The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-10-28
Domestic


Keynote and slogan of the $25, 900 ad-
Vertlslng campaign at New Orleans,
La, southern newspapers are to use
to advertise the south in other Sec
tlons of the country
The Sugarland Industries and four
teen wholesale grocery concerns over
Texas, have been indicted by the fed
eral grand jury at Houston, Tex
Charges of fraud and deceit against
Ralph Greenleaf, pocket billiard
champion, are made by Robert E. Du-
val in supreme court action started
by him at Saratoga Springs, N Y, as
a result of a pocket billiard match,
played between the champion and
Joseph Concannon in August, when,
it is claimed as Mr.. Duval later learn
ed. that the two players agreed be-
tween themselves that the match
should be purely an exhibition affair.
The highwayman met success in
Birmingham, Ala, where, according
to police record, a robbery was COM
mitted every day in the month during
October, twenty-five being holdups.
An editorial calling upon all Meth
odist voters, regardless of party, to
support the League of Nations, ap-
paered in the Northwestern Christian
Advocate, Methodist organ.
Resolutions were passed by farmers
at Sumter, S. c., calling for the gov
errors of all the cotton growing
states to call special session of their
legislatures to pass laws prohibiting
the planting of cotton in 1921.
Liberty bonds, war savings stamps,
silver and jeWelry valued at $4,000.
were taken from the vault of the
Bank of Trenton, at Trenton, s. G.
Forty Postal telegraphers were on
strike at Chicago following the aboli-
ton by that company of the bonus
system for excess messages. Paul F.
Schnurr,- international secretary of
the Telegraphers' union, is expected
to attempt to adjust the differences.
Agents of the New York state attor-
ney generals office raided the office
of John T. Hettrick, attorney for
groups of master plumbers, stone cut
tiers and heat and ventilating contrac-
tors, and seized documents and rec
ords which will be brought before the
joint legislative committee Investigate
ing an alleged building materials trust
Ashevi1le, N. c., will oppose to the
end the proposed advance to eight
cents for car fare, petition for which
was filed with the state corporation
commission. The company won an
increase of one cent last year after
prolonged fight. j.
Three bandits obtained $4,000 in
cash and $4,000 in negotiable papers
when they held up Carl Maurer.
bank messenger at Chicago.
United States Senator Claude A.
Swanson, of Virginia, who suffered a
heart attack while speaking at Roa-
noke. Va, before democratic rally.
has sufficiently recovered to be able
to leave for Washington, D. c.
The senator, who said he had gotten
I'D from his sick bed to keep his APP
pointment, characterized the attack
as being similar to one he suffered
while speaking in the senate last April
Mrs. Mary c. Solomon, ninety-three
years old, the only living mother of
Confederate soldier in Mississippi,
wen first prize at the DeSotO county
fair for being the most accomplished
Because they had secured license
in Virginia, it was necessary for Miss
Lena May Leffel and R. L. Griffin Of
Bluefield, W. Va, to be married in
that state. So the street railway
company for which Griffin works ran
a special car over the state line and
the ceremony was performed on the
car.
Local cotton ginners of York, S. c..
have announced a reduction of twenty
cents per hundred for ginning cotton.
The action is taken, it is stated, be.
cause of the low price Of cotton.