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The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-06-19
BATTLESHIP EXPLOSION
KILLS 46 AND HURTS 20
Mississippi's Turret Blows Up
While Huge Craft Was at
Flying Practice.

San Pedro, Cal.-Three officers and
forty-three enlisted men are dead and
between ten and twenty injured and
burned in the Mississippi explosion
according to official information gwen
the press by the naval patrol station
in this port.
The officers killed were Ensign
McCray, of the U. S. s. Mexico, an
observer; Ensign Erwin and Lieuten-
ant Neeler, of the Mississippi.
A bareback" from one of the IA
inch rifles in the turret ignited the
powder supply, which practically
wiped out of existence the entire crew
of the turret room and also killed
several men in the upper handling
room.
The explosion occurred early in the
afternoon. The dreadnought imme-
diately after the explosion wirelessed
the navy hospital ship Relief, in the
harbor here, to make ready, and pro-
ceeded full speed, making a record
run for the forty-ive miles between
the harbor and drill grounds.
The stricken warcraft speeded
shoreward and watchers at the Point
Firmin signal station here reported
that masses clustered about the tur-
ret showed that it had been blown
away.
The explosion, according to one of
the Mississippi's officers, was due to
hang-fire in one of the three guns in
the turret.
The white hospital ship immediate
ly proceeded from its berth to meet
the dreadnought, and the meeting was
effected just inside the breakwater-
AS the transfer of stretcher. cases
started a second violent explosion
occurred when a 14-inch shell dis
charged, the projectile narrowly miss
ing the coastwise passenger liner
Yale at the harbor entrance.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-06-19
GENERAL

New York University graduates
class of 1900, its largest.
Board of Trade will have a survey
made to locate central airport for
New York City.
Ousted physicians specific for can
Ger said by medical investigator to
have shown marked benefits.
Ten armed men in New York rob
truck of registered mail containing
1ewelry valued at from 100000 to
$500, 900.
Inquiry into Abby Rockefeller case
goes over in New York as Magistrate
Marsh and court attendant cannot
appear.
Women appeal to President Cool
idge for stricter dry enforcement
plank.
Rules Committee votes women
equal representation on Republican
national committee.
twenty-five thousand colored lamps
will be strung along Fifth avenue for
Convention Week in New York.
New York Republican leaders re-
ported to have agreed ON Machold for
Gubernatorial nomination
Wisconsin delegation Kissed and
booed on Republican convention floor
for refusal to rise to Coolidge tribute
Volstead law must not interfere
with medicinal liquor, declare reso
buttons passed by American Medical
Association.
The Agricultural Department re
ports the worst crops in many years
President Coolidge orders Budget
Director to find" funds to make
Bonus Law operative.
Instructors of Leopold and Loci
subpoenaed by State in Chicago t.
forestall defense.
Navy Department approves plan fol
concentration of entire feet in Pa
cifc in spring and visit of battle fee
to Australia and New Zealand
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-06-19
LATEST EVENTS
AT WASHINGTON

Mira Hussein Khan AIei, retiring Per-
sian Minister TO the United States,
sailed for Teheran to take his seat
in the Persian Parliament.
Removal of Hiram c. Todd, of New
York, special assistant to the at
torney general, from the prosecu-
ton of CASTOR 3. Means, was asked
of Attorney General Stone by Means.
Declaring he has not abandoned his
fight for laws to prevent the lower
Federal courts intervening in state
utility rate cases, Congressman
Isaac Bacharach said he would in
troduce the bill again during the
next session.
Internal revenue bureau officials
rule income tax cut applies to part
of levy withheld at source.
Former Secretary of the Navy DENLY
was examined before the special
federal grand jury investigating the
oil leases of ex-Secretary of the In.
terror Fall to Harry r. Sinclair.
CASTOR 3. Means, sleuth, soldier Of
fortune, accuser of cabinet officers,
and star witness of the Senate
Daugherty investigation, is writing
a book on his Investigations.
Southern Pacific and FL Paso & South
western officials admit merger is
under way.
Second Lieutenant Harold D. Hail and
Corporal Ralph w. Lehman, of the
Marine corps, were killed in an
airpIane accident in Stafford County,
Virginia. Hail was from Crockett,
Texas, Lehman from Mayodan, N. c.
Crop conditions this year are worse
than at any time in the past twelve
years, the Department Of Asrlcul-
ture said.
oklahoma's protest against acceptance
of the report of the commission APP
pointed to locate the boundary be-
tween that state and Texas along
the Red River, was received and set
aside by the Supreme Court.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-06-19
81 ARE CONVICTED
AS LILLY RIOTERS
Jury Finds Defendants Guilty of
ARRAY and Unlawful
ASSembIage.

Bbensburg, Thirty-one defend
ants, thirteen of them klansmen,
were held not guilty of riot, but guilty
OF ARRAY and unlawful assemblage at
the Lilly riot of April by a jury.
Counsel for the defense Immediately
fled a motion for new trial.
Counsel for the defense, in moving
for the dismissal of the thirteen ac-
cused men, contended the State had
failed to produce evidence linking
them with the outbreak.
Judge Finletter ordered the jury re-
called to the court room when the ses-
sion reconvened and instructed them
to return verdicts of not guilty against
the following Klansmen:
Charles Green, Oscar Brumbaugh.
H. g. Adams, H. S. Sipe, Earl Liv-
ingston, Lew Stutzman, Edward Gray
beck, Oliver Kimmell, Robert Shirk,
H E. Egolf, Forest Mangus, Ray
monds Bradley, sixteen-year-old boy,
and Patrick Bradley, miner, both of
Lilly, wehe the townsmen freed. The
formality of releasing these thirteen
defendants then was ordered by the
court
There was absolute quiet when the
jury returned its verdict of mot gull
ty" in the cases of the thirteen de-
PENDANTS. They relaxed and part Of
the tension of the trial vanished.
The defense trained its biggest guns
on the States case in an effort to
smash the chain of evidence woven
around the remaining defendants.
The State in winding up it's case,
summoned five additional witnesses,
thus having called seventy-three wit
nesses during the four days the trial
has been in progress.
81 think you have accomplished won
ders," Judge Finletter told District At
torney Weimer, when the latter ex-
planned that it was unfortunate that
the States case against certain de-
PENDANTS fad failed.
Mrs. Michael Wadsworth, of Lilly,
apparently proved an alibi for Carl
Fees, one of the defendants.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-06-19
NATIONS BUSINESS

Shipping Board outlines plans to
build new passenger vessels.
New York Reserve Bank reduces
the rediscount rate to 312 per cent.
Rates on bankers acceptances drop
further in New York.
Acting Secretary Winston of the
Treasury announced in Washington
that the latest issue of certificates of
indebtedness had been subscribed and
the subscription books closed.
Wheat prices gain cents bushel
on government estimate.
United States Steel Corporation
shows smallest business on its books
since 1914.
A total wheat crop of 963,000,O00
bushels this year was forecast by the
department of agriculture.
Untitled orders of the United States
Steel Company in one month from the
last of April to the last Of May drop
ped 580,35S tons.
Government forecasts smaller wheat
crop than last year.
Budget Director predicts surplus of
at least $350,000,000.
Rate in New York for demand loans
drops to two per cent.
The Federal government will worry
along as best it can without the funds
which the urgent deficiency bill that
failed to get through Congress would
have provided, Budget Director Lord
said.
Book value of United States Steel
common stock put at 1868.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-06-19
Ticks and Flashes Which BulIe-
tin in Condensed Style the
News of the World.
TIMELY HISTORY PARAGRAPHS
Events at Washington Which Loom
Large as Crucial Happenings
Industrial Activities at
Home and Abroad.
WASHINGTON

Corps assigned to investigate cost
of foreign vegetable oil.
Consolidation of the Shipping
Boards services from and to Gull
norris. as recommended by President
Palmer. of the Fleet Corporation, was
formally rejected by the Shipping
Board.
Not only has the Tariff Commission
been unable to order any inyestiga-
ton into duties on As different COM
modities because of lack of funds
but the same situation is holding back
many of the inquiries already in prog
ress.
President of National Credit Men
attacks Congress- dilatory practices
Edwin DENLY, former secretary OIL
the navy. was summoned to TESTIFY
before the federal grand jury inVestl-
eating naval oil leases.
Practically all of Americas naval
fighting forces will be concentrated
in the Pacific next spring for several
months for the most extensive maneu-
vers in their history, under plans just
approved by the navy department.
Printed schedules for the ships move
ments have been sent out.
Supreme Court rules Congress, as
done under the Willis-Campbell act
may prohibit physicians from pre-
scribing beer and malt liquor LOT
medicinal purDoses,
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-06-19
10000 MINERS NOW OUT
Strike in Pittston District Ties UP
All of Company's Galleries

Scranton, Pa.-The number Of en-
ployees of the PENNSYLVANIA Coal Com
pany on strike in the Pittston district
was increased to 10000 when 5000
men quit work. alleging that their
wages had been reduced. A strike Of
5000 employees of the same company
went into effect because of similar
protest. The 10000 miners struck
without the sanction of the district
union.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-06-19
LEGION SEEKS NEW PROGRAM

VIII Start Campaign for Disabled
Veterans and Child Welfare
Los Angeles Passage Of the SOL
dier's bonus over President Coolidge's
veto has placed on the shoulders of
the American Legion the duty of in
sisting upon an honest, efficient and
economical administration, National
Commander John L. Quinn told Lee
gionnaires in an address. Need for
immediate action on behalf Of dis
abled veterans and Legion's child
welfare program also were stressed.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-06-19
MOVIES EXPENSIVE TO COP.
Pictures of Convention Cost National
Committee $4,000

FIClUFeS OF OUHVUHlIOH OOst NatIUHdI
Committee $4,000
Cleveland.-It cost $4,000 to let
the motion picture men into the Re-
publican National Convention = but
the committee in charge finally de-
cided it was worth it.
The $4,000 went for the lighting
and other appurtenances to make the
pictures a success and came out Of
the National Committees funds.
There was a row about it. Some
thought it undignified.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-06-19
sLAYERs PLEAD NOT GUILTY
Trial of Leopold and Loeb Is Set for
AUGUST 4.

Chicago. Richard Loeb and Nathan
Leopold, Jr., pleaded not guilty to
two indictments charging them with
kidnapping and numbering Robert
Franks. They gave their answers
clearly and promptly, unabashed by
the curious hundreds packing the
courtroom behind them. Chief JUS
Who is to preside at their trial, then
tentatively set the trial date for
August A.
Evening star., 1924-05-13
'GlEE CLUB OF C. U.
ON WRC PROGRAM
Political Analysis, Negro Dialect
Stories and Other Features
to Be Heard.
PERsHING SPEAKS SATURDAY
VIII Be Guest at Military Dinner
in New York.

Opening with some good comedy in
the form of negro dialect stories by
w. Alfred Falconer, an entertaining
monologist, and closing with an elab-
crate concert by the Catholic Uni
versity Glee Club, with a number of
other meritorious features sand
wiched between them, WRC will offer
a particularly we'll balanced pro-
gram tonight for the entertainment
of its radio audience.
There will be a song recital by Miss
Helen Gallagher, contralto, one of
the capable artists of Washington's
younger set of singers. VINO has been
head befoe from WRC; violin Sc
lecuons, by Della d'Edwin; solos, by
Arthur Middleton, basso; a concert
by the trio of Boernstein's Wardman
Park Orchestra, and the weekly
analysis of the political situation in
Washington by Frederic William
Vile Jimmy Furlong also will re-
turn with his ukulele for his third
engagement.
The Catholic University Glee Club
VIII give its concert as the finale, un-
der the direction of Leo Behrendt.
watson Baumert violin -cellist, ac-
companied by Alice T. Behrendt, will
De presented as Soloist with the
glee club.
The fifth and last concert this sea-
son or the American Association of
Lovers of Music in Carnegie Hall,
New York, tonight. will be broadcast
by WY. The concert. one of the
hve given in an endeavor to discover
and assist American artists as we'll
as to discourage discrimination
against native composers and inter-
preters of music, will present Media
Hewitt Stevens, American soprano:
Winston Wilkinson, violinist, and
Rafaelo DiaZ as guest.
The voice of W. H. Hunter. supreme
chief ranger of the Independent
Order of Foresters, will be heard by
$4,000 members of the society in all
parts of the United States and Canada
from WOR on June 16 in connection
with the faternal orders golden
jubilee celebration.
Speeches to be made by Gen. PERISH
ing, Senator WadSworth of New York
and Brig. Gen. r. l.. Bullard, COM
mander of the I'd Corps area, at the
annual dinner of the Manhattan
Chapter of the Reserve officers AS
sociaton Saturday night will be
who attends the dinner as guest of
honor. will break the silence he has
maintained for months. and intense
speculation exists among the officers
as to whether or not he will then an
nounce his plans for the future fol-
lowing his possible retirement from
the Army on September -.
Francine Larrimore, America s
famous Coincidence and star of Nan
cy Ann" the Harvard prize comedy
success now playing in Philadelphia,
will speak from WDAR Friday on
Women in the Theater." 1t will mark
her debut before the microphone.
Evening star., 1924-05-13
WCAP-Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company (469 Meters).
Silent.
WRC-RadiO Corporation of Amer
IaRQ HefNrxl

wRC-RadiO Corporation of America
C469 Meters).
Sis p.m.-Instruction in interna-
tional code.
p.m.-Songs and stories for chill
dren by Peggy Albion and Marguerite
Meakin.
7:45 p.m.-Negro dialect stories, by
w. Alfred Falconer.
p.m.-Song recital by Arthur Mid
dleton, bass; Ethel Louise Quinlan
at the piano.
8:15 p.m.-Violin recital by Della
d,Edwin; Mrs. James Brown at the
piano.
$3.50 p.m.-Song recital by Helen
Gallagher, contralto.
S:4o p.m.-Ukulele solos and songs
by Jimmie Furlong.
9 p.m.-"The Political Situation in
Washington Tonight" by Frederick
william Vile.
9:15 p.m.-Concert by a trio from
Irving Boernsteins Wardman Park
Hotel Orchestra
$3.50 p.m.-Concert by the Catholic
University Glee Club. under the di-
rection of Leo Behrend, and by
Watson Baumert, violoncellist, ac-
companIed by Alice IT. Behrendt
9:55 p.m.-Retransmissio of time
signals and weather forecasts
10 p.m.-Concert by the Catholic
University Glee Club.
Evening star., 1924-05-13

Drills Used i'm Radio Work-Part II.
II it were necessary to have a COM
plete assortment of drills to make a
radio set, the cost of the complete sets
however, the sizes of drills
of drills would be prohibitive. Luck
lily, however, the sizes of. drills re-
quired for ordinary work can be kept
down to a very few. These drills can
be used for practically all the holes
that are required in any radio set
from the simplest to the most elabo-
rate.
The best assortment of drills will
consist of sizes taken from the num-
bered and from the fraction-of an
inch sets.
These should be of sizes which fit
in well in giving a wide range or
sizes, and will include the proper
sizes for tapped and clearance holes
for screws.
A very small-sized drill comes in
very handy in threading wire for an
choring the ends of coil windings.
The smallest-sized drill, therefore, to
get will be a No. 81 drill. This is -O67
inches in diameter.
other Drill Sizes.
The next size is No. Al drill for
drilling holes that are to be tapped
for 4-36 screws. The next size is a
No. 81. This is slightly smaller than
Il Inch drill, being .120 inches in dla-
meter. 1t comes in very handy as a
clearance hole for 4-36 screws and a
threading hole for 6-32 screws. A
No. 2S drill is the next on the list.
This drill can be used as clearance
hole for 6-32 screws and as thread
ing hole for S-32 screws. Then comes
No. Is drill. This can be used as
a clearance for the S-32, and thread
ing hole for the 1892 screws when a
full thread is not required. If good
thread is required for the 1922
screws, a No. 23 drill can be used for
the purpose.
A No. 6 drill, .204 inches in diameter
Evening star., 1924-05-13

figure 3. Those used for holding bits
are known as braces. One of these
is shown in figure 4. The average
size of hand drill is provided with
a chuck which will hold drills up to
a larger hand drill with larger chuck
should be used. In most cases, how
ever, a hand drill which takes drills
up to "a Inch in diameter will be
found very useful. Where larger
holes are to be drilled the brace can
be called into service to hold the
larger drills. Since the larger holes
must be drilled at slower speeds and
require greater power than can be
exerted with the high ratio gear OF
the hand drill, the brace can be used
to advantage for such purposes.
Evening star., 1924-05-13
By JOSEPH CALCATERRA,
Radio Editor Of Popular Science Monthly
AL Rights Reserved. Reproduction Prohibited

will pc found useful as a clearance
hole for 1922 screws. From this
point on the fractional size drills can
be used to fill out the assortment
The fraction of-an-inch sizes which
will be found most useful are the
Il, Sic, as and 1s-inch Sizes Drills
larger than these are seldom used
and in cases where larger sizes are
required a small hole can be drilled
and then enlarged with a round file.
Many FANS do not seem to know
the difference between a drill and a
bit The bit is used to make holes
in wood and other such materials
The drill is of the type shown in
yesterdays illustrations. Below in
figure 1 is shown a common type of
wood bit. The center serves both
as u guide and as a means of pulling
the cutting edge of the bit into the
wood by means of the screw forma-
ton of the center.
Evening star., 1924-05-13
TELLS OF. CONVENTION.

The magnitude of the annual con-
vention here in June of the National
Education Association was described
by Miss Olive NJ. Jones, president, in
a speech broadcast late yesterday aft
ernoon from WRC.
Approximately 10000 teachers from
all sections of the country are COM
ing to Washington for the conclave,
according to Miss Jones. Millions of
children will hear the story of what
these teachers see in Washington"
aid Miss Jones.
Evening star., 1924-05-13
WRC WILL HAVE TALKS
ON HEALTH AND BEAUTY
Miss Reta Terrell Will Give Series
of Special Interest to
Women.

A series of four talks of special in
terest to women.by Miss Reta Terrell.
a newcomer to the world of radio
listeners, will feature the matinee ra-
dio entertainment broadcast from
WRC. Various phases of health and
beauty culture ranging all the way
from a unique discussion of the ro-
nance of perfumes to practical and
modern systems of physical culture
will be described by Miss Terrell
Miss Terrell has promised to an
swer all inquiries about her topics.
For some years she has been one of
the fashion editors of large ma
tional publication and has written
MANY articles for the magazine
Evening star., 1924-05-13
RADIOS BEST OFFERINGS
TONIGHT.

Concert by the >Women's
Symphony Orchestra OF Phila-
delphia, WIFI, Philadelphia, 7
pm.
"H M. S. Pinafore," by
eighty students of the Phila-
delphia Normal School, WIP,
Philadelphia, 7:15 pm.
A war comedy, 'Billeted," by
WGY players, broadcast joint
iy by WGY, Schenectady, and
WIZ, New York, s pm.
Concert by Westinghouse
Community Chorus and double
quartet, KDkA, Pittsburgh, 8
pm.
Fifth and final concert by
the American Association of
Lovers of Music, direct from
Carnegie Hall, WY, New
York, 8 pm.
Special program by Aerie
Lodge of Eagles, WLW, Gin
cinnati, 10 pm.
Evening star., 1924-05-13
Local Radio Entertainment
Tuesday, May IS, 1924.

NAA-NavaI Radio Station, Radio,
Vn. CABS Meters).
5-25 p.m.-Live stock reports.
1:45 p.m.-Weather bureau reports.
4:05 p.m.-Hay, feeds, crop reports,
specials.
4:25 p.m.-Daily market reports.
1906 p.m.-Weather bureau re-
port.
WMU-DoubIeday-H Electric Conn
pany (261 Meters).
4:30 to $50 p.m.-Base ball scores;
musical selections.
Evening star., 1924-05-13
QUIET HOURS EXTENDED.
Amateurs Asked to Conform to
Daylight Time.

HARTFORD. Conn, May 13.-The
changes in radio transmitting sched-
uIes caused by the observance of day.
light saving time in some sections
and standard time in others have
prompted the American Radio Relay
League, at the suggestion of the
Department OF Commerce. to agree
teur "Quiet hours" from to 1O:3o
I'm. eastern standard time. Amateurs
are being advised of the expansion
by the depart ment and are asked to
attach the notice to their station
licenses. ....
Amateur telegraph operators have
been observing the period between
s and 1880 pm. standard time. This
new arrangement is regarded as an
emergency measure which will be in
effect only until October 1, 1924, the
period that daylight saving time is
in force. ...--.
Evening star., 1924-05-13
Legionnaires to Hear Brown.

Ward T. Brown, chief of the Alaska
division, United States bureau of
fisheries, will address the members
of George Washington Post, No. 1,
American Legion, at ladies night
celebration tonight, at the club head
quarters 1929 / street.
His subject will be on the great
salmon fisheries and fur seals of
Alaska, and will be illustrated. The
meeting will be presided over by Post
Commander Lew S. Mohler.
Evening star., 1924-05-13

Sorn cobs produced in the United
States each year weigh more than
Evening star., 1924-05-13
Early Program wedne.d.x

) p.m.-Fashion DEVELOPMENTS of
the moment, prepared by Women's
Wear.
$40 p-m--Song recital to be an
nounced-
3:25 p.m--Report of the National
Conference Board.
$3.50 p.m.-Song recital
3:45 p.m.-Piano recital by Eleanor
Glynn.
$50 p.m.-Current Topics, by the
editor of the Outlook
4 p.m.-Song recital, to be an
nounced.
Sis p.m--Instruction in interna-
tional code.
p-m.-Stories for children by
Peggy Albion.
6:15 PIMA talk under the auspices
of the Smithsonian Institution.
Evening star., 1924-05-13
WIAY-Woodward & Lothrop
(213 MeterS).

Q pm.-Piano and phonograph Sc
1ections;, fashion talk. THE Breath
of the Avenue" by Miss Margaret
Ambrose of the fashion staff of
Woodward & Lothrop.
Evening star., 1924-05-13

A good assortment would consist
of bits for u, ", y and inch holes.
For those who require larger sized
holes the expansive type of bit shown
in figure 2 provides a very efficient
and economical form of tool. With
such a bit and four adjustable cut
ters it is possible to take in the
whole range of holes from e to 4
inches.
Use is Not Same.
The holders used for drills and
for bits are not the same. Those
used for drills are known as hand
drills. One of these is shown in
Evening star., 1924-05-13
CLOSING OUT ALL SETS

Five-tube Neutrodyne e.................S45 S45. co
Hardness Two-tube Reflex. x..............S $50. co
Super Hetrodyne and Loop. p............. SIPS. co
Grebe C. B. IA Tubes and Batteries o.. $50. 90
Western Electric Rectiher, 1l0-volt and
6volt ..................... SII0. 90
Unit off House Currezt bargain. ..... $50 90
% RADIO Auto I supply ply Co. s20 ID M. ~
Evening star., 1924-05-13

Francine Larrimore, Americas
famous comedienne and star of Nan
cy Ann" the Harvard prize comedy
success now playing in Philadelphia,
will speak from WDAR Friday on
Women in the Theater." 1t will mark
her debut before the microphone.
Evening star., 1924-05-13
Long Range Radio Entertainment
TUESDAY, MAY Is, 1924.
The Programs of the Following Distant Stations
Are Scheduled for Eastern Standard Time
8 TO 4 Pm.
Distance
Meters. In miles.

To4P.L
talk daily Right