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LEAKSVILLE, NORTH CAROUNA WEDNESDAY. AJ»ML t*,=l»23 C ANAPA FIRES FIRST SHOT ON AMERICAN FISH SCHOONER SQoun suspected of pouching in Canimun waters WOULD NOT STOP ' WHEN WARNED (By Associated Press) Vancouver, B. C., April 25.—The American fishing schooner Siloam ' of Seattle suspected of poaching in Solandei- gay was captured last night by the Canadian Fisheries pa trol boat Malaspina after the scfaoon er was struck « nher broadside by a volley of shoth from the patrol hao been scuttled by the crew that fled r leaving ine wounded who was taken prisoner. It is believed this is the first time a Canadian patrol had fir ed on an American craft in Canad ian waters. - O. BIG EXPRESS COMPANY FIRE AT CHICAGO (By Associated Press) • Chicago, April 25.—Fire raged in Rie American Railway Express Com pany’s Building across from the Grand Central Station, The South end if the old building containing platforms and basement filled with old bills fed the flames like a fur nace. Nearly two thousand employes if the Express company were housed in the building. O - — - TORNADO DOES MUCH DAMAGE IN TEXAS -r~ (By Associated Press) Henrietta, Texas, April 26.—Vir tually every building in Henrietta was damaged and five residences and six oil dodks at Bark Burnett 80 miles porth were blown to bits by a tsrlffic wind storm last night when a 50 mile wind drove through every window in Marietta and blew in roofs of St. Elmo Hotel several business buildings and « down res idencss. Hail pilsd Up nearly • foot desip lu the streets. M0NBY APPROPRIATED BY CONGRESS HAS BEEN SPENT (By Associated Press) Washington, April, 25.—About forty million dollars of the money appropriated by Congress over the pretest if the budget'bureau for im provement of rivers and harbors, al ready has been allotted by secretary Weeks and the' remainder will be distributed among various project: later. The budget director had rec ommended an appropriation of only 27 million and it had been intimated the administration might hold expen ditures ti that figure. 1 " ■■ "U Miss Reeves Roberts is soon to have a new residence on Bridge St., Lumber is being hauled' and every thing will soon he in readiness to be gin. Mias Roberts who has. been ein ployed at the depot for some time will sobn be in her own new home and her two aunts will live with her Mr. O. K. Robertson has bdfen vis iting his father Mr .T, M. Robert son at the Leaksville Inn for two weeks. Mr. Robertson (eft this morning. BILL BOOSTER SA?S tuuei BODY _ AT PLACE WHERE HE FELL |f*4e Ua last atapd with a haadful of Piute (By Associated Press) Sait Lake City, Utak, April 26 — The body ef old Pisey, leader of the Vanquished Regenade tribe of Piute Indians, which went on the warpath in Southeastern Utah last month, tests in a. rude rqck covered grave somewhere in the mountains near Blanding where be was slain last month in a skirmish with white set tlers. The aged Chieltan who was reputed to be one hundred years old made his last stand with a handful ef braves npar Combwashn March 28 and died aline while white poss es of men routed his sma,l band MpWs of Old Poseys rfqath’ was brought in hy United States Marshal Ward who was led to the spot where t|e warrior was slain by four cap tive Piutes. Asserts American schools BEST IN WORLD’S HISTORY (By Associated Press) ■tyot Sjpringb, Ark., April 25 — American public schools are train ing more children, and on the whole better than any other system of schools in the world's history with the public library making a vast con tribution to the country’s wealth and welfare, Joy Elmer Morgan-, editor of the journal, Natinaal Ed ucation Association said in an ad dress before the American Library i Association tonight. “The money w<e spend for educa tion means more to this nation in dollars and cents than any other in vestment we have,” Mr. Morgan -aid, “and we may as well face the fact that we must spend more mon ey for public education. Some ot this must be used to extend and im prove Mfiool nd public libraries. These two educational factors are unique developments of our Amer ican democratic system of education. They must furnish the |>asis fer that vigorous intellectual life ‘ w^hout which' democracy must fail.” isi Nvr aaiva usoho stfooa 3DV3HW (By Associated Press) .Washington, April 26.—Orders of the Interstate Commerce Commis sion requiring railroads to begin the sale of interchangeable mileage books at 20 percent reduc ion on regular passenger fare rates on May 15, was revoked »nd effective date of sale postponed until January 1st. VIENNA BECOMING TOURIST HAVEN -mr (By Associated Press) . Vienna, April, 25.—According to figures Just published, Vienna wa* visited altigether by 87,000 foreign ers last year. Of these about 11, 000 were Americans and 11,600 Britishers, SWISS PORTIAS UPHELD (By Associated Press) Berne, April, 26—Fraulain Boe der win her fin case in law in the Swiss Supreme court which sustain ed her plea for admission to prac tice in Swiss ciurts, ,Sbe passed the bar examination but the Canton o' Fribourg denied her the right tc practice because she rias e woman The supreme court upheld the clam f wlman’s equality in the law. POLAND PLANS0"" AMERICAN HpUSE (By Associated Press) Warsaw, April, 26.—The Polish American Society of Warsaw i denning to erect here a'Pilish-Afii erican house wherei^ the Pol)1' American Society and Chamber o' Cimmerce will be, located. Th house will have living rooins fo American delegation viaitiig Piland PURCHASING AGENTS TO MEET (By Associated Press) Cleveland, April 26,—A huge «Ts play of merchandise and .material will be held in connection with th> eighth annual meeting -of the Ne tional Purchasing Agenta here or May 15 to 1& Practically all of the 4.260 members are expected to at tend. university ball players INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Chapel Hill April, 25.—Carolina's batting average has fallen from .330 in the first three games played to 267 including all six. But this is .not considered discouraging by stu dents here. The team has been against unusually good pitchers in these last games and most of their hits have been long and clean. Coftrane, who has only been to bat once and hit sdfely, leads the column, and Griffin with one safety out of two' atttempts, comes second. Among tbe regular, Btysm, Gibson, and Coffey come first with a mark dropped some but still is high with .320' McDonald also is h’tting at same rate. The team has played six games, made 36 runs and secured 56 hits for an average of S’. Among the 56 bits McDonald has hit two doubles, Shirley two and Mc Lean, Bonner, Bryson and tiibson one each. The team also has four, triplets to its credit. Shirley got two > of these and Morris and Sweetman the other two Three home runs stand o*t among the hitting figures, too, Bonnek, Sweetman and Morris got these. This record gives Carolina a total of 56 hits nine of them doubles, 4 triplets and three home runs fir a total of 82 bases in 6 games. Stu dents think the prospect for a suc cessful season continue to look good even better now than before. PERUVIAN WOMEN UNITE TO WIN CIVIL RIGHTS (By Associated Press) Lima, Peru, April 25.—For the first time in the history of Peru a representative group of women has formed a permanent "organisation to further the feminist movement in the republic. Lima has been entertaining Mrs, Carrie Chapman Catt, the well known American suffrage leader, in a series of lectures one of which eras given in the ^ historic University of Ban Marcos, she has been able to reach a large part of the intelligent A'omen of the different social classes Aa a result of these meetings therej has been organised a body to be known as the National Council of Women which draws its membership from the higher and middle classes of society. '-O ---O- ... LONDON CROWDS TO VIEW PASSING OF ROYAL BRIDE (By Associated Press) London, April, 25.—When the Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bov^es-L^rons leave Westminister Abbey, man and wife, on April 26, they will make a mile and a half -pile detour on the drive back to Buckingham Palace in order to per mit more of the populace to see them The rest of the wedding pro cession will head straight for the palace, going back the way it came. The Duke’s bride on her wedding day, will drive over a longer dis tance than neeessary, and thus thou antis who ciuld not have squeezed into a place had the route been short er, will have their interest ^gratiiied hy a sight of the royal bride t.nd her spouse. From Buckingham Palace the Ouke's wedding party will go down .he broad Mall and under the fam Horse Guards Arch into White hall. ieading to Parliament Square nd the Abbey. After the ceremony he same route will be followed in everse, except that the bride and bridegroom will turn off at Marl borough Gate and drive through the fashionable residential dub andj dropping streets of St. James and Picadilly. Turning at Hyde Park corner where there is spaee for - vast concourse of people, they will ' o direct to the Palace. Most of this route is bordered on -t least ohe side by parks where ten hf thousands will wait patiently for ■i fleeting glimpse of the happy •ride and her prince^ St. James Park iea a long the Mall, and ffreen Park orders both Picadilly and Constitu ion Hill. --—1>-— *AYS AMERICANS STILL DRINK (By Assoemted-Press) London, April, 26.—During the liacussiins in the House of Com* I none of Lady Astoria temperance hill, W. A. Jenkins said that Amsr 'cans were divided nto Jwi desses, those who '’still had' a little" and those who “had a little still." "mm® SHOW TICH^ charged banks (By Associated Press) ! York, Penn , April 25.—Forged ' nates constitute the evidence of de falcation neatest Yhomas Baird cashier and WOBaai Boll assistant cashier of the City Bank of York, according to atste banking officials which clised doors of the Ihstitn tioh yesterday after they had dis covered p shortage estimated at nearly one milliin dollars. Baird and Boll are charged with embezzling were placed in the same cell in de fault of one hundred thousand dol dar bail each. Directors were imable to say whether the bank would b-> able to survive the loss, admitting the outlook was dubious. ■ ... —O' ■ ■ ■ DUKE OF YORK SELECTS PEAHL9 FOR HIS BRIDE (By Associated Prcfs) .London, April 26.—Lustrous pearls, the favorite jewel of Lady Elisabeth Bdwee-Lyon, are the bride's wedding: present from her prince, the Dnke of York. She has received a pearl sautoir, which is a modern piece of jewelry something like a necklace, only longer. The royal sweethearts selected it togeth er the other day while visiting ^ lew eler. ^e sautohr is composed of several hundred pearls of medium size, with half a dozen diamonds set in at in tervals. At the bottom is a larger diamond, and finally a pearl drop of great beauty. The whole is mounted on platinum instead of the customary silk thread. SPECIAL CEILING TO MAKE COMPOSING ROOM SILENT (By Associated Press) Nepr York, April 26.—A perfor ated tfeiling for the composing room in tbd new home.of the New York Tribune^ just installed, will do away . with < ifie traditional separate roam for ^proof-readers, and enable them to read “copy” aad proofs in the midst of the typesetting machined according to the .expectations of ae ousfisl experts. Clifford M. Swan, consulting en gineer for the company which in stalled the acoustal correction, ex plained that a ceiling of perforated oil cloth, over a thick layer of felt will absorb the short wave lengths of sound, which produce the high pitches, and will completely do away with annoying reverberavon The ef fect will be the same, he said as if the composing room were to Be set up in the opon air. This is believed to be tl e first time in newspaper history that any attempt has been made to silence a composing room by the aid of ac oustal science. .REPUBLIC OF POLAND RANKS SIXTH AMONG NATIONS OF EUROPE (By Associated Press) New York, April 25.—The new Republic of Poland now in its fifth year, has a population of 27,160, 163 and is the sixth nation in Eu rope according to official informa tion. “Its population is exceeded only by Russia, Germany, Great Britain, France and Italy,” the statement says. Poland has a population as large as Denmark, Holland, Belgium Sweden, Norway and Switzerland combined, Warsaw’s population is given as 941,001; Lodz, 461,000; Lemburg 219,000; Cracow, 181,000; Posen, 169,000; Vilna (estimated) 146,000 The republic now has been divid ed into 16 states or administrative units called voyvodships. The city of Warsaw, however, as capit'l ot the republic, is distinct from any -O-r-1 voyvodship. After struggling with various boundary disputes on all sides, and emerging victorious from a war with RussiUr-Poland established her front iers and then turned her attention to internal affairs. FREE STATERS0 EXECUTE MEN (By Associated Press) Tralee, Ireland, April 25.—Rich ard Hathaway, James McEnry and John Greaney were executed here by the Free 6t*te authorities. IMPROVEMENTS ON OHIO BEGIN TO SlioW RESULT; (By Associated Press) , Pittsburgh, April, 26.—F.rst res ults of the federal government’s in tention to continue improvement.; or the Ohio River a're teen here in tli announcement of the Jones £ Laugh lin Steel Company that it had awarded contracts lor steamboat barges and landings to the extent a about $1,000,#00 the money to hr available for immediate expenditure Plans of Pittsburgh district steel companies for u.e of the Oh:o rivoi to take their products to market in clude a water route te points on the lower Ohio and on the Mississippi. At these points the shipments ar*. transferred to railroad--, and the: moved forward to their destination?. Mill traffic managers h.»ld that thi system enables them to get ship i ments out of the congested. Pitts burgh district in short oraer and de liver them to southern railroads, which, being much less congested, I are able to hand them over to the j consumer at a considerable saving of time. In some Instances the ivate: j route from Pittsburgh to the soutH 1 ern port about equals the haul after delivery to the railroad, but in many cases such, as the shipment of oil I well material to the Arkansas, Louis j iana and Oklahoma fields the rail j haul is considerably shorter. I Another element rwhich eneoui ages steel manufacturers to use the Ohio is the amount of material which a tow can handle. Sometime? one boat is able te ,£ake enough steel to load 20® freight cars. Thir plan, they declare, seves just that many cars for points wh;ch cannot be reached by water. — THIMBU CLUB MEETS One of the most delightful meet ings of the Thimble Club was held on Friday, April 20th with Mrs. Ijucile Reid as hostess. The Club was glad to welcome so many members on this occasion who had been absent for several months. Mrs. Reid had prepared ah interesting program which was as follows Piano Sol©— A Prelude by Bach, Mias Bessie Clark. „ ~ Reading—The Man Without a Country, Miss Rosalie Trent. Vocal Solo—The Robin Miss Ruth Farrell. Reading—Derick Sterling Mrs Pat Mansfield. Vocal Solo—Springtime, Mrs. A. D. Ivie| Three Readings-The little white Rose, What Counts, and Sh! h! h! hi”, Mrs. Hunter. Reading1—Makers of the Flag Miss Demetris Kirchies. The president being absent the meeting was presided over by Mrs Farrell, her usual graceful way and many clever jokes were given in re sponse to roll call. Besides the num ber of invited guests among whom were several from Draper and Went worth^ At the close of an unusually delightful meeting, Mrs. Reid ser ved a delicious frozen salad with wafers, iced tea and mints. The Club will meet on Friday April 27th at 3 P. M. with Miss Lola Stone. . » FOREST FIRE EATS WIDE , STRIP IN CUMBERLAND CO FayetteVille N, C., Apri 25.—Fpr est fires sweeping an area of 60 miles between Linden and the Over hills hunting preserve and a 256 acre tract of valuable timber in Roclcfish township this county have wrought damages which will total into the thousands of dollars. The 2 fires seem to have started about the same time Sunday afemoon, in op posite ends of the county, from causes undetermined at this time Both are now under control. The timber burned in the Over hill%-Linden section alone is estimat ed at more than $10,000, while some damages was done to growing crops and scores of farm houses were menaced. The damage from thr Rockfish fire is not yet known but the timber tract burned there is said to have been of unusual Qual ity. , ..O VIENNA TO HAVE BULL FICHTS (By Associated Press) Vienna, April, 25.—The building of an' arena which is to serve for bull fights is nearing cimpletion In the Prater in Vienna. Bull fighting is a sport hitherto unknown in Aus tria, HARDING PLEDGES HIS SUPPORT TO TRIBUNAL INTERNAT’L JUSTICE Over 1,000 members of the Associated Press hear Speech RECALLS PARTY _ PLEDGES (By Associated Piers) New York, April 25.—President Harding yesterday committed him self and his administration v^'t'ioui equivocation to American member ship in the permanent court of inter national justice. Speaking at the annual luncheon of members of the Associated Pres* Mr. Harding set forth the reason, which impelled him to rcconimeru to the senate shortly before the ad journment of congacss the adhesion of the United States' to the world court protocol as drafted under the league of nations, outlined the ad vantages he believes would accrue from adoption of the recommenda tion and presented for the fisst lime answers to the arguments of the op ponents of the administration plan. In doing so the chief executive asserted his conviction that Ameri can membership in the court would be “in harmony with party platfo’>i pledges, candidatorial promises and American aspirations.” It wouid nor. be and could n^ver be eonrtrutd a.; being a« indirect entrance into-the league of nations, he declared with emphasis. The address made befove thou sand of the nation’s leading news paper editors and publishers was generally considered as the begin ning of the presentation which the President plans to make daring the spring and summer cf the principal policies to be pursued during the next year. Leader* AwtA Reaction Political leaders throughout thu country admittedly in disagreement as to the' wisdom of the world court > recommendation awaited with in tense interest the address and last night were watching for the coun try’s reaction. Whatever reception it . might be accorded by the American people, the President indicated clear ly that he stood firm behind his rec ommendation. The address was the principal fea ture of the executive’s visit to New York the first in a year and a half. Accompanied by Mrs. Harding and several high officials, he arrived in the metropolis shortly after six o’clock yesterday morning. After breakfast on his special train, he with his party went to the Waldorf Astoria hotel. The morning was spent rather quietly in seceiving call ers among them Will H Hays former chairman and Charles D. Hilles, New York member of the Republican national Committee/ MARTIN CHANDLER A quiet wedding was solemnized at one o’clock today when Miss Louise Elizabeth Martin, daughter if Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Martin of Patrick street became the bride of Mr. James Chandler of this city, with Rev. W. L. Sherrill’ of the Methodist church officiating. The bride has a host of friends in this city having been born and reared here. The groom is in business here with his brother and . has many> friends. Immediately after the cer emony Mr. and Mrs. Chandler went to Reidsville where they left on train No. 36 for a trip to Washing ton, D. C. and Baltimore and other places. Only a few close friends and rel atives attended the.* wedding among them being Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Chandler of Halifax, Va., parents of the groom. G. A. R. RANKS °DWINDLE AS FALL ENCAMPMENT NEARS (By Associated Press) Des Moines, April, 25—The staunch blue line of Civil War vet erans, survivors of the historic Inter necine conflict of more than 69 years ago, is rapidly being decimat ed from year to year, according to figuree on file art the headquarters of the grand army of the Republic here. --0— (By Associated Preps) New York, April 26.-—Refined sugar quted 10 piints 25 cts, a pound bjr three local refiners and two ire* 1 finers" quoted it at ten cents. ——win 4.-*a
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