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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-04-24
800 REWARD, $l0O

The readers of this paper will be
plea ,ed to learn that there Is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages and
that is catarrh. Catarrh being great
ly Influenced by constitutional condi-
tions requires constitutional treatment.
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ternally and acts thru the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system thereby
destroying the foundation of the d.
'ease, giving the patient strength Ihy
building up the constitution and as
sisting nature in doing its work. The
prop ,letors have so much faith in the
cura i've powers of Halls Catarrn
Medicine that they offer one hundred
dollars for any case that 1t fails to
cur. Send for list of testimonials.
A ldress +. j. CHENEY & CO., To-
ledo, Ohio. Sold by all druggists, i5c
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-04-24
Judge Boyd Goes For "Col. Bit" With
Gloves OFF.

Judge James E. Boyd in open
ing Federal court in Charlotte
not long since paid his respects
to Colonel Billy" Hohenzollern,
the Turk, and Bolshevism, accor-
ding to a news story sent out
from the Queen City, He ex-
pressed regret that Colonel Bill,
ly" had not been captured and
brought to America as an adjunct
to Ringling's circus; that the
Turk had not been completely ex
PEELED from Europe, and that the
Stars and Stripes had not been
eventually planted over Berlin.
Judge Boyd made a wondrous
summary, it is said, of the nigh
ty forces that are at work in the
world today, constructive and
destructive. He declared that
the worlds crisis is not yet over,
and that it behooves true Ameri,
cans everywhere to be watchmen
on the towers of liberty looking
out for the first Out-crOpping of
danger. AS to bolshevism, the
story goes, he warned his au.
dience that this evil is trying to
gain foothold in America. 1T is
here" said he, because of the
great pre-war influx of foreign
immigration. But l believe that
there is enough real American
blood left in the country to save
it from this evil. Especially in
this section is this danger at a
minimum because we are nearly
all descendants of the men of co.
lonial days, of the pure English
stock. This has been a provi.
dence- favored land. Even when
they fell out and brother fought
brother in the Civil war, they
fought as Americans. 1t is not
necessary to send a true Ameri
can to a war college to make
soldier out of him. just show
him that his country has beer
wronged, or that his right have
been trampled upon and he shoul
ders his gun and is ready t(
fight"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-04-24
DOLLARS AND CENTS.

Counting it only in dollars and
cents, how much did that last
cold cost you? A man may not
always stop work when he has a
cold, but perhaps it would be bet
ter if he did. 1t takes about 10
days to get completely rid of a
cold under the usual treatment.
That time can be much shorten
ed by taking Chamberlain Cough
Remedy and proper care of your.
self, in fact, a bottle of this rem
e ly in the house is a mighty good
investment in the winter and
spring months.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-04-24
WHAT'S THE REASON?
W IIH . IIIEI NlIhOON.
MANY BOONE PEOPLE IN POOt
HEALTH WITHOUT KNOWING
THE CAUSE.

There are scores of people who
drag out a miserable existence
without realizing the cause of
their suffering. Day after day
they are racked with backache
and headache; suffer from ner-
vousness, dizziness, weakness,
languor and depression. Perhaps
the kidneys have fallen behind in
their work of tiltering the blood
and that may be the root of the
trouble. Look to your kidneys
assist them in their work give
them the held they need. You
can use no more highly recco
mended remedy than Doan's Kid
ney Pills.
Below is a grateful testimony
from a sufferer in this locality:
N. G. Deal, wood worker, Hick
Dry, N. c., says: | suffered a lot
from kidney trouble. My back
was lame and sore and | had t.
stop work. At night l was rest
less and sometimes had to wall
the floor. Doan's Kidney Pill.
gave me prompt relief, removing
the pain in my back and maxim.
me feel better in every way"
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don
simply ask for a kidney remed,
get Doan's Kidney Pills-t tn,
same that Mr.. Deal had. Eos
ter, ,Milburn Co., Mfgrs. Buffalo
N. Y. ....
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-04-24


as the central body interested in
co-ordinating and assisting inter
national activities generally.
"(S) Amendments to the GOV.
enant require the approval of all
the States on the council and a
simple majority of those in the
assembly. States which signify
their dissent from amendments
thus approved are not bound by
them, but, in this case, cease to
! be members Of the league.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-04-24

force, if any, should be supplied
by the several governments con.
cerned, but the approval of the
latter is necessary. Estates not
members of the league will be in.
vited to accept the obligations of
the league for the purpose of par,
ticular dispute, and if they fail
to comply may be forced.)
"F) Not to consider any treaty
binding till it has been communi,
Gated to the league, which will
then proceed to publish it, to ad-
wise the reconsideration of trea-
ties and international conditions
which do not accord with present
needs, and to be bound by no OBJ
legations inconsistent with the
covenant.
"A State which breaks it's
agreements may be expelled from
the league by the council.
'(4) The covenant does not af
feet the validity of international
engagements, such as treaties OF
arbitration or regional undertak
ings like the Monroe doctrine, fol
securing the maintenance Of
peace.
"(5) The former German colo
MES and the territories of the OF
toman empire are to be admins
tered in the interests of civilizat
ion by States which are willing
to be mandatories of the league
which will exercise a genera
supervision.
"(6) The member states &C
cept certain responsibilities witt
regard to labor conditions, tn
treatment of natives, the whit
slave traffic, the opium traffic
the arms traffic with unciyilize
and sami-civilized countries, trar
sit and trade conditions, publ
} health and Red Cross societies.
20 The league is recognize
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-04-24
COUNTY, c., THURSDAY APRIL
Millions Of Germans Would Enter Mexico

A recent Berlin dispatch says:
Thousands and thousands of Ger
mans are preparing to emmigrate
to Mexico.
From there they expect to i'll
ter all through America.
President Carranza has but to
let down the bars and 100000
will flood his country, the secre-
tary of the Mexican consulate in
Berlin says. His office has been
swamped with Germans who
want to get into America.
Germans anticipate restrict.
ions on immigration by the Unit
ed States which will set heavily
on the people of the powers that
fought the allies. They expect
still stronger bars to their entry
into Canada.
There are millions of Germans
who see greater opportunity in
American institutions than in So
Wet Germany or in any other
kind of a Germany with trade
restrictions set up BY the powers
and huge war debt to be paid.
These Germans are determined
to get out of the homeland as
soon as they can. They believe
they can easily make their way
across the border from Mexico
into the U. S., those who do not
find opportunity in Mexico.
South America and Mexico are
the only doors of opportunity
open to the German emigrant.
Germany's most skilled and
best trained technical experts see
small chance for development at
home. And there are thousands
of these men.
The best brains of Germany
were kept behind the fighting
lines in the workshops and the
experiment stations and the gov.
ernment departments. II h e s {
men see no more future for them
than for the leastcompeten work
men if sovietism becomes the
government of Germany.
The prospect isn't pleasing the
German industrial magnates who
hope to retain their works anC
make Germany a great manufac
turing center again under a com
patative industrial system. They
are doing all they can to hole
these men.
We are miles ahead of Other
countries in technical education
says one of the leaders, "but i.
our trained men slip away from
us before our country settles
down, the loss will be one it vii
take years to repair"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-04-24
watauga and YadkIn River Railroad
Changes Hands.
Uenoir NeWs-Topic.)

NIenOlf NEWS -lOplC.)
The Watauga & Yadkin River
railroad and equipment has pass
ed into new ownership at a pur.
chase price of 100000. The new
owners are the Elk Creek Lum-
ber Co., the town of North Viii.
kesboro and the citizens who live
along the line of the railroad.
Fifty per cent of the purchase
price was put up by the Elk
Creek Lumber Company, while
the balance was subscribed and
is being subscribed by the other
parties. This information was
brought here Monday by Mr.. G..
M. Icenhour, who lives at Gran
din. Mr.. Icenhour is connected
with the new ownership.
Tho deal was consummated by
Mr.. G. G. Smoot ofNorth Wilkes
boro for the parties named. The
deeds are being made out now
by Mr.. Frederick Fair, of Oil
City, Pa, who bought the road at
the receivership sale last Decem-
Der.
Just as soon as the deeds are
delivered the new owners will be-
gin Immediately to make the re-
pairs necessary to put the road
in operation. The engineer, Mr..
Campbell, who will be connected
with the new management, esti-
mates that this can be done with.
in three weeks. Engineer Camp
bell, General Manager H. G. Ian
don and Mr.. Williams agent at
North Wilkesboro are retained
by the new owners. 1t is also
reported here that Mr.. G. l..
Hadlock will be connected with
the management.
The fact that the Elk Creek
Lumber Company is putting up
so per cent of the purchase price
Of the Watauga & Yadkin River
railroad is taken here as an indi
cation that the lumber company
will develop their interests al
Grandin. No announcement has
come from the recent meetings
of the owners in Chicago, howev
er, but their financial interests ir
the purchase of the railroads
leads to this conclusion.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-04-24
1919 Wheat Crop viii Cost Nation MIII.

Ions.
Forecast by the department Ct
agriculture last week that thena-
tons winter wheat crop would
total 100000 bushels, the lar
gesttrop ever grown, aroused
immediate speculation as to the
cost to the governmon ofsuchan
enormous yield. Under the bill
passed by congress in heclosing
days of the last session the gov
ernment is obliged to pay the diff
ference between the guaranteed
price of $2.29a bushel and the
world market price for every
bushel not only of winter but of
spring wheat produced.
The total value of the winter
wheat crop on the basis of an
S37, 100000 bushel crop forecast
would be $1,s91, 100000. The
spring wheat crop soon to be
planted, cannot be estimated but
department of agriculture Off
cials predicted it would range be-
tween 225,OOO,O0O and 100000
600 bushels, which wouldincrease
the total value of the nations
wheat crop to approximately two
and a half billion dollars.
The part of this two and a half
billion dollars that the govern
ment must pay to maintain the
guaranteed price was a matter
upon which officials in Washing.
ton declined to comment. 1t was
said the factors influencing the
world market price such as pro
duction in Argentine, Australia
and the European demand were
too numerous to make any pre-
diction at this time.
Official expressed the belief, it
is said, that there would bea good
foreign demand for American
wheat which would take care of
the nations surplusand while the
loss to the government through
it's price guarantee may mount
far into the millions of dollars, so
far as the actual wealth of the
country was concerned, it simp,
ly will be taking money from one
pocket and putting it into anoth.
er. The money, it was said, will
60 into the pockets of the farm
ers of the country and officials
believe the the forecast indicates
farmers will be more prosperous
andpossess greater potential buy
ing power than ever before in the
history of the country The enor-
nous sums farmers will receive
for wheat, it is said, should find
its way back quickly into circu.
lation, thus adding tothe gener-
al prosperity of the nation.
The forecast alsOindicated that
America will have q greater sur
plus thanever before. Dispatch.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-04-24

Electric lamps, Westinghouse
electric irons, and double sockets
at j. s. Winkler's. ad-4t
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-04-24
Gersrnor Beckett Pays Tribute to 12Oth
Regiment and 3Oth Division.

Regiment and 30th DIVISION.
Following is an address pre-
pared by Governor Beckett to be
used in welcoming the 120th in
fantry regiment on behalf of the
state but which he was prevented
from delivering by the rain which
interfered with, the celebration
in Charlotte on April 18th:
General Faison, Colonel Mi
nor, Colonel Scott and all officers
and men of the 30th division
1T is said that every road in
Italy leads to Rome. Today, ev-
cry road in North Carolina leads
to Charlotte. Along all these
highways, those have come here
today to give royal welcome to
the men it delighteth the state to
honor.
you have seen the gladness
shining in our eyes, you have
heard our shouts of praise, you
have felt the beating currents of
our lives; and back of the vast
multitude here assembled there
are 100000 loyal, loving hearts
all quivering with single emo
ton Thank God our boys are
here again.
"One year ago we saw you grid
ed for the fray; with anxious
hearts we watched you cross the
sea to register a. blood-red chal-
lenge to the tyrant who had made
for himself and his subjects an
iron image and called it God. The
Hun was drunk with victory and
pride: nothing seemed able to
halt his triumphant advance. TIE
allied armies quivered on tie
verge of ruin, the heart Of Chris
tendon was shrouded in despair
then came the Thirtieth divi-
sion, and glory to God, what a
coming was that!
Cradledinland where disloyalty
is a monstrosity and cowardice a
crime exalted by a consciousness
: that around the home fires every
t man was counted hero; supper.
ted by an undying faith in the
justice of your cause infamed by
: the arrogance and insults of ar
l enemy who boasted that it was g
) superior race, you leaped to the
attack with the divine scorn OF
cast-and the Hindenburg line
was not.
: Men, our men, how proud we
: are of you: would that | had the
gift divine to write for you fit
y ting hymn of praise; but lam Op
pressed with the sense of made
: quacy that amounts topain, whel
u | contrast the most can say fo
you with the least you have dom
y ror us. Pitiful is the poverty o
+ the language in the presence 0
II battles, and wounds and graves
/ and all the blood-red drama O.
l. war. Powerless is any tongue OF
) pen to portray the record 20,
II wrote with flame and carved witt
J. teel-that record is it's own ell
e logy it declares it's own glory
While all the world with word
5 emblazon your valor, and all tn
IL world wonders. | want you t
know that North Carolina rise
I. up and calls you blessed;" tina
~ your children and their childre
d will treasure your memory a
< their richest inheritance and i
or your fortitude and valor find thei
Of greatest inspiration.
'The name of the Thirtieth d
a. vision is forever linked with tn
y grandest chapter Of human hi
- tory and in the whole world wi
s' live fragrant as the flowers an
It. as glorious as the stars forevt
lg and forever.
al as the central body interested
co-ordinating and assisting inte
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-04-24
Covenant Of The League.

AhO ioiioWiH6 OHlSiul SuiIluldIy
of the covenant of the league of
nations has been issued:
"Q) The league of nations is
founded in order to promote in
ternational cooperation and to Sc
cure peace. The league will in
clude:
"(A) The belligerant states
named in a document annexed to
the covenant; (B) all the neutral
states so named, and (C) in the
future any self-governing coun-
try whose admission is approved
by two.thirds of the states al
ready members of the league.
"A state may withdraw from
the league, providing it has kept
its obligations to date, on giving
two years notice.
"(2) The league will act thru
an assembly comprising not more
than three representatives of
each Of the member States, each
State having only one vote, and
a council comprising for the pres
ent one representative of each of
the five powers and each Of four
other powers as selected from
time to time by the assembly.
THE number of powers of each
class represented on the council
may be increased by the unani-
nous consent of the council anda
majority Of the assembly. Other
powers have the right to sit as
members of the council during
the decision of matters in which
they are especially interested.
I'm the council, as n.the ass
emily, each State will have only
one vote. Both these bodies are
to meet at stated intervals (the
council at least once year, and
at other times if required; both
can deal with any matter that is
of international interest or that
threatens the peace of the world;
the decision of both must be un.
animous, except in certain speci
fed cases, matters of procedure,
for instance, being decided by a
majority vote.
THE league will have perma
nent secretariat, under a secre
tary-general. The secretariat and
all other bodies under the league
may include women equally with
men. A permanent court of in
ternational justice and pernla
nent commissions and bureaus
are also to be established.
"(3) The member states agree
"(A) To reduce their arma
ments, plans for such reduction
being suggested by the council
but only adopted with the consen
of the States themselves, ant
thereafter not to increase then
without the concurrence of tn
council.
"CB) To exchange full infor
nation Of their existing armie
and their naval and military pre-
grams.
"(C) To respect each other
territory and personal independ
ence, and to guarantee them 6
gainst foreign aggression.
"D) To submit all interna
tional deputies either to arbitra
ti)n or to enquiry by the council
which later, however, may nc
pronounce an opinion on any dis
put, whose subject matter fall
so.ely within States domesti
jurisdiction; in no case to 60
war till three months after an
ward, or unanimous recommel
dation has been made, and eve
then not to 60 to war with a sta'
which accepts the award or re
concentrations.
"E) To regard State whiC
has broken the covenant as ha
ing committed an act Of war
gainst the league, to break off {
economic and all other relation
with it, and to allow free passal
+hrO,,uh thoir tnrritOrinS tO III
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17
FAMOUS OLD MIDDLE TEMPLE
Historic London Edifice Contains Ac.
tuaI Stage on Which Shakespeare
Acted Before Queen Elizabsth.

The hall Of the Middle temple, Lon
don, contains table made from tree
presented by Queen Elizabeth.
The top Is 80 feet long and 3 inches
thick and forms "the high table" for
the Benchers of the Inn. The dais on
which it stands is at the western end
of the hall, and on the actual floor
boards of this platform Shakespeare
performed Twelfth Night" for the
entertainment of "the Virgin Queen"
who opened the hall in 1872.
The eastern end of the hall Is occu-
pied by magnificent carved screen,
finished in 1874, the upper part of
which forms the Mlnstrels' gallery.
The walls of the hall are paneled to
a great height, ana both the panels
and windows above are richly embla-
zoned with the coats of arms, dating
from the sixteenth century, of legal
luminaries, members of the Inn
Among them may be observed the
arms Of Sir Walter Raleigh Pepys
and Of the present lord chancellor and
the present lord chief justice of Eng.
land. Portraits by Vandyk, I.ely
Kneller and Murray, together with
suits of well-preserved armor, greatly
add to the mural adornmeut o. this
historic edifice.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17
IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE
At FIRST NATIONAL BANK

Modern improvements are unde r
way and interior alterations are being
made at the First National Bank.
where a change in the location of fur
niture and fixtures results in much
larger lobby.
Contractor Fisher is doing the work.
The change effects the enlargement of
the lobby at the front entrance and
does away entirely with the cashiers
private office at the north end of the
building. the new arrangement placing
the offices in the south part of the
building.
The present vault fixtures which
are Of wood, are peing, replaced with
new and modern fireprobf steel fixtures
of latest design. They are manufac-
tured with the view to convenience as
well as safety and are such as are used
in the vaults of the larger banking in
stitutions.
At the annual meeting Of The stock
holders held Tuesday afternoon. oil
officers were reelected for the term Of
another year. The officers are; W. B.
Shaffer, president; M. L. Watts. vice
president; F. s. LeGrow. cashier; R.
T. Cannon, assistant cashier. Direct
ors, W. B. Shaffer, M. L. Watts. R. T.
Cannon. Henry Koepke. F. $. LeGro'7.
Reports showed that the last year had
been prosperous one for the insti-
tuition.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17
U. S. HEALTH SERVICE
ISSUES WARNING

Washington, D. C.-With the subsld-
ence of the epidemic of influenza the
attention of health officers Is directed
to pneumonia, bronchitis and other
diseases of the respiratory system
which regularly cause large number
of deaths, especially during the winter
season. According to Rupert Blue,
Surgeon General of the United States
Public Health Service, these diseases
will be especially prevalent this win
ter unless the people are particularly
careful to obey health instructions.
"The present epidemlc,' said Sur
geon General Blue, "has taught by bit
ter experience how readily condition
beginning apparently as a slight cold
may go on to pneumonia and DEATH
Although the worst of the epidemic is
over, there will continue to be large
number of scattered cases, many of
them mild and unrecognized, which
will be danger spots to be guarded
against" The Surgeon General likened
the present situation to that after
great fire, saying, mo fire chief who
understands his business stops playing
the hose on the charred debris as soon
as the flames and visible fire have dis
appeared. On the contrary, he con-
tinues the water for hours and even
DAYS, for he knows that there Is dan
ger of the fire rekindling from smol-
dering embers."
"Then you fear another outbreak OF
jnfuenza?" he was asked. "Not neces-
sarlly another large epidemic" said
the Surgeon General, "but unless the
people learn to realize the.seriousness
of the danger they will be ctAnpelled to
pay heavy death toll fromt pneumo-
mia and other respiratory dissises.
Common Colds Highly catcftHe:
at is encouraging to obseryes4bat
people are beginning to learn that, or
binary coughs and colds are higAly
catching and are spread from persAQ
to person by means Of droplets OF
germ laden mucus. Such drOplets are
sprayed into the air when careless or
ignorant people cough or sneeze with
nut covering their mouth and nose. il
is also good to know that people have
learned something about the value OF
fresh air. In summer. when people
are largely out Of doors, the respira'
tory diseases Coughs, colds. pneumo
MIA, etc) are Infrequent; in the fall
as people begin to remain indoors, the
respiratory diseases Increase; In the
winter, when people are prone to stay
in badly ventilated, oyerheated rooms
the respiratory diseases become very
prevalent.