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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-01-15

The welfare Of this nation rests on
Q happy. contented and prosperous
WUral people.-McIntosh.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-01-15

ENTHUSIASTICALLY canvassers for
subscriptions to Winston-Salem's new
million dollar hotel announced that
the goal is in sight, and organizations
are expected to be perfected within
the next week or two to prepare plans
for commencing work.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-01-15
A Sion.

"People must think so the way they
are sending their bills in
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-01-15

Charlotte.-Twenty thousand dollars
for the erection of memorial annex
has just been made available for St.
Peters hospital, the board Of trustees
Of the hospital announced. The dom
ors Of the gift are Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Erwin, of Durham, who gave $4,000
each which is to be used as memo
rial to their grandson, Hamilton C..
Jones, 4th, whose death occurred q
year ago.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-01-15

Charlotte.-A sale of 60 head Of ma
tive registered Jersey cattle near this
city in March was announced by
Charles E. Miller, county livestock
agent, the sale to be held under the
auspices Of the Meck1enburg Jersey
Breeders association.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-01-15

Which would you call the harder
job-to put common sense into q
dreamer or a soul into a cOrpOration3
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-01-15

''Be ready to accept responsibilities
when they come to you"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-01-15

Durham. r. Page Of Wake coun-
ty, returned to his home In this city
during the Christmas holidays, mod
ern Enoch Arden. Released from
army service he returned expecting to
be greeted by his wife. Instead Mrs.
Ina Page Griffin welcomed him. Mrs.
Page had married r. A. Griffin during
her husbands absence, having been
notified Of his death
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-01-15
Women Who Recovered from
Being Nervous Wrecks

Chattanooga, Tenn. :-"Dr. Pierce's
Eavorite Prescription restored me TO good
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-01-15

Lansing.-Four children burned to
death, their grandmother's eyes burned
out, their mother badly burned but es-
Gaping with her twin babies, three
days old, and her husband; their home
with it's contents destroyed-th1s was
the Christmas night experience Of
the family of Arthur Cole near White
Top, Grayson county Virginia just
over the state line.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-01-15

An
that inspiration every and SUFFERING
If have caarrh, whether be stomach
is not experiment PERUNA has been tried
by thousands
prevent coughs colds grip and Influenza
PERUNA will appetite Digestion purify the blood
rrftated
corruption the will give
health, strength living Mary
Fricke
glad, happy, thankful
Tablet Everywhere
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-01-15
PLANNING Lincoln Courthouse.

Lincolnton-At the monthly meet.
ing Of the board Of county commission.
ers James A. Salter, architect, Of Ra-
leigh, was employed by the board to
make the plans and specifications for
the new court house which the
county proposes to build on the site
of the present one.
This building which is to take the
place Of Lincoln county's famous old
courthouse, which was built in 1854,
and which has been a landmark for
two generations, will be modern and
up-to-date in every way.
Greensboro Lands q. o. p. Convention
Greensboro was 60
lected as the place and March 8 as
the date for the state Republican con.
ventfon.
The vote was IL for Greensboro and
four for Raleigh.
Greensboro was urged because
newspapers here would print "fair
reports" OF the convention.
Jake Newell and others said that
The News and Observer and Char
lotte Observer would belitt1e the con.
vention If it was held In one Of these
cities.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-01-15

Washington. - Especially. - Zebulon
Weaver will be candidate for re-
election from the teAth congressional
district, he said.
Formal announcement will be made
later Mr. Weaver will make a vigor-
Gus campaign.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-01-15

Dublin.-Another automobile con.
tanning two army officers, it was re.
ported, was shot at near Mullingar.
Many bullets hit the car, but the oc-
cupants were not injured.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-01-15
viii Not be One Day Without
p -RU-NA
This Lady TELLS Her FRIENDS

Mrs. Mary Fricke, GOT Bornman St., BellevfIle
Ill. is just Of the many thousands of ladies
throughout the country who after an agony of
years, have at last found health. strength and
vigor In PE=RU-NA.
Her own words tell of her suffering and recovery
better than do it: 81 suffered with my
stomach, had awful cramps and headaches s. 7
often could not lay pillow. Saw your book,
tried PE-RU-NA and got good results from the
first bottle. To be sure of I took twelve
bottles have recommended PE-RU-NA to my
friends and all well pleased with results.
will not be day without PE-RU-NA. Have not
had a doctor since started with PE-RU-NA, which
was about fifteen years ago. sixty-three
years old, hale, hearty and well Can do as much
work as my daughters. feel strong and healthy
and weigh two hundred pounds. Before I
weighed little one hundred. I hope lots Of
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-01-15

"Aim high and hold your aim"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-01-15

Asheville.- A miraculous escape
from death was experienced by r. l..
Gattis, his wife and two small chill
dren, of Raleigh, when the automo'
bile in which they were riding, plunged
from a SO yard Iembankment on the
Dixie highway, at a point between
Marshall and Hot Springs. All four
passengers were painfully but not Sc
riously injured.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-01-15

Fayetteville. Six enumerators,
three of whom are women, began the
taking of the census in Fayetteville.
The big job will be completed in Is
days in the city and 80 days in the
county. Camp Bragg has been made
q special district.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-01-15

Ashevi1le.-A Announcement is made
by Mayor Gallatin Roberts that he, in
the name of the city has secured 80.
Gay option on the famous Sulphur
springs property, in West Asheville,
for municipal park.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-01-15

Durham.-Mrs. Mamie Johnson has
filed suit in the office of the clerk Of
the superior court Of Durham county
for $4,000 damages alleged due as
the result of fall that occurred some
months ago at the Bull factory IN this
city. The American Tobacco company
is named defendant.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-01-15

one pig. The pigs ranged in weight
all the way from fifteen pounds tc
five hundred pounds.
Prizes were awarded for the best
pigs shown in several classes, and
! each contestant who failed to win 9
cash prize was awarded a good ham
| mer. Although being well equipped
no knocking" was done by the recipi
ents Of these useful tools.
Dublin.-Another automobile con.
tanning two army officers, it was re-
ported, was shot at near Mullingar.
Many bullets hit the car, but the oc-
cupants were not injured.
/ Fayetteville Six enumerators,
three of whom are women, began the
taking of the census in Fayetteville.
The big job will be completed in Is
days in the city and 80 days in the
county. Camp Bragg has been made
@ special district
| Announcement Is made
by Mayor Gallatin Roberts that he, in
the name of the city has secured a 30
springs property, in West Asheville,
for municipal park.
Gastonia. - According to statistics
obtained from the office Of W. Meek
Adams, vital statistics officer for Gas.
tonia and Gastonia township, the
births in this township last year out
numbered the deaths more than two
to one. In the township there were
696 births in 1919 as against 304 deaths
during the same period.
Observation-Disclosures or not nation.
al unrest had anything to do with the
bringing about Of nearly 100 divorce
proceedings in Buncombe county dur
ing last year, the clerk says he is I'm.
able to decide but in figuring up the
number of divorces granted during
the year the total was ascertained to
be rs.
Durham.-Mrs. Mamie Johnson has
filed suit in the office of the clerk OF
the superior court of Durham county
for $4,000 damages alleged due as
the result of fall that occurred some
months ago at the Bull factory IN this
city. The American Tobacco company
is named defendant. Il
Asheville.- A miraculous escape
from death was experienced by r. l..
Gattis, his wife and two small chill
dren, of Raleigh, when the automo'
bile in which they were riding, plunged
from a SO yard Iembankment on the |
Dixie highway, at point between
Marshall and Hot Springs. All four
passengers were painfully but not Sc
riously injured.
DURHAM. R. Page Of Wake coun-
ty, returned to his home in this city
during the Christmas holidays, mod
ern Enoch Arden. Released from
army service he returned expecting to
be greeted by his wife. Instead Mrs.
Ina Page Griffin welcomed him. Mrs.
Page had married r. A. Griffin during
her husbands absence, having been
notified Of his death.
Lansing.-Four children burned to
death, their grandmother's eyes burned
out, their mother badly burned but es-
Gaping with her twin babies, three
days old, and her husband; their home
with it's contents destroyed-this was
the Christmas night experience Of
the family of Arthur Cole near White
Top, Grayson county Virginia just
over the state line. 6
Washington. - Especially. - Zebulon
Weaver will be a candidate for re"
election from the teAth congressional
district, he said.
Formal announcement will be made
later Mr. Weaver will make vigor-
Gus campaign.
Myers Park Incorporated.
Charlotte.-Myers Park Is now
&@&u NTH 1oovnr an6 three commits
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-01-15

Observation-Disclosures or not nation
al unrest had anything to do with the
bringing about of nearly 100 divorce
proceedings in Buncombe county dur
ing last year, the clerk says he is I'm.
able to decide but in figuring up the
of divorces granted during
the year the total was ascertained to
be rs.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-01-15

Gastonia. According to statistics
obtained from the office Of W. Meek
Adams, vital statistics officer for Gas.
tonia and Gastonia township. the
births in this township last year out
numbered the deaths more than two
to one. In the township there were
696 births in 1919 as against 3O4 deaths
during the same period
The Washington times., 1920-12-13
HIGHWAY OFFICIALS
OPEN CONFERENCE
Progress Made in Improvement
of Roads With U. S. Funds
Discussed.

Tae large part the Federal Gov
ernment now plays in the improve
ment of the country's highways by
assisting in the construction of Fed
eral-aid roads was outlined today at
the convention of the American AS
ISOLATION of state Highway Officials
by Thomas II. Mcdonald. chief of the
bureau of public roads Department
of Agriculture.
He summed up the progress made
thus far in the tremendous plan of
road work, which oversh ldows in
size the construction of the Panama
canal
Daniel Willard president Of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, is schod
ulcd to address the convention
on the subject, What may the high
way departments expect from the
railroads in 1921 in the matter Of
transportation Of road building ma
terials."
In view OF thc fact that the short
age Of freight cars has been the prin-
Cipal limitation upon the highway
work OF tho past season, willard $
address will have an important bear
ing on. the plans which will be made
for next years road work.
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2,637,6l1 PAID TO
TREASURY IN FINES

The Treasury was enriched by 81
63TG1l In the past year from fines i'm.
posed in criminal cages brought in
various courts undcr the food and
drug, immigration, draft, navigation
and prohibition laws. Solicitor Becker
reported today.
Pos al law Violations resuitcd in
hnes aggreRatinE $3.50, 400. 4 total
OF SS2SS,T0G in fines were paid into
the Treasury as q result OF civil mis-
cellsneous suits instituted und"r va
rious other statutes.
The later sum did not include the
large sums in fines paid. arising out
Of depredations on the national for
csts and in cases Of forfeiturcs
amounting 10 about 100000.
Customs cascs resulted in judg-
ments OF S2O,507 in favor of the COZ
eminent
Cases against defaultlnG Govern
mont officers other than postal OIL
Gals, for tho recovery, OF balances
found due by Treasury accounting
officers, and against contractors for
breach OF contracts. produced an aG'
greRate of $3.50 i6I.
The Washington times., 1920-12-13

wlfo and six children, all under
twelve. was driven into the hills
under the same conditions.
And 30 ] could go on giving you
scores upon scores of instances. II
is tho same story over and over
again"
The Iathelds and McCoys are
fiiends today. They have even In
termarTIed. There are Hatnelds
among the miners working shoulder
to shoulder with McCoys in all
friendliness. And there are McCoys
and Hatflelds living, nelghbOrs in
misery, in the tent colonies. helping
one another with slices of bread
and pieces Of oilcloth and bricks
and lumber for the hearth"
That family feud is a thing OF
the past. The thing that RACES now
on this, their former flghting ground,
is more than feud; il Is warfare
in It's cruellst. because it's most
primitive form. And IL is war to
the bitter end.
"Labor's Valley Forge is what
Burk inshaw calls il.
The Washington times., 1920-12-13

correspondent obtained a wealth OF
facts inaccessible to neWspaperrnen
because OF the System of espionage
spread over the whole district af-
fected By tho industrial warfare
which has been raging since last May;
These unfortunate people. said
he, have been evicted by the coal OPP
orators, many OF them on only ten
minutes notice driven into the hills
To shift for themselves. The union
offered to- paw the rent OF these
families, 10 give londs-but these
offers were ignored. Joining the
union Is the only 'crime" the heads
OF these families have committed
and the first penalty is eviction; the
second, lockout. For it should be
understood that this is not a strike,
but lockout, pure and simple
WORKERS LOCKED OUT.
Scattered in between the ridges
along the West Virginia side of the
Tug river the tent colonies present a
spectacle of human suffering thaS
make the tales Of misery in distant
war-stricken lands seem mild. Chief
among the colonies are those near
Nolan. Lick Creek, Trucker, Lind
Sprigg, Nausatuck and Biocten.
Nor are these sufferers aliens
They ar1 not the flotsam OF Europe :
human surplus.
These men and women and chill"
dren who face terrible winter AT
the mercy OF the elements and the
support of the unrecogniZed organi-
cation by which they are determined
to stand or fall, are mainly descend
ants of tho pioneers that crossed the
mountains $50 years ago with their
pack horses and dogs and rifles and
settled in the hills and bred as sturdy
and pure-blooded part of the Amcri-
can race as any other section of the
country can boast of.
Figures compiled by investigators
The Washington times., 1920-12-13

1t was up there some twelve nun
bred feet above the sea level. IN the
midst of the desert of desolation.
that I read the story written by
baby's footprints in the snow.
We were pounding ahead-my guide
and Through a nasty ice-cold gale,
blowing through snow that came well
over our shoetops, toward the center
Of the tent colony overlooking Mate
wan. Suddenly my heart stopped. |
gasped my guides arm and pointed
To what ] saw on the glistenin6
Grouud---the unmistakabie tracks OF n
child's bare feet. even the little toes
clePrlr imprinted. Tho tot could not
have been over i've.
FOOTPRINTS OF CHILD.
We followed The trail. 1t lee
straight to one OF the tents. Inside
Ola cot" iuprovlsed Of bricks and
ssne, woman YVES Wr'thinE in pain
Gy her sid" .at u skeiotoa-like man
"?ugh!nG desperately. On the bare
frozen ground these barefoot children
rat huddleh together holding hony
lands over a miserable little wood
fire. The tent tueged and strained
Under the whipping Of the wind. Ol
one side large cash had been tori
into the canvas BY the storm. news
paper that had covered IL for n few
moments was now futterlng in rib
bous. To the delight OF the smallest o!
the cnildren.
Ii was only one OF innumcraDlc
similar ectacles. More than 40C
1imilies OF miners who have Joined
.the union and. in penalty therefore
i ave been locked out, are living in
tEsGc tent colonies. The union
United Mine Workers OF Americas
supporting as best it can 1887 per-
sons. OF this total 2,T34 are men,
LOST women and 5,49G children.
From Neil Burkinshaw, Washing
ton lawyer and investigator. who
made thorough investigation OF con-
ditionS in the mine-war region, the
The Washington times., 1920-12-13
W. VA. TENT COLONIES TO
Be INSPECTED BY STATE

CHARLESTON. W. Va, Dec. 10
The tent colonies composed OF the
striking coal minors in Mingo county
are to he surveyed by sanitary
corps for fear Of an outbreak of dis
case. IL was announced today by
agents Of Governor CornWell. who
ordered the survey.
Should the situation warrant the
tent colonies will be ordered to break
camp along the Tug river and move
10 Williamson, county seat, Cornwell
said. The governor also said that
action would be taken TO prevent tent
colonies on the Kentucky side Of the
river from drifting over into Wcst
Virginia.
The Washington times., 1920-12-13

show that straight Americans" dat
ing their American ancestry back
anywhere from 100 to 100 years are
in the overwhelming majority. In
ons camp. for instance. there arc
ninety-nve families. OF these Ave
are coiored. two Hungarian and two
Italian. All the others are white
American descendants of the pioneers.
True. there is nothing soft" about
this breed. They arc hardened
grim. almost sullen sort. made 50 by
decades OF battling with raw nature
and subsequent struggles against n
force which they dread more than the
elements.
True, also. that they are gun
toting" people. They have never re-
linquished the weapon OF their fore
fathers. They are probably better
able to handle a shotgun than any
other class Of people in the United
States. Moreover, there is consid-
cradle noonshine traffic In the hills
and a large percentage OF the many
killings has been due. not to the In
dustFial strife, but TO drunken brawis.
MEN OF IRON WILLS.
The men who back the union the
mon who with their families. most
Of them large families, now eke out
a miserable. tortured existence in tue
tent coionies--arc imbued with de-
termination that battles description.
They are iron-willed men. When one
asks them the why and wherefore
their answer is Invariably:
For our Cnildren.
To give more than 5000 little ones,
many OF whom were born in tn" tents
some are born and some die in the
desert OF desolation--the heritage OF
"the right TO organize" these men are
fighting their present battle, they tell
wondering strangers.
Burkinshaw was up in Inc fidges
during the last two weeks or NoNem-
Der. tust when winter began TO ap-
pear in it's true grimness.
He saw the tiny toe tracks in the
snow. ,.
"You know" he said, and there was
n heatt-tremor in his voice. IL felt
like q criminal when I saw those ioot-
prints, and even worse when L looked
into those tents. l was wearing TWO
heavy wooden sport sweaters, heaFv
socks and a warm overcoat rAu'
what sight, and what a feeiins II
gave me-"
Visualize, If you would comprehend
the picture in all its ghastliness. that
barren. broken country on the far
western slope OF the Alleganies. at
the approach of winter; ridges any
where from 600 to 1900 feet above the
sea level, the tops covered with snow
and dotted with frozen pools, the bot
tom mass of slush; a countryside
beautiful beyond words in summer
time, turned into guant. FORBID
ding desert by the whims or winter.
High winds alternate with driving
snow. sweeping these ridges like the
wrath OF Heaven with weird. mock
ing music, Juggling and tearing away
at the tents that shelter the refugee
families.
The Washington times., 1920-12-13
Grim Tragedy HoUers
In w. Va. War of Coal
Barons and Homeless

WILLIAMSON w. Va, Dee l3--"So this IL Nate
wan!" ,
The strangers friendly smile frozo ON his bps the
CLEAN of expectancy died in his eyes chilled ny the re
proachu stare of the vager to whom he had droPpeu
the greeting in flippant tone
Strangers, on whatever errand bent come TO Ma'ewah
indeed to any part of Pike and Mngo counties-wiui
vague ideas of romance adventure and bravour memories
81 blood stirring tales devoured in boyhood days
or is not this region the cradle Of one OF America great
historic 1ramas-the Hatfield Mccoy feud.
The Washington times., 1920-12-13

But this particular stranger-he writer-eamed soon,
all other seeking visitors do that the drama OF
the famous family feud has skunk to dim memory In
stead, far grmmer tragedy involving thousands OF hVcs'
not handful has usurped the center of the nature stage
that is borered the side by West Virginia endless
row of ridges and the other by Kentucky farfamed
mountains In between swirl the black, swift waters OF
the Tug river Indifferent witness of the misery that sares
down hollow eyed from the gaunt hills where than
ten thousand men, and children are Giving in
mners' toni colonies
The Washington times., 1920-12-13
GRIMMER TRAGEDY THAN FEUDS.

ramas-the Hatfield Mccoy feud!
The Washington times., 1920-12-13

~ T make with medium and low bust, wen
roncd throughout long hips, pink or white, SUIT
: HE Tor the slender and average hgures Mt *.oS-
unreuin Basement
The Washington times., 1920-12-13
BAREFOOT CHILDREN.

Women and children are often bare
foot. Most of them wear but a single
garment: n calico dress. Wool Is
luxury in that niseryland. The men
wear thin cotton overall suits. Over
coats, too, are curious among the
tent-dwellers Euch as there are 20
the rounds-for these refugees are
imbued with the "hclp-your-ncighbor'
spirit
In those tents, pitched on the bare
, frozen ground, with their piuaolc
little brick -bordered "6resides," babies
are born. Pneumonia IL common
enough among the tent jewellers.
Many OF the tents are dirty. some
are neatly kept. 1t is hard--almost
impossible--to keep them clean all the
| time, what with rain and snow and
slush. Light at night Is provided by
candles or lanterns.
I'm this, the richest coal region in
the world" said Burkinshaw. "the
refugees have tho utmost difficulty in
procuring fuel for their tent fres.
The operators have carried the war 10
the point of refusing commission men
permission to pick the coal lying
around ~ the mouths OF mines. The
union has TO pay ST. ton In coal
district that produces coal at a little
more than $3.50 at the nine!
SOME EVICTION CASES.
lie then cited some instances ot
Gvictions.
81 personally investigated The case
Of Oscar Aim. n union man with a
wife and three children. whose ages
range from ono to AVE- he said. OF
licials Of Crystal Block Mine No.
came to Alif's shanty after midnight
and gave him ten minutes 10 get oilt.
AliT protested that his witc was III,
in no condition to be moved. we give
YOU Just ten minutcG,' was the answer.
"Half carrying his sick wife, with
The smallest child In his other arm
and the two others trundling along,
Alir shuffled out into the cold night,
and as lie moved alOnB--so he told
ME under oath---his persccutors nred
shots over his and his family's heads.
"Iie spent the night in the tent OF
q colorcd union miner two miles away.
Next morning he called at his shanty
Tor his belongings. They gave him
1--WE minutes to get his furniture out
on the porch. Then they locked the
door
DRIVEN lNTO HILLS.
~ Lick Creek alone fifteen fam.
HES were cyictoJ. IN Mcdowell
county J. !. Ca~r was evicted with
IL family at the point OF the gun
because he was union man. No
opportunity vas given him To take
'ls household goods along Another
aElon man Edward LcgtcL with
The Washington times., 1920-12-13

colony
reliable Investigators