. r.i . n< w Japanese ambassador, who says he brings message of peace and friendship.
;ii practice oT California coast, preliminary to test of safety of our naval base In Hawaiian
, M Janline. b;jing sw<j>rn In as secretary of aprlculture.
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SENT EVENTS
Itfatsudaira Talks Peace
Senate Rejects Warren? |
Jardine Appointed.
By EDWARD VV. PICKARD
fr?si Ni:? ? M.vTsn?.\!liA. the new
Ja: ambassador to the United
jres. i r; j \ I'd In Washington Wednes
v ??? :!.? i'P:ititu.!e in his heHrt" for
^ pre i:::iiun welcomes he had re
civet! ;it S;:? Francisco and at Chl
im ilis >:!i i.ii welcome tit the cap
tJl ,v.;i he a-' .Vs> warm, for he is dis
n<t!r |.**rs.-ii:i ^r:i t:i to the United
;r ?vernrnent. He comes of a
h > ' i r:?"i! f;i mily of Japan, as
j,yj |:S hi:V; .-peaks Knpllsh weii ;
ra> secret: r> general of the Japanese
t < ? t i Washington anus con
ference; !::is held several important
jjpkanti.' posts in Kurope. and wns
rkv ::;i:.:ster of foreign affairs In the
Jipj!ie?.e cabinet at t he time of ap
In short, he is of the new
irt.io! of Japanese statesmen. The
ulussatior s unofficial words en route
America e\ pia in why he is wel
IrrMse fit ftie capital :
"I Srinc treetincs from across the
JPicilic the people of America. I
hire !u?.i a spVniiid welcome to jour
1,1. I a:*! Kirne on a mission of
r?v I consider it a duty and a
ifrtvilc.v to do aii that I can to
the bonds of friendship be
wti the I'nfred States and Japan.
Tbw is n.i n'ipstion or difference of
o?iciOT! that is n?t capable of amicable
srttiempnt If approached in the spirit
of fritniNhip. if the press of both na
rtons uill confine Itself to facts? that
vf!l help."
MATSL'I'AIHA'S temper of mind la
^predated at Washington. For
I* the n^w ambassador neared the
UjMen date he may have had glimpse
(f the ^rfat American tleet now prac
ticin: in the 1'acitlc. preparatory to
star;:.; fur the much-vexed Hawaiian
Bioeuvers umJ u visit t^o Australia
ind New Zealand. And It will be re
o?nili?T?'d under what circumstances
til predecessor. Masanao llanihara, de
paneti fr?:n Washington. It Is also
rug to recall that Japan at one time
rcrau'rtisiy protested against our Pa
<t<- r.sva program fur this summer.
TV point of the great mimic
*ar in 'lit- Hawaiian islands between
'lie att;n k::ig "IMue'* tleet and the de
fending "M irk" land forces is to de
rtdeuhethtr the Island of Oahu, our
!?:?* in the Pacific, can be de
ittdrtl .i^ains! enemy attack. With
Wic in <?yj possession, our Paclfl'.
P0L5' > fate fr>.:n enemy attack, from
1* military viewpoint. Oahu can be
defend- < i against enemy attack, pro
dded its defense is supplemented by
u American tleet in the Pacific. But
an emergency keeps our fleet
3 'he Atlantic? that's another and
?Terent *t?ry. Hence the importance
* '> f"tiiing Hawaiian maneuvers.
Ben-> ? importance of a Japanese
?bas.?a?inr who does not necessarily
-ito tills mimic war the Inference
??t the hypothetical "enemy attack"
11 on the p.,n of Japan and does not
Jf-^rily StH* in the "friendship
*?t ot the American fleet to Aus
,ril'a *?<I New Zealand n combination
wtispiracy against Japan by the
?tab-speaking peoples of the Pa
cific.
J)8- WILLIAM M. JARDINE ha a
siKveede ! Howard M. Gore as see
rptnrv ,.f
iral1 ? ' !~ 1 '' tui*e. There Is nat
Aerl" : r V i>' interest ln lbe new
/-?Jfe le;?artment head. If ex
(?erif r:. _
Jar11- fitness. Secretary
?nt "V*"' al>*,rux*inate 100 per
kttuwV1 " V "e llU8
|*8et:r i;:rirultur?? and has a
?>> ' ! ' ' Kjrroun'' based on experi
ttaua "*V- '1:,ir>' farmer, ranch
*10^- UUl ::'an "f affair8- Al tbe
8ff s s,'h*n title attainments
head ( '"m U a,,l,ointed he was
?Hlep^ ^ K: ! s1S s,at* Agricultural
WWI/V,.
rptarv j.',. has it that Sec
th? ',1^'." wi" s'"?e a shakeup in
l?fps -ii? public ntrer-^
*le*svt'' 'r,,|i' a,t' 'hat he holds
(Jent t- ,|in:il,'ni,'Us wi,h I,,08? of Preat
' ' **" ''n the solution of the
S'm^ Plan to End
Grade Auto Crashes
r?, '
rt>8d dtr)H-t a-~Th? Florida state
&ad inextjfc mfnt ,:HS ',evJse<l a simple
to cu' down ** ('4?v'',e that promiae?
?cedents ? r,lIlrf'a<l grade crossing
#n ei[^r|n n* alr"ady is In use as
plwis to u'in' an'! the department
,trQ( tion in its road-con
T ? program,
v he device u i
?- 1 at ? ate<1 on state Road
*** cross,.' ' ln,iale- .where the hlgb
s "'e Atlanta 4 St. A a
problem^ of the farmer. In 1024 he was I
opposed to the McNary-Haugen price
fixing bp I. ,
The tast army of national park en- 1
thuslasts Is anxiously awaiting a state
ment hy the new secretary of his
policy $s to the efforts of the forest
service j of the Agriculture department
to wrest the control of the national
parks from the national park service
of the Interior department. The thou
sands promoting the adoption of a
national forestry policy and program
also are eager for a statement.
THE struggle In the senate over con
tinuation of the President's nomina
tion of| Charles B. Warren to be at
torney general Is still on at this writ
ing. It Is a lively tight, with surpris
ing features. Tuesduy, while Vice
President Dawes was "peacefully
snoozing" at his hotel, the senate ap
proached a tie vote. A desperate ef
fort whs made to get Vice President
Dnwes there In time to break It. As
Dawes entered the chamber. Overman
of Noitth Carolina, the only Democrat
who had voted for Wurren. dramatical
ly switched his vote. This destroyed
the tl$ of 40 to 40. cfhched Warren's
defeat and made the automobile rush
of Dawes more or less ridiculous.
Whereupon the senate ? at leasKthei
anti-Warren senators. If no others ?
gave Dawes the "ha. ha!" They had
got even with him for reading the riot
art to! them /March 4.
President Cooildge Thursday sur
prised everyone, including the party
leaders, by again sending the nomina
tion af Warren to the senate. It was
not made public whether the President
had determined to force the fight or
had acted in order to give Warren an
opportunity to defend himself against
senate charges. Incidentally, the Mich
igan house of representatives Wednes
day endoj-sed Warren, as a i;eply to the
statement of Couxens that nine-tenths
of the people of that, state were back
ing his opposition to the confirmation.
A late statement Issued by Secretary
Sanders at the White House was this :
"At the request of the President Mr.
Warren consented to allow his name
to be presented again to the senate."
Officials would not enlarge on the an
nouncement, but some senators were
of the opinion that Mr. Cooildge de
sired lo assume full responsibility and
draw a direct issue between himself
and the senate on the question.
THE emphatic utterance by Presi
dent Coolidge In his inaugural
address as to the necessity of party [
loyalty and regularity suits the reg
ular Republicans In both house and
senate. The respective committees on
committees have cleaned up in accord
ance therewith. The house demoted
followers of LaFollette on important
committees. The senate, after long
and bitter debate, In which the opposl
rion was led by Borah of Idaho and
Norris of Nebraska, demoted LaFol
lette senators, the whole slate being
approved by a vote of 64 to 11. The
test vote, 36 to 13, was on the effort
of the opposition to substitute Ladd of J
North Dakota, a LaFollette follower,
for Stanfield of Oregon as chairman of
the public lands committee. Most of
the Democrats here declined to mix Jta
the party quarrel and voted "present/'
So the insurgents are placed at the bot
tom of the lists in accordance with the
numerical strength of their followers
Apportionment of funds a mount
ing to $2,500,000, appropriated by
congress for the construction of Im
proved roads and trails in the various
national parks and national monu
ments, is announced by the Interior de
partment. The Interior department
appropriation act for the fiscal year
1926 contains an appropriation of $1,
.'>00,000 to be expended for the build
ing of these much-needed roads and
trails in the national parks and monu
ments under the Jurisdiction of ttoe
national parks service. An initial ap
propriation^ of $1,000,000 for this road
and trail work was made available in
the deficiency act which was signed
by the President December 5. 1924,
making In alj $2,500,000 available.
These appropriations were made un
der authority of the National Park
Highways act of April 9, 1924, which
authorized the appropriation of $7,
500,000 for the carrying out of a three
year rroad and trail construction pro
grain. \ '
Of the $2,500,000 fund appropriated
the sum of $453,000 lias been allotted
to .Glacier National park. Montana, of
y. ' j - r ? , ? v
dfews Bay railroad. It consists of two
parkways, one on either slfa of the
railroad, Inclosed by a concrete curb
which divides the travel, <ansing the'
motorist going In one direction to pass
on the right side of the parkway, while
traffic in the opposite direction goes
to the left.
One section of the curb begins 70
feet from (be end of the railroad ties
on elt?ef side of. the railroad, and is
constructed along the center line of
t^e highway to the end of the ties.
Another section begins at the same
vihlch $410,000 Is to he spent on the
rransinountain road. This roud Is be
ing built across the Continental Divide
and when completed will be the first '
means of access through the park from
the east side to the west by motor car.
In the Yoseinlte National park, Cali
fornia, $404,000. the next largest allot
ment, will be expended. Approximate
ly half of these funds will be used In 1
paving the El PortuI road from the
park boundary to Yosemlte Village, i
connecting with the all-year highway
which the state Is building to El Portal j
and which Is expected to double the j
automobile travel into Yosemlte. The ;
sum of $235,000 has been allotted to j
Mount Rainier National park and
$160,000 has been allotted for road
work In the Ghind Canyon National
park. The $140,500 allotted to Kocky j
Mountain National park. Colorado, will
be divided between six different
projects, all of them important. The
famous Fall Itiver road, the highest
road In the national park system,
reaching an altitude of 11.797 feet on
the top of Rocky mountain, and the
High drive from Fail River to Moraine
park will get the larger share of these
funds.
TJ ARON AGO VON MALTZAN, the
new German ambassador, was offi
cially welcomed Thursday by Presi
dent Coolldge. The new representative
of Germany thanked the President for
the work of American citizens In the
economic and financial reconstruction
of his country.
"I gratefully recall the generous ac
tivities of American citizens in social
and cultural help, and the farseelng
work of financial and economic recon
struction. bearing on American name
which has become historical," he said.
"The last order of the deceased pres
ident of the reich was to express to
you, Mr. President, his feeling of high
personal esteem and his sincere wish
for the welfare of the United States
of America."
"It Is for you to Interpret to Amer
ica the Just aspirations of your na
tion," said President Coolldge in re
ply. "It Is for you to promote the un
derstanding which Is the only sound
basis of lasting peace. We have had
a long history as a republic, and we
hope that you may profit by a study
of our experience of a centary and a
half of democratic government."
Brio. gen. william Mitchell, j
storm center of the controversy
over air power as a national defense,
will be succeeded April 27 by Lieut
Col. James E. Fechet as assistant chief
of the nrmy air service. Colonel
Fernet |8 now In command of the air
service flying school at Kelly Field,
Texas. The appointment Is said to be
satisfactory to both MaJ. Gen. Mason
N. Patrick, air service chief, and MaJ.
Gen. John L. HInes, chief of staff,
though he has not publicly Indicated
his stand In the controversy. General
Mitchell says that his efforts to secure
a unified air service, distinct from both
army and navy, will be continued. In
cidentally Representative Florlan
Lampert of Wisconsin, chairman of the
house committee on aircraft, Issued a
statement Wednesday that the Investi
gation had vindicated the position
taken by General Mitchell. *
DR. WALTER SIMONS Thursday
took the oath of President of the
German republic before the various
diplomatic corps and members of the
relchstag in the relchstag. Doctor
Simons will hold the office until the
elections name a new chief. AH at
tempts to bring about a coalitloi/ of
the right parties failed with the* re
fusal of the People's party to back
Herr Gessler's candidacy for the presi
dency. Herr Stresemann's objections,
based on the fears of foreign opinion,
were supported by his party. Germany
goes Into the election campaign with
five candidates, none of whom seems
able to secure the election on the first
ballot.
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE, arbiter In
the historic Tacna-Arlca dispute
between Chile and Peru which ha8
threatened the peace of South America
for a generation, announced his de
cision Wednesday that the ultimate
disposition of the contested provinces
must be by popular vote. This Is a
preliminary victory for Chile. The de
cision fixes the conditions of the pleb
iscite and provides for a commission
of three, of which the American mem
ber Is to be president...
point and Is constructed in an arc of
a circle on the right of the center of
the highway, and intersects the first
'section of fhe curb 20 feet from thi
end of the ties. The curve Is sufficient
to make it necessary to slow down to
get through.
A sign designating the railroad
crossing and giving warning to go
slow is placet*, in the parkways at the
extreme ends away from the railway
as a warning during the day, and a
red reflector is used at the same loca
tion as a warnlnir atr nlffht.
? 1 1 ' ? - :
DAUGHTER
NAMED
By EDGAR J. BANKS
i? by Stxurt Story Pub. Co.) ^ <;i >'.
FRIDAY found the Iminam Ab
dullah squutted cross-legged upon
the platform of the mosque. Be
fore hhu, on a 'little stand, lu>
the open Koran upon which his eyes
were fixed, while his chubby foreflnget
was energetically gesticulating to the
group of excited women' about "him.
"The Prophet ? peace be upon him ? "
repented Abdullah for the tenth time
thct day, and with an expression of
increasing despair, "received from Par
adise u message that man might have
four wives. You, ladles of Mecca, de
mand that If a man has four wives, a
woman may have four husbands. Had
that been Alluh's will, he would long
ago have revealed it."
"1 will ask Allah to reveal his will,"
he sighed. "Next Friday I Vvlll Im
part it to you." '
Still groaning In spirit, he arose
from the floor, feebly moved across
the straw matting to the door,- poked
his fat, bare feet into his sandals, and
went home.
Abdullah's past history had been an
interesting one. He was a small, bare
footed boy when the prophet Moham
med returned to Mecca, and n6w of alt
the people left In the Holy City, he
a!one had seen him. Inspired by that
rare privilege, he marked out for him
self the career of a holy man. When
his chin was first futzy with the down
which evolved Into the largest of
patriarchal beards, he wandered as a
dervish, but to suffer from hunger and
I thirst, and to lacerate his own body,
soon ceased to be pleasures, and final
| ly he settled down as an lmm&m in
the Holy City to gain an easier livell
I hood by fleecing the visiting pilgrims.
| In his profession he prospered. He
alone was Intrusted with the keys of
! the Kaaba, and so great was his re
puted piety that he was consulted In
every religious controversy.
I During his long life Abdullah had
seen but one sorrow ? his wives had
died one after another, yet that was
not the cause of his grlet for never
for long did he lack his full quota of
wives which, both living and dead, he
could count to a score. The one thorn
in his flesh was that this score or more
of wives had presented him with but
a single offspring, a daughter, whom
he had named Hanlfa. Tills solitary
plant of the harem grew and blos
somed Into a dark, slender, large-eyed
Arab maid, sending out her tendrils of
love until they entwined about the old
? man's heart, as If to compensate him
for his lack of sons. She was the only
child of twenty passing wives.
?Baba," tenderly said Hanlfa, as her
father, leaving the crowd of angry
women In the mosqne, had returned
home and squatted before the dish of
pllaf. "Are you llir
; "No. child," replied Abdullah, with
an audible sigh, yet without paying
a visit to the harem.
The next morning when Abdullah
appeared, his eyes were sunken, for
he had passed a sleepless night. Dur
ing the dark hours his audience of
i clamoring women was ever before him,
and although he had a thousand times
successfully Interpreted the laws of
the Koran, now he had failed ; his wits
had deserted him, and no revelation
came; his reputation as an immam
would be ruined, and all the wisdom
displayed In the past would be in vain.
. Thus tortured, he slept none and
ate little. Half a dozen times. daUy
Hanlfa urged him to Impart to her
the cause of his sorrows, and as often
did he deny that he was afflicted, yet
before the week was half ended, Ab
dullah had become so feeble that he
even neglected the book which was to
perpetuate his name; he remained In
the corner, silent and thoughtful.
"Baba," said Hanlfa, again stroking
his old bald head, 'Tell me your
troubles? perhaps I can help you."
"I have none, child," was the holy
man's prevaricating reply. A v d&p
groan followed.
Hanlfa was too solicitous of the old
mans health to be silent. Long she
stood over him, stroking his head, yet
finally when the abundance of sighs
and groans seeme^ to be well nigh
exhausted, he explained In a feeble
voice how the women of Mecca had
demanded a special, Impossible revela
tion. Concluding his explanations in
utter despair, he coveredshls face with
his hands and wept.
Hanlfa laughed. "Poor Baba," she
said, still stroking his bald bead.
"Your troubles are slight"
Abdullah raised his tear-filled $yes
reproachfully.
"They are very slight," she repeat
ed. "Leave them t6 me and they will
disappear."
Abdullah's look of reproach turned
to one of keen attention.
"Yes, Baba, If you will write my
name jdst once in your great book, I
will bring your troubles to an end."
Abdullah, with the eagerness of the
One of the uses to which the phono
graph is frequently adapted Is the
preservation of the voices and the
perpetuation of the messages of the
world's great ones. Gladstone's voice
! has been preserved on a record taken
In 1890. In this same year a number
of other people had their voices taken,
among them Florence Nightingale, P.
T. Barnuni, Mrs. Browning and Henry
M. Stanley, the explorer *of Africa.
Gladstone's record Is part of a speech
that was to be conveyed as a message
to a meeting In New York. Florence
Nightingale's voice Is very clear, and
the message Is. touching: "God bless
my old comrads at Balaklava and
bring them safe to shore." Equally
CareleBM Friend
Investigation into the theory that a
friend might have lopped ?,off the
youth's limbs and head is being made.
? From a News Item In the Washlaf
ton Time*.
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? { ' . * ? .
sinking man who grasped at the straw,
promised. While Hanlfa was explain
ing the special revelation which on
the appointed day he should coramnni-^
cote to the women in the mosque, jttie
tears iuddenly disappeared *)Is
eyes. Fortified with a^yew Uojjk and
courage, he arose "and ^shouted hi*
slaves to InflhWlatdf T>rfag a W1
tray of pilaf. ' V*
It was early Friday mornfng. earlier
than usual; When AbduiTah seated hlm
' self upon the platform of the mosque.
On all previous occasions, since he.
ootfltT reniembeif; his audiences had
gathered and wefe awaiting him. That
Friday mornlns, ^wheft he. ^
prayers, his voice rang with an un
usual clearness, and during his pros
trations his old bones seemed to have
renewed their youth.,, Hi? face was
beaming with happiness, &nd his eye
had never been more bright, for he
had an important communication from
Allah to reveal to the wives of the
Faithful. At his side upon the plat
form stood an Immense copper kettle
which his waiting slavi had brought
him. One by one the rebelling women
came and squatted about, anxious to
hear the special revelation promised
by the beaming expression upon Ab
dullah's face.
Finally, when they had all congre
gated, Abdullah* In a voice deep with
mystery and awe, commanded that
each woman present should go at once
to her home and immediately return
with a Jug of milk. The women de-,
rourred. They had come, they said, to
hear the revelation. Abdullah ex
plained that no revelation, was pos
sible until his command had been
obeyed, and in a few moments two
score women, each with a Jug of milk
balanced upon her head, stood before,
him.
"Pour the milk into this kettle,' said
Abdullah, with a voice suggestive of
still greater mystery, yet in his eye
was a twinkle' of delight which he
could not conceal.
The ' women filed past the kettle,
poured the milk Into It, and returned
to their places upon the floor before
the great teacher. Abdullah, solemnly
stroking his long beard, looked silently
at the foaming camel's milk, and then
slowly turned to the wondering women
before him. His morning's discourse
upon the perfect wisdom of Allah, and
the wonderfulness of htfl revelations,
was prefaced with a longer Introduc
tion than usual. Never had he been
so eloquent ? never had he spoken with
such confidence.
"Now, Oh wives of the Faithful,'* he
said, In concluding his long discourse,
"I shall impart the revelation which
Allah has sent to you through me,
his faithful servant. Allah bids that
each of you approach this kettle of
milk; he bids that each of you take
from the kettle the milk which you
poured into It but a moment ago. When
you shall have done this, he bids that
each of you who will, take four hus
bands. as a man may take four wives.
But," he continued, as the sparkling
of his eyes increased, "Allah bids me
say that If one of you shall take the
thousandth part of a drop of the milk
which another has poured Into the
kettle, it shall be accounted unto you
a theft, and you shall be delivered to
Iblls for eternal punishment."
The old man chuckled. The con
tented expressions upon the faces of
the women suddenly turned to amaze
ment. ?
"Oh great Abdullah," finally sug
gested an innocent one in the audi
ence, "we do not know which our milk
ia? it is all alike? It Is all white and
foamy."
Abdullah sprang to his feet and with
his arms wildly and supernaturally
waving above his head, shouted with
a monstrous, prophetic voice, which
thundered throughout fhe mosque, the
special revelation from Allah:
"As It Is with the milk, so would
It be with your children," were the
few Intelligible words amid the re
sounding echoes. "As you cannot dis
tinguish- which drop of milk you
poured into the kettle, so you could
not distinguish the fathers of your
children. Trouble me and Allah no
more with your idle words."
The women were vanquished; one
by one they left the mosque. As the
last one disappeared the chuckling Ab
Snah looked fondly at the white
foam smacked his lips In anticipation
of many days with frequent and pro
longed drafts of curdled milk, and
clapped his hands to summon the wilt
ing slave to carry the proceeds of his
revelation home. t ..
Although Hanlfa could not dis
tinguish alef from yod, that Friday
afternoon she was peeking over r her
father's shoulder while he dilated in
his irreftt theological book upon the
various sects of the Moslem
One of them, the largest, he bribed
as the Hanlfah. As her father pointed
out the word, and read it aloud, she
again stroked his old, bald head, and
then hurried away to bring him a bowl
of curdled milk.
Abdullah's revelation must have met
with Allah's favor, for the Hanlfah
?ect has Increased In number and In
all things* worldly. Prominent among
? members Is Abdul Hamld, thestrt
tan, who, with mUllons of othenj
speak reverently of the*ood old Saint
Hanlfa. ?
DENVER.? A "Joke" that nearly
cost the life of a man has Just
come to light In this city.
J. C. Taylor, an employee
on the ranch of M. C. James, near
Pffrker, was the victim, and only after
he had "been buried tor 47 days under
a stack of hay, without food or wa
ter, was he Anally rescued, half dead
from cold and exposure, with one foot
frozen, and* too weak to speak or move.
His clothing had been eaten from his
body by field rnlce.
Taylor had been working In a road
gang near Parker, and, being from
the East, he wa? made the victim of
many "practical jokes" by other mem
bers of the gang.
The "Joke" that ended disastrously
started when Taylor's fellow workers
told him he answered the description
of a fugitive from Justice for whom
the police were searching.
Taking his fellow workers serious
ly, Taylor went to the James ranch
that evening, found that Mr. and Mrs.
James had gone to Colorado Springs,
surmised they had gone to find the
sheriff, tlren disappeared. When he
failed to appear that night a search
was instituted, and the aid of the po
lice of the city of Denver was enlisted.
Once or twice Taylor left his hiding
place at night for water, and somehow
dverheard that the police were look
ing for him. After that he dared not
venture forth, having been told he an
swered the description perfectly of the
man "wanted."
%
. As long as he was able he chewed
straw, but at last became so weak
he was unable even to do that. When
he decided to give himself up, rather
than starve to death under the hay
stack, he was unable to move. Sev
eral times, he said, he heard voices
near the stack, but he was too weak
to attract attention. A small army
of field mice added to his misery, but
he could not fight them off.
When the hay was being carried to
the barn, one of James' sons uncov
ered a man's foot. As the hay was
removed, Taylor's arms, which had
been folded across his breast, slid
off. His eyes were open, but he could
not utter a sound.
For weeks Taylor lay near death.
He was fed soup and broths and grad
ually he Improved stifflcient to tell hla
story, , He Is now able to walk Borne,
and, according to doctors, will recover.
"Meanest Mail in World" Had Her Love
ST. PAUL. ? Out of tlie frame of
her picture, given to the man
who killed her, Miss Carlos Egge
has spoken, declaring her love
for him although he was "the mean
est man in the world."
The girl was slain in an apartment
here and the police hold "Butch" Car
ling, who gave himself up to the police
and who lg[ held on first-degree mur
der charges.
On the back of a photograph found
In the girl's room a letter to Carlos
was discovered.
The shooting of the girl occurred
at a party during which there was
much quarreling, which led George
Savage, proprietor of the apartment
house, to call the police.
Following is the girl's letter:
"Lest you forget me. Pete.
"To my first and only sweetheart
"I am giving you this picture to
keep whether we are together or
apart.
44 'Butch,' always remember, no mat
tar what you do there will always be
a place in my heart for you, for you
have taught me the meaning of love
and life. I hope I will never regret
the learning. I hope you may never
forget me, for I'll never forget you,
although you are the meanest man In
the world.
"If, In the years to come, there may
be another come Into my life, he will
never or can never take your place In
my heart. Oh, my 'Butch,' I don't
want anybody else to come Into my
life, and If some time you may cease
to care, and If somebody else takes my
place, you will some times remember
me in the by and by.
"You know, my 'Butch,' you can
never have your sweet without your
bitter and you can never have your
Joys without your sorrows. That's all
In life. There Is a long life ahead of
me, but I'll never forget my sweet
heart 'Butch-' There can never be
anybody that can ever turn me against
you, for you are you.
"Memo ? Age eighteen, birthday Oc
tober 14, 1900.
"When 1 first met you, December
24, 1923."
Hungry Rat Made Many Late to Work
NEW YORK. ? A rat was hungry.
In the Interborough Rapid |
Transit company power house
at Fifty-ninth street and the
Hudson river, food was not plentiful.
So the rodent Investigated the Insula
tion on a 30,000-kllowatt generator,
quite possibly In the belief that It hid
something choice In the way of food.
The instant the rat's teeth went
through the protective covering there
was a blue flash and through the dirty
gray body went 120,000 kilowatts ? the
full load the station was carrying at
the time ? of electricity. In the twin
kling of an eye that rat was cremated
and then a mere puff of steam. Con
sequently It passed out of the picture.
But the result of its hunger lingered.
The resulting short circuit turned the
thousands of feet of copper wire in
the generators into a fused mass and
blew out the switches controlling the
other generators, necessitating a shut
down of the entire plant.
The rat breakfasted a trifle late,
6:50 a. m., to be exact. That Is the
hour when the great morning rush
hour of New York begins ? the time
when the thousands who have walked
to the subway and elevated stations
flght to find trains that will take them