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PERSONAL EFECTS IE OF WllIiTSyiTIWfl i iftll ASHUHt SIILL UKPIERCED! OFFICIAL QBSERS Members of Crews of KieJ and Nicaria Have No Further -Business Aboard Ship. The personal effects of the officers members of the German merchant a"els, Kiel and Nicaria, lying across Trfver from the f00t of Grace street; 1 ?e been removed from the steamers the Marine Hospital, where the- men t0re jjginjr detained by the immigration authorities, and U will not be neces a fnr anv member of the crew of either vessel to return there again, it learned yesterday afternoon. These effects were transported in .a boat from the cutter Seminole, four trips being necessary. When the vessels were taken in charge by a boarding party from the Seminole following the declaration of war with Germany, the men were per mitted to remove those things which hey needed most, the officers of the boarding party giving the members of the crew several hours in which to get their effects together. However, it was impossible to remove everything, hut this phase of the work was com pleted vesterday afternoon and it will not be" necessary for the men to go aboard ship again. The entire membership of the two crews together with the commanding officers of both vessels, are now be ing detained at the Marine Hospital. How long they will remain there or whether they will be moved elsewhere is unknown. Local government offi cials have had no intimation of what disposition the government will make of the men. The machinery of the two vessels was done almost irreparable damage bv the members of the crews before they were seized by agents of the- gov ernment, it was learned from author itative source yesterday afternoon. The expenditure of thousands of dol lars will be necessary before the ves sels will be of service, to this gpvern ment, provided it decides to use them. The engines were almost wrecked, it was learned, the removal of various parts being the chief line of damage pursued by the men before they quit the ships. The ships are and have been in charge of Captain Edgar Williams, harbor master for the port of Wilming ton, since they were seized by gov ernment agents. He has a number of men aboard the two vessels and every thing aboard is moving in a quiet man ner. RIGHTS OF ALIEN ENEMIES. Refusal to Surrender Any Arms In Their Possession Result in Arrest. Copies of the following communiea- tion have beea mailed-sto -the .various ' chiefs of police throughout the country by the agents of the Department of Justice, and is signed by Attorney Gens eral T. W. Gregory. The article has to do with alien enemies having arms, weapons or implements of war in their possession and is of vital interest. The communication reads: "Any firearm, weapon, or implement of war, or component part thereof, am munition, maxim or other silencer, bomb, or explosive, or material ' used in the manufacture of explosives; any aircraft or wireless apparatus, or any form of signaling device, or any form of cipher code, or any paper, document or book, written or printed in cipher or in which there may be invisible writ ing. "Your co-operation in enforcing this proclamation is earnestly desired; and you are requested, if possible, to post notices or otherytsenotify all alien enemies within your locality to bring to police headquarters and surrender any and all articles which is unlawful to have in their possession. A detail ed receipt should be given for all ar ticles so surrendered, and at the close f the war such articles should be re turned. "Any alien who fails to surrender such articles within twenty-four hours tfter public notice given by you, will be subject to summary 'arrest if such articles shall be found in his posses ion; and the articles will be seized and forfeited to the use of the United States." - ' - OFFICERS INSTALLED. E'ks Enjoyed Luncheon In Connec tion With Exercises. A delightful luncheon featured the 'nstadation of officers of the Wilming ton Lodge of Elks last night, it hav ing been prepared under the direction r Mr. H. A. Webber. The attendance as unusually large and the evening Jst Pleasantly spent. Mr. L. Stein, n has served as trustee of the h m6' almost from the date of its in .was unanimously elected a life water m recognition of his splendid vpn 1Ces" The officers for the ensuing Rni Mrere in3talled by Past Exalted cP 'er H- E- Longley. The new offi- 's are; Exalted Ruler, Mr. W. S. Register; Erntmed ding Knight. Mr. E. H. Jnhnn Esteemed Loyal Knight, Mr. turS UDoscker, Jr.; Esteemed Lec SwSLt Knisht- Mr. W. L. Futrell; TW y Mr- James Owen Reilly; easurerrMr. E. F. O. Banck; Tiler, Father' rA"r?Vber' ChaPlain. Rev P , Dennen; Inner Guard, Mr. Stein t es- Trustees: Messrs. L'. Carroll Soloinon and Dr. T. B. piLMS DID NOT ARRIVE. Pictures of Bird Life WiU Be Shown Mr t t enW?y Sch001 Later- Hie ciu u XJlAlc' superintendent ot owini p"bl"scbools, announces that son 1 ?iVhe fact that ere has been films th y in the shipment of the Pnwo, o , enterfainment at the Hem time nfnt 001 this evening, at which aPice, ir0' bifd We under: the ('f AnrinT, he National Association boon U?, lnbon Societies were to have 'fcovie wm k a been Postponed.' The e WlU be shown later. v?: a vc xpeen made iet m Connectioii Wm filing ofNeaKWalton. i: The admission of Plprence - Davii son. companion of Neal Walton, who was shot to death by . an unknown party- in the swamp near :-Bellevue cemetery late, Wdnesdar night tt she might have 'been mistaken Vhen she stated that the man who fired on Walton and who later assaulted her was colored; is the only worth-while development in a case which haslet the entire city and community to talk-ingr-and which is apparently puzzling the officers to no small extent. MisI Davidson risr-still a patient 'at the James Walker Memorial Hospital - as a result of alleged injuries received at the hands of the party, who, with out warning, fired on young Walton, killing him instantly. County Solicitor Burton and county officers, as weir as members of the po lice department, are . apparently bend ing every energy towards solutioirxjf the: perplexing problem, A but if they have, developed anything that would indicate who Walton's'- assailant was it has not been made "public. Solici tor Burton stated this morning, fol lowing a conference with Sheriff Jackson and Chief of Police Williams, that there ts absolutely nothing new in the case, and that np arrests were anticipated today. However, the case is of such a nature that the next few hours may bring f orthv develop ments that will clear up the matter entirely. The consensus of opinion of offi cials who are working on the case fs that little will be made public before the coroner's inquest on Monday, when certain witnesses, it is hinted, will be examined, and it is believed that what they wiH have to say will throw considerable light on the mys tery. No person has as yet been sub jected to third degree methods, and it is. not known whether this course of procedure will be necessary. It is known, however, that certain wit nesses will be called at that time who were in that vicinity on the night of the murder, but just what they will have to say is problematical. The gun that was used by the party who fired on young Walton has not been found as yet, although the offi cers have scoured that section of the country in the hope that evidence looking toward the clearing up of the mystery might be found. They are confident that the murderer did not follow the usual course that of se creting ' his weapon after committing the crime but carried it away with him. Solicitor Burton is confident that little -will be accomplished until per sons who were in the neighborhood of Bellevne cemetery on the night of the murder talk. He .believes that when all interested tell 'all they know that the matter of locating the guilty party wftl Tie Itif'easy 'task, but up until the present those persons have apparently shown no disposition to talk. Whether" the disclosures will be of a startling nature and whether persons of high standing in the com munity will be brought in is, of course, problematical. The remains of Mr. Walton were in terred at Masonboro yesterday after noon, following funeral services from the home of his mother, conducted by Rev. W. G. Hall, pastor of Southside Baptist church. Messrs. J. P. Her ring, G. C. Baltzear, J. A. C. Hewlett, John Johnson, J. M. Hewlett, Jr., and John W. Hewlett acted as pallbearers. INSTALL OFFICERS. Meeting Was Most Pleasant For All Members of Brotherhood. Recently elected officers were in stalled at the regular monthly meet ing of the Brotherhood of St. An drew's Presbyterian church last night. The officers installed are: Mr. A. H. Shepard, president; Mr. O. H. Shoemaker, vice president; Mr. W. A. Wylie, secretary; Mr. A. B. McNair, treasurer. ANOTHER AFFIDAVIT. Is Follow-Up of the Hobbs Affidavit and Should Be Read By All. ' Appearing elsewhere in this edi tion of The Dispatch Is an jaff idavit signed by Mr. R. E. Blake, having to do with the recent affidavit that was presented City Council by Councilman Bradshaw, that sworn to by Mr. J. Ff Hobbs, and should be read by all vo ters, as it is of an interesting nature. A GOOD ONE. Having To Do With Tactics Pursued By Bootleggers In the South. "Now thaV prohibition has over whelmed nearly all; the Southern States," says Neil O'Brien, the min strel comedian, who, with his com pany of 60 performers, comes to the Academy of Music tomorrow, matinee and night, "many and devious are the ways thaf Citizens of that part of the country - manage to get their drinks. On my last trip down South I had occasion to go into a barber shop in the afternoon and soon after I was seated in the chair and lathered, it struck me that the tonsorial artist was running a 'blind tiger' in addition to plying his trader. A couple of gen tlemen of ' color came in and imme diately proceeded -to a back room. Presently one of them stuck his head out of the door and inquired: " 'Mr. Johnson, where is dem goods?' . , - r "Mr. Johnson , replied in a-mysterious-tone: f,x'i.;v. : '"Right dere in de refrigerator, you knows where, just open de lid.' - f "Soon I heard a noise like the draw ihg of corks. Presently the same dusky individual's head emerged from the door again and hesaid : V . " 'We found de goods, whar am. de "The barber, evidently.' afraid that I might be an officer, and In a spirit of caution replied, reprovingly: c vr 'Law sakes, mah; ; : ain't ou learned to read-widout gl8ses-yet?" THE WILMINGTON DISPATCH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. iotic Spirit of You as Men gWho-Have Enlisted is Still ! ' Running HigH. x Even though little ; can be learned from ; the government authorities in Washington -and the State authorities in Raleigh regarding what disposition is to be made Of the Cavalry Troop and the Naval Division just organized here, the spirit of the young men who are enlisted - in the two organizations are not low by any means and they are confidently expecting to receive notifi cation that they are to be mustered in to service immediately. The members of the Naval Division are particularly confident that they are to soon be call ed, as the only real movement of mil itary power that the United States has made against Germany is with the navy, and it is known that thousands of men are needed for this service at once. Lieut. H. B. Peschau has com municated with the adjutant-general m Raleigh several times over long distance wire, and has been assured that they will hear something soon. . Although Capt. Thomas J. Gaus,-of the new Cavalry Troop, nas not -yet been notified of. any army officer be ing detailed here to inspect this fine body of young men, it is understood that one has been designated to come here at once to perform this duty and have them officially recognized as a National Guard unity. Uniforms and all other equipment will then be is sued. In the absence of any of the commis sioned officers -of Company A, Engi neers, here, Supply Sergeant W. L. Smith has been given instruction to re cruit Company A to full war strength 164 men. Several recruits have been received by this company since it re turned from the border, but many more are still needed. Sergeant Smith wishes anyone interested in this branch of the service to communicate with turn. COUNTY GETTING MUCH PUBLICITY Dr. Stiles Tells Chamber of Ad vertising Cleanliness Brings. Other Matters. Dr. C. W. Stiles, of the United States Public Health Service, who is here con ducting: research work for the govern ment and who was formerly perman ently, stationed: here, deciareavto--the members, of the Chamber : .of Com merce, at their regular monthly meet ing yesterday afternoon, that New Han-! over county was coming in for country-wide advertising, because of the fact that the county is the mosUsan itary in the country, according to sta tistics compiled by the government. Dr. Stiles explained to the business men, however, that there were sever al other counties in the southern States that are giving New Hanover a close run. Mr. J. Allan Taylor, chairman of the traffic committee of the Chamber, call ed attention to the fact that local trav elers should patronize the Wilmington New York Pullman car, recently inau gurated through the efforts of Mr. Pem broke Jones. Hon. George Rountree expressed-appreciation of the work of the traffic committee . and stated that while a person using the through car arrived in New York an hour later than passengers could if they transferred to an express train at Washington, the convenience of remaining aboard the car for the entire trip overbalanced the slight difference in time. President M. W. Jacobi, of the Cham ber, reminded those present of the conference -of landowners of Eastern North Carolina that will be held in this city Thursday. President Jacobi also stated that Governor T. W. Bickett had promised to attend. MESSAGE AN INSPIRING ONE. Many People Assembled at Grace Church to Hear Mrs. Eddy. Speaking particularly on the mean ing of missions in the world, Mrs. Katherine Sherwood Eddy, of the foreign department of the National Y. W. C. A. board, delighted a large gathering of women and men at Grace Methodist church last night. Mrs. Eddy is an interesting speaker and well qualified to handle the themes she is treating. Her message was one ? of encouragement and inspira tion that cannot but have lasting re sults. She left after hsr addres for Charlotte, where she speaks Sunday. The meeting was presided over by Mrs. C. C. Covington and the musical program added much to tne pleasure of the occasion. Mrs. Eddy delivered two addresses while in the city, speak ing yesterday morning in the gymna sium of the Y. W. C. A. MANY HEARD LECTURE. Correct Method .for Handling Explos ives Explained .by Expert. Dr. D. L. Terry, Of Richmond, -Va:, inspector d the Bureau of' Explosives, iipiiirered an interesting and instruct ive lecture last night m" the ; freight! office of the.Coast Line on the correct methods for the handling of explosives and ihfiammabie. materials, pointing out the disastrous result of failure to observe the rules issued by the Inter- State 'i Commerce Commission. His talk wasillustrated by the use of ster opticon slides. 9Jjt::'": . j This was one of. the regular monthly meeting of.the, agency force and was attended by both shippers and f em-! ployes.: Mr. ; Terry was, accompanied byMiELeagieibrNetf fgedinithesamevyork. ; PiSIZEUIN BETTER ELE Make Weet Beginning April 22nd One of Far Reaching 7 J Effect F5r Negroes ' - -. ' ' . - ; . (By George F. King.) That Dr. ' Booker ;T. Washington wrought well, and that his life and works will continue to inspire his people to the extent that they will continue to contribute to the best in terests m of their respective communi ties is strikingly emphasized in Wil mington by the activities of the better element " of negroes. Tlie local medi cal society of .which Dr. F. W. Avant is president, and who is also presi dent of the ., State . Medical, Pharma ceutical and Dental Association, com posed 'of a progressive type of negro professional men and women, is jery active in making the National Negro Health Week one of the most help ful events in its annals since it was launched by the late Dr, Booker " T. Washington. The - National Negro Business League; another potent force J T J. A. I 1 I iur suosuiuiiai.; auuievements among negroes mauguratea by Dr. Washing ton, and Tuskegee Normal and Indus trial Institute's Negro Conference, is a movement foremost in making the week of April 22-28 one of far reaching effect in conserving the phys ical and moral forces of the negro population in every community in the country. Dr. R. P.. Moton, principal of Tus kegee Institute, while commandant at Hampton Normal and Industrial Insti tute, organized ,the best negroes in Virginia and conducted a campaign every year which has resulted in t. wholesome development of thou sands of negroes, physically, morally, educationally and 4ndustrially. As tht head of Tuskegee he is most excel lently filling this responsible posi tion. Hon. Emmett J. Scott, who is secretary of Tuskegee N. "& I. Insti tute, and secretary of the National Negro Business League, and who ren dered valuable service to, the late Dr. Washington, and who was one of the commissioners to Liberia, Africa, from this government, with Dr. Morton, are the principal characters in conducting the campaign for the National Negro Health Work. In his call of 1915 Dr. Washington gave emphasis to this movement by saying: "Without health, and until we can reduce the high death rate, it will be impossible for us to have per manent success in business, in prop erty getting, in acquiring education, or to show the evidences of progress. Without health and long life all else fails. We must reduce our high death rate, dethrone disease and en throne health and long life. We may differ on other subjects, but there is no room for difference here. Let us make a strong, long, united pull to gether." That the better ejement of negroes are putting forth jroiiqiedable ef forts to make conditions, wholesome for the massest)t their "people in the South and desire! the ', co-operation of the white people .in ijleir respective communities are , among ; the many en couraging features of such movements that are being enthusiastically en dorsed by the better element of ne groes in Wilmington. Throughout the country the follow ing program will be observed and the local committee are planning a series of meetings which will result in much . good for the entire community. The program sent out from Tuskegee is as follows: Sunday Sermon Day. On this day churches will give sound advice on how to keep physically and morally clean. Monday Fire Prevention Day. Clean your basements and attics of rubbish, greasy rags, and waste paper. Fifty per cent, of the fires start in rubbish piles. Tuesday Clean House Day. For general house cleaning. . Clean all carpets, ventilate your cellars, scrub everything. Use plenty of soap and water everywhere.' ' Wednesday Yard Day. Clean your yard of all rubbish. Cut lawns, plant flower beds, clean walks, repair side walks and fences.,- " Thursday Paint Up and Whitewash Day. Paint up and Whitewash inside and out, porches, fences, woodwork, porch chairs. Make everything ra diant with fresh colors. Friday Fly, Mosquitoes and Rat Day. Give special attention to freeing your premises from breeding places of flies and mosquitoes. Also get rjd of rats. J Saturday Vacant Lot Day. Equip school children with sharp-pointed sticks and bags and have them pick up papers on vacant lots, parks and playgrounds. Plow and plant garden plots wherever possible. Man v ill-made toilet soaos contain , free alkali, a harsh chemical which tends, to dry and injure the skin or hair. Resmol Soap contains abso lutely no free alkali, and to it is added the soothing healing Resinol med ication, which doctors have used for over 20 years in treating- skin troub les. Thus it comforts tender skinsjj and helps nature cl ear the complex ion and keep the hair, rich, lustrous and ; free from, dandruff. v - Sold at all druggists j and ; toilet ; counters. ' ' ; : "'V ItlElT a fn6ai3 to tender skins APRIL f 3 , 1917. luiyiiiiUii t j .v .,.-... i ; i v ' One of the first steps Loami probably be the offering of a large issue of bonds for public subscription. The money realized from these bonds will be, spent to strength the country's defenses, to equip the army and navy, and to further our general r programme of patriotism in a way that will count. ' V - ; Should, any of our customers desire to subscribe to we shall be, glad to furnish all particulars as available, and tions, without profit or commission of any kind. The M- 110 PRINCESS STREET. s'.inu imi ii in hi in in i niiii in i mi iiiiiniiiiiiiii iniiMiiniiiiniiiMiiiiinimniiiiiniiniiniiiiiiittiitiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiittiiimiiiiiiiMtiitiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiititiit niiniitMiimttim .(limiUUIIIUlllllUIUUiUllliiUlUUIiiiil E OF PYRENE ADVANCED Explanation Shows That , Sometimes Corporations Do Have v-.onscience. When a corporation finds that . al though its volume of business is in creasing at the average rate of 8 per cent, a month, about 100 per cent, a year, its percentage of profit is de-' creating at the rate of nearly 1 1-2 per cent, a month, or 18 per cent, a year what's it to do?. That is the problem which confronted, C, Louis Allen, pres ident of the Pyrene Mfg. Co., makers of Pyrene, the efficient little fire killer. "When I became president of the Pyrene Mfg. Co., a year ago," said Mr. Allen, "I laid down as the first duty of our company keeping faith with the public. I determined that we would carry on a broad educational cam paign to make this a safer country from the standpoint of fire protection, and that we would sell our goods to the public at the lowest possible price, consistent with quality, but it cost us a pretty penny last year. "In 1915 our business was very sat isfactory. The books at the close of the year showed a profit- on gross business of about 30 per cent. Every one was happy, and we swung out into 1916 with high aims and a determina tion to double our 1915 business. We did more than that, but when the bal ance sheet was ready, we got a shock. "Although we had more than accom plished our task of increasing our sales by 100 per eent. we found that the percentage of profit on the dou bled business was actually reduced 61 per cent. "I don't know , of any concern or individual who has gone further to keep faith with the public, do you? "It happens that the Pyrene Extin guisher is made out of the two articles which 'have most largely increased in cost brass and chemicals. You know Pyrene is really a marvelous mechani cal invention. Any mechanical engi neer will tell you that the Pyrene Extinguisher is a double-acting pump of 43 brass parts and represents the acme of perfection in manufacture. It is inspected and tested over and over again, because the thing that the name Pyrene stands for most is re liability. "Now every "one of these 43 sepa rate parts in a Pyrene Extinguisher has gone up from 50 to 250 per cent. Two years ago, for instance, one ol these parts cost us 29 cents; today we are paying 78 cents. "That is only an example of the way materials have been skyrocket ing. Other Pyrene parts have kept Pace. Labor also is higher; rents are higher; transportation is higher eevrything is higher. "Pyrene Liquid must be treated so that it will not freeze at 50 degrees below zero. Likewise, it must not corrode metal, damage the finest fab rics, Conduct electricity, nor deterior ate with age. "All last year we 'met the increasing costs of raw materials with stoical philosophy. Brass and chemicals went up together. "The last thing we would do is ' to manufacture an article which would have he slightest chance of falling down at the crucial moment when fire occurs. A cheaply made product might cause a large loss of property and even loss of life. "When this situation became appar-, pnt, we decided something had to be done. Something was wrong, but what? - "An analysis was made of our busi ness and selling problems. Every de tail nf sellinfir. manufacturing, hand ling, shipping, delivery and other overheads expense was gone into cara fully. These figures w5th costs of materials were tabulated and comt parisona-made .with those of 1915. That told, the story. VOld Costdfliving was getting in his fine work. "We set but in 1917 to double our 1916 business, but the 1916 record showed that if the same ratio of profits to business continued,' we would face an actual loss of 72 per cent, on the yeat's gross business. The more Pyrenes -we sold, the more money yre would lose. We would be swamped by our own prosperity. "In the face of these conditions we have been forced to admit that an in-i crease in our price was the only way out ' This will not be done, however, without fair warning, to all interested. Both the trade and .consumers win be given the whole month of April in which to buy at $8.00. On May 1st the price will be advanced to $10. "Owine to a very , favorable long term contract on chemicals we havej found it will not be necessary to, raise the price on Pyrene .xefills. ,; L "Srt we have keDt our faith .with the nn Wifti Wa have held . OH increasing 1 RC . r y X to be taken by our. Government Trust (Company iV SHOES The shoes we offer you different from those you This one has a decided individuality. It good style and is full of comfort. Peterson & Rulf s have let the steel man, the brass man, ' and the chemical man raise the prices on us until we could stand it no long er. We have watched the cost of food, clothing and ' everything else go up before we raised our prices to corre spond. "Our advertising campaign an nouncing the increase on May 1 be gan on April 1. We are using news papers and more than a dozen maga II II II Wl II II mill II. It 1119 ( yWAl Wyi II III HI I ! IV U II I II II f Al II II 11 U II II 1 I II lift if IJ II II II 11 II II II I !H V IT "Business Jks Usual" gonfflarche We find that business is very slightly affected by the war and we hope all the women of Wilmington will feel that they have full confidence in our Country i and thai; ' fha-fF tC11 l..: -jr YT1U VV11UUUC UUS111C39 ctS IICXCIUIUIC. . Every day new odsjiire af riving" and we- are now showing one of the best selections of Dry Goods and Ready-to-Wear garments ever brought to this city. We suggest that you call in and look. things over. No trouble :) to show goods. "Satisfaction to all." -v Qossard Corset demonstration Contin- PAGE FIVE , wmmiii mminiinnimiMww"'"i""""""'-" as a war measure will . U r J i ' t s I i tr. s this loan,; when offered, i f to handle their subscript fj ' ,f S I ! - t 3 I I r t Safety and Service.' it 3" iiiiiiiinnii UUUUUtUIUM it are always a little will see elsewhere. is zines. The keynote of this campaign is, 'Buy Pyrene Today and Save $z.uu rnousanas oi people are soio. on the Pyrene idea and we are su're that the saving they will effect by acting now will result; most satisfac torily to our trade. And the very fact that we have done what we have done in the way we have done it, showa' that sometimes corporations do have at - .' ir r y ues Today - Miss King will be here ') today and will be glad ' ta fit you in one of the new Gossard models. As this is the last day. Miss King will be here We would advise you to call today and have a fitting.' Gossard Corsets are. considered by well-' dressed women to ' be,', the best front lace cor-." set on the market. -Prices ranpe from ' t i$ioo to $i2io; emu: 4 j n f-.J..V..
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