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l C1TY EPIT!ON / VOL 54—NO. 37. OMAH *0 SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 22, 1925. • XX FIVE CENTS V-'
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28 Bodies
Taken From
Mine Tomb
Rescuers Brave Tons of Fall
ing Slate to Reach
Charred Remains*
of Victims.
3 of 51 Miners Missing
By ALBERT F. BAENZIC.ER,
InfernntlonHl News Service Staff C’orre
Rpondcnt.
Sullivan, Ind., Feb. 21.—All but
three of the 61 victims of the City
Coal mine disaster had been ac
counted for here tonight by identi
fication of those lying in the two
morgue* bordering the town square
and actual count of the bodies which
atill lie at the bottom of the shaft
in the death cavern bordering the out
skirts of the city.
The three unaccounted for are be
lieved to lie under the tons of slate
that hava fallen since rescue work
started and which, together with the
“squeezing" of the main entry-way,
have created a danger braved un
flinchingly by the heroic fellow
workers of the dead. Their bodies
probably will not he recovered for
days.
Twenty-eight blackened bodies have
been carried above ground to the
morgues or the homes of their loved
ones.
Only three of these remain unidenti
fied. Ten other bodies lie at the bot
tom of the shaft and 10 others near
a small passageway.
Bodies of three fathers and sons
have been taken out of the depths.
They were lying side by side, with
hands over their heads as if trying to
thrust out the deadly black damp
which cut them down In their tracks.
The names of Flomi I^coquoc,
father and and Emile I^coquoc, son,
head the list of the double family
tragedleai. Pearl Hawhee and Frank
Hawhee, come second, with Wayne
Walter* and Philip, the son, third—
the last to he found.
that the rescue work !e draw
*^lng to a finish the people of Sullivan
county are beginning to count the
cost and lo'ok to Coroner William H.
McGrew to start an Investigation
which will fix responsibility for the
disaster.
rreacue worn nas oeen nanea tem
porarily by the tearing down of doom,
trapdoors and curtains which govern
the ventilation in the mine. As the
air courses were being gradually re
paired tonight the searchers were able
to proceed deeper into the workings.
One o fthe big factors that speeded
tip the work Was the repairing of the
east cage, which was destroyed in the
blast. With two lifts going, debris
was speedily carried tip In tfie tipple
and timbers and brattices taken down.
For a time the "sneezing'' of the
east main entry grew so serious that
Dan McGarry, who replaced tlie dead
mine superintendent and was the
chief figure among the workers under
ground, ordered all his men above
until he could determine Just how far
it was likely to go.
A "squeeze,” in the vernacular of
the miner, means the lowering of the
ceiling and rising of the floor, caused
by the destruction of supporting tim
bers. Whenever this occurs, it not
only threatens those in the passage
way with death from a cave-in, but
also brings the possibility of a gas
pocket being formed which might re
suit In a general explosion. This is
now one of the beliefs of many as to
the cause of yesterday's fatal blast.
Say Torch Caused Blast.
Some criticism is being offered to
the act of Harry Anderson, the dead
mine superintendent, in seeking a gaH
with a lighted torch. "When
a man goes to find gas with a light
It generally finds him," said the
doughty McGarry, In speaking of the
act, as described by Elmer K. David
son in the hospital yesterday.
"I kno wof another time when a
fire Inspector went on a similar er
rand. It ended in the same way, a*nd
I was in the mine at the time. I have
In mind the explosion in the Big Tep
mine, a short way out from here, some
yeara ago. While I am sure the own
ers of this mine would gladly trade
places with those poor dead fellows
down there, at the same time I feel
that this might have been avoided if
proper precautions had bepn taken.
"I quit the mine four months ago
because I was afraid of the danger.
I went to the Ahdeval mine, which
I consider safer because they have
the panel system for ventilation, one
which was recommended for this mine
also. Mayba it will teach a lesson,
mayba not. No ona can tell. It is
a peculiar ocupatlon, but it la not
without Its magnetic power over those
who have spent most of their waking
hours underground.''
BILL IS APPROVED
REWARDING FLIERS
Washington, Feb. 21.—Cong re a
glonai action was completed today on
he bill by Representative Hill of
r‘ '^Maryland recognizing and rewarding
the army fliers who- recently com
pleted a flight around the world.
With senate approval of the bill. It
now goes to the White House for
rrealdent Coolldge'a signature. Aa
pe, letary of War Week* heartily
recommended tha legislation, there la
•• doubjj of the president'* approval.
Inaugural Grandstand Is Rushed
mAUGURA'rroM sfTAsro ,~-t.
laborers are hurrying the work on the partly-completed grandstand
In front of the oapitol at Washington, where I’residentt Coolidge will be
inaugurated on March 4. On the top of (lie stand will he a series of am
plifiers which will carry the president's inaugural address to the thou
sands expected to witness the ceremonies, and to millions who will listen
In on the radio.
Cinema Artists
to Grace Movie
Ball in Omaha
Will Entertain at City Audi
torium on March 2; Shrine
Sponsors Film Stars’
Appearance Here.
“Pardon me, but may I have this
dance?
Tou /may see Bryant Washburn
standing before you wtih that request
if you are at the moving picture ball
to be given in the city Auditorium
under the auspirea of Tangier temple.
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Monday
evening, March 2.
Jf yon are a man, you will have
the privilege of atepplng up to Ruth
Stonehouse or Wanda Hawley and
asking them for a dance.
The cinema stars are making a 50
stop suing through the country for
such afTalrs and will he In Omaha
one day and night. They will he
under ttie management of Harry I..
Tighe, former Ziegfteld star.
They will produce s light satire In
the course of tlie evening's entertain
ment. At 8 o'clock a revue will begin
with personal introduction of the
actors. Dancing will continue after
the entertainment until midnight.
Present Program.
Among those who will he here is
Kna Gregory, whose pictures number
mpra than 40, Then there Is Helen
Holmes, famous for her daring deeds
in “The Hazards of Helen.” Phyllis
Haver, Mack Sennett bathing beauty,
is scheduled for a list of aurprlses.
^ “An Unexpected Pleasure” will be
the title of the satire on making a
movie which will he presented by
the movie folk, with Jack Daugherty,
Kathryn McGuire. Bryant Washburn
and Cullen I/andis. Wanda Hawley
will present some music and Carl
Miller will do a monologue.
Ruth Htonehouae, known for her
Famous Players l«sky suecesses. will
he on the program. Anna Alay Wong
will put on a stunt of her own, "A
Breath of the Orient.” Joe Murphy
will he there In ills character of Andy
Gump. «
ILLNESS OF KING
CAUSES NO WORRY
I.ondnn. Feh. 21.—King George to
day completed another week of sick
ness. It was stated st the palace
this evening that his condition is sat
isfactory. The morning bulletin
showed that he had not yet shaken off
his fever, hut was progressing. There
Is no general nervousness abotft his
Illness,
That the royal family is not anxious
was shown by the fact that the prince
went to the country today for the
week end hunting.
The picture houaes are ahowlng the
royal portrait with the caption: "We
hope Ills mujeelv will soon recover."
The audiences Invariably greet tills
with sympathetic cheer*.
SOCIETY HONORS'
PHOTOGRAPHER
Ulfe membership In the Nebraska
Stale Historical society has been
given Arthur Anderson of Anderson
Photographic studio, WuliOo, said to
be the oldest studio In Jhe state
Anderson has presented the society
with some old pictures tHken by his
father more than 40 years ago, In
eluding Buffalo Bill In his earlv days
and pictures of early days In alioo.
Customs Officials
Trace History of
Stolen Art Gems
Half Million Dollars Worth of
Pictures Believe*! to Have
Been Smuggled Into
United States.
Kos Angeles. Feb. 21.—Federal cus
toms officers today went on the trail
of the $485,000 worth of pi tures and
art treasures reported stolen from
his Hollywood residence this week by
Martin Weinschenck, who says he
hails from Danzig.
Customs officials said they were
checking Weinschenck’s port of en
try Into the United States on the un
derstanding that he had declared
household effects valued at only
$1,000.
The Investigator* also declare that
Weinscherk, since arriving here, had
sold some of his art treasure* to Al
bert A. Mors, the killing of whose
wife, Ttiersa W. Mors here last Au
gust precipitated a federal InvestIga
tlon which resulted In the seizure of
jewels in the Mors strong boxes as
smuggled gems. Kid McCoy, ex pugi
list, recently was convicted of man
slaughter in connection with Mrs.
Mots' death.
Following the Mors affair Harry T.
Katz, internationally known diamond
broker and art collector, was shot to
death In his apartment here. In the
investigation which followed thin
slaying, federal officers announced
that Mors and Katz had had dealings
In gems and antiques. The killer of
Katz ha* not been apprehended.
The Investigators are seeking to
trace the origin of the Weinscherk
collection, how It arrived in the Unit
ed States if any object* of art In It
have been sold since and to whom.
VON PAPEN DEFIES
PARTY LEADERS
Jly I'nl vernal Her tire.
Berlin, Feb. 21 Herr Von Pa pen
defied bis party, the Catholic center,
today when he refused to resign from
the Prussian diet.
His resignation was requested bv
unanimous decision of the party cau
cus because Von Papen purposely ah
sented himself from yesterday's ees.
slon. thereby contributing to the over
throw' of the now Marx cabinet.
In an open letter, Von Tnpen stated
he was not responsible to the party
cxucus, but to the voters whom he
represented.
Pair Wed in Prison Cell While
Carpenters Build Gallows for Groom
I ill lonnl Nows Service.
Winnipeg, Keb. 21- A drama of
the gallows was played here today,
and U»n I'upld, who should liave
hoi'ii cast for :t major frole, hung his
head in slmme and tinned his back
on the stage. A broken bow dangled
from bis hand, while behind him s
most tragic marriage took place.
A priest of the OroHi Orthodox
church w is Intoning the rnnriiasro
ceremony over .John Taternluk and
Sarah Kupek. and through the walls
of the tell came the sound of ham
mer und saw ns workmen put togeth
er the scaffold from which the
i bridegroom will go to his death next
. Wednesday.
Last June Taternluk strangled hia
►
aunt and confessed. Ill* bride, who
lias been bl* common law wife foe 10
years, and wlm lx Ibe mother of blx
four children, shuddered ax xh» rce
ngnized Ihn pm lent of the xoundx
from the .tall yard.
The shadow of tragedy grew dark
or on the faces of the pair ax (he
ceremony progrexxed and the wli
noxst'x kepi their eyex fixed on the
cold atone of the death cell.
When xhe become* the widow of
Tuternluk Ihe woman will he ellclhle
In an annual grant from the domin
ion government aa Hie widow of a
hanged man.
When I he ceremony w ax over.
Tatei nluk fell to hi* knees and wept
and Ids bride collapxed.
Constable
Captures 5
in Gun Fight
Lone Officer, Although
Wounded, Arrests Gang
Which Held Up Michi
gan Bank.
Entire Loot Recovered
By International News Harries.
South Bend, Ind., Feh. 21.—Ellas
Ackley, lone constable of New Car
lisle, Ind., today shot nnd wounded
the five bandits who robbed the Mill
burg State bank at Millburg, Mich.,
and though shot In the groin himself
captured all five.
Ackley, warned of the approach of
the bandit car, took three revolvers
and a shotgun. When the bandit car
neared him he stood In the middle
of t,he road and shot It out with the
desperadoes. Tsvo of them were seri
ously wounded, the other three suf
fering minor wounds.
Ackley turned the prisoners over
to Chief of Police I J. Pane of South
Bend, who arrived just as Ackley
fell—all of hts guns having been
emptied.
All the bandits were from Indian
apolis, Ind., according to South Bend
oftlaials, but only one name was ob
tained, one of the bandits saying he
was John Marshall. All the loot
taken from the Millburg bank was
recovered.
RADIO Will CARRY
INAUGURAL TALK
Washington, Feb. 21.—A coast-to
coast radio net to carry the Inaugura
tion of President Ooolidge was out
lined today In anouncement of plans
of the American Telephone and Tele
graph company, and the Radio Cor
poration of America. It will mark
the first time the country at large
has been able to listen to such a
ceremony by wireless.
The ceremonies at the capital will
he picked up by microphones by the
telephone company and transmitted
by longdistance lines to various
broadcasting stations over the coun
try, and these In turn will send them
out Into the air.
Stations to broadcast In the tele
phone plans are; WEAF, New York:
WEEI, Boston:; WJAR, Providence:
WTIC, Hartford, Conn.; WOO. Phila
delphia; WCAE, Pittsburgh; WGR.
Buffalo; WEAR, Cleveland: WPW,
Cincinnati: WWJ, Detroit; WMAQ,
Chicago; WDAF, Kansas City; WHO,
lies Moines; WCCO, Mlnnoapolls-St.
Paul: WSB. Atlanta; KFI, Pos
Angeles; KPO, San Francisco; KIJC,
Oakland, Cal.
The Radio Corporation, It was an
nounced, will transmit from WKC,
Washington; W.IZ, New York and
WUY, S' hnectady. It was added that
other stations would probably be add
ed to the list.
MAN WANTS FUR
COAT RETURNED
Adolph Hoppe, Podge hotel, put his
faith In woman. He centered his
affections upon Mrs. I,. Clark, Mil
lard hotel.
She wanted a fur coat end he
bought her one at an Installment
house for $149.50. payable at $5 a
week. He earns his money at hard
toll, repairing cars for the Tturllng
ton railroad. Put lie was glad to pay
out the $5 a week to make his sweetie
happy—a* long aa she wae his
sweetie.
One day he saw her with another
and wearing the fur coat. That woa
too much, lie brought action In mu
nicipal court, where he told Conatablo
Pat Welsh she wasn't "shooting
straight."
In municipal court he hesitated
when he learned he must put up
$300 bond If he wants to get the
coat back. "And I gave her money
to get a divorce from her husband,
loo," he exclaimed.
0. K. IS GIVEN TO
IRRIGATION BILL
Special Dispatch to The Omaha lire
Washington, Feb. II.—The senate
Irrigation committee In executive see
slon yesterday afternoon reported out
fnvorahly Mia Norris hill which pro
vides for Irrigation of Remlarld lands
In Nebraska.
Billion Dollars Worth of Heiresses Make Debut in Society
| Florence
1— H MEM EVER
EETty.^TODDARR LPHINE WILLCOJ.
Some of the billion dollar*' worth of heireaftes who are making their debut in New York soeiety this *ea*on.
By MAKIiAKGT I’ll
New York—Metropolitan eoclety Is
In the midst of one of the most bril
liant seasons In many years. One of
the reasons Is the billion dollars'
worth 'of heiresses who are making
their debut Into the amart aet this
season.
Klalne Rockefeller, granddaughter
|of the richest man In the world, Is
one of the deb». Then there are
Constance V. McCann, Mlml Brokaw,
Kdlth Woodward, Fanny Wlckes.
Florence Havemeyer, Betty Stoddard,
Josephine Wlllcox. Marlon Willard,
Dorothea Kihbe. all of whom will one
day control sizeable fortunes.
It costs about $50,000 to Introduce a
"bud’’ to society nowadays.
The Rltz ballroom, scene of m»ny
dezutante balls, costs 11,000 for the
night. Two orchestras, st $500 each,
supply the modern tom tom: feverish
excitement demand* that the muelc
he "continuous.'' A conservative es
timate for the "eats" is $3,000, and
the fees to the head waiter and his
assistante reach approximately $500.
Then champagne must be provided
(yes. In these days!) The buds and
their mamas know that the men
won't come to their parties unless
they know that there will be plenty
of wine. So father has to assign
$8,00® to his bootlegger. Favors and
decorations cost another $5,000. The
decorations must he spectacular In
these jazzy days.
Into this splendor step* (he girl
who It up for observation. Kvery
thlng depends on this night. She
glitters In the thousand-dollar gown
that has been especially designed for
her by the most expensive Paris
coutourler. The dressmaker, for this
| exclusive" design (he or she must
promise that there will he only one of
thla design madei la paid anywhere
from $500 to $1,000, and the Incoming
duty Is 60 per cent of the cost.
Her French "undies''—a delicate
"net" of flenh-oolored lovllneee—her
girdle (If anvil, her wonderoun cobweb
stockings, her exquisite satin slip
pers with (he sparkling buckle—
these are slight details figuring $271.
About the neck of the debutante
father hangs a string of perfectly
matched pearls, and on her arm gll*
tens a new $10,000 diamond bracelet,
and about her ahouldera aa she cgme*
to the hall hangs the luxury of a
$20,000 sable coat.
But this Is only the beginning.
This must he followed by parties and
more parties. She must impress her
self on society I his first season or
she never will. It's a gar life, and
you mustn't weaken.
Storm Hampers
Dirigible's Trip
"'Los Angeles” Upturning to
I.akehurst After Failing
to Make Landing.
Washington, Keb. 21.—The great
na\al dirigible Loa Angela* was plow
ing Its wav through th* upper air of
the Atlantlo tonight on It* return
journey front Bermuda to Jjlkehurat,
after an unpleasant experience with
th* weather at th* noted reeort pre
vented Its landing there.
The I,o« Angeles r*it Into six hours
of continuous rain around Bermuda,
whhh made the ship so heavy that
quantities of ballast had to he thrown
over Its sides to prevent It* sinking
of lie own weight.
At 5:30 o'clock this *v*nlng, the
Navy department received a radio dis
patch from the I.o* Angeles that It
would make 1-nkehtirat between 10
p. ni. and 11 p. m. It left Bermuda
at 10:10 a. m.
JURY’S ERROR
MAY BE COSTLY
Alleged failure of a Jury to deliber
ate a sufficient length of time may
make void a $20 0O0 verdict for per
-onal Injuries returned by a Jury In
District Judge Wakelev* court last
week. The verdict was swarded lo
James DcMiitleo for Injuries h* r*
celved when struck hv a motor c*r
driven hv Joseph I.apldus, *utomnhll*
dealer, Iwo year* ago.
Now attorneys for Taipldii* h»v*
asked a new trial, basing their mo
tion In part on th* *lleg*t|on that
the Jury had signed the Mg verdict
with only 10 of them favoring it. be
fore six hours had been consumed In
deliveratlon. Th* statute require*
that a "five alxth" verdict may b*
reached only after alx hour* of d*
liberation.
LAUSANNE PACT
REPORTED OUT
Wii whin k t • hi . K«*b. ?! Tim l.mi
•'uliiifl treaty. lotMoi'Jng diplomat l» mill
trmlt* t Hat inn* In Hi** imnr rup
tui*<l In th* war. win favorably r*
portiMl by 11m **nat* f«*tikti relation*
<otnmltt** lodav A ft t'l* alnnil'Pi mg 111
t I 'Mnmlllrrn plgoonhol* for * vaaK
Two ro**i \ at Inn* W Pfp AttArh*<1 to
th* ti*«t\ opo providing thAt th*
State* will not submit to ar
bit ration Any Iakua Involving Am#rl
• 'An Immigration Iawa and a Awnnri
providing thAt *ft*r on# y#mt « op*ra
tion th* treaty may b* *U9p#nd*d on
60 days' notion
Woman Groomed for
Mayor of Norfolk
Norfolk. Neb., Feb. 21.—Mrs. .lean
Whitney, republican, daughter of the
lata Judge Isaac Powers, and promt
nent In local society, has been asked
by the W, C. T. I", to become a can
dldate for mayor of Norfolk.
U. S. FLYER WONT~
WED MOVIE STAR
New I,ondon. Conn.. Keb ?1.—l.leut.
Leslie r. Arnold, one of the world
flier*. who I* visiting here, An
nounced to a rstherlng of acquM.n*
tsnce* In the home of Pr. .T. H. Geney
that on August 13. 1J*lT. he was msr
rled At the Little Church Around th#
Corner. New York City, to Mi** Mil
dred Avery, a our**. who now !■ on
duty At the home of Chetiee Prentice,
a few door* from the home where the
lieutenant 1* a guest
Ml** Avery confirmed the lleuten
■ nt'e announcement of the nierrlAg:#,
which Lieutennnt Arnold sav* was the
culminHtlon of a qhlldhood romioot.
Lieutenant Arnold made the *n*
tiotim ement In rienving |uihlished
tumor* of hi* *ng*g«ment to l*rl«
dll* Lean, well known movie actrees.
king's (iniulitinii Satisfactory.
t guidon, Fab. 51. Tha bronchial
Ailment from which Kina (lssr|s la
suffering was wins* during tha night,
a It hough th* thtra physicians who
at* attending him announrad tM«y
that hta condition was satisfactory
Tha official hnllalln (>oat*d on (ha
gat*a at Hurklnghant I'alar* trad
Hta maiaaiv* tanrparatttr* has not
yat rattirnad to normal. Progress con
^tlnuaa, although slowly.*
%
Herriot Delivers
Budget litimatum
Premier lell* Chamber Meas
ure Muet Be Voted by End
of Month.
By tMorlated Preaa.
Taris KVb 21.—Premier Herriot tie
Hvered an ultimatum to the chamber
«'f deputies late toda>. demanding
night session for work on the budget
in the face of strong opposition from
parts of the chamber, its members
Ured from prolonged and continuous
sittings
' It is absolutely indespensihle that
the budget be voted before the end
of the month, in order that It may be
returned from the senate before April
and be finally parsed before the
Easter recess. ’ ha declared.
“Energetic action la urgent to im
prove our financial situation." he
added, “and it is the first duty of
the parliament to dispose of the
budget Immediately.**
'Phe parliamentary opposition Insist
ed that a ballot be taken.
“MA” FERGUSON
VETOES FIRST BILL
Austin, TVs , Ffk. ?1 -s-t.ov. Miriam
Ferguson vetoed her first bill today
when shs returned to the legislature
a niMsui-* passed la,at week which
would have permitted legislators snd
their fnmllies to serept fres passes
from Tejjvs railroads. Acceptance of
free transportation Is equivalent to ac
reptlng rnonev and would lead to
abuses of ths privilege, she declared
In her rein message
EX-GOVERNOR
BOUND OVER
Topeka. Ksn . Feb. 21 Former
Hot. Jonathan M. Davis and former
Hanking Tommiastoner r*r1 J. Peter
son were hound over to district court
in $! 000 bond at the conclusion of
their preliminary hearing here this
afternoon on charges of conspiracy
and soliciting a bribe.
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Testimony
Displeases
President
End Comes at Secret Session,
Action Takes Commit*
tee Members by
Surprise.
Clerks Fired; Files Locked
By KENNETH CLARK,
International Vew* Service Staff
1 orreapondenf,
Washington. Feb. II.—Th® house
aircraft Investigating committee,
which for 10 weeks has been soaring
high all over the field of the nation's
air defense, tonight crashed to the
ground.
The committee apparently fail
under a frontal attack from the
heaviest guns In the administration’s
battery.
Enable longer to hold out against
pressure that has been brought from
the White House and the War and
Navy departments, committee mem*
bers went behind locked doors this
afternoon, hoisted the white flag of
surrender, and came out with the
fiat and unembellished announcement
that no further hearings would be
held, all subpoenas were canceled and
that f<r all time, except for drafting
a report, the inquiry was at an end.
The finish was dramatic and com
plete. Clerical attaches were dis
missed and the file* w-er® locked.
Many committee members them
selves did not know that the end wss
at hand until they got behind closed
doors. This was shown by the fact
that witnesses were summoned for
next week, Secretary Weeks being
among those called.
Except for frammentary piesee,
what happened at the secret session
was closely guarded by th# committee
members, who, as soon ss ths doors
were opened, hurried away from the
capitol.
Representative Perkins, republican,
of New Jersey, finally vouschafed the
opinion that th# committee had de
cided a week ago to close th# hear
ings, and that the committee wss
practically out of funds and could
not go on. The rommlttae was given
tl.i.OOd for Its work. Of this less than
1*00 remains and the committee has
a wad of unpaid stenographers' bills.
Representative Perkins said.
While the comml'tee was In ses
sion, however. It was learned that
word came over from administration
leaders that they were displeased
with some of the latest sensational
testimony brought out; that they re
garded the committee had gone on s
fishing expedition" for which no
more money wss to be appropriated.
The antagonism of the Whits
House and Secretaries Weeks and Wil
bur also was called formally to the
attention of the members. The ad
ministration largely was provoked,
it was learned, because th# commit
tee appeared to lean too heavily to
th# support of Brigadier General
Mitchell, assistant chief of army sir
set v ice, w ho has unsparingly lam
basted hi* superior officers on the
question of aviation , charging re
peatedly that America's a r defense
was worthies*
Then came to the committee art
"anonymous'' letter, addressed to
Repreaentatlv# Burdick. republican,
of Rhode Island. None of th# mm*
I mlttee professed to know the sender,
who went into great detail in citing
how the investigators had exceeded
I their authority in the investigation.
Alt these things proved too much
for the committee, which Represen
tative Snell, republican. New York,
unwavering administration supporter,
charaeteriaed as "half baked."
Perkins said that the k ■ -e end* of
the record would he gathered *r.d
that a report might he started before
adjournment. Though public sessions
t>e over. Perkin* said the committee
reserved the right to receive written
] statements from anybody who wished
to prepare them.
Bov Shoot* Plavmatr.
Boston, Feb, 21.—Eight-year-eld
! Martin Cunio. jr . was shot and killed
! In h* Somerville home this after
I noon by John Oleary, * rears o'd.
, The bovs. with four other Cunio
| children, were playing "cowboy a-d
j Indian."
*
Summary of
the Day in
Washington
The house aircraft commute# d«e
cfrted to oloso tts hearing* a; once
Opponent * of Ohio* go'a take Mtchl*
gan drain*** plans wera hoard hy
Secretary M eets,
Plans for a roast iocoa*t radio ne|
for the Inaugural ceremonies were an*
nounoed
The I.auaann# treatv no go at.sl
with Turkey wa* spproied to th*
aerate foreign relation* <simmtv.ee.
The house commerce committee re*
I fused to report a MU authc -lie
J elimination of the Pmlman surcharges
The aenate agrlctlHtre committee
reported a co-operative market in*
farm relief MU while the hors# con*
j entered on# on the floor
formal authority was as ked of th<
I interstate commerce ovrumlaalcts (9
j.ar-i on the NIrkei plat# nt.TMil
|gon»cUiUUca