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McAdoo Declines S
" To Talk Politics
Observers. However. Believe That
He Is Making Survey o(
Smith's Strength
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New York. Jan. 22?William '*
Gibbs M< \doi . leader of ilk dry!
forces of the Democratic party and 't:
political foe of Governor Smith s>nc,e'
i111
the memorable national convention in u
Madison Square Garden, arrived in i.(
New York today and established him- ,r
self ?i the Hotel Plaza for a few 0(
days pending a trip to Washington ,j
and through the south He -aid his
legal business brought him here and
that his ecnieiSsriices were all in this "
, T
vein.
Disclaiming political motives for f
his visit, the former secretary of the n'
treasury declined to discuss politics
or to reveal anything of his plans for u
the future. He denied his appearance ^
here was the first move of organization
in a fight for the Democratic *v
poihir.ee in
While Mr. MCAdooV. lips are sealed Sl
on the political situation and his
movements concealed ;?s much as s<
punnfoiv 11 ?"n.* tuv puv.uc. nis vn^nies', i 1 action
smacking of si^incajrtce in | ,ri
politics is rsiSniir watched with beepi 1'
concern :r. the rival camps of the\ vl
Dc-mocr:?lic parry, particularly by i I
those who are hacking Governor Al I
Smith for the presidency. They be- \ $
tieve that in rr.e next few <iays Mr. i
Mc'Adoo \viP see most of his chief | ?}
aides ;n the eastern a ad southern p.
states and will have an accurate esfj- rt
r ate of his wet rival's strength be- ar
fore going back to the Pacific coast.
Among the loyal adherents lining f.
up behind the new McAdoo boom A.,
who wevi- in New York awaiting tbeirJ ci
leader was George h-b.rt Milton, edi- ' u(
tor vi the Chntta-.ooga >v,ws. andj ?,?
one of the McAcloe mainstay - in I tj'5!4 j
Mr. Melton veic cng what -s said to y
be a genera! view in i he M.cAdo ? : y
camp, -"d th'o you hi ry was seventy j f?
per cent, dry and no Devmernifv wet j jp
can hope to wir. either the next noroinr.tion
or the next election. He --aid r,,
Mr. Me Ado.; is .the only outstanding.
Democrat with a pa! win bin it.
but iiaiiii-.i jjermtor Vvaisb. of Ab?r.~ , .
1 ar,".. and Kdv.lv T. Movrfblii
Iowa. & po-sib'.c candidalbs. . Potb
Gove. nc.?- Smith c;? #? Sebpo-v ib-ed. of: ?|
mgm aiv byira;;^
their wet pvodiv t OS. vc lelzover. .s
RELATES EFFEC I 5 OF
HABIT Oh SMOKING
j -S? y'iVj? ft
vhrioiiX' tlnngs "to- the?^
reactions ...' i man, as jih'ptv?
in expert-men*,a yomincled by Vivian
K. Fisfccv. former Assistant psvchcTc
1 iT
gist av Johns Hopkins Unsvorsity. }V
Baltimore. In Fishers observations, \
soon to be published. smoke in, it'.j >
appears, will find boih vcasonn ?uv
giving up this habit and excuses for .1
P continuing the use of the 'weed/'
Briefly. Mr. Fisher finds thai lobac- j
co doe? the follow big'
fntreftses 'the pulse rate jnunedi/ite- .
iy*
. JRaijfea inn bhjod procure isr.mo- j j*
Wi diately.
,C?UVCJ? decrease ::\ ^udih<'S^. ?>! 'r*4
dcmcn:-;n;.u! by ar. attempt to hoM
the hhhvt i'i & e.ivt-a ?xtt>nded poso 7
lior.. j
M;'kc for of ;:rv;n-. '-y.
Sjjfe^r umfoi nsity. '
mi^cuiar i
Irrtn'as'iiaTtvy acvoieraLie any ,&u- i *
tomalH ' p;-y: i. al ? > men
Irici : ppriti-ni efficiency In j
work : i;-; sustained
ever a long:-iKUTjjtJ.
DEEP GAP HAPPENINGS j
Deep Gpv . 25:?Mis:: Saliie { "
Wt'llwn'. v.ie f.r.i heel) ? trtfinie.p'
.;for fvynu rsti Ah
hey 1 " Mr. thfi ill . A E. Wellborn.
litM'-'iail-.tr.- and. } rotifer, Andy.IVelii-om.
Ii :vi- liven .:ut?v
for a week .ov mv^iv but are b^i?7Tj
newv.
Quite, a uii been started
jn :hir- .-vr.l D. Wv Trivetl, of j *
A*he county, ha v. i . out Xy&ratatsj
for "U\l' W'a tso r? and Li miry Greer. \ ^
.A A ;
vqarjpug u:cm v. i;n navmg liquor in
their possession. Watson, after being
arrested, had a warrant issued for
Trivett, charging him with disposing
of mortgaged property.
Mrs. Rosa Watson and children
have been visiting- at the home of
Alfred Watson.
He Was a Diplomat
Joan and John \\eio seated on the
sofa.
''What, would you do if I turned 1
you down ."* Joan asked shyly.
John looked straight ahead, but '
said nothing.
After a few moments of silence she
nudged him with her elbow and
asked."
"Didn't you hear my question?"
"I beg your pardon," he replied;
"I though: you were addressing the
gas."
. . pgan
CRAPS AND FACTS 5
??=|
Brigadier Gepr&l John McCaus-!
-'id, aged 90, oue of the last two | c
ivvivtng Confederate army generals.
ed at hi:- home at McUau-land. near %
oin* Pleasant. W. Va.. last Sunday
? f/. |fe
Tulsa. Okla.. Jan. 2.1.?John Mayo,;1
I'tmg bandit, who escaped from jail ?
ere e irlv last Sunday, was captured j s
ear Tulsa tins mo&iiig. Mayo held j (
p the jailer ard companion w hen ^
t? ; roke oat and terrorized the :
Jests in a local hotel. He was ar:u-' ^
several revolvers and a ma- t
Sine gun taken from the jail.
Frank L. Smith, of Illinois, was de- . 1
led admission to the senate last; t
hur.-day by a vote of IS to 33 pcnd-::
-g further investigation of the fi-j t
uncuig of his primary campaign, i
roith was named by Governor Small s
> fill out the unexpired term ending j >
l-xt March I of the late William B. |<
[cKinley. whom he defeated in the <
rimary contest. |_
Kew York. Jan. 21.?New life iniijaucc
purchased in 1926 was $900,DOjQOO
more than in 1925. the As>ciatioh
of Life Insurance Presidents
ported to the United States depart- !
lent of commerce. A total of $16.- j
KK,0frv$Gb of insurance was purutsed.
There is now in force in all
nifeci States legal reserve companlife
insurance to the extent of .
- 0.000.00,0,000.
Mertphis, Tenn., Jan. 21--What
kiu.M a pastor do with those ineni >
.- ? h . < ngrei*:i io.Ti, if any, who !
-i,;.. [-. sign. th?. church covenant j
ui ; on; i'.nir their dancing, card playicr
goiii;:? The problem I
r ivionii;- vexed Dr. .Fames B. j
. pastor of the First Baptist!
uirch at !i?-a.-t'?n. Texas, and finally
arrived at a solution. Re exdied
them. Dr. Leayell dropped 3c
10 members of his congregation j
phi the church roil,' he told the J
>uth?nn 1'aptist Sunday School con- i
cc. Now. he said, the remain-1
.g i;Cr00 nr. 'hiding bettet work and!
awing more progress than did the j
rfOA>Y members.'' i
Wash'r.gtim. Van. 2l.-~-The state!
"tr.yiwr-Li ': ;}:> /.enured the exodus
interior china
> they may be
out of .-the country. .\N rvjidi
vlv 1 s .-.t ; be comnuinvleer??-1-iO.
it was learned. At
(if-wi-ve : tin - Alt&f 40Vl^mc-rie:;n nia-fl
a am. in the Pa;Cic.
'Acre ordered to China. They.
iflie'tV a' aui c. the Axhrricuh steamer ;
oidsr.-ir Mu?yCtv.jjr"assjr-.t ?h protect- :
ij*' Arm rfeiiWs in UtoAfvthy/dod rush to1
:'t "v';t . f tin- danjrc r ?.??nes. l'lio ;
?(u> i> atieSaed with The ;
' au - t risk, it and J
uiv-.- fear- are cxjS}*essed that all of;
e Americans will not '.voape the
try ot The eneircltn.n Chinese--armies
|hj have adopted -he battle cry of
ieat h'to all 'foreigners.**
Round Hock. Texas, Jan. 22.?The
ream of Baylor university's athletic j
ilent was wiped out here' today when
f'isv International-Great Northern
train , rashed into a motor
us and took the fives ef tor. and in-'
fiyc. one of vchoni Is not ex*
i.c.ed to live Six of the party of I
1 vse.'.pc"! injury. Coach Ralph R. 1
ivit' a: *1 liis basket,had players were j
.'hvsdhraj?' ' ?<). liicei the 11 ni voi sifcv of j
' ' .,'CC V, > T 'exn
Safitvday msh: at Afcstin. They
ad inbivted :?!; hut 22 miles of i
ncir trip ivom Waco to the state;
snitr.l in the vm>Aersity's parlor bus. j
'hi. drive:- apparently- did not set. the:
ivivi..untilI it was praecicr.ily upon rhe 1
is S v tracks. The bin ma-j
iiine turned, bu,t thfi loco- I
VottV' crushed it amidshir.. dragging J
r?>> -.ri'cui'ea oi the dead down i
bCt wfe , ' r..*. '<?? -.' ,-'C^V '. '/ '"fj&
Ambitious
"tViiy iV?! you tur:: dowir th>- otter.
olic-'iuK'iiion: of th?. company''
'r'o. ru M.irftft anys^uuiov for ad- :
tm'owoiic.'' \
The Real Protlem
'gal; f.r..- world d< M-n'; hmnv how i
he a!.i:!T lm'tf !ivo>?."
if.ir't hr.ow how aiiyho'ly lives
it'n hcsc prices."
Why He Succeeded i
Honored politically and profession
ally, during his lifetime, Dr. R. V. !
/^x^l Pierce, whose j
dr picture appears I
fr here, made a ;
nra success few have 1
ww equalled. His pure j
r k-v nerbal remedies
which have stood
t!ic test for many
years are still
^VMRS^i / N among the "best i
r /^Cr Jj^y sellers." Dr.
Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovv
lT* cry is a stomach
alterative which makes the blood richer.
It clears the skin, beautifies it, pimples
and eruptions vanish quickly. This Discovery
of Dr. Pierce's puts you in fine
condition. All dealers have it in liquid
or tablets.
Send 10 cents for trial pkg. of tablets
to Dr. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y, and
write for free advice.
1
HE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?ES
STRENGTH OF CONCRETE
DEPENDS ON WATER
m?-? m
Raleigh. Jan. ?The strength of
oncrete depends oil the amount of
eater used ill the mixture. As a roll!
t ci many experiments. the cesierit
associations- now do not vecomik'hiI
certain proportions of sand,
iggregatc and cement hut simply
talc- the gallons of water necessary
o use v.it.h each hag of cement to
?ive concrete the required strength.
4 Experiments show that the less
cater used, the stronger the colt
rrete," says H. H. Gordon; extension
tgrieuiiuraS engineer at State Colege.
"The old practice was to mix
he cement, sand and coarse abnegate
in a dry condition and then
hin with water. The new method
s to take a bag of cement, add the
equired aWfourit of water for the
frength of concrete wanted and then
idd the sand and aggregate until the
oncrete is thick enough. All the
c
A Ho;
Amaz
Not only th
tory w ith a
ama:m^iy r
But aiso thi
offered the i
Seven supei
ence. And s
Cabriolet, s
additional si
Here are e
beauty, sma
and finished
Here are sut
fenders, bull
Here are lite
merits as ty
mcidemal ig
door handle
Here is defir
ical operatio
?and,abov
Come in. f
standing trii
fill builder o
BP
QUy>
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tKHV THURSDAY*?BOONE. N C.
sard and aggregate is added that v"tn ' F
be worked in and the concrete work- !
; ed loiig enough until it 11 a quaky or i
jelly-St ire nutss with no excessive
wateV." 'I"'- |p | ti
Mr. Gordon says the petrol of C
making strong concrete is to use less
: ; monfe coarse aggregate
which will give a larger volume of
i pkbdiiirV- Hovevbr; the ma- V)
. mixed >?? thoroughly :
al! particles of aggregate will be {f\t
thorough?y covered with cement. The ^
f result will he a concrete tUO ncv j n.
com stronger with less cement he-; ^
ing used. I(
The best concrete for form use is tl
| mad" when clear? sand and aggregate . w
i-; used- One bag ?-f cement iis.ed ! ci
six or seven gallon^ of water, mixing ; vi
the cement and water thoroughly and I tl
then adding the aggregate necessary J fi
j to give a thick qquaky concrete will
') make a good concrete for farm use. j w
i The material must he mixed thor- ; '."i
i otfjrb'v for at least one and one-half j al
'5 minutes. ] k
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of Improvemei
ing Price Redu
e Most Beautiful Chevrolet in C
hott of nS'eenanicat improvemen
educed prices with greatly inert
e most complete line of low-pric
American public.
rb models appealing to every hi
mentirely new model?a rakish,y<
parkling with iileaminp nickel ??
ring rumble seat for two.
entirely new Fisher bodies of <
rtly paneled and beaded, richly
[ in striking new shades of Duco.
:h marks of distinction as full cro'
let-type lamps and ''fish tail" mod
rally scores of important mechan
pified by AC oil filter, AC air
;nition and steeering lock and rei
s.
lite assurance of longer life atid m
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BOC^
kLITY A
-..L RS FIND LESPEDEZA
GOOD SOIL BUILDER
Lespedeza is |n'.' of the good pasarc
and bay crops used in North <
ardlina ana a'so ranks high : > a soil
UpiOV.Mthis
QUI on the county
,.?>> ;r AlOxi.nder county last
ear." -ays E. C Bjt:rh\ extension
irronomist at State t'ollcge "LesoeL-7.V
Had been planted on oal.s ir the
>ring of 192 J. At the same time
mixture of red el aver and alvike
overs -".as sown alongside tiie
iSPCde/a *n the same field- All
tree clovers did well until the oats
ere out. then when hot weather
?n\e along, the red and nlsike c:oi>rs
died out. The icspedoza held on
u?ugh the stand b&sme thin, and
nallv re-seeded itself op the. lard." j
In 1925, states Mr. Blair, the dry
eather again kept the lespedeza
roiii doing its best - It did grow
fc?out four inches high, covering the]
trid like a blanket. That part i?f|
for Economict
t
W'3 8 f* m
its and fBi^
ctions
., , ,. ? ' .
M J?r* Kir .
t K\ . Pric.ti melurU
ttSl Not only Formert
asei quality!
:ed cars ever Sjiying
prefer- /^Vouthful
Sport *
vd having an
Price fncludt
Former i
commanding
upholstered,
svn one-piece
ieimg.
ical improvecleaner,
co1
iiiuu- control |||
tore econorar
satisfaction
et?the out' tfEgS*8
nost success- MKB ,
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The Coach M J?|jj
*595 Q
Former price $G45 OP^l
Sv5&
gjU. Vi-Ton Tru
OLET COM
IE, N, C.
T LOW
bbvn -now iii> in weed
I > l'e26. the he'd jf.12? planted to
Souu^i Beauty corn '*hc yield
^ imI jhe iespe-ierta
' ad'jrr >.vxi && 4,Us-hck per mB
Where the weeds ha' y?c yiefti
icre TheV
Mi Bia - <tx . : that thv ^
19 extra bushels van be attributed
direct > to ihe inHventre of the iesjvde
-a act all the corn was ferti lised
and cultivated aiike. Turning
under the four-inoli growth of lespedcza
did the worlf
He Meant V/rtl
Clerk: "Wei!, sir, what can I show
you'" Uastii.- hunting for a new*
overcoat, "Wei;, 1 done wants otic d*
dem long black coats- -Ah guess dejr
calls 'em English ulcersff
The oldest ship in the world still
!n ' oaimission was sold recently. It
was built in 1800. and i- ~-ili s >und f
in timbers.
j/ Transportation
1% d- *
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" ^ s^:; ..; , J
SSSfii?n. TheTonring Car
^i|$525
f?,b?i!0pn t3res and ste<i! disc whrrla
35 With balloon tires only.
S|||S?i^?^ ^?atJS'er
>s balloon tires and steel disc wheel#*
>rice$535 with balloon tire# only.
- The Sedan
fcfh%$695
-T?Z ' %" Former Price
The Coupe
$625
CTBgaiggj^^y ^jpP* Former Price
SSEgstej. The Landau
13[fe=a? S^vir
Forma Pries
iiiPflg.m", The Sport
Cabriolet ?
/ new model with rumble scat
k (Chastis.only) ? *495
ck (Chassis only) * *395
s now standard on all models*
c - ? *-" ? -
.vcj i.o. o. runt, Mich.
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