S DISPATCHES t VOLUME XXIV DENBY QUITS POST AS FRIENDS OFFER INII First Cabinet Member to Leave Cabinet Since Pres ident Coolidge Eook Over the Duties of President. FRIENDS CALLED: TO SAY FAREWELL Banquet Was Given in His ■Honor Last Night—Takes Oath as Mayor in Reserves of the Marine Corps. fßy (hr Associated Prow.) Washington, March 10,—Secrelnry Denby’s resignation became effective to *iay. amid the tributes of his dissociates in the Xavy Department. "1 am trying to die with m.v face to ward the enemy." he told them. Mr. Deuby’s retirement is the first break in the cabinet during President Coolidge’s administration, and his suc cessor lias not yet been selected, although the field is understood to have been nar rowed considerably in the last few days. Until an appointment is made. Assist-ant Secretary Roosevelt will be in charge of the Department as Acting Secretary. The retiring Secretary devotod Ms time today to pending business of the Department, requiring his personal at tention, and to talcing the oath as a major in the Marine. Corps reserves, n commission he surrendered when he en tered the cabinet, llis last minutes of work, however, was frequently inter rupted by those who had served under him during the past three years, calling to say farewell. He will return to De troit Rliortly ami is expected to an nounce then his plans for the future— particularly with reference to reports that lie intends to seek the republican nomination for United States Senator. At a farewell dinner in his honor last night, he told- two hundredt Xavy and Marine officers that he had served through three wars, the war with Spain, the World War and that revolving about tile oil investigation, and declared "this third war lias been more bitter than any.” Admiral Coontz characterized him as an "upright, fair and everlastingly honest" and Major (Icnetsl hiftjMraf of the Marine Corps found him ‘/white, t clean anti . fiure itejitty and overtures made by several Central American repub lics to restore peace and government in that country., This development re ported today to the State Department, by its representative in Honduras, caus ed department officials to take an even mere pessimistic/, view of the Honduran situation and to abandon hope that an adjustment between the contending can didates for the presidency would be ef fected in the near future. Vice Consul Purdy, at Tela, reported that the consulate at that place was fired at Saturday during a five-hour en gagement in which the revolutionists forced tbe de facto government forces to evacuate. General Zeluya, leader of the revolu tionists, assured tbe consul that Ameri can interests would be protected. McLean Quarters Ready' in 10 Days. Durham, Mar. B.—Headquarters for tlie state campaign for Augu* W. Me lanin will be opened in Raleigh within the next 10 days, aeording to W. J. Brogden, local attorney who ha* been appointed by the gubernational condi date to be his state campaign manager. Mr. Brogden had no announcement to make as to his plans for the campaign but he said he would make « statement within a few days regarding it. Morrison to Asheville. Charlotte, Mar. 8. —Governor Mor rison left Charlotte today for-Asheville, where he will, be the guest tonight of Mrs. Edith Vandervilt at a social function in Biltmore. WIIAT SAT'S BEAR SAYS. Rain this afternoon, partly cloudy and colder tonight, possibly snow in north west portion; Tuesday fair, colder- on tbe coast. The Concord Daily trie une FELDER, MEANS AND ONE OTHER ARE INDICTED Charged With Trying to Bribe Govern . input Officials.—Fritter Denied All cf tlv Charges. The following story from the Saturday isssne of The New York World gives in detail some facta relative to the charges against Gaston B. Means, of this city: In the expansive law office, overlooking tbe Federal Building of Thomas B. Feld er, at No. 1C!! Broadway, is a large photograph of Haary M. Daugherty. At torney General of the United States, signed by him nnd addressed “to my good friend" apt! concluded "with high esteem nnd good wishes." Mr. Felder was indicted yesterday by the Federal Grand Jury, charged with conspiring to bribe Mr. Daugherty, l’ni> ed States Attorney Hayward and two of Hayward's assistants. , With Mr, Felder, known to his friends ns "Colonel." were indicted Gast.ui I! Menus and Elmer .larnecke. Means i.- nn investigator', awaiting trial on charges of bootlegging and using the mails to de fraud bootleggers. William I. Burns Director of the 'Bureau of In-estigatidu of the Department of Justice, recently or. the witness stand termed Means "one of tie best investigators I ever knew." 865,000 Paid. Is Charge. Means was for .years n Burns opera tive nnd more recently employee liv Burns in the Department of Justice. * .larnecke has been less prominent. Me is known only ns secretary to Moans. Hr is awaiting trial vvjth Means on tlie same charges. Tim indictment-is bnsod on the neon-' sations of three men who have been sen tenced to prison. They are Samuel Sn fir. Harry A. Hideman nnd Samuel Ros enblatt. They were arrested in Chicago in September. 1022, with other men since relened. They were accused of using the mails to defraud to sell stick in the Altooua Glass Casket Company, whiel. never manufactured a casket. It is charged that Sagr and his •«!- panions paid to Felder. Means and Jar-, ueckc $65,000 in fees, with the under standing that tlie last three would "fraudulently and corruptly induce" Daugherty. Hayward and Hayward’s as sistants to drop prosecution and permit them to continue the sale of the bogus stock. “Col." Felder yesterday denir 1 the charges and said they were induced by political motives solely, implying that some one was anxious to discredit him because he appears as counsel for Ba ton B. Meaus in the liquor cose. Got a Statement. “When my friend Daugherty became ‘ Attorney General." he said. "I refused to take any more eases that had their in ception in the Department of Justice. He said further, when he heard ru mors he was suspected of promising ■‘protection"' to* Safir and his pal*, he 'got them to sign a statement saying he. in any way to obtain racir freedom ex empt to represent thpm to tlie best of his ability as counsel. "I told them," be cried, pointing an emphatic finger. "th*t if they expected ine to use any influence or anything of that kind I would give them their money bock nnd they could go lookJor another attorney." “Col.” Felder said ho never got the money, anyhow: it was paid.to his law partners in his absence, and it amounted to only $47,800. He said that two Fed eral grand juries had investigated tlie eliarges against him anil found them groundless, and tkat it. was not until he appeared as counsel for Means that the present grand jury took tip the matter again and indicted him. Mr. Hayward declined to bo quoted yesterday. At his office, however, it wis said that no bribe offers or other ap proaches had been made by Felder. Menus or Jarnecke in behalf of JSafir and his companions. Further, it was said the tes timony does not show that any siieli ad vances were made to any officials. Much emphasis was placed on the statement that the Department of Justice investi gation of Felder, Means and Jnmecke began before Daugherty was placed un der fire in Washington by the oil inves tigation committee. The faet that Kafir. Rosenblatt atid Sideman were convicted was given as proof that Felder did not suppress prosecution even if lie tried to do so. Friend of Daugherty. It is expected Felder will be arraign ed Monday. He said he will demand an immediate rial. Meaus and Jnr necke are both in Washington, where- Menus is recuperating from an operation on his jaw. Because of his illness his trial and that of bis secretary on the liquor charges was postponed recently until March 21. Felder las 1 for many wars been an ' number of years ago from Atlanta, fill. He has previously defended Gaston B. Means, once on a eliarge of murder, of which Means was acquitted. Late in Febrnary, Senator Wheeler from the floor of the Senate charged Felder was collecting money to sell public offices and for tlie dismissal of liquor eases. Feleder has for many years been an intimate friend of Harry JJ. Daugherty, ami was associated with him in the de fense of Chnrles W. Morse, who was re leased from prison on the plea of ill health. While the Department of Justice, di rected by Hiram C. Todd, as Special Assistant United States Attorney Gen eral, says it was iuvstignting Felders connection with Safir, an action was brought in the Federal District Court here by Safir to force Felder to return the $65,000. This action is still peernl ing. Said They Hod “Anm", Safir, in this action, charges after his arrest for conducting the Crager Stock Sales System in which be sold the bogus Glass Casket stock, he was approached by Means, Jarnecke and I r 'B. Pndorr, whose Identity is not clear. They told 'him, be charges, that Felder bad "ac cess’’ to Daugherty and Means bad “ac cess” to William J. Burns and the case against him could be buried for $65,000. Once convicted, Safir decided his trust : , had been misplaced and brought action | last December. j | The accusation in the indictment is al-1 { (Continued on Page Three.) CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1924 SINCLAIR PREPARES TO FIGHT FOR TIE TEAPOT DONE LEASE Leaves Chicago With Six At torneys To Be On Hand When the Government Starts Action. FEELS CERTAIN HE WILL WIN Going to Chyenne, Wyoming, Where Government Ex pects to Ask for Injunction Thursday. Chicago. March 10 (By the Asso ciated Press).—Harry F. Kint-lair and six attorneys departed today for Chey enne, Wyo., to contest the government action to cancel the Teat Hit Dome oil leases. He expressed confidence of ulti mate victory and vindication. Mr. Sinclair was neeom|innied by Col. J. \Y. Zezely, his chief legal counsel, and five other attorneys who anc prepared to oppose the governmentV action, which it is understood, will start Thursday in Cheyenne with the filing of an injunc tion to retrain the taking of oil from Teapot. .Although refusing to make a state ment. declaring that lie proposed to try his case in the courts and not iy the newspapers, Mr. Sinclair indicates that his attorneys fully expected sms-css in the courts. THE COTTON MARKET First Prices Steady at Deeline of 2 Points to Advance of 17 Points. (By the Associated Press.! Xew York. March ltl.—Relatively firm Liverpool cables and an unfavorable wea(her map. and higher foreign ex change rates led to considerable cover ing and fresh buying at the opening of the cotton market today. First prices were steady at a decline of 2 paints to ' an advanee of 17 points, but nearly all the active months were higher and the general market hoswed net advance of 14 to 22 points right after the cal. with Muv selling at 28.50 and October at 25J52. There was readizing at these fig ures through uncertainty as to the out come of the Lancashire labor situation, 1 Which is being discussed, in Manchester jsdflx.. JKfcfjwt uasaLsff spww-tliif-jsMlx.. tradTriit /*j there npfiMtred to be little i demand after the early buyers had been supplied. i Cotton futures opened steady. March 28.10; May 28.37; July 27.03; Oct. , 25.00 : Dim . 25.05. i FORMER MAYOR OBRON 1 CALLED TO WASHINGTON 1 < He Will Be Examined by Committee i Which Will Conduct Daugherty In- i qniry. (By the A Annotated Press.) I Washington. March 10.—In nnnounc- . ing today tlie calling of another witness, ; Hurry S. Oh boa, former Mayor of (’a lex- i ico. Cal., to appear in the Daugherty in- I quiry, it was explained by Senator Wheel- ! ev, democrat, of Montana, that the com mittee’s first inquiry woidd relate to the 1021 revolution against Obregou in Low er California. Senator Wheeler said he expected in formation from Obbon and others to how that Fall was a go-between in the use ] of a $1,000,000 raised largely by Amer ican oil con;panics to finance the revo lution. The committee is informed that recognition for the revolutionary govern ment Was promised contingently , and ■ Fall nnd others held conferences looking to its success. HOUSE CONTINUES TO DISCUSS MUSCLE SIIOADS , Expect to Reach Vote on title Fbrrt Offer Before End nf the Day. (By tbe Associated Press.) Washington. March 10.—The Murolc , Shoals legislation was given tlie right-of way in the House today over bills which ordinarily are considered on Monday. Without a dissenting vote the House adopted a (notion by Representative Mc- Kenzie, of Illinois, to resume considera tion of his bill providing for the accept ance of Henry Ford’s offer for Muscle Shorn be Those in charge of the measure said they were confident a’ final vote would be reached before the end of the day. ! NEGRO IS KILLED BY WENDELL FARMER Hugh Terrell Killed After He Is Alleged to Have Cut C. E. Robertson. (By the Associated Press.) Raleigh, March 10.—C. E. Robertson, 23 years old, a farmer of Wendell, shot and killed Hugh Terrell, a negro, after he had been cut about, the face and neck here yesterday afternoon by the negro. Tl’e shooting followed an argument. Rob ertson was rushed to a hospital where seventeen stitches were’ taken in hi* throat and face, but attending physicians said his condition is not serious. Dr. M. M. Kinard. Winston Pastor, Is Seriously ID. Winston-Salem, March o.—Dr. M- M- Kinard. pastor of the Augnburk Lu theran church here, who has been se riously ill with pneumonia and other complications for several days, may not live through the uight, according to advices received from the Baptist hos pital, where he is being treated. Dr. Kinard came here three years ago from > St. John’s Lutheran church at Snlifc . bury. | The Western league ha* decided a season pf 168 games, with April 16 as the opening date. Announce Winners in , Bible Story Contests Loraine Blanks Wins First Prize in Jtutfor Class and Fred BrowiYFirst Prize in the Senior Class. SPECIAL MlJsiC AT ALL SESSIONS Crowds Packed Churches to Capacity and Heard Final Stories.—Salisbury Quar tette One Bur Feature. Final contest* in yie Bible story tell ing contest inaugurat'd by the V. M. C. A. several weeks agt* were held ill local churches yesterday Ad winners in the contest were annouwed after the final session in each division. The winners in fly Junior class were announced after the! final contort yes terday at Forest .Hilt Methodist Church. The first session for-this <•’««s was held Saturday night at the First Presbyterian Ohureli. The following were the win ners : .■£ First—Loraine BSMtks. Control Meth odist Church; seecßtl. Mary Gibson Junker. Epworth Slothcdi«t Church; third, John Hugh' (Williams, Central Methodist Church. The first scKsinn for the Senior class was held yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock at the First Presbyterian Church and the second and test session was held ! in the same church " :3fl last night, j The winners in this 1 class follow; First. Fred Brown,* McKinnon Presby terian Church'; second, Mary Grady Parks, First Presbyterian Church: third, Muriel Wolff, St. Janies Lutheran Church. Judges in the content were Dr. Mtzelio Ashford, Professor ',of Psychology, at Oueen’s Coo logo. ants J. T. Festerman. State boys’ work oeoifptnry of tho Y. M. C. A., of Charlotte. i The judges were present for all of the final con teste beginning with the one at the First lTesbyterinii Church Saturday night. They, ay. The army bill probably will lie reported during the week. Ttie senate will net probably tomor row, on the Norbeck-lturlness hill for the relief of wheat farmers of. the north west and cotton growers of the south. Leaders have not determined what will be taken up after this measure is dis posed of. The senate finance committee will con tinue to work over'provisions of the rev enue bill in executive session during tbe week, while tfie bouse ways and means committee is expected to decide what kind of a soldiers' bonus bill should be liassed. Efforts will be made to give the bonus right of way as soon as a bill is reported. . , I NEW SUBJECTS TO BE GIVEN ATTENTION NEXT Oil Ccnunittee Wants to Knew About Oil Dealings and Offer* to Candidate;. (By (be Associated Press.) Washington, March 10, —The new \ week of the oil inquiry found the Senate investigating committee still digging in to. the pile of telegrams it has sub poenaed, but planning soon to broach 1 new supplies of evidence. These in clude the assignment of_auditora assign ed to study the books of brokerage firms, to determine the extent of dealings by officials in oil stocks before nnd after the leasing of the naval reserves, and the reports that oil intcrjst sought to in fluence the republican Presidential notn- I ination in 1020. In addition, the new week marks the initiation of court proceedings grow ing out of- the inquiry, a preliminary hearing being set for Thursday in the Federal district court at t'heyenne. Wyo., on an application of the government’s ’ special counsel for a temporary injune- ’ ticn to restrain the Mammoth Oil Com- ; pany from further extraction of cjl in the Teapot Dome reserves. Owen J.j Roberts, and Atlee ltemerenc, special ; counsel for the government in prosecu tion of oil suits, will leave Washington today for Wyoming. The attorneys will also go to California. In both cases the attorneys expect the court to graut the applications for injunctions and hold the leases in abeyance while the government continues its efforts to cancel the merttirely. < The oil committee also lias before it the nomination of Samuel Knight, of Sau Francisco, to act as special counsel | for th<> government in the proceedings I to recover two sections of the Elk Hill reserve. The public hearings will not be re sumed till tomorrow. WHAT IT COSTS YEARLY TO SEND GIRLS TO COLLEGE The Average College Woman Spends 8K4U.29 Every School Y’ear. St. Louts. March 10.—Increases in tuition, board, room and fees, rather than ill the amount spent by students ; for books, dues, contributions and in- I cidentnls. are responsible for the rise in ! the cost of attending college, according 1 to a survey made by the St. Louis* branch the American Association of | University Women. A study of ’’eatalogue expense" cov ering the fixed charges as set by the college authorities and of "extra-eata- j' logue expense," which included all other expenses of the school year ex- j eepting clothing and railroad fare, was | made in 114 colleges and universities. | The average eatalogue expense for the | institutions studied was *486.(14. The I average extra-catalogue expense was I $160.25. which means that the average I college woman spend $646.2'.' ever/,’! school yesn, according to tlie report. j Tlie crtmmltiet' made file inve-tiga i (ion as an aid to parents, to educational | and vocational counselors, to adminis trators of scholarship and loan funds and to others Who need to budget the ekpense nttendig a co-cil while she is in school. Doheny Demies Charges. New York, Mareh 10.—Edward Do latny. denying the charge of Senator Wheeler that he with Sinclair and other interests had financed the revolution against the Mexican government, today declared that he had loaned $5,000,000 to ( flic Obregou government which enabled it to put down tlie rebellion. Doheny said Wheeler’s statement was \ made with reckless disregard for tho ' truth. "1 would l*' a fool to finance gun run- J ners into Mexico," he said. Congressman Held on Serious Charge. '■ (By the Associated Press.) Washington, March 10.—A man arrest- ; ed late last night on the outskirts of Washington. was identified in police court at Arlington. Vn.. today its Rep- ■ resohtntive Harold Kluteson, of Minue- s sota, mid was held without bail on a , serious charge. Clarke Enters Plea of Guilty. Houston, Texas. Mareh 10.—E. Y. Clarke, of Atlanta, formerly a high Ku Kltix Klivn official, entered a plea of guilty to a charge of violating the Maim At t when his case was called ill Federal Court today. American Tourists Shun Berlin. (By (lie Assim iateit Press.) Merlin. March 10.—The number of Americans visiting Berlin reached a new low ninrk in January. During that month only 430 American included the German capital in their stopping places. Horace Millr. Nancy I,inker, Mary Hudlnw Hill, Rose Spears. Ha! Shinn. Claude Whitley, Elizabeth Tarlron. James Battle, Mildred and Paul Wad dell, Ora Lee Khiltn. Elizabetli MeEaeli ern. Mary Eugenia Brumley. 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Castle Cate, t'tah, March 10 (By the Associated Press).—Eighteen hollies of miners killed Saturday when a series of explosions virtually destroyed Mine No. 2 of the I'tali Fuel Company, and en tombed 175 men. wehe brought out ear ly today, and every available truck was placed ini service upon reports that many bodies had been found and would be brought to the surface. Indications were that none of the min ers in ti c workings had' escaped. Seventeen rescue crews made rapid progress during the night in the explora tion of the mine entries. As a result, hope virtually was aban doned by Company officials that any of the men would be found alive. Last night rescue crews proceeded ap proximately 2,300 feet into the escape way portal from which all rescue work is being carried on. and extinguished a smoldering tire which had been-burning a llda.v. With the announcement that the lire had beene extinguisl-ede came al so a l-eport that there were no signs of additional fires anywhere in the mine. Additional rescue and fresh air crews immediately entered the mine, and efforts were redoubled to find and bring out ad ditional bodies. At dawn additional rescue, fresh air and relief crews took up work in the mine. Ileal headway in the rescue work start ed about midnight. Poison gas was dis appearing in many portions of the mines. Relief stations and first aid depots were established as the workers made headway. Air and water lines were laid as the men advanced, and no chances were taken of members of relief parties [being- killed by tbe fumes. (Jovcrimr Clujjrfvs R. Mabey is on the Seven instances were given out yes terday. where fathers and sons were working together in the mine at the time of (lie explosion. NEW PROPOSAL FOR THE SHOALS PLANT PRESENTED Rill in Congress Would Link the Plant Willi Boulder Canyon ami Colorado River Plants. tßy the Associated Press.) Washington, March 10.-—The liking of Muscle SJioals. Boulder Canyon and the Colorado River in a great public super-power system, functioning under government control, to produce and sell electricity, fertilizer and nitrates for ex plosives on a cost basis, and conserva tion and use of the nation's resources are the aims of a bill introduced today in the Senate by Senator Norris, repub lican, of Nebraska, and in the House by Representative Keiter, republican, of Minnesota. Creation of a federal non-pefitical service corporation, to co-operate with various state, municipalities, districts and other political sub-divisions in the development of this system, with its members appointed by the President, subject to the approval of the Semite, is contemplated by this measure. A bond issue of $50,000,000 as a re volving fund to carry on the initial work and developments would be author ized. Suit Against Simmons Dismissed. •By the MurAIMI emu. * Little Rook. Ark.. March 10.—The ■ sliio.ooo suit of 11. W. Evans, Imperial Wizard of the Kti Klux Klan against. Joseph Simmons, former Emperor of the Klan, for alleged libel was dismissed in tlie circuit court here today on motiou of tie plaintiff and at the plaintiff's cost. Federal Troops Take Porto Mexico. Mexico City, -March 10 (By the As sociated Press). —The occupation of Porto Mexico by a federal etitunn under General Dominguez is announced by the war department. The port was taken without resistance, it wan added, the rebels withdrawing and dividing into small bands.