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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 2.!, 15)22
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Thousands Of Babies
Killed By Ignorance
Main Reasons For Holding Of Baby Week Here
Beginning Monday, May 29, Are Prevalence
Of Illness, Lack Of Relief Funds, And Need
To Educate Mothers
(By Publicity Committee)
The Executive Committee? of the
Central Council of Public Welfare
.are rapidly completing arrangements
for the program for Baby Week,
which begins on Monday, May 29, and
will end on Wednesday, May 31. It
will be held in the auditorium of the
Courf House heTe.
Two urgent local needs have been
the moving causes for the decision of
I he Welfare Council to Join this Na
tional and Statewide campaign for
saving the babies. The first of these
was the report given by Mrs. Anna
Lewis, the County Welfare officer, of
the prevalence among the infants of
the city and County, of that dread
disease, commonly known as "Sum
mer Complaint." This report has
been confirmed by prominent physi
cians of the town, who corroborate
Mrs. Lewis' statement that this ill
ness among the babies Is rapidly as
suming pandemic proportions.
The second cause for the holding
of Baby Week proceeds from the fact
that the Welfare officer has absolute-,
ly no funds upon which she can
lraw for carrying on her work
among the mothers and babies of the
town and County.
It is hoped and expected that dur
ing Baby Week, both needs will be
satisfied. The disease now prevail
ing among the babies is caused
chiefly by ignorance of the mothers
of how to care for the babies. Three
tlousand babies die in North Carolina
every summer, and of this number,
three out of every four infants'
deaths are causpd by ignorance.
The main object of Baby Week is to
give the mothers of the County In
struction as to the care of the Infants,
and during the three days campaign,
all babies who are brought to the
doctors and nurses, will be examined '
whether sick or well, and then refer
red to their usual physicians for
treatment for any disease, defect or
disorder that may be discovered.
Dr. K. P. Bonner, Director of the
State Bureau of Maternity and In
fancy, and Miss Rose M. Ehrenfield,
R. R., of the Division of Public
Health Nursing, will be In charge of
proceedings, and will be assisted by!
local physicians and nurses who have
cordially agreed to co operate with
the Welfare Council in the activities
of Baby Week. ,
It is the aim of the doctors and
nurses who will conduct the examina
tion of the infants to act purely in a
diagnostic and advisory capacity, sup
plementary, and as an aid to the ser
vices of the usual family physician.
Two hours each. . morning and
afternoon, will be given to the work
of examining, weighing and measur
ing the babies, and it will not be
possible to handle more than sixty or
eighty babies a day.
Efforts are being -made by Mrs.
Lewis, Miss Marcie Albertson and
others, to reach every mother in
town and county with babies of two
years old and under , and to tell them
of this opportunity to have their
children examined by experts, and
to receive from trained doctors and
nurses advice and information that
may mean health and life itself to
t he little ones.
That the weighing, measuring' and
examination of the infants will he ab
solutely free of charge, as will the
advice mid information to the
mothers. Is a point that the Central
Council of Public Welfare wish to be
specially emphasized. And that
Ilaby Week is for all the white
babies in city and County, in another
point to he remembered.
Many interesting features will at
te:;d the week's activities. Of course
t'ii' examination of t he babies is Mip
important thing. Then "Tag Day",
to be held on one of the days, will,
it is hoped, bring in sufficient funds
to help where needed, during the
torrid days ahead. On this day
.Pretty girts dressed in nurses' caps
nd aprons, w'll soil -Save the
Babies" tags.
The "Babies Parade". Wednesdav
afternoon will be the crowning
event of the week. When all the
mothers of town and Countv with ba
bies and young children will be ask
ed to fill the automobiles provided
fbr the occasion. In a grand parade
through the town.
Prizes will be Riven for the best
all-round babies of ages to be an
nounced later, and these prize babl.jg
Continued on Page 4
Vote for George J. Spence for
Trial Just'ce. He will appreciate
your support and vote. adv
POLICE ROUND UP
200 SINN FEINERS
Greatest Raid In Recent
Irish History Follows
Murder Ulster Par
liament Member
Relfast, May 23 (By The Associ
ated Press) The greatest raid in the
recent history of Ireland was carried
out today. Swarms of police sweep
ing through Ulster rounded up two
hundred Sinn Feiners, most of whom
were Irish Republican army officers.
The northern government's action
was taken in the effort to suppress
all Sinn Fein organizations In six
county areas, following their raids
and burning of buildings culminating
In the murder yesterday of W. J.
Twaddell, member of I'lster parlia
ment. '
Cot-pornl Duff To Debate
On the commencement program of
the Ciceronian Literary Society of
the Augusta Military Academy this
year appears the name of Cadet Cor
poral Wr. E. Duff, son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. P. Duff, of this city. Corporal
Duff will speak on the negative in
the debate on the query: Resolved
that the C. S. Navy should not ex
ceed 60,000, the number called for
by the chairman of naval affairs of
the House of Representatives.
Escapes From Bandits
Mexico City. May 23 (By The As
sociated Press) Robert P. Robin
son, American oil worker at Santa
Lucretla. Vera Cruz, escaped today
from a band of rebels who kidnapped
him, demanding two thousand pesos
ransom.
WILLIAM J. MORSE DEAD
William John Morse, aged 79, died
at his home on Dyer street at 12:30
Tuesday afternoon. He leaves his"
widow, one son, W. C. Morse of
Weeksvllle; four daughters, Mrs. A.
L. Sawyer of Norfolk, Mrs. Wiley
Meads of Gregory, Mrs. C. V. Harris
and Mrs. J. R. Bowden of this city.
MASONS AT ATLANTIC CITY
Atlantic City, May 23 (By The As
sociated Press) The seventeenth
annual convention of the National
League of Masonic Clubs was form
ally opened here today. A resolu
tion asking for renovation of Wash
ington's monument at Wakefield,
Ya., which is badly defaced, is ex
pected to come up.
NO WORD FROM GEN. WOOD
Manilla, May 23 (By The Associ
ated Press) Wireless queries to
the yacht Apoon, on which Governor
General Wood, his wife and daugh
ter sailed Jor Mindoro have not been
answered. A typhoon is believed re
sponsible for the delay in their re
turn. MOB STOItMH JAIL AM)
CARRIES AWAY PRISONER
Irwinton. Ga.. May 23 (By The As
sociated Press) A mob stormed
Wilkinson County jail today and af
ter a battle removed Jim Den son, ne
rro. ueutetired to hang Tor criminal
attack.
IN CoritT HERE Tl'ESDAV
Prnileii Banks, colored, was found
guilty of being drunk, anil was fined
five' dollars and costs in recorder's
court here Tuesday morning.
liav Forbes, charged with parking
his automobile on the wrong side of
the street. In violal'on of a city or
dinance, paid the costs of a hearing
in recorder's court Tuesday morning.
ATTENDS Ft NERAL FATHER
Mrs. Mae Sample left Tuesday for
Pennsylvania to attend the funeral
of her father, J. A. Shaw, who died
at his home In Stewarts-town Monday
night.
Sf02 MISSING FROM EGVIT
Brest. May 23 (By The Associated
Press) The British vice consul an
nounced today that a hundred and
two of those aboard (lie British
steatush'p Egypt in the collision Sat
urday are missing.
Bad Roads Hold Back
Gordon Ward's Plans
New York Contractor, I'ut-cluiMcr Of
Thousand Acres In l'pMr Cninilen,
Is Marking Time Now
"1'ntil the roads are Improved, I
can accomplish little, if anything,
toward the development of my hold
ings in I'pper Camden County. At
present my tract is cut oft from the
main highway from South Mills to
Norfolk by a mile of very bad dirt
road through a deep swamp, and the
expense of Improving and maintain
ing that road, which serves other
property owners too, is more than I
rare to undertake at present."
The foregoing statements were
made here Tuesday afternoon by
Gordon E. Ward, wealthy contractor
of New York City, who purchased a
few months ago the Horseshoe
Tract, the largest farm in Camden
County, and one of the largest in
Northeastern North Carolina. The
tract contains a thousand acres, ap
proximately, of which 400 acres are
in woodland, principally gum.
The establishment of a veneering
plant for the manufacture of bar
rels, 'baskets anir similar products
was one of Mr. Ward's projected
ventures when he purchased Uie
Horseshoe Tract. The contractor
planned to build a plant, bring In
necessary labor, utilize his timber
holding and buy from nearby tim
ber owhers, manufacturing his pro
ducts where the timber was grown,
and shipping direct to orchard and
trucking sections. He is handicap
ped, however, by the inaccessibility
of his property, for with bad roads,
he cannot satisfactorily and econom
ically ship his products. -
Gordon E. Ward also contemplated
the establishment of a model dairy
and stock rami on the Horseshoe
Tract. Here, again, he finds that he
is handicapped, this time by the fact
that Camden County is under quar
antine for the cattle fever tick. And
so, for the time at least, Mr. Ward
.will hold h la tract and wait for Cam
den County to get in line with pro
gressive sections elsewhere.
St RKENDER OK FORTRESS
KXDK ATTEMPT El) REVOLT
Managua, May 23 (By The Asso
ciated Press) The surrender of the
fortress La Lona to the government
appears to have brought an end to the
attempted Nlcaraguan revolt.
Important Meeting Tonight
Of Young Woman's Club
An important meeting of the
Young Woman's Club will be held
tonight at 8 o'clock. All members
are urged to be present.
SECURE EVERY AVAILABLE BIT
OF SUPPORT BY SATURDAY EVE
Your Success Depends On How Well You Cover
Your Territory By The Close Of Huge Bonus
.Offer Gather Subscriptions Of All Lengths
And Make A Big Showing Saturday Night
If you knew that by securing one
more club before the great bonus
offer closed you would win the Ford
Sedan, would you go out and get It?
This question seems wholly super
fluous to you. but this race will lie ex
ceedingly close, and it Is not at all
improbable that the winner will win
by such a close margin. Indeed there
may not be as many as 600,000 votes
separating some from a handsome
car. It Is better to think of these
things now, than wait until your
chances for the large votes are gone,
and then try to console yourself.
Regr-ts will avail you nothing al'ler
you have lost.
Fnrgy used rightly at this stage of
the game Is the best insurance
against regret al the close of the
race. Why not be sufc you are up
in the race? There is one way and
only one way. That is secure
enough subscriptions to make your
vetes run into the millions. It doesn't
take but very few clubs to make your
vote total sour. Secure ;is many as
possible.
The office will be open until nine
o'clock Saturday n'ght. and you may
either bring your subscriptions, or
phone the contest manager what
amount you have collected, sending
them In by the first mail. If you
haven't a phone, get your mail post
marked before nine o'clock, and the
postmark will be accepted as proof
of mailing time. You may work
right up to the minute of the closing
hour, but it rests with you to see
that your subscriptions are in this
office by the dot. In case the contest,
manager is waiting on someone, Just
wait your turn. If you are in the
office 'by nine o'clock, and do not
leave, you may turn In subscriptions
after tli person preceding you In the
office.
Make a supreme effoYt to gather
Irish Republican Army
Is Proclaimed Illegal
Loudon, May 1!.'! (By The Associ
ated Press I Sir James Craig, I'ls
ter premier, has announced that at a
meeting of pari anient, the Irish
Republican army was proclaimed Il
legal, says a Central News dispatch
from Belfast.
Postoffice Employes
Itad Criminal Records
Washington. May 23 ( Hy The As
sociated Press) Discovery through
linger printing that forty-nine of the
460 eir.plo.ves in (lie registry division
of the New York post office had
criminal records was reported to
President Harding today hy Acting
Postmaster General Bartlett. All
forty-nine were discharged.
Commencement On At
Stat Normal School
The annual commencement exer
cises are in progress this week at the
State Normal School.
The commencement sermon was
preached Sunday afternoon at three
o'clock by Rev. H. R. Hawkins of
this city. On Monday evening the
grammar grades gave their concert;
on Tuesday afternoon exhibits by the
domestic science and domestic art
departments were held.
Tuesday night a concert will be
given by the first and second year
high school pupils; Wednesday morn
ing's program will be in charge of the
Y. M. C. and Y. M. C. associations
with an address by Dr. M. N. New
some of Hertford.
The third year high school stu
dents will take part in Wednesday
evening's program; Thursday morn
ing will be given Over to an expres
sion meeting of the school and Its
friends.
The annual musleale and prize
contest will be given Thursday even
ing; and the closing program will be
given Friday evening. This program
includes the commencement play,
some excellent musical numbers and
the commencement address by Dr.
M. W D- Norman of Washington,
D. C.
The commencement exercises are
held In the State Normal School au
ditorium. The admission fee for each
of the first three evenings is 10
cents; for the fourth evening 5
cents and the last evening the ad
m'ssion fee will be 15 cents.
The public Is Invited to attend the
exercises.
every available support you ran mus
ter. Every little bit helps. Remem
ber, the date of the close of the bonus
offer Is Saturday. .May 27th, at nine
o'clock in the evening.
A contestant may vote only enough
votes Issued on subscript ions to bring
the total vote to 6."), 000.
District Number One
Miss Gladys Adams 1 5.000
Miss Golilie Sandoiiin 27.1UO
Miss Estelle Silverthorn .... So, 200
Miss Aurilla St rah I 146, SOU
n Hin, p. King. Jr 3 1.600
.Miss Edna Sanders 1 4 7 . f) 0
M Pauline Skinner 159,701)
Mi-s Gnldie Mokes 1 s.l no
'i'-'s Oliceilio Mae Wll'le ... 29, (loo
M;ss Anna If. Bobbin 64.10"
.Miss Rebecca Miller 312. M0
Miss Sallie Hriglit :!0,1 fin
Mrs. Edwin Ferebee Iii6.4nii
Miss Mattie Spniill 1 6:'. on
.Mrs. M. p. Wlnslow 37.1 on
M'ws Dora Blanchanl .'!!), 41111
Miss Pauline Rtokely 26. 600
Miss Bessie Mae Twiford ...149,1110
Mrs. ('. i. Sanderlin 1 26,200
Mrs. Lloyd Brothers, R. 4... 47.90(1
District Nuintier Two
M'ss Laura Davis, Wanrhese 12.800
Mrs. H. Beasley, Nags Head 11,200
Miss Ruth Harrell, Route 5. . 12. Nut)
Miss Agnes W'se, Nags Head 17. SOU
Mrs. Julian Halstead, Weeks
vllle, Route 1 97,400
Mrs. M. ('. Stanley, R. 1 . , . .130,200
Mrs. Lloyd Halstead, Weeks
vllle, Route 1 104,100
Mrs. L, Johnson, Nags Head 26,100
Miss G. L. Harrell. R. 5 .... 141,000
Miss Annie Grey, Manteo . . , 19,400
Mrs. Calvin Halstead, Weeks
vllle, Route 1 47,100
M!ss Mary M. Evans, Manteo 19,600
Miss M. Stetson, Collngton.. 64.200
Mrs. R, Drink water, Manteo 12,400
Continued on Page 3 f
COUNCIL DEALS GLOW
TO THE WAREHOUSES
Iihtchncs Fire one To Include Strip
On IViiiisjIvhiiIh .Avenue, Anil K
reives Two Rosigmit i"s I
In order to discourage the building
of wooden warehouses or other ob
jectionable frame structures on the
Norfolk Southern freight yards op
posite the Improved residential sec
tion on Pennsylvania avenue, the
City Council In special session Mon
Iday night extended the Fire Zone
northwardly to include that part of,
the freight yards between a line fol-,
lowing an imaginary extension of
Water street north to a point oppo
site the residence of L. K. Foreman;
thence west to Pennsylvania avenue;
thence southwardly to Burgess street
'and back to Water street, the start
ing point.
The addition to the Fire Zone is a,
strip approximately 200 feet wide,
facing practically the whole line of
residences on Pennsylvania avenue.
It does not Include the docks and
waterfront of the railroad. The or
dinance authorizing the change was
i passed effective July 1st, In order
that it might not interfere with any
warehouse construction immediately
projected.
F. P. Felter, general manager of
the Norfolk Southern, and J. M.
Shea, another official of the railroad,
were present at the Council meeting.
They showed no disposition to op
pose the action of the Council, adopt
ing the attitude that, If the newly
created Fire Zone works inconven
ience upon anyone, the people of
Elizabeth City, and not the railroad,
will be the parties upon who the
hardship will fall.
Two resignations were received by
the Council in the course of the
meeting. The tirst was from Calvin
H. Twiddy, Councilman from the
Fourth Ward, who gave as his rea
son the fact that be has moved to the
Third Ward, and Is therefore not
longer eligible under the law to hold
the position. The second was from
C. P. Brown who Is resigning from
the Board of School Trustees. Mr.
Brown did not state a reason In his
letter of resignation. His successor
will be elected by the Council at a
subsequent meeting.
The statute regulating the filling
of vacancies on the City Council re
quires that a successor to the position
must have the indorsement of a ma
jority of the Qualified voters of the
ward before he can be elected to the
place by the members of the Council
In office. Since the compensation of a
Councilman is only two dollars for
attendance at a regular meeting, and
one dollar at a call meeting, the re
numeration is hardly sufficient to
I make the position an attractive one
from a financial standpoint. Mem
ber of the Council are of the opinion
that the office Is likely to remain va
cant during the remaining tenure of
the present Councilman. In view of
the fart that to secure the necessary
iml orsement, a candidate must se
cure ir0 or more signatures of
Fourth Ward voters, a task that
means an extensive canvass of the
ward.
Chrutauqtia Tickets Go
On Sale Here Friday
Plans for a whirlwind Chautauqua
ticket-selling campaign, to close as
soon as the required quota Is raised,
will be perfected by local Chautau
qua guarantors at a meeting to be
held at the Chamber of Commerce
quarters Thursday night at eight
o'clock. Tickets will go on sale
Friday morning, at $2.50 for adults,
and one dollar f ir children, and these
may be secured from any of the guar
antors, or from Mayor W. Ben Good
win at his office at the Savings Bank
A Tru-t Comtiany Building.
Chautauqua will open here 011
Wednesday, Julie 7. and wil continue
through Tuesday. June 1 :!. The pre
liminary sketches of the week's pro
rrm 'ndi'iite that it will he more
usually entertaining t li is year.
FIRST SHIPMENT SITDS
ARRIVE FROM MANTEO
The first shipment of potatoes
from Manteo arrived here Tuesday.
There were three barrels and they
;old lu re for $5 a barrel. The po
tatoes were shipped to W. W. New
hern Company and the grade was
fair.
FAMILY THROWN FROM
BED BY DYNAMITE BLAST
I'nlontown, Pa., May 23 (By The
Associated Press) The family of
Enimett Dlmond. owner of a coal
mine at Masontown, were thrown out
of bed today by a dynamite blast
which partially wrecked their home.
Ceo. J. Spence lays no claim to Jn
falllb'Iity but will try to give exact
Justice to all. . adr
FOR CONFERENCE
Heads International
Committee Of Bank
ers To Settle Mexican
Financial Problems
New York, May 23 (By The As
sociated Press) --Settlement of Mex
ico's tlnaclal problems, which has
been held in abeyance since 1914
when that country ceased the pay
ment of interest on most of Its In
ternal and external loans, Is expected
to result from the conference to be
held here between Adolfo de la Huer
ta, Mexican Secretary of Treasury,
and a delegation of the International
Committee of Bankers on Mexico
headed by Thomas W. Lamont, who
arrived from Europe today.
While exact statistics are not ob
tainable, Mexico's national debt Is
approximately $700,000,000, not
Including claims for property dam
ages against the government and de
preciation of nationalized railroad
property.
The direct external debt, as com
piled by the International committee,
amounts to $239,137,818.10; the di
rect Internal debt to $90,998,298.13;
the bonds guaranteed by the Mexican
government (exclusive of railway
guarantees) to $43,009,531.88 and
the bonded Indebtedness of the Na
Rallways of Mexico to $320,141,178
30, making a total of $693,286,826.41.
These figures Include Interest ap
proximated to December 31, 1921.
Transactions In Mexican govern
ment securities have been very active
since the refunding negotiations were
resumed. In the first five months of
ties year Mexican government 5's
ranged from 54 to 70 1-2 and the 4's
from 39 3-4 to 62.
In the week ending April. 8, when
it was announced that Senor de la
Huerta was coming to New York, the
price of the 5's Jumped 4 points to
65. total transactions for that week
being $6.14,000, At the same time
the 4's rose from 52 to 62 with total
sules of $1,020,000
Two Trainmen Die
In Trestle Wreck
Peoria, 111., May 23 (By The As
sociated Press) Two trainmen were
killed when the Minneapolis & St.
Iyouis freight train plunged through u
burning trestle at Cedar Creek near
here today.
MRS. ItOCGHTON DEAD
Mrs. VY. D. S. Houghton of Eden
ton died last night at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Louis Anderson, at
613 Parsonage street.
Mrs. Houghton went from her
home several weeks ago to St. Vin
cent's Hospital, Norfolk, where
she underwent an Operation.
About 12 weeks ago she came to
Elizabeth City anil has been with
her daughter, Mrs. Anderson, ever
since.
Mrs. Houghton was 6.X years "M.
and Is survived hy her husband, W.
I. S. Houghton of Kdenton, two
daughters, Mrs, L. W. Anderson of
this city, and Mrs. A. 1). Spiilman of
Edenton and by four sons, Webb
Houghton and Henry Houghton of
Norfolk, Herbert Roughtoii of Hert
ford County and Willis Houghton of
Ibis city. The funeral wil be at the
First Baptist church Wednesday af
ternoon at 5 o'clock, conducted by
Rev. II, K. Williams. Interment will
be made lit Hollywood Cemetery.
MEDICOS FRAME PROTEST
St. Louis, May 2:'. (By The Asso
ciated Press 1 - A resolution appeal
ing to Congress for relief from "pres
ent unsatisfu'iory, conditions" re-
anliii.' ihe distribution of whi.-key
and asking for governmental distri
bution for medical purposes only 'n
sealed packages whs adopted by th"
American Medical Association today.
Sought For At riM'iiiiis Avsmilt
New York. May 23 (By The Asso
ciated Press) -David Lamar Wolf of
Wall Street Is sought on a charge of
atrocious assault preferred by Nan
Taylor, a model.
Ward Feared Blackmailers
White Plains, N. Y May 23 ( By
The Associated Press I The slaying
of Clarence Peters, examiner, by
Walter S. Ward, son of the million
aire head of the Ward Baking Com
pany, followed the elder Ward's re
fusal to give his son $50,000 to pay
blackmailers, it was learned here to
day. MEET AT MONTREAL
Charleston. W. Vo.. May 23 (By
The Associated1 Press) Montreal,
North Carolina, was chosen as nex.
year's meeting place of the Southern
Presbyterian general assembly.
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