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VOLUME XXXVI. j
HYLAN DEFEATED
BY ABOUT 100,000
Jamet W. Walker, Tammany Choice
For Mayor of New York, Defeatn
Opponent by Large Plurality.
New York, Sept 16.?Mayor John
F. Hyian. stormy petrel of New York
politics for the last seven years, was
defeated for renomination in today's
primal ics by State Senator James J.
Walker. Tammany designee, by a ma
jority of more than 60,000 with about
two thirds of the vote counted. He
beamed steadily all night, the metropolitan
newspa peers, with the exception
of the American, which supported
Mayor Hylan. predicted that Walker's
plurality finally would reach
100,600.
Returns from 2.020 election dis-1
tricts out of 2J168 in the city, tabulated
at 1 :.'i0 a. m. gave State Senator
.lames Walker 165,275 votes against
101,721 for Mayor Hylan.
Waterman la Far In I.ead.
In tin Republican contest only
1,000 districts have been heard from.
These gave Frank Waterman 40,154;
John .1. Lyons. 5,385, and William
M. Bennett 1,51 K
HyInn's defeat was conceded by
John H. MoCooey. King's county
leader and manager of the Hvlati
campaign, w ho also issued a statement
asserting that there would be
no third ticket.
Mr. McCooey, who was leader of
the Hylan forces, made flu- following
statement:
"W? concede Walker's nomination
and estimate that hee wiil carry
Brooklyn by 5,000. Mayor Hylan
will no doubt be satisfied with the
result's in Brooklyn. Unfortunately
we are overwhelmed in Manhattan
and the Bronx. Hovever, we arc going
to support the winning candidate."
Smith's District Overwhelming.
. -tiovemor smith's outcastdistrict,
under the shadow of Brooklyn
bridge. gave Senator Walker one of
the biggest majorities of any district
in the city. The vote was: Walker
502; Hvlan 1.".
Senator Walker apparently carried
with him the rest of the Tammany
ticket, including General -Charles W.
Berry, for comptroller; and Joseph
V. McKee, for president of the ooard
of aldermen.
William H. (Big id i) Edwards,
former Princeton football star, v. ho
was Mayor HylatT* candidate for
comptroller, made a better run than
some of his colleajtres
Mayor Hylan tonight says the New
York times, told a close friend:
To Quit Politics,
jah Q, e: ao n i h relish rd J raoinsbd rl uhrdul
'*] am getting out of politics with a
clean record. 1 have done my best."
The friend . who would not let his
name be used, said as he left a party
at the Hylan home in Brooklyn, that
the mayor appeared to be in a jovial
mood.
Governor Smith Iatee tonight made
the following statement:
"The Hearst-Hylan campaign of
slander and abuse has been answered'
by the enrolled members of the Dem-j
'' ocratic party."
The governor iater said he was
**tickled to death" with Walker's victory.
He added the the victory had
given comfort and courage to the
Democratic party, not only in the
city, but up-state.
TRIPLETT NEWS
Saturday evening the 12th good
rains broke the drought of the past
00 days.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Brown of Coshocton,
Ohio have been visiting their
friends and relatives in Watauga, going
back the first of the week. We
hope for them a pleasant trip.
Mr. Henry Greer of Mountain City
Tenn. has been visiting this vicinity
the past two weeks and while here
was nnite active in the cattle market
He returned to Tennessee Monday,
but to the delight of his many friends
he left the information that ho would
be back the 15th.
Sorry to hear of the burning: of
Mrs. Minnie Benson's house, but it
is understood that the loss was not
complete.
Mr. B. A. Hampton motored tc
Triplett Sunday. All were glad tc
see our good friend with us again.
\ Rev. D. M. Wheeler preached ai
v Mi. Kphriam Sat. and Sunday.
(1.50 Per Year BOONE.
ANOTHER WATAUGA BOY
DIES IN ARMY SERVICE
Special to the Democrat.
Brown wood, Js. C. Sept. 15.?Monroe
Cook. 20 years of age, son of
Roy and Mary Cook, who enlisted in
the United States Army some two
years ago, and who belonged to the
I'Mth Squadron, Air Service, Mount
Clemens, Mich., was killed by drowning
cn Sept. S, 1925.
The body was shipped to Brownwood
and on last Saturday was Juried
with the Stars and Stripes waving
over him at the family grave yard
on the premises of his unfcTe Joe C.
Phillips, with whom he had lived since
childhood, as both father and mother I
died when he was but a small lad.
The services were conducted by!
Rev. P. H. Haire in the presence of
? .??. wmwuiat; people, many j
being near relatives o? the deceased.
Detailed information as to the exact
manner in which the boy was killed
has not been received, but his
near relatives believe that Monrod:
was one of the number who nut
their death when a government plane
was wrecked by a gale and foil into
the water on Sept. 3, this being' the
ame day Cook met his death. The
Federal Government has been asked
o explain further the cause of the accident.
COVE CREEK ITEMS
Mr. A. Greer Glenn was a visitor
in the community last week.
Miss Blanche Horton left last Monday
for Raleigh where she will enter
Meredith College.
Prof. -T. F. Spair.hour spent the
week end with home folks in Morganton.
The Cove Creek community is delighted
to have Mr. A. M. Banner
at home again. Mr. Banner is fully
recovered and is actively engaged in
carrying on his business affairs.
Brick and gravel for the chinch
at Hensbn'.s chapel are being deliver*
ed at a rapid rate. The clans call t..rl
a modern and up-to-date building
and the membership of the church isj
to ho congratulated upon the interest
and enthusiasm shown in the worthy
undertaking.
Rev. M. A. Adams of Rutherford-1
ton filled two appointments at Cove
Creek on Monday night and Tuesday.
Mr. Adams is a forceful preacher,
and his sermons were much enjoyed.
A great many people of this section
attends', the annual fair at Mt.
City last week.
Miss Annie Sherwood who has been
at home several weeks left recently
to begin her work in the Salisbury
City Schoois. This is Miss Sherwoods
fourth year in the Salisbury system
and shows the success she has had
n th" work there.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bingham of
l.incolnton were pleasant visitors in
ihe valley last week.
Aunt Lou ShulJ, who has been
with her sister Mrs. X>. F. Horton for
several weeks is very much improved
in health. *
Mr J. Coggins, who represents
the Country Gentleman, The Saturday
Evening Post and the Ladies
Heine Journal, visited the school on
Monday and put. on among- the students
oC the high school a campaign
| to raise subscriptions to these pubis
i cations. The school receives one- half
1 the subscription price and the proi
ceeds of the campaign will be used
to buy equipment and books for the
library.
PRAYERS OF PEOPLE FOR
RAIN RICHLY REWARDED
J. M. Downum
On Wednesday night of Use ninth
the Methodist people and pastor prayed
for rain and before day there
came a refreshing shower. On Sunday
morning of the 13th the Baptist
pastor and people prayed for rain and
rain came during the night, and since
thpsr refreshing showers have come
1 about every night to the present writ;
ing. Who will dare say that the Lord
heard the prayers of these good j>eo
; pic?
Then He Shot tier.
flubby>? (from downstairs}
i "You said it would take you onlj
a minute to get ready
Wife:?(upstairs) "That's ri^h
' dear, I'm ready this minute."
Word* of Wisdom.
"It isn't the cost?it's the upkeej
1 that worries me," says the amateu
| aviator.
rttip
WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH CA
TOM JONES MAKES MORE
SCORES AS RIFLEMAN
Specj&i to the Democrat.
Washington, Sept. 15.?Additional
honors as rifleman were won by Ser-j
geant. Thomas Jefferson Jones. a
native of Scottvile, N, in th?- New
England rifle matches, recently fired
nj Wakefield. Mass., according to the
official reports of the matches recently
received at Marine Corps headquarters
here.
Sergeant Jones won the Xtidner
Match, fired al 200 yards, rapid fire,
and he also won the Turner match,
fired at 400 yards rapid fire The U.
S. Murine Team of which Sergeant
Jones is a member, won 13 of the
' 1 7 matches fired at Wakefield.
Sergeant Jones has won an envia
Me imputation as a rifleman since he
joined the Marine Corps several years
ago. He established a new world record
at Wakefield in August 1321.
when he made I "-3 consecutive buiVs
yes at 300 yards in the Campbell
lii.uvh. Since that time he he won
.-cores of shooting medals and prizes.
The records' of the Marine Corps
shows that Sergeant Jones is 31 years
?l?i. was born in Scottville, and lived
at the home of his mother, Mrs. Mazy
K. Jones, Scottviile, before he
joined the Marine Corps .it Richmond
Va., in 132U. At that lime a brother
Dr. .1 W. Jones, was a resident of
Rootle, North Carolina
WM. A. HOKE DIES SUDDENLY
Former Chief Justice Supreme Court
Succombs lo heart attack in Raleij?h
Hospital Funeral Tuesday.
Raleigh, Sept. 1 ?. -North Carolina
toda.v mourned the passing of one
who has givi n thirty-four years c?
his life to her service as a jurist.
William Alexander Hoke former chief
justice of the Supreme Court, died
V>..<-.i n.i.t.iwloti .v*" U
ure while apparently recovering from
a slight and successful operation on
, 'he thyroid glands Death came peacefully
to the aged jurist who was in
t his seventy-fourth year. He bad
been talking: to a nurse al the hospital
when he turned his head slightly
to one side and died instantly "Heart
block" the stoppage of blood flowing
j from a main artery to the heart, was
^ von as the cause of death.
This afternoon, the body will lie in
! under the dome of the capitol
| while the puhlic buildings of Raleigh
.ill be draped in mourning.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to extend our heart felt
thanks to out friends for their kindness
and sympathy during the death
and burial of our sister. From the
depths of our hearts we thank them
for all they have done.
Mfciy the Heavenly Father bless
one and all.
P. (\ WIRE & WIFE.
j' Wreck of tlx
Above, a nose view of the i
it fell near Av?, Ohio. This pic
i> ha.! almost stripped the cnft
r | remains of America's "Queen .
of those who died in the cra?i
I
ROUNA. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1
I BOB- RINEHArtDT PASSES IT
TO HIS REWARD
; Mr. Bob Rmobardt of Lincoln ton v/<
andf Biowing Rock, passed to his re- ;i
j ward ;*t his home in the former town t,.j
the latter part of last week. He was ff>
j one of the most genial, pleasant and sp.
wvfeole hearted men it has been our ^
pleasure to meet. The following from ?
I the t'harlotte Observer is a fitting et)
tribute to the splendid gentleman and Q|
will he much appreciated by friends jr;
wherever it is read;
But yesterday he was among us ,n
big-hearted, generous-natu? ed, whole- u?
sou led Bob Bernhardt?with his spark i
ling eve. his cheery voice, his noble ^
soul, and now he is but a memory. ^
1 a memory a^ fragrant as the flowers ^
he loved, with which he surrounded >(1
hilYi^pf ?r.fl unniMff iv! w.V? V?*.
in daily delight in his mountain home. ^
For Bob Rcinhardt was of a person* ^
ality 'hat is rare. It is only occ&s- (.j
: sionally thai a man of his. type is ;
encountered; there are few friend.-hip.
of the sort his was. In a way. v
he was overvbudys friend: ho had a
i heart that envelope" humankind in
! general, and with particular room' for, ?j
hs as-?oiat?\- and friends. The man j IM
| does not live who can recall a meatij , ;
| expression from the lips of Robert ,
I Rheinhai (It and no man who ev-t met
| him Mounts himself outside the fold i
.?f his admirer- In business and so-' (
via: life his chiiwicristcs were the
:
same. He was a pioneer in the in- ,
dust rial hfv of th<- Stat*?, in which j jj
| capacity he was an employer of many I ^
laborers. He began hy treating j ni
i these as associates, and throughout
| his care r he stood steadfastly by
that policy. There was never any
trouble between Mr. Rhinhardt and
his employees, for there could be no j.occasion
for that. In the social life,!
; he could he properly represented as a u
Prince. No household in the land ..
surpassed that over which he presided j w
in the hospitality that was unassnmod.; Rj.
but of the generous and lavish kind
Mr. Rein hard! was as nearly all f
huar* as mar, could be and his heart
was of the kind that pulsated with ?
love of his fellowmnn. In frat?*ruai; <p
circles in his part of the State ho was ,
?>f predominant popularity. His pre- . v
sencc was sunshine and smiles. The
i J - - - l:. J v -
?iu i. .? nun* im uiMi vi lur nii.
passing from it, and when he is laid, t
at rest today his body will be left nr.-! s?
der heaps of beauty ami fragrance In i j);
floral emblems and nestled modesty|
auvongg these. The Observer would J irj
leave a sprig of rosemary for rc-i .u
measibrance and a bunch of pansiest!
for thoughts.
I |
It's That Reason I ^
Clara:?"Did you get that new fall ..
coat you were raving over last week?" i
Ruth:?"Oh yes?I got ii the next,
f.
( lata:?"And what did your father I
say?"
! . ! c I
Ruth: ? "Oh?he raved too "
?
g Shenandoah j
?/* ' *\?r*
8HjjHBBMBBHWBMWaWMBMBMMB&apg^a%?{PWBBi
l!-fated Shenandoah, in th* field where - j
lure was taken after souvenir hunters
Only a great mass of twisted steel !
>f the Air." Below?fourteen bodies "
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7, 1925 S Ct? aCopy
EMS FROM THE SCHOOL 17
AND TOWN AT LARGE I
It! court in Boone during the past
*ek. presided over by Judge Stark
number of liquor causes came up for
ai and the jurist u 1 hi-, b !"- J*,
rts to execute the law fairly. In
me eases he gave suspended sconces
with fines, that thereby the
fenders might have ?i chance to term.
The outstanding ase was that til
Policeman D. W. Woolen of Blow ed
g Rock, who had shot and killed pc
e Triplett boy near that place some Si
ne ago. W ooten was found guilty ; J.
second degree murder and senten- er
d from three to five years in the i dz
ate prison. He took an appeal. Judge j ci
ack shows the same characteristics I le
at the writer saw i;. him as a col- ! y?
ge mate, only n-:w more mature : be
still stands for th rights of the se
ate in th execution -f ihc law and i
<r the truest good of the law-abiding th
fix ties t?f the slate ('rim? .*! I cnnri
oscd on Friday but the civil docker $1
he continued during a part of the
eek presided over : v ih recently d.
M:.?inted Judge Cook.
Miss Ruth, daughter <?f Mr. and vv
is. .J. D. Rankin of the State Nora!
a* Boone, gave it concert on the tl
ar>o at Rutherford <> -, Fri:iy
virht. She an ?.\pert in this la
K'oiat line.
At r he St at N Jr. a 1 l here are! a i
>v. ??4 more collect indents than!
l a* were at tire- dato iasl year, or!
trh twice as re .. while in the |
k Schv>ol Departure n: there arc 8! si
wi than 1 ist year at ih? same date
al:ing an actual increase ??f o(>. The ec
it ire number is did. much the lar -5
number the school has had at .n
lis date.
Rev F M, HiigjriM> and Prof. S. In
I?or,ton wore at chapel exercises ai
i Saturday and Mr. Hugr.ir.s conduced
devotional service and made a ?i
dk to the students. Prof Morton,
ho is a former graduate, made a la
tort talk.
UK BLOWING ROCK TURNPIKE
In the Spring of 1920, the great j S
ighway known as the Blowing Rock
urnpike, between Lenoir and the gi
iwn on top of tin- mountains, was o;
lined over to the State Highway
omvrussion hy the corporation that gi
:td owned and maintained it. The
unlike wah practically a gift :? the ci
tate and tin.* Highway Commission
ladled it under Us arm as a joyful f.
os&ession. It did a great deal of e<
rading and widening and surfacing
td now has the rood practically of <j<
;e hard >url*ace kind through the
areucy of macadam and gravel and i?
ir. all tin v ay from Lenoir to the ni
>ot of it me .alain. The foot is le- ]
.led at a . i1 elustei of houses a
nd wille tives a hundred yards
rora the point where the nine-miles- a
r nv. Bltv.v!,.- rock sign stands, and
n.'.-e all autuuiohile drivers have to c,
rtange a.*s For there begins an
scent ihive thousand feet in nine d
dies. J; is at this point also that
rial is called an amendment to the e:
ighway v.; - surveyed, following th?*
nurse of the branch up the valley ...?
nti toiruni! ba.-k into the old roait
few mile- Up the rise. By this air.- s<
nurr.ent th. heavy grade familiar to
li driver w !I be avoided and a twu m
er cent g-^.de established. The old
ciad ru'r- -hrough a series of wind- t<
igs and deep cuts, and the surface
hrougl: 'i at section has not boenj \
oucheu permanent direction, q
ecause of os fate of ultimate ab&uontner
S far the State Highway j;
ommissi- has had no money other t<
liar, that cesignatetf for maintenance
urpose: to apply to the turnpike. <
But Com mission nov: has the
loney and the definite plan for corr.leting
the : urn pike the entire length >
V'ith the coining of October and the v
c part u re from the mountains of the c
uinrner Tourists, the highway from f
he foot -he mountain to Blowing V
lock vi:will be closed. The caiulatior
that it will remain closed a
or eight months, when it will be opned
to e public as a completed c
reject This decision was arrived at
y Commissioners Kestler and Hanes o
few days ago. While the road re- s
tains v u ed the route from Cha?>tto
to Blowing Rock will be by way
C - T? . -n
x oia> i > : "t-. j ayiorsvuw \> HKCSoro
ami Boone. And while they are
t the turnpike contract, the promise
f the commission for a hard-surface y
r?ad from Boone into Charlotte will a
e fulfilled, for the state road from
oone to Blowing Rock will be a con
nuation of the hard-top from I e- t
oir. So. long deferred hope? are to t
e at last realized and the patience
t the people realized.
?Charlotte Observer, s
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EIGHT PAGES
This Week
NUMBER 3/
ALL TERM COURT
HAS ADJOURNED
idjjp Stack Disposes of all State
Docket Last Week?Judge Cook
Tries Cifi? Cases.
The laig state docket for some
ne in V ;;uga Courts, was finishI
last fi v. when Judge Stack dis~
ised of weny-five cases Jeaving on
it.urda.v morning for his home, while
Wejlav -ok, appointed an as . m gency
Judge by tne Gcvemora few
lys ago. came and disposed of the
vil a<uor ?. about 20 in number, he
aving i'>v his horn in Greensboro
isterd yv morning. The decisions of
?th iur. -' - havp h<K?n
d by the populace in general.
A lis- the state cases tried and
ie <! *; imposed follows:
Dave Si. ?re, Claude Teague. affray
iO and costs.
Lee C?i ..ml and Xoah Bentiey. a.
\v. $J0 ;?nd eosi.
Alfred f carrying concealed
capon. $50 and cost.
John ( Melon, violating prohibion
law- ->25 and costs.
13ili Smith, violating i prohibit on
ws. and suspended sentence.
Hugh ; '??o'i liquor, $25, cost, and
isper.d . onterice.
Honu. Hayes, liquor, cost and a
>od bona r bdnd.
John M Veil, liquor. $7"> and cost,
ispendeii ate nee.
VVistno*.:, Mail:, c. < w.. $50 and
>sx.
Wihard Millet, larceny. Four inos.
jail. <'- uov to hire out to pay cost.
Amos Ward. c. c. v. and disturiP.cc.
J months sO$f]pen<ied sentence
' 1 taxed with the com.
Walter Adkins. liquor. $25 and cost
i>. .am.!cnee.
Co> Triplet!, failure to show good
shevior. f;0 days in county jail.
Coy Triplet!, assault. Suspended
silence and cost.
Philip Yates, liquor, forfeited auto
suspended sentence and cost.
R. L. HoneyeuU, disposing of rnort
iged property, judgment suspended
i payment of cost.
i*aul Kluu?,, resisting officer, chain
if.ng four months.
Jessie Broyhill, liquor, to leave the
)U.?u> in twenty days.
Josie Broyhill and Wesley Reynolds
and a. suspended sentence and the
?st.
Wesley Reynolds, liquor, suspcnL'd
sentence and cost.
Hattie Isaacs, f. and a., six months
t jail to l>e hired out by the comli.ssioners.
Ba.M-Dmb Hampton, liquor, ?2e. cost
ud suspended sentence.
Grady Mcret reckless driving, $2:S
nd cost.
Coo ley W?<6c!rinjr, c. c. \v.. $50 and
JSt.
Conley Winebarger, liquor, suspcn
ea .s-.'iipnce an-.5 cost.
S. G. Church, liquor, i months on
bain sang*.
S. G. Church, i v-s. officer. CO days
? chain gang.
John Campbell, liquor, suspended
L-utence. County pays half cost.
Roby Flarinory, liquor. Suspended
entenco and cost.
G. L. Story, liquor, suspended senL-nce
and half cost
Wait Abcrnnthy. Lop. Abernethy.
V. E. Stearns and Cliff Tuttte, liuor,
$25 each and cost.
Gram Gragg, hquor. 10 day- in
ail after which he will be hired out.
o pay cost.
Ralph Teague. liquor, sus. sen and
ost.
Frank Hood, suspended sentence.
I). VV. Woolen, convicted of manlaughter
Sentenced to 3 to 5 years
-earing stripe- in state prison, acorciing
to conduct. Attorneys for de
Vooten placed under $3,000 bond.
Pat Roberts, a. d. w. suspended sen
nd cost.
Milton Coffey, liquor. 90 days on
hain gang. ^
Will Fleenor liquor, four months
a road and 12 months suspended
entente.
BEAUTY
Let's make our lawn? in harmony
.'ith the mountains, hills and valleys
bout us.?Beautiful.
Who in the county will plant a
rec, shrub, flower, or make a beauiful
lawn??Tell us about it.
Destroy ugliness ar.d make beany
pots?Now.