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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-03
HOME PRODUCTS
FAIR EXHIBIT
Chamber of Commerce Will
Show the Folks What Is
Made Here

What will probably be the most
comprehensive industrial exhibit at
the Albcmarle fair is being arranged
by II. e. Job. of the Chamber OF
Commerce. The Chamber of Com
mercc exhibit will present Il repre-
sentative product of each of Eliza
beth City's factories. All the articles
shown in the collection will have
been made in Elizabeth City.
The variety Of things that Mr.. JOB
will show at the fair will surprise
many people, not ouly in the sur
rounding territory, but i'll Elizabeth
CITY as well. Besides other things
the exhibit will include caps and hats,
candy, hosiery, ice. barrels, baskets.
fiShbOXCS, cabbage crates, cement
blocks. porch columns, ice cream,
models of boats, bean harvester, ba-
kcr'S products, bd;tled drinks, &C
mcnt vaults, cotton seed oil. cotton
seed meal and other cottonsccd prod
uets. sofa bean oil. different kinds
of fertilizer, -four, Cornmcal. hOminy,
hominy gritS, bran, middlings, build
ers supplies. cotton mill products,
flooring, ceiling. moulding, and other
mill work, plows, castings, medicines,
furniture, etc.
MIR. Job plans to create consider
able interest thruout the district by
his unusual exhibit, and he believes
it will have the effect Of stimulating
trade in many lines of lone products
Ignored on the home ina rkctS. y good
way to help stimulate trade in the
lines that Mr.. Job is endcavoring to
boost, is for these home products TO
advertise themselves so that every
one may remember they are here
whenever the demand for such
arises.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-03
KILLED HIS WIFE AND
CUT HIS OWN THROAT
Colored Folks Now Settle Their Do
mestiC Troubles Just Like
White Folks

Temporarily insane while in Il fit
Of jealousy, Henry Seaton McCleese,
50-year- old negro Of 304 Spellman
ST. shot and killed his 21-ycar-old
wife, Edith McClccse at 1880 Sun
day morning. lie then used a razor
on his own throat so that II stitch
es were needed to connect it again.
According to Theodore Roosevelt
McCleese, 16-year-old son by for
mer marriage, his father and step
mother were sitting on the porch
when the woman requested some
money from her husband. He told
her he didn't have any. She bet him
he had ten dollars, agreeing TO make
good all he lacked under that sum,
if he would give her all he had above
it.
McCleese agreed. When his wife
searched his pockets she found ten
dollars and caught him in the act of
conccaling the eleventh dollar. Con-
siderable argument resulted there
from and McClcesc ended by throw
ing the money on the floor. The
woman refused the money aud went
upstairs, shortly followed by Me-
ClccSc.
The pair had been engaged in Il
subdued tho animated discussion in
the upper bedroom, for about five
minutes, says Y. II. when shot was
fired and the McClcese woman. who
WAS healthy and weighed only about
$50 pounds, ran in terror down To
the kitchen. wounded in the stomach
and grabbed her stcpson about the
waist. Before. the frightened boy
could close the door, McClecse burst
into the room and fired second
shot into the right side Of the wom-
an. She collapsed on the floor and
died with streams Of blood gushing
out of her body.
After rcloading the 12-gauge shot
gun, McClcese tried to shoot himself
but the shot went wild and he
brought into play a razor. severing
his windpipc. He took flight but was
taken without resistance by three
other negroes who heard the shots
and gave chase.
McCleese was u laborer for IL To-
cal lumber company and she wa!
laundress for the Southern Hotel.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-03
MOTORCYCLE
RACES AT FAIR
An Unusual Attraction On
Friday the 18th, the Last
Day of the Fair

The last day Of the Fair will give
an unusual attraction. says Secre-
tary Buxton White. who announces
that he has secured for the motor
cycle races on Friday, October L..
last day of the Fair. some Of the
very best aud most daring riders
who have ever competed in the
South us dirt track motorcycle ra-
GERS.
The motorcycle racing program ac-
cortling to Mr.. White. is entirely diff
fercut from ANYTHING of its kind ever
seen at Elizabeth City before. althO
all of the riders are professionals,
using professional racing machines.
There will be added pep and compc-
titiOn in the events on account Of
the fact that the riders 50 far signed
up arc all firSt-claSs SportSmen as
well as riders and not the average
professional race track followers.
The motorcycle racing program is
under the personal direction of Bert
q. Tilley, of Raleigh, \. G., an ex-
racer. who SAYS that the very best
competition will be furnished on this
day. The type OF machine used in
these races are for race track use
only and the side cars that will be
used are of the flexible type. These
riders will circle the Onc-half mile
track in from thirty-onc to thirty
five seconds and the average differ
cnce in tn" time Of the different ma
chimes that will compete does not
vary five seconds to the mile. There
is very good probability that at
any time during the race that the
entire number Of riders could be
covered with good sized sheet.
The first rider who has signed an
entry blank for the races is Eugene
L. Merrill, Of 9sheville. y. &. Mr..
Merrill is rider of some note. hay
ing won races in Raleigh. y. e., Co
lumbia. :. C., Roanoke. Va, and At
hDta. Ga. Mr.. Merrill's last race
was at Atlanta, Ga, Labor Day of
this year in which he took second
place through some minor difficulty
with his motor. The second entry is
W. Il. Lee. of Raleigh, y. c.. who
has been defeated by Mr.. Merrill in
former races. Certain scores arc to
be settled" Names Of other riders
and events will be furnished later.
These motorcycle races are held
under sanction from the NJ. d A..
T. y. which controls all legitimate
motorcycle competition. Clean com
petition is assured. Entry blanks will
be furnished upon application to Bert
=. Tillcy, Box l3S, Raleigh. y. e.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-03
Less Than
| Cent a Week

That's what the Tuesday cdi-
tion Of The Independent costs
you. This newspaper formerly
published once a week, then cost
you $3.50 a year THE INDE-
PENDENT now published twice a
week costs you only $500 a year
by mail, an increase of SO cents a
year only over the cost of the
once a week paper.
Can you afford to do without
THE INDEPENDENT twice a
week at the new price. Send $500
now for a years subscription or
SI.00 for six months and you will
@ a better informed citizen.
BY carrier in town the SUBJ
scription price is $3.50 year or
IS cents by the month.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-03
FEWER LAWYERS RIDE
DISTRICT THESE DAYS
And This Is the Only District In the
State Where Old Custom
Prevails

The First Judicial District of
North Carolina is the only judicial
district in the State where lawyers
continue to rrNc the district, the lead
ing lawyers going from court, accord
ing to Judge John II. Kerr who is
now riding the district.
There are twenty judicial districts
in the State of North Carolina. The
First District embraces the counties
of Curritucl, Camden, PaSquotank,
PcrquimanS, ChOwan. Washington,
Gates, Beaufort, Hyde. Tyrrcll and
Dare. Elizabeth City lawyers prac-
ticc in every county in the district
and there is hardly Il court in any
county in the district in which some
Elizabeth City lawyer does not ap-
pear in some litigation. In no 9TH
cr district in the State does this
practice still prevail, says Judge
Kerr.
In olden times. when there were
fewer lawyers, and many counties in
which no lawyer had hung out a
shinglc, it was customary for law
yerS to ride the district, going from
court TO court with the Circuit
Judge. Those were the good old
times" when drunkenness was reSpec
tablc-Or responsibility was mostly
drunken-and the circuit riding law
ycrs of those days had some high
old times with their cards and their
liquor. In years gene by most Of the
judges themselves were heavy drink
erS. To-day IN intemperate judge is
a rare bird in North CarOlina-and
will be more rare.
The number of lawyers riding the
First District grows less and less as
the law schools turn out more law
yers and young lawyers establish
themselves in all Of the counties.
Still, Elizabeth City lawyers find a
lot of work thruout the district and
one young Elizabeth City lawyer, j.
C. Is. Ehringhaus probably has as
large practice thruout the district
as any of the older lawyers had in
the days when there were fewer law
gers and riding the district was COM
mon thruout the entire state.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-03
SKATERS OUT o. LUCK

An ordinance passed last night
will prohibit children from skating
on any sidewalk in the city, provided
majority of the residents whose
homes abutt the sidewalk petition
the City Council to that effect. The
action resulted from the initiative Of
DIR. e. l.. Williams, who cited an in
stance on Burgess st. where children
skating on the sidewalk had become
considerably annoying, especially TO
some sick people on the street.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-03
THE OLDEST FIDDLE
IN ELIZABETH CITY

The oldest fiddle i'll Elizabeth City,
so far as local musicians know is
owned by William L. Williams of lis
Cypress st. Mr.. Williams violin
was left him by his father. L. w.
Williams, Sr. The elder Williams got
the voline 46 years ago from the
late DR.. Dick Blount of Perquimans
County, brother Of Jack Blount the
lawyer. DR.. Blount had owned it
for 80 and odd years. He purchased
if of a Norfolk pawnshop, it having
been selected for him by one Prof.
Martini. The fiddle is still being
played by Mr.. Williams.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-03
CITY MANAGER CALLS
ATTENTION TO RUBBISH
Hereafter Penalties Will Be En-
forced on Those Who Fail
to Observe Rules

Failure to observe the rules i'll re-
gard to putting rubbish in the
streets may result in lot of home
owners having to pay Il $40 fine. ac-
cording to City Manager j. b. Fer
cbec, who says he is giving notice
for the last time.
Trash will be gathered from the
First Ward on Monday, the Second
Ward on Tuesday, the Third Ward
on Wednesday and the Fourth Ward
on Thursday. When people sweep
their yards they will take notice of
which ward they live in and will
place the trash in the street On the
day designated for the city carts to
serve that particular ward.
Mr.. Fcrcbee says he has Lrd lots
of trouble with cloggcd sewers be-
cause Of the failure Of people TO OBJ
serve the rules. People have put
trash in the streets on the wrong
days and sudden rain has swept
everything down in the sewers.
\ shortage of hands and equip
ment in the city makes it necessary
to observe the rule. -Four days Il
week are devoted to collecting rub
bish, the two other days being used
for general Sprinkling and sweeping.
Garbage however is collected every
day in the week.
People should be very careful
about burning trash in the street,
states Mr.. Fcrcbcc, and should not
do it at all unless it is necessary.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-03
HARD TO DECIDE WHO
NEGRO BELONGS TO
Wy Says Re Belongs to the County,
and the County Says
NlCe-Ne-sa.

10" hardest problem before the
Nt't nf Aldermen last night was to
ra'u;n" whether the county or the
9E Vas responsible for the medical
'1'm"H' Of Henry MrClccse. the
~ n DO" ra>quotank County Jail
I'g"t with 'ir, murder of his wife.
u ltnwa.d i. Combs brought mp
W 9.">'5"u a. tp who would pay
W %H'u" the urgro'S head back on
-' ''.., after hr had cut his throat
2 razor. Tn" police carried the
;'' 20 DR.. Combs office as soou
Do VAS arrested.
ID. =, L. Williams. County Health
.''' ron."udrd that the city health
-s'' should treat him. inasmuch as
.a' 'o" prisoner nf the city. DR..
'1> f""r'ng. the City Health Of
,'a'"wi"d that he was in. the
-N'y ut m" county and should be
.'." br DR.. Williams. DR.. Viii
.-' 4"rIn"d n assume responsible
=. r al" asked what were the duties
o' ''iy Health Officer aud what
.'' us" Of having more than Il
.a'I Health officer.
',. Board Of Alderman. counseled
,R. Attorney J. Il. Leigh. was
l I" think that the negro be-
> To- '6o county. but was unable
h.. y..a". A. neither DIR. Williams
4. O'. Fearing wanted to handle
s,. ,,'". =, 10" Board recommended
,... IT. 'pmb, continue to treat the
49, ~ until /, could be determined
On ''> Responsible and tender his
srr. ""''h"r"r the responsibility
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-03
ONE ELIZABETH CITY IN
THE UNITED STATES

There is only one Elizabeth City
in the United States, according to
the L. S. Postal Directory. The name
Elizabeth however, seems to be a
popular one for towns, for there is
post Office called Elizabeth in each
of the following states: Arkansas.
Colorado, Indiana, Illinois, Louisia-
ia, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebras-
ka, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
West Virginia, and there is an Eliz-
abeth City County in Virginia.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-03
rOIJLDN'T DROP HIGGS,
TWO MORE TO RESIGN
,,ber Stormy Session of the Pasquotank
'DS Tobway Commission Was That Which
Was Held To-day

H. r lohoon, member OF
/, ra>aootank Highway
.,r;,,ion rendered his res
,,,;,o 10 that body in the
r., Of a stormy session to-
,oi .. l.. Bundy the mcm-'
;-nm Mt. IIcrmon Town
n ,n'i the remnant OF the
[m,n;>,i.u that he was go
to quit too,
II, resignation Of Mr.. C"hoOn
n. Threatened resignation OF
r,,iv followed an effort upon
,s-. Of those two gentlemen to
L.~L. IIisg>. the county highway
-.s~ Their effort miScarricd
, hath got sore. Mr.. Buudy began
p, fnn minutes of the previous
,..r. nf the Commission were
. ir Offering u resolution that "a
--,,,sr composed ot J. W. Fore
an .rI T. +. Cohoon be appointed
rrprov am engineer in place Of
|. rT.-," There was no motion
H,.har., IIiggS or declare his
- vacant. Well get rid of HiggS
/, -.a, # this motion goes thru.
ra-ei Euudy.
The motion did not get 10 vote
n after the noon hour and only
D, ,r'rf for il. COhDou aud Buudy.
r. Foreman aud \. T.. Jones vOt-
l:aiu>' il. The tie vote was
,,sg hv the Chairman. J. J. Nor
, l:a.u>t the motion. II was then
& Wr. Cohoon cried quits and
big Exploded.
v-sral cracks were made at En-
.a. IliggS during the stormy Se>-
3 and iIigg> defended himself in
-agrarteriStic West Nirgimian lr-
ia-hinu. Whats the matter
ID GIudy. declared lliggS. is
4 Gguiv got himself on the pay
u ,h" Mt. IIrrmOn road az S.;D
liz anil wouldn't stand for IL;
h; mrmbcr Of this Commission
bad no lawful right 10 be pulling
rr salary from the Commission
rho side"
Rrly denied the charge and ScV-
n JOS were passed back and fortl
.'o-, the Chair called order.
Ir:s> remains in the employ of
,l''> 'rir ot the PuSquotunk High
l- Commission ut his present sal
2 oi $@u0 month for part Of his
10. ,hc balance Of his time being
rsa 20 p"rquimanS County where
: il also employed.
7 rru""u and Bundy quit there
E br only three members left Of
}. FORMER Commission of seven
sujor>. Tho vacancies created by
y r."pr' rc>jgnationS Of \. +.
aTz and -. +. Gilbert have never
esa h''rd
la' 'na'', how VIC do things in
lUn'aul.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-03
RESERVED SEATS FOX
ALL WHITE FOLKi

Over in Hertford the folks al
laughing over bulletin posted i
front of a negro church in that tow
in which revival services were beiaI
held. The evangelist had announce
as his subject for the sermon. thsI
night: "A Seat In He'll" Under
meath this announcement was anotv
er which read, Reserved Seats I'd
White PennIp."
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-03
POSTMASTER SHAKES THE
HAND OF PRES. HARDING

Postmaster J. \. Hooper has re-
turned from the National Convention
Of American POStmaStCrS at Wash
ingtou last week. Mr.. Hooper had
the pleasure of meeting many prom
incnt party heads and shook hands
with President Harding and Post
master General Work.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-03
7 FUCKER { SHELLY

9Th. ~" >""'t, former manager
Er ''IH'"E> Mercantile 4 Sup
&,r e. y" """a,yiIle, having grown
ars5 "'g .n the country, has
s,t,i,. w. . Elizabeth City and taken a
a:ns,. q" l4e mems furnishings de-
'' Rucker & Sheely Co.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-03

All the oysters sold i'll Elizabeth
City are brought from Virginia,
there not benig enough in this sec
ton of the state to make it profit
able to handle them.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-03

For your eyes sake see DR.. j. d:
Hathaway, 0ptometrist,. Bradford
Rldp.. Flizahn.h Titv. " q adV
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-03

Good eyesight is inexpensive. See
DR.. J. D. Hathaway, Optometrist-
EI;,obotb C;tr " n odu
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-03

FOR SALE-One Is III. L. boiler,
good condition. $12j.00. STANDARD
MFG. CO., 100 n. Poindexter st.
c.O.3-4t
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-10-03

Don't neglect your eyes. See
uo+how.v Hn Knows adv
The New York herald., 1922-08-25
MORE STEEL COMPANIES
ADVANCE WAGE SCALE
Still Other Concerns to Raise
Pay of Laborers.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 24.-Morc inde-
pendent companies have joined the
United States steel Corporation in ad-
vancing wages OF laborers. The West
Pennsylvania steel Company to-day an
nounced that 1t would meet the United
States Steel advance, effective September
/. Over 1000 men will be affected
Jones & Laughlin and the Pittsburgh
Steel Company announced similar ad-
vances. the former having 5000 men
on it's pay roll and the latter 1000 who
will be affected.
In McKeesport officers of several in
dependent concerns admitted they were
discussing the Steel Corporation an
rounccment but said the directors had
not yet been called to take official action
which is expected by September Is. At
the National Tube Company's plant in
McKeesport the following notice was
posted:
THE wage rate for day laborers will
be increased about 90 per cent. Rates
or other works occupations will be
equitably adjusted: effective September
1. 1922" The steel companies at
Duquesne. Homestead, Braddock. Clair
ton. Donora. Charleroi. Monessen and
Glassport are expected to post notices
OF wage increases.
The National Tube Company an
nounced an advance In the price OF steel
pipe to meet an increase posted by
independents. Standard pipe. black was
increased Sc a ton. while standard
pipe. galvanized. went up s4 ton.
The New York herald., 1922-08-25
COAL RAISE CALLED
'LEGALIZED ROBBER "
Miners Say They Do Not
Share in Illinois Increase.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. Aug. "a (Associated
Press) Coal mine operators in central
Illinois to-day announced they had in
creased the price of coal sl.25 ton.
The rise was followed by protest from
sub-district officials of the United Mine
Workers. who termed the Increase legal
lied robbery" and declared 1t called for
statement from the mine workers.
Miners have returned to work under
the same wages and conditions" Secre-
tary John Watt of the sub-distrlct said.
''There has been small loss TO either
miners or operators. Because OF the
great quantity of coal stored and the
fact that mines would have been idle
whether or not there had been n strike
the operators cannot with good grace lay
tteir increase in prices to the losses
they bear. 1t is just plain proiteering.
This brazen increase will create in the
public mind the belief that the operators
and miners have been in collusion to
raise prices. ! want to make emphatic
denial that the miners have In any way
countenanced the raise. None OF tho
increase will come to the miners II will
ali stay I'm the pockets OF the opera tors. .
Mines about Springfield advised retail
dealers to-day that the price of coal had
been raised from 1915 10 s5 a ton. RE-
taile-s announced they had only passed
the increase on, raising the price of coal
delivered from s4.75 ton 70 So.
The New York herald., 1922-08-25
ASKS GENERALS TO
QUIT TO AID ARMY
War Department Says Six,
Near Retirement, Should
Hasten Action.
COULD RETAIN OTHERS
Younger Officers Thus Would
Not Be Forced Out by
Reduction Ordered.
COULD RETAIN OTHERS

WASHINGTON, Aug. "A tAssociatec
vanced by the War Department to four
major and two brigadier generals of the
army that in view of their early re-
tirement from the army under the age
limitations fixed by statue they make
application for transfer from the active
to the retired list.
In explanation OF this action, 1t was
learned to-day that the voluntary sepa-
ration of these officers all OF whom
would be eligible for retirement within
about nine months, would make it possi-
Die Tor the army to retain number OF
colonels and younger officers OF lower
grade who otherwise would be dis
charged by necessity due to the reduc-
tons In commissioned personnel di-
rected by Congress-
IL the six general officers applied for
retirement without waiting until their
brief time limits were reached, It was
said, they would do the service a tre-
mendous good by making possible the
retention of a number Of the younger
personnel in junior commissioned grades.
The special board created to select the
l.600 officers who must be separated
from the service in accordance with the
Congressional verdict, it was learned.
already has recommended more than
400 officers in the grades below colonel
for separation. by retirement or dis
charge. The discharges and retirements
of the 1900 officers must be completed
prior to January /, 1923 The board is
working upon a schedule which calls
for the conclusion of its selection work
by next December Is, in order to allow
for unavoidable administrative delays.
1t was pointed out that the law does
not require a reduction in the number or
general officers. In making the reduc-
tion of officers, however, the War De-
partments policy included them in the
grades from which the board will make
its selections.
Every effort Is being made by the
department to save the officers selected
from any embarrassment such as might
result from the public announcement Of
their names. Instructions given the
board in this connection specifically said
that under the circumstances the sepa-
rations from the service under the act
of June 80. 1922, are regarded as hon
orable in every way and will not be re-
garded as stgmatizing an officer or his
record
The New York herald., 1922-08-25
BUFFALO DYNAMITINCS
LEAD TO OFFICIAL ROW
Police, Sheriff, Detectives
StOap Blame for Escape.

BUFFALO. Aug. 24.--The investigation
OF the alleged dynamite plcts against the
local street railway company has come
TO an apparent end with mutual recrim-
nations between the city police. the
Sheriff's Office and private decctives re-
garding the credit for arrests alreadv
made and blame for the escape of GER
tain men said 10 have been tho leading
spirits in the alleged plot. The ak men
under arrest ono Of whom is Robert
Lacey. former chairman OF the County
Labor Council. are out on bail All
deny any connection with dynamite out
RACES.
This was the fftyfourth day Of tho
strike and the two sides seem as widely
apart rs ever. The company. which has
been manning the cars with imported
crews to-day encountered is first trouble
with these men. The imported men are
feative under a statement that the com
pnny Would change the rate OF nay from
a daily basis to an hourly rate for
actual platform time and that they
would be charged IS a week for board
and lodging.
The company has been housing and
feeding the men In guarded car barns
tree Of charge. The present pay Is $3.50
"a day and all found.
The company reports TO the Mayor
observed violations Of the transportation
laws by jitney drivers The street cars
carry few passengers save on two or
three lines during the business hours OF
the day.