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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-01-18
GOVONER MORRISON'S
PROGRAM IN BRIEF

Two constitutional amendments
One limiting the states Indebtedness
to ) per cent Of the value of it's
property and another prohibiting fQ-
ture Legislatures from diverting
sinking funds.
Provision for creation of sinking
funds for payment of the States
bonds issued for highways and per-
manent improvements at the States
institutions.
Additional fifteen million dollar
bond issue to complete the states
highway system.
Duplication of the program of the
last legislature for permanent i'm
piovements at the states education
al and charitable institutions.
Creation of a ship and port COM
mission, with $2,OOO,OOO to establish
state port terminals and to purchase
a fleet of ships.
Creation of state department of
commerce and industry and a state
department of banking, the latter to
have supervision Of all state banks
Appropriation of 100000 and
comprehensive and adequate legis-
lation TO conserve and promote state
fish and oyster and other seafood
industries.
Provision of adequate funds to pro-
mote and carry forward the present
programs of progress and extension
of the health, educational, social well
fare and garicultural department.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-01-18

way" said the highway bonds reso-
luton adopted, "and that we hereby
endorse the assurance of bonds for
Is millions of dollars in addition to
that already authorized for the pur.
pose of carrying on the road plans
The meeting was pronounced one
of the best mid-winter meetings yet
held and the attendance was up to
standard, about 100 members and
wives of members of the association
being present.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-01-18
WANTS INVESTIGATION OF
CHARGES MADE BY UPSHAW

, WASHINGTON,-Discussing the
Upshaw charges as to liquor drink
ing by members of Congress and high
government officials, Representative
Hill, republican, Maryland, declared
in the house that they' ought to be
Investigated and not be broadcast
over the country unchallenged.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-01-18
WANT STATE LIQUOR LAWS
TO CONFORM TO DRY ACT

Legislation proposing to make the
state liquor laws conform to the Vol
stead act was approved by the trust
ees of the North Carolina Anti-Sal-
oon league in session Monday pre-
liminary to the law enforcement con-
vention of the temperance forces of
the state. The bill, drawn by spec
isl committee, will be presented to
the convention when it meets.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-01-18

Mrs Edmond Greene is seriously
iii at the home Of her son, Mr.. John
Greene, Of Hodges Gap.
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
TREMA|NE NEAR
HE|GHTSAS
BANTAM
Knockout Of irish Johnny Cur.
tin in Sixth Proves Class
of Carl.

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Carl Ire
maine, bantam champion-to-be as
sure as slow poison, scored a knock
out over Irish Johnny Curtin in the
sixth round at Madison Square Gar
den last night when the latter de-
clined to continue an uneven battle,
and was counted out while standing
on his feet amOrouSly embracing
Patsy Haley, the referee. Curtin
had entered a claim of foul. a pro-
test that was allowed neither by
Haley nor the club physician who
examined Curtin Immediately after
he had gained his corner.
There was no foul struck, al.
though Curtin gave a semi-convinc-
ing imitation OF q man hit below
the belt. He had all the pantomimic
testimony at his disposal, but SEEM
ed to forget that the science OF med
icine knows no instance Of a man
getting to his feet in the middle
Of a count after being struck in
the groin with sufficient force to
be knocked down.
Neither does it make allowances
for the same individual hopping
testing leg for several minutes
the ring, unaided.
Curtin was hit so hard in the pit
Of the stomach that he may have
thought he was fouled, but the be-
lief, if any, was only a passing
one, for the closing moments Of his
pantomime seemed to lack spon-
taneity, if not actual sincerity. In
comparative few moments, he had
hurried from the ring without fur
Their ado, and there was no adverse
demonstration in spite OF the fact
that the house was strongly pro-
Curtin.
Joe Lynch, the bantam champion,
viewed the affair from a ringside
seat, and in the preliminary intro
auctions, was to announce that he
stood ready to meet all-comers. This
blanket def, it is presumed, included
Tremaine and when the match is
Joseph will be divorced
from his title with appropriate
haste This seems inevitable,
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
NEW INTEREST AROUSED
IN SIX-METER YACHTS

The success during the past two
years of the international races be-
tween the siX-meter yachts has
aroused a new interest in the inter-
national sport. The arrangement
Of holding the contests in each
country alternately is sure to pro-
long the life of the event.
The races to be held on the
Solent will be the third contest for
the British-American Cup. England
won the event in 1921 on the
Solent by III points to IS. This
country won here last summer Iii
points to 104.
All-around interest is sustained
by holding the event annually, and
as long as the contests are
governed by the same conditions
there is sure to be great improve
ment in the design of a recognized
class of boat. Already new boats
are being built for the event, both
here and abroad
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
PHILLIES AND CRIFFMEN
BOOK EXHIBITION GAME

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. H.
Eighteen exhibition games have
been arranged for the Philadelphia
National League baseball team as
part Of it's spring training. Seven
are with the Philadelphia Americans
after the two teams return from
their Southern training camps and
will be played here or in nearby
towns. The Schedules:
March Ia. st. Louis Nationals at
Leesburg, Fla; Fl, st. Louis Ma.
tionals at Bradentown, Fla; 26,
Cleveland at Lakeland, Fla; 20,
Cleveland at Leesburg. Fla; 81,
Washington at Tampa, Fla; April
IL, Charleston at Charleston, S. c.;
a, Wilson at Wilson N. c.; 5, Ports.
mouth, at Portsmouth, Va; 8, Balti.
more, at Baltimore; Is. Newark at
Newark, N. J.; 16. Boston Americans
at Philadelphia
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
kNOCKOUTS ARE FEATURE
OF CAMP MEADE BOUTS

Fred Merritt knocked out Corporal
Harle in the fifth round. and Eddie
Burnbrook dropped Joe Corbett for
the count in the first round of a
scheduled siX-round battle, in the
second series of preliminary bouts to
decide the Third Corps Area army
boxing team. Bobby Garcia won q
close decision over George Leslie
after an interesting six rounds.
The Third Corps Area team will
be: Bantam, Stevenson; feather,
Garcia; light, Burk; weller, Burn
brook; middle, Merritt; light heavy.
Clark; flyweight, Irish Johnson.
These boxers will compete in the
finals to be staged at Fort Monroe,
March to 9.
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
The
Minute Hand.
20,
EACH TICK A TOPIC
Listen to Stagg
More About Yankees
A Title at Stake
By r. D. THOMAS

Alonzo A. Stagg, the Uni
versity of Chicago's great coach,
has this to say concerning
athletes in the high schools:
"Give me the youth who is
athletically inclined and in eight
of ten cases I'll give you a fellow
who, in later years, stands as 9
monument 1. of manhood, a real
man, one to be proud of in all
walks Of life.
Look over our big men of today
and you will find Embodied in them
the spirit of athletics whether OF
the field, track, gym, diamond or
tank.
Get the boys early, start them
on an early athletic career and
you imbed in them that spirit or
fair play, courage, gameness, char
acter and forcefulness that in after
years gives US the man who leads
our city. state and countryside
business man who IL respected and
admired by ALL"
Thirty years Of experience as
coach at the University Of Chicago
entities Stage to speak with author
ity on the subject. He is one or
the worlds greatest builders of
athletes and he says his chief aim
is building the man for manhood
rather than to make him finished
athlete. There are many opposed
to the move to curtail inter-high
school sports in Washington who
thoroughly agree with Stage.
His comment on high school
sports was prompted by the an
nouncement that ChicagO's cham
piOn high school team would be
sent to Washington on an educa-
tiOnaI trip. While here they will
play the champion SchOolbOy team
of the Nations Capital.
The Chicago youngsters will come
here at the expense of the Wash.
ington Times and Chicago Evening
American.
Great idea" said Stage concern.
ing the trip, land it is only another
step of Hearst newspapers toward
clean sports and better men,
The American Legion and cham
piOn Yankee basketball teams Will
play the first of a series of three
games tomorrow, the Yankee
manager finally having signed a
contract for the games after much
haggling.
He refused to have it termed in
the contract a series for "the cham.
pionship Of the District of Column
bia."
These words in the contract
would mean nothing. It is by
popular acclaim that Independent
basketball champions are decided
in Washington under present con.
ditions, not by agreement between
the managers of two teams.
If the American Legion wins the
series, the Yankees crown will
shift, for the time being, anyway.
Tomorrow's game will be played
at the Arcade, most suitable
place from the spectators stand
point. Action will start at $3.50
o'clock, and it should be fast
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
TOPP[ED
BYH|LLTOP
QUINTET
Visitors Show Good Passing in
41-to-25 Came-Flor-
ence Is Star.

Carnegie Techs fast but light
basketball team was decisively
beaten by Georgetown University in
Ryan gym last night, II to IS. The
Pittsourgners showed some good
team work and excellent passing,
but were unable to cage the ball
with regularity.
Florence, Hilltop forward, drop
ped eight field goals into the bas-
ket, all but one Of which were short
tries made possible by the excellent
passing OF his mates. Anderson and
Donahue, Tech forwards, shone
brightly during the session.
1t looked like runaway race at
the start. the Hilltoppers running
the count up to 10 to 3 in their
favor. Early in the second half
Carnegie pulled up within a point
of the leaders, but a second squirt
by Georgetown finished them
Tonight the Hilltoppers will meet
st. Joseph's College, with the yearl-
ings taking on Eastern High in the
preliminary.
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
MORE PITCHING TALENT
Is NEEDED HT HARVARD

The baseball situation at Harvard
does not seem to be especially en-
couraging. More pitching talent
would be welcome. as Hermann, OF
last years freshman nine; Hill and
Brown are the only twirlers in sight
just now.
Jack Hammond, who blossomed
into a football star last fall, will get
a chance at second base, and
Jenkins, last years second baseman,
will go to short, left vacant by Jocko
Conlon. Other letter men from last
year include Captain Owens at first,
Charley Buell., Gordon, Thayer, and
Clark
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
CASEYS BATTLE
GEORGETOWN
TONIGHT
Athletic Club Quintet and
Knights Are Bitter Rivals
in League Race.

The Knights of Columbus Big
Five will meet the Georgetown Ath-
letic Club in an amateur basketball
league championship game in the
formers gymnasium tonight at 8
o'clock !
The CaseN and Georgetown ar.
great rivals and each team is count
ing on lettering its standing as a
result Of the game tonight. George
town has won one game and been
beaten-once. The Caseys have two
wins against three defeats.
The Aloysius club leads the league
with a clean slate of three wins
The rest of the six teams are close
" punched.
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
North Some ReIiever.

Lou North, of the st. Louis Car
dlnals. took part in forty games in
1871 without ever pitching one all
the way through. Last year he
was in fifty-three. working only
four complete ones. He is the
National Leagues prize relief
pitcher, winning seventeen and
losing nine games in two years and
O hall
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
MISS GLENNA COLLET
IS FLORIDA CHAMPION

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, Feb.
17.-Miss Glenna Collett, of Provi-
dence, r. l., is today holder of the
Florida women's golf championship
by virtue of her triumph over Miss
Dorothy Klotz, of Chicago, and Z,
with three holes halved. The largest
gallery in Florida golf history fol.
lowed the players over the course
Miss Collects spectacular driving
and her excellent iron shots brought
applause from the gallery again and
again,
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
HEVING AND TODT FALL
BACK INTO BUSH SHOWS

Lee Foil has released two
Brownies. Catcher Heving goes to
Mobile in the deal whereby St.
Louis acquired Catcher Schultz,
and Outfielder Todt. who was with
Columbus last season until he
broke his leg, goes to San An
tonic. Heving was farmed to New
Orleans last year.
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
DICTIONARIES DEFEAT
WASHINGTON COLLECIANS

The Legionnaires put the Wash
ington Collegians out OF the Dis
trict title race on the Arcade floor
last night, when for the second
time this week they trounced the
latter team. The final score was
40 to 10. At no time during the
game were the Collegians in the
running.
Tabor and Armstrong starred for
the Legionnaires.
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
FOURNIER WON'T PLAY
WITH DODGERS, HE SAYS

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 17.-Jack Four
nier, st. Louis Cardinal first base
man, who was traded to Brooklyn
today for "Hy'' Meyers, outfielder,
today declared he would retire from
baseball rather than report to the
Brooklyn team. Fournier, who is
an insurance salesman here during
the winter, gave business interests
as his reason for not wanting to
leave the city.
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
Claims Worlds Record.

REVELSTOKE, b. c., Feb. IL
Nels Nelson today claimed a new
worlds amateur ski jumping rec
ord. He leaped 202 feet at a tour
nament here yesterday, or one foot
more than the previous record made
by himself last year.
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
khadot an Indian.

Ike Khadot, who was tried at
third base by iris Speaker and re-
Gently released outright to Saginaw
is an Indian from Oklahoma. A
clean fielder, he failed to impress
Speaker with hitting ability
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
Says SKILLET"
Finn, Esq
Bill Tilden May Be Stand |
ing, STOPPING, Leaping |
Tennis Duke, But He
Can Never Outlive
the Fact That He
Comes From
Philade1p
BY KIRK MILLER.
~ I'LL TILDEN has donated
his best finger to science,
- which may aid and abet the
medical profession, but won't be
much Of an accessory to tennis.
Japan, Austria, Poland and Fiii
BY KIRK MILLER.

now figure they
have losers
chance to see
what inside OF
Davis Cup looks
like.
Nations have
b en- lowering
a ro un d that
p . w ter goblet
like ntsaround
S u nday school
picnic. They
have claiuOred
to fasten tenta-
cles on 1t same
as League OF
Nations tried to
hook America.
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
Off for Springs.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. IL
Frank Buggy and Ralph Perkins,
Connie Mack's catchers, are today
on their way to Hot Springs, Ark.
for preliminary boiling out before
reporting at Montgomery, Ala.
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
SHR|NERS WILL
MEET IN GOLF
TOURNEY
Steinem Appointed to Arrange
for Links Entertainment Dur
ing Convention Week.

Albert e. Steinem has been ap-
pointed vice chairman of the Shrin-
ers entertainment committee, and
placed directly in charge of look
ing out for the interests Of golfing
Shriners during the big convention
here next June.
Steinem is a member of Almas
Temple and Of the Town and Country
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
LEON cADORE MAY HURL
FOR REDS THIS SEASON

CINCINNATI, Feb. 17.-Louis
Fonseca, the Reds utility infielder,
may be traded to Brooklyn for
Leon Galore, a capable right-hand
pitcher. The trade has yet to be
consummated but is expected to go
through in q day or two,
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
Motors to Florida.

Rogers Hornsby, the National
Leagues batting champion, with
Bill Pertica, pitcher and Eddie
from st. Louis to the Cardinals
training quarters at Bradentown.
Fla.
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
M'ALLISTER TO APPEAR.
IN HILLTOP MEET

McAster 1OOard champion who reported il
York papers the other being out Of indoor competition
the invitation dash series against Boots Lever OF Pennsylvania
champion: Eddie Farrell Of Forha
toni 1OOyard champion and Bernie Wefer r metropolitan sprint
q received at the Hilltop this
morning which gahed
fall healing nicely and that he would be in splendid
The Washington times., 1923-02-17

Now that Greasy Neale is out of
baseball, the Reds have recalled
Ed Hook, the youngster who did
so we'll in Atlanta last season. He
will be given a thorough trial in
Mnala'S shoes.
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
DeVlin With Braves.

BOSTON, Feb. 17-Arthur Devlin,
former third baseman with the New
York Giants. will act as coach of
the Braves this year. He may also
do some scouting.
The Washington times., 1923-02-17

form Tor the Georgetown meet,
Joie Ray will probably start IN an
invitation two-mile race. The rest
Of the field, including Harry Helme,
Of Georgetown, former national SEN
ior and junior two-mfIe champion:
Head, of Pennsylvania; Tyree, of
Navy, and Booth, OF Hopkins, win
be given handicaps that will force
that Chicago flyer to shoot ut mis-
own world record in order to insure
a victory.
The Georgetown carnival to be
staged wednesday night at Conven-
ton Hall includes q program Of
thirty-five events, in which nearly
400 college, club and schoolboy ath-
letes will compete. Exclusive Of
the relay events, the number Of
entries for the rest Of the card
reached 331 last night.
The Hilltoppers have brought to-
gether the most attractive track
and field card ever offered in the
Capital. In order to run off the
events and bring the meet to a
close at seasonable hour, it will
be necessary to get the field events
under way at 1870.
A strong tussle for point hon.
Ors win result between the Hill
topperS, the University Of Penn
sylvania, Princeton, the Navy
and Virginia, all of which win
be represented by complete teams.
A feature OF the meet is the
number Of star football men who
win be seen in the various events.
There are Captain Carney, Of the
Navy; Captain Haxner, Of the Uni.
versity Of Pennsylvania; Harrison
Thomson, PrincetOn't great punter;
Beers, OF Maryland; Johnnie Thur
man, Of the University of Penn.
sylvania and an All-AHnerican selcc-
ton; Ralph Hills, OF Princeton, and
Werts and Plansly, OF George
town.
A splendid relay card has been
arranged. The matchmalers are
busy now arranging this part OF
the program and the results prob
ably will be announced tonight.
College, club and schoolboy teams
will hook up in wide variety of
relay races, ranging in length
from three laps to two miles.
Under direction Of John d. O'Reilly
most capable staff OF officials
has been assembled, all Of whom
have had much experience in ham
ding meets Of this character, 30
the carnival promises to be run
off with speed and dispatch.
The track events will open with
the preliminary heats in the fifty.
yard dash, and viii conclude With
IA two-mile relay race between
Georgetown and the University Of
Pennsylvania, which last year es-
tablished new world record for
this distance.
Fast time in all the events will
be insured because of the extraor-
dinarily high class Of entrants and
because Of the installation Of the
Hilltoppers' special board track,
which is banked saucer like at all
the turns and admits Of the use Of
spikes. BIeachers have been erected
around three sides OF the hall, so
that every ticket holder viii have
an unobstructed view Of the pro-
ceedings.'
The advance sale Of tickets indi.
Gates that the meet will be watched
by the largest crowd that has ever
attended an indoor set Of games in
Wa shin pfon
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
Large Squad Reports.

Fifty-two men, including eleven
letter men. have reported for the
Dartmouth varsity baseball prac-
tice
The Washington times., 1923-02-17

Club. He will see that the privileges
Of local clubs are placed at the dis.
posal of the visiting Shriners during
their week here. A tournament par
ticipated in by Shriners is being con-
sidered.
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
HOT SCRAP IS DUE WHEN
WESTERN BASKETERS
TACKLE CENTRAL
By r. D. THOMAS.

There will be a time at the Arcade next Tuesday
Central will clash Western will be fighting for
will be battling
with Western in perhaps the most stfy
contested in school basketball history.
hope that Tech would rise and knock
Charley Guyon sturdy youngsters beat
Central conquered Business 81 to 49, in
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
RottomIeY Gets Job.

The passing of the veteran
Jacques Fourier means that young
Bottomley has won himself a reg
ular job with the st. Louis Card.
nails this year.
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
Perritt on Coast.

Pol Perritt, former Giant and
Cardinal hurler, is pitching fine
ball in Southern California, turning
in shutouts every now and then.
The Washington times., 1923-02-17

Now that handsome Romeo Of
grass coated courts has contrib
uted his share toward museum
Of pathological research. some
foreign power might easily step
in and confiscate championship
mug.
The Washington times., 1923-02-17
Patterson an Umpire.

Roy Patterson. former White Sox
pitcher. will umpire in the Western
League this year.
The Washington times., 1923-02-17

9eml-Weekly QOuDle-neaueFs
The results of the two games
make it impossible for Central to
create a triple tie by beating West
ern Tuesday. A victory for West
efn would cause a deadlock with
Eastern with each having won
ak games and lost two.
Should Central trim Western, the
two would be even for second hon.
ors with five victories and three
losses apiece.
A general pOiniOn is that West
ern will have to move fast to beat
Central, which has walIOped East
eTn, Tech and Business i'm it's last
three games, and the old Arcade
is likely to be janmed with fans.
Goodness, how interest in the
high school series has picked up"
exclaimed Jim Sprigman, looking
over the gang at the last double
header. Jim has followed the school
boy contests these many years.
Joe O'Dea, Eastern's hefty for
ward, who goes on a point-scoring
jamboree now and then, may have
q hangover from one today. Against
Tech he tossed six goals from scrim-
mage and counted nine times from
the foul line in eleven efforts.
O'Dea is an especially accurate
shot at close range. With clever
twist of the wrist he Englishes
the ball in off the blackboard.
Rangy Rhees made it rather diff
ffcult for Eastern by firing i'm
goals from long distances. His
total for the day was five, but
Rhees flivyered as a free tOsser.
He made one point in five OPP
pOrtunities.
He took Woodward's place on the
foul line after Woodward had
finally took over the job and got
three points in four attempts.
Eastern rolled up lead Of % to
II in the first half, but in the Sec
0nd, Tech matched it's foe point for
point, each getting thirteen.
Don Childress and Jim Birth
right, sharpshooters at long range,
each counted six times from scrim-
mage, but despite their brilliant
performance, the thought still re-
mains that Central would be far
more formidable should these two
tall youths and their teammates
work the ball close to the basket
before shooting.
If it is to be CentraPs long shoot
ing against Westerns clever pass ,
ing and snowbird tossing next Tues. |
day, Western may be considered to
have an edge Anyway, that's
what the sharks are saying.
The last time they encountered,
Western walloped Central by Q
score of 81 to %.
Young F'urman, of Business, kept
his team in the running by basket
ing twelve shots in fifteen from the
foul line and scoring two field
goals. He was one Of the days
leading stars.
Central and Western will not
have all the attention Tuesday. In
the other game of the final double
header, Business and Tech will
play. Misery loves company, and
Techs hope is to win and force
Business to share the cellar.
The standings;
The Washington times., 1923-02-17

America has been sole owner
in fee simple 50 long that han
dies have already furnished green.
If we keep it any longer some
body'1 begin to think it's an
heirloom, like fathers old pants.