THE TRI-CITY DAILY GAZETTE
LEAK8VILLB. NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1924
VOLUME XLI, NO. 146.
PRICE: TWO CENTS
McLEARY’S NUDE BODY
FOUND WHERE SLAYER
KILLED ARMY OFFICER
Confessed Skyer Guides The
Searchers To Spot Where
Dead Alan's Body Lay
(By Associated Press)
Colombia, S. C., July 18.—A form
less^ heap of bones, with a bullst
puncturrd skull standing 0ut in high
relief, yesterday marked the end of
the two weeks’ old trail of official
and private investigation that started
-When Major Samuel H. McLenry,
United States army, disappeared while
en route from Raleigh to Columbia.
They were pointed out and iden
tified not 160 feet from the Raleigh
Columbia highway in a densely wood
ed region, a dozen miles south of
Cheraw, by Mortimer N. King, who,
according to officers, confessed Wed
nesday that he and a companion,
whose name was withheld by official.;
because he has not been arrested, kill
ed Major McLeary on the afternoon
of July 2, after they had accepted the
officer’s offer to give them a lift ir.
his automobile.
Dispatches received from Union,
S. C-, yesterday said that Frank
Harold, 22 years old construction
worker of Lockhart, near Union, was
being sought by officers in connection
t with the case. Early last night there
was no report as to whether or not
he had been arrested.
King, immediately after he point
ed out the scene of the tragedy and
led the officers to what remained of
the officer’s body, was brought to
Columbia,and lodged in the Richland
county jail. A coroner’s jury em
panelled shortly after the discovery
of Major McLeary’s remains, return
ed a verdict that the army officer
came to his death of gun-shot wounds
inflicted by King and “other parties
unknown to the jury.” *■
Although once or twice King ap
peared on the verge of pointing out
other places as the location of the
body, according to officers who
brought him from Canton, S. C.,
where he was arrested, when the
right spot was reached, he recognized
it immediately and led the way to
wherehe said he and his companion'
had dragged Major McLeary’s body,
after they had forced the officer at
the point of a pistol to leave his auto
mobile and accompany them into the
woods, where he was shot.
Two bullef holes were fought in
the skull, one °n each side near the
tkmples. Major S. M. Wiliams, United
State army, who testified at the in
quest, said King’s confession declared
the officer was shot twice, the second
shot ending his life.
No clothing, save a few scraps, so
stained and soiled as to be unrecog
nisable, was found with the officer’s
jemains. His shoes, however, were
intact.
Miss Bonnie McLeary, a sister of
the dead officer, was reported to have
gone to Cheraw yesterday, but it is
said she did not visit the scene of the.
tragedy. ' The remains will probably
be sealed in a casket pending instruct
tions from the adjutant general of
the army, as to their final disposition,
it was indicated.
FALSE LABELS LEAD
BERLIN STORES INTO
SERIOUS TROUBLE
(By Associated Press)
Berii, July 18.—On the theory that
“all that glitters is not gold,” a new
city ordinance makes it a misdemeanoi
for merchants to mislabel good dis
' played in their Bhop windows. Ii
glass or some kind of stone is shown
with a tag contending that it is a dia
mond, ind it i* discovered -that the
article in question is an imitation,
then the merchant is subject to a fln>
»rwt imprisonment. , *
The ordinance applies also to food,
and when liverwurst is displayed in
stores, it must be liverwurst, and not
meat from overseas which has been
brought here in refrigerators;
JAPANESE RAILWAYS PROFIT
(By Associated Press)
Tokio, July 18.—The Imperial Gov
ernment railways of Japan made a
profit of $87,800,000 during the fiscal
year ended Ma«h 81, 1824. This was
disclosed by official returns recently
published.
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* Lest we forget that over and *
* above our own personal in- *
* terest and preference, comes com- *
* munity interest into which and *
* through which individual interest *
* must merge. There should come *
* no ill feeling as between sections. *
* There is no local problem that *
* cannot be solved within a short *
* time and no good can come by *
* opposing constructive ideas ad- *
* vanced in good faith by men who *
* see things differently to .our- *
* selves. Let us be moderate in *
* our expressions and considerate *
* of the other man’s views. *
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AUTHORIZE SHRINE TEMPLE
FOR AKRON, OHIO
Arkon, Ohio, July 18.—At the an
nual convention of the Shrine recently
held in Kansas City, authority was se
cured for the erection of a Shrine
Temple in this city. This will be the
sixth Shrine temple in Ohio, and will
be known as Tadmore Temple. This
is the only petition granted of eight
applcations received.
PRIZE GIVEN GRADUATING
CLASS, PENSACOLA SCHOOL
Pensacola, Fla., July 18. — The
Omar Lodge 0f Perfection of the
Scottish Rite bodies of this city offer
ed a prize to the members of the
graduating class of the Pensacola
High School for the best essay on
Americanization. The prize was won
by George Westerby Howe.
FLORIDA PUSHES
, WORK ON STATE-WIDE
ROAD SYSTEM
(By Associated Press)
Tallahassee, Fla., July 18.—Work
ng under provisions of an act of the
legislature designating a system of
roads to provide highways reaching
from one end of the state to the other,
the Florida State Road Department is
making steady progress toward com
pletion of the network of roads that
have a total mileage of 3,506. In ad
dition to work being done by the state,
counties are bonding themselves and
spending millions of dollars yearly in
order to expedite construction of the
roads.
The state road department has only
about $4,500,000 a year to operate on,
in addition to labor of a thousand or
more state convicts who are assigned
to road-building work, but is going
ahead with its program""constructing
highways that cost from $20,000 tc
$40,000 for the hard-surfaced type,
and around $2,000 a mile for sand
clay surface.
The system provides for a road
into Florida from Waycross, Ga., ex
tended along_ the east coast to Miamt
that will eventually extend to Key
West when the contemplated Over
seas Highway is completed; tw*
roads through the central part of the
state from north to south; one across
the northern border from Jackson
ville to Pensacola, and a number of
others crossing the peninsula and
western wing at different intervals.
Another, the Tamiami trail, extend
ing along the west coast from Tampa
through the Everglades to Miami, is
also under construction.
FIRE DESTROYS
LODGE ROOMS
Wilmington, July 18.—A fire start
ing in the property rooms of the Ma
sonic lodge on the third floor of the
Masonic temple caused damage which
may exceed $100,000, Jodge property
and property and equipment of pro
fessional men occupying offices in tht
building being destroyed.
TOKIO UNIVERSITY
TO BE REBUILT
t'By Associated Press)
Tokio, July 18.—A budget of $24,
240,000 has been drawn up for the
reconstruction of the Imperial Uni
versity of Tokio. The building ware
largely destroyed by the earthquake
md fire of September 1.
SAI£ OF NEWSPAPERS
IN U. S. AVERAGES ONE
COPY FOR EACH HOME
The Associated Press Is Part
Of The Development Of
American Newspapers
(By Associated Press)
London, July 18.—Reviewing the
development of the American news- j
paper before the convention of the!
Associated Advertising Clubs of the
World today, Louis Wiley, business
manager of the New York Times, em-'
phasized the importance of the part
The Associated Press has played in
that development.
One agency in the United States
which has contributed in large meas
ure to the development of our strong
newspaper press,” he said, “and
whose value in every way can scarce
ly be estimated, is The Associated
Press, the great mutual new* gather
ing and distributing organization. Its
reports of daily happenigs are im
partial and cannot be influenced. The
Associated Press takes issue with no
side in any controversy—its purpose
is merely present the news.”
After telling briefly of the diversity
of its membership Mr. Wiley added:
“The Associated Press is a part of
the development of American news-!
papers. Its efficiency is wonderful.’
America, said Mr. Wiley, owes to
England a great debt of the begin
nings of journalism. “We believe,]
however,” he continued, “that we have
not been entirely remiss in our eon- (
tribution to both the business and
profession of newspaper making. For
some time there has been a reciprocity
of ideas between newspaper publishers
on tyoth sides of the Atlantic. W«*
are "both borrowers and lenders of
ideas, testifying to the international
cordiality existing between newspapers
on all sides.”
Mr. Wiley traced the development
of American- newspapers from the
period prior to the American Revolu
tion, when weekly gazettes were con
sidered sufficient to carry the scat
tered and badly reported news, down
to the present time, when, he said,
there are in the United States 2,036
da'iiy newspapers, including 426 morn
ing and 1,610 evening editios. vThe
America newspapers, he declared,
now sell an average of 31,450,600
copies a day, which means one copy
of a newspaper for every home in the j
United States. . j
Relative to the exchange of news
between American and English news-|
papers, Mr. Wiley said: “Our news
papers publish quotations from your
press to a greater extent than you do |
from our columns. A cabled report ^
of British editoral opinion on import
ant events is a regular part of The j
Associated Press news service.”
Touching upon world attairs ana
the relation of newspapers to them
Mr. Wiley said: “We all recognize
that the world stands f aeed today
with international, political, social
and economic problems of a graver
nature than it has ever faced before.
The conduct of every nation, of every
group in every nation, is being e\
amind in the light of its bearing
upon the settlement of our world
problems. I make an earnest plea at
this time that newspapers of all land
understand clearly their obligation
toward the promotion of international
good will and friendship; that they
exercise sober judgment in the pub
lication only, of .news that stands the
test of truth; that they temper dis
cussion of international affairs with
wise judgment and forbearance.’’
COUGAR ATTACKS MAN
(By Associaied Press)
Olympia, Wash., July 18.—An at
tack by a cougar, one of very^few on
record, has been reported from the
"Olympic National Forest, Western
Washington, by Glen Merchant, a for
mer forest guard?
Mr. Merchant said the cougar
sprang from some brush and tore off
a trousers leg and severely scratched
him. He hit the cougar on the nose
with a fishing rod, and ran. The
beast did not follow.
MR. BARKER PLEADS
TO KEEP STRAIGHT
TOWN’S HISTORY
Board Member Point* Out No
Petition For Extension
Has Been Submitted
To The Editor:
In reporting an interview with a
business man of the Boulevard, rela
tive to improving the mail service in
that section, the Leaksville News, re
ferring to citizens of the Boulevard,
states: “They petitioned the town
board to take them in or at least have
the matter referred to a referendum
vote. They were denied the
privilege.”
In an editorial of the News of the
same date, discussion the same ques
tion, is found the following statement:
“This civic maverick has sought to
better its condition in other ways but
has been denied the privilege.” The
inference would be that this assertion
was made with the idea that the
board had been petitioned to call an
election 0n the proposed extension df
the corporate limits, to include the
Boulevard, but for the fact that the
Editor assures his readers in the same
editorial that he does not undertake to
express an opinion until he has in
formed himself on both sides, or
thinks he has done so.
The files in the Clerk’s office of the
Town of Leaksville should disclose
authentic information in this con
nection, and if the business man and
the News had referred to these files
they would have had the privilege of
scrutinizing one petition from citizens
of the Boulevard section, and one
from citizens within the ' corporate
limits, each containing about fifty
names and both requesting the boari.
“not” t0 call an election on the pro
posed extension of the corporate
limits.
No petition, requesting an election
to be called was presented from any
source.
The above facts are furnished in
an effort to assist the author of “A
Few 'titants on the Boulevard Sub
Staton,” who lives within the Leaks
vilie limits and suggests that nobody
outside the Boulevard should interfere,
in “setting history straight.”
In these interesting Slants the
question is asked: “Does any person
know when Leaksvlle will get in the
second class?" In this connection it
may be stated that sales of stamps
determine the advancement of a post
office of the class in question. Dui
ing the first half of this year sales of
stamps 0f the Leaksville office exceed
five-eights of the amount required
for the entire year. Why not ask,
does anybody know whether or not
Spray can sell sufficient stamps to
permit her to remain in the second
class?
Reference is made in the Slants to
“undue interest by other than Boule
vard people,’’ and in the same article
considerable interest is evinced in a
certain R. F. D. route some miles from
the Boulevard, over on the rim of
North Spray. Since the Boulevard
citizens should be permitted to work
out their own problems why not allow
the patrons ot the R. F. D. route to
take care of theirs?
T. H. BARKER.
July 18, 1924.
UPPER CLASES SHUN
THE CLOTH DECLARES
BISHOP OF BIRMINGHAM
(By Associated Press)
Birmingham July 18.—The BishtJp
of Birmingham has expressed himself
as downcast because there is a de
cided dropping off in the number of
candidates for ordination from the
ripper classes. Writing to his flock in
the Diocesan Magazazinc, he say.
“We are not getting the sons of out
weil-tu-do people to come forward for
ordination as we expect.”
“It is true that the clergy are pool
ly paid,” the bishop adds, “and have
not great prospects of worldly ad
vancement. But it will be s*>d indeed
in the sense of vocation does not run
through England as a whole. In
olden days it was counted a glory by
our best families to give at least one
bey to the ministry.”
“Our young men only need to be
shown,” the bishop concludes, “what a
splendid life of adventure for Christ
the clerymen may lead in order t° be
stirred to the sacrifice of their lives
to the. evengelising and edifying of
God’s people."
Ralston would rather live than be
President.—Winston-Salem Journal.
Miss Helen WiDs
Defeats Madame
Golding of France
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* The “Great White Way” will *
* bloom out in all its- glory tonight *
* or tomorrow night, according to *
* present plans of those installing *
* electric lights on the town’s *
* principal street and the new State *
* Highway bridge over Dan River. *
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STUART McLaren has
BEEN FOUND
* (By Associated Press),
Tokio, July 18.—Stuart MacLaren,
British aviator on round the world
flight, who has been missing since he
left Lake Toshimo for Paramashiru
early Wednesday, has been found.
MacLearen and his companions
were found safe in a bay on the south
west shore of Uruppu Island.
Dense fog forced the .MacLaren
and his party to land at Uruppsu
Island soon after taking flight, said
wireless advices which added that all
members of the. party of four were
safe and that their air plane was
undamaged.
BRAZIL REBELS HAVE
THE UPPER HAND
(By Associated Press)
Buenos Aires, July 18. — Trust
worthy information received here
from Brazil indicates Rebels are
getting the upper hand in fighting
around Sao Paulo.
It is stated that the Federal Gov
ernment had proposed to initiate
“decisive operations,” but “the mill
tary chiefs do not entertain hopes of
definite- results.”
FORMAL CALL
ISSUED FOR GENRAL
ASSEMBLY OF N. C.
(By Associated Press)
Raleigh, July 18.—Formal sum
mons to the General Assembly o!
North Carolina tot con\Vme at 11
o’clock- on the morning of Thursday,
August 7th, to rectify certain ambi
guities in the wording of the proposed
sinking fund amendment to the Con
stitution, and to cosider the report
ad recommendations of the State Ship
and Water Transportation Commis
sion, is contained in a proclamation
issued by Governor Cameron Morrison
at noon yesterday.
While these matters.form the basis
for the Governor’s call, under the
law of North Carolina, the business
of the Special Session cannot be re
stricted to these declared emergencies.
RAMSEY MacDONALD
MEETS DEFEAT IN
BRITISH COMMONS
(By Associated Press)
London, July 18.—The MacDonald
government was defeated in the
House of Commons by a vote of 171
to 140 during consideration of the un
employment insurance bill.
RAIL CONDUCTORS .
UNION ENDORSES
LA FOLLETTE
(By Associated Press)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 18.—The
board of director of the Order ol
Railway Conductors has formally en
worsed.. the candidacy of Senato.
Robert M. La Follette for the presi
dency, according to a statement giver
nit by President L. E. Sheppard.
COTTON SEED
CRUSHED DURING 11
MONTHS PERIOD
(By Associated Press)
Washington, July 18.—Cotton seec
crushed in the 11 months period'end
ing June 20th, amounted to 3,285,10£
tons, the Census Bureau announced
today.
Cotton seed on hand at the, mills at
the same date, totalled 29,286 tons.
(By Associated Press)
Olympic, Stadium Colonibes, France,
July 18.—Miss Helen Wills, American
woman tennis champion, reached the
final round of . the Olympic singles
competition by - • defeating Madame
A. G. Golding of France 6-2, 6-1.
She will meet.. Mademoiselle Vlasto
of France in a final, as the result of
the latter’s victory over Miss Kath
leen McKane of; Great Britain, 0-6>
6-6, 6-1. , . .
Vincent Richards, the only renaain
ng American', ire the men’s singles,
reached the final round by defeating
Baron Demorpurgo of Italy 6-3, 3-6,
6-1, 6-4.
TURKS EXPELLING CHRISTIANS
(By Associated Press)
Beirut, July 17.—Parties of Chris
tians are sjijj being expelled from
Turkey. Since February 15, 2,566
Christians have arrived in Syria front
the district of Urfa, all of whom were
destitute. These explusions have been
gradually growing since 1919, and to
day the total number is estimated to
be about 110,000.
STILL FISHING AT 101
(By Associated Press)
Clarion, Pg., July 18.—Clarion
county assessrs usually list men of
advanced age. as- “invalids,” but when
William Krauzer, of St. Petersburg,
aged 101, was granted a fishing license
the assessor decided a change in the
man’s status was .necessary. Kratzor
is now listed as a “retired gentlemen.”
The assessor ruled that a man of 101
years who could fish was not an
invalid.
NEW ROSTER OF
YORK TEMPLE
Columbus, Ohio, July 18.—The new
roster of the York Temple which has
just been issued, lists 290 members
living in Columbus and 160 living
elsewhere, of which 89 reside in Ohio
and 71 are soatter’ed over 27 other
States.
ENFORCEMENT IN U. S.
WILL INFLUENCE DRY
WORLD, SAYS LEADER
(By Associated Press)
Winona Lake* Ind., July 18.—By
thorough enforcement of prohibition,
the United States will influence Great
Britain and other nations to dis
possess the liquor traffic, according to
Dr. F. Scott McBride, of Westerville,
O., general superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon League of America, who
opened a three-day conference of the
World League Against Alcoholism
here today.
William E.' (“Pussyfoot”) Johnson
of Westerville; Miss Cora Frances
Stoddard of Boston, secretary of the
Scientific Temperance Fedeiation;
Judge Richard J. Hopkins of the Kan
sas Supreme- Court, and the Rev. Sam
W. Small of Washington, are leaders
in the discussions to be held tomorrow.
THAT RAILROAD PLANK
Perhaps the least commendable
plank in the Democratic platform ii
the one leading''with the railroad
question. *V
The trouble with the position of
the Democratic party on this question
is that, as far as can be judged from
the rather general remarks indulged
in, the alteratjons that are being thus
propesd would constitute a backward
step in railroad legislation, and a
serious one at. that.
As to the proposal that “railroad
rates should be so readjusted as to
give the bulky, basic, low-priced .raw
commodities such as agricultural
products, coal and ores—the lowest
rates, placing the higher rates upon
more valuable and- less bulky manu
factured products,” the less said of it
the better.
There is little reason to auppose
that there would be sny justice in
such procedure at the present time,
but in any case the issue is one for
the Interstate Commerce Commission, *
not for the politicians, to decide. In
writing the plank the Democrats are
dealing a blow' at our accepted
methods of rate control.—New York
Journal of Commerce.
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