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which threatened to dominate it; a
claim substa ntially just. He urges the
HankoW and Marking Nationalist
| groups to sink their feuds, to be eter.
nally vigilant to prevent resurgence of
communist influence, and to unite to
| hold up the Northern counter-drive
and to resume the drive northward
against Picking.
The duplicity of that old fox. the
christian general" Feng Yu Hsiang.
was the immediate cause of Chang 9
retirement. Some weeks ago Feng,
| by pretending to sever his connection
with Hankow and to ally himself
| with Chang kai Shek, frightened the
Hankow government into purging
| itself of communists, Chinese and
Russians. The communists were an
| obstruction to dominance by him of
Hankow. Next $50 it would seem) he
privately inspired Hankow to threaten
perhaps initiate) movement against
Marking, Changes capital. Then he
allowed Chang to come to grief in
his northern drive by Withholding
promised succors. Then he dispatched
| a note to Marking importing what
ever the Wording) that Chang must
go, hoping, with Chang out of the
| way, to dominate Marking.
But that Feng will-succeed in eff.
fectively consolidating the Nationalist
movement under his leadership seems
very doubtful. His betrayal of WI
| Pei Flu was too much even for celes-
| tial olfactories. 1t seems unlikely
that he can conciliate a support as
effective as that of which Chang dis
| posed. Your Wallensteins, however
noble their ultimate views, always
come to grief. The Nationalist spell
| is broken; the romance is fled. They
never can recapture the first fine care
| less rapture of that glorious sweep
northWard from Canton to Wuhan.
The morale of the Northern troops
has recovered, at least to the level of
the fallen morale Of the Southerners.
The immediate prospect is of con-
fusion worse COMPOUNDED on the Chi.
nese scene. l suggest that the reader
keep his eyes on Yen HSi Shan,
tuchun of Shansi. and WI Pei Flu.
super tuchun of Szechwan. kweichow
and Yunnan.
A report requiring confirmation has
it that Sun Chuan Fengs Northern
braves. pushing down the line of the
TientsinPukow Railroad, have reach
ed Pukow. on the northern bank Of
the Yangtse, and that thence they are
bombing Marking on the southern
bank.
BOliVia.-We are told of a rising of
so 900 Indians in Bolivia, involving
Staying of whites, burning of farm.
houses and warehouses and other out
RACES. No doubt. however. Is felt
that the government troops will quick.
ly suppress it. seeing that the wretch.
ed insurrectos have few firearms,
being mostly armed with clubs or
sings. Bloody clashes between troops
and insurrectos the latter accom-
panied by their women and children)
are already reported. in which the
latter have suffered heavily. The
chief causes of the rising are stated
to be dissatisfaction with the division
of the land and Communist agitation.
Indians constitute about 20 per cent
of the Bolivian population of approx
imately 100000.
X y X
United States of America.
entrant planes were eliminated from
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the sister Junkers monoplanes Eu
ropa and Bremen, aspirants to the
honor of the first westward supervola'
ton of the North Atlantic, met defeat
On reaching the North Sea the Europa
was turned back, fog utterly
blanketing the view. Landing, dan
gerous by reason of the heavy load
was made at Bremen, but not with
out considerable damage to propeller
and landing gear. Motor trouble fig
ured in the decision to return. II
would recall that about fortnight
ago the Europa established new
| worlds record for duration flying,
beating the record of Chamberlin an(
Acosta. The Bremen got above the
east coast Of Ireland, but after a
battle of many hours against storm
and fog, she was turned back. She
landed without damage at Dessau. the
starting place, % hours after taking
off.
Greece. - The Greek coalition gov
eminent (six Republican members,
six Monarchists, with the impartial
Zaimes as premier) resigned the other
day, owing, we are told, to the oppO'
sition of M. Tsaldares, leader Of the
| Advanced Monarchists," to the finan
cial policy Of the Republican leader,
nj. kafandaris, minister Of finance
European journalists are a good deal
het up over the natter and vision new
civil broils, perhaps another military
coup d'etat. But it is reassuring to
learn that Zaimes is trying to form
a new coalition government, to in
clude moderate Monarchists and ex.
clude Tsaldares, with good prospects
Of success. Tsaldares is moderately
inclined, but apparently has been
forced into an intransigent attitude by
extremist followers. When, last No
vember. the late government was
formed the Monarchist members
pledged themselves to abstain from
activity toward a monarchical restora
ton so long as they should participate
now free to resume such activity
Hearty participation Of the moderate
Monarchists in the government with
| the advanced Monarchists in clean op.
position might. however. prove a de.
velopment salutary to the republic.
We shall watch sympathetically the
effort of fine old Zaimes to save the
| situation by holding together the
Moderates, Republicans and Mon
archists. in loyal effort to stabilize the
conservative republic.
X 4 X
China. - The weeks prize item of
| news of the world is the resignation
Of Chang Kai Shek as head Of the
Marking government and generals
simo of its forces. Chang has retired
to his native village in Chekiang prov.
ince. In a letter to the Chinese people
he explains his startling action. Its
tone is one of magnanimity and dsin
terested patriotism. 1t might plaus-
IDLY be urged that this action was
motivated by discretion rather than
nobility. that the hero thus forestalled
personal ruin. saved his bacon. But
there are mixed motives to most &C.
lions. and I am not disposed to chal.
lenge the view which holds Chang to
be a man Of knightly qualities. far
less corrupted by the possession of
| great power than most who have pos
| sessed it, a genuine patriot. Chang
claims that he accomplished no small
part of the mission he had set him
self by saving the Nationalist move
ment from the communist influences
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Scope of .Jardine Farm-Relief Plan

farmers sold more than so per cent
Of their crop.
The sterilization corporation. having
authority to handle cotton. both for
members and non-members, would
have taken off the market enough of
that bountiful crop to prevent the
price from falling to 10 cents. 1t
would have gone into open market
operations" to stabilize cotton prices.
Obviously. any strong corporation
buying all the cotton offered at. say.
13 cents could have prevented the
price from falling below that figure.
The presence of such a corporation
might have had such psychological
influence on the market as to keep
the price at about 10 cents without
buying a great deal.
X y X
But how would the farm board and
the sterilization corporation have
known how much cotton could be
taken off the market without later
endangering the solvency of the cor.
poration? This is one Of the most
difficult problems in the plan, but not
dH lIlpOSSiDlS Olic'
1t is expected that the corporation
would be able to operate on the safe
side oftener than on the unsafe one
over a period of years. To be safe
means to be able to sell the stored
cotton at enough above the purchase
price to pay the cost of storing. In
other words. the price must not be
raised so much In buying and lowered
so much in selling that the difference
between the two prices would not be
at least sufficient to pay cost Of
operation.
The board and the corporation
would have more information on sup
ply and demand factors than is now
available, il Secretary Jardine is able
to put over his proposal for strong
statistical service. This means eco
nomic research as the headlight for
the whole sterilization machine. A
good deal of information is already
available to aid in judging the future.
More is needed for the successful
operation of this or any other plan to
stabilize farm prices.
1t did not require a genius to see
that cotton sold at sacrifice last Fall.
The following are significant. showing
that 81 per cent of 100000 bales
were sold from October to January
when the price was lowest:
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locals into regional and national or
CARNATIONS handling large volumes
of business" Mr.. Jardine, however.
would put his sterilization plan into
operation at once without waiting for
that extensive organization of farmers,
which he holds up as the longtime
objective.
Second. Definite recognition Of the
responsibility Of the public in helping
farmers to reduce the price fluctua-
tons resulting from unavoidable sur
pluses and shortages, and to adjust
production to demand. A surplus due
to exceptionally favorable weather is
an "act of God" which the farmer
cannot avoid and which should not be
permitted to beat the price down to
a level where 1.-The farmer in effect
not only receives no additional returns
from his surplus. but is obliged to
pay for the privilege Of giving it
away" Mr.. Jardine proposes that
this responsibility should be recog
nized by creating a Federal farm
board clothed with broad legal author
ity. But he would not put the Gov
eminent into the business Of buying
and selling farm products.
X y X x
Third. Economic research as a basis
for a strong statistical service to en-
able the farm board, individual farm.
ers and their business organizations
to judge more accurately present and
future conditions of supply AMI de-
mand. and to adjust production to
demand. A search bearing more spe-
officially on the problem Of stabilizing
farm prices is urged as a major part
of the proposed program. He says:
TT is a proper function Of Govern
ment to provide the facts with the
nrnner interpretation made available
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X
Many a farmer sells his cotton at
forced sale. High-interest debts at
the local bank, store bills, the mort.
gage holder, and the fatal individual.
ism of his business practices are the
hosts that drive him to the sacrifice.
Then the high priests Of an organized
market have their day in dealing with
the unorganized farmer.
Suppose that the price of cotton
could have been held up to the modest
figure Of Is cents by taking 100000
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Toy Horse Pulls Buggy.

Children of Germany are enjoying
rides in small buggies pulled by toy
horses that were recently invented.
The operating equipment is concealed
in the steed, and by giving the bride
n slight pull, 1t Is set in motion, send
ing buggy. rider and ~ forward.
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~ OGDOM is where human ma
~ ture runs on four legs"
said Albert Payson Ter
~ hume, the noted writer on
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Continued on Eighteenth Page)
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United States of America.
entrant planes were eliminated from
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Exhaustive Study Undertaken.

In 1921 the Secretary of War APP
nointed a board of general officers who
looked into the question at the request
Of the Senate military affairs commi'
Toe This board recommended, after
ohtaining as best it could the opinion
IF officers of the Army, certain steps
which were in measure made the
basis of the socalled Wadsworth bill
which failed of action in the last Con
Evening star., 1927-05-29

This is the finest, roomiest and most beauti-
full Essex ever built. Naturally it has every
refinement and detail of comfort that you
would expect in the deluxe model of this line.
Its new and original type of body construc-
ton adapts the best practice of airplane fabri-
cation and combines the strength of steel with
the lightness of aluminium. 1t makes possible
the roominess of the large car without the
penalty of weight or sacrifice of nimbleness
or economy.
And with its superb and luxurious body,
remember, Essex is Super-Six. 1t differs
from all other 'Sixes''-not by little margins
but bold, vivid advantages that instantly
stand out from all comparison.
Evening star., 1927-05-29
Airplane type c0nstru
aluminium 6rGghtnes

Here is so miles an hour all day long, with
ease to car and comfort to passengers. yet
that is far below its maximum SPEEDY Here
are size, generous passenger room, simple,
positive controls. No car of any price excels
its easy riding qualities.
Here is economy, engineered not only to
savings in fuel and oil, but particularly to
freedom from early depreciation, and to
lowest maintenance costs.
1t satisfies every requirement of motorists
accustomed to big car roominess and COM
fort, and is a revelation to those who have
heretofore measured luxury only by price.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-11-04
The Sweetest
County In All
OF TarheeHa

Craven County, with a poPu-
tion of less than $4,000 by the
last decennial census. might be
called the sweetest place in
North Carolina, as we'll as the
wetteSt.
New Bern and Craven County. ac-
cording to figures brought out In a
congressional investigation ana
ouoted by Federal Judge l. NJ
AIeekins of this city. imported l"'-
600 600 pounds of Sugar last year
Il figures out nearly $4,000 pounds
Of sugar per capita for every man.
woman and child in the county.
# is obvious of course that most
If the thirteen million pounds or
surar is used in the manufacture OF
corn liquor as there is no other
industry in Craven County using a
considerable amount of sugar.
The liquor industry is said to be
tbe most important industry III
Craven County and New Bern busl-
ness men are freely quoted as say
ing that if the industry should be
,,prooted New Bern would face 1ln-
ancial disaster.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-11-04
S. C. Helters
Find Best OF
Rdhons Here

Fifty three fine high grade
and thorobred Guernsey heif-
ers and four Guernsey cows,
purchased by ]. Wesley Fore
man for the Foreman Stock
Farms at Elizabeth City. think
they are going to like the big
Foreman ranch fine.
The Guernseys, a full car load.
personally selected by Mr.. Foreman
from some of the finest herds In
Piedmonth. South Carolina. brings
the total number of fine cattle OH
the Foreman farm up to more than
900 head. Mr.. Foreman had to buy
more stock to take care Of the enor-
nous production of ensilage on MS
farms this summer.
The Guernsey heifers will be bred
for the Acme Dairy Oh the Foreman
Stock Farms. There are now exact
ly 30 milch cows in the Acme Dairy
and if conditions warrant new ad'
dition of a 80 cow barn will be built
in another year.
They are not only successfully
breeding fine milch COWS on the
Foreman ranch. but producing frs
quality beef cattle as well.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-11-04
HOW is YOUR
ELECTRIC. LIGHT
BILL RUNNING?

Numerous complaints from
domestic consumers of electric
current in Elizabeth City are
finding their way into the edi-
torial room of this newspaper.
Consumers charge that their meters
are carelessly read and that Il
check-up of their meters reveals
the fact that in many instances they
have been rendered bills for cur
rent far in excess of the current
actually consumed. ,....
If this condition is general the
facts should be known and this
newspaper will be glad 70 have
actual cases with all figures sub
mitted to it for publication.
1t is one of the charges frequent
ly brought by public service corpOr-
ations. that municipality owned pub
lie utilities are laxly managed and
more costly to the public than If
under private ownership. If this Is
going to he true in the case of Eliz-
abcth City the facts should he
known. If you have a true COM
plaint against the electric light and
power department of your city ad-
ministration bring it to this news
paper.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-11-04

"I'm getting durn tired of work
ING ten hours day for somebody
else and | think I'm going in buSi-
ness for myself" said the Soda
Jerker TO the Bank Clerk.
What kind Of business" asked
the Bank Clerk.
Il GUESS I'll open me up a little
soda fountain and confectionery
business of my Own." said the Soda
Jerker.
"How many businesses Of that kind
do YOU think there are in this little
town now?" asked the Bank Clerk
"About Is all told" said the Soda
Jerker.
"And you think there is room
for more?" said the Bank Clerk
That's the trouble with business
to-day; just because a fellow thinks
he is tired of working for some one
else and thinks he can have more
leisure as his own boss, he .plungeS
into business half-cocked without
fine least thought as to whether the
field is already over-crOwded. Two
or three drug stores in town make
money with their soda fountains.
Everybody gets an idea that there
is big money in soda fountains: soda
fountains become as numerous as
filling stations.
cone man succeeds with little
grocery store on residence street
and another man. inspired by his
success, sets up a store right across
the street from him. without Il
thorNht as to whether there Is
enough business in the neighbour
hood for two to divide with pro-
fit. ,,
"One man sets up gasoline fill
ing station at a cross roads ana
has a good business; his neighbours
think he is getting rich and present
" there is filling station ON every
corner of the same cross roads ana
all of them have to sell corn whlskey
and rubber goods on the side 10
make living.
Half the people III Elizabeth City
are eternally complaining OF nara
times simply because there Is too
much duplication of mercantile
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-11-04
HEARST PROUD
TO SERVE LOCAL
ASSOCIATION

William Randolph Hearst,
owner and active head Of the
greatest combination of news
papers magazines and periodi-
Gals in America, has agreed to
serve on the National Advisory
Council of the Kill Devil Hills
Memorial Association.
please convey to the assOcia-
ton my appreciation of the oppor-
tunity TO be connected in this way
with such notable event in the his
tory of aviation"
Mr.. Hearst is regarded as one OF
the most valuable members of the
National Advisory Council OF the
association born in Elizabeth City
a few months ago.
In the same mail with Mr.,
HearSt'S acceptance came the ac-
ceptance of Mr.. Harry F. Guggeh-
helm. director Of the Daniel Gus-
genheim Fund for the Promotion OF
AerOnauticS. II am hearty in ac-
cord with the purpose of your aSs0-
ciation." wrote Mr.. GugSenheim.
And from L. S. Senator Morris
Shepard of Texas comes this letter
"I have learned with deep inter
est of the formation Of the Kill
Devil Hills Memorial Association
to perpetuate the memory of the
first successful aerOplane flight
made at Kill Devil Hills North
Carolina by Wilbur and Orville
Wright. | am in hearty accord with
tbe PURPOSES Of this organization
TO keep alive the memory of this
significant event which has 50
broadly affected the whole scheme
of orr civilization for the past
twenty five years. l understand
the Association is to he entirely
patriotic and historical and l truS'
il will receive the approval OF the
entire country"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-11-04
RIIL BUTTED CECIL WHITE:
KNOCKED HIM UNCONSCIOUS

Cecil White. dairyman living near
tba S6rfolE Naval Base is recover
Ing from injuries sustained when he
wos Knocked down by bull Satur-
day. The bull approached him from
tbe rear. caught him mawares with
q we'll directed collision at the place
intended to sit on. and threw him
ON his face Oh Il concrete floor. lie
was found unconscious by members
Of the family shortly afterward ana
was taken to a hospital.
Mr., White is former resident
of this county, and the son OF Mr'
and Mrs. ]. ]. White Sr., OF this
city.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-11-04
she is his first pet.

WANTED: Smart. energetic and in
fustriouS white boy to learn the
printing trade. If you are not. will
ing to work hard TO learn good
trade with. a future to it don't apply.
This is good job for the right boy.
Apply to Mr.. Haskett at THE IN
DEPENDENT Friday morning.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-11-04
che BANK CLERK ASo THE SOeA uCRKGR
EVERYBODY WANTS TO co IN BUSINESS

enterprise in Elizabeth City. With
half the stores we have now anu
the same amount of money in circu-
lation. Elizabeth City would he one
of the richest small towns in
America. We've got plenty of trade,
plenty of money. but it" split up
into 50 many parts that nobody APP
preciateS the true wealth of the city
and its region.
"And let me tell yOu something
else. young fellow: don't think for
moment that you are going to get
out of doing Il hard days work by
working for yourself. To make Il
business of your own succeed you've
got to work not ten hours day.
but twelve to sixteen. And then
you'll have lie awake nights worry
ing over details that never bothered
you so long as you had a.h0Ss to do
the worrying.
''If you succeed in business you
will he one out of four. for fully
seventy five per cent of those who
try it 90 bankrupt in two or three
years-if, indeed. they last that
long.
IF the average chap who is think
ing about going in business for him
self would work az hard for his boss
as he would have to work for him
self to succeed in his own business
he would make himself 50 valu'
able to the business he i working
for that he would i'll time become
at least part owner of the business
he is working for.
"Take a tip from me: if you
aren't smart enough to make your
self a paying place in the business
YOU are working for, you're hardl!
smart enough to make killing Ill
business Of your OWL"
(Why not get tho book OF tne
Bank Clerk and the Soda Jerker, q
choice collection Of their rical and
raey arguments? 80 cents by maiL)
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-11-04

A two weeks term of Superior
Court convenes in PaSquotank Mon
day morning, Judge Garland Mid
yette of Jackson presiding. The
first week will he a mixed term
devoted to the trial of civil and
criminal cases. the second week to
the trial of civil cases.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-11-04
oIt VT MEEKINS NOT
'tMOVlNG TO RALEIGH

!, ''> 'nH' Federal Judge l..
'ii> aui family will give mp
"'i'lH IN Elizabeth City and
u" Raleigh are denied by
A""h.n> His week. Such a
>"llitu- considerable circula-
''nIn q '"w days. probably
WI "f m" fact Judge Meek
'"i'l" his family TO Raleigh
way "t Sour or six weeks at
Walter Hotel in that city.
us holm" here temporarily.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-11-04

Eye strains are the greatest souse
of nerve waste of the body. Have
YOUR eyes examined by DRs. ). D.
HATHAWAY, Eye Sight Specialists.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-11-04

If you suffer from headaches
let us examine your eyes. DRS.
J. d. HATHAWAY, Eye Sight
Specialists. adv.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-11-04

HERE the only W. Toms the story of whose rise
from country North Carolina to the presidency OF the
great Tobacco Co. is told in another column or ms
newsaper the picture his granddaughter Mary
Frances Buchanan and was this bewng lady
that Mr. Toms his picture taken For one thing
of more Importance Mr. Toms than the of hundred m"nn
dollar children grand children lie Is e
father Of six living and of four and he is devoted to
one Of Them But picture has that proud ana
eonut look of ownership might easily lead to believe hat
is pet. ..--.-g