CITY DAILY GAZETTE
VOLUME XLI, NO. 1TI.
LEAKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1923.
ONLY DAILY.
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flit Homicides end Two
Convictions Average
Weekly Record
HOMICIDE RANKS NEXT
TO TYPHOID IN DEATHS
Manlriller Has 56 Chances Out
of Hundred to Escape,
Pn —■inti,,
LuBfICuOn
Five homicides ere committed in
North Caroline and two men are sent
to the State prison each week to
serve sentences for homicide, accord
ing to' comparative figures covering
thirty months from January 1, 1921,
to June 3, 1923, secured by the News
and Observer ye3terday from the
State prison and the State bureau of
vital statistics.
During the thirty months 612 peo
ple were killed in North Carolina,
and 275 were brought to the State
prison to serve sentences for various
degrees of murder, ranging from one
year for manslaughter to execution
for first degree murder. Twelve were
for murder in the first degree, 157 for
murder in the second degree and 110
for manslaughter.
During the year of 1921, 246 homi
cides were reported to the bureau ol
vital statistics, 106 people were pun
ished by imprisonment or death for
murder. In 1922, 253 people were
killed and ninety-nine were convicted
and sentenced for murder. During
the first six months of 1923, 113 peo
ple met death in homicides, and dur
ing the same period seventy-seven
men and women were committed to
the prison for murder.
Over the thirty months’ period 941
men and women were committed to
the prison to serve sentences for
crime, 275 of whom were brought for
murder, or about 30 per cent of the
convictions were for taking human
life. The man killer has fifty-six
chances out of a hundred of. not be
ing brought to prison when he has
taken a human life, according to the
of the bureau and the prison.
' ranks next after.typHofcl
fever to the causae for death reported
to the bureau. In 1921 typhoid deaths
totaled 307 and- homicides 246, In
IN* typhoid killed 296 and homicides
accounted for 263. Discease decreased
lid crime increased. The compara
figures for the first six months
ef toe current year are not available.
homicide is defined by the State
bureau aa any death caused by an
other person, other than accidental
killings. Included are all deaths in
which a parson is charged with the
killing, whether known to. the local
registrar or not. Shotting is by far
the most widely used method of kill
ing. Cutting With knives and raxore
rank second and assault with auto
mobiles is listed in some cases as
homicide.
The figureg are not absolutely par
allel. Murder committed in 1921 may
not be brought to court for a year,
uul the cases over-lap. But prison
Ofleials believe that the average
would apply over a longer period ol
years for which figures might bo
available. Some few cases of man
slaughter are punished with road
sentences, but the vast majority ol
them are sent to the State prison.
August and December are thenpat
e, Secord
murder months, in the' State
ing to Dr. F. M. Register, director of,
the bureau. Prevalence of liquor
drinking during the holidays is large
ly responsible for the number of kill
ing in December, and the lull in agri
cultural activities in August, bring
ing leisure of Congregation among the
farm labor element, is responsible foi
Die number of killings reported in
August—News * Observer.
RUMANIA HELPS PEAANTS
ACQUIRE AND WORK LAND
(By Associated Press)
. Bucharest,Rumsnis,- Dec. 20.—The
'present status -of agrarian, reform in.
Rumania • is set forth as follow* by
U. Constantinescu,minister of agri
culture. . . > • .
The State is distributing land, yrith
ht limitations. The . aim. is to put the
le^sa. peasants in possession A
land, and to stimulate its cultivation
by State aid. The huge estates are
being cut up, their owners being
compensated in part byw the State and
ih part by the peasant. Rumania is
now determined • to push this work
to completion and .thus solve the
agrarian problem. _ -
In his efforts at land devolution, M.
Constantine scu is meatffik with *rmv®
difficulties owing to the economic and
Rpaneial condition at Rumania, but
Dm distribution e«. land to the land
Honeymooning Till
They Get Good and
Ready to Leave
Husband Aged 17 and Wi£e
51 Wanted on Perjury*
Charge
(By Associated Press)
Southern Pines, N. C., Dec. 20.—
“Honeymooning” at Southern Pines,
Burton S. Tucker, 17, wife, 61, are
here until they “get good and ready
to leave,” they said regarding the in*
dictment at Trenton, N. J., on a
charge of conspiracy to violate that
State’s marlage laws by perjury and
subornation of perjury. Tucker ad
mitted he obtained license by giving
his age at 21 when only 16.
The following quotations from an
address at the Christmas meeting of
tho Parent-Teacher Association of
the Leaksville High school held yes
terday are published by request, and
bring an appropriate thought for the
season:
YE MUST BE BORN AGAIN
Tho Christ in Bethlehem a thousand
times be born,
If He be not born in us, our hearts
are still forlorn.
MORNING TONIC
(Charles E. Jefferson)
It is worth remembering that
Christmas is the birthday of Jesus,
the Man who never gave the' world
a dollar. He bestowed upon mankind
not a solitary material gift. He
carved no statute, painted nq pielale,
wrote no poem, composed no song,
fashioned no piece of jewelry, built
no edifice, founded no city, erected
no triumphal arch; but He stands in
history as the great Giver. Silver
hid m n»*Th m ■*
had He gave to men, the gentle touch
of a sympathetic hand, the golden
glow of a genial mind, the healing
love of a generous heart, the bracing
energy of a courageous spirit. Paul
calls Him God’s “Unspeakable Gift.”
The best thing God is is able to give
us is not gold or silver, or costly
stones, but Himself.
It is when we give of the things
of the spirit that we escape from the
realm of embarrassments and bur
dens. Into a spiritualized Christmas
we everyone can enter, the rich and
the poor, the high and the low, the
small and the great.
In preparing, then, our Christmas
presents, let us get ready to give
(jpme of the things which Jesus gave.
Along with the many gifts which have
prices, let us give a few which are
priceless. Let us give thought to
someone who* needs it, sympathy tu
someone who craves it, praise to
someone who deserves it but does not
get it, kindness to someone whom the
world 'has overlooked, affection to
someone who is starving for it, in
spiration to someone who is fainting
because of the lack of it. One’s
Christmas does not consist in the
abundance of the things which he re
ceives or gives away, but in the spirit
of good-wiH which fills his heart.
THE HINDERED CHRIST
(Phillys Endecott.)
The Lord Christ wanted a tongue
one day
To speak a word of cheer,
To a heart that was weary and worn
and sad,
He asked me for mine, but ’twas busy
quite
With my own affairs from morn
till night.
The Lord Christ wanted a hand -one
day
To do a loving deed.
He wanted two feet, on an errand foi
Him,
To run wfth gladsome speed;
But Ihad need of my own that day,
To His gentle beseeching, I answer
ed, “Nay!”
So all that.day I used my tongue,
Sty hands and my feet as I chose.
I said some hasty bitter words
That hurt one heart, God knows;
I buried my hands with worthless
play,
And my wilful feet went a crooked
way.
And the dear Lord Chriatr-wa, HU
work undone
For lack of a willing heart T
Only through men does He apeak to
men? '
* Dumb must,He bo apart? r
American Standards on U. S. Liners
Appeal Strongly to Naturah’zed Citizens
Group of Iruh on way to “Quid Sod.”
New York, Dec. 20. — Volumes
have been written in the past, and the
press is daily filled with stories con
cerning the immigrant coming to this
country. Untold numbers of special
writers have .traveled from abroad
to the United States in the third
cabin—formerly known ag the steer
age—of passenger vessels, to see how
the immigrants lived jn their quar
ters on a modern steamship while at
sea. They have placed before the
world their views concerning the
immigrant up to his arival here, his
passing through Ellig Island. A few
have treated with the life of the
stranger from foreign shores, his
acclimation to American ways, his
Americanisation.
There, however, the new citizen of
the New World ig dropped, apparent
ly forgotten by those so interested in
him prior to and shortly after his ai
rival. In 1914 when many of our for
eign-born citizens answered the call
to arms of their motherlands and
went to Europe to fight for the flags
under which they were born, the
newspapers devoted some space to
their sailing. But again they have
been forgotten in that respect.
:Tb*t the one time immigrant is one
of the biggest factors a steamship'
company in passenger traffic on the
North Atlantic has to deal with is a
fact, however, though little is ever
read about American citizens who
yearly return to Europe and the Bri
tish Isleg for a visit to the “old coun
ry.”
I steamships' of the United
TBS? InBoth the TJWftfcn
few York and the London-New York
lervice are favored with a great
mount of the return patronage of
the former imnffernnt, once he finds
himself in position to return for t
time to visit relatives and old friends.
During the past six months the ves
sels of the line which have third cabin
accommodations have been carrying
an exceptionally high grade type of
passenger — the Americanized for
eigner—on their eastbound trips.
The individual, who since his ar
rival here five or ten years ago, has
acquired American tastes and Ameri
can habits, turns to an American ship
to carry him back on a longed for
vacation. From compatriots who have
arrived on United States liners he
learns of the exceptionally fine third
cabin accommodations on those ships,
the excellent food, and accordingly he
bokos his passage, probably with his
wife and family, on one of these ves
sels. On board he finds the customs,
the nV'.ls, of American standard to
which he has become accustomed,
something of great importance to
him.
Of late there have been a great
number of Irish returning to the
“Oould Sod” for their first visit since
their immigration to this country
years ago. Though the Irish-born
American is perhaps one of the most
substantial of our naturalized citizens,
he never loses his longing to some
day get back to the old country, ane
finds in the United States Lines the
ideal medium for carrying out his
longing at a mrnipium expense. While
the man mote fortunate in this
world’s affairs'travels in the cabin
"recfTSri’ofTJtre dCTTlt1 London linens oT
the United States Lines fleet, those
of a more thrifty nature travel third
cabin.
Coach Tamed Over
hi Front of Depot
(By Associated Press)
Bethesda, Ohio, Dec. 20.—Eight or
ten persons are reported injured, two
seriously, when the Baltimore & Ohio
passenger train from Wheeling to
Chicago split at a switch in front of
the station here today. One coach
turned over and damaged the front
end of the station.
FARLEY CANNOT 8ERVE
ON SHIPPING BOARD
(By Associated Press)
Washington, Dec. 20.—The nomina
tion of Edward P. Parity, of Chicago,
as chairman of the shipping board,
will be reported adversely to the
Senate under a decision today of the
commerce committee. This action is
bas<<l entirely, members said, on pro
visions of the law alloting one mem
be: to States touching the Great
Lakc3. T. V. O'Conner, of Buffalo, al
ready represent sthat section.
REQUEST VENJZELOS TO
RETURN TO GREECE
(By Associated Press)
/ hens, Dec. 20.—A group repre
senting 4,00 officers of the Greek
army and navy sent a telegram to
former Premier Venizelos in Paris,
urging him to come to Athens im
mediately.
City News
Mrs. Farbee Cobbler, who was taken
to the County Tuesday, was taken
care, of by neighbors for the past nine
years. Several of whom telephoned
the Gazette and expressed relief and
joy that now she is safe and com
fortable.
/
A. H. Hughy, who has been employ
ed at the Twin City Grocery Com
The New System Laundry Com
my expects to open for business
pany wholesale store on Boone Road,
will be leaving Leaksville, about the
first of the New Year. A large num
"ber of local people who heard Mr.
Hughy sing, will certainly regret his
leaving.
Oregon Woman is
Victim of Banditi
(By Associated Press)
Baker, Ore., Dec. 20.—Mrs. Emil'
Christensen Earhart, formerly of thi
city, has been killed by bandits a
Tula, Mexico, according to .word re
ceived here from the woman’s hus
band at Tampico. Earhart said h'
and two small children are safe.
NINE AND HALF MILLION
COTTON BALES GINNE1'
(By Associated Press)
Washington, Dec. 20. — Cotto:
ginned prior to December 13th totalle
9,548,805 bales; North Carolina, 987
607, and Virginia, 420,945 vales.
BRITON QUIT JOB AND
SOLD HOME TO LIVE
IN U. S.— WIFE BARREI
(By Associated Press)
Plymouth, Eng., Dec. 20.—One o
the sad consequences of the Unite:
States restricted immigration law i
the case of Stanley Light, who witl
his wfe and child recently returnee
from America. Light gave up hi;
job here, sold him home and with hif
family went to New York to joii
Mrs. Light’s parents. His brother and
the latter’s family went, along.
The brother and his family were
admitted, but the immigration offi
cials barred Mrs. Stanley Light as a
native of South Africa, the quota for
which had been exhausted. Mrs.
Light was born at Cape Town of Eng
lish parents, but has lived in England
I since she was 4 years old.
ONLY
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Shopping Days
Until
Christmas!
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Rebels Meet With
Defeat at Tabasco
Esperanza Is Still Insurgent
Headquarters, News Re
port States
(By Associated Press)
Mexico City, Dec. 19.—Rebels at
tacking Villa Hermosa, the capitol of
Tabasco, have been defeated after
thirty hours of battle with a loss of
200 killed; more than 200 wounded,
according to an official bulletin of the
war department. Federal had thirty
casulaties.
Vera Cruz, Dec. 20.—Newspapei
correspondents at the front report
the situation as unchanged from
Tuesday when rebel columns remain
ed stationary after fighting at San
Larcos. Insurgent headquarters aro
still at Esperanza.
Mexico City, Dec. 20.vNews dis
patches from Apizaco say fighting has
been resumed in the outskirts of
Puebla and Esperanza, while Tehua
can has been cvaucated by the Rebels
and occupied by a Federal column
from Puelba, sixty-three miles south
east of Mexico City.
Senate Adjourned
For the -Holidays
Still in Deadlock
Two New Cardinals
Created by Pope Pius
Calls Attention to European
Peace Condition A*
Unchanged
(By Associated Press)
Rome, Dec. 20.—Pope Pius at a
secret consistory today created two
Italian cardinals. They are Evariste
T vcidy and Papal Auditor Mon
sif.-nor Aurelio Galli, Director Gen
eral of the Vatican Museum. In an
allocution the Pope pointed out that
peace conditions in Europe had notj
changed for the better since last con-1
sistory. He recalled the visit of Al-j
fonso Victoria, wTfen Spain announc
ed the Irish question was approach
ing settlement.
MADE TWO MILLION
ON CURB MARKET
INTENDS TO RETIRE
John Borg Turns Business
Over to Younger Member
For Newspaper Work
(By Associated Press)
New York, Dec. 20.—Having ac
cumulated a fortune of more than
12,000,000 in Wall Street, John Borg,
one of the leading members of the
New York curb market, announced
his retirement from the brokerage
field, and a gift of his business to
three junior members of his firm. “I
made my pile, So am getting out and
letting the younger fellows make
theirs. I am particularly anxious to
devote time to my hobby, a news
paper. While not a newspaperman, I
have my ow nideas how newspaper |
should be run.”
MomrtEn order permits —
EROADCASTING IN GERMANY
(By Associated Press)
Berlin, Dec. 20.—Listening-in-is ex
pensive in Germany. The govern
ment doesn’t permit anyone to have a
machine for receiving wireless who
loesn’t pay a fee of twenty-five gold
marks and obtain a permit from the
oolite. The German shops average in
price from 300 to 400 gold marks.
Until the middle of October the gov
ernment regarded broadcasting with
urh suspicion that it was prohibited
for amusement purpose, and the pub
ic was not permitted to have re
ceivers.
For some time the rost-omce ue
partmest which controls wireless
ipcrations lias had consideraable in
come from a service called “Blitz
’unk” which was supplied to banks
and commercial concern sthroughout
the republic, and the desire to retain<
his income has apparently interfered
Uh general permission to establish
-iceiving stations.
Preparations arc being made to sup
y hospitals, cafe: and factories with
ncras, concerts, speeches and news
•’port. President Sbert and the Min
ter of Posts, IV. Hoeffle, attended
he formal opening of public broad
asting, which was also attended by
i large delegation of Berlin news
'apermen and widely heralded in the
>ie3S as a new development in Ger
many's technical progress.
HOMELESS MEN NOW SCORN
OLD TIME LODGING HOUSES
(By Associated Press)
Chicago, Dec. 20.—The once-teem
ing “flop-house” has suffered a notice
able loss in patronage, for homeless
men, even in their periods of unem
ployment, now demand a hostelry of
higher grade, according to the Rev.
Dennis J. Dunne, chancellor of the
Catholic archdiocese of Chicago.
These men,' says Father Dunne, are
I choosing in increased numbers the
lociping houses where baths and the
fumigation of clothing are entrance
requiremer.' Ti e change has come
about since he enactment of prohibi
tion, accorVng to the chancellor.
“Homeless vien are saving their
money now." explains Father Dunne.
surpri ing how well some of
th m are living.
' "hey are eating more and better
food. They also are more particular
about where they sleep. In many
cases they are going to the Mission of
the Holy Cross, where there are news
papers on tables to be read, and to
other institutionall yconducted lodg
ing-houses, with an evident desire *6
learn, rather than sleep on the floor;
Our mission it.fuU, end twice as manj*
a «h*it to j*om for fyffc
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE RATES
DECLARED UNREASONABLEL
(By Associated Profs)
Washington, Dec. 19. — Express
Company proposals increase 15 per
cent charges paid by Florida fruits
and vegetable growers for refrigerat
ing produce en route North, was held
as unreasonable by the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
CAPE FEAR GETS
APPROPRIATION FOR RIVER
(By Associated Press)
Washington, Dec. 19.—An allot
ment of $130,000 for Cape Fear River,
North Carolina, out of the current
river harbor appropriations, it was
announced by Major General Beach,
chief of army engineers.
DISSOLVE MAPLE FLOORING
MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
(By Associated Press)
Grand Rapids, Mich., Dec. 20.—Dis
solution of the Maple Flooring Manu
facturers Association, was ordered by
Judge C. W. Session in United States
Ditrict Court. The order was enter
ad on motion of the government which
charged the association was an unlaw
ful combination in restraint of trade.
AMERICAN WARSHIPS
PLAN FOR EXTENSIVE
WINTER MANEUVERS
(By Associated Press)
Los Angeles, Dec. 19.—Maneuvers
of such magnitude as to constitute a
mimic war, rather than a sham battle,
will test existing conceptions of dt
fenfe affecting the Panama Canal
when the United States fleet begins
its operations for 1924 at midnight or
January 3, accordin gto naval officers
here.
Prominent among the new phases
of combat expected to enter into thi:
“war” for possession of the Canal
will be the influence of dirigible ah
craft on surface maneuvers at sea
TheShenandoah, the navy’s new giant
dirigible, will remain aloaf through
out the maneuvers, supported strong
ly by squadrons of combat craft by
flay, and ascending above the clouds
night.
£'.-;hteen first-line battleships,
seventy-two destroyers, 300 plans of
all types, fifty submarines and hun
dreds of fleet auxiliary craft will
cobine to make the canal defense
maneuvers the most extensive yet
undertaken by the American navy.
One feature of the “hostilities”
will be a landing expedition, to utilizt
all available marines, who will launch
an artillery and infantry atta-k
against the United States army forte'
defending the Canal.
The battle fleet, under Rear Ad
miral Samuel S. Robison, will open
the operations with a surprise at
tack agains tthe Pacific side of the
Canal, which will be defended by a
scouting fleet under Vice-Admiral
Newton McCully.
There will be an air problem for
both sides, the Pacific force using
catapulted planes for local scouting,
and the Atlantic force sending out
plane fleets from its aircraft carriers,
the Langley and the Wright. Sub
marines also will be used in the de
fense of the Canal.
’ The first use of aircraft fog and
smake-screens in such operations will
take place at Panama when, in a com*
bined air attack on the Canal, the
army will interpose an aerial ecreen.
Theland .an dsea attack will simu
late in t -^
(By Associated Press'
Washington, Dec. 20. — Congress'
began two weeks holiday with the
Senate organisation incomplete, - with
practically a blank record of legis
lative accomplishment since it as
sembled December 3rd. With some
commlttBee functioning the Housi
willbe able to get to business when-it
reassembles January 3rd, but the Sen
ate will eome back to renew its ef
forts to break the deadlock over Yhe
Interstate Committee chairmanship?'
URGES PEDESTRIANS
TO WALK ON LEFT
SIDE OF THE ROAD
(By Associated Press)
Harrisburg, Pec. 20.—In an eyort
to reduce the number of accidentg to
pedestrians on the public highways of
this State, the Pennsylvania Motor
Federation is urging publicity for the
recommendation of the American
Automobile Association that persons
on the highway, especially at night,
face the traffic by walking on the
left hand side of the road.
The national association has reach
ed the conclusion, after a study of the
situation, that most of the cases when
automobiles strike pedestrians at
night are due to the driver being
partially blinded by the headlights of
approaching cars and, swinging to the
right, failing to see pedestrians. It
is contended that if persons walking
on the reads would face the traffic
they would be better able to avoid
being struck and also wovdd be seen
much sooner by the drivers of cars
approaching in the opposite direction.
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JAPANESE IMPERIAL COURT Tft
DISPOSE OF STOCK HOLL!N6fc
(By Associated Pre
Tokio, Dee. 20.—The imperial
court has announced a decision to dis
pose of its holdings in public comf
parties to the amount of 10,000,000
yen (18,600,000) in orde" to enable it
to meet heavy losses r casioned b^
the oarthqaakr and fire._
The household hoI3s Jock in tHe
Baink of Japan, Nippon l usen Kaisha,
Yokohama Specie Bank, Industrial
Bank, Formosan Bank and other com
panies amounting to hundreds of mil
lions of yen. Furtherm re the land,
ouildings and household erects of thq
Imperial Court are val.ed at more
thnr. $3,500,000. The quake damaged
much of this property. Palaces and
adjoining residences, villas and {.he
extensive walls surror ;ding them
were severely shaken destroyed.
Replacements and repair; wil Hake
millions.
SEEK IMMOVABLE SKYSCRAPER
(By Associated r-essl
Tokio, Dec. 20.—Tok o’s greatest
skyscraper, the Maruno: chi building,
is to be made earthquake proof. The
building was erected by a firm of
American contractors for the Mitsu
bishi company. It vs seriously
shaken by the earthquake.
The structure, which covers an en
tire city block, is to be divided into
thirteen sections, the; localizing
shocks as is the case th the In»
perial hotel building, which withstood
the shock well.
Quakeproof walls wi’: >e built be
tween each section and .id; neighbors,
piercing the building f om roof to
foundation. The work will extend
over two years.
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LEAKSV1LLE MAN
MAKING RECORD
Robert H. Dyer, a na'r e of Leaks
ille is making good in the building
md construction line in the middle
west, according to the T’ort Wayne,
[nd., Journal-Gazette, which carried a
full page picture of an 1 "-story hotel.
Mr. Dyer had charge of *he construc
tion. The Journal-Gaze'te sayB:
“Robert H. Dyer is the construc
tion engineer and building superin
tendent of the Keenan Company, and
bss had charge of the construction of
the magnificent Hotel Keenan at Fort
Wayne, Indiana. Mr. Dyer’s home
was originally in Cedar Rapid, Iowa,
and he was connected with a Chicago
construction company, when he was
employed in his present capacity by
the Keenan interests. The company
gives much credit to Mr. Dyer’s abil
and to his fine efforts foi the wo
ful speed with which the 18
building has been erecti I and
ped. Mr. Dyer brought to
Waynes mechanics famil
type of construction w h to
the rapid growth of tfie -Hdt
sible.’’—Fort Wayr: Jor
' Robert Dyer is the son
tt. Dyer,
on B