ADVERTISERS As a medium wbich to *fJI your wares The Democrat is unexcelled in country Mewsaperdom. Cur subscribers aire readers and Buyers. A Non-Partisan Family VOLUME xxxvi. i Work Favors Two kJUUUICI II ft CLI IVd Oimt in Virginia. Srcond in the Appalachians Tar Heels Active?? . .North Carolina Commission Will Present Bill to Congress. Washington Jau. 27.?At the request of a representative here of the N orth Carolina Park Commission, Senator Simmons has asked the legislative drafting service of the senate to render any help possible to the North Carolina Park Commission and the North Carolina delegation in formnlating a bill that will follow courtly the resolution recently adopten1 by the North Carolina Park Com-, mission at its meeting in Senator Simmons' office with the North Carolina delcgathm. It is assumed that the hi1! when formulated, wall be submitted to the North Carolina park commission lor approval of its exact form, and that the North Carolina delegation will then have it introduced in the house by one of the Western North Carolina representatives. V i*s Houghton, Bujwinkle or Weaver and it is eons icreil probable that the a ? j greed upon y th delegation and the North C&ro! *a Park Comm - .ion will be introduced in the -cnate by Senator Overman The bill will .-. ok to create a congre-.o ional commie .or to investigate ail the sites that have been presented for consideration for the location of the national park to be, evta! e-hed ir. the Southern Appals-j cbjai mountain ystvm. Stc ns for tin creation of a "Smoky Mountain National Park" in Tonne-s< and North Carolina would be authorized unrici a bill introduced tods:;. by Senator McKollar. The roar>' of the interior would 1 be directed to determine the boundaries and a rear of land desired for the v?ark and to receive offers for donations of land or money, and to secure options." Appointment of an. expert com mission to advise with him w:.'i iayrni? oat the park d^o would be provided. The section to be survey under the biiJ would comprise Johnson, Carter Unicoi. Washington, (Ireene, Coche. Sevier, Blount, Monroe, and Polk Counties in Tennessee, and Cherokee , Grab: m, Swain, Haywood, Madison, Yarn: " . Mitchell. Watauga and Ashe counties .n North Carolina. Currying the approval of the director of the bureau of the budget and the I'rcsiiirtht of the United , States, Secretary of the Interior Work today sent to Congress recommendation*. for tin- establishment of two national parks in southern Appalachian mountain range. The first park, which will be authorized under a bill now in the House, introduced by Repi sentativtHenry W. Temple, of Pennsylvania,! would be established at Blue Ridge, Vn. The Secretary also recommended that an appropriation of $10,000 already approved for a survey of the Blue Ridge site be increased to $15,000 for a similar study and reporton the proposed second national park in the Great Smokies area of North Carolina and Tennessee. . Th. Temple hili, which was sent rij Jeto the secretary of the interior and budget bureau for consideration, would authorize the interior ^ecre-j tary to report to congress on the boundaries and areas of such portions of the two park sites as may be recommended by him to be acquired for national park purposes and the best means for acquiring such land. He would be further authorized to appoint an advisory commission of five park experts to make the surveys. Secretary Work declared without qualification that he was in favor of establishment of both proposed national parks, adding that one would be operated to supplement the other. Referring to the facts that 18 of the 10 national parks now in opera tion are west of the Mississippi river while 70 per cent of the population of the United States is east of the Mississippi Mr. Work said it' was his opinion thst a "definite policy" should he adopted by the government for the creation of additional national parks in the eastern section for the public use and general welfare of its millions of inhabitants. Most of these live in densely populated communities, and cannot afford time or money required to visit the western national parks. The east contributes its share to the upkeep and (. maintenance of the existing national ^ park system, and for that reason too, should be entitled to recognition. Jewspaper Published in ai il.SO Per Year BOONE. McLean to Wage Fight j on $35,000,000 Bonds Governor Will Appear Before the Lcgi?lature to Oppose Bill; Afraid of Debt Burden: Will State View* ns to Plausible Amount. Governor McLean is opposed to the' issuance of $35,000,000 additional highway bonds at this time as proposed in the Bowie-Heath hill now before the General Assembly, it has been authoritatively learned, on the heels of an announcement by the executive himself that he would appear before legislators this week to state definitely his position on the finance question, and state how much he thinks the state should issue in road bonds now. The executive's opposition to the $35,000,000 in new road bonds, close associates savr ?s based not on any desire to halt the progress of road vcilopmer-t hut to maintain a sane aid well balanced financial pclicy for the state. He realizes, fully it is declared that counties said to hnv faded to get their share of the form r appropriations of $50,000,000 and $15, 000.000. are clamoring fo** a suffi-j new. that will assure' I! cf ii.c.n hard surfaced highways However he i villain- he also realizes ' ;it is practically impossible for the -1 *ii? eomnleit its comity >^at o county seat paving program at ;.uy time in the near future. fcivty five million dollars. it is pointed, out, has been or is being spent in fulfilling approximately a quarter of this program. It would tak a sum vastly gnator than th?rt> fives j million to supply the program launched four years ago. it is said. The original program < ailed for approximately 5,500 miles of improved high ways. Mr. McLean would not indicate in his conference to newspaper men today the exact amount he favors for , highway construction, saying that he wirhed to withhold his final opinio? until * ft.cr the budget commission and the hiu.e board of assessments have submitted their reports to the general assembly. This is expected to be done about the middle of the week The time limit given them i* Jan. 31. The governor said ho would de| liver his second message to the general assembly.as soon as possible after those reports had been filed, which he indicated would be some time next week. He has frequently reiterated that he was in favo rof building roads as fast as advisable under the condition of the state's tinances, hut he also has frequently declared that the state should be vacuous not to strain its credit. It is the concensus of opinion that he believes a bond issue of thirty five million for roads, together with other I expected bond issues, would not he advisable at this time. How much he thinks the state should raise bv bor.ds for continuing the highway program j remains to be seen. I A WINTER SCENE (James M. Dewnum, Boone, N. C.) A gorgeous scene so wondrous On mountain, hill and dale, The glorious sunlight full . I lVCUVlillU!) HUC. I from millions of icy forms | On tree and shrub and land As though each form of earth i By cloud and colds and wind 1 A crystal now is made ; Of beauteous: diamond fair, Not carved by human skill But by the hand divine, Reflecting true from earthly scenes The ure and wondrous lands Of His great World Bey.ond. TWO CYNICS TALK "She's a woman who has the cour ageoi ner convictions." "Yes?and she stands up for her i husband/' "Well, he's one of her convictions" "Or should we say?one of her j victims?" Mr. Work recommended that the i Temple bill receive favorable con| sideration of the public lar.ds comj mittee. Turning to the second bill, providing for the establishment of the second national park in the Great Smokies area in Tennessee and ; North Carolina, the director of the I bureau of the budget took up the twin appropriations totalling $15,00C referred to in the two bills, with the I President and told the secretary ol the interior that such an expenditure would no; ! e in conflict with the President's financial program. otga id for Boone and Wataugj WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CA1 OUR WEEKLY OF LEGISLA (By M L. Shipman) Special t.o the Democrat. RALEIGH, Jan. 27.?The outstanding feature of the week in legislative circles was the message of Governor McLean to a joint session on Wednesday in the hall of the house. The address was a comprehensivesurvey of the state's business, accompanied with important and valuable recommendations looking to the application of needed remedies to meet the urgent needs of the hour. The Governor would not retard the progress of the commonwealth in any en so but he wants to proceed on a "safe* ami sane" basis. Enlargement of public institutions, to an extent that will enable them to keep pace with the state's steady and -olid development* meets the governor*.* ap* prova'. yet he would have all gar-, out: "cut to fit the cloth. The Governor"? siiggeslions were receive'! with the closest att hy j the - and a crowd who h ?-n* k - { od th- lohhie> and .>i the! hall. The need for an economical ad-J mini- ''ation was one ??. the po :;U in Ih, messuge which tec- wed the! glad hand." The >peak< r want.- 1 the i"ina?M .al c ondition *?f the state juisehvo-d in its entirety and will be atisf..-d with nothing less. The governor covered a number of subjvts Irt hi address, viz: Training in Ag-j ricuUure, Health. Economy in Ad-j I minis'ration, the Budget System, He forms in Judicial Procedure. Freight! i Rates, Development of Water Trans-i portation, Highways. Treatment of* | the Afflicted. the Pardoning Powor, J Blue Sky Law. Conservation and Do-' ( vo'opment. Our Natural Resources, Industrial Development, Development of Coastal Plains, Treatment of La-! 1 bor Workman's Compensation, the | 'Qroatmcnt of Prisoners, The state's i Prison, Commercial Traffic on the1 ' Highways, Pish and Oysters etc. j rne question or dc licit or no deficit lias passed the debatable stage,' , It is hero and the size is yet to be j determined. The most authentic in. formation fixes the amount as of 20, 1924 at $dv5C0t00? The Budget commission estimates that a couple of millions may as well b? added to the shortages reported by the auditor. Governor McLean insists that "all the cards b elaid on the table." so that the General Assembly and the public may know "th? truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth." It is the governor's purpose to get. the state's expenditures back in line with its deficient revenues, and members of the general assembly appear to be in acordc with the views of the executive. The proposed 35-million bond bill for the further extension of the stale highway system was trotted out for the inspection of both houses on Thursday. It was introduced in the House by Representative Bowie of Ashe; in the Senate by Senator Heath i of Union. It will not take the course of the Port Terminals measure which the voters cf the state rejected in November, The Legislature is either to accept or reject it. If it passes the gasoline tax will he increased to four cents a gallon, and short term notes issued to take care of expenditures for road purposes until the bonds | are issued and >old. It will likely "pass muster" for good roads arc the subject for genteel and polite con i versation with most, everybody in the | State these days. So long as those who use the public highways most are willing to pay for the privilege will the state risk its credit in further extending the system. The request of Governor McLean for a pardon commissioner is to be seriously considered. Representative )Vomble of Forsyth has offered a bill which would authorize the appointment of an official to assist the Governor in connection with application i for pardon and commutations. He v:aiiM )ii> naiil n cnlarv nf fmir tVi/in j and. and allowed to employ a stcno, g'apher at a salary of not more than $150 a month. The commissioner would be under the immediate direction of the governor, the final arbiter in ail pardon cases. It is the ! purpose of Governor Mel-ean to de11 vote his entire time to the weightier matters of state, instead of wear ing himself out in the consideration " of petty affairs. It. is not in the mind 11 of the governor to shirk any duty j but to discharge every o'oiigatio.i to H^ttM i County, the Leader of N tOLINA. THURSDAY JANUARY 29 : , ?t RESUME ! TIVE EVENTS the best of his ability. A capable man as commissioner of pardons, one who could prepare all cases in a proper! way. would relieve the Executive of . no little worry and detail. t The General Assembly "took a day! oif" and visited the State University in a body on friday to witness the forma! dedication of the new law building. Owing to pressing official j duties Governor McLean could not attend and Lieutenant Governor J. j Elmer Long presented Manning Hall ' to that institution, while the accep-j tance speech was made, by Mr. Josephus Daniels on behalf oi* the board of trustees. Members of the General Assembly occupied seats on the speakers* platform. Special seats were provided for the wives of the legislators and other invited guests who were also handed tickets to the luncheon a' New Carolina inn, following t cncic'-cs. State officials, member of the Supreme Court and dis- I ungui'-ned pci.-onages from afar frra-j <1 the occasion with their presence.* Developments at t he University were j . .or -'the once over" by many mem ' ' fof th Legislature during their! vis't. > ) the Hill and first-hand infor ??ati? inuy be helpful to some uhen the appropriation bill comes up for on rid era lion later on. Both branches of the Assembly were in action again on Friday evening but r.eithei had a full house. The third week of the session has practically expired with no bills rat-J iticd except a few of routine character. The fourth week will start with prospect? of accomplishment. Gov-; ernor McLean has shiwn himself a ] man of action and makes plain Uis conviction thai he is not one of those who is content with ''making promises to the ear to be broken by the ! hope." He finds fault with the state fiscal policy and wants th? systesri changed. He stands for progress hut does not !cok with favor upon extravagance of any kind, it is his con ! viction that the state is a big business institution and he believes that sound business methods and prudent business management should be applied in handling its fiscal affairs A number ol legislators were heavy losers in a disastrous fire which destroyed the Motor Service Storage i Ilaiiding, noar the Sir Walter Hotel J or Thursday morning, in which more than J00 automobiles and trucks ! wore burned. Serving as a bomber >1 the General Assoc ihly ihis winter v .!! to them be an expensive experii meat. Few of them carried insurance i on their ears. These wie have to take j tola! losses and make the be.-: of the J misfortune. A bill by Senator Sams of Forsyth would change the constitu- ional requirement relative to the canvass of (he vote for Governor ami others of the state officers by commitr.ee> of the General Assembly. The Senator is of the opinion that this should be attended to not later than January 1. before the Legislature convenes, i With the submission of this amendment, goes, for the third time, the proposal to increase the compensatior. of members of the General As. -- U1-- _u 1 . .? r . V- ? . -cuviy vviucn nus i\\:ce uevn ted the last time by a very close moigin. Several administration measures ire in the making and will soon be i ready for presentation. The Gover; nor will insist upon the budget system of handling the affairs of all the state departments, and revision j in the judicial system. The claim of | congested dockets has reached the I ear of the Executive. Whether the i legislature is in accord with his views ! in this particular proposition remains i to be ascertained. His Excellency indicates plainly his desire to evolve a plan for the expansion of the Geological and Economic Survey, as out, lined in his message to the General : Assembly, rather than the creation of an additional department for the j purpose of collecting and collating 1 information touching the industrial I progress of the state. The Legislative mill has begun to operate with a greater degree of reg| ularity and the lobbyist is no stranger these days around the hotel lob\ bies and even the capitol itself. Public Bills The following public bills have been I presented during the week: An act to amend section U591 of the consolidated statutes relative to Jorth western NortK C 1925. 5 Ct?. aCopy | jr | Shot Her Mother j"? l" Dorothy Ellington, 10. of ?an Francisco, who m.?>v an-1 killed her ( mother in a quart el because of ob- j jectiv>?. to her night iifc Dorothy admit -he is a "Jazz jdahi.ir*' art ' show- *?> remorse at h -t act. The i night he killed her mot..or .die !, went to a dance. Two day- later j she wa> located in a cheap rooming house. Her fat. Oct and brotht r i 1 advocate hanging o; lift' inipiisor.' |i ment for her. j i judical sales; to amend section l.'?3G > i5iT', ii.ii. 1542, 1551 and t>5a of the consolidated .statutes hy a i horix- \ incr cities of a population of 2000 and over to establish rhcOfdor'a courts, j I and providing for a schedule of fees ] | in said courts; to amend sections .r;64 1 j of the consolidated statutes prohibit-j : j frig the judge frpm criticising tko ver < j Sict ot m jury; to amend section j 100 of the consolidated statutes rel- j to authorisation by clerk to ex-! ' uwj" or administrator for grave*! j >tones; to repeal sections 801 ? to! j <5055 inclusive of the consolidated; j statutes relating to ihe primary law; | to amend statute relative in irnmuii-: ity of witness in bribery cn.se; to; i aid in the development of any city incorporated town or county; to um !.vcorder's courts anil providing for ;; mode and manner of establishment of township recorders courts, an act forbid a person carrying arms to protect himself while engaged in making intoxicating liquors; an ;m appropriating moneys to settle cl;? m of -.hi western Wake highway district against the state of North Car* . . by reason of the location of state prison farm; the state highwax shops in said highway district; an act to amend -tatute char glng the df'ti ??f aibor day: joint re? solution for appointment of eommifc. tee to investigate Kort Macon and j report with recommendations for the. ! cai e ar.d ^reservation of same; an act to amend statute relating to the i corporation commission ai: act to lament! Maiute providing lor the li-j ! censing of * vehicles for the c&l; ondar year: ar.d act to amend the eon? stitutior. relative to the rotation of judges of the Superior Courts; an act relating ?o the procedure in hearings in ihe superior court in manors pertaining to allowances; an act to ! amend statute with reference to hus; band and wife as witnesses in crimi? nal actions; ar. act to regulate the > i si;:e of nets to be used for catching food fish a. \ the time to begin fishi ing; an act to amend statutes relative j to cxpus* account of judges; to pro* vide for an additional issue of $35.i 000,000 of bonds to be used by the ''State Highway Commission for the ^ further extension of the state high- j way svste>n ot public roads; an act ; to amend the staute relative to cr.vi eats to Wilis; an act to relieve the congestion ot court dockets by authorizing any county ir. the state to establish a county court; nr. act to regulate the hours of service of state employees: to authorize the governor to appoint a commissioner of pardons, to regulate the practice of continuing cases in superior courts of the state t civ il) ; to prevent the erection of signs on the state highway; amend statutes relating to payment of damage for injury ot' property by dogs; amend statutes relating to the j time for entering judgments; amend- j "THIS WEEK" by Briabftne, world'* highest salaried editor is a feature we carry, handled hitherto by only tbc metropolitan Dailies. Read this column weekly. la.-Established in 1888 NUMBER FOUR decent Interesting Happenings at A T, S. asket Ball Game with Tennewe Nor Rial 'I earn, Social Gathering, and Other Minor Activities Make Up Krentfu! Week at School. President Dougherty was called to laleigh on business the first of the nst week and at this writing has ot returned. Some interesting events have transtired at th^ Training School during he past week Or. Mond ay evening he basket ball learn from the Eak Tennessee No r.ial at Johnson City ame over lor ;; match game with the framing- Set. team and won out ver the team here by a score of 35 o -17. on Tuesday evening the two roung men's literary societies of the figh School, -h; Watauga and ^he \ppalachian, < r tertaii:ed the young adies* Society, the Calliopean and :he Futerpi a? in a most pleasing manner in the auditorium of the A.dni:nistratifn Building. After an ntcresting literary progiam rendered, delicious i ireshments wore serx'-I by the young men in their most ol? a -ait and aliaiit manner. Several social houi - I'd lowed find al! departed. nil*;*. f good cheer prevailing, uft.ev which the !argi crowd present assembled in the church auditorium to hear a number of pleasing, entertaining and helpful talks by Pr T. D Rankin, Kev. M. B. tVyosley, Hon. F. A. l*in p.ty, Presiding Elder Taylor, Mr. rJixoiV and MUs Annie Stanbury. Superintendent John R. Steele presided and made .1 number of appropriate remarks. He announced the fact that ali the churches of the town are planning to make a canvass with the view of getting n hundred per cent attendance of all the people at Sunday School, and appointed a committee to co-operate with committees from other churches. Presiding Eider Taylor preached at il o'clock on Saturday., held the second quarterly conference on Saturday night, and preached a most excellent sermon on Sunday at eleven. Reports show the chtnvh in good condition. An intermediate Epworth League was organized Sunday night. J. M. Dow num. ONLY FIVE STATES OUTRANK N C. AS REVENUE PRODUCER Washington, Jar.. 27.?A comparative :-tntemen! of internal revenue receipts for the first six months of the fiscal years 1924 and 1925 by states, has been is