AILY GAZETTE LEAKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLIKA SATURDAY, JULY* 7, 1923 TWO CENTS PER COPY William G. McAdoo To Be Launched For President 'f' , - Says His. Intimate Friends New York July 7 HP)—'■Detailed plana for launching a William G. McAdoo for prseident boom have been worked out by half a dozen of his moat intimate friends here the New York Evening Post raid. Although McAdoo has not formally announced hig candidacy, his sup porters were declared to be confi dent his hat would be in the ring within a short time. , TO DESTROY SNAKES WITH POISON GASES San Antonio, Texas, July 7 W>— Poisonous gases will be used in the destruction of Texas rattlesnakes, according to present plans of the predatory animal bureau of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, as sisted by the Chemical warfare ser vice of the Eighth Army Corps Area Major George M. Halloran, chemical warfare officer of the corps, will begin experiments soon to deter mine which gas i$ the most effective in killing snakes. Phosgene generally is considered by the bureau to be among the most fatal to animals with respiratory systems and will be tried first. Oth er gases which may be used in tho experiments are chlorine, which as phyxiates, and mustard gas, which sears or burns. The preliminary tests will be conducted at Fort Sam Hous ton under the plans. 'It is planned to ascertain through the summer which gas Ib most dead ly to the rattlesnake, and when cold weather comes end the reptiles have gopa-to dens and hibernating places to experiment on them en masse” said an announcement. MANY ENTRIES SIGNED FOR LAKE YACHT RACE -/ Cleveland, July 7 M*>—Along the Great Lakes on both the American and Canadian sides, yachtsmen and skippers Of every type of craft are getting ready for the premier in land water event of the year—the Interlake regatta, to be staged at Put-In-Bay, Lake Erie, July l!5-22 undear the auspices of the Interlake Yachting association. Approximately 500 sail and pow er boats of every description will gather this year for the annual speed raees and parade of lakei crafts according to Lee B. Keller of ' Sandusky secretary of the associa tion. Three long distance power boats races to the bay from Cleveland, De troit and Toledo mark the opening of the regatta. All classes ofv sail boats will compete in a series of 3 raees during- the week. Special boat races will be sailed to determine the Class R champion which will com pete in the Great Lakes Inter-As sociation at Toronto in September and the Star class champion of the western Lake Erie fleet. / All skippers and their crews ap pear in full yachting Uniform during the meeting. . 1 . AIR FILLED WITH GERMAN RADIO Nauen, Germany, JJuly 7 <**>— \ German wireless telegraphy flash 3d 61.1.39 words abroad in one day re cently surpassing all previous m ords. Thirty-five .thousand ' words want to the tJnlted States alone, while most of the remainder was. dfent to Spain, Italy, Russia and Egypt. The balk of the traffic was handled here and at the'Eilwesei. SMYRNA EMERGING ' FROM DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY FIRE Smyrna, July 7 Cff)—After ten months of death like stillness, | Smyrna has taken on a new lease of life. Quay street, which skirta the water front has been cleared ot debris and the familiar one-horse^ tram cai^ again are running. Two, iribving picture concerns which fea- j Jure American films are operating conveniently near the spot where passenger ships ^ tie up. Turkish newsboys cry out a two page edi-: tion of a daily French propaganda paper, and the cafes are running full blast. The American flag is still flying from" the quay, but it is in a new place. It was removed from the burning consulate at the hight of the fire in September 1922 and again when the temporary consul ate was destroyed by, a blaze sevei al months ago. American tobacco men who have straggled back to' Smyrna have been suprised at the commercial activity of the city. Exportations of figs, raisins, and tobacco have revived in a small degree and some steel rails and building materials are hie ing imported. The Turks, the Ameri cans 8ay, are making a big effort to glVe the lie to those who prophecied Smyrna would remain a dead city under their rule. In this the Turks are being assisted by a generous sprinkling of Dutch, the oldest of the western colonies in Smyrna be fore the fire, and Italians, a new, importation, whe —are - jealous of , French efforts to capture the trade of the once prosperous community! and principal outlet for the riches' of ,A.sai Minor. •Ten months ago there were 200, OOO Greeks in Smyrna and another 150,000 in the flourishing hinter land. Today the only Greeks inJ Smyrna, are prisoners of war work ing under the lash of dark-skinned Turkish non-commissioned privates i with long-bayoneted rifles. Carrying ' ! steel rails with their bare hands from ships in the harbor, and clear ing debris from the narrow, wind ing streets emerging from the water front are their chief labors. They look cowed and tired. They * work from daybreajc until darkness and get a small ration, of bread, olives, and Turkish coffee. France, Italy Czechoslovakia and Bolshevist Bus- 1 sia .maintain energetic consulates and trade representatives. The en tire British colony has deserted the city. , ■ " ~ i American destroyers and United States Shipping Board steamers call here regularly. Uncle Sam's freighters are capturing most of the cargo business in the Mediterranean from the British, French and Itali ans.. Passengers and crews on all boats entering Smyrna Bay are re quired to wear'life-belts because ot the menacing mine fields laid by the Turks. A Turkish tugboat leads th^ American destroyers through the lane of mines. Antipathy toward foreigners has not been wholly removed and pas-' sengers ate not permitted to land. American bluejackets, however, are always welcome because the Turks have not forgotten how splendidly they behaved when the city was in flames. JOHNSTON WINS V Wimbleton, July 7 OP>—William Johnston of San Francisco defeat- 1 cd Francis Hunter of New Rochelle New York for the world’s grass courts tennis championship 6-0, i EDTORIAL ENTITLED “FISHJJH. CREEK BRIDGE” NOT ORIGINAL The editorial dn the inside page whiiqh is entitled “Fishing Creek . Bridge,” should be credted to ther. Madison Messenger. It was publish ed for the purpose of showing what other papers think of the project..;. ROMAN PRINCE AND PRINCESS ROBBED Rome July 7 C45)—Prince Orlo Guistiniani Bandini and wife Prin cess Maria, were chloroformed dur-' ing the night by two servants in money valued at two million lire, .heir palace who stole jewels fcna The servitors escaped with the^ booty. -- . o BALLOON SIGHTED OFF THE COAST OF ONTARIO UNMANNED Port Stanley, Ont., July 7 0P>— A balloon with its basket partly submerged was sighted near here last night by the steamer Colonial its captain reported on arrival here. Only the ag was visible and there was no trace of the balloon occu pants. Indianapolis—Fear that the bal loon reported partially submerged and apparently unmanned neai’ Port Stanley was that In which’ Lieuts. Roth and Null naval air men left here in the national elimi nation race was expressed by offi cials of the contest. -o-— Mr. L. S. Kent of Reidsville wil' hold services at the Episcopal era-uu in Leaksville tomorrow, morning. -o The early worm get sthe peach. MICHIGAN TO LOSE BUT ''TWO ATHLETIC STARS 'A Ann Arbor, Mich., July 7 t**)— ijfrniversity of Michigan’s track team Which this year proved the words of the college song by becoming "Championg of the West” and itieu Went the song one better by becom fcoming national intercollegiate champions promises to turn out as strong a cinder path aggregation in T924 as has been the case in tho Reason just past. B Michigan, winner of the recent •Chicago national event by the lar gest margin ever registered by the successful contender in that annual affair, will lose but two of its track ^nd field stars by graduation this year. These are Isbell, the two-miler and Schmidt, hammer thrWer. All others who made points at the Chica go meet will be available to Coach Steve Farrell next season. Farrell claims also to have a number of promising freshmen to make the 1924 team even better than the one of thig'year. Tlie college year just closed, has been one of the most successful in an athletic way that Michigan has seen. The Maize and Blue tied with Iowa for football honors last fall and won the Big Ten baseball title this spring. -o-— FRANCE WOULD EXTEND TRADE Dunkirk, France, July 7 UP)— The French government is about to send a vessel on a trip to South American ports loaded with an ex hibit of French products. This bus iness builder is the former German steamer Elkab but her name has been changed to La Belle France. Goldfield, Nevada, Burned To Ashes, With 'One Man Killed and Woman Lost Town once noted for its Fab ulous We<h Scene of Desolation Fire started from BOOTLEGGERS FEUD Goldfield, Nev., July 7 C/P)— Goldfield „nc(e a synonym for fabu lous wealth, quick fortunes, gamb ling and all the raw hurry and bus tle of a western boom town, is but another name for desolation today. The desert blew a windy blast yes terday and fanned a fire which of ficials said had been set as an ep isode in a bootleggers feud and swept the flames from end to end' of the community with the result that one man is dead and one wo man is reported ''missing and dam age qstimated at possibly a million and a'half dollars was done. Water piped 30 miles from a spring and dynamite were used against the flames but the water supply , was inadequate and explo sive made fresh kindling out of the flimsy structures on which 'it was used and a leaping wind carried the blaze and sparks ahead. Of all th& streets of houses only half a dozen buildings remain. MINIMUM NAVAL FORCE IS TO BE MAINTAINED Washington, July 7 —Tho Un ited States will maintain at full effi ciency during the nejct fiscal year “a minimum, naval force at sea” of 18 first line battleships, 14 cruisers, and "84 submarines under a decis ion by the general board, formally approved by Secretary of the navy, Deny. 7 In New Haven, Conn., July '7 W)— CJy F^ied the pitcher was sold out right to the Wilson dub of the Vir ginia League by New Haven of the Eastern League dub. > w f MEXICO TO CUT WAR BUDGfe'l Mexico City July 7 C45)—Pacifica tion of the republic will make it possible for the department of war to reduce its budget about 20,000, 000 pesos for the coming fiscal year, according to advance state ments from that department. Except for the operations of a few hill bandits, the country is com pletely at peace, it is declared. An other war department project is to reduce to two years the term of en listment for cavalry recruits. -o CHANGES ON LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION We have no doubt leaving Mr. Jas T. Smith off the local school board creates no perturbation ■with Mr." Smith but unfortunately for one person. Mr. Smith has as many, or more friends than any one In the county who are thoroughly aroused and indignant over the breaftment accorded him. The cruel and brutal treatment accorded Mrs. R. I. Smith the only woman representative of Education in the county und§jK the pretext that the corporation wanted a rep resentative totally ignoring the far mers and women is a thing Mr. C. P. Wall will have to deal with for many days to come. This in no way reflects upon Mr. Millner or Mr. Martin. ' n -o CANADIAN. IMMIGRATION INCREASES Ottawa, Ont., July 7 —Immi- ' gration into Canada increased 31 percent during the first four months of 1923 as compared with the same period a year ago, according to fig ures compiled by the Department of Immigration and Colonization. Up to May 1, the figures show 22, I4t0 immigrants entered the Domin ion to take up permanent homes. •• Belgium Threatens With drawal of Her Minister if ' Germany Does Nbt Retract Paris, July 7 —Belgium has made what is characterized as a veiled threat to( withdraw her min ister from Berlin unless Germany publicly disavows the Duisburg bombing and other violence in the Ruhr. Delivery in Berlin by the Bel gian minister of such a threat was , confirmed in French official quar ters but so far as is known the , French Ambassador has not yet j joined in the representations:. v SOCIAL and PERSONAL MISS RUTH FARRELL Mr. Fred Woodson and, Mr. Eng lish of Martinsville were visitors in Leaksville yesterday afternoon. Mr. Ralph Trent, who has been spending some time with his brother in Indiana has returned to Leaks ville for the remainder of the sum mer. There will be given A Game Tour nament at the Carolina Home next Friday evening for the benefit of the Daughters of the Confederacy. The ladies hope that everyone will' reserve a table as soon as possible. Mr. Beverly Austin spent yestei- ; day in Charlotte. Miss Elenora Hill who is attend ing summer school in Greensboro is spending several days with her parents. Miss Katherine Austin left yes terday for Boydton Va., to visit rel atives for several weeks. Miss Austin will visit other points in Yirgina. Mr. Ralph Holmes of Vrginia is visiting his brotl^y. Prof. J. E. Holmes for several days. Miss Gladys Osborne who is at-J tending summer school at N. C. C. W. in Greensboro is spending the week end with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. 1+ W. Clark return ed to their home in Spray after spending the past week at Blowing Rev. C. W. Bowling, pastor of the Spray Methodist church will preach at 11 oclock services, Sunday morn ing at the Leaksville Methodist church. The public is cordially in vited to attend this service. MRS. MANESS ENTERTAINS A delightful social event of last evening was the lovely Bridge Party given by Mrs. Charles Maness at her home on Boone Road honoring her sister Miss Lillian Roscoe of Reids ville who is to be married next week. 'On their arrival the guests were served with refreshing punch and sandwiches. Bridge was played at ^ three tables in the rooms which were 1 artistically decorated in garden flow ers. Mrs. Luther Hodges having the highest score prize for the ladies, was presented with an attractive bud vase, and to Mrs. Lawson Ivie 1 who had the highest score for the men, was presented a deck of cards And to the honored guest Miss Ros coe was given a lovely cut glass bowl. i At the close of the evening the ' hostess assisted by Mrs. Dorsett ' Brooks of Washington, D. C. served an ice course and mints. ' ■ «. REV. SHERRILL WILL RETURN ABOUT SEPTEMBER S _____ Rev. W. L. Sherrill pastor of the Leaksville Methodist church and' who has been very lil for sometime ' in Charlotte will be unable to re- ’ turn to his pulpit unty'l the first of 1 September. The doctors have retjulr- 1 ed that Mr. Sherrill remain in Char-1 lotte for