Volume lI—No. 47
SAL REUNION
OFC, S. VETERANS
HC--TON PREPARING TO TURN
THE CITY INTO ONE GREAT
HOSPITABLE HOTEL
IMS littS NO HOUSING
f.'c Irers of Two Allied Organization
V, ti Their Families and Friends
W il Swell the Visiting Tide
"..-nn. Texas. —With the 1920 re-
I. f Confederate veterans only a
i weeks off, Houston is preparing
ti . n itself in'o one great hospi
hotel for the accommodation of
75.000 visitors expected here dur
. ; he week of October 5 to 8.
veterans themselves no
housing in the city. Soldiers to the
e:.they will live in tents a.ul mess
r.- .e call of the bugle. A great tent
is to be erected in one" of the
ciry's wooded parks for them.
Hut the other visitors, who may out
number the veterans six to one, must
accomodated. so a house to house
canvass of all Houston and its su
:)S is being made and pledges
t:- \en for so many beds and so many
places at table.
These other visitors will include
no only the families of the veterans,
but the members of two allied organ
izations, and their families and
friends, for this is a triple reunion;
the thirtieth for the United Confed
erate Veterans, the twenty-fifth for
tie Sons of Confederate Veterans,
and the twenty-first annual conven
tion of the Confederate Southern Me
morial Association.
Filibustering Tennessee Solons
Decide to Return to Nashville
Decatur. Ala. —With the departure
if eight members of the Tennessee
house, who left here for Nashville,
the sudden visit of the filibustering
lawmakers came to a close.
Steamship Owners and Brokers are
Indicted on Charge of Conspiracy
New York. Forty-two steamship
0 mpanies and freight brokers, includ
ing virtually all the big trans-Atlantic
1 aes were indicted by the federal
-rand jury here on charges of conspir
a y and restraint of trade in violation
the Sherman anti-trust law.
For the First Time in History
a Pope Poses for The Movies
Rome. —For the first time in his
tory a Pope has posed for the mo
tion picture camera. Not only was
permission granted for the filming
of scenes in the Loures Chapel
grounds but Pope Benedict took a
leading part posing first with various
groups and then for "close ups", and
expressing much amusement at the
persistence of the American photo
graphers.
Florida Citrus Fruit Growers are
Alarmed over Cuban importations
Tampa. Fla. —Alarmed over the
! mount of fruit being brought into
r lis state from districts .of Cuba
here the black fly is prevalent, cit
rus fruit growers of this state have
* ilied a jnass meeting to be held at
Orlando September 6 when action
will be taken through the state plant
i oard to interest the federal horticul
tural board in giving protection to
Florida.
Holders of Bonds With Coupons
Clipped May Now Exchange them
Richmond. Liberty bonds from
which all coupons have been clipped
may be deposited in banks for trans
mission to the Richmond federal re
serve bank, where they will be ex
ranged for bonds with interest cop
pons attached for remainder of life of
bond.
Whenever liberty bonds paying 4
per cent interest are sent in new
• »"tids paying 4 1-2 per cent interest
will be issued. Thus the interest of
t ebond is increased by one half cent.
Combined Expenditures for Road
Building May Reach $250,000,000
Washington. Combined federal
1 state expenditures for road build-
■ n -5 may reach a total of $250,000,000
♦Hiring the current fiscal year accord
ing to Thomas H. Mac Donald chief
'f the bureau of public roads depart
nr nt of agriculture.
The last installment of federal aid
■ :nds totaling $10,000,000 became
mailable last July 1. Three-quarters
of this apportionment was derived
from the 1919 anoroDriation.
FOREST CITY COURIER
MIX MATTER IS Mil,
Irish Sympathizers Working on Bel
gian, American and French Ships
New York.—Elated by their tie-up
of virtually every British ship in New
ork. the 2.000 or more longshoremen
who suddenly quit work expect to
spread their walkout to port in
the United States in the hope of fore-
ing Grea* Britain to release from jail
Terence MacSweney, the lord mayor
of Cork, and permit Archbishop Man
nix to land on Irish soil.
The women pickets who inspired
the unexpected walkout of long
shoremen and the marine firemen, wa
ter tenders and oilers who joined
them, feel the same way about it.
They are not going back to work on
British ships, they said, until Great
Britain meets their wishes.
Irish sympathizers working on
American, French and Belgian steam
ships also quit work during the whirl
wind campaign the strikers waged.
Munitions a-d Hydro-Airplanes Are
Destroyed by Communist Workers
London.—Munitions and hydroair
planes valued at nearly $2,000,000
which recently were confiscated by
the entente commission in the Pint
sche works on the Spree river were
destroyed by the 3,000 employes of
the plant, most of whom are commu
nists, says a Berlin dispatch.
Legal Aid Bureaus Recommended to
Furnish Legal Advice to the Poor.
St. Louis. —Establishment of legal
aid bureaus throughout the United
States to give free legal advice to the
poor, was recommended as a means of
checking the spread of radicalism, by
speakers at the convention of the
American Bar Association in session
here.
The "Cat Step" and "Camel Walk"
Have Been Tabooed in New York.
New York.—The "cat step" and the
"camel walk" two of the most advanc
ed variations of the modern dance,
were tabooed in a resolution unani
mously adopted by the American Na
tional Association of Masters of Danc
ing.
Governor Bickett Makes First Ap
pointment Under 19th Amendment.
Raleigh, N. C. —Governor Bickett
has performed his first official act un
der the nineteenth amendment to the
federal constitution when he appoint
ed Mrs. Nolan Knight, of Asheville, a
notary public.
Serbia Wants Albania-Jugo-Slav
Conflict Looked into by Allies
Washington —The United States has
been requested by the Serbian gov
ernment to appoint representatives to
an allied commission to investigate
the conflict between Albania and Jugo
slavia.
The Anthracite Coal Commission
Report in Hands of President
Washington.. —The report of the an
thracite coal commission, appointed by
President Wilson to settle the wage
controversy in the anthracite field is
in the hands of the President.
An Electric Power Plant to Cost
$100,000,000 Planned on St. Gothard
Berne, Switzerland. An electric
power plant to develop 350.000 horse
power is planned on Saint Gothard
mountain. The cost is estimated at
about $100,000,000
Coal Commission Award Charac
" terized as Reactionary Decision
Washington.—The award of the an
thracite coal commission., approved
by President Wilson is characterized
as "the most reactionary decision
that has been made by an industrial
tribunal during the reconstruction
period," by W. Jett Lauck consulting
economist for the United Mine Work
ers in a statement made public pre
dicting "trouble in the anthracite
field" as a result of the findings.
Bolshevik Reaction Against the
Polish Armies Not Expected Now.
Paris. —Bolshevik reaction against
Polish armies along the front east of
Warsaw is not expected, at least for
the present, by General Weygand, who
is credited with having directed the
defense of the Polish capital and
hurled the soviet armies back from
that city, according to the Warsaw
correspondent of The Petit Parisien.
General Weygand is quoted as.saying
that the Poles should not advance too
far eastward.
Have Also Quit Work
GREATER FOREST CITY'S OWN HOME NEWSPAPER
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1920
10 SETBACK FOR
ROADS OF NATION
PARSIMONY OF THE CONGRESS
HAS SERIOUS RESULT IN
NO PROVISION HIDE FDD (ID
Is Danger of Great Deterioration in
Road Equipment and Other Dam
age if Work is Not Carried On.
Washington. . Road building in
North Carolina will be badly handi
capped unless a way is found to rem
edy a situation caused by negligence
of the last Congress, the department
of agriculture announced. Tflfe state
drew $1,709,290.35 as federal aid for
the year from July 1, 1920, to June 30,
1921.
Congress made no provision for
1922. As soon as this money is used
up plans to make new projects will
have to drop unless new money is
found. It takes a year to plan pro
jects. Congress does not meet until
December. If it appropriated money
the law r would scarcely be enacted
before January or February, cutting
down further the plans for a program.
What is true of North Carolina is
i rue of every other state. There is
! danger of great deterioration in equip
ment and delay if the road work can
not be carried on.
Secretary Daniels Has Ordered
An Armored Cruiser to Danzig.
Washington.—Secretary Daniels an
nounced that he had ordered the ar
mored cruiser Pittsburgh to pro
ceed from Reval to Danzig for the pro
j tection of Americans at that port.
First Effect of Suffrage Amend
ment Is Seen in South Carolina.
Columbia, S. C. —First effects of the
promulgation of the 19th amendment
were felt in South Carolina when Gov
ernor Cooper commissioned as nota
ries public five women of South Car
; olina.
Good Roads Association of the
Argentine Republic Is Organized.
Buenos Aires. —Stimulated by North
Americans, "The Good Roads Associa
tion of the Argentine Republic" has
just been organized and plans an ac
tive moving picture, newspaper and
: public speaking propaganda.
Marshal Foch Denies Planning to
Visit the United States in April.
Strasbourg. Dr. Marcel Knecht,
formerly of the French high commis
sion to the United States, denied on
behalf of Marshal Foch that the latter
plans to visit the United States in
April.
Posts of the American Legion Have
Been Formed in Japan and Belgium
Indianapolis. Announcement has
been made at national headquarters of
the American Legion here of the for
mation of new foreign posts of the
organization in Japan and Belgium.
Governor of West Virginia Asks for
Detachment United States Troops.
Charleston, W. Va. —Gov. John J.
Corn well announced here that he had
requested the commander of the Cen
tral department, States army,
to send a detachment of troops into
Mingo county, W. Va., to take charge
of the situation there.
Tennessee Anti-Suffragists Request
Governor Roberts to Resign
Murfreesboro, Tenn. —Citizens of
Rutherford county in mass meeting
here in protest against ratifica
tion of the woman suffrage amend
ment adopted resolutions which after
expressing the belief that the suffrage
issue had permanently divided the
Democratic party in Tennessee under
the present party leaders, called upon
Governor Roberts to resign.
Air Mail Service in Mexico Has
Been Determined Upon by Huerta.
Mexico City. —Establishment of air
mail service between Mexico City and
Tampico has been determined by the
government according to Cosine Hino
josa, postmaster general.
By authorization of Provisional
President Adolfo de la Huerta, a small
flotilla of airplanes, of Mexican manu
facture, will be utilized.
It is believed that the trip from Mex
ico City to the gulf port can be made
i in about three hours.
EVERY SECTION.
SEAL BE THE D. S. ATTACHED
Congratulations Are Extended By the
Secretary on Successful Culmina
tion of Many Efforts.
Washington.—Secretary Colby sign
ed the proclamation declaring the wo
man suffrage amendment "to all in
tents and purposes a part of the con
stitution of the United States."
The secretary's signature was af
fixed to the proclamation at his home
a few hours after he had received
from Governor Roberts, of Tennessee,
the certificate that final favorable act
ion on the amendment had been taken
by the legislature of that state com
pleting the required thirty-six.
"The seal of the United States has
been duly affixed to the certificate and
the suffrage amendment is now the
nineteenth amendment to the consti
tution," Secretary Colby announce*}
on reaching his office two hours after
he had placed the signature to the
proclamation.
Secretary Colby's statement follows
in part:
"The certified record of the action
of the legislature of the state of Ten
nessee on the suffrage amendment
was received by mail.
"I congratulate the women of the
country upon the successful culmi
nation of their efforts which have
been sustained in the face of many
discouragements and which have now
conducted them to the achievement of
that great object.
Former Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson, died at His lowa Home
Traer, lowa.—James Wilson, form
er secertary of agriculture, died at
his home here.
Earnings of Federal Land Banks
For Month of July Were $257,203
Washington.—Earnings of the fed
eral land banks established a new rec
ord in July, their net return totalling
$257,203, or approximately SIB,OOO
more than in the previous record
month —last February.
Governor of Florida Will Request
Court Opinion on Special Session
Tampa. Fla. —Governor Catts said
hewould ask the state supreme court
for an opinion deciding the necessity
for a special session of the legislature
to make Florida laws correspond with
the suffrage amendment.
Russian Soviet Reserves Being
Rushed to Front in Large Numbers,
Warsaw. —Russian soviet reserves
are reported being brought up on the
southern front in great numbers. Ac
cording to information in the hands
of the Polish general. Haller.
some distance behind the bolshevist
north also are being brought up.
British Government is Risking no
Weak Points in MacSweney Affair
Lucerne Switzerland. Premier
Llovd-George. in a statement concern
ing the case of Lord Mayor MacSwe
ney, of Cork, who condition is grave
because of his hunger strike in Brixton
jail, London, said in substance that,
whatever the consequences, the gov
ernment could not take the responsi
bility of releasing MacSweney.
Destruction of Bolshevik Armies
May Now be Considered Complete
Paris. —The destruction of the bol
shevik armies now may be considered
complete, according to advices re
ceived here. Of the host which swept
down on Warsaw 7 nothing is left but
30,000 fugitives. The Poles have tak
en 80,000 prisoners thus far, but what
is more important they have captured
great quantities of guns and materials.
Committee to Investigate Cam
paign Expenditures are at Work
Chicago.—Senate investigation of
republication and democratic presi
dential campaign expenditures has
started here. The senatorial commit
tee openpd its inquiry by delving into
the national campaign chests, both
the sums already raised and the
amounts which the party leaders
seek. The inquiry, for the time be
ing at least has became one of the
paramount issues of the campaign.
Modification of Priority Orders
Relating to Coal, an Urgent Need
Washington..—Modification of prior
ity orders for cars transporting coal
to lake ports and "certain limitations
on exposition of coal" were suggested
to the interstate commerce commis
sion as means of relieving the coal
situation in North Carolina.
The present situation "is serious,"
Judge R. H. Sykes of Durham, told
the commission. Lack of labor to
j cut wood for fuel, makes almost total
SUFFRAGE AGAIN
OP IN TENNESSEE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
WITH A QUORUM PRESENT
REVERSES ACTION.
GOVERNOR ROBERTS 15 MUTE
Attorney General of the State Says
That Reconstruction of Question
is Impossible and Illegal.
Nashville, Tenn.—The Tennessee
house of representatives, with a
quorum present for the first time
since August 20, expunged from its
journal all record of ratification oi
the suffrage amendment and voted 41
to 24 with 20 not voting, to non-con
cur in the action of the senate in
ratifying.
In the course of the discussion Rep
resentative Riddick read a letter from
State's Attorney General Thompson,
in which the latter expressed the
opinion that reconsideration of the
resolution was impossible, sine thy
house had already ratified it and Gov
ernor Roberts had certified to Secre
tary Colby this action by both house
and senate.
Governor Roberts declined to make
any statement as to the effect of the
house's action, saying that the mat
ter was a legal one.
Action of the house is not taken
seriously here, as the general opin
ion prevails that legality or illegal
ity of ratification will be decided up
on the record certified to Washington
by Governor Roberts.
The Labor Problem is No Problem
at All To Copenhagen Emigrant
New York. —The labor problem is
no problem at all to Carl Paulson,
who has just arrived here from Cop
enhagen with his wife and 15 children
to operate a farm in Minnesota.
100,000 American Farmers Purchase
3,000,000 Acres of Land in Canada
Winnipeg, Man. One hundred
thousand American farmers have
purchasted approximately 3,000,000
acres of land in western Canada,
since the first of the year, according
to an estimate of L. A. Welch, of
Winnipeg, a dealer in farm lands.
Germany is Dumping its Surplus
Inferior Goods on United States
Washington.—Germany is dumping
its surplus of inferior goods in the
United States and England and is
marking its exports to Great Britain
"Made in America" and its exports to
the United States "Made in England."
official advices received here stated.
Railroads of County Have Begun
Operations on Their Own Account
Washington. Railroads of the
country have begun operations on
their own resources after having cost
the government approximately SIOO,-
000.000 monthly for the six months in
which their earnings were guaranteed
bv the transportation act.
Bailey of Texas is Snowed Under
In His Recent Race for Governor
Dallas Tex,—Pat M. Neff, of Waco,
led Jos. W. Bailey, former United
States senator from Texas, by 77,383
votes for the democratic gubernato
rial nomination according to the final
telegraphic reportt of the Texas elec
tion bureau. The figures were Neff,
244,445; Bailey 167.062.
Women of Georgia Will Vote in
Coming State Primary Election
Atlanta, Ga. —Women of Georgia
are given the right to vote in the com
ing state-wide primary on September
S, as well as the general election, ac
cording to an opinion submitted to
Governor Dorsey by R. A. Denny,
state's attorney general. The opinion
is also signed by Graham Wright, as
sistant attorney general.
Jap Legation at Peking Refuse
Request of Chinese Foreign Office
Peking. The Japanese legation
here, replying to • t)e request of '.he
Chinese foreign office i">r ilie extradi
tion of me.nbe \3 of the Aofu, )r Limi
tary group, »vh3 have taken re?ui?9 ?n
the Japanese refuses to sitr
-ender the men.
The Chinese note to the Japanese
?gation said evidence of tne crimes
f the offenders would be communica
ted to the Japanese minister after
ue investigation.
$1.50 a Year, in Advance
SMI MOUNT UP IN ARMS
Stiff Raises in Price of Shave and
Hair Cut Provokes Declaration of
War Against the City Barbers
Rocky Mount. —To the li3t of wars
now being waged in the world may
now be added the struggle between
the barbers o£ Rocky Mount and the
board of aldermen which got under
way with an open declaration of hos-
tilities at the meeting of the board
when the city fathers sanctioned re-
taliatory measures in the form of
high licenses as a means of combat
ting the recent increase in the price
of shaves and hair cuts at the local
barber shops.
The preliminaries leading to open
hostilities began when barbers of the
city raised the price of a hair cut
from 40 to si» cents, while the price
of a shave took wings and spared to
two-bits.
The aldermanic offensive took the
turm of a motion, which provided that
the present license fee charged by the
city for each barber chair, be raised
to a graduated scale to correspond
with the prices charged jby the bar
bers. The terms of the proposed mo
tion provide that a tax of SSO be im
posed on each chair when the barber
charges from 40 to 75 cents for a hair
cut, and that where the charge is over
75 cents the tax be raised to SSOO, ex
cept, as Mr. Parrish said, where the
barber is called out to work on a
dead man.
The proposed motion was carried
over until the next meeting of the
board for definite action. In tthe
meantime, the barbers are marshaling
their forces and a battle royal is
promised.
Wilmington.—President H. E. Bo
ney, newly elected head of the Cham
ber of Commerce, called a meeting of
the executive committee of the Cham-
ber of Commerce to consider immedi
ately action as to the consolidation
of the city and county government.
Lexington.—Davidson county dem
ocrats, in convention here gave the
right hand of fellowship to the en
franchised women and acknowledged
their entry into the realm of politics
by nominating Mrs. Mattie Cecil
Young for register of deeds.
Winston-Stlem. Revenue officers
were here after an extended raiding
trip through Henrick, Patrick, Frank
lin and Roanoke counties, in Virginia.
They report that a band of 50 officers
broke up 51 illict distilling plants and
captured more than three hundred
gallons of moonshine whiskey.
Monroe..—Work on the county roads
which it was feared would be held up
on account of the dullness of the bond
market, is going merrily on. A loan
of $150,000 has been negotiated pend
ing the sale of additional bonds.
About two hundred teams are expect
ed within the next few days.
Charlotte —The Charlotte recruiting
station of the U. S. navy elisted seven
men for service during the week, an
nounced the names as f0110w.3. John
L. Wilson, Claude D. Gordon and Me
bane Lingle of Charlotte; Glen C. Sig
more. Clairmont; Ernest W. Hartsell,
Mt. Gilard; William Henry Trull and
John B. Sherin, Monroe.
Raleigh.—The three North Carolina
counties having open tobacco markets
during July are located on the north
ern edge of the South Carolina Tobac
co belt, and the development of the
bright leaf is making rapid growth
in these southern counties. While
the three counties show an average
decrease in the tobacco area of about
6per cent, the entire section extend
ing from Moore down through Colum
bus, shows a remark »t e increase.
Wilmington. -- Political expediency
and the governor's failure to carry
out a promise made several weeks
ago to a body of representative citi
zens of eastern North Carolina, to rec
ommen dto the special session tn? T!.">-
sage of a statewide tick eradication
measure, were the two things wihch
prevented its passage, is the opinion
of C. C. Cash well, a prominent attor
ney of this city, who Is a strong ad
vocate of tick eradiction. Mr. (.ash
well attended the hearing.
Murders Successful Rival
Durham. —Holding a grouch over
the loss of his sweetheart through
her marriage, Claude Bowles. Aperson
"ounty farmer ar.d ex-soldier, shot
ind killed Thelbert Ellis, the girl s
husband in the presence of rMs. Ellis.
Bowles and Ellis were rivals for
the hand of Lera Day. The girl ac
cepted Ellis, a prosperous young farm
er. They were married some months
>go At the time and since, accord
ing to Mrs. Ellis, Bowles has threat
ened to kill her husband.