages in North Carolina. You can find a Tire Shop With a large stock of tires, a stock room with parts and accessories for serviceing any type of car s' Battery Shop Featuring VESTA Batteries and Battery Service, an Electrical Shop Recognized officially as a member of the Automotive Electric Association ^ Mechanical Shop Completely equipped with expert mechanics, under the supervision of an experienced foreman Gas and Oil Service MacMillan & Cameron THE WHITE FRONT GARAGE