The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, February 11, 1928, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextS Increasing Population Will Soon Force a Second High School Building in Salem, and It Should Be a Technical High School Jfillamette University Badly Needs a New Library Building, and Music and Science Buildings, and Others; How Can She Get Them? Weather forecast: Cloudy, probably rain north and extreme west portions; moder ate temperature; moderate west wind. Maximum temperature yesterday 57, min imum 30, river 3.9, rainfall none, atmos phere clear, wind southwest. mm "California hit by strong: gale" says headline in The Statesman yesterday morning:. Busy reporter has no time to read wire news but says he presumes the wind came from Los Angeles. ASSVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 11, 1928 PRICE FIVE CENTS -1 Y t n H If -L f 4 i .1 i -- -'4 Si 4 iTRIBUTES PI TO LINDBERGH AT HUGE FETE Largest Crowds In History of Havana Turn Out To Honor Aviator I MANY YANKEES PRESENT Cheers Fill Air as Good Will SX"ec-h is Translated Into Span ish for Benefit of Tremen dous Audience HAVANA. Feb. 10. (AP) Crowds such as within the memory of Havana police officials Cuba has never seen before paid a noisy tribute to Colonel Charles A. Lind bergh this afternoon. Cubans most of them were, but there were Americans too enough of them so that when island mili tary bands played the Star Span gled Banner, an audible chorus could be heard singing the refrain. Cuban youths climbed about me dais of the statue of Joe Marti to put themselves head and shoulders above the masses that thronged the prado while the city's firemen, armed with long spiked poles maintained lines in a semblance of order so that Lindbergh, Pres ident Marhado. Ambassador Jud-1 ah and others jot the off leal party might pass through to the pavil ion in the center of the famous parkway. City's Keys Presented On that pavilion exactly at noon Mayor Gomez presented the Amer ican flier with the keys to the city and expressed the wish he would avail himself of its every offer. The Cuban ambassador to the United States, Orestes Ferrera, translated Lindbergh's little speech of thanks into Spanish for the ben efit of the assembled multitude, '".its gist that relations between .J countries of tfhe Americas might be improved immeasureably he thought, as a result of progress in aviation was borne to them they broke into renewed cheering, of which perhaps "Viva Lindy, Vi va Lindy!" was the only cry that could be distinguished. Cheers Drown Greetings When the flier had finished his brief say-so. President Machado grasped his hand and appeared on the verge vt giving him a "em brazo," but smiled and spoke with him for a moment Instead. Cheer- in? drowned out what they said and none save perhaps themselves know Just what passed between them. An hour before the ceremony of the keys this morning, Lindbergh had received the gold medal of the Havana province, presented him by Governor Ynclan. who told him that all Havana thanked him for the honor of his visit and hop ed that he might find his stay pleasant, to which Lindbergh re plied that it had been one of the most pleasant experiences of bis life and one he would always re member. U. S. SENATE ACTS TO BAR COOLIDGE REJECT ATTEMPT TO INSERT WORD "ELECTIVE" Resolution Brought Up by La Vol l?lte of Wisconsin Curries by Vote of 56 to 26 WASHINGTON. Feb. 10 (AP) The senate went on record to day, 56 to 26, in favor of the re tirement of presidents "after their second term." By this vote the resolution of Senator La Kollette. republican Wisconsin declaring this preced ent established by Washington and other presidents had become "a part of our republican system of government," was approved af ter four days of debating revolv ing about its application to Presi dent Coolidge. The second para graph of the resolution commend ing "the observance of this pre Senator Gillette, republican drawn by Senator La Follette af ter Senator Fees, republican, Ohio, had moved to strike it out. :" However, an attempt by Senator Fess to word the resolution to ap- . . torma waa ATrvhImlnrl rteot- 4ed, 73 to 5. This move which would obviously except President Coolidge from the scope of the res olution was supported only by Senators Bingham and McLean, Connecticut; Waterman, Colora do, and Fess and Willis. Ohio, re publicans. Administration republicans had contended that the paragraph re flected upon Mr. Coolidge, who, they contended, might still ac cept "In good faith" the republi can nomination. Some democrats have assailed this paragraph as not accepting "in good faith" the announcement of the president that he did not choose to rua. Senator La Follette, who said he proposed his resolution becauevJ Charles D. Hilles of New York aid "other powerful factors in the (Conti in-.,: rn J'?- EXPLOSION JARS IMMENSE AREAS TEX HUGH OIL RE FIXING STILLS BLOW UP AT ONCE Large Section Rooked in Vicinity of Everett, .Mass.; Many Believi-d Dead EVERETT, Mass., Feb. 10. (API With a concussion that rocked this city and was felt for many miles beyond, a unit of ten large stills In the refining plant of the Beacon Oil company here ex ploded late today, causing heavy loss of life. Early tonight the known dead numbered ten. but it was believed that other bodies lay covered -ln the red-hot ruins of the still section. At least fifty were injured, many seriously. Eight charred bodies had been taken to an undertaking establish ment and another was taken from the ruins of the walls of one of the stills. Vlto Raneso of Everett, one of 30 injured taken to the Massachusetts genera hospital, died there of burns. The oil company's plant occu pies a tract of about fifty acfles on the banks of the Mystic river in east Everett. The stills affected form one unit in a total of 2 S In the plant. R. B. Kahle. president of the company, said that the ex plosion probably was caused by the failure of a low pressure still. The explosion shattered win dows for a wide area about the plant. The stills blew up singly or in pairs. Flames shot up to a height of eighty feet above the 100 foot structures and a pall of dense smoke hung over the plant, hampering the work of rescue. About 300 persons were em ployed in the entire plant, of whom 150 were In the section chiefly affected by the explosion. Most of those killed were at work about the stills, but in the ma chine shop nearby four men lost their lives. When the fire was brought under control about two hours after the first shock six ol the stills bad fallen and the other four were severely damaged Kahle set the property loss at $75,000. ANDERSON TRIAL FIRST rtscelvlng Stolen Radios Charge Faced by Stayton Man The trial of Walford T. Ander-t son. charged with receiving a stolen radio set at his garage in Stayton, will begin in circuit court here Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. The trial will mark the opening of the February term of court. The crime which authorities are attempting to fix upon Anderion involves a number of sets which were being kept at-a garage in Turner. Several sets were stolen and officers declare that Ander son received the majority of them, but the indictment lists only one, the idea being that proof mf this will be sufficient to convict him of the crime of grand larceny. Other cases listed on the court calendar are: Wednesday, February 15. 9 a. m.. Heinzelmann vs. Elser. Friday, February 17, 9 a. m., Lawrence vs. Anderson. Saturday, February 18, 9 a. m., Anderson vs. Bello. Monday. February 20. 10 a. ra.. Hendrickson et al vs. Bearson. Tuesday, February 21. 9 a. m.. B. F. Goodrich Rubber company vs. Gibbons. RULES CHANGE PLANNED Judith Coshow and Belt Have Suggestions to Report Members of the state supreme court, at a conference next Tues day, will consider a report to be Dresented bv Justices O. P. Co- show and Harry Belt, who re turned here recently from Olym- pia. Wash., where they investigat ed the svstem of conducting the supreme court of that state. One of the outstanding recom mendations would tend to ellm inate the practice of making the supreme court of Oregon a trial court, and confine its duties strict ly to that of an appellate court. Other proposed changes in su preme court procedure in Oregon would necessitate legislation which probably will be requested at the next legislative session. Under a change of rules adopt ed by the Oregon supreme court two weeks ago virtually all of the cases now on the docket will have been disposed of within the next aight months. Beginning March 1 the court will hear five cases a day. NAME MILLER PRESIDENT County Jersey Club Plans Spring Show, Along With Rest The annual meetings of the Marion County Jersey Cattle club was held Friday at the, Salem chamber of commerce rooms. The following officers were elected: President, Sidney Miller, Wood burn; vice president, Frank Clark, Salem; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Frank Kuensting, Woodburn; di rectors. M. G. Gunderson. Silver ton : C. J. Parker. Turner, and Frank Kuensting. Woodburn. The county club plans to coop erate with the state club this year In holding a spring-Jersey show. Representatives from the various ounty clubs throughout the state "111 meet in Salem March z tr Mscuss the plans. M. G. Gunder on will represent Marion county t this meeting. BASEBALL MEN ORGANIZE NEW VALLEY LEAGUE Many Clubs Seek Admission, Strong Circuit Certain To Be Formed MEMBERSHIP STILL OPEN Salem, Eugene and Albany Cer tain Members; Toledo and Wendling Send Represen tatives, Others Apply The Willamette' Valley base ball league was tentatively organ ized at a meeting in Salem Friday evening, by action of representa tives of a number of cities which may be mem Hers. Aside from Salem, Engene and Albany, the membership in the league Is still an unsettled ques tion. It was voted by the repre sentatives present that a commit tee representing these three cities be appointed by the temporary chairman, and that they determine what other cities will be Invited to membership. Committee Named The committee appointed In cludes Leo Edwards of Salem, Donald Husband of Eugene and Clyde Rupert of Albany. Only one league officer was elected, Ralph Curtis of Salem being chosen as Becretary-treasurer. At the meeting were representa tives of two applicants for places in the league; A. E. Case of To ledo and E. Amburg of Wendling. These are smaller cities but they have turned out ball teams in the past few seasons that made the bigger towns step lively, and these teams are supported by large ag gregations of baseball-mad fans. Many Seek Entry Written applications were on file from Bend. The Dalles and Harrlsburg, and sevteral other clubs are known to he desiring admittance. -These include Cot tage Grove and one or two Port land teams. Another meeting of the organ izing committee will be held at Albany on Monday, February 20. Meanwhile additional applica tions for membership will be con sidered. They should be ad dressed to Ralph Curtis, secretary of the league, at The Oregon Statesman, Salem. ARGENTINA TO BACK UP Insistence Not to be Made on Clause! in Preamble BUENOS AIRES. Feb. 10. (AP) It was learned tonight on what it was considered the most reliable authority that Argentina will not insist on the demand of her delegation at the Pan-Ameri can congress, at Havana that the question of economic factors be included in the preamble of the projected Pan-American Union convention. FIVE SENTENCED BY JUDGE KELLY LAUREN WALLACE GETS THREE YEARS IN PRISON Frank Feilly Draws a Year, Clif ford Fultz and Walter Pitta Paroled Five jail and prison sentences were imposed by Judge Percy R. Kelly in circuit court here yester day. All were cases where the de fendants took advantage of the new Oregon law, waived grand jury indictment, and pleaded guil ty. In three of the five cases pa roles were granted. Sentences were as follows: Lauren Wallace, charged with larcency in a dwelling, sentenced to three years in the state penitentiary-Frank Feilly, charged with lar cency of an automobile, sentenced to one year in the state peniten tiary. Clifford Fultz. charged with forgery of a check, sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. Pa roled to George Rhoten, local at torney. Walter E. Pitts, charged with writing a check without having sufficient funds to cover It, 'sen tenced to one year in county jail Paroled to George Rhoten, local attorney. Norman Christlanson, charged with theft of two cows, sentenced to one year in the penitentiary Paroled to H. B. Evans, cashier of a bank at Canby. RUM RUNNERS ARRESTED Whole Crew of Freight Train Held in Jail at Bellingham BELLINGHAM. Wash.. Feb. 10 (Af ) An entire tram crew was in jail without bail here to day, the train was under bond, and what is believed by authorities to be a unit of a huge liquor smug gling combine was smashed as re sult of the seizure of a cargo of liquor last night, which a few hours before had been smuggled across tne Canadian border in a Great Northern freight train from Vancouver, B. C. Coming as the result of the sys tematic work of officers under Sheriff T. C. Fraser, A. S. Ather ton of the United States customs patrol and a special prohibition ag ent, 10- cases- and 10-bottles of liquor were seised It is said, as men were unloading the contra band from the train. APPLICATION FORM NEW City Changes Method of Permit ting Electrical Signs The new application forms for electric street signs have been pre pared and were delivered today to the city recorder's office. The forms require a full descrip tion of the signs to be erected, method of illumination, and" num bers lamps. They provide for an agreement that the signs will be anchored and attached firmly to the build ing, and that the city be held not actionable from any and all dai. tge resulting from poor construc tion. The city attorney is now revis ing 'he light ordinance to give the light committee more power in dealing with applicants. FOR ONCE IT DIDN'T WORK HICKMAN ADMITS ONE MORE CRIME TELLS SIIOOTING-AT WATCH MAN DURING HOLDUP Incident Occurs At Kansas City Several Mouths Before Com ing To Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10. (AP) William Edward Hickman, now awaiting sentence for the kid naping and slaying of Marian Parker, today gave a new confes sion to his attorneys in which he told of opening fire on a night watchman during an attempted store robbery in Kansas City. The watchman threw himself on the floor to escape being shot and Hickman and Welby Hunt, named by him as his accomplice In the robbery attempt, fled, according to Hickman. Hunt later corrobortaed Hick man's story to the extent of ad mining to officials that he was in the store with Hickman on the night named by Hickman. He refused to comment on the shoot lng, refusing to say who fired the shots or whether the watchman was wounded. The attempted robbery and shooting took place, according to Hickman, two months before be and Hunt came to California and engaged in the holdup attempt which resulted In the shooting and death of C. Ivy Thorns. Rosehill druggists. The two youths are scheduled to go on trial on the Thorns' murder Feb. 15. Hickman said that at the time he was employed In Smeltzer's store, 1112 Grand avenue, Kansas City, Mo., and it was there that the robbery was to be staged. "I hid on a high shelf and stayed there until after the store closed," he said. "Then I opened a window and let Hunt in. We were waiting for a chance to rob the store when someone working after hours came in. This person searched the shelves near us but did not see us. Then the watch man came along. He tnrew a light on us. "I fired at him as he fired in our direction. He fell .to the floor to escape being killed 'by me. We got out through the window and ran away." Efforts to check Hickman's story in Kansas City were made (Cntiaad on pf 8) GUARDIAN CASE HEARD Building and Loan Association Seeking Injunction Judge L. H. McMahan of the Marion county circuit court Fri day heard testimony in injunction proceedings filed by the Guardian building and Loan association of Portland against Mark McCalllster state corporation commissioner. The most important question ar gued was whetker the building and loan association has authority to return memberships at the end of a year contrary to the building and loan act. The court also was asked to rule on the question of whether the building and loan association has authority to use the phrase "supervised and controlled by the state of Oregon," after the state corporation commissioner had ob jected to such procedure. Judge McMahan has taken the case under advisement. EXPECT DELAY E 'FOX' TO Motion For New Trial In Murder Case To Be Made This Morning ARGUMENTS ON TUESDAY Hickman Awaits Fate In Cell at Los Angeles County Jail, Al ternately Laughing And Scowling LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10. (AP) William Edward Hickman's mo tion for a new trial tomorow morning probably will postpone his sentence for the killing of Marian Parker until Tuesday mor ning. This possibility developed out of a fresh angle in the case which was a succession of such tangles since it went to trial under the new California law governing In sanity pleas. Defense Counsel Jerome Walsh announced today that he would move for a new trial when Hick man is called before Judge J. J. Trabucco tomorrow morning.. Yes terday, when the superior court jury held Hickman sane, it was stipulated that if a motion were made tomorrow all counsel con cerned would agree to ignore the ruling requiring arguments on the motion to be made within 48 hours and instead make their arguments before the court next Tuesday. Delay Foreseen This agreement, said Walsh, would delay passing of sentence until Tuesday. Late today Judge Trabucco could not be located to give his opinion on the newest phase of the case, but counsel pointed out that as the agreement was made with his approval he would in all proba bility delay sentence until Tues day. Archie Moore, clerk of the court in which Judge Trabucco id sitting. expressed the opinion that in view of Walsh's intention to argue hi motion for a new trial, Hickman's sentence would be delayed until Tuesday. Contentions Listed Defense Attorneys Walsh antr Cantillon said that the motion for a new trial would charge among other things: That the law under which Hickman was tried on his insan ity plea is unconstitutional. That the judge committed grave errors in allowing the state to change the order in which it used its peremptory Challenges. That he erred in allowing the state to open and close the ar guments. That he erred in his instruc tions to the jury. That the Jury's verdict was against the law and evidence of the case. While Judge Trabucco would not make any comment, on hi? probable decision in the question? involved, he said he had confi dence in the right of the legisla ture to change the law preventing the defendant from making use of two defenses and expressed hi? faith in the soundness of the principle. Judge May Act Today Moore pointed out that If Walsb submitted his motion without ar gument the judge's decision would be announced immediately, and if the motion were denied Hickman's sentence would follow without delay. However, Moore said If Walsh wishes to present argu ments he undoubtedly wflT require time to prepare them and the court (Continued on page 2) WILLIS SAYS HE'S DRY Presidential Candidate Answers Letter From Borah WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. (AP) Pledging of the republican par ty and its presidential candidates "to a vigorous, faithful and effec tive enforcement" of the prohibi tion laws Is favored by Senator Willis of Ohio, who recently toss ed his big black hat into the pres idential ring. His views were outlined in a let ter sent tonight to Senator Borah, republican, Idaho, in reply to a questionnaire which the latter ad dressed to him yesterday. Besides declaring for a prohibi tion plank in the party's platform the Ohloian also declared that if nominated and elected he would "put forth every effort to see to It that the 18th amendment Is ob served, obeyed and respected and the laws enacted there under en- forced." BRIDGE BENTS IN PLACE iMt 4L Middle One Will Be Placed Today, Expected The last footing -on the three middle bents of the South Com mercial street bridge will be Placed today, if nothing hinders, R. A. Furrow, bridge engineer, aid yesterday. The east half of the bridge I? being torn away. When this is completed, work will be com menced on placing footings on the end bents. Most of the columns jve been pouted. IN SENT Fine 1 U. S. FORCE MUST GO SAYS SANDINO REBEL LEADER INTERVIEWED BY AMERICAN WRITER FiKl'tJng Will Continue as !ng as American Marini-s Remain in Nicaragua . MAN'ACl'A, Nicaragua. Feh. 10. (AP)- The possibility of armed developments within Managua it self within the next few weeks was intimated by Augustino Sandino, rebel leader, in a conversation with Carleton Deals, American maga zine writer who arrived here yes terday with word that he had spent five hours with Sandino. Mr. Beals said that Sandino had told him he could sustain himself indefinitely that he would continue fighting as long as American mar ines remained in Nicaragua. Mr. Beals also said that Sandino had told him of the terms he offers for the restoration of peace and that these terms had been relayed by him to the American legation. Regarding his trip to the moun tain headquarters of Sandino. then at San Rafael del Norte, Mr. Beals said : "I was escorted from Tegucll- gapa, the capital of Honduras,' by a Sandino general and an Italian guide who avoided the Honduran troops in Nicaraguan frontier and landed me in the first Sandino out post at Limon, Nueva Segovia. I went unarmed toward El Chlpote where General Sandino provided me with an armed escort of 30 men who conducted me on a four-day trip to Sandino's headquarters at San Rafael del Norte. "I was received with every cour tesy and consideration and all my questions were answered freely and without hesitation. Sandino has a marvelous fluency of ex pression and we spoke in Spanish from four o'clock in the morning until nine. In the afternoon of the same day Sandino provided me with an officer to conduct me to the automobile line in Sebaco so that I might reach Managua. "Sandino declared he could sus tain himself indefinitely and that he would continue fighting as long as American marines remained in Nicaragua. Unless the American marines were withdrawn, he said, he would no longer be responsible for the lives of American officials resident in Nicaragua. He also said that the American public may xpect armed developments in Managua itself within a few weeks. Probably Sandino was willing to i'ecelve me because I did not makt .he mistake of approaching him from the side on which the Ameri can marines are operating." :SPEE TRAIN IN WRECK Icrident Occurs In California 1. Miles From Sacramento SACRAMENTO, Feb. 10 (AP, Southern Pacific train numbei 48, known as the Eldorado, wa wrecked tonight 15 miles nortL of Sacramento when the engine crashed into a mule. Engineer Walter Shields of Sac ramento was pinned beneath the heavy locomotive which with tht uaggage car was thrown into the ditch. Reports received here salt, ae was not dead. No passengers were reportec injured seriously. Doctors and nurses from tin Southern Pacific hospitals in Sac ramento and RosevIHe were ru3hed to the scene of the wreck. Wreck ing crews also were sent. Elmer Sweeney of Sacramento fireman, was rushed to the Sac ramento.. emergency hospital where hewas treated for seven burns received from escaping steam from the engine. His con dition Is not serious. Engineer Shields was rescued by mechanics and passengers and rushed to a hospital. His con dition is serious. MANY NUMBERS CHANGED tork One-fourth . Done Flv, nooks of New Addresses Fileu Five books of the changes in street numbers have been filed at the city recorder's office and the work of re-numbering ls about one-fourth done. Robert Crawford, in charge of the work, said yester day. Vhen the city has been entirely covered and all house owners in- tormed of the changes of any, Crawford will make another trip around to see that the proper num- Ders are up. Those who have not compiled will have their mall de liveries cut oft. BANKER'S SON STRICKEN Marshfield Touth Dies as Result of Infantile Paralysis MARSHFIELD, Feb. 10. (AP) James Montgomery, Jr., five year old son of J. E. Montgom ery, president of the bank of southwestern Oregon died of in fantile paralysis here late yester day. J. E. Montgomery, was presi dent of the Oregon state bankers association last year. ARROW DESTROYS SIGHT Auburn School Pupil Loses Use or Jt-ye Xnrougn Accident ' Playing with a bow and arrow yesterday was costly to Herbert Henney, seventh grade pupil at Auburn school. While aiming to shoot at a tar get, the arrow caught on the bow was thrown backward, strlkin the lad In the eye and rendering It sightless. HOOVER FITTED FOR EXECUTIVE DOESN'T WORRY Routine That Kills Presidents Will Have No Terrors For Candidate MADE FOR JOB, CLAIMED Knows His Duty la To Think of the Big Problems and Delegate Details To Others; II mm Faced Gigantic Tasks By CHARLKS P. STEWART (Washington Corrpon.in t fir ( -itrl Prasi and Tha Off am Slttitintn.) WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. la one respect Herbert Hoover wa Planned by nature, and improved y training and experience, up to he nth power, for the presidency jf the United States. The Job's nutlne can't kill him. It's an Important qualification. the routine the ocean of de- ail is what "gets" most pre lents these times for there aB nflnity more of it. with the coun try's growth, than there ueed to be. They struggle to keep on top of t, but its volume Is too awful, 't simply keeps pouring in unlil hey flatten out under it. , Too Much IxNid As we know, occasionally on uccumbs to the load literally ies down and dies right in of tce. More have their lives i.hort ned. The whalebone-and-whipcvrd Coolidge stands It better thaa nost. but it's Washington gotwip hat the main reason he's dropping mt Is that he's about rached hi imlt. Doesn't Phaze Him Routine doesn't phase H. C. loover ("C" for Clark, but he as dropped his middle name, on he theory that two are as many ls a great man needs Claris Coolidge. Woodro'w Wilson, George vashlngton, and others) one little it. It doesn't phaze him because he loesn't handle it. Its quantity Is wholly immater al to him, since the more there Is f it, the more he unloads upon ther folks. It Isn't, of course, that Hoover's azy. That's the last adjective It vould be fair, or appropriate, to pply to him. It ls that he's an executive ' nd a wonder, as one. He has grasped the princlpW hat his stunt is to work his think ank and let underlings do every thing absolutely everything "Ise, and that he mustn't ever Mother to think, except about ibr nost important matters. If Secretary Hoover were eu "eptlble to being overworked vhen you stop to consider. be'f ' e overworked as head of the ommerce department. Quite a few members of the -ablnet are overworked, and the ommerce department in vol vet wice the detail, and ten time 5he variety, of any of the others But Hoover Isn't weighed riovr iy his burden. He isn't down so mighty early ii he morning, he takes plenty ' ime for lunch, and he goes hon (Continnd on pf 2) MINE FIRE CUTS OFF FORTY MEN RE8CTKR8 UXABI.E TO RKAt 'l UNDERGROUND WORKERS Four Demi Bodies Brought U Surfaee I-ate Yesterday; Wom oh Weep at Tragedy 1 TORONTO. Feb. 10. (AIM scorn men er Almost two trapped by fire in the Holliag mine at Timmins today and as Y rescue work went forward thei wives and children waited at th shaft head, weeping and prayi&s. Four bodies were brought oat but several hours after the ftrt broke out in excavations 550 fee. underground, rescue crews had e yet been able to reach the plar where 31 more miners were lieved to be imprisoned, their es cape if they are still alive, u off by fumes from the fire. All work in Timmins was balte and the citizens turned out in fore. to offer assistance In the recn work. C. O. Williams, general tv erlntendent of the mine, took pet sonal charge of the work, leadinr rescue parties on frequent descent into the shaft number 1 in hope eventually getting below It. fourth, fifth and sixth levels wiwr the men were trapped and Iiodia some outlet for them. These trips into the shaft wei of necessity of short duration the smoke ana gas was Rescue work was seriously hand . capped by lack. of oxygen for la respirators worn by the volume rescuers. Although the fire was at the SI foot level the fumes penetrated 1 he 1800 foot level. It was bellewev ie fire might well burn for a rni iIavb before it could brought under control.