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FINAL EDITION
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 2, 1922
FOUR PAGES
NO. 234
Year Of Achievement
For Community Hospital
Undertaking Of Elizabeth City Chamber Of
Commerce Has High Rank Among Institu
tions Of The Kind Three Hundred Pati
ents Have Been Treated, And Mortality Rate
Exceedingly Low
Nearly a year has passed since the
Tasquotank Municipal Hospital open
ed Its doors for the reception of pa
tients. It has been a year of merit
orious achievement; a year of un
ceasing toil for the men whose vi
sion and forethought gave to Eliza
beth City an Institution of healing
that has made for Itself an enviable
reputation In the short term of Its
existence.
Ignoring the criticisms of the
skeptical, the governing and oper-
.ating forces of the hospital have un
waveringly kept to the path that.
leads to their ideals and the hospl -
tal stands today with a record
wormy ro give it piace on me uuuut
roll of like Institutions throughout ! the patlent produce a pleasing effect,
the country. Before the hospital, as far as the
The building was erected In 1914 ;eye an reach where water and horl.
by a stock company, of which Dr. O. zon meej gtretches the placid Pas
McMullan. C. H. Robinson. D. B. quotank. Itg breezes fan the fev
Eradford, E. F. Aydlett, L. R. Fore-ered brow ot tnose wn0 guIrer and
roan. Dr. I. Fearing. Dr. C. B. Wil-wotn the gnaklng nerves of those
ll.uit rumpoa-4 the directorate. Dr. who gerve A mingiing of pathos
J iha IUHIm. who was visiting EHza-iand Joy are often witnessed by those
Mh rut at Ik lime of the concep-jwh( iabor day and night j the ser
l fctst1 H'-a. was largely vlce of the great king health,
ro j r Ma wtloii and un-; An incdent lnat brought a look
J r t (wnrlaloi the build- o tender recollections to the eyes of
iig t t-4 wit Improvements Mlgg Aycock wnen she told It was of
14. ? t lb lime In which a 1)ule boy about six years "old,
it brought by a physician from the city
li.ii tg ih World War the Eliza-of Columbia, across the sound. The
Mil l ity llpitl wa Ihe only hos-C0ndltl0I1 o( the ilttle fellow was
pital la tkutrjr which waa taken ' pltlable and an operation of major
over mtirely by the Government. prop0rtions was Immediately neces
The honjltal was elected after thor-' ary The fortitude with which the
ough Inspection by Government offl-jchild na(j borne hig SUfrering had
clals, aad waa used for convalescent . won the heart o( the physician from
marines.
At the time that the Chamber of
Commerce decided to take matters in I
hand IU wilding wwi not being used
as a hospital. The Chamber of Com
merce, with it, usual vigor, under
took the elHnj of the" stock and the
city and outlying territory responded
nobly, and the Pasquotank Municipal
Hospital became a fact.
Since the opening of the hospital
200 patients have passed through its
doors. It will be acceded that in a
.great many cases, when a patient is
carried to a hospital they are usu
ally dangerously ill when they ar
rive. Drastic measures are some
times it necessity resorted to to
save tlfe life that hangs by a thread.
Through all this, the Pasquotank
Municipal Hospital, according to Dr.
Bulla, a surgeon who located here
Just prior to the opening of the hos
pital ranks Tery low indeed in the
percentage of mortality. In speak
ing of. this phase of the hospital
work, the surgeon stated, "It IS my
opinion,. that the average f mortal
ity for hospitals Is from 6 to 8 per
cent, while ours, I believe, is around
3 per cent. . jescence from time to time has never
"Out of all the surgical cases," cea8e(i to . present to the hospitat
continued the surgeon, "that we have chickens, eggs hams and such other
liad. tkjwe-as not been a single things as her situation in life will
death used either directly or in- anow ner to give,
directly' by operation. A departure j Sucn a8 these are the marks of
in the Msual routine of surgical work j appreciation that prove the great
is noted In our operating room in thene8s of an Institution and by this
fact that besides three doctors and a type of Inspirational achievement the
surgical nurse, there is, contrary to I Pasquotank Municipal Hospital be-
custom, a utility nurse, always In
attendance.
"I might add.'V he continued,
"that the 3 per j:ent mortality have
been polenta a majority 6'fwhom
were ov r 70 years old."
. On tft staff of the hospital are
pliv'rlans and Burgeons of unques
V ability and five graduate
Including the -superintend-,
cut, Miss- S. E. Aycock. Beside 0f the directorate of the Chamber of
these, thtfe are aday and a night commerce. Later, however," an
orderly .a majjd, a co' and a wait- executive committee was Instituted
res. he h iltal hal'l.- private composed of W. P. Duff, chalrmn,
room." hree 'te wards and two. O. Robinson, president of the Hoe
colon vards. 'ie rpms are all : pital Association, and Richard C.
outfUM oms with the Advantages; Job, secretary of the association, un
of pleiiij i light, air and,f nnshine. ; der whose management the hospital
There is no ward that contact more has at all times been guided,
than four- h V making theiu In the j . The successful future of the In
1 - Mai vernacular, Wml-private gtitution seems assured. It Is the
room Is constructed
at make for the ' '"h-,
icy and is no- place it
' tlonc under the north
iary to surgeon and
the
VrM i
artists.
Ti... !ulpmnt Is complete
' - ' -
end' .modern
On the south Tie building a
nin parlor offers th.'onvwlpRcents j gardl i of profit or loss', anif,, while
the advantaR' S of the healing un-1 the Palqtiotank Municipal Hospital
li. vt. enjoyed In easy. chairs. ', jdeslres To make Itself not only self
One marks t' cleii'Qllnepj "and j supporting but remunerative, It is
d ,-rful brlghtnt : of tJA bulUIng, j believed safe to state that the foun
; f n as It Is r 1. It I i im-Ration upon which this institution
i 'y rV-i,n t' nrtey ' rests is based upon the uplifting of
T "!! :: " humanity rsther than the cold, hard
: r fn i , f i. ro'k of monetary aggrandisement.
Fcnr.cr f'rs. Chsplin
Ssys Elie's Bankrupt
Los Angeles, Oct. 2 (By The As
sociated Press) Mildred Harris,
motion picture actress, now on a
vaudeville tour, declares that she
received only $6,000 from her for
mer husband, Charlie Chaplin, after
the lawyers had been paid and that
h was nhnnt. to eo Into bank-
. .j.n, , a iB,,r rfriv.
ed fr()m her printed , the u,, An
se,eg Times today
Columbia until the case to him be
came personal as well as profes-
glonai jt was not thought, at the
tlme that eyen the gkn ( Elisabeth
City's surgeons could save the life
of the child, and when he was taken
to the operating room for the ordeal
through which he was about to pass,
the physician from Columbia, unable
to voluntarily see the little fellow
die, left the room with tears In hit
eyes. A miracle ot modern surgery
reached out and lifted the child from
the veil of shadows and at Christ
mas time the little fellow was con
valescent. He had during his time
of recovery won, by his cheerful
manner, the hearts ot all with whom
he came In contact and with the ar
rival of Christmas came presents for
the child. Doctors, nurses, pa
tients, visitors and civic bodies all
produced their share of the happi
ness that assisted materially In send
ing the boy home, well and strong,
with suitcases loaded with his Christ
mas presents.
Another incident was that of an
old colored women who after a serl-
;0U9 operation and a perfect conval
came the wonderful unit in the life
of Elizabeth City that it Is today.
Credit for the accomplishment ot
this institution is due those inspired
minds who unselfishly and without
recompense have labored so assidu
ously against adverse circumstances
and biased criticisms.
At the Inception ot the hospital,
the governing board was composed
only hospital between Norfolk on
j the north and Washington on the
south, the Atlantic Ocean on the east
and Wilson on the west, a territory
with a population of about 135.000.
While It Is desirable that all busl-
ness Institutions pay a dividend, a
1. 1 . , . i i 1.1 1. n . i 1
hof nitil should be first, last and al-
way a. a humanaritan institution, re
Dcr.c:rstis CsSitn
Opens Here Mondsy
Van Buren Martin of Plymouth
will be the speaker at Elizabeth City i
on Monday, October 9, when the
Democratic campaign opens through
out the State, P. C. Sawyer, chair
man of the Pasquotank County
executive committee, announced to
day, i
. "Mr. Martin Is favorably known
In Elizabeth City, where he practic
ed law a number of years ago," says
Mr. Sawyer, "and has won distinction
in Washington County, having first
represented his county in the House
and then his district in the Senate of
the North Carolina General As
sembly. "I am very anxious that Elizabeth
(City extend the visitor the courtesy
of giving him a good audience next
Monday night, and I personally urge
every voter who can do so to attend
the speaking, which will take place
at the court house iat eight o'clock.
Ladies are especially urged to be
present."
Criticism Officials
Was Hot Justified
Marion, 111., Oct. 2 by The Asso
ciated Press) Criticism of county
officials in the report of the special
grand jury Investigating the Herrln
killings was not Justified according
to the report of the regular grand
Jury.
Bulgarian Premiers
Await People's Vote
Sofit, Bulgaria, Oct. 2 (By The
Associated Press) Twelve former
premiers and government ministers
are now In Jail,, where they are be
ing held in expectation of the adop
tion ot a referendum In which the
people will vote whether they are
guilty or not guilty ot embroiling
Bulgaria In war.
Pastor First Baptist Church
Takes Up Work Sunday Morning
Preaches First Sermon Of Ministry From Text, "With What
Intent Have Ye Sent For Me?" And Seeks Basis Of Mutual
Understanding As First Step In Task To Be Undertaken
Here
Preaching his first sermon as pas-
tor of the First Baptist Church to a , J . , ,
large congregation Sunday morning. how may of yu have dodged a Job
Rev. Samuel H. Templeraan took asjth.at God gave you to do How many
his text the latter part of the 29th
verse of the tenth chapter of Acts:
"1 ask, therefore, with what intent
ye sent fer me." The sermon was a
heart to heart talk of a pastor to' his
new nock, seeking, apparently, at
the beginning of his ministry a com- j struggle for earthly reward and miss
mon basis of understanding between the wri that endures for all eter
preacher and people. nity- 1 have watched people struggle
"I come." he said, "to be your! for social preferment, struggle for
leader, not to do your work. Preach-,
ers come and preachers go; hut thei'" """ ""i uuuuic!
! work abides. It is my hope and
prayer that when my time comes to I social standing, but the child of a
'go I may leave the work stronger for kinK does not have t0 De concerned
I my ministry among you. Our first j about such matter. In a pitiful
task is to know each other. I have struggle for worldly place, some peo
jno degrees except those I have:PIe have lBt the sorlal preferment
i j , ,i i In th Klnirrlnni nf ClnA that nncht
, (.'allien. i no nui cam lur iiunuraiy
hp, or nv tm nth,.r than ..-
-
tor or brother. I don't dabble In
politics. I always vote, as Is my
right. How I vote Is none of your
business. And though I do not mix
in local politics on an i;sue Involv
ing a moral question I'll have some
thing to say- and stand on It with
both feet.
" 'I ask with what Intent ye sent
fna Tlin tr. a I U I
ntn t a n iKbaj k cininn
tuairj i ir;. it wac msacii ut oiiiiuii
Peter, the premier apostle, to those!
gathered In the house of Cornelius, i
the centurion. !
"In Cornelius we see a good man
doJng, In common parlance, .'the
best he could.' But we can't pin
our faith on rolng to heaven on that. I
Jesus 'wasn't satisfied and had him
send messengers thirty miles to Jop-
pa and nacK io oring a man w oj" - " - ; - -,
could ten ntm wnai io ao to De
saved.
... . .
"Like I'eter, tnis morning, 1 Klvollr , '
wlth what intent ye sent Tor me. U,'
God was not in your asking I Bin "' m not called to be a church
sorry I came. God works In all his:Janltr or to be a handy man about
nlann. He not onlv works In them.yur church and about your town
He works at both ends. He called
P.itpr rinwn from the hoimpton whpn '
he had brought the messengers from
Cornelius to his gate. God's calls
are subjective and objective. If God
gives you a call he gives you a task.
If there's work that needs to be
done, then there's a call for fome
Imdy to do It. I am wondering as
I look Into your faces this morning
! DETECTIVES REDOUBLE
EFFORTS SOLVE MYSTERY
New Brunswick, N. J., Oft. 2 ( By
The Associated Press) Detectives
investigating tlii mysterious killing
of Rev. Edward Hall and Mrs. Elea
nor Mills redoubled their efforts to
day to locate the two men said to
have disappeared about the time
the shooting.
of
Vfcnt Square Deal
For nation's Babies
Washington, Oct. 2 (By The As
sociated Press) A square deal for
the nation's babies was announced at
the American Child Hygiene Asso
ciation a the theme of the thir
teenth annual meeting at Washing
ton beg'nning October 12, and con
tinuing three days.
Giants-Yanks Begin
. Series Wednesday
New York, Oct. 2 (By The Associ
ated Press) The pennant winning
Giants and Yanks marshalled their
forces today preparatory to the
opening Wednesday on the Polo
Grounds of the second straight con-
test In the world's baseball cham-j
pionship series for the four best out
of seven.
'. IS ( KITICALLY ILL
Wiley Gregorysyiior deacon ot
the First Baptist church, andline ot
ol'u
is It
the oldest residents-of the city,
critically Til -at bisliome here.
IX POLICE COI KT
Griffin, colored, was fined
Ho?Iv
$50 and costs in police court Mcnuta
morning on a charge of carrying a
concealed weapon.
Camden Blades was fined $10 and
costs for speeding.
ui yuu nave nnu can inai you
haven't answered? I say unto you
that when you fail to answer God's
call, you lose the sweetness of God's
fellowship.
"There are lots of people who
recognition by somebody who In ai,
nandrul 01 flU8t' 1
do not decry
- --o
to be theirs. People forget the factl?
... .
tnat uod not only saves but rewards I ' " "
his people, after they are saved, for!Becond matrimonial venture.
the things that they do. If there's
a call for you there's a Job for you.
If there's a Job for you there's a call
j for you to do It.
I "I want to know, then, why you
have sent for me. You are saying,
perhaps, that you sent for me to
I'tnUo pliarira rtt thlnca that vau
wanted floin onu to 'nrunh in von ' i
- - - .
But If that is all you had wanted
you mKht have merely installed a
wireless receiving set or have se
cured some one to read your ser-
better than I can deliver. i
"GoA nad poken both
to Peter i
land to Cornelius. Peter knew that)
'God had called him, but he wanted
to know what was In the mind of
Cornelius. And I would like
" -u.u
l. n ...V. .. 1 I 1 i II
" imu in in ytiur iiuiini in yuur
sendlnr for mp to rnmp tn von ai
1 knew uch Poacher once Ion
nd In a distant aUte. But the
irounie wun tne poor leiiow was
that when Sunday came he was ton'
worn out to preach. Then In the'
association which I have Just left
In South Carolina I once knew a I
preacher who had charge of four
Country churches. In all of them he1
Continued on Page 3
SHOOTS WIFE MID
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Henry Hi-nton McCleote In Jail After
KilliiiK vSihuihc And Ncuily
ItutcheriiiK Hinisclf
Edith Armstrong McCleese, col
ored, is dead and her husband,
Henry Seaton McCleese Is In Jail
with a badly lacerated throat as the
result of the execution wrought by
a gun, a pocket knife and a razor
in the hands of McCleese himself at
his home at 304 Spellman street at
abodt eleven o'clock Sunday morn
ing. McCleese, with a number 10 ehot
gun, shot his wife twice at close
range, first in the left thigh and then
under the right shoulder, the latter
shot proving fatal. The negro, hav
ing ended his wife's life, seemed de
termined to end his own, and hav
ing reloaded his gun placed the wea
pon on the ground and, with the
muzzle pointed In the direction of his
head, pulled the trigger. At the pull
of the trigger, however, Henry lost
bis nerve and threw his head to one
side or Jerked the gun outward In
time to dodge the flying shot. Still
determined that he had seen enough
of life the negro seized the gun and
frantically btat himself over the
head with It. Failing to make any
headway by this method he threw the
gun aside for a pocket knife and
began hacking at his throat. Later
he abandoned the knife for a razor,
literally butchering himself from ear
to ear but failing to sever the Jug
ular vein. ,
It was not until after all this had
occurred that the neKro decided that
the logical thing to do was to flee
rom the nana ot tne law. Losing
lood as he went he made a run
down Spellman Btreet, then to Perrse,
and from there to the creek Just to,
the north of the Suffolk & Carolina Constantinople, Oct. 2 (By
railroad, where he was caught by T, . . ,
George Speight, Frank Turner and he Aciated Press) An
John Copeland, all colored, who had j immediate mutual agreement
heard the report from the shot gun to suspend all movements of
and went after him in hot pursuit.!. . . . , . ,
McCleese offered no resistance. I ""P expected to be the
"Here I is, come get me," he 1 re- j first outcome of the Mudania
ported to have said when overtaken, j Armistice Conference which
Officers who were
were soon on the
also in pursuit
scene and the
bloody prisoner was taken to the of
fice of Dr. Howard Combs, where his
ragged throal ;was sewed up. Henry
was 1 11 isiuct nc.R vvnuiuvn u
this time and seemed more anxious
to live a while longer than he was
some forty-five minutes earlier.
The cause ot the shooting is not
known by the only eye witness ot
the affair. Roosevelt McCleese,
son of the man who committed the
crime, says that he knew nothing ot
any argument prior to tha crime and
that the first report of the gun was
the first news io him 'hat anything
was wrong.
However, there had been trouble
between the two before because on
Frklay of last week they had agreed
to live together after a period of
separation. '
McCleese came here about nine
months ago from Columbia and has
been employed as woodsman for the
Foreman-Blades Lumber Company.
u nQt we known
referred to as a rather desperate
character by members ot his own
i race Sunday morning.
I The negro will be given a hear
jlng in police court as soon as he Is
able to attend court.
McCleese is said to be fifty years
,j , . ,i, .,,
d- and hlB fe was les8 than thrty.
M ATI rv . imirrinffa in hor uaa
his
FIHK IX HEKTFOKD
Hertford, Oct. 1. About seven
o'clock this morning the fire whlBtle
sounded the alarm that called out
the fire company to the residence on
Grubb street, Fourth ward, owned
by William Mad re and occupied by
Jonn ""''J'
A defective flue caus-
led the flame which was bursting
forth from the roof of the kitchen
'and threatened to attack adjoining
'residences. Within five minutes af
ter the alarm was given the fire
fighters were on the scene and the
stream of water gushing on the roof
and through the window was doing
as much damage as the lire had pre
viously done. Most of the furniture
lncIudlng a ulano wa8 Mwd
but the
louse was rendered unlit tor occu-
I pancy. The loss, which will not ex-
ceed five hundred dollars, Is partl-
I ally covered by insurance.
Washington. Oct. 2 (By The As
sociated Pres) The nek customs
regulations making effective the pro
visions of the tariff art of 1922 pro
hibiting the Importation of Intoxi
cating liquors without permit were
promulgated by the treasury today.
Un,i 'in..; i h;
''it" 11. " n
i 1 La uJ Lj Li L...1 u..
Tension Relaxes Over
Near Eastern Situa
tion, Tho There Is
Still Some Fear Of
War
London, Oct. 2 (By The As
sociated Press) There was a
relaxation of the tension over
the Near Eastern situation to
day and the despondency
which has marked press com
ment for the last few days
gave way to hope, although
not absolute confidence of war
being averted.
Less Menacing
Constantinople, Oct. 2 (By
The Associated Press) With
the armistice conference def
initely fixed for tomorrow at
Mudania, the peril of war be
tween Great Britain and Tur
key appeared less menacing.
Britain's recession from the
neutral zone controversy caus
ed no little surprise and disap
pointment, but it is generally
j admitted
that the step was
I u
cniy thing which could
have s'ayed Mustapha Kemal
! Pasha's hand.
meets tomorrow. The Allied
policy at the conference will be
decided upon at a meeting at
, Constantinople this afternoon
of Allied Generals, Admirals,
High Commissioners, and mil
itary attaches in extraordinary
council. 1 " if
Soviet Sends Note
Moscow, Oct 2 (By The As
sociated Press) The Soviet
Russian government has sent a
note to England, France and
Italy, protesting against the
blockade of the Dardanelles
and insisting upon removal of
all restrictions to free passage
of trading ships through the
straits.
Cross Into Thrace
Constantinople, Oc 2 (By
The Associated Press) -A-
band of eight hundred ir i
lars crossed the border i
Thrace forty miles west '
Constantinople and attacked
Greek outposts. The Greeks
were being forced to withdraw
when reinforcements arrived.
The Turks were then thrown
back across the boundary.
Meet To Arr:no
FtltLTO XIZ0 S2lCD
Cleveland, Oct. 2 (By The Asso
ciated Press) Bituminous operat
ors and officials of the United Mine
Workers gathered here for a Joint
conference late today to arrange the
future wagp acales In accordance
with the agreement which ultimate
ly brought an end to the soft coal
strike.
GI:d To Get l!:r.:
CVffrffeM f f mm . 4
E.I W.J J.J I . 1 U . 4 v
I.umberton. N. C, Oct. 2 (By Tho
Associated Press) After being a
fugitive for forty-four years, Jo
Kemp Is back In what he dem-i;
as "God's own country" to face
charge of murder In connection v
the killing of DanieJ McNeill f
four years ago.