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ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN WATAUGA COUNTY ESTABLISHED IN 1888
VOLUME XXXIII BOONE, WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY JUNE 22, 1922 NUMBER 34
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RHINE UNDESIRABLE
IS OPINION OF MAJOR GENERAL
, ALLEN, COMMANDER OF THE
ARMY OF OCCUPATION.
PRESENT AT CONFERENCES
Cammander-In-Chlef of U. 8. Army of
Occupation on Social Visit
. In Berlin.
Berlin. The presence of troops of
lower civilization" under the condi
tions of military occupation Is undesir
able not only in the Rhineland but any
where, In the opinion of Major General
Henry T. Allen, commander-in-chief of
the American army of occupation, as
expressed by him in conference with
the American press representatives at
the embassy. He was being inter
viewed regarding negro troop units on
the Rhine. General Allen will return
to Coblens after a social visit in Berlin.
General Allen said In his connecton
with the Rhineland - high commission
he had been present at a number of
conferences with Germans with regard
to the presence of colored troops in
Germany -first with the clergy, then
with university professors and later
with the newspapermen in all of
which It was emphasized that It would
be better If these units were replaced.
General Allen said most of the actually
black units already had departed. AK
the Slngalese had gone and only a
part of the Madagascar troops remain
ed. However, there were about 15,000
colored troops still on the Rhine, com
posed of North African units, among
whom a number of what are known as
"black soldiers" are enrolled. None of
these were under his command, he
added, and there was no prospect that
any would be.
General Allen expressed the hope
that shortly no troops at all would be
required on the Rhine. He declared
the occupation of the Ruhr was "too
terrible to think of and a move that
nobody wants. "Even the French do
not want to occupy the Ruhr, except
tn case of direct necessity," General
Allen asserted. He intimated that the
danger of disorder in case of such oc
cupation was too great for it to be
lightly contemplated.
As regards the withdrawal of the
American troops from the Rhine, Gen
eral Allen said he had no idea how
long the remaining contingents would
stay. For the present the American
soldier was satisfied and It had be
come a standing by-word In 'connec
tion with penalties to say: "you go
home on the next boat."
General Allen made it clear that
though French troops were being
brought in, his sector would continue
to be distinctly American.
' Masonle Jubilee Ends With Parade.
San Francisco. A pageant portray
ing the growth of Masonry as reflected
In some of the leading events In his
tory and revealing noted characters
proudly claimed by the Masons as
members of their fraternity, marked
the close of the golden Jubilee of the
Ancient rablc Order, Nobles of the
Mystic Shrine.
Installation of James S. McCandless,
of Honolulu, as Imperial potentate
concluded the annual meeting of the
Imperial Council of the Sbrlne.
Beginning with legendary traces of
Masonry many centuries ago, down
through the crusades, electrilly illu
minated floats In the parade portray'
etf the development of the Masonic
eru'r.
I Among the events depicted were
Paul Revere's ride. stoning of the
Declaration of Independence, LaFay
, ette'B presentation of a Masonic apron
to George Washington, the establish'
ment of a public school by Washing
, ton, and the fall of the Bastille.
Two-Cent Stamp Goes Everywhere,
. Washington. Few places are left on
the globe where the ubiquitous Amer
ican two-cent stamp won t take an
ounce or fraction thereof of first clasp
mall. . v
; The recent addition of Halt! and
Bermuda to places where two oentr
i will carry a letter draws nearer the
day when a two- cent stamp wll take
a letter anywhere, be It north or Math
east or west
Attempt to Rob Train of Goltf.
Caleiico, Calif. ranclsco Garcia and
four of his followers are 'dead, seven
were wounded and four soldiers of the
Mexican army were killed and Bine
wounded In a light resulting from an
attempt to hold up a Southern. Pacific
train, laden with 1450,000 In gold bui
Hon, according to a report .received
GUARD8 8IEZE LIQUOR
ON NAVAL VESSELS
Norfolk, Va. Approximately 1,000
quarts of liquor valued at $10,000,
were seized by marine guards of
the navy yard in a raid on the na
val transport Slrlus, under orders
of Rear Admiral Philip Andrews,
commandant of the Norfolk navy
yard. Officers and men of the ship
are confined to their ship under
guard.
The Slrlus Is commanded by Com
mander W. J. Kelton, U. S. N. R. F
and Ensign Harry C. Mechtold,
paymaster In charge aboard the Sl
rlus. Both Commander Kelton and
Ensign Mechtold were among those
confined to the Bhlp at the time of
the raid, but Admiral Andrews an
nounced that they, with some other
officers and men,-had been permit
bad been permitted to leave the
vesseL
Both Admiral Andrews and Ad
miral Rodman, commandant of the
Fifth naval district, announced that
a searching investigation would be
made under the direction of Admi
ral Andrews.
FIVE WITNESSES ME IEIID
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE It
PROBING GEORGIA 8TATE
PRISON.
Inquiry Conducted by Board Com
posed of Superior Court Judges
Named by Governor.
MUledgevllle, Ga.-An Investigat
ing committee of the Georgia supe
rior court Judges, named by Governor
Thomas W. Hardwlck to investigate
conditions at the state prison farm,
heard evidence at the first session of
the commission that there had been
numerous specific Instances of inhu
man treatment and brutality.
A state prison welfare worker,
Rev. Bert Donaldson, told the com'
mission that there had been a great
change to come over the Institution
during the last two weeks, since char?
es began to come out. He said that the
prisoners were being treated as hu
man beings now, were receiving clean
food and that the Institution had been
cleaned up.
The most sensational testimony of
the day was furnished by Henry M
Bonn, a released convict from Atlanta,
and W. B. Norton of Macon, who has
been pardoned. The former swore to
Instances of brutality, some of which
he said he witnessed, and the latter
exhibited his helpless right arm as
evidence of alleged Improper use of
a drug by the physician of the lnstltu-
tlon.
J. Christie, whose newspaper com
muulcations brought about the Investi
gation, was restricted to facts regard
Ing inhuman treatment, Improper at
tention, laxity on the part of officials
and sanitary conditions.
Christie told In detail of the flog-
glnd of R. Lee Denson,' ex-service man
of Atlanta, "because of something that
happened on the field." Christie
charged that Denson, whom he said
was subject to fits, was refused treat
ment by Dr. Crompton, the physician
of the farm.
The direct charge was made by
Christie that Chairman Davison of the
prison commission had direct knowl-
edge of the "facta in the oase."
Christie told of W. R. Llpecomb
being aent to the farm from Atlanta
In an automobile, "because he was
too sick to go by train,' Bald the wit
ness. "And they allowed him to die
with practically no attention," he ad
ded.
Christie said he had charge of the
Infirmary, and he swore "that men
who were sick were neglected to a
degree that was horrible."
W. R. Tompkins, white man, died
about April 27, Christie swore, from
stomach trouble and from lack of at
tention.
Judge W. E. H. Searcy, chairman
of the Investigating commission, de
clared that the commission men would
find out the truth before It finished
Lady Astor Welcomed Home.
London. Vlscofcatess Astor was
hailed as a) "good fellow" at a gather
ing of 400 iat a dinner given by the
English-speaking union to accord the
first woman; to take her seat as a mem'
ber of the house of commons a wel-
come home after her American tour.
Mrs. Wlmtrlngham, who shares the
honors of flemlnlne representation In
MPiiament with tho Vlrzinlan. united
with Lord Lee of Farnham In saying
nice things' abont the guests of bonor'i
work In patrHament and the unofficial
mUaton shV Der formed recently In
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SECRETARY
WEEK8 ANSWERS PACIFI8T CRIT
IC6 IN ADDRE88 AT WEST.
POINT MILITARY ACADEMY
SIZE OF ARMY THE QUESTION
xtermlnatlon of Civilization la
Pre-
vented by the Prestige of
Armies.
West Point, N. Y. Assertions that
the United States does not need an
army were met by Secretary Weeks,
of the War Department, In an address
at the graduating exercises of the Unit
ed States Military Academy with the
statement that "the civilisation of tae
world rests on no surer foundation
than did the civilization of Boston"
at the time of the police strike, nearly
three years ago.
"If it were not for the restraining
force of the military establishments of
the nations of the world," he declared,
"an indescribable state of chaos would
result and civilization would be rapid
ly exterminated through self-destruc
tion."
To say that the United States does
not need an army, he added, is Just as
reasonable as to say that "Boston, Chi'
cago and our other large cities do -not
need a police force."
The question of the also of the army,
he declared, would always be a matter
of controversy, especially as after
great war there Is "an alarming ten
dency for the overburdened tax payer
to forget the lessons of the past and
cancel his Insurance, trusting to luck
and for at least a few years without
the national protection which those
more familiar with military matters
and requirements deem necessary.
But there la no question, he added, or
difference of opinions as to its qual
ity.
"If It does not consist of more than
a thousand men," he continued, 'it
shauld be an army of the best possible
thousand men which can be developed.
But you cannot have the best army, or
even a good army, however sound the
Individual elements which compose It
may be useless It is efficiently com
manded."
Export Trade Is Smaller.
Washington. America's export
trade suffered another decline during
May, dropping from the total of 1318,'
000,000 reported for April to $308,000,'
000. Imports, however, increased in
May to $254,000,000, as compared with
$217,000,000 for April.
These figures as to exports and lm
ports for May as announced by the
Department of Commerce show that
exports last month compared with
$330,000,000 In May, 1921, and Imports
compared with $205,000,000 tor the
same month a year ago.
Department officials emphasized
that the lower values of imports and
exports as portrayed by the figures
did not represent corresponding de
clines In volume of trade but were
to a great extent due to the fall In
prices.
Imports of gold aggregated $9,000,-
000 In May were the lowest for the
present fiscal year, being $3,000,000
less than the April total. Exports of
gold aggregated 3,000,000 compared
with $2,000,000 In April.
Imports of silver for Msy aggregated
$6,000,000 again $4,900,000 In ApfU,
while exports amounted to $5,877,000,
Havs to be at Ashevllle.
Asheville. Will H. Hays, former
member of President Warren O. Hard
ing's cabinet, and now head of the Mo
tion Picture Producer and Dlstrlbu
tors of America, wll address Motion
Picture Theater Owners of North Car
olina, holding their annual convention
here June 20, 21 and 22, with head
quarters at the Langren Hotel.
' Harding. Notifies Campbell.
, Washington President Hardrag has
notified Chairman Campbell, of the
house rules committee, that unless
the ship subsidy bill la passed prior
to the adjournment he would feel ob
llgated to call a special session solely
for Its consideration.
i Writing under date of May 24, the
President said "so mucH ta involved
and such a difficult and discouraging
situation will follow It congress fafls
to sanction the merchant marine bill
that I should feel myself obligated to
'call congress Immediately In extraordi
nary session to especially consider It II
It went over through any neglect or de
lay beyond the present term."
The views of the President were set
forth in a letter to Chairman Campbell
in which he expressed the hope that
the rules committee would give privi
leged status to the shipping bill.
"Bj Their Fruits Y Shall Know Then."
Mr. Editor: As Mr. Ward has
advanced some good logic in his
article that recently appeared in
your paper, entitled: "YV h o
Should Foot The Bill" in keeping
up our public roads, I wish to,
say thatv in part, he has a mista
ken idea as to how to raise the
money by taxation so as to put
the burden where it ricrhtfullv
belongs.
He states that our officers,
school teachers and postmasters
should be taxed, as they are the
suckers that draw the life-blood
rom the roads of the county: I
say that Mr. Ward is wrong
when he states that school teach
ers should be taxed to raise mon
ey to keep up the public roads,
or our State Constitution pro
vides in Sec. 27, "The people
have the right to the privilege of
education and itis the duty of the
State to guard and maintain that
right." Article IX, Sec. 1: -Reli
gion, morality and knowledge be
Ing necessary to good govern
ment and to the happiness of
mankind, schools and the means
of education shall forever be en
couraged."
Mr. Ward, if we are to have a
good government, people must
be educated, so that they can cry
out and detest wrongs that in
sult the human race. That is just
vhy we will not tolerate working
the public road like black slaves
from Africa. I am for justice and
right, and I know that "Truth
crushed to earth will rise again,"
therefore I, like St. Paul, speak
bojdly without fear or hope of re
ward.
. I believe the way to raise reve
nue for keeping upthe roads wili
be to have a uniform or gradua
ted tax by taxing the personal
and real Drooertv enoueh to
keep up the roads. Some will
howl (I cannot stand that) for the
little fellow will not pay scarcely
anything. But just think who
fought your battles on foreign
soil the lyoung men while you
were safe and secure thousands
of miles from the battle front.
l can say witn a mighty voice
that the young men should not
be taxed, because the Great Cre
ator has blessed them with life,
pure air and sunshine, but that
is just what big property hold
ers would do if given a chace by
the young, progressive voters
that elect office-seeking men who
will grind us to dust and throw
our ashes to the four winds.
About a year ago I stood in the
court house in Boone, and saw
Mr. Hayes, the prosecuting at
torney for the State, nol pros
some cases against some certain
Good Road Commissioners of the
county which he threw down in
the waste basket, while there
were bills being drawn for the
the poor battle scared boys who
were just home from the Euro
pean mix-up, and who was had
not more than time to get on civ
ilian clothes until they were serv
ed with a summons that they
must work the road and be un
der an overseer without pay, or
the law would be enforced to the
limit.
I .want to ask the good people
of our county this question: How
long can we endure such meth
ods of injustice? Hew long can we
sit idly by and let the higher ups
c ut our own throats? The time is
near at hand when righteousness
shall prevail, and it seems that
November will be the date.
I may be hated by some for
the stand I have taken for justice
and right, but as sure as there is
a living God who metes out jus
tice to us all, I am willing to pro
mulgate my honest opinions and
let the world judge, and I will
take its verdict when it comes to
the bar of reason.
I am yours for jutice.
W. A. WATSON.
A BIRTHDAY DINNER
One of the finest dinners ever
spread was the 57th birthday
dinner at the home and in honor
of Mr. R. A. Brown of Meat
Camp June 5.
Although a bad rainy day there
was a fine crowd of relatives and
friends present and participated
in the affair. Tho cood women
who prepared that dinner don't
need to look into a book on Do
mestic Science to know how to
prepare a dinner good enough
for a king.
Mr. Brown is the youngest
child of Richard and Polly Brown
and the youngest of nine children
six sons and three daughters.
Thomas who died in Oregon, J.
H. who died at his home near
Sands, G. W. who lives in Avery
county, J. Frank who lives in
Meat Camp and B. R. who lives
near Sands, all trustworthy and
prosperous citizens. His sisters
are Rev. Mrs. David Green, de
ceased, although in feeble health
and in her 78th year was present
and added much to the occasion
Rev. Mrs. John Norris was much
missed having died at her home
near Boone a few years ago. Mrs
Manley Green was not able to be
present; all great and good wo
men. Mrs. Ann Hayes, widow
of the late Joseph Hayes in her
89th year was present and spry
as a girl. Her sister Mrs. E. J
Norris was also among the good
women of advanced years, but
could not fail to mention Mr. E.
J. Norris who was the captain of
the crowd as is very natural for
him to be. He is captain of the
Nimrod Camp of the veterans of
the civil war and fought through
that bloody conflict for what he
believed to be right, and he is
still fighting for the right in the
church and in State; andalthougl
in his 9th year to hear him talk
to see his actions and to see him
shoot a squirl out of the top of
the tallest tree, you would think
a young fellow on his first legs
had started out. Possibly more
than twelve baskets were gather
ed up of what remained after the
large crowd was satisfied, and
the people returned to their
homos with more love and re
spccnor eacn otner than ever
before.
L. O. WILSON.
MRS. SIMON P. SHULL.
In loving memory of Mattie L
Phillips, whs was born Feb. 13th
1847, and died May 4th, 1922.
She was married to Simon I
Shull Jan. 25, 1807. To this union
was born seven chilren, six o:
whom are left, with her husband
and a Jhost of friends and rela
tives to mourn her departure.
She was a membor of tho Val
leCrucis M. E. Church South
having joined several years ago,
She was a truo friend to the
loor and needy and none ever
left her door hungry. She was
ever ready to help in timeo
trouble. I would say to the be
reaved ones sorrow not as those
who have no hope, for Aunt Mat
is not dead bat slecpeth to await
the coming of the Lord whon she
will arise and be caught up in the
clouds to meet the Lord in the
air.
A. Friend.
Death List to Growing.
New York. The death list rewriting
from (he cyclone storm that smashed
and swirled Its war through New
York and Its suburbs continues
grow. Tho known fleet bow total
with IB other persons reported miss
ing. Police launches continued
grapple for bodies of those sun miss
ing after the storm left Long Island
Sound off City Island strewn with
wrecked and capalsed boats. At least
40 visitors to City Island were dre
ed In the disaster
BL0WIN6 ROCK'S OPPORTUNITY.
Through The States ville Senti
nel we see that The Watauga
Democrat -The Observer cannot
get that paper for love or money
is predicting "the greatest
crowd of summer visitors at
Blowing Rock ever known atthat
place." There is no risk at all at
tached to prediction of the kind.
As a matter of fact, the people
are already flocking there and
he problem is going to be in the
matter of providing accommoda
tions. The town has never had
sufficient rooming space, and al
though additions have been made
to the hotels, the accommoda
tions are yet inadequate.' The
good roads are going to force de
velopment of this popular moun
tain section, and expansion will
be forced upon that town. Mean
time the municipality of Blow
ing Rock'might be making time
before the rush comes along in
making things more comfortable
'or the visitors. Its main Btreet
needs to be put in good shape
and it must put in a system of
gasolne or electric lighting.
There are too many inviting
opportunities for investigation
and locating in the section all a-
round the Rock to give that town
any feeling of independence. The
neighboring town of Boone is
giving modern invitation to the
visitors, and Blowing Rock will
be shortly waked to the fact that
it must do something to attract
and hold the people. The modern
tourist goes in for comfort and
he is going to settle down where
these most abound. There is a
vastdevelepment in store for
that section, but if Biowing Rock
expects to catch a good share of
it, no time is to bo lost in provi
ding water and lights and arood
street. Otherwise, in the course
of a season or two, the town
might settle down to the conclu
sion that it can get along very
well with its present equipment
of hotels and boarding houses,
and with neith neither street.
lights nor water. Charlotte Ob
server.
Burlington. Capt. W. V. Copeland,
commanding the local unit of the
North Carolina National Guards, is
busy getting his organisation ready
for the annual encampment that la
soon to be held at Morehead City. This
annual affair for the local boys Is al
ways looked forward to with much In
terest and this year the event prom
ises to be ono of plrasure and prof
it to all members of the local military
organization.
Wake Forest. Three new teachers!
have been recently added to the facuV
ty of the Wake Forest summsr school,
which will open Tuesday, Juno to. The
newly added Instructors are Mlsa Hei
ne Mae Johnston. Mrs. W. 1. Sdwardd
at WeMen, rU Mian Jennie Now
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Hertford. Under tha man
of Divers and Nachman, the Re:
tor is Installing a complete
and will soon be giving patron
that Donular Place of amueamr '
finest Work of the world's grer
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