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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-05
RICHMOND ENTtRIA|NS
HEPTAS0PHS NEXT week
COMMITTEES HAS MEETING
Program for Entertainments Of visitors
Completed-Torchlig Parade and
Theater Party Wcdnesday-Begin
Arriving Sunday.

Preparations for the entertainment
of the fifteenth biennial session of the
Supreme Conclave of the Improved
Order of Heptasophs. to be held here
next week. were completed last night
at a meeting of the local general en-
committee. had In the par
Tors of Murphy's Hotel. The meeting.
which begins with reception at MUIR
phys Hoted Monday night, will con-
tinue through Friday and wind up
with an outing at Forest Hill Park.
Fifteen hundred delegates and their
ladies from all parts of the United
States will be in attendance.
Last nights committee was called
to order by Colonel John Murphy, who.
as chairman of the general committee.
presided. Reports were received from
the heads of the several subcommit-
tees and a program was adopted.
Meetings Of the other subcommittee
are yet to be held to complete the
details OF the various entertainment
events.
TorchIight Parade wednesday.
A feature of the meeting OF the
Heptasophs will be the torchiign..
parade of delegates and Richmond
Heptasophs on Wednesday night. The
procession wilr start from the City
Hall at 9 o'clock that nisbt DIR. Will
liam III. Parker is grand marshal.
On conclusion of the parade at II
O'Clock a special performance Will
be given at the Lyric for the visit
ling Heptasophs and their ladies.
The opening session of the supreme
conclave will be In the auditorium
of John Marshall High School at
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon. The ad-
dress of welcome will be by Mayor
Ainslfe. and the responses will be by
supreme Archon Morris @. Cohen and
General Counsel Olin Bryan.
From to O'Clock Tuesday az
ternoon there will be an automobile
tour of the city for the visiting iaoIes.
Sessions Three Days.
Al II O'Clock al the morning OF
wednesday. Thursday and Friday. and
at 3 in the afternoon of "Wednesday
and Thursay. supreme conclave SEES
sons will be held.
Thursday night. beginning at 80
will be the grand ball. and buffet
luncheon. The final event will be
the outing at Forest Hill,
Delegates will begin arriving In
Richmond Sunday nigh9 A sarge
number vii come Monday morning
and By Tuesday noon all delegates are
expected to be here.
The general committee u made up
Of committees from the five con-
claves in Richmond: Richmond NO
,ls2. Virginia No. 1913. Chimhorazo NO:
$40. Hestia No. 4ss. and stonewali
No. s54.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-05
OBITUARY
John r.. Gordon.

Especial TO The Richmond Virginaan.
Ashland. Va. June John Il
Gordon. one Of the Oldest citizens oil
Ashland, died at his home here this
afternoon in the efghfy-second year
of his age. He had been Ill quite
long time.
Mr.. Gordon was native OF Baiti.
more. Md. but had lived in Ashland
some forty wears He was for many
wears a clerk In the Richmond post
office and later was in the railway
mail service until failing health caused
his retirement.
He is survived nv his wife and one
son. ]. Palmer Gordon, of this place.
Funeral services will be held Sunday
afternoon at S;so o'clock from the
residence of J. Palmer Gordon. and
the body will be inferred In Woodlawn
Cemetery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-05
SOUTH SIDE
~FeIiow~hip Leasae" Elects Officers.

aFeIiowahip LeaGue" Elects Ofstcers'
The regular meeting of the Fellow
ship League, Of South Richmond was
hsTd Thursday night. and the foi-
lowing officers were elected Tor the
ensuing year, o. take efect July l.
fafat President H T. Taylor; vice
president r. L. Nichols; secretary.
ayndham Galloway; corresponding Sec
rotary. F. r. Dunford. Jr, treasurer,
C, r. Maurice; social treasurer. e. Y.
Hawkins The president appointed the
following committees for the term:
Advisory Board. Edward BEDFORD. Jr-.
Arthur Mex. Reynolds. Virgil Goode.
Carleton Jewett and Edward Cooper.
Poor Committee, T.. w Jones. chair
man: Frank Baber. F. l. Hawkins,
Virgil Goode and Arthur Mex. Rey-
noids Athletic Committee, f. w.
Jones', L. f., Maurice. b. Ls Nicholas,
Virgil Goode and r. Il. Dunford. Jr.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-05
Raleigh Makes Projectiles.

Raleigh. N. c., June 4.-The man
ufacture OF proiectiles. for the use Of
the United States navy Ia now In fill
ewing here, the Raleigh Iron Works
being the contractor for 100000
output OF these munitions OF war
fare. Tho output 10 in Ave. six and
general expectation is that the sue.
cessfuf fiffiHk 81 this contract with the
|goyeynmsnt win result in permanent
contract for this work.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-05
Historic College For Women Closes.

HfStNFfc FWttge FWf WUfneH 49,.
Columbia, g. c.. June A--The Col
lege for Women here. at which Cen
eral Sherman made his headquarters
when his troops burned Columbia,
held its last commencement today and
will he permanently suspended. The
institution proved unable to support
itself and it's property was purchased
by C,aicora College at Greenyiile for
a sum not announced.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-05

After breaking in a plate-glass
front window OF a store at 11o1 Hull
Street, occupied by the electrical hrm
OF w. P. Neblett. thieves Thursday
night stole two flashlights. leaving be-
hind several valuable electrical ap.
pliances The robbery was reported
TO the police yesterday morning when
the store was opened for business.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-05

Mrs. NJ. ]. Malone, 81 Q Street.
Northwest. Washington. ID. c.. In a
letter received by Chief OF Police
werner Yesterday, asked the Rich
mond police to assist her In locating
the whereabouts of her twelve-year-
old son, who disappeared from his
home there several days axo in COM
pany with an older companion
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-05
]. DAVIS REED LOSES
SUIT AGAINST NORFOLK
Supreme Court Docs Not Uphold His
Constitutional Point Against
CITY Ordinance.
DECISION IN OTHER oAsF
Writs Of Error Granted In Several
Cases and Refused I'm Others--Law
and Equity Court Is Reversed.

The State Supreme Cour. of APP
peals yesterday upheld the Norfolk
city ordinance imposing special license
taxes when II refused the writ Of
error asked by j. Davis Reed. of
Portsmouth. to final decree of the Cir
cult Court of Norfolk imposing a SIS
fine for failure to pay a tax on his
automobile garage.
Mr.. Reed, who Is former mayor of
Portsmouth and now member of the
House of Delegates from that dis
trict, contended that the ordinance
imposing a tax on garages was so
drawn as to violate the provision OF
the State constitution that "all taxes
shall be uniform for the same class
of subjects within the territorial
limits of the authority levyinE the tax"
Under the ordinance he held. some
garages were taxed and some were
not. Consequently he refused pay
ment
Police Court Reversed.
A warrant issued against him by the
City of Norfolk. where his garage is
located. was dismissed in Police Court.
but on February 8. 1915. the Circuit
Court reversed the lower court and
imposed the fine. MIR. Reed appealed
fused the petitioner writ of error.
The court granted a writ OF error
and supersedeas to the Adams Grain
and Provision Company. appealing
from the decision of the Law and
Equity Court of Richmond of July
20. 1914 The company had asked
damages nthe sum of $500 from the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway for dam
ages caused to it's goods bv the burst
ing OF water pipes of the property
leased by IL from the railway COM
pany. The lower court found for the
defendant and the plaintiff appealed.
Other Gases.
A writ OF error was awarded the
enawee Private Utilities Company
VS.. the Norfolk Southern Railway, ap-
peaiing from the decision of the Cir
cult Court of Norfolk County. writ
was refused Lille A. Miller. Abraham
Bowling. Mrs, Alice Doyle Price. Fan
ME Doye suttenfieid. P. r. Doyle.
Snow Burgess Marshall. J. M. Doyle
and Maggie Pharis. appealing from
the Circuit Court Of Henry County.
The case involved the partition OF the
estate of the late Samuel NJ. Doyle,
valued at several thousand dollars.
and was decided April. 1915.
A writ of error was also refused
Joseph DAVIS. appealing from the
decision of the Circuit Court of Fau-
ouier County. January 80, 1914. Davis
claimed that W. III. Spicer fraudu-
lently avoided payment Of $500 of a
$4,000 debt. taking advantage of the
plaintiffs ignorance OF the meaning
Of legal terms and general lack OF
knowledge of the English language.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-10-14

1t is u wise father who takes
his son into a co-partnership in
the business OF farming-for far
ming is a business these days. 1t
is wise to have a boy grow up
with a sense OF proprietorship in
his heart and to occupy a part
OF his time with the importantaf-
fairs of life. He will not only be a
better boy but a better man, be-
cause of that training. TO create
within a boy or girl an abiding
interest in some useful occupa-
ton and to put a real value up
on their own toll is one OF t h e
most stable lessons to be impair
ted by a parent.-Bloomingto
Journal.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-10-14
Waiting & for Fifteen Cents.
Yorkville Is. c. Enquirer.

Yorkville Is. C.,) Enquirer.
"No, | have not sold my cot
ton and l do not expect to until
the price reaches Is cents a n d
then | am not sure that will
sell it at that figure Such was
the reply Of Mr.. Louis Roth, OF
Yorkville, to the query OF the re.
porter as to whether or not he
had sold the cotton which he had
bought last fall when the staple
was not bringing more than six
and one-half cents. During t h e
fall Mr.. Roth bought 249 bales,
paying ten cents for three-fourths
of it while the rest was bought
at 8 and 8 cents. The cotton has
been in local ware houses a
year. Discussing the outlook for
high price cotton Mr.. Roth said
he expected the market to reach
Is cents before spring and very
probably before Jan. l. He said
that in his opinion there was
nothing to prevent cotton from
reaching that figure. Mr. Roth
does not think this years crop
will total more than 1O,500, 900
bales.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-10-14

The News and Observer, always
having the tact of saying the
right thing at the right time, has
this editorial upon the approa.
ching marriage OF President Viii.
son:
Dan Cupid cares nothing for
war or affairs OF State. His busi-
ness is looking after hearts, and
he is correct in his belief that "all
the world loves a lover" Thus it
has been from the beginning.
Thus it will continue to the end.
Thus it is today.
1t will be with a sense OF pleas
ed surprise that there will be read
throughout the world the news
that President Woodrow Wilson
is engaged to be married, tn e
wedding. to take place probably in
December, when Mrs. Norman h.
Calf, OF Washington, will be-
come Mrs, Woodrow Wilson, the
FIRST Lady of the Land.
The country-all the people
will wish for Woodrow Wilson,
the man, the greatest happiness
in his marriage. In the two and a
half years he has been in t h e
White House he has born heavy
burdens OF State and of personal
grief. If there is any man in the
United States to whom happi-
ness should come it is Woodrow
Wilson, and in the creation OF
new home ties, a new family cir
Gle, there will be the earnest wish
on all sides that there may come
to him unalloyed Joy, happiness
OF the very greatest.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-10-14
LAnoir Topic.

Lenoir Topic.
Some time ago the government
purchased from the Caldwell
Land and Lumber Company a
tract of land lying on Wilson's
creek and Johns river, in Cald-
we'll and Avery counties, t h e
tract containing about $4,000
acres. the average price paid be-
ing about $1.00 an acre.
The tract will form a nucleus
of a national forest known as the
Boone National Forest, which
eventually will extend from the
Yadkin divide to the North Fork
of the Catawba on the east side
of the Blue Ridge, extending
down the lower foothills.
1t is the purpose of the govern
ment to buy any forest lan d s
within the boundary, if the own
ers care to sell and satisfactory
terms can be agreed upon. Fol
the present, however, purchases
will be confined to tracts adjoin.
ing or lying near the Caldwell
Land and Lumber Co. tract.
Mr.. E. NJ. Bruner, the loca
representative of the forest ser
vice, has the oversight Of three
survey crews who are now enga
ged in the survey OF these lands
and organizing a fire patrol sys
tenn for the prevention and con
troll of forest fires.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-10-14
TRUSTEES SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

Uuder and by virtue of the power
and authority vested in me by that
certain deed Of trust executed on the
2lst day of August. 1918 by A. H. Wash
burn and N. l.. Wasburn, his wife,
which is duly recorded in Book "S'
of mortgages. at page 100, IN the office
of the Register OF Deeds for Watauga
county, to which reference is hereby
made, and because OF default having
been made in the indebtedness there.
in secured, and demand having been
made on me by the owner and holder
of the bond representing said indebt-
edness to execute the power OF sale
contained in said deed OF trust, l, the
undersigned trustee, will soil at pub
lie auction, for cash, to the highest
bidder, at the court house door, IN
the town of Boone, county Of Watau
ga, North Carolina, at 12O'clock noon
on Monday, the lst day OF November
1915, the following described lot or
parcel of land which Is situate In the
Gown of Blowing Rock, Watauga coun
ty, North Carolina: Beginning on a
small locust tree on the North Side
of Boone road or street, and runs
east with said road IA poles to stone
u. b. Buchanan's now j. b. Clark's
corner; thence north 20 poles to q
stone or spruce pine in the Lena
Green line; thence west with said line
IA poles to a stone, J. b. Clark's line
thence south with said Clarke's line
20 poles to the beginning. containing
one and three fourths acres, more ol
less. together with the right to use
water on the adjoining lot Being
the same lot or parcel OF land convey
ed to the said A. H. Washburn and
and NJ. L. Washurn by L. ID. Lowe
and wife, H. H. Lowe, by deed dated
August i4th. 1908, and recorded iu
the Office of the Register OF deeds fol
Watauga county, North Carolina IL
book one OF deeds page $50 and 8Sl.
This 30th day OF September, 1915.
| J.H. NOLAN, Trustee
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-10-14
A Clogged System Needs
ttoptipp
Attention.

Are you bilious. dizzy and list.
less? DR.. Kings New Life Pills
taken at once seizes upon constl.
pation and starts the bowels
moving naturally aud easily
Moreoverit acts without gripping.
Neglect of a clogged system often
leads to most serious cOmplca-
tiOns. Poisonous matters and a
body poorly functioning need i'm.
medinte attention. II you wish
to walks up tomorrow morning
happy in mind and entirely sat
isfed. start your treatment to-
night. 25c a bottle.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-10-14

Be what you wish Others to be-
come. Let your life, not your
words, be a sermon
Lenoir News: Sheriff Triplett is
not only holding his own in roun-
ding up regular duties, but he is
some still catcher, too. Safe Sat
urday evening he found and des-
troyed one near Granite Falls in
Lovelady township. This still had
not been IN operation in several
days, but a lot of beer was found
and destroyed. The Sheriff made
a second raid today. This time it
was up in the Green Mountain
section. He brought a still OF a.
bout so gallons capacity.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-10-14
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STATEMENT

OF the Ownership, manage.
ment, etc. required by the Act Of
August "a, 1912, of The ,Watau'
ga Democrat published weekly
at Boone, N. C., for October 1,
| IA:
Editor, R. G. Rivers, Boone N. C.
Managing Editor, R. C. Rivers.
Business Manager, R. c. Rivers.
Publisher, r. c. Rivers.
Bond holders, mortgages and
other security holders, mortga
ges, or other securitie:-None.
Sworn to and subscribed before
NE this, the 4th day Of October,
1915.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-10-14
Processing Conversion. SHOULD be Put
d. on Probation.

The papers are telling it that
Sidna Allen, who-thanks to a
merciful jury-is serving a term
OF IS years in the State prison at
Richmond; Va, for his part in
the murder of thejudge and court
officers at Hillsville, Va, has pro-
fessed religion and joined t h e
Church. The Lord is always rea-
dy and willing to forgive. Tho
your sins be as scarlet they may
be made as white as wool; and
The Landmark devoutly hopes
that Sidna has found that peace
which passeth all understanding.
But it is just as well to keep an
eye on Sidna. Sometimes bad
men profess conversion fora rea-
son. Bud Lippard, of Catawba
county, noted blockader, pro-
fessed conversion and now they
have convicted him of selling IL
quor while posing as an exhort-
er at Ball Creek campmeeting. 1t
may have been only a Temporal
ry slip with Bud and here's ho-
ping he will come again.
But as to Sidna Allen-h e
should be received on probation,
under "watch care" so tospeak,
and if he has the root of the mat
ter he won't object to beingmade
to show his faith by his works.
Ii he is genuinely converted he
will admit the punishment he is
receiving is just and will not Of
fer his professed conversion as
argument for q pardon in a few
years .-Statesville Landmark.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-10-14
When Baby Has the Group

When a mother is awakened
from sound sleep to find her child
who has gone to bed apparently
in the best OF health struggling
for breat b. shels naturally alarm
I'd. Yet if she can keep her pres
ence OF mind and give Chamber
Iain's Cough Remedy every ten
minutes until vomiting ,s pro-
duced, quick relief will follow and
the child will drop 10 sleep to
awaken in the morning az we'll as
ever. This remedy has been in
use for many years with Uniform
success. Obtaina ble everywhere.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-10-14
For Indigestion

Never take pepsin and prepa-
Misunderstanding pepsin or 9th.
er digestive ferments for indiges.
tion, az the more you take the
more you will have to take. what
is needed isa tonic like Chamber.
lain's Tablets that will enable the
stomach to perform it's iuncticns
naturally, Obtainable every;
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-10-14

(Too late for last issue.

1OO ldU0 LOT laSU issue.
Professor W. Y. Perry and Miss
Annie Sherwood are teaching a
fine school at Cove Creek.
Mr.. Jim Sherwood and his at
tractive sister, Miss Grace, who
have been visiting at Bristol have
returned.
Mrs. Fountain is the guest OF
Misses Edna and Pearl Bing-
ham.
A large crowd OF old people at
tended the birthday dinner at
Mr.. Newton Banners on last Sun
day. It was Mr.. Banners seven
ty-arst birthday.
Miss Jane Bingham and Miss
Mary Swift are spending the week
at Mountain City, Tenn.
There was q family reunion at
Mr.. Holden Davis's last week. A
large crowd was in attendance
and all report a fine time.
Miss Lunday Bingham has as
her company Mrs. Roberts, OF
Asheville, N. G.
MIR. Oran Harman, of Sugar
Grove, has been making business
calls at Mr.. George Blngham's.
He says lilies are some sweet.
Mr.. Scott Swift, who has been
going to school at Boone, spent
last Sunday night with h o IN e
folks. Scott is a fine old boy.
Mrs. s. q. Shaffer is nursing a
case of typhoid at vale Crucis-
Mr.. Able Harman's daughter.
The girls and boys of Cove
Creek school are preparing their
speeches for the contest which
will be held in Boone on Nov. g.
There will be @ contest at Cove
Creek the day before the one in
Boone, and judges will be there
to decide on the two who shall
20. The ones preparing are as
follows: Misses Creetie Adams,
Earl Williams, Hazel Bingham,
Irene Sherwood and Thelma Per
ry. Messrs.~ John Perry, Law
renee Henson, James Horton and
Samuel Johnson.
Miss Maude Mast will leave
here next Friday for Lincoln
county, where she will teach this
winter.
There will be a picnic on the
"Tater Hill" on Saturday, Octo
Der, the 16. Everybody invited
to come. bring a basket of din
ner and enjoy the occusion.
LITTLE MISCHIEF.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-10-14
Coughs That Are Stopped!

Careful people see that they are
stopped. DR.. Kings New Dis
covery is a re medy of tt led merit.
1t has held it's own on the mar
ket for 46 years. Youth and old
age testify to it's soothing and
healing qualities. Pneumonia
and lung troubles are Of en- caus.
I'd by delay of treatment, DR.,
King New Discovery stops those
hacking coughs and relieves Ia
grippe tendencies, Money back
Se ;t en;la y = Efas av,d Qi M sf N.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-10-14
VETERINARY SURGERY.

I have been putting much study
on this subject; have received my
diploma, and am now we'll equipped
for the practice Of Veterinary Sur.
gerry In all its branches, and am tn
,nly one In the county. all on or
address me at Villas, N. r. F. d..
g. H. HAYES,
Veterinary Surgeon.
i-17-'l1.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-10-14
The Submarine Net.
Ashevile Citizen.

Ashevile Citizen.
For every beast or bird that
preys is some other creature of
which it is afraid; every weapon
evolved by war is eventually
matched by some other weapon.
The submarine, the demon OF
the seas, that came from the un-
seen and slipped back into the
unseen, after speeding it's swift
torpedo, had for a time no ene-
my to dread. Its prey was great
battleships and merchantmen too
clumsy to pursue it, itself show
ing as a mark for big guns only
a slender periscope flashing thro'
the water. 1t spread it's terrorfar
at sea and in it's reckless destruc-
ton caused war clouds to gath
er in the further west.
But its enemy came at last.
The allies ships plough the mar
row seas in comparative safety;a
million British soldiers have been
transported to- France without
l)ss of life. A simple device it is
that brings safety There aren nets
in the North Sea and English
channel, not nets for fish, but
netsfor the greater fish the Ger
mans send on their deadly er-
rands. They are nets of steel with
wide meshes, supported by large
wooden floats, and dragged by
patrol boats while nearby a re
others OF these small boats with
quick-firers.
One might think that this
method would be impracticable,
that the submersibles would de-
tect the floats and shifts position
to avoid them, but experience
has shown otherwise. The subma-
rine cannot detect the fl o a t 8
through it's periscope at any
great distance, and if it attempts
to operate on the surface itmeets
the fire Of the small boats, them
selves too small marks, too pet.
ty prey for the costly torpedoes.
Ii the submarine dives and moves
to rise elsewhere it can scarely a
void the fire from the launches
scattered over the sea, And if it
journeys under water it will even
tually encount r a net. And then
its journey is over, for with the
heavy drag Of anetitcannotpur.
sue a definite course, aside from
the danger of beingcapsized, and
when it rises to the surface to cut
away the meshes it becomes a
clear mark-and one shot landed
is all that IS needed to finish the
underwater boat.
Necessity :urthers inventions and
bright minds have countered
each other in the present war
Tue German submarine threat
eled frightfulness to the allies;
now it must itself dread the un
seen that floats in the waves, q
deadly, passive thing that drifts
and waits with meshes spread,
Speeding under water the sub
marine feels the strike and drag
OF the net as does the fish that is
struck, and it's crew know the
terror Of the unseen which they
themselves inspire. Sometimes
the boat is overturned by t h
strike, or il not, it must rise and
face visible but hardly less GER
to;n 1octr,otiOn