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WtNSTON-SALEM, N. C, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 19, 1915
33rd Year
CITY EDITION
10 Paces I Section
PRJT
ATU1MYI
il 11
firs fate is
llf HOPE
IS
i Public in Dark As to
klo-French Campaign
in Near East.
SH WAR COUNCIL
kETlRNS FROM PARIS
timation Is t.iven or me
. . J A 1
hcome of Its Delibera
tions, However.
Nov. P. Tlio fate of Mona-
ot yet known uciimieiy, um
tile hope In 'England that it
the ll'iitrurians. There is
. A I - I .1
it v, tuwevor. mat me nr. au-
ot attempt to make such au
of rneir lint' with the French
d solidly on their Hank.
the il.ivk ;is to the actual
of ;!,o Ando Trench campaign
T'.-sW. th" :':itish public can
the aihes rtill soon have
ng forces tin i mat tney win
tarasppil trerbians to make
ful si-iml : a preserve a
rtlon of their (ctintry, as the
dil alo c iht. Yser. Some
is Riven ; his hope by unottt-
that the Anlo-French force
.ssanilii? formidable propor-
II as hir.ts that Italy is on
of actual participation in the
mpaicn. The retreat of the
towards tiie Albanian border
increased uneasiness at
but the developments there
tpreted as being not untavora-
allies.
Isii war council has returned
s without living any intinia-
o'iteome ;' its deliberations
Krenih, committee, kut the
ronvmeei i hat close? unity
hereafter in the operations
H armies and fleets.
Capture of Serbians.
in-less to Sayville) Nov.
re ii' 'i.iM'O Serbians was
' war olllce today.
thing Critical Staae.
Nov . -our (vim,litinn In
ans is reai bin ir .1 critical
"traiihs tin. correspondent
i. lirec. ', of the Journal,
1 i.f . i:i l;iy. Ho adds:
tai.iiiiu,- appeals by com-
r.-0li;ili!io.
Hm! a!i 1
'"!. t.'.ir
. our reinforce
!hk like the num
ncmies have de
bud at any cost
nip ,11 ii,,.
in th..
Last and are pre
any means to ob-
re.H.ri to
"(essary assistance. I hope
Jia is m .-11 understood.
-e No Second Belgium.
111 re.
isian-e ih weakening
' 'iid'Ts of Habtina pass
Miivleil, and the road
an! Monastir will then be
''l'1 "I ' II U, II. 1. Ilnlworlnnu
.... it.j .u.in.
.si rn-Cerrnanq hnr-
;h'iird arc sending detach-
3,1 I'J forced inarches on all
route;.
fxiiei't to fi nil a second Bel-
'I not hesitate to per-tio-
eticmv thru her
Me lo
i slii' mm- permits ours,
''t'lui ourselves alone and
r3ins' triple attack of
r"1'. I'ulKarians and Turks."
? Fighting in Alsace.
Ko'
'' TIlfTft lino Konn
1 thn
u''k "f hand grenades,
Hi" French
todav.
war office
rm;i aviators flying In Lun-
f'lrs !, l-. .
l 1 cue 1 airman.
F-"n w.i ,!..!.. . . .
'in vea away, dui
'7"' !';'! in throwing down
Three
persons were
BELL f:i?ri7Tirrk
Ol.STON CHILDREN
Nov. 19-The Lib
' il l on its arrival
"!t this mornin? by
r' than half of whom
" The train re
1 !ve o'clock. Wl..
' e'istodian of the
1 -1 remarkable gath
on our trip across
'"r lateness is our
" s!'ow our apprecla
of 2,00(1- people
1 i Cold nl,h
a;l
' ill'
l-e 11,
M1 s,.
rl"Ilt.
aim t
I'ii'ri
ira... t
5f U'A? "d permlt'those
' t Oil the ..,-
'tie 1 , 1 V. uml meir
df,riiV,u'lr lina Miie with
Mi.Tlv on the car Man
" l-e. 1 ),.,. .
He
- vm man, wiin
"'J'l'-'p pinned on his
v IS. (.w rornorallnna
, , 1 , -rr Jitney Co, of
('sml ,s'or'ft subscribed
' N' Th object is
&h"o "nog from Wake
IU11!KU and other points.
R 1NASTIR
XPRE
SSED
NI
YET UNKNOWN
OFFICIAL HIOI'OHT AS
TO ACO. IXQOUY
Naplri, Nov. IS, uelnyed In
trunamlNnlon, ov. II). The of
ficial report of the lnveatlKntioit
Into the sinking of the Anrona
by a ubmnrine off the Tunisian
count on Xovrmbrr 7, waa sent to
Thomas i-Inoii Vngr, the Amrrl
ran nmbaHHador, tonlRht.
The InveHtlKation reached the.
concluHlim thnt the nubmarlne
fired illicit aicalnHt the wire
lea apparatua abonrd the Anconn
without any warning;.
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Notable Speakers to Be Heard
at Big Board of Trade
Gathering.
A great program has been arranged
for the "Greater Winston-Salem" din
ner and meeting Monday night at the
Hotel Zinzendorf, and the affair prom
ises to exceed in enthusiasm anything
of the -kind ever held in Winston-
Salem. The following program is of
DINNER MONDAY
NIGHT
PROGRAM
ficial with the exception that the
name of one local speaker has been
omitted until his acceptance to Bpeak
has been received:
Toastmaster, Col. F. H. Fries.
Address, Col. W. A. Blair.
Address, Mr. Z. V. Taylor, Char
lotte, N. C.
Address, Mr. J. M. Rogers.
Address, Mr. H. G. Chatham.
Address, Mr,.. Will L. Finch, editor
Town Development, New York.
Address, Mr. C. Manly. -Address,
Mr. A. H. Eller.
Address, Dr. D. W. Daniel, Clemson
College, S. C.
The two main addresses of the even
ing will be made by Editor Finch and
Dr. Daniel. Mr. Finch will speak
about 30 minutes, while Dr. Daniel will
be given fall swing to deliver his bril
liant, humorous and inspiring address
on "The Forces That ttuild Cities."
The other speakers will make short
addresses, so that the speochmaking
will end in good season.
Newspaper notices concerning Dr.
Daniel indicate that the dinner com
mittee could not have done better In
securing a man to instruct, inspire
and entertain the big audience that
will assemble Monday night for the
forward movement occasion. One of
these notices follows:
"Then Dr. Daniel made such a
Bpeech as has rarely been heard here
and took the house by storm. For
some time he skilfully avoided any
approach at seriousness; for half an
hour with the speed of a rapidfire gun
he regaled his hearers with a series
of comic stories that filled the house
with rising waves of laughter; and
then he flung himself into his real
theme, and with flaming eloquence he
inspired his hearers to strive for the
upbuilding of the Piedmont South.
"Kven in the treatment of his se
rious subject Dr. Daniel could not re
frain from tossing in a Humorous mory
. . , . 1 in ,Kn alto,..
every oQQ minuie, uui m i"
nota minntPH he flashed upon the
mental screen of his hearers an lrrl-
descent idea that burned ror useit a
permanent impression."
Blacklist Action By Paris
Dressmakers Syndicate May
Present Diplomatic Question
Paris
makers
Nov. 19. The Paris Dress-!
Syndicate has blacklisted
two American customers of German
origin, one ot them a man named
Kurrmann, reputed to have been com
missioned to buy gowns for Mrs. Nor
man Gait, according to Gustav Tery s
newspaper, L'Oeuvrc.
The newspaper avers that Kurz
mann has threatened to ralso a diplo
matic question because of the mod
iste's refusal to accept orders from
him. L'Oeuvrc declares, however,
that eacV house from which he order
ed gowns hag offered to supply them
with Its compliments to Mrs. Gait
without having them pass thru the
hands of an intermediary.
Paul Polret, president of the Dress
makers' Syndicate, is absent from
Paris. His confidential secretary,
however, confirmed the statement that
Kurzmann has threatened to raise a
diplomatic question over the matter.
"You may declare that no member
of our syndicate will deliver gowns to
Kurzmann or thru Kurzmann or any
other German houso" said the secre
tary. "At the same time, each or every
member of the syndicate will be proud
to be honored with s commission to
make a gown for. President Wilson
flsncee, and. would be most happy.
REFUSED TO DESERT
WOUNDED SERBIANS
l If
1 !
I.AOY I'AtiET
Lady Patfet Iiuh beenmo one of thn
heroines of the war, because In the
face of capture by l!ul(fai lans at Uskuh
in Serbia, kIio refused to deBert the
wounded Herhian KoldierB at licr hos
pital tn order to escape the conquer
ors. The storv baa been sent from ths
Balkans that her husband, learning the
llulKarians would soon take the plac,
hurried there In a fast automobile.
"We owe too much to these woundad
men to leave them when they most
need us," sho replied, uud he left with
out her.
EIGHT ADMITTED
E
That Number Are Taken on
Trial Visitors Introduced
to M. E. Body.
Reldsville, Nov. 19. The Western
North Carolina Conference opened
this morning at 9 o'clock with Bishop
Lambuth presiding. The session be
gan with a feeling talk by the bishop
on "Love," being followed by prayer
by Itev. C. A. Wood, presiding elder
of the Asheville district.
The following distinguished visitors
were introduced to the conference:
Dr. M. IJ. Porter, of the American
Bible Society; Mr. It. h. Davis, super
intendent of the Anti-Saloon League;
Dr. Weaver, ot Emory and Henry Col
lege, of Virginia; lie v. J. H. Walker
and Dr. Cook, of the South Carolina
Conference; Mr. W. P. Ellis, of Phil
adelphia; J. H. Holder, of Mississip
pi ; Rev. M. T. Plyler, of the Eastern
North Carolina Conference, and Dr.
Bulla, of the Methodist Sunday
School Board, of Baltimore.
The young men who are under
graduates made their reports and
they were heartily congratulated by
Bishop Lambuth for their work.
Eight young men wero admitted to
the conference this morning on trial
as follows:
M. A. Osborne, John Bennett, John
Combs, Thomns Crouse, It. E. Korbis,
A. 8. Abernethy, C. A. Johnson and
David Howell.
Ilev. J. G. Clcgg, a local minister,
was transferred to the Presbyterian
church.
Rev. J. W. Hunter, of Mars Hill,
was received Into the conference, he
(Continued on page Ten)
permitted, to present It with its com-
nliments. '
Rue de La Falx and other leading
houses refused to state whether or
not they have had orders for gowns
for the presidents fiancee.
Some of them say, however, that
they have had orders from Kurzmann
which they are unable to fill In con
sequence of the decision of the syn
dicate. All express regret that such
an incident has come up and say they
hone it will cause no annoyance to
President Wilson. They are endeav
oring to dispose of the matter without
too much publicity, but declare that
they cannot overturn the decUlon of
their representative body.
RIOTING AT A WAR
ORDER AUTO PLANT
Cleveland, U., Nov. 59.- Rioting,
which was suppressed by police re
serves, took place at the war order
body plant of Theodore Kundtuz today,
when a string of 'automobiles loaded
with strikebreakers rushed thru the
strikers' picket line lno- the facftory.
Strike pickets say one shot was- fired
at them from one of the machines.
, Eight Hungarians were arrested for
TO CONFERENC
disorderly conduct. No one was! n
Jured. : , , t -
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DESIRE CHINA S
ADDITION TO THE
ENTENTE ALLIES
Great Britain, Trance and Rus
sia Unite in An Effort to
That End.
MILITARY ACTIVITY IN
WAR NOT EXPECTED
Plan Proposed Is for Purpose of
Preserving the Peace of '
the Far East.
Washington, Nov. 19. Oroat
Britain, France and Russia have
united in, an effort to add China
to the entente allies in order to
prevent possible friction in the fu
ture between Japan and China and
to preserve the peace of the Far
East. If China agrees to the plan,
military participation In the pres
ent war Is not expected.
Negotiations thus far are In a
conversational stage with Poking,
giving no intimation as to China's
attitude.
Altho' the United States Is being
kept Unformed, its diplomatic rep
resentatives' et Peking and the
European capitals are refraining
from participation.
Japan Not Consulted Yet.
This sensational turn of affairs in
the far east on the eve of the propoR
ed change by China from a republic
to a monarchy has been the sublect
of confidential exchanges between the
allied powers during the last week.
Japan, so .far as known, has not
ret ben consulted, the conversations
thus far having been confined to the
European allies and the Peking gov
ernment.
Great Britain, Franco and Russia
Joined Japan in representations to
China to postpone the establishment
of a monarchy because it was thought
a change during the present disturb
ed condition of affairs might provoke
revolution and international compli
cations.
This latest step by tho allies h
understood not to have been initiated
because of the monarchical situation
alone. It was considered essential
hy the allies that such arrangomontn
be made in tho Far East as would
permanently safeguard their inter
ests.
BRIG.-GEN. BLISS
BECOMES MAJ.-GEN.
Washington, Nov. 19. Illrlg.-Woneral
Tasker 11. Hiss, assistant chief of staff
of the tinny, became a major general
today upon tho retirement of Major
General William II. Carter.
General John V. 'Morrison, of the
l-ath Infantry, now at Tien T.slen,
China, will bo promoted to the brlpa
dler generalship, taking the place of
-General BUss In the lino. General
Bliss will continue as assistant chiel
of staff with the -probability of suc
ceeding Major General Scott upon
tho retirement of tho latter in 1917.
General Carter will bo succeeded In
command of the Hawaiian department
by Brigadier General John P. Wlsser,
now In command of the Hawaiian bri
gade, who will bo relieved by Brigadier
General Frederick S. Strong, command
ing the South Atlantic district, at
Charleston.
SPEAfflCLl
MAY LEAD FIGHT
May Be Called Upon to Direct
the Administration Pre
paredness Program.
(By MXOV H. FM.'M M Kit )
Washington, Nov. 19. Speculation
as to whom tho President will call
upon to lead his preparedness measure
before the House his directed atten
tion, to Speaker Champ Clark, who Is
now upon his way to Washington.
SDeaker Clark Is looked to as the one
person who can take the leadership
and direct the preparedness program
with most success.
With but a short time elapsing be
fore congress convenes inquiries have
been directed to the organization
that has been effected by President
Wilson for engineering his prepared
ness program. Until his conference
v-'ILh Congressman Kltchln ho had met
with most of the chailrmen of import
ant! committees, and had convinced
Senator Kern and Congressman Hay,
awo men who had opposed him, that
his program was for the best.
With the refusal of Leader Kltchln to
support the program a most important
part of the organization was left In
complete. The ability and Influence of
Mr. Khchln were looked to as of great
Importance to a well directed cam
Vaign, and his. support - would have
pretty well completed the preliminary
arrangements. ;
MAYOR OF NEW YORK
UNDERGOES OPERATION
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MAYOR MITCH KI, OK tVUW TOIIK
Mayor John I'urrny fltchel of Neiy
York, tho youngest rhlef executlvo the
city has had in ninny years, was sud
denly stricken with ncuto appendicitis
the other day, und was operated on im
mediately. This a Feature of Day's Session
of Methodist Protestant
Conference.
Greensboro, Nov. 19. The devotion
al exercises at the opening of today's
session of the North Carolina Metho
dist Protestant Conference were con
ducted by Itev. J. II. Morion.
The order of the day was entered
into, the pastors submitting their per
sonal and official reports In 'open con
ference. The reports provoked much
discussion, It being voted that pastors
should give a more strict account and
udhero strongly to discipline.
At 11 o'clock tho ChildrenB Homo
at High Point was discussed, Rev. J.
M. Mllllkan, of Greensboro, delivering
the address. The conference voted to
pledge the sum of HO cents each
month from o"ery pnstor ana mem
ber, to tho Home, this being dono to
lift an Indebtedness of $9,575.
The electoral collcgo met this af
ternoon and elected twenty-two dole
jiates to the General Conference which
will meet In Zanesvllle, Ohio, In .Muv.
Tonight addresses will bo dellvere I
by lr. T. K. Davis, of Pittsburgh,
prosldent of the General Conference
and bv Dr. F. T. Tngg, editor of tho
Methodist Protestant, published at
Baltimore.
Thursday's Seniors
Rev. K. M. Andrews, pastor of thn
church, and J. Norman Wills, chair
man of tho entertainment committee
(Continued on pana
Ten.)
Communication
By Storm Is
Restored;
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 19. Wlra com
munication with points In South Caro
lina, Georgia and Florida, which was
seriously interrupted by the storm lato
yestnrday.was gradually being restored
today. No heavy property.damuKo was
reported.
A report reached Apfilachlcola, Flor
ida, today to tho effect that tho tug
Lrlttalnia was forced to abandon a
Spanish bark, Alfredo, In a storm early
In tho week. Tho Bnittanla was tow
ing the bark to Mobile for repairs.
Nothing lias been heard from tho Al
fredo slnco
Latest reports from tho Norwegian
bark Killena, driven ashore near
Brunswick, Ga., wore that she was In
a dangerous posnion.
PASTORS SUBMIT
THEIR
REPORTS
Other shipping damage, as rar as
knrwn, was confined to small craft.
ANOTHER AIR ATTACK
IS MADE ON VENICE
Venice, Italy, by way of London, Sov.
19. .Venice has again been bombard
ed , by Austrian aeroplanes. Official
announcement was made here today
that an aerial squadron attasked mili
tary establishments of this dity yo
terdayi afternoon.
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FINE DISPLA YS . ,
BY MERCHANTS
XIX I MIOl M)
m v at 110M1;
I- HrrnuNr my Intrrrnt-i ! hrrr.
llernuMe 1 to r the
Kuodn.
.1 !ttcittiN 1 bcllfvr In rntiniit
ln bimlnrHM wllh friend.
4 It emu iff thr ntnn 1 liujr from
NtnnilH biifk of th k:oo1n.
5 llrrntitr fhr vty thnt tm icootl
rnouith for mr to live In l
Kootl enoutih to buy lna
llronune the mnn I buy from
lu hU pnrt of the I tun I
ltCN.
7 llrrnune the more thone nboiit
me proMer the better It U
for me.
H -lleenune by helplnn the town
grow I hrlp injur If nUo.
Man for Whom President Made
An Appeal Faces Firing
Squad in Utah.
Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 19. Jos
eph Hillstrom was put to death by n
Ilrlng squad in tho state prison here
at 7 42 today. Ills death was Instan
toneous. Hillstrom spent last night In
ills cell at the state prison tinder the
eyes of tho death watch which was
placed over him yesterday, when Gov
ernor Spry declined to grant Prosl
dent Wilson's roqiioBt for consideration
of the case.
Hillstrom declined to seo a mlnl.v
ter, saying he had worked out his own
religion and was satisfied with It and
would not he helped by seeing a minis
ter. He retired about ton o'clock and
went to sleep at once i
Altho ho continued to protest that
ho could prove his Innocence If ho was
granted a trial, Hillstrom remained
silent about how he received the bul
let wound tlio nisht 'Morrison, of whose
murder hn wan convicted was shot
and killed nt his grocery In Salt I-ako
City. "It Is nobody's business where
I got that wound," Hillstrom said. "It
Is ouly public curiosity that wants to
know that. I am not here to gratify
public curiosity."
The Industrial Workers of the
World, of which Hillstrom was n
member, held a meeting at their hall
and another In the streets last night.
Attendance was not larger than usual
and the remarks of the spankers won
mild.
Hillstrom last night espressed a de
sire to wear a black suit whlrh had
boen undor lock and key with his
other efforts. Deputy Warden Ur-i
'roiight out the suit nnd examined It
preparatory to having It pressed. He
Uncovered a name "Morrison", the
name of the man murdered, written In
Indollablo Ink on the while llnlnc of
tho stilt. 'When bo reported to Hill
strom that ho had found a name In the
suit, Hillstrom Inquired whether tin
nnmo was "Morrison" and said ho b
lieved It had been placed there by
"some detective at the county Jail."
Hillstrom said tlio suit was bought
ft him by a friend after his arrest.
The suit, iiowever, did not fit. It was
much too large for him. Mrs. 'Morrison
said her husband had a Blmllar suit
and that tho writing resembled that
of her husband, but she was unable
to Identify: the suit positively as jla.
Another suit was obtained for Hill
strom to wear at his execution.
Interrupted
Now Being
Loss Not Heavy
EARL KITCHENER CONFERS
WITH FRENCH COMMANDER.
Salonlkl (Nov. 18, via Paris)
Nov. 19. Field Marshal Earl
Kitchener, tha British secretary
of war, today conferred with
General Sarrsll, commander-in-chief
of the French army of the
Orient, and left Immediately
without debarking.
Famous Old Buffalo Dead.
New York, Nov. 17. Black Diamond
thn aged buffalo, whose likeness Is
printed on $10 treasury notes and Is
stamped on the laiesi o-ceni pieces,
was nut to death here. He was more
than 20 years old and the largest
hlson In captivity, and had been an
Inmate of the Central Park corral for
,,,(,,, v years. Black Diamonds hide,
which measured 13 by 13 feet, will be
niailo into an automobile robe. The
hlson weighed 1560 pounds, from
which 750 pounds of dressed meat was
Obtained. The teeth were In a re
markable state of preservation. The
bead, which will be mounted, sold for
a, considerable sum. via age was ine
cause of his execution,
HILLSTROM
PAYS
DAT
PENALTY
MUCH INTEREST
IN THE WINDOWS
ANDTHESTOCKS
White Way Illumination Very
Attractive Indeed- Window
Displays Excellent.
TO REPEAT CELEBRATION
ON SATURDAY EVENING
First Prize Won by Huntley
Hill-Stockton, Second by
Wcstbrook, Third by
Barber.
Tho the rain and wind last night
kept the throngs ot people from par
ticipating in the opening of the holi
day trade Heiipon, for which tho mer
chants had made elaborate prepara
tion, the event was In other ways a
big success.
Mr. B, J. I'fohl, director of tho Sa
lem Band, assembled his musicians
In tlio largo reading room of the Car
Men's club on the second floor of the
Southern Public Utilities Company's
oft'lco building, and while tho rain fell
outside they rendered a concert that
waa enjoyed by those who ioltorod
about the entrances of the stores In
the business district. A goodly num
ber bravod the elomcnts and witness
ed the Illumination ot tho "White
Wsy" and spent some time touring
the district,, admiring the wludows
and peeping Insldo the stores.,
Display Saturday Night.
Because of tho interest that has
been manifested in tho event and thn
disappointment to tho thousand' of
men, women and children who had an
ticipated Joining In tlio celebration,
the merchants have decided to keep
their windows Intact thru Saturday
night. Announcement Is ulso mado
that displays will be as complete and
comprehensive as last night, and, the
weather perlnlttlng, other features of
the event arranged for last flight will
be presented St that time. There will
be u band concert on tho courthouse
square, and tho light In the brilliancy
of tho "White Way" will again be
demunBtratod.
The window wore Judged last night
und totlay the ribbons will ho placed,
designating the standing of the win
ners. The Judges were Mr. George T.
Wood, of llltrh Point; Mr. J. P. Haw
ley, of High Point, and Mr. Walter J.
Smith, of Greensboro, Tho Judges
agreed upon a system of Judging, and
each acted Independently on the tour
of Inspection. Then the winners were
announced, according to tho highest
averages mudo by tho firms. The
Hy.-tein adopted was to allow for at
tention,, 20 per cent; unlquo or un
usual feature, 10 per cent; selling
power, 60 per cont; harmonious or
rnngement, 20 per cent. a . .
Prize Winners. ' i
First prize of $25, offered by the
Sentinel for the best window. Award
ed to the Huntley-Hlll-Stockton Com
pany; score 9)! 2-3.
Second prize of $15, offered by the
Southern Public Utilities Company.
Won by tho Westbrook Drug and
Floral Company! score 88 2-3.
Third prize of $10, offered by the
Southern Public Utilities Company.
Won by the Barber Printing; and Sta
tionery Company; score 81 2-3.
The following supplementary prizes
wore awarded by the Morning Jour
nal: t
Bost window by a men's clothing
and furnishing store, prize of $5. Won
by Frank A. Stlth Company; score 74.
Best department store window,
prize of $5. Won by A. Daye and
Company; score 71. '
Best drug store window, prize of
$5. Won by Wcstbrook Drug and
Floral Company. ,
BoBt furniture store window, prize
of $2.50. Won by Huntloy-Hlll-Stock-ton
Company. i
Best hardware store window, prize
of $2.50. Won by the Forsyth Hard
ware Company; score 77.
Best shoo store window, prize ot
$2.50. Won by J. L. Lashmlt; score
74 13.
Best grocery store window, prize of
$2.50. Won by Messlck-Mock Co.;
score 70 2-3. '
Many Special Features.
The formal opening of the "Holiday
Trade Season" last night, with It
many special attractions,, marked the
beginning of a new era In the mercan
tile history of the city.... The merch
ants had made great preparation for
the event, providing qiany special fea
tures. One of the most notable waa
the opening of the "White Way"whlcli .
was Illuminated - for the first time)
promptly at 8:30 o'clock. For several
minutes before the hour the city was
In darkness with tha exception of the
arc street lights, giving those who had
arrived la the business district an op
portunity to realise the . effect of
dimly lighted cltyt, There were many
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