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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-03-24
PROVISIONS OF THE WOLFF EDUCATION
BILL AS PASSED BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY
DEVELOPMENT OF THE
SHATLEY RADIUM SPRINGS

Work was begun this week by a
firm of West jefferson contracto. IS
on an improved road from State
Highway 68 to Shatley Springs, which
will soon be developed into one of
the leading watering places of Amer
ica by the expenditure of 81 100000.
Within the next two weeks, ac-
cording to T. T. Cole, vice-president
and general manager of the Radium
Springs Corporation, work will lie
started on several cottages to house
those who arc coming to the springs
before the new buildings can be COM
pleted. In addition, a large tenn
porary building, divided into wards,
will be constructed to take care of
the overflow patients until the per
manent buildings are finished.
The contract has already been let
to a North Wilkesboro firm for the
first permanent building, which will
combine the aspects of hotel, sani-
tarium and club house. This build
ing will be so constructed that it can
be converted for use solely as a club
house when the new 150-room hotel
and the permanent sanitarium are
completed.
These permanent buildings will be
started, Mr.. Cole said, as soon as the
surveying and landscaping a q com
pleted.
In addition, the springs themselves
will be enclosed with masonry and
covered with canopy, all of native
stone work. On each side of the
spring and inside the stone pillars
will be a solarium for patients.
Mr. Cole denied the report that the
water loses any of its healing proper
ties when it is shipped. He quoted
the chemist who analyzed the water
as saying that the water, when it
arrives in New York and other dis
tant places, has all the healing pow
ers that it does when it leaves the
spring.
Your correspondent, on a visit to
Ashe county, found the people there
cry enthusiastic about the develop
ment. All of them apparently be-
lieve this to be the greatest thing
that has ever happened for Ashe
county, and they are looking forward
to period of rapid expansion, as the
springs bring outside capital into the
county. Nearly all of the leading
citizens of the county are heartily
behind the development, many of
them to the extent of taking large
blocks of stock in the company.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-03-24

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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-03-24
SHANGHAI NOW IN THE
HANDS OF NATIONALISTS

Shanghai, China, March 21.-The
native city of Shanghai, China's
greatest port and important
trate center, which into the hands
of the Nationalist s: morning, was
seething tonight ? n bitter street
fights and turbU 5 riots. Sitting on
the lid of the ng cauldron and
guarding the 100 inhabitants of
the lnternati settlement, were
$4,000 foreif protective forces, in
Guiding sc nited States marines,
backed by the dig guns of the large
international fleet in the Whangpoo
river.
Several times today the foreign
settlement felt reverberations of the
chaos reigning in the native city, but
tonight it was very quiet with it's resi-
dents obeying the warning to re-
main indoors.
The situation, created by the pre-
clpitate retreat of the Northern
troops and the advance of the South
erners, was one of the greatest grav-
ty for the foreign population and its
defenders. With general strike eff
fective and the streets filled with
truculent natives, the position of the
international settlement was fraught
with danger.
The advance guard of the national
lists, consisting of plain clothes forces,
who invaded the native city this
morning, were fought by the retreat
ing Shangtungese and white Russians
and reign of terror began which
continued tonight. The northcrners
and the plain clothesmen fought
fiercely and many casualties were re-
ported Several great fires started
during the struggle. Tonight the
streets of the entire foreign settle
ment were guarded by troops of the
many nationalists. Shops and houses
were closed, and only a few people
were on the streets.
General Ho Ying Yin, commander
of the Nationalist troops in the pro-
vince of Chekiang, who achieved one
of the Cantonese chief ambitions in
the capture of the great city, still
was resting on the outskirts tonight,
and was expected to enter Shanghai
tomorrow, heading the first Nation
alist division
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-03-24
LIVINGSTON CLUB

The Livingston Club held its regu-
lar meeting on Monday afternoon
with Miss Louise Critcher. The fol
lowing program was rendered:
Song, by society.
Devotional reading, Mrs. H. &.
Farthing and Miss Alice Council.
Poem, The Kneeling Camel" Miss
Dorothy Gragg.
Prayer, led by Mrs. F. A. Linney.
Japanese Ways, Miss Elizabeth
Moore.
Several matters of buoiness busi-
ness were transacted and Mrs. H. G
Farthing was elected as delegate to
represent the society at the annual
meeting at Greensboro.
After the bcnediction, the hostess,
assisted by Miss Council, served re-
freshments.
The next meeting will be held in
April with Miss Louise Hodges.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-03-24
Happenings In and
About Blowing Rock
Interesting News of Past Week
From Famous Resort
Town

Blowing Rock, March 23.-What
might have been a disastrous fire
was prevented by the timely arrival
and rapid work of Blowing Rock S
new fire truck last Tuesday night
with the large barn in the rear of
Holshouser's store caught fire and
threatened the store, the Holshouser
residence, the Romy Rupert house
and frame store building across the
alley from the store.
When Chief of Police Gene Story
turned in the alarm, the truck re-
sponded with Engineer Rob Greene
at the wheel Under the direction of
Fire Chief J. A PAMELA, two
streams of water were soon playing
on the flames, which were confined
to one section of the barn. Two
horses and cow in the barn were
saved. Rupert's house, which was
ten feet from the barn, was slightly
damaged.
Mr.. Holshouser said it would be
difficult to estimate the loss, as the
barn was an old building, and the in
surance covered both the barn and
store.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-03-24
SINCLAIR MOVES
FOR NEW TRIAL

Washington, March 215-Harry F.
Sinclair, millionaire oil man, convict
ed last week for contempt of the sem
ate, because of refusin to answer oil
investigating committee questions in
1924, filed today in the District su-
preme court a motion for new trial.
He cited twenty alleged grounds for
granting the trial.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-03-24

task Is finished, but the stumps are
yet to be pulled, the ground is to be
plowed and rolled and the grass is to
be planted.
Miss Louise Isenhour, who is a
student at the Appalachian State
Normal School in Boone, spent the
last weekend here with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs Titon Isenhour.
J. A. PAMELA made business triI
to Statesville last week.
H. C. Martin has re-opened his
store on Main street and is making
preparations for the opening of the
Martin cottage early in April.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-03-24
A Question in English

"How many lenses are there!'
asked a teacher of a boy.
"Seven," replied the lad.
"Seven, you say? What are they?'
"The present, the perfect, the i'm
perfect, the pluperfect, the first flu.
ture, the second future, and the"
''The WHAT"
"Why that new one, the intensev
exclaimed the esthetic youth, trium
phantly.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-03-24
SPRING MADE ITS
OFFICIAL BOW MONDAY

Spring officially arrived at 9:59
Monday morning. The vernal equi-
nox-the suns crossing the equator
on it's northward journey-however,
found winter still lingering in many
sections of the land.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-03-24
Modern Conversation

'Tm in favor of light whines and
sneers," insinuated the ritzy society
gal"
mot me-" said her partner. "The
wages of gin are DEATH"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-03-24

Donald J. Boyden, who has leased
Mayview Manor for the season, said
last week while he was here that, al
though he will give his personal at
tention to the Manor, he wants it dis
tinctly understood that he has not
severed his connection with the Blow
ing Rock Hotel.
"Mr. Moore will be in direct
charge of Blowing Rock Hotel" Mr..
Boyden said "but he will be under
my supervisor"
In regard to Mayview Manor, Mr..
Boyden said that the rates will be
lowered some, but not materially, and
that he will give his particular atten-
ton to the service and the kitchen.
Blowing Rock Hotel is to be i'm
proved by the installation of more
bathrooms and other modern fix
lures and conveniences. The cottages
attached to the hotel will be i'm
proved with fireplaces in all rooms
that do not already have them.
Work has been started on the new
500 900 summer home of Mrs. Elliott
Reed. of Savannah, Ga. The house
a. being built on an eminence to the
south of Mayview Manor, where it
will command view of the gorge of
Grandfather mountain. j. Lee Hayes,
the contractor, says the house will be
finished by the time Mrs. Reed
comes here for the summer. 1t Will
be of bark finish and will be built
in the distinctive mountain chalet
style.
Other building improvements an
bounced by Mr.. Hayes are:
The addition of sc cond story to
the summer home of Mrs. c. M. Car
son. of Charlotte. This home is IN
Green Park.
The erection in Green Park of
new $4,000 summer home of Rev.
Mr.. Bovine, of High Point.
An addition to the summer home
of T. C. Cox of Wadesboro.
Remodeling and enlarging at a
cost of $1,000 the summer home IN
Green Park of d. j. Craig, of States
vile.
Repairs and additions to the houses
of Tom Shelton and Henry Duff, both
of Charlotte. These houses are on
Blowing Rock Hill.
Recovering of the house OF MISS
Clara Knox, daughter of the late D.
N. Knox, of Salisbury.
Mr.. Hayes has recently returned
from Lenoir, where he built a fine
summer home for himself and his
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-03-24

The brilliant sunshine and early
SIMMER temperatures of last week
brought out road machinery and
crews, which worked over the side
streets of Blowing Rock. Mayor
George Sudderth says the plan is to
take advantage of every period OF
dry weather to improve the streets
gradually, so that they will be in the
hest Of condition by the time the first
summer to- rists arrive. Heretofore
the work has been begun too late'
and early tourists found the streets
in bad condition.
The sod on the new Green Park
golf course is being rolled in prepa'
ration for sowing creeping bent ano
red top clover over the entire course
The excavation for the new thlr
teenth green has been practlcali'
completed; moreover, the laurel ano
yhododendron thicket has been clear
ed for the extension at the twel1ti
fairway. The biggest part OF tm
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08
FOUR FINANCING
 PLANS OUTLINED
School Boards Program in New
 in6ton Discussed

Newington. Dec. S-Four tenta- tive plans were proposed which might be used for financing the building program outlined by the school board al its regular meet ing las. night al the Center school. No one plan was adopted by the board but will all be presented to hold q meeting and decide which. if any, should be used.
 The first plan calls for the build ing ot an sS5,000 unit at the Center the cost 10 be financed by a 20 year bond issue at 1 1-2 per cent. This would mean an increase i'll the tax rate of only 1.3 mills on grand list Of sIA million dollars. This unit will be erected as a Junior High school and it will be possible to en- large 1t should conditions warrant such action. Tho grand list of the town is now over five million dol lars.
 The second plan proposes the "dHl' StHOo' puIIHiIS di thH ''H''i and also the purchase Of the Mahan property at the south end on which the board already has an option. This plan would noceSsitate an in- crease in fax rate of l.7 mills. Tn" school would he paid for hy bond issue and the Mahan property would be paid for in cash immediately.
 The third plan, which would mean the largest increase in the tax rate l includes the building of the unit at
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08
LOOMS ATTACKS
 zON|NG LAW HERE
Calls It Subtle Menace in Ad-
 dressing Builders

To obtain the maximum of eff ciency from a building department, 1t must be free from political in fiuence and interference. self sup porting. properly manned and armed with sufficient law. Philip A. Mason. supervisor of the Hartforl building department told members of the New Britain Master Build CTS association and city officials a, a dinner last night at the Burritt hotel.
 Fees should be brought up to point where they meet all costs of rutning the department. but the office of the building inspecto, should not be looked upon as u source of revenue since it would then take the form of double taxa ton, Mir. Mason set forth.
 The speaker declared emphatica.- ly for the licensing of builders and architects. arguing that mistakes made by either craft can cost hu- man life. Tt IS a strange comment tary.' he declared. to sec hair dressers, barbcrs and the like re. quired to have licenses while build CTS and architects do not"
 John C. Loomis. president Of the Commercial Trust Co.,, severely criticized the zoning law as it now stands, saying that the man who drew it up has informed him the law was never completed. beca us, he was not allowed to finish the job. The bank president character lzed the zoning act as the most subtle menace that has been fosted on the public in many years.'
 T know of several large con struction jobs which have been stalled because of the inequalities of zoning. Take off the foolish re- strictions and remove it's ambiguou, language and make It a sane law. In the name of God finish the law"
 Alderman David l.. Nair, who as chairman of the ordinance commit tee. conducted the public hearings on zoning and the building code reminded the builders they paid little attention to the ordinances when they were being drafted, .ano
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08
HART ALONE IS AGAINST TROLLEY
Police Chief Sole 0bjector From
 BelVidere Section

Chief w. C. Hart of the police dc partment was the only resident of Belvidcre to favor elimination of trolley car service between the june ton of Hartford avenue and stan Icy streets and the present terminal at Francis street, while upwards of 10 men and women went on record as opposed to the proposed change. at meeting of the railroad com mittee of the common council last night. The committee voted to re- port to the council that the propos- ed change is inalvisable
 Edward C. kilbourne. W. A. In graham. Myer Shurborg and Abel A. Gross spoke against the proposal. while Chief Hart explained that al though he had not instigated the move. he felt that he was in posi-, on Stanley street and there was no question in his mind but that buses are operated with a higher degree of safety than are trolley cars. He signed the petition. he said. and he favored running buses from the center of the city beyond tho prcs- ent terminus of the trolley car line, as there is considerable develop
 ment of the Belvidere section for residential purposes.
 Professor Marcus White, prinCi- pal of the State Normal school. said he believed the trolley car service
 more desirable than buses for the transportation of the Normal school students. He pointed out that some of the students carry suit cases on Mondays and Fridays. and trolley cars are better adapted to the lug
 gage than are the buses.
 | C. F.. Davenport asked Chief Hart through the chair, what he meant
 when he said buses woud result in 1 improved service, and the chief an.
 awered that he did not care 10 say i anything flor or against the Con necticut company at this time" Nathan Berson, George and Ethel
 C ordon, who with Chief Hart, sign cd the petition for removal of the trolley cars were not in attendance
 at the meeting.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08
PEACE PRIZE AWARDED
Prof. Ludwig Quiddc and Prof. BOussiOn to share Nobel Award, Newspapers Report.

Oslo, Norway, Dec. s t.P-The Nobel peace prize has been awarded to Professor Ludwig Quidde of Ger many and Professor Ferdinand Boulsson of France.
 They are expected here Saturday to share in the award.
 Professor Ludwig Quidde of the University of Munich, is a veteran worker for peace and was subject to much adverse criticism by military authorities during the war.
 Ferdinand Bouisson was former professor at the Sorhonne. He en- tered political life as q socialist and on November 1 was elected prcsi- dent of the chamber of deputies.
 Both Bouisson and Quidde attend cd the world peace congress at Der lin in October.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08
KANSAS CITY GETS
 i. CONVENTION
Will Be Opened June 12-Butler
 Dominates Choice

Washington, Dec 8 tp>-The bat tie Of ballots for a republican presi- dential candidate to succeed Calvin Coolidge will be waged in the Civic Auditorium of Kansas City, begin ming next June r.
 Offering a foretaste of the skir- miShing likely to develop at the con vention. selection Of the Missouri city by the republican national com mittee came late yesterday on the goth ballot.
 The final vote was: Kansas City. 5s; san Francisco, &9; Detroit, 4, and Chicago. 1. Cleveland. Philadel- rhia and san Antonio also received scattering votes during the hours of hallotirC. but never enough to in ject them into the contest between the Missouri and California cities.
 Selection of Tuesday. June r.. for the opening day of the meeting make 1t appear certain that the democratic convention will follow that of the republicans. The demo- cratic national committee will meet here next month to select q date, probably in the last week of June.
 The committee also reapportioned the number Of votes each state will have in the convention.
 Twelve states are affected by the change, Alabama. Louisiana and New York losing one each; Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia losing two; Arkansas. Oklahoma and Wis consin three. and Tennessee eight, with Texas and Kentucky each gain ing three.
 Kansas City, which next year will be host to q major political party for the first time since 1900 when the democratic nominated William Jennings Bryan there, ran second throughout the earlier balloting gaining the lead only when a few western committeeman deserted tEI
 San Francisco forces.
 During the voting came the news from New York that Charles Evan. | Hughes had reiterated that he wa. | not a candidate for the presidency | It added to the uncertain situation created by President Coolidge! ] statement on Tuesday that he wa! ! eliminated" from consideration, anc | lrew from Charles D. Hilles. New i York committeeman. the prediction
 that his state would send an unin
 structcd delegation to the conVcn
 ton.
 The cmmittce on arrangements | appointed by Chairman Butler. in
 cludes Mrs. Alvin T. Hcrt, of Ken
 lucky: Ralph Williams. of oregon
 and Mr. Illles, the three vice chair men, and David MulNano of Kan 1 sas, J, Henry EorabaCk of Connoc i ticut, William II. Crockcr of Cali ! fornia. Charles A. Rawson of Iowa Miss Bina M. West of Michigan. Mrs
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08
Desire fo Be Alone
 With Girl Kills Him

Dedham Mass, Dee, s (UP)-A young mans desire 10 hc alone with his hest girl cost him his life here late last night.
 Oscar Alywari; oo, of this town shot himself accidentally with q rusty army rifle which he had used to frightcn children away from the parked automobile in which he and Miss Phyllis Jacobson, "2, were sit ting.
 The youth was pronounced dead on arrival at Norwool hospital.
 When Miss Jacobson reported the shooting at the home of Herbert Alyward, Oscars father, police were notified and the young woman was ordered held for questioning. She was released later after police had confirmed her story that Alyward $ death resulted from an accident.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08

Several members of the local Grange will journey to Berlin to- night where a supper will be served
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08

the Center, the purchase of the Ma han property and the building of small elementary building on that site. The increase in tax rate would be 2.5 mills. The school at the Cen. ter would be financed by a similar bond issue, the site at the south end would be paid for in cash. and the small building would be financed by year notes.
 The fourth plan Is similar 10 the third plan except that the cost of the three items would be financed by would bring about an increase of 1.6 mills in the tax rate.
 Any one of these four plans would make it possible 10 discard the port able building at the Center. 10 dis continue the use of the town hall for school purposes. eliminate the transportation Of children from the Center to the Junction school, and make possible adequate facilities for successful Junior High school work. mo erection or a building on the Mahan property would relieve the congestion at the Elm Hill and Cen fer schools and also congestion on the buses.
 No indication vas given by mem bcrs of the school board as to which plan the board favored The four plans will be presented 10 the fl nance board immediately with in struCtiOns 10 decide on one plan.
 Two Session Plan
 The school board also voted 10 adopt a plan whereby two sessions of school will be held in the first grade at the Elm Hill school after the Christmas recess, providing the same congestcd conditions prevail
 The first session will be from S:2o 10 12;So and the second from 12:3N to 4:30. This plan will probably mean the addition Of a new teacher to the staff al Elm Hill.
 Appeal Is Vacated
 The case of Edgar B. Selden of Boston. who was arrested by state
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08
New Floods Sweep
 NorthWestcrn Algeria

Oran, Algoria, Doc. s LT'-F'resh danger threatens tn" region in northwestern Algeria recently swept by disastrous floods.
 There has been continuous rainfall during the past few days and the flood waters are again rising.
 At many points the work of re- pairing highways and railroads dam aged by the last flood has been abandoned
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08

he suggested greater interest here- after.
 Building Inspector A. N. Ruther- ford defended the builders and their interest in codes. He recalled meetings held more than 10 years ago at which interest was so lively that they were holding one an- others coats"
 Eugene Dyson, president of the association, presided. Entertainment features were furnished by Mat thew T. Callahan, Frank Clynes and a male quartet.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-08
FEW ERRORS IN BILLS

New York, Dec. s. R1Modern billing and bookkeeping machines are estimated to have reduced the element of error to one bill out of every 10,00O,00O mailed Business now is looking for a billing machine that prints in four or five places at one operation without retyping or repeat printing.