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I wo JUDGE WEBB PLEADS WITH LIQUOR DEALERS TO QUIT THE BUSINESS Charlotte. April 4.?\msidei- j ing the fact thai the E.ghtocmh 1 Amendment > h g - !at ?g against the appetite of nit?:, a tragic blood in-j heritanee with so many of them. i: is thv best chs * v. d and most suecessluilx enforced law on the books'* Judge Edwii \\- d? 'ared Monday; morning in the eoutse of an effective and 'Diewha' ?v. charge to the ' grand jury. The uuuiuen.ess of the charge con-! sisted ni the fact that during the: major part of the jurist's pronounce-1 mont relative to liquor laws, he jj turned to his audicnc and made a1 stin rig appeal "to u men before me. j especially the young men. .who have: gone into the bootlegging' business to i des - :: uni the course*' which Judge Webb said fit,ill ' r-c. u :tbly lead to the iipniiAn'irK'' I .?udg< Wi* ?k? 'li imp.; ed iT*i! - * i surveyed tin? ] cng: d court - ui remarked' up V : inU- *l waiting for! ev !.* t.v: wft- . f -.. .i, "Turns away ! fafti.i ho? .';pi y:n. ::t ai the ;c-, c-r +r >': :-'>s '? I : b- . Mali ht , th? t.- 1 " i . ;2T t??> v.it*i;r of 'a." iii ;h? ry in re-poet to ' cV aho : dirient" iraL-i. J Webb said. "] a: .y . rested in ail : of \ m people, especially those of you wh" jr 'iitmer;'- with this bquorninki"ir business. * on arc iru n ? : g-ood .*n-r. v.)U have irood homes, good ft. >: hers you live ::i a gr.." * ty x a are fighting a los r'ir There - not. a chance in the world for to be a success in violation of t hi - ia .s because the vihole set ot tin e tnmut-ity the whole momentum of public opinion I is against y?m. i i j? in.t to Sipiual! to you t quit; Appeals to Bootlegfci.. "1 ca;: u: >'.TI if von euit by I ?K nnoth- v course, bar : '> no *puv;;surel for me t.e e-i in;. , hbor.- to ib"f : ;. r . \vb:. y. I I much eivf^r that i-I iivm ib.>j Man> iar.'N '' Hjj-! court on tbts ?huu}ge e snuM. or, tel. , !?! ?!> ,i m: y aui:^ --r. young ? men vho conn! make plen' \ ? money ; in an honest toil. 'I am appealing to \ o.i a> one?! my own . \pes ience and ^<>ni wide 1 ol.si ivitum that there :u> p.-ssibo J Mew < .- ahead ! the IV.: :! who iri. - to yo lu in.- top by some u ivdergrom d ! way. "The. law is supreme. The rommun;,y will rait-. Public opinion i.too great *?r you to overi-me The government of the who I- country is set again: y c u. A11 - ..roes I the ('?.!; :iion against you. And | America Kas r.evor lost a var It wdl not !".-? rln -.truggh in v r?:ch you an . u ed ana my advice to \ou. botfi us n friend and as i-ru who ?s sworn 10 :-.<lmiraster the law, is for yo ; to oat an end to thi> nefarious btw-i ness" Best Enforced Lav. It was just previous * > this digression : hat .fudge Webb made the statement, in the course of his charge1 to the grand jury, that, in spite of aii! tne ciaxn$> being made :;iatproh:l?.- J turn does no: prohibit, "the Volstead > act is the best enforced and the most! widely supported in public sentiment} oi all the laws that are one the i Statute hooks." "So far as I am concern-d,*' said | the jurist, "I would be willing: to! leave this issue in North Carolina,' for future, determination, t the men j "who voted against prohibition in} I'.'08. I dare say that if we were, called upon again today to register: our convictions upon prohibition at the polls, we would be safe in letting , only the men who voted against it } the ndecide. Ninety per cent of them ' would vote for prohibition he said.! "Of course, the Fghtenth amend-j ment is not wholly inforced and it ' 50 j GOOD CIGARETTES ioc GENUINE 2ZZM "BULL" "fi- DURHAM i? -l?j?Y, TOBACCO will be a long time, if ever, in fact ;iv:t we do nor confront it - violations. That, ^ntleoie'i. is no . rguqicnt. however. aga tst tin wi mi or the ciiivuuy of! rhe 'aw W. may a- well -ay that we -hovN: ro' ai the law s : v.st murdcr. for>eoth, because thtre continue to he eases of murder, or the law a.^ainst theft because there i lar? ? ny gt)irc ?>n or the lav against dnanping because oecas onally a child is kidnapped, as to ay that 1>? cau>e we have violations of the Volstead Law, it ought to be repealed. "The truth is we v - der the character of the law ar ' hat which it is aimed to abolish., w* stand ir? ma/.omen: at it- ac? ?rv r ' nn,cnts. It is legislation again.- flesh and blood, against the appc' an<i no law is more difficult to or force than one against the blood ravings of mci . Many of the me: ;,o drink : ;Uor PO* tO i IITIV f? it them-? !v. Thethirst in th i-* J handed down to them from their f hers and t) . ".ith? r- fat hi rs. i nherited, teotnes tfa< m ail tin knt'V. *e i-_ no law M R W 1 \M EASTER RVICtS T : v. .. Wiiifiu'i-Srcm <]]&h of the 1st, is a b'-t fate but make, a , " d story, at. i rive.- an in ;irbi * ? t!..- Moravian <. re?r.onies n K':-*st n'."rr.inp : . ish the dispatch ;n full: As r.hv - (f. flas'm-fl hi: \ n-t glint i jr'Id U i oiigh :** i- it's of a ci. !!?-s F.;.- . s nionnr. i. ? peats stirring mu- ? r. ; ;, v . ? hroujrh quaint an 1 were "?_hoed &Cro . i lit ii'V floverstjnyvvn ri.mhs on the i?"'- ,i:o 1-J M nAviat '.n-io x. Mom than lil.-Vn vaieM shivnrw:ih fi.]d " ;i.;y 11 '? ' y in.".' : tin < ,: i.? il.e E M n < h .r.h > .? in square. 5istern . ii'.vnl si:<:T ' ]i'\ tli< . -.. > .?-.!> ! r . jr. Far !r- u;i iaiiKvd pjrottfi? ' hutfil of la ho glory. , i t.-c'v ty .n:.-i the in - : Mil; of if. rise' < !tnst. . aMii'ii? nor . ?" t d? ?-yty " i j r:s-v c^ie?ia-: v o ai o: . * - h ck Ej : tor ::u vnin-*, Iret.- the an-8 ier; : : .a th old jf? ; - in ?e\v the !' ?: ' - n a ?H;yCJ' (1VI :; r.* i aiu'v to ri" age-old cdifir.e. j . ??*vi.s<r iiixwi *n. m the wall - n _ t in u- r x? l vv i-.! 1-.- . - * I * x. t'oou-ed upon tLe tiooi way. 1 V-ople pushed and shove-.i ti;o*r cay;e ens .. find pi;?of ^.oiejjre. "Wa*. J;! at i;! * * * i l f.'JLo ?:. !h V coiiu'n* "* j i\ - u, S-ha t j and "Qvuet " said the part nt of t . t.f->i:y of the nt> -u-: ; I tm. giddy young maidens. Arrayed \ !i spring finery, giggled foolishly .n. i-.'ar-i.t'.v \ iihs, flashily u:> i. who Wfi't* serving as e.icorls i n L.r.st rime ii. rheir lives ii. tie : guffaw for no apparent reason. Ti e .m.wv-vs hit. i . eh doors i .1 e .... alt t 1 e ancient walls t.f rt ; : t; k in .. dim light of ear: , niornng iwai . .j.t Out can a u ioswbSWHT- ii d '. ?' ? v.f the M : avian ehur 11 f u.x i- r -till the throne; el a :?a*h< rs w.iiU in expectant sib He. l'h? si:.; den:;. "T tie re he is!" the ! :.. .1 The vener . le ... .| man appeared in . hedo.. ... ; . ep as death > < ;e * . t :";e asseimed thousands. Stand :.g in : . * doorway of the chu eh, where early morning Easter serva es have beer, held for a century and a half, the Right Rev. Edward Road haler, bishop of the Southern Moravian Pvovii.ee. and a notable figure ii rhe relij?*?oiw ? ' !" the South, grazed for a moment iI silence across thr vast throng that j aBBBo 6 a u dTab'ga 1 ~ "Built i D ? "T USED Cardu! for years g -* and it did me more good than any medicine I ever g used," writes Mrs. M- C g Ragsdale, of Fort Towson, g OUla. "I used to suffer with | womanly trouble that weakg ened me until I was a mere g shadow, nervous, and could g not sleep. I did not feel like 55 f ?;? q i muiu uve. B "It seemed that nothing B helped me till 1 heard of> B Cardui and began to use it It ICAF d| The Womc lOBPBOBBBBBBBBl THE WATAUG had conic to join in the worship of ?the hour. "The Lord is risen!" the bishop proclaimed v. Ixh all the power he oou'd intLst* i in hi> voice. Against aged \vu:l- where the mo>s of p:?ssing years has clustered along tv ith the t r. :?i- .?f ivy and through Mock after block of the darkened streets, the voice carried. "The Lord is risen." said the echoes. "The Lord is risen indeed," canr i>a<-k the rctcrative response frotr. the throats of hundreds of worshippers. The bishop n ad from the lit urgy while the multitude responded i Then with an augmented hand playing tne accompaniment, the asseni hly joined in inging. "Hail, all hail, victorious Lord ami Sa\iour." Wher. the song was finished the bishop read more of til- liturgy and al joined in repeating the Lord's prayer. A ruddier glow had flamed over the h;l!s beyond the cemetery, which stretches away to the northeast of the church. while the services were progress *: wind whipped nd ;h? - of the stolid build : 1, iiv. -r -ire. , :v : n wne of th'. . rienced i; . " ! Ot li" " . (V.* v lV.e t : f A .RCMa'-i ir t* ? i.. :;.K1 , h v"! i; |so i<s > ai lh orderly *? final!? . :j? r - gra\ i walkway j . tin . outcry. ! h*. : hop led the >! ( c o- on. i named by the choir arid the >!?-' Van; ecus usher-j stationed intervals directed the fhdv* meats ??f the c rowds. The hand. , now divide.; at .-oct ions, played antiphonal-v as .he procession eeared { a-d entered the gates of the ancient J burying ground. About 200 musi-i;i:. ri.riip'.si'i 'is a- emt'Ld band ^ Eaten'a: th v? lottery t rough the tra\ ga*- .?::d }>a>si."g -taier the i v hi*-- arch !. :tj-;i.j_r tin in>cription. am Is I.v . ? . , i,m and th" : is : : 11 A. i: - stand near tb< center of the burying ground. The i ' ' a' i. : ' iu-way y !. ' the Mora Ea tf r rr.ernieg < r i? ? was con i ; ri in the played >d ! ? . ; ! a final n?; granite Mm. ' red in ;d" r . 1 : - : ' . netery. v an *eti 17 > . . . i! for thi . e e . it : - I d: -t. i :* si,--.- , 11 heid :is .-r\ . (?i In r deo avian : ' '??: s. 'lv, m m ri it \ hold like | services. A- ' -did l.irht -f ih? d;i\ hone ; over ti'c multitude which hail nssem? bh meters t roves i ci nrtul piet^ro n?? artist could ! i .. - dotted by row row < !' - in*. -dabs, and i again..-; Mtm.g a riot ?.1 brilliant w.i- formed by t. . <rs which o';.i . i I y i.e. ir _ hand> . grave. Red, purple, yellow, blue, violet, white, these beautiful Eastei flowers, filling the air with :11 - Hrrtr;t fratrrasi- < . ran the > n air .1* e.dors. REGRETS. Wt wish t?. .'vpri-s^ iur regret fu; appointment last Thursday i on. We had hoped to hav? in optional Rally that would lie i lift :.g and encouraging, ai d judging irom the intero.-t man fested by t'.a Management of the A. T. S.. a.id 'many of the prominent business im t: <if P.oor.e. the Meeting would ha-v bee . a success, but fur the fact that tht Speakers failed to arrive. We an* sorry this occurred, and trust the privilege offered at that time, may sometime be realized. Sincerely, Rev. N. D. Y bunt. I FOR RENT?Farm Land For Cultivation. Corn, cabbage and potatoes. See Mrs. J. \V. Farthings. 12-lt WadaBd b d cm1 ^ -???m We Up" 1 B strengthened me and, as 'twas j recommended to do, it regu- 5f lated and built me up till I H was like another woman." If you are weak, run-down B and feel that you need a tonic, B take Cardui, the woman's ;g tonic, the tonic about which if you have always heard, the jj tonic that helps weak women D regain their strength. B Cardui acts on the womanly b! system and helps relieve pain g and discomfort due to female |f ailments. Trv OirHn? " ? j ??. ~?-i ?vuuj| iui yuiif trouble. Q IDUI ?] A DEMOCRAT SPRING J Selected. There are big gaps in the rows of ams arid jellies and preserves that v?--d in brilliant martial array upon ellar shelves. The coal bin looked | craped after being: jabbed daily \v7th a shovel these winter months. . woodpile at one end is down to I the very bottom sticks, and these are! half embedded in the earth and I ated with ice. The long icicle i .hut hangs from the overflowing wa-j t spout seems 'ike the sword of ' inuu-.t s perilously near falling, as* 1 warm sun smiling1 at noonday up-j the kitchen roof gently lifts liny! loads of Vapor, which for the lac-k J f a better word, we have always v ailed "steam." Little streams oi ars form in the moisture on th<kitchen windows and fitfully flow one one to the window sijl. like rivers <> the sea. Or the upland pastures, here and there, are islands of the brightest n in the fields of melting snow. Ye little brooks run cold and gurgl-! to the yellow overflowing! tiok The you-'g willows, drink-, 1 : " r c.. *- J l ;> air ju\ <ii are ii.rnjii^; vi ?ray a id brown to green ana j * HRcr, lit- .on^iT sera:> bipg a< k iIk-m door for nighiiy en ssay- to sleep outside on a ? of carpet on the porch. He . on. \ YCVVO d'Q.d \ > - - v.. i ! Rank a Good Place to Go To : iCt- a man or woman is aivav I M be .ecu at. A Bank Ac sunt always savors of sucec-.i one with ii&. It will help youi and < n:.Mo v >u to ;*rt an-ni o'o. With a Bank Account and a Chech ,'o.i.k you have all the cash you need , rijrht with you, ar.d the correct chatigi too. Ail ban king matters are held in th< i yrreate&t confidence here. Bank of Blowing Rock Blowing Rock, N. C. 1 i * if" sl --f.!! ) IpWfcBci,", 7j/> A. N N O TO THE CI' We feef sure that a tauga County have a 1< in a safe way. We an vantage than in Prep; Association. We hav business men of the ct safety of the funds of bond. You can place 1.1 A. t>UI LI let L yuui 111 LCI making a special effor prepaid stock as possit to the Building and Lc Sec.-Tres. WATAUGA D. J. Cottrell, . has lone waited for the opportunity of proving his tru>? wort n mess by bat king a warning: at imagined shado\? s lurking: iti the moonlight spaces, and (waiting the answer from some f, other dog ni the hollow distances. Our first intimation that the mir- d< acle of Spring is about to dawn upon our expt ctant eyes is the memorable a night when great clouds come up and fi blot out the moon. The wind rise.- o ami falls and rises again. There is 5 a fiash of lightning and the rumble of thunder. Again the lightning p flashes and the detonation of a mighty thunder comes nearer, until it be-1 comes a cannonade. And then the rain falls just a lit-! ti ;v' ItS <&- Now Pa Matur painti the Springt upon a dull, colorings. Partial [1st of the Can you I most widely used transformat f 1 ? prinp season Ii_S^rr_\lILTvJ U and charm. Pee Gee P Vorr:%hc% stain*.Enamrta worn surface *- ? - -1 ? i __ iJTMurs |>:ui3ii P? r Flatki>att tho incrci.ying its m.N' ..?r> H ?t? ?I1 b tsm-n FOT ! lOliSC I rrc Gcr CAirm Cnnmrl the I'f and Wh-u- * l-uttful p.?rn - u c. it is an 'J'" ' for A""J- p-mt. comjxv v. !u,v L.-.d t Ssu'::,r, '?"*? cMM-i.,: vtti ?i?a (or cury than ordinary ?)??!>. ho. jp f-*eC-i'''Shirn!eStc>n -f->r "Homes llillC i >. * Ul i 1... 1 '? ? ."f fcy.'lh' iNwiu'lniJ 1 p ?.? D?aiKI?U rrfu' * ?i i vsonjiin-. CtUltitiili P.r I.. - Rr-Nu-I.ac- * for J OU 1 c"oml?iis? >1 M 'i t and var- 1:1 iiud ;1 nMi ? ?fcu?!!y prepared for lt> n.v um ?. t'easlfrc-Gaulbert Co. rt^nilr' " rj Jurat 1 tit ist i IGL'ISVIILC Olilas WW Will. ? '' ' ' i U N C E A HMUMiMII I Mil IWIM II II ILI L. riZEens OF WATAUGA number of thrifty well-tc at of surplus money they 1 is confident you couldent ii aid Stock in the Watauga e a board of Directors cor mnty that is continually A oorveirafion o*> J l-l? c LUC i IOOUL1UHUI1 auu 11IC k your money in this instit rest will be carefully look t during the month of Api }le. Any information that >an, will be gladly given if BUILDING & LOAN ASSOC President. H. H. Greene,S BOONE, N-. C. APRIL 12. 1925 ? a* f r , :? mere patter on the >vf that ubside. quickly. Then it ?:.U's o.? again with thunderous peal tul Minding ligjHining?-ihe majestic jry the *torni! it pounds and eats v.poa windows and roof and or 1 hen rain falls in torrents. And then it passes, ebbs slowly way. Wimer has made its last vain giu it is a warm rain, and its mucal gurgle sounds within the water jout and drips from the trees. In the morning the sun is shining, he air is fresh and cool. The snow goin , the grass is green. Spring here. And in the bare old apple Cv we hear a robbin sing. feL oprum-i , tint Up E,?the great masterjr?is never so busy as in ime. She skillfully paints , drab universe harmonious >ehold the beauty of the ion and ignore the fading our own home? lire's example and start the by giving your home new beauty stmts will transform every and make il bright and cheerful, ging the life of your property and value. exteriors. Pee Gee Mastic is most economical paint you could absolutely pure, double pigment sed oi 50 . pure Zinc und SO' , ound in genuin- Linseed Oil. It jprcad i farther and looks better paint, rcc I~*air\t Book and How to Paint Them" illy illustrated in colors ? i valuable information and your painter. Lome sk for your copy HAROWARE CO. m life yBpgavii'."?t^ I S N T COUNTY. >-do people of Wawould like to invest nvest it to better adBuilding and Loan nposed of the best look'ng after the jec.-Treas. is under ution with the as;ed after. We are -il to secure as much i you desire in regard you will call on the IATI0N ec'yTre?*. V * I * H
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