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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-11-15
No Arrest Made in
Alleged Assault Case

Aho, Nov. 12-According to word
reaching here from the sheriff's Of
flee, no trace has been found of Nc
Donald Ford, eighteen-year old boy,
who is wanted on a charge of crimi-
nal assault on young girl, a former
resident Of the Aho community.
The offense was committed last
Friday, when the girl returned from
Lenoir, where her parents had just
moved. 1t was said that she came
back to get some household goods
that had been left behind.
According to Mrs. Joel Greene,
the girls grandmother, Ford had
been drinking and accosted the girl
when she entered Story's store. She
went on to the house and Ford fol-
lowed her.
Mrs. Greene then told her son and
Dewey Grow, the latter a cousin of
the girl, and the two men went to
the house. There, Crow gave Ford
a sound thrashing-thrashed him
until Green said it was enough, and
let him go.
When Joel Greene heard Of the
affair, however, he Immediately sent
word to the sheriff in Boone, but as
Sheriff Farthing was moving, Depu-
ty Sheriff B. C. Johnson was put on
the case. Meanwhile, people in the
community had been talking of the
coming of the officer, and Ford
heard of it and fled. When Johnson
arrived here, Ford was already too
far away TO be caught.
1t is believed that Ford is head
ed toward West Virginia, where he
was formerly employed in the mines.
The girls father came to Aho Sat-
urday and took her back to Le-
noir, where she was to have enter
ed school Monday. She is thirteen
years old.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-11-15
MRS. SMITH HAGAMAN TO
ADDRESS CiVITANS TO-DAY

The regular monthly business
meeting of the Boone ClYitan Club
was held at the Daniel Boone hotel
last Thursday evening. Matters of
routine business were discussed and
the club was found to be in a
healthy condition.
Much interest was shown in the
forthcoming convention of the Caro-
linas Association, to be held at the
Yadkin hotel, Salisbury, Wednesday,
November 2lst. More than a dozen
OF the members present expressed
their intention of attending. The
officials of Clvitan International
and of the Carolinas Association will
be present and take part in this
meeting. The banquet at night will
be addressed by Governor Mclean
and DR.. Francis P. Gaines, president
of Wake Forest College, said to be
one of the best after-dinner speak
ers in the south. 1t is felt that at
tendance at this meeting will mean
much to the local club.
uS CluU Was QSllSHtSu " kiloW
that Civitan Claude Moser would be
a member for at least another year,
he having been returned by the
conference as pastor of the Boone
Methodist church. Civitan Moser
spoke briefly, offering his co-opera-
ton and support to the club in all its
worthy undertakings. He told of
being guest recently Of the Gas
tonia Civitan Club, of which he was
formerly member, and of the fine
work they are doing and Of their in
terest in the local club. He spoke to
them at their weekly luncheon.
Mrs. Smith Hagaman will be the
speaker at the regular luncheon to-
day (Thursday) which will be held
at the Blackburn hotel at 12:45. The
luncheon will be served by the ladies
of the Methodist church and it is
hoped that full attendance will be
on hand.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-11-15
WANT HEROES OF 1861 MOVED
TO DEMOCRATIC SOIL

Jackson, Miss, Nov. 9.-The bod
les of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall
jackson would be removed from
Republican soiP' in Virginia to
Democratic soip' in Mississippi, un-
der a resolution introduced in the
state legislature today by Senator
Casteel.
The resolution, referred to the
rules committee, follows:
"Whereas, we learn with great
sorrow and grief that the state of
Virginia has trampled upon and
counted as naught its great and
glorious southern traditions, and has
embraced and accepted the policies
and politics of the Republican party
and has thereby made its state Re
publican soil and where, as it is evil
dent to all, that the two great south
crn leaders, Robert E. Lee and
Stonewau Jackson, cannot rest or
sleep peacefully in said Republican
soil.
"Be it resolved, that we hereby
request the governor of the state of
Virginia to permit the state of Mis-
siss;ppi to remove to the Democratic
soil OF said state, the bodies of the
said beloved southern patriots, and,
"Be it further resolved that the
governor Of our great Democratic
state be requested at once to trans
nit to the governor of the state of
Virginia copy of these resolu-
tions."
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-11-15
GOVERNOR SMITH READY TO
BATTLE FOR PRINCIPLES

Governor Alfred E. Smith told the
nation Tuesday night over the radio
that the principles of the Demo cratic
party were as great in defeat as in
victory and that it was the party S
duty to carry, on and vindicate the
principles for which it fought. lie
urged the united support of Herbert
Hoover, referring to him as the
president of the United States and
not the president of the Republican
party. He pledged himself not only
to stand for the principles of his
party hereafter as in the past but
emphasized his willingness to "bat-
tie for them" The defeated Demo-
cratic candidate expressed warm
thanks to the fifteen millions of
voters who had followed his banner
and called upon the party to build
up within the next four years a con-
structive program and not rely en-
tirely on discrepancies of the maj jor
political party for campaign issues.
Referring to his defeat in the
presidential race, Governor Smith
pointed out that a switch of about
100000 votes would have changed
the result Of the election, if the
switch should have occurred at given
points and appeared as cheerful in
defeat as he had been in victory.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-11-15
ISLAND WHERE RALEIGH
LANDED HAS NO LAWS

Harkers Island, N. c., Nov. TO-
This little island community with it's
1900 inhabitants where Sir Walter
Raleigh's ill-fated colonists are said
to\ have built their homes, has
no local laws or government and
comes to being the Utopia of ideal
lists
No fights, no lawsuits, no automo-
bile accidents, and great abiding
faith in the goodness and trustworth-
mess of human beings are the-points
the life of the islanders most wildly
bring to mind.
Its 5000 acres give to each in
habitant his own little plot of
ground. The one negro on the is
land is a servant of a white family.
Most of the inhabitants are fisher
men.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-11-15
MASSACHUSETTS VOTES FOR
CHANGE IN PROHIBITION LAW

Boston, Nov. 12.-Repeal of the
prohibition amendment found favor
with Massachusetts voters in 33 out
of 40 state senatorial districts at
Tuesdays general election by a de-
cisive margin.
In four districts the question did
not appear on the ballot because the
limit of permissible public questions
had already been reached in these
districts before that on prohibition
was proposed.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-11-15
WATAUGA1S VOTE
LESS THAN 1926
Total Vote For All Candidates Aver
ages About 65 Less Than Two
Years Ago; r. T. Greer El2s Big
gest Majority

Below is given the official vote of
each candidate for state and county
office as cast in the election of
November 9Th. 1t will be noted from
these figures that Watauga polled
an average of approximately 65
less votes in 1928 than in 1926. In
the case of R. c. Rivers and T. E.
Bingham, Mr.. Rivers received 27
more votes than did Thos. H. Coffey
two years ago, and Mr.. Bingham
received 131 less than did Blaine
Coffey in 1926, Notwithstanding
the fact that there were approxi-
nately 1000 more voters registered
this year than last. Roby Greer,
chairman of the board of county
commissioners, led the Democratic
ticket with a majority of SOP over
w. L. Winkler, who polled the Sec
ond highest vote on the Republican
ticket for commissioner. Mrs. Pearl
Hartley received the highest vote of
any candidate on the Republican
ticket. The official vote is as fol-
lows:
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-11-15
DEMOCRATIC PICTURES
TAKEN FROM BUILDING

= Asheville, Nov. 1.-THE pictures
of Zebulon Baird Vance, wartime
governor of North Carolina, and CT
other western North Carolina pio.
neers which for years have hung in
the Buncombe county court room
have been removed. The Republi
cans are coming!
"The pictures go to the art ex-
hibit at Kenilworth Inn," said Mrs
Charles M. Platt, who supervised
the removal, "but Pm taking them
out of the courthouse because l re-
fuse to have pictures of any of my
Democratic ancestors hung in Re.
publican citadel, such as this is
about to become"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-11-15
MANY PERISH IN SEA DISASTER

One hundred and twenty-nine pas
sengers are still missing from the
roster of the liner Vestris, queen of
the South American trade, which
foundered off the Virginia coast
Monday. There were $40 passen-
gers listed, Stricken by some mys-
terious i'll, the huge liner turned on
her side in rough sea and the pas
sengers and crew took refuge in the
boats, many of which have not been
accounted for.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-11-15
TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON
VISIBLE ON NOVEMBER 27

Everyone in the United States viii
have the opportunity of seeing the
total eclipse cf the moon coming
November 27-but the spectators
will have to be pretty early. For the
moon will enter the earth's shadow
at 2:24 a. H., eastern standard time.
Total eclipse begins at 1888 and
lasts until 4:29 o'clock, when the
moon begins to emerge. At 5:39 a.
M, the eclipse will be over.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-11-15
BOGLE LOSES ~
r. /. DOUGHTON
Eighth District Congressman Defeats
Republican Opponent by Majority
OF Approximately 1850

Hon. Robert L. Doughton, candi-
date to succeed himself in congress
from the eighth North Carolina dis
trict, won over his opponent, Hon.
W. S. Boyle, by majority ranging
around 1850. Mr.. Doughton car
ried six of the nine counties in the
district, losing Caldwell, Rowan and
Stanley to his opponent. The ma
jorities by counties is as follows
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-11-15
Va. GIVES HOOVER "a, SAY

With only three precincts in Bu-
chanan county missing, unofficial
returns for Virginia in Tuesdays
presidential election gave Herbert
Hoover 1917 votes and Alfred E.
Smith 139,630 votes, Hoover ma
jority Of 24,547.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-11-15
How State Voted on
Gardner and Seawell

The following is the latest tabula-
ton for governor of North Caro-
lima in the election of November 6,
with 20 of the 1,753 precincts in the
state missing. Many of the figures
are official and where they are un-
official, the variation from the Off
cial figures will likely prove slight:
Cardyor Saauyo11
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-11-15
Community Library
Opens at Blowing Rock

Blowing Rock, Nov. 14.-The
Blowing Rock Community and
School library opened to the pub
lie Tuesday night with a reception in
the library room of the school
building.
The ladies of the Community
Club, who sponsored the organiza-
ton of the library and obtained gifts
Of books, acted as hostesses and
served refreshments to the many
visitors who called during the even
ing.
The library will be open hereaft-
er two afternoons and one evening a
week for all who care to go to the
reading room. Books may be bor-
rowed for two weeks. A fine of five
cents is assessed for each day that
the book is kept over time.
A few books have been placed on
the reserve shelves for the use of
pupils of the school only and may
not be taken out by the public. The
reference works, like the encyclo-
pedia and the dictionary, may not be
taken from the room at all.
A number of magazines will be
found on the magazine rack and
may be read by anyone in the read
ing room, but may not be taken from
the room.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-11-15

The high school has completed its
class organizations and selected two
representatives from each class foT
he student council. Senior officer
are Bynum Crisp, president; Eliza
beth Sudderth, vice president, and
Lucille Coffey, secretary-treas1rer.
Tenth grade officers are Glenn COT
fey, president; Lois Klutz, vice pres
idont, and Mary Robbins, secretary
treasurer. In The second year class
officers are Ruby Dula, Jay Knight,
Neitie Hartley, and in the FIRST year,
Fannie Henderson, Virginia Coffey
and Bill Lentz.
The student council is headed by
Paul Foster. Members are Beulah
Wooten and Corein Knight, seA'or5
Annie Coffey aid Julius Henderson,
sophomores, and Maud Powell and
D:n Len.z, first year students.
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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-11-15

Repairing of Highway No. II,
where it caved in during the floods
Of last August, has been almost COM
pleted. The excavation has been
finished by the steam shovel crew and
workmen are now preparing the
road for surfacing.
The Junior B. Y. P. U. met Mon
day evening for its monthly social
with Frances Kernodle at the home
of her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. NJ. Critcher. A jolly evening of
games was followed by refresh
ments, served by Frances Elizabeth
Walters and Virginia Sudderth. 9th
er juniors present were Verdola
Walters, Sarah and Elizabeth Ker-
noy, Wanda Gragg, Bessie, Blanche
and Lucy Wooten and Arlene, Irene,
Evelyn, Margaret and Dean Jenkins.
MI. Nudge. and Mr. Askew were
guests of the young folks at their
party.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-11-15

CONTINUED on Page Eighty
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-11-15

Total .349,168 276,759
New Britain herald., 1928-04-16
STATE POLICE ARE TRACING MURDERER
Seek Another Youth in Nelson Killing Case

Worcester. Mass. April l6.-iRl-- Conducting q rigid investigation into the murder of State Trooper Irving II. Nelson at Pomfret, Conn. on April 6, officials of tho Connecticut state patrol. working Independently of the Worcester and Springfield po- lice, are coming 10 Worcester this week.
 It is the belief of the Connecticut police that somewhere In Worcester there Is a youth who can tell a story which will reveal the type of re- volvers or pistols used by the two bandits whose shots from an auto mobile killed Trooper Nelson who was pursuing them.
 The Springfield police are also coming here this week to try to To- cate the third member of the "ice- box" bandit trio. They and Worces- ter police arrested Roland c. La lone and Albert c. Raymond of Wor- cester. last week and are being idcn-
New Britain herald., 1928-04-16

titied as the 'ice-box bandits" The Worcester youths were connected by circumstantial evidence with the murder of Trooper Nelsan.
 They were identified i'll Springfield by persons who Were held up and by a clerk who sold them caps in Springfield. A gasoline station at 'endant identified Raymond as the man who bought gasoline from him at Wilimantic, Conn. on the night of The murder.
 The shooting became more involy- cd when 1t was announced that the two bullets found in the body of Trooper Nelson were of different calibre and that three shells found in the automobile used by the men who drove the automobile were of one calibre and evidently were fired from an automatic pistol.
 Not trace of the weapons has been found. Conneclicut state pa trolmen have searched all over the route supposed to have been taken by the men pursued by Trooper Nell son but their search has been fruit less.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-16
COAL OPERATORS
 MUST GIVE FACTS
Figures to Be Demanded by
 Senate Investigators

Washington, April 16 R-The senate coal committee today decided that operators summoned in its in vcstigation of conditions in the cen ,ral competitive bituminous coal fields would be required to furnish on the cost of production.
 4. M. Belcher. attorney for the West Virginia operators and Alfred Belden, counsel for the Northern Ohio operators, agreed that their cli- ents would answer the list of ques- lions which the committee agreed to put to all operators. This list, pre- pared by Sentor Pittman. democrat, Nevada, includes these questions:
 Wages paid various classes of la horers employed in and around mines from 1920 to 1927.
 Total tonnage produced, total cost of production and total sales real izations on all coal produced, mined and marketed from 1923 to 1927.
 Total amount of tonnage sold and delivered to railroads by years from 1928 to 1927 and total realization therefrom.
 Names of railroads of which coal was sold. and the tonnage sold each.
 Sample or copy of standard em- ployment contracts entered into be- tween the company and it's laborers and employees in and around its coal mines.
 Sample or copy of house leases now in use between the company and employees.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-16
FLASHES OF LIFE: GIRL GOES UP IN
 AlRPLANE WITH PILOT l9,600 FEET

which they were riding with their parents collijed with another ma chine driven by William Combies of Norwich. MT. and Mrs. Cunningham were cut about their faces aud heads. James II. Cunningham. driver of the car. suffered a broken nose and cuts about tho face. He was or dered held in s2,ooo bail on the technical charge of reckless driving.
 New London Mr. and Mrs George Billings and their nephew Russell. was seriously injured when their automobile was struck by q light engine on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad at the Maple avenue crossing within q few feet of the Billings home. Their daughter Mrs. Russell. was also in the car but escaped injury.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-16
CHANGE IS ASKED
 IN FREIGHT RATES
Application Of Mileage Scale
 Now Is Proposed

Washington. April l6 LP-A re- vision of classified freight rates in eastern territory which would re- suits in a general application of mileage scales was tentatively pro- posed today by the interstate com merce commission.
 The proposal constituted another step in the commissions endeavor to re-arrange class rates through basis, the first schedules of the kind having already been made effective in southern and southwestern terri tory.
 For eastern territory, including everything north of the Potomac and Ohio river. and east of Chi cago. the report today laid down a key schedule by which first class shipments would be charged 80 cents per 100 for distances of five miles; 56 cents for distances of 100 miles; s1,ls for distances of 500 miles and $l.56 for distances of 800 miles, with proportionate amounts for intermediate distances.
 The lower classifications would be related to first clas. rates, so that the charge for second class would be S5 per cent of first class with q falling ratio until sixth class ship ments moved at 30 per cent of first class rates.
 The commission estimated that the system recommended would re- suit in eastern charges amounting to about 73 per cent as high as the rate system prescribed for southern territory.
 Because of higher operating costs under the report rates on ship ments traversing northern New England territory. northern Mich igan territory and specified branch lines of railroads i'll territory of small population would range ten per cent above the standard. On traffic to and from New York city groupings proposed by railroads were tentatively adoped.
 In view of the water transporta- ton factor applying on class ship ments to and from Chicago. the re- port recommended that rail and water rates on classified freight should be made S5 per cent of all rail rates.
 The schedules advanced were prepared by Howard Hosmer, a commission agent. and the propos- als will be submitted to all interestd carriers and shippers and will be further studied before the com- mission takes action upon them.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-16
Hibernians Send Greeting
 To Daring Irish Flier

Worcester, Mass, April 1e W~ The Ancient Order of Hibsruians meeting here in conference yesterday afternoon sent telegram to New York to be delivered to Colonel James Fitzmaurice. co-pilot of the transatlantic plane Bremen. inviting him to Massachusetts and extended greetings. The message signed by State President J. O'Connor of Hol- yoke. reads: The Ancient Order of Hibernians of Massachusetts extends its most sincere congratulations and f0"i v'~hes to you and your com- radea. Come to Massa c h usetta for real Cead Mile Failte." Gaelic for one hundred thousand welcomes"
New Britain herald., 1928-04-16

BELIEVE CAPTAIN
 AVER7ED DISASTER
Quick Maneuyering Alter Ship Hit Iceberg Saved Sinking

Liverpool. England. April 16 Rl- Seamen today credited Captain Landy of the Canadian Pacific liner Montrose with having averted a major disaster by quick maneu- vering when the ship struck an ice berg.
 The ship encountered two ice- bergs last Monday when three days out of St. John. N. E, member of the crew said To have run be- tween them would have resulted in ripping open the sides of the ship, sending her to the bottom.
 Quickly sensing the situation, the captain headed the ship for the smaller Of the two icebergs which lowered 100 feet above the ship. There was loud crash, like the sound Of canon. The ship came to a sudden stop. Two members of the crew were crushed to death and two passengers received slight in- juries.
 The bow of the vessel was crush ed in from just above the waterline and q gaping hole torn high up. The superstructure was smashed in. The vessels steel plates were badly buckled. One anchor was swept away and the other jammed into the steel plates. The iceberg was split in two.
 The ship rocked as if she were going over q mcmb brr of the crew said. The ship backed up. Lifeboats were swung ont and passengers and crew put on life belts. There was no panic and soon the ship was steady again and proceeded on her way.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-16

If ws had hit the other berg" 2 passenger said. it would have been another Titanic disaster. for we should have had the liners side torn out"
 Tt is only by the grace of God and the skill Of Captain Landy that we are here. and not at the bot tom Of the ocean," another passen- ger said.
 There was a light mist at the time but the sea was dead calm.
 The passengers adopted resolu- tions congratulating the captain after the crash. He and the crew were cheered before they left the ship.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-16
HAROLD LLOYD AT CAPITOL

A record breaking crowd jammed 1he Capitol to capacity last evening to see Harold Lloyd and his newest comedy Speedy" which is featured at this popular movie house the first half of the week.
 "Fast and furious" is an expres- sion that carries little weight any longer. owing to it's misuse by mo- tion picture press agents, but noth- ing more aptly described Harold Lloyd's newest production Speedy
 From start to finish it is literally q whirlwind of comedy. as the name implies. Lloyd. in the breezy charac- fer of a New York boy. whose prin- cipal vocation is losing jobs, gives ,ne of his most likeablc charac1eri- %a,ions, and in addition has a story that is appealing, as well as based on fact
 Lloyd has a variety of positions in "Speedy" ranging from soda jerker, to the chauffeur of horse car, with ;t taXicab pilot. and several others sandwichcd in between.
 Beginning Thursday Billie Dove will be offered in The Heart of Il follics Girl" and Tim Mccoy and Joan Crawford will be seen in "Thc Law of the Range
New Britain herald., 1928-04-16
Wesleyan Freshman Has
 Long Hair Marcelled

Middletown. April 16 fPl-Milton R. Weed of Worcester. Mass, fresh man at Wesleyan University. went to beauty shop today to have his hair marcelled. He had not had a hair cut for thr"o months and there was reason. He will play the part Of Katherine in Tanning of the Shrew," to be put on this week by the Freshman Dramatic Club. It was 10 improve impcrsonaton on his part that he was permitted to go unshorn these many weeks.
 In the cast Said Reza, a young Turk, will portray Petruccio,