Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1921-05-26
WASHINGTON
NEWS LETTER
(By National News Service)
1920 CENSUS GIVES TOTAL OF
117,859,35S

117,859,35s
Final statistics just issued by VIM
M. Stewart, Director OF the Bureau
of the Census, place the total popula
tion of continental United States al
los, ,710,620. Final figures place the
total population of the outlying pos
sessions of the United States at 12,
14S,73S, which brings the population
for the entire country and its pos
sessions to 117,S59,35S.
Pershing To Be Chief of Army staff
AS announced by the Secretary OF
! War, General Pershing has been Sc
lected as chief of star of the Army,
and will resume his new duties July
first, succeeding Major General Pey-
ton c. March. Major General James
G. Harbord will be Gen. Pershing's
Assistant chief of staff. Gen. Har-
bord was Gen. Pershing's principal
staff assistant in France before he
assumed command of the service of
supply.
AS chief of staff, General Pershing
will direct the training of the Regular
Army and organized reserves which
he will command in case or war De-
fore his retirement. He will also
retain the duties recently assigned
to his as chief of the war staff now
under organization.
In time of war, General Pershing
would Immediately assume command
of the entire Army, while General
Harbord would automatically become
chief of staff.
President Praises Aims of Masons
Says Country Needs Their Help
In Facing Reconstruction
Problems
Pres. Harding, In an address at the
close Of the 10Th annual convention
of the National League of Masonic
Clubs, stated, "The principles OF
fraternaiism, with it's understanding
of justice, kindness and righteousness,
and charity, cannot help but mean
the creation of better citizens and
should be applied to the nations OF
the world as we'll as to mankind
Fraternity is the one thing need
ed in world peace and for the de-.
velopment of friendlier relations and
better understanding among the peo-
pies of these nations. If those men
who are in responsible positions in
the various governments of the
world only would face each other as
men-as friends-and with that some
feeling of fairness and understand
ing that applies to the principles up
on which the great fraternal orders
are founded, there would be no fear
of bloodshed or strife.
"The problems of reconstruction
are even greater than those of war
fare and we need your help in facing
these problems. You must contrib
ute your share in placing your coun-
try on the straight path OF peace
everlasting peace. have yet to see,
or hear, or know anything in Mason
ry that has not helped to make me |
a better man and my great regret is
that the whole world cannot be IN
cluded in the fraternity"
In conclusion, he stated, am ad-
dressing and welcoming you as good
Masons and good Americans. But
we know that good Mason must be
a good American"
States Want v. s. Road Building Ma
chimes.
An appeal is to be made to C0ngi
ress by road-building ofIicials from
every state in the union for passage
Of legislation providing for the turn.
ing over by the Federal Government
10 the states Of large quantities or
machinery now lying
idle.
There are millions of dollars worth
If machinery going to waste which
could be used by the states in Foad-
such as tractors. trucks,
.railers, automobiles, and other ma
:hinery and tools... Much of the
machinery has already been sold at
'ublic auction, bringing low prices in
'uch open mark ct. Ino ne instance
rucks which cost $4,000 each brought
IS low as $35 each and $3.50 at the
highest. Roadsters which cost $1,000
'ach brought an average of only $75
,ach.
this machinery is turned over to
he states SO that no new machine
y need be purchased. it will mean a
;reat saving to the taxpayers of the
country.
The most convincing proof that
England is cultivating the United
states is found in the announcement I
hat Queen Mary has placed ner en-
husiastic approval upon American
azx.
abilitation men was brought out q
lainly and Enthusiastically, and 1t is q
elieved that no trouble will be ex- r