North Carolina Newspapers

VOLUME 1XL. NO. 4S. LEAK.SV1LLE MOHlh CAROUN4 FRIDAY, MARCH, #, 1623. 2 CENTS PER CO?/*~*6. 'i ? A pur rpi? 1 nni i 1 Xv jl 1 J ANCIENT EGYPT IS BROUGHT JNTO EYE OVER TUTS. TOMB Swivel handle barbers razor Found and also bronze Mirrors ALSO GROUP OF FISH HOOKS ARET FOUND (2y Associated Press) PITTSBURGH, March, 9.—Doug las Stewart, director of the Museum of the» Carnegie Institute, reports the livliest interest on the part of the public in the life of' ancient Eg ypt- The discoveries in the tomb of Tutenkhamun at Luxor have, he says, made the history of 35 cen * turies ago present day news. Public I curiosity has been aroused in a civi-1 lization of which most people had j never heard, and the visitors are j fascinated by -4he physical memen- j toes of a long gone race. T’he largest exhibit in the mu> eum is the remains of a hfile boat ot an arjniral, buried with him accord ing to the custom of interring'th^ tools of trade with the dead. There is__not a nail in this boat. If is' fas tened together1 by wooden pins dove tailed Into the timbers, and by thongs. It dates from 4000 B. C., 500 years before -Tutenkhamun’s time, or 600 years before Abraham wont to Ur of the Chaldees. Even older is one of several kohl pots, made about 6000 B. C. which were used to contain eydffd for the Egyptian beauties of the court. It is covered with a very thin layer of pure gold, similar to the gold found Jn Tutenkhamun’s tomb by Lord Carnarvon. Bronze mirors appropriately find a place beside the eye paint pots Nearby a razor of the eighteenth dynasty is seen to be of precisely the same mode} as the old style razor of today, working'on a swivel handle, and proving that barbers shaved their customers 2500 years figtp ,jl»?t as they do today. .A group of fish hooks of 1080 8; 0. constitu tes another exhibit where the design has not changed in ■ 35 centuries. J----— . LONDON DOG SHOW HAS RECORP ENTRY jLIST (By Associated Press) LONDON, March. 9.—There was B world’s record entry of 5,760 dogs at this winter’s annual-show at the Agricultural Hall, Islington. They came from all parts of the country, and included enormous Great Danes and Alsatians down to tho tiniest Pekinese. , King George exhibited some fine Labrador retrievers and'won first prize with one of them. Th^ entries indicate that the breeding and keep !ng of Alsantians is on the increase there being ovep 500 of this breed as compared with 20 in 1918. Of the terrier class, Sealyhams appear to be most popular, but were run close by Kerry Blues, which have come into favor very quickly, since their first appearance at. the Crufts efiow last year. St. Bernards, mastiffs, _ blqod hounds and other big dogs were numerous, but perhaps the dog which attracted most attention was a long-haired Dachshund, a variety hitherto^ practiaclfy unknown in Englarid. SUNDAY (SCHOOL ~ CONGRESS POSTPONED Mention in these columns to the •effect that there would be a Sunday, school congress hold In Spray Sa. unlay March lOfjh, tomorrow, wlU pot be held at this time. It was fppnd tint the necamary arrange piepts could nqt be perfected ini' time te go ahead as first apmqun^ed. 'xtjt •;. ■ -| ~<L Mica Annie Walker, the Presby terian worker left today for- Gra ham to spend the week end. Before spending a dollar away off yonder, see pur advertisers first gnd ..the chance* are they can furnish you what you want, at less money. Your home , our home and the mer r chants Home all help to make the town, ' r' ■" *■ -ip THE KING AND QUE£N EAT WITH LABOR MET British Royalty Guests at bat - quet Given by Viscount And Lady Astor. COL. HARVEY IS THERI I - (By Associated Press) LONDON, March, 9.—The kiqr and queen for the first time in then lives broke bread with labor merr. bers of parliament tonight in th home of one of their subjects. ThF occasion was a dinner given bj' Viscount and Lady Astor, at which their majesties fnet among other? James Henry Thomas, general sec retary of the National, Union o Railwaymen, John Robert Clynes presient of the National Union of General Workers and former labor leader in the house, and Philip Snowden, and their wives. Labor came in silkbn knee bree ches which was jocosely described as a concession, and there also were present those who wear the cherished garter. Balfour, Salisbury 'and .Grey of Falloden. The' affair, unique in British so eial history, was arranged as much to permit the king and queen to meet in socigl intercourse with tlu laborites as to allow the laborites to come into social contact with their rulers. It was said that the king had irffade known his desire to meet the leaders of the labor party in such a manner, ' Lady Astor, whore campaign for political ‘honor3 was characterized by mpch banter, greeted th§ Jobor ites when they- appeared in . knee breeches with joking remarks. She whispered "pull up your stockings” in the ear of Mr. Thomas and even inquired of the Canadian high com missioner, Mr. Larken, if his stock ing* ivere qtt straight. The American ambassador escap ed remark on hiff-black knickerbock ers because he has frequently ap - peared in them and has become a familiar figure in the customary court dress, Before the'torrival of the king and queen Lady Astor was heard jokingly telling the laborites how to receive his majesty, advising them to say “Yes sir” and “No Sir” or “yes your Majesty,” or “No Your Majesty.” Viscount Astor escorted the queen to the banquet hall wh.lo Lady As tor entered on the arm of the king Once she looked back and urged her guests to hurry, for the labor members were apparently expect ing that 'the Usual precedence by rank would be in order, .jvhile the others, of the nobility, teemed anx icus to hold back. The guests sat at two large round tables amid ■ the fragrance of pink tulips and other '^lossoms. The din ners included in addition to those ' Continued on page four) FORMS OF CONTRACT FOR BRITISH REACHED (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Mar. 9.-^The American debt funding commission oompleted the formal draft of deb entures which embodies the terms of settlement negotiations with Great Britain. No announcement was made as to when the contract will ibe submitted to the British for signature. RICHMOND HAS CITY WIDE CLEAN UP (By Associated Press) . RICHMOND, March. #.—A city wide rpund-up of bootleggers by federal prohibition enforcement-of ficers here, resulted in arrests b£ more than twenty persons and war rants for as many more were In jthe hands of agents who were bringing in prisoners-in quick succession. A feature of the raid was the re markably small amount of liquor captured, less than one gallon being taken in more than twenty plpces visited. This wilt not retard tb'e prosecution, Director Fulwilder de clared os evidence obtained in ad vance, by operatives from oth?r sections of the state. ' . '% • -Vk rl V r-i " X". ~ h‘v■' Mail carrier shot TO DEATH OFFICERS IN ATTEMPTED ARREST Robert Hope wanted on min or charge lolls Marshal and another man SCHOOL CHILDREN WITNESS SHOOTING »Bv Associated Press; GAINSVILLE, Ga, Mar. 9.—Rob ert Hope a mail carrier is in jail charged with the murder of Marshal Silas Martin and- Jack Bryant u. Lulu, who _Werg slain while trying to place the postman in jail. Hope hal been arrested 0n a miner offen-, se. A teacher and a class of chil dren witpesed the shooting. SPANISH TRAIL MAY BECOME GOOD HIGHWAY (By Associated Press) NEW ORLEANS, Mar. 9.—The Old Spanish Trail*, a national high way from Jacksonville, Fla., to Los Angeles, California along the Gulf Coa^t and through the territory im mediately north of the Mexican bor der, is destined to include Several sections of road the equal of which will not be found in the United Sta tes, if plans of good roads enthu siasts interested in the project in that section are carried 0ut. Secretary of War Weeks recently, notified the New Orleans Associa tion of Commerce that the War d<. i partment (and the Department of j Agriculture had reached an agree-, ment whereby that section of the highway from New Orleans through, .the Louisiana marshes to the Mlss-| icsippi coast had bej?n placed on, first priority as a federal aid pro-, ject. The War Department is deeply interested in tKe highway from a military standpoint. ! It is estimated that a road through | thg marshes strong enough to with-, stand any gulf storm and to bear, th,2 weight of artillery .would 'eost from $300,000 to $400,'000 a mile including the necessary bridges. This would make" the cost of the twenty miles to the Rigolets, one of the outlets of Lake Pgnchartrain, ap proximately $8,000,000. It would necessarily b.? of special construc tion and so heavy as lo require a minimum of repair. Construction of the marsh road would provide New Orleans with a highway to the north and east. The only way of entering the city now, if motorists do not drive wesb to Baton itouge and from th-ere to New Orleans, is to ferry across Lake Ponehartrain, a water journey re quiring at least two hours by the shortest route. MRS. JESSE GILBERT BROUGHT BACK FOR TRIAL Mrs. Jess Gilbert the woman who is supposed t0 have disappeared two lhonths ago with Walter Hopper was brought to Spray from Durham A note book has been found show ing where they had made a consid erable trip through the South. It is said she drew ?700 of her hus bands pension money from the bank and carried it off when she left, and its said, spent it on the trip. They will have their ^hearing Sat urday. ISADORA DUNCAN IS NOT AMERICAN CITIZEN (By Associated Prissl WASHINGTON, Mar. I|a4>r* Duncan who recently on paving the United Spates took pceaslop to ride American Institutions |ynd pro hibition %nd what was described as a kind of hqpid refreshment ape was compelled to drink noyr If at all, is pot an American citizen the Deportment of Labor announced. She lost h^r citizenship thf Depart ment held through her marriage to Serge Essenine, a Russian on April 1 1922. Mrs. R. E. Foster with her sister returned home from Enfield-where she had been on a visit to her par ents home. I MOTHER OF TWENTY i- CHILDREN AT AGE OF 37 VERY SICK i 1 She gave birth to 4 boys yes j terday, each 5* Lbs are Expected to live HAD 3 SETS OF TWINS PREVIOUSLY (By Associated Press) ' CHARLESTON, W, Va., M»r „• —The mether of twenty children at the age of thirty seven. Mrs. Honiei » McMann of Belleburn, Greenbrier county, was making a valiant fight for her life while at her side nest led four baby boys born yesterday. Each of the quartet weighed fivt and a quarter pounds and all pro bably will live. Grave fears are now entertained for the recovery of their mother wbb previously gave b'rth to three sets of twins. TWO SAILORS KILLED ON BRITISH CRUISER (By Associated Press) GIBRALTER, Mar. 9.—Two sail ors wer© killed and four were in juried two probably . mortally, in a torpedo explosion on board the British Cruiser Coventry. The cause and extent of the damage to the ves sel is unknown. / FORD PAYS MORE THAN SAjLE PRICE (By Associated Press) DETROIT, Mar. 9.—All creditors of the Lincoln motor car company purchased last year by Henry Ford at a receivers sale, have been reim bursed in full by Ford. The four mdlion dollars needed to pay all claims was paid despite Ford was not reqtflred to do so under the terms of the purchase. BULGARIA FAVORS MARRIED LEGISLATORS (By Associated Press' SOFIA, March. 9.—An* effort is being made in Bulgaria to exclude unmarried men from the national parliament. Only heads of families may be candidates, according to the proposed measure. RADIO FOR MARKET NEWS (By Associated ‘Press) WASHINGTON, Mar. 9.—Farm ers are making use of the radio in obtaining market reports. Nation wide, practical us.e of these reports sent broadcast' by the United States Department of Agriculture is in dicated in a survey just completed.' Nearly 50 percent of the hundreds of returns to an inquiry sent out by radio w.ere from farmers who had receiving equipment. The remainder othe returns were from grain deal ers, mills, elevators, banks, tele phone companies, cooperative or ganizations, farm bureaus, and othe er, agencies which disseminate the reports among large groups of farm ers. Greatest interest was shown in the grain market reports, which in fomf farmers of wheat, corn and oats prices at the leading grain markets. Next in importance comes the live-stock reports of prices and movements at the principal live stock markets of the country. The weather reports came next, follow ed by reports on poultry products fruits and vegetables, dairy pro ducts, hay, cotton, and other farm crape. (tty Associated ¥**«) RICHMOND, Mar. h.-rthe State Fin%n*e commits# favorably ported the authorising the Gov, ernor to borrow money to finance emergency need® of tjhe state high way department,' pending, action by the legislature on a permanent road financing. policy. The committee ac tion is regarded as a victory for the threfe cent gasoline tax advocate.,, who afe opposed to a bond isoue. Mies Kathleen Walker has re turned bomb from the Legislature, at Baleigh, where the has been for several weeks. * * V * If. * ly. '* SPRAY GIRLS * * WORK DIRECTOR * * MARY ANN ABEL * •Y. * « « * * * Day by day in every way we arc getting better and better. Thursday, night Gymnasium Class meets at seven thirty. We cordially invite visitors and mothers of the girls ro every class. The following groups have voted on their colors: The Bleachery has taken red and white, the Lily Mill has voted for pink and green, the Leaksvills Cotton decided on blue and white, the Nantucket mill on purple and white, th3 Carolina office on purple and gold, the Spray Cot ton on red and blue. Those rosettes of the colors look beautiful up on the panel and we should have all the others up in a few days. Hur ry up and decide before all the des ireabla combinations are taken. Now the next thing to go up on the panels after the colors is a ko dak picture of every member. Some of the girls have already sent u; their pictures but we want every member in place. Let us see which group will complete their panel first We need badly about one dozen pillows to make our reading room look home like and inviting. There is plenty of stuffing for the pillows down at the Club Rooms and they can be made up quickly down here if some one will make tha covers and donate them to the club. And speaking of donations, we are receiving gifts every day to help in equipping us for the work we arc trying to do. The men at the Wood Yard made us a very fine gong for the gymnasium and we certainly do appreciate it. A woman greatly in terested in the girls sent us word yesterday that she had ordered one years subscription to a magazine for us and a nian brought us three fine books to begin our library for the reading room. If that is not progress and interest we need another defin ition for the same. - , Our calendar has the Mothers Party on it for the next event ir, our social life. Then on April the seventh comes the “Spray Products Evening’’ which we hope to make the very finest event the Girls Work has yet undertaken. LEAKSVILLE-SPRAY DRAPER Rev. W. L. Sherrill, formerfy pas tor of the Methodist church al Mocksville, and now pastor of the Leaksvile charge, was in th^ city for a few hours Monday afternoon on his way to Elkin to attend a dis trict conference. He has many friends in Winston-Salem and wa; kept busy during his short stay herf renewing old acquaintances. Rev. Mr. Sherrill is delighted with his new pastorate at Leaksville. Ht says the church and community are making substantial progress and that the future for obth seems to be exceedingly bright. “Leaksville-Spray- Draper,” said Mr. Sherrill, ‘‘have a combined pop ulation of about 15,000 people. The immense Marshall Field interests, operating a number of mills, employ a large number of people and their plants are being expanded from time to time. “The community has other enter prise* of importance; good banks and stores and other establishments essential to a modern city. There are a number of churches which are doing excellent work*0 Rev-, Mr. Sherrill elated that the Marshall iNsiHI company, In addltlen $t» plant# at and l&WMtaf, operating a large h«dspn*d factory in Leaksville afid has recently open ed in connection therewith § want plant at which are. being manufac tured seamless druggets «f high quality. The carpet plant was opened only a few weeks ago but It is already turning out a large product. —Sentinel Winston-Salem. The Jones Motor Company receiv ed another cay load of Ford cars this morning. Phone your Subscription to Gmaattu TWO MILLION DOLLAR FIRE IN HEAjRT OF PROVIDENCE, T. I. Shepard Department Store Bumq ail night witnessed By great crowd TWO FIOORS SWEPT BY SPECT/ {JULAR FI?.E " (By Associated Press) PROVIDENCE. Mar. 9.—Fir 3 which swept two floors of the Shep ard company department store in the heart of the business section, still demanded the attention of fire men after causing1 a property dam age estimated at between a inillio 1 and a half and tw;o million dollars. The origin of the fire had not been determined. Entire fire department fought th blaze a greater part o' the night and most of the city's police men were needed to ke?p m order the grefflt throngs that crowd ed about the spectacular blaze. HOME OF ALICE AND PHOEBE CARY SOLD (By Associated Press) Cincinnati, Mar. 9.—The Cary Homestead has been sold. The home, famous as the birth place of the Cary sisiers—Alice and Phoebe—.who attained recognition for their verse and prose, will be renovated and opened as a tea shop The old home was but one and a half stories high and without the slightest pretensions of aitectural beauty. It was situated on a 24 acre tract of land—just part of the origi r^al holdings of th,e Cary family, whose lineage dates to members of the Pilgrims expedition. The home stead has for years been the gather ing place of those who admired the works of the two sisters. Alice, in the early part of her career wrote the verse “homestead” the first stanza of which follows: Our old brown Homestead reared its wall From the wayside dust aloof, WhAre the apple boughs eouH al most cast t Their fruits upon its roof; And the cherry tree so near it grew That when awake I’ve lain In the lonesome nights, I’ve heard*’ the limbs As they creaked against the pane; And those orchard trees, O! those orchard trees. I’ve seen my little brothers rocked In their tops by summer breeze. The sisters were constant com panions and never married. They •died in 1871, Alice at the age of 51 and Phoebe at 47. They are buried in New York. THREE DEATHS DUE MISUSE OF GASOLINE (By Associated Press) FORSYTHE, Ga, Mar. 9.—Mar cus Abernathy a sixty year old farmer who used gasoline by mis take to start a fire in an open grate of his home near here yesterday an explosion that followed proved fatal .to himself Mildred his daughter and Clarence his son and the serious burning of his wife. Doctors say his wife will recover. The father died in an effort to save the wife and children. Their home was par tially destroyed. WHITE CHILD FOUND IN SHOE BOX IN PARK The body of a white child was found today in a shoe ban In the - upper and of the Spray Park. Officer V»«H*n and iHHart said the child tad acUcntiy tain place* tn tv baa at birth Waited only In a tom washed, Th*$ thought It wo\^d woigh about nfca pounds and bad a nice growth of hair op, head i Mr. Vernon aa^s that this park is getting to be a regular graveyard for unwelcome babies several hav ing been found there in the last few years. An examination will be made of the births reported with a view of finding a clue to the moth er. i Mr. C. P. Robertson is in Wins ton-Salem on basin es today.