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so - 1 ; THE WILMINGTON DISP 1916. t HO" PACE FIVE i 1 itl v v WEDNESDAY THURSDAY NOV; 2nd and NOV. ljft SPBWS PURCHASE TD RESUME BfOBK REPURLICANR HAn DMiFRVF ARflflR' ' : irSS FIEIGHT " -STERHER -MfflWllflilfilEliSPl.&i'iiM-r liFfin'M - -"- nUK'ii :SRiinni si K . - -fcPiw.. iiiku i iiiw Ulll ill UUIIUUkU 1 Understood That it Will Be Used For Transporting Cot ton Cross The Atlantic. Although no detail information has boell given out by members of the firm of Alevander Sprunt & Son, cotton ex - porters, it is generally known that tliis linn has recently purchased a largo freight steamer to be used in connection with their big cotton ex porting business and that the vessel will arrive at its new home port with in g the next few davs. According to information obtainable tlie steamer is of the newer type and is a crude oil burning vessel that was lormerly used in the passenger ser vicp on the Pacific coast. The freight er is of about 2,000 gross tons and has a carrying capacUy of 3,500 to 4,000 tons. At present the steamer is undergo-- i;ig repairs in New York, where nego tiations were recently closed. The purchase price is not known, but it is thought to be"considerable on ac count of the present scarcity' of ship tonnage. Extensive work is being done to the vessel in New York. All passenger ac eoii'modations are being removed and th tanks for the storage of fuel oil are being greatly enlarged, so that a voyage to Europe and return can be u.ade without having to refill the tanks on the other side It is understood that when the a earner arrives here, which is expect ed within the next few days, it will be ie -christened, "The City of Wilming- ton. it is expeciea mat eiaDoraie ceremonies will be held in connection with this event, as it will be the larg- j company's- various factories abou est steamer ever owned by Wilming-. the country. ton parties and the only one ever own- cotton sheets are also manufac ed here to be used in trans-Atlantic tured at tbe-Thlrd street mill but only service. j fertilizer sacks will be made when The cotton exporting firm of AJex- work is resumed Monday morning, ander Sprunt & Son is one of the old- j as there is no demand now for cotton est and largest in the country and sheets since the cotton picking sea- since the European war begun they have experienced considerable difficul ty in getting vessels to carry cargoes of cotton to European countries. As far as is known they are the first cotton exporters in the entire South to own a steamer to conduct j their individual commerce and it is a feather in the cap of the port of Wil mington. The fact that the local firm i owns its own vessel to transport its exports will result in a great saving to them during'tnese days oi tremen- dously advanced tonnage charges.' IS TO Bf SEEN HERE . Daughters of The American Revolution J4olding An nual Convention. Maude Adams will be at the Acad emy of Music here on the evening of November 23rd. That one line should be sufficient to start. a rush for the box 1 1 office on the day tickets go on sale . adddres of weicome which will be for all cities are not favored with the made . Rey j c Mizellf may0r of appearance of Miss Adams. She has ( Bolivia shortiy after 10:30 o'clock, never yet honored Wilmington with a'fh. h ' of the ot)ening of the fair. visit ana sne may never appear nere again, so it behooves all to make a special effort to see her when she comes here in "The Little Minister." Miss Adams comes here for one en- gagement only and comes under the J neaviest guarantee tnat has yet oeen offered to bring a company to this city. Manager Beiley considers him self fortunate in closing an engage ment with this star at any figures and is confident that all will want to see to he many prizes for cattle, fancy her. worjCf painting, art and agricultural There are promises on each theatric- 'exhibits and canned and preserved al calendar that fill the heart of the'is and vegetables. The exhibits regular theatre-goer with pleasure and wjjj be arranged in departments and anticipation. Like the circus, the new plays are to be bigger and better than ever, but experience shows that be tween promise and fulfillment there is often a hiatus that more often than not spells wasted time and money. The announcement that Miss Adams is corning, however, awakens a real thrill for Miss Adams is a known quan tity, even though she has never honor ed this city with a visit. She is per haps the most popular player in the country today and she is coming here, not in a new play, but in one that she appeared in fully fifteen years ago. It has stood the test of time and it Pleases today more than it did years ao0, because one is more able to com prehend it. The papers the country over are speaking in honeyed words of Miss Adams. She is delighting and pleas ing in every city she Appears and not a Wilmingtonian should miss seeing her iu. "The Little Minister." i CONTRACT LET. Chicago Firm Wilf Install Elevator In Custom f- ,use Here. The contract for the installation of the electric passenger elevator in Wil mington's new Custom House, now in The course of construction, has been it to Kiestner& Hecht Company, of Chicago, at $4,490, according to a Washington dispatch to The Charlotte Observer. Georgia A. Robinson, recently appointed to the office of policewoman hi Los Angeles, is the first colored wo-, man-m the-'tJnited States to hold such a position. Full Working Force Will Be - Employed When Willard ; Bag'Co. Resumes Work. The Willard Bag and ' Manufactur ing Company, corner of Third and Kitter streets, will resume operations with a full working force Monday morning, according to a statement made by Mr. E. P. Willard, who is to have active charge of the'plant, last night. The plant has been idle for the past; three weeks and a resump tion of operations means that approx imately 75 people, men and women, will return to the tasks left when the dull season caused a temporary ces sation of activities.1 The mill loses a certain amount of time: each year be cause no . effort is made to. manufac ture bags and cotton sheets except when there is a market for such. The opening of the fertilizer sea son accounts for the heralded resump tion of work and hundreds of these bags will be "turned ou,t"next week. They are made of buTlap ; which is shipped to the mill here frbm the New York distributing point. It was intimated that the plant would do business hereafter under the name of the Regal Sack Com pany since this corporation owns a big .interest in the mill, but this is nothing more than hearsay. Mr. Willard, who is to have active charge of the plant here, has man aged the Regal Sack Company's Nor folk plant and is well versed in the manufacture of bags of all kinds. It is interesting to note thaf the burlap frQm which the bags are made York to be later distributed to the son is over. BRUNSWICK'S FAIR. Wilmingtonians Will Attend "Home Coming Day" Brunswick county's initial county iir upeus .t ouuvm wmuiiuw indications are there will be a num- "i wmuiugiumaua wuu wm tend the event, which promises to be of a highly interesting nature. "Home Coming Day" will be observed tomor row and many of the former resi dents of Brunswick county are ex pected to be on hand for a reunion.' Mr. J. Holmes Davis, cashier of the People's Saving Bank, is in charge 1 of the arrangements for. the reunion and all of the former residents of that county who will attend the fair from here are requested to notify him. For the benefit of the local crowds that will go, the A. C. L. and the W. B. & S. R. R- will operate a special train from the city, leaving at 9 a. m. and returning at 4:15 p. a. Col. Walker Taylor, of this city, a native of Brunswick count, has been selected to make the response to th Mr. D. L. Gore, o: tnis city, aiso a native of Brunswick, is on the pro gram to deliver an address on the subject of "The Farmer, the Mer chant, the Banker. Their Trend and Thpir Co-Relation."v The fair will be opened with an address by Mr. Jack son Johnson, of Winnebow, president of the fair association. According to the premium list book let that has been sent' out there are are in charge of committees appoint ed to arrange for them. One of the features vill be an hour given over to tfce Story Tellers ioo-uo nt - whfch . Mrs. B. E. Ranson, Cf Southport, is State president, and who will preside, rnis ieaiure -wi begin at 2:30 o'clock. Short ad dresses wili be made. MR. HOOPER, MANAGER To Succeed Mr. Long at Hotel Wil mingtonEffective Yesterday. Mr. Charles B. Hooper, one of the best known- hbtelinen in the State, has been made manager f the'Hotel Wilmington effective yesterday with the resignation of Mr. O. L. Long, which was tendered some , time ago. Mr. Hooper has already entered upon his new duties. Mr. Iong will remain here for a few days and then go to South Carolina to engage in business. Mr. Hooper was for many years manager of the Orton hotel and last season managed the Oceanic hotel, on Wrightsville Beach. Success attend ed his work at both f places. Mr. Hooper whd is vice-president of the Southern Hotel Men's Association, is favorably known to the traveling public. "Prof. Diggs is an authority of the Chaldeans." "Indeed?" "Yes. He. knows as much about those aacient people as Mrs. Diggs who live next door,"-t-Birmingham Age-Herald. Judge Robinson, of Goldsboro, Delivered a Speech That ; Was a Gem Music. 'When a man delivers a speech, re gardless of his subject, that leaves a good taste in the mouth of a listener .that man has accomplished a rare feat, but that is exactly what Judge !W. S. O'B. Robinson, of Wavne county, did at the County Court House last night. He, spoke to a goodly sized Republican . audience for aimostvsixty: minutes and the major portion ; xf his listeners regretted whence left off talking. It was not of the fire-eating kind and to many it seemed that the speaker would never warm to his subject, but it was with al one of the bes: speeches delivered since the present campaign got un derway. The crowd was not a Hughes crowd in any sense, but a dyed-in-the-wool Roosevelt gathering and, the frequent allusions to Teddy brought down the chouse with applause. Of course, the crowd cheered at the mention of Mr. 'Hughes' name because Mr. Hughes is the standard-bearer of the Republi can" party and it was a Republi meeting, but the applause rang hol low as compared with the vociferous cheering that greeted the mere men tion of Roosevelt's name. Mr. D. L. Gore presided over the meeting and the speakers of the even ing, R. W. Davis, Esq., of Southport, 'and Judge Robinson were in trpduced by ex-Postmaster JT. E. Wallace and Mr. E. H. Freeman- respectively. A brass band furnished music for the occasion and kept the audience in a lively frame of mind and Judge Rob inson's address furnished a fitting cli max for the burial of the Democratic party and the restoration of the Re-t publicans to the position they occu pied nationally before the split in the Republican ranks and the appearance of one Woodrow Wilson on the politi cal horizon. Mr. Wallace Gxplained that the way one voted in the primary had nothing to do with the -way one cast a vote in the general elections which are scheduled for November 7. Mr. Davis spoke first and his was the usual political speech full of fire and brimstone and predictions and the crowd went wild when he de clared that Frank A. Linney would, ,v;v, be the next Governor of North Caro lina and Charles Evans Hughes the next President. He scoffed at the claims tjre Democrats are laying to j nrriPTBOi! thai hue hflon' raerictoraH in the State, declaring that Charles! KAycock received. iiisbig ideas from a Republican administration. He de clared that the Republicans, regard- 1 less' of politics, rallied to the support of Aycock in puting his educational propaganda into effect and he con tinued by saying that the very prin- ciples of the - American government j hut declared that school teaching un are threatened today adding that this i fitted anyone for any other vocation Nation is almost without a friend ! in life. They get into the habit of among the civilized Nations of the world because of President Wilson's policies. He urged that the country be brought back to its normal stan dard and he branded Mr. Wilson as the dictator of his party and not the President of the United States. Mr. Davis declared that a Jeffer sonian Democrat could not be a Wil son Democrat and if you are a Cleve land Democrat you can't be a Wilson Democrat, for he quoted Cleveland as saying: "I would rather go down in defeat than violate a single plank in my platform." He admitted that the Federal banking- system is sound leg islation but he lifted the credit for it from Democratic shoulders and placed it 'on those of the Republican party, declaring that the idea of such a system Originated in the Republi can ranks. Mr. Davis was willing for the Dem ocratic party to receive credit for the blood-soaked prosperity the country is enjoying, adding that if it were not for the European war Mr. Wilson and his party would be ashamed to look the American people in the face. In speaking of the Mexican -situation Mr. Davis told his audience that war between this country and Mexico had existed during the entire administration of Mr. Wilson and he declared ' that the President's watch ful waiting policy was for no other reason than to choose the biggest bandit before recognizing any one. 1 He concluded by saying that when the Republican party was returned pto power nationally that the white dove of peace would hover over the European battlefields and that the Republican party would throw its in fluence in that -direction in an-effort to restore peace and prosperity where only chaos and ruin now hold sway. He referred to Henry Ford as a Re publican crank. whom the party was delighted to rid itself of and declared that Wilson was found caucusing with him when he should have been conferring with Champ Clark and the other Democratic leaders. His final wind-up was the assertion that it was no longer a question of whether Mr. Hughes would be elected but a ques tion of -what the majority would he and like true Republicans the audi ence thundered its applause.' Judge Robinson's speech was dif ferent. In the beginning the Golds boro gentleman told his audience that if any came to hear him speak dis paragingly of President Wilson only disappointment awaited, them and he awed his audience by declaring the President was a scholar, a gentleman and a man he would be glad to enter tain in his home. He pointed out Individual Programs Will Be Carried Out in All of The ' City Schools Here. Arbor Day will be observed in the schools of the city tomorrow as in hundreds of other schools throughout khe width and breadth of. the country. Each school will have Its own indiv idual program, according to an an nouncement of Superintendent Jotin J Blair. The Arbor and Bird Day Manual for the State has been compiled for use in the public schools on tomorrow by the North Carolina Geological and Ec onomic Survey and has been distribut ed from the office of the State Super intendent of Education to the various schools. In that manual, Mr. R. E. Parker, secretary of the Aubudon Society of North Carolina, announces that the campaign for the organization of bird study clubs during the past year has been remarkably successful dlie to the co-operation of the teachers of the State. On April 1st, 103 junior audu bon' societies with a membership total ing 2,150 had been ( officially reported. As many more, probably have not been reported. What has been done, dur ing the past year, according to Mr. Parker, is just a promise of what may be done; and he calls upon the teach ers to continue the organization of such clubs. Urging the teachers of the State to observe that day fittingly, Dr. Joyner states in an open letter used as an introduction to the manual: "Last November the first general observance of Arbor and Bird Day in Nopth Carolina was celebrated' by the teachers and pupils of the public schools, as well as by many private schools. From incomplete reports compiled by the State Forester it is known that Arbor Day observances were held in more than half the coun ties of the State. Approximately 2,250 trees and shrubs were planted in con nection with these observances, and more than 36,000 children ttkk part in the exercises. "The important fact is not that this additional number of trees and shrubs are now helping to beautify our school grounds, valuable as that is; but what counts in our civilization is the know lprle-p. nf and interest in the beauties i haps for the first time, has come to j 36,000 of our school children. ! "Friday, November 3d, will, accord- that Mr. Wilson as President by ac cident, however, declaring that he was elected because of the split in the Republican ranks and :: not be cause the people of the -Nation wait ed him as President! Judge Robinson added that Mr. Wil son made a splendid school teacher being obeyed and as a school teacher their word is law there is no appeal from their judgment and he explain ed that this was the prime reason why school teaching blighted the chances of one to do anything else in life. . . . , The judge told his audience that since time immemorable Democrats have villified and denounced Repub lican leaders . and he jdealt ' with the great men 6f the''. Republican ' party, Grant Lincoln and Garfield, relating instances where efforts were made to belittle -these, men and ended by say ing that now Democrats are claim ing the "E" in Mr,- Hughes' name stands for "Evasive" and not for Evans dt all. The speaker treated the free trade issue elaborately and explained the unsoundness of such by pointing out that the itinerant merchant was not allowed to do business in municipali ties without paying the required li cense because it would be unfair to the merchant who pays his taxes. Judge Robinson's talk on ,the Mex ican issues was rich. He declared that Villa had experienced the un pleasant sensation of having seven legs shot off and added that the Mexican bandit had been buried four times to his certain knowledge yet he has been able to keep old Car ranza on the jump continuously. Villa is Judge Robinson's choice if he has a choice, but ne tola ms sauaience ,11 was none of our. business who is President of Mexico or how they con duct the affairs of our sister repub lic. The speaker declared that the President has involved us in "a peace with Mexico that is costing a million and a half dollars a day and added that this peace is raging all up and down the country. He challenged any Democrat with in hearing of his voice to tell him anything Mr. Wilson had done other than to appoint R. B. Glenn to a po sition on the lame duck roost along with a few others. He referred to the Democrats' cry of "Butlei Booze and Bonds," and added that this was all wrong, point ing 0ut that Butler's home county gave a big majority for prohibition. He wanted to know where the $185, 000 was the Republicans turned over to the Democrats . when they "went out of office and yet he declared that the Democrats have accused the Re; publican party of stealing every cent it could get its hands on. Judge Rob inson concluded by saying that he was very fond pf .Democrats, for they had the, making of good men in them; "all they needed is development," he concluded. $1.00 The Wilmington Savings & Trust 110 Princess Street 1887 Oldest and ft J Li It ing to law, this year be observed as Arbor Day by the schools of North Carolina. In hearty compliance with the spirit and letter of this law, 1 hereby urge all superintendents, prin cipals and teachers of the public schools to see that a wider and still more thorough observance be held , throughout the State than was done last year. Every school that is in sion should carry out some kind of Arbor or Bird Day program; those that have not been in session long enough i,200-mile race 'that is being conduct to teach the children their parts can ed by the Y. W. C. A. in an effort to at least nave the subject presented by the principal or teacher and by singing j suitable songs. Programs can be se lected and arranged from, last year's Arbor and Bird Day Manual, a copy of which I hope has been preserved in every school library, and from this manual, which, like the previous one, has been prepared under the direction of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey." ( . THE WILSON FUND Miss Williams Contributes Hundred and Others Give Liberally Toward Wilson. l ne Wilson campaign fund shot skyward in an amazing manner yes-1 terday and with its rise upward the hopes of thdse few who hSv'e worked ( so unceasingly that the goal might j be reached acted in much the same ' manner. One hundred and seventy-1 one dollars and fifty cents was I contributed and the total was brought within less than $5 of the de-! sired goal. Yesterday's contributions I acted as a stimulant upon the nerves of the tired workers and sent them back to their work with hopeful , ' hearts. It all merely goes to show ! what New Hanover Democrats'can dol ;when a matter is put squarely up to them. There is not the vestige of a doubt among the followers of Wilson his morning that the desired goal will be reached. The most notable contributions of the day came from Miss Fannie Reid Williams and was for an even hun dred dollars. D. C. Love contributed $15 and A. M. Hall gave $12.50. Mrs. Hugh MacRae, J. W. Grainger and another individual who signs as "cash" gave $10,eacli, while another individual who is so proud of the fact that he is a Democrat that he adopts that as his name and signs it to his contribution passed over $5 toward the return of the President to office. A number of individuals gave a dol lar each. 1 The crmmitteo hemied by Cyrus D. j Hogue, Esq.,. had a glorious day "cash-, ing "in" $62.50, while the committee,1 headed by Mr. D. H. Howes, Jr., j showed up with eight dollars of the sum raised. Miss Williams' contribu tion was given independently of any committee and was voluntary on her part. Another day like yesterday and the battle will be won. All realize that the time is draw ing alarmingly short in which one is1 privileged to give, yet the heart of every "Democrat is beating steady this morning; 1 confidence has been re stored and regardless of the short 'time remaining, in which to raise the remaining $500 all know that it will; be forthcoming. , 'Previously acknowledged . . .$4,361.00 j Miss Fannie Reid Williams.. 10.00 Cyrus D. Hogue's committee. D. C. Love 15.00 , A. M. Hall . . . . , 12.50 j J. W. Grainger 10.00 I Cash .. 10.00. Mrs. Hugh MacRae 10.00 1 A Democrat.. .. 5.00 I Total . . $62.50 D. H. Howes' committee. j G. L. Tillery $ 1.00 B. L. Parker 1.00 j L. B. Canady 1.00 O. F. McDonald .. .. 1.00 H. A. Jarman, Jacksonville 1.00 . E. A. Taylor, Maysville, N.C.. 1j00 j R. D. Waddell .... . ... . . . . 1.00 W. J. Wilkins. Dixon. N. C. ' Total $8.00 R. L. Harker's committee. , - I N. Sidbury 1.00 Grand total .$4,532.50 f BOUNDED DEPOSITS MADE WITH US WILL BEGIN TO DRAW INTEREST AT ONCE, RECEIVING 1 1-3 PER CENT. AT OUR MARCH 1ST QUARTER. OPENS AN ACCOUNT V Largest North Carolina Savings Bank FORDS GAIN IN RACE. Both Cqrs Are Traveling at Tremen dous Rate of Speed. ' The gameness of the Ford car and its wonderful staying .power, even when handicapped, was demonstrated i yesterday when the Chinese simplex sTinwprl a toniifinpv in rfnurt anrl cnr. ses-;ceeded in pulling up glowl on the j wQr,irHr, jm, lf Ket new members and renewals. The Detroit machine gained seven miles on the Franklin yesterday and while the enormous distance separating the two is hardly lessened it appears as though the Ford is determined not to shift gears again, but to continue the remainder of the course on the high. The Franklin had traveled 249 miles as against the Ford's 191 up until last night. Great interest has been aroused in the contest and while it is scheduled to end tonight another day of speed ing may be engaged in. Dr. George Stewart Coming. Dr. Stewart will deliver a platform lecture next Tuesday night at the Boys' Brigade Armory on "Lopsided Folks" and it is expected that he will draw a good crowd in spite of the fact that it will be election night. The lec ture will be over before any amount of returns are in,' as it will commence j at 8 o'clock. This will be a good way ' to pass time while waiting. i It is hardly necessary to say much about Dr. Stuart as he is well known all over the country. At present he is pastor of the lead- j ing Methodist church in Birmingham,: Aku He comes, highly recommended! by such men as Dr. J. Wilbur Chap-1 man, Len G. Broughton and Sam P. I Incorporated. , Special Values for Friday and Saturday Selling Each week on Friday and Saturday we place on sale a number of special values which we lpcate throughout the store. .We suggest that you read our ads closely and pay special attention to our Friday and Saturday specials. , Specials for this Friday and Saturday are as follows : Hand Bags that have been selling at $1.25, special for Friday and Saturday at 98c Fancy Silk Hose, $1.25 value, special Friday and Saturday at ... 98c pair 25c Neckwear, special for Friday and Saturday at 19c set Pebeco Tooth Paste, 50c tube, special at 39c Prophylactic Tooth Brushes, 29c value, special. .5c Cuticura Soap, 25c cake, special for 19c cake Fears Soap, 15c cake, special at 12 l-2c cake 4 oz. Bottle of Peroxide, 1 5c bottle, special at ... ,9c 1 5c bottle of Witchazel, 1-2 pint bottle, special . . .9c Roger & Gallet Powder, special good value at ... . 29c Outings, 10c and 12 1 -2c value, special Friday and' Saturday at . . . . .8c yard Children's Patent Leather Belts, new colors, 25c value, special at . 19c ' 1 2 yard bolt of Longcloth, regular $1.25 value, spe cial for Friday and Saturday, only. 98c Bed Spreads, regular $ 1 .25 value, special for Friday and Saturday, only ... .98c Specials in ftlillinery $5.00, $6.00 and $7.00 Hats, special for Friday and Saturday at . . . . . ; $3.95 $8.00 and $10.00 Hats, special at ... ... . . .$6.95 Only a few of the $ 1 5.00 Hats left, special at . . . $9.95 Company 1916 Jones. A number of years ago he was i here with Sam Jones conducting a meeting. The Fifth Avenue Epworth League is selling tickets to the lecture at fifty cents each. 11-1-6L A. contribution to the Wilson cam paign fund is strong evidence of faith in the leader and party loyalty. Make your contribution today. Dollars are needed. Wilmington MONDAY Nov. 6 The Only and Original J Circus The World's Oldest and Greatest Show GRAND FREE STREET PARADE CIRCUS DAY AT 10 A. M. Reserved Seats and General Ad mission. Seats on .Sale at Elvlng ton's Pharmacy. S Wilmington jfisheville ohn Robinson 4 . .; p. j- r?: ft: if iii n h T : , ft I V 3 1 I: i if V 7- -; I V,,- ' - ;
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