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New Britain herald., 1925-06-03

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Evening star., 1925-02-04

President Louis Win Rapeer
For ambitious men and women,
who desire to complete their edu-
cation, President Rapeer of Re-
search University announces
many practical evening subjects
These courses lead to appropriate
degrees and diplomas and are
taught by expert professors after
O'clock Tuition is $40 for three
months. -
Especially interesting are the
following: Economics, f n g / g h
Rhetoric, Sociology, Short Story
Writing. journalism, Science of
Busin eSs. Accounting. Business Ad-
ministration. Commercial French
and Spanish, Interior Decoration,
Research Methods, Public Speak
ing and Expression; Statistics and
Graphics, General and Personality
Psychology, Higher Mathematics.
Modern Logic and Reasoning, Sec
retarial Work, Business Finance,
etc; zoo Home-stUdy Courses also.
Call for a catalog. Now is the
best time of the year to make up
for lack of educational opportuni=
ties, and to capitalize, instead of
wasting, leisure time.
RESEARCH UNIVERSITY
20 jackson Place
Near the White House
Evening star., 1925-02-04
EXPLORING IS LURE.
Collins Father Tells of Thrill of
Cave Discoveries.

CAVE CITY, February "A kind
of a feeling in the blood-like the
thrill that Columbus got when he
discovered America"-comes with the
exploration of underground caverns
where men have never been before,
Lee Collins, 65 years old, father of
Floyd Collins, imprisoned in Sand
Cave, declares.
Il can understand what made my
boy get in such a fix, because j have
been In many tight squeezes myself"
the elder Collins said. Floyd has
been exploring caves all his life, and
l believe he will come out of this
one. He'll manage to get out just
like he did once before when he was
caught in Crystal Cave"
Explorer 40 Years.
The elder Collins was a cave ex-
plorer for more than 40 years, and Is
one Of the most faithful watchers, at
the mouth of Sand Cave.
Il have lived in this part of the
country 40 years, and when l first
moved here l dug a hole on my farm
where / thought cave would be
found. My wife, Martha Jane, told
me to give 1t up. because she was
afraid I would get hurt. ] quit dig
ging
In 1917 I set a grounding trap at
the same place, and when / went
back 1t was gone. That boy Floyd Of
mine got busy and started digging in
the sinkhole for the trap, and the
first thing you know he discovered
Crystal Cave. Ever since that time
we have been running Crystal Cave,
and that is the reason Floyd was try
ing to discover another cave here.
There is a kind OF a feeling in the
blood that gets into a fellow when
he Is discovering things in a cave.
1t makes him go anywhere. 1t must
be the thrill that Columbus felt when
he discovered America"
Evening star., 1925-02-04

reward accompanied some OF the tele-
grams.
From New York came this wire:
Expressing you a very small hy-
draulic jack with suggestion for usins
it. Very light, easily carried. Lifts
ten tons. Should lift boulder"
II have a man who can free your
brother with a strapper machine" tele-
graphed a man in Blacksburg- S. C.
Get strapper and wire If you want
this man to come.
A Chicago newspaper sent the fol-
lowing: IF there is any apparatus in
Chicago that will help you liberate
your brother, please notify the Jour
nal by return wire collect, and We will
forward it by airplane without ex-
pense to you"
A Topeka, Kan, physician offered to
come to Cave City and amputate Col
Inns foot without fee if transporta-
ton for two persons were provided.
BE coura geous, calm and don't wor-
ry," said a telegram from Washing
ton, D. C. Trust in God, and all will
be well. You will be delivered"
Suggest working heavy iron hook
with long shank under Collins foot, "
said a Schenectady. N. Y, message.
Pull on shank of hook with tackle
until foot is torn loose. Pad hook If
possible and provide a fat bearing
surface"
Another New York message, from
Elmira, advised the use of two rail-
road jacks so that rescuers could
toll stone off foot"
Evening star., 1925-02-04

Man was born to rule the world
and along came woman.
Evening star., 1925-02-04

you with me and I'll keep helping
all l can to move some of this rock"
IuOR KERc I'M pERII
Evening star., 1925-02-04

Eberhart. managing editor of the
Courter-Journal. said In a statement
today In commenting on the efforts
being made by William Burke Miller.
staff correspondent of the paper, who
hass repeatedly gone into the cave to
aid the victim.
None but those familiar with the
situation can realize the peril of his
undertaking." the statement said.
ANY minute the loose stone forma-
tion about him might crumble and
either crush him to death or make
MIN prisoner like Collins. He is
going down again. This time he says
ne Will bring Collins out with him.
can't stop him-all can do Is ap-
plaud and pray for him"
Miller collapsed late last night after
three trips into the cave, and was pulled
out by fellow workers.
Miller was the only person up until
today, among those who have made
heroic efforts to aid Collins, who had
made any Roadway toward moving the
stone behind the victim, which holds his
legs. Last night Miller scooped and dug
with his hands until he succeeded in
reaching the lower part of Collins legs
TWO powders blocked further work with
bare hands, the newspaper man re-
ported.
Evening star., 1925-02-04

the Air Service had to ask the General
Staff for permission, which body in turn
referred the matter to the 9Th Corps
Area commander. under whom the fret
pursuit group operates. After a. long
deliberation the 9Th Corps Area ap-
proved. and it then was sent back to the
General Staff for further consideration
The appearance of a clause in the pro
posal which would give opportunity for
reservists to participate in the ma
neuvers brought about the permission, it
was said.
Protest Procedure.
So it is. the Air Service officers bit
terly complain, with every other field
Permission to do things which they
alone understand and can solve must
first be obtained from some one who
knows nothing about It. The young &
officers declare they want to frame u
career in the work to which they
have devoted their lives and in many
cases have given their lives. But at
present a low ranking first Eeuten-
ant win not be a maj until after
he is too old to fly.
AT the hearings today on the Curry
bill, Brig Gen. Hugh Drum OF the
general staff, said Secretary Weeks
had requested Gen. Mitchell to fur
his statements to the committee.
When Gen. Drum testified the Army
had 6S2 seryiceable planes, Repre-
sentative Reid, Republican, Illinois,
remarked: Il don't think you know
what your are talking about
Representative Perkins then asked
the witness if he was free to express
his own opinions and he replied that
he was. The only time, the witness
cot Il l., II -
opinions was when reflections are cast
on the institutions of the Govern
ment or individuals of the Govern
ment without facts to support the
statements"
Secretary Weeks had been very lib
eral in permitting officers to give
their personal views, he added.
Evening star., 1925-02-04
RESCUE OF COLLINS
LOOMS AS SLIDING
EARTH FREES FEET

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1925-02-04
Formation of Cave Makes Rescue
Efforts Dangerous.
By the Associated Press.

/ By the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, KY, February A.
Sand Cave, in a narrow passage of
which Floyd Collins. cave explorer.
has been pilloried for five days, Is in
a rough section OF the country, honey
combed with caverns beneath the sur
face, and covered with rock and stub
BILE above ground.
Jagged rocks, and overhanging
branches rim the small mouth of the
Gave. Icicles like stalactites hang
from the bowlders. adding to the
desolation of the scene. Snow, turned
to slush by recent rains, covers the
Cave City Is country road in wet
weather" At all times risky. the
dangers of exploring caves were in
creased by the melting ice and snow
flowing down the narrow passage
into the earth's recesses far under
grouAd.
Collins, discoverer of Crystal Cave,
in which he was similarly trapped for
48 hours by a bowlder, entered the
hole Friday morning in search for a
cavern more wonderful than any in
the region. He said he discovered IT
and was making his way out when
the bowlder, Jared by his foot per-
haps, slipped down and trapped him.
Hundreds Seek to Aid.
He was found "a hours later and
since that time hundreds have tried
in vain to rescue him. They still
were trying today, and will continue
to do so until he is brought out alive
or dead.
Hazardous for an experienced cave
man, the rescue workers are in far
more peril.
To reach Collins the workers must
lnu
more than 125 feet long. AT all times,
squirming. snakelike, In ooze and
muck, cold and penetrating
Until last night the tiny beam of
a fiashlight or the short rays of light
from an oil lantern carried by the
rescuers were the only means of
penetrating the inky .darkne ss4sElec-
trio lights, supplied by a portable
plant, were strung in the cave Tues
day night.
"A piece of paper, with closely par
allel but irregular lines, drawn from
the upper right hand corner down
ward toward to the left at an angle
of about SO degrees to represent some
65 feet; then horizontal for 20 feet;
then at an angle of 45 degrees for
another so feet, terminating in a
sheer drop of s feet, and then at
a reverse angle of 40 degrees to the
right, will Civ some idea of the tortu-
Gus course of the passage. In only
one place is the passage wider than
the shoulders of small man.
Stone Adds Danger.
The sandstone formation adds an
other and very great element of dan
ger. Crumbling rock, loosened by
the seepage from above, might at any
moment dump tons of earth into the
hole. A misplaced step, such as Col
Inns probably made, might loosen
other huge powders, crushing every
thing under their weight, or impris-
oning all in the crevice.
The air is damp and murky. So
much SO that rescuers who dare to
remain in the hole for very long at
time are pulled out exhausted. How
Collins, down there for five days, has
been able to survive it no one has
explained successfully.
Miller is far too modest" C. E.
Evening star., 1925-02-04
NAVY GAG CHARGE
BRINGS NEW TURN
IN AIRCRAFT PROBE
cheney and management as we'll a
that of the Navy Department.

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1925-02-04

cheney and management as we'll as
that of the Navy Department.
Immediate Reply Asked.
"The Secretary directs that you
(Maj. Gen. Patrick) call on Gen.
Mitchell to submit without delay a
statement of the facts which sub
stanttate each assertion contained in
the Cndorsed) underscored portions
from his testimony
Among the underscored statements
of Gen. Mitchell referred to were
these:
"All the organizations that we have
in this country really now IS for the
protection of vested interests against
aviation.
THE personnel for the air service
is selected from people who have
been trained for other objects first
and then for the air second.
II think the total amount of money
being put into aviation is plenty"
The letter then quoted Mr.. Perkins
as saying:
That is to say, you think the ap-
preparations are sufficient II they
were properly and economically ad-
ministered?''
The reply of Gen. Mitchell. "I
think So" was underscored.
Mitchell Reply Ready.
Gen Mitchell, it was learned today,
has prepared a reply to the letter of
Secretary Weeks. Friends of the general
emphasized that there was no fight be-
tween him and Secretary Weeks, add
Ing that the Secretary has been very
Evening star., 1925-02-04

of the city where congestion in ele-
mentary schools can be relieved most
economically by the erection of such
type school rather than by enlarge
ments of several elementary school
buildings"
Evening star., 1925-02-04
Five in Family Poisoned.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, February 4.-Po-
lice are investigating the poisoning of
a colored woman and four of her
children. The poison is believed to
|, have been put into bread. Three of
the children are desperately Ill as a
result of the effort to end their lives
Evening star., 1925-02-04

of the city where congestion in eIe-
mentary schools can be relieved most
economically by the erection of such
type school rather than by enlarge
ments of several elementary school
buildings"
CiteS Ballou's Testimony.
Pointing out that in his testimony
before the joint committee, Supt. of
Schools Ballou cited instances of
other cities throughout the country
spending large sums for schoolhouse
construction, the report says that au-
thorization of the building program
in Washington will onlyshe following
the procedure in other cities looking
toward the rehabilitation of school
house accommodation in all parts of
the United States.
These figures. the committee as
serts, show that Boston, Mass, is
spending $14,500,000; Baltimore, Md.
sf5,000,000: Oakland, Calf, $780,
600: San Francisco, $12,00O,00O; Min
neapolis, Mimi, $500, 900, and Phila-
delphia, $32, 2,000, 900.
Regarding the total cost of carry
ing out the fve-year program in
Washington, the report quotes from
letter to Senator Capper from DIR.
Ballou. Portions of the letter read
as follows:
I'm response to your suggestion
that submit statement relative to
the cost for the flve-year period, l
estimate that the total for the land
and buildings to be approximately
$19 900, 900.
"At our request the municipal ar
chitect has prepared a general state
ment giving the estimated cost of
buildings and the assistant to the
Engineer Commissioner of the Dis
trict the cost of certain land items in
the bill.
Items in Future Plans.
Certain facts should be noted in
regarding this total cost
Between 100000 and s400, 900 of
this amount is for sites for use be-
yond the five-year period. This
amount should really be charged to
the future and not TO the fve-year
program.
Several of the items carried in
this bill are carried in the District
appropriations bill for 1925, which is
now before Congress. These items
amount to $S45, 900, which amount, OF
course, should be deducted from the
total cost of this bill
Eighteen buildings are listed for
abandonment In the five-year pro-
gram. Most of these buildings and
much of the land will be of no future
use to the public schools. Much of the
land is highly valuable. No estimate
has been made of the probable value
OF this property. Obviously, If 1t is nc
longer used for school purposes, and
is sold or devoted to other public
uses, the public schools should re-
ceive appropriate financial credit fol-
the value OF these items"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-11
BROWN COUNTY FAIR
SMASHES RECORDS

BROWNWOOD. Oct. 1O.-Marred
by only one day Of rain. ali attendance
records Of the Brown County fair were
broken, it was announced following
the conclusion Of the four days Of fes-
tivity here today.
Promoters Of the fair were more
than satisfied with the outcome Of the
exhibition. Despite the drouth which
hampered farmers during tn earlier
part of the year. the agricultural "a
hibits were unusually attractive Ev.
cry community Of the county was rep
resented by an exhibit.
Though smaller than usual. The
quality of the livestock exhibit Vas ex-
eoptionally good as was the poultry
show. which drew exhibitors from ad-
joining counties.
The feature Of the athletic program
was the 10 defeat Of Sulross Nor
NAL by Daniel Baker College IN a foot
ball game Saturday. Automobile rae
ing and polo matches were also IL
cluded IN the program.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-11
SCOLD|NG FEAR
PLUNCES LAD
TO DEATH
Boy Falls From Roof as
Janitor Comes to
Eject Him.

DETROIT. Oct. 10-Companions of
Albert Kugris, IA. of 96si Russell
street. who lost his life in fall from
school building roof, revealed that
the boy was trying to recover base
ball and plunged TO his death in his
anxiety to escape scolding from the
school janitor.
A man also lost his life in n fall
and another boy was injured seriously
in a fall from an electric light pole.
Young Kugris. with some playmates,
was playing ball in the yard Of the
Maybee School. Lynn avenue ana
Hindle street. The ball was knocked
to the roof Of the school.
Kugris assembled fire escape to
get it. When the other players saw the
appoach of the ianitor, they fled, first
warning Kugris that the caretaker
was coming to drive him away.
Kugris, in his haste to get away,
tripped over the edge Of the building.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-11
TOADS ARE PRAISED
AS GARDEN AIDS

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 10,-A use
full pet in the yard or in the garden
is a toad. Not that a toad can be
taught TO do tricks but it can be
tanned so that it becomes accustomed
to people and human voices. Con-
trary to belief, handling toads will
not cause warts on the hands; the
warts remain on the toad.
A toad's usefulness lies in its al
most Unsuitable appetite for insects.
1t is said that onS toad in three
months will devour almost 10000 in
sects, including worms, slugs, beetles,
flies, mosquitoes, crickets, cut-worms,
plant lice and other destructive pests.
Truck growers in France prize toads
and often purchase them for their gar
dens.
In order to thrive, toads must hive
moisture, so it becomes necessary
often to provide a shallow basin or
pool Of water in which they can soak
their bodies in comfort, their method
of quenching their thirst. They are
long-lived. One was known to live
SO years and then lost its life by
accident.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-11
Plan to Issue
As, 900 Bexar
Auto Licenses

Bexar county automobiles next
year will be numbered from 3d.
eOf to $4,000 inclusive.
This means that provision has
been made to issue 5000 license
plates.
Commercial vehicle numbers
allotted TO Bexar county are
from 1901 TO 5000.
The new plates will bear white
numerals on a gray background.
County Collector 4. Neil
Campbell plans to begin issuing
them November I. from branch
office at Soiedad end Main
plaza.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-11
DALLAS TEACHER
is FOUND DEAD

DALLAS. Oct. 1O.-Miss Lula W.
Watson. a teacher in the Oak Cliff
high school, was found Cead in bed
Saturday morning by members Of the
family shortly after 10 O'Clock.
Miss Watson taught at the school
Friday and retired Friday night ap-
parently in good health. Physicians
who examined the body stated that
death was apparently due to heart
trouble. Several relatives reside in
Denton county. and AZ Greenville.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-11
REPORT SHOWS BANKS
Of S. A. PR0SPER|NG
CONTINUED From Page 1, Part %

tConunued rom rage Il, Fart 81
statement was characterized as "re-
markable" by Ernest Stoves. presi-
dent of the Alamo National Bank
after he had thoroughly analysed it
Saturday.
-We must admit Mr.. Stoves said,
shat we have passed through q very
serious drouth. The crops of the
Southwest are not what they should
have been. Yet San Antonio banks
show a normal, prosperous condition,
And they only reflect business condi-
tons in general. The banks always
are the business barometers."
The huge increase in deposits, Mr..
Stoves declared, is one of the most
remarkable factors in the statement.
This is due 10 several things. San
Antonio, he pointed out, has lately at
tracfed outside investors and their
money has poured into the city.
ALL --.XAS PROSPEROUS.
The sale Of the waterworks to the
city brought in additional sums. The
sale of the Medina irrigation project
brought still more. City and county
improvement work has accounted for
its share and farm mortgage loans Sc
cured have brought in additional
money.
The condition of San Antonio
banks, Mr.. Stoves said, is true Of the
larger centers throughout Texas, all
of which are reporting normal, pros
porous business. As in San Antonio,
he said, other Texas cities are ex-
periencing important building sctivi-
ties which materially improves bust
ness.
LOANS ARE SMALL.
Another important factor, Mr..
Stoves pointed out, is that the state
ment shows a negligible amount of
bills payable and money borrowed by
San Antonio banks, less than $4,000.
This shows that they are able 10 ham
die all their customer needs with
their own money, precluding the ne
cessity of borrowing from outside
sources.
"The whole statement" Mr.. Steyes
said, shows a healthy, prosperous
tone and gives San Antonio reason 70
congratulate itself on its prosperity.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-11

The automatic type Is simple and easy
to operate. Can be converted instantly
into a comfortable fuil-size bed.
A new Windsor design with walnut fin
ished metal ends and cretoDnc covered
cotton mattress. Special G2Q QE
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-11
SING SING CONVICT
GOES TO FUNERAL

NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-A prisoner
from Sing Sing was permitted 70 at
tend the funeral Of his daughter in
Brooklyn.
John Batilisky, serving two and
ono.half years for assault. was brought
70 BROOKLYN by Keeper James No
Van. Bntilisky has a year and half
10 serve.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-11
TEXAS COP. CHIEFS
TO PLAN PRIMARY

DALLAS. Oct. 10.-Republican
leaders from all parts Of the state.
who are expected to play important
roles in the first primary election of
the party in Texas will gather in Dali
las on Thursday. October %, for
meeting Of republican state executive
committee, it was announced Satur-
day.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-11
MOODY STUDIES
STATE ROAD
RECORDS
Attorney General Investi-
gates Minute Book;
Silent on Purpose.

AUSTIN, Oct. 10.-An inrestiga-
ton into highway contracts has been
launched by Attorney General Moody
which includes the Sherman and You
mans contracts and about eight or
ten Others, it became known Satur-
day. General Moody, however, IS
reticent about the probe or any Of his
plans in the matter.
The attorney general is getting
data on these contracts from all angles,
hut especially as TO the amounts paid
by the state highway commission for
road work. Just where the invcstiga-
ton will lead. has not been disclosed.
but il may result in the institution
of proceedings Of some kind that may
lead to the cancellation of contracts.
WARRANT PAID.
General Moody would not say
whether he planned to institute suit
for the cancellation of the Sherman
Youmans contracts in Harris county
although attorneys for Sherman and
Youmans are quoted as having dared
the attorney general to institute can
collation. proceedings.
- nGAA9nI 4OA S-4SOOO lSsuCu ctf-
eral days ago by the comptroller in
favor of Sherman and Youmans in
payment of road work done in Gal
weston county, was paid Saturday bJ
the treasury department. This war
rant was not involved in the inJune-
ton at Houston, the comptroller
stated.
STUDIES RECORD.
The attorney general spent two
hours Saturday pursuing the minute
book of the present state highway
commission. he filled large number
of sheets of note paper with memoir
anda from the books, but refused TO
state just what phase of the highway
department work he was studying.
Mr.. Moody had with him list Of
contractors who have county highway
maintenance contracts and appeared
to be checking this list against items
on the minutes.