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Newspaper Page TextWEATHER When you out off Higheit Yesterday . advertising you Lowest Latt Night 49 Rain tonight and Thursday, moderate temperature. put off growing DOUGLAS COUNTY An Independent Newspaper, Published for tha Beet Interesta at the People. Consolidation of The Evening New and The Roteburg Review. VOL. XXVII. NO. 68 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 4, 1925. VOL. XII. NO. 278 OF THE EVENING NEW8 K -s. COMMITTEE -! . V, CLEWS JOBS NOT IN ACCORD Majority favors Retention, Holding Him Honest, But Meddlesome EDDY LAW'S AUTHOR Acted -at Behest of Pierce, Who Declares Herwig's Organization Not Bossing Job. (AxvUted PrfM M Wire.) STATE HOUSE. Salem. Ore., Feb. 4. Following another ses sion todny, called for the purpose of receiving a final statement In ' writing by George L. Cleaver, state prohibition commissioner, the joint legislative committee which has been investigating the state prohibition department will turn its nttenlion to framing its report. At a session yesterday afternoon Governor Pierce, W. J. Herwig of 4he Anti-Saloon Irfagne in Oregon, and Mr. Cleaver testified that the senatemcmbers and one of the house members of the committee are said to favor retention of the state prohibition department, and four members of the committee representing the bouse indicated Ihey would file a minority report favoring repeal of the act. Committee members have indi cated that the report will include censure of Cleaver for political ac tivities, and for lack of care in lelection of employes, but would give him a clean bill or health bo far as honesty was concerned. Eddy Author of Law The testimony of Governor Tierce yesterday brought out the fact that the act creating the state prohibition Meparlment was writ ten by Senator Eddy: that it was modeled after an Ohio law, and that the law was enacted at ad vice of Koy Haines, of Washing ton, I). C, head of the national prohibition department, who nt the time was visiting the Oregon legislature. Senator Eddy took charge of the legislation. It was shown, at the request of Governor Pierce. The governor denied that the nnti-Salnnn League had anything To do with running the state de partment. "The prohibition department is not run by Ihe anti-Saloon League," he said. "I run it. True, 1 have consulted with the antifa loon League and with friends of prohibition." In his talk at the public hearing Monday night. Governor Pierce had referred to a large number of prosecutions resulting from S1.5U0 in state money turned, over to Weinburg for his anti-Saloon League investigation. Senator Hare questioned the governor about, this, reminding him that previous testimony showed that not a single prosecution had re sulted . "I can't recite a particular case," answered the governor, ,"but It opened up the Yflmhlll case and other cases in the " Wil lamette valley." LAIY ASKS CAI. WHAT KI.M OF DRESS O. K. , fAwvUtpd rniv taMt Wire.) WASHINGTON. Feb. 4. President Coolidgo has refer- red to theJnaugural commit tee a letter from a perplexed woman asking his advice on the proper dress to wear for her desired participation in the inaugural parade. The letter recalled the presidents emphasis on a simple inau gural program Too Much Intellect, Not Enough Judgment, Verdict of Psychologist on Confessed 7-Year-Old Poisoner pn. Ml ir) I Alsa actually believed she had LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Feb. 4 killed her sisters and an adult If seven year old Alsa Thompson j who formerly took care of her, did not kill her twin sisters In and that she had mixed deadly Canada two years ago by feeding I positions for alrous other chll ttiem ground glas. she certainly j dren nnd adults. fl.lnk ohe AA nrrordinr to alif ll- A!n' f.thar Ruaaetl Thflmn- l.i. who Ifnve examined her at the pv. l)pat hie hospital, where she ry as absurd and impossible. I "hallow grave here today a quar s l.elng held today a. a ward of but member, of the famllr with er of a mile from' Messa drive, the Juvenile court. which she has been living Insist near Santa Marbara Avenue. The Pr. Edwin H. Williams, after she tells the truth and cite alleg- PHre homicide squad Is Investl nucstloning the girl at some ed Instancn of pol.oning lately gating. length. charterlredher as "an attempted br the girl. A fireman i Records of missing children are abnormal child of a high Intellect- told the police he was sure the being checked at poltc. head quar tisl type." but 'born with too preserved peaches that made him ra. Among these are two sisters much intellect and not -nongh sick had been "treated" with sul- May and Nina Martin, aged re Judgment." He said that while he phuric acid !v little Alsa. and spectlvely 12 and 8 years, dsugh would not attempt to pass Jndg- even the fact that one member of . ters of Mrs. I'aul Ituus, of this ment on the truth or falsity of ihe family temporarely lot his Iclty. who disappeared the night of Alsa's "confession", to the police vole was attributed to the child's I August 23 last. No trace of them ilouday night, he was sure that skill as a poisoner. I has ever been discovered. a, '"MvrnsiTV cam, !' ...... a a-n'lj.V A. sn W JllMfc ".linn ivr.. reu. J " Ore., Feb. 4. a 20-year old Unive. ,irl here Monday of her duction by three -oung men in an automobile, officers today scouted the tule after checking up on the case. 4 The girl has admitted that she was not seized and fore- ed into the car, and denies that anaesthetics were used on the ride. It is still ad- mitted however.that she rode with the young men to Cot- toga Grove, though she got out' of the car beyond the city limits .of that city. In- stead of being dropped to the 4 pavement as she told before. 4 4 NEUNER IS .APPOINTED George Neuner, well known Roseburg attorney, was yes- terday appointed regional di- rector for Klwanls In the southern Oregon district. Pis- trlct Governor Jim Snell made 4 the appointment, naming hiit4 4 as one of the three new direc- tors In the northwest Mr. Neuner has been active in Kl- wanis affairs both locally and m the district and the mem- bers of the local club are highly elated over his ap- polntment. WASHINGTON, Feb. .4. Con presfilonul action on the annual navy supply bill carrying a pro vision requesting President Cool Iduro to call a world disarmament conference wan completed today and the bill sent to the White House. The senate accepted the house amendment to the arms confer ence proposing eliminating the words "authorizing" the president to coil a conference so that It reads: requests" him to act. An Investigation of the wheat flour and bread Industries was asked In a resolution introduced today by Senator Carron, repub lican. Arizona. President Coolidge's disposition to" place responsibility for enact ment of agricultural legislation o1 corurress Drought assurance irom republican senate leaders today that an earnest effort would be made to press farm measures basrd on the report of the BKri cullural commission.. Senators Watson, of Indiana, assistant republican leader, and Mr Nary, of Oregon, ranking re publican member of the agircul tural committee, discussed the situation today with the presi dent; ; With the Interstate commerce commission next ncheduled to ap pear before ' ft, the house com merce committee heard today the proponents of the Gooding bill who will rest their case with the hearing. If the committee reports favor ably on the bill Hugh H. Williams of Santa Ke, N. M., member of the New Mexico corporation com mission predicted, it would pass hn hit it an nnrl ha nnnrnvffi liv tflfl president. The passage of the bill ; he contended would not injure I the railroads or the country. "Railroads, he declared "ate frightened at any legislation thfy do not write themselves. XO MPLAIXT FII.EO. No complaint has yet been lodg ed against Roy Carver of Reeds port, who was arrested here Mon day evening In company with Ada Gardner. 14-year old Reedsport girl. The girl's parents are in the city and haw been in confer ence with the officers, but as yet no formal action has been ttaken. son. rh.nrirli.rld lha child', sto- ' QIMBHTHHK FINED; F Diner Ousted by Cook Comes Back With Gun and Threat to Shoot. PAINTER IS PROFANE Tirade1 Against Bill Collec tors Leads to Laborer Objecting to Swearing Before Waitress, Donald Wingfield, an employe at the rock quarry near Carnea, paid a fine of $2ut In the city court today after pleading guilty to two charges, assault, and drawing a revolver. Wlngfleld's announced plans of shooting up the Uneeda Lunch restaurant on Front street, were blocked by Nightofficer Rausch, who put an end to the disturbance and landed Wingfield, and Joe James, a local painter before the city recorder. James was fined $5 for assault and battery on Wing field. It appears that late last night Wingfield. who admitted to Record er Whipple that he had had enough liquor to make him feel happy, went to the restaurant and ordered a T-bone steak, and was enjoying the repast, when Joe Jumes made his appearance upon the stage of action. Now Joe James Is a painter, who has been struggling against the tide of adverse business conditions. Inclement weather makes the paint ing business a bad risk anyhow, and the first of the month rolls around too frequently for comfort. When some of the city merchants fTed to get action on their "R. 8. V. P." letters they consulted with a bill collector. James never did like bill collect ors anyhow, and by the time he ar rived at the Uneeda Lunch his thoughts regarding the members of that profession had crystallized in to language which would make an army mule blush. After entering the restaurant he found an audience for his well punc tuated tnle of disaster, and pro ceeded to unllmber a vocabulary which would make a cross word puzzle fan green with envy. Wingfield halted his business of masticating a choice cut of tender T-bone and proceeded to give James a free leclure upon the evils of in dulging in unlicensed lingulstical outbursts in the presence of la dies. James resented any Intrusion upon his oratorical effusions direct ed at the lineage, direct descent and physical makeup of bill collect ors, and a general argument of a more or less vociferous nature Started. The party of the third part, A. P. 1 Watts, the chief cook, came out of, his culinary department and tie- manu mat oruer oe restored. James under the suasion of the cook's butcher knife, ceased further oral comment, but Wingfield still In sisted upon expressing his opinions. atts backed up his orders with further Instructions to Wingfield to depart, and finally succeeded in et'lnff him outside, While Wing- tM? and Watts, commonly known 'Slim" continue their discus sion, James came out. and proceed ed to strike Wingfield. The latter decided that he would need a gun to continue proceedings so started for his room, announcing that he would return armed and ready for business. About three hours later he reap peared with the weapon in his over coat pocket, and yelled at Watts to come on out. Nightofficer Rausch was waiting for Wingfield. and nromptly "covered" hat gentleman. I Wingfield was at first disposed to argue the matter with the officer, but a second straight look at the I weapon held by Rausch convinced i him that the affair had gone far enough. 1 When arraigned before City Re- jcorder Whipple ho entered a plea or giimy to an assault on watts, and was fined linn, and entered a like plea to the charge of drawing a revolver, the fine being the same. CHILD MURDER INDICATED IX)S ANGELES. Pal.. Feb. 4. Rodles of two children of unde- lermlned age were found In a RESTAURANT GAS JUMPS 2 CENTS (AwncUtax! tnm Uwrd WtM.) PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 4. Gas oline prices were advanced two cunts here yesterday making the price to the consumer twenty one cnta, including the three cent state tax. The rise Is effective today. SMALL I"OX KKPOKTKD. Two cases of small pox were re ported by the county heal t a unit in Koscburg. One of the cases was brought In by a family mov ing from Spokane, and the other Is believed to have resulted from that. All exposures are being checked and an effort will be made to prevent any spread. PIERCE SHORN OF CONTROL OF THEGAME Resolution to Consolidate Bureaus Also Curtails Governor's Power. BLANK A IS DOOMED Universities and Monmouth .Normal Ask for Money Farm Relief Bill (Becomes Law. STATE HOUSE, Salem, Ore., Feb. 4. The house this morning passed house bill 198 transferring control of the state game commis sion from the governor to the state board of control. Eleven votes were registered against the measure. "For years the sportsmen have felt that the game department should be In the board of control, as it would prevent the game de partment being made a political football," declared Kirkwood, sponsor of the bill. "I want to as sure you that the sportsmen over the state and others are for the bill." Kirkwood pointed out that the governor had suggested placing the department in the hands of the board of regents of the Ore gon Agricultural College. "The agricultural college people Inform ed us that they were not In a po sition to do so, nor did they want to," said Kirkwood. Reduce State Boards With the amendment that the state boards investigating commis sion shall be composed of five in stead of seven 'members, the reso lutions of the commute has de cided to report favorably on the Tooze consolidation resolution. This resolution sets out s.jleflnltn plan of action for the commission. The amendment removes from the commission the governor .and the attorney general, who were pro posed as ex-officio members. It leaves two to be elected by the senate, two by the bouse and a fifth to be chosen by the first four. The findings. of the commis sion would be reported to the leg islative session of 1927. To Abolish Blank A i ne nouse yesterday aiiernoon tttltipieu 1IVUB1T JUIIIL irouiii,,.,.. number six which would amend the state constitution so as to pre vent the practice of swearing In voters at the polls. To vote, one would have to be registered six (Continued on page eight) BOARD Officers of Army and Navy Shrink From Telling Truth, Lest They Be "Punished" by Loss of Easy Berths (AatrxHftM Prm Lnwd Wlr.) WASHINGTON. Feb. 4. The controversy among army and navy officers over the value of aircraft took on new ramifications today when Representative Perkins, re publican, New Jersey announced that three navy officers had re quested the house aircraft com mittee not to summon them be cause they could not give their honest views for fear of being dis ciplined. On the army side, the row al ready has resulted in a request from Secretary Weeks that Briga dier General Mitchell, assistant j chief of the air service, explain certain statements he made to 'committees In congress in support of increased aviation facilities. General Mitchell declared that I certain officers were afraid to ! "tell the truth" about aircraft ; through a fear of being disciplin ed "Indirectly, through transfer to less favored posts."- Representative Perkins would not reveal the names of the navy officers who asked not to be sum moned, but he said that one of them bad declared If he testified CAL TO CALL ON "MA." (AnocUta! ?nm Lud Win.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. Presi dent Coolidge reiterated to the Texas delegation in congress today his desire to visit Texas probably within a tew months after ad journment of congress. CONTRIUI'TIOXS TO I.FXJIOX IKI1 ITUH.K OX TAX ltETl'KN (AaoeUttd PrfM IMmA Wire.) INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Ken. 4. Contributions to the American Legions endowment fund for dis abled men and the orphans of veterans may be deducted in com puting Income tax returns, accord ing to a ruling by David 11. lllair. United States Commissioner of It ternal Revenue, received at legion national headquarters here toduy. American Legion officials re gard the ruling as Important as the legion is carrying forward a campaign for its $5,000,000 en dowment fund In 12 states and purposes to extend this activity to every state. RUM SHIP TAKEN AFTER RESCUE OF SAILORS ADRIFT (Aaocbted Prm Leunl Win.) ASTORIA, Ore., Feb. 4. With nine survivors of the abandoned steam schooner Caoba aboard and with the schooner Fescawha at the end of a ten inch hawser, seized as a rum runner at sea yesterday, the coast guard cutter Algonquin came into port here today. The Caoba survivors had been picked up by Pescawha which was later seized by the Algonquin. Officers of the- Algonquin an nounced that one thousand cases of whiskey were aboard the Fes cawha. which Is the first liquor running craft captured at sea and brought into the Columbia river as a prize. The Pescawha had picked up Captain Sadwlg and eight men' of the Caoba at noon yesterday several miles off Gray Harbor. Five hours later the Algonquin ov erhauled the schooner after a long chase, took the Caoba's men aboard, placed a prize crew In charge of the schooner and start ed for port with her. The rescued sailors were warm In their praise of the master of 'he Pescawha. "The skipper met us as we came aboard with a bottle of whiskey and a tumbler. We bad as much as we wanted then and after a while," said one member of the crew. While none of the crew of the Caoba was injured all were suffer ing from exposure and extreme exhaustion. They had not slept since Suturday night The Algonquin came across the Pescawha while cruising about looking for the lifeboat in which the Cuobas men were adrift. Two small sails were picked up ahead. They were at first thought to be the life boat, but proved too large. When It became evident to thoso on board tho schooner that the cutter was trying to overhaul them, the sailing vessel put about and started running straight for sea. It was a long, stern chase, a race with darkness, for night was falling rapidly giving the schooner a chance to escape. She hove to Just a the cutter was preparing to send a shot across her bows. OHIO RTI KENTH POISONEn: INVKSTKJATIO.N OltlU Jtl.D (AwK-iuted I'lfM LfuM-d Wire.) COI.UMHU3, Ohio, Feb. 4. Discovery of strychnine in medi cine laued to Ohio state universi ty students, two of whom died in the last four days, today resulted in the ordering of a thorough In vestigation by President W. O. Thompson. COI.UMIIUS. Ohio, Feb. 4. Ohio stale university officials late today appealed to the Columbus police department to assist in un ravelling Ihe mystery surrounding the poisoning of a number of uni versity students. In explaining this actlfn. the of- what he believed "well, Guam Is a long distance away." He said the request had come to him as chief examiner of the aircraft committee. He also de- clnred it would be an "outrage" should General Mitchell fall of reappointment as assistant chief of the air service and tbus auto matically revert to the rank of colonel. Pending his reply to Sec retary Weeks' request for infor mation about his testimony, a de cision of the general's reappoint ment is held In abeyance. "I propose If possible." Mr. Per kins added, "to determine to what extent terrorlzatlon prevents officers from telling the truth to congress." The house aircraft committee was Informed today hf Represent ative Perkins, republican, New Jersey, the committee examiner, that ha had been told a month axo that plans had been made to discipline Rear-Admiral Moffelt, chief or naval aviation and llrlra dler General Mitchell, assistant chief of the armys air service, for i their testimony on the air ser- i vice. CANYDNV1LLE HAS LOWEST TAX J.EVY IN COUNTY Roseburg Second to Can- yonville in Rate of Taxa tion Among Cities. RIDDLE IS HIGHEST Rate Varies From Six Mills to Forty-One Mills Tax Statements Now Being Written. Canyonvllle pays the lowest tax of any municipality in "Douglas County, Roseburg Is second, and Riddle is highest, according lo the tax roll summary prepared by County Assessor Frank Calkins. Canvonvllle's levy Is only 6 mills, which raises a tax of tl 68.28 all that is needed to support the city government during the year. Roseburg's tax of nine and one- half mills, raise 135.474.33. on a valuation of $3,784,140. The other cities of the county In order or tax levy are Drain, valuation 8264.090, levy 11.9 mills, tax, $3,023: Reedsport, valuation $566,240, levy 13.3 mills, tax $7. 530; Sutherlin, valuation. $438, 660. levy 13.7 mills, tax $6,009 .64; Yoncalla. valuation $157,390, levy 17 mills.tax $2,675.63; Glen dale, valuation $268,610, levy 21 mills, tax $5,640.81: Myrtle Creek, valuation $214,830. levy 21.9 mills, tax $4,704.78; Oak land, valuation $317,650. lovy 26.1 mills, tax JS.290.6U; Rlddla, valuation $131,510, levy 41 mills, tatx $5.31.91. Roseburg residents will pay on a total levy or 43.2 mills, of which only 9.5 mills are city tax, refuting the statement that resl dencs within the city Is costly. The city tax paid by Roseburg people Is lower than almost any other municipality of Its size In the etater. The city charter con tains a provision that Ihe levy for cltv purooses cannot be over 10 mills. The remainder of Ihe 43.2 mills Is made up by state and countv tax and school district tax. The state and county tax combin ed Is 20.1 mills, and the school district tax Is 13.6 mills. The state tax. outside of spe cial funds, amounts to a levy of 6.44"inill8. while the county tax. ! aside from special funds, is 3.682 mills. The special funds, wnicn make up almost one-half the county and state levy, to he exact 9.97 mills, are general school, li brary, roads and bridges; market roads, bond redemption. Interest on bonds and fire patrol. The Port of ITmpqua tax levy Is 7.6 mills, and the high school tuition tax levy Is 1.6 mills. With the excoptlon of nine dis tricts every school district In the county has a special tax, while 37 out of 75 road districts havo voted special road taxos, which will total $81,029.12. Persons residing outside of municipalities mav estimate their tax levy by taklgn the countv and state tax of 20.1 mills, and adding the special levies for school snd road purposes, and multiplying their assessed valua tion by this fljrure. Residents of cities must add- their cltv levy leaving out the special road tax, unless one has been voted for special work within the city. The Intel tnx to he raised Is $1 170.116.71. less $46.39. to be collected from other sources, leav ing $1.170 073.74, extended upon the tax rolls. This total Is segregated as fal lows: total state and county tax $670,130.01, Port of I'mpqua spe cial tax $42 059 31. Fire patrol tax $15,974.07. special high school tuition $21,300.48, special city tax $78 910.69, special school tax $216,720.26, special union high school tax $43 910.24, apoclnl road tax $81,029.12, surveyors' fees $81.93. The tax rolls havo been com pleted hv the assessor and have been turned over to the tax col lecting denartment which Is now preparing the statements. This Is the enrllest that this work hafl been done for many years. Many statements have already been pre pared and will be sent out In about thee weeks The collec tion of the tax will start about March 1. according to Deputy Sheriff Charles Roberts, who la In charge of the tax collecting de partment. flclals said, thev were Inclined In the bellefthat the strvchnlne was administered Intentionally nnd not secidentally as was at first be lieved. W. Ward Is spending a few davs In this city attending to busi ness matters and visiting with friends. I.KfiIsr,ATOR ixhiCTKn O.N KXCKHS FKK CIIAUOE (AaorUtrd Pra, Uued Win.) PORTLAND. Ore.. Feb. 4. 4 Phillip Hammond, repre- senUtive in the state legi- lature from Clackamas coun- ty, was secretly indicted by the Federal Grand Jury here yesterday, charged with ae- cent ing an excessive fee ad .an attorney for drawing up 4 an application for Insurance e under the nationul war risk e act. He came voluntarily to- day to the office of Assist- ant't'nlted States Attorney Stearns and furnished $1,000 bond. Arraignment was post- poned until after the legis- lature adjourns. Hammond was accused qf accepting a fee of $100 when the law at the time the ap- plication was made provided for a fee of 13. 0. The case Involved was the aplicatlon of Thomas and Mary J. Moo- ney of Clackamas station, for Insurance for their son, John L. Mooney, who died at Camp Fremont, Calif., June 27th, 1918. The parents received $3 96 insurance each June 11, 1924. SAYSH.S. TRADED (AjaocUtd Pn. LMcd Win.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. With out undertaking to dUcuss direct ly Secretary Hughes' reply regard ing the Paris reparations agree ment, Senator Johnston, republi can, California one of the lrrecon- clilableB, asked the senate today to consider "the grave and Import ant questions which has been pre sented by what has happened In rorls." "From that conference," he said, "two important questions come to us that some time, some day, by some senate and by some Ameri can people, must be decided." The first and foremost question, Senator Johnson added, Is present ed by the possibilities that may come out of the action at Paris, while the second Is the question of the power of the executive branch of the government to de termine without the consent of congress what should be done with the debts or the nation. "I am more than deeply con cerned with the possibilities that may come from what was done by the United Slates at Paris.- me California senator continued. . "I recognize the position of the secre tary of stnte: Inelther question i It nor criticize It. I take It that when the secretary of state says that when the United Rtates Is neither legally or morally bound, he stresses his present Intention." The senator added, however, that administrations change and that he felt one "ought In the con gress of the United States to ren der what service he can in avoid ance of perils that may lie ahead." For five years, he said, he had trod the rough road against for eign entanglements. "I shall continue," Jio said, "to travel the roUKh road of the de mand that America live her own life In her own way without en tanglements with Europe or European nations." The California senator then de clared that for 2 1-4 percent of speculative reparations, America had rlsKYd the amity and good will of European nations. "We have traded Bmlty and good will for preplexlly, confusion III will and hostility," he said. "That Is what we got at Paris for 21-4 percent of something that may never be paid. That Is the price we got for changing America's pol icy. If we did change It, as Europ ean statesmen say we did." George Chenoweth anil Fred Mc Court of Oakland were business visitors In Roseburg for several hours today. Forbes and Thompson, Looters of Veterans Bureau Fund, Sentenced to Prison and Fined $10,000 Each (Aanrlstrd rrr tifl Wlr..) CHICAGO, Feb. 4. Charles It. Forbes, former director of the veterans bureau, and John W. Thompson, wealthy St. Louis con tractor, today were sentenced to two years imprisonment In Fort Worth penitentiary and $I0.uu0 fines by Federal Judge Ueorgo A. Carpenter. Th-jy were found guilty by a Jnry January 30. of conspiracy to defraud the government In tho allocation of veterans hospital contracts and received tho maxi mum sentence, .r-i. ..... .r,..,. m Hn Aav jatay of sentence for the filing of an appeal anu aeiense counsel in dicated tha case will be Immedl- jately appealed, I Thompson's partner In the al leged conspiracy, James W. lllack, SLIDE FREES COLLINS FEET BUT PENS HIM Cave Explorer too Weak to Dig! Self Out and Burial Alive Threatens Him. DRILL MAY BE USED Advice and Offers of Aid Pour in as Attempts at Rescue Co on -Continuously, (AaocUtM ma Uunl Win.) CAVE CITY, Ky., Feb. 4. A slide in Sand Cave this morning left Floyd Collins, S5, foot free for the first time since he was Impris oned Friday morning when a boulder wedged his legs where rescuers were unable to reach them, but Collins was left walled In behind rock which fell from the side of the cave. This Information was brought to the mouth of the cave, by Boy Cooksey, a negro engaged In res cue work. The rock barricade probably can be cleared away this afternoon, Cooksey said. Collins called from the other aide of the rock slide that his feet were free, but said he was too weak to work his way out, Cook sey declared. John F. Col Ins. Crlnnle Creek. Colo., miner, wko volunteered aid, also aaid he had talked to the im prisoned man, but had been unable to see htm because of rock block ing the passage. John Collins, who Is not related tq Floyd Col lins, said that It was his first trip In the cave and that ha did not know the slide was a new one. Cava May Become Tomb The rock which nowblocks the passage fell from the ide of tha cavern, according to cooksey, who says It was the same disturb ance which left Collins' feet free, although the cave victim still Is caught in Ihe hole where Irs has spent 124 hours. Whether It will be a difficult matter to .release him after the new accumulated debris can be cleared away was a matter of speculation. Progress made during the night 4h removing atones, cave ooze and other matter from around Col lins' body as far down as the calf of his leg and the work of widen ing and deepening the passageway leading from the entrance mny have been responsible for the slide it was stated. The slldo, which now bars progress, was described by Ewlng Ashley, who was with the rescue party which discover- ed the debris, as one rock about the size of a soap box with an no cumulation of earth and small stones surrounding It. - Ashley haBl re-entered the cjve wlth Iron hooks and rope with which It is hoped lo move the rock and clear the passage way. Pen Two Feet Thick ... - Another trip Into the cave re vealed that Collins may have been (Continued on page 6. . iii-VEAH oi.n ;noof hi. AIM HV MOTH Kit OF I.VYKAIt OLD IIHIOK fAnM-l.tM P tjmi Win.) ! WALTERS. Okla., Feb. 4. a. George lllrk, 19. who several months ago eloped with Cora Forrest. 15, was shot and killed today by his brides' mother, Mr. A. II. Forrest, as he returned to her home with the girl. Mrs. Forrest Is In Jull. also of St. Lottla, died two years ago, as did Charles F. Cramer, veterans' bureau counsel under Forbes, who was involved In the conspiracy by Ellas II. Mortimer, the fifth conspirator, who became the government's chief witness. (V)I xtv mi'itT Mij-rrs. The county court met today In Its regular monthly session and spent practically the entire day attending to the usual accumula tion of hills. Among the great list of hills was one for $4 80, re presenting hountle. paid on 4S coyote scalps. This Is the first payment made for over a year, the court having discontinued lha bounties last year. The new bounty order, however, has result ed In many of the animals being killed, and good results are being olituiued.