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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-19
phenson, Raleigh; A. E. Tate, High
Point, C. M. Van Poole, Salisbury;
R. G. Vaughn, Greensboro.
Eacfs About Tast Yaar'e WorL

Facts About Last Years Work.
According to the reports of D. w.
Sims, General Superintendent, II
counties of the state are organized
into County Sunday School Associa-
tions. During the year &C of these
held County Conventions, in which
a total of 1924 Sunday Schools were
represented by 16,500 people. Among
those attending were 455 preachers,
572 Superintendents, 3,146 teachers.
Besides the County Conventions
the State workers helped in17 Town
ship Conventions and one County In
stitution, in which a total of 275
Sunday Schools were represented by
$500 people. In these meetings
were 1862 preachers, 1862 superinten-
dents, 1,247 teachers.
A summary of the reports shows
that during the year the State work
ers helped in total of 81 County
and Township Conventions, reaching
GIT preachers, 713 superintendent,
4,393 teachers, the total attendance
at all meetings being 2O,46O people.
The first County in the State to
cover 100 per cent Of the County
Aims" suggested by the State Asso.
citation was Rowan, which taught the
Standard early in March. Cabarrus
ran close second, reaching the
Standard the last of March. Other
honor counties are Randolph, cover
ing 80 per cent of the "Aims"; Vanc,
80 per cent; Almance and Guilford
55 per cent; Wayne so per cent.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-19

Daughters of the Confederacy and
the veterans assist in completing the
amount.
Promises Support.
Mrs. Livingston Rowe Schuyler
of New York city, president-general
of the Daughters, followed General
Haldeman and promised the support
of her organization. She prefaced
her remarks with the declaration
that although she was resident of
New York, she was a southerner
through and through, born in Ocala,
Fla, and proud to proclaim that she
was "Florida cracker" Miss Jessica
smith, of North Carolina, introduced
as the daughter of the man who de-.
signed the flag of the Confederacy,
also pleaded that everything possible
be done to complete the Davis me-
mortal fund wiIhin the next 60 days.
Panlemonium reigned at one stage
Of the afternoon session when a
veteran with long, SHOW white hair
and a beard, handed to the secretary
resolution which, after declaring
thi., TIE ranks of the gray and Llue
were thinning fast and that ami
mosiy long since had ceased to exist,
- ould have ordered tLy appointment
of i committee of thc.e Con-. r9'r
veterans to meet a similar committee
from the Grand Army of the Re-
public to perfect arrangements for
joint reunions in the future.
Receives No Second.
ears, rang out on all sides, hun
dreds howled and yelled and scores
leaped to their feet to add emphasis
to their protest. The resolution was
tabled without even a second 1.-The
delegates could not stand for it to
live even that long. As the hall
quieted, one grizzled old fellow in
the front row stocked his beard and
remarked to his neighbor: "He look.
old enough to have known better"
The sponsor of the resolution must
have been in the neighborhood Of 9(
years of age.
General Haldeman, shortly before
adjournment, announced that he haC
already decided upon his adjutant
general to serve during his admins
tration and named General A. B
Booth, of New Orleans, who has beer
assistant adjutant general during thu
administration of General Carr. TIL,
three department commanders, Gene
raj Charles B. Howry, Washington
d. G., commander Of the army O.
northern Virginia; General James A
Thomas, Dublin, Tenn, commando
of the army Of Tennessee, and Gene
raj E. W. Kirkpatrick, Of Mckinney
Texas, commander Of the trans-Miss
issippi department all were re-electe,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-19
WATAUGA CABBAGE GROWERS
ORGANIZATION

Anyone visiting the court house
! last Saturday would have been con-
vinced that there was something
going on; the place was alive with
farmers talking cabbage and kraut.
This was the first meeting of the
farmers who have signed the CO.
operative cabbage contract. In look
ing over the crowd one was struck
with the fact that there was as a
bunch of farmers as good as could be
found in Watauga County, and that
means as good as could be found any
where.
The first thing on the program was
to form the Watauga Cooperative
Cabbage Growers Association and
elect Directors to conduct the busi-
ness. In order to have the Directors
equally distributed the County was
divided into six sections, according
to the members actually signed up,
and each section nominated two men
as representative of their group.
Those nominated were placed before
the whole body and one man chosen
from each group. The election was
by secret ballot and resulted in favor
of the following men: j. C. Miller,
H. Neal Blair, N. L. Mast, w. L.
Winkler, C. j. Farthing, and M. H.
Norris. The seventh Director will be
appointed by DR.. B. W. Kilgore, Di-
rector of Agricultural Extension
Work in North Carolina. The Direc-
tors will hold their first meeting
Saturday, April 21.
This organization proposes to pur-
chase a site and build packing
house with kraut factory and canning
equipment combined, and to be ready
for operation by the time cabbage are
ready to cut.
We understand that part of the
cabbage are to be put on the market
as graded cabbage, only the firm
medium sized heads, but that about
fifty to sixty percent of the cabbage
will be manufactured into souer
kraut and sold in the most remunera-
tive form.
County Agent Steele, who. insti-
gated this move, and Neal II. Blair,
who has given hirs> ahsss p-s-isst7slca,
recently spent week visiting the
markets and they state that every
groceryman visited on the trip pros
missed to handle the Watauga pro-
ducts. There is also a movement on
foot all over North Carolina to in
duce the State institutions to use
North Carolina products. If this is
done we will be the only ones in a
position to furnish sauer kraut; in
that case the Association will be able
to handle much larger volume of
business than they were planning to
undertake this year.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-19
Too Much of a Good Thing

81 tell you," said the real estate
agent, there isn't finer residence
on earth than this. Just look at the
wonderful scenery"
"The scenery is all right" replied
the home searcher. "The only trou-
BILE is there is too much of it between
here and the The Christian
Register (Boston).
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-19

Daughters of the Confederacy and
the veterans assist in completing the
amount
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-19
SATURDAY AFTERNOON

Blowing Rock beginning at
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
252: 35 Bible Study Spirit and Pre-
paraton for His Coming and Work, Chapr Farthing
235-3: TO- The Ideal Church. Rev
S104: co. Auxiliary organzaonsTheir
Prof G. Greer W. C.
SATURDAY EVENING
745S Bible StudyActs: Spirit and the In
auguraton of His Work Chap2 L. A.
ooo-o' 4o' sermon Dr. w. c. Tyree
SUNDAY MORNING
1O-11. Sunday School,
11:15 The Value Of Teaching the Children.
11:15-11 80 Song Service
II :302 Is Rev A
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
152O5 Bible Study Acts; Opposition
2:O52:35 What Good Preaching Dougherty
Rev. J. H. Farhng
oo-o'oo. nome missions Rev. L. g. Wilson
3:05-335 Womens Work Mrs. D. F.
1854: 4:05. Personal Work d.
4:0
SUNDAY EVENING
75sO5 Bible Study: Ac Facing New Problem
. ~ :, Rev r. G. Eggers
s:359oo Young PeopesWok E. s. Coffey, Carrger
F. M. Higgins
IS. c. Eggers
Clyde Green
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-04-19

FIFTH SUNDAY MEETING PROGRAM

Following the for the Fifth Sunday Meeting held with
Blowing Rock Baptist Church April 2s beginning pm
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-11-23
RAILROAD SUED
BY SHOP CRAFTS
System Federation No. 80 Claims
Fifteen Millions From
the Pennsylvania.
FIRST ACTION OF ITS KIND.
Sixty Thousand Strikers Seek to Re-
cover Large Sum to Make Up
an Alleged Underpayment
in Their Wages.

System Federation No. 80, represent
Ing shop crafts on the Pennsylvania
railroad, has brought suit in the fed
eral district court in Philadelphia for
S1o,OOO,OOO against the Pennsylvania
railroad to make up alleged underpay-
ment in wages which resulted, accord
ing to the bill Of complaint from the
Pennsylvania's refusal to abide by the
rules of the United States railroad
labor board.
statement given out by attorneys
for the plaintiff stated that the suit
was filed on behalf of "sixty thousand
striking shopmen." 1t was filed by
David Wallerstein, Philadelphia attor-
ney, with whom are associated in the
case Donald r. Richberg, Chicago,
counsel for the railway employees de-
partment of the American Federation
Of Labor, and Morris Hillquit, New
York.
According to the statement, the suit
is the first action Of it's kind in the
history of American Jurisprudence and
is expected to go eventually to the
United States Supreme court.
The bill of complaint asks for an
injunction restraining the Pennsylva-
MIA from paying wages to members of
the mechanical forces on a scale be-
low that in force June 80, 1921, from
refusing to recognize seniority rights
established by the labor board; from
continuing the piecework system and
the present rules and conditions of
work; from recognizing as representa-
tives of the shopmen the company
union," which is established, the COM
plant AYERS, without consent Of the
majority of the men" and from max
ing any agreement with the company
union" governing wages, hours and
conditions Of work.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-11-23
GENERAL LABOR NOTES

All females under eighteen, whether
married or single, in Oregon are sub
ject to all labor laws affecting minors.
The wages paid to British boot and
shoe operatives are to be Increased to
60 shillings week, owing to a rise
in the cost of living index figure is
sued by the British ministry Of labor.
A meeting of the chief executives Of
the 16 standard railroad labor organl-
cations "fOr the purpose of agreeing
upon definite legislative policy in
connection with matters to come be-
fore the next congress-" was held in
Washington Nov. IA on the call of
Warren S. Stone, president of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
An Industrial truce for five years is
proposed by Tom Sykes, secretary of
the Brotherhood Movement in Eng
land, in order to install new spirit in
industry. Something functioning as
the League of Nations does interna-
tionally is needed in industry, he
thinks, to focus and direct the latent
good will in society. ''It could" sug-
gests Sykes, coordinate and extend
the numerous local attempts at CO.
partnership, profit sharing and the
operations Of workers councils. 1t
would afford a court Of appeal for
local Industrial strife and a useful
means of removing Misunderstanding.
Three hundred men with an aggre-
gate Of 5000 years Of service to the
Pennsylvania railroad, held their an
nual meeting recently in Chicago and
listened to an address by Vice-Presi-
dent L. 7. Whittier. They were mem
bers Of the Veterans Association of
the Chicago Terminal Division and in
cluded men with a minimum Of twen-
ty-one and a maximum Of fifty-fOur
years of service with the road. Oliver
r. Marsh, who served the road for
81 years, started at Upper Sandusky,
o., as messenger boy. Fl. w.
Shourds, eighty-one, the Oldest man
present, worked for the road just so
years.
A verdict for the defense was re-
turned in United States District court
at Fort Smith, Ark, under instructions
Of Judge John G. Pollock, in the suit
OF the Coronado Coal company and
others against the United Mine Work
ers Of America, in which damages Of
2,222 200 was sought as result Of al
legged property damage and resultant
interference with nOnunion coal min
ing In the Hartford Valley coal field
during the miners strike in 1914. Judge
Pollock held that the coal company
had failed to establish Jurisdiction in
the federal court under terms Of the
Sherman antitrust law, ruling that
they had not shown that the property
destruction resulted from conspiracy
to interfere with interstate commerce.
The 17,488 employees of the Treas
ury department in Washington COW
cred by the reclassifcation act are to
receive an average net increase Of
$54 year above their present base
pay plus the $240 bonus, according to
statistics made public by the person
mel classification board. This brings
the average salary for the entire de-
partment up to $1,692
The total number Of applicants for
the unemployment dole In all of
France in recent week was 415, of
whom 81 were In Paris. The total for
March. 1921, was 81. 900.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-11-23
Less White Plague
In New York CITY

New York-The death rate from
tuberculosis in this city has been cut
a per cent this year, according to the
New York tuberculosis association.
The number of deaths in the first nine
months of 1923 was 1876, or 139 less
than for the corresponding period in
1922. The decrease in this city has
been almost constant for 25 years.
In 1898 the number of deaths per
10000 was 283 and last year it was
80.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-11-23

Organized labor's greatest enemy
is the luke-warm union man. He
bears the same relation to the union
that a hypocrite bears to the church.
When the labor movement is falsely
measured it is generally by the stan
dard of the trades-union hypocrite.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-11-23
The Ohio Power Co.

Buy your shares
from any emblOye
oHheCOmtany-
they re our sales
men. Clip 8 mail
coupon for COM
bleteintormafion
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16
PALACE.

In ask Days" the new Goodwin
Cosmopolitan picture which opened
yesterday at the Palace. Elinor Glyn,
author of the sensational novel, "Three
Weeks" tells one of her most original
and colorful stories. 1t has bold
drama, swift action, with characters
as one of the most entertaining pro-
auctions seen this season at the Pal
ace, not excluding the highly entertain
ing. Enemies of Women" The SPOIL
ers," Three Wise Fools or "The
Common Law"
The story begins with a mothers
attempt TO marry her beautiful daugh.
ter TO wealthy, titled Englishman.
the story unfolds rapidly and with
fine artistry and swift action to it's
startling anti-climaxes and its con.
clusion. The high lights of the story
are many, and all lead up to the SEN
sational incident when Laline and
Dion, lovers, but kept apart because
of the ambitions of the mother, are
trapped for six days 40 feet under
ground in an old German dugou.
which caved in after they had gone be-
low on a sightseeing tour. After the
| first day Of their Imprisonment, real
izing that they are facing certain
death, they give themselves TO each
other and are married by the kindly
old priest guide who accompanied,
them. Later they become separated
through falling into an old chalk mine
beneath them. and each is rescued at
different points. Laline. believing
Dion dead. proceeds to England with
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16
PRINCESS.

@The Silent Partner" is being shown
at the Princess the first half of this
week. Leatrice Joy, Owen Moore and
Robert Edeson are featured, while
ether capable players in the support
include Robert Schable, Maudc
Wayne, Bert Woodruff and Robert
Grey.
The question Of whether a wife
should have anything to say regard
ing her husbands business deals is
answered in this picture decidedly in
the affirmative. Miss Joy, as Lisa
Coburn, determines that, despite her
husbands protests, she will have her
say in his affairs which directly con-
Germ her future happiness. And it is
well that she does, for Coburn, high
ly successful for a time through his
activities in Wall street, suddenly
finds himself up against severe re-
verses. Had net his wife seen fit to
make hay while the sun shone by
saving her money affairs would have
been dark indeed. As it was. the
wife's thrift brought happiness to
both at the end.
"The Silent Partner. is an absorb
ing domestic drama with the feat
ured players excellently cast. Tie
support, too. is practically handpick-
ed. Charles Maigne directed the pic
ture with excellent results.
The program further includes a
comedy, Aesop's Fables. the Princess
News and Screen Snapshots.
Wednesday will bring Dorothy Dial.
ton in "The Law of the Lawless" a
thrilling story Of gypsy love.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16
R1ALTO.

Cold type; whirling presses; blood
less newspapers; girl; the death Of
an aged fiance; the suicide of young
lover; a story hurried into headlines
scathing condemnation the girl again.
her emotions whipped into a frenzy
of denial; innocence in despair; emo
tons, drama, excitement; reporters of
dog-like tenacity, more cold type. These
are the elements that go into the max
ing of the new Thomas II. Ince story,
"Her Reputation" which opened Sat
urday at the Rialto, telling a story
that is brimful of action and drama
of the sort that holds the interest OF
all alike.
"Her Reputation" has as its princi.
pal character Jacqueline Lanier, play
ed by May McAvoy and Sherwood
Mansfield, acted by Lloyd Hughes
Jacqueline Lanier is about to marry
an aged gentleman when a love mad
youth kills her fiance and then CON-
mits suicide in her presence. She is
horrified-and then the reporter
bursts in.
He jumps to the conclusion that she
is "vamp' who lures men to de-
struction. Thinking in headline terms,
he rushes the lurid story to print, and
Jacqueline, her reputation torn to
shreds, flees her home and is caught
in Mississippi river flood, finally
finding refuge in floating barn. Here
she meets the son Of the editor
of one Of the newspapers
that has DETAINED her, and she
falls in love with him. Then they are
both rescued and she casts her lot with
dancing troupe, and goes with them
to San Francisco, the home of the
man she loves, though she does not
know this.
Reporters are a persistent lot, and
il is while dancing in a popular San
Francisco cafe that the same reporter
who originally got the story, sees her
as she dances. masked. and tries to
verify his suspicious that she is "that
Lanier woman"-so that he may pub
lish that story, too.
The current Rialto program also in
cludes special overture by the Rialtc
orchestra with Hans Steger conduct
ing, Fun From the Press, Pathe Re.
view. Rialto News and a Felix the
Cat carlton comedy, "Fifty-Fifty."
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16

CONTINUED from preceding page.
vited to come along as member of
their party.
Signed by Paramount.
While Bobby was scoring such a sue
cess with the Norma Talmadge COM
pany, May McAvoy made pronounced
hit in Sentimental Tommy" and was
signed as a Realart star and left New
York for sunny California. Now this
may not have had a thing to do with
Agnews being passenger on the
Overland Limited a month or SO later,
but at any rate Robert Agnew of New
York became Robert Agnew Of EoIly-
wood.
The same success that greeted L..s
efforts in New York was his in Cali
fornia. The difference in temperature
seemed to make no difference, and his
playing under sunny California skies
was just the same as it had been in
foggy New York. He free-lanced and
appeared with numerous stars. includ-
ed Pearl White and Gladys Walton.
Then came his engagement with the
late Wallace Reid in Clarence" The
critics discovered him. From all parts
OF the country came plaudits from the
press, praising his work as "the young
man Of the world in the Harrington
piece. Exhibitors wrote Jesse J..
Lasky requesting that May McAvoy
and Robert Agnew be co-starred in
a revival of Seventeen" the Tarkins-
ton play that brought Jack Pickford
and Louise Huff to fame several years
sgo.>
As result Of this recognition Lasky
sent for Agnew and he was signed to
appear in Paramount pictures for five
years. it is the plan of tire Lasky
people to star him eventually.
Of late he has appeared in more
Paramount pictures than any other
member of the Iasky forces. He was
recently seen with Lois Wilson and
May McAvoy in "Only 49," then came
a role with Gloria Swanson in "Prodi.
gal Daughters" and Bert Lytell in
"Kick In"
Last week he was seen at the En-
pire in "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife"
He had the comedy lead opposite
Gloria Swanson and scored decidedly.
In the near future he will be seen in
the William de Mile production THE
Marriage Maker" and with Pola Negri
in ''The Spanish Dancer" Just be.
fore leaving Hollywood for San An
tonic he completed "Woman Proof"
with Thomas Meighan. He is ap-
pearing in person at the Empire this
week.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16
EMPIRE.

Pola Negri will appear at the EN-
pire this week in what is declared her
greatest role in "The Cheat" The
program. will further include the per-
sonal appearance of Bobby Agnew,
San Antonio's own film star, and THE
Evolution of Dixie a special over
ture arranged by Don Philippini and
played by the Empire Orchestra under
his direction.
The story Of THE Cheat. deals
with wealthy girl of Latin-American
parentage who, to avoid wedding an
old man, chosen by her father, elopes
with q young American. In Paris she
rs loved by an art swindler disguised
A. an East Indian Prince who fol-
lows her to New York. The girl is
diAnhsrited BY her father, and I'M
used to poverty, she accepts the sup
posed Hindu's offer of money with
which 10 gamble. At first she wins,
than loses not only her own money
but . charity fund intrusted to her.
Panie-strikeA, she borrows from the
prince" and promises 10 dine with
him alone in return for the loan.
At this juncture her husband wins
small fortune by putting over a
lumber deal. and gives her $4,000.
She writes a check for the amount
due tie Hindu and carries it to his
home. But he tells her, he doesn't
want the money - he wants her.
When she seeks 10 escape he drags
ber b q table and brands her as "a
cheat She takes up a revolver and
shoots him, then escapes from The
house Just as her husband steps into
I Ne scene.
& From this point on, the action is
yapid and races swiftly to one Of the
finest climaxes ever seen on the
screen The ending is happy. The
part OF the husband is played by
Jack Holt, popular Paramount star,
while the role Of the disguised Hindu
prince Is in the capable hands OF
Charles de Roche. the famous French
sereen star.
Z; Episode No. II Of "Fightirg Blood
md the Pathe News are also being
shown.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16
At the Theaters

act in that it is put on in full dress
and in q drawing room setting.
An added attraction which should
bring the house down is laid out by a
combination of Fifty Miles from
Broadway" Hawthorne and Cooke
and Jimmy Lucas. These will join
several styles of laugh-getting in a
joyous ensemble.
Aesop's Fables, Pathe News, Topics
Of the day will be the short-length pic
lures shown. Added to this will be
organ selections and music by Sam
Ezells Majestic Theater orchestra.
There will be two performances
daily, 2:30 and o'clock sharp.
Patrons arriving during the progress
Of an act, whether vaudeville or road
show, positively will not be seated un.
til after its conclusion.