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"iNJiiit'StSisioi
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of the City Have
. Contract Presented This Morti-
ing With Scenes Common
in Bygone Days "
RED 10SSI0ES
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GOAL OF.
'''fltliOSifl
bered Today -
THINGS WERE
The tiir.e was, ahd not so very Ion?
ago, when the police station war one
of the busiest places orf Christrmui
morning. That was in the "good old1
days '-when the saloons were wide
'openaJid Christmas- was celebrated
Christinas Camrjmfrf-f 6r Mem-
bers bnds in Joyous Cele-
- laEation- ' '" '
MAY YETVftEACH
SIX THOUSAND
"'KOVIJJIiU rvJK AL-L. by many persons with'overdoses-oflh
intoxicating goods which they dispens
11 ( h canizations ; Ot ua ia? arunns on cnristmas Eve: n.T r
" . A , . i , . 1 T M. Hat 111.'. M"I I P V
. were Kainerea in dv tne no inn. anrt n i it-' ? T -
real reason existed for holding court,
jon Christmas riiorning. , :1 '";!
j It was nu'te different this morning
.-hen Recorder Harris called his court
. ,lf. i to order, and took up the docket of
aiarn msofwarringMHa caes ready for trial Iu the goodliess
Id alarums ot war ring or nis heart the Recorder yesterday
U'-lU' . . l J
( ;tv" Lnaeavorcu iu
h Every Home Where
1 here Was Need
ESS RUSH
reached and One of trie Best
RecoTd$dn Whole . State
" ' is Established
it:.'
in this "
tie brave
Announcing the, riu'mp&antly suc
cessful end of thie i' toeStiership cam
paign of the local Red Cross last nisrht
1. VrITi " :! ' the shoppers are finding every article
aetendants might not have to spend ZZS Jr.,1
. Ajoytcu iu sBe me niemDeFsnip
. . -.i i floiirlr Vi i f in fTa An4 2i ij
f -() ntries tne oia worm, mo wcui mere sxiruuia
, n.stles alone with its any:ffr di,sPsal .this morning
Merchants DTid -a Bjg ' Christ
mas" Tfade Alleged De.
W .v-.f Vsertb? Arrested
f tSpecial to The dispatch)
. New. .Bernr &ec. 24.-Never before
has there :been as majiy eager shop
pers on th streets of : .Nfe Betn jd.ur
ing one day s lias beent the case ?tb-
rday and the local merchants have had
their hands mil atvenaing " to r' the
wants of the local anti visiting shop
pers. , . " ;" " ' ' " - .:
Every train arriving in . the city this
morning brought scores of ...visitors
who had come to the city tomake -fi
nal holiday purchases and these, add
ed "to the hundreds off local -buyers,
filled'the stores to the very doors.
The stock of goods on exhibit and
sal'here is larger and - more varied
at this time than everhefpre and
roll contain 6,000 names. And it! looks
iduu u.; Rhristrtias rtav it, iail.;ti,rtt
the peace and TV' T 7tT T 1 II .7
of love over the coun- rnl1p1 fhs0 T.-uV. membership of the Wilmiheton r.han-
, . " """. tor. Mftb. m.-tJj.zuL . '
w iu auciuuuu ounsuaas uay is i
itmas season iaus .n.,,.. a,,f . migntxiy like she is right, for the total
arts and minds turn to- UtUe doin
In ; order to take care of the , large
amount of increased business Post
master L. G. Daniels has put on addi
tional Kelp m the localoffice nnd' ev
ery effort is being made to speelfly
::ir night amid th-3 hills tVlo fif . ... , . x 525.-"the1 eoal nf K.ftnA hn
! m hlazme star lingered . x,r:,, .... ho i,a,t, - li.,- - .
,.,r wherein- was to nummeiuu oace department ;r:r' , ta . I A larger amount of mail will .be-
. . . tiiere were-no arrests tor nrvmkpn- ' uuucu kiui lu
ame to maKe aioutsinuu'.
of a whale
sorrow
highest possible
point. y
In fitting celebration of the last day
of the campaign, and in keeping with
Christmas Eve, the Red Cross aud
ness made on Christmas Eve. The
high price of liquor, which is being
ii largely has tho day negotiated for at private sale, at. $10
p; o in Wilmington. The Per Quart, and the strict enforcement
i.ncl offices, ond t'.ic ab- of the "bone dry" law are assigned as
mvds upon the streets the reasons for this drunkless Christ
,s section, have given a mas.
the city, while service! One case for violation of the fire
cracker ordinance, and two caes of
disorderlv conduct, were nuirklv Hie.
Dosed of bv the ftYptin nf tht rrtt ! ne' ctyt
in each case and the Recorder's Court i through the Red Cross Service Flags
ndimirnpfi j uispiayea . m tnousanas
nwl" ' handled this month than ih any pre
Merm "CM
PtS
-y t- i 1 -
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w - w -
ieers and
filiffP, Of Wrifb Ural I dnnn mnA
spurt to reach the highest possible ...
local orn.ee,. iroscmasier uanieis ue
lieves. antfhe' lg d6inig hr3 best to takf
care of vthe situation. ' .
Of course there will be delays in
(U e 4.U ., lXJitUH.ct.KeS I CcHJllllIK 111C (Jit V ctllU 111 Lite
r2?.'AI?r .i ltvCTy Of thdie Which are sent away
ho churches have oeen
;lie dav is in reality a
church bells, the sweet voices of the
carol singers heard in many sections
. from New Bern, but the force at the
J local office is doing everything with-
n!' th? people have baen
rr: once of loved onos,
ir:ii!y reunion? during the
,son. arid most horrtps
uio Imppy by the joy that
rrhins the happy faces
; r'i!il:lrcn aglow in the pleas
. 1 . :hc visit of Sata Clft'is,
: 'ii much of unselnshn'-s
T'. o poo.- ye have wit.h- ys
i .i:e i ere, as in all other
t'i these rtv0 been generous--,h,prrd.
If thero has been
city that vv-as overlooked.
pirii of Christmas was ban
" count of poverty and need.
the lights streaming ......
. - muuii aa yusaiuic auu aic asiuug iuc
assistance of the public in every pos-
HEAR THIS PLEA
s ot window$J
i , a, A V oi 111 lo L411CIO J ICCiJllg
while at the same time reminding all
I of the intimate relation of the Red
' Cross with the true spirit of Christ
mas.
At 9
The colored lawyers of New . Bern
are doing everything possible to aid
the registrants under- the selective
draft service law to fill out their ques
Good Will Toward Men Would Be
Helped By a Little Sugar' Please aa- . . . tionnaires and are doing this gratis
On this Christmas day, when ail . At o clock the various bands Of considering it their patriotic duty,
hearts are meant to be joyful in re- Sinbrs gathered at the Kett Cross J Several hours each day are given to
membrance of the advent of the neaaquariers in tront ot tne pqstonice i thi& work by the colored lawyers and
ennst cnild upon eartn, and an nearts
f'culf! ho uplifted in the memory of
that event, there comes a call of a
voice in the wilderness of despair,- yet
raising a hopeful tone, begging' for
sugar.
na m one gret cnorus again sang t.hplT assistance alone this line is-Dror-
the old Christmas songs, while a large ( ing of real worth and is appreciated
number of the thousands hurrying j by the a(jvisory board,
along . Front street stopped to listen Robert A. HoDkins, of Hobucken,
At the conclusion of the smging Mrs. ' Pamlico county, is now in jail for
L utnDert iviartm announcea me spien-: safekeeping until he can be carried
nf "n nvorsieh most
x t . - j i j. .11 ,i rl i r rociilt Vi n f li o V i- i- nttoinofl o nr i - .. ... .
not irom any int?n- iow, n is Knuwn oi an women, auu ioi. mi- "o"":u 'back to Camp Jacitson, uoiumDia, a.
rrovi been mad j to most men, in the city that there is no thanked the people of the city for the ; frorA' which place he is claimed
sugar, or at least that Uiere is not uen.v cu-urauui! wmui uau ueeii to have deserted.
enough to really furnish material for shown, concluding with a dramatic re-1 Hopkins was arrested at Hobucken
: ......
or' Ciirir-tmas into every
t
' of -Christmas pervades
lincton homes today le-
philnnf hropi
ei
efforts of
'..lien has oeen
f"ors towards ranking
r;rv -iv'. nil homes bright
liir- Yuletido season.
niy wnrke-- -distributed 125
vp'Mrrdav pflernoon to ns
.t'Iip-- in '-o city. The baskets
.r.vluntly filled with provisions
r., -.'t.z - errnugh to last o faiu-
;. wrok or longer. ,
; -;,!" pvenine at 7 o'clo k, '
: v:i i :i Army will hold its reg't-
irar. tree celebration at the
:;--uInu?.rtors, at which time
: :'i o children will be ontor-
Tov.-. fruits, candies and sifts
hea,rty co-operation which had been
any sort of conversation fit for sucu ciiai ot My Has ana Your iag? , by deDUty sheriff and at that time
day as tnis. me snortage con- ""' wm -uwuij I Fred Spain, from the - same town in
, Pamlico, was in company with him
! but Spain agreed to return to camt
iirto so cuiucuu, u.iru M, voluntarily ar.d did so.
paign for new members, last night !y T1 natrirt,-c citizens of Pamlico
i at j. . i. i. .
i -i rr . 1 a ii- h i h tit rtf- hrn vrilir hfiorort
a aay as inis. ine snoriage cuu- WOa ucui..
tir.ues. though the stores have ob-t Archdeacon Thos. f. rsoe, who as
tained enough to
go around after a
fashion. Yet comes this plea for su
gar, hooked on at the same time with
a plea most in keeping with the spirit
of the day.
With all due respect to everybody,
and a-meaning of no harm, the, pleo
is herewith given just as received:
"Look Well Look Well Take Time
and Read and Learn What 'you Read
Dont Trie to take advandide of -your
chairman of the executive committee.
has so efficiently directed the cam-
sued the following statement:
county are expressing themselves in
-as campaign manager tor te eu flr lcl.ms aKainst desertion and
Liuss utisiiuas mciuuci &iiiy uim, i
desire to express my prcfoundest
thanks and gratitude to the spiendid
body of workers who made the cam
naiirn so easy and especially do T
and loyal citizen-
have no sympathy for the young men
from' that county who follow this
ccurse. '
The big "drive" for one thousand
members which has ben waged by
tnanK tne patriotic ana lojai ciuzen- 1np. ros? Societv has not
Friends Just Because, of the War it snip vviimmgron ana .ew nanovei ( turned out af, wel as was expected
is gcd-will that this War is going oin who have made our work a veritable woul(1 be tbe case and the society has
and he could surfer it to Be Wors let -laoor or love. it is seiaom inaeeu
ttc nnv that his Will Be done on that a comitiunity shows such
'iii
b received by the ohil-: Earth As it is in heaven and he Wdl enthusiasm in giving as our people. fce attained
i . i iU n finnnL-'cr Viqvq ovViihiturl in this flrivp i
several hundred members yet to se
cure before the desired number will
; tendance.
:Tk . mo. will maintain thr- high
m of giving, hitherto set by this
: ;':. P.coves of basket?, were
thi.-. morning to nom3s
l u- Pi:
' iirr-d i
; most urgent. The Ljks
bute liberally to worthy
.vill from time to time dur-
vip.ter make further efforts to-
IW 'vine the needy and alle
tifleiir'.g wherever it may oc-
Assoriated Charities, which
Bring us out moore than QuonKer nave exniDitea in tiiis uuve. Th camoaign vdl close tonight
nni nrov Tiiit--nipn:p lp,- "This camoaien comes after many I . r m,,. -ay titIto i
ICl US VYaitu a.iia f ' - pa UVUX.V eiUZ.CU L'l lcyv uii" '
us have some Sugar." , financial campaigns in which Wilming- j hafl nQt already become affiliated with
i ton has made a record and yet we ' orKanlzation ic urged to do so
j have gone well over the goal, vve were. -th t further delay and to assist
! o e rar tnr rr om nprc unri wf navfl
CONVICT LABOR TO
nnTTTnr T-T TT-f I
fKUUULt rULL J enrolled 5,450, including about 1,800
- ! Juniors in the schools. A splendid rec-
Washington. Dec. lb convict - , ord of which Wilmington feels justly;
bor is to oe usea m vugim tu i proud and for which we are justly
the fuel administration's plan to pop- grateiui.
ularize the burning of wood in place It .g nQt fair to seiect an individual
of coal wherever possiDie. ".from a ctoud of workers that have
in the great work
done by them.
wdiieh is being
n a list during the whole year,. Food Byrdf Virginia fuel admmistra- dQne such fine team work yet j feel
' . to it that no on eshali suf-jtor reported that arrangements nad that ft speciai word should be said for
':r things that mae Christmas;. completed for each of the aMTav, wKnco vetrnrf, h hftfi ;,n.
SPREADING INFECTION.
io,r day in the year. Ah calls o0 ronviet camps in the State
i ;t that no one snail su:-i ,
for. for the day at least
to
t-MUif'i.l sunshine, the balmy
:i:;.ny deeds of love and good
i rei ved to make this Chrisi
joyous and glorious day of
op Earth. Good Will to Men.'
i cut 100 cords of wood for public con
sumption, at a cost estimated at $2 a
cord. ' '
FUNERAL OF
PITTMAN.
several whose record has been un
usual.
"Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Stover have
j kept the headquarters going in fine
I shane and have added many names
Seaga
Kir Ro
Seagate Baptist church. Beautiful . flo-, on
rol designs were laia on tne ncsu
mound, in Bellevue cemetery wnere
T ". r77rT7r777f while Mrs. Grainger and Mrs. Harriss
ite. the services being conducted & wonderful record ag di
ev. J. L Shinn , of the & magnIflcent ;
Held at St
. ! ' ;if Q-r-moTif was made
Seagate Yesterday morning v.- i
liw Daw Qhinn
Tito f,mprai of Mrs. Mahalie A. Pitt-1 pecially handsome design
The Wilmmg-
, Tvnnprrflnhical union sent anes-
LUU J fwO
"art. -.: of Mr. R. L. Pittman,
of The paiiDearers weie.
i o-r, r i i.i tYinmina' i mm uai i.it-9 '
11 c.Tlnpk from the residence at Thomas Hill ana vauguu
Messrs. Lis-Summerlin,
MAKE TRIPS THAT. IT NOW TAKES YOU THREE
Hours to cover with horse, in one hour with Smith,
F-rm-a-Truck. -
-GET niD OF EXCESS EvSUIPWiENT YOU MUST OWN
if you are using horses, and keeper haulinfl and
deliveries at axriTium efficiency with minimum over
head charges. ; ' ' "
- -GET AWAY FROM TrlE LOADING STATION AND.
maintain an average speed of 12 to 15 miles an hour.
This is Smith-Form-a-T ruck measured ability.
corps of helpers.
"Special mention should be made
also of Mr. W. D. McCaig for his fine
work at the Coast Line offices and
Mr. J. H. Curtis for the great
work done among the labor organiza
tions of Wilmington. They have writ
ten a splendid record. Mr. F. W. Dick
as division leader and as treasurer has
been invaluable. A special word of
thanks is gladly given to the press
Keep Children at Home if Contagious
Diseases Exist in Community.
(Special to The Dispatch)
Rjaleigh. N. C.. Dec. 25. Dr. A. MeR.
f Crouch, State Epidemiologist, is warn
ing mothers to exercise extra precau
tion during the Christmas season to
keep down the spread of communi
cable diseases. He says that Christ
mas parties, public entertainments
and neighborhood crowds offer fine
onnortunities for the infection of not
magnificent . Tvmoaipa who'oninEr cough, scar-
Ulll iAi-viJiwt r. -j '
let fever and diphtheria to spread,"
but of even the more serious diseases
of grippe, pneumonia, and' spihal men
ingitis. He advises mothef s to keep
at home all of her children wlub have
any symptoms" of illness colds, sore
throats or fereyishness and" to let no
child leave the house if there is a case
of diphtheria or scarlet fever in it, or
ket no child who has not had measles
' and whooping cough leave the home
for their generous assistance in :ac-f tliere is in the house a case of
compiismng uur ui6 wbh. either disease.
"To all the workers and to co-op-, According to TDr. Crouch, these re
erating citizenship of Wilmingtoa? and quegtg ar6 not issued to place ar
iin wa avnroce tha Vl l crVl o c: t ' ? i -i . mArtiara (till.
ivew nanuvci wd Aiioo i-" , more responsiuiiity uyu uiuwio u.
appreciation. We have gone well over
tie top.' The books will be kept open
for new members until January 1st.
"THOS. P. NOE"
THIS IS A STANDARD ESTABLISHED BY
Fo:m-a-ruck ir over 800 lines of business.
SMITH
tional Army.
ROBERT G.
BARR
4-
ing the holidays or to deprive the
L children of any of tneir nristm&
pleasures. They are only what tne
law requires at any time and are in
tended to help mothers not only ir
... .t Iaitii 1 rln ios Vllt IF
SEVENTEEN AMERICAN I g5 cSSS a proba
OFFICERS IN FRANCE- bly saving their lives at a time when
... -r.-- (contagiotfs diseases are most easily
Issocliitea Pressl j-contracted. ' ''
With trie Anerfcan-Army in France, j- Crouch says that he has a fur
Monday, December 24. Seventeen ,tber 'reason for asking the mothers
general officers have arrived in France t(. tae particular pains with thei:
from the tJnited States for a tour . cnn$ren in regard to contagious dis
the'AnieTiean zone and tne British, and eases . at this time and that is, the?
French and, probably, Italian fronts.:: , th rate from these- diseases is
When they complete their studies . itf. in. January after the Christ
tny win Tefurn to me unuea ouim mas holidays when Tney aTe m
feetter equipped, it is believed, Jo dit cemier, or before Christmas. This in
r'ect the training activities of the Na-; crese in the death rate has been at
tributed to the spread pf tne aiseast
by mingling the sick with the well .at
parties, and other gathering ptacef
during the Christmas holidays. If
there's' no- contagious diseases in the
community '.there is little or no dan,
ger, he says.
SPEED KINGS IN ,
GREAT RACE TODAY
: (By Associated Press)
Bakera-Fields Cal., Dec. 25.-rA num
ber of well known automobile drivers
were to compete today in a sweep
itakes race here. In practice. yester-
" No More French Elections
fT.v Associated Press).
Paris. Monday, JJec. 24. The Cham,
dav-Louis Cheyrolet drove a mile .on ber of Deputies today adopted a rs
7. ' ...i i tr.Q.v in 4R seeonds ninHon PTtendlne thel4rms of all elec
tne circuit uu - - ". . 7."-"- : t
VN , - 1 - i.linping' two-fifths or avsecona irom.tive omciais m vT
- - ' L ' . n k n n H1TV 1 XI' world's Verd' time' made hf Dis:- of ?the warv No elections; will bo belt
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The Movini
Picture People Find Tim
'Between Scenes to Help:
the Red Cross in Its
Big Winter Drive.
Uiisy flngrsrs, everywhere! . .
The j'arn manufacturers 'have
never experienced such a tremen
dous demand for their product,
even in the balmiest days when
proficiency with knitting needles
was more than a qualifying vir
tue in the society of our great
prrandmothers. Today the neces-.
sity for universal -.skill is greater
than in those other days which
have left us so many beautiful
pieces of handiwork as heirlooips;
millions of boys in khaki and
blue are clamoring for the warm,
worsted garments which the Red
Cross is collecting from almost
every household in the land, and
as winter approaches, the demand
increases daily. Is it any wonder
that women are winning their
iirht for suffrage?
' Milady no longer gazes lan
guidly through the plate windows
nf her sxftly-cushioned limousine
as she rolls down the avenue.
She is busily occupied with her
knitting needles, so engrossed
with the new' work of mercy that
she seldom looks up when the
traffic policeman semaphores her
?ar to a sudden halt. Downtown,
In her husband's factory, the girls
ire staying a half-hour overtime
;ach day to make these . same
standardized p socks. helmets,
wristlets, and "sweaters, and some
of them may be seen on the street
cars and in the subway on their
way home, still knitting. It is
the same everywhere, at the fash
ionable resorts and on the farms.
Every community has been touch
ed and is responding, nobly
through its local organizations.
The moving picture folk pic
tured above are "knitting their
bit," too. Not long ago they
formed a knitting circle ont nt
the Triangle studios in Culver
1 iifc'
Citj Cal., to utilize the time of
the actors between the "shooting"
of scenes for the big feature
photoplays. The lower- corner
shows some of the actors grouped
about in happy competition, with
Jack Livingstdn "trying on" one
of the . sleeveless creations of
Belle Bennett, a well-Jcnown Tri
angle beauty. Just above, win
some ."Winnie" Allen, star of a
recent patriotic play, is getting'
r eady to "bind o'C . a
while tha eirele reveals
Margery Wilsoi making
muffler,
dainty
ulse of
a .mere man.
corner Ireno
tlve clumsy hand(s oi
In tl.e. upper left
Hunt; another Triangle favorite,'
is comparing results with Belie
Bennett. And tho work does not
stop when they leave the studio.
One ?i,r.'d a h?lf million knitted
pieces are needed at once, and the
"mcvis" 2olk axe at-t olackerg.
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m.xmmrr:- When the Sandman COniies
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