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isilili 'flfEl EMPLOYEES If ItLEPHOlll usand Dollars Disfcrir a vrnji l)v !t cl Among wurwrs Yesterday. r ' - IT SHARING PLAN HIGHLY Ar'r'KfcA.lAlfcX). teste 0.mj In i' , Union Telegraph nv i errormea oimi- I Several Days Ago. nd dollars was divided , inployees of the Ameri ,n' and Telegraph Com ,v. uie uonus money tlie bonus nature of a Christmas JOhfi! G; WESSELL it : .'fil'i: 1 11"1 ' mer Was Received at,Spe- mer; as a member, of the' poft-rdi tuia, wmcn wRs tendered two days ago was received by th$ board in spe cial session yesterday afterli the Cpurt House arid pr. John-C. Wes- ivnv,iiig p'lyBician or. tne city, was unanimously elected ' to serve out the .unexpired term of Dr. Craniner. The r board ; caressed.. Its Regret ; that Dr.r;C!ranme -saw fit id resign. The raotfoh r nominating Dr;V Wesseir was made by Prof. Washington Catlettand was seconded by Mayor-P. Q. Moore, and1 was unanimously carried. ' The members of the board in attendance were: Chairman, W. A. McGirt, Dr. R. B. Slocum, Prof. Washington Cat- i left and Alnvni. P nininn. , -i venty persons, men andl " r , benefitted by the profit- L f8 te .oiS e -would , of the company. The 1 J6 xf?ped eeariy In nuary hence uf this money bv Man-he hta?but w days to serve at the imuai- resigning ne announced that he was a firm believer in rotation in office and could not be persuaded from his course by friends prior to the- ac ceptance of his resignation by the board. In electing Dr. Wessell to member ship the board isv confident that he will perform very efficient service. While comparatively a young man he has built up an enviable practice and is immensely liked by all who know him. Various other matters of a routine nature were disposed of at the session uii-ds was similar work as by hundreds of man- law Mil branches located - all r the country. The employees received the : :ii!i)ent as lhat accorded in .-very city where the , -p. -rates or where it has The Southern Bell Conv , hiit l in the list of subsid- v t;.K)0.-000 was given em- t ..rding 10 Mr. Lucas, iinis money was distributed jo ihe length of service ! iiy the beneficiary. Em , im have-been with the com ;. i!i ; io(l exceeding a year re .. , t-nty pei- cent, of their De rUilary and employees who with the company for a . cedina: three months, but :i a year, were given 46.7 per .i month's salary. Employees been on the payrool less ve months were not included - rocoiving-a part of the com- ;rc::r? during the year. .s also announced at the office tO"::iuiii iiiaL an employees re- 1 J? 11 T A- A 1 . e:v::; x:cu vuy ior iue laiter nan oi y. mor.m on i-riuay. mis was aone h order ro allow them to do their .ditnia shopping. It meant the iyizs for labor before "service was enormed. but the same spirit gov- , i - J x lx . ' .p-nec. i ii e aciion tuai causea me giv- g c: the bonus money. All employ ; hrr e received their pay for next -?k. br.i the company is not worry r v r ihe probability of any one hire -) show up to perform service - i he has already received pay. t; - of l'ortunates include lines bosses, and ordinary la-- well as the "hello girls." "' latter were as deserving rp for certainly they have : y ii-asrreeable things to con .':! during the' year as other in the world. Day after day ;:.;-.vcr hundreds of calls and the money that has slipped into r.-es yesterday was balm for !::::. tins w;rk they do. '.I. '.esi'-rn I'nion Telegraph Com iriif.iied bonus money aboot v !::; ago when all employees i.'i been w;th th? i'orapacy ex ! !: a fitain lengtliTrf lime re . H p.. i- cont of a. year's sal- TITUTE NEW RECTOR Bishcp Daust Will Officiate at Public Services. :1 I 'i; - which was o'clock. called to order at 3:30 JilflBiMJJII llllliil Tired ? Salesmen AnJ - Shbp Girls Will Be Given Rest '' Before Christmas Day. YSHOPPERS6N v STREETS LAST NIGHT. Belonged to , Class Called Legion Who Have Little ; f , To Spend But Who Buy Sanely. Hundreds ; of Wilmington homes will be visited Sunday night by that mysterious-, jolly, much-beloyed old fellowSanta Claus the embodi ment, of a spirit, that never wanes, the true Yuletide spirit that makes Christmas a holiday that never grows dim,;even though the mists of years obscures the eyes. For weeks and weeks preparations have been made tor his COmine. Trees nr wnitinp- for him to dress; thousands of stockings, large and small, are wait ing to be filled from the. generous depths of his crowded pouches. Even in homes that, do not know tlie high pitched voice of childhood old St. Nick is an ever-welcome guest. In spite of high prices and the shortage of currency "in many quar ters it. has been authoritatively learned that old Santa intends to hit his usual gait. Of course, there will be many poor little tots who will be overlooked. There always are. But there are thousands of others whose eyes will glow with pleasure and who will shout with delight when they find what the genial old patron saint ry, , iirMi n i of vChristmas eft behind when he 1r. tJlshop Will Preach at i canie down their chimneys to leawe e n t ' SUFFER HE II Two Sent to Roads" Arid Two Fined Solomon Smith r . Held Without Bond. : ; : TO CONDUCT SERVICES. Grace Methodist Church. Dr. C. M. Bishop, of Georgetown, his annual tokens Of course, there are" many ho be- Texas, president of Georgetown Uni-nioan the fact that those little things versify," a noted educator, preacher i always overlooked until the last min- and author, will conduct the services ! ute cannot be purchased just as old at Grace Methodist church this morn ing. Dr. Bishop is spending Sunday in the' city with his daughter, Mrs. G. D. Phares. He is en route to Bal- Santa squeezes his rotund figure into the narrow brick confines of a mod ern brick chimney. To hundreds, though, it is the boon that will make in session this week. Dr. J3ishop is a member" o fthe notable commission from the Southern Methodist church. EGLARES GERMANY S OUT OF 1 timore, Md., to attend the meeting of -Christmas a day of cheer and happi the Commission on Unification . of i ness instead of a day of aching mis American Methodism, which will be ! ery and recuperation from late hours spent in satisfying the demands of irate shoppers. The shop girl and saleslady has just cause to be thank ful because Christmas Eve falls, on the Sabbath. With a whole day's rest before Christmas morning after weeks of rushing, crushing crowds the saleswomen and shopgirls will be able to derive a little pleasure from a day usually spent in vain re grets and wearied memories. Most of the late Choppers who crowded the stores yesterday and last night were made of that large class which declare each year it will no longer be so foolish as to spend good money for presents that wilt never be used and that will be sent to people about whom they do not care so much as the .snap of their fin ger and who care about them even less. A few months before Christmas it is easy to find hundreds of these people. Their name is legion and they are always absolutely sincere and perfectly determined. They are strong minded creatures and in some manner they always manage to win This Serious Situation Con fronts The Soldiers, Says Man From Abroad. New York, Dec-. 23. With heavy Christmas mail and 429 passengers the American liner, Philadelphia, ar rived in port today a day ahead of her schedule. She left the other side a day earlier in order that her pas sengers could be landed here, in time for Christmas. She had a smooth voy age except for the last two days when she was caught in a heavy gale. M. L. Finch,- a woolen importer, of Thtee blind' tigers suffered , in Judge. Harriss- court yesterday after noon. Fred Howland, brother of the well-known "George" -Howland, .was up on two separate charges of selling booze. On one charge ..he received a sentence of three months on the county roads and was fined $50 and the costs in the other case; lie en tered a nol contendre plea in both cases. Harry McRay, colored, was the next heaviest sufferer for viola tion of the liquor law. He was ar raigned on two different charges and "pulled" a total' of four months on the roads. Prince Tolar, colored, the third offender up for selling liquor, also entered a nol contendere plea and was fined $50 and costs on one charge while in the second-case against him pi-ayer for judgment was continued for twelve months. The only other person to receive a sentence was Lulu Miller, charged with vagrancy. She was given thirty days on the county farm. Solomon Smith ,the negro arrested early Friday morning on a charge of breaking into the home of Jim Gore, colored, and whom the police believe is responsible for many of the recent store robberies, was arraigned I in court, but .his case was continued 'un til Wednesday of next week. He was committed to jail without bond; Smith ,is also .fcharged with robbing Mr. Marrow's general merchandise store, corner Third and Brunswick streets, just a few hours prior to fiis arrest. Henry Baldwin and Ephriam Brown, both colored, thought to be accom plices of Smith, were arraigned on charges of receiving "stolen goods. Baldwin is being held on the charge for trial with Smith on Wednesday, but Brown was granted a nol pros. 'A J..;.:jl EXPECTS CHANGE OF BRITISH DIPLOMATS Petrograd, Dec. 23. The . Novoe Vremy states that important changes in the British diplomatic service are forthcoming. The paper adds that it is expected in political circles here '.that the British ambassador, Sir George William Buchanan, the Brit ish ambassador to Russia, will soon be recalled. The expected changes are due, it is added, to the reconstruc tion of the British government. Rev. J. S. Crowley to Preach. Rev. J. S. Crowley, pastor of the Acme Presbyterian church, will preach at that church today at both the morning and evening services. This will be the first service to be held in the church after several im provements have been made. The morning service will be held at 11 o'clock and the evening service at 7:30. A cordial invitation is extend ed to all. DIED YESTERDAY EVENING. Funeral Services Will Be Conducted From Home This Afternoon. !:. !.. Clribben, pastor of St. K,-is-cpal church, of this city, !!'H-ially instituted as rector p-.trisii on Wednesday,-Decem- Mishop Thomas C. Darst, as sii'ip (,r iiio diocese, will be in - -1 i the ceremonies. Dr. WiMwjnj.er m. Milton, rector of St. James assisted by clergy of the city, !! d-Kvcr the sermon. The services will begin at 10 ia the morning and a cordial has been extended to all : the community to attend by and the parishioners. The will be particularly impres ii" institution of Rev. Mr. iik !i will hp f hp first niihlic afiir Ei kind since the ordaining cf ' P !):;rsi as the bisEop of the die- ."ln-f 'Hot A 8 eve rage 's Discovery for Indigestion Ir n :t a beverage, but it Is pos t!v' !y the quickest known relief ff-!-" Indigestion, Heart-burn and 1: Topsia and is sold in 50c bot- under a strict guarantee to J-'ood or monev refunded. us for a bottle and try It ames M. Hall DRUGGIST and Castle Sts. Phone 192. Mr.s Alice Catherine Sellers, wife of Mr. R. L. Sellers, passed away at the envy and admiration of the weak- the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. IV Fifth avenue : a nassger said Ur mortals who realize that it is a , B. J. Sykes, 111 Meares street, yes 315 Fifth avenue a passenger said egs f-ght and who 1)avo neither ferd evening at G:4r o'clock follovv- the courage nor the inclination to rise ; jng several months of failing health, superior to overwhelming forces that. jMrS- sellers' condition had not been seem to hold them firmly to a course considered critical but the end was they realize is foolish. j not unexpected. The deceased was The hoppers of last night were thej4i years 0f age and is survived by a determined class. They had but. lit- iuiabamV. mother and father, tour sis tie money to spend, knew what they ters ail(l two brothers. The sisters wanted and did not care to spend are. Mrs. W. C. Montgomery, Mrs. B. the evening sightseeing. They c Henby, Mrs. W.C.Simon and Miss bought rapidly and sanely and it was Margaret Sykes, all of this city The a rest for the tired nerves of the shop j Drothers are Messrs. E. D. Sykes, of girl who has just passed through an Mulberry, Fla., and Mr. W. H. Sykes, unusually strenuous period. 'of Rocky Point, N. C. I Complete funeral arrangements had that Germany had no wool now and that--a vegetable fibre has been sub stituted for the manufacture of cloth ing even to the uniforms worn by sol diers. "This is a very serious situationtfor the German troops," he said, "for there is no warmth in the fibre cloth' and the men in the field no doubt will suffer greatly from cold during the Mr. Finch said that the excellency attained by the British air service has eliminated the Zeppelin raids over England. CHRISTMAS EXERCISES. Rev. J. S. Crowley Spoke at the Acme New Berlin school Closing. The Acme-New Berlin public schools had their closing exercises Thursday night at 8 o'clock. A Christmas tree, beautifully decorated and loaded with presents for the children, was the big feature. Messrs. Herbert Smith and E. M. McAuley announced the pro gram and Rev. J S. Crowley, pastor of the Acme Presbyterian church, made an excellent address which was thoroughly enjoyed by the very large audience. Misses Wall, Frederick and Jackson are the teachers of the school. Every child presents was presented with a box of candy and fruits. Fireworks were set off during the J riot been made last night but the fu- evening oy suian UIunuB wx. u. , be comluctea from the res gard tor tne guaruiam, ui m iw afternoon at 4 o'clock by in many instances older persons Par-nc ?!&tlJZ Tl de Baptist church and interment will when noticed by elderly f gentlemen they apparently enjoyed ttie firing of harmless firecrackers, for it carried j them back to a period they had al most forgotten. be in Bellevup cemetery. YACHT IN FOR REPAIRS. Craft Grounded When Mak ing For Anchorage. The pleasure yacht Clearwater, which ran aground on Bald Head island shoals a few days ago, while coming into Southport for anchorage I during a blow off the North Carolina 1 mas Day with their families was in SPEND DAY WITH FAMILY "Trusties" at the Stockade to be Given Freedom For Day Ten or more trustworthy convicts who are serving time at the stockade for various violations of the law and who have good behavior records, will be permitted to spend Christmas Day with friends and relatives at home in compliance with a request from Gov ernor Locke Craig to the Board of County Commissioners. The custom of allowing "trusties" to spend Christ- MISS H ATT IE E. DARDEN. i - ' Sister of Wilmington Man Died Ocean View. at News has been received in the city of tb'e death of Miss' Hattie D. "Dar ken which occurred at 11 o'clock Friday night at her home near Ocean jView. Pneumonia was assigned as ! the cause of death. Miss Darden had 'been ill but a few days. The de ceased is survived by three brothers. They are:- Messrs. J. A. and E. B. Darden, of Norfolk, and Mr. T. F. Dar den, of this city. . The remains were carried to Ham ilton, N. C, where funeral services were held and where interment was made. Coast, came to the city yesterday to go on the marine railway for repairs to her hull. The Clearwater, which was bound from the North to Florida waters, was one of five that were making for smooth water when it went on shore. It was gotten; off with the aid of the Bald Head., island coast guards, but was found to be. leaking and was towed into shallow water behind Fort Caswell. On being surveyed it was found that it was necessary for the craft to augurated by Governor Craig last year and about ten prisoners were given this hitherto unheard of privilege. All that were released from the stock ade for that purpose returned on the following day. Chairman W. A. McGirt, of the board of commissioners, announces thet he will take the matter up immediately with County Roard Superintendent Burnett and Superintendent Riven bark with the view of determining the convicts that are to have this privi lege. . . ( . .;?r)r:- - be hauled out of the water to receive the attention that it will have to have. It make you angry, you'll allow, before proceeding down the coast. When motor friends you spy The craft is a trim one. being about, To have 'em payly smile and bow 60 feet in length and of proportionate beam. It is handsomely outfitted. And keep on whizzing by. Exchange. n it is a commonplace that Christmas comes -when yoti lesst'expect' ; Jhe moral wPud seem to be that if the years are io flfeeting one" can ill afford to miss the universal opportunity for sentiment which Christmas affords. We wish first of all to reiterate our. appreciation of" yourfpatronage; arid to Express the hope that we have deserved it. We wish also to. extend to you the season's greetings, rit in: the per functory spirit of custom, as between a bank arid its clients, but, in the genuine spirit of cordiality which happily exists between TTheWilmihg-r ton Savings and Trust Company and its friends. We trust that the passing year has come fully up to your expectations and that the com ing year may exceed them. And we wish you the happiest Christmas you ever had! OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF -he)AnD0p Savings & Tnist Comiiaiiy 1 Ml 2C POLICE LOOKING rnn nninninfn nini run iiduiiiib bitiL i WANTS TO DECLINE PEACE 0FEEH Strangely Disappeared From Norfolk Wet Christmas For New Bern. New Bern, Dec. 23, Machinists who have for several days been en gaged in repairing the engines of the yacht "Minnesota, which was disabled off Cape Lookout last Friday night and which was later taken to More head City for repairs, have just about completed, this task and the vessel, of which Captain John A. Berkey, Of St. Paul, Minn., is in command, will leave for Southern ports today or to morrow. This yacht, was caught in a storm off Cape Lookout last Friday night and during this she was disabled and when her sails were hoisted the main mast was blown away and the littfe ship was left at the mercy of the wind and the waves. Coast guards there went to the aid of the passengers and crew and suc ceeded in saving them after a hard fight, but they had a narrow escape. The New Bern police have been asked to be on the lookout for Miss Jeanette Denizet, who disappeared from her home at Norfolk on Wed nesday afternoon. The missing young woman is said to be 21 years of age, of about me dium height, slender and dark with attractive features and when last seen she wore a dark blue serge pleated skirt heavily embroidered, silk Empire hose and a small green hat. She also wore three rings, one with a small diamond setting, another set with sapphires and the other .a sig net ring. In addition to this she wore three bracelets and carried a watch containing in the case a pic lure of her mother. The young woman left home ure ALL BASKETS DELIVERED j Adjutant Yates Thanks All : For Support of Work. Over 100 families were given well j filled baskets yesterday afternoon by; the Salvation Army corps, making! possible a real Christmas dinner for! . ' ' -; . families who would have been forod J " s " v"T n . to go without but for the activities of lhat Is Status Given British the army workers and the generous Premier By Press of support the efforts of the corps re-! a . j ceived from the public. The baskets i Amsterdam. were given out late yesterday after-! . , noon and hundreds of hearts gladden-' Amsterdam, Dec. 23.-The NIeuwe ed that would otherwise have been Courant, commenting on Lloyd- George's speech in the House of Commons last week, says that while In speaking of the matter last night the British premier's address is in Adjutant Yates stated that he was its form "less brusque than hi:i pre very appreciative for the kind and vious utterances," the only interpre considerate manner in which his ef-! tation possible is that "he wants to forts to raise money to provide this ' decline the central powers' offer with dinner for the deserving poor of the , out, however, incurring the blame for city had met with from the public! continuing the war." . The paper He wants everyone who contributed asks : to understand that every nickel was appreciated and that it was spent in' an effort to do the most good to carry cheer and happiness where only gloom and sorrow an4 in some cases hunger held sway. My summer girl still speaks to me But I feel lost, For in her manner I can see A touch of frost. Exchange. "Is it possible to ask Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg to go further than he did? From the standpoint of common sense it i3 impossible that the German Chancellor should unveil the German program before he is sure that the 'entente powers are also ready Lo show their cards." will be rushed to completion as quick ly, as possible. According to statements made to day by local express men, something like 800 quarts of whiskey have ar rived in New Bern this week from Washington, Baltimore and other wet centers and the majority of this has already been delivered to the con signees. The express men say that the amount of liquor being ordered for holiday consumption is larger this year than it has been in many pre vious years and that the entire f month's receipts will eclipse all past CALLED TO WILSON. Mother of Mrs. W. C. Galloway Is Seriousiy III. Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Galloway were called to Wilson yesterday to the bed side of Mrs. Galloway's mother, Mrs. I. W. Bass, who is critically 411. The communication was not very explicit, merely urging them to hurry there. Mrs. Bass is an extremely old lady and this fact is causing friends and 'relatives grave concern, as they fear she will be unable to recover. FINE PHOTOGRAPHS. Wilmingtonians Can Be Seen In Pano rama View of Second Regiment. Mr. J, C. Rourk, collection clerk at the American Banking & Trust Com pany, has recently received from his Q avaa uaao i, .I brother, Priyote Crawford Rourk. cf sumably for the purpose of going to,' nf wTlicVo aro a w ronTa 'Company E, Second North Carolina In- tho home of a music teacher to take , moro thfm whJ it couM be Becure -.fantry at Camp Stuart. El Paso. Texas, a lesson. Her parents fear that she , xwn, two excellent panorama views. One tn n,p thirctv n ut ;pf the entire camp and the other of The body of Mr. J. B. Brinkley, of j has become temporarily demented and has gone to some nearby city. S. Coplon & Sons, who conduct' New Bern's largest department store, some time ago decided to rebuild that establishment and this work is to- begin within the next week or two, ihe material for this now being placed ou the scene. ' The Coplon store is at. the present time the largest in the city and when the improvements have been complet ed it will be one of the largest and Havelock, who died suddenly at Jack sonville, on the previous day, passed through New .Bern last night, en route to the former place, where it will bo interred. Mr. Brinkley went to! Jacksonville early in the week, intending to make his home there, but was taken ill and death followed r few hours later. 'The funeral service was conducted from Coatan church this mornine at most modern that there is in the j 11 o'clock by Rev. W. B. Everett, of entire State. ; inis f-i(y am jp interment made in The work, when started, will prob- the family buryine ground near that ably consume five or six weeks, but place. j other companies the Second Regiment drawn up for re view. The photographs which are several feet iir length, are excellent ones. So clear ami sharp are they that many Wilmingtonians in the various com panies can be easily distinguished among the thousand National Guards men composing the regiment. . , Colonel .1. Van B. Metts. of this city, second in command of the crack troops; Lieut. P. L. Cantwcll, of Company G, also of this city, and sev eral Wilmington soldiers in that and O'he Store ltp-to-)ate rv n Incorporated. rfail Orders filled Jhis Store Wishes tou One and M ' t Very Merry Christmas Idatch for Special Sale in Tuesday's issue a Clean-up before inventory
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