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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-14

was not generally known to the pub
lie. but it had reached a stage early
in the summer that made it neces-
sary for him to take a trip 10
Keeley.
Enter Another Man
And. under the influence OF liquor
husband and wife had begun 10
quarrel. Then another man enter
ed the picture; man VINO haa
been a boyhood friend OF Ernest
SAWYER. Ernest Sawyer became
Jealous of his friend. But his friend
did not avoid Ernest Sawyer. one
NIGHT this past summer an officer
found all three of them drowsy with
,iouor marked in an automobile on
a dirt road near the city.
Gossip said Mrs. Sawyer and her
friend felt free in making MIN
marty to their affairs because ne
went soundly to sleep under the IN
flucnce of liquor.
Friends of Mrs. Sawyer say tnete
was nothing between her ana 'hiS
other man. But Ernest Sawyer
u.as crazy about his wife. passion
atelv devoted to her, eNtreliieis
iea,ous The wife resented the nus
hands jealousy, taunted him ano'
il is said. nasged him.. They quar-
relied necessarily.
Several times within the past year
Ernest Sawyer confided to frlenos
that il couldn't go on. that ne was
, determined to end all. Friday morn
;rg he confided to a friend that ne
had not slept for three nights ana
rcpeated his threat to kill himself
He told this friend that his "ile
had said Thursday night that Sf'c
wished she was widow.
! And then at 1880 a. m. ne teie-
nhoned to his wife to come 10 'lie
courthouse for him with the fanny
car It was raining and ne oioi !
u.ont to walk home in the Wet
Thcre was a quarrel over the teie-
nbope Turning to an assistant Ill
i,is office he said: Il never get d
lind word from my wife any more:
The impression was created tha' ms
wife would not call for him. eu'
she did call, they went home To-
gethcr And he never came DaoA'
A Sensational Verdict
The Coroner's Jury rendered the
following verdict: I'VE, the coroh-
er's Jury. sitting this day IN 'he
cause of inquiry into the death oi
Errpst L, Sawyer, late OF Pasquo-
tank County. North Carolina aiter
,,aing duIv sworn and empaneleo
bv the coroner. DR.. I. Fearing ana
ofter hearing the testimony OF VII
nesses, they being duly sworn. lnno
the following facts: That Ernest
=, Sawyer came to his deatn oy d
hnlIet wound in the head fireo from
a pistol in the hands OF a parry
unknown to the jury.
No one saw the shot fired Mrs
SEWERS testimony was unconVinc-
mo She said she thought the plS-
toI was mloaded. And yet she
testified that after giving MN the
nistol she shielded her eyes WIFI
Continued Oh page Ftye)
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-14
FERRY SERVICE
r. FOR BIG CELEBRATION

The +. A. Baum ferries operating
between Point Harbor and Kitty
Hawk will operate on the following
schedule Monday, Dee. lTth:-Leav-
ing Point Harbor at $50 a. m.. $50
a. m.. 1890 a. m. and II M. The
1890 ferry has been chartered for
private use exclusively.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-14

Many ills are caused by loss OF
nerve energy due to eye strain. The
onlv method of determining eye
strain, is by a thorough eXamina-
tion of your eyes by qualified
specialist. DIR. j. D. HATHAWAY,
Eye Eight Specialist. adv
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-14
|rs. Sawyer Handed Her Husband
Gun Just Once Too Often
81 |, Sawyer Had Threatened Suicide Be-
r.aLThis Time He Made Good His
Loaf, Ending Two Years of Marital He'll

ro, Eodger>on Sawyer handed her husband loaded
VT invited him himself often On previous
ru Ernest would after quarrel wife,
had Gun he would blow his brains out, Sawyer would
rcb him a gun. But he didn't shoot himself. Last Fri
' ,bc WAS another quarrel between husband and wife
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-14
WHAT IS THIS KILL DEVIL
HILLS MEMORIAL ASSN?
1t is Locally Conceived National Non.Proflt
Patriotic Organization To Ensure Suit
able Memorial to the Wright Brothers

The Kill Association will provide an elaborate
luncheon and pilgrims who come TO XII
Devil Monday celebrate the twenty firth anVer'
Wright flight lay the cornerstone for the government
the Wright brothers and unvei the Naoai
the o first Wright flight
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-14

Cheer up! Permanent peace is in
sight. The statistics show that the
world is spending more money Tor
face powder than for gunpowder.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-14

A good many have been SO busy
talking politics that they forgot to
register.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-14

bod 4 Gun I would oIoW my
-, and give YOU your free
,,,s ,he husband just as ne
nm III" noon neal.
s,.rrr Ven, 70 an upstairs
.,,re.rG a % calIbrc smith
r., .oyo'9c, from a hiding
,s,-, she had kept it. brought
..,.s;,s and handed it 10 her
,r,rdcu. elderly colored
~ III, la.at,y ran from the
s,,,s.rned a,mo,t out Of her
= yourr going tn do that I'm
III, housc Eow. cried Net
wi, reached the steps lead
.,- the lyor' ro:ch when a
30, va heard.
l., : Saver. 40 years old.
~,s,> Clerk OF the Superior
a. ps-oyo,.,nk County. father
e., rogng children. crrlmpled
: NJ, on tho floor in the hall.
in, &C, nd thru his head. The
had entered his right temple.
| hole ,h~, his brain and
| ~. = battered pellet of lead
=, nsh, side ot his head.
Saver who had slumped
| rssm ~ 'hc hall and covered
| ar a.'cr handing the hus-
- .gY. Was instantly crazed
= hot. From an angry and
F.9J woman who a moment
r had calmly given her huS-
, ,,m with which 70 kill him
-, s,,,,,o ,ov. q crszed and
''. - C,,o ,brov bar-
."" - -, -:
mon the body Of the slain
~, -. -, Tho Mood of him
-, IRON, ,vo molly wounds
h. so,s S5a scresmed begged
|, .,r .,r ,,,r,c,f declared that
.y,s ,,s ,o, nun life
- ...-.,,or ,,-io5 N calm
~....,., .,,;,,,. of ..i,ring
~ .s,.. -,,d. ..i,,s, th;,,r of
|. T..,, ,h,r,;rsr ,ba, vor1 must.
|
f., fs o H,,,c p,a,rcr cried" Mrs,
l., P,srorsor Sav-or. You lust
,,o-. what's cmninq m after
-. s,r.,.or IT, q 1ittIe fellow
!. ~. .o,o,, 100 rar thru, the
be- -, c,,,,., 81 his fsrhe- ~
w.. ,,,,,,..... c,.iod tho little
M none. CFIeo the AI'ic
ne AaC los, MS 10Y Dailh'
e ,AS COOK iolnd II lor hIth'
5T0s'' shook a hanaiuI OF
OK o. Ms n&AE. JiilG!eo theih'
F@ interested only in his little
o; copper. nickel ana silver
10 10, CONSCIOUS OIL the mean
7 al. He had heard mama
]a23 rGarrc. 50 many times
1 Hc had seem papa put the
p % oiN head before.
m Unhappy Family
.2s SaT:"r> had been quarrel
m- .ro ~c.~, or moro. Liquor
a1 70 aa"" been al The bottom
/ e',-.-'oi, .'lior ana announcer
Z IL Ms youth Ernest Sawyer
"aso aEInHer. Hc conquered
'.-.@ '"o.t alter a hard llghC
.'' Tor year, a sober and
:. y, ''H'">ih." citizen. aooer
- '''''' became J'n9e Vi ''ie
..'s'N N O'.", OF PaSquotark
49, '''o N'In'ii'd that ofiicc loi
-. ',a.'. !'o Was a Wise ailo
,''.'" ''o-'.
:, Years ago % Tacancy occur
d. '"a ollie" OF Clerk Of the
..'' Court in the resignation
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-12-14

Solitude does not necessarily re-
ave some people of bad company.
Evening star., 1928-10-18
NAMED HOOVER-CURT!S
LAWYERS CLUB AIDE
G. M. Morris Appointed Vice Pres
ident for d. c. of National
Crganizat ton.

George Maurice Morris of the Dis
trict of Columbia bar yesterday wcs ap-
pointed vice president for the District
of the National Hoover-Curtis LAWYERS
Association. Simultaneously plans were
announced for a morgor of local activi-
ties of this association with those of
the lawyers unit of the Hoover and
Curtis Club of the District.
Members OF the executive committee
OF the clubs lawyers unit will meet to-
morrow afternoon at 80 o'clock. at S23
Fifteenth street to effect the affiliation
and discuss plans for an intensive drive
in behalf of the Republican cause
among local attorneys. Acting District
Attorney Leo A. Rover is chairman of
the unit, which is engaged in lining up
absentee voters.
Members of the executive committee
OF the lawyers unit are: Ralph p
Barnard, Alexander H. Bell, R. F. CANA
lier, Austin F, Garfield, Nathan Cation,
Bertrand Emerson, jr., j. Wilmer Lati-
mer, William M. Levin. Paul E. Lesh,
Robert E. Lynch, Allan MacCullen.
George E. Mcneil, Godfrey L. Munter,
Alvin l.. Newmyer, Stanton c.. Peelle,
Maurice D. Rosenberg. Leo A. Rover
Judge Gus Schuldt, Edward Stafford,
N. c. Turnage and Richard E. Wexford
"Pug-Pugs," meaning pickup glass
pickup paper, is the name of an or
ganization formed among children of
Limpsf1eld, England, in cleaner city
campaign.
Evening star., 1928-10-18
WOMAN SWIMMER
IN WATER z HOURS
HRS. SCh0emmeI Sets New
World Endurance Record
in Pool.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, october 18.-Mrs. Lot
tie Moore Schoemmel yesterday clam
bered out of the hotel swimming pool,
which he'd been her bed and boarding
place continually for three days end
nights. She brought out with her a
new world endurance swimming rec
ord OF 70 hours 2 minutes and 40
seconds.
Restoring supremacy in this strange
form Of athletic activity to the So
placed the former standard set by
Jimmy Cherry, an ex-sailor. in Los An
geles on Sunday night. Not long after
Mrs. Schoemmcl took the water here
and the blonde New York woman of
% mother of two children, stayci in
7 hours and 40 seconds longer than
Cherry
AS the shouts of spectators announced
arrival at the 72-hour goal. Mrs.
Schoemmel'S broad features relaxed
into a grin and she stroked slowly to the
shallow end Of the pool. A dozen SWIM
mers plunged in to assist her. but she
needed no aid and climbed out alone.
She appeared little the worse for her
long immersion and doctor found
her normal Her weight was announced
at 1872. loss of 90 pounds Her limbs
beneath their heavy coat of white
grease appeared slightly blue and
swollen, but there was no physical
faintneSs outside of an obvious desire
TO sit down as quickly as possible.
The hardest part of the long test. she
found. was just before dawn yesterday
morning, when she had all she could do
to keep awake. Blaring music and weird
antics by her trainer and others helped
her to stif1e her yawns
Although it could not be learned ex-
actly how much money Mrs. Schoem-
mel would receive for her performance,
1t was announced her share would be
half the gate receipts
Evening star., 1928-10-18
Songs and Jokes of Sailor Save Grew
Lying in Bilge Water as Oil Fire Rages

day night off the California coast.
With seven of the crew burned and
scalded, the freighter arrived here last
night with a narrowing, tale of the fire
A fireman was burned to death and
buried at sea.
The fire started when an oil jet burst
in the stokehold. trapping eight men
of the engine room force in wall of
fame James and Second Engineer
Sydney p. Houston led the men into
the bilges under the boiler. For three
hours and half the flames roared
above them as they lay in oil and
water, which, together with the steel
plates. got steadily hotter.
When the heat began to get almost
unbearable James began to sing and
joke with his comrades, keping their
minds off their plight. The fireman
wandered back into tho engine room,
and was burned to death.
The fire was eXtinguiShed when n
steam pipe in the stokcho.d burst and
smothered the flames with steam.
Ships along the coast rushed to the
Trojan-Star, but found the fire out on
arriving.
Evening star., 1928-10-18
ARRESTED IN TREASURY.
Man, Taking Bag in Currency
Room, Held on Liquor Charge.

Because he violated the rules of the
Treasury Department by carrying a
bag into one of the currency rooms.
Matthew Grant Thomas, 53-year- -old
colored messenger of the department,
found himself in Police Court yesterday
charged with illegal possession of Ii
quor. He pleaded not guilty and de-
manded jury trial when arraigned
before Judge John P. Mcmahon Bond
was fixed at $500 on recommendation
Of Assistant U. S. Attorney r. F. Cam
alier.
Thomas was arrested when Mar
vim Wesley, chief of the Loans and
Currency Division. complained to
the captain of the watch about
colored man bringing a bag into
the currency rooms Agents from
the Internal Revenue Bureau were also
summoned and found the bag to con-
tain four half pints of alleged whiskey.
Thomasw as taken to the first pre-
cinct, where it was found he had
another half pint in pocket and
small glass in coat pocket
Thomas explained that he was car
ry1ng the liquor for his own personal
use.
Evening star., 1928-10-18
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
VANCOUVER. British Columbia Oc-
tober l8.-Rollicking songs of the sea.
sung Justify by Fireman William James
Of Hull. England, who interspcrSed them
with jokes and encouraging remarks
while lying in bilge water. were credit
cd by members of the crew Of the Tro-
jan-Star here yesterday with having
saved the lives of many of the men on
that ship when it caught fire last Fri
Evening star., 1928-10-18
DELAY Tickets Forged,

Small forgers are beginning to make
profit from the plan of the under
ground railway in Paris of issuing
tickets when trains are delayed, show
ing the length of the delay. Sleepy
clerks or reveling husbands can, if they
are in the know. obtain forged delay
slips that easily pass as the real thing.
Evening star., 1928-10-18
California Trips Made Easy by This
Free Book. Chicago g. North
Western Railway

40 Ways and More to California and
the Pacific Northwest" is invaluable in
planning your trips-shows best routes
from Chicago. This contains numerous
maps and information regarding train
schedules, fares, etc Free. Write to r. o.
Small, G. A, c. & NJ w. Ry., 201 Frank
lin Trust Bldg, Philadelphia, Pa-Ad-
VertiSement.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-12
Attempts to Collect Bill of $50, Tells Police Bullet Greeted Him
 When He Stops Debtor on Street
Joseph Sagon Complains He Was Shot In Fingers By Michael Kucharczyk of New Haven When He Asked Him For Money Due - Authorities
 Seek Trace of Alleged Gunman.

Calling at police headquarters about 7:30 last night, Joseph Sagon. who lives in Room 30. second floor, at 422 Main street, related to Ser geant P. A. McAvay story of a shooting on Lafayette street in which he was wounded in the left hand. and today an investigation was under way with the possibility of an arrest.
 Sagon said he was walking west on Lafayette street about 6:45 o'clock and saw a truck driven by Michael Kucharcxyk of New Haven going in the opposite direction at slow rate of speed. He recognized the, driver. having worked with him in New Haven, and also having seen him about New Britain a number of times of late. Thinking it good time to try to collect $50 which kucharczyk has owed him for eleven months. he called to him and the truck stopped, about in front of 265 Lafayette street.
 How about that S5o?" Sagon said he asked Kucharczyk and failing to obtain a satisfactory answer. he threatened to put him out of busi- ness unless he paid without fur ther delay. whereupon Kucharczyk ; whipped out a revolver and shot 1 him. the bullet injuring the index l and middle finger of the left hand 1 Stunned by the Suddenness of the at-
 tack. Sagon said he did not know what to make of 1t but as the truck
New Britain herald., 1928-12-12

started away. he ran after it, trying to catch the registration number but was unable to do so on account of the exhaust from the engine.
 According to Sagon, Kucharczyk is bootlegger and that was the business he referred to in his threat. He described the gunman as being 5 fit. 9 inches in height, with red hair. and about 42 years of age. He has two scars on his face, and was accompanied by another man.
 Sergeant McAvay and Officer Kiely worked on the case last night but found no trace of the truck. Sagon said the firing of the sho: made no report. so thab nobody on the street was aware of 1t. The DO. lice believe the pistol was equipped with a silencer.
 | Sagon. who is about 40 years ot age and employed at the New Brit. ain Machine Co.,, went to his room after the shooting and washed his wounds, which were at the tips ol the fingers. He said he looked fol policeman but could not find one the night force not having gone ou when the shooting occurred. and h. also tried to locate a physician, with out avail. He did up his fingers 1T a handkerchief and after visitfnt the police station he went to the Of flee Of Dr. John J. Tokarczyk, wht dressed the wounds.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-12
BOLIVIA TO COME TO CONFERENCES
Reconsiders Decision Not to Attend Pan-American Mwin9s
TAKES KMLOGG'S ADVICE

Washington. Dec. 13 R-The Bolivian minister advised Secretary Kellogg today that his country would continue to participate in the Pan American conference on arbitration and conciliation now in session here.
 Change Attitude
 Minister De Medina called at the department upon receipt of word from his government that 1t had re- considered the attitude it expressed in yesterdays note to Secretary Kellogg in which 1t declared that it could not participate in the confer ence until Paraguay apologized for the attack upon a Bolivian fort
 The change in the Bolivian atti- tude had been urged by the Ameri- can government which advised that 1t continue to participate with other American republics to promote peace of this hemisphere. Secretary kel. logg discussed the matter personally with the Bolivian minister yesterday after Bolivia's withdrawal from the conference and later in the day the secretary of state instructed the American minister in Lapaz to urge strongly upon that government the inadvisabiiity of its withdrawal.
 No Sessions Today
 Bolivia will resume it's participa- tion tomorrow. no sessions of the conference being held today.
 (Continued on Page 17.)
New Britain herald., 1928-12-12
CHILD BADLY BURNED
 IN CHURCH ST. HOME
Mother Enters Room to Find Baby's Clothes
 in Flames

Robert Mccarthy, who will be two
 years of age next February, sustain ed serious burns at the home of his parents. MT. and Mrs. James T. Mo
 Carthy of 265 Church street. about
 10 o'clock this morning. and thi. afternoon his condition was said to be critical at New Britain General hospital.
 The child was playing on the
 kitchen floor at his home. while his
 seven months old sister was in her
 carriage nearby, their mother hay
 ing stepped out for a few minutes. When she returned she found Rob- ert in a bedroom before a mirror,
 his clothes afiame and he scream ing in terror and pain. Apparently he had pulled his chair over to the gas stove and clambered up, with the result that the flame under a pan caught his flannel rompers. In a few seconds he was a mass of flames and not knowing what else to
 do. he had run into the bedroom. Mrs. Mccarthy did all in her
 power to extinguish the flames and
 her hands were painfully burned
 She pulled the clothes off the little boy and Dr. Benoit was summoned He took him to the hospital, where 1t was found that his entire body
 was burned. He was in great pain the upper part of the body being most severely affected.
 MT. and Mrs. Mccarthy were at a
 loss to understand how the gas flame
 reached the child's rompers, as the pan appeared to completely cover 1t
New Britain herald., 1928-12-12
DAZED YOUTH THOUGHT
 TO BE C0LLEGIAN
Asks For Job On Ohio Newspaper Believed to Re Missing
 Syracuse Student.

Syracuse, N. r., Dec. IF R>-A young man in a dazed condition. answering the description of Ken dall Bradley Hassard, Syracuse uni- versity junior. whose home is in AL bany and who has been missing since December {. is being examined in Columbus, Ohio. where he sought a Job on the Columbus Dispatch. The youth was wearing hat with the initials TX. E. H." in the crown. Not remembering his name he took that of K. E. Hall.
 Questioned by Raymond Hoyt. city editor of the Dispatch, Hall, v said he was out of money and need ed work. He recalled the name of Colonel Wallace McNamara. con- manding officer of the 9Sth divisicn. officers reserve corps at Syracuse. The names of two Albany news papers seemed to be familiar to him. He said he began to come to him. self on a train going into Pittsburgh From there he wandered to West Virginia and then to Columbus, Ohio where his money gave out Friday.
 Hassard was last seen at the Delta Kappa Epsilon house. of which fra ternity he is a member. on Monday night, December ,. He is a studen, in the college of business administra. ton, Syracuse university. and was assistant manager of the 1928 foot. ball team.
 The youths mother, Mrs. Beulah ]. Hassard Sica, was notified at heI Albany home and is leaving with hei husband for Columbus today.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-12
CONTRACTORS WOULD
 LICENSE BUILDERS
Council to Be Asked to Authorize City
 Examination

4 recommendation that building contractors be required to submit to an examination and be licensed and a request that the staff of city inspectors be increased by at least one man, will be made in 0 com- munication which committee of the New Britain Master Builders association has been instructed to forward to the building commission for consideration at it's meeting to- morrow night.
 On the committee are the fol- lowing contractors: Eugene Dyson, Israel Wexler. Clarence J. Callahan. A. P. Leavitt and Bernard Stein. Mir. Dyson is a member of the commission, and Messrs. Wexler and Leavitt are former chairmen.
 These proposals were agreed upon at meeting of the association last night and they had the unanimous backing of those present.
 Last nights action brings to a head a movement which has been on foot for several months. It is the belief of the contractors that the public is entitled to the fullest pro- lection and that the absence of li- censes makes it possible for builders lacking knowledge to victimize the public. They also make the claim that some of the building collapses in this city would have been avoided had their plan been put in effect years ago.
 With reference to inspection, they are convinced the present scheme has been outgrown. It is im- possible. they agree. for two inspec- tors, one of whom is soon to have the additional duties of heating supervision. to cover the entire city properly. Fees having been doubled two years ago. they now claim the right to prompt and complete in- spection service.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-12
WEST IS WITNESS BEFORE COMMITTEE
Senate Considering Con firmati0n to Cabinet Post
 of Coolidge Nominee

Washington, Dec. 12 R-Roy o. West. secretary of the interior, sat silently on the witness stand today while testimony he had given two years ago was read to the senators who are considering whether his confirmation to the cabinet post shall be recommended.
 The secretary. who received his appointment while congress was in recess. was asked no questions. His former testimony, given to the cam- paign funds committee headed by Senator Reed. democrat. Missouri, told of his investments in the Sam uel 1nsull utility interests and of hi: campaign activities. The reading clerk read for two hours, reciting testimony by the cabinet officer that he had solicited a $10,0O0 contribu- tion from Insull which was to be used for ''local purposes only" in the 1926 campaign.
 West said that he, his wife and his mother had invested in the In. sull interests and that he had con. suited 1nsull about those invest.
 (Continued on Page Three)
New Britain herald., 1928-12-12
HOUSE IS RANSACKED
 WITH FAMILY AT HOME
Prowlcr Boldly Works While Wit kins Are in Another Part
 of DOmicile.

While MT. and Mrs. Harry A. Witkin and family of A. Fremont street were in the kitchen of their home early last evening. a prowler gained entrance and ransacked the china closet and a dresser, strewing articles of clothing about the room A blouse coat containing a leather wallet and a fountain pen was talk en but later. Officer Michael Brophy found the coat in the yard of the O'Brien property adjoining the house where the Wilkins live. Ser geant McAvay and Officer Brophy conducted the investigation after re- port of the affair was received by Lieutenant Bamforth.
 Several weeks ago, the police in vestigated more than 30 cases of a similar nature and it is possible. they believe. that last evenings burglary may mark the resumption of the activity of the burBiasA