Thursday, march 4,1926.
The Polk
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FIXING RAILROAD
j Considering the growing
tioning, it-is interesting to
beejn spent up to date in the
roa|ds of the country. In tha
from the Presidents' Confert
uaijion of Railroads in the I
hundred and ten millions of (
time we learn the commissio
valuation" sometime in 192S
will begin.
The Interstate Commerc
has| reached 682 valuations, 1
ing approximately one-half t!
a f(j\v of the final valuations
Interstate Commerce Commi
mysterious way its wonders
heajrt, however. If statistical
is quite a possibility of this w
or with unforeseen complicat
and the expenditure ought to
millions of dollars in additic
already sunk.
Those whose political mt
recall that the agitation whi<
stimulated by one of our peri
the government ever was to 1
ment should have reliable fij
confiscation. Of course the <
in the fact that when the fig
the roads will have changei
evolutiop.
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A THOUGHT ON PRC
Advocates of modificatic
forcement officials high in tl
that wholesale violations of
day, and give some glaring
have they given thought to t
ment gives rise to the most
enforcement duties ever foun
The number of violations is
thnf nf mqnv nthpr law violal
pose, for example, that traff
murder, assault and battery
other crimes and miscftmeano
ernment instead of by states
see statistics that would rah
Is it not, after all, the
comes largely from Washing
scale?that renders the figur
something in it.
It is not ta deny any as;
inequalities or the doubtful
legislation, which have been
merit from certain quarters,
ures alone do not necessarily
considered in respect to the
' relation and comparison with
we base a just and reasonab
tablished cause.
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IS STRIFE 1
How many of the so-call
logical condition!? War, st]
the law suits undoubtedly con
one faction or one nation ge'
"all het up" about somethinj
course, in some cases there a
and personal rights involved
just, and about which there i
however, it is pride, stubboi
standing that precipitates str
gotten that genuine virtue,
"turning to him the other (e
for most of us to take, but it ii
ing of the mentality acts alsi
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We'd hate to be the shei
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A right-thinking man is
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If you take up genuine
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After all, who ever cash
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The drug stores run the
ings.
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Regardipg some, we say
he love of Mike!
It takes courage to look
^ook only at the face of the
\ The Charleston dance is
off its feet at our demands
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If the Filipinos would co.
dom, maybe they wouldn't bi
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OVERUSING RATE
er Column; Inch, Flat
ent Per Word, Cash In Advance
VALUATION EXPENSIVE.
\ cost of national government funcremember
that twelve years have
effort to fix a valuation on the railt
time, according to figures obtained
;nce Committee on the Federal ValJnited
States, a gVand total of one
iollars has been spent. At the same
n expects to complete the "primary
I. vPresumably then the real work
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:e Commission in tnis twelve yeaia
L33 of them for final figures coverhe
mileage of the country, and only
are on the larger roads. Surely the
ission, like Providence, moves in a
to perform- Lejt us be cheerful of
calculations may be relied on, there
ork being finished in another twelve,
dons arising, possibly twenty years,
be more than two or three hundred
>n to the1 hundred and ten millions
imories run back as far as 1913 will
;h resulted in the valuation-act was
odic waves of public demand that if
:ake over the roads then the governafures
as the basis of bargaining or
3ilbertian phase of the situation lies
ures have been reached, the value of
i. Positively there is no escaping
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)HIBITION ENFORCEMENT.
in of the Volstead law, and even enhe
Administration, advance the fact l
the liquor law are the order of the a
figures to prove their point. But 1
he fact that the Eighteenth Amend- a
sweeping nation-wide criminal law
ded upon Constitutional enactment?
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large, uui yivuauiy nu laigci uian
tions of greater or less degree. Sup- a
ic law violation, burglary, hold-ups, c
, child neglect, and all the host of h
rs were handled by the Federal Gov- f
and local political units. We would I
se the hair of the nation!
fact that Prohibition enforcement D
ton?hence computed on a national
es so appalling? Evidently there is h
sertions made of the restraints,, the
wisdom of this piece of sumptuary
advanced with some semblance of "
that we raise the question. But fig- g
give cause for alarm. Only when
magnitude of the problem ahd its
similar or contrasted conditions can a
le conclusion as to merits of an es- o
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PSYCHOLOGICAL? e
ed troubles of the world are psycho- ^
rikes, domestic strife, and many of
tie within the category. One person,
ts "a chip on the shoulder" or gets
I, and then "hates to give in." Of ti
re questions of honor or of property 1
which the whole world recognizes as h
s iiu uiscussiuii' in many, instances,
nness and a woeful lack of underife;
and much of the world has for- e
spiritually conceived, consists in
heek) also." This is bitter medicine d
3 well to remember that a good purgo
as a healing balm to the soul.
riff of that World Court. 11
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seldom left unthought of.
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religion, it will take you up.
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es in on a million dollar rain?
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banks a close race for women's saw- U
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r they married for love; others, for
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into the face of a man; sacrifice to
modern woman.
nothing but youth shaking the dust
for reform.
me over and study our brand of freeb
so keen for independence.
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TIMES HAVE CHANGE
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YESTERPAY?
TODAY
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WOMIN KIN SOUDOWN
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SEfS SOMB7HIN'
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A baby show was held in Cleveand
and the winning baby was not
.nnopnced for a week later. We sup?ose
that was to allow the judges
imple time to take refuge in Canida.
Zeb Jones was visiting his old colired
friend, Zeke Turner,-at a hosiltal
in his native southern town,
,nd oai entering the hospital he enountered
one of the nurses to whom
e directed this inquiry: "Is my old
-ien' Zeke Turner in dis hospital?"
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"Yes," replied the nurse.
"How Is he gittin' on?" "Very
nicely. He's convalescing
iow "
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"U-huh! Very well, ah won't dis[lpt
him; ah'll just wait here until
je gets through."
Raiaa th# Ante, Auntie!
Old lady to fighting youngsters:
f you boys will stop fighting, I'll
ve you each a nickel."
"Not me! I'm after a dime now."
A noted educator says tnat girls
e just big grown-up dolls. Some
' them even cry Papa and Mamma
ben you squeeze them!
Most untrue husbands have blue
res, which gradually turfi to dark
lue and even black when they are
iund out.
A Fair Warnin'!
"Begorrah, Pat, an don't yer be
ilkin' back to me, because sure an
jes got through a tldyln' up the
ouse!"
Pretty Soft.
"My ole man he done got de softit
job in de whole factory, he hab!"
"What does your ole man done
o?"
"He done test all de matresses dey
lanefactur!"
Correct, Sit Down.
A group of townspeople were vising
the school amd naturally the
eacher wanted to show off her pulils.
"What did Samson slay the Philisines
with?" she asked.
"A bone," shouted one.
"The bone of a what?"
As no answer was forthcoming she
aised her hand to her face and slyly
spped her jaw.
"Jawbone of an ass!" they cried.
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Iowa Wants Better Jtbads
Business.men of Omaha have decided
to ory nlze in an effort to cooperate
witli Iowa civic organizations
in a campaign to gravel or pave the
Lincoln highway in western Iowa.
The public highways committee of th?
Omaha Chamber of Commerce has appointed
a committee to work with a
similar committee from Council Bluffs.
The worat section on the Lincoln highway
at present la aald to bp that
stretch ef dirt road In Harrison and
Pottawattamie counties, Iowa.
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I HOW
f NATURE UAKBS PROVISION J
I FOR TRAVELS OF SAP? $
* How the water gets uphill In the j
* trunks and stems of trees and *
* plnnta has long been a sere puz |
* zle to scientists. Several the- *
I orles have been proposed, none *
X of them very satisfactory. Un- J
I til recently the one most com- \J
I monly favored was known as the ?
I theory of "capillarity," which %
* assumed that the water rose In j
X a stem much as oil rises In a *
* wick, through the natural ten- r
X dency of liquids to climb up In X
. f narrow tubes and crevices. The J
X trouble was, however, that ordl- *
4 nary capillary attraction could 2
X not raise water high enough or I
X fast enough to account for-all I
* the lossess through evaporation *
X and use within the plant. Then X
* there was another theory that *
X took Into account a supposed *
J pumping action by the roots, or J
* a so-called "foot pressure." This %
X theory, however, was always *
* very v.ague, and even those who *
X claimed to understand It could X
X not explain It very convincingly. *
X A comparatively recent devel- X
* opment Is a theory that seems *
X to explain the phenomenon and X
f at the same time to be free from *
* the objections that have over- X
* thrown the earlier Ideas. This *
X theory Is largely the /butcome of X
X experiments by a British sclen- X
X tiat. Professor Dixon. He found *
X that by sealing a column of wa- X
X ter In a glass tube and using ap^ X
X proprlate experimental means, X
* he could make the water carry *
I a poor! rlpm hip wpicht orlthnnt T
iE breaking. Ordinarily, of course, ?
j! we think of a stream of water J
>1 as a thlnf aa unstable aa a rope *
k of aand, but the trick seems to I
lie in getting rid of all the air; f
j 1 for when this was done the wa- *
j; ter column could support a t
iE strain of several hundreds of *
11 pounds per square Inch. X
: e This is exactly the condition I
j | we find In the steins of plants. I
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Fifth chapter of the series on the .
history of Fishtop on the Green
River Cove/
I wish to state that Green River, '
after tearing through the west moun- 1
tain at Fishtop Falls at the Narrows, I
runs a near east course over the 1
Fishtop Falls into the cove therein, I
over a northeast course to the lower
end to what is known as the cove 1
'1 proper, then north and northeast
through the gorbe between Chimney 1
jTop mountain and the short end
mountain on the north.
The river seenjs to have changed '
its course in several places before
the whites ever entered the cove, and
oj>ce since at the turnabout seventyfive
or seventy-six years ago. It (
seems that a gxeat abundance of
' earthen rock from the north mountain
skidded into the river and
changed its course, as the stones
could not be moved_ by the river. | '
Hence the change of this place where : |
the Baptist Church and schoolhouse i
npw stand, and where John Mills built j
his house about one hundred years i
ago, from which he could view fiis
entire farm. The situation of the ,
land, and the fact that in changing,
they found perfectly round stones at
the bottom.
Big Cove Creek enters the river
at the tvalanche of east and north.
It heads in Saluda town and flows
through a part of the Hobart Cove
with tw ogrand cataracts on its way
in the river. Also Little Cove Creek
enters the riveif a half mile above
its head in the Tryon mountain and
runs through thk Hobart land. This
is called Hobartfs Cove mountain.
T Use the Polk County News <
4> Want Column for quick re- )
J suits. It will pay you well, '
4 tec lLo cosit is small. '
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We regret to report numerous!
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ind adjacent townships durlnf the ol
aat few weeks. c>
Rev. Elbert Jackson, formerly of F
his place and lately residing near 01
Shesnee, S. C., died recently. Mr. V
lackson had lived several yeaiy berond
the alotted op average "three
icore and ten." He had several brothers
and sisters, but outlived most of
hem. He was well known and es- 8
:eemed here and In the community
vhere he died, being an active, pro- v
jressive churchman as well as a good s.
:itizen# He was also well known and
leloved throughout the mountain secIon
of several counties of this state, d
ncluding Polk county, having* served E
nany mountain churches as pastor
ind doing much revival work through- ^
)ut this section. Funeral services at t<
Jreen's Creek were conducted by Rev,
Mr. O'Neil of New Prospect, Rev.
Jeorge P. Ezell of Chesnee, S. C., and ^
Rev. A. F. Jones of fiorth Paeolet. d
Mrs. Rosalie Splawn, a most estl- a
nable and aged Christian lady, died ?
it the home of her son, Mr. D L.
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Splawn, on February 7th, and was
juried at Sandy Springs Church, ef
ahe h&ri been for Q2&H7 J9ATM
i faithful member. li
Mr. William McGinnii of New Hope
lied almost suddenly of paralysis ^
luring this month.
Rev. .Tom Randolph of the Breth- "
ren's Church, and residing at Melvtn
Hill, died recently. *
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Born, to Dr. and Mrs. W. T> Head,
i girl.
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There were several others, some of
whose names have slipped oar memDry
Just now, and one or two among
the aged colored .people, bat the 6
health of the community Is generally
good. e
Farmers have taken advantage of s;
the favorable weather to do seme
work about the farm and hoase, eepecially
gardening.
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Mrs. Sarah Hayes of Greea'e River,
probably the oldest member of that ^
2hurch^and a very faithful attendant
it services, is dead. y
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Professor Isbell ana? boys of the
a. C. basketball team report a fine
time at Mars Hill. They won *eT?ral
?ames, only being defeated in the
finals. Good for you, boy?.
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BUY THAT BED ROOM SUITE 8
FROM "PRirE"
GARRET
Wish to announce to their in
Western North Carolina that t
fice on Trade street to terra 1
heating. ?
Engineering and estimate ara
obligation. >
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GARRET
Phone 210, Tryon Ph<
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BELL & FL
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Phone 172
ALL KINDS OF RAD]
Repairing, Awembl
Any Accessories Delivered Wi
EXPERT RADIG
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Mr John Wumack ? '
orest City - w*r the ^
[ his parents,, huv and
Aimack, Sunday
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Mr. and Mrs. ^ I
leir three llttl - c hlldr^r
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ig a few we>n, v,^ y
Ida's father, 1
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Mrs. W. W ^'err.ort v I
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ery bad headache \vt M
ay aha Is better, fl
W. E. Elliott sua
ay In Columbus ^
(arls Elliott.
Mr. Elmer Simptun, p^B
lethodlst Church, ,.raacheai^B
srestlng sermon Smdsy fl
Mrs. Mattle Glbhi *?,
sr sister, Mrs. T L W .J
Miss Ellam Edwards e^. B
t the home of her friend, J
ialton.
Lebanon School
tears' Den Tuesiaj. I
Mr_ and Mrs. Elliot mttfl
imbus Saturday. 1
Miss Maude Womack. [B
Ull Crest, spent the *nifl
er parents, Mr. and Mn 'I
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Miss Marls Camplchs , J
reek-end with her mother cl
lamplche, of Biltmore.
Mr. Frank Edwards
he reeest rlsltors of Mrs tB
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Mrs. W. W. Womack,
,1 for the past week, hi fl
oaslderably.. ^B
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Mr. Fred Womaci, who uH
SS..S hu ...^B
uumvu w mim uvjuin uu ICH
all pox, bas recorered.
Small pox baa bean rifjM
lclnlty for aomt time, bg:fl
aaaa bar* been reportefl jfl
Mr. Jo* ldwardi anil ul
londay la Ashevllle.
Mr J. C. Powell an! V: I
'owell motored to ColiuttjM
uslneas trip Monday.
Among the recent riiir.l
rere Mr. Olirer Wilion i::H
f Fairriew, N. C.
Mr. Benson r^'"' '?Tf = tfl
based a n*w Dodge.
A beautiful bridge hai :-*B
tructed on Walnut Creek
uperriaion of Mr. Gamnei I
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iany friends In Tryon ifl
iiay Kara opened up fl
[hf public in plurnbing ifl
famished free and with?
irwtssd.
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