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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-06-15
Hope for the Victims
OF The Greatest Economic Crime and
Absurdity in America

North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia grow
ers of early Irish potatoes must stand together the
man who puts his money his labor and his hopes into
the production of food for the nation is entitled to
fair reward for his labors.
But he will never be assured of even living wage
for his labor or much legal rate of interest on
his investment if he does not his own price tor
his commodity.
One of the greatest economic crimes and absurdi-
ties of our time is the fact that the average American
farmer the backbone of the nation lets the buyer fix
the price he shall receive for his produce
Agriculture continued on its present unsound busi-
ness will depopuate rural America, reduce farm acres
to bramble patches and the end will be famine anarchy
and chaos.
The farmer must manage his affairs, establish
his own prices he will into his own only when
he saws to the world You shall not eat the bread have
produced by the sweat of my brow until you have paid
me fair price for it.
The tri- State cooperative movement inaugurated
kv Elizabeth City potato men is step in the right
direction; its program is simple, reasonable Definite
it asks the growers do just five things; here they
are.
l. To market only No. ro.atoes.
e. To ship no potatoes consignment that can
possibly be sold {. o. b.
;. To keep Nc potatoes and culls off the market
entirely.
a. To take every precauon in digging potatoes
to avoid sun.cald Dig in the carly mornings
and late afternoons on extremely hot days.
S. z, sec that every barrel is WELL FILLED.
Shake the barrel twice after filling and pile
On os many POTATOES can be gotten under
the cover, in:urng a full package at the
destination.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-06-15
,AsOIJOTANK WOMEN
CIT A HARD LESSON
The Lessen is If Women Must Play in
% p,rtics They Must Play Like Men, BY
The Rules of The Game

~,-,r Civ women learned lesson in politics last
,; was hard lesson for some OF them; disappont-
-~ ;,~ ali Of them; but they should have learned les
. i've lesson they should have learned may them
- a,r,rs and make ior true democracy in their city
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-06-15

You owe yourself thorough and
careful examination of your eyes
by a qualified Optometrists. DR..
J. ID. HATHAWAY, OptometriSt,
Coroljpo Rank Bldg. adv
Evening star., 1928-02-29
COSMOS CLUB BUYS
ADJOINING BUILDING
Purchases 3-Story Structure
and Parcel of Land on
H Street.

The Cosmos Club. widely known Or
, ganization composed largely Of scien-
thc and professional men. which has
its home in the Onet-ime residence or
Dolly Madison at the corner OF II street
and Madison place and adjacent prop
crty on Madison place. has purchased
the property Immediately adjoining its
quarters on the east from Mrs. Julia
Granger Porter
The land acquired is an odd-shapcd
parcel having a frontage on II street OF
28 feet and depth OF about Sc feet
and has an area of about 1858 square
feet. The consideration involved in
the transaction. which was handled
through the Office of Arthur G. Hough-
ton, was said to be approximately
$82 500.
The property Is improved by three
story and basement office building.
Title to the property was passed yes
terday by Mrs. Porter to the Cosmos
Club and subsequently was placed in
the names of James j. Becker and Mr.
HOughton as trustees.
The Cosmos Club. it is understood,
will hold the additional parcel as an in
veStment. although plans may be de-
veloped for converting the second and
third floors into sleeping quarters for
members OF the club. This enlarge
ment of the holdings Of the club on the
Fl street corner. it is believed. will con-
siderably enhance the value OF the
historic corner building.
Evening star., 1928-02-29
NEW. YORK TRANSIT
STRIKE THREATENED
Company Union Says Reinstate-'
ment of A. F. of L. Men Will
Cause Suspension.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. February 20. -- CLOUDS
presag;ng strike by some employees
OF the marlborough Rapid Transit Co.
operating a large part OF New Yorks
subway and elevated system. darkened
the transit situation yesterday.
Patrick j. Connolly. president OK the
Interborough Brotherhood, so-called
company union" said II the company
reinstates 10 men discharged because
of affiliation with an American Fedora
ton Of Labor unit. the brotherhood VIII
regard the action as cause for strike
on its own part.
Not more than 100 Intcrborough
Rapid Transit employees. Connolly said.
are members OF the outside union, and
the intention OF the brotherhood Is Ia
see that these are weeded out OF the
company's employ.
Connollys statement followed moves
Monday by officials OF the Amalga-
mated Association OF Street and Elec-
tric Railway Employees. the American
Federation OF Labor group, In which
they sought the aid OF Mayor Walker
and Supreme Court Justice Wasservogel
to prevent creeping lockout" OF Anal
gamatcd employees.
Evening star., 1928-02-29
S6,0OO,OOO EXPENDED
FOR FLOOD RELIEF
Red Gross Announces Huge Fund
j Spent 10 Aid Victims in
Louisiana.

BATON ROUGE. La. February %.
The American Red Cross viii
have spent approximately $4,000 900 on
food relief IN Louisiana as the result
of the 1927 food r. J. HcCarty. relief
director for louisiana, said yesterday.
hF. McCarty Is preparing 70 close the
relief work at the end Of March
He declared that many Of the food
refugees were III better condition now
than they were when the food came
last Spring due 10 importation Of i'm
pro"ec i've stock 10 replace much poor
stock destroyed and the introduction Of
better agricultural methods.
Of1csais here believe that the num-
b"r u persons vino VIII need food sup
plies viii increase until farmers In the
fooc areas begin ~ harvest new crops.
no estimate H3F made ~ the time when
the relief program VII De formally con-
cluded
Substantial results haze been obtain
rc ii 'ne VOyk q! permanent rehabili-
tatIon. the fcIc wOykerS reported ex-
pressing nope that all Yeconxtruct!0n
WORK "pI,d be completed during the
Spring
Felief work has been conducted in
~ cD3n'Ies anG completed In 81 ot
tneSe FDod Is nov being distributed in
~ cp0n'}rs. and clothing IN 10 coun~
trs ~ supplement several hundred car
.rafs - dpna,ec and purchased apparel
seri o4' curing me Pail and Winter.
III ~ e"py' " prevent the spread ri
pe!iafFa ny encouraging the cGnsump-
l}rt. III more green Yea.r rble*. the Red
CfD@s IS c.su!bJ'ing $500 packets of
fsrren seed
Evening star., 1928-02-29
NATIONAL BALLOON
RACES MAY FAIL
Cities Decline to Bid for Gordon
Bennett Trophy Event, Says
Official.

By the Associated Press.
The probability that there will be no
national balloon race this year, and
that Americas three entries for the
Gordon Bennett International Trophy
event will have to be chosen on the
basis of past performances. was ex-
pressed yesterday by Carl F.. Schory:
secretary of the contest committee OF
the National Aeronautic Association.
mo applications have so far been re-
ceived from cities able and willing 70
plav host to the event" Schory an
nounced following meeting of the
committee, "and present indications
are that 1t will have to be abandoned.
He explained that the balloon pilots
for the Gordon Bennett event, TO DE
held In Detroit June 80. would have to
be chosen by April /. and that owing
TO the involved preparations necessary
in shipping the gas and making other
ARRANGEMENTS the starting point for the
race would have to be chosen not later
than March Is.
Negotiations had been in progress be-
tween the association and Louisville
and Cincinnati but apparently the prob
lem OF supplying the hydrogen gas and
furnishing the prize money proved too
great, Schory declared.
Evening star., 1928-02-29
JOHN WHITELAW LEWIS.
COLORED LEADER. DIES
Man Who Came to Capital win
Coxey's Army Later Founded
Bank Here.

john WhitelnW Lewis. founder nt the
Industrial savings Hank, Eleventh ana
u streets, and hong prominent III nesf"
activities here. died IN Freedmen Hos
pilhl Monday night, following a'ioAe
uf paralysis earlier III the day.
Funeral services VIII be conducted
IN the Metropolitan bhpliht thhfch'
Twelfth and IL atrectB Friday afternoon
at O'Clock,
Mr.. Lewis, who was 90 years olu
rane hers with Cnheya army III 'it'
nneties. iir organized h"dtafrlet :
union and later becaine president ~
the Indihtrial Bank,
As pioneer colofed h,lslnash man
here, he organized the Whitclaw 90
and built the Whltelaw Hotel More
recently he WAS intershted In realty
Development
lie Ii survived by his eidn~. Mis-
Amy Lewis, and Two sons. Henry Lewis
and Emery Lewis.
Evening star., 1928-02-29
A. Y. BRADLEY, 81,
DIES At HOME HERE
Prominent Lawyer Was Son
of Late Justice of D. C..
Supreme Court.

Andrew Y. Bradley. So years old,
prominent lawyer Of this city and the
son of the late Justice Andrew c. Brad
ley Of the District Supreme Court, died
at his residence in the Mendoza Apart
ments last night. Death was due to
pneumonia.
Mr.. Bradley was a member of the
bar of the United States Supreme
Court and of the bar of the Supreme
Court Of the District of Columbia. He
vas a founder OF the Lawyers Club
here and a member Of the Society Of
Natives of the District OF Columbia.
A native of this city, Mr.. Bradley was
educated at the old Columbian Prepara-
tory School, the Columbian College and
at the Columbian Law School, now a
part Of George Washington University.
He studied law while serving as as
sistant clerk in the District Supreme
Court and had practiced here for the
past 80 years.
He is survived by his mother. Mrs.
Sue II. Y. Bradley and his brother,
Charles II. Bradley. prominent lawyer
of this city.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed.
Evening star., 1928-02-29
GINGER ALE "SET-UPS" SERVICE
TO HOMES BATTLES OFFICIALS
Delivery by Drug Stores and Delicatessens
New Problem for Police and Dry
Law Enforcement Heads.

cracked ice at 10 cents a quart, together
with ginger ale.
1t is said that most drug stores and
delicatesscns in that neighborhood have
been besicged for a. long time with re-
current requests for "a little cracked ice
to go with the ginger ale" and that
the decision to make regular practice
OF selling the combination is the result
OF this constant demand.
Offhand. prohibition and police off,
cials seemed to agrc today that no Law
Is being violated in such Instances.
Home Delivery Upheld.
Mr.. Lowman expressed the opinion
that home delivery Of ice and Dinaer
ale could not be considered violation
OF the prohibition law. Agents acted
he explained, only when 1t was evident
IN public places that the ingredients
were being sold for the express purpose
Of mixing alcoholic drinks.
Inspector William S. Shelby. assist
ant superintendent OF police. said nc
could conceive Of no way in which
such transactions or service could be
construed as a breach OF any law, pro-
hibitiOn or otherwise"
It was pointed out the seller has M
way OF knowing whether the cu3tome!
is going TO use the purchase in ar
illegal mixture" or whether he plans tC
drink the ginger ale straight" and use
the ice to cool babys bottle.
Evening star., 1928-02-29

Treasury and police officials were
confronted with another somewhat
extraneous prohibition problem today
with the disclosure that certain drug
stores and delicatessens here have an
nounced home delivery service on
cracked ice and ginger ale.
Treasury officials some time ago an
nounCcd ruling TO the effect that sale
Of cracked ice. ginger ale and other
ingredients used In mixing alcoholic
drinks constituted violation OF the
national prohibition act and test carcs
we're brought in the courts under the
ruling.
Recently however. Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Treasury LOWman stated
that the ruling applied only when the
proprietor of a cafe, restaurant or night
club knew that the "set-ups" were to
be used for illegal purposes.
The lie Paradis case, In which
lengthy testimony was taken and which
is vet to be decided. involved charge
in connection with the Ice and ginger
ale ruling, and similar charges we're
brought against Chicago night club
owner.
Residents Circularized.
Drug stores in the Northwest apart
ment house section have been enter
nrising enough to circularize nearby
homes and apartments with announce
ment of their readiness to denver
Evening star., 1928-02-29
TIPS FOR TAXPAYERS
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Evening star., 1928-02-29
D|R|G|BLE STARTS
HOMEWARD FLIGHT
Los Angeles Reaches Aircraft
Tender in Cuba, Where
She Will RefueI.


The dirigiblc Los Angeles arrived at
Cuatro Reales Channel the entrance to
the Gulf OF Guaganayabo. at ll:l0
o'clock this morning. Eastern standard
time. the Navy Department was in
formed.
She will move later To the aircraft
tender Patoka, for rctueling before re-
suming her Journey to her hanger at
LakehurSt. n. J.
She is expected to make at least one
lateral cruise over Cuba. before taking
off on the l,500-mile voyage home.
The Navy Department was informed
that the Los Angeles, after taking OF
from France Field yesterday, followed
q course over the canal across the
Isthmus OF Panama, and circled over
the City OF Panama before resuming
her trip.
Across the Caribbean Sea she bucked
a 30-mile trade wind, but forged ahead
steadily at an average speed OF 34 miles
an hour.
The dirigibIe has made periodic re-
ports TO the Navy Department through
the use of her new type 50-watt high
frequency radio transmitter, which ls
being given a severe test on the night
Evening star., 1928-02-29
NOTED MURAL PAINTER
HERE FOR HONEYMOON
Edwin Howland BlaAhfield Married
Writer Yesterday in
New York.

Edwin Howland Blashiield, some OF
whose mural paintings decorate the Ii
brary Of Congress. as well as state
capitos, courthouses. churches and
similar buildings throughout the coun-
try. was honeymooning here today with
his bride OF day. the former Miss
Grace Hall. writer. Of New York CITY.
MIR Blaahfield who Ia 70 years old.
and Miss Hall who Is So. were married
Yesterday at the Church Of the Ascen-
sion In New York by Rev. Donald Al
drich.
They came here Immediately after the
ceremony ON what was characterized as
IA brief wedding trip" They are at the
Willard Hotel
Blashfled has won international rec
opnitton for his mural paintings, lie
has executed many notable works from
his studio atop Carnegie Hall In New
York. He has been WidoWer since
1918 lie Is president OF the National
Academy OF Design.
Evening star., 1928-02-29
TREASURY CLOCK WHICH TELLS
DAYS KNOWS IT'S LEAP YEAR
Ancient Timepiece Points to
29 Today-UsuaIIy Skips
at 28.
Watchman Believes Hands
Will Start March Right at
Midnight Tonight.

An ancient timepieee at the Treasury
Department knew today it was leap
year
| 1t has two faces, but since 1t was
repaired has never been known 10 lie.
One face tells the time of the day and
the other face Identifies the day of the
week. the month and the date of the
month.
But the old clock which was resur-
rected from the United States Mint at
Carson City. New. when it was about
to be sold for Junk, has an uncanny
ability of registering correctly the
30-day months and the 3l-day months.
The single hand pointing to the date
Of the month will jump on the last day
Of a 30-day month. missing the 3lSt.
and start the next month off on time.
Last year. according to reports at the
Treasury. 1t jumped from February %
to March overnight. as it should.
But today the hand pointed on the
tosen Of leap year to the date OF We'd
ueSis..- February %
At midnig1ie tonight will the hand
jump across 80 anu 81 to Thursday.
March /? The clock repairer of the
Treasury. who started it running again
a few years ago. believes it will, SO
does every one in the office Of the
director of the mint. where the time
worn piece hangs on the wall
The dial Of the calendar is old and
chppcd. it has been slightly repaired
Evening star., 1928-02-29

and retouched with paint but old dates
Of patents in 1854, 1860 and 1862 dimly
show through the fading design. The
name OF the maker. believed to be a
we'll known old firm, is partly oblit-
Grated.
The night watchman. If he can get
into the room with his pass key at the
mystic hour of midnight when the
wheels begin to turn the dial, eX
poets to take peek to see whether
the old monarch will be able with its
ancient works to make the Jump cor
rectly from Wednesday. February 90. to
Thursday. March !. Tomorrow morn
! ings light will tell the tale.
Evening star., 1928-02-29
ACTING RABBI SUED.
Wife Petitions for Divorce From
Hyman GoodkowitZ.

Hyman GoodkowitZ. said To be acting
az rabbi for the Southeast Hebrew Con-
pregation and the Uptown Taimud To-
rah, at 208 Taylor street. was sued to-
day for limited divorce by his wife,
Mrs. Fannie GoodkoWitz Justice Hitz
signed an order requiring the husband
IN give a bond Of $3.50 not TO leave
Washington pending the hearing OF the
Rifcs petition,
Mrs OoodkowitZ. through Attorney
David Wiener. tells the court that her
husband resides at 405 Tenth street
northeast. and In addition 10 his sery-
ifeS AS rabbi for the two congregations.
FOR which he receives $40 per week. he
makes about as much more IN teacher
ot Hebrew. She says she was married
at Kingston. n C.. June 10. 1910. and
has four children. They lived together
81 Suffolk. Va. the wife states. until
june 1926 when she vas forced To sue
her husband for npn-RuppOrt. G0odko-
aitz She says, fled the jurisdiction and
Was not located for more than IL
months and she assigns this as reason
for her application ~ put him under
bond,
Evening star., 1928-02-29
Mixed Jury Separated for Night
By judge Seeking Deadlock Solution

CO. Inc. fGi commission under "a
lease Wub hubInii'cd to tIle iuty about
noon yesterday nnd when The jufy had
not reached IA veidici al b 80 o'clWk .
Tie question: arose ah Ia What hliouid
he done with them There are 10 hietp-
inH accommodations fnf women al The
courthouse, only one large room cot
tanning Ia hedhieads Tor the ncroinino"
daiion ~ ~ men aud 4 deputy maihhals
being provided Ihe court thought a
verdict should be reached. so decided 10
allow lie Jurors Ia separate and return
tO their deliberations this morning
When they failed la agtes after u
couple ni hDufh thls morning they we've
discharged,
Evening star., 1928-02-29

Justice Bailey VI HE District Euptems
Court late yesterday reached d solu
lion III hpH bp avoid boxing MP tiViI
Jury III nine man aud three women, who
failed ~ reach All agreement alter
several hours III driiberatl0n. lie per
mittff NE Jurors 10 separate aud al"
iected that They assemble thiE morning
~ renew their deliberations, No 0b)ec~
tion vas taken by counsel tO ihs action
~ tbe court There is said Ia be nJ
precedent for such separation ~ Il Jury
In this Distfiet sitter The case IL sub
miiied
The csss ~ Henry r. GTushn. zeal
eGtate salesman, against the Outhfls
Evening star., 1928-02-29
FIREMAN GAVE LIFE
TO SAVE COMRADE
C. |. Buoh|, Dying, Tells of
Crawling Back Into Steam
of Train Wreck.

A heroic effort To save his engineer
Eugene r. Klroy. cost the life OF c. l..
Buohl, fireman. In the wreck Of the
Carolina Special" AT Marcus Hook. Pa,
Monday. It was revealed yesterday after
the fireman had died In a Chester. Pa
hospital.
The story Of Buohl's valiant endeavoi
to rescue kilroy was obtained from DR.
s. II. Crothers. Of the hospital stair
who told the Associated Press OF n sin
ple sentence whispered by the fireman
In his dying moments.
II was free OF the wreckage." Buoh
said fnintlv, but | saw Gene caugh,
fast after we turned over. aud l went
back to help him, and was met by the
rush Of scalding water.
Funeral Tomorrow.
Funeral services for Buohl will be- held
from hts residence, boz ID street south
east. at o'clock tomorrow afternoon
Rev. r. w Johnson OF Grace Baptist
Church will otnciate. The fireman viii
be buried In Arlington National Gene"
terry. Services at the grave will be at
tended by delegates from Potomac
Lodge, No. z, Brotherhood Of iocomo-
tive Firemrn and Engineers, The body
of MIR. buohl reached Washington vi
/ 30 this afternoon.
Buohl II survived .by his wife and six
children, Dorothy. II. Christopher, ~.
Chester, IL, GLADYS. .. Thelma. =
and Agnes months old.
Mrs nnohl. who. with Mrs. kilroy
rushed To The Chester, Pa. hospital
where the men were taken after the de
raimcnt collapsed completely upon
her return home last night and was
under u physicians care today, iirs
parrnta have also come on from Ian"
easter Pa. and are attending her,
saw Army service
mlohi enlisted Ia the Field Artillery
at Lancaster In 1902 and served at Nali-
ota Army posts until iDna lie had
been with the ralitnad tor the past III
years,
Funeral errviccs for iilroy VIII he
held at his residence. 1901 Columbia
road tomorrow morning ut 70 thence
Ia the Shrine or the aaried Heart
church, where requiem mass VIII he
celebrated at y O'Clock, hutial VIII be
IN Mnun, ulivet Cemetery
Surviving Mi, kilray are hia widow
Mrs Loretta Fitzgerald kllrny, and
their two children, Margaret, I, and
ttnhert /. tWo children py toIme,
marriage Thomas y, kiliny ana Mrs
Jnseph Smith two hrothets, Thomas
and John kilrny, and sister, Mts
.inhn Mci.alneys 4
Evening star., 1928-02-29
CITY CLUB SHOW TONIGHT.
Vaudeville pTesen ntation to BE
Broadcast by WMAL.

Plans are complete for the prescnta-
ton Of the City Club vaudeville show
for club members and their families In
the main ballroom Of the club at $50
o'clock tonight. A record attendance Is
anticipated following the transfer Of the
show from the lounge, where II was
planned at nrst 10 stage IL. to the main
ballroom
The SHOW. IN which Edith Reed and
her troupe viii be presented. VIII be-
broadcast by Radio Station WMAL.