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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-09-27
WORK ON LOST PROVINCE RAILROAD
WILL BE BEGUN BY THE EARLY SPRING
LOCAL PAPER MAKES HIM
WANT TO LIVE in WATAUCA

| From business letter from j. S.
Mullen of Dothan Ala, who antici-
pates going in business in Watauga
within the next year we take the
following extracts:
"The only objections have to the
Democrat are that it has a tendency
to make fellow who has seen the
beauties Of Watauga want to give up
his business and move up there where
he can enjoy that wonderful climate
and scenery and the fellowship of
those big hearted, fair minded, stur-
dy mountain people Having been born
in the Piedmont section of North Car
plina and like many others thinking
l would find the grazing better else
where l wandered down through S.
Carolina, over into Georgia, and into
Alabama. l have been returning to
the old home almost every year but
nothing seemed to make me want to
return to the good old State until
last year l heard of the good roads in
the mountains and decided to make a
little trip up into Watauga County.
l was amazed at the wonderful coun-
try there and began planning to make
another> trip and see more of Watau-
ga. r have done with what you
might calf" "homesickness" to break
camp here and cast my lot with you
good peoplsar Il.
"Unlest siteasmy guess I am go
ing to lsse lsgs6oone sometime with
in the 3itehetwelve months if 1 can
figure i roqnS ~ ONE way to exc out an
existsast. Fter | get there.
Il ssmtae the Democrat very much
especially the scenic and historical
srories.g especially enjoyed the ad-
dress or Hon. F. A. Linney at the
North Carolina Bar Association"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-09-27
WATAUGAS FIRST KRAUT FACTORY
Is NOW RUNNING AT FULL BLAST
AT THE TRAINING SCHOOL

Prof. Chapel Wilson, professor in
the Normal Department of the Appa.
lachian Training School went to Char
lotte on Saturday to be examined by
the Vocational Board.
Some features of the services in
the churches in Boone on Saturday
were rather unusual In the morning
at the Methodist Sunday S .h'cl. Pro-
fessor o. L. Brown who has been
Superintendent of the Sunday School
for four years, made a short talk ex-
pressing his interest in the work and
his appreciation of the coope '..tion
of the people. Mr.. Brown goes to
Emory University to study for the
ministry so many expressed appre-
citation of his work and best wishes
for his success. Mr.. John Steele who
has been elected Superintendent for
the next year, was appointed by the
pastor to fill the vacancy until next
conference. In the afternoon Profess
or l. G. Greer, of the Department of
History of the Training School by the
invitation of the Women's Mission
ary Society Of the Church gave an
address on the subject the "Trend
of the Races" Professor Greer took
as the foundation Of his address the
books of three noted writer's on this
subject and from these drew large
number of very important facts in
regard to the relations Of the races
and made a splendid address which
the large audience greatly enjoyed.
At night in the Baptist Church the
Young Ladies' Missionary Society
known as the Y. w. A. gave Mis-
sionary Pageant showing the value
of the State Missions. The first num-
ber on the program was a beautiful
duet sung by Misses Ruth Coffey and
Lucy Moretz, and following this came
a number Of young ladies represent
ing the various interests of the church
that are fostered by State Missions,
who by dialogue and song impress
ed the Importance of this feature of
missionary work on one young lady
representing doubter. The pageant
was we'll staged and was Impressive
upon the large congregation.
<.- ,. ]. M. Downum.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-09-27
WATAUGA TO HAVE
FOUR COM. FAIRS
Stony Fork October End
Elk, Wednesday Oct. 8
Cove Creek October 4th
Windy Gan. October 9Th.


There will De four community fairs
held in Watauga county next week
on the dates given above. There will
be besides the exhibits, plays games
and speeches. The judging in the
mems department will be done by
Mr.. A. G. Hendron, County Agent
of Wilkes County. The Womens De-
partlnent will be judged by Miss
These communities have made spe-
cial preparation both in regard to
exhibits and entertainment and a
pleasant and profitable day is antici-
pated by those interested in putting
OH these fairs.
Each community has elected Off
GERS to supervise each department.
and every department seems to be
ready for the coming events.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-09-27
WATAUGA RAISES S5 PER
CENT OF NEAR EAST QUOTA

Watauga county raised $574.8(
for the Near East Relief this year
according to official figures just an
nounced by Col. Geo. H. Bellamy
state chairman of this great human
itarian organization. This is ninety
! tive per cent of the county's 5000
quota.
In announcing these figures Colo
mel Bellamy paid tribute to J. M
Downum of Boone county chairman
who was in charge of raising this
sum, and all of those who helped Mr.
Downum. Official figures were l$216
in cash, 500 in unpaid pledges on
June 80 last, and $26S.5O in CLOTH
ing. Mr.. Downum had many difficult
ties to overcome the foremost of
which is the misconception if the
public mind as to- the continued need
in the Bible lands.
AS the Near East relief in its
definite child saving program works
from year, results of work from July
l to the following June 80 are only
announced. During the phst fiscal
year Mr.. Downum endeavored to raise
the $500 required to feed, clothe and
educate the ten little children now in
North Carolina orphanages in the
Near East and dependant on Wa
tauga county for their very lives.
Sixty dollars takes complete care of
a child for year, so efficient is the
work of the near east relief over
seas.
The report will also show that
North Carolina greatly oversubscrib-
ed its quota. Over one thousand
volunteer workers, good Christians,
men and women, marshalled togeth-
er and erected by Morris A. Bealle
state director, made possible the rails
ing of this magnificent sum, Col Bel
lamy declared. %.
He stressed the fact that the end
VI IillS great W0Eh Is IlOI -yeI-tNdI
until the Allied Powers make some
provision for these homeless Chris
tian wanderers who made such great
and successful sacrifices during the
world war and were abandoned to a
fate worse than death by their for
mer allies, they cannot become self
supporting.
The spectacle of an entire nation
being saved by another people 5000
miles away is without a parallel in
history, declared Col. Bellamy. In
conclusion he declared that if Amer
lea does not feed them and keep
them alive now they will starve and
our splendid work of the past five
years will have been in vain. No 9TH
er nation in the world appears to =.
be humane or Christian enough to do
this, he stated.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-09-27
LOCAL AMERICAN LEGION POST PRESENT
NOVELTY MINSTREL MONDAY EVENING

sweetheart, brother, and next door
can act. 1t promises to be
a corker and you will miss one of. the
cleanest and biggest musical shows
ever presented here if you don't at
tend. Every man in town, including
the lawyers, doctors, ministers. me-
chanics. professors, school boys, cake
eaters and other celebrities are most
cordially invited to attend our. COM
munity singings every night from
500 to S:.45 in the Training School
Auditorium, whether they desire to
be in the show or not. It's a. conn.,
munity proposition boys and we are
counting on you to help. u.s. out. /.
To the townsneople in general.
We hope you'll see our show and if
you do we know you'll like it.
Thank you.
The AMERICAN LEGION
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-09-27
Best Local Talent Play
Ever Presented In This
Town Will be Unusual
Attraction.

The American Legion Post Of Wa
tauga takes pleasure in announcing
to the general public that, next Mon
day evening Oct. 2, at 500 they will
present "The Novelty Minstrel Show
under the auspices of the Home Tai
ent Producing Co., of Atlanta, Ga.
A very enthusiastic little Georgia
cracker, Miss Marie Davenport is al
ready in town coaching the show
Don't refuse. her boys when she asks
you to be in her play. The cast will
contain about 80 men ane you'll be
..rpr,sed to see Eow your l,.-sbaad
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-09-27

the advantages offered by Watauga
for an establishment of this sort.
It is announced that the Fish Com
mission will be in Boone on October
10th and it might be well for those
Of the farmers who have suitable To-
cations for the hatcheries get in
touch with them so they can see the
lay of the land.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-21
C, BaSCom SIennp a Bache-
Ior but Not ''Confirmed, u
Admits Wife Would Be
Great Asset to Career
BY CAROLYN VANCE
(Leased Wire Service to The Journal.)
(Conyright 1927


WASHINGTON, Aug. sc. Bias
com Slemp, newly appointed secre-
tary to President Coolidge, a veal
thy bachelor, tall, dark and distin
guished looking, asserted today that
a wife is an asset in a political
career.
Hotels here may as well prepare
now for an influx of widows wishing
to winter in the capital. To Wash,
ington debutantes, at scattered sum
mer resorts, the news of the appoint
ment, coupled with the fact that Mr..
Slemp Is bachelor, was far more
eXhiliratlng than their morning cot
fee and the forty thousand or more
unmarried women shaving away in
government departments thrilled to
it and must have winged forty thou
sand or more maiden prayers from
boarding house breakfast tables to
the new secretarys private office in
the executive offices of the White
House.
Mr.. Slemp is So years old, but he
does not boast that he Isl a con-
firmed bachelor, although for IA
years he was member of congress
and his record during this period
of withstanding the hard campaign
ing of Washington society matrOns,
matrimonially ambitious for their
daughters, speaks for itself. Mr..
Slemp, however, is not a crusty
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-21
Young Girl Leaps From
Flat Boat and browns
In Coosa River

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug. IS.
Miss Lannie McClesky, seventeen
year-old daughter of Robert McCles-
ky. of Pollard Bend, Cherokee copn-
ty, Alabama, was drowned in the
Coosa river late Thursday afternoon.
Reports received at Gads3en states
that the girl jumped from a fla boat
into the river despite the desperate
efforts Of her two little brothers to
prevent her The body was found
two hours later The girl is said to
have been OF u respondent nature.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-21
Shot in Liquor Raid,
Two Officers ReC0verjnu

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, Aug. IS
Prohibition officer, J. Tom Daniel.
and Deputy Sheriff J. w. Epley,
who were shot yesterday while at.
tempting to catch alleged moon
sinners in operation of a still in the
north end of the county. are well
on the road to recovery today.
No arrests have been made in
the affair, although both men claim
that they can identify their assail-
ants. At the request of Sheriff
Boyce, two men reported at his of
flee this morning, but refused to
accompany him to the hospital for
the purpose of Identification unless
they were placed under arrest. No
warrant has yet been issued for
them.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-21
Girl Seeks Death
Dozen Times in Day
At Police Station

A dozen attempts at suicide in
"A hours is the record established
at police headquarters by Maggie
bedford, a fourteen-year-g girl, who
has kept the Atlanta department in
state of anxiety ever since she
was taken into custody Friday aft
ernoon. Thus far her efforts have
been futile, but it has not been be-
cause Of any lack of determination
on her part. She has used every
means at her command to end her
existence and only the viligance of
special guards has prevented her
death.
She has tried four times to leap
out of windows; she has attempted
to use a razor on her throat; she
has used a belt, a chain, a necktie,
a pair of shoe laces, her dress and
other articles Of clothing to try to
hang herself. She has torn up
electric fixtures in the juvenile
court; she has ripped plaster from
the walls of the matron's ward at
police headquarters; she has fought
tooth and nail the efforts of the
policemen and matrons to prevent
her from doing herself bodily harm ;
and she has administered caustic
tongue-lashing to everybody and
anybody who ventures near her.
The girl was taken into custody
Friday afternoon when she came to
police headquarters and told Chief
Beavers she intended to run away
from home. When he discouraged
this idea, she started her campaign
by making a dash for a window.
She was seized and placed in the
matron's ward, where her attempts
at suicide have followed in rapid
succession for the last "a hours.
Transferred to the juvenile court,
1t was found necessary to bring her
back to police headquarters to pre-
vent the destruction of the Juvenile
court building.
Saturday night the police were
trying to get in touch with her
father, who had told them earlier
in the day that his daughter was
inclined to be temperamental and
impatient of restraint Lunacy pro-
ceedings were. also CONTEMPLATED.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-21
NEW SECRETARY TO COOLIDGE
SEEN AS TARGET FOR CUPID

bachelor In any sense of the term.
Marvellous to relate he is thorough
ly domesticated and would require
little training on the part of wife.
In a way he is a family man. He
lives with his sister and her husband
and several small boys he has in
formally adopted in his ancestral
mansion at Big Stone Gap, Va.
"She has been the chief attrac'
ton In making a home" he told
the writer, referring to his sister.
''She married and then L adopted her
husband, so we have lived content
edIy for the most part together"
He proudly showed a telegram
from his sister signed Jamie, John
and the boys which reads Position
wonderful. but we cannot give you
up" The two boys are children of
distant relatives.
80 you see," said Mr.. Slemp, II
get on very WE'LL
This statement holds out small
hope perhaps for anyone who seeks
to alleviate the loneliness of his
bachelorhood and yet-when he
takes up his new duties in Septam-
Der? A bachelor in congress may
remain comparatively obscure but
the secretary to the president holds
position which ranks but little be-
meath that of a cabinet member and
the wife of the secretary can claim
a place in the very highest circle
Of official society.
Mr.. Slemp, who is an experienced
politician, advises all budding states
men to pick attractive wives, cap
able of helping build friendships nee
essary to a successful political
career.
II realize what an asset an at
tractive wife can be to a man in
public life" he said, because of the
help my sister has been to me-
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-21
ONE BOUND OVER FOR
INVASION Of THE
STATE REFORMATORY

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga, Aug. 1S.
j. j. Nolan, charged with being
member of a mob which invaded
the state reformatory for boys here
recently, waived commitment trial
here today and was bound over un-
der $500 bonds to the January term
Of the grand jury. The mob at the
time of it's invasion was, said to have
| attempted to obtain negro attend
ants for the purpose of whipping
them.
At the direction of Governor Wal
ker the state was represented by So
licitor General Doyle Campbell and
Sibley & Sibley, of MilledgevilIe.
1t was following the invasion that
machine gun was mounted at the
state reformatory school to protect
| it. Rewards for apprehension OF
members of the mob were offered by
Governor Walker and the Ku Klux
Khan.
Nolan is said to be former guard
at the reformatory.
Mrs. Orien w. Manson, superin-
tendent at the training school, has
reql ested Governor Walker to furn-
ish two additional machine guns to
protect the school permanently. The
governor has taken steps to provide
| the guns, and has ordered a special
| investigation of the mob visits.
When the mob reached the re-
formatory at midnight recently and
demanded of officials there that the
negro, attendants be turned over to
them the acting superintendent
! threatened the visitors with a shot
| sheriff arrived. AT a previous visit
a smaller mob had made the same
request but dispersed quietly with
out accomplishing it's purpose.
Judge Scores Mob
In fixing Mr.. Nolans bond, Judge
Moran said Gin waving commit.
ment trial, ana demanding indict
ment by the grand jury, the defend
ant is clearly within his own rights.
Nevertheless. it is the duty of the
court presiding to fix a bond for his
appearance before a court compe-
| tent to try him. This man may be
as innocent as the angels them
| selves, not having heard the evil
dence ] have no way of knowing.
! But am going to measure the size
! of the bond by what / consider the
| gravity of the crime he is charged
with. / know of no crime, murder
not excepted, that is a greater men
| ace to peace and good order of the
state of Georgia than that of the
| mobs who are almost nightly taking
| the law into their own hands, and
| doing violence to inoffenSive citi
zens. When a mob forms the mem.
bers have murder in their hearts
and would not hesitate to commit
murder at the slightest opportunity
| At the rate this thing is going ii
will not be long before mob law will
have supplanted organized law and
| the very foundation of our govern,
ment itself will be undermined Not
| only are they terrorizing the law
| abiding citizens of the country but
| they are simply running the repu
| tation Of the ku KluX Khan. 1t
does seem if the K. K. X. are really
| sincere in their claim to promote law
and order, they would disband and
go out of business, since they real.
| ize, as they must undoubtedly real
| ize, that any other mob or set of
regulators have the same right to
| operate that thew have"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-21

the price was reduced two cents.
Pricing in Georgia and the Caro-.
linas is about equal.
Recent Reduction
"In some of the western states the
price was recently reduced six cents
a gallon, wiping out the jobbers
profit.
Gasoline consumption seems to
reach its annual peak in the months
of August and September. My in.
formation is that consumption is
now running very slightly ahead OF
| production. Downward prices have
existed for some little time recently
but it is advised that the downward
tendency has, at least temporarily
reached the limit.
Fifty refineries have closed in
| the past two months, according tC
my information, because they can
not do business at a profit
1T may be accepted as a fact that
| Independent dealers who do not buy
from the Standard Oil company, an6
other big producers, help to keeI
prices down.
"As shown already, the dealers
who handle the product of the Texas
group, get more than one and a hall
cents profit above the dealers who
| buy from the refineries.
This additional profit should al
| least be deducted, so sto equalize
| the two classes of dealers to the
benefit of the consumers.
This letter is in the nature Of
report of progress. Our investiga-
ton will be continued.
THE fact that the tank wagon
price fluctuates at the nod anC
beck of the great Standard Oil com
pany indicates the virtual contro
of the situation by that company
no matter how we'll concealed the
machinery by which it is done the
actual results show that maniIAlla
ton is going on. If manipulation
Of prices by that company results
from acts done in furtherance OF
a combination in restraint of trade
and evidence can be discovered, the
situation may be reached by the
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-21

vii control can also be used for the
leaf worm. In some districts sup
plies of liquid sprayers are available,
and the majority of these chemicals
can be applied in the spray form
with very good success. Whenever
possible, busting should be done
when the air is calm and the plants
are moist, but in case of emergency
fairly satisfactory results can be
secured by busting throughout the
day, especially if busting machinery
is available for use rather than the
bag and MOLE
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-21
Cures Pellagra or Money
Refunded

Send today to the American Compounds
ing Co., Box 5S7-L, Jasper, Ala, for
They will send it to you free, in a plain
wrapper, if you suffer from Pellagra or
have any of the symptoms of Pellagra.
sucl sore mouth red hands, skin PEEL
ing off. lips, throat and tongue a flaming
red with much mucous and choking.
Pellagra sufferers can get we'll, and re-
member they guarantee Baughn's Pei
lagra Treatment to do all they claim, or
give you back every cent you have paid
so you take absolutely no risk. 800
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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-21

Mothers Friend and had only nurse; we
had no time to get doctor because l WASN'T
very sick-only about ten or fifteen min-
utes.'' Use Mothers Friend as our moth-
ers and grandnnothers did. Don't wait. start
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every expectant mother should have. "Moth-
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everywhere,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-21
GEORGIA CITIES REPORTED
CHEAPER THAN ATLANTA

Atlant1ans returning from Gaines
vile Saturday reported that filling
stations there, including stations of
the Standard Oil company, were sell
ing gasoline at 10 cents per gallon.
while the price in Atlanta is 81
cents. Gainesville is sixty miles
further from the seacoast than At
lanta.
The Warrenton Motor company,
in Warrenton, Ga, about 100 miles
east of Atlanta, advertised gasoline
at 10 cents per gallon in a. Warren
ton newspaper published August II.
Robert f. Hodgson, district man
ager of the Standard Oil company,
was asked to explain the difference
in the price of gasoline in Atlanta
and in other Georgia cities. He
stated that 81 cents is a fair price
for gasoline in Atlanta, and the
same price ought to prevail in other
Georgia cities for Standard Oil. He
declared that if a Standard Oil sta
ton was selling gasoline at a rate
lower than 81 cents, it was because
Of wholesale price contract or an
effort to get rid Of an oversuppy
locally.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-21
Precedent Broken
In Alabama House

MONTGOMERY. Ala, Aug. 49,
For the first time in the history OF
Alabama. revenue bill was passed
without appointment of a confer
ence committee to solve differences,
when the lower house OF the legis-
lature Friday afternoon adopted the
revenue measure with senate
amendment by vote of 80 to 49,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-21

MISS MAGGIE BEDFORD,
the 14-year-old girl who tried
a dozen times in "a hours to
commit suicide while detained
at police headquarters. Staff
photo by VIM.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-21

from suffering than you
have perhaps imagined.
An eminent physician,
expert in this science,
has shown the way. 1t
was he who first pro-
duced the great remedy.
''M o TIL er's Friend, I"
Mrs. G. J. Hartman,
Scranton, Pa, says /:
with my first two
children l had a doctor
and a nurse, and then
they had to use instru-
ments, but with my last
two children l used