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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-09-09
Muunshins Enterprise

A feature in the news reports of
the capture of blockade stills that
doubtless has struck the public
mind is'that in the majority Of
cases these outlawed plants were
located close to a school house
or church. This condition of af-
fairs is explained on the supposi.
tion that the moonshiners have a
crude notion that the vicinity OF
a church or school house affords
a measure of protection from the
suspectingeyes OF the official raid
ers. But how are we to explain
the processes OF reasoning that
indicated the shelter of the Tem-
pie Of Justice, itself, as a refuge
for dispensers Of the illicit stuff?
Yet the Sylvan Valley News last
week carried an entertaining sto.
ry Of the discovery OF a bar room
in the court house at Brevard,
Transylvania county. More than
that, the saloon was running in
full blast while court was in ses.
sion. In fact, "court week" SEEM
ed to have been selected as a time
when business would be brisk.
The Counter" was located in an
alcove just of the court room,
while the "dispensary' was hid
den in the belfry. There a barrel
OF liquor was found. "a certain
signal given in the alcove," says
The News, "would be answered
by a lowering OF a string through
the hole in the trap door when a
bottle and the proper amount Of
coin could be sent up, the bottle
to be returned in a few moments
filled with whiskey." The plant
was accidentally discovered by a
workman who had been sent up
to repair a leak in the roof, even
while "a number Of court attend
ants could be seen with a sell
contented look on their faces and
|Epcuiiar odor ;theirbreath."
The bottles, string and barrel
were captured, but the operators
were not "ketched. ."-Charlotte
Observer.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-09-09
BIease Right and Wrong

Inc Landmark has little re-
spect for eX.Gov. Blease OF South
Carolina, and usually gives little
publicity to what be has to say !;
but it is today printing some ex-
tracts from the ex.Governor's re-.
marks before the Governors Con.
ference in Boston, to commend
what he said about the "third
degree" and cruelty to prisoners
generally. The inhumane treat
ment of prisoners have neverbeen
given the attention it deserves; !;
and by inhumane treatment is
meant cruel treatment; it is not
meant that criminals who fall
into the hands OF the law should
be petted and coddled and have
better treatment, simply because
they are prisoners, than would
be given free laborers under like
conditions; but itdoes mean that
they should be treated as human
beings; not be made 80 uncom-
Portable and treated so brutally,
simply because they are prison
ers, as to impose punishment in
addition to that imposed by the
confinement and labor required.
The "third degree, which Gov.
Blease properly denounces, means
torturing a prisoner to force him
to confess or implicate Others.
The anarchist Holt, whose case
Gov. Blease mentions, was prob
ably either killed or forced to
commit suicide by this method OF
the Dark Ages. Andyet newspa-
pers in the cities of the North and
West, who pass over the third de-
gree without criticism, are horri-
fed when a lynching occursin the
South. Neitheris to be defended,
lbutof the two the lynching isless
Ibarbarous. In the latter case the
victims life is usually quickly ta-
ken, while death would often be a
fylief to the tortured victims OF
the "third degree.
The Landmark has no patience
with Gov. Blease's defence OF
lynching and it regrets that a
man who commends mob law can
be elected Governorof aSouthern
State; but his remarks about the
cruelty to prisoners-men pre-
sumably under the protection OF
law-are timely andjust.- States
vile Landmark.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-09-09

anarchy plumes itself as Southern
chivalryl
One step yet remains in the
progressive development OF the
protection of society and morals
and mules. Let no man OF Grim.
inal instinct kick our yaller dog.
II he does let US "take the law in
our own hands" and string him
up. Dogs oughtto be protected.
They must be protected.
Tom Watson is due q special
issue of The Jenersonian telling
the patriots just what to do in
case their yaller dogs are mo-
Tested.
And the Thing now called the
Mayor Of Atlanta is due to make
another speech and tell the guar
dams Of public morals owpatri'
otic it would be to hang q gov
ernor who exercised the right
which their constitution placed
in his hands.
The Thing says that Georgia
is the leading State in the Soutt !
from which bad eminence letal
| other Southern Stat draw back
Monroe Journal.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-09-09
What the Georgia Outrage Did

The Georgia outrage has done
the South more damage than a
million dollars in printers ink
can overcome. Before we invite
people to the South we must
guarantee them pro lection.
Georgia hasn't made good this
guarantee.-Everything.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-09-09
Wilson IA PrineipIs

Contending with Germany for
a principle, asking only that law
and civilization prevail, Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson has won
what Chief Justice White declares
to be "the greatest diplomatic
achievement of the United States
in ageneration." tits more than
a diplomatic victory which has
been won by the President in &c.
curing from Germany it's pledge
to keep within the bounds OF ill.,
ternational law in it's submarine
warfare, it is a victory for world.
wide humanity.
The developments OF the past
few days have been such as to
forecast the position which Ger.
many has now definitely taken,
and it comes as the expected. Its
pledge to this country is that no
longer will passenger ships be
sunk without warning and with.
out safety OF the lives OF non.
combatants provided that the
liners do not attempt to escape
or offer resistance. The formal
note from Berlin pledging this
has not reached this country, but
both oral and written assurances
have been given by Count Won
Bernstorff, the German Ambas-
sador, to Secretary of State Ian.
sing.
This position taken by the Ger
man Government, so the Ambas-
sador declares, is that determin.
cd upon as it's policy before the
sinking Of the Arabic, and this
had been understood by Presi.
dent Wilson, to whom the disas-
ter befalling the Arabic came as
a distinct shock. The statement
Of the German government that
before the sinking Of that vessel
orders had been given it's subma-
rlne commanders to sink no more
passenger ships withoutwsFnisg
is regarded as being a disavowal
OF that act. AS the reports are
that the submarine which sank
the Arabic has been destroyed by
a British patrol boat the expla-
nation OF it's commander as to
his actions is buried in the deep.
The position taken by Germany
is felt to be in complete compli-
ance with the demands of the
United States. 1t gives to this
country every point for which it
has been contending: that peace
full merchantmen must not be
sunk without warning, or with.
out visit and search and oppor.
tunity for non-combatants to es.
cape. Germany's agreement to
comply with the demands of the
United States is a victory OF the
most complete kind for President
Wilson. Patiently, calmly, the
President has dealt with the sit
uation as it arose following the
sinking Of the Lusitania. Insist
emily he has pressed the demands
OF this country upon Germany
"Without cost and at any price
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-09-09
. The Red Badge Of ChivaIry

true to themselves. Womanhood
has been protected. Aet it not
again be said that we will not
rise in our glory and might and
virtue and just Indignation and
punish to the last horrible detail
when acrime has been committed.
Our women must be protected
Also our mules!
On Tuesday a noble band OF pa,
triots, moved solely by the desire
for single minded justice-rigor.
ous but necessary-contemptu.
ously handcuffed the lawful Off
cials Of Georgia and took from
them the prisoner who was even
then serving the sentence which
the orderly processes of the con-
stitution had said be should SUI.
fer, and gallantly hanged him to
q tree. The other bands of gal.
liant patriots who assembled to
view the work after it had been
done, with marked self restraint
and virtue, refrained; at the sug.
gestions OF prominent citizens,
from Jumping upon the corpse
and gouging out theeyeballs and
CARRYING them off as souvenirs
and mementoes Of justice trium-
phant.
Let it be forever known our
women shall be protected!
On Wednesday another gallant
band assembled in a Southern
State and put to death three hu.
man beings who were suspicioned
Of having poisoned some mules.
Southern chivalry ascendant
Our mules shall be protected!
On Sunday morning, in this
good State, which of late years
has been all too lax in the duty
Of administering safe and sane
midnight justice, a band Of patri-
otic guafdi ans Of the public veal,
shot an unaccpsed man and an
innocent little girl for the crime
OF having let a couple of negro
women stop in the house while
seeking to escape the justice o1
the gallant gentlemen who were
righteously seeking to admins.
ter it.
Our morals shall be protected
Every barroom bum and brain
less scallawag in the State has
sworn a mighty oath to do it
Let there be no mistake. The
world is on notice. Women, mules
and morals are safe in the South
We are progressive people. w
started out by hanging negroes
caught red handed in the crim'
against women. Then we begal
hanging those who happened tt
be in the neighborhood when tn
crime was committed, hanging
first and afterwards determining
that there was no need OF inves
tigation. Mark the progress
Then we began to hang and burr
when there was q suspicion tina
q crime had been committed
Justice shall be done.
Now We don't take the troubl
to 60 at night to execute justice
We 20 into the court room an
dominate that, and when tn
constitutional processes hav
said that a prisoner may suffer
life sentence, we take him out an
tie a rope into the quivering gas
OF an unhealed wound and strin
him up. Also We look after thoa
who are suspicioned OF poisonin
our mules.
Southern chivalryl Contempt
blehypocrisyl Avenge the deaf
Of Mary Phagan! Was it that
Only the blind believe it. Ever
member Of the bowling mobs tha
have dogged this case would hay
seen the little factory girl bedrat
gled in the ditch Of -poyery an
Gin without extending q hand t
hslp'hsr. They would have see
hervirtus betrayed and despoile
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-09-09
VETERINARY SURGERY.

I have been putting much study
on this subject; have received my
diploma, and am now well equipped
for the practice Of Veterinary Sur.
gerry In all its branches, and am tn
only one in the county. ell ON or
address me at villas, N. r. +. D.l.
g. d. HAYES,
Veterinary Surgeon.
5-17-'11.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-09-09

There are IS, 900 in the soldiers
homes supported by the govern
ment. This isindependent of the
State homes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-28
CIRCUIT GETS A YEAR.;
10DAYS FOR APPEAL
Judge Lewis Sentences Brook
lyn Banker to Minimum
Term.
MORE GRACE IF NEEDED

Ex-City Comptroller Edward VI Grort
stood unflinchingly yesterday between
two uniformed attendants in the County
Court uf Brooklyn While Judge Henry
Lewis sentenced him to Sing Sing for
a minimum term OF one year.
Mr.. Circuit" said the young Judge.
looking at the gray headed prisoner.
after a fair and impartial trial o
nave been convicted of the crime of
perjury. Although the court regrets
that a man having occupied high and
exalted public Office should be In your
position. Yet the court is responsive 10
the duty which it owes to the people
as well as to itself.
Mindful of the recommendation Of
the jury and hat the conviction pro-
hibits your further practice OF the Law
the sentence OF the court is hat YOU ne
confined in the state prison at Sing
Sing at hard labor for a term OF not
less than one nor more than two years
Judge Lewis had previously denied
motions for II ne! trial and for an
arrest of sentence. stephen G. Baldwin.
CHIEF Of counsel for Circuit. offered these
II otious when Judge Lewis asked IT the
prisoner had anything To say why SEN
tenCc should not be passed upon linn.
In denying the motions il &c Lewis not
only granted ten days of grace in which
10 prepare an appeal, but said he did
so gladly and woul give more time n
II were needed.
The first move. according { Mr.. Bali
win. will he an application to some
supreme curt Justice, probably justice
Kelly, FOR an order to SHOW caus" why
a certificate of reasonable o should
not issue. This application will be made
IN the next few days. II VIII probably
be returnahle before supreme Court
Justice Townsend SCudder. who sits N
Special Term mex week.
Grout was saved the humiliation OF
coming TO court in the prison van. At
the request o his brother, Paul, a
deputy warden walked from the jail
with him. After being sentenced Grout
was taken TO Police Headquarters, there
to hc Photographed and measured This
dld no, seem to LEI rcss hin as much rs
il did his son Jonathan. who accom-
panied him in an automobile. The Rer-
tillon measurements taken, Grout vas
driven back to Raymond street jail,
whore he viii remain for the next ten
DAYS a. least.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-28
MRS. DREXEL RECEIVERS.
FROM FALL ON CLIFF
No Complaint Made to Sheriff
Of Attack by Man Near
Maine Home.

BANGOR. Me, July o7.-Ncwspaper
details Of the attack made upon Mrs.
George W. Childs Drexcl of phila-
delpnia ut North Islcshoro Saturday
afternoon were told ut the prcAel sum
the household had anything to say on
the subject. Every person employed
about the extensive estate maintained
silence. Mrs. Drcxel seems to have
fully recovered from her slight injuries
and bad fright. and entertained at
luncheon to-day.
The report that the shcriNs Of Waldo.
Knox and Hancock counties had been
warned To be on the watch for Mrs.
preNel's assailant is untrue, no COM
plant having been made. on the ron
trary. every effort has been made To
avoid publicity.
Mrs. Drexcl described the man who
pushed her over the high bank at the
Lookout as of under medium height.
swarthy and generally resembling an
Italian. Thercare 10 Italians living on the
island. 1t was reported to-day tina
Mrs. DrcXcl recognized her assailant as
a former employee. a philadelphian.
whom she had discharged because he
III treated his wife, and that he came to
lsleshoro in a motor boat.
All strangers are barred from the
estato and the story of the discharged
employee cannot be confirmed at the
prcXcl home.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-28
BRYN MAWR'S TEAM
PLAY DECIDES GAME
COOpcrstOwn Individually as
Strong, but Is Defeated
by 6 - to 3 10.
MATCH OF TOURNEY

N~ARRAGANsErT PIER. r. l., July 81
Bryn Mawr won the Army and Navy
cups at the Point Judith Country Club
to-day by defeating Cooperstown. Ga
to 3ia, I'm the fastest polo seen here this
year. Individually the teams were about
even. Bryn Mawr winning on superior
team play. which has characterized Its
work all season.
Bryn Mawr was m with n rush In
the first chukker. Fell taking the ball
from the throw In. carrying 1t down the
field II narrowly missing the goal.
Crane and Stevenson here took the ball
from In front Of their own goal and
played up to lie Boutillier with long
drives. the latter scoring. In the sec
ond and third chukkers Bryn Mawr
overran this lead on three goals by
Strawbridge. Brown and Hopping. The
defensive work of Brown WAS particu-
larry noticeable at this time.
After half time Cooperstown q a
new lease of life. and on a shot played
up by Stevenson to IIcckscher and one
by Crane to Stevenson scored two goals.
A moment later Crane saved his team
a goal, making "A safety on n shot by
Brown. which looked like "A sure goal.
From then on Bryn Mawr took the
'tt' FNllpNN ny F'll INV ii'll'Aib WIN
excellent backing up by Brown left
Coopcrstown far behind.
For Iiryn Mawr the offensive work OF
Fell and Strawbridge was exceptional.
while Stevenson and crane did the bulk
Of the work for Cooperstown. To-mor-
row the Point Judith team will play the
Camden Grasshoppcrs IN the second
round for the Gladstone trophy. The
lineup
Cooperstown Hp Bryn Mawr. HIP
II. VI Heckschcr. Ill. Il. Fcll....".
al. IL Bouil'ler. sc. ". Hopping Do, I
IN. Stevenson. SIS T.. Strawhridge. .
Back-Jo-hua Crane. 5IBack-Alex. brown.
Total .............l /, Total .........,..l II
Coopers'own Goals earned I. less penalties
h. total 81. Bryn M~avr-Goals earned Z. less
penalties y, Total ~. Individual goals
Stravhrldr. g. Fell " Hopping = Ie Bou-
t%illicr. Hecksohcr. Stevenson . Penalties
u safety by IL BOutillier. 1, safety by Crane,
minutes. Rcfcrec-Cooley. er-Godfroy
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-28
FOILS
JUNK TRUSTS PLOT
Combination Of Old Iron Mag
mates Can No Longer Wax
Fat on City.
REAL AUCTIONS PLANNED

Commissioner Fetherston Of the De-
partment Of street Cleaning. finding
that the city Record Is not the most
widely circulated medium in town.
through the discovery thai as n junk
ADVERTISING sheet the city's official organ
Is exceedingly ineffective, has hit upon
the idea of circularlzlng all the leading
junk dealers. IN addition to inserting in
the cay record a notice that there Is
TO he a sale OF 200. 600 pounds OF scrap
iron on August 2.
Back OF this is the uncarthing OF a
scheme into which a select coterie of
junk dealers entered some time ago and
which has netted them big profits at
the city's expense. In outline the system
was for a few junk dealers TO scan the
columns Of the City R"Cord and to hold
a preparatory meeting every time II was
discovered that a city department was
10 dispose of is cast off material. These
men agroed that under no circumstances
would they bid more han SO a ton
for the city's junk. some one was Sc
lcctcd to make the deciding bid. and
after the scrap had been sold to this
bidder the combine got together and
had a real auction sale, they alone
ho.ug the bidders. TIE junk having
been sold. they got together again and
divided pro rata the difference between
what the city got and what the combine
got from It's OWL highest bidder.
COMMISSIONS Fetherston htd tho vari-
Gus city departments notified. rs a
resu,, the scheme to have the Central
Purchase Conn 'ssion take charge also
Of selling city supplies has received a
hlc boost. Meanwhile William Jacobus
Of IS Park Row. an auctioneer Of long
experience. has been recommended to
the departments as a mar who will see
that no combine Of junk dealers gets
away with n bid that Is ridiculously
below tho value Of the stun sold. II"
conducted a sale for the Department of
Water supply. Gas and Electricity re-
gently at which he got 50 So for brass
and copper junk that under tho manipu-
latiou Of the junk dealers trust had
been bringing in 81 a ton.
Furthermore Commissioner Fetherston
has put AN upset price of 81 n ton on
the tire. scrap and mallcablc iron to be
sold on August >, and in addition has
! ordered that $50 old steel cart bodies
be sold separately.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-28
NOTES OF THE SOCIAL WORLD.

The annual Monmouth County Horse
Show will attract many to-day to Holly
Mood Park. West End. y. j. 1t VIII
continue throughout the week.
Miss Beatrice Arkell Gillian, daughter
by a former marriage of Mrs. Francis
T.. Barbour, will be married TO John \.
Love OF st. Louis. Mo. to-day In Cana
joharie. n. Y. Miss Gillian Is a grand
daughter of the late State Senator
James Arkell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward r. Stoteshury,
who went to California to see the Pam
ama-Pacific Exposition. Will go to sara
toga Springs early next month.
Mrs. John Jacob Aston. who has been
at Bar Harbor since the early part OF
the summer, will go to Newport TO be
the guest of Mrs. George u. Widener.
Mr.. and Mrs. william G%reenough are
visiting her mother, Mrs. Whitney War
rem, In Newport.
The wedding Of Miss Elizabeth p
Austin, a daughter OF the late DIR, Peter
T. Austin. to Walter MILLER will take
Mace in Grace Church on August IS.
Mrs. James +, sullivan Is passing
some time with her sister, Mrs. James
Il. Clews. at her summer place in Glen
Cove, l., |.
The Monday Evening Dances ar
ranged by the Misses Semple at tht
Waldorf Astoria will be resumcd on NO
vember % and will be given thereafter
on November 30 and December G. 10. q
and 81.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-28
DrR per.

Ebenezer Draper died yesterday IN
the Flower Hospital after an Illness
that began on Memorial Day. He was
the third in rank In the Royal Area
mum in this state and held the highest
office in the order in Manhattan. In
Masonry he was past master of Cope
stone Lodge. No. 6il "A member of
Empire Chapter, No. l7o, II. a. NJ {:
4 member Of Palestine Commandery
and the New York Consistoty OF the
scottish Rites and the Mecca Temple,
Mystic Shrine, Mr.. Draper was super
i%n;endcnt Of the Evening Ma Build
ing. lie leaves his wife and tree
sons.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-28
FACES URT-MARTI
FOR FIGHTING Big FIRE
Private Jack Bcrman Fails to
Return to Camp Whitman
at Time Ordered.

CAMP WHITMAN. Fishklll Plains. y.
Y. July 21.-Pr!vate Jack herman of
Company l.. Thirtieth United States Cav
airy. one of the regulars in amp here,
Is facing a court-martial to-day as the
result of heroic work performed at the
$4,000 fire In ~poughkeepsie last sun
day night.
Private Jack did not e. to Plough.
keeps!e with the special squad OF soldiers
sent Ia help fight the fire. lie and two
companions were already in town on n
two days furlough. When the fire siren
sounded he was with one of p~oughkeep-
sizes young maidens. who had become
very fond of Soldier Jack. In spite OF
her protestations Jack went to the fire
and worked all Sunday nlgat, all day
yesterday and part OF last night.
Tn girl friend whom he left in tho
park soon forgot her anger at being de-
serted - suddenly, and several times
during TIE day she took sandwiches and
coffee to Jack while he was working IN
tie ruins OF the fire, holding the hose
or using "A pick.
Jack was due back in camp early
Monday morning, but he failed TO APP
pelr then. When he reported to-day he
learned that he must face "A court.
martial and explain his absence.
The Poughkeepsie firemen rallied to
Private Bermau's support with ~visor.
Chief George Wood of the department
addressed Il letter to his commanding
officer attesting TIE good work done
by him and other soldiers from Camp
Whitman, and scores of prominent
Poughkeepsians telephoncd to headquar-
tiers asking that he be pardoned.
Company, battalion and reglmental
drills composed the routine of Camp
Whitman to-day. Tomorrow the first
sham battle will be fought. Just whether
New York viii again he captured or Al
bany stormed has not been announced,
for tine board OF strategy keeps tho
| plan Of battle a secret until the battle
Is under way, 10 the opposing officers
will have to think quick and will not
know just What to expect,