Evening star. [volume], May 01, 1924, Page 11, Image 11

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POISON GAS DELAYS I
MINE RESCUE WORK:
!<’ . .
Forced to Abandon Op
-5 orations Last Night Until
Air Is Cleared.
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11 tls» Associated Pro.--,
• M WHEELING, w. V»„ May I.—Pol
in the Benwood mill mine of
ihe
Wheeling steel Corporation.- in
. 110 men were trapped by an
| Explosion Monday, has -retarded the
iwork of rescuers who today continued
jhteir efforts to locate fifty-nine missing
‘ twiners. Fifty-one bodies have been
..recovered and forty-six brought to the
' Surface byway of an airshaft.
... -'ll last night th<' rescuers were
jsft'rced to abandon digging operations
!,'|n entry No. S, beyond which it was
most of the men unaccounted
i for would he found. The rescue
- trews centered tin ir attention on the I
deadly gases, changing the air cur-]
tents in the mine in an effort to drive
the death-dealing fumes from the
entry. They entertained no hope- for j
the missing men.
Among the rescue workers relieved I
from out.v this morning was R. M.
H >
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■ PRESIDENT IS INVITED
| TO APPLE BLOSSOM FETE
! Urged to Attend Festival Saturday
( at Winchester by Shenandoah
)
Valley leaders.
President Coolidge today formally
was invited to participate in the
first annual Shenandoah valley ap
ple blossom festival next Saturday at
Winchester, Va.
The delegation that extended this
invitation was headed by William \V.
Glass. mayor of Winchester, and the
introductions were made by Senator
Carter Glass.
Mayor Glass, in describing the com
ing event, told the President that the
ceremonies would be especially in
teresting and enjoyable, and that
there was no doubt about his enjoy
ing fully the motor trip. from.Aere to
that Virginia city. . c'
Others in the delegation wterd Rtjp-
Lambie. chief of the West -Virginia
department of mines. Chief Gamble,
a practical miner ami a safety exhort,
went in'o the wrecked mine Monday
night, assisting United States bureau
| of mines men in directing the rescue
| forces. Without a let-up he remained
- at the task, coming to the surface at
| intervals to obtain food. He was ex
j hausted this morning, but refused to
I leave the mine until four of his depu
ties arrived and took over his work.
THE EVENING ‘ STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 0., THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1924.
[ reaentative T. W. llatrieon. Burr P.
\ Harrison, State Senator Harry F.
| Byrd, Maj. Robert T. Barton, Dr. Rob
ert Glass, tV. E. Cooper, Andrew Bell,
D. If. Fuller, 11 M. Sartellc, Spottis-
Woode White. W. Nelson Page, Robert
ti. Gray, Merlon Kremer, Col. Bryan
Conrad. Col. Brantz Koszelle. J, A.
Towns. Thurman Pierce, E. S. Wheeler
and W. A, Hyan. i
The President was made an honor- 1
ary member today of the District
branch of the Ist Division. A. E. F. |
This ceremony 1 tves performed by a
delegation representing the local f
branch of the' Ist Division, beaded by [
Col. .James-A. president of the
local, brapeh. Others In the d<-lega- 1
tion were Brig. H. Parker. I
Capt. C, S. ’foulter,' A. F. G. Lucas, ■
C B. Ryan, and Sergt'.'Tsivid Friesel.
Immediately after the -ceremony the
delegation .called upon- Secretary of
War Weeks and Gen Pershing, com-I
mauder pf the Artny;- where similar ,
presentations wep*'-rn&fl,»., President i
Coolidg* is tcP thakc an. Address at the I
dedication ceremonies ofi, the Ist X>i
visioi) memorial monument on Octo- *
her I. ■ "•»> -
It was announced at the White (
House today that President Ooolidge j
has tentatively accepted an invitation J
to attend the Confederal* Memorial ■
day exercises at Arlington National
cemetery May 25.
a
The use of motor vehicles is con
stantly growing in Algeria.
Double-sojed stockings ivc prefer
red by the women in China.
RETIRED U. S. EMPLOYES
SEEK BIGGER ANNUITIES
Representative Lehlbach Addresses
Meeting on His Bill tor
Readjustment.
| Possibilities of raising the minimum
as well as the maximum of annuities
] for retired government workers were
'discussed at a meeting held at the
: Interior Department auditorium last
i night under auspices of the Associa
tion of Retired Federal Employes
f Representative Ijehlbach of New
Jersey intimated that he might place
an amendment In his pending bill
■ which would provide for a minimum j
| annuity of SIBO instead of the present !
I minimum of SS6.
Mr. Lehlbach said he is doing all he j
| can for the annuitants, and explained i
i his bill, which would raise the maxi- |
i mum to $1,200, instead of the present i
| $720 per year.
John S. Beach, head of the retire- I
ment division of the pension office,
advised employes to make their de
mands for increases as reasonable as
possible. Theodore K. Swayze, former
chief clerk of the Treasury Depart
ment, also spoke. Capt. Jacob W.
Starr presided.
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> need and to not overlook any one of the Three Prime -
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< Regular Price, 5c Pkg. 3 Bottles, 25c |
| 6 P *tTL 26c 4 Bottles 26c I
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