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LONDON, Nov. 9-London's lit tie season has got under way with more than usual vigor. The little season" i; the cor responding period to America s main social season, England 5 principal months of social gaiety not coming until May, June and
 July, when the American season is long over.
 Lady Louis Mountbatten, who
 is one of the principal actors in
 English society, is one of the richest of Britain's titled women
 She is the daughter of Lord Ash ley, who controls the underground
 and surface transportation sys- tems in London.
 The Countess of Seafield, who only recently came of age, and is
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 ing lunch in her office, to save time. and at noon the visitor is likely to find her munching a sandwich.
 My father often said to be successful in politics one must have the hide of rhinoceros and q keen sense of the ridicuIouD,s 7 she said. Nothing anyone might say gets under my skin. It's all in the game"
 To succeed at the April primary Mrs. Mccormick will have to van Quish one of the two present I1li- uois congressmen-at-large. Richard Yafeo md Hspry n. nathbone, ~ & ~<, s.> !. M 3- ',.. <
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AMERICAN BUYS sABLEs

LONDON, Nov. 9.--An Amer can woman has bought one of the best postwar Russian sable coats that have been made in London. She paid S30.000 for it. It is the usual wrap style of coat, with a big draped collar, and the grouping of the skins is said to equal a .nasterpioce in diamctricai enbro- -dery.
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NOTICE

NOTICE In the U. s. Commissioners (Ex 06icio Probate) Court for the District of Alaska. Juneau Commissioners Precinct. IN THE MATTER OF THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF VIM. E. MULHoLLAN, DE- CEASED.
 All concerned the hereby noti- fled that I. Charles w. Carter, on October '. 1927, was appoint ed administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Wm. E. Mulhollan. deceased. and that Letters of Administration with the will annexed were duly is- sued to me on said date there after.
 All persons having claims against said estate are hereby re- Quired to present the same, with the proper vouchers. within six months from the date of this mo- tice, to me. at the office of R. E. Robertson, 200 Seward Build- ing. Juneau. Alaska.
 DATED at Juneau. Aiaska, Oc- tobcr 19, 1927.
 CHARLES w. CARTER,
 Administrator with tho will
 annexed. rirst publication, Oct. n 1927, .olk R'lhl' tIog Naz HIT <
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NOTICE TO PUBLIC

I have leased the billboard on the Vim Hat Shop Building. on Seward Street. across from Gold stein's Emporium. and from time to time will display service of features to appear at the Palace. Any one destroying or mutilating the board in any way will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
 adv. JOHN T. SPICKETT.
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their personal affluence. and have

their personal affluence. and have capitalized 1t.
 There is an exodus just now Of the best London cutters. who. it seems, are all going to Ger many, because of better working conditions. There are still many fat Englishmen who live next door to Savile Row that go to Germany for their suits. German tailors, so they say. are the only tailors in the world who can fit fat men.
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POOR TAILOR;
 NO CASH DUE

LONDON, Nov. s-One firm of Savile Row -tailors advertise proudly that they never expect to get paid except by their clients executors.
 They have long since realized that some of the upper layers of London's society strata believe f. to be quite the thing to stand off one's tailor" regardless of
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THE HANDY MAN

l do Carpenter. Electrical. Kal- somining, Painting. in fact any kind of general repair work Henry c. Gorham, Phone 2003
 adv
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DURING pR. PIGG,s Ag---...:ss c

His private as well as Alaska Juneau practice will be taken care of by Dr. l.. P. Dawes. Dr. Pigg will return to Juneau in about six weeks. --adv
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English Labor Party WiH
 Bretv Ou'n Beer.

E LONDON, Nov 9-The high
 cost of beer has stirred members
 of the labor party to action. They propose to brew their own and
 hope to reduce the price to tn consumer by 25 to 40 per cent. A Labor Clubs Brewery Socie- ty, Ltd. has been registered under the industrial provident act with a capital of 15.000 pounds. Thare are no individual share holders in the company. all the shares being held by the clubs.
 At Preston the labor clubs have also laid plans to build the.r own brewery.
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Order your mince pies end cakes for Thanksgiving now. Mrs. Sully. -adv.
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automatically every year by the return of the King and Queen from their summer holidays a. Balmoral Castle.
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This store will be open even ings on the 10th of each month
 for the accommodation of the trade. adv. GoLDsTEIN's EMPORIUM
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Artificial horal rieces and home decorations. See Mrs. Sully. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-11-09

With the return of the King and Queen to London, the lit tie season" starts and this year the leaders of society include l. Lady Louis Mountbatten (upper lcft), enc of England's richest martens; Hen. Lady Chichester flower left\. daughter of Lord DeTamore; Marchiones3 of Angel sey (center) Hon. Georoina Cur zon (right). The inset shows an exclusive photograph of the young Countess of Scafeld.
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Prepare for big Turkey shoot. adv
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FirDt publication, Oct. I 1935s
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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-06-23
ZIONVILLE HAPPENINGS

Zionville, June 22.-Mrs. Verde
Thomas and daughter. Genevie, of
Richmond, Va, are visiting Mrs,
Thomas mother, Mrs. Reuben Potter.
Chas. Isaacs returned to his home
in Cincinnati, Ohio, last week. Mrs.
Isaacs will remain here with rela-
tives during the summer months.
Graydon P. Eggers, of Elizabeth
ton, Tenn, was visitor in Zionville
during the past week.
G. c. Greer spent the weekend
with homefolks
NJ, W. and Chas. Eller of Butler,
Tenn, were in the village on busi-
ness last week.
Mr., and Mrs, H. L. Bolick and
children Of Lenoir we've in the village
Monday en- route to their home after
spending a few days in Tennessee.
Mrs. Mary Younce is very i'll at
this time.
Mrs W, N. Thomas and daughters,
Ruth and Mildred, spent last Thurs
day in Mountain City.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-06-23
CITIZENS AID IN WORK
ON AMERICAN LEGION PARK

About one hundred citizens Of
Boone and the county at large turn
ed cut last Friday with picks, shovels,
axes and other implements and spent
busy half day on the American
Legion park. The afternoon work
was stopped by the rain. However,
many stumps and unsightly trees
were removed and much in the way
of beautifying the park was accom-
plished. Had the weather permitted
the park would have been practically
cleaned up during the day. Dinner
was served and at night the workers
enjoyed the fiddlers' convention.
The Legion is especially grateful
to w H. Gragg who so kindly con-
tributed the lumber of the building
of the long tables on which will be
spread the fesat for the Fourth. j. A.
Sproles loaned a truck for the day
and the Taylor Motor Company's
tractor proved useful to the workers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-06-23
PRESIDENT KEPT BUSY

Rapid City, S D., June 21.-New
western sights and plans for others
were laid before President Coolidge
today as he reviewed in picturesque
surroundings the national guard en-
campment near here after a morning
at his office and later considered
arrangements to attend a rodeo in
Bellefourche, S. D., in July.
The day also brought remainder
of the naval armaments conference in
far away Geneva with a message to
the President from the delegates ex-
pressing hope for successful results s
from the parley which opened Mon
day.
The message was transmitted here
by Secretary Kellogg to whom it was
sent by Hugh Wilson, minister to
Switzerland and secretary general of
the conference. 1t praised the 'hu-
name and wise initiative" of the
President in convening the confer
ence in which Great Britain and
Japan are meeting with this country.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-06-23
AFTER NEGRO IN BURKE

Morganton, June 21.-With the
Morganton military company of 100
or more men on duty, it is estimated
that at least 1000 men, citizens of
this city and Burke county, late to-
night were securing the countryside
around Morganton and to the east
ward in search of a tall yellow negro
named Broadus Miller, who is be-
lieved to have made brutal attack
upon a young white girl in the out
skirts of town about $50 o'clock.
The girl is in Grace hospital here
in a desperate condition, her skull
fractured, and the attending physi-
clan said late tonight that she had
hardly a chance to recover.
Residents here tonight said they
had never seen the community in
such a state of excitement as that
now prevailing.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-06-23
UNCLE SAM WILL NOT
ABANDON LARGE CRUISERS

Geneva, June 21 Never will the
United States be forced into building
small size cruisers unsuitable for the
needs of her national defensc-that
it is understood, is the answer which
the American delegates will make to
the British proposal at the Tripartite
naval conference for the eventual
abolition of the 1O,OO0-ton cruisers
authorized by the Washing on par
leys. The close of the second day f
the conference has permitted the eI-
perts to reaffirm their earlier judg-
ment that the three plans presented
the American, British and Jap
anese-are so divergent as to be ut
terly irroconcilable and are certain
to make treaty impossible unless
some one recedes from his original
position.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-06-23
Watauga to Receive
$36, 1866 From State
County's Share in Equalization Fund
More Than Doubled; Will Reduce
Levy for School Purposes

Natauga county will receive the
sum of S36,366.18 from the state
board of equalization's $3,250,OOO
publice school qualization fund, ac-
cordlng to announcement made in
Raleigh last week, County Superin-
tendent Hagaman believes this will
reduce the school levy in the county
about 20 per cent, or from 20 to SO
cents on the 500.
The taxpayers of Watauga, as in
the other 80 counties helped in the
state, will be greatly pleased with this
reduction of the tax burden. 1t cost
S93,6SO.43 to operate the school sys-
tenn in Watauga during the past year.
Of this approximately $63,977 was
raised by the countrywide tax levy;
about S17,700 was supplied out of
of the state equalization fund and
nearly $4,000 was raised by special
tax in several of the districts.
The school budget for 1925-26 was
S9S, S,2SS.13, or S4,6O7.7O more than
that Of the past year. The increase
in the fund from the state of from
S17.7O0 to $36,366, will, of course,
reduce the county tax levy con-
siderably, notwithstanding the fact
Jnat several new school buildings will
be constructed this year.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-06-23
TEXT BOOK COMMISSION
IN SESSION HERE TUESDAY

The state text book commission
held a session at the Daniel Boone
hotel yesterday. Members of the
commission present were: A. E.
Akers, chairman, Roanoke Rapids
Miss Ruth Gunter, secretary, San
ford; R. G. Fitzgerald, Greensboro
B. L. Smith, Spindale; Miss Ann
Holford, Raleigh; Miss Ethel Nc
Nary, Greensboro. C. C. Hayworth
was the only member absent.
B. L. Smith is member of the
faculty of the Appalachian State
Normal, which perhaps accounts for
the session of the commission here.
Only routine business came before
the meeting, the chief concern of the
assembly being the course of study
for elementary schools.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-06-23
Senator E. E. Butler
Passes Suddenly
Found Dead in Bed at Mountain City
Home Tuesday Morning; Was
Leader in East Tennessee

Senator E.. E. Butler of Mountain
City, one of the most prominent citi-
zens and statesmen of east Tennessee,
was found dead in bed at his home
Tuesday morning. Mr.. Butler was
in his usual good health Monday, the
editor of The Democrat having been
IN Mountain City on that day to see
him. His death came as great
shock to his many friends throughout
this part of North Carolina.
Mr.. Butler had practiced law in the
Tennessee courts for the past thirty
five years and controlled more of the
general practice of his part of the
state than any other man. He had
represented his people in the state
senate since 1911, and against over
whelming political odds, he nearly
always succeeded in getting measures
through the legislative mills that were
of benefit to his people, regardless of
political affiliations. A monument
to Senator Butler is the link of road
connecting Mountain City with the
Boone Trail at the state line near
Zionville. Only through his untiring
efforts with the lawmakers at Nash
vile did this modern highway take
the place of the oX-cart trail of other
years. Trip after trip did he make
to his state capital, at his own eX-
pense and never discouraged, he
lived to see his dream realized-a
first class outlet from johnson coun-
ty into North Carolina. Although of
different political crceds, the late
senator numbered Governor Austin
Peay as one of his closest personal
friends.
Senator Butler decidedly was the
outstanding figure Of his home town
and native county. A broad minded
courtly gentleman of the old south
is gone and his followers have been
caused to mourn.
Deceased was brother of DR.. W.
Roy Butler and uncle of Mrs. j. A.
Sproles of Boone. He is survived by
a wife and three children. Funeral
services will be held today and in
terment will be in the cemetery near
the home,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-06-23
LOCAL PEOPLE ATTEND
REUNION AT MORGANTON

Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. Hahn, Mar
garet, Elizabeth and Edwin Hahn, of
Boone, Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Kincaid,
Miss Lizzie Kincaid, Mrs. S. F. Puett,
Miss Mary Puett, Mrs. w. L. Minish
and Mrs. P. J. johnson attended
reunion of the Kincaid family held at
the home of Mr.. Kennie Kincaid at
Morganton Friday. Those attending
carried we'll filled baskets, and the
sumptuous dinner was enjoyed picnic
fashion. In the afternoon everybody
returned to their homes after a most
pleasant day.-Lenoir News-Topic,
June 20.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-06-23
MATNEY MATTERS

Matney, June 22.-On Saturday
the children of Mr.. J. C. Hubbard
gave him surprise birthday dinner.
Mr. Hubbard is seventy-three years
old.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Church of
Elizabethton, Tenn, spent the week
end with Mrs. Church's brother, Mr..
Sherman Baird.
Mr.. Ebert Cannon Of Burnsville
was here Sunday.
Mrs. Eli Smith and Miss Alice
Baird visited Mrs Florence B. Phil
lips on Cove Creek Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. Wilma Preesnell, who is stay
ing on Cove Creek, spent the week
end at her home here.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-06-23
BAPTIST WOMEN TO MEET
AT LAUREL SPRINGS JUNE 26

The quarterly meeting Of the Wom-
ans Missionary Union of the Three
Forks Baptist Association will be held
at Laurel Springs church on Sunday
afternoon, June 26, at 2 o'clock.
The following program will be
carried out:
Devotional exercises, Mrs. W. Y.
Farthing.
Reading, Miss Fawn Watson.
Prayer, and Its Relation to the
Missionary Enterprise, Mrs. D. F.
Horton.
Bible Study, Mrs. P. A. Hicks.
Stewardship Mrs. D. D. Dougherty.
Suggestions from leaders of de-
partments:'
(a) Mission Study, Mrs. J. D.
Brown.
(b) Personal Service, Mrs. Smith
Hagaman.
(c) Young Peoples Work, Mrs.
]. d. Hodges.
Eight Reasons and an Invitation,
Mrs. Lee Swift.
All women in the association,
whether they are members of sOcie-
ties or not are cordially invited to
attend this meeting.
Mrs. l. G. Greer, Superintendent.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-06-23

in the convention vcar which closed
March 81, last.
Five hundred and siXty-two town
81 conventions aa1 Institutes weic
t,.'. during the last convention year.
The holding of these 552 meetings
III mt Holding SS more than were
ned i'll any previous yea1.
The state assooi@ticn reached d.
rectly through the state workers and
indirectly through the county and
township organizations, workers from
more than two-thirds of the Sunday
Schools in the state during the past
convention year.
The number of officers in county
and township Sunday school associa-
tions in the state has increased from
55 in 1921 to 1910 on March 81,
1927.
Records from the state convention
held in Burlington April 1928, last,
show that 1,491 people registered
and approximately 200 others at
tended who did not register. Oh
those who registered 912 wer from
out of town and 579 lived in Burling
ton.
Another service rendered is the
maintaining of a free circulating Ii
brary of the most up-to-date books
on all departments of Sunday schoo
work. The books are for the FREE
use of Sunday school workers of al
denominations throughout the state
Hundreds of workers avail themselve
of this service.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-06-23

Mr.. R. L. Clay, who with two of
his little children and Miss Maude
Reese, who makes her home with the
Clays, has returned from Texas
Down on the Rio Grande," where
he spent a months vacation on his
little ranch which he bought there
early in the spring. Mr.. Clay is de-
lighted with the country-thinks
there is none other like it for fertili.
ty, climate, etc.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-06-23
HAYES AGAIN HEADS
CAROLINA EPWORTH LEAGUE

Lake Junaluska, June 21.-Lake
Junaluska, seat of the Methodist
Southern Assembly, has been Sc
lected as the permanent meeting for
the annual Western North Carolina
Epworth League assembly.
Rev. L. B. Hayes, of Winston-Sa-
lem, was reelected as president of
the organization at Tuesdays ses-
sion.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-06-23
FORD SECRETIVE

New York, June 21.-Edsel Ford
president of the ForC Motor Com
pany, today issued statement in
which he declared that it was impos-
sible at this time for any one to dis
cuss with accuracy new models of
automobiles to be manufactured by
his company in the near future.
No statement as to details of the
new cars has been made, he said.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-06-23
Making a Race of 1t

"The only reason | am behind in
my studies," said Oscar Whimple-
proof, =" is so that l can pursue them
better"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-06-23
Happenings In and
About Blowing Rock
Interesting News of Past Week
From Famous Resort
Town
By RUPERT GILLETT

Blowing Rock, June 23.-Roby
Duncan and Roosevelt Nichols came
up from North Wilkesboro with ten
gallons of alleged liquor, which they
hoped to sell to wealthy tourists.
Steering clear of Boone, where Po-
liceman Garland wears a bright new
uniform with shiny buttons, they
came to Blowing Rock, where Chief
of Police l. E. Story wears ordi-
nary civies.
Unwittingly, they offered some of
their ten gallons to Story; whereup-
on, in five minutes they found them
selves and their ten gallons before
Mayor George Sudderth, who bound
them over to superior court and sent
them to the county Jail at Boone.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-06-23

The short skirts flappers wear
have made American men handsome
or perhaps good lockers" would
express it better.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-06-23

Charles Ward, new policeman for
Green Park, has begun his beat in
that district. He was appointed by
the town council at its last meeting.
Chief of Police |. E. Story will con-
tinue to patrol the main part of the
village.
Special services are being held at
8 o'clock every night this week at the
Church of st, Mary of the Hills here,
Rev. James P. Burke, rector, con-
Quoting the services. Large congre-
cations are attending.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-06-23

James H. Hanna of Charlotte was
here last week preparing for an
early opening of his summer gift
shop here. He will carry a line of
oriental wares and novelties.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-06-23

Thirty days grace has been grant
ed for the payment of town taxes, it
has been announced by A. NJ Critch-
er, town tax collector.
This is in line with the policy of
Sheriff L. M. Farthing, who has
granted an additional thirty days fo1
the payment of county taxes. Col
lections are coming in slowly, the
collectors say, but with the lamb and
sheep shearing season at hand, Sher-
iff Farthing said, the farmers could
have more ready money for their
taxes. n
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-06-23

LISlHeeIS lOI lHe oOulHeIH Del
Telephone company have completed
the toll line from Lenoir to Blowing
Rock and have started construction
of the line from Blowing Rock tc
Boone. 1t is expected that the Blow,
ing Rock exchange will be in opera.
tion within a short time, and that
connections may be had with Boone
as soon as that line is completed.
Last week Cyrus C. Babb, consult.
ing engineer of Hickory, was here
surveying the curb lines so that en-,
gineers would know where to place
the poles leading to the exchange on
Boone street.
Next Monday, Blowing Rocks old
school house will be sold at auction
by J. T. Miller, trustee for the coun-
ty board of education. 1t will be i'm
mediately removed from the
grounds, and work on the new build
ing will be started at once.
Smith Hagaman, county superin-
tendent of education, returned last
week from Raleigh, where he obtain
ed final APPROVAL of the last details
of the plans for this school, as well
as for the new Cove Greek high
school.
The board is now engaged in finish
ing the plans for the two buildings.
A contract is expected to be let
within the next few days.
Last weekend was not so lively in
Blowing Rock, APPARENTLY because
prospective visitors, seeing the rain
of Saturday and unable to foresee
the beautiful Sunday that followed,
did not care to risk rainy weekend
in the mountains.
For all that, the Yonahlossee trail
was crowded with cars going to and
from the Grandfather, Blowing Rock
streets Sunday had a traffic COM
parable to that of cities, and Nc
Rae's place and Linville had visitors
throughout the day
Two weekend parties stopped at
the Martin Cottage. One was COM
posed of Mrs. Frances A. Ewell and
Mrs. D. M. Burnett of Jacksonville,
Fla, and the other of Ethelyn Dew
ey, ]. R. Traver and Marjorie Men.
denhall of Greensboro.
At Mayview Manor two couples
formed lively party. They were Mr.
and Mrs. H. w. Ballard of Daven.
port, Iowa, and Mr.. and Mrs. John j
Ballard of Minneapolis, MINI.
A Virginia party was composed o1
| n n ~
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