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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.
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Stairii I'(ml n ear h ails
la l it; Thief Returns
Shoes If ith !Xi< e Vote
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"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.
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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.
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\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
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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.