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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
MAKING Loan Fund Available,

Plans for making North Carolina's
share Of the War Finance Boards bill.
lion dollar agricultural loan fund avail.
able to the farmers OF the state were
formulated at The initial session Of tho
Boards state committee, and farmers
desiring to borrow money can do so
at their local banks. Application
blanks can be -ecured from Chairman
James r. Young, in Raleigh.
Use OF the money is restricted to
the growing, harvesting. preparing for
None OF it Slay be used for any perm.
anent improvement, and interest will
he charged at the rate Of 6 per cent.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29

Mooresville.-Harry P. Deaton An.
nounces in his paper. The Mooresville
Enterprise. that he has sold half in,
terest in the newspaper and job plan,
that he has operated for many years.
Frank B. Freeze Is the purchaser and
vii become an active partner In the
business, beginning October l.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
Home of Judge Bales Ralded.

Charlotte. Of two states
moved upon the premises OF Squire W.
O. Bales, two miles below p'neville,
the North Carolina law enforcers com.
ing away with booty<Of IS quarts OF
bottled in bond whiskey.
Two sets Of officers were involved In
the transaction for reason that part
Of the property Of Squire Bales 10 On
the North Carolina side and part IN
the South Carolina dominion. II %
happened that the stored liquor was
in a crib that was located on Tar Heel
soil.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
Manv Varieties Of Churches.

Pittsburgh. One of the greatest
difficulties confronting the church lies
in the fact that there are IT'S varie.
ties Of churches in America, DR.. Bax'
ter p. Fullerton. Of St. Louis, told the
Worlds Alliance of Presbyterian and
Reformed Churches here.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
Attack Fisheries Commission.

Attack on the constitutionality OF
regulations prescribed by the state
fisheries commission was made in the
supreme court in the hearing OF the
appeal of Henry Dudly, Carteret coun'
ty man, convicted and sentenced for
scraping scallops in Bogue sound.
The case is novel and is almost on
all fours with the status Of child labor
regulations in the state. Both the
fishing and labor regulations are flxed
by boards created by the general as
sembly. The right to Great these
boards is questioned
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
Brock Appointment. Approved

The appointment OF Solicitor Brock.
Of Wadesboro. as Judge Of the fifteenth
district to succeed Judge Adams. is
pleasing. particularly to the Warren
supporters. Mr.. Brock has long be
in party harness and his elevation IS
gratifying to the state 1T large. Sens.
tor Nash a capita, iayorate alwsvs,
named to succeed Solicitor Brock, will
make an able prosecuting officer.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29

Asheboro. - Randolph county fair
will begin September %, and continue
until October /. The first building on
the fair ground is to be 30 by $50 feet
This will be the exhibit building. In
addition to this there will be thirty or
forty stalls for the cattle.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
Port Of MISSING Cigarettes.

Port OF Missing Ci0arettes.
Sixteen thousand dollars worth OF
cigaretts have been stolen from freight
cars at Apex during the last year, ac'
cording to testimony developed in the
Wake county courthouse in the trial
of James Little, sentenced to two
years and a half for stealing ciga'
rettes.
The figures wers given by the rail
road agent at Apex, which is the trans
fer point for shipment of cigaretts
manufactured in Durham.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
MELONS Estimate Correct,

Washington. - Incomplete treasury
reports of collections OF September
Is installments Of income and excess
profits taxes indicated a practical
Certainty that Secretary MELONS esti-
mate Of $525.000,OO0 will be realized,
officials said.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29

Raleigh. Governor Morrison an
nounced the triple appointment OF
Judge William J. Adams, of Carthage
to the supreme court, to succeed the
late Associate Justice William r
Allen: Solicitor Walter e. Brock, OF
WadesborO, to succeed Judge Adams
on the superior court bench, and state
Senator NJ. w. Nash, of Hamlet, so
licitor, to succeed Mr.. Brock.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
judge Holds Up EIectrocution.

Little Rock, Ark. - United States
District Judge Jacob Treiber granted
a writ of habeas corpus in the case
OF six Elaine negroes sentenced to be
electrocuted and issued temporary
restraining order enjoining state au-
.horities from executing sentence
pending hearing of the case.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
Object to Vicious Textbooks

Object to Vicious Textbooks.
Tokio.-Formation Of a committee
which would submit school textbooks
to critical examination, with a view
to roofing out Sources OF interna tional
prejudice, ignorance and hatred. IS
recommended by representative
group Of Japanese peace workers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29

Shelby-The Western North Caro-.
lima Weekly Press association held its
quarterly convention here at the
Cleveland Springs hotel. The editors
were welcomed to the city by Mayo,
J. T. Gardner and tho response was
made by Noah Ho!lowell, of Hender.
sonvile.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
Indian Day is Obv.rved.

Chicago.-Chief Oshkosh, Winnie
bago Indian, recently returned from
France, where he has been teaching
forestry, heads the Indians partici'
pating in Chicago,s celebration Of In.
dian Day.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29

Winston. n.Salem.-James w. Lasley,
died at local hospital from injuries
sustained in Walnut Cove by being run
over by his own automobile. While
cranking the car, which had been lett
In gear, the machine started off.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29

Greensboro.-John Winder. OF this
city, was fined $500 in police court on
charge of retailing. The specific
charge was that he sold a quart of
whiskey to Judge r. C. Strudwick. a
prominent member of the local bar
Winder is a prominent business man.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29

Arex,--The tobacco market opened
with $4,000 pounds and approximately
800 people present. Offerings were
the last cuttings Of very nond descript
type with an average OF approximate
ly Is cents. Travelling buyers say this
was the highest opening in this belt
for type offered.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
Price of Soft Coal Advanced.

st. Louis.-Prices Of soft coal, vir.
tually unchanged since April l, have
been advanced Is cents ton here by
some companies, according to an an
nouncement which declared the other
concerns would make an equal ad.
vance on October /.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
No Divorce for Insanity

Confinement in the state hosn!t.l for
the insane for a period Of 10 years i.
not the separation the statutes con-
template as a cause for divorce. &C.
cording to an opinion written by Chief
Justice Walter Clark in the case Of A.
r. Lee vs.. Saphrony Ann Lee. from
Johnston.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29

Winston.Salem.- THE local tobacco
market opened a new season and sold
100000 pounds at an average Of abouv
25 cents. Farmers here expressed
themselves as being thoroughly salts.
fed with prices received. they, being
larger than had been predicted.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
Hun Celebration Broken Up.

HUN Ce1ebratlon Broken Up.
Berlin-A celebration at Winners.
dorff Of the battle Of Tannenburg, FOL-
lowing the anniversary of that en-.
gagemt.nt, fought in East Prussia in
1914, was broken up by socialists and
commAnists, who overpowered the ma
tionaHsts.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
Masked Men Raid DistilIery.

Bloomfield, Ky. - Twenty masked
and armed men overpowered two
guards at the B. McClasky & Sons
distillery and ESCAPED in seven tour.
ing cars with SS cases and three bar.
rels Of whiskey.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
More Applicants for Jobs,


Continuing the list of parties max
Ing application for appointments as
postmasters in North Carolina. ami
who have taken the examinations,
there is given the lists OF applicants
for postmasters in Greenville, Casio.
MIA and Hickory as follows:
Greenville. vacancy occurred July
q, 1921: examination held August rs,
1921; salary, $4,000; applicants: Dcv.
i'd ]. Whichard J. W. Brown. H. T.
King, E. L. Clark. J. ]. Gilbert, T. X,
Pruette. H. r. Munford.
Gastonia vacancy occurred January
%, 1920: examination held July Is,
1921; salary. $1,000; applicants: Fran
els H. Slate Roger P. Washam, T. G.
Smith, G. D. Boyd, F. 2. Rocket. Eu.
lalic II. Quinn, George X. Rawlings. J.
H. Hanna, +. G. Pasour.
Hickory, vacancy occurred April J..
1921; examination July 16, 1921; sal.
ary, $2,sOO; applicants: M. H. Abee.
H. W. Miller, U. S. G. Bell, c. T. GILL;
ken
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
Cotton Ass ,eiatlon. to Nicer,

! Cotton Association. to Mccr.
! Columbia, S. C.-J. Skottowe Wan.
na maker, president OF the American
@ otton association, announced that
tae association had accepted an invi.
Itation to hold its next annual meeting
in Birmingham October 26-29.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
Five OynMniters Captured.

Chicago.-Fourteen hundred sticks
of dynamite, three inches in diameter
and ten inches long, and 100 sticks
OF T N T were seized by police fol-
lowing the capture Of five dynamiters
in the act Of bombing a shoe repair
shop.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29

Goldsbor0.--At meeting OF the
stockholders of the GpldsDoro Street
Railway company here in the cham.
ber Of commerce rooms the city bought
all outstanding stock in the Goldshoro
Stree. Railway company and in the
future this car line will be owned and
operated by the city government
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
Oldest LAWYER in Raleigh Dead.

Oldest Lawyer tn RaTe1gH 0edu'
Col. J. W. Hinsdale, Oldest member
of the Raleigh Bar and probably the
Oldest practicing attorney in the
state, died at his home after a brief
illness. He was the last surviving
Colonel of the Confederate army liv'
ing in North Carolina.
Colonel Hnsdale on February
celebrated his seventy.eighth birth
day.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29

Washington - Wholesale prices in.
creased 275 per cent in August over
July levels, wholesale food prices lead.
ing tn the advance with an increase
OF 1875 per cent, according to figures
made public by the department of la.
hor
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29

Wake Forest.--Four hundred and
eighty registrants was the total enroll.
ment of Wake Forest College at the
end of the second week Of registra-
tion. This number represents about
seventy-fve students less than the
registration at the same time for the
1920.21 session OF Wake Forest.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
r, r, Car Trust Certificates.

Washington. - Sale of railroad car
trust certificates held by the govern
ment amounting to $30,2sS,5O0 was an
nounced by the War Finance corpora
tiOn
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
Road Contract Awarded.

w. F. McCanless, Charlotte road
contractor, was awarded contract for
the construction of 32 miles of road
in CASTOR county, connecting Casio
mia and Dallas, by the North Carolina
highway commission.
Almost half hundred road con-
tractors were present and filed bids
for the construction OF this road be-
fore the bids were opened.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29

Drowned While Aiding Brother.
Beaufort, S. V.-William Haddock, a
white boy 21 years Of age, was drown.
ed near his home at Hundred Pines
while attempting to rescue his brother
who had called for help.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
Increase Size Of DELEGATIONS.

Increase Size OF Delegations.
Washington. - News from England
indicates that Great Britain will have
six members on her delegation to the
armament conference. If this is her
wish It will be granted and every del.
egation will be increased.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29

Fayettevie.-Five cotton mills In
this city are experiencing an enforced
shut-d down for two days week caused
by the power economy program of
the Carolina Power company, made
necessary by low water In the streams
from which the company's electric
power is generated. Fifty.three other
mills on the Carolina company's lines
are similarly affected.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
5000 View BODY Of Actress.

! 5000 View Body Of Actress.
Los Angeles. - Approximately 5000
persons viewed the body of Miss Vir.
gipia Rape, motion picture actress,
for whose alleged murder Roscoe
("Fatty") Arbuclle is held in thsi San
Francisco prison!
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29

Asheville.-At a mass meeting held
in the courthouse and attended by be-
tween 500 and 600 persons, Attorney
Spears Reynolds, former judge Of
municipal court arraigned the acts Of
the city commissioners and following
his address three others spoke fa>
oring the recall Of Mayor Gallatin
Roberts, Commissioner Of Public
Work r. J. Sheriff., and Commissioner
Of Public Safety r. l.. Fitzpatrick.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
Bar Silver Price Advances.

=, Bar SIIVer Pr1ce NuVahCeS.
New York.-An advance in the price
OF bar silver in London, due mainly to
continuance Of the demand from
China and India, was met by an ad.
vance here to 6S% cents an ounce.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
Beer Dill Back Before Senate.

Washington.-The beer bill got be-
fore the senate by a vote of 81 to %
after Chairman Penrose, Of the finance
committee, had sought to have the tax
revision bill taken up first.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
$50 Bodies Recovered.

Paris. - Up to morning $50 bodies
had been recovered from the ruins
lat Oppau where the plant of the Ba-
Aishe Aniline company blew up.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
Applicants for Postmaster.

AppViCdVIS IOT VVoN"ookS''
Washington, Specially -Four vacan'
cies exist in North Carolina for ad'
mission to the Military Academy at
West Point next July, the War De-
partment announced. The vacancies
are in the third, sixth, ninth and tenth
districts.
Florence Cain has been appointed
acting postmaster at Elizabethtown'
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29

Asheville.-An optimistic statement
concerning the future business outlook
for the country was given out here by
r. f. Simpson, general manager OF
the Southern Railway system. While
here Mr.. Simpson has been prom.
inent figure attending the Scottish Rite
ceremonies, and delivered one of the
principal lectures bfore the COnstitu.
tional Class OF Scottish Rite Masons
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
Henderson to be Electrocuted,

Frank Henderson. Madison county
white man, lost his last appeal for
life when the governor declined to
interfere with the death sentence OF
the courts. He will he electrocuted
October 10 for the murder Of his wife
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
Reduce Discount Rates.

: New York. - The directors Of the
Federal Reserve bank Of New York
cut the rediscount rate from 51A to 5
per cent.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29

Chapel Hill.-The continuance Of the
longest drought in the history of
Chapel Hill has forced the University
to postpone its opening from Septem-
Der ", to Tuesday, October 4.
There has been no real rain here
worthy Of the name since the middle
OF May There have been few show
ers, but these have barely laid the
dust. The vegetable and grain crops
OF the region have been killed.
The meagre Summer population has
been able to get along in recent weeks
because, 1t has been served by a water
plant designed for the peak load OF
the college year. But even with this
relatively small demand a serious wa.
ter scarcity has arisen.
A thorough survey OF all possible
sources of water supply around Chapel
Hill demonstrates that the drying up
process has gone so far that, even II
there should be considerable. rain in
the next few days, there would still be
danger to health in opening on sche.
dule time.
It is planned to eliminate the
Thanksgiving recess in order to make
up for the week lost by postponement.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
Decision on Bars In Saloons.

Madison, Wis-Bars in saloons need
not be removed or altered to comply
with the new state prohibition law,
Judge Stevens told attorneys for Mil
waukee saloon interests.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
Strike is Voted, But Deferred.

Chicago. - Railroad shonmen be.
longing to the Six Federated Shop
Crafts union have voted to strike
against the general railroad wage ne.
duction Of July /, 1921, but will defer
action,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29

Gastonia.-The board Of city school
commissioners has accepted the bid
of Sydney Splitter & Company, of To.
ledo, Ohio for the entire issue of $450..
900 school bonds, proceeds of which
are to be used for the erection of a
new high school building and for al,
ditions to the colorcd school building
In North Gastonia.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for the stag
ing of the episodes of our early his
tory on Roanoke Island are in full
sway, and indications are that every.
thing ready for the cameramen.
A rehearsal of the storming OF Fort
Raleigh by the Indians, when the tif.
teen men left by Sir Richard Green.
Vile were slain or driven into their
boats tC perish later was helt under
the direction OF Mrs. Thomas OF the
Department of Education
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-09-29
STATE UNIVERSITY
OPENING DELAYED
GOOD OPENING Of
TOBACCO MARKETS
CHAPEL HILL SUFFERING THE
LONGEST DROUGHT IN THE
HISTORY OF THE TOWN.
LIGHT OFFERINGS OF FA,RL~
GOOD WEED MARKED DAY
IN PIEDMONT SECTION.
NO RAIN IN SEVERAL MONTHS
HIGHEST At FuQuAY SPRINGS
Sanford Got Into Action With 5000
Pounds at an Average Of 4 Little
Better Than 23 csnt3.
The Usual Thanksgiving Recess Will
Probably be Eliminated In Order
to Recover Lost Time.
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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-03-11

nonresident president and directors
of some established highway or route
of travel that has been fostered by
an intensive campaign of advertising.
The North Cross State Highway
passes through and serves eleven
counties. The population of these
counties is 29S,595 emitting the COM
bined population of Kansas City and
st. Louis. The Ocean-to- Ocean High
way passes through and directly
serves only nine counties and the
population of these counties is only
r166,O31. The value of farm proper
ty on the North Cross State is s294,-
657,420. The value of farm property
on ocean-to-o Ocean is $236,O27, ,054.
The value of farm crops on the North
Cross State is $50, POI, ,21O0O and on
the Ocean-to-Ocean, $20,354. .219.0O. .
The assessed value of lands and town
lots on the Ocean-to-0cean, including
the cities of st. Joseph and Hannibal,
Is $91 ,462, ,7s3,00, against $122sS4,-
$4,000 on the North Cross State, ex-
cluding Kansas City and st. Louis.
The North Cross State directly
serves forty-flve town, cities and viii
lages with combined population of
60,OS5, excluding Kansas City and St.
Louis, while the ocean-to-Ocean di-
rectly serves twenty-five towns, vii
lagos and cities with population,
excluding Hannibal and st. Joseph,
of a4l64.
That the North Cross State High
way is sthe way of least resistance"
is emphasized by the fact that rail-
way construction invariably follows
the easiest grades and is an index to
the richness of a states territory.
The Ocean-to- Ocean which practical
ly parallels the Hannibal and st. Jo-
seph railways follows or crosses ten
railway lines, while the North Cross
State, which practically parallels the
Wabash Railway. parallels or crosses
eighteen railroads. This does not
take into account the railroads which
enter the cities of St. Joseph, Hanni-
bal, ST. Louis and Kansas City.
The Way of Least Resistance is
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-03-11

the practical route to take in cross
ing the state east and west. To those
who have crossed the state over the
North Cross State and the ocean-to-
Ocean, it is needless to speak of
grades, the hills to be reduced and
the valleys to be filed. 1t is mat
ter of common knowledge that the
Hannibal and st. Joe Railroad has
for years been in a quandry In decid-
ing what to do with their line of road,
which parallels the Ocean-to-Ocean
Highway, and finally decided hat
rather than double track their pres
ent line, they would enter into a
working agreement with the Santa
Fe for the construction of what was
termed a water level line between
Carrollton and Mexico, and there
connect with the present Burlington
line to st. Louis. They have, pur-
chased ,the right-of-way and had not
the government taken over the rail-
roads, trains would now be running
over this line which practically fol-
lows the North Cross State Highway
on which the grades are reduced to
minimum. What better evidence
than this is needed? The judgment
of the best railroad construction en-
gineers of the country is that the
North Gross State is the way of least
resistance. If a new double track
road can be built through 4 new
country cheaper than an additional
track can be added to line already
built, surely that is sufficient reason
why the driver of a motor vehicle
would choose the North Cross State
in preference to the Ocean-to-ocean
in crossing the state, provided the
construction was of equal character.
In fact if all the routes from st.
Louis to Kansas City. were built of
like material, the topography of the
road would invariably throw the traf-
fic over the North Cross State High
way, the way of least resistance. Let
us not forget that the North Cross
State Highway connects. a territory
that cannot be surpassed with sim
liar. road mileage in the state and