VOL XXV
UOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, TIIUKSDAY, JULY 16 1911.
NO. 51.
Dotibtoi ii thi Milatt Question.
From theCongressional Record,
of lecent date, nr take this tell
ing lit tie eteeli delivered hy the
Hon. It. L. Ponglitononthefloor
of congress on the much discuss
ed milage rate for members. Mr.
Dough ton baid: "Mr. Speaker.
I shall cheerfully support the
amendment offered by the gentle
man from Indiana (Mr. Cox) to
reduce the amount allowed for
mileage from 20 to 10 cents per
mile. This question arises at each
session of Congress, only to arise
again at the next session. There
must be some fundamental reason
for its coming up at each session.
In my judgement the agitation
will continue until it. is settled
right as all matters should be.
"The reason I support the
amendment of the gentleman
from Indiana is because csjteri
ence has taught me again and a
gain that it is impossible to get
it reduced below that amount.
"The gentleman from Oklaho
ma (Mr. Murry) and the gentle
man from Washington (Humph
rey) go out of their way to read
a moral lecture to the member
ship of this House, and say that
a man who does not bring his
family here is unworthy to be a
Member of this body. They inti
mate that that is the only way
he can be kept in the path of mor
al rectitude. That is none of their
concern. I say, without fear of
successful contradiction, that a
man who must be kept in the sha
dow of his family to keep his life
circumspect and who otherwise
wander from the path of rectitude,
is unworthy to be a Member of
this body. If that is all that re
strains him fxDm.TWiLlkjiig;Jn be
path of vice and evil, he will go
there regardless of his surround
ings. "The gentleman from Washing
ton takes advantage of this, as
t of every other occasion to criti-
5 cise the President of the United
! States, and speaks of us being
of kept here by White House domi-
I nation, but the shafts of the gen-
tleman from Washington fall
i harmlessly at the feet of the Pivs
j ident. The President of the Unit
I ed States has not used any arbi
I trary means on this Congress,
j True, he hasconstantly reminded
ed Congres of its duty and pledg
I es made to the people, and has,
with courage and patriotism.
pointed out the lines he would
have us follow, but he has made
no arbitrary demands and has
weilded no big stick. In spite of
all the criticism, deeds done, re
sults accomplished, and things
performed, justify his action.
"Now, Mr. Speaker, I had rath
er pay ray own way to Washing
ton and receive not one cent of
mileage than to be constantly ac
cused of taking money out of the
Public Treasury, to which I am
not entitled. I do not say that
it is graft; in fact it isnot,aslong
as sanctioned by law, but- it is
wrong, and should therefore be
reduced. Twenty cents per mile
was based on the old stagecoach
mode of traveling, and there is no
justification for it under the mod
ern methods.
"I do not charge those who fa
vor the present rate with being
grafters, neither have they the
right to accuse those of us who
desire to reduce the rate with be
ing demagogues, but I do believe
that it is an evil that has existed
far too long and that we 6hould
now avail ourselves of the pres
ent opportunity of fixing the a
mount where it will be both just
to the Government and ourselves,
and thereby put an end to the
agitation. I think this amend
ment is as near to that point as
we can possibly come at present.
This agitation will cease when we
get down to the basic principles
of honesty and justice and not
before."
SUCHBUIR.
One of the most lira lit if ul wed
dings of the season, oivured at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
Sligh, Hyson, S.C.Tuesd ay even
ing, June .'lih. when their daugh
ter, Miss Martha became the
happy bride of Mr. Henry Neil
Blair, of Jsooiie, X. C.
As the guests arrived they were
refreshed by punch which was
served on the porch by Misses
Eva Ormaiid, Mattie Clasgow
and Janet Hattiwanger. On en
tering the house one w as impress
ed with the loveliness of the home
which had been so beautifully de
corated for the occasion. The
floors of the hall and parlor were
covered with white which made
all the more effective, the ferns
and evergreens that were so grace
fully draped about the walls,
doors, windows a nd mantels. Tin
color scheme through-out being
green and white.
Promptly at the appointed
hour Miss Janet Ilaltiwnnger
sounded the wedding march on
the piano. Dr. A.J. Dowers, of
Newberry, S. (.'., the officiating
minister, taking his place at the
alter, the bridal procession em
erged from the rear hall in the
following order: First came the
dainty little ring-bearer, Margret
Glasgow, a neice of the bride;
next came the maid of honor,
Miss Annie Bell Sligh, a sister ol
the bride, wearing a dress of
cream silk lace over blue satin,
carrying an armful of white roses
and ferns. And last to enter were
the bride and groom. Nevermore
lovely did the bride look than on
this occasion. She was beauti
fully clad in a gown of white silk
crape dechene draped" with rich
lace and pearls. She carried a
bouquet of bridal roses and fems.
After the ceremony and con.
gratulations the guests passed
into the dining room where deli
cious refreshments were served
by Misses Lillie Haltiwanger,
Blanch Connelly, Lois and Maiy
Lou Glasgow, after which the
crowd amused them selves by cut
ting the bride's cake in which the
wedding ring had been put, Miss
Mattie Glasgow being the fortu
nate one, cut the ring. The din
ing room was decorated in ferns
and pink carnations. The guests
passed from the dining room in
to the front 'parlor and viewed
the vast number of presents, con
sisting of silver, cut glass, gold,
china etc., which had been bestow
ed upon thishappyyoungcouple.
The bride quietly with drew from
the merry crowd and donned a
handsome blue silk crepe travel
ing suit. At eight o'clock Mr. and
Mrs. Blair, accompanied by a
number of young people, left by
automobiles for the station where
the bride and groom araid a show
er of rice, boarded a pullnian for
the groom's home in Boone, N. C.
going by the way of Columbia
and Asheville. The bride threw
her bouquet from the steps of the
train as it was slowly moving out
and Miss Eva Ortnand was the
lucky young lady. She caught it
before it touched the ground.
Guests, Miss Eva Ormand, of
Kings Mountain, N. C, Mrs. J. C.
Mobly, Union, S. C., Mr.aud Mrs.
G. C. Glasgow, Newberry, S. C,
Mr. Clyde Werts, Saluda' S. C,
Miss BefTie Cooper, Ninety Six, S.
C, Mrs. J. J. Whitmire, Clinton,
S. C, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Sligh,
Newberry, S. C, Miss Mae Conn
elly, Ninety Six, S. C, Mr. Louden
L. Brooks, Cambridge, S.C'.,Miss
Fannie Alice Williams, Godsey,S.
C., Mr. J. J. Sloan, Ninety Six, S.
C, Mr. R. E. Burton, Whitmire,
S. C.
One Present.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
C ASTORIA
STATE AND GENERAL HEWS.
'Carnegie, may give to the ru
ral schools." This hounds good
and we only hope that it is true.
Mrs. Kimline Punklturt, of
Iuidon, was re-a rivaled mid plac
ed in Holloway jail on the Nth
iiist.
Hail stones fell at Mt. Airy on
last Monday as large as hen eggs
Great damage was done to grow
ing crops.
Deputy I. W. Skipjter was shot
dead recently by a negro whom
he was trying to arrest at Wil
mington, N. C.
Thirty eight dentists passed the
examination at Asheville out of
Of the successful applicants,
two are colored.
John D. Rockefellow, the rich
est man in the world, celebrated
his 70th birthday the 8th inst.
He is the only billionaire in the
world.
The New York Times says that
Col. Rooseveit has resigned his
place as contributing editor of
the Outlook to give more time to
politics.
Two cases of the Asiatic pla
gue have developed in New Or
leans. It is said that this Bubo
nic pleague is a product of Asia
tic filth.'
England will dispatch to San
Francisco by way of Panama Ca
nal, the greatest fleet of battle
ships ever arrayed in foreign port
exept in time of war.
The contract has been let for
the Farm Life School building at
China Grove. It is to be three
stories nign, oi dtick, anu win ac
comodate 100 students.
Thecounty Board of education
- - ,r t l , - i -i .
has appropriated $1,500 a year
for two vears. to the city of
Greensboro, to assist in erection
school buildings for the city
The Southern Episcopate have
recently received a donation of
213 acres of land near Black
Mountain which will be develop
ed into an assembly ground.
Dr. G. II. Detweilder, one of the
most aggressive pastors, and
most powerful preachers of the
Southern Methodist Church, di
ed at a Sanitorium at Baltimore.
His disease was tuberculous.
Rowan County will now build
a work house at its County home
when boys and women sent up
from the Superior court can be
detained. The building will be of
brick and modern in all respects
Two menders of a militant
Suffragette squad 111 Scotland,
recently attempted to destroy
the cottage at Ayeo. where Rob
ert Burns, the poet, was born.
They were discovered by a night
watchman in the act of placing
bombs agaihst the doors ami
windows of the house which is
enerated by the Scottish nation
as a Shrine.
AN OUNCE
of medicine from our brand new stock of drugs, just opened in Blowing
Rock nnnnot fail to irive complete satisfaction, as it is all absolutely fresh
from the crucibles of the manufacturing chemists. People cannot get sick
in Blowiuu Kick but soui are sick wheu they arrive and need our remedie
OF PREVENTION
all maladies are. however, better than
Keep well therefore, by patronizing our new, up to date soda fountain; at
which, all the most fetching aud delicious beverapes are dispensed.
A T M 0 R P H EW'S
A hox of our delicious candy will bring
self or anyone else, aud is warranted to
love) and a hug around the neck" from
too large. A box of writing paper
IS WORTH
of happiness to anyone and will insure an answer from "him'' or "her" eve
rytime. If you buy enough of it and write frequently, the ' proposal" or
the fatal "yes" is warranted In every instance if used according to direction
Our new, rare and useful fancy at tides cannot be surpassed. Our standard
drugs and remedies with Blowing Rook Breezes are better than tons
OF CURE ELSEWHERE
for they bring health which abides.
deK at JJorpbj'i Sew Blowiug Rock,
IlepOits revived from Canton,
China, t-ay Mint 10,(MM jrsons
were drowned in the i her flood -of July nmtorcwle races at I'.ir
which ore worse this vear than iningham. Ala., not onlv won
usual, ltenths from starvation ; first prize, but the world's chatn
have N-en numerous. jpioiiship. making the entire dis-
.,. ..f D)2 miles, from Binning-
C?l Ml' II IT-III II U1 Ml (111 !-
Rilled at Saiimur on the (th inst.
while attempting a double loop
in the air.
Dr. Columbus L. Cook, whose
home was at Clingman, Wilkes
County, accidentally killed him
self by taking carbolic acid. He
thought he was getting n bottle
of cider when he made the awful
mistake.
Miss Ruth Guard was drown
ed in the Pasquotank river on
the 8th inst. She was was with
her father in an automobile, the
machine ran off the baige at
Iomb's ferry and plunged into
the river in thirty feet of water.
The trustees of theThotnasville
Orphanage ha ve named a com
mittee to determine on a date to
ojxm the Kennedy Memorial
Home, the new eastern branch of
the Orphanage. Elaborate cere
monies will be held at the open
ing in August.
The storm which swept over
York county, S. C, was the worst
that ever visited that section. It
resulted in a property loss of
thousands of dollars. The crops
were entirely destroyed. Cattle,
chickens and birds were killed by
hundreds. Hail fell to the depth
of 14 feet.
J oseph Darly and George Slopps,
young white men, of Salisbury,
Md., are in jail charged with pour
ing ooJ,oil on Benjumin f Jo1m
a 71 years old negro, and then
setting fire to his clothes. He was
burned so badly before the flamee
were extinguished that he died in
a short time. It is presumed thai
all had been drinking and the
boys did it "for fun."
David Worthnderson. of Char
lotte, was killed by lightning
while putting some windows in a
cottage he and his mother and
sisters were occupying at Roar
ing River.
Page Memorial Methodist
church at Aberdeen wasdebicated
last Sunday by Bishop Kilgs,
The church is the gift of mr Hen
ry A. Page and cost about $40,
000.
Hot Weather Toxic
Health Bolder.
and
Are you run down nervous
tired? Is every thing you do an ef-
fort? You are not lazy you are
sick! Your Stomach, Liver, Kid
neys, anil whole system need a
Tonic. A tonic and health builder
to drive out the waste matter
build you up and renew yor
strength. Nothing better than
Electric Bitters. Start to-day.
Mrs. James Duncan. Haynesville.
Me., w rites: 'Conipletelycuredme
after several doctors gave me up."
."Or and if 1.00 at your drnggest.
Bucklin,s Arnica Salve forcuts.
first catching and then curiug Ihem.
D R U G STORE
both health and hapiness to your
deserve "a bushel and a peck (of
your best girl provided she is not
A POUND
All cheap, for cash, and no questions
Dru Storq.
j Gray ShKp. of Moorsville, N.C.
( who participated in the Fourth
to Atlanta return in 12
hours and 20 minutes.
Ci'kls Sti'hhoiix, Itchy Skin
Titoi hli:s
" I could scratch mvself topic
res" is often heard from suffered
of Eczema. Tetter, Itch and siinil
nr skin eruptions. Don't srrntch-
.stop ttie itching at once with
Dr. I lobson's Eczema Ointment.
Its first application starts heal
ing; the Ret I, Rough Scaly, Itch
ing Skin is soothed by the heal
ing and cooling medicines. Mrs.
C. A. Einfel.lt. Rock Island. Ill-
after using Dr. Hobson's Eczema
( lintinent . writes: "This is the first
time in nine years I have been free
from the dreadful ailment." Guar
anteed. 50c, at your Druggist.
BANK STATEMENT,
Following is the report of tin
condition of the Watauga County
Bank at Boone, N. C, in the Statt
of Nortli Carolina, at the close o!
business June 30, 191 ,
UKSOLHCKS.
Loans and discounts $189,683.88.
Overdrafts 679.20.
isanking house 2,000.00.
purr.itui e and fixtures 1,000.00.
Due from banks and ban-
keis 26,67.31.
Cash items 55..
Gold coin, 2,541.00.
Silver coin, including all
minor coin currency 1,663. 1 1 .
National hank notes and
other U. S. no'es 3,431 00
Total $22S.i6o.5
I.l ABILITIES
Capital storl-, $iC.Sn.no
Surplus fuud, 13,000.00.
Undivided profits, less cur
rent expenses and luxpuid 3,155.11.
Bills payable 10,000.00.
Time certificates of depos 97.7S7 79
Deposits subject to check 86 907.41.
Cashier's c'ks. outstanding 510.19
Total ,f22S,i6).5o
State of North Carolina, Wataug
county, ss: J, t. r. llagaman
Cashier of the above named oank
do solemnly swear the abovi
statement is true to the best of m
knowledge and belief.
G. P. Hag am an, Cashier.
Correct Attest:
N. L. Mast, )
AY. C. Coffey, Dire
T. P. Adams, j
ctors.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 8th day of July, 1914.
W. D. Earthing, C S. C.
BANK STATEMENT.
Following is a report of the con.
dition of the bank of Blowing Rock
at Blowing Rock in the state of
North Carolina, at the close of busi
ness June 30th, 1914;
nicsiM'HCKs:
Loans and discounts 3S, 1 1 5 39
Overdrafts secured 454. S4-
Overdrafts unsecured 45.73
Banking house and lot 2.500.
Furniture anil tixtures 1,000,
Due from b'ks and b'krs 14,09? 62
(Jold coin S2!
Silver coin, including all mi
nor coin currency S54.71.
National bank notes and
other U. S. notes 2, 600.00
Total 61,390.49
LIABILITIES
Capital stock f 12 000.00.
Surplus fund 500 00
Undivided prohts, lesscunent
expenses and taxes paid 907 09
Time certificates of deposit 23 344.0S
Depoits subject to check 19.435. 2b
Cashier's c'ks outstanding 203 14.
Total I 61,390.49
State of North Carolina, W atauga
county, ss; 1. U. M. auiuierth,
Cashier or the above named bank.
do'solemnlv swear that the alove
statement is true to the best of my
knowledge tnd belief
G. M. Srnii;KTH, Cashier.
Correct Attest: VV. L. Holshou"-
er, Geo. E. Moore. J. A. Lentz,
Dtrec'ors.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 9th. dav of July, 1914.
J, H, QREEN, J. P,
PR 0FESSI0NAL.
J .?. Fletrher Johu H. Bingham
Fletcher & Bingham.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
BOONE, NORTH CARO.
Will practice in th courts of W
tauga and adjoining counties. Car
ful and prompt attention given to
nil matter entrusted tons,
1 1 ). II
Dr. G. 31. Peavler,
Treats Diseases of the
Eye, Ear Nose and Throat
BRISTOL. TENN.,
1 15 14 ly,
T. E. Bingham,
Lawye r
BOONE, N.c
r Prompt attention given to
all matters of a legal nature
Collections a specialty.
OUice with Solicitor F. A. Lin
ney 1-29. ly. pd.
Silas 31. Greene,
JEWELER
Mahkl. N. C.
A!l kinds of repair work
done under a positive guar
antee. When in need of any
thing in my line give me a
call and get honest work at
honest prices.
Watch Rpaiking A Specialty e
VETERINARY SURGERY.
I have been putting much study
on this subject; have received my
diploma, and am now well equipped
for the practice of Veterinary 8ar
ifry lu all 11. Vji-nuclifc, ai;a fcm th
only one iu the county, all on or
iddress me at Vilas, N. . R. F. D.l .
G. H. HAYES,
Veterinary Surgeon.
J-17-'ll.
E. S. COFFEK,
-ATlOlMEl ' Al LA IV,
BOONE. N. C.
Prompt attention given to
all matters of a legal nature.
Abstracting titles and
loiifiction ol claims n special
6F.
It'll.
Dr. Nat. T. Dulaney
SPECIALIST
3TB, HAR; NOSH, THROAT AND CHEST
EYES EXAMINED FOrt
GLASSES
FOURTH STREET
Bristol, Tenn.-Va.
EDMUND JONES
LAM YEll
LEN01H, N. Cf-
Will Practice Regularly in
the Courts ot Watauga,
6-1 '11.
L, I). LOME,
ATTORN EYAT LAW.
Banner Elk,'N. C.
Practice in the courts of Avery
and surrounding counties. Care
ful attention given to all matters
of a legal nature.
7-0-12.
F. A. LINNEY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
boone, n. c.
Will practice in the courts of
the 1 3th .1 udicial District in all
matters of a civil nature.
6.11-1011.
E. F. Lovill. W. R. Lovlll
Lovill &: Lovill
-Attorneys At Law
-BOONE, N. C
Special attention given to
all business entrusted io
their care. , , t