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JHE WILMINGTON DISPATCH, MONDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 22. 1918:
PACE JIVE:
UN
USUALLY BIG PER
CENT OF EMPLOYES
OF CITY ARE OUT
Failed to Report for .Work and
Were Found at the
Shipyard
SPECIAL SESSION OF
COUNCIL HELD
Necessary to Grant Increases
In Wages if Labor is to be
Held Not Difficult to ,
Secure Work
PROPOSE CHANGES IN'
HANDLING 0F: COTTON
The value of labor and the vital
necessity of paying wages in Keep
ins with those paid in inditetria
centers throughout the length and
breadth of 'the country if ' labor is to
,. -ctained forcibly driven home
this :nrun:nr when twenty-eight mem
tiers ol the- cityV street cleaning de-partn-.eni.
ir.cluding many trash cart
rivrs 'f.'V.A. to report for duty and
Tr found at the city's new
jv.;.yir.i. having- already secured ein
7;rn.ti'.t at far more remunerative
t':sk?i they had been recei
!nE ;as" ani"I utterly indifferent
a? :r, ho- much their services are
ir ieunnd for keeping the streets of
th city clean. There were sixty-
, . A .
meu on. tne payrolls 01 me
week tventyt-eight . failed
oday .id city officials
fearful ttu. tomorrow would
see th remaining number diminish
ed still more.
Officials, while worried, were not
foposed to censure the men in any
aspect. On the other hand they
sere frank to say that they did not
riame them for bettering themselves
bet they realized fully just what the
rove meant and a special session of
fitv Council "was called for noon
v.-ith the object of enacting legtsla
tioa that would check the wholesale
resisting of department men. Of
ficials realized that it would be nec
fssarv to pay more money if the Ja
bcr they have is to be retained and
in an effort to bring back that which
has gone elsewhere.
What has been said of the city's
also applies to other industries
Think Other Methods of Buy
ing and Paying Would be
More Satisfactory .
A committee of the National Asso
ciation of Cotton Manufacturers has
m . contemplation important and far
reaching changes in the present meth
ods of buying and paying for cotton.
These changes are to be discussed bev
tween the committee, representatives
o the Southern cotton shippers, and
leading 4 bankers of New. England,
iey xors.ana tne sou tn, at a con
ference to be held at the Hotel Bilt
1 more, New- York, on the morning of
Saturday, May 4.
Mr. Daniel G. Wing, president of
tae irst National Bank of Boston
13 forming a cynmittee of New; Eng
land bankers to participate in the
proposed conference, and Mr. Theo
dore E. Burton, president of the
Merchants' National Bank of ! New
SAID IGNORANCE.
IS RESPONSIBLE ji
BUNG
BURNED
X
FIRE
IN
INJURED
The Conflagration Occurred in
Close Proximity to Local
Shipyard
Evangelist Huggins Preached
Special Sermon to Women
Yesterday
SONG SERVICE WAS
LIEUTENANT WAX HAM HERE,
,
Fire of undetermined origin, al
though believed to have been caused
by the careless -flipping of a cigar
ette butt, r did.: damage to the possi
ble extent of $1,200 in a vacant
building on which, no insurance was
carried," on the corner of Surry and
Queen streets, owned by Hon. John
DISTINCT FEATURE P Bellamy. MrsWiUiam J Bellamy
ana Mr. xv. Dcnaiuj-, late iBb
night, and Luther Gore, a young fire-
'Thou Art AH Fair My Love; mar ri"U,,p a K2
t s
Says Moral of Allied Treps la Won-! . , LAURINBURG
derfully. Good. v . It - , s ' ' . ,
lieutenant Jnamh W. Wntmin. & T
Wilminrtonian' who has seen Active Laurtnburg, April Mrs. -Nei
,nrf i 4..-w Bnutft -is wenaiag some time with
5, 7 , ,t f riendSL at Rowland and at Dillon, S
cAvcuiuuutiiv. lufccu, watt ux Carolina.
yesieroay, returmng to wasmngxon l irg-jAg. a Jones. Miss Smith and
last night to report for duty. Lieu- Mr. Ernest Smith went to Rowland
tenant waxman was among tne nrstj Sunday.
Aiucnwus to xo acrosB, ana wuue uuti w t SwtnV nnfl Mn nA
"U! Moss, 6f Concord, are guests of Mrs,
V,T1- Z. " J:-r,Vl I R- C. Everett of this city.
fru uT JJ.Tl Mrs. R. A. Bfbwef. of Concord, ia
men because
Mrs. Howard Caldwell, of Concord,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Mac
JL. f MfB 1UH. . Vi." UL - YV JlUllUKLUJI. IB
I i - " J A ILV
. Mm I NT n I IV? AiEyeitutOK wyoiw us ui wo mm
j, ,iaer aaugnier ana siswr, jis iiiSiene
There Is No Spot In thee,
Was TextUsed by the
Minister
' , v- v I Airs. jk. a. jorower, oi joncoru, ia
'-??nENwttM her mother. Mrs. H. McN.
use of the recent' successes j-..170- ... w,
of the Germans in forcing the Allied s"?ilr JlZZ.
lines to bend backward.
several daya, hfra. witi her oa, ISji
XL-.?. Riviere, and Mrs. mviere.'"
Mts. - T. T. Covington, Miss' Emma.
Neal : Covington, Miss Allien Covins-
ton, . Mist Hattle Wall Bryant and
Miss Louise v Biggs. Mr. . AlJqsua Wail-'
lips and Mr. Eugene Morgan motored
to vamp uacKson sunaay ana -spem
the day as guest of some of the Lau
rinburg boys who are in trflntai
there. "' :"
A mfesage came Sunday from Mrf.
A. .L. James. Jr., at Fort MyeriV.
stating thats he ; had" Just received :
cablegram from Maj.s A. L. James, Jr
anonncing his safe arrival in France.
This announcement is of much, inte
est here. Major James- has been : lo
cated at Fort Myer for sever ntontkt
and recently sailed for France lot
service there. -
Tattra.a ComnflTiv itn-tttaiei5n- Myers.
..L, Timitr i . w Mr John A. Royall, Jr., of Rocky f Mrs. Charlie Barrenger. of Char-
WV w ft O
schooner that is in the course of con
struction at the smpyards of Cusn--
Thou art all fair, my love; there man & McGowan.
The alarm was turned in from box
hmong liS , rtStTSS b7''wrttet Marvin Huggins, 46 and the Meoen responded imme-
ft view t fhL? thi rtS;,,1S of Nw Bern- at the: special meeting diateiy, although unusual difficulty
k?!!L 1 in subduing the
China Grove Baptist church. He I flames, because of the stiff breeze
mentioned a few of the more promin- that was blowing, which fanned the
i nt Hins of women and was heard I flames in an exasperating manner.
the movement holds out for the de
velopment of a broad market for ac
ceiJtances, both foreign and domestir,
it
world's monev market aftpr the w.r "a wwe o,ucjiuvu. ir. wra wB mucu ujr umg
LMa naa kuuuuiicu uuuoi iuu utxw I live "lie nuou viuuunu vcinccu
seven
cy lapt
JSmphasizlzng this phase of tha 1
matter, it has been suggested that.i
n order to more evenly distribute1
the financial burden of carrying cot-
ton, a plan similar to that in fore
abroad might be agreed upon, under
which each mill would arrange with
ts bank to accept for it drafts drawn
at 90 days against shipments of cot
ton, paying , the bank a small com
mission for their acceptance and re
leasing, the- cotton at once to the
spinnervfor his use. These accepted
drafts would discount readily in te
abor
tion of Professor Rowe, his assistant. I two box cars standing on Surry
The first-of these sins discussed I street and leaped to the ground. He
was the sin of ignorance. "This," was yanked to safety by friends and
said he, 'is one of the chief allies in hurried to the Tankersley-Harper San
the hands of the devil. Maayof the itarium, only a short distance away,
crimes that are being committed He expects to return to his home this
throughout our land today are the re- afternoon. Because of the danger
suit of ignorance on the part of the from wires the circuit in that part of
women of our land. Numbers of poor the city was cut oft, leaving that part
gixls are today in the brothel because of the city in darkness for a short
of this monster sin of ignorance rei- period.
allv to her own body and . tempera
ment. She was not vile and vicious
market, would be acceptable at Fed-I tie start but simpl7 had a soft dls
eral Reserve Banks, and would bring! Potion, and when she looked . upon
about a reduction of interest, both to lormaaen ituk w ivu iu
the shipper and to th- -njll, thus low-!Jiof forbidden tand. It was then
ering the price of cotton to that ex- tfcat awore ana mat sne naa
tent during the three months' inter- crossed the lint :om purity to na
val; which would furnish to the spin-IPQrtty hnc she &oam reckless and
ner an opportunity oi spinning nis m -"
cotton before he had paid for it. i prison bonae or im
It Is believed that such
would meet with favor in the South. leads unto nel, the av
measures toeuoh a sir being only seven
be taken up for consideration at the'jyaars.
conference in New York on May 4. j M8eoon, the sin of mock modesty.
I "Beloved, it Is alarming to think of
An unusually large number of per
sons were attracted to the scene and
th flames could be seen from all
sections of the city.
ADDRESSED THE NEGROES.
Urged That They Not Go Elsewhere
In Search or employment.
An earnest appeal was made to
w.nbse chambers I members of the colored race to sup-
i i i . . u I. - . xi m .. jk A aUm a h
a planltaKe noia on owu una waos ruuuiiport me iawo jl uib tvuuvj ,
!! -.intrt Tn:! rriA Averaee lire or i statA ana nation ay ii. w. ouiodb.
short colored, yesterdap afternoon at a ser
vice that was well attended, and the
speaker was heard with interest. He
urged the members or nis race to re-
LABOR ADVOCATE HEARD.
Is
ia the city. The men are leaving by
the dozens and by the spectacle that
us offered at Front and Castle
.ftreet early this morning was of such
? nature as to make one imagine
rivcus was in town. Travel on the
SrnsetTPark toad resembled a move
ment of armies over the fields of
Flanders and all the men were head
ed in the samedirection.
The city lost a big per cent, of its
population months ago when mush
room cities sprung into k existence
over the country the result of war
time activities. Many were obliged
to stay here and accept any wages
that employers cared to pay because
they were. without funds and in most
instances the fr-hers of several chil
dren. They were unable to go forth
in quest of work, although they list
ened almost tearfully to the stories
that were brought back by others of
the fabulous wages paid labor in
r-hr communities and looked with
longing eyes upon the "rolls" dis
played by their mere fortunate broth
ers men who hacL gone out and
Fourht employment elsewhere. There
?-a? cnlv one. thing that many coi;!d
0: petition City Council for -better
--3gs. citing the continual increase
ft the cost of living, and while. City
ronncil felt that they were entitled
to beUr pay. it could not see Us
iear o grant increases dome
parable to wages being paid elser
But a new era dawned for the Wil-
tfinstcn working man the latter part
of last week. He. in many instances
could not go elsewhere in search ,of
employment but there was -nothing
to prevent him seeking more remun
erative v-ork isvhen a giant shipyard
as brought to Wilmington and set
down on the edge of the city. And
he went there. . He did not stop to
arcue with Council over better wages
tet sllentlv removed himself from
the Jurisdiction of his former ; over
cer and was promptly given em
D'ovment at wagea, far more attrac
tive thm he .had worked forv in the
naRt. The workine man came .into
his own with the coming of - the
shipyard and his former pleas to
Council for better pay were not
heard. He quit. ,
Condemned the Theory That This
a Rich Man's War.
Mr. James F. Barrett, editor of the
Labor Advocate, of Asheville, address
ed at the Cdurt House yesterday, af
ternoon, discussing labor questions in
a manner that was thoroughly enjoy
ed by all. Among his many utter
ances was that the laboring man has
more at stake in the present. war than
any, other class. He unhesitatingly
condemned the theory that this Is a
rich man's war and a poor, man's
fight, basing his assertions upon
statements of Samuel Gompers who
for pears has been labor's spokesman
in America. He was applauded fre
quently as he drove home the reasons
why labor should stand squarely be
hind the President and the govern
ment in the present titanic struggle
that has turned all Eurppe red.x
jthe mock modesty shown by the moth
jers of today toward their daughters.
Thousands of girls are today wrap-
pod ia the mantle of impurity and on
main in Wilmington and not go else
where in search of employment, dwell
ing at-length upon the proposed gov
ernment activities here, and he urged
,-. -whiM, load to rtAdth and that all stand together in the crusade
on hfiM.uA thair mnthAra in to wipe out immorality and protect
their false pride failed at the proper
Members of St. Matthew's Sunday
School Holo Interesting Session.
The following officers were elected
by the members of St. Matthew's
Lutheran Sunday school yesterday, at
meeting immediately following the
regular Sunday school session:
Mr. William Otersen, superinten
dent.
Mr. James Bowden, assistant super
intendent.
Mr. Adolph Otersen, secretary.
Mr; Dellman Brothers, assistant
secretary.
Mr. Fred Seitter, Jr., treasurer.
Mr. Archie Keels, librarian.
Miss Mamie Goodwin, organist.
Miss Margaret Branch, assistant ; nne
OTHER SHIPBUILDERS HERE.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
age to instruct them in the mysteries
of life. It is the duty of every moth
er in the land regardless of her rank
and social station, to teach her daugh
ter first hand the great simple facts
of humeji, life, ihe, purpose of. her be
ing and how she came into the world.
No mother has a right lo shirk this
duty and leave it to the public school
teacher r" The evangelist declared
that one little rotten-minded girl can
Inoculate nearly every girl in school.
W also said that the average ten
year old school girl of today knows
more sin and vice than her grand
mother did at eighty. The time to
rstart fighting this sin is not at sweet
sixteen but during the pre-natal nie
of the child.
"Third, the sin of a double stan
dard.
"For thousands of years the double
stan-iard has been indorsed and no
one but you women is responsible for
this condition, you demand nothing of
the manhood of today like purity and
virtue. You accept almost any thing
that is offered you regardless of char
acter. While the average man de
mands a high type of womanhood for
his wife.
"Fourth, immodest dressing.
'It is alarmitfg to notice to what
j extremes our women go when it
come to fdre!g. Today they are
wearitig dresses all the way from
to fourteen icones rrom tne
the names of the women and girls. .It
was a masterly appeal and it is be
lieved that it will have its effect.
Mouht, was a week-end guest of rel-jlotte. Misses Nelia Garrett and Mamie
atives here. I McN111, of. Red Springs .were visitors
Mlsa Rachel Komaeav snent thftlfo Laurinburg this week.
wAAk-ATvd with W narenta. Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Riviere arrived Friday
Mrs. R. Kornegay. Hht from Charlotte and is spending
Miss Norma Hatch spent last week
end with her parents Mr. and Mra.
B. H. Hatch. X
Miss Virginia Ellington, of Rich
mond, arrived this week to visit Tier
brother, Mr. Ellington.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Edwards, of
Snow Hill, visited relatives here a
few hours Tuesday.
Mrs. M. T. Breazeale and mother
are attending the ii- a. k. conven
ion in Richmond this week.
.Mr. Gordon Fonvielle, of Goldsboro,
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. B. Fonvielle.
Capt. F. M. Pitts has again re
turned here to the home of his
daughter, Mrs. J. H .Loftin.
Mr. RoSt. TjnfMti went to see "her
nieoe, Miss Louise Kornegay,. Mon-
day. who was seriously injured in
an an to accident
Mrs. Bettle Wilson spent the week
end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
J. R. MoPhail, who are at Rex hos
pital, in Raleigh.
Mrs. J. I. Massey, of Princeton,
who has been spending a few davs
here with hr sister, Mrs. D. G.
Rhodes, returned to her home Mon
day. f
After spending a week or so here
as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Bell, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Sisler. re
turned Monday to their home. In Roa
noke, Va.
"The Suffragettes' Convention", a
Splay full of fun and humor, win be
g'ven in the graded school auditorium
Friday night, April 26, under the au
spices of the Woman's Club.
World's Salesmanship Congress.
Detroit, Mich., April 42.-10"'''
ship's part in winning tha Var hi
been selected as the principal teai
of discussion at the third nnilal
world's salesmanship cbngreaB h
this week. The gathering ;-t04&!tw
to he one of the largest oiivear
of the year. The attendance will In
clude the sales managers and bu JneJSt.
directors of almost every great Indus
trial and ecmiieTciaenterpti lp '4f.
United States. '
Slippers
Sale of Infants9 and CMdretfs
CONTINUES THROUGH THIS AVJEEKr- i
The inclement weather of Saturday kept a lot of cu$V
tomers from attending this safe on the fiwt day--AHi
who came were impressed with the extremely, low prices.,
arranged for the sale. 1 .",-
THE SAME LOW PRICES WILL "0
PREVAIL THROUGH THIS WEEK
Infants Slippers, all sizes, 49c Worth
Children's Pumps and Oxfords, sizes 5 12 to 6; 63c i
Childrens Plain and Strap Pumps and Oxfords, sizes
8 1-2 to 1 1 1-2, at 98c $1.39, $1.75. ; .y'
Children's Leather Slippers, Pumps and Oxfordsr sizes
12 to 2, at 98c, $1.48, $L98. , . , ..- '.W-.V
Buy A Liberty Bond and Help Win the Wat.
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615-617-619 North Fourth Street
Car Fare Refunded on Purchases of $2 or Over,
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Bid
You
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organist.
' I ground. The day Is not far distant
A decision of Importance to mem- when the iw or tne inc, win taKe ac-
bers of the various classes was tojtlon Rgainat suca. itmg certain
study a missionary topic, on the lastibounds beyond whioh no woman dare
ounaay m eacn monin. oj,.; -u visa yuu-
j51o gaie. It appeals to the sensual
Oklahoma Honors Her Soldiers. Instead of the spiritual in man. The
Okklaboma City, Okla., April 22. Ihobbje sk'.rt. the transparent skirt,
The laying of the cornerstone for iba;tha abbreviated skirt all make their
new waterworks for Oklahoma Cityjappeal to the sensual In wan and were
was made the occasion ror a wg mu- created by tna :owe type of Par-
niclpal celebration today. One. of the
most Interesting features of the exer
cises
of all
to the cornerstone
isiar. women for Zeis hei: ocrn pur-
Wen Interested In Concrete Ships
Bhown About by Chadbourn.
Mism 'ISToah Lewenthall and M
8hiolmn, at Boston, and J..A. Dew-
; f BrooMyn, spent yesterday in ;
etty. Inspecting the site selected j
in ooncre: saipyara. locates on
Kiddar Mfll property. .These gen
"mn are representatives of the Lib
Bhlpbnildlnc Company, which
''ill probably be awarded government
fentract for the coturtrnctfon of con
crete ships. They were shown about
b? Mr. C. C. cjadbtmrn, chairman
cf the shipping committee of the
Chamber of Commerce. They return-.
Pi to their homes in the evening on
'he tmin tor the North. Many per
pns vis?ted the site selected for the
Jftoel shipyard during the day, the
of automobiles going and coming
hereon Sunset Park being almost
"ontinuous. . . . ) " - '
Lax-Fos With Pepsi o "
Liquid Digestive Laxative pleasant
J take. Just try one 50c hottle for
flestiott or Constipation." . Hr ."'
Many of our . good women .aro
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was .the placing or an nonor roil thou gbtlesslv wearina- these Iminod-
solfliers from Oklahoma Cltyies.' indecent gowns and poor fools
they are having to pay the price in
blood and heart aches, lonely night's
and divorce courts for they them
selves in a thoughtless moment have
inflamed by the exposure of their
person, the hell -born passions of
man. Tes, men are going to the dev
il because of the evil passions sug
gested by the immodest dress of our
women. It is time some suffragist
to lead a' crusade against this sin.
"Fifth, sin of joj riding.
"Thedevil is never such -a gentle
man as when he is in sporting garb .
He iused to curl a mustach or part
his nair in tV middle and walk down
the street wish a cane puffing tobacco
smoke in a girl's face, but now he
swings her Into an automobile and
they are off for a Joy ride until late
at night. I would as soon give my
sister a passport to hell direct, as
to allow her to get into an auto and
go off for a night joy ride with some
of these young sports that operate
cars around this town.
"Sixth, the sin of illicit love.
"The meanesfand most depraved
woman in "this town today is the one
who will lay aside her-marriage vow
and love. No saying was ever more
true thad 'a good woman is the best
thing this side of heaven and a bad
one the worst this -Side of the pit of
eternal despair.
"Seventh, hugging -set to music.
w m, m m rm -
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f A
VHat a pity
she doesn't know that
Resinol
Soao
vonld clear her skin
She would be a pretty girl, if it
wasn't for that pimply, blotchy complex
ion!" But the rfgular use of Resip.l
Soap, aided at first by a little Resinol
Ointment, would probably make it clear,
fresh and charming. If a poor skin is
wur handicap, begin using Resinol
Soap and see how quickly .it improves.
Resinol Soap and Resinol
Ointment are sold by all drug
gists. : For ' free' sample of
each, write to Dept. 9-R, Rv
lnol, Baltimore, Md.
Continued on Page Seven).
THAT once upon a time the little children of
Belgium were as happy and well taken
care of as our own little ones who were in the par
ade on Friday?
Germany has destroyed their happiness and
homes, maimed and murdered them do you want
these deplorable conditions among us? if not DO
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Liberty
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- These Bonds are the Safest investment in the
World and all patriotic citizens should make every.,
effort and sacrifice to purchase them.
If you can't Pay Cash Buy on the Dollar Per
Week Plan Any Bank In Our City Is At Your
Service.
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