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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-12-07

Washington m Emitted states
gave tho Republic of Co.nmbI1
check Tor ssoN10oo az rs nrt
payment under tha treaty rtifed
IA 1921 concerning Panama ctnal
damages.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-10
RUSSIAN GRAIN
YIELD IS LARGE
TOTAL EXPECTED TO Ba ONE.
THIRD LARGER THAN IN 1891;
ACREAGE SMALLER.
POTATOES ARE flOuR|sH|AG
Rye Fields Higher Than Name Head,
With Ears Fairly Dropping
With Kernels.

Moscow. - Mother Nature appears
to be trying to make up to Russia for
what she did to her last year. Ac.
curate estimates Of the grain crop OF
1929 still are lacking. but from nearly
every province reports pour in TO
Moscow that not In many years have
such growing crops been seen.
When rains were needed they came
this spring in profusion that made
up for last years drought When the
sunshine was necessary 1t was on
hand. Unless some unprecedented
weather conditions develop between
now and the time Of the harvest
practically every bushel of seed that
was planted last autumn and this
spring seems sure to bear fruit
Rye fields higher than q mans head
With ears fairly dropping with kernels
are waving and browning throughout
the Volga and central Russia, while
the wheat is coming up in good shape
In Siberia and the Ukraine. Potatoes
and other vegetables are flourlshing
Cattle which looked like skeletons In
the winter are fattening on rich green
pasture land.
In some localities stricken last year
BY the drought an unusual phenome.
non has been noticed. Grain sown In
the spring Of 1921 which failed to
sprout last summer has come up this
year to swell the small sowings which
were available In the spring of 1922
In other places, where the grain was
so short and undeveloped last au
tumn as to be unworthy Of harvest
ing, these dwarf plants dropped theiy
seed and this has sprouted under the
rains and sunshine.
Generally speaking the ground
seems to have gained strength during
the famine year, and the rich nitrates
which big 1921 crop would have ex
hausted were left In the soil to fatten
the kernels and strengthen the stalks
The areas sown this year perhaps
were less than last in many provinces
but the crop itself is 80 good that the
yield Is expected to be more than
three and half billion pools OF grain
for all Russia. a billion more than last
year. "a pood Is SO pounds)
II the surplus Of fruitful regions
can be transported TO the cities and
the non-productive localities. and Il
the peasants do not hoard II, Russian
officials express tho conviction that
the famine will be practically dead
and that after October full stomachs
will succeed hunger for most of the
Russian population.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-10
Now Speed Mark for Plano,

Detroit.-The greatest speed yet ~
corded by aircraft is likely to be de-
veloped in the national airplane races
10 be held here IN October, in the opin-
Ion OF Brigadier General William A.
Mitchell. assistant chief Of the army
afr service. who has just completed
an inspection OF selfridge Field, near
Mount Clemens. This belief, General
Mitchell eaid. was based on the fact
that several new type planes. power
cd by "a entirely hew airplane motor.
would be entered IN the Pulitzer tro-
ply race, one Of the chief events Of
the meet. -.-.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-10
Thousands Battle Forest Flres.

Spokane, Wash.-From the Rocky
Mountains in Montana to the Colum.
bia river in Washington and up to 100
miles from the Canadian border, thou.
sands Of men are fighting forest fires
which. with nature apparently siding
with them, have, according to Theo.
dore Goodyear, assistant state fores.
tor. rendered Washington virtually
helpless before them.
Calls for help are going unheeded in
many instances, he said, with the
fire wardens fighting the worst fires
and leaving the others to burn them.
selves out. One fire fighter on Foehl
creek, Idaho. was killed when a burn.
ing tree fell on him.
Many hundred acres of government
or private stands Of timber have been
burned over or are on fire.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-10
URGE ACCEPTANCE
OF F0RD'S OFFER
FOR PURCHASE AND LEASE or
GOVERNMENTS PROJECTS At
MUSCLE SHOALS.
REPORT PRESENTED BY LADO
10 Estimated That Country Has Lost
t3o,ooo,0oo by Failure to Start
Operation

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Henry
Ford's offer for purchase and lease
OF the governments vast nitrate and
water power projects at Muscle Shoals
Ala, was urged by republican and
democratic senators comprising a
minority Of the senate agricultural
committee in q report submitted to
the senate. Strong protest was en-
tered by the senators against the &C.
ceptance Of the government owner.
ship and operation plan proposed by
Senator Norris of Nebraska, the com.
mittee chairman.
The report was presented by Sen.
ator Ladd, republican. North Dakota,
and was signed by Senator Capper.
republican, Kansas, and Harrison,
Mississippi; Carraway. Arkansas;
Ransdell, Louisiana; Smith, South
Carolina. and Heflin. Alabama, demo-
Gratis. It is estimated that the gov
ernment had lost $3,0OO,OOO at Muscle
Shoals since the armistice, by fail
ure to develope and operate the pro-
ject. and declared the quickest way
to stop these losses is to accept the
Ford offer for the purchase and lease
OF the governments Muscle Shoals
property"
Certain objections to the Ford Of.
fer seems apparent" the report said,
but we insist without fear Of sue.
cessful contradiction, that none of the
objections to the Ford offer can be
remedied or solved by government
ownership and operation. by the gov.
ernment going into the power busi-
ness and entering tho uncharted and
hazardous field Of operating nitrate
plants at Muscle Shoals in the pro.
duction Of nitrogenous and other com.
mercial fertilizers using electro-chem.
ical processes, the commercial sue.
cess OF which is as yet controversial.
For congress 70 admit such a pol
Icy when Henry Ford's offer makes 1t
unnecessary for the government to
do so," It continued, "would subject
congress to the Just condemnation and
reDroach Of all sober-minded people" :"
The belief was expressed that every
member Of the senate would agree
with the committee minority with ref.
erence to the acceptance of Mr.. Ford's
proposal when they consider the pres.
ent fuel and transportation emergen.
cies" in the light OF development Of
such great hydro-eleceric power as Is
found at Muscle Shoals. adding that
It Is the only certain and permanent
relief in the futur. from the present
paralysis Of American industry"
The report called attention to chars.
es that the acceptance Of Mr. Ford's
tender would give him a government
subsidy in the development Of power
and the manufacture OF fertilizer, and
said:
1T has been claimed that the Ford
offer constitutes a subsidy to Mr.. Ford.
II It is a subsidy, II 10 not such a sub
sidy as is proposed by the admins.
tratton in the ship subsidy bill"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-10
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ES-
TATE UNDER MORTGAGE

Under and by virtue OF the powers
contained in a certain mortgage deed
executed by ID. l.. Setter and Lula
Setter, his wife, on April 2lst, 1921,
o secure the sum of $l500.OO, which
mortgage is duly recorded in the Office
Of the Register of Deeds for Wataugs
county, and default having been made
n the payment of the notes secured
by said mortgage, the undersigned
will sell at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash in front of the
Court house door in Boone, Watau-
"a county, N. c., on Monday, Aug
ust 2Sth, 1922, at o'clock p. M, the
following described real estate lying
in Boone Township, Watauga county,
North Carolina.
BEGINNING on q stake in the
branch in B. r. Brown S line also L.
F. Cottrcll's corner runs N. SO w. -
poles to Spanish oak; then near
North SO poles to a Cucumber; then
North u Il East with w. H. Green's
line "a poles to q stake, W. II. Greene
and w. 7. Norris corner; then North
II ~ East with w. p. Norris line Il
poles to Spruce pine on the bank Of
HowardS S creek; then down and with
he meanders of said Howard's creek
63 poles to Maple, w. p. Jones'
and 4. G. Norris corner: then near
South with the Public road lit poles
to a stake at ford of . branch; them
up and with said branch 3 poles 70
the beginning. Containing 30 acres,
moro or less. This July 6th, 1922
JOHN LEWIS, Mortgage.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-10
Auto Plants Fear Coal shortaoe.

Lancing. Mich.-A number Of in
dustries In Michigan face fuel short
age that may compel shut-downs with
in the next few days, according to re-
ports to the state public utilities com
mission.
The Ford Motor Company at Detroit
reported 1t had only 14day supply
Of coal and that unless fresh supplies
come from unlocked for quarters Il
might be forced to cease operations
Other automobile companies through
out the state reported they were in
critical condition.
According to indirect advices from
Washington It appears probiematic
whether enough coal can be sent to
Michigan 10 keep even the vital uttl
tiles in operation. (
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-10
UniversIty oners Now Course,

Chapel Hill.-lnstruction IN practi.
cally all courses in the curriculum
leading to college or normal credit
will be offered by correspondence. 40
oording 10 an announcement by the
extension division OF the university,
beginning next fall
Correspondence courses in few
special courses were offered by the
university for the first time last sum.
mer and q large number OF students
took advantage Of that opportunity.
The work, which is part Of the pro-
gram Of the extension division. will be
enlarged TO cover instruction In com.
merce, economies. education, English.
French, geology, German, history, Lat.
in, Mathematics music, physics. psy.
chology, rural social science, and 900
iology.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-10
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to the
public that, on Dec. II, 1921, I
gave A. A. Johnson three (3)
lotes, Nos |, 2 and 3, the first
laving been paid, the second and
bird | have since paid and hold
counter claims against the above
'otes as per agreement, sign.
ID Dec. IL, 1921. | hereby give
lotice to any and all not to dis.
'ount or trade for the bove
lotes. This July 10, 1922.
(Signed,) D. P. WYKE.
Shulls Mills, N. G..
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-10
Name Board to Extend v. 8. Trade


Washington. - The Southern Com
mercial Congress announced the per.
sonnel Of a commission, members OF
which were named by governors OF
the states, which will sail for Europe
to investigate the possibilities OF ex'
tension of American trade.
The commission includes Clarence
]. Owens, director general Of the or.
ganization; John 7. Brownlee, Knox.
Vile, Tenn; James F. McCracken, Of
Valdosta, Ca; Emmett e Cans, Ha.
gerstown, Nd; James G. Harris, Shct.
held, Ala; John King, Suffolk Va;
Ralph Metcalf, Tacoma. Wash; N. d
Kelly, Philadelphia; w. r. Craven,
Dayton, Ohio; George NJ. Cheney,
South Bridge. Mass; H. L. Roeder.
Florence. Ala; Mira, NJ. II. Wright,
Ironton, Ohio; Mira. George d. Hope,
Kansas City, Mo-; Mrs. Charles c.
Krichbaurh. Canton, Ohio; DR.. b, H,
Minchew, Atlanta; A. T. Simonds,
Fitchburg, Mass; Arthur Boiling
Johnson, Chicago and DR.. ]. G.
Cooper, Hawaii.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-10
NOTICE OF Administration,

Having qualified as administrative
OF the estate of Alice A EllHr deceas-'
ed, all persons indebted to Said estate
will please come forward and make
immediate settlement. All persons hav-
ing claims against said estate are
hereby notified to present them to the
undersigned administrator within IL
months from the date of this notice or
it will be pleaded in bar of their re-
covcrv. This the lst day of Aug. 1922.
LUCRECIA GREER
- Admrx. of Alice A. Eller, dec.
L. E. Bingham, Atty.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-10
Chena's Mon Are Defeated.

Canton.-Chen Criung Mings forces
who are favorable to the Peking Re-
public, have defeated the forces Of
Sun Vat Sen, the daposed president Of
the Canton Republic and driven them
from Shiuchow, 100 miles north Of
Canton, to q point beyond Chihins
more than 40 miles northeast Of 6hiu-
chow, according to bulletin given
out at General Chen's Canton head.
quarters.
The bulletin says the Chen Chung
Ming army captured 1000 rifles, 81
machine guns and nine cannon. Sun
Vat Sens losses are placed at 5000
killed, wounded or captured. Chen's
losses are not reported.
Another bulletin claims victory
for Chen near Yungyun, about 10
miles southeast of Shiuchow, with the
capture Of 800 rifles.
Sun Vat Sen announced that he
had received no advices from the bat
tie front.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-10
DR.. BELL INVENTOR
Of TELEPHONE DEAD
THE scoTchMAN ENDURED MANY
HARDsHlPs AND PRIvATIohs
IN HIS EARLY LIFE
EXPERIMENTS 50 YEARS AGO
Body Will Be Buried on Top Of eslnN
ereash, a Spot Selected by Him.
! self For Grave.

Sydney, N. S.-Dr Alexander Ora
ham Bell, inventor Of the telephone,
died at n-Breagh, his estate, near
Braddeck, after a short illness.
Although the inventor had been In
failing health fer several months, ha
had not been confined to bed and the
end was unexpected.
With Mr. Bell when he died were
Mrs. Bell; daughter, Mrs. Marian
Hubbard Fairchild, and her husband,
David G. Fairchild, OF Washington.
The inventor leaves another daughter,
Mrs. Elsie M. Grosvenor, wife Of q
Washington magazine editor.
DR.. Bell will be buried on the top OF
Mount Benin Breagh, spot chosen by
himself
Alexander Graham Bell lived to sec
experiments which he began with .
dead mans ear less than 80 years ago
result in means Of communication
for millions Of long distance telephone
conversations daily In all parts Of the
world. The possibility Of talking over
a wire. ridiculed then % . dream By
almost everybody except Ball, became
during his lifetime reality CON
monplace and marvellous.
The Bell basic patent. known IN the
records at Washington as No. l74, ,465,
has been called the most valuable
single patent ever issued In the whole
history Of invention. There are TO-
day over thirteen million telephone in
struments through which billions Of
telephone conversations are carried
on each year.
Means Of communication had been .
hobby In the Bell family long before
the inventor Of the telephone was
born. Two generations back Aexan-
der Bell became noted for inventinS
system for overcoming stammerins
speech, while his son, Alexander
Melville Bell father Of the inventor
of the telephone. perfected a system
Of visible speech.
With this heritage, the son, born in
Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1847, under.
took similar experiments while still q
lad. He constructed an artificial
skull Of gutta-percha and India rubber
that would pronounce several words
In a wierd tone, when blown into BY
n hand beloWla At the age NJ Ia. ha
became, like his father, a teacher Of
elocution, and an Instructor Of deaf
mutes.
Bell reached the crisis Of his life at
the age Of %, when he was threatened
with tuberculosis. The white plague
caused the death Of his two brothers
and the Bell family migrated TO Brant.
ford, Canada.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-10
EXECUTRIX NOTICE

Having qualified as the execu.
trix of the last willard testament
of j. j. l.. Church, deceased, this
is to notify all persons having
claims against the estate of said
deceased to present the same for
payment within IL months from
this date or this notice will be
plead in bar of their recovery,
and all persons indebted to said
estate will please make payment
If the same Immediately. This
18th day of June 1922.
Martha Main, Executrix
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-10
CRAVEN FARMERS ,
PLAN MOTOR TRIP
FARMERS AND sons TO GO TO
RALEIGH AND PlNshURST
ON AUGUST 10.
MORE THAN 50 AUTOMOBILES
Practically Every Community In the
County viii ee Represented
on Tour.

New Bern-At an enthusiastic meet
ing Of farmers and their sons here re.
Gently. more than $50 expressed their
intention Of joining the Raleigh-Pine-
hurst agricultural tour being arranged
by the Craven Agricultural Commit
tee. directed by Secretary G. G. Kirk
patrick. which is to leave New Bern
by motor on the morning OF August
16.
More than fifty automobiles, the use
OF which 10 to be contributed by the
farmers and business men Of the coun
ty and Of New Bern, are counted on
to make the trip. With the expedition
local garage Is sending a service
car equipped to handle any repair
work on the road and manned by ex
perienced garagemen. The machines
will bear banners advertising Craven
county and the motto Of the tourists
I'VE come to learn"
The party expects to leave New
Bern at o'clock on tho morning
OF August 16 for Goldsboro A short
stop will be made at the request Of
the chamber Of commerce Of thai
town. and then the run to Raleigh will
be made. A picnic lunch will be serv
ed along the road. Arriving at Raleigh
at 200 o'clock In the afternoon visits
will be made to the State Department
Of Agriculture and State College un
der the direction Of officials. The
night will be spent in the college dorm
tories, and on the following morning
Thursday, The party will leave fol
Pinehurst.
The trip to Pinehurst will be made
at the invitation OF Leonard Tufts
head Of the corporation, who. in let
ter to Mr.. Kirkpatrick has outlined Q
very attractive program for the era
ven tourists. Mr.. Tufts and his man
ager will takN charge Of the delega
ton on their arrival and conduct ths
visit to the peach orcharda, the dairy
and the swine houses. A barbecue
dinner will be served at noon. and II
the afternoon cattle and swine judg
ing contests for boys will be held
Prizes are to be given for these, Mr.
TUFTS writes.
Ono Of tho Pipehurst hotels VIII
house the party that night, and on Fri
day morning the expedition will turn
homeward. coming via Fayetteville
Dunn and smithfleld. Six O'Clock thai
Eight IA the hour set for the arYiva
here
The trip b considered one Of The
notable things that has been planned
in the interest Of agriculture IN Crav
en- county, and farmers and business
men are taking a keen interest IN III
succesa, Practically every community
In the county will DO represented BY
its most influential farmer and q mum
Der OF boys. At thu Invitation Of the
committee several North Carolina
newspapers have agreed to send repro
sentatives.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-10
Ten Reported Killed.

New York.-Ten men were report
ed killed in an explosion on a tug
boat at the foot Of Gold street, Brook'
lyn.
The tug, which was owned by q
local towing company. sank almost
Immediately after the explosion
The force Of the explosion shatter.
ed windows in nearby buildings. Po.
lice and fire boats Immediately start
ed TO search for the bodice.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-10
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.

Having qualified as Admins
rator of the estate of James w.
Vines, deceased, this is to notify
III persons having claims against
the estate of said deceased to pre-
sent the same for payment with.
n twelve months from the date
VI this notice, or it will be plead
n bar of their recovery, and all
persons indebted to said estate
will please make payment of the
same Immediately. This July 20.
1929.
W. r. VINES, Administrator.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-10
BOONE WATAUGA COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
Commissioners WILL MEET
State Association Of County ComnIs.
sloners to Meet In Annual Sssslon
at Chapel Hill.

Chapel Hill.-The State Association
Of County Commissioners will meet
IL annual session here August 1s. is
and II, tho guest Of the univervjfy Of
North Carolina. All the meetings will
be held Of GtrSrd hall, and the YalpS
Mems Christian association Will ~
the general headquarters. Full ar
rangemeut have been made by thsss
locally in charge Of entertaining he
association.
oDvern1 Morrison's commisstSn
% Improved county government has
besa trvited to meet in Joint session
VITA the county commissioners on
Wednesday. the second day Of the pro
gam. The entire morning will be
devoted to Improved County Govern
msnt," and will be featured By an
sQaress BY Governor Morrison % this
sh;sct. l tuu aiscuss!ea q Az the
pAaDaS a county government viii be
AslA by the two groups here
The meeting will opep Tuesday
hght when President A. B. Patton,
q Aahsville. will call the association
b ecder. To be followed by an address
Of welcome BY DR.. Harry Chase. presi
dent Of the University. and Dr. q. s
Hs1aon. head Of the department Of
rural social economies. @, W. Nor.
gsD, Of Hertford, vice.president Of the
association. will respond TO these ad
Gesses.
The last day will be turned over for
discussion of agriculture In North
CAsSlina, with Frank Parker. state ag.
1cultural statistian. delivering the
principal address. After q report OF
committees, the meeting will ad
tourn Thursday afternoon. August II.
Mrs. Clarence johnson, state com
missioner Of public welfare, and DR.
3. @ Brooks, state superintendent Of
rdbllc instruction. will both speak
here on the program for Wednesday
afternoon. Rev. N. Brown, state de-
partment Of public welfare, will also
talk on 1.-THE County Home" DR.
Brooks address will be on the subject
Of County Government and Public
Education"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-10
NUMBER Il
Wed never know a single csre,"
Said Mrs. William Flowers,
If other peoples children were
AS well brought up as ours"
NOTICE.
North Carolina, Wataupa Co

North Carolina, Watauga County, In
tae Superior Court. Roxie Bowles
VS.. Clarence Bowles.
The defendant above named will take
notice that an action entitled as a.
bove has been commenced in the Su-
perior Court of Watauga county for
divorce from the bonds of matrimony.
and the defendant will further take
notice that he is required to appear
before the Clerk of the Superior Court
of Watauga county, on the 9Th day of
Sept, 1922, and answer or demur to
said complaint; or the relief demand
cd in the complaint will be granted.
Tuis July 81, 1922.
A. W. SMITH.
Clerk Superior Court
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-10
Four syrians Hurt IN Auto Smash. Up.

-Four Syrians Hurt N Auto omaeh.Up.
New Bern,--John Simon sustained
lacerations on the face and two wo.
men and baby were bruised and
scratched when Solomon David loat
control Of the sedan In which they
were riding and crashed into q fire
hydrant at the pos'office corner The
machine was practically demolished,
and but for the hydrant It would have
turned over. All IN the party wero
eyrians. Richard David, q brother Of
the driver Of the sedan, figured In an
Identical accident at the corner Of
George and Pollock streets month
ago, the car being a coupe.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-10
70 Hurry Final Vote OH Tarln

70 Hurry Final Vote Oh Tarlm.
Washington - PNssaGe q The ~
ministration tariff BIN By the ssnAts
this month seemed 10 b Almost csr-
tain a. a result d "a Agreement tNss
was reached separately by republican
and democratic leaders.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-08-10
Waits Thirty Years For Wife.

"uTeo TNHTV 'VuTv TIT "WVs
New Bern.--After thirty year0, tn
which time he has not seen 80 much
as picture Of her, s. Monsos. a local
Greek, is on his way to Sparta,
Greece, to his wite. Monty" as he
is known by New nernians, has gone
TO New York. wher" he will take ship
for his old home sometime this week.