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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-06
DEMOCRATS in
CONVENTION
Biennial Gathering in Raleigh Last
Thursday Was Quiet Affair;
Lasted Four Hours

The Democratic state convention
met in Raleigh last Thursday, with
a Thousand delegates from the one
one hundred counties in attendance.
No issues were raised and no contest
threatened during the four hours
session, devtoted to the glorification
of the party's principles and record.
The convention was called to order
at noon by State Chairman John G..
Dawson. W. j. Feimster, delivered
the keynote speech. R. A. Doughton
was made permanent chairman, and
the platform was adopted by unani-
nous vote.
The platform bespoke the party
unanimity and the convention good
feeling for it took care of all the
questions and issues that Democracy
has raised. 1t handled the eight
months school term proposal by reaf-
firming its devotion to educational
advancement, pledging its efforts to
equalize educational opportunities
for the rural children and commend
ing Governor McLean's educational
commission as an agency that can
be depended upon to investigate and
determine the public school needs.
1t gave the Great Smoky Noun
tains National Park movement a
boost with an outright endorsement
of it with declaration that ''the
efforts of the state should be fur
ther exerted toward making the park
an accomplishment" It pledged the
party to "do whatever we can without
violating sound business principles
toward establishing rate basing ports
and developing system of water
transportation" Governor McLean's
administration and the work of the
other state officers, the records of
the representatives in congress were
endorsed.
Former Governor Morrison spoke
briefly in support of resolution
of tribute to the late William Jen-
nings Bryan.
o. Max Gardner, avowed candidate
for governor in 1928, delivered a
rousing speech, in , which he paid
tribute to the governors from Aycock
to Mclean.
The convention Thursday was the
fiftieth year since the nomination of
Zebulon B. Vance. A few delegates
who attended the convention last
week helped to nominate the great
commoner half a century ago.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-06
SOUTHERN RAPTISTS
HAD A GREAT YEAR

Nashville, Tenn, May 5-South-
ern Baptist churches, baptized total
of 224,191 persons during 1925 and
added $24,172,15165 to Hae value
Of their local church propessg, DR.. E.
P. Alldredge, statistical secretary of
the Sunday school board and of the
Southern Baptist convention, an
nounced here Sunday night. The
gain in value of local church property
far surpasses any previous years re-
cord, while the number of baptisms
is the highest on record with one ex-
ception.'
Other net gains for the year in
clude an increase Of 283 ordained
ministers, 74,779 church members,
100 Sunday schools, and 154,S75
Sunday school pupils, 1,193 Young
Peoples Unions, 1892 Woman's Mis-
sionary Union organizations, $240,-
105.37 in Woman's Missionary Union
contributions, CAT church houses, 100
pastors homes, $3,275,113.42 in
contributions to local church eX-
penses, and $1,677,395.70 in total
| contributions to all objects.
Due to the fact that a number of
churches have not reported for three
years and were dropped from the
official roll, the total number of
churches was reduced by 1850. The
membership of the dropped churches
at last account was approximately
$4,000, so their elimination vitally
affects the net gain for the past year,
reducing it to 74,799. This elimina-
ton of churches also accounts in part
for the loss of 14,678 in the total B.
Y. P. U. membership and the decline
of $1,607,718.72 in the contributions
and benevolences
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-06
TAX LISTING

Charles L. Younce, tax lister fol
Boone township, will be at the fol.
lowing PLACES on the dates mention.
ed for the purpose of listing taxes
for the year 1927:
Villas Observation-Disclosures, May
18th.
Lovill postoffice, Thursday, May
18th.
Adams-May 18th.
Poplar Grove schoolhouse-Satur-
day, May 18th,
Rutherwood-Monday, May 18th.
New River schoolhouse-Tuesday
May 18th.
I. L. Critcher's store-Wednes-
day, May 10th, forenoon.
C. NJ Critcher' Wednesday, May
10Th, afternoon.
Boone, Courthouse-Thursday, Fri.
day and Saturday, May goth, 21st
and 22nd.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-06

President Coolidge late Saturday
signed the bill to increase pensions of
Spanish war veterans and their de-
pendents nearly $19,000,000 annual
ly. At the same time in formal
statement, he said his approval was
not to be taken "as an encouragement
to further laws for large continuing
appropriations" He gave warning
that it might be necessary to increase
taxes if governmental expenditures
are greatly increased.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-06
MUST APPLY FOR war
TIME INSURANCE SOON
Two Months Remain For Application
For Reinstatement and Conversion
of Wartime Insurance.

A Washington special of April 30
says: With only two months remain
npr in which applications for rein
statement and conversion of wartime
insurance may be filed, the veterans
bureau estimates that there are ap-
pfoximately 100000 yearly renew
able term insurance to lapse and have
nor yet flied application for rein
statement.
Twenty-nine thousand four hum
ared and ninety y-nine applications for
government life insurance have been
received since January l, 1926, total
ing approximately $l60,000,000 of
insurance averaging $5,400 per pol
icy
An application for reinstatement
and conversion should include re-
rnJttancc sufficient to cover the prem
INN for reinstatement of term in
s1rance and at least one monthly
premium on the converted policy as
well as proof of insurability repre-
scented by report of physical exam
ination by physician.
An application for conversion re-
1plres remittance sufficient to cover
at least one monthly premium on
the converted policy. If either of
such applications are deposited in
the mails properly addressed to the
veterans bureau, central, regional or
sub-office on or before July 2, 1926,
they can be approved upon receipt at
the bureau, but if they are incom-
plete when received there is no au-
thority whatever for their later COM
pletion and approval.
General Frank T. Hines, director,
is again warning ex-service men to
take proper action toward filing COM
plete applications before it is too
late.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-06
PUBLICATION DAY

For the benefit of our rural
subscribers as well as for the good
of local advertisers, who especial
ly cater to the Saturday trade, the
publishers of the Democrat have
arranged to issue the paper in time
to catch all the outgoing mails on
Thursday morning instead of Fri
day, as heretofore been the case.
In this way we will be able to
render both reader and advertiser
the best service possible. 1t will
be necessary, however. for adver-
tising copy and correspondence to
be in the hands of the printer not
later than noon Wednesday.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-06

London, May A "A general strike in
all the great industries throughout
Great Britain began at midnight. 1t
effected close to 100000 workers,
including more than million miners,
who had already given up their labors
xn the coal field. Another day of
suspense, of hopes and fears, ended
with complete breakdown Of last
hour negotiations between the gov
ernment and representatives of the
trade unions congress which had been
delegated as spoksemen for all the
men. Throughout the day and night
every effort was put forward to
bring about an agreement, and even
at late hour there was a promise
of renewal of negotiations which
gave the anxious nation hope that a
way might be found. But when A.
J. Coow, secretary of the miners, left
the house of commons shortly before
midnight, announced that all negotia-
hons had failed and the strike was
on.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-06

Washington, May 2: Further echoes
of the recent wet and dry eruption
before a senate committee came to-
day in statement by Wayne B.
Wheeler, general counsel of the
Anti-Saloon League, declaring "the
vets" picture of a drunken nation,
whose babies cry for moonshine,
''was a slander on a whole people
that aroused general anger" eff
this nation was one-tenth as wet as
the modificationists claimed at these
hearings" the statement said, "the
foes of prohibition would not be
forced to make grandstand plays but
would enter the primaries and elect
congressman and legislators who
would remand the constitution. Be-
cause they are only small minority,
they have lost more of their number
at each successive national election.
At the primaries this year they will
probably prove again that wet action
causes a dry reaction"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-06
JuDSON CURTIS DEAD

A letter from Miss Matte Curtis,
of Manning, S. c., brings the intel
ligence of the death of her brother,
Mr.. Judson Curtis, of Spencer, Ind,
which occurred at his home there a
few days ago.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-06
A. C. MILLER HAS CHRYSLER
AGENCY FOR WATAUGA

Mr.. A. G. Miller, of Deep Gap,
one of the courdy's leading mer-
chants, was here Tuesday, and tells
The Democrat of securing the agency
for the Chrysler automobile in this
county. He left a most convincing
ad. telling of the merits of the au-
tomobile which will appear in The
Democrat next week. Mr. Miller has
long been engaged in the automobile
business, and will' doubtless make
good with the new agency.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-06

Coal legislation designed to give
che president authority to seize and
operate mines irs emergencies such as
existed during the recent anthracite
strike, was approved last week by
the senate labor committee. The
proposed bill will not likely be con-
siderod at this. session of congress.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-06

DR.. William D. Melton, president
of the University of South Carolina,
died at his home in Columbia at an
early hour Monday morning.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-06
Former Ambassador Dead

New York, May Oscar S.
Straus, former United States ambas-
sador to Turkey, died here today.
He was 76 years old.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-06

Nina Bang is the first woman to
become member of the Danish cabi-
net and is said to be the most eff
cient one in it.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
A RICH MAN
CLOS Angeles Times)

Times)
Homer recing his
poetry?" So asks Bishop Twin Hughes of
immortality with
the richest Rome when ST. Paul
preaching;
stake; during
Elizabeth; who the richest
Abraham slaves Who that
colonies time
not
loyalty to he OF he
greatly big
many lost gold min in
of
Nothing sink
to
The axgatherers
maile parasites.
freedom of girl will shine the
o
nothing Babel
"appicg gold pitchers money
something to say!
other money
that brings humanity
forever
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
Sixteen Years Ago

Three lives were lost, Is houses
swept away and damage to rail
road tracks to the extent of $780,
900 was the result of storm
which broke in Bisbee yesterday
afternoon.
Miss Blanche PenhoeI, accompa-
MED by her mother, Mrs. Shoe
maker, left yesterday for Naco-
zari, where she will take a posi-
tion as stenographer for the Moe
tezuma Copper company.
Professor Lutz announced yes
terday that the schools of Doug
las would take up their work
September 18, the new high school
on Twelfth and A streets being
ready for occupancy at that time.
V. e. Nichols of Pasadena has
been engaged to take the place of
Earl Chalfant in the manual train
ing department, and the remain
der of the faculty will be about
the same as last year.
The county authorities have
prohibited the small boys of
Douglas from bathing in the Aqua
Prieta river west of Douglas owing
to the prevalence of typhoid fever
in this section.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
WITH EDITORS
A WELCOME PREDICTION.
(Bisbee Review.

Is,
80 nights precipitation there
OF the beena rain
OF July the which
stent throughout month Old
years July predicting that
history might itself
il
A. on the
steadily
superstous would
something
40
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23

should, by accepting your challenge,
seem to disparage their labors, thus
depriving them of creditable victory
earned, and of which they have i'm
plicit confidence. I have entered the
campaign in good faith, before any
candidate had announced, and in the
light of your statement published in
the Arizona Gazette of June II that
you would not be a candidate, and
that the petitions then being circu
lated in your behalf were 'unauthor-
lied and not desired feel obliged
to remain in the race to the end, and
regardless of the result of the pri
mary 1 shall suppors every nominee
on the republican ticket,
"While writing this have had my
attention called to the fact that, with
out awaiting my reply or the expira-
tion of the 24-hour limit you imposed,
you have published your challenge in
the afternoon democratic paper. I'm
til this moment I supposed your let
ter had been issued in the interests
of harmony, as it purports to be, al
though it rarely happens that har-
mony is secured through the issue of
a challenge.
However as you have seen fit to
pursue this course, I am compelled to
make this letter public at the time OF
its delivery to you.
Yours very truly,
Sc. S. CLARK"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
More Truth Than Poetry
BY JAMES J. MONTAGUE
NPICS on THE ROAD

HPICS OF THE ROAD
He speeded up around bend;
His friends are buying' flowers to
send.
He passed flivver OH a hill;
The lawyer just has read the will.
He thought his car could never skid
He left behind wife and kid.
He scorched right past semaphore
And will return, alas, no more.
He didn't know his lights were out
We sort of miss him hereabout.
He stopped, with several cars behind
The obits were extremely kind.
He tried 10 turn a truck aside;
He's gone upon a long, long ride.
Don't wait for him; he won't be back
He calmly lit cigarette
While taking gas; he's missing yet.
His brake was broken, and gave way
He is not in our midst today.
The WOrm Turns
A man asks a divorce because his
vie is forever playing golf. These
w men should not be so addicted to
rcprisal.
A High Mark
The dream of many movie actress
is to get married whenever Peggy
Hopkins does.
Doomed
Italy is suffering from a shortage
of spaghetti. Evidently the boil
weevil destroyed the summer crop.
Copyright, 1925, Bell Syndicate, Inc
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
S;!EA|{BE!6

Mosquitoes must be looking for oil
Wonder how much these fish Cool
idge caught really did weigh.
Plane stolen in Richmond, Va. Thief
grabbed it and just flew.
Dry cleaners are striking in New
York and it's watermelon season.
Prussia offers ex-kaiser a farm. A
fiendish type of punishment.
Shock restored Seattle mans voice.
Divorce does the same.
Copyright, 1926, NEA Service, Inc.)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
TRANSPLANT YOUNG BASS
(By Dispatch A. P. Wirel

PHOENIX, July 22.-Several hun
dred young bass were taken to Yuma
today by D. e. Pettis, state game
warden, to be transplanted in the
canals of that county. The bass were
caught by the game department on
Wednesday just east of Phoenix and
were placed in containers for trans
planting in the Yuma county canals.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
Abe Martin

A real gentleman is at big
a roof DER our heads used t. be
considerable of problem, but tn
colossal undertaI<in' t'Gay is tryin'
t. hold home t'gether.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
Poetic Finish

A judge, made melancholy by th9
frequent Jail breaks, went down Maine
on a vacation, and the hotel keeper, a
Mr.. Seavey, told him the following
story to cheer him up.
"Over here on Paris Hill,' said Mr.
Seavey, used to be the county seat.
The jail has a fine view only it
hasn't any windows to look at the
view
"Well one time the prisoners there
set to work to get out. -Four or five
of them there were, and they dug out
a block of granite in the north wall
had nothing but a knife to do it with.
zone night when they got it loose
they pushed it out, and then all got
out through the hole, all excepting the
last one. He was a man named Cobb
and he was an amazing fat man.
He got half way through, and then
he stuck-couldn't get ahead nor back.
They tried to help him, but it was no
use, so they went off and left him.
But before they went one of 'em
picked up a charred stick and wrote
on the outside of the wall:
fWeve dug out this hole,
very fine job
And now we've plugged it with
Cobb"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
Boosting Douglas.

past
month From Germany from Scotland from
clippings
tonaly advertised
United
where the famous evolution trial held like Cave City,
Collins
city minds public
something
ting that millions
failed
that be 0
city,
its the of the
deand Climate club will and keep the of this city
medium o printed
Both have advertised the of their the world
the past few weeks YET Tucson continues to grow Phoenix
0
total e2s2OO between September
advertising
Sunshine within time
S49
additional would All advertising
efforts citizens
southwest
Tucson Secretary william McGovern
advertising paid that
association Having
with publication there
persons
vertng $4S8 brought to
profit through advertising, must
hospitals
hahgiving climate
be
place they be
Literary
medium brought 2154
resulting
$435O Outdoor
according public
with that publication arrival of SO in Tucson traced
thai account being a per person
Sunshine shows that Douglas well follow
advertising. thing
advertising past
1914 inquired to the Tucson living conditions climate
possibilities
Allowing five members
learned about
directly
about Tucson it's advertising During the past year 84s
The cost
the Of arrivals
including overhead was $274S Tucson finds
stany increasing
continuous Advertising the first 40 took up
the advertising in the second
the fourth 1882
They have moved to "a
lumbia, England Canada, Mexico
Sunshine club the which
under the following
real purchases by $2o5Oo; for{
automobiles $6O7OO;
$4,000; $4,000; physicians
100000, and miscellaneous thar $4,000.
added expenditure Douglas would mean for greatly
Increased business possibilities
nualy expanding growth thing above
of woda perfect
Douglas in the past
of free publicity must
of Douglas before all
will loss prestige
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
Out of Date

The United States senate consists of
96 men, two from each state. 1t
would seem that they would come to
know one another, but apparently
they don't Not long ago woman
walking about the capitol approached
Senator Hale of Maine, passing from
the senate chamber to one of the
committee rooms. She asked him if
Senator Williams was Jn the floor OF
the senate.
'Why, no." replied the debonair
statesman from Maine You know
Senator Williams is no longer mem
Der. He's been gone for some time.
He's living at his home Yazoo, Mis-
sissippi."
ooh, don't think So" broke in the
lady, smiling.
But Senator Hale insisted that there
was no Williams in the senate now.
yes, indeed, there is" persisted
thd lady. He's the junior senator
from Missouri, and he's my husband"
The Maine man was thinking Of
John Sharpe Williams, who retired
some time ago.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
Plucked From the Plains
scrntching the Record

Your daughter talks great deal,
doesn't she?"
Eyes, 1 think she must have been
vaccinateG with phonograph needle"
New York American.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
Unkind

"Ah, but we doctors nave many enc
mics in the world"
"Yes-but more in the next-"-Buen
Humor (Madrid).
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
Must .MaIze Good

Edison began life as a messenger
boy. Schwab and Carnegie and Henry
Ford and John d. began on a lower
level still. And see what they have
accomplished"
The speaker was President Green of
the American Federation of Labor. lie
went on:
Our great men are always recruited
from the ranks of the poor. This
proves that to be poor is a blessing,
that want is the cause of progress;
that the world moves as you might
say, because it can't pay rent"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
Pressing Thought

"You should think of the future"
Il can't. It's my girls birthday and
| have to think of the present.
Boston Transcript
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
EntitIed to a RefercnIce

Little Lucy Mother, / must be
very good child. You never keep q
maid more than week or two, but
I've been with you ten years.Y--An-
swers (London).
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
Chamnioln Noise NInker

Your son has a fine voice!
Eyes. He sells newspapers outside
the opera house. ."-Pele Mele (Paris).
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
Equal to- the Occosion

Teacher = "Sammie, name the four
seasons
Sammie = Salt, mustard, vinegar
and pepper" = The Progressive Gro
Ger.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
Culinary Note

"If they are carefully dressed it is
hard to tell an old hen from
chicken" No, that is taken from
cookery book The Humorist (Lon-
don).
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
His Record

Tommy Malloy was Dragging the
other day on the time he had spent
in mastering the violin. why" he
exclaimed many the time I've put
in over two hours on one bar."
That's nothing" retorted officer
Kennedy of the Universal police force.
i've put in five years on one beat"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23

Italy is suffering from a shortage
of spaghetti Evidently the boil
weevil destroyed the summer crop.
Copyright, 1926, Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23

A High Mark
The dream of many movie actress
is to get married whenever Peggy
Hopkins does.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23

Method Unsatisfactory
90. But even if your challenge
were not otherwise Objectionable, it
is clear that under it the entire COM
mitteei not to have an opportunity
of expressing ITSELF for you would
exclude proxies. Unedr the most fa-
vorable conditions it would be i'm
possible to bring the entire member
ship of the committee together here
in the midst of summer. If a bare
majority could, ON July 81, be as
short of miraculous. Maricopa county,
with resident membership of so,
would have practically it's entire vot-
ing strength present. Under the con-
ditions imposed by you that the mem
bers vote individually and not under
cast probably not less than three
fourths of the votes. I notice also
that yoa require the majority rule.
Whether it is so intended or not, your
plan favors Maricopa county to the
prejudice of the rest Of the state.
"S. My friends all over the state
have given, land are continuing to
give me the most loyal and whole
hearted support. 1 feel justified in
saying that their efforts have been
so widespread and effective that 1t
would be unfair and inconsiderate OF,
me, and a poor return for the gener-
Gus devotion they have shown, if Il