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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-01-11
VAST AREAS IN OREGON AND
WASHINGTON ARE FLOODED

Portland Dispatch 9th. - Flood
waters drew a closer Gordon about
Portland today while reports from
all sections of western Oregon and
southwestern Washington pictured
vast areas under water and many
towns and communities isolated. Rush
of streams tributary to the William
cite and Columbia rivers caused them
to rise rapidly but cessation of the
torrential ravine of the past few days
gave promise that the crest of the
flood was over. Although the Cowlitz
and a few other small streams late
last night still were rising, reports
from Willamette valley points were
thag many rivers tributary to the
Willamette were falling rapidly.
A cloudburst on the east fork of
the Tilton rivers, four miles from
Morton, Washington, Saturday wreck
ed the west fork logging camp. A
five-foot wall of water rushing down
the Tilton river overturned nearly
every building in the camp. One
man and his two-year old son were
reported missing.
AS the situation stood early today
the crest of the flood pouring down
the Willamette had not yet reached
Portland and the river here was ris-
ing nearly two inches hourly.
Trains were running in and out
of the city in haphazard fashion or
not at all. Highways were blocked
to a greater extent than since he
storm began and mails were held up.
Reports from Salem were that the
country round about was eXperienc-
ing the most severe flood since 1890.
With railway service closed and the
highways flooded, the city was vir-
tually isolated.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-01-11
ENGLAND is NOTIFIED OF
MOVE MADE BY FRANCE

London, Jan. 9.-(By the Associat-
ed Press) Reports from Germany
and elsewhere show tendency to
get in advance of the facts regard
ing Frances proposed occupation of
the Ruhr. Within the bounds of its
determination to act, with or with
out the acquiescence of England, the
French government continues to OBJ
serve diplomatic etiquette and usage.
The French ambassador tonight
communicated confidentially to the
British government as matter of
courtesy the measures which France
intends to take in the Ruhr district
consequent upon Germany's default
in timber and coal deliveries. These
plans will naturally not be disclosed
in London unless the French govern
ment should authorize disclosure
The British government is pro-
ceeding quietly to discuss and be pre-
pared for all eventualities. A meet
ing of the cabinet has been summon
ed for Thursday, indicating that the
government takes the situation quite
seriously. Lord Derby, secretary Of
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-01-11
THREE PERSONS DIE IN
FIRE AT RALEIGH N. c.

Issac w. Simkins, Raleigh garage
man, who early Saturday morning
leaped from flames out of his sec
ond story apartment window over
his garage with his two year old
daughter and waited in vain for his
wife, her four year old son and an
aged negro nurse to follow him, is
now in hospital in total collapse
while local undertaken prepared the
charred bodies of his wife and son
and the aged negro servant f0l, bur-
ial Sunday. Simkins whose feet were
badly burned vn, n he sough. /"
climb back iito he burning build
ing when his wife failed to answer
his call to jump, is not serior sly in
jured, it was stated by hospital au-
thorities Saturday night.
The fire which swept away the
garage building, sixty five automo-
biles caused loss estimated at
around 100000 only partially COW
cred by insurance.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-01-11
FRANCE GETS READY TO SEIZE THE \
RUHR AT DAYLIGHT IS REPORT
WOULD MEAN WAR FOR
u. S. IF FRENCH INVADE
RUHR MINING DISTRICT

Chicago Dispatch 9Th - French
invasion of the Ruhr district in Ger
many would be signal for war
which the United States could not
evade, Frank o. Lowden, former gov
eronor of Illinois, said in an address
here last night. The United States
he said, should use moral influence
to halt the threatened invasion.
"The United States" Mr.. Lowden
said, "sat idly by and watched in
pursuance of its policy of isolation,
all Europe steadily drifting toward
conflict. Now war is imminent. If
the French take over the German
industrial cities it is q certainty. Am
erican troops are on the Ehine. In
case of war they would be between
the advancing armies of France and
Germany and would be forced into
war"
eve have been idle too long. I
believe our influence is still great
enough to impress upon France her
error, if our statesmen try"
Mr. Lowden recently returned
from Europe where he studied poll
teal, economical and social ques-
lions.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-01-11

war, is leaving Cannes tonight to at
tend the council, while the Earl Of
Cavan, chief of staff, on the occasion
of dinner speech this evening, an
nounced the prime minister has re-
quested him to postpone his honey
moon trip, he having just been mar
ried
The French are moving large bod
les of troops into position in readi-
ness for their advance, but the be-
lief is held in Cologne according to
advices from that city that actual
entry of the Ruhr is not likely to be
before January Is, the date on which
the German reparations payment of
5OO,OOO,OO0 gold marks is due.
There will be many difficult points
arising with regard to the movement
of troops through the British and
Belgian zones and these will require
careful local adjustment. So far as
they concern British interests they
will be considered by the cabinet
Thursday in a confidential discussion
of the French plans. There is likely
to be waiting attitude on the part
of both Germany and England until
it is seen how the French plans de-
velop.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-01-11
LENOLR TO HAVE a
SEMI WEEKLY PAPER

Granite Falls, N. C.,-Lenoir is
to have d new twice-a-week news
paper known a. the Caldwell County
Journal which is to be published by
the Journal Publishing Company.
The new publication will be located
in the Miller building on North Main
Street almost opposite the court
house which is au present occupied
by the Smith Brothers Garage. The
first issue will make Its appearance
on or about February 1st. New and
modern newspaper machinery, in
Guiding the latest model linotype ma
chine and job machinery, having al-
ready been purchased.
Felix A Grissette, at present edi-
tor and publisher of the Granite Falls
News, will be editor of the new pub
iication. Mf. hGrisette will also con-
tinue as editor of the Granite Falls
paper, both papers coming from the
same printing house. Jay M. Sud-
dreth, who has been in charge of the
sales department of the Gwyn Motor
company, will be advertising mana
ger Offices of the Granite Falls pap
er will be maintained in Granite
Falls with a managing editor in
charge 1t has not been announced.
Winston Salem Journal.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-01-11
JUDGE" WATTS PASSES
L. D. LOWE.

Mr.. Watts, commonly known as
Judge" watts, for many years a
shoe cobbler' at Blowing Rock, died
at his home in that town Sunday;
a relapse of influenza being the i'm
mediate cause Of his death. Mr.. Watts
was a man of fine sense, naturally,
and possessed of many fine traits
character that were most admir-
able. He was his own worst enemy,
however, and we learn his weakness
in some direction has hurried his
death. He reared a. large family, the
children who survive him being wide-
ly schattered throughout the country.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-01-11
REV. TUFTS POLICY
TO BE CONTINUED
Trustees Met Yesterday and Deci-
ded on Operation of the School.
Construction Work to Proceed.

Special to the johnson City Chron-
icle.
Banner Elk, N. C. Jan. 9-At a
called meeting of the board of trus-
tees of Lees-McRae Institute here
following the funeral services con-
Quoted for Rev. Edgar Tufts, its
late president, resolutions were
passed assuring the friends of the
work and the general public that
the progressive policies worked out
by the deceased will be followed
and carried out in each department.
The construction work on the ad-
ministration building, which is now
almost completed, will be continued
on Tuesday morning. The school
will open in April as usual.
By a further resolution the man
agement of the various departments
was placed in the hands of Edgar
Tufts, Jr., j. w. Holcomb, and W..
C. Tate for the present.
Among the outstanding accom-
plishments of the deceased in Avery
and Watauga counties are the es-
tablishment of churches and cduca-
tional institutions as follows:
Lees-McRae Institute at Banner
Elk; Grandfather Orphans Horne
Grace Hospital and Woodrow vii
son College, with the administration
building now nearing completio t..
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-01-11
UNPRETENTIOUS

A certain painter is confined in an
asylum. To persons who visit him,
he says:
"Look at this; it is my latest mas
terpiece."
They look, and see nothing but an
expanse of bare canvas They ask !:
"What does that represent"
"That? Why that represents the
passage Of the Israelites through the
Red Sea-"
"Beg pardon, but where is the sea?'
'It has been driven back"
"And where are the Israelites?"
"They have crossed over"
'And the Egyptians?"
"Will be here directly. That's the
sort Of painting 1 like-simple and
unpretentious."-Art Record.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-01-11
GOOD FOR BURKE

Our neighbor county, Burke de-
cided last week to employ a farm
demonstrator. Good for Burke. They
have been needing one for a long
time. This progressive step is due
to the activities of the Kiwanis Club
of Morganton, and the Morganton
'News-Herald, two great agents for
good in Burke. The latter comment
ing it last week says:
"The hope of several years has at
last been realized in the order passed
Friday by the county commissioners
to employ farm agent for the coun-
ty. 1t is progressive forward step,
one that will be worth, in our opin-
ion, every cent it costs the county
and more" re."-Rutherford Sun.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-01-11
THE CHILD OF THE STREET
(From The Columbia State.)

rom Inc COlumDla state.
An automobile is moving, in a
paved street, at II miles an hour
and is about to turn the righthand
cornor Of the next street. Three
small boys, from eight to eleven, on
their Christmas bicycles scorch
around the cornor, on the left, and
it seems that they are driving straight
for the automobile, one of them with
eyes on the eground 10 PAGES in front
if there be a collision, it viii be due
to the boys, they are on the wrong
side of the street and are apparent
ly oblivious of automobiles. Other
cars, which have now just come out
of back yard in the block and have
had time to "pick up" are in the
street, and are moving at more than
II miles an hour perhaps.
Governor Cox, Of Massachusetts,
in his second inaugural address, last
week, renewed a recommendation to
the Legislature that few minutes
each week be devoted to instruction
about the dangers to children in the
streets and their duties to obey traffic
laws.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-01-11
Notifies England and
United States of Plan.
ZERO HOUR FIXED
Airplanes Flv Over Es-
sen This Morning
DO NOT LOCK FOR PROTEST
There is Evident Determination To
Make the Ruhr Pressure
Effective.
DO NOT LOCK FOR PROTEST

Paris, Jan. 9.-(By the Associat-
ed Press) France is ready tonight
to seize the Ruhr at daybreak. There
are many reasons to believe that to-
morrow's sun will disclose French
alrpianes lowering over Es5cn, while
a long string of anks crawl into the
krupps' home in advance of foot
and hose troops.
The zero hour has been fixed,
but until the occupation army march
es, time, place, manner and exact
obiectives are held by the government
as a military and political secret.
France late today notified England
through the French ambassador at
London, and the American ambassa-
doris at Paris and Brussels were in
formed by the French and Belgian
governments, respectively, what
France plans to do. The French to-
night are also alarmed with the rcpa-
rations commissions declaration tnat
Germany is in voluntary default in
coal deliveries; so there is no ap-
parent cause for futher delay.
NJ. Maginot, the war minister, has
had final conference with Pre-
mier Poincare, assured him that the
army is ready; the technical men,
even emergency crews of railroaders
and telegraphers, in case of strikes
in the Ruhr, are awaiting orders at
Dusseldorf, and their military es-
cort is impatient to be off.
General Degoutte with his staff
left Mayence for Dusseldorf just
ahead of the last trainload of May
ence troops and all will be in Dues
seldorf late tonight
This readiness, however, is no
proof that the French have set their
advance for Wednesday morning;
there may be delay until Thursday,
so that Premier Poincare can have
Lament the news while it is still
fresh, and there are some who think
that the premier may wait until he
has informed the chamber of his
plans so that parliament may by a
vote of confdo"ca be responsible Cor
the order Of F2:.L's men-"take Es-
seuv'
Whate = da3e is fxed there is no
longer a-zy vag4e uneasinoss that the
United Gtacca Or Great Britain may
stop he 2Grance by . pro-est, for
.a Fre..cA government AID people
a;.aa consider il quite unsettled that
Essen will be occupied n a matter of
',,a,.'5 or DAYS and hat the progress
i've seizure of tie Ruhr can only be
stopped by Germany coming to terms.
france i taking the situation with
surprising calm, but there is a very
evident determination to make the
Kuhr pressure effective. The posting
Of German proclamations to the pop
uiatiol ir the Ruhr district about to
be occupied is taken as showing that
the German government has aban-
Goned hope of stopping the seizure
and recognizes that NJ. PoiEcare real
ly means that he is reported as say
ing about being wiling "to talk &c
the Germans in Essen"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-01-11

.. CONTINUED on page seven)
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-01-11

Dusseldorf, Jan. g All passen-
ger automobiles and heavy delivery
trucks have been requisitioned by
the French government on orders is
sued by General Simon. The general
with the Ober burgomaster, will in
spect and select the best of the auto
mobiles for use by the French. Those
refusing to hand over their cars will
be tried by the French military court.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-03
SHRINERS' CALL FOR
 FALL CEREMONIAL NOV. i4
John H. TfumbuIl of rIain,i ille Warns Candidate and Their Friends @
 To Be At Foot Guard trmory

John 1T. Trumbull of rlaintiiic. il- lustrious po'ontatc of sphinx Temple. 4. c. x. NJ. g.. of this district. has issued the call for the fall ceremonial cf that organization in Foot Guard hall. Hartford. "Wednesday. Nov. 1t.
 Sphinx Temple has been sccuatom- cd 10 hold tWo cerrmonials in the year at which time many noyices receive instructions in Inc mysteries of the order. It Is probable that there viii bc several candidates from New Brit ain in tho group that will face the starter on that evening and will pro- ceed along the path that is guarded nom the uninitiatp.
 The notice is in thc conventional ] ooklet form and contains. besides the & memorial resolution dedicated 10 the late President Hard Ing and a transcript of an address he made bcforc q Shrine gathering before his death. 1t also calls attention 10 the fact that the new fife and drum corps nf tho Shrine wiH make it's first appearance on that evening. The session proper will start at 7:45 and win hr preceded by business meeting and dinner. ths- late ter 10 be held at 6 p. m.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-03
CITY ITEMS.

The first hearing Of the creditors Of Joseph Giantonio. Of the United Barber Shop. bankrupt, will be heard Thursday. November Is at ii a. m.
 Nils Bengston of Ovgood avenue reported 10 the police yesterday that while riding his bicycle on Myrtle street. near Curtis street. @ small boy ran into tho machine and was krockcd down. Bengston said that the boy was not injured.
 \ store at f5l Main street has been leased by the & NJ Davidson CO. Inc. to Henry N. Englcman of Waterbury. for two years from Ocfo- Der 1. the annual rental being s1.sO0.
 Mary Smith entertained several friends with luncheon at her new home. 3si West Main street. last eve hing Among those present were Mrs. NJ. J. Sexton. Mrs. Thomas Flynn. Mrs. Frank HolIcran. Mrs. Msrv Me LaUEhlin and Mics Esther McCsbc.
 Miss Mildred Brady Of 3s2 Chest nut street is resting comfortably atI St Frances hospital. Hartford. aftrri undergoing an operation for apprndi- cifis.
 Herman u. Wunch of x Grand street underwent sf rious operation al the Hartford hospital yesterday. His condition today was reported inn prUvtI.
 l.aiph Potsncr Of .8f Faifs1evg street reported Co Iieutensnt Samuel Bsmforfh at rolicc Headquarters last mig at that boa rdet at his home nam cd Anthony MarEic. ien homo last Saturday to ro 70 unrk at r. X r. coriins and had moi returned since.
 pclics man James Suilitan of Sum risr atrnue. whg susfaiHea ar uEJy -ssh nn hls lra vtf=' yr rfr. after room ~ hts hctue. when a jar fcH from sholI iH ths psni~r. uas dis ItsrEcd from Inc Nsw Britain Geu- rai hospitsi today
New Britain herald., 1923-11-03

the state commission of health one of the things he tried to get through the legislature seven years ago, and which many local physicians contend must be done eventually was that of the creation of an amalgameted or composite board of medical examin- CTS. In Pennsylvania. New York. Massachusetts and other states there ls but one board and this board ex- asnines every man who undertakes to practice treatment of any kind.
 Connecticut has various boards, There ,s an eclectic board. which is under fire at the present time, an old school allopathic board. homeo- pathic board. an osteopathic board, a natureopathic board and possibly others.
 In states where there is but one board. q man who aspires to take an examination on any one subject is not reuuired to have a complete knowl- edge of all subjects Thus man may take the examination to practice chir- opratic without taking homeopathic ic examination. But the examinations are all in the hands of one board and there is less likelihood of fraud.
 The St. Louis college of physicians and surgeons and the Kansas City col ege of medicine and surgery, both of which are mentioned are said to be not recognized by the state board of Missouri.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-03
SLOVAK SOKOL IS
 TWENTY YEARS OLD
Anniversary Will Be Observed Extensive Program Tomorrow

The Slovak Gymnastic Union Sokol win observe the goth anniversary ot it's restitution in thls city at the club reosSs tomorrow with an "Old Coun- try Festival" A social will be held to- day In preparation for the celebration tomorrow. Tho organization was formed in this city on November {, 1903. The first members were John Hammil. Sr.. Frank Semon, Frank Link. Frank Fecman and Jacob Gabany.
 The organization was first formed GO years ago in the city of Prague, formerly the capital of Bohemia and now Of the czecho-Slovak republic, by Dr. Miroslaw Tyrs, who has since be- come a national figure for his work in the interests of physical culture.
 At that time, Dr. Tyrs devoted all his spare time to gymnastic exercises under the tutorship of expert instruc- tors. This study was followed as a profession and Dr. Tyrs became an ardent student and later a promoter of the idea. The society was formed because of the admiration of its founder for the ancient Greeks He believed that the ancient race owed iis unparalleled excellence to physical training and t was his ambition to lead the sturdy Sav youths to the same goal.
 He became the author of num- her of essays on philosophy and ,aes- thetcs and was considered one of inc foremost art critics of his day. Nari- ous physical culture periodicals con tain many of his maxims showing that he had made a deep study of the subject. His entire life was de- voted to the development of the Sokol or national guard and Chicago was the first city in this country to form an order.
 The New Iirtain branch has fol- lowed in the footsteps of it's brother organizations and has for its motto. "Rr"ak through, jump over. but never crawl through" It's aims and ob- iects arc: Physical culture. educa- ton and instruction Of Its members in both the Sloyak and English languages support of progressive lit- oraturc and writings. tho spreading of patriotic spirit; the giving of refined entertainments, instructive lectures, and maintaining of schools for the juniors,
New Britain herald., 1923-11-03
Adopt Insulin Treatment
 At New Britain Hospital

The new insuin treatment for dia- betes which has startled the medical world recently and which won for its inventor the Nobel prize has been adopted by the New Britain General hospital and is being used by physi- clans on the staff. The method of treatment is for patients to take the diabetic diet treatment at first and to combine with it certain amount of tho insulin treatment, depending en- tircly upon the amount necessary. Later the patient is placed on pro per diet and taught the amount of irsulin to use and how to use it at home.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-03
DOCTOR UNDER FIRE
 WAS INTERNE HERE
(Continued from First page)

American Medical association he entered the freshman class of the medical department of the Lincoln Memorial university ut Knoxville, Tenn, In the fall of 1913, the year be- fore he claims to have been gradnat- ed from the Atlanta college Medical courses usually take four years or longer.
 A letter from the dean of the medi- cal school Of the Memorial university as published in the federal bulletin. says that Stewart remained at that in- stitution for few days only and that he completed no work there. Later he went to Philadelphia, where he entered the Hahnemann Medical col lege and hospital. He did not finish the year there and obtained no credit
 The following significant statement is found in the bulletin:
 Tn January, 1921. Stewart is re- ported to have failed at the examina- tion held by the West Virginia board of Medical Examiners. At that time he was given, as a graduate of the Southern College of Medicine and Surgery at Atlanta, Ga, in 1914. A complete list of all students enrolled in the college named during the three years of it's existence does not include the name of Donald w. Stew art. Under date of March s. 1921, a letter received from Stewart states that his diploma from the Southern College of Medicine and Surgery was issued 'in 1914, before the college ceased existence" After the college ceasd to exist in 1914, however, it is known that diplomas were issued to several individuals whose names do not appear in the lists of regu- larly enrolled students.
 If diploma was issued to Stew art, indications are that 1t was is- sued in the same manner. Stewart has thus far failed to furnish a state ment showing in what medical col lcEe and in what years he obtained. respectively his first. second, third and fourth years of medical instruc- tion"
 When Stewart applied for 2 license he made a sworn statement saying he had five years practice in Nir- ginla hospital and two years post graduate work"
 When States Attorney Acorn is non-committal on the case a grand jury investigation in tho Connecticut phase of it may he ordered,
 snanial Anticipated
 That the so-called diploma milr' scandal would not go over New Brit ain without involving several prac- tictioners in this city has been sus- pected ever since tho first news break by many of the reputable physicians and there is little surprise In the city c, CT the fact that three or moro New Britain physicians are involved.
 At the New Britain General hos pilal this morning there was little surprise expressed at tho local angle the affair is taking, Dr. T. Ehen Rocks stating that it behooNes the state to sec that no further possibility exists for credentials to be given out which would tend to de- cciyc hospital surerintendents or the general public.
 When Dr. Rocks was member or