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A Nor.-Partisarw Family
VOLUME xxxiv
ARMISTICE FINDS GERMAN
REPUBLIC IN NEW CRISIS
Ber'.i Nov. 7.?Armistice week
find.? the five-year-old? German re
public in the throes of an rationwide
political < ?mic, and social
crisis, the outco which may he
determined thro uch minor factoi*
as the risinj ailing prices of
bread, potatoes . foal.
It may also t ninate in the sudden
proclamation of a national dictatorship.
the demand for which is
gaining perceptible momentum
among all classes of the people who
apparently are willing t charter their
political liberty for even a hazy pros
\ peel of amelioration of their social
condition. Germany tonight outwardly
suggests a loosely federated
pseudo republic without such elementary
prerequisites as a national
currency or a safely anchored constitutional
government supported by
a representative parliament.
Into this situation President Ebert
and Chancellor btressenian tonight
projected an appeal to the nation in
which they affirm their determination
to defend the republic and its
constitution against all attacks from
within and summons the citizens to
couie to their aid. In part the j
proclamation says:
"In this very serious time Gor- ]
many is threatens d with internal con-j
vulsions. Certain sections of the con* j
munity. although numerically not|
strong, arc re lying on the distress of
\ the people to attempt exercise illegal
pressure on the government, and
to throw the torch of international
warfare among the people."
After declaring the government's
determination to repeal such attempt.-.
the proclamation continues:
"The maintenance of the unity of
the reisch and law and order in the
interior are necessary Drereouisitex
for overcr ning the present distress!
resulting from unemployment, serious
economic conditions, and unparalleled
political pressure."
In the way of warning the proclamation
says:
"Those nations and landing .Personages
who are aware of Germany's intolerable
distress and who desire to
help Germany should not despair of
the German people. The German gov
eminent possesses the necessary J
Vptrength to deal with and protect the |
constitution of the reisch. The police ,
loyal, to their oath, will do their j
duty. The government firmly belie- j
ves that it against its will, it is for- |
ced to tight the whole German people
.... ...... . .
will Maim nenino ;t in aeiense 01 or-1
der and frit'dom."
The jrovcrnmont's pronouncement '
finds the bake shops of greater Berlin
shut down, market stalls locked
ap, and long rows of shops in the I
eastern section of the city disfigured '
by >roken windows, with shelves and
counters looted.
Berlin is virtually in the grip of a .
hunger blockade, as agrarian pro- I
dueers within a radius of 150 miles
continue their refusal to deliver their
products in exchange for paper
marks. This is one aspect of the
situation which suggests to the mass
of the people a dictator that ruled
with mailed fist would promptly
coax forth flour, potatoes and such
necessaries through the preliminary
punishment of food profiteers and
agricultural magnates. Yet the growing
clamor for a dictator has failed
' \ thus far to mention one man, whatever
his political antecedents, who
would fit into the situation and even
the nationalists, who are loudest in
their demands for an iron rule, advocat
ea government composed of a
limited directorate.
The chancellor tonight received a
telegraphic appeal from the executive
committee of the national league of
V . -If l-n<-.wn 00
M1VIIC SUIUII IS u u-i
the "Steel Helmets*" requesting the
immediate installing of dictatorship
free of partisan parliamentary influence
and suggesting that he make
% >fc immediate use of the prerogative accorded
hira, before other elements as
sume the leadership.
The chancellor informed the conference
of the German people*;: party
today that he did not propose to retire
from hi spost in the pre-ent internal
and foreign situation but he
intended to fill the gaps in his rump
parliament witn men possessed of
patriotic sentiment. He informed his
party colleagues that he would not
invite Geiman nationalists into his
cabinet. He also declared that he was
opposed, to calling up volunteers as
A protection of the republic on the
reichswehr, which alone would hecome
masters of the situation.
)t Hfe
Newspaper Published in a
BOONE.
WOODROW WILSON'S TALK
WILL BE HEARD ALL OVER
THE GREAT CONTINENT
Wood row Wilson will address the
American people en the night of
November the 10th.
He will speak from his "S" street
home in Washington and his message
will be carried to every section of
the country by radio. It will be the
first time his voice was heard outside j
of Washington since he was stricken
in the west in September 1919 while
carrying- to the country his fight for
the league of nations.
The former president had promised
t? speak for 10 minutes and his
friends believe he will devote much
of his address to the subject closest
'.o his heart?American participation
in the establishment of the peace of
the world. They would not be surprised
if he should touch upon the
present international situation.
Mr. Wilson's message probably will
: lie heard by millions, not only by
| owners of home radio sets, but also j
I i>y crowds at public gatherings for j
expected to arrange,
which his friends in many cities are
Under present plans the former!
president will begin to speak at S
o'clock, talking into a microphone.
Hi.- message will be cairied over aj
1 telephone wire to an imput speech
apparatus mounted on a truck
-lationed in the yard of the "S"
street home. Amplified by this apparat"it
will be carried on telephone
wire sto the WCAP broadcasting
station herv id on another
jet of wires to the WEAF station in
New York, where it will \u? nmnli.
tied again before being broadcast on
a different wave length from that
used by VVCAP. 1
This message by Mr. Wilson will
be quite apart from any he may deliver
to the crowds that will make
a third visit to his home on Arm is-1
tice day. Arrangements for this demonstration
are now being made by a '
committee headed by Huston Thompson,
of the Federal trade commission.
ASHE COUNTY WILL HAYE J
A NEW NEWSPAPER
Mr. D. Clinton Nance, formerly,
of the Winston-Salem Journal hnsi
announced that he will start a week- j
ly newspaper in the near future at j
JelTerson, Ashe County. A cylinder1
press and other equipment is now on (
the floor of his building, and it is \
the intention of thr promoter to be-,
gii? of the new lournal j
?u;>i u> miuii as int* remaining necessary
enuipmc.it may be secured.
1 he paper will start out, we arc
toid as a four page all "home print"
sheet and will be essentially a local
news and home development periodical,
looking to the further development
and improvement of Northwestern
Carolina, and particularly the
good neighbor county of Ashe.
Mr. Nance has had a good be of j
newspaper experience and his ven- j
lure will doubtless be crowned with
I success from the start.
LOCAL BASKET BALL GAME
HAS AS BIG FEATURE THE
TALLEST MAN IN SOUTH
The basket ball season at the A.
T. S. opened last week. The boys
' have won two games ar.d lost one.
iLast Friday afternoon they lost to
the strong Mountain City team in
I Mountain City.
Next Friday afternoon at 3:30 the
Tennessee boys will play the return
j ^ame in Boone. The tallest man in
I the south playing basket ball plays
center for Mountain City. He is
i seven feet, one-half inch, flat footed
without shoes. He is still growing, bci
ir.g only eightceny ars of age. This
! is expected to be one of the fastest
j games played here this season.
REALLY, ISN'T IT FUNNY?
; That a Man who thinks he is a Business
M an
I Will get up in the morning
From an advertised mattress
Shave with an advertised razor
And put on advertised underwear
Advertised hose, collar, shirt and
shoes,
Seat himself at the table and
Eat advertised breakfast fod
Drink advertised coffee or substitute
Put o nan advertised hat,
Light an advertised cigar,
Get in an advertised automobile,
And go to his place of business
And turn down advertising on the
Ground that IT DOESN'T PAY.
?Courtesy Greenville (Tex) Banner
tfattQ
ncl for Boone and Wataug
WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH C.
LIEUT BROW MAKES THE
FASTEST SPEED ANY MAN
HAS EVER YET ATTAINED
Navy Aviator Flip* 259 Miles Per
Hour Breaking AH Records
>Viitvheii Field, N V.?The fastest j
speed ever attained by man was made I
today by Lieut. H. J. Brow, navy av- J
iat or who flew over a three kilomc- {
tor straight away course at an aver- j
age speed of 259.10 miles an hour. J
On one leg: of the course he travel- '
ed at the phenomenal rate of 265.21
miles an hour.
Biovrs record was attained :n com!
petition with Lieut. A. -J. Williams
former pitcher on the. New York
Giants baseball club and winner of
the Pulitzer race, both men flying
Navy-Curtis planes. Brow was second
in th E'ulitzer contest.
Brow 'v*er.t up first and set a pace
of 25? miles an hour and Williams
was soon in the air intent on beating
that rec? rd. When his plane reached
t?roum he found that he had flown
258.1 m les an hour. As he was being
cop; ratolaied by army officer '
nv?l IN! jvho
- ....V. "?vv..^l III. -""I trials
Br >w ran '.n "lis plane.
"\>uirl the propeller, boys/* he
shouted o his mechanics, "I'm going
after it. '
The spectators held their breath as
his plan.- shot through the air and
the thri'l of Ihe day came on the second
leg. when flying with the light
w ind that wafted over the army post
field, he sent his machine at the
bre;?th-ta ing clip of nearly five miles
a minute.
"It w;u almost unbelievable," said
Major WiLiam N. Honsley, commanding
officer at Mitchell field, wa; in
direct chaige of the contests.
"Pretty good. Brow," said Williams.
as he congratulated his compet*t?
v. "but ! am going to heat it tomorrow."
Brow oi.b smiled. Today's contest
a-as viewed by officials of the National
Aeronautic Association and American
represei tatives of the International
Aeronautic federation. It was
declared the record would have official
recognition.
The contestants were prohibited
from starting their speed trial with a
liivA inrronir.l nr. rh,. tulrA .Of i
They were required to fly not higher
than approximately 164 feet.
The speed tests had been postponed
several times because of unfavorable
weather. The wind declined to about
three miles an hour early this afternoon
ctuu tilde v??ir> a migut ufecAv
thus cutting off the glaring sun which
has often bothered the aviators.
Brow's first trial, in which he flew
at the rate of 257 miies an hour
was approximately 21 miles an hour
faster for three kilometers than the
speed of 236.87 miles an hour which
Lieut. Russell L. Maughan, of the
army air service, made in an army
CurtSss races at Dayton Ohio on
March last.
Statisticians figured out after the
trials that on Brow's fastest leg his
engine was turning over at the rate
of 2800 revolutions a minute. The
propeller hut, going at this speed
sent the propeller through the air so
last that it was describing a seven
foot circle at the ratp of 1100 feet a
second. These were declared the fastest
times either a motor or propeller
ever had turned without dying to
pieces.
Both machines, Brow's and Williams'
are biplanes wit hwing spans
of 22 feet. The over-all length is 18
feet and the total heighth three inches
less than six feet. Fully loaded
each weighs 210*) pounds.
ONE DOLLAR REFUND DUE
CAROLINA AUTO OWNERS
Raleigh Dispatch. ? Secretary of
state W. N. Everett must return $1 to
^u * -r to aha .
vx VIIV I U,VWV <_? I IIIVIL
who have applied for automobile certificates
of title under the new NorCarolina
Automobile Title Registration
Act, according to a ruling made
today by Attorney General J. S. Manning
holding that a fee of $1 charged
for affixing the seal of stale is
voided by a clause in the new statute
The statute, the attorney general
held, provides that the seal fee is
included in the 50 cents prescribed
as a certification fee.
Secretary of State Everett, notified
of the attorney general's ruling
today, although he had not been
presented with an official copy, said !
he v/ould make arrangements to re-!
fund the seal fees of $1 charged j
pr ions already granted automooile
I tie^
Northwestern North Carol
ZR 8, 1923.
NEWS FROM THE
APPALACHIAN SCHOOL
I* t- reported that Boor.o is prt - i
j paring ?o issue bonds to make asphalt
streets in the town. This will:
! mean much for the place.
The scu.ients of the Appalachian |
;a County, the Leader of
AROLINA. THURSDAY NOVEMB1
, WO AND HALF YEARS TAKEN
FROM SPAN OF LIFE COST OF
T. B. IN THE STATE AND NATION
Something of the tost of tuberculosis
-both in time and money, has
been determined by Louis D. Dublin
Statistician of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Co. He has made an extensive
study of facts and figures
pertaining to the thousands of policy
holders in the industrial department
of the Jompany, and gathered over
a period of five years.
An interesting fact revealed by
the stud., is that tuberculosis is cutting
short the life span of individuals
two and one half years. In other
words if tuhereulosis \>ere entirely,
eliminated and if other causes of
death continued at the rate then prevailing.
the result would he that two1
and one-half years could be added
to the life -pan of individuals.
That rumber of lost venrc
ing to Mr Dublin, when translatedi
into money value means a loss to the I
individual of two hundred and fifty
dollars, or twenty six and one half
billion dollars to the nation.To pu*
in a different phrase, the present genoration
would add that much more
net wealth if tuberculosis were entirely
liminated.
But for each death from tuberculosis
add the waiter, there are probably
five or six other persons who
are?desperately ill from the disease.
The ages of these were found to
be between twenty and forty five!
years. For a large number work must
be suspended entirely for a time and
probably for all their working capacity
is more or less impaired over
:l considerable length of time. This
reveals a serious picture of economic
loss at an age w hen men and women
should be at the heighth of their earning
capacity and when deprivation
of earnings places a heavy burden
upon individual and family standards.
It is estimated that tuberculosis
is costing North Carolina every ye'ar
fifty million dollars. This is ten timethe
amount of the deficit said recently
to exist in the state treasury
which caused the public not only sogreat
concern hut also an expensivej
investigation. It is four times a>
much a.-> is spend to conduct the public
schools of the state and twice
as much as the public school prop-:
ertv is valued. It is one eighth as,
much as all the crops in North Car-'
our a were valued in 1020. Hut thanks
to the forces at work in the state j
tc eliminate tuberculosis, not only!
th?. number of deaths from this di-(
sense but the cost of it as well ha>,
been cut in half.
COVE CREEK NEWS
Dr. i!olden spent three days last
week at the Cove Creek High School
doing dental work for children under
fourteen years of age. Mr. J. F. Wilbrought
the children down from
school Thursday tor work also.
Rev. W. E. Wilson supplied for
the Cove Creek Baptist Church or.
Ir.-t Sunday, with a very interesting
acd able sermon.
The protracted meeting is to begin
Monday Nov. 5. Rev. W. R. Davis
w !! he in ehnr<rn of thp
The rove Cieek High School Basket
ball team went down a second
time to defeat to the A. T. S. boys on
,tK local court Tuesday of last week.
The score was 23-13.
The Halloween party on Wednesday
night was much enjoyed. Hot
mocolate. candies, and cakes were
served for refreshments. Of especial
interest were the fortune-telling and
) umpkin pie contest.
LOCAL PHYSICIAN WAS
CAl.LED TO BOSTON
TO VISIT SICK LADY
Dr. \V. Roy Butler returned to
his home in Boone Monday from Bos.
ton, Massachusetts, having been called
there by wire to the sick ned of
Mts. S. B. Horton of that city, woh
,:e had previously known. While there
he doctor incidentally did some sight1
seeing, and speaks interestingly of
is visit to Bunker Hill Monument,
Harvard College, Hospital, etc., and
:he famous elm tree, new fallen to
the ground that once provided restful
shade for Washington. The doctor
says the fallen giant was carefully
guarded, and a look was all that was
free.
We feel that in being called to
the far-away city, the Doctor was
singularly honored. Such a compliment
has seldom, if ever been paid
to local men. Mrs. Horton was improving
when Dr. Butler left the
city.
i irainir.fr School were given the pleas- :
?ure of a social evening at Lovill Home I
! on Saturday evening. They invited
| Professor Downum and Rankin to'
t make short talks on some vita) quesj
tions of student life and voung peoI
pie and the faculty quartet to sing
j some Selections. It was an enjoyable
occasion for the young people.
Dr. Lyerly professor of French at \
j Davidson College, Mr. Abbott the not ,
ed actor of New York City, and Dr.
; Anderson Editor of the New York
| World were at the Training School
last week The School is glad to wel-!
come these distinguished men.
Miss Lilly Richardson of Liraestom
i Tenn. has been appointed asAssistant
director of Music at the Training
School, as Miss Coffey, the Director'
was not able to meet all the classes
in the Department.
The new Methodist pastor and hi
family me in the latter part v?f
the week and the people of the town
gave him a generous pounding on
Friday night. At his tiij-t service J
'on Sunday morning he preached aj
most thoughtful and very timely ser-I
mon with which all were plevsej. J
The Methodists and all the peoolei
of Boone give him a hearty welcome
The newest Women's club of t^e
town the Worth While club has joined
the Slate Federation of Women's
('lubs. The past week seven of them
went as delegates to the State Federation
at Mount Airy. They left
Boone early ?n the morning* reached {
Mount Airy in time for dinner, made |
their report, heard t * President's 1
speech, other reports, and returned;
that a*'*crnoon and night greatly delighted
with their trip. It is the pur-i
pose of the chih to do . omething that I
is really worth while and thev seem
to he living up to their name and j
purpose.
J. M. DOW NUM.
REPORT OF THE
COMMISSION ON BUDGE!
the Commission on Budget recommended
to the Annual Methodist
Conference th? following assessments
j together with the distribution 01 the
I same to the districts.
The assessments for the general
. -.1. il. - r
I w?ii?v oiv nr.- wmw as l\ji ium ^ cat
i nevertheless there will be some chunj
ges in the spi run- distributed to the
t different districts.
Fo* our ( oi.ferencc Word ve re ommend
an increase of $3500 which
is about two and one hail per cent
more than last year.
We also recommend a special as
sessnvmt of three thousand doll lar.^
to provide an all time pastor for
the sick soldiers at Oteen Hospital,
j We have distributed this amount to
the oi&trirts <^nd we suggest that
this collection be taken as near the
nrst oi December as practicable and
that the money be forwarded to Rev.
ii. M. Courtney, Conference Missionary
Secret ar as soon as collected.
For the Children's Home we recommend
an amount on each charge j
equal to ten per cent of the preach- j
crs' salary for the current year.
GENERAL CONFERENCE ASSESS-1
MENTS.
Foreign Missions $28,279.00 j
| Home Missions 11,007.00
j Negro Work ....... 2,80S.CO
| Church Extension S.9S6.00
| Education ... . . ... 5,246.00
j v heological Schools 3,740.00'
">uperai:nu r aims
Ej)worth League 2,205.00
Sunday Schools u.26s.00j
i Bishops Fund 8.23&.00
j Amer. Bible Society .... 2,390.00 i
i General Con. Expenses ....2,574.00'
J Temperance and social .>er\. 563.00.
j Hospitals .... 185.00
? Lav Activities 1.729.00 '
, - i
$97,146.00
ANNUAL CONFERENCE ASSESSMENTS
1
Church Extension $10,000 00
Conference Claimants. . 35.500.00
Conference Expense .... 6.000.00
Conference Missions ....36,000.00
Education 30,000 00
Epworth Leagues 3,500.00
, Lay Activities 1,000.00
Sunday Schools 13,000.00
$135,000.00
A good newspaper helps to make
a good community, but the editor
! needs the cooperation of the community
to make a good newspaper.
at
ina.? Established in 1888
NUMBER 44
OUTSTANDING HERO OF
THE WORLD WAR WILL
BE HIGHLY HONORED
Tb?? Remains of Private Dilboy Will
be Buried at Arlington.
With fu!J military honors the body
of Private George Dillboy of Massachusetts.
who has been recognized
by the war department as "one of the
outstanding heroes of the world war
will be buried November 12 at Arlil.ft
. * ?
former comrades of the lad who was
awarded the congressional medal of
honor will join in paying tribute to
his memory.
Dillboy lost hi.*j life at Belleau
Wood. His body was sent to the
home of his parents at Alachata,
Turkey, where it has been charged,
Turkish soldiers broke open the casket.
stripped it of the American flag
and desecrated the body, the incident
resulting diplomatic exchanges
between the United States and Turkey.
Diilboy's body has been sent to
the United States for burial at his
parents' request.
An aninri; ment of plans of the
funeral ceremony made public by the
war department, suid;
"The story of %he heroism of this
young soldier ??f Greek extraction is
a giorious one. His platoon badly
punished by German machine gun
nre. the Lit ate: ant started to go
out to the front to see how this,
nest could be flunked. A young man
with an automatic rifle jumped up
and said: 'Lieutenant, I can wipe
out the*at* men.' and the lieutenant answered,
'go ahead.*
"The lad, who was Dillboy, threw
him-(ll flat and wriggled forth, k: 11ing
several of the machine gunners
with hursts from his automatic rifle
In his progress h<- was hit twice by n
German sniper, hut he never stopped
to think about himself and kept ??n.
When he reached the place to charge
the two remaining Germans, he stood
up and receive,; a? burst from tlie
machine guns which literally cut oil
his light log lie dropped on his
back and with his ieft heel pushed
himself forward. There he turned
his head, aimed his last shot and
killed the two men. Lying on his
hack with his right hand uppermost
the iad motioned to his platoon to
go forward ana died with a smile on
his face." 9
FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB
The Friday Afternoon Club held
its regular meeting with Mrs. E. S.
CoiTey on November the second. The
siti ng ror.i in Halloween array with
festoons of crepe paper, black cats
witches and skulls. The program also
carried out the Halloween idea Mrs.
0. L. Hardin rendered a solo which
was greatly enjoy. ,1. Mrs Roy Johnson
read a paper on the origin of
Halloween. Mrs. A. E. South gave
several selections on the piano. Mrs.
1. G. Greer read by John C.
.?ic.n?mi. an<* rest 01 w:e nour was
sjK-at in a discussion of the departmental
work a:, laid out l-y the
State Federation of Women's Clubs
with which this club has recently become
affiliated, fhe condition * i the
town cemetery was discussed and a
movement was started to put some
on.- in charge of the work of putting
the cemetery ir. better condition. The
color scheme of yellow and black
was carried cut in the refreshments
the plates being decorated with yellow
chrysanthemums and halloweeu
favors. A delicious salad course'was
served followed by cream and cake.
RECITAL MONDAY NIGHT
AT TRAINING SCHOOL
The music pupils of the Appalachian
Training School will give a recital
in the auditorium Monday evening
at seven o'clock, under ihe supervision
of Miss Ruth Coffey. Director
: t?i .iiiiMi- ai vnai institution, me
I public is invited.
Ott Hughes i t C raven county won
j first prixe for the best judge of livestock
among the club boys at the
State Fair. W illiarr. ("ape! of Montgomery
County won second place. Aniong
the teams one from Montgomery
county won first place.
The Alamance creamery made 67,149
pounds of butter, paying out
$22,993.96 for butter fat to the farmers
of the county during its first
year of operation ending September
30th
Glad to learn that Mr. H. H. Green
whose il$iess has been mentioned
before, is now somewhat improved
and hopes for his permanent recovery
are now entertained.