J A Non-Partisan FamilT -VOLUME XXXIV GOVERNORS DEVOTION TC DEAD DOG DIVIDES STATE AGAINST ITSELF The august state of Maine is divid e dagainst itself over the matter ol a dog. It all started with Garry's illness Garry, an Irish setter, was the in separable companion of Govomoi Perctvai P. Baxter. The dog one his forbears had been ;n the B.?xtei family tor 37 years. When hi: master moved over to Blaine Man sion. the state white house. Garrj went along. Each morning the dog would visit the capitol. and drop in to see hi: many friends in every office. In the executive chamber there was a spe cial couch provided for him, and or it Garry would lie for hours at i time waiting for the governor tc finish his work. Then together the\ would walk over the hills and thrt the woods. Some of jthe citizens thought :hv governor was paying too much at tent ion to the dog. It was undigni lied, they said. But then President Harding got Laddie toy. a?... ;>.< > modified their views. Garry became a veritable -ha !ov\ of tk< governor, lie trailed Li master wherever V< w ? . e railroad trips. He . yeL a >y,r cial permit to ride in the coach*. ?f the Maine < ontral railroad. Th- iruyornor. a bachelor, is hi ardent iovcr of ail Animals. It< -Sponsored the first r?nti-vivisect:or law by ;? i- gisiature in the Lj? U'c States. He recently made p, .>siidr a in bird i cfuge. "My dog and myself constitute fan iiij " he says. Last September. Gary became ill Ho was sent to a Boston h? spita. anj .given ? It..- e-'-t of nil i-. II it ; \va r.*J enough. The uog died. The governor was heart broken. He ordered the tfag at the sL.t* house lowered to half mast. immediately came a storm or pro test. The state commanders of *!m C. A. R. and the American i ?y:on and leaders of other patriotic gruupcalled the governor's action "il-ad viscKl" and "unfitting". This was answered by the governor's fricr.ds "I -^$1$ r?> offend the feelings oJ none." said- the govt rnor. "but ! yield to no one ?he right to act according to the dictate of my heart, ray Hainan friends, never betrayed or In iieved ill of me." And so the rlag was lowered whin Garry v a- laic away beneath ; inoi.i vi of eartl a* the foot of ? granite hoe'der on a . ittle isrand A coopBs ta.is imoed .! ( contrive>, gv.M. r,g oul of the governor's order, rages on Soil! .. . it may even mount intc a political issue. IURl.l.MU2U^ At 1 ID UttlULU LY DRASTIC i Statesville landmark > "What woiilld you do if a frienc invited you into his oiiice to have : drink? inquired a member of th? locai bar during the past week. "is this an invitation?" "Hypothetical question only," re sponded the attorney emphatically. "I'd do the same thing you woulc do." "Well, you would be guilty of vio lating the law and you could get foui years for it?two years for havinj liquor in possession and two year, for transporting." "Where do you get that transport ing count?" "You transport it to your lips don't you?" "You're serious about this, ar< you?" "Yes, I'm serious." replied the at torney; "and it's something the pub lie ought to know about. If you tak a drink of liouor anywhere but ii , your own home, you have violate! the Turlington act and you are lia ble on two counts. A prominen judge ruled that way recently. Am what's more, the man who gives i to you is liable on three countshaving in possession. giving an> transporting. The court can giv him six years." "Aw, no court is going to pass an; such sentence as that." "Well. I'm not talking about wha the court would do; I'm telling yo what the law is." "I had no idea this new law wa as drastic as all that." He pause delibeiatingly. "There's this coir pensation about it, it's going to mak the home more popular. It's goin )t Wt Newspaper Published in a BOONE, ) NEW ENGLAND STATES SEEK TO BAR NEGRO Setting forth that the Negro of the - South is not bettering himself any f by migrating: to the New England States ard that he is not improving . his condition by removal to this secr tion but is in fact creating considerr able hardship not only for himself i but for the northern members of his ; own race who really resent his arrivVm,. rnn.|a?/l - Chamber of Commerce brought the - matter to the attention of the New England governor* in an effort to put L an end to the steady stream of ; southern negroes arriving in the * greater industrial centers. That the migration of the South: em negro has actually become a ?ei > ious problem to many -New England > communities, is now a recognized fact. The recent statement issued by i Governor McLeod of South Carolina. has received a widespread circulation in this section. Never before - ha- ti e p<- :tion of the New England - >'tates relative io the negro question ; L-pecialiy the Southern negro been : -o ably presented. .Municipal authorities of New England. industrial chiefs and the press concur with Governor 31 cLend in the ' -tanic.vr.t "that well for nought till colored people to bear is: - . rd thr 'A: : exodus of the negro - a the Sogah is by no means ?- l-1 >< y try South whir man's p'robi n.s. He can of course in time r covre. and v\ ill. It : - primarily the i problem i the g o He go - : c\v home. >: i.Teren. oecupai'on, different surrounding:. and must bud, his way among another entirely diff?*i*ent ? lass c-f white people tha.i those arm ?jg whom he has been acI customed live." t According to . tn hi ..? di paifo- r.t of the several commonwealths, fully forty per cent of the many thousands 1 of negroes who have arrived there from the South this year are now - unemployed, and dependent upon 1 charitable organizations. .; As uolnleu out by the South Caro lina executive, race prejudice pu? - vails in New England; A northerner - will readily deny this but the treatment accorded the Southern negro not only as an individual, but eni masses, furnishes the proof. The - Southern migrants, out of employ* ment without, subsistence has found i it useless to appeal to the northern negro. Under the circumstances, the attitude of the latter is neither sur1 prisipjB* i.or unexpected. Governor t McLotvd hit upon the existing Now :i.u situation when ho declared ti Southern liegTO *S Wanted ly a.-* it l:;i- orer and i> not welcome uy other than those in wiio.M- eir.pioy; he gv i v. VALLF. CRUC5S NF.WS* ?i IL-v. Mi. Kent and Mis> Buiah I Lb ! in.-, of' I.cgrerW^oJ were visitors ' at the Mission School Sr.-.May. Mr. . i Kent jv . aching a*, the Sunday morni ing- service. I Rev. and Mrs. Burke went lo | Blowing- Rock for Sunday and are I j spending a few days there this week, t Mis* Johnson, Miss Windward and ' j Miss Hefner. left for their respective ! hom<* Monday. Miss Susie Taylor left last week -! for New York and other points north for a few weeks visit. 1 i Miss Gladys Taylor and Mina ! ShuUs went to Johnson City inst -1 Thursday and returned Friday, r Mrs. Julia Lewis left last week for ? New Y oik State to spend some time s with her daughter. Mrs. Van Duser. Miss Annie Moretz has returned - j home from Johnson City where she has been a student at the Ea*t Tenn., ? State Normal for the past year. Miss Alice Taylor has returned ? from the State College for Women at Greensboro, and entered the nor Itisl !?f Rr.ftiiP Mrs. Vickie Taylor and Mrs. J. M. ? Shull visited at Banners Elk SaturI day night and Sunday. J | Mrs. D. F. Mast entertained the " i Women's Missionary Society last II Saturday afternoon. 1! Frank, son of Mr. and Mrs. John j E. Bairdj cut his foot last week while " j logging:. r* j The following attended the dedicae;tion service at Boone Ias~ Sunday: ' Mr. Andy Greer, Mr. and Mrs. X. X, y i Mast. Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Mast. Mrs. Mack McKoy. Mrs. Anton Farthing, fir and Mrs. 0. D. Taylor. Dr. and u Mrs. H. B. Perry. Gilbert Taylor visited at Lc-ger15 wood last week. d i- io revive the old custom of 'calling, e Nice old custom anyway?ought tc g be revived." ifattQ nd foi" Boone and Wataug; WATAUGA COUNTY. NORTH C/ BULL TURNS SLEUTH AND DES TROYS BIG STILL T. L. Clark, clerk of the court of Patrick county. Ya., is the proud possessor of what is probably the champion prohibition bull of the world. Xot only is the bull a prohibitionist but he has joined forces with the j i officers of the land in inf arcing the j decrees of the arid Mr. Volstead-j At least one of Patrick's trans-; is reisers can testify to the fact that Mr. Bull is relentless in his destruction and throueht in Msj methods. And the world is prob-, , ably a little drier today, than it j would have been haa S. H. (Short; Horn) Bull been eaten as vea* chops. And one Patrick county bloc leader nas experienced the scare of his life j and suffered the destruction of a first! class outfit for the manufacture of i ' Nubbin juice" because Mr. Bull was j allowed to live to this good year of i 15523.. Mr. ("I nk. ismorart of the fact that h?- was the owj i of S - lal n animal, rented a pasture front a! ijchbor and pat a h.-arii of cattle, e.ciuding S. 1!. lii. . i.i *- crr.tze. But r ?cfms *h: r the s!:.?vt Birr was not at' fied to r.d at* his time eating -i?as- lik his more rdinary com- . panions but \v a ink-roil fiom the | hv. trd. Whenrber in ? : more :?a'iv;:c to* e. drink. y or a aiding party cofiH ' ?i-eerta"nd. he was l.-'t in a nor to be :eot? b> : cporters ! r.ll the iiitV.rm.it!'?r ofr; i ed had : to '-e^ceond handed. It was V:ir?u?d. . - discovered a deserted c nper 'stil!. :u!l oi Meal, and pieeeede.i to ii ves:gat<\ bull fashion. v it.ii his UP sc. Nov. ti i the enefit f th that are kjctant to admit that they have H'li :i sti!'. it may he said that a still i,. smaller at the cop than it it| ' the bolt m. So i' is \ y readily -eer. that with a solid foundation to push auauist and a Veg ef meal to j;. htut 01 . a bull might very < iy k-. I. .1 O.f. .. he might have considerable i fficulcy in extracting it. Any way. that is evidently what happened, for w ho:: the owner of the :-tii! stoic through the bushes to carry out the unlaw: at t for w hich the stage was set, found what had one.' been an ord !y arranged equipment for the mai faeture of moonshine whiskey. l? ing very much 'ike it had been hit a cyclone. Everything was scatt* : 1 hoPhor-skelthor about the place: t furnace was torn down and the . per still was gore, meal and When the hlockrmor Saw the ilwt' lion that had in his absence vis the secret domicile of his cop - treasure. the first thought that er: <_d his mind was revenue officers, : .1 | his dm |g.d v?nly prayer was to vour duty. * H>- hud ne? g very far, however, wi n his i\ wire relieved for he eucurtere.: Clark's hul*. almost exhausted. s: . ; gv't ing along with his still seventy at: his head. ; GERMANY IS OFFERING GREAT RAIL SYSTEM (By Associated Press) In throwing1 her railroads into .he balance as reparations giiaraj.'o,. Germany is offering the biggest state I owned railway net in the world ! one which ranks fourth in mileage, being surpassed by the United States | Canada, New Foundland and British j j India systems. It is said to be the | greatest single economic establish-j j merit so far as operations are con-j Icerned. i The tracks of the German railroads i cover 57,544 kilometers and it still j leads the European systems in si?e j despite the loss of 7,400 kilonv tt i's ! through the war. j A liberal estimate by experts I places the present valuation of the { German lines at thirty, billion gold , marks, a noteworthy, national nest i egg. which they say is capable < . be-; j ing developed into a much greater asset. On the basis of this nation the raising of five hundred million goid marks annually on the railroads. as nroniiseri in the ft<-v v.-.n memorandum, wouid mean an interSi late of only two per cent AMERICAN LEGION The American Legion will nu in the Court House on Saturday nirht. | Some important business will >me ! up and all members are reoesT<<;. to ' I be present. P. G. SPAINHOUR. Watauga Post Comma r.der. j ' A baby's idea of heaven is a : .ace where it is against the law for its father to sing. i County, the Leader of Is iRCLINA, THURSDAY JUNE 14. JULY 4TH CELEBRATION AT LENOIR THIS YEAR American Legion Sponsoring Event And Plans Arc Very Near Compete?Address by Governor Cameron Morrison and State Commander James A. Lockhart. Service Men Requested to Come in Uniform For Big F^rade. Dyson-Kendall Post of tht American Legion at Lenoir is sponsor r a bijr 'Celebration in their town thi - y< .;? and from present plans the pr ft promises to be on?* of the r.t interesting that any town has; had many years. Mr. F. D. Grist, n-!;,. . imjUmI the Armistice Day Celebr in. Lenoir two years ago made ,-ui -uccess of the undertaking ;L.. - comrade in the American L _ has again put him in charge o festivities for the coming f?' *!. celebration. T will be the usual Veterans* . end the parade will pass in r- before Governor Cameron . and the Stat* <"omnnander American Legion. Mr. James 1 nl. After the big parade Morr:- ; art! Commander L> Kh.i- T v.'il make short addresses on ' . eUegt campus. Then i.i . speech making a big u- * . i served?picnic style? dwell County vi!. be|H>p for the *Vood eat- that v!tJ4- ; uts out en suvh oceusk'?4?r . - ;. u.ie?b<*i!i red and, white?&Wo . ' ether thi-;}; - to ijucmeh the V.\* suppose that lelv. id he looking for the y'.bt,her but this will rot have much kick df it. Ti local servi?*c men &|U do c.\? i uuiy in utiioir on tnc t??.:itn ai : hey haw ^Irvatiy adopted an . c ad rulg that no giri will be asd i .--mile at any veteran unless ho or. bis uniform. This may at hard, but the commit1.*-** or arum nta is tttxiou* to i la re ? ? erj man in the big veterans parade lo-h _ part of th'o\v York. forMferiy of CharloC. *.. n.- n contribution to the Soldier" Horn;Association, ,>t which Mr. Lacy is i reasurer. The money is "to be used solely for the purpose of clothing, food, delicacies. medicines an dother comforts for the veterans, and none of it to be used for salaries or admimstyiticn expenses of any kind.'' Alfred W. Haywood. New York, attorney for Miss Blackwood, advised Mr. Lacy in a letter which accompanied the check. "She would like to feel that her gift is providing extra comforts for the old soldiers over and above the necessities supplied by the State." "Miss Blackwood is making this gift in memory of her beloved brother, the late Eli S. Blackwood, v. no died on August 7. 1921." Mr. Haywood's letter continued . "Mr. Blackwood was himself a Confederate veteran, who served with great distinci lion with the North Carolina troops. The welfare of his old comrades was always close to his heart." "As a North Carolinian and as a man who had three brothers and a lather in the Confederate army," Mr. Lacy replied, in accepting the con tribution, "I want you to express , deep and sincere gratitude and appreciation to Miss Blackwood for this .lift." ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE A littie boy in a <.ity school refused to sew, thinking it beneath the I di^idty 01 a 10 year-old mar.. George i , 'rt sewed,". said > principal, :a\ .? it for granted . hat a soldiei mus: "and do you c??n. -i?i?r yourself c tharr George Washington . don t kn^A time will : : ' s>iid ; the hoy seri ?-v?.f B 'or.e their morning paper at a i omnaratively early hour. A. T S NEWS BOONE, June 11.?The opening of the Appalachian Training School was :he best in its history. The number Tirol led at present is 366 with applications yet i?' i?e considered. The teachers, with few ex' ccptiens, arc :>n the ground :it:q the work is starting off well. The following were m chapel exere: of the Training School the pas: v eek: Revs. F. M. Hag.. - and G. Bnnkman, the Ka?.: -r and | M- *: : past or> < '" * . to vho coigh'- d oexo.io. al .- I'vict on *h 7th; on the v*! K ;v. M. A Adams, f i: therforn. ;> dr?< : ... .--.tvice "?:'! ni.-tae stv??.'g tal/ ; r? . u do Tit dy; Di Vai 1 f !: <;nsngs. was also present ,:\ the ; , ? ,[ Irvn e . short talk. ' .. ,uiii !a?? : Mi. II. I. ? -Iti.rilibg: ! > xcdc; : ii raw:nir J 'i) -.: "> made -1-rt task the 'i new vyaicv - n< at t he T :i inir Sc||oi has i)t*v'!i connected ii*). i.; v as: the .School ore ?' l' the vi-rv Lot water systems r?, :> ? f -nr. anywhere. The water come- from spring* near the top of (tkh Mountain. thr-?- miles distant, and the tank is "M a mountain far above the town, oi\ niz sufficient for. < t-.? i^ood five projection, wh.cn buses are supplied. Mr-. .5. Moivt'. -.n the evening f tlv. ?>th .cave a suipfituous dinner ' .ii honor t;h. birth day.- of Profit-, | sor- Hiiimim and P'-wivim. the former's birth-day being oil the fi'L at.d ho latter' ? r? the This consideration nit the part of Mrs. ?doretz | and her daughter. Miss Lucy, was I greatly appreciated by th Profes ! sors and much enjoyed la a:, prej I It was a groat day for the Bap-: | i;.-: people of Boone on the past Sunj day which was the ur.-asior. of t'.vdedication of their splendid ?huieh. | l)r. R. T. Vaiii . ol' Laieich, preached; I the AeSmStiSt- A. ltd.! ! !in/l ill'!.'. .< V . - ' if**.*-? i Kdu?:.\.'jSfcfc \ \viv "oi 4 \.-ry :*??$; oi\1t?<5-ho'A ipg ' graEk'i'C *fii: !?' b??VC lJ'-\ \ :L?.:i a4 thttSsA ; op- c^^iffirh-' j; jt or. tt.Sfi ;;npa&aui: on S.fiL Prof. :. G Greet read a hi: dory of u| B; pti>i in ?' 1 . J.I-: l ftur.' the SOTOUOl was u-.iwro .. At night Rev. M. A. ; A ?:* i:uin?.-rfordit;r.. preached a reai-i'hin.u Mimon and I). !>. Doutrhoitv made a fine mix on the future 01 the Boone Baptist Churcr. J. M. DOW NUM. v*> 3?S)?(?)X3XS*??^ * A**2X*X?X> Theodore Roberts 4: ' s 1 f Up I pj3 The veteran character actar. The^. dore Roberta of "movie" fame, was born in San Francisco more than fifty ! years ago. Ho began his stage careei as soon as he finished the schooling. He was appearing in Broaoway productions when he was induced to enter the motion pictures, and he has ; come to be known as "the grand old i man of the movies." Mr. Roberts is six feet one inch tall, weighs 245 I pounds. His hair, originally sandy, ; now is snow wlaite. His eyes are blu*. $wu la.-Established in 1888 NUMBER 24 REPORT ON FOREST FIRES The ; ep '*t vn forest fires in North Carolina for the year 11*22, in most counties oased chiefly on information iron: voluntary correspondents, has recently been made pubiic by the Geological and Economic Survey. The nature ot the replies sent in prtlhides the possibility of a:ty g-eat accuracy, but the results are at leas' conservative. They shew a total for the Stat*, of 1227 fires which burn:*a 190.737 acres and caused a damage of $642.442.^0. Reports from Watauga County show that in 1922 thi scounty bad 5 forest fires which burned over 126? acres and caused an estimated damage of $2010. Usually only the larger fires ore noticed, ana it is more than likely tnat the numerous small tires in the county did as much jduntage as the fires mentioned i:i this report. The five fres in Watauga. Count;; during October and No . t this time the county was not eootx rating v.-ith the |||&lo?icai arm P"i;wi'iv iwy :it UTCM .lie a: vcntior. and there art* records of :!> iiv a>th<>i it is 1-- : I ho' th'.-re \retv FOJi'/C. Lyvar sttii 'v;>vdc-;.s have oven auhoriz i by the g: v- aT?i>oh ' ardor.?, v: alur. a feme thpt --"'" rao oi.e jggMye ^ TWO CLAIMING TO SL MAYOR OF OAKBGftQ >*ar.Vy ix-untv car. aiwa.r be deprruivu vo*??i ' to d*ag b i v. u :i?:y sec-lion < f < world c:. may o; ... ,\ i* V la *y\ \ m Y.. .. .. id 7las?:a ha*.. . olb kl o the I. . * ?.f Ookboi in this i onatv, w.icr it (tomes to r.ffi?ir.tr two - 8 r.-arate r -;a ct .avv. rmetns. it if a ;v?. ihac Oakiwro acUti.'\ has ivv aj ois. Th?: .. . ?>ai .in. ;;as to o if we belie cc what frotM v *he ma;, 'i ay. Mr . ' !l:?rS - !i : > : I >e mayors, ii- haiu t\. rMij past two year* and . l.gikis tht was re-ei tied b\ p.urality v?u at th?- ia t a ction. has. '.I'f ivi attain taker. thi? i ?:;h of olikv ; cJ is ON*:V. i-:i.-i the . i i iuef exays )ac i.- K.*?y?u .C .tjUgflra^BSSftd \vc- :: rt* i-tanr. ti*:;t has irtAv: dk oath f utVuv ami ir.at rhe ay v i-on rraU tSjha not ;. lift', sow %> :?.- {fc because ,n<> om* h|* aa*:*4fi. St :wB?gra i"InB X*-vtnv.n\ . ir "i?>;? ;W ^ a. but eaca laajKr -"oar:- Ira.-, he i going p. t e Sv or ;r< .ail T fie vio ate- the ... v. i h? : :> : ' * :?.a?-rnu-i. : > tu: . d. top, we rpyo-e chat they will -rmrtly i?. pirate pc.i.-c force, airless '.it j c.o?. a' is amicably titled shortly. A WORD FOR ROADS AND FLOWERS Editor Democrat :? I have just reaa with interest you: article in this week's paper. saying^-? the roan work is progressing weit ?>r. the Boone-Blowing Rock. Road. Tins is indeed good news and do oil you ( ni\ ?.v -K.M.4!?'' 1-1.i WAfl' ol-.n" V ly everybody who comes to B1 >wing Rock. desires t ? make a trip to Boone Cove Creek, Vaile Crucis and other points along the Boor.e Trail Highway and the disagreeable detour near Boone has caused many persons to refrain from making any of these trips. New with the road made good, between here and Boone, there will be rhe "biggest'' travel ever experienced over this road this summer,bus if it is not made good many people will not take the trip. There is a party here now. wanting to take the trip, but fear to take a nice ear over ;hat detestable detour. By all means let us gei that road in good condiior. and the sooner the better, for it means so much to all this part of the country. Again, lot us beg the traveling public to stop plucking the beautiful flowers along our road ways. Ti e Flora of our mountain country constitutes one of the chief attractions of our beautiful section .; ! many persons, regardless of the pleasure of others, pluck and desi' y th > o beautiful flowers to an v tent bordering upon vandalism. Yours truly, H. C. MARTIN.