E?t?tblj*hed in 1S88.
VOLUME XXXIV
AVIATORS CROSS CONTINENT
WITHOUT STOP
Today it is but a single span across
- the continent. From New York to
San Diego is only a hop. The Atlantic
and Pacific are terminals in
America's air lanes and?if one
wishes there are no stops between.
With the arrival at Rockwell field,
near here, of the army monoplane
T-2, piloted by Lieutenants Oakley
G. Kelly aud John A. Mac Ready, the
first non-stop flight across the United
Stntcs was completed. The time
from Hempstead. N. Y., to San Diego
was 26 hours, 50 minutes and 48 2-5
second?
The grind began Wednesday at
12:36:53 p. m., eastern standard
time. The distance is estimated at
between *2,700 and 2,800 miles.
The airmen received a warm
greeting when they were sighted over
the city a few minutes before they
landed at Rock well field. Airplanes
from the field and naval planes from
North Island escorted the two lieutenants
to the landing field. Whistles
of factories ai 1 from warships in th
harbor also joined in the grc*. liv
Both . ia or.s were in good physical
condition when they landed and
after being greeted by army officials
were laken to the officers quarters..
The historic flight began at Hempstead,
with Kelly in the pit. The T-2
cleared the hangars at the end of the
flying field by inches, nosed us for
elevation and turned its blunt nose
toward Rockwell field. It did not
stop an inch short of it> goal.
Spectators at the tak? -off were
held in suspense for a moment, when
it appcaed that the huge plane would
/ not rise in time to start, Lieut lant
jveiiy naving turned oack after
first attempt, when it
the T-2 would be unable to clear the
buildings. *
Hearing westward hour after hour,
in the supreme attempt of its historic,
career, the T-2 was awaited in every
city, town and village throughout the
long line of fligh. and telegranh iof
struments during the afternoon and
night told of th epassing of point after
point hours ahead of the tentative
schedule announced.
An average of more than 100
miles an hour was maintained for
the trip.
Tin- aviators were the recipients
tonight of many congratulations, including
one from President Harding.
All distance records for a non
stop airplane flight were smashed todav
hv the ir?n^e?>n*i?>erPnH jump. 1
It was the second attempt of
t Kelly and Mae Ready at a tratiscontincmai
flight without a stop, having
been forced down at Indianopolis 011
their way east from San Diego last]
year. The flight \va mad* in t ..e
i wsuti umiij muugii ;i ii?iferent
engine had beta installed.
"Ynu have written a new chapter
in the iriumph of American aviation,"
said a telegram from : . blent
Harding and scores of 6thor r r.gratulatory
mesages expressed a similar
enthusiasm over the accomplishment The
T 2 landed at Rockwell field,
according to the official timers, at 20
minutes 56 1-1 seconds past 12
o'clock noon Pacific coast time.
, There was wild enthusiasm at
Rockwell field when Lieutenant MacReady
nosed the T 2 down and land %
ed the huge ship with eonsumate ease
on almost the- exact spot where he
and Kelly took off in their attempt to
fly to New York November -1 last
Th?- crowd, thrilled by the sight of
the beautiful ship and sensing what
its feat meant for America's prestige
in the air, pushed the guards aside
like so much chafT and bore down on
Kelly and MacReady, madly cheering
the record makers.
The two navigators, their faces
sploched with oil and grease, but
wreathed in wide grins, were fairly
forced up against the fusilage. Here
they were lifted on the shoulders of
" admirers, presented with huge bouquets
and not let down until the
throng had yelled itself hoarse.
Maior Hfnrv ArnnlH. cnmrnniiHonf
of Rockwell ft?-Id, and the official of
the national aeronuatieal association
were caught in the mad rush for the
spectators. Major Arnold finally
fought his way to MacReady and
Kelly.
"Congratulations," said the Major
to both men. "It was a marvelous
flight and we are proud of you."
The following table marks the progress
of the historic flight; the time
being approximately, and shodn in
+S all cases in Eastern Standard time.
12:37 p. m. (Wednesday) left
Hempstead.
6:55 p. m. over Dayton, Ohio.
(Continued on page eight)
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A Non-Partisan Family Newspaper. D
BOCNE,
UNITED STATES' NEW LAW A^
SET OUT BY COURT EFFECTIVE
JUNE 10
The American government, taking
! a positive position with regard to the
j transportation of liquor into terriI
torial waters of the United States.
! decreed today that the rigorous in
terpretation of the law given by the
I Supreme court shall become effective
j .June 10.
Secretary Hughes was requested
I by the treasury to communicate
notice of the decision to all foreign j
governments. The treasury which
lias jurisdiction over all prohibition
| enforcement suggested that the stat
Ied department advise foreign govern-'
ments' ships entering the three mile
| limit will he subject to the new api
plication of the law without exemp
! tion and that no further pronounce
ment may be expected from this
government regarding th< effective
date.
While the position adopted by tin.
, administration appeared to leave no
road for a backward step, it seemed ,
"ertain that representations will I
onie from some foreign govern mem.-,
*o may regard the court's inter,
pretation of he law as an infringe i
ment of their lights. Seeretar\
Hughes was said to regard the position
of the American government
as sound and with plenty of pre'
cedents establishing the rights which
it has assumed. There were, on hi
j other han . some government officials
who believe the United States
could not fail in the interest of international
commerce to take notice of
protests by foreign governments if
any are made,
Washington embassies and lega!
tions of practically all of the marline
powers of the world already
i have advised their home governments
of the court's decision. It was indicated
today that the attitude taken
by the United States government as
to enforcement would be made known
to ail foreign nations probably before
the state departments communi|
cKllons nre received abroad.
The state department officials are
of the opinion that the decision has
in no way infringed upon treaties
with foreign governments, it is not
certain that foreign governments will
accept the interpretation of the law.
Some diplomatic quarters aireudy
have let it be known that limitation
disposed by decision are in direct
conflict with treaty provisions particularly
in trade agreement* guar!
anUejpir eoual of treatment f<? shinnin
!? is expected in diplomatic
circles tha tthere will be lengthy negotiations
betwecT the United States
| on . . pn.isc of the question.
Treasury officials are acquainted
with the extreme delicacy of the situation.
it was asserted, and the- ini.'rente
was given that unusual care
will be used in drafting the regulation":
carrying the court decision
mentioned that consideration must be
given the "rights of foreign govern
mcnis imacr international laws ana
I treaties as well as the rights of our
I citizens."
The treasury statement on the
i question although brief declared
j without equivocation the decision
! holds that it is unlawful for any ves!
sol, either foreign or domestic, to
i bring within the territorial waters of
I the United States any liquor whatsoever
for beverage purposes."
| The treasury's determination was
. reached at a conference in which i ilf
| a dozen otlicials participated includ'
ing attorneys from the prohibition
[ unit.
j Meanwhile Secretary Mellon and
| Hughes with their chief advisers
j were engaged in fraxfiing the Amerij
can policies, coast guard headquar1
ters moved to force the Atlantic rum
i fleet out of business. Concentration
} of revenue cutters ofT the New Jersey
i roast was ordered and to keep the
j rum fleet under eye 24 hours a day.
I Derision to mnk otho otfooiivo Hatu
of the three-mile ban Juno 10, followed
a nannouncement by Assistant
Secretary Moss, of the treasury, earlier
in the day, that the new application
of the law would be put into
operation June 15. The final decision
also changed plans of the department
of justice, announced last
night by Attorney General Daugherty
to begin enforcement at the expiration
of the court's mandate period
| which is 30 days after the decision j
' was rendered. Conferences between
; the various department heads late'
today, however, altered all plans and
resulted in a determination that June
10 would be construed as reasonable
time to be allowed foreign governments
and shipping companies to
make preparations to meet the new
situation.
evoted to the Best Interests of Bo<
WATA'JGA COUNTY, NORTH C
RL^EAL OF PROHIBITION l.AW
IN NEW YORK IS A BLOW
TO VOLSTEAD ISM
The* repeal of the New York state
prohibition law is a severe and unex!
ported blow to the federal prohibition
enforcement officers. At the
prohibition commission's office comment
was refused by most o fthe officials
on the situation that was ereat-;
ed by throwing the entire burden of i
preventing the liquor traffic in New ;
York upon the federal authorities.
The prohibition amendment con |
f -* ?
n?. avuvII 'liV (triu
federal governments in stopping the
manufacture and sale of liquor. Congress
has never faced the problem
of setting up a federal police force
to duplicate the state police whose
scie duty it would be to pursue the
I bootlegger.
j .Neither are their federal courts it
| W\v York ufficient to handle the !
| bootleg < as<of Ihat popular center, j
; And with no state prohibition law the j
! -trite courts which themselves were
j wholly unequal to the task of di.? i
posing of liquor case.- wiU mm longer!
' be available for trying them
Tin .supreme court >f h e United
States can assign extra judges from j
| other parts oi the country to New ;
| York, but there is no such surplus of
| judges as to permit of a permanent
I drawing upon their number for regu[
lar work away from tiu ir own districts.
Just at the moment, u-hon tii<. *>u_
ministration was making special el-!
forts t?? check the operations of the j
rum fleet the whole coastline of New j
York is stripped of local and stale |
police so far as guarding against the
landing of liquor is concerned. And
moreover the stat epolice constables
and sheriffs along the northern border
of the state which touches on
Canada will no longer have any responsibility
for stopping the smuggling
in of ulcohoi.
The New York action is a great
victory for the wets. The parties took
aides almost solidly. The Republicans
against it. The effect will be to |
sharpen the division between west
and dries in the Democratic party.'
The New York Democrats will go to
the national convention throughly!
wet. The New Jersey Democrats will!
be equally so.
Other eastern and northern states;
wil send wet delegates and they will
be unmistakably against the Volstead 1
act. The action of the New York
legislature, if Governor Smith sie::the
repeal bill, insures that:
The wet movement will center
around Smith as its candidate, bin
his own availability for nomination
will be lessened by the repeal of thr
prohibition law in New York. Prob
ably his chances fo rnominalion lithe
presidency wore not good any
way because of religious reasons. But
now the dry Democrats from th
west ana south wilt he solidly againsr.
him.
The Republican party under Presi
dent Harding has committed itself
unequivocally to the dry side of the,
tight, the Democratic party under
Governor Smith having taken an
equally strong wet position, a tight
in, the Democratic convention over
the liquor question can no longer he
avoided. The issue is out in the open.:
Note?The Charlotte Observer
commenting on the above, hands out
the following:
"The bootleggers may gain temporarily
by the debacle in New York
enforcement laws, but they may be
quite sure of a coming certainty. It
is going to lead up to insertion of ai
out-and-out prohibition enforcement,
plank in the platform of whichever
of the two National parties shall f.r&i
hold its convetion, and a following of.
suit by the party convention that
comes after. It will force both parties
to come out for prohibition, for
I both Republican and Democrats
j know that to hesitate or. that ques|
tion is to be lost. The New York
Legislature has shaped a prohibition
plank for both parties.
; l i rriUlU CHILNtlNS
! - !
In many sections you often hear
th ecomplaint that they can not raisej
c hickens because of Cholera. Foul
typhoid appears very much like cholera,
and is often confused with it.
If you have sickness to any considerable
extent I would be griad if
you could communicate with me in
regard to the matter. If any of your
chickens die and you are not sure
of the cause you should open the bird
and examine the liver; if it is larger,
than it should be and appears dark
the cause of the death is probably
typhoid. In this case I should be
glad to know about it.
H Hi t
>ne, and Wa'ajjja County, **lhc Lea
AROLINA. THURSDAY MAY 10. 1
COUNTY BONDS SELL AT GOOD
PREMIUMS
The Board of Commissioners at
their road meeting last Thursday?it
being the date advertised for the sale
of an additional block of $">0,000
5 1-2 per cent 30 year bonds?sold
them and receiver a premium thereon
of $2,500. There were representatives
of seven bonding concern?
present and bidding. The Guarantee
Trust Co., of Cincinatti, being the
successful bidder. This block of
bonds was sold for the purpose of
road-buildin gin some of the townships
that aboslutely failed to get
anything worthwhile out of the first
issue of $200,000, which was largely
used in the construction of the
Boone Trail Highway. In other
words the money will be expended in
building short-line roads in most instance
to the main thoroughfare,
Th e Boone Trail, which, when completed.
will give us a system < ? roans
ilia y county migh ibe proud of.
C CREF.K HIGH SCHOOL
NF.'A'S
'D f. : red from la si week)
... night. April 27, th
Cove i. ' i: i 1 i,i"r; School came to a
'cry .-.-ful end. At this time.
ioi < lass pn eh ted the play,
"An old Fashioned Mother", which
repre ntcti the styles and customs of
about twenty years ago. Everyone
ii. the play acquitted him or herself
very creditably, and it was a decided
success. The auditorium was
packed with people, the order was
excel.': at, and the proceeds amounted
to something over $100.00.
hist before the play, Mr. A. G.
Glenn, principal of the school, made
a short talk in which he spoke of thi
linllTtlirl i..n
students, teachers, committee, and
county, and also thanked each and
everyone for helping make the school
what it is.
The school, the post year, has been
a decided success. Many important
things have been accomplished since
moving into the new building, everything
has moved along very smoothly.
The problem of equipment is one
that is now confronting the school.
A great deal of this has already been
purchased this year. About 300 volumes
of books have been placed in
the library since the first of the year,
maps globes, teachers' desks, an office
desk, curtains for the stage, and
\ariousHther things cb
tained.
Tin prospects now look as if it will
he made a standard high school this
coming school year. With a few
more years of hard work and the
right kind of management, it should
become one of the best rural high
schools in North Carolina.
AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH
Regular services next day.
Sunday School at 10 a. 111 . worship
at 11 a. m. Regular collections?
as; usual. Rev. G. W. Sebastian, of
North Wilkesboro, will preach Suitday
night at 8:00 p. m. 3rotner Se
bastian is one of our best preachers,
a noble consecrated man. Don't fail
to hear him Sunday night.
All the B. Y. P. U.s arc r? w meeting
at 6:30 p. m.
The pastor will be away next Sunday
and the 3rd Sunday. He
preaches the commencement sermon
at Butler, Tenn., next Sunday, and
the following Sunday will be in attendance
upon the Southern Baptist
Convention at Kansas City. Mo.
Regular services . ill be held on
the 3rd Sunday.
Rev. X. D Vomit wishes to announce
Services in the Court Hou> e
next Sunday Night at 8:00 o'cloc'.-.
A hearty welcome i-> assured all, ami
it is earnestly desired that ail who
can may avail themselves of this opportunity
to worship wit hus.
GERMAN WAR ?>EAD IS TWO
MILLION
Berlin lost 1,840,292 dead in the
worid war, according to official statistics
just brought up to rate. The
number of denendenls left, be those
who lost their lives is fixed at 1,945,000.
Of the dead, 56,153 were officers
and officials, 212,069 non-commissioned
and warrant officers, 1,572,523
enlisted men and 5,568 men whose
ranks were not reported.
The dependents c omprise 533,00C
widows, 1,134,000 children who were
icft partially orphaned, 58,000 orphans,
58,000 parents couples and
, 162,000 parents who were alreadj
; widows or widowers. The statistic.4
| have been submitted to the reich
stag by the minister of labor.
idcr of Northwestern Carolina."
1923
"WHAT CAN OUR TOWN DO
FOR OUR BOYS AND
GIRLS"
This is the subject for discussion
at the meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce with the
Parent-Teacher# Association or*
next Saturday night. Professor
I. G. Greer and D. D.
Dougherty will deliver the chief
speeches of the evening. There
wil be a nv.mber of three minute
talks on various vital questions.
It is important that as
many as possible attend this
meeting.
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
EDUCATION
! Th- Boai'd of Education was in
sessi'T: Monday and Tuesday, a great
j deal of business was transacted.
W. F. Sjberwood was re-elected
j chairman and Smith H ana man \va>
I re-okc1 i d (bounty Superintendent.
Owing to the great increase in the
ar.)?v. r -if hu.-ancss ha- lied hr til"
Boai 1 " was decided that :he Board
'meet every first Monday, ;. tin- n
scho ! law provides.
A number of new school buildinps
w. re planned and provided for.
Tl; Board prove its endorjS'ment
to the much talked of Modei St:1. ?oi
to he erected by the Appalachian
I TrainiiiK School, and requested the
school committee ef Boone district to
lend it cooperation to the lVaining
School in the locating and planning
,.f , I?? ;..,;i.i: -? >
j ... v.i. ..uimnijc ?!|u infi worKilll? OUt
>f a poivv for the school that will
| take can- of the public school interj
ests of the district.
The Board grave its strong endorsement
to a plan b eing worked out by
.the County Superintendent, whereby
every teacher in th'. county will know
just how much work she will be expected
to cover each school term.
It was ordered that the public
schools open not later than the 10th
of July.
HEAVY FREEZE. FRUIT POSSIBLY
ALL KILLED
The freeze. Tuesday ni^ht was,
i perhaps, the worst experienced here
for many years, so late iti the season.
At sunset Tuesday there seemed
to be little if any, indications of
even frost. Early in the nigfht, however,
a heavy rain fell, accompanied
bv hisrh wind, and *? ?
cedented diop in temperature, and
the people wt tcrdav in a uic
{ to lmd that a hmti freeze \vv> on
1 hand, ar.d ihi- writti i the
[snow sii i. hai has been on all
j morrn . ?tili falHnjy. To nil
, . . . 1 .v.", I III vf IV
way of lY: .i or early vogelnbies that
escaned, a:. J it is reasonable to supi
...
| ',>gm that *? ? small g^aio crop in the
. county i- cnon.siy damaged. The
! ii'jws iho trees, in the early
| morning*, noq to : . killed. How,
*w -t, soiu. o fthe more optomistic
j think \ ' . ill still have fruit. hut i{
! we do. it Y an evident fact that freez
! :ng will not kill it.
JOHN A BUSH OUT ON $10,000
BOND
John A. Bush, who was saved from
! electrocution by the Supreme Court
j who granted him a new trial, has
| been allowed bond by Judge Finley.
The bono was fixed at $10,000. Two
of Bush's brothers, J. L. Bush oi
Gastonia, and Grover Bush of North
Catawba, and a sister. Miss Genelia
Bush, signet! the bond for him.
Bush was tried here before Judge
I Bis Ray at the fall term of court last
' year and convicted of first decree
1 murder for slaying Will Cline. He
I was sentenced to be electrocuted
October I J. His attorneys gave no!
ticc of appeal and the date of elec:
trocution was automatically set asidt
| until the Supreme court could takt
| up the case. The higher court fount;
^ error in the case and Bush wa<
. orougnt oacK ot C aldwell county foi
j a new trial.?News Topic.
ROAD MEETING
The Board of Cnnty Commission
; ers, of Watauga County, will be ii
session at the court house next Mon
day to transact business pertaining
: to the. roads, exclusively. At this tim<
the money provided through the sab
i of $50,000 additional bonds will b?
' | portioned to the various townships
an dother matters pertaining to road
1; and road building in Watauga wil
| be heard and discussed. It would b
>: well for those who have business o
- j this kind to bring before the Board
I to be on hand at this meeting.
HAPPENINGS AT THE TRAINING
SCHOOL
BOOXE. May M Alice
Hazard, of Nanking, China, lectured
at. the Baptist Church on Monday
and Tuesday evenings, giving in>tur<
live information to her very fortunate
audience.
Miss Elizabeth Bridge, for so
' many years teacher of Home Economics
in the Appalachian Training
School, now in the Home Demonstration
work of the State, is visiting the
School to the great pleasure of her
many friends.
The closing exercises of the Training
School began on Monday evening
with the graduating Piano Recital of
Misses Beat Shui) and Lizzie Lee
Osborne, who displayed splendid tal
ent a id training i:i this finest of the
fine arts. Prof. A (I Smith of the
i School. assisted them by a number
: of barito. selection.-. the whole
making an enjoyable programme.
Oh Wednesday evening th? Sen;
iors gave chair play for the benefit
o Une Schoei Loan Fa id. ft was en joyed
:j; itic oi -.he latest audiences
ever assembled i;i die School Auditorium.
and is i?me a-a need just about
the best r.f its Kind ever given in
( in Boone. \ea.iy ?200.00 was realised
tor this worthy Students' Loan
Fun i.
I'onunenri meni Day. May d, began
wiih rather threatening weather,
but the clouds soon broke away to
'the gieat pleasure of the great
crowd pre. nt. Dr. O. E. Sams,
I President of Carson-Newman College.
'i t nuessee. delivered the Annual
Address on I he subject 'Growth*
in which he spoke in a most interesting
and helpful manner on the throe
kinds of development, physical, mental,
and spiritual. Dr. Sams is an
attractive speaker and held his large
audience at the closest attention till
j the close of his audress. The Gradu|
ating Class this year was by far the
largest the School has ever had, the
: regular graduates being 5li, four of
| these, also graduated in Piano and
three other special graduates in
Piano. The Class Exercises were of
a high class and well rendered, consisting
of a Piano Solo by Miss
Blanche Horton, Welcome, Class
President A. K. Moore, History, Miss
i Dorothy llFayes, Vocal Solo, Miss
j Linda Cannon, Prophecy, Miss Yirgii
nia Council!, Will, Baxter Linney,
1 Poem, Siias Casey; Presentation of
I Diplomas by President Douarherty:
| and the Class Song. President Dougj
erty at the close spoke of the for,
ward look of the School for greater
and better things. The Summer
Quarier begins June a. One of the
largest dormitories has reservations
enough L? I'.ii it an dthe other is fast
I filling up.
J. M. DOWXUM.
ALL RAIL SUPERVISORS NOW ?N
ONE BIG UNION
, j Ail railroad supervisors are now
i eligible tti membership, in the inter
i national Association of Railroad Slij
pervisors. and by this action it is ex1
pected that the membership oi" the
j association w ii 1 Lu* increased almost
1111 in dioitiy from hd.bOO t?, 170*000,
| actording to W. V. O'Neal president
of the organization.
The former name of the organization
was the "International Association
of Railroad Supervisors of Mechanics"
and only supervisors of railroad
mechanics were eligible to membership.
Now, however, Mr. O'Neal
pointed out, all railroad employees
holding supervisory positions will be
eligible as members. "Th e railroad
' executives have given enthusiastic
, approval to tho new move,'' said Mr.
^! O'Neal, as railroads will now be guarj
anteec constant supervision.
"In the past a substantial number
of supervisors were organized and
} others were affiliated with organizaj
tions of employees other than our
. body, and under these corcumstances
5
r it has been possible to have any uniformity
of action. Now( however,
we a.e in a position to see that all
super visory p xsitions are filled with
experienced men, rnd this will ?
onlv holn tho hilt xxUll -.Jc-a.
,' guarantee a certain i mount of saftu .
1"
J to the general rufosic that heretofore
, has not been ?o i >'e, as the s*M-rr"j
v .-??rc aic not ? n y res -onsible to -':c
e. railroads but arc \'so responsible to
us
Mr. O'Neal announced that the
si executive committee of this organizat'
lion had authorized the establishment
e
? here of a national bank and the pur|t
chase of an office for general headquarters
of the association.