A Non-Partisan Family Is
volume xxxv
MISCONSTRUCTION f
Mr. Editor:
Hearin gof the frequent violation
of^ihe prohibition law by the liquor
vendor* below the mountain, who in
some instances had the audacity to
pack their little brown jugs right up
to our county court house trying to
effect sales, 1 thought a display sign
in the Peep Gap warning them of
danger would not be objected to by
any law abiding citizen anywhere.
In my article to the Democrat 1 tried I
to paint a few pictures illustrating
what I would like for the liquor vendor
to know. I meant to show him in
the pictures of Alexander the Great
Salome dancing before IIcrod*s drun
ken court, and the hand of God writ-;
ing on the wall in Belshazar's palace
that God had disapproved of drunkenness
among the high in authority
and in the palaces of the great.
In my ether pictures of Gideon,
Moses, Joshua and Elijah I meant to
encourage our faithful officers who
were trying to maintain law and order
tha t the strong arm of Goci had forever
defended the righ* What motive
could I possibly have in casting
a reflection on the good citizens of
Deep Gap? If the town authorities
of Boone should erect a sign hoard
telling the automobile driven- to go!
slow, in what way would that reflect
on the citizens of Boone?
I was writing about the audacity!
and foolishness of the liquor vendor,
the efficiency of our officers, and the
strong arm of the Jaw*.
I notice in the last issue of tliej
Democrat that Mr. Aaron Watsonof
* Deep Gap has seen fit to make ar.
attack on me, accusing me of reflecting
on the citizens of Deep Gapt
and called my attention to the factj
that 1 had done injustice to the land,
of my birth. Some of our best scho-!
lar.. and some of them ministers of!
the gospel say that I did not reflect
on any law abiding citizen anywhere.
But the young gentleman who recent ,
ly announced through the columns;
of the Democrat that he was able
to write on any subject, has seen fit
to misconstrue the true intent and
meaning of my article by trying to
arouse a spirit of hardness between
me a^H my old friends and neighbor*.
In his- write-ups for the past
number of weeks he has made ex-j
travagant use of the words "jealousy
"greed" and "selfishness" intimating
that other sections of the county were
envious of those citizens around Deep
Gap who are trying* to develop that
section. I have never seen a single
word or syllable from the pen of any
correspondent in other sections of the
county, envying these good people, j
How could the development of enterprises
in the Deep Gap arouse jealousy
and selfishness among the citizens
of Shuils Mills, Meat Camp 01
Elk? The great master of all the
world said, "Go ye into all the world
and preach the gospel to every creature."
How could good Christian law
abiding citizens anywhere object to
danger signals being thrown out before
the pool drunkards dying without
Christ in the slums and gutter^
of sin?
The word "Aaron" means (a teacher
or lofty) In the 1th chapter of
Exodus we find that Jehovah appointed
Aaron of old to be the interpreter
of his brother Moses who was
slow of speech, and was also the organ
of communication with the Israelites
and with Pharoah. It appears
^ that the Aaron of the Deep Gap is
the spokesman for that section, but
has proved himself to be a very poor
interpreter among the good people
around him.
I wish to manifes the same good
spirit toward my cousin Aaron that
Abraham did toward his nephew Lot
when he said ?let there be no strife
for we are brethren."
To any man who is able to write
Ion any subject 1 am willing to pa}
the homage of my admiration an}
tears. For such a man I have infinitr??~nncr.
My phraeseology is too poor t
measure arms in a combat of word
with my cousin. I cannot register
high degree on the intellectual ther
mometer of the world. Most of th
beautiful English language in whic
John Bunyan dreamed and Williar
Shakespeare dramatised, ana Long
fellow romanced and John Milto
King, are out of my reach and beyon
my comprehension.
J The one who can write on any sul
ject will ever be considered an "it
tellectual ocean towards which a
rivers run, and from which the isli
and continents of thought recch
their dew and rain."
Z. T. WATSON
Brookside, N. C.
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Newspaper Published in ai
11.50 Per Year BOONE.
Some Causes for the
Democratic Defeat i
Washington, Nov. 5.?The defeat
of the Democratic ticket, did not com I
a? a surprise to people here who wore
conversant withe facts. That no better
man than John W. Davis forRthe
job sought ever wont to defeat is
conceded by all except a few who
believe that anybody who attains
great success could not have done
it hottestlv.
Those who witnessed the fierce
and bitter fight in the democratic
convention that named Mr. Davis
J were afraid the candidate would have!
no show of election. That conclusion.
was voiced by many at that time.
The first serious mistake of the i
democratic leaders was the naming of
New York a convention city. This
was fatal to the harmony that then
prevailed. Before the convention met
everything was going fine, and the
republicans were on the run, but the
Ku Klux Klan row in New York took
the heart out of thousands. To win
t he democratic party needed to have j
its forces united.
The bulk of its army of voters is
composed of southern democrats, thej
ocsc tnat ever cast a oaiiot, ana lrish-Americans
and Jews of ihe north |
and oast ar.d west. This alliance that,
held together to elect Grover Cleveland
and then Woodrow Wilson is
not tightly bound together; Northern
and western democrats are opposed
to prohibition and to immigration restriction
laws. The southern democrats
like them. This difference crops
out in Congress on all occasions!
where the subjects come up. The
New York convention accentuated it.1
Many McAdoo supporters never
rallied from the defeat of their candidate.
They resented the nomination
of anybody else. Scores of other
things interferred.
Frank A. Hampton, one of the McAdoo
managers said today, "No party
can win whose leader is not known
to 95 per cent of its vot. for
whom not half of one per cent of its
voters favored for the nomination." j
An Ohio democrat, one who has
worked hard for the party for years
made their statement:
'Three organizations dominated j
our candidates and are gradually!
breaking up the solid south. They are
the Anti-Saloon league, which con-1
tributed liberally of its funs to republican
candidates for Congress but
did not help the democrats; iho Ku
Klux klan, and the southern tariff
association.*'
The loss of Maryland, Missouri,
! Kentucky and Oklahoma is a hard
! hi?k\v f.n Dpmncracv. The defeat of
| Senatoi Stanley of Kentucky is an
anti-saloon league and Ku Kiux Irian
| victory. The Ku Klux row >n OklaI
homa gave Mr. Pine, the republican,
! the election to the senate. Many southern
business men voted for Davis
iecause they liked him and trusted
j him. But the fear of Senator LaFollette,
Samuel Gompers and the
i Bryans caused others to vote for Mr.
Coolidge to swell his popularity.
Daring the campaign this eorresi
pondent met two North Carolina cap
J tains of industry here. They wore
j Coolidge buttons.
"Why?" they were asked.
"I would like to see Davis elected
but 1 am afraid that is impossible
and I am going to vote for Coolidge
to make sure of the overwhelming
j defeat of l?aFollette Gompers anc
Bryan," was the answer.
'j Other democrats like not the inti
, mution that their party is conspiring
' i with the western progressive republicans.
These and many others are the ex
cuses for the defeat yesterday.
i tuvr. cn.ct.fv ncmj
?' | Miss Gertrude Bundy, teacher o
H Home Economics in the Cove Creel
e High School has assisted Mr. Steel
' as judge in two community fairs dui
n I ing the past week.
s j The school was glad to have Misse
aj Moran and Cushing of the Vocations
i Department at Raleigh as visitoi
e on Thursday of last week,
h | Superintendent Hagaman was als
n I a visitor.
? I Mr. and Mrs. Chandler of Wast
n j ington College, Tenn. are spendin
d | several days with Mr. and Mrs. Do
j J. Horton.
>_' Miss Margaret Beach with her m<
; ther Mrs, Porter Beach had a vei
; serious accident and Miss Margari
;s sustained rather serious hurts on St
7e,day. The accident occurred on tl
! George's Gap road when the car rs
off a short curve, turning over thr<
t m
i
nci for Boone and \\ ataug.
WATAUGA COUNTY. N..Ki.-. C.\
CALVIN COOLIDGE. Prr.H
McLean Given Perhaps
Largest Majority Ever
Lizmberton. New "?. tiovcrnor-elpct
A. W. McLean w k?'pt rus-v
today reading letters and -"elegrjitos
from all over North Carolina and
from Washington. Now York and oth
er places outside the state, congratulating
him upon his splendid victory
at the polls yesterday when he was
swept into office by what is indicated
upon the fr.ee of incomplete returns
as the large--- majority oyer given a.
candidate for governor
Telegrams he received today included
many from prominent leaders in j
the north south and west who were
associated with him while he was
assistant secretary of the treasury
during Woydroye Wilson's ad ministration,
ami who have watched with
interest his political career since that
time. The governor-elect of North
Carolina has long been prominent
in national affairs and politics, first
stepping into the national limelight
in the* Baltimore convention that nominated
Wilswii.
The governor-elect is expected to
: issue a statement tomorrow upon the
election results. Working through a
maze of ballot- in every one of the
: l,7o0 precincts in the state, election
returns have been slow coming in.
i However it is expected that the unofficial
cou >; from all over the state
will be available tomorrow.
News today that Mr. McLean's majority
will likely z cesd 80,000 i:...
ed immense jubilanon among his
i "NORTH CAROLINA ,'
O H
n ^EHHSKil
>- HONORABLE ANG
y ,
Jt who has b6en swept into the Goveri
in haps the largest majority ever give!
le be some time before the official co
in
>e ports conservatively give 8.">.000,
will reach 9u vo -0>u*/O.
I
a. M&t
^ ^ p?n
a County, the Leader of N
KuLlNA. THURSDAY N _ . EMBER
THE WIN NE R S
JnHHn V /IfltRHr
lent Elect CHARLES G.
fr'ends here. and was the cause of-'
deep gratification upon the part of
the next governor. All reports indi.
at* that McLean has led his tick el
throujjl oil the state. In Robeson he
received over eight to one over his: j
opponents. Two townships in Kobe t
on didn't give Meek ins a single bal- h
:ot. McLean carried over two third j
of tin normal Republican vote. t
Loaders throughout the state who t
followed McLean*4 priary and preelection
campaigns closely have wir- j
ed congratulation.-. arid practically (
all of ihi-m emphasize their belief his j
overwhelming majority was due to (
the fact that he conducted his cam- }
paign upon a high piano. One dem- ]
ocrat wired that his campaign was ,
one in which statesmanship was carnod
to the people instead of petty
narrow politics and blazing vituper
at Mm. and that this was the reason ,
f? the unusual majority accorded
him.
During the campaign Mr. McLean
tressed the importance of the franchise,
and he especially called upon
e . u . ... . ?... i .u.
. I.f V U1IVII I'l I.IiU MiiU' I.U LaM'
r. governmental affairs by casting
.heir ballots. His appeal apparently
met a geneva! response over
tate, the reports from various sections
indicating that women took an I
nusuaily active part in the election J
I of yesterday, with a preponderance
i of their support for tin- democratic
i ticket.
3 GOVERNOR-ELECT""
IS WILTON Mc-LEAN
norship of the State on the tide of peril
a candidate in NoUh Carolina. It ivilli
unt is complete in its entirety, but rei.ile
many are disposed to believe i!
o*. thwestern North Caroii
6, 1924. 5 Cts. hCodv
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DAWES, Vice Presideut Elect
Yolidge Lead Runs
to 367 Electoral Votes
New York, Nov. -The full inea-!
urr ?.? the Republican victory at
!: i - could not V'* be taken to-!
lifrli* b\ji the returns continued to| j
how that President Coolidge would
law at least 100 volt s in the elec-! ,
oral college, and the largest popliar
plurality in history.
The -howing made by John W.
Davis remained unchanged through
>ut today and although Senator LaKol'ette
began to rnep un a little in
)Mf or two western states there was
)? uncertainty tonight that he would
receive the doctoral vote of any state
?roup except that of Wisconsin.
On the face of the day's congressional
returns the Republicans made
certain of a paper majority in both
the senate and house, but doubt remained
whether the margin would be
I'-roiti i?ni'ii!>': t?? iriv?? iH;? ndmip'Ki r??
tion the whiphami over the combined
opposition oC the democrats and the
LaFoUette bier.
As the presidential figures stood
tonight v.'ith only a handful of electoral
vol'- still in doubt. Coolidge
had 3<>7. Davis Lie and LaFolleUeJ
13, with I > votes standing in the j
doubtful column.
Items f'on t!ie A. T. S.
and the Town at l,a>-ae
Mr. Pro ion, .Secretary of the Baptist
Young P? o pies' Union has been
in Boone for tin* past week lecturing
this organization. He talked at the
T.apel o1 the Appalachian Training
School iii ;:n interesting manner, also
to some of tile classes.
Mr. N i\ Green of Louisville, Ky.
was at i he schorl a few days ago
representing an engraving company.
Mr. J. VV. Howell, Grand Lecturer
of Masons for the state is spending
two we. s in Boone lecturing the
Masonic Lodge here. He is a most
interesting talker and knows his business
well.
James Horton, a worthy colored
man, was buried in Boone Sunday,
lie was a reliable worker ar.d respected
by his white friends.
Some interesting exercises are being
given by the different classes
at the Model school on Friday mora'
?ng which show fine training or. the
part of the teachers and capabilities
of the student.
Ground has been broken for a new
i girls* do mitory, the brick work on
I the central dining: hall has been comI
pleted, and the new model school
building will soon be ready for the
final work on the roofing. The school
is thus preparing for greater usefulness
to the state.
Prof. Goodwin, Superintended
of the North Carolina School for th<
Deaf at Morganton, was at the choo
here on aturday going with his has
ket ball team to play the school at
Newland. The school was indeed glar
to have him stop for a few minuteand
hope that he may come again
The new electric light plant a
the school is now being used ant
there is a noticeable difference ii
the quality of the lights, so much i
the improvement on account of th
added power.
The Baptist Your.g Peoples Unio
of . ent , .-'on.. :h rc
at
na. -Established in 1 888
NUMBER 44
The Election in Watauga
an Eventful One
Tuesday nt or nine dnw npd
?
and clear and an ideal day followed.
It was great for an outing, and for
one time is. 'he history of Watauga
"Every man md his wife" took the
day off f?>r ( purpose of attending
the pfcctio: Oid men, old ladies, the
young- me- he young ladies, were
ah out, and there was a county wide
battle royal at the polls. But is gratifying
that no report, of any lawlessnessor
disturbance of an: kind has
reached this office. It was a determined
"set" however and never in
the history of the county was there
such an off- t pur forth by the two
prevailing parties. The county, as is
well kn< v. i as norma ;y a right
good P.cpubi can majority hut this
year the Den-?crats madi ome considerable
ii.roads, electii.y hr.e of
their candidates and : hieing the majorities
on a ! the others very materially.
In the absence of the offic ial
vote by townships which we were
unable to carry in this issue, we cast
drily give the majorities of the successful
candidates which are as follows
:
The Dorset! majority over Doughton
wa< f;-' v!? .' ?? ir the county,
while John K. Brown Democratic can
didatc for the Statu Senate led his
Republican, opponent Mi \\. 1 Winkler
by a majority of 3-17. Prof. I.
G. Greer. Republican candidate ?oi
the legislature, defeated the Democratic
opponent Mr N. I.. Mast by
a majority of 159, while 'he Democratic
candidate for sheriff. Mr. I-.
M Farthing. stepped by bis Republican
poivment Mr. L. li Holier, to
the tune of 108 votes. Mrs. Pearl
Hartley Republican, was elected over
Mrs. Ha;lit Johnson Democrat by 51
Messrs Bumgarner and MoreU.. candidates
for surveyor and coroner on
the Republican ticket, were elected
by majorities of 4and 41# respectively.
Much interest was centered
on the election of a board of county
commissioners. Two of the Republican
candidates Messrs S. C. Eggers
and O. L. Coffey had a majority of
two over their democratic opponents
Messrs B. T. Taylor and T. H Coffey,
while W. N Howell, democrat,
landed over his Republican opponent
Sherman Wellborn, an incumbent by
- i) votes.
Surely this i: one* ?>f the most remarkable
and closest elections held
in the State.
WORTH WHILE CLUB
I The Worth While Club was enterItaincd
:*i the home of Mrs. G. P.
Hagaman Friday October 21, at 2 p.
m. The cherry j meeting of the hostess
;ts she ushered her guests into the
large chrysanthemum decoralt-d room
and seated them around a blazing tire
earned so much of ho.spitahty and
cordiality that 'a! enjoyment of the
afternoon was already well begun.
The business meeting was short but
many import art hems were discussed
and disposed ? ' Special mention was
made of the sick in Boone also the
family the club h attempting to make
i comfortable for the winter. The so1
cial hour was *njoyed \o the fullest
j while the hostess assisted by her
! niece Mrs. Hill Hagaman, served re1
freshments. When the meeting was
adjourned the members proceeded to
the Worth While flower garden, dug
the bulbs ami buried them for the
I winter.
The next m :-ng of the club will
be with Mrs. Payne and Mrs. Demp >ey
Wilcox at the home of Mrs. Wilcox.
k A
Parent Teacher* Association
There will be a regular meeting of
the Parent-Teachers Association at
the school at 3 o'clock Friday afterM
noon Xov. 7th. The sixth grade will
i give a program and all friends of the
school are invited to attend the meet
" j ing.
t| on Sunday afternoon and gave an in*
teresting exercise, and then the young
? people of Zionville organized a B.
- Y. P. U. in their church.
tj The Missionary Societies, Woman's
1 Young Peoples and Childrcns of the
s j Methodist church gave some interes
ting exercises at their meeting in ibe
t church on Monday afternoon. Most
1 of the exercise was given by the
ii young people and children.
s Mis- Carrie Horton, Secretary to
e the Registrar is off on her vacation
She will return the latter paid, of
? last week or the first of the followh
ing week. J. M. Downum.