STRONGLY OPPOSE E
ANTI-STRIKE LAW ;

MACHINISTS OF WILMINGTON 1
FILE THEIR PROTEST WITH J
TAR HEEL CONGRESSMAN. 1
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CAUSE OF CONTINUED UNREST j
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Overman Has Introduced Bill for an (
Appropriation of $25,000 for the 1
Erection of Raleigh Memorial.
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Raleigh. '
Washington. (Special).— Protest
against any law forbidding strikes has |
been made to congressmen by the In- (
ternational Association of Machinists j
of Wilmington, through Secretary T. t
W. Brown.
'He declares such a law will con- j
tinue to cause unrest. He urged the
passage of the Sims bill for extension ,
of government control for two years }
longer. ]
Senator Overman has introduced a ,
bill appropriating $25,000 for a memo- (
rial to Sir Waiter Raleigh. It pro
vides for a of three ap
pointed by the governor, to study
plans with the secretary of war for a
design. (
Election Returns From Ninth.
Complete official returns Trom six
eounties in the ninth district, official '
majorities from two counties and un
official majorities from the remaining
two. show Clyde R. Hoey. democrat,
of Shelby, elected by a net majority
of less than 1,200 votes over John M.
Morehead, republican, of Charlotte, in ,
the special election.
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Washington. (Special). —Republi-
cans of the ninth district plan to con
test the election of Clyde R. Hoey to
Congress, it developed with the report
ed arrival in Washington of Manager
Caviness, who conducted Mr. More
bead's campaign.
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Four Eclipses in 1920.
During the incoming year of 1920 ;
the phenomena of four eclipses, two 
solar and two lunar, will occur. A to- ]
tal eclipse of the moon is scheduled j
for May 2, visible in eastern North
America. ,
The second total eclipse of the moor*
fs scheduled for October 26-27, visibie 1
In western North America. (
A partial eclipse of the sun will be (
seen on May 17, invisible here. (
The last eclipse of the year will be (
the sun on November 10, visible in
•astern North America, Africa. Eu
rope and the Atlantic ocean. . £
Report on Cotton Ginned. j ]
Washington. (Special.)— Director •
Sam L. Rogers of the bureau of cent '
sus, department of commerce,
nounces the preliminary report orycot- ,
ton ginned by counties in Norjli Cai-i
olina for the crops of 1918 j*tid 1919.
Quantities are in running belles, count- \
fng round as half bales. '"Linters are
not Included, Mr. Rogeds announced;
The State 693,337 648,921 '
North Carolina Leads.
The annual report of the Commis
sioner of Internal Revenue for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1919, shows
that North Carolina continues to lead
the Union in the number of illicit dis
tilleries seized, the total for North
Carolina being 814; Georgia comes
second with 789; Virginia, third with
556; Alabama fourth with 348; South
Carolina fifth with 280; Tennessee
sixth with 226; New York seventh
with 126, and Kentucky eighth with
125. In no other state were as many
as 100 distilleries seised during the
said year.
Pardons and Commutations.
After serving two years of a 20-year
sentence for murder in the second de
gree, Allen Fie, sent up at the August
term of criminal court in Haywood
county, was granted a conditional par
don by Governor Bickett. The order
was among four that make .up the
first batch of the annual Christmas
pardons granted by the Governor.
N. C. C. A. Organized.
The North Carolina division of the
American Cotton association was or
ganized here at a meeting of farmer®
and business men, representing 11
eotton growing counties of the state.
Addresses were delivered by J. S.
Wannamaker, president of the Ameri
ean Cotton Association; Col. Harvie
Jordan, national campaign director;
A. F. Lever, member of tie federal
farm loan board, and John B. Cannon,
president of the Spartanburg County
Cotton association.
To Support Employment Office.
County and city authorities in Wil
mington have agreed to contribute an
aggregate of $125 per month to the
support of the United States Employ
ment Office there until definite action
Is taken by Congress as to the future
of the service, according to Mr. M. L.
Shipman, who has charge of the work
in the state, and who returned from
Wilmington, where he met. the county
commissioners and city council. '
The status of the employment office,
one of four maintained in the state,
ha® been uncertain for some months.
Collecting Jnheritanse Tax.
Within the first ten days of the ne\»
fiscal year, beginning December Ist
there has been paid to the state tax
commission inheritance taxes amount
ing to $57,449.
Supplementing the recent statement
of collections of $595,681 for the fiscal
year ending November 30th, a state
ment of expense of administration of
the inheritance tax was made by the
commission. The scope of the com
mission's supervision covers services
of special agents to assist clerks of
superior courts in discovering estates
liable for tax, and the special agents
make appraisal of real and personal
property of such estates as basis for
settlement. Services of attorney are
furnished with respect to all legal
questions involved. For handling this
work the commission employs an at
torney and two special field agents,
each at an annual salary of $2,500
and traveling expenses. The appro
priation for this work is limited to 3
per cent of the total collections for
the previous year, and the expendi
tures for this purpose during the last
fiscal year was less than 2 per cent of
the year's collections.
The largest amount of revenue col
lected from this source in any year
prior to the 5 per cent commission
statute of 1916 was $19,889. The an
nual collections since that time have
been as follows: 1915, $31,495; 1916,
$153,759; 1917, $296,951; 1918, $376,-
000; 1919, $595,681.
Folk Lore Drama.
In their third series of one act folk
plays of North Carolina life, the Car
olina Playmakers of the University of
North Carolina at their playhouse here
presented to an audience of students
and members of the faculty three or
iginal plays written by students of
Professor Frederick H. Koch's class Tn
English 31.
The plays were "Who Pays?", a
tragedy of industrial conflict by Min
nie Shepherd Sparrow, of Raleigh,
"The Third Night," a mountain play
with a touch of the supernatural, by
Thomas Wolfe, of Asheville, and "The
Hag," a comedy of folk superstition,
by Elizabeth A. Lay, of Raleigh.
No Cost Price Marks.
Food Administrator Henry A. Page
explained in a meeting here that mer
chants of the state, under the new
price control regulations, will not be
required to mark the cost price on
merchandise tags, as erroneously j
stated in previous dispatches. It la
necessary to mark the retail price in
plain figures.
2,427 Teachers in State.
N. C. NewTiold, of the state depart
ment of public instruction, reported
that 2,427 school teachers in North
Carolina, out of a 3,500 total, attend
ed summer school last year. Tb's
does not include those who attpr. ,1
institutes.
'roust Suffer Sentence.
Dennis Lovelace, Southern railway
bagman, who killed his father-in-law,
H. E. Edwards, of Rutherford county,
in August of last year, has lost his ap
peal in the supreme court. He was
sentenced to electrocution.
'Provide for Incinerator.
The state board of public building*
and grounds authorized the board of
commissioners of the city of Raleigh
to use the old rock quarry site, a mil®
east of the capitol, as an incinerator.
The State Printing Bill.
The printing account of the various
state departments paid out of the gen
eral funds from December 1, 1918, t®
November 30, 1919, amounted to $114,-
192.37 according to figures available
In the offioe of Commissioner of Labor
and printing M. L. Shipman.
The Corporation Commission led
with the biggest printing bill, $24,828,
due to the vast amount of printing
made necessary by the revaluation
program. The legislative department,
with the printing of the G-eneral As
sembly, followed with $21,#03. Then
came the superintendent or pumic in
struction with $16,670.
Other large items making up the
statement of the printing expenses of
the state for the year include Supreme
court, $8,714.93; Board of Examiners
and Institute Conductors, $4,472.66;
Historical Commission, $8,470.89; Au
ditor, $8,922.92; Secretary of State, $2-,
622.18.
Two New Charters.
The Henderson Community Center
was chartered by the secretary of
state to promote the social, educa
tional and moral interests of the com
munity, with $15,000 authorized capi
tal and $1,250 subscribed by C. A.
Lewis, W. T. Watkins and T. T.
Hicks and others, all of Henderson.
Charter was also issued for the
Bank of Turkey, at Turkey, Sampson
county, with $25,000 authorized capi
tal and $5,000 subscribed. The incor
porators are J. A. Grady, J. T. Hud
son, C. J. Carroll, all of Turkey.
To Lead in Club Work.
That the mountain counties of tho
state will lead North Carolina in or
ganized club work in 1920, is the pre
diction now being made by officials of
the agricultural extension service. In
practically every county, the men and
women agents in this section are
showing an unusual interest in the
work, and ire meeting with a fine re
sy>onsp on the part of the young peo
ple in th«. schools.
The extension service :s planning tr
i Itavo only organized clubs noxt year
THE COURIER, FOREST CITY, N. C
INTERURBAN LINE
FOR CUMBERLAND
EXTENSIVE TROLLEY SYSTEM
DESIGNED BY CUMBERLAND
POWER COMPANY.
PUN TAKES IN GAiiP BMGG
Rail Laying and Overhead Construc-
tion on the Camp Bragg Extension
Is Already Well Under Way.
Fayetteville.—The development of
an interurban trolley system that will
bring Fayetteville and all the sur
rounding towns, as well as Camp
Bragg, into immediate contact, is fore
fast by G. M. Weslar, general man
ager of the Cumberland Railway and
Power company, which now owns and
operates the street car system of this
city and electric properties in Kenly,
Four Oaks, Princeton, Pine Level and
Micro.
Work on the laying of the rails and
the overhead construction of the
Camp Bragg extension has already
begun and Mr. Weslar says lines will
be extended to the neighboring cotton
mill villages as soon as material can
be procured.
"We are anxious to go ahead with
our work according to program," said i
the general manager, "and will com- j
plete it as outlined if we are not in- '
terfered with by restrictions imposed i
by the city government."
Maxton. —The highest price paid for
farm land in this section of the state
was paid by Arch Gibson of Laurin- j
burg for the farm of S. A. Snead, of j
i Maxton. The farm, consisting of 148
: acres, sold for $62,275, or a little more i
I than 463 per acre.
Marr,hville. —The sale of Guernsey
cattle which took place at J. C. Aus- j
I tin's farm here was a success in every j
J way. About 2.000 people gathered j
from every direction to bid in the fine i
stock and the sale went with a snap, j
Forty-eight head were sold, ranging in
price from —calves, at S3OO to cows,
$655.
Asheville. —The moonshine industry :
in western North Carolina is running ;
wild, botlt county and federal officers j
agree, that with high prices of the !
product and the ease with which it j
can be manufactured. Despite the ef
forts of city, county and federal au- j
thorities to round up the operators, j
land they have succeeded in getting a
number this year than ever be- '
still flourish.
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Charlotte. —The twenty-third annual !
show of the Charlotte Poultry associa
tion will be held in Charlotte, January j
6 to 9 and from present indications
will be the largest ever held by the
organization.
, show will be held under the
rules of the American Poultry associa
tion. All standard bred fowls will be
recognized at the show and awarded
prizes. All entries must be in by Jan
uary 3.
Salisbury.—Rowan county has rais
ed the salaries of seevral of her offi
cials. J. Frank McCubbing, clerk of
the court, is givan an increase of $350
as clerk, his salary formerly being $4,-
600 and as judge of the juvenile court
which formerly had no salary he will
■ now get SI,OOO. Register of Deeds
Deaton gets an SBOO increase on $3,-
700. Treasurer Crnwder and Auditor
Neave each goes from SI,BOO to $2,-
- 400.
Winston-Salem, —quite a number of !
. ; Winston-Salem people will go to Wil
i j mington on December 27 to attend
. j the launching of the big steel ocean
; freighter, "The City of Winston
) Satem." which was built by the Caro
t lina Shipbuilding Corporation. Miss
, Dewitt Chatam, daughter of Mr. and
j Mrs. Hugh Chatam. has been chose
sponsor for this big ship, which Is
- named after this city because of the
, record made in the Fourth Liberty
Loan drive.
New $75,000 Theater
r Statsaville, —Statesville is to have
f a modern opera house and moving
- picture theater, The plans were ma
- terialized when Messers, Cooper and
. Barklev purchased from Mr, D, F,
. Jenkins a lot adjoining the People's
Loan and Savings bank. The lot is
B0 by 100 feet, the size of the pro
» posed building to be erected. Work
i will begin as soon as plans are cam
[. pl-eted by thr* architect. The cost of
the theater will be approximately $75,
|. 000. and will bs one of the most
beautiful design.
Improving Watts Hospital
9 Durdam, —It was brought out at tho
. meeting of the Board of Aldermen,
that extensive improvements will be
made at the Watts hospital. Mr. Geo.
'f W. Watts, the founder of that institu
n tlon. and chairman of the board of
d trustees, has definitely authorized the
e building of a new structure for pri
e vate patients, and homes for soms of
the employees, at a c>st of apnrox
j- Imatelv $150,000, and it was stated
that he will furnish the funds neces
c ssry. Not only these but other Ira
r>rovoinemis are esntemplated.
R. R. BLANTON
Attorney
Forest City, N. C.
Office in Bank BuHdinf
PAUL W. GAY
Attorney - At - Law
Forest City, N. C.
Office Orer Poatoffics
J. B. LONG
Justice of the Peact
and Notary Public
Forest City, N. C.
At Loo? Drug Co.
FOREST CITY LOAN &
INSURANCE CO.
Insurance of all Kinds
Bank Building
VT.C.Bostic. Prss. J.A.Wilkis, Mgr.
ALEXANDER NEWTON
Dentist
OAes Upstairs Bank Buildis*
Forest City.
FRANK R. WILKINS
Dentist
Oflies: Moors Buildiaf
Forest City, N. C.
Dr. J. H. Gettys
DENTIST
Forest City, N. C.
Office in the Moore Building
ofiles Phone 179 Home Phone 218
DR. J. S. DORTON
Veterinarian
Shelby, North Carolina
Berber
Come in and see oar up-to
date 5-chair Shop,
Shower Baths
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Tlm Bnttlo.
The rattta * the iwtfcN*eka tad*
▼eloped tr*m the single annleal **'«
or epidermal iplne, which hi
snakes forma the internal tegument of
tf tali. The bone on which tba roof
of the rattle raata consists of tba last
eandal vertebra and ta severed with
a akin whicfc la the bogtnolng of tba
rattle In young rntil*annkee.
au Brldft Stood for Centuilee.
The near J-ondon bridge was opened
on August 1. IMi. replaced tba
celebrated old bridge baltt more than
eight centuries before. It bad If so«l£
stone piers, with bulky atone arch*
and was covered from and ta sod with
buildings. On the "Tailor's gate," at
one end, the baada of traitors ware
shown. It was removed oa account of
Us obstruction to navlgatlam
Gathering Life* Gold.
Tba gold of life does not He hidden
hi mines; it sparkles in tiny aanda
all along the common path of every
d«y. He only who gathers It bit by Mt
from daily duties and pleasures and
opportunities and friendships -vttl find
himself the poaaeaaor of the real treas
ure at last.
Balancing Trade.
Where one country exports
sively ta another and buys nothing
from It the checks and drafts given fit
payment de not balance and It be«
cornea necessary to ship geid or other
wlae readjust accounts. This la »
pensive and makea It neassssry to pay
a prooatam In exchange. This pre
mium Is virtually an addition to prices
paid. When tt become* too high pur
chases will be made In other market*.
Thus will trade be lost unleaa tt iM
Nalanced.
Hla Mind In the Claude.
Rev. George Harvest warn to hav*
heeh married to the daughter of Blah
op Oompton of London* but on ib«
morning 3xed for the ceremony for
got all about It and went off fishing
Much Indignation waa felt by the brtd«
and her friends, and the engage men
was broken off. But the reverend gen
tleiuan's second engagamont wai
equally unsuccessful. Oooe more iw
forgot to come up to the cherch an
lost hla expectant bride la eonse
que&ca.
Mlfton and Italy.
Hew delightful was Italy to Milton I
His Allegro and Penseroso show that
he could fully appreciate both It*
mirth and its majesty. He returns n*t
tlie le*s to live out a career of tttau
trtoua service In his own country,
where bis brave heart and philosophic
mind were of more avail to hie time
than even his sacred song to aurs> ■
Julia Ward Howe.
Mystery Solver!.
Mr*. A: M You say you kept a eeok
for a whole month. Hew in the world
did you manage It?" Mra. B: "We
were cruising on a houseboat and riis
oosidn't swim.
Leather-Lunged.
•"Held on, Wllllnm!' commands a
voice ITS patent-leather shoes, running
down the stairs, ntt pink with haste."
—Peareea's Megarine.
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vertteecs kindiy mention that y®Q
the ad in The Courier. It will ben«a,
ub and aaaure you of Ae bast treats*,,,
the merehant cap give.
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you if you fail to
read carefully
and regularly the
advertising ol
local merchants
la This Paper
Safe,
lira. Green —"So your hneband If
la trouble again?" Mr*. Jones— "Ok
BO! Ha ia out of trouble now. HO
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