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1 WEATHER r f " 7f (?? . . Ham tonight and Sun- f-V ii VJ LS (yJhr tJ CIRCULATION ! F-;h -d I V vlli (j 0 M ) m tl 0 4 0 I D 0. M) "0! D r't !-P l , j:iJ-' . east winds. xJ-S (y-&& 1,857 CoPies A 4. VOL. XII. FINAL EDITION ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 14, 1922 i FOUR PACES NO. 245 Motorcycle Races Friday Were Thrilling Spectacle Highest Average Speed Was Made By John Sink Of Roanoke, Virginia, In The Last And Short est Race Of The Day Minor Accident Dur ing First Race Gave An Extra Thrill Rushing around the track, their' motors popping and snapping like machine guns, the motor cycle ra- ceiB, ui uic ran vjiuuuuo u f nuaj, the last day of the Fair, presented a J spectacular exhibition and sent thrills of excitement up and down the spines of many of those who saw the events. The highest average speed attain ed was forty five miles an hour, made by John Sink, of Roanoke, Virginia, in the last and shortest race of the day. The first race was the feature, a distance of ten miles, covered by making twenty laps of the half mile dirt track from a flying start. In this race, one of the miracles that often happen in speed contests of this kind was witnessed by the throng who were viewing the races. After circling the track for posi tion, the drivers rushed up to the starting line, at a rate of about fifty miles an hour and were given the flag to go ahead. No. 8 machine, driven by Bill Wooten of Roanoke, Virginia, pushed towards the inside I fence and took the lead. Thundering down the track behind him came John Sink pushing him hard for the rail position. Before the end of the first lap Wooten had increased the distance between himself and Sink i i. ,. j -i ...... ... , . .. 1 1. auu uau uiawu away iium me uluci two machines, No. 4, driven by Eugene Merrill of Asheville, and No. I 9, driven by W. D. Lee of Raleigh, j New Orleans, Oct. 14 (By The As- The latter two had dropped well j sociated Press) The attempted in the rear and at the end of the ! theft of thirty letters, said to have second lap, Sink was pressing Woot-jbeen written by Asa O. Candler to en hard and it looked as though the irs. Onesima De Bouchel, from the race would be up to them entirely. I offlce of Harold Moise, associate "When they' crossed the wire of the j coun8ei for Mrs. De Bouchel, was re third lap,-Wooten-was still in the , veaed by her attorney today. lead with Sink close at his heels. Wooten was hugging the inside' fence, which In power racing is termed short side. They thundered around to the .back stretch and It was noticed that Sink was gradually gaining on Wooten. On the. upper turn, Wooten gave a little from the short Bide and Sink, In attempting to -cut In, closed too quickly, skidded, aud smashed Into Wooten. Both machines were overturned, throwing out the drivers and riding mechanicians. From toe' grand stand It had all the appearance of a tragedy and a murmur of horror passed from month to mouth. The crowd that usually surrounds the judges' stand made a rush across the paddock to ascertain the amount of damage. I In the meantime Merrill and Lee I bv a marvelous exhibition of light-! ning thinking swerved around the two overturned cars and continued the race with Lee In the lead. By the time the crowd had reach ed the scene of the accident the two motor cycles had been righted and pushed on the side of the track. Nn nnfl eemed to be able to lieve that the only personal damage j tion In the order of their former that had been done ' was a Slight j showing. scratch on , Wooten's arm. The! As soon as they crossed the start crowd had become so thick on the , ins line, Sink, in a remarkable burst track that there was serious danger; of, speed, dashed to the front and of someone being struck by Lee and took the lead and the short side of Merrill who were continuing the race , the track at once. This lead he held and were fighting almost shoulder to I until the third lap, when on the .back shoulder for supremacy. The mar- stretch, Wooten who had been driv shals and police, however, succeeded j in at least one hundred feet behind in dispersing the crowd and they. Sink, suddenly overtook Sink and settled down to watch the two sur-. Passed him on the upper curve, vivlng performers. I 11 was a thrilling sight to see the Up to this time Lee had held the iwo machines as they skidded around lead over Merrill but Merrill gradu-lthe "PPer curve- ,the drlve Wng ally closed up to him and took first iove at a" anle ot forty-five degrees position. It was noticed that Lee i nd close together that they could began having carburetor trouble haye nake" hands wlth each otner: a.hout this time. Lap after lap the b,ut hen they straightened out in two flew around the trap like angry . the, ho'? atretch, Wooten was ahead bull dogs, hard on each others heels, j and at the ral1- Fr01 that moment, At the twelfth or thirteenth lapWoten bg"t0 leave the fleld and a third motor cycle dashed up to the ! when he. "ni!ihed he waa far ln ad starting line and crossed it and with j vanActe f the, re8t to1 the drivers- i.o the .ntntnr. fth. At the end of th( second race the served that Wooten, after straighten- Ing up his machine, had got back In the race. Of course it was Impossible for Wooten to have finished as anything but last but Wooten Is no quitter and he declared he'd run that race If It took him all winter. The timekeep ers and checkers took his time when he drove across the line on his sec ond start and Wooten continued to lrlv8 , lap after lap, long after the others haj stopped until he finished the twenty miles. When. Wooten stopped In front of the grandstand he was received with en ovation because everyone admires a sticker. Sinks machine had been so badly damaged In the mlxup that he could not enter the first race be- J A It. l3lir02uS 00001616 Hew Agreements Chicago, Oct. 14 (By The Associ ated Press) Six railroads have com pleted their agreement with new or ganizations of their shopmen by I which the men waive their right to strike aid companies pledge not to litigate. Doth parties agreeing to "bide by decisions of the Labor Board. Notice of the completion of agreements has been filed with the Railroad Labor Board. Pass Sentence On' Rathenau Murderers Leipslc, Germany, Oct. 14 (By The Associated Press) Sentences up to fifteen years penal servitude were to- dav imposed upon the men convicted of complicity in the murder of Wal ter Rathenau, late foreign minister. ATTEMPT STEAL - CANDLER LETTERS LITTLE HOY DEAD Herbert Scott, little five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Scott On Broad street, died Saturday morning at six o'clock after two weeks illness with scarlet fever. He was the youngest of five children. Interment will be made Sunday afternoon at Hollywood Cemetery. fore it was finished. At the end of the race It was an nounced that the winner of the first prize was No. 4, Eugene Merrill, time 14 min. 25 sec; second prize No. 9, W. D. Lee, time 14 min. 35 gec; third prize, No. 8, Bill Wooten, corrected time, 13 min. 50 sec; dis- abled and out of the race, No. 1, John Sink. The second race, which was sup posed to start in twenty minutes was delayed in order to give Sink an op portunity to repair his machine and enter the race. This race was five miles or ten laps from a flying start. At the lineup the prize winners be-(were given the preference of posl - i ners were announced as follows: First prize, No. 8, Bill Wooten, time 6 min. 514 sec; second prize. No. 1, Joe Sink, time 7 min. 2 sec; third prize, No. 9, W. D. Lee, time 7 min. 4 sec; fourth prize, No. 4, Eugene Merrill, time 7 min. 9 sec When the amateur race was called there were t no amateurs to partici pate and the race was, run by the professional drivers. ' This race was for two miles and was run off In the j Mmr.;, Tace of 'h ' da SInk and Wooten agaln fighUng supremacy, ln which Sink gained j the ascendency, I Owing to carburetor trouble, No i 9 did not run the race and the result i was: Winner of the first prize. No. 1,'John Sink, time 2 min. 40 ft sec; Continued on Page 4 Livestock Exhibition Made Good Showing Xolicnble Progress Made Since ; Iuist Year's Fair Many I'rlze Winners With new pens for the swine built this year at the Fair grounds, tak ing the swine out ot the stock house, more room was made for the exhi bition of the horses and cattle in the building. This improvement in dis play space for live stock did not come too soon because the exhibi tion of swine, horses and cattle could not have been placed in the live stock building. Zeue Jennings' 900 pound Poland China boar and a Duroc Jersey almost as large, be longing to J. W. Forbes of Curri tuck, near Harbinger attracted most attention. Mr. Jennings lives in the city but runs a farm just across Knobbs Creek. Taken as a whole, the live stock exhibit was good, and although the allowing of cattle and sheep was un unsually small, the discrepancy was made up for in great measure in the display of horses and swine. Especially noticeable vas the ex hibition of the horses and the strides forward that have ibeen made since the last Fair. There is a feeling among the people that since the ad vent of the motor car and the trac tor, the horse has beeen compelled to stand aside and that the breeding of good horses has been seriously neg lected. This idea was dispelled by the appearance ot fine stock shown which, while it was not as large as it would have been twenty years ago, In quality was all that could be ask ed. The swine exhibition was said by many to be the finest ever seen In tnis district. To bear out this state ment is the fact that nearly fifty prizes were awarded the winners. The concensus of opinion heard among the visitors of the Fair Ground seemed to be that the live stock exhibition was the one and only weak point in the Fair, and re gret was expressed by many that any condition could prevail that would hamper the district in doing Its best. Many stalls ln the stock building were empty and the hope was generally expressed that the Fair management by next year might find the cause of lack of Interest in this department and remedy it. Of especial note is the amount of pure bred stock that was to be seen in the pens and favorable comment was passed on the fact that the far mers ot this section ot North Caro lina' had found, without the shadow of a doubt that blood will always count. The cattle exhibit was very small, only six prizes being awarded In the entire exhibit and most ot those were males. When asked his opinion as to why the exhibit of cows was so small, G. W. Falls, Pasquotank County Agent, answered: "The principal reason is the fact that most of the cows in this section are dairy cows, being milked every day and It is hardly logical to bring them to the Fair where they could not possibly receive the attention that Is necessary to give them " As small as the cattle exhibit was, however, the stock was varied and of very . high quality. It seemed strange, however, that among the prize winners, there was not a single Holsteln, than which, Holsteln en thusiasts say, there Is no better pro ducer of butter fat. Sheep also were scarce, and though this section does not claim to be a sheep raising country, there are In Pasquotank about half as many sheep as cattle. Following are prize winners at the District Fair which closed here Fri day Swine Boar, two years old and over J. W. Forbes, first prize, II. C. Fere bee and sons, second. Boar, 18 months and under 24 months Paul Ives, first prize. Boar 12 months old and under 18 months C. W. Ivps first, A. N. WInslow second. Boar, under 6 months, C. W. Ives, first, Paul Ives, second. Sow two years old and over J. W. Forbes first, Paul Ives second, H. C. Ferebee & Sons third. Sow 18 months and under 24 H. C. Ferebee & Sons first. Sow 12 months and under 18 C. W. Ives first prize. Sow 6 months and under 12 H. P. Davis & Son, First Prize. Gilt under 6 months old H. C. Ferebee & Son" first prize. Exhibitor's herd, over one year H. C. Ferebee & Sons first prize. Brooders young herd J. W. Forbes first prize. Get of Sire, 4 animals. C. W. Ives first prize. Produce of dam, 4 animals, any Re, pui ive3j first prize. Exact Figures Of j Defalcation Given j Fifty-four Separate Entries Were .tiade By Sykeft To Conceal Jjt&I.HZn.U I Slioi-tuge The exact amount ot the defalca tion of John 1). Sykes, Jr., former j collection teller of the First & Citi- j Izciis National Bank, according to a statement made public Saturday morning by Charles H. Robinson, president of the bank, was $25,85. 94. These figures are those of th A Lee Rawlings Company, public cc cotintants of Norfolk, who have made a complete examination of the bank's books since the defalcation. The amount of the defalcation isj made up of 54 separate Item" ip. ! which Sykes had made false en'ries; to conceal the amounts which he ap propriated before absconding. The Fidelity & Deposit Company of Baltimore has now paid the First & Citizens National 125,000, the amount of Sykes' bond, leaving the bank a loss of $825.94. Shortly after Sykes' defalcation, .before a complete audit had been made, it was thought that the bond would cover the entire amount of the' shortage and a statement was issued! to that effect. The new statement Issued by Pres ident Robinson Saturday follows: "Shortly after the recent defalca tion of John D. Sykes, Jr., Collection Teller of the First & Citizens Na tional Bank, a statement was issued saying that the bank was entirely covered by Sykes' surety bond of $25,000. At that time the audit had j not been completed. Since that time,' a complete examination of the books of the bank by A. Lee Rawlings & Company, Certified Public Accoun tants of Norfolk, Virginia, certifies that the defalcation of John D. Sykes, Jr., amounts to $25,825.94. "This amount is made up of fifty four separate Items in which he had made false entries to conceal the amounts taken by him before ab sconding. The Fidelity & De posit Company of Baltimore have, however, paid the full amount of the bond of $25,000, which leaves a loss to the bank ot $825.94. (Signed) "C. H. ROBINSON, "President." The discrepancy between the orig inal statement and the statement Is sued today was not deemed import ant enough to justify mention except In way ot checking certain rumors to the effect that the amount of the bank's loss was really much larger than had ever been stated. Champion boar C. W. Ives, first prize; Paul Ives, second prize. Champion Sow, any age Paul Ives, first prize. Boar 2 years old and over Zenas Jennnigs, first; B. F. Bray, second. Boar 12 months and under 18 W. T. Harris, first prize. Boar, 6 months and under 12 E. M. Sawyer, first prize; B. F. Bray, second prize. Sow, 2 years old and over B. F. Bray, first prize; Zenas Jennings, second. Sow 18 months old and under 24 B. F. Bray, first; Zenas Jennings, second; L. H. Harris, third. Sow 6 months old under 12 Cur tis Saunders, first prize. Exhibitors herd, over 1 month old, B. F. Bray, first; Zenas Jen nings, second. Brooder, young herd Zenas Jennings, first; B. F. Bray, second; F, lora and Parker, third. Get of sire, 4 animals Zenas Jen nings, first; B. F. Bray, second. Produce of dam, 4 animals, Zen as Jennings, first; B. F. BTay, sec ond. Champion sow, any age, B. F. Bray, first; Zenas Jennings, sec ond. Boar, 2yrs. and over, Foreman Stock Farm, first. Exhibitors herd, over 1 yr Foreman's Stock Farm, first. Best homecured ham, James Jackson first; J. F. Tuttle, second. Best homecured country ham, Zenas Jennings, first; Asbel Bro thers, second. cm Bull, (short horn) 2 yrs. old or over, A. E. Cohoon, first. Bull (Hereford) 2 yrs. old or over, J. W. Perry, first prize. Bull (Aberdeen Angus) 1 yr. old and under 2, Foreman Stock Farm, first prize. Bull, (Jersey) 2 yrs. old or over, T. L. Overman, first prize. Cow, (Jersey) 3yrs. old and ovsr, T. L. Overman, first prize. Nlicep Pen of three fat wether or ewe lambs. Tom Overman, first prize. Horwa Stallion, under 2 yrs. old. H. C. Ferebee & Sons, first. ' Mare, 3 yrs old. Flora & Garrett, first; E. C. Bell, second; L. S Held Without Bond For November Court Henry Seaton McCleese, middle aged negro, given preliminary hear ing in police court Saturday morning on the charge of murder, was ordered held in jail without bond to await trial at the November term of Su perior Court ln this County. Roose velt McCleese, sole eye-witness of the alleged crime, was held as wit ness under bond of $500. Both Henry Seaton and Roosevelt have been in Jail ever since Sunday, Oc tober 1, when the defendant's wife, Edith Armstrong McCleese, came to her death at her home on Spellman street by a shotgun wound under her right shoulder. She was also shot in the thigh. The defendant offered no evidence. Roosevelt was the sole witness put on by the State. He told how, on the Sunday morning in question Edith, who was his stepmother and several years younger than his fath er, were having a playful argument over how much money the former had. They went up stairs to a bed room, and sometime later there was the report of a shotgun und Edith came flying down the t-tairs and Into the kitchen, where she threw her arms around rRoosevelt, sturdy 16-year-old boy, tor protection. She was followed by Henry, who fired again, this time the shot that proved fatal. Henry left the kitchen and out in the yard, In the direction in which Henry had gone, Roosevelt heard another shot. The foregoing story ended the evi dence for the State. Henry was in court with his throat bandaged from a wound which he had Inflicted with a pocket knife and razor In an at tempt at suicide before he was ap prehended. When taken in hand by the police he was we,ak from loss of blood. KniTe and razor, with dried blood still caked on the blades, were seen at the trial on Prosecuting At torney Sawyer's table. It is understood that the shot fired In the yard after Henry left his house was also fired by the defend ant in his first attempt at his own life Wd that the negro began his bloody work with pocket knife and razor when the shot went wide. Too Is Extended Oil Lipor Ruling Washington, Oct. 14 (By The As sociated Press) The effective date of the application of Attorney Gen eral Daugherty'a liquor ruling on foreign ships has been extended from today until October 21, Prohibition Commissioner Hayes announced af ter a call at the White HouBe. Fighting In Ffcma Breaks Oiit fain London, Oct. 14 (By The Associ ated Press) Fighting has broken out between D'Annunzio's Legion naires and the Zauella forces ln Flume, says a Rome message to the Central News. An Ancona message states that Italian destroyers have been despatched to prevent the de parture of Fasclstl forces from Zara for Flume. S. S. Training School Will Begin On Sunday The Sunday School Training School at Blackwell Memorial Bap tist church will fcegln Sunday after nooli at four o'clock with talks by Dr. B. W. Spilman, Secretary E. L. Middleton and Mrs. Lydla Yates Hll llard, and will continue through the week with classes each evening at 6:30. Those who expect to take up the class work are asked to enroll Sunday afternoon. Smith, third. Mare, 2 yrs. old, C. O. Robinson, second. Mare, under 1 yr. old, H. C. Fere bee & Sons, second. Champion Mare L. S. Smith, first. Brood Mare, 4 yrs. old, L. S. Smith, first; L. S. Smith, second; J. W. Perry, third. Pair hitched to wagon, L. S. Smith, first. Stallion, Gelding, F. E. Parker, first; Elisha W. Saunders, second; II. C. Ferebee & Sons, third. Jack, any age, Flora & Garrett, first; A. H. Williams, second. Jennet, any age, Flora & Garrett, first; Richard Bartlett, second. Mule, 4 yrs old, C. J. Morris, flr.t. Mule, 1 yr old, Flora & Garrett, first and second. Mule, under 1 yr old. Flora & Garrett, first and second; Ad. Staun ton, third. PREMIER MAKES DRAMATIC TALK Lloyd George Declares No Government Ever So Basely Misrepre sented Before Manchester, Oct. 14 (By The Associated Press) Pre mier Lloyd George's speech to the Liberals today, expected to be a historic utterance, was a disappointment because the Premier gave no intimation re garding his plans or program. Manchester. Oct. 14 (By The Asso ciated Press) In beginning hla ad dress here today and raising the cur tain on a new act of the political drama which may mark the climax in the career of the striking central figure, Lloyd George referred to the Near Eastern crisis, declaring that the people of this country must not believe the government endeavored to rush Great Britain Into war. "The government," he declared, "has been assailed with misrepre sentations such as no government ever has been subjected to." London, Oct. 14 (By The Associ ated Press) England's political crisis approached a climax today with all attention centered on Man chester and awaiting Premier Lloyd George's announcement of his Inten tions. Austen Chamberlain's address yesterday and editorial comments thereon filled many columns of this morning's papers. The points most discussed were the probable effect of the speech on the ranks of the Comyrvative party, the alleged in evitablenesB oT some form ot coali tion and references to labor. Charges State Is Inconsistent Asheville, N. C, Oct. 14 (By The Associated Press) Charges that the State of North Carolina was Incon sistent In raising taxes on railroad property and at the same time ask ing the Interstate Commerce Com mission to lower freight rates were made by Charles Rlxey, representing the carriers today, during the cross examination of W. G. Womble, rate clerk for the Corporation Commis sion. Greek fcccpUnsc Sent Signstcrirs Constantinople, Oct. 14 (By The Associated Press) Formal accept ance by Greeks of the Mudania arm istice agreement was transmitted to all signatories by the Greek high commissioner at Constantinople to day. EFFORT CUT JITNEY FAKES WAS A COMPLETE FIASCO The City Council's action In pass, ing an order relieving of city Jitney license those carrying passengers for hire to the Fair Ground during the Albemarle District Fair was en tirely without effect, it appeared in police court Saturday morning when the court held that carrying pas sengers to and from the Fair Ground did not come within the Jurisdiction of the Council at all and that the action of the Council had no effect on the requirement that those engag ing In such Jitney business pay State and County taxes. Two defendants up for operating passenger cars to and from the Fair ground without County and State li cense were taxed with the costs. They were Malachai Coston and George Mldgett. Victor Hooper submitted tn a charge of operating an automobile while under the Influence of intoxi cants and paid a fine of $50 and costs. Foreign Veterans Holding Ccrvcnti:n New Orleans, Oct. 14 (By The As sociated Press) Delegates from seven European nations of the United States opened the convention of the Inter-Allled Veterans Federation here today. Presiding over the gath ering which Included representatives of countries from the Balkans to America, was Charles Bertram!, of France, member of the Chamber of Deputies, wearer of the American distinguished service cross and the French Legion ot Honor, president of the federation.