Favorable Weather
Cotton B It Reason'
For the E ig Tumble
(By Associated Press)
New Orleans, Sept. 12.—Loss? of
from 40 to 44 points teere mad in
the cotton market in the first 1. lr
under continued favorable wet jr
in t^e cotton belt, a poor Livei ol
quotation, and the unfavorable < mi
ion of some phases of European . i
tics.
Losses In New York 32 Point ;
New York, Sept. 12.—A reac ;i
ary sentiment was reflected by i a
active realising or liquidation ir . ie
cotton market, active months s /
ing net losses of from 26 to 82 p .cs
within the first hour of tradii j.
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battleship HAS COLLISI -I
San Pedro, Calif., September l: -*)
—The battleship Texas oollided vith
the steamship Steel Seafarer of ;he
Isthmanian Una in the vioinlty w' are
gragjggjgg
d, that the merchant ship will
f under her own steam to .ian
The Texas is apparently
it AGAINST TURNING
OVER MUSCLE SHOALS
^$ato, September 12 04>)— The
PuWfkKOwnership League of America
bjfcit a message to President ( >ol
Jdge protesting against turning over
iibe Muscle Shoals developmen to
tieilry- Pord or any other private in
terest
THE GAZETTE IN EVERY HOME
CHINA HAS NA PRESIDENT
(By Associated Press)
Peking, Sept. 12.—Lack of a quo-1
rum caused the failure of an effort
to elect a President to succeed Gen
Dial Li Yuan Hung, the session of
Parliament called for that purpose!
breaking up in disorder.
PAPYRUS BADLY CUT
(By Associated Press)
London, Sept. 12.—Papyrus, which
has been matched for a race in the
United States with the best Ameri
can three-year-old, was badly cut a
bout the hind legs during the run
ning of the Safntleger stakes, accord
ing to a telephone message from C.
J. Fitzgerald, August Belmonft a
gent in the negotiations for an in*
ternational race.
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Mrs. D. M, Walker la very much |
indisposed this week.
Mr. arid Mrs. Joe Leaderman and
daughter, Mollie, of Martinsville, at
tended the Fair last night.
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Coach Tenney of the High School
Football team is putting the foot
ball squad through its paces daily.
Practice so far consists of light sig
nal practices and dummy scrimma
gcs. Some very promising material
is being developed, and before tin
season is over Leaksville can be as
sured that she will have a football
team that will carry her honor into
the far sections 6f the state. Go to
it boys. As Napoleon told George
Washington: “Buck that line!”
Fair Last Nig it Was An
Agreeable Surprise To
All Who Attended It
In the terms of Dempsey, the first
night'of the Fair was a “knockout.”
In ordinary English it was great.
The first thing one would see on en
tering the grounds was the band,
playing exclusively for the gate.
The second thing was the Ladies Aid
Booth in Exhibit House No, 1. The
ladies in this booth were dispersing
and chickent salad sandwiches
of ~ delicious flavor, and to quench
the thirst of . the midway-promenad
er, they poured iced tea, giving good
measure for the price. One thing
good gbout trading there—you are
sure to get your money’s worth. And,
as fey as we found out, you got your
money’s worth anyplace on the
grounds. Especially at the free at
tractions. Some young lady of pie
possessing appearance defied the law
of gravitation on a shiny silver lad
der. She proved that Einstein was
a poor boob. Then this same young
lady tore a trapeze all to pieces. Not
literally, of course, for . she might
have been hurt—but she sure did cut
up ecsndulous on that cross bar.
About this time a clown—and a
good one, too—‘dumb’ up a strop
and tried to paralyze the crowd
gathered below by doing hair-raising
stunts. I'fcis same clown would hang
by his tpes, his knees, his fingers,
he hang
k at least
scarea
the audience to shivers, up came the
two Clark sisters, and did .their iron
jaw act, hanging by their teeth, sus
pended in mid-air, while they assum.
sd different postures. All this was
very colorful and scary. The last ac.
on the free-act program was Mis
iuiie Clark in her death-defying
slide for life. Hanging by her teeth.
Miss Clark trolleyed two hundred
feet on a suspended cable, from the
top of a fifty-foot pole to the ground.
This world, 10:3d o’clock, and tin
fireworks. And they were good. W >
lon’t mean maybe. Roman candles '
sky-rockets, pin wheels, illumination;.
the battle of the Marne—in fact fron
the first Welcome illumniation to the
dosing Come Tomorrow display, th;
program of fire works was neatly
arranged and timely set off.
The midway of the Pair this yea.
is the cleanest ever shown in these
parts. There is absolutely nothin;?
vicious or obscene. Any person cai.
/eel perfectly safe in taking hi*
y.ife, children, or sweetheart into any
jf the numerous attractions, and h
can Ve assured that they will com
out as mouesi as when they entem
The Pair management is U/ be
commended for securing s\ich goo;
free attractions, and such a clean
midway as the Smith’s Greater
Shows affords. j
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THE GAZETTE IN EVERY MOM E.
50 GALLONS OF WHISKY
25 OF BRANDY, TAKEN
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Reidsville, N. C. September 11.-;
Glenn Castevens a young whit>
man of Elkin driving a roadster in
which was tucked away 50 gallons
of whiskey and 25 gallons of brandy
was arrested on the bridge in the
southern edge of Danbury by officers]
A. A. Hedge and C. D. Bryant of the!
federal prohibition forces.
The officers were on the lookout
for the car and when it was seen
coming they drove ahead and turned
around to come back and met the car
with the whisky on the bridge. This
gave the officers a chance to make
an investigation before arresting the
man as he had to back off the bridge
to let the officers get by.
The car with the whisky came
from the north probably from Vir
ginia and was evidently en route to
North Carolina’s largest city.
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Foreign Victims Were Robbed
And Murdered After Disaster
London, Sept. 11. —Refugees
frqgp Japan brought to Shanghai by
the steamer Empress of Canada, con
firms reports that foreign victims of
the earthquake disaster were robbed
and murdered, says a dispatch to the
Morning Post. All the survivors,
many of whom are penniless and
without clothes, while several deen
tia patients are being cared for.
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Mrs. C. J. Darlington and Mrs. E.
E. Richardson motore dto Danville
Saturday to attend the Harvey Tay-!
lor wedding at two o'clock.
It was a picturesque home wedding
the pastor of the First Presbyterian i
church performing the ceremony.
The parlor and living room were
artistically decorated by Eldridge.
Stringed orchestra, handsomely
gowned women. The men in their
Tuxedos forming a back-ground to
the gayly dressed women.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor left immedia
tely after the ceremony for northern
points of interest.
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COUNTERFEITING TICKETS FOR
THE DEMPSEY - FIRPO FIGHT
(By Associated Press)
New York, Sept. 12.—Counterfeit
tickets for the Dempsey-Firpo fight
are being circulated, promoter Tex
Rickard admitted today. Several ar
rests have been made and some par
; 'hernalia has been seized.
DEATHS IN TOKIO TOTAL
150,000 AUTHENTIC REPORT
(By Associated Press)
Tolcio, Sept. 12.—Deaths from
•earthquake and fires in and around
Tokio were estimated today to num
ber IGO.GJO. Groups of 100 and more
bodies have been found in various
spots. Dysentery is prevalent.
!. 4’V TO EVACT ATE CORFU
WHEN II R TERMS ARE MET
(By Asooc’atcd Press)
Rome. Sept. 12.—Italy will evac
uate the Island of Corfu when she
l;as obtained entire fulfillment ot
the reparation she has demanded
from Greece, it was stated at a meet
ing of the Council of Ministers.
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SIX KILLED; TEN WOUNDED
DRESDEN DEMONSTRATION
Berlin, Sept. 11 04*)—Six persons
v/ere killed and ten wounded when
the police fired on unemployed dem
onstrators outside the city hall in
Dresden.
TRANQUIL WINS DERBY
(By Associated Prey's)
Doncaster, Eng., Sept. 12.—The
Earle of Derby’s Tranquil, by Swin
ford out of Serenishima, won the
Saintleger stakes here, Papyrus, the
gerjby Winner running_secorjd, and
tVrlsina third. TranqufTwon by two
lengths. Thirteen horses ran the dis
tance of one mile, 6 1-2 furlongs.
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GERMAN MARKS NOW WORTH
ON E-MILLIONTH OF A CENT
(By Associated Press)
New York, Sept. 12.—German
marks were quoted here at 114,940 -
000 to the dollar, the lowest record
of all time.
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NAVY’S GIGANTIC DIRIGIBLE
VISITS NEW YORK CITY
New York, Sept. 12.—High above
broad way the ZR-1, the navy’s great
est dirigible paid a call on New York
shortly before noon yesterday.
Gliding up town at about 40 miles
an hour its slender, silver envelope
flashing in the sunlight, the dirigi
ble was a sight that turned all the
ordinarily blase crowds of Manhat
• into rubbernecks .
Planning to Get Out the Woman Vote
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The women political lenders ure coming to the Sore und are canvassing
lhe country from coast to coast to g.-t a liDe on the political views of the wom
en voters. Mrs. Elliot Cheatham of Atlanta, Oa., director of nine southern
statfes and the District of Columbia visited headquarters In Washington with
ti»e exhibit which she will use at county fairs In the various states this fall to
mtet vst women In voting. ' i ,
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Letter From Crank
Is Thought To Have
Started The Exodus
I
(By Associated Press)
South Bend, Ind., Sept. 12.—Quiet
prevailed in the negro section here
following a night of excitement and
commotion which was marked by
e .cdus of between a thousand
-au niteen hundred negroes from
:» c oy, according to police reports.
a he commotion among the negroes
u<\veu a receipt of a letter by
..embers of the community which
was said to have warned the negroes
Oat an outbreak agonist them was
.rewing.
Many negroes became frightened
and are said to have fled from the
,y. while others are reported to
uve armed themselves. Officials be
have the letter was the work of a
•ruik.
The Annie Johns children’s chap
r of the U. D. C. held its monthly
meeting at the home - of Miss Roxie
•Barkstlirte on September' it. Wbe"1
meeting was called to order by Mrs.
flinn.. The following officers were
elected due to the retirement of the
ecrelary and President: Miss Mil
led Martin, president. Miss Evelyn
Darlington, vice president, Miss Rox
e Barksdale, secretary and Miss
Margaret ^Farrell, assistant secretary
A sketc hof Jefferson Davis’ life
at Montgomery and Richmond was
-ead by Sallie- Smith. Following this
he hostess • served delicious ice
•ream and cake and the meeting ad
iourned to meet next time with Miss
Mabel Beeker. Three new members
were added to the roll.
PERSONALS
Miss Ruth F:, ■ roll" left yesterday
afternoon for : •i-'.ratanburg, S. C.,
where sue will laae a special course
in voice culture at Converse College.
Misses La.lie l.iid, Margaret Mar
shall, and Bessie Clark,* left today
for Salem College.
Me duties 8. if Marshall and Lee
Martin motored to Greensboro, Mon
day.
Mrs. James Hairston is on the
s Iree-s today after an illness of a
few days.
Mrs. Weslin Lavis,’ and son, George
are leaving for R. smoke, Va., after
a two-weeks visit with relatives i\
town. . - *
B. Ray left m&rning for s
visit to New York/'
GLAD FEET
Have your corns taken off in three
minutes. .No pain, satisfaction guar
anteed. Phone 21-. -Dr. J-. Z. Terry,
chiropodist. , »
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FOR SALE—$15.00 each. Llewllin
setter puppies. Best at breeding.
C. W. McMohan, Ridgeway, Va.
THE GAZETTE IN EVERY HOME
rour Hundred Cases
of Gin and Whiskey
are Seized on Beach
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(By Associated Press)
River Head, N. Y. Sept. 12.—400
cases of whiskkey and gin was seiz
ed on the beach at Wading river.
Captain Baldwin Raymond, of Nor
folk, Va., commanding the fast mot
>r boat from which the Sheriff said
he liquor was being unloaded, and
wo other men were arrested.
Monday afternoon the Woman’s
Missionary Society of the Leaksville
| Baptist church met with Mrs. John
Smith on Boone Road. Mrs. J. E.
lolme.s led the meeting and her sub
ect wok “Evangelism in the Local”
liurch.” After the first song “Res
ile the Perishing,” Mrs. Beeker
prayed that we gird ourselves for
he task of winning the lost in our
•wn community; song, “The Light
r' the World is Jesus.” Bible study,
The Greatest Industry in the Worl^
Soul Winning," Prayer by Mrs.
£vie, reading by Mrs. Platt Turner,
Mrs. Holmes, Mrs. D. P. King, Mrs.
Eeeker and Mrs. King gave reports
of the Winston meeting, and they
billed each member with a desire to
attend the next one. “I am Thine,
O Lord” was sung, and then at the
business meting, the treasurer gave
her annual report, showing that our
contribution for the year was 594.65.
The hostess served delightful refresh
ments.
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REAL REWARD FOR HERO WHO
SAVED TRIO FROM RIVER
Walla Walla, Wash!, ‘Sept. 12.—
For once heroism has been given a
real material reward. Leslie Wiese,
Portland youth, has been presented
with 500 acres of choice Walla Walla
wheat land as the result of Baving
the three young sons of L. W. Lever
of Troutdale, Ore., from drowning in
:he Columbia River, near their home.
The grateful father, according to
a report reaching here, made the
gift after one of the finest exhibi
tions of skill and strength seen in
Troutdale in some time. The Lever
boys were rowing in a small boat in
the Columbia River when the craft
became unmanageable in the swift
:urrent. The lads became excited and
jumped overboard. ?heir inability to
swim was immediately apparent to
Wiese, on the bank of the river. Ha
dove into the stream add rescued the
trio after a hard fight j'ih which hi* ■
life was endangered. ’: !!.:
The land Wiese wilt get' is located a
ten miles east of ’this city on a paved
L>hway.. It? yield fbr the last SO
years has been from 40 to 60 bush
els an acre, and it sells' for $300 an
acre. • *
The Free attractions at the fair
Istgrt tonight at 10 o’clock.
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