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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-01
COLVER HAS
RESIGNED JOB
Member of Federal Trade Commis-
sion Asks President Wilson
to Relieve Him From
His Office.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Sept. William
Colver, member of the federal trade
commission, has sent his resignation
to President Wilson, 1t was an
nounced today at the white house
Term Expires This Month.
WASHINGTON. Sept. Federal
Trade Commissioner Colver today
said he had asked President Wilson
not to consider him for a reappoint-
ment after the expiration of his
present term on September 26.
Earlier, il was announced at the
white house that Colver had re-
signed.
Colver said he intended to serve
out every minute of his present term
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-01
Matches are DefauIted

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
FOREST HILLS, N. Y, Sept l.
Fred B. Alexander, New York, de-
faulted to Clarence ]. Griffin, San
Francisco, in the third round of the
national singles tennis championship
here this afternoon. This was to
have been one of the feature matches
of the days play.
Dean Mathey, New York, also de-
faulted to Wallace T. Johnson. Phila-
delphia-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-01
Arb ftration Suuuested,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-Striking en-
p]oyes of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
company today planned to take up the
proposition of returning to work, pro-
vided settlement of their wage de-
mands is assured through arbitration
Union leaders declared the proposal
would not be accepted.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-01
4publican Majority on "Slush Fund" Inquiry
COMMITTEE Does Not Want Democratic
Candidate to Appear.
|ROM|sE or ASTOUNDING SENSATIONS
bird Day of Investigation Which Has Been
Made Rather Exciting by Charges Of
2 Governor Cox.

BY i G.. Martin. United Press Staf
Correspondent
CH sAGO. Sept. 1.--On the ground
at Governor Cox would make q
Jump speech if allowed to testify in
3he&'ush fund inquiry being conducted
tetsN oy the senate committee, repub-
Vbes5 members of the committee have
VHtdally decided not to summon Cox
yssvThey fear he would seize the oppor-
unity to loose another TRADE against
he republican party, including the re.
publican majority of the committee.
they can help 1t, Cox won't get that
ance
democratic committee members and
party leaders here for the investiga-
tiou said they can nrove their case
Il Il: pdt eattisss g6sx on ire stand.
Chairman hise of the democratic
national coras1'ttee, Wilbur Marsh,
The treasurer, and other party leaders
snite III promising Sensations" when
White and Marsh take the witness
.taud
! We will present facts in such start
! ing contrast to those which have
leep forced from the republicans that
he country will be astounded," White
aid today.
/ He hoped to take the stand today,
lowing W. d. Jameson, former di-
tor of fianance of the democratic
nmittee When White goes on, he
ii testify that to date the democratic
itional organization has raised less
ian $4,000, and that party leaders
ont know where they are going to
Use any more.
The difference between that and the
ldmitted republican collections OF ST.
100000, the republican budget of $3,-
079,000, and the quota list and esti-
mates of expense, totalling in all $6.-
365, 900, should convince any one. DEM
ocratic leaders said, that Governor
Cox was justified in making his
charges.
While the democrats were prepar-
ng to draw a picture of dire party
poverty to make the republicans ap-
pear to be rolling in wealth. republi-
can leaders said they were not through
fShowing up democratic activities.
Republicans assert not only have
,ox's charges been utterly disproved,
but the democrats have been put in
bole on number of things.
IS to be asked about letters he is al
(leged to have written to postmasters
land other federal employees. which,
recording to the republicans, were
polite but firm demands for campaign
contributions. The republicans have
Imany such letters they said.
The republicans are going into the
booze issue also with great vigor, as
|soon as George T. Carroll. New Jer
.sey liquor man, arrives in response
to subpoenae. Carroll wrote the
letter soliciting funds in support of
Cox which Will Hays produced Mon
day.
Democratic Fund
CHICAGO, Sept 1.--George White,
hairman of the democratic national
ommittee, today told the senate
.slush" fund investigating committee
khat he had tentatively fixed $4,000
loo as the cost of the Cox-Roosevelt
campaign.
White denied that at any time the
democrats had planned to raise from
100000 to $4,000, 900.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-01
BELFAST
FIGHTING
CONTINUES
Desperate Struggle Breaks Out
Again Today, With Two
More Added to
Deaths.
WOUNDED NUMBER 200
Lord Mayor Of Cork Can Only be Re.
stored to Life BY TRANSMISSION Of
Blood, it is
Said
WOUNDED NUMBER 200

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
BELFAST, Sept desperate
fighting between Irish factions broke
out again in Belfast today.
Sim Fein gunner fired upon
lunionist workers in the Sand Hill
tshipyards from Carrick hill. Sol
oilers reinforced the workmen and a
pitched battle resulted.
At the same time minor disturb
ances were reported from other
parts of the city.
The casualties were increased to-
day by the death of two men and the
:wounding of woman and several
soldiers A score had been killed and
200 wounded In previous fighting.
Reports were received here today
that Sir Edward Carson had offered
the British government the services
of thirty thousand Ulster volunteers
10 replace the sold.e s. now on duty
here and elsewhere In Ireland.
Lord Mayors Condition.
LONDON, Sept. TRANSMISSION of
blood is the only means by which the
life of Terence MacSwiney, hunger
striking lord mayor Of Cork, can be
saved, it was said today by physi-
clans at Brixton prison.
The lord mayor was in semi
comatose condition most Of last
night He has grown much more
emaciated during the last few hours.
During one of his periods of con-
sciousness he sent greetings, through
his brother, Sean, to the hunger
striking Irish prisoners in Cork.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-01
Some Short and Snappy Items
Which Make News Wire
Sparkle.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.] ]
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-The man
who wrote Everybody Works But
Father" is dead. His name is Samuel
Lehman. He was run down by an
auto.
Feet Too Small.
NEW YORK, Sept 1.-Patrol.nan
John Gage thought it strange tRst a
husky looking young man should
have such tiny feet, so he called the
wagon The man turned out to be
a girl who said she was masquerad-
ing to dodge an unwelcome suitor.
Cow Ate Nails.
VINCENNES, Ind, Sept. IA pint
of nails ranging in size from six
penny to four penny. were taken
from the stomach of an old COW,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-01
al Count of People in Towns
With Gains Made in Ten
Years.
!.

10 Press Leased Wire Service. !
SHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The cen.
lreau today announced the fol-
= 1920 population figures:
las county. Idaho, 1.730.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-01
CENSUS FIGURES ARE
ANNOUNCED BY BUREAU
Increase Since 1910:

increase Since I91U:
Camas county, Idaho, organized from
part of Blaine county in 1917, no COM
parison.
Poulation of Powell, Mont. county,
$500. Increase since 1910 of 1,005,
or ITO.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-01
Tonorrow'a Report

IOn1orroW0 Report
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The CEN
sus bureau tomorrow morning will
make public the population Sf the
state of Washington and algo give
figures for Twin Falls, Idaho
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-01

The Daily Gate City
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-01

1.-THE Pittsburgh recently proceeded
to Reval from French waters Its
presence in Danzig was believed for
the purpose of protecting American
shipping interests from possible in
reference by German dock workers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-04-22
Cove Greek Cooperative Store Open for
Business.

Mr.. j. B. Horton, of Villas, was
in town Saturday and told The
Democrat that the citizens COM
posing the stockholders in the
Cove Creek Cooperative Store,
have purchased livestock of mer-
chandise owned by Mr.. Clyde
Mast at Sugar. Grove; the invoice
has been taken, and the business
is now open. The Company is
Incorporated for $4,000, and a
full line will be put in at once.
Mr.. Charley Lewis, now resid-
ing in Boone, will be the mana
ger. The Cooperative Store peo.
pie, says Mr.. Horton, intends to
do what they can to reduce as
much as possible the extremely
high price of merchandise pre-.
vailing.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-04-22
Tired, Body
and Soul?
NOT SICK, BUT STILL NOT YOUR
SELF. THINK YOU'LL BE
BETTER TOMORROW
ONLY YOU'RE NOT
Try Taking Pepto.Mangan
IT ISN'T SLEEP YOU NEED, BUT A
GOOD TONIC - MORE
RED BLOOD

Everyone gets run down occa-
sionally. Sometimes its weeks
before you get your energy, en-
thusiasm and happiness back
again.
Any doctor will tell you to be
careful in a time like this. Your
bedy has little power of resist
ance, and the danger of catching
some serious disease is great.
Temporarily, your blood has too
few fighting" corpuscles.
It's the work of these same
red corpuscles to keep you free
from fatigue. Being constantly
tired out depressed in body and
mind is almost a sure sign that
your blood needs help for a time.
Gude'S Pepto- Mangan lSa stan
dard remedy in case of anemia,
Tor bloodlessness.. 1t supplies
the iron and other properties
your blood needs to catch up with
it's task of keeping you fresh and
alert in every fibre.
Pepto. Mangan has the hearty
endorsement Of physicians, is an
agreeable tonic to take, and may
be had at any drug store in eth
CT liquid or tablet form. Both
have same medicinal value.
Be sure to ask for Guides.
There is only one genuine Pepto-
Mangan, and the name Guides
should be on the package. Adv,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-04-22
Be a Good Forgotten.
Morganton News-Herald.

Morganton News-Herald.
Are you a good forgotten? If
you are, congratulate yourself.
Can you forget the things you
should forget the things that
won'thelp you or any one else to
remember? Somebody has done
you IAN Injustice, maybe; will it
help you to make more of your
own life to harbor it as a grudge
in your heart? There is a great
deal of good, wholesome philoso.
ply in this little clipping from
the St. Louis Pepper Box"
life is too short to remember
the things that would prevent
one doing ones best. Forgetting
the things that are behind, l
press forward, said a brave old
man in the first century.
The successful man forgets.
He knows the past is irrevo-
cable. He let's the dead past bury
it's dead. He is running a race.
He cannot afford to look behind.
His eye is on the winning post.
The magnanimous man for
gets.
He is too big to letlittle things
disturb him. He forgives quick
ly and forgets easily. If anyone
does hima wrong, he considers
the source and keeps sweet. 1t is
only your small man or an Indian
who cherishes a low revenge. The
Indian never forgets and because
he is forever wanting to pay
somebody back he never gets on.
BE a forgotten,
Business dictates it and
Success demands it,"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-04-22
North Carolina Stands HIgh

The population of North Caro-.
lima in 1910 was 2,206,2S7; tae
agricultural crops were worth
SAP, $50, 900 or $64.67 per inhabi.
tant.
In 1919 the population was es,
timated to be 2,500.0O0, and the
agricultural crops were valued al
$683, 1863, 900 or S273.26 perinhab.
liant or eighth among the states.
This is higher than any other
Southern State except South
Carolina, which stands sixth with
$310.08. Other States are as fol
lows:
Texas, eleventh, $229.60; Min
nesota, fourteenth, S209. 36; Geor
fila, fifteenth, S2O6.1O; Indiana
nineteenth, S175.42; Virg i n a
twenty eighth, $l51.24; Illinois
thirty-second, Sl27.00; Ohio, thir
ty-seventh, Sl06.39.
In the value of crops per farm
worker North Carolina stands
twentieth, with $62S.0S. This j.
higher than any other southern
state except South Carolina which
stands sixteenth with $0l3.20
The average for the United State.
is 1888. Is.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-04-22

employed as a farm boy at $S a
month.
I'm 1890 Mr.. Sullivan was cleo
ted clerk of the probate court.
During the Cleveland administra
ton he was appointed govern.
ment gauger.
Those we're the only offices he
ever held. In 1914, he was a can
didate for United States Senator
but was defeated by Lawrence
Y. Sherman. President Wilson
opposed Sullivan's election. Sui.
livan made his fortune in Chica-
go gas companies and in the
cracker business"
Misss l.. Exum Clement, of
Asheville, has announ cod hercan
didacy as a Democrat for one of
the seats from Buncon be in the
State Legislature. An Asheyille
correspondent says that Miss
Clements received a long letter
from Chief Justice Walter Clark,
of the North Carolina Supreme
Court, urging that she make the
race and declaring unqualifiedly
that she Is eiigable to hold the Of
fee If elected. Miss Clement is q
lawyer, and a member of t h {
Asheville bar.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-04-22
Cyclone Sweeps Union County,

Three persons are known to
have been killed and others ser.
iously injured in a cyclone which
swept portions of Union county
on Monday night of last week.
Churches, school houses, and
a half dozen farm houses were
demolished, hundreds of thous-
ands of feet ofchoice timber man.
gled, and many head of livestock
killed.
Reports of the damage conflict
but it is certain that this, the
fiercest storm Union county has
ever known, destroyed property
to the extent of hundreds of thou
sands of dollars.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-04-22

friendly rival of our technical in.
stitutes and schools ofcommerce?
If that time everdoesarrive trade
unionism will be one of the worlds
greatest forces in socialprogress
and think there will be much
better understanding between
capital and labor.
"I hope / may have enough
birthdays to enable me to wit
ness something Of that kind. !
feel like it now. Inasmuch as
the prohibitionists have buried
Johnny Walker under the eigh-
teenth amendment, and he has
no further use for his, trademark
in this country, I'll borrow it and
say that lam 'stillgoingstrong. =
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-04-22
NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND.

NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND.
Under and by virtue of an order cf
the Superior Court of Watauga coun-
ga county, made in the special
proceedings entitled Elk Creek Lrm-
ber Company, and the Yadkin Lumber
Company, Petitioners, VS.. Heirs-at-
law of Avery Penley, deceased, names
unknown, defendants, the undersign-
ed Commissioner will. on the 3rd day
Of May, 1920, between the hours of II,
a. M, and 2, p. M, at the court
house door in Boone, North Carolina,
offer for sale to the highest bidder for
cash that certain piece, parcel Or,
tract of land lying and being in Wa
tagua county, North Carolina, and
more particularly described as fol-
lows:
BEGINNING on a spruce pine and
mahogany on the bank of Duggcr's
creek below the mill site; thence south
40 poles to three chestnuts and black
gum on the hill side, thence west IL
poles to maple; thence sout G6 poles
to chestnut: thence west 32 poles to
chestnut on steep hill side; thence
south 70 poles to a spanish oak and
pine on the ridge; thence west 4Opoles
to two, dogwoods, a maple and q lau-
rel bush on small branch; thence
north sod. west with the branch %
poles to stake on Days line; thence
north with the same so poles to the
corner, stake; thence same course
I.19 poles to q stake in the outside line
near the top of the knob: thence north
6Sd castillo poles to the beginning,
containing 10 acres, more or less.
This 30th day of March.
JOHN Z. BROWN, Commissio ion,r.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-04-22
Information Free,
Insurance Cheap! !!

If you want either, see, write, or
call Geo. F. Blair, the insurance
agent. Office in Bank Building,
Blowing Rock, N. G. 9.25.'2O
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-04-22
Wlnston.SaIsm Now Leads In Population

The 1920 census figures for
Winston, Salem given out April
18th, show the population of that
city now to be 1895, as against
22,700 in 1910; increase in the
past ten years of 25,695 or 1892
per cent.
: With this Winston Salem goes
on record as being the metropolis
of North Carolina, her closest
competitor, Charlotte, having a
population Of 46,3lS.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-04-22

A returned soldier is author
ity for the statement that the ba.
boon and the ape are backed off
the boards by the cootie in the
contest to determine which ami
NAL approached closest to man. -
Savannah News.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-04-22

WANTED -l50 men at once. We are
starting new operations, increasing
our output and will, therefore, pay
top wages, ranging from $3.50 to
$3.50 per day. Need sawmill men,
teamsters, timber cutters, railroad
ers. Want 70 more men at bark
peellng time, April 10Th. You should
investigate this. BOONE FORK
LUMBER CO., Shulls Mills, N. G.
4-l5-20 Ste
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-04-22
NOTICE OF SALE.

North carolina, Watauga County, in
the Superior Court. before theclerk.
Charles II. McGinnis, Virgie Hod-
ges-' and husband, l.. r. Hodges,
Mrs. Mary McGinnis, Lille Cor
nell and husband. Eli Cornell,
=. P. NJ. McGinnis and wife, f. NJ.
McGinnis, Nc. HOller and wife Jen-
ME Holler,, Northa Harman and
husband, f.. M. Harmon, Cora Chap
ell and husband Frank Chapel. Han
nah Heffner, and husband Berton
Heffner, Dock McGinnis and James
NcGinnis.
BY virtue of an order of the Superior
court, in the above entitled action,
will on Monday May the 3rd 1920 at
l O'Clock p. m, sell to the highest bid
der, at the court house door in Boone
N. c., on the following terms to wit:
One third cash on day of sale, the re-
mainder in one and two years time
with note and approved security, the
following described tracts of land.
Adjoining the lands of G. w. Moo
dy, W. G. Lyons, K M Gragg, Noah
Bentley and others, and known as the
lands owned by J McGinnis and Ma
omi McGinnis, at the time of their
death.
Tract one: being more particularly
described in deeds from w c Lyons
and wife to Naomi McGinnis dated
March l, 1905, and recorded in the Of
fee of the Register of Deeds for Wa
tauga county, in book I at page lO3.
and from w l. Trivett and wife to Ma
omi McGinnis, dated Oct. It'll, 1907,
and recorded in the Office of the Regis
ter Deeds for Watauga county atpage
lO4.
Tract two, being a part of the tract
of land conveyed to l j McGipnis and
wife Naomi McGinnis by Lloyd M.
Hodges and wife, by deed dated the
9Th day of December 1908, and record
ed in the office of Register of Deeds
for Watauga county in book II at
page Is. This 9th day of April, 1920.
r. A. ADAMS, Commissioner.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-04-22
Masonic EmbIems.

MdSvIlC InlulVNlSs
If you are a Mason do not be
afraid to admit it.. Wear an emb.
lem where all the world can see
it. This does not mean to make a
Masonic jewel conspicuous. Only
professional Masons" are gull.
ty of such vulgarity. But a small,
neat, button in the coat lapel, or
a modest charm on the watch
chain catches the eye of the OBJ
server and enables him instantly
to classify the wearer. There are
many Masons who wear no Ma
sonic emblem for fear it will in
jure their business. Therein they
err. 1t would in all probability
materially aid them in their par
ticular line, no matter if it be the
law, medicine, or any branch of
commerce or industry. In fact a
canvass of any city in the United
States, be it San Francisco, Chi.
cago, New York or the smaller
communities, will reveal that full
ly Is per cent, or even more, of
the business and professional
men are masons. These facts
have been ascertained after care.
full inquiry. The reason is not
hard to find. Masonry means pro-
gress and appeals to the more in
telligent class ofcitizens. 1t dis.
pels superstition and makes for
freedom along proper lines. 1t
stands for good citizenship and
true Americanism, as we'll as the
higher moral precepts and ply
losophy of decency that has last
ed throughout the ages, And as
the professional and businesslife
of a community is made up Of it's
more intellectual and progress
sive residents, it follows natural
ly that they are the first to seek
the great andennobling lightthat
Masonry gives. AS result, this
country's business and profess
sional world is almost wholly Ma.
sonic. Some politicians who are
members of the Craft conceal the
fact, fearing this connection
might antagonize the more igno-
rant voters. Those who nurse
fear of this kind should remem-
ber that Theodore Roosevelt dis
played the Masonic e m b | e m
throughout his public life, and
continually reiterated the state.
ment that he was proud of the
privilege. And even when the
President of the United States
the mighty American found plea
sure in attending the Lodge in
which a neighboring gardener
presided as Master! Which fur
nished an example for true Ma.
sonic Americanism that could
we'll be copied by other aspir
ants forpublic preferment. The
Trestle Board.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-04-22

Losses by fire in the United
States for March, according to
the Journal of Commerce and FL
nancial Bulletin, totaled $27,597,-
700, as against$22. POI ,90Oin1919.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-04-22

WANTED TO SELL: Improved early
Portirico, Nancyhall and Triumph
potato planls, Government inspect
ted, 81. so per 1000. Cabbage plants
and tomato plants, sl.50 per 1000.
All varieties shipped daily. Ask
for price in large quantities. Post
paid shipments add 3Oc. per l,OCc.
Dorris-Kinsley Plant Co., Valdosta
Ga. 4-S 4tp.