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VOL XXXVUI. NO. 46
5 Quick Justice Given
Wayne Negro Killer
Witbin GO Hours After Crime. Negro
Wu On Way to Death
House
Goldsboro. Dec. 11.?Justice.!
i traveling hard on the heels- ot crime,
today placed on the altar the life of;
Larry Newsorae. negro, barely GO i
hours after the dead body of Beulak
Tedder, 15-yenr-old girl, was
found in a cotton field 15 miles from
here with her throat cut.
Newsome, convicted in what is bcLs
- sieved to have been the only Sunday
Y session ever heid in North Carolina,
. was sentenced to die in the electric
[ . chair at the state prison. Raleigh.
Friday, January 13, 192S.
I Out raped citizenry revolted and
threw a courtroom, packed to almost
suffocation, into a near panic when
?an attempt was made to take the.
negro from the courtroom five minutes
after court had convened at
9:30 o'clock this morning. Shots
were fired into the ceiling and national
guardsmen were called in.
Eric Tedder, father of the dead
girl, and William Tedder, his brother.
advanced through* the crowded
room quietly and unnoticed and each
took an arm of the prisoner before
spectators or officers realized their
presence. They lifted the negro
half-way out of his chair in the midst
of attorneys sitting directly in front
of the judge.
Shouts of "get him!" "Take him!"
broke from a dozen throats in the!
crowd and a group of spectators
surged toward the prisoner.
The audience broke and crowded
for exits. Court attaches and news-;
pnpermcn took cover under tables
. and behind the jury box. Tables.'
3^. chair sand cuspidors were overturn-1
e<l. one mm in his frantic efforts;
to leave the room jumped through
the glass pane of a door.
Officers crushed around the pris-j
oner, beating off his assailants. He]
war. whisl.ed away, his shirt nearly!
torn from h's bach, into an adjacent'
room where a guard was established.
Sheriff \V. D. Gran . of Wa.vr.ej
county, ,placed his back to the door!
of the room, fired two shots into,
the ceiling. William and' Eric Ted-]
dei were taken into custody, Eric.,
the father of the dead girl, sitting |
free under guard and "William, the!
uncle, sitting through the remainder
of the trial anchored with handcuffs
to i wo officers.
Judge Henry A. Grady, presiding,
armed with a huge automatic pistol,
called for order in the courtroom
and sat through the remainder of
the trial with the gun in easy reach.
There was no further disturbance.
The negro was placed in an automobile
and rushed to state prison at
Rnleigh, under escoit of national
guardsmen, immediately after the!
trial.
The jury, after hearing evidence
,. -javi > ? - ?
for three hours, retired and returnd
within 15 minutes with their verdict.
The negro did not testify. It was
testified that he had testified to com '
mitting the crime while er. route to!
Raleigh Friday morning.
MADDOG SCARE
Mr. Harve Deal of Gove Creek j
was in town Tuesday and told of a
maddog being on a rampage in his
section the day before. The rabid
animal was first discovered ' four I
miles down the creek, and akyoung!
man followed him with gun in hand,1
but never getting near enough for a|
death shot, until the dog finally!
took refuge under Mr. Deal's house. I
which is near the Cove Creek high!
school.
In coming up the creek the dog!
came iri contact With other dogs.!
cattle, ej:e., all of which have been.
killed. Where the dog belonged isj
not known. Mr. Deal says he seeni-j
ed to be a mongrei, a cross between j
hound and cur.
Dr. Otto Bingham and Attorney;
John H. 'Bingham have had their I
dogs nnd cats killed md many other;
families have done the same, and it!
is beiieved that nothing serious wiil
result from the escapade of the dog. i
N :
Students at Chicago's Northwest-1
cm university vote fiindburg'n and,
Henry Ford the "biggest mer. of the!
, year." Queer. Marie leads che worn-:
t" en
President Coolidge, Mussolini, the'
Prince of Wales. Mayor Thompson,'
Edison Tunney, A1. v Smith. Babe,
Ruth (ret voles. j
STILL DESTROYED INNORTH
FORK TOWNSHIP
R. R. Eggers, deputy sheriff in
North Fork township, was in town
Monday and told The Democrat that
on Friday of last week, he captured
a still within a few hundred yards of
the Trade-Jefferson highway. It was
a gasoline barrel outfit, \v,th all the|
necessary paraphernalia. Quite a!
lot of beer was destroyed, bnt, no]
fc Christmas boore could be located. I
| ; * From all appearances, the old bar-]
rcl had done long service. No cluel
as to who the owner of the outfit)
I
IATA\
A Non-Partisan Ne
Booi
Irioiisly Hlilj
IN AUTO CRASH!
I
J. Alien Narrowly Escaped
Death When Car in Which He" a mi
Policeman Story Rode Overturned
on SloivinR Rocic Road Sunday
By RUPERT GILLETT
Blowing Kouk. Dec. 14.?I. Alien
Gragg, who was dangerously injured
in an automobile wreck near Lentz'sj
store Sunday morning, was still in
a precarious condition at Watauga;
Hospital this week. He was gashed
on the head, and his chest was injured.
but the exact nature the
latter injury had not been determini..i
In- *>V?Troi#?i?o4cs
vj (j?,| o?i.iaur.
The accident occurred when Mr.
Grag^,, in Policeman 1- ?. Story's
car, rounded the curve near Lentz's
store. One of the men offered the
other a cigarette, and this diverted
the driver's attention from the road.
Seeing the car about to piunge off
the embankment, he cut the wheels
too quickly and overturned.
Story was lacerated about the
head and hands, but his injuries
were not so serious as'those of Mr.
Gragg.
Story and Gragg were chasing
two women and a man who had
broken into the summer home of
former Governor Cameron Morrison
and were speeding: in the direction of
Boone. When the fugitives saw how
closely they ware being pursued,
they abandoned their car and took to
the woods. Story found in the car
a blanket, a mirror and- one or two
other articles, believed to have been
stolen from the house.
The thieve- have not been captured.
School to Present. Play
The cast for the play -hat pupils of
the Blowing Rock high' school wjlij
present some time after Christmas I
has been denounced by Principal A.!
E. Mercer as follows:
Glenn Coffey Charles Chester, i
a young man on acquainto; withi
'work: .lav K nicer - I, :
hi tulle id who v. am- his uU'tv.y; b'y
Hunt Crisp us Bitty Briefless, just
admitted to the bar, in love with Elsie:
Fred Spain as Mike Murphy, a
pugilistic aspirant. Biddy's young
ntan; William Holshuuscr as Bonnie
Bellhop, ,bel!bov at "The Drummer's
Best"; Wtlliam White as Justus
Ketchum, a detective; I.'icy Williams
as Elsie Andrews, Jacob's niece;
Elizabeth Sudderth as Biddy MeMul-i
lyn, chambermaid; Luc'le Keid asi
Armantha Artichoke. a. wealthy i
widow, Charlie'? aunt, liuctlic- Cof-j
tey a? Andromeda Applewood, agent I
for "A Daughter of the Gods?'; Ruby j
Richards as Sally Sausage, a "dark|
lt.dy" and cook.
The play is entitled "Uriacquaint-!
ed with Work." n comedy drama in!
five acts. i
May view Heuiuy in January
The Mayvic-w Martbr situation is
sypected to lie cleared lip finally at
the session of Federal court convening
in January in Charlotte, said
Thofnas It. Coffey, one of the receivers,
on his return Sunday from
Charlotte, where he attended the
bearing en the bid of John ft. Cathey
of Charlotte.
At the hearing, the case was con
turned to the -January term of federal
court , as Cathey had failed to
raise the money to cover his bid.
Mr. Coffey said several other bids
are in prospect, and one of them is
expected to be accepted.
Cathey took over the bid of Scott j
Dillingham, who raised the bic! of T. j
H. Broyhitt of Lenoir at the last
safe/: Mr. Broyhill's bid was $121-j
1)00. Dillingham raised it $75,000, j
hut he then became involved m
charges of having violated the blue
sky law, and his bid was then taken
over by Cathey. . I
Fire Dept. Elects Officers
The Blowing Rock fire department
at its regular meeting lust week
eiectc-d officers for the coming year.
0. S. Prevette was re-elected presi-i
drit, R. L. Greene was chosen vice
president. Don Johnson secretary
and 'treasurer. C. A. Underdown reelected
I'liiel'. Lloyc Bobbins assistant
chief and George Robhins captain.
I Holiday for School
Christmas holidays in tho Blowing
Rock sohooi will bcorin Wotinos.
day ,it has been .decided by the
schcol board, and school will begin
January 2.
Otr that day, the school is expected
to move into the new building,
which will be completed this week or!
next, accordir.g to the contractor, E'
0. Pitts.
Wbitc-Spajnr. Marriage
' Mis?, Pauline White and G. R.
Spnnn were married December 8 by
Justice of the Peace C. R. Walser. j
Mrs. Spann is the daughter cf Joe|
White, cabinet maker of Blowing'
Sock, and Mr. Spann is a prosperous
t farmer of "thi^scction.
The Blow ng Rock Dramatic. Club
was to present this week the farce
comedy, "Misery Moon" in the auditorium
of the Cove Creek high
JGA
swspaper, Devoted to th?
*E, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH
Shots Exchanged at
Moonshine Plan)
a,
However, No One Inji? * One Mai
Arrested and Quar * of Beer
.tod Booze r ^ .yed
Linvilic* Eggers ; ^ on bond oi
$500 for iris ap ? nee at thi
nt xt. term of tugn superioi
court on a char* ? moons hi rung;
;t blockade stir about 50-gaHor
capacity ; half .on of liquor am
a quantity of . destroyed, is tht
net result of .id <rf officers or
Lower Beaver Twm Friday night
Deputy Sheriff H. A. Hagaman, ii
company with his son Grady Haga
man. ami Ray Wilson, had informs
tiou that a plant producing "Christ
mas joy" was in operation. Thej
followed till: "lead** and discoverer
the plant, which was being operatec
by three men. Eggeis made foi
Mr. Wilson, evidently believing he
was by himself. He drew his pisto
and fired one sliGt, which went wile
of the mark. Wilson clinched witl
Eggers arid he was soon under an
rest; net, howevei*, until Deput;
Hagaman let the 'shiners know* he
was around by filing at one of tin
trio. In the smoke of battle, the oth
ev two men made good their escape
but the officers seem to have a pret
ty good idea as to their identity, ar.c
it is expected that they wiii be ap
prehended.
HOLY CROSS MISSION HOLDS
ANNUAL ROLL CALL SUPPEF
Valle Qrucis, Dec. 14.?Holj
Cross Mission held its annual rol
cali supper oh Wednesday, Decern
ber 8. iii the dining room of tl?
Valle Crucis School for Girls, wit)
about fifty persons present, man}
having been kept away by epidemic:
of whooping cough and measles ir
the neighborhood; together with th?
unfortunate combination of heavi
rain.
This yearly opportunity fci mem
hers of the parM; to get together an<
discuss their common religious wori
and interests was instituted sojn*
four years ago by the present ,rec
tor. the Rev. James 1*. Burke, ore
proved popular and helpful.
The program was designed u
cover the activities ol' the past yeaand
included reports on the work o
tiie Woman's Auxiliary by Miss lie
titia Jticauri of the high school do
paiimenl; on tile Junior Auxilittr;
by Miss Ruthann C. Clough, teache
of the 4th and 5th grades; 011 thi
church schooi by Mrs. Sarah Wag
ner; on the Young Peoples' ServicJ
l.eague by Marjorie Deal, a pupil ii
the high school, and on the Alts
Guild and Choir by Miss Isabel
Graves, principal of the school. Mrs
Burke's renditon of two religiou:
songs was greatly appreciated. Mis:
Susan Taylor, treasurer of the
church, "ably presented the linaneia
side of che work; Mrs. Charles D
Taylor spoke briefly, introducini
resolutions of sympathy for thosi
who yrere prevented from atle-mlinj
by illness of a serious, nature, am
'Squire Taylor made a few interest
ing remarks on the history of tin
church movement in Vaile Crucis
dating back nearly a century?to thi
time of Bishop Ives. Miss Julia Ed
wards, Miss Virginia Buck and Mis;
loia Tankard, all teaching for th;
first, time in tjie school, expressei
their interest and happiness in th.
work. Naturally the feature of th;
evening was Mr. Burke's" address
based largely on a church p&mphlo
entitled, "'The Rector's Parish."
The meeting adjourned at abou
10 o'clock, with all convinced lha
much had bee;'', attempted. muel
done, and, all ^things considered
well .done since the similar event ;
year ago.
" The. library of the" Yalle Cruci
School for Girls has been much en
riched by the generous gift of a se
of the "International Encyclopedia,'
"Mark Twain's Adventures ?of Ton
Sawyer," and other worth whit,
books.
The last two meetings, of the Mar;
Horner Literary society have bee;
presented with programs of unusiia
interest. One, conducted under thi
ausp{s."^2es?tiss Virginia Buck, pre
*-.4 el- i -I* rt . .
cuiivcu mv .-,uuk-"> ui mat most i a in-J u
Amcricar? song writer?Stephen Col
ii 11 ~ Foster?both by soloists ani
choruses, varied with tableaux. Tb
other, arranged by Miss loin Tank
ard, included a short play, perioi
sons and a reading from F.ugctv
Fields.
The Rev and Mrs. James P. Bulk,
expect to visit Miles and other point
in Michigan shortly after the Chist
mas holidays in the interest of th
chool and mission.
The students of the school wil
present a short Nariv'ty play in con
ncetion with the annual Cbristma
tree this year.
Harry K Thaw has been namei
defendant in a $100,000 breach o
promise suit f led in Los Angeles b;
Forest Ha'l, 20, one-time film extra
I .
school, but the engagement wa
cancelled "because of the epidemic n
measles at Oov Cl-eek.
; Best interests of Northwe;
CAROLINA. THDKSOA.Y; DECEMBER
WAG^rcase"t
, IS CONTINUED
. Because of Ifinttfrs of Witaesjei,
Case Has Been Continued to J
^ Spring Term of Wilkes Superior
:! Court i
r| !
;{ Huh Wagner will not be tried at i
i the present terra of Wilkes superior I
I court for the killing: of Dexter Byrd <
; on lai-t Christmas day, according to t
i information coming from defence at- t
. torneys Monday, the trial having *
) been continued nnl.il frh*? c***n?io? *
< *
-[ ou acocunt of an epidemic of measles 1
- and other contagious diseases in the 1
- community from which the witnesses t
r! were summoned. ?
I i Wagner has beet: held in the <
Lj Wilkes hostile since he was senten- ;
r eed in September to serve lo years i
? in the penitentiary for the killing of
! j Earl Moody. both crimes having j ^
1 beer, committed on the same day. j ?
1 | i
- FINE ESSAY ON * ESTIMATE I
OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE" 1
? Blowing Rock. Dec. 14?The tenth! <
grade history clas^ of the Blowing| 1
-, Rock high school has just finished anI 1
.'unusual assignment for pupils oi|
- that age. It was an essay of GOO i
i' words, entitled. "An Estimate of
Napeleon Boneparte." All of the i
I pupils wrote excellent essays. Those 1
who wrote them were Velma Can- ^
. nop, Lucille Coffey, Bynuir. Crisp, 1
. Paul Fester. William Holshouser, *
Edna Miller, t.uciie Reid. Pern Robbins,
F/Iizabeth Sudderth. William
j White and Beu'.ah Wootcn.
The following paper wts written; 1
~ by Wiliiam Holshouser: i 1
''Napoleon Bonaparte ranks, withj ?
" Alexander. Caesar and Cbarle-| j
mange, among" the greatest men thej
world has ever seen. He possessed! *
J military greatness and ability as a I 1
statesman ih the highest degree. In. *
hi first important command, genera! :
of the French army in , N a pule-| J
] on had either routed or destroyed I s
Vl 1 * - 1 *
B>a?v Mint.--. eart 'argev ,lrar hisl ;
S :i. in a yffir and a -half after tak-l 1
' 109 command. His .ability as r.n ad-!
j4 niinist-.-utur is shown by the way he!
' i reorganized Frar.ee and Europe uft-j
j a?' he became emperor. By hi.- genif
us as a warrior ami a 3tjitxe man he
jjiv.ciie Vranee the most powerful nuj
tlor. in the world, ami himself the
/, ulcr of almost all Europe.
"| "'Napoleon raised France out of
,! tin- anarchy into which the nation
had fallen after the French SJevolu"
Hon. As first consul lie gave)
France a strong, centralized govern^
ment, ,bringing every department of
the government directly under his
11 control. Even the mayors of the
! larger towns and cities owed their
! positions to the first consul. Napoie- '
on adopted the single uniform eodcof
laws worked out by the national
i convention. He gave every man in ^
j France the fullest opportunity for
' j self-development and advancement. ,
"! He insisted upon equal rights for all '
men. Citizens of all ranks might
j! try for office, honors, wealth anil
i other distinctions. Napoleor. re-i |
J formed the finances of France iioj
| that at the end of hi; rule there was
|j lio debt left on France. He built I
" J roads and bridges, improved the j ,
.1 harbors, encouraged trade and es-| ;
-i tanusnto .schools.
jl "On the other hand he reduced J
I Frar.ee and the other nation." of En- (
J rope almost to poverty by his wars)
" and the disastrous continents": sys- (
tejSiS He was noted for bis great
selfishness ana his untruthfulness.
, He gave France n strong, efficient
~t form of government, not for the
5 benefit of the people, but because he (
knew that it would help him to be- (
j conie master of Europe and perhaps
| the v. arid. The only time that he (
_.l ever kept a promise was when he j
J thought it would benefit him more
(ithan if he broke it. His untruthful- ,
. I ness is hotvn b,v the way he t tied j
!to conquer Spam, the nation, that > ,
was more friendly to him til a a any
' i. nation in Europe at the time. He j
. I also declared war or Russia aft"r ,
II signing a treaty to allow Alexander, !
Ji C7ar of; Russia, a tree hand in oasl,1
ern Europe. He 'had no,, religion of
?| his own, hat restored the church to
j France, so that he could get control
r i of the church.
lj "Ail this shows that Napoleon was ]
J the greatest genius, both as a ruler .
~_i and a military commander,, had the
, j greafest love for war. was the most
~ | ambitious, the most, self ish, and the
' | most untruthful of all men in 'of.5'tory.
He thought of nobody but
jj Napoleon. Napoleon might be com
: pareu eo a uaseunil pitcher. \vhoj
c j had been pitching a no-hit game for
! seven innings and suddenly blows up
I. in the eighth inning. , The Russian
invasion could be compared to the
0 eighth inning.
"Although Napoleon saved France
for a time, he let it. fall back .further
than he raised it. France after the
1 t'me of Napoieon, wcvnt back to the
f time of Louis XIV. Considering
f these things, and the number of wars
> that he started, and that he reduced
- the height of the average Frenchman
s' abut two inches by these wars, I
f think that Napoleon'did more harm
n the wor'd than he did good."
3CRA
5t North Carolina
15, 1927
Baptist Congregation to '
Erect New Building
Plans Now Being Laid for Erection'
of Handsofiic New Edifice in j
the Near Future
A campaign has been inaugurated \
n Boone by the members of the)
baptist church for a new house ofj
worship. They already have a good {
>mMing, that for years was consid-j
sreti the best in the county; but,j
oday, it is entirely inadequate?too!
mall for the growing membership,:
tnd others who always attend in
treat numbers. Some of the mem>ership
favors razing the entire
building, while others think it best
;o employ an architect and make an
iffort to save it by building to. so
is to make, not omy a much larger
tuditoriurn, but ample provision for
Sunday school rooms.
Tt is not the intention to do the j
vork this year, but get everything in;
-eadiness for 1929, when the edifice j
vill be rushed to completion.
Mr. I). J. Cottrell was vested withj
he power last} Sunday to appoint aj
.'ommittee. who will assist him in the)
)ig drive for funds that will \ be j
aunched in the very near future.
The pastor, Rev. P. A. Hicks andj
Vlessrs Fra *.k Moore, S. G. Eggers.
iitd Prof. I. G. Greer left for Ra- j
cigh Wed esdav morning. where
hey will g.? over the building project
.vith the R lptist state mission board,
ooking to some aid in the big unler
taking. \
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS
Below ue indexed the local advertisements
appearing in issae
>f The Democrat; A represt ?
group of the leading business a:
;f the town have made a definice j
>id for y>ur patronage In their re-j
=pective spaces has been prepared
interesting and helpful matter for
he benefit of the Christmas shoppei.
Road the c ads and simplify your
hopping rroblems. Trade at home, j
ave moiKy and Help to build a big-i
rcr and better Boone. The follow - j
ing firms have menages for you. I
Bead then.: I
The Fashion Shop?Page 2.
Taylor Motor Co., J. 0: K. Stare? >
Page
Pastime Theater, Boone K let I."It
Co., Hodge f Drug Co.?Pago'4.
Carolina Store, Boone Hardware
and D. J. Coltrell?Page 5.
Davidsor's Department Store?
Page 6.
W. R. Winkler, Boone Chevrolet
Co., MeConnell Motor Co.. and
Ashley Shoe Store?Page 8.
Will C. Walker?-Page 8.
Peoples Bank, Boone Drug Co.?|
Page 10.
Boone Electric Co., Watauga Co.)
Bank?Page It.
Watauga B. & L. Association. High
Land Furniture Co.?Page 12.
Boone- Chevrolet Co., Farmers
Hardware Co. ?Page IS. !
C. S. Steven.-on, Boone Olothingj
Store?Page 14.
Watauga Lumber Oc.?Page .15.
Spainhour." Inc.?Page lii.
FOKD SAYS NEW CAR COST
HIM HUNDRED MILLION
"Subtract SI00,000' from 5350,>00,000
and you have 5250,000,,000.
SJiwir Nmii'.a ir ft- ?L 1
w.? ut u?v -f.,v uuw LUI VJui1:11 Wiiitt
hose first five or six Model A's cost
nc-," .' aid Henry Ford "in nr. iitthr-j
;ie\\- last week when He was askeri
.lie cost of his new "'.-ample copies"
vhich went on display thro'iyhou':
he country on December 2.
He used his liauk balance of one
.-ear ago anil bis present surplus to
tnswev the question, and said the
lifference represented the cost of
he first models. Therefore, $100,>00,000
is somewhere near the acne.t
cost of getting enough oars l;. "ore
the public tiew, or about $20,100.000
a car.
No one was asked tc help finance
cord's new line of cars, but the
inr.ks that hoid the Fori surplus
,corked overtime in satisfying demands
from Fcvii offices. Stilt |
re was not called upon to spend hisi
ast $100,000,000 te accomplish what j
he did within one yeai . ffo small I
imount of this money spent was "dc-j
posit money" for new cars which,
ran into many millions of dollars. 1
Mi". Ford said that the new line J
Evas not the result of hasty decision |
.tit that such a move was considered
Inevitable as far back as five years
ago.
Frank L. Smith of Illinois, and
win:.? c -t- ? *
tt uiuuit o. arc oi reiinsyivanta,
have been denied scats in the United
Stages senate until the special
campaign funds committee can further
investigate and report upon the
charges of fraud in both the primary
and general elections. Roth icnators-elect
will have the opportunity
to present their case in person and
through counsel before the committee
and then will be heard on their
own behalf on the floor of the senate.
The Cove Creek high scholo
closed last Friday because of an
epidemic of measles among the students,
nearly a hundred cases being
reported. The school will remain
closed until January 2nd.
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MmmnglanF
FOR POTATOES
Well Selected Land. Properly Prepared
Before Planting Nece**ary
for Best Yield. Says State Ba
taniit
Mr. G. P. Kagaman. cashier of
the Watauga County Bank, is- in receipt
of the following letter from
Oberi Gastelioe. assistant state bo
i.Atnou, ? uivu snouia oe 01 ?nterest to
ti farmers of Watauga county who
want to increase their Irish potato
vielti next, year:
The farmers who are planning to
plant pciatoe. should pay special attention
to the .election of the fields
to he planted to potatoes. Select,
only well-drained, deep. friable,
loose, fertile soils as potatoes will
grow best in this kind of soil. Drainage
is the most important requisite
in a potatr soil. Potatoes will not
give a profitable return if planted
in a water-ioggeu soil. Well-drained,
deep, friable, loose but firm, fertile
loam will produce the greatest yield
and of the highest quality. Sod land
which has been in clover or meadtiW,
other things being equal, will
be good land to plant to potatoes.
Too much emphasis cannot be put
on the importance of preparing the
land to be planted to potatoes. A
well prepared seed bed is the most
important thing in the production of
potatoes. Al) other conditions for
the production of a good crop of potatoes
may be ideal, but a poorly
prepared seed bed will mean a low
yield.
The land should lit* plowed in the
fall or as t-arly in the spring as *
weather* will porar.it. Land should
e plowed e-.vht to ten inches deep,
and turned lit time to get some ?>?
the white: freezes. Freezing will
improve the mechanical condition of
the soil, make plant food available
and destroy ir.-ects. of which, grub
worms and war. worms are the most
. .o rv'j;?.. - -----
...j.vn.e'Hl. , r.s-., psCtCmy. w-i; g've
tii> seed bod : fivumeis, c.u: - vivo the
moisture and givfj the vegfctat or,
time to decay A . of these are a; ceisary
in the best teed bed.
Just t efore planting time, the
land should he disced and harrowed
and not turned again. This discing
l-.iid harrowing will improve o.ec
ha meal condition, cunse-ve nvoislure
and destroy weed seed.
No grower of potatoes can hope
for even fair success uniess he
plants a well-prepared seed hed.
VANCE WITHDRAWS CHARGES
AGAINST JUDGE HAYES
Washington, Dec. 12.?Senator
Overman received a telegram from
D. T. Vance of Plumtree. today requesting
that the charges Vance had
filed with the senator against the
confirmation by the senate of the
nomination of Johnson J. Hayes to
he judge of the middle district, be .
withdrawn. Mr. Vance stated in his
message to Senator Overman that _
lie had filed the charges against*
Judge Hayes "in the best of faith."
but having learned that the lawyers
in Judge Hayes' district are expressing
confidence id him. and Mr. Vance
not being a lawyer himself, and
therefore not as will qualified to
pass upon the qualification of a
judge as lawyers are. he wdfiiriroii
ir.e charges filed and requests that
they he returned to hira.
Senator Overman hau on Saturday
filed Mr. Vn?it> charges with the fggjg|iil
senate .judiciary committee, and in
reply to Mr. Vance's telegram advised
hint that with permission of the
committee lie w'-i'. withdraw the
charges. The senator said that with
the vithdiav.n! of these charges, so
far as he knew, there would be. no j
objection to Judge Have.-.' ooniivma
900 MILES OF ROADS TO RE
COMPLETED NEXT YEAR
Raleigh. Dee. IS.?Approximately
eighteen and one. quarter million
dollars will he ..pent by the state
highway conni'srim on roads and .
i bridge:- in North Carolina during
I 192S. and approximately nine hailj
died miles of lyad -will tie completed.
Of these roads about four hundred
miles will he hard-surfaced and
ah,out five hundred dirt, officials
said today. . '
Wilmington's ?1,250,000 bridge
[ across the Cape Fear River-is sched|
uled to be started-next ye.'ir
, -eout twenty-tour million dollars
I mi spent by the state or. roads and
I bridge? during- this year.
The calling of an international
I conference in V? sv-nington tmxt
Dor ember for a thorough discussion SsSji
of civil aviation, was suggested last
Friday by President Coolidgo in' a
letter to the civil aeronautical conference
in session in Washington.
At the same time, Mr. Coelidge , d
recommended that an aeronautical
j oxh biticn be lield in connection
I with the meeting as a means of in!
creasing the interest of the public in . jjS
I the accomplishments and possibilities " ?.
of aviation.