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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY FEBRUARY 2. 1915
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BETSEY Will
BUILD LDGK-UP
But How Much Will Be
Spent For This Purpose
Not Decided On
Great interest was lll.'llii t'csl
last night, wlit'ii M;ir T. 1".
Nash called on Dr.. '. II. Wil
liams for a report, from the Com
mittee appointed to investigate
the condition of the County Jail.
Dp. Williams stated that the Com
niittee had found the County -lail
in a very unsightly and iiiis;rn i
tary condition; "une entiling"
he said. He urged Ihe Board to
take definite action. Dr. Fear
ing stated that he w:is at the jail
yesterday morning, that 17 pris
oners were there; the young hav
ing to he confined with the old
and the healthy in the same cell
with the diseased. lie said
those that were sick;. He said
the only remedy was for the town
to look after its own prisoners.
Sentiment among the aldermen
appeared to he unanimous for the
recommendation. Mayor Nash
. aid, that the town- should take
t ' immediate actiou. Alderman
' Robinson -spoke for a lockup
v ..it--.woa1id !be v6( jservjtc? to Jhe
:scj hi.-.cif.as. l.i.'j against wast
x, Ing money on temporary arrange.
the town should issue bonds to
'f '" cnaWqcit. ta have lock-up de"
" Vfof some Tears to come. ; lie urg-
V ; ed quick action, 'so as to' get the
'tirtivi'-liA'' IT Atrial ? fit 16
-j qpermission. fi;oui the legislature
Issue. ' &v'-
Other iiUMuIieti ;"of-.tlie Board,
Lowever, inclined to the opinion
that an architect'be employed to
submit plans to the board on a
lock-up not Ho expensive that
tould be enlarged as it becomes
necessary.
The Hoard acted on the latter
suggestion and Aldermen Owens,
Grandy and Pritiihard were made
a committee to take this step. As
goon as the Committee is ready
to report, a meeting of the Board
will be called and definite action
taken.
A BIB CROUD
Hi UK PLAY
ia Where Do You
Just the Thing
' For E City Audience
A musical treat, hacked by one
of the most popular farce coaie-
dTes ever produced in New York
is in store for 'local amusement
lovers when "Alma, Where do you
Live," comes to the Alkrania on
Tuesday, February 9th.
This farce, with music, from
the German-French has the u-
nique distinction of registering a
pronounced hit in New York City
"before it has ever been heard in
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London. It was originally pro
mm house
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Believed That With Slight
Amendments To Bill
Bonds Can Be Sold.
The market Iioum- le.-tiHi was
again brought up at the meeting
of the JJoard of Aldermen last
nighC. The discussion was start
ed by Ihe reading of some minor
amendments ivad by Ihe clerk,
which 1 laker Watts and Company
the prospect he purchasers of the
City's Market House liouds, wish
added to the Market House Hill
at this session of the Legislature.
The Aldermen passed the amend
ments; Aldermen Anderson. Ow
ens and Hallance voting against
it, as they have previously done
in the tight.
Alderman Anderson told the
Hoard that he wanted a market
nouse, if the people wanted it.
He made a motion that the mar
ket house question be submitted
to the vote of the people. The
motion was lost, however, by the
usual market house vote.
''Slight changes in the bill ask
ed for by the bond purchasers
will now be incorporated in the
measure while the legislature is
A Jtfm'l jnnuUtv appearsat
there is again promise of early
actiott and definite result 7
OFFJCEKSL ULETEp
ht' , the, annual slocklidlders
meeting of the 0. W Steveni Com
pany-jast ,week the following or
flcera were electfjd :"" C. H. Brock,
president, W A Brock, vice pres
ident and secretary, C VVr Stevens
Treasurer and Manager. The di
rectors of the company are: C. H
Brock, W A Brock, George J.
Spence, K. H. Scott. V V, Jack
son, M. N. Sawver and 0 W Stev
ens.
luced in l'aris. The book is by
Haul Iler( and the music by,
Jean Briquet. It scored so heav- ht night disclosed the fact that
ily that the German rights were "the aldermen were very much
secured by Adolph l'hillip ami he averse to paying for Mr. Boettch
prepared it for a run in Berlin.! er's services. It is the sentiment
This was accomplished and then"f the board that Mr. Boettcher's
Mr. Phillip brought it to Ameri-' report f little value to the
ca and produced 'it in German at ( town as it embodies only what
the theatre of that national The tax collector and the sanita
ty on the Kast Side, New York ry inspector already have on
City. I lhe'i" own books. They hold fur-
The play was first attended by.ther that in employing Mr. Boett
only those who understood Ger- cher Mr. Balance went beyond
man ; then the brilliancy of the his authority. The minutes show
music and especially the haunt-1 that Ballanee was authorized by
ing waltz melody, "Alma", which .the board to investigate the de
gives the play its title, commenc-Jlinquent tax list and that the
ed to attract attention. ' In a Board wourd employ him an as
few weeks thousands who did'sistant if necessary. Certain
not understand a single word of members of the board were dis
German were flocking to hear the posed to protest when they first
music of Jean Briquet. heard that Mr. Ballanee had em-
The American version was ployed Mr. Boetcher but desist
written by George V. Hobart, the ed that they were given to un
well known humorist, and is said derstand that Mr. ' Boettcher's
to be superior to the French and
German.
Several new and novel French
dances have been introduced in
cluding the latest Tangos and
Hesitations.
Miss Celia Mavia, the Austral
ian icomedienne, has the title role,
supported by Alex Loftus, Jean
de Guissac, Helen Tilden and a
thoroughly capable cast
CONVICTS ESCAPE
fill CHAIN GANG
The New Superintendent
Comes To Take Charge
And Prisoners Flee ,
When .1. l'rai k k. ihe it
tiring sup, i iuiendc.it of the
chain gang, made bis report to
the boaid of count 'oinuiUsion
ers on last. Saturday be reported
twenty-three irisoneis on the
chain gang.
When , 1 I'rovc, the new sup
erintendeiit and I'oad supervisoi1
took charge of the aforesaid
chaingang on the following Mon
day, I'Vbruaiy 1st, lie found
only thirteen prisoners in the
camp. Wheiher they were
afraid of their in w h"s or what
tnotie prompted the fugitives
has not yet been made evident,
out with one consent tliev had
taken leg i bail. Neither
is it clear how they all made
their escape in such startling
succession,.
The new superintendent does
not look like an ogre. He was
before the board yesterday to
make requisition for better cook
ing utensils and better bedding
and covering for the convict,
aadUiapf ewed-thow-who met
him- very favorahljr ' . v' He stat
ed yesterdajjjto; the presence
of an Advance reporter, that
one of the first needs of the
('Continued on page two)
WILL BQETTCHER GET KIS'N?
If the order made by the city
fathers in their meeting last
night holds good Mr. William
Bocttcher will get. only f2M
for his three weeks work on the
books of the city tax collector and
the city sanitary inspector.
The reading of Mr. Boct teller's
bill at tlx
ildermen's meeting
, services would not cost the city
over f250O.
The board has taken no action,
however, on Mr. Boettcher's let
ter to the several members and
mayor which was published some
days ago in the Advance, hold
ing tha tthe matter of collecting
the taxes and looking after de
linquents is the business of the
city tax collector.
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RALEiBH Hf!S
WJ BRYAN
Last Speech of Great Com
moner Said By Some To
Be Up To Best
Haleigh, N. C . .I.in. h The
North C.iiolin.i Conference tor
So ia I S i vii e i on Indr, j j , :;n
Annual Sevsi.ui i!u nun uiug,
holding its lin.il mi etiug hi the
city . ' u 1 i 1 1 , i i u . :i. and having as
its di.Miiigui.NlicI hc; and speak
er, Secretary of Stale, Win. -I.
liryan. linn T W Hi' ke't intro
duced M r. Hnan to one of the
'argesi niidiein es K.i. i;:h has ev
er i;ieu any man and for an hour
and a half mi liie subject : Man's
Relation to Society, the speaker
ililniselv interested his li-letiers.
1'y in. my his addre-s ;i con
sidered secoml io none of his
oi nier master oral ions ()- public
iitlerances. Mr Urvati expresed
himself heartily in favor of ihe
aims, object ami tield of service
of the Conference, and spoke with
telling effect on the subjects of
child labor, public health and pro
hibitioiy.
From the auditorium he went
direct to the House of Represen
tatives where he spoke to the teg
iHlature-on-Man's Relation to Cot
ernment.
Mr Bryan left JRaleigk in the
afternoon for Durham where he
wan scheduled to speak under the
auspices of the Y M C A on the
subject of Man's relation to God.
The election of officers) and the
adoption ;of resolutions was the
concluding business of the morn
ing session. Tre following were
elected officers for the ensuing
year: President. Mr A W Mr
Alister of Greensboro; ls Vice
President, lr V. K Graham of
Chapel Hill; L'nd Vice President
Airs V K Hollowed of Greensbo
ro; i'.rd i- President, Mr V II
Swift of Greensboro; Secretary
and Treasurer. Mr Warren II.
Mrooker of Kaleigh.
This session of the Conference
will go on record as favoring and
propogating resolutions and ideas
making for the States advance
ment along all lines of social bet
terment. HEALTH COHPITIOMS 18 CITY .
The City Health Officer, Dr.
G B. Williams, in his monthly
report to the Board of Aldermen
last night taid that the general
health conditions of the town
were good. The city water was
reported fit for drinking purpos
es. iie reported i wane biitns
and 11 (deaths; 7 colored births
and 6 deaths, making a total of
2'2 births and 17 deaths.
The ftanfitary Inspector also
reported the general health con
ditions of the town, eoori. He
stated he had conilemmed 2&1
toilets iu the first ward and
would begin on the fourth ward
at an early date.
G. V. Switzer made a proposi
tion to the Board to build an in
cinerating plant which would
dispose of refuse at a fixed price
per load for 5 years. No definite
action was taken last night by
the Boara , . , -. , j
SHALL HOSPITAL
POOR?
Ministers of City Want
Town To Make Dona
tion To This End.
Tile di-cu-Mmi of ihe need of
bed for ill,. ,ooi a: the Klia
ctr City hospital, took up ihe
il'st horn- at he meeting ,,!' the
ioard of Aldermen in regular
e.ssion las-t nigh i.
The .Ministerial Hoard of the
i:y, present iu a body and speak
III-' tlll'OU"! Ill' 1 I I 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 . . InvNil
'f the First Haptist Church, mg
d that the Hoard pay 7011.00 a
"ear for the maintenance of this
bed. In making his plea h, the
Hoard. I h-. Ileiiniug set forth
the need here: ami sniJ ileit
io knew ti f towns of oak 7.IKMI
opulation which were doing this
lllllch and inure. ii.i iii i ii o ( ' 1 1 : i e
lottsviLTe, a town of only
six thousand population, where
there are two hospitals. The
bysiciaus to the Mayor and to
for their services iu these cases.
he was informed, and he suggest
ed that such cases could be re
ported by the respective family
physician to tre Mavor and to
he Manager of the Hospital. He
stated "that no niOney appropri
ated by the board would be put
to any other use than the taking
care of the poor; that the hospi
tal was no money making enter
prise.
The entire hoard, apparently,
wanted to see this plan carried
throughl Mr. Anderson moved,
and the motion was carried that
a Committee be appointed by the
chair to look into the matter and
report at the meeting of the
Hoard in March. Aldermen Ow
ens. til-eL'on- Hint in ri'soii con
this coinuii I lee.
TEMPERANCE PHIZES AWARDED
A large number was present at
ihe High School Auditorium on
Friday nigrt to enjoy the pro
gram prepared by the students.
Among the enjoyable features
were: the recitation by Joe
Speticc, 'A total Abstainer' which
was rendered in a manner that
would do credit to a much older
boy; a recitation by Miss Emily
Hall', and 'Little Blossoms' by
Katherine Kkinner.. 'Little Bios
Bonis' was given at the Htatc W C
T U Contention and only lacked
one poiut of winning the medal.
A puize of o.00 in gold was
awarded to Rodger Hayman for
the best essby on the 'Evil of Cig
arette Smoking' by Mr. Boscoe W
Turner. Bradus Heed gave Uay-
man a elbse chase1 and won the
second prize, 'In Ancient Albe
marie', the new book written by
Miss Katherine Albertsou, princi
pal of the Elizabeth City Iligh
School.
Winnie Wood won the prize of
5.00 in old for the best essay on
'The Evil Effects of Alcohol on
the System'. Amy Winslow won
the second prize.
Mr. ft. G. Sawyer of Harbin
ger was in the city Monday, leav
ing this morning for. a business
trip to Norfolk.
C0L1NTV If
HEEDS CHANGES
Commissioners Think
Building Will Have To
Be Remodeled.
'he
prevent condition of the -
iail occllliieil most oP iha
attention ,J the county coinmiss 1
ioners at their regular meeting
yesteiilav ihe county physician
I Z. Feat ing. in . presenting
l-is repon called attention to
the fact that the county jail iS
ii I adequate to the needs of both
city and .county and further di
rected the addition (,f the board
to I in abominable arrangements,
or lack of arrangements, for heat
in glhe cells where the inmates
are confined ami to the necessity
of providing belter sleeping ac
commodations for the prisoners
It was apparently the sense of
the board that present co tuit
ions are a discredit and a men
ace to the town and to the coun
ty ami that early action should
be taken to render less intoler
able the surroundings of the of
fenders brought into Pasquotank
county's house of correction.
With this end in view it was or
dered, first, that the city author
Hies be notified that after Jon s
1st. the county jail may not b '
used as a place of confinement
for the city's prisoners; and, se
cond, that the clerk of the board j
get in immediate touch with a 1 ,
number of jail consftrtjetion con
cerns and invite them to have a
representative lie-fore the board
at a sK'cial meeting on Tuesdaj,
February !tth, for the purpose of
submitting estimates as to thf
probable cost of increasing the
cell rapacity of the jail from five
to twenty four or thirty cells
The idea of so increasing the
number of cells is to give each
prisoner a ceil to himself. Thin
step, it is held, is dictated not
only by ordinary considerations
of humanity, but by those of pru
deuce as well; for the separation
of the prisoners would tend no
less toward the prevention of mil
chief in tlx jail than toward the
health, comfort and protection
of the prisoners.
It is thought that the change
proposed will cost the county a-
bout two or three thousand dol-s 1
lar It is the purpose of th
hoard, when they have mora '
nearly asceriaineu tre amount
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Necessary for the work, to hav
a bill prepared for passage at
this session of th e legislatnrd
authorizing them to isafue bond
to get funds for the work.
MRS. W. II . UPTON DEAD
Mrs.W. II. Upton, one of th
best known women in Canute
County, died Saturday night af
ter an illness of a ,few day of Sr
apoplexy at the age of 63 years.
The funeral service was conduct
ed Monday morning at 11 o'clock:
atthe home and the interment .o;
took place iu the Upton burying
ground. f ' '
She is1 survivetl by a husband. '
two daughters, Misa Bettie and
Linda Mercer; one step daughter,
Mis Mary Lee Mercer, and, pn3
sou, Luther Geralds.
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