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PACE TWO ?. in i in ? ii m m i j,.n. lElic (jKUatauga Democrat. R. C- RIVERS, Editor iind Owner. Published Every fhur#d*y by THE RIVERS PRINTING CO. Subscribers wtsn their address-! changed will pleas*; favor us by j living the OLD as w aa the NLVS address. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $lJ>o[ Six Months ...... ?S Tl,...,. JA * mcv . .. .......... .IV < Payable in A vane. Advertising Rales oa ^Implication Cards of Thanks. iivsoiutionx of Respect. Obituaries, en are charged for at the regular advertising r i s. Articles sent zor publication without giving the name of th- .vriter wih <<> under any circumstance be published Entered at the p toffice at Boone N. C. as second class mail matter. Thursday f r>ru -.ry 7. 1924 WHO OPPOSES TAX REDCIION .' Sec?< i: ni* th !' i-ury secm ' < ; a pori . for iccum \ when it v?.h , ding hi r,t\ rr,h., .:n;, . K ,,, W.1W. nop, i.lt of .Hack. H- an-v. i". hi s ccit^js | ever; t i riot w t h itmsij hot air ci? fva&io.'i !?i i vvitn . sUiteiof'ai I and figures .vhicb en a school hr.vS can undvi^taad. The np>:o>iti?>i) to Mi. :u\j redu u<?n orofrrnin - ??mes not from! the pooj? . ?' -o. i: p* ion a! pohtioia..: v ho tmuo to harp a'o'ar trie . -! < i ,.? r:ri_.-_ ) ?:?;> _>{ tax-inir v r. :?i ! :; : il?v.iy .-how - i h.-;l at*-, t ; "'i 'v. i .ix Aoalth out of ex::-4. - ?. ?t-. riuvifa lis v> m : .!- too -:p-r: : k?sr? a!; t-,m make ;p !o v. h;ii- r whu r?'fi! .-s to iii " iv i- prr.iliT.-t ivo it, du?i.ry, w < '* ;< r iower tax system : " H.'i. . if ri i.,- . -i Mi-civ : a\ redo ,v?t: ur- ' v will have robbed the <-f .-' * :/-iijMiti.;ii,i. dollars to I!*:*: FUiJL 3PJLED AHEAD Then is every reason to believe that business generally will prosper in ii?J4, particularly .11 the states of thy miouie wv.m. according to VVm. A. !?.t-h? , .>t" i"'hiraifo. Viet president ami genera: manager of the I?iinois Power ami Light < uropratioffl "In spite of ?his being a presidential yeai I be)ie\< r v i . I.e a geod one f*>r the public utility companies and industry i:; general. "The hanking situation is sound, and prospects now appear exceptionally bright. "1 look for a great yea: in build inf." and improvement in the public aid it \ business which moans not only j&cady employment for wage eunu rbut also earning: power for the savings .1 the thrifty outmu Vested in Che propert es tlia* ire sec ring the territory. MORE TAX FREE PEOPLE ? i-ESS TAX FREF. BONDS NtvJung is >nor? con-tractive ' ban the ? '. onoiUMwbi' ion -.0 Congiv.-.- h\ IVesidrr.c t vKi-nir: - thai be eca-AH t*i ... --J -1-- -I--. ^ ,t*u uuv,:i a.-u u-<- i..?- . .?. tax f:ve bonds be -topped. The people tlenhttiji relief from tuxct and li.e> are not co.uceriM .1 to v/Ih.x- plait is accepted whether it be that nf tuts republicans c-i :ha. ot the dern?.<-fgs. ju>: so the pi*, a ad opU d shitiil accomplish th? ntos1. iri tax reduction. The people reaiize ilia; the utavy soM:tx targe incottii-.- ;t? a . > rerts to the pubhc treasury iargv sums v.'hiah fvjjgb? tter ' - t -'iTxed irt?> the ei?:irot cW:-Tl 1 aau inclu*r.rv but Ml ihe iitimai end *ru. burden firaHy . . or. the .boulderOf the CvUlsUl HT. The p*jot><e a* a just as msisT.-vnt on the discontinuance of iai-t-frvr bond; the purchase of Ahicr. affords irivestcr.s an opcnai :rdty to escape tax burden- entirely while others k. KTtur;:.. 'V . t bear this iricii n addition to their own, a ana/ion .-<> devoid of justice and fairness as. to effect its one condemnation. Both tr< - r- forms have been put Kut'nr.i runir. n, .. ?> ?i rt<-' . * 1 " ""J v,'"v f-mils of no evasion of responsibility. It is up to Congress to act. Failure to act, for whatever reason, will create siu h a re'.'til sab n in the public mind that those responsible, whether they be "bioes" or other round robins may well prepare for retribution at the hands of a betrayed electorate. President Coolidge has recommended nothing more than tax distressed peoptc are entitled to. No thing less will be satisfactory. The peopleendured war burdems patiently and patriotically? With each succeeding year they now not only ask but rightly demand that these burdens be lifted from their shoulders to the extent that an economical administration of public affairs makes possible. Let us have more tax free people and less tax free bonds. 1 That political football?:the soldier1 - onus? if voted up?"? favorably in Ct nigra*:- and not vfioed uto oblivhmi wili absorb varjing amounts ??f i"; moRpy. depending itpO|> the bill ":at is finally adopted. At be--t. a huge snot :> involved. ic r:i ;:imuni possible co.-t being pla. v.i at S>1 an I the u?a\- . n:ii:e a .>.VJ7b.<>m\Win the puy. to \ter over a period of ! A e : v yf.sr<. i - e are ?.;?. b.r it:; . - exppndi-I ; . yet dui two de-j .<*. s. tfte cost oi desiruc t b\ uz ;v oriat property alor.e a :syu . r ;w i ejiloni realized lhe pul> . o exceeded the i hreaiezK- ibaximuin: onus- by ;>.'i29.166.205. In other j - nh* waste oi nuth i;,al wealth ! ... burning from 1H03 tu inclu.. amounU1'! to $f?.6O?.H?t?,20o. Here are two national taxes, one 1 ? :* which :> ?*?it?TM'iy unnecessary an . I the other 7 ? per c.;.r. av- table thru j'?*\erci of ordinar> c;ire in th| hac'jiing of dppunon fire hazards. When th-v 'nit'r.uo >?d and n'-o i ?rg .he ;*vv. ! the neck.I ' already ta\-i ~v*i J people 7 j . KI'oWl i; NOW HERE j In ?ii ussong; the .-ubu of super] ' po*vi i : hi annual report : the Fed-j r 1 Pov.cr Corn miss;on "Ther - i I evn moon discussion t the sub* *ci .-u|H rnovvi r aa?l th? unpresspyovads that th- t< w; appiie. ::ti??i>Uun of meih i hith? r!n employed and the u?e t equipr.n j.t and stations of a .-.ii'.i titfl efii vienry hitherto unknown. with the concurrent strapping of .. that We no** .e. to t Me end that we may I?<; able t o obtain vtcctri' energy mi uuant . much, create! and at co. t much less than is now ? bie. This impression is ot correct. While w* may Expect of course h M-tnntly increasing supply and a gradually, ' minv-hirg oo-t, suprpo. in t\.. t merely mean> a ge neral employment f the best of present day practice. It means that existing gen-rating sta tiers shall be electrically inter con-' r.cctcd to a greater degr? t han now prevail an I : hat w hctber as addi ions to Existing facilities >>t aslitutes for what has become obso\U or inadequate, new tnMong when built shall be of large and high1 tlicii r.cy. St does not no a:: any gen ral scrapping of <xi-'i ir facilities r any huge program of trunk-Sire ransmission construction but the gradua" expansion of existing system under such conditions that whei. they , ?mvt they may be interconnected and i operated as a single system. Superpower is not something for* :h future. It is w?th us now and has been for several years. Only four gaps with a total of miles require to be closed in order to have itn in u?:. i? ' UUWIK iuc i a ;!<; .oust reaching fioiu British Col&nihin t? Mexico a distance of somo \ 100 miles "l.t :s only a matte*, of lime until the natural expansion of iocni groups of plants and es v should ba. in the ea te Utiiiiig States 'jpcrpiwer system rivaling that of the Pacific coasw" fHEHOMt PAPER IN VERSE fiver* . ' ,;ry s'ditio* worthy of ' '.ho i?<:me vsfahts help in v-rvB :t r.t fo. th* u'r-d of the eon: .r .'ttsi\ : lie on. : {raw a lii-v a .. n n e mat e news and e 1'toria. ft:a 1 advertising thai pa f r. Frequent \y hi misund* ->\. Pari! liac i perf$.*xing : the editor is the i'li. Handed in fur printing which *y no stretch ?i :r. imagination can u considered of hone fit to the commits hut is ra intended pit some individual or commercial je : pr.s, . Ova ? i awhile however . - . the layman seems to get tiei mi. of view of i' o ior. These Bob A lam were svppd I uit teal ed or of the State . *'o; by the editor at Cornell tfid, ity to be especially suited to the ! -;h Carolina weekly papers. . i' .ir /ai m h,c sannum and a:: angry man was ho. Ft r a fellow* had brought a column I af stuff and wanted it printed free A column of stuff that advertised and boo ted his private game. ?hr h:'d ."t: the n tr to loosen up good greenbacks for :he same. A v. Tp.- paiiert editor said at last, although he seldom swore, (i be double-danger! if he'd be -tung as often times before "Y i make nr.e sad you make me road you make me good and weary I'll print you nothing free by gad, but a nice obituary." The editor sat in his sanctum at the end of a perfect day * or six subscribers had brough hard cash their honest dues to pay. And a man had stopped to praise the News and say with an honest smile "It ranks with the library school and church in making the town worth while. From ?uy to day, and in every way, it better grows and better The way you work for a playground park has made my boy your debtor The editor sat in his sanctum, encouraged and elated, His head was bald and his bunions galled, but he felt appreciated. HE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?E\ TWO CHILDREN LOST ON " MOUNTAIN THREE DAYS Kidnaping Rumors Send Thou* 5UMQ5 o? iveniuexy uoai miners to Search ng Hi'.is. Corbfn, Ky.?in a hollow leg in the Kentucky mountains two lost cfclldron \i crt' found at nitiUi by a p??>se of searchers. They wo:v Krne>i and Gladys Mnnniitg, four and three year-* old respectively. \\1 o had been missing for tfaree days. They are ohiUIrt'D <?f Ansel Manning, a coal miner oi i'ack m rd. Ky. Playing Indian, the children had wandered away from home. At night tl;e> fo:::ul refuge in a hollow log. When found they were fainting with hunger and numbed by the e???cL The entire country side was roused by the disappearance of the children. Some one said they had been kidnaped by h man who took thera north in an automobile, and a garage man reported hat the trio had stopped at his place for pi si ?iine. All activity m the mining town of Packard was suspended ami the popular*' i sized into ; < ss?\- which pur sued the imaginary automobile, while others searched the woods. Twentylive hundred coal miners and mouii t:iinters eng.iged in the hunt, which extended 4?? miles m every direction from the little town. T!.? -h.ihlron were buck In the little mountain cottage <?f (heir parents shortly after being found, tired but happy. Titcy wcr. <\n mined by a doe tor. who said limy probably would suffer no ill *? from their escapade. Man, 85, Blacks Eyes of His Tenant Who Is 80 New York.?Patrick Carey, -ightyrive, owner of v house at Summit street. Brooklyn, was charged in t.h* fifth avenue court with punching the face of .Tames .Stanton, SO, of the same address Stnnton complained that wood he had stored in the basement was mined by water from a defective pipe, npd t.'nrey. thinking he wag too aggressive. flruclr him. Both of Star, ton's pvps were discolored '^VbRt's t Cm rey," an id Magistrate Ray field- 'are \<?u a Jack Deuipse.v V" "No. your honor." replied the defendant. "but he in u!t?M me and 1 hit him." The magistrate persuaded Stanton to withdraw the complaint. ?rid the men snook hand and Sett the court. $6,000,000 Te!e#c.ope to Ee Presented to France Geneva.?What *ill he the :;ir?;o*t observatory In the w ?rid. with * telescope more powerful than thui a: Mount Wilson or Greenwich, la tw ha hiiill en Mor.ru Saleve, or i^roneh i territory, p. few nillea from Oeoevt. The oh??r*iter? will he the jift ta 1'Vnnce of the Mind* millionaire, eu trlneer and acieotist. Awtin Dina. acd Ida wife, who k*j Mian Mary Wallace Shillltc. of OlDctnnatl. The building yisfrinnenta and installation will cost $0,(VmiH)0 The telescope lens wJM have a di unseter of !<>?S Incite?' or .'We incite* i? renter than that of the Mount Wilson instrument U. S. Gob Who Sunk First German "Sub" Is Dead Chicago.?The man who is reputed :?? have flrod the sun that sunk the first Cern'inn submarine luring 1 kr W /n>l .1 *?-o /I'fii l> i' . .n-.rli- I!. was Ayr! .T.ihnson. formerly -if the Swedish na\y, but of the United Status merchant marine durins the war Johns.?n's bont sunk * Herman ?nhn:arine in August. 11*17. according to h ? records, hut shortly afterward hit boat we< sunk by a I" t?o-?r in the Norrh sea and he was among the crew that floated foodie** for 21 day* until flnally res cued by a British sSip Convict Who Hid iri Hot Conduit Punished Ossioing.?Thomas .Jefferson Carroll ' charged In the Warden's court in Sin? Sing prison wKh hiding in ? hot con duit in the prison in an arterial t< escape. plea-h-.} guilty and tvn? "docked " about two years of his tim< f.?r L'.vnd behavior he bad previously earned. Carroll, a Queen# county rohbei whose relatives live in .Taroai'-a, wat recaptured after a fifteen hour searct by seven prison guards. He was foutH sweltering lr> the conduit under rh< new death house, through which ha ^tenm pipes mn. I Shortage of Children Closes $100,000 School | Middletown, N. Y.?An acute ? shortage of school children is bes ing feit in the Sterling Mines % district of Rockland county, N. Y. A $100,000 school building j was erected by the citizens a ! short time ago when the mines were running full blast. When the mines, which afforded the only occupation in the section, shut down the townsfolk emigrated, tearing the school wlshin\ waltin* and wonderln' when the pupils were coming back. There Is no market for education in Rockland now. bei nuse the supply Is larger than | rhe demand. The school buildi og is empty and desolate. # Kam-Ui HM Kill?MTU i.ni mi w?auAi 'ERY THURSDAY?BOONE. N. C. ill I II II I ? I Uncommon I Sense JOHN BLAKT || '? CONTENTS! EXT KACUKKS of the past, paid and -* fw! by rulers, preached the joy of contentment. They urged the poor to he content with tlour lot. They discouraged ambition in the peasant. '1 hey he?-?ught the counaoii people to remain :ia tls*? wero, and not tc aspire to the com fort and luxuries of the rich. It KfiD an excellent gospel?for the ruier*. As loiig as the bondman was contented, the noble hnd no fear that the right to plunder would be la* periled. If the peasant could be kept satisfied with a hovel und a pittance there would be less danger tUul hit | sons would nourish a dangerous dea!r? to prosper. Kpicketus. the Greek slave whose I teachings were nil that his tuustet could wish, l?ad no yearning f??r in dependence himself, and could not see why it should be craved by others. He said : *'Tf you were born io Persia, you * would not endeavor to live in Gi '-'co, but to be happy in the place where you weie. Why then, if you were lM?rr in poverty, no you yearn ro i?e ncn and not rather happy in the condition where you are:" And again: "If therefore you acquire a habit of reasoning, you will neither desire riches nor complain of poverty." Heautifui doctrine, which If faith fully practiced, wi-uld have held back the world for centuries ft la tho dee ire for independence, the desire for belier conditions that has brought the human race out of slavery. Great riches do not bring happiness, it t* true Hut there can he no happiness without a degree of Independence, and the man who is contented with who and what he if. will never be independent. Tho poets ar-d philosophers who prea? h contentment practice it very little. II was their discontent with vim? they were, that made then* what the; are No ftmr-.iighiy center:te?l person will ever progress. His contentment will t!o him to hi* present condition for T'rThere ran he no such thing as con tented poxerty, for poverty is horrible and a breeder of horrors. \ad at long as it exists, no man. whether h? si.Tens It himself, or beholds others Buffering if. has the right to be wn j tented IV not strive for riches, but strlv? for Independence And If you find yot ere getting ?ftti*rt*d with yotiroalf anr' your condition stop and take youi bearing*- There \m erxnething the ruit %ae with 70U. g J?ha Rl&k* > Old Scotch Univeceitiee. tnagc" cntTenCty. founded In 14fi0 is tbe oidee* In Vaotlaad. exoopt 8t. An At?? b I ncs ^ j; ' '' ; ill | A Ne? Sj? The Ford 1 ) j j<2 announces th ; jj? new alJ-stte f ! Ik wearher-proof |p the famous F drive chassis, haulage unit low price of $ . : IE c. i n u_ s , IJfr uicvi umc Lrk wish sockets ly stakes and h p side boards j|= the mounti oi a canopy t I < I I t?CAl United States Fleet ^ to Have Complete Crev/s W^sh'^ston.?For the lino time ;n many \enrs the Amerir?n fleet \cllJ be ^ coui;?leteiv manned when It ^oes south t ' for the winter maneuvers. Secretary of the \;tvj Oenby anuotiuced. The 'lepartment h.<- uuthnrizetl :i 1 , sfx-tpeeKs special rerrait course with ! the Ikv M n who have sorv.-.j oaly B hrief pe r ions of their er'istnients will * he :mtv< i?*<l to varii'Qsi Atlantic uini ** PacuV ships and rill uhderp* pane- t Ileal inst motion ??it the Isl-.nci of Ceiehra. o 'er u?en who have ??nly :i ^ Short to serve until their enlisi'i; :.ts xpire will u??t be taken . fr south fo O ONrt IS tmonl [ t 9 9 I %ty i 1 t h I Hi! * r- - i Aii Exp! j We wish io explain t< j pologize for the fact tha has not been abso'utely j as we could hope for in t j ever it is our earnest end* better each week. ' ! '!! We want to thank y< | | j patronage as beginners I j stand by us a little long< 1 j turn out first class work f , 1 ' Boone Stean i sc?rrr~._ $490 Ik cot oietc Ford Truck w*th wihstoel body and cub CHASSIS ONLY. $370.00 Prices f. c. b. Detroit iiw'.: wu Fvrd sit;111 k<ii) and cab om the Toed w r uUm> make* +o,*l'? iowx.t priced cow>c-iete *iuftun t. 7 Ford Steel Truck dotor Company making the body re e production of a for Cetera] use. Sc 1 body and steel end doors *iay easii cab, mounted on This new body, I ord one-tor. worm- ,h,-vt ,t?el stron forming a complete and riveted, m desi at the remarkable 1? -? 'My uuu?r lilt XOO0V Loading space iu >arde and end pare "even f~l two inc1 permit the use of The weather-p igh f i QJ This Cm mm iv cbtomtd tkrmm^h ik* j ^ ir.g X^yV!My^rdta?*&la** J< op, cu Authorized Ford Dealer FEBRUARY 7. 1924 1 i 9 /oman Polica Officer B'?v?? Bandits' Firs; Now York Bruins rlt* ftro of twt?[ >t<2 ??j> n?*?n nt br.i in sn Aidd Hart em and vxchtinrln# shot* *rttb Mi-. M .s8 1 an lin roc* rectotij med ht-vsp'lf v -rthy of her rnok of ?!< !?i tlu? r#olir?' JSngaged in " bandit hunt with njor Kiiraes wer- four policemen, noring their pleading that she seek fety. the policewoman, 5 feet 2 dies tall, riiRtntH'.rv:^! her stand at: eir sides. kept a steady hand a# iJieta due In the ground o.t her feet; id whizzed bj tier head. and stayed the fij.'bt to rhe finish >ior? th?l?j rty shots were exchanged. Tha indlts escaped. ? All Preserved Food J Should Be Boiled ! # Cbk-ftpo. ? Medleal seizure J know? no core for 1-otnlisra, bn? t lives may be saved by boiling J home-preserved fin is, pr. Jotin ? C. Helper. epidemiologist of the ? United State? public health ?enr- J ice AttRi'hetl to the University of ? Uhfoftgo, wc.rnwl recently. He * y culled Jiftc.Jiion to eight deaths f I.bin too weeks throughout :S?e # 'intry, which he attributed to f f hut poisoning. ' It is not possible for the inex- ? pcrleiiced to detect the spoilage, J j hi us- ?>i<atc 1 motor _'**r wanu'd, atvl the only 0 h:jt> ?!. thort > to boil the food * hoforv K.-lnt It. J maliou : > our patrons and att our laundry work * perfect, but as good he beginning. Howsavor to do the work I au all for your nice and hope you will ;rt>when we hope to in every particular. I n Laundry * > mm isli m ill W M il iP& li m?? iliiBJ a "udi. n9 : Body 1 , ' adily adaptable .icrn ?iar? ana ? iy be instilled >uilt of heavy yj gly reinforced all gned to stand ; severe usage, four feet by res. roof cab it tied with rmova ble, >o r-ope ning irtaintk 3 r /
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