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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-08-04
A MUSIC FESTIVAL COMBINED
WITH MANUFACTURING AND
M EDUCATIONAL EVENT.
BANJO CONCERTS ON EACH DAY
Vocal Music Feature Is Emphasized
In Announcing the Prac! cal Com.
.Aa pletlon Of Musical Program.

Charlotte, N. C.-That the Made-ln.
the-CarOlinas Exposition, to be held
in Charlotte September II to 29, will
attain recognition as a music festival
as we'll as a manufacturing and edu.
cational event Of great Importance
was emphasized today by David
Ovens, chairman Of the entertainment
committee, when announcing practi.
cal completion of the elaborate musi-
cal program.
Each day the exposition will be fen.
tured by band concerts, vocal quar-
tette numbers and instrumental solos.
The elaborate scale on which the ex-
position will be held, the demand Of
the people of the Carolinas for artists
of high rank, and the important ser.
vice this exposition will render to
the effort to promote the manufac.
turing industries of the Carolinas and
Impress upon the public their eco.
nomic importance impelled Mr.. Ovens
to 20 to extremes Of expense in con-
tracing with artists in music.
Outstanding as musical feature
will be the afternoon and evening con.
certs by the New York City official
concert band, under the direction OF
A. H. Nussbaum. Mr.. Ovens has also
arranged for the organization espec
ially for this show Of two vocal mixed
quartettes, each composed Of artists
OF note.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-08-04
FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ALONG
ATLANTIC COAST TAuNTEo
BY WHiSKEY RUNNERS.
RUM HUNTING FLEET WANTED
Fishermen Along the Coast An Reap.
ing Rich Harvest by Running the
. Forbidden caraoss Ashore. Il

New York. - Federal authorities
along the Atlantic coast redoupled
their vigilance over tramp ships fol-
lowing disclosures Of evidence ip6i.
eating the existence Of at least two
gigantic International whiskey SNUG
Cling rings. one having headquarters
in this city and one in Atlantic CITY.
Aid Of tae Navy Department was
also being sought in an effort to build
up rum-h lnttng fleet, capable OF cop
ing with me r.rsterious'. ships and
their allied fishing smacks, which are
alleged to have landed hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars worth OF contra.
band l4uor at secluded points under
cover Of darkness.
A tramp steamer cruased sauct'!
outside the three.line limit Of h,artic
City, according to reports Received
here, and taunied federal agents by
breaking out pennan>s saying. IL.
down you! monsy and come ahi ,a,
It," The ,.c..p slipped away -,
night fell and It was thought she was
headed for some deserted polus. wh?rN
fishing vessels could work unhan,0Ar.
ed at the task Of lightermg her cargo
ashore.
Fishermen along the ooast. accord.
Ing to Mr.. Ross, are reApinf ','h
harvest running the foRtiGl-' lar.
goes ashore They work almost en-
tir.!y at night, he said.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-08-04
ooediers' Home Is Madhouse,

Washington. - The johnson City,
Tenn. old soldiers home was charac.
terized as "madhouse" and the Fort
Henry, Nd, hospital was described
as being fit only for a sewerage dis.
posal plant by Colonel R. Forbes, war
risk director, before a senate commit.
lee in a plea for broader powers to
meet the hospital needs of world war
veterans.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-08-04
XLlA Deals In OIL.

Mexico City-FrancisCo Villa, once
Mexicos most noted bandit. has
started dabbling in oil. A company
Was organized to exploit some lands
In the ,Laguna region and VILLA ~
said to have invested 100000 in the
company.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-08-04
Greeks Follow up Victory.

Athens Greek Official Auencyl.-
The Greeks in Asia Minor have been
following up energetically tho victory
they gained over the Turkish Nation.
alists in the fighting brought g. BY
tho attempt Of the Kemalites 10 70
capture the key position Of Eski.
Shehr, on the Bagdad railway.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-08-04
Government Gets rwo-Thlrds.

Washington.-People who are max
ing million dollars or more net
income are paying the yovern.Asnl
practically tw0thirds Of 1t - taxes,
according to preliminary statistics OF
income Tor 1919 issued by the lutev.
nal Revenue Bureau.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-08-04
Maharaia to Xiait Amarlea.

Paris.-T ,e Maharaja Of Holkar.
ruler of lnuore and one Of the weskh.
lest princes of India, plans to visit
the United STATE this fall II the In.
migration suthori les will permit him
to bring in his tWo wives.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-08-04
Auto and Trolley Smashup.

Burlington. n. ]. - Three persons
were killed snd a fourth probably IA
tally injured when an automobile in
which they were riding collidsd with
q trolley car running between Camden
and Trenton. =
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-08-04
Governor Small stu psfanI

Springfield, Ill.--Governor Small 70.
turned to Springfield unchanged in his
determination to resist arrest on
warrants charging him with emhe,.
element and conspiracy to defraud the
state.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-08-04
On Way to Frozen North,

Sydney, n. S. W. - Donald B. Mac.
MILAN and his party of explorers have
sailed from North Sydney fol Inc far
north wher' thry vii. spend two years
among the SHOWS OF Daffin Land.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-08-04
Linney Gets Favorable Report

Washingt gton.--Favorable report was
ordered by the senate judiciary com.
miltee on the contested nomination
of Frank A, Linuey, republican s.te
chairman o! North Carolina, t1 bs .
federal district attorney.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-08-04

that Of which / am prime minister"
He emphRtically repudiated the Sim
Fein argument that Ulster is in the
minority and must bow to the ina
jority in leland, admitting. the unity
Of the island and accepting self gov.
ernment, If 1t gets 1t, from Ireland rs
whole. Up to date De Valera and his
colleagues have net abandoned this
Sim Fein position. 1t remains to he
seen which side will yield For the %
ment, at least. the attitude Of the peo-
pie Of southern Ireland is more peace
full and conciliatory than that Of the
northern Irlsh
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-08-04
Mo Au cement With Franco.

No AZ cement With France.
London.-Great Britain has not. q
had been reported here, seut note
to France rsreeing. with reservations.
to the disi atch Of French troops to
Upper Silesla.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-08-04

sion on soldiers relief, which scored
the government for neglect Of disabled
veterans, the senate on Wednesday
passed the Sweet bill without a dis
sentiDg vote. An amendment was
adopted designed 10 transfer from the
aX-service men 10 the government the
burden Of proof in establishing the
origin Of disabilities. In some other
respects the bill as passed by the
house was altered. AS passed by the
senate the measure provides: For the
creation Of a veterans bureau, respOn.
sible directly to the President, cOnsol.
idating all soldier relief agencies; for
the decentralization of the compensa.
tion and insurance machinery now op.
Grated by the war risk bureau, and
for the liberalization of compensation
awards so as to relieve any former sol.
dier suffering from ailments for Which
the war service was responsible.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-08-04

Child Has Arrived at Rome.
Rome - Richard WashburA Child.
newly.appointed American Ambassador
to Italy. has arrived here, accompa.
MED by his family and his secretary.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-08-04
the Different VARIETIES Of FISH IN
ELK RIVER.

Iu6 UIITInGNI vAnlGtIeo VI IISN IN
ELK RIVER.
Mr.. EDITOR: Until about the
year 1857 there were no fish in
Elk Ri;er above the Big Falls eX.
cept small minnows; and about
this date Lewis B. Banner and
Levi Moody's sons brought fish
in buckets from the head of Toe
river and stocked Elk river with
speckled trout. AS this section
was sparsely settled at that time
and there being very little clear
ed land along the streams, the
fish increased rapidly and Elk
was known far and wide for a
great number of years as a fine
fishing stream, but as the coun-
try became more densely popu-
lated and the clearings along the
streams became more extensive,
the speckled trout began to di-
minish in numbers and but very
few grew to be of very much
size.
A little more than twenty years
ago a few small fish of other varl.
cites of trout we're put in Elk
river and Cranberry creek, and
= now we have four distinct varie.
ties of trout in addition to the
speckled trout. A number of 9TH
er streams in this mountain Sec
ton have the Rainbow, but if any
other has the three last named l
have no knowledge of it. AS |
have had occasion to observe the
different markings and general
, appearance of these 1 will give a
description of each kind of fish.
The Rainbow has a broad red
stripe along it's sides and the lar
ger the fish the broader the
stripe, and the red is of a darker
hue and the fish appears to be
broader up and down than the
other three following. The Cali
, fornia trout appear to have nei'
ther red specks nor spots and
not the stripe of the Rainbow,
and the sides have silvery ap.
pearance. The Dolly Warden, or
Maima has large red spots along
. it's sides, with dark spots behind
it's head and along the back. This
fish is not quite as broad as the
y Rainbow up and down but is
more chuffy. The European
Brown trout is more slim and
round. bodied than the others; it
has the red spots on its sides and
is rather yellow or light brown
underneath.
These large varieties are more
prolific than the speckled trout
= and as large trout seem to be
disposed to eat smaller tishe
and minnows, it is seldom that a
speckled trout is caught except
at the head of the streams.
1t is not generally known how
or when the Dolly Warden and
European and Brown trout were
pat in Elk river and not in the
= other streams; but Mr.. T. A.
Love told me that he wrote to the
late Judge Jeter G. Pritcharl
while he was in the United States
Senate, and requested him tt
have a small shipment sent tx
him with view of putting them
in Linville river, but owing to tn
delay in the delivery of a tele
y gram advising him of the delive
ry, the little trout were dumped
into Cranberry creek and h e
soon went down into Elk river
hence Elk and its tributarie
became stocked with theselarge
trouts.
New river, Watauga, Linvill'
and Toe rivers might be stocked
! with California, Dolly Vardel
and European Brown trout b,
getting a few out of Elk rive
andputting them mother stream
and if this should be done an
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-08-04

Upper Silesia comes to the front
again, with prospects Of renewed trou-
BILE which may result In another out
break Of hostilities and even In
break among the entente allies. Con-
vinced that the situation there was ex.
tremely critical, France asked Great
Britain and Italy to join her in sending
reinfOrcements to the region. The
British foreign office replied belittling
the danger and proposing that meet
ing of the supreme council be held on
July p. To this Premier BRAND re-
sp0ndcd with note announcing that
France intended to reinforce the Upper
Silesian contingent and again asking
Great Britain and Italy to follow
suit, insisting on the necessity Of
committee Of experts to hold meet
ing Immediately to investigate Upper
Sjlesia and 10 draft frontier, and
announcing that France was not pre-
pared for a supreme council meeting
until the experts have reached de-.
cisiOn, and the allies are in Il position
to enforce the decision as to the Up.
per Silesian boundary by adequate
forces in the disputed territory. Dis
patches from Paris said 10000 troops
were to be sent at once to Upper ST.
lesia. with artillery, tanks and planes.
There was a chance that America
would be called on to mediate. Our
position In rejoining the supreme
council was that we would take no
part in questions affecting territorial
and frontier adjustments unless gen.
eral peace We're threatened. Some
diplomats believe that point has been
reached. Naturally there is intense
satisfaction in German official circles
over the prospects Of split among
members of the entente.
The advance Of the Greeks In Asia
Minor has been continuous, the Turk
NatiOnalists retiring before 1t without
putting up many serious fights. Last
week King Constantne's forces
reached and occupied the important
railway junction of Eski-Shehr. This
cuts the rail route to Angora, the
capital of the Kemalists, but the rail-
ways already have been destroyed
Military experts in Constantinople be-
lieve the Turks plan to draw on the
Greeks until their lines are unduly
extended and then try to exhaust them
by series of irregular attacks.
In Albania the Mirdites, a Christian
tribe, have proclaimed an independent
republic and elected president. The
Albanian government has ordrr,T Z
general mobilization to repress the ~
bclllon Of the Mirdites.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-08-04

Director Of the Budget Dawes has
informed President Harding that It
will be possible ITO save about $ll2..
5l2,62S in the government expendi.
lures for the current year. This viii
be done mainly through cul'ailirs de-
partmental forces and equipment, and
the work toward this end already is
we'll under way. The largest estmat
ed saving-S30 342. .ll9-will be in the
Treasury department. In the Interior
department It will be S19,S27,10 war
risk bureau, SlG534 523; War depart.
ment. Sl5,0o0,O00: Navy department
SlO,O47,S9l; postal service. $14,9N.
421, and so on through the list.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-08-04
news REv|EW0F
CURRENT EVENTS
Japan, Reassured, Is Expected to
Enter the Conference at
Washington.
MAY BAR SOME QUESTIONS

Britain Offers Southern ireland Do
mInIon Rule Within Empire-New
Crisis Over Upper Silesia-Gover.
nor Of illinois Indicted for Al.
legged Embexzlement.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-08-04

lllinoiS provides Il sensation OF con.
siderable magnitude through the in.
dictment of her governor. Len Small,
and lieutenant governor, Fred Il. Ster.
Eng. These officials, together with
Verne Curtis, banker, are accused OF
fraud, conspiracy and embezzlrment OF
state funds, the alleged crimes being
committed, according to the charges,
when Small and Sterling held the DO
sition of state treasurer. Briefly, II Is
charged that Small and Sterling made
loans Of millions of dollars of state
f'Ii',s to Curtis so-called bank, Witch
haG not flnctioncd AS Il bank since
lMS; that Curtis purchased with the
pN:ey shcft-time notes of the chicago
packers which nettel him about 8 per
cent interest; thar the state received
only ? per cent on the loans made TO
Curtis, and that the accused me,
shurcd the rest Of the profits. OF
course, both Small and Sterling pro-
test their entire innocence, the COVER.
nor laying the whole affair to the
schemes of his political enemies, whose
hight on him. both before and since biz
election, has been bitter,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-08-04

The United States has been sound
ing the German government on ths
proposal to negotiate separate peace
In accordance with President IIar.
ding's program. The pact, II il un.
delstood, will rmhody such features
Sf the Versailles treaty as nre not re-
of settlement Of war accounts to he
ir'ually identical with those imposed
~ she allies. 1t IL believed Bcrhr
will see the wisdom Of signing such a
treaty without great delay.
Meanwhile n movement for the re-
call Of the American troops in Ger
many has started In the senate. MIR.
BOrah introduced a resolution calling
on the secretary of war for all data
as 10 the size of the army Of occupn.
tiOn, the cost Of maintaining it and the
payments Of the German government
for It's expenses. The senate promptly
adopted the resolution without 4 roll
call or dissenting voice.
The tariff bin. having been passed
by the house, Is now before the senate
hut II present plans are followed that
body will not act on 1t finally until
legislation to revive taxes has been
enacted. This Is In accord with the
understood wish of the administration.
The prospect for considerably lower
taxes, however, was dimmed some
what by the rather startling state
ments made by A. d. Lasker, new
chairman Of the shipping board. He
asserted that his investigations have
revealed the fact that the board
operated last fiscal year at net loss
of S0,00O000, and predicted that dur.
ing the present fiscal year the loss
from operations alone will he $780,
100000. Mr.. Laskcr said the records
of the board were in deplOrable con.
dition and that If 1t had been a private
business concern the corporation
would have been In receivers hands
long ago. He indicated that appro.
priations of S3OO,OOO,O0O would he
needed for this year, but later he
asked congress for only $125,0OO,OOO
for the next six months. The formal
request for this sum was made through
Director of Budget Dawes and with
the approval Of President Harding.
Prodded to quick action by pre-
liminary report Of the special commits:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-11-05
BIGGEST PHONE CABLE LAID
Carries Hundreds of Wires From De-
troit TO Canada Under the
Detroit River.

Detroit AIich,-Nhat is said to be
the largest telephone cable in the
world was laid across the Detroit
river recently between Detroit and
Windsor ont making if possible to
conduct coo conversations simuItane-
ousy there between the United States
and Canada.
Direct trunk line connections he
tween each of netroit's 1G central Of
fees and the offices of the Canadian
company are made possible, obyiating
the need Of handling calls between the
two cities on a long distance basis.
The new cable makes provision for
the growth Of both cities. 1t is esti-
mated 1t will take care of Detroit's
needs up to a population of 100000
The cable has 40S pairs of wires. IS
three and five. Fights inches in diane
ter and 1900 feet long, and has an
aggregate weight of 50.S70 pounds. RI
lies on the river bed, AZ feet deep in
places.
City and telephone officials from
both sides of the river combined to
give the laying of the cable an inter
national aspect. ..............
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-11-05
MRS. PRATHER HOTESS

Mrs. w. S. Prather entertained
the members of the Woman's Christ
ian Temperance Union Friday after
noon at her home on Lee street, the
occasion proving one Of the most
helpful of the series Of gatherings
since the organization Of the chapter
in the spring,
Mrs. Verdery, who is president Of
the Sibley Union of Augusta, and the
guest of Mrs. Prather for some time
has just returned from the state w,
G. I. u. convention at Cairo, Mrs,
Verdery gave an inspiring and great
ly informative talk on the great OBJ
portunities the present moment gives
the women of the W.C.T.U. to stand
for civic righteousness through the
department of law enforcement, and
stated that this is the great era for
women to express their forcible opin
ions regarding the government Of the
people by the people,
A full report of the convention at
Cairo was also sketched, giving a
number of good ideas which may be
adopted by the union here, The con
yention was said by all who attend
cd to have been the most enthusiast
tic ever held, reports showing state
wide progress in works, zeal and mum
bers.
Following the program delicious
coffee was served with sandwiches.
The departing guests gratefully ac-
knowledged their appreciation both
to Mrs. Prather and Mrs. Verdery
for an instructive and pleasant after
noon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-11-05
CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH.

Corner Lee and College Streets, H
7. Brookshire, Pastor.
Bible school. $50 a. m. R. L. May
nard, Supt Visitors welcomed to
all departments of the school, and
parents especially urged to come
Preaching service II a. M, by Dr.
A. P. Montague, of Macon, who is a
great orator as we'll as expounder Of
the truth of God.
Senior and Junior B. Y. P. u. 6
p. M, Gordon Howell and Sam Co
mer, presidents.
Evening services, 7 p. m. No
preaching. Anthems, duets, solos and
organ prelude, offertory and post
Jude, by the choir and organist, Miss
Ella Polk.
Senior W. NJ, Society Monday,
$3.50 p. m. Subject, Enlistment"
Mrs. j.. T. Mathis, president.
Sunbeam Band, Monday 4 p. m.
Mrs. w. W. Dykes, leader; Percy
Hudson, president.
junior w, NJ. Society, Tuesday,
3 80 p. m. Mrs. }. l. Poole, prcsi,
dent.
Midweek prayer and praise service,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-11-05
PRESBYTERIAN CHRUCH.

Frank P. Anderson, Pastor.
Sabbath School: Gas a. m
Glasses suitable for all ages. The
tour continues. Come and bring a
friend
Worship and preaching II a. m,
and 7 p. m. Subject for morning,
Prevailing Prayer" If you pray
without results there's a human rea-
son. Come and find out from Gods
word why your prayers have no power
with God. Subject for evening, "The
Christians Vital Creed" Do you
know what You have to believe to be
member of the Presbyterian
church? If not, you can find out at
this service.
Christian Endeavor, 6:15 p. m.
Note the change in the hour for
the two evening services.
Everyone cordially invited to all
our services.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-11-05

lead. Subject, White Souls Under
Black Skins"
Laws and Examples of Jesus-Jun-
ior Standards. James Mcdaniel.
Poem. Work" Ann Walker.
Memory Verse, Rom. 2;11. By
Leader.
A Catechism on the Negroes. AL
ton Poole and Edward Macarthur.
What To Do For the Negro. Dan
lei Everett.
Gods Idea on the Servant Ques+
ton: (a) The Servants Side, Lii
liam Denham; (b) The Masters Side,
Josephine Howard.
Poem, "A High Way and A Low.
Lizzie May Gammage.
Some Experiences of Helping the
Negro.-Miss Herndon.
Closing prayer. Bring offering for
church building loan fund memorial.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-11-05

derous applause at the Forsyth thea
ter Monday is the same Birth of
a Nation that set mark that film
producers have been shooting at for
seven without hitting it.
More than a drama, more than a
historical document, more than d
spectacle, more than a superlative
theatrical attraction, David Wark
Griffith's greatest creation is as great
as ever. Whether you have seen it
once or ten times or not at all. it
still stands as the most remarkable
thing in pictures.
The presentation Of the mammoth
war drama at the Forsyth is worthy
throughout. The film is evidently
brand-ncw, the projection is perfect
and the incidental features have been
worked out admirably The musical
score-thc most magical and potent
background Of melody ever devised
IN the history of the silent arts
splendidly played by the Forsyth or
chestra.
As nearly everybody knows, The
Birth of Nation is Griffith's screen
ylsualization, extensively modified. O
Thomas Dixon's novel Of war and
reconstruction, The Clansman.' Lii
han G1sh, Henry Walbhal, Robert
Harron, Mae Marshal, Wallace Reid,
Spottlswood Aiken, Walter Long and
other sundry celebrities of she cell
!uloid do wonderful work in It. The
Birth Of d Nation is on at The For
Syth, afternoon and evenings, for the
week 1t seems destined to hang. VI
new attepu9nce records"