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SALEM? OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 30, 1926
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Free Employment Bureau ;
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DemandsPublic Attention
Contestants
Shall the 3ity; Ckmtinqe to PaveiThi Seryieelticltast
Final Honors Presented by Judges in Examinatjpn, to' Name
xear rouna jptis lor p4 rersons : suggestions
' " - r. Frojn Readers Needed
1Z of 30 Entries as Winners? Kppti rmr-tii Inn ?
Makes Task Difficult
CDUIIL-FliS:
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BBOSEIPIT,
:'BW11I1NT
MusicMema
35 ARE KILLED ;
IN Hill BUS!
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Survive 2,500
W DEAD ITEMS
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Request of TPirkllCitft
zens for Changed Ser- f
vice to Be Delayed! , f
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ACTION AWAITS" REPORTJ
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Williams no Longer Councilmaij;
Purvlne in lh East, Rc- ) '
maining i'ommlttex
nmn Larks Pdwer
Through a peculiar chain of cir
en in stances the city council wijl
not be able to act at, its. meeting
Monday night pn the petition of
33 residents of the Yew Park
ribifrigj in have thA fitrtft, jftmmq t
done away .with and .the. streetcars
returned .l;! . .-'.Lik;;
'.The petition was "referred to the
wax's and means committee. of the
council. The council can hardly
s act un tit "a report' Is received i from
this committee. (Members Mf thp
' committee are. L. I. Simeral, ihaiif
raan;vS, E. Pnrvtne and TYed A.
r-'. wmiam:.r; ;' : 'Wtc- i
VsJjned his position " aa jildermah
iNn order to become city'jaUornet.
aat cuts the .committee fof thie
iim oeing aown to two memoen.
1 But, thesjory is ;not ended. L lAlr
will not be back. It is 'said, inl
time
for: the next council meeting
"So the "only, one left to- act pa.
tbe bill W AJderm an Simeral.l Sinn
Kle : action1 cannot ' be jlianded inl
Consequently, it seems as tbougSi
the only thins to do is to
wail
until Purrine returns fromi the
east, which is to' be' soon, or unr
til an alderman has been appoint
ed fo fill 1Jie vacancy left byf-'Wl'
liams.V I1 " A' &
1 Reasoifor ranting the (tear
back and The bases done away; with
is"lhat the buses; it Is sid,4can
not give adequate seryice to the
U district." It is held that the'bjuse
running at less frequent intefraH-
arealammed so that a. greatjrof j
j portion of the customers Tiafe TOi
1 Ways "an3meafl3" CfiiUSlltteffTif
the clty-gotinctl i"w1W-Tneer iwlth
members orjthe.cttjanfiJngi ahtj
toning commission Monday noon
" the Gray Belle. The principal
Atoatter for discussion, it?ia niderl
Vintood, is the securing of 1300 for,
e commission td rnn it fflil the
election In May, ; wjben ithe que-f
tfon of siring ' the commission!
$5,000 a fear until - the -city is
properly, toned, will be placet! be4
fore thepublifc-rf:"""!
Other matters of importance ar
to be discussed,' it is understood
Financial - problems of "the pom4
mission will -be talked oyec s . H
DOUBLE FUNERAL IS SET
MR. AND MRS. GEORGE DtN-V
; TO BE LAID TO REST!
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(Special to- The ; Statesman. Aj
fiAubla funeral service will be held!
at Pioneer cemetery, north ofj SI14
verton, Sunday afternoon, ajt 4
o'clock when Mr. and Mrs! Gebrgej
Dunn will be laid to rest, ' t : -m
; Mrs. Dunn died at the Dunn;
home on North Ilowell JEfairija on!
? January i, jwhile- her .husband,
followed Her on tb:-evening of,
fthe 28th. They have been fesi-j
"dent of tae prairie or-4he-ipat
1 16 years. Mr. Dunn, .who is as
veteran of the Civil 1 war,' wa$ u79i
jars of age while Mrs. 'Dnnnjwas
1-1
it) Ml NATION IS APPROVED
SENATE AGREES
OS JtlXJE
H AXDERSOX'S STATUS
WASHINGTON", Jan.! (By
Associated Press.) Unanimous
snnroval was given tonight by the;
senate 'to the nomination of Fed
eral Judge Itarry b. Anaerson. ,
the western Tennessee ? district
whose administration under, aj .re
cess appointment madej lastx Sep
tember became a f sttbJectofj. Jn-;
CHINESE GUARD RIVER
TROOPS DEFT BOXER PRO
TOCOL;
SHIPS BAaJfED
VST
, . n A-aociated
press, j r
1'F. . . . . . .-.
Chinese troops awjuiy.
'fioxer iotocol haveno.un
H etf '.giHis -enTakiri" fort; Bd
threaten - to f Ire - on, 1; any
steamers, entering the ri ver
after darkV Aa a result pi-
lots are not proceeding; qu-RidftitW-T)ar
4.o meet" steaci-
l.r nrririne by the nighr- J
Is Salem to continue to have ; a free employment ; bureau ?
This is a matter of public concern. It interests Salem as a
city and' Marion and Polk, counties as a whole, and all the
Salem district, including parts
Clackamas. counties. ." ......
The Salem" YMCA has been
ing all ; the expenses excepting
ernment nasontrjiDuted. , mat nas.neen $zy a year, ana
office suDDlieWfrankinir-privilege, etc - The Y" has paid Sim
HAWAIIAN. HINDU GETS
6 MONTHS, $300 FINE
PLEA OR, ICJXOIANrK .5PAIL8
TO SAVE KNTERTIElft ! (
Lays Entire Blame on Montgom
HoRpital j
Ills plea, that he did not know
he was removing liquor from an
tnmnhilq tO a Cache, in a tim
bered, lot availed Loie Ali Over-
tpn nothing in the Justice court
yesterday -when he was arraigned
On , a ' charge of possession of
liquor. lie ; was sentenced to
serve a terin of six months 'in the
county jail and to pay a fine of
$300. His, attorney immediately
filed notice of appeal to tie cir-t
cait court. - j,-
' Overton, a Hawaiian Hfndu,
livesin Albany where he is a pa-
Lper hanger and painter. He is also
known as an amateur magician
and as an entertainer. He is mid-
die aged and extremely well rea4j
OrM-ton was arrested here Mon
day' night with Lawrence 'M. Monfr
ornery, also of Albany. Officers
making the arrest, declare, max
both'men" were transferring liquor
from their car-to a. lot near tne
road, Montgomery was wdunded
in-' the leg by a revolver bullet
when he failed to slop ,on tne
command of the dry agents. He
has not yet been arraigned f
Overton placed the full blamb
for the presence of; the liquor
upon Montgomery, declaring tna
be" had no idea that the moonshine
was in the ; car or that .it . .was
llqvor-that he 'was carrying from
the car. The bottles were - in
sacks:-i-He had made one trip, and
wa.rreturnlngtx the. car? Overton.
said on'tlie glaiid. when -he heard
shots." "Atthe same-thnevthe -de
fendanJt saidxten-of f teec ; grabbed
him and told him if he made a
break he would shoot him. Over
ton also' 'declared on the stand
that ! the officer cursed him and
struck him In the face 1 with, nia
fist. ' " 1;
Overton declared that he came-
to Salem to see Miss Bern ice Wells
wbo ras to aid him in an enterj
tainment to be given in Albany,
He was walking to Salem to save
car tare, he said, when he was or-t
fered, ar-ide by Montgomery. 'Bert
nice Wells and her raolher,"Mrs.
Tillid Wells' were called,- to the
stand ;4nd Corroborated- Overton
testimony;, A. Wells, father of
the girl, and the woman's hut
is now-in the county jail
servinr u sentence fer-liquer-a
violation.
He was arrested with Montgom
ery and another manjlast fall, oof
a'charge of operating a still near
St. Lotfis. All Uhreewfcce sen
tenced to the county "jail and were
fined. . . j
RESIGNATION ACCEPTEd
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COL. MITCHELL'S ARMY COM
MISSION IS VACATED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. (By
Associated ! Press.) By direction
of President Coolidge the resigns
tion of Coli William MitchelVf row
the "army was accepted today, . eU
fective Monday.!
The president's decision was an-j
nonnced by Secretary-; Dwight
JDavis wlio issued the actual order
that the tair officer's commission
be vacated as he had requested,
The' court martial .sentence
which carried a, five year suspen
sion '.iwith f reduced compensation
otr ntflar rritir will thus
expire-in jiist onr-weels-Iront-the
Uxtf&'UtLwas approxedr aparrmaae
efteetlve. bir the president.
BROWN pfiHS CAMPJilGN
CHURCHES AXP COFRTS fARE
HIT BY SEATTLE MAYOR :
SEATTLfiSr Jan. 28.(Br A
sociated Press-t)Mayor "Edwin J.
Brown of. Seattle, today , charged
that 'hou8e(f wjrsbU; ajidt "the
courts of this city are being used
for political purposes.- ' ' -
' Brown, made: thia statement fn
opening his 'campaign -for re-elec
of Yamhill, Linn, Benton and
?r
carrying on this work, Dear-
what the United States gov
Poilitps. wpo naa-aevotea aii nis.
time tolhe work, $110 a month.
; But there ia-no plaqe for this.
work." in the. new buildinjf of the
FalejnVYMCA, now neaff&g com
pletion, and soon to be occupied.
So a committee of the YMCA
has been attempting to make such
arrancments as will render the
corry'hii--enof -this work-a Pr
manent thnig, and to have it well
and efficiently done. .
The Sulem city couneil'has of
fered -a room at the4 head of the
stairs- on. the second floor of the
city -hall, east end. "A small room'.
The government appropriation ' of
$720 stands. aVo the franking
privilege, etc.
The Marion" county? commis
sioners'' court are willing to con
tribute $600 towards the expenses,
out of the poor funds.' With the
use of the room , offered by the
city, this would take up all the
expenses, "excepting the lights,
heat, telephone, and incidentals.
The YMCA would . be willing to
provide for these expenses, in
cluding the furnishing1 of the
room. But
' The members of the Marion
county court do not think the
room' offered by the city counsil
is large enough for the porpoise
And- in fact, they put a' condi-
Ltion to their $50 a month gift;
they want a suitable room pro
vided, where the business of an
employment agency may better be
carried on. - .
Now, what shall be done about
!t Has the reader any suggest
ions? Does he know of a suitable
.., (Continqd oiupoeo 8 ,
THREE HURT IN CRASH
HILLS BORO WOMAN, '71 SL'F
' FKRS BIOKEN SKUlL r
- HILLSBOBOA Or; Jan ,
29.
By; Associated' PressO '--Mrs.
Mary Hulit, 71, of Hillsbpfo suf
fered a fractured skull ttd her
son and -grandson-also were hurt
late"T?joray when a heavy automo
bile drivett by E.: H, Kelly of Port
land crashed headon into the light
touring car in which the Hulit
fatnUy was riding on- the Beaver
tonigbway near here.. L; B. Hu
lit,, son of Mrs.Mary Hulit. suf
fered a crushed chest and his son,
Gordon, was cutabout the-mouth.
A baby in the automobile wns un-
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- PITCHERS CAN USE RESIN
NEW. YORK. : Jan. 'ii'AP'.)
The joint rules committee ;of or
ganized baseball by a five to three
ballot today voted to permit modi
fied use of resin by pitchers.
tt0THIrtft OUT
TROUBLE IKJT
Oregon Judge, Under Fire,
Says Former President
Not "Good American"
JOHNSON OPENS ATTACK
Senator Johnson, Roosevelt's Run
nlng Mate, Takes Up Chal
lenge Offered By Wal
lace McCamant
WASHINGTON. Jan. 29. (By
Associated Press.) The Ameri
canism Of Theodore Roosevelt
was brought into consultation be
fore the senate judiciary commit
tee by Wallace McCamant of Ore
gon, whose nomination as a fed
eral circuit judge is under fire.
Judge McCamant who is serv
ing on the bench in the ninth cir
cuit court under a recess appoint
ment by. President Coolidge de
clared Roosevelt was not "a good
American" because, as the bull
moose candidate for president in
1912, he said, advocated "the re
call. of judicial decisions."
This declaration aroused the ire
of Senator Johnson, republican.
California running mate with
Roosevelt, and who is opposing
McCamant's confirmation on the
ground that he violated a pledge
to the voters of Oregon to sup
port for the republican presiden
tial nomination in 1920 the can
didate who won out in the Oregon
primaries.
Declaring that any man who
held such views; regarding Roose
velt was "unfit" to sit on the
bench of the highest American
court save the supreme court,
Senator Johnson said:
"If any man who says Theo
dore Roosevelt -was not- a- goftd
American,! can be confirmed by
the senate of the United States as
a judge of the courts ' of the
United States, I want to know it."
Roosevelt's name was brought
into the discussion by Senator
Johnson after Judge - McCamant
had read a letter in which he stat-
, (Continued ion page 4.)
PIONEER OF SALEM DIES
J. S. p. CHRISTY, OLDEST MA-
1SON IN SEATTLE,,, DEAD
SEATTLfe-'Jasi.: 29. XBy Asso
ciated Pres.) j.-S. P. Christy,.
reputed the.oldest member. of the
Ancient, Free and Accepted Ma
sons in SeatteL, died .today. He
was 9 years oJd -
Christy crossed., the plains .by
ox team in 1865, and homestead
ed near Salem, Ore. In 1870 he
moved - to i Vancouver, Wash.
where .he is to be j buried Sunday. :
CRYSTAL GAZING!
' S -u
of
NORMAL RATES SLASHED
Many Miscellaneous .Taxes
pealed Without Debate;
Provisions Xow Appear
Dead Issue
Re-
WASHINGTdlC Jan. 29. (By
Associated Press.) Clearing the
revenue bill of non-controversial
provisions, the senate gavfe tenta
tive approval today to widespread
tax reductions in the first reading
of the, measure.
Provisions approved by the'
house slashing the normal income
tax rates, increasing the personal
exemptions and repealing many of
the miscellaneous taxes, were ac
cepted without debate. Although
still subject to amendment,: none
subject to amendment, none of
these rate schedulesare expected
to be opened again.
In accepting some amendments
to the house bill proposed by the
finance committee the senate ap
proved repeal of the capital stock
tax along wth several techncal
changes in. the administrative pro
visions. Among the amendments which
went over for future consideration
and which are expected to furnish
the basis of the fight oxer tax re
duction in the senate, were those
proposing repeal of the inheri
tance tax and publicity of tax re
turns, reductions in the surtax
rates, increase in the corporation
tax. and reductions in the levies
on automobiles, admissions and
dues.
Provisions
accepted today ant
(Contintifcd on 4.)
B0LEN IS FOUND GUILH
RECOMMEND LENIENCY L?
SECOND DEGREE VERDICT
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Jan. 21
(By Associated Press.) Afte
nearly ,24 hours deliberation t
jury in superior court here toda;
returned a verdict of second de
gree murder against Lee Roj
Boleu. Mill Plain, farmer. charge
with murdering Walter W. Flem
ing. a farm hand. ,
The jury reorted that it coulr
not agree on. a verdict but, whei
the court called attention to ttu
fact that o-,new trial - would b;
necessary with added cost' to the
county they considered an houi
later reported a verdict -of secon.
degree murder with a recoromen
dation for leniency. It is expect
ed that the ease will be appealed
Hfrrmrtfr but
woruo pf Ace
irtiT uncus:
Revenue Bill Is Cleared
Non-Controversial Pro
visions by Senate
Two elimination contests
selection of the winners of the
day, when the 30 students
were trimmed down to the 12
Winners as announced bv
Marjone HUborn, Richmond;
mond; third, Josephine Lewis,
Luper, Richmond.
Winners in the fifth grade
second, John Ely, Garfield; third,
Shirley Parker. Richmond, and
fourth, Margaret Doege, Lincoln..
Winners in the sixth grade were
Mildred Hill. Richmond; second,
Wayne Febler, Richmond; third.
Evory Hobson. Yew Park, and
fourth Elizabeth Martin. Lincoln.
First prize winners in each of
the, three grades wUl receive a
Victrola; second prize winners
$10' in -Victor Red Seal records;
third and fourth, $5 and $3 in
records.
t Judges of the contest were Car
lotta .Crowley. Lena Belle Tartar
and Grace Snook. Because of the
high quality of the competition.
extreme difficulty was experienc
ed in making the final selection,
judges being compelled to ' take
into, consideration spelling, punc
tuation and capitalization in order
to eliminate.
This contest, which has been
conducted for the past weeks, has
reached more than 2500 children.
stimulating an interest in the bet
ter type of music. .The plan is
not original with Salem, but has
been tried out in other sectinos
with worthy results.
Prizes were offered by Moore's
Music House and H. L. Stiff com
pany.
KILLED IN AUTO WRECK
H. P. HUNTER, U. P. AGENT,
CRUSHED BENEATH CAR
HOQUIAM, Wash.. Jan. 29.
(By Associated Press.) H. P
"Dad" Hunter, special agent for
the Union Pacific railroad, with
headquarters in Seattle, was in
stantly killed about- 6 o'clock to-uight,-whelva
cat in. which he was
'ding driven by Deputy Sheriff
W. Macintosh, of Prays Harbor
ounty, turned over about two
Tiles east of Satsop. Hunter's
eck was broken and he was dead
hen he was taken from beneath
le wreckage, Sheriff Elmer Gib
n said after receiving a report
om Macintosh.. Hunter was
bout 55 .years old, according to
riends. . He. -was unmarried, and
4 said to have formerly rbeen a
cputy sheriff in Multnomah coun
y, Oregon. . . -- . .
IND OMENS OF SPRING
UTTERFTjIES BRAVE WINDS
IN. YAKIMA GARDENS i-
YAKIMA, Jan. 29. Snowfiake.'
nd fluttering butterflies are not
i usual combination, but it is one
hat greeted Fred Grass today
Jrass caught two of the familial
abbage butterflies, the' cream
vhite and black spotted beauties
vhose larvae work so much havo
n cabbage -' plants, during thf
'ay's flurry of snow.
''Lots of people have been tell
ng about their flowers as a sigi
f spring,'. Grass commented
vhile displaying hU -caged butter
lies, "but -butterflies are an ever
letter sign of spring. -
WATERFOWL MENACED
rO - CONSIDER RECLAMATION
OV BREEDING GR01:MS ?
WASIiiNCTrgiN. Jan,"29r (By
Associated' Press'.) The reclama'
.ion of breeding grounds or tht
sraterT. f owlthai used .to .freuenl
.he lower Klamath lake on the
oundary of California, and Ore
son, will , be the .subject of a con
ference shortly to be held between
Reclamation Commissioner Mead
xnd E.'W- Nelson, director of the
biolpgical survey f of the depart
ment of agriculture. 1 "
The biological survey says that
.he j declining,' of , the' lakes aloui
the Pacific coast threatens extinc
tion of all the water, fowl , which
used tq breed in them' and assert
that, a restored lower- Klamath
lake would partially, avert this. , ;
CAPITOL"; BONDS . ISSUED
FIRST, OF M,KKMy0 AUTHOR
r. . IZED FOR BUILDING
1 -"OLYMPJA, Jan 29-(By Assv
eiated 'Press.) The :-state capltol
commission today " authorized is
suance of $1,000,000 " of capitol
building bonds to finance con
struction of the-new, state. capitol
building. The legislature at the
regular session, In 1925. authorized
$4,000,000 for the work and. the
present bonds are the first Issued;
were
In the i final
Music Me;
contest, yester-
who survivi
;he first bie cut
official
iudees
tor holders.
Fourth grade,
second.
mces Huston, Rich
Garfi
and fourth Eleanor
were':
Robert Hug, Lincoln;
CONTEST CANDIDATES ..
CERTAIN OF REWARDS
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83,000 OFFER 3IEAN
MONEY
NITY '
MAKING OPPO
Ten Per Cent Casli Commission
Paid Those Who Fall to
Win Big Prize
By Auto Contest Editor
There are, in all probability,
few business men in this territory
who will clean over $1,000 in the
next two months. , ,
Certain it is that the average
man, and the man above the aver
age, is not picking up $1,000 these
days. Yet Ahe Morning Statesman
is puttingip $3,000 in automobUe
and cash - prizes to be given away
in a few short weeks, to men and
women who will make some . ef r
fortt to help themsjives, . . Then,
after all, there is 10. per cent cash
commission for every active can
didate who does not win: one of
the big prizes. Ypu, win, abso
lutely! You cannot lose!
It you were approached with a
proposition .'that stood :, you to
make $1,000 in the next few weeks
you would stop short and think,
wouldn't you? It doesn't make
any difference' how big you are!
.The bigger you are the. more you
will pause. You would hear the
proposition; you would consder t.
If at all reasonable, you would1
take it. .Of course yon would.
Right now, in these times,' when
men are thinking of. the. necessity,
of getting money,. when men, axe
trying hard to increase theirin
comes, $1,115 Jn an automobile is
to be desired, bo mattes who yon
The Oregon Statesman's .three
mtomob lies, electric wasber" ma
chine, and cash prizes ""Everybody
Wins'' campaign is ust f starting.
it has beenf slow,andf4ti Is. slow.
There ought to be at least as many
ictive real candidates as there are
prizes. There ought to be. more
,-ersons interested who knbw,what
.eal money1 will - do for you, wh'o
fiave an idea of hp.w.;'real big
91,115 in an automobile really it
n these days when money is nice
o have and hard to et.- ,
. .The ;Oregop Statesman, "Every
body , Wins" , -canipaign. 4s ' big.
nough to interest the-very biggest
Tien, women and children in Sa
em, and ., surrounding ;Aerrtory '
But .what( has. been the result:.
Everyone lias been, expecting, every 1 j
ne , else, in, - and - few . get, in.
Everyone expects that ; eyeryonV
?Ise . has ' a million f subsjcriptidm.
md no one actuallg has "any t ing.
:o to speak. v .' , ' " c.
The few candidates whoIafeTr.
o far have not produced inutfh- '
romise.j promises which do no'
produce votes, and which do no
.vin,: eenis to be the . prevailihf
pirit to ' date.' Votes win, ant
rotes alone will win. In this ef
.'ort one; counts his chicks vaftei
hey ' are "hatched, " and ' -not 'th"
iumne4 of eggs that 'are 'put un ;
ler the hen get subscriptions an
get-votes." ....
Consider this as you wpuid an::
jusiness . proposition. ; Outlinr
our -course .of action then g '
jut and put it oyer, 'Are you blr
enough? Have you abiiityenough
Or are you hiding behind th
screen of 7Not time enonrh '
wl (CpBtiaue4.on 2) '.
SALEM YOUTH IS JAILE
SAID TO HAVE, CONFESSET
: BREAKING INTO 'AtTO SHOP
Olflcerr Winieriteen, a'gainrdis'i
tingulsned. Himself when, largel;
through his efforts, , Wayne Ache
son, Salem, boy and .alleged, burglar,
waaugihtiredianded said
trying to- rifle-the-Shamrock- gar-
ajeaiMUier andXomuiexcIauj
;QfIicersF Edwards,-- James -an'
Tbom ason' assisted tnthe arrest
Acheson lives. at 119 S "South 3ttb
street. He-izr-year8-ld ,U(
admitted to pol Ice4 U'ls, said, tha'
he jW.aa Vtrylng to get. away with
the job. r Besides a few pennies, he
admits, it IS said, .the. theft or ln
tsned'llft of .several tiresJ.- '
. Achesou gained entrance, to the
garage by breaking In through the
aouthwindoWf. ; Lpcalf police de
clare, ley j We,uf prlepl'jlp find
AxhespsLt!! SijijP''Z?lJ
before maveHhey nad cfujja to in-
Testigale hin, or ven tai n.nLhim, i
necessar
mnrf
ed
h
were
Fra
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EXpIosionf:iachr$e .-, Mines
i j Take Tofl; 27 Are Lost , :
1 ft f in 'Alabama ! ;
I
RELIEF TRAIfiS RUSHED
Sndden Roar, Flash of Fire and
s j ......
. Men Screaming 'and j Dying,. :
Soma Up Story Told I :
- liy Surrfrorsr '" '
- BIRMINGHAM, jla.r Jan, 29 - :
( By Associated Priss. ) 4 Twenty- .
seven miners, eleven white and 16,
negroes,, were killed In an, explo
sion today, at the Mossboro jcaino. ,y
ot the. Premier Coa company jveair ,' ,
xieiena. j'uiy-inree-jnen were in
the mine at the tinje,, 2 6-escaping,! ,
uninjured. ? - i . r I ': 1 - J -t
: The mine is in att isolated spoCT.f
difficult of ; access and cut off ".:
from wire- communication. A. re
lief train, was en route,, to the,,'.
scene from Birmingham,, carrying -
doctors, nurses and mine; rescue
crews. --jv -i ,k.,..k ,-.---;r
No rescue help is available';in.-
the.' vicinity of .: the! mine except t
local crews, i which? . are said ito- :
probably lack experience; c i
The cause of the accident is unr.
determined. . Mining men familiar -
with.' the physical aspects -of the--property
' said they: .believed- a
pocket of gas had. n; some man
ner accumulated ' and exploded. .-
The', men- were r entombed just at -quitting
time. ? . : .' . . - - . .'. - :
News- of - the disaster! spread c
rapidly by means of the "com - I
munication of thl : hills" and
within - thirty minutes - wives - and-
children and other' relatives were "
about the pif wailing and -calling "
for loved ones. ."-I H - -"
A. biting, cold ;wfnd added: to'
the misery of those awaitinr word .
from their relatives! '
The mine. is on property belong-;
Ing" to the . Tennessee "Coal, Iron .
and .Railway, company: i and is '
leased to .jibe Premier, Coal com-
pauy-.l.Xt'ia almost hew mine,'-',
tfith a 1,00 0 foot tdpe.r- , I
Rescue crews have explored but-
three of the four- entries.'.-
The ; propertyj lau Sdescribed as . .
crude In .its equipment.-. It is io-c;
cated; f ive; jnilea tr$mr Jlelena, a
tation on, the Louisville. & Nash-.':
rlUar road and .30,4;miles outlot.'
Birmingham, , di i j j. , .
1 Ai large number' of the-minera I
ived i In Helena. The-road from-
that town to the saining camp,"
-iarrow and 111 kept jwaa -crowded
lth antomob&esjF fwagons ; f and C
;jedestrians.all rushing to Moss-
joro. " Four crews of, expert work
rs were on their way, to the minei
onIght,'includlng"a unit of ther-
ijnited States bureau of mlnes ;-jf
j Miners brought out alive told,
;raphic stories of Sudden roafr
md a . flash; of :i flre-bf J jnVn '
creaming and dying!at their sldV: 7
ne man told' -of seeing hs-3
irother' killed in" the same- entry
n which- he. was working' while
thefa told of friends with: whonr' J
hey had - worked -.for years beini-f 1
torribly burned -and skilled In: the
lames, . f, , ' .
I TR.INlbAb, 'Colol:'JaW,r- 2f.-;
By, Associated Press!) A gas erx-'
Ibsion. which ' traveled J swiftly
hrough mine No: 3cf the Bar;
anon Coal company, 25 mlies -orthwest
of here today, like "hot :
.lack ; -wind" snuffed out , three
vea. but; thirtyrthTe otheT' min
ora 'escaped the 'deadly effectsJoT
he bjaBC, rv'f-i'';! '
t The surrjfors hoVever, ,Vere
iurned and seared, five seriously; '
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(Con tinned en pig. J) i
SICK PARENTS IS0UGHT:
' - '.' -" r,.-'---' h--'-
VIICHIGAN WOMAN ASKS AID
IN FINDING REESE
A 'touching jplea Jhas jreacbed
he editor, ot thia paper, from
Mrs.v jack Horace Reese,SC84
Hupp'strtetj, Waren',MtcliL
Extracts from"; the lleUeil fol
Jows; .:.tx -. li '.l-.rrjoi:- :t
-;-VI .am.trying. to; lof ato VI1-;
liam -Reese, ..father jj Jack.
Horace i Reese. , Chicagj-hard-:,
.ware -man. He wai 5 residin-j".
lat iU a ocal Salem, hoteL The
Reeees have, been lit lilhealth'.
for some .time, and I am-nearly
.frantic .that I canuqt learn . of
itheir whereabouU f.Will iypu
help me?f ... .... -
Readers oiUlhi paper, know
ing -anything of t?-a- -p-yson
Jtought.axe. asked to Notify ;Tfc3
SUtesnanor wrUe t th.fr Xijch-f;
tion The city primary election is
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