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SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher 'OLUME XLIX lilitary Inquiry Into Case of Floyd Collins 7 7 jp Gan. Danhart Says In .uiry Will Be Made for the Purpose of Clearing Up ? u mors That Are Heard. IV 818 NATURAL EFFORTS FAIL? s One Question the Officer Vants io Clear Up, as Well g Methods of How Rescue pas First Conducted. VP (-jiv. Kelt. 9 (By the Associated i :p■inii'tiinees surrounding the • n „ ~f I'l.iyd Collins in Sand Cave «>f volunteers to-release |„ ni.i.l.- me subject of a inili inquiry. Brigadier General .charge of the guardsmen aiiii"U!i<"‘<l today. 1,,,,,,. b\ tli!- court of inquiry to lay -t all -ii-|>icioiis and whisperings of to block rescue work and ru-l than t’ollins" entrapment was not ( icn. Denhardt. The com >ai,i hi- plan for the military in ,a,j„n hau l ien sanctioned by Gov and Adjutant General Ke i- my purpose to determine exactly tiif efforts to rescue Collins through natural passage failed.” Denhardt nU) . ( I. ••Whether Collins went into Can through the regular entrance was caught coining out and whether imw of any other way out are mat wliich will he delved into, have received information that the f suspicion has been turned on Ken an,l its officials and the wonderful regions by persons unfamiliar wit-h v ,* section. 1 promise in the in to bring out every fact, is hoped that the findings of the will be so ‘definite and thorough the testimony, we hear that the un tin tii 1 whisperings will be quieted. ■ witness will be summoned to testi il will be heard in full.” mbers of the court will probably be tl today. ther nature today had added another fie to the efforts to rescue Collins, UK torrents of rain last night with ise’of more today. Despite preeau to keep the water out of tile shaft I at Collins’ prison, seepage crept the bottom and added heavily to the ns of the volunteer diggers. They doggedly at it, with some slight in * in hourly progress as the tenth f Collins' imprisonment ended at 10 k rlib morning. The shaft was less half way to Collins, 00 or 70 feet lie lie surface. ny of the cave country folks* were 'pronounced today in asserting their s that he really is trapped. The tunnel discovered Saturday by u Collins, his brother, leading in the al direction of the huge cavern Floyd i- lias described to rescue parties, • s many of those who know Floyd l- well, to the belief that there may i known only to Floyd, or that he have a cache of food hidden some r the outside rescuers s who actually) led Collins firmly are convinced bis i caught so lie cannot release himself, c near neighbors ol Collins’ family i>uts|Hiken in their characterization hi.vd Collins as a shiftless fellow, )rtt*d by his father, although he was '•“ars old. who spent all his time lug around the numerous tunnels taverns of the region. His principal ynnent. they say, in earning a liv las the discovery in 1917 of Crystal on hU fther's farm, and its com* lal exploitation as a show place for is this cave. Crystal, about which leighhors say a dissension sprung up 1 Collin- family. Equal owner with father in Crystal Cave, the natives >t the. differences over division of the ' tee- from tourists which caused a to stay away from home for long '■ s - When his exploration of Sand 1"1 to his imprisonment, he was |! g at the home of the tenant on ' barm Sand Cave belongs. Floyd’s ■' last summer agreed to lease Crys a\e to one yf the more enterprising w1 nj might, make more out of it !1(| 1 ’ -pending his time in search of t' a vents. Floyd’s opposition to this di-eiK-ru-d the family disagreement. asiiington. Feb. 9. —The American < r today assumed the entire ex '' t'i providing materials needed to ■' • b'.vd Collins, entombed in Sand '• Kentucky. 'ailing machines and men to work 1 art' being donated by private firms, M "' Ib'd Cross will furnish all other D' •- and an additional appropria hn this puropse was authorized to unvinmt That Collins Is Alive. lv " 1 ’. v ■ Feb. 9 (By the Associated —'d ive' electrical tests' conducted 'J' i' c amplifiers today have con- 1 1' 1 Carmichael, in charge of NTIL further notice rtE TIMES-TRIBUNE of fice WILL GIVE Discount ON ALL ORDERS FOR n graved Wedding Invitations a nd Announcements and Monogram Stationery E s - represent one of the best pacers in America. Call and ■ landsome line of samples. THE CONCORD TIMES - , ! ■> ' HOLIDAY CROWDS VISIT 5 SAND CAVE ON SUNDAY • Curiosity Attracts 20,000 Persons to Scene of Collins’ Entombment. Cave City, Ivy., Feh. B.—Gigantic holi day crowds came to Cave City today and made the six-mile trip to Sand Cave 1 where Floyd Collins passed the ninth day of his entombment. Long before noon, a continuous stream of automobiles wound over the rough l road to the rescue camp. At 11 a. m. there were two solid lines, go : ng and re f turning. For three miles along the way the motors, two abreast, almost touched fenders. Farm yards and fields were turned in -1 to temporary parking places. The filds “ between the road and the scene of opera - ‘ tions were crowded with cars bearing li ‘ cense tags from Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, West Virginia and Tennessee. . During the morning the crowd standing outJcde the barbed wire enclosure which protects the workmen numbered ;">,<>( K) and constantly was changing. The first hundreds arrived almost with \the dawn afid their numbers grew with the hours. A spontaneous religious service was held. The group mo veil to a hilltop north west of the cave entrance and prayed for Collins. They sang and the song drift ed down in the valley echoing from the narrow ravine where the shaft and mouth of the cave are located. Additional lunch stands made their ap pearance; lunch baskets were brought from the ears and men. women and chil dren sat about in family groups. It w;is a holiday crowd, by whom the imprisoned man largely had been forgot ten and whose interest was in the spec tacle about by rescue efforts. Lee Collins, father of the cavern vic tim, moved among tip* crowd, introducing himself to anyone who appeared to be a sympathetic listener. Yesterday his cas ual conversations always ended with the presentation to the visitor of a circular advertising Crystal Cave, which his son discovered several years ago. Today the supply of circulars had been exhausted. His hope for his sou’s rescue alive still was strong. The Louisville and Nashville railroad added four coaches to the morning train from Louisville and said about 2,500 ex tra tickets had been sold. The railroad company’s estimate of the total number of vis : tors today was 20,(XX), most of whom came by automobile. CHAPLIN AND WIFE ARE THROUGH WITH LAWYERS Not Trying to Arrange Any Settlement. Mrs. Cliaplin’s Mother Says. Los Angeles. Feb. 9.—Negotiations be tween the attorneys of Charles Chaplin and those of his wife, formerly Lita Grey, of the movies have been halted, and the screen comedian and his 10-year-old bride have decided "not to have anything more to do with lawyers." the Los Angeles Times today quoted Mrs. Lilian Spicer, the bride’s mother, as saying. Mrs. Spicer’s statement was made in connection with her ’departure from the Chaplin mansion in Beverly Hill, where she has been living since her daughter’s marriage, to a house she has taken in i Hollywood. She declared that recently reported ne gotiations supposed to have involved a financial settlement between Mr. and Mrs. Chaplin were in fact “purely of a per sonal nature.” The fact that Edward McMurra.v, uncle of the bride, a Los An geles attorney, had paid a visit during the week-end to Beverly Hills was also without significance. S Funeral of Thomas Lawson Tomorrow.- Boston, Feb. 9.—Thos. W. Lawson, spectacular financier, author and gentle man farmer, will be buried tomorrow be side his wife on a small portion of his magnificent county estate that was sav ed from the wreck of his fortune several years ago. Fantastic Shoes Coming? Paris. Feb. B.—Fantastic looking shoes are being made by the fashionable Paris bootmakers and, naturally, the prices will be high. Not only are rich brocades and carved and colored leathers and all sorts of imitation jewels to be used, but real seed pearls are prescrib ed for those who would be distinctive. the Collins rescue work at Sand Cave that Collins is still alive, after ten days’ imprisonment. H. G. Lane, of Nunfordville, operating the lighting system which supplies cur rent for the bulb left by Collins’ side, said Homer Collins after listening 20 minutes on the wire, that he was satis fied he had heard Floyd’s heart beating at a rate of 20 times a minutes. Lane said Floyd was breathing and his heart beating 18 to 21 times a minute. “While we were in the cave we at tempted to compare the breathing of Homer Collins with that of his im prisoner brother, but we could not do this very closely because Homer was so exicted,” Lane added. Shaft No. 30 Feet Deep Cave City. K.v., Feb. 9 (By the Asso ciated Press). —The shaft through whfrh rescuers hope to reach Floyd Collins in Sand Cave was approximately thirty feet deep at 9 o’clock this morning, four days after it was started. At the present rate the level where Collins is thought lto be will not be reached before Thurs day or Friday. Narrow Fissure May Lead to Collins. Cave City, Feb. 9 (By the Associated .Press). —Work was started today on a I narrow fissure, discovered some 50 feet from the entrance to Sand Cave, where I Floyd Collins is entombed, which W. D, . j Funkhouser, geologist, believed may prove a back entrance to the chamber near the I imprisoned man. The fissure is now far too smati for a man to enter. BUSIEST WEEK SO FUR IK SESSION FACING STATE LEGISLATURE Morning and Afternoon Ses sions Probably Will Be Held This/ Week.—Many Bills On Each Calendar. ROAD BONdIuLL COMES THIS WEEK « Bus Bill Will Be Given to the House This Week.—Judi cial District Problem Also to Get Attention. Raleigh, Feb. 9 (By the Associated Press). —A busier week than any thus far in the session is slated for the gen eral assembly when it reconvenes after the week-end recess. Each day the legislature has grown more-active until this week it is not al together improbable that it will begin holding morning and afternoon or morn ing and night sessions instead of just cue session a day as hitherto this ses sion. A number of important matters are scheduled to come up this week for ae titon in either the House or Senate or both. Among bills on the calendars in both houses is Senator Sams’ $20,000,000 road bond issue. Tin bus regulation bill passed by the Senate last week has been sent over to the House for concurrence and it is ex pected to come up there tonight or to morrow. Some action on the judicial district problem also is likely in the lower branch of the general assembly this wee:c and it is possible that that body might pass its court and judicial committee’s bill providing for re-division of the state into 27 districts in time to send it to the Senate before the close, of the week. The Wade blue game bill bearing a favorable report of the game committee is oi the calendar of both houses and in the Senate it is set as a special order for Tuesday. Much interest centers in the hearing on education tomorrow afternoon on the measure by Poole of Hoke, to prohibit teaching of Darw : uism in public schools ami higher educational institutions of the state. A large attendance with persons present from all sections the state is anticipated Senator Johnson’s bill to prevent mar riage of divorced persons until after a lapse of a year is slated to come up for discussion and action in the Senate to morrow. DECIDES THE PULLMAN . SURCHARGE JUSTIFIALBE This Decision Made After Inquiry by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Washington. Feb. 9.—The surcharges now imposed upon railway passengers using Pullman facilities were held today by the Interstate Commerce Commission to be justifiable, aud railroads were au thorized to keep the practice in effect. The approval of the surcharge under which every passengers engaging passen ger accommodation pays to the railroads an amount equivalent to 50 per cent, of the Pullman charge is resulting from the first step in a general investigation which the .commission is instituting into the earnings of the Pullman Company and the terms of its contracts with railroads. The decision declares the investigation had not proceeded far enough for the commission to express conclusions as to the general reasonableness of Pullman charges, .but the surcharge had justified itself. Commissioner McCcorri dissented com pletely without stating reasons, while Comniiss : oner Campbell and other dissent ing members, declared it was not reason able or fair to the traveling public to permit a general charge of this character to stand 'when so much of it accrues to the lines that do not need it. Commis sioner McManamy in a third dissent de clared that the extra expense of hauling Pullman cars should in part be assessed against the Pullman Company. California Fights Plague of Incompetent Bobbers. Los Angeles. Feb. 9.—Bobbed hair is responsible for at W*ast one menace, ac cording to the State labor department, through the establishment of so-called hair-bobbing schools. So many of these schools are operating in California and charging high fees for incompetent in struction that legislation will be sought to put them out of business, or else compel them to teach at least an ele mentary Course in practical hair cutting, said the department officials. Thomas W. Lawson, Financier and Autohr, Dies in Boston, Boston, Feb. 8. —Thomas W. Lawsop, financier, author and sportsman, died at a hospital here early today. He was operated on three weeks ago for a bladder complaint and had been gaining stead ily until he suffered a relapse early last night. He lapsed into a coma and died at 12 :30 a. m. His sons, Douglas and Arnold, were with him at the time he died. Warren Nomination Discussed. ■Washington. Feb. 9. —The nomination of Chas. B. Warren, of Michigan, to be Attorney General was discussed for two hours today BST the senate judiciary committee without any decision. Chair-* tfian Cummins will set the time for the next meeting. The total purse distribution on the American turf this year is expected to amount to $12,000,000. PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1925 Insured Against Love >- L • ' f y fi i H life m # s i 11 m -■ »g I|H 1 'fit m i pfei : : • 'v Jrv msmimm. ■ ■■ Hr 9 m » ; >. \. <v • l ' %:• Hrai , ■>* r ' WM Hrara. JJim iPMP J L ..o I : Y jjjllf ’ i ' V :>:-V !». vjf . safe:: i: l ' V A /C x .'>*•' ’ But nobody can stop us from falling in lov** with Sally Long, candidate for 1925‘s choice a$ most perfect Hollywood beauty, who was brought to, pictures ohly aftei' D W Griffith obtained SIOO,OOO against hei falling ■u> and leaving hia company - I— 1.11 l .. II I ■ 1 . ■U',l. 1 ~ BURGLARS GET $7,000 FROM TWO ASHEVILLE STORES Daring Robliery'ln Business Center as People Were Going to Church. Asheville, Feb. B.—-Burglars entered Denton's and Bon Marche, Asheville's largest department stores, here this morning, at a time when the streets were filled with church-goers, rifled safes in both stores and escaped with an aggre gate of $7,000. In Denton's store, the yeggmeu cov ered Paul D. Detiton, president-manager, with a pistil and. left friga handcuffed .to the staircase in the ;> Discovery of the Bon Marche robbery was not made until this afternoon by j the owners. Around $5,000 was se-1 cured from Bon Marche while $2,000 j was stolen from Denton's. The two stores are across the street from each other. The yeggmen forced their entrance into Bon Marche through the front door. Investigations have failed to give any clues on which the police can work. Bot|i jobs are believed to have been done by the same party. No arrests have been made. Paul 1). Denton, president and man ager, of the local branch of Denton’s, one of the largest department stores in the two Carolinas, entered the store aluwit 10 o’clock, this morning with the day’s mail. He told the correspondent that as he was leaving a white man in shirt sleeves placed a pistol against his body and forced him to accompany him to the base ment. Mr. Denton was chained to the basement steps. It was forty-five minutes or an hour before lie was able to attract the atten tion of passersby. Plainclothes men failed to find any definite clue on in vestigation. The men are believed to have made their escape in an automobile, parked in the rear of the building. The yeggmen drilled a hole through the door safe, and used a chisel in drop ping the tumblers controlling the combi nation of the safe. That it was the work of professionals is believed certain. SEVEN ADDITIONAL JUDGES PROVIDE UNDER HOUSE BILL Committee Offers Measure Increasing Number of Districts <o 27. Raleigh, Feb. 7. —Seven additional Su perior Court districts are provided for in a bill introduced by the House com mittee on courts and judicial districts in the House yesterday. The bill was pre pared by the committee, headed by Rpresentative Everett, following the decision of the Supreme-Court that cir cuit judges would be unconstitutioanl, and the bill goes upon the calendar for consideration on Monday night. Along with the bill providing for ad ditional Superior Court districts went the buss regulation bill, which came over from the Senate. The House roads committee has already reported favor ably a similar bill, and it is now on the calendar 4 ready to be taken up Monday night. Seer ess Almost Killed Her Family. Corona. N. Y., Feb. 9—Belle Henehill, negro seeress ami prifier. yesterday filled her home with purifying fumes in prepa ration for the millenium prophesied for this week. Later a patrolman found the seeress, her husband and their six children in a stupor ami sent them to a hospital. The city chemists are ana lyzing the decoction which was em.tting the fumes. Eight Injured on Ferry Boat. Norfolk. Va., Feb. 9.—Eight persons were injured today when the naval ferry boat Rocket and the Norfolk-Portsinouth ferry roekaway collided in mid-stream during a heavy fog. Both vessels made their piers in safety. One and a i half million women and girls in Japan Are now engaged in office work. THE COTTON xMARKET Opened Firm at Advance of 1,3 to 24 Points, ami Held Steady During tlie Early Trading. New York. Feb. 9.—The cotton market opened firm at an advance of 13 to 24 points today, and help very steady in the early trading on relatively firm Liverpool cables, reports of improved business in cotton goods in Manchester, complaints of too much rain in the western belt, and failure of the weather map to show any important relief from drought in the South, » , May sola up to 24.t0 aud July lo or within 8 {mints of the best price touch ied last week. Considerable realizing and I hedge selling was absorbed on setbacks of | 3 or 4 points by covering on the part of recent sellers, trade buying, and a moder ate commisison house demand. Opening prices were: March 24.40: May 24.70; July 24.05; October 24.70: December 24.75. SARTAIN, FLETCHER AND RREILL TO BE TRIED NOW Judge Overrules Motion by Defense That the Trial Bf Continued. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 0 (By the Associat ed Press). —Motions by the defense to continue the trial of A. E. Sartain and L. J. Fletcher, former warden and dep uty, respectively, at the Atlanta federal penitentiary,, and Lawrence Rhiel, of Columbus, Ohio, on charges of conspiracy and bribery, were overruled by Judge Robert T. Irwin, in the ynited States district court. In presenting the motions, the defense contended that it had not been given suf ficient time to prepare its case. One of the attorneys, former Congressman William S. Howard, it is also stated, was ill, although present in the court room. Plaintiff in Case Falls Demi While on Witness Stand. Dunn, Feb. 5.—A civil trial in Har nett superior court was brought to an abrupt ending in Lillington today at noon when Wiley Godwin, the plaintiff in the case, fell dead while being cross examined by J- R. Raggett, council for the defense. Mr. Godwin, who was near ing his 73 birthday, had been on the witness stand for nearly an hour, about half of the time having been taken up with the cross examinaton. As tie start ed to answer a question he was seen to thrown his head back and death was in stant. Mr. Godwin lived on the outskirts of Dunn and was a large land-owner. He was one of the pioneer citizens of the Dunn section and was a well known and high’y respected citizen. He leaves his wid6w, who was in the court room at the time of his death, three daugtlters. and five sons. He was a member or the Primitive Baptist church. Funeral ar rangement have not been announced. With Our Advertisers. There will be a Ku Klux Klan lecture by Dr. Stroub at the court house next Thursday night at 8 o'clock. There will be a robed parade on Un : on street with the fiery cross. All are invited. S. R. Smoak, representing M. Moses & Son, of Baltimore, will be with the Browri-Cannon Co., on February 9, 10 and 11th. showing the season's newest styles, fabrics and patterns for men. f Just in—a big shipment of flower pots at Yorke & Wadsworth Co.’s. Something new coming in every day in ready-to-wear, millinery, clothing and shoes at the Parks-Belk Co.’s. John McMormack Is 111. New Orleans, Feb. 9. —John MCf’or- j mack, the tenor, is ill at his hotel suite i here with the gripep, and the concert ar-i reqged for tonight has been postponed. Hats were once worn only by freemen, slaves went bereheaded. A freeman vol- j untarily removed his hat as a symbol of respect and service, which in time be- I came a common courtesy. Thus we take j off our hats to ladies- NATIONAL GUARD AID TO CIVIL AUTHORITIES Were Called- Out Seven Times in 1923 alnd 1944.—General Melts’ Report. Raleigh, N. 0., Feb. 9.—Aiding civil authorites in cases of emergency on no less than ten separate occasions during the year of 1923 aud 1924 is the record of North Carolina units of the National Guard, according to the biennial report of Adj. Gen. J. A’an B. Metts. The State troops were called out seven times in 1923, and three times in 1924, accord ing to the report. In recording the activities ot the troops in rendering aid to the civil author ities, General Metts, in his report, says : . "On January 25, 1923, three squads of BatteryA, 117 Field Artillery, were odered Jrom Goldsboro to Kinston to prirtectia prisoner on trial, against whom threats were made. The detachment was under command of Captain E. R. Mish aux. t “On January 28. 1923. Captain R. S. McClelland was ordered to proceed with about forty men of the 421st. Company. Coast Artillery Corps, from Wilming ton to Whiteville, to protect .a prisoner on trial. “In each of the above cases.” says General Metts, “a record of movement of troops was made, and due to this promptness the lives of two negro pri soners were saved. “On September 27. 1923, the Adju tant. General directed by the Governor to proceed immediatly to Spruce Pine. Mitchell County, to get in touch with a very serious condition reported. Armed men had run the negroes working at the several mining camps out of the county on account of a crime committed on an elderly woman. Upon arrival at 1:30 p. m., September 28, a conference was held with the Mayor aud otner reputable cit izens, with the result that Troop F. 109 Cal very, stationed at Asheville. and Company B, 105 Engineers, stationed at. Morganton, were ordered to Spruce ifre during the afternoon of the twenty eighth, Troop F, reached Spruce Pine about 7 p. mp on a special train, and the Engineer Company arrived in auto mobiles and trucks about the same time. On account of the mountan district and the wide area to be covered in keeping in touch with the situation, on October 1, Company E 120 Infantry, was ordered from Concord to Spruce Pine; and on October 4. Captain B. M. Bradford, Me dical, Corps, with three, enlisted men of the Medical Corps, were ordered to re port from Lincolnton. Although this was a very unusual and difficult situation, as well as very serious for a few days, the officers and men conducted themsel ves in such a manner as to bring credit upon themselves and the State. On Oct ober 9 the troops were ordered to their home stations. Major E. P. Robinsou, C. E., from North Wilkesboro, was plac ed in command of the troops at Spruce Pine, and I wish to commend him for the military manner n which he per formed his dutes. aud for his untiring energy day and night. “On October 20. 1923. Company A. 105 Engineers, stationed at North Wilk esboro, was ordered to Bakersville, the county seat of Mitchell county, to afford protection for the negro to be placed on trail for the crime committed near Spruce Pine, “On November 9. 1923, Company M. 120th Infantry, stationed at Wilson, was ordered to Nashville, Nash county, to protect a negro prisouer; but when the company reached Rocky Mount it was learned that the prisoner had been gotten out of the county by the sherriff. and Dempsey. commanding Company M. was ordered by telephone to return to his home station, wth his command. “On November 30, 1923, Company M, 120 Infantry, was ordered again to Nashville to protect the same prisoner while on trial- j , ’ . “On December 16, 1923. Company F. 120 Infantry, stationed at Charlotte, was placed under orders, upon request of the Mayor, or Charlotte, to report to the mayor for the purpose of assisting the police force in guarding and protect ing property removed from buildings on account of conflagration. During the year # 1924 troops were called out three times. Company G, 200 Artillery, stationed at Raeford, was ord ered out March 12, 1024 to assist the sheriff of Hoke county in protecting a prisoner, but as the sheriff had the sit uation well in hand, the troops were al most immediately relieved. “On July 29 Company M, 120 Infan try, stationed at Wilson was ordered to Nashville to protect a prisoner and maintain order. “On November 25, 1924, Battery D, 117 Field Artillery, stationea at New Born, was ordered under arms to pro tect a prisoner in the Craven county jal.* against whom violence was threat ened. “On account of a strike of workers at the Champion Fibre Company at Canton, and impending trouble, Major Gordon Smith was ordered to Cantofi, on Febuary 27. to watch the situation. Major Smith was of great assistance in bringing about a settlement of con ditons to the extent that further and more serious trouble was averted.” First Stone Mountain Coins to Sell for sl. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 7. —Announcement was- made here today by Joseph A. Mc- Cord, treasurer of the Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial Association, that 5.000.000 Stone Mountains memorial half dollars will be distributed through the banks of the United States, the distri bution beginning at all points. May Ist. The first 1,000.000 will be sold for $1 each, the association reserving the right to sell the remainder at a higher price, the announcement said, i I It is said that Champiod Miekey Wa!- ! ker is to receive a $20,000 guarantee j for his Pacific coast debut at the Ver- I non arena, where he is to meet Bert f Colima in a 12 round clash on Febuary 24. ’ * i I The condition of J. F. Shaeffcr, Jr., of Xortli Church street, who was scald ed several days ago, is improving nively, it is reported today* v $2.60 a Year, Strictly in Advance. TWO KILLED AND 50 £.■s=l fl n £CKS DUE TO HEAVY FOB Whole of New York City En veloped In ( Fog, Which Was One of the Heaviest in City in Recent Years. HARBOR AND RIVER TRAFFIC IS HALTED Several Wrecks on Elevated and Surface Lines Due to Fact That 1 Trainmen Could Not See. New York, Feb. 9.—Two men were* killed and more than fifty persons were hurt in a series of collisions on New York’s transit lines today while, one of the heaviest fogs of recent years en veloped the city. Harbor and river traffic was virtually paralyzed as a result of the lowering fog that clung close to the surface of the water. The fog was reported gen eral. extending along most of the Atlan tic seabord and affecting traffic on land and sea over a wide area. Early reports indicated that the most serious of the series of accidents on the city’s transit lines occurred in the Bronx where an elevated train smashed into the rear of a subway train on the elevated structure. Two are known to have been killed in this collision while the estimate of injured ran well above forty. ’ _ A subway fire in which a dozen people received slight injuries added to the traf fic problem. An express train bound fo upper Manhattan, was stalled over son..* blazing ties. Efforts of the train crew averted a serious panic. Four persons were injured when two surface cars came together. Ferry boats with their thousands of comuiuVrs barely crept through the fog. Two lines were forced to discontinue op erations. Thousands of other traveler# were delayed aboard railway trains. There jyere two accidents in Brooklyn suburbs. Two trains, of the Manhattan Transit Company of Fulton Street line came together in a rear end collision, in flicting injuries to a dozen men and wom en. y On the Corona line near Ixmgl Is land City steel train of the I. R. T. smashed into the rear of a wooden train -of Brooktyn-Mimhattmi Tnmsit PVrr, injuring half a dozen persons. It is es timated these two wrecks affected nearly 40,000 commuters, as traffic on both lines was tied up for hours. Several women were reported to have been knocked to the floor and trampled when panic seiz ed the crowd in a car of the forward car in the Corona line collision. This was believed due to the report Jhat the car had caught fire. FOUR NEGROES KILLED BY SALISBU RY TRAIN 1 Automobile Is Demolished at Grade Crossing When Struck by Southern Train No. 14. Salisbury. Feb. 8. —Four negroes, John Giles and three of his children, are dead as a result of a grade crossing accident here this afternoon, when Southern train No. 14, to Salisbury, struck and demolished the automobile in which the negroes were riding, at the Jackson crossing on West Innes street. Giles and his 12 year old son. Wilburn, were killed instantly and another son, Ray, aged 8, and a daughter, Geneva, aged - 5, died tonight from injuries received in the accident. Two others, Kathleen Gifes, aged 11, and James Davis, aged 12, were seriously injured in the crash. According to Kathleen, the only one able to talk when the wreckage was gathered up, her 12-year-old brother was driving and when he attempted to stop the momentum of the car drove it up on the track in front of the traim Engineer R. Ij. James and Conductor E. W. Koontz were in charge of the train. Dog Hero of Epidemic in Noime, Baito, Dies. Fairbanks, Alaska, Feb. B.—Baito. the leader of Gunnur Kasson’s team of Si berian wolves ami canine hero in the re cent relay race from- Nenana to Nome with 300,000 units of diphtheria anti toxin, is dead, says a report received to- > day from Nome. The report added that Baito and the majority of Kasson’s prize team haVI died from frozen lungs as the result pf struggling 60 miles from Bluff to Nome for seven and one-half hours in a blind ing blizzard that sent the thermometer down to 35 degrees below zero. With 46.2 per cent, of her male popu lation over 15 years of age still single, Nevada has the highest per cent, of sin gle men of any state in the Union. On the other hand it has the lowest percent age’ of single women, only 19.3 per cent, being unmarried. VV’HAT SMITTY T 8 CAT SAYS Mostly cloudy tonight and Tuesday* showers in east and central portions to# night, colder in west portion tonight* 'colder Tuesday. j* NO. 61 *