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C1TY EDITION J yOL 54_N0.36. ~ OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 15, 1925. • XX FIVE CENTS l~*'
President
Completes
New Cabinet
Three Nominations Now Be
fore Senate; Opposition
Centers on Charles B.
’ Warren.
Jardine Gets Farm Post
By C.KOKGK It. HOI.MKS,
^^00* lnterimtlonal News See. lee stuff
t'orreH|MMulent.
Washington, Fell. 14.—President
Coolidge today completed tile cabinet
with which he will start the new ad
ministration on March 4,
Jle ended weeks of uncertainty and
political wire pulling by selecting
William M. Jardine, head of Kansas
State Agricultural college, to be sec
retary of agriculture, and accom
panled this nomlnatlbn to the senate
with that of Frank B. Kellogg to be
secretary of state.
There are now three appoinlments
before senate for confirmation—Kel
logg. Jarinde, and Charles B. Warren,
appointed attorney general a month
ago. None of these appointments are
popular with the senate, for. in each
Instance, the president moved counter
to the wishes of state delegations in
congress.
Two Confirmations Sure.
Kellogg and Jardine will be con
firmed witli little or no opposition.
There has been talk of holding up the
Kellogg appointment until he “ex
plained'' the Paris agreement to the
foreign relations committee, but this
'talk has now died away.
The Warren appointment, however,
will not be confirmed by the prese.ii;
senate, and there is grave doubt
whether he can be confirmed In the
new senate which will be called Into
special session for a few hours on
March 4.
Warren himself came to the capital
today and his arrival was accom
panied hy rumors that he would ask
the president to Withdraw his name.
ise^Wpse rumors could pot he confirmed,
and on President Coolidge* behalf,
it was staled there would he “no
backing down."
■May Ask Withdrawal.
Tt was pointed out, however. If
Warren himself insists on withdraw
ing the president could hardly refuse
Ids request.
The opposition to Warren has not
diminished in the face of the White
House demand that he he confirmed.
It has rather tended to increase, un
til it now emhruees virtually the en
tire democratic membership and the
so-called “progressive wing" of the
republican side. Warren's long con
nection with sugar interests which
have run afoul of the law on divers
occasions make him. in the eyes of
the so-called progressives, "unavail
able" as an attorney general,
begin his new administration with
men of hi* own choosing was evidenc
ed in still another quarter today.
Alaska Governor Named.
He appointed as governor of
A'lska, George Alexander Parks, a
resident of the territory, In succes
sion to Scott Bone, the present gov
ernor, who was appointed by the
later President Harding.
This appointment erected consider
able surprise as there had i>een no
intimation that there was to be a
change in governors. Bone's term ex
pires on June IS, next, and it had
been understood in Washington that
hi- ri“slred a reappointment.
Parks is a veteran of the Alaska
service. He has lived In the territory
for IS years. The appointment. In
eldentallv, elves the Alaskans for the
first lime In history, a resident gov
something they have long been
demanding.
BANK OF ENGLAND
EEING REBUILT
London, Feb. 14.—The great task
of lehulhling (he Bank of Hngland
i« tinder way. The architect of the
n«»w edifice 1* Herbert Baker, one of
Whose earliest work* was the build
ing of Oronte Schuur for Cecil
JC' -des outside Cape Town.
A considerable amount of discussion
h r taken place as to bow much, If
any, of the old building should he In
enrporated In the new. The Bank of
England la generally regarded a* th»
greatest achievement of Sir John
Soane, and lover* of London* old
b tiding* were naturally anxious to
retain as much of his work as po*
slide. The director* of the hank only
wanted more room for their staff,
which ha* vastly Increased since
Soane * day.
‘MA’ TURNS DOWN
INAUGURATION BID
Rx Assnrlsled Free*.
Austin, Tex,, Feb. 14.—Governor
Miriam M. Ferguson, has declined an
Invitation to attend the presidential
Inauguration In Washington next
-$>nnlh, she ennnunced today. Of
f "final duties In Texas will prevent her
from making the Journey to the n«
tlonal capital, she said.
Governor'« Son to Jail
Columbua, O.. Feb. 14.—Hal Dona
hey. ll-yaar-old aon of Governor Vtc
Dona hey. today waa aentancad to
three days In Jail for violation of the
automobile traffic bar
Millionaires Son Shot bv Woman
DETECTIVE VV J.OSHEfrj MME.KQRA &AI/AJKWITCB
Christopher Hupfel. 31, son of the multimillionaire New York brewer
and real estate operator. Adolph Hupfel. was shot twice in the face. It Is
'alleged, by Kora Hpala jkovitch, 40. daughter «»f the former Serbian am
bassador to Berlin. She w.i« immediately placed under arrest. The names
of Hupfel and Mine. Spala ikovitch were first linked in 1!*18, when she ac
cused Hupfel and two doctors of trying to send her to an Insane asylum
because she refused to marry him. In January, 103.1, she entered suit for
$750,000 against bin), charging malicious mischief.
Balkan Women
Refuse to W ork
Few Who Will ‘’Accept Posi
tions" Demand Huge Wages,
Good Treatment.
Sofia, Feh. 14.—The Balkans, too,
have a servant problem.
There are still families In south
eastern Kurope rich enough to em
ploy ser\ants, hut It Is almost Im
possible -to find servants, and
when found the mistresses are un
able to keep them pleased.
The old situation, whett willing
servant girls begged haughty mis
tresses to give them employment,
and the mistresses in turn treated
the girls as slaves, has been re
versed/ Now, when the mistresses
are lucky enough to find applicants
for "positions" they practice all their
wiles to Induce the girls to join their
households, usually unsuccessfully.
In Bulgaria, at least, servant girls
are scarce. The few still willing to
perform menial work are insisting
upon treatment'and wages w hich the
pre-war ^servants would not have
dared to suggest.
"Your day Is gone, mam." one girl
told a prospective mistress. "You
high-toned folk have abused and
trampled tmon us long enough."
"Oh yonr way, you bourgeois
mam,” declared another. "I wouldn't
come to work for you If you were
the king's daughter."
Their Insolent sttltude Is attribut
ed to the bolshevlst experiment In
Ttussla. hv which the working girl
believes she has gained the ascend
ancy over the hourgeciis class.
Throngs of girls seeking house
work formerly flocked the sttuares in
Sofia. They were to he had for the
asking and the mistress had only to
make her choice.
M. E. SMITH DELAY
FOUGHT IN HEARING
A delay of two weeks In the ap
point merit of a trustee for the M. K.
Smith company will end the company*
ns a,n Omaha Institution, declared
Krancls Gaines, attorney for the cred
itors' committee of the company, in
a meeting of creditors Saturday morn
ing The meeting was held In the
north court room of the federal hfdld
Ing. with Referee In Rankniptcy H.
H. Dunham presiding!
O. J. GossardT secretary of the M.
K. Smith company, testified as to the
assets of th* company when a full
list of these were presented Upon
questioning by Referee Dunham
Gossard said that an arrangement
was made to Ward Burgess that he
be paid $1,000 s nionth up to Janu
ary, 19IS, for advice and counsel.
C. W Russell, vice president, was
the only other officer of the company
to draw a sum which amounted to
$0,000 for the year 1914.
ANOTHER SURVEY
OF RIVER SOUGHT
A resolution was passed by the
waterways committee of the Chamber
of Commerce Saturday noon asking
the Nebraska delegation In Washing
Ion to get behind a movement to make
another survey of the Missouri river
from Kansas City, Kan., to Sioux
City, la.
The members of the committee were
told by J. M. Olllan. secretary of the
committee, of the large amount of
money secured by business men be
tween Kansas City and St. Louis for
dsapening of tha ehanntl so at to al
low navigation bstwaan tha two dtlss.
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Nursery for Babes
at Bluffs
Church
A church nursery for the accomo
dation of children whose patents are
attending morning services, will be
innaugurated this morning at the
Broadway Methodist church. The
novel pl&A was conceived by Dr.
Frederick K. Case, new pastor of the
church, who is the first to boast of
a “childrens' church and a church
time nursery " lie has extended a*i
invitation to all parent members of
the congregation to give his plan a
trial today.
ADMIRAL DENIES
ALTERING REPORT
Washington. Feb. 14.—Bear Ad
miral Shoemaker, one of the ranking
naval officers at the 1?*2.‘i bombing
tests against the battleships Virginia
and New Jersey, denied before the
house aircraft committee today he
had "blue penciled" a magazine ar
tide describing the tests.
The admiral also denied he had
said at the time the article was pre
sented to him: "It's true; it's all
true. But we can't let this get out or
it will jum the navy.”
The admiral testified in reply to a
statement before the committeeyes j
terday by W. G. Hchauffler, an of
ficer in the army air reserve, who
asserted tin* admiral had changed the
purport of the article after it had
been approved by Major General Pat
rick, chief nf the army air service.
The admiral said the article ns sub
mitted to him did not entirely state
the rase, covering it only front the
aviation standpoint, and so he added
two paragraph*.
ROAD BOOSTERS
MEET TUESDAY
The Joint good roods committee
of Omaha together with Ihe good
roads committee of the Greater Oma
ha committee WHl attend h mass
meeting of Ihe Nebraska Good Hoads
association in Lincoln Tuesday.
The meeting Is In opposition lo the
hill now In the legislature railing for
a ‘split'- In the proposed gasoline,
lax of ! cents a gallon. The bill
asks that the gasoline tax he equally
divided between the •state and the
county. The Nebraska Good Roads
association wants all the money de
rived from the gasoline tax to he
given to thw fftnt* to m*#t thff* mo
than $4,000,000 of federal Aid coming
to Nebraska during thw n*xt two
year*.
STUDENTS DISCUSS
LUTHERAN THEMES
Lincoln, Feb. 14—The. value of per
sonal evangelism, a heller understand
ing of (he teachings of the Lutheran
church and activities of the Lutheran
HIwdent association, Ihe throe themes
of Ihe second annual conference of
Ihe student association, which opened
here yesterday, were discussed today
hy speakers prominent In Lutheran
church activities.
Election of officers will taka place
this afternoon. The present officers
are; Elmer T. Peterson, Bethany col
lege, i.lndehorg Kan., president; Ed
tnund Wood, Midland college, Fre
mont, Neb,, vice president; Ted Ol
son. Kansas university, secretary, end
John Halnrlch, Kansas university,
trsssursr.
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Governor’s
Son Jailed
for Speeding
"My Own Fault,1 He Says, De
clining to Ask Aid of
Father; Must Miss
Church Attendance.
Poses for Photographers
By .lunoHiitwl
Columbus, O., Feb. 14.—A tow
headed kid of IS summers, his auburn
eurly hair now slightly rumpled from
excitement, rests in a tiny cell at
ihe city prison here today, and won
ders if he will lie able to attend re
ligious services tomorrow.
The kid is the son of Governor Vic
Dona hey of Ohio, and that he is nerv
ing a three clay jail sentence for auto
mobile speeding seems not to worry
the youngster so milch as whether he
will he able to maintain his habit of
attending church services on Sunday.
Itig Day for Workhouse.
It was a big day for the work
house division, with its score of vaga
bonds, gamblers, bootleggers and pel
tv thieves. ,
"Tills is getting to he a classy
place," one inmate remarked with a
smile, "when a governor’s son is sent
iiere to keep us company.’’
Voting Donahev was plainly em
barrassed. Although he posed for
newspaper photographers from be
hind the bars, he did not seem to re
! lisb the task.
"They offered me the privileges of
the 'run around., " he said, "but 1
asked them to give me a cell and
lock me up. Then I would have
seclusion."
“Dad" Won’t Help.
The youngster iloes not doubt tbat
In- will have to complete hts sentence.
"Dad won't do anything for me," h-j
Slid with a trace of a smile. He seem-;
*d proud of the fact that his father.
Ohio's governor, would not set the;
law a«ide in favor of Ills own son.
"Dad's right," the tow headed;
youngster continued. "He had warn !
ed me about driving and I disobeyed
him. Now you see where I am.”
BEAN KING HELD i
ON NEW CHARGE;
Albion, N. Y,, Feb. 14.—T.ewts E, I
Sands, whose hegji Interests were
thrown Into bankruptcy five months;
ago with estimated liabilities of i
$1.000,Oflt) walked out of the county
court today after his acquittal by a
jury of a cha’rge of grand larceny
only to be arrested on a federal war
rant rharglng violation of the Inter
state commerce laws. He was taken
to Rochester by a I'nlted States mar
shal for arraignment.
Hands and Mrs, Clrare K. Clerk* of!
Rochester, his confidential business!
manager who last night was sen !
tenced to serve two to four years In;
Auburn prison for forgery In connec
tion with the Hands company failure,
werel ndlcted jointly by the federal
grand Jury In January. Warrants
were served on both immediately after
Mrs. Clerks' conviction on January
26. Mrs. Clerks at that time was left
In the custody of the state and Hands
was not taken into custody pending
ebe outcome of his case In county
court.
CONTROL OF TAXIS
PROPOSED BY BILL
fir Prw*.
Lincoln, Feb. 14.—Action of the
house roads find bridges committee
In announcing favorably on the
St an t m Hyars bill for regulation of bus
lines by the state railway commii
slon has brought before the legisla
tors tiie question of how much power
should l»e given that body.
The bill, as it will come before the
house next week, bps been considera
bly revamped by the railroad commis
sion since Its introduction by Mr.
Htaats of Podge and Mr. Ilyai^ of
Douglas, and it is known ns the com
mission’s bill. 13ns lines operating be
tween Ornnha and Fremont are In
fa\or of its passage and their repre
sentative told the roads committee
that it was entirely acceptable to the
carriers.
BEE NEWSBOYS
BOAST NEW BAND
A new sboy*' hand of The nra.hu |
Bee |* the latest contribution to the I
musical interest* of thl* city. The'
youngster* held a *uce***fu! rehearsal j
Saturday night under the direction of
W. L. Dodson.
The boys have learned four num |
bera which they can play In unison
They will rehear* every Saturday
night. Mr. Dodson trained the. boys'
band* of Blair and Calhoun.
The Ornnha Bee Boya' band will be
rendy for public appearance in nhout
Rfl day*, according to Mr. Dodaon.
Crmle Oil \cUhiiit«.
Pittsburgh, >Vh. II The I’ -eph
Beep agency, buyer* for the standard
OH company, today announced In
crease* of !R cent* a barrel on »lx
grade* of crude oil.
The new prlca* were New York
Transit and Bradford District }1 SR,
National Trantlt, Southwest Pipe Eu
l-aka pip* and Buckeye Pipe, 9S.TS a
barrel.
Mining Coal in Nebraskr
r~— ' H3 "-fM1 . TTffi
NY.. 1 shows general view ot Ne
braska's first and only coal mine
which has just started operations
near Kulo, in the southeast section
of the state. No. S, a group of miners
coming otT duly. No. 3, Willard
l.ew is, owner of the mine, show n with
one of Ids men. Mr. Lewis estimates
tile mine contains 300,000 tons of coal.
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President Calls
Extra Session of
Senate Marc h 4
Nairn** of New Appointees
and Old Cabinet to Be
Submitted for
< ionfiruialion.
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By I nl\fr*H| rtfrtire.
Washington, Keb. 14. — President
f’oollilge today Issued a formal plot
tarnation railing the senate to meet
in extra session on March 4. The sgs
aion will convene Immediately after
the Inauguration of Coolidge and
Dawes, primarily for the purpose of
confirming the president a selections
for his rablnet.
Tha presidents proclamation stat
ed that "public intereats require that
the senate b" convened at noon on
the fourth day of March next to re
ceive such communications ns may
be made by the executive.”
For this reason, according to the
proclamation. the president does
"hereby proclaim and declare that an
extraordinary occasion requires the
senate to convene," at that time.
The president plans to submit to
the senate, among other matters, the
re-nomlnatlon of those members of
the holdover Harding cabinet whose
services he wishes to retain. This
practice was followed by President
Roosevelt upon the explrntlon of the
term for which President McKinley
had hern elected.
1'nder the terms of the law the
president must submit the nomina
tion of Postmaster Oeneral New,
whoso term will automatically expire
SO days nfter Marrh 4.
DEPARTMENT
REVISION DEAD
Washington, Feb. 14.—The Smoot
bill for reorganizing government de
partments was virtually killed today
when republican members of the Sen
at* at a secret conference declined to
approve the measure.
Senator Smoot, republican. T’tah.
told his colleagues that the bill had
been amended, Including limitation
of the plan for creation of s depart
ment of education In order to appease
Its opponents.
ARMY COLONEL IS
CRUSHED BY AUTO
Washington, Feb. 14—Lieut. Col.
Robert A. Love, cavalry, ITnlted
States army, either fell or jumped
In front nf a heavy automobile bus
here today and was crushed to death.
According to the bus driver. Oliver
Carter, the officer tried to throw him
self In front nf a passing auto truck
but the driver swerved and missed
him. A few minutes later, Carter told
police. Colonel Love threw himself In
front of his bus.
GOVERNOR SMALL 'j
APPEALS HIS CASE.
Springfield, III., Feb. 14—Governor!
Len Small today carried his appeal to
ilie supreme court from the decision
of Circuit Judge Burton requiring him
to account for approximately $1,000,*
000 alleged illegally withheld from
• late funds while he was treasurer.
The appeal was filed for the gov*
pi nor b> Wei ner Schroeder, chief i
counsel It was brief and carried the|
request that time be granted until
July 10 to file the complete record.
ALASKA RESIDENT
NAMED GOVERNOR
Washington. F»b. 14.- President!
I'onlblg* t-i!,t\ finnnumrit the up
|)"lntU)PUt nf Get in Alexander I’eike
hi be wOVrrun,- nf Alaska l’.irk* le!
a resident of (be territory.
The announoement created con
slderabl* surprise as there has been
no Intimation that the present gover
nor. Scott C. Bone, had contemplated
resigning Bone • term eapiree on
June II.
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Searchlight Turned
on Broadway Plays
District Allunirv Plan# Ac
tion Against Producer#
uf Five.
N>w York, Feb. H. — Five Broad !
wa> play* were under inves*‘nation;
today by l)iatri«-t Attorney i;.»ut<«n.
and their producer* may l>e brought
to trial under a .section «*f the *t*te
penal rode, in a campaign started by
the author!; te* to "bar indecency from
Broad wa y."
Manuscripts of the plays, all of
which were investigated after citizen*
bad lodged complaints that some of
the! rllnes were Objectionable, are be
ing read by Mr. Banton. Detective*
and stenographer*, i cpi esenting th
district attorney attended the pro
duction* last night and laid the re
suit* of thelp In veatigatb’n* before
him today.
Mr. Banton today definitely pro
nounced against one of the five.
Good Bad Woman.*' produced by Wil
liam A. Brady, and said be would
take action against the producer if'
the plav was not withdrawn from the
I
stage by Monday. He did not ma\e
known the names of the four other
productions under investigation.
A ntimber of players arranged to
day to call a genet a] meeting of actors,
to augment the ranks of the Act*or»’|
Association for (’lean Plays.' organ ;
I zed la*t night at the initiative of
Maude Granger. .The IS charter!
member* have signed a manifesto1
against production* of the “type" un
der investigation.
Mr. Brady recently announced he
would not withdraw “The Good Bad
Woman" unless other productions
now' on Broadway, against which com
plaints also had been made, were
voluntarily taken from the stage.
LONDON WANTS
NEW ARMS MEET
leondnn. Feb. 14.—Hope by the
British government that a new dD
armament conference will be called
l>efore long by the United States is
believed to l>e cm using the cabinet to
delax It* decision regarding fresh war
ship construction.
The treasury Is resisting an In
crease of nearly ilO.oOO.QOh sterling
in the naval estimate* mild to haw
been demanded by the admiralty.
K is stated that a cabinet commit
tee Is to examine the whole question
of Imperial defense before Anal dec!
sion 1* taken.
Washington. February 14—Prasl
dent Uoolldge Is following a waiting
policy toward the problem of further
armament limitation, but he 1* watch
ing development* abroad rtrcfulb
an«l will be prepared to act whenever
he considers a move toward a new
arms conference would be opportune
900 MILLION FISH TO
CANADIAN WATERS
Ottawa. Ont . Fah. 11.—Mora than
BOO.OOO.hOQ young ft#h anil agga war*
distributed thta y*ar to Inland lake*
ami rlvara of Canada by th* f*d»ral
hatt’h*rl*a, according to a report ta
nned by th* dejwittment of marine
and flaheiiea
Th* varletlea released were *al
mon. whit* flah, perch. l"*a and
pike
LAST SERBIAN
PRISONER HOME
Tlelgrade, Feb. 3 4—Tha taat of the
Serbian prisoner* of war ha* luat
aucceeded In reaching hla natlv* w
Inge, after aeven years of wandering
He la Ivan fJratirlleh, from one of
the former Auatro Serbian provinces
fVhll* aervlng on tha Ruaelan front
in 1(1# ha *»• taken prleoner end
tnternad in •Iberia.
Divorce Suit May
Bare Rum Scandal'
I ^
Na\\ Iifiitfiiant A cruses
\\ ilV of l.iqiior Parlies
at Capital.
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Hi Intrrnitllonal »wi Serilif.
S. n Kra ncist-n. Kel». 14.—Sensa- j
Mortal revelation* regarding alleged
liquor purderr in WHuhlngton may lie
made in the divorce action instituted
by Lieut. Charles Henry Gordon, l’. j
S. N . against hi* beautiful young!
wife. Nellie Viola Gordon, it was In
timated here tonight.
In hi* suit filed here recently, Lieu- j
»enant Gordon accused hi* wife of be-j
ing addicted to intoxicating liquor*,
that she beat him and wrongfully at !
ruled him of associating with other j
women.
In a demurrer filed here today by j
Mr*, Gordon. through her attorney..
Marcus Samuels. Mr*. Gordon de
mand* that her hu*band tell under
oath complete detail* of hi* charge*, j
after which Mr* Gordon, according)
to Samuel*, will file an answer to the'
divorce complaint. It was Intimated j
that Mrs. Gordon* cro** complaint
will be replete with sensational
charge*.
Attorney Samuel* said that he will
demand that Lieutenant Gordon ex- j
! plain fully the charges he has made j
against Mrs. Gordon
"We want Lieutenant Gordon to
tell when, where and with whom his!
wife became Intoxicated.” said Sam
uel*. MWe will demand that Lieuten-j
ant Gordon prove these charges. Mrs. ]
Gordon denies that she was ever in !
toxica ted or that she !>eat her hus j
band, inflicting painful injuries, as
he charged.”
Mrs. Gordon weighs 110 pounds,
while her husband tip* the Kale* at
1 HO. according to Samuel* Lieuten
ant Gordon i* attached to the V. S.
i S. Medtia now at San Pedro The
Gordons were married in Vallejo 10
vear* ago. Mr* Gordon at present is
in Washington. T>. C.
ARMOUR STOCK
TO CHANGE HANDS
Ohklfo, Keb. 14.—Armour A Co.,
will be owned by a body of Investors
and will iws* to be .» fs.mil? corpor
stinn With the working out of plans
made known here
It la understood About one-third of
the total stock homings of J. Ogden
Armour will Iw bought by the Kinking
group, which conducted the financial
reorganisation of Armour A Co. two
years ago. and then offered publicly
to investors. l.ater on as market coni
dltlons p^imit. further public offer j
Ings of stock will be made, it is **ud j
AUTO SHOW FIRE
IS BEING QUERIED
Kanaa* City. Keh. 14.—Three
separate inventigatlonn were atarted
today Into th* fire »hloh early folay
destroyed tha Kansan City motor'
show and virtually wrecked the Royal!
American livestock pavilion, tha
largest of lia kind In America
On# man. I'apt. John Crane. $5 and'
the oldest fireman tn Kansan (Tt> was
killed
The total lonn after a survey «u
mad* placed damage, at fl MO/'OO
Investigations are under way today
by th* dtv. state and the automobile
association.
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Pit Becomes
Mad house as
Hour Nears
Workmen Tear at Jagged
Boulders Which Separate
Them From Prisoner
in Sand Cave.
Curious Crowds Gather
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Sami Cave. Ky., Feb. It.—De
tails of Sand rave rescue efforts:
Depth of shaft, 59 feet.
Posit inn of Floyd Collins, lat
erally from shaft, If feet.
Probable length of time before
remaining material ran be safely
removed, 18 hours, from fi p. in.
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By CARD \\. HVRRIS,
Internal ionsl Nr-.-.* Servlee staff
t orr-siMiiulrnt.
Sand Cave. Ky.. Fth. H.—The
rescue of Floyd Collins from hia
rocky prison chamber in Sand cave
tonight was a matter of hours.
Some time tomorrow, officials and
engineers scree, human hands will
pierce the thin strata of earth and
rock which now separate him from
the outside world.
By noon, It was estimated, Sand
rave's story will he told.
The shaft tonight was a mad
house. as rescue workeii>, fired by
the knowledge that their goal was
near, cast caution to the winds.
Mm forgot the slimy, sticky n:ud,
forgot the jagged rocks w hich toi e —
their hands. f<rrgot everything ex
eept that over there, just a little
ways away, lay Collins.
Kearlion Sets In.
Their eyes biased with manalcal
light as they were forced hy- sharp
orders from the shaft. Their hair w-as
awry and caked writh mud. Their
clothes hung limply on their bodies.
Their talk was incoherent. Frayed,
nerves were snapping. The reaction
was setting in.
Rescue seemed such a little wavs
away. And shovels and picks seemed
so inadequate to tear away the re
maining debris.
These men down there, 5S feet In
the bowels of this rotten rock which
is Sand cave were almost savages.
And their minds reverted to aborigin
al levels.
Human hands should claw at that
dirt, the age-old man in them said.
And only the calm, unruffled voice
of the man who for sl'epiess days
and night has led them onward, stay
ed them.
H. T. Carmichael, general super
visor of operations, hovered like a
guardian angel above the shaft
mouth. He kept up an incessant run
ning conversation about this, about
that, anything to relieve the tension,
to avert a panic.
Soofhes Workers.
It could not alter facts In the un
reasoning minds of his workmen, but
he could soothe, like an animal quiet
ing his chaise. As evening fell, he
maintained his position. The sun
sank, and the campfires flared against
a darkened sky which held a threat
of-rain. And still he remained at
his post.
"No live* shall be sacrificed to
reach Collins." he has said, and he
was doing his utmost to carry on
calmly to the end.
On the lowering cliff above, crowds
began to gather with the dusk. Word
that the rescue hovered ,iust around
the corner had spread faster than
wires could carry it. They ranie from
the hillsides, and from the cities, to
be there at the finish.
Cave City's ■ Main street" at *
o'clock wns lined with automobiles
end at the cave machines were parked
In every a valla hie cornfield
A crowd which will rival the throng
rn Kentucky's biggest holiday—-1e by
day—is expected here tomorrow
Preparation Complete
Every prep* ret ton for the rescue
which could be made had been finish
ed iomght.
A physician stood hv on the ground,
his surgical instruments and drugs
read> Nurses were on duly through*
out the night. The specially construct
ed stretcher on which Collins. If alive,
will be raised inch by inch up the
abaft that he may suffer no ill effect
from sudden change was moved down
beside the shaft The Collins family
were awaiting word to appear Thev
h«\* been carefully coached tn their
|*art of the drama, have been told just
what to do when Floyd is reached.
Just where to stand, just when to
move.
Actual deliverance i» all that !•
wanting now
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Summary of
the Day in
Washington
George Alexander Parks was
nominated gevdattor of Alaska
William M Jardme wua nominat
ed secretary of agriculture.
The nomination of Frank R bel
logg as secretary of state was sent
to the senate
Farm legislation hearings contin
ued before «enate and house agri
culture coruiwlteees.
Rear Admiral Shoemaker dented
before the house aircraft committee
that he had blue penciled a -ruga
tine article deecribing :Jt* eCfeeta el
battleship beau blags,
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