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The Harrison times., 1917-08-18
WOMEN OF
MIDDLE ACE
Mrs. Quinn's Experience
Ought to Help You Over
the Critical Period.

Lowell, Mass. s.-'For the last three
years | have been troubled with the
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

Milwaukee schools will no longer
study German in lower grades.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-04-26
EVERY POSSIBLE HONOR
WILL BE ACCORDED VISITORS

Waskington.-Major General Leon
erd Wood, ranking officer Of the act.
i've list of the army, was designated
TO represent the military branch Of the
government on the committee which
WIN welcome to the United States
The distinguished British war commits
sion headed by Foreign Minister Bal
four.
The selection Of General Wood 1,
in line with the administrations plans
for according every possible honor tc
the high rank and notable character Of
Great Britain's commissioners. The
state department Is represented OF
the committee by Breckenridge Long
third assistant secretary; the navy b,
Rear Admiral Fletcher, Of the genera
board, and Commander e. F. Sellers
and the army by General Wood ant
Col. R. e. l.. Niche.
It was STATED at the White Hous,
that the president had arranged to SCI
the British visitors this week and th'
French commissioners at the SAM
time, II they had recahed Washington
The state department announced, how
ever. that It was not certain when MI
BaKour and his party would come, ant
that nothing definite was known cor
cerning the arrival of the French CON
mission.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-04-26
BOMB PLorTERS MAY NOW BE
oRiPPED WITH LAWS IRON
HAND.
PROCLAMATION BY WILSON
RssIdsnt Aliens as Well a. Citizens
Owe Allegiance to United States,
says Presldent.-Treason 10 De-
fined.

Washington.-All persons in the
United States, citizens and aliens, are
wafned In . proclamation issued by
President Wilson that reasonable acts
or attempts to shield those commit
ting such acts will be vigorously pros.
ecuted by the Government.
The proclamation defines treason,
citing statutes, provisions Of the Con.
stitution and decisions of the courts,
and declares that the acts described
will |, be regarded as reasonable,
whether committed within the Dor.
ders, of the United States or else
where.
Far.reaching importance attaches
to the direction of the warning to
aliens and the declaration that resi-.
dent aliens as we'll as citizens owe
allegiance to the United States" and
therefore are equally subject to the
laws against treason and like crimes
Bomb plotters now may be gripped
with an iron hand. Not only are con
spirators themselves subject to heavy
penalties, but any one, even a Ger
man resident, who has knowledge oi
reasonable acts and fails to make
known the facts to the authorities
may be sent to prison for seven years
and fined $1,000 for misprision Of trea
son.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-04-26

Watauga have to say about the
good people of Watauga, and
what will the citizens of Watau.
ga have to say for themselves
when they cross the line into the
other counties?
If the good people Of Watauga
will carry the bond issue a n d
build one hundred miles or more
of good roads, remember that
the labor that will be bestowed
upon them in the future will not
be lost, but Us long as you try
to MAINTAIN the epgrades you
lose your time and money, and
the county will never make the
progress that it would if you get
good roads.
l.. ID. LOWE.
Banner Elk, N. G.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-04-26
FLEET BASE At HAMPTON
ROADS IS RECOMMENDED

Wsshington.-An appropriation Of
$4,000 for the acquisition Of land
and equipment for feet operating
base at Hampton Roads, va., to be
Immediately available, was recon-.
0ended to Congress by Secretary
Daniles.
"The 100000" Secretary Dan
isls stated. lis urgently and immedi'
stely necessary for the acquisition Of
che Jamestown Exposition site, on
Hampton Roads. Va. 10 be developed
and equipped as q feet operating
oase and to include training station
submarine base aviation operating
base. oil fuel storage, feet storehouses
mine and net storehouses, torpedo
Storehouses, ETC.. The l1ad can be pur
chased for &1.4oo.ooo Ind the immedi
Ate necessities. are the training ste
tion. the initial development to cos
e1,eo0. 0.o0O."
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-04-26
interest on the bonds.

interest on the bonds.
Under some conditions it might
do to pay as we go, but recollect
that under that system we miss
the three important things we
have mentioned above. Watauga
has permitted other parts of the
state to take advantage of state
aid in many things, and it.ls time
we were waking up. Ii we fail to
get this Federal and State aid,
recOllect thatsOme other counti, S
will take it. We should have our
part.
The greater part OF this mon
ey will De paid to our people and
the money will be left in the coun.
ty and will give employment to
all who want work.
l want to see Watauga t h Q
greatest andbest county in North
Carolina. We cannot be that in
the mud. Let US get out. Our
young men are leaving the coun,
ty. We are filling the West with
them. l can count lnen who have
left this county in the last ten
years, and gone to other coun'
ties and states, who have taken
more than two hundred thous
and dollars from this county
They have gone to more pro-
gressive counties. Let us make
this county more attractive al
/, keep these men and this none,
at home.
, +. A. LINNEY.
9 Boone, N. G., April 1S.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-04-26

Mr.. EDITOR: 1t is advocated
by some that it would be better
to build a limited amount of
good road in your county than
to undertake to construct a sys-
TEN Of roads, but at the sam e
tilse these advocates are drawing
more upon their Imagination
than upon real facts. Ityou have
a sandy or gravel.stone for a
road bed, it will not be improved
by putting a covering of ground
stone upon it, for the reason
that the stone we have will soon
disintegrate and make the ordi-
nary soil, and this being so, it
would be a waste OF time an d
money to undertake to make
macadam roads in Watauga.
But by building one hundred
or more miles OF we'll graded
roads In your.county every towr..
ship in the county will be conneo-
ted with a good roads system,
and by filing in marshy places
and stiff clay soil with stone,
gravel and sand, you will have
good roads the year round. If
the 5000, 900 bond issue should
carry in the approachingelection
and this fund Is well spent, twill
add one million dollars to tie
wealth of Watauga.
1t is urged by some that a
county should not incur such a
debt; that it should pay as it
goes and save such enormous IN
terest, but If q man should pay
ten thousand dollars for q farm
he must made the interest back
off of his farm or he will lose the
interest; and if another should
buy a farm of equal value at ten
thousand dollars, paysfour thou
sand dollars ofthe purchase price,
then pays the interest on the de-
ferred payments he is in as good
condition as the first; he simply
uses the other fellows capital. II
a county should pay $4,000 a
year in road tax foragreatnum.
Der of years it loses the interest
on that much money; and the dii
ference is that fyou spend the
money in a lump you get tt
benefit now, and you do nothayt
to wait nor wear yourselves and
teams out travelling over bad
roads.
Ii we have a system OF goot
roads in Avery, Caldwell, Wilkes
aud Ashe and Johnson, Carter
Sullivan, Washington aud otheI
counties in East Tennessee, wha
will people of,othercounties hav'
to say about the good people o
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-04-26
WHEAT AND FLOUR
PLACED ON FREE LIST

Ottawa-The government has placed
wheat, wheat flour and semolina on
tho free list, thus opening the United
States markets to Canada and Cana.
dian markets to the United States In
these products.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-04-26

Plant Land In Food Crops.
Washington-Secretary Lane ap.
pealed to holders Of land made valu.
able by government reclamation work
to put all their available soil In food
crops.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-04-26

we will not get at least 125 miles
OF roads is just against the bonds
and would rather see the road
hands digging with pick and
shovel than to pay his part of
the taxes and have good roads.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-12-21
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conserving f"M i'uritN.
Acting in harmony with the Ok
lahoma Food Administration and
the Federal Government, the State
Board of Health is conducting an
intensive campaign to ensure the
purity Of foods and beverages con-
sumed in this State. The direct con-
nectiOn between the conservation of
food and its strength and purity Is
apparent.
| Recently, under the direction OF
the State Commissioner of Health,
the State was divided into eight
food inspec,ion districts An in
sr"ctor is in charge of each district.
Thes" inspectors work in harmony
with inspectors representing the
Federal Government. OF course. in
terstate shipments are the direc,
concern of the Federal Government
and shipments originating and con.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-12-21
tONVICTS GET \ VACATION

Thirty conyicts in the State pen
itrutiary viii he given Christmas va
cations by Governor Williams. The
men We're To be turned out Of the
p"nitrntiary Thursday, December
20. and told To come back in ten
days. \ plan for susp"nding son
tcnc,s ON the men was worked ont
by the Governor this week. He de-
Cid"a - SIGN IN" suspensions De-
c,mher -. which is his birthday
The Gov rnur will hr A. years old
~ his time. and hit upon this novel
'p,Ju of celebrating,
Tive men released will he on their
honor to return othc prison 10 re-
sum" serving their sentences when
thciy ten days rep-icvc expires, The
men Ia he released are men who
hav, families and homes 10 visit.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-12-21
TWO ENLIST IN NtVY

Claud" Smith and Sam Maytubby.
.Ir. formerly of Caddo, and later Of
Durant. have both cnlist"d in the
United States Navy. according to in
formation received by the local
board this week. Mr.. Smith former
IL practicrd law here. and was re-
Gently appointed Probate iCdian At
torncy II Pauls Valley. Mr. May
tubby also opcne! law Offices AT Du-
rant hut later took 4 position with
the Mus kuEec Indian office.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-12-21
THIS WAS No JOKE

J. r.. Colver. 103 Labor Temple.
Los Angeles Calf. writes: II have
had about Sc years of experience
with all sorts and kinds OF cathartic
remedies some good and some a
Joke. when | got wise To Foley Ca
thariic Tablets for constipation !
got in right. The best | ever used" 4"
DO not gripe: no unpleasant after
effects. For sale by Stone Drug
Co. (adv)
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-12-21
STATE HEALTH NOTES

,ns pr. John N. DHk". State Health
Commii inncr.)
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-15
Rogers Walk
Over Boot Shop
10 No. Main St.

the use of both tools and machinery; a
boy who can run grain binder will
make small difficulty of the mechanism
of field gun under competent instrue-
ton One immense difficulty in the
training Of the eastern European troops
is their almost impenetrable stupidity
in the use of tools and machinery. The
Russians ruined an entire shipload OF our
motorcycles before they learned to run
them.
To learn to live in the open country,
entirely upon their own resources. except
for equipment and raw material; to
learn to use tools and machinery; to
learn to work together in building roads,
bridges, entertainments, fortifications !;
to learn to shoot straight--what possible
harm, what but good, could come of
any young mans devoting a few months
to such employment, no matter what his
station in life? As to the lesson in
patriotism of the noblest sort, the pa
triotism of willing service to the ma
ton of which he is a part, no other
means is before us for its more effective
teaching, or indeed, for better proven
ton of the decay of this fundamental
sense of citizenship.-Boston Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-15
APPROXIMATION.
Considerable Progress Has Been Made in
Last Few Years.

| Notable progress in the Americaniza
ton OF immigrants is reported by II. ii
Wheaton, specialist in immigrant eduea
tion, in the report just published by the
bureau of education of the department
of the interior. DIR. Wheaton points out
/ that in 1914 when the bureau of educa
| ton began national investigation OF
/ facilities for the education of aliens
chaos. existed in this important phase OF
education. Few established and well-ap-
proved standards existed, and practically
all methods were in the experimental
| stage. Policies, except that of federal
non-interference, were known only to cit
les and states where evening schools FOR
immigrants had been long maintained.
Public agencies of various kinds were
endeavoring to treat tn problem each
in its own way, without definite endeav-
or to cooperate with other agencies,
and with no fixed policies. Immigrant
education was considered at this time
primarily a matter for local attention
and jurisdiction The spectacle of cities
working out methods Independently and
adopting fads in immigrant education
without the eo-ordinating influence of
even a clearing house Of information was
so common as hardly to excite com
ment. State supervision, and especially
state aid, had not at this time been Sc
riously considered. Only one state, New
Jersey, had specified financial aid for the
encouragement of immigrant classes.
Only one other state, Massachusetts,, had
legislative provisions requiring the school
attendance OF illiterates up to 81 years
of age. Federal interest was considered
in some quarters both inopportune and
improper. Establishment and mainte-
nance of educational facilities had, by
established precedent. and constitution
and legislative provision, been left pri-
marily 10 state governments and NUM-
cipal and district school jurisdictions.
The same policy was applied to the ed
ucation of immigrants Such federal
interest as existed derived its impetus
largely from the national attempt to re-
move illitersey, since the foreign born
whites contributed in large numbers TO
the body of illiterates The establish
ment Of fundamental principles and pol
icies in the education of immigrants was.
so far as the federal government was
agitated chiefly by reformers
and social workers who came into more
direct contact with the problem than
governmental officials
In contrast to state and federal agen-
lies, numerous private agencies and or
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-15

the imperial government. II the gov
eminent says TO him, go there, the Ger
man goes there; if it says stay here, the
German stays. 1t is virtual slavery al.
belt the average German is nominally an
independent man. If his government
calls, he has no alternative. His person
al wishes are simply subordinated to the
imperial sway and all his active days he
stands the chance of being moved about
like pawn on the chessboard, wherever
and whenever it may suit the will OF the
government 1t is remarkable that under
those conditions the average German re-
tains spirit of intense devotion to the
royal rule; yet they do and they permit
themselves to be killed or manned by
the millions at the nod Of the emperor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-15
MANY PHYSICIANS PRESENT
At Funeral of DR.. H. D. Holton in Brat
tleboro.

Brattleboro, Feb. l5.-The funeral Of
DIR. Henry ID. Holton, president of the
Vermont National bank and founder and
former secretary of the state board of
health, was held in the First Baptist
church yesterday afternoon and was very
largely attended.
The pastor, Rev. George f. Tomkinson,
delivered the eulogy and Rev. Henry /.
Ballou of Chester and Deacon Henry
Bond took part in the service Delega
tons were present representing the phy
sieians, Brattleboro banks, Vermont
Wheel club, public library trustees, Home
for the Aged and Disabled Austine Insti-
tute for the Deaf and Blind, University
OF Vermont and state board Of health
Physicians were present from numer-
Gus places in this state, Massachusetts,
and New York. The honorary bearers
were Judge James NJ Tyler, George G.
Averill, Luther w, Hawley and Carl S.
Hopkins of Brattleboro, Dr.. c. S. Caver.
iy of Rutland, president of the state
board of health, and DIR. F. i. Kidder Of
Woodstock. The burial took place in
Prospect Hill cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-15
CURRENT COMMENT
DR.. Henry D. Holton.

DR. Henry d. Holton, who died yester-
day, full of years and honors, possessed
the rare combination of skilled medi-
cal practitioner and keen business man
He was OF the type who would have
been successful in any walk of life. Prob
ably no man in the country, who was a
country doctor in general practice, ever
received greater recognition from men
eminent in the medical profession. In
the great national medical organizations
he was for years a conspicuous figure.
Perhaps the most notable honor which
came to him was the election as presi-
dent of the American Public Health as
ISOLATION His work as the executive
officer of the Vermont state board of
health did much to improve conditions in
this state. DIR. Holton's activities and
interests touched many relations of bus
mess and professional life He was a
marvel in his capacity for hard work,
but he always seemed to have time at
his command, and was willing to give
his services freely for good causes. He
was not man who lived for himself
alone. He was the useful citizen out
side of his professional practice, and as
school director, legislator, banker, and
in many other fields he did a useful
work which was incalculable in its bene-
fits for others.--Brattlebor Reformer,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-15
On Preparedness.

The richest nation in the world hav.
ing discovered itself very scantily sup
piled with insurance against the fire OF
war, something ought to be done. 1t
ought to be something sensible. No one
is demanding machine gun apiece for
the whole populations; neither is there
call for fearful paroxysms and sobbing
| farewells if boy evinces leaning to-
ward high school eadetship or wants TO
join wand drill in the Y. M. c. A. Nei-
Their militarism nor pacifism stands on
| the broad middle ground of common
sense.
| Here are two questions: What can
/ boys be taught to advantage And
what is the general quality of the mate
rial on which we have to depend? One
of the main things to be taught them is
simply to live in the open, to feed, shell
ter and take care of themselves in the
fields and woods, forgetting for a time
that such things as roofs and towns ex-
list. That is the first lesson; and it
would be a useful lesson TO any boy,
especially the boy reared in the city.
The problem is largely this: "Here are
tents, tools, weapons; learn TO use them,
to guard yourselves, to build your own
roads, bridges and trenches. Here are
flour, potatoes, bacon, coffee; learn to
feed and care for yourselves, here, where
there are no walters to beckon and no
electric bells TO push"
As to the armory life, il can help to
teach one great lessons. and that is sim
ply how to shoot straight 1t is an
amazing feature of governmental stu
pidity that such meagre supplies of am
munition are dealt out. No matter what
progress is made in great guns, the rife
is the weapon of last resort, and never
has il failed TO be effective in the hands
of men of cool courage who knew how
to use it. A noted military expert says:
"When | read of successful bayonet
charges know that the defending troops
were either out of ammunition or out
OF nerve. rr were overwhelmed by sheer
NUMBER The machine gun is, of course,
developing: but the need of prscticed
Workmanship is the same with that
And a detection of a sixteenth of an
inch at the muzzle of either is a miss
Of more than ten feet a mile away.
As To the quality Of our levies, alert
ness and intelligence count heavily in
our favor The city boy is quick and in
telligent. and the country districts breed
no sloths to-day. The country boy has
one advantage in beiug accustomed 10
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-15
THE LATEST ADDITION TO THE
VERMONT NATIONAL GUARD.

Thanks to the efforts of Capt. G. N
Barber of Barre, regimental adiutant
Barre is once more supplied with com
pany of the Vermont National Guard
after lapse of many years, as the FORM
al inspection of the company last night
by an officer of the regular army, togeth-
err with officers OF the Vermont regiment,
gave formal recognition to the new or
ganization. The enrolment of the com
plement of men is not yet completed, nor
have the men been supplied with the
necessary equipment; but to all intents
and purposes the detachment is officially
member of the state militia. There
remain many details to be worked out
before the company shall have reached
stage of efficiency commensurate with
the requirements of the remainder OF
the regiment but the progress already
made is an earnest of the contamination
of the complete plan. The perseverance
displayed by Capt. Barber under some
what discouraging conditions during the
past few months merits nothing but sue
cess, and that persistency rs sure to bring
him the cooperation which was not
vouchsafed him during the formative pc
Rod Of the company or which was gwen
him only half -heartedly. In the old days
land not so very far back, either the
Spencer Rifles and later Company Z was
one OF the best companies in the Yer
mont National Guard and brought upon
itself considerable military prestige.
There is no reason why the new organ
ization, the headquarters company, |
should not reach the same stage OF mill
tary efficiency if given the material sup |
port of the state OF Vermont and the
moral support of the people of Barre.
Here's to the success OF the headquarters