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The Washington times., 1923-05-03
BELIEVE IT?

on July II, 1906, the Transconn-
mental railroad installed mat
tresses under its Pullman cars for
passengers who couldn't afford to
pay their fare. ID
The Washington times., 1923-05-03

On December Is, 1850. 4 Syra-
cuse butcher announced that a
head of cabbage would be given to
each customer who bought two
pounds OF corned beef.
The Washington times., 1923-05-03

On September 6. 1892, a bigamist
from Utah asked If he might be.
allowed to Join the Lucy Stone
League.
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whats new in the theatrical
news?"
Here is an interesting item.
I see one of our Hamlets went
over and made hit in Den
mark
There is poetry in motion, grant
En- route to the editors den;
1t tarries there briefly, SO briefly:
And lois in motion again.
She sat on the steps in the even
Enjoying the balnay air;
He came and asked could he sit
by her side,
And she gave him a vacant
stare.
Boston Beanpot.
What can we do? l fear our
banquet will be a failure. A
lOIGu VIII HAS lc4ACu U.s.
''Dunno-best can do for you
Is to get you a couple of half
wits
Clothes make the man, but not
the aesthetic dancer.
Madeline-Jack is one boy in
hundred.
Cataline-Does he know he's
competing with that many
Brown Jug.
Higgins-W What are you doing
these days?
Spriggfns-W Working on ranch
where they raise hornless goats.
But"
There are no butts.-Pennsyl-
vania Punch Bowl.
Young Wife-Five three-cent
nails, please.
Clerk-Three-cent nails?
I'm sure my husband said
fifteen cents worth of three
penny nails. Virginia Reel.
There was a youth who loved
maid;
His name was Alexander,
He wanted her to marry him
A ring did Alex-hand-her.
And later they were truly wed,
And when the folks the paper
read,
Referring to the twain they said,
why there goes Alex-and-her."
Oregon Ag. Orange Peel.
Prof.-Gentlemen, / am dismiss
ing you ten minutes early today.
Please go out quietly so as not
to wake the other classes-Yale
Record
Prof-Give me a good example
Of coincidence.
Frosh-My father and mother
were married the same day
California Pelican.
"Say, was the society bazaar a
success last night?"
Mrs. Weston thought so. She
got her daughters kissed oftener
than any other motherr'-Grin-
nell Malteaser.
weel-known devine says gawf
lis spiritual. I fear he wad get a
different inspiration IL he'd play
in some foursomes I haze in min.
TIL difference atween a boot
logger an a dishonest Congress.
man is usually anly in tn price
O bottle.
Don't you think Peters COM
ing SO steadily all winter meant
something, Mother"
Wise Mother-Yes, it meant
there was no golf in the winter.
The Washington times., 1923-05-03

If some automobiles can't so
a mile a minute they'd rather be
walking, and, il they keep On
speeding, sooner or later they
will be.
(copyrisht, 1928. King Features
Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times., 1923-05-03

a road hog is a motorist who
only wants half OF the road, but
he usually wants the half that
you're using.
The Washington times., 1923-05-03

One guy from New York Was
headed for Chicago, but he drove
so fast he got to Omaha before
he could slow up.
The Washington times., 1923-05-03

The results OF the races WIN IS
published daily IN the obituary
columns.
The Washington times., 1923-05-03

The cost OF pork should be
going down shortly. too. In AIT
other month there viii be plcsfS
Of road hogs on every State high
way.
The Washington times., 1923-05-03

whats new in the theatrical
news?"
Here is an interesting item.
7 see one of our Hamlets went
over and made a hit in Den
mark
The Washington times., 1923-05-03

Being m an automobile Is d LIT
of pleasure, but with 50 nla1p
reckless drivers ON the road Won
never know how long you're
going to be in It.
The Washington times., 1923-05-03

Some motorists are speed
demons. If their machine doesn't
keep up a gait of sixty miles an
hour they get out to see what
it's tied to.
The Washington times., 1923-05-03

A lot Of people drive while
they're asleep, but . good many
more sleep while they're driving
The Washington times., 1923-05-03

In a couple of minutes the
porter found seven men in night
shirts walking up and down ia
front Of their berths trying to
see if it was their tire which had
gone fiat.
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Isn't it funny,
But everybody knows,
The better the shape,
The fewer the clothes.
The prettier face,
The more the rouge.
The cheaper the price,
The worse the booze.
The lower the lights,
The greater the fun.
The faster cops chase,
The harder you run.
The more you study,
The less you know.
This verse is punk,
So let's say whoa"
New York Medley.
The Washington times., 1923-05-03

Don't you think Peters COM
ing so steadily all winter meant
something. Mother"
Wise Mother-Yes, it meant
there was no golf in the winter.
The Washington times., 1923-05-03

There is poetry in motion, grant
you
En- route to the editors den;
1t tarries there briefly, SO briefly:
And lois in motion again.
The Washington times., 1923-05-03
Campus
Wit

Now Mr.. Pepys liked to roam
And roisterers would cart him
home.
Whereat some cutting words were
said,
And so to bed.
The Washington times., 1923-05-03

TIL difference atween a boot
logger an a dishonest Congress.
man is usually anly in tn price
o. a bottle.
The Washington times., 1923-05-03

Every time the horn would
blow the people in the other
berths would stick their hands
out of the curtains and holl4r.
Come aheadr'
The Washington times., 1923-05-03

He Wouldn't have discovered ii
at all only Re kept ringing TIE
bell for the porter, but he pressed
the wrong button and was blow.
ing the horn On the automobile.
The Washington times., 1923-05-03

But the passenger took all the
blame He said he had been I'D
ing in Pullman cars all his lie
and should have known better
than to leave the window oren.
The Washington times., 1923-05-03

A weel-known devine says gawf
lis spiritual. I fear he wad get
different inspiration IL he'd play
in some foursomes I haze in min.
The Washington times., 1923-05-03

AYoW that summer is conins
IN on there vii! be a loG &c
- competition between au
mobiles and railroad trains
They'll both be trying to see
which can get to the crossins
first.
The Washington times., 1923-05-03

They come speeding along 20
fast that you don't know what
hit you. As one guy said TO the
insurance company. 81 was rid
ing along about twenty miles an
hour and then all of a sudden
I was walking
The Washington times., 1923-05-03

Two weeks later q stranger
sent it to him, saying that he
woke up one morning and found
it IN his berth.
The Washington times., 1923-05-03

The insurance company told
him he ought to be glad that he
wasn't lying down.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-05
IT'S SUMMERTIME SOMEWHERE

When fall the wnltry flakes of frost,
lis summertime somewhere
Violets in the valIsys, bird songs in
the air,
The chilly winds hey only blow che
lily : lips apar.;
It's sumner in the world, my dear,
when it's summer in the heart.
When gray the skies are glooming,
IT, slmmer in the dells-
In the iLerry songs Cf reapers, Ii,
the tlngling of TIE bells.
The sweet south sA.es are brighten
ia:: as with spring gtime's mag;
art,
Eut the sweetest season, dearest, j.
the summer in The heart.
Still, still the birds are singing, and
still the groves ale green,
Aud still the roses redden and the
lUy,ly lilies lean;
Love fades not with the season; when
summer days depart,
It's summer still, my dearest, in the
Eden of the heart.
Prank L. Stanton.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-05
FLAG OF WHALERS FURLED AT
LAST.

New Bedford, Mass, March 81
The firm of J. and w. R. Wing has
nouncement means little to the
present generation, but when the
whaling industry was at its height
the flag of the house of Wing, a
letter "W" on a field of white and
red ball on field of blue, was
known on the seven seas.
1t was in 1S49 that Joseph and
William R. Wing, natives of the
neighboring town of Dartmouth,
opened a whaleman's outfitting shop
in this city. In 1853 they acquired
managing ownership of their first
whaling ship, the John Dawson, and
for more than forty years the firm
was one of the dominating factors in
he nomantic trade.
In that period twenty-five ships
sailed under the Wing flag. Most
Dawson, after making a dozen voy-
ages to the whaling grounds, was
lost in storm off Panama. Strangely
enough, the first ship built expressly
for the Wings, the bark Sunbeam,
launched at Mattapoisett in 1856,
survived nearly all the others and
went whaling for the firm until
1910, when she was sold and later
| lost.
The bark Kathleen was in serv-~
| ice from 1857 to 1902, when she
| was rammed by whale and went
| down off the South American coast.
Several other vessels were crushed in
the Artic ice and still others founder
ed in storms at sea.
The bark Triton, veteran of ex-
citing experiences before the Wings
bought her, was in the whaling
business for hundred years before
the Artic ice finally caught her. In
1846 she was attacked by natives Of
a South Sea island at which she had
touched. The crew rallied to the de-
fense with whaling guns, harpoons
and lances but five of their number
were killed and seven wounded be-
fore two Nantucket ships came up
and rescued them.
During the Civil War there was
both perilious and profitable work
for the whalers. Confederate cruis-
ers, particularly the Shenandoah
and the Alabama, were raiding north
ern shipping. The Wings were advis-
ed to put their ships under the
British flag.
"I'll send my ships out under the
Stars and Stripes if everyone is lost"
: declared William Wing.
j He did, and only one of them
was captured. The Shenandoah
overlook the ship Brunswick in the
Artic in 1865 and buried her. Oil
brought home by the fourteen Wing
, vessels then in the trade gave the
firm profit Of 100000 in the Civil
War period.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-05
GRAND JURY
SUBMITS REPORT


Following is copy of the report
of the grand jury as submitted at
the court just adjourned:
State of North Carolina
Watauga County
To the Honorable J. Bis Ray, pre-
siding:
We the grand jury for the spring
term 1928 Watauga Superior Court
respectfully submit the following re-
port:
We visited and inspected the sew
eral Offices in the court house. We
find the clerks Office kept in excel
lent condition. We also find the Reg
ister's Office in good condition.
We visited the county home and
found it in splendid condition, ex-
cept the porch roof needs some re.
pairs.
The Jail also is well kept. The house
will need recovering in the near fu.
ture.
We also find the court house in
fairly good condition, the roof need.
ing some little repair work. The wa.
terworks are in good condition.
Respectfully submitted,
L. A. GREEN, Foreman
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-05
LIKES WINE BETTER THAN
UNITED STATES, SO
ITALIAN LEAVES

Fresno, Cal, March 31.-Tak-
mig justice of the peace at his word
when told to ''give up wine or leave
the country" S. A. Oliver, a leader
in the county's Italian colony, is
bound for land where he can make
and drink his wine.
After his wine had been destroyed
by county agents in a raid and he
had been taken before a justice and
fined $500. Oliver was given lecture
by the justice on the Volstead law and
told the Italian to go to a country
where he could drink wine unmolest-
ed "if you want to drink"
Oliver the next day inserted an ad-
vertisement in newspaper offering
to sell his twenty acres of grapes, a
$4,000 bungalow and complete equip
ment Of the ranch for $12,5OO, which
experts said is $4,000 below the val
ue of the property.
The advertisement said in part:
"Listen laugh if you want. 1 do
not care. l am Italian. 1 like wine
and Mr.. Volstead wants me to drink
water. won't do it. Just for that
| sell then l go to Mexico where can
drink what I please"
Twenty-Five other Italians will join
Oliver in going to Mexico, he said to.
day.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-05
SPRING COURT
PROCEEDINGS

The spring term of Watauga Su-
perior court, with Judge Bis Ray
presiding adjourned for the term Sat-
urday afternoon. But few cases on
the civil docket were disposed of as
the state cases were not all tried un-
til Friday afternoon.
Following are the state cases cases
disposed of:
Will Carroll, liquor case, three mos.
on the roads.
Wesley Reynolds, liquor case, gull
ty, three months on roads.
Andy Johnson, trespass, guilty,
Judgment suspended on payment of
cost.
Alfred Adams, carrying concealed
weapons, not guilty.
r. C. Cox, liquor case, twelve mos.
light work on roads.
J. E. Justice, larceny, guilty; two
appeal
Dewey Eggers, SANDER, guilty; 1S
months on the roads.
Jordan Love, trespass, guilty; sus-
pend judgment on payment of cost.
Hosea Greer, trespass, guilty; sus-
pended Judgment on payment of cost
Mrs. Lizzie Taylor, receiving, judg-
ment suspended on payment of cost.
B. S. Digger, transporting liquor,
guilty, fined 5000 and cost.
Young Love, trespass, judgment
suspended on payment of cost.
Henry Greer, trespass, judgment
suspended on payment of cost.
Vardry Mast, transporting liquor,
fined 5000 and cost.
Harve Moody, f. and a., guilty,
IL months on roads.
j. H. Earp assault with deadly wea
pom, judgment suspended on payment
of cost
Josie Broyhill, assault, two years
in county Jail.
Wesley Reynolds and Josy Broyhil
f. and a. not guilty.
T. R. Gragg, assault, judgment
suspended on payment of COST
Paul Klutz, carrying concealed
weapon, guilty. fined $4,000 and cost.
Clarence league, Ralph league,
and Nathan Ward, transporting IL
quor, guilty, twelve months each on
the roads.
Roby Shull, carrying concealed wea
pom, fined $4,000 and cost.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-05
HARDING GIVEN A. TASTE OF
WINTER

Augusta, Ca, April 1.-The Easter
cold wave of the north, reaching far
down into the south, met President
and Mrs. Harding on their arrival
today to spend the final week Of their
vacation, but it's chilly blast was
soon forgotten in the cordiality of Au
gusta's welcome.
After nearly month spent un-
der the warm and sometimes almost
broiling sun of Florida the return to
even taste of the weather expert
enced during March in the northern
states was most noticeable, and men,
bers of the vacation party promptly
cast aside the straw hats, flannals,
and other summer clothing. An Eas-
ter sun, however, soon warmed the
air, and by noon everything had pret-
ty we'll thawed out.
The special train arrived here from
st. Augustine soon after O'clock
this morning, but the President and
Mrs. Harding stayed aboard until
nearly 9 o'clock. The time of arrival
had been kept secret but several
hundred people We're at the station
along with an official welcomeing
delegation headtu BY Mayor Julian
NJ. Smith and GEORGE J.. Lo-s;ard
president of the char1t er of COM
merce.
Another welcoming group awaited
Mr.. and Mrs. Harding at the Bon Air
Vanderbilt hotel, where they will
stay. This group included Speaker
Gillett, of the house, former Judge
K. M. Lands, former Senator Hitch
cock, of. Nebraska, Nicholas Murray
Butler, and Charles D. Hilles, Repub-
lican national committeeman from
New York.
The president attended two serv-
ices. Accompanied by Speaker Gill
lett, Secretary Christian and Briga-
dier General Sawyer, he attended
the morning services at the First
Baptist church. After leaving the
church, he went to the Masonic Tenn
pie and participated in the Easter
services there and made brief talk.
Somewhat tired by the train ride,
Mrs. Harding did not attend church
In accordance with his expressed
wish, no public functions have been
arranged for the president during
his stay here and most Of the week
will be devoted to golf and rest
Other members Of the party on theil
arrival, however, were flooded with
invitations to entertainments, barbe.
cues and dinners.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-05
DIR. BROOKS HEADS
CLOTHING DRIVE
State School Head Asks North Caro-
linians to Save Human Lives By
Sending In Cast-off Clothing.

A campaign for old clothing, to
keep Armenian sufferers from freez-
ing to death next winter, will be
held during the last week of April
in every county in North Carolina,
announcement has just been made
from State Headquarters of the Near
East Relief in Raleigh.
DR.. E. C. Brooks, State Superin-
tendent of Public instruction, has
been appointed State clohing chair
man for this drive, which will come
to its climax May l. Josephus Dan
iels, honorary State chairman, and
Col. George H. Bellamy, State chair
man of the financial campaign, will
actively assist DR.. Brooks.
Most of the county chairman who
raised their quotas in the campaign
just ended for money to feed these
children and refugees, will handle
this campaign for old clothes. 1t is
pointed out that housewives in their
spring cleaning will be more than
glad to get rid of this cast-off winter
clothing, and at the same time save
human lives thereby.
Lack of clothing was so acute last
winter that, in spite of the gener-
osity of the American people, hun
dreds of women and children were
found who had dragged themselves
for miles suffering from acute rheu-
matism and pneumonia, simply for
lack of clothing. Others just froze
to death by the wayside. North
Carolina made a generous response
last year, but some of the other
states failed to do their duty by
humanity.
May 1st has been designated as
Bundle Day" by DR.. Brooks, and
everyone in this county is asked to
take or ship cast off winter clothes to
county chairman, or send it by par
eel post or freight to the Near East
Relief Clothing Warehouse, Raleigh,
N. C.
DR.. Brooks believes that everyone
should have at least one complete
suit ofsclothing which they are about
to cast-off for he winter and points
out that if sent to the Near East
Relief this suit will save a human
life in the battle between Christianity
and Mohammedanism. Every COM
plete suit of warm clothing-coat or
sweater, trouser, heavy socks, shoes,
heavy underwear, woolen shirt and
cap, or the equivalent in women's
clothing will save life.
North Cardinals goal is set by
DR.. Brooks as 10000 lives.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-05
NEWS FROM THE
TRAINING SCHOOL

Some shrubbery is being put out
ON the Campus of the Training
School. That is good. Let the good
work go on.
Some special exercises by the
students and Faculty Of the Appala-
chian Training School at chapel the
past week were enjoyed by the stu
dent body.
The children of the town enjoyed
an egg hunt on the Campus on Fri
day afternoon, given under the
auspices of the Normal Department.
The base ball season opened at the
Training School Monday the 2 by a
game with Oak Grove, team, the re-
suits of which are not known at this
writing.
Professors B. B. Dougherty and
Greer went to Ashe the latter part
of the week. Prof. Greer delivered
an address at the close of a school
taught by Stuart Moretz as principal.
Work on the new Administration
Building of the Training School has
been resumed and is being pushed by
the contractors. They report that
they will continue to push it to the
earliest possible completion.
Mr.. Moretz, successful merchant
of Hickory, with his three boys
motored to Boone on Sunday to visit
his brother, Mr.. ]. M. Moretz, and
other relatives in the county. He
says this is his first Easter in Boone
in twenty five years.
Professor A. T. Allen made a fly
ing trip to Boone the latter part of
the week to the great pleasure and
profit of his many friends and the
Training School. Now the NEWS
AND OBSERVER reports that he has
been elected President of Cullowhee
Normal. Sincere congratulations to
our good friend. He is to take charge
of the work the first of July. Gull
lowhee is to be congratulated on
securing one so capable in training
teachers, and it is confidently ex-
pected that this school will rise rapid
1y in its work.
7. M. DeWnurn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-05
NEW RECORDS SET
FOR FAST FLYING

Dayton, Ohio, March 31.-In q
spectacular aerial derby, army avia.
tors from McCook field today set
new world speed records for SOC
and 1000 kilometer distances, far
eclipsing those made this week by
French aviators at the Villa Sau-
wage airdrome
Unofficial figures tonight showed
that Lieut.. Alex Pearson completed
500 kilometers in one hour, so min
utes, 1 ITO seconds, making ap-
proximately 169 miles and that
Lieut.. Harris and Civilian Pilot
Ralph Lockwood travelled 1000 kilo-
meters in four hours, So minutes
1924 seconds, averaging around 120
miles an hour.
Lieutenant Battelier, of the French
army, was the holder of the 500 kilp-
meter record with a time of two
hours, AZ minutes, 81 3-5 seconds
and Lieut.. Carrier of the 1000 kilo-
meter distance, whose time was six
hours, 80 minutes, 40 2-5 seconds.
In addition to the 500 kilometer
mark set by Pearson, Harris and
Lockwood also are on record as ex-
ceeding the French record for that
distance as are four other McCook
field aviators.
Eleven ships took the air shortly
after l o'clock today in the effort
to beat the French records. Seven
were to try for the 500 kilometer
mark and five for the 1000. Five
of the planes finished the 500 kilo-
others forced down.
Aviators who beat the French
record for 500 kilometers and their
time are: Louis Meister, two hours,
92 minutes, 48.44 seconds, average
speed of 1872 miles an hour; Lieut..
Arthur Smith, two hours, 32 min
utes, 31.88 seconds, and average
speed of 1921 miles an hour; Lieut..
H. H. Mills, two hours, SO minutes,
1853 seconds, averaging 1872 miles
an hour; Lieut.. J. S. Stromnfe. who
went the distance in two hours, AZ
minutes, 35.48 seconds, speeding at
114.4 miles an hour. The time of
Harris and Lockwood for 500 kilo-
meters. was two hours, 2a3 minutes,
1913 seconds, speed Of 127 miles
an hour.
The air circus was completed
without serious mishap.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-05
FORECAST TRADING BOOM in
THE SPRING.

Richmond, Va, March 31.-Sat-
isfacrory trade during re spring and
early Summer months with employ
ment for ali wko want to work is
forecast in tAe monthly review of
conditions in the Fifth federal reserve
district published today by the fede-
raj reserve bbank of Richmond. Re-
ports from member banks, the re-
view stated indicate increased loans
throughout the district as customers
prepared for crop paintings and mer-
camille and industrial activity for the
year.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-05
ANOTHER SOP TO
EX-SERVICE MEN

Washington, March 31.-Postmas-
ters and disabled ex-service men will
be interested in this statement, is
sued by the postoffice department
today:
"In compliance with the executive
order of March 8, 1923, Postmaster
General Harry S. New today issued
instructions to postmasters regard
ing the civil service procedure in al
lowing 10 per cent preference to hon.
orably discharged and disabled SOL
diers, sailors, and marines, in civil
service examinations for employment
in the postal service.
"It will be necessary for the ap-
plicant for position to show that
because Of disability he is entitled
either to pension by authorization
OF the bureau Of pensions or to COM
pensation on training by the veter-
ans bureau in order to be credited
with the 10 points additional.
"Similar instructions apply to an
honorably discharged soldier, sailor,
or marine, not disabled, or to the
wife of such, or to the wife of an
injured soldier, sailor or marine,
who, himself, is not qualified on &C.
count of disability due to his mill
tary service. The latter class Of ap.
plicants is entitled to five points ad.
ditional in civil service examinations
for employment in the postal ser.
vice."
Democrats are going follow W
this order and see if it is violated
in spirit as the military preference
law has been in North Carolina and
other states in the south.