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VOL. XXXI.
BOONE WATAUGA COUNTY, N.C., THURSDAY JULY 15, 1920.
NO 39.
; Tht Status of Crops.
Richard Spilane, financial wri
ter of the Philadelphia Public
Ledger, contributes an interest
ing article to that publication on
tc otat.no nf Amprirnn rrnna nt.
Mistime. Mr. Spilane writes as
lollows-
. "DeaDite labor disorders, des-
.Dit9hieh rents, high food costs.
high prices for clothing, raw and
finished materials, despite the
nnoatflamanf tViaf nana liwattarwio
a Dresidential election year and
the slowness with which the Eu-
ropean nations are getting back of the Legislature on the ques
to works of peace, the outlook in tion of ratification of the Anthony
the United States is immeasura-
bly better today than it was a few
u v I
months back. Comparatively few
nmnn unnrpHate f niiv what a
f w rr""
remarkable change there has
been in this country recently.
"The change has been on the
farm.
"The farm is the base of all in
dustry. Poor crops this year
would have been disastrous, par-
tinnlnrlv disastrous if added to
the other troubles that have been
tha aftermath of war.
"The year opened wretchedly.
A TV ill w: J. iiuu w-v- uv'Vi-i I
winter wheat crop was
had an
bad that a loss of more than 200,
000,000 bushels was indicated.
There were fears that, owing-to
labor shortage, the spring wheat
the corn and other cereal crops
would be much smaller than us
ual. ,
"Cotton had one of the worst,
if not the worst starts in history.
Excessive rains destroyed the
.oadrtfmvnf thfi earlv riant-
ings. A short tap root left the
remainder of the crop less hardy Proaucea me great majority g,y
k0 if 0hnid Ho tn withstand en Senator Overman against his
the trials of a hot summer. In ev-
ery department of the farm
u
IV i -
seems as if the production was
to be far below the average
"A disaster to the Australian
wheat crop made the wheat out
Irtnlj- nf tio urnrld u-nrap. nartif.U
larly as there is little hope of
Russia being able to export grain
tVkita VAdl
J
"There has been a marvelous
change in the last few months,
The American farmer North,
East, South and West has labored
nrvViW flrnn ronnrt.a frnm all ov
er the country are far better than
were expected. Spring wheat is
drvinor iroll finrn irivps biff nrom
iM ftftttan has madP one of the
most remarkable improvements
-w -
recorded in its history.
"Tho nmna ar not made. The
harvesting of wheat and corn will
. r
iu fu
require ii mure muui tuw
l.nt m it. sppms nossihle for
the farmers toobtain withoutear-
,i lMni,pd pffnrt.
ucav sum 1Bv-.
'Cotton has to pasp through
i j t..i- a a ..
tne crucial aay a ui juij ouu .u-
.
n..f nlnnlr and lnok have been
UUv t"-
itK tha Amprman farmer, fol.
nivu
lowing a very bad beginning,
j
they stay with him a little longer
this years farm yield will be con
siderably bigger than seemed
possible orprobable a few months
ago.
"India has come along with a
monster wheat crop-monster
being used inacomparativesense
Prance, too.hasanexcellentgrain
1 . .
nic .
Australia, luatcau, vv "e
-i hoa lit.t.lp mnrp than suffl-
f avnnrt nn
Hpnt for her own needs. In fact
Dk have tn imnnrt, some.
"No country nas oeen iavoreu
M thon Amorica. There is
v,iQ t,nT. nnw nf a moder-
-j in ornn That is iov-
ridorin hnw txior the sit
lu.,wiv..-B r
nation aorjeared a lew montns
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Bread and clothes snouia noi
u aa .a thpW thrpatened to
be and would be if the crops were
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nivo t.hanlra tn the sturdy A
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The Special Session.
Charlotte Observer.
Governor Bickett has named
August 10 as the date upon which
lively times are to be inaugurated
OWn at Raleigh. He has called
the Legislature to meet on the
date in special session tor the
purpose of considering the State
Tax Commission's report on re
valuation of property, which in
itself is expected to produce more
than a monotonous session of the
General Assembly. Keen inter
est centers in the probable action
woman sunrage amendment, uat
Ration by one state is now lack-
! 1 a. I.. 1.1.. .1 A.
in w maKe ine amendment ei
fective and give the women of the
Nation the right to vote in the
presidential election this Fall,
and the North Carolina General
Assembly will be urged by the
National Administration and the
National Democratic party lead
w I u,e
luu,wvel' U,B euwiiuu
ional and State Ptforms urge
ratification, wnue f resident wu
on Ms sent a m w ,tne
por tance ' or action
The Gover
nor has expressed his intention
of recomending to the Legisla
ture at the special session that
the amendment be ratified.
On the other hand the Reject
ion League has been hard at work
recently in efforts to forestall fa
vorable action on the amendment
and there are evidences of strong
opposition to it on the part of the
voters of the State. While it was
not the ,su,ffrflge que9tion that
PPnent ,Mr- Brwta. the !"?
primary, it is aououess true lavi
the suffrage question had some
thing to do with the size of the
great majority. Notwithstand
ing the fact tb at the Democratic
State Convention went on record
for woman rW 5t has been
claimed that the convention was
decidedly pro-Gardner and that
Ll.ou.ii i 1 U.. A
W,B D,,eiujr um" a
strength as a candidate for Gov
ernor reached its zenith at the
convention. Also it has been
boldly stated by observers since
",e8WUim "IU,7 MM" .
thesuffraze question which de
feated Mr. Garner. The Obser
ver is not endorsing these claims
, . ...
W any meansI 'l 13 W PinunB
inem oul Ior, l"7 a,e woyu
as tnrowing iigni on uie siiuauon
. , .
in 8iaMJ Wl"' re'
suurasre uuesuon. ivir. iviurrisuu
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nominated for Governor, is per
80naliy a nch opponentof the
reaerai sunrage amenunient,auu
j.,j ui
nau pw ubw hu
Siuon. anu yet was given i ue
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cided majority in the primary.
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see
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Home uvwjr uBuw wuciB..uuf
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ing me not uiuinii ui August, aiiu
the eyes of the nation will be up
on our Legislature:
VALUABLE HORSE SAVED
EXPECTED HORSE WOULD DIE-
NOW SLEEK AND HEALTHY
In reporting his experience Mr,
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Gear's Stock Powders. He was in
I tlsemrni VOU WOU1U wuiu iur ur. uc
run down fix and poor and I thought
ne wouio uie souu. .(junuMun,,,
It 1 J Ji- T .-. 11m
"",v " .
he is as fine a looking horse as you
can see in this section. I only used
few boxes of Dr. LeGear's Powders.
- Mr. Huste benefited by the advice of
t -.. R llln., tKa nru.,
uv. j ...:...B
tor's advice you can also keep your
i I . I. Iiiiiltkii rial n T.
siw -
Gear's Stock Powders from your dea
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ier; ieea w jruur UUIc, u...
steers, noes, anu sutsru as per uirw
- tions. Bausiacuon or iuoubjt UOc
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ur. L. u. uouear jucu. vu., oiiumis,
A High-Minded Deraocnt
(Winston-Salem Journal.)
The report that Governor Cox,
Democratic nominee for thepres-
idency, is an anti-vvuson demo
crat seems to have no foundation
in fact. The man who fought
Cox hardest in the Convention
was William Jennings Bryan the
recognized leader of the anti-Administration
forces. Bryan said
the Ohio Governor was rtot anen
thusiastic champion of the Vol
stead Act and that therefore he
must be "wet." Granting that
Mr. Cox in his attitude toward
the Volestead Act has shown
some slight degree of humidity,
still that does not make him an
anti-Wilson Democrat. Pr e s i
dent Wilson did more than any
other living man to kill the Vol
stead Act. He vetoed it.
On all the great principles and
issues advocated by the Demo
cratic party James M. Cox is
equally as progressive as Wood-
row Wilson. In politics his rec
ord is very similar to that of the
resident. Wilson bursted the
machine in New Jersey and was
ected Governor in a normal Re
publican State. The reforms he
put through in that State landed
him in the White House. Cox
bursted the machine in Ohio,
rock-ribbed Republican Com
monwealth, and was elected Gov
ernor, not once but three times.
And he has done equally as much
reforming in Ohio as Wilson did
in New Jersey. It is significant,
also, that the highest tribute paid
to Governor Cox was ottered by
Secretary of War Baker, who is
himself an Ohioan, and who is re
puted to have been closer to the
resident than any other mem
ber of his Cabinet since McAdoo
resigned. Mr. Baker said:
"In his three terms as Gover
nor of Ohio, Governor Cox has
demonstrated his greatexecutive
ability and his forward looking
and aggressive democracy. He
is fearless and high-minded. Dur
ing the war he put all the resour
ces of his office and his personal
talents into the struggle and his
personal talents into the struggle
and stood unwaveringly with
those who were making and keep
ing America ready to do her
great task. The nomination will
be received with joy and pride in
Ohio and the country will find an
aggressive Democrat with a rec
ord of achievement."
The nomination of Governor
Cox has insured two things: The
next President will come from
Ohio and the" next President will
for the first time in the history
of the country, be a newspaper
man. Both Cox and Harding
came to their present high sta
tions from the printing office
Both have been in the newspaper
game for more than a quarter o
a century.
Men who are acquainted in
Ohio do not hesitate to say that
Cox's chances of carrying that
State are much better than Har
ding's. Cox has beaten the Re
publican machine of which '.he
Old Guard candidate is a member
three times and it has been
common saying in Ohio for years
that "nobody can beat Cox in his
own State." He is right now at
the zenith of his popularity. Hi
chances of carrying New Jersey
New York and Indiana, all o:
which wuson lost in iyib, are
considered particularly bright
because of a tendency in those
States to make the paramounfis
sue the Volstead Act instead of
the League of Nations.
While most of us here in North
Carolina thought McAdoo was
the strongest man the' Demo
crats could name, it is evident
that no very serious mistake was
decided on the Ohio Executive.
Ohio will likely be a pivotal state
in the next election. The Repub-
icans recognized this fact, just
as they have done in so many
previous campaigns. Itisworthy
note just here that the Repub-
ican party in all its history has
ected only two Presidents who
were not born in Ohio. These
were Lincoln and Roosevelt. The
Democratic choice this year may
block their game and break a rec
ord.
After all, it matters very little
who the candidate is. The plat
form is of paramount importance
the platform and the leaders of
tie two great parties. Those
who want to put Lodge and Pen
rose and the reactionary policies
which they espouse in the ascen-
ancy should vote for Handing.
hose who believe in the princi
ples and policies enunciated and
executed during the last seven
years by the Wilson Administra
tion should vote for Cox. Those
who want to return to the days
of Mark Hanna and McKinley
should support Harding and do
everything in their power to
ring about his election. Those
who want a Government that will
move ahead with the time should
upportCox. He is running on
the most constructively progress
ive platform ever drafted by any
political party in this Nation. He
is the candidate of a party that
has back of it the most splendid
record of achievement ever made
by any political party in the same
ength of time in the history of
democratic government in the
world.
eoiernor Bickett Call Extra Session of
Morth Carolina Legislature.
Raleigh Dispatch.
Governor Bickett today called
the General Assembly of North
Carolina to meet in extra session
August 10, toconsider the report
of the state tax commission, sub-
mitetd in obedience to the direc
tion of the legislature at its 1919
session, and such other matters
as it may see fit to taso up.
Whether the governor is anx
ious that suffrage come before
the special session is not seen in
the call, since no mention what
ever is made of the issue.
In the event that a resolution
is introduced to ratify the Susan
B. Anthony suffrage amendment
he will recommend ratification.
However, as he has previously
stated what he would do. Should
thfi law-makers pass over suf
frage, as they can do if they so
will, there ig nothing that the
governor or any one else can do
for the suffragists.
Inasmuch as ratification by on-
iy one more state is necessary to
make the amendment a part of
the law of the land, national in
terest attaches to the call of Gov
ernor Bickett far the special ses
sion.
The proclamation of the Gov
ernor follows:
By and with the advice of the
council of state, I, Thomas Wal
ter Bickett, governor of the state
of North Carolina, in the exercise
of the power conferred upon me
by the constitution and as con
templated by section 3, chapter
84 of the public laws of 1919, do
issue this my proclamation on
this extraordinary occasion, con
veningthe general assembly in
extra session. And I hereby noti
fy and request the senators and
members of the house of repre
sentatives of the general assem
bly of North Carolina to meet in
their respective halls in the cap!
tol in the city of Raleigh on Tues-
doy, the tenth day of August,
1920, at 11 o'clock, for the follow
ing specific purposes: .
tes as may be wise and just, in
view of the actual value of the
property in the state as ascer
tained by the revaluations.
"2. To consider constitutional
amendments reducing the tax
rates that may be hereafter lev
ied. "3. To consider such other
matter of grave importance to
the public as the general assem
bly may deem it wise."
'
. REESE-BOWERS
Correspondence of The Democrat.
One of the pretty June wed
dings was solemnized at thehome
of Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Bowers of
Elk Park, N. O. at two o'clock
Wednesday afternoon June the'
thirtieth when Miss Virginia Or
lia Bowers and Mr. Aimer Win
field Reese were united in mar
riage. The wedding took place in the
parlors of the home where an im
provised altar was made of ferns
and daisies, surrounded by burn
ing candles which cast a mellow
light over the bridal party during
the beau tif ul ringceremony which
was performed by Rev. Roy Gen
try ofElizabethton.Tenn. Promp
tly at two o'clock the wedding
party entered the parlor to the
strains of Lohengrin's wedding
march which was beautifully ren
dered by Prof. Newman of Pay
etteville, Tenn.
The bride wore a stylish tailor
ed suit of rookie tricotine with
hat and accessories in harmoniz
ing shades and her corsage bo-
quet was of white bride roses
and maiden hair fern. She was
given in marriage by her father
V. B. Bowers a prominent attor
ney of Avery county, other at
tendants were Mrs. L. Tandy
Penn, Matron of Honor, Miss
Jessie Bowers sister of the bride
and Miss Minnie Ryan, cousin
of the bride,, bnidesmaids, and
little Leslie Ann Sutton ring
bearer.
The groom was attended by
his best man Mr. John Ryan, a
cousin of the bride.
After the ceremony the bridal
party repaired to the dining room
which was beautifully decorated
with ferns, galax and roses where
delicious punch was served. The
bride received many handsome
presents in cut glass, silver and
linen.
The out of town guests pres
ent for. the wedding were Mr.
and Mrs. Newman of Fayette
ville, Tenn., Mrs. L. Tandy Penn
and daughter Anna S win ford of
Georgetown Ky., Mrs. J. Prank
Seiler, Mrs. J. W. Hinkle, Mr.
John Ryan and sister Minnie of
Elizabethton, Tenn., Mrs. John
Puts Pep In The
"Yesterday I was feeling blue sod list
lets; I had spent a UepTeM night and
waa all out of aorta. Last night 1 took
LAXATED PEPSIN TABLETS and
thia morning I am f oeling fin and fall
of "pop".
'UMtflJ'fcpSMTltlttt
taM tfe Urar ud bowaU. lUaoUto th dWwtioa.
prodoc r. rich bleed ud ! tilth
for yoof work.
tU t oraola Bnrl ttetad M th oateid mt
Mifrm la NpTsTd by doctor aad dnitartoU.
BOONE DRUG STORE
JOIN THE NORTH CAROLIKA
COLONY NOW SETTLING
IN SOUTHERN OHIO I
They are locating in from Ato
20 miles of Cincinnati, Ohio which
is one of the best markets in the
United States, farms located on
paved roads, a net work of trac
tions, fjne schools, good banks,
stores and factories. The land
produces tine crops of wheat,
clover, alfalfa, com, hay, blue
grass, potatoes, thegreatest fruit
country in the United States, fine
berry and truck land. Over a
dozen bought here in the last six
months, several more dealsunder
contract. Here is the biggest
bargain ever offered, 100 acres of
smooth, level well drained soil, on
good pike, woven wire fencing,
excellent 6 room modern house,
cellar, 2 large fine barns, silo,
wagon shed, corn crib, chicken
house, 1 acre fine fruit, 25 acres
cut over timber, 60 acres corn,
hay, clover, etc, 15 acres oak and
hickory timber, estimated value
$4000. Belongs to the Sheriff of
the county and he hasn't the time
to look after it. If sold by the
20th of July I can include of
crops and sell for the lowpriceof
$11,000. Can arrange terms on
part. I have 100 fruit, stock grain
and dairy farms for sale, and if
you can arrange to buy now you
can have possession and get the
growing crops. Drop me a line
or wire me when you will arrive
at my Cincinnati office. Address
WILLIAM 0. HUTSON, Rooms
48 and 47 Bodman Building, 621
Main St., Cincinnati, Ohio. 7-l-4t
FOR SALE: I have a farm of 125
acres for sale, on Meat Camp,
known as the old Soda Hill,
Farm. Anyone interested will
do well to call on me at once. J.
G. Norris, Sr. 7 8 2tp.
team f 'UK SAljE: 1 have for.
sale a good pair df well trained
logging horses 7 years old and'
weighing about 1100 lbs. each.
Will sell for cash or on six
months time. G. K. Keller,
Blowing Rock, R. F. D. 8 7 2tp.
FOR SALE: Twelve good Jersey
cows at reasonable prices, ran
ging in age from two to nine
years. If interested see A. C.
Moody, Blowing Rock, N. C,
oh Mrs. M. H. Cone's place.
7 1 4tc.
Gourley, Cranberry, N. C.
The bride is the eldest daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Bow
ers and is an attractive young la
dy.of charming personality with
a wide circle of admiringfriends.
Mr. Reese is the well known
and popular son of Mr. E. L.
Reese of Jamestown, a promi
nent Kentucky manufacturer.
After a brief wedding tour Mr.
and Mrs. Reese will be at home"
to their many friends at their
home in Jamestown, Ky.
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