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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-26
DIAMOND BROKER
FAILS; CREDITORS
CLAIM 100000
Receiver Is Appointed for Bust
ness Of Herman J. Dietz,
Who Is Missing.

A temporary receiver was appointed
to-day to take charge OF the affalrs OF
Herman J. Dietx. a diamond merchant.
and the mysterious man Of silence ~
the bankruptcy proceedings against
ssnnueis q Co. a big braid house. which
failed last August. with liabilities OF
some 10000 and assets Of less than
$4,000
Diets, who owed the SAmusls concern
-. ison directly and approximately
oi3o.ooo on paper the failed concern had
Endorsed for him. Is ALLEGED TO owe
total Of 5000 judge Mayer. In the
Federal District Court. appointed Louis
II. Rowe as temporary receiver.
Efforts 10 locate Dietx we're unavail-
Ing. He resides In the Reverb apart
meat house at Riverside Drive and
One Hundred and Flfty-sevenrh street.
but n maid said she was alone In the
place. She wouldn't say when Dietx had
been there. Al Diets's little two-room
once at No. S, Nassau street a lone clerk
said ne had not seen Dietx since the day
before yesterday. and he WAS at loss 10
explain his whereabouts.
Receiver Rowe went to the once I'm.
u,sdiately. but found no moasy or dia-
monds In the place. lie seixed several
bank books on various trust companies
and hustled on TO discover whether
Diets had any money to his credit In
any of the places.
The creditors who started to-day's
action are Alexander =. Webb. prcsi-
dent OF the Lincoln Trust Company.
who 10 also trustee of the estate Of
6smuels h Co.: Peter y. Gleason and
Irene Harrington. The latter are said
To have been brought into the case by
the. purchase Of claims against Diets.
During the efforts On the part Of
creditors OF samueis a. Co. 70 discover
any assets, several attempts were made
10 make DIETS tell what he did with the
money he obtained from the company
through It's Endorsement Of his paper
and otherwise. contending no would In.
crtminate himself. he refused to answer
and he was upheld In his position b.
Judge Holt
= Dietz. who 10 forty-avs years Of age
hes been In business on Nassau stree
Tor twenty years or more. He 10 marrist
and has three children.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-26
PROF. FINE NOT TO ACCEPT.

WARRINGTON. March S.-It became
known to-day that Dean Henry bur.
chard Fine OF Princeton would no, ac-
cept tho Ambassadorship TO Germany
Pref Fine 10 now In Munich on = leave
OF absence. While no Ii one Of the Pres
dents most intimate friends and has
been strongly urged to accept. the srsat
exo~nse involved 10 said TO have been .
reason for his declination.
John X. Sague. threp times Mayor OF
Poughkeepsie. probably will be the next
Collector of the Port OF New York. lie
10 said to be the most likely Of those
under consideration.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-26

ailments. II works through the pores
sed removes the cause: "pissoivs two
tabisspoonfuis' Of Caioeids compound u
basin Of warm water. soes TIE fsst IN
th,s for full fifteen minutes. gently rub.
hing the sers pasts." The effect 10 mas.
ieai. All soreness disappears Instantly.
Cerns and ealiousss ssn be peeled risht
off. II gives instant relief for bunions.
druggist has caiocids in stock Or viii
quickly get 10 from his Wholesale house.
4 twenty five cent boz usually curss the
worst feet. Calocids 10 not . patent med
icins. Don't waste money on uncertain
remedies. Insist on getting what you
want from the drugGist.-Advt.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-26
NO FLY EXPERT NEEDED.
Ne. Ledesle nessoes sU0Gestlea
rAat ExtermiaatOs De Employed.

Dr. Ernst Lederie. Health Commits.
sioner for the City Of New York. has
struck q hard blow at the suggestion
OF DIR. william e. Halo Of Brooklyn.
Superintendsnt OF Public Baths, that the
city engage the services of DR.. Jean
Lawson Of Cleveland ~ an expert At
the task OF exterminatins niss.
The Commissioner In paper on the
matter. which was referred to him by
the Board OF Estimate, declares that 1T
10 not necessary for this city to employ
outside experts for this work." and
states that the proposed sprina clean
up will have the effect Of removing n.y.
breeding conditions throughout New
York City.
Shukri Pasha. the Turkish CONS
mander- In -chief Of Adriznople, 10 re-.
ported to have committed suicide after
meeting defeat. No trace OF him bad
been found up TO q late hour to-day.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-26
Lillian Russsll's Warning.
Sore Feet Bad Health

Lillian Russell 70 . physical voadsr.
Nov In mature years. but having Pre-.
served the frssh beauty Of youth. In the
Chicago Tribune she says: Care Of ths
feet, hardest worked members Of the
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q. Altnta&t i On.

include, In their Spring and Summer
stocks of Women's Blouses, an attrac-
tive selection of WASHABLE SILK
BLOUSES In q variety of smart styles,
among them simple models and others
that are smartly tailored. The regular
stock prices of these BlOuses range
from $3.50 to $50.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-26
Frank u. Mathsra nesA.

SARATOGA. March S-Frank II.
Hathorn. owner q the Grand Union
Hotel In this village ana lessee of the
New York Mineral Springs Reservation
here IL dead. aged sixty-Ave years.
lie was graduated from Yale. GLASS Of
1857.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-26

The House Gown Department
Is exhibiting the new models in Women's
Boudoir Gowns and Negllgees, compris-
ing importations from Paris and the
ordinations of American designers.
The rich materials now in vogue are
represented In this interesting collec-
ton, including Crepe de Chine, Brocaded
Crepes, Chiffon and Fine Laces.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-26

=. Altmtaa i On. have ready for inspec.
ton the new assortments of
Women's Coats and Wraps
comprising Paris importations and ex-
elusive models from American designers.
The selection includes Wraps for Even
ing, Afternoon and Visiting, made of
the rich Brocades, Satins, Moires, Beaded
Chiffons, etc., now in vogue; also Coats
for Walking, Travelling and Motoring,
featuring the smartest of the new fabrics.
Nm A,ssns. 34sb saa III e&zssa. olsn Ira.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-26

4. Altntam & On. are showing the latest
approved fashions in
Women's Mourning Garments
ready for immediate wear. The selection
includes TAILOR-MADE SUITS of Silk Pop
lin, Serge Eponge. etc.; AFTERNOON and
DINNER GOWNS Of Crepe de Chine. Crepe
Charmeuse and Chiffon; COATS AND
EVENING WRAPS In appropriate styles and
materials; and MOURNING MILLINERY
AND NECKWEAR in all-black, all-white and
black-and-white effects.
Also Blouses, Parasols, Gloves, Wells, Hand.
kerchiefs, etc. Mourning Handbags, Jswslry
and Stationery.
MOURNING CARDS ENGRAVED.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-26

A large assortment of Dress Materials SUITE
able for Mourning use Is ready for inspection,
including Silk Crepes, dull-finished Silks and
the smart Woolens and Silk-and-Wool Mix
lures; also Mourning Trimmings, In crepe
and dull jet bandings and garnitures, black
silk.embroidersd filst flouncings. etc.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-03-06
NOTICE.
North Carolina. Watauga County. In
, the Superior Court, Fall term 1919.

North Carolina. Watauga County. In
, the Superior Court, Fall term 1910
BIB DoUgherty, + A Linney and
Hester LinnSy Dorset, Executors
of RE- Linney, deceased, vs.. ] u
Bryan and 6aiaie Bryan.
BY virtue Of m order of the Superior
court OF WAtaaga county mTde in the
above entitled action, /, the under
sig,,ed commissioners, will sell at pub.
lie auction at the court house door In
Boone on the Gath day Of March,
1913, at the hour OF ! O'clock, p. M.
to the highest bidder Tor cash. the
following described tfast O5 land, ly-
! ing aud being In the county OF Wa.
t.suga, on the waters Of Meat Camp
or. *, adjoining the lands Of w Il
Woo lipg, E Tatum. Cowles and 9th
ara an'S bounded xs follows: n.
Beginn ing on maple and birch In
steeie's In, E, runniDg west with same
~ poles to - chestnut, his corner;
thence 8 with the same 4O poles to y
birch: thence n 40 poles to stake,
the north east covner OF Eiilan M.
tu,n's AZ acre tIac thence =. Win
his line 56 poles to b Y corner. tneneS
west with the same ~ poles TO me
stake corner; thence s. lIo pose -
as take In tho line OF Ed. biackouriis
20 acre tract; thence + wiz SAID Inc
"a poles TO his corner; theh =. ~
w with the same IS poles To " oIn.
or corner; thence Il. with e. Nun =
line 70 poles to q, stake In JOn1&nen|
Arillers line, thaac N fS' + With yaaq
Sliller's and G ]. J.'Cowles' liria IS p0ie9
to d chestnut. said CowIes' cceners
thence Il with his line 50 spolss -
Lawson WoodTing's corner. tlieno4
North l0e West with his line S30 pol
to taid W0odringA 3 and G. j. OoWlfa
corher. thence Norts 9 poles ~ NJ
beginning. containing 100 acrces iloge
or lees. / will seil = one 9udiy54 Il
one.half interest III saiaf ttaot 5s
Bryan being the owner 81 the oel
half. Said sale Is mad ~ '
debt OF 3125.oo togeehet Ni1l
est and cost. Title ~ be ~
purchaser upon pAynls0t ~ t =
saIe 81 oo1ik 1hls
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-03-06

W. 8. Shelton, a merchant at
Stanley, Ind. sa,s he would not
take $ioo. 90 for the relief one sin
gle box of Foley Kidney P,llsgave
him. I'll had a severe attack of kid.
ney troubls with sharp pains through
nv back and could hardly straight.
en- up. A single box of Foley Kid.
ney Pills entirely relieved me-"
For sale by all dealers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-03-06
N!Ol'2e

90. passed through town lSS| Il
Wednesday On his way ~ "
boro, Heis looking alter bull
ing q line TO connect TayloTsyiII Il
with the mountain section.
Little josephine G. Coihran wiItb
the baby Of the White House
The little lady 10 18 months I'D 8
and is the daughter 81 Mrs. Psr.
inc. cothran Of Raleigh, N. X
whois visiting there with her.
mother, Mrs. Howe q sister 81
the President. The Pres is very
fond Of bis grand neics. He has
invited them to spend much tine
with him at the White House.
Wegleanirom the Christian Her
aid, that Mr.. Roht. ArtbiDgton
who recently died at Leeds. Eng
land hequeathej in his will $5,-s
100000 to be used IN spreading
the gospel 10 lands where it has;
never been preached. This IT,
certainly the most muniHcent gift
Of which we have ever heard. Civ
en- to by one who Iivedin obscur.
ity and oi whom the world knew
comparatively little.
From The Hopeton, Okla.
News we get the following, which
will be OF interest to the many
friends Of DR.. Il. q. Linney: "Dr.
Linney yesterday closed q deal
with Mr.. W. ]. Scheafer for bis
home place, q splendid fat M,
which joins Hopeton on the east.
Price $4,000. This is the second
place the doctor has bought from,
Mr.. .Scheafer recently, making
him four splendid farms within
one-half mile Of town. "-Taylors.
vile Sout.
The bill OF the House Commit.
tee on public Buildings aud
Grounds carries the following
items for North Carolina: Gus.
tom house, appraisers stores
and court house, Wilmington,
$l18,75O; Postotfice, Cast onia,
$4,000, Kinston, $50, 900; Tar
boro, $4,000; tor site at Lum-
berton, $4,000; Rocky Mount,
$4,000; Burlington, $65.0OO:
WaynesyilIe $65 900; Thomas
vile, $4,000; Rutherfordton,
$5, 900; E'ipnton, $500; LIE.
noir, $4,000; for the custom
house at Beaufort, $4,000.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-03-06
No Need To Stop Work

When the doctor orders you to
stoop work it staggers you. l can't
you say. You know you are weak,
run down and failing IN health day
BY day, but you must work as long
ss you can stand. What you need
is Electric Bi,ters to give. o e,
strength and vigor to your system,
to prevent break down and build
you up. Don't be weak. s,ckly or
a.ling when Electric Bitters will
benefit you from the first dose.
Thousands bless them for their glo.
rious health and strength. Try them
Every Bottle guaranteed to satisfy.
Only 50 cents n all dealers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-03-06
Raising and aeroplans is no
trick to the man who has success.
folly raised q family Of boys.

During the summer months
mothers Of young children shonId
watch for an unnatural looseness Of
the bowels. When gwen prompt
attention st this time serious trou.
bic may be ayoided. Chamberlains
Colic Cholera and lsiarrhoea REM
edy can always Be depended upon.
For sale By oil dealers. 4.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-03-06
A bachelor glories in bis profes.
sion until be gets old and needs
some one.
Mother Can Safely Buy

Dr.. Kings New Discovery and give
it to tie lstle ones wheu a,ling an !,
suffering with colds. coughs, throat
and lung diseases, tsstes nice, harm
less, once used, always used. Mrs.
Bruce Crawford, N,ag-a, Mo. write:
"Dr. Kiug's New Discovery chang.
I'd our boy from pale, weak sick
boy to the picture Of health" Al.
ways helps. Buy it at any dealers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-03-06
JAMES CLINE,

--ArroHNEY.Ar.LAw-3
Sugar Grove, -. North Caro-
~ Will practice regularly IN
the courts OF Watauga and ad.
joining counties. Special atten-
tion given to the collection OF
claims. 4
s.27.'18 1 yr.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-03-06
VALLECRUCLS.
a Historyof tha { Beautiful 6sction
Of WAtauga from 1910 to the
Present.

/ fBY REV. wk. r. SAvA0E,]
About the:year ] $40, agentle-,
man from New York, after hav.
ing traversed the low country Of
North Carolina in search Of bo.
"a anical specimens, hearing Of tho
"wild and woody" western por.
ton Of the State, pushed tor.
ward. upward and further into
the depths Of the forest strssch.
ing ito natural wildness over bill
and dale, until be reached what
Iis now Watauga, but at that
time Ashe county, Ashe in turn
taken from Wilkes.
Upon bis return northward.
via. Raleigh, this gentleman met
Bishop Ives, Of the Episcopal
church, and in glowing terms
sang the praises OF that "inter.
esting country among the clouds,
and with heartfelt concern dwelt
lat length on the "relig,ouspriva.
tlons Of the mountaineers." Bish.
op Ives be'ng greatly impress.
&c by by the travellers in.
telligent and interesting report
[of what, at that time, was rrac
tica'ly an unexplnred country,
and. determining to visit that
region which be did two years
later, holding service in the
valley of the Watauga on the
goth day Of July, 1912. this the
first services OF that church held
in that region, and one among
the few Of any church held there.
In his report to the Diocesan
Convention later In the year, the
Bishop spoke feelingly as fol-
lows:
"While my svmpathies were
deeply excited in view "f their
great spiritual destitution, my
admiration was at the same TINT
awakened by the simplicity o
their character and the deep ear
nestness OF their petition for 10
struction. / addressed q lew o
them ON their wants and prom
Used to send them, the moment ],
should be in my power, a mar
who should teach them the rudi
ments OF knowledge, and pieact
to them the word OF God"
In December, 1842, Rey. H. n
Prout was sent there by th'
Bishop, and two years later vii
liam West Skiles arrived to TAX
charge Of "the school farm q
what is now known as Vale Cru
cis, 90 named BY Bishop Ives be
cause, Of the cruciform Yale.
which he first caught sight u
from an overhang rock. the eros
formed by Dutch Greek flown,
from south to north; Clarke
Creek forming thu eastern an
Valley Creek formerly Crahol
chArd repk the western arm q
the cross
When, in 1913, the good Bist
op made his first official vista
. ton to vsile Crucia, there wa
3 but one dwelling "the log cabi
Iof the mountain miller, q sma
: grist.mill and q tannery the OF
" other buildings" no the hist,
lry:esys. This was seventy yeal
ago. mind you. The next yea
/. however, q decided improvement
took place. The Bishop had iu'
purrbaeed the whole oi the va
ley,, consisting of 125 acres, 4
81, 800. Later on. additionallan
was securpd, amounting in Ill I
$4,000 acres. When at the ope
ing Of the Civil War the scho'
closed and tor thirty years
mained closed. unclaimed. Il
O property, every acre of it, wei
out OF the Church's possession
but about thirty years ago Biz
u op Cheshire and aftsrward Bis
op Horner, who succeeded hin
bought land until one hall Of Il
beautiful Valley Of the Cross no
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-03-06

up river country.
IN Nalis Crucis Proper. q mile
up Dutch Creek are tho 6ne estates
oi Msasrs q D. Taylor and H. A.
Dobbia. prosperous land and
stock owners, who live IN sub
stant,al houses. Mr. Tay!or's
nov rssidsues to bs one oi the
handsomest aud most modern in
the Vale.
The school buildings ere twoin
number, Auxiliary Hallof wood,
containing dining room, kitchen
With modern equipments, class
rooms and an assembly hall, the
other building Of concrete blocks
and called Auchmuty Hall in hon.
Or OF 8 New York lady who gave
.lsraely toward the building fund.
In this building are. q chapel, Ii.
brary principals Office, rooms
Tor students and teachers and q
we'll equipped modern laundry
in tho basement, the two build.
ings bsAted by steam, and soon
o be completely lighted BY elec.
tricity 40 the Bishop is installing
an .elecrtic light plant, getting
power from the falls OF VALLEY
Creek.
Above, around and below this
handsome group Of buildiugs il
the school orchard containing
thousands Of bearing trees, while
10 the lower orchard is q modern
poultry plant with incubator
house, brooding houses and vide
runs and ranges. Beyoud and by
the ewRt runn,ng creek is t b e
school saw mill, blacksmith and
wheel wright shops, taking tue
place Of the complete wagon fac.
tory and shops which unfortun'
ataly burned last year, a great
loss to the community. The mod
ern doing with q fine jersy herd
to supply it with milk and cream
the neat Chapel (Rev. H. A. Dob
bin, Pastor) and large barn ant
stables complete the group o
buildings thst 60 to make uI
the material equipment OF tn;
Vale Crucis Industrial School
while the literary and spiritua
qualities must BE- best judged o
by the patrons and students
Certain It II that more c0nsecrat
Led and efficient teachers never
had charge of a school than tin
Principal and her noble band o
teachers, and the good Bishop il
financing and carrying t0 success
this stupendous work of faith
which is endorsed by the com
mun,ty az q power for good ii
thsir midst.
1
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1913-03-06

ing house Of .hswp logs and :
large frame building containing
school room. chapel and dorm'--
tory. To thsse .latsr we're added
house q adobe, . large
lrsms barn Nth stable ip the
basement, . blacksmith shop
and several LOG. cabins Tor labor.
ers. In 1845, N this settlement,
the Arst To he called Vale Cru.
cis, the school opened with .
good roll call oi boarding and
day pupils. ,6ity In oil. ttf
! Though tho school .was orlgi.
ually intended Tor young mon,
whore training In religion and
sgriculturs conld b procprsd et
Q low rate. the Arst achool Of
any kind in this particular mouu.
tain section oi country, to-day
the school; though Tor girls on.
", ID 9 power. for good under
Bishop Horner, oi n ornsr
school fame, and . recogniesd
believer 10 Education, who has
placed the school Qua drm basis.
This article having been asked
for BY the popular, editor Of the
Oldest paper in all this mountain
country, to be the arst Of q GO
ries OF articles descriptive Of the
various settlements and other
ind ustrial c4nters Of this highly
favored portion Of the old North
State, the writer. has found Il
necessary to. give consid cradle
space to the history of,he be
ginning .oi the Vale Crucis set
element, ito early life closely con
nectsd with that Of the schoo
above mentioned.
A mile beyond and lying along
the Watauga River IL another
valley, wide and beautiful, fertile
and rich. In this valley 10 situat
cd the post Office for the com
munitY which gives it its name
though the original Vale Cruci'
was where the school 10 situated
q mile up Dutch Creek About th'
Office has gathered quiet an at
tractive settlement, extending
for q mile each way UP aud dow
stream. Here 10 q pretty churcl
belonging to the Msthodists VIII
are veil to do and strong 10 mum
Der. A neat public school house
two stores owned and operate'
by two successful business firms
lW. W. Mast and Taylor AM
Perry; the following prom,nen
citizens, owning fine farms am
living in attractive b ousei
Msssrs. Ed. Shipley, Finley Mast
| William MAST. Hardy Taylor. "
lW. Mast, Capt. David Baird th
Wagners, the Churchss and Dot
tor Perry, the last named haviu
built q pretty modern eottage {
concrete blocks, the entire ssttl'
ment one OF the most delight,
in a social way, consisting Of Cd
ucatsd, refined and inanciaIl
substantial families. who, tt
majority Of them being closel
related playiully term the con
munity cousin Town." Two ,
these pleasant houses are GOO
enough to open thei
doors to summer visitors, char,
ing q nominal sum only, Msssr'
Hardy Taylor aud Finley Mas
the latter having recently enlarI
cd aud improved bic dswlling ).
as to, accommodate the dow
country people who Apply year
. for board. Mr.. Jim Shmtl, . mi
further up the river road. isslso
popular host among SUNNI
visitors from . distance, while,
the Industrial School boerda
are taken in vacation time 4
, three months.
In addition to her many hou
keeDinr and social dutieG. MI
Fieley Mast takes time to do q
. most beautiful weaving on q har