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VOLUME XXIII
Eleven Persons Killed
In Illinois Explosion
t ! A.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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CONCORD, N. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1923.
miMGUG
TIE FLOW
BIG BUSINESS NOW
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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.
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Londons famous Law Courts cover
five acres of ground and contain 750
rooms. * v- •
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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<i a parrel for family patent, when sold 1
iin car lots. The decline registered at I
! the mills here today ranged from 15 to :
25 cents a barrel.
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i Ray Ingram. Southern Power Employee. ,
I Killed by Current. i
Salisbury. July 10.—Ral Ingram, 21, i
was instantly killed at China Grove this i
afternoon. Ingram was a lineman ,
working under S. B. YVolfe for the
Southern Power Company. At the time
of his death he was at work on a new
sub-station now being built at China
Grove. <
He was on a steel switching structure I
when lie came in contact with a high
voltage wire and death resulted. Mr. ■
Ingram's home was at Stony Point and I
the body was brought to Salisbury this ]
afternoon and will be sent, home for i
burial tomorrow morning. I
. Empire Quigley Injured.
Philadelphia. July Tl.—Empire Er
nest Quigley was hit on the left side
of the head by a foul tip and knocked <
unconscious in the second inning of the |
game between Philadelphia and Cincin-1
nati this afternoon. Efforts to revive
him failed, and he was taken to a hos-'
pltal.
Ratifies Naval Limitation Treaty.
Paris, July 11 (By the Associated
Press). —The Preach Senate this after
noon ratified the Washington treaty on
'the limitation of naval armaments with
lout reservations,'by a vote of 287 to 3.
FUNERAL OF MRS. SMITH
TO BE HELD TODAY
Services Will Be Held in Central Meth
odist Chureii at 5 O’clock This After
noon. -
The funeral of Mrs. T.
died yesterday morning at StfcW **
Marsh Street, wifi be held nnernoon
at 5 o'clock in Central Methodist Church
the services will be conducted by Rev.
W. A. Jenkins, and interment will be
made in Oakwood cemetery.
Mrs. J. 11. Hatchett and Mrs. IT.1 T . G.
DesPortcs. daughters of the deceased, ar
rived last night, accompanied by Mr.
Hatchett and Mr. DesPortes. Mr. A.
X. Hubbard, of Ronceverte. brother of
tlie deceased, also arrived last night, and
Mr. Willie Hubbard, of Charleston. W.
lh.. also a brother of the deceased, will
airive this afternoon.
The following will be the pall bear
ers : It. A. Brower. P. B. Fetzer, N. A.
Archibald. D. 1/ Bost, T. T. Smith. C.
A. . Isenhour. 1.. 1). Coltrane and J B.
Sherrill.
"BLIND BEGGAR BY' DAY IS
GAY “LOTHARIO” AT NIGHT
Caught in Cabaret Raid. Pays a slut)
Fine Without Wincing.
. Sioux City. Ia„ July 11.—“ Blind” in
tin* day time while lie begged on the
streets and sold lead pencils, but a gay
Imthario at night, driving his high priced
motor car and frequenting the places .
where "liquid refreshments and women"
were on the program, is tlie picture
painted by the police of C. S. Hanninn,
who, with his smoked eye glasses, lias
been a familiar figure on the streets here
for years.
Arrested in a raid, lie appeared in
court immaculately dressed. The usual
tine fur such breach of eondust is sls.
hut in Hnnnuin's instance the court
made it SIOO. Hanmim peeled five
twenties from a great round, roll and
walked out a free man. On the wit
ness stand Hannnin admitted owning
several rooming houses in Omaha, from
which lie derives a substantial income.
THE COTTON MARKET
o|iencd Steady Today at an Advance in
Response to Firm Cables.
(By tlie Associated Press.l
New York. July 11.—The cotton mar
ket opened steady at an advance of 21
to 20 points iu response to relatively
firm cables, -and continued apprehension
of drought in the southwest, or boll weev
il damage. July sold up to 27.20 and
October to 24.03 on the call, but the
higher prices met a good deal of South
ern selling and realizing which caused
more or less irregularity during the early
trading. July and October then eased
off to 2 to 7 points of yesterday’s trad
in g.^
Cotton futures opened -steady July
27.20; (let. 24.00: l»ec. 23.52: Jan
23.18: March 23.12.
GOVERNOR PEAV WILL
LEAVE STATE TONIGHTI
Governor of Tennessee Has Been in Tills
State Studying Highway System.
Raleigh. X. ('.. July 11.—Governor
(By tlie Associated Press.)
Petty, of Tennessee, who is visiting Xortli
Carolina for the purpose of studying this
State's highway system, will leave for '
Tennessee this afternoon. The Tenues
see executive will devote his time here ,
today to visiting the various state d<- .
partments and probably will he taken '
for a motor trip over tlie highways around
Raleigh.
Launch Ford Boom in New Jersey; !
Want Him as Independent.
Trenton. X. J.. July 11.—In order to
nominate Henry Ford for the Presidency ,
as an independent iu New Jersey the,
Henry Ford Presidency Club, Inc., of i
Elizabetli today requested Secretary of ,
State Martin to furnish the necessary pe- 1
titions. F. S. Hammond is President, j
Arthur R. Bowman Treasurer and Julian ,
C. Holland Secretary.
"As I am desirous of placing the name ]
of Henry Ford of President on the bal- ]
.lot by petition for an independent par- j
t.v,” Mr. Hammond wrote to Secretary ,
Martin, "kindly send to me tlie neces- j
sary papers and a copy of tlie State elec- ,
tion laws covering this condition.”
Nominating petitions have not yet j
been printed, hut Mr. Hammond will re-’
reive a supply in due time, according to ]
Frank Transeu, chief clerk in the State ,
di Part ment.
Mr. Ilaimuond intimated that the ap- ]
Peal for Mr. Ford will be made in the No- |
veniber general election.
Lucky IS Sale oil Friday. July 13th.
On Friday. July 13th, the Concord and '
Kanaapo is Gas Co. will have a Lucky
13 Sale for one (Jay only. On that day!]
they will give 13 per cent, off on every
range and Rudd tank heater iu the 1
house, and in addition will allow you sl3
for any old coal. wood, oil or gas range !
you may have, regardless of condition.
Besides the regular 13 per cent, discount, !
an additional 13 per cent, will be deduct
ed from this reduced price, to the first '
and each succeeding 13th customer. Be
sides ail the above you will be given 13 '
months in which to pay for your range \
or heater. See ad. today.
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With Our Advertisers.
On Thursday morning only the Piggly
Wiggly will sell Palm Olive soap for 5 1
cents a cake, only 5 cakes to a customer.
See ad. for other special^.
The Parks-Belk Company will have
another sale of rugs Thursday, Friday,
Saturday and Monday. In a big ad. on
page five today they mention many won
derful bargains in all kinds of rugs and
home furnishings.
If it comes from the country, ("line &
Moose have it, See ad. today.
If you want safeguards for your es
tate. have a talk with the Citizens Bank
£nd Trust Co.
Miss Virgie Cook, of No. 5 township,
who was with the Hickory Hospital for
several years, and who hag been in Ashe
ville for the past several months, has re
turned to Concord and will make this
place her home. She is at present liv
ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. A.
Brower on Marsh Street.
Dr. J. A. Bangle has returned from
a business trip to Baltimore.
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NO. 163.
EWES IN Fir
- -JBf NEST HIKE
BECOME COIiPUCITEO
Banks in Great Falls and
Shelby Have Been Closed
and No One Knows Their
Exact Status at Present.
SEVERAL PERSONS
LOST HUGE SUMS
Bank Officials in Both Cities
Declare the Financing of
the Fight Did Not Affect
Bank’s Business.
(By (lie Associated Press.l
Shelby. Mont., July 11.—Reports 4f
bank examiners working on the books of
tlie First State Bank of Shelby which
■closed its doors yesterday, are expected
to he available tomorrow. Meanwhile
depositors in the institution, of which
Mayor .Tas. A. Johnson, of Shelby, Treas
urer for the promoters of the Dempsey-
Gibbous fight was President, marked
time.
Xo statement is available as to the
exact amount of cash is involved. The
action was an immediate result of the
suspension of the Stanton Trust and Sav
ings Bank of Great Falls, of which Geo.
11. Stanton, who aided in financing the
tight, is president.
The cashier of the Shelby bank said
a number of depositors withdrew their
cash from the bank after there was crit
icism of Mayor Johnson's connection "with
the paying of the second SIOO,OOO paid
to Dempsey. Mayor Johnson sustained
personal losses estimated to have ranged
between SIOO,OOO and $150,000 in at
tempting to "save tlie fight and the good
name of Montana." None of the bank's
funds was used iu connection with the
financing of the fight, it was announced.
Stanton has declared depositors in his
bank will be paid in full and that the
prize fight financing had nothing to do
with the failure of either institution.
STANLY COURT TC TRY
SEVERAL GRAVE CASES
Two Men Face Capital Charges on
Statutory Offenses.—Several Murder
liases.
Albemarle, July 10.—The July term, of
Stanly Superior Court for criminal cases,
which conyeued here Monday morning
.with Judge A. M. Storti. of Monroe, pre
siding. promises to be one of the most in
teresting terms ever held.
Two white men will be tried for their
lives if true bills are found, charged with
having committed statutory offenses.
These arc J. J. Rfird and Joe Talbert.
Another case which will prove of wide
interest will be tile case of State against
John Talbert, well known young white
man of the Palestine section, on a charge
of murder in connection with the deplor
able accident' which happened at Pales
tine Friday night, May 11, last, which
resulted in tlie death of Miss Shellie At
kinson. The grand jury yesterday re
turned a true bill against Talbert, charg
ing him with tlie murder of Miss Atkin
son.
It will be remembered that at the con
clusion of the closing exercises of the
Palestine school, the car iu which Mr.
Talbert was riding, rail over Miss Atkin
son and Mrs. Abe Key of this place,
while the two young women were going
from the school house to where their
car had been parked nearby. Miss At
kinson died almost instantly and Mrs.
Key was ratther seriously injured. Tal
bert first fled, but' later surreundered
himself to officers and was placed under
a $5,000 bond for his appearance at this
term of court. The case will be hotly
contested, it is said, and is one that will
attract quite a great deal of interest in
Stanly.
In addition to these there are a num
ber of murder cases. Joe Massey and
( liarlex Xeal will both be required to
answer the charges of murder. One
tntyder case was disposed of yesterday,
that of State against Charlie Tatum, a
negro of this place. The prosecuting
attorney announced he would not ass
a verdict of murder in first degree, and
tlie defendant was permitted to plead
■guilty of manslaughter. Judge Stack
1 lias not pronounced sentence against Tt
t ti m.
Tlie only jury cases disposed of yes
terday was that of State against Johju
Barringer, charged with having been
found with liquor in his possession for
the purpose of sale. The jury rendered
a verdict of "not guilty.”
Judge Stack promptly after opening
court yesterday morning, and after the
lection of the grand jury, delivered his
iisntri, interesting and vigorous charge to
that body. R. L. Lipe, of the Milling
port section, was selected as foreman.
YV. \V. Campbell Adjudged Insane by
Asylum Heads.
\V. IV. Campbell, former chief of po
lice at Oteen. convicted of the murder
of Mrs. Smathers, with whom he was
in love and now enjoying a brief respite
from the electric chair, has been adjudged
insane by members of a commission ap
pointed to investigate his condition.
Theodore Patrick, Jr., writing in The
Raleigh News aud Observer from Camp
Glenn, of the activities of the guards
men says: “The first military ceremony
of the camp was executed Tuesday af
ternoon, with a formal guard mount ac
companied by the full band. Company
E. of Concord. Cajit. K. E. Caldwell, ex
ecuted a guard mount that was watched
by a large number of officers and men,
receiving much favorable comment.
Finding suEabl' accommodations for
holiday makers is a novel career wl.'ch
several women hate successfully taken
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