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v.THE WILMINGTON DISPATCH, TUE5DiAT AFTERTQ QN,f ANUARr 29; -1918.
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gelk Williams Buys Building
Occupied by, Themselves
From Mr. Gaylord
PRICE PAID WILL RUN
NEAR $75,000 FIGURE
as Handled Through James
& James; One of Biggest
Realty Deals of Past
Months
The biggest realty deal of the . year,
snd one of the biggest for some time
past WaS COUauiJ-iiXiatcu. a.. uuvu
Tuesday when the three-story " Front
street building occupied by the Belk
Williams Company was purchased by
the company occupying it from Mr.
George 0. Gaylord. The actual fig
jjre" were not made public, but it was
understood that the purchase price
will approximate $75,000. The deal
Tas handled through James & James.
The deal matting ine company oc-
was one of the biggest of the past
everal montns ana snows mat tne
pplk-Williams people, one of the
strongest and oldest companies of the
State, has absolute iaitn m winning-
tOH and uusmeao ucio. xu jo uut
thought that any changes In the
building are contemplated as it is in
excellent condition.
The building is a three-story brick
structure, located on JbTont stret, De
tween Chestnut and Grace, and it has
a solid glass front "on the nrst floor.
This arrangement gives the company
ideal display windows. The building
is equipped with all conveniences, in
eluding elevator, and is conducted as
one of the most fashionable, modern
and up-to-date stores in the city. The
purchase of the building makes the
Belk-Williams Company a Wilmington
fixture in every respect.
arrangements oan
completed and in event the invita
tion that is to be extended is accept
ed, Hon. William Jennings Bryan, for
mer Secretary of state and one of
Uie foremost men of the country, will
bey carried on a tour : of Inspection
through the city schools Thursday
morning, plans of this nature wen
being discussed Monday afternoon
and have been ; gotten into tentative
shape. It is not known definitely
whether Mr. Bryan will arrive here
In the morning or - on the evening
train, but the .consensus of opinion is
that he will reach the city before
noon, and in event vthe train is run
ning within an hour of schedule, am
ple ' time , wilt be given for visitation
of - the; schools. jAll- persons connect
ed with the, schools are doubly anx
ious for a visit from the distinguished
commoner and-it would furnish a rare
treat for the pupils. ,
As stated, plans are in tenta7e
shape and if It can be arranged for
Wilmington's visitor to go over die
schools it win be done. Superinten
dent John J. Blair is in hearty ac
cord with the idea which ' was pro
posed by one ,of his principals.
Mr. Bryan speaks at the Academy
of Music Thursday evening at 8:30
under the auspices and for the bene
fit of the Young Men's Christian As
sociation and already many seats to
his lecture have been sold.
BIN RED CROSS
IDS 40J0J NURSES
Enrollment is at Rate of 1,000
a Month, But This is
Insufficient
(By Geo. H. Manning.)
Washington, D. C, Jan. '29. The
American Red Cross is in urgent need
of approximately 40,000 nurses to care
for the American army. The Allies
are also depending on the United
States to supplement their nursing
services.
There are between 80,000 and
.OW registered nurses in the United
States. The have been enrolling in
the nursing department of the Red
iross at the rate of about 1,000 a
month, but this will not keep pace
ith the needs of the army, it is said.
About 16,500 nurses are now enroled
yith the Red Cross, of whom the ma
jority are in active service, ready for
mosiiization, or prepared for specified
service.
The fact that recrHitine' nf nrirs
is not keeping pace with the military
aeeas is because the and den
-cayy Qemanri fnr- rnrcoo i a . -tint
been thoroughly realized by the wom
en available for nursing, and does not
-rote that the women of the
tuned States are "slackers." aceord-
a to Miss Janp JDel ftnn rVi airman
f the National Committee on Red
' ui JiUU.
The
Plans This Effect Have Been
Gotten Into Tentative ; . ;
V Shape -
Provided
be
RECORDER'S COURT.
POLITICAL POT IS :
THREATENING BOIL
J. Herbert Johnston Will Ask
for Nomination to County !
Commissionership
FRIENDS OF CANDIDATES
CONTINUING VERY BUSY
Opinion is That W. D. Mac
Millan ( Jr, Will Seek
to Remain on the
Board
Many Cases Disposed of at Today's
Session of Police Tribunal.
In the Recorder's Court this morn
ing a charge of violation of the pro
hibition law against Josie Malone, a likely prove an interesting one.
white woman, fell flat and the prose-new candidate is one of the county's
cuting witness was compelled to pajrmost substantial farmers and has been
the costsfl when the court adjudged a member of the County Democratic
the prosecution to be, frivolous and .Executive Committee for the past 12
With the time given candidates for
filing notice of what they intend do
ing drawing rapidly to a close the po
litical pot passed the simmering stage
long ago, and while it has not come
to a boiling point as yet it is threat
ening to do so. The crop of candi
dates continues to increase with each
day and ' ordinary street , corner gos
sip is now of things political, the av
erage man, being willing to change
from war subjects for a few days.
The latest candidate to announce
his intentions is Mr. J. Herbert John
ston, of Capo Fear township. Mr.
Johnston is after one of the two va
cancies that the Board of Counry
Commisioners will offer. County Com
missioner J. T. Kerr's term of office
expires shortly, and while he has not
announced his intentions, the under
standing is that he will not seek re-
nomination. - Mr. Kerr, ' however, may
decide on going back and in event
this decision is made the race be
tween he and Mr. Johnston would
The
malicious.
or 14 years. He has been closely af
filiated with the food conservation
movement and is known to practically
0VS1ERS W UNUSUALLY
SCARCE
AND PRICES
HIGH
Activities of Jack Frost in
Sealing up Norfolk" Beds ; ,
Felt Appreciably Here . y
The lowly - oyster v often referred to
as the succulent bivalve and other ti
tles with equally as much meaning,
has joined the aviation service and Is
apparently now trying . to establish
nev records for altitude. And it all
has resulted from the activities of
Jack Frost in sealing up the beds
around' Norfolk. .Norfolk oysters are
bringing the highest price locally in
the history of the trade, wholesale
prices in Norfolk having jumped to
an even more alarming manner. The
freezing in of oyster steamers in
Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries
it is said, is largely responsible for
the present high prices and scarcity
of a food that was recommended by
Hoover as a meat substitute.
No oysters, so to speak, have ar
rived in Norfolk since the first of the
year and the natural result has been
a scarcity of the bivalves here and
in other cities that depend upon the
Virginia metropolis for supply. Whole
salers are facinga proposition in their
efforts "to supply regular customers
with oysters in sufficient quantities
to hold their trade, but are doing ev
erything in their power to help re
tailers in meeting demands made up
on them. Oyster steamers Tiave been
frozen in for periods of five and six
weeks and although heavily laden
with cargoes have been unable to
make port. Oyster shipments out of
Norfolk since the first of the year
have been the lowest in the history of
the city.
Enforced suspension of navigation,
resulting in non-arrival of oysters,
employment and wholesalers and ship-
has sent openers in search of other
pers are expecting difficulty in return
ing these men or finding others to
fill their places with the return of
normal conditions.- Much" Buffering
has been caused among families of
oyster openers because of the en
forced idleness of the heads of the
families and shippers have in many
instances supplied families with suffi
cient food to exist on for days.
In another case against the same
defendant and Emma Evans, in which everyone in the county and city.
an anray was tne cnarge, tney were
both adjudged guilty and jointly paid
the costs.
E. W. Ward, a white man, paid the
costsin two cases in which he was
caarged witn assault on a
and obstructing an officer.
Vera Grant, colored, was given 30
days on the farm for appropriating a
pair of shoes that Old not belong to
her.
There will be one other vacancy on
the board, as Commissioner W. D.
MacMillan is now serving by appoint
ment a term that expires with Mr.
female jKerrs term. It is not known wheth
er Commissioner MacMillan will seek
nomination, but the general opinion
is that his hat will be in the ring.
Representative L. Clayton Grant,
who represented New Hanover in the
last Legislature, hasT not fully decld-
thro TTiontha nn tW rnada ed on what he Will do, but there IS
when a charge of vagrancy had seem-a strtmS probability that he will op
ingly been made out against him. I P,se Congressman Hannibal L. God
Later he produced a roll of money jwjn- candidates are taking fuU
wQB mo trt h Wmrt i advantage of the time allotted for fil
th mm nf 2K until tomorrow morn-iIng notices, however, and he was not
ing, when he will endeavor to show;prep"e t0 say Just wnat action ne
where."
ASSOCIATED
CHAknES
IN SPLENDID CONDITION
All Old Officers Re-elected at
Annual Meeting Held Tues
day Morning
At the annual meeting of the As
sociated Charities held Tuesday
moraine Miss Carrie Price was again
flnd; elected secretary of the organization.
Miss Price is now rounding out her
twenty-fifth year In the service, hav
ing been with the Charities since its
establishment in October, 1893.
-Reports Tram the Ministering Cir
cle of Kind's Daughters, the What
soever uircie or mng s
-- ou: , xvo VtL U1D 1MU
oss has already equipped and seni
Recorder George Harriss will stand
for renomination . to succeed himself
and his friends are offering the argu
ment that the Recorder's court, under
his direction, went on a self-sustaining
basis for the first time in its his
tory. Many of the wiseacres are pre
dieting that he i will be opposed by B.
G. Empie, Esq., former Recorder, but
a statement to this effect has not
been made by Mr. Empie up until the
present.
The prevailing opinion is that the
Recordership will furnish the warm
est race in event the incumbent is op
posed by the former Recorder, al
it. i r"n ja r i -
mougn anenn George u. jacKsou, :n
the opinion of friends of former Sher
iff Cowan, will not have a walk over,
Mr. Cowan has not stated positively
that he would be in the race, but the
opinion of friends is that his hat will
go in the ring at the proper moment.
The boxing game is about to be re
vived in Chelsea, Mass. Some years
nmnrhtpr ago Chelsea was a great boxing center
and Sons and the Red' Cross Societ important" bouts of the day
were read and ordered filed. Mrs. E
M. Gregg submitted a report for the
abroad i 7qh ' , i Travelers Aid and made a special ap-
the ti aJ nT f0V6Ce TfPeal for the support of the institu
i??5oo I,7; S Pr0vid.ed Son. Mrs. Gregg stated that 3,500
u f r8 Lfr home service . had been helped during the
Wtonltn." She desired to impress upon
aout 2.000 rL .CTIIthe public the necessity for co-oper-
' -uuxoO Ul KaUlAtlU 111 L J i I. 1 J 1 u a
pitals,- am
units aT,H T7:T atton in tieworic,
111 addition tr f Via nnMAe, t.nli'nr
8 Pi army and navy nurse corPS
arP a rvbuc Health nurses
uty in the sanitary zones sur
fading the cantonmente, . 89 are
Rei r directly under the American
three 0s in France' 12 in Romania,
Greece and one in Sergla.
' rue entrance of the United
: 3 icio tne war, the number of
nurxes entering nurseo train-
Public
" le J ear before
Jn orilm.
ct the armv'and navr. the-
modified somewUic 'is
Tim - .Jullnien;s ior enroi!u.nr.
r - i. me
K6 ;ttti lo. i .J m
year- V u owercu ia zi
,nd in spccl cases nurs
fcl.0(i fmay e accepted. .smaller
ii" lor nurses have been pln.'ed
'o"ldfe(iM list and aplicants
A1;u on their merits. ,
to,4 Cross
nurse's assign 'o
alI-Heco iary n03pitals automatic-
ur ii i if id iir rna ani'TT T-ir
snment
e corps, and after their as-
fto LO Quty are no lonzer under
W "ision or direction of
active
over;
auty,
anient
and
the
These nurses, when on
are entitled to the same
war risk insurance tfS
fcu. aua navy officers and enlisted
need of funds to carry it on.
All the old officers were re-elected
as were the directors, and Senator
W. B. Cooper was elected; to succeed
the late Mr. James F. Fost. " The of
ficers are: President, Rev. A. D. Mc
clure, D D.; ; vice-president, Mr. Phil
ander Pearsall; secretary, Miss Car
rie Price;, treasurer, Mr. 3. M. Boat
wright -The
reports "showed the organiza
tion to be in fine shape and the
hearty co-operation of all j?resentvwas
promised for the ensuing year.
S Try Making Your Own
jC Cough Remedy
in Ton can save about $2, and have
n a better remedy than the ready
In made kind. EasUy done.
If you combined the curative proper
ties of every known "ready-made" cough
remedy, you. would hardlv have In them
all the curative power that lies in this
simple "home-made" cousfh syrup which
takes only a few minutes to rreDare.
Get from any druggist 2 ounces of
3?inex (60 cents worth), pour it into a
pint bottle and fill the bottle with plain
granulated sugar syrup. The total cost
is about 65 cents and gives you a full
pint of really better cough syrup than
you could buy ready-made for $2.50.
JTastea pleasant and never spoils.
Thir Pinex and sugar syrup prepara
tion dts Tight at Jhe cause of a cough
and gfives almost immediate relief. It
loosens the phlegm, stops the naetr
wu r.Imm DAlaved on Account of woa 1CfcUJ anu neuis me sore, lrri
WorK Being peiayea on - mcwuhi i , h w .', .
Illness ef Superintendent &Tid bronchial tubes.
tjia wnrk on tne drainage aistnvii ...n Ka 4 i n ,
in. tne southern part of the county hasf A day's tese will usually overcome the
DRAINAGE DISTRICT.
been delayed because of the illness of
Mr. H. M. Hodges, of the boutnern
Drainage and Construction Company,
of Kinaton, N. C. Mr. Hodges suffer
ed an attack iOf pneumonia shortly aft
er his arrival here and has been at
James Walker Memorial Hospital bat
tling' against the "disease since.
This 4s the second drainage district
to be established in the county. - Mr.
J. I. - Becton? civil engineer, Is in
Mtiimi of 'tie work. 'The project wlll
vepe held there.
STORE ROBBED MONDAY
Contents of Cash Till Taken ;
Left No Clue
The retail grocerp store of Mr. Mat
Jackson, Castle street between Sixth
and Seventh, was forcibly entered on
Monday afternoon and about $18
stolen from the cash till. Mr. Jack
son was unable to say whether his
stock was molested,, but Is under the
impressfotf-that tmff thief or thieves
satisfied themselves with whiat
money they could find. . Officer L.eon
George, of the plain clothes depart
ment, who was on duty in that sec
tion, investigated, but was unable to
find anything that would throw any
light, on the identity of the guilty
party or parties.
Entrance to the store was effected
by forcing the back door. The rob
bery was in broad- open daylight
while Mr. Jackson was observing the
half holiday authorized by the Fuel
Administrator.
SURVEY OF HOUSES.
Made By Chambef of Commerce and
Sent to Shipping Board.
Mr. J. C. Williams has recently pre
pared a survey of the housing facili
ties of the city. The report has be9n
sent to the shipping board and ac
knowledgement of its receipt was had
Monday.
The survey, which was prepared by
Mr. Williams , at the instance of the
Chamber of Commerce, shows that
Wilmington is ready to house several
thousand people right away, and
points out that this is a distinct ad
vantage over other shipping ports.
CELEBRATE LIBRARY DAY.
Washington's Birthday Set Aside for
Collection of Books. ,
'.Library Day" will be celebrated
this year on Washington's birthday
by the children of the public schools
of the city.
During the month ,of February an
effort will be made to collect as many
books as possible, for the schools. The
effort will culminate in the celebra
tion of "Library Day" on February
22. At . that time all donations of
book wil be checked up and due ac
knowledgements maae to ine aonors
UNION INSTALLATION.
ftta
ordinary tough and for bronchitis.
croup, whOoping cough and bronchial
asthma, there is nothing better.
Pinex is a most valuable concentrated
compound of genuine Norway pine ex
tract, and has been used for generations,
to break up severe -coughs..
' To avoid disappointment, be sure to
ask your druggist for "2 ounces of
Pinex' with full directions, and don't
accept anything else. A -guarantee of
absolute satisfaction or money prompt
ly rerunaea, goes ,wun tnis preragj?i
it rerunaea. coes witn tnia wenamHrnij i leave m aDsence irom'tjamn-jjevfn
Pythian Lodges Combine to . Induct
New Men Into Office.
A Joint installation of officers will
be held by the Clarendon and Stdne
wall Lddges, Knights of Pythias, Tues
day night at Castle. Hall.On account
of the observance of heatless days.
Stonewall Lodge will, not meet Mon
day night. Clarendon Lodge has in
vited Stonewall Lodge to join in the
Tuesday meeting.
Officers of both lodges will be in
stalled at the meeting and the mem
bers are promised, an excellent meet
ing if they attend.
Thrift
w. s.
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
Stamps 25c - War Savings Certificates $4,12
Ask Us About Them
The Wilmington Savings, & Trust Company
PICKERTS AI GREETED
BY SPLENDID AUDIENCES
Capacity Houses Witnessed
Both Shows at the Royal
Theatre Monday
The Pickert Stock Company opened
strong at the Royal theatre Monday,
presenting "The Only Son," a drama
In three acts, to capacity houses both
afternoon and evening. The efforts
of those making up the 'cast were
well received, the crowd being in the
right humor for a bit of the isad after
weeks of vaudeville and was anything
but stingy with its applause. The
Fickerts neea no antroaucuon lor
there are few people in the country
who have not laughed and cried with
them during the past years and they
and those who have associated with
them have lost none of their ability
to please. The between acts are util
ized for light vaudeville sketches and
this eliminates the tiresome waits
that ordinarily sends the male theatre
goers hustling to the corner drug
store. The fact that the Pickerts
are offering plays of merit;' dramas
the have not been worn threadbare.
stands as aneverlasting monument to
their credit. In this respect they are
in a class to themselves absolutely.
Their opening bill waa pleasing
enough. The story is interwoven with
pathos to a marked extent, yet all
back by. the husband who had Judged
rashly and harshly. Ralph W. Cham
bers, in the leading role, had ample
opportunity for the self sacrificing he
ro stuff and took full advantage of
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OPPOSITE CAPITOL and UNION STATION
Absolutely Ifew ui Strictly IXafara
Renowned for it High Service and Low Rates,
EUROPEAN PLAN
Roca p y , $1 .50
witheutbath aii.y J
Reeaviy $2.00
with bath sad t ;
All Rooms Outsido
Bookie for the asking
W.T: KNIGHT.'Maiustf
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it His part was not overdone; how
ever. In fact the Prckerts keep a
wide margin between themselves and
that class of acting. - Less interest
ing and entertaining offerings . have
been put on- by road companies and
real money accepted at the box office
for the privilege of passing inside.
CIRCULATE LETTERS MAILED.
Southern Seaboard Cities Urged to
Bestir Themselves.
A circular letter has been address-i
ed by the Charleston Chamber of
Commerce to the commercial" organiz
ations of all the. larger cities border
ing on . the south Atlantic and Gulf
coast ..urging them to use their influ-
ends well when the - wife is taken! ence ,yith their congressmen for the
establishment of shipping depots at
Southern ports.
Until the recent congestion caused
by war conditions, the ports of New
"xork and Norfolk were the only ones
considered necessary for the use
shippers. : Now that the congestlcil
has become 4 acute, the necessity f o
quier ports is ciearij eauwu &oa w
1
government is looking elsewhere o
shipping facilities. y
It is pointed out that the fiouthen
ports are ice-free xand are little use
at present, so that they are easili ?;
available for government use. i Wil
mington business men hare . - beei
working on the proposition for xnor
than a year without, however, realia
ing their hopes. The concerted e
forts of Southern seaboard cities' inai :
bring -the matter to a head. , :- v.
tfhe year 1913 showed the largesj
pionsmp m Tne mstory oz rue jnixe(
,165 entries were received, as . agains' f
,11 in 1895,. the first year. the open al
held.
Prescripticns
FiUed -
Patent
Medicines
Erpect Ice Movement Wednesday.
- Wheeling, W. Va., Jan. 29. River
men hereoday predicted that the ice
in the Ohio river would begin, to move
tomorrow... The river Is frozeappm
shore to shore, fine ice measuring from
12 to 14 inches.. .
Nothing doing in the way of a Le-vlnsky-Greb
contest at Cincinnati,
lievin'sky cannot get a long " enough
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When you need drugs or any
Dther merchandise that is usual
ly sold in a modern drug store,
let us serve you. , The policy of
every, department of this spe
cialized store is Highest Quality,
Efficient Service, Modern Prices.
Our Prescription Department
is managed by the best trained,
registered pharmacists, and your
doctors orders are carried out
explicitly. v
In our patent medicine section
one may select fr6m scores of
successful remedies.
All the finest lines are repre
sented in pur Toilet Goods Sec
tion. .
Stop at our Fountain.
Cigars for discriminating
smoker. n
roilst Preparations
Jarman & Futrelie
You will find it convenient to
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