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IS TH2 fJEVVS AND 02SERVEH. THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 24, 191fr LtJUriTYAFi'DSTATE COUNCIL CALLED Conference of State and Coun ty Officials Will Be Held at The University Sept. .15 tudy Legislation ' AND ITS OPERATION OoTer9orJi?kett Win Give Pressing Invitation For AH County ; Cflcial Bodiei To 8end at Least One Accredi ted Representative; Univer ity Win Entertain A County aad 8tate Council, composed of representative of the Stat and county administrationa headed by Got raer Bickett, wUl assemble at this Unl vanity of North Carolina September 15 for v week's atady of Stat legila- tioa vita a vie toward bttr correlat ing Stat aad county aetivitiee la carry. . lf It out. Plana for tha Con Mil were announced yeiterday, following a final conference betweea 8tate official aad representatives of th Vaiterilty of " North Carolina. It will be held under tha auspices of tha Governor and tha University ia connection with the State - Department of Education, tha State Board of Health, the Board of Public Welfare, the State Tax Commission and tha' State Highway Commiaaioa. Every official body ia all the count in of tha Btate will be invited and urged by the Governor to aead at leait one ' accredited representative. Thia ahould ' bring to the Council from all parts of tha State County Commissioners- mem- . bera ef Boards of Education, Juvenile Coart Judges, Superintendents of Public Welfare, Boad Commissioners and oth ers. Governor Endorses. Governor Bickett haa given his en thusiast ia endorsement to the proposal. Ha will open the Council Monday night, September 15, and will preside during ' tha entire week's aeries of conferences. These will deal with local and State problems. Six hours each day will be devoted to atudy of the problems and the means of meeting them with the legislative machinery already available. There will be ample time for fraternis ing daring the day and at night. Spcak era of national importance will deliver addresses at night sessions. These will be of inspirational nature. The cooperation of the State and county forces far, the upbuilding of the State ia the principal aim ia view. Heretofore the "counties have been , ataading alone aad the State haa fol- If wed somewhat of the same policy. The Council will let the various coun ties know what the others are doing, aad all will come into a better under standing for a fuller cooperation with tha State. Late Legislation. The last session of the General As sembly, was noteworthy for some far reaching legislation which the counties mast put through if it meets the pur pose of the legislators. All this matter Wilt be brought before the council, and will be threshed out in aa opea aad la ... telligeat fashion. . A detailed schedule for the Council sessions will.be mapped out allotting time for the various subjects to be dis cussed. The conferences will go on moeh after the manner of ' college classes. In fact, it will be a short course la North Carolina legislation, given at , the University of North Carolina. In cidentally, it will be a sort of extension course for the University, knitting its - activities more closely with the every day life of the Btate. -Ovee T boa ana' Expected. More than a thousand persona are ex pected to he ir attendance upon the ' Council meeting. The press of the State will receive aa urgent invitation. Mr. R. F. Beasley- Commissioner of Public Welfare, and a moving figure ia the Inauguration of this Council, will extend the invitation to the editors at . tha meeting at Wrightsville' soon. The University haa provided all the neces sary room aad arrangementa for the entertainment of the visitors. Lodging . had meals will be furnished by the University for the sum of 11.25 per day. The fact that the Couaril meets on the ere of the opening of the I'niversity, makes this possible. first announcement of the Couacil meeting was made by Commissioner Beasley after conference with Prof. E. C. Branson, Prof. L. R. Wilson, of the University of North Carolina, and Dr. W. 8, Banhin, Secretary of the Stats Board of Health; Dr. E. C. nrooks, Superintendent of Pnblie Instruction; Mr.. A J. Maxwell, Corporation Com missioner, and Mr. Frank Page, Stats -Highway Commissioner. SIX CORPORATIONS RECEIVE CHARTERS Bis new enterprises were chartered ' by. -the Secretary of State yesterday business ia North Carolina. Tbey were: Sullivan Morton Auto Co.. of I jlei ' ville, with 110,000 authorised capital and $3,000 subscribed. The incorporators are W. U BuJIivan, Mrs. Fattie U Mortoa aad W. B. Wall. Baak of Boob, of Watauga, with ' tS9,00O authorised capital aad 110,000 , auDeeribeo. Th incorporators are W, M. Bledsoe, R. B. Jaekioa aad A, G. HowelL all ef Todd. East Winston Development Company, oi Tviuaioa-Baiem, wtte. am.ooo author ised espital aad W.0O0 subscribed. The Incorporators are E. H. Jeaninga, Char, lottei E. H. McCaadish aad W. G. Je rome, of Winston-Salem. Modera Steam Laundry, of Lexinr toa, with 125,000 authorized capital and b-,ww euberrlbdt. The incorporators are T. & Eu banks, J. E. Foy aad J. E. Williams, all ef Lexington. Bandarsaa.-Autn. Exf ha ns Company, ef Henderson, with $10,000 authorised capital aad $1,300 subscribed. The in corporators are T. W. Vptoa, H. P. Foy. threea aad IL H. Stone, all of Header aoa. ' ;' Bidge Mill Cempaay, ef Gsstonia, to textile manufacturing, with $300,060 au thorised capital aad $$0,000 subscribed. The incorporator! art B. Q. Rankin, A. G. Myera aad C C Anaatroag. 7 Marriage V&m&"r A licease te wed wa. yesterday Isned for Newman P. Dillsrd, ef Raleigh, route 6, aad Jessie G. Dampier, of T Bout t, . . to -: HOTELOCEANICIS IN BAD CONDITION So Says Dr. Washburn, Mak ing Inspection For State Board of Health SCORES 51 OUT OF POSSIBLE HUNDRED Continued Complaints Against Beach Seiort Hotel Motel Health Department To In spect and Make Public The Sanitary Conditions ; , Assur ance of Change in 10 Days Following an Inspection of the hotel a few days ago by aa executive officer of the State Board of Health, Dr. W. S. Rankin. State Health officer, ;estcrday made oublie a letter written by him to the management of the Oceania Hotel, Wrichtsville Beach, aad a copy of the report of the inspector. The Oceania, now the largest hotel oa Wrightsville Beach, haa received much eriticism from patrons ia the last few weeks and as a result, VT. Manila oraerea an inspection from a sanitary standpoint. Out of a possible 100 points, it score 81. Bsd water, which comes from the pub- lie supply at Wrightsville, heads the bill of chargea that Dr. B. E. Washburn, of the department, files agninat the hotel after a visit there. Crowded Iwd rooms without tcreene or mosquito bars, com mon drinking glass and cooler in the lobby, unclean tableware, "dark rnd dirty" kitchen and other bad conditions follow the water chsrge. Dr. Rankin s letter to the manage ment follows:. "I have received reeontly a number of complaints of insanitary conditions existing in your hotel. One of these complaints was referred to me by the State Health Officer of Georgia, another comes from one of the State officials of North Carolina, another from one if the best known women in North Caro lina, another from the wife of one of the leading bankers of tha State, an other from one of the prominent physi cians of the State. Hotel a State Institution. "The State of North Carolina, through the General Assembly of 1917, took the position thst a hotel is, in many re spects, a State Institution. The guests of a hotel are only in rare instances citi zens of the town or county n v.hich the hotel is located, and, therefore, they eannot look to the local government for protection of their interests. On the other hand, tha guests of a hotel are from all sections of the State rnd from other States, and it was for this reason that the people of North Carolina de cided to regulate the sanitary conduct of hotels under a State law. Under this law the State Board of Health is re quired to inspect the hotels of the State to give them a sanitary rating. As the executive officer of the State Board of Health, and acting under t'te aforeaaid law, and incident to the com plaints referred to, I directed Dr. B. L. Washburn, a member of the executive staff of the State Board of Health, to inspect and report upon conditions found ia the Oceanic Hotel. I enclose herewith the score card and the rules and regulations adopted by the State Board of Health for the conduct of hotels on which the score cord is bssd. With the score card and these rules and regulations you will note wherein your hotel is deficient snd what is necesssry to make it comply with the Sti.te laws. "for the reasons -fl) the publie char acter of resort hotels, (2) many of our people are now planning vucation trips, and (3) they are entitled to information helpful to them in selecting clean, sani tary and pleasant surroundings, I sm giving a ropy of this letter, together with the enelnsed report, to tha press." Report ef Inspection. Dr. Washburn's report to Dr. Rankin follows: "Following your instructions I in spected, on Monday, July SI. 1919, in sccordance with chapter 60 of the 1'ublic Laws of 1917, the Oceanic Hotel at Wrightsville Beach. I am enclosing the inspection score card by which the hotel scores 61 out of a possible 100 points. The hotel v,-as found to be in bad shape, some of the conditions not being repre sented oa the score rsrd; for which ren son I desire to make the following comments: "The water used by the hotel comes from the public supply of Wrightsville but is stored ia a tank which looks to be old and the water tastes very strongly of decayed wood snd is not palatable. The water main from the tank to the hotel, and especially the water main from the tank to the snnei. is not large enough to carry a sufficient amount of water to supply the needs of ths toilets snd hath rooms, causing the toilets on the third floor to fill up, since there is not enough water after supplying the first and secmd floors to (lush '.ho e on the third floor, and, of course; this leads to aa insanitary condition. Hotel Haa Beea Crowded. "Because of the large number of guests, the hotel has been crowded and three or more people have beea placed in many of the rooms. The hedrounii do not have screens or mosquito bars. The beds inspected looked to be clean. 'The office and lobby were fairly clean. Water for the guests ia provided ia aa old-fsshioned cooler and a com mon glass is used by the numerous guests. "The dining room has screens to Use than halt the windows and these screens do not fit tight enough to prevent the aecese of flies. The table linsn was clean at the ti -e of my visit but the tableware wss not clean. "The kitchen was very dark and dirty, the windows not being sufficient to il luminate ths room. The tables and equipment were old and dirty, being covered with grease. The floors were dirty and greasy. The servants in the kitchen were untidy and wore dirty clothing. Flies were found in the kitchen, there being no screens to ths window. - The tty and etere sew4 were much cleaner than the kitchen aad, I wun tne equipment at hand, are prob ably as rleaa as they ran be maintained. The refrigerator are eld and torn of them worn to each aa extent that it la Impossible for them to be kept clean. The Iceboxes did aot have Ice in them aad were dirty and smelled fishy, th dally supply of ice not haying beea de livered at the time ef the inspection. The Tofrigerarm iHr the -meet aad fruit were stored wer eleta aad had very little odor. - Faed Net Served Sanitary. "BeeauM f th eoaditlea at th BABY DEATH RATE DECREASING HERE Raleigh's Infant asertsllty rate ha a decreased la the past three Month that th city haa climbed frees eighth free the bettem ef the aatloul list te sixteenth, a gala ef eight place. Or. George S. Bote, Pabllc Health Service man la charge ef raral aaal tatloa la this coanty, aaaaanced th fact ' yesterday - with eeaaiderahie pride. The infant aeortallty rate k still enermeao, be says, bat anyway, there has beea a aotleeable gala.. Th preeeat rate, according t th aatloaal chart, I 141.1 per Useasaad. Th Urt h hesded by Brooklla. Ma, sackssetts, th richest city per capita la th United State, with a rate ef SS.4 per thousand. kitchen, I do not believe that food ii being carved in a aanitary way. This belief ia strengthened by th fact that I took supper at th hotel ea tha evening of July 21 and wa served with a glass of ice tea containing a dead fly aad with a helping of spoiled fish. "Th surrounding of th hotel were dirty. Trash and garbage are throwa out of the windCwa and only one gar bage can was found outside the kitchen and it was without a lid and very dirty. Paper and trash "were also found out side the hotel proper. Th spsco under neath th kitchea aad bakery wa in describably dirty, wet and foul smell ing; this space being used for cleaning fish and for dumping garbage. The ser vants' elosets were about aa filthy u It if possible for them te be. "Notices giving the rates of charges are not posted in the office or in the rooms. Neither are notice posted giv ing directions for leaving tha building in ess of fire. Inspection la Tea Daye. "A ha beea stated above, and as ia shown by the score card, the Oceanic hotel is in bad condition and if it is to continue to operate radical changes ahould be made at once in order to make it comply with the State law which la being violated in a number of ways. The manager states that he has asked the owner to provide sufficient equpiment at once and he request that the State Board of Health make a second Inspection within ten days to see the changes which he hopes will be made." DIRECTORS SOLDIERS HOME MEET FRIDAY Will Hold Session at 11 O'clock To Discuss Superinten dence of Home The directors of the Confederate Sol diers Home will meet here Friday morn ing at 11 o'clock in the office of State Auditor W. P. Wood when the question of the superintendency of the home will be taken up. At the time of this meet ing, the advisory board, recently re vived, will be in joint session with the directors. The board is composed of ten women representing the ten Con gressional districts. The tea women are: Mrs. Thomas White, Hertford. First district; Mrs. Jacksi Daniel Thrash, Tarboro, Sec ond district; Mrs. W. S. O'B. Robin son, Ooldsboro, Third district; Mrs. James A. Rriggs, Raleigh, Fourth dis trict; Mrs. James A. Gray, Winston Sulem, Fifth district; Mrs. Hunter Smith, Fayetteville, Sixth district; Mrs. R. E. little, Wadsboro, Seventh dis trict; Miss Mary T. Henderson, Salis bury, Eighth district; Miss Sue Tste, Morgnnton, Ninth district ; Mrs. Locke Craig, Asheville, Tenth district. I lie Weather LereJ OSIc. Halted Slates Wealbe Bare a. FORKCAFT. Raleigh, N. C, July 13, 1919. For North Carolina: Thundershowers probably Thuradny and Friday, not much change in temperature. Hunrim .6:13 a. m. I Sunset .:2 p. TEMPERATURE. 9 a. ui. 1 p. in. 9 p. in. Drv Bulb 72 7.1 73 Wet Bulb 72 72 72 Rel. Humidity ... 10(1 94 94 Highest t. in pc rut uro 74 lowest temperature 72 Mean temperature .... 75 Deficiency for the day 4 Avernge daliy eicess since Jsnu- ary 1st 1 Precipitation (In laches). Amount for the 24 hours ending at 8 p. m 2.89 Total for the month to data 9.87 Eicess for the month 5.75 Deficiency since Jsnuary 1st 41 After a day' activity when your mind and body acsd re freshmentthere's a Joy that never dies in hearing th muti that you lov best. "Taking it easy" 'with your Vietrola at your aid, fill your evenings with laughter, thrill and melody. Th Vie trola win its way into your life until you wonder how yott ,mt. did, withouj Jt. RALEIGH Ming Machine Shop "Victor SpeclalieU 111 FAYETTIYILLK STREET That's The Yalue Placed On Missing Spouse By Iowa Man Who Writes Marshal - How much 1 wif worth f United State Marshal Bellamy has an answer ready at hand, th answer being given by 8. E. Raymond, ef Eagle Grove, Iowa. Raymond ha lost hi wife, aad ia offering tea perfectly good United State dollars for har return.. Th Marshal didnt know what wa ap wnsn n received the circular offering the reward.' It cam in a plain imita tioa linea envelop, addressed "United Bute Marshal, Raleigh, .North Caro lina.4 The federal officer gave the ea dosed poster the double-o aad th u aad d., and called th office fore ia to help him enjoy it. Th circular is headed: "Wanted. In formation, Missing Wife, 110 reward," and reads: ' "TEN DOLLARS REWARD win be paid for informatioa leading to the present whereabout of Mrs. Elsie E. Raymond, alia Elsia J, Raymond, Elsia Jenninga, Elena Raymond and other aliases, who en the 18th day of May, 1919, departed from her emDlovers noma to part unknown. "Description: Age, 24 year; height, nve reel; weight, about 125 or 13S lb.; hair, chestnut color, inclined te ubra and cut ihort t collar; ha a peculiar walk, due to erippled leg, left tuma In, pigeon toe; left arm i erooked between elbow and wrist, left arm i hort, left hand haa double joint where finger loin to band; face, medium fall, chin forceful; wears a 81-2 size shoe; wear ares size for girl 12 to 16 years, likee colors blue, white, grey or brown ; cyee. grey Dine ; wears a broad brimmed hat or goes bareheaded ; earriea herself very erect, so much that her hip show quite prominently; loves children and work at housekeeping or taking care of chil dren, or picking ehiekenc; likes to dance; likes to go to opera (hows; was aa inmate of Glcnwood Institution for three years, and mind ia unbalanced at times. "If found alone do not allow her to leave town, but pick her up on aa in sanity charge and wire me at my ex pense and I will come for her at once; but if possible keep watch of her, and sea if she goes to meet a man at any time; if she does, arrest him on a charge of adultery and hold her as a witness. I am certain yon will find he is a crook wanted on other eharges, that there is a reward for his arrest elsewhere that will repay for all your trouble. I will file charges against him, and I will pay cost of his conviction if possible fc r me to do so. If you have aeen her at any time since above date, please let me know it. "Communicate any and all informa tion to a E. Raymond, in care of City Waterworks Department, Eagle Grove, Iowa, until October 1st, 1919, after which date in care of Mrs. M. P. Ray mond, my mother, at Sherburu, Minne sota Get the man and get the goods on him if you csn." MEAT TRUCK DRIVER TO FACE JURY COURT Superior Court Will Settle On Guilt of Solomon Mitchell in Receiving: Case Waiver of examination was made by Solomon Mitchell, colored ei-driver for Swift and Company, charged in City Court with receiving and larceny, and he was bound ovor to the Superior Court. Being unable to furnish the necessary oOO bond Mitchell waa aent to the county jail. Implicated in the same ease with him are William Jaipar and Ileury Wortham, both colored, and charged with receiving. Mitchell turned State's evidence against the other two, telling how he sold them meat he had atolen, that was "placed in his truck by mistake." Jai pur was bound over Monday morning to the higher tribunal, while Wortbam's case is still to be disposed of. A checker game waa the innocent cause of a scrap between Edward Drin ker and Charles Bunch, both colored. Th charge was affrav. Judge Harris ordered that the cost be split between them. John Johnson paid two dollars aad costs for a case of public drunkenness. British merchant shipping sunk by the Germans during th war is offi cially estimated at 2,197 vessels, hav ing an aggregate tonnage of 7.63S.020. Very NEW and Venj Pretty is this elegant White Kid Pama with it 2H-iaeh fuU Louis hI and dainty turned sole. It add grace aad slendarnea even to th daintiest foot. Just th ho to eomplet milady' afteraeoa otu. Price $10.00 J BICKETT RESTATES N POUCY Will Not Free a Man Unless He Has Shown Himself Worthy of Class A' r'? emaaaaaMawaaaMSSy' , " - ' -f MANY APPLICATIONS ARE MADE TO HIM Some of Them Mifht Get Fai 'orable Action But for fact That Prisoners Are in Low Classes; Special Induce ments Are Offered Class A Convicts la view of piling np of petitions for pardon of conviete ia B aad O grade ia th State Prison. Governor Bickett yesterday reasserted his nardon rmlirv ana no iorwarded a restatement of it te Superintendent J. B. Collie for the information 'of all the prisoner. Gov ernor Bickett steadfastly refuses te pardon a man who ia not ia Cum A, and many application coming to him might get favorable action but for thi fact. Th Governor hold that extra ordinary inducement hav beea offered th Htate' prisoner t chow wood eon duet, aad if they refuse and prefer to remain ia the lower grades, h mast take It as aa indicatioa that they hav not the necessary self-discipline to make them good and safe citizen. Governor a Statement. The statement issued by him Tester day follows: 'A number of petitions have recently come before me for pardon of prison era in the State Priaoa where a par don watild hav beea granted cicept for the fact the prisoner ia in grade C, or plain It. I have established a rule and propose to adhere, to it, that I will not grant a pardon to any man unless he is in grade A or in grade B plus. We are offering to prisoner every pos sible inducement to elimb into these upper grades. In the first place, the State pay the prisoner more money who works ia the upper grade; in th second place, yon wear more attme3T clothes; in the third place, you are al lowed more privileges, and in 'he fourth place, you atand an infinitely better chance of receiving a pardon tea your rase come on for consideration. If, in the face of all these indueem-.-Uf to he good prisoners, to obey the rile and regulations of th prison, to be courteous and considerate of officials and all fellow prisoners, a prisoner persistently . refuse to take advantage of. these opportunities then the eonelu sion is irresistible that if turned out he would not make a good citizen, but would be a menace to the peace and or der of any community in which he might lire. "I am asking the superintendent of the State Prison to have copiee of thi notice read to all prisoners, and posted ia the Central Prison, and in all farm and camp where State prisoner re- aide." Faraaa Are Sold. Among the deeds filed with the county registrar yesterday were two covering transfer of farm land beyond th State College and a lot in Boylan Height. In the first, W. T. Johnson par chased from H. X. Steed aad wife, farms 11 and 12, of the Catholic Or phanage farm, a total of 21.6 acre. The land adjoins that of the State Col lege farm. Lot 300 of a revised map of Boylan Height was sold by Daniel Allen to Garrett L. Vinson and wif. Th lot i on Lenoir street, bordering on the Nor folk aad Southern right-of-way. JUST a little I battar.tian tfco one 70a tWt wasbwat EWJ-mlsSwysr "bnONoatWaV. Iissiiayiewrvesih t ussi liiak' b, I ha. VOtW Or thmm ttOm ' resMMe Made f n &M C H. FLEMING Phone 278 ftvtclbl2aortMNl ladiaM rrr ia wwalnW Carolina Motor Company mTovau.M.c PARDO x I riinmi iisiiwlnse e I Kline & etALEIGHS THRIFT STORE Interesting Values Marquisette Curtain Scrim A generous width ma terial in pretty new patterns with neat lace edge. Choice of white, ecru or i value, today, yard I New Printed Voiles in numerous 'designs and delicate 1 shades. Our regular S5c quality, today, ' on I yard m ' -- Gabardine Skirting full of gray, also in wide and various colored grounds: A I and a splendid value at, Indian Head Cloth full woman is familiar with this popular material. AC At our price it is an unusual value, yard. . . . w Indian Head Cloth 36 inches wide, especially adapted for outing suits and drawn work. Priced CQi especially low for today, yard OJC E 3 lurniniiniiM 'OOL floor boards front seat on the "' iii r wim me new btndebaker Motor Cam For the exhaust pioe$ are designed to that they do not come close to the floor boards at any point tbey lead forward and then down and back to the rear. CARR E. BOOKER, Dealer US West Martin St, RALEIGH, N. C COBURN MOTOR CAR CO., Distributor KOBFOLK, VIBGIN'IA " United States Railroad Administration, " Director General of Railroads. SOUTHERN RAILROAD LIN INAUGURATION THROUGH SLEEPING CAR RALEIGH TO WILMINGTON Beginning Sunday July 20th. Leav RALEIGH MS a.m. (Southern B. B.) Ar. Goldsboro 9:25 p.m. Lv. Goldsboro 10:25 p.m. (Atlantic Coast Line) Arrive WILMINGTON .. 1:11a.m. Pullman Drawing Boom Sleeping Car may be occupied at Wilmington until 7:30 a. m. Car ready for occu pancy at Wilmington 10:00 p. m. For Reservation aad Informatioa Consult Ticket Agent. Our Clearance Sale A Sale of Real Bargains On SUITS You Save From 25 Up. All STRAW HATS 'gorH Prici for none shall be carried over. r A few men's and boys' NIGHT SHIRTS, values to $1.50. Now. .................... .IDC Specials in SrBERWAIJGER Lazarus riTI BIG DEPARTMENTS , 11 ' 1 ' in cream. A regular 45c 39c - 36 inches wide, in solid colors narrow stripes and plaids on very heavy material yard V7l 35 inches wide. Every and comfort in the hottest day is a feature ES Leave WILMINGTON Iiea.sa. (Atlantic Coast Line) Ar. Goldsboro 6 :15 a. a. Lv. Goldsooro 6:45 a.m. (Southern B. B.) Arrive RALEIGH lilt. 'All lines." The Oa Frt CtTlHl K v
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