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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-06-13

city. He was married in 1896 to
Miss Lille B. Shull of Butler, Tenn,
$nd the wife and four children sur
vive: Mrs. 0. l.. Brown of Greens
boro; Miss Annie L. Dougherty of
Peabody College, Nashville, Tenn,
and Brenard and Edwin, who are in
school at Boone.
Mr.. Dougherty received his first
educational training in the public
school at Globe Academy under
Professors Patton, Spainhour and
Marshall, and received his A. B. de-
gree from Wake Forest College in
1892, and was professor of mathe-
MATES and science, Holly Springs
College, 1929. Shortly after this
time he and his brother conceived
the idea of building a great educa-
tional institution amid the scenes of
their childhood. Accordingly, mon
ey was received from private sub
scription largely with which to con-
struct a frame building, which was
known as the Watauga Academy,
and which still stands amid its more
imposing fellows on the campus OF
the Appalachian State Teachers
College as monument to the geni-
us of its builders In 1903 the state
took over the school under the name
of the Appalachian Training School
and appropriated money for its sus-
tenance. Year by year the fame Of
the institution has spread until at
the time of the death of its CO.
founder, the properties are rated at
more than million dollars, and the
school has grown into a four-year
college, the last legislature having
changed its name to the Appalachian
State Teachers College.
professor Dolph" as he was ia
miliarly known, was scholar of the
deepest type and his life's work
centered about the cause of educa-
ti,n. He did not aspire to public
prl ferment, but served his county
for number of years as mer1Ner
of the board of education, going out
of office during the past winter,
only because of i'll health. He did
not, however, allow the cares of his
daily life to interfere with his mani
fold duties to his community. He
was an organizer, Sunday school
worker and teacher, Sunday school
superintendent and well-loved
Christian gentleman and in his 60
ing, Watauga county and the state
at large have sustained loss which
seems irreparable.
Funeral services were conducted
yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock
from the Baptist church. preceding
which the body had laid for one
hour in the auditorium of the ad-
ministration building of the college,
to which the lamented educator had
given the best years OF his HE.
Services were in charge of the pas
tor, Rev. P. A. Hicks, and brief talks
were made by the following visiting
ministers, who had been intimate
with the deceased in years gone:
Revs. F. M. Higgins, M. A. Adams
and w. R. Bradshaw. lnterment was
in the Boone cemetery.
Those named as active pallbearers
were: B. j. Council, W. r. Lovill,
J. D. Councill, j. F. Hardin, j. S.
Winkler, J. L. Winkler, r. c. Rivers
and J. M. Moretz.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-06-13
HARDWARE MEN IN MEET
AT BLOWING ROCK

DR.. and Mrs. T. S. Hodges and
family of Alva, Ky, are guests of
DR.. Hodges father, DR.. J. M. Hodges
here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-17
ATLANTA WARDEN
ASKED TO RESIGN
Shook Stirred Controversy
Over Prison Espionage
Practice.
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne ASSOClaNeu FTeSS-
Severely condemning the use of
under cover" agents in the Federal
penitentiaries, Senator Borah, Republi-
can, Idaho, in statement yesterday
predicted that the new Attorney Cen
eral William D. Mitchell, would dis
continue the practice
This confidence in the course to be
pursued by Mr.. Mitchell was expressed
by the Senator after a conference with
the Attorney General this past week
However. it developed that Mrs. Mabel
Walker Willebrandt, Assistant Attorney
General was not so ready to gre up
the system.
wrong theory" said Senator Borah yes
terday. II have given much time to
the investigation and consideration of
the so-called spy, or under cover, sys-
tenn in our Federal penitentiaries. 1t
is my judgement it can not be justified
upon any theory OF law or of practice
or of expediency. Gen. Mitchell is
a great lawyer, trained in law from
childhood, and basing my opinion upon
this fact, I predict that the system will
be discontinued"
Mrs. WillebrA ndt Likes Plan.
Mrs. Willebrandt who is in charge
Of the administration of the prisons, de-
clared, however that "the system seems
he only way at present to find the facts
necessary to keep conditions wholesome
in the penitentiaries." She believes the
under cover" system had been fairly
and equitably applied" She is not re-
sponsible, she said for institution of the
practice. 1t was instituted by former
Attorney General Sargent
The present row was stirred up when
Warden John Shook of the Atlanta
penitentiary refused to cooperate with
the department in the use of under
cover. agents in his institution His
resignation within 30 days was asked
for on March S, but it was declared at
the department that this was not the
only complaint against Snook's admin
istrative ability
Mrs. Willebrandt said that Snook's
resignation had been asked because of
utter want of administrative ability"
No charges against the integrity OF
Shook are said to be involved While
Shook is from Idaho and has the inter-
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-17
HOOVER IS NOT EXPECTED
TO USE MOUNT WEATHER
President Prefers to Visit, Rather, Some
Other Retreat Where the Fish
Are Biting.

opportunities for fishing are offered
The President has been advised that
there is no fishing within the immediate
vicinity of Mount Weather.
President Coolidge. although fond OF
fishing, liked the mountains. It is no
doubt because of this that Mount
Weather, situated AS it is. strongly ap-
pealed to him. 1t is also likely that the
fact that Mount Weather and the "a
acres surrounding it. already belonging
to the Government, may have had con-
siderable to do with the choice. There
is nothing on record TO show that MIR.
Coolidge ever consulted President Hoover
on the subject, and there is no record
of Mr.. Coolidge himself having ever
personally visited Mount Weather. His
interest in it was developed solely from
reports from others and from photo
graphs. What Mr.. Coolidge really had
in mind was not a permanent Summer
home for the President, but place
within easy distance of Washington
where an Executive upon a sudden i'm
pulse might motor quickly for the pur-
pose of spending the night or day or
two away from the cares Of his Office.
Mr. Hoover most aSsuredly will slip
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-17
RY !. RUSSELL YOUNG.

There is very little likelihood that
President Hoover will use Mount
Weather. near Bluemont. Va. which
was selected by former President Cool
idge as a rural retreat for executives
place where they might seek rest and
relaxation for short periods without be-
ing far removed from the seat of gov
ernment.
1t is even doubtful if Mr.. Hoover will
spend any of his $4,000 appropriated
at the last session of Congress, at the
request of Mr. Coolidge. for the pur-
pose of putting Mount Weather in
condition for occupancy as the presi-
dental household and for its main
tenance.
In the first place Mount Weather
holds little attraction as place of So
journ for President Hoover. He has been
represented as being impressed with the
scenic attractions offered by this spot
in the Blue Ridge Mountains. but for
his purposes he would prefer something
more than scenery. If he is to take
short vacations away from his Office he
would prefer to go to some spot where
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-17
ENDURANCE FLIGHT
BEGUN BY WOMAN
Louise McPhetridge Hopes to Beat
Record Set by Miss
Trout.

b. the Associated Press.
OAKLAND, Calf, March i6.--Loujse
McPhetridge, holder of the woman's
airplane altitude record, took off at
3:5l o'clock this afternoon from the
municipal airport here in an attempt
to break the woman's endurance fight
record of II hours. minutes and 81
seconds held by Miss Bobbie Trout Of
Los Angeles.
Her Hisso-motored biplsne was fueled
with 1876 gallons of gasoline and IA
gallons of OIL This amount, the young
aviatriX estimated. would easily keep
her aloft for "a hours.
Under National Aeronautical Asso-
citation rules. Miss McPhetridge must
keep her plane in the air for at least
l hour longer than the present record
of II hours, S minutes and 81 seconds to
establish a new mark.
Miss McPhetridge spent an hour
tuning up and testing her plane be-
fore the hop. Then. with everything
lined flying suit and helmet, said good
by to gathering of friends and
clambered into the cockpit.
At exactly :35 pm. the biplane
roared down the runway and took the
air. Rising to 900 feet, Miss McPhe-
fridge banked and circled over the air.
port on the course she hopes to main-
tain for the next "a hours, Before the
take-of she told airport officials she
would fly between 500 and 800 feet as
long as daylight lasted. After sundown,
she said, she would seek higher a'ti-
tude.
the National Aeronautical Association
we're at the field to supel Use the in
stallation and sealing Of the planes
Paragraph.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-17
INDICATE
INCOME TAX GAIN
Cash Pouring In at Rate
Greater Than That of Same
Period Last Year.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
Cash was pouring into the Treasury
yesterday at rate that made 1t i'm
possible for officials even to guess as
to the total which the March Is income
tax payment, the first in 1929. will
reach.
Collection Offices throughout the coun-
try were not attempting to make tabu-
lation of the current totals. but in
response to Washington instructions,
we're rushing their receipts into banks
since the Treasury technically is very
nearly up to It's bank balances with
expenditures and needs the money.
Figures Show Gains.
BY the latest available figures. which
showed the condition of receipts at the
close of business March Is. income tax
payments for the month were running
about $5,400.000 ahead of receipts to
the same date last year. If this rate
OF increase is maintained the Gov
ernment may receive $4,000 900 more
in March this year than it received
last year.
Though this possibility was seen by
some officials others were doubtful that
it would be realized.
No Guess Attempted.
Considering all these factors the
Treasury would not attempt even a
guess yesterday at what total receipts
would be, and it was considered unlikely
that any definite knowledge would be
available before March %.
Last year the Government took in
s518,000.000 from its March income tax
sources and if the indicated increase is
maintained this year the figure might
be raised to $560,000, 900 There are
some grounds for expecting an advance,
but until it is actually in hand Secre-
tary Mellon and his aides will refrain
from indicating it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-17
i. S. WORLD COURT
ENTRY EXPEDITED.
Formula Expected Tomorrow
Conforming to American
Reservations.
BY REGINALD W. KAUFMAN.

BY REGINALD w. KAUFMAN.
By Cable to The Star.
GENEVA, March 16.-It is now def
nitely promised that Monday will wit
ness the termination of the task of the
judicial experts of the League of
Nations, who have been engaged in re-
vising the statute of the World Court
Of International Justice and in creating
a formula whereby, without disturbance
10 the United States Senate reservations
America may adhere to the court. When
today's toll was ended the committee ad-
journey over Sunday. Freed thus from
other labors, Elihu Root and Sir Cecil
Hurst expect to pass IL hours of the
intervening hours in putting the finish
ing touches to their revision of Mr..
Roots plan. This revision will be pre-
sented the following morning at what
will probably be the committees last
session as we'll as its first and only pub
lie meeting.
Il am satisfied with the work that
lids UcCu uunc, IVA. 1nout onAu w ni
acquaintance this afternoon. and Sir
Cecil Hurst echoed that satisfaction.
Experts Satisfied.
All the other judicial experts ex-
pressed themselves in like fashion and
vittorio Scisjola, chairman of the COM
mittee, who was not particularly pre-
disposed toward America a week ago,
left for home ostensibly converted 10
the Interpretation. He said this aft
ernoon: II am needed elsewhere and
am letting the post be filled by Vice
Chairman Van Eysinga of the Neither
lands because I feel that concord has
been achieved
The days work of the jurist con-
cerned itself with amendments to the
statute. One of these amendments corr
Germs the courts authority to give ad-
fisory opinions. Provision therefor Is
made in the original draft statute pre-
pared by the 1920 commission, but was
deleted by the Assembly of the League
partly because sufficient authority was
then assumed to exist in the League
covenant. This assumption has ever
since been accepted, but a specific pro-
vision in the amended statute is con-
sidered wise in view of the fact that
the authority of the court to hand down
such opinions has been questioned by
Senator Walsh of Montana.
Sir Cecil Hurst advanced a theory
important to the problem of British
representation on the World Court
bench. Every adhering state is en-
titled to have judge of its own nation
ality on the bench when cases affecting
its own special interests are being heard.
British View.
Sir Cecil contended that in such
instances no British dominion should
be barred from having a judge present
il there happened to be British judge
permanently seated. To do this Sir
Cecil had to admit a certain loosening
Of the British Empires formal bonds.
There is such thing he said. "as
empire citizenship. but each Of the do
CONTINUED on Page 4, Column lD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-17
"KNOW AMERICA FIRST"
Through Highway Travel Sketches

The Sunday Star, today in arrangement with James w.
Brooks, director of the American Highway Educational
Bureau begins series of highway sketches entitled
American History by Motor"
The first of these will be found in Automobile Section.
Owing to the historic value of these sketches from
motoring standpoint readers urged clip and file in
scrap books each nstamen appears in preparation for
and instructive information possible from their travels
The illustrations by Calvin A. Fader either sketched
the spot drawn from historically photographs
and are therefore authentic.
The first sketch is Historic Alexandria
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-17
Insurgent General Preparing
to Abandon Stronghold,
Flyers State - Almazan
Reaches San Pedro.
CLAIMS OF L0YAlISTS
AND FOE CONFLICTING
600 Insurrectos Cut Through Wire
Fence to Get Water From Ranch
on United States Side-Did Not
Realize Crossing of Border,
They Say.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Capture of revolutionary head
quarters at Torreon is imminent
and the rebels are reported eva
cuating the city in the latest gov
ernment communique from Mex
leo City.
Federal aviatorS informed their
headquarters that rebel Comdr.
Escobar was moving his troops to
the Torreon railroad station and
was preparing to abandon the
stronghold.
The government bulletin added that
federal cavalry under Gen Almazan had
reached San Pedro which is 30 or 40
minutes by automobile from Torreon.
There are still conflicting claims by
federals and rebels which make little
confusing the latest reports of the mill
tary campaign. Rebel leaders 1T Juarez,
have captured Aguas Calientes, far
south of Gen. Gales former headquar-
ters at Canitas and deny that federals
have taken Durango City.
Claims Many LOyalists Slain.
They still insisted yesterday that the
federals were really far away from
Torreon and said that outbreak Of revolt
in various central Mexican States men
aced the rear Of the Gales army. Their
capture of Aguss Calientes cut the
federal line of communications with
Mexico City. they claimed and many
federal soldiers had been killed or taken
prisoner in the battle there.
Six hundred rebels cut through a
wire fence on the internationl boundary
line east of Nogales, Ariz.. to obtain
water from a ranch on the American
side The soldiers returned to Mexican
soil and later asserted they had not
realized they were crossing the border.
The first of 20 new airplanes or
dered in New York by the federals
have been completed and will be flown
to Mexico City Monday by Mexican
army aviators.
A statement by President Portes Gil
said that all captured rebels of Gen.
Aglirre's Vera Cruz army below the
rank of lieutenant colonel had been
liberated.
CLAIM GALES is IMPEDED,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-17
TELEGRAPH TRADE
FIGHT IS FORESEEN
Radio Corporation Will Com
pete With Western Union
and Postal Companies.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 16.-The Radio
Corporation of America is about to
institute an unrestricted competitive
struggle with the Western Union Tele-
graph Co. and the Postal Telegraph Co.
A Nationwide radio telegraphic service
will be hooked up with the RCA inter-
national system through the newly
formed RCA Communications, Inc,
which is taking over the transoceanic
and other point-to-point communica-
tions interests of the Radio Corporation
and plans to extend its service to inland
cities of the United States.
The Postal Telegraph Co. through its
affiliated Mackay companies in the
international telephone and telegraph
system will also offer another compete
tive battle line when its contemplated
domestic radio system is formed some
time this year. 1t is regarded as pos
sible that RCA, by means of radio
telephone hookups both here and
abroad, will offer serious competition
to the American Telephone 4, Telegraph
Co., the largest corporation in the world.
Surface Is Only Scratched.
Indicative of the extensive plans Of
the Radio Corporation for the future
was the statement released yesterday
in behalf of Owen D. Young, chairman
of the board of the Radio Corporation
and chairman of the war reparations
sessions in Paris, in which he said that
lin spite of the development which
has been crowded into these past few
years we can still say that the surface
of radios possibilities has only been
scratched"
tions, Inc, was first reported on jan
uary 5, when formal announcement was
made of the completion of the deal
whereby Radio acquired the Victor
Talking Machine Co. It was indicated
at that time that the communications
business of Radio would be segregated
from the manufacturing business and
operated by the new subsidiary. which
was incorporated under Delaware laws
on January 4.
License Transfer Approved.
The Federal Radio Commission last
Tuesday approved the transfer of all
station licenses, frequencies and con-
struetion permits held by the Radio
Corporation to RCA Communications,
Inc Establishment of the latter COM
pany follows a similar step taken year
ago by Radio in the formation of the
Radio Marine Corporation of America
to take over all its radio marine activi-
ties. A forecast of the active way In
which the new company will function
was foreseen in the remarks of Gen.
James c. Harbord, president of Radio,
in dispelling expectations of an early
merger with Western Union.
THE statement In the annual report
of Radio Corporation of its preparations
to enter the field of domestic telegraphy
has no relation to the Western Union
Telegraph Co. except in a competitive
sense he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-17
Young Fascist Ten Commandments
Say ''Mussolini Is Always Right

and so forth. are not intrusted to thee
to be worn out at thine ease, but to be
preserved for time of war.
IS. Don't ever say, The government
will pay so much!" Because it is thou
thyself who payest, and the government
is that which thou has wished and for
which thou has donned the uniform.
~. Discipline is the sun of the
armies: without it there are no SOL
diers but confusion and defeat.
"8. Mussolini is always right.
80 The volunteer profits by no ex-
tenuating circumstances when he dis
obeys.
10 One thing should be dear to thee
above all: The We Of the Duce."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-17
Burial i'm Double
Casket of Metal
Directed in Will
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, March 16.--Wil-
liam 3. Keller. founder and edi-
tor of the National Bottlers' Ga
zette, directed that he be buried
in a double casket of metal. his
will revealed when 1t was filed
for probate today.
Keller, who died on March
at the age of n, wrote:
Il direct that my remains shall
be placed in double casket. The
inner casket shall be made of
solid bronze metal, silver plated,
the top or lid bolted down tight
with (abouD so bolts, and then
Theoretically sealed"
The will named his son, Will
liam B. Keller, jr., as the sole
beneficiary of the estate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-17
MEXICANS RAID CLUB.

NACO Sonora. Mexico, March Is up.
Ten civil officers, led by the commits
saire of police of Naco, rsided the For
eign Club here today and seized gam
bling equipment valued at $4,000, and
burned it in the street few feet from
the international line
The club is owned by George M. Pratt
an American. Naco is the scene of
federal fortifications in Northern Mex
leo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-17
CLAIM GALES is IMPEDED.
Rebel Leaders Report Successes in
Central Mexico


JUAREZ, Chihuahua, Mexico March
Is R.-Revolutionary successes In
Central Mexico including the capture
of the important city of Aguascalientes.
were declared by leaders of the rebellion
in JuareZ today to be seriously impeding
the northward march of the govern
ment forces under the leadership of
Gen. Plutarco Elias Gales.
Silence hung over the plans Of the
revolutionary forces in their central
stronghold at Torreon in the face of
an official communique issued at Mexico
City that the city was being evacuated
by the command of Gen. Jose Gonzalo
Escobar the revolutionary commander
in-chief. Latest dispatches from the
Associated Press correspondent at Tor
reon filed there shortly before mid
night last night said that Gen. Escobar
was drawing battle lines for an engage
ment with the Callista army.
Whether a change had been made in
the plans of the rebel leaders, with a
decision to retreat. could not be learned
here Communication with Torreon
over a single telegraph circuit is neces-
sarily slow and uncertain.
In Strategic Position.
Contingents of revolutionary forces
were placed in strategic position out
side Torreon last night to meet the fed
eral attack. and several detachments Of
Escobars command on scouting duty
between Monterey and San Luis Potosi
were called back to the city to reinforce
the revolutionary position.
Capture of Aguascalientes, revolu-
tionary leaders said, had severed the
federal lines of communication with
CoI1 he ri takAn
a bulletin issued at rebel headquarters
after a sanguinary conflict in which
many federal soldiers were killed and
others taken prisoner
Claims of successes by the govern
ment against the revolutionary move
ment in various parts of the republic
met with denials from rebel head
quarters. Reports that Durango had
been captured by the government forces
were branded as untounded. Revolu-
leaders also announced the cap
ture of 300 federal soldiers at Ojo Ca
liente, 300 miles north of Torreon.
Indications that Gen. Escobar might
seek cooperation from the United
States Government were seen in the
that Francisco Santa
Maria and G. Ugarte had left Torreon
for Washington as ENJOYS of the revolu-
tionary government.
Municipal Guards Organized.
Meanwhile, along the international
municipal guards we're or
ganized IN several cities near JuareZ to
preserve order under the revolutionary
govrnment and TO be called upon for
active duty in event of emergency
Towns in which the guards have been
organized are San Ignacio. Guadalupe.
Porvenir, Colonia and Esperanza. At
Prevenir more than $50 men volun-
,eered for service.
Revolutionary forces plan to MAIN
ain order in the zone over which they
have control, it was announced at the
rebel headquarters. Albino Frias,
thief of the customs guards, and other
'ebel officials. declared they had been
n telegraphic communication with
Durango and learned the federals had
,een unsuccessful in theT efforts %
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