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THE TRI-CITY DAILY GAZETTE TWO CENTS PER COPY PRINCE OF WALES TO ADD TO VOLUME X1L, NO. 146 LEAKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1923 Twelve Killed, Twenty-Three Injured In Explosion which Rocks Buildings Five Blocks f Alton, 111., July 11 <*>—'Twelve employes, seven of them women were killed and 23 injured in an ex plosion late yesterday at the plant of the Western Cartridge Co., at East Alton. Though compnay offi cials declined to offer any explana tion, it generally is believed a ter rific blast which rocked buildings within a radius of 5 miles, may have had its origin in shells which had been re-purchased by the firm for salvage purposes. An investigation was started today. -o SOCIAL and PERSONAL MISS RUTH FARRELL THE THIMBLE CLUB The Thimble club was charmingly’ entertained Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. Ben P. Ivie at Cer beautiful home on Bridge street. Mrs. J. B. Ray received the guests’ at the front door and showed them to the parlor where Mrs Ivie greet ed them. The meeting was presided over by the President Mrs. L. W. Clark and the minutes read by Mrs. Geo. H. Clark, the secretary. After the business had all been attended to, a most interesting program was given which was a talk on “Japan” by Mrs' L. W. Clark. In her most graceful manner Mrs. Clark told of the in teresting places she had visited iti Japan showing the ladies the man ner in which the Japanese ladle* dress also prints, post cards and min iature rickshaws that she had brodffit from Japan. Delicious fruit salad and fruit punch and sand wiches, were served by Mrs. Ivie';, three daughters, Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. Ray and Mrs. Dunn. WOMANS’ MISSIONARY SOCIETY The Woman’s Missionary Society flf the Leaksville Baptist Churcn held its July meeting Monday after noon after the second Sunday with Mrs. T. Itee Millner. Mrs. T. H. Bar ker was leader and the topic for Bible study was “Qualifications oi Christian {Services,’ after a hymn and Scripture reading Mrs. Beeker led in prayer for a great revival pp our foreign fields. The Woman’s Hymn was sung to the tune of “Come Thou Almighty King” Mes dames Turner, Frank King, Foster C. A. Taylor and Beeker gave read ings, Mrs. Hopper sang a solo, and the Society was fortunate in hav ing, with them Mrs. Diahl from the camp, who gave a very interesting talk. _*»W The hostess served delightful fruit' punch. Twenty five ladies were pres ent and the amount of dues was *3 06- 1 i'HfW * Miss Virginia Blakney of Monroe is visiting her cousn, Mrs. Luther Hodges for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bowling and family, Mrs. O. A. Kircheis and spns are camping in Virginia for several weeks : Mr. and Mrs. Karl Bishopric are spending the day in Greensboro.: YOUNG PEOPLES CHAPTER OF U. D. C. The Annie-Johns childrens chapter' of the Daughters of the Confederacy met Tuesday afternoon with Misses' Lucile and Henriet Reid at the Car olina Home. A large attendance was reported and a most interesting program was given. Miss Laura Darlington read a paper on Jefferson Davis, a vocal solo, by Mist Roxie Barksdale, Miss RECORDERS COURT HAS HEAVY DOCKET Judge Fagge in Recorders Court is having a heavy docket these hot dry days. In other words business is good in court circles. Yesterday, Judge Fagge bound over two men to Superior Court without bail, Jim Hatcher and M. I. Tolley for criminal assault on a 16 year old girl. „ Besides this he had before him,' about a dozen smaller cases, mostly ■drunks and disturbances of the peace, which proves that hot weather and bootleg liquor are an ill match ed pair. -o ,27 I. W. W. MEN ARE I CONVICTED OF SYNDICALISM Los Angeles, July 11 OP)—Twenty seven alleged Industrial Workers of Uhe World were convicted in Super ior court on two counts of an in dictment charging criminal syndical ism. *n -o THE GAZETTE IN EVERY HOME President Harding To Stop at Skagway During His Trip Aboard Henderson with President Harding, July 11 OP)—Carrying with 'him memories of a most pleasant day spent in the Alaskan capital, the president sailed from Juneau In further search of information re lating to Aalaskan problems. A de cision was reached just before sail ing to stop for a short time at Skag way, enroute to Seward instead of making a visit to town on his re turn trip to the United States. -o Bishop Cheshire will administer the rite of confirmation and preach ■at the Church of the Epiphany Leaksville tonight at 8 oclock. Mabel Beeker gave a reading, Miss Virginia Blakney of Monroe played a beautiful piano selection. Miss Cecelia Scott of Reidsville gave a short talk on the work that the young peoples chapiter in Reidsville were doing. Mrs. Lucile Reid and Mrs. Luther Hodges gave very ineresting short talks to the grils. Miss Frances Reid played a piano solo. After the program delicious ice cream and cake was served by the Misses Reid. MISS FAGGE ENTERTAINS I i .Miss Johnsie Fagge entertained a number of her young friends Tues day evening. Three tables were placed for rook and after several exciting games the scores were count ed and Miss Elizabeth Wilson hav. ing the highest score for the girls, was presented with a box 0f candy and to Mr. Louis Capp who had the ■highest score for the boys was pre sented a box of candy. The hostess served a delicious ice course to Misses Evelyn and Laura Darlington, Betty Taylor, Mary Millner and Elizabeth Wilson Messrs Dick Wilson, Fielding Bumper, Wil liam Walker and Louis Capp. Miss Hap Kirkendol and visitor of Martinsville were in town for several hours yesterday. Mss Mollie Ivie who has bee* visiting friends in Sandy Ridge for several days returned to Leaksville yesterday to spend the summer. Mrs. James Ewing of Rockingham is visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Ivie for several days. HARNESS VERMONT RIVER TO SUPPLY ELECTRICITY Wilmington, Vt., July 11 — The Deerfield Valley between this town and the Massachusetts state line is in process of transformation from a quiet, picturesque country with one little village and several ag ricultural communities t0 a great artificial lake. This reservoir of en ergy is destined to send piower over electrical transmission lines to mills and factories many miles distant in Massachusetts. On either side of the valley are chains of high hills running almost parallel t0 the Deerfield river. Here and there the valley widens to in clude open fields, and again the hills close together to leave but a narrow pass for the river. At Davis Bridge where the valley is wide, a dam is being thrown across. Under present plans the valley will be flooded in 1924. Against the huge dam the river will send water from its sources in the Vermont mountains until It reaches a depth of 200 feet. The water will back up against the hill sides and submerge fields now under cultivation. It will cover the little community now known as Miller’s Mills and will wash back to the out skirts of Wilmington. The lake cre ated will be ten miles long and a half mile wide. COLLEGE OF SURGEONS TO HOLD MEETING IN CHICAGO Chicago, July 11 (A>)—Hospial standardization, scientific research, formulas in the control of disease, application of recently developed surgical and medical clinics and a series of technical discussions in the advancement of science, are among the features of the program of the American College of Surgeons which will hold its annual meeting here October 22-26. The surgical and clinical program will be carried out in 40 Chicago hospitals, medcal schools and labora tories, according to announcement by A. D. Ballou, general manager of the congress. Membership in the college extends t0 every state in the union, Alaska, the Philippines, ev ery province in Canada Central and South America, England and the continent, China and other countries Mr. Ballou said, all of which coun tries are expected to be represented by delegates. Field Mouse Causes Death of Two Men When Driver Loses Control of Truck ! Marquette, Mich., July 11 — ! A field mouse caused the death yes terday of three men and the serious injury of two others. The men were drowned when the truck in ' which they were riding rolled down an embankment into a pond near ' Champion, when a rodent leaped on the shoulder of a man sitting i near the driver causing, him to lurch against the chauffeur who lost control of the truck. -.-o I MORE BANANAS FROM MEXICO ! Mexico City, July 11 W*)—The 1 dredging of the port of Frontera, ) to permit the entry of large steam ' ers, is completed and a boom in the export of bananas is expected as a result. ~ \ Frontera assembled over 4 million bunches of bananas last year, but Mess than half could be removed ) because of the lack of harbor facil ities. I " i New oil wells at Tabasco also are ' expected to add to the maritime ac tivity of Frontena. -o SENTENCED TO HANG TRIES TO SUICIDE Chicago, July 11 W*)—Mrs. Sad dle Nitti Crudell, sentenced to hang attempted to commit suicide in her cell here. She beat her head against the bars and tried to choke herself t but matrons prevented her doing any serous injury. -o June husbands tells us he cant go to tprop with her. Has to stay home and sign for packages. Cashier Charged with Taking Hopewell, Va. Bank’s Funds __Peterburg, July 11 M1)—National Bank of Hopewell whose cashier Lew is Shelby was arrested last night on a charge of embezzling the institu ' tions funds failed to open its doors this morning. Henry Watkins, pres ident of the bank said the shortage ' in Shelby’s accounts would total one hundred and ten thousand dollars, but 50 thousand of this had been re covered and the balance will be made up by stockholders. Depositors, the president declared will lose nothing. r**g.. Pr hibition Question Devel ops Complication Relating State Right of Limitations Washington, July 11 M*)—An en tirely new feautre of the prohibition question reached the .Supreme court from California. It involves the problem of whether states can pro hibit druggists from filling physi cans prescriptions which calls fox* the quantty of medical liquor al lowed by the Federal law. Merlin Hixson a druggist of Los Angeles asked the court to review his con viction for violating an ordinance limiting -the quantity whch drug gsts may dispense upon any pro* scription to 8 fluid ounces, half the amount allowed under Federal law. --—n FLOUR REACHES LOWEST MARK IN EIGHT WEARS ' Minneapolis, July 11 —flour i broke to a new low mark in about 8 years when one of the largest '/mills here set the price at six dol 1 lars a barrel for family patents. STONEVILLE SCHOOL MEMBERS PUT BACK ON COMMITTEE The County Board of Education last Monday when they were con fronted with Stoneville school prob lems, receded from its expressed intention of displacing the members of the old school committee and re appointed Messrs. Grogan, Martin and Stanford. It was reported around Wentworth that one member of the Board of Education had made the remark, to remove the three friends of the school committee “you can’t make a football of the school while I’m on the Board.” Mr. J. F. DeShazo who has been ’ confined to his home a few weeks is now improving and hig friends hope to see him out very soon. -o--— Cloudy toda yand probably show 1 ers tomorrow. GREEK ORPHAN BOYS TO BE TRAINED AS FARMERS London, 'July 11 (**>—Two thou sand orphan boys from Anatolia have been transported as farm col onists to the rich agricultural dis trict behind the Macedonian front, through the efforts of the Near East Relief and the British Red Cross. The Greek government has allotted 5,000 acres of land near Phillipi to the Near East Relief, which is es .tablishing three farm villages for the boys. Within a year, the hoys will be able by hard work to estab lish themselves on individual farms. This is the first farm experiment of its kind in Greece and the gov ernment farm experts will pay close attention to the initial stages of the enterprise. FAME OF KING CARACTACUS 1 Birmingham, England, July 11 —Perched on the arm of a chan '• and smoking a big cigar, the Prince of Wales recently joined vigorously ■ with the Bishop of Birmingham the lord mayor, and many young men • in singing the chorus of “Caractacus* which ends thus: “The stick that tanned the trousers of the boy who i shouted ‘Beaver’ to the man who 'put powder on the faces of the lit: ’rem of the King Caractacus.” This occurred at an informal gath ering in the lounge of a club pre sented to ex-servicemen, which the \ prince had just formally opened. -o WHEAT DROPS TO LESS THAN DOLLAR A BUSHEL Chicago July 11 W—Althougn wheat opened at one dollar per bushel the price soon dropped to ' below the dollar mark for the first ; time this season and was a rare ev 1 ent sines before the World War. I-o i THE GAZETTE IN EVERY HOME Bank of Shelby Being Inves tigated as Depositors Wail i Shelby Mont. July 11 bP)—Reports of bank examiners working on thu books of the first state bank of Shelby which closed yesterday are expected to be available tomorrow. Meanwhile depositors of the institu tion of which Mayor James Johnson of Shelby, treasurer for the promo ters of the Dempsey-Gibbons fight was president mark time. This action was an immediate res ult of the suspension of the Stanton Trust and Savings Bank of Great Falls of, which George Stonton who aided in the fight financing, was president. FORSYTH GUARD KILLS AN ESCAPING CONVICl (Dewey McKnight Shoot* Down I Henry Lockett, Negro, As He Flees For Liberty , Winston Salem, July 11 (/Pi Henry Lockett, negro who was ser ving a sentence on the Forsyth 'county roads, was shot and killed ' by a guard this morning at 10 oclock while trying to escape from a truck in north Winston. The driver of the truck had pull ed in the Ideal garage to have 1 some repair work done when sud denly the negro leaped to the floor 'and started to run- He made east ward and was follewed for several ’blocks by a man in an automobile, 1 who succeeded in stopping him and detaining him until Dewey Mc Knight, the guard arrived. 1 The negro refused to get in the car and began to fight the guard and others who were holding him. He succeeded in breaking away the 1 second time and it was when he re fused to halt that McKnight fired, the bullet taking effect in the back. Death was instantaneous. The negro had served two months ! of a three months sentence, he hav ' ing been sent up from municipal \ court for gambling. ' After hearing evidence, the cor oner’s jury late this afternoon ren ' dered a verdict that the shooting l was justifiable thereby exonerating ' Guard McKnight. -o Mr. G. H. Clark left today to at tend the Southern Railway Agents ■Convention at Greensboro. -o | Snakes always read the papers to 1 see where Fourth of July picnics will be held. , WILL TRY TO SAVE OLD EAST BUILDING Chapel Hill, July 11 —All the rfc sources of the modern engineering science are to be enlisted in an at tempt to save the Old East building the first building erected at any state institution in America. If the present structure cannot be saved it is to be rebuilt exactly on the same lines and continued in use as a dormitory. This is the deciison of the buildng committee of the Uni versity trustees in session yesterday at Chapel Hill. The committee was impressed by the seriousness of the condition which has been revealed by tearing away the plastering and stripping the vines from the face of the build ing. The walls are built of brick and mortar of poor quality and are not tied properly either at the cor ners or at the junctions with the cross walls. Long horizontal timbers set deep into the walls at frequent intervals carry no small portion 01 the weight. The outer walls espec ially on the lower floor have bulged settled under the strain until gaps of 2 or 3 inches appear between them and the cross walls to which they were originially joined. - —o BRITER WRITER FEARS FOR FUTURE OF JUGOSLAVIA . .London, July 10 —Jugoslavia it perilously near dissolution, says server. He believes its condition may a correspondent of the Sunday Ob have widespread influence upon the unstable architecture of European peace. If Jugoslavia is to be saved i he says, it can be done only by an immediate and extensive application of the principles of non-coercion and federalism. After giving a history of the ' foundation of the new kingdom ot the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in ; 1918 which promised to be one ot the most stable and promising com i ponents of post-war Europe, the cor respondent describes th eact of un ion signed by the Serbs Croats and : Slovenes at Zagreb in 1918 assur • ing the principal racial elements local autonomy and local parlia Iments. “It was” says he “a consti tution in deference to the cultural and political differences which 'would naturally exist between a na' ‘tion whose history was interlocked i with that of Turkey, hnd one which had been educated, however unwil lingly in the Austrian school. But it was never even tried. THE GAZETTE IN EVERY HOME
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