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VOL XXX.
;;WQriWreatest Soldier. .
Neither Marshal Fochnor Gen
jeral Pershing hold the honor,- ac-
- cording to General Duncan, com-
, manderof the 82n6S Division, of
being the world's greatest sol-
,-dier. Sgt. Alviu C. York, who
received the congressional medal
of honor for the mightiest single
' handed achievement of the war,
- in which he killed 20 Germans,
-took 132 more prisoners and put
80 enemy machine gun nests out
of business in the Argonne, is
held out. by his commander for
' this honor.
At a dinner or the Tennessee
; Society in his honor at the Wal
dorf -Astoria, New York City, last
Thursday night, Sgt. York wa9
proclaimed "the greatest soldier
in history." . -'
According to a New York dis
patch, York, second elder in" the
" Church of Christ and Christian
Union in the" little Tennessee vill
age of Pall Mall, on thelxme Wolf
river was flanked on either side
at the speaker's table by Major
General Geo. Duncan, who com
manded the 82nd (all America)
division in which Yorkfought and
Vice Admiral Albert Gleaves, the
commander of the cruiser arid
transport force of the navy, who
"sent htm overseas and brought
him back." ' A
Not only that but a telegram
- . from the Secretary of War was
raad.to himjn which Mr. Baker
asked that his "very sincerest re
gards" be personally conveyed
to the "distinguished soldier." -
' York's toast was drunk stand
ing, sandwiched in between one
to President Wilson and another
to Maj. General Duncan and so
many times was Sergeant York
"eulogized and spoken to that he
heard the toastmaster hesitate as
he started to introduce the 82nd
. Division's commanding general
as "Sergeant-er-er-that ,is
Major General Duncan."
' When it came York's turn to
stand up and address the diners
. he showed his modest simplicity:
"I guess you all understand
' that I'm just a soldie'r and not a
speaker," he said. "I'm just a
soldier boy but I want to thank
the society, and General Duncan
. and.I wantyou .all to know that
' what you have all done for me is
highly appreciated and.-1 never
shall forget it, Thank you very
much."
Thursday was one round of
festivities for Sergeant York.
From morning until long after
his "regular bedtime" he was
hurried about the city in taxi-
cabs, touring carsandljmousines.
He was shunted from one place
of interest and one reception to
another until "eating time at the
Waldorf-Astoria gave him abrea
thing spell. Then he announced
..' modestly, and with no offense in
tend, that all day long he had
wanted to do just one thing
, 'get in the subway?.
; ' "That's one place I sure do
want to see," he sighed.
At dinner Sergeant York was
. hailed as the soldier "who has
distinguished himself above all
men in the war in the achieve
ment of the greatest individual
. deed of history. Joseph Cum
mings Chase, 'Who was. sent by
the. war department to "paint the
, portraits of . all the generals in the
' American army and Sergeant
York" pointed to "what a fine
thing it is to see General Dun
can sitting beside Sergeant York
nad General Duncan said he was
' proud to have at his side the
- , "most distinguished soldier the
' . world has ever produced." Ser
' ' geant York's deeds are of the
- rihiracter that tro down in -histo
ry ana mane ou Doys patriots
in time oi stress, ne continued:
"He is not only a very unpretea' '
Tb Shepherd Of The Mountains. .
The word brought to Observer
readers yesterday from Nag's
Head is word that will bo passed
around jubilantly by the moun
tain by the mountain people of
the Blowing. Rock section. It was
a dozen years ago that Rev. Wil-
iam R. Savage, a born sand tid
dler, was removed by Church ed
ict from the (seashore and sent to
the mountains in promotion of
religious work in that locality.
He was located at -Blowing Rock
and very shortly became a cen
tral figure in the lifepfthat com
munity. He was -an Episcopal
minister, to be sure, but that
was overshadowed by the far
greater fact that he was a ser
vant of God. He loved flowers,
tie loved nature and he loved his
fellowman. He put his talents as
a landscape gardener to work,
and Blowing Rock blossomed out
into a cluster of parks. He saw
the need of a community center,
where the people could gather to
gether for social intercourse and
for intellectual advancement, and
by some means tie- raised, the
money for the building of a lib
rary and community home, and
this quickly became a popular
rendezvous for both natives and
visitors. Around this home he
set out a wealth of mountain
shrubbery; trees and flowers,
and the surroundings soon de
veloped a picture of urban beauty
that might excite envy in the
heart of the nursery man. Mean
time, Mr. Savage's charges."
were scattered oyer , remote sec
tions of the mountain region. He
had no horse, so he footed it to
and from these places of modest
gatherings. The deeper the
snow, the earlier he made his
start for his appointment, and
none waited for his coming in
vain. There are some readers of
this paper who may yet remem
ber the stor j of a chance obser
vation of this good friend of hu
manity plodding his way into the
snowy depths of the valley one
wintry Sunday morning, singing
on his way and seeing in the ice
coated fronds of the spruce only
so many glittering symbols of the
cross.
And so it has come to pass that
an appreciative authority of the
Church has again sent him from
the sand dunes of the east to the
higher hills of the west, to once
more resume his labors among a
people he had learned to love and
in whose hearts he has found an
abiding place. The new center of
Mr. Savage's activities will be at
JeUarson, butlittle removed from
the Blowing Rock community yet
rejoicing in the blessihgs of the
uplifting work he plan ted, there.
But for him and the people of the
region, one location is quite as
good as another, and wherever
his tent is cast, there willbecom
mon-claim upon him as the Shep
herd of the Mountains. Editori
al in the Charlotte Observer.
tious soldier, but an unassuming
modest man. His achievement
was the most outstanding act ol
gallantry, not only that this war
has produced, but that I have ev
er heard of. He is not only mod
est absolutely, but unabashed,
unafraid in the "presence of any
gathering or of any eneinyr"
The first words of the German
major captured by York when
he rounded up 132 'prisoners in
the Argonne forest, was told by
General Duncan:
"British?" asked the German
major.
"American," sai d Sergeant
York.'-:';.
"Good Lord!" exclaimed the
major. .. .; - ; .
BOONE WATAUGA COUNTY,
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Change In Death Court. '
A Mexico City, Mex., corres
pondent sends the following to
the Baltimore Sun:
Children were playing ring-around-the-
rosy in the death
court as I entered what was un
til a few yesterdays ago the most
hellish spot in Mexico. Song and
laughter rose from the inclosu.re
where innumerable 'men have
cursed and died. The sun pour
ed into stony sockets whose fes
tering horror hadn't seen the
light of day. for a century.
Suchjwas my introduction to
Belem, long the home of Mexican
inquisition and for decades the
human, slaughterhovse of Diaz
and Hiierta.
Its transformation into an asy-'
lum for the mendicants, the or
phaned and the miserable indi
cates Mexico's internal regener
ation and her right to bid for
higher world respect.
An old man led me in. At the
far end of the court towers a wall,
rusted with the blood of many
executionr, scarred with bullets
and at one point almost shot a
way. "
"Here," said the old man, re
moving his hat, "died the bravest
! of them all Gabriel Hernandez,
a Madero general, although only
a boy, captured by Huerta, the
usurper, and shot and burled
while still alive."
He told me of Senator Belisa-
rio Dominguez' mysterious death
of kidnappings, arrests and fiend
ish things, all ending here in this
labyrinth of terror that held a pe
culiar mockery because Belem
had for 3(p years before been a
covenant, consecrated to peace
and prayer.
And then the old guide pointed
to a man standing on top of the
wall lean, tall, with features
iierceljicalm.
"Come up," said General Ale
jandro MacKinney, half Scotch,
half Mexican and wholly human
once condemned prisoner in
this hell hole he has converted
into a joy factory.
Newspaper man, eh?" he said
amiably. Used to be one my
self."
He led me to a point on the
crumbling abutment where we
ciuld look down into four courts.
The old execution yard swarmed
with romping youngsters. In
another area stood hundreds of
men, women and . children, in
rags, being attended by white-
robed doctors and nurses. From
t!ie workshop in a third emerged
lines of women and girls, clean,
neatly uniformed, chatting and
smiling. .
Those of you who don't believe
in miracles ought to see Belem
tDday after you've heard a recital
of its- ghastly yesterday! A
ho one for happiness," said Gener
al MacKinney with a wide sweep
of his hand. "Here we are,re
claiming mendicant Mexico. Not
a human being brought in has
known anything but want for
years. Many nave never slept in
a bed, never eaten except from a
garbage can, never known other
clothes than rags never smiled.
"Mexico has been their curse
and they a curse to Mexico!
"When Cortez came to the city
fourcenturies'ago he found 40,
(XX) professional beggers on the
streets. Their descendants have
clung to us . through succeeding
generations.
"Today we are gathering them
in here, cleaning, feeding cloth
ing them aad teaching them to
earn an honest living. In that
building the women learn to sew
and weave, in this one the men
are trained to skilled work. When
they become self-supporting they
may Jeave.
W descended into the
main
N. C, THURSDAY JUNE
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court and were caught 1n a swirl
of ragged outcast begging to be
released.
''These," said General MacKin
ney, "have just been brought in.
As soon as they are fed and cloth
ed, you couldn't drive them a-
way."
The gates opened, letting in
white-clad attendants bringing
milk, fresh beef, rice, sugar, cof
fee, macaroni. What a scramble
for the first square meal most of
these wrecks had ever eaten!
"And now," said the General,
eading me to the top of the wall
again, "let me show you why I'm
here. Look down there."
Deep beneath two walls I saw
small iron gratings air holes to
dungeons. Atone end workmen
were tearing down the masonry,
ripping out the bars. x
"When Diaz was President,"
said MacKinney, I spent threS
months down there in the black
est dampest cell.
"The firing squad in the court
above was my timepiece. Every
night at 1 o'clock came that regu-
ar death-knell. It didn't strike
for me, though I was condemned
to die, because a 30,000 bribe
bought freedom.
"I vowed if I ever got out I'd
come back here and clean up this
hule. I'm doing it. Not an iron
bar will remain in Belem. Not a
single bloodstained stone here
shall offend one of-these abject
creatures we're making over in
to happy and self-respecting
humans.
Y
. . Do Your Best.
Everyone sho"ld do all he can
to provide for his family and in
order te do this he mustkeep his
physical system in the. best con
dition possible. No one can rea
sonably hope to domuch when he
is half sick a good share of the
time. If you are constipated, bill-
ious or troubled with indgestion,
get a package of Chamberlain's
Tablets and follow the plain prin
ted directions, and you will soon
be feeling all right and able to do
a day's work.
Mr. J, F, Cook to Move to Boone.
Mr. Job F. Cook having recent
ly sold his home here to Mr. J. A.
Price, will move in a few days to
Boone, where he will be local
manager of the branch house of
Boldin & Turner, wholesale gro
cers, of Lenoir. Mr. Cook has
been connected with the firm here
for some time and his efficiency
won for him the promotion. Le
noir News-Topic.
CONFIRMED TESTIMONY.
THE KIND BOONE READERS' CAN
NOT DOUBT.
Doan's Kidney Pills have stood
the test. .
The test of time the hardest
test of all. ' .
Thousands gratefully testify
To quick relief to lasting re
suits.
Boone readers can no longer
doubt the evidence.
It's convincing testimony twice
told and well confirmed.
Boone readers should profit by
these experiences.
W. M. Chuders, farmer, Le
noir, N. C, says: I had kidney
trouble for over four years and
my back was in such bad shape
at times I had to quit work. J
tried everything I heard of, but
got no better until I used Doan's
Kidney Pills, procured at Bal-
lew's Cash Pharmacy. The y
fixed me up in good shape." Ov
er three years laterMr. Childers
said: ' I have had no kidney trou
ble for "some time and I am con
vinced Doan's Kidney Pills Have
cured me. They are a fine kid
ney medicine.' V
Price (10c, at all desders. Dont
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills the
same that Mr. Childers had. Fos
ter:Milburn Co., Mfgrs.. Buffalo,
N. Y. .. . ,.
Art may make a suit of clothes
but nature must produce a' man,
Ham3. ; , .
5, 1919.
Church Advertising.
How about church advertising?
If its g(Kd for othe business isn't
it a good thing for the church?
Anyhow it is being tried out in
some sections. The following
"classified advertisements" re
cently appeared in the Northwes
tern Christian Advocate:
Wanted. A few ravens of the
Elijah typo that knows how to
feed preachers when salaries are
slightly under par. Well-trained
birds arc required for this ser
vice as it is emergent.
Change of time. Moaning ser
vices as announced for. 10:30 a'
clock will hereafter begin atl0:30
sharp, No more waiting until the
last straggler presents himself
or even until the choir shows up.
Kindly take notice. The preacher
meansbusiness. This trains starts
on time.
Lest. A loud, sonorous 'amen.'
When last heard it was in the
amen corner." It suddenly van
ished and has never been hearcf
sine, If found, deliver at the next
morning service some time du'
ring Jthe opening, prayer or the
preacher's sermon.
Lost the spirit of testimony,
t was once at home in every
church and in the possession of
most Christians but of late it has
vanished. Its recovery is greatly
desired. Finder will begenerous-
y rewarded.
No Dumping Place. Please do
not dump your rubbish in this
church. Thoughtless ones have
used the church vestibules and
aisles to gossip-and complain in.
'lease unload you r troubles some
where else. This is ho dump.
Selected.
Suggestion fora Camping Trip
Buy a bottle of Chamberlain s
Colic anc Diarrhoea Remedy be
fore leavinghome. As a rule it
cannot be. obtained when on a
hunting, fishing, or prospecting
trip. Neither can it be obtained
while on board the cars or steam
ship and at such times and places
it is not likely to be needed. The
safe way. is to have it with you.
Sounds Like A Funeral.
The announcement that Cald
well county's $250,000 bond issue
is annulled by the Supreme court
reminds one of a funeral dirge.
The people spoke in no uncertain
terms in , the recent election,
showing that they were over-.
whelmingly in favor of an issue
which would take them out of the
mud and place them on an equal
footing with the progressive com
munities of the State. It is ter
rible to contemplate that, through
a little technicality, our county
must continue m the mud ior a
while-yet, while our neighboring
counties are making progress,
But our setback will be only tem
porary.
Attorneys for the commission
ers are at work to see if there is
not some way out and it is hoped
that their etlorts will be crowned
with success. Lenoir News.
Stato of Ohio, City of Toledo,
Lucas County, s.
Frank J. Cheney makes oathtbatheis
senior partner of the 11 nu of F. J. Che
ney & Co., doing business in tno cu
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid
and that said tirai will pay the sum q
One Hundred jjollars for each andev'
ery case of Catarrh that eafnTot be cur
ed by the uso of Hall's Catarrh -Medl
citie . '. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before nio and subscribed
in my presence, this lilh of Dec uiber,
A. D. m. A. W. G LEA SON,
Seiill , . Notary Public
Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken in
tornully and acts through the blood
on Uie raucous sumaces oi me systtm
Send Jor testimonials, li-eu.
- F. J. Cheney & (Jo., Toledo, O,
. Sold by all druja'lsts, 15c.
Hall's Family Pills foreonstipat o
DENTISTRY. I will be at Blow
ing Rock on June 5th, 6th and
7th, prepared to do all kinds of
dental work. " O. L. MOORE,
Lenoir. N. C. ' 2t
NO 34.
Free Motor Trucks for Road Work. .
More than $4 j.000,000 worth cf .
motor trucks are about to be dis- .
tributed by the secretary of ag
riculture through the bureau of
public roads to the State high
way departments. These trucks
lave been declared surplus by
the war department and (are be
ing distributed to the states un-1
der the provisions of section 7 of
the postoflice appropriation bill.
They must be used by the states
on roads constructed in whole or
in part by Federal aid, for which
$200,000,000 in addition to 'the
former appropriation was given
to the states under the same biil.
Air that the states must do to ac
quire the use of these .20,000
trucks, which range in capacity
from two to five tons, is to pay
the loading and freight charges.
Of the 20,000 motor vehicles to ,
be acquired practically free by
the states, 11,000 are new and
9,000 are used, but all are declar
ed to be in serviceable condition.
The motors will be apportioned"
to states only upon request of the
statehighway departments on the
basis of the requests received
from the respective states, and
in accordance with the apportion
ment provided in the Federal aid
aw approved in 1916. The re
quirements of the law are such
that the bureaus of public roads
cannot distribute any trucks to
counties oV individuals.
About Rheumatism.
People are learning that it is
only a waste of time and money
to take medicine internally for
chronic or muscular rheumatism
and about ninety-nine out of a
lundred cases are one or theoth-
er of these varieties. All that is
really nrcessary-to afford relief is
to apply Chamberlain's Liniment
freely. Try it. It costs but35cper
bottle. Large size 60 cents.
Catawba to Issue Half Million Road Bonds.
The Lexington Dispatch says:
The General assembly of North
Carolina instructed the board of
commissioners of Catawba coun
ty to call an election for the pur
pose of letting the people say by
their votes whether or not they
desire to have issued $300,000 in
bonds, $100,000 to be used in tak
ing up the Newton township
bonds for roads and the' remain-'
ug $400,000 to be used for the
construction of roads in Catawba
county. The act calls for a new
registration and every citizen of
the county wishing to vote in said
election either for or against.
roads is required to register for
this special election. The act al-.
so calls foibthe appointment of a
road commissioner from each,
township. The election will be
held on July 12.
For a Weak Stomach.
As a general rule all you need
to do is to adopt a diet suited to
your age and occupation and to
keep your bowels regular. When
you feel that you hove eaten too
much and when constipated, take
one of Chamberiain's Tablets,
Men blush less for theiT crimes
than for their weaknesses and
vanity. Herbert. -
WANTED: YOUNG LADIES
to enter the training school for .
nurses, 2 years course. Me
morial Hospital, Johnson City,
Tenn. 3t-c
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.
Notice is hereby jfiven that the un
dersigned have qualified as adminis
trator of D. F. Baird, deceased aud
all persons having claims against said
estute are hereby notified to present
o same, duly authenticated to the
undersigned within 12 months from
the dato hereof, or this notice will bo
plead in bar of their recovery. All
parsons Indebted to siid estate an
n '(titled to make umtcdiate payment.
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