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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-03

Mrs.. NJ. ". McCray's division Of
the missionary society OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church, will
hold an exchange tomorrow at the
homeNof DR.. w. n. Kunst on JEFF,
ferson street, beginning at 3,
O'clock and continuing until I
O'clock. Cakes, pies and bread
will be for sale.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-03
On Trip

Mr.. and Mrs. G. q. Smith and
Mr.. and Mrs. oBman swartz, left
yesterday for an automobile trip
to Martinsburg. They will be join
ed there by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Campbell and Miss Anna Rider
and the party will make a tour Of
the valley Of Virginia and will
witness the football game between
the University Of Virginia aud
Washington and Lee.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-03
Returned Home

Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Mccoy and
the Misses jeanette and Caroline
Bright, have returned from Pitts
burg, where they had been the
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Par.
ker over the weekend. They were
guests at the Rotary club luncheon
at tile William Penn Hotel the
program Of which was featured by
the singing OF Harry Lauder. The
luncheon was attended by members
OF the Rotary club, the Kiwanis
club and tho Quota-club and there
were more than one thousand
guests entertained. The Fairmont
women were also guests at a Hal
lowe'en party given by tho Ath.
letic Club House. Mr.. Parker and
the Fairrnont party were members
OF tho Rotary party which went to
California this summer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-03
A Good Time To Buy For
Christmas

Furs are always popular Christmas you variety
to choose from that will not be equaed again this
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-03
Concert Big Success.

Before an audience, which
crowded to capacity the large
auditorium, galleries and annexes
Of the First Methodist Episcopal
Church on Fairmont avenue, Ma
dame Louise Homer, Americas
most celebrated contralto last
night sang her way into the
hearts OF Fairmont people. From
the moment MADAME Homer step
! ned to the rostrum, even before
9Jhe had sung a note, she capti-
Z waited her audience. by her charm
ing personality; and from the mo-
,ment her voice was lifted In gong,
as she sang the opening chords Of
the aria, "Ombra mai fu" from
Serse, a Handel composition. until
she concluded her program with
the selection. "My Heart at Thy
jSweet Voice." and Sampson and
Delilah," an enchore, she held her
audience spellbound.
Madame Homer presents a COM
handing appearances, and dressed
In costume Of rich red velvet
with train, she Is a handsome
woman.
The brilliance, warmth and
richness Of her voice were dis
played 10 wonderful advantage,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-03
In CHARLESTON

Mrs Percy Coz, formerly OF
Clarksburg, aud now of New
York, is tho guest of her sister.
Mrs. Miller ,Gallaher on Grosscup
avenue South Hills.--Charleston
AFS{I ~ Y
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-11-02
Cotton Glnned For the Year.

Washington.-Cotton ginned prior to
October 1S amounted to 6,696,034 run
ming bales, counting 12S,4s7 round
bales as half bales and including g.
ss1 bales of Amerlcan-Egyptian and
S,153 bales Of sea island, the census
bureau announced in its third ginning
report Of the season.
Ginnings prior to October IS last
year amounted to 5,4s7,364 running
bales, counting 9S.460 round bales as
half bales and including 1880 bales OF
American.Egyptian and 1889 bales OF
sea island. To that date in 1920 gin,
nings were 5.754,5s2 running bales,
counting 14o,O9S round bales as halt
bales, and including 1882 bales Of
American.Egyptian and s24- bales Of
Sea Island.
Ginnings prior to October 10 Aii
year and last year by states wsFo:
Alabama, Sos,732 and 427.o1s.
Arizona, 1O,23S and s,67s.
Arkansas, 649.sS0 and 467.sSS.
California, 4722 and 3,921.
Florida, 1858 and s,1S7.
Georgia, 668,917 and 338,63o.
Louisiana, 275.s95 and 1s4,ssS.
Mississippi. 6ss.s2b and 61o,s7G
Missouri, 62,921 and <0.4S2.
North Carolina. AS 019 and l43,SS7
Oklahoma. l6s,S22 and 352.4eS.
south carcI!ns, sss,1zo and Sss y .lol
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-11-02
new DISCUSSION |
Of SIZE OF ARMY
PRECEDENT HARDING AND &c.
RErARY WEEKS ExcHANo4
LETTERS.
Army SMALL EN0UGA NOW
President, While Not Supporting In.
! crease, Will Not Favor Redue-
tlon Of Forces.

Warrington. - President Harding's
belief that the regular army at its
present strength-12,000 officers and
1000 men-is "as small as should
be contemplated unless there should
be- q decided change in military con-
ditions throughout the world" is stat.
I'd in a letter to Secretary Weeks
made public by the war department in
order to correct any misapprehension
% to the size OF the army asked for
In budget estimates for 1923.
The letter was written in reply to q
communication from Secretary Weeks,
September Il, explaining to the Presi'
dent that while estimates for $4,000 Of
ncers and 125, 900 men were being sub
mitted, the opinion Of military leaders
regular, national guard or reserve wal
unchanged and that the minimum
force to carry out the national de-
Tense act Of 1920 was $4,000 Officers
and 100000 men.
In reply the President said thai
while he did not believe the govern
mont would be justified in exceeding
IT. resources for the coming year
"there are limits in reduction beyont
which We cannot 60, even in the praise
worthy cause Of economy, without de
stroying the excellent foundation nov
laid for our national defense and fol
feiting the accrued benefits Of Worl
war experience"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-11-02
DEPUTY SHERIFF LEWIS blew.
ms IS ONE OF THE
KILLED.
SHERIFF Pa|7caARD EscAPE,|
Clash Preclpitated Whan Mitchell
County oeleers Invade Strong.
hold Of Family.

d. Asheville, N. G. - Out Of Baksrs-l
VILE, Mitchell county. at a section In
the wilder part Of the Blue Ridge, cut
q entirely from the outside world
through lack Of telephone. telegraph
q railroad connection. comes = story
q mountain feud which, long smouE
dsring. reached a climax, when coun-
y officers, headed by Sheriff CLYDE
pPitchard invaded the stronghold ol
one family In search Of blockade Stills
at the instigation and under the direo.
ton of a member Of tho rival clan.
Al a result, two are dead and two
others seriously wounded. while four
men wanted on charges ranging from
simple assault to murder are at large
In the wilds along the upper reaches Of
Big Rock creek.
Sheriff Pritchard, with . deputy.
Lewis, Blevins, loft Bakersvtlle for
the Big Rock creek section. where in
formants had told the sheriff several
stills were in operation. Arriving at
the home Of the Hughes, two brothers.
Garfield and Arthur, told Sheri1
Pritchard they could bring him three
stills within an hour. The sheriff
agreed to wait, and a few minutes at
ter the departure Of the two Hughes.
he heard shots from the direction
where Deputy Sheriff Lewis Blevins
had been waiting on his horse for the
return Of the sheriff. Hurrying to the
, scene, Pritchard found Blevins dead
and the two Hughes with man nam.
ed Henry Troutman, in an automobile.
Garfield Hughes, according to the sher
IL handed over his pistol and said he
: had killed Blevins.
/ As the sheriff was in the act Of die.
,, arming the two other occupants ol
the automobile, Deputy Sheriff Wheel
, or Melton, a relation Of Blevens, ir
company with VIII Byrd, rode up OF
horses. Arthur Hughes, In tho act o.
, handing his pistol to the sheriff, In
stead turned the gun on Melton. ant
shot him three times through the rfyh
J., side before the Sheriff could interfere
= Pritchard said Melton and Byrd fed
!. and in the excitement Troutman ea
capped. Garfield and Arthur Hughe
were taken to their home and places
under guard. .
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-11-02
Navy Requirements Under Discussion


NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of the
navy for the coming fiscal year were
discussed with President Harding By
Secretary DENLY and Director Lord Of
the budget bureau. Comment as to
conclusions reached at the conference.
however, was withheld.
On his return to the navy depart.
ment Mr.. DENLY Immediately went into
conference with his departmental ad-
visers and representatives Of the bud
get bureau, who have been handling
naval estimates. Nothing definite
could be learned as to the specific
points Of discussion, although It Is un.
derstood that estimates for certain
types Of construction, particularly foe
submarines and sub-chasers con,
formity with agreements reached at
the Washington arms limitation con-
ference, which have gone over The
item involving funds for the naval re-
serve also is said to have been a SUBJ
ject Of discussion.
Navy department and budget bureau
officials, it appeared, are deadlocked
over certain items in the departmental
estimates, which are subject to revis-
lon by the bureau before they ara
transmitted to congress-. and It was
said Secretary DENLY intended to re-
sumo discussion during the next few
days.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-11-02
Textile Exposition Brought to Close.

Textile Exposition Brought to Close.
Greenville, s. C.-With an attend.
ance Of over 5000, the last day. the
nth Southern Textile Exposition came
to an end. the total attendance dur
ing the show being estimated at ap.
proximately $4,000.
Exhibitors and visitors have united
in declaring that the exposition has
been the best ever held here, and the
work Of preparing for the next expo
sition, to be held in tho fall Of 1924,
is already under way. Already three
blocks Of spaces Of 25 each. and IN
addition ITS other spaces, had beer
sold for the 1924 exposition, according
to q statement made by w. 9. Shrine
president Of the Textile Hall corpora
tion. II
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-11-02

NAVAL AiRPLANES
REACH WASHINGTON.

Washington.-The two naval air.
Dlanes which few from San Fran
cisco to New Orleans for the Ameri-
can legion convention have arrived
at Boiling field on their return flight
to tho Pacific coast.
The planes which are the first
naval craft to make the cross-con.
tinent flight will remain here sew
eral days for overhauling before
resuming the trip to San Francisco.
They are piloted by Naval Lieuten-
ants V.<H. Wyatt and G.. T. Owen.
]. w. Jackson, past president of
Golden Gate post No. 4 Of the
American legion, and Chief Me-
chanic F. M. Lindre, of the naval
air service, also were aboard. They
left Pensacola Thursday and were
delayed near Browton, Ala, by q
forced landing. En- route here they
stopped at Montgomery, Ala; Am
ericus. Ca; Columbia, 8. c., and
Fayetteville. N. G.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-11-02
Transm mlsslon Line Over States.

Charlotte. N. g. - Unofficially estf
mated to cost more than s2,000,000 and
to have a total length Of more than
200 miles. completion Of Q new high
tension transmission line In North
Carolina and South Carolina ID being
rapidly pushed. and the installation
Of two new HYDRO electric plants arc
under contemplation by the Southern
Power company. according to IN an
nouncemeut Of officials.
Running from Lookout generating
station. west Of Statesville. new
line under construction. officials said.
h regarded to be the most importans,
Another important line viii extend
nom Great Falls, s. G.. where a1e1Nr
(hydro-el plant b under eeos1s
ton. q NsMherry. 9 g IN
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-11-02
TO DISCUSS ARMS LIMITATION
p1vE CENTRAL AMERICAN Gov
/ GRNMENTs TO SEND REP.
REsENTATiVIA.
Informal Communications Reach Unit
- States From All Five Of the
, Interested csuntrlea

Washlngton.-Informal communica.
lieas from the five Central American
governments invited by the United
States % meet In conference in De.
cember for discussion Of arms limita.
ton projects and other matters, indi.
cate early acceptance Of the invita-.
tions and appointment Of hve delega.
tions. There 10 no doubt that Secre.
tary Hughes action, taken % 1t was,
virtually at the request Of the Ave gov.
ernments, has been received in Central
America with qualification. Formal as.
osptance In some cases may bs-delay.
ed through the necessity of obtaining
approval Of either cabinet or congress.
The American invitation occupied
attention in Pan.American diplomatic
circles to the exclusion Of other topics.
Both among the diplomats and in gov.
ernment circles the feeling prevails
that q step has been taken which may
bring results Of afarreaching nature
with respect to International relations
In the entire " stern hemisphere.
Whether the Central American Con.
ference will prove stepping stone to
, subsequent treatment Of al Pan
American problems In similar way,
Il was said, must rest upon the work
Of the Central American delegations
when they gather in Washington IN
December.
From the American viewpoint the
forthcoming conference 10 expected to
have immediate and decisive reaction
toward the solution Of many vexinl
problems now troubling the relations
Of the Central American group-Salva
dor, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala
and Costa Rica. There 10 no question
that the Washington administration
seized eagerly upon the formal sug
gestion that reached Il from Contra
American capitals indicating, the de
sire Of those governments that tn
United States sponsor . Contra
American conference, where . formula
for peace and adjustment Of all Cen
trail American problems might be al
rived at. Lacking some such steI
) It. 10 an open secret that Washington
, officials have been gravely concerne
lest serious disturbances arise in Cen
trail America. i
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-11-02
FrsIoht Claim Officials Meet.


Winston. Salem, N. C.-The Virginia
Freight Claim conference, including
freight claim officials In North and
South Carolina. Virginia and West Vir'
ginis, Maryland and Psnnsylvania, met
here and adjourned after consideration
Of plans for reducing freight claims
and thereby offering greater protection
70 shippers.
Cooperation from the public was
emphasized and . uniform method was
discussed for handling excess and
stray freight. Other points discussed
were thefts from cars Of special con-
struction, cooperation with special
agents to prevent freight claims and
elimination Of freight ovsrcharges and
Sndercharges.
Railroads represented at the meet
ane we're the Norfolk and Western, tht
Norfolk Southern. Southern. Winston
ealem southbound. Merchants and
Miners Transportation company, tn
( chesapeake and Ohio. Pennsylvani'
snd Western Maryland. 4.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-11-02
TWO KILLED IN
. A|RPLANE CRASH
BODIES OF ERlscoN AND ARM.
STRONG CRUSHED AND
MANGLEp.
FALL EIGHT HUNDRED Feet
lose Their Lives In Fall At Hampton
, Roads Naval Air Station; Not
"stuntlno."

, Norfolk, Va. - Lieutenant Edward
Lewis Ericsson. Of New York city. and
Lieutenant Rober Franklin Armstrong,
Of Rochester, N. Y. and Norfolk. naval
aviators, were killed instantly when q
plane crashed to earth with them near
Ne. hangar at the Hampton Roads
naval air station.
The badly crushed bodies wers
dragged from the planes wreckage by
. dozen men who witnessed the fall!
The shoes and leggings Of one Of the
men had been unlaced and removed
apparently as II hs expected his plane
% fall IA the water nearby and had
made ready to jump for safety.
The hiers, both of whom were re4
garded as first class pilots, had them
selves constructed, or rebuilt, the
plane in which they took their last
flight. It was Of the JN-4 type and q
land machine. and they were making
. test Of its strength.
They were not "stunting," according
- man at the air station who witness
Cd the fall. The plane had been in
the air only about ten minutes when
the crash came.
J Men who saw the fall said that thu
"hippers" were out Of control. The
naval board Of inquiry called to In
vsstisats the accident had little t.
work upon, because the plane was q
thoroughly wrecked that investigation
OF causes OF the tragedy were doomet
| to futiiity. '' ~isas ''-'''''.' .''-, ''
As we'll as they could estimate wit
nesses said the machine went into {
nose dive for 800 feet and struck tn
earth with a terrific impact, whicl
Shattered It.
Lieutenant Ericsson was in command
Of the squadron OF seaplanes whicl
attacked" ships Of the Atlantic fee
last month with torpedoes hurled fron
the air.
The accident cast gloom over tn
air station on the eve Of the bi
navy day celebration. Both the vic
Tins were popular and recognised a
J intrepid flyers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-11-02
Prohibition Moves to Walt for cour,

Prohibition Moves to Walt for Court.
Washington. - Enforcement OF the
national prohibition law with respect
to foreign shipping within American
territorial waters will await final In.
terpretation of that section of the
statute by the supreme court, 1t was
indicated by high administration OH.
cials. This Interpretation 10 expected
by government officers late next month
or in December.
Decision of the executive depart
ment to withhold enforcement Of the
law a. construed by Attorney General
Daugherty, in his opinion Of October
8, was formally communicated to As
sociate Justice Brandies Of the su-
preme court, who, subsequently refus
ed to grant various steamship lines
a stay against the enforcement Of
Federal Judge Hands decision at New
York dismissing their application fol
a permanent injunction restraining
federal agents from applying the Vol
stead act.
Justice Brandies, who was sitting II
chambers. was understood to hav'
agreed with counsel for the govern
ment and the steamship lines that tn
decision to withhold enforcement ha'
removed any necessity for q legal sta!
through a writ Of supersedeas, whicl
had been requested by the lines AM
acquiesced in by the department o
justice. The decision az to the enforce
meEt was incorporated in formal OF
der issued by Secretary Mellon to tn
customs officers and prohibition agent
which was drafted after Mr.. Mello
had conferred at length with Attorne
General Daugherty.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-11-02
Boy Gets COOKING Prize.

Fayetteville. - Having solved the
mysteries OF crops and livestock. Irwin
Ellie, 16-year.old farmer youth of this
county, donned an apron and, with
true Tar Heel spirit, invaded the lair
Of the so-called "fair SEX" the kit.
chen.
As a result, Irwin captured four blue
ribbons and several red ones in the
county home demonstration exhibits
held in connection with the Cape Fear
fair here.
In the canning exhibits the Lad took
nrst honors with his pears, 4 string
beans, baby beets and ags.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-11-02
More Road Contracts Let.

seventy.two miles Of road and two
large bridges were added to the lists
Of projects under construction by the
state highway commission when bids
were opened for ten projects. and q
million and q half more Of the states
fifty.million dollar bond Issue was OBJ
ligated for construction.
Included in the list Of projects ID
. stretch Of road between Goldsboro
and warsaw, 2s.75 miles in length
and the longest single stretch Of road
yet let to contract by the highway
commission. II went to the Union Paw
Ing company, Of philadelphia, at the
remarkably low prics Of $24.ess pei
| mile. Or . total bid q l1eS. .9li.io.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-11-02
Gives Pictures to UnIvsrslty.

Gives pictures 20 OniNeFVny'
Chapel Hill.-Captain A. o. Clement
Of Goldsboro has presented OF the uni.
versity sixteen pictures. done In color
BY himself, showing the most impor.
tant episodes in the early settlement
Of Roanoke Island. They ara given
in memory Of bis father. sapdel vii
son Clement.
Photographs made for th6 state Dc
partment Of education's historical film
form the basis Of Captain tClement'l
work X, 80 --.7,si
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-11-02
Allied Invitation Delayed.

Washington.-Delay on the part Of
one Of the three embassies in the re.
ceipt Of formal instructions from its
government to extend to the United
States an invitation to participate IN
the approaching conference Of the al.
lies at Lusanne, Switzerland, to con-
slider conditions for peace in the Near
East, prevented the carrying out of
plans to deliver the invitation to Sec.
retary Hughes at the state depart
ment.
The British ambassador, Sir Auck.
land Geddes, had received Instructions
from Downing street, and Count de
Chambrun, in charge Of the French
embassy, also had heard from Quay
d'Orsay. Charge Russo. however, had
not heard from the Italian govern
ment probably on account Of the DIS
turbed state Of the cables from Italy.
Il was the wish Of the allied gov.
ernments that the invitation to the
Washington government should be
presented jointly through their diplo'
matte representatives here, but 1t was
decided that the diplomats would wait
overnight for the missing instructions
from Rome. It Is the understanding
of the three embassies, however, that
the desire Of their home governments
In this instance would permit Of nc
great delay in the matter Of pressn
tation and It was understood the Brit
lsh and French officials would present
the invitation to Secretary Hughes
even though the Italian communication
had not been received at that time.
II Is understood the three embassies
which have kept In close touch will
policies Of the Warrington govern
ment believe that an unqualified &C
ceptance Of the invitation cannot b.
expected. At the same time, however
they are said to hold that the preser
tation IL necessary to give this GOV
ernment an opportunity to participat
In the Joint consultations OF the allie
upon losses growing out OF the war.