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THB WILMINGTON DISPATCH; THURSDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 28, 1916. pa' : WORK ON VESSELS PROGRESSING FAST WMlflNGtf ITHIHIC H1GHLV OF LEGISLATION TO BE DISCUSSED C n nine corps BEHIND SCHEDULE! Mow For n New Year II me frames of Two Big Schooners Will be Completed In a Few: Days at Ship Yard. 01 k on the frame of "ribs" of or the big four-masted auxiliary, ti(vi water schooners being . built at iho liiP -var1 of the Wilmington Iron Work, on Eagles Island, will . be compld this week, Capt. Edw. P.tton on botn the Atlantic' Coast Line BaiHT. piebiut?iiL ui me concern, stat (Mi (his morning. : . The frames of i win vessel -VnUT all be in place jiliort iy n f terwards. Prom the com pleii d frnies can. be gained an; idea ot i!h eminsity of the two schooners I, ing constructed for the American inrrcluint marine. Shipoarpenters are now busy "fitting the stern post and stem to vessel No. , which was started in advance of Hie ship which is nearing the same siape of complition alongside on the bunch ways. It is expected that work ceiling the hold of the Schooner No. 1. which means that from stem to surn the enterior of the vessel will lie ceiled with heavy timbers, varying in size from six to ten inches, will be started early next week. This is where a sailing vessel gets its inoa'. strength. After the vessels have been ceiled inside, work of putting on the outside planking or "skin" will be begun. Af ter this is completed the long and ted ious task of caulking begins. While seams are being made tight the fin ishing touches will be put on the vessels, such as the installation of the big 700-horse power Bolinda motor engines which are to be installed ir each of the schooners, the cabine! work in the officer's cabins, the con si ruction of the galley and forecastle for the crew. It is estimated by the builders that the first of the sailing vessel will be launched in the early spring. The second ship should glide into the waters of the Cape Fear river a short while afterwards as there is no great difference in the progress of the con struction of Schooner Nos. 1 and 2 as hey are at present designated. When these vessels are completed ir is very probably that two more will he started immediately as there is a great demand for vessels of this i lass at present and the contract for the construction of the present twe schoners was accepted Ijyjthe locai concern with the .understanding that if they so choose two "more would be built here at the completion oi the first. t c ii : i TRANSFERRED HERE. Lieut. J. J. Hutson Ordered to Cut tcr Semincic January 1. Many friends here will be pleasec to learn that Lieut. J. J. Hutson, will on January 1, be transferred from thf (utter Bear, at San Francisco, to the c.ittrr Seminole at this port. Lieu tenant and Mrs. Hutson are wel known in Wilmington, the office having been stationed here several years ago. Lieutenant and Mrs. Hutson havr hern spending the Christmas holi days in the city with Mrs. Hutson' parents, Profr and Mrs. Washingtor Catlett. They are now in Aiken, S C. spending the remainder of tht officer's furlough.. TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS NEXT WEEK. Washington, Dec. 28. Chairman Newlands, of the Senate interstate commerce committee, today announced it would hold public hearings on Jan uary 5th on the Webb bill permitting American concerns to establish joint foreign selling agents and on January on the railway legislation suggest c:! by President Wilson to supplement the Adamson law. Sociologists in Session. Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 28. Men and women from all parts of the Unitec States who take an active part in the consideration of economic and socio logical questions,, gathered here to flay for the annual meeting of socie t:ci; organized for the discussion of :;,!:h subjects. These organizations the American Economic Associa tion, the American Sociological So ciety, the American Statistical . Asso ciation and the American Association for Labor Legislation. Both the - ec cnomic and sociological sessions wil lie devoted largely to the considera tion of problems arising from the Eu r pcan war and its af ter-eff ects . upon thir-, country. Portland, Ore., Dec. 28. From ev direction in. Oregon every tralD ,nd on intejrurban cars throngs of teachers arrived in Portland today tc attend the annual convention of the Oregon Teachers' Association. For fip first time the eastern and west ern division of the association have joined in one convention and as a result all previous attendance records have been broken. Today was de voted to the deliberations of the ad- nn'nistrative . council. Tomorrow morning will be devoted to a general assembly of all the teachers. Be ginning Thursday afternoon and con tinuing through Friday the numerous apartments of the association will hold their meetings. , . Rev. O. A. Keller will preach to night at the Winter Park Baptist church. The public is cordially Invited to attend the service. Tabulation Shows Jtiess Than : Half of incoming Trains ' Maintained Schedule. rSa tcorin-ecUon w)Ji the pd'esemfr campaign that;is being waged by the Chamber of Commerce, -Rotary Club ind. indiyiduals-Jn the city for better train service in and out of Wilmine- and Seaboard Air Line railroads, it wm oe of interest to know that a compilation of the 278 daily trains with nine trains arriving daHyi- percent, which were late, arrived here from a few .minutes to several hours behind" the schedule time. This complication was made by Mr. J. G. McCormick, of the traffic com mittee of the Chamber of Commerce, who is making a strong effort for im proved nassenger service here. Only 16 of scheduled 69 arrivals of the two Seaboard passenger trains were on time during the. period of a little more than one month. S. A. L. train No. 19, from Rutherfordton and Charlotte, due to arrive here at 12:40 p. m., holds the record for being late during the time tabulated. Only seven times during - the dates did this train arrive on the schedule. Train No. 20, also from Charlotte and Rutherfordton, due to arrive here at 12:10 a. m., was a-close second to No. 19, being on time only nine days out of the possible thirty-two. These two trains were from 30 minutes to three hours late. Of the 214 trains arriving on the Atlantic Coast Line from November, 27 to October 27, 102 were late. This tabulation, however, does not include the two tri-weekly trains. One on the New Bern Division and one on the Wilmington and Fayetteville branch. Train No. 63, on - the New Bern branch, holds the record for ar rivals en time. Out of the possible 27 days this train arrived on, the schedule on 23. This train does not run on Sunday. . Next in order was train No. 50 due to arrive here from Columbia at' 12:20 am. This train ltege " f a lare measure aid the was .late only 12 times out of 32 days. ;student in defraying part of the ex Train No. 52, from Fayetteville, due ;Pense of his education. .- .... Thp. "Wilmins'ton hnvs mnst nf .o arrive nere at p. m. was late just half nf tho Hmo Train No. 41 due to arrive here from Rocky Mount at 9": 50 o'clock daily, maintained a fairly good sched ule for the entire periqd. Although it was late nineteen times, the. aver-J ige number of minutes off the sched ule was only about ten. Train No. 19, due to arrive here each evening it 6:05, from Norfolk, dhich has prob ably the" hardest schedule to make was late eighteen times. Train No. )0, also from Norfolk, due to arrive ;n the. city at 1:15 a. m., arrived here only ten times on time. This train was from 20 to 40 minutes late on the 22 nights that it was behind the schedule. Due considerably to heavy travel train No. 54 from Columbia and Florence, and due to arrive at. 12:50 :. m., succeeded in arriving on time only ten times during the 32 days computed! Though hardly ever more han an hour behind the schedule the i rain was usually from 25 to 40 min utes off the schedule. MARKET FLOODED. Local Dealers Says No Peanuts Will s be Bought At Present. On account of the flooding of the local market with peanuts just prior to Christmas, . Wilmington dealers claim that that is no market for the products at present. However, they expect that next week will again see the. market in such condition that it tfill permit of the buying and sell ing of peanuts. REWARD OFFERED. Jncle Sam Will Pay For Return Of Wilmington Boy. The police have received a notifi cation of a reward Wr-tiie apprehen sion and delivery of Emil C. Kranke, son of Mr. F. H. Kranke, of Leland, formerly 'qf this city, who is charged with "straggling" from the U. S. S. Hartford at Charleston, S. C, Young Kranke is a first class fireman and enlisted in the service in Baltimore, Md., in February 1914. A reward of $25 is offered for his apprehension. SHOT AT WOMAN. Would Not. Swear Out Warrant For Man Who Tried, to Shoot Her. Capt. C. W. Woolard, on duty at the police station last night re ceived a report of an attempt to shoot Mary Wright, living In Schutte's al ley, by ' George; James, colored, last night. The bullet narrowly missed the woman. The police went to the scene and endeavored to get her to swear out a warrant against James, who had fled, but she refused to do so. It is not known how the argu ment started which resulted in the shooting. Convention of Commercial, Teachers. - Chicago, 111., Dec. 28. Educators from all parts of the country interest ed in instruction in practical business methods are attending the twentieth Commercial Teachers Federation, vhicli met in" this f city today for a threeday . session. . 'Dr- Glen, Levin; chief of -the commercial : department of the United States Bureau of Edu- ation, heads the "list of speakers. Members of A. &. M. Alumni ; Association Think Reserve - Officers' Scheme Fine Members of the New Hanover A. & M.; 'Alumni Association and- the parents of the Wilmington boys who are students at A. & M College, Ral eigh, are much interested in a circular recently mailed out by President W. C. Riddick, which outlines what the government will expect of a student at the college who enters the Reserve frated at the co"cge ne" Septem- drill three hours ; each week - during the freshman and sophomore years, but as members of the Training Corps, students Will receive from the gov ernment, free of cost, all necessary uniforms. . . y. Under the present -plan at the col lege, at the beginning of the junior year, each student elects whether or not he . will take further - military in struction. If ho does hot wish to con tinue this course, then he is not re quired to drill any more during his stay , in college. If he does decide to continue the military work and join the Officers' Training Corps, he will take three hours of drill each week, besides two hours given over to the study of military science and will re ceive all necessary uniforms from the United States government and about eighty dollars in money during the academic year. The student who joins the corps may ?lso be required to attend two summer camps of four weeks each at which all expenses will be paid by the government. After the student has completed the course at college he is under no more miitary obigations than any other citizen. Members of the local alumni association- think highly of the plan, as they believe that it will not only fit out A. & M. students for commissions in the regular army, but the money they receive while in the corps at i - Y , T I i whom are now at home spending the! imiM.ir. oicn fhint Mrhiv f tho Of UIU 1111 llljUl J JM. 1.11V nlan. and it is thought that the ma - jority of them will enlist to be of ficers in Uncle Sam's Reserve Corps. The local boys at A. & M. are: Messrs A. L. Humphrey, G. G. Avant, Z. E. Murrell, F. P. Montgomery, G. W. Tiencken, W. C. Murrell, G. H. Hut- aff. Jr., J. H. W. Bonitz, J. G. Hicks and Charles Butler. E Railroads Have to Make An swer Today to Prevent New Order. Washington, Dec. 28. Representa tives of railroads throughout the country today appeared before the Interstate Commerce Commission to show cause , why the commission should nbt take into its own hands the car shortage situation and issue a drastic order to relieve the conges tion. The order, which the commission apparently is prepared to issue, un less the railroads show cause why it should not, would require the roads to return to connecting lines all for eign cars on their own tracks after unloading. Heretofore the railroads have endeavored to cope with the sit uation by requiring the roads in the east, .where the congestion is the greatest, to return to connection lines monthly, k larger number of for eign cars than received. Tbis requirement- is said to have been largely disregarded by certain eastern roads. - While congestion in traffic is somewhat less at present than recently improvement ' in the condition apparently has not .been as rapid as the commission expected. One phase of. today's hearing was the claim advanced by certain rail road interests that the commission apparently is without authority to is sue such an order as is cited in to day's summons. " 4 . WEDDINGS MARKED THE DAY IN MAGNOLIA. Magnolia, N. C, Dec. V 28. The Rev. R. F. Munns performed two marriage ceremonies yesterday. In the morning he married Miss Lula Register and Mr. M. C. Carter, at the home of the bride's father, Mr. Henry Register, about two miles from town, and' yesterday evening he married Miss Sadie Blanton and Mr. Bruce Heath, at the Methodist parsonage.) Miss Blanton is the daughter of Mr. J. H. Blanton, a prosperous farmer living about two miles from here. Mr. Heath holds a position in High Point, N. C. Each express train coming from the. North keeps bringing a few quarts of i delayed Christmas booze and . the crowds are still meeting the trains j to see if their packages come and after the trains have passed you can' GAR OT BEING City Fathers Will Confer To night With Regard to Any Legislation Needed, It is expected that there will be many1 citizens present at the con ference or" City" Council, at the City Hall, tonight at 8 o'clock-, when the City Father will gather to ; discuss what legislation will be desired .for Wilmington to bo, presented- to. the General Assembly by Senator L. lay- ton Grant, who leaves for Raleigh early in January. City Attorney Robert Ruark stated at the regular weekly meeting of City Council yesterday that no bills effect ing local taxation would be, consider ed, but he did not state what other proposed bills would probably be dis cussed at the conference tonight. However, it is thought that only measures that will effect the machin ery of the. city government wiTT be considered with a view of asking for legislation that will tend to remedy any defects. (The conference is to be informed and the general public will be admitted to hear the discus sion. THEY STILL HAVE HEADS TOGETHER Railroad Conference Trying to Reach An Agreement Today. New York, Dec. 28. The National conference of the committee of rail road managers and representatives of the four brotherhoods of railroad employes resumed here today consid eration relative to application of the Adamson law in the event it is held constitutional ' by the United States supreme court. Tlie agreement reached between Attorney General Gregory and the railroads' attorneys suspends the ef fectiveness of the Adamson law nendine: the outcome of the test suit penuing me outcome oi me &uu ' Therefore on January 1st the em . lPloyes wil1 continue to work without any immediate benefits from the law, which was to have gone into opera tion on that day. A possible outcome of today's con ference may be- the appointment of a joint board to determine the opera t ion 'of "the law, ii its constitutionality is established. . FUNERAL OF MRS. MONROE. Interment Will Be Made After Hus- I band Arrives From Border. The funeral of Mrs. W. P. Monroe, who died suddenly Tuesday night of heart failure, will probably be held Sunday when her husband, Lieut. W. P. Monroe arrives from Camp Staurt, El Paso,. Texas, where he is with the Second regiment National Guard of North Carolina. According to a tele- ) gram Lieutenant Monroe will probab ly arrive in the city Sunday. To Define Proselyting. New York, Dec; 28. Many import ant subjects will come up for discus sion at the eleventh annual conven tion of the National Collegiate Ath letic Association to be held at the Hotel Astor tomorrow. Not the least interesting promises to be the discussion on proselyting, which will take up the evening session. The organization is apposed to prosely ting according to its by-laws, but ac cording to an announcement recently issued by the association, the appli cation of the term is not clearly enough defined. What, are articles of war, father? Oh, it's some sort of document, I suppose, like a marriage license, for instance Exchange. Reggy told me my eyes were like stars. His sister said something similar. Really? ' She saibd you were moon-faced. Exchange. hear them asking one "theirs came." another Hall's Discovery for Indigestion Is not a beverage, but it Is poa tively 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 ?! Hall DRUGGIST 5th and Castle Sts. Phone 192. if 'Wot A Beverage' I Start it right. Open an account with the Oldest and Largest North Carolina Savings Bank, and determine to save regularly a substantial portion of your income. -4 per cent interest, compounded every three months, will materially increase your deposits. i '' ALL DEPOSITS MADE WITH US ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 2nd will bear in terest from January 1st. NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN. The W G. E. Taylor, President. H. Walters, Vice-President. J. W. Norwood, Vice-President. m - I ONE STORY COMPLETE Beauty of Custom House Can be Had From North Wing. An excellent idea of what Wil mington's magnificent half-million dollar Customs House will look like when completed can be had from the North wing, one-story of which is already completed at Water and Princess streets. Masons are at work on the Water street side of this wing and it is expected this part of the handsome building will be com plete, much in advance of the South wing, the foundations of which have not yet been driven on account of parts of the pile-driver being out of commission. Both the steel and stone work of the part of the structure on Princess street is complete to the second floor. A small idea of the beauty of the whole building, when completed, can be had from this. Great care is being j taken by the contractors that none of j the completed parts may become damaged in any way. Exposed edges of the- stone is boxed. The progress of the construction on the building which . is the most cost ly in the city. is being watched with much inter-' est. NEGRO RELEASED. Man Thought to Be Accomplice of Solomon Smith Let Go Henry Baldwin, colored, who was arrested on a charge of receiving stolen goods and who was thought to bo anaccompllce of Solomon, who was yesterday committed to jail with out bond on a charge of burglary and housebreaking, was this morning granted nol pros by Judge Harriss in the Recorder's court. The police had reasons to believe that Baldwin had disposed of articles thought to have been stolen by Smith. Hannah Nelson, colored, charged with trespass, was ordered to pay the costs of the case. Joe Walker, col ored, charged with abandonment, is being held for trial tomorrow. One Deed Only one deed was fil ed for record in the office of the reg ister of deeds this morning. It is as follows: Preston Allen to N. F. Warren, interest in a tract of land in Cape Fear township which was formerly owned by Frank Solomon. The consideration was $400. "Like produces like." "Oh, I don't know. I've seen cold cash produce some hot times." Pry Goods of Quality Clearance Sale Continues J7H Jhe Zfdeek We have a few Suits and Coats left which we are closing out at very special prices; Suits at One fa Off of marked Price Coats that sold at $30 and $25, special for ........ $24.50 Coats that sold at $25.00 and $27.50, special for .$18.50 Coats sold at $37.50, $40.00 and $45.00, special for $29.50 Chtjstmas JTrtides at Vert We have a few of the Xmas Novelties left over, which New Year's Gifts. All Xmas Items Special at One-Third Off. (See Special Tablets.) Presses $15.00 Dresses to close out at $25.00 Dresses to close out at Beautiful $4.00 Waists, to close out at . ilmington Savings & Trust Company 110 Princess Street. The Sport Champions of 1016 Archery Dr. R.P. Elber, of Wayne, Pa.; Miss Cynthia M. Wesson, of Cotuit, Mass. Automobile Champion speedway driver, Dario Rosta. Baseball World's champions, Bos ton Americans. N. L. champions, Brooklyn; A. L. champions, Boston. N. L. champion batsman, Hall Chase of Cincinnati. A. L. champion bats man, Tris Speaker of Cleveland. N. L. leading pitcher, Grover C. Alex ander of Philadelphia. A. L. leading pitcher, "Babe" Ruth of Boston. Billiards Balkine (professional) William Hoppe of New York. Three cushion (professional) George Moore of New York. Pocket billiards (pro fessional) Frank Taberski of Schen ectady. Balkline (amateur) Edward W." Gardner of Montclair, N. J. Pock et billiards (amateur) J. Howard Shoemaker of New York. Boxing Heavyweight, Jess Willard Featherweight, Johnny Kilbane. Mid dleweight, in dispute. Bantamweight, in dispute. Welterweight, Jack Brit ton. Flyweight, Jimmy Wilde. Light weight, Freddie Welsh. Court Tennis National amateur, Jay Gould of New York. American professional, Walter A. Kinsella of New York. World's open champion, Jay Gould (retired). Cross-Country Intercollegiate team champions, Cornell. Running Intercollegiate individ ual champion, John W. Overton, Yale. National senior A. A. U., Villiar Ky ronen, New York. National Junior A. A. U., James Henigan, Boston. Cycling National amateur,' John. Staehle, Newark, N. J. National professional, Frank L. Kramer, Or ange, N. J. Football Leading Eastern team. University of Pittsburgh. Western Conference champion, Ohio State Un iversity. Leading Southern, teams, Georgia Tech and University of Ten nessee. Leading I'acinc coast teams, Universities of Opegon and Washington. Golf National amateur, Charles Evans, Jr., of Chicago. National open, Charles Evans, Jr., of Chicago. National women's, Miss Alexia Stirl ing, Atlanta. National professional James M. Barnes, Whitemarsh C. C. Hockey Intercollegiate, Harvard. Amateur Hockey League champions, Boston A. A. Light Champion trotter Lee Ax worthy 1:58 1-4. (Incorporated.) at Reduced Prices for 9 in; J. L. Williams, Cashier. W. Hull Moore, Asss Cashier. J. G. Thornton, Teller. J Harness Champion pacer Na poleon Direct 1:59 1-4. Horses Winning driver, Thomas W. Murphy, Poughkeepsle, N. Y. Polo Senior champions, Great Neck, Long Island. Junior champions, Meadowbrook III., Long Island. Racquets National amateur, Stan ley G. Mortimer, Tuxedo, N. Y. Na tional amateur doubles, L. Water bury and J. C. Waterbury, New York. World's professional, Jock Soutar, New York. s Rowing Poughkeepsle regatta, Sy racuse. New London regatta. Har vard. National champions, Duluth Boat club. Champion single sculler, T. J. Rooney, Ravenswood B. C, Loiig Island. Scjccer Intercollegiate, University e T" i . .. XT., .i .. , I a ican challenge cups, Bethlehem. Speed National outdoor champion, Harry Cody, Toronto. Skating: National indoor cham pion, Anton o SicKcy, Cleveland. Squash Tennis National amateur, Eric S. Winston of New York. World's professional, Walter A. Kinsella,'.of New York. Tennis National singles, Richard N. Williams of Philadelphia. Nation al doubles, C. J. Griffin and W. ' M. Johnston of San Francisco. Nation al mixed doubles, W. E. Davis of Cali fornia and Miss Eleanora Sears "6f Boston. National clay court singles, W. E. Davis of California. National clay court doubles, Dean Mathey and G. M. Church of New Jersey. Na- finnnl unrritii'e umr-1rs Minn Mill la Bjurstetit of Norway. National' wom en's doubles. Miss Molla Bjurstedt of Norway and Miss Eleanora Sears '.of (Boston. National indoor singles, Robert L. Murray, Niagara Falls, N. V Motimiul inrlnnr rlmihlns Willl.im Rosenbaum and A. E. Lovinbond. New York. Trap Shooting Grand American Handicap, John F. Wulf, Milwaukee. World's professional champion, Phil lip Miller, Dallas. Intercollegiate team champion, Yale. Colored Man Dead John Wesley fiietrkn a rasnaptorl rnlnrd man who UUCIUU i a tjri .v. w.v. w - - lived at No. 510 North Seventh street, died yesterday morning. Custon con ducted a barber shop on North Fourth street for more than 30 years. The funeral will be held tomorroy after-, noon at 2 o'clock from St. Stephen's Method'st church. Opposite Post Office ow Prices will make most welcome Clearance . . .$8.75 ..$18.75 ,5 . ..$2.48