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' ' t. I T. ." III ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN WATAUGA COUNTY . . ESTABLISHED IN 1888 VOLUME XXXIII f .. . BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY AUG. 10, 1922 NUMBER 41 ft CP Of a DR. BELL INVENTOR URG OF TELEPHONE DEAD i i , jTHE 8COTCHMAN INDURED MANY j HARDSHIPS ANP PRIVATIONS j . IN HI8 EARUY LI Ft EXPERIMENTS 50 YEARS AGO Body Will Be Burled on Top of Btlrwi Breagh, a Spot Selected by HlnC aelf For Grave. I Sydney, N. S. Dr. Alexander Ora ham Bell, inventor of the telephone, died at Beinn-Breagh, hla estate, Bear Braddeck, after a short illness. I Although the Inventor had been la failing health for several months, h naa not been confined to bed and the end was unexpected. I With Mr. Bell when he died were Mrs. Bell; a daughter, Mrs. Marian Hubbard Fairchild, and her husband, David 0. Fairchild, of Washington. The Inventor leaves another daughter, Mrs. Elsie M. Orosvenor, wife of a Washington magaxine editor. Dr. Bell will be burled on the top of Mount Beinn Breagh, a spot chosen by himself. : Alexander Graham Bell lived to see experiments which he began with a dead man's ear less than 60 years ago result in a means of communication for millions of long distance telephone conversations dally in all parts of the world. The possibility of talking over a wire, ridiculed then as a dream by almost everybody except Boll, beoejne) during his lifetime a reality com monplace and marvellous. The Bell basio patent, known in the records at Washington as No. 174,465, has been called the most valuable single patent ever Issued In the whole history of invention. There are to day over thirteen million telephone In struments through which billions of telephone conversations are carried on each year. ' Means of communication had been a hobby in the Bell family long before the inventor of the telephone was born. Two generations back Alexan der Bell became noted for tnventlnf a system for overcoming stammering speech, while his son, Alexander Melville Bell, v father of the Inventor of the telephone, perfected a system of visible speech. 1 With this heritage, the son, born In Edinburgh, Scotland, In 184?, under took similar experiments while still a lad. He constructed an artificial skull of gutta-percha and India rubber that would pronounce several words in a wierd tone, when blown into by a hand belowla. At the age of IS, he became, like his father, a teacher of elocution, and an Instructor of deaf mutes. Bell reached the crisis of his life at the ago of 22, when he was threatened with tuberculosis. The white plague caused the death of his two brothers and the Bell family migrated to Brant ford, Canada. Cheng's Men Are Defeated. , Canton. Chen Crlung Ming's forces who are favorable to the Peking Re public, have defeated the forces of Sun Yat Sen, the deposed president of the Canton Republic and driven them from Shiuchow, 130 miles north of Canton, to a point beyond Chlhlng, more than 40 miles northeast of Shiu chow, according to a bulletin given out at General Chen's Canton head quarters. ; The bulletin says the Chen Chlung Ming army captured 2,000 rifles, 21 machine guns and nine cannon. Sun Yat Sen's losses are placed at 8,000 killed, wounded or captured. Chen's losses are not reported. Another bulletin claims a victory for Chen near Yungyun, about 40 miles southeast of Shiuchow, with the capture of 800 rifles. Sun Yat Sen announced that he had received no advices from the bat tlo front. Ten Reported Killed. New York. Ten men were report ed 'killed in an explosion on a tag boat at the foot of Gold street, Brook lyn. The tug, which was owned by a local towing company, sank almost immediately after the explosion, The force of the explosion shatter ed windows in nearby buildings. Po lice and fire boats Immediately start ed to search for the bodies. - I To Hurry final Vote on Tariff. 1 Washington PMtafe ot the miniati-adoa tartt MM by the senate this month seemed to be almost cer tain as a result ot an agteetorot that was reached separately by f&publfeal and democratic leaders. IE ffiPTK OF ID'S OFFER FOR PURCHASE AND LEASE Of GOVERNMENTS PROJECTS AT MU8CLE SHOALS. REPORT PRESENTED BY LADO la Eatlmated That Country Has Lest $30,000,000 by Failure to Start Operation. Washington. Acceptance of Henry Ford's offer for purchase and lease of the government's vast nitrate and water power projects at Muscle Shoals Ala., was urged by republican and democratlo senators comprising a minority of the senate agricultural committee In a report submitted to the senate. Strong protest was en tered by the senators against the ac ceptance of the government owner ship and operation plan proposed by Senator Nonis of Nebraska, the com mittee chairman. ' The report was presented by Sen ator Ladd, republican, North Dakota, and was signed by Senator Capper, republican, Kansas, and Harrison, Mississippi; Carraway, Arkansas; Ransdell, Louisiana; Smith, South Carolina, and Heflln, Alabama, demo crats. It is estimated that the gov ernment had lost $3,000,000 at Muscle Shoals since the armistice, by fail ure to develope and operate the pro ject, and declared the quickest way to stop these losses Is to accept the Ford offer for the purchase and lease of the government's Muscle Shoals property." "Certain objections to the Ford of fer seems apparent," the report said, "but we insist without fear of suc cessful contradiction, that none of the objections to the Ford offer can be remedied or solved by government ownership and operation, by the gov ernment going into the power busi ness and entering tho uncharted and hazardous field of operating nitrate plants at Muscle Shoals In the pro duction of nitrogenous and other com mercial fertilizers using electro-chemical processes, the commercial suc cess Ot which la as yet controversial. "For congress to admit such a pol icy when Henry Ford's offer makes it unnecessary tor the government to do so," it continued, "would subject congress to the Just condemnation and reproach of all Bober-mlndod people." The belief was expressed that every member of the senate would agree with the committee minority with ref erence to the acceptance of Mr. Ford's proposal when they consider the "pres ent fuel and transportation emergen cies" in the light of "development of such great hydro-eleceric power as Is found at Muscle Shoals, adding that it Is the only certain and permanent relief in the futur. from the present paralysis of American Industry." The report called attention to charg es that the acceptance of Mr. Ford's tender would give him a government subsidy In the development of power and the manufacture of fertilizer, and said: "It has been claimed that the Ford offer constitutes a subsidy to Mr. Ford. If it is a subsidy, it Is not such a sub sidy as is proposed by the adminis tration in the ship subsidy bill." Thousands Battle Forest Firee. Spokane, Wash. From the Rocky Mountains In Montana to the Colum bia river In Washington and up to 100 miles from the Canadian border, thou sands of men are fighting forest fires which, with nature apparently siding with them, have, according to Theo dore Goodyear, assistant state fores ter, rendered Washington virtually helpless before them. Calls for help are going unheeded in many Instances, he said, with the fire wardens fighting the worst fires and leaving the others to burn them selves out. One fire fighter on Foehl creek, Idaho, was killed when a burn ing tree fell on him. Many hundred acres of government or private stands of timber have been burned over or are on fire. 1 New Speed Mark for Plane. Detroit. The greatest speed yet re corded by aircraft Is likely to be de veloped In the national airplane- races to be held here In October, in the opin ion of Brigadier General William A. Mitchell, assistant chief ot the army sir service, who has Just completed an Inspection of Selfridge Field, near Mount Clemens. This belief, General Mitchell said, was based on the fact (hat several- new type planes, power ed by" an entirely new airplane motor, would be entered In the Pulitzer tro phy race, one Of the chief events of the meet. RUSSIAN GRAIN YIELD IS LARGE TOTAL EXPECTED TO BIZ ONI THIRD LARGER THAN IN 1921; ACREAGE SMALLER. POTATOES ARE FLOURISHING Rye Fields Higher Than Man'e Head, With Ears Fairly Drooping With Kernels. Moscow. Mother Nature appears to be trying to make up to Russia for what she did to her last year. Ac curate estimates of the grain crop of 1922 still are lacking, but from nearly every province reports' pour In to Moscow that not In many years have such growing crops been seen. When rains were needed they came this spring In a profusion that made up for last year's drought. When the sunshine was necessary it was on hand. Unless some unprecedented weather conditions develop between now and the time of the harvest, practically every bushel ot seed that was planted last autumn and this spring seems sure to bear fruit. Rye fields higher than a man's head H'lth ear fairly drooping with kernels are waving and browning throughout the Volga and central Russia, whllo the wheat Is coming up in good shape in Siberia and the Ukraine. Potatoes and other vegetables are flourishing. Cattle wjiich looked like skeletons, in the winter are fattening on rich green pasture land. In some localities stricken last year by the drought an unusual phenome non has been' noticed. Grain sown in the spring of 1921 which failed to sprout last summer has come up this yoar to swell the small sowings which were available in the spring of 1922. In other places, where the grain was so short and undeveloped last au tumn as to be unworthy of harvest ing, these dwarf plants dropped their seed and this has sprouted under the rains and sunshine, Oonerally speaking the ground seems to have gained strength during the famine year, and the rich nitrates whloh a big 1921 crop would have ex hausted were left in the soil to fatten the kernols and strengthen the stalks. The areas sown this year perhnps were less than last !n many provinces but thCkcrop Itself Is so good that tho yield Is expectod to be more thun throe and a halt billion poods of grain for all Russia, a billion moro thnn last year. (A pood is 30 pounds.) If the surplus . of fruitful regions can bo transported to the cltios and the non-productivo localities, and if the peasants do not hoard It, Russian officials express tho conviction that the famlno will be practically dad and that after October full stomachs will succeed hunger for most of the Russian population. Name Board to Extend U. S. Trade. Washington. Tho Southern Com mercial Congress announced the per sonnel of a commission, members ol which wore named by governors of the states, which will sail for Europe to Investigate the possibilities of ex tension of American trade. The commission includes Clarence J. Owefts, director genoral of the or ganization; John T. Brownleo, Knox villa, Tenn.; James F. McCrockcn, of Valdosta, Ga.; Emmett E5 .Gar.s, Ha- Serstown, MS.; James O. HarriB, Shet eld, Ala.; John Kins, Suffolk. Va.; Ralph Motralf, Taconm. Wash.; N. B. Kelly, Philadelphia; W. R. Crnvcn, Dayton, Ohio; George M. Cheney, South Bridgo, Mass.; II. L. Reodor, Florence, Ala.; Mrs, M. II. Wright, Ironton, Ohio; Mrs. George D. Hcpo, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Charles C. Krichhaum, Canton, Ohio; Dr. B. H. Mlnchew, Atlanta; A. T. Simonds, Fltchburg, Mass.; Arthur Boiling Johnson, Chicago, and Dr. J. C. Cooper, Hawaii. Auto Plants Fear Coal Shortage. Lancing, Mich. A number ot in dustries in Michigan face a fuel short age that may compel shut-downs with in the next few days, acording to re ports to the state public utilities com mission. The Ford Motor Company, at Detroit reported It had only a 14-day supply ot coal and that unless fresh supplies come from unlookod for Quarters it might be forced to cease operations. Other automobile companies through out the state reported they were in a critical condition. According to Indirect advices from Washington It appears problematic whether enough coal can be sent to Michigan to keep even thi vital util ities In operation. . GRAVEN FARMERS PLAN MOTOR IP FARMERS AND 80N8 TO GO TO RALEIGH AND PINEHURST ON AUGUST 10. IRE THAN SO AUTOMOBILES Praotloally Every Community In the County Will Be Represented on Tour. New Bern At an enthusiastic meet ing of farmers and thoir sons here re cently, more than 150 expressed their intention. of Jolnlnf the Ralolgh-Plno-huret agricultural tour being arranged by tho Craven Agricultural Commit tee, directed by Secretary C. C. Kirk patrick, which Is to leave New Bern by motor on the morning of August 10. More than fifty automobiles, the use of which Is to be contributed by the farmers and business men of the coun ty and of Ne. Bern, are counted on to make the trip. With the expedition a local garage Is sending a service car oquipped to handle any repair work on the road and manned by ex perienced garagemen. The machines will bear banners advertising Craven county and tho motto of the tourists : "We como to learn." The party expects to leave New Bern at 6 o'clock on tho morning of August 16 for Qoldsboro. A short stop will bo made at tho request of the chamber ot commerce of that town, and then the run to Raleigh will be mado. A picnic lunch will be serv ed along the road. Arriving at Raloigh at 2:00 o'clock In the afternoon visits will be made to the State Department of Agriculture and State College un der tho direction of officials. The night will be spent In the college dorm itorles, and on tho following morning, Thursday, The party will leave for Pinehurst. The trip to Pinehurst will bo made at the invitation of Leonard Tufts, head of the corporation, who, In a let tor to Mr. Klrkpatrlck has outlined a very attractive program for the Cra ven tourists. Mr. Tufts and bis man ager will tako chargo of tho deleira tion on their arrival and conduct the visit to the peach orchards, the dairy and the ewlne houses. A bnrbccuo dinner will be sorvcH at noon, and in tho afternoon cattle and swlno Judg ing contests for boys will be held. Prizes are to be given for theeo, Mr, Tufts writes. One of tho Pinehurst hotels will houso the party that night, and on Fri day morning the expedition will turn homeward; coming via Fayettovlllo Dunn and Smlthflold. Six o'clock that right la the hour set for the arrival here The trip k considered one of tho notable things that has been planned in tho interest of agriculture tn Crav cn county, and farmers and businoei men are taking a keen interest In its success. Practically very community in the county will be represented by Its most Influential farmor and a num ber of boys. At thin Invitation of tho committee several North Carolina newspapers have agreed to send repre sentatives. University Offers New Couree, Chapel Hill. Instruction in practt cally all courses in the curriculum loading to collogo or normal crodlt will be offered by correspondence ao oordlng to an announcement by the extension division ot the university, beginning next falL Correspondence courses in a few special courses were offered V the university for the first time last sum mer and a largo number of studenti took advantage ot that opportunity. The work, whhh la a part of the pro gram of the extens'm division, will be enlarged to cover Instruction In com raoroe, economics, (dueation, English, French, geology, Oorman, history. Lat in, mathomatlcs,' musio, physics, psy chology, rural social science, and Soc iology. Four Syrians Hurt 'n Auto Smash-Up. New Bern. John Simon sustained lacerations on tho fneo and two wo men and a baby were bruised and scratched when Solomon David loct control of tho sedan in which thoy were riding and crashed Into a flro hydrant at tho pos'offico corner, The machine was practically demolished, and but for tho hydrant It would have turned over. All tn the party woro Syrians. Richard Dtvid, a brother ot the driver of the sedan, figured In an Idontlcalaecldent at the corner ot George and Pollock streets a month ago, the car being a coupe. COMMISSIONERS WILL MEET State Association of County Commis sioners to Meet In Annual 8esalon at Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill. The State Association of County Commissioners will meat in annual session here August )l, 16 and 17, tho guest of the Unlvcrsjf ot North C&sollna. All the meeting wtU be hoM a) Girard hall, and the Young Men's Christian association will toe the faoml headquarters. Full ar rangement have boon made by these totally la chargo ot ottrtalalnf the MtoclfttJon. djoveraor Morrison's commlntfA on improved county government has beta invited to meet in Joint session wltfc the county commlssieners d Wednesday, the second day of i&e uro gram. Tho entire morning will be devoted to "Improved Count? Govern ment," and will bo featured by an ddreas by governor Morrison on this shjtct. A tofl discussion of all the ptaAM o oountf government trill be held by the two groups here. The mooting will anen Tvetdar night, when President A. B. Pattoo, sf AahevtUo, vlll call tho association to sder. t bo followed by an address f welcome by Dr. Harry Chase, presi dent of the University, and Dr. B. S. Branson, head of the: department of rural social economics. C W. Mor gan, ot Hertford, vice-president of the association, will respond to these ad teases. TV last day will be turned over tor a discussion of agriculture In North Ousllna, with Frank Parker, etato ag ricultural statlstian, delivering the principal address. Aftor a report of committees, the meeting will ad journ Thursday afternoon, August 17. Mrs. Claronco Johnson, state com missioner of public wolfaro, and Dr. 8. 0. Brooks, stato superintendent ot jtfnllo Instruction, will both speak here on the program tor Wodnesday afternoon. Rev. M. Brown, state de partment of public welfare, will also talk on "The County Home." Dr. Brooks' address will be on the subjoct of "County Government and Public Education." Wake Forest Summer Sessions Ends. Woke Forest. Wake Forest's sum mer session came to a close with the termination of the final examinations and the throo hundred students that constituted tho socond vacation ses sion of Wake Forest begun to leavo According to tho records of the school and Dr. D. 0. Bryan, dlroctor, tho second sosnion of Wako Forest's activities in summer training has met with much success ond polals to a continuation of tho growth ot summer school at Wako Forost. Tho enrollment of tho school this summer was increased about 26 per Cent over that of 1921 at which time the summor Bchool was organized by tho board of trustees ot Wako Forest collcgo. The school was inaugurated by tho trustees with the Intention ot making Wake Forest tho Mecca of Baptist education tor the summer and this intention la rapidly being roal lscd. To Dr. D. B. Bryan and hla commit too on the summor school goes the credit of the Bummer's record, and every detail was well prepared for and efflglently exocutoA The Uw school has not closed but will con Uuno until tho 81st ot August, when the State Supreme Court examination Is held tor applicants for law B jfcense. Preparing For Big 0elebrtlon Burlington. The office ot the local Chamber ot Commerce Is the busiest placo in the city, and tho clerical force of tho office has beon Increased on account of the extra work In pre paring for tho big ovent. Alamance Day, which will be eclebratod here on August 17. Extensive advertising has been carried on during the past week tn tho Interest of the celebration. Va rious committees ai-e busy making the preparations belonging to their respec tive committees. Over BO floats will bo In the big parade that, is bolng planned for the day. Photographers of note will make pictures of tho event. It is expected that thousands of people from . Ala mance and adjoining counties v and from various soctlo as of tho etatOi will bo In Burlington for the event, dome of the most prominent people of the etato will attend the fostlvitlos of ktbe day and witness tho groat pagottat which will reproduce thp, battle ,'ot Alamance, tho first batllo of the Afr ican Revolution. v Waits Thirty Years For Wife, New Born After thirty years, fa which time ho has not seen so much as a picture of her, 8. Monsos, a local Greek, is on hla way to Sparta, Greece, to his wife. "Monty," as he is known by New Bornlane, has gone to New Tork, wher he will take ship for his old home sometime thta week. 'We'd never know a single care," Said Mrs. William Flowers, "If other people's children were As well brought up as ours." NOTICE. North Carolina, Watauga County, la tae S-ipcrior Court Itoxle Bowles vs. Clarence Bowles. The defendant above named wiil take notice that an action entitled as a bove has boon commenced in the Su perior Court of Watauga county for divorce from the bonds of matrimony, and tho dclendant will further tako notice Jthat ho is required to appear before the Clerk of the Superior Court of Watauga county, on the 8th day of Sept., 1922, and answer or demur to said complaint; or tho relief demand ed in the complaint will bo granted. Tuis July 31, 1922. A. W. SMITH. Clerk Superior Court NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION. Having qualified as administratrix of the estate of Alice A Elkr deceas ed, all persons indebted to said estalo will please come forward and make immediate settlement. All persons hav ing claims against said estate are hereby notified to present them to the undersigned administrator within 12 months from the date of this notice or it will bo pleaded in bar of their re covery. This tho 1st day of Aug. 1922. 1 LUCRECU Gueer Admrx. of Alice A. Eller, doc. ' T. E. Bingham, Atty. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given to the public that, on Doc, 12, 1921, I .,'avo A. A. Johnson throe (3) .otes, Nos. l,2and 3, the first laving been paid, the second and bird I have since paid and hold counter claims against the above lotcs as per agreement, sign d Dec. 12, 1921. 1 hereby give lotice to any and all not to dis v.)nntor trade for tho above lotes. This July 10, 1922. (Signed,) D. P. WYKE. Shulls Mills, N. C. NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION. Having- qualified 'as Adminis rator of the estate of Jam es W. Vines, deceased, this is to notify ill persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to pre iont tho same for payment with n twelve months from the date f this notice, or it will be plead n bar of their recovery, and all persons indebted to said estate A-ill please make payment of the tame immediately. This July 20, 1922. W. R. VINES, Administrator. EXECUTRIX NOTICE Having qualified as the execu trix of the last will and testament of J. J. L. Church, deceased, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present the same for payment within 12 months from this date or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery, and all persons indebted to said estate will please make payment f the same immediately. This Mh day of June 1922. Martha Main, Executrix NOTICE OF SALE OP REAL ES TATE UNDER MORTGAGE Under and by virtue of the powers contained in a certain mortgage deed .xecuted by D. L. Setzcr and Lula Setzer, his wife, on April 21st, 1921, o secure the sum of 11500.00, which -nortgage is duly recorded in the office f the Register of Deeds for VVatauf a county, und default having been made in the payment of the notes secured by said mortgage, the undersigned ill sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash in front of the Court house door in Uoono, Watau i,'a county, N. C, on Mondav, Aug ust 28th, 1922, at 1 o'clock p. 'm.. the following described real estato lying in Hoone Township, Watauga county, North Carolina. BEGINNING on a stake In the branch in I?. R. Drown,s line also L. V. Cottrell's corner runs N. 30 W. 48 poles to a Spanish oak; then near North 59 poles to a Cucumber; then North 12 1-2 East with W. H. Green's line f,4 poles to a stake, W. H. Greene and V. I. Norris' corner; then North 11 1-2 East with W. P. Norris' line 21 noles to a Spruce pine on the bank ot Howard's creek; then down and with he meanders of said Howard's creek 63 poles to a Maple, W. P. Jones' and T. C. Norris' corner: then near South with the Public road 117 polos to a stake at ford of a branch; then. up and with said branch 3 poles to the beginning. Containing acres, more or less. This Julr 20th, 1922. JOHN LEWIS, MoHgafee. 2JC.
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