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LEAKSVILLE NORIH CAROLINA VOLUME XL. NO. 200. 2 CENTS PER COP/—$5. YEAR WHY DO WOMENS , DRESSES COST SO MUCH IS ASKED French woman for 33 year* Been making dresses for Wealthy women PART Of EXPENSE DUE TO WASTE (By Associated Press) PARIS, Jan. 6.—“Why do women dresses cost so much”? This eternal man’s questions was put to Madame Jeanne Paquin, and her cryptic an swer was i^They don’t”. For 33 years Madame Pauquin has been making dresses in Paris for the wealthy from all parts of the world. It may be that her idea of what is expensive has been in fluenced by the class of trade which automobiles up to her doors, but nevertheless her %nswer was the sin cere expression of a business wo man. For in the next" breath fhe said: “Or rather, dresses do not cost the buyer so much, when it is considered what they cost the producer.” Madame Paquin employes about 900 people, and turns out 4,000 dresses a year. About 25 out of every hundred of h»r gowns have to be discarded because they are riot properly made. This accounts in part for the high cost of those tha\ are marketed. “ To obtain an art product, there must be waste,” Madame Paquin explained. “A painter may make sketches before he finally reaches the creation that is called art. It is the same way with dresses. I em ploy people who do nothing but ■it around and criticize our dresses and if agiven dress doesn’t satisfy them, a new one must be made for the clieut. These people must be paid. Some of them get a hundreo ‘thousand 'francs "tt year. Therir>*re only only a few people who can engage , in the profession of beau ■fying woman with clothes. These few must be paid accordingly. Woman object to the high cost as much as men. It is a mistake to to think women like to pay high prices for their dresses. You can tell all the husbands that woman dispute their bills to the last penny. How much does it cost to dress a woman well for a year? Madam Paquin was asked. There were many women who spent a huncjred thousand francs a year before t.he war on their dress es, and if they did this now their bills would run to a half million, said Madame Paquin. TWO WHITE MEN AND 3 NEGROES KILLED Mob Set* Fire To Town Report from Rosewood State* (By Associated Press) OTTERCREEK, Fla. Jan. 5.— Two white men and two negro'wo men and a negro man are known to be dead, and it is believed there are many other casualties resulted from a race trouble during the night at Rosewood, twelve miles from here. With the exception of three build ings the entire village was burned by a mob shortly after day break, according to available reports. BANDITS FAIL TO ROB BANK (By Associated Press) SIOUX CITY Iowa, Jan, 5.—Ban dits and three officers were wound ed in a fight between bank robbers and the authorities at Maurice. Ban dits in a raid on Sioux County Bank failed to get any loot. Bandits es V Harold Lloyd is some grand son. The Boulevard Theatre was full last night and lots of people said they were expecting to see the Show to ■ night. If you want a good seat bo sure to be at the Theatre by seven l4’cloek.V^;-:vV'.. "i'-tg.}*: CRISSENCER WILL BE GOVERNOR FEDERAL RESERVE (By Associated-Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—The Comptroller of the currency Criss inger will he nominated as Gover nor of the Federal reserve board within a few days, according to high administration information. WANTS FORTUNE DIVIDED Woman, Bonoftciary In Uncle's Will, Believes In Qolden Rule. Being a firm believer In the golden - rule, Mrs. Ellen Witthans of St. Paul, Minn., refuses to accept $50,000 be queathed by her uncle, William Oarel, Philadelphia, president of the Erie railroad at the time of h(s death. Mr. Caret died a year ago, a week after the death of his wife whom he did not know had preceded him to the grave. "I have eight brothers and slaters." says Mrs. Witthans, "and they are en titled to their share of this money. I won’t accept it all. I want them to have their part. I know I would want them to feel that way toward me If the money had been given to any of them." Only two persons were named in the will of Carel, disposing of a $100,000 fortune. Half, consisting of real es tate, was bequeathed to his wife. The other half, Including real estate and cash, he gave to Mrs. Witthans. The only living relatives now are Mrs. Witthans and her eight brothers and sisters. She has asked her attorneys to have the will set aside and the en tire estate distributed through Probate court. BROKEN LEG ENDS DIVORCE Fractured Limb and Ribs Reknlt Frac turea In Matrimonial Ties. John Matthews of Chicago, who heard that hls'Vlfe was suing him for divorce, sat behind a curtain In the front window of his boarding house un til he saw his wife approaching with a process-server. Matthews fled to the roof, leaped to an adjoining house, slid down a parapet, and made ready to leap to the roof of a one-story porch. He 8trnck the porch roof, but lost his footing and rolled down to the side walk. Mrs. Matthews saw him and ran out, His log was broken and three riba cracked. In the excitement the process JfePt he he§?& what hospital they took Matthew rTST and hurried ther4 to do the wife’s bid ding. When Matthews regained conscious ness he found his wife by his bedside. She remained there until the process server reached tlie hospital, and then told him that the proposed divorce was “all off.” TWO BILLION FROM WOMEN Nearly Three-Quarters of a Million Paid Income Tax In 1920. Exactly 713,429 women In the United States paid taxes on Incomes totaling $2,288,160,062 during 1920, which Is the latest income tax report Issued by the government. These women include un tliarried women, wives who made inde pendent reports of their incomes, and widows or daughters of supporting i parents. There seems to be no lack of million- 1 alres among single women, approxi mately 181 women paying taxes upon such amounts. There are 174 wives who made separate returns who have been placed In the millionaire class. Tax reports indicated that the wom an who received the greatest income yearly was unmarried. From her tax returns it was estimated that $3,000,000 yearly was added to her fortune. ADMINISTRATION WILL CONSIDER RQBINSON BILL WASHINGTON, Jan, 4.—Assur ances of immediate consideration for a resolution by Senator Robin son of Arkansas, proposing Ameri can representation on the repara tions commission was given by the administration senate leaders after chairman Lodge of the Foreign re lations committee conferred with President Harding and Ambassador Harvey at the White House. CHILDREN THEN SUICIDED MUNCIE Ind., Jm 4.—William Miller aged th'rt/. shot and killed his wife and three children and then suicided the police said. The crime was diseweied by his neigh bors. WASHINGTON, Jan- L—Belief that an early agreement will be reached as to funding the British debt-to the United States was ex pressed-at the Treasury, where it was denied that any thought had been given to any change in the debt funding law. IRELAND WILL BE ABLE TO FURNISH AMERICAN POLICE Father Anthony Grogan looks for large contig nent of Irish GROGAN POINTS OUT IMPORTANT FACTS (By Associated Pressj NEW YORK, Jan. 5.—Ireland is going to send another large contig ent of “cops” to the United States. This is the opinion of Father'An thony Grogan, official chaplain at the Bmmigratipn station on Ellis Island. And Father Grogan ought to know. Twenty-two years ago the priest a frail, but smiling man-crept awk ardly, for the first time, aboard a liner fiom a bobbing tug off the quarantine station. Since then he has made the trip many times, until he has become an authority on im migration- particularly Irish immi gration. Recently officials at the Is land presented him with a purse to show what they thought of him. According to Father Grogan, Ire land contributes, in a general way, tw(o classes of immigrants. One farms; the other chases criminals with a zeal that justifies the con ventional quip of the joke-books. When he first began work, the priest said the farmers outnumbered the policemen. Then the police had the majority and now the farmers hold the lead, because in the opin ion of Father Grogan, the chief re sult of the war on Ireland was to drive her sons back to the farms. “But in the* last few months,” continued Father Grogan, “there has been a tendency to the cities again. We are finding more and more Irishmen who want to get city work- and that really means that they want to do police work. - ’“The Irieh are a peculiar bat they are an enthusiastic lot. And if I do say it -being Irish-they make good immigrants. They make good citizens, too. “I’ve seen them come in here, tired of the struggle at home, tired of the constant blackering and .fight ing of the Free state and I’ve seen most of them forget all about Irish politics when they arrive. They do not forget Ireland-but they do lose their interest in politics, because once here they know it is not so personal with them.” Father Grogan meets most of the boats which bring Irish immigrants to see that everybody is happy. But nationals of other countries receive just as hearty a handshake from the chaplain. “Anyone who comes into this country under the supervision o* Father Grogan, comes into itwith a start that is sure to ipake him a good citizen,” says Commissioner It H. Todd, in charge of the station. CROWN JEWELS SAID TO HAVE COME IN SAILORS COFFIN Grave of James Jones being guard ed in Brooklyn Cemetery (Bv Associated Press) NEW YORK, Jan, 6.—The grave of James Jones a sailor at the Nat ional Cemetery Brooklyn is guard ed because reports that William Williams special agent of the treas ury department would seek legal permission to open the coffin to see if any part of the Russian crown jewels had been secreted there. Jew els according copy righted story in Chicago Daily News were smuggled into this country in 'September 1920 in the coffin of Jones who died on the transport Edellyn at Gilbraltar. The Jones Motor Company unload ed another car. of Fords this morn ing. This makes twenty-two ear loads- received since the first of ] November, with four more carloads on the way? Phone your Subscription to Gantt*, eh * BERLIN HEARS THAT CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD IN U. S. A. British foreign office denies request made of the Wash ington Government REPARATIONS' IS BADLY DEADLOCKED (By Associated tress) LONDON, Jan. 5.—The Berlin correspondents of the central News learns from well informed sources that in accordance with a request by the British Wednesday, United States intends to call an internation al conference in Washington next week to consider the reparations deadlock. The British- foreign office denied it requested the calling -of a conference. - The State Department officials declared positively “there is no truth to the repiirt that America would call an international conference on reparations at the request of Bri tain, AIR OF SUPPRESSED EXCITEMENT AT BASTROP (Bv Associated Press) BASTROP, La. Jan 5.—An air of suppressed excitement pervaded this little town as a public investigation under civil procedure into the More house kidnappings and murders by masked white robed men last August got under way. Three infantry com panies with glistening rifles patroll ed the streets and a detachment of cavalry is atationed on the roadway and a machine gun company guaro ed the parish prison. MODERN LEGISLATION NEED ED TO PREVENT BLINDNESS (By Associated Press) NEW YORIt^ Jan, 4.—The need for more modern legislation dealing with the prevention of blindness and the conservation of vision, and for a greater number of state and local organisations devoted to these caus es, is emphasized in the annual re port of Lewis H. Carris, field secre tary of the National Committee for the Prevention of Blindness, made public today at the headquarters of the committee in this city. Mr. Carris’ findings are based on a survey of the blindness situation in the eastern half of the United States conducted during the past year. Special attention was given to conditions in Indiana, Illinois, Kan sas, Michigan, Oklahoma, Alabama, and New York, in which states the National Committee co-operated with local agencies in conducting «uucauonai campaigns. “The most effective work for the prevention of blindness and for the conservation of vision.” Mr. Carris report says, ‘can be accomplished through the aggressive work of state and local organizations. There should be a volunteer organization for the prevention of blindness ir. every state and territory, and siuch organizations should be closely aff iliated with the National Committee A survey of the field shows that California, Kentucky Illinois and New York are at present the only states having volunteer organiza tions for the prevention of blindness though a number of other states have associations for the blind do ing some preventive work.” Declaring “it is apparent that a very considerable part of the ac tivities for the prevention of blind ness must ultimately become gov ermantal, and in consequence there must be basic state legislation pro viding for such action,” the report of the National Committee calls at tention to the need for the follow ing types of laws: In the field of in direct preventive legislation, school medical inspection laws, laws pro viding for the establishment of con servativation of vision, laws govern ing the sale of wood acohol and laws governing the /practice of midwives. TO CONSULT ADMINISTRATION REGARDING ROBINSON IDEA (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.—The Senate foreign relations committee decided to secure the opinion of the administration on Robinson's, auth orizing the President to appoint American representatives on the re parations commission before pro ceeding further with a discussion of the measure. GLASS MANUFACTURERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE INDICTED (By Associated Press' CLEVELAND, Jan. 5.—Sixteen members of the wage committee of thf national association of the win dow glass manufacturers and the national association of window work ers were indicted by a federal grand jury for violation of the Sherman Anti Trust Laws. LENROOT-ANDERSON BILL READY FOR TOMORROW (By Associated Press, WASHINGTON,, Jan. 5.—-Prepa ration of farm credits legislation was virtually completed and the Lenroot-Anderson bill ready 'for to morrow. PRINCE OF WALES ENGAGEMENT DENIED (By Associated Press/ LONDON, Jan. 5.—Current re ports of the engagement of the Prince of Wales was officially de nied in a statement from York house MINISTER OF FINANCE SHOT TWICE ENTERING CAR (By Associated Press) PRAGUE, Jan. S.—Doctor Alois Rasin Czechoslovakian minister of finance was seriously wounded by an insurance Company employe who fired two shots as f&e minister was entering an automobile. CONRAN-MARTIN Mr. James Francis Conran has the honour of announcing the mar riage of his niece Mary Katherine Conran to Doctor William Francis Martin on Wednesday, the third of January One thousand, nine hun dred and twenty three at Nine hun dred and forty-five West End Av enue City of New York. Mr. S. L. Martin Jr., returned home last night from New York where he attended the wedding of .his brother, Dr. Francis Martin. LEAKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL BEGINS SPRING TERM The high school opened the Spring term Wednesday, January 3, with a full attendance. Practical ly all the old students have returned except a few who are confined at their homes with the gripe. Chapel exercises were conducted Wednesday morning by the Rev. Ralph Weatherly of Saint Pauls' Pennsylvania. Quite a number of the dais of 1922 were home from the various Colleges during the holidays: Elton Vest, Austin Murray, Rob ert Moore William Norman. Fred Nance, Mack Martin, James Fagge and Norwood Hopper from the Uni versity; Elnora Hill, Georgia New nam, and Gladys Osborne from N. C. C. W.: Lucile Reid, Salem Col lege; Henriette Reid Goucher Col lege; Bowman Warren, Davidson College; Ralph Trent, and Thornton Hill, Richmond College; and Mary Sue Farrell from G. C. W.. Most of these young people are making splendid records at College. The girls basket ball team has had a very successful season so far, hav ing defeated the following teams: Ma^odan High School, first game 34 to 9, second game, 23 to 12 Martinsville High School 27 to 18; Danville High School 45 to 12; and Reidsville High School 49 to 17. WILL ABOLISH ALL COSTLY COMMITTEES IS SWEDENS PLAN Sweden’s minuter of finance Will cut down govern ment expenses PLANS WILLSAVE one Million dollar ffiy Associated Press: STOCKHOLM, Jan. 5.—A whole sale slaughter of costly public com mittees, to begin immediately, is the first important outcome of the campaign of cleaning up and saving which has been started by Sweden’s Minister of Finance, F. W. Thorsson This drastic step, which will save the country millions of crowns an nually is finding favor with the press and public of Sweden. |Mr. Thosson, in his recommen dations, makes no comment on the governmental practice of shifting responsibility to committees. He merely points out that 285 commit tees, consisting of more than one thousand persons, have been con ducting various and sundry inves tigations, and that in 1221 their ex penditures exceeded th-: government appropriations by mo'a than 100 percent. He then recommends a slashingof the list, andthese recom mendations have bean accepted by the government. The number of committees elim inated has not yet beeii announced, but it will probab’y be 70 percent of the total. The annua1 saving to the gvernment is estimated at about 11,000,000 Asa measure of economy the remaining cogr.riituws will here after submit the:.’ reports in type commends, as u funner safeguard ing of public funds, that commit tees hereafter be granted maximum appropriations instead of estimat es which may be exceeded. But I believe, for the average woman who can afford to dress in such houses a^mlrie,' thiit 50 thous and francs a year would do it, giv ing her about 15 dresses a year Thi3 would give her in each season about 15 dresses, one for the street one for sport, one for evening, and one for afternoon receptions. Add what is necessary for cloaks, furs, hats, shoes, umbrellas and under clothing and the total would come to about $5,000 in American money. TAXPAYERS OF SOUTH BUFFALO TO JOIN CITY Should Greensboro decide to ex tend its city limits it will be asked to extend far enough to take in the South Buffalo school for such was made known in resolutions passed at a meeting of the patron’s league of the South Buffalo school last night. The taxpayers of that locality discussed city extension withfervor and were anxious that their locality be included in the proposed expand ing movement of Greensboro. It was pointed out at the meet ing that such action on the part of the city would necessitate extension of only about three-quarters of a mile. No other business was trans acted at the meeting.—Greensboro News. MAN AND WOMAN TO MEET DEATH PENALTY (By Associated Press) LONDON, Jan. 6.—Home office declined to grant reprieve in cases Mrs. Edith Thompson and Frederi ck Bywaters convicted and senten ced to death for the murder of Par cy Thompson the womans husband and the two will be hanged Tues day. The Gazette found the Christmas package lost on Hamilton Street about Christmas time. The package ■ was found by former postmaster, Mr. Houchens of Spray and carried to the Gazette office after he read the “lost” ad in the paper. Phone your Subscription to Gazette'
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