1 it' THE WILMINGTON DISPATCH, THURSDAY AFTERNOON; DECEMBER 7, 1916 PAGE FIVE r Efi tt: ELLA PURCHASED OF CONTESTANTS TO SPEAK HERE n r N F R R ITT n F N I E S ft I VER STEAM ANNOUNCE REV. 11. DAVIS A TKE RESPONSIBILITY Good Iristment peclares The City Is Responsi ble For Nuisances Created By Refuse Dumping. The following statement was issued .his morning by Dr. Charles T. Nes- county neaiuu oiiiuer, reBaiumg who and wny m tne contro- .Mr. t C. Chadbourn, of the t'hadbourn Lumber Company, before t i,v Council with a request that the jiui.mce of dumping refuse into the .jVPr near the foot of Kidder street ,in( within one hundred yards of his ')an) be abated. Mr. Chadbourn, af ! iiirearening to indict every mem- bit r. who' iCapt. Harper Sells Vessel to Capt. Bailey, Acting As Agent For Others. of Council, was advised by City t;ornv Robert Ruark to lay the iiiaiu r before the Board of Health. He interviewed Dr. Nesbitt- and the fol lowing is the latter's iew of the situ ation: When the Board of Health took 0ver the scavanging the foot of Greenfield street, near Kidder's Flat, was very sparsely inhabited. There vere no buildings within naif a mile of the place. The county had been searched thoroughly for a place for a dumping station and this was the onlv available spot to be found. At hat time a large proportion of the toilets in use were can closets and a dumping vat was constructed in con nection with the sewer, together with provisions for washing the cans. It was understood by Council at that time that the continued use of this place would create a nuisance if u?ed as a dumping place. -In 1913 at the time of the consoli dation of the city and county Boards of Health a committee composed of Me?srs. Loughlin, Chadwick and Mer ritt were appointed from City Coun cil and they appeared before the Board of Health to arrange some means for dealing with the scavanger nuisance at Greenfield street. The Board of Health urged the building of a long pier to deep water at the foot of Greenfield street so that h'1 surface closet cleanings could be dumped directly into the river, and Council promised to build this pier at once. At the same time there arose a controversy between Council and the Board of Health over the bddget for the Board of Health. For some reason best known to Council the committee from Council virtually de manded that the scavanger work be turned over to the City, the city to as sume full responsibility for the same, the Board of Health exercising only it.; statutory function of sanitary reg i!laUott,v -The-budg&t-of. -the Board -of Health was thus reduced by several thousand dollars and the board was relieved of a very troublesome and disagreeable feature of its work. "Since that time the city has had lull control of scavanger work and has therefore been fully responsible for the efficiency of collection and disposal of all refuse. Since that time the Board of Health, through the health officer, has protested re peatedly against tne methods used in disposing of surface closet cleanings. Communications on this subject have been addressed to Council, the health officer has appeared before Council, the question has frequently heen the subject of special reports and the result was repeated prom ises made by Council that the nuis ance would be abated. On eight sepa rate and distinct occasions this re fuse nuisance has been investigated by grand juries andsgn four occasions the Board of Health has brought this nuisance to the attention of grand ju ries and with these facts in view it is difficult to see how the Board of Health can be held responsible for the continuance of a nuisance upon which it has exhausted every effort 'o abate. At a meeting of Council not later 'han November 29th, the health offi appeared before Council and again pleaded for relief for the citi zms of the Fifth Ward who live in tiie neighborhood of the dumping station. This section has now been much more closely built up. It wr.s explained to Councilhat at present there are a few less than 600 closets in the city in the sewer area not con nected with the sewer and approxi mately 150 closets in use that cannot l)f' connected. It was also pointed ut that the original supply of closet cans which have been in use for five years are nearly all worn out and that closets that were formerly can closets are now being used as surface clos-ets- It was further explained to Council that according to figures in our possession and according to Mr. Holton, who has charge of the scav aftging work, it costs the city 26 cents ' clean a surface closet or one pro vided with a box or tub, and that it costs but eight cents to clean a can closet. "Council was advised to purchase ans and to install them in all closets nt connected with the sewer as a Measure of economy inasmuch as pach can would pay for itself in six servings at the rate of a saving of 18 cents per service, and thus abolish 'he present troublesome, expensive and nuisance-creating scavanging Methods now being used. Council as also asked to abolish the fee now charged for water and sewer connec llns and if possible to assist the srtall property-owner to install nlumb- ng when he is financially unable to 10 so, it being pointed out that prac lcally all of the places not connected f,re 0wned by poor people who, under present high cost of living, find difficulty in securing food and Capt. John W. Harper, owner of the Harper Line steamer, Wilmington, yes terday afternoon, sold to Capt. Edward P. Bailey, president of the Wilmington Iron Works, acting as agent for other parties, the steamer Ella, which vessel has been moored at Eagle's Island, across from Princess street, for many months,-out of commission, It Is un derstood ; that the purchase' price was between $8,000 and $10,000. For several months the steamer Ella plyed between Wilmington and South port as a freight and passenger vessel but later the double service was dis continued and now only the Wilming ton is on this run. The Ella was laid up and placed on . the market more than a year ago. The steamer was built for the Harper Line less than five years ago.; It has a steel hull and modern engines, boilers; etc. The vessel was towed to the ship building plant of the Wilmington Iron Works yesterday to be thoroughly overhauled on the marine, railway. Although it could riot be ascertained who the new owners are nor for what use the steamer is to be made, it is un- ened at the local marine plant. Purchasing Public Invited to View Many Artistically Trimmed Windows. Head of The North Carolina Anti-Saloon League Comes Sunday. The official list of the firms partic ipating in the window trimming, con test that is to be conducted under the auspices of the Chamber of Com merce and which opens this evening were announced tor tne first time yes terday afternoon. They will be read with much interest by friends and pa trons of the merchants participating. The curtains will be removed thi3 evening and the purchasing citizenry of Wilmington, old and young, white and colored, alike will be given the opportunity of inspecting the many windows that have been carefully decorated for this occasion. The merchants" 5 have worked hard to make their windows appeal to possi j ble patrons as well as with the idea of catching the eye of the judges and Rev. It. L. Davis, superintendent of the North Carolina Anti-Saloon League, will fill two appointments in this city Sunday, speaking at Grace Methodist church in the morning and at Fifth Avenue Methodist church at night. Mr. Davis has been hear'd in Wilmington a number of times and always with deep interest and profit on the part of his hearers. In his discourses here Sunday he will outline the legislative program of the Anti-Saloon League at the com- j ing session of the General Assembly. He will also tell of the efforts the Anti-Saloon League will make at Washington next month to get the resolution through submitting Na tional prohibition. ' COWS CAUSE SUIT. Mr. Davis expects to arrive in Wil- not a few of them have gone to con- mmgton Saturday from Durham, siderable expense in beautifying their wnere he js attending the North Caro display windows. hina Methodist Conference. He will While no outsider has been given reacn nere either on the 6 o'clock the privilege of a peep into these win- train in the evening or the midnight dows it is generally understood that ; train. . ! , many of them are really elaborate and j that spectators will be treated to a rare sight when the curtains are rlrnx.'Ti .hank a sip-ht thfl.t. will ecliDSe I i by far the window displays of last (Romance, Music, Comedy and For those who did not take advantage of pur December 1st quarter to make their deposits, we would suggest our Demand Certificates of Deposit, on which interest is paid in three months from date of issue. These certificates are issued in any amounts upwards of $1 00.00. The Wilmington Savings & Trust Company HO Princess Street. . v . : Total Assets Over Three Million Dollars. 1C JL 11 "GYPSY LOVE" PLEASED Mrs. CteCover Starts Proceedings When Jerseys Do Not Yield. Proceedings were instituted in the Superior Court yesterday by Mrs. H. A. DeCover and husband, who oper ates a dairy at Garden City, against Mrs. Nan Carlisle, of Monroe, on the grounds that cows bought from the defendant, represented to yield twelve gallons of milk each day, only gave one gallon. Five hundred dollars damages are asked as is the cancel lation of a chattel mortgage. The complaint avers that eight Jer sey cows were bought- and of these five were claimed to yield an even dozen gallons of milk daily, but as a matter of fact they gave only a gal lon each. The herd was sold and only $!8fi realized by the plaintiff. year. Much interest nas Deen mani fested in the contest and merchants declare that it has done much to stim ulate the shop-early idea. Following is the official list of the participants as made public yesterday afternoon: Automobiles W. D. MacMillan, Jr., 108 North Second street. H. L. Fen nell, 105-9 Ninth Second street. Bakers W. T. Farris, 101 South Front street. Booksellers and Stationers C. W. Yates Co., 117 Market street. Cigars and Tobacco Baxter To bacco Co., 18 North Front. Clothing A. David Co., 212 North Front. J. M. Solky & Co., 9 North Front (decorate but not compete). 1 Shrier & Solomon, 33 North Front. I Geo. W. Penny, 20 South Front. Carriage and Harness Schloss, Bear & Davis. Confectioners street store, 117 North Front Good Acting Delighted All. Fascinating and : colorful romance, jborn on the wings of melody, enough comedy to keep all in a splendid hu mor and a pageant of comely young women; this, in a' ' sentence, summar izes the Andreas Dippel production, "Gypsy Love," last night's offering at the Academy of Music and which was RESTORE SERVICE EARLY IN JANUARY Trains No. 90 and 91 to Carry Sleeping Cars During Ses sions of Legislature. ! ANTIS HOLD CONFAB IN NATIONAL CAPITAL. fFROMINENT MAN DEAD GETTING EASY MONEY. The pasenger train from Conway, S. C, known locally as the Conway train, and which arrived tin the city early in the morning and returned late in the afternoon prior to its cancella tion shortly after the outbreak of the European War, is to be restored on or about January 10th. This agree- attended and appreciated by a com- , A11 , . . ... between Mr. Allan Taylor, chairman fortably filled house. There is just enough plot. to hold things together. The story revoives around the infat uation of the daughter of a nobleman for a wandering gypsy musician, but it all ends right. The girl is given a of the traffic committee of the Cham ber of Commerce, and Coast Line of ficials, held yesterday afternoon. A sleeping car service is to be maintain ed on trains No. 90 and 91 on the Wilmington & Weldon road during the Washington, D. C, Dec. 7. One of the most notable gatherings of women ever held in the national capital open ed here today with nearly 1,000 dele gates in attendance, representing prac tically all of the states. Mr. W. I. Holt Passed Away In Burlington Yesterday. . . Friends here will deeply sympathize with Mr. E. C. Holt, president of thej Tlol era f n Cnttnn Milla In tha AaatVt rt IlJS covention f e Natioal his brother. Mr. William I. Holt, sec- retary and treasurer of the Lake Side Association Opposed to Woman Suf- Hrr . T5 , i Cotton Mills, Burlington, N. C, which national convention held m America I c o'clock at his home in Burlington after by women who believe that progress for their sex lies outside politics. The National Association Opposed several months of failing health. Mr. Tn P Hnlf loft tViia tnnratnir tn otianA to Woman Suffrage is now five years the fUnerai oia. iieretoiore, only regular meet ings for the reading of the reports, slfifitiinp- nntinn hv hpr malrl anA in m , , sessions of the next General Assembly the dream that, follows she sees her-i ., . A. , self cast aside while her dashing gyp sy lover makes love to all other girls Elvington's Front ' he meets. In the last act she awak- turns to the honest wooer who has Young Man Collects $40 as High School Student. Several of the downtown merchants have been "taken in" for amounts from $3 to $5 during the last two or I three days by a young man, neatly dressed, who represented himself as I a student of the Wilmington High School and a member of the Athletic Association, and collected some forty dollars in subscriptions for the "asso ciation" by his game. However, his canvass came to an end yesterday when one merchant smelled a mouse and called the Board of Education office and found the young man, who gave his name as J. Arthur Williams, to be an imposter. The police, were notified and they are on the lookout for a person of such a description. Drug Stores Green's Drug Store, 109 Market. - wanted her from the beginning nenartment Stores J. W. H. Arthur Albro, playing the part of Fuchs, 28 South Front. Belk-Wil- the gypsy troubadour and Miss Finita liams ' Co., 210 North Front. Bon De Soria, playing opposite, were lead Marche, 123 North Front. J. H. Reh-jers in a company of actors, many of der & Co 615 North Fourth. whom would take leading parts to TV , i. V- . aer & o., oxo IL" ruuim. j , . Should the coal situation justify :t Dry Goods and Notions-C. H. Fore .the average show. Miss -De Soria. J & Co.. 113 Market. A. D. Brown. 29 pieases more as ner part -develops. i-Um I provided the Southern Railway will co-operate in carrying the Pullmans to Raleigh. The coal shortage prevents imme diate restoration of the Conway train, according to Mr. Taylor, and while this situation is improving gradually ithe fact that the mines will close down , for the. Christmas holidays will cause some interruptions in the progress to 'restoration of normal service election of officers and other routine business connected with the opposi tion to woman suffrage have been held. This year, however, the associa tion has planned to make the conven tion a big popular demonstration of the constructive as well as the ob structive philosophy of their move ment. The anti-suffragists proclaim as ther ideal the ultimate union of wo men of all creeds and classes along non-partisan lines, so that the inter ests of womanhood, childhood and civ ilization may be advanced free from the strife and division of politics, fac tions and parties. The addresses, pa pers and discussions of the conven tion will be along, these lines. The immediate object of the association, the defeat of woman suffrage, will not be emphasized at the sessions. Mr. William Holt, who was about 45 years of age, was one of Burlington's . leading citizens. He was the son of the late Col. James Holt, of Burling ton, and grandson of the late Edwiri C. Holt, who was one of the pioneer' cotton mill men in North Carolina. Surviving Mr. Holt, besides his bro ' ther here, are Messrs. Robert and James Holt, of Burlington; Ernest and Sam Holt, of Waco, Texas, and Mrs, W. , G. Green, of Charleston, S. C. There are also several distant rela tives in Wilmington, all of whom have the tender sympathy of their friends. The second Roman Catholic church to be erected in Athens, the Greek cap ital, was recently blessed and opened. clothes. At the request of the health officer Council appointed a commit tee to go into the matter in detail. "Whenever a question of corporate responsibility for health conditions arises with the city the city attorney dashes for refuge behind the strong bulwark of the special act of the Leg islature consolidating the Boards of Health. He ignores the fact that Boards of Health are not endowed by statute with full police power; that they are legislative tner than execu tive bodies, that their officers have no power of arrest and that the ut most that can be done by Boards of Health in the abatement of nuisances is "to present to the courts cases of violations of regulations and to en trust these prosecutions entirely to the machinery of the courts. "No person can say that this Board of Health has evaded this function in this particular. Strangest of all, the city attorney ignores the fact that the City of Wilmington is a corpora tion; that under the law it is respon sible to citizens for its acts and that it is responsible to the courts for the result of its acts. Court records are full of decisions which establish this Tact ancT there never has been any serious questioning of it. So far as the Board of Health is concerned the acts of the corporation of the City of Wilmington are on the same level with the acts of the Hilton Lumber Company. the Wilmington Iron WorkSi the Tidewater Power Com pany or any other corporate body and the Board of Health believes that its position in this matter is unassailable from any angle. The Board of Health is of the firm conviction that, like City Council, it is organized for public service and when called upon for any public service the Board of Health and its officers have responded imme diately and gladly. The board has at all times rendered every assistance possible to every other public service board in the city and county in every way within its power,. It never has nor never will when asked for assist ance by the Council, the Police De-1 partment, the Fire Department, the; public hospital, or the Board of Coun ty Commissioners, raise Shylocks' question, 'Is it so nominated in the bond.' " North Front. R. C. Piatt, 108 Market. Electrical Contractors Dixon & Kermon, 206 Princess. Five and Ten-Cent Stores H. H. Kress & Co., North Front. F. W. Wool worth Co., North Front Furniture Dealers Wilmington Furniture Co.. 208 North Front. W. Munroe Co. 15 South Front. Grocery, Stores Siwasa, 223 Mar ket. Peoples Supply Co., North Front. Atkinson & Watters, South Front. Wilmington Grocery Co., Market street. Wilmington Grocery Co., Mar ket street. Hall & Ross, Market street. Hardware N. Jacobi Hdw. Co., 10 South Front. Cape Fear Hdw., 109 North Front Her interpretation of a subserviant, !, almost humiliating love for a man earlier date; according to Mr. Taylor, FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON. Florida Realty Men Organize. Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 7. The or ganization of a State Association of Florida Real Estate Dealers is ex pected to ,result from a two-day con ference begun in this city today. Near ly 200 prominent realty men from various parts of the Starte are in attendance. and it is possible, although not very A d Lad Pas d Away at Catherine whose, short lived ps.ssions turn to contempt, was most skillful. probable, that this train will be in: , operation by the first of the year. The ! fact that this train is to go back into Kennedy Home Late Yeirterday. j Funeral services over the remains Miss Lucy Fields, as the young wid- 'operation will be received with gener- f 1B Mai7 R,ebecla ff' ,wh ow. and George J. Williams, as the al satisfaction as it was looked upon Jd a few minutes after 5 o'clock at father of Zorika. enacted difficult as one of the most important coming V16 Catherine Kennedy Home yester roles in a splendid manner. Miss Ruth into this city day afternoon, were conducted from Thompson portrayed the role of aj should the" patronage justify it the ' the Home this afternoon at 3 o'clock modern boarding school girl in a man-J d sleeping cars on trains NoJjj T'S'T H6 "' Pa?r J ner that delighted her audience and 90 and 91 will be continued after the the Winter Park Presbyterian church, she was ably assisted in getting 1 close of the General Assembly how-land mterment was made in Oakdale laughs from the crowd by Le Roi Op-ipvpr thp Qprvinp rntpmnifltPrt 4 i v ' cemetery. The following acted as pall- 1 1 , m m I " " v 1- . T 1 m fl 1. 1 TTT uearers; lviesrs. juun i. ouuiur, vv. H. Shaf er, T. G . Landen and J. W . , erti, the bashful youth who compro- during the sessions of this body I mised himself when he allowed the . Mr TfLVinr waa vp nntimisHo ovav ; young lady to kiss him in the prss-'the outcome of the conference and F1I!te' ence of a witness. Few persons-in the audience realiz- Co., 113 North Front. Jewelers J. T. Burke, feels that the restoration of the Con-. wav train will Art miir-h tnwarH a mooL ijrs ounas uieaiu uuiii uie lasi act, nnhlip - arm utoiii ed they were having a review of Miss'ine thp most nrPoSine nped of the House Furnishmgs-C. W. Polvogt .. Snpl,a 11tlH1 f. w Q . .mf .the most pressing needs of the hflPflllsA if wns art VArv rcmliotio 27 South The deceased, who was 80 years of age, was a woman of many admirable traits of character. She had been a i consistent and devout member of Fifth .'Avenue Methodist church since 1871. She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Mar- jront. lionneib, rsorm rroni. vxeurBeFedor Zprtka's betrothed and a half An expert at figures has calculated ; thaE. Hodges, and two brothers, Huggms, 105 Market A O. Schuster, Drother to tne gypsy musieian was.that a quantity of water equivalent to . Messrs. T. A. and J. W. Hodges, all North Front (decorate, not compet ing). Ladies' Shops-G. Dannenbaum. 20 pHetor Qf tfae jnn iviarKei. Meat Markets New Way Market Co., Front and Market. Davies & Hintz, South Front. Paints Davis-Moore Paint Co., 21 Market street roundly applauded as was the heavy one per cent of the ocean would cover ( of this city. bass of Salvatore Solte, as Andor, pro- all the land area of the globe to a; depth of 290 feet. j Under new immigration regulations (which have just come into force in Shoe Stores Wilmington Shoe Co., .auditorium North Front. Boylan & Hancock, 7 1 Supplementing the summer band I Milwaukee's eight-hour law for me-! Argentine, every immigrant must pre concerts in the parks, Denver is giving chanics and laborers in the employ of jsent a police certificate showing that a winter series of free concerts In its the city has been declared valid by ! he has not been in jail during the the Wisconsin supreme court. 'previous ten years. 'Not A Beverage Hall's Discovery for Indigestion Is not a beverage, but it is pos tlvely the quickest known relief , for Indigestion, Heart-burn and Dyspepsia and is sold in 60c bot tles under a strict guarantee to do good or money refunded. Phone us for a bottle and try It . at our risk. James M. Hall DRUGGIST 5th and Castle Sts. Phone 192. North Front. Peterson & Rulfs, 202 RfWMMMAiMMA ,A .it aaJ AtAKT North Front . T tr w--v u V V H - wwi chine Co., 107 Market. - NAVIGATION BOARD MET. O 4M (Incorporated.) L7jr Jij anlu- Only Routine Matters Were Consid ered at Monthly sesston. The Board of Navigation and Pilot age met in monthly session in the office of the chairman, Dr. James 1 Sprunt, yesterday morning at 11 o'clock, but only routine matters were considered. The monthly sounding reports were read and filed. Those present at the meeting were Commis sioners Capt. J. W. Harper, Capt. St. George, Walter Smallbones, Thomas F. Wood, and Dr. Sprunt Clerk John T. Rankin recorded the minutes of the proceedings. "7he Store is)ith the Christmas Spirit" Incorporated ATTRACTIVELY GOTTEN OUT. Jtore Open Until 9 clock tonight The window trimming contest will be inaugurated this evening and the Bon Marche will place its three windows in the competition with the other merchants of the city, and we will be pleased to have you view them. Suggestions for Christmas Choppers This store is thronged daily with eager Christmas shoppers. They realize that Christmas is a little more than two weeks off and that in order to secure the widest choice of sel ection they must choose now. To aid them in selecting a Christmas present we have compiled a small list of appropriate and acceptable Christmas gifts. t Folder of Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Carries Some Information. , An attractive folder lettered "A Bright Day Dawned for Shippers When the Time Was Cut by Two Freight Days Between the Central,' West and the South East," has just been gotten out, by the Carolina Clinchfield & Ohio Railway Company. The exterior of the folder is done in dark colors while the interior which is white with black lettering, tells of the natural patronage this line enjoys. It also carries a map showing the Car olina Clinchfield & Ohio system and the locations of the company's various j traffic representatives. J Ladies neckwear, newest styles, Prettily Boxed, priced at 25c, 50 and on up. Skating sets of knitted scarf and cap, in rose, green, Copenhagen and brown; priced at $1.50 to $2.50 Ladies' handbags in velvets, velour and leather ; priced at $1.00 to $12.50. Tea trays, mahogany frame, glass covered, with novel design in the background; priced at $1.25 to $3.00. x : American made Character Dolls, many cunning ex pressions, pricerd at $1.25. ; . , Vanity bags, silk trimmed, with gold or silver lace, mirror in the bottom, powderpuff inside, priced at 50c to $1.75. Boxed handkerchiefs, embroidered cotton and sheer linen, with white and colored embroidered corners, 3 to 6 in a box, priced at 75c to $3.00 per box. Umbrellas for men, women and children, plain and elaborate handles; cotton, gloria and silk, priced at 75c, $1.00 to $6.50. McCallum superior quality Silk Hose, white and black, ; priced at $1.25 pair. , . ' . Children's fur sets, white, brown and grey, just arrived, priced at $1.50 to $5.00. A - '. - i