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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-01-04

domestic corporations filed during
the period November 80, 1920 to
June 80, 1922. Mr.. Grimes said 458
of these were for dissolutions and
1862 for interpretations and amend
ments. Fifty-one banks were in
corporated and four railroad COM
panies filed articles Of association
or amendment during the same per-
iod, he said.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-01-04
MR.. LOiZEAUX TO AD-
DRESS COMMERCIAL CLUB

mfr. J. D. Loizcaux, of Plains
field, N. Z. will address the Com
mercial Club in the lobby of the
Critcher Hotel on next Saturday
evening at 7;30 o'clock. He be-
ing president of the Plainfield
Building and Loan Asso., he
will tell us what a real live Build
ing and Loan Asso. means to a
progressive town. Let us have
big crowd and a rousing good
meeting as we have many things
of Importance to discuss.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-01-04
MEET TO PUSH THE
STATE RR.PR0JECT
Lenoir and Wilkesboro Wants Gran
din Route Selected Across
Mountains. 's

Lenoir, North Wilkesboro and
Wilkesboro Joined hands here Tues
day in a movement to bring before
the lawmakers who will gather in
Raleigh next week the advantage Of
state-owned railroad. The meeting
was at the Chamber of Commerce
rooms and present from Wilkesboros
were R. N. Hackett, j. E. Finley,
j. D. Moore and F. B. Hendren. A
good representation Of Lenoir Busi-
ness men attended the meeting. Mr.
Finley was made chairman.
The route believed to be the most
logical is that extending from North
Wilkesboro to Elkville over the old
line Of the Watauga & Yadkin River
from Elkville. The survey extends
across to Boone through Cooks Gap
and there is another survey from
Boone to Butler, Tenn. Two connec-
tions or extensions leading out from
this line, one from near Boone to
Todd or Elkland, to connect with the
Virginia Carolina at Abingdon, Va,
and another from Grandin to Lenoir
to connect with the Carolina and
Northwestern for points south, would
make up the proposed system for
building a line across the mountains
to open up the Lost Provinces"
The proposition was explained by
R. N. Hackett, and this is the route
which he believes will be the best
as far as the entire state isconcerned
as well as for the counties on the
west side of the Blue Ridge.
There is another proposed route,
MIR. Hackett said. This is ti1e one
leading up Reddie's river and across
to Jefferson and to connect with the
Southern at Maymead Tenn. A
route from Saunders Gap has also
been proposed, ard quite a bit of in
terest at Statesville, Elkin and Spar
ia has been centered on a route
leading from Statesville to Elkin, and
from that point to Sparta, and then
to Boone.
The object of this road to make
it beneficial to the state, Mr.. Hack
ett said, would be to construct it so
rs to make it possible .ta..hafoperated
as coal carrying road. Not only
would it be of great benefit as coal
carrying road for the state of North
Carolina, but it would afford the one
outlet or inlet the state needs to
overcome the disadvantages of hav-
ing all shipments from the west rout-
ed to distribution centers in Virginia
then to North Carolina.
F. H. Coffey asked if the road
from Grandin to Lenoir was to be
included in the State-owned system,
Or if it was to be just short line.
Nr. Hackett assured him chat this
connection was of as much import
ance as the eastern route; that it
was needed as southern outlet for
shipments going from the coal fields
and for other central and western
tates.
The Watauga and Yadkin River
70 te, or the route from Elkville to
Boone, is of much greater Importance
to Caldwell County, J. L. Nelson said,
than the routes proposed by way of
Elkin or up Reddie's river. 1t is the
belief of Mr.. Nelson that a more
logical route across the mountains
could not be selected than the one
proposed by Mr.. Hackett.-Lenoir
News-Topic.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-01-04
SERBIA VOTES $15,OOO,O00
FOR HER ARMAMENTS

A credit of 100000 has been
voted by the National Assembly, in
secret session, to be used for arma-
ments. In an official statement it il
explained that the country must be
prspass tan any emergency.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-01-04
RAILWAY CAR ORDERS
BREAK ALL RECORDS

Chicago Railways Of the United
States this year broke all previous
records in ordering freight ard pas
senger cars and locomotives to cope
with the greatest car shortage in their
history, the Railway Age declared
to-day.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-01-04

ber revolver with cartridges empty
was found in the car, the officers
testified. The coroners jury found
that Allison was slain by compan-
ion.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-16
Works Hard, Is
Housed I'm Jail

Los ANGELES, Nov. 16.
Count Albert Seichofsky, self
styled Polish count, was renewing
Old aequaintances in the county iaii
today.
He was arrested last night bv
deputy sheriffs when he aIighted
from train ut the depot. Nogales.
Arizona, authorities had wired ahead
OF Sieehofl,y informing official here
cf his departure.
His activities in the border coun-
try will be looked into, authorities
'aN, rs 70 narcotic smuggling, coun-
tcrfeiting and possibly swindling and
CniheZZlemcut.
When the Count" was arrest
cd he had thirty-fivc $1,000 bills in
ms clothing besides bills of small
er denomination. It is this dis
c'vcry that irclines authorities to
thr belief that the "Count' has
been working hard since his release.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-16
Fight Fans to
Root Tonight

El Centre fight fans expect to
be present at BrawIey tonight in
large numbers to root for Kid Will
iiams, who meets Conell, i'll the main
event. Williams has kept in train
ing for several months past and is
in good shape for the battle to-
night. Concll has passed the
word that he expects to make Viii
liams look like novice, and that
the local boy is due 70 rthc beat
ing of his life. Whether he can
make good remains to be seen.
Battling Doty, who has been
training with Williams, will meet
Battling Paul of Brawley in the
semi-final, and confidently expects
to take the measure of the colored
boy. The bouts are held under the
auspices of Brawley Post, American
Legion.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-16
Baseball Money
Due i'm CalexicO
Meeting Tonight

Captain W. c. Stevens, president
~ the Imperial Valley Baseball
Lcarue, has called a meeting for to-
sight at the 81. Francis hotel in
Caicxieo. ~ which various matters
In connection with the league af-
fairs will be discussed. Each mau-
8ger in the league has been notified
% be present, ready 10 deposit $50
forfeit money, and make n report
on last Sundays game.
Jack Taekett will represent Fl
CeRtFo 40 the meeting.
VI Centre j. not scheduled to play
any game Sunday, the date being
one Of the teams "off" dates.
This will give the local team Il
chance 20 fix up the bali grounds.
With the encouragement given the
players bv the Chamber of Com
Herce, they feel certain that most
successful season will be experience
ed. When the games get under
wav. the fans here will doubtless
rally 10 the support of the team.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-16
FINAL SHOWDOWN
MAY BE BETWEEN
U. C.-STAN FORD
California and Washing
ton Top List Right
Now

SAN FnANCiSrO. Nov. t6.-Oul
of the football games 10 De played
on the eeast duriug che nsxt twa
weeks will develop thc western team
20 meet the Navy team 20 Pasadena
New Years Day.
Tomorrow is expected to eliminate
either Washington or California.
But the final decision a. 10 coast
leadership canaot BE- reached for
another week and the teuFnament of
roses committee, in charge of the
Pasadena game. has seat word thar
IL will make me- selection until after
California and Stanford pay the
"big game' November -
Tomorrow California meets Wash
ingt0n. Both teams are undefcated.
If California wins Washington will
be eliminated. ~ Washington wius.
California will be- merely "a een-
tender" with very little claim left
At present California aud Wash
ington top the list Of possibilities
on the face of the showing to date
with stanford next aud the Uni
versitv Of Southern California.
Stanford has hcsa defeated once
this season-that time hy 4. =. &.
But L. :. &. has been beaten twice
by Washington aud California.
The general belief among football
followers here is that California
should beat Washington tomorrow
and that then the choice will be be
tween California and Stanford, with
California having the edge.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-16
BY ALTMAN

California professor says girls are
lopsided. Please, don worry much.
They may have bustles.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-16

News from Germany. Big hotel
has been dynamited. Rumor says
several steaks were badly bent.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-16
"Swell-Headitis"
May Lose Yale
Game Tomorrow
ny United Press Leased Wire

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov. l6.-
Frowned 0n bv faculty and coaches
who are ytressing the danger of
oVcreonfidcnce, the Vale student
body Is all prepared for the big
snake dance in front Princeton side
of the Yale bowl tomorrow.
30 spre is the campus that "Mcm-
phil Bill Mallory : Yale team will
win its first battle of the "Bis
Three" championship series from
the Princeton Tigers that bets II to
) are being offered that way.
Despite the vigilance Of the
coaches and their effort to counter
net the optimistic atmosphere that
saturates tho campus. the players
have become infected with the same
idea that Princeton is already beat
en-.
Figures show that the only hand
leap Vale may have TO carry in the.
game will be a mental hazard. Ply
sieally, the squad is in good shape.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-16
NEBRASKA TEAM Is
POPULAR IN PASADENA

SANTA ANA, Calf, Nov. l6.-
Nebraska gridironers are fayorites
with local football fans for the
New Years game at Pasadena, ae-
eording TO n canvas, made by the
sporting editor of local newspaper.
Although the Navy has been pick
ed to meet the west s representative
team. still unnamed. the Nebraska
squad is the local favorite, due 10
the cornhuskers' defeat of Notre
Dame Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-16
IODAY'S WANT ADS

hATES---The rate for inserting
Prepaid Classified or L:Eer Adver-
tisements in the Imperial Valley
Press is l cent per word each inser
ton, if paid in advance. Minimum
charge 25 cents,
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-16

NISALTA, Cal, Nov. 16.-Nisalia
legion football squad TO plav against
Selma 5 DICTIONARIES i'm Selma next
Sunday contains stars from several
colleges aud universities, as we'll as
players of stellar ability who were
educated in the common schools.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-16

Being a movie star is like being
n member of the human race. Some
make million and some nothing.
There would be more perfect gen
tlemen in the world If they were
not considered perfect bores.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-16

The modern gir1 is perfectly
shocking because men are so anxious
to become shock absorbers.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-16

While Leap Year is almost two
month away the candidates for
office are dodging ISSUES already.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-16
For ReRt-T arm Lands

FOR SALE-Must sell on account
of owners health, 240 acres at $65
per acre. Close in, will subdivide,
terms. Fine grapefruit or vege-
table land. Geo. w. Allen, 66S
Main st. 5ti0
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-16
Special Notice

MASSEUSE-631 Olive St. Phone
613. 22t26
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-16

Press Want Aos oc the work
Try them.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-16
For Sale--LiUestOcE
For SuLe--FOultrg

FOR SALE-Seven pure bred Bpr-
red Rock BOOSTERS, IS mo. old.
Farley, = miles south, u west of
Meloland Store. l5t2
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-16

FOR SALE-Thoroughbred II. l.
Red cockerels for breeding. Mrs.
John Hogan, = miles south of
SeeIey. l5t5
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-16

ALMONDS-ALMONDS - Direct
from the grower. Real soft shell.
22c per lb. Hard shell Ice lb. Not
less than 10 lbs to order. Prepaid.
Jno Livacich, Banning, Cal. 5t1S
THREE MEN with experience want
12O or $50 acres to plant grape
vineyard or grapefruit orchard Oh
shares. 564 Main. 10tq
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-19
PORT BOARD HERE
TO TAKE ACTION
ON ENABLING ACT
Appropriation Will Be Asked
For Beginning Work
At Mobile

AT meeting of the state harbor
board held Monday in the office of
Chairman II. *. Miner, the form and
final shape of the port aid enabling
act, to be presented to the summer
session of the Legislature, was gone
further into and some of the finishing
touches were applied.
There were present: Chairman Mil
ner, r. A. Christian and A. L. Staples
OF Mobile. George Gordon Crawford.
Sidney ]. Bowie Birmingham. and +.
j. Blair, Tuscaloosa
The enabling act is that which will
put the port aid amendment into
effect through appropriation of a sum
of money to be APPLIED to the initial
developments at Mobile. What these
will be the board has not yet made
public, neither has it stated what
sum will DE asked OF the legislature
for the first improvements. However.
the board has exhaustive data re-
garding the port, its present business
and its most pressing needs and will
be in position to make clear to the
legislature what is to be done and
what money will be required. The
board mas kept ahead of the job by
working on 1t all during the period
of doubt as to the amendment on the
theory that it would be declared con-
stitutlonal.
The total sum provided for in the
port aid amendment Is $4,000. 900.
This Is to be expended from tirie to
time as the legislature sees fit to
make the appropriations and the gov
ernOr to approve,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-19
UNCLE SANS PRIDE
OF MERCHANT MARINE
WILL HOP OFF TODAY
Luxurious Liner Reclaimed From Rust Heap After War
By United States Shipping Board And Converted Into
Floating Palace AS Competitor In Trade With For
eign Rivals, Departs For Waters Near Bermuda

BOSTON. Mass, June 1S.-(By As
ISOLATED Press.)-The Leviathan, the
worlds largest liner. rebuilt and re-
furnished at cost of SS,200,000, Is
ready with steam up to sail on her
trial trip to waters in the neigh
borhood Of Bermuda tomorrow. With
flags flying and whistles blowing,
the great ship will steam down the
harbor with 200 guests of the United
States shipping board on one of the
most luxurious trips ever made.
When the Leyithian was swinging
at anchor awaiting the word to steaf l
southwark on her trial trip, rumors
flew thick and fast about the federal
building here that a last minute eff.
fort was to be made to prevent by
injunction the outing which some
critics had described as a "junket."
Nothing definite, however waf
known here of any steps to interfere
with the Leviahtan's program 4
On her return she Will go into the
regular transatlantic trade, starting
July 4 from New York to CherbourB
and Southampton. Six days Will be
taken for crossing, and round
trip will be made every three weeks.
Accommodations for the 3.400 pas
sengers will cost from $4,000 for the
so-called royal suite down to S95 or
500 for the third class. First class
will be from 1915 up, and second
from $40 up.
Like Sumptuous Hotel.
The liner, which lay rusting away
for two years after it's service as a
transport, when it carried 10000
now furnished in a style surprising
that of the most sumptuous hotel.
Designers, interior decorators, archi-
tects and artists have done their ut
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-19
Scores of Birmingham Babies
Need Screens, Ice and Milk

no milk. and milk is the only food
some of them can take.
Fly screens, milk and Ice are the
things most needed, and they cost
SO much. Why, milk and ice in suf-
ficient quantity to do one child any
good will cost $3.50 week, just for
one child one week. 1t takes a great
deal of money and, really, the city
can't do 1t all. The department needs
outside help and needs it badly.
There are hundreds of cases of
babies and little children in Birming-
ham," Mr.. Gully said, who, if they
survive, will grow up stunted for
lack of the nourishment little milk
now would give; there are thousands
of babies and children in this city
who do not know what icewater
tastes like, even when they have
fever; there are many thousands who.
for lack of a few cheap screens, for
there are but few windows in their
flats and cottages. eat food that has
been contaminated by flies, who try
to sleep with flies crawling on their
faces, who. literally are in misery for
the lack of the help they need"
The welfare department Is spend
ing about 500 week at this season
giving aid to the most needy cases
cases where death is actually at the
bedside of i'll children.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-19
Important News OF The Day

Henry Ford makes definite announcement he will be
candidate Presidency statement setting forth
Through rigid federal has been able to
meet all expenses lay surplus of $780,
900 900 ..................P PAGE ONE
Assistant makes bold attack
department and pointed things about
Levthan leaves today Today Caribbean Sea with
Albert Lasker and invited guests. PAGE ONE
construct high voltage line
Sheffield dened action postponed writ
Southern Railway declaring there is full
between that and the Warrior barge line DIVISION
villages wiped 10000 people homeless result Of
eruption OF Mount Etna Sunday PAGE IWO
Bill has drafted which, if passed. will abolish gal
Alabama, substitute electric chair for hangmans
PAGE THREE
Southern Golf
Roebuck Country club; many notable players in - attend
Pancho Villa fighting Filipino knocks Jimmy Wilde seventh
gains fyweght title PAGE THIRTEEN
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-19
MILLIONS ARE.
INVOLVED IN
BIG COAL DEAL
Eastern Purchasers Seek Not
Only Pratt Consolidated But
Other Valuable Properties
Of Walker County
WALL STREETS FURRY
HAS CAUSED MORE DELAY
Corona, Empire And Sipsey
With Special Advantages
For Bunker Traffic Under
neutrality-suspicious. On

Two deals for the acquisition of
important operating Alabama coal
properties are going on at the same
time.
The deal for the acquisition Of the
Pratt Consolidated coal was under
stood to have had an expiring date
on June II. However, it Is under
stood that this was not tronclad and
that parties seeking to secure the
matter. The Wall street financial
flurries of the recent past are cred
tied in some circles as having caused
delay with regard to this deal.
The effort to acquire the Pratt
Consolidated is one of more than a
years standing and Is understood to
have once or twice come within a
hairs breadth of being closed when
some unforeseen incident occurred
causing postponement. The eastern
interests have stuck to the PROPOSE
tion and yesterday were reported as
determined as ever.
Another Big Deal.
The other deal is for the acquisi-
Coal and the Sipsey Coal, important
and valuable Walker county coal
properties with special advantage s
for movement of product down the
Warrior river for bunkerage and ex
port. This deal is scheduled to come
to a h lad in the near future If ne
gotiations now seriously being con-
sidered go through. Some of the
property owners are now in the east
in conference with those proposing to
take over the properties.
From 100000 900 to S15,000,000 are
involved in the two deals.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-19

most to make the former Vaterland
so delightful that passengers will
forget or forgive the fact that she
carries no bar.
There is a whole series of suites
which surpass the single royal
apartments" of other large liners
Each one was designed and deco
rated separately. There is no uni
formity. Colors are dignified and
restful. a change from the white and
gold of the old type of state cabin.
Walls are soft grays and tans, pome-
granate and beige. Carpets have
been woven in exact imitation of
walls are hung with reproductions OF
old masterpieces.
Rough Bunks All Gone.
Instead of the rough hunks
cramped close together. which
served the doughboys on their way
to France, are large bedrooms fur.
nished in harmonious color combina
ton, with twin beds. window cur
tains, tapestry covered furniture aud
thick carpets. There is nothing left
to bring back to memory the days
when the ship, looking strange un-
der it's camouflage. sped stealthily
out of the harbor, lying low in the
water with her weight of human
freight.
A Ritz-Carlton restaurant will
serve those who prefer not to enter
the common dining saloon, which it
self is far beyond that of the ordi-
nary ship in splendor. Also, cabins
can be obtained with private break
fast rooms.
A tea room furnished in Queen
Anne, with old English color prints
CONTINUED On Page Two.)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-19
Bucket Shop Man Refuses To
Inuolue "Higher-Ups" In Ring

NEW YORK, June 1s.-Trembling
apprehensively and shielding his face
with his hands. Edward NJ Fuller,
confessed bucket shop operator, took
the witness stand before Referee in
Bankruptcy Coffin today and sur
prised the audience that had gath
cred by, refusing to tell his expected
story involving the higher ups in
reputed bucket shop ring.
The broker, failure OF whose firm
for s5,000,0o0 started an investga-
ton that has badly shaken Wall
street. was taken to the hearing un-
der one of the heaviest federal
guards recently turned cut for a
prisoner. This, United States Mar
shall Hecht explained. was because
reports had reached him that Fuller
was to be killed before he had an
opportunity to make any disclosures.
Throughout the hearing, at which
leading questions were Volloyed at
him. Fuller repeated the formula. Il
refuse to answer on the ground that
1t would tend to incriminate and de-
grade me-" He even gave that an
Swer to query as to whether 1t
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-19
Immediate Needs Of Section
Served BY Huntsville Shelf
field Circuit Would Not Be
Served, Utilities Board Says
ACTION ON LOCK II UNIT
DEFERRED BY COMMISSION
Definite Water Power Policy
BY Congress And IegiSIa-
ture Asked BY Eight Con-
greSsmen Who Also Oppose
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU II
TKE AGE-UERALD 7
Montgomery. Ala. June IS

Plans NJ Ia la mo Ioxuar cor,,-
-
pany lor immediate addltons TO us
equipment were given a blow by the
public service commission late Nom
day afternoon when it handed down
a decision denying the company's
application for permission to con-
struct a high-voltage transmission
line from Huntsville to Sheffield and
another decision postponing action
on the company's petition for the
right to devotion a hvdroelectric unit
at Lock IT. Warrior river
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