AILY GAZETTE
LEAKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLIKA SATURDAY, JULY* 7, 1923
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William G. McAdoo To
Be Launched For President
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, - 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
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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,
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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.
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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.
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Mr. L. S. Kent of Reidsville wil'
hold services at the Episcopal era-uu
in Leaksville tomorrow, morning.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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. '
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REV. SHERRILL WILL RETURN
ABOUT SEPTEMBER
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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<this length of time for}
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treatment and absolute rest. Rev.
N. R. Richardson of Mt. Pleasant
will supply the pulpit. Mr. Richard
son will be in town to preach July
15th both morning end evening ser
vices and will do the pastoral and
pflpit work for Mr. Sherrill.
Mr. Richardson is an excellent
preacher and pastoi and all the peo
ple will like him.
REUNION OF THE CLASS OF “22'
The class of “22” of Leaksville
High- School had its first reunion
since graduation Friday night at
the home of Miss Mary Sue Farrell
on Boone Road. The reunion and
kitcheif shower combined was held
in honor of Mrs. James T. Chand
ler formerly Miss Elizabeth Mar
tin a member of the class and a re
cent bride.
The guests were received at the
door by Misses Lucile Reid and
Mary Sue Farrell and ushered te
the punch. After everyone had ar
rived the president Mr. Elton Vest
presided over a class meeting. Each
member told something about their
college life or the interesting things
they had jbeen doing in the past
year. A little booklet with blank
pages and with the little “How to
manage a Husband” was then passed
around and every one asked to
write a helpful suggestion. This was ’
then presented to the newly married
member of the class by the president
with the hope that she would take
heed and the advice would prove
very beneficial. The class meeting
was then adjourned and all gathered
on the lawn to play games. About
ten oclock the guests were all asked
to go back into the, house and at the
door were given a string and tola
to wind the string until the end was
found. After winding through Tooms
and over chairs and tables a little
trophy was found tied to the end of
each ones string. The bride and
groom ’s stings were longer and
after everyone had gained the end
they had not found the end of their
string. Everyone then watched the
winding of these two strings with
interest and excitement which finally
led into the dining room where in thv
•center was a table loaded with kitch
en utensils and articles to be used
in the kitchen. This table was tied
to the end of the bride’s string. At
the end of the grooms string was a
miniature house. The colors of the
class, yellow and purple, were car
ried out in the decorations.
Refreshments consisting ^f ice
cream, cake and mints were served.
ITALY AbOPTs""*" "*
AMERICAN CANOEb
Rome, July 7 (A5)—The American
Indian canoe, which for centuries
has plied on the streams and lakes
of the North American continent,
has at last found its way to the
classic “yellow Tiber.” Canoeing has
become a favorite sport of the Re
mans. On Sunday a dozen or more
of the frail Indian crafts can be
seen in the yellow waters gliding
along the shores in company with
skiffs, shells, sculls and motor
boats.
The graceful Indian water con
veyance has become so popular that
an Italian firm has commenced the
manufacture of them. They took
several American canoes as models
and then began turning them out
by the scorep. A canoe club has been
organized, and many Americano
have joined. Paddling to the per*
fection of the Indiana has not yet
been achieved. The, Romans make
vain efforts to keep the cewo*
headed straight, but a change' of
paddle is necessary after
stroke*. ’ •• '