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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-30
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The loss Of members by
Christian churches in America,
both in the cities and in the
country. should not be of tre-
mendous concern. in the opin-
ion of Rt. Rev. Thos. {. Darst,
Bishop of the East Carolina
Diocese Of tn e Episcopal
Church.
The church could very well af-
ford to lose 10000. 100000 or even
a million members if only tho:" re-
tairlng their church Meniin r. hip
would order their lives according
to the code Of Christian living
which they profess to acce't. Such
w1ls the gist of a characteristic ser
mon by Bishop DarSt, delivered at
Christ t'hupch. Elizabeth City Sun,
day night. ...-
The Bishop preached from a text
found in the 22nd verse OF the 21st
chapter tf 'the book of Numbers.
"Let me pass through thy land
said Moses to the AmOrites: 1--WE
will not turn into the fields, or into
the vineyards; we will OF drink of
the waters of the well; but we will
go along by the kings highway"
Church members are not stick
Ing to the Kings highway, declared
Bishop Darst; ''they are milling
around like lot OF frightened
sheep: they have 10 objective: their
professions are meaningless to them
church members look and behave
just like nOn-church members; you
can't tell one from the other; church
members do not impress or inspire
nOn-church members. / would rather
have congregation of % members
wlro will 90 alCng the King =. high
way, than a congregation of 5.OO(
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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-30

Fires of ancient feud. famed by
the sudden return of Il clan leader
missing for 20 yts,rS, blazed at Car
tO0gechave. at the foot Cf the MALI
tahala mountains and as result
Dave -Maldrop. stalwart :. Isoun-
taineer is dead. his son. Mack Wal
drop i seriously wounded and Allen
DillS. of the other faction has full
load of number four shot in his
abdomen.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-30

John Washington Graham.
North Carolina attorney.
and son of former Governor. dieh
ot his home in HillShorO, ut the aye
of ninety years. Major Graham leu
q life of wide usefulness. having
hepn noted aS Il soldier. aS Il law
maker and aS Il successful attorney
oyer an ncommonly long period.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-30
A COUNTY OFFICE THAT
is ALWAYS IN DEMAND

The office of Prosecuting attorney
in Pasullotank is always in demand :;
II affords Il great training school for
ASPIRING young lawyers. This year
! II. LeRoy. Jr. who has held the
,ffica for TWO Years will not be Il
cludidate to succeed himself; two
candidate to succeed him appear: 81.
Clair T.. Bailey and Larry Enhls
Skinner. Jr. These youngsters Will
make the campaign interesting.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-30
YOUR EYES AT WORK

Constant use of your eyes in any
line. working all day by artificial
light will lower their efficiency. IL
is wise to help your eyes with a
pair glasses, correctly prescribed.
Consult IN eye specialist. DIS.
J. d. HATHAWAY, Carolina Bank
Building. aa''
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-30

magistrate bein" created. NO"
there are two: but AZ competition
i the life of trade. the matrimonial
business has picked up brlSkl! ut
South Mills and Elizabeth city Is
no longer Gretna Green: south
Mills has captured the title.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-30
THE BEST is CHEAPEST

Breakfast 40c: lunch. meat or fish
with two vegetables, dessert, bread,
butter and coffee 45c; regular din
ner Toe. A room with private lava
tory $500
The Virginia Dare Hotel
Elizabeth City. n. {. advtf
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-30
Fo1ITH MILLS CAPTURES
EnGIzABETH CITY'S TITLE
c...ra Green For Virginians Created By
New ! '-rrise o- cf Rival Justices of The Peace
tU''P In Camden County

r.i South Mills. Camden County. where the
Highway crosses the Dismal Swamp Canal anal
@, ,, Elizabeth Chys ancient and honorable desisna-
I'D D.,sna ''rcon OF Irsi"ans. For century nearly
' magistrates and preachers did land office busi-
.,.rr,a runaway couples from Virginia. Now the
e " '' ...i ~ South Mills
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-30
SAUNDERS CHALLENGES
CHARLOTTE MINISTER
Accused of Denying the "Infallible Word Of
God" Editor Challenges Preacher to Bring
His "Infallible" Book Into Court

Declaring sick tired of being held up the
and rdcule of the unsohtcated doubte of
the lnae Word of God W. O. Saunders, editor and pub
Usher of this newspaper has issued challenge minister
North Carolina reasonably establish the nfalbiy of
the bible. .s-..4 10
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-03-30

Manuel Berger. are 10. one "f the
most prominent jewelers. i'll 'har-
Inttp died ut his h.me there OF h"art
trr nhlp
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-01
BY HERBERT w. BARKER,


|HE major league drama is done
for another season, but the
Yankees and the Cardinals still
have an epilogue to offer They
meet in the world series starting
at New York on Thursday and endins
when one team has won four games.
With both pennant campaigns al
ready decided, there was not much 10
interest the base ball fan IN yesterdays
closing engagements. Most OF the
games faithful stayed away IN large
numbers, some of them. no DOUBT, rest
ing up for the excitement thst Is 10
come later this week.
With a $4,000 bonus as incentive,
Waite Hoyt, right-handed ace Of Miller
Higgins Yanks, pitched the American
League champions to 7-to-6 victory
over the Detroit Tigers. Hoyt had been
promised two grand" as they say IN the
very best pugilistic circles, If he won
% games this year. He was cuHeu
about rather freely by the Tigers, put
won mis- reward with the aid OF Bape
Ruth's fifty-fourth and Lou Gehrlgs
twenty seventh home runs.
Already badly crippled, the Yankees
narrowly escaped losing Gehrigs serV-
ices for the world series when the big
first baSeman was struck in the face by
batted ball in the seventh. He col
lapsed, but recovered sufficiently to walk
off the field.
The Philadelphia Athletics finished
the season two and half games back
of the Yanks when they were thrown
for a loss by the Chicago White Sox In
general and Bob Welland. rookie
pitcher from the Mississippi Valley
League, in particular. Weiland held the
AS to seven hits and famed nine men.
The Sox scored the only run of the
game in the seventh, when Kamm sim
gled home Reynolds from second base.
The Boston Red Sox romped to an
easy 7-to-2 win over the Cleveland In
dians. Phil Todt getting a home run
and three singles.
The st. Louis Cardinals, their second
National League championship tucked
away, did little but go through the
motions at the Polo Grounds and lost
to the runner-up New York Giants. 4
to 2. Karl Hubbell and Fred Frank
house allowed only six hits apiece, but
two of the blows off the Cardinal hurler
were home runs by O'Farrell and
O'Doul. The Giants thus finished the
season two full games behind the
champions.
The Chicago Cubs, in third place,
took the Cincinnati Reds into camp,
6 TO /, behind good pitching by Percy
Jones.
The Brooklyn Dodgers. although no
higher than sixth place, ended the sea-
son with one more victory than defeats
when the Phillies were met and con-
quered, to l.. 1t was the first time
since 1924 that the Dodgers have fin
shed with q percentage of 500 or
better.
The Pittsburgh Pirates, champions Of
the LEA cue last year. .issat no betfay than
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-01
Injuries May Offset Yanks'
Hitting Margin Over Cards

with the willow-regardless of the actual
averages. The new champions are by
no means poor batsmen, but they fall
far short of being the hardest swat
smiths in even their own league and in
dual league statistics rank fifth to the
Pirates, the Giants, the Yankees and
the Athletics.
Cardinal teams of recent years have
known the knack of making the most
of their hits, however, and the runs
have battered over the plate when
needed. The National League invaders
will be forced to make the most OF their
drives when the championship series
starts at the Rupert Stadium on Thurs
day if the teams bat anywhere close to
their seasons performances.
The st. Louisians will be substantially
outbatted individually at five of the
nine positions on Thursday with Combs
in center field. Unless Dugan resumes
his post at third base, six Yankees Will
enter the game with margin over their
various Cardinal rivals.
The series will bring together the re-
spective league leaders in runs batter ill.,
and will pit the American League home
run champion against the man who
tied for four-base honors in the Ma
tional. Babe Ruth's margin of 81 home
runs to 81 over Jim Bottomley gives
the Yankees big bulge In long distance
clouts, but Sunny Jiim's 1873 runs batted
Ia canacars faxoIahlv. with Gehfig.S l45.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-01
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK. october AL
N though Rogers Hornsby clinched
NJ the National League batting
1 title early last week beyond
any possibility of doubt the
American League battle between Goose
Goslin of Washington and Heinie
Manush of ST. Louis remained unsettled
until the last ball was pitched yester-
day. Final settlement, in fact, will be
definitely made only when the official
statistics are published next week.
Goslin and Manush grappled down
the stretch In the closest batting duel
In the younger major league since 1908.
when Larry Lajoie thought he beat
out Ty Cobb on the final day by roll
ing five singles down to Red" Corrlden
of st. Louis, who played third base
back on the grass. Larrys five hits
stood, but the official averages showed
Cobb with two or three more safeties
than he popularity was supposed to have.
and the Detroit star led after all with
a mark of 1924.
The sen1i-of1cial statistics of the OFF,
cial American League statistician show
Goslin In the lead over Manush today
by the thin margin of ! point, 1873 to
.378 Unofficial figures throughout the
major league cities were at great vari-
ance on these two players, and the final
truth will be known only when Irwin
M. Howe releases the official standing.
Neither Goslin nor Manush came
anywhere near the figure with which
Harry Heilmann won the 1927 cham
Heilmann, himself,
poor in even years and almost
champion in the odd, fell
off IA points to 1924
Paul Waner of Pittsburgh. second to
scramble with $40, won the 1927 cham
pionship with an average OF 1873.
Babe Ruth retained his mastery over
both leagues in home runs and in runs
scored. but again yielded to Lou Gehrig
in runs batted in. The Babe tied 1920
in home runs, with 81. making this sea-
son rank in tie with the year of his
Yankee debut as his third best major
league campaign. The Yankee swat
smith remains the only man in either
circuit who has hit so or more home
runs.
The Babe crossed the plate 1862 times
this year, against 1873 runs last season,
and batted in IA markers, only to see
Gehrig shade him by one. The first
baseman beat out the Babe last year
in runs batted In by margin of ITS,
the major league record, to 1854. al
though Ruth was setting new home
run mark Of so, while Gehrig was
smashing only 46. Lou again was sec
ond in homers this season, but with
mere 81.
Paul Waner led the National League
in runs scored this year with I41,
against the 1873 his brother Lloyd and
Hornsby brought In last year for a tie.
Paul topped the National in 1927 with
1871 runs batted in, but Jim Bottomley
of st. Louis took the crown this year
with 1873. Bottomley also tied Hack
Wilson of Chicago for National League
home-run honors, each getting 81.
Hack tied with the veteran Cy Will
liams of Philadelphia last season. each
ringing up 30. Cy could get only IL
this yAaR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-01
Sandlot Elevens Are Looking
To Their Inaugural Struggg les

Apaches at Union League Park next
Sunday, have a clever machine which
includes several former college stars.
Capt. Louisell, who played at Michigan.
and Lieut.. Little. who captained Lee
highs squad in 1925, are two of these
men who are expected to test the
Apache defense Aleson and Slattery
are the regular ends, Hildeton has been
named center. BerkStrom is one of the
tackles and Gavaghan will play quarter.
Uniforms were to be issued the Soldiers
today.
NOrtherners are slated to drill tonight
at Park View Playground at 1880 o'clock.
Seat Pleasant Firemen are to work out
at 8 o'clock on their field and Mohawk
Props have listed practice sessions to-
morrow and Thursday nights at Z
o'clock on Virginia avenue Fairgrounds.
Beymer Insect gridmen are to meet
tonight at AIS P street at 1880 o'clock.
Players are asked to attend and games
are sought at Cleveland 621.
All st. Stephens 150-pound team
candidates are to drill at Twenty-f1fth
at 1880 o'clock. A meeting will proceed
the drill.
Southern gridders and their friends
will hold smoker tomorrow night at
8 o'clock at the home of their manager.
Clarendon Lyons, Winton A. c.. and
Seamen Gunner elevens are booking
games in 150-pound and unlimited
ranks. Wintons will book at Columbia
9446, Gunners at Lincoln 1860. branch
234, and Lyons at Clarendon I'll.
N Street Terriers opened with vic
tory over Hamiltons yesterday, "a to O..
Bill Ghelmini was the big ground
gamer for the victors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-01

- ANDLOT foot ball coaches plan a
full week of activities for their
elevens before the curtain rises
~ on the new season next Sunday.
Most teams will stage their in
augural contests on the coming Sab
bath.
Although handicapped by bad wealth.
err yesterday most of the coaches pat
their charges through scrinmage and
then topped off the days program with
a blackboard drill.
A real test confr0nts Seat Pleasant
Firemen, who moved into unlimited
ranks this Fall, as the Suburban fire.
men are to clash with Mohawks at
American League Park Sunday. Man.
ager Morgan has also carded Palace
A. C. October 81; Southerns, Novem-
Der, 4; Northerns. November IL and st.
Mary's Celtics, November l8.
Southerns have fortified for the pres
ent season. Among the additions to the
SQUAD are Carlo, Hancock, Harrison,
Tobin. Farrell, McAndrews, Kearns, Pa
nella, Ball and Downey, all of whom are
familiar to amateur grid ranks. Among
those left from last years squad are
Charley Speakman, Danny Kelliher
Jack Handiboe, Harold Self Abner
Clark, Jack Wegee. Tom Shellingberger
and the Deschard brothers.
Officials Of the Capital City Foot Ball
League call attention to the fact that
teams entered must post their forfeit
money before midnight tonight for the
135-pound ranks and before Wednesday
at midnight for 150-pound ranks. The
lighter teams will meet Wednesday night
and the 150-pound elevens will gather
the following night. The season will
start Sunday.
Fort Washington huskies, who meet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-01
YOUNG COUNTY Nine
WILL BE BANQUETED

EVANSVILLE, Md, October L.
Colmar Manor Athletic Club insect class
base ball team, which claims the Prince
Georges County title in their class as the
result of series with other clubs of the
vicinity are to be given q banquet by
the Colmar Manor Girls Club. The date
will be set at meeting to be held to-
morrow night
Players, who will be invited to the
banquet. include George hardwood,
Robert White. Floyd Eteer. Gordon Col
bert, Robert Van Pelt. Ralph Buse, Pat
Van Pelt, Charles Caldwell, Ralph Bus
sey, Solomon Pincus. Harry Redmond,
George Beach, S. Moreland, Doug An
derson and Teddy Nevor. The club
president, r. N. Moreland. and Manager
w. B. Colbert also will be invited.
Because of the unfavorable weather
several attractive sandlot base ball
games scheduled yesterday in the
county could not be played.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-01
GOOSE HAS NARROW
EDGE ON MANUSH
Safety on Final Trip to Plate
Earns Crown as Mats
Beat Browns.

- T. LOUIS. October Leon Allen
- Goslin has brought to Washing
ton its first major league batting
. championship. but he had to get
a hit in the ninth inning Of the
last game of the season yesterday at
st. Louis to do it.
Heinie Manush. star slugger of the
Browns. who battled the Goose to the
last for the crown, once went ahead
during the game. but fell back when
he did nothing more than hoist to Cos
lin in the eighth inning. his final time
ub. Before that Heine had gotten a
single and triple in three batting
efforts.
The Goose went up twice before hit
ting. He famed the first time and
lofted to Earl McNeely in center the
second. But the third time the Goose
poled the ball into the center-1eld
stand for his seventeenth homer of the
year He grounded to the short field in
seventh and fell to the runner-up posi-
ton in the batting lists, but in the
ninth, when he had to hit or walk to
preserve the lead regained when
Manush failed to hit safely in the
eighth, Goslin, with two strikes against
him, rifled the sphere to right center.
Frank MCGOWAN made game effort at
a one-hand catch, but the ball scared by
for a two-bagger and the Goose was
batting champion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-01
Vital Facts ON World Series

ContendersNew York Yankees of American League and
st. Louis Cardinals of National League.
Managers-Mler Higgins, Yankees, and Bill McKechnie,
Cardinals.
How Decided.-Best four out of seven games.
Game Schedule.-FirSt two games at Yankee Stadium,
Thursday Friday third fourth and fifth at St Louis
Sunday Monday and Tuesday; sixth and seventh at
Stadium Thursday October H. and Friday October H.
Poponements-n event of postponen1ents teams will re-
main whatever city they chance to be until games scheduled
city played Dates of following will be
shifted accordingly
Time of Games-New York games will start at 1880 pm,
standard me ST. Louis at 1870 Central stand
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-01
RAIN CALLS A HALT
ON SANDLOT MINES

Indictment weather called a halt on
sandlot base ball yesterday. However,
many of the contests were postponed
until next Sunday.
In most cases. teams planned to stage
their season finale yesterday. While
some decided to quit when rain inter-
fered yesterday. the majority decided to
carry over the final game next Sunday.
Ted Otte and his Kennedy Athletic
Club ciamonders will disband tomorrow
night at a meeting at Cites home, 5213
Georgia avenue at. 7:30 o'clock. Cites
nine had another successful season
among unlimited teams.
JOhnsons brought their campaign to
an end by drubbing Cardinals in two
suggests. IL to and IA to 10. Kossow
and Coopersmith each hit three home
runs, getting two apiece In the first
game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-01
Jones Wins in Final.

The Nationals romped to 9-to-1 VIC
tory to even the series with the Browns.
Sam Jones held the home side to seven
hits, while the Nationals got eight of
George Blaeholder in the first five
frames and five off the left-handed
Harold Wiltse, who was rushed into the
fray by the Browns in an effort to check
the southpaw-swinging Goslin.
A run was picked up by the Nationals
in the first inning. With one gone,
Barnes beat out a grounder to Kress.
He swiped second, and continued to
third when banning pegged the ball to
center field. After Goslin struck out,
Boss singled Red over the plate.
Both sides denied the plate in the
fifth. but the Nationals got four runs to
the Browns one. Jones singled and took
third when Blue made wild throw
ing up Vests bounder. Barnes two
Dagger Tailed Jones, then Goslin smote
his seventeenth homer of the year, ac-
counting for three markers.
For the Browns. KreSS singled and
took third when Hayes let McNeely's
bounder get by. After Melillo hoisted
out, Danning'S single scored KreSS Fol-
lowing the second out. Jones filled the
bases by passing Blue, but Sax grounded
to Boss.
The fifth Washington run crossed in
the seventh inning. Barnes walked with
one gone and took second on a wild
pitch. Goslins infield erasure moved
Red to third. from where he scored
when Harris singled after Boss walked.
There was another marker chalked
up in the eighth. Hayes two-bagger
and single by Bool after Cronin walked
turned the trick.
Two More in Ninth.
Two more runs were registered In the
ninth. Barnes walked, stole second and
pulled up at third, when Goslin cracked
his title winning double between Nc
Nicely and MCGOWAN Barnes tailed as
Boss was thrown out. and Cronin's sin
gle after the second out scored the
Goose.
Two rockies were in the Browns
lineup. After O'Rourke played an in
ming at third he was replaced by Sax,
while banning, new catcher, went the
route.
Bool behind the bat and Boss at first
base for the Nationals looked particu-
larry good. Boss collected hit in each
of his first three times at bat.
Red Barnes celebrated his return to
the Nationals outf1eld by whacking a
single and a double. He also made a
fine catch of Melillos loft to short
right in the fifth.
Harris tried his hand at third base
and had rough time of it. Several
hard drives were shot at him. He
managed a sterling catch of Nc
Gowan's foul near the Browns dugout
in the sixth, however.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-01
COMBS ABLE TO PLAY
FOR YANKS IN SERIES

NEW YORK. october l CP.-Earl
B. Combs, star center fielder of the New
York Yankees, will be able to play in
the world series, physicians said today.
Examination of his injured wrist by
DR.. George King at st. Vincents Hos
pital revealed there was no fracture.
Combs crashed into the concrete wall
in left-center field In the second game
of last Thursdays double-header in
Detroit and had to retire in favor of
Cedric burst. The next day it was an
nounced that he had suffered a fracture
of the right wrist and would be unable
to play in the world series.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-01
INDIANAPOLIS AHEAD
FOR MINORS TITLE

ROCHESTER. N. Y. October tApD.
Indianapolis was leading Rochester
by one game in the little world series
today as the two teams travel to IN
dianapolis where they will renew the
contests on Wednesday.
The Indians took yesterdays game
here 5 to l. which gave them two to
the Red Wings one
SWetchic. who humbled Rochester In
the first game. 3 to 2. pitched yester-
day and held Rochester helpless.
Rochester's lone win was the second
game which it took 10 to 5. The third.
on Saturday. resulted In a 12-to-12 tie
after darkness forced a halt at the end
of the twelfth inning.
Games will be played In Indianapolis
Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.
with a Sunday game If necessary to
decide the championship Of class AA In
organized base ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-01
PLANS BEING MADE
TO BANQUET IGOSLIN

A committee of men prominent in
the city's civic and sports life is today
being formed by AL Stern, former
Washington sports writer and promoter.
to tender Leon (Goose) Goslin, left
fielder of the Washington base bail
team, testimonial banquet for having
won the batting championship of the
American League.
The affair will take place at the
Wardman Park Hotel upon Goslin's
return to the city.
Stern is anxious to have volunteer
leaders in organizations in the various
Government departments.