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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-12-04
Trick Played on Sheriff Of Yadkln.

One of the most shameful and
cowardly acts perpetrated in
Yadkinville in many days, was
unsuccessfully undertaken a few
days ago when some party orpar-
ties undertook to u > unlawful
material totry tointimidate Sher.
if j. E. Zachery.
They first went and placed a
regular retailers outfit in Mr..
Iachery's barn under som e
straw and in a place not usually
frqeuented, Then proceeded 20
report it to the revenue officers.
Before they arrived Mr.. Zachcry
found the outfit, which consisted
of five gallon jug with about
one quart of whisley in it, a cy-
phon and several bottles, Mr..
Zachery took the outfit in charge
and told several of the leading
men here of his find and said he
believed it was IA trap set on &C
count of his untiring efforts IL
brelk up the blockadilg in this
section.
Sur enough, in a few days u
couple OF officers frDm Wilkes
boro came along with a search
warrant for his barn. He told
them to help themselves but he
b laund what they were looking
after and they could have it if
they wanted it.
This is plainly an attempt on
the part of Sheriff Iachery's en-.
emies in conjunction with the Ii,
quor dealers in this section to in
timidate him and perhaps put
him to trouble, but their efforts
failed. They will probably learn
that such blunderS as this will
not check the sheriff in the dis
charge of his duties, hesays. No
body, even the sheritf's enemies,
believe he would retail whiskey
at any price and the people of
this county would naturally re-
sent any such brute blunders as
this, and the sheriff knows who
they are, and the people of Yad.
kinville knows who done t h g
trick. You can't fool a public in
such a manner. Yadkin Ripple.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-12-04
Tine Brass" Of The Hun.

The brass" of the Hun has al
most ceased to excite interest. 1t
is so common that one is hardly
surprised at any proposition a
German may makeThat accounts
for the f,ct that so little notice
was taken OF the story from Fer
lin the other day that the Span
ish embassy, in charge of Ameri-
can affair y IN Germany. wasover
whelmed with applications from
German army officers who want.
ed commissions in the American
army. Some of these commission
seeking Huns said that they
could be of value in teaching the
American how to fight" One
would think that recent expert
ences might have suggested to
the Hun that the American dou-
ghboy is a pretty fair fighting
man, and that possibly ther are
not SO many things that Fritz
can show him. But pretending
not to understand that is nomore
surprising than the proposalthat
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-12-04
Bumper World Crops Estimated.

A dispatch from Washington
says that bumper world crops of
corn, potatoes, barley, rye, sugar
beets and rough rice for this
year are shown in estimates com.
piled by the international insti-
tute of agriculture atRome, made
public by the department of az,
riculture. The production of
oats, wheat and flax seed, howev.
er, show a decrease from the av
erage for the five years ended in
1917.
Wheat productionrin II coun-
tries, excepting the central pow.
ers, will reach 2,040, 800 ,00Obush.
els, 96.5 per cent of the five year
average. Corn will amount to
3, ,l26, 1874, 600, l4.S per centgreat.
or than the crop produced last
year and A per cent greater
than that produced for the last
five years. Other crops, the de.
partment cablegram shows, are
estimated as follows: Rye 169,,
4l4,00O bushels, IA per cent five
year average; barky, 550,090,0O(
bushels, l0l.S per cent; oats 2,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-12-04
to a fine powder.

to a fine powder.
Mr.. Flemming states that this
compound has been used in ma
ny large industrial plants and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., and these
claim for it that 1T has reduced
the fuel item more than half" AS
a matter of course, it could also
be used by householders with q
little inginuity. The Observer is
passing the idea along. Perhaps
some of the thriftily inclined may
be moved to experiment and re-
port results. Charlotte Observ.
er.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-12-04
You can do some things next

You can do some things next
week, but some you cannot.
So don't wait, act now!
Insure your house before il
burns.
Insure your health before you
get sick.
Insure yeur life before you die
for then it is everlastingly toe
late.
sell the best policies at uni
versal rates
Gee. F. BLAIR,
Blowing Rock, N. c.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-12-04
Rev. lorsnla Dove Cole.

r V. LOrenza Dove Cole. our
departed brother, was born in
Gravson county, Virginia, March
"A, 1S43, and died at his home in
Watauga county, North Carolina.
September 16, 1919, aged rs years,
) months and q days.
Brother Cole was was local
preacher in the M. f. Church,
South, for % years, and at the
time of his death he was expect
ed at Fleetwood, to assist t h e
writer in a protracted meeting,
but the Master said Come up
higher.
He was united in marriage to
Miss Martha A. Miller on Aug.
Is, 1869, and to this union was
born 13 children, the wife and
nine children. He gave his heart
and life to Jesus and joined the
M. E. Church South when only
IA years of age, and adorned it
with his ministry and Cody life,
for twenty five years. But death
has taken him away. The seasons
come and go with unfaling GER
tainty. Day follows day, and the
night succeeds the morning un-
der the absolute and definite laws
of the Universe. Everything, ev-
cry being, every material object
which has life and growth, has
it's beginning and it's end. 1t is
born, it lives and at last dies.
Death is the cessation of life. 1t
is a natural and a philosophical
change. 1t is the Harvest.home
of humanity, the Season of rest.
1t is the glorious horizon of eter.
nal peace, beyond whose shining
drapery exists through theatfor-
ever, where every soul mus t
claim it's everlastinghome. When
child is born, the thought is,
What will he be-" And when a
man dies, the question is, What
has he been?" Rev. l.. d. Cole
was our brother, our friend.
What has he been? God will mea-
sure him by his own just bal
ance for time past and for eter-
nifty to come. We mention him
as we knew him. We measure
him by his life, which is before
us, and we cherish him for his
humanity and kindness in life,
which we know and which we
loved, and for His earnest pray
ers and faithful sermons. Thecri-
sis which he has met and passed
awaits us all. Can we meet it as
he has done? Can we stand at the
open door of an endless future
and cast all doubts and fears a.
81 ley Can we ennoble our lives by
the nobility with which we lay it
down at last? We bear upon our
hearts, tender with sympathy,
the SORROWS of his bereaved fam
lily. May they feel beneath them
tile Everlasting arms. May they
be kept by the pea. - the peace
Of God thet passeth all sunder-
standing.
OLIVER ID. STACY.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-12-04
Report of the condition OF
The Watauga County Bank

at Boone, N. c., at the close of busi-
ness Nov. II, 1919.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts $45I ,345. 10
Ovcrdraits 1900. "a :
L. $. and Liberty bonds 3,9D.O 90
banking houses 2.74O.OO
FURNITURE and fixtures 10000
Cash in vault and net amounts
due from Banks, Bankers and
Trust Companies 1877 ,949.7l
Cash items held over a hrs 2042.l5
Total 1861 ,427.2)
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in $40, 10000
Surplus fund l2775.00
Undivided profits, less cur
rent expenses & taxes paid II l,445.D
Deposits subject To check 334 ,9Os. 80
Time certificates of deposit. ls2 ,40l.1l
Savings deposits 49,liO.y9
Cashiers c'ks outstanding ll,G25.35
Total 1851 ,427.2O
state of North Carolina, county of
Wa.auga. /, &. +. Hagaman Cashier
of the above named bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is true
to the best of my knowledge and be-
lief.
G. =. HAGAMAN, Cashier.
Correct Attest:
N. l.. INST
w. G. COFFEY
b. b. DOUGHERTy, Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to be fore me,
this 18th day of Nov 1919.
w. Il. Gragg, Register of Deeds.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-12-04
James Stucky Says, ''Rat Cost Ne $125
for PLUMBING bIIls."

"Wc couldn't tell what was clogging
up our toilet and drains. We had to
tear up floor, pipes, etc, found rat
nest in basement. They had choked
the pipes with refuse. The plumbers
bill was $l25. Rat Snap cleaned the
rodent out" Three sizes, 25c, SOC, 81
Sold and guaranteed by l.. l.. Critch-
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-12-04
The Fourth State.

The astonishing statement of
Major Graham that North Caro-,
lima is going to rank fourth this
year in agricultural products will
be a pleasing surprise. Last year
when NCr h Carolina climbed up
so .close to Georgia and passed
other famous farm states of the
Union we could only hope t h a
the state had made one remarka-
BILE record, and we could be con-
tent if we could hold a part fthe
gain. To make still further gain
when so near the front is out of
the ordinary.
Last years crops ran consider
ably above half a billion dollars.
Major Graham thinks the total
this year will run closer to a bill
ion than to half a billion. Tobac,
co is probably to be the leader.
T h e Commissioner estimates
this crop at S200,O00,0O0. The
main feature in the tobacco crop
is the price. This has climbed
steadily upwards until dollar
sales are very ordinary. Along
with high price is a largercrop.
Therefore the farm wins on two
counts this year. This yields the
largest ever known in the State,
and the price is the largest ever
known. The two factors together
give the largest amount of mon,
ey ever realized in the state. We
can 60 farther than that, and say
that the tobacco crop this year
will bring more actual cash to
North Carolina than all the crops
produced in a year ever brought
in single year prior to the war.
The cotton crop, according to
Major Graham's estimate will
not be so large as that of last
year, although the ginning re-
ports show that cotton is coming
in quite lively. But the price is
much higher. The cotton crop
alone, counting the cash value of
the seed and the lint, will bring
to the state close to a hundred
and fifty million dollars. Cotton
being another cash crop, this will
add enormously to the tangible
income of North Carolina.
Besides these two strictly cash
crops are the big farm crops of
wheat, corn, pork and the arti-
cles that are used largely for
home consumption, or. the local
or state markets. While these
do not add up in the total figures
that go to the bank, they count
for just as much in production
and help to show the enormous
total made by the North Carolina
farms. The smaller cash crops
will add to that whichcones from
tobacco and cotton. Altogether
the cash crop VIII run well up to,
wards half a billion dollars. The
State that can beat that has not
much company News and OBJ
server.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-12-04
these Rats Wouldn't Eat Ny Best
Grain," Saws Fred Lamb,

It's hard to keep rats out of q feed
store. Tried for years. A aeighbor-
ing store sold me some Rat Snap. 1t
worked wonders. Gathered up dead
rats every morning. Bought more
Rat Snap. Haven't u rat now. They
wouldn't eat my best grain when I
threw Rat Snap around" sizes, .25
SOC, $l.OO Sold and guaranteed by
l.. l.. Critcher
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-12-04
They Chose the Man.

lWjy UNUSG tWC mai,
Now that all is over and there
has been time to assess results.
including causes and effects, we
are convinced, first of all. that
one thing happened in the Ninth
District: The Democrats of that
District, when they came to se-
lect candidate to Congress, vot
ed for the man, not for the coun-
ty or the city. If a county or q
city had been running for con-
gress Mecklenburg and Char
lotte undoubtedly would have
won. But as two men were run
ming the people decided for Hoey
rather thap Mccall, without re-
gard to the'geographical location
of the residence of either. Peo-
pie have a way of doing that.
Why, it hasn't been many dec.
AIDES since the Eighth District
Republicans of this State went
to Greensboro and got a candi-
date for Congress-.
Mr.. Hoey's majority makes it
very clear that he is the one man
the Democrats of the Ninth Dis
trict want as their representative
in Washington. We believe the
election will show that the people
of the district are of the same
mind. Mr.. Hoey is known in ev-
cry precinct of the district. He
had that very enormous advan-
tage over his opponent in the
primary. The vote shows that
he was as popular in several 9th.
er counties as in his own county
of Cleveland. His opponent could
make headway only in the county
where he lived. And there, as
The Journal predicted would be
the case, the people did not get
together unanimously.
The thing that gave Mr.. Hoey
the nomination will also give him
the seat in Congress made vacant
by the resignation fudge Webb.
Hoey is a man of the people. He
came up from the people. With
no family pull" or disadvantage
that goes with wealth he has
fought his way to leadership.
The people know him, but better
than that, he knows the people.
The people trust him, but better
than that, he trusts the people.
He fights in the open. He is pro,
gressive.
His opponent, Mr.. Morehead,
is ALSO a high toned gentleman.
He is Il man of great wealth and
large business interests. He is
an experienced politician. But
he has one big handicap. He is
known as a reactionary, standpat
Republican. 1t is hardly concei.
vable that a District that has kept
Il man like Yates Webb in Con.
gress for years would now turn
down a progressive Democrat
like Hoey for a reactionary stand.
pat Republican like Morehead. -
Winston Salem journal.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-12-04

0S5, $4,000 bushels, 90.3 percent
rice, 423,375,0O0 bushels, S3.S per
cent. Potatoes, COZ, 1852, 900 BUSH
els, 1912 per cent. sugar beets,
1O,334,OOO tons, ,11t.e per cent;
fax seed, 26,492,O0O bushels, 600
per cent.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-12-04

America should put a bunch of
German officers in her army
Statesville g Landmark.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-04

from gaiety standpoint in the life of the city and one of the most gala nights the old town has ever seen. The Cham Der of Commerce, now exploiting an expansion campaign has gone into the affair body and soul and is co-operat- ing with Manager Hugh Hill to make the day and night full of pep" from the jump.
 A dance to the members of the Cham Der of Commerce and their friends will follow the dedication exercises Wednes- day night, invitations having been mailed to each member with a letter urging him to attend the ball and lend aid in making opening day as big a success as possible
 One of the features of Wednesday night will be gigantic display of 1re- works the management having gone to enormous expense to land this attrac- tion, while a 15-piece brass band will give continudds free concerts through out the day and night. A big six-reel feature will also be given the guests ab solute1y free of charge and many other attractions will be taken in gratis.
 We are ready for the grand open ing" said Hugh Hill Saturday night, ''and I am fully convinced that we have more and better attractions than East Lake has ever had. We also have the cleanest amusement park in the entire country, all concessions. shows and att fractions being run on high moral plane"
 The city is catering to all the swim
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-04
COMMUNITY SING
 AT JEFFERSON TODAY
Open Air Sing Postponed a Week-Miss Mary GilIen
 on Programme

The community sing will be held at the of in Capitol park. as had been an- nounced Today will be the last indoor sing of the season. It will be styled Mrs. Lawrence Day" Mrs Robert Lawrence, who has been directing the audience chorus for several weeks past, will sing group of selected songs.
 Another attractive feature will be three of Mary Gillen's negro spirituals, which she herself will sing. The entertainment will begin at s:30 O clock. The programme part follows:
 1. March, The Worlds Progress ,Sousa), orchestra.
 ?. Doxology, America" everybody.
 5. "Blest Be the Tie That Binds" ev- erybody
 4. American Fantasie" (Herbert,. or- ehestra.
 5. Song battle, "Tfpperary'' and Pack four Troubles everybody.
 g. Collection ('With Tears on Our Bended Knees'').
 I. "K-K-K-Katy."
 g. Melodies of the South" Mary Gillen.
 ta) T Got Mother in the Heavenly Land;" (b) John Saw the Angels;'' (c) Jesus Walked on the Water" Berney Gillen, accompanist.
 g. "Chanson Russe' (Smith), orchestra.
 10. (a) Smiles" (b) "Ja-Das" every body
 H. American Patrol" CMeacharnl, or chestra
 12- "Auld Lang syns," everybody.
 ls- Star-Spangled Banner" everybody
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-04
Girls! Have Beautiful
 Hair Just Like This Lustrous ar-So,t-Fluffy and Abundant--Easily At tained by Splendid Grower and Wonderful Beau
 tifier That Thousands Praise

radiant hair. so soft, fluffy and abund- ant that-it~ fascinates and compeis aa- miration
 It's really simple matter for any woman to merit this praise since beau- tiful hair is only a matter of care.
 When your hair becomes faded, dry, streaked and scraggly, when it falls out badly and new hail, cannot grow, the roots must be vitalized and properly nourished To do this quickly safely and at little expense there is nothing so effective as Parisian sage liquid form) which you ccan get at any, drug or toilet dandruff, stop scalp itching and fall : ing hair and promote a new growth or money refunded It's in great demand by women of taste and culture because it makes the hair soft, lustroua, easy to arrange attractively, and appears much heavier than 1t really is.
 A massage with Parisian sage is q real delight-easy to use, not sticky or greasy, and delicately perfumed-an antiseptic liquid free from dangerous ingredients. and guaranteed not to color looking hair and plenty of it use Paris ian sage. Don't delay--begin tonight "a little attention now insures beauti- full hair for years to come-Adv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-04

mers in Birmingham this season. the bathing pool having been enlarged and the bottom of the lake plentifully sup piled with beach gravel to eliminate the mId evil
 Birmingham is planning to turn out enmasse to join the Chamber of Com merce in celebrating the start of the 1919 park season, and incidentally to compliment the management of this civic body on it's progress in it's ex- pansion campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-04
TUESDAYS ELECToN

Let's lay aside political and other pFejudices and examine or inquire into the qualifications of the four csndi- dates for the legislature, three of whom are lawyers, the other, Harrison being an oAicjAl of the Mine Workers. and president of the Alabama State Federation of Labor. We have txxo lswyers on the deleeation now. Would anether add materially to the strength of the deIegationf By no means. Would HarrlsOn's counsel, experience and ability be of value as member of the delewations We'll. Governor Henderson and Chief Justice Anderson and Jud xc Brown of the court of appeals sud the attorney general thOuRht we'll of Har- rison's eesnseI when they sent Tor htsa and conferred and eonsulted with htm on the aubjeet of the proposed dwerk- nsen's compensaticn law which they were cnnsideSinG.
 The fact is. Harrfson is . man of unuaual ability, capacity ana ener~r. He will he very valuable as . member ef the 1slegntton from thts county.
 Lots veto for him and for ne heet tntePeef n sepF ee0nty and state.
 Paid pQlitiqel advertisement by la bor's cQTunittee. Birmingham. Afa.. Jeha N }tNans nhaiymsa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-04
DECORATIONS PLACED

Practically all overhead decorations have been placed and all others are in readiness and will be put up when the exact date of the arrival of the mon is announced. The triumphant arch which will be placed on Twentieth street at Park avenue is all ready to be set up. It has been made in sections and was designed by Sam Bernard of the Louis Saks Clothing company.
 Tickets for admission to Woodrow Wilson park may be secured by the rel atives of men in the regiment at the information booth of the war camp community service on Twentieth street and Second avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-04
TUESDAYS ELECTION

When it was so necessary that the workingmen of this district should work to their limit in order that the maximum output should be obtained from our mines, mills and factories, who did the United States government entrust with the important duty of sec ing that the maximum output, so far as the wOrlSingmen were concerned, was obtained and maintafnedf. It was Wm. l.. Harrison.
 Let's get away from the old poIiti- cal line-ups, and vote for man be- cause he is man. Vote for Harrison.
 Paid political advertisement by ;a- bors committee, Birmingham, Ala. John W. Altman chairman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-04
THE DELEGATES CHOSEN

At the meeting of the executive com m1ttee elected to complete the person. mel of the delegation the following delegates were ratified and received their credentials yesterday afternoon Richard F. Lussier and pr. Cecil Gas ton will represent the Ninth con gressional district; delegates at large. I'r. Will Jordan, Matt Murphy, Leroy Jacobs, Jinx Gillem, Samuel Greene Morrow, W. H. Hendrix, Joe Yates ani George Watkins. Five more will be elected on Monday by the executiv. committee.
 At this meeting of the committee frank $. White. Jr., was urged to a+- tend as a delegate but declined, stat ing that owing to his activity in seeing to 1t that delegation was sent to St. Louis to represent this district. to- gether with the fact that he was one of the committee to select the delegates he could not with propriety attend the convention as a delegate and thereby deprive some other veteran from at. tending. MT, Whites refusal to be delegate was finally accepted as final with great deal of reluctance by the executive committee
 The delegates from Alabama will hold caucus in St. Louis and select its state chairman. at which meeting pr. Will Jordan, the president of the SSi VI SoH County world war Veterans association. will be urged for the place.
 ROOSEVELT-CLARK WIRE
 Credentials for the St Louis. con vention were mailed yesterday to Brix Gen. Robert E. Steiner of Montgom- cry. Col. Bibb Graves of Montgomery. w, E. Jones of Cullman and Dr. F Marion Inge of Mobile. pr. Inge Is understood to be an active candidate for the state chairmanship, and will in all likelihood be supported by the Montgomery forces.
 The following telegram was received from Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., and Ben nett Clark. son of Speaker Clark. by Frank s. White, Jr.:
 Very much pleased with your
 favorable report and hope you will
 use every effort to be certain that
 every one of your delegation at
 tends convention, because we rely
 upon full number reported by you.
 Also want your committeeman to
 be in St. Louis on May 6 to rep-
 resent your state in discussion of
 plans for convention"
 The signatures to telegrams of Col onel Roosevelt and Colonel Clark in- dicate that democrats and republicans are in equal number at the conyen- tion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-04
A
 CHAMBER ID OPEN EAST LAKE PARK ]. 0N NEXT SATURDAY Gala Day and Night, With Music and Dancing Ar
 ranged-Much Inter-
 est Manifested

The Chamber of Commerce will for mally open East Lake park and offi- ciallly start the citizens official play ground on it's second annual season un- der city management and ownership. This formal opening will take place Wednesday. May and is to be known as Chamber of Commerce Day" All members of this organization have been urged to attend and assist in the dedi- cation of the new municipal pier
 This promises to be an epochal event