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VOLUME XXXV. No. 26.
Woodi
Simple Funer
In Accord
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Is Acclamed Greatest P ig
One-T ime Bitter Cr
Imortals By Lei
FAITHFUL WIFE AND
REMAIN AT BED:
Universally Recognized IApostle
of Peace. Si
Peace ' 1
At 11:15 Sunday morn
Wilson, wartime Preside
took its flight back to the
Chief Executive of the w
calmly reposed on his bee
iii the Capital City. The
as he had lived?calmly a
can die who has an unfalt
that shapes the ends of nat
nr. ? iison on o oi sneer exnausti?n.
The muscles that had caused
his great human heart to palpitate
for more than sixty-eight years refused
to contract any more and thus
came to a close one of the most
o.ntful lives in modern times.
In accord with the wishes of the
held for the former President,
whose body was temporarily laid to
rest Wednesday afternoon after public
and private funerals had been
held. The body row reposes in a
-'tone vault in the great Cathedral
rising on the hills that look down
over Washington from the West.
And while he r t-- there, men who
accliim his memory and reverence
his name will take counsel together
as to the manner ;?.nd place of his
last sepulchcr. Wednesday afternoon
for one hour the nation's business
activity was suspended in honor
of the former President.
The devotion of his faithful yife
and of his friend and personal physician
since his early White House
days has elecited the highest commendatory
comment of newspaper
men all over the country. Mrs. Witson
scarcely left the bedside of lur
husband and when the end came she
held between her hands the withered,
right hand which had wieldca a pen
mightier than a sword, while Dr.
Grayson, with tears flowing down ?
hi* cheeks, noted the la?t rulsation :
"f the heart of the dying man. \
The real and remote cause of Mr. 1
Wilson's death was a stroke of par- ?
alysls which followed hi- collapse in t
the late summer of 1010 when he <
was on a speaking tour through the
in behalf of the Versailles
MURPHY WILL HOLD
WILSON SUNDAY
2 O'CLOCK AT
In compliance with the repuest of
the Governor of North Carolina in
his proclamation asking that suitable
tribute be paid the late deceased ExI>eskJewVof
the United States a comSuttee
composed of the pastors of
the three churches and citixens have
agreed tp hold such memorial services
| ?n the courthouse Sunday afternoon,
February 10th at two P. M. A abort
?JJIbii! has been arranged and a
special choir will sing the favorite
^yr*pe of the late President. Colonel
?. B. Norvell wilt preside at the
maoting. It b expected that the following
piag'am will be carried out.
Hymn? -The sob of God Goes
un of Murphy And Chei
row W
*i
al Held
With Wish
eaved Wife
ure of Modern 7 imes By
itics~--Ranked With
iders of Nation
PHYSICIAN
SIDE UNTIL THE END
Vs Ihe World's Greatest
ave "The Prince of
Himself
ing the soul of Woodrow
nt of the United States,
Father while the former
rorld's greatest nation'
1 at his home on S Street,
great world figure died
ind peacefully as only he
ering trust in the Destiny
ions and individuals alike.
Ires:;- -~1 ih- r ~f v.-''"* rr
President entered the White
House with a well developed star'
t> ward Bright'* disease which caused
hi- physicians to predict that ho
would never finish his first term. But
by careful devotion to h:s doctor's
?ril.r< ho Toueht. off th.- doadlv ma!-'
rdy. Years before he had suffered
a blood clot in one of his legs and '
the same thin^ !? brain Inter on
laid him low and led to his death. The
digestive disturbance which began;
in the early of last week but did i
not reach an acute stage until the
early morning hours of Friday, February
1st. By Saturday the end was
t orsi en. but the hand of death \va?
staged until 11:1."' Sunday Morning.
Woodrow Wilson was born in the
manse oi the Presbyterian Church at
Staunton, Vn., on December 2S,
1856, while his father was pastor of
the church. He later lived in Wilmington,
N. C. and for nearly a
year attended college at Davidson
College. He later graduated wrom
Princton. and was in ?ater years elected
President of this University,
which position he gave up to become
Governor of New Jor*?y. He was
inaugurated President of the United
States on March 4, 1913, to which
UIIIIT I1U MUS IC'CICHVU iiuvrmuci If I
1916. He retired from the Prest
dency in March, 1921. after eight
years as the chief executive of the j
greatest nation on the globe. Anil
with his passing the world loses one j
of the greatest statesmen of modern
imcs and perhaps the gratest apostle
if peace and good will among nations
of the earth, save only "the
Prince of Peace Him*elf."
SERVICES FOR
AFTERNOON AT
THE COURTHOUSE
Forth to War.
Invocation?Rev. D. H. Rhinehart. ,
Scripture Reading?Rev. T. L.
Sasser. 1
Hymn?"Day is Dying in the ?
West." !
AddrMiM
1. Man of Letters?D. Wither- i
spoon. <
2. As President?M. W. Bell.
3. Christian Gentleman?B. W.
Sipe. i
Resolutions? F. O. Christopher A ,
Ralph Moody. 1
Hymn?"How Firm a Foundation.** t
Tolling of the Belt.
Dismissal?Rev. E. G. Clary.
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okee County, and the
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Meekly seeking to p;
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'Twill endure to
Gone! His spirit?
For the yet unl
Championing the cau
Aye, and for w
Gone! Ah, a noble
To the realm o
Found the Peace tha
As "a tired mat
CONTRACTS FOR
MURPHY-ANDREWS
HIGHWAY LET
Wilton Celt Murphy End, While
Moore Geta the Andrews
End
Among: the seventeen highway projects
on which bids were opened last
Thursday at the offices of the State
Highway Commission in Raleigh was
the link between Murphy and Andrews
comprising projects 912-A and
912-B. which are a part of Route No.
10 across the State from the Georgia
line to the ocean. The Wilson
Construction Company, of Rutherfordton,
was low bidder on Project
912-A, which extends from Murphy
ajfproximately to Marble. This project
comprises 8.62 miles for which
the bid was $81,006.70 The Moore
Concrete Products Company, of Andrews.
was low bidder on Project
912-B, which comprises 8.35 miles.
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Leading Newspaper in t
'. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1924
Claim*
N WILSON j
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NE2 I
I I
, turbulent world,
, bows its head, I
;?v homage I
ir's woik remain-! 1 ?
master mind: 1
id will toward men"?.
the end of Time!
No, it lives op!
?orn to guide;
ise he fought for.
hich millions died!
|
soUi, indeed! | ^
.f Calm Retreat;
it it longed for?
i goes to sleep!"
irl William Bailey. t
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the bid for the grading of which |
was $22,981.10. It is not known .
here yet whether contracts for these s
projects will be signed this time of s
not. C
It will be recalled that bids were} I
opened on these projects the latter 1f
part of November for both the grad- 1
ing and surfacing but contracts were t
not signed because the bids involxad t
much more money than the state had a
available for Cherokee County and p
the County wa snot disposed to put
up the large difference. The con- f
tract for the structures on the pro- 11
I jeet, however, was signed at that time t
j and work on this part of the projects <
| has already begun. If the grading s
contracts are signed, work will be- t
j gin on this within the next two weeks
[ The opening of bids last Thursday t
wa sthe beginning of the 800 miles (
program which the Commission has i
mapped out for itself for the year t
| 1924. The seventeen projects In- t
I volved just under three million 1
dollars. I
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his Section of Western
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WILSON AT
DURING E
YEARS
The eventful life of Wnodrow
Wilson was marked by these milestones:
Born at Staunton, Vs., Dee. 28,
18S6.
Graduated at Princeton University,
1879.
Selected as President of Priceton,
Aug. 1, 190?, after seventeen
years as college profesror.
Elected Governor of Mew Jersey
Nov. ?0, 1910.
Nominated for President in the
Democratic National Convention,
Baltimore, July 2, 1912.
Elected President, Nov. 4, 1912,
Inaugurated M arch 4. 1913.
Re-elected Prasident, Nov. 7,
1916.
Asked Congress to declare war
on Germany, April 2, 1917.
Sailed for France, Dec. 4, 1918,
as head of the American Peace
Commission.
Signed Treaty of Versailles,
June 28. 1919.
Carried fight with Senate over
League of Nations to country,
Sept. 3. 1919.
Suffered Nervous breakdown
near Wichita, Kan., Sept. 26, 1919.
Stricken with paralysis at White
House, Oct. 5. 1919.
Retired from Presidency, March
4. 1921.
Died at Washington, Feb. 3,
1924.
The principal events occurring
during the Wilson Administration
were:
The World War
?.cfu.a! vi iue Senate to ratify
Treaty of Versailles and League
of Nations covenant.
Negotiation of arbitration treat*
ies with Great Britain, Japan and
many other countries.
Military occupation of Haytl,
Santo Domingo and Vera Crui.
Purchase of Danish West Indies.
Refusal to recognizs any loader
in Latin America who acquired office
by force.
Rcfusa| to recognize theJlu?stan
Soviet Government.
WESTERN NORTH ' H
CAROLINA OFFERS
PRIZES FOR ESSAY
Contest Open To Anyone ? Purses 1
Also Offered For Slogans for
the Incorporation
According: to an announcement |
nade by the Director for C herokee (i
bounty of Western North Carolina, j j
inc., with greneral offices in Ashe- i
;ille, a prize of $2r>.0() is offered for ?
in article of not exceeding 1"?0 words ,
>n "Why People Should Come to j,
IVoaI nrn VavO. lJ?-. *' 1? 'v - 1
reparation of the article, as many j
easons as possible may be stated, \|
>r one or two reason may be Riven
ind fully explained. All trticles j
hould be sent to Western North ,
-arolina, Inc., Asheville, N. C., not 1 ^
ater than April 10. 1024, and the;
rise will be awardedi before May i
5. Anyone may compete in the con- ^
est. the article should be neatly writ- t
en, on one side of paper only, and ,
my article received will become the ?
property of the Incorporation. !,
A prize of $15 is also announced i,
or the best emblem designed for the j
ise of Western North Carolina, Inc., y
o be used on stationery and publications
of the company. The de- J
isrn should he neat, simple and dlsinctive
of Western North Carolina, j
A third prize of $10 is offered for (
he best slogan for Western North I
Carolina, Inc., according to the an- 1
louncemcnt. The slogan should be (i
ihort and attractive, easy to re- <
nember, and express tersely a dls-j
tinctive feature or features of this
j>art of the state.
S3
A nVFBTICC |W '
THE SCOUT
"IT WILL MAKE
YOU RICH*' J
i North Carolina
Death
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X I.WI .llTJI
VENTFUL
FOR U. S.
Establishment of
Federal Reserve Banking System
;
Rural Credits Banking System*
Federal Trade Commission;
Tariff Commission;
Shipping Board and Emergency
Fleet Corporation;
War Risk Bureau;
Federal Water Power CommJision;
Employees Compensation Com*
mission, and
Alien Property Custodian.
Construction of great Govern*
ment-owned Merchant Marine and
Government Railroad in Alaska.
Enactm?nt of?
Constitutional amendments, pro*
viding for direct election of Senators,
National Prohibition and
Equal Suffrage.
Selective Service Draft Act, a
war measure.
Clayton Anti-Trust Law.
Eight-hour day for railroad employees.
Workingmen's Compensation
Law.
Law for Federal aid in Highway
:onstruction.
I.a t-ollette Seaman's ActImmigration
Law with literacy
test.
Revenue Law with huge increases
in income and other taxes.
Repeal of the clause in Panama
Canal Law Exempting American
ihips from tolls.
Government operation of rati*
roads and telegraph and telephone
lines as war measure, together
with food and fudl control.
Sale of seized enemy dye and
chemicals patents to Chemical
Foundation.
Passage of the Esch-Cummina
Transportation Act and creation
of Railroad Labor Board.
Creation of Pacific fleot with
transfer to Pacific of bulk of naval
torces.?Associated Pres.
DAVE BRYANT"
SURRENDERS TO
LOCAL OFFICERS
Was Wanted On a Charge of Homicide
in Lower Part of the
County
Dave Bryant, of this county, who
resides near the Tennessee state line
and who has been wanted for vovov
U months on a charge of homicide,
.ami- in Tuesday and gave himself
up to officers and was lodged in
the county jail. Wednesday he
ivas bonded out, the amount of his
jail having first been fixed by conference
between Bryant's lawyer and
Fudge McElroy, who is holding court
n Waynesville this week. Bryant
vas met at the train by Chief Birchfield
who took him in charge.
A true bill was found against the
lefendant by a recent grand jury
for the alleged taking of the life of
i man by the name of Clark some
nonths ago. Bryant is said t ohave
ihot Clark with a shot guu following
i dispute over the corner or bounlary
line between two tract* of land.
Woman's Club
Planning Social
Plafls are ranidlv eoinr forward
for the holding of a Valentine social
by the Woman's Club on Valentine
Evening, February 14th, for tht
benefit of the library. Several hundred
invitations have been mailed out
and a record crowd is expected. Interesting
forms of amusement are
being planned, according to officavt
of the club. w