NATIONS AWAITING
ABfUUCA'S ENTRY INTO
TH1 LEAGUE
Lm l<yrf fa Tall* of Empty
ftilr Al Evmty iwlwi
i Complete Coaft
!■ Lm|u/i Final I
Paris, franca, No*. It—Lean Bour
geois, French representative on tha
Council of tha League of Nation*, baa
granted an Interview on tha Aaaambly
tha I<eagve next week at Geneva
"Tha League la living," cried tha
Praneh ata teaman, "it i* mora aliva
than aver. Pifflcultiea were to ha ex
pected in tha unsettled atata of tha
world, hut tha report of tha work ae
complahed will astonish thoaa of littla
faith who ara, after such a short
period of ita existence, damandinir
from tha League a new haavan and
M>w earth. Tha League cannot work
■tfraclea, but It la an aaaociation of
peoplea and govemmenta who desire
riaeerely to prevent war, and who
aauat aucceed 1f civilisation Is not to
ga down.
"We cannot change old metho Is in
tke twinkling; of an eye, but we can
strive to make more efficient machin
ery to regulate disputes between na
tions without recourse to the arbitra
ment of arms, and strive to scatter!
good will in the world. America ia
absent," he went on. "I do not desire
te say anything that could be inter
preted nu interfering with the affairs
at America, and I am afraid noma ob
servation* of mine about Article 10
were exploited in a Way I did not In
tend. But I must aay that we should
all rejoice to see Ameriea taking her
tarunensely Important place in the
oauncil of the nations.
The Empty Chair
"There ia an empty chair. It re
maim there empty. Never hai It been
ft' removed. We have aat, eight of na, in
the Council meetings of the Leag-.u.
v Ttee ha* alw«y» bean the ninth choir
waiting for Ita occupant That chair
hi America, and I would net allow it
ta be pl»ead against the wall. The
cfcair la allent, but It la then. One day
w« truat it will apeak. We are Ilka a
famly which haa loat a aon. But the
. Aair la ready against hia return and
* wa llaten for the lifting of the latch,
■ad Us entry into the fold.
"On what condition* will America
came in? Are we prepared to make
aaodiflcationa in the Covenant? Wa
are," he laid, apeaking very deliber
ately, "prepared to roniider any pro
poaal that America may make, and to
4a everything in our power to aatiafy
the sentiment* of America. But it la
aat for ua to make conditions. It ia
far America to make known what
Laague ahe require*. She haa hitherto
aat made such a communication to ua.
Wa wait it with the assurance that it
wfll come In her own time. When we
are informed what America demanda,
we will then endeavor to conform to
her wishes."
"It haa been reported," aaid the eor
reapondent, "that you are making
aami-ofllcial approaches to the Presi
dent-elect, aaking him to send a silent
abaarver to Geneva. Ia this exact T"
We should do nothing that ia not
atrictly proper," replied Mr. Bour
geois. "We should not be lacking in
aaartesy and respect toward President
Wlsoa or Mr. Harding. It is not our
business to engage in such negotia
tfan*. The whole decision must be
fj- 4 lrft to America, in whom I have a
reasoned confidence."
Attitude to Germany
"And Germany?" was the question
"Can you say anything about the atti
tude of the French delegation ?* "I
ssust exorcise reserve," replied Mr.
Bourgeois. "J do not wish to appear
to he a propagandist in advance of
Geneva, either for or against the idea.
I desire that the arguments should be
brought forward loyally. Premature
speaking in undesirable, hut' soon it
wfll be time to speak plainly. We
have not been ineffective. We live in
troubled time* and unpleasant inci
dents have doubtless arisen. We have
gradually to instill the motion of the
League to ensure peace into the public
political conscience, ha a living
farce. But the very fact that aome
4# nations are meeting in congress to
«tady the problems of our day and
the progress of humanity proves that
Mm world ia becoming animated by
Ike desire of a working association,
to which all difference* can be re
^nd
\ fere
" A A _
What Learae Has Done
I "The international spirit ia awake.
We have aettled the Aland Islands dls
pate, and Although complications have
In the Polish-Lithuanian quae
we will settle that dispute also,
all partiea are learning to
. '
to us in their diffleoltlea K%A 4m net
forget tint the financial MrfMMN
of Bra seels «h tailed Vf 4m T mm
"Whatever may be the piaitlwl re
■alt, you tun • cooperative mfcawi
to restore harmony, and that eoopara
tlv# endeavor la tha Moat hopeful sign.
It la not that we havs dona title or that
but that wa have fostered tha Interna
tional aplrit. Realization of tha truth
of International solidarity la thegreat
aat thing of our time. M Intake* win
parhapa ba made; there may he fail
ures; hut wa ara striving for peace
and Justice, and nothing ran now de
my, nothing ean now arraat, the on
ward march of tha Idea of universal
solidarity, universal cooperation."
Big Lumber Company Cloaca
New Bern, Nov. >0.—Announcement
is authorized by official* of the John
L. Roper Lumber company, operating
one of the largest law milla in the
south, that on Friday morning their
plant here would ba closed down for
an indefinite period; that all of the
men employed therein would be laid
off; that the office force would be cut
down to a minimum and the logging
would be laid off, making a total of
more than 1,00 men who will be
thrown out of work.
A lack of demand for lumber and
the low price that .■ being paid for
the little That ia being (old 1« given aa
the reason for the shut down. Crews
in alt the logging ramp* In'this terri
tory will cease operation* and will
■>e ulkiwed to seek em) loyment else
where, the logging crew* being un
neivrsary during a period that the
>-»w mill* ar> not operating. Just
how long the plant will remain idle
i« a matter of conjection. Officiala
say that there ia no market for their
product, that the coat of operation ia
enormous and that there ia nothing
left for the company to do but to close
down and remain closed until condi
tiona are more favorable for Lumber
operations.
Coal Mine* May Suspend
From Lack of Order*.
Roanoke, V*., Not. 8.—In a re
port leaned her* today by official*
of th« Norfolk and Western railway,
relative to the coal supply from field*
covered by the Norfolk and Western,
eoal operator* in the Pocahontas field
were quoted aa fearing that nine*
will be compelled to close down by the
firct of ths year becauae of lack of
order*.
According to the report, the eoal
market is "settling down fast" snd is
now about normal. The market for
high volatile and low grade coals is
Mid to have dropped to a "very dull
condition."
The trade, the officials point out,
has for the past five months been so
inflated and there has been such heavy
stoking of fuel by large consumer*,
oven at high price*, that there la
some fear that there may be a consi
derable shortage of order* the firat
half of next year. At present there
is no spot market in coal, the officials
say.
The west is described as being "very
comfortably supplied with fuel; New
England's stock is plentiful and the
Great Lake*, though still taking coal,
have been for some time receiving
moiV tonnage than they were able to
dump. There is not much sport or
speculative business at the tidewater,
it is said.
Champ Clark Bekten
By Majority of 3,912
St, Louis, Nov. 6.—Complete unof
ficial fiprures for the ninth Missouri
congressional district show that
Champ Clark, member of each Con
PTess except one since 1893, lost his
seat in the house of representatives
to T. W. Hukriede by 3,912 votes.
Republicans tonight were confident
that Representative,Rland of the fifth
district had been defeated by Ellii
(Republican) but so few votes separ
ated the two that the result will not
be known until the official count.
In the second district, which the un
"fieial count gave to Rueker. Dem
ocrat, by a small majority, the Repub
''cana claimed a change would h<
shown and that Beaiell. Republican,
would win.
Gasoline Coming Down.
Washington, Nov. 9.—"Ov»r-pro
duction" in the United States is thi
reason assigned hjr British oil com
panies for an unexpected reduction
of six cents a gallon jn the price oi
irnaollne in Oreat Britain after a mid
den increase of 14 cents a gallon Ir
August, according to advice* from tlM
American Chamber of Commerce ti
London to-day to tha dapartmant oi
n la Jua* hmr Iniril jmn iIm
the tertaf firtiiww Miter, Perdia
•ad Magallaa, by paaeing from the
Atlantic to the Pacific round the soa
tkrm and of America, proved that tha
I world could ba circumnavigated. HI*
<th ona of tha greateat voyagea III tba
hlatory of tha world. Only thoaa of
'Vthmbiu and of Vaaco da Oama can
ba compared to it, and on tha whole
hi* wh the most remarkable of tha
three.
Magellan, under tha patronage of
Charlea V of Spain, undertook to
prove the poaalbllity of reaching tha
•pica lalanda of tha Orient by Bailing
weetward Instead of eaatward. It waa
I a tremendoua venture; no one but a
man of Imagination, courage and reeo
lution could even have begun It; to
carry it through to aucceea required
heroic qualltlea. The critical moment
of the voyage waa tha phaaage round
the extremity of South America
through the atrait that haa ever aince
borne the diacovercr'a name; that ac
1 compliahed, aucceaa waa certain. It
waa on the 21 at of October, 1(520, that
Magellan'a little Armada entered the
| atraita, but it waa not until tha 28th
; of November that he emerged from
the wee tern entrance into the amooth
watera to which he gave the name
Pacific Ocean.
The Intrepid navigator had to meet
every kind of obstacle and difficulty:
storm, mutiny, ahipwreck, diaeaae. He
faced them all and conquered. Before
he reached Guam, In March, 1521, hia
; men. dying of scurvy, were eating
aawduat and tha leather parta of tha
ship's rigging. But he kept hia prow
turned westward and in the end came
safe to the East Indiea, to our own ia
land possession of Cebu In the Phillip
pinea—which group he waa tha flrat
white man to vialt
It waa three year* after the five
vetiaela of Magellan's fleet left Seville
before the aingle surviving ahip of tha
expedition — the Victoria —returned
again to the mouth of the Ouadal
quiver. Magellan himaelf waa not on
board. Ha had been kl'led a yaw be
fore In a skirmish with tha hoetile
natives of Cebu. But ho did not die
until he had dona, what he sat himaelf
to accomplish: h» added much of tha
greatest importance to human know
ledge of the globe, and he had given to
the world an inspiring example of the
great things that can ba wrought by
dauntteaa courage snd firm resolution.
We shall do well on this four-hun
dredth anniversary of bis great ex
ploit to remember his name <>nd pay
tribute to his great quslities of mind
and character.
No Tne* of Slayer of Demo
cratic Registrar.
^nWsvHle, Nov. 10.—Not • trace or
clue ha* been discovered as yet by the
Yancey county authorities of Walt
Buekner, who laat week shot Mid
Willed Joe Waycaater, Democratic re
gistrar in the Cane river precinct,
following a dispute regarding the dis
appearance of some paper*.
Buekner, who is the son of the for
mer sheriff of Madison county, e»
caped following the shooting, which
took place in Wilson's store and haa
not been heard from since. A diligent
search However, has bean made and
is being made throughout all that
mountain secion for the man and the
Yancey officers believe that they will
be able to land him shortly.
Hunger Striker* Enter
On Ninetieth Day
Cork, Nov. 8.—Reports from, the
| Cork jsil today described the condi
| ton of the nine remaining Irsh hun
ger-strikers there as precarious. AI
tho this was the ninetieth day of their
strike the emaciated prisoners were
I declared to be still determined to re
' fuse food.
There were originally eleven of tha
1 Cork hunger*strikers, but one of them,
Michael Fitzgerald died October 17,
and another. Joseph Murphy, on
October 26. within a few hours of the
death of Lord Mayor MacSwiney, of
Cork, fti Brixton prison, on tha 73rd
i day of his hunger strike.
Four-Year-Old Die* Tryinf to
Save Baby Sitter.
Marshall, Tex. Nut. 10.—Imprison
ed by flames, four-year-old Frederick
Murphy today vainly sought to save
the life of his infant sister Ma»y Vir
(finis, 17 months old, and himself per
ml ed in the attempt
The child's heroism was disclosed
with the discovery of the :wo bodies
under • bed after th* fire had been ex
tinguished, the boy hugging his sister
closely in his arm*.
Their bodies were buritd this after
noon as they war* found, clasped la
aach other's ansa.
FOR A NATIONAL TREE
Hm Yoa Vfd for T«r Tmv
oriu? Ham b IwiHihn
A Wat tho Hickory Yon May
Not Know.
HldwifM in tWictorltlic Ameri
can trees closely related to the wal
nut#, says the American Forestry As
sociation, of Washington, which ia
tabulating a nation wide vote to find
a national tree. Rend in your vote at
onc^ to The American Forestry Asso
ciation. Washington, D. C. In marji
place* the vote ia being taken by
schools. The name hickory I* derived
from the Indian "Pawcohiccora," a
dreaiing eaten with nomlnjr and made
from the milk of the pounded hickory
nut*.
"Tough aa hickory" ia a phrase sug
gesting the peculiar strength and elas
ticity of the hickory wood and it mry
be for that reaaon your favorite. Gen
eral Andrew Jackson was endearingly
called "Old Hickory" by his soldiers
because of his tough, unyielding .lis
position. This nickname may have
been bestowed during the war with
the Creek Indian* In 1813, when he
fed hla men on hickory nuts over a
period when they were short of ra
tions.
Twolve kinds of hickory are found
in the world, eleven of them indige
nous to the United States, east of the
Rocky Mountains, and one Mexicai.
*pccie*. Previous to the Ice Age, ex
pensive forests of hickory existed in
Greenland.
The area in which the hickorlea
irrow covers about one-third of the
United State*. Various kinds have
distinct regions, but all of the im- j
portant ones m^y be found growing'
in western Tennessee, northwestern
Mississippi and eastern Arkansas,
nays The American Forestry Maga
zine. The hickories are picturesque j
and have been called " artist trees."
In winter the annor-IIke bark, gnarl
ed branches and stout twigs suggest
tall, well-pro Qortionedsthsletesof Iron
strength.
In the springtime tke tinted bod
scales er dainty leasee and tssselled
flowers make these tree* aa beautful
aa many that bear more gorgeoua
blossoms. The summer foliage casts
dense shade and outlines the tope in
graceful symmetry. When Nature
colors ths autumn landscape, the cleat
yellow of the hickory Is conspicuous
for a brief time, and, though the
leaves are shed suddenly, they retain
their bright color long after they fall.
It is an old belief that if the hickory
leaves are brilliant yellow In ths au
tumn, the next harvest will be a rich
one. Send in your vote to the Amer
ican Forestry Assoc-^tion.
German Gun Given to
Salisbury is Unveiled
Salisbury, Not. 11.—Armistice di;
h«r* was featured by the unveiling of
a German gun and accompanying
exercise*. The gun was a gift to ths
city of Salisbury from the French
government and the presentation
speech was made by Captain Lombard
a representative of ths French embas
sy. The gun was received by Mayor
W. B. Strachan. Both speakers re
conuted incidents of the world war
and referred to the friendship be
tween America and France. Senator
Overman introduced Captain Lom
bard, referring to the fact that the
captain was in the battle of Verdun,
where this particular gun was cap
tured.
Songs by school children and a choir
and martial music by a band were on
the program. The exercises were
largely attended. On account of in- i
clement weather a portion of the pro
trram was rendered in the community ;
building. A number of former ser- j
vice men in uniform were in attend
ance.
American National Red Croa*
Southern Division Atlanta,
Of
Oct. 25, 1920.
Mrs. A. H. McManus, County Nurse.
! Surry County Unit,
Mount Airy, N. C.
My dear Mrs. McManus:—
Thank you for those clippings about
' the Fair. It is certainly a valuable:
exhibit that you Rave and t think the
Right and Wrong way* of caring for
! children must have created a great
| deal of interest. This brief not* fails
j to convey how very interesting we
i found the account. We always feel
enriched by hearing the details of the
work in the field. I wish that every
Fair in the Division might have had
such exhibits and demonstrations as
yoort.
Vary eordially,
Jane Van De Vrede.
Director Nursing Department.
BmmH* tmmm he UH «•
get thia par1! citp pi»wl) euhi
fiM «M harreatadt m la ■ aah
Ject which la engaging the nnau of
la ana Ohio city J.ooo boetnaas and
profeeaional man hare anaotmced
that they win fftra ona day's aarrka
each waah to farmers. City mm ara
being nrcad to apand thair raratloaa
aa farm hand*. College man and
bigh school itadanta arc being ee
pecially urged by tha nawapapara to
fftoa their Ion* cummer vacation* to
farm work. Tha members of Col
gate University's crack football taam,
la baa baan announced. will do their
rammer training In tha cornfialda
and potato patches of central S<-rr
York.
In Michigan an organization baa
been formed to recruit man In indua
trial center* and place them on aoma
of Michigan's eighteen thousand aban
doned farms. In Massachusetts tha
Legislature ia preparing to maka ap
propriations to encourage the organi
zation of farming campa from which
students and others can be sent where
they are most needed by the farmer*.
In addition to thia the Governor of
Maasachusetts has railed upon the
people of the State to cultivate peace
gardens, to supplement the production
of the farms and to bring down the
coat of living. The Boston Chamber
of Commerce has lent out an appeal
to every oae in New England to have
a home garden this year. Such ap
peal* are being made by the newa
paper* everywhere. There i* great
er need for a garden thi* year, *ays
the Rochester Timea-Union, than
the a wa* during the war.
'i"he farmer ha* never received a
fair measure of profit; hi* work
must be recognized at its full valoa,
and If farming doea not yield a fair
return and if farmer's children are
not given a fair chance compared with
the children of the citlea, then trouble
is ahead, says Tha Manufacturers
Record.
Hie farmer, in tha opinion of tha
Los Angeles Orchard and Farm, Is
determined to place himself opon aa
sqnal plane with his city brother—to
have good roads, good schools, hoasa
convenience*, an automobile, and an
Income for hla labor sufficient to hay
the things that other men buy.—Tha
Literary Digest
Road Took Fir* and Burned
His Auto up.
Sargent, Neb. Oct. 29.—Ed Beck
er, ranchman from over in the Mid
dle Loup country, has hired a law
yer and proposes to find out if a
peaceful autolit muit assume the risk
of having his machine burned under
him just because the road catches
fire. The sandhill region of Ne
braska is one of the few parts of the
country where the danger of • road
burning up confronts its users.
That is because the only way to
make a sandy road that has gone bad
fit to drive over is to put straw or ol<
hay onto it and work it in. Before it
is safe for an auto to travel over,
after this has been done, it must b«
subjected to wagon and team travel,
which pack it in. A sandhill road
after a rain is a fearsome thing.
Using a plow and scraper on a sano
road makes it worse than before, anu
to clay it to a depth sufficient to make
it worth while costs too much. The
material to grade into the roads is the
same as the roads themselves, and
putting more on makes them worse.
Becker drove his car onto the un
packed straw, and the farther he
went the more difficult became the
going. The speeding up of his en
gine caused the straw to catch on
fire. He tried to pull out the burn
ing straw, but this only caused the
air to get into the remainder and it
bumed more freely. In about ten
minutes Becker's $2,600 car was gone.
The county refuses to pay because It
insists he should have known better
than to drive onto an unpacked straw
road.
Republican Party Spent $3,
318,000 in The Campaign
French Lick. lad. Not. 11.—The
Republican national campaign eont
13.316,000, according to figure* given
out here tonight by Fred W. Upham,
treasurer of tiie Republcan national
committee, who ia here for a brief
rest. He itated that the deficit
amounted to fl ,360,000.
Fer a Disordered Stemaah.
When the atomach falls te perform
lie function* the bowels become de
ranged, the liver and kidneys congest
ed. The important thing is te restore
the stomach and liver to • healthy
condition and fbr this pwpuee Cham
berlatn'a Tablet* arc excellent. <li*e
them a Mai. TSey ealy east ft fwr
<1 - til jfll „
TWOriffaaf
"Ditto" vm Wn to
•to-of all places of
WU bom to • ban)-, fhto l
toftf *n Ikt nicknames
been f<T« to tho Booth.
son* Bank of Louisiana, which wma or
ganised to Now Orleans to IMS, aal
claim* to bo tho oldest bank to the
South, wai authortod about ISM to
issue papor currency. Thto taoni waa
principally to 110 donomlnatlona. As
tho preponderating element to Now
Orleans at that time waa French, At
Hills wm engraved In French as wolt
a* In Erigii;h. »-.d, on tho back of tho
notes, tho French weed "dlx"—10—
wa* promlnoiiy display^. Tho En
glish a- >1 Amrican immlgranta called
these bills "dicks," and, • vfntoalljr,
"dixlea."
Mississippi, Texas, and north aloof
tho Mississippi River, Louisiana, and
particularly New Orleans, becamo
known as tho "Land o' tho Dixtso,"
and Kradually the word "Dixie" can*
; to be applied to the State, and as ha~
migration to the Gulf Coast tocreessd
the name was applied to all tho South,
i first as the "Land of tho Dixie" and
then as "Dixie Land."
In 18B9 Daniel Decatur Emmett
composed the sons: "Dixie Land" as •
"walk-around" for Bryants Minstrels.
He frequently had heard the worda,
"I wish I were In the Land o' tho
t&Xies," and to meet the demands of
meter and rhyme converted It Into the
line of the son*, "I wish I were in
Dixie." This son* afterward was re
written by Gen. Albert Pike, who grave
It the dash of a thrilling battle song.
It went all over the United States, and
the nickname of "Dixie" thereby waa
fixed forever on the I .and o' Cotton.
They were looking down Into the
depth* of the Grand Canyon.
"Do yon know," asked the guide,
"that it took million* and million* of
year* for thi* great abya* to be carr
ed out?"
"Well, well," ejaculated the traveler,
"I didn't know tkii waa a Government
Job"*
*
NOTICE
The County Commissioners win seB
at public auction to the highest bid
der in front of the court fconaa ea
the first Monday in December, at It
noon the following.
All bed*, bed clothing, mattressea
and springs now located in the court
house, belonging to the eopnty, ex
cepting the jurors beda.
This Nor. 4th, 1920.
By order of the Board.
Henry Wolfe. Clerk to the Board.
NOTICE
By virtue of authority contained in
a deed of trust, duly registered in tha
oflce of the Register of Deeds of
Surry County in Book 76, page 188.
executed to me by W. R. Cornelius
to secure a debt of Seventy Five Hun
dred (87600.00) Dollars, of which debt
there remains due and unpaid Fir*
Thousand Seven Hundred and Seven
ty Fiv- (86776.00) Dollars now there
fore, on application of the holder of
the note* secured by aaid deed of
trust, I will sell for caah to the high
est bidder, at the terminal of the
Mount Airy and Eastern Railway, Hi
Mount Airy, North Carolina, on the
7th day of December 1920, at twe
o'clock, P. M. the following described
personal property, to-wit:
One narrow (86 inch) gauge, 20 ton,
class B. locomotive; 8 8-4 * 12 Inch
cylinders, shop number 1617, lettered
Buskirk-Rutledge Lumber Company,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Sale made to satisfy said debt with
interest and costs.
This November 6th 1920.
William Gravea, Trustee.
PROMINENT COLUMBIA
POLICEMAN SAYS THAT
RE-CU-MA DID WOND
ERS FOR HIS MOTHER
At Present Feeling in Better
Health Than She Ha* Had
For Years, and She Expect*
to Keep it in the House
Always.
Mr. M. 0. Tortwville, residing st
No. S Haskell avenue, Columbia,
Souht Carotins, and whose duties as
policeman keeps him guarding the
public's interest around the State
House, is glad to tell folks about the
good that RE-CD-MA has done tor
his mother. Mrs. Torbeville suffered
for years from Rheumatism In its
most intense form, with particularly
severs pains in her shoulders and
hack; also In various portions of her
body. She was confined tn her M
most of the time. She received a
bottle of RE-CU-MA; took It as dir
ected; It was but a very short time be
fore she could feel the benefits. She
is at present feeling better than she
has for years. RE-CU-MA to sold
with a guarantee tha* year money
will be refunded If you ds not feel
benefited after taking it four day*.
RE-CU-MA sells for fl.W. plus war
tax sad can ha had at Mora* Airy
Drag Go. ami all good drag *W».
—*Tnr