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I “lif i The Concord Daily Tribune YWi .)s#®® $ $ 6 < VOLUME XXIV Condition of Wilson is Very Serious Now Former President Had Turn for During Night and Little Hope is Enter tained for Recovery, j DAUGHTER GOES TO HIS HOME Believed His Death is Only Question of Time.—Only Few Friends Have Been Admitted to His Home. fßjr the Associated Preu.) V.’nshingtoD, Feb. I.—Woodrow AVil f»n is nl death's door. I Wasted by months of suffering. the war time President is fighting want his physi cians believe may *e Isis last bill lie. | After the sudden" torn for the worse during the night he lay through tjie morn-1 ing hours between life ami death. He i rallied slightly at noon ami talked ini , whispers to those about him. In the oar-j t.v afternoon he seemed perhaps to Im* ] resting easier but his attendants saw i little hope that the end eonld be delay- 1 ed. At 1 o'clock his friend and physician. Dr. Grayson, announced the former Pres ident was asleep and his pulse was "a 1 trifle stronger.” ■ A crisis may be reached before night fall. I)r. Grayson has called in other > medical advisers and .Mrs. Wilson, the I constant companion of her husband's pro-1 traded suffering, has summoned other members of the family to his bedside in the S Street home, to which returned i from the White House. ‘■you have done the best yon eonld,” said Mr. Wilson to I>r. Grayson just, before he fell asleep, “but I am a brok-1 on machine.” I Then he added with a rally of his | waning strength : "But I'm ready.” Washington, Feb. I.—Woodrow Wil-I con, lies near death in the home here | which has been his place of seclusion since lie left, the White House. A digestive disorder, first noticed sev eral days ago, developed a condition dur ing the night that was described by his physician. Rear Admiral Cary T. Gray son, as "very serious.” A crisis is ! believed likely before the day is over. Members of his family fibre baen nfltn luoncd (j.v Mrs. Wilson w(tp is in ton '—■Stunt physicians also* were in attehdShce ami an operation may. be necessary. I>r. Grayson, in hdditiob t/> two mimes and an orderly On duly, called in during the morning Dr. Sterling Ruffin and Dr. H. A. Fowler, both of whom helped care for Mr. Wilson while he was ill in the White House. Aside from the physi cians, only a few of the former Presi dent's closest friends were admitted to the house. Vance McCormick, former chairman of the Democratic Rational Committee, leaving after a short talk with Mm. Wilson, said that death might ci me today or might stay its hand until tomorrow. "He may dio today,” Mr. McCormick : said, “or he might linger over until to morrow. Os eonrse, where there is life at all, there is always some hope.” President Coolidgc was one of the fir.-t to send a message of sympathy. When be heard of the serious condition of his predecessor, he and Mrs. Coolidge conveyed a message in whiche they in cluded a prayer for recovery. Already weakened by more than fbur years of suffering former President Wil son has sustained during the past few days a digestive disorder, at. first regard ed as more or less harmless but not threatening to prove 'too much for him to master. Yesterday his condition shewed some improvement, and when he retired for the night it was hoped he might be on the road to recovery. He slept little, however, and his physician. Dr. Grayson, toward morning found alarming indications of relapse. “Mr. Wilson had a restless night, and has lost strength,” said Dr. Grayson, af ter he had minutely assessed the changes of the past few hours. “During the night he took a sudden and decided turn for the worse. I regard his condition as very serious.” Dr. Grayson had spent the night at the Wilson home and with Mrs. Wilson j was In constant attendance at the bed side. He had returned to the capital yes-1 terday from a trip into North Carolina , after word had reached him that the for-j mer president had developed symptoms of a new character. The present complication, although a surprise to those who*have been accus tomed to see Mr. Wilson take his daily nutoinobile ride through the city, or Ms weekly trip to the theatre, was not wholly unexpected to his physicians. Outwardly the former President had appeared to be in a large part his old self, except for a deepening of the lines of his face and the lingering affliction to his left lung which prevented him from walking except with evident difficulty. He has gained ip weight and at a dis tance had the appearance of having tak en on a new robustness during <his se PIEDMONT LAST TIME TODAY That William Fov Stupendous, Magnificent Production “The Silent Com mand The. Most Thrilling and Exciting Picture That Was Ever Shown in Condord Also a Good Comedy [♦ t 1 ' DEATH OF EX-PRESIDENT IS EX- I PECTED AT ANY TIME. | - ! | elusion. ! During the past few weeks too, lie has taken an increasing part in public affairs again. I j On Armistice eve he delivered his first I address by radio from hfs S Street home, I and it wns such a militunt utterance on I ■foreign affairs that the whole oountry realized that his illness had not modified | the intentness of 'his old fighting spirit, | ■ wlmtevere it might have done to his' j physical alertness. He also received a , | group of Admirers on Armistice Pay and ■ two weeks ago sh<s>k hands with the l members of the Democratic National! , Committee as they, filed through his ' !study. | But those who knew he inside story jof the years of the solitude through ’ I which he has passed, were aware of the ■ j delicate balance upon which his physical strength had rested, and knew how it i I had tilted now 'this'way and now that, 1 throughout the gallant tight of Dr. Gray-; son to avert n crisis. These who live in the vicinity of his j home first guessed something was amiss j when the big automobile presented as a I birthday gift a month ago by anonymous' friends failed to draw up in front of the; house to take the former Chief Kxeeu- i tive for his custVunnry afternoon drive. | On Wednesday Pr. Sterling Ruffin was summoned by Mrs. Wilson ,in rho * on his return to Washington ,vesterdq<t ! confirmed the diagnosis of Pr. Ruffin and! skid he did not at that time regard the! attack as ses-tous unless it failed to re-1 spond to treatment. After the change during the night, however. Dr. Grayson advised Mrs. Wil son to notify all the members of the family of his condition. None of his three daughters is in Washington. For a brief time this morning Dr. Grayson left the bedside of his patient and made a hurried trip to his own home. He did" not leave the Wilson home even then, however, until he bad summoned Dr. H. A. Fowler, a Washing l ton kidney socialist who had treated I Mr. Wilson previously, to remain on I watch. I)r. Grayson said the step was taken “as a precautionary nfeasure.” News of the change for the; worse spread rapidly throughout Washington as alarming rumors were disseminated over the whole country during the night by radio hrondcasting stations. Early this morning before Dr. Grayson had issued his bulletin, message of sympathy and encouragement began arriving by thous ands. Condition Unchanged a* Noon. Washington, Feb. I.—“At noon Mr. Wilson had rallied a little, but there was no material. change in his condition. He was fully conscious and in a faint voice talked with those at his bedside. Dr. Sterling Ruffin, one of the attend ing physicians, pronounced Mr. Wilson's condition unchanged shortly after noon. The physicians will issue a joint bulletin later in_the day. Mbs Wilson Harries to Washington. New York, Feb. I.—Mitts Margaret Woodvow Wilson, daughter of the for mer President, left hurriedly today for Washington, according to living in her apartment house in Washington j Square. ■ McAdoos on Way to Washington. I , Los Angeles, Feb. I. —Mr. and Mrs. ■ Wm. O. McAdoo, son-in-law and dntigh ; | ter of Woodrow Wilson, who early today received their first news of the serious turn of Mr. Wilson's illness, from the Associated Press, will leave without de ■ lny for Washington, it was announced at Mr. McAdoo’s office. t ■ Former Emperor Has Had “Flu.” Doom. Feb. 1 (By the Associated I Press).—Former Emperor William was I .observed this morning walking in the ■ grounds of his castle accompanied by ' his physician. The ex-Kaiser appeared i to walk with some difficulty. The chief • of gendarmes assured inquirers that ■ William is recovering from a slight attack -of influenza. , . WHAT HAT'S BEAR SAYS. Cloudy tonight, probably light rains in Bnst; Saturday fair, not much change in temperature. CONCORD, N. C„ FRIDA % FEBRUARY 1, 1924 1 Foreman ijH |'' f j J. T. Johnson, foreman for former /Secretary Albert Fall at Three Rivers, N. M. Photo taken in Washington, D. C., where he was chlled to testify before Senate I Lands Committee investigating oil lease scandals. ! ONE LITTLE BOY KILLS ANOTHER IN CHARLOTTE Claude Landis Accidentally Shot by' | Playmate, Brevard Marcom. i Charlotte, Jan. 31.—Claude Dockery t , Landis, aged 0, youngest child of Mr.' j and Mrs. Frank O. Landis, was shot and I instantly killed by Bernard Marconi, ' aged 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Mar- I com, this afternoon about 5 o'clock at ' the Landife home in Dilworth. Mrs. Landis and Mrs. Marcom had ' gone to ride with friends, leaving the , boys at home with the servants. Mr. | Marcom kept his pistol under the cloth ■ ing on the top shelf of the wardrobe. The bays knew where it was and got the pistol. The Marcom boy pulled ft freni the shelf and while he wins Imndl , tug it. it went off. The ball pierced the heart of the little Landis boy. affeotion : ately called ••Billy,” killing him instant i l.v. Neighbors were called, also lipy . eieians but it was nearly two hours ne j fore Mrs. Landis and Mrs. Marcom re turned. : The tragedy of the scene beggars de | scriptlon. The two mothers in their tragic sorrow and heart-breaking grief ; clung to each other, each trying to com- I fort the other. Mr. and Mrs. Marcom I are from Memphis. Tenn. Mr. Marcom is a member of the Seaboard Shale ' ?t ri<k U*is city,i HenndMtu. ■f-MwncftßT InftrwAWtif'Wre' t 'O’ojnHffiStSii | have been' with Sirs. La ml is since Sep | tember Ist. The funeral will take place ; tomorrow. HIRAM JOHNSON DOESN'T GET EVEN A LOOK IN MMerklenbiE-g Republican Convention Cut and Dried. Charlotte. .Tan. 30. — Medr’enburg county republican convention, yesterday at the city hall, unanimously endorse Warren O. Harding and Calvin Coolidge; favored presentation of the name of John J. Parker to the state con vention as representative of North Carolina on the republican national committee, to succeed the late John M. 1 Morehead; endorsed and commended the tmlicies of William G. Braham. slate chairman of Jhq party; heard the con vention address of the county chairman. C. M- Setzer': re-elected all officers and committees of the county organization to serve for (he next two years, and adopted resolutions on the death of President Harding and of John Motley Morehead, late republican leader in the state. . Supporters of Hiram Johnson for the presidential nomination took no active part in the convention, having ignored the call for the preeiuct primaries held Monday and the convention Tuesday on the ground that the “call” was irregular and not in compliance with the “party law,” according to Jake F. Newell, Johnson’s state campaign manager. The “ca'l wns illegal." neeprding to Mr. Newell, in that it was issued through letters mai'ed to individuals in the county instead of being formally pub lished. COMMITTEF WILL REPORT OUT THE FORD OFFER This Action WIH Be Taken fcy House Military Committee. (By'the Associate*! Press.) ■Washington. Feb. I.—The House mil itary committee voted to report out i Henry Ford's offer for Muscle Shoals as embodied in the McKenzie bill and the Madden amendment. The committee defeated an amend ment which would have made Ford per sonally responsible for the full perform ance of every phase of the contract. Ac cordingly Chairman McKenzie, republi can, of 11 Ho inn, was instructed to draw 1 up n bill which would embody practical ‘ ly the same term.; as presenter] to the I committee by Mr. FoTd. “Pursuit Letters” Read In Court. Atlanta, Feb. I.—Rending of letters : from Mrs. Onezime De Bouehel to Asa . G. Candler, Sr„ was* completed shortly , after court convened here todny and the defense announced its ease was closed in the suit for $1)00,000 brought by 'the New Orleans society leaders against the Atlanta capitalists. They were termed “pursuit letters” by Mr. Candler's attor neys. Americans Defeat Swedes. , Chamoix, France. Feb. 1 (By the As rociated Press). —The American hockey team today defeated Sweden 20 to 0 in their semi-final Olympic match. The United States thus earns the right to meet the Canadians in the finals. A Miss Ellen Lowder, daughter of Mr. A. C. Lowder, of No. 7 township, wop s operated on for goitre Thursday at the ! Charlotte Sanatorium, nnd her condi tion is reported as satisfactory. | Will Not Resign!" HBpTliP 'Wv- HKjPnßkr. m k 'i \ - Bgjlr» I MPff Ju &,i JC * 'S'% r - ?'• - cV, ■ mj&m . BhPIN ■w—■■■MUgv.'.-jnaiiMawaaaMßMaM—i—^ I Secratiuy of Navy Blwiu pentiy told Washington correspondents ha would not tiuit (Tnder tire, tolhnving n meeting of the Cabinet. This V t*t't< l was taken just nuisidc the White House and shows Denby (arrow) •Itrrwiaeeil bv n«wsi,:-.„.ruifn—and women. THE COTTpI4 MARKET Yesterday’s Advauctsf Followed gy Rc alizing at the Opening Today. (Ur the Frew., New York. Feb' . Ija-Yettyrday's ad-. - -eancoH -wcce. 'foH-oWw^tfiycx-WTTSidcrfltt'e realizing in llie> cortdn oiarkct at the opening today. First pfaces were stee ly. but generally 3 to 13' jioints lower There were overniglit buying orders, and active months sold 9 to 12 points above yesterday’s clpeing after the call, with May advancing to 31.19. Offerings in creased at 'this figure, however, owing to tiie easier ruling of Liverpool and a dis position to take profits on recent pur chses for over the week-end. As a result. May eased off to 34.08 and the early market was rather nervous nnd unsettled. Cotton futures opened ateadv. March 33.60; May 34.06; July 32.70: Oct. 28.13; Dec, 27.60. THEATER IS CROWDED, BUT ' MODEL-.KEEPS CLOTHES ON Auction and Distobing Act Canceled Be- cause Ministers Object. Hbrqell,, N,. Y„ Jan. 30. —Upon re quest of Mayor Stephen Hollands, the management of a local theater with- ; drew, at the last minute tonight, the I act. advertised /of a living model re moving all her clothing on the stage as fast as sold at auction. The theater was filled. Objection to presentation of the . act was made by the Horne'l Ministers' . Association and others. Advertisement of the performance ! promised that all of the clothing worn j by a living model would be sold nt ] public miction and would bo removed as ' fast as the bidders bought. ! The Mayor at first ruled that lie had no power to interfere unless the show wns obscene.' With Our Advertisers. Jawelery is a Yalentitne that will last. See new ad. of StarUes-Miller-Pnrker Co. Don't, fail to see "Patricia." nt the Central Griklcd Shoo] tonight. Admis -1 siou only 23 and 35 cents. , Take a Look at the big windows of | the Parks-Belk Co. for the first showing j of new spring pattern# in dress, goods. | Robinson's has something interesting to say to you in Ids new ad. today. New Victor records for February can now be found at Bell & Harris Music Department. You will find an advance showing of the Spring line of Bloch go-carts and carriages at Concord Furniture Co. Ivey’s still have on the bargain coun ' ter a great variety of ladies shoes at only 95 cents a pair; and also a limit ' ed number of men's shoes nt only $3.45 a pair. Two gold fish and a bowl for only 25 cents at Gibson I>rug Store. t J New Church In Charlotte For the Mo ravians. ■ Winston-Salem, N- C., Feb. I.—Bids [ for the erection of a new church in | Char otto for the Moravians of that . city will he asked for in a foil days, nc i cording to Bishop Fdwnrd Komlthaler ’! who has just returned from that city | and reports that the Charlotte congroga j tion Is very e'nthusastic over the pro .'posed plan.‘He said that he hoped to , have all details complete nnd that i ground for the structure may be broken , in a very short time. , ’ Mrs. W- T. Wool ford, of Providence Road, Mayer Park, a member of the Charlotte congregation, has donated the . lot for the new church on Hermitage s Court, Myers Park. For the present. >t e was said, a Sunday school room and - parsonage will be erected and the main auditorium will be constructed later. BANK OFFICIALS HAVE NOT BEEN ARRESTED Doughton. in Greensboro. Declares Ho z Has Not Violated National Banking - Phpel's upon .T. I), Norwood. M- L. Jackson and J. K. Doughton, indicted Wednesday afternoon by a federal • grand jury here on charges of .violation of national banking laws, in connection with the failure of the Peoples Bank of Salisbury, will require some little time, it is understood here, as the papers will have to be made out. forwarded to the marshal of the district and served, per haps tking a week or 10 days. Norwood in said to be in Birmingham. Ala., Mr. Jackson on business in Washington, D. and Mr. Doughton in Atlanta. •T. K. Doughton, who was president of the People’s National bank of Salis bury. and who was, with J. D. Norwood nnd M- L. Jackson, indicted Wednesday by the federal district court grand jury here, the indictment a’leging him to have violated the national banking laws, tonight gave out a statement here in which he declared he has not violated any of the national banking laws, in let | ter or spirit, and that his conscience i« | clear. He stated that he is ready for the fullest investigation nt the earliest date pcf-sible. and that he anticipates the finul result “with confidence." | Ilis formal statement follows: I "I do not know what charges the ! bill contains, but I do know that I have i not violated any of the national bank j laws in either letter or spirit. Most ' certainly none of the funds was ever ! misapplied or abstracted by me. For about 18 months I gave my best efforts trying to work, out a situation which was believed to be difficult, but not im possible, for all information obtainable led unmistakable to the conclusion that the bank was entirely solvent. “That situation was not of my making, nor am I responsible for the failure of the bank. With the Mecklenburg Mills company, the fai'ure of which im ! mediately preceded the closing of the ! bank. I had no connection whatsoever, I and was never an officer, director or stockholder in the company. “I am ready for the fullest investiga tion, and at the earliest date possible. My conscience is clear. I anticipate the final result with entire confidence.” Didn’t Stop American Legion Boxing Matches. Salisbury. Feb. 3.—The ruling of Judge Stack in Charlotte thnt deo'nred that it was illegal in the North -Caro lina to box for money is not casting any shadows over the American Legion here as the result of stopping its ‘proposed boxing matches. A’he legion has now set upon the plan of holding athletic pto grams and will start Friday night. The program will consist of physical culture i classes, wrestling matches and purely amateur boxing bouts. The boxing law bans only professional bouts,it was said. . and the cards of the Legion will not ■ list anyone, who is in anyway profes sional or accepts money for boxing. Haloes For Dancer*. ■ London, Feb. I.—A dancer at one of London’s night clubs has introduced the i latest effort of the coiffeur, namely, hair which glows with a phosphoric irrides • cence in the dark. Nothing could be * detected when the ballrqom lights were ' oil, but when they were switched off, ' the dancer oould be distinguished by the t greSh+th silvery halo around her head. 1 The effect is produced by a lotion t containing a luminous property, recently brought into England from India. REFUSED TO CONSIDER LEASING OF THE NAVAL OIL RESERVES j* JOSEPHUS DANIELS MOTHER WALKS 1000 MILES TO | REACH BEDSIDE OF SICK SON ■ Once Before Walked From Montana to Washington to Obtain Release of Youth From Prison. Detroit; Feb. I—Mrs. Mary Hansen watches at the bedside of her son Joseph here, after walking more than 1000 miles from Sioux Falls. S. D., to take enre of him. Three weeks ago Mrs. Hausen re ceived word that her son was ill “some i where in Detroit." She started out on ! foot to come to this city, and with the aid of motorists along the way. arrived < late yesterday. Mrs. Hansen's eldest, son was a lieutenant in the world war and was killed in the Argonne forest. American Legion posts and auxiliaries i for this reason, she said, helped her i along the way. This is the second trip Mrs. Hansen has marie on foot for her sen- Joseph. Some time,ago she waked from Mon- ! tana to Washington to appeal to the late President Hard: — in behalf of the ' young man. when he was a prisoner at 1 Leavenworth, Kan.. Federal prison. She says she was a former resident of Marion. O. and knew the late President ' when he was learning the printing trade. “Walking wasn’t so bad." she said today, commenting on her trip here. “I 1 met lots of nice girls hiking and where ever I went. American Legion auxi liaries helped. Welfare boards are all ' right, but after all you have to do things ' for yourself in this world." As soon as Hansen is well enough he 1 and his mother will return to Sioux - 1 i —- —-trr * - -y w , * SAYS TIBETAN BROTHERS ALL MARRY SAME WIFE American Explorer Explains Unique ' Custom c-f Forbidden City. New York. Feb. 1-—Dr. William Montgomery McGovern, a native Ameri- j ean who penetrated Lhassn. the forbid den city of Tibet, for the British Gov ernment. arrived today on the Majestic. He told how he has disguised himself as a Chinese coolie, gained entrance to 1 thd mystic capitol of Tibet, and for two ‘ months photographed and recorded the ‘ peculiarities of its 2.000,000 polyan drous inhabitants. That the Tibetans were polyandrons ( —each woman having from three to six j husbands—was McGovern's most start ling discovery in the forbidden city, lie ( said. Po'yandr.v had been the custom since the dawn of Tibetan history, the explorer believed. Each woman is the queen of quite a househcld- The practice ' is for the eldest son of a family to marry and for his younger brothers, as 1 fast as they become old enough, to wed his wife. There seldom are more than five children to a family so the popula tion has remained almost constant for hundreds of years. DYING AFTER ATTEMPT TO BECOME KNIFE SWALLOWER First Blade He Used Cuts Chicago Young Man's Throat. Chicago. Feb- 1 .—After watching a sword swallower preform at a neighbor hood vaudervil'e theater. Jacob Suenke thought he would attempt to master that classic art. H» went to a 10-cent, store and purchased 10 butehef knives and on his arrival at home started to practice. But one was enough. The first blade stuck in his throat. His frantic family called n physician, who ordered Suenke removed to St. Mary’s Hospital, where it was reported tonight that the young man was dying. Strong For Advertising. Meehaniesbnrg, Pa„ Feb. 1. —Adver- tising pays. John llomer. 50. advertised for a ealf that had been lost, strayed or stolen from his barn. The fo'lowing morning he received a letter-stating the writer did not stea’ his calf, but had stolen $lO from his 10 years ago. A $lO note was enclosed. While Romer went about town tell ing the story to friends, someone slip ' ped into his barn and tied the missing I ealf to the post 'from which it had bom taken. The moral, Romer says, is tluit nd ‘ vertising pays. Dough ton Gives Bond. (By the Associates I'rrss.) Gimcnsboro. Feb. 1.—.1. Kemp Daugh f ton, of Sparta, N. 0., former president. ‘ of the Peoples National Bank of Salis bury, indicted here last Wednesday by a Federal grand jury on charges of aid ing and abetting in violation of the na f tional banking laws, appeared at the of s flee of Clerk Bablock, of the Federal r Court, this morning and gave bond for - his appearance at the June term of the f court. p Judge CWpman Dead. [ (By the Associated Press.l San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 1. —Judge a Norton P. Chlpman, former presiding y justice of the state court of appeals for, the third district, died here today. NO .24. FALL'S CONDITION . y r , L n SENATE r COMMITTEE IS TOLD Physicians Think the Former Secretary is in Condition to Appear Now for Full Examination. SPECIAL BOARD EXAMINED HIM Found Him Nervous, Board Report Stated, But His General Appearance is • Fairly Good. (By the Associated Pres.i.) . Washington, Feb. I.—Albert B. Fall, former Secretary of the Interior, is in condition to appear for examination in the Sennte oil inquiry, the investigating committee was told today by a special medical commission appointed to examine him. The committee of physicians which was appointed after Mr. Fall's doctors had reported him unAle to gO before the committee, submittim a written state ment which said the former Secretary was under a nervous strain, but his gen eral api>earance was fairly good. Chairman I.enroot announced that on the basis of the report a new subpoena will be issued for Mr. Fall, requiring his appearance before the committee at 10 a. m. tomorrow. Walsh Resolution Passed. Washington, Feb. I.—Without debate the House 1 islav |>assed the Walsh reso lution already approved by the Senate, directing the President to bring about cancellation of the Doheny and Sinclair naval oil reserve leases. The vote was 120 to .4 The leaders agreed to forego debate in deference to Woodrow Wilson. Representative I.ongworth, the repub lican leader, urged that there be no show of partisanship with the former President near death, and asked that debate be limited to thirty minutes. Representa time Howard, democrat, of Nebraska, suggested that the Hounc proceed imme diately to a vote, a suggestion that was accepted. Gregory and McAdoo Worked for Oil Companies. Si. McAdeo, Defiioctauc caSdiaate for the Presidential -nomination, and Thom as W. Gregory, ithe Democrat chosen by President Coolidge to prosecute the gov ernment's oil lease eases, have at times •been employed by oil interests, E. L. Doheny, California operator, testified today before the Senate oil commitee. Mr.' Doheny said his eoinpan had em ployed Mr. McAdoo to represent it in Washington on the Mexican affairs shortly after he had left the cabinet. Mr. McAdoo received $250,000 “all told for our company,” Mr. Doheny said, Bid ding that Mr. McAdoo still “represents . us in Mexico.” "Our company and half a dozen others employed Sir. Gregory to represent them -before the President in regard to get ting permits to drill oil wells in Mexi co,” said Mr. Doheny. "Our share of the fee was $2.(1'.'0." Mr. Doheny added to the list of dem ocrats who had been retained at various times by various oil enterprises the names of Lindley M. Garrison and Frank lin K. Lane, cabinet members in the last democratic administration, but in each case the connections were either before or after they left public office. May Not Employ Gregory. Washington, Feb. I.—lndications were given at the White House today that Thos. IV. Gregory, former Attorney Gen eral, would not be employed as special counsel in the oil land lease eases, iu view of testimony earlier today of E. 1., Doheny before the Senate investigat ing committeee. A formal statement issued at the 'White House said that such employment “might be an embarrassment to Mr. Greg ory and perhaps otherwise would be im proper.” NEW PARIS SKIRTS CUT “BARELY BELOW KNEES” American Models WHI Not Be “Too Ex treme.” However, it is Said. New York, Feb. 1. —Cables from Paris. faqhioni openings recently here by dress manufacturers confirm early sea son hints that skirts are to be much shorter. Some say the new skirts will be ent “barely .below the knees.” Alfred Fahtl, a resident buyer here, with an office in Paris, said today, however, that American styles this spring will not follow Hie French de signs too closely. Panel effects will make shorter skirts necessary, he added, but the Amerienn models will not be too ex treme. Alumnae in Favor of Marriage. (By the Associated Press.) Greensboro, Feb. I.—That the alum nae of the North Carolina College for Women is greatly in favor of marringe is evidenced by, the results of the re cent investigation into that question among the graduates of the colleges. The reports show that at least 48 1-2 per cent, of them favor marriage or it least that many of them have married. The figures cover the period of time from the founding of the college 32 years ago to the present. Os the 1458 grad i uates 636 have married. It was stated that it has beep duly in the tost few years that larg*'classes have graduated, the last four classes furnishing foore than 25 per cent of all the graduates, it ■ was pointed out. of the last few class- I es, it was said, that they were still , young and all bad not. had time to con sider marriage seriously,, / .•-lib
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