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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-05-19

Engineers from the Myers Pump
here Friday and supervised the in
stallation of new attachments and 4
new rod in the pump on the Blowing
Rock Hill well. Perfect service was
promised by the engineers after
these changes were made.
The 5,100-foot, siX-inch main con-
Meeting Green Park with the town
water system has been completed
and is now in operation with water
from the Blowing Rock Hill and
Mayview reservoirs. 1t is now being
connected with the Green Hill reser-
voir.
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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-05-19

r. S. Mebane, cotton mill opera
tor of Chester, S. c., and his family
spent a few days last week at their
summer estate here. Mr.. Mebane
fished on the 1000 acres he keeps as
a private game preserve.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-05-19

Mrs. J. w. Hartley has offered the
Blowing Rock fire department the
use of her new stone building for its
social affairs this summer. The de-
partment at a meeting last week APP
pointed a program committee to ar
range for the affairs. On this COM
mittee are Chief J. A. PAMELA, Ray
Greene and ]. E. Holshouser.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-05-19

Operators of taxicabs and trucks
for hire in Blowing Rock will have to
pay license taxes of $35 for spas
senger cars, $50 for seven-passenger
cars and $50 for each ton-capacity of
trucks, it was voted by the town
council at it's first meeting after the
election. A tax of $50 was placed on
all doing plumbing business in Blow
ing Rock.
j. E. Holshouser was elected town
clerk and treasurer and his compen-
sation will be one per cent of all re-
ceipts and disbursements.
l. E. Story was reappolnted town
policeman. The board considered
the appointment of a policeman for
Green Park but took no action. 1t is
understood that A. Lee Gross, VINO
has resigned as town policeman at
Boone, was considered for the place.
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Blowing Rock, elementary s. 2,572.91
Blowing Rock, high school 1,2SOOO
Silver Lake ----------- 1000
Cone -C----------- $4,000
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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-05-19

George M. Sudderth, township tax
lister, is listing real and personal
property at the town hall this week
Evening star., 1927-12-09
WIFE ASKED DEATH,
MUTE TELLS COURT
Bride Threatened Suicide Un.
less He Killed Her, Kan
san Testifies.
Ry the Associated Press.

EUREKA, Kans.. December q
Inability of Ivan NJ. Hart, former
bank employe, to refuse the plea of
his bride of three weeks that he would
kill her because she feared mother.
hood caused him to slash her throat
and then attempt to end his own life,
he testified at his trial here on a
cnarSe of murder.
Hart, who is 80 years old, yesterday
told of his marriage to Mabel Mar
mont, 2S, telegraph operator, last
June. declaring that she made him
promise that If she ever became. an
eXpectant mother. he would kill her.
He said that after she threatened to
go downtown and commit suicide in
the most disgraceful way possible, :"
the evening of July s, last. they drove
their automobile to an isolated place
on a country road. where he pleaded
with her to reconsider.
Il told her l had no weapon" he
testified. "but she craved death"
"She took an old knife from behind
a cushion and pressed it into my
hand.
".Use this she whispered. She en-
braced me, and'pointing to her throat,
said: oh, Ivan, l love you. Cut right
here
II felt dazed. as if my mind was
leaving me. l slashed the knife across
her throat. Then l got out of the
car. slashed my own throat and
Evening star., 1927-12-09
DEPORTATION REPORTS
ARE RETURNED BY PARIS
Records in Olga Milanoff Case Sent
Back to inspectors for
Reconsideration.

By the Associated Press.
After considering the protest against
the right of Olga Milanoff to remain
in the United States, Secretary of La
Dor Davis yesterday ordered the rec
ord sent back to immigration Service
inspectors for a reconsideration.
Nine. Milanoff's deportation was
urgently demanded by the former Mrs.
Frank Lloyd Wright, divorced wife
of a Chicago and New York architect.
on the ground that her conduct in the
United States has been such as to
break up the Wright family
The charges were considered origi-
nally by inspectors of the immigra-
ton service at New York and their re-
port was returned to the Labor De-
partment several days ago for consid-
Grafton. A warrant ordering Nine.
Milanoff to be sent back to her Euro
pean home was held up pending the
investigation. It was announced yes
terday that the facts brought out by
the New York inquiry had not been
sufficient to enable the Secretary of
Labor to form final judgment on her
eligibility to remain in the United
States.
Evening star., 1927-12-09
The Dance-and the Costume.
m the North American Review

From the North American Review.
Good news for the night clubs! No
longer will they have to be content
with the slow and stodgy Charleston
and the scarcely less frumpish Black
Bottom. A dance with genuine pep
in it is at last to be introduced, the
name Of which is not yet disclosed,
but the origin of which is authentically
stated to be one of the characteristic
and eliminating performances Of a
Zulu wedding feast, as observed in
the Transvaal. Whether the native
Zulu costume is to be de rigeur for
it's participants is not yet made known;
but we are permitted to have our
hopes "On with the dance! Let joy
be unconfined.'
Evening star., 1927-12-09

wrists, and got back into the car to
await death. 1t came too slowly, SO L
started to walk to the river, thinking
| could drown myself. The loss of
blood weakened me. / dropped into
a briar patch, where l was found"
The defense then introduced expert
witnesses to testify as to Mrs. Hart s
mental and physical condition. Hart
business associates, including several
from the congregation of his church,
also testified as character witnesses.
Dr. Karl Mennnger, psychiatrist.
told the court both Hart and his bride
acted strangely for some time before
the Staying.
Defense counsel indicated more
testimony would be introduced, intend
Evening star., 1927-12-09
Thermometer Rose Shown.

England has a thermometer rose.
1t changes color, from pale yellow to
yellow deeply splashed with red, ac-
cording to whether it is cold or warm
when the bud opens. Specimens were
exhibited recently at a flower show
at Birmingham and attracted much
attention.
Evening star., 1927-12-09
Sea Sandstorms Reported.

That sandstorms have been encoun-
tered on the Atlantic west Of the Ca
nary Islands has been reported by
members of crews. At times layer
of dust was deposited on the decks Of
the ships. Weather experts say that
the dust probably was from the Sa-
hara Desert
Evening star., 1927-12-09

ed to show that Mrs. Hart dominated
her husbands weaker will to such an
extent that he was powerless to resist.
Evening star., 1927-12-09

II wouldn' want t live in a little
town where ever buddy knows ever
buddy elses business. is common
expression, but poplar bank cashier
of Arcadia, Ohio, cleaned up $250.000
in lessn' two years without anybuddy
gittin on.
I'll say this fer Mayor Thompson.
he don't believe in lettin' George do
anything.
(Copyright 1927
Evening star., 1927-12-09

Hart has been held in Jail since the
night of the Staying, unable to procure
the S35 900 bond fixed.
Evening star., 1927-12-09
FATHERSLAYS TWO
SONS AND HIMSELF
Bank Official Kills Boy, 13,
MortaIIy Wounds Youth, 20,
Turns Gun on Self.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PASADENA, Calf, December "
Francis F.. Stevens. prominent Pasa.
fera banker. Yesterday shot and killed
his two sons, George. IS, and francis
90 and then ended his own life at 4
ssnitarium in Lamanda Park, a
suburb.
Stevens who was vice presldent ol
the First National Bank ana FIRST
Trust and Savings Bank of Pasadena'
killed the Younger son outright. ponce
said and wounded the other so badly
that he died an hour later in nos
pital.
Stevens had taken George to the
sanitarium. where Francis. who was
convalescing from an automobile acci-
dent injury. was found playing ten
mis-. After a short conversation WIN
the older boy, the father shot him ana
then killed himself. Nearly an hour
later police also found the body or the
younger son in the automobile: no
reason for Stevens act could pe
assigned.
Both Appeared Cheerful.
Hospital employees said when
Stevens left his car and approached
the older son on the tennis court noth
appeared in cheerful mood. A niue
later the two walked to the rear OF
building and after a few words
Stevens drew a revolver ana slol 'iie
boy and himself.
In the meantime Mrs. Stevens had
come to the sanitarium with police
investigators. Suddenly recalling that
she had not seen the younger son
since he left with his father for the
sanitarium, search was begun.
Police found the body in the auto
mobile in front of the sanitarium.
The Stevenses were prominent So
cially.
They came here in 1911 from Mont
clair, \. j., where Mr.. Stevens was
an official of the New York Life IN
surance Co Stevens was born in
Columbus, Ind, in 1876, and graduated
from the University of Michigan, In
which state he was admitted to the
bar.
Left will at Office.
Mrs. Stevens was Elizabeth Lucas,
also of Columbus, where they were
married in 1905.
When the banker went to the sani-
tarium he left a bundle in the care of
the office of the institution. 1t was
found to contain his will, dated last
november IL, anu dCldi'iii5 Nh SSSeAsN
of s131 $50.
The bundle also contained securities
and bonds, small urn, containing the
ashes of his daughter Sylvia and
note to J. S. MacDonnell, president OF
the bank, showing that Stevens
financial affairs were in excellent con-
dition. Life insurance policies amount
ing to $4,000 also were included.
There was no note to indicate his In
tentions nor to reveal motive.
The names of the two slain boys,
q daughter, Carol, 16, and sister,
Mrs. Charles King of Chicago, were
found in the will.
Friends said Stevens had brooded
for weeks over the condition of
Francis, who was injured in an auto
mobile accident last year at Ann
Arbor, Mich. Physicians asserted the
youth was affected with mild form
of insanity from which he probably
would not recover. Stevens was ur-
able to believe that theory, his friends
said
Evening star., 1927-07-19
The Lost Cat.

This life to old Miss Gigg seems
nat, since she has lost the yellow cat
that she had loved so long; no more
1t comes on eager feet to get the
morning milk and meat when sounds
the breakfast gong. It all is tragedy
to her: no more she'll hear the old cat
purr, IN comfort. on the floor; and as
in solitude she knits she'll never see
1t throwing fits as in the DAYS of
yore. She'll never see 1t arch its
back or play about the lonely shack
IN ecStacy intense: she'll never hear
1t NEW or yowl when vagrant dogs
send up their howl outside the garden
fence. find it hard to sympathize
and show a pair Of streaming eyes
when she relates the tale: am i'm.
PEELED to heave a grin, but feel that
it would be a sin to let my mirth
prevail. For it is tragedy to her;
such cataclysms don't occur in many
must show. and do our best to lessen
woe, when such a stroke arrives.
Some sorrows seem as light as chaff;
but it's a heartless thing to laugh at
any sort Of grief: far better smother
down the grin that plays around your
mouth and chin and try to give re-
lief. listen to Miss Gigg relate the
story of her tomcat's fate, in language
cfaste but quaint: BE brave, my
dear Miss Gigg." say. with forti.
tude pursue your way, and utter no
complaint. Let not affiiction bow your
head, but show how well a thorough.
bred can bear a heavy cross" Z"
you've helped me much" says old
Miss Gigg, and she adjusts her sorrel
wig, less conscious Of her loss.
WALT MASON.
fCopyright 1927
Evening star., 1927-07-19
trio TOFACE MORE
ROBBERY VICTIMS
Suspects Already Identified
, as Participants in String
of HoId.ups.

Already identified by several victims
as participants in the recent string
OF hold.ups here, three colored men
held by police since Saturday will be
brought tonight before other persons
who have been robbed in an effort
1t Identification.
At a lengthy session at detective
headquarters last night James Daniel
Willis, 26 years old, 1923 Church
street, one of the trio. was identified
by eight victims: Thomas Willis. 81.
Cf 2512 P street. was identified in
three instances. and Archie Lanier
INge, 26. was pointed out by. six
victims.
Identified as Store Robbers.
All were identified as having par
ticipated in the hold.up of the Atlantic
q Pacific store, Ontario place and
Eighteenth street, Saturday after.
noon, which led to the capture Of
Ihomas Willis. who is said to have
given the information that brought
kne apprehension of the others.
loentfhcations last night resulted in
sne police reporting solutions of 10
noid'ups. only three victims who saw
tne prisoners failing to identify at
least one OF them.
Detectives reported identified tions,
IN addition to the hold-up of the
Atlantic & Pacific store Saturday, as
follows: Samuel Morushnak. 1000
street; Myer Rosenberg. 2523 X
street; Maynard Rothgeb. SIC Rhode
Island avenue northeast; Abdalla
Samen, 1901 Eleventh street; David
Feldman. 322 Florida avenue; George
w. Warneke. 1882 Tenth street: Max
Shulman. 1900 F'lagler place: George
Willett. 217 Fifteenth street south
east; DR.. Edward A. Helmsen, Ninth
ana East Capitol streets, and Joseph
Shoeing, 1400 Fifth street.
Three Fail to Identify.
Nathan Menick. 62S Fourth street
northeast; j. Decklebaum, $50 r
street. and S. Sacks. 2016 First street,
victims OF colored bandits, were un-
able to identify any of the prisoners.
Thomas Willis was picked up by
Detectives Waldron. Sweeney, Fowl
er, Wolf. Cox and Fitzgerald, who
had partial description Of the car
in which the three bandits were
driven from the vicinity of the
Atlantic & Pacific store.
Other detectives who participated
In the investigation and assisted in
the arrests Of the other member;
OF the trio were Brodie, Varney,
Weber and Jones.
Evening star., 1927-07-19
HERRICK RESTING EASILY
Ambassador Recuperating From
Minor Operation.

CLEvCI .tND. July 10 O{D.-Myron
T. Herrick, United States Ambassador
to France, who underwent a minor
operati here Sunday, had "a very
good night" hospital reports today
said.
Attending physicians said Ambas.
sador Harrick's condition was entire
ly satisfactory" and that 1t was be-
lieved no further operation will be nee.
essary unless complications develop.
He will be forced to remain quietly at
his estate near here for several weeks,
hiT physicians said.
Evening star., 1927-07-19
THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON c. TUESDAY JULY 1e 1927
HOOVER IS DINNER GUEST
or WHITE WITH EDITORS
Secretary Discusses Various Topics.
Leaves for Denver and Call
on President.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
EMPORIA, KanS., July 19.-Her.
bert Hoover, Secretary Of Commerce.
was the guest of honor at an informal
dinner here last night at the home
Of William Allen White, author and
editor Of the Enporia Gazette.
About IS Kansas newspaper -ors
were present. The tables were
spread In the garden Of the White
home.
Secretary Hoover. in an informal
way, discussed many objects with the
editors, ranging from flood relief and
control to foreign trade relations.
The Secretary motored here from
Kansas City with Irwin Kirkwood.
editor Of the Kansas City Star. After
the dinner he left for Denver. on his
way to the Summer White House in
South Dakota for a. conference WI
] ,ident Coolidge.
Evening star., 1927-07-19
Abe Martin Saws:

Col. Lindbergh's popularity ought t.
last a long while. unless o. course. he
gifts careless an expresses an opinion
about somethin'.
II don't have no trouble KILN time
when I'm workin' but I don't know
what t do with myself when I'm loaf.
in," complained Ike Soles t'day.
Evening star., 1927-07-19
Boy Slain in Mine Fight.

WASHINGTON. Pa. July 10 GP).--
Tony Sick, IL, was shot and .-illed
here yesterday during disorder be.
tween union and non-union miners
near the Tyler mine of the Washing.
ton Gas Coal Co. The mine is oper.
ated non.union. The shooting, police
said. was done by Joseph Hunt, 35,
employed at the mine.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
What The General"
Is About.

THE Andrews railroad raid of 1862,
a thrilling episode of the Civil
War, which was recently pictured for
readers Of The Star in the historical
sketch strip by J. Carroll Mansfield,
is the incident that was selected by
Buster Keaton, the photoplay come
dian, as the theme for his first "inde-
pendent" production. THE General
il is called, and It will be shown in
washington for the first time this
afternoon.
Although made for laughing pur-
poses primarily, "The General is
said to adhere closely in its action to
historical facts.
"The General" takes its name from
famous Confederate locomotive
called by that name, which was cap
tured by a group Of Federals at Big
Shanty, Ga, who made runaway
race toward Chattanooga, Tenn,
burning bridges and tearing up the
track to prevent recapture by the
Confederate Army marching TO the
relief OF Chattanooga. The raid was
hardly successful, due TO the daring
Of Confederate railway men, who gave
chase on another engine and cap
tured the raiders, but 1t forms one OF
the dramatic incidents of the struggle
between the States in the Cos.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
Worked for Results.

ONE of the youngest of the screen
directors, Millard Webb. in less
than three years has taken his place
as one OF the foremost picture
makers in the industry.
His latest effort is The Love
Thrill" UniversalJewel production.
starring Laura La Plante.
. Webb was born in Clay City, Ky.
and received his education there and
in Los Angeles. Out of school he
tried acting for few years, both on
the stage and screen, but gave it up
because he decided he had missed his
guess.
He then began a course of study in
the production of motion pictures as
a camera man and assistant director,
covering every possible technical and
mechanical angle of picture making
He worked with as many directors as
possible to learn dramatic technic
and story construction, so that when
his opportunity came to direct he
was exceptionally fitted for it.
His first great success was THE
Sea Beast" the John Barrymore pic
ture from Herman Melvilles "Moby
Dick"
Evening star., 1927-04-03

, simply breakfast" for it breaks the
fast into smithereens-is like a lyric
drama long drawn out at the opera, !,
1t is In several acts. In French fami-
lies you still find potatoes served as a
separate course. apart from the meat:
but they are potatoes really cooked
with separate loving kindness, become
a dish in themselves.
The other vegetables, of course, are
works of art, which demand separate
consideration by the eater as well as
by the cook
A result Ito give n good example) is
that in boarding schools the French
scholars meal must be 40 minutes
long. Workmen and shop employees
are given one full hour for luncheon,
but factory hands get an hour and
half. The employers in general take
two hours, chatting in an excellent
restaurant; and even when they linger
at home they take about as long Re-
tail Paris shops are very much closed
up at lunch time, and you canont see
any one worth seeing in wholesale
| establishments.
| Banquets, not counting the speeches,
require three hours, at least, just for
| the eating. The university used to
/ take four hours.
! SO. with leisure to assimilate, il is
no wonder that good cookery melts
| into the most intimate marrow of the
Frenchman's being. SO their profess
sional cooks are inspired to even
higher ambitions; and home cooking
follows close after.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
By STERLING HEILIG.

HAhlS, NddICI
w YITH April the chefs or Paris
n / open their big cookery snow
w II P,,ses. ses Universal Exposition
Gastronofhic Exposition is
it's high-sounding name. This year
they have made it international, ana
really it is just as important as the
salons of art or automobile snow OF
any other worlds fair.
In Paris alone there are 100000 IN,
habitants exclusively occupied aho
who live exclusively in furnishing
food to the 4,000, 900 population. Tnose
who do nothing but cook the 1000
mot including women's work IN laIill-
lies. but only wage earners JUST lor
cooking) number several tens OF tnou-
sands.
A chef" is always masculine.
A Gordon bleu' is always femlnine;
Rv chef is regularly meant the head
cool1 (or one of several very high
ones) in a hotel, restaurant, cafe or
nriyate kitchen of some rich man VINO
entertains like a lord at home.
But. greater than a lord. two French
Presidents have had woman cooks, as
more than one American President
has had in the White House.
Such notable women have their name
of Gordon bleu, from the blue ribbon
which was worn on the shoulder by
the highest order of French knights
and which held the cross on the
breast. There is no higher chivairy
than that of cooks! So Gordon bleus,
with their schools all over the capital,
are prominent in the big show.
And the spoon is mightier than the
sword.
The union of high professional
cooks holds this international exposl-
ton to keep up the standards, tnat
the whole world shall recognize them.
And this year the Belgians. Czecns
and Italians have taken sections!
Austrians, with their Vienna cook
ery. which was second only to that
of Paris and Brussels-if not their
eoual--are welcomed. And old.ume
| aristocratic Russians, with the mighty
! imperial traditions, are here to show
| that leveling Soviets cannot touch
| their mastery.
| Yet this high cookery Is exactly for
| the people, in whose name the SovletS
would drag down the old elegances.
| Paris is the capital of republic
where the best things are cooked by
the people for the people. SO the big
| show interests all sorts and condi'
| in Paris az silk stockings, which Is
why French women of all classes are
such good cooks.
But there is a shadow on the show.
! 1t has always been the ambition or
French cooks, knowing well how their
beautiful art is bound to succeed, to
go abroad and feed the rich and great
of other lands.
Just now England, because of unen-
ployment, makes it hard for French
chefs to find jobs in London kitchens.
AS for the United States, the immigra-
ton quota limits the number OF profes'
sional French cooks who are admitted.
Americans and Britishers who look
and taste at the great show can only
think to themselves, What a pity"
Yet, strangely, the excellence OF
French cookery is due, as seen abun
} dantly right here, as much to patience
> as to training and artistic feeling
Now any one can learn patience il
willing to take the trouble.
No doubt these Paris chefs want
, their dishes to look we'll to the eye
| But the big show appeals, above all
to the taste.
To get this they must he willing II
. let the food simmer. hour after hom
Evening star., 1927-04-03

IFE isn't all peaches and cream
IL nor is it all beer and skittles, FOR
these embryonic movie stars.
Take the case of Elinor King as
fitting example;
Two weeks ago, Elinor King was
Goldie Flynn. a chorus girl in Fred
Stones show. "Criss Cross Goidle
hair hung in ringlets down her back
and her clothes were simple and IN
conspicuous.
Then Joseph P. Kennedy, the pres
ident of r B. O.. saw Goldle cavort
with dozens Of other little chorus girls,
and thought she was fine screen pet
A test was taken. Goldie passed her
examinations 100 per cent, and the
next day was signed to five-year
starring contract.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
An Unrecognized Star.

A name befitting the dignity Of
screen star was then bestowed upon
her. and she was introduced to the
world as Elinor King.
But-Goldie continued to report at
the Globe Theater every day. The
day after her hair was dressed and
her new clothes donned. she was about
to slip past the doorman when he
called to her:
Name, miss
"Elinor King"
Cant get by without a pass, miss. y
But l work here. I'm in the
chorus"
Cant get away with that stun,
miss. I've been doorman at the Globe
Theater since the show opened and l
never saw YOU here before"