Wife Of Kreiiler Is Doing Great Work-Among Ger man Unemployed Berlin, Nov. 29—Mrs. Fritz Krels-_ ler, American wife of the noted vio linist, is now “Lady Bountiful” to thousands ' of hungry Berliners. Not only is she the responsible head of the new Castle Kitchen In, Kaiser Wilhelm’s former quarters, but she is engaged in charity among the poor, distributing it with lavlslr hand. Mrs. Kreisler’s activities take her into the haunts of the unemployed, amid scenes that would touch any heart. A few days ago she was taking an automobile load of bread to the Castle Kitchen, where middle-class families are fed. Eh route to the castle a group of “communists”—she called them merely starving—halt ed her car. Much jabbering ana waving of gaunt hands. “Just a moment," Mrs. Kreisler deanded. “What do you want?” “Brot—bread,” the ragged leader replied. “Has anybody here a knife,” re plied Mrs. Kreisler as she ducked back into the limousine to her pile of bread. A half dozen daggers were pro duced. Soon the half and quarter loaves were being distributed. The savage "communists” almost wept with joy, shaking hands with the “Lady Bountiful” as they dis persed. Another* day Mrs. Krelsler's foot steps turned to the North End. There is real starvation. A group of poor and wretched stood before a butchershop window. Mrs/ Kreisler asked one oid wom an If she'd’ like some meat. The old woman's eyes filled tearfully as she stooped to kiss the American's” hand. “Tou can all have meat,” said Mr*. Kreisler simply. “Pick out what you want." 1 They picked—all but one old man. “I’ve eaten no meat in so long I don't know what to take,” he stut tered. Mrs. Kreisler had to select a Cut for him. / F E Of Thatfksffiving Day With Churches Holding Special Services In Morning Thanksgiving Day was observed In many ways in Durham Thursday. Churches held special services in which to give thanks to the Divine Creator for his manifold blessings of the past; hundreds of the people attended the Carolina-Virginia foot ball game; the local theaters did a thriving business; the stores of the city were all elosed and the calm of a Sabbath day was felt by the per son traversing the business district with the exception of the moving picture shows. Hundreds of automobiles passed through the city on the way to Chapel Hill to see the annual clash between the two rival universities. The day was dreary, with lower ing clouds and a drizzle, almost a rain, making the day a bad one but it failed to keep the people indoors. STRANGE DISEASES FEARED FROM JAPANESE QUAKE Washington, Nov. 29.—Strange diseases among the people are feared by the physicians of Tokyo, as one sequel of the great earth quake and Are, according to advices reaching the American Red Cross here. Dr. Gato, prominent relief work er, said that the Japanese doctors have been puzzled to account for new and unusual physical condi tions among many of the people. "While there are no signs of emendation among the refugees, no typhus, and not much typhoid," said Dr. Gato, "I notice, particularly in the face of the women, an unwont ed paleness. They have not the col or they had before th© earthquake. We do not know what may lie be fore us.” The relief problem in Japan is still a Mg one, with winter coming on. There is now plenty of food, as foreign relief supplies either have arrived or are en route, and the Japanese rice crop will be above normal. For this reason, further American food shipments will not be made. But the need Is still tre mendous for clothing and shelter against the cold. There afe no beggars in toKyo, in spite of destitution of some. A member of a princely bouse in a let ter received at Red Cross headquar ters said that the people have taken new heart and hope, due largely to Amrican and other foreign aid ■which came so promptly, and that the Japanese government is work ing energetically to provide for all the needy. “Things are getting better,” he wrote. VAST SUMS LOST YEARLY FROM FIRES IN OIL FIELDS Washington, Nov. 29.—Fire is the greatest Senemy of the oil industry in the United States. A bureau of Mines survey covering only the more extensive fires in a 10 year period, indicates total losses of about 13,000,000 barrels of oil and niore than five billion cubic feet of nat ural gas. An aggregate loss of about $14,000 000 w-as shown during 1918, 1919 and 1920 through fires in storage farms, pipe Itne systems and in refineries. A tank fire at Beaumont, Texas, in July, 1922, wrought damage estimat ed at $2,000,000, while throughout the country during the same month other fires caused more than $3, 000,000 damage. A recent fire at Humbly, Texas, destroyed two tanks containing approximately 800,000 barrels_pf cnule-.Oil While the survey shows that lightning probably causes the ma jority of Area carelessness apd a lack of suitable preventative meas ures account for many1 conflagra tions. - >iJ . ■- v ? ' ' t A ■ EH SCIENTISTS SECURE GOOD VIEW Good Views Of Solar. Eclipse Secured By Germans*In Mexico Potsdam. Nav. 29. — Professor -Hans Ludendorff, brother of the former general is on route home from Mexico with photographic plates of the September 10 solar eclipse which he hopes will develop Interesting Information bearing out Einstein's theory of relativity. The first step of the little expedi tion of German astronomers—that of obtaining photographs of the eclipse—was successful, according to word Just received at the observa tory here. A great element of chance was in volved in the long expedition, since a small cloud obscuring the three minute eclipse would have rendered the entire expedition fruitless. How ever, the day was clear and every second of the short working period was utilized. Ludendorff, who is head of the observatory here, will begin immedi ately upon his return to work out as quickly as possible the informa tion obtained by the experiments. They realize they must work rapid ly, as many other expeditions from France and the United States were also in the Mexican mountains at tempting to obtain similar informa tion regarding the Einstein theory. Professor Einstein, who is in Hol land, has been informed of the suc cessful results of the Ludendorff ex pedition. He will return to his home in Berlin soon and will probably participate personally in going over the work of the German astrono mers. However, it will take months to finish the examination of the plates and establishment of facts and theories developed thereby. Postoffice Department Is Making Plans For Christ mas Rush Washington, Nov. 29.—"Christ mas comes but once a year, and it will very soon be here.” Postmaster General New cjtanted the old rhyme today as he approv ed plans for handling the annual rush of Santa Claus mail and gift packages. New hopes everybody will give a thought to the postman and to the army of hard worked clerks in post offices and on mail trains, who have to handle the tremendous quantity of holiday mail. “Mall early,” he said. “You do yourself a good turn by doing that, do the recipient of the gift a fa vor also, and help the postal ser vice. Gifts mailed early will be received in good order, in plenty of time. Gifts mailed at the last min ute are much more likely to ar rive in bad order than those mail ed early, thought we have a won derful record in the post office for handling this holiday mail without loss or breakage. As to foreign holiday mails, New has approved an order for separa tion of foreign mails by countries, at local post offices, so as to avoid congestion and delay in New York, where most of the foreign mail goes aboard ship. During the Christmas season, the foreign malls are particularly heavy for Great Britain, Ireland, Poland, Germany, Russia, Prance, Italy, Norway Sweden and Den mirk. LOS ANGELES IS TAKING ON AIRS Los Angeles, Nov. 29.—Los An geles is fast rivalling New York and Chicago in the matter of as suming a-superior metropolitan at titude toward other parts of the world. Just as the New Yorker speaks condescendingly of Hoboken, "Joi sy" City and "Up-State," and only longs for a sight of them when he is in some far distant part of the country, so Los Angeles citizens are becoming very superior toward the outlying territory. The actual city of Los Angeles is now referred to by the citizens as “the- metropolitan area.” The rest of the 370 square miles in the incorpo rated city, which is frequently re ferred to as the. "rural area" be cause the alfalfa Is very luxurious, is referred to as “the suburb” or the "outlying city districts." In San Diego a similar territory Is more frankly termed “the back country." All of the 20 or more cities with in 0Q or <0 miles radius of Los An geles, and ranging in population from 10,000 to 100,000 are general ly referred to aa the "country towns.” The people from out of town who flock into Los Angeles so liberally to see the sights of the big city are being referred to as "the peasant ry.” JAPANESE TRADE WITH BRAZIL IS DECLINING Rio De Janiero. Nov. 29.—Japa nese emigration to Brazil has fallen off during the past two years re sulting In decrease in commerce be tween the two countries. That immigration has direct bear ing on trade between the two coun tries Is explained in a report by the Brazilian consul in Yokohama, who points out that should Japanese emigration to Brazil be cut off en tirely Japanese ships would, more than likely, cease calling at brazllian ports. Japanese navigation to Brazil now la chiefly for transportation of emi grants. PHILIPPINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHOW ENROLLMENT INCREASE Manila, Nov. 29.—There are 43, 265 more pupils In the public schools of the Philippines this year than last year, according to the bu reau of education. This year there are 917,577 children enrolled as com pared with 874,312 last year. The primary courses lead, with' an en rollment of 717,914. Intermediate courses come second with 131,358. Cebu leads the provinces with 60, 514, while Manila has only 52,283. Mindanao and Sulu, the Mbro prov inces, have a total of 41,144. Ban tanes has the smallest number of students, with only 54, of whom on • l.v 14 are girls. r Leprosy Is Reaching Alarm' ing Proportions In South America Buenos Aires, Nov. 29.—The term ing spread of leprosy In South America.and neighboring states, and the indifference of the government to plans for stamping*} It out, has aroused scientific men, and parti cularly physicians, to take the initia tive in an investigation of the ac tual extent of the disease and methods for controlling it. A meeting of physicians and sani tary experts delegated by all the Ieprlc-infested provinces agreed to ask the United States for help in replenishing the meager stock of specifics here and a cablegram was sent explaining the situation, and urging the immediate shipment of medicines. It was agreed to recommend the establishment of a leper colony on one of the islands in the Parana River to house the provincial cases. The only "colony” of lepers In the state now Is In Buenos Aires, where about 200 cases are under treat ment, while a former national health department official declares 5,000 lepers are living In Buenos Aires. The more authoritative medical sources here believe frankly that unless a comprehensive scheme of Isote', n is ^adopted in Argentina, is well as Brazil, where whole vil lages are known to he leprous, the plague will assume unparalleled pro portions in South America. A physician discussing leprosy be fore a meeting of medical men here declared that Europe had eliminated it by isolating the victims, and that unless Argentina adopted this means of controlling the disease the even tual danger and certain damage to the national health could not be over-estimated. RUSSIAN EXXPORTS OF GRAIN ARE HEAVY Berlin, Nov. 29.—Russia, tend Of famine, is exporting hundreds of thousands of puds of grain to all parts of Europe, according to an agency report printed here. Between August. 15 and Oct. 1 of this year the following grain deliv ery contracts were signed: To France, 4,662,000 pud (mostly wheat): to Germany, 4,445,000 pud (1,679,000 pud of rye and 1,300,000 pud of barley); to Holland, 3,408,000 pud (1,249,145 pud of barley: to Nor way, 1,240,000 pud (rye), and to Fin land, 1,990,000 pud (rye). Including smaller amounts ex ported to Denmark Belgium. Swe den, Lettland, Turkey, Italy and Esthonla, a total of 19,553,000 pud was exported, of which $6,813,000 pud was rye, 5,677,000* pud was wheat, 2,671,000 pud barley, 1,560, 000 corn, 858000 oilcake and 1,963, 000 other grains. PROHIBITIVE BATHS WILL THREATEN GERMAN CULTURE Berlin, Nov. 29.—German culture iB seriously threatened by the high price of soap. An ordinary cake of toilet soap costs thirty million marks which is about 16 American cents estimated on the rate of exchange on October 5. laundry soap is pro portionately high, and the press is filled with complaints that the av erage family cannot maintain decent sanitary conditions in the home un der such prices. Starch and other laundry supplies are also soaring. Public baths are operating only spasmodically because of the scarc ity of coal and many of the private bath parlors have also shut down. Few apartment houses have any hot water, as central heating has been generally abandoned and the price of coal and gas make baths a luxury in the average home. Protest Porto Rican Budget San Juan, P. R, Nov. 29.—Porto Rican Sugar growers, through the Sugar Producers association, have addressed a letter of protest against the present $12,000,000 budget and the $6,000,000 bond issue jointly to Governor Towner, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house. The budget, the largest in the island's history, and the bond issue to provide for public improve ments were approved by the last legislature. The growers complain also of the special tax on sugar, which they point out will come directly out of the pockets of the producers 'because they will not be able to pass the tax on to the consumer. ■ — CM. COURT COIEKS MOW Judge Devin Preside* With 224 Cases On The Docket Of Various Offenses Durham county superior court, for the trial" of criminal cases, will convene on Monday, the 3rd day of December, with his honor. Judge W. A. Devin, of Oxford presiding. The calendar, as set by the bar, con tains 224 cases fbr jury trial. Many of them are appeals from the re corder's court. This is one of the largest dockets Durham county has ever had. As time passes the dock et of the superior court Beems to become more and more congested, instead of getting it anywhere near In sight of clearing. The most important cases at this term may be cited as the charges of murder against Wm. H. Woods, which Is set for trial on Wednesday, the 5th. And State against Charles Davis, for assault with intent to kill. The next cases of importance will be for store and housebreak ing, larceny, and other various of fenses against “the peace and dig nity of the state." The crimes recorded under the va rious charges for trial number as follows: For storebreaking, 2; housebreaking, 5; larceny, 18; forg ery, 32; embezzlement, 12; false pretense, 6; seduction, 2; non-sup port, 3; assaults, and assaults with deadly weapons, 18; speeding, 10; retailing, 4; illegal possession and receiving- whiskey, 23; injury to property, 9; disorderly house, 2; gambling, and gambling house, 3; manufacturing whiskey, 8; with other cases scattered along the line of cursing, trespass, vagrancy, nui sance, disposing of mortgaged prop erty, violation of the sanitary laws; abandonment, robbery, slander, pros titution^ room for Immoral purposes, reckless driving, and driving auto mobile intoxicated. The charges cover pretty much the whole gamut of the criminal laws. The sci fa docket has only four listed. REMEMBER OLD BUGGY? ■* WELL, HERE IS ONE Philadelphia, Nov. 29.—Some where between Galveston, Texas, and Philadelphia, Pa., a ranchman, his wife andthree children are headed for home, after “buggying” a year and a half through the Unit ed States. Timothy Waugh, with his family, left his home near Galveston In August, 1922, driving a two-seated buggy. They have toured the States and are now ending a belated honey moon.” "The missus and me was married six year and we never got around much till we figured this out,” Waugh explained as he passed through Philadelphia, “We have seen the country and have called the trip our honeymoon.” “Black,” a cow pony, hauls the buggy, and the Waughs, with their equipment, make from ten to twen ty miles a day. The buggy has had two sets of new wheels since the trip started. “We’ll get home about’June, If the bronc don’t put his feet through the wagon. He's an old cow pony and age hasn’t softened hig dispo sition none,” Waugh said. Vandervllle people are making a lot of fuss over a sea cow that sings, whjereas we have seen ’em and heard ’em in burlesque for years. Lame muscles? treatment You can keep your muscles £rozh stiffening up, and you can take out soreness and ache with Sloan’s Liniment. Every night stroke it on gently—you don’t have to rub it in. Tense muscles relax—aching stops. Get a bottle from your druggist today—35 cents. Sloan’s Liniment—kills pain The Best FANCY GROCERIES —Always Fresh —Moderate Prices —Delivery Everywhere —Prompt Service. CALL PHONE 208. Perry Grocery Co. North Mangum and Cleveland Sts. HOLLYWOOD BOASTS OF SLANG COINAGE Los Angeles, Nov. 29.—Holly wood Is fast vleing with New York in the production of the nation’s slang. Formerly New York had pretty much of a corner on the market. But since the advent of the movies Hollywood is becoming a real com petitor. Hollywood has great facilities for putting its stuff over. Much of the slang originates either on the mo tion picture lots or ts the brain child of some bright title-writer. Inasmuch as the latest Hollywood slang is right at the title editor’s elbow, even if he didn’t coin it, he quite frequently picks it up, puts it in a title and makes it known all over the country because millions see it on the screen. “Wisecracker” was the latest Hol lywood contribution to the national slang. Wise cracks was a term tak en from the movie lots, referring to the ability of title writers, or pub licity hounds to put over their gags in new language. And the state ment, “He’s another of these Holly wood wisecrackers” became a term of great scorn in Los Angeles. OLDEST WARSHIP IN COMMISSION STILL Ancon, Canal Zone, Nov. 29 — Thirty years ago the armored cruised New York was commission ed. The headlines of the New York papers stated that she was the "Queens of the Seas,” "Rival of the win”; that she ran at "a racehorse clip” and that she “broke all rec ords.” The accounts stated that the New York made the record speed of 21.07 knots an described the carrier pigeon service and other wonders of another generation. The other day, thirty years later, the old New York, now the U. S. S Rochester, steamed out to make a speed run rehearsing for night bat tle practice, and within thirty min utes after starting worked up to a fraction under 18 knots under nat ural draft. In spite of the fact that she Is now the oldest commissioned war vessel in the world, the Roches ter la giving splendid service as flag ship of the special service squadron. * The varied duty performed by the Rochester included the Santiago campaign as Admiral Sampson’s flagship, an extended cruise in the Orient after the Spanish War, and continuous active service during the world war as escort for the troop ships going to Europe. CONVICTS OBSERVE THANKSGIVING DAY Thanksgiving day celebration was not confined to those moving about as free members of society, for a day of rest and added delicacies to the menu was observed in the Dur ham county convict camps. Ob servance was held in the camps in short but pointed manner. At noon Ice cream was added to the menu out of the thoughtfulness of the Blue Ribbon company. Named After a Hotel Liberty, N. C., Nov. 29.—First borns have been named after great men, Biblical characters and kin folks, but now comes one named af ter a hotel. He is JOhn O’Henry, the first-born of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Allen, the father being principal of high school here. While on their honeymoon the parents stopped at the O’Henry hotel, Greensboro, where they were so kindly received they determined to name their first child O. Henry. The ''hotel has giv en the youngster a silver loving cup and the parents have promised that he shall eat all birthday dinners there. NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICE ARE MADE Kiwanis Club Prepare* Slate For Election To Be Held Next Month Nominations for offices to be made vacant through the expiration of the terms of the present officeds, were named at the meeting of the Kiwanis club held Wednesday at 1 o’clock at the Y. M. C. A. Much interest was shown in the nomina tion of the men tor the various of ficers and the election to be field at the first meeting in December promises to afford still more inter est on the part of the members with considerable ‘‘politicking” being done on the part of friends of the various nominees. To determine the nominees the two men receiving the highest num ber of votes for each office was de clared candidates for election. The following slate was announced at the conclusion of the count of the ballots: For president, W. N. Keen er and Dr. R. L. Felts: vice-presi dent, Dr. W. T. Laprade and Rev. Trela D. Collins; for treasurer, S. T. Rogers and B. W. Rogers; for dl rectors, Holland Holton, J. L. More head, R. L. Baldwin, C. H. Liven good, John W Carr, Jr., V'. S. Bry ant, Dr. Foy Roberson, C. E. Boesch, R. W. Rigsby, J. W. Um stead, Jr., Harper Erwin, Dr. J_ A. Speed, Oscar <3. Barker, and Marion B. Fowler. A talk by Dr. Roberson on foot ball was one of the interesting parts of the programs of the day. Recall Worthless Money Berlin, Nov. 29.—Germans who have been paying' 10,000 to 20,000 mark's for the old pre-war 1,000 mark notes on the theory that they would be redeemed in gold are doomed to disappointment. The government has announced that the notes are worth only 1,000 paper marks nnd has issued a call for their return to the Reichsbank to stop the speculation which has taken on a serious form. One thousand mark notes do not circulate in Germany any more since even a cigarette costs millions and 1,000 marks wont buy * match. The chief drawback against Ford as a presidential possibility Is that he never threw out the first ball at an opening game. Exasperating COUGHS NOT only you—but all those around you are annoyed by St constant hacking of a persist t cough. Dr. King's New Dis covery breaks coughs quickly by stimulating the mucous membranes to throw off the clogging seere , tions. Has a pleasant taste. At all druggists. OR. KING'S NEW DISCOVERY Honest~to "goodness^ Buckwheat” New Crop arrived l Makes Pancakes with, the real, old-time buckwheat taste — light, healthful, . delicious. Rckageto griddle-just add water. Don’t Take the Thanks Out of Thanksgiving By Getting Down On the Road With Bad Tires. —Put On— KELLY TIRES Today and Your Thanksgiving Will Extend Through Many Thou sands of Happy Miles. GRIGGS SALES CO. ‘ (Incorporated) Chapel Hill St. Phone 791. Beautiful Diamond Rings $15.00 Up, And— Out Diamonds are worth 8 per cent, a year more here for ex change values. See our Diamond values and you will look no further. The National Jewelry Co. 113 N. Mangum St. Around corner from Haywood & Boone. READ HERALD WANTS THE NEW EDISON The Source of Unlimited Pleasure. % We do not know of a.single thing that could give more pleasure, en« joyment and added happiness and cheer to Christmas Day than one of these NEW EDISON PHONOGRAPHS. Think of the after years of pleasure that would come from a ma-» chine that would give you the world’s best music—the instant you car* to have it—Re-created just as though you had the artist in your home. i Nothing is more desirable as a gift. See these beau tiful models and make your selection before the rush. W. R. MURRAY CO. East Main St, At Five Points. A

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