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Evening star., 1928-03-15
IF KIDNEYS BOTHER
TRY DOSE OF SALTS
Drink Quart of Water if Your
/ Back Hurts or Bladder
Troubles

r. No man or woman can make a
mistake by flushing the kidneys oc-
REASONABLY. says a well-known au-
l;hority. Too much rich food creates
acids which clog the kidney pores
/ 80 that they sluggishly filter or strain
anlliy part Of the waste and poiSons
from the blood. Then you get sick.
Rheumatism. headaches. liver trou-
BILE, nervousness. constipation. dizzi-
IneSs, sleeplessiless. bladder disorders
often come from sluggish kidneys.
+ The moment you feel a dull ache
IN the kidneys or your back hurts,
oegin 10 drink soft water in ouanti-
ties; also get about four ounces of
dad Salts from any reliable phar-
macy and take tablespoonful in
Egiass Of water before breakfast for
Ia few days and your kidneys may
.hen act fine.
This famous salts is made from
lfhe acid of grapes and lemon Juice.
FEombined with litfia, and has been
used for years to help flush clogged
kidneys and stimulate them to ac-
ttivity. also 10 help neutralize the
4 acids in the system 90 they no longer
4 cause irritation. thus often relieving
1 bladder disorders.
Jad Salts Is inexpensive and can
|. not injure: makes delightful efIer-
crescent liihia-water drink, which
4 everyone can take now and then to
help keep the kidneys clean and the
Il blood pure, thereby often prevent
ing serious kidney complications
E Advertisement.
Evening star., 1928-03-15
G. w. BILLINGS TO RETIRE.
FROM U. S. SERVICE SOON
Land Office Employe Has Been in
Government Work ID
Years.

After A years service with the Fed
cral Government in various capacities.
George w. Billings. 212 G street, will
be retired Saturday from the General
Land Office of the Interior Department
Fellow employees have presented him
with suit case, fountain pen and bill
fold.
Mr.. Billings began his career as a
Government cmploye February IS. 1891,
when he became letter carrier at the
city post office. He is q native of In
diana. He was a member of the old
Washington Light Infantry. serving un-
der Col William G. Moore and Capt.
John S. Miller in Company D.
Mr.. Billings will continue to reside in
Washington for the present. but plans
to move to st. Petersburg, Fla, next
Winter.
Evening star., 1928-03-15
Levine Leaves Jacksonville.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. March Is
R.-Charles A. Levine took off in his
transatlantic monoplane Columbia at
l0:40 am. today for Charleston, S. c.,
after spending the night in Jacksonville.
en- route from Havana to New York. He
planned to continue on to New York
TODAY
Evening star., 1928-03-15

pose sometimes for a financial reason,
sometimes put forward to block the
Hoover candidacy and sometimes held
forth by sincere partisans as the only
way the Republican party can get out
of its present dilemma as revealed by
the campaign contribution record of
1920.
(C0pvright iQoSl
Evening star., 1928-03-15
Short Earthquake
Felt i'm California
Rolls Beds Around

Ry the Associated Press.
SANTA MARIA. Calf, March Is.
An earthquake OF about Is sec
onds' duration and strong enough to
roll bed on its casters, was felt
here at 4:03 am. today.
The earth movement appeared to
he from cast to west. No damage
was reported.
Evening star., 1928-03-15
WAR VETERAN DIES.

Special Dispatch to The star.
WINCHESTER. Va. March l5.--
Edgar Earl Drake. 36 years old. who
was gassed on the Vesle front in France
in July. 1918. and participated also in
the Aisne -Marne and Meuse-Argonne
uffensives, is dead at Stephens City,
near here. from a rare malady dag
nosed by physicians as Hodgkins dis
case, which affects the lymphatic
glands
Surviving are his widow. formerly
Miss Thelma Headley: his father. d. K.
Drake. Stephens City. and one brother
Evening star., 1928-03-15

A slab in the Berlin Museum dating
about 25O0 Be. from temple In
Egypt. shows the various processes In
smoking honey. putting it in jars, press
ing. and sealing 1t.
, 1928-11-10

rally in stock prices was Wall Streets re-
Spouse at the opening of the market, to
the election Of Herbert Hoover as Presi-
dent of the United States. 0Curtis Aero
plane opened with a block of 5000 shares
at LA. IS dollars a gain, of 10 dollars
and Tinker Polar Bearing Missouri Paci-
fic General Motors and Standard Oil of
New Jersey, opened with gains OF 2 to 4
dollars a share. A tremendous accumuIa-
ton OF buying orders poured into the mar
ket over election day Blocks of 5000
to 20. 900 shares appeared GU the tape at
frequent intervals. Nearly every active
stock opened l to 5 dollars a share.
Buffalo, N. Y, Nov. 9Th. Two fire
men lost their lives and five others were
overcome by smoke in a fire that swept
a two storey brick building in Lynwood
late Tuesday night. BUtfaIo's most dis
astrous fire in years was brought under
c%ontro!, after it had swept half a dozen
buildings along the waterfront and lower
main street. The damage was estimated
at no less than l, 600. 600 dollars with the
probability that it would reach l, 500, 900
dollars.
New York, Nov. 9Th Mrs. Ruth Pratt,
elected on tuesday, will be the first
woman in Congress. She is a Repub-
licaG.
, 1928-11-10
MARRIED TO A TREE.

There are certain tribes in India the
male members Of which sometimes con
tract marriage with a tree. When a man
loses two wives by death and wants to
marry a third, the fear turks that she, too
may die. So, before the marriage, the
man is married to a banana tree or some
other Olant. All the ceremonies pertain
ing to an actual marriage are gone through
and at the end the tree is cut dow r. and
mourned over. Now the way is clear for
the mans real marriage, the new wife
being considered immune from evil in.
fuences.
From Bombay comes news of an extra
ordinary wedding ceremony at BardOli.
near Ahmedabed, the principals being a
BrahmIn girl and a pipaI tree, the sacred
fig of India.
Inc gIrl became blind through small
COX al the age of SIX aud her father
knowing that no one would accept her in
marriage, expressed the desire, before he
died last year, that she should Wed a pip
al tree. He advised her to stay 1t home
all her life, dedIcatng her spare moments
10 the contemplation of Divine Provi-
dence.
A caste dinner vas held in honor of the
MARRIAGE, which was celebrated With the
prescribed Hindu rites.
Sometimes when a suitable husband
for a girl cannot De obtained, she IS mar
RED to a sword, "A boz and arrow. q
grinding stone or other lnanImaje object.
She is thus freed from the reprOaches
which would otherwise be shOWered on
her by her caste people, for in India
marriage IS regarded as a sacred ydut
which must be entered into by eVerV man
and WOman.-4merIcnn Pdp>T.
, 1928-11-10

bour party and the government had a
perfect right to reserve its reply until
that occasion The House adjourned.
London, Nov. 8th-Visc0unt Cecil of
Chalwood presided last evening at a
festival dinner, promoted by the Czecho
St0VakIat Society ct Great Britain, 10
ceIl brate the tenth anniversary Of the
Czacho Slovakian Republic. The Minister
for Air, Sir Samuel HOare, in proposing
the toast of President Masaryk, said
that he had tried year after year TO start
a regular flying service between Eng
land and Czecho SlOvakia, but difficulties
has interviewed in respect OF money con
tracts and international relations.
Thanks, however, to the great help
given by Doctor Benes and President
Masaryk, these difficulties had now been
removed and a regular London Prague
service would be started in the spring
to do the journey in a few hours. sub
jpct to final arrangements of certain
minor details.
Washington, Nov. 9Th. The republican
increased their plurality of one in the Sc
nate and added to their working majority
in the House, on the basis of COngre6siO,
mai election returns triCkling 10 slowly.
Upsets in Delaware and Maryland gave
the republicans first blood in the Senate
contest. Inc Democratic incumbents in
these states. Senator Bayard and Bruce,
respectively, were coUnred ont early.
All of thirteen republican seats involved
in the Senate race appeared - be In
the victory columns but the democrats
with 20 seats on the election block, were
having trouble in several states, how
ever, the democrats kept most of their
solid representatives in the House from
the south and from New York, despite
switches on the presidential contest.
The present Congress is made up as
follows. Senate. AZ republicans, 46
democrats, / farmer Iabour, 2 vacan.
cIes. House. 23l republicans, 1913 demo.
Gratis, z farmer labour, l socialist, s
vacancies. Most of the republican lead
prs of the House were among the early
victors, including speaker Longworth, OF
ONO, Representative FIlson, OF Con
neclIcuJ, me party's Ieauer, HawIey, OF
Oregon, Chairmau Of The Ways ana
Means Committee, Wood, OF Indiana
who viii become Chairman OF the Rules
and Rivers and Har0ours Committees,
respectively. Republican Senators who
we're re elected included Johnson, Cali.
@fornia, Fess, Ohio, Reed, Pennsylvania
Green, Vermont, I.atollelte. Wisconsin,
and Vanderbergh. a.ichIgan, Southern
Den Ocratlc Senators apparently we've re-
turned 10 office without exception.
Washington, Nov. 8th-Mr. Scott Nc
BRIDE, General Superintendent OF The
, 1928-11-10

Portsmouth and Plymouth, to the missing
of the Royal Navy, and to the Me0ni
Gate and other memorials erected on the
battlefelds abroad.
London, Nov. 8lh,-Mr Ramsay Mag
donald opened the debate on the address
in reply to the speech from the fhrone in
the House Of Commons on tuesday after
noon The address vas moved Oy Major
ia Edm0nds0n, conservative. Banbury,
and seconded by A. Il. Jcp5cotI, cOnser-
vatlva. Yardiey Referring to the An
g!o-French naval compromise. Mr.. Mac.
donald said hat t. was incredible that
the neg0tjar0rs of the agreement were
not aware OF the fact that every point on
whltu Great Britain met France had al.
ready been rejected by America, Italy
and Japan. 'IL was n0t an agreement to
limit armam7nJ1', ne said, it sacrificed
the most elementary considerations of
Britains safety except upOn one sole
consideration, that there would always
be a pooling of our navy and The navy of
tha country across the channel" The
l3hcur leader complained that the teIe-
grams communicating the agreement to
Washington, Toxic and Rome did not re-
fer Whatever to the land side of the
agreement He asked whether Lord
Cuaheudun, (Acting Foreign Secretary
was right when he said Britain had no
agreement regarding land forces in mind
when negotiating with France, or Wheth-
ar NJ BRAND WAS light when he contra
dicled this Never has a proposal made
bv one government 10 another been re
iected so summary and bIuntly, for such
admirable reasons, as this agreement has
been rejected by the governmental of the
United States, said Mr.. Macdonald. He
asked whether the agreement was still
alive, or had 1t been dropped completely,
Had there been any further cOmmunIca-
tons from the UnitedStates ab)ut1t? Had
anv rpply been sent TO the American note
and has there been any further c0mmu.
nicauo1s from France Oh the matter?
Taking up domestic affairs, The labour
leader expressed the hope that any tur.
Their emigration schemes Of the govern
ment would be far better prepared and
would S. oW more foresight and more an
ticIpa,iau than had been shown IN the
experment in tmiLratlUn this autumn,
whose workings he had seen With his
own ewes in Canada. You did not say
that when you were over there q con
servative member intarJected. Premier
Baldwin, in reply, SAID mat the govern
ment knew it vas gong TO be censufed
regarding the Angln-French agreement
and that was the time when the govern
ment should state It's case. Mr.. Macdo
nald asked iflt was not right that the
prop,Ipr'S statement ont OF courtesy to
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-06-14
PERSONAL NOTES FROM
ZIONVILLE SECTION

Zionville, June 10.-Mr. and Mrs.
W. S. Penn and children of Bristol
were guests in the village over the
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clint Eggers and
daughters, Tessie and Geraldine, of
Post Falls, Idaho, and Mrs. Clarissa
Greer. mother of Mrs. Eggers, of
Milton, Oregon, arrived in Zionville
June 3, for few weeks visit with
relatives. Since their arrival Mr.,
Eggers has been quite i'll at the home
Of his mother, Mrs. H. A. Miller, but
is now able to be out.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. T. Warner and
daughters have been visiting rela-
tives in Tennessee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Greer and
children of Hickory spent the week
end with Mr.. Greer's parents.
News has been received from
the bedside of Miss Doris Miller,
who is a patient in Grace Hospital,
Banner Elk, that she will soon be
able to return to her home here.
Miss Miller had very serious opera
ton for appendicitis five weeks ago
and her friends are anxiously await
ing her return home.
Little Miss Hope, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Eller of Hamp-
ton, Tenn, is spending few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Jones.
Miss Opal Love of Mt. City, spet
the past weekend with Miss Flora
Greer.
Miss Elinor Grace of Denver, Col.
is visiting friends here for a short
time.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-06-14
Unit RULE IGNORED
BY CONVENTION
However, Lions Share of States
Delegation Will Be Cast of Cor
dell Hull; Simmons Steam Roller
Names Eight Delegates at Large

Raleigh, June 12.-Without dis
cussion of the unit rule and leaving
their delegations to the national con-
vention uninstructed, North Caro-
lima Democrats, assembled in state
convention, adjourned tonight after
one of the stormies sessions on re-
cord.
Forces favoring the nomination of
Governor Smith of New York claim
to have eight of the states "a votes
at the Houston convention, but anti
Smith forces, rallying around the
banner Of Representative CordelL
Hull Of Tennessee, conceded only
five and a half votes.
Almost 1000 delegates at the
convention voted by a majority of
273 to send eight delegates -at-large
to Houston. The delegation proposed
by the Hull forces was carried in
the votes by counties. 1t was head
ed by Senator Simmons, czar of
North Carolina democracy.
Former Gov. Cameron Morrison
named by Josiah W. Bailey as head
of the Smith ticket for delegate at
large. tossed a bombsheu into the
convention when he announced he
would not go to Houston if elected.
Rising to point of personal prlvi-
lege. Morrison declared ne was not
in sympathy with either Of the large
factions in the convention, but was
''for" Senator Simmons, head of the
anti-Smith ticket.
The Simmons ticket led the Baily
ticket by majority Of 273 in the
contes tfor elegates-at-large.
The Simmons delegates-at-large
elected were: Senator Simmons, Jo-
sephus Daniels, W. H. Wood, W. c..
Newland. Mrs Palmer Jerman. Mrs.
W. H. Belew. Mrs. J. F. Ferring and
Miss Mary F. Jones.
The slate offered by j. W. Bailey
was Mrs. Edwin C. Gregory, Mrs.
E. L. Mckee. w. N. Reynolds, Judge
Biggs, W. L. Long, Judge Tam c..
Bowie, F. P. Hobgood and Cameron
/ Morrison.
The vote throughout was cast al
most straight for one ticket or the
other. Senator Simmons leI with
1895 votes. Governor Morrison
led the opposing ticket, receiving
906.85 votes.
The last order of business, just
/ before adjournment, was the adop-
ton of the platform, prepared by the
committee, Cameron Morrison Chair
man. 1t was passed without discus
sion. The platform pledged sup
port of the 18th amendment. favor
ing American adherence to the world
court and denouncing the Republi-
can party for corruption in govern
ment
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-06-14
N. WILKESBORO DISTRICT
WOMEN MET HERE FRIDAY

The annual district meeting of the
Woman's Missionary Societies of the
North Wilkesboro district, was held
in the Boone Methodist church Fri
day, June s, with Mrs. J. B. Hender
son, district secretary, of Wilkes
boro, presiding. The devotional
service at 10 o'clock was conducted
by Rev. Claude H. Moser, pastor of
the local church, and Rev. j. A.
Yount, pastor of the Lutheran
church.
Following the devotional service,
addresses Of welcome were made by
ladies representing the different
churches in the town. Mrs. John B.
Steel welcomed the delegation for
the Methodist church, Mrs. Smith
Hagaman for the Baptist church,
Mrs. Greene for the Advent Chris
tan, Mrs. Greer for the Christian
church, and Mrs. Cora Jeffcoat for
the Lutheran church.
After the welcome, the confer
enee inrm mediately entered into the
discussion of business. Mrs. Wiley
G. Hartzog was elected secretary of
the meeting. Miss Grace Goodwin.
conference mission study superinten-
dent, spoke most Interestingly on the
great work in the mission study
field. beginning her talk with a
brief history OF the mission study
work. Following her talk brief re-
ports were heard from the following
societies.: Boone, jefferson, North
Wilkesboro, Vale Crucis, Wilkes
boro and Moravian Falls. The meet
ing adjourned at noon for lunch.
The afternoon session was opened
by singing a hymn. The Bible les
son was read by Mrs. J. S, Stanbury.
Special music, inspirational talks
from various members of the confer
ence and representing the various
churches in the district, and reports
from the children's societies charac-
terized the afternoon session.
The next conference will be held
at West jefferson. The conference
held in Boon was the best attended
of any ever held in Norta Wilkes
boro district The session adjourned
at three o'clock.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-06-14
STATE NEWS BRIEFS

C. /. Williams. national bank re-
ceiver, has been appointed perma-
nent receiver for the Commercial
national bank Of Statesville, which
has been closed since April 10, the
day following the suicide of the
cashier, D. NJ. Ausley.
The grand chapter of the North
Carolina Order of the Eastern Star,
opened its 23rd annual convention in
Raleigh Monday morning, with the
grand matron Mrs. Alice H. Parker
of Farmvlile, presiding. The ses-
sions will close Wednesday after
noon.
Thomas Maslin, former president
of the defunct Merchants Bank and
Trust Company, Winston-Salem, sem
fenced at the September, 1927, term
Of Forsyth superior court to serve
from five to eight years in the state
prison for embezzling funds, was
taken to Raleigh Saturday to begin
serving his sentence. He had been
at liberty on $4,000 bond, pending
the appeal to the higher court.
Four deaths and injuries to two
small girls resuletd from automobile
accidents in the two Carolinas Sum-
day. Katherine and Dorothy Nc
Neill, II and I, were instantly killed
near Lumberton when they ran from
behind a car in which they had re-
turned from Sunday school and
were struck by a passing automobile.
William D. Edwards, 19, of Gull
ford College, was killed when he
was knocked down by an automobile
near his home and was run over.
7. E. Walters of Lancaster, S. c.,
died from injuries received early in
the day when his automobile crashed
near Lancaster, S. c.
Raleigh, June 10-Science and re-
ligion are partners and the truly
scientific man and the Christian
man are the best friends in the
world, said DIR. E. Y. Mullins,
president of the Southern Baptist
Theological seminary, in sermon
here tonight. Science cannot get
rid of the reflection of God in mans
nature, neither can it get rid of the
conviction of God in mans mind,"
he said. THAT is, science cannot get
rid of conscience. Man can control
his thoughts, emotions, will, but he
cannot control his conscience. Sci
ence cannot destroy the experience
of God in mans life, neither can it
get rid of the revelation of God in
Christ Jesus"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-06-14
CAPTAIN MORDECAI WRITES
FROM PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

The editor of The Democrat is in
receipt of the following letter from
DR.. Alfred Mordecai, captain, medi-
cal corps, U. S. army, who is now
located at Fort Mills Philippine Is
lands. DR.. Mordecai is well known
in Watauga county, having spent a
number of summers at Blowing
Rock:
81 sailed from New York March
7, 1928. Had an interesting trip via
Panama, San Francisco, Hawaiian
Islands and Guam. Arrived Manila
April 23rd. My station, Fort Mills,
is on Corregidor, an island about 80
miles from Manila. 1t is a large,
rocky hill rising out of the sea to
a height of 500 feet and about the
size of old Flat Top. l live on the
top and from my porch have beau
tiful view of the sea and islands
and mountains in the distance. A
cocoanut tree, heavy with nuts,
grows in my side yard and there are
strange plants and flowers all about.
There are about 5000 natives living
on the island in several small villages
or "barrics," and l am the family
doctor for them as we'll as for the
Americans. The natives live in very
small houses made of bamboo and
covered with grass. Men work lit
tie anl sped lot of time training
roosters for cock-fights, which is
their favorite pastime. The women
spend their time smoking strong ci-
gars and homemade cigarettes when
not bearing babies. Every little home
is real home, with parents, grand
parents and five to ten children,
just depending upon whether the
couple have been married five or
ten years. They subsist chiefly on
rice which they boil in an earthen
bowl over a small fire in box, and
the rice is supplemented with fish
caught in net sand dried in the sun.
They also have strange nuts and
roots and fruits that seem to grow
wild. No one bothers about planting
a crop around here. There are
few wild monkeys on the island
hiding out like grey squirrels at
home. Our doves are green with
white heads. Our rain-crows are
yellow with black on their wings.
Instead of crickets we have Lizards
to sing us to sleep these hot summer
nights.
81 don't know just where Hades
is, but | am sure it is not very far
off-for the sun above could not
make all the heat we have, | know.
1t is a strange country, with strange
people and strange customs-all OF
which is interesting to an American
hill-billy, but like many others, l
can say that the more | see of other
parts of the world, the greater be-
comes my appreciation of the beau
ties and blessings so bountifully
spread in the mountains of the Old
North State. Therefore, send me
The Democrat in order that | may
refresh my mind from month to
month with the views and thoughts
of things going on in old Watauga.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-06-14
Harmony Prevails at
County Convention
Democratic Gathering Here Satur-
day Sent Uninstructed Delegation
to State Convention;Sam. F. Hor-
ton Presided

The Democratic county conven-
ton here Saturday afternoon was
very brief as the only matter to
come before the meeting was to
name sixteen delegates to the state
convention, which met in Raleigh
yesterday. County Chairman j. l..
Wilson called the convention to or
der and Sam F. Horton was made
temporary chairman with c. G..
Hodges acted as secretary.
The chairman, with the consent of
the convention, named A. E. South,
viii C. Walker and Glenn Mcneil as
a committee to prepare a list OF
delegates to the state convention.
While the committee was preparing
the slate, Aattorney W. R. Lovill
was called upon and responded
with an attack on the present ma
tional administration, praising the
record Of the Democratic party in
North Carolina and Watauga county
and closing with a plea for harmony
within the party.
The committee submitted the fol-
lowing list of delegates, which were
unanimously elected by the conven-
ton:
Delegates
N. L. Mast, W. Y. Perry, J. L.
Wilson, John E. Brown, Z. 1.
Greer, Tracy Council, HeGry ).
Hardin, Sam F. Horton, Thos. 4.
Coffey, w. N. Howell, W. R. Lov!ll,
D. P. Wyke, Sam Adkins, L. NJ.
Bingham, W. H. Brown.
Alternates
Mrs. n. L. Mast, J. S. Stanbury,
E. j. Norris, Mrs. S. F. Horton, Tai
Hartley, Harrison Baker, B. H.
Gross, W. S. Miller, E. S, Williams,
J. A. Woodie, John S. Williams, c.
B. Moody, A. D. Wilson, Smith
Hagaman, B. 7. Taylor. Rev. E. c.
Hodges, Walter Moretz. Grady
Farthing, Mrs. James Mast.