tt'v THE 5TRI-CITY DAILY GAZETTE r { 'f u VO' UME XIL NO. 197 LF.AKSVII LE, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY. BE^TEMBillt, 7, 1928 TWO CENTS PER COPY T 'EMENDOS POWDER EXPLOSION KILL FOUR INJURES 27; 15 HI AY DIE ..youth Amboy, N. J. September 7. — Auiee persons an da boy were hill ed and 27. persons were injured, 15 probably fatall^r by an explosion to day of thousands of cases of smoke less powder which were being trans ferred from barges to freight cars, on the banks of the Raritan rived. The explosion caused by a cooking stove fire on one of the barges rock ed the entire countryside, biew auto mobiles upside down on ‘ the road nearby and enveloped everyone with in 100 yards in a sheet of flame. The i o men killed were Winston Tayior . ..* William Trench of New ark. The third was unidentified. The boy who-e body has not been recover ed was blow., into the river. The powder consisted of a shipment ct ib8,OoO eace^ belonging to the Atlas i owder Co. A trui’.i of cars were immediately hauled from the zone blazing, and feft sanding on a trestle bridge crossing the main automobile road. Motorists slowed down to watch the fire ignorant of what' the cars con tained. The first explosion stalled all the engines and those in the au tomobile:- were left helpless. '.Before those near the bridge had chain, c to escape there followed a wseond and a third jpxplosion as ad ditional freight cars were swept by tbs flamer- At each blast the air for 100 yards around was filled with flame. P Sevetal wome nin automobiles passing under the bridge were envel oped in flames, their light summer dresses catching fire readily. Tbt fire was brought under con trol aft# rthree hours. BANK WRECKER CAUGHT Boston, September 7—Joseph ;B. Marcino, brought here today from Boaeton, Texas to face trial on the o» making the First Nation;, wsr* last February, admitted that- he topic 1^13,000 in securities from the hank,^according to Assistant United States Attorney John V. Sullivan. Marcino declared ha knew where the bonds are, ano hoped that the bank would recover every dollar, Sullivan said. DAMAGE SUIT DROPPED Danville, Va., September 7—Char ges against four Patrick county of , ficers brought by William Manley on the charge that they shot him in course of a pursuit have been dropped and a $10,000 damage suit against them has been' withdrawn. During the hearing held at Stuart it developed that the woman with whom Manley tvas living was not his wife and when the sensational disclosure had been made both sides agreed- to ^conference which was announced that an effective compro mise had, been reached. The terms were not given out. ALL REPORTED SAFE ..Boston, September 7 —The Amer ican hoard of commissioners for for sign missions today received a cable gram'from Dr. E. P. Cobb in Japan which reported that there, was. no cause for anxiety as all members of the commission were quite safe. The telegram was the first direct news the bodrd had received since the dis aster. Most of the board's activities ia Japfin arc in districts outside the earthquake sons. —,—._o__ NARRAGANSETT LOSES MOTEL Narragansett Pier, R. I. September 7.—The Imperial Hotel hero was de stroyed by fire early today, the 40 guests escaping scantily * clad. The loss was $(00,000. The Hotel Massassoit also caught fire, but it was confined to ser vants ourlr'ers. Private houses near by were damaged. Mt~* Andrew Tuttle and daughV" Cnd neice and nephew r? yesterday from Virgin} i Sb.* - ijef spent ion day3. £ Maurire 1 ’ - % Mrs. M. L. Heiner, T;rtru$e He^er are sp.?n^i/5g * - ? d-y in Danville. an* the GERMAN DRY LEADER w Wilhelm SoIImann, leader of thei anti-alcohol movement In Germany and number of the German diet, who has become very active of late. MINTER GUILTY OF MURDER Newman, Ga., September 7.—J. W. Minter tonight was found guilty of murder in the first degree by a jury in connection with the d ath of Mil lard Troutpn his son-in-law. Minter went on trial here today and follow ing the verdict his attorneys at once made known their intention of ap plying for a new trial. The date the death penalty is to be carried out was not fixed, pending the new tria> motion. Lakehiirst, N. J., September 7.— After cruising and hour and 20 min ute-. above the United States naval air station here tonight the naval air ship ZR-1 successfully completed its second trial flight touching the ground at 7:40 with every wire and stay in ship shape condition. All six engines were tried during the flight gKj. ACxAttJ. -o—1 MAYOR HYLAJtf BETTER Saratoga Springs, N. Y., Septem ber 7.—Mayor Hylan of New York, who suffered a relapse ysterday, was murh better this morning, relatives said. Symptoms of pleurisy develop ed yesterday with some indications, of bronchial pneumonia, according to ' he family, disappeared during the night. -----O -- M/CON FLOGGERS ARE WORK OF KU KLUCKERS I aeon, Ga., September, 7.—Charles H. Garrett, solicitor of the Bibb Cir cui Superior Court who is in charge •>f rhe preparation of evidence for the trial of seven persons accused of flogging in this county declared tor'ght that the members of the Ku t diHcged with ll.e work oi dim-iinjr camp.- ■cie-. think that em plovnient of Mr. Slemp means Presl deni (Violidge wants a politienl adviser as well as a private secretary and that he wants one who was not raised In tlie New England school and has not been an active participant la political dealings In any section of tlic Country In which there are party troubles. Of course there may he Republican trou bles in the place In Virginia from which Mr. Slemp comes, but they are Isolated and local. Campbell R. Slemp knows the political situation In all parts of the United States or they af fect the Republican party and Its alms, but from the beginning he has been no party to the differences between .the factions, wherever they may have had their being. Haa .No Enemies in Party More nearly than any other man per haps who readily can be named, Mr. Steinp stands as the figure of one who knows all about it but who has aroused no animosities by knowing all about It, He never was a neutral probably as between Republican factions In any section of the eountry, but it Is certain that In Ills capacity as a member of the Republican national committee, ‘and man political work generally, he never has been active on one side or the other In any trouble between the factions of his party In any state ex cept his own, and Republicanism In Virginia Is not strong. He has made no party enemies East, West or North. Will H. Hays, who was chairman of the Republican national committee In 1920‘and as such directed the victor ious Harding campaign, leaned upon Committeeman Slemp for advice upon Important matters affecting not Mr, Slemp’s home state, but other states. Mr. Hays apparently recognized the value of Mr. Slemp as an observer who was disinterested as between warring cliques and who, therefore, could be depended upon to give unprejudiced counsel. All of the Washington newspaper correspondents, or virtually all of them, know Mr. Slemp. He has been a conspicuous figure about Republican headquarters In Washington. New York ami Chicago for some years nnd, more over, he Was exceedingly prominent In congress, not only because of his legis lative endeavors hut owing to the fact that he was the only Republican repre sentative in the house from the state of Virginia and one of only three or four Republicans to represent southern districts. Clark Is the Private Secretary. Edward T. Clark will remain as President Coolldge’s personal private secretary. There are some politicians here who see in the dual arrangement a condition necessary for the Resi dent, If he has further political ambi tions. Mr. Clark knows all about the party troubles in New England. He wus for years the secretary to Senator Henry Qabot Lodge. New England Is likely to make Calvin Coolldge its fa vorite son candidate for the presidency. Mr. Clark will fit into the personal see* retaryshlp situation admirably; or, at least, so It would seem. In the other and outer office, the more public office, Mr. Slemp will b« In evidence. He knows every member of either house of congress. He knows all the governors of states. Democratic or Republican, and he knows probably what they have been thinking about! politically for the last decade. In other letters from Washington I something was said about former Pres- j ident Harding’s office aids. It was said ' specifically that Mr. Harding had a public secretary and also what In th« most si>eciflc sense'can be called a pri vate secretary. One was George Bl Christian and the etlter Judson C, Wei. liver. It would seem tdday that Calvin Coolldge may take a leaf out of ths book of his predecessor. If he tries to carry out the Harding policies h« will take many leaves out of that book; but the one leaf mentioned Is a per sonal and private leaf, a perusal o! which may be advisable In party poll, tfcal matters, as It Is In public sarvtc* Rud C ?bs' Call Is Being Am vered Faithfully N©w ff SWEM IS CHAMPION Here is Charles L. Swem, former, stenographer to President Wilson, with the silver loving cup emblematic of the shorthand reporters’ championship of the country, wliit-h he received at the i National Shorthand Reporters’ conven tion in Chicago, when he took down 1,403 words of dictated testimony in five minutes and made only nine errors, -o COOLIDGE NAMED AS CANDIDATE FOR 1924 Washington, September 7 (A*)— Senator Willis of Ohio who presented the name of President Harding be fore the 1920 Republican National Convention came out in support of Coolidge for 1924 after a call at the White House. TOKIO IS PRACTICALLY WITHOUT COMMUNICATION Osaka, September 7 MP>—Tokio today was practically cut off from the world and communicatjoii be tween the capitol and Osaka remain ed vry difficult. Order is being wall maintained in the cities of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto, Nagoya and Nagaski all of which were safe. -o INTERALLIED COUNCIL HAS ADJOURNED , Paris, September, 7 (A1)—The in- ( terallied council of ambassadors af--| ter a lengthy session this morning, adjourned until afternoon to await definite word whether Italy is pre pared to accept mediation of council in the present Greco-Italian dispute. All further discussions it was said are contigent upon Italy’s reply. TURKISH EUNUCHS ORGANI/.E Constantinople, Sept. 7 A1' -Eun uchs of this city, who constitute the guardians of the harems, have form id a mutual benefit society. This .ction is due to tine straits into vhich many eunuch.> have been 'brown by the aboii*'op of the palate larem, as well as b/ increasing pov erty among uppet-class Turks. •— -o .ANTS INDIANS IN OLYMPICS Liexico City, September 7. )—1Toeupu, a native Sn:noan paid the death penalty here v'p--‘ntiy for a murder committed on July 2. It was the first execution here under the American administra tion. . t.OST—Collection book belonging to Imperial Life Insurance Co. Find er return to Gaeette office and «#■ ! ceive liberal reward* Although latest reports from Jap an lead to the hope that the death ton is not as large as has been fear ed, the destruction wrought by >he earthquake, tidal wave, and fire has been tremendous. Dispatches from Shanghai todays says that informa tion received there makes it appar ent that losses both in life and pro perty were “much exaggerated.” Different sources agree, however, .that two-thirds of Tokio hits been laid waste. Three United States destmyers have arrived at Yokohama and taken aboard 300 Americans. One report which has not been confirmed, says that cholera has broken out in iliac port. As America hurries supply ships across the Pacific, peop(6 of the United States are responding gene - ously to the appeal for help, and it is believed the $5,000,000 quota of the Red Cross can be surpassed. CINCINNATTI NATIONALS TO FILE SUIT IN BEHALF OF PLAYERS Cincinnatti, Ohio, September 7 —President August Hermann of the Cincinnatti Nationals announced that a suit for $50,000 damages would be filed by the club in behalf of players Pat Duncan and Sammy Bohne against “Collyers Eye” in United States court at Chicago to day. e said the suit wife results of charges in Collyers Eye that the players had been approached by gamblers during the New York ser ies in Cincinnatti. -O FIVE MILLION SUBSCRIBED TO JAPANESE BELIEF Washington,. September, 7 —Miners union leaders went into ses-ion with delegates of their <•. ■ n iza ion representing the anthracite workers determined to recommend a course which may end suspension of mining. President Lewis of the min ers however would give no indication of what decision was reached through his associates were optimistic r.J to its possible results. -o--— CABLE SAYS AMERICAN CONSULS ARE SAFE Washington, September 7 (P>— *."• isul Dickover at Kobe cabled the Slate Department that the American consuls and committee* at Nagoya Nagasaki and Taihoku were *afe. FOR SALE—$15.00 each. Llewllin ;etter puppies. Best of breeding. C. W. McMohan, Ridgeway, Va. -r» COLORED WOMAN—Wanted to take care of house and cook .for family of three. Good wages. Mrs. M. E. Murray. •-o The Rockingham county Fair ve gins Tuesday, September 11th. This is the big gala day for Leaksville Spray and it promises to be, bagger and better than ever. Everybody in this community should make an at tempt to attend the Fair. -o THE GAZETTE IN EVERT SOME