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Evening star., 1924-03-08
MOURNING is REMOVED
FROM PEW OF WILSON
Engraved Silver Plate Placed on
Arm Of Seat Occupied by
Former President.

The pew in the Central Presby-
terian Church that was occupied by
former President Wilson has been
araped in mourning for thirty days.
The nag and the drapery have been
removed An engraved silver plate
has been placed on the arm of the
pew to mark permanently the seat
that former President Wilson occu-
pied in this church
ETangelistic services are now in
progress in this church. The pastor,
Rev. DIR. James II. Taylor. has been
preaching each night, and during the
coming week Rev. DIR. William Cum
ming of the Mount Washington Pres
byterian Church, Baltimore. will
preach each night. The public is in
vited to these services.
Evening star., 1924-03-08
MRS. FORREST TO SPEAK.
Will Address Girls Friendly So
ciety Thursday.

Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest. director
of pageantry in the community center
work of the District of Columbia
public school system, will be the
speaker at the meeting of the asso-
ciates of the Girls Friendly Society
of the Episcopal Church in the dio-
cese of Washington, to bs held in
st. Johns parish hall, 18th near II
street. next Thursday at $3.50 pm.
Her subject will be "Pageantry and
Drama"
At the final meeting of the associ-
ates' class, to be held March 20, the
speaker will be Miss Cunningham.
diocesan president of the society in
Maryland,
Evening star., 1924-03-08
CHURCH EDITOR TO TALK.
DR.. H. E. Woolever Will Be at
Foundry Methodist.

Tomorrow evening, in the Foundry
Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. DR..
II. Z. Woolever will preach on THE
/, Size of Life"
DR.. Woolever Is editor and director
Of the National Methodist Press. Be
fore coming to Washington he was
the assistant editor Of the Christian
Advocate.
Evening star., 1924-03-08
Rob Gotham officials Home.

NEW YORK, March S.-Burglars
yesterday carried off $4,000 worth Of
clothing and silverware from the
home of George Henry Payne, tax
commissioner of the Bronx and east
ern campaign manager for United
States Senator Hiram Johnson, aspi-
rant to the republican presidential
nomination. Mr.. and Mrs. Payne were
at their summer home at Islip when
the robbery took place.
Evening star., 1924-03-08
REV. DR.. CLARK TO PREACH
Scheduled for Morning Service at
Waugh M. E, Church,

At Waugh NJ. E. Church, Sd and A
streets northeast, tomorrow, Rev. DR..
Lucius G. Clark, chancellor of the
American University, will deliver the
morning sermon. In the evening at
s o'clock, Bishop Fred B. Fisher, who
has recently returned from India, will
speak on some of the great problems
of that country.
Evening star., 1924-03-08
ANNOUNCES SERMONS.
Rev. j. S. Montgomery to Speak at
Both Services.

Rev. Dr. James Shera Montgomery
will give a sermon-lecture at CAL
very Methodist Church tomorrow eve
ming on the question, rs the World
Growing Better or Worse?" In the
morning at II o'clock he will preach
on the subject, THE Souls Eternal
RefuGe"
Evening star., 1924-03-08
REV. E. HEZ SVEN SPEAKS.

why a Street Crowd Watched a
Woman in Washington" is the sub
tect of the sermon-story by Rev. E.
Hez Sven tomorrow night, 8 o'clock.
at the Centennial Baptist Church. The
morning. II o'clock. subject is. per
sons Will Tell God About Us When
Jesus Comes Again.
Evening star., 1924-03-08
VIRGINIA PASTOR HERE.
Dr.. c. T. Herndon to Occupy First
Baptist Pulpit.

DR.. Chales T. Herndon of Warren
ton, Va, will occupy the pulpit in the
First Baptist Church. 10th and o
streets, tomorrow morning and eve
ming. Communion will be held after
the morning sermon. Swedish serv-
ice at $3.50 pm. by Rev. DIR. John
son of New York city, y. Y.
Evening star., 1924-03-08
REV. DR.. MUIR SPEAKER.
Will Deliver Sermon on Wrong
Connections"

Rev. DIR. J. J. Muir. pastor of the
Temple Baptist Church. is to preach
on wrong Connections" tomorrow at
pm. At the II am. service Rev.
T. o. Jones, assistant minister, is to
preach on Hold Fast"
William II. Gottlieb is to address
the young mems class at $50 am
Mrs. z. f. Forbes, teacher of the
Euzelean class, has returned, after an
absence of several weeks and will
preside tomorrow.
Evening star., 1924-03-08
STATES NIGHT PLANNED.
Ninth Street Christian Church tc
Have Annual Event.

Rev. G.. r. Stauffer will preach to-
morrow morning and evening at the
Ninth Street Christian Church, 9Th
and ID streets northeast, having as
his morning subject "A Little
Farther" and in the evening, More
Than Conquerors.
The annual states night will be OBJ
served at the evening service, when
the roll of states will be called and
the delegations from each state will
respond. The Bible school, under the
direction of Maj. W. W. Kirby is con-
tinuing its drive for increased at
tendance.
Evening star., 1924-03-08
CLOSES WEEK OF PRAYER.

Rev. W. II. Jernasin, pastor of the
Mount Carmel Baptist Church. Sd and
L streets, has just closed week of
prayer services and has arranged re-
vival meetings To begin tomorrow at
II am. DIR. p James Bryant of At
lanta. Ga., is to preach and Rev. l..
r. keiser of the Walker Memorial
Baptist Church is to lead the singing.
Evening star., 1924-03-08
PLANS SERMON SERIES.
Rev. DR.. Waldron to Preach on
Special Topics.

Rev DIR. Waldron has decided dur
ing Lent to present to his parishon-
ers series of sermons on Christian
Living" The first discourse in the
series will be given tomorrow morn
ing on "Appropriating Christ"
At night the subject will b.
Christ Died for Our Sins" The
choir will render special music at
these services.
Evening star., 1924-03-08
REV. E. C. PRIMM's TOPIC.

'The Most Expensive Business in
the World will be the subject of Rev.
Ellis c. Primm tomorrow night at the
Second Baptist Church, 4th street and
Virginia avenue southeast. This will
be the third sermon of the series on
"The Prod gal Son in Modern Life"
The morning sermon subject will be
"The Dignity and Worth of the HUI
man Body
Evening star., 1924-03-08
R. W. FENTON TO SPEAK.
Reformed Criminal to Address
Congregational Body.

X. w. (Razor) Fenton, a reformed
criminal, will speak at the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church, Co
lumbia road near 14th street, at the
vesper service tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock. His subject will be Crime
from the Standpoint of a Criminal"
Evening star., 1924-03-08
TEACHERS TO MEET.
Seventy or More Expected at Ses-
sion Tomorrow.

Seventy or more of the teachers of
Episcopal Sunday schools in Wash
ington will meet tomorrow at All
Souls Memorial Church, Cathedral
avenue near Connecticut avenue. at
$3.50 pm, for instruction in the lesson
work of the Christian nurture series
for the following month. For the
convenience of those attending the
classes supper will be served at s
pm. instruction will be given in all
the courses of the series.
Evening star., 1924-03-08
REV. A. r. KULDELL SPEAKS.

Rev. A. r. Kuldell, dean of the
Bible Institute of Washington, will
speak at a victorious life meeting
held in Troutman Memorial Hall, 1916
Vermont avenue northwest. tomorrow
at pm. The public is invited.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1924-05-22
News Items as Reported
From Rural Watau6a
Interesting News Items as Reported Each Week by
Our Correspondents in the Several Sec
tions of the County
BLOWING ROCK

1t is good to be in Blowing Rock
nowadays. The town is on the big
gest boom that town could ever be.
The merry ring of the carpenters
hammer makes your heart glad. Blow
ing Rocks old friends will hardly
know the town this summer. 1t seems
that regular building epidemic has
struck the place, new business bull
dings by the score going up. every
one of which would do credit to any
city. Blowing Rock is the coming
town of North Carolina. Come and
watch her grow.
Henry Myers colored, on last Sat-
urday night lost dark chestnut sor-
rel saddle horse from camp near the
Mayview golf links. Any information
as TO the whereabouts of this horse
will be appreciated and paid for by
the said Myers.
On last Saturday night small
child of Jim Nelson's ate a box of
kidney pills which caused it death in
very short time The bereaved pa
rents have our sympathy.
Cecil Critcher had slight but
very painful operation last Monday
DR.. Hardin removing a small tumor
from his hand.
j. A. PAMELA the plumbing con-
tractor for Blowing Rock is very
busy man working both day and
night. We are glad to know that the
young man is making good here and
will make his home in our town.
The summer tourists are with us
and it seems good to have them a.
gain.
Blowing Rock is the town Tor tAe
home builder and business man.
Come and investigate.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1924-05-22
BONUS PAYMENT is DENIED WAR
VETERAN AT THE PRESENT TIME

contain specific Instructions as to
how it should be filled out.
Estimates totalling $127, 100000
were sent today to the budget direc-
tor by director Hines of the veterans
bureau for approval before they are
submitted to Congress as the basis
of appropriations required by the vet
Grams bureau to finance its overhead
charges and make compensation pay
ments during the first year to vet
erans who benefit by the adjusted
compensation act.
At the same time General Hines
announced he had created seperate
division in the veterans bureau to
be known as the adjusted compensa-
ton service charged with the admin
istrative work of passing upon certi-
ficates for payment and making cash
disbursements to the veterans. The
new Office will be headed by Maier
Owen Clark, former chief of the re-
habilitation division of the bureau.
Major Clark will be succeeded in
his old position by H. B. Sterling,
executive officer Of that division.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1924-05-22

Washington May 21.-Already be-
seiged by requests from veterans for
adjusted compensation under the bo-
nus law, the war department issued
a statement pointing out to former
service men the futility of writing
or calling for bonus payments at
the present time.
The special application blanks has
been prepared and an order for 49,
100000 has been placed with the
public printer, the statement said.
The necessary paper to fill the huge
order is being shipped to the public
printer by the factories and on re-
ceipt the application blanks will be
promptly delive1ed to the depart
ment for distribution to veterans
throughout the country.
In this connection the war de-
partment has made arrangements for
the distribution through the postoff-
ice department, the American Le-
gion various military head quarters
and civic societies. Printed instruc-
tions will be distributed containing
all information relative to the bonus
and the application blank itself will
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1924-05-22
BLOWING ROCK TO
GET POSI'0FFICE
Government Plans New and Adequate
Building to Take Place of One
Destroyed by Fire.

Washington May 21.. Represen-
tative Doughton~ who paid a personal
visit to the postoffice department to-
day to ask for better quarters and
equipment for the postoffice at Blow
ing Rock, was told that an inspector
had already been assigned to investi-
cation of the situation there with a
view of meeting the public require
ments with an adequate building
and equipment,
Mr.. Doughton told the officials at
the Postoffice Department that Blow
ing Rock, one of the most famous
health and pleasure resorts in the
south, needed both postoffice build
ing and the essential equipment for
the transaction of business, and that
theseimprovements should be forth
coming. He was assured that thor
ough investigation would be made
and that prompC action in the mat
ter might be expected. Several month
ago fire at that place destroyed the
postoffice and it's contents and since
that time the office has been run in
temporary quarters entirely made
quate and unsatisfactory
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1924-05-22
AUTO OWNERS TO
CERTIFICATE
Ownership of Cars Must be Estab.
lished Before New License Tags
are Issued Next Month.

Sixty thousand automobile owners
who have not yet registered the title
to their automobiles will be required
to produce title certificate before
securing automobile license for the
coming year, according to announce
ment made by J. E. Sawyer, motor
supervisor and head of the license
bureau under Secretary of State W.
N Everett.
Slightly more than 100000 owners
have registered the title to their
cars, leaving about 10000 unregis-
tered. Blanks for the identification
of title will be mailed out to auto
mobile owners with the notice for
renewal of their motor licenses dur
ing the next few weeks and all ap-
plication for license must be accom-
panied by references to the title
number.
With every automobile in the state
registered for title the theft bureau
under the department will be able
to complete the directory of auto
mobiles in the State. The directory
has become an important part of the
work of the theft bureau and since
it's formation several thousand appli-
cations for It'll ere gistration have
been received. Renewal of the title
annually is not required. 1t lasts as
long as the car.
Preparations for licensing 100000
automobiles are being made by the
bureau. Five carloads of license
plates have already been received at
Raleigh and distributed among the
various branch Offices established
throughout the State. Branches will
be maintained at Kinston, Whining
ton, Charlotte : Greensboro, Ashevil!e
and North Wilkesboro. No new Il
ceneses will be distributed before
June 80.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1924-05-22
STILL POSSIBILITY
OF FISH HATCHERY
1t Suitable Location Can be Found
in Watauga, Trout Hatchery Will
Be Completed This Summer.
(Winston Salem Journal J

W AilSIOH OdlGIn journal
Chairman ]. K. Dixon of the N.
q. Fisheries Commission spent Sun
day In the city and when seen at the
Robert E. Lee Hotel yesterday after
noon talked Interestingly of the pro-
gress being made in building hatch
cries in western North Carolina.
Mr.. Dixon will visit the Roaring
Gap section, above Elkin today for
the purpose of definitely locating
site for new trout hatchery in
that vicinity. He hopes soon to
have an expert from the bureau
of fisheries of the federal govern
ment to make survey 1t is the
purpose of Chairman Dixon to
build the hatchery at Roaring Gap
and have it in operation by the fall.
Mr.. Dixon says he finds the great
est interest and enthusiasm in the
new hatcheries wherever he goes in
Piedmont and Western North Caro-
lima. In every instance the people
have donated land and other material
and counties are building roads to
them.
Five hatcheries in all will be put
in operation by fall. Two are for
the propagation of bass and three
for mountain trout. The main
trout hatchery is in Haywood county
near Waynesville, one at Roaring
Gap and one somewhere in Watauga
County. The bass hatcheries are in
Cumberland county, near FaJette-
vile and in Mcdowell county, near
Marion.
The bass hatcheries near Fayette-
vile and Marion are being pushed
to completion. Supts. are on the job
and they will be put in operation in
few months. The hatchery near Ma
rion is one of the beauty spots of
the State. The county is building a
splendid highway encircling the hat
cherry and when it is completed it
will be one of the show places of
that section Of the state.
The Superintendent is also on the
job at the trout hatchery in Hay
wood and the work is being rushed.
When completed this hatchery will
have a capacity of five million young
trout year with which to stock the
mountain streams of the state.
The hatchery in Watauga has not
vet been located. 1t was thought at
one time that a site had been de-
termined upon, but it was found
impossible to procure the land on
terms agreeable to the state authori-
ties. Another site has been sugges-
ted in that county. If proper site
can be found the hatchery will be
built in Watauga this summer under
order of the fisheries commission
board issued some time ago.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1924-05-22
ORIGINAL "BUSTER BROWN"
DRAWS IMMENSE CROWDS

The Buster Brown attraction put
on in Boone Tuesday afternoon by
the Davidson Dept. Store was a sig
nal success, and considered the best
advertising stunt every pulled off
in this section. The court house was
we'll filled, children being in the ma
jority. Buster was not at his best,
as he explained, for he had just re-
ceived a telegram from hospital
in Lexington, Ky. that his world IA
nous dog Tige was dead. However
the program was nicely carried out.
A series of moving pictures was first
which was followed by an address
by the midget concerning the eXcell-
ent points of the Buster Brown shoe.
sold by Davidson, and interspersed
with jokes on himself and his dog
Tige. Many presents were given, the
best one being neat watch, now
possessed by little Billy Mack Har-
din, being the first boy to get on the
stage wearing the Buster Brown shoe
Buster is being accompanied through
this territory by Mr.. N. C. Uarsors
of Mountain City, who represents
the Brown Shoe Co., in this vicinity.
and who is well and favorably known
in Watauga. Before closing Buster
asked all the little folks in the au-
dience to hold up their hands who
intended to wear Buster Brown shoes
in the future, and almost instantly
the little hands shot up all over the
room, so we judge that the Davidson
Store will enjoy lively trade in
this line of goods hereafter.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1924-05-22
EVERYTHING QUIET
AT THE SCHOOL
Teachers Enjoying a Rest Between
Terms.-Summer School Will Be
the Largest in History of School.

Mr.. H. C. Bardin an experienced
hotel man from Fort Meyer. Fla. is
here supervising the building of a
modern fifty room tourist hotel. The
progressive citizens of the town are
financing this proposition to help
take care of the increasing number
OF Npeople who find Boone summers
attractive. Work has commenced and
will be rapidly pushed to completion.
In school circles, everything is
quiet. Many of the teachers have
slipped away to their homes and
elsewhere for rest between terms.
Mrs. Hinson has gone to Monroe,
Miss Hubbel to Mountain Park, Mr..
Wilson to Lumberton, Mr.. Howell to
Todd, Mr.. Smith to Abbeville, S. c.,
Miss Richardson to Tennessee, Mrs
Moore to Washington, D. C. Miss
Todd to Greensboro, Miss Moretz to
her home near Todd and the writer
to his home in Lenoir. Only in the
Offices and about the buildings do
you find the steady work of prep
aration for the opening of the larg-
est summer school in the history of
the institution.
The walls of Boone's first theater
are in process of construction.
Rev. J. w. Williams, presiding ell
der preached at the Methodist church
for Rev. Mr.. Higgins who with Mrs
Higgins, is attending tn Southern
Baptist Convention in Atlanta, Ga.
President Dougherty is in Lenoir
and elsewhere on business for the
school.
j. M. DOWNUM.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1924-05-22

North Carolina is the only state
in the south except Virginia and
Maryland which has increased its av-
erage corn yields per acre since 1910
finds c. B. Williams, Chief of the
Division of Agronomy of the North
Carolina Experiment Station. The
yield has increased from 1876 bush
els in 1910 to 22.5 bushels in 1928.
Figured at value of 81 per bushel
this increase was worth over ten mil
lions of dollars to the state last year.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1924-05-22
SIMMONS TAX
BILL TO BE LAW
Mellon Plan Definitely Defeated
Experts See Much Revenue in
Plan-Big Cut in Tax.

Washington. May. 21.-Senator
Simmons is being congratulated to-
day on every side for his unpre-
cedented achievement in putting
over the Simmons tax bill By
a unanimous report committee on
conference of both houses of con-
gress have adopted the Simmons bill
In place of the Mellon bill and the
last doubt that the Simmons bill will
become law has therefore been
removed. The Simmons bill will now
pass both houses of Congress on
an almost unanimous vote. The pre-
valent opinion here is that the Pre-
sident will not refuse to sign the
Simmons bill because it undeniably
carries tremendous reduction in
taxes for the American people. The
best experts here believe that it will
produce ample revenue for the neds
of the government.
The Simmons sur tax rates and
the Simmons normal tax rates
which constitute the heart of the
Simmons bill were adopted by the
conferees of the two houses with
out the crossing of a T or the
dotting of an l." Senator Simmons
fight to keep out of the bill any
provision directly or indirectly tax
ing the so called tax free securities
of the country was also successful
and no tax $ included in the bill
against these public securities.
The Simmons bill also carries the
provision for a horizontal reduction
of 25 per cent on the taxes of 1923
and the American people will receive
the benefit of that reduction forth
with. The Simmons victory is there
fore complete and the strange and
unprecedented situation will be pre-
sented of revenue law enacted by
a republican congress, signed by a
republican president and bearing the
name and authorship of democrat
ic southern senator.
The Jones amendment introduc-
ed by Senator Jones of New Mexico,
which would levy a graduated tax
on the undistributed surplus tax of
corporations above certain percen-
tage and also the provision for gen
eral publicity of tax returns were
both stricken from the bill, the SEN
ate yielding to the house in these
two instances. A provision is retain
ed, however, giving to the commit
tees of the congress the right to
inspect tax returns wherever they
deem it necessary in the discharge
of their legislative duties. The names
of taxpayers and simply the amount
of taxes paid are however made pub
lie.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1924-05-22

A tenan t farmer Of Union county
at the age of fifty years bought his
own farm last year paying $4100
for it. The first thing he did was to
find the county agent and get his
help and advice in terracing and
planning his work. County agent T.
w. Broom went out and spent two
days with him. Before the agent left
the farmer pointed to aterraced field
and said, "Some day, if you live, and
I do, l am going to show you one
hundred bushels of corn per acre on
that land" Such was his confidence
n the help of the agent.