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TWO SHORT ITEMS OF GENERAL NEWS Outstanding Happenings of Past Week, Gathered F.om Everywhere, Condensed For The Busy Reader. Detroit. Mich, Sept. 20?Twcnty deai and 4o injured tonight was the casualty reconi of the tlames and smoke that early this morning swept through the Study ehn>. a cabaret in East Vernor Highway that for a been one of the bright centers of Dei voir night hieJ Eleven men and nine women made up the death list. The injured were scattered in half a dozen hospitals, many too seriously iiijuied to tell of theii exjJtrt A mistriai was declared in the trial of Alfred Hoffman, southern representative of the United Textile Workers, and five associates at Marion Friday when i: was weed that J. Hugh Hall, one of the defendants, had tawed his way from aii during Thursday night. They were charged with inciting a rebellion and insurrection against the state. Judge John Harwood. who is presiding aver the tiiab op learning of the delivery. announced the trial totild not continue because the other Sdefcnda|iis were under joint indictment with Kaih Thetriai had begun Thursday. Plainville, Conn,. Sent . 23?The daughter of the governor of Connecticut became the bride today of the son of a former president rom Vermont's hill-, in a ceremony colored by Indian summer tints and marked by puritan dignity The bride was Florence Trumbull, daughter of Governor John H. Trumbull. The groom was John Coolidge son of Calvin Coolidge, former governor of Massachusetts and -bJth president of the United States. Some of the nation's most prominent personages, among them ex-President Coolidge and two United States senators, gathered with simple folk of New England in the white fram Congre gaiionai church to witness the wedding. Jh diet merits; charging Governor F. L). Sampson and seven members of the state textbook commission with "unlawfully receiving gifts" from publishing companies were re turned at Frankfort. K .. Thursday by the Frar.kHn county grand jury which has been investigating state affairs for three weeks. The alleged gifts were specified as "a great numbet oi common school textbooks, the ex act. number, description and & thereof unknown to the grand jury.' The books were alleged to have beer accepted from eight firms which were seeking to have texts published by them adopted, for use in the Kentucky schools. Under the statute. the governor. if convicted, would be liabie for a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment ir the county jail not exceeding six months. Chicago. Sent. Formal announcement of her candidacy fot the Republican norr.ir.atit.n for the Uni.ed States senate has been made by Ruth ITanr.a McCormick. Thus will begin what promises to be one of the most fascinating political fights since women became eligible for public, office. At the knee of her father,-the famous Mark Kaniu; of Ohio, afid-'/aier tnrough association with her husband, the late Senator MedilJ McCormick. Ruth tfanna learned the undamcntaU of practical politics early in life. She was a young girl in 1895 when her fathei conducted the "from porch" cam paigir ui i>airlv?jr, Girn/, \v:i?ch "-W1? . jafcS ' inl GUARANTE We have the right size and type for your car. fisk premier im A fully guaranteed Fisk / i Tire at an unusually ja m Jr low price. You can't ff m buy more mileage foe/? M P. K. r 1 UK IfMW r . j , New Senator > - I < m jp ' H? ^ W11 liam E^rodcJJtl^ ap pointed ?.U .\S\Senator2iroiniT enni essee. ( j ? - 1 McKimey in the White House aril j won lor Mark Hanna the name ufi j "president-maker." She accompan-; * | ied Hanna on his political trips and * ! attended mam- of his conferences, t : learnat first hand the rudiments j j j of political strategy by which shell i now hopes to unseat one of Illinois ' most popular senators. Charles S. ? ; Denecn. Action is a keynote of her ; J j political strategy the same as bene- ! ! ! volence is a keynote of Deneen's. t| i Wiscasset. Maine. Sept. 20?Lo- , j.ca.tina if the last remnant of thej i |- ice cap which once covered 4.000.m0 square miles of the earth; col-.; * lectin of specimen! for a com para- c I J-five vi -vo rti'id uiviws iioui;;'! i the first scientific collecting of flora j I 1 nnrl ?uirvo tiwrn tN-ftKict??v^ o?.. ' i gion. yesterday was said r>y member-' !| of the Arctic expedition of Lieu ., * j Commander Donald B. MacMillan to v ; be the outstanding results of theii a three months in the north. Com- *1 ; mandcr .MacMillan related how he * ' found the ice cap "Meta Incognita." (unknown land) between ITobishers ' | bay and Hudson strait. Onh a few J; days before the discovery, the ex- j, piorers ship. the Bowdoin. was j caught in the ice pack off LokV _ land and lifted clear <>? the water, by the pressure of the ice. An eddy whirled the pack, loosened the ice ; and the schooner slid back into the water. MacMillan made his way : f rum ihe. nnck later _hy - trailing a i i large iceberg. The ice cap which was: described by the explorer as J | actually two ice caps, now covers; ! approximate}# 70*) square miles and ' so far he could determine was re! ceding- ? r becoming smaller. 1 Washington. Sept. 22?The W'hiuHouse late today issued a statement j calling upon Senator Howell. Re- i j: publican, of Nebraska, for 'Melinite! facts" supporting his charges of | prohibition law violations in the i.MMiict ?>i v ommoia, :n connection; . | with which he asserted that the li-; Lj quor laws could he enforced here . the pi evident insisted *_* *'??i"? if After \ saying that the chief executive is i confident uir Nebraskan would not j make such charges unless they were i ! based upon definite information as! ' to the times anil places of violations. {I the statement asserted that if the . i senator would lay any such informaj tiou before the department of justice I a vigorous investigation would fol \ low. it is intended, the statement "! added, that prohibition enforcement 5\ ?rf the District of Columbia should i : be a model for the rest of the conn | try. The statement also said thai : Senator Howell's charges seriously 1 impugned the good faith of the enforcement officials of the district. Howell's remarks were made yester. day in the senate. He said that the president could enforce the dry laws in Washington if he insisted upon it - anrf suggested that Mr. Hoover call the officials of the capital together'; . and threaten 10 employ secret serv-| .! ice *>gents to gather information re \ vs garomg liquor law violations. ^ A . ? Cords PT> FOR TTBF ? MSM.AiODGES | hbsshmi m "M i a ^^^ngwWTTnKLljl^CX^iTTfrTnrTrngjK^Tfjrj THE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVE! (ERSEY BULL BRINGS U BIG PRICE OF Si,000 -r Lone" '. .Sept. -0?The first bis jj* top toward piling Caldwell count)- Ik' >n the dairy map was the purchase ; jg >v four enterprising dairymen of ar. g ffioorted Jersey !uiU ^frorr. the Isle b| >f -1 ersey ior SEjMEfjj !g A- far a? records shew U is the p >r!y ;pib tud bull hrouppt into the state this year and it is also the ci ?n!v "mported bull ir> the county. Caldwtji county hoMs the distinc- 3 tcti-gf^fi^ng fourth a^cn?- all the % :ounties fa the state to launch a S wogram to rid itself of scrub sires. 3 Buncombe and Gaston counties head ^ he list. ts Two liuiiuveu Ions or ground liiue- 3 stone will be tested by 40 farmers p >f Alleghany county in five-ton lots Q his season. si There is a 4iDr?ath Chamber*' in the > IkT fLY-TOX factory. This chamber is ; qj about the room size. It is used to g? est the quality of FLY-TOX as a ' S. pray to kill flies, mosquitoes, roach- & s. etc. During a test a large num.- O5; ber of young, healthy insects are : p laced inside the cabinet: These in- ed ;ccts are raised in incubators fori&j esiing purposes. While the inslects p, :re flying and crawling around iiC=y he H'hamber of Death." FLV-TOX ~ - prayed inside. Les- than a ten poenfu: is used. Instantly there is.' . . h.-Tige-. Withir. five minutes not 1 buzz is hoard. A3! insects are (L" lea:!. To make sure they are really j? lead, the insects are carfully remov-; gS 11 tiuiii the MainucT vf Dcaili* amt,i;ju2 >laced i n incubators in an effort to 1 evive them. If a wing flutters, the ! ^ "LY-TQX tested )iever leaves the I jlig octoiv. This test is vour guarantee' ,f FL/Y-TOX duality. I: does what j g oi: want it to no?kill insects^ in (Uc nd about your home. Yet FLY- ^ "OX is nositively harmless to people, ija? "LY-TOX was developed at Mellon nstitute of Industrial Research by IS {ox Research Fellowship. It willjbf jot stain. Has a delightful peiSunre-1 ike fragrance. There is only onelp^ "LY-TOX?insist upon the genuine ! ar n bortles with blue labels.?advt. ! | ' WINSTON-SALE! mmmm pf^loi V \ /f,/ ' . Rubin il AR1STOC1 OS SY THURSDAY?BOONK. X. C. - " m i I i ii fm ma s p S2HHBBBHBES9B!3HHDBEnKB8CTHBIEHNI 5 nJ U Don't forget to place yo Ct ^ "Estate Heatrola, " which is I with the years of use. i x^mrnm I S HUNTING : ------1 ~ Squirrel" season opens Sept. 1 1 and Rifles to select from. Lei Tl The old reliable Nitro CK a variety of loads to suit your .J WE SELL FOR CASH, TI BOONE HARI r "The Friendly Store" fl j 3 . .Miliars l 1 ? ?" *g^-iw^ilii I?Ifctr.-.-a 30TH ANNUAL NS, N. C. "THE nSCCEST AND J?B*T *TH CAROLINA'S GREATEST^ AM^EMENIjHSTITUTION ^ LXCiTING AUTO RACES? Saturday, October 5th. Great Drivers?Fast Track. \ l THRILLING HORSE RACES? \ Afternoons Except Saturday. h\ Handsome Purses?Thoroughbred Horses V FIREWORKS? ?\ Everv Night, Elaborate Displays. exkibits? "More and Better Than Ever"? ] N^t Livestock. Poultry, Field, Farm am CHILDREN'S DAY? Friday. October tth. All White , dren Admitted Free. ^Y\ ADMISSION? -Ct yUr * Adults, Day or Night 50c. %\ Children, Day or Night 25c. (7 to 12 Years C (wrfl! PROGRAMS COMMENCE /A\Ca ^JjYyJ Afternoon?Promptly at fMSXl llfcTt Li' M\ EvPnintr Prnmnflv nl 11 ^ jfulfci VvL! mV Gales Open?7:00 A. 1W FREE ACTS? May Wirth and Fan 3W/ Abe Goldstein VICTOR'S BANDil m li ?:?.:.B!st'"''" t & Cherry Snows -Day As Nlght= IATS OF THE TENTED WORLD y l\t^ V ^ - 5 SEPTEMBER 20, n.*., ** Caqcaii i I acaauii i i P I 1 ju& ur requirements for your tfe becoming more popular !U5 l ? jg SEASON 1 5.. We have a lot of Guns jjp : us show you. ?n? [U5 ibs and new Club Shells in t=du nfR demands. pQj ^ HBB -fRREFQRE EQ? i F<5<5 ~ ~ $ DWARE CO. | Boone, N. C. || =,ty^BJ^(k^QJ^iL^DJ=tU^ty^Cnciy^(y^Rj^ry^iue(usrysryecneS/e fofe^^anlerfeTim&ifa ianlani^3n^aT!an^S^-i_. -?- ???a??f?wwr -m 1SYTHCQIIHTY FAIR OCTOBER 1, X, 3, 4, 5?19*9 B V B * " _ \ AUTO RACES \m i? AUTO ' ,:z,1Iy \ Races Saturday C lily FJores Girls \% A t Randow Trio \% [Jf'T Four Eastons ' W5#Li "iw (\ 5 RY 5HOWS AND RIDEsj? \ i \ Slogans: \ vk "Entertaining? { r ^ Instructive? } Educational" yfk ) j\
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