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** CITY EDITION _,~'VQL.~54-NO. 212. • "~OMAHAl'l:u5DAYniBRUARY 17. li)25.~* TWcTcBNTS- IO^cSAgMUT” <
Stocks Hit
Toboggan;
Sales High
Sharpest Reaction in Prices
Since Election; Small In
lcstors Throw Holdings
Overboard in Near Panic.
Leaders’ Average Drops
Ry A "MM-i.itrfl Press.
New York, Feb. IS.—A flood of poll
ing orders released by professional
bear traders, swirled into today's
stock market soon after the opening,
starting tile sharpest reaction It*
prices that Will street has witnessed
since the beginning of the post-elec
tion "bull" movement. Small invest
ors and speculators who had rushed
into the market at various stages of
advance and bid up stocks in ex
cited fashion, threw their holdings
overboard in an attempt to salvage
their swiftly declining paper profits.
The day a total sales, which fell
slightly short of $2,250,000 shares,
were the largest since January 5.
Averages Are I.ow.
The average of 20 leading industrial
stocks, which showed a loss of nearly
3 points on the day, dosed at the
lowest point since December 2-4. The
average of 20 standard railroad shares
Tell back 1 I S points to the lowest
level since December 20.
Wall street found several explana
tions for the decline. These included
stiffer money rates, publication of
several unfavorable 1924 earnings
reports, growing Uneasiness over the
hit. Paul railroad’s financing plan anil
cii culat lob of widespread rumors that
the annual report of the IDIdwin Do
comotive company' for 1924, soon to
lie issued, would fail to cover dividend
requirements for that year. Uncon
firmed reports that the credit re
sources of several stock exchange
houses had become strained through
the refusal of many customers to con
vert paper profits into cash, making
it difficult for these institutions to
increase their loans, also was regard
ed as a factor in the day’s selling.
Attempts to Rally.
Several attempts were made to rally
the list, buf they failed to make a
lasting Impression, A demonstration
in the low-priced railroad shares ear
M0fc.ll Texas r . ifi" to a record high
at 54 7 x, but It fell back later to
52 14 for a slight fractional loss on
the day. New Haven advanced more
thnn a point to 32, in reflection of the
s*c 's-ful funding of Its maturities
falling due this year, but later con
eluded Its gain. Dupont closed 3
points lower despite the raising of I
the quarterly dividend from $2 to:
$2.50. Atchison was bid up to 1 19 3 4.
on reposts that the railroad planned;
to distribute Its oil holdings to stock
holders, but fell back to 11s vvlirn
President Ftnry denied knowledge ■
the«*» rep^vtp.
KLAN REARS HEAD
IN TYNAN TRIAL
Canon City, Colo.. Feb. 16—The
spectre of the Ku Klux Klan reared
its head in the trial of Thomas .i.
Tynan, warden of the Colorado peni
tentiary, late today, when John B.
Johnson, prison guard, admitted lie
was a member of ‘‘the invisible em
pire.”
K. Harrison White, chief of Tynan's
counsel, declared the defense pro
posed to show the “invisible empire”
was the renter of a conspiracy di
rected against Tynan.
“I'm going to show that the alleged
Jin visible empire’ Is back of a con
spiracy directed against Tynan and
Deputy Warden Buchanan," White
said. •
“This prosecution is for a twofold
purpose—because of Tynan's religion
and because of political reasons.
"We Intend to show that such a
conspiracy is for the purpose of galn
^trg control of the prison for the pur
of bartering in pardons,” White
declared.
Krnest Morris of counsel for former
Oovernor Sweet, who tiled the
charges against Tynan, entered
strenuous objection to the question,
but was overruled by the commission.
Barn Burns at Wolbarli.
flrand Island, Neb., Feb. 36.—A
lai ge barn on the farm of Simon Wag
ner, farmer residing near Wolbaeh,
N'eli., was burned to the ground whll"
the family was away Saturday night
A team of horse-s, some hogs, calves,
harness and hay were destroyed. It
was found that In the house the table
cloth and carpets had been saturated
with oil, but only the tableeloth was
burned,
W. H. Itrnkaw,
Director of Extension Work,
College of Agriculture,
I'niverslty of Nebraska,
J.lncoln, N’el>,
He Is in the city attending to busi
ness pertaining to agricultural devel
opment work, lie says things are
scorning along nicely with tlie agri
cultural college. Many new projects
for the building of jiermunent agrl
i ulture are being launched by the
extension division this year, among
which is the Important one of hog
lot sanitation. He declares that there
is nothing which Is so vital to the
bog raisers at this time ns the prob
lem of sanitation for tha elimination
9t comyoa diffuses,
“Theodora” or “Alice,” Parents of
Roosevelt Heir Cannot Decide Yet
“It Wouldn't Be Fair to Name a Child Upon Impulse,*’ Says
Mother, “We Are Going to Selert It Very Carefully;”
Father Says, “I Will Not Even Be Consulted.”
By V .1. IjORENZ.
I nlrmnl Service Staff rorreapondent.
Chicago, Feb. 16.—Mrs. Alice
Roosevelt Longworth’s concern to
day centered on choosing a name
for her young daughter.
Whether The baby born to Con
gressman Nicholas Longworth and
his wife after years of married
life, is to be named for its late
grandfather, Theodore Roosevelt,
or for its mother has not yet been
decided.
“One has to carry a name all
through life." said Mrs. Longworth
when it was suggested that the
baby he named “Theodora" for the
late president.
“It wouldn't he fair to a child to
name it on impulse," she added,
when asked if the two-day old
daughter might he called “Alice"—
thus commemorating her own days
in the White House where the eld
est child of President Roosevelt
became known as “Princess Alice.”
Going to Take Time.
“This little daughter of mine wdll
have no use whatever for a name
for a long time.” added Mrs. Long
worth. “So we’re going to select it
Very carefully.
"I haven't given the name ques
tion much thought, as yet, and am
not bothering about it today. Per
haps in five or six days I’ll he able
to decide.”
Congressman Longworth also
side-steppod the “chirstening issue.”
"What have we named her?
What are we going to name her?"
he repeated the questions of news
papermen.
"Really, you know’, I won’t have
a thing .to do w'ith it. Most prob
ably I won't even be consulted.
"Was I disappointed because she
was a gill? Well, you know’ what
they say, ‘Lives there a man with a
soul so dead, who never to himself
hath said: l wish I had a son, I
wish I had a son?’
Not Disappointed.
"Put. I’m not disappointed. She’s
very dear and very welcome, this
little daughter.
"Who does she look like? How
should l know’? What father ever
saw his first baby as others see
her? They’re pood enough to say
she looks like me from about the
middle of her face up. hut again I
wish to he polite to a lady. I heard
somebody sav she looked a lot like
her grandfather on the Roosevelt
side, especially in the lower part of
her face.”
Congressman Longvvorth re
turned to Washington today on the
Capitol Limited, after a one-day
visit which assured him that his
wife and daughter were "doing
splendidly.”
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, sr., Is
a constant visitor at the bedside of
her stepdaughter and will return
with Mrs. Longworth and the baby
as soon as they are able to travel.
Senate Puts Its
Postal Pay Bill
Baek Into Field
Two Measures, \ arying Vi ide
ly. Now Are Placed in Con
ference for Some Adjust
ment of Difference.
■Washington, Feb. 16.—The senate
today substituted its postal pay and
rate increase bill for that passed by
the house.
This action was taken without a
record vote, and places the two meas
ures, varying widely on the proposed
rate increases, into conference be
tween the senate and house for ad
justment of differences.
The senate bill already had been
approved once by the chamber, but
the house refused to consider it on
the ground that It was revenue rais
ing legislation and, as such, could
originate only In the house. Its rate
section, it is estimated, will produce
little more than $.10,00(1,000 additional
revenue, while that of the house bill
i- said to carry about twice the
amount to meet salary Increases ag
. esating more than $60,000,000 a
year.
Before readoptlng its bill as a suh
utufe for the house measure, the
senate today atruck out, on motion
of Senator Harrison, democrat, Missis
sippi. a provision calling for a 1-cent
service charge on parcel post pack
ages.
The senate bill also would make
the pay Increases effective as of July
1. 1924, insted of January 1, 1925, as
provided by the house measure, and it
carries as a "rider" the corrupt prac
tlce* act limiting the campaign ex
penditurea of congressional candi
dates. as recommended by the special
senate campaign expenditures com
mittee.
NIGHT SESSIONS
IN BOTH HOUSES
Washington, Feb. 16.—Both th<*
house end senate drove forward to
clay in an effort to clear their calen
dars and each held a night session.
The senate passed and sent to con
ference the postal pay and rate in
crease measure and disposed of 16
other hills before constituting itself
into a board of aldermen to consider
laws for the city of Washington.
The house cleaned up 30 measures
during its day session and leaders
had ast the objective before adjourn
ment tonight the passage of npproxl
mately 100 bills on its unanimous
consent calendar.
While most of the measures given
house approval were of interest only
to certain localities, several were of
wide Importance. These included a
senate resolution extending for-two!
years, from next .Mine 30, the arrange
ment whereby press dispatches are
transmitted to Hawaii, Alaska and th**
orient by navy radio, and house bills
providing for restoration of the his
toric Fort Henry, Md., and the old
Fort Vancouver stockade In Wash
ington fdnte.
Scout Movement in Wahoo
Sponsored hy Six Churches
Wahoo, Fab. 16.—Recently alx
W’nhno churche* deckled to *pon*or
the Boy Hcout movement In thl* city
am] a Joint executive committee wu*
created with one representative from
each of the churche* am} three addi
tional member* from Hie community
at large.
The alx denomination* represented
In the council are I’reabyterlan, Moth
oil let, I.uthernn, Catholic. Baptist and
Congregational, and each one of these
denomination* 1* now taking the nec
c**ary itep* to organize troop unit*
In each of their Individual churche*.
The ('ungregat Iona Mate, Catholic* and
lTesbyterlan* have formed troop* and
made application for charter*, with *
(otal of nliout 40 hoy* enrolled.
Thieves Get $10.
Thieve* broke Into .T. Tattlehaum'*
store at 9907 Bouth Twenty-fourth
■treat Bunday night and etola $i0
from tlie cub teg it ter, _
Borah Promised
Quick Action j
on Farm Relief
Senate Leader Agrees to Call
Ip Some Measure on
Calend ar If Committee
Does Not Report.
By Universal Service.
Washington, Feb. 16.—Senator
Borah today obtained from Senator
Curtis, the majority leader in the
senate, a promise that if the agricul
ture committee does not report out a
bill based on the recommendations of
the president’s agricultural commis
sion, one of the agricultural relief
measures now on the calendar will
be railed up.
Senator Borah made it plain he had
reached almost the limit of patience
with the delay and was determined to
force action, hut restrained by assur
ances that the leaders were rushing,
the matter.
Senator Curtis stated the republican
steering committee had stood ready
from the first to take up any hill re
ported from the argicultura! commit
tee. He said he again would confer
with committee leaders and urge them
to get together on some measure. If
this fails, he declared, he will ask
the steering committee to agree on
one of the hills on the calendar and
call it up to be whipped in shape for
passage.
The MoNary-Haugen bill to set up
an agricultural export corporation to
buy surplus products and sell them
abroad; the Norris Sinc lair bill, cre
ating a government corporation to
take over the general marketing of
farm products, and the Curtis-Aswell
bill, establishing a system of co-oper
ative marketing controlled by the
farmers themselves, are before the
committee.
The Curtis-Aswell measure Is re
garded as most likely to be called up,
but probably would be amended on
the floor to carry nut some of the
other recommendations.
Last Surviving Delegate
to I860 Convention Dies
rhir-HRo, K>b. 1fi.—ArlMIsnn R. Pror
tor, 87. St. Joseph, Mich., the last
surviving delegate to the republican
national convention that nominated
Abraham Lincoln for president, died
here early today at the home of his
grandson, Richard If. Proctor. On
Lincoln’s birthday, a few days ago,
Proctor hud addressed 500 children
anti it is believed that this, with othet
similar addresses made recently, had
exhausted him.
Proctor attended the con vent Ion of
I860 as a delegate from Kansas. He
was only 21 years old then, but was
head of the Kmporla (Kan.) land of
fi« e. having moved to that state from
Gloucester, Mass, his birthplace
After Lincoln’* election, Proctor be
came the president's confidential
agent In a number of matters.
Married in Council Rluff*.
The following peranns obtained mar
riage llrep*** In «'min»ll Bluff* yesterday
Herman H. Schneider, Omaha . 4‘
Bather Olaon. Omaha . 21
Henry (’lark. Omaha . 4J
Halils Batea. Omaha . 3.'»
Char It* W Blank Norfolk. Neh. .... 3.
Mary Benner. Norfolk. N'eb ... . 38
Frank B fMam liff Cnunrll Bluffs . . 79
Bessie Hariwlg Council llluffa . 28
T A. Ansel*. Fremont, Neh. 44
Bote Olmatead. Omaha 27
Hannan C. Aaher*. Lake Mill* fa , ?2
Irla Leith, Lauren*, la. . 81
John F>. Coulter, Broken How. Neb 21
Mnrinu Mf-Csslln, Broken How. Neb ., 20
Hoy F. Turner Kearney, Neh. . 81
Helen Irene Campbell. Clarke, Neb. 51
James F Fllitpatrifle. Weeping Water t .
Anna Hathaway, Union, Neb. ... 24
A K Johnatop Fort Pods* Fa .... M
Marl* Itoper, Cnunrll llluffa . ..... 40
c. N. Cline. Omaha . f.,,
Mahle II. North. Omaha ... nvsr 18
Hubert McKennev, Logan, la. ... 40
Smile MrMalna. Woodbine. In .. 84
Carroll M Brown, Columbus. Neb. ,. 88
I .eon a (in t xenisyei, Columbus, Ne|». l B
Melvin Hweepey. Omaha . . . 81
Adeline Itichecky, Omaha 10
Jarnea A Pelllnifer. Council Bluff* 18
Hertruds C Pelllnser, Council Hluffa *3
Fred II. Siiayei, IJncnln. Nek. .. 24
Nluma F Ryne, Lincoln, Neb. ••••••*. 11
Kdwin Ft Nile*, Omaha ....••••*•«. 87
Anna K. JtM. Omaha .. 84
OICT * YOI’R FtKAKKK RBMNBH at
Baybeatos Rraka Servlre Station. Prompt
reurteoua *erv|c* sod mndis*t* flat tste
rbarge* S»lltb1* Tlrs FlspCa Co.* 4718 *
24th 8t—-Advsrllssuitai
!KeJb;;;^Isi
by Senate
Hi', Appointment to Succeed
Hughes as Secretary of
State Confirmed With
No Opposition.
2 Other Names Pending
Washington, Feb. Ifi.—The nomina
tion of Frank B. Kellogg of Min
nesota to succeed Charles E. Hughes
as secretary of state, was confirmed
today by the senate.
Action was taken unexpectedly and
without consideration of the nomina
tion by the foreign relations commit
tee. Chairman Borah had expected
to take up Kellogg's appointment in
the committee tomorrow.
When Senator Kellog was nomi
nated to he ambassador to England,
senators from the northwestern states
affiliated with the l.a. Follette insur
gents interposed objection and some
of them voted against confirmation.
Their objection was not pressed again
since Kellogg's appointment was a
personal one to the president's offi
cial family.
I naniinous Consent.
Immediately after the senate went
Into executive session, Chairman
Borah changing his original inten
tion, obtained unanimous consent for
the consideration of Kellogg's nomina
tion without its reference to commit
tee. Senator Swanson, Virgina, the
ranking democrat on the foreign rela
tions committee, said the minority
would offer no opposition to con
firmation, ami a favorable vote fol
lowed without a roll call.
Senator Borah's request for imme
diate consideration, it was explained,
was in line with the long established
precedent in the senate of acting on
the nominations of former senators
without reference to committee.
Two Other Matters.
The senate still has to act on two
oilier cabinet nominations, those of
William M. Jardine of Kansas, to suc
ceed Howard M. Gore of West Vir
ginia, a* secretary of agriculture, and
Charles li. Warren of Michigan, to he
attorney general. The nomination of
Jardine wws sent to the senate last
Saturday along with that of Kellogg,
and has been referred to the agricul
ture committee. Administration
lenders said there would he prompt
action on it.
Warren's nomination still Is before
the judiciary committee, which prob
ably will give it further consideration
later in the week. Administration
leaders still are undecided whether It
will he pressed at this session or held
up for resubmissio'n to the special ses
sion of the senate called for March 4
DAKOTA CASHIER
FOUND IN MEXICO
n.r Universal Service.
Washington, Feb. Ifi.—After s two
years’ chase, leading into the strong
hold of a band of Mexican outlaws.
Secret service agents have just
brought hark to the United States,
George W. Mitchell, absconding
cashier of the First National laink of
Winner, S 1)., |t was learned at the
Department of Justice today.
The cashier, who is said to have
decamped with most of the bank's
capital, evaded his pursuers from
state to state, and finally fled to
Mexico, where In desperation, he took
refuge among the bapdlts and lived
their life.
The secret service men followed
him to the bandit's lair and made
their arrest. Mitchell waived extradi
lion, and was brought back to Sun
Antonio.
CHARLES F. ALLEN
DIES AT BEATRICE
Mlteelnl nUpnt* h fo T1i»* Oimilm llw.
Beatrice, Neb.,•Feb. 10.—Charles F.
Allen, resident of Beatrice aince 1901.
who nerved In the Nebraska leg!*
lature from Mage county In 1913 and
again In 1919 as float representative
from (luge, Jefferson and Thayer
counties, died here today after a
lingering Illness, aged r.s years, fie
came to Beatrice from Fort Scott.
Kan., where’ll* was employed ns con
ductor on the Frisco road, and en
gaged In the restaurant husinees, re
tiring a few years ago. lie is »ur
vlved by his wife.
Blind Dojr Leads Malaniute Team in
Latest Dash for Nome Viith Serum
“Faddy” lx One of Faslext Hops in Mask a and. ne*j»ite
Poor Kyexipht, lla* I neanny Ability to Follow Trail;
Remarkable Record Made Across Snows of North.
Hr t'nlvcrssl Service.
Nome, Alaska, Feb. 16 A blind
dog led the la lest rare In Nome
with the life giving antl-dlphtherla
serum that bus broken an epidemic
which threatened to sweep the far
northern outpost of • lvillz.ith*n
baddy, tbe leader of tb»* Hound
Mala mute dog team of I 1 Holm,
which covered the lit IS. miles
over ridgy, snow banked trails In
tbe face of a rutting wind, has been
practically Mind for years. I tut
baddy Is one of tbe fastest dogs
In Alaska and despite bis po«»r eyis
ban sn almost uncanny ability for
following tbe trail.
Ftohn has never used a whip on
his dogs. They respond to his word
entirely. The team made tht re
markable running time of hint
miles an hour for the entire trip
an.1 rested hut three time*.
One don wr* crippled by itappinft
In *i fthsure in the Ice and was nu
lled for nearly 100 miles,
Nome now Ims a food supply of
the sentm and nil rases, Including
two fresh ones, Are reported recov
ei huh
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Rescue Workers Break Into
Tunnel to Find Collins Dead;
Final Rites at Crystal Cave
I -—.—.
I'lxplorer to Be Buried 01
Kentucky Hill Top Over
looking Cavern ^ here
He Met Death.
Trapped Twice Befort
By AssorlHtpil Prp*«.
Cave City, Ky., KpH. 16.—Funera
services for Floyd Collins are planner
for Crystal cave, his greatest dis
eovery, and he will be buried on th<
hill top overlooking the mouth o:
Sand cave and the shaft down which
the heroic band of volunteers racer
with death to reach him, It was de
cidcd today by I.pe Collins, aged fa
ther of the cave explorer.
In Crystal cave, which Floyd dis
covered in 1917 on his father's farm
a few miles from Sand cave, is a
huge crystal auditorium, 250 feet
high, and this will be Floyd's burial
chapel, Mr. Collins said.
Crystal stalactites and stalagmites
among which he loved to roam, wil
mark his grave.
Twice he was trapped In Crysta
cave, the first time by a dirt fall ncai
the mouth when he was enlarging
the fissure through which he. crawled
to discover Its beauties. Again later
he was caught in a narrow crevice
while further exploring the cavern
and was pulled loose hy John Gerald
who worked so hard to free him from
Sand cave.
The simplest of formalities, in line
with the plain, simple lives of the
Collins family, will mark the funeral
services. After 18 days Floyd’s aged
father admitted his hopes for his son's
rescue were growing faint.
The struggle to reach Floyd Collins
after he had lain trapped by a houl
der in a narrow underground passage
leading from Sand cave for more than
two weeks will go down In history as
one of the epics of the Kentucky cave
country.
Collins wriggled his way Into the
cave, on an exploring trip, sometime
before noon on Friday, January 30.
He discovered a marvelous subter
ranean coliseum, 80 feet high. Hasten
ing out to tell of his discovery, his
foot dislodged a boulder which pin
ned his left ankle against the wall
of the tortuous passage way, and
held him prisoner.
All the rest of the day. and far
into the night, until he dropped off
to sleep from exhaustion, he shouted
for help.
The following day. his plight was
discovered by Jewell Kates, son of
the tenant on the farm on which the
entrance ot the passageway Is locat
ed. Kstes summoned rescuers, who
wer» unable to reach the stone which
held Collins a prisoner.
Torches Heat Rock.
Sunday, torches were used to heat
the stone so that it could he chipped
easily, but even this method failed
to achieve much progress, and Col
lins begged to he pulled out at* the
cost of a foot.
The next day. Monday, an eir com
pressor and drill arrived from T.ouis
ville, but the sandy nature of the
cavern discouraged Its use. Rescuers
feared that vibration of the drill
might dislodge part of the roof of the
cavern, and entomb rescuers along
with Collins. A sort of harness was
(Turn to I'ttge Three. Column One.)
ATTORNEY’S TRIAL
FOR FRAUD OPENS
K|w»< lul I>l*|»*t« h to The OihhIim lire*.
Hastings, Neb., Keb. —Trial of
James B. OVonnor, prominent Kan
bra City attorney, on the charge o'
uttering ami publiehlng a forfeit wlU
nf John O'Connor, wealthy Hastings
reoluae. wha beeun today.
Judge Dllworth overruled a motion
to forbid VV. T. Thomjmon of Lincoln,
special ?»tate rounAel. from particlput
lng in the prosecution with County
Attorney Crow.
The will which James B. O'Connor
offered was held to be fraudulent by
the supreme court. Prosecution of
O'Connor followed and resulted In
conviction. The supreme court re
vIsed the conviction and O’Connor 1a
now being tried the second time. The
Jury wan completed late today.
Child Emulates
Collins; Killed
Barnesboro, Pa., Feb. 16.—
Thirteen-year-old Frank Gran
kowsky lost his life last night
while playing "Collins in the
! cave.” The boy was caught un
der a heavy fail of rock and
dirt in an abandoned mine to
which he had led a number of
companions on an "exploration
trip” The companions escaped
and summoned aid. Rescuers
dug for several hours before the
crushed body was recovered
] X---/
Seven Measures
Passed by House
in Short Session
Roy Cochran Called to Ap
pear Before Road? Com
mittee; Meeting Held
in Secret.
Hr I'rea*.
TJn* nln, Kcb. 16.- In its short ses
sion this afternoon the house passer]
seven bills covering a variety of sub
jects. with as many more measures
still on the order of passage when ad
journment. was taken until 9 tomor
row.
At that time, the house will pro*
< eed with third reading bills, among
which is the By rum measure, prepared
by Attorney fleneral Spillman, pro
viding more teeth for the anti-ino
nojMdy law.
Bills Passed.
The bills receiving approval this
iftern.»on were:
H. It by Ki*ck -For n joint r^snlu
I ion rf*qu*»*t.nr the Nebraska delegation
mi congress to work avHinst ths proposed
rreat.on of a federal department of edu
cation Vote. 8*1 to 29
II K 72 by Johnston—For a joint re*o
ltatlon. a'lthorlrJng the game warden to
trap pheasants tn localities where they are
too numerous and transport them to places
where they are scan e. Vote. 89 to 8.
H H. Ml by Mi Master—Reducing the
I time limit for appeals In criminal rases
I from six months to three Vote. *8 to 8.
Ill R 158, by Mrl.ciiao—Requiring no
tice* of personal Inlory in damage « laime
due to defective walks, street* and alleys
to be filed within .'50 days in cities of
.'.bOO to 2S.000 population Failed to I ss
I as emergency n» ' sure. but pasted. i>3 .o
40 without emergency- elate.
H R. 17:;. by Dvrum—Providing that
♦**tra jurors, wh* n needed In district
I court, may he drawn from remaining
names no regular fury lift Vote 95 to 1.
j W R 1*4 bv 'iilmnre—Increasing the
1 mit of undertakers' preferred claim for
*erv,ces against an insolvent estate from
Jino *n Vote 78 i0
14 R 1 *» by Ougb— Altowlnr counties!
. that an >' « • e tn pay bountv of 5 cent#|
Ion Jack rabbits. Vote 71 to 28
The Keck measure went through
with only one adverse comment. Rod
man, republican, of Douglas, exer
<-f««ed his privilege of explanation in
voting against the hill, .saying he did
not oppose its sentiment, hut he did
not believe in one legislature telling
I another what to do.
Meeting at 2, the house spent all Its
| time on third raiding bills, quitting
I at 3:15 for committee meetings. More
than a score of Mils are on general
file for consideration of the whole.
The roads and bridges committee
• ailing In Roy Oorhm, state engi
neer. went into another secret session
to disi use amendments to permit con
tinuaii' C of federal aid in road build
ing after .November 9. 1926. which is
the date of expiration. After the
meeting it was said that only one
amendment remained to be drafted
and it was exported to be finished
when committeemen met at R tomor
mw. No reason waa given for the
secree\
51 ay Cut ('ode Salaries.
Reduction of the salaries of code
department secretaries from 15.000 to
6*1.500 is provided for in the bill by
Waldron and Wittier. Republicans, and
Keck, democrat, which received the
unanimous endorsement this after
noon of the fees and salaries com
mittee. Koononiy was the expressed
object of the committeemen In voting
the measure out.
Without recommendation, the tned
leal societies committee sent out for
general file the Wingett bill, to pro
hi bit the use of peyote. It was Intro-j
duced at the behest of Winnebago
reservation officials, who allege it is
harmful to the Indians The red men I
use it as a drink in their religious
rites.
Opposition In Bail Bill.
The finance committee voted ad ,
verse|> on the Whits bill to appro
prime $5,000 for a gravel road to the I
Soldiers and Bailors' home from the
town of Milford and to the Indus
trial home at Milford.
Opposition of the railroads to a bill
by Reck of Butler appeared In the
corporations committee. The mens
tire would allow the state railroad
commission to order the roads to build
spurs, at their own expense, to take
gravel to points where it was being
used for highway construction. Off!
dais of the Northwestern. Union Pa
dfio and Burlington linen told the
committee that each switch in a track
Is an added ha an id and slows up
movement of trains. The bill will l>c
considered further at another meet
ing.
! inn* I vlfinlril for Return
of l.ivcRtoi’k From Mexico
W.mhlluton, tVh. 1* Thn aoimtr
trwlny ,i'|>rOTi-i1 an,1 «*t\t to tit* ptwal
Hoot a Mot roftOlutlon to
TVoonilx'r 11 tho tint* In whlrh atook
wlUrh (tiny* nr 1, ftMppmt Into M.i
!<•<■ up to May J, I92S. may t>, t*
tutted without payment of duty.
Doctors, From Available Information, Declare They Be
lievo Death Came Sunday; “Thank God, They've
Found Him,” Savs Father When Told of
♦
Rescue; May Have to Amputate Legs.
, Hours of Digging Before Task Can Be Completed
By AMorlalrd PrfM,
(BULLETIN)
Cave City, Ky., Feb. 16.—Floyd Collins’ legs will be
amputated just above his ankle in order to expedite his de
livery from Sand cave, if the officials in charge of the rescue
work decide further lateral operations are too dangerous to
workmen who already have risked their lives to secure the
cave man’s release.
Cave City, Ky., Feb. 16.—The quest is over. Mother
Earth, after clinging grimly, in life and in death to Floyd
Collins, for more than 17 days, finally surrendered at 2:45
this afternoon and, without warning, opened a tiny hole be
tween the rescue shaft and the natural tomb of the cave ex
plorer.
Peering down this tiny fissure into Sand cave, the brave
workers*who had waged an unequal combat with the nat
ural forces of the earth, saw that what they had fought so
hard for had been lost.
Collins was dead.
Will Reclaim llod.v.
Hut the\ will reclaim his liody, only
to restore it again to the rugged hills
he roamed as a youth and explored
as a man.
"Thank God, they're found him."
This was Lee Collins' single state
ment when told that his boy had been
found.
A terse statement, signed by thej
ihree men who had led scores of oth
ers In the long fight, told of the re
sult and paid tribute to their assist
ants.
After describing the break through
the roof of Sand cave and telling of
the preliminary investigation of it by
Albert Marshall, the statement said:
Partner Kinds Body.
"His game little partner. Ed Bren
ner of Cincinnati, whose work had
been very conspicuous and of untold
value by reason of his small stature
and great strength and iron nerve,
went down head foremost into this
hazardous pit and with a light closely
examined the fore and position of the
man we understood is Floyd Collins,
and called up to Mr. Carmichael, five
feet above him. that the man was
cold and apparently dead."
The bulletin was Rigned by Brig :
ben. H. H. Denhardt, H. T. farm!
c-hnel and M. K S. Posey.
Dr William Marlett of Chicago and j
Dr. C. B. Frsm-is of Bowling Green
ivy., announced later that from in
formation they had obtained Collins !
had been dead more than 24 hour*.
Work to Bring I p Body.
Although the quest for Collins had
ended *n locating his body, the tired
miners, saddened by the realization
that the man they tried so hard to
save was dead, turned, heavy hearted,
to the still dangerous task of recover
ing his body.
of
ins i
from his tightly-wedged position In 1
the narrow passage to Sand Cave.
When, finally, they have brought j
him from this tomb, Collins' body
will be consigned to a grave In th-’
cave, after funeral services under the
high dome of Crystal cave, which It
self stands as a monument to the
man. Surely. Floyd’ himself, could
his wishes be known, would choose no
other spot than the beautiful cave his
explorations opened to the world.
To Dynamite Shaft.
The "monument** to the rescue
workers, however, will he torn down
by the hsnds that built it. The rescue
shaft will be dynamited after Collins'
body has been removed.
'It Is n dangerous place snd we do
not want anyone else trapped in
there." said Mr. Carmichael. in
charge of the excavation.
By \. H. NIKKI.AND.
tnlierswt Service Staff t’wrrespondrst.
Cave City. Ky., Feh. IS.'—Collins'
death was due to acute physical ex
haustion. starvation, exposure and
thirst, according to a statement Is
sued Jointly by Dr. William H. Hag
lett of St Luke hospital, Chicago,
and Dr. C. K. Francis, of Bowling
Green. Ky., meilii al officer of the
14kth Kentucky infantry Thev de
scended the shaft and penetrated to
the end of the lateral tunnel, making
their observations through Mill'
Brennan, a shaft worker, whose small
stature made it possible for him to
descend the vertical tunnel opened
through solid limestone directly above
Collins' lardy.
K.yes Deep Stink.
Collins' jaw* were rigid snd his
eyes were deeply sunken. There vv.is
no evidence of pulse either st the
temple or wrist, and no movement
of the chest was discernible.
The statement tasued by Doctors
llaxlett anti Francis was as follows
"Brennan went down Into the shaft
bend first We were four or five feet
behind him, the cavern being too
small for us to go Into We ende.v
vorod to learn from Brennen whether
Collins might possibly he vet alive
We gave our Instructions to him and
he follow cl ihem.
"Brennen had his hands on Collins
face and we a«ked hint;
" llow lines lie feel"' <
Jaws Net.
*' 'lie feels cold.' Brennen said 'Ills
Jaws sre set and l can't move them.’
Feel his evr* Can you lift live
lids"
•• ills eves srs sunk In deep and 1
can't get at them*
" See If you can lift the lids am\
shine vnnr light In his eves '
They ar« gunk in loo fgr. gml 1
esn i do It.*
" Try to feel his pulse, just lr
front of his ear.’"
"Brennen said he couldn't feel a
thing there and we told him to try
to reach his wrist and told him where
to feel the artery. He reported that
there was no pulse In the wrist, and
said that he could not get his hand
on the man's rhest but that there
was no sign of breathing. He said
he could see a email red mark on
his cheek which we think is due to
some sort of pressure.
Find Electric light Bulb.
"There were no sounds from the
patient, no respiration and no move
ment.
"The electric light bulb auppo
have been down his back wa ■ ti his
chest but was not burning, lie died
from acute physical exhaustion,
starvation, exposure and thirst, as in
dicated by the sunken eyes.
"The tension of the Jaw 1* the
rigidity of death. oT rigor mortis
which seldom set* In for 12 houre and
often not fnr 24. W« feel sure the
Collins has been dead for at least 24
hours.”
Brennen said that clay and small
stones were packed tightly around
Collins' body as far down as he could
see. This condition had not existed
when he was last seen and It was
evident that he was slowly being
burled by the sediment washed down
through the crevices of the cave
Much of it probably was carried
down by the heavy rain of last Sat
urday night.
Brother Sent Away.
The first intimation that the body
had been reached came shortly before
2. w hen officers ordered th# military
guards to fix their bayonets. Homer
Collins, brother of the cave victim
was sent away front the mouth of the
rescue shaft.
At 2:30 o'clock IT T C*a rmichael to
whose engineering genius the success,
ful termination of the effort is due
came up from the shaft, covered with
mud. nn.) said to newspapermen in
the wire pte-« coop ;n feet from the
shaft:
"Well have something for you
shortly.”
Tie immediately gathered with T.ieu
tenant-Governor H. H Denhardt. M.
K. S. Posey, Governor Field's personal
tepresentative, and Dr. \V. D. Funk
houser at 2:45 Dr. Kunkhouser an
nounced.
"Collins has just been found and
apieirentlv is dead. Details will be
given later."
^ outb Held on Charge of
Robbing Chapman Rank
Central City. Feb. IS. — Arthur
Kllnjibcil, charpM with robbing th#
Chapman Stat# bank of S7?0 In cur
rency. waived preliminary k ear inf in
|county court, pleaded not fullty and
\vn# bound over to the district court
under $7,500 bond. IV*nd was furnish
ed by William McCullough. F J.
Campbell and .T. H Jefferson and
Klitifheil \va« permitted to fo home
with hi# father.
Summary of
the Day in
Washington
The nomination of Frank R Kellogg
| ** s'*1 retary of state was confirmed
by the senate.
The senate substltutted its postal
j P-i\ and rat# increase MU for that
| passed by the house
Senate and house agriculture com
i nutters continued to hear witnesses
on proposed farm legislation.
Bill to increase salaries of mem
bers of congress <o IIP 009 was re
ported by the senate finance commit
tee
Senate Interstate commerce com
mlttee approved the nomination of
I VVIIItam K. nuphrey to the federal
! trade commission.
Senator t\rll«, the republican lead
er announced condition# were such
that a farm Mil could b* enacted at
tills session,
Proponents of the HowellRarkley
bill to provide, means for settling rail
road labor disputes, abandoned their
fight to get action at this session.
Se,aetata \\ ee « and Secretary
\\ ilbttt were asked by the house ate
craft committee to designate witness
es to testlfv how the 1‘nlted i^Mites
rould be defended ecaiaag a* •fcuaft
•UM*. 1 A y