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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-10-05
JAMES q. DUKE ADDS ANOTHER
MILLION DOLLARS TO THE
ENDOWMENT FUND
BIG PROGRAM IS announced
Latest Gift Makes Total Contrlbu-
tions to Trinity by Duke Family
About $4,000,000.

Durham, N. C.-James B. Duke has
again made large gifts to Trinity col.
lege. President Few announced that
Mr.. Duke has given $4,000 to the
new gymnasium, that he will give $50,.
900 towards a 500 900 law building;
that he will give $4,000 towards .
100000 building for the new school
Of religious training, and that In add.
tion to these gifts he is adding ST..
100000 to the endowment Of the col.
lege.
These gifts are made by Mr.. Duke
O. his part in the program for the
Immediate further development OF the
college, which includes eight items:
Q) Increasing the productive en-
dowment of the college by not less
than $2,0O0,0OO. Mr. Duke gives ST.
100000 Of this, and towards the Sec
ond million some 100000 has been
pledged, and it is expected that the
remainder will be placed before June
/ next.
(2) The building up Of an alumni
revolving fund Of at least 100000 or
$4,000 Z year which would repre-
sent the income on more than
81 100000. More than $4,000 has al
ready been pledged to this fund,
It is expected that every former stu.
dent Of the college will contribute
and get contributions from others to
this fund. The completion Of the
new endowment fund is absolutely
indispensable II the college is to care
for any further increase Of students
the number at present being 800 pei
cent more than a decade ago.
(3) The development Of the fully or
ganized school Of religious train
ing.
az The completing Of the gymna
SUM, construction Of which is now
under way.
(5) The erection of a building fol
the law school. For this purpose
there Is pledged $4,000 in additlol
to the $5O.O00 that Mr.. Duke pro
poses to give; and the graduates o
the law school have made plans tt
make the $25,000.
(6) The erection of another science
building.
(7) The building Of one more dor
mitory unit.
(S) The construction of new cen
trail heating plant.
With the full cooperation Of th'
Trinity alumni and the rank and fil'
Of the Trinity constituency, 1t Is con
fldently expected that at next com
mencement every item in this pre-
gram can be announced as an accom-
plished fact or in process Of accom-
plishment.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-10-05
soIen Rides Plano to Funeral

Washington.-Representative Bland
Of Virginia joined the congressional
flying squadroon" taking an air route
Tor hurried trip to Hampton to at.
tend the funeral of q friend.
Representative Bland read in o
Newport News paper that he had
been selected as an honorary pail.
bearer at the funeral Of COL Nelson
8. Groome. president Of the Bank Of
Hampton, Va, and member Of the
Virginia legislature. Representative
Bland also read that the funeral would
be held in Hampton at 2:30 o'clock.
He glanced at his watch. called the
army air service headquarters on the
telephone and at IL o'clock took off
from Boiling field in an airplane for
Langley Field.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-10-05
Cotton Exports Increase In Value.

Observation-Disclosures Of cotton Dc.
creased in volume but increased in
value during August as compared
with August, 1921, according to for.
eign trade reports issued by the com.
merce department.
Exports Of the commodity totalled
272,SOS bales worth $3l,000,000 last
month, as against 423.4sl bales worth
j2s, 900, 900 in August a year ago. For
the eight months ended with last Au-
gust cotton shipments totalled $3.50.
$50 bales, worth S34S,ooo.ooo, against
s7ss286 zales worth $274.000.o00 dur
Ing the corresponding months a year
ago.
Cotton cloths exported during Au'
gust aggregated 50,000,000 square
Yards. worth s7,ooO,000, as compared
with 56,OOO,OOO against 3S2,o0o.ooo
square yards worth '$46,000,o0o during
the eight months ending August, 1871.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-10-05
HUNDREDS KILLED |
IN ITALIAN FORT
LIGHTNING CAUSES TERRIBLE
EXPLOSION DESTROYING
FALcoNARA FORT.
BURIED UNDER THE DEBRIS
PitlfuI Cries For Help Arc Heard Gem.
Ing From Under Wreekape A.
Rescue Work Goes On.

Spezia, Italy.-The number Of dead,
Il is feared. will reach IA In the ex-
plosion at Falconara fort, near here,
according to the available estimates.
The number may go higher. Several
hundred have been injured. A ma
jority Of the victims are still buried
beneath the wreckage.
Pitiful cries for help are heard
coming from beneath numerous heaps
Of debris, but though the rescue
work is proceeding 1t will be some
time before the last victims are ex.
tricated from the wreckage of the
Immense number of houses which,
were razed.
Seventy bodies already have beenl
recovered from the debris. Fifteenl
hundred tons Of explosives were stor.''
ed in the deep tunnels Of the fort.
The entire top Of the hill on which,
It was located was completely blown
away. The work of recovering addi-
tional dead is proceeding. No correct
estimate can be made Of their mum.
bsr.
Streams Of injured have arrived in
automobiles, trolley cars, lorries and
ambulances from the scene Of the
explosion. Numerous other injured
persons are being sheltered in the
schools. waiting rooms Of the rail.
way stations and private houses. The
hospitals are filed.
Troops, rilemen and civilians, are
working hard to clear away the
wreckage, but their task is almost
superhuman one.
Every tree within a radius Of many
miles Of the explosion was uprooted.
All the windows in Spezia were brok-
en-.
The Italian Red Cross. Immediately
after the explosion, sent large guam.
titles of medical stores and other
first aid necessities to the scene.
The wounded were rushed to the
hospitals here, all of which were fill-
ed. Military forces have been as
signed to the work Of rescue. All
Fascist OF the provence Of Genoa
have been mobilized by their chiefs
to assist the soldiers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-10-05
Ask Cut From Rail Fares,

Washington.-Reuresentatives from
organizations Of travelling men, ap'
pearing at the Interstate Commerce
commission hearings on interchange
able mileage books, asked for re.
duction Of 80 1-3 per cent in trans
portation costs by means CT the pro.
posed new mileage facilities.
A. M. Loeb, president Of the national
council Of travelling salesmen's asso-
Citations, said the roads should sell
coupon books at one-third discount.
and argued that the policy would In
crease the amount Of travel material
~ NAaAla.a .A.tl.- ~ NV. AIAlN y. Al.l.llA "
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-10-05
Protest tho Removal Of Miss Booth.

Chicago.-A resolution protesting
against the contemplated removal Of
Evangeyne Booth from leadership Of
the Salvation Army was adopted at a
meeting Of the district deputies, mem
bers Of the Elks' National Memorial
headquarters committee and about
200 members Of the Benevolent and
Protective Order Of Elks.
The meeting, called BY Edgar Mas
ters, grand exalted ruler, endorsed
the telegram sent by Mr.. Masters to
General Booth At London q few days
ago. in which II was asserted that the
removal Of Miss Pooth will directly
offend the intelligence of oar more
than 100000 membership. as 1t will,
am sure, every friend o fthe Salvotion
Army In the United States.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-10-05
Complete Plans for State Fair.


Three committee meetings concern.
"a with the immediate plans for q
greater State Fair, and the third with
the working out Of a'legislative pro-
gram for the 1923 General Assembly
looking toward the greatest Of State
FART In the future were attended by
Nh. George w. Vanderbilt, president
Il ~ fair, in brief three.hour
visit 70 the state capital.
\ Nnksftainment Of Gen. John J. Per.
ching who ia, to be a guest Of the
6tet4 yGik on Wednesday, October 1S,
! Va theE concern Of the first Of the
edmlA Aittses, routine business which is
how ljaAk three weeks away Of the
| ueco} :. md. .legislation the business Of
/ The Md q the committees. Neither
Aaa asaiite announcement to make
at ~ conclusion Of the session.
~ Aisk1rs the prospects that the
oH y No tommittee has determined
VI y ~ Srchn11 open at night for
ecoihmo otaton Sof hundreds who
J, ,Igey I'm ~ sabje - gst there in
MIMI q. N l 4 8.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-10-05
Turkish Force Offers Proposal.

Paris. - The armistice proposal
sent to the Allies by Mustapha Kemal
Pasha through M. Franklin. Bouillon
provides that the British and Turk
ish forces shall temporarily hold
their present positions. without any
further movement until the armistice
conference called at Mudania on Tues
day settles the question, says a Havas
dispatch from Constantinople.
Tho dispatches add that a peace
conference. II all goes we'll at Mu.
DANA. should be held about October
IL. according to the belief prevalent
IN Turkish quarters.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-10-05
STATE MAY GET
ARMY EQUIPMENT
STANDS A CHANCE OF OWNING
$25,ooo,ooo WORTH OF UNUSED
ARMY GOODS.
BOUGHT FOR ARMY PURPOSES
includes Anything From Knife and
Fork to Complete Heating and
Rsfrlseratlno PIantA

HalelGn.
North Carolina stands Q chance OF
owning $25,oo0.00o worth Of unused
army equipment, including anything
from a knife and fork up to complete
refrigerating and heating plants for
large institutions at no cost other
than the freight.
Colonel w. L. Bobby, dlsbursing
officer for surplus war material, who
10 sepnding q while with Highway
Commissioner Frank Page, talked
about the plan whereby the several
states will be apoprtioned about one
billion dollars worth Of every con-
ceivable sort of property bought but
not used by the army and navy, during
the war.
Any state-owned institution, prison,
college. university, hospital and even
county jails can, draw on the supply
for whatever they need.
Under the Townsend resolution, this
billion dollars worth of new army
equipment, none of which has ever
been used, will be turned over to the
department of which Colonel Bobby is
the head. and by him distributed
through the governors Of the various
states for use in any institution max
Ing application to him for 1t. The
governor would be the disbursing Of
ncer Of the state.
"The people have paid for this stuff
once, and I can see no reason why
they should not use IT," said Colonel
Bobby. Every year your institutions
pay out money for just such stuff as is
stored in these warehouses. Unless 1t
is distributed It will be sold to deal,
ers who will in turn sell 1t back to the
people at great profit Just last
week we sold Sears.Roebuck 1900
pairs Of shoes for $1.25 pair and
some Of them come to North Carolina
for $500 . pair"
Senator Townsend's resolution ia
being bitterly fought by concerns in
terested in buying the war surplus ma
terial and selling It at profit and II
has not yet emerged from committee
Colonel Bobby is sure that 1t will
eventually receive favorable action In
congress and is prepared to begin i'm
mediate distribution Of the property.
Memoranda of the available sup
plies were submitted to Governor
Cameron Morrison during the past few
days and he is understood to enter
tain the position that the institutions
in this state will not have second
hand material" None Of the mate
rial included in the proposed distri
button has ever been used, Colonel
Bobby said.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-10-05
TEN KILLED AND
SCORE INJURED
THE LOYAL MEXICAN FEDERAL
TROOPS AND REBELS ARE
IN CLASH.
THE BATTALION IN REVOLT
Three Officers Connected With VI.
rising Court Marshaled, Con-
demned to Death.

Ri Paso. Texas.-Ten persons were
killed and more than a score wound.
cd in . clash between rebels and
fsderals in Juraex following the 70
volt Of the forty.third battalion, .
part OF the Juarez garrison. The
clash between the loyal federal
troops and the rebels, was a surprise
and lasted but a few minutes, end
Ing when the rebels exhausted their
supply Of ammunition.
In q public exhibition General ]. ].
Mendez took away the colors of the
battalion. Army officials declared
this to be the greatest disgrace pos
sible for . body Of troops. Loyal
member Of the regiment will be
transferred to other units, General
Mendex declared.
Army officials said the uprising
was purely local In character and
said that while the men sympathized
with General Maguria, they expect
no IuTtu0T OutDIeakS.
The revolving soldiers Of the forty
third battalion and about $50 pris-
oners stationed at the Mexican city,
released all prisoners from the city
jail, imprisoned their officers and
took possession Of the town, lootins
starting shortly after 8 o'clock in the
morning. Police and custom guards.
stunned BY the sudden rebellion, Of.
fered but little resistance.
A number Of American men and
women were among those released
from the jail. Other prisoners, in.
cluding those sentenced on charges
Of murder. we're released.
American troops were posted at
the international bridge and along
tho border Of the city. Upon the re.
tirement Of the rebels they have
American permission to cross the
bridge.
Two Americans one fruit ped.
dior. were slightly injured by stray
shots, which came from the disturbed
area In Juares.
General Mendes personally led hil
men in the fighting. Juraez has ex
perisnced i've rebel battles since
1911. resulting in the town being plac
cd under rebel rule for at least 9
short while each time. On May s
1911, francesca I. Madero's troop.
took JuareE after 4 three.days bat
tie. On February ~, 1912, forces
which later Joined Geenral Pasct
Orozco in his revolt against Madert
took the town.
On November Is, 1913, Francisco
Villa too the town away from
forces holding It for victornio Huerta
On June II, 1919. Villa attacked
the city twice, had the federals beat
en- for a short time, but American
troops interfe1rei and frustrated
Villa.
The town has changed hands Of
other occasions since 1911, in keer
ing with the charges Of the govern
ment at Mexico City. but these chang
% were not marked by fighting.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-10-05
Election Books Open October 5.

Election Books Open October b.
Registration books for the election
to be held on November 7 may be
opened on October s, chairmen Of
county boards Of election were ad.
vised in a letter BY Col. P. M. Pearsall,
chairman Of the state board Of elec-
tions.
Colonel Pearsall's letter modifes Z
part of a letter sent to the county
chairmen on September 16, which
would have fixed October 7 as the date
for opening the books. In his letter
Colonel Pearsall explained that the at.
torney general on September Is, 1902,
held that "the twenty days before the
day for closing the registration books
did not include Sundays in that pc
riod."
"Since that time, to-wit, 1902" Colo.
mel Pearsall's letter said, there have
been as many as IL sessions OF the
general assembly general and spe'
cial) and no change has been made in
the language Of the section so con.
strued by the attorney general. Also
since 1902 this construction Of the
law has been uniformly observed.
I'm Difference to the opinion Of the
attorney general and long continued
and unbroken customs. I modify that
part of my letter OF September 16. and
advise that registration books may be
opened on October s, 1922"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-10-05
sorm Provisional Government.

London. Of revolution.
sry conditions in the Greek island OF
Crete we're reported in q telegram
received in official circles from Canae.
the chife town on the island. All the
prisoners housed In tn town jail e.
caped and created disturbances
throughout the city. There being ne,
local authorities to deal with themS
they were rather free in their acticnA.'
Finally a provisional local pysEn' 4
mont was formed e eo1Azs n q y! % d
ration. III
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-10-05
Ma Price FIxino Now, says Self.

No Prtce FIXING NOW 0sys oe'''
No price fixing Of coal will bs un.
dertaken in North Carolina until the
prices have been stabilized at the
mines, was the only comment that
State Fuel Director R. O. Self had to
make on the Hoover ruling that price
fixing must be done by states. The
federal government declined several
weeks ago to fix prices and left 1t up
10 the mines. ...- 49, :. / II y
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-10-05
Governor Issues Proclamation.

Governor Issues Proclamation.
Governor Morrison issued a procla.
nation calling upon the people Of the
state to observe Monday, October 9.
% "Fire Prevention Day." to be OBJ.
served in such a way "as to visualize
and prevent the irreparable loss we
annually sustain through individual
neglect"
I'VE cannot make poverty crime
while We regard extravaganza as vir.
tue, neither can we shut our eyes
TO carelessness and waste and thereby
postpone the day Of financial exhaus-
tion,' the proclamation begins.
Living in a land Of plenty we are
apt to console ourselves with the de-
lusive thought that what we lose we
can replace. How about what we de-
stroy? That which is lost may be
recovered, that which is destroyed by
IRE Is beyond restoration. Fire means
destruction. not loss. How improperly
therefore, do we continue to refer to
our annual toll Of burned as property
Are loss It is destruction; deplorabls
because preventable, criminal because
murderous.
North Carolina waged a more In.
tensive campaign in the past year
than any like period in its history, yet
1e6 persons lost their lives in burning
buildings, while property destruction
reached the unprecedented sum Of ST..
100000. Are we becoming more
thoughtless, more careless, more
wasteful, or must we admit that we
are becoming state Of incendiaristsf
Let each community determine the
cause and meet the problem with the
determination to apprehend the crimi.
nal, reform the careless and elimi.
nate the enormous and unnecessary
IRE waste"
Governor Morrison asks the people,
"a observing October. sas fire preven-
tion day, to eliminate rubbish, waste
and other combustible materials. He
asks the local authorities to give
publicity to fire prevention ordinances.
70 inspect thoroughly all business and
residential premises with the view of
eliminating conditions which may
cause hre.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1922-10-05
anlze to Fight Against Wtevli.

r9an1zed warfare On the boil
evil directed by the agricultural
.ension service workers Of the
State Department Of Agriculture was
planed on large scale at a general
meeting Of the workers from over
the cotton belt Of the state in the
hall Of the House of Representatives
here.
Poison is the means that will be
used. in the direct fighting against
the pest, but behind that there will
be . general campaign of destruc-
ton waged throughout the winter
months in destroying the wintering
places Of the weevil, and in a general
propaganda Of education throughout
the state.
Food will win the war-grow It"
may develop into the slogan of the
campaign that the extension service
plans against the weevil. Every far.
mer will be urged to raise every
thing that he needs to eat but not
to over.produce. Fifty hens for every
farm, along with a cow and some
hogs will be urged.
Agents from many sections of the
state reported that the farmers in their
localities are planning to go into the
poultry and swine business on a
large scale and cut down the produc-
ton Of cotton. Such a course will not
be generally recommended because
of the fact that there will be more
chickens than the market will abb
sorb.
Reasonable amounts Of. cotton, with
calcium arsenate for the weevil, some
chickens, pigs and COW, is the pro-
gram that will be urged on farmers
throughout the state. More pasture
crops for cattle and hogs will be rec
commended to the farmres, and the
"live at home" motif will not be lost
sight Of.
Extension service workers believe
that the weevil can be controlled by
intelligent effort In North Carolina,
and the destruction Of the cotton crop
held down to the minimum, by better
farming methods, earlier planting and
the use Of busting with poison.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-10-10
A union OF
INTEREST TO WOMEN
Healthy Housewife Happy Home
Lydia F. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound Has Helped
Form Many

For the aiiing, half sic housewife
such aurion Is impossible. Often
tines even the slightest form Of
hOus ewor. cannot Toe accomplished.
Yet the work must be- done.
Many women struggle along for
wears suffering from some form Of
female trouble tina, make their lives
miserable and their homes far from
happy.
Lydia T.. pink hams Vegetable
Compound has helped thousands 81
just such women regain their health
and strength Just give your thought
to the following letters and rcmrm-
Der that the women who wrote these
letters knew how they felt before
taking the Vegetable Compound and
again afterwards. lthelped them e.
- - h.ls. ks.N
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-10-10
Latest Market News
HIGH OIL TREND
, FEATURES STOCKS
Ry Asosls,ed Press

NEW WORK. OcS. s.--l,risk bidding
up u the o. shares featured the oTsen-
Ing al tcday's stock market Standard
Oh OF New Jersey opening slightly more
than poats higher and then extended
its gain 10 - l.a points az 2ll. a new
high record. Now tops .Lso were -
uabilshed BY Associated oil and TeNas
Company Wilde gains OF "a TO points
were registered by Standard Oh OF CaE.
fornll Mexican Petroleum, Pan AmtTl-
can aud Sinclair. illil shares Also weIp
Ia fair demand southern railway pre-
icrrcd moving IN 10 "a new high and
,gs,lns Of 81 20 IA being registered
by baltimore ana Ohio, Reading ana
Canadian Pacific, Iron products and Du.
l,ont the latter up iiye points, also sold
At new peak prices. Other strong spots
we're BALDWIN. Studeh0kcr. National
Biseplt, Coca Cola. Manhattan ccrtifi.
,stic.. Gulf States Steel and Tubaccyl
Products H. the gains ranging from
10 - points marlborough Consou.
dated preferred. which Is adversely az.
ioctcd by the transit plan r-old OF one
point TO . -. a new record. Fisher
l.ldV also was weak.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-10-10
IEARLY CATTLE RISE
| IS FOLLOWED BY SLUMP
By Associated Press

FORT WORTH. Oct s--Klnng cattle
were sea- CO Monday morning. but there
was a liberal helping OF stockcrs and n
RAFT of stuff was reported hack when
al were in receipts wcr, Close to 600
head OF cattle and 5000 calves Early
trading was generally steady on cattle
and calv .s but ~ late trains mad, their
appcaI1uc and receipts piled up tho
market wakcned and the close was
around - TO 25c lower on all classes of
! cattle ana csc low on an kinds OF calves.
choice condgnments excepted. Stock.
ers sold m a steady to e5.ccnt lower
hasis
Striking an average. the hog market
vas ice higher with 800 head on offer.
Shippers took the lead and cleared the
yards OF most Of tho deslr.tbl hogs. their
top beng '95o. The packer top was So 90.
ulk sales ranged from SO TO $685. Pigs
sold fully steady. the high range being
around $500 $3.50.
Steady prices We're paid for tat sheep
but tn" ftockcr market was lower
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-10-10
AMARILLO GAS FIELD
EXTENDED 10 MILES

The Amarillo gas field was extended
20 miles Sunday when the Upton Nc.
Conncli wen near Kings Min blew in a
20 000. 600 cubic foot gassor The well
has been fenced IN to Keep visitors out.
ID is said
The bringing in Of thls new gasscr
makes the field 90 miles long and 20
wide and bigger than any other field
iu tho world local oil men declare