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J -,.': ; V.-l .':Y ' ' ' 7 ;V "-it v. .i"- - m . . . , j . i ' Advertising Rates on Request DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OP BOONE, AND WATAUGA COUNTY. " $00 FtfXttjr ' t - ' - .y.o VOLXXXII. BOONE WATAUGA COUNTY, N. C. THURSDAY JVVY 2jCT921. . . . . , . . .. ; u-u NEWS REVIEW OF ; CURRENT EVENTS i j Smuts' Efforts Bring Renewed i Hope of Settlement of the Irish Trouble. i MAY QUIT "REPUBLIC" IDEA 0 Valera and Others Show Dlspoal- tlon to Yield No Improvement in Near Eastern Mess Germany Expects Coup d'Etat Tariff Fight Is On. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. ' The entry of Jan Christian Smutl Into the eace negotiations changed 'the Irish situation over night. The 'Q8outh African, premier Is regarded ai :one of the most astute statesmen In (the world, and apparently Lloyd 'George has done well in enlisting hit : assistance. It now appears likely that a peaceful settlement of the Irish trouble will be reached before long. Optimistic persona were not dls ; mayed by De Valera 'a tentative refusal to attend 'the meeting in Londoa pre posed by Lloyd George and Sir Jam Craig's refusal to confler with the 81u 0Frlners and south Ireland unionists it Dublin. The latter conference was begun without representatives of Ul ster, and an attempt was made to reconcile the positions of the filon Fein and the unionists. Then Gen eral Smuts slipped across to Dublin, gave the leaders there a heart-to-heart talk, and hurried back to London to report to the English authorities, What he told them gave rise to the most cheerful of predictions. Q Though no official statements have been issued, it appears that this Is how matters now stand: The British government Is willing to grant to Ire land the fullest autonomy, patterned after that enjoyed by South Africa: Ulster to be considered still a part of the dominion but having an autono mous government of its own, such as fthat of Natal. "President" DeValera, .Artnur Grimm, rounder of Sinn rem: Michael Collins and other rennbllcan 'iead'vs are now willing that Ireland shall i nialn a part of the British em plre thiuh they prefer the term "British c(oraonwealth of nations" provided tlui" rKt of secession Ib recognized. Other prominent hlnn Felners. comprising the Intellectuals and doctrinaires, Insist Prime Minister -OJoyd George hn not yet .sufficiently recognized the e ventlal untty of Ire land and its rlghf . self-deterraina-tlon. All tr Sinn' Fe.Vrs assert that Ulster must accept her tJutonomy from the supreme Irish parliament In Dub lin. The task, that remains' Is to rcon die these views and? bring the Ulster Ites and southern unloiMsts into agreement wlih the compromise pon That this can be donr Is the expressed opinion of some o5 the thief tigurt in the negotiations. Says General Smuts';' "I think, I nm hopeful, I trust, that i!he Question will be solved and that the reb'y the British Empire will be freed from the Imputa tion that In this ancient part of the United Kingdom there stl?l evclsts vio lation of the fundamental" principles upon which the empire res. I say that the problem Is soluble I cause I have seen it solved In my ov. 'it coun try under circumstances less ,eiblt tered than In Ireland but certal'n ly W a very difficult character, too." De Valera, in his first authorized statement since Lloyd George's Jnvl ,,?atlon, says: "We trust that the1 Brit ish prime minister's letter may prove to be the first step toward submitting a civilized basis of right and reason for that of barbaric violence In the arbitration of the question at Issue between Ireland and Great Britain. "Should the conference now Initiat ed lead to an ultimate understanding and lasting peace between the peoples of these two Islands, which linve been In a state of war, or suspended war, "or more than seven and a half cen turies, it will get a worthy Christian precedent for the entire world. "British prestige will re restored, . young Ireland will live in history as baring savefl, by Its courage and stead fastness, the Ideals for which millions were led to offer their lives in the great war." As significant, perhaps, as these statements was an Incident Vln Liver pool. The city was decorated In honor of a visit of the prince ol Wales, and in the Irish quarter were displayed many Sinn Fein flags inter twined with the union jacks. A prom- ' Inent Sinn Felner said: "The order o do that came from Dublin." From this side of the world it look as though the great powers do not Jjiiow v.hat to do with Turkey and the Ifurks. If they have any definite pol icy it Isn't apparent from either their ttiiemenU or. their actions, Tho Treaty of Sevres already is shot to pieces, even If the men who formu lated it are unwilling to admit it Turkey was neatly partitioned, but refuses to stay in parts, and the na tions to whom the helpings were as signed seem quite unable to take or retain them. Naturally the sultan's government, to which the treaty left but a tiny part of the huge empire, is not doing anything to hinder the efforts of the nationalists, who refuse to permit that empire to be carved up. Greece Is making all preparations for her promised offensive In Asia Minor, and ships loaded with troops, munitions and supplies arrive dally In Smyrna from Athens. Observers who have been with Kemal Pasha are somewhat doubtful of the ability of the nationalists again to stop the Greeks, To complicate the situation In the Near East, it has become certain that Bulgaria is co-operating with Kemal in the hope of regaining eastern Thrace. So far she has taken no overt steps, and if she does, the "lit tle entente," comprising Jugo-Slavla. Czechoslovakia and Roumania, will get into action, for the real ralson d'etre of that alliance Is their deter mination to keep Bulgaria within the limits now fixed for her. Moreover It Is asserted that the "little entente" now has the complete backing of Italy. One thing the great powers are de termined to prevent the seizure of Constantinople by the Bolshevists. To this end the entire British Medi terranean fleet Is being concentrated in the vicinity of the Turkish capital. It may be that heavy re-enforcements of allied troops also will have to he sent to that region, for the Russian Bolshevists evidently are planning some big covp. They are calling to the colors all men from eighteen to thlrty-flve years of age, and general mobilization Is expected soon. The demobilization order issued some time ago has been canceled. More Inter esting than reliable Is the story that Trotzky has been Imprisoned on or ders from Lenin. Similar reports of disagreement between the Bolshevist chiefs have been heard too often. Germany, atlll apprehensive that she Is to lose nut In Upper Silesia, Is cry ing "wolf again. The country Is warned of nniinn'tnHnf roup d'etat-- and the allies are permitted to over hear the warning. The story, as It comes from Berlin, Is that nil the re actlonary elements are prepared to march on Berlin and upset the gov ernment, and that the decision against German possession of Upper Silesia Is to be the signal for move ment. The German irregular forces were withdrawn from the disputed ter rltory, In accordance with the agree ment with the Inter-allied commission but they have uot disbanded or dis armed, nor have they moved far from the Sileslnri bonier. These troops are commanded by monarchists, and It Is reported that General von der Goltz, who led the Baltic expedition and also was mixed up In the Kupp revolution, is now in Upper Silesia. A few days ago the German population of Beii- then, in Upper Silesia, was making a hostile demonstration against the Joles and when the French troops tried to disperse the marchers, the lAtter fired on them, killing a French ma"1or. The troops retired to their garrison and opened fire with machine guns and a number of Germans were killed. So far the "penreful" ar- raneement made by the Interallied commission has not been n conspicu ous success. The nresent German government V'l.; .noma ta he Increasing in in 8 nd the -confidence reposed stre.' In it tti? sim 1 1. v J . niilirt covernments Is That Is, the confl- growing Jnily. dence that t will rry out the terms as possible, in of the treaty1 as far week, Doctor ViWructlon, a public address last Rathenau, minister of rt said: "The United States la t e world's chief creditor and German V 18 world's rlilef ripktor with nil i ther na- these nons sanawicnea in Defweeo: two si creditor and debtor !Won8' each tied to or obligated Uo low on- other, Germany is not a land of raw materials, but a natio 0 lives, and will continue to llv rV.bf the work of her hands. We ai e, there fore, only able to pay our' d bfs' v?ltn our products, our mental ar it jmanuiil labor. This we honestly proo ose to do; i , Out State department i, hoMf bit"?' Ing Itself with the pr lii nlnariei 5 negotiating treaties t nnt ...m jnnke effective the peace wlth powers and restore din other relations. iAdnifn,' thorltlcs give asfbrnef will be done that wflf dU dial relations existing J iTnlted State? and the a which presumably nears fctji'ng taken fntc fee fhls envermentjrthpf the ci' lomatlc and stratum an that notfi'lng turb the cr ,ie ween the tiled powers. . mm MnnnClin enfiAencs. rmolatlfj!--1 which Secretary Hughes is working. Another thing demanding the atten tion of the State department is the situation in Tampico where it is feared labor disorders may endanger Ameri can property. One or two navy ves sels have been sent there, but this was not to be considered a naval demonstration. The trouble in Tam pico is a result of the recent decree of the Mexican government increasing the export tax on oil.-' The Industry being checked, thousands of men were thrown out of employment, and their attitude was threatening. President Obregon says the government has m Intention of rescinding the decree, and that the labor conditions are not as bad as reported. The inevitable battle over the tar Iff was opened by a minority report from the Democratic members of the ways and means committee of the house. The bill as drafted is de nounced as a "conspiracy to benefit a few favorites at the expense of all humanity." The report deals especially with the probable effect of the bill on American commerce and with the substitution of the system of Amerl can valuation as a basis for levying tariff duties. Calling attention to the fact that the foreign trade of the United States fell from $1,188,255,449 last July to $527,878,825 In May, 1121, the report says: "Certainly the natural process is preferable to the Infected knife of In terested surgeons who, by selecting the Industries to protect and those to destroy, can reap the harvest the campaign contributions seeded last fall. . Verily, the oil men are entitled to their reward, and the lumber men and wool men and all the others whi cast their bread on the waters of a Republican tide." Senator Smoot's subcommittee made haste last week to get the Sweet vet erans' bureau bill before the senate This Is the measure that Is designed to provide proper care and adequate compensation for disabled soldiers and sailors through the co-ordination of relief agencies. Congress has been se verely criticized for delay In passing the bill, which is the fruit of the ef forts of the Dawes commission; and a senate investigating committee has heen hearing testimony of the scan dalous neglect and Inhuman treatment of disabled veterans under the pros ent complicated system or rather lack of system. t me nve train service Drotnernoods are to take a referendum vote on the acceptance or rejection of the wage reduct lom order of the federal railway labor hoard. Rail union leaders be lleve there will be no strike unless the railway executives Insist on the wlp- ng out of the present working rules. Gife For Museum. Washington A chair owned by Oen Robert E. Lee and occupied by him at the surrender at Appomatox is given to the United States government for the war department museum by the will of Mrs. Bridget E. O'Farrell. U. S. Vessels at Hamburg. Hamburg. Twenty-nine vessels which entered the port of Hamburg during the month of June flew the Stars and Stripes. There were 61S! ships, having an aggregate tonnage ol 188,445, which made port here Pay Homage to Jefferson. Charlottesville, Va. A delegation from the Central Democratic club a ITarrlsburg, Pa., headed by Henry Op- Ipoemir, visited Montlcello and placed la magnolia wreath on the tomb Thomas Jefferson. Gonzales Gives a Reception. Lima, Peru. The United States am bassador, William E. Gonzales, gave a reception in honor of the Fourth ol July, which was attended by President Leguia, the members ot the Peruvian I cabinet, government officials and the diplomats here. Trotsky Jailed by Lenlne. Parts. Reports have reached here from Quarters that demand nc.ice to ? Len Jj!'ln"2 has been lmpnsonea Dy jMKoiai u hjne, the Soviet premier,' Women Tumble Ip'.o Niagara. Niagara Falls, N. Y. One woman was overcome with, heat and tumbled into tr Niagara, river a short dis tance flDOVP ui ftmenrau laua, auu another, tuning from excitement, fol lowed her. Both were rescuod. Discuss Moose Home Site. Toledo. Ohio. Selection ot a site for the national Moose home was up frr discussion at tho thlrty-thirrt ses- ! sion of the annual convention of the oi nrrtnr of Moose in session here. j. vision was not looaea ior, now . .n (Via nnnvpnllnn rft- U V CI I MMV.. convenes at Moose Heart, 111. the treaties on ran 10 ie BURDEN OF TAXES WANT PROGRAM ADOPTED THAT WILL. GIVE FREE REIN TO BUSINESS INITIATIVE STUMP TAX ON EVERYTHING Business and Industries of Country Are Carrying Bulk of Load Which Should be Shared Generally." Washington. President Harding has made it clear to republican leaders in Congress that he wants a tax program adopted which will lift restraint from business initiative. While the tax program is in embryo condition, certain fundamentals are practically agreed upon. For instance, imagining that, with repeal of the excess profits tax, the government would be obliged to increase materially the corporation taxes. The aim of the Harding administration, however, is to avoid any increase of corporation taxes, if possible, and only to impu a slight addition, if necessary. The repeal of the .excess profit tax is a foregone conclusion, and it is certain that the next revenue bill will not at tempt to make the business and indus tries of the country carry the bulk o1 the load. Instead, the tax burden will be more evenly distributed by the use of every sort of stamp tax. The three- cent letter postage may come back, and it seems assured that revenue stamps will be necessary on practical ly every kind of business transactions. Plane Smash Kills Four. Oakland, Calif. An airplane frotr Jascuzzl Brothers' airplane factory ir Berkeley tell at Modesto, killing the pilot and three passengers, according to word received by the Oakland Tri bune, Use Crude?OII and Cotton. En.id. Okla. Crude oil and cotton were substituted for the customary tut and feathers by masked men, who re moved Walter Billings, a weaitny theater owner and real estate dealer from hip automobile to the country and whlfped him. Jaoan Accents Suggestion. Washington. Japan's acceptance ot President Harding's suggestion that a conference be called to discuss llmlta tion of armaments has been received. S50.000.000 Live Stock Pool. ChlcHgo. The !0,00'n,nnn livestock pool subscribed by bankers nt recent xnnfnroni-aa horn and in New York will be in operation July IS, Kvnrett (' Brown, president of the National Live stock Kxchange, said. Sheriff is Impeached. Montgomery. Ala. George W. Mitch ell, sheriff of Lauderdale county, was impeached and ordered removed from office by the Alabama supreme court Turks Are Deporting Greeks. Samuson. Asia. The deportation ol Oreeks into the Interior by the Turk ish Nationalists continues. The de portees included hundreds ot em ployees of American tobacco firms. The World Cotton Crop. "Washington. Tho world cotton cror of the yoar 1920-21 Is placed at 19, 695,000 bales of 550 pounds gross, oi 478 pounds net, by the bureau of mar kets and crop estimates. Cotton Consumed During June. Washington. Cotton consumed dur ing June amounted to 461,656 running bates of lint and 48,683 bales of linters, th census bureau announced. $1,000,000,000 Interest Owing. Washington. Approximately one billion dollars in interest was owed the United States by European debtor nations up to about May 15, treasury officials told the senate finance com mittee in explaining the administra tion bill to give the secretary of the treasury authority In funding the Al lied debts. Leo Murohy Shot Dead. Cork. Commandant Leo Murphy of the Mid-Cork brigade ot the Irish re publican army, was shot dead in a mil itary round-up at Waterfall, near nere. Forty-five republicans were captured. Murohy was wanted on charges in connection with several deaths and a kidnaping. Lady Randolph Churchill Dead. London. Lady Randolph Churchill, who was Jllss Jennie Jerome of New York, died here. She recently under went ah oporation on her right foot, which was injured in a fall down a flight of stairs. iRoDOrt ot Work Done By Public Health! i NursB Uai and Juna. 1991. I ... . , . . : wis co nomes wuere nursing was given to sick, 2. Present Secured birth certificate for child two months old, still unre- ported, 1. Mothers and babies visited and advised 89. Names sent to State Board of Health for literature on care of mother and baby, 57. Visits to investigate sanitary conditions, 21. Time spent with State Sanitary In- spector in county inspecting priv- u ui oa t- les built last year, 2 days. Visits in interest ot tuberculosis clinic, 4y. Tuberculosis tame J une zi to 2 j, a days. Number of persons examined at Clinic, 85. Number of persons found to have tuber culosis in some form, 26. Num ber of persons applying for San atorium care, 6. A conference of midwives was held at tli court house June 18, and instructions were given by Miss Manning, of the Stat e Board of Health regarding re onsibiii-y of midwives and State law governing 'uidwiveo Number of midwives present, 8. Vigils to ex-soldiers, by request of lied Cross, Atlanta. Ga.,2l. Number of ex soldiers on tile needing to be helped in gettiti adjusted, 35 Health talks given to teachers at A. T. S., 4. Other health talks given, 4. Public wel fare viaits, 4. Other visits wade in county in the interest of Pub lie Health, 59. Total number ol isits maJo, 298. Time spent in going to uaiumore wiui miss iSrnma Moretz, 4 days. T:a:t spent in office in correspondence iieeping records, clinics ond cou- temices, 10. Made application to Orthopedic HospitaTfttt Gasro nia, to admit crippled boy for treatment. Made application to . , , . . , nii,i t i) school for Blind at lUeig.i for lb year old bund girl. M. S. McCartney. P. H. N. I. G. Gukeu, Chm. Nur. Com. FORD PLAKi BUILDS 108,962 iH JUNL During the month of June the Ford Motor Company, thru its Detroit factories and 22 assembly plants throughout the country reached the production of 10rt,9G2 Ford cars and trucks, setting up i new high record for one month. Production of Ford cars and trucks has been steadily increas ing since early spring, and show substantial gains over the same period last year. The second luarter of 1921, viz: April, May and June shows an output of 301, 7 Ford cars and trucks a- rainst "i-'O," for the same throe months of lust year, or a net in crease of bO.Ulct. Despite the fact, howsver, that the Ford Plants have been running at maximum capacity the , demand for Ford cars and trucks is not being met, and at the present time, many thou sand unfilled ordeas have been piled up ahead so that Ford saV1! are still limited by manufactur ing facilities rather than mar keting possibilities. Particularly is this true with respect to en closed cars, for which the de mand has been unusually heavy, One reason cited by the Ford officials lor the unprecedented demand for Ford cars is the present tendency toward econo my: Many ot those whose names have been added to the long' list of buyers might well have alTor- ded larger and more costly cars than the Ford, but it is the belief that most prospective motor car buyer b investigating all of the costs incident to motoring much more carefully than at any peri od during the past five vsars "The estimated output of the Ford lactones for July calls for Hl'.i (KM) cars and trucks, or a pro duction of 4,3150 a day for 25 days Since the assembling of- cars is being handled during an eight hour work day only , the hourlj mitmit will be 545 cars. Tu otu- I". J , 1 ,-r words, on. - lord car or truck eaves llie assemuiy nnc vury OVi seconds. adv NiwTown (Mlaaocei.. At a meeting otthe-Boari of Commi33io M(W wiaw9.wer pasW; -.? toxicated within 'Jhe corporate limits of the town of Boone shall, upon conviction, be fined fiJ.CO - U shaU be unlawful, foe, any rson to Park M ato mobileor other m0c vehicle for more tDan a tfuj. . minutes 0 rectly Iq front an$ adjacentrto occupied business house pr notel lnthe corporate limits of the town of Bow .. , n 0r persons violating tbie act shall upon conviction, be fined $3.00 and cost. '1 It shall be unlawful for any pereon or persons to play ball on the streets or sidewalks in the corporal limits of , the town of Boone. Any person or persons vi olating ti.is act, shaft upon con viction, b fined $1.0? and cost. J. P. Moore, D. J. Cottrel, , A. E. South,' Coin Vs. V. R. Gr .gg, Mayor. . NOTICE OF TAX SALE I, the undersigned sheriff of Watau- ;rj county, u satisfy the taxe for the y.-ar rju will sell to tnc Wjrbost Did der for caiii at the court . house door of Wataujj'i county, on tho iirst Mot d iy in A:j ast 11)21, the following prop erl'. ' sald taxes- ' mowing hocr j ownsinp. Mr?. L. M. Stitt, town lot A. H. Was iburu, town lot $ 3.15 42.00 Shawneehaw S. P. Worby for years 101 and . 1.U20, 110 acres 4S.Di Dluo Kidgo I1' A. Krnest, 459 acres Eil. !iasi.io ileii-s, 2 acres Hi, i s!. .:p..t,ii;n, 153) o.t,n it : :- D" id ii'- oi. heirs, 11H) aero . V This liu t'jh Jtt) of July lk!!l. J. E. YOUNG, Sheriff KOTK'r, OV ADMINISTRATION Having qusuiliod as a-draimstratoi of Uv estate o- Or. J. E. 1 spooks, dwoa-s- tti aij, iSU,noi.;:ylI persons liaving a'.ii atPinbi the estaic of said d:- ca td. to exhibit, them to tbo unjer- signed on before the ilh day of Julv IVSi, -.r Biis nonce will be pjeaa in bap of l.ielr recovery. All persons indebted t said estate will plisH make iraim diau settlement. This inh duyof Jul; IWj- . Wm, Administrator. MOTOR BOATING I now have on the power jdam, 2 miles f nm Boone, a newly con structed motor boat that will be run at any time for the pleasure of the public (Sundays excepted) Three mile ride for 25o. Fifteen passengers to a trip. R, F. TATE ' 14tfc Bandits Get Truck ef Ltquor, Allentown, Pa. Four armed motor bandits held up David Lindermaa, of Eryot. Pa., and, after a lively flavt, succeeded In escaping with a truck load ot whiskey and alcohol. 9,000 New Case's ef Cholera. Riga More than , 5,000 aeV eases of eholera hare been reported in Rus sia In the iRst fortnight, says the Mos cow Jzvestla. Dial Stands iy President Washington. Senator Dial announc ed that he would stand by the aflnuaia- tration in its nosltion respecting the nostnonement of adjusted sowers compensation bill. Forest Experiment Station. Vew Orleans. Southern timber the vtriour uses to which it ca' ba (Anted will be studied by a stafl e technical experts working out o tore8t expe!iment station to be ebab- Ilshed here by the United States Hp est service. DiKQuallfied by Advance I'-Aie. Berlin. Prof. Lulo BreBWiptO. has been informall7 confiflefed by the. Mhiunt s fleroisn ambeswaor to United Sts es. has riutlle'tha gover nent that he la notJilablt becauaa of advanced years, s TrainmanjiatitijA Death. TJfton. Cs.-S.' F. Webb of Valdoas 1r. freight conductor tt the Geonrta ?outlern ft rtorlda nllnsad. was eaM- -1 '.'7 UWVIJ " m ; urf, whea a ROUli,bountl freight ttJj a in iinith mid tnree tratamea - was wrecked.
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