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New Britain herald., 1925-12-05
Miners ESCAPE
AFTER IS HOURS
But Two Of % Rescued Die
in Hospital

Nederand, Col, Dec. 8 Rl-Twen.
tw0-two miners cntombed in the
flaming subterranean passages of the
l'airricw mine near this little noun
tain town for nearly is hours,
emerged today from their under
ground tomb-alive.
Half Of them-big stalwart fell
lows 49, staggered almost unaided
, from the smoking tunnel while 9TH
ers were carried out unconscious.
Two Die Later
And the fight shifted this morn
ing from the tortuous fire swept
earthen chambers to a little frame
house where a temporary hospital
had been thrown up to receive the
% together with 10 volunteer rescue
workers who collapsed from the
fumes that rolled through the mine
There death came TO claim two -
Robert Stevenson, miner, and
Charles Herquist, n rescue worker.
Pulmotors and oxygen were being
used by a corps of doctors. Most of
the men will recover. but a few were
reported in a critical condition.
Shouts "Thcy'rc All Safe"
One Of the first rescue workers in
the main tunnel of the mine saw
! Walter Swanson, one Of the entomb-
ed men, staggering toward him and
shouted to those above: They're all
safe; they're all safe"
Joy was short-liyed in the gather
ing at the top Of the shaft for the
rest failed to follow. Swanson walk
cd out, little the worse for his eff
fects. The rescuers continued their
search down the main tunnel and
encountered a gas pocket which
overcame tho party. The stronger
of the men carried out those who
had collapsed.
Finally Reach Victims
A few hours later the rescucrs
again penetrated the workings with
masks and reached the entombcd
men. All Of the men then were
aided from the still smoking cham
bers, the last leaving the mine about
l;@O o'clock this morning.
The Fatrview, is a silver, gold and
lead mine. The men were entrapped
early yesterday when n fire broke
out in the mine and swept the wood
on tlmberings for nearly 200 feet in
the main tunnel. The fire was fol-
/ lowed by a cave-in which blocked
the portal and imprisoned the min
crS
New Britain herald., 1925-12-05
TORNADO'S TOLL
II . Killed and rs Persons Injured
In Mississippi's Terrific Wind
Storm

1azoo City Miss. Dec. 5 R-TN O
dead. eighteen injured and proper1,
damaged TO the extent of nearly hail
million dollars was the toll of a tor
nado that dipped here yesterday.
More than one hundred were made
homeless by the twister.
The two dead are negro women
and five of the eighteen injured wer,
White persons.
A detachment of national guard
was ordered here for police duty bv
Governor Henry l.. Whitfield to prc.
vent pillage in the storm wrecked
area. while reclamation work is in
progress.
The tornado was preceded and
followed by heavy rains and high
winds continued throughout the day.
Fire breaking out in the wrecked
negro section of the city was quickly
eXtingushed with little damage.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-05
FEARS FOR EXPLORER
Prof. Peck of Wesleyan Afraid DIR.

Prof, Peck Of Wesleyan Afraid DIR.
McGovcrn Is Lost In Junglcs of
Brazil.
Middlctown, Dec. Lpl --- Prof.
Walter Edwin Peck Of Wesleyan an
nounced today that unless word is
received soon from Dr. William Nc
Govern, American explorer, believed
lost in the jungles Of Brazil, he will
interpret 1t as indicating that Or.
McGoNern has run into a tribe OF
headsmen ana is in danger Of losing
his life.
Professor Peck, a close friend of
tho explorer, said that If the natives
had deserted DR., McGovcrn. he
would push on without them.
The friendship between the doctor
and Professor Peck began when
both took their doctors degrees to-
gcthor at Oxford, DR.. McGovcrn.
arriving at the ceremony, borrowed
lrof. Pcclis gown. Last year, the
explorer visited Professor Peck at
his home in Wooster. Ohio.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-05
G OF G. MEETINGS

The fuel committee of the Cham
her of Commerce viii meet Monday
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. The
mercantile bureau directors will
meet at noon at the Burritt hotel.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-05
Build Gas BulwarIx

! Tho miners escaped death pri-
MARTY through the building of a bull
wark in a wing Of tho west drift off
the main tunnel 400 feet from the
portal Behind this shelter they es-
capped the deadly fumes and smoke.
Clothing, stones and dirt were used
to plug the holes In the bulwark.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-17
UA|L !, SEIZE
! THREE s. A.
BREWER|ES
Ex-policeman Faces Rum
Charge After Agents
Raid Places.

Several men, one an ex-policeman,
more than 1000 bottles of beer and
three complete breweries were taken
in raids by general prohibition agents
Wednesday night.
An ex-policeman, alleged to be the
proprietor of beer garden, was ar
rested by the agents in connection
with the seizure of 304 bottles of beer,
81 gallons of the amber fluid in the
making, more than 1000 empty bot
ties and complete apparatus for the
manufacture of illicit liquor.
When officers raided the place 10
men gathered under electric fans par
taking of the flowing bowl, were de-
tanned by the federal men but later
released.
An amount of whiskey was also
confiscated. In a raid on an Ord
street house, one gallon of whiskey
was seized, one man arrested for vio-
lation of the liquor laws, and four
into custody and turned over to city
police.
Raiding a residence in West Mo
rales street complete brewery, 6O3
bottles of beer and 80 gallons Of beer
mash were seized by the officers. A
man was also arrested in connection
with the seizure.
Searching a pile of wrecked auto
mobiles at the rear of garage, Ceval-
los and San Jacinto street dry raid
ers found 40 bottles of iced beer and
a quart of whiskey. One man was
also arrested.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-17
MAN SEEKS MISSING
WIFE AND TWO TOTS

A husband whose wife and two baby
boys have been missing since July %,
appealed to Miss Lucy G.. Smithers,
executive secretary of the San An
tonic Child Protective and Humane
Society, Thursday to aid him in his
search. .. .
Il believe she has gone off with
another man and that my children
have been placed in some orphanage
or home in San Antonio" the man
declared.
The oldest boy is 3 IL years of age
and the other IL years old.
The organization is aiding in the
search,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-17
SUSPECT IN HOSPITAL.

DENTON. Sept. III. T. Baker
Of Denton. an alleged slayer Of Deputy
Sheriff r. b. Parsons, was ordered
transferred from the Dallas county
Jail to a private sanitarium, at a
babeas corpus hearinr here today. The
habeas corpus application was accom-.
panied by a physicians affidavit that
Baker was in a serious physical con-
dition.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-17
ASK 10000 SWEATERS
FOR VET PATIENTS

A campaign to procure 10000
sweaters for the World war veterans
now in hospitals is being launched by
the American Red Cross, according to
a telegram received by the local Red
Cross chapter Thursday. Fifty sweat.
ers will be required by the local Red
Cross as their quota.
A special appeal is made to former
war workers.
Requests for knitting material and
other donations will be made by the
Red Cross.
The date for acceptance of sweaters
and donations will be announced later
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-17
S. A. WOMAN, rs,
INJURED BY FALL

Hurrying across the street TO catch
an inbound street car, Mrs. Ada
Easton. 10, who lives at 153 East
Lotus street, stumbled and fell in the
path of a second car.
Though Motorman A. G.. Anderson
attempted to bring the car to stop.
Mrs. Easton was struck. Her head
was cut and one elbow severely
bruised.
Her injuries are not considered Sc
riouS,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-17
{. OF c. OFFICERS
WILL MEET In S. A.

A joint session of secretaries of the
Southwest Texas chambers of com
merce and the San Antonio chamber
will be held in San Antonio on Octo
Der "a. The meeting will convene at
0 o'clock and adjourn at 4. Presi-
dent r. Q. Lee, of the West Texas
Chamber of Commerce, will deliver
the principal address.
At the close of the session sight
seeing tour and program of entertain
ment will be provided.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-17
FIRE EXPERTS PASS
ON BUILDING CODE

Tho city's revised luilding code, yet
10 be adopted, was turned over to the
fire marshals attending the convention
here Thursday, for their opinions in
an open conference.
Later it will be returned to Assist
ant City Attorney Cobb for an opin-
ion.
The building code was revised By
Gus Niggli, city building inspector,
and a committee of San Antonio arch
itects and contractors.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-17
STORM HALTs FIGHTING.

MADRID. Sept. 17.-CP)-Military
and naval operations in the Spanish
zone in Morocco have been suspended
owing to storms which are sweeping
the territory, as well as the coast. This
was announced today by Admiral
Marquis de Magaz. acting president OF
the military directorate.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-17
DOCTOR TAKES VACATION.

SEATTLE, Sept. 1L-PD-Dr.
Curtis Welch, only physician Of Nome.
Alaska. and a hero Of the diphtheria
epidemic last winter, arrived here yes
terday on his way TO his old home in
New Haven, Conn.,. for a vacation.
His place in Nome is being taken by
Seattle doctor.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-17
BUY UNIVERSITY SITE.

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 17.-R-
The purchase of 70-acre tract for
proposed Methodist University here,
was announced by Bishop Ernest l..
Waldorf of the Kansas City area of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. The
land adjoins 147 acres on which an
option has been obtained.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-17
BOY HELD FOR MURDER.
Nv Universal Service,

ST. LOUIS. Sept. Thames
O'Brien, 16, of Chicago. today was
held to the grand jury following an
inquest into the deaths of John Gray
and his wife. whose charred bodies
were found in a burned automobile
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-17
JONAH NOyELIZED.

LONDON, Sept. 17.-R-Jonah
has finally been novelized. Robert
Nathan has made him the hero of his
new romance, "Son of Amittai.' The
Jonah Of Mr.. Nathan's tale which is
poetic fantasy, is based on the facts
as disclosed in the Book of Kings and
paints the hero as a young man deep
ly embittered> by mis- love affair with
Judith.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-17
SEEKS DIVORCE.

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 17.-R)-
Royalties on nine plays and one novel
written by Henry White of New York,
comprise the community property Of
White and his wife, Mary, said stip.
ulation filed here yesterday in the sun
for divorce instituted sometime ago by
Mrs. White. The stipulation provides
for an equal distribution of the royal.
ties
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-17
PRINCETON GRID STAR WEBS.

NEW YORK, Sept. T.-P)-
Friends of Harvey Emery, Princeton
tackle last year, and the most popu
lar man of his class, learned today Of
his marriage last month in Picking to
Miss Mary Carter, daughter of the di.
rector of Picking Union Medical Col
lepe
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-17
HERE AND THERE
BY TELEGRAPH

near Collinsville. Gray was the pro
prietor of q road house located be-
tween East st. Louis and Necice
O'Brien was charged with murder
The coroner's jury found robbery af
the motive.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-17
GOVERNMENT LOSES.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17.-CP
The United States government gave
William W. Reynolds of Tampa, Fla,
free ride to San Francisco and now
it must pay his way back to the balmy
state. Reynolds had been escorted here
on a charge of forgery. He was not
the right Reynolds and not being in.
terested in California wants to get
back to Florida.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-17
NOT A 3RIBE.

NEWARK, Sept. 17.-CP>-A traf
fic cop with three children, today re-
ceived five new dimes from a motor.
list named John ID. Rockefeller. I'm
not trying to bride you, officer" said
the donor, expressing thanks for cur.
teous directions.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-17
READ BIBLE 81 HOURS.

BOSTON, Sept. 17.-R)-The Bi
Bile has been read aloud 80 hours and
AZ minutes by group of Adventists
working in relays.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-17
REBUKES GIRLS,

CHURCHILL, England, Sept. IL.
-R)-The vicar in the Parish Maya
zine today rcbuked girls for smoking
cigarettes while seated on tombston.s
in the churchyard.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-17
Modern Stores
Need
Bright, Clean
Floors

always good looking, and easy
10 Clean" is a seven-word reason
for linoleum floors.
The beautiful new designs in
Armstrong; Linoleum make any
store more inviting. Servieeable
black and white tiles, marble
tiles, Dutch tiles. Plain colors
with patterned borders. Green
or gray jaspes that look spick-
snd-span.
Soft and quiet to the custom
ers' feet. Easy on your feet,
easy to keep clean and tidy.
Let us call and estimate on re-
flooring your store. The i'm
proved appearance is an econom-
zeal investment.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-17

Yes, this rs charming breakfast rooml It's
bright, summary, full Of cheer and sparkle,
as such room should be. The AoCr is
gray Dutch tile pattern Of Armstrong; Limo
1eum (No. 304D.
Evening star., 1925-06-02
MARYLAND JA|LS
SCORED BY EXPERT
Only Four Given "A" Rating
by Board of Welfare
Director.
Copyright by P. & A. Photos.
Special Dispatch 10 The stal

Special Dispatch to The star.
BALTIMORE. June 2-Improve-
ment in conditions of county jails in
Maryland will be left to county au-
thorities by the Board of Welfare
which recently conducted survey Of
the % county penal institutions. &C
cording to Stuart S. Janney, director
of the board.
Only four county iailS were given
an "A" rating in the survey. These
were the jails in Worcester, Baltimore.
Allegany and Calvert Counties.
Jails of most of the other Maryland
counties were found To he in poor
condition, according to Mr.. Janney.
He said another survey will be made
next year. Unless the Jail situation is
bettered by that time a conference of
county Jail authorities may be called
to attempt to arrange for improve
ment of the institutions, Mr.. Janney
said. The Jail at Rockville was Sc
verely scored in the report as being in
a ''disorderly and neglected condi-
ton
Hiram w. Harvey, Montgomery
County commissioner. answering the
charges. said a new Jail is needed bad
ly for Montgomery County.
There may be some truth in the
charges, but you cannot do much with
Jail as old as ours" he said. How
ever. we have a hard crowd to deal
with. and il is probably good enough
for most of them. ! have had in mind
having an addition built where we
could put automobilists or better class
of white prisoners, hut we have no
funds for it and will have to wait un-
til the next Legislature meets"
Evening star., 1925-06-02
POLITICS TO VANISH,
TROTSkY PREDICTS
Sees Time of Technical and Scien.
tifc Rivalry Near in
Maiden Speech.
By the Associated Press.


MOSCOW, June 2.-Leon Trotsky
made his maiden speech as a mem
ber of the Supreme Economic Council
yesterday at the opening of the Ex-
perimental Institute for Steam Energy.
which was built In accordance with
the wish of the late Premier Lenin.
Soviet Russia step by step is pre-
pairing to build up a Socialistic
national economy" Trotsky said.
Later in his address he asserted:
I'VE may expect politics to disappear
when human society conquers nature.
People will group not in accordance
with their political views but in
mechanical parties. Competition as it
now exists will vanish. giving place to
technical and scientific rivalry"
The ceremony was attended by the
members of the diplomatic corps who
were received and conducted through
the building by Trotsky. The former
war minister himself was given an
ovation.
The institution. which cost 81 1000.
900, is equipped with the finest ma.
chinery and contains an experimental
electric station of 10000 kilowatts.
The Soviet authorities say 1t is the
largest of its kind in the world.
Evening star., 1925-06-02
TIRED RACING PIGEON
FLIES INTO OFFICE
Bird, Believed to Have Flown From
Philadelphia, Given Food
and Water.

Displaying evidences of a long and
tiresome fight, a racing pigeon flew
in the window of the Forest Service
offices. in the Atlantic Building, yes
terday afternoon and temporarily
disrupted the business of the service
The bird dropped to the floor be-
side the feet of Ellen L. Mehurin, a
draftSWoman, after she had been
forced to duck out of its way as it
swept across her desk. Employees of
the office administered first aid in the
way of cool drink and luncheon It'd
bits, and the pigeon seemed to like
his reception so well that he re-
mained in the room until closing
time. Then he was put on the roof
where he remained until late last
niaht.
A silver band on one foot of the
bird bore the inscription '.XL- 1885,
with a diamond -inclosed "24." Ac-
cording to w. f. Dismer, secretary
of the Washington Racing Pigeon
Club, the bird probably flew here
from Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1925-06-02
WILL TRY TO SAVE
WOODLAND AREAS
Business Men Seek Plan to
Preserve Sites for Future
Parks for District.

After an intensive study during the
next week Of methods of financing a
plan to save from building operations
tracts Of woodland about the District
available for park purposes, a com
mittee @ Washington business men
named yesterday at A conference in
the office of Lieut.. Col. C. O. Sheriff.
director Of public buildings and
grounds, will report back on June 10
They also will report a that time on
wooded areas now threatened by the
growth Of the city. and which should
he purchased soon if they are to be
rescued from the contractor.
Financing Is Problem.
There are three financing plans
now under considera tion. Arthur G.
Moses. who has been a leader of the
movement, said today. The commit
tee will try to determine if any one Of
these promises success, or II some
other means. not vet suggested, might
offer more chances.
The conference yesterday was be-
tween members OF the National Capital
Park Commission and 80 prominent
Washington citizens. The committee
Is composed of Frederick A. Delano,
r. V. Fleming. George w. White Col.
Arthur O'Brien. c. r. Asher, Harry
G. Sheridan, Charles l. Corby Julius
Garfinckel. Arthur c. Moses and VIII
liam NJ. Ritter.
The need Of some action in the near
future. it was brought out yesterday,
was illustrated by the recent Piney
Bra nch tract episode, where filing in
nv real estate opera tors threatened
the beauty NJ the valley site, long in
tended 10 form a part OF the Capital
park system.
Evening star., 1925-06-02
STAND,
DENIES RUM PLOT
Representative, With Doctor,
Nearly Five Hours Under
Lawyers GriIIing.
: the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PIKF,SVILLE, KY. June 2.-Repre-
sentative John W. Langley. Republi-
can. Kentucky, in a deposition here
yesterday of his trial in which he is
Jointly indicted with three other men
charged with making possible alleged
Illegal Withdrawals of whisky from a
distillery at Cheswick, Pa, emphati-
cally denied charges made against
him by Elias H. Mortimer, Philadel-
phia.
Among Mr.. Mortimer's statements
that the Representative denied were
those that charged the kentuckian n
giving Mortimer one-third of $50. 900
as Mortimer's share of an Illicit liquor
deal; that he was aware of a liquor
conspiracy at Pittsburgh; that Morti-
mer ever had advanced him money
for poker games. and that Mortimer
loaned him money so that he and
Mrs. Langley could go from Washing
ton to Kentucky to visit his mother,
who was i'll.
Mr.. Langley was OF the stand four.
and three-quarters hours and was at
tended throughout by q physician n.
His illness. resulting from high blood
pressure, will prevent his appearance
at Washington TO answer the liquor
conspiracy indictment pending against
him in the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
The Representative affirmed he still
owed Mortimer money, but he said
the debts were not business ones.
Clifford II. Byrnes. represented the
Department of Justice and J. II.
Garth and ID. j. South, both of Wash
ington. the defendant. A court ste
nographer recorded the testimony.
The commission left for Washington
late yesterday at the end of the ex-
animation,
Evening star., 1925-06-02
BIBLE INSTITUTE TO HOLD
FINAL EXERCISES FRIDAY
Closing Program to Include Ad-
dress by DIR. w. H. Brannock
and Special Music.

Annual closing exercises of the
Bible Institute of Washington will be
held Friday night at s o'clock In
Foundry NJ. +. Church, Sixteenth
street, near p.
Rev. A. r. Kuldell, dean of the in.
stitute, will present the certificates to
the students and will act as presiding
officer. Rev. DR.. w. H. Brannock will
deliver an address.
The program will include religious
music by the institute chorus, Mrs
Isabel G. Shelley. director; a solo by
Mrs. Mabel w. Ward, accompanied by
Miss Lois Stuntz; a duet by Mr.. and
Mrs. r. F.. Gooseman, and congrega
tional singing.
Prayer Will he offered by Rev. DIR
Frederick Brown Harris, and an
nouncements regarding the work OF
the institute will be made by Miss
Elsie Wade Stone.
Headquarters of the Bible Institute
are at 1916 Vermont avenue.
Evening star., 1925-06-02
NEW LAW IN NEW YORK
GUARDS STOCK INVESTORS
Act Forcing Publicity by Pro
moters Becomes Effective-Aims
to Check Frauds.
BY the Associated Press.

ALBANY, n. Y, June 2.-The State
anti-stock- fraud law, known as the
Martin act, requiring publication Of
proposals to sell stock and informa-
ton concerning the selling agency,
became operative yesterday, opening a
new means for the attorney general s
Office to suppress fraudulent promo
ton schemes.
Hundreds of promoters and stock
brokers published in the State news
paper, the Albany. Times Union, the
name of the firm, it's address. where
incorporated and other information.
The selling agencies are required thus
to publish the nature of their bust
ness before sale of stock is begun.
Two years imprisonment, fine not
to exceed $1,000 or both imprisonment
and 6ne, may be imposed if the stat
ute has been violated. At the office of
the attorney general it was announced
that State police would be used in the
enforcement of the new law.