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PAGE FIVE JOHN TALIAFERRO DiED YESTERDAY AT THE HOSPITAL WORKERS WILL , WILL DEDICATE 11 I i CITY E THIS AFTERNOON AT EARLY BUTE THE WILMINGTON DISPATCH, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 29," 19 16. CANVASS C U5TDH5 GROWING DAILY Victim of Ivanhoe Shooting Unable to Combat Rav ages of Pneumonia. TAKEN TO GEORGIA FOR INTERMENT. Eugene Whitaker, His Assail ant, is Still in Jail Will Face Serious Charge Made Statement. As a result of complication which set in while he was lying at the James Walker Memorial Hospital, suffering with serious gun shot wounds alleged foTuTve been received at the hands of .Mi. Raymond Whitaker, a white man of this city, Mr. John Talaferro died yesterday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock. Mr. Talaferro was shot by Whitaker near Ivanhoe on Tuesday, October 17, following some misunderstanding be tween the two men. The wounded man was brought here to the hospital for medical ' attention. Acute pneu monia set in a few days ago and Mr. Talaferro's death was not unexpected. Whitaker was arrested here the night following the shooting and was placed in jail without bond pending the results of the wounds inflicted up on Mr. Talaferro. In all probability he will .now be taken to Sampson county, where the shooting occurred, and be given a preliminary hearing and then held for trial in the next term of Superior Court. Immediately after it was announc ed that Mr. Talaferro had developed pneumonia, County Solicitor George L. Pesehau and -Magistrate George Harriss went to the hospital and took a anti-mortem statement from the wounded man and although it was not made public it s understood that it was to the effect that the wounds were inflicted by a shot from a gun in the hands of Whitaker. For many years Mr. Talaferro was engaged in the horse-trading business and is well known in this city, where he had lived for some time. His re mains have been turned over to Mr. lames WoolvrtT who prepared them for burial. The remains were taken ro Georgia for burial on an early train this morning. . ) s Large Number of W. L. Members Are Encamped Few Miles From City. 1. This morning about 35 members of the Wilmington Light Infantry are encamped at the "Vinyard," a pretty snot above five miles below the city, on the Cape Fear river, having 'hiked" there yesterday afternoon rnd last night for the purpose of be coming accustomed to wnat would be . expected 01" them in actual warfare. 1 A score or more of the infantrymen in charge of Capt. James B. Lynch and Lieut. Edward H. Holmes, left 1 he city yesterday afternoon - about ?:30 o'clock and marched down the Federal Point road to a point oppo site the Vineyard, and then tramped over to the river bank, where they 'made camp for the night. They were joined by more members shortly after midnight, who left the city immedi ately after 12 o'clock, in charge of Lieut. Owen C. Fillyr.w. Each member of the command took with him full field equipment and the night was spent in the small shelter tents that are a part of each man's outfit. Today will be spent in going through a number of maneuvers, such as .sham attacks, picket duty, etc. Preceding the boys to the camp site yesterday was the provision wag on in charge of Wyatt Henderson, the well-known colored man who has served the boys for several years at their annual maneuvers at Fort Cas well. When the company arrived he had prepared for them an appetizing supper. Camp will be broken this afternoon and the trip will be made back to the city over the same route. IN BAD CIRCUMSTANCES. Blind Man Received Only Twenty three Cents Last Week. The Dispatch -has received a letter from Mr. J. F. Meares, the well known old blind man, who is often een at Front and Market streets with his hand-organ, reqesting that aid be given him. He states in the letter that during the past week a Peck of meal and a quart of molasses is all that he had to live on, as only -' cents was given him by the pass-'rs-by during this period. -Mr. Meares states that cold weath er is fast approaching and he has not a dofiar to prepare for it and as this may be his last appeal, as he is get ting old and feeble, he asks that the fcood people extend , him a little aid. He can be reached at No. 2111-2 Meares street. TNG I AH Concerned are Well Satis fied With the Selection of The Tabernacle. SPACE COMMITTEE VERY BUSY JUST NOW Interior of Tabernacle is Being Arranged Additional Space Will Be Needed. The selection of the tabernacle for the Corn Show, with ten thousand ad ditional feet of tent space, affording an unusual opportunity for the large number of excellent and varied ex hibits, is not only meeting with the approval of Wilmington people, but reports received from several sources in the territory of the fair commend the new arrangement as a forward step for a permanent proposition. The enthusiasm being displayed over the approaching show from every "nook and corner" in the nine adjoin ing counties ( argues well for its suc cess, and is a positive assurance that the object of the Corn Show to stim ulate agricultural conditions in East ern North Carolina will be more than fulfilled. The exhibits of farm pro ducts will be an evidence of the great interest manifested and the lasting benefits of an exhibition of this kind. pians were aaPea 10 The Space Committee of the Cornake a W ? thcit' Show is now busily engaged in ar,the members of the Ministers' Ar ranging the interior of the tabernacle tion suggesting that this be done. siderable space for manufacturers, lo-1 cal enterprises, etc., has been alloted. ! The committee will meet each after noon at 6 o'clock this week to arrange with ' exhibitors for their displays. The tabernacle proper will be given over to the general farm exhibits, in dividual farm exhibits, floral exhibits, manufacturers, automobile dealers, other local enterprises and organiza tions co-operating in the interest of the show. The tent to the right of the tabernacle will be largely given over to farm machinery, where there will be ample space for demonstration purposes. The tent to the left will be exclusively for the live stock,! which will be of special interest and importance this year. The arrange ment decided upon for the building will present a most attractive appear-; chairmen and th in turn win dlg. ance and will surpass in many waysjtrbute them tQ the canvassers. The the very pleasing aspect of the fair 1 ' ! canvassers are requested to take the last year. a x. . name of each individual on a separate Several distinctly interesting fea-gheet of mim In all questions tures are being arranged for the four m pencl, which wm include church nignts 01 me snow, ine snow oegins Tuesday; November 7th, which of course is general election day. and that night at the tabernacle complete returns will be given over a leased wire running into the building. A stereopticon will be used and the re turns will be displayed so that they can be easily read and in full view of the large crowd expected the first night. The Corn Show management have been especially fortunate in se curing this arrangement, which will mean quick and most satisfactory ser vice, with full returns and minute de tails of the election. Arrangements for the special features on Wednesday and Thursday nights during the fair wilbbe announced during the next few days and will be of most interesting character. On the last night of the fair the ball will be the attraction and will be well attended and of especial interest. FLOAT STRANDED SHIP Setninole and Tugs Will Pull On Freighter Stuck at Bar. The coast guard cutter Seminole, in command of Capt. P. H. Uberroth, and the tug Gladiator, left the city this morning at daylight to pull on the Italian steamer Edillio, which went aground early Saturday morn ing. It was stated by Captain Uberroth yesteiday afternoon: that word had been received here that the steamer was drawing twenty feet of water,, and that it grounaea in auuut uic same depth of water on the side of the channel, near buoy No. 5. It is not thought that the steamer is in jured. As it was high water when the big vessel went . on shore no effort was made to get it off until the high wa ter of this morning. It is not antici pated by Captain Uberroth that any difficulty will be encountered in get ting the steamer in deep water. The reason for the grounding is at tributed to the fact that the vessel was endeavoring to make port at night without the services of a bar pilot, and also because the steamer's master was unfamiliar with the cur rents on Cape Fear bar. The steamer is parly loaded and will complete its cargo with 'cotton at the Champion Compresses. BASKET BALL AT Y. M. C. A. In a very interesting game of bask et ball played at the Y. M. C. A. Sat urday morning, between two teams of the Junior Class of the Boys' Di- vision the Columbia ana iue wri- mouth team the latter won by a score of 9 to . i to LETTERS SENT TO ALL CHAIRMEN City Has Been Laid Off in Dis i" tricts and One Assigned to Each Church -Salvation Army to Help. Letters have been sent to the var ious chairmen of the many commit tees named to canvass the city in an effort to determine how many men at tend church services and in an effort to create interest along this line and letters have been dispatched to the various ministers of the city dealing with the same all-important question and this afternoon the workers will begin a canvass of the city with the idea of getting results in the "go to church" movement. The month of November is to be "Go to Church Month" in Wilmington and those in terested in the move have gone about the matter in a matter of fact way. "Go to Church , Month" was decided upon at a meeting of the Christian Men's League in June and resolutions to this effect were duly drawn up. At a meeting of the Executive Com mittee of the League Friday night, "k 1 Ck All. 1 1 J 1 i ssed this "eon a?d hose charge are expecting to do this work in two hours. The city has been divided into twen ty districts and a district assigned to each of the nineteen churches. The remaining one has been assigned to the Salvation Army. So well has the work been systematized and so well have the plans been arranged that the workers are not anticipating any trou ble whatever in accomplishing what may appear to many as an almost im- i possible task. ; The letter directed to the chairman requests that sufficient canvassers be jobtianed to see each home in the dis trict. It also suggests that they be sent out in teams of two and cards obtaining all necessary information I havp hppn nrintH nnri iannorl tn the membership, or if not a member, church preference and Sunday School : preferences. Names of children over 14 yearg of age are to be noted and i another instruction embodied in the letter is to use the prefix, Mr., Miss or Mrs. before the name. When the canvass is completed the cards are to be turned over to the chairman of each church committee and when all of these cards have been received he is to turn them over to his pastor. The canvassers are re quested to urge all to go to church at least once each Sunday and in this way help to make the movement a success. The executive committee expects each chairman to map out his work and carry the canvass through with enthusiasm. The following letter has been sent to each minister in the city and well speaks for itself. The letter follows: "The success of the movement, and the value of the census that is to be taken, depends entirely upon the en thusiasm with which the men go at the work. The ministers of the city probably realize better than do the laymen, that there is now a consider able reaction amongst our laymen, and that it will be necessary to make some effort to stir them to sufficient activity. We are satisfied that they are willing to do the work, but we believe that its success depends large ly upon you, in furnishing the incen tive. "Will you not, therefore, aid us as far as you can by seeing to it that your local chairman does, in fact, call Wg committee together, map out this work and put it through next Sunday afternoon," Following is .the list of ministers and chairmen and the districts as signed each: . South of Market. Dr. William H. Milton; Rev. G. J. Hill, assistant rector St. James, Market to Orange Third to Tenth. Chairman, J. Allen Taylor. Rev. J. E. Reynolds, Orange to Nun Third to Tenth. Chairman, A. W. Pate. ' Rev. J. H. Shore, Nun to Castle Third to Tenth. Chairman, T. J. Gore. Rev. J. M. Wells, D.- D., Orange to Castle Third to River and Sunset Park. Chairman, Walker Taylor. Adj. James Yates, Market to Orange Third to River. Rev. T. P. Noe, archdeacon, Castle to Wooster Third to Tenth. Rev. W. G. Hall, Wooster to Mars teller Third to Tenth. Chairman, J. B. Fales. Rev. Mr. Cardwell, Castle to Mar stella Third to River. Chairman, S. A. Matthews. North of Market. Dr. J, J. Hurt, Market to Princess- November is to be "Go Church Month" in Wilmington. Exercises to be Conducted Un der Auspics of Knights of Columbus, GOVERNMENT WONT BEAR THE EXPENSE Relics Taken From Old Cor ner Stone to be Replaced In New With Interest ing Data. While the date, has not been defi nitely set Wilmington's Customs House is to be dedicated possibly within the next six weeks and these exercises will be under the auspices of the Knights of Columbus. The fol lowing communications have passed' between officials of the order that is to have charge of the exercises and the government. The communica tions are self-explanatory. They fol low: Treasury Department. Office of Assistant Secretary. Washington, Oct., 20, 1916. Wilmington Council No. 1074, Knights of Columbus, care Mr. George P. Galvin, Grand Knight, Wilmington, N. C. Gentlemen: This department is in receipt of a communication dated the 12th inst., from Mr. George P. Galvin, Grand Knight of your lodge, regard ing your desire to lay the cornerstone of the Federal building now in course of construction in your city. The department will interpose no objection to having the cornerstone placed with ceremonies appropriate to the occasion, provided the United States is involved in no expense thereby and that nothing is placed on the cornerstone except that shown on the full size detail drawing showing the cornerstone, a print of which is in possession of the superintendent of construction. This permission is also contingent upon the contractor's making no objection thereto, and that other and responsible organizations wishing to participate shall be per mitted to do so. Should it be desired to place a box in said cornerstone, no objection will be made thereto, provided that the cutting of the necessary hole for the box and the placing thereof complies with such "requirements as may be imposed by the superintendent of con struction, and that any work involved shall be done by the contractor with out expense to the United States. In connection with the foregoing you are requested to furnish a copy of the inclosed communication to the local press as a news item, and for ward to the supervising architect of this department clippings from such papers as may print the item. A copy of this letter has been mail ed to the contractor for said building, also to the superintendent of con struction. Respectfully, (Signed) A. J. PETERS, Assistant Secretary. October 24, 1916. Mr. Walker Taylor, Collector of Cus toms, Wilmington; N. C. Dear Sir: We do not know as to whether it is customary for the Treasury Department to notify you that they have granted the Wilming ton Council No. 1074, Knights of Columbus, the honor of laying the cornerstone of the new Federal build ing now in course of construction. If you have not received such infor mation from Washington, it gives me pleasure to honor you in saying that such permission was granted October 20th by Mr. A. J. Peters, assistant secretary. Wednesday, October 25th, our coun cil will have their regular meeting, and a committee on arrangements will be appointed and their first duty will be to call on you for your sug gestions and cooperation to make this a memorial occasion and be fitting to the good citizens of Wilmington. River to Ninth Market, to Dock Tenth to Seventeenth. Chairman, John R. Hanby. Rev. P. B. Clausen, Princess to Chestnut River to Ninth Dock to Orange Tenth to Seventeenth. Chair man, Dr. I. H. Dreher. Rev. M. T. Plyler, Chestnut to Grace River to Tenth. Chairman, D. C. Love. i- ' Rev. W. H. Cox, Grace to Railroad River to Fourth. Chairman, T. F. Darden. Dr. A. D. McClure, Grace to Rail roadFourth to Ninth Hospital Sec tion. Chairman, A. H. Shepard. Outlying Districts. Rev. J. A. Sullivan, Railroad to i Bladen, except block containing Blad en Street church. Chairman, R. H. Melvin. I Rev. J. P. Pate, All north of Bladen 'and East of Fourth and Bladen church block. Chairman, E. H. Hardison. 1 Rev. G.W. McClanahan, All north of Bladen and west-of Fourth. Chair man, W. W. Koch. Rev. H. W. Koelling, East Wilming ton from city limits. Chairman, Os car Pearsall. Rev. A. J. Howell, South of Mark et Seventeenth td city limits. Chair man, Earl W, Jones. . . Rev. W. v; Macflae, North of Mark et East of Ninth except Plyler's and McClure's territory. Chairman, C. E. Announcement Beginning Monday, October 30th, a Tea Room under the auspices of ST. MARY'S GUILD will be open to the public between the hours of 3:30 P. M. and 6:30 P. M. in the rooms over WILMINGTON SHOE COMPANY, at No. 101 1-2 North Front Street. Light refresh ments will be served at moderate cost. The public is cordially invited. This Space Donated by The Wilmington Savings and Trust Company. It As suggested to you, while in your office, it is our aim to have the lay ing of this cornerstone a patriotic af fair and each fraternal and civic or ganization will be asked to partici pate, and each, as far as possible, will have equal honor in the laying of this cornerstone. Thanking you kindly in advance for your assistance, we beg to remain, Yours truly, KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. Wilmington Council No. 1074. GEORGE P. GALViTT. Grand Knight. Treasury Department, United States Customs Service. Port of Wilmington, N. C, October 25, 1916. Mr. Geo. P. Galvin, Grahd Knight, Knights of Columbus, Wilmington Council No. 1074, Wilmington, N. C. . Dear Sir: We beg to own receipt of your esteemed favor of the 24th inst. We note therefrom that the Treasury Department has granted permission 10 your organization to lay the cornerstone of the new Fed eral building. Until the completion of this building the same is under the direct control of the supervising architect of the Treasury Depart ment at Washington. Therefore -it is not necessary or customary for them ' to advise us in regard to the laying of the cornerstone, and it is for this reason that we have had no advices from them on the subject. It will be our pleasure to co-operate with you in any way that you think we can be of service. Thanking you for your courtesy in the premises we are, Very respectfully jtours, WALKER TAYLOR, Collector. ! Permission by the Treasury Depart ment c? fthe United States Govern ment to Lay the Cornerstone of the New Federal Building Now In the Course of Construction. At the last regular meeting of the local Council, Knights of Columbus, the following committee was appoint ed on arrangement for the laying of the cornerstone of the Federal build ing: George P. Galvin, chairman; Jos. O. Reiley, O. W. Rodgers, Dr. Thomas B. Carroll, James J. Allen, Irving Corbett. This committee has called on Col. Walker Taylor, collector of customs, for this port, for his suggestions and cooperation in this work. The committee appointed is very enthusiastic over the laying of the cornerstone and will make arrange ments for a patriotic and democratic occasion, and each fraternal society E)te3 the Very Center offings" Mid-Season Sale oj pesirable JVYcs forOnepayJomorro We will place on sale several hundred yards of new, stylish and wanted silks at prices which should prove very attractive. We want it understood that this sale is for one day only, Monday, and that the quantities in the two taffeta silk items will be restricted. None sold to dealers. We do this as a protection as our reduc tions are some times under actual cost. $1.25 Taffeta Silk, 36-inches wide, good grade in the following colors: Light blue, lavender, maise, flesh, nile green, rose, navy, reseda, wisteria, grey, tur quose blue, white and black, priced very, special, 98C yard ... ... Crepe de Chine Silks, all colors including evening shades, 36-inch jj J J Q wide, special, yard $1 .75 Taffeta Silks in fancy designs, plains and stripes, ribbon stripes of contrast ing colors, 36 inches wide, very special I at yard ' Charmeuse 40-inches wide in navy, reseda, pink, black and white, the wanted Fall material for street and evening wear, It 98 very special, yard ... . i CANDY STORE ROBBED Thieves Carry Off Articles From Italian's Candy Shop. Confectionery stores are receiving the attention of the thieves in the city at present, as the robbery of an other establishment of this kind was reported to the police station yester day, it being the store of V. D. Lon ardo, No. 721 South Sixth street. The haul, however, was small, there being only a few articles, besides $2 in cash, taken. Lonardo, who is an Italian, discov- i ered the robbery this morning when, ! in opening his store for business, he found a back window pried open. On investigation he found that his money drawer had been rifled of $2 in cash and one and five-cent stamps to the value of $1, and one arid one-half car tons of Piedmont and Sovereign cig arettes, a quantity of cigars and chewing 'gum taken off. Policemen J. J. Moore, W. W. Lew is and W. H. Kernon carried the city's bloodhounds to the scene and the dogs easily picked up the trail in the rear of the -store, but lost it when ( it crossed hundreds of tracks on the i sidewalk. of Wilmington will be asked by this committee to participate in the laying of the cornerstone, and so far as pos sible each fraternal society and civic organization will have equa; honors on the occasion. All of the local gov ernment officials, city officials and United States senators of North Car olina and our congressman will be in vited to participate. The Knights of Columbus is a pa triotic American organization and has a membership of , nearly 400,000 in the United States and her posses sions and has an insurance feature in connection with their organiza tion recognized by the highest au thorities as being almost perfect. The Knights of Columbus ' throughout the United States has been actively en gaged in civic work and cooperating with civic organizations and city of ficials in the betterment of the com munity. Details of the laying of the corner-1 stone will be given to the general j public by the local press from time j to time, and it is the desire of the Knights of Columbus to have the full cooperation of all societies, officials and citizens in making the occasion of laying the cornerstone one to be long remembered as the most patri otic and democratic gathering taking place in our city. N MX GARDNER T E Will Be The Principal Speaker at Elk's Memorial Exercises December 2. Hon. Max. Gardner, of Shelby, has been selected to make the memorial address at the annual memorial exer cises of the Wilmington Lodge of Elks, to be held in the Victoria the atre, Sunday afternoon, December 2. Mr. Gardner was selected to make the feature address at the last mem orial exerclr.os, but injuries receited in a railroad accident prevented him from attending. This year the exercises are to be on a much more elaborate scale than ever before. To this end a committee appointed at a recent meeting of the local Elks are working. The pro gram will contain the usual musical numbers which are a part of the oS casion which is held as a memorial to the departed members. The committee making arrange ments for the occasion is coposedof the following: Messrs. A. J. Mitchell, James Owen Reilly, H. E. Longly, J. F. Lietner, E. H. Brown, U. A. Under wood, George P. Galvin, Will Rehder, S. M. King, W. S. Register. , . OFFICERS INSTALLED. Exercises Were In Charge of District Deputy O'Neill. The recently elected officers of the Wilmington Council No. 1074, Knights of Columbus, were installed on Wed nesday evening by District Deputy C. H. O'Neill, of Charlotte, N. C. The officers are as follows: George P. Galvin, grand knight; Paul J. Baschon, deputy grand knight; Paul M. Comes, chancellor; William Sheehan, financial secretary; E. F. Pesehau, treasurer; W. F. Pow ell, recorder; C. W. Rodgers, lectur er; E. C. Hines, advocate; Daniel Quinlivan, warden; William E. Breme, inside guard; S. C. Winner, outside guard; Rev. C. Dennen, chap lain. The following were elected and installed as trustees: Messrs. John Feenam, James Owen Reilly and Dr. T. B. Carroll. MAK
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