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ROSEBURG. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1926
VOL. XIII NO. tW Of THE EVENING NEWS
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1
SHENANDOAH TOI
BE HEPLAGED BYl
BIGGER AIRSHIPjl
Administration's Navy Pro-;
pram Is Outlinevl kv
Secretary Wilbur. ' .
ECONOMIES URG ED
Some Branches of Naval
Service Curtailed to Al
low Expansion in
Experimenting.
(AaaxHatrd Pr-si Uurd Wirt.)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 13. The
realignment of the nation's naval
sir defenses Including construc
tion of a new and larger dlrlir
llle to replace the wrecked She.
nndoah. Is contemplated In the
administration's navy program
no- taking shnne In Congress.
The organisation would be ac
companied bv economies In other
branches of the naval service. Including-
a reduction of navv en
listed personnel from S8.000 to
82.000 and withdrawal of a num
ber of warship from active
duty.
The house appropriations com
mittee also has decided there Is
no present need of maintaining
the Lakehnrst naval air station
v whose only dtrlalMe. the T.o An-
Relet, now Is laid nn In her han
gar. In reporting today the naval
appropriation bill, the committee
suggested that bv closing down
the station, the cost of Its main
tenance could he reduced from
M.71H.00O to 112S.000. Such a
Men is not favored by the navv
department, which has suggested
that if .the station were closed.
sepnrnte arrangement would have
to he made to take care of the
Los Angeles.
The appropriation for naval
aviation would be increased under
til lh. 1.111 n narmll Ilia .1
rertmer.t to carry out a noll.-y of
'expansion of heavier thsn air
facilities, alreadv approved hy it.
No recommendation for A dir
igible Is contained in the- snpnlv
feasure as renorted. hu todav
the nanl committee ri testi
mony bv Secretary W'lihnr and
nthe- department officials en
dorsing construction of such A
craft as a cost of J6.0nn.noo. The
rhlp would have about three
times the gas capacity of the She
'nandoah. It was disclosed slso that the
department has before It nlans by
the Alrshln Development Cornorn
tloo. hr.cked hy Henry Ford, to
build a m"-h smaller all-etiii
naval slrsh'n. hut Mr. WMimr
said there had been no decision
whether the protected craft
should be of the Sherndo.h or
metal covered type. The depart
ment enecte to ask for an addi
tional 300 nnn for exnerlments
(Continued on page 8.)
BEATS HARVESTER
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Monclatxl ftvw lsxl Win.) 4
ST. JdSEPH. Mo.. Jan. 13'.
J. E. Farris prominent Bu-
s rhnnnnn county farmer, has s
raised the ante on the recent
offer by tbe International
Harvester Company of Amerl-
4) ca to pay $1 Oft a bushel for
corn In exchange for their
farm Implements. s
To put a "kick" In corn
values, the farm offers $2.00
a bushel for corn payable In s
Missouri mnles. In a letter to 0)
the St. Joseph Caret te. Ferris
. says:
"I see th" International
Harvester Company offers
$1 00 a bushel for corn pay-
able In Implements. I want to
go them ore better and offer
li on parable In 'Jacks' and
a Mennles.' Tell Mr. Interna-
s t'onel to hid again and make
It 12 -5 and III make It 12.50
and maybe the hardware man,
lumber man. furniture man. s
dry goods man and other busl-
nesa Interests will come In
While the water Is fine."
QUARRELED ABOUT s
ATTENDING CHURCH; s
. KILLS GIRL AND SELF
(AisoeUted Press Itunl Win.) 4)
KEYSER, W. Va.. Jan. 13.
After an argument over at-
tending services with his flan-
ob during- which be asserted
"the only way I will go to
church will be as a corpse "
Brooks McCauley, 22, last
night shot and killed Miss
Jessie Michaels, 16, and then
killed himself In the girl's
home at Nethken. Officials
Investigating the rase aaid
the couple had never been
known to quarrel before tbe
J
MONOPOLY MAY
BE BROKEN UP
American Industry .Will
Spend Millions of Dollars
to Combat It
TO PRODUCE RUBBER
Hoover-Urges Conservation
of Rubber Automobile
Chamber Commerce
.Getting Ready..
MaocIsM Prat Leunl Wire.)
NEW YORK. Jan. 13. Definite
plans Involving the expenditure of
millions of dollars by American In
dustry to break the foreign crude
rubber monopoly are now In pro
gress and have received the ap
proval of Secretary ot Commerce
Hoover.
The plans generally provide for
stimulation of rubber production
under American control In the
Philippines.' ,
The national automobile cham
ber of commerce, which Includes
virtually every manufacturer In
the United States, yesterday an
nounced nlans for the formation of
a 110.000 000 corporation to pro
duce rubber a ta low price to pro
tect American consumers. An
nouncement of the plan was made
through Secretary Hoover In an
address to the chamber.
The directors of the Rubber As
sociation of America, meeting with
Secretary Hoover, discussed pro
posals calling for the expenditure
of $.i0.0)0.00n in annual appro
priations of sl0.000.00O to plant
rubber trees In areas under Amer
ican control.
In his address to the chamber.
Secretary Hoover advocated two
methods of meeting high rubber
prices conservation of rubber bv
scientific methods and acquisition
by Americans of sources of rubber,
which cannot he cnntpr.lln1 k.
eign Influence.
"I welcome these efforts upon
the part of our Industries to them
selves find solutions to these prob
lems." he said. "The test of our
whole economic and social system
IS ItS CaOSClty to Clire Its nwn
abuses and meet Its own prob
lems.
CENTS SEEKS HUBBY
f AaxHaM Pre Ius4 Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 13 Mrs
Gllv tf Shrew 40 V. .. 1.
.address as 82 Broadway. Port
land, arrived here with 35 cents to
search for her husband, who she
I says deserted her and foor chll
Idren in Portland teen months
lago. She was given a beil at the
i prison dormitory last nht. and
I Police Will l.ll.l hi- In h
She said she walked part war
from Portland and got automobile
sides lor the remainder of the dis
tance. STRICKEN TODAY
PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan. 13. Max
I. Sklnbe. H. nmmlnenl tnr
In Columbia River transportation
ungeay. v
cIejIIS
BETTER TARIFF
PROTECTION IS
URGED BY BIXBY
President of American Live-,
stock Association Makes
Opening Address . .
MAKES A FINE TALK
Denunciation of Livestock
Freight Rates and Graz
ing Fees Included in -.
Opening Shots.
(as-oebtod rna Usna Wtt-U
PHOENIX, Aril.. Jan. 13. Vigor
denunciation of existing livestock
freight rates and ot grazing feea
cn the national forests and a plea
for better tariff protection for the
livestock Industry, were contplnc-tt
in the annual address delivered
today at the opening sebsicc of the
American National Livestock' Asso
ciation by President Km! II. Dlxby
of Long Beach, California.
Mr. Blxby devoted a part of his
address toward the administration
of the packers and siockyaids act,
and said that "perhaps a congres
sional Investigation m ghl develop
something of interest." .
"We believe the presen: freight
rate schedules on livestock are
excessive, unsound and unfair, and
snould be redusiil." hu Lulil the del
i gates. . ..-
"We believe the present charges
for grazing on the United States
fr.rest reserves are, In some In
stances, too high, In most rases
more than the cost o! administra
tion of the growing and ill many
cases the mei'han''al adminlHtia.
lion of grazm? In tho forests most
unsatisfactory.
"We are against commercialize
Hon of the forests, and want our
tenure or our ilg'i.is to be stabil
ized and ' stanilniilizcd by law,
rather than to remain subject to
ihe jurisdiction of some depart
ment head In Washington. We
have always stood for some con
trol of the unappropriated public
domain. Tbe 18A,l;iift.t'00 acres now
known as public or government
land must be regulated In seme
equitable way so that the users of
the grass on these ranges can ex
pect protection, propi-r admlnlslra
tlon and permanency of rights at
the 'smallest cost possible. Special
preference for the present uers
and for those wboae ndjacent p-tv-ntely.
owned la'i.ls are dependeut
upon the graziiu; of these govern
ment areas, piu'tt be taken- Into
consideration.
"We must have a tariff of rlx
cents a pound .n green it fresh
salted hides an I fiftin i-eiits n
pound on dry bides. This duty
would Increase tho vaIu- of "our
cattle from S2 '.o $3 per bead, a:iJ
would work a hat'lship on no one.
Pressed meats, ennnei meats nnd
nil other meat products should be
adequately protected. There is a
certain amount o' prolillin now,
but not enough.
"At present Ihe ITnlle.1 Stalts 'a
the dumping grou I for all the mr
plus hides of rne wnrht and prices
of our domestic production Jtre on
the world level. A fair duty r.n
hides would put some 'pep' back
Into the cattle business."
' Mr. Blxby also exposed f'tp
satisfaction with the commission
now being a.et.4.--1 the slock
aroiin at the central markets and
the demand was msde br him that
these charges oe reduced to a level
commensurate it-i the price re
ceived for. cattle hy the stork
growers.
"Among other things we stand
for." Mr. Blxhy asserted, "are the
eradication of predatory animals,
truth In fabric, truth In mea's.
aralnst nnfale restrictions on nleo
products, uniform sahltnrv and
ouarantlne regulations and uni
form rhettel mortgage l.w"
activities, and shareholder In
hanks at Astoria. Eugene and Port
land, was stricken with heart di
sease end died In bis automobile
while drivlnr to Ms hotne In this
cltv last nleht aftee attending a
meetlne of Ihe stockholders of the
Pnr)snd Nstlonal Bank. Pldlng
with him at the time was H. C.
Thompson, on- of the directors of
the Portland National Bank.
Sklhhe waa president of the Cat
lender Transportation romnanv nf
Asiorta. He la survived br his
widow, a son. Henry ot Astoria.
s-d two daughters. Mrs. Vviile
Noonman. of Aberdeen. Wash .
nd Maxlme Sklbbe. of Portland.
Interment Is expected to be at Astoria,
Several Douglas Creeks
Closed To Fishing 10 Years
(Aaoclattd Fma Launl Win.) .
PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan. 13.The
state game commission 4ate yester
day completed its task of revising
regulatlona for fishermen of Ore
gon. Closed seasons were added In
several counties to carry out the
commission's plana for greater
conservation.
Several changes In regulations,
operative during 192S only, were
made. The bag limit on trout was
reduced In all sections of the
state to 30 fish or fifteen pounds
and a fish In any one day. or (0
fish or 30 pounds and a fish IK
any seven consecutive days for
each person. The open season for
trout In all eounties of the state
except Klamath county in 1926
will be from April 15 to October
31, Inclusive. In Klamath county
the season will run from April 15
to November 30, inclusive, under
the new regulation.
Open season for bunting Chinese
pheasants In all sections of the
state where there Is an open sea
son, except In Malheur county, will
be from October 15 to October 31.
Inclusive, during the year 1826 on
ly, under the new regulations. In
Malheur county the open season
during 1928 will extend from Oc
tober 15 to October 31, both datea
Inclusive.'
Additional angling regulations
adopted late yesterday Included
the following:
Unn county: The following were
closed to angling for 10 years:
Hackleman's. Bllyeu. Burmlster.
Moos and Kanyon creeks. Roaring
river, Gopennv, Jordan and Thom
as creeks and tributaries, Indian
Pralrlo Lake and Indian Prairie
creek.
Klamath county: tjrooke'd river.
Fish and Maidu lakes. Odell creek
between Odell and Davis lakes.
North Fork of Spraaue river.
spencer creek. Seven Mile Creek
between Weed Canal and Short
creek. Link river for. 200 feet be
Conference Between Coolidije,
Mellon and Sargent Is Probed
. by Committee of Senate Today
(MMPiMbuslfin.i I ment In connection with the in
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. A iqulrv.' '
While House conference between 'They told me that If this mat
President Coolidg. Secretary Mel-. ter was not faced now and the po
lon and Attorney General Sargent I sltlon of the department made
on January 2 before the Depart- i elear, more severe attacks might
ment of Justice Issued Its stste-1 be expected." Donovan continued.
ment concerning the Inveatlgation I aereed. with them and recom
of the Aluminum company of mended to the attomev reneral
America, was made the subject of
inquiry loaay oy a senate commit- jPunnc.
'e. "I know we are doing an honest
Assistant Attorney General T)on.'1"n on ,nl investigation and I
ovan, who was before the commit- j 'b'nk we are doing an Intelligent
tee said the statement nm. Job."
sented to the attorney general
early In the afternoon and issued reiarv Mellon's connection wllh
late In the day. He added that he ' 'he Aluminum company. Colonel
did not know whether the White Innovnn became enmhatlc.
House conference referred to by 1 "' don't lve a dam whether
Senator Walsh, Democrat, Mon-i"1' Mellon comnany or any
Una, had taken place. i other concern." he said. "In nolnt
"Did not the coincidence anneal ''C'' hl" ' '"cer
to vou?- demanded Senator Walh. j "mL f,"?.'." lln,T'"ed "
"I don't know when the confer- "U1L Ive mJTi T ","";
ence wa, held, whether before or " '"vnP? ""P', AdJ' "Rnt
after I gave the statement to the f" "T .J"1 "J lhln"' 1 n,,ve
atotrney general," Donovan re- l' "ration, to my coun
plied ,rv In olhr places than around
Jr, , this table."
..iTi .i," . .PJnel? 0f ',he department I Colonel Donovan served with Ihe
comninv JlTh ' u "l" 27,h N' Y' M'iott ln ,he
company, in which Mr. Mellon Is ( war
iZh1"' m '"'"not, The assistant attorney general
?hT.W?i,. of,-repfU!d rharKP be hole Imnulallnn In this
Into iJ ii f Zl'li. m entered case I. that a Mellon concern is
into In 1912 company had being protected bv the federal
been violated. The senate commit
tee Is directing Its attention to the
question of whether the depart
ment has used due diligence In
pressing 11. Investigation.
In explaining why the statement
was Isssued, Colonel Donovan said
the men In charge of the Investiga
tion bad prepared It because thev
had seen "an advertisement In a
hWm.Sr'LthVi, V,:"ck t
ne made on the justice depart-
Italian War Debt Settlement '
Placed Under Fire Again Today
t-it Pnm hum Wt,,.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. The
Italian war debt settlement again
came under fire todav as the
house continued consideration of
resolutions to authorise ratifica
tion of the agreements negotiat
ed with six countries since th
last congress.
An effort br Chairman f! rein
of ihe wave and means commit
tee which has jurisdiction In the
matter to limit debate of th
Italian proposal, failed, a num
ber of members announcing thev
desired to speak.
Italy ha. not effected adequate
economy In Its government. Mr
Rainev said. He placed he s.l
arwof Premier Nusaeltn at 170.
non a year and that of "Iml.in
dukes" at 1200.004 each. Mr.
Raney said his Information came
from an Italian newspaper puj
llhed la Colorado.
Specifically, b awaited lbs de-
llow California-Oregon Power com
pany dam, all closed for 10 years.
, Old regulations closing Woods riv-
jer and tiibutariea until June 15
aach year, and closing Klamath rlv
ter for 2.000 feet above and 4,000
reel oelow mouth of Spencer
creek, were renewed,
j Vmatllla county: The following
I closed for 10 years: Umatilla river
ror 300 feet below Three Mile Dl-
version dam. south fork of Umatil
la and tributaries, north and south
forks of Meecham creek, north
fork of Walla Walla river, south
fork of Walla Walla for aix miles
I above Power Plant, north fork of
, McKay creek and tributaries. Pear
son creek and tributaries. Butter
creek an dtrlbularlea, East Bitch.
. Squaw, Ryan, Buckeroo and Bear
! creeks.
I',' Union county: Ladd creek cloaed
from July 15 to April 15 of each
; year. '
Douglas county: Callapooia river
. and tributaries above Nonpariel
dam. Smith river for D00 feet be
low falls near Jack Dally place.
Twin Ijtkes, Lake creek for 800
yards below Diamond Lake, Camp
creek aty) tributaries, Hiney, Susan
and Coutrar rreeks and Clearwater
river and tributaries, all closed for
10 years. Diamond take was
closed as follows: The part lying
northwest of a line beginning at a
nolnt on the northeast shore 800
feet northwest of the mouth of
Bear creek, thence diagonally
across the lake to . a point 7450
! feet north of the mouth of Silent
I creek. i
Ijike county: Campbell Lake.
IDearhorse Lake open from July 15
I to Sentember 1 of each year for
ten yeara. end Blue Lake closed to
iJuiv 15. 1927.
Jackson conntv: Rogue river, for
distance of 40 feet -below, the
! Gold Rav dam, closed for ten
ivears: Snusw creek and tributar-
'Jen. closed between Squaw Lake
'anit I I 1 c.,. t -)- - .
that the statement be given to the
! " Senantr Walsh stressed See.
trade rommlssl'n and the depart
menr or lustice."
"I'm the one charged wllh Ihe
responsibility In this rase here,"
he said. "So far as I am concern
ed, I am willing to submit the case
t. any bodv of lawvers such as
make up this committee,
"1 don't expect that 1 am going
to mntln.. nnv man 1. 1 J
Is closed or who has prejudged tha.
case."
Ipartment for "hushing up" an at
lark hu aald a Fascist! policeman.
In full uniform, had made on
(American vlce-cnnrl Gore M
I Leghorn. Italy, last year.
A charge by Mr Ililnry that
Mussolini ssnrtloneil th slaying
of those who opposed him was
niiestloned hy !!-' es'-nta Ire
Itloom.
The Illinois mnmbir then read
from a hook which he snld had
been sfntigaled fr'm linlv liefore
Mussolini could destroy all copies.
It contained a number of pictures
which Mr. Italney aswrted were
jof those claln by Ihe I'awl-tl.
'Some nf these wer tak"H af
ter death." he ssld. "Ihev show
I the mutllafloat of the bodies.
Chairman Green of Ihe way.
and means committee questioned
the propriety of reading . from
what he 'aid was an anonymous
(Continued on page 8.)
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CHANCELLOR LUTHER
TO FORM CABINET
It
(Associates tnm Lturd Win.)
P.EHI.IN. Jan. IS. Presl-
dent Voir Hlndenburg today
commissioned Chancellor Lu-
ther to form another cabinet.
Dr: Luther waa given the
mandate after both Hrich
Koch, the Democratic leader
and farmer chancellor Fehren-
back of the center party had 4J
informed the president tnat a
"big coalition" government
was Impossible.
When Dr. Luther's cabinet
resigned early in December,
following the algning of the
Locarno treaties. It was an-
4 nounced that the resignation
was to leave the way clear 4
for the formation of such a
coalition with the object of
carrying out the Locarno poll-
cies. . w
OF LIFE
FIXED AT EARLY
DATE BY PROF.
Two Billion Years Ago This
Earth Was Part of Spiral
Nebula, He Says.
STATIC IS LOCATED
Radio Fans Can Now Trans
fer the Blame to Old Sol
Instead' of Passing
, .' Trolley Car.
(A -related ITsa leusd Wirt )
CHICAGO, Jan. 13. Science, la
going back farther than ever to
fix the dawn of life and la reaching
out farther In locating Influences
affecting thia planet Hack as far
as 2.000,000.000 years ago this
world waa part of a spiral nebula,
aaya Professor Forest Rav Moulton,
head of the aatronomy department
of the University of Chicago. And
200.HOO 000 yeara ago. 10.000.000
years earlier than previous evi
dence ahowed, there were mlcro
aconlc forma of plant life, scientif
ically known aa algae In Minneao
ta, Profeaaor John W. Gniner of
the geokrky department of Ihe Un
iversity of Minnesota has discover
ed. Comparatively recently, as years
of multlole cipher endinga go, the
earlleat land vertebrate, an amphi
bian ancestor of the frog or sala
mander, stnlked across the mud of
whet Is now the Grand Canvon.
The algae began to flourish as
the earth In cooling got below the
boiling point, lis form is much
like seaweed and It thrives at a
temernt:rc of 93 degrees centi
grade. Solar explosions millions of
miles away have noticeable effects
those on the surface of the aun
p-oheh'v havlnr a distinct effect
on mdio reception, Professor Moul
ton believes.
Hedlo fans, who have hlsmed the
passing trollv car for static thst
Interfered wllh their reeenllon mav
row transfer responsibility to old
Sol.
When explosions occur en the
sun. Professor Monlton continued
It mesns that vast balls nf fire and
stupendous rockets are ahot out
Into snae for distances ranging
from ditnno to 17r(,oo miles.
Ha depreciates the aiigwestions
that solar exnloslon. would have
snv serious effect on the earth's
climate.
The end of the world. In the
sense of Ihe universe running
down, he cannot conceive. Con
trsrv to Ihe theory that matter
dlslpinrratea and Is wasted, he
consider, that there msv he three
time evcles In the cbsnglne of mat
terIts formal inn. Its disintegra
tion snd Its synthesis.
FUNFBAI. RFRVICFft
OF HERMAN BFNTow
HELD THI8 AFTERNOON
Te funeral service, of Tfcrm.n
C. Iteitow. of Winchester, who
nassetl awsy l.st week st the
Southern Pacific hoanlfal In San
Francisco were held this afternoon
st J o'clock at the Roaebure !
drrteklng farlors helne conducted
bv rtev W. R. MeCult.eh Inter
ment follo-ed at Ihe Odd Fellows
eemelerv. There were sianr. beau
tiful floral offerings from sorrow
ing friends.
Mrs. Seth Mathews of Glide
snent yesterday afternoon visiting
friends and shopping In this city.
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LMLKIiL l-KUM Mlf.L LA 1 1 1 UUAT ,
BUT REMAINDER BELIEVED DEAD
Rescue Crews Working Frantically in Effort to Reach
Nearly Hundred Men Still in Shaft But . ' -Little
Hope Held for Their -Safety.
-
(Associated Press
' WILBURTON, Okla., Jan. , 1 i. tight ot the ll
men entombed by an explosion at a coal mine near hero
today emerged from the mine alive late today. All eight
were negroes. ' - '
About 70 of the imprisoned men are said to be ne
groes. ' The eight men who were held in a small enclosure
under 1 00 feet of debris in the main shaft, worked their
way out to the air shaft, which was open, and were res
cued. They told of :seing numbers of bodies, both
whites and negroes, on their way to the airshaft. - " '
WILBURTON, Okla., Jan. 13 Only eight of th- ICS
men who were entombed by an explosion at the Degoait-Mc-Connell
mine near here today are known to be alive. They are)
t the bottom of the main shaft, buried under 100 feet of debris.
, The shaft of the mine where the explosion occurred is 400
feet deep. . J . I ' " ' " -
Austin Parks, sheriff of Latimer county, where the mine is
located declared that any survivors have less than one chance
in a hundred to be brought to the surface alive.
Rescue crews have been able to reach the bottom of tbe
air shaft but progress into the mine has. been blocked by the
prevalence of "white damp" a gas resulting from the explosion.
The surviving men an huddled in a small space, as the bot
tom of the shaft. - Strenuous efforts-were being made to elear
away the debris... Members of the mine rescue crew, carrying
cages of canaries descended to the bottom of the air shaft but '
the birds were unable to withstand the damp fumes and th
men did not go into the mine.
W. W. Fleming of the United States Bureau of Mines has
telegraphed to Kansas for a special car equipped for rescue
work. ' ' " """""
Names of the trapped men were not made public pending
a check.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Jan. 13 Governor M. E.
Trapp today ordered a company of national guard at McAlester
to report to Wilburton where more than 100 men were en
tombed in a mine explosion. They are wanted for guard duty.
. WILBURTON. Okla.. Jnn. 13. Most ot the 105 men
working in the Degnan-McConnel mine, three mile weat of
here, are believed to have been instantly killed today in a ter
rific explosion that wrecked the main shaft nnd entombed them.
A rescue crew started work at 10:30. a. m. and will at
tempt to reach the trapped men through the air shaft, which is
still open. Some of the victim are still alive- and conversed
with rescuer through the nir shaft. They were advised to re
main near the shaft.
J. B. Hynal. chief of the United States Bureau of Mines
Rescue Crew at McAlester, wn in charse of the work. Equip
ped with gas helmets, he and two helper entered the shaft.
The blnst wrecked thr tipple and destroyed the hoisting
equipment. Emergency hoisting appnrntu was being installed
to bring out the victims. ' r . ; ; .
A frantic group of the entombed men' relatives gathered
about the mine. Word of the explosion spread quickly and
crowds of sightseers from neighboring towns assembled. The
shaft was roped off to hold back the crowd and expedite the
rescue work.
Rescue work was being hindered somewhat by the block
ing of the main passageway into the mine. The first rescue
crew wa forced to turn back after they were unnble to squeeze
their w.v tLrnK k. rl.k,;. klnu,n lnn L. w.T k. tk.
explosion. ,
The Red Cross ha started a temporary hospital -and
member are erving hot coffee and dotifrhnut to the worker.
WILBURTON. Okla.. Jan. 13. A terrific explosion to
day at Mine No. 2 1 of the Degnnn-McConnell Mining Com
pany, entombed 101 miners.
Little hope ia held out for the rescue of the men. So
strong wa the explosion that timber were blown from the bot
tom of the mine shaft.
Fan were still working after the explosion but rescuers
were wailing for as helmets before venturing into the bottom
of the shnfr. which is about sixty feet deep. . ..
Every doctor in Wilburton was rushed to the mine and
doctor, nurses a and ambulance have been summoned from
McAlester. .I ltrhorne) and other neishhorfng town.
The blast is believed to have been the result of nn ac
cumulation of coal dust in a pocket.
i The mine was being operated on a non-union bnsis, under
the 1917 wage scale.
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