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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-02-18
German Staff Officer Reveals
, How America Upset W ar Plans

washington military and dipsonaattc
circles are deeply interested N revca-
ations fust made by members q VOC
iHindenhmsS ssaK. disclosing for the
first time the rcAsons Why Germany
deaed the United stAtes. isEs.
To-day, ten years after the war U
over. the truth 10 anally being TOLD
70 quote one OF the German General
iStan. who explained the German
policy 20 Brig. General Henry J.,
, Reilly. o. r. @.
General Reilly. sent abroad 70 50
co original sources TO sift out the
facts from the great mass O: prope-
ganda. exaggeration and half-truths,
has completed his report which Is
published in full In the Cosmopolitan.
! For the great German General
, Staf the war from the beginning had
been a race against time" declared
/ one Hindenburg man: time to knock
out France before Russia was ready
really TO tlght-time to knock OUT
Doth OF them before England was
, ready with a real army. We believed
only bad German leadership had pre-
,',nted us from doing this.
ALLIED war propaganda had taught
you that the Russian steam zaller was
dattening us out on one 1Aie, while
me British. French. and Italians over
whelmed us on the otSer-that we
were on our last legs With our backs
to the wall. And like rlost war propa-
ganda that was the opposite OF the
truth.
/ I'VE had beaten Russia so thor
oughly that we held line far within
/ her territory. re had wiped Rou-
mania and Serbia of the map. We
had failed in the first Battle OF tbs
Marine and ae Verdun to put France
out. However. we had caused her
army such tremendous losses that we
knew 1t could never regain full
strength =
1t was the unexpected arrival Of
the Uh,ted States army that upset
'Germany's plans. the Htndenburg
,spokssman reveals. Germany believed
the United States would not resort to
this draft.
we had watched the failure OF
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-02-18

which approximately sso.o0o.oot goes
to farmers yearly for their beets
More than 100000 farmers are EN-
gagged regularly in growing susa,
beets. In addition $4,000 laooreis are
required in field work and harvest
and $4,000 mechanics. laborers and
factory hands are employed IL pants
during the operating seascn.
$50 great is the economic influence
of beet sugar production that stump
in the industry could affect the rIos-
rerity OF a large part of the entry
Adequate tariff protection for the IN
dustry should be prime hn"':cani
policy to insure farmers 4 / : rice
for their beets ard wuii;crS a wage
level commensurate with lie p.esens
scale OF living in America"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-02-18
DEATHS REPORTED

The following is list of deaths
of colored persons reported to the
Richmond Bureau Of Health from
February z to February IA, 1928.
with age and date Of dea:h:
wy
Samuel L. Burrell, s months; 2S12
o S.; February s.
Samuel Richardson, 65; 500 N. 7th
ST.; February
Fannie P. Coleman, 81; sos N. 5-h
ST.; February 5.
Richard Jackson, Sc; 1910 st. John
St.; February 3.
Leslie Johnson, A; 1904 N. 1sr
S.; February S.
William P. Brown, II; 1924 W..
Leigh ST.; February 6.
Mary Dabney, rs; 1923 W. Leigh
ST.: FEBRUARY 4.
William Hartman, 13; 617 s..
James St. February 6.
Martha Clay, So; 112 Coutts ST. !;
February 6.
Virginia Jennie Green, So; 705 1-s
W. Clay St.; February 6.
David Gunter, 10; As Wood g..
February 8.
Edward L. Stokes, 80; January %;
813 1-2 N. Tin St.
George Grandson, So; 91S N. Sth
ST.; February g.
Fred Henry Davis, year; 502 Nor
ton ST.. February 9.
Russell Parrish, SIS; 20S S. Beach
Si Fehrnarv O
Charles W. Washington, SO; 1925
N. 25th ST.; February 10.
Kate H. Lewis, 80; 1922 St. John
St February IL.
Charlie Hubert, "a; 715 n. 2eth
S.: February IL.
Alice Thompson, "a: Kremlin, Va:
February II.
Lizzie waddy, So; 1915 W. Clay
St: February z.
Henr'etta Napier, %; R. F. D.
Atlee Va; February IL
Mary J. Lawrence. 81; S312 N.
St; February II.
Alexander Jeter, so; ia Mitchell
ST.: February IS.
Charlie Smith, 3S; s27 Hickory St..
:. February 9.
Lucy Tinsley, Al; 21S w. Marshall
St.; February IL.
Julia Hill, 80: 1918 w. Grace Ct
February 10.
Robert Lewis, At; 1910 St. Paul st:
February II
Rosa Banks. IS; 1928 N. s6th ST.;
February IL.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-02-18

ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla.-For some
unknown reason the famous Foun-
tain Of Youth which Ponce de Leon
named in 1913 in st Augustine has
neve. had the Stars and Stripes
flying over it. Walter B. Frazer re-
Gently purchased 1t and one OF his
first acts was to have the loc~! con-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-02-18

ga=b 800 10 y4JA.aAI An.y5.
rfsasdyl ,'~f1CmuCBTv l0a fa
rr F ~ H.r..
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-02-18

n the United States. according 10 q
2rort Issued here cy the U S. Beet
Sugar Association. This means the
eport continues. that more than
100 1000 persons including peet grow
RS. factory labcrers. ana their FAM
les are dependent OH beet sugar for
.vclihood.
There are l02 beet sugar factories
Ia the United States located IN seven
teen states in which more than $3.50
OCo.Ooo in capital is invested says
the report. About 5.5o.ooo.ooo Is
distributed annually TO American In
dustry by the beet sugar business
Wages to factory workers account for
s2s 900. 900. while $4,000 900 more
is spent for materials and supplies, Of
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-02-18

Bring us your fob work. We suses
ths lowest prices sSzsioksas WITH
tie stock ana class % wsSkmA3shsp.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-02-18
SORE LEGS HEALED

Open Legs, Ulcers, Enlarged Veins,
Goiser, Eczema healed while you
work. Write for free book How 20
Heal My Sore Legs at Home" De
scribe your case.
"a. C. LIEPE PHARMACH,
lssg Green Bay Az. Milwaukee, Wis
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-10-26
Don't Hold Fodder
Tco Near Your Pants

There are a thousand and one
different ways to get hurt, but ii
RENE ined for Butler Munden, Cam
den County faremr, to get hurt
In most unique way. .
Mr.. Munden went to his barn
recently and got bundle of fodder
to feed his horse with. He was
walking from the barn to the stable
when he was suddenly catapulted
into the air and then fell to the
ground. sustaining a rather serious
injury to his back.
Mr.. Munden was carrying the
bundle of fodder in his hand and
his horse. which is rather gentle was
following along behind him. The
horse, decided all at once that he
could not wait until he got to the
stable for his fodder and reached
out to get a mouthful to chew on
the way, instead of getting a mouth
full of the fodder the horse got the
seat OF Mr.. Munden's pants in his
mouth, and discovering his mistake
gave mis- head a flirt and threw Mr..
Munden to the ground. Mr.. Mum
den is recovering from the injury
to his back
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-10-26

of Cannonism and Hamism, and the
election of Alfred E. Smith.
Thus spoke w. o. Saunders, Ellz-
abeth City publisher, last night 70
q crowd that filled the city auditor
iur, to overflowing. The program
presented something new IN the way
Of political demonstrations, and IL
afforded a politically weary audi
ence its first opportunity III many
davs to laugh and enjoy itself
The crowd for the most part came
to hear the speaker vent his satlre
on Evangelist M. F. Ham VINO on
sunday afternoon had delivered a
nolitical sermon from the same ros-
trum The news had been passed
around that the Elizabeth City man
was going to skin Mr.. Ham alive.
But it required only few effective
thrusts to dispose of the anti-Smitn
evangelist. and the show was over
One got the impression that MI
Saunders was holding himself IN re-
continued on page eight
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-10-26

Culpepper automobile agencies,
there is a 58x7O feet service garage
in the rear of the show room ana
two small stores in the rear OF the
garage on Martin st. A lodge room
5sx7o feet on the second floor front
is provided for the local lodge of the
Junior Order United American Me-
cnanics. Other second floor space
is yet to be utilized.
Out of the Waste Places
The new Culpepper Building Is
another local monument to the
audacity and enterprise OF w. T.
culpepper, a young Elizabeth City
business man with a passion for re-
placing public eyesores with i'm
portant anc pleasing Improvements.
A few years ago Mr.. Culpepper made
his first important venture as build
er by buying the most unsightly
piece of property in all downtown
Elizabeth City-two tumb!e-down
old shacks on the corner of Poin-
dexter and Mathews Sts.-and re-
placing them with handsome three
Continued on Page Three
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-10-26
SATURDAY 18th
DAY FOR
REGISTRATION

If you intend tn cast q vote In
the coming Presidential election
and have failed To register, there
Is only one more day left In which
.you. may do 50. Saturday, October
2I, from nine In the morning until
sundown Is your last chance.
Here are the registrars First
Ward, H..P. Smith, who can be
found 1t; his sign shop on Nortt,
.poandextef ST. Second Ward, ]!
.g. Walston who can be found at
The Cut Rate Drug Store on East
Parsonage st.: Third Ward, Mrs.
NJ. M. Harris, who can be found at
Whitehurst's Store on West Fear
ing ST.; and Fourth Ward, S. s,
Davis, who can be found at A. r..
Luton's store on South Road St.;
Newland, Joe Etheridge; Mt. Her
mon, J.. E. Wood; Cartwright's p. A.
Pritchard; Nixonton, H. G. Reid;
Salem, M. w. Lister; and POOLS
Schoolhouse, j. E. Morgan.
Registrars report that registering
has been pretty brisk this year. but
there are still many who have not
regi. tered. You can't vote if you
fail to register first. And tomorrow
IS your last chance.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-10-26
heat Crowds Hear
md Applaud Warren

F-i,av Warren. Congressman Of
First Congressional District
F MS thirty ,lrSt speech OF the
fsgr a; Weeksville in Pasquo-
f COUNT Wednesday night with
audience estimated at $50 to
nm. Everywhere in this sec
ta2, Mr Warren has spoken he
oeen greeted by large and EN-
kaS,lc CrOrdS. At South Mills
|o'ay he got a crowd: A: Shiloh
-GaT nigh, hc got the biggest
" That has turned cut for a
Ga. meeting at that place in
s. al MaU'eD To-day night he
'aa bic~P>. crowd ever assem- =
.N a political specch in that
1FHNrN Mr.. Warren has
~Ieo the myth of Republican
FS'NE de2,oycd the cvaSiYe
-$ 0. Herbert Hoover and cor
me transformation and lies
~1'eo oy that great fellowship
o. the KU Klux Klan. the
'd.oON League and the Repub-
4 H'IE Mr. Warren will make
d oi 2 speeches in the cam
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-10-26

ence in 4 SOOu Huhioi'
Ham was billed to appear III D
ham to commemorate the filth an
,,iverzarv of the Mems CHRISTIAN
federation of that city. He hao an
that he would make no
nolitical speech. But it is not tlle
first lie he ever Told nor The llrs'
dacention he ever practiced. HIS
sermon in Durham Sunday altei,
noon was an anti-Smith polltlcal
sneech from first to last except lof
the time he took in praislng hlll-
seIf and excoriating Saunders. ne
told his congregation that a Nor.E W
carolina atheist by the name oi w. w.
q. saunders had been Drousn' W
Durham to spy on him.
A good report OF Saunders speech
was reported in the Durham hefaiu'
iss,,e of Tuesday. Oct. %. Iha' le-
mort is reproduced here;
From the Durham Herald
America is at the efoSStoaoS'
and the preservation of the higheS'
ideals of democracy and American
ism depends upon the repudiatlon
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-10-26


Visitors at the Culpepper opening
to-day and tonight will see the
newest body lines and color schemes
in two of the most popular makes OF
automobiles sold in this city.
Not only will Elizabeth Citizens
see a pretentious automobile sho"
in itself. but they will have an
opportunity to inspect one OF the
most creditable business blocks that
has been erected in this city In rec
ent years. For this new Culpeppef
Building is a whale Of q building.
It Is So #. wide and l3o 1T. deep.
It represents an investment estl-
mated at S65,000.
The Culpepper Building Is ouild-
ing of semi-fireproof construction.
More than 100 tons Of structural
steel and 25o,ooo bricks, say nothing
Of tons of cement were employed In
its construction. And 1t rests on
Portland cement foundations sup
ported by 1877 timber piles 30 1t. TO
40 #. in length. The exterior OF
the building is of grey stone n.y.
draulic pressed brick.
Besides the show room Of the
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-10-26

"Rrm-running and bootlegging
seem to be the least hazardous oc-
cupations in which anybody in this
section may engage" observed the
Soda Jerker to his friend the Bank
Clerk.
Nov take the case of Gray and
Bateman, East Lakers who came to
town last week and were caught
red-handed by the police in the act
of preparing to take 80 gallons OF
hootch off their boat and ancnor
it in the river. The police had LAID
for those fellows for months ana
had a bang up case against them;
but the defendants demand a jury
trial in the Recorders Court, the
Judge draws some names out OF a
cigar box, a jury of six is empanel-
ed, the jur listens, to the evidence
and goes out and decides that Gray
and Bateman were the victims OF
some practical joker who had plant
ed 80 gallons of liquor on their
boat. There was no evidence that
ANYBODY had planted any liquor
on Cray's boat and neither Gray
nor Bateman took the witness stand.
A Jury hostile to Prohibition laws
that the preachers insist must be
kept on the statute books as lS'
wouldn't convict a pair of rurn-rLn-
ners With the goods on 'em.
Nov what I want to know is, VINO
started this idea of jury trials IN
Recorders courts and what's the
good of emp"
"The idea of jury trials in Re-
corders' courts was conceived by a
lot of crooked little lawyers and is
a device to thwart the ends of JUS
tice. especially with respect to pro-
hibition law enforcement" said the
Bank Clerk.
Trial by jury in a magistrate S
court should be abolished by law.
Every man is entitled to trial by a
Jury, but the only adequate machln-
cry for jury trial exists in the
Superior Courts in this State ana
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-10-26
REACTIONS TO SAUNDERS
SPEECH AT DURHAM

Il want TO say that personally /
enjoyed every word Of your
splendid talk and 1t is my belief
that 1t aided the cause of the
Democratic party in its desperate
fight here in Durham County
8. P. Anderson, City Editor Of
The Durham Sun, in q letter to
Mr.. Saunders dated Oct. %. 1928.
Sorry I couldn't get to DUR
ham. Folks from Burlington
who heard you are loud in their
praise of your speech."-W. q.
Cox, Burlington, N. G. In a tele-
gram to Mr.. Saunders, Oct. 70,
1928. 81" 'sat'
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-10-26
WHAT'S THE WORLD COMING TO?
,JhQ BANK CLERK A.o TIC SOOA uCPKeR

every defendant in a magistrates
court has right to appeal to a
Superior Court and trial by jury.
"Urder the jury trial system, it Is
necessary for every member OF
iurv to agree on a verdict for con-
viction. 1t is the easiest matter in
the world for crooked little lawyers
who know their .toWnfolkS, to pick
a Jury with at least one member
who is friendly to the contraband
liuuor business and friendly to their
clients. It is almost miracle in
deed when a jury can be found IN a
magistrates court who are all
in favor of Furnishing those who
manufacture and peddle llllclt
hootch. Trials by jury in maGls-
trates' courts are a travesty on
Justice and should be abolished. II
I were caught red-handed in the
act of selling booze over the coun-
ter in my bank and the officers
found liquor in my pockets, would
call for a jury trial and be sure
that some rummy would appear on
the jury and hold out for my
acquittal."
Where do you suppose we'll
ultimately fetch up under the
Eighteenth Amendment and the VOL
stead Act?" asked the Soda Jerker.
We'll degenerate into a nation OF
liars and anarchists, having no re-
spect for law and amenable to no
government. Then the preachers
will be happy, for the world may
then be persuaded that what 1t
needs to save it is continuous reli-
gious revival and more jobs and big
ger salaries for preachers
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-10-26

I'm OF test piles is the
/ oy< incident to ths adyert's- .-
/ Nd, and lHtjinG of contract
Sri6-r structure. BY theSe
=, ,,rcth OF piles to be re-
/ - the construction OF the
4. j. determined and upon this
,,,or contractors make their
[.,.,, srd prepare their bids.
,.r bridge. 70 be financed by
F. issue. arrangements for which
.,,,a6r been made with New
|, ordins interests will cost not
/ .s,r soO.OGO. It will have its
F,sod terminus at Point Harbor
4. nrsi,c Il will have its Dare
go, tprminuS at 4 point on
] pnd approximately one mile
/, n the gcry landing at Kitty
Is
L. Cuyi,uck-DaGe bridge will be
i miles III length and will be a
[S,,sd pile and timber structure,
| ,rars and specifications to oe
[,,ss BIZ the State Highway
Emission.
+, Elizabeth City interests be-
|. his new bridge are represent
T. c. Blades, president Of the
ka,r W G. Gather. S. H.
[rsa ". P. Gallop. S. B. Parker
ku B. Sawyer. Besides their
tss in the bridge. these gentle
A. the owners of a large tract
and North OF Kitty Hawk, in
n, Martin Point and Jean
!, Creek and extending to the
\, bach. They propose to build
! niles Of paved road from the
K Hawk terminus Of the new
.n 10 the ocean and create a
Itn eaShore resort on the ocean,
kEn, a hotel, Pavilion. bath
| |E& and amuSementS.
..a announcement that bids will
rNiyed for the construction OF
nT bridge at an early date en-
nseS prediction that it will be
a matter Of a year or fifteen
rhs before Elizabeth City may
direct 10 the ocean on a hard
Easd road. The construction
he bridge will require six or
months and should be open
-ai.ic In the summer of 1929.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-10-26
WILL TRY TO GET
LOWER FREIGHT RATES

The North Carolina Produce
Growers Association will hold a
meeting next Tuesday. Oct. 80, with
q view to get lower freight rates OH
produce shipped to western points.
The Association is working to an
end to get freight rates reduced SO
that they may be able to ship their
produce to the smaller markets
which handle from one to five car
loads, in order to keep from over
flowing the principal markets ana
causing low prices.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-10-26
ORVILLE WRIGHT
COMING TO KILL
vii HILLS

That Orvilie Wri"ht himself,
lone survivor of the Wight broth
erS, inventors Of the firTt heavier
than air, passenger carrying. motor
propelled airpla ne will make a
pilgrimage to Kill Devil Hills OH
Dee. II. 1928 is contained in a
communicate to his newspaper
from A. S. Kanv, editor Of the
Dayton, o. Herald.
Mr.. Kany, is a cloTa personal
friend of Orvi'!e WRIGHT and one Of
few newspaper mCa enjoying Mr..
Wright's complete confidence.
Mr.. Wright will come to Kill Devil
Hills from Washington, d. G. with
the party of distinguished pilgrimS
who will celebrate the twentT fifth
anniversary of the first Wright
flight with the laying of the corner
stone for the Wright monument at
Kill Devil Hills on Dec. 18th, and
will be the honor guest of the oc-
caTion.
This will be NJ. Wright's first visit
to Kill Devil Hills since 1911 when
he and his late brother Wilbur
completed the last of their expert
ments at that place, at that time
perfecting the stabilizing device
that made the Wright plane a COM
mercial possibility. The first flight
with a power propelled machine was
made by the Wright brothers on
Dec. II. 1908. More successful and
spectacular flights were made in
May 1908. But it was not until
1911 that the experimental work OF
the Wrights at Kill Devil Hills was
concluded. Departing from Kill
Devil Hills at that time, neither OF
the brothers ever returned. After
that time their work was carried
on at Dayton, o.
Several times since then, Orville
Wright has promised himself a trip
to Kill Devil Hills; but his health
has not been good and he avoids
long 'and tedious Journeys. Kill
Devil Hills was hard place to get
to in the early days OF this century,
It was a journey of two days from
Elizabeth City. Orville Wright Will
find it but a journey OF two hours
from Norfolk or Elizabeth City now
and will see evidences OF highway
and bridge construction that will
make Kill Devil Hills as accessible
as any other place on the coast a
year hence.
John F. Victory. secretary OF the
National Advisory Committee Tor
Aeronautics of the U. S. Navy, and
Edward R. Sharp and Henry ]. E.
Reid of Langley Fields Va, were
guests of the executive committee
of the Kill Devil Hills Memorial
Association ut an informal meeting
in Elizabeth City Wednesday after
noon.
Mr.. Victory is in charge OF the
program of the celebration to be
observed at Kill Devil Hills on Dec
l7rh when 300 or more distinguished
airmen and representatives OF this
and foreign countries will honor
Orville Wright with notable COM
memoratfon of the twenty fifth an
niversary of the birth of aviation.
Mr.. Victory stated that the not
able pilgrims at Kill Devil Hills on
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-10-26
MONUMENT MAY.
help BUSINESS.
ANDLABORHERE

Tho construction Of the Wright
Memorial at Kill Devil Hills may
put considerable honey In circu-
lation in Elizabeth City AMI in
Currituck and Dare for labor and
materials to he used in the con-
st.uction of the great memorial.
It has already brought al order
to Claude Ziegler of this city for
the corner stone, to be of Mt. Airy
granite. It has also brought to the
w. L. Jones Construction CO. OF
this city an order for the driving OF
a sixty foot test pile on the site of
the proposed monument.
To drive this one pile TO enable
the engineers to determine what
foundation will be required for the
monl cnent, means that pile driver
will have to be transported TO Kill
Devil Hills and erected on tn, site,
involving much labor and expense.
No one knows exactly what form
the monument will take or how
much money will be involved. In
connection with the monument, a
new Kill Devil Hills Coast Guard
station Win be built as a tribute 70
the Coast Guard for the invaluable
service they rendered the Wright
brothers in their famous expert
ments. It has been said that Kill
Devil Hill Coast Guardsmen were
the midwiyes at the birth o. AVA
tion and one Guardsman, Capt.
John T Daniels came near losing
his life in assisting in the flight OF
the first plane.
Plans now being worked may in
clude not only pretentious tower
monument and coast guard station
but a great airport with hangers for
the use of aviators to whom XIII
Devil Hills will be an inviting OBJ
iective when the monument to the
Wright brothers and their epoch
making achievement is a reality.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-10-26

Dec. 18th will nlcnber not less than
200 and probably 325. At Kill
Devil Hills the pilgrims will be the
guests of the Kill Devil Hills Men,
orial Association at an oyster roast
and barbecue in the best North
Carolina style. Governor Mclean,
o. Max Gardner, Frank Page, Lind.
say Warren and DR.. Harry Wood
burn Chase. North Carolina mem
bers of the national advisory coun-
Gil of the Kill Devil Hills Memorial
Association will greet the pilgrims
at Kill Devil Hills and extend them
a typical North Carolina welcome
to the shores made famous by the
Wright brothers.