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r 1 : " : ? V v ?y ;c.Hr TltetMedinmtKOrgkiUMedabolakil. Guardian of thh JVorkingman's Interest ; : ' S ,u. 1 4VOLrZ; NO. ..t-i-- n l SATURDAY,' APRIL U, i9i7... f. PRICED J.00.;A: : YEAR r J , , - , s - 1 7 'j B3LE1 AFFAIR. f -PROMISES I.-"- DEVELOPMENTS of. & toosx Sensational CHARACTERS-INQUEST ON MONOAY :"1VS 'Xis A Jl- s iThfe shooting' of Neal Walfon on .Wednesday night, -neat Belle-r vue Cemetery , byisbmelpersoaia; i " . . I'll : .. . ; ' yet , unKnown,. . sun remains ,a I mystery; .TheC;wonian, Flo&nce Davidson, who was with Waltcin: . at the time he was shot; is in the ; hospital - under ; - guard and it V. , hardly probable ttiaV" there will be any material developments in : the case Tuntil she tells the true' story of the horrible affair. - . 5 There have been several theo fie's - advanced as .to the shooting, but there can be no conclusion reached untilj the in vestigation being: made by the coroner's .3 ury is, finished. - Geo: L. Peschau, Esq.,Jias been : re-. , tained in-the easel . V;; . : The remains of v Walton ? were: buried Thursday afternoon ? at Masoni)oro, where services were conducted by Rev. W. GHall. Walton's relatives have7 em-. " , ployed' counsel to aid in the effort to-- work r oilt': the " iden- -4- , V - IBIBTUST1I1IAL PATESIOTlSM. beard, this is oneof the most horribla affairs that, ever occurred in this sec tion, and promises developments of a most sensational charactes,. which , will ish'ow the; vicitms practices of certain autoxnobilists in 'the unrighteous"auto mobile . jamping;! traffic, which has in -hundreds of instances been the source of th'destructiqn of the purity of many homes. V; " ; - 'r . . If those who have the law and order - . . - - . movement of this community, at heart would put forth greater effort in raising the standard of purity inf the home and remedy the cause oftne viciousriess now ; exfstingv instead of waging war upoxt the 'habitues of the underworld and seeking to penalize them"and drive them out of existence for offenses' far less criminal than is the Walton-Tstvid-son case, more progress,wo.uld be made in bringing about a higher moral stand- ard in conser'vation of the 'young men and women of our cityl. w Federal EKxploycs Untca cl Eastern North Carolina. To ttieOfflcefs-'-and "Members-;of the' T'rade and ; juaupr.umons anu Auiiiaiea organizations; : 'Opini6hs;aslJwhether or not weshould have' . .j. , entered, inthet world .warv aeindw out dforder, "and are-matters of history;T : : . v fense. Labor has bledcred its; fidelitv : and asWtH r . . , . ' 7; - 'i,' The Federal Employes Utjion7 of course,- is.clbs- , ' :K. : est to the country,, and I am taking the ; libertv as its presiding officer to remind you alP that we ' should be, heart and soul, in absolute tune with all of the nation's :w6rk. : ; i Therefore, if you have -any . connection s with a contract for, war supplies, or if you can assi$t itL , the securing- of labor or artisans, for the govern-, ment if you can aidtlie Givi) Service Commission - ' s: : r jn securing menirdo so . . . There, are mo . firing a : gun! . Iefe.isw6rk'-,f6r. everyone to do ; .ajqdif you cannot serve Jttthe army or navy, serve Vr in the civil branch, or aid in;anyrway. - - - . "Be Americahr-in- thought--in; word .in action. ' ; This;Vs goiiig. tq be the-biggest'eburitry inthe titvof and orosecute his slayer J :worm. viciuij, auu. yv m, reu Tosay the least, from what ;we ha vV.:.we:are going towih. v ''.v7 ' I 55- 4f -Je- . -X- -55- 4 -f J5- -Sfr -5C- -X- -3f -5C- -5f -5 V : -x- 4f -X- -x- -x- -X- X- -X- -X- -X- -Xr -X- -X- -X- Fraternally,-; ' , , H. H. FORD, , " President. , The Latest Thing in Inventions. , - T ' - ' - i Mr. J. A. S2hroeder ha just received ; ' a patent on a' ball-bearing castor which ' he invented, and which is a very prac- -. tical device. -The ' castor is composed ' entirely .- of ball : BeingVfaltid ,will be ' ; most useful in connection: with' kitchen v ,: safes, pianos and "other household furni- :n x ture which, of .bourse5 has to b'moved v forjrenovating puyposesr It is made up of a series of. small; ball gearings per manently, fixed in each" leg of the i piitno, safe, or whatever-article of fur - . niture it is tf -: bemused iur that ride on . . a Jarge : ball that serves as a roller! v, s MrfSchroeder is -expecting mueh from his invention; Lincolnton Jias a new; telephonsys- Mr C McD. Jones For G)tsncil man From the First Ward Union men of tit - First . Ward are urged to giVe the candidacy of Mr. C. McD. Jones; of the First Ward, due con sideration before casting their ballot on Tuesday Mr, Jones is an ardent worker in the cause of unionism; is a member of Wilmington Trades Council, the Isa bel Products Committee, which repre sents a large majority of the unions of the city; is secretary of the Brotherhood of Bail way Carmen, of this jurisdiction, and Thas, a, large foilowing among the trades unionists of the First Ward. Give him the proper support Tusday Remember your obligation. At the , regular meeting of Wilming-. ton Trades Council Tuesday night that body endorsed Mr. Jones and recom . Miss Furlong Wins First Prize, ; N Iiss Vera Furlong woniha first prize ; in th eEed Cross queen 's contest while Miss Majy Houston wa a close second and Miss Mary Pickett won third nl ace. Miss' Gladys McEachVrn 'won fourth places : . The contest! closed Wednesday night at Kennedy's show Miss Furlopg was , a warded the ha"niagme-P:$225 dia mond-ring." - - 'A Red;Crosj3; Auxiliary has 'been or ganized aVMorganton; -. V '-'t, -i f -.. P ...- : ....... .. . i .. - Mr. L L Shepard For Councilman From First Ward. Mr. L. L. Shepard, the popular grocer and ;- meat dealer, 817 North Fourth street, who is a candidate for council manfrom the First Ward, to be voed for on Tuesday at the Democratic pri mary,' is a very popular citizen of his ward and feels sure of a strong support from' his friends and expeets to be nom inated in the primary and elected in the general election. Mr. Shepard has made a vigorous campaign, and with the sup port of bis '"..large circle of friends goes before" them with' his head set on vic tory. ' v Th6 Bricklay ers - jmd Iasoiisl union , niet . in 'Bonitz HallonVWednesday night, in regular session.;-; -j-: . ' The regular ;?mrnUilneeti,ng'9f the FfideraiEmpot7onanld6n ' . Sunday in bdd elioW HalL There was & large, attendance and - there 'was much enthusiasm among, the inerfibers.-. Mr. Ri E. Wright tYxh unioniabei boas'- V ter, was present andniade talk: on the v good of the' labeftt This local is grow ing rapidly, .jvlc vw," a.. .: Wilmington , Trades Council met in regular-semi-mbntbiy; session Tuesdays " nighti in ;.Odd, Fellows' . Hall, Several - new delegates were seated and the work : of Mr. R, E-,a Wrigfit represeiitiug the ' " National Labor Press Association, ip in-5 , troducing . llnion-made 'goods in this -1 market, through Vcb-ope'ration'-witb; the merchants; was, endorsed. 5 The Carpenters fand Joiners met , in','- -jegular, weekly session Thuiday night at Bonltz Hall.-' They have th enlarges t': membership of any ' locals in 1 the : city '. -:A-V- .- ...... -.v . . :,.r' :s.-3rts?:--.i1M -A The . Isabel Products .Committee met ' -Wednesday night with a' good attends -ance,r This body is now-making some., . telling strokes in .their;. label campaign. . Insist on the union labels and tfelp the--cause of that union worker. ; It is the v' emblemof fair conditions. V , '".. ' .Mr.il. Wright, who is wp$king-;in V connecUon'withitbe abel products Committee in iiitis-efforts .to f introduced goods.bearingthe union label into the ; lWUmingfonmarketmetr.'withthef Stage ; vv.orkers juialoving Picture Op-- -eratora' Locajr, -Noi 614,-on Friday e veil-1 ; lngild'met- with hearty approval of h is work. A very interesting .meeting was held and theyvplan for some very effec tive label work in the near future. J ' 5 s t' The Catfish Club-Ncw Boatl The' Catfish Club has added another Knaf ifo float tho. ' Rri-ncii' "-txrhiAh mends that air union men .glye him I ia exnficted to'be the nride of the fleet. their SUppOrt. - - . , j rtV, :trt.t.A bnCQ,1tT nlneo' on! nr.ftmV ises great records., - ; - , ' : Capt Camache and- Engineer, Walter Croom were assigned to the "Bo-cat by Cornmodqrev Olson, , and' it ,is likely; that shewill be but into com mission as soon as she is fittedout. ' Vc ; The weekly races , were- not; held this week asrCapt. Camachesf Blue-cat",; was in charge of k i chiropodist having a few corns"j trimmed off her 'gas boiler.? Mf. B.A Mcrritt For Mayor- Mr. B A.. Merritt, whoandidly an-" -nounces his attitude toward Union lajjor .V Qn th6 sixth page of thi . paper, in an- ; nouncing his candidacy for Mayor of " the City of Wilmington, to be voted for x at the Democratic primary next Tues- ; day , should i get; a - strong, vote from " trade unionists,, as 'his action in voting ': -for the ordinance 'requiring "two me!n to operate street cars a condition that wa, ; sought by the Street' Railway Carmen's -' Ulnion in July of last year, and which was the prime cause of their strike . ' stands' out too plainly to be ignored by them. - , . ., , . - py J Mr. Merritt does not pledge himself to any class or faction, but will endeavor to the best ol his ability to serve all of the people for the greatest good; to the greatestrnumber. i ; v1 " " ' V ' f Reniember him when , you cast your pauoi , on x uesuay . .xxovis uuo uur consideration - - - t - '- - K -? r TP Steps are being ; taken for a farm life ecjhooliln Cumberlandounty4 The case against Dick McKeithah and John iCarney, of Seagate "who were chafed with -attempting to Jncifce riot, by declaring, tbey hoped the president and his cabinet -would" be assassinated, was'dimiss'ed obl Tuesday Xn"account of; lack of evidence fo'obnyiot. i- The new bujlding being;constfuctc ! by J;he Wilrniugto'Oo-bperative T. Growers- Association at WrightsLci will ba completed in - a few V z. will be' used T oth office and t hQuse. J TheTco'st of the 1 '.ilc' about C2,oooJ . " ' v 4' r it '
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