'MY BON,
deal with men
who advertlae,
you will never
lorn by it"
WEATHER
Probably local rains tonight and
Wednesday, colder tonight In the ex
treme west portion, gentle west
winds.
Benjamin Franklin.
V0LT . - ELIZABETH CITY, "NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 10, 1920. : " ' NO. 35
CROWN PRINCE
OFFERSfflMJUP
Would Uy Himself On The Al
tar in Place of The Hundreds
of German Demanded By
' Allies For Extradition
Washington, Feb. 10. The
former German Crown Prince
has . cabled President Wilson
, , j i .
-ciuijj w Duxieimer mmseil
for trial if the Allied Govern-
menjs insist on the extradition
of his countrymen. '
The message is in the Presi
dent's hands today, but the text
has not been made public.
Amsterdam, Feb. 10. Former
Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm of
Germany has offered to give himself
up to the Allies In the place of the
hundreds of Germans demanded for
extradition, according to a telegram
reported as coming from him pub
lished in the Handelsblad.
The telegram, the newspaper says,
is addressed to the Kings of Eng
land, Belgium and Italy and the
Presidents of France and the United
States, and the Emperor of Japan.
INSANE SURVEY
TOBEUmTAKEN
Expert Neurologist Will Visit
State And County Institu
tions Which Care For Insane
And Make Report
(Special to The Advance)
Raleigh, Feb. 10. Announcement
Is made by R. F. Beasley, State Com
missioner of Public Welfare, that
Dr. William McDonald, of Providence
R. I., has arrived for the purpose of
making a survey of the public care
of the insane in North Carolina un
der the auspices of the National Com
mittee for mental hygiene.
This work has been looked for
ward to by persons In the State In
terested in the subject for several
years. Dr. Albert Anderson, super
intendent of the hospital at Raleigh,
has been active in securing the at
tention of the national committee to
North Carolina, and it was chiefly
through his effort and the State Com
mittee from mental hygiene that the
work was promised before the out
break of the war. It was delayed
bfecause of the fact that available ex
perts in this line of work were en
gaged In war service. Later the re
Quest for the survey was backed by
Governor Blckett and the State
Board of Charities and Public Wel
fare. Dr. McDonald, who will be in
charge of the survey, is & graduate of
the college of physicians and sur
geons of Columbia University. He
. served as a member of the staff of
Butler Hospital from 1901-1910-, and
for 18 years was connected with
Rhode Island Hospital as member of
the staff.. For the past ten years he
has been visiting nauroliglst for this
institution. He rendered conspicu
ous service in dealing with the ner-
vous victims in the Halifax disaster
in 1917, and served with distinction
in the neuro-psychlatrlc section of
the United States army during the
war.
In making the survey, Dr. McDon
ald will visit all of the State and pri
vate institutions and most of the
county homes for the purpose of find
ing out accurately the number of In
sane and the provisions fof their care
and his survey will be useful as a
foundation for the State's policy in
the care of the Insane for several
years to come, Commissioner Beasley
believes.
COST IS HIGH IN CONVICT
ING PROFITEERS
r ' London, Jan. 23. (By The Associ
ated Press.) Twenty-four convict
ions obtained before the 1,900 antl
pronteering tribunals set up through
out England-have cost more than 1,
000 each, it was declared by Captain
Wedgwood Denn in the House of
Commons during discussion of. a pro
posal to extend the Profiteering Act
for another period of six nontM,-..
'Captain Benn summarized the re
sults of the act. during its first six
months of life, by stating:
"Nineteen hundred committees
have been appointed; ' ,
have been heard one case per com
mittee! twenty-four convictions have
been obtained; 25,000 Has been
spent And the cost of living has
.gone up." " . ...
Supporters of the bill argued that
six months had not gWen the adm n
istrators ot the law, fair-opportunity
of demonstrating its worth.
HERE TO FIGHT
HOG CHOLERA
Dr N. H. Whitehill Makes Eliz
abeth City' Headquarters
While Carrying On Work
Begun By Dr. Owen
Dr. N. H. Whttehill lias arrived
in the city and will make his head
quarters here while he engages in
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num. ui oiauiuotjug uug cnoi-
, era in the counties of Pasquotank,
CamdeU, Currituck, Perquimans,
Chowan, Gates, Northhampton Hert
ford, Bertie and Dare.
Dr. Whiiehil! will continue organ
izing the work as it was begun by
Dr. F. D. Owen a few years ago. He
will assist the serum administrators,
give his help in diagnosis, and keep
the work going throughout the sec
tion as thoroughly as possible.
Dr. Whitehill has secured an of
fice In the Chamber of Commerce
rooms and will be glad to hear from
hog growers who need his help. He
may also be reached through Post
office Box 348 or by phone at his
boarding place, Mrs. Brltton's on S.
Road street.
He Is an expert in hog cholera
work, a graduate of the United
States Veterinary College at Wash
ington., and was First Lieutenant
in the Army Veterinary Corps, hav
ing been only recently discharged
from the service.
Dr. F. D. Owen of Raleigh has
been here for a day or two Introduc
ing Dr. Whitehill to his new field of
work. Dr. Owen made many friends
in the city and section while his
work was in this territory who are
always glad when he comes back
again.
FLU SITUATION
NOTIMPROVING
Reports Reaching Raleigh show
Little if Any Decrease in
Number of Cases Reported
Over State
Raleigh. Feb. in. Little change Is
noted in the influenza situation over
the State from reports received Mon
day by the State Board of Health, al
though the new cases reported did
not run as high as Sunday's figures.
The new cases reported as develop
ing on Sunday were 1,231.
Dr. F. M. Register, of the State
Board of Health, believes that the
total for the day, some of -which
have not been received but will reach
Raleigh, in the night mails, woild
show no Improvement In the general
situation over the State.
Information reaching here from
Greensboro is to the effect that two
emergency hospitals have been open
ed there for the treatment of patients
ill with the disease. Caldwell county
health officers write thati there are
more cases In that county than at
any time Bince the first epidemic a
year or more ago. Dr. L. H. Coffy,
county health oflicer for Caldwell, is
advocating the closing of schools,
places of amusement and the prohi
bition of all public gatherings but
so far the officials have not taken
this step. The epidemic there is said
to be as bad, if not worse, than in
any section of the State.
Rnard of Health officials so far
have not received any volunteer aid
in response to the calls it sent out in
the Sunday and Monday papers. Phy
sicians and nurses are said to be bo
busily engaged in their home com
munities that it is going to be diffi
cult for 'the board of health to get
them to take up the work in other
places, it is feared. Dr. Rankin is
urging that people who have private
nurses for their families allow these
nurses to do other' work than that of
looking after only one individual.
Partial reports for the day follow:
Concord, 304; Durham, 146; John
ston county, 273; Wilkes county, 75;
Reldsville, 1; Greenville, 40; Man
teO, 11; Fayettevllle, 7; Hope Mills,
8; Franklin, 7; Wayne, 1; Sanford,
52; Plymouth, 18; miscellaneous e
ports from rural communities-about
100. '
This report does not include the
number' of new cases developing at
Winston-Salem over Sunday, this Uty
tor the past several days having re
ported several hundred new cases
daily. ' '
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HOUSEWIVES LEAGUE
. TO MEET WEDNESDAY
The Housewives League will meet
Wednesday afternoon at 3:30, in the
Rest Rooms, Hlnton Building. Sec
retary Case will speak on Community
Work. " .
All women are cordially Invited.
WHAT A
I CAM Boy A I CAK tyy A "
WKtT' - ViOWtTS.
T ,AM y,.sv A - B0T ' WOULD -RATHER- .
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Five million little children in Central Europe are upon
the verge of starvation today. Many.of them are being fed
by the American Relief Administration and the Red Cross,
but neither of these organizations feed all of these chil
dren during this famine period ir American men and
women help with their dimes ana collars. ,A nickel con
tributed here will feed a child over there one day.
PANIC GREATEST
AD TO INFLUENZA
And Guarding Against Panic
Set Down by Red Cross as
Best Sort of Preventive
Atlanta, Ga.. Feb. 10. Renorts
received at the southern division
headquarters of the American Red
Cross show that influenza In the
southeast at no time this winter has
reached the point' where It could
properly be termed an epidemic and
that, with precautions there is no rea
son why the five states in the south
ern division can not go through the
winter without an epidemic.
In making public its .reports, the
Red Cioss warned the public against
groundless fears It was stated that,
if individuals will eat properly, drink
plenty of water, keep away from
stuffy halls and crowds, get plenty of
sic ;. doctor colds promptly, and,
above all, refuse to get panicky, they
sht)t;!d escape inlluenza.
Wliile the Red Cross has been
called upon more than usual in the
liipt month to assist in combatting
inlluenza in the division, it is stated
that the calls do not begin to ap
proach the number received at this
time a year ago. Thus far, requests
for nurses have come from only two
states North and South Carolina
and In these states the requests have
been confined to a few localities. Fif
teen nurses altogether have been sent
out, as many as six of these to one
county and as many as four to an
other. A few cases of influenza have
been reported in Georgia, Tennessee,
and Florida, but the reports show
that the number, save in a few in
stances. Is not more than normal.
Several Florida communities have
taken the precaution to close the,Jr
schools temporarily, while in Mem
phis and one or two other places in
Tennessee public meetings have been
banned for a time. The state board
of health of South Carolina, which
requested division headquarters for
nurses, reported Influenza in seven
teen counties on January 30.
Even should the influenza situa
tion get a great deal worse than it
Is, the Red Cross states that the peo
ple of the southeast are much better
able to handle the situation than
ever before. As long ago as last Oc
tober, Red Cross chapters through
out the division,' which acted on sug
gesuons irum -- loan steel at Reval.
prepared themselves to meet lnfluen-.
za by assembling such resources asi , ,
physicians, nurses, and volunteers, 1 ITArfffnn 0 TAD TIT
listing hospital facilities .'tlUlllllUll-; .
and-supplies. As a result, Red Cross
chapters In communities where irr- IIITC! NEW VAPK
fluenza has occurred already havef 111 1 0 11 III If 1 Ullli
been Instrumental in checking . its ' . 5-
spread and, many have contributed to ' (Dy A(ttMK.latcd pV
the help ot slater communities. ' New york Feb 10 ; Another
The. most encouraging feature of gtom hU NJW York tQ
the Red Cross report is th . state- a few prlncipal streets already
ment that practically " blocked by drifts. . .
ported are a mild form of Jaflanu , .Fourteen tn0UBBnd men haTe been
and that, so far as has beea ' learned, ! WQ flay d Ince WedM
thera, are rery few deaths compared BhoiUllgVow bnt little head
to the number ot recowles. ;? wj,y hM been madv ; . t
DOLLAR THINKS
CITY MANAGER
ASKS COOPERATION
City Must Be Cleaned Up And
Kept Clean, But it Spells
Real Work For Everybody
City Manager Commander requests
the co-operation of the people of Elis
abeth City in cleaning up the town
and keeping it clean.
lie wants every housekeeper and
every business firm to look out for
their own particular corner, to see
that all tra li is placed in covered
trash cans, m that the streets will
not be covered with paper and trash
as they now are. Dumping trash out
on the sidewalk in just any old can
or box doesr almost no good at all.
Soon it has blown a U over the side
walks and streets and become a nui
sance to one's self and one's neigh
bors. .Mr. Commander hopes that
women and men and young folks will
get busy at once on this Job of mak
ing the town neater in appearance.
Meanwhile be is getting his street
cleaning apparatus and street clean
ing force in readiness to do work,
real honest-to-goodness hard work,
on Betsey's face. And he is on the
Job himself.
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EXPECT SOON TO
HAVE PLAYGROUNDS
At a meeting of (lie Chamber of
Commerce Monday night a committee
composed of P. C. Cohoon, G. F. Sey-
fert, O. F. Gilbert and L. D.vCase,
was appointed to go to Norfolk and
confer with the proper authorities
relative to getting the Norfolk and
Southern property on Pennsylvania
Avenue for a children's playground.
A committee from the Board of
Aldermen also has a number of other
sites under consideration in various
parts of the city, for playgrounds,
and Indications are that at the ap
proaching spring and summer will
find the Picture City cleaner and pret
tier and more fit to bring up kiddies
in. '
O
ESTHONIA BUILDS SHIPS
Reval, Esthonla, Jan. 16. (By The
Associated Press.) Esthonla has
taken energetically to shipbuilding.
A small fleet of wooden ships has al
ready been launched, and three steel
tn rttnr-a ri I ra a rn ha i n rr Kn fit rf A m am
LEXINGTON IS
AN ARMED CAMP
Soldiers Guard City to Prevent
Recurrence of Mob Violence.
Negro Slayer Kept in Steel
Cage in Courthouse
Lexington, Ky., Feb. 10. Dawn to
day found Lexlngtdb an armed camp
with squads of soldiers patrolling
the streets and guarding all sd-
proaches to the city to prevent a re
currence of yesterday's mob vio
lence that cost the lives of five per
sons and the Injury of a score.
William Lockett. the neero slaver
of ten year old Geneva Hardlman, Is
confined In a steel cage in the Court
House here awaiting removal either
to Frankfort Reformatory or Eddy
vllle prison.
There will be no attempt to re
move the negro from here until dan
ger of further violence Is past.
Business Is being conducted as
usual despite the presence of troops.
O
CAIT. H. G. PEEL DEAD
The steamer Trenton came In to
port Monday with her flag at half
mast, In honor of Captain H. G. Peel,
for three years mate on the Trenton,
whose death occurred at Manteo Sat
urday afternoon.
Captain Johnson said that the of
ficers of the Trenton were sitting at
the supper table while the boat was
at the dock In Manteo, Joking with
each other, when the mate came in,
and Joined in the conversation. While
chatting and joking with the chief,
the mate passed his cup for a second
cup of coffee, and was in the act of
sweetening it, when he suddenly
leaned heavily against Captain John
son's shoulder.
"I asked him what was the trou
jble," said Captain Johnson, and he
answered, 'Nohing Is the matter.'
Twice he made the same reply to the
I same question but as he still leaned
I heavily against me, I pulled him up
in nis cnair, ana looked in his eyes,
hen 1 saw that there was serious
, trouble; so I took him in my arms,
land carried him to an automobile,
: and home to his wife,
j "Captain Peel remained conscious
till 10 o'clock, then sank into an un
conscious condition, from which he
j did 'not rally and died at 6:10 Sat-
urday morning."
Captain Peel's death was caused by
a stroke of paralysis. His funeral
took place at Manteo at 4 o'clock on
Sunday afternoon. The deceased was
62 years old, and leavos a wife and
four grown children.
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PARLI'MENT AGAIN
OPENS IN STATE
For First Time Since 1914 An
cient Ceremonies Are Ob
served in Every Detail
London, Feb. 10.-1 London today
witnessed for the first time since
1914 the ancient state ceremony
opening pf parliament with all Us
trad.Uonal pageantry.
King George, Queen Mary and the
Prince of Wales proceeded from
Buckingham Palace to Westminister
in state, their carriages escorted by
mounted life guards.
The royal party received the mem
bers of the two houses of parliament
In the House of Lords where the
Cing read his speech from the throne.
O
BERLIN PREPARES
A COUNTER LIST
Germany Asserts That Allies
Also Had Their War Crimi
nals But She Will Not De
mand Their Extradition
Berlin, Feb. 1. Germany Is pre
paring a list containing the names of
Allied soldiers and high officials ac
cused by the Berlin government of
violations of the lawa of war, and
plans to submit it as a counter pro
posal to the demand of the Allies for
the extradition ot the Germans al
leged to be war criminals. '
It is stated, however, that Germany
would not demand the extradition of
the men named Injhls indictment.
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Tou will find no better value any
where than we are offering In our
$25.00 Elgin Mans Watch for 2(L
Come In" and see lt today. .
ltnp H. C BRIGHT CO.
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Mr. O. Vernon Jenkins of Norfolk
pent the weekend with his psrents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jenkins. ,
REGARD SITUATION
AS MOSTSERIOUS
White House And Railroad Ad
ministration Officials Are
Alarmed at Orders For
Strike on February 17th
Washington, Feb. 10.- The
wage negotiations of the rail
road employees with Director
General Hines reached a criti
cal stage today. Insofar as
Brotherhood of trainmen are
concerned a strike loomed un
less "pending demands are
satisfactorily settled."
President Lee of the Brother
hood served notice on Director
General Hines that the men
are "insistent and must have
a definite answer soon."
Hines replied that he had no
statement of position until he
had again talked with the
whole body of labor represen
tatives. Washington, Feb. 10. White
House and Railroad Administration
officials regard as moBt serious the
"railroad situation precipitated by the
orders for a strike on February 17th
by the Brotherhood of maintenance
of way employees.
Secretary Tumulty will see the
President today to lay the matter
before him, emphasizing the possibil
ity that this strike may be an open
ing wedge for a general strike of all
railroad employees should the wage
demand be refused by Director Gen
eral Hines at his conference with
union officials now In progress.
O
BOON TO Hl'lLD THREE STORIES
The Culpepper Hardware Com
pany, now doing a live wholesale and
retail business at 17 North Water
Street, Is getting ready to build a
big three story structure on the
corner of Matthews and . Polndexter
streets.
Material for the building Is already
being hauled upon the grounds and
the actual work of construction will
be begun in the early spring.
The building is to cost about $26,
00(1. oil and it is hoped that It will be
completed entirely by July. It will
be a thoroughly up-to-date business
building and a decided asset to the
city, greatly Improving the appear-
wince ot that section or the business
part of "rnwn.
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FEAR RADICALS
MAY ENTER JAPAN
Honolulu, Feb. 10. The 8iberlan
iiolthevikl have captured Alexandovs,
capital of Sakhain Island, and fear
Is felt that the Radical forces may
enter Japan proper, according to a
Toklo dispatch to a Japanese news
paper here.
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CAMPAIGN TO RECRUIT
STUDENT NURSES"
New York, Feb. 10. A campaign
to recruit 30,0,00 young women in
training schools for nurses and a
prize of $500 for the best three act
play by an American author based
upon incidents In the life of Florence
Nightingale, will be among the fea
tures of the celebration comiriemor
atlng the 100th anniversary ot the
birth of the woman whoso work
among the sick and wounded in the
Crimean war laid the foundation for
modern nursing.
Pageants, public meetings and
formal ceremonies will be held on
the anniversary date, May 12, it was
announced here today by the Night
ingale Centennial Committee ot the
National Organization for Public.
Health Nursing. Nursing organiza
tions, women's clubs and colleges
will take par
The prize for the play, was of
fered by the Illinois Council for Nurs
ing Education to stimulate Interest
in the nursing profession, in which
there is a tow rate of enlistment at
present, incidentally it is nopea 10
encourage aspiring playwrights in
colleges. Manuscripts must be sub
mlttod before August 1.
- There are far too few nurses in the
United States to meet the heeds ot
normal times, it was said at the head
quarters ot the National Organlza-
tlon for Public Health Nursing', and
tha shortage during the influenza epi
demic has been acute. There are .
not triors than 8,000 public, health
nurses In the country, whereas at
least S 0,0 00 are required by federal'
and state legislation either pasied'or
pending. '