-.- . } ' • ••**.*•* • ASSOCIATED fc « i PRESS ® ® DISPATCHES @ VOLUME XXIII Eleven Persons Killed In Illinois Explosion t ! A. ' ' Deaths Resulted From 1 Ter rific Explosion in Plant ofj the Western Cartridge Co. j at East Alton. 23 INJURED BY THE EXPLOSION Seven of Dead Are Women Who Worked in Plant.— Shock Felt Over a Radius of More Than Five Miles. Alton, IH., July 11 (By the Associat ed Press). —Eleven persons, seven of them women, were killed, and twenty -1 three injured, in an, explosion late yes- I terday at the plant of the Western Car \ tridge Company, at East Alton. Al j though company officials declined to offer '-my explanation, it generally is believed that the terrific blast which rocket! buildings within a radius of five miles, •may hiive had its origin in loose powder j being jammed in the pockets of a ilia- i »hine used for decapping army shells which had been repurchased by the firm for salvage purposes. An investigation pill be started. ' Five victims- of the explosion were killed outright, while the other six died at the hospital. Mrs. Minnie Warren, one of those killed, was the mother of ten children, and had just started work yesterday. Because of the confusion it was difficult to dbtain names and addresses of the in-' jured. although all were said to be from 1 Alton ad neighboring towns. The explosion occurred in a fire proof, building of concrete and steel. Aside i , from tearing pictures from their fasten-1 ing and wrecking four ilecapping ma-, chines, the explosion did little damage. I The lives of employees spared by the ex plosion were endangered by the constant bursting of shells discharged by the fire that followed the detonation. WHO IS THE OLDEST MASON? Interesting Information About Masonry’s Brand Old Men. Washington. I>.'O...July 11.—One of the perrenia! questions in Masonic cir cles is. Who is the oldest Mason? and re search brings out some interesting facts concerning Masons of advanced years. Edward H. Cass, secretary of Miloam Bodge. No. 78. of Cbieago. claims to be the oldest aetive living Masonic spt-re- tnry in the world. He is in his ff.'ird yean, .• -.ass-ac Ohio claims iL jddttgfcmgHlkMMwiMt ,Is,, flie person of ~H. H. Rohinsfin, of Spar tan I.odge, No. 12(1, of Millersbnrg. .He 1 was born in Millersbnrg 1)5 years afo. j mid was raised a Master Mason ( nearly seventy years ago. He is also the oldest living graduate of Ohio Wesleyan Uni versity. James Hamid, also of Ohio, died re cently at the age of 90 years, and had been a Mason for 72 years. He served as cavalryman in tlie war with Mexico, aud also took part in the Civil War. Blither Burbank, whose marvelous plant creations have won him the sobri quet of wizard, has just celebrated liis 74th birthday. He was raised a Mason in Santa Rosa Masonic Bodge in 1021. California boasts another famous aged Mason in Cornelius A. Cole, of Los An geles, who reached the century mark this year. He was a United States Sen ator during the Civil War and was a close friend .of Lincoln. He has been a Mason for nearly seventy years. But after all the pitiin undobutedly * goes to I>r. Joseph Halstead of Brocken lidge. Mo., Who is 105 years old and was made a Mason at Bexington, Ky., in J 842. He therefore has a Masonic history covering eighty-one. years. He was family physician for Henry Clay and remembers seeing Lafayette upon the occasion of his American visit in 1824. Lafayette was made a Mason by Wasliington. WORK OF DRY AGENTS DURING HAST MONTH More Thau 100 Stills Were Seized With Large Quantity of Beer, Rum and Malt. (By the AaMoelotetl Press.) Salisbury, July 11.—Jfortli Carolina moonshiners lost exactly one hundred and eleven distilleries. 1234 gallons of rum, (17,925 gallons of malt, liquor, seventeen automobiles aud property valued at $30,- 000 during the month of June, according to the report of the activities of Federal prohibition agents ju the state, issued this morning by State Director A. B. Coltrane, who has headquarters he»e. Sixty arrests were made, and 133 pros ecutions recommended. The seizure of liquor aud property during £une ' was slightly smaller than • either April or * May. s STATE SENATOR GRAHAM REPORTED IMPROVED Suffered a Relapse Tuesday, and Condi tion Now Shows Progress. (By the Associated Press.) Charlotte, July 11.—State Senator Win. A. Graham, who is being treated at a local hospital for injury to his head, suffered, a relapse yesterday, but was re ported somewhat improved today. His ondition, however, still is believed to be critical. John .Kliinehardt was held in buil af ter the affair, which took place in Lin coln county and was said to have follow ed a quarrel at a social gathering. Former Alderman Fined SSO. (By the Associated Press.) Winston-Salem, July 11.—George Agee, former alderman from first ward, in whose office a police found a small quantity of liquor .when the offices were searched yesterday afternoon, entered a plea of guilty when arraigned in city court this "morning and wns -fined SSO and eoats. The Concord Paily Tribune r- ;■♦********#*•##♦ | as ’ m 1 I * WHEAT DROPPED * , * BELOW $1 MARK * I (By the Associated Press) i j* Chicago, July 11.—Although wheat ifc ! opened today at $1 or above that dt, I rK mark per bushel, the price soon dt j jdt dropped to below the dollar murk, dr | a rare event since the World War. dt! Id( and for the first time this season, dt! |di On tlie initial decline this morn- 58 id: ing July de ivory touched 99 3-4 d d cents and September 99 5-9 cents, d * * WIRELESS AGE IS COMING DECLARES BRITISH SCIENTIST Predicts That Wireless Will Be Used For Directing Ships at Sea. and Ev eryHiing on Land. IBy the Annoelnteil Press.) London. July 11. —Under the heading, | ■'Coming of the. Wireless Age." a Brit | isli scientist n striking ar- I tide to' a London newspaper, ip which jhe predicts that wireless will be used in the near future for directing ships at sea, train and trolley services, traffic eoutrol on the road. •Heets of battleships and aircraft. "It will be possible,*’ he says, "to direct the path of everything moving on the surface of the earfli. not even excepting human beings, by means | of wireless.” The initial step in harnessing this po tent and little-knfiwn force was the es -1 tablishtuent some weeks ago of a wire | less lighthouse on Inclikeith Island, in I the Firth„of Forth. By means of this | "lighthouse.” ships can be directed through the dangerous ehanne’s of the | Firth by wireless, so that there is no pos- I sibijity of their running ashore or being wrecked even on the darkest night or in the densest fogs. • Steps are being taken, in conjunction with the British Board of Trade and the meteorological office, to internationalize wireless direction of ships at sea. At the present moment there is lying in the port of London a ship that lias been spe cially fitted with powerful wireless re ceiving sets to give demonstrations of this new method of navigation in all the prin cipal ports of the world. Setting out from London, this mis sionary ship will sail for China, via the Mediterranean. Indian Ocean, and the Straits, and thence on to North and South America, and back across the At lantic to Europe .and South Africa, giv ing demonstrations at every big port en route. wi 1 be a crfiss-Atlantii aeroplane fliglit 1 which is to be made late in the summer, i The machine will carry both pilot and observer, bat their attentions will ibe confined to the actual flying side. Setting out from Newfoundland, for 1 the first (500 miles of its flight the aero plane will be directed by the Glace Bay ' Wireless Station. -J’lien it will be picked up and navigated by a Wireless 1 "lightship." cruising in mid-ocean, to a point where control will be transmit ted to Ongar, the hig operating station 1 in this country. ' The whole 2.000 miles of flight will be ! directed bv wireless l B. P. O. E. DELEGATES GET REPORTS OF COMMITTEES These Reports Most Important I tuns 1 to Come Before Convention During the Day. (By the Associated Press.) Atlanta, Gir,, July 11.—With the elec tion of officers and selection of the next convention city out of the way. the Grand Lodge of Benevolent and Protective Or der of Elks settled down to the second day of tile annual meeting today with the purpose of getting committee reports ! out of the way and cleaning up all other i business, ill order to devote the last ses- , sion Thursday to the installation of new Grand I.odge officers. The most important reports were those of the Grand Forus, the Committee on Judiciary. Committee on Social and Com munity Welfare;. National Memorial , Headquarters Commission and the Grand ] Trustees. Approximately- $2,225,000 was spent , last year hv the Elks in charitable work alone, according to a report of the com- \ mittee on Social and Community Wel fare. presented by Col. John P. Sulli van. of New Orleans, chairman. WORK FOR PRICE AND NOT FOR BIG CROPS : This Is Advice Given by Senator Dial to the Cotton Growing Fanners of the i South. >i (By the Associated Press.) i Atlanta, (in., July 11.—Declaring that 1 cotton production had not been profitable 1 since the Civil. War and urging Southern 1 farmers to "go to work and get a better i price for the product instead of growing ’ more," United States Senator Dial, of South Carolina, today addressed the Gen-11 era! Assembly on what he termed the 1 “injustice” for the U. S. Cotton Stand- , ords Act. A LIEUT. MAUGHAN ON WAY •BACK TO NEW YORK Left St. Joseph at 8:04 O’clock.—Will Try Another Coast to Coast Flight ' Later. (By the Associated Press.) St. Joseph, Mo., July 11.—Lieut. Hus- , sell L/ Maughan left the flying field here at 8:04 o’clock Central Time for Day ton, Ohio, en route to Mitchell Field, N. Y. Lieut. Maughan's plane which was ' damaged when he was forced to land.near - St. Joseph on Monday on! his daylight I coast to coast flight, has been repaired ‘ and no trouble is expected on the return i trip. Lieut. Maughan expected to reach I Dayton within five hours and to spend the night there. ~ -■ "■ : '-7 ■ ===== CONCORD, N. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1923. miMGUG TIE FLOW BIG BUSINESS NOW 1 ' I Auto Dealers Sell Cars Es- 1 j pecially Built to Carry Li- j quor and Furnish Negro i Chauffeurs. i guaranteeTsafe TRIP IN STATE Facts About Conditions Are; Described by Reporter for| Chicago Paper Who Vis-1 ited Florida. Chicago. July 11 (By the Associated Press).—Rum running along the Florida const has developed into such a flourish ing industry that some Florida automo bile dealers sell ears specially built t:> transport liquor, furnish a negro chauf feur and guarantee safe delivery any where. the Chicago Daily News declared today in the second of a series of copy righted articles, describing rum running along the Atlantic Seaboard. The writer, who with a bootlegger nam ed '"Terry" investigated ruin running I along the Florida coast, declared he had been approached by such a dealer /who believed tlie newspaper man to be a bootlegger, aud described the transporta tion methods, particularly the negro driv er. "The secret is this,” tlie article quot ed the dealer as saying. "If you want .1 car from me I will supply a negro chauffeur who will drive you through in style for $l9O and liis expenses. Most of the northern rum runners try to take booze through from Florida make the mistake of driving the car themselves. They are a hard lot, they wear caps ami sweaters, they don’t shave, some chew tobacco, they talk with their ‘r’s’ spread ill through their conversation. A South ern cop ran spot them as far as he can see them. If you take one of my seilaus and one of my chauffeurs and simply 101 l back all dressed up in the hack seat, atid let my chauffeur do your lying for you I positively guarantee you will get by.” NUMBER OF DEATHS DUE TO HOT WEATHER Many Parts of tlie Country Are Now in Grip of an Excessive Heat Wave. *By „she ANNoelnlnl Pres*.) "AJe Deaths caused, by ■xecssive Real hi many parts of the coun try yesterday were supplemented today with reports of casualties from storms which lhst night brought relief to the sections which have sweltered for the last two days. Twelve persons died yester day from the heat, and thirteen deaths caused by lightning were reported today. The mercury climbed lo 105 degrees in Till ju. Okla. lowa had one death with temperautres averaging close to the 1(M) mark. One man died in . Michigan. Five deaths occurred in Nebraska, inci dent to the lieat, three of 'which were drownangs. Illinois had four deaths, two in Chicago and two in Waukegan. In Chicago 95 degrees was reached. The excessive heat was confined to the Central section of ’the country, the east ern state's with few exceptions having temperatures' of less than 90 degrees. FIELD MOUSE CAUSES DEATH OF THREE MEN While Trying to Catch Mouse Mm in Truck Shake Driver Who Lets Track Go Down Bank. (By (he Associated Press. 1 Murquete, Mich., July 11.—A field mouse caused the death of three men and the serious injury of two others. The men were drowned when the Mar quette County Rond Commission truck in which they were riding rolled down the embankment into a pond near Cham pion. Tlie three men who were drowned were in tlie rear of the truck trying to eateh the mouse. Suddenly, the rodent leaped between them to the shoulder of Herbert Strand on the front seat. Strand was startled and lurched violently against Joseph Scriver, driver who lost control of the truck. Syriver and Srand who were seriously hurt, escaped death by jumping. The other were pinned be neath the surface of the water by the overturned truck. Diu'liam Commissioners Fail to Take Action. Durham, July 10.—Durham county commissioners failed to take action ou 'tlie letter from Governor Morrison sent out some time ago to all counties re questing that the lash be abolished, TJie local body met today for the considera tion of several matters, among then) be ing the letter from the governor.. It was decided to .let the matter stand as it is since the privilege of using the lash I lias never been abused in Durham coun ty camps. Terrific Explosion Kills Seven Persons. Alton, 111., July, 10.—The toll of death claimed by a terrific explosion at the Western Cartride Company plaut at East Alton, this afternoon, reached a total of II when two more women employes suc cumbed to their injuries shortly before midnight. The number of injured was reported to be 23, ten .of whom were only slightly 1 hurt. Mrs. Anna Moseowitz Kross, for five years assistant corporaticm counsel in New York City, has been appointed gen eral counsel 'of the Building and Allied Trades compensation bureau, represent ing 60,000 workers employed in the build ing trades. l Londons famous Law Courts cover five acres of ground and contain 750 rooms. * v- • Fi' ii u , .... mur. nei.tv —. .... J In* above picture describe# the handsome new building being erected here b> tlie Cabarrus Savings Bank. Work on the struct nn* has been underway for several weeks and favorable progress is being made. The building will be five stories in height and will be a modern one in every respeet. JEWELERS OF STATE IN ANNUM MEETING iW. G. Frasier, of Durham, Chosen Again as Secretary and Treasurer. Would Change Anniversary Gifts. (By tlie AsMociuttMl Press.) Hendersonville. N. C„ July 11.—Wm. G. Frasier, of Durham, was re-elected Secretary-Treasurer of the North Caro lina Retail Jewelers' Association thus morning. Other officers will be chosen this afternoon. Tlie morning session was devoted to discussions of the reports of tlie resolu tions committee. The Association is ask ed by the resolutions; committee to adopt a policy forbidding jewelers to hire watchmakers jewelers with out the eniiflo.vorsapproral first. A special committee to decide upon a platinum standard which will be advocat ed by the Association as the general standard was recommended. The Association was asked to adopt revised wedding anniversary gifts. The list follows: First anniversary, nickel: fourth, lea ther: fifth, cut glass: seventh, jewelry; tenth, silver: twelfth, pesirl: thirteenth, gold; twentieth, sapphire; twenty-fifth diamond; thirtieth, woolen: fortieth, silk and linen; fiftieth, platinum. WHEN TO DUST POISON ON BOLL WEEVIL FIELDS Tlie Time to Begin is Not the Same For all Fields. Raleigh. July 11.—The time to begin dust\g with the dust poison method , against the boll weevil is not the same for all fields. Franklin Sherman, chief in* entomology, State College and De partment of Agriculture, stated today. A field which is heavily infested. Mr. Sherman asserted, will need dusting ear lier than one which is only lightly in fested. Sir. Sherman said farmers who are planning for this work with the advice of county agents of field workers may look to them for the "word" when to start the dusting. "Weevils invaded the fields from mid May to #iid June.” continued Mr. Sher mau, "and the exaniinalions of field work-' erx showed a few fields which needed dusting in the last days of June, and the work has begun in those fields. The majority of fields will he in need of dust ing somewhat later, perhaps beginning about the middle of July. ,No exact date,can be named for all fields. The grower should be ill touch with county ( agents or field workers on this method, j and should be thoroughly familiar with the process as described in our Exten-! sion Circular 137 which may be had from county ugents. 1 “The old rule to ‘start dusting when | 19 to 15 per cent, of the squares lire punctured' has proven a good general guide oil the side of economy : that ( point was reached in a few fields at the close of June, others will reach‘it week by week, and it seems probable that in most of our heavily infested regions, south and east front Raleigh, the infesta tion will reach the dusting point by the middle of July or soon after. “This- statement,’’ Mr. Sherman con-' ' tinned, “is not intended to replace the advice of the county agent or our field workers, but it is meant rather for those Who are not in touch with them, and who may need this general reminder. Those who intend to dust are urgently advised to get in touch with the county agent or our field workers, and to study Circular 137 so they cap learn how to judge the matter for tlieimiflvex." Could Eat Roosters; Heats Made Him Sick. San Francisco, July Q.—The story of a man who was. so sensitive to certain foods, especially eggs, that he could eat the meat of a rooster but not that of a lien unless the animal were drawn imme diately after killing, wns related to mem bers of the American Medical Associa tion in session here lately. The narrat or was Dr. W. W. Duke, of Kansas City, who stated that in his experience such J sensitivenss was often hereditary. PRESIDENT PLASED" 'WITH ALASKAN TRIP Spent Enjoyable Day at Ju neau, Where He ! Discussed Alaska’s Needs With Many Prominent Citizens. Aboard tin* I'nitod State steamship Henderson with President Harding. July 11 (By the Associated Press).—Parry ing with him memories of a most pleas ant day spent in the Alaskan capital. President Harding, sailed from Juneau early today in further search of informa tion relating to Alaskan problems. De cision was reached just before sailing to stop for a short time at Skagway en route to Seward, instead of making the visit to the town on the return trip to the continental Tinted Stales. The rain which fell throughout yester day to the great, disappointment of peo ple of Juneau was cpntinuing when the 1 Henderson sailed. ' The visit of the Presidential party to Juneau ended last night with a brilliant reception at the Governor's mansion. The President and his advisers conferred 1 yesterday with a number of leading Ju- l nenu citizens on the steps the Federal government would take to aid in the de- i velopment of the territory. Till-: THOMPSON-SEXTON 1 COMPANY DESTROYED Plant Located Between Graham and Bur lington Destroyed by Fire With Heavy Damage. (By (lie Associated Press.) Burlington. X. (’., July 11.—The plant of the Thompson-Sexton Mfg. Company, inujxvay between Burlington and Graham, was practically destroyed by fire late last night. The loss is estimated at .SOO,OOO. with $1,1.000 insurance, it is not known how tlie blaze originated. Three auto- 1 mobiles were destroyed, but insurance was carried on them. Because of the distance from, both , towns, there not being any hydrant near, efforts to extinguish the blaze were fu tile. However, a storage garage across 1 the street belonging to the same company, was saved. The company operated a machiue shop and automobile garage. \Y. Thump -1 s.,n. ot ilhs eity. is President. FLO l <; PRICES BREAK. MAKING NEW RECORD Prices Uncled After Decline the Lowest on Record in Past Eight Years. Illy the Associated Press.) ( .Minoapolis. July 11.—Sympathetic j with wheat, flour broke to a new low mark in about eight years when one of l I tile largest mills here set the price at t s