LARGEST STILL ON RECORD IS SEIZED Plan' with 103,000 Gallon Capacity Captured by Prohibition Agents in Heart of Mew York City. Building Well Equipped. >%<av York.?1 n the lefts of a Suitor. Place prat-age whore many of the city?" socially elect keep then* caifS Federal agents Friday raided a still they described a< the lar-jcsl eye? seized in America. It had a capacity of 103,000 gallons; with it were found approximately 20,000 gallops of alcohol and 80,000 gallons of molasses mash. A -???::? : *i Department of Justice officers led by J. A. Frayne, forced their v.a> into the throe-story 'gliding. It was the old Consumer? Brewery Company plant, in East 54tA Street at Sutton Place, which is in the heart of a new and ultrii-i'ashionable colony on the East River front. Some of the tanks they four! were ?<;? icet iong ny 20 ieet wide. Two priserei*s were taken The raid was accomplished before most of the residents in nearby homes and apartment houses bad arisen and was attended by ho disturbance. Operators of the distillery, it was -** discovered, had erected a movable brick wall at the rear for entrance and egress of trucks and employees. Tn the raid, the agents spent four hours working their way through a maze of passageways uncovering carefully concealed push buttons for signal alarm devices, trapdoors and disappearing walls until they finally arrived in the sub-basement where they found the stills. The agents said the plant was capable of turning out 28,500 gallons of alcohol every 24 hours. They said it required about six months to assemble and cost about $750,000. The brewery, a seven-story structure, occupies a whole block in Sutton Place. Ten agents under Joseph A. Frayne, special agent in charge of the New York district of the Department of Justice, walked into a garage on the ground floor of the building and found an attendant and a chauffeur who was about to take wui it new ten-ton truck containing 55 drums of alcohol. They arrested the men, seized the truck and another empty truck. The agents said the garage was operated as. a "Mind for the alcohol plant. Community Wood Yard Served Double Purpose l.ast winter in Asheville where un employment was a serious civic matter. between 100 and 500 men and their families were supported through the winter through the operation of a community wood yard and the people were taught the value of wood as a fuel.r "This wood yard was operated un-l <kr the capable managemnet of H.-j ft. Giuvcr ami aside from giving relief to unemployed persons, it furnished n good example ofyomnn.mty-j co-operation and established wood as n fuel in that section," says, I'. \Vg Graebhi. extension fore-stay at ' College. "The Federal Governments donated wood from a nearby Nation^! al Forest,, the comity ami city furnished trucks for hauling if a, and. flieyctVttihgAy^tfone iit-ilie forest f?y tiie unemployed, working under the supervision of a trained for<=<;tev : The cHizens of AsheyiHe co-operated by buying the wood for home use. | Tn thisway Ashyville avoided the soup kitchen." Air. Gfaeber says thai msr.y jigVy : sons are drifting away from the idea of wood as a fuel and are sending *' sP** much'money eat of-their home comrnunities to buy coa), gas and oil. They have been told that these im-j ported fuels are cheaper and more' f convenient to bain- Yet, Dale Thrash,! county agent of Buncombe, reports! to Mr. Graeber that many men told him they were surprised to learn I that wood could be used efficiently in coal furnaces. f Favorable reports were had from many persons who burned this wood, despite the fact that it was sold in a comparatively green state. Had there been time for the wood to dry it would have been given still better results as a fuel. Mr. Graeber says . that recent tests show that air dry hickory, long leaf pine with twenty j per cent, resin, oak, beech, birch, and maple have a better fuel value, j ton for ton. than coal. Other woods; are nearly as good. Heavy Hailstorm Does Damage in Lenoir Area Lenoir, N\ C.?Hailstones, larger than partridge eggs, fell in Lenoir for more than half an hour Friday afternoon, tearing large holes in automobile" tons, wrecking electric and telephone lines and-garden crops. The hailstones were said by older residents of the city to have surpassed in size any hailstones in the history of this section. Skylights were broken, causing several business houses to be flooded with water. Rainfall was extremely heavy and the city's streets were temporarily flooded. Traffic was at a standstill. Electric lines on the Morganfon ar.d Wliitnel roads were down in several places. Long distance telephone communication Was unhampered, although the telephone company reported considerable local trouble. nyjf -CT Tyro af :i ww yu # o. 1 FIRST INDICTMENTS iELECTION FRAUD A 4 TOWNSHIPS TO ,11 Forty-three Republicans and Three Democrats SumsooTt^d Before Fed eral Grand Jury in Wiikcsborc Last Week. Case Postponed oc Account of Absence of Seseta j Material Witnesses. j Hearing May Come Off j At Greensboro in June I Watauga Politicians of Opinion Thai Case May Have Benrinsf on Pr3tch< j ird-Bailey Contest. VV. Hayes Fas ter, Field Worker lor Duncen, Saic j to Be Active in Preliminary Work Outcome. Awaited WUb interest. I Ti - ."..it ?:o' ' . ?1L-: i in* ?ii?ji news siory. written by L. . Hampton and pubiyjbod in tli'1 Winst?>n-?ealem Journal of Ma\ 21, gives o resume; of the Federal grand jury I leaving into alleged election frauds in three precincts of Watauga County last November. A later dispatch from Wilkesbovo states that due to the absence of four material witnesses the hearing was postponed, and the case will probably be moved to Greensboro for trial in June. Unofficially it is understood - four bills were drawn in regard to the alleged fraud and illegal estbpmcnt of citizens exercising the franchise. Wilkeshoro, N. C.?First indict ments of alleged frauds in the general election in November, 1930. t< be drawn and presented to a grant jury in the Federal courts of Norti Carolina were understood fo be the objects of inquiry by ihat body ir Judge Johnson J. Hayes* court ir the Middle District here today (Wed r.esday) and are understood to have come from four townships in Watauga County; When it became known that some forty-five Watauga citizens had been summoned here today to appear before the grand jury, 43 of them Republicans and three Democrats, inquiry disclosed that a grand jury investigation into the Watauga election was under way It is said that the indictments, allege fraud and invasion of the civil rights of certain voters in the precincts named, these being Roone, Cove Creek, Laurel Creek n?/! f't-oo\t J*. *u??* were prevented from voting Federal officials, it was rumored, had been informed that some "sensational cvidcncoS woifld, he disclosed before the grand jury. It will be recalled that in the November voting in certain precincts in Watauga excitement ran hitrh and at one I box there was fist fighting while at another some arrests were made. Democrats Think It "Flas.S" The court hearing now hinges upon the notion of the grand jury. Democrats here today from Watauga were of the opinion that the investigation will proye' a "flush in the pan.'* for reason, they assert, that nothing ! illegal \ya,Vdone. It was just a plain ! drubbing ojf the Radicals, they say. ; and T.othing^nnsre, and they expect the grand jmy investigation, the i court hearing, in the events a bill is i found, to act somewhat in the nature j p.fc a boomerang. It is pointed out i that for nearly 30 ypors the Democrats fook a beatine every two years | without going into the j FrOni isbirhp it was heard that "lev| el1' Republican heads, many of them i occupying high official positions, had advised against too much 'bellyach'iticf> or a resort to tne courts. 1 tow ever, rank bitterness, engered, the Republicans assert, by reason of the fact that they didn't get a "gar. deal," only increased the determination to carry the fight to the. courts and there let both sides be heard. It was regarded as significant here [ that W. Hayes Foster; field man from Republican headquarters at Greensboro, and considered the personal representative of State Chairman .lames S. Duncan. Was on hand here today when assistant district attorneys began the introduction of tesr timor.y before the grand jury, ft will be recalled that deputies marshal were sent to Watauga On election day last November in response to S O S calls from Republicans there, and were then put out in the townships, one to each hex. Interest out in the State- is expected to be attracted to the grand jury investigation into the Watauga election. The fact that the inquiry is being conducted in a department of the Federal court is also considered a. significant development and apparently the result of deeply-laid strategy which likely contemplates an investigation of fine-tooth-comb ILimiitcmr. Recently, three Federal judges in North Carolina vacated the order impounding the ballot boxes in this State after Senator J. W. Bailey, whose seat is being contested by for mer Congressman George M. Pritchard, entered a formal protest. A bill was passed by the General Assembly authorizing the seizure of the boxes. Whether the tVatauga matter now under investigation is in line with the "strategy" of the Pritchard forces in the contest over Senator Bailey's seat is riot definitely known but is strongly inferred, it is declared. This please attaches new importance to the inquiry which got under way here today and is expected to be 4 concluded tomorrow. THE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT? BE REPORTED FROU UDGE HAYES' C0IJR1 4 Visits White House | Bryan Uniitdt,* the Colorado bus haro,. walks right into the President's home for a regular all-night visit Twelve Girls Sentenced 'I For Fire at Samarcant 1 ) Carthago. X. C ?Twelve giris o ,; high school age, who pleaded guilt to attempted arson in the burnin of two dormitories at Saniarcanc state institution for delinquents, Wer sentenced <:>ri last Wednesday to serv IS months to five years in the Stat J penitentiary at Raleigh. [ Two others, who made simiia pleas, wero treed under conditions | sentences. In the case of Rosa Mull, io, o Rutherfordton. ihe youngest of th ! group. Judge Michael Schenek cor tinned prayer for judgment for f;v years on condition of good beha viov. j Margaret P ridge n, 15, of Wilmine j ton. was given a suspended sentene ( of 12 months to three years and five I year good behaviour clause was add en to her sentence. As; the jurist pronounced sentenc I the girls burst into tears. There .vsj no dihev diemonstratior. ih- the court room. Sixteen girls were indicted for firs degree arson, a capital offense :: North tjaroUha, as a result of th burning of the dormitories. Solicitor Don Phillips decided no to prosecute two of the girls ;;'i< accepted pleas of t&ii'i&f>to attempt cd avstVu by the- ethers. Pullets Need Range For Egp; Productioi ----j A =a^it;.i v lanjrintr sricuftid ttatn : j plentiful supply of green -fee'.! a?,i ?omo kind of shelter is needed fp pullets to grow into well develope' . that iveH in. &r)y lall. ' After removing thy cockAre! ironi the flock as soon as tho ?e can he determined, the pullets shoiih ! e placed on a good rangtgg ni!\*?s< X. \Y. Williams, po'ilt ryi:>r;n at Novel Carolina State College. (Jsiiath ih groyy ir.g birds should be placed o; i this range when from ten to twelv. weeks of age. Not over 300 bird should he placed on one acre of land A good shelter is needed as bird suffer from heat move than m?> poultvymer. realize. The most ecu comical house or shelter that can hi built is a frame structure with at even span top. This provides gooventilation. furnishes a shade am protects the birds from heavy rain and . t'nev unfavorable weather con j dltions." lie. Williams says the birds mil ; not forage very far front their she! j tc-r if conditions on the range an i favorable. This means that the shel | ter should l<e built so that it migli be moved from time to time on;. fresh ground and pasture. If ther. | is not some natural shade in tin | range, this might be provided by : ! frame covered with tow bags t< j shield the birds from the mid-da' sun. Do not feed the birds with a hear; protein ration so as to force then into lay before the body has oeei fully developed under ranee condi "tions. cautions Mr. Williams. Small underdeveloped pullets do not hav. the reserve body strength that th< large well grown mature pullet3 have eoyo 00/1 tVoro'fftyn oi'o O good breeders and layers. He als. suggests keeping the mash before tin birds at all times and a good graii feeding at night. V, ater is also im portant to range stock. When th> weather is warm the birds consunn great quantities. The Forsyth Rabbit Growers As 1 sociation held a banquet recently a | which meat from the domestic rabbi 'was served. The members plan to ex pand their business. Democrat Ads. Provide a Short-Cu to , Better Business. ii. EVERY THURSDAY?BOONE, N. C. 11 Marine General Buried , I Alive in Huge Landslide Th< li ? j [ built. n r . Frahce.?Police- and vedun- . r.ht- ? I j . -..i by aiany engine* man a 1 |Ti?rvn-day recovered fche bed} of Gen-J^tdch - K bert H. Dunlap, P. M. < i, I froya the ruins of a barn adjoining'I Brian the chateau Cine-Mars, wr.ere he was j as th< bjti, ,: a nue/ a landslip, the day ye- j vious. . aiso brought out the body oi Denis Briant, s. farmer on the estate, j an rescude Mine. Briant. alive but badly injured. Her leg was amputated by a sar- ; ge'on who had remained at the place! all night in the hope that all three j plight still be-living when the debris i | STRA Ne'w Stvl&s. the New We _ i Style is the first essential I it has been upon this poinl have maintained leaders e straws for the well-dress* a 4" The new styles for 1.931 are here in c ej e!s which fit the head. We art? shovi e every width band, and every crown tl ii You get all of this style, f j st'aw, at our usual price . e j HARRIS o " "EVERYTH e t :i A Eleven GREA 7===^ IMPROVEMENT LOWER PRIC ;miM & ) Home-Owned and Home Central t OISTRIB A. ~t Boone; v/d' '. -vdisrn! away. She to takeii, ts>? aa-n'rltai in r. critka! t A " OMP hail vafcen xe in &j wc tave M: which live bavo war-j un Tfcere was sir thereand whv*ij?nj :esi:aers.' hoard her cries they sell fca run diywjs a't.ube though they fed h.ev some milk. appeared thai the ? Vie.-ri an *1 < : . t had been crushed to death ty rusbeci into the baru to save aiv v... i;.v. : - v...:. sTg A. F. S^ PHONE 77 (Roar India Tire W Hi .. and aves! ^jj c ? in Straws and t alone that we hip in dressy id man. SP]il Pan; ool, comfortably modern g every new brim, fho $ Vat is correct. masterpi styles ar in soft or stiff you'U v. . .Only $1.98 &V?, > BROT !Nf; TO WEAR FOR EVERYBOD Sm EXTRA M ... and now even I EmWebBS! I 1ERE'S rHE T!R? sensat I Goodyodr Atl-Woa&cr. ImAVVH than ever before. V*tue onf \ VD direct roiu!t of budding K;'i than or.y other I Get Our Special Propositi -Operated Service Stati< Tire Cor UTORS FOR WATAUGA COUNT E. Hodges, Manager and Blowing Rock, N. C THKES i woman when the IcntUSide came. ya-i'. alpe i.ck wed^'d between 'two ,!! jnubabk saved her life, bet other rail fell ifi upon her. erimb: her lest tou- Xonh < Forestry Asli-atini, nil meet S? a jhi.m mnfei-fe? ivitr. the Ame rican f\ires>---y Aslaiit-n at A-dieviJle en June a, ofi. >J >- .oi'.-FV ' ^ NS VIFT Store) BOOMS, N. C. 5^! t and Soft. Straws! amas ~ All Weaves tnnauia bats this season are eees in weaving: ... and the t the most becoming in many ce them, try them, and then ear one. We havb an unusde selection to chocse from >v. price of $2.95 HERS Y" m PiI ^III? ???|li|& lie ?, i i SPECIAL! SOxSM* 3.45 29x440 4.45 30x450 . .4.95 'J 30x5 . . 14.95 ! 32x6 . . . 24.95 KJEA^E ower in price! ION Or 1931! famous SUSSES larqojt se'.lir.qtirein fhe 1 i'i iT"" ways. arvJ pnced lower ' y Goodyoar oflon? a ! * ILIONS MOPE ?r*s -.ompany. on on P*<rs or ' on in Connection. npany Y "

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