THE TRI-CITY
AILY GAZETTE
FRIDAY JULY 20, 1923. TWO CENTS PER COPY
VOLUME XL. NO. 1M.
LEAKSVILLE, NORTH C
F. H. Barrett Cives Up
Cotton Exchange Seat
New York, July 20 W»>—Frank H.
Barrett, cotton broker of Augusta,
Ga. notified the New York cotton
exchange that he was unable to meet
his obligations and requested that
his seat on the exchange be sold.
The announcement came as a
complete surprise in cotton circles
where Barrett has been recognized as
one of the most conservative trad
ers. His failure, it was said, woula
affect the entire southeast where he
has large cotton and bank holdings.
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AIR FLIVVER DOES 56 MILES
AN HOUR AT HIGH ALTITUDE
London July 20 tS5)—Last year’s
dream of aerial flivvers has come
true. An experimental glider fitted
with twin engines of five horsepower
and two tiny propellers has, in its
first test flight, hit up a speed of 65
miles an hour and attained a height
of 2,500 feet. The flight was made
from the airdrome at Lympne, within
two hours after the little plane had
been unpacked from a motor lorry.
It seemed easy to assemble the
many parts and not at all difficult
from a financial standpoint, to keep
it in the air, the gasoline consump
tion being much less than for a small
automobile.
The propellors, each a yard in
length, are at the back of the from
plane, where a chain connects them
with the engine. The pilot sits ii»
front. The span of the fron wings
measures only 33 feet and the length
from head to tail is 12 feet. There
is hardly any undercarriage, the land
ing wheels being attached to the
body itself.
This new glider will .catered in.
the various European gliding contests
this summer. These are sure to pro
duce even greater sensations than
those of a year ago, since in the in
terim the use of small powered en
gines in airplanes has made distinct
progress.
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IRELAND TRYING TO FIND
WORK FOR UNEMPPLOYED
Dublin, July 20. (/P)—'There are
more than 62,000 persons without
work in the Irish Free State for
whom the government is struggling
to find employment. The unemploy
ment difficulty, and the liberation
of 12,000 political prisoners still in
terned, constitute Ireland’s most for
midable problem.
It is estimated that the Free
State army now consists of 49,000
men, and before the end of the year
the Minister of Defense hopes to
bring this figure down to 29,000.
The government is puzzled to know
when they are demobilized. The
problem is common to all .Europe,
where, through a disturbance of
markets, there are more men than
can be absorbed in industry. Fortu
nately, the Irish Free State is in a
■better position to absorb these men
than most other countries would be.
It starts off with the important fact
that it is a creditor nation, export
ing in each year a great deal more
than it imports.
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REV. RICHARDSON TO FILL
THE METHODIST PULPIT
Rev. W. L. Sherrill writes the
Gazette to please give prominent
announcement in Saturday’s Ga
zette to the fact that Rev. N. R.
Richardson of Mt. Pleasant will
preach in Leaksville Methodist
church Sunday morning and night,
July 22, he being the supply for
that pulpit until September l,. at
which time “I am hoping to be able
to take dp my work again,” he says.
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THE GAZETTE IN EVERY HOMI
SOCIAL and PERSONAL
MISS RUTH FARRELL
Mrs. Mary Churchill Jones, moth
er of Mrs. Andrew Tuttle, Mrs. W.
V. Mitchell, Jr., Mrs. Susan Gregg
all of Ridgeway, Va. and Mrs.
Strothers Jonel and son of Ashe
ville, N. C. were guests of Dr. and
Mrs. Tuttle yesterday.
Miss Mae Terry of the Carolina
office is spending her vacation with
her sister, Mrs. Fox, in Danville.
Mr. and Mrs. P- V. Godfrey and
visitor, Miss Meyers of Washington
spent yesterday afternoon in Dan
ville
Judge Carr Harris of Danville is
visiting her sister, Mrs. B. Frank
Mebane in Spray for several days.
Miss Mildred Martin is expected
home tomorrow from Charlotte
where she has been visiting Dr. and
Mrs. Francis Martin for the past
week.
Mrs. T. H. Barker took her Sun
day suchool class of young girls to
Buffalo Creek Thursday on a pic
nic. The girls enjoyed the bathing
very much and all ate a hearty din
ner. Mrs. John Smith, Mrs. Harris
Jones and Mrs. Plinn helped to car
ry the crowd of young people to
the picnic.
Mr. Roy Brown, secretary of the
Boys Work of the Central “Y” is
spending this week in Blue Ridge
attending the Boys Conference
Miss Moran Hopper left today to
visit relatives in Stoneville, Mar
tinsville, and Preston. Miss Hopper
will be gone several weeks.
The Sunbeam Society of the
Spray Babtist church met Thursday
afternoon at the home Mrs. D.
G. Patterson. A most interesting
program had been arranged. Mrs.
Wannamaker, the leader, read sev
real chapters from the book “Lamp
lighters Across the Sea” which the
society is studying. These young
girls are making a quilt for the or
phanage and fifteen squares were
brought in at this meeting. At the
close of the meeting delicious re
freshments were served.
Mrs. S. L. Golden and small
daughter, Jane iStewart are spend
ing this week in Reidsville as the
guests of Mrs. Beaufort Stone.
Mr. C. P. Wall returned yester
day from a business trip to Chicago.
Rev. N. R. Richardson of Mount
Pleasant will arrive tomorrow and
will preach at the Leaksville Meth
odist church Sunday morning and
evening. Mr. Richardson will fill
Mr. SherilFs place until he re
turns in September.
The Careful Gleaners of the First
Christian church, Spray, Weld Tits
•regular monthly business meeting
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. W. P. Dix. After the busi
ness meeting a very pleasant social
hour was enjoyed.
Miss Jesse Carter and Mrs. Wal
ter Roberts of Stoneville were visit
ing Mrs. W. W. Matthews Wednes
day.
Mrs. Frank Joyce is spending the
day in Danville.
Mrs. C. H. Matthews and daugh
ter, Catherine, and little Miss Fran
ces Carter ate visiting Dr. and Mrs.
W. W. Matthews on the Boulevard.
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THE CONGO TO GROW RUBBER
Brussels, July 20 —The Min
ister of Colonies has decided not to
adopt for the Congo the system of
restriction of rubber production re
commended in ^JSngldnd.
The Belgian Congo is capable of
producing unlimited quantities of
rubber of a quality equal to that of
the Malay States, and with a far
more advantageous cost price.
Gen. Francisco Villa Is j
Shoi Dead At Ranch'
Trillo, His Secretary, Committed [Deed
And He In Turn Is Shot Dead
Report Fightfl* Still In Progress
Chihuahua City Mex., July 2i
der of rebel armies in noi
killed today at his big ranch at <(*n
utillo During by Miguel Trillo, -Ms
bandit leader dying almost immegla
tely. In a battle which followed,
Trillo was killed by men loyal to
the slain ehieftain and the latest ad"
vices said that a fight is still In
progress and more than two hund
red casualties have occurred in san
guinary fighting.
A rise from bandit with a price on
his head to one of the dominant fig
ures in Mexico and a fall again to
outlawry comprises the career of
Francisco Villa, a man both loved
and hated as no other has been in
Mexico since the time of Benito
Jaurez.
Born in 1868 in the little min
ing town of Las Nievas, Durango,
of peon parents, he followed the
trade of butcher until the death of
his father when he and his mother
and sister went to Western Chihu
ahua. There he became a vaquerti
on one of the great cattle ranches
and obtained the minute knowledge
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-General Francisco Villa, comi
Mexiio for ten years was shot
secretary. The latter is said t° l^t*e
become incensed at Villa and|fo
have fired suddenly, the former
BUS COLLIDES WITH A
STREET CAR; IS UPSET
Street Car Fail* to Stop end 15 Pas
senger* Hurt
New York, July 20 —Fifteen
persons were injured when a crowd
ed municipal bus was demolished in
a collision with a street car. All of
the injured were in the bus which
turned over.
The street car motorman was ar
rested for assault, it being charged
that he failed to heed the stop sig
nal at the crossing.
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ANTI-SALOON HEAD IS
UNDER INDICTMENT
New York, July 20 CP)—A grand
jury today indicted William H. An
derson, superintendent of the anti
saloon league of New York oh
charges of grand larceny and for
gery and then handed down a pre
sentment calling for legislative in
vestigation of the league’s activi
ties since 1913, when Anderson be
came superintendent.
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•Mrs. Treadway, who has been
visiting Mr. and Mrs G. A. Tread
way for the past two weeks, re
turns to her home in Emporia to
morrow
Auditor’s Report Not
Very Clear At A Glance
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Raleigh, July 20—The report of
the special legislative committee in
vestigating the state’s finances, was
made ipublic here Thursday after
.noon accompanied by a balance-sheet
as of December 31 1922, and head
ed “Accompanying and subject to
the report of Price, Waterhouse and
company, dated July 7, ,1923.” This
balance sheet shows that after tak
ing into consideration estimated re
venues up to June 30 1923, and
setting forth the state’s obligations
in its general fund, including unex
pended appropriations and manda
tory expenditures there was a de
ficit of $796,468.13.
The committee gave out a state
ment of seven, typewritten pages
which was its report to the gover
nor, and in which it argued that the
note of $710,000 which, the special
..session of 1921 had to authorize to
keep the state’s schools going should
not be charged to the general fund
but should be added to the state’s
bonded debt. Deducting this amount
from th e$796,468.17, there is left
an estimated deficit of $86,468.13 as
of June 30. The committee hopes
and believes that this deficit will be
taken care of by additional reve
nue, not included in the estimate.
The committee statement further
says that on December 31, 1922,
there was a surplus in the general
fund of $232,805.26, where as the
auditor’s report shows that there
was a deficit at this period of $477,
194.75. This can be explained by
simply adding the two sums together
and one finds that the total is $710,
000.00, and that the committee
treated this as being added to the
state’s permanent fueled debt, and
<the auditors charged it to operat
ing expenses.
W. M. CARTER DECIPES
TO ENGAGE IN BUSINESS
Mr. W. M Carter who has been
with the Twin-City Grocery Co,
for the past three or four years has
resigned his position with that firm
and decided to go into 'Business on
his own hook.
He will open a produce business
in Martinsville under the name of
the Martinsville Produce Co., deal
ing in produce and fruits. Mr. Car
ter is a splendid business man and
a fine fellow to deal with. He has
made many warm friends with the
Twin-City, where he has worked so
hard and faithfully for several years.
While we are sorry to lose Mr.
Carter as neighbor and friend, yet
we take delight in recommending
him to the good people of Martins
ville.
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Mrs. Rogers of New York is visit
ing her sister, Mrs Ava Scott at the
Colonade for several weeks.
In order to understand the report
it must be understood that the au
ditors made their conclusions upon
an accrual basis; that is, they took
into account all the estimated reve
nue, whether collected or not; and
against that they set all the appro
priations for the period from the
general fund and all regular charges
To understand this, the report shows
that the uncollected revenues, partly
estimated, up to December 31 1922,
was $4,730.916.54; and that the es
timated revenues for the six months
of 1923 ending June 30 was 4,000,
181. No detailed report giving the
basis of these estimates was made
public. Against this is set up a cash
overdraft of 82,189,970.49; and
notes payable of the 82,764,744; ana
a number of other items.
Leaking Oil Tank De
feats Lieutenant Maughan
Rock Springs, Wy., July 20 MP)—Bat
tling unflinchingly to the end of his
2nd race against time to span the
American continent between dawn
ad dark, Lieutenant Russel Maugh
an has lost again before the odds
of mechanical weakness, whieh
brought him down with a leaking
oil cooler here late yesterday. Af
ter covering more than two-thirds of
the 2,670 miles flight, the army av
iator was forced to descend with oil
pouring from the .plane’s tank in
bucketfuls and nauseating fumes en
gulfing the machine and weakening
its intrepid pilot.
He landed at air mail field here
at 5:08 o’clock, just fifteen hours
to a minute after he took off from
Mitchel Field, New York.
Will Abandon Effort
Washington, July 20.—The army
air service announced that the at
tempt to make a dawn to dusk flight
across the continent, in which Lieu
tenant Maughan has failed twice,
has been called off for the year.
FOREIGN PORTS COLD
TO STRANDED SAILORS
Havre, France, July 20. (A5)—Un
wary American seamen in large num
bers, who carelessly or ignorantly
sign faulty articles of employment
on foreign vessels, are finding them
iselves stranded here without iany
hope of getting back home. In many
cases jobless and penniless sailors
have been arrested as vagabonds and
thrown into French jails, and ac
cording to their stories, the same
danger threatens them in a number
of other foreign ports.
There has lately been a disposi
tion, the sailors say, among foreign
steamship lines operating between
Europe and American ports to bring
American seamen to Europe and to
Drop them, either through false re
presentation or misunderstanding on
the part of the men when signing
the articles. In some instances the
men are careless and sign in a cas
ual way, hardly knowing or caring
what they do. (Some sign for a port
thinking it means a round trip, and
then find themselves stranded on
foreign soil.
Finding they have no means to re
turn to America, many of them ap
peal to the American consulates. But
nothing ca nbe done for them except
in cases of men holding seamen’s
cards in t'he American Merchant Ma
rine.
The Y. M. C. A. at Havre has
helped out a number of men, but the
appeals have become so numerous
recently that the Association has
reached the limit of its funds for
such purposes.
BRITISH MAY SEND
DRAFT OUT TONIGHT
Change, Made But It I* Supposed
Treaty U Nearly Ready
London, July 20 OP)—Additional
alternations were made in the text
of a draft of the reply to Ger
many’s reparation memonrandum to
the British cabinet unless it sould
seem expedient to make some elev
enth hour changes, the document
probably will be dispatched to al
lied and American governments to
night.
There i3 still some doubt as to
whether the much discussed supple
mentary memorandum will be sent
with the present drafts.
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Lt. J. S. Trogdon attended a Ki
wanis dinner inReidsville last night.
He is a member of the Morganton
Kiwanis &nd is considerable of a
booster for that splendid organiza
tion.
PREMIER BALDWIN FINDS
PUBLICITY A NOVEL THING
London, July 20 t4*)—Stanley
Baldwin, Britains new pilot of the
Ship of State, has won the admira
tion and goodwill of all classes by
his simple, unostentatious manner
and his outstanding human quali
ties. He is especially popular am
ong the British and American news
paper men who have found him ap
pioachable and unfailingly courte
ous. He has none of the aloofness,
the superior manner of severe pride
of position which one is aipt to as
sociate with Prime ministers.
The journalists’ fondness for the
premier is reciprocated by Mr. Bald
win for he realizes that his sudden
ris; to fame is due in no small mea
sure to the sympathetic attitude
adopted by them toward him.
At a recent banquet given by the
British newspaper men in his honor
Mr. Baldwin said: “I am conscious
more than ever how the creation of
a reputation really is your preroga
tive and your prerogative alone.
Whatever reputation I may have to
day I beg to thank you for it from
the bottom of my heart.”
The prime minister referred to
suuie ui me remarKaDie qualities at
tributed to him by the British and
American newspapers, which he said
it wag impossible to live up to.
“I have noticed in my brief car
eer in public life,” said he, “that
some men like the limelight and
some do not. I have always found
that wherever the limelight is bright
est there is always a corresponding
black shadow close to it, and I have
hitherto been able to step into that,
shadow whenever the limelight was
turned on. But I find now that I
cannot escape it. I feel very much
like a small insect under a micro
scope. Everything that I do or think
or say is laid bare.
“I notice lately that certain per
severing papers have succeeded in
dragging from obscurity my fath
er’s coachman and my old nurse. I
am thankful to say that the revela
tions they have succeeded in drag
ging from them are such as not td
blast my career yet. I have read the
most amazing things about myself,
proficiency in arts to which I have
never aspired, and ignorance of
some things of which I thought I
had some knowledge. The unkind
est cut of all was in the “Nation”
where someone said my schoolmas
ter told me I had no brains.”
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PLANS TO LAUNCH AIR AT
TACKS FROM GREAT ALTITUDE
London, July 20 C41)—Keels are
new being laid in Great Britain foir
huge rigid airships which will ho
ver above the clouds with a num
her of. small fighting machines on
board ready to launch at a foe, says
an aeronautical expert in the Lon
don Daily Chronicle. The taks of
these new machines in war, he says,
will be to carry aloft to immense
heights and to transport, if neces
sary, thousands of miles, squadrons
of swift, deadly, steel-built “attack
iplanes.” These will be launched
from high above the clouds, and
will rush at 200 miles an hour and
more earthward to harry other air
craft and raid the commerce of the
seas.
“The airships will have the pow
er lacking in a small machine,” the
writer says “of long-distance flights
at a great altitude, while, on the
other hand, the small planes they
carry will be able to outfly and out
'fight any machine laden for a long
journey.”