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V ' 7 ': 1 I i ,, . , i i iM ,fi Advertising Rates on Request. , DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OP BOONE, AND WATAUGA COUNTY. f : $1.00 Per. Year . VOL. XXXII. BOONeT WATAUGA fim.C. Tiui5f"Tui7n92ir: ' T037 . . . . (I NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENTEVENTS Government Is Trying to Solve the Mystery of the Twenty Missing Ships. MAY BE WORK OF. PIRATES Admiral Sims, Home, Tails Secretary i Denby He Was Misquoted Britain Determined to Crush Irish Re ! volt Dawes Made Direc i tor of National Budget By EDWARD W. PICKARD. ' The interest of the world was excit ed and Its Imagination stimulated last week by the remarkable story of the 20 lost merchant ships, the mystery of whose disappearance our government is trying to solve. Not since the days of the German U-boats has there been any such a series of maritime disas ters, nor was there any such before the war. A number of these 20 ves sels which have disappeared within a few months were American or sailing from American ports. The most mys tifying of the Instances was that of the American schooner Carroll A. Deerlng, which ran ashore off the North Caro lina coast last January with all sa'ls ,set and every member of the crew missing, as were its small boats. More than two months later, the following message in a bottle was picked up near Cape Hatteras: "Deerlng captured by oil-burnfhg boat, something like chaser ; taking off everything, handcuffing crew. Crew hiding all over ship. No chance to make escape. Finder please notify headquarters of Deerlng." Naturally the favorite theory con cerning these events is that a pirate craft Is operating in the Atlantic. Rear Admiral Nulton, commandant of the Philadelphia navy yard, inclines to this view. He says: "It would be possible for an outlaw craft to run wild for a short time, and It could do considerable damage to shipping. If there is a pirate craft, it was or Is operating with forged ship's papers. It Is 'always necessary, when a ship enters a port, to have Its papers examined, and this craft could operate for a short time with forged papers, but in the end it would disclose its Identity. "It is true, also, that by stripping vessels of provisions and fuel the out law could continue operations a long time, but eventually it would have to put Into some port for repairs. Machin ery, you know, cannot run forever without being overhauled and repaired. , "If such a craft is operating It will have to return to port at some time, and when it does, I assume there will be interesting developments." Another theory Is based upon the fact that about a year and a half ago the New York police seized documents which revealed a plot which the Uni ted Russian Workers of the United States and Canada were forming to get their members to Russia. Those members who were out of work were being instructed to ship on vessels In sufficient numbers to seize the vessels at sea and steer them into soviet Rus sian ports. The Departments of State and Com merce, however, hold to the plain pi rate theory and a world-wide lookout for the missing ships and their crews has been ordered. Admiral Sims, recalled from Eng land by an order from Secretary Den by that sounded especially severe, ar rived in Washington Wednesday and reported to the head of the navy Thursday. In reply to Mr. Denby, he asserted that he hud been misquoted in the reports of his London speech, and the secretary called on him for a correct text of what he said. M. Den by said to the correspondents : "Admiral Sims has denied the ac curacy of the statements attributed to him. He stated that he was incorrect ly quoted. I gave him a written mem orandsm setting forth those state ments and asking him to Inform me In writing where he was misquoted 1 and to tell me, if he could, what he did Jsay In that speech." At this writing the outcome of the affair, so far as the admiral Is con cerned, is not known. What Is known, j however, is that the Incident of his I speech, the attack on him by some of i the Irish-Americans and the possibility i of his being disciplined for what he I said has aroused a general feeling against hyphenates in America com parable to that that existed during the war. Senators, representatives, Secretary Denby and even President Harding were almost swamped with letters and telegrams protesting gainst any punishment of the admi ral and Indorsing the sentiments he J had espressed. The pro-Irish were V .Sllenl. by any means, but the. com- tuunrcatlons fromadnilrers of Sims were largely in the majority. Neither side was permitted to make a demon stration in New York when the ad miral landed, fully a thousand police reing massed to prevent such action. The Ulster parliament, which was organized recently, was formally opened Wednesday by King George, who, with Queen Mary, journeyed to Belfast for the purpose. No least part of the elaborate ceremonies usual on such occasions was omitted, the Irish republicans created no disturbance and everything passed off in orderly manner. The king In his speech from the throne said he spoke "from a full heart," but he uttered nothing but platitudes, to the disappointment of those who had expected some sensa tional pronouncement on the Irish question. In the parliament in London more Important statements concerning the Irish troubles were made. For the first time the government admitted that there is real war In Ireland, und Worthlngton Evans, secretary of war, more than Intimated that it would be a war to the finish. He said the gov ernment was sending troops continu ally to the Island and would continue to send them as quickly as possible, and that these troops would be given every support. Lord Chancellor Bir kenhead spoke to the same effect, anil even more emphatically, making it plain that unless a settlement is reached and the southern parliament functions, there will be a military domination campaign much like that employed against the Boers In South Africa. The most spectacular exploit of the Sinn Feiners last week was the kid naping of Earl Bandon, for many years the king's lieutenant of County Cork, and the burning of his castle in Bantry. Colonel Lambert of the crown forces was killed near Knockroghery, and In reprisal the entire village was burned. The allies, while still determined that the Turkish nationalists shall not get possession of Constantinople, have now requested, or ordered, the Greeks to defer their offensive against Ke rnel's forces until an attempt has been made to mediate between the two na tions. King Constantino, it Is said, consented to wait until some time In July. Lord Curzon, Premier Brlund and representatives of Italy arranged for this postponement anil promised that If Greece were amenable the three big powers would lilt the financial em bargo and permit Greece to urrange Its fiscal affairs. The French under took to persuade Keiuul I'usha to make concessions leading to an amicable settlement. The Japanese and Bolshevikl In Si beria, who have been on the point of hostilities for some time, are reported to hnve had a fight near Nlkolalevosk. The government of the Far Eastern re public at Chita has mobilized Its forces and had been promised active aid hy the Moscow government. It reports the complete defeat of a body of troops personally commanded by Gn. Baron von Ungern-Sternberg, auti-Lol-shevlk leader. This is denied by dis patches from Harbin, which credit Ungern-Sternberg with repeated su':c8 es. Japan has presented to the Chita government eight rigorous conditions as a basis for recognition so harsh that they will be hardly acceptable. Three anchored submarines were destroyed by the United States forces last week but the layman will apt easily perceive the value of the exploit, except that it proved our aerial bomb ers und destroyer gunners are pretty good marksmen, at least when the tnr get is stationary and helpless". The first test wa3 made by a bombing squadron of the air forces, and the submarine was speedily sunk. Then a bunch of destroyers charged on two U-boats, at full speed, and tilled them full of shells lu quick time. Other tests are to follow. Of course, the tar gets were submarines that once be longed to Germany. Gen. Charles 0. Dawes of Chicago has been persuaded by President Hard ing to take the place of director of the new federal budget system and is al ready on the job. He had an Inter view with the President and then an nounced that he would ask a number of experlenccl business men to serve In the budget bureau without pay. The first of these Is William T. Abbott of Chicago, whom Generul Dawes Invited to serve as assistant director. He also requested that Brig. Gen. George Moseley and Col. Henry Smither be detailed to help him. Both of them distinguished themselvps In organiza tion work during the war. Mr. Duwes made some cuttbg re marks about the Inadequacy' of the budget legislation, adding: "One might as well be handed a toothpick with which to tunnel Pike's peak. It Is evi dent that if this, the greatest business crisis which our government has ever confronted, Is to be properly met, chief reliance will have to be placed upon something else than the pitiful machin ery, provided fry law with which to ex ercise the wide"powere extended to the budget bureau. 1 am, therefore, ac cepting the position of director of the budge: uuly with the idea that the pa triotism of the bureau chiefs and the country as a whole can be aroused In this emergency that it will be met as was the emergency of war four year9 ago." With its mind set more firmly on present economy than on adequate na tional defense, congress last week about made up its mind that the Uni ted States could get along safely with a very small army and navy person nel. Despite the utmost efforts of the advocates of preparedness and con trary to the known wishes of the ad ministration, the army Is to be reduced to 150,000 men by October 1, and the enlisted personnel of the navy Is to be cut to 100,000. At least 50,000 men must be discharged from the army, re gardless of their enlistment terms, in addition to the normal discharges, which are estimated at 20,000. Senator New of Indiana declared the 50,000 can sue the government for their sal aries If the terms of their enlistment contracts are thus Ignored. The senate In this yielded complete ly to the demands of the bouse, and In return received assurance that the Borah disarmament amendment would be adopted by the house In substitute for the Porter resolution. This, too, will be distasteful to the administra tion. It may be President Harding can and will do something to prevent this return to a state of unprepared ness by Interposing his veto. Secretary of the Navy Donty has taken sveps to check the tendency to Introduce soviet methods Into the navy, believing them to be subversive of discipline. There have been two known Instances of this so far, and In both cases Mr. Denby has removed from command the chief officer respon sible. In the first, Capt. C. D. Steams has been detached from command of the battleship Michigan for permitting the enlisted men to form a committee to pas upon disciplinary measures among members of the crew. In the other case, the crew of an mummed wssel was permitted to express Its preference by vote as to where the ship should be taken to go Into dry dock; the commander, also unnamed, was detached from his command. In disapproving the sentence of dis missal Imposed by a naval court-martial on Lieut. Commander At hoi II. George, United States navul reserve force, convicted of disobeying an order of the commanding officer of his ship, who is a medieul officer of the navy. Secretary Denby has established the rule that no line officer Is subject to the foinniiinil oi u staff officer of BU ireitor rank. HIED ff VEIS SPOKESMAN FOR THE WOUNDED OF WORLD WAR SOLEMNLY WARN THE GATHERING. Flit! II llitl Ml HUE The Veterans' Visit Made Without Disorder, and After the Speeches, the Former Soldiers Withdrew. Detroit Fifty delegates to the con vention of Disabled American Vete rans of the World War Invaded the socialist national convention and warn ed the socialists that the veterans are ready "to fight again to defend the flag against sedition, disloyalty and trea son." Ralph Horr, of Seattle, who led the Invading veterans, told the socialists that advocates of force would be met with fores. Horr quoted from printed reports the remarks of J. Louis Engdahl to the general effect that his section of the party would fight "not as 100 per cent Americans, but under the red flag of international socialism." "I hope these reports do not repre sent the sentiment of your conven tion," Horr said, "but if they do rep resent the Ideas of any among you, we have come to tell you here that It is our intention to deal with these people. We have had occasion in Se attle to use machine 'guns to stamp out disloyalty, sedition and treason and those guns can be used again." Cameron King, socialist delegate from California, replied in behalf of the socialists. The visit of the veterans was made without disorder. After the talks were made, the former soldiers withdrew. Tariff Bill Is Introduced. Washington. the administration's permanent tariff bill was Introduced in the house of representatives and for the first time was made public. TAFT IS III OF I NOMINATION BY HARDINQ WAS PROMPTLY CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE. SOME OPPOSITION DEVELOPED Senators Borah and Johnson Led the Fight on the Floor in Opposition to Confirm the Nominee. Washington. , Former President William Howard Taft was nominated by President Harding to be Chief Jus tice of the United S ates Supreme Court and his nomination was con firmed b they senate executive ses sion. The nomination was not confirmed without opposition however, and a roll call was demanded. The opposi tion was understood to have been voted by Senators Borah, Idaho; John son, California, and La Follette, Wis consin, all republicans. On the roll call, however, only four votes were cast against confirmation. These were by Senators Borah, John son and La Follette, and Senator Wat son, democrat, Georgia. Montreal. "It has been the ambi tion of my life to be chief Justice," William H. Taft declared, "but now that it is gratified I tremble to think whether I can worthily fill the position and be useful to the country." Married Women Can't Teach. Newport, R. L "Married women have been barred from teaching In the public schools of Warwick county, the members of the school board de cided to employ only single women In the future. "The place for a mar ried woman Is home with children of her own," one of the trustees declared. Card ot Thanks. We want to thank all our kind friends and neighbors for the help and kindness shown us du ring the sickness and death of our dear .husband and father. May Gods richest blessings rest on each and every one is our prayer. Mrs. J. A. Wilson & Children. "Oh SUE 3 'm ?j cicarbttbg Would Succeed Her Father. Chicago. Mrs. Winifred Meson Buck, youngest daughter of the late Congressman William E. Meson, an nounced her candidacy to succeed her father, who was congressman-at-large from Illinois. New Bern Plant 3urns. New Bern. N. C The Pine Lumber company's plant and about two million feet of lumber were destroyed by fire which, for a time, threatened the en tire mill district of New Bern. The loss Is estimated at $175,000. Elevator Men to Strike. Chicago. Employes of Chicago grain elevators have refined to accept the Elevator pwners' and Operators' offer to arbitrate their differences and a strike will be called, It was an nounced. The Red, White and Blue. Chicago. After three yea is of ex periment. Professor William L. Wood burn, of Northwestern University, has produced an ear of corn containing red, white and blue kernels, he an nounced. Arthur Griffith Released. Dublin. Arthur Griffith, founder of the Sinn Fein organization, and Pro fessor John MacNeil, presldnt of the Gaelic League, were released from Mount Joy prison here. Wooden Ships to be Sold. Washington. The new Shipping Board has decided to flnnlly dlino-,e of the government fleet of 287 wood-"! ships, it was stated at the office of Chairman Lasker. Killed by Baseball. Richmond. Va. William Elmore Smith, Jr., 17, is dead, as a result of being struck on the head by a base ball pitched by Roland Galvln in a game here. Trouble In Constantinople. Constantinople. Turks and Bolshe vikl are reported to contemplate a vast uprising in this city, wMrh would be accomplished by the destruc tion of public builldngs. Investigation Is Begun. Washington. ilnvestlgat ion by the Department of Justice of all major war-time contracts with the gnvrn ment has been begun. Attorney Gen eral Daugherty announced. Steel Plant Cuts Wages. Pittsburgh, Pn. Indeperd-m steel companies 'of the Pittsburgh und Youngntown district announced o. re duction In wages and salaries of em ployes, effective Juno 16. Bo?! AMI iic A life!!" I LIKE r-.r job. BUT DAYS do como. WHEN SKIES are blu. ABOVE THE city amolro. AMD LREEZEo ntir. THE PAPERS on my desk. AND THEN I think. WHAT I woulu do. IF I were bon;. I'D OPEN shoo. AT TWELVE o'clnclc AND CLOSC ct one. WITH ONE ho".- o?. FOR LUNCH, Z.M I. WOULD GET old Earn. TO RUN me out. IN HIS big six. AND DROP me off. UNDER A rT'-n-vood tro BESIDE A hnhbL'ng brook. AND THERE I'd llo. Llttlt Sarah Sve On June 24. 1921, the death angel entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. RofqsfM. Ward. and" claimed for his 6wn their oftly child, Sarah Sue, aged two years, two months and five days. She ; was a very bright child tor her age, and in the last days -of her illness she often called on those-, dear to her to take her home. We greatly sympathize with thft parents and grand parents of the child, as only a few short year.4 ago God called upon them to give up Oorrii, another 'Lille' daughter. While it is hard to give them up, we can think of them, as having gone on before, watch-, inc and waiting for mama and nnnn tn romp. I c v" . We can only bow in humble submission to him who doeth all things well. Not now, butinthecomihgyears, It maj be in a better land, We'll re id thu meaning of our iearii, And then some time we'll un derstand. Lola F. Baird. General Sturgls to Jackson. Washington. The assignment ot Brigadier General Samuel D. Sturgls! to the com. .land of the fifth division fttj Camp Jaeirson was announces, oy ia war department. ' Present Cost of Living. ' WaBhinrton. The cost of living la, th TTnitert States in May was 80.4 per cent, hishor than In 1913. according to' figures baaed upon prices In ? c't'.es,; made public by the department cf la! or. j Not Considering German Boneh. 1 Wash'nrcton. Acceptance of Ger man bonds as substitutes for the ob; .ligations of European nations debtor to thfi United States Is not at present contemplated by tne treasury aeparc ment Secretary Mellon said. Nw Era of Economy. Wajihi-ji-ton. Presi lent Harding, the cablrot and 600 officials who guide government expenditures metj with Director Dawos of the new bud-, get systeri to lay what was halim us .i . ... ...fnn nr a naw l of fO- witijy in federal administration of gor ornnin.it..'. uffnirs. AND EVERY one IN A while. ROLL OVER. 9 OR MAYBE sit and thiat BUT MCS7 'll-oly. i JUST SIT. f AND EVEIiY one. IN A whiia I'd light ! 0tZ OF mv (JhcsterfliiMa, AND OH Eny. I GUESS tiir.t wouldn't ' SATISFY! COMPANIONSHIP g.y; there never. was such a cur nrette as Chesterfield for steady company! Ju3t' as mild and smooth as tobaccos can be but with a mel'Dw "body" that satis fies even cl-jar smokers. On lajy days or 1m y ones all the time) you wart thia "satisfy smoke." rlacn yrm eii f A AIR-TCHTtiiuofSOr Liggett & Mybu Tobacco Co,
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