North Carolina Newspapers

1 1 VOL. xxxrx, NO. 32 POUTmEraTSl OF THE PAST WEEK, Highlights of Political Activity of Both Major Parties Summarized From Recent News Dispatcher. From Over the Country Hoover to Make Only One Speech j in the South Washington, Sept. 14.?Two or t three press conferences are held g each week with Mr. Hoover. At * each recurring session some one in- * quires of the candidate whether he expects to so broaden his southern c itinerary as to enable him to speak t in North Crrolma and Kentucky, ? debatable territory, as well as in Tennesse. The "official spokesman" has made it. very clear that Mr. Hoover will speak only at ElizabethIon and that, on this occasion, the address will be of a non- partisan character. In other words, the Republican candidate will steer clear of all controversial topics in the south, but will of course discuss the issues of the day in the three additional speeches \Vhich he will deliver at "'key" points in the north and west. In the single southern address the! Republican candidate expects to compliment the people of Elizabeth-1 ton upon the advance which they have made along material and industrial lines and to assure the people that all fundamental questions are basic and indeed inescapable. Even this forensic enterprise will be regarded as a mistake by some Hoover strategists. They think it would have been wiser had he kept out of the south entirely since they can see little object in a trip south by the candidate unless he proposes to discuss the issues of the day and lie cannot very well discuss the issues! ' without the danger of doing morel harm than good. Pro-Smith Candidates Win in Ga. * Governor L. G. Hardman was renominated by the Democrats in last Thursday's primary by a majority : of more than two to one over his J opponent. State Senator E. D. Rivers. In the three districts in 1 which the incumbent congressmen 1 . had opposition, one, L. J. Steele of 1 the fifth, was renominated by a big majority ovorr.\V\ D, Upchurch, of, Anti-Saloon fame. This race was ! featured by the injection of the 1 presidential angle, Upshaw having made a bitter fight against Governor 1 Smith, while Steele vigorously supported the entire Democratic ticket. : Upshaw carried only one county in ' the district, and that by a small ma- ' jority. 1 i Biggest Guns of G. O. P. to Speak 1 in North Carolina That the Republican party will ' send its heaviest oratorical artillery 1 into North Carolina in an effort lo 1 secure the state's 12 electoral votes 1 for Hoover is now virtually assured, 1 it was announced from state headAimffare in P.lianlnffn T'linnoiln" -? iii u.im lubbc ijiuiou^jr lil A ' statement saying that Charles Curtis, nominee for the vice presidency; i Secretary of Labor J. J. Davis; Post- ] master General New; Mrs. Mabel i Walker Willebrandt, assistant attorney genera) and militant dry and ' probably Senator William E. Borah 1 are practically certain to come into ' the state to make speeches. Forma! invitations urging these Republican ! leaders to come to the state were mailed from Republican headquarters last week. Leaders in Charlotte, in extending the invitations, asked 1 that the speakers be assigned the following cities on dates available. Senator Curtis?Fayetteville and | Ashevi'.ie. Secretary Davis?Winston-Salem ' and Salisbury. 1 1 Postmaster General New?Char- 1 lotte, Raleigh and Greensboro. Mrs. Willebrandt ? Wilmington and Greensboro. Senator Borah?Charlotte, Ra- ; leigh and Ashe?ille, if he is able to 3 arrange it. * < i i Progressive* Pledge Votes to Smith j 1 New York, Sept. 14.?Leaders of j ' the Progressive party, which polled I : 5,000.000 votes for the late Senator! ' Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin ' in the three-cornered race of 1024, ' yesterday gave pledges of support for Governor Smith to the Demo- 1 cratic national committee. This was unsolicited and unex-; pected offer was characterized by Smith leaders as one of the most important gains made by the governor during the campaign. It is believed by the committee that espousal of Governor Smith's cause by the Progressives will not only insure the electoral votes of Wisconsin and Minnesota, but will gather Democratic strength in doubtful western states, which otherwise might not be won. Hoover Dur-nuei Tariff in New Jersey Speech Newark, N. J. ,Sept. 17.?Herbert Hoover tonight pictured the tariff (Continued on Page Five) , . . . ATAl A Non-Partisan N BOONE, Civitan Club Holds Monthly Business Meei Vlany Matters of Importance to th? Community Discussed at Meeting Last Thursday Evening; Criticise Local Telephone- Service At the monthly business session ol he Boone Civitan Club held at th( )attiel Boone hotel last Thursdaj evening, varied matters of inleresi o the community were discussed :ome of them being referred to com nittees for further action, and oth is merely considered and passed or or future consideration. The club by unanimous vote de ided to sponsor a free clinic here or tubercular children in the towr end county. This matter was refer id to a committee composed of D. J .'ottrell, E. N. Hahn and How art IV. Mast, with instruction that thej ako the matter up with the loca loctors and also the state depart nent of health, in an effort to se ure its co-operation in the under airing. The club voted to pay expenses ol ipeakers and other entertainmen 'eatures out of the treasury instear if depending upon the entertain nent committee to bear this burden Unimproved telephone service ii he town since the local system waj ibsorbed by the Southern Bell Tele rhene company came in for seven iliticism. It was pointed out tha .vhile rates have been materially in :reased, there has hc-en 110 improve nent in the service being rencierei :o local subscribers. The public af 'airs committee was instructed t< .'.rite officials of the Southern Bel md see if some relief can be bad. Of interest to members of thi :lub, and one they had better taki ;ogiiizancc of, was the unanimou adoption of a motion that each mem oer who fails to notify the secre :ary at least four hours before thi weekly luncheon of the club, wheth ar he will be present or not, am failing to do this, he will be taxei with the price of the luncheon. Thi iction was taken out of considera tion for the management of thi hotel, so they will know how man: tn nrpmrf lnm'Vi^nn fnn* Tho nor rule, however, will not go into effec until the first of- October. The club also requests that wher rhododendron^ planted along th streets the past summer have died that they be replaced by the proper :y owners upon whose property th' lead plants are located. A cold storage plant for the towi and county was brought up by Ml Cottrell, and the subject was froel; discussed by the members. It wa tgreed by all that such a plant wouli mean a great deal to the farmers o Lhe county in caring for their potato apple and other crops. Ways am means of securing such a plant weri considered briefly, and it is expectei I hat this important matter will bi brought up again for further consid nation. Exorbitant light and water rent also came in for consideration These matters were referred to prop cr committees to investigate and re port back to the club at a futuri meeting. The weekly meeting of the clul evil! be held at the Daniel Boom hotel today at 12:45, Every mem ber is urged to be present. HON. W. H. FISHER TO ADDRESS VOTERS ON 9T! Hon. W. H. Fisher, Republicai candidate for lieutenant governor o North Carolina, mill address th< raters of the county on the issue: of- the campaign at the courthousi in Boone on Tuesday evening, Oocto ber 9th at 8 o'clock, according t< recent advices received by the loca committee. Doctors Train for Cooking Degrees Baltimore, Sept. 9?Dr. George A Harrop, Jr., has introduced a cook ing course in the medical college o Johns Hopkins University. A goo< loctor should be a good cook, is thi belief of Dr. Harrop. He believe: medical students should know hov food should be prepared to make i digestible and palatable, how it in jreases or deminishes 111 quantit; vhile being cooked, and what combi nations of dishes should be servei Eor a meal. WILL ROGERS TO WRITE FOR THE DEMOCRA1 Beginning with this issue The Democrat is starting to publish the campaign announcements of the world-famous humorist, Will Rogers, who is "running" for president on an Anti-Bunk ticket. These funny articles are too good to pass up. Read them. Will says mean things at times, but it's all in a spirit of fun! He is a rollicking, gay fellow who certainly can liven you up. His political talks will be published from week to week until the campaign is over. LJGA 1 ewspaper, Devoted to the Be WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CAROLH Jdaniels pleads ~Tr } for harmon'/ [| ?; ? ' : Former Navy Secretary Heard ^ Large Crowd at Democratic zf- ivention Here Saturday; TalT " of j Oil Lease Scandal > t Before an enthusiastic cr of tl Democrats that taxed the acity , of the courthouse auuitori here - Saturday, Hon. Josephus i-aniels, secretary of the navy under Woodi row Wilson, told an inside story of the lease of the naval oil reserves. Mr. Daniels said that while he was ! secretary of the navy, a Democratic i senator from Colorado wrote him - asking that they discuss the leasing; . of Teapot Dome with two "goodl 1 Democrats." Mr. Daniels refused in-, ' stantly, saying that the oil in that i I reserve belonged to the navy and; I would some day be badly needed. \ I His friends then said, "if you don't!'? give it to us, the Republicans will = give it to some of their friends with- j-^ ' in six months after they take office." Mr. Daniels scoffed at the prediction and said he made a speech for the Republican party in which he 7 said he did not believe the Repub- j.n( licans could be so unprincipled. In the light of subsequent events 1 G?c - Mr. Daniels said he has vow'ed never 2 to make another speech for the Re- ouj t publican party. , Mr. Daniels pleaded for loyalty to j - the party on the ground that it is the 1 only party that guarantees equality - to all and special privileges to none. 3 lie denounced Hoover as having de- j 1 sorted the principles of the man who made him?Woodrow Wilson, {;U1 2 and deserting the very principles of 2 international relations that Hoover n'Q< s himself had in 1920 espoused. j He urged all Democrats to cast their votes for Governor Smith, be- (jU( 2 cause, he said, although, Smith has jnc - expressed personal preference for 1 an amendment to the eighteenth g|^ i amendment, with a Democratic cons gress, he cannot "turn the trick." - He warned Democrats against voting e for Hoover in the belief that he was y*i dry, and quoted the Republican canv didate's statement that <the 18th ^ tl amendment is "a noble experiment." j Mr. Dapiels was roundly cheered ^ el after his euloirv of Woodrow Wil e| son and his personal reminiscences , t.j and comments on the Teapot Gome c" steal. The large crowd gave close * attention while he dramatized a cabi- 01 net meeting, using the tahlc at which ?eE i spoke, to show that Hoover sat ad- "'8 . jacent to Fall while the oil lease was being discussed. He declared that if s| Hoover knew this traversity was be-' ol, 1 ing earride out, he was not fit to be; f f in the cabinet, and if he did r.ot , know it, he was a "dud." 1 0 i His strongest plea was made for ,.1 B support of the Democratic party to '10 1 prevent further bartering of the na- er a tion's resources. Mr Daniels was introduced by At- Qu] torncy VV. it. Lovill as "North Garo- rea s lina's foremost citizen, and the . greatest of all secretaries of the - navy. Mr. Daniels spoke in part as Jf* - follows: Po: 2 I believe in the doctrine proclaim- I? ed by Thomas Jefferson, founder of j , b the Democratic party, that "all men I e are created equal." From the begin- [_ - ning of the republic that fundamental principle has been denied and de- \ rided by the Republican leaders, tj. who have sometimes professed, and j 1 always, with an occasional exception by a Lincoln or a Roosevelt, lived up m l tp the theory that some men are r( f born booted and spurred to ride on j,. e tlie backs of others. Only when a s Jefferson or a Jackson or a Wilson j,. e have incarnated this Americanism ^ - has the declaration of independence (.j, a been in full force and effect. 1 1 believe there can be no just gov- jj. ernment except by adherence to Qj Jefferson's ''equal rights to all and tc special privilege to none." That is p - the sheet anchor of justice and al - equality. Every high tariff act is a w f repudiation of the letter and spirit sc 1 of this declaration, as is every im- pl : munity enjoyed by monopoly, and s every grant of subsidy, bonus or v privilege. Jefferson unhorsed Ham- jr tj ilton's plan of making the gov em-j tj. -1 ment the partner of the rich and the; -1 - t?-I ??iA ?( : _ yj JUi, iiatftduii cuutu Luc luic ui ^ - j hanking plutocracy, and Wilson re-i ^ 1 stored the governmental ship to the! sc Democratic tack. Never from Ham- ?, ilton to Mellon has privilege been so w entrenched, so defiant, so regardless r or contemptuous of equality as today. Always and everywhere priviiege is the fruitful mother of cor- j,, ruption. The era of corruption that -lr has flourished since 1920 was born j of favoritism. So long as govern- w ment heaps favors on some and im- (f poses burdens upon others, it is idle to hope that public office will be re- jj garded a3 a public trust. ?f I .believe that the people ought to support the government and not that the government should" support the ^ people. The departure from that principle has brought about extrava- ^ gance, bureaucracy, centralization n and the near-control by tax-eaters ^ 'r. (Continued on Page Three) DEM( st Interests of Northwes 1A, THURSDAY, .SEPTEMBER 20 An Annou I wish to state to the many Democrat that my nomination foz crats o? the county will no: in an; newspaper of which I am publish tion in placing my name on the however, it will r.ot be allowed tc which is primarily interested in cl gard to party lines or personal c As heretofore we will carry both parties without discrimir.atio crat wiil r.ot be used for the purp< candidate for public office. The for political advertising of both pi our regular rates. The newspapt in the way in which we think it to the readers as a whole. ileigh Isaacs Killed as Log Crushes Body Mr. Raleigh Isaacs, 2S, well>wn citizen of Mabel. was Killed day morning, presumably about 9 lock, by a roiling log, while as-' :ing Mr. Marion Reese in getting rail timber on mc mountainside ir his home. VIr. Isaacs was aione at the time accident occurred and was | ught to have been dead perhaps minutes when found. A log was ng across his body and it is j iught his death was almost instan-j leous, although the exact way in [ ich the accident occurred could j . be determined. Interment was at Mabel Saturday ernoon, Rev. E. C.. Hodges con-| ctiiig the funeral services. Surviv-; : are a wife, two children, his; thcr, Mrs. Hiram Greene and two j cers, Mrs. Hodges and Mrs. Kirby. | :thodists will give $500,000 FOR MISSIONS Methodists of the Western North roliua conference will contribute proximately $500,000 for mission lk and benevolences during" the ifcrence year just drawing tu a se, it is estimated by the prcsid; eiders, lay leaders and mission ?-d members at the concludir.gl sion of the pre-confcrer.ee meet-| , held in Greensboro Friday. OtJT AAA C lL:.i MJMiuaLciy tjJUTWUU Ui UllS punt will so to support home and eign msisions, it was stated, riie presiding eiders of the conence will meet Bishop Edwin D. uzon in Charlotte on October 22, a further discussion of the reus activities in the conference l'itory. rself every now and then, when j iding about the eighteenth amen.dnt, is that some day we'll look up first seventeen just to sec what I y're abouc.?New York Evening, 1 I Will Rogers Says: 1 was kinder disappointed in l's speech of acceptance. I lought he was smarter than he is, thought he would refuse. Just think how much bigger an Al would have been if he had | fused. If he gets elected he will I 3 only one out of thirty that's j ;ld the presidency. But if he id refused he'd be the first in ] story to do that?and probably ie Inst. A Democrat is naturally windier tan a Republican. He is out of 'fcie more and he has more time i think up things to say. All a epublican has to say is "well I n in, try and get nie out." While itli a Democrat he has to say imethinp that will get the Retblican out and also that will get m in. A1 said he would take the noiii- : lation because "this country s I ie counny tha- had raised hiin j om obscurity to the standard- j uirer of his patryy/ Nov; A1 : dn't have any monopoly on :urity at birth. There is av-'fni j ;w babies very we'll know h ."t j eaning time. The part of his speech that j nder hit me was where he said : lat if he was elected he would lve our government quit mess- I ig around down in Latin Amur- j a. In other words if a marine ; ent sight-seeing he would have i ) pay his own way. A! is honest about farm relief, j e says he don't know a corn stalk j om a jimpson weed and that a i actor might he a mouth wash so ir as he is concerned. All in all, 1 did a mighty fine job of proining. Now I think my platform more constructive. 1 will make line hp after I get in. Nobody j nows what they might want by ext March anyhow. WILL ROGERS. | 3CRA >t North Carolina , 192S , " ~ !! ncement i| , friends ar.ti patrons of The j the Legislature by the Demoy way affect the policies of the ei\ The action of the conventieket was duly appreciated; > alter the course of the paper i tic tspensmg the news, without reconsiderations. ' CO the political news concerning ? n. The columns of The Demoi >se of electing ci defeating any I ^ advertising columns are open ' ^ irties. which will he inserted at ! < ;r will continue to be operate : in] will be of the greatest interest ! no I isi R. C. RIVERS. 1 of !rc | r.s j m, C. E. Miller Must Pay . ** Town of Boone $9,800 su ? an (Maude E. Miller. High Point brok-1 er. was last Thursday directed t > pay the town of Boone $9,8,00, proceeds of a note given to him last April 3rd on his promise to secure a' G: ioan of SHJ.000 for the town. Every 15; contention of the town'- counsel, w; Trivette and Comer, was upheld by 1); the jury in its verdict. i at \V. C. New'and of defense conn e!, j uj attempted to have the situation ac-, cepted as a simple debt, so that no; th judgment could be taken against the' rc person of Miller. He contended that 0i Miller was not acting as agent for: the town, since the note was made SI to bearer, and was, therefore, Mil-; ler's property when it was given to j him. The jury, however, decided; that Miller was acting as agent forjee the city and that he further 'know-; ir-gly and willfully misappropriated,, misapplied or converted tj his own 1 use i lie money received for tlie S1 note. m The testimony of R. L. Pone, cash- ^ ier of the First National Bank of i Thomasville, established the factj vj that Miller was paid by that bank | al $10,000 and aeerued interest for the i st note on April 1th.or bth, one or two. ',v days after; it was'issSed. , , Only three witnesses were placed tt on the stand, Mayor W. R. Oragg, I ti A. V. Howell and Mr. Pope, for the! P1 prosecution. Defense did not offerj any evidence. | it After cashing- the note, Miller is! T alleged to have sent the town of j cl Boone two checks, both of which! M' were returned unpaid by the Corn-j si mereiai National Bank of High! Point, on which bank they were j(1; drawn. The town filed a bad cheek j ? charge against Miller, but it was1 ti continued until the spring term ofjm Watauga superior court. j K Miller is under bond in the sum of P' $10,00 for his appearance at the I b? term of Watauga superior court toj M answer the bad check charge. He is! ;> also under bond of like amount pend-i in ing the return of the judgment sign-; d by Judge Harwood last Saturday, hi Upon return of this judgment, if it should not be satisfactory to the K1 of Boone, the sheriff of Guilford ft county will be asked to arrest hint hi and deliver him into the custody of authorities here. m McMNfH FIRES OPENER ! "J FOR ANTI-SMITH GROUP!01 i m Charlotte, Kept. IS.?Frank McNinch, chairman of the anti-| Smith Democratic faction in this, t! state, fired the opening gun of the: sopposition campaign to the Demo-j w cratic presidential nominee here to-1 ' night with a spirited arraignment of! Governor Smith and Tammany Hall.i^1 Assailing the Democratic standard! S' bearer for his alleged "repudiation" j l" of paramount planks in the party,i U! Mr. McNinch at the same time de-J fended the anti-Smith organization, i which he said had been formed to! "fight for the true Jeffersonian aria- j ciples of Democracy and to save the^ party from having A1 Smith cram-j mod down our throats." i Speaking at a public meeting! called at Charlotte, he said: "The| ,r Democratic, anti -Smith organization is com posed of Democrats exclu-j " eit-ol iri'Hi tinil Im* FlcnAol'oi lo /1rti * ? ' o.. vu . .. C?i r> p'oyes, financed wholly by "Democratic money and is preaching the " simon-pure Democratic gospel. \Ve: are fighting only to preserve the old j ^ Democratic ship from wreck in the: storm and stress of this tempestu-1 *' ous campaign." i . si Bugs End Meeting Dixon, Ky., Sept. 9.?Prominent v, citizens of this town gathered at the county courthouse to discuss import-1 v, ant matters of town policy. Now the 1 c, meetings have been disbanded until! wintei because at the last meeting J myriads of strange hugs gathered on! the spreading shade trees, loosed i n then- holds and fell upon the gath-' p ering. j k T IT-J..'. ,,".7^ T~T-77 j'.'j ~~~* TTtT? ,r FIVE CENTS A COPY EMOCRATSNiVME" COUNTY TICKET C. Rivers Named for Repre.,enta> tive A:id Miss Underdcsvn for Reg~ isler of Deeds; No Contests for Other Offices A large ar.d unusually enthusias crowd of Democrat?/ from all its of the county gathered at the urthouse Saturday for the purpose selecting candidates for the varis county office? The meeting nvened promptly at 2 o'clock, and M. Sudder^h was made chairman, t. tiorton ant: .n. J. Williams act g secretaries On the first ballot R. C. Rivers was mmated as a candidate for the leg?. ature and Miss Helen Underdown Blowing Rock for the office of gister of deeds. Both these nomiitions were n;ade unanimous on otion. The remainder of the tickis composed ot the present ncumnts these having been named to cceed themselves by acclamation id include: For sheriff, L. M. Farthing. For treasurer, E. G. Greer. Coroner, Dr. B. Hagaman Surveyor, Roby Vines. County commissioners, Roby T. reel', J. Y. Walker .and Thos. tird. A motion for adjournment as then carried, and Hon. Josephus tilliels closed the meeting with an idress on the present political sitition. Following Mr. Daniels* address, e executive committee met and -elected -T. L. Wilson as chairman ' the- party for the next two years. HRINERS HAE GREAT TIME IN ASHEVILLE Local Shriners who attended the iremonial in Ashevilie last week :wo tempting pieces of "fresh eat" that went along to help pasfy the savagry of some noble on ischief bent, in the persons of oung Howell and Charles Younce, ccentent rfirnrt i\ ntnsif- (mlin'i>aK1o sit. to the 'city in the clouds." We .ranged to tell no tales out o? ihoot, but one little circumstance as entirely too goon to keep. Two ten, with unquestionable charac;rs?maybe you know them?took reir bags from the hotels and deositea them in their car standing at so far away, and stepped back ito the lobby for some purpose, hey again went our to t'oe marine. On arriving they found two alicemcn, heavily aimed, on either rie of the aforesaid roadster. 'Where are you from?" grufly lquired one of the officers. "From . N. C.," was the answer, in emulous voice. "Ch-huh," retorti one of the wielders of a heavy un. "Nice county. that; great. L'onle. and fine scenery; but say, >ys. what have you got in that hag? "hiskcy, I suspect." "No, sir. nary drop in there," came the response , a gutteral voice. "But I forgot to ask you, r.ohles iw do you like Asheville?" "How do we like it? It is the oral consensus of opnion of the vc- thousand "read heads" in assemv here that this is unouestionahlv le best city in the south. Great jmmereial center; the finest sumer resort to be found; the hotels id other facilities for taking care " the wayfarer, as well as the sumer tourists, cannot be surpassed, nd we forgot to mention tpe beau of the women and the chivalry of le men who compose your citizenlip. Oh, yes. it is the best we know E anywhere." "UK?bui." responded the cop, virling- a revolver around his index nger. "good town, boys. We thank >u. Our latch string is always Jtside. (Cine again and tarry with >. "So long!" SUGAR GROVE ITEMS Sugar Grove. Sept. 16.?Mrs. Jett, :r daughter and grandson of Chatinooga, Tenr,., are visiting in the _>n;e of Mr and Mrs. \V. il. Mast. Mr. and Mrs. Arhs and Mr. ''lis iast of Cleveland, Ohio, arc v.nitig the'u- pa rents here. 'Mrs. Mattie p. Laif.e who has beeii isiting ineijGS and relatives m the lun'y this summer, returned to loir homo at Vero Beach, F!a., last eek-end. Mr. r.-id Mrs. .toe Phillips, who ere called home or. account of the oath of Mr. Phillips' mother, have 'turned to their home in Detroit, iich., where Mr. Phillips has a potion with tiie United States Ruber and Tire Company. Mr. Carltor. Mast who received is degree in engineering at V. P. I. ist Jane, has accepted a position ith the U- S. government and enterd upnii his duties the first of Sep;inber. Recent announcements place the umber of speakeasies in Philadelhia at 3 3,000. No wonder it is nown as the quiet city.