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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-11-18
The Upper Hand Of Business Over Politics
Charlotte Observer.

The Upper Hand Of Business Over Politics
Charlotte Observer.
The fact that what this coun-
try standsin need is more busi-
ness and less politics in the man.
agement ofgovernmental affairs,
National, State and municipal,
is coming rapidly into better ap-
probation. The drift isplainly in
dicated in all article in Financial
America and whirh the The OBJ
server shall appropriate as pecu-
liarly adapted to the situation
in North Carolina. Financial A.
merica speaks of the need o. vet
Grams and says that the road to
puolic life should lead through
business experience. But this will
not come to pass until hepublic
at large awakens to the factthat
business training is as necessary
indeed, more so-for the proper
handling of the peoples work, as
it is for the intelligent and sue
cessful handling of private busi-
ness interest, shall we be rid OF
the diletante statesman and the
unscrupulous politicians. Mr..
Howard Elliott. in his address
before the Chamber OF Commerce
of Windsor, Conn.,, showed that
this lack of trained business men
in public life is responsible for
mismanagement and extrava-
gance in public matters. The sit
uation is really appalling. Mr..
Elliott presented figures, but it is
unnecessary to repeat them. Ev-
cry reader OF this papercan sum-
mon to mind IN an instant nu-
merous examples OF mismanage-
ment and extravaganza in village
city, county, State or National
affairs, traceable to lack OF busi-
ness training on the part OF pub
lie officers. Mismanagement and
extravaganza in public affairs
naturally are reflected by busl'
ness itself. You cannot separate
the welfare of government and
the welfare OF business men. Says
Mr.. Elliott:
Let every loyal man III tn e
United States exercise such an in.
fuence as he possesses in the d.
rection OF reasonable laws, t Q
elect sane and well-poised men to
and other legislative assemblies
and also to try to have in ad'
ministrative offices, sensible, lev
el-headed men who can deal with
the complicated problems that
are to confront us in the adjust
ment of our great commercialaf
fairs to the new conditions i'm
posed by war.
Business IS now rightfully re-
garded a profession. Education
al institutions the country over
are including lengthy business
courses in their programs; bust
ness leaders are calling for tain
ed assis ants, not raw recruits
Yet the public insists upon trus
ting raw recruits into public life
men who have had no through
going training in the camps q
business. 1t is the business vetel
ans, certainly, who should com
mand in public affairs.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-11-18
VETERINARY SURGERY.

l have been putting much study
IN this subject; have received my
liploma, and AIN now we'll equipped
or the practice Of Veterinary Sur.
'ery In all its branches, and am tn
'nly one In the county. all on or
address me at Villas, N. r. F. D.1.
g. H. HAYES,
Veterinary Surgeon.
j-17-11.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-11-18

There is a difference between q
fast friend and a friend who is
fast.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-28
DIED NOT KNOWING
THE OTHER WAS NEAR
Brothers Thought Each Was in
Another Land.
tBy telegraph TO The Tribune. !

Philadelphia, Dec. 27.-Lying a few
feet apart in the same ward, two broth
ers who had drifted into the Philadel-
phis General Hospital within a few
hours of each other, suffering from
pneumonia, died within two hours yes
terday without knowing that the other
was near. Each brothers dying mes
sage was 10 the other, who, each said,
was somewhere in British Honduras"
The brothers -Theosopholus Gentle,
twenty-eight years old, and John Cen
tie, twenty-six-told the physicians that
they had been wanderers for years.
They were slated at the hospital by diff
ferent clerks, and each left the in
formation that in case of death his
brother should be notified. Before the
hospital attendants discovered the rels-
tionship the two were on the verge of
death.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-28
Indictments Expected in
Won Rintelen Case To-day

Indictments are expected TO be re-
turned to-day by the Federal grand
fury in the conspiracy charges involy-
ing Captain Franz Won Rintelen, David
Lamar and others identified with tho
organization of Labor's National Peace
Council, which the government contends
was financed by Won Rintelen.
Carl f.. Whitney, of counsel for La
mar. returned from Washington last
night. His mission 70 Washington, he
declared, had nothing 20 do with the
present predicament Of the wolf or
Wall Street"
L. p. Straube, secretary OF the coun-
ell. who has given evidence to the gov
ernment concerning the work OF the
organization, It Is understood, has been
in no way connected with any OF the
charges of conspiracy. The testimony
read before the grand jury, which VIII
reconvene to-day, covers $1,000 type
written pages.
Samuel Gompers and Frank Morri-
son, Of the American Federation OF
Labor, also have been large contribu-
tors 10 the governments fund OF
knowledge in matters relating 20 the
organization and financing of Labor's
National Peace Council.
Reports were current yesterday that
the action Of the grand jury might be
DELAYED until II. Snowden Marshall re-
turns TO this city next week. Before
his departure on Thursday last Mr.
Marshall and Roger b. Wood, who also
is out of town, intimated that indict-
ments would probably be returned to-
day.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-28
STEEL TOWNS KILL BABIES
Mortality Rate Highest There, Child
Bureau Report Shows.

Washington, Dec. 27.-The death
rate in the United States among babies
Of mothers who work outside their
homes far exceeds the infant mortality
where the mother Is not so employed.
This is brought out in the annual re
port to-day Of the Federal Children's
Bureau, which is conducting an inquiry
into the social and economic causes Of
babies deaths. The report shows an
average infant death rate Of 1874 out of
every 1000 babies in steel making
and coal mining town, as against a
rate of 81 out Of every 1000 in resi-
Dental suburb. An even greater con-
trast is found between the most con-
gested sections and the choicest resi-
Dental section in each OF these two
communities.
Commenting upon these findings the
report says: "The more favorable the
civic and family surroundings and the
better the general conditions of life,
the more clearly are they reflected in
a lessened infant mortality"
The report adds, however, that 1t is
impossible to determine the reative
Importance of the high death rate
among babies Of working mothers un-
Ill it is ascertained how many mothers
work in industry.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-28
STOCKS WITHOUT PAR
AROUSE TREASURY
Inquiry to Determine if Shares
Were Issued TO Dodge Tax.

The Treasury Department at Wash
ington. IL was learned in financial cir
cles Yesterday, is investigating the re-
cent issuance by prominent companies
Of stock without par value. The pur-
pose Of the inquiry is TO learn II the
corDorations involved are seeking by
this method TO avoid payment Of the
war revenue measure passed In l9l4
imposing a tax Of five cents share on
issues Of new stock with par value or
500 or fractions thereof. ,
Since the enactment Of the special
revenue tax law it Is estimated that
more than 100000 shares Of stock in
four big companies alone have been is
sued with no par value, from which no
tax can be collected Among the corpora
tions that have issued securities OF this
ch .racter are the Kennecott Copper
Corporation, with 100000 shares
Submarine Boat Corporation, 100000
shares; the common stock Of the In
terborough Consolidated Corporation,
g82.G .G26 shares, and 100000 shares Of
the Cerro de Pasco Copper Corpora
ton.
If il is found that these shares were
issued 70 avoid paying the fve-cent
revenue tax steps probably will be taken
10 have bill introduced in Congress 70
amend the law, levying tax on all
new issues Of stock without reference
TO the par value.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-28
German Employees to Remain,
National City Bank Declares

G.. Edwin Gregory. cashier Of the
National City Bank, declared yester-
day that the bank had no intention OF
dismissinc the twelve German en-
ployes row in the service Of the firm.
Three men had been discharged, he
said. including Frederick Schleindl. the
credit clerk, who is now out on Sl,iOO
bail for purloining papers for the use
Cf Paul Koenig, the alleged German
conspirator, who Is held in $4,000 bail.
Two men were let go several days
ago." he said, "as a safeguard to the
bank and its depositors. Information
concerning their activities had como 10
us from the police. There was moth
Ing In their irregularities or violations
Of the rules that would warrant an ac-
tion by the state or Federal authori-
ties. There is nothing new in the sur
veillance exercised by the bank. The
case Of Schleindl has brought il TO pub
tic attention.
"We have no intention of dismissing
the remaining twelve German employees
without cause. Some OF these men
have been with us for twenty years,
and we have no occasion TO dispense
with their services. We have refused
even 10 make public the names of the
two who were discharged after
Schle!nil was arrested, so that they
would not be handicapped in getting
future employment. Some Of the Ger
mans now in our employ are unnat-
sralized and some are Of German ex-
traction who were born in this city"
New-York tribune., 1915-12-28
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS
ASSAIL CORONER
Suggest Inquiry Into $500
Pneumonia Deaths.

Robert S. Ross, Of the Christian Sci
ence Committee on Publication for the
State of New York, issued a statement
Yesterday concerning the efforts OF
Coroner Ernest c. Wagner to tx re-
sronsibility for the death OF Alexander
II. Schubert on Christmas morning while
under the care of Christian Scientists.
Mr.. Ross says: Because the de-
ceased was q Christian Scientist, the
Coroner was called, a detective was
put on the case, and, according to re-
port, the family has been ordered to
undergo an inquest.
"In other words. the Coroner, whose
duty it is to deal with cases Of foul
play, intends TO treat this as he would
murder or suicide. He will endeavor to
hold somebody responsible for the de-
cease OF one who dared 20 have more
faith in God than in q doctors pills
and pellets.
"An annual report Of the State De-
partment of Health shows that there
were approximately $500 deaths by
pneumonia in greater New York in q
single year under one form or another
Of medical treatment. II coroners feel
It is their duty 10 investigate occa-
sional cases Of failure where materis
medica is not employed, why do they
not act on the $500 failures that oc-
cur annually where materia medica is
employed.
"The absurdity and injustice Of the
situation would be Immediately appar-
ent If the present order were reversed
and penalties inflicted upon those so
presumptuous as to employ in times
of need anything but Christian Science
treatment"
New-York tribune., 1915-12-28
CHINESE REBELS
FORM "REPUBLIC'
Yuan Asks France to Isolate
Them In Yunnan.

Peking, Dec. 27.-The revolutionists
in Yunnan declare that they are main
tanning a republic and that they have
the only legal government in China.
President Yuan Shih-Kai has asked
the French minister to isolate the
revolutionists by severing railway,
telegraph and mail service, from
YunnAn-Fu to the sea. lie also mas
sought permission TO send troops 10
Yunnan by the French railway. HIS
requests have been referred to the
Paris government
The Foreign Office issued statement
to-day saying that the revolutionists
were acting on the mistaken belief
that President Yuan had promised tho
Triple Entente Powers special prlyi-
Ieges if the change from republic TO
A monarchy was not opposed by them.
The statement urges the Entente
powers TO declare that they have not
interfered in Chinese internal affairs
and never have demanded special
privileges. -..-..
New-York tribune., 1915-12-28
SANTA GIVES WAITS
FIGHTING SOLDIERS
Real Guardsmen Smash Each
Other While 1,200 Orphans
Watch in Olee.

Somewhere in Yorkville.-More than
twelve hundred prisoners we're capt
ured last night and nobody was hurt
after a series of fierce engagements.
That is, no one was hurt unless some
Of the bulging eyes in the twelve hun
dred failed TO settle back in their
proper places. causing compound astig-
matism, not to mention complete dis
location.
The eyes belonged 20 an army Of
youngsters from orphan asylums and
other benevolent institutions, and the
bulging was caused by seeing mounted
men madly charging each other in
fierce encounters and by the staccato
barking of machine guns in breath
stopping charges.
1t was to the twelve hundred a mad,
deliciously terrifying attack on their
emotions. 1t set them to seeing things
they have been hearing about as hap
pening only somewhere in war-torn
Europe.
The particular Somewhere" where
this happened last night was the ar
mory of Squadron A, cavalry, N. G..
n. Y, Madison Avenue and Ninety
fourth Street. It was the second an
nual Santa Claus circus given by the
squadron for the youngsters whose lot
in life does not include homes and
Christmas trees.
The complete capture Of the children
came when lights were dimmed and
eight reindeer dashed into the ring
drawing a float with lighted Christ
mas tree on il, piled high around with
many gift boxes. and with a Santa
Claus and several assistants to hand
them out. Then the youngsters were
allowed to come down from their places
in the balconies and get their gifts.
Santa was Lieutenant Colonel Mer-
ritt H. Smith. Sergeant J. Norrish
Thorne had charge of the affair. OFF,
GERS in charge of the ring were Lieu
tenants Graham Youngs and Latham R.
Reed The various events were in
charge of Sergeant David Stuart, Cor
poral Allan Foster, Corporal George
Matthews, Sergeant Colgate Hoyt, jr.,
and Sergeant Alden S. Blodget.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-28
TEUTON NIUNITION
MAGAZINE FIRED
Blaze in Building Housing
3,5OO,OOO Cartridges Put
Out by Police.
OIL FOUND ON FLOOR;
INQUIRY ORDERED
Ammunition and Several Thou
sand Firearms Were Destined
for Kaiser's Army.

Fire was eating path early yester-
day morning toward 3,500,00O car
tridges and several thousand pistols
and rifles which were stored on the
ground floor Of 200 West Houston
Street when two policemen crashed
through the door and stopped short
the attempt Of incendiaries to destroy
the material, which was intended for
the German government.
Traces OF oil were found near. the
door. II the flames had spread TO the
piles OF munitions the lives Of many
in tenements near by would have been
in danger.
Thomas Ward, watchman in an ad-
joining building, discovered the fire.
He called Patrolmen Chapman and
Fitzgerald. OF the Macdougal Street
police station, and the men broke
through a panel Of the double door,
seized fire pals and put out the flames.
which had apparently just begun.
Clarence Roche, the watchman OF the
building. was on the second floor. and
he Joined the men at once. He said
he had been upstairs for an hour be-
fore the fire was discovered.
The ammunition has been stored in
the factory since an unsuccessful at
tempt was made last June TO ship the
stuff TO Europe on a Holland-America
Line steamer IL is said that the ma
terial was bought here by II. Tauscher,
of 800 Broadway, who is dealer in
guns and munitions. but that the
steamship company refused 20 accept
the contract TO carry them when II was
learned that the ultimate destination
of the arms was Germany.
A permit for storing the munitions
was issued by the Bureau Of Fire Pre-
vention TO Robert Won Cleft. Mr..
Tauscher said Won Cleft was one OF his
agents. 49,,
whole matter" Tauscher said yester
day when seen at his office. at is no
German plot to take guns out OF the
country, because the Federal govern
ment knows all about II. There is no
great Importance 20 1t"
Tauscher was asked IL he thought
that friends OF the Allies had attempt.
ed 20 destroy tho cartridges. lie said
he had no ideas upon the subject and
that the fire might have been acci-
dental.
The building Is owned by John Pat
rick. Of 90 Edgecombe Avenue. He
could not be found yesterday, but hin
mother said that she could think OF
no motive for setting fire to the struct-
ure.
Fire Marshal Brophy said that, al
though the department was investigat-
ing the FIRE, there was absol lutely no
clew. He said there was undoubtedly
an odor of kerosene, but he could not
be sure that oil had been used to set
the fire, despite the fact that there
we're traces Of il around the door.
The rifles are Of the Springfield
type and are of an old pattern. or
the cartridges 100000 are for pistols
and 100000 for rifles.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-28
TO FIGHT SNOW ORDER
Railways Appeal to Court from Public
Service Decree to Clear Footpaths.

The New York Consolidated Rail-
road Company, controlling twenty-sev-
en- miles Of elevated tracks in Brook
lyn and Queens County, will not obey
without a fight the order Of the Pub
lie Service Commission TO remove the
snow from the footpaths of its roads.
In moving in the Supreme Court yes
terday for writ of certiorari to re-
view the action of the commission 1t
was said the Consolidated company
was also acting in the interests OF the
lnterborough and the Long Island Rail-
road.
The Consolidated company was noti-
fed on November 10 Of the impending
order, which was issued on December
/. Il is alleged that briefs in opposi-
tion TO this move were rejected By the
commission. II is contended by the
railroad company that II is impossible
TO comply with the order without en-
dangering the lives of the employees
doing the work; that it cannot spare
the men from moro important work.
and that the Public Service Commis-
sion showed no necessity for the work.
Besides, the company contends the or
der is unjust, unreasonable, un"sr-
ranted and illegal.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-28
ROUND OF DINNERS
AT WASHINGTON
Miss Lillian Hendrick Makes
Debut-Miss Wilson to Preside
at Civic Congress To-day.
fBy telegraph 20 The Tribune

Washington. Dec 27.-Miss Margaret
Wilson will preside at the opening 10
morrow OF the American Civic Associs-
tion's annual convention. Miss VIII
sons chief interest is in the branch
devoted to the consideration of the
schoolhouse as a community centre.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph f. Thropp en-
tertained twenty-five guests at dinner
tonight in honor of their son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Scott Thropp.
Mrs. Stephen p. Elkins also enter
tanned a dinner party tonight for
young folk, having as guest of honor
Miss Edith Blair, daughter OF Mr. and
Mrs. Montgomery Blair, who will make
her debut this season. Dancing fol-
lowed the dinner.
Mrs. David Stewart Hendrick intro
duced her younger daughter, Miss Lie
liam Willlston Hendrck, to society al
a tea this afternoon at Rauscher's.
Mrs. James r. Mann gave a large
buffet luncheon to-day for Mrs
Thomas B. Dunn, wife of Representa-
tive Dunn. of Rochester, n. Y.
Miss canada Merriam, daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. Hart Merriam, gave a dance
tonight for Miss Coville and Miss Dor
othy Trout, daughter of Mrs. Harry &
Trout and the late Captain Trout, U
S. A.
Miss Alice Wilson, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Wilson, and niece OF
the President, came to Washington to.
day TO assist at the debut tea of Miss
Lillian Hendrick. Miss Wilson and
Miss Bones attended the tea this after
noon.
The Secretary Of State and Mrs. Ian
sing held a reception at the Pan
American Building tonight for the
delegates to the Latin-American Scien-
tifc Congress, in session hero.
]. Wilson Howe, of Richmond. a
nephew Of the President, is in Wash
ington for few days and is staying at
the New willard. Mrs. Howe accom-
panied him.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-28
DANCERS SHINS
DEFY BLEAK WIND
Way Station Masters Cavort
Atop McAlpin While Shivering
Camera Man CrankS.

It's not every day In the week a
party Of dancers from Pittiburgh, Buff
falo and way stations can display their
skill on the roof garden OF big New
York hotel. This honor was given to
the American National Association of
Masters of Dancing yesterday morning,
when they disported atop the McAlpin
under the leadership of Maurice, the
grillroom pet.
What If it were the dead of winter
with a chill wind sweeping the lofty
clearing, and only a camera man on
hand to watch their efforts? There he
was, cranklng away on the film that
was to bring them fame and glory
when flashed on the screen Of the To-
cal Opry House.
They danced on in spite OF goose
flesh, while Maurice whistled "A Little
Love May Do for Some, but Not for
Me-" and old Colonel Kretlow, the only
dancing great-grandfather ever raised
in Chicago, thanked his stars that he
was wearing woollen socks under his
dance pumps and that he had never
shaved his goatee In threescore years
and ten.
Colonel Kretlow, who after consult
ing the public prints yesterday morn
ing, found himself famous overnight,
was not a bit abashed. "You can say
what you want about my rubber col
lar" he said, but | want to tell you
this, young feller-rubber collars are
q lot dressier than starch ones and
much more economical" The colonel
would not discuss the report that he
used his dancing pumps, described as
"the softest In the world" for lounglng
slippers.
When Maurice appeared for the
morning lesson he was quite incensed
over the stories which K. y. BLACK,
burn, delegate from Pittsburgh, had
told reporters the day before. BLACK
burn claimed that he had been teach
ing Maurice's steps in the Sooty Clty
as early as last September.
Maurice mounted a chair and SAID,
with his best Partisan shrug: III |
am not teaching you anything new
there is no reason for me to waste my
time and yours Later Blackburn
came around to say that Maurice IS
my idea Of the finest dancer in the
world" That put everybody in good
spirits, particularly Maurice.
"Oh, no." he said, magnanimously'
professional dancers are not such a
much. Go to any dance with lot OF
college boys and you will see dozen
dancers as good as the so-called pro-
fessionals"
New-York tribune., 1915-12-28
MAN AUTO HIT IS DYING
Tailor Identified by Daughters We'd
ding Announcement in Pocket.

Samuel Berkowitz, fifty, n tailor, Of
1877 Allen Street, was struck by an
automobile at Lenox Avenue and l42d
Street last evening, as he stepped from
in front Of wagon At the Harlem
Hospital il was said he had tract
ured skull, broken jaw, broken left
arm and internal injuries lie will
die. The car was Owned by Louis
Lewis, a hat. manufacturer, OF 945
Simpson Street, The Bronx, and was
driven by Herbert Lstimer. Of S23
East l6Gth Street. Mrs. Lewis and
her daughter, Eta. were riding in the
tonneau.
Berkowitz was identified by means
Of an announcement Of his daughters
wedding, which was TO take place next
Saturday, found In his pocket.
New-York tribune., 1915-12-28
W. R. BEACH, LAWYER, DEAD
New York Attorney Dies at Mount YER
MN Home at Sixty-eight.

Walter Rogers Beach, for nearly
forty-two years a prominent attorney
in New York City, died yesterday at
his home, 200 Prospect Avenue Mount
Vorron He was sixty-cight years old.
Mr.. Beach was born in Milford, Conn,
and was a direct descendant Of John
Rogers, one Of the original planters
OF tbe Milford colony. lie entered Yale
In the fall of 1866 and joined these so
cieties: Linonia, Kappa Sigma Epsilon
Delta Beta Xi and Delta Kappa Epsilon.
lie vas a member Of VOLTS Head and
Of the Phi Beta Kappa. Ho received
the degree Of Master OF Arts in 1873.
For one year after graduation he
was an instructor In Stamford Military
Institute. In the fall Of 1871 he moved
% New York City and began the stuuy
~ iov, AZ Columbia Law School, from
which he was graduated in 1873 when
he was admitted 90 the New York bar
Mr. Beach leaves his wife.