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- ' 1 THE WILMINGTON DISPATCH, . FRIDAY jAFTERNOQR ::z:;; x -rjv v',., n 4;,.. . ; i "B UilIPSvrtTUfl fi Efil C H AM BFR Pi: FAS ED ; I UAl IfftH r FISH fi :, : .,;,ft, , .. Sfe; HAL GUILT WAS NOT FIXED Superintendent runong re signed Following Council- manic Investigation. ;h City Council decided that A'i'lOU; ,P evidence submitted was insuffi tJpnt to find a verdict affixing moral Mr. J. J. Furlong, supef- eailt in t tpndent of streets, at the conclusion 'in investigation which lasted three nd a hlf hours last night, the resig 2 tion of the street superintendent . i i TT 1 A H yT "II 0;if cf Mr. Furlongs attorneys, Council announced their lew minutes past ll;3u With the Council Chamber Local . Welterweight , Will Tackle Middleweight at Woolvin. Hall Tonight Wrestling fans will witness a bat tle royal tonight , at. , Woolvin Hall, when Fritz Hansph, the doughty " wel terweight, J will AstacK," ' hW playing cards against those . of "Bumps" Tur- Chairman Taylor . - Reports Progress For Better Train Service in Wilmington; ' Fisheries' Bureau Schooner Grampus Found Two Sea Bass Rocks Off Cape Two fisW banks that fairly 'abound with sea' bas$ have Keen discovered by the seh'61toek,-Crrampus, of . the United '. States Depaitnfent : of Com merce, bureau "of fisheries, that: ar- p! m City decision a u ... i t keil to overiiowing ana wixn many (low ledges viewing the proceedings (hi-oiich the window, the investigation ,voS Parted at 8 o'clock. Present Vp -c Mayor P. Q. Moore, who presid ed aiul every member of City Coun cil together with City Attorney Rob ert Ruark and City Clerk and Treas Thomas D. Meares. Mr. Fur ior;s attorneys were Addison G. Ri (.uii Esq.. Herbert McClammy, Esq., ".ml P. Gafford, Esq., besides many interested spectators. Much of the same evidence that v., lnt right out a.t the first investiga tion liy City Council was again intro duced last night with some new wit jieo for Mr. Furlong and also for Council. Only the alleged irregular ity in the payroll with regard to pay of two men -J. Brown and E. Smith, for whom Superintendent Furlong simrd the payroll and claims that he paid, on October 27th, $ltf.50 to each man, for work on a ditch in the northeastern section of the city, and th? payment of Mr. W. L. Burkheim er. a former foreman in the Street ff1 A ti.,. Jjppan iiieui, iu 11? i wuin iui liic ciLjr v,!ii!e he was employed as a special during the present term of Ther Chamber ot Commerce in reg ular; monthly session yesterday after noon. :at 4 o'clock, unanimously . en dorsed, the efforts that are now being marfa'tn havp tho Hoahnarif Air T Aria ner, of Washington,-a, a crack I Railway give better train ' service in middleweight Both men are fast as and but of Wtfnimfcton. it was ex-! VroyotU plained by JjAllayior, chair-' and nmg and when tjiey toddle against I man lot ! thte traffic committee, that c. wii, I . every angle had been considered be fore they had decided to ask for the proposed service, and that the Service to be requested was practicable fath er than ideal. rived at Sduthport af little more .than J two weeks ago 6 'locate" fish, clam. eacn otnertnere wifi be some argu ment" as to which is the better man of the two. Turner arrived this morning fit as a fiddle, "and declared' that the object of his mission here is to wipe out the sting of the defeat Hanson adminis tered to him, "down by the sad sea waves" at Lunxina last" summer. The match in which the Swede came out first best was one of the fastest Which has ever -been held here. Tur ner demonstrated that he has a big chunk of that wrestling ability which Joe Turner has manifested on the mat. With his performance; "Bumps" made the spectators realize that Joe isn't the only member of the Turner family entitled to first mention when the names of accomplished mat art ists are enumerated. ' Turner will outweigh Hanson at Mr. Taylor .reporting for the traf fic committee, stated that the Coast Line4 had agreed to restore the Con way train and to inaugurate Pullman service on trains 90. and 91 while the ' vctye x ear oar. mis announced nt was made , this" morning by Mr. t3 H. Freeman, State Fisheries Commis sioner, who was greatly instrumental in getting the government's permis sion to have the vessel come iiere. Owing to the feet that the Grampus was found to id leaking when : the schooner encountered a small blow I off Cape Hatteras, while en route to bouthport, ,it was found flecessarv v State legislature is in session. He j hcVe ve.ssel making- its first also 'stated that while the Coast Line's passenger, train v revenue had increased it was not normal ,and he did not think it an opportune time to ask ' the company to restore double daily service on the New Bern and Fayetteville branches. Mr. Taylor further reports that searcn tor lishlng banks, to come to Wilmington and go bn the Railway. The vessel arrived in port Wednes day and will go on the marine rail way in a few days. Mr. Freeman is making every effort to have the bureau of fisheries ex tend the time of the stay of thp U Grampus at this port in order that As Has Been Our Custom for Many Years Past, We have Laid in a ; Supply of Ne wMoney for the Christmas Needs of Our Customers. It Will Be Our Pleasure To Serve You 1 I The IYT1 n linglon Sayings & Trust Company 110 Princess Street. Oldest and Largest North Carolina Savings Bank. 2 St!. 2Z Court, were threshed out. officer Si: peri TI-UTl., IT.. T7I..1 n L n JIJ Hunt- nuuS, ctLLum0 "jtation is extended ladies to no; poinceaiy state mat sucn was their contentions, their trend seemed to be to show that it was not in the diet which runs past the greenhouse of Carl Rehder that - the two men, Smith and Brown, worked, but. it was in the continuation of the same ditch between Tenth and" Eleventh streets. slightest, and Fritz is confident that he will send Joe home a sadder nd wiser man. Both wrestlers are in perfect, condition and each is confi dent that the bacon will rest in his own little ballMIck after the. final count has been made. The match will sjart at 8:30 p. m. and will be staged on the second floor of Woolvin Hall. Gunner McGurley, of Fort . Caswell, will be in charge of the affair and there will be the usual preliminary. , - Hanson and Turner are both clean, skilful wrestlers , and a special invi- attend. Special accommodations in the way of choice seats have , beer reserved for th fair sex and it is expected that many iairiieijttf enough money was at hand to employ the vessel may make further inveV least fifteen pounds: Ms difference " W "d ""u"a cuusc- however, he don't -care the Swede in the I emmeree an1 that tlie committee has been Informed that the vessel i ooesn i. scare ine oweue in we h. oomnotont man n cioht wVin L..j, . ocl 1; . . VT," W km- k i maKe investigation in will, m all probability, be- employed, j the Gulf of Mexico and as there is no In speaking of the proposed Seaboard ( other vessel available to go there it service, Mr. Taylor stated that when ! is improbable that the Grampus will the present trains are operated on jj remain here longer than to complete time shoppers coming to Wilmington ! repairc. would have more than three hours The two sea bass banks that have in the city, but ,he stated, that they been found by the investigators on are hardly ever on time and that was the Grampus are both in eln nmr. wuy au uuuiuuuiii nam was uciug asked for. . SECURES PROPERTY. They produced two witnesses, both colored men living in that neighbor hood, who swore that about the time the men were supposed to have done the work they saw evidences of such work having been done and one stated that he saw two men working in the ditch. :vlr. Furlong, on the witness stand to answer any question T)y City Coun cil, in reply to queries by Councilman Bunting:, stated that he did not re member where he had employed Brown and Smith, but did remember their working-in the ditch. He also stated that since the matter first csme up he had made every effort to locate the two men who he says he discharged when he paid them off on Saturday afternoon in the pres ence of Mr. Burkheimer, but without ava'I. With regard to the payment of $10 , 'o Mr. Burkheimer as foreman of the Raiij,' working on Sixth street bridge, vhi! ho was employed as court offi cer. Mr. Furlong stated that he did not know that Mr. Burkheimer had notified Councilman W. J. Bradshaw "i his resignation and had agreed to M'it iiiL work daily free of charge "'iui he had paid the money to Ur. Rui klioinier because he had sern liim on t be job and thought that he v-.-is righiiy mtitlcd to the pay. Mr. Thirklieimer corroborated the i;"H!.ent of Mr. Furlong as to the payment of Brown and Smith and Smith and stated forhimself that he attended to the work at the Sixth f:r('-1 bridge before court convened ;n the morning, at the noon recess, ana in the afternoon whm court had adjourned. He stated that the two men whom Mr. Furlong paid for the ditch work were strangers to him". Councilman J. M. Hall, the first wit- u-examined, gavea history of the , Ul- ier that was called to his atten tion by Councilman W. D. McCaig. He stated that he had made a dili- j Washington Council Buys Site For Future Home. George Washington Councir.No. . 67, Junior Order, United American Me- Mr. Roger Moore, president of the Rotary Club, explained at the meet ing that his organization did not en dorse the movement because they did not want the service particularly, but because they primarily wanted a morning train. Mr. Av M. Hall, president of the Merchants' Association, explained that the reason that his organization had forwarded a petition to the con ference in Charlotte was because his organization also wanted a morning train into Wilmington. imity to the mouth of the Cape Fear and should prove of much value to the local fishermen. The largest of the sea bass, or black fish, banks is located nine miles southwest, half south, off Cape Fear bell buoy. The bank is described as being about 3 1-2 miles wide and 2 1-2 miles long. Here Peterson & Rulfs, headquarters for , Christmas slippers. 14-16-17-20-22. of that place by the trains. Mr. Coop er expressed his great sorrow of the fact that the people of this section re mained asleep while interests in Mount Olive had the train mit nn Mr. W. B. Cooper was strong in his , Mr j j Blair. chairman of tho chanics, yesterday r purchased from j advocation for a through tram be-, civic committee of the Chamber of Mr.' and Mrs. Louis H. Skinner, the -j tween Wilmington and the North, over i Commerce, reported the work that building-and property on the west, the Atlantic Coast Line, leaving this j tne comittee had. done ..to, date hav side of Second street, between Mar- city about S : 30 p. m. and returning the j ng improvements made Tit the Rober( ket and Princess, that several years next morning aboiit the same hour. ; strange playgrounds and at the park ago was used as the Crystal Palace ir. cooper siaiea mai um uuw , at Greenfield Lake. He also strong theatre. The consideration was an- Know mat anytning couia De aone hi proximately $15,000. The deal was present, but the business men of the made by Mr. F. A. Lord, real estate city should keep it in mind, dealer. . . i j j j, As Wilmington is hardly benefited The plans of George Washington J by trains 90 and 91, Mr. Cooper sug Council now is to make improve- gested that a solution may he to have ments on the building that will cost them stop at Warsaw as practically about $3,000 and in a few years build no pasengers are hauled on this side a handsome new home on the site. ) . The property has a frontage of 85 ! " 7 T feet and a depth of 78 feet and ex tends from the Garrell building to Toomer's Alley, midway the block. A portion of the second floor will be used by the Council while the re mainder of the upstairs and one of the store spaces on the lower floor will be used by the Frost Ice Cream Company. The Capps-Griffith Plumb ing Company will continue to occupy the space that they now are in. a 'test was made" and -with six black fish lines the crew of the Grampus landed 139 sea bass in 15 minutes. On the smaller bank, which is lo cated 1 1-4 miles west, southwest, of the inshore light at Cape Fear bar a '-. test was made and in 15 minutes with six lines, 120 sea bass were caught. Although this bank is slightly smaller than the first found the fish caught were of a much larger variety. A party of fishermen, in four hours caught 800 pounds of sea bass on this bank. The fish were shipped to New York and they received a price of 14 -cents per pound. Captains of the various -steamers that fish ' for menhaden fish off the Carolina coast have reported that their seines have dragged up clam? and scallops off certain places close to Cape Fear bar and if it can be so arranged that the Grampus can 're main here longer after all repairs to the vessel are made, investigations will be made on the beds. One of the beds is reported as being about four miles southwest from the outer end of Baldhead Island, while the other is said to be about two miles off shore and lying between Lcckwood's Folly and Little J River. Mr. Freeman stated this morning that if these beds prove to contain many shell fish their value will be unestimable, as clams t and scallops arc bringing an unprecedent ed price on the market at present. TO WEST INDIES linn in .I-. I PHOTO "WHITE WAY." Ella Will be Used As Mail Steamer at The Island of Martinique. Official Photographer of General EleCv , trie Company Here. ; ' . This afternoon and tonight Mr.' ' ScaillinE:. of Schenectady. N. Y.. ofa-;; clal photographer of the General EIcc- trie Company, will take pictures of ; ) 7 Wilmington's new "White Way" in ' v v ' ' order that they may be published in the Electric Journal issued by the ft. f company. ' '. ' i Vipwr. will he taken South and V tV North from Front and Princess streets . "j." Mr. Dupqnt, a representative of a which should present an up-to-date ;ft-ft firm of the chief seaport of the Island" pearance. Mr. Schilling was detailed ft or Martinique, one 01 tne irencn West Indian groups of islands in the Gulf of Mexico, which has purchased the river steamer Ella from Capt. J. Wt Harper, was in the city yester day and arranged to have extensive alterations made to the vessel be fore it steamed for its new port early in January.. Mr. Dupont is one of several men who have purchased several small steamers to be used in the freight, passenger and mail service in the French West Indies. He left last night for New York City, where he I will attend to other business matters. The steamer Ella, at. the shipyard of the Wilmington Iron' Works, has been stripped of all deck houses, which will be rebuilt to suit condi tions in the islands where it will operate. Instead of the heavy wood here from the Philadelphia office. ? , - i:", The Lover There! You are the first girl I ever kissed. ft The Lass So that was what was. the matter with it. 1 knew there was something wrong. Exchange. superstructure, light frames will be Clam beds that were discovered off 1 constructed so that canvass awning the New England coast a few years might be hung CV(1 thus prevent hav-j ago have made small fortunes for j ing cabins .wrecked by seme of the owners of fishing smacks who j tne fierce storms which are freauent ly advocated .a city plan for Wilming ton. x Mr. Monroe Nichols, editor of the Southland, published at Richmond, Va., was introduced to the Chamber, and' he, in a few remarks, expressed his great pleasure of being in the city. congregated there during the spring months,. The -; Grampus, which is at present tied up at the wharf of the Wilming ton Iron Works, has been in the ser vice of the bureau for thirty years. It is a two-master with an auxiliary motor. It carries about fifteen men. Captain George W. Carlson is the commander. Peterson & Rulfs, headquarters for Christmas slippers. 14-16-17-20-22; in the French West Indies. If the vessel is caught in. a. gale of wind the canvass will be carried away, but the vessel will be left intact. Alterations on the Ella are expect ed to be completed early in. January and the steamer will then leave for its new- home port. The improve ments that arc being made to the steamer will cost several thousand dollars. The vessel was sold by Cap tain Harper for approximately $10,-000. iNotABeverager Hall's Discovery for Indigestion Is not a beverage, but it Is pos tiveiy the quickest known relief, for Indigestion, Heart-burn and Dyspepsia and is sold in 0c bot tles under a strict guaVantee to do good or money refunded, ft Phone us for a bottle and try It at our risk. James M. Hall DRUGGIST 5th and Castle Sts, Phone 192. it : 1 mo l I z t PILOTS BILL IS LAI D ASIDE Small's Measure Wont Get Be- j fore Congress at. Present Session. Incorporated. ffhe Dftost Up-to-Rate v department Jtorein the Carolinas ; ft:: . ;' , . .. J . (Incorporated.) also gent effort to locate Brown and Smith through the Police Department, but h.ad failed. He testified that with the lls of the men that cleaned the ditch atJJ'acent to Mr. Rehder's greenhouse 'n August the names of Smith and n were not included. He told oT 'ne conversation with Mr. Furlong, in v'hich the latter stated that he ;l!ought that he could produce the men. Councilman Bradshaw, next to be eumned, also told "of the matter hav ;nS be..n brought to his attention as charge of the Street Department, dGd of his Koine to Mr. Fiirlone. who hiffl that thp man In nnostinn ffaZF-d in rl i t r Vi urnrlr naoi Poll. r greenhouse. Mr. Bradshaw stat- that he had examined the itch W found it to be eleanee- r a dis Jnce of about 200 yards, which he !nught could be doxie rrr, men mree days, and which he claimed h YMi '"''"idsJiaw told of how he relied 'nt.iy on Mr ForIonR ag to the . 'u.ness of thr 'old had ensra (By George H. Manning.) Washirictori. ?D. C. Dec. 15. The House of Representatives commitee on merchant marine-and fisheries yes terday considered again the bill i6- troduced by Congressman Small, of f North Carolina, to exempt from com-' pulsory pilotage imposed by th6 j states, barges and sailing vessels ' while in tow of steam vessels navigat- j ed by Government pilots, and decided,! to lay it aside' for. this;, session j The bill has been bitterly opposed j by the Pilots' Association along the Atlantic Coaost. ft Peterson & Rulfs, headquarters for Christmas slippers. '14-16-17-20-22. could have done alone when VV;,S a bov nn 1ho farm In fwn thr .payrolls and how Ipft lr. tlin ,.i l ! 1 to hire and discharge men. He -0 told that it was his understand S that Mr. Burkheimer was to look cn,fr, the work at the bridge during rt week free of charge, sheriff g. w. Jackson stated that he employed Mr. Burkheimer as spe- ! cial court officer and that his hours were when court was in session. Mr. JEteder testified that the ditch in front of his place was cleaned in August. Special County Officer H. Mick God wih told of his failure to find Smith or Brown. Mr. W. S. Chadwick," a street employe, told of his looking for a man Smith at Mr. W. Sneederi's store' for Mr. Furlong. Other street hands to testify were Messrs. C. S. Rich. II. Malpass and H. J. Robinson. These were examined by -Councilman r B. H. Merritt. At the outset of the investigation J City "Attorney Ruark opened the in-j TOftt.1eftt.ion.bv stating that Mr. Fur-. long admitted Teeeivingthe-Tmoney X ,-nr. -Vi TinrrtA-n fthift.ert to . him to show what .had been done with it. Jeady jbr tour Christmas Shopping This store has undergone a complete change since Wednesday. The final ship ment or fixtures has arrived and been placed in position, and the merchandise has been distributed to the various sections. With this new equipment you will find shopping much easier and more convenient as the goods are displayed for your view ing. . With Christmas a little more than a week off we are making final preparations for the Christmas. gift hunters. Here are a f ew of the really good suggestions that we have to offer. ft gooth of handkerchiefs To the right and towards the rear of U the store you will find the new. handker chief booth showing many plain and hovel ideas in Christmas handkerchiefs. Ther4 is a saying "When in doubt give handkerchiefs arid the way the ladies are buying them we presume there are any number of doubtful ones. Plain Handkerchiefs are price at 5c to 25c " ; Embroidered Handkerchiefs sell for 10c, 15c, 25c arid up to $1.25. Initial Handkerchiefs for men are priced at 15c and 25c. Handkerchiefs for children in Christ mas boxes, three in a box, are priced at 15c and 25c : , , ' Crepe de Chine Handkerchiefs in white and all colors are priced at 25c each. Kayser and Niagara tjilk Underwear Maid '. : jTmother Shipment of Kid (Slopes On Wednesday Sve received a large shipment of Rid Cloves in plain white without stitching, in all sizes, to sell at $1.50 pair.; ;M:;"ft- , i. 'ft The Centemferi Kid Gloves come in all sizes m the attractive contrasting stitch ftlng, black" oh white and white on 'black. They are the finest imported -Quality and are -selling rapidly at $2.00 ; arid $2.50 pair. - - Silk jtowry for Christmas (Jiving i f We are selling $1.25 MfcCallum Silk Hosiery, and also a lrge line of $ 1 .25 fancy silk hosiery very, special this week at $1.00 pair. Ask to sec these Better hose. v Gordon No. H-300 hose,; in;Christmas , , boxes, white arid black, for $1.25 box. , On the mezzanine floor you will find a goodly collec tion of new silk underwear, the greater part of which came in for Christmas selling. Many people give silk underwear as presents, and we suggest these for your memorandum list. Italian silk vests, in white and flesh, are priced at $1.50 to $5.00. . Italian Silk Vests, in white and flesh, are priced at $1.50 to $2.50. Flesh colored knit union suits wit hltalian silk top," priced at $1.25 ot $2.50. Christmas Clearance Sate of messes continues A large line of silk and serge dresses are selling Friday and Saturday at very special prices. There are many pretty models in the assortments and, the low prices make them ah exbfemely attractive urbhase.. : j . . : . .$5.75 1.75 Values to $8.50, special at . Values to $ 1 6.50, special at . . . . . . . Values to $20.00, special at ... . . . 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