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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-04-16
YOUTHFUL SUICIDE LEAVES
PICTURE FANTASIES of YOUTH

Chicago, April 14.-Robert Pres
ton, p years old, Northwestern I'm
iversity student, and son of a veal
thy Oak Park family, ended what he
considered life of failures, with a
strange death in Lake Michigan yes
terday.
A bullet wound in the head and
a brief case of diaries strapped to
him and weighed down with three
heavy pieces of iron were the con-
clusions the youth apparently drew
from his self-confessed philosophy
"When you get to the end of your
rope, tie knot and hang yourself"
Coroners and physicians described
the diaries as amazingly frank rev.
elations of the phantasies of a mo-
deIn youth. The doctors found tragic
story in the lads confessions of his
struggle against an incurable diabetic
condition and in his consequent alb
andon and indulgence of things which
a rigorous diet forbade him.
While a student at Northwestern
and for a short time previously at
the University of Illinois, he had
suffered almost continuously from
the disease his parents said.
In note to his parents which he
left in his room in Evanston, young
Preston wrote:
Dear Folks: Pm sorry Pm causing
you all this trouble, but you are
wrking for my good and l am too
am only sorry that | could not show
my appreciation for what you were
doing for me; for l do appreciate it
I've thought it all out, and am not
acting on the spur of the moment
Please let the matter drop as soon
as possible by knowing that l am at
last contented."
The youths father, w. H. Preston
is district manager for the. Corticell
Silk Company.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-04-16
A HIGHWAY ORDINANCE

Following is a law passed by the
general assembly of North Carolina:
1T shall be unlawful for any We
hicle, engine, team or contrivance
whatsoever to move upon any portion
of the State Highway or the bridges
thereof which has flange. rio or
clamp or other object attached to its
wheels or made part thereof, and
which is Likely to bruise, iniure or
mutilate the surface of such road
or bridge, without written permission
first obtained from the State High
way Commission. This section shall
not be construed to prohibit tire
chains of reasonable proportions on
vehicles when required for safety
and arising from conditions tending
to cause such vehicle to slide or skid.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-04-16
LEGION QUOTA IN N. c.
OVER SUBSCRIBED

Raleigh, April 13.-North Carolina
100000 quota of the American Le-
gion's $5,00O,0OO endowment fxnd
has been oversubscribed in every
town that has finished its campaign,
according to figures received in Ra-
leigh, and today, which marks the
beginning of the week set apart for
the campaign in the state, gets a fine
start
Governor Mclean has issued a
proclamation making this American
legion week. The last town which
more than met its expectation was
Lumberton Governors home. 1t was
over the quota near the end of the
week and had liberal overplus.
Governor Mclean has given the move
ment his heartiest endorsement.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-04-16
PREPARING FOR DASH
TO THE NORTH POLE

Plymouth, England, April 13.-
Grettir Algarsson and the men who
Will accompany him on his explora-
tlon trip to the north pole, left yes
terday on the little steamer Iceland
for Liverpool, from which place the
start is to be made.
The final dash to the pole is to
be made in small airship of the
bllmp type, and Algarsson is taking
with him thirty tons of cylinders con-
tanning $4,000 cubic feet of gas for
initiating the craft.
Algarsson, young British Column
bian, said the expedition was purely
British show" with the idea of beat
ing Captain Amundsen, the Norwei-
glan explorer in an air race to the
pole.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-04-16
IN HONOR OF CENTENNARIAN

One hundred years ago last Tues
day Mr.. A. P. Wilson of Horton, first
saw the light of day, and in commem-
oration of that event, his loved ones,
near relatives and close friends spred
an elaborate and most enjoyable lun-
cheon at the home of Mr. J. Crit
Green, his son-in-law, on New River
The attendance was large, several
counties being represented. The Rev,
Watts, pastor of Three Forks church
who acted as master of ceremonies,
made an address which was much
enjoyed by all present. He was fol
lowed by Professor l. G. Greer, Rev.
l.. C. Wilson and others,in short but
appropriate talks.
The day was ideal and Mr.. Wilson
was moved out to the long table in
his wheeled chair, and seemed happy
rs boy as he shook hands and con-
versed with many of the older peo-
pie in the county. Mr.. Finley Greer
who is one year Mr.. Wilson's senior
! failed to be present, as did Mr.. Jas
Taylor of Boone, who is now 80 years
old, both on account of not feeling
strong enough for the strain that
such an occasion would naturally
bring about. The Oldest man present
was Mr.. Wash Norris of Meat Camp
who is now "a. The Confederate drum
corps, consisting of Messrs Lorenza
Miller, "a, Enoch Swift, 78, and Geo
Rotten, whose age we do not know
was present and dispensed music
patriotic airs-for the occasion.
Mr.. Wilson was a brave Confed.
crate soldier, until he was wounded
in the hand, after which he Joined
the home guard, and served as such
until the close of the Civil War. He
has been resident of this section
-Watauga-since it was founded in
1849, and has always been an up.
right honorable and respected citi.
zen.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-04-16
NITRATE IN A NEW YORK OR
CHARD

An article appearing in the On
tario County n. Y. Farm and Home
Bureau News, December 1924, under
the caption, "Nitrate of Soda Was
Valuable to this Orchard is the story
of an appleless or chard, belonging
to the Redman Brothers of Hall.
The trees, greetings, are about As
years old and for IS years had not
set one good crop, although each
spring they blossomed profusely. For
the past five years Mr.. Redman had
given the orchard extra attention, he
practiced clean cultivation, sprayed
thoroughly, and one winter removed
a large number of ruit spurs, hoping
to strengthen the remainder. No
crop resulted, however
During the winter of 1923. a Cor
nell Specialist suggested to Mr.. Red
man, the possibility that the difficult
ty might be due to lack of sufficient
available nitrogen at blossoming time
to set the fruit
Accordingly, nitrate of soda, 5 to
8 pounds per tree, was applied May
18th, one week after the delayed dor
man spray had been made. 1t was
scattered generously under the trees
to the full spread of the branches.
The orchard had been left in sod and
enough untreated trees were left to
afford comparison with those re-
ceiving nitrate.
The results obtained were as fol-
lows: The average yield of 16 trees
with nitrate was 13 bushels against
an average of one bushel from each
of 81 trees without nitrate.
In almost all sections of the coun-
try where there is any fruit grown
there are run down orchards that can
be made profitable by pruning, spray
ing and fertilization. AS an example
of what can be accomplished along
the lines of orchard improvement,
recent report of the York County
Farm Bureau, New York, is of inter-
est. In IA demonstrations, applica-
tions of 4.93 pounds of nitrate of So
da per tree increased the yield of
fruit O.69 barrels per tree. The value
of this increase was $2.47 and the
cost of the fertilizer was 21 cents,
leaving an average increased net va
lue of 1926 per tree.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-04-16
METHODIST NOTES

The revival will continue to the
last of the week. Attendance has
been good, and many have reconse-
Grated their lives to the work of
Christian service, while others have
accepted Christ. Twenty-four have
joined the Methodist church during
the meeting by profession or letter.
Rev. Mr.. Allen can not be with us
Sunday but the usual service will be
held at the II o'clock hour. There
will be no evening service. Sunday
School at GAS. $50 were present last
Sunday at Sunday School.
A. number of churc h members
have not attended our meeting at
all, but we expect them to come be-
fore the revival ends
Next week the revival at Blowing
Rock will be in session and we hope
to have good meeting. All are in
vited to attend.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-04-16
BEECH CREEK LOCALS

Rev. Palmer who has been confin-
ed to his room for a long time was
able to be taken out to Sunday Sehol
Sunday evening to the joy and sur
prise of his friends. We hope he May
continue to improve and can come
out and help us more in our Sun
day School
Mr.. J. w. Harman was a pleasant
visitor at his sons w. S. Harman's
Sunday. The aged father is very fee
BILE
Wesley J. Presnell and Beatrice
Cannon were married Saturday. We
wish them much JOY.
Mr.. Geo. M. Harman purchased
new truck last week for the purpose
of hauling produce this summer.
According to a letter received by
w. M. Harman last week his son Ed.
Harman has joined the army and
will go to the Hiwaaian Islands.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Palmer of
Shulls Mills spent the week end with
relatives and friends here.
DR.. w. J. Love was called Satur-
day to see the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. c. Reese, who was very i'll.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-04-16
PRESERVING EGGS

By preserving eggs when plentiful
and at the lowest price of the year.
to be used when scarcest and there
fore the highest priced, is economy
The method of preserving eggs is
cheap, simple and easy to manage
when certain directions are carried
out, Eggs now are selling at 20 cents
per dozen. In November and Decem-
ber they will probably be bringing
81 cent and 10 cents per dozen. To
preserve cheap eggs for table use
when eggs are high and thereby en-
abing you to sell your fresh eggs
at the highest price without disfur-
n:shing your table is we'll worth con-
sidering.
The cost of preserving eggs in wa
ter glass amounts to about 5 cents
per Dozen Complete directions for
preserving eggs may be had by APP
plying to your county agent.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-04-16
FORD'S AIR SERVICE
WILL BE PERMANENT

Detroit, Mich, April 13.-Commer-
cIal aviation on time schedule
basis between Chicago and Detroit
commenced today in the flight of the
Ford airplane Maiden Dearborn" be-
tween the two cities.
The big silver-hued plane scared
away from the Ford air port at Dear
born at 1924 a. m. today, landed in
Chicago three hours later and came
swinging back at $3.50 eastern time.
having accomplished the trip both
ways in virtually the same time, two
hours and so minutes.
The fastest train time is five hours
and 25 minutes.
1t carried thousand pounds of
freight on its westward flight and a
little less on its return. The weight
of freight, driver and gasoline brout
the total weight of the load carried
at the start close to 800 pounds.
The present plane will make the
trip on alternating days, Edsel Ford
announced, daily flights awaiting the
completion of a sister ship. 1t will
be service for the Ford plants only
the younger Ford emphasized, the
company having no intention of en-
tering the mail or freight fields as a
general carrying organizations
"The Chicago-Detroit line will be
an experiment for time" Mr. Ford
declared. 1--WE are not saying it is a
success. Eventually we hope to link
the larger of the Ford plants with
the Dearborn plants by daily airplane
service. This includes the plants at
st. Paul, ST. Louis, and Iron Noun
tain, in addition to the one at Chca-
60"
In spite of his statement that the
line opened today was experimental
Mr.. Ford also announced that the
Chicago Detroit service was perma-
nent.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-04-16
RECEIVERS HIS MEMORY
AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS

Los Angeles, April 14.-With a
twice broken thread of his memory
mended again so as to connect him
with events of quarter of century
ago, Abnre C. Bartlett, former New
York produce merchant, boarded a
train here yesterday with son he
had neither seen nor remembered in
many years, to claim in the eastern
city an estate that had long awaited
him.
About 25 years ago Bartlett
came to Southern California with his
wife and three sons. The shock of
her death in a railroad accident short
ly after their arrival, unbalanced
Bartlett's mind and he was placed in
private sanitarium. Many years la
ter, after the outbreak of the war,
he was pronounced cured and left the
sanatarium just in time to learn that
two of his boys, then grown men,
had been killed in battle. The shock
broke him; robbed him Of memory.
He wandered from place to place,
Riverside, San Diego, Los Angeles,
San Barnardino-and finally found
work in peace on ranch near Fresno.
There it was that a private detective
found him and reconstructed for him
bit by bit his shattered recollection
by relating to him the events of his
early life. Yesterday the detective,
P. W. Mohan, saw Bartlett and his
son depart. for the east.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-04-16
Touch of Mystery in
Capture of Rum Ship

New York. April 14.-Uncle SANS
rum chasing forces today added $259
900 to the value of recent liquor sci
lures in this vicinity, with the capture
OF the twO-masted British 95-ton aux
iliary schooner Madeline Adams, 20
miles off the coast.
There was some mystery about the
canture Of the trim little craft which
had in her hold 3,7OO cases of as
sorted liquors, including champagns
IN addition to 100 barrels of alcohol
on her decks. Captain Jacobs com
mandant of the New York division
OF the coast guard, assured question
ers that the schooner was taken 20
miles off Fire Island, but the fact
that the coast guard cutter Seminole
spent II hours in the chase lent color
to reports that the pursuit took the
speedy government boat from $50 to
ZO0 miles out to sea and that num-
Der of shots were laid across the fue-
ltlVe's bows before the capture was
made late yesterday and the Made
line Adams tonight was anchored off
the statue of liberty-a coast guard
prize.
Captain Jacobs said two of the
schooner's crew had sought to bribe
the crew Of the governments rum
chaser CG-203, to take 500 cases of
whiskey aboard last Saturday. The
government men pretended to accede
to the proposal, Captain Jacobs re-
lated, and piled the contraband on
the boats decks, only to discharge
the cargo at the United States barge
office at the Battery and place the
two men under arrest.
1t was then that Captain Jacobs
said he broadcast orders to all his
chasers to get the Madeline Adams
if you have to chase her to the Brit
ish three-mile limit.
The Seminole was the first to sight
the Madeline Adams on rum row.
This was early yesterday. The chase
began. Reports of subsequent occur
ences do not agree, Captain Jacobs
insisting that the chase never got very
far off the coast. He admitted how
ever that the Seminole was II hours
on the job -
The $250,00O valuation put upon
the prizes cargo brings the value of
contraband intoxicants taken in this
vicinity by the Government in the
past four days to almost 81 100000.
Liquors found in a cache near Mon
tauk Point last Saturday and Sun
day were valued at $500,000, boot
leggers' wholesale prices.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-04-16
NEWS ITEMS FROM THE
VALE CRUCIS SCHOOL

Recently Judge Harding visited the
school and made very helpful talk
at the song service hour on Sunday
evening.
The new ice cream parlor which
is being erected on the school prop
erty is nearly completed
The ground plan for the new
church has been submitted by Mr..
Macklin, the architect to the build
ing committee. A good supply of
stone is on hand and it is hoped that
the building will be under constuc-
tion soon.
Services were conducted at the cha
pei of the Holy Cross during Holy
Week.
Easter day at the school was ap-
propriately observed The day was
begun by an early celebration of the
Holy Communion at 6;3O in the Cha
pei of the Holy Cross.
At ten O'Clock there was Sunday
School, followed by morning prayer
a sermon, and another celebration of
the Holy Communion.
A flower service for the children
was held at $3.50 p. m. The Sunday
School classes formed line of march
outside the church. Banners bearing
the names of each of the seven clas-
seS were carried in the march. After
they had entered the church, several
suitable hymns were sung. During the
singing Of these hymns each class in
turn went up to hte chancel and pla-
ced lunches of flowers in a wooden
cross that had been placed for that
purpose. BY the side of the cross
was basket into which the members
of the Sunday School placed mite
boxes containing their Linten offer
ings.
Immediately after the flower SER
vice there was a baptismal service
(which twelve children were pre-
sented for baptism
The day was closed with song SER
vice. The attendance at all of these
services was very gratifying indeed.
Among the Easter visitors were
Judge Schenk and Solicitor Graves.
The faculty luncheons that are
prepared each year by the Domestic
Science classes of the high school be-
gan Tuesday.
A community social gathering took
place in the school dining room Mon
day night Refreshments were se.ved
by the cooking department. Every
one present seemed to have a good
time.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-04-16
Brother Stukenbrok's Appointments

Rev. X. D. Stukenbrok and wife
have appointments at the following
places, at which time Brother Stu
kenbrok will preach, and Mrs. Stu
kenbrok will likely have a message
for the women: Pleasant Grove April
2S, IL a. m.; Zionville April 26, 3
p. M; Union April 26, 1880 p. m. F.;
Beaver Dam, Monday April 81. II
a. M; Bethel Monday April 27, 7:30
p. m; Antioch, Tuesday April 28th,
1880 p. m. and Middle Fork Wednes-
day April 20, 1880 p. m. Mr. and
Mrs. Stukenbrok are fine Christian
workers and they will be an inspira-
tion to these churches. Those who
live within reach of these churches
should not fail to hear Bro. Stuk.
F. M. HUGGINS
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-04-16
RIDDLE FORK

We are having fine weather. Every
one seems to be busy plowing.
Mr.. John Norris and son Willard
are building a nice bungalow.
Mr.. Clifford Norris spent Friday
night with Mr.. Walter Woodring
Mr.. John jackson and Frank Wood
ring made business "trip to Wilkes
county last week
Mr.. Bynum Norris of Boone spent
Friday night with home folks.
Mr.. Ed Norris of Todd is now NOV
ing back to Soda. Mr.. Marian Miller
is doing the hauling
Mr.. Clifford Norris left our COM
muniyt Sunday for Three Top.
Mr. Willie Clawson has gone to
Blowing Rock to work for his brother
Clyde.
Mr.. Eugene Stephens i S busy
working in his garden.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-04-16
Lieutenant Councill Selected for the
Cruise to the North Pole

A number of naval officers have
been selected to help Donald B. Nc
MILAN, arctic explorer, in an expe-
dition to the region west of the north
Pole. Among these will be Lieut.. H.
F. Council, son of Judge w. B.
Council of Hickory, who will be one
of the ones to pilot the expeditions S
amphibian planes.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-04-16
SPECIAL TERM WATAUGA SU,
PERIOR COURT

Owing to the congested condition
of the civil docket in Watauga county
the Governor of the state has grant
ed special term for civil cases on
ly beginning on Monday June 18th
and lasting as long as necessary to
clear the docket. Judge Harding will
preside at the special term.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-04-16
EUCENISTS MEAN WELL, BUT
EARTH-BIG ALMA MATER
WHY THE 10 COMMANDMENTS
BUT CAN YOU ENFORCE 1T?

The eugenists in the birth control
convention plan for a better race
by artificial selection" which would
mean picking the right husband Off
the right wife.
You can do that with cows, horses
etc. But with them you only breed
a body. Among human beings You
produce that very mysterious thing
called soul, and that's different.
You might marry John l.. Sui
Ivan to Hypathia or a Michael An
gelo Moses to the Venus of Milo, and
be bitterly disappointed in results.
On the other hand, a tall, fierce
country girl, Nancy Hanks, probably
unable to read or write, marries a
local ne'er do well, and the result
is Abraham Lincoln. The Lord seems
TO reserve for himself certain prob
lens.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-04-16

President Coolidge says the states
should help the national government
50 enforce the dry laws. So they
should, out of respect for Constitu-
lion and law.
But while the necessary seventy
five per cent of the states ratified the
Constitutional Amendment, nearly
enc hundred per cent violate it, and
their juries sympathize with the vio-
sators.
The question for the President and
the nation is this: How can the use
of whiskey be stamped out? What
is to be done to stop the drunkenness
and open drinking of bootleg whis-
key among school children? Prohibi-
tion seems to have put millions in
this nation on whiskey drinking ba-
sis. What can be done about that?
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-04-16

Harvard will spend twelve million
dollars to improve the study of ag-
rjculture, That's sensible.
English-speaking nations study La
tin and Greek. The Greek philosoph-
ers studied the Egyptian language
and hieroglypnics. Millions of dollars
are spent teaching various kinds of
knowledge used but little after the
student leaves school.
1t is about time to begin studying
seriously old Mother Earth, the ori-
Gjnal Alma Mater, from which we
spring, upon which we depend alb
selutely during life, and to which we
al return.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-04-16

A man, just dead, was at one time
q clergyman in the Protestant Epis-
espal church. Later belonged to the
Greek Orthodox Church, and at the
time he died he was one of the Gray
Friars in Roman Catholic monas-
terry.
You admire such earnest seeking
after truth. and wonder what this
man of three religions learned about
religion when he passed over into the
other world.
Did he find that only one religion
is officially recognized above, or is
one better than the others, or does
II all depend on how you act toward
your fellow man, the Creator Of the
Universe not being so much interes-
lied in what you think about Him ?
Definite answers would be interesting
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-04-16

Why not leave religion to religious
teachers. and public school education
10 public school teachers, and keep
the two seperate, which has been the
American plan thus far?
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-04-16

In Paris, a young ril, fifteen years
i sid, Irene Laurent, evidently of the
Madame Curie type, has produced
q new fuel for automobile engines.
1t is made from sugar and is cheaper
and more efficient than any substitute
3er gasoline thus far discovered.
II events justify the prediction of
Professor Haldane that chemistry will
soon make sugar as cLaap as sawdust
the gasoline problem may temporar-
sly be solved by sugar power"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-04-16

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carry, handled hitherto by on
ly the metropolitan Dailies.
Read this column weekly.
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