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VOLUME IXL. NO 3. LEAKS VILLE NO:<IH CAROLINA THURSDAY JANUARY, 18, 1923. 2 CENTS PER COP/—$5. YEAR MRS. L. W. CLARK TO LEAVE FRIDAY ON TOUR OF WORLD Will sail from New York Monday Mr. Clark going As far as Cuba ENTIRE TRIP WILL TOTAL 30,000 MILES Mrs. L. W. Clark leaves Friday • for New York City and will sail Monday on the 3teanier ‘Empress of France” for a cruise around the world. The vessel which has been specially chartered for the trip wit carry a party of over 760 with guid es and lecturers, making possible a real educational tour. The first stop will be for two days in Havana, Cuba, 1200 miles from New York, then to Colon, another 1,000 miles, and through the Panama Canal to Panama and the Pacific. Two days "*in San Franciscp, after a sail of 3,200 miles from Panama, y and from there to Hawaii, another 2,000 miles, visiting both Hilo and Hono lulu. The party then goes to Japan, 3,400 miles further west, for two weeks, visiting Yokohama, Tokyo,. Nikko, Osaka, Kioto, Kobe and oth er points of interest and sail from Nagasaki, another 1,500 miles, for a week in China. The steamer will go to Hong Kong but trips inland will be made to Canton where peo ple live practically as they did 3, 000 years ago and to other places of interest. The next stop, 700 miles after leaving Hong Kong, will be in our new possessions, the Phillippine Is lands and then <m to the island ol Java, 1,500 miles distant and south of the equator, the most southern point reached qp the trip. Sailing north again 500 miles, the next port visited is Singapore on the Malay peninsular. From Singapore to Ran goon in Bermuda, then another 1« 200 miles and after two days the -pafty, proceed a to' Calcutta in In dia,, 800 mites. The* oveilbikMW® three weeks in India perhaps be as full of interest as any part of the tour; visiting Benares, Agra, Delhi and other cities, finally embarking again at Bombay on the west coast of India. The vessel will then sail for Suez, passing (through the Red Sea and making 3,000 miles more of its journey home. After a week in Egypt the party sails 1200 miles through the Mediterranean to Na pies, the chief port of Italy ana from there to Gilbraltar and South hampton, England, 2,000 miles j nearer to the United States yet | 8,000 miles via way of Quebec and i Montreal, Canada, Here the voyag- j ers leave the steamer and take the ( train to New York,* the starting ^ point, after a trip of nearly 30,000 miles, lasting almost five months. Mr. Clark will accompany Mrs. Clark to New York and as far on the trip as Havana, returning by way of Florida, East Coasts re sorts about February 1st MEXICAN MONK PREDICTS THE END OF THE WORLD MEXICO CITY, Jan. 17.—Con siderable anxiety is being shown by the Indian population of the vil lage of Mixcoac, near Mexico City following the recent declartion of Father Genaro Rivera, a Carmelite monk residing there, that the end of the world will come on December 12, 19B4. The monk bases his prediction o-i highly complex astronomical obser vations he has been conducting for years, and he asserts that the mlH enium i§ a certainty on the date mentioned. Inasmuch as he ia a high ly respected man of the village, his assertions have caused great excite ment among the credulous Indians. Local newspapers have given much prominence to the predictions, FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEMORALIZED LONDON, Ja. 18—The foreign exchange market is utterly demoral ixfed operators practically at a £■ standstill. ENTIRE CREW LOST AT SEA IN STORMS Roport SckHtfr Ciptiwl la, Dec ~ (NORFOLK, Jan. ' 18.—Entire crew of eleven men of the schoonr Helvetia believed by coast guard of ficials to bays lost their lives when the vessel capsized off the Virginia coast, during heavy storms in De cember, this was stated the eompla tion of an investigation which start | ed Monday when the Derelict was sighted off the coast and found to : be the Halvetia, • which left New | York Decetsber 18, for Charleston j South Carolina. Report said it was almost Impossible for the crew to j have escaped during the heavy gal-| es. LOCAL BRIEFS RIGHT OFF THE WIRE NEW YORK, Jan. 1 9.—The Board of directors of the Richmond FrederUfcsbarg and Potomac rail road declared a hundred percent . RICHMOND, Jan. 18--George P Coleman resigned as st*t> highway commissioner in order, he raid in a fetter “ I may free to do things I think necessary for proper advance ment of highway interest which moan so much to the development of Virginia”. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.—Nego tiations between American and Brit ish regarding debt refunding, will be carried forward through the British embassy after the return to London of the commission. RALEIGH, Jan, 18.—Proposals for the state to provide ah.f and port commission, and to build a rail road into oounties western North Carolina, held chief interest among legislators. The commission was authorised to inquire into railroad proposals was ready to report and the commame committees held her tagr mi Ktd'TttyMhad part proposals - WASHINGTON. Jan. 18.—Italy has taken definite stops to impress; British and French she regards pres ent situation in the Ruhr as fraught, with Great danger, and although not taking possession as actual mediator, earnestly suggested any further forcible steps toward col lection of reparations, be taken on ly after the most mature consider ation. MILLION DOLLAR FURNITURE FIRE IN LOS ANGELES LOS AjNGEEES Jan. 18.—Fire in the warehouse of Barker broth ers furniture dealers, did damage estimated at one million dollars. Or igin of the fire is undermined. DRAPER LOSES TO §pRAY IN HOTLY CONTESTED GAME The. Draper “Y” loses a hotly con tested game af basketball, with the local Spray "Y” boys, last night 36 to 46. The game was very clean and fast. Both teams displaying fine team work. Draper had by far the best team work in the first half. Haiger of the visitors was the star of the first half Cutting the net for 10 field goals, a total of SO points with Demorest accounting for 4 bringing the total to 24 with Draper in the lead. In the second half the lia? up was virtually changed with Hodge* and Suttenfield forwards and Check center, Patterson . and Slayton guards add to say the least those two guards did the trick in the ini tial period of the play. Hodges and Suttenfield were go ing like wiW fire accounting-tor \8 field goals, or 86 points. Hodges was shooting with deadly aim at the little iron circle fastened V the blackboards He was the high point man with a total of 11 fi H goals, or 28 points. The game ended 46 to 36 in favor of Spray $ i are delight feeling exist '• and Draper ITALIAN SHIP RESCUES CREW OF MONTELLO (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 18—The Itali an steamship Giuseppe Verdi, wire lessed that she rescued the entire crew of the freighter Montello yes terday when she was reported sink ing. FORD’S PLAN TO END | WAR FOREVER DETROIT, Jan. 18.—Henry Ford’s industrial expansion program is world-wide, not national, in scope and has been undertaken with the underlying motive of educating the people of the world to such a degree and of making them so prosperous “that wars will be ended forever”. This was disclosed today as the motive back of the Detroit manufac turer’s desire to extend operations into 'every part of the world. Mr. Ford believes that “a busy, prosperous people do not stop work to make war; they go to war only when it is necessary to protect their homes or their ideals when these are menaced by some more idle na tion.” “When the time comes that every one, everywhere, has a Job, and lasting prosperity has been created as a result, the people of any nat ion will be too busy too’ happy ttf even think of war.” the manufactur er says. There fore, it is pointed out by those in close touch with him, he is convinced that world indus trial expansion bringing with it prosperity for all peoples in all lands, automatically will make war impossible. The manufacturer is known to believe that the automobile is the agent that will usher in the millen ium of world peace. “When the people of any coun try get to understand automobiles and use them daily, they will know considerably more about machin ery,”- he declares. ■ “Then, in . the course of a few years agricultural machinery will appear in that coun try. Hundreds of bushels of grain will be produced where only a few were grown before. In many for eign countries, the farmers know nothing of machinery. Probably they will not know it until they have learned to use automobiles. DANISH PRINCE MUST EARN HIS UVING (B” Associated Press) COPENHAGEN, Jan. 17. -Prin ce Aage of Denmark, whose foituno was wiped out in a record hank fail ure, has gone t o Morn •Tit) t > earn a living as a major in the French col onial forces. Just before he depart ed, during the Christmas holidays, he said he was genuinely sorry that he could not take -rip active business career in his own country, He had never enjoyed anything more, he added, than the job he once held for several months in a foreign branch of a well known American Arm, neither his employers nor the other employees knowing his real identi ty. In Denmark Prince Aage was call ed the American prince. Hi? habits and tastes were similar to those characterizing the citizen of the United States. Most of his intimate friends were Americans, and their mode of life was his. Soon after the war the Prince visited the Unit ed States, plunged into society, and odopted many American ways. Recently it was thought desire able to use the Prince in an ambas ?adoral capacity, but, with his for tune gone, he was unable to accept a post paying only a small income. So he %as entered military life, hav ing the reputation of being one of the finest soldiers in Denmark. The Princess Aage and their five years old son have.’gone to live in Italy at the home of‘the Princess’s father, Count Calvi <Ji Bergolo. Mr. A. E. Fleming warded off the effects of influenza for several days, hut he too had to give up and remain at home Tuesday. umwr '-v*- '*'« SIX GERMAN COAL OPERATORS TO FACE COURTMARTIAL* French, Modify their orders Making same apply only to coal mined SIX DEALERS ^ARE TO FACE CHARGES H?y Associated Preset ESSEN. Jan. 18.—Ruhr coal op erators who thought French were to take over the mines found them selves still in possession of their properties and learned that ohly the coal mined and above the ground, came - under the revised requisition ing orders of the French. Magnates also learned they faced court mar tial instead of actual arrest for re fusal' to deliver coal to France. Pub lie opinion in the United States and England is said to have influenced ‘ the French to revise their orders. ! ESSEN, Jan. 18.—French mili tary; instituted court martial pro ceedings against six Ruhr coaj mag nates on charges of “refusing to ob , ey military authorities in territory : under a state of seige” The names are withheld. i __ __ MUST IMPORT CALCIUM \>F ARSENATE, FIGHT WEEVIL | (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan, 18.—Im ports will be necessary to furnish : Southern cotton planters sufficient supplies of calcium of arsenate us ed in fighting the boll weevil, it was said in the joint report of agricul ; ture and interior departments to the Senate in response the Dial res olution. SCIENTISTS LOOK TO MADAGASCAR FOR RADIUM I •'By Associated Press) 1 ' LONDON, Jan. 17.—-Madagascar lias huge uraniferous deposits which '0£e capable of producing in the near future 4a to 60 grains of ra dium bromide a year, according to Professor Lecreix, secretary of the French Academy of Science. This production would be equal to about half of world’s present annual sup ply Ten tons of “betafite”, the name given by Professor Lecroix to de posits foun d in the Betafo district of Madagascar, furnish 15 grains of radium bromide. He adds that the crystals from which the radium bro mide is obtained are found conven-* iently in red earth and may be ex tracted by washing as is done in the case of gold bearing deposits. PROHIBITION BILL MAY BE BROUGHT UP NEXT MAY (By Associated Press* MEXICO CITY, Jan. 17.—The “wets” are breathing a trifle easier now that it is impossible for a “bone dry” bill to be considered by the present regular session of con 1 gress which adjourned sine die Dec 1 ember 30. Although theft was small j fear that such a measure would pass j the lower house, it was expected in I many quarters that the “dry” ele . ment, receiving inspiration from | certain high officials, would attempt to have such a bill at least brought up for discussion. But other legis lation intervened and a new liquor law was forgotten. It is now considered likely that when congress meets in regular sea sion next May, a prohibition bill will be introduced and the various organ zations in the republic dealing with the manufacture and sale of intox icar*s are already conducting a vig orous campaign to counteract '■the “dry” propaganda. A “bone dry” Mexico is not gen erally considered here as even a remote possibility, but it is believ ed that drastic regulation by the poor classes, who obtain a murder ous drink known as pulque for a few cents a quart. Pulque has fre quently been described as the "cur se, of Mexico”, and legislation to re strict its sale is regarded as neces sary. CHICAGO WILL NOT EMPLOY K. K. it. (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Jan 18.—The City Council went on record today as opposing retaining any members of the Ku Klux Klan on the city pay roll. JACKIE COOGAN MUST~ PAY ENORMOUS TAX LOS ANGELES, Jan. 18 — 6i the half million dollars Jackie Coo gan, child film actor said to have re ceived as a bonus for signing a con tract with the metro corporation, $260,720 will go to government as income tax, according to figures made public by the internal reven ue collector. Figures did not in clude tax on Jackie Coogan salary of $1250 a week or his share of six ty percent net profits of films in which he is starred. 15 YEAR OLD GIRL TELLS OF ENDING OF URAY SMITH MORGANTON, J|an, 13.—The mysterious murder of Uray Smith, who was found dead in his uncle’s house several. miles from this city last September 6 came to light this afternoon when his 15-year old cousin, Mary Collins, told officers of the part she had in the affair. The child is now in the county jail, a'hd. just before dark her mother, Mrs>-«Ssalie Smith, was placed In jail also charged with being con nected with the killing. Since the time of the murder the entire community has been guessing but scarcely any suspect ed this girl of the crime. Her story was told this afternoon in a cheer ful manner, many times smiling as she related the horrible events. She declared that she had not told any member of her family that she was the guilty one, and that she had been keeping her secret all this time. Shortly after the murder the girl was sent to Mountain Island, Gaston county to stSjrwfth retettveir there. Investigations by Solicitor R. L. Huffman, of this district, led to the belief that she was the last per son seen with the dead man, and a warrant was sworn out for her. According to her story, which was told to Miss Beatrice Cobb, news-, paper correspondent, her cousin, sister of the dead man went out in the field after dinner and the othe: jnembers of the family, including Mrs. Collins went to Glen Alpine, Mary started out with the other girl, Irene Smith, but Smith says she held her back. While they were in the house alone, she told Miss Cobb, the man tried to assault her and they had a fight. She stated this afternoon that he offered her $20 if she would submit to immoral re lations and when she refused he said he was going to cut her throat She tried to run, she says but ev ery time he would catch her and drag her back into the house. Short ly before he was killed, she says he did cut his throat with the knife and she accounted in that way for the blood found on his shirt. After the attempted or alleged, suicide did not prevail on her to sub mit to his requests, the girl says that he got a shotgun hanging over the door and started toward her. There was a scuffle over the gun which resulted in a load being dis charged into the breast of the Smith man, says the girl. She stated that after the shoot ing she ran out into the field where Irene Smith was, but did not tell her what had happened. According to Solicitor Huffman, who claims he has damaging information to the ef fect the girl came in the field in ,a highly nervous state and refused to let her cousin go back to the house. The girl denies this statement. Mr. Huffman seated this after noon that he had witnesses to swear that Mrs. Collins, mother of the girl had stated a few days before the killing*that she was either going to kill Uray Smith o r have him killed She, as well as her. daughter, de* nied that statement RECORDS MADE ON BASEBALL DIAMOND INTERESTINGLY TOLD Comparisons made with Re Cords of years past and Conclusions drawn 1922 PRODUCED NEW HIGH POINTS IN BALL By Irwin M. Howe. When a team ranking eighth in teau' batting hangs up a mark eq ualling or RiirFjassing that of the batting leaders fifteen, sixteen or eighteen years ago it follows that there must have been many individ ual batting feats that would have been startling in the days when Chesbro, Bender, Plank, Waddell, Joss, White, Young, Walsh and other famous hurlers were matching skill with the heavy hitters of their time. This past season the Boston Red gox, eighth i n team batting hit 263 the exact mark attained by Cleve land in 1904, three points below that of Detroit in 1907, and eight points higher than Cleveland in 1906, these teams being batting leaders for those years. Below is given a table of the best performances of the players who made the present plenoric re cords possible. Seven players clouted five safe drives each, in as many times at bat, in a single game. Ty Cobb pull ing this trick three times, while on another' occasion he grabbed five hits in six tfmes up. Besides Cobb, those who made five hits in one game while facing the pitcher but five times, were Mostil, Chicago, Gardner and J Sewell, Cleveland, Rigney, Detroit, Baker, New York, and Goslin, Washington. It will be noted that four of the seven are youngsters, Joe Sewell being the veteran of the quarter with a little more than two years of service. Lawton Witt, Sam Rice and Leon Goslin also kept company with the on one other occasion e»',v e"’n safe manager of'Hie Tigers by smashing blows in six times at bat. Twelve men hit for a total of ten or more bases in a single game, Ken Williams, Ed Miller and Ruth be ing tied for top honors, (12 bases). Williams set his record by walloping three home runs off two young White Sox pitchers ;Miller made a single; a triple and two homers in a game against Cleveland with Coveleskie, Keefe and Bagby on the mound, while Ruth pounded two •home runs and two doubles on September 11, as a quartet of Con nie Mack’s hurlers came and went Ray Schalk set a peculiar record June 27th in a Detroit contest in which Ehmke and Cole divided the mound duty equally. The White Sox catcher in four appearances at t.he plate hammered a single, a double, a three-base hit and sent one over the fence good for one round trip. This record was equalled by R. Meu sel on July 3. Sullivan and Eckert pitched;?for the Athletics. In the period extending from July 27t.h to September 17th, Geor ge Sisler set a new American Lea gue record for batting safely in con secutive games. During this time he hit safely in forty-one contests, be ing stopped by Joe Bush, September 18th. The previous mark of forty games was hung up by Ty Cobb in 1911, Kenneth Williams also start ed a batting streak on July 27th, but was halted August 26th by Hoyt and Murray of the champion Yan kees after a period of twenty-eight games. Pratt and Burns of Boston turn ed in records of the same sort for twenty-three games and John Tobin St. Louis, for twenty-one. ELON COLLEGE ADMINISTRA TION BUILDING DESTROYED * _____ (By Associated Fress) ELON, N. C. Jan. 18.—Fire com pletely destroyed the administration building of Elon College, with a loss estimated at $126,000 complete ly covered with insurance, origin of 4 the fire is undetermined.
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