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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-12
LORD CARNARVON DIES,
FULFILLING DEATH LEGEND
OF ANCIENT EGYPT

Cairo, April 5.-The Earl of
Carnarvon died peacefully at 2
o'clock this morning. He was con-
scious almost to the end. His death
was due to blood poisoning through
the bite of an insect with the later
development of pneumonia.
The death of the Earl of Carn-
arvon comes soon after the cul-
mination of the exploit that brought
him chiefly into public notice--the
discovery Of the rich tomb of Pharaoh
TUtakh amen in the valley of the
Kings of Egypt by the archaeological
expedition which he headed.
While the press of the world was
still devoting no small amount of
it's space to the notable contribu-
tions of the worlds art and his
tory which Lord Carnarvon and his
fellow explorers had uncovered, came
the news that he had been suddenly
stricken down and was lying seriously
i'll in Carlo from the bite of an insect.
By the public at large the mis-
fortune which the earl had met was
regarded as lamentable incident of
what might happen in tropical cline
such as that of Egypt. But to the
credulous students of Egyptian mys-
ticism the news comes as a surprise.
Even before Lord Carnarvon was
stricken with blood poisoning an
nounced as due to an insect bite, that
had dealt him the poisonous might
have touched some poisoned mystic
lamentations on any who dared disturb
the sleep of a Pharaoh. After he
was stricken, the old legends spread
and hundreds were to be found, not
before superstitious, who were ready
to believe that the old Egyptian curse
had faleen on the rich and famous
Englishman.
There were some who even ques
toned whether it was an insect thai
had dealt him the poinonous stroke
1t was suggested that he might have
touched some poisond object in tn;
tomb itself set thirty centuries agt
to revenge the dead King on any VIII,
might disturb his rest.
Marie Corelli, the noted writer
recently made such a suggestion.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-12
DR.. COOK SURRENDERS TO
FEDERAL AUTHORITIES
Artic Explorer Gives $25,OOO-
Charged With Fraudulent Use
Of Mails In Oil Promotion

Fort Worth, Tex, April 4.-The
surrender of Dr. Fredrick A. Cook,
Artic explorer and oil promoter, to
Federal authorities yes d v,
brought to 81 the number of oil men
who either have beentaken into custo-
dyor surrendered and have been ar
raigned before United States Com
missioner George Parker, on federal
indictments charging fraudulent use of
the mail.
DR.. Cook said that he was in the
Smackover oil field when he heard of
the result of the Federal investigation
and that he hurried to Forth Worth
to make the $25, 700 bond on which he
was releasd. ~ He is president and
sole trustee of the Petroleum Produc-
ers' Association. With DR.. Cook
came A. R. Elkman, who was released
on 5000 bond.
Six arrests remain to be made,
which would accaount for the total
number of indictments returned by
the Federal grand jury.
Oil men placed under arrest in ad-
dition to DIR. Cook and Ekman, vest
erday, were o. l. Ray, released on
$4,000 bond; H. E. Robertson, $780,
600 bond; Fred X. Smith, $4,000
bond, and L. A. Makercher, $4,000
bond
The amount of bond made by the
oil men arrested so far is $265,000.
Of the 20 arrested all but one, Ber-
nard Hatfield, have made bond.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-12
HIGHEST DWELLING IN u. S., ON
MOUNT RAINIER.

For the purpose Of providing shell
tire for mountaineers who may be
overtaken by storms, the United
States government recently construct
ed novel stone dwelling at an alti-
tude of 10000 feet, on the south side
of Mt. Rainier, Rainier National Park.
The location of the shelter is on a
sand and pumice-stone ridge at the
base of Gibralter, a famous land
mark in the park. The spot is known
as Camp Muir, named after famous
explorer who ascended the mountain
in 1888, and chose this place for a
camp, because it is practically the
only spot on the mountain sheltered
from heavy winds.
The shelter is built of stone gath
cred on the site, and the style of ar
chitecture resembles that of Indian
dwellings of the Southwest. Con-
structed by the National Park Service
at cost of $2.500, the building
houses comfortably 25 persons, and
is equipped with steel hunks, springs
and mattresses, two stretchers for use
in the event Of accident on the noun
tain, emergency food rations, first
aid kits, stoves, and fuel oil. The
shelter lies on the main route to the
summit. Of the mountain. Last yea,
5000 persons climbed as high a.
Camp Muir, and 418 climbed to the
summit Of the mountain.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-12
TAM c. BOWIE l SOUT FOR
SPEAKERS PLACE

Raleigh, April 5. Representative
Tam C. Bowie, builder of the lost
province roads, is not going to run
for governor, for the upper seat or
the lower in Congress; but he is out
for the speakership of the lower
house in the North Carolina assembly
at the 1925 session.
Thus will stop all the speculating
on what Mr.. Bowie means to do. The
Ashe county man whose opponents
thus far are said to be Edgar w.
Pharr, of Mecklenburg, Rober M.
Cox, of Forsyth, and perhaps w. W..
Neal, Of Mcdowell, through the west
erner leans to the lieutenant gov
ernorship, now know whom they
must beat. Pharr may have thought
his victim is to be Cox; but Pharr
must beat Bowie now. Cox doubtless
regarded Pharr the troublesome man,
but he will fnid Bowie the man most
in his path. For the Ashe man al
ways gives chief trouble when he
sets out.
Mr.. Bowie isn't here to say aye
or no, but one of his best friends
heard him declare himself and that
settles it. The west gets the speak
ership this time without dispute.
The east will do the electing, though.
In the contest every man has the
same record on the lost province
roads. All speakership candidates
voted for it and any of them who
would have opposed it could have
defeated it by organized effort. The
speakership next time will be high.
ly important to the railroads. The
special session may not be called
and the effort to repeal the railroad
act will be stayed. Nobody could dt
more to block that enterprise thar
Speaker Bowie.
He is Mountain King.
The Ashe man who is redeemins
the lost provinces has redeemed like
wise a lost Democratic province il
Ashe. He served as speaker for tn,
unexpired term of 1915 and was
candidate in 1917, but he was beatel
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-12
BIG RAILROADS INTERESTED
IN ""LOST PROVINCE" SYSTEM

Raleigh, N. c., April 3.-At least
four large railroads systems are in
terested in the construction or leas-
ing of the ''lost provinces railroad"
authorized by the 1923 North Caro-
lima general assembly, Representative
I. c. Bowie, Ashe, stated today in an
nouncng definitely that the supreme
court will be asked to pas on the con-
stitutionality of the act within the
next several months.
-Four routes are now under consid-
Grafton and each of these probably
will be ordered surveyed at the, first
meeting of the commission appointed
to supervise the building of the rail-
road, he said. The conference is ex-
pected to be held May 1. Several
months will be required for the COM
pletion of the surveys.
A route is to be selected by the
commission before any of the S1O,-
100000 authorized by the assembly IS
expended. Mr.. Bowie expressed the
opinion that only 100000 will be
used in building a road which will
connect the 'lost provinces" of Ale
ghany, Ashe and Watauga with the
rest of the state and also operate in
conjunction with through coal
carrying line running to the ocean.
Three of the proposed routes, it
was stated, would connect with the
Southern Railway at some point in
Tennessee. One of these would run
from Elkin by Sparta to West Jeffer-
son and then into Tennessee. The
second would operate from North
Wilksboro via Boone to Tennessee,
while the third would run from North
Wilksboro to West jefferson into
Tennessee. West jefferson, Sparta
and other town are on the fourth
route, which would connect with the
Louisville and Nasheville, at Nor
ton, Va.
In addition to the Southern and the
Louisville and Nashville, the Norfolk
and Western and the Carolina Clinch-
field and Ohio are the railroads said
by Mr.. Bowie to be interested in the
"lost provinces" project. Re-estab-
lishments of through connection
over the dismembered Cape Fear and
Yadkin railroad which ran from Will
mington to Mount Airy may play an
part in the new route, it
was stated.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-12

in the 1916 election. The desperately
close country prevented his making a
fight in 1921 because he did mt know
in 1920 whether he would be elected
or not. He has no longer any fear.
Indeed, Republicans say he will be
the mountain king for decades. And
the speakership is the first thing
that he goes after.
And while he is engaged in win.
ming that the Ashe leader expects
nothing in the courts or anywhere
else to interfere with the construc-
ton of the roads. Of nothing is he
more satisfied than of the cohensive
power Of this road legislation.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-12
TOMBSTONE ERECTED TO
WARN SPEEDING AUTOISTS

Reading, Pa, March 31.-A tomb
stone, erected near Hughes Hill on
the Pottsville Pike, near Hamburg is
grim reminder to reckless auto
mobilists of the dangers of careless
driving on the highway.
The stone has the word Danger
Gus" at the top and a skull and cross
bones appear with the words -four
teen miles to the nearest hospital
The warning was the idea of Ed
ward Eisenbrown of Reading. His
purpose, he said, was to give warn
ing to drivers of dangerous curve
at the point where the tombstone was
erected.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-12
THE COUNTRY CHURCH
Charlotte Observer

When the country church comes up
for discussion the people are accus-
toned to receive it with thoughts Of
"decadence." In an article on one
of the historic churches in this part
of the State. recently, the author
said that Ichabod was written over
its doors. And yet great influences
continue to be born of these country
churches. At one of the recent lay
mems meetings in Raleigh, Mr.. More
lock gave some figures which Doctor
Branson, in The University News
Letter, says are wo rhtthe consider
alton Of all. The best estimate has
it that 10 per cent of our laymen are
engaged in some active service in the
church. Twenty-Five per cent are
contributing members; and 40 per
cent go to church. What field for
the enlistment of crusaders in a
cause!
The News Letter submits that the
figures for the country church are
still more arresting. Ninety per cent
of the missionaries come from the
country; 80 per cent of the preach
ers hail from the same source; rs
per cent of the Sunday school work
ers started there; and S5 per cent Of
all business leaders started in the
woods. "Could we fully appreciate
the significance of these statements" "
suggests The News Letter, "the en-
tire church would be changed in its
attitude towards the church Of the
open country" We should say, hats
off to the country church!
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-12
PRESIDENT HARDING PLANS TO
WHEN HE RETIRES.
Purchases Farm In Ohio Where Boy
hood Days We're Spent.

Marion, Ohio, April 5.-When he
leaves the White House, President
Harding plans to return to the scenes
of his early childhood to become a
gentleman farmer and spend much of
his time writing.
This was announced here today by
the Presidents close home town
friends, following his purchase yes
terday of the farm in North Bloom
field township, Morrow county, where
he was born. The purchase consists
OF 265 IL acres and was made by
French Crow, Marion postmaster and
intimate friends of the President.
The original Harding farm where
the President was born, consists of
185 12 acres, and is far away from
any railroad. 1t is about twenty
mile drive from Marion. The land is
described as rolling, with corn the
principal crop. The house in which
the executive was born, is still stand
ing, although in bad state of decay.
At present it is being used as stor-
age space fer farm machinery. When
President Harding plans to restore it
is not known to his friends.
President Harding has told close
friends that he expects to visit the
farm in July, and possibly sooner, to
plan improvements. Friends say that
contemplated improvements include a
modern bungalow and a golf course
The farm was purchased from Har-
ry E. Erickson, who has owned it for
several years and whose wife is a
second cousin of the President 1t
Immediately adjoins the quiet little
village of Blooming Grove, town of
about 200 persons, where the presi-
dent obtained his first schooling. The
village of Blooming Grove was laid
out and founded by Simon E. Hard
ing, a great uncle of Warren G.
Harding
President Harding lived on the
farm until he was 7 years old, when
his family moved to Caledonia in Ma
rion county, about ten miles northeast
of this city.
His first impressions and recollec-
tiops were obtained on the old farm.
IT was there that he played about his
daddy's barnyard as chubby faced
little fellow. He first experience
the joys Of the "old swimin' hole" on
the farm in a little creek that cut
through the 1875 1-2 acre tract.
The Presidents father, Dr. George
T. Harding, Sr., who is practicing
physician here today told of the pres
ident's earliest ambition. He wanted
to be fisherman. The desire came
from frequent fishing trips with his
daddy in the creek running through
the home farm. Intimate friends say
the president never has become a
good fisherman, although he plays
at the sport at times.
Announcement of the presidents
purchase developed the fact today
that DR.. George T. Harding, Sr., of
Columbus, recently purchased the
birthplace farm of his mother, who
was a Dickerson. The old Dickerson
farm, three miles south Of Blooming
Grove, consists Of 80 acres.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-12

chairman this year for the clothing
campaign of this great humanitarian
organization. Most counties of the
State have completed their financial
campaigns to feed the unfortunates
nj the oldest Christian nation in the
world, and the people are now asked
for clothes they are casting off.
DR.. Brooks points out that every
complete suit of warm clothing in
which there is still some wear, will
save human life. Straw hats and
cotton goods or summer clothing
cannot be used. Last winter, in
spite of the generosity of American
people, many froze to death or SUI
fered from acute pneumonia and
rheumatism.
Clothing should be sent to the local
Near East Relief chairman, on to the
Near East Relief Clothing Ware
house in Raleigh. Parcel post ship
ments in sacks is preferred, but
clothing can be shipped by freight
if most convenient to the shipper.
Governor Morrison's proclamation
reads:
whereas, it has been established
that the suffering of the Armenians
and other Cristian peoples of the
Near East is from reasons beyond
their control, and that they are un-
able to rehabilitate themselves for
this same reason; and
Whereas, it is reported by reli-
able Americans that, aside from the
old clothing which American sends
them, these people have nothing but
burlap bags and flour sacks to keep
out the cold of winter, their climate
being similar to that of our New
England States; and
"Whereas, unless sufficient cloth
ing is sent from America this sum-
mer, many thousands will freeze to
death next winter; and
Whereas, the North Carolina Di-
vision, Near East Relief, has set
100000 pounds Of warm, usable,
cast-off clothing, which, it is esti-
mated, will save 10000 humans from
death by freezing next winter, as its
goal:
Therefore, l, Cameron Morrison,
Governor of North Carolina, do here
by declare May 1, 1923, Bundle
Day." and request the people of our
State to gather all of their discarded
winter clothing and either turn it
over to their Near East Relief county
chairman or other agency which is
collecting clothing for the Near East
Relief, or send it to the Near East
Relief Clothing Warehouse in Raj
leigh, where it will be sent with all
possible dispatch to the suffering
peoples across the seas"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-12
GOV. MORRISON NAMES MAY !
BUNDLE DAY"

May 1st has been declared "Bun-
die day" in North Carolina, and the
people Of the Tarheel State are asked
to send all their cast-off winter cloth
ing to the Near East Relief, in a proc
lamation issued Monday by Cover
nor Cameron Morrison.
DR.. E. C. Brooks, State Superin-
tenden of Public instruction, isState
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-12
SHRINERS' MEET WILL
DAZZLE CAPITAL

| washington, April Z.-MlSS LID
erty, long marooned atop the dome
of the Capitol, has been licensed to
step down for the week of June a,
and join in the greatest gambol this
city has seen.
All previous capitol festivities in
cluding inaugural frolics, will be
overshadowed by the brilliance that
will attend the sessions of the I'M
perial Council of the Arabic Order,
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine.
With President Harding, himself
Shriner, joining in their gayeties,
with public grounds and parks thrown
open as camp sites, with the army
authorized to provide tents and cots,
the stage is all set to welcome and
entertain record d-breaking crowd.
Congress Acts.
Congress itself took time to au-
thorize use of public grounds and
army equipment and it appropria-
ted $4,000 for the expense of addi-
tional police for Shrniers' week.
conservative estimates of the
number Of visitors are mot less than
100000" Which means the popula-
tion Of the District of Columbia is to
be doubled.
Reservations in the 60 Washing
ton hotels already have been eX-
hausted. Provision is being made
in the Southern Railway yards at
Alexandria, Va, for housing $4,000
in Pullman cars. Minor Pullman
cities will be established in the yards
of the B. and o. and the Pennsyl-
vania.
HOMECOMING WEEK.
Starting as a purely Sriner cele-
bration, with Washington, the
Nations Shrine," as a rallying cry,
the movement to make June the
beginning of gala week has book
en- through it's original fraternal
bounds and now is convinced as a
National Homecoming Week" with
the whole Nation invited to join and
see the sights.
Among these will be a pageant
presenting historic stages in Wash
ington's development as world eapi-
tol. This will be in charge of Brig.
Gen. Amos Fries.
But the great, grand, glo iously
glittering climax will be the .Iisnce
Of the States on the evening Of June
7, for which Pennsylvania avenue
from the capitol to the treasury will
be made a one-mile long dancing
floor.
Divided into 48 spaces, one for
each state, with 48 bands playing
the same tunes simultaneously, di-
rected by electric batons, 100000
dancers will be able to trip.
Such are only a few Of the high
spots. Such minor events as a con-
cert by 5000 musicians, the singing
of patriotic airs by chorus of 5000
"the Congress Of the Seas" a marine
spectacle showing the development of
shipping from Noah's Ark through
the Chinese junk, Columbus caravels
and Mississippi packets to the hydro
plane & super-submarine, are merely
incidents.
Putnam patriot., 1923-09-14
SCHOOLS COST MORE
Fisures Diselese Expenses of S66..
 673.3s Durias Past Year

An increase of S5.437.b6 in the cost of maintaining the public schools of the town of Putnam. is disclosed in the figures announced, covering the cost during the past fiscal year. Ac- cording to this report the maintenance cost amounted to 366,673.3s as com pared with s61 ,2S5.s2 for the year 192l-1922.
 The report further shows that s2l, ,s1462 was expended for the high school, this amount being slightly under what it cost the prior year, when the amount was S22,6s1.74.
 But it has cost considerably more this year to operate the grammar schools, than it did the year before. This year the cost figured up at $43,- T57.69 as against s37 7.576.62 for the year 1921-1922. It cost s1.10l.07 to maintain the evening school last year and S897.46 the year before. Dividing the whole gross cost. by the total number of children attend ing the public schools. and it is found that the per capita or per pupil cost, this past year, has been s70.41. The per capita cost at the high school was s92.43 and for the graded schools, S6154.
Putnam patriot., 1923-09-14
ARLINGTON NEWS

forge; the date if you want a good time.
 Kenyon & Botham are erecting a new henhouse for Carl Sharpe.
 Mrs. A. Josephine MeGorty is spending few days at her home here.
 Mrs. J. N. piatt has been entertain ing her sister, Miss Aager of New Haven.
 Mrs. William Fay. who has been treated for stomach trouble, is eonsid- erable better.
 Everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather, but many are wishing there was more water in their wells.
 Roy sherman, formerly of Putnam, took up his duties as clerk in C. A. Sharpe's store Monday morning.
 Mrs. Ada NJ, Gallup has returned from the hospital and Is staying for 2 time with her mother. Mrs. ]. E. Stod- dard
 Rev. R. T. Elliott of North Haven was in town last week Tuesday, mak- ing calls on several of his former par ishioners.
 Mrs. Fannie Fuller has closed her house here and has gone to Hebron to work for Mrs. Marion Perry, who is in poor health.
 Carl Geissler left Monday morning for Storrs. where he will seek work which will help him to attend college there the coming year.
 The entertainment given by the A. B. C. Club last Friday evening was we'll attended. and judging by the sounds of mirth was success. Eff teen dollars was cleared.
 Several residents in this vicinity are getting ready to move soon. Mrs. Bal loch will move into the tenement va cated by Frank Griggs. Mir. Fish will be moving soon to the gardeners cot tage on the Dr. Goodridge estate. for merly occupied by William Morton. Clarence Pike will occupy MT. Fish's house in Marcy Hollow. Mrs. Alice Arnold will move into the cottage va cated by Mir. Pike. William Fay is intending to move into the tenement now being fixed over upstairs in Ed ward Peal's house. and Mrs. Shor- rocks of Elliott is coming to take the rooms now occupied by Mir. Fay. It l is also rumored that Fred Baker is soon to move into the house near the Westland Farm formerly occupied by Mir. Scott.
Putnam patriot., 1923-09-14
OPEN TRADE SCHOOL
 FOR NIGHT CLASSES
Enrolment of Pupils Fixed for Friday Evening, Sept.
 2Sth
Courses Offer Students Wide Range
 of Practical. Useful Training

Evening school work will begin al ! the State Trade school this year with an enrolment night on September 2sth tn the Trade school office when applications will be received and as signments made to the various depart ments.
 Applicants are requested to get ap- plication blanks in advance so as to save time in registering. They may be secured at Burt's Drug Store, Du- pres Drug Store, or the Trade school office.
 Last year the school enrolled well over l50 in the evening classes. In struetion will be given in the following subjects:
 Machine shop practice, carpentry steel square application. framing cabinet making. weaving and loom fixing. cloth analysis and designing yarn calculations, elementary and ad. vanced electrical work, mechanical drafting, architectural drafting. shop mathematics, sewing. dressmaking millinery, cooking.
 Classes in machine shop practice elementary and advanced electrical work. cloth analysis and designing yarn calculations. weaving and loom fixing. will be held on Monday and Thursday nights, from 7.30 to 9.30.
 Classes in architectural and me. chanieal drafting. shop mathematics carpentry. including framing and steel square application, will be held on Tuesday and Friday evenings from l 7.30 to 9.30.
 In the Home Economies departments sewing and millinery on Monday Tuesday. Thursday. and Friday eve. nings. Cooking, meal planning and serving on Monday and Thursday evenings.
 A small material fee is charged in the trades departments. This is not an instruction fee. but is intended to cover material costs and insure a reg ular attendance.