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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-01-18
Wants to See Blowing Rock Pike a Free
Road.
LenOir News

One of the biggest things the
county could do when it does get
to work on good roads would be
to buy out the turnpike and
make it a free road, is the opin-
ion of Mr.. A. ii. Hartley, of Hud-
son. Mr.. Hartley was here on
business the first of the week and
he spoke of the increasing inter-
est in the county for building
a system OF good roads through
out the county.
81 have always been opposed
to bond issues." said MIR. Hart
ley, "but | realize now that thru
a bond issue will be the only way
we will ever be able to build any
good roads in the county.
Mr.. Hartley spoke OF the Love-
lady roads and the result OF the
Lovelady commission. Then he
spoke OF the Blowing Rock turn
pike and the great need OF it be-
ing made a O free road. MIR. Hart
ley says that the road from here
to Blowing Rock is too valuable
to Caldwell county and to LIE.
noir to be a toll road. "Think of
the tons oiproduce and the thou
sands of dollars worth of busi-
ness the people across the ridge
bring into this county," he said.
'"That is the most important
road in the county, and | want
to see it county-owned and a free
road to everybody.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-01-18
BANK REPORT.

Following is the report OF the con-
dition of Vale Crucis Bank at Vale
Crucis, In the state of North Carolina
at the close of business Dec 81, 1916
RLSnnRrES,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-01-18
Eighty-Seven Years Old.

II. II. Adams, Springfield, NO.,
writes: IL had a severe attack OF
kidney trouble. l am getting old,
81 years. | tried different treat.
ments, but none did me W much
good as Foley Kidney Pills" :"
Foley Kidney Pills build up weak
ened kidneys, help rid the blood
OF acids aud relieve bladder trou.
blps. Sold everywhere.
lies, no doubt, have information
on this position. They have not
claimed the ability to win the
war except by forces in the field.
Ii there has been any market
changes in the situation, we have
not been informed. .-Ex.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-01-18

c. f. Reid of Portland Oregon,
owns the worl's champion butter
COW, says the American Jersey
Cattle Club. Her record is ~
pounds OF butter a day for q
whole year.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-01-18

Homer Peele, of of Bayboro,
Pamlico county, has been ap-
pointed teller OF the State Treas
ury, succeeding A. II. Arlington.
resigned. Mr.. Peel was cashier OF
the Bank of PamlicO.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-01-18

DIR. W. II. Paul, an inmate OF
the Soldiers Home at Raleigh,
committed suicide by shooting
himself.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-01-18

Male and female slaves were
sold publicly in the fairs OF Eng
land during the fourteenth CEN
tury.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-11
HAIR COLOR
 REsTORER
La Creole Darkens Gray Hair in a Few Days-Try at Risk of Your
 Local Druggist.

No matter whether you are bother ed with gray, streaked with gray, iron gray, or prematurely gray hair, falling hair, dry, dull and brittle hair, oily,
 greasy, stringy hair, dandruff or itch ing scalp, any druggist invites you to try La Creole Hair Dressing at their risk. If it succeeds in darkening your gray hair, or making hair grow again, the cost is trifling, and should it fail it costs nothing. If your gray or fall ing hair is worth saving, La Creole is worth trying. La Creole is harmless no dye, but has the wonderful ef- feet of restoring the cclor glands to activity, so all your gray hair is natur- ally restored to that even dark, fas- cinatirss tone you used to have. Be- sides La Creole stops danruff and fall ing hair and causes thin hair to grow thick and new hair to sprout all over your head, making entire head of hair soft, fluffy, long, thick, evenly dark and snappy with new life.-Adv.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-11
SOME ACTIVITIES
 OF WOMEN IN U. s.

Women now sit in the legislatures of five states, Utah, Arizona, Oregon, Montana and Washington. fs
 England has sent a number of young women carpenters to France to build huts for the British soldiers.
 The woman's section of the Navy League is to hold it's second encamp- ment of the National Service School in Washington from April 16 to May
 Hereafter the American flag will be displayed at all meetings of the Wo- mans club of Pittsburg and the meet ings will open with flag salute.
 One-half of all the girls between 16 and 20 years old in New York state work for wages, and there are in all 3,683 ,61O working women in the state.
 Miss Anne Longfellow Thorp, grand daughter of the poet Longfellow, is among the 29 young women students on Vassar's senior honor list this year.
 Probably the only official woman jailer in the world is Jenny Porchet, who is governor and warder of the Swiss prison of Aigle, in the Rhone valley.
 Dr.. May Agnes Hopkins has been admitted to membership in the Dal las Automobile club, the first woman to be thus honored by any automobile club in Texas.
 Everyone of the S70 local organiza- tions affiliated with the Georgia Fed eration of Women's clubs will be ask ed to follow the federation's lead in adopting resolutions denouncing lynching.
 Mrs. Ira Nelson Norris, wife of the United States minister to Sweden, has arranged to open depot in Stockholm for collecting and selling the handi- work of the millions of war prisoners in the concentration camps of Europe. Miss Hallie, M. Daggett has the dis tinction of being the only woman fire lookout in the United States Forest service. She is located at Black Bear station on one of the highest peaks in the Klamath National forest, in Si- skiyou county, California.
 One of the greatest authorities in England on poultry raising is Lady Danman, wife of the former governor general of Australia. For the last five years her ladyship has kept an immense poultry breeding establish ment, and what she does not know about "feathered folk" is not worth knowing.
 Two parties of workers of the Na- tional w. c. T.. U. are planning a transcontinental tour, leaving Chicago the last of next month,. and stopping at the capital of each state en route for a two days conference. One party will be conducted by Miss Anna Cor don, the national president, and the other by Mrs. Ella A. Boole, vice president at large: Waycross, Ga., is considering a pro posal to give to women the privilege of voting in the "white" primaries in that city. It has been pointed out that an amendment to the state constitu- tion would be necessary before women could vote, but the supporters of the proposal are of the opinion that in. asmuch as the "white primaries of the city are purely local affairs, only local ordinance would be needed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-11
YOUR FRECKlES
Need Attention in March or Face
 May Stay Covered.

Now is the time to take special care of the complexion if you wish it to look we'll the rest of the year; The March winds have strong tendency to bring out freckles that may stay all Summer unless removed. Now IS the time to use othine-double strength. . freckles was written by a prominent physician and is usually so success fui that it is sold by druggists under guarantee to refund the money, if 1t fails. Get an ounce of othine--.double strength, and even few applications should show a wonderful improve ment, some of the smaller. freckles even vanishing entirely.-Adv.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-11
NEW YORK GIRLS
 FATE CONTINUES TO BE MYSTERY
Ruth Cruger, Who Disap- peared Feb. 12, Believed
 White Slavery Victim.

l New York, March 1O.-After nearly month of search by police and de- tectives, aided by the newspapers and popular effort, the mystery of Ruth Cruger, New York's most noted dis appearance case since that of Dorothy Arnold, is yet unsolved. A large sum of money has been expended in the search and hundreds of detectives have combed the whole of Greater New York for a clue to the where abouts of the pretty seventeen-year- old girl.
 More than three weeks have elapsed since the girl was swallowed up. The last time she was seen alive by any of her family or acquaintances was on February 12. On that day she went to a little shop on One Hundred and Twenty sixth street, a short distance from where she lived, to have her skates sharpened. Immediately there after she stepped out in oblivion. One day later, Alfredo Cocchi, pro- prietor of the skate sharpening shop, and married, was likewise. swallowed up. Detectives searching for Ruth Cruger had previously questioned him, simply endeavoring to trace the girls movements. But when they had gone, Cocchi disappeared.
 The police at first were inclined to the belief that connection existed between the two disappearances. The most thorough investigation, however, failed to bring to light anything to substantiate this theory. The detec- tives were unable to establish the slightest acquaintanceship between the man and the girl, except the re- lation of customer with shopkeeper. The shop of Cocchi was thoroughly searched, even the walls being torn out, on the chance that some evidence might be unearthed to indicate that the girl had met with foul play. But nothing whatever of suspicious na- ture was found and the investigators 1 were forced to the conclusion that Cocchi was in no way concerned with Miss Cruger's disappearance. and that he himself had gone away simply out of fear of getting mixed up in the case.
 Miss Cruger was a high school graduate and lived apparently under the most happy home conditions. She exhibited no changed demeanor on the last day she was seen. So far as known she had no love affairs. Her list of friends and acquaintances has been searched thoroughly. None could explain her disappearance.
 The onlv collateral clue the police have been able to discover is that on the afternoon of Februarv 12, taxi cab driver carried man and a girl wearing a coat resembling that of Ruth's eastward from a point near One Hundred and Twenty-seventh street and Broadway to the Lenox avenue subway station. There all trace of the couple was lost. When the disappearance was first reported to the police they expressed the belief that the girl was alive and would be found. Today, however, there is scant hope that Ruth Cruger is alive. If she fell victim to white slavers, the theory under which some of the investigators have worked, her captors have shown marvellous capac- ity for concealment. Whether this theory was correct, and the publicity attending the case led her captors to murder the girl and do away with the body, bids fair to remain forever a mystery.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-11
COUNTRY WITHOUT HEARsE.

Correspondence Associated Press) < London, Feb. 27.-The hearse, a,- though by no means a modern inven- tion, has not yet penetrated into some of the remote country districts of England. The coffin of the late Duke of Norfolk, when it arrived from Lon don at his country estate at Arundel. was not put in hearse, for none was available there, but according to the custom, was placed in an ordinary farm wagon and drawn by four horses to the Castle.
 E In many parts of agricultural Eng land, the use of hearse is regarded with distrust, the farmers theory being that "the Lords harvest when
 gathered should be carried in the same way as mans harvest"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-11
PAROLED, MAKES GOOD.

Los Angeles, Cal. March 1O.-Fur- nishing proof that he had made good since he was released on his own recognizance, 13 years ago, after his arrest on a forgery charge, Charles Ross was given permanent 1reeoom recently by Judge Willis ana ms case dismissed.
 Ross now is wealthy land owner of Mexico. He was released Dy Superior Judge B. N. Smith in 1904 and told to get out in the world and make good.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-11
CAT HAS RABIES.

Minneapolis, Minn., March 10.-- After biting dog. two men and while chasing third man. who led it for two blocks, rabid cat finally was struck by one of several shots fired at it by George Strand, Marshal of the town of Wayzata. It's skull was opened here and the brain showed it to have a severe case of rabis.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-11

ports in the United Kingdom. When the war ends gigantic efforts are to be made to regain for London muca of the trans-shipment traffic which in recent years was cartured by An. werp, Rotterdam and Hamburg. :
 The scheme now being carried o1l calls for dockage for bigger ships. Al Tilbury, where a big landing stage $ being built, berths are now ready fo' steamers of 25,000 gross tons or nearly double the tonnage that could have been accommodate there before the war began.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-11
TURKS WORK PRISONERS.

Correspondence 'Assoriated Press)
 Cairo, Feb. 16.-The Turks have pulled up the railway between Jaffa and Jerusalem and are using the rails for the construction of strate- gic. line between Ras-elAin and Diar- bekir. British. French and Russian prisoners are being employed on the construction of the new line.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-11
BETTER DOCKING FACILITIES

Correspondence Assoc lated Press)
 London, Feb. 27.-In spite of the war, a great deal of progress has been made in establishing increased dock ing facilities here. They are ex- pected to help restore much of the lost trade of the Thames and to make London stronger copetitor of other
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-11
SPINACH IS PROFITABLE.

Eagle Lake, Tex, March 10.-John w. Burns of Calhoun, grew spinach on 50 acres of land, and is $7,6oO ahead on the output. From 10 acres Burns cut and shipped four carloads. which brought him $900 an car. The crop on the other 40 acres he sold on the ground for s4,000, and it is being sent to market.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-11
BAN ON WASTE AT WEDDINGS

Correspondence Associated Press)
 London, Feb. 26.--Waste of rice at weddings has come under the ban of the new food controller. and emphatic prohibition of any such use of food stuffs is expected shortly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-11

For nearly two years the queen If the Belgians has remained continu- ously with her husband near the bat tie front, except for brief visits to her children in England.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-11
EXPLOSIVES TO TREAT CORN.

Hawarden, England, March 10.-A girl intuition worker charged in court here with having stolen a quan- tity of high explosive, explained that she took it to cure a corn.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-11

The Roman catacombs have been recently determined to be 5SO miles in extent and to contain 15,OOO,OOo bodies. t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-11

More than 100000 wage earners of the United States received SUD- stantial increase in pay during the closing months of last year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-11

Cur Press Process Is unexcelled Amerlcan-Excelsior Laundry compa phone 146. '
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-11
SMALLPOX IN CANTON.

Correspondence Associated Press.
 Canton. China, Feb. 16.-Smallpox is raging in Canton, with great se7-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-11

erity. Forty-eight vaccination sta tions have been established, and con- pulsory vaccination is being enforced by the officials.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-24
French Ivory

Manicure pieces q
Combs
shoe Horns $500.
Photo fran es CO.,. I
SaIVe box ...
Trays .,s,,.
Soap boxes 500. /
Tooth brush
holders .-
candle stick and
-.,,-,,1.+a
lt-h
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-24

All the news al the t1s-Tae
argus
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28
CQNffSSIQNSoEaWFH
LONGING FOR YOUTH is UNIVERSAL

fou see, Margie said Paula
epooes and action of tell
girls that action of those
friend or acquaintance thought
effect their character
The effect slight ON the stone
put 1t unalteraby made and time,
spection and analysis tell
edness and charity let
Il think after ALL Marge, a
clothes and good
and confidence in all
the things afterward knew had happened
time.
Il" remember idea that wrote little
the theme.
fact to that life passing and still
Il wonder repeat 1t to Margie
of it years.
I'VE only live a a
One fleeing day
Even though kissed shore
Or Swallowed
1.-THE hours that engthen meath
defy,
And the friends bask u me
Flee when sigh.
1.-THE fullest Of pleasures wine
quickly drained
And time dries the that bistered
When drops raned.
"our laughter is measured by span,
the
We only live day at time
You. DEAR and l.
Margie all looking
would change
WIFI is
realize this until youth
ITO he ConnuedJ
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28

owned cars.
The necessary steps should be
taken Immediately to organize an
auto service under the control Of
the city officials, with transfer IA
cifities. Then Tacoma traction
troubles will be over and peace
that passes understanding will be
ours to enjoy.
Now is the opportune time. For
surface use, the largest cities in
the world are now depending on
the bus. New York city saw the
light several years ago, and now
there is no better transportation
service in the country than the
buses of aristocratic Fifth avenue.
Everybody knows Of the efficient
bus system of London. 1t Is like
wise so in the other larger cities
OF Europe. The street car is fast
becoming thing of the past. Our
jitney service here in Tacoma has
proved that during the past week.
Then why delay further? Let us
not impede the wheels of progress.
Let Tacoma lead all the western
cities with an established bus sys-
tem.-Tacoma Labor Advocate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28
Remove the Tracks!

Why street cars in this age of
progress? They should be rele-
gated to the junk pile of the "has
BEEN Make way for the automo-
bile, and transport our people
upon trackless thorofares. These
machines are dependable, and
traffic cannot be blocked by OBJ
structions, as often happens with
electric cars. The auto does not
depend upon electric power houses
for transmission, and Industrial
disputes would be nightmares OF
the past.
We suggest that the city council
take this matter under advise
ment and initiate a system where
by automobiles can be routed on
all lines now occupied by the
Massachusetts, corporation, and as
their franchises expire remove the
tracks. Then our streets would
present clearly appearance, the
annoyance to auto drivers would
be eliminated, and a great saving
to the tires from constant friction
upon car tracks. All unsightly
poles and wires that mar the land
scape will be removed.
The jitney service at the pres
ent time exemplifies our conten-
ton regarding the uselessness of
the Boston-owned traction line
known as the 7. R. & p. The
service rendered to car patrons
has met all requirements, with the
added assistance of privately
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28

vessels for other work. Our navy successfully
conveyed the transports which carried over
Pershing's army and supplies, without the less
of single life or single pound OF food or NUM-
lions. The personnel of the navy and Of the ma
rine corps has been doubled. Gunners and guns
have been supplied to all American merchant
ships leaving Atlantic ports. Big additions are
being made to the navy, and submarine chasers
are being rushed to completion.
The Army and Navy journal is none too par
tia to the present administration but in a recent
editorial it said that our army and navy has
"worked forward with smoOthness and an alb
sence of scandal that have no parallel in our his
tory of warfare. Our military and naval opera
lions have been conducted solely by army and
navy officers with never political general
showing his head above the horizon"
We have successfully floated So, 600, 100000
loan, and have advanced over $1,375,OOO,OOO to
our allies so that they were not compelled to be at
the mercy of the American loan sharks while buy
ing supplies in this country.
We have seized all the German-owned ships in
our waters and these are rapidly being repaired
so that they can be used in transport.
Congress has just with unanimous vote appro
priated the sum of $6400OO,O0O for big air
plane building program.
All in all-even admitting the failure of the
shipping board to get busy and the long delay
over the food administration bill-it is doubtful
whether in the entire history of the world there
is record Of peaceful nation accomplishing so
much for war purposes in so brief time.
But encouraging as all this is, the real cause for
optimism is that it indicates what the giant will
do when he totally shakes off his lethargy and
uses all his powers to the fullest extent Our
boundless wealth, resources and man-power are
bound to tell. That the fear of them is already
getting on German nerves is shown by the pain
full attempts of the tame German press to make
their readers believe we are negligible quantity.
They know better. The men in the German
trenches and U-Boats will soon know better.
And after awhile even the docile and credulous
German people will know better.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28
Americas War Record

impatient people, things
We likely forget dlatorness for
and then make for speed few weeks So be-
become Respondent and
pemis As matter fact during the first three months of
of accomplished
what England in dire peril of it's life months
bring about Right the beginning of the went
seve accomplished the registration of 100000
young without hitch The actual cal service completed Can
all the the
found qualified for duty will gathering the cities
for training.
meantime training schools for the making officers three
making full blast The regular army being
brought 100000 mark national guard to the 100000 mark We
have sent complete little to France under Maj Gen. Peng We
Of six British base hospitals We have
We have
railroads and preparing
to rebuild the railroads of Russia.
The has formidable flotla Of destroyers which help
English fight the Uboas We taken
the south Atlantic thus releasing French and ENGLISH
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-28
FARMLAND ACADEMY
IS NOW IN Line TO
BECOME A COLLEGE

school are the addition OF two
years of college work, tho this,
It is said probably will not be
done this year.
The trustees are: President,
Prof. N. ]. Hong, principal of
Falkland academy; Rev. o. J..
Ordal, pastor of Our Savior's
church, Tacoma; Arne J. Kirkbo,
Tacoma, and Rev. o. Eyer, Seat
tie.
The Falkland school has at
traeted a large and interesting
Norwegian colony, in its quarter
of century of existence.
A church. a children's home, a
community club and other insti-
buttons make the settlement
pleasant. While the younger
generation is American-born and
American il spirit, the language
of the Mortimer survives among
the older people, and it is one Of
the subjects taught by the acad-
envy in its course, which is ac-
credited by the University Of
Washington.
Follow the Sea.
The student body fluctuates
thru the year more than in the
average public school, it is said,
because the Norwegian lads are
away on the fishing boats, or the
farms, as Norsemen have been
since the days of Lief the Red.
1t does not take much imagina-
ton to see in the pitch of many
house-roofs, in the gay coloring
Of the church windows, and in
the little tower of weather-beaten
Imprinted wood that perches on
top Of the brick academy build-
ing, something typical of the
simple genius of the north.