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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-09-14
Report Greeks Now In Fliuht.

Paris --latest advices reaching Of
cclal circles here on the Asia Minor
situation declare that hll that 70.
mains OF the Greek army is 100000
men fleeing in utter rout before the
Turkish Nationalists and now lesa
than 60 miles from the Mediterranean.
Tho advices declare 1t is probable
that only half that number OF Greeks
will reach the sea, as organized fight
ing units of Turks are now within 50
miles CT Smyrna and Az miles from
the Sea of Mtrmora. /
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-09-14
Cotton Moving at Many Points.

Receiving points ut all important
places in the cotton belt that do not
have state licensed warehouses are
being established by B. F. Brown, man
ager of the cotton department OF the
North Carolina Cotton Growers Co.
operative association. Field represen-
tatives OF the association will be given
regular Itineraries Of towns in the
counties in which they are located. In
addition to the field agents, who will
begin receiving cotton right away,
there will be receiving agents at many
important warehouses to take cotton
and ship it for members.
The cotton association has complet-
ed negotiations with warehouses to re-
ceive cotton at the following places:
Pee Dee, Monroe, Polkton, Statesvil!e,
Mt. Gilead, Morven, Lilesville, Row
land, Moncure, Fayetteville, Dunn,
Smlthfeld, Croednore, Louisburg. kel'
ford, Clinton, PoIochsville, New Bern,
Oriental, La Grange.
Contracts have been made by the
association with the, following ware.
houses, which have not yet received
their state licenses bat which Will
have them within the next few days,
az their applications are now in Wash
irgton for approval: Charlotte, Greens
boro, Garland, Garner, Kinston, Kings
Mountain, Henley. Ellington, Mount
Olive, Littleton. Middlesex, Nashville
Norlina, Sanford, Elizabeth City, Ever
etts.
Negotiations are pending with
score Of other warehouses at different
points throughout the state. These
will be completed, It is expected. be
fore cotton begins to move In large
volume. In the meantime, cotton re
ceived by receiving agents or ship
ped by members will be stored In one
OF the warehouses named above.
TIE first samples received at the
state headquarters Of the cotton asso
citation was batch OF Al from the
cotton warehouses at Polkton and
Morven. The samples were promptly
classed and this department OF the
cotton association set In motion.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-09-14
STATE HIGHWAY
COMMISSION MEETS
OVER 1900 MILES OF NEW ROADS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION, COST.
ING Ss4,ooo,ooo.
OVER TOO MILES. COMPLETED
Subcommittee Manned to Work Out
Proposed Anne endments to State
Read Law.

Ralel8n.
Nineteen hundred miles Of roads let
10 contract al al approximate cost Of
s34,000,000, ana 1000 miles Of other
roads under maintenance at cost Of
less than three million dollars for the
lS month period since the State High
way Commission was reOrganized in
May, 1921, was the summary Of the
work of the commission presented to
the members in session by Chairman
Frank Pags.
Meeting for ths first time in three
months, the commission spent the en-
tire day in taking stock Of what has
been done, and in clearing the way
for future activities in road construc-
ton and maintenance throughout the
state.
Looking beyond the immediate needs
Of the commission, Chairman Page,
upon the suggestion Of the commits
sioner, named a subcommittee to work
out suggested amendments to the
state road law to be presented to the
general assembly in 1923. Members
of the committee are Chairman Page,
Commissioners Hill, Cox, Wilkerson,
McGirt and DoughtOn.
Road mileage already let to con.
tract has reached the economic limit
of the state to build roads, in the
opinion of the engineering staff OF
the commission, and no more con.
tracts will be let, with the exception
Of more urgent projects, until next
spring, when . considerable part OF
the mileage now under construction
will have been completed and material
and contractors viii be- available fol
new work.
The entire day was taken up by the
commission in working over the re
port of Commissioner Page and the
discussion Of plans for more INTENSIVE
attention to construction work ant
maintenance Of roads in the state sys
TEN.
Nineteen hundred miles of road, 93l
miles of which H. Of hard surfaced
type, let to contract and over 7Ot
miles of which has been already com
pleted and put into use Is RECORD
without parallel in the annals of road
| building in America, declares State
Highway Engineer Charles M. Upham
Pennsylvania undcr Colonel George
Uhlcr got 1900 miles under construc
tion In that length Of time, which wal
regarded as phenomenal.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-09-14
Greek Corps Reported Captured.

Paris.--The Turkish advance guards
now are less than thirty miles from
Smyrna, according to the latest official
advices reaching Paris from Angora
The Nationalist cavalry is reported as
making dash for the coast at Smyr
ma.
Angora reports the capture Of an
entire Greek army corps of the south
ern group which was encircled in tht
regioa Of Salihil and surrendered. The
cities Of Balikesri and Sandirdhl have
been occupied by the NationalistS.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-09-14
Eighth State In Federal Tax.


North Carolina stands eighth in the
payment Of taxes into the federal
treasury, coming up short only a triiio
more than $2,OO0,0OO on its grand to-
tai, while the nation was shrinking
$1,397, ,9O5.97S.
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylya-
MA, Illinois. Michigan, Ohio, Massa-
ehusetts and California alone exceed
North Carolina in the symbols of ma.
tiOn riches. Each Of these great states
has one or more cities which contain
more than one-fourth OF North Caro-.
linas population and three of them
have cities which incorporate moro
citizens than are In all North Caro-.
Nina. These congestcd centers pro-
luce great taSab!es. But North Caro-
lima without a municipality apprecia.
bly, above $4,000 in population, is in
the favored group Of eight. The analy.
sis OF the North Carolina showing as
crlhes much of the loyal wealth to to-
bacco, but Virginia and Kentucky, both
far under North Carolina, have made
their reputation on North Carolina to.
bacco. And each has city larger
than any five North Carolina claims.
North ,Carolina's collections shrank
from $134,790,0OO or thereahouts to
$122,41S,329. That was loss Of less
than 2 per cent. Florida was next with
II per cent loss. But tho country was
badly smitten. 1t paid last year si,.
| 6s5, ,357 O619 This year the gross
amount is only $3,197,A5l.oS2, q loss
OF nearly fourteen hundred millions.
Virginia is nearest North Carolina
among the Southern states and the Old
Dominion produced siG.E95,9.S
South Carolina fell off 63 per cont,
! Delaware and Idaho co. Mississippi SO.
South Dakota IS, Utah So, Georgia and
Arizona 40. The local collectors of
nce had hoped, in that showing, that
! his turns out to be the richest distr'cs
In the country. New York stat has
Eve divisions which produced SV..
| 100000. That beats North Carolina.
Two other states made a bigger dis.
trict average. but North Carolina
comes fourth.
Employment figures in Commissions
or M. l.. Shipmans office showed 500
registrations last week and 499 place
nents, and improvement.
Skilled applicants for work found
lo1 places, unski1led 319, clerical and
professional 43, domestic SO. Char
lvtte led the way this time with 1l2
Asheville came second with 1lO and
Winston Salem third with 95 Green's
boro had 81, Raleigh 4S and Whining
ton 66.
State Democratic Chairman Davs
Norwood of Salisbury is here for sew
seAl days again this week and this
time TIE chairman Is working on let
ters to which larger and smaller or
ganizations which will help in the fall
registrations and voting.
As the approach Of school takes hun
dreds and even thousands Of teachers
and students away, Mr.. Norwood IL
calling upon the registration officials
to allow the registrauts who must be
absent the privilege of registering un
der the absentee voters act.
The letters to county chairmen ask
ing them to pritite for the making ol
county vice-chairmen, positions to bt
filed with women, have been mailed
and in time there will be 100 assist
ing chairman who will be women.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-09-14
To Build Hospital For Disabled Vets.

Washington. Erection OF a new
hospital to cost $75o,0OO for disabled
service men In the fourth district.
comprising Virginia, West Virginia,
Maryland and the District OF Colum.
bia, will begin when a suitable site
can be obtained, Director Forbes. OF
tho Veterans Bureau, announced. Mr..
Forbes has just returned from an in
spection Of available sites at Goshen.
Va. and Pence Springs. w. Va.
The hospital will accommodate ESQ
patients and will make - hospitals to
he established under the S17000,00o
appropriation authorized by the SEQ
ond Langley bill.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-09-14
FrsIoh. Movement an Increase.

Washington. - Desptte the effect Of
the shopmen's strike, freight loadings
on all the country's railroads durins
the week ended August 20 totaled
S90,s3s cars. an Increase Of 34.s19 cars
as compared with the preceeding week
according to report by the Associa
tion Of Railway Executives. Goa
loadings totaled Ill ,0sS, or 2a071 more
than the week before. ithe report show.
"A 4IFel 80 - . l
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-09-14
Kaiser viii Marry Widowed Princes

Kaiser viii Marry Widowed Princess,
London. - The former kaiser's in.
tended bride is Princess Hermine OF
Reuss, "a years Of age, widow, accord.
ing to a report quoted by the Daily
Mails Berlin correspondent.
The engagement, he adds, will not
be announced until after the anniver.
sary OF the late ex.ksiserine's birth
day. October %.
Princess Hermine 10 the widow Of
Prince Jean Of Schonaich. .Caroloth,
who died In April. 1920. She was
born December H. 1887. and is the
mother Of five children, the eldest Of
whom Is "A.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-09-14
Allen Portrait Given to slate.

Before an ass emily that taxed the
seating capacity Of the North Carolina
supreme court room. Judge Frank
Daniels reviewed the life. character
and achievements Of the late W. r.
Allen, associate Justice Of tho court.
aud for the members Of the Allen fam
lly, presented to the court an oil pog>
trait Of Judge Allen.
Virtually all the members Of the
bars Of Wayne and Duplin ccuntisss
besides admirers Of Judge Allen hczn
many other counties n TIE atslA o
tended the ceremoniee. ]ssx1
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-09-14
Governor Grants Four Pardons.

oiving. consideration to pardon ap
plicatloHs in wholesale lots for the
first time In some months. Governor
Morrison granted four and declined
ssven. Three of the applications do
Ained were from bootleggers, two
from slayers and two for minor Of
lenses. -. ss
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-04

who ever voted in favor of that in
iquitous thing should be remem-
bered every time he sticks up his
head for office.)
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Harry Crum, the well know Bat
tie Mountain stockman, arrived yes
terday from that place.
James Boyd is in town from
Quinn River Crossing.
W. A. Nixon came down from
Golconda last evening.
John Etchart was an arrival from
Golconda yesterday.
A. R. Hardin arrived yesterday
from the home ranch on Quinn
river.
District Attorney Buckner re-
turned yesterday from trip to
San Francisco.
Hon. Francis G. Newlands passed
through here yesterday on his way
to Reno.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Brewster
arrived yesterday from Sacramento
on a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. u. G.
Brewster.
U. S. Marshal Humphreys term ex-
pired Monday. He has been tenn
|porarily re-appointed until some
good Republican can be named
in his place.
Charles Kemler arrived from
Paradise yesterday.
Matt Denglemeyer arrived from
Sod House yesterday.
c.. H. Wilbur arrived this morn
ing from Salt Lake City.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-04
IN YEARS GONE BY
TEN YEARS AGO

This morning at 10 o'clock fire
was discovered in the residence in
the rear of Remnants store, 'front.'
ing on First street, occupied by the
families of Ed and Amson Rein
! hart. An alarm was sounded and
the department responded promptly,
but found considerable difficulty in
getting the water on the blaze, for
the reason that the fire was be-
tween the studding and the roof.
Volunteers succeeded in getting
considerable of the furniture and
household effects to the street, but
as is usual in such cases it was
badly damaged. The fire was
finally located and was reached
by chopping holes through the sides
Of the building when, it was ex-
tinguished. The house and con-
tents are said to be practically a
total loss. The origin of the fire is
not known.
In this city, October 20, at her
late residence, 1669A Fulton street,
Frederika Oppenheim, loving mother
of Mrs. M. L. Levy, Mrs. NJ. Cohn
and Sig and Joseph Oppenheim and
beloved sister of Mrs. R. Bendt,
Mrs. F. Meyer and the late Israel
and Jacob Hartman, a native Of
Germany, aged II year, months
and Is days.-San Francisco Chron-
icle. Mrs. Oppenheim and family
were for a long time residents of
Winnemucca, where they are well
known.
The funeral Of Miss Alice Ire
gaskis, who passed away at Wood
land, California, last Monday, was
held yesterday afternoon from Mil
ler's Undertaking parlors, Rev. j.
H. Henry officiating. Deceased was
the daughter of w. E. Tregaskis,
Of Happy creek, and was ii years,
months and "a days old at the
time Of her DEATH
Key Pittman said publicly: 1.-THE
present railroad rates are cheap
enough; let US not lower them"
And for that speech Pittman was
branded as a corporation lawyer
by the Reno Journal, a Democratic
newspaper, which 80 far refuses to
support Pittman's candidacy for
the United States senate. (This is
the same Pittman, dear Independent
voter, who is now asking you to
return him to the senate. He Is
the same Pittman, too, who was
ardently in favor of tying the
United States to that League of
Nations pact, that would have put
us all in such contractual relation
ship with those mavericks across
the pond, that we would have to
take part in every rumpus that they
engaged in, for all time to come.
Senator Pittman, and every man
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-04

Miss Helen Flint left here this
morning for Yuma, Arizona, on an
extended visit.
William Shirk returned this MORN
ing from California where his wife
will visit with relatives this winter.
The Silver State is pleased to
note that A. A. DeLigne, formerly
operator here, has been elected city
attorney of Sacramento, California.
Hrs. T. C. Hanson and Miss Nellie
Hunt left this morning for Humboldt
House on a visit to friends, after
which the latter will return to her
home at Oakland.
An Indian boy, son of Joe Sioux,
was arrested this morning for steal
ing a saddle from vaquero camp
below town. The saddle was re-
covered and turned over to its
owner.
George w. Keith arrived from
Carson City this morning. Mr..
Keith is agent for the Calendar
Clock Safe company and will can
vass in Winnemucca for it.
The V. & T. railroad has been
ordered to comply with the act Of
congress compelling all railroads
to put automatic couplings and air
brakes on their cars. The couplings
are known as the "Sam's patent"
and enable the brakeman to couple
the cars without going between
them. A Carson paper says that
for six weeks every moulder and
machinist in that city will be busy
with the work.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-04

the Union. These indications, which
are accepted by biologists as In
controyertible evidence Of the pres
ence of Petroleum in crude state
in the stratum Of Mother Earth,
have been encountered in the test
well being driven three miles north
east of the city of Elko by the Elko
Oil Development & Improvement
e ompany.-Elko Independent.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-04

A Heaving Sand
A heaving sand, struck first at
three o'clock Saturday afternoon
and again at an early hour Sunday
morning upon sending the string
into the hole together with a very
marked increase in live oil content
as it comes from the bailer, por-
tends the entry of Nevada into the
column of oil producing states of
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-06-15
A LIBRARY OF
SOUTHERN LITERATURE

OrglethOrpe University of Atlanta,
Ca, has undertaken a great and
patriotic work for the South. Mr.. j.
T. Lupton, Of Chattanooga, has given
over $125,000, and the finest fire
proof library in the South has just
been completed.
The university, which is non-sec-
tartan, aims to put in this building a
complete library Of Southern litera-
ture, books, manuscripts and literary
remains of Southern authors, so the
future historian and biographer may
find there the material he wants.
Mr.. H. E. Hartman, of Atlanta, him
self well known writer. has given
his services free to collect this Ii
brary. The undertaking is SO laud-
able that everyone should help. Send
whatever you can in the way of
books. old Southern magazines,
pamphlets, manuscripts. letters and
pictures. Each item you send will be
labeled with your name as the giver,
and placed in Lupton Hall, where it
will be absolutely safe for the use of
future generations. Send all items
to H. E. Harmon, care 402 Trust
Company of Georgia building, At
lanta, Ga. This building is a gift to
Southern literature, the work Of col
lecting is a free-will offering land
certainly this is cause which de-
serves the help of everyone interested
in Southern writer's and their books.
Southern Architect.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-06-15
CROP CONDITIONS

A fine weeks growth has been
made since last weeks Leader went
to press. a
Warm weather and cultivation have
very greatly improved the cotton
crop, and gentleman who has trav-
eled over four neighboring counties
in the past week tells us that Upton
county cotton is little ahead of the
plant elsewhere.
The same complaint, however, is
made in regard to the shortage Of the
corn crop. Most Of the corn is very
late and much of it has not been
planted yet.
The experts urge that 90-day corn
be planted as late as it will mature
enough for hog feed.
Grass in the crops is pretty well
under control.
They tell us that this hot weather
is fatal to the boil weevil because the
cotton is too small to furnish shade
for their protection. This is good
news, if true.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-06-15
MONTGOMERY---MILLER

A wedding Of unusual interest and
considerable surprise to their many
friends was quietly solemnized Sun
day afternoon at 6 o'clock at the
home of the brides brother, Mr..
Walter Miller, of the Oak Grove vi
entity, when Miss Claudia Dell Miller
became the bride of Mr.. Clarence E.
Montgomery, Rev. Egbert Smith per-
forming the ceremony in the presence
of limited number of friends.
The bride was beautifully gowned
in brown taffeta and georgette, with
a becoming hat in harmony. and car
ried shower bouquet Of roses and
ferns. She is daughter Of Mr.. S.
E. Miller, of the Oak Grove commun-
ity, and is very popular young lady.
The groom is a son of Mr.. T. A.
Montgomery and is a well known
farmer. They will reside near Oak
Grove.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-06-15
JOHN h. TRICE
FOR COMMISSIONER

The candidacy Of Hon. John H,
Trice, of Jackson, for the Democratic
nomination for the post of public
utilities commissioner for West Ten
nessee, now held by Col. B. A. Enloe,
is meeting with favor over the state,
and we believe Mr.. Trice is going to
be successful in the race.
The Sun adds its hearty endorse
ment to his candidacy, not only be-
cause he is a Jacksonian, but because
we know that he is eminently quail
fled to fill the position The position
in question requires a man of broad
experience. absolute integrity and UNI
flinching loyalty to the principle of
justice. Mr. Trice is eminently quail
flied in these three essentials.
Mr. Trice is not afraid to take a
position on any question, and that is
the kind of man we want in public
service. His extensive knowledge of
the public affairs, both in his own
commonwealth and in the United
States, will be of vast benefit to him
in the discharge Of his duties as a
member of the public utilities com
mission.
Mr.. Trice is we'll known in Demo
cratic circles over the state. As far
back as 1890, as a progressive young
farmer, he made his entrance into
state politics as the Democratic nomi-
nee without opposition for floterial
representative from Madison and
Chester counties. He also served in
the extra session of the legislature
of 1892 and the regular session of
1903. He forged to the front as one
of the leaders off the legislature as
reliable and progressive young
Democrat. being especially active in
the solution of the penitentiarv ques-
ton, which was rather troublesome
at that time, and by his earnest and
meritorious efforts contributed much
to its proper solution. His appoint
ment as superintendent of state pris-
ons, without solicitation on his part,
by Gov. Turney followed in 1895, and
at the expiration of his term he was
appointed prison commissioner by
Gov. R. L. TAYLOR and was elected
secretary of the board. He filled
these positions with credit and with
a record for ability and strict integ-
ritv throughout the state.
After retiring from the manage
ment of the prison he made the race
for Congress from the Eighth district
against 7. w, Sims, and while he
carried six of the 10 counties in the
district. he was defeated by small
vote.
For a number of years, in additions
to his farming operations, Mr.. Trice
was in the wholesale grocery business
in Jackson. In recent years he has
been on the road for big Eastern
shoe house and he has a host of
friends among the TRAVELLING statesmen
of the state, who will warmly support
him in his race.
jackson takes keen nride in pre-
senting Mr.. Trice to the Democrats Of
the state, and should he be accented
by them for the most we feel sure
that he will at all times reflect credit