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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-01
lEMAND POWER
ABE SOLD DIRECT
,uscIe Shoals City Battles
Great Corporation.
By C. J. LnLEY

WASHINGTON, July 1.-The
valiant fight started by the small
community Of Muscle Shoals City
! against the Alabama Power Com
I pany is already taking on national
I proportions and may develop into a
asslzeabIe issue by the time Congress
sIconyenes.
II This little community Of slightly
over 900 inhabitants, assisted by
ukhree neighboring communities, is
demanding that Government power
Sat Muscle Shoals be sold directly to
frqhe people.
VII IAN the opposition that great
cafower company can mass had been
Of hlled into action to smash this at
kmpt Of one southern community
b establish low power rates for its
teople.
oe III the municipality wins, it's citi-
al telns will pay only 81 a month for
M ectricity and be allowed to use all
erti1ey want without meter.
OF A town that now shuts its lights
kR at 8 p. m. to avoid high cleo
IN lefty bills will blossom forth even
p brighter than the gay white way of
New York, as one enthusiastic Ala
bana representative said here the
other day.
4 Muscle Shoals City wants to be
the pioneer Of the South in estab-
\ fishing lower power rates. Once they
are established it's officials antici-
I pate that other cities will follow
suit and the grip of the private in
terests on the State will be broken.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-01
USE RAW LIVER DIET
Scientists Report Success With
Uncooked Food.

BIZ United Press
MOSCOW, July IA diet of raw
liver made the ancient Greeks fight
like heroes. So the Moscow Thera-
peutic Society was told when a
group of soviet scientists reported
successful experimental treatments
of pernicious aenemia by a raw liver
diet. Raw liver, they said, was bet
ter than cooked liver, judging by the
results shown by seven sufferers OF
pernicious aenemia whose condition
improved under the treatment.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-07-21
COUNTY OFFICIALS ATTENDING
SCHOOL" AT STATE COLLEGE

Roby Greer, chairman of the Wat
auga county board of commissioners,
and A. E. South county auditor, are
attending the North Carolina county
government advisory commissions
school," which opened at State
College, Raleigh, Tuesday, where they
will be taught exactly how a county
should be run.
A brand new county, the states
"101st," was set up as the feature
event of the course and will function
for five days. 1t will be an extra
ordinary county in that there will be
no politics in it. The board of coun-
ty commissioners and the various 9TH
er officers will attend to their off.
cial duties without regard to political
consequences, which would be 6
mighty good thing were it.carried-eut
in all of the counties, all the time.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-07-21
EQUALIZATION
PLAN DEFENDED
DR.. B. B. Dougherty, Eighth District
Member of Board, Issues State
ment, Explaining Work of State
Equalizers

B. B. Dougherty, member of the
state board of equalization from the
eighth district, in a statement made
public in Raleigh Saturday night, ex-
plains work of the board and says
"not only should we give every tax
payer an equal chance, but also we
should give every child an equal
chance.
The ideal of the board, he says, is
to have a uniform valuation of prop
erty, a uniform tax rate and the
same type of school, as near as may
be, in each and every county in the
state.
"These ideals cannot be reached in
one year or even two years." he
says, "but we must work toward
them.
"The key to the whole situation is
to get all the property in every coun-
ty on the tax books at a uniform
value. In this and this alone is to
be found the solution of our educa-
tional problems.
''The transition from the old to
the new will be strange enough for a
while, and doubtless will bring dis
appointments to many; but after all,
the people, as a rule, are honest; they
love the state; they want progress,
and they want every community to do
its part"
Mr. Doughe 1y said it is easy -
see that ;kcse Counties that lave
been aggressive and have secured
the larger number of we'll trained
teachers present the larger budget
and receive more from the equaliz-
ing fund.
"Under the law the increase in sal
aries in county shall be borne by
the county the first year, but the
board has an encouraging message
for those counties that stand low in
the personnel of their teaching force.
From the 100000 reserved, they
may be aided if they encourage
their teachers to improve themselves,
raise their certificates ard in turn
raise their salaries. This, without
additional cost to them, even the first
year"
The three outstanding peaks of in
equality in the educational system of
state, as he sees it, are cited: land
tax values, wide differences in the
tax rate fixed by different counties
for school support, and difference
in types of schools.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-07-21
VALE CRUCIS RELIGIOUS
SCHOOL WELL ATTENDED

The fourth annual session of the
Vale Crucis Summer School for Re-
ligious Education had the largest
attendance in it's history. Faculty
members and students representing
nine states and thirteen dioceses
were in attendance.
On July 10 at II o'clock, the new
Holy Cross church was filled for the
special summer school service. The
sermon was preached by the Rev.
Milton A. Barber, rector of Christ
church, Raleigh. The musical program
was under the direction of DR.. Wade
R. Brown of North Carolina College
for Women, Greensboro. The Choir
was formed by Vale Crucis school
girls.
Bishop Horner addressed the school
on the opening night. The Ri. Rev.
Joseph Blount Cheshire of Raleigh,
was also present,
The school is conducted by the five
dioceses Of the two Carolinas and is
intended for schurch school teachers
and officers, Auxiliary groups, Y. P.
S. L. leaders and clergy and laymen
from Carolina churches.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-07-21
WEEKEND AUTO ACCIDENTS

A party Of tourists hailing from
Beckley, w. Va, had near fatal
mishap in the western limits of the
town Sunday when the driver lost
control of the Hudson automobile and
it plunged from the embankment on
Highway No. 60 just east of Senator
Browns residence. The car turned
over several times and landed on the
level right side up. There were eight
occupants, including one lady and
baby. The driver was right badly
cut about the head and it was neces-
sar yto take him to the Watauga Hos
pital to stop the flow of blood from
the wounds. The others were unin-
jured.
A Buick touring car DRIVEN by
Grant Hodges almost demolished a
Chevrolet belonging to Lee league
early Sunday at the interestion of
Highways 60 and II in east Boone.
The Hodges car was also considerably
damaged but no one was injured.
A car driven by j. M. Loffman of
Lodi, Va, collided with one operated
by Clint Cook near Boone on Monday.
The automobiles were considerably
damaged, but neither fo the drivers
was injured.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-07-21
County to Market
$4,000 in Bonds
J. c. Mayer & Co., Bond Dealers, to
Sell $4,000 in Road Bonds and
$4,000 in Funding Bonds

j. c. Mayer and Company of Gin
cinnati, bond dealers, have been en-
gagged by the county commissioners
as the county's agents in marketing
$4,000 in county road bonds and
$4,000 in funding bonds.
The bond company agrees to fur
nish blanks for the bonds, to take
care of all legal proceedings neces-
sary in marketing the bonds, to ad-
vertise them so that they will be
brought to the attention of all leading
bond buyers in the country, and to
endeavor to obtain the highest mark
ct price for them. In order to do this
the company agrees not to make a
bid on the bonds, but merely to act
as agent in selling them.
The company's commission will be
two per cent of the par value, and out
of this two per cent the company will
pay the county attorneys fee of one
third of one per cent.
He IeSOluIlOH dCCepClHS IHe COll-
pany's proposal stipulated that the
experience of other counties in SELL
ing their bonds in this manner seems
to show that it is the best system,
and that the two per cent commission
is usually more than compensated for
by the increased price obtainable
through efficient handling of the
sale.
The agreement was made by tie
county commissioners and William J.
Cooke, Asheville representative of j.
C. Mayer Company.
At the same meeting the commits
sioners received from the state high
way commission S21, 500 of the $125,-
900 lent to the county highway COM
mission for the improvement of
Highway No. 69
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-07-21
PARTY ~ FARMERS FROM
WAKE COUNTY VISIT BOONE

A party of forty-five farmers from
Wake county passed through Boone
Saturday afternoon on the last lap of
a farmers educational tour that has
covered parts of North Carolina,
South Carolina and Tennessee.
The party has inspected farms and
experiment stations at Shelby, Ashe-
vile, Knoxville, Norwood and John
son City, Tenn. They left Boone
late Saturday afternoon to return to
Raleigh.
The party was under the direction
Of John C. Anderson, and accom-
panying them were w. L. Wyatt,
business man of Raleigh, Burke Lit
tie, assistant cashier of the CONNER
cial National Bank TO Raleigh, T. E.
Holling of Wake Forest, and others.
The party came to Boone by way
of Johnson City. They were travelling
in two large buses-twenty-four men
in each car. On the heights of Val
lie Crucis mountain a serious tragedy
was barely averted when the front
wheels of one of the vehicles ran off
the road at most dangerous point.
But fortunately for the "a occupants,
it was stopped before it made the
leap that would have been most dis
astrous. A wrecking car was sent
from Boone and the bus was dragged
up uninjured from its perilous
position.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-07-21
MATNEY SHAVINGS

Matney, July 16.-Ralph Askew
and Miss Mae Triplett opened the
public school at Matney last Monday
with 46 pupils enrolled. The citizens
are expecting to have the best school
this year than ever before.
Interesting services were held Sum
day at the M. E. church. Rev. Horn,
the pastor, preached on the subject,
Children honor thy father and thy
mother"
Rev. F. C. Watts filled his regu-
lar appointment at the Baptist church
here Saturday and Sunday.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-07-21
Man Says Broad Miller
Shot While Sleeping
But Slayer of Morganton Negro Says
Victim Had Gun and Fired
at Him

! shot in gun battle, but was fired
upon while asleep, was the claim
made in Lenoir last Monday by H.
w. Gragg of Globe. Mr.. Gragg
claimed that he could produce affi-
davits, if necessary, to substantiate
this claim. Gragg gave the names of
seven men who spent nine days and
nights on the negro's trail without
returning to their homes. They were
Deputy Sheriff Allen Gragg and J.
w. Gragg Of Shulls Mills; Clyde
Dula, Blowing Rock; Paul Banner,
Newland; Jesse and James Coffey
and Claude Greene of Globe Three
of these men were within $50 yards
of the place where the negro was
found. They claim that they did not
hear and shotgun fired, and that they
were on the scene within a few mo-
ments and are willing to claim that
the negro did not even have shot
gun. They say it would have been
almost impossible for him to have
carried this gun. These men spent
nine days and nights on the trail and
they found where the trail lead
through thickets where the negro had
to crawl considerable distances on
hands and knees. There was never
any sign of any gun on this trail.
Gragg says that no one wants to
detract anything from the feat of
Commodore Burleson, former Off
Ger of Burke county, or Morganton,
but they feel in the excitement the
reports have been mixed and they
would like for the affair to be
Strengthened out.
Burleson's Statement
Morganton, July 14.-Commodore
Burleson, Morganton man who shot
Broadus Miller, negro outlaw, when
interviewed here today in regard to
a story coming out of Lenoir in
which H. w. Gragg, of Globe, is
quoted as saying that Miller was fired
upon while asleep, maintained that
the statement was absolutely without
foundation.
He challenges Gragg and any of
the others who are mentioned to
produce their evidence, that the ne
gro did not have gun.
He says he has been reliably in
formed that the gun now in his pos
session belongs to man by the name
of Dolph Clark, who lives on Cold
mountain, near Jonas ridge.
Following is Burleson's statement:
GAS the slayer of Broadus Miller
l would like to say few words in
regard to the statement made by Mr..
H. W. Gragg. l am not disputing
the fact that Mr.. Gragg can produce
affidavits to substantiate his claim
that Broadus Miller was slain while |
asleep and unarmed. All he will have
to do is to find more men of his like.
Mr. Gragg's claim of following the
negro nine days through thickets is
very amusing.
81 believe it would have taken Mr..
Gragg ninety and nine days to have
stalked Broadus out or to have found
him asleep on the highways. Broadus
got his gun from the home of Mr..
Clark who lives on Cold mountain
about Is miles from Ashford, where
he was found, very much awake and
very active with his gun"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-07-21
BEAVER DAM DOINGS

Mrs. Susan Moody is still con-
fined to her bed with illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Swift of Eliza
bethon, Tenn, were visitors at the
home of Mr.. Swift's father, Rev.
Wellington Swift, here Mr.. Swift has
purchased land in Texas, and is con-
templating moving there in the neal
future. Mr.. John Sheriff. is going
with him.
Mr.. H. P. Dougherty has been in
disposed for the past week.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-07-21
but no one was on it.
Telephone Exchange in Operation

Telephone Exchange in Operation
Blowing Rocks telephone exchange
went into operation Tuesday at II a.
m. Mrs. Harry Cooper, operator, was
at the switchboard when the first trial
call was made. This puts Blowing
Rock in immediate touch by long dis
tance with both the north and south.
Sunday Night Concert
The program of the Sunday night
concert at Green Park hotel by
Booths orchestra was as follows:
(D "Stars and Stripes Forever"
(Sousa) (2) "Child of My Dreams;;"
(3) "Roses of Picardy;;" (4) "Gold-
en- Sceptre" (Overture); (5) Mighty
LAX Rose;" (6) "Hello Cutie;" CD
"No No Nanette;" (s) "Fallen Leaf
(Intermezzo; (9) "Gypsy Love
Song;" (1O) Medley of Old Southern
melodies.
No formal contract for the build
ing of Blowing Rocks consolidated
school was let by the board of edu-
cation last week, but E. G. Pitts, local
builder was engaged to supervise the
work. The board will contract di.
rectly for all materials. The build.
ing will be of stone and will consist
of eight classrooms, library, two Of
fices, an auditorium and a boiler
room in the basement. Later it is
the intention to add gymnasium a:
the east wing to balance the build
ing. The building is to be completed
in six months.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-07-21
STORM DESTROYS BRIDGE
ON 50 AT BANNER ELK

A sudden and severe storm in the
vicinity of Banner Elk Monday
swelled the waters of Elk Greek to
such an extent that bridge near the
Whitehead place on Highway 50 was
completely washed away. Traffic on
Tuesday was detoured from Banner
Elk by way of Newland. A temporary
bridge was constructed and travel
took its usual course yesterday.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-07-21
COL. AUSTIN WATTS DEAD

Statesville, July 15.-Colonel AL
ston D. Watts, former collector of in
tCrnal revenue for North Carolina,
and for years leading figure in the
politics of the state, died here this
afternoon. Col Watts death had
been momentarily expected since sew
al days ago, when attending ply
sicians gave up hope of his recovery.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-07-21
COUNTY ACCOUNTANT SUBMITS
BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1927
Shows Approx
mately 2sO10 of Meeting Expenditures That
Form Year, for Expenditure of $161, $4,000
Compared to Spent Last

Waauga countys governmental machinery will function this
with expenditure of less than that during
the fiscal 1926 provided the board
make revsa of the budget which has
W Accountant Austin South and which will be submitted
the board at their regular August meeting the budget is
adopted is and likely will be,
the than provides according provisions
Of the county finance act which general
assembly.
1t will be noted by of the report being published
this column that the board of county last
spent S2154O13 for general county $95O29
than the amount of the tax levy The levy for roads, schools
Jail bonds etc. in 1926 $43,526S The spent
these 81 making deficit depart
ment of $2023373 for the past This added
$7,95029 shortage the county
fcit of for all county departments this
paid out of $4,000 bond issue sold the time the Jail
bonds authorized of surplus 1926 the
board has not yet funded the remainder.
The reduction this
the fact that the forced levy the maximum
allowed by awfive
in the H. S. Wagner murder trials The
amounts to $45OO.OO
The most outstanding differences will be
the road maintenance fund and the road bond
sinking fund In the former $7S933 levied and collected
while $3O32572 actually ued leaving deficit in this
item of 59 while the budget
for $182OO for this department difference of $S,57366
noted in levy expenditures and
sinking fund
The complete budget for this together with the
collected and expended during the published below
in comprehensive statement
GENERAL COUNTY FUNDS
Tax Levy Amt. Spent Budget
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-07

Ask Manager Dunkle of the Frye Bruhn Meat Market for BABY BEEF CHART.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-07
NOTICE OF SALE OF ION HAND" AND "UNCLAiMED FREIGHT
 AND RAGGAHEU

NOTICE is hereby given that on the thirteenth day of July, 1927, 3 D. m., at the Anchorage Freight Shed, an ION HAND" sale will be conducted. At that time the following unclaimed freight and baggage will be offered for for sale: 27 cast iron grinding balls vt. 1863 lbs. marked Jewell Mining Syndicate. steel balls, vt. 1890 lbs. marked Jewell Mining Syndi- cate. 1 box wash boiler, vt. 35 lbs. marked Anchor Bruen. 1 case pa per shopping bags, marked Sanitary Grocery. 1 box garden seeds, vt. 14O lbs. marked F. E. Parker. Mauser Rife No. 658S, model 1926. 4 bundles personal effects, unmark- ed. 1 parcel personal effects un- marked. 2 bundles bedding, un- marked. 1 bundle personal effects, marked Henry Johnson, Bird Point. 1 pack sack personal effects, un- marked. 1 bag personal effects, marked o. c. Hogan. 1 bag bedding marked Fred Feakes. NOEL w. SMITH, general manager.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-07
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

June ~, 15AI.
 Notice is hereby given that on We'd nesday the 18th day of July, 1927, at 9 P. M., in the Federal building at Seward, Alaska I will offer for sale to the highest bidder but at not less than the minimum appraised price of S85000, the following described prop erty in the townsite of Seward: Lot No. 4 of Block 8, Federal Addition, and House No. 2, located on said lot; frame cottage, three rooms, hall and closet on first floor; three rooms, bath and two closets on second fooOr. At tention is invited to the terms of fered; one-third cash and balance in five equal annual installments, pay able in one, two, three, four and five years, respectively, from date of sale, without interest.
 The house may be occupied after payment of the first installment, which must be paid within three days after date of sale Title will be transferred when payments have been completed. J. A. RAMSEY, Superintendent of Sales, Alaska Railroad Townsites.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-07
J. l.. WALLER,

Attorney for Applicant. Address:
 Anchorage, Alaska. First publication June 23, 19 Last publication Sept. 3, 199
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-07
NORTHERN NOTES

The bodies of George and Charles Burgland missing since June IA, were found in the Yukon river at Fort Yukon, said a wire received by U. s. Marshall Lynn Smith from Deputy William Butler. George, II years old, and Charles, g, were last seen near the river on the evening of the fourteenth and after they had
 failed to return home withina few hours it was feared they had been drowned. A search party was inn mediately organized but was unable to find the boys bodies.
 Bob Martin returned to Wrangell on the last trip of the Hazel B No. 2 after spending several weeks in the
 Cassiar. MT. Martin reports that while he was in the vicinity of Gold Pan Creek he secured options on two claims owned by Jack Vickery and another miner named Moody. He also staked eight other claims which had been allowed to lapse by their former owners. Martin now controls all the ground along the creek from No. IF Above to No. 27 Above Dis covery. MT. Martin says that he be- lieyes Gold "Pan Creek was not given a fair trial by the men who rushed in during the excitement of the 1925 stampede. He tried the ground in several places along this part of the creek and found prospects which warranted the steps he has taken to secure the rights to the claims.
 Two hundred and fifteen tons of dredge material and supplies for the American Creek Dredging Co.,. had been landed at the head of Fish Lake on June 13, according to Charles Lewis, general manager of the com 0any in Fairbanks. Only 50 tons of were yet to be hauled and as 20 tons were being handled per day tits probable that all material is at the head of the lake by now. Freighting began May 27. Dredge have been working on framing since June l. An initial crew of five men had been increased to l2 on June 12 and will be enlarged to IS or 20 soon. "The actual build ing of the hull is well under way" MT, Lewis said, "and we should be dredging by August 1"