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M 1 1 i - - - i - - i 1111 r- -"' - . I., in. f i - - i ' ' - ' i 4 - ' ..-.' ' v ' . s ' i - v -t . . ' "'- - OS- - .; , , , . TUB WEATUER WATOl LABEL year paper. 8nd renewal five day bsfor explratloa la order to avoid mbmlng a tingle copy. X lime erver -Karl's Carolina Rain Satarday; Bandar easettled and coldet; pes Ibljr rain. "THE ONLY DAILY PAPER IN THE WORLD HAVING MORE SUBSCRIBERS THAN POPULATION OF CITY IN WHICH PUBLISHED T" TEN PAGES TODAY. VOL CXVII. NOr4l . TEN PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH. N. C, SATURDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 10. 1923: PRICE: FIVE CENTS News-amo uds VETERANS' BUREAUiA Legislature To Make IN BAD STATE OF Congressman Ward Com plains of Delay In Getting Action By Bureau OTHER N. C. MEMBERS HAVE SAME TROUBLE Veterans' Bureau Not In Position-To Give Proper Ser vice; Active Business Head Badly Needed; Denby Wants Job As Ambassador To Japan Ti e Nous and Observer Bureau, ft.T District Natl. Hank Bldg., By EDWARD E. BRITTtXN. thy Special Leased Wire.) Washington, Feb. "It keeps me ami my secretary busy attempting i got action from the ..Veterans' Hureati in the matter of claims and" rails for assistance which come to me. from disabled ex service hi en," said Representative Haliett S. Ward, of North Carolina, discussing the ef I "Ms that hail been made to speed i.p the handling of these matters by bureau officials. "It seems to lie (lie idea in the bureau that members of Congress are attorneys for the former service men and it appears today that tho A eteraus' liureau attempts to fight us off in place of endcuvoring to to operate with us in securing at tention to the requests for assis tauije that come to us from those who should be given immediate atten tion." Badly Disorganised. Other memliers of the North Caro ! S)d delegation who arc members of Congress ao of a like mind with Congressman' Ward , in his view of the need of stirring up the Vet erans' Bureau to increased ac tivity and cooperation. The fact . i that the Veterans' liureau is in tlie oit state of cliaos in its his tory, veteran aid activities being t 'niost at a standstill while rumors i iiase each ether up and down the i-orridoi'S of the ;ig building "huh lmueseHie organisation, the ofhees- lieing flooded with then, tlie elerks and the force generally fearing changes that are said to threaten, the working ability bei.ig reduced to a minimum. Th bureau is badly disorgHQiud and there is call - fur business leadership to strnignien t matTFra. ' with Director Forbes in Kb rope and th, report that he is soon to tsign his position lining the rounds, it is being charged that there have been irregularities unentered by De partment of Justice invest igntors, the in fdriiin I iin lieinjt. that William J. Hums, (he director of the F.ureau vr "lirrWigSTtoT. if having lithrTe-a lose study of the sale of surplus property, the report being that it las been found that this mutter required close scrutinv. Alarmed over the serious condition of nf fairs, speed is being urged upon the President to have the mutter taken in hand so that the bureau might function in giving "efficient service to the fjrnier service men. The big need now is snid to be the darning of an active, recognized mid efficient head for the bureau, but a report from Burns is said to be awaited liefer the President uaoics tils man. Possible Successor. The acting director is Col. Ijama ho is trying to run affairs of the field forces which have been under .his jurisdiction and also to aet as the executive head Of the bureau. He is badly handicapped in his dual work, for no one knows whether he is to staV or get out as director. In and out of the bureau there is talk of one man after another as the possible new director if Colonel Forbes gets out. President Harding being Said to favor an overseas -man. the latest being that Hanford MacNidor. former National Com mander of the American Legion, tuny be the-wew head of the bur- ju, though it is being urged upon lh President that the man chosen tlioujd be one who has had -actual rinerienee with the bureau and ia thi ease Colonel Ijnms would ap pear to have the call, though his administration duty has not included supervision of the medical, legal, supply and rehabilitation divisions, these being divisions of the bureau now under fire as to past ac tivities. . " Wants Investigation1 There is talk that if matters are nut cleared uu quiekly that a, Con gressional investigation nay be had but the situation that has developed shows pi" inly that disabled vcterajis rre not being given the adequate at tention demanded by the people and for which the bureau was established. Another snembrt of the Cabinet of President Harding is now re ported as wanting to quit that po i sition, and take up another. It is , the order of resigning with a string tied to the resignation. This lime it it Secretary of the Navy, tdwla Denby, who, it is understood, wants to get out, the report being thit e ia eager to resign if lie is given the position of Ambassador to Japan. It is the understanding that -President. Harding has nader eonsideratioa this appointment and aa it ia known that ke is personally fond of Secretary Denby, and holds kirn la high esteem, it would not be surpriaiag If this diplomatie post, only recently made vacant by-' the resignation of CnsJdes B. Warrea, was kaaded over to Mr. Denby- If IVwby goes eut aa nary secretary, what theaf Humor has it that there anar be switch as to Beaator Poin- dexter, ef Washiagtoa, aad that la 'filaeex beiag made-Ambai asaador to secretary-1 !nJ i a era a win gei " NsUCaatlijiei ,rira he will get the navy secretary. S-fMaJCaSX' DISORGANIZATION Trustees Recommend $350,000 Appropriation With $150,000 Annually For Maintenance; No Reconv mendation As To Site Trustees of the University of North Carolina yesterday voted to ask the General Assembly to pro vide for the establishment of a four-year medical college in con nection with the University by the appropriation of X0,000 building' fund and 1jU,ow annual appropria tion. Action of the trustees putting the problem of a medicnl school up to the legislature, with no rec ommendation as to its location, fol lowed hearing of proposals from representatives of Haleigh. Greens boro, Durham, anil Charlotte. The legislature now has three courses to select, it is 'pointed out: to re fuse the request for an appropria tion for a medical school and hos pital; to make an appropriation and pTovide a site; or to make an appropriation and leave the site, to the Hoard of Trustees. The committee of trustees In charge of drafting a bill that will he presented to the General As sembly is composed of Jr. H. W. Chase, W. N. Kverett, K. W. Pharr, J. J. Tarker.. J. J Peljiqey. Jnse- Forty-two Months' Sent&jice Is Imposed On Rufus Davis E Committee Hears Maxwell and Decides To Have Com plete Audit Made A delay of some two or three weeks in the report of the commit tee investigating the condition of the State Treasury was indicated in it formal statement issued by Sena tor W. Ij. Ixing. chairman of the committee, following a hearing granted Corporation Commissioner A. J. Maiwcll in executive session yesterday. No information was given of the nature of statement made to the ewnsnitte by -.Mr. Maxwell, whose published eharge of last Friday that the operating revenue of the State for the past two years has fallen short of the expenditures by $5,000, 000 was followed immediately by ve hement denunciation of Mr. Maxwell before the General Assembly Govef: nor Morrison and reiteration of. the statemerrtrtf-Hre Governor and "the Budget Commission that taxes levied but not Collected are sufficient to provide a surplus of tiOO.OOOi On demand of the Governor the General Assembly passed a joint resolution directing an investigation by a sub committee of the Finance and Appropriation committee of both Houses. The committee, which consists of Senators Long, Sams, Heath and Harris, of fake and Rep resentatives Connor, Murphy, Par ker, of Alamance, Boas, Neat and Coffey organized on Monday by electing Senator Long chairman and has since steadily labored over the accounts of the treasury. Mr. Max well was the first witness to be ex amined by a special committee com posed of Senators Long and Heath and Representative Parker of Ala mance, has been constantly at work on the booki, with the aid of expert accountants. However ,the committee yesterday decided to start afresh and employ a firm of expert accountants from without the State to make a com plete audit of tho books .for the period covered in Mr. Maxwell's statement. "Per the purpose of as certaining beyond question the ac tual figures whifh reflect tlie-operat-ing account of the State. The firm of Priee-Waterhouse and Co., which has been selected, is said to be the (Continued oa Page Two.) DELAY IN FINANC REPORT PROBABLE THREX ITEMS ALONE WORTH 97 CENTS We often say in this front jSgu announcement of. the Sunday News and Observer that a single copy is worth many times the eoe'tV But we have not been able to give the value of individual items as J. T. Greene, Hillcrest Farm, Houte 6, Marshville, N. C, djes in te fol lowing letter: - " Am writing to acknowledge my indebtedness to you on issue of your esteemed paper of T'nele Walt Mason, "The Giver" No Backward Step Hhamkatte Boaster Total All in' ona. issue. " And aa had hia hair cut: "I pay as I go." Much oMigr-d to you. , Uncle Walt Mason referred to above is a feature n. one ought to miss. Hia homely and wholesome philosophy ia a continuing joy to those who read Kim. To read Unele Walt and follow his advice is to become wiaa and happy for Uacle Walt haa trnly found tha philosopher's atoae. "No Backward Bten waa an editorial h thr owner nf thn ninrr. It warned the General Assembly against making appropriations without Tortaing current revenues to meet them, but deelared that this did not mean that any backward atrp waa to lie taken in meeting educational aad husnaaitariaa calls. To meet these eallj ia a sound economic maa aer if advocated a higher income tax oa tht larger1 incomes. Tba Bhamkatta Boaster's contributioa for the day waa one of hit characteristic diseusaiona of current questions. The Boaster does not contribute every day but whea h doea ha if spicy aad entertaining and hits' the nail oa the bead. ' - Many good things ia tomorrow! paper the nsual assortment ef new, aad aumerons special article. The latter will include the in imitable Bing Lardner, Mr, Dooley and' ether humorous article. Bryan, Ellis aad Dr. Jowett oar the religioaa page make that page glow with spiritual fervor. Beading Carpenter la neag the world. Vou caa fol low Carpenter aad te all intents aad parposes be traveled man beaidea being thoroughly eatertaiard in the process..' If yoa like the eomie Mpplensent doat forget thatTb Newe and Okwexyer every JJuaday haa four ef ths heat eomie pages. Be aura to buy the Sunday News and Ob server ar better still subaeribe for the Daily and Saaday for year lad be aura ef the good things la every eopy. , phus Daniels, R. O. Kverett, H. P. drier, Dr. W'.l B. McNider, nnd Dr. I. H. Manning. Resolution Adopted. The resolution by which trustees went on recor for the the rueuicai sinooi, iouows: "Whereas, there exists In the State of North Carolina a scarcity of physicians, of nurses, and of Internes tn public and private hos pitals, the number of physicians in active practice In the state beina leas In proportion to the population than in any other State in the United States, save two, and "Whereas, tha State of North Carolina has no' bospKal set aside to care for those medically and surKlcally sick within Ita borders, who are unable to provide from their own resources for hospital care. and. ' ,v "Whereas, the establishment of a teaching hospftal would both in crease the supply of physicians and nurses In the State and assist In making- prrwinlon for t-hesick of limited Income, and, "Whejeas, the expansion of the present two year medlcAl emirs, of the Viniversity of North, Carolina into a full four year diploma srrant ing medical school Is tho logical (Centiaucrl ob Pnge . Four.) Hardest Fought Liquor Case Ever Tried In Wake Court Is Victory for Solicitor JUDGE CRANMER IMPOSES 4 YEARS ON COMMANDER Davis Case Regarded As Beat Test of Efficacy of Satur day's Drag-net Kufus Davis, in whose defense the most determined legal battle of years has been fought out this week in Wak Superior court, was de elared guilty of tho eharge of re--tailing whiskey an possession last night by a jiiry and immediately af terwards was sentenced by Judge E. H. Cranmer to serve 42 months on the Wake county roads. The defend ant's counsel gave notice of an ap peal and appeal bond was fixed at 3,000 and signed by Frank Allen, C, woodaii and r. M. Dillon. r It was one of the heaviest sentences imposed on any violators of the pro hibition law at this term of court and ia regarded as a elean victory for Solicitor Evans in his warfare on the boot leg oligarchy of Wake county. While several other con victions were secured bvRoliciior Evanfs this week, the ease of Davis, represented by an extensive array of counsel, was regarded as tho test of the efficacy of Saturday night's drag net that brought into court on benqh warrants issued by Judge Cranmer, fifteen men charged with liquor law violations. The sentence of Davis character ized as one of the most important of the defendants brought into court in the drag net, followed the sentence of Doc Commander, reputed negro head of the notorious Baldwin gang, to four years on the roads. 'Tpr satisfied that yon ha-ve sold enough liquor to float a battleship," Judge Cranmer told the burly negus who on trial Thursday stoically de nied all knowledge of the sale of whiskey to detectives who gave evi dence sgainst him. "Sho didn't spect dat exlra yearP Commander mutaered as he took his seat again in the prisoners box ready to he . sent back to jail and thence to the roads. A jury, Friday, convicted him in ono case and hit counsel submitted in another. The trial of 'Rnfns Darin, well- known farmer of House Creek town- I ship, on three counts of selling, pos session for purpose of sale, and re ceiving more than one quart in fifteen days, started; Thursday morn ing after attorneys for defense had pqtup a mighty effort for eontinu- (Continued on Page Two.) Feb. 7, on the following items J ..)c ...Wc ..27c the old a-entleman a .l when he NO GROUND FOR F Legislative Committee Inves tigating Printing Rules Out This Phase COMES TO DECISION IN EXECUTIVE SESSION Committee Declares That Ed wards & Bronghton Has Received Full Share of State Work By Own Evi- dence; Hearing Continues On Other Phases The charge of discrimination in the iiiiioiint of State printing allocat ed to .Kdwards & Bronghton Print ing Co., by the' Depart men t of Ia bor and Printing has been disprov ed by the plaintiffs own testimony. the legislative Committee investi- gating tho complaint brought by nr. i ii;tv lee bmith deelared vestcr da'- aflorauun in directing that nd further -testimony. in that connec tion Fie submitted. In ruling that the evidence fails to show any discrimination o-n that score the Committee, linsitn tk ttmr tinuaiioii or tne Hearing to the tic veliipment of the plaintiff's conten tion of din rimin.ition in the super vision of the work actually allotted to Kdwards k Hroughton Printing t o., and upon that phase of the inquiry tnc entire atternoon was engaged with examination of wit n esses. To Shorten Inquiry Though materially restricted ii the sco,pe of in investigation, the t iimnuttte has little hope of com pleting the inquiry today, and fur ther hearings will probably be held Monday. (The plaintiff practically completed its evidence yesterday af ternoon with the examination of its proof reader and W. I. Hatch, " rtffeen hours of examination of witnesses brought by the plaintiff in the hearing have resulted in lit tle besides, the charge of discrimi nation which' still stands Against the Assistant Commissioner of La bor and Printing, who has not an yet had his inning before the Committee- Mr. Nichols and Commis sioner Shipman will take the stand this afternoon. Announce Decision The hearing was resumed at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon with Jthc announcement by Representative Townsend thst the Committeetaif been unable to see where the com pany had been discriminated against when its own figures showed that it had received l- -pM 'etiy of the State's work, aM'Thst the contract still had several months to run in which the remaining, six per cent could lie made up. Superintendent . Klaeklock of the Edwards A Tlroughton plant resum ed his testimony, and was cross ex amined by L. T. Hartsell, special counsel for the investigating com mittee. He declared that the com pany had yesterday received its first piece of legislative printing during the present session. Most of his testimony was by way of repetition of statements made on the prcced ing day. - ''Will you say that Nichols ever picketed the plant of the Edward t Bronghton Printing Co. during the striker' Mr. Hartsell asked. '"Yes," he answered. "Do you intend to leawe the im pression with this committee that Nichols had foreknowledge of the destruction of lfio pages of type in your estuMishmenfT' "He knew it before I did.' "Do you believe the Kaleigh Typo graphical I'nion had foreknowledgef 'I believe the individual members of it had foreknowledge of the de structio nof type " Henderson Testifies Arthur Henderson, chief proof reader was brought up and sworn. Mr. Henderson is an Knglishman, he testified, born in London, edu cated at the I n-iversity of Urn. Ion and in Normandy, where he studied languages, has been proof reader ou Le Mat ii in Paris, and later for 15 years proof reader in a large pub lishing house in London. He came to America 10 years ago, and lec tured in Nc York oa English lit erature and history for a year. He came to Baleigh 17 months' ago. Ia demeanor Mr. Henderson is scholarly. He clips his words like an Knglishman, and uses amaringiy perfect language in expressing his thoughts. His testimony was en tirely technical, but he was very sure that since the strike Mr. Nieh. ols had been "childishly hypereriti-1 ral of1 the work of the Edwards A Bronghton Printing Co. He bronght out a batch nf proof sheet which' followed- one job through completely from the time it was ordered until it waa com pleted, aad explained to the com mittee numerous examples of what he described as Mr. Nichols harass ing tactic. This testimony was girea across the desk of the com mittee aad required considerable time for ita development. Oa erosa examination by Mr. Hart sell, th witnes denied that in so many . word he told Commissioner 1L L. Shipman, at the entrance to th State Capitol that if he did not testify against Mr. Nichols ia th iaveitigatioB ke won Id lose hia job. "I wight hav left that impres sion," ho admitted whea pressed. Ht' explained tw the committee, however, that before the heariag he had mad arrangements to go to Caaada shortly aad tho quevtioa of hi job did aot eater late hia testi mony. - ' -' -t A their last. card th eomplaia X AMOUNT OF WORK DEBT AGREEMENT QUICKLY SECURES HOUSpROl One Republican and Forty Three Democrats Vote Against Amendment NO SOLDIERS' BONUS RIDER IS PROPOSED Hammer and Abernethy Cast Negative Votes; Several Attempts To Amend Legis lation Fail; Now Goes To Senate; Garrett Announ ces Approval of Agree ment . WwV.ington. "Fob, 9. Apppnal of the HritTsh debt settlement agree ment was voted late today by. the House, It'l to 41. fine Republican, MCormick. of Montana, and t-l linmn nn opposi d the settle inent wi ij; 227 .JtcjittLli.. eamV 65 Democrats an I' the oneSo ciulitt member, Mvv-er Lendon, of New York. voJed fur it. 4PPoing Democrats Democrats opuusintvthe settivuient were: Abernethy and Hammer. North Carolina; Almon, Howling and Me gall, Alabama; Bland. n. Ibn, dar rett. Hudspeth, Jones, A(ansficld and Handers, Texas; Hrand and tank- ford, lieorgia; Carrw, Cullen, Meade, and Kiordan, New iork; Collier, Collins. Lnwery, Johnson, Quinn and Kiinkin, Mississippi; Oldfield, Parks, Taylor, Tillman nnd Wingo, Arkansas; Dotninii'k. logan and Me 8ain, South Carolina: Favrot. O'Connor and Sandlin, Louisiana; Johnson, House and Thomas, Ken tucky; Kainey and Kihath, Illinois; Raker, California; liallivan, "STassn chiisetts and Smithwic1;, 'i'lorida. The House vote was on an amend ment to the eiisting funding eta tutc. which not only would speeifi eally approve the agreement reached with the British government, bu: also would authorize the American debt commission to make settlements "limijar, but not uioro favorable, in terms," with the other Sector na tions. The amendment will Ife for mally transmitted to the Bcnato to -morSow and immediate consideration by th finance eommittee is plan-J ned. Th time of Beaate action. however, TtiH 1 problematical. No Bona Bider There waa no effort in the House to attach a soldiers' bonus rider to the legislation aud attempts to amend it otherwise failed, liepre sentative Hudspeth, Democrat. Tex as, sought to change the interest rate to I paid by Great Britain from three per cent'Tor the pfsTt ten fears and three and one half per cent thereafter to a flat four and one fourth per cent, but his amendment was rejected without a roll call. Similar disposition was made of an amendment made by Representa tive Koseubloom, Republican, West Virginia, which would have provid ed that any claims allowed to th? British government against the L'nited Sates growing out of the ar should be credited against the British debt instead of being paid in cash. It was contended that should an amendment be accepted. it would throw the whole matter of the debt into renewed negotiations Amendment Rejected Amid so mo jeers and laughter, the House voted down a motion by Rep resentative O'Connor, Democrat, Texas, to recommit the legislation With instructions to the ways and means committee to add a provision that the measure could not become effective until the Hay Pauncefor'ts treaty dealing with the Panama Canal had been abrogated. Chairman Fordney, of the com- mitteei who had charge of the bill for the majority, then called for the final vote, asking for a roll rail to show the world, as he expressed it, ""that the American Congress practically a unit behind the debt commission in this settlement. Representative Burton, Republi can, unio, a member or the Ameri can commission, and Representative Garrett, of Tennessee, the Demo cratic leader, took the lead in sup porting the British settlement, while Representatives Collier, of Missis sippi, and Oldtield, ot Arkansas, Ilemoerats en the ways and means committee, led the fight for the opponents. Representative Garrett brought the members, Republicans and Democrats alike, to their feet wita applause and cheer when, after attaining the Republican party for it stand on the League" of Nation, he announced that he tveab! -n p;rt the aettlement "because of the big ness of th subject nnd the bigness of the howr."' Ia assailing the settlement. Demo rratie opponents declared the House was without sufficient information regarding the negotiations to deter mine whether' the terms agreed up on were this best that might hav been obtained. They also attacked Preoideat Harding for naming what they said waa a partisan commissioa to deal with what they termed pure ly economic questions. Many proponents of Congressional approval argued that the terns not only were tho best that rouht be obtained, bat were even more liber al thsa Centre aad th America people had expected would bo agreed apea. Replying to opposition argu meat that the laterest rate ia the agreement were lower thaa tboee paid by the toetraaieat oa money MORE THAN 150 WORKERS PERISH WHEN TWO MINES ARE WRECKED BY BLASTS i Ship Subsidy Of War Debt Legislation Senator Jones, In Charge of Measure, Says'It Is To Be Held Before Senate Until Dosposed of One Way Or Another; Move To Sidetrack It Started ihiMKt'ii. Fib. IV-Tlie ndininis ;taiMii shipping bill was laid before ic Senate today by Chairman Jones, ef the commerce committee, with the assertion that it would be held be fore that body until a vole was taken. " After the Scn.itc had' .passed the Army appropriation bill, tho la.t. of tlie bis. supply measures, Senator Jones took the floor and deelared, "we are now ready to proceed with tlie shipping bill and we will pass it, or we will reject it as the major ity of the Sciiii.Ka'shall determine.' Debt Sidetracked It is understood Senator Jones' ac tion . lias .the approval of President LitihhangG$liawnIn-r Situation In The Ruhr French preak Up Demonstra tion at Recklinghausen Without Bloodshed GERMAN RESISTANCE STRONGER THAN EVER - Food; Becoming Scarcer; Railroad ! Strike Remains Completer No Disorder Duesseldorf, Feb. 9 -1 By tho As sociated Press.) French soldiers, aided by tanks, broke up a demon stration at Recklinghausen Jcslcrday held ill protest against the expul sion of the chief of po tire. Not a shut was fired. Generally speaking, the Ruhr sit uation remains unchanged and is varied only by such incidents as this. German resistance is even more staunch than ever, while the French ire endeavoring to ' organize trans portation by tail and wnter. . Berlin Backa Resistance. The French report thnt agents from Berlin are eanvasaiug the Ruhr villages and towns, urging the workers to resist and strike. , -The military authorities have docided to' arrest and put in jail all members oT"Tlie' protection p'otice ttr'W fusn to salute French officers. Food is leconiing scarcer and sugar is unobtainable here. Tho French plan tu lift the duties from such foodstuffs as are now taxable. , The railroad strike is still com plete throughout the entire area occupied by the French military. Kxcept for a few military trains, the Hhineland, Ruhr, Treves, Mny ence, Coblenz and ' Ludwigshaefen illusion nre at a complete stand still. Four hundred carloads of coal are now in the yards outside Duis burg nwaitiug transportation to France. Three trains left jester day. ' River Traffic Improves. The forces of occupation have had more success in organizing the river traffic, and now maintain a fleet of "I tugs on the Rhine. The French have permitted three train loads of coal consigned to Swit zerland to cross the Ruhr frontier at Bracken. Another train destined for Holland was rlrared from Frioderisehsfeldt. Dr. Jnrres, Che over burgomaster of Duiaburg, has been arrested and jailed by the Belgian authorities. He was exjiblled last week, but re turned home to resume his duties. The French threaten to place an embnrgo on the exjiort of manu factured articles and steel and iron as well. They also threaten to forbid (Continued on Page Two.) Senate Clears Calendar In A Strenuous Session Sharp attacks upon .Senator Giles' farm loan bill, adoption of the com - j mille substitute apKiuting a board of directors for the Btate ftanitorium In lieu of the'lTouso resolution direc ting a legislative investigation of the institution nnd passage of bills cre ating a sinking fan for.ritate bonds and abolishing the dangerous ia tane department of the State Prison featured a long session of tho beuate yesterday. The calendar war practically clear cd during the session of over two hours. Tbe only important bills to go over were the age of consent bill, aet for a special order next Tuesday, the Long; bill, sVfTbidding corporation' to plead usury, which haa already passed its second read ing and was held at the requcit of theauthor-, the bill increasing the nnmbef bf trustee of State College Ifrom it to 80 anj providing for their election by the General . Assembly, which sreat over because of the ab seae of Senator Squire aad Harris f Wake. . -; The Senate adopted lie substitute for the Giles bill worked out by' the anthor aad a a umber of agricultural expert iw the State and thea on tau tioa af Senator Gile referred the bill to a special eommittee eoapeeed nf Senator Armfield. Varer and CastcUo for. jedraitiuty The oris Put Ahead Harding, although it means side tracking lire Hfitlsh debt funding proposal.' Chairman Jones declared there were other, .important bills that should be passed, but declared there was ample time for consideration ol' all of them; lie then began discus sion of the merits of tile bill. Senator Jones' address, which was the most, impassioned of any of those ho has made as leader of tho Senate forces supporting the- bill, led tn heated ilisciissifvu, during which Sen ators Hitchcock, of Nebraska, and i'lcttuci. u I'lurlda. Democrats, (Coutinucd .du Page Two.) ii Turks Have Not Replied To Allied Protest; Ships Still at Smyrna Constantinople, Feb. 0. (Dy The Associated Press.1-So far as known here tlie Angora government lias not replied-tn the allied protest concern ing the Turkish decree for-thfHt!-pnetueo- - HW-elHp- -ftotu Hmyrna harbor. Tho situation af Smyrna, has not changed. Several foreign warships remain in the harbor while a few British vessel are outside. Signals of the mail ship Pierre Loti for pilot today were unanswered; she' continued on her voyage without entering the harbor here. There have been rumors of the sinking of one or more merchantmen by mines, but these tire without nay coliffrmation although he foreign commisisons are in constant wireless touch with Smyrna. "It was announced that Mustapha Kenjal Pasha will go to Ismid, there to meet Ismet Paaha, returning from the Lausanne conference, and accompany him to Angora. SAID TO HAVE REACBED STATUS QUO AGREEMENT London, Feb. 0. (By The Associ ated Press,) An agreement has been reached between the Turkish authorities in Smyrna and the allied naval eommunders, says an Exchange Telegraph dispatch by way of Constantinople, under which the status quo would be maintained pending displomatic negotiations. WITHDRAWALS OF SHIPS FROM ISMID DEMANDED. Loudon, Fib. 9. A report that the Turks uow demand the withdrawal of allied warships from Ismid was received here today from Constanti nople. The entrances to Ismid nnd Smyrna harbors aro said to have been mined. Ismid, located at the head of the Giilf of IsllM, is 56 miles east of Constantinople. The British and French naval craft now at Smyrna have been instructed to remain in the harbor,' while the allied commisioners have dcmand that the Angora government -cou.nr termand its order for the departure of the ships. inal Giles bill provided for a bond issue of $2,500.0m to 1m used lu loan lug money ,fur purchase of homes to tenant farmers in the (State. 1 be substitute doc away with the coun tv boards provided for in the orig inal board and increases the Stale board from five to eleven. However, an amendment ottered yesterday by Senator Gile reduce that number to seven, the new" board consisting of the economist of the nnivenrrty. now Dr. Branson the economist of State Cotlrge, now Dr. Taylor, and a representative of the Department of Agriculture as ex-officio members and four member appointed by the Governor. -Attach Settlement Featare. Th new feature of the 4111 that was attacked, however, ia tbe. one that changes the basl of the State's operation from loan to perch se and resale, giving th. eommissio the authority to by or eoadema land, make therrupoa luck improve ments aa It sees fit and thea sell th same apoa a system of deferred pay ments. .. . 4 This featare of the. bill wa char acterized as oao that will pat th State Into a clearly apeenmtive busi ness aad aa being less defeasible thaa th boat line propoaitioa offer- jCCvEtUBfd 91l Fit Jf-i NO DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NEAR EAST Thirty-two Badies Removed From New Mexico Mine 'Eighty-eight Other Men Believed Dead ONLY TWO MEN COME OUT OF MINE ALIVEt' SEARCH IN PROGRESS Fire Damp Explosion In Bijf Canadian Mine Takes a Toll of 31 Lives; Only Few Survivors of This Disas. ter; Officials of New Mex ico Mine Hold Out Little Hope For The Eighty-eight Men Still Entombed Re ported That Four of .Them May Be Alive; Frenzied Efforts To Rescue Men Dawson, N. -M., Feb. thJ-'i.Rr- the " Associated Press.) - While Dawson ence, bowed, down with grief at tha disaster which fell upon it yester day, rescue crews nnd. volunteer wnnkers continued tonight to comb llm hliwinth of dark passages in Dawsn-i mine Number trne forMriB dead nnd living': r.ighty-Eight In Mine When tbe shifts of resene workers were changed tonight, ,12 bodies had been removed from the lulfterran can tomb in which they had beeo. struck down yesterday afternoon. Somewhere in the do,rk depths of tho nuiny passage way' not yet cleared irn H" men. r.iwyon has not abandoned hope that they will be brought forth all v?. Rescue crews worked hard tonig.it to reach the far stretches of tho c-oss cuts of the mine where the ' entombed men arc believed to be. ' Tho "victims of the explosion, whoso bodiis have been recovered show fee serious bruises or marks, according to fikysieiaHSv FndHiilpt who have handled the Iwidies dee!.ire the men apparently were killed by' t- -c( nenssion nf the explosion. Most -of the workmen employed in tho mine were Mexicans and Italians. Father and 8oa Killed .: Among the victims is Albert filig 1ih, 'Jr, a mine foreman. Hie : father was employed on the am shift, and thai body of the eider-f Fnglish has been found by rescue crews. A throng of more thaa 200 me ati'l women gathered near th main e ntia nee. Jjie mine to watch, for word from the iuside. To facilitate progress of the wok of rescue, mine nOieials ripped out the tracks and entrance to tlie mine. Cause Undetermined Officials in charge of operation ia the mine when the explosion occur red were wholly at a lost to explain tho causo of the explosion. Tho detonation came without warning. A huge tongue of flame and smoke shot forth front the mouth of the entry, which is located on the side of a fairly steep hill, three mile from the center of Dawson. Several workmen near the entry to th shafi suffered minor injuries. The eon- crete abutments at flie entry were crumbled by the force of the explo sion. Two-Mile Shaft Mine Number One consist of oao lone shaft vyhich extends into the mountain for two miles. The asaia " entry is intersected by cross euta. The entire mine is ventilated byt a " huge fan system. While it n im possible to drive nir Into the mine - against tbe immense volume of gases' anil invoke issuing from the work- ' ings for about 15 minutes after the blast, the fan system continued ti function and fresh air soon Wa . driven into die shaft. ., Within five minutes after the e. plosion the word had spread through-. out the camp and friends and rela tives of the entombed mea rushed to the scene. Rescue erews'of the Thelne-Dodge - -Corporation were summoned Imme diately. The first bodie found ia the minf were those Of a metormaa, ". and a nipper, lying 1,800 feet from the entry of the-mine, where aa- Uarently they had been working whea the explosion occurred. ' Fees Mea May Ure. - . .Late ( today rescue crow srara- - -ing in the south side tunnel of th . property declared that four asea (till ' are alive ia the mine and are trying to make their way to the mala en trance withont lighti Man eons. C pany ofllciala declared they were doubtful that the four area were , alive, "but reeene pariie entered th mine ia aa effort to aaaiat tho - ' tombed men to and their war te the pit head. Twe Came Oat Alive.. ' The, two miner of the 13 ea- -, tombed yesterday who earn eat alive today, walked rat aaslted,'" - aa they Beared the mouth of the ' mine they met a rescue part coming la. , . . '4. - Tie men were Charlea CaadalaV aad Filipi llartiaes. .. They were la tbe fourth aouth tier fe"rVUie ' property whea the terrifSe, blast earn. They immediately pnt ont the light oa their lamp with th intention of saving1 these for se ia maJueg tteif eapo. Thia act aadoabtedly saved their lives, mine official poiated eat, as it eliminated the chance of. aa -exploeioa la their , vlelaity. i Tho two tan aer declared there .... ,,. B ,. . ' , (CoBtlnaed on fore Two