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5I OF FREIGHT GARS i 1 services ' Mlexphed .... 1 TO EIFIIilTIKEi: M WOOD PRICES Dr. John M. Wells Tells the Reasons Whv Proposal Was lyiade . Fuel Administrator , Urges Cqr . Operation in Speedily : I Handling Gars Tion hi;- return to the city front Richmond. Va., Dr. John M. Wells, ...-fr nf the First - Presbrterian today interestingly diseussea I S!f " ft1"?" n 11 . LThe lack of transnorttirvn farimw is One of the "ways to aid in winning the war is to speed up the movement! of freight cars by loadings and unload- ,vr i.-.iestion of the churches of the nr-iif-intr n ... . w pUrpo?o of saving fuel, which is alarm- is seriously affecting all sections of given as one of the principal causes in union services for , the; of the Dreserit shortaen nf fuel wWph 1H country, and which is becoming acute m Wilmington. In 'connection with the need of do ing everything possible to help clear the situation Mr. M. S. Willard, Fuel Administrator of New Hanover coun- i a i . t ; !, ,u n unu aurmg my ansence ; ty, today gave out the following state f rni city that most of the minis- ment: , w cit' were interviewed as -j "The United States Fuel Commia- tf, jivi,- views concerning union bct- si0n is urging the local fuel' commit- in is men in?: cr-;-'- scarce m Wilmington, ur. vveiis w tily in favor of such a moye- :- a r.ieans ot conservation dur these stressful war times. Din- the matter he said: As I At t ('11 of tlf both tlt; wv the city i inf n i ifir Tfx c "v nn ! t rl fMi " n,"': 11 ''" rV,'3:" , : the car movement on the railroads. iii' ( r. . 1 Thft. fuel pommissinn nafsprt?; thqt nnA i-i Sunday morning 1 sug- . t, : " , i he Session of the church of of the chief causes of the present m the pastor, that, in view coaI shortage is te inability to pro hortness of the coal supply, j vi(ie sufficient 'cars.- They urge the this city and in our country, : instant unloading of loaded cars and propose to the churches of . Prompt movement of them, workins , through the Ministers' As-1 nights, holidays and even Sundays. siui; Mon. mat union services De neia, Aiyiumg lo tjiuyty auu iiiuyb uua uif oitinT Iiy denominations or by geo ! promptly, for the unnecessary holding Sr.!11' in Health Committee of Chamber rof Comrrierce Held Meeting ,. Yesterday -' The committee onf health and sani tation of the Chamber of Commerce held a meeting yesterday at .1 o'clock for the purpose of considering " the quarantine now being maintained agamsf the city by Fort Caswell, Af ter soime discussion a letter wa.3 sent to Col. A. W. Chase, commandant at Fort Caswell, in which-he is commend-: ed for his standjn placing a quaraiv tine. However, it is ppinted out clear ly that the idea of an epidemic of measles in -'this'-city should be denied. Dr. Arnold Stovall, county-physician, stated that the health conditions in the county were never better. Last year at this time there were 56 cases of measles in the city, while there are only eight cases at this time. Dr. Stovall said that the general public should assist the Health De partment in ; maintaining quarantines against infectious diseases. He fur ther stated that the officers connect ed with the department are making a .Executive Committee Cham ber of Commerce Adopts ; r Resolutions if r- . - ? .Iniral sections of the city, on each' of coal cars is going to mean. suffer- houses to house canvass over the city ing for somebody. 'I'M .r t c A- ;ei thai ui'.!U!y vie n;:li'- thror.ui evening. t illers were unanimously in ay in unloading coal cars adds to the ef the plan, iiut wnen l pre- heavy burden America i he matter jikin, to my surprise I found !ie ministers were almost unani- to the Ministers . pvprv mnmrif anVAfl hftlns vonr coun Every hour of de- to ascertain if there are any infectious diseases not yet reported. Dr. StovaU said that of the eight cases of measles reported, two of them are of the Ger- In order to establish a stable - mar ket for wood in the city and to en courage its , being brought in from the rural sections, a resolution ask ing City Council to guarantee a price for this " fuel -commodity , was adopted at a ' meetihg of the'1 Executive Com mittee or the unamDet of commerce. Tne,fuei?iituati(. ih the city has im proved very" little during the past few days the supplies "of coal, and wood both, remaining , yery ?short, and; all the dealers" fceii behind .in $he de liveries .:'(oforera.-e; resolution.: --as1 adopted follows: .. "Resolved, That the executive com- i mittee of the Chamber of Commerce, i realizins the serious shortage of fuel! and the unusual difficulty at this time j to secu an ample supply 01 wooa, which will doubtless - be the case t--fne;h'ut t.he yinter 'months, peti lions the city council to guarantee to shippers in the surrounding country a specified price on the card weir sid' ng up to February, and turn same ovr to dealers in the .city for distri bution at. a reasonable, profit to them, to the general public, in order to pro tect the city against the serious emer gency that has existed here during the past ten days.- We feel that the wood situation would be materially -..What' bo'ud possibly be more appreciated thanra Govern ? V ' ment Certificate in name of the recipient containing .War", y Savings Stamps in amounts or 25 cents and upwards? . :y Or a pass, book of this company evidencing a, deposit in ; . any name designated? - , , Weareprepared to supply either. THeiiilffl on:;Sb;:&;Tn' i v 110 PRINCESS STREET Join the Red Cross TODAY HERE. 'j Company ' ;: - v-;. eiJuosed to such union ser I'h.is. of course, settled the si) far as T was concrtrn3d. the others have viewed, ynr.r roluinns, their reasons try. Keep every coal car on the job So time your orders that no more cartjjman variety, which are much milder will be received than can be unload ithan the ordinary measles. "There is Notify raU- on for the slightest " alarm," concluded Dr. Stovall. ed in twenty-four hours rpad agents or yard master as soon as a car of any kind is unloaded. Tf within twelve - hours the car is not: w .o .u st pronosed it. 1 feel that I ! moved renew the notice and m adui- l:on! : if u i ne coiumuuuy wuy i pru- ji'.v il this plan. My reasons were as follows: first, 1 b in V that m Keeping nres up m th 11' nn.m ( iiurches instead of in 20 tion advise someone higher ud. This is no time to follow the usual rou tine. It is a time of extreme urgency. It is a time when every minute saved from 1 in speeding a coal car may mean a ton a lit! i! at nigkU-there would bejof coal si'vinsr of coal. Fires would Get out for some needy household, j of the old habit and usage !ia! to he kept up in the homes, even , and strain yourself if. need be till it if li t family in whole or part should I costs you money and sweat to carry sc. u rl-iurfh.and 4he saving in the s vour share of the . war burden in the expenditure of coal movement." RECTOR GRANTED LEAVE (h'.ncl! ran not be offset by saving in il'r ko.i'.c-. S.contl: The object lesson to the romniunity would have a tremenious iiiihi'- Ho. and next to the voice of the prcs would do more to lead our peo ple to" save fuel than any other in f!t:once I can think of. Third: It would show that our churches that have been preaching rigid economy in food and fuel are willing to practice what they preach. "Fuurth: It would not in th; slightest degree curtail the religious privileges of our people. They would have the opportunity to worship ev ery Sunday evening. ' - "Fifth: 1 do not know of .anything th.K would tend more to break down selfish exclusiveness" in our churches than such union services. . It would he a positive pleasure to me to wor ship with the Christians of other chinches in this great national crisis i thr.t should be drawing us closer to- get'ner. And while I have no doubt that the members of all the other churches are entirely satisfied with the preaching they hear, and may not even be willing to know any other preacher than, their own, I am thor oughly convinced that my own people would be much profited and greatly delighted to know the other ministers of our city in such union services. "Sixth: Instead of decreasing the actual church attendance on Sunday evenings I believe it would largely In crease the attendance. A crowded i i idi. wilh a great chorU3 choir, made up of the xhoirs of all the churches united, and with the inspir ation that such a congregation and Mich music would give the preacher, would make a service that would draw even those who do not regularly go to church.' and would certainly not decided upon as yet keep awav the faithful and regular In addition to the quarantine against 'his c'tv in force with regard to Fort Caswell, similar action has been taken bv Southport, permits being rertuired for those traveling between the two points. This information wps contain ed in a letter from Dr. D. I. Watson, i health officer of Southnort. vesterday afternoon, who writes as follow0-: - " "Decern oer 20 "December 20th, 1917. "Editor Dispatch, Wilmington, N. C. 'Gentlemen: "In order to prevent a recurrence or the epidemic of measles from break ing out at Port Caswell as it has in other camps, it is deemed-1 best to re strict the passenger traffic-between Southport and Wilmington for a few Persons wishing to go trom SouthDort to Wilmington will be re- nr?red to have a permit signed by the health officer at Southport to the ef- LEGISLATURE WILL MUFTDir LAW Governor Bickett Says State Will Vote for Prohibition ' Amendment tion hasr received a telegram - an nouncing that North Carolina gets her proportion of the Smith-Hughes fund for vocational agriculture, teacher training, household economics, trades industries, etc week and lodged him - there .for 15 years. . :siiJi''; ; Long used a .44; to jalajr MisiBaU and barely missed murdering ner. Sh was the victim of an attack as' un-;;1;-' accountable as the murder of McKin- ley. Long appears to have no recoK the amount is $38,000, but vanes lection of it and never was able1 to " improved if the city would free wharfage for wood-fiats." furnish RURAL CARRIER Examination to Fill Vacancy at Keliy to be Held on Jan.' 26. The Civil Service Commission an nounces an examination to! fill a va cancy as rural carrier at Kelly, N. C, to b held at Rooks, Bladen county, on January 26. The examination is open to men living in the territory served oy tne route. r' ' ' (Special to The Dispatch) m Raleigh, Dec. 22. Governor Bick: ea, -speaking to the New York World for North Carolina; tells that paper that North. Carolina's Legislature will ratify tie prohibition amendment, now the most discussed national issue. The , Governor's certainty of his State has been quite a little in , the popular mouth today. Coming 3 so near, jthe ... last ., General Assembly, which Mid not distinguish itself as fulfilling- such prophecy, other observ ers are inclined, to doubt that bod and within several years will mount to $iuu,uug ana more. ' The Supreme Court today will hand down opinions when it adjourns " for the holidays. The Court has before it the Earl Meville case from Wake in which a young negro is under death sentence for criminal assault upon Mrs. Sybyl Celis. It was the willingness of Gov ernor Bickett to arouse himself at give any reason for shooting hervHe? fled soon after the crime but was . - the hero of Sallie Winters. for la sea- - f- V inlrt iKili Trirtri TTiit"5- ' OUUf bUVU 0A. W V t j.- ; 7- -kr. IM IM1 II V III- ' W II II IIFTI -l- IJCnU-''-- Uu ' 1 ham. , . ; -.S'lWt: Kaleigrr nas organizea a new- dmk , 3 T .1 4 rt nrtll Ia 1m -Frvn f f&tiu iiciiuu uai lci a mil -au. .. t-Iiq vanxrtrv tor. whien tnis exami nation is announced is caused by the I The last General Assembly would not enlistment of the carrier formerly em Vestry of St. John's Episcopal Churcri Rev. R. E. Gribbin At a special eeting of the vestry of j'lay. St. John's Episcopal church held last night an indefinite leave of absence arra p-rnntPfl tO the rector. Rev. R. E. Gribbin in order that he may accept feet that they have not been exposen service as a volunteer cliaplain of the to measles. Persons desiring to -ome church, under the direction of the War from Wilmington to Southport will be Commission. "While ken regret was j -eon' red to have a certificate from the ovnrecirt nt havine to give up the! health officer at Wilmirteton to the sprviees O f the popular rector, even for the period of the war, the vestry real- ized that the call coming to Mr. Grib bin was for'ari "unusual sefvice and the 1p?vp was granted. A special committee was appointed to confer with Bishop Darst with re gard to caring for the pastoral needs of the parish during the absence of the rector. CHRISTMAS PLAY GIVEN. Proceeds Given to Children at Barium Springs Orphanage. The Intermediate Class of the Chris tian Endeavor Society of St. Andrew's Presbyterian church presnted a play, for the benefit of the Presbyterian orphanage, at Memorial Hall last night. . A m'tcfantial sum was raised ana a spec'1 collection was taken for the National Special Aid. A .winter cornival constituted the theme of the play and the actors were attired in fancy costumes. ine piaj was so well presented and pleased so greatly, that an effort will be made to have it again, though it has not been -,ane effect. At present Fort Caswell :s 'quarantined against Southport and i'jlmiriton. and this conclusion, is ar rived at after conference with the medical authorities at Fort Caswell, and H done purely for the purpose of helping the military authorities at Fort Caswell to maintain the high health record at the Fort. All persons are requested to obey the rules strict 'y for the jiext few days. "Very truly yours, "D. I. WATSON. "Health Officer, City of Southport." The following is. the letter sent from lhe Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon in regard to the situation: "December 21st, 1917. "Col. A. W. Chase, Commandant, Fort Caswell, N. C. "Dear Sir: Your letter of the 19th nst., to President Jacobi in regard to ployed on the route. Upon his honor able discharge from the military ser vice of the Gov err ment he will be en titled to reinstatement to his former position as carrier on this route in accordance with tlie statute approved July 2,8, 1916. which is as follows: "Any postal employee who has en tered the military service of the United States or who .shall hereafter enter at shall, upon being honorably dis charged therefrom, be permitted to re surneIs pdsition;irt the postal depart ment 'which he left to enter such ser vice." , V&t&44ri ar&vipj-son appointed to thfe position may; in the discretion of the Post Office Department, be as 'sighsd, to other.'; partr. .of the postal sarvice: or transferred to other branch es of the classifie'el-'.-aervicefor which he is eligible. - a mob that saved Neville from lynch ing the seconq mgnt aiier tne crime. The negro was defended by three law yers and convicted after he had been fjiven a strong . representation of lawyers. , - - The sentence of death was to ha-'e mil down the allowance unaer rue Grier act, showed very clearly, almost ostentatiously, that it had reduced the thing to the danger point. It is true, there were insurgents in the two houses who actually desired to run immediately dry, but most of these were men who voted against prohibition all the time. There were I many others who ordinarily would be I heath and body SUGAR FAMINE IS IT YET RELIEVED o'clock in the morning and to talk to 1 of the Superba theatre which, is. man-. agea oy tt. i. Aiieji, ine largest swuj- hoider m tne new enterpnse. i," . 1 .11. j 1. .- - Amu I WOO Hlienu 11 :C lUSUUtuvu auu. cnuv themselves lor the spring -vaJTye against the men who have money., V !- taken place November 30, out tne ap- ' The Collector has about 20 oc tnese - in death cell at the State's prison. I for Bailey can m'akicbllectlingiit gst-f; feace institute nas. Degun. two un. : tive.noem. He hcz taught Bible, ana ;- ci rlnwn nnrt VRtUf' while , tho mfit.pr srivea the word is a natural ; posture fpr him to, assume: Among t i-liono the mo5t- fortll-' ' The school goe.4 on in the collector's office and will last until tne coi.se ipe,? tne vear. - - : Judge Conor's clerk will be Capt.?. vesterday getting the office .,ofithev: Federal Clerk of. Court readyf ' "'J. Judge Conor's clerk will be Capti nl- S. A. ASlie, lmonai aw iuc. uwu.uu . i against the Seaboard amounting? ,U $o0,000, alleging, damages to the insti tution by reason of that institution's injuries from soot and smoke. The complaint sets out that the girls cannot wear, white in their own rooms without closing the windows and doors and that it is injurious to Governor Bickett will not give a wholesale parole to the prisoners in the State prison this year for Christ mas; he has announced. The Governor has not been disap- counted amonsr the arid, who never theless were so opposed to Brother R. L. Davis, sometimes denominated "Rye Liquor" Davis, by the Char lotte Observer, . that they : w.ouLl not Aw Hn"I Resent Dal pointed in. the treatment of Governor j vis" Page, Who was willing enough to jOaig V 1 nut n hlock-fldpr in felon's strlDes. but : lowed two the prisoners who were in succession a . : hrrtnont i nnr m h s iviiiv - - - - i ' i . f 1 X 1 m,taH tii-n T'QOva 1 n CllPfPS II 1 K.U I put a biockaaer in ieionssir pes, out n.: : rpnutP. a.d Captain Ashe would -nof: follow where Brother Da- to timr'HoiD mwau,i,0 . f . flm. 20 into dis- will come correctly c. drives) was against the V Shipments Received by Whole salers this Week Went to Other Places vis leads more Jind Harry1 Grier scheme. The World took a poll of al the Governors on the prohibition amend ment and Governor Bickett gets in to the symposium without symposing at any length. , He just says laconical ly -and off the reel that North Caro lina will sanction the act of Congress. And the Governor understands per fectly what the Legislature of 1917 did.. From C. A. Prosser, director of the Federal Board of Vocational Educa tion, the State Department of Educa- . , i iv-: tn the State from Senator- Simmona, urais . nau. . rtiuKii.i.p, iuv-. . - . ; , ' Wellty ofthe men to their part office m January .c ,. ,Q :mnM nlheit the Dr soner-i 1 aiea m tins umvc ernorc the fidelity Ul IUC uiuua-K. , r , . , rpi, av WoPa rmde p worse showing tne seconai "r .7; -Vi,-i , 4th first. Very! Alex L. Blow of Greenville and Ma f . - 5.i t:w n HAnrt of 'Raleieh. 'both' :or few took" advantage or me ecuu c y . -- . t CL,ef. .1 I ' UT1 riTIl II It'll Ul U('.l ttl.T DID M. Kiv ,. tnem uuu muic iu y - -ji.ja,. confidence in tew? JK('.'j'ffw '"-' - J 5. The (Governor doubts the wis--i of allowing men of families to re time. dom turn home. cnitTMvn tt Moward. ot uurnam i Major Heartt-'died' last vreek and Colonel Blow last year. . ' - - vntumnri tn their work on illness. aui I President Weeghman of the ' tCubs says that pennants have , been 'won In , v Ti, T tr RahfliTia tne Past witn oniy -j.o jubu. x ooo nricrm this ran turn the trick. 1 . . -r,..' Frances -Ball, to the State prison this OIK ::. ' Kn, diode, and many other reasons, I proposed such union services and n:vrt(l that our ministers did not s(f fit to ven submit the plan to the ('Hirers of. their churches for their con ;. '!":,( t ion." r;i' '' in;; ;;t inliMin- Harvard next spring may To Conserve Fuel. At St. Andrews Presbyteriau churchv in order to economize iu fne nr,ri Ueht. the night service - for .roonhin? will be held in t he lectUTi? lock. The sermon While it is, true, that three cars ot '.he quarantine on account of measles, sugar weer received by local whole ipk been received and carefully noted. gale houses during the week, the sugar The neaitn ana sanitation cuu:um.-, . iu - . ... .ee of the Chamber of Commerce held famine among the, retailers of the city i meeting today, and after a thorough remains unchanged, none of the sugar and careful investigation, substantlat- received having gone into local enm- -d by the findings of the board of nels Qf triide- : . lealth. deny absolutely that any epi- a -0aii etnrpS 9re demic of measles exists in Wilming- A number, of ..the retail stores are on. there being only eight cases here daily; expecting shipments that will and those under strict quarantine, enable,-: them to supply the local de However. we realize your grrat re- mand - practically every store iu the gSel0wXeSe n'p city is lu;. .-nro,, .nmmnnd onH ht PTAa ojiTd and most of the stores are entirely will -ei-essary-in the conservation or health of our boys, and it ,was tne-. without any stock on hand. The few tlie ,.4-in V. -lr? T ctmdll CnnTlliiQ QN1 stores own uaiv& u ujjijuu ''ill ih'ng. maSnd?tteJmniic will be special. At is -ju6tified in making these restric? restricting the amounts sold to any 6:45 p. m. the Intermediate and Senior j Hons and that we will have to forego one customer, m order to make the the pleasure of having tnem wun us supply cover as many ueuiauus as pu- sible. It is stated that the three carloads which were received by wholesale i - Hut in tho ewnt. of al rhriKtian Endeavor socieites will give hei'l the ducking will be the 'a Christmas missionary pageant to which all are carmaiiy iuvilcu. 5 i 2 if jsss rffitiTfnwmwitixi k r n a u u w rr IB A-TRUG this Christmas. :"e wish to assure you of our co operation and trust that you will raise fch3 auarantine at the earliest practica ble date. "Yours very truly. "DPt. A. H. HARRISS, i "Chairman, Health ana sanitation Committee. houses were for out-of-town custom ers. Local retail .stores order from '(making the chips fly for freedom. MAKE TRIPS THAT IT NOW TAKES YOU THREE hours to cover with horse, in one hour with Smith-Frm-a-Truck. j 4 ' ' ' ET RID OF EXCESS EQUIPMENT YOU MUST OWN ycu are using horses, and keep your hauling and jaximum efficiency with minimum over- deliveries at i head charges. -GET AWAY FROM THE LOADING STATION AND maintain an average speed of 12 to 1& miles an hour. This is Smith-Form-a-Truck measured ability. other sources and do not depend upon tha loaT iobbers for supplies. The Farmers who chop wood to .5a ve latter have had constantly, for the coal in our cities this winter will be past number'pf weeks more orders from their1 regular outside customers than could be Ehippjied, and the shint ments which fihallyixeached the .city tb n3t ;Of the week were utilized in filling a part of these orders; already. booked. '-v.. - , . .' ' The prospect for relief is not brightr Shipments cannot be " counted upon, with any certainty, and retailers are frank in admitting that, while they are hopeful of receiving sugar this after-, noon; "the outlook is for a sugarless Christmas in the city. . ii irn DV CM TM THIS IS A STANDARD .E5I ABUiancu oi Form-a-ruck in over 800 lines of .business. nnnriiT 5 mhnrwst phone 546 I !r S "J- Il I Xr- A yr- xrvTVt continttation of sport, but it's a. jitney ; I G. BARR No Need to Rub Try Sloan's Liniment and see how quickly the swelling is reduced and the pain disappears. No need to rub; it pene trates quickly and brings relief. Have a bottle handy for rheumatic pains; neuralgia, back ache and all mus cle soreness. Generous sized bottles; a t your druggist, 25c. 50c., $1.00. Like Father, Like Son They both like the Perfection Oil Heater. It Jiiakes them forget in"a jiffy how cold it is outside. In five minutes the Perfection makes the chilliest room comfortable. It's easily carried upstairs or down, wherever extra warmth is needed. Economical i;o buy and to use ; durable and trouble-proof. Now used in over 3,000,000 homes. ( - VOLUNTEERS WANTED. f Aoyal Highlanders of Conoda Need Men For Reinforcements. British Vice Consul Donald MacRae has been asked to enlist volunteers for the Royal Highlanders of Canada,' ...i, Vnnlra 'Viavw-zViPpn dpnlp.red on the firing line in' France, , : . . I . .Men are wanted to , serve" in ,1?he sec-j ond remforcejnenCiromnanies --vewr j- : cialiy the 13th, 42nd and 73rd "battal-. .... ions; rleqruitsC hbuidcall the con- S ,ular oaicem.xn Muruwiwiri ouuui. Ou? fesidenCn ' I I II I - 1 1 - mhTT 1 1 " il . rPKiilts eio-ht hours of comfort Tier mVIa -RS t -- ' . I By -n . 1 m & m m. m r KM v M vfv- - illillfti STANDARD OIL COMPANY M$0$ t " iff JtvA lllll. BALTIMORE ' 'fUfC< Itlji'fel' llfE Pi,3!liJil Washington D.C MD. 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