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A spender is never able to be a
lender.
No, a cold snap is not good for snap
"beans.
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- - Austria .doubtless wants a
discerning foreign minister.
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Just two more months until the
beach season opens. Oh, Boy!
- Now that the order against killing
liens is to be lifted, it would be iu3t
like, the contrary old hens to quit
laying.
Just because you have three more
weeks in which to buy Liberty Bonds
Is no reason for waiting until the last
day.
Carolina may not always be such
a big noise in the football world, but
In baseball she knows how to take
the measure of Virginia.
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I HE
Clemencean has nominated Czernin
for membership in the champion fish
ing club.
We are selling only a part of our
wheat to the Allies, but should the
Kaiser win the war we, would have
to give it all to Germany.
Those British troops seem to hava
backed themselves up against a pow
erfully strong wall. Their response
to Haig's appeal was magnificent.
The Turks have pulled of some suc
cessful military operations recently
in the Palestine, and they are feeling
proud of it: They have succeeded
fairly well in keeping ahead of Allen
by's advancing army.
Czernin has resigned, but Clemen
ceau is still on the Job. The Austri
an will have a hard time now con
vincing the world that the faraouj
peace offer "lie" doesn't rest some
where in his neighborhood.
Some people are inclined to laugh
now at Sherman's definition of war.
But, you should consider that SUsr
man was laboring under a handicap
Pof not knowing what the Kaiser could
tdo.
Durham today has Senator Jamefl
Hamilton Lewis as the attraction at
the opening of the Liberty Bond cam
paign. Jim Ham may not be quite as
widely known as Charlie Chaplin, but
he is a better speaker.
The Greensboro News utters the
following kind words: "If it is trua
that, coming events cast their shad
ows before them, we confidently look
to see Wilmington soon become the
Newport News of North Carolina."
The government proposes to make
the Wilmington plant the model con
crete shipbuilding yard for the coun
try. It took the officials a long time
p )See this city's advantages, but
since their eyes have been opened
they are seeing with a clear vision.
America has stowed away in a
"dark and gloomy cellar" the statue
of Frederick the Great which stood
before the United States Army War
j College. The next step In the good
work is to tuck His Imperial Majesty,
I William of Hohenzollern, away in
'some safe and secluded prison.
WILMINGTON DISPATCH,
1776-1918.
The descendants of the compatriots
of Washington and Paul Jones are
fighting once again side by side with
the descendants of the compatriots
of LaFayette and Rochambeau. The
time and opportunity have come for
a nation to pay a great debt of grati
tude for service rendered in great
national need and America is paying
France the debt she long has owed.
In the Revolutionary War for the
freedom of America the French
fought on American soil under the
command of an American. Today in
the war for the .freedom of Frapce
and for the preservation of Jiberty to
America, and indeed to all the world,
Americans fight on French soil un
der the supreme comand of a French
man. v The honors are even and th
honors are great.
No true American who knows the
history of his country and loves the
honor of his country but thrills at the
thought of the American Army in
France. The invincible Americans
will turn the tide of war; they will
bring to France and her allies a vie
tory for liberty such as France assist
ed us to win, and repay with interest
a dsbt to liberty and tp France long
owing and honorably acknowledge!.
8ENATOR STONE.
In the death of Senator William J.
Stone, United States Senator from
Missouri, the country loses one of its
most prominent and able figures in
public life. Senator Stone was one of
the leaders in his party in the upper
house of Congress, and was chairman
of the important foreign relations
committee, which has had so rnuch
vital legislation to handle prior to
and following the declaration of
war with Germany He was a
man of strong personality and
stronger convictions, and when he
once outlined what he considered his
path of duty, nothing could swerve
him from it. He was a hard fighter,
and did not let fear or desire for
favor interefere with his public ac
tions. During the pre-war debates.
Senator Stone was one of the most
pronounced opponents of takign ;my
action tending to plunge this country
into the struggle, and his attitude
called down upon him a denunciation
that was nation-wide. He stood by
his convictions through the storm,
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egins isSednesnay Morning at B A.
Twice each year we feature this big event. Through the cooperation of one of the largest makers of
high grade dresses, we are enabled to offer stylish gaments of quality at minimum prices.
Last season's sale will be outdpne in values and number of dresses included.
More than two hundred and fifty dresses, in styles more recent than we have yet shown will be
placed on racks for your viewing Wednesday morning at 9 a. m. Sale to continue one week.
A few of the new dresses will be shown in our three windows, beginning tomorrow. No dresses will
be sold or put aside for anyone.
A small charge will be made for alterations. None of these dresses sent on approval or received for
credit or exchange. " OM
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and when he was hopelessly defeated
on every turn, lie took his medicine
with good grace. After the declara
tion of war and this coutnry-was into
it with a determination to win, Sen
ator Stone showed his patriotism by
thrusting aside whatever personal
feelings and convictions he might
have had on the subject, and thero
was no more stronger advocate of
j bending every energy to defeat the
Hun than the Missourian.
His death removes one of the lead
ing men of the generation, and no
matter what may have been his faults
in the past, his loyalty and courage of
convections were bright spots in bis
Closing days.
WASTE IN BRIDGE BUILDING.
The vast majority of the bridges of
the State are unsafe and insufficient
ii size and capacity, according to Mr.
V. S. Fallis, State Highway Engi
neer, who addressed the North Car
olina Club at the University and re
ported in the University News Lat
ter. Mr. Fallis urged that for the
sake of economy and safety great
care be taken to secure adequate de
signs made by independent and skill
ed engineers those not connected
with any bridge company or any con
tractors proposing to build the bridge.,
and that careful supervision of bridge
construction by competent men he
taken in every, case.
Great care must be taken in con
structing bridge foundations, and in
selecting materials for building de
pending largely on local conditions,
costs, etc. Selection of the design
is an important factor. Bridge de
signing is almost an exact science.
Many, if not all, of the State High
way Departments have developed
standard plans for bridges to be built
under the supervision of the State De
partments, and to be used by the
counties of the State for the purpose
of securing a better class of construc
tion than is usually sold by bridge
companies. When the character of
the foundation has been determined
it is a job for the bridge engineer to
determine the design of the piers.
Failure in properly determining the
j character of the foundation often re
j suits in destruction of the bridge by
Ja flood which it would otherwise have
j stood against. The failure to do this
j explains why many bridges across the
Catawba and Yadkin rivers were
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as models for afternoon, street
or dinner. Nothing in elaborate
evening gons, but many attract
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washed out by the floods of 1916.
One of "the greatest crimes com
mitted against the taxpaying public
by county authorities, he continued,
lies In their failure to maintain
bridges properly after they are built,
by neglecting to keep the bridges
painted and the floors in smooth and
safe condition. Steel bridges should
never go more than three year with
out being thoroughly cleaned and
painted, he said. Preferably two
years, should be the limit in repaint
ing the average steel bridge.
Mr. Fallis emphasized the impor
tance of county supervision in bridge
building Those in authority in the
county should see to It that proper
care be taken to have the job super
vised by competent bridge engineers.
The State Highway Commisison fur
nishes designing, constructing, and
supervising engineers to the counties
on payment of their expenses, and
each county should take advantage of
this fact. Our counties are spending
about a half million dollars a year in
bridge construction, and the county
authorities need the help of the State
Highway to save needles waste of
public money.
The Collin8ville people doubtless
reached the conclusion that if the dis
loyalists can't be interned they can
be interred.
ENTERS METROPOLITAN FIELD.
(The Morning Star.)
N After a decade of faithful and capa
ble work as a newspaperman in Wil
mington, Mr. W. E. Lawson, for the
last two years general manager and
treasurer of the Wilmington Dispatch,
of this city, has resigned to enter the
metropolitan field and leaves this week
to take a position with the New York
Herald, one of the world's great dai
lies. This announcement will be of in
terest not only to hundreds of friends
in this city, but to a wide circle of ac
quaintances throughout North Caro
lina. Coming to Wilmington after several
years of service with papers in
Greensboro and Winston-Salem, Mr.
Lawson was for five years city editor
of The Morning Star, resigning to ac
cept a similar position with The Even
ing Dispatch, thn owned by Mr. R.
P. McClammy. ANtock company was
formed in January of 1916 to take
over the interest of the paper, and
Mr. Lawson was made general man
ager with full authority to direct its
affairs. Since the" new organization
took over the paper he has had a
one-third interest, which it is under
stood he will retain.
Mr. Lawson is a born newspaper
man, and happily found his vocation
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in his boyhood days when he aides
in the publication of a weekly, and
later had the opportunity of serving
his apprenticeship under sosae of the
ablest men in the game in this State.
He has a keen nose for news, knows
how to present it clearly and succint
ly and at all times is industrious and
painstaking, finding his chief joy in
his chosen work. His 15 years of
work in the newspaper field in North
Carolina has given him the requi.te
experience, combined with natural tal
ents, to enable him to "make good"
in a bigger sphere, and his numerous
friends throughout the State have no
doubt but that he will do so.
During his management of our con
temporary, many improvements have
been made, including the putting on of
full Associated Press service and the
enlargement of the physical equip
ment, while its circulation has been
more than doubled and its advertis
ing patronage largely increased. He
leaves behind the basis for continued
increased usefulness and the paper
will no doubt continue to grow.
Mr. Lawson has been intimately in
touch with affairs in Wilmington dur
ing a decade of continued progress
and development and naturally it is
with considerable regret that he
leaves the scenes that have become
so familiar, and friends whom he has
come to know so well. The regret is
softened by the knowledge -that in
wider fields he may develop his tal
ents to greater advantage and will
have the opportunity to make other
friends. This realization will make
the parting leas aad for his many
friends and acquaintances here and
their beat wishes will follow him
with the hope that his future career
may be the duplication on a larger
scale of that of the past.
At a meeting of the directors of
the Dispatch company yesterday af
ternoon Mr. Lawson's resignation was
accepted and Mr: W. B. Cooper, who
has been president of the company
since its organization, was elected as
acting general manager.
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IN THE NEWS.
John H. Bankhead, who will pre
side over the annual convention of
the United Statess Good Roads Asso
ciation, which is to meet today at
Little Rock, is a United States Sena
tor from Alabama and a noted advo
cate of road and waterway improve
ments. The Senator was bora. In Ala
bama in 1842 and was educated in
the public schools of his native coun
ty. On the outbreak of the War Be
tween the States he entered the Con
federate army as first lieutenant and
served until the close of the conflict.
He began his public career in 185 as
a member of the Alabama Lagisla
ture. In 1887 he was elected to the
National House of Representatives
and served continuously in that body
for-six terms. In 1906 he was de-
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feated in the. primaries by Captaia
Richmond Pearson Hobson. fItq
months later he was sent to the
United States Senate by the Demo
crats of his State.
A DAILY LESSON IN HISTORY.
One Hundred Years Ago. Today.
1818 General Jackson prepared to
attack the Indian town of Sewanee
where he hoped to capture "Billy Bow
legs and his band of Seminoles.
Seventy-five Years Ago Today.
1843 Henry James, famous author
born In New York city. Died in Le!
don, February 28, 1916.
Fifty Years Ago Today.
1868 A memorial and statue of
Lincoln were unveiled in tho Capitol
at Washington.'
Twenty-five Years Ago Today
1893 The Duke de Veragua, a'lin
eal descendant of Columbus, arrived
in New York to attend the World's
Columbian Exposition. .
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY IN WAR.
April 15, 1917. Colonel Roosevelt
asked permission to raise an armr
division for service in Europe; Amer
; ican steamer Missourian torpedoed
without warning near Genoa; United
I States gunboat Scorpion interned at
Constantinople by the Turks.
OUR DAILY BIRTHDAY PARTY.
General Horace Porter, famous sol
dier, diplomatist and author, born at
Huntington, Pa., 81 years ago today.
Major William Barclay Parsons,'
j Duuaer or tne New lorit subway and
i one of the first engineer officers sent
j to France, born in New York City, 53
! years ago today.
Prof. Wilbur H. Bender, Iowa State
director of vocational education, born
in Williams county, Ohio, 58 years ago
t today.
Rt. Rev. Patrick J. Donahue,' Catn
! olic bishop of Wheeling, born in Eng
land, by years ago today.
R. Livingston Beeckman, Governor
of Rhode Island, born in New York
city, 52 years ago today.
Wallace Reid, a celebrated actor m
motion pictures, born in St. Louis, 23
years ago today.
James J. Jeffries, former champion
heavyweight pugilist of the world,
bora at Carroll, 0., 43 years ago to
day. Saves Work
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