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SEVENTY BODIES 111 ;
BROUGHT TO ffIIOUND
It Is Known That Ninety-
One Men Are Still in the
Mine and All Are Believed
to Be Dead.
RESCUE WORKERS
BUSY ALL NIGHT
Will Use Tram Cars to Help
Bodies From Mine.—Sev
enty-Two Men Are Busy
Digging Graves.
Castle Gate, Utah, March 11 (By the
Associated Pressl e-r£s dawn broke over
Ihisi Brief-shrouded mjuijpg equip thin
morning, seventy-eight bodies had . been
removed (tom * the interior workings of
mine Not 2 of the lltnh Fuel Company,
in which 173 men .were entombed early
Saturday morning by a series rtf explo-
Kiftts. Ninent.v-ono men were known,
to be sii’.l in the mine tofiay, and were
the bhjeets nf search by mitlneroiM crews
of rescuers. The company and gover n
tnent rescue, workers were confidriit that,
barring any unforeseen complications
which might be encountered during the
day, practically all the bodies now in
the mine would be removed by nightfall.
Preparations were made by the com
pany construction forces during then
.night for installation of .horse-drawn
tram ours cars in the mine to expedite
the work of removing the ‘bodies. The
work necessarily. was slow during the
greater part of yesterday, since many of
the bodies- were found more than a mile
in the interior of the mine, and all are
beinjf removed by stretcher.bearers.
Ail night long an augmented staff of
undertakers worked in a temporary mor
gue preparing bodies for bu.'ial as fast
as brought from the mine. Early last
night an exprrss ear filled with coffins
arrived at eamp, efnlt o large‘‘force of
men worked at removing cgskets to the
morgue. This work was carried on
through a King line of weeping women
and children who braved the cold night
blast which swept the canyon.
The weather last night suddenly chang
ed and sharp winds swept through the
canyon, chilling the volunteer workers
at tip- mine. Snow started* Jailing- last
night but abated during the night.
• mAfiaw- n»ipase>»-* wMut.ur
confines of the area of Mihh TO. 2, o :
force of TO men working under large arf
lights continued throughout the night t#
prepare graves to receive the victims of
th<- disaster. Burials will start today.
THE HOTEL CHARLOTTE *
IS FORMALLY OPENED
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Banquet and Brilliant, Dance Mark
launching of New; Itoterprtse in
Queen City-
Charlotte, March 10. —Marking an
other milestone in the Queen City's
civic accomplishment the Hotel Char
lotte, costing over $1,000,000. tonight
was formally opened to the pubic. Char
lotte citizens, stockholders in' the Citi
zens' Hotel company, builders of the
magnificent, hotel, to the number of 40
with a nifty sprinkling of out of town
hotel men and officials of the - Foor-
Robmson syndicate, lessees, gathered at
a two-hour banquet in the spacious
dining hall l at 7 o’clock at which a num
ber of brief address were made by loehl
citizens ami operating company officials.
Viewing with stoekholdf-rs' ban
quet as the outstanding feature of the
opening day was the ull-tAar'otte dance
from 0 to 12 o'clock to which came the
fairest girls and the most graceful men
‘ of the city to trip the light fantastic in
celebration of the. fulfillment of Char
lotte’s long deferred ambition fop a first
class hotel. Those in the know Bay tb«
dance was the biggest event of its kind
ever held in Charlotte. All' the dance
clubs of the city united to make it the
success it was.
The hotel, facing on Wert Trade
street, thPee blocks fl-om the Southern
railway station and, a like distance from
the ceenter of the city, is one Us—the
finest holsteries between Washington
and Atlanta and Charlotte people now
fed that they have a worthy rival for
the O, Henry at Gtefnsboro. The in
terior is perfectly appointed and the
service already has reaohed metro
politan excellence.
To Give Veterans FaW-Up Insurance.
IBr the Aaaoetated Preas.i
Waßhington. March 11.—The *mb
oommtttee of the House .ways and means
committee charged With drafting of the
soldier bonus bill, went to work today
ors the provision insur
ance policies. Chairman Green an
nonaced that an effort would he made
to complete the measure by the latter
part of this week, with a view to bring
ing it before the House for aetlon on
Monday.
.... WHAT GAHB BEAR NATO, 7 V.
The Concord i>aily Tribune
MS SHOE CAFETERIA
I IS MAKING HIM RICH
Hfr\ Engages No Clerics and Customers
i FY.r Low Pr'ord Footwear Wait on i
I Timms, toes. ' j
i C.zad. Neb. Mar. 11.—This town I
t boasts of having the only nhoe cafeteria
iii the world. Fred W. Andersen, who
conducts a department store here, is the
inventor. Anderson began the business
eighteen years ago in a smal’ way </n
borrowed capital and now has the
largest department store in this section.
Business expert.', ray there is no other,
town of 1,300 inhabitants- in the eoun- j
try that has: a store with a $300.0001
yearly turnover. Andersen is growing
rich rapidly.
The shoo department is one of the!
largest in the establishment. It is di
vided into two sections. I« one are all
shoes that soell for more than $4.05 a
pair. In this are clerks to wait on
customem and fit them. In the other
all shoes sold at $4.05 and less are dis
played in raeks, alongside which the
customers wn'k until they find the kind
thev wnnt in the •size' they wear.
When the choice is made the eus
.tomer finds a seat and there trices them
on himself. If it is a woman with a
child to fit site lifts the kid Into an
elevated seat find does the' fitting her
self. No ' clerks are in attendance fnr
any purpose, and when the customer
has seenred what is desired he marches
up to a Counter, has them wrapped (ind
then pays as' he goes ont.
APPALLING~ TAX LOSS
ON SMUGGLED LIQVOR
Rum Row Activities Haave Cost Gov
enimenf $104,140,000 in Two Years.
New York Mnr. 11.—The flow of
liquor from Rum Row to Long Island
and New Jersey coasts during the past
two years amounted to 14,400.000 gal
lons, on which the Federal govern
ment has lost $1f>4,100,000 in dnaies,
customs officials announced today.
These figures, they exp'ained. referred
only to sdiuggliug activities along the
Atlantic coast, and did not include
•liquor smuggled into the country at
other places. >
The offifficers said ,that approximate
ly 2,400.000 cases of liquor are il'egnliy
imported each year, on which the duty.
If collectible, would amount-to $82,080.-
000. Estimating the vaalue of smug
gled liquor at SSO a cane, customs offi
cials say the smuggling operations have
given bootleggers receipts of $250.-
000,000 since Rum Row was estanblish
ed-
FIRE AT BELMONT p
ttfll Theatre, Blue Ribbon Bakery. Res
taurant and Pressing Club Burned.
| , (By the Associated Press.!
’ Gastonia. Marcb 11.—Fire'at ati 1 early
hour- this' morninfe destroyed the Bolt
Theatre, the Blue Ribbou Bakery, a res-*
tail rail* and'» pressing cinb at Belmont-,
near here! The total loss was around
SIO,OOO. The building was owned by
It. C. Patrick and John L. Currence, of
Gastonia. The tire is said to have start
rtd in the bakery. The bakery was a
branch of a Charlotte firm.
“RATHER SEVERE” EARTH
SHOCK FELT IN CAPITAL
Shock Believed to Rave Been About 2.000
Mites From Washington.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, March 11.—vA "rather se
vere” enrthquake about 2,000 miles from
Washington in a southerly direction, was
recorded early today on the seismograph
at (Nquetowu, University.
The Wemors began about 5:51 a. ni.,
continued until shortly after 7, reach
ing the maximum intensity between 5:57 i
and 6:01.
WHh Our Advertisers.
The Parks-Relk Co. has a complete
line of men’s Spring suits with two
pairs of pants. Also men's Stetson
hats for Spring. Specials also in' In
diet,’ slippers and in the boys’ depart
ment.
Seed's galore at nine’s Pharmacy.
Telephone 333.
The Yorke and Wadsworth Co. lias
just, received a big shipment o£ alumi
num ware. Phone 30. ‘
C. T. Barrier and Co. have just re
ceived from abroad 500 reliable Black
Forest WaM Clocks which they aVe going
■tb sell at only $1.59. ,Uut out the cou
pon in their ad. in another coliynn and
gst one. Hand carved and came from
quaint old Saxony. Better get one be
' tore they are all gone.
Prepare tor important events in your
life by banking regularly. See new nd.
of the Citizens Bank and Trust Conn
pany. /
Seeking (p Recover $7,000,060.
Baltimore, Marcb' 11.—Charging fraud,
graft, and fraudulent misuse of govern
ment funds, Amos W. Woodcock, United
States District Attorney for Maryland,
today filed suit in the local U. S. District
Court against Smith Hauser & Mclsaaes
Inc., of New Work, to recover $7,000,000
alleged excess spent in construction' rtf I
Camp Meade.
Mr. McAdoo Will Enter North Carolina
Primary and Sen. Simmons is Happy
, Special tq Greensboro News. ’
Washington, March 10.—Formal con- '
firmation swift and sure came today of
the dispatch sent to the Daily News
last night that the name of Mr. Mc-
Adoo would be centered in the North
.Carolina primary. Judge Walter E.
Brock, North Carolina manager tor Mr.
McAdoo, after q conference here “ today
With McAdoo leaders, gave "to the press
this prepared statement.
“William G. McAdoo will be entered
as a candidate ten Che pixgidential
primaries in North Carolina Without
regard to whether or not other candi
dates enter. Hite, determination has
been reached after consultation with
• Mr. McAdoo’s national manager and by
* direct telegraphic authority of Mr. Mc-
Adoo himself.
“I came to Washington 4(et this
v '4t' tb.- g-.-2=a-:.- 'i ■ if. ■■=■■■
CONCORD, N. C.,/^JESDAY, INARCH 11, 1924
LATEST MOTOR CAR
CAN GO SIDEWAYS
Can Go I'p Eight-inch Curbing Also and
i Won’t NkhF—Londoner Is the Invent
i or
j Ixmdr.ii. March 11. —A motor car that
' ran -be steered crab-wise across (lie road
and that posseswe* other' interesting fea
ture; is now guilng through the stage of
experiment and test, and lias already
achieved interesting results. It has
been made to ' cross a ditch at fifteen
miles an boitr, to climb an eigbf-ineb
. curb and to turn jn n circle of twenty
j feet diamrtter.
I The idea behind the design, which is
' the invention c.f A. A, Holse »( l.ondon.
jis to increase Hie road h ildiug quali-
I ties of the motor ear, and to this end
each wheel is independently attached to
the cdiassis and each Imk similar func
tions to perform. in brief, the ear has
a four-wheel steering. system *whieh can
be engaged at 'the will of' the driver.
In normal circumstances the steering
iq of tiie usual kind, by front wheels
only, and when tnrnfng or reversing the
ear follows the usual processes. If de
sired, however, the front and rear wheels
can be made to act together, instead of
working as from one pivot. A lever
centrally placed npd pivoted brings the
four-wheel steering into operation, and
With the cear so set (lie ear can be
run crab-wise across the road. When
the lever is set midway the back wheels,
are left looked and the front wheels only
operate for steering.
One of | he claims made for this- sys
tem is that skidding is eliminated, as
lihe factors that set up rear-wheel skid
are absent. Under the system of in
dependently attached wheels, each wheel
Ts able to neecaimodafe itself to road in
equalities. which gives- a more Rtable
back axle and eonseqneutly a better ad
hesion of the car to the road.
DEATH BLOTS FAMILY
OF FOUR IN FEW HOURS
♦■kes Strange Course Through Tome in
Southern Italy.
Rome. Mar. 11. —A family tragedy"ri
valing those of the ancient 'Greek plays
tfccurred. yesterday in the cif\ of Bnlti
pnglin in southern Italy. The entire
family of a rich fhrmer Ginnnatasio,
1 consisting of four persons, died within
a couple of hours. '' )
The grandfather, dying of heart fail
ure. was the first to go. Before his body
could be placed <■», a bed from the chair
into which he fell fhc bad.v grandson
was smothered to dentil accidentally by
the mother, whom the shock killed: The
husband, returning home at night to
find the three corpses, blew out his
•brains with a sporting rifle..
DE FACTO PRESIDENT
OF. HONDURAS DEAD
Lopez Giitirrez , Died Monday Morning
State Department iW Advised. ?
atofthitektoiitoMii fitiriitoijkpfinu rs
‘ SVnahingtori,' March' IL—-The ddath of
Tsipez Gutierrez, de faetp UresidenJ of
Honduras, was reported to the TOate
Departnieig to<lay in a telegram from
Tegucigalpa.
The message said that Gutierrez died
at 10:30 \ m. yesterday, but did not
give the cause of his death. A sevent.v
two-hour armistice had been arranged
among (he factions in the Hiree-comered
revolution.
MI CH FERTILIZER ON
FARMS OF THE SOITTH
In Eight Southern States 1.440,206 Tons
Used in 7 Months Ending February
the 20th.
(By the Associated Press.)
New Orleans,' March 11.—Farms in
eight Southern states use,l 1,440,288 tons
of fertilizers during the seven months
ending with February 1024, an increase
of 130.296 over the same jieriod last
year, according to a reiiort made public
'.tpday by Secretary ester of the New Or
leans Cotton Exchange.
National Highway, to Charlotte Opened.
The national highway from Concord
to t'hartotte is opert to the public now.
The test stretch on the highway, be
tween the Irvin and Teeter crossings,
was opened Monday afternoon and the
paved road from this city to Charlotte
is now a reality.
AH mud has been cleaned frdm the
highway, according to a Concord man
Vjho drove to Charlotte today, and there
is nothing to be done to the road now
except to fill in next to the concrete at
several places.
Governor Morrison 111. s *
(By (be Associated Press.)
Asheville. March H.—Governor Cam
eron Morrison is confined to his rooms
in a hotel Imre with, a severe cold. At
tending ph Ate tens said thd Governor
may be able to ruturn to Raleigh Wed
nesday.
Prmident Wants Tax Reduction Now.
IBr the Associated Press.)
Washington, March 11.—President
Coolidge today sent a special message to
1 Congress recommending that $ reduction
of 25 per certt. on income taxes for 1023
be authorized before March 15th.
fled by the conclusion readied. In my
judgment the Democrats of North Caro
lina favor Mr. McAdoo add believe his
election will certainly follow his nomi-.
. nation,” '
After this statement had pome from
McAdoo headquarters. Senator ’ Sim
mons said he had been pi fused to see the
) 'statement from Judge |lrock. and was
of the opinion that it expressed the
sentiments of Democrats of the state
generally. Hie senator said he regarded
: Mr. McAdoo as the strongest candidate.
thus far mentioned and he believed if
i, nominated Mr; McAdoo would be
i elected. *
The question now is, what the Daniels
e’uts that are belg organized in the
state ariftgoing to do about it. They eapi
i not do any business «f all'unless flwjH
; get into the primary. ~
'-Sy.
invesllgattooa fee (lie style these
days, so why lajkve the Shipping
Board out? Pbrtlo shows Wallace
White of Malnqt who will head
apecial Hour* commit lee to kwh
Into affairs M the Liard,
THE COTTtfX MARKET
After Opening Stenfij- at Advance the
Market Eased Off i nder Southern
Selling. i
(By the A>m|ii«l Prana.)
New York, March 11.—Settlement of
the Lancashire ltihoq'dispute appears to
hayt been discounted in the cotton mar
ket Yesterday. Toda.fs cables from Liv
erpool weno lower trail due and after
opening steady at qnj advance of 1 point
to a decline of ft.points, the loenl market
ensetl off under -.tofce Southern seUing
and commission hbqtecliquidation. Hous
es with Liverpool cufinoctions also were
sellers here on the ttecline which carried
May off to 28.30. or 26 points- net louder.
Business was comparatively qyuiet dur
ing the early being restricted by
delnys in the wire sSrt'ice resulting from
the storm. : Jv'
Cotton futures oprticd steady: March
28.15; May 28JS0 ”7.!t6'; Ocl-o'ist
NOW TRYING 90 BREAK
* ANOTHER DOtIENY LEASE
Municipal League Fighting Wharfage
Lease Granted in Lo» Angeles.
IDj tta ZMHWH Preu.)
Los Angeles, March II. —E. 1,. Doheny.
oil magnate, will come to Los Angel"*
soon tor-a personal conference with i*itv
officiate relative to a 'SO-year wharfage
lease granted, the I’an-Aimwiciiii l‘cti-o :
leum Company which has been attaeketl
by the Municipal League, a civic organ
ization, according to Assistant City At
torney Whitehead. The league is at
tflcfcipg the lease whiefcc tef. on mnnicipa!-
ly owned land, on the ground that iti was
granted in violation of the city charter.
The investigation is being conducted by
the eounty grand jury
Marine Band Anniversary.
AYa-stiington, 1). C., March 11.—Tbe
United States Marine Band, which has
just celebrated the twenty-fifth anniver
sary of its- reorganization, is in fact al
most qs old as the Federal government
itself. The band came into existence in
1798 when, by act ofCongress approved
by Br-esident John .Glams for establish
ing and organizing a aHirinc Corps, pro
vision was made for sixteen lifers, one
to be appointed drum or fife major by
the commandant of the corps. For a
number of years this drum itn<l fife corps
arted in the capacity of a marine band.
'The real nucleus of the band, however,,
was supplied by Lieut. Col. .Archibald
Henderson of the Marine Corps, who
brought thirteen Italian musicians to
America about the linte of the war with
the Barbnry Pirate*.;; Legend lias it
that one of tire American warships was
lying off" the const of Tripoli at the
close of 'the war. and that, just before
sailing for-rtiome an entertainment was
given- On board, a street band of Italian
musicians furnishing the music. These
musicians, it s said.: were persuaded to
continue pluayiug until the early morn
ing hours, and when they finally went
on deck to be roved ashore they found
themselves out of sight, of Jqml. bound for
a strange country. They were glad of
the experience, so l-una the legend, and
tvhen'they reached Washington they en
listed ns drummers and fiferx.
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Train Wrecked.
(By (he Associated Press.)
Baijre. Vermont. March 11.—The. Bos
ton-Montreat Express, oil the Central
Vermont railroad was wrecked north of
Duxbury this morning. Early reports
Were that one person Bad been killed and
twenty-five' hurt.
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Coolidge Now Getting His Legal
Advice From Secretary Hughes
Special Dispatch
Washington. March !«.— I Though the
President 'usually unite on the Depart
ment of Justice for legal opinions. Presi
dent Coolidge is getting hte principal ad
viffte on legal roatteraT these days from
It. was regarded a* significant that
none of the uppoiimueitt* of special coun-
Mt for the Government, in the oil lease
oatoh was made conference be
tween the President and the Secretary of
f State. Nearly as many meeting* b»Ve
been held raffijp 1 !’!' boriiteen OooUdgc and
niMM
i BY OL COMMITTIE'
BEGIRDING MESSAGE
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Said McLean Did Not Tel!
Him About Conference
Held Last December With
A. B. Fall.
MORE MESSAGES
GET ATTENTION
Bunch of Messages From
Three Rivers, N. M., Read
at the First Session by the
Commitee. •- ' ,
(By (he Afuxielatril i-reNs.)
Washington, March 11.—After an hour
itrf n half examining telegrams from Three
Rivers. X. M.. the oil committee repum
<si its public hearings today by recalling
Joint F. Major, one of E. It. McLean's
agents.
Major said Mcla-an had not told him
about the conference which the Washiugr
ton puhliher had witli Albert B. Fall at
Atlantic 4’ity in mid-Do-ember, before
Fall wyote the committee he got SIOO,-
(KlO from McLean.
The witnessjtestified last Saturday that
it was at this conference that McLean
and Fall discussed the testimony Fall
was to give before the. oil committee.
“Willis." who is mentioned in sever
al of the message, was identified by
Major as Wilton J. igimbert. Mclawn’s
personal attorney.
Tile witness said he thought the code
word "eyed” iu one telegram referred to
E. S. Rochester, attaehed to the office of
Attorney General Daugherty.
Major sahl he returned from Palm
Beach with (’. Bnseom Stomp, secretary
to President Coolidge, and had been to
see him several times since at his invita
tion. »
The witness said his halls on Slemp
\s ere "purely social."’ ,
Major told the committee that E. 8.
Rochester attached to the office of At
torney General Daugherty, on one occa
sion had asked him to come to the- de
partment. and had indicated that "some
thing might be exiiectod soon." but- lie
was hazy as to details.
"Absolutely none,” Major said when
asked if therp was any hetfitanry oii lie-
Lean's ltftrt ill coining to Washington
fore the comuilttee. Major suifL and sent
“two humlred telegrams'' to his agents
telling them lie was coming irrespective
of their advice. '
Asked why he <ii<l not use Secretary
Slemtv' name in his telegrams, instead
of the phrase "the man I returned with,”
Major said it wtla for the same reason
that.'people "write letters instead of-put
ting their private business on a poKt
card.” ,
Examines Mory Telegrams .
Washington. March 11.—The oil com
mittee held a nexeeutive session today
for examination of the Three Rivera,
New Mexico, ‘telegrams before calling
additional witnesses.
These mcHgageH were brought in under
drag net subpoena calling for all tele
grams receiver Or sent by Albert B.
Fall. Harry F. Sinclair. J. W. Zevely,
Robert Stewart*of the Standard Oil Com
pany of Indiana; and H. M. Blackiner.
of -the Mid-Wwd Refining Company, be
tween January' 21, 1!>21, and March 1,
1924.
Wjll Seek Investigation-
Chicago* March 11.—Owe% J. Roberts
and Atlee tVmierene. government counsel
in the Teapot Dome matter, passed
through Chicago today en route to Chey
enne, Wyn„ when- on*Thursda,v they will
file a bill for an injunction alleging fraud,
to restrain any further work pn ti e Tea
pot leasps.
Burglar Gets Enough to ’ Pay Income
Tax.
St. Paul. Minn., Mar.—Burglar as a
profitable profession is looking up in
St. Paul if we can trust the word of one
of its . prnetieers. This information was
received by the Internal Revenue officers
here in the following letter which in
-1 closed an income tax return :
"This ia my income tax for 1923- I
didn’t file one last year because my
salary was under SI,OO0 —fl-ay under, if
you know what I mean, i was ' in the
cooler eight months- of the year.
“My business in burglary and I’m not
’ ashamed to say so,-because I rtever hurt
a guy and never robbed a poor man in
my life. I am giving my name and ad
dress because I know your .department
has to secret—that’s the law." >
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Refuses to Pardon Rundy.
IBr Ike Anoemri-Prem.)
. Washington; March 11.—An npplicn
' tion for pardon for Edward A. Runily,
i former editor of the New York Mail, con-
I vk-ted of violation of the espionage act,
lias been refused by President Coolidge.
to New York World.
Hughe* as between the President and all
the remaining Cabinet members combin
ed. excepting Secretary Weeks.'
This situation is all the, more signifi
cant in view of' the storm iming about
Attorney General Daugherty.
It l as been noticed at the White House
that Mr. Coolidge attracts fewer Sena
tors than did President .Harding, who
numbered most of them among his per
' sonal friends. However, Borah, who
i was rarely with Harding, is now an unus
■ ual White House caller.' -
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NORTH CAROLINA’S POSITION
ON CHILD LABOR SITUATION
Mrs. Jshnson and Otters Appear Before
Committee Regarding Federal law .
Edward E. Brilton in Raleigh News and
Observer. - 1
Washington. March 10. —The questi<L*<
of child Inbor legislation is now belli)
considered by Congress, and there Wa\,
t presented to it last week the position of
- Carolina on the,matter. It was !
hriwu to ti e eommittee that North Car
olina. Mrs. Kate Burr Johnson. Com- 1
missjoner of Charities and Public Wei
fate tor North Carolina, E. F. Carter, j
exeetoivo secretary of the North Carolina ;
tate Child Welfare Commission. D. C. i
Brooks. Jr.. Publicity director of that j
organization, were here from Raleigh in j
this matter, as was also David Clark, ed
itor of the Southern Textile Bulletin, of
Charlotte. The hearing was by the Judi
ciary Committee of the House and was
~on the proposed Federal amendment
Which if passed will give to Congress the
power to regulate child labor, taking this
away from the various States.
' Mr. Carter was the first of the North
Carolinians to be heard by the'commit
tee. ’ He showed how through the med
iums, of the Health, Education, and Wei- 1
fare departments of North Carolina there
had been n 30 per cent, reduction in the
employment of children in the State, this
as evidence of how the welfare of the
child was being guarded. He denoune
ed what he-termed the ominous and un
true statement* -that have lieen circu
lated concerning the awful conditions of
child' l labor reported as existing in
Carolina. Mr. Carter showed that
only 61 violators -of the State child labor
law had been found after a careful and
detailed, inflection had been made of'ev
ery cotton, hosiery and tobacco plant in
the State. He 'also tnted that over
tourteen hundred miscellaneous plants
had been visited. Mr. Cartel* 1 compared
the 4691 children between 14 and 16 that
are now working, to the. over 7.000 chil
dren ill 1920 under Federal -Supervision,
Stating that North Carolina was taking
eare of her problem in each local com- •
munity and was not desious of any Fed
eral legislation that might lend to a Fed
eral legislation that would give the out
isder.s investigating condititons-who were
unacquainted with local comiitioijs and
who had no menus of taking care of the
ecoiKimi? ami social conditions of the'
child as North Carolina was at the |)res-J
out doing.
Mrs. Johnson was tile next witness '
called upon. She also denounced news-1
paper articles that had been published
stating deplorable conditions existed in
North Carolina. She stated tjiat the
New York World reporter who had been j
investigating child labor conditions j
throughout the country emphatically i
stHted to her that conditions were'ex-J
eeHent in North Carolina, yet ip his I
write-up the same reenter deplored tile
sorrowful state that i-hild labor had
reached to North' Carolina. Mrs. John-!
* ’-4ffiWFW' , str.
tog that tile child labor problem was be-'
iug taken rare of through the excellent
cosqieration of the mill nten and tlu l rest
of "the public in general.
David Chn-k. editor of tbe Southern
Textile Bulletin, was the last witness
from North Carolina railed upon. Mr.
•Clark emphatically dedured that the cot
ton manufacturers were heartily in favor
of State* regulating child ' labor, but
were absolutely .opjteaed to Federal en
actment of laws to regulate such labor.
Hs, stated that the ’proponents of the
Federal enactment had secured 31 of
the larger papers in the country in prop
aganda for such legislation. He showed
that there were more delinquent eases iu
the parallel ages‘under 18 years suggest
ed by the than there were
children in industries, stating that the
proponents of the proposed Federal legis
latidb were making no provision to take
care'of tile welfare and social conditions
of the child but were purely interested
in regulating the employment of children
between 14 and 18 years bY Federal
laws. Mr. Clark was bitterly attacked
by the representatives of three of the
Northern States in such states there are
half of the total number of child de
linquents fouud iu the eutire country, he
stated.
Mr. Clark closed his testimony by il
lustrating North Carolina progress.
Showing that the growth of the educa
tion. health and welfare deisirtment of
the State were effectively taking eare of,
, and giving a v broader conception to child
life than ever before had been shown in
the State by means of any other agency.
Will Listen to Special Counsel.
(By tke Associated Press.)
March 11.—President
Coolidge will be guided by the advice of
tie special oil counsel in acting on the
offer made yesterday by E. L. Doheny
to continue construction work on the
1 storage tanks-at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,
■ at bis own exiiense.
Joseph Resigns.
Dublin, March 11 (By the Associated
, Press). —Joseph McGrath, minister of
industry aud commerce, announced his
resignation in the Dail KSreanu this af
af ter noon because of "muddling" in con
nection With army troubles.
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GtNERAL SNOW DVEH
JS? JMI
HIPORTS OF DMlttfiE
Snow Was Heavy in Some
I Sections of This State and
It Extended Well Into Vir
ginia and Other States.
TRAINS DELAYED
BY BROKEN POLES
Wire Comnjunication Com
panies in Various Parts of
the State Report Heavy
Damage From the Snow. l
(3y the Associated Press.)
Charlotte, March 11.—North Caro
lina generally today lay under a blanket
of snow, ranging from one ito three inch
es in depth.
The mercury began falling late yes
terday afternoon nntl this morning frigid
temperatures prevailed, but toward noon
were moderating.
Southbound Southern Railway trains
this morning were delayed by fallen tel
egraph poles broken by eoating of ice,
lying across the tracks. No. 33. duo
nt Greensboro at. 6 o'clock this morn
ing. was reported Shven and one-half
hours later, while No. 37, fast New
1 York-New Orleans train, was reported
six hours late. The break was report
ed to be between Washington/ and Mon
roe. Va.
Wire communication companies re
lMHted many broken wires in the north
ern part cf this sthte and in Virginia.
Storm Moving Northward.
Washington, March 11.—-A ooast storm
which l:as swept the Atlantic Coast with
• gales and brought snows and rains all
! along the seaboard, extending far into
| the South, increased in intensity today
I and moved slowly northward.
■( Wire communication was badly disor
| gnnized in the coast states. au<l storm
| warnings still are tip f#om Kastport. Mp„
to Jupiter Inlet. Fla.
A heavy snowfall during the night oc
] eurred in Washington and nearby ter
! ritory. Southward the weight of frotten
■ masses on telephone and telegraph wires
j resulted in collapse of miles of line leav
ing the territory without direct wire
I communication with the east.
| Frost and freezing temiieruture is pre
| dieted by the weather burctui for tonight:
tessyraagsagsy
da.
REP. /1 HUMAN WANTS .
AN INVESTIGATION NOW
Demands Inquiry About Reports That
Criminal Evidence Was Developed
Against Him.
iMy the Associated Press.)
Washington. March 11.-—Representa
tive Zihlman. republican, of Maryland,
today renewed his demand that the House
. authorize a searching investigation of re
ports that criminal evidence was devel
oped against him and another member
of the House before' a Chicago grand
jury. >
Declaring he was guilty of no wrong
doing Mr. Zihlimtn protested on the fioor
of the House against recommendation of
the judiciary committee that the matter
be left entirely in the hands of the De
lia fitment of Justice for further inves
tigation.
The fight over the committee's rejKirt
was precipitated when ■ Representative
Dominick, of South Carolina, a demo
cratic member, offered a minority recom
mendation that the House insist on At*
toruey General Daugherty disclosing the
names to the House.
MISS VANDERBILT TO
REMAIN IN AMERICA
Her Ffapce Says He Win Live Wherever
She Wonts to Live.
( . »By the Associated Press.)
Asheville, March It.—Miss Cornelia.
Vanderbilt, her fiance the Hon. John
Francis Amherst Cecil, first secretary of
the British einbasy at. Washington, and
Mrs. Edith K. Vanderbilt, mother of
‘ Miss Vanderbilt, left for Washington late
f yesterday. They came here last week for
a gathering at Biltmore. at which the
engagement of the British diplomat to
‘ the heiress to the Geo. W. Vanderbilt
• millions was announced.
That the couple will make their home
jn America and possibly at Biltmore. was
indicated u a satement to reporters made
by Mr. Cecil, who said he intended to
live wherever Miss Vanderbilt desires.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Sapiienfield. Jr.,
-of Shelby, are visiting at the home of Mr.
C. M. Sappenfield. on East Corbin street.