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T-ssss] The Omaha Sunday Dee ture- Man never IS, but always TO BK ' ■■■■■■ -- - ■' '■ ' - ~~ *— - — - ' ■ —bleat. v CITY EDITION j y0L. 53-.NO. 39 OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 9, 1924. * FIVE CENTS ^_~Poo>- J By Mt,| Tear): Dally and Sunday. IS Sunday. I! 8*. within the 4lh aone. Outside the 4th Zone (I Tear): Dally and Sunday. Ill: Sunday only. II. % Pay Bandit Eludes Hunt of Sleuths All-Day Search by Entire De partment Fails to Develop Arrest of a Single Suspect. Girl Now Tells of Gun Highwayman who Saturday morn ing held up Miss Anna Maack in the Orpheum theater and robbed her of more than $3,000, part of the weekly payroll, appears to have been swal lowed up by the earth so far ns police have been able to determine. The entire detective department is working on the ease. Miss Maack and everyone who was in the theater at the kime of the robbery have been closely questioned, without throwing additional light on the robbery. Now Recalls Weapon. Miss Maack had just returned from the bank-with the week's payroll In cash, when someone seized her by the throat from behind, grabbed two bags of money, and fled, dropping a pack age containing $2,OOP in bills. When questioned by Detective Ben Danbaum in the morning, she said nothing of a weapon. Saturday after noon. she told police that the man held a revolver against her cheek until he obtained the money. Police are working on clues fur nished by Miss Agnes Dwyer, elevator starter at the Woodmen of the World building, who saw a man answering a description of the holdup man, run ning south on Fifteenth street at Howard street. Another man was seen running west in the alley which adjoins the theater building on the south. Believed Old Timer. Police believe that the girl’s assail ant may have been an oldtime yegg man. who made his way to the rail road yards and left town on a freight train, scorning a "high powered motor car” ns an avenue of escape. They gdso believe that he may have concealed himself in the theater Fri day, and have remained all night, watting for Miss Maack to appear Saturday morrfing with the payroll. In tiny event, they declare, the man apparently had knowledge of the theater routine, and knew when and where the money was to be expected. Miss Maaack Saturday afternoon expressed doubt whether she would be able to identify the man, due to the fact that the lower part of his face was concealed by a handkerchief dur ing the holdup. i Serious Charges Against Thedford Banker Lincoln. March 8—P. K. Nelson, fu gltlve president of the failed Thedford hank, who has been arrested In New Mexico and will be brought back to face criminal charges In connection with the bank's affairs, Is held chiefly responsible by the state officials for the irregularities found there. Trade and Commerce Secretary Knudson has the Information that be for Nelson left Thedford, February 21, notes signed by several persons were turned over to the bank and at the same time Nelson was given rredit on the l>ooks to this amount. Me Is said to have drawn out most of the money before leaving. Collusion between Nelson and the l»ank management is suspected In the transactions. One of the notes was signed by M. K. Nelson, President Nelson's son. The younger Nelson and C. C. Shaw, who was acting cash ier of the hank, were arrested two weeks ago and are now under $2,500 ball, on complaints charging them with various felonies. One customer of the hank Is said to have given Nelson $0,000 In liberty bonds to be sold and the proceeds placed to the customer's credit, but It Is claimed tliat Nelson placed the money to his own credit. Charles Graff Opens fCampaign Quarters Dlncntn, March 5.—Headquarter* for the management of the campaign of Charlen Graff for the democratic nomination for governor are l»e|ng opened at room 145, Llndell hotel. Henry Gerde* and W. It. Kasthnm will he In charge at ‘he office, other pho-es of lno work will l>e handled by Dale I*. Stough, S20 Terminal build ing, l.inooln. Mr. Graff 4s exacted In l.inooln Monday to atari active campaigning. r~-;-—-\ Stairii I'(ml n ear h ails la l it; Thief Returns Shoes If ith !Xi< e Vote v.___/ "These don't fit, so I ain't got no esc for them,” read a note sign ed "Joe {'cirri, 1131 Dodge street," which accompanied the parcel posted package returning stolen shoes for Mailt K. Harris, Omaha Insurance man, Saturday, “The shoes were stolen from my home 4.111! Nicholas street, Thurs day,” said Harris, In re|M>rting In police. Holier are mnv convinced tlir prowler is more accommodating than truthful. Their conclusion is that Imtli name and address are fic titious. Detroit Girl Wellesley’s frettiest Ht Geziexneve Smith,' Ml** Genevieve Smith of Detroit, Mirh., has been selected as the prettiest senior student ill Wellesley t'olleffe, Wellesley, Mass., and will lead the Tree day exercises there. President N. Y. Central Railroad Is Killed A. II. SMITH. New York,March S.—Alfred H. Smith, president of the New York Central railway, was killed late today when he was thrown from a horse In Central park. The accident occurred shortly after 3 o’clock and Mr. Smith was taken to the Fifth avenue hospital where he died of a fractured skull, Jle was (’2 years old. W. J. Bryan Expected in Lincoln on Birthday Lincoln, March 6.—W. J. Hryan may speak here at the city auditorium on his f»4th birthday, March 13, ac cording to an announcement made Saturday morning hy his brother, Gov. Charles W. Hryan. lie Will dis cuss political Issues touching hoth on state and national affairs. The meeting will take place In the eve nlng It la thought. Governor Bryan said that as yet no plans had been made for a Hryan birthday banquet such as used to be held on March 19, but his brother will meet old friends rtn the occasion of his visit. WHERE TO FIND The Hie Feature* of THE SEN DA Y REE I -* IV\HT ONE. I'ugfl X—Fdltorlxl. I'iiK ** II—Heal J.if life New*. P\RT TWO. I'affri I, ’! mid X—Ff|inr(i, 1'ugn :>—Automobile hr cl Inn. I’age 6—MurkHi. 1‘iiici 7, m Ntid II—riaaiilfird Vdvir* t 111 IlK I'nicn Io— Kiiilin New* mikI Hook Itt VlflVl. PART THREE. 1‘tlfh 1 In 4—Surlily. 1'iite .V—Mioiiidua With Folly. I*»»u“ <*—WcAtloo. If Out of Prrvlden tinl Karr, Mill Progr#**lv e Factor, Nn>« Mark Milllvuo: lengur of N*» tlon* Mint I'larr Mankind Above NilllonUlUnt, Arynri If. <4. Well*; “Mnk I hit Monovami Work ” by F. Si iilt Fit/ifoihIiI i "U In n li a Ilnur Store?" In O, O. .Vfi'lllt.V re; **|hr iucnHo Trouble*/' Iir Abe Martin. PART KOI R. I’mkI, ? and X—Movie*. Theater* ntul Mimic. Pace 4—llu|>iulaud for the Kiddle*. P \RT FIVE. Four Farr* of Hunt Popular i ornlr*. AMOORVW HE HEPTIOV. Four I’**** of (iraphic New* lllu*« tmtW*n*. Coolidge Appeals to Confess for "23 Tax Reduction Refusog to Provide for the Cut in a Separate Bill. Washington, March 8.—The ad ministration today appealed to con gress over the heads of its leaders to order a reduction of 11)23, Income taxes. Jt was a bold stroke, almost with out precedent In congressional his tory, and It wus decided upon only ufter Chairman Green of the house ways and means committee had de clined to comply with the request of President Coolldge for a move toward Immediate fax reduction regardless of the state of the general revenue bill. Green’s refusal to do the adminis tration’s bidding was lmsed on a be lief of himself and democratic and Insurgent republican members of the house that separate tax reduction legislation would pave the way for the president to veto the main tax bill on the ground that it did not carry the Income rates recommended by Secretary of the Treasury Mellon. Veto of the tax bill would mean the loss of many features, such as In creased inheritance and gift taxes which were written Into the legisln Gop through the democrats anil the Insurgents and with the help of Green. Green Rebuked. Green’s attitude was communicat ed to the White House and the 'treasury department and a few hours later the new tax bill had been for mally Introduced In the house. It came from Representative Stephen <i. Porter, republican, of Pennsylvania, who sponsored the legisln11tm at the request of Secretary Mellon. Porter Is not a member of the ways and means committee and his selection to bring forward the ml ministration’s tax program tonsil luted a direct rebuke to Green. The Polder resolution, which pro vides for a 25 per cent reduction In all PJ2II Income tuxes, due March 15. 1524, was referred to the ways and means committee, where It Will be called up Monday. Deadlock Probable. A deadlock may develop In the com mit t**o to make It difficult to get the i'‘solution reported. While the house was getting Into a freri'/y over the reopening of the tax fight, the senate fin.line commit tee continued today with the? rewrit ing of tin* Mann t.ix bill. An increase In inheritance tap* was proposed as a means of raising more revenue, but no d« < Won was icached. The committee plan* to restore to the bill most of the Mellon rates, but the republican member* realize they cannot get the senate to agree and will center their efforts on the Portei resolution to reduce Income taxes Im mediately. Senator Heed Smoot, chairman of the nuance committee, has agreed to try to force the Porter resolution through tin* senate Jurn ns soon *a It comes from the house. f»rrek (liiliini't Koi|>im. I.ondon, March S, The flrenk enh inct has resigned, owing t«» th•• In I sistence of the republican mltlt.it n group for Immediate prn< lamstion of a republic, said * News ngern \ dis patch from AtiiQim this afternoon. i Air Mail Pilot Found Burned to Death Cleveland, O., March 8.—Tl, H. Pearson, pilot of the mail air plane that left BeUefonte, Pa., for (lc\e lnml late yesterday, was found burned to death In the wrecknge of Ills plane two miles east of Cur wensvllle, Pa., late today, accord ing to telephone communication with BeUefonte. The plhne was a mass of charred wreckage. Final Rush of Candidates as Filings Close Three Democrats and Three Republicans for Senator— Houston Is Unopposed—• Laton Against Sears. » By R. II. PETERS. Staff Correspondent The Omnlin Bff. Lincoln, March S.—Filings for the state primaries closed tonight, and rumors of prospective candidates have given way to predictions of their sue cfss r»r failure; Lively interest, which had been aroused by the filing of Charles Draff as an opponent of Bryan, was again stimulated today as democrats tum bled over rule another to become candidates for United States senate. A week ago Trenmor Cone of Valley was the only candidate in the field; tonight there are three more. J. J. Thomas of Seward, Kenneth Mc Donald of Bridgeport, ami D. C. Pat terson of Omaha. lint Republican Contest. Another feature Of the day was the filing of Rob Drucsedow, Omaha, as an opponent of Charles McCloud, York, for republican national com mitteeman. McCloud filed one of the (largest petitions ever submitted to a Nebraska secretary of state and I* had been anticipated that he would be unopposed. In the republican party the nomlna tlon for senator and governor will be hotly contested, nnd It Is a. bold prophet who will attempt to foretell the result. Senator Norris. Charles Sloan, and Fred Johnson, lieutenant governor are the three s»eklng the republican nomination for the senate. All are veterans of political rampalgn and all have their supporters. Sloan and Norris are old enemies. Norris having taken the nomination from the Geneva candidate in a three cornered race In mis. Republicans with gubernatorial im bltiona are A. N. Mathera. speaker In the last housep C. If. Gustafson, for mer head of the United States Grain Growers: Adam McMullen, who was a can lldate In 1922: W, F. Stoecker, Omaha, and O. IV. Sterling, Omaha. Mathers Is the only candidate from the wi “tern part of the state, being a I banker and furmer of Gering. Katun Against Sear*. \V. (5. Senrs, Omaha, until tonight unopposed for the republican nomina tion ns congressman from tha Second district, now has an opponent, llenry M. Eaton. Omaha, in the Third dir trlct E. Houston, Tekarn.ih, Is un opposed, luit Congressman M. O. Me Igiughlin has a light for the nomina tion on his hands, with Lloyd Carter against hint. The nomination In the First district is between W. A. Se|. leek and R. II. Thorpe, both of Lin coin, while Oswln Kelfer, Bostwick: Ruby Hall, Curtis, ami W. E. An drews, Hastings, are seeking the nom ination In tha Fifth. Congressman Bob Simmons gains the nomination in the Sixth district by default. Since the entry of three additional candidates for the democratic nomina tion ns senator It Is a tossup, with J. J. Thomas ns a slight faoi ite, since he has the hacking of some of the most Influential leaders of the democratic party, among them Arthur Mulln, Omaha, who becomes democratic na tion!! committeeman by default. Trouble for lir.Min. Charles Graff may he counted upon to give Charles W. Bryan lots of t juble before the Issue la finally de elded April X. Gruff Is a protest can didate, whose supporters are anxious to rid the democratic! party of Bryan A possible result of Graff * candidacy Is that voles that would go to Norris front democrat* voting In the repub llcan primaries may now be switched to Bryan. All three democratic congressmen, who, sre modulate* for re-election, get the nomination by default. They are Edgar Howard, John Morehrad. and A. f. Hlialletiherger. Priitrnwlve lor tiovernor. The progressive party has no ran illfhita for the senate. hut will contest Hie governorship in th» fall with IM ward Hughmue, Indiunnhi. who pi< l lie iionilnation hy ilefault. The progressives will also contest for sent* In congrepa in the Third. Fourth I'lftlp and Sixth districts wah M. I’ Hall, N’ellgh; J. < >. Schmidt,* Walton, ,1. M. I’.iol, Harvard, and ,le«-. Cinndy, Broken How. Ttm four men are unopposed IS. l.uella Hart on, Lincoln, Is a candidate for rongres* In tha fust district on tha prohibition ticket Other prohlhltlort candidates are .1 I . Webster, t’nlverslty J’liue, who 1* running for lieutenant governor, and D. It Hilbert, Lincoln, who Is In the secretary of stateshlp rare All thrtc will survive nt least until the fall fleet Ion a sines t he v have no oppo ■lent* In their own party { nplain I* i-lirr llt*ri\ r*npt. AII»mi l*M*ht‘r «»f J'lmdroO N>h , vIn11•'«! K* t|i‘i »| .1 udno Wood rough nt th«* federal building Satin day morning. Missouri on Rampage as Gorge Jams Blooded Cattle Are Reported Drowned as Flood Water* Cover Lowlands Around Blencoe. Ice Piled 50 Feet High Blencoe, la., March 8.—Ice gorge which began forming in the Missouri river here at 10 Saturday morning rose to a height of 50 feet and backed up water until the river behind it was a mile wide, overflowing thous ands of acres of valuable farm land. Cattle and other livestock grazing on the lowlands adjacent to the river, were drowned by the rising wafer. No lives were lost, so far as could be as certained. The gorge was broken and the wa ter began to recede at 3 in the aft ernoon. Many farmers in the vicinity of Blencoe make a specialty of breeding blooded cattle end the financial loss is understood to ^ave been severe. Committee for German Relief Named in Omaha Frank B. Johnson, Chairman, ami Carl Gray, Vice Chair man; Quirk Aid Is Needed. Campaign committee to carry on the drive launched here to raise funds for starving children of Ger many was announced yesterday by Frank B. .Johnson of the Omaha Printing company, who Is chairman. Carl Gray, president of the I'nion Pacific, railroad. Is vice chairman. F 11 owing is the committee: tv. tV. Head, Ford K. ITovey, C. T. Ivountae, James C. Dnhlman, F W. Judson, T. C. Byrne. Frank Keogh, Randall K. Jtrown, N. B. Cpdike, A. J. Kggerss, O. II. Rsrmettler. M C. Peters, George Brandeis, Henry Door ly, Joseph Polcnr.Tlallnrd Dunn, F. A. Brogan. Henry Monsky, Dr. Frank Smith. Carl R. Gray. H. Buckingham. \V. A. Fraser. F. B. Johnson, K. F. Waterbury and Harry A. Wolf. The campaign Is being held here !n conjunction with national drive which ts headed by Gen. Henry F. Allen, j retired, who hnd charge of the Cnlted States army in the occupied aiea of I Germany. Quick Aid Needed. According to chairman Johnson, children aro dying in the streets and home* of Germany because of lack of food. "Thousands of children will die and many thousands of them will suffer a llfe^worsn than death unless quick aid Is given them," said Mr. Johnson. "The hospitals and public Institu tions are now filled with under n«ur ished children. We cannot do any thing else but hear their cries and plena for aid, even though just a short time ago their fathers and brother* opposed our soldier boy* on the tiattlefields In France. These children had nothing to do with bring Ing on the war. They are Its victims.V Carl Gray Is one of the most enthu siastic workers In the campaign. "Forget tlie Past." "I atn Interested because America never waged a war against children." sahl Mr. dray. "We cannot turn a deaf ear to the cry of suffering hu manity. We must forget the past and help. Hy aiding those children \v« will show to the world our gen ulneness for worldwide good will." Mr. dray said that during wrar lime the government fed war prison ers and now that children of a former enemy country are d/ing for food, the people of America should coma to their aid and save them from death. Solicitation hy the executive com mittee will he limited to n selective list of business men. Donation* may la* made by mailing checks to Fred W Thomas. First National hank, who Is treasurer of the campaign. (.urlmiil of Stove Wood Shipped to Wymore Afhii VVynu.m. Neb.. March S.—A carload i f stove Wood mill furnace chunk* WHS shipped In freight from Kndlrott to Wvmore. .To mile*, today. The woodj "a* rut from n Blue river farm neari Kndlrott In longing to Patrick Hvan; • d Wynne.- and will he stored In a large Imsement under the Kyan home here. It will run Ihf family about a >our. Kyan has shipped In a earload * sell spring for the last 10 \ear* the nten on the farm cutting the wood during the slack season and sttwlng It Up with a power saw, W ife Kill* lliishantf; She Didn't Trust Him New York. March M Samuel Oluck ‘Dun. a tailor. \v»* harked to#hmth today with «n ax hy hi* wife, Kdlth «* he wn« t»*l*ep. I luved him «nd T couldn't heat to hive him mound with othm Wniiii tt ■' tlm pollen ((tinted her ft* *a> | itu; They w**!* *. h«»o| playmate* in) lv!j? .1 and \wi »* married when thr\ met «K»ln In New York five year* n to. Vanderbilt Heiress to Wed Htir (hrn^li^Vktide,rbiit Mis* Cornelia Yandeihilt, daughter of (ienrae \Y. Vanderbilt of New York, from whom she Inherited (5,000,000, will anon marry John F. Cecil, secre tary of the ISHtish legation in Washington, according to reports from the capital. The Day in Washington - The ho use adjourned without reaching a final rule on the Mc Kenzie Mil. which would authorize acceptance of Henry Ford's offer for Muscle Shoals. An Independent mote was started In the house by ltepreaentative l’ortcr, republican. Pennsylvania, to retime the Income laves payable this year. The railroad shopmeii'a strike of July I, I9?t, cost the live* of 19 persons by violence and assault hy strikers. Attorney tieneral Daugh erty declared in a re|s»rt to con gress. \ full cash pay m .' option pro vision proposed lor Ihe soldiers’ bonus bill was rejected hy the house ways and means committee, which decided to Ihnit payments to paidup life Insurance. The De|sarlment of Justice de rliued. In response to a house reso lution, to disclose the names of the two represents!ites referred to in the Chicago grand Jury concern ing misuse of Influence. Witnesses subpoenaed hy the sen ate Daugherty investigating corn ice, it w as announced, will be asked about activities of American oil In terest* in promoting the present revolution In Mexico. Leonard Wood, Jr., was *nh|MH-nard hy the senate Daugh erty invesligalliig committee for questioning ronrerning a report of a deal intolving a cabinet appoint ment at tlic I9?<1 republican national convention. Senator Curtis of Kansas, appear ing voluntarily before the senate oil committee, denied some of the statement* previously made by Ira F. It-mu'll of ||ie Washington Post, and the committee also heard additional employes of K. It. Mr l.ean and F. S. Him hotter of the De partment of Justice. Motor Tourist Traffic Heavy Through State Columbus, Neb, March S —Im proved road conditions on ths Lincoln highway following the flood at North Itend. which caused nmnv tourists to remain in Omaha and hYrmont, re suited In sn unusually heavy west hound tourist trattlc nluna the Lincoln highway yesterday and today, Ks«t bound tourists from the west coast are increasing In numtrsr as the close of the Winter outing season In Call fornla approaches. ------v \rlnuskn I’itmrrr. 7(1, bn Rontr to Denmark, l ulls Into \, ) Riwr v-, aped* I IMhimit h In Hi* Oinah* Hr* | Nellgh, Nt»h., .Manh A Kn route to Copenhagen, Honmutk, Hans Ja ct>)>tion, To. pioneer resident »>f .Ante lope county, wii a pataenger Wedne* day nl«ht on a New Yurk Central train The train baited at the rivet bridge ut Fort Plain. N Y Mr. Jacohann at»*pped off of a ent and onto the he of tlid river. The li e wn» thin and he broke through, being pre« tpitnted into the lev water. Mr. .Jacobson waa rescued by |mltc« and tenuiM'itated. • lie I* reported nr recn\erlng r.ipldiy from the ahock The arjod nwn’i wife died about tun veal a ago and he had decided to re turn to hi* native kind He had on hi* perentt 11,100 when Tie fell Into the eivae Posse Hunts for Arizona Train Wrecker By \wu-intrH Press. Phoenix. Any . March S —A posse of Indian trailer* and deputy sheriffs, heaiied bv Sheriff W. P. Mahoney of llohave county today began an or ganised hunt for vandAJa who last night derailed Santa Ke passenger train No 47. northbound, in the des ert. 7! miles nurth of here, causing the death of one trainman and seri ous injury of another. Railroad official* reported earlier in the day that an investigation had re vealed that spikes were pulled from the railroad right-of-way. The loco motive, baggage ear and a smoker! hurtled ov*r a small embankment ! when loosened rails gave way. Ih'Pfty sin ■ ,ffs w> e at the s ene' of the wreck today conducting a - county Inquiry to determine the cir-1 cum stances of the wreck. The Injured trainmen—James Tar-1 ney, englnesr. and Charles Taylor, | fireman, w ere removed to a hospital In Phoenix early today. Tarney died later. No passengers were hurt in thel wreck. The wrecking of the train was re ported to local authorities shortly be fore 3 o'clock this morning by Sheriff; "' H. Mahoney of Mohav* county.] who was a passenger on the train. Women Sign Petitions for Mrs. E. B. Penney IJncoln, March X.—Petition* con taming approximately 6.poo names were filed with the secretary of state asking for the nomination of Mrs, K. n. Penney of Fullerton as candi date for republican national commit tee wo man. The total number of counties represented was xi. The Interest of the women in Mis < Penney a candidacy wat shown in the! fiict that Xf» of the petitions present | ed were.signed solely by women, and i many others were »ircuiated by women, although containing the names of both sexes. Senator Greene Able to Leave His Bed Washington. March X —Senator Greene of Vermont, who was shot In the head several weeks ago during an encounter between a prohibition enforcement party and suspected boot lcggers. was able today to leave bis bed for the first time, paralvs's (b veloped in bis left side. It la snbl, had! steadily subs ded. Chadron Liquor Fines Pay Cost of Jury 4’hadron. N>h , Man h V—l iquor Him a i^lWtinl in the recent ifsnion of district court h«y*e almost equaled the cost of the Jury, figures brought out by l. J* K l icjcer. clerk of the court teveuled. Jury expense* tot sirs! I? .1SK< while liquor fines came to 11.700, or $4$j less, he dcclaivd. The Weather 1 V--/ Krtf 14 »!»'«•* <*n.lmr : e m . M**>h > High*'*1 *« m»sn t•; noi ” r»On *10* * Jam**!* 1 • iV' lull* >n '• lo « and hwn lt^iUh* 1 ' »l ' l. »m .* J.tn «t\ j 1 *4. r\ 11. tloiirls IVmitrraluri's ft •" « « ft m .. 4 T ft *lFft . . . ... 4 ft ft * 4 * * **. 3* I «* ft m ...... . * ? II • .. If I 11 »<**'« s* ^ v 111 I ? I ”> ' 4 |i in.5» j 4 I' l . , * *• l' m..54 « IV in .r t i> in.n Rescuers 4 Unable to Reach Men Three Explosions at Castle Gate Coal Mine Bury Vic tims in Bowels of ihc Earth. Relatives Panic Stricken f'astle (late, Utah, March 8.—Hope was pradically abandoned tonight for the 175 mal miners entombed today n mine No. 2 of the Utah Fuel com pany. following a series of explosions that occurred lea* than two hour* after the men, all member* of the day shift, had gone underground at 7JO this morning. .1^ V. Carnley, chief clerk of the company, said tonight that char.ee* of rescuing any of the victims alive v.-ore “almost impossible.” Rescue w orkers, he paid, had suc ceeded in penetrating through the blocked mine portal to a distance of . about a quarter of a mile into -Phe manway. Working in relays of two and three and wearing gas masks, the rescue workers had been unable at att early hour tonight to reach the main tunnel. Huge masses of debris in the manway, and a choking ar cumulatinn of gas and "black damp ‘ hampered progress. Shortly after 5 the crowd gathered -it the mouth of the mouth became panic stricken when a report cir (ulated that fire had broken out in the underground passage ways. Members of the rescue crews, how e\er. failed to confirm this report, declaring that they had found no -•tins'of fire as yet, but were en countering clouds of heavy smoke belching out of the manway. Despite their equipment of gas masks and a*rr*n apparatus the re^ijeni were finding it more diff» cult hourly to penetrate to the main tunnel of the mine. It was believed that the first ex plosion, a terrific blast, occurred neatly two mites from the mine en trance. At least two or three other deep rumblings were heard. Whether fire is raging in the work ings could not he determined by the rescue workers who first entered the manway. The mine, a coo riling to Camley, un derwent the usual daily Inspection by a crew of three men early this morn imr ami was then reported safe. First Blast at 9. The f rst explosion came shortly af ter a this morning Word of the d.fl uster spread rapidly through the small mining community and within half an hour frenzied, hysterical women crowded about the mouth of the mire. At 1:40 rescue workers reported all air shafts In the mine were broken. It was nearly two hours later before any of the rescuers were ab!e to get beyond the mouth of the mine. The breaking of the fan shafts spread ulo**ni among members of the rscue teams, and hope of the rescue al.ve of any of the inon rapidly waned. A* soon as word of the explosion reached the company * oflfces. which are located nearly two miles from the of the accident, htirrv calls w.-resent to Salt l.»ke Helpers and the sur rounding mining camps of Carbon county, one of the greatest coal pro. duclnr district* in the west, and all available doctors and nurses were rushed to the scene. Th.- mine .« a SO called tunnel or slop,, operation. Mine experts expressed the opinion tonight that the Castle (late disaster i« i ne of the worst in the hi*;or< of >awl mining in t'tah. Relative* Frantic. Heart reniling menu were enacted throughout the afternoon and early •vcnir.g as reiati\ es and friends of the Imprisoned men remained Just outside the cordon drawn by mine • diciala around the mouth of the death mine Father* mothers and sweethearts, agony revealed In their a stoical face*, moaned, walking hack* and firth trying to console each other with the almost vain pros reef that any of their loved onea might be brought out alive. t a«t!e (tale tonight, as darkness errpt d.-wn from the mountain* to which it Is a veritable gateway, waa a « cne of sorrow and moarnlng Standing by, helpless to even at tempt the rescue of their fathers ha*, ■in.Is and brother*, the women folk of tbe thriving mining town of some 1 MM pet son*, faced the stern reality that the r breadwinner* were prob able dead with some brave attempt at resignation. Mine company officials tonight de fined to give out a list of the men n tnv entered the workings this morn ing They said their number wa* piotvaMv ITS, although report* varied the number of probable victim* front 1?:' to JS* Company ofru ala a*!4 they were carefully checking over the list to determine definitely the evact number of workers who checked into th* doomed mine this morning. Ohio lithe* Omit* Oil. Findlay. O March S The t>h .> t>ii company today announced a IS vrnt advanc* In the price of seven grades of Central West crude ...is New price* aie l ima *?r*; ln.l v a, t: "S. Illinois $-01 p mce-on i;*;; Flv mouth IMS. Waterloo. |1 SS. W'ou*t*r, It.ll.