■ LEAKS VILLE, NORTH
MONDAY; DECEMBER 34, 1923.
Witten Hamilton
Frayed for Relief;
She Was Rewarded
CENSUS BUREAU PROVES
NEGROES MOVING NORTH
fRy Asfocated Profs'
Washington, Dec. 24.—The centei
of negro population in the United
States has been determined by the
Census Bureau as 1.8 miles north
northeast of Rising Fawn, in Dade
County, Georgia. For the first time
in histyy this center has moved to
the northeast, its former movements
having been in a southwesterly di
rection.
"The movement of the center of
negro population is an accurate jnde.
of the direction of negro migration,”
says the bureau. "In 1790 it was
located 26 miles west-southwest of
Petersburg, Va. In 1880 It was lo
cated KM miles east of Lafayette,
Ga. From 1880 to 1890 the south
westerly movement was continued
and it advanced 20.1 miles to a point
10.6 miles southwest of Lafayette,
and about 4 miles east of the Alabama
line. In 100 years it had moved south
west 463 miles, an average of 46
miles each decade. From 1890 to
1900 its movement was greatly re
tarded, and it advanced only 9.1 miles
across the Alabama-Georgia State line
to 10.7 miles northeast of Fort
Payne, Alabama, about 4 miles west
of the Georgia line. In 1910 it was
located 6.4 miles nor-northeast of
Fort Payne, its movement for the de
cade being 6 miles west-southwest.
Its movement south was'evidejitly
greatly retarded by the migration of
negroea to the northern and eastern
States. In 1920 it moved back across
the State line into Georgia and w*s
located 1. miles north-northeast of
Rising Fawn, Dade County, Georgia,
having moved 21.6 miles.
"The present northeasterly move
ment was due principally to the great
increase in the negro population .of
Massachusetts Connecticut, New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana and
Michigan. The total increase in the
negro population of the United
States was 636,368, and the increase
in the northern States noted Was 66
per cent of the total, increase. This
begin north of the negro population
was dile“filainfy to the expansion of"
certain industries during the World
War, the high wages paid being the
great attraction. It is probably true
that this movement has been con
tinued, due to the reduction of the
cotton crop and the demand for com
mon labor at higher wages in the
north.”
EMPTY HOTELS FILL MUNICH
(By Associated Press)
Munich, Dec. 24.—Munich hotel
keepers are heavy hearted. They
would like to close up, for their
houses are virtually empty, but the
law provides that if they do they can
not beopen for fifteen years.
One well-known hotel has twenty
five guests, and employs well over 100
men and women to keep the establish
ment going. Others are echoing
solitudes during the day, and count
but a few guests for dinner in the
evening.
TREES BLOOM TWICE IN SEASON
(By Associated Press)
Mountain View, Cal., Dec. 24.—
Because of the unsually warm
aut&iin in central California, soirii.
fruit trees blossomed for the second
time -this season. - -J. W, Cornell -re
ported recently that many of his
cherry trees wer in bloom.
«> a WJW>. DEER BECOME PETS
(By Associated Press)
San Francisco, Dc. 24.—Wild deei
from the fpothUls above the Santa
Mra valley have descended to'safe
pastures adjacent to Pain. Alto ana
os Altos, about forty-five miles
on San Francisco, and have be
come so tame that theg trot »ion
lalantly along highways. «
Even terrifying motor cars fail to
make the arrivals scamper into- the
brash. In several instances children
have fed theta) from their hands.
Shooting is prohibited in the immedi
ate vicinity.
SWISS LOSE HEAVILY ABROAD
(By Associated Press)
Berne, Dec. 24.—Switzerland ha*
lost $1,000,000,000 since the beginning
of the World War because of the. de
preciation" of Swiss investments
abroad. The practical wiping but of
8wiut„ moneys invented in Germany,
Austrie. Bujais gnd, Hungary ac
counts for more tfc|B nine-tenths of
the loss.
(By Associated Press)
Camden, N. J., Dec. 24.—The
Christmas season has brought to 13
year-old Helen Hamilton, the gift she
most desired, and one for which she
* had prayed, death. After months of
I intolerable pain, due to rupture of the
j heart, the result of • childish prank
I eight years ago, the heroic girl died
yesterday in her mother’s arms clasp
ing tightly her favorite doll which
she asked would be buried with her.
She had prayed she might live until
her birthday, November 23th, and
had hoped she would die that day.
The case attracted nation-wide atten
tion. When it became known she
faced death, a substantial fund was
raised and gifts of all descriptions
were'sent from many parts of the
country.
THREATS MAE IF
ATTENDED CHURCH
(By Associated Press)
Convent, N. J., Dec. 24.—Threats
of serious consequences if he again
visit Grace Episcopal Church with
his prospective foster son, are de
clared by Mondell Sayre, wealthy
patron of Francis K. Luxen, has been
given as reason for his absence from
services yesterday. Sayre has taken
steps to legally adopt the Kluxen
school boy, who last year was ac
quitted of the murder of a school
girl at Madison. Many threats has
been made against the boy’s life,
Sayre says.
MAN WOULD GIVE
BLOOD TO ENEMY
(By Associated Press)
Paris, Dec. 24.—A man named L.
Rappell, who said Thomas Lee Wool
wine, former district attorney of Los
Angeles, had sent him tQ prisop. He
called the hotel where Wool wine is
ill and offered to give a pint of his
blood. The offered was refused as his
doctors already decided to take the
blood from a little hotel maid.
YOU MAY MEET A FOOL
(By Wuftei Wambafctt-) .' ~
We were driving down the street,
my friend and I, at a goodly elip. He
was at the wheel. Without warning
a car parked at the curb shot out di
rectly in front of us. The driver
looked neither to the right nor thi
left. The brakes of our car were
good and my friend was an excellent
driver. So there Was no smash-up.
“That,” said my friend, "reminds
me of a road-sign I saw near Green
ville—‘Drive carefully you may meet
a fool’.”
There is a wealth of wisdom in that
admonition. We would get along
pretty well in this world were it not
for the fools.
When we retire at night we must
lock our doors. A fool may try to
enter the house and rob us, perhaps
kill us. And he is a fool, because no
man who was not a fool would try to
make a living in any such way.
Banks are forced to bond their em
ployees for fear that one of them may
turn fool and run 8ff with a handful
of money.
There would be fewer accidents at
‘grade crossings if fool engineers
would obey orders and sound their
whistles before thundering aero*;.'
public highways. . .
The police, the penitentiaries, tin
militia, ase maintained to protect
people from foola; and fools fron,
themselves.
There was a certain wise man wh.
lived about twenty-nine T hundred
years ago. He leift ns much logic.
And how he does bore into the
fools: n
“Fools despise wisdom and instruc
tion. * - -
“And the prosperity of fools shall
destroy them.
“Foolg die for want of wisdom.
"It is sport to a fool to do mischief.
“The way of a fool is right in his
own eyes.
"A companion of fools shall be de
stroyed.' ~.._
“A fool despiseth his father’s in
structions.
"Speak not in the ears of a fool:
tor he will despise the wisdom of
thy words.-’
■“As a dog retumeth to his vomit,
so a fool retumeth to his folly.
"A whip for the hows, a bridle for
the-aae, and a redder-the. feel’s Jbeeb.
“Though thou shouldest bray a fool
in a mortar among wheat with a
pestle, yet wiH hot Ids foolishness de
part from-Mm.” *
“Yes., driv* carMuBy you may meet
a fool. Let a hear robbed of her
whelps moot a ban : riSheY than a
*soMn Us 'MrtMt - «*<**——
OTTO WOOD DECLARED
GUILTY OF MURDER
Slayer of Pawn Broker Con
victed of \5econd Degree
Crime by Jury
Greensboro, Dec. 24.—Otto Wood
was Saturday declared guilty of
murder in the second degree by Su
perior court jury. The case was pre
sented to the jury late Friday night
and after a short discussion delibera
tion was postponed until Saturday.
Judge T. J. Shaw announced that the
i sentence will be passed on Monday.
Wood was tried for killing A. W.
Kaplan, Greensboro pawnbroker, who
died of injuries received when ht
was attacked in his shop here the
morning of November 3rd. Wood es
caped in a car stolen the night before
the assault in Lexington, N. C., was
arrested in West Virginia several
weeks later.
Until the morning of the trial he
stated he would prove an alibi. He
went on the stand, however, and ad
mitted the assault, declaring that it
followed an altercation when the
pawnbroker refused to give him his
watch, which had been pawned, the
ticket for which had been lost
STOLE $11,000
WORTH OF LIQUOR
LEFT BONDS
(By Associated Press)
Philadelphia, Dec. 24.—After chlor
forming a watch dog, bandits robbed
a home at Croasdale Knott, at'Glen
side, of liquors worth $11,000 Satur
day night, it became known today.
They dropped $6,500 in bonds when
taken from a desk.
CAR SIDE SWEPTS
AND HITS FORD
A Reidsville car with several young
people in it Sunday, and driven by
Miss Hester Mitchell, side-swepted
as it was meeting a new Ford driven
by Mr. Walker, of the Somers & Co.,
Ten Cent Store, On the Boulevard, as
the ears met on Boone road and
damaged the fender and tire on Mr.
Walker’s car.
REBELS NEARING
MEXICO CITY
(By Associated Press)
Vera Crus, Dec. 24.—Rebels have
madetheir nearest approach to Mex
ico City with the capture yesterday of
Curnavaca, fbrty riffles south of the
capital, a revolutionary communique
says. Otherwise the general Situation
is unchanged and Puebla has not been
evacuated, the statement says.
RUSSIAN CHURCH FALLING
AGAIN TO RULE OF TIKHON
(By Associated Press)
Moscow, Dec. 24. — Within six
months of his release from prison
pending trial Patriarch Tikhon, who
was deposed and deprived of his
priesthood by the new church au
thorities, has so far succeededin re
gaining control of the church that the
clergymen who unfrocked him are
now making every effort to effect a
compromise with him.
The new Holy Synod has called an
All Russian Church Council for Jan
uary 15th and has invited Tikhon to
appear before it. Archbishop Evdo
kim, head of the synod, admitted in
a conversation with the correspond
ent that the conference may never
be held if Tikhon declines to attend.
The new church group insists that it
was legall yand canonically correct in
deposing and unfrocking the
patriarch, and. contends that sooner
or later the Soviet government will
bring the patriarch to trial.
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
Charcfc of the Epiphany, Leaksville
10 A. M., Christmas Day. Holy
communion. Christmas music.
5 P. M., children’s service and Sun
day school festival.
, St. Luke’s Church, Spray
a A. M., Christmas Day, December
25th, Holy communion. Christmas
music.
Spray Graded School
7:30 P. M., December 26th, Sunday
school festival at Spray graded school
building; also Christmas plays and
tree.
' St. Lake’* Ckoir
| The choirs of St. Lake’s Spray and
Epiphany. Leaksville, are planning a
carol on Christmas Eve.
Rev. Plyler, of Greensboro, who
preached the Chri stamps sermon at
the M. E. Church, gave a very master
ful address which was enjoyed by a
good congregation. The evening ser
vices were made especially interest
ing by a talk on the progress of
ehristiianity by E. D. McCall. The
public is invited to attend the Chrit
exereie at the M. E. Church on
at T o’clock.
Godfrey, of Kaleigh, is
Mza. P. V. God
“THrjljCejbin” on Modern Ocean Liners
^reat Improvement Over Old “Steerage”
} &
Future Citizens on S. S. President Roosevelt
New Yorfc, Dec. 24. Though the
improvement in first class passenger
accommodations on passenger liners
has been bi$«£ late years, the great
est bettenwjktfms really been in that
part of a Hair formerly known as the
"steerage.” *“TMs is especially true
oa the steamships of the United
States Unei The person who has
heard tales jpf hundreds of persons
cramped andjhttddled in dark and un
sanitary quarters in the steerage of
a vessel cooling, in from European
ports, who thinks of the steerage as
a “Black Hole of Calcutta” has a most
agreeable surprise when inspecting
the “third cabin” section of a United
States liner.
Here one finds regular staterooms
with berths, large and airy dining
rooms, neat ' well kept galleys or
kitchens, a |ocial hall with piano
and in some i#ses a smoking room.
On Unfted States liners which have
third cabins—rand these include the
George Washington, America, Presi
dent Adams, President Polk, Presi
dent Harding, President Roosevelt
and Leviathan—the service in that
section of the ship is of the same
high grade, for the low price paid for
the passage,: as it is in the other
cabins.
The food served is the lf;st the
market affords, the cooking probably
far above any the majority traveling
in the section have ever eaten. The
third cabin passengers, instead of be
ing left to shift for themselves for
amusement, have games arranged for
them as do those in the other cabins.
Consequently there is little oppor
tunity for the third cabin passengers
to feel homesick at leaving then
motherland for the journey to the
new world.
The interest taken in the service of
these immigrants on the United
States liners is a big factor in de
veloping of future American citizens.
Instead of being buffetted about like
cattle, as was the case in years gone
by, the immigrant today, on the
United States liners, is treated with
respect and courtesy, as he should be.
Hundreds of these immigrants, in
them the makings of excellent future
citizens, who have looked forward to
the crossing to the land of their
dreams with considerable dread, have
instilled in them their first love for
the Stars and Stripes because of the
humane treatment they receive on
board these steamships. In fact,
their first introduction to American
customs is received aboard ship and
their interest in the history and
progresof the nation aroused.
Commissioner Graham
Pies at Raleigh, N. C.
1 Hospital This A. M.
Ub
Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 24.—Major
W. A. Graham, State commissioner of
agriculture, died at 4:35 o’clock this
morning at a local hospital after sev
eral days of pneumonia.
'Although there was no discernible
movement of the pulse throughout
the day yesterday, Major Graham had
lucid intervals in which he recog
nized friends and relatives who were
admitted to his room. His fever
hovered around 103 during the day.
Both lungs were involved, and be
cause of his advanced age, his
resistance was regarded as pheno
menal.
Throughout the day scores of call
ers from the official family of the
State stopped to inquire about him.
His son, W. A. Graham, Jr., arrived
hi the city yesterday tO be“ at the
bedside. Other relatives include'
f Major John W. Graham, of Hillsboro.
CAMPAIGNS IN LEAGUE
OF NATIONS BEHALF BE- '
VIVED IN SWITZERLAND
(By Associated Press)
Geneva, Dec. 24.—Newspapers of
Switzerland report a -rennewal -ot
campaigns throughout the country in
behalf of the League of Nations as
an organism of benegt to humanity.
Speakers at public meetings have
emphasized that it is to the existence
of the League of Nations with its aim
of conciliation and arbitration that
Switzerland owes the fact tfeat France
has accepted in principle the submis
sion of the controversy over the cus
toms zones to settlement by arbitra
tion.
The TRI-CITY DAILY
GAZETTE
Wishes Each
and Everyone
a
MERRY
CHRISTMAS
and a
Prosperous
New Year
DELVERS UNCOVER
POPULAIHWfHWJG 8ITfi>
- OF ANCIENTS
(By Associated Press)
Philadelphia, Dec. 24.—A cross sec
tion of history from the flint age to
the Crusades, has been devealed by j
excavations conducted by the Uni- ^
versity of Pennsylvania Museum’s ex
pedition in Palestine, according to Dr.
Clarence S. Fisher, leader of the
enterprise, who returned recently to
this city.
Excavations were made, Dr. Fisher
reported, on a steep hill in Beth
Shean, where the inhabitants built
their fortressesin various ageB. “The
top layer of ruins are those of a foi ^
tress begun by the Crusaders in the :
eleventh century,” Dr. Fisher said.
“Just below are the ruins of an Arab
town of about 632 A. D., and beneath
the town the remains of a magnificent
circular Byzantine church of about
the sixth century.
“Two other bulidings were found
beneath the Byzantine church. The
upper one was a square church with
beautiful mosaic floors from which j
the Byzantine builders took the
marble to build the structure above.
Beneath the same church was a Ro
man temple with magnificent
masonry. It had apparently been
dedicatedto Bacchus, the god of
wine.”
Dr. Fisher said below the Roman
temple were found huts built, he be
lieved, by the Scythians whb invaded
the Holy Land on their way to Egypt
before 150 B. C. Below the huts a
fifty-foot shaft was sunk, he added,
and layers of civilazation dating bacl:
to the flint period were encountered.
In Egypt near the Valley of the
Kings, where Howard Carter is un
covering the tomb of Tutenkhamun,
Dr. Fisher said the tomb of the com
mander-in-chief of the hi my of Seti,
who set hi . soldiers as masters over
the Israelites, has been found. The
concession on which the University
1 museum expedition is working con
tain-. the tombs of the nobles and the
' generals of the court of Tutenkhamun
and others of his dynasty. The tombs
of thirty-six nobles have thus far beer
located, Dr. Fisher said.
i
| The student club of the Girls Re
serve will have a white Christmas
celebration tonight at the home o1
Miss Mary Smith, on Boone Road, a'
10:30 o’clock. Every member wil
present a white “spirit gift” to th<
king. At midnight they will serenade
'singing Christmas carols. The clui
requests that those who wish thi
carols sing in front o ftheir homes
places lighted candle in the window
Reed Yeur; Ceentr’s Daily Paper Firs
Farm Products
Exported Exceed i
Our Farm Exports
(By Associated Press)
Washington, Dec. 24.—Imports of
agricultural products exceeded ex
ports the last fiscal year, probaMj
the first time in history. The differ
ence amounting to $388,000,000 com
pared with $474,000,000 excess in the
value of exports over imports in the
previous year. A shift of the balance
of trade agricultural products in favor
of foreign countries, is attributed by
the department of agriculture chiefly
to the increased in value of imports
and decreased value of exports.
MRS. COOL1DGE
MOVING SPIRIT AT
CELEBRATION
(By Associated Press)
Washington, Dec. 24.—AH gates ol
the White House grounds were
thrown open tonight while Christinas
carols were sung at the north en
trance of the executive mansion. Mrs.
Coolidgc was the moving spirit re
viving an old custom at her invitation
tothe public to take part in the cele
bration.
VENIZELOS WANTS
MORE INFORMATION
(By -Associated Press)
Athens, Dec. 24. — Ex-Premier
Venizelos telegraphed from Paris to
Colonel Plastiras of the Revolu
tionary committee, requesting in
formation on the relative strength of
the contending parties in Greece, it
was announced today.
POPULATION OF IRELAND
(By Associated Press)
Dublin, Dec. 24.—Official statistics
show the estimated population of the
Free State as 3,165,000 persons.
Births, marriages and deaths for the
Inst quarter all show decreases.
INTERNATIONAL USE
OF FISHING PORTS DEBATED
AT CONVENTION
(By Associated Press)
Geneva, Dec. 24. — Fishing and
other ports designated for the use ol
national commerce, but not for inter
national comment; formed The «(b
ject of lengthy discussion at the re
cent transport convention. Delegates
from Chili and Venezuela argued that
these ports should be excluded from
the proposed convention establishing
equality for all countries in maritime
ports, while delegates from severs*
European countries favored including
fishing ports in the general fixation of
the regime of maritime ports.
M. Rivas Vicuna, Chilian minister
to Switzerland suggested an arrange
ment whereby ships in distress could
always seek refuge in natiorial ports
whether or not they figured among
the so-called open ports. The sug
gestion seemed likely to be adopted
and included in the convention
IRISH PARLIAMENT TO PAY
LOANS PLACED IN AMERICA
-
(By Associated Press)
Dublin, Dec. 24.—The Free State
Parliament considers itself the legiti
mate successor to all the previous
Dails which functioned as Irish
Parliaments in opposition to the
i British, and is preparing to assume
their financial obligations. Chief of
these are the Republican loans float
ed in Ireland and the United States.
A formal bill has been submitted to
parliament by the government au
thorizing the paying off with interest
of those Joans. To the first loan Ire
land sub.icr.bed 378,000 pounds and
American $5,000,00. To the secona
Ireland contributed 35 pounds and
America $620,00. All these bonds are
now to be paid in full. This intention
was foreshadowed in the speech of
the governor general at the opening
of the present session, and the gov
ernment bill, which probably will pass
without opposition, is thus certain to
receive the assent of the governor
general as representing the king.
The Christmas enfcertaiiiment will
be held at the Methodist Church,
Tuesday night at 7 o’clock.
Mrs. B. F. Ivies class at Sunday
i school made a most appreciative
i donation Sunday to inmates of the
i County Home. The gifts were taken
over to the Home Sunday afternoon
by Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, Mrs. C.
- J. Darlington and Mrs. B. F. Ivie.
3 -
f Mrs. Nannie Ould had as her guests
t at a family dinner Sunday, Mr. and
1 Mrs. C. P. Wilson, Mr. am} lbs. R.
b P., Ray, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. King,
Lizzie Ray, Fredrick, Philip William,
a Tosephand Hattie Carolyn, and Cha*.
s Wilson and Katherine King. Decora
i, tions of red and green candles and
r. on each plate a boutoiyiier of violet
with center bowl of lovely narCUans
t presented an ideal Christmas hoard.
. -
IRISH FREE STATE
LIBERATES PRISONERS
(By Associated Press)
Dublin, Dec. 24.—The Free State
government announced the release of
Countess Georgina Markievicz, one of
the leading, women republicans who
was arrested here November 20th.
The government announced that be- ,
tween December 1st and 23rd, politi- S
cal prisoners numbering 3,481 had
been liberated.
ANOTHER AMERICAN
ON REPARATIONS
(By Associated Press)
Paris, Dec. 24.—Henry M. Robin
son, a Los Angeles lawyer and bank
er, was selected as third American to
serve on committees to investigate ,<
Germany’s finances, under tho
auspices of the reparation commis
sion.
LADY ASTOR SENDS
CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
_____
(By Associated Press)
London, Dec. 24. — Lady Aster’s ;
Christmas message to the United
States and Canada, makes reference 1
l.o war days when she helped to
minister to wounded Canadians on the
Aster estate. “When Christmas %
tomes, my heart turns back to Dixie
and Canada. Hope our Cliveden
Canadians will miss us just a little,
t shall think of them and drink to
heir health in a glass of milk, the <
tind they know so well.”
WAR ECHO CAUSES
SPLIT IN BALKAN WO
MEN’S C0NGRES8
(By Associated Tress)
Bucharest, Dec. 24.—The women’*
congress of the BaBlkans, which met
recently at Bucharest, disclosed that.
?ome of the women at least have not ■.
forgotten the war. The Rumanian
committee acting as hostesses invit- ’
ad women’s organizations aof Bui
-aria to participate. The women
Tugoslavia, particularly those of I
)ia, b«catne indignant when
flirted W;* Rjffgarlan "women i
them. *
The Serbian women protested and
declared that if the Bulgaran women
attended the congress they would
withdraw their acceptance o fthe in
vitation. The specific grievance ot
Serbian women was that the Bul
garian women, many of whom are of
MMacedonlan o,- .'gin .criticised Ser
bia’s policy in Macedonia.
The Rumanian committee therefore
withdrew the invitation to the Bui
-arian women, but made it known
hat the women of Bulgaria were
leeply disturbed by what they term
ed the intransigeant attitude of their
Serbian sisters.
Mme. Retko Karaveloc wrote from
:ofia: “We Bulgarian women wish
that our Serban neighbors would
ealize that the war is over."
BERLIN CHURCHES
SEEK BUSY MEN
(By Associated Press)
Berlin, Dec. 24.—In a neffort to at
tract busines smento religion sev
;ral Berlin churches are holding ser
vices every morning and evening. The ;
Lord’s Supper is administered every
Saturday night because of the
tendency of the city population to
pend Sundays in the country.
EINSTEIN GREATEST
THINKER OF THE DAY,
DECLARES DANK"
(By Associated Press) 'A
Paris, Dec. 24.—George Brandies,
'.he Danish critic and essayist, who l*
/isting Paris, is rather hard on"
American taste, still critical of Bergsg
Ionian philosophy, and regards Fregjjj
is apostle of. “obscene inhuman!
imagination.” Though in his 849
year Brandes is very active.
Asked whom he considered tiH
greatest thinker, of the day, he fig
olied‘ “Einstein beyond contradietnl
He is the Newton of this age. All tfl
conclusions are being, or will be,
tableshed.”
As to Feud, he threw up his hagn
in a gesture of horror and exclaifaB
“What have such obscene inlniaH
imagination to do with us? Lejjfl
them to America where they arelifl
to be very successful, delighting*
bluestockings to whom that cottnH
is the chosen land.”
Brandes was reminded that fflH
lecturing once in London he declaM
that intuition was a quality nj
should be left to female adminifl
Bergson, and that this sUnH
drew a reproach from ths Xff|
(philosopher’s mother who hafiifl
to be in the audience. B
he remains faithful to tbi t oplhtH