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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06
SOUTHERN SEEKS REDUCTION
Action 6egun in United States Court
for Western District to Have its
1921 Assessments Set Aside.

Grensboro.-Alleging that the tax
assessments of their property in North
Carolina are excessive and discrimina.
tory and that under the statutes they
have no right of appeal to the State
Board of Equalization or to any other
state board or court, the Southern
Railway company began action in the
United States court for the Western
district of North Carolina to have its
1921 assessments set aside.
The Southern states in its bill that
it has no desire to eihparrass the coun
ties, municipalities or school districts
and expresses willingness to pay
when due, whatever taxes it may owe
based on a proper valuation, leaving
to be fought over only the taxes or
that part of the assessment which il
claims is excessive.
The Southern alleges that the as
sessment of its property in North Car
Olina at above $96,OOO,OOO is more
than $30,O00,000 in excess of it's true
value. It states further that, should
this assessment stand its taxes il
North Carolina will be increased NOR,
than $1S0OO0 over last year as the re
suit of the action of the counties IL
reducing the assessments on real es
tate and increasing the tax rates.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06
WAS CLEARED OF CORRUPTION
AND ALL OTHER CHARGES
BY SENATE COMMITTEE.
CASE IS NOW UP TO SENATE
On But Two Of Major Issues Were the
Republicans and Democrats In
Harmony in Reports Filed.
Vol. AAXU.

Washington - Opinions conflicting
along party lines were presented by
majority and minority members of the
senate privileges and elections COM
mittee on the Ford-Newberry 1918
senatorial election contest from Michi.
gen.
The majority report cleared Senator
Truman H. Newberry, the republican
candidate, of corruption and all other
charges and recommended that he be
legally seated. The democratic men,
bers asserted that Senator Newberry
was nominated by corrupt and illegal
methods and practices and recon-
mended that his seat be declared va.
cant.
With the filing of the reports the
case now goes to the senate for final
decision, which probably will not be
made for several weeks. Meanwhile.
It is understood, Senator Newberry
will not attend the senate SESSIONS.
O monty two major issues were the
republicans and democrats in har.
mony in the reports filed. They
agreed that Henry Ford. the demo.
cratic contestant, had not been elect
ed to the seat from Michigan. They
also agreed that too much money had
been spent in the Michigan primary
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06
COMMISSIONER GRAHAM CALLS
ATTENTION TO A RECENT
ACT OF LEGISLATURE.
THE TAX MUST Be COLLECTED
The Law Imposes a Fine Of Five Dol.
lars Per Day on Every Glnner who
Operates Without a License.
Raleigh.

AS there are number of cotton
ginners who have not complied with
the law requiring them to take out
license to operate, Major w. A. Gra-
ham, Commissioner of Agriculture,
has issued notice warning delinquent
ginners.
Major Graham's notice of warning
follows:
There are number of cotton gin
ners in the state who have not yet
applied for license to operate cot
ton gin during this season. Their at
tention is called to the fact that the
last season of the legislature passed
law requiring that all ginners make
application for license to the Commits
sioner of Agriculture and that sucl
ginners collect for the next two
years a tax of twenty-five cents pei
bale on all cotton ginned, remittins
this monthly to the Department OF
Revenue.
"'The law imposes fine of Sve dol
lars per day on all ginners who op
crate without securing state licenses
Therefore, it is directed that gin
ners who have not yet secured theiI
License to operate write the Commits
sioner of Agriculture requesting ;
form of application for license which
should be filled out and Forwarded
| Immediately.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06
US. CONFEREES
ARE ANNOUNCED
HUGHES, LODGE, UNDERWOOD
AND ROOT SELECTED BY
PRESIDENT HARDING.
NO G0UGING OF THE VISITORS
Steps Already Taken to Prevent
Profiteerino In the capital-Far
East Questions Likely to Preceds
Armament Discussion.
By EDWARD B. CLARK.

WaShington.-It has been announced
by President Harding that the Amer-
can members of the forthcoming con
ference on limitation Of armanrnts
and Far East problems will be
Charles Evans Hughes, secretary of
state, Republican; Henry Cabot Lodge,
United States senator from Massa-
chuSetts and chairman Of the senate
committee on foreign relations, Re
publican; Elihu Root, former secretary
of state and one time senator from
New York, Republican, and Oscar w.
Underwood senior United States
senator from Alabama. Democrat.
Recently is was declared that the
Washington officials felt the confer.
ence would not he so long drawn out
as at first 1t was believed must he the
case. In fact. one or two Of the
officials have said that they believe
agreements we'll can be reached with
in a limit of three months. There
has been a change in this feeling
within few days II Is now thought
to be certain that the conference will
90 well into the spring and that per-
haps early summer still may see the
cOnierees at work.
President Harding and Secretary OF
itH'e Hughes have found it necessary
" call attention to a matter which
already has been discussed by the
present. writer. The necessity of
brevity in newspaper headlines has
caused the coming conference fire.
quenly to be called a disarmament con-
ference The President and the secre'
tary of state desire particularly that
the country should know that IT Is
nothing of the kind, but is confer.
ance called to DISCUSS and to agree
on "limilation of armamcnts."
Visitors Not to Be Gouged.
Washington has been much upset
by the stories which have gone abroad
of the intended gol,ging by local land
lords and local merchants OF the
foreign visitors and the vast throns
of American visitors who will be here
during the conference. The rea'
estate board has taken up the matter
and the various commercial bodies
here also have taken 1t up. 1t is now
declared that there will be no profit
pcring In Washington while the
visitors are here and that any attempt
at it properly will be checked ant
that If any one succeeds in the actua
act of gouging, and it can he proved
he will he promptly and properly pun
iShcd.
1t took only Sne known instance t.
start the crusade against proiitecr
Ing in the capital. The representa-
tivcs of one foreign embassy found {
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06
IN Wind Up Affairs and Quit.

Tarboro. ro.-Realizing that the large
capital and surplus of the First Ma
tional Bank and Farmers Banking
and Trust company give the public
ample banking facilities; and the fact
that the Pamlico Savings and 1rusi
company under present conditions
cannot make money; the board Of di
rectors have authorized the liquidation
of the bank, according to announce
ment. On and after Tuesday, Sep
tember 9th the bank will not receive
deposits, but will be kept open fol-
the purpose Of paying checks.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06

house which they Knew would be
suited to the purposes of their con-
ference delegation. They asked the
owner of the house what rent he would
ask for 1t for u period Of six months.
He promptly said that he would give
1t over for $1,000 month. This
meant that the rental would be $4,000
for the six months.
The house actually is worth only
$1,000 So it can be seen that the
renters in six months would have paid
about $1,000 more than the value Of
tile property. This matter was
brought to the attention of the State
department, and the owner Of the
property in question will continue to
occupy it himself. This proved In
stance Of attempted profteering has
been Of service, for 1t has forced q
campaign here which will stop like
things in tile future.
The questions Of limiting armaments
and of solving Far East problems
first will be taken up In the confer.
ence, because until they are settled
It will be almost impossible to take
any action along lines Of armament
limitation
Far East Problems.
There are conditions in the Far
East which might make for war
China looms large as a perplexing sub
iect; so does Siberia, and so do some
of the islands Of the seas. What are
called spheres Of influence must be
considered; mandates under the
League of Nations must be considered
and many other things must come ir
the category Of necessary cOnsidera
tiOn.
When all these things are fixed, un(
the conferees agree, the matter o,
navies probably will be taken up. Thu
countries chiefly interested today II
navy limitations are the United
States, Great Britain and Japan al
though Of course Italy and France arr
to some extent interested.
As the country already knows
probably pretty definitely, the question
Of how big an army each nation ma.
keep for defensive purposes VIII form
one of the chief matters Of discus
sion. 1t is pretty fair prediction
that when the conference is OVER
will he found that France will be al
lowed to retain larger force of sol
diers than Is any other country
France fears future aggression fror
the East.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06
One out Of every twenty-five farms
In the United States is operated by .
woman.
Work for UnskiIIed Problem.

Increased activity in textile and
numbering industries has brought con-
tinued improvement in the unemploy.
ment situation in North Carolina ac'
cording to NJ. L. Shipman, State Direc'
tor of the Employment service Place
ments througa the five offices maiu
tained in the state totaled 252 during
the past week. Tobacco factories are
also operating nearer to normal, aud
employing more men and women.
Mot II the trained workers have
got Jobs; the problem is finding work
for the mass OF unskilled workers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06
Man With Many Wives.

One hundred deserted women are
claiming to be the widows OF X. l..
Carson. he of seven aliases, who died
at the MontrOse Sanitarium in Wea-
verville, September 4.
J. Scroop styles. attorney for D'' J.
NJ. Crawford who was appointed ad-
miristrator for the deceased needs
another clerk to attend to his mail,
since the news Of the demise Of the
man OF mystery" became public
Women from Maine TO California
have written their claims to widow
hood. ---. --- --
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06
Reply to De Valera.

London. The Sim Fein leaders
were invited by Prime Minister Lloyd
George to a conference in London, Oc.
tober II, on an Irish peace adjust
ment. The invitation was extended in
Lloyd Georges reply to Eamonn De
Valera.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06

Washington. - Possible emergency
measures by municipalities to cut
down the number of the country's in
voluntary idle were taken up at the
public hearing before the public
works committee Of the national con.
ference on unemployment.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06
BottIers Endorse Sales Tax.

Raleigh. N. C.-Adoption of reso-
luton protesting against the proposed
excise tax on manufacturers of soft
drinks in the new revenue act and fav.
oring a manufacturers sales tax on
all industries featured the eighth an
nual convention Of the North Caro-.
lima Bottlers Association here.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06
Reduction ior Cannon Mills.

Reduction Of nine per cent from
the values placed upon the Cannon
chain of mills in Cabarrus county by
the local authorities was granted ny
the State Board of Equalization. AT.
proximately S12,OO0,O00. less the %
per cent horizontal reduction the
county commissioners ordered on all
property in April.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06
Denies States Jurisdiction.

Denying that it is citizen OF the
state and pitching its fight on prac
tically the Same basis adopted by the
Southern railway, with the omission
Of the attack on the validity Ot IT,
franchise tax, the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad entered the Federal Court
for the Eastern District Of Nortf
Carolina seeking an injunction to pre-
vent the collection of taxes levied up
on it in the thirty counties in which
It's lines are operated
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06
Test of Charleston Harbor.

Charleston, S. C.--The heaviest
draft ship to enter this port in several
months was the tanker Bradford, with
a cargo OF 10000 barrels of crude oil
from Port Labos, Mexico, for the re.
fnery.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06
ku XIX klan Condemned.

Indianapolis Preceding the parade
the G. A. r. delegates met in busi-
ness session and passed resolution
condemning the Ku klux klan The
Sons of Veterans passed a simiisr res
OlutiOn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06

Chicago. Taxes. TRANSFORMATION and
new transportation legislation are
among the matters scheduled for dis
cussion at the sessions of the national
conference of State Manufacturers AS
sociations, which opened here.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06

Denver. - DR.. Gilbert L. Lininger,
Pueblo dentist and former army Of.
fcer, was arrested at Pueblo on a
charge of theft of army dental sup
plies during August, 1919, while sta.
toned at Camp Jackson
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06
Grippe Attacks Babe Ruth.

New York.--Babe Ruth is confined
TO bed at his hotel here with an at
tack of grippe which prevented him
from playing with the New York team
against the Athletics at Philadelphia.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06

Atlanta. of six OF nine
free hospitals for crippled children
which the Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine
are to establish in various parts of
Norti. L.nerica at cost of $2,00O,OO
have been decided upon by the trus.
tcAS
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06
International Justice Court.

Observation-Disclosures Of international
law constitute a majority of the mem.
bers of the new court of international
justice as just elected by the League
of Nations.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06
Postmaeters Commissioned.

Washington, (Snocian. -- Pos:mae'
ter have been commissioned as fol
lows:
Meege, Artenas S. Bush; Ringwood
Jesse A. Harris.
Postoffce inspectors are making
investigations with view to ap-
pointing postmasters at Bushnell and
Pinehall
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06
MAKE APPLICATION
. FOR HALF MILLION
FARM OWNERS OF LENolR Al,l
ADJACENT COUNTIES ARE
APPLYING FOR LOANS. i
NO DIFFICULTY IS EXPECTED
The List Of Applicants to the loea'
Farms Loan Association for Loans
10 Steadily Inereasins.

Kinston. owners In ahcr
townships In Lenoir and
counties have applied for ne,,
900 in government loans 10 10.
estimated by officers Of the /
loan association. The lisl
cants is increasing. 1t is
that no difficulty will be /.
curing the entire sum.
The majority of the membe.
association are residents ol -,.,
county, and the bulk Of the NO
ed will be expended within th.. ,..-.
ty.
While tobacco in the t-ale.L lo.t
is bringing an average price .! less
than rs cents a pound han1'ads 6,
market reports tell OF supa!nT laa.
selling for sums ranging from Az c."
to nearly 81, Indicating that
1921 crop fully up to the a.drt rj d
which the region is capahiG 80 SO.
age would be considerably l. -.-
Greensboro.-The election OF { A.
Reynolds OF Winston. Salem, chair
man, was the only happening OF any
note at the call meeting Of the exc
cutive committee Of the republican
party in North Carol!ua. which was
held here.
Woman's place in the committee
and the party was gone into, but moth
ing of a definite nature was done.
the committee deciding 1t best to wait
the state convention next year.
Charlotte. - An unusual case, per.
haps the first Of its kind ever tried in
Mecklenburg county. invoHus ,ue
prosecution Of a minister or justice OF
the peace for neglecting to file mar.
riage license with the register OF
deeds within the prescribed time, oc.
Cured.
Rev. C. M. Graham. a we'll known
negro minister OF Charlotte, was tried
on this charge before Magistrate F.
B. Alexander, convicted and fined 5000
and costs.
Charlotte.-Pledges and cash total.
ing 100000 we're received in a cam.
paign to raise funds for the construc.
tion of the proposed Dilworth Metho'
dist church.
The total amount in sight is now
100000. This is composed Of gift
Of $4,000 made by J. B. Duke, the
$50 900 raised Sunday and about $780,.
600 to be realized from the sale Of the
church property. The new church will
cost about 5000, 900.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06
Trucks Ruininu Railroad.

Athens, Ga.-Automobile truck com.
petition may force the Gainesville
Midland railroad into the scrap pile,
according to letter from w. B. Yeas
ey, receiver for the road.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06
Road Contracts are Awarded.

Contracts awarded by the State
Highway Commission for the con
struction of 4043 miles of road in the
Ninth Construction district indicate
still further decline in the cost OF
road building,
The total Of the four contracts
awarded was S94,2AS.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06
Metts Marshal at State Fair.

Col. JOHN Van p MOSS, adjutant
general of Nor,h Carolina, las been
appointed chief marshal of the six
tieth state fair by Mrs. George w.
Vanderbilt president of the North
Carolina agricultural society. accord
ing to an announcement by Col. Jos.
f. POguo, secretary.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06
State Notes Sell Readily.

Five millions of North Carolina
notes were sold in New York by state
Treasurer Lacy, according to advices
received here, and the paper was
handled for sos.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06

Rockingham m.-The boil weeVll IL
now to be found in every part OF
Richmond county, and has been ano
Is still doing serious damage to the
crop, This with the drought VIII
cause this county's 1921 crop to be
scarcely 5000 bales, and is in strik
ing contrast to the 23,676 bale crol
of 1920.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06

Sanford. Mayor w. II. Fits tend
cred the Carolina Power and Llgh'
company $4,000 gallons of water dan!
90 long as available in order to enable
the company to operate its Rale'gH
steam plant, thus furnishing power
with which to operate the numerous
enterprise dependent upon 1t.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06

Kinston. The establishment of the
first commercial rabbitry in this sec
ton at LaGrange may mean the begin
ming of considerable industry in The
territory, according to federal animal
husbandry men. w. J. Brothers is re
sponsible for the innovation. Broth
ers will breed Guinea pigs and white
mice as well as hares and rabbits.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06

Tarboro.-The TarborO high scho'
has organized four literary socleue
for the coming year, for the tralhlh'
of pupils in debating, declaimin@' r.
citing. etc. Two Of the organization
are fcr the eighth grade. one for tn
hovs and one for girls. The other t"'
are for the ninth, tenth and eleventh
grade boys and girls.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06

Charlottesville opening of foreign
mort so that Southern textile gooo.
NAV 20 into all parts of the wori'
will he the hobby of Congressman a.
7, Rulwinkle while he is in the House
of representatives, he told Charlotte
Civilians in addressing them at theif
luncheon in the chamber of commerce
assembly room.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06

Fayetteville.-When J NJ Lilies, 10
cal photographer, went to his room a
his boarding house on Maiden Lar
the picture that greeted him was tina
of big 1O-pound 'rossum lying com
fortahly in the middle of his bed Bii
" was yawning sleepily as Mr.. Llle'
entered the room The captive l.
now being fattened for an old-timt
'possum supper.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06

Greenville. Some two hundred odd
farmers from every section of the
country attended mass meeting o.
cotton and tobacco growers held al
the court house here relative to plan
for canvassing the county in the in
terest of the cooperative marketing
association.
Congressman Hallet s. Ward, OF
Washington, delivered stirring ap
peal in behalf Of the organization
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1921-10-06

Asheboro-The water situation II
Asheboro has become so acute that
the mayor is urging the people to
avoid any waste of water in any pub
lie places, and that housekeepcrs sec
to it that no water is wasted in the
homes. A very deep we'll used by on'
of the factories has been tapped an6
will supplement the towns supply fo'
the present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05
'Today's News
in Paragraphs

Chinese sailors battle guards about
Japanese snip. Page 1
Joint reclassification body may change
name and aid reorganizers. Page l
Senate votes to leave smoking ban to
department heads. Page 1
President vetoes measure to stop Army
recruiting. Page 1
Joint services in Episcopalian chapels
of st. Alban's set for tomorrow,
Page 2
Tariff bills temporarily laid aside in
Senate. Page 2
MOSCOW government takes drastic steps
to crush anti-soviet activities in Rus
sia. Page 2, Part 2
House committee investigating conduct
of the war has announced it will call
Gen. Pershing as witness.
Page 3-Part 2
Sir Arthur Chamberlain thinks it be-
meath dignity for allies to renew re-
quest to u. S. for cancellation of
debts, following a refusal
Page 3-Part 2
Bishop Harding to institute Rev. DIR.
Freeman as rector of Church of the
Epiphany. PAGE 8
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-05
REORCAN|zERS GET
j. S. CLERKS OFFER
Suggestion Made to Change
Name of Conference on
Redistribution.

Full power Of the joint conference on
reclassification will be thrown behind
the congressional committee on re-
organization of the government de-
partments. even to the extent of
amending the name Of the former body,
If necessary.
This was made known today by Jere-
miah Connolly, chairman of the joint
conference on reclassification, to
whom it was suggested that the name
Of the organization be changed to
Joint conference on reclaSsification
and reorganization"
Mr.. Connolly indicated that the sug-
gestion will receive careful considera-
tion and will be brought to the atten-
tion of the full conference at it's meet
Ing next Tuesday.
1.-The conference stands ready to give
the congressional committee any and
every aid possible" Chairman Connolly
said. 1--WE are not asleep to the re-
organization proposition. l believe that
there is no better qualified authority
that the congressional committee could
consult than the organized federal en-
ployes."
Chairman Connolly pointed out that
his conference is made up of leading
ministrative and technical positions, who
helped largely in the work Of the re-
classification commission.
1--WE hold that our men know as much
about reorganization needs as probably
any men in the SERVICE" Mr.. Connolly
said, land we are anxious to help the
members of Congress if they SO desire. -