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i GAZETTE VOLUME XLI, NO. 277. LEAKBVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1923. TWO CENTS FRENCH DIRIGIBLE LOST AT SEA Body of Coipmander Found in1 Sicilian Waters FIFTY OFFICERS AND MEN WERE ABOARD tlfy Associated Press) Paris, Dec. 28.—An official an nouncement today said that the dirigible Dirmude had been lost at sea and the body of Lieutenant Grena dan, commander, has been found in Sicilian waters. The Dixmude had about fifty officer sand men abroad and had not beem heard from since December 21st. The minister of marine received messages yesterday from the port ad miral at Bizerta declaring that the Dixmude was not seen over Tunisia on December 23 or 24, and that she at no time had asked for help. It is established that the last commum cation received from the airship wai on December 21 at 3 A. M., when sht acknowledge dreceipt of a telegram from Sidi Abdulah, Sahara. The in tensity of the message at that time justified the inference that she then was not more than 200 miles from Bizerta. It is calculated that the Dixmude’s store of gasoline might have been ex hausted by Sunday, December 23. Consequently, the only thing left to do is to explore the regions where the airship might have come down, either voluntarily or by force of cir cumstances. All reports that the dirigible had been observed over Tunisia recently having proved erroneous, the min istry considers there is nothing to justify the belief that she was carried to sea- An exhaustive search made, on Sunday and Monday in th« zone I comprised between the eastern coast v of Tonis and the line of Halta-Tripoli, with help from the British and Ital ian allies, yielde dno result. f The opinion therefore preyails that search for the dirigible should be concentrated in southern Algeria. Cavalry patrols were dispatched fetal* day to exf$re the territory, and. as f>. soon as the* weather permitted air ;4 planes ■feonf'sAJgefiian and Tunisian bases begaW methodical exploration ofthe region where it was thought posible'the t^ribile might be. EIFFEL TOWER BUILDER ■DIES, AGED NINETY-ONE •(By ■ Associated Press) Paris, Dec. 28.—Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, ,the engineer who built the famous Eigel,,tower, died today. He Was 91 years old. EX-KAISER’S COLLEC TION OF. ^STAMPS BRINGS HK31 PRICES (By Associated Press,) Berlin, Dec. 28.—Fabulous prices, have been realized from some of the rare stamps in the collection which formerly belonged to Emperor Wil liam II., which is being sold in Paris. A stamp of the Grand Duchy of Baden, only three specimens of which arein existence, brought 120,000 francs and a Spanish stamp from the middle of the last century brought almost as much.. Already more than 12,000,000 francs have' been realized from the sale. This famous collection • of sta nips :,wafj given to the ex-kaiset.in the will .of. son of the late Duchess of Galliera who had taken Austrian citi zenship unde rthe name of Count de la RenOtiere. William II had insti tued the sale of this stamp collection in FFrance before the war began and ' ‘ , ’the remainder of the collection was ~ seized by the entente powers. W. A. GRAHAM. JR.. GIVEN PLACE HELD BY HIS FATHER (By Associated Press) , Raleigh, Dec. 28.—Governor Cam eron Morrison announced the appoint ment hy him of W. A. Graham, Jr., of Lincoln County, and State senator from the twenty-fifth district in the past general assembly, to the position: of the commissioner of the North j Carolina department of agriculture,! succeeding his father, Major W. A. j Graham, who died here Monday after j filling the position for fifteen succes sive years. The appointment is for the re- j mainder of his father’s term only,! the oce being subject to the general elections of the State. Mr. Graham is a prominent farm er and breeder of fine cattle and. operates extensive farming lands in Lincoln County. During the session of 1899 he was clerk of the joint finance committee of the senate and hquse and also clerk of the senate finance committee. BERKLEY HODGES WINS NEW SUIT OF CLOTHES Berkley Hodges, Gazette carrier boy, who won the suit of clothes offered by the Gazette for the boy j who made the best showing in deliv ering papers and in getting the most' new subscribers, went home very happy Christmas when he left Hein ers’ department store with the new 'suit'he had won. Berkley delivers papers on Matri mony and Oakland Heights, turning i nmore new subscriber sthan any of the other carriers. Nor did his work ,sjtop there, he had cards on all the houses where hedelivers papers, and he had his collections well up to date. During the two weeks in which this contest wa son, not a singly kick reached the office from his roui$. The Gwettff qjffred certain tfrizes for the purpose of inducing all h. carriersto improve delivery srvic. It was very gratifying to see how some ofthe little fellows responded. One. of the conditions was quick service It had been noticed that some of the boys had gotte ninto the habit of playing along their route and then probably overlook delivering the paper in some instances when dark ness came upon them. Besides the suit of clothes offered, there were some smal cash prizes. These have not been awarded as yet, because the conditions have not all been complied with. Reports thus far do not show that they have been fully earned. They will, however, be given another chance. MELLON’S REVENUE BILL IS MADE PUBLIC (By Associated Press) Washington, Dec. 28.—Reversing its previous policy, the house ways and means committee, made public the new revenue bill,in the form it wassent to the Capitol by Mellon. The text contains few changes from the outline of the bill, as publicly annunc ed at the treasury. It follows Mel lons proposals for revision of the ad ministrative provisions to prevent tax dodging, includes provisions for a board of twenty-eight appraisers to act as a court ofappeals. Thornton Hill, who is attending ( University of Richmond, at Rich mond, Va., arrive! in town this morn ing- to spend a few days with friends. Hamlet Jeweler Elopes With Wife of Carolina Minister Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 28.—Accord ing to The Observer, Eugene Dent Langston, 43, for years a jeweler at | Hamlet, N. C., was arrested here Wednesday by Thomas Guilfoyle, de partment of justice agent, charged with a violation of the Mann act in . eloping with Mrs. Gertrude HarriU, wife of Rev. Benjamin HarriU, said to be in a sanatorium at Timberland, N. C. • Langston made a statement, ac / kncwledging the charge and making .it unnecessary to take Mrs. Harrill into /custody as a witness, the custo "Biary proceedure. Landdston was found at the H. J. . Howe jewelry store, the largest here, where he was enployed. Mrs. Harrill ; ha sa position a sstenographer in the j Packard antomohUe agency. They, have been renting It} West Genesee only to have become acquainted while d.:ni.ng; together there. Traced by Phonograph Langston was traced here by a phonograph which he had sent on from, Hamlet, first to New York, then to Canastota and then to Syra cuse. He told the Syracuse police he had been married fifteeir yars and has a wief and three children. He is said to have disposed of his interest in Langston Brothers jewelry store at Hamlet before leaving, giving his wife the equivalent to $28,000 of (30,000, and taking only about '(700 with him. Langston said he was introduced to Mrs. Harrill in the Hamlet hospital by a physician, and met her again in Charlottes five or six months ago. Their intimate friendship began there. Mr:. Harrill told Langston her hus band, formerly pastor of a Baptist it rch near Rutherfordton, N. C* That she No Important Changesj . in Football Rules * (By Associated Press) Atlanta, Dec. 28.—N fundamental changes in football rules seems re quired, according to the report of rules committee convention of the national collegiate atheletic asocia tion of unnecessary hazards, has been practically accomplished, the game now is much safer .injuries fewer and more men playing this year than ever before, the report says. FIVE MEN ATTACK WOMAN IN EVENING DRESS (By Associated Press) New York, Dec. 28.—Mrs. Essie Simmons, bejewelled young woman, in evening dress, fought and routed five arroe dbandits in the lobby of a West Side apartment. Her husband left her in order to drive their car to a garage. The five men entered, covered the elevator switchbroad operators and attacked Mrs. Simmons. MAN AND WIFE 8ENT TO STATE PRISON (By Associated Press) New York, Dec. 28.—Ernest and ■ Marie Vetter who were convicted of first degree manslaughter of Alonzo J. Story, were sentenced from eight to fifteen year sin prison. L OC AL S Miss Elizabeth Patterson returned to her home in Greensboro today. Miss Lucy Blackwell, of Spartan burg, S. C., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Giles, on Patrick Street. Mrs. Peter Long is the guest of her brother, W. B. Weaver. - Dewey Morris, of Greensboro, was in town yesterday. Miss Mary Sue Farrell left yester day for Thomasville to visit friends for. a few days. E. V. Hobbs returned Wednesday night from a visit with his mother in South Carolina. Miss Sallie Bell Anderson, of Winston-Salem, spent Christmas with Mrs. M. G. Wilson, on Bridge Street) J. T. Newman and children, of Roa- ( rioke, Va.,are visiting in town during the holidays. John Wilson, of South Boston, Va., spent Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Wilson. Mrs. Griffith and Francis Griffith, of Saisbury, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. McCall, on Boone Road. The stenographers have all return -d from their homes where they spent Christmas. Mrs. E. D. McCall entertained f. number of her friends yesterday af ternoon at her home on Boone Road. Joseph Turner, of Hollins College, "'.oanoke, Va., was the guest of Mr. ,nd Mrs. E. D. McCall last night. The History Club met with Mrs. arl Bishopric yesterday afternoon her lovely home on the Heights, he regular program of the club was irried out at the meeting. Ralph Farrell has returned to Gastonia after spending Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Farrell on Boone Road. Miss Ruth Setliff entertained quite a number of young people last eve ning at her home on Railroad Street, in honor of her friend, Miss Lucy Blackwell. Miss Jean Jamieson, who has been the guest of Miss Francis Reid at the Carolina Home, left this morning for Washington, D. C. The Rotary Club gave a banquet last night at the Colonade Hotel. Joseph Turner, business manager of Hollins College, Roanoke, was the speaker of the evening. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Martin and children, of Lexington, have been visting in town this week. Mr. Mar tin returned home this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. S. Trogdon and title daughter, Cora Ann, spent a few days during the holidays with Mr. Mrs. W. B. Trogdon, in Greensboro. The Loyal Sons and ■ Daughters of the First Christian Church, Spray, were' entertained last night at the Four Perish When Auto Leaves Bridge (By Associated Press). Wayland, Mass., Dec. 28. — Four perished when an automobile crashed into a wooden ratling and plunged into twenty feet of water in the Sud bury River. Thft bodies of Arthur Beaudreau, driver, Frank Moddie, 6 year-old son of Benha Moodie; B. E. Audreaus, housekeeper, were recover ed. The housekeeper and Beaudreaus, 16-year-old daughter are unrecovered. NEWSPAPERS THRIVE UPON POLITICS IN CUBAN CAPITAL (By Associated.Press.) Havana, Dec. 2ft—Havana with a population of more than 364,000 boasts 22 daily newspapers, probably more than any other city of its size in the world.. Mtiost of them circu. late chiefly in Havana and its suburbs for every city of any size in Cuba has one or more dailies of its own. Three of the Havana dailies are published in English and the other 19 in Spanish. Also there are a score or more of weekly and monthly publi cations of various kinds, including two in Chinese language. El Diario de la- Marina, founded in 1832, is the oldest of the Havana dailies and El Heraldo, established last month is the yonugest. With presidential; elections coming on next year, several more dailies will blossom forth if the president is followed. Dl^ HOWARD WINS LEGION OF HONOR MEDAL (By Associated Press) Washington, DeC| 28.—Dr. L. O. Howard, chief bureau entomology de partment of agriculture, has been awarded a cros sof (he chevlicr legion of honor by the Flfench government in recognition of seAices in the world of agriculture. P Miss Ruth Boylcfe, who has been' the guest of Misa Mag Sue Farrell for a few days; rerarhSPft hVT hum* in Thomasville yesterday. Tuberculosis Infection Change Sex of Dove (By Associated Press) Cincinnati, Dec. 28.—An extraordi nary story of the egg laying of a female dove, that was completely changed into a male male through tuberculosis infection, was told the American association of zoologists by Dr. Oscar Riddle of the research stafl of the Carnegie station for experi mental evolution at Long Island. Dr. Riddel declared that several years of investigation, proved the sex can be changed in the earliest egg stage of a pigeon, but the reversal of the sex of a full grown bird or animal ex ceedingly rare. MEXICAN SENATE APPROVES UNITED STATES CLAIMS (By Associated Press) Mexico City, Dec. 27.—The Mexican senate ratified the special United States Mexican claims convention by a vote of forty-two to five. The gen eral claims convention was approved as a whole, 38 to 1. MRS. VAUDERBILT BETTER (By Associated Press) New York, Dec. 28.—The condition of Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt who is all at home here with bronchial pneumonia, was somewhat improved, having spent a comfortable night, physicians said today. GERMAN HEROES JOKE AT PAY (By Associated Press.) Berlin, Dec. 28.—Holders of Ger man medals of valor are entitled tu draw 25 marks in legal money monthly form a grateful country’s treasury. In pre-war days this was more than $6. Today' it is one forty billionth partof a GeGrman pfenning. But some of the medal-wearers with a grim sense of humor still apply for the payment. One hero remarked: “It takes some courage for officials to look into the faceof a man who risked his life for -his fatherland and pay him one forty billionth of a penny for it.” STATE’S INDEBTEDNESS JUMPS TO $12.59 PER CAPITA IN 1922 Financial Statistics of the State Government of North Carolina for 1922 Washington, D. C., Dec. 28.—The Department of Commerce announces that the costs of government for the State aof North Carolina for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1922, amounted to $25,364,112, which was a per capita cost of $9.58. In 1918 the per capita cost was $2.19, and in 1916, $2.12, the totals for these years being $5,407,381 and $5,003,902, respective ly. The per capita costs for 1922 consisted of expenses of general de partments, $5.43; payments for inter est, $0.28; and for outlays, $3.87. Of these the largest were nearly $6, 000,000 for highways and $2,500,000 for schools. Revenues The total revenue receipts for 1922 were $13,164,249, or $4.97 per capita. For the fiscal year the per capita ex cess of governmental costs over re ceipts was .therefore, $4.61. Per capita expenses for general depart ments and payments for interest ex ceed the per capita revenue receipts by $0.74. In North Carolina property and special taxes represented 41.6 per ■cent of the total revenue for 1922, 50.2 per cent for 1918, and 61.7 pei cent for 1915. The increase in the amount of property an dspecial taxes :ollected was 22 per cent from 1915 to 1918, and 84.7 per cent from 1918 to 1922. The per capita property and special taxes were $2.07 in 1922, 51.20 in 1918, and $1.03 in 1915. Earnings of general departments, a rcompensation for service rendered t>y State officials, represented 13.7 per cent of the total revenue fo! 1922, 20.4 per cent for 1918, ana 24.1 per cent for 1915. BBusiness and nonbusiness licenses instituted 33.9 per cent of the total revenue for 1922, 19.4 per cent for 1918, and 14.7 pe/cent for 1915. Re ccpts from business licenses consist chiefly of tares exacted from insur ance and ether incorporated com panies, while '.hose from nonbusiness licenses comprise taxes on motor vehicles and amounts paid for hunt ing and fishing privileges. Indebtedne»a The net indebtedness (funded and floated debt less sinking fund assets) of North Carolina was $12 59 per capital for 1922, $3.85 for 1918, and $3.77 for 1915. During the -current year over $19,000,000 bonds were issued of which $10,500,000 were foi highways. Assessed Valuations and Tax Levies Taxes shown as collected for the current year were from the 1920 levy. Since that year there has been no general property tax for State purposes. JAPANESE CABINET MAY SOON RETIRE I (By Associated Press) Tokio, Dec. 28.—While the an nouncement of the resignation of the cabinet appears, in view of develop ments over the attempted assassina tion of Hirohito, it was latter re quested the members of the cabinet continue in office for the present, while they expected to retire before the meeting of the Diet, January 20. KING MEMORIAL BAPTIST Sunday school, 9:45. ’ Preaching by the pastor, Rev. J. H, Haynes, at 11 A. M.; subject, ‘*The Ncgleottd Book and Its Present Dqy NINE PERSCNS KILLED BY POISON LIQUOR (By A sociated Press) ■ New York, Dec. 28.—The toll of < aths from holidays bootleg liquor ■as increased to nine today, when three men an done woman fell victims to alcoholic poisoning.. James Crowe, James Marahan and Edward Churchill died in Bellevue Hospital. Mrs. Mary Brennan, after taking three drinks of whiskey at a family celebration Wednesday night, was found dead in bed. Manhattan hospitals alcoholis eases. Oth( Brooklyn, the Bronx — ^— „ >l»n Theatre and Office Building Burns I , RESUMPTION OF i GERMAN IN SCHOOLS TO BE CONSIDERED (By Associated Press.) Ann Arbor, Mich., Dec. 28.— Modern language in all its phases will come before the quadrennial meetings here of the modern lang uage association of America, com mencing today. v. t Teachers of English, French Span I ish, Italian, German, Portuguese, ! Slavonic and Scandinavian languages i will discus sthe problems met in de I voloping modern languages and will I propose materials that might be used I to aid better understanding. About ! 800 membersare expected. At the general meeting, President 1 Marion Leroy Burton of the Univer I sity of Michigan, Prof. Albert Feuil | lerat of the University of Rennes, ! now exchange professor at Yale, ' Prof. Arthur O. Lovejoy of John Hopkins, Prof. O. F. Emerson of Western Reserve, president of the as sociation, and Prof. Charles H. Grand gent of Harvard, will make the principal addresses. Members of the Germanic section will hear reports by J. Preston Hop kins of Princeton and H. B. Almsteadt of Misosuri, upon the resumption of the study of German in secondary schools. MAJOR GRAHAM UBRIED ON HIS 84TH BIRTHDAY Lincolnton, Dc. 28.—Funeral ser vices for the late Major William A. Graham, for many years commis sioner of agriculture for North Caro lina, were conducted from historic old | MacPelah Church, in Lincoln County, j Wednesday morning at 11:30 o'clock, | the funeral being held on the 84th j birthday of the deeased. The funeral | was one of the largest ever held in I this county. Hundreds of friends : from all fiver she--State--being, in ^at tendance. « Present also were the following children of Major Graham: Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Huff, of New York: Mr. and Mrs. Jas. P. Parker, of Black Mountain; Misses Carrie and Evelyn Graham, of Raleigh; William A. Graham, of Lincoln County; Joseph Graham, of Akron, Ohio, anl two grandchildren. Misses Margaret and Elizabeth Parker, of Black Mountain. Among other notable persons at the funeral were Judge A. W. Gra ham, of Hillsboro, brother of the deceased, and Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Aexander, of Philadelphia. Services at Raleigh (By Associated Press'/ Raleigh, Dec. 28.—After ylying in state in the new agricultural build ing, the erection of which had been the dream of his later years, the funeral service of Major W. A. Gra ham, for fifteen years commissioner of agricuture of .North Carolina, was held at the First Baptist Church Christmas afternon at 2:30 o’clock, and the body was taken to his old homein Lincoln County for interment Tuesday afternoon. Hundreds of friends of Major Graham .many of them from out of the city, attended the funeral, mem bers of the State department of agriculture attending in a body. A beautiful pall of flowers, sent by members of the department of agriculture covere dthe casket on which were two confereate flags crossed. There was a wreath ol beautiful flowers sent in loving tri bute to the memory of the late com missioner by many friends. His church and the agricultural interests of North Carolina were the two interests of Major Graham's life to which he had devoted himself, and Dr. T. W. O’Kelley, who conducted the service, made a talk on these two devotions of Major Graham’s life. Miss Grace Hobbs entertained a few of her little friends yesterday .afternoon. (By Associated Press) Lansing, Mich., Dec. 28.—The six story Oakland building and regent theatre, one of the leading office and theatre buildings was practically wiped out by fire early today. The origin is undetermined. One fireman was badly injured by flying ember.* which set Ire to a building two or three blocks away, but was qnickly extinguished. The loss is estiasated at $300,000. YOUTH OF SEVENTEEN. TAKES THE HELM OF $2,000,OOp BUSINESS (By Associated Press.) New York, Dec. 28.—His boy ] chums call him just jlain “Luke” but ' wealthy art connoisseurs, bankers of ! several nations and business asso | ciates address him more respectfully, | for to them he is Lucien J. Demotte, ! 17-year-old president of the house of i Demotte, a 2,000,000 art concern j located in this city. Young Demotte is a dark-haired, soft-spoken, aesthetic-looking son of France, with more the air of a | student than a successful man of acairs. Fate cut short his boyhood . 1 and shouldered him with a man’s re 1 sponsibilities. Last summer when life to.tMt-boy meant nothing more than pleasant days with a tutor in his ancestral home near Paris, his father George Joseph Demotte, founder of the New York house of art, was accidentally shot and killed in a boar hunt ii. France. As is the French custom, the youth had been trained to tread his father’s-footsteps. He had been reared on art, in the old Demotte man&Nn on the banks of the Seine, i nthe midst of ancient furniture and statuary his ancestors had accumu- • lated from the mediaeval castles of France. "My father always talked to me of art,” says Lucien. "Then, too, I had access to his library on Gothic art. We often went on (ours of Francs fu tures, wood carvings and other an tiques with which to buiM up our col lection.” The death of the elder Demottea ended the carefree existence of his son. A month ago Lucien came to America. He was elected president of his father’s rorporation and given full authority to manager the busi ness. “It is my plan to conduct our affairs just as my father did,” he said. “I shall return to France each year and bring to America those beautiful works of Gothic art which your col lectors have always so greatly ad mired.” WHERE GERMAN LIVING IS COSTLY (By Associated Press.) Mannheim, Dec. 28.—According to figures compiled by the publication “Wirtschaft and Statistik,” Mann heim and Aachen are now the most expensive German cities in which to live. Ludwigshafen, Worms and Karlsruhe stand in second place and Berlin, Bremen and Hamburg hold third rank. AMERICAN ENGINEERS SURVEYING FOR RAL KANS IMPROVEMENTS (By Associated Press) Sofia, Dec. 28—Representatives of an American contracting corporation ara in the Balkans surveying the possi bilities for public improvement enter prises in Bulgaria, Jugoslavia and Rumania. They have been making a study of the financial condition of the Bulgarian capital in conjunction with a survey of its needs in water works, street railway extension and improve ment and sewer extensions. Before going to Belgrade and the Jugoslavian seaports on the Adriatic, they will make a survey of the facili ties of the ports of Varna and Burgas, the Bulgarian harbors on the Black Sea. Woodrow Wilson Spends Quiet Birthday at Horn (By Associated Press) Washington, Dec. 28.—Woodrow Wilson is 67 today, but no celebrations or demonstrations will break the quiet routine of his home. He spent the day much in the same manner as the recent month. Mr. Wilson continues hje program of rest, varietj, by frequent automobile rides into tip . L _ ’ ' NEGRO CONFESSED GUILT; IS ELI (By Associated Proa*.) Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 28.—After < fesing to the warden, Lee W* ton, 20-year-old negro convict* flesh County for an attack on »
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