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v -. v . 'j.ij h I' i ' .-. V -- f" .... i. ,." - - " t --, 4--V 4 THE WILMINGTON DISPATCH; THURSDAYJAFTERNOON, JANUARY, 1 7 4 1918; SKS.PAGE FIVE RELEASED FROM T L """"" !g? " " NEGRO : C01T WITHOU --TO URY IN TWO 1LS frue Bills Returned Against Manager of Wilmington Motor Company . SUPERIOR COURT COMPLETES TERM Grand Jury is Still in Session Today Completing Its In vestigations Into Several Matters . The grand jury in New " Hanover Superior Court yesterday . returned , trUe bill of indictment in two cases barging Kooert u. w.rr wiia emoez slement. Mr. Barr has been in Char- -ntte for the past seevrai. aays, .ana yesterday afternoon Major W. N. Har riss, Clerk of the Court, issued a (a 5ias for nis arrest , and forwarded jame to tne iviecjieiiBurg uuuuty au thorities. . Mr. Barr is tne manager or the Cfilmington Motor KjO. , wnicn nas played an important part in the auto mobile business of the city. - The company has conducted, a garage and handled Saxon cars and the Smith-ftrm-a-Truck, together with automo- le accessones. The nature of the charges upon jrhich the bills of indictment were re turned could not he ascertained .today. It is stated that a number of execu tions Lave been in the hands of the sheriff lately as the result of judg ments obtained in magistrate's courts. and the failure of the "officers to find oroperty upon which to levy to satis- :y these judgments may have caused ie action of the grand jury. The criminal docket, was . cleared yesterday afternoon when the last case to be tried was continued for the defendant, Nelson M. Dallas, who is charged with bigamy. He was bound over to the higher court by Magis trat Furlong at a preliminary hearing,. md was held under a bond of $200 .'or the next term. The grand jury this morning was still in session, its report being ex- Circulation Manager ? of The -' ' 1 j " Wilmington Dispatch ; -s . v - - Named as Director Mr. Forrest R. . Long, 'circulation manager , of The Wilmington. DisDatch. a returned early this morning ,trom nariotte, v wnere he attended ' and took" a prominent part in i the forma tion Of the. Virginia-Carolinas Circula tion.; Managers'' Association: Mr. Long, who is recognized as one of the best circulation men in the South, was elected , as one ,of the three directors of the association. .4 "'' : . The first annual meeting of v the as sociation will very probably be held at ; ; Wrightsville Beach beginning July 14. A meeting will be held in Roanoke, Va., on April 14 for the pur pose rof completing the organization. The meeting in Charlotte was at tended by all the leading circulation managers of Virginia and the Caro llnas, practically all the larger papers being represented. The following ac count of the meeting is taken from yesterday's Charlotte Observer: "The newspaper circulation men of Virginia and - the two Carolinas met in Charlotte yesterday and organized the Virginia-Carolinas Circulation Managers Association. The following officers were elected: W. B. Baker, f esident. The Charlotte Observer; P. Rawley, vice president, The High Point (N. C.) Enterprise; J. O. Gard ner, secretary and treasurer, The Roa noke Times, Roanoke, Va. Direc tors, T R. Long, The Dispatch, Wil mington; ,u. j. steed, Tne News and Observer Raleigh,, and J. L. Irwin, The State, Columbia. " "Edward Gans, circulation manager of The Editor and Publisher, of New xorK, was present and loaned valu able assistance in organizing the as sociation, a A vote of thanks was ton dered.him. . . . Following luncheon at the Selwyn hotel, an afternoon session was held when the constitution and by-law3 were adopted. It was decided to hold four .annual meetings, in January, April, July and October.1 The next meeting will be on April 14, in Roa noke, Va. "Following are the charter members of the association: "Wiley : B. . Baker, The Observer, Charlott,e,Nrf C: M. de C. Coiner, The Observer, Charlotte," N. C; C' J. Steed, News and. Observer, Raleigh, N. C; T. D. Jackson, News, Charlotte, N. C,;F. R: Lbng The Dispatch, Wil pected this afternoon! Upon the filing of this Major Harriss "will adjourn theimington, N..C; J. L. Erwin, The State, term. Judge,.Lyon, left last, night for , Columbia, S. C. i. J. O..' Gardner, Th his home. ; " " Roanoke Times,' The y World-News, The perjury- jeaae4againsL JklrsLSa-LRoanokei. ,yaL l?i Rawley. High rah Evans, her daughter, Marie, and! Point Enterprise, High Point, C.x Charles Twitty, were continued When Edward Gans (honorary member) rEd-. the case was called .Twitty failed to itor and Publisher, New 'York , City; answer and 'judgment of nisi scl fa;N. N. Hill, Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch, and capias was entered in his case. The matter grew out of a trial before the Recorder, wherein the question Norfolk, Va,; Bradley L. , Welfare, Twin City1 Sentinel', Winston-Salem, N. C; J. F. Hurley, The Salisbury Df who threw a coca-cola bottle that Post, Salisbury, N. C; J, C. jPeace, struck a small bov nlaved the leadinfir Greenville Daily News, Greenville, S 5art ivj.; UJ. js. jenress, ureensDoro uaiiy The jury returned a verdict of not News- Greensboro, N. C; M. K. Duer suilty in the ease of Mattie Blaney, fn. The News, Lynchburg, Va.; Wal Aarged with an assault with a deadly , Geifejr The Bristol Herald-Cour ft,paT)n ler, Bristol, Va.-Tenn.; James E. Artrpw pntorA nto o r.io,1 Moore,. Portsmouth Star, Portsmouth, was sentenced to a term of 12 'months on the county-roads. Judgment was suspended in 'the case against Mary BeITDavis, who tad previously entered a plea of guilty to the charge of perjury. : ,E. C. Meshaw, the young white man charged with bigamy, entered a plea guilty and was sentenced to a tenn it two years on the county roads. A nol pros with leave was taken in the case against John . Carakitos, charged with-an assault on a woman, and Clifton Hays, charged with . rape, The case against Willjanr , Coleman, barged with non-support, was con tinued. ; ; . M. C. Jones, found guilty in the Recorder's court of stealing a bicycle, and sentenced to ssix months on the roads, entered a plea Of guilty when the case was called in the higher court and was sentenced to four months, prayer for judgment being continued in two other cases. ' . Alex Bizzell, charged with the vio lation of a city ordinance; the matter was remanded to the Recorder's court with the recommendation that the Re corder reopen the. case t othe end that he defendant may be further heard. this disposition of the case being agreed upon by the Solicitor and the deefndant's counsel. Hezekiah Pollocks who pleaded guilty of selling whiskey, was sen tenced to 12 months on the roads. In the case against John Stanley and Willie Perry, charged with house breaking and found guilty by 1 the jury, Judge Lyon (imposed a sentence of 18 months On the roads upon Stan ley and five months in jail upon Perry The latter is a youth, who, according to the evidence, aided Stanley in com mitting the crime. .He will be used about the Court House and the erounds by the county officials. The two entered the house of Mr. Ed Bou shee some time ago. - 1 v."- -V-V : ;-v.---" " ' - mitii - Form Truck And Saxon m Business Men Ask Mr. Henrv Walters to Use Influence c In Matter While expressing, their satisfaction at his appointment as a. member of the advisory committee r to Director Gen eral McAdoo in a letter forwarded' by a number of prominent business men Wednesday afternoon to Mr, Henry Walters, chairman of the board of directors of the. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, at the same time a plea was made for him to use his in fluence to have the old Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley" Railroad again oper ated as one linet' ; ;f- . - . -The letter; which bears the signa tures of 13 of. the leading firms of the city, was prepared by Mr. J. Al lan Taylor and circulated by him during yesterday. The letter follows ?K ; "Wilmington, N. C, Jan. 16, 1918. Mr, H. Walters, Member of Advisory Committee to Railroad Director, New York City, N. Y. "Dear Sir: It was with deep satis faction that-the people of Wilmington learned of your appointment as mem ber of the advisory committee to the railroad director,, for-it put in a posi tion of great power one both acquaint ed and identified with Wilmington's needs and possibilities, and we hail the - opportunity which now offers for using the port of Wilmington in a great national cause and incidentally bringing to it a status which must prove of incalculable value to its fu ture development. . "The policy outlined by the railroad director to move freight over the most expeditious route, disregarding divi sions of ownership, makes the A. & Y. railroad, operating through Walnut Cove in conjunction with the Norfolk & Western railway, the most direct line to the west. In effect a trunk line, thus putting Wilmington on a parity of advantage with Norfolk ,and mak ing this port a legitimate outlet, com parable to that of any competitor. 'As a. further relief, since the war promises to be protracted, and the need' for further concentration of freight "movement fs imperative, we respectfully call your attention to the fact that 'an extension of the A. & Y railroad of forty miles would tap the Norfolk & Western at Galax, thereby shortening the direct route and fur ther .enhancing transportation effi ciency. As you are aware, this de velopment was originally projected by hfche management of the old C. F. & .Y. y. railway and excent for the dismem berment of that system would prob ably have .been realized years ago. A public need has now arisen 'when all rival interests must be subordinated to the common good and we, respect fully submit that you would be justi fled In -your position of commanding influence, in advocating the immedi ate adoption of this project and while thus serving the demands of a national crisis incidentally put the port of "Wilmington in a status which its natural advantages have long ago entitled it to. "In our judgment a mere statement of the situation is a demonstration, fjid we confidently appeal to you to use an influence which has come to you under conditions of a grave pub lic emergency to utilize this port as a medium to accomplish a maximum Public service and to incidentally in sure the deevlopment of this port andthereby reflect a benefit upon the state at large. S "Respectfully, , J. A. TAYLOR. WILLIAM GILCHRIST. L. BLUETHENTHAL. HALL & PEARS ALL, INC. ALEX SPRUNT & SON. S. SOLOMON. D. L. GORE Co. McNAR & PEARS ALL. J. W. MtJRCHISON & CO. THE CORBETT CO. PEARSALL & CO. fc HILTON LUMBER CO. I CHADBOURN LUMBER CO, STREET IMPROVEMENTS MADE BYSUPT. HOLTON Especially Good Work Being ; Done in the Improving of Hospital Street AUI-ttM'OfSEES - " i V - ROBERT G. BARR 110 Dock St Phone 546 No Admissible Evidence, Upon Which to Hold Man Charg ed With Assault Clifton Kay, the a negro wbio has been confined in the local jail for sev eral months on a charge of assault ing' Annie Van Baval, 13-year-old daughter of Mr. BrunO Van Baval, of Castle Haynes, was released from pri son yesterday on account of .vtheiri- ability of the State to produce admis sible testimony of the guilt of the ac cused. ' ' '. : - Shortly after the alleged assault. which is said to have taken place last July, the Van Baval girl died at the James Walker Memorial Hospital?, where' she had been taken for treat ment. She told Dr. Harlee Bellamy concerning the -alleged assault and the doctor communicated with the au thorities, who lost no time in placing, Kay under arrest. Considerable feeling was manifest. ed in the community at the time and t was thought that possible violence would result, but cooler counsel prevailed. It should be pointed out here that the rules governing the admissibility of evidence appear most ludicrou?, to the average layman. If the girl had lived, she could have testified against the negro. If further she had made the declaration to the doctor, which is said to have been made to Doctor Bellamy, and if she thought at the time she made the declaration she was going to die, then the evidence of Dr. Bellamy would have been ad missible in prosecution of the defend ant. However, if the statement of the girl was made when she was not in contemplation of death, then It is not admissible as a dying declar ation. This is the case which con fronted the State yesterday and the dismissal of Kay followed. RECORDER'S COURT. Several John Henry Loftlns Make Ap pearance In Court That there are several colored men named John Henry Loftin was the fact brought In Recorder's Court Thursday morning, when one John Henry Loftin was before the court un der the charge of larceny of truck. Upon request of the defendant the matter was continued until Friday's session of the court. It is just this way: John Henry Lof tin, of this city, received a letter from the country containing a bill of laamg for several bags of peanuts He went td thdepot, and got jhe pea fnuts and disposed of them, it is said, at very low prices. The defendant claims that his son who lives up the country frequently makes shipments to him. Then comes John Henry Lof tin, of Bowdens, who says that he sent the peanuts to another than the John Henry Loftin, who disposed of the peanuts, and also that there is another John Henry Loftin to whom the peanuts were sent. The local John Henry Loftin was alSQ in court So it develops that there are at least four John Henry Loftins in the case. At Friday's session the Recorder will seek to unravel the tangle caused by this remarkable similarity in names. DeWitt Russ, an incorrigible white boy, was again before the court and will be sent to the Stonewall Training School at Concord. The case of Alex Bizzell, who was paroled by the Recorder with Proba tion Officer Johnson several weeks, and who appealed to the Superior Court, was remanded by that tribun al and the t original judgment is still In effect. The State entered a nol pros in a case in which it appeared a driver of one of the trucks of the MacMillan garage did not have the necessary li cense, it being shown that the truck was a new one and was helping to relieve the recent fuel shortage. Plan to Adjourn In June Washington, Jan.. 17. Speeding up of all appropriation measures by avoiding unnecessary hearings and al possible delays, with a view to con eluding all business of the House by May 15 and readiness to adljourn Con gress by June 1 was agreed upon at a conference today between Sneaker Clark. Democratic Leader.Kitchin and the chairmen Of all the leading com mittees of the House. , , We have received;from tr Treasury of 4 per cent Bondsl of the Second Liberty Loan and are prepared to make deliveries of bonds to those ; who have paid in full for same?- ---ih-:v;':-" " v .' ; mm Interim receipts issued by this Company for bond payments must in all cases be surrendered when bonds are received.- - -. ; The Wilmington Savings & Trust V 7, ompany i.' : 110 PRINCESS STREET 1887 1918 i AMERICAN OFFICER " AND FRIEND HEINIE With the American Army in France, Tuesday, Jan. 15; An American army officer walking along one of the roads today came'' upon ai party of green coated German 'prisoners cleaning out ditches so that the water would flow reely, He had passed half way through th,e group when one of the Germans stopped his work suddenly and called out: "Hello, Joe! What are you doing over here." The officer walked up ' to the man and found he was a youth he had known in Boston before the war. "Joe," the German went on, "this s funny, ain't it? The last time. I saw you was in Beacon street. I went back to Germany to visit an aunt just before the war began. Un luckily I had not been naturalized in the United States and they grabbed me and put me In the army. They also got four friends of mine. "We fixed it up so we are all now prisoners. At the battle of the Marne my friends and I simply played dead until the French came up. Then we surrendered and have been prison ers ever since." ' When asked what he thought of the United States being in the war the youth Is -said to have cautiously winked in the direction of his Ger man comrades and resumed digging. AT CAMP SEVIER. Mr. Gribbln Takes Up Work There- Bishop Darst to Preach. The following items are taken from the Camp Sevier, Greenvilfer S. ,C; correspondence of yesterday's. Colum bia State: "The Rev. Robert E. Gribbic. until recently rector of St. John's, Wilming ton, N. C, nasi come here as an extra chaplain under the war - commission of the Episcopal church. There are but two regular chaplains of the1 Epis copal faith in the division and one of these is soon to leave. Mr. Grib- bin was for more than two years as sistant rector of Grace Church, Char leston. The Rt. Rev. Thomas C. Darst, D. D., bishop of East Carolina, the Episcopal diocese, consisting of the eastern portion of North Caro "7TrYt TXT eirTTTTV 11 106 N. FRONT ST., ROOMS 1, 2 and OVER MUNSON AND C O. Mr. v Albert Baker; the new violinist at the Royal Theaiaret' :V announces that he has opened a: Studio and will be pleased :td ' accept as pupijs both beginners and advanced scholars. I :Hisi students will be given the very best instruction in i"Ctftfc European and American technique,'' and ' each pupa wfll ; haver yft the opportunity of appearing in both public and: private rtaL;f Mr. Baker has been a pupil of the Russian- Inerialr School of rV Music, Libau, Russia. ; ' Prospective pupils may consult Mr. Baker in regard 'to 8pecfB al violin training for solo, theatrical, dance and general buslv" ness playing.. , . . V ptudio will be open all day -except Theatre hours, y lfwn Una, will preach at 11 : 30 o'clock Sun day inorning at Christ church and at 6 o'clock in the afternoon ' at the camp." WARSAW MAN NAMED ASSISTANT EXAMINER (Special to The Dispatch.) Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 17. The Cor poration. Commission last night an nounced the appointment of W. H. Woolard; cashier of the Bank of Bur gaw to be assistant bank examiner, succeeding H. C. Newbold, who 're signed .recently to become -cashier of the Bank; of Robeson, t ; - FOBECIOSlTBE SAXiE. " By vittnre of powers of sales -eontained In two certain mortgage deeds executed by W. A. Simon and" Ma wlf Annie n. Simon recorded in Book No. 88 page 59l etseq and C. P. Howell and his wife Jessie N. ' Howell recorded in Book No. 92 pag 42T etseq in . tne offlce of tne Register of Deeds of Jfew Hanover County, tbe un dersigned attorney for the j mortgagee, "Mechanies' Home Association" will on Friday the 15th day of Penruary 1918' ni 12 o'clock m., at the Court House door of the County of New Hanover sell at public auction, for -cash, to the highest bidder the following described land and premises, to wit: First Tract. Beginning In the South ern line of Wright street at a pomt forty one (41) feet and three (37 inches west et its intersection with the Western mie of Fifth street and from thence running 'i Westwardly along the said line of Wright ' street fifty ntne (59) feet and s nine (9") inches, thence South in a line parallel with said line of Fifth, street ninety Hv n (95) feet, thence Eastwaraly and nanuied with said line of Wright street fifty nlna (59) feet and nine (9") inches.and thenc Northwardly and in a line paralled v with i Fifth street ninety five (95) - f eet . to tn i point of beginning the same being parti i, oz lots i ana z in uiocc jno. so m :h9 ptan of the City of Wilmington, N. Cv j Second Tract. A lot contiguous to . t above. Beginning in the said block at a point sixty six (66) feet Sooth of t the ' Southern- line of Wright street 1 and one hundred and one (101) feet West of the Western line of Fifth street, and .rtOUHng ! from said -point Westwardly and parallel ! with said line of Wright street sixty ioof (64) feet thence Southwardly and parallel P with Fifth street sixty six (66) feet, thence Eastwardly and parallel with said line of j Wright street eighty two (82) ; feet and I six (6"); inches, thence North and parallel! with. Fifth street thirty seven (37) to the line of the first lot, thence West along the i line of tbe first lot eighteen (18) feet and six (6") inches and thence Northwardly ai I ong another line' of said lot twenty nine' (29) feet to the place of beginning ' tbe t same being part of lot -No. 2 in said block j In tbe city aforesaid. ' ' ? C- i' The said parties aforsaid 'having default-i ed in the payments according to the termf 1 and provisions of said mortgage deeds, t ' W. B. MC KOT... J' . ! Attorney for the Mechanics Home ABSOcia 1 tion. ' . 1-15-3Q 'tL:. , olipper l ime That's the coziest ytime of the whole day for father. Slipper and pipe and a book and the Perfection Oil Heater, to keep the drafts away and add an extra touch of com fort. The Perfection is good-looking, sturdy, reliable, and inexpensive both to buy and to operate. 1 Now used in over 3,000,000 homes. Fill it with Aladdin Security Oil, clean, clear burning fueL Eight hours of comfort from a gallon. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (New Jersey) Washinstnn. D. C Norfolk, Va.. Richmond, Va. ' BALTIMORE MD. R OIL MEAT Bl; .T ) Superintendent J. B. Helton and a force of hands are at work improving the street-just m front of the James Walker. Hospital and if present indi cations sambuht to anything, it is cer tainly going to ' be an excellent piece Of street work; The $ame force of hands will also grade and ' roll the section of Red Cross street between Seventh and the hospital. This im provement is a much needed one and the superintendent is using his best efforts to make the improvements ar tistic as well as substantial. The material used "for the work is from the old disposal plant, which is being dismantled. j Third street between Brunswick and Harnett has i also beeii treated to ah excellent) pavement reeently Ashes form the greater part of , the materia! used here,' and it is surprising to note what a "really excellent roadbed It makes, i ' f Superintendent Holton4 is - rushing work on'the. streets wherever practic able, v but he pointed out; yesterday that the scarcity of material 'has been a .great. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA: COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER : NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL KSTATK UNDER FORECLOSURE. Under and by virtue of the powers con tained. In and the provisions of nvo cer tain mortgage deeds, the first of whic'i snid deeds vwh executed on the 30th dny of April, -1910. by Stanley Morrisey an.l wife, Sarah Aforrisey, 'William Morrisey nnd Thomas -Morrifpy. to Geo. O. Gnylorrt. The said '' mortgage deed Is registered in Book 62, (Page 100, New Hanover County records. The other-of which said mortgage deed, mnde and executed tbe 2Gth of August, 1013, by Stanley Morrisey and wife Sarah Morrisey, to. Geo. O. Gaylord. , This in strument "being registered in Book SO, Page 530f New Hanover County records. Do fault having been made in the payment of the. indebtedness secured by the two In struments above mentioned, as in the same provided,, the undersigned will on Mon day, thf 18th day of February, 191S, offeic for Sale for cash nt public auction- at the court house door in New Hanover, Conn Jy, at 12 o'clock noon, the lands and premises hereinafter particularly described : Beginning in the Eastern line of Dick inson Street, at the intersection of Lot 1, with the Intersection of Lot 3. In Block , 300, according to the official plan of the City of Wilmington at a point ,198 feet Northwardly, of Moore Street, and runs East with the line of Lot, 3 103 feet ; thence South anrparalled with Dickin son Street S3" feet j thence West and parall el -with Moore Street 165 feet to the East ern line " or - Dickinson ' Street; thence North parallel with Dickinson .v Street 33 feet to the. beginning; . -. - . , -. . s Geo. O.: Gaylord. ' Mortgagee.. ; pated and posted; this 16th day- of Jan scarcity ot material .nas peenj Uary,l$l8. -Wm.:B. Campbell, Attorney, handicap - to-th$ work,- vi v - " , l-aw-4-w-Turg f ...... . v.. ....... T1GN ERS 'Vim i t . i mmmi :IfSDSF mm im 61 v.-.-.-.v.v - msm mt MM m