Evening Star Newspaper, April 3, 1931, Page 11

SAUNDERS PLANS NEW TYPE STORE Chain Magnate Says He Will Spread Idea Throughout the Country. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, April 3.—A new type of department store is proposed by Clarence Saunders, Tennessee capitalist. His_permit to sell stock in the Clar- ence Saunders Stores, Ltd., revoked re- cently in California, Saunders an- nounced he would return to Memphis within two weeks to obtain private, backing. The chain magnate, whose ad- ventures have filled pages in the history of his calling, asserted he would spread his new type stores, which include drugs, bakery goods and sundry staples, throughout the Nation. He said he would retain the general features of the cafeteria grocery plan. His announcement of the sale of the 82 units of Clarence Saunders Stores, Ltd., in California to the Continental Chain Stores, Inc., operating in the Los Angeles district, could be taken as withdrawal from California, Saunders said He intimated, however, he would con- tinue litigation against R. L. Haight, State corporation commissioner, when he involved in an injunction procerd- ing seeking to prohibit Haight from in- vestigating stock sales. Haight re- voked his permit on grounds Saunders was using the money to start another chain in Tennessee. The injunction was denied by Federal Judge A. F. St. Sure, MINERS AND OWNERS AGREE UPON WAGES Last Year's Rate Kept, but Accord Will Send 5,000 to 7,000 Back to Work. By the Associated Press. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., April 3.—A new wage and working agreement was reached here tonight betwecn District 11, United Mine Workers of America, and the Indiana Coal Operators’ Ass ciation. The agresment, subject to ap- proval of a district miners’ convention, calls for the same wages under which the miners worked last year, with a few changes in working conditions. Signing of the agreement will send back to work between 5,000 and 7,000 shaft coal miners who have been idle since failure of scale commitees of the two organizations to reach an agree- ment before the old contract expired at midnight Tuesday. ‘The mine wage scale is $6.10 per day, 67 cents per ton for loading in machine mines and 91 cénts for loading in pit mines. The committee members, 15 miners and 8 operators, were called together late today after John L. Lewis, interna- tional president of the miners' organi- zation, had met with the mine group earlier in the day. He came here from Springfield, Ill. INQUIRY INTO COLLISION OF SHIPS NEARLY ENDED 80 Steerage Victims to Be Buried at Malaya—Florida Sinking at Berth. MALAGA, Spain, April )— Malaga authorities today hld neanly completed their ‘Investigation of the collision of the French liner Florida and the British aircraft carrier Glori- ous in a dense fog east of Gibraltar ‘Wednesday. ‘They were expected shortly to au- thorize burial here of the 30 or more victims whose bodies have been taken from the crished steerage compart- ments of the Florida, towed to stern first after the accident. ‘The surviving passengers, most of whom were emigrants from the Ar- gentine for Genoa, will proceed to Barcelona and Marseilles on French liner Laferriere. Indentification of the dead has been very difficult because of the mangled condition of some of the bodies, The Florida is listing badly in her dock here and unloading has been au&h;d in the fear she may sink in her Tt HOOVER RENOMINATION PREDICTED BY BROWN Postmaster General Discounts Mann's Prophecy of Southern Revolt at 1932 Convention. By the Associated Press. ROCK HILL, 8. C, April 3.—Pos master General Walter F. Brown pre- ’ dicted here yesterday that President Hoover would be renominated in 1932 by acclamation, and that Southern delegates to the Republican national convention would suppor: him as en- thusiastically as those from any other section The Postmaster General, recognized as close to the President in party affairs, said “we are not alarmed” at the state- Horace Mann, Tennessee der, who recently as- ead 232 Southern Re- n delegates in a revolt against C. Hambright, chair- the Sov h Carolina Republican tee. CANADA PROBES RUM Powerful Ring Believed Evading Tax Payments. 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