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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11

IcUrtHei n, To h,,o suyor or
flour in excess of 20 days supply. Parties
having more will be considered hoaroers
Tor which the penalty i. very severe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-11
Topeka FOOD PRICES

Retailers must sell a pound of the follow
ing wheat substitutes with every pound of
wheat flour: Corn flour. meal. hominy
grits or flake. starch corn flakes, barley
flour. potato Tour, sweet potato flour,
buckwheat flour, oatmeal or oat flakes.
Graham flour and who.e wheat Hour may
be sold with GOO of substitute. cereals. Rye
flour cannot be used as substitute cereal
nor must feed of any kind as substitute
eeraaf
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-03-28
FORGOT W hat He Needed.

OtsOV W ooO AAO ANSSNoe'
From the Republican, Mt Gil.
lad, Ohio. The editor bad an in.
teresting experience some time
ago, when q young gentleman
came to this office and asked for
q copy of the county Re.
publican. He scrutinized It care.
fully when q copy was handed
him, and then said: Now know
"What is it you are looking for
we enquired. my wife sent M
after a bottle Vi Chamberlain.
Cough RENE dy, and | forgot the
name. | went to several stores
and the clerks named every tLing
in the line on the shelf except
.rhauberlain's. III try again,
and III never 20 home without
Chamberluln's Cough Remedy,
The Republican would suggest
TO the proprietors OF stores that
they post their clerks, and NJ yer
let them substitute. Customers
lose iaith 10 stoees VIII re- ubsti-
tuting is permit ted, to cap moth.
ing Of the ipjustice to makers oi
good goods and the disappoint-
npnt n c,,ai Omere. Adv.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-03-28
Many Stills Destroyed IN Wilkes.

The following from the North
Wilkesboro Hustler is proof evi.
dent that the revenue officers OF
Wilkes are busy after the illicit
distillers in that County:
In Antioch township last Fri
day, 18th, Revenue Officers Dam
cy, Smith and Hampton seized a
whiskey distillpry having a CO.
pacity OF 500 gallons.
The same evening at 8 O'Clock,
they seized and destroyed a
steam distillery plant in tn q t
same township which. was pre-.
pairing for distilling. It had not
gotten into operation but was
an incoming plant.
Dancy and Smith destroyed q
large steam plant in Solners
township the day before, 14th
inst. That afternoon at 4 o'cloch
about 2 miles from the Eastman.
ed still they selzed and destroyed
about so barrels OF beer a n d
91-gallon clipper which is now
at Deputy Collector Dancy's Of
fee.
On the 18th and 18th plants
were captured in Lovelace and
Antioch. That in Lovelacs was
at about 4, p. m. when Dancy,
Smith and Hampton destroyed
a quantity Of sweet mash beer
and other distilling apparatus;
this was Monday OF last week
The other was on Tuesday the
18th. in Antioch township,
small plant
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-03-28
Conserving Hens.

They've handed down a stern
decree, the conservation boost
ers; that hens immune from death
must be, though we may shoot
the roosters. Says Hoover and
his merry men, whose ukase must
be needed, sit is a sin to kill a
hen, when eggs are badly needed.
Fresh eggs are good beneath
ones belt, the textbooks all de-
termine, and when they're stale
they'll do to pelt the peace fan
and pro-German. Wen put the
Teutons in a box, and buy our
men more bullets, if we kill off
the growing cocks, and spare the
cackling pullets." And now, in
every butchers Store, from Wa
terloO to Wooster, the helpful
hen is seen no more, but there's
a stack of rooster. Oh, lead the
roosters to the block, forrooster
meat is corking, the Leghorn
and the Plymouth Rock, the
Brahma and the Dorking! Oh,
give the roosters chloroform-
too ancient for beheading; and
eat them cold and eat them warm
their feathers use for bedding. J
bake upon the kitchen fire, a fowl
of proper gender; | also cook a
rubber tire, which is u bit more
tender. | chew the rubber tire a
while, and then ! chew the roost.
er, and say, "l've Hoover Skin
ned a mile as conservation boos.
ter!"-Walt Mason in News and
Observer.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-03-28
RED CROSS WAR FUND
DRIVE SET FOR MAY 20

In order not to detract even slightly
from the forthcoming Liberty Loan
campaign, the War Council Of the
American Red Cross has postponed
the campaign to raise the second War
Relief fund of 500, 100000 to the week
Of May 20 from the week Of May 9th,
as was originally intended, 1t was an.
nounced in Washington today.
This action fixes the date Of the sec
ond Red Cross campaign eleven molths
after the first, which was started On
June 1S, 1917. The War Council had
been appointed by President Wilson
only five weeks prior to the beginning
Of this campaign, so that its first great
task was to provide means for carry.
ing on relief work during the war on
scale commensurate with the mill.
Interpretations.
More than 500, 1000, 900 was contrib
uted In response to the first call for
financial aid and contributions plus
interest brought the total receipts
from the first drive up to $105,0eS, SGT.
OF this amount. S17.006,121 was re-
funded to Red Cross Chapters for To-
cal relief work. OF the balance, ST..
721, ,918 has been appropriated, leaving
q balance Of (10.371,217 available for
appropriation. France has received
appropriations amounting to more than
thirty millions. During the week pre-
ceding Christmas the Red Cross con.
Quoted membership drive which re-
suited In the enrolment Of approx.
mately 22,000,0 900 new members. This
was followed last month by cam.
pAign conducted by the Junior mem
bership Of the Red Cross which result
cd in the enrolment In the collateral
organization OF practically all Of the
school children in America.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-03-28
THANKS RECEIVED
FROM THE FRONT
WILD EXCITEMENT OVER
RECEIPT OF SURGICAL
H. DRESSINGS
Srec'or OF Woman's Work For Red
Cross Receives Letter
From Paris

The Importance of the work that Is
Deihg done by the women all over
the Southern Division of the Red
Cross IN the way of knitting, Of surgi.
cal dressings and of hospital garments
mas been stressed many times, but it
mas never been shown more clearly
than IN the following note Of thanks
winch was received few days ago
oy Mrs. John w. Grant, Director OF
the Department of Woman's Work of
the Southern Division, from Mrs. Ger
trude Austin, Chief of the Red Cross
Surgical Dressings Service in Paris:
70 Rue Pierre -Charron, Paris,
February 2, 1918.
10 The Chairman.
Dear Madam:
Your case of surgical dressings No.
% mas Just been opened, and we want
70 thank you most heartily for your
help.
We are wildly excited here over the
arrival of the first Front Parcels and
the first Standard Dressings. They
are not yet in our stores, but we know
that they are in France.
You can't realize what this means
to US, for we have waited for them
SO long and SO anxiously.
60 ahead and send us plenty more.
Cordially yours,
GERTRUDE AUSTIN,
Chief Of Service.
That the Southern Division is doing
Its part In shipping these articles to
Europe Is shown in the reports Of the
division warehouse in Atlanta which
give a detailed statement of all work
done during the week. Not infrequent-
ly as many as 0,000 articles are ship
ped for export in a single week, in ad-
dition to all of the work of inspecting,
cutting out and packing, which is
done at the warehouse, and to the
boxes which are shipped to the can
tonments In this country.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-03-28
JUNIOR RED CROSS TAKES
over army Of RELIEF

Harvey D. Gibson, General Manager
Of the American Red Cross, announced
this week THAT the Junior Red Cross
organization has endorsed and taken
over the Childyen Of America Army Of
Relief, and, that henceforward the
work Of this latter organization will
be carried on by NE Junior Red Cross.
The transfer Of funds took place on
March End, $4,000 being given over
to the Junior Red Cross to be devoted
to child welfare work abroad, and the
Army Of Relief win cease to solicit
funds. All Army Of Relief members
are now eligible for membership in
Junior Red CroAs anxiliaries. and
Chapter School committees are author.
he'd to incorporate them In schools
that are not already enrolled as Junior
units or TO incorporate all Army Of Re.
lief members in their territory - .
single Junior Auxiliary.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-03-28
4 TIMELY WARNING.

The warning of Food Admins
traitor Page to blockaders and
to merchants who supply block
aders is very timely.
1t is exceedingly fitting that
the administrator has included
the merchant and miller in his
warning. The merchant ought to
have a better conception of the
seriousness OF the offense ofblock-
aiding than the blockader him
self. He generally moves in a
higher circle of intelligence and
morality. Instead of encourag.
ing men to violate the law the
merchant is a man who can fair
ly.be expected to warn men a.
gainst violating the law. And as
a rule he does, but undoubtedly
there are exceptions.
We have much more sympa-
thy for the blockader himself
than for the man who under Gov.
er of night slips out OF his back
door the material which t h {
moonshiner uses IN his nefarious
business. The moonshiner at
least is not playing the hypo.
critic.
But there is no excuse for the
blockader. The measure of h i S
guilt is not so great as that OF
the sleek, prosperous merchant
who is a sharer and promoter
of his crime but 1t is great en-.
ough, and the law which impo-
ses a years sentence on the roads
for blockading is none too severe,
although one would inferas much
from the infrequency of it's appli-
cation.
The prompt and drastic action
against the use OF food materi-
ais in the manufacture of block
ade wbiskey threatened by the
Food Administrator will meet
with universal approval not on
ly by that element of the peop'e
who want to see the food regua.
tions thoroughly enforced in this
State but also by those who want
to see violation OF the liquor
laws held down to the lowest
possible minimum.-News and o..
server.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-03-28
BANK STATEMENT,

Following is a report of the con-
dition of the bank Of Blowing Rock
at Blowing Rock in the state of
North Carolina, at the close of bust
ness March 4, 1917:
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-03-28

takes and assessments for local I'm
tprovements.
Losses sustained in business or
Through nre. storm orSshipwreck or BY
ltheft. except when copipehsated BY In
lsuranee or otherwise.
! Wear and tear Of, rented buildings or
machinery used In business may bs
claimed.
You can also claim ths amount paid
to the Red Gross and 10 other charita-
BILE, rellg.oua or educational organiEA-
tion to the ;extent Of Is per cent u
your net lncqmA
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-03-28
Valuable Real Estate For
Sale.

Six acres good level farming
land near station ut F0scOe. A
new slx-l'oom d dwelling. gool barn
and other outb1ildiDgs. Price
low. Terms easy. Sre George +.
Blair, Shuils Mills, N. Z.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-03-28

Following is a report of the con-
dition of the bank of Blowing Rock
at Blowing Rock in the state of
North Carolina, at the close of bust
ness March 4, 1917;
RESOURCES:
Loans and discounts $77 742.o7
Oveldrafts Secured GOO. 81
Overdrafts Unsecured 44S. IA
Banking house and lot o,7so.o 90
Furniture and fixtures 1908 90
All other real estate owned 100. "a
Due fIom national banks 364.S5
Due from b'ks and b'krs 1000. &c
Cash Items 1900
Gold coin 10000
Silver coin. including all mi.
nor coin currency, I,I27.22
National bank notes 3,l2I.oo
Total ......................... $780, ,775.lo
LIABILITIES
Capital stock $4,000. 90
Surplus Fund 600 90
Undivided profits, less current
expenses and taxes paid 1875
Dividends Unpaid 4lI.oo
Bills payable l4,Soo. 90
Deposits subject to check 8. 6o5. 80
Time Cert. of Deposit 34,I46. S.
Cashiers c'ks outstanding 5o4. Fl
Total ........................ $Ioo. .775.lo
State of North Carolina, Watauga
county, SIS: |. &. NJ. Sudderth,
Cashier OF the above named bank
do solemnlv swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my
know ledge end belief
Ii. NJ. SUDDERTH, Cashier.
Correct-Attest: J. ID. Brown,
!. A. Lentz, Will Lentz, Directors
Subscribed anG sworn to before
me this 18th day of March 1915.
J. H. GREEN, J.P
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-03-28
Try This For Sour Stomach.

Eat slowly, ,nasticate your
lood thoroughly. Eat but little
meat hud none atsali At supper.
II you are still troubled with q
sour stomach take one Of Cham
pertains t Tablets before goinn to
Oed. AdY.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-03-28
BANK STATEMENT,

Following is the report of the
condition of the Wata.ga County
Bank at Boone. N. G., in the State
of Mott, Carolina, at the close OF
business MARCH 4, 1918.
RE,OURCEs.
Loans and discounts $263, 72o. 30
Overdraf,s Secured Gas 2.
" Unsecured 4I4.4o
Banking house 100000
Furniture and fixtures 10000
Due from Nat. banks 4:,s4I. 90
Du. fIom State Banks and
Bankers 37s.S7
Gold coin, 3,4S7 90
Silver coin, including all
minor coin currency I,o46 So
National bank notes and
other U. 5. notes $4,000
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $3s,Is3.43
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock paid in $4,000. 90
Surplus fluid, $500. 90
Undivided profits. less cur
rent expenses and tax paid Sis. 81
Deposits subject to check I24.744.Io
Time certificates Of dep, I34,494,7S
Savings Deposits. n,olS. 10
Cashiers cks. outstanding 5,947.S4
Total .......".......... $3a',Is3.t2
State of North Carolina, Watauga
county, SIS: ], 6. P. Hagaman
Cashier of the above named bank D.,
do solemnly swear the above
statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
G. P. HAGAMAN, Cashier.
Correct-Attest;
N. L. Mast,
". G COffey,
L. A. Greene Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 18 day OF March, 1918.
W. d. Farthlng, C. s. c.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-03-28
BANK REPORT.

Following Is the report of the cen
dition of Vale Crncis Bank at Vale
Crucis, in the state of North Carolina
at the close of business March 4, 1918
RESOURCES:
Loans and discounts $53,e73 IS
Overdrafts Secured 42h.j0
Insecure, 227 30
United States bonds on hand 10000
Banking House 1865 80
Furniture and Fixtures 1,Ol0 81
Demand Loans 1.3OO. .0N
Due from National banks 3,2iS.l7
Due from Banks and b'krs 2,272. l3
Silver coin, including all mi
nor coin currency 55 o.
National bank notes and 9th.
er U. 8. notes $4,000
Total. l........................$ $G3, FPS o.
LIABILITIES:
Capital stock paid in 1900
Surplus Fund 10000
Undivided profits less current
expenses and taxes paid Al Sc
Notes and Bills rediScounted 5000 90
Bills Payable 5000. 90
Deposits subject to check II 143. "a
Time certificates Of desposit 10, ,OO7 8H
Savings Deposits 1902 %
Cashiers ch'ks outstanding EN- AZ
Total. .......... $63 72S.02
State OF North Carolina, County OF
Watauga So. l, l.. NJ. Farthing. cash.
ier OF the above named bank, do so
emnly swear that the above state
ment is true to the best OF my know
ledge and belief.
l.. NJ. FARTHING, Cashier.
Correct-Attest:
H. b. PERRY
d. F. MAST
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to- before me
this 10th day Of March 1913.
W. H. MAST, N. P:
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-06
BT W, A. MoRAE.

Go where you may IN Florida there
arc historic and romantic spots. me
Tags OF three foreign nations nave
waved over q State now poetcalLy
and very properly termed the Land
OF BHowerz." Here white men made
the FIRST permanent settlement in
what Is now the United States. on
NE nrst maps of the New World the
Same OF FLORIDA was given to all that
was known Of our continent north OF
Mexico. St Augustine and Pensa-
cola are tho oldest cities in the United
States and abound in features or In
tarest- Gen. Andrew Jackson cap
tured Pensacola from the British in
1914, and from the Spanish in 1878
In 1921 he became our first territorial
governor. Later he became president
of the United States.
New Smyrna has a record going
back definitely TO 1857 when DR.. Turn
boil brought his colony OF 1900 Minor
cans and Greeks there and engaged
in the growing of indigo. The site
OF Fort Caroline-at the mouth Of the
St Johns, where the French Hugue-
nots IN 1864 raised the first flag OF a
foreign power within the boundaries
Of the State-should be marked. The
fate OF these Huguenots was one OF
the first tragedies among the many In
our early history. The city OF St
Joseph, terminus OF Florida's first
railroad and once a fiourishing sea-
port, where our first constitutional
convention was held. IS now scarcely
more than a memory. fernando de
Soto marched from Tampa Bay north
across Florida, and westward to the
Mississippi river TO his death.
4 few SCARED trees and mounds OF
earth mark the scene where Major
Dade and his company of 1873 men met
death in what is now Sumter county
during the Seminole war. The sites
Of the many battle fields of that pro-
tracted and bloody strife are not
known to the public. Palatka was
headquarters during this war. with
officers notable In American military
history
It is possible to call off a long list
Of interesting historic events, not to
speak of the natural bridges. disap-
pearing rivers. caverns, sink holes.
mammoth springs,-some of the larg-
est of the World.-etc., to be found
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-06

PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL GIRL
WRITES FROM WASHINGTON

Have been going so hard and get
ting so much out of the holidays that
I hardly know how TO write a letter
that will be of the least interest to
the Pensacola public
Instead of spending a quiet home
Christmas with a University friend,
Claire Barclay, at Riverdale, Mary
land. as | had expected, it proved to
be a regular Christmas houseparty.
Riverdale is eight or ten miles north
east of Washington, and Christmas
Eve the whole houseparty motored in
to Washington to attend a big dance
at the Washington Club. We did
not get back to Riverdale until three
thirty Christmas morning, There
was not much sleep In store for us
as it took until nearly getting up
time TO get settled down.
After breakfast we went on long
hike, in a snow storm. over some
historic hattlefields, and returned
just in time for dinner. The dinner
was wonderful, concluding with Ye
Olde English Plum Pudding, served
with ice cream snd flaming brandy.
1t IS a common custom in this section
of the country but was new to me.
Ny knowledge of plum buildings was
limited to the widely exploited ad-
venture of one Master Jack Horner.
Almost as soon "a dinner was over,
We were all off again to Washington
to see Fair and Warmer" at the
National Theatre. 1t was undoubt-
eddy the funniest show I ever saw.
The next night CAST night, it was
another dance, a Sigma Uu frater-
nifty affair. and again there was no
time for beauty sleep"
The only way l can possible make
newspaper stuff for Pensacola con-
sumption out of the foregoing tom
my-rot," as most people are likely
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-06
Mark the Historic Spots in Florida

here and there in the State. all worthy
Of being marked and described for
not only our own people hut for tour
lists who are constantly going about
and more strangers would come If th"r
knew Of the interesting things 10 sec
The historical museum in old For
Marion at St. Augustine, and the one
at the State University At Gaines
VILE, as we'll as the collections in the
offices OF the State GeoIogtst and OF the
Fish Commissioner at ITALIA hassee. ar"
places Of real interest, not only Z"
practical observers but TO casual Wis
itors At Tallahassee, too, can he seen
the former home OF Prince Charles
Napolean AchilIe Murat, son OF the
King of Naples, and nephew Of Ma
poleon Bonaparte His grave and
that OF his Wife can be seen in the
Episcopal cemetery Of the Capita
City. Near Tallahassee, too. was the
seat OF government OF a Maryiander
who claimed himself King OF F1ori-
d." and fought Indians and Spaniards
TO maintain authority Near ITALIA
hassee also is n township Of land
granted by Congress to Gen. Lafayette
our French friend and benefactor dur
ing the revolution. Tallahassee Is the
ONLY capital city Of the South not OC-
cupied by Federal troops during the
war between the States. The chiet
battle of that was was at Olustee
west of Jacksonville, close to tn"
western boundary OF what IS now
Baker County. The site Is marked by
a monument In view from trains on the
North side OF the Seaboard railway.
I There were many minor engage
ments in this State during the var Of
IS61-65.
For many years Florida has proved
a very important collecting ground for
human relics. No state has preserved
moro definite record Of its human in
habitants. Both sand and shell
hounds are common along the coast;
and sand occur at many localities on
the banks Of the principal streams
farther inland. Some Of the sand
mounds appear to have been used for
dwelling places while others are burial
grounds. Several accounts have been
published by northern scientific socie-
tie; describing the skeletons. nipple
mcnts and pottery obtained by eXca-
waiting in these mounds; and par
tial list Of the papers may he found
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-06
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

Preaching this morning at II o
clock by the pastor Rev. a. S. Moi
felt. At this service the SACRAMENT
of the Lords supper will be ad-
ministered.
There Will be no night service on
account Of the pastor being at Fort
Barrancas in the evening to preach
to the enlisted men there.
Sunday School at the usual hour,
and the Christian Fndcavor Society
at Gas p. NJ
Regular mid-week praye. meeting
at go "Wednesday evening".
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-06

to call it. is by relating that at the
Washington Club dance | met a Mr..
Cmstie (funny name, but that Is
what It sounded like in the crowd),
an upper-classman at Annapolis. H
knows the Hilton-Greens Charles
Coney, the Beard boys and John Bur
row. He said that John is getting
along splendidly at the Naval AGA
denny, and making quite a record
From another dance Acquaintance
learned that Bernard FUlghum IL
now full Pledged aviator, at Mineola
n. Y, and that he will likely be,
"over there" very shortly.
At the Fraternity Dance, l met "a
dashing Captain Clarence MurphXsi
reputed TO be a real Soldier Of For
tune. He dances beautifully, and
gave me the impression that he w33i
also a beautiful fighter, especially IL
the odds were all against him and
the balance. Learning that I was
from Pensacola, which was easy, her
proceeded to adopt me, on the sole
ground that he knew the Knowles.
of Pensacola, and for half an hour
he talked on the subject of "Bill. Els.l
lis, Marion, Josie and JAMIE MeHl
are such liars. | wonder.
Anyhow these meetings make rSf
realize that the world isn't so btysd
nor Pensacola so little, after all. ALI
most every time ! go out in a crowd
| meet someone that knows Pensa-
cola people.
Getting back TO the purely friv-,
olous, | had been invited by another
University friend, Helen Crane, to goI
home with her to Baltimore for New
Years, but there is so much going
on here at present that we have, by
mutual consent, called off the Balh-,
more trip until sometime in Janu-.t
airy. d. B.