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Show THE PEACE LOOMS IN III FIGHTING RESIDENT OBREGON PEACE RULE DENBY LEAVES PREDICTS WITHIN TWENTY DAYS Leader Promises to Spars Lives of Rebels Who Sur. e render Under Mexican Pro-Peac- Body CABINET ST TIMES-NEW- NEPHI, UTAH S, Scenes at Castlegate, Utah Where 1 75 Were Entomed FIRST BREAK IN COOLIDGE CABINET IS NOTED WHEN SECRETARY OF NAVY STEPS OUT . V i Mexico City, President Obregon Fielleves the republic will be com- : pro-peac- (No. 1) Dreyer Vaccine Fails distinguished Oxford bacteriologist, which was the subjoct of much comment last Mimmer, has not proved n to the WestmineucccHS, ister Gazette. Bryan In Havana William Jennings Miami. Fla., P.ryan hn left for llavnna where he will Join a committee of the Southern Commercial congress and net as the committee's honorary chairman during nn Investigation of trade possibilities on the Island. Lower Income Tax Opposed Washington. Opposition develop) In both houses of congress Friday to proposals for Immediate action to rent all personal duce by 'S per taxes payable this yenr. Chaire man Green of the house ways announced changed plans Thursday nnd in view of the opposition decided to delay asklna the committee to remove the reduction provision from the revenue Mil and In. corporate it la a Joint resolution Nation Will Be Asked For Help Castle Gate, rtah. A nntlon-wld- e appeal f ir funds to bo usd for the relief of widows and dependent of the J"n miners entombed in nn explosion In mine No. 2 of the t'tab Fuel company last Saturday was Issued by Governor Charles It. Mabey after conferring with Frank N. Camer.-n- , vice president and general manager of the company, and a local rellf organization under the direction of the Ids! Cross. com-tnitlc- ed. The search - d rest.A possible last-minu- Ixtndnn. The tuberculosis vaccine evolved by Professor George Dreyer, the searchings of the inward chambers of the mine, followed by those who bring fresh air, water line and the means for clearing the passageways as they are encounter, must extend into even the most remote recesses of the labyrinth below ground before it will be possible to say with certainty that all is known that might be known about Utah's greatest tragedy in more than two decades' one of the worst mine disasters in the history of western mining. While sober judgment holds to the fatalistic conclusion that every man caught within the mine is dead and possibly has been dead for two days and more, the hope of safety for a few at least can not be downed. And yet the day's results, added to the efforts made before, have yielded nothing upon which it is possible to accurately base such expectation. As the funeral car and a mail truck, impressed into the somber service, have alternated during the from day in their tragic journeys mine to morgue, the town has- watched their comings with ever recurrent fear on the part of nearly everyone that a member of the family or a friend will be found at the journey's end. Yet every time one of these carriers of death came halting at the morgue door the tear-eyethrong would press about until men of the American Legion were enlisted as guardians to hold the crowd in check. Thereafter the waiting people hur-rie- d at each new visitation of the hearse to read the growing list of identified dead posted in the lobby of the postoffice near by. And out on the hillside, almost over the tunnels where lost miners now lie dead, graves were dug to give them places for their eternal Resumes Rank of Major In Marine Corps With High Navy Offi. cers Present; Says Scandal Third War Washington Secretary Denby's reMonday signation ibecame effective pletely pacified within twenty days, amidst tlie troubles of lils associates according to leaders of the national in the nuvy department. "I am trying to die", he told them, e conferred committee who ' "with my face toward the enemy." witli him. The sought pacifists Mr. Denby's retirement Is the first General Obregon's approval of plans ' to surrender of the break in the cabinet during President bring about the and his administration, rebel leaders, but admitted that the Ooolldge'a suoeessor has not been selected, alwould not approve any though the field is president understood to scheme giving Estrada, Dieguez and have been narrowed considerably in ' the others an opportunity to leave the last few days. Until appointment the country on their promise not to is made, Secretary Roosevelt will be resume revolutionary activities. in charge pf the department as acting lie agreed that any rebels surren- secretary. mentioned to The list of eligiblea dering under the committee's white dwindled to flag would have guaranteed that their succeed Mr. Denby has Governor Dixon of Montana, James lives would be spared. national E. Davidson, Republican Secretary of War Seranna is leavcommitteeman from Michigan, and ing for Slanzanillo, whence he Is ex- former Foss of IlliRepresentative pected to proceed to Salina Cruz for nois. Is The president expected the purpose of directing a campaign momentarily to unnouce bis selection. against the robelg in the southwestern The secretary devoted his time to ' states. business of the department requiring General I'austo Topete is leaving his personal attention and to taking for Tierra in the marine Blanca In the state of the oath aa a major Vera Cruz for a drive into the Isth- corps reserves, a commission he surrendered when he entered the cabinet. mus. work however was It Is planned to surround the forces Ills which Adolfo de la Uuerta Is concen- frequently Interrupted by those who General Topete have served under him for tke last trating In Lobasco. calling to say farewell, estimates that the rebels In the Isth- threewillyears return to Detroit shortly and lie mus number 4000. then his la expected to announce plana for the future, particularly with Washington, In a note delivered reference to reports that lie intends to Secretary Hughes Friday, Alvarez to seek the nomination Republican Castillo, Mexican revolutionary agent for United States senator. here, said he had been instructed by At a farewell dinner In his honor Adolfo de la Huertn, the rebel leader Monday night, he told 200 navy and to Inform any concessions or loans marine officers that he had served contracted for by the Obregon govthree wars with Spain, the ernment would be considered as "ille- through World war, and that revolving about effect" by the the oil gal, void and of no Investigation anil declared "succeeding government." The Ameri- "this third war has been more bitter can government was so advised, the Coontz charthan any." Admiral In order to "safeguard acterized note said, him as "upright, fair and disAmerican capital" which may be Genand honest," Major everlastingly posed at this time to make invest- eral of the marine corps Lejune ments in Mexico. clean and pure, found him "white, The revolutionary agent announced and out."To these tributes Mr. inside Friday that copies of a recent pro- Roosevelt added that he was "couragclamation by De la Uuerta, In which eous and his Integrity unswerving." President national Obregon "our officers of the navy and marHigh sovereignty to the most powerful of ine also were present in Mr. corps were being 'foreign governments," sworn in sent to members of the American Denby's office when he was reserve as a major in the marine senute and house. corps. The oath was administered by Major General Lejune commandant of Amundsen Will Try For North Pole the marine corps. New York, Lieutenant Ralph E. Chief Clerk F. S. Curtis who has Davidson, U. S. N., who will take part been in the office of the secretary of in this summer's attempt with Cap- the navy for thirty-thre- e years, pretain Roald Amundsen, to reach the sented Mr. Denby with a memorial north pole by a flight from Spitsbersigned by hundreds of the civilian Toint Harrow, personnel of the department, it read gen to Wainwright, Alaska, is here on his way to Piza, as follows: Italy, where the polor planes now are "To ITon. Edwin Denby we, the being constructed. With him Is Mrs. undersigned civilian employes of the Elizabeth navy department submit to you this Davidson, formerly MUs Dunham of Pennsucola, Fla., whom declaration of our high regard and weeks ago and steadfast confidence and our appreciahe married several who will accompany him to Italy and tion of your uniform justice and conon the siderate courtesy in all your acts as then to Tromsos, Norway, fringe of the Arctic pole. secretary of the navy. "We lxir to express our hopes and Hero Medals for Miners prayers for your future happiness." reaffected "Mr. Denby, visibly Washington. Hero medals and diplomas have been recommended by sponded with a short address to the the Joseph A; Holmes Safety asso- department clerks, assuring ttiem that their faithful ciation for Mike Pavlirin and Clif- he hnd valued highly ford Phillips of Frontier, Wyo., who, and loyal services. During Monday morning the retirby "prompt and courageous action," were responsible for saving the lives ing serretary broadcast this message fellow workers after to the navy, marine corps and civilof twenty-on- e an explosion in the Frontier No. 1 ian personnel of the navy establish-men- t wherever thv may he located : mine of the Kemmerer Coal comand God bless yon. on "Goodbye pany, Kemmerer, Wyo., August EDWIN DENBY." "(Signed) 14, J923, which resulted in the death men. of ninety-nin- e Legion Mem Active at Castle Gate Castlo Gate, Utah American legion Ford Opens Longfellow Inn men have taken over the task of policSudbury, Mass. Wayside Inn In district In the vicinity f the the ing South Sudbury, made famous by the morgue wtiere tiodles of miners killed reof has been Longefellow, poems In the explosions Saturday morning opened to the public as a hostclery. nt mino No. 2 Utah Fuel company, are The ancient inn, closed for many are rebeing taken as soon ss years by Henry Ford, who has re- covered. The legbm also they Is active in stored it in the style of a century Identification work and has establishago and collected for its decoration ed a bulletin board service Hating ell a wealth of New England antiques. thone dead positively Identified. way in seventy-fiv- e men of those buried in the No. 2 mine of the Utah Fuel company at Castlegate have a chance of being rescued alive, and may be even now waiting and aiding their rescuers, according to local officials of the company. Estimates of the company show that approximately that many men were working near the areas not susceptible to being readily filled with gas and the probabilities of men escaping from the trap were increased when officials of the company explained the lay of the ground. Although it is not known who the men are or exactly what their number may be it is reported that about forty were working in section C and that' a possible thirty-fiv- e were at work in or near the part referred to as section B. Men closely identified with the company explained that these two sections are approximately a mile distance from section A, from which the more than forty bodies were taken up to a late hour Monday night, and that the sections are much higher than those in which the men are being found dead. (No. 2) r (No. 3) & - - . - A' , -- y- -"- k Fathers and Sons Perish In Mine Castlegate. Youths born and raised in Castlegate, sons of coal miners all, together with their fathers, perished in the explosion that snuffed out 173 lives in Mine No. 2 of the Utah Fuel company Saturday. Records of the company kept in the company offices a mile and a half away from the scene of the catastrophe, reveal the fact that in seven instances fathers and sons perished. In two instances the deadly explosions followed by the accumulation of gases claimed as their victims a father and two sons. The youths' in man yinstances were scarcely out of their teens, but they had taken their places at the side of their fathers and with them went to their death. William Morrison and his two sons Dan and James, are recorded as missing, while in the second instance the bodies of George and Norman Harrison have been reclaimed from the death' chambers, while that of their father still is carried on the company's roster as missing. The body of George Harrison was the first removed from the mine, while that of his brother was the eighth. Other fathers and sons were Thomas1 Pelly, Sr., and Thomas, Jr. David Evans and his son Frank; Basil Git-tin- s and his son, Brinley; Robert Dodd and his son, Harry and Horace Simpson and his son Clarence. Simpson went through the Winter-quartedisaster in 1900, which cost 200 lives. He had served in that property as a fire boss and also as a mine boss. Because of his advanced age he was employed in the ill fated Mine No. 2 as a track man. Rescuers entering the mine early Monday morning found his small tin pail in and his which he carried rail tools along the side of the track in the main entry, but were unable to find any trace of his body. It is believed that it is buried beneath a pile of fallen coal. death-dealin- (No. 4) No. Rescue men who are assisting in the work of bringing out their comrades just after coming from the mine after failure to penetrate the inner workings. No. 2 Mouth of entryway or man-wawhich with the main portal forms the only avenue of escape from the mine. This point is more than 5000 feet from where the explosion is supposed to have occured. 1 No. 3 Scene of Castlegate proper where the men who were trapped lived in comfort with their families. The mine is located about a mile from town. y, No. 4 Rescue crew equipped with gas masks ready to enter the mine's main portal. (Photo courtesy Salt Lake Telegram) DEAD ARE BEING GIVEN OP AT g rs CASTLEGATE AS RESCUERS WORK HEADS MEN ALIVE AS HOPE OF FINDING RESCUERS ARE RAPIDLY REACHING INNER WORKINGS OF MINE DROP DWINDLE; Little Town of Castle Gate, Utah Is Scene of Most Pitiful Scenes as Corpses Are Brought From Tomb and Placed Upon Wooden Slabs for Identification by Loved Ones; Mine Officials Doing All Possible Castlegate, Utah. The agony of suspense as to the lives of the 173 miners entombed in Saturday morn ing's explosion at the Utah Fuel company's coal mine here is ended for the families of many of the victims. The worst in the news that they have feared. For the others, while the worst, too, will probably be their mete, hope none the less will linger while yet the outcome is at all uncertain. Bodies are being rapidly recov ered but it is thought it will be several days before all have been found. Out at the mouth of No. 1 left es capeway, where the work is being carried on, encouraging word of progress brought the best news since the difcuster happened. Yet rapid as was the progress of Monday as compared with that of the hours before, the dangers which beset the rescuing squads call for the utmost caution. Gas helmeted crews still lead the ! Notes News From All Parts of f J UTAH j , ) The automobile license bureau established by the secretary of state to serve Ogden and Weber the rush county motorists during season closed last week. R. Cheshire, Jr., was In charge of the local department. Nearly 6000 plates were issued during the last two months here.. Ogden, A Weber county committee of the Utah Taxpayers association was appointed by the state committee at a meeting held in the office of the Amalgamated Sugar company. Judge Henry Rolapp, chairman of the state association, presided and announced the Weber county committee appointments and also outlined the functions of the committee. Heber, Marion B. Lewis of Hebei haa applied to the state securities commission for a permit to operate an auto line between Heber and the Park-Uta- h mine. Salt Lake, Sustaining a demurrer of the city to the complaint in actiCi, the district court has dismissed the suit of Elsie B. Alder against Salt Lake City for $15,000 damages foi personal injuries alleged to have been suffered through collapse oi oleachers at Liberty park on Independence day last year, Park City, Bert Chew, 35 yeara of age, a miner for the King Consolidated Mining company, was literally blown to bits, and his shift boss. Fred Davis, was seriously injured, when the former used his pick on a missed hole on the 11,800 foot drift of the mine. Kaysville, Mayor John G. celebrated his birthday anniversary at his home last week. A dinner party for the immediate family was given in honor oi the event. Salt Lake, The International Smelting company was granted fore, closure of a mortgage held on all ths assests of the Utah Consolidated Minto satisfy the "unpaid ing company balance on a note given for $1,300,-00- 0 by order of Judge L. B. Wight in the Third district court. Ogden Cut flowers have been added to' the list of California product an embargo has been upon which placed, it was learned by local florists who were advised by telegrams from coast cities that flower shipments could not be made. Salt Lake, Plans to carry a miniature Utah state fair across the nation next summer are being rapidly completed, according to Fred W. Wilson who is managing the Utah Exploitation campaign. Every organization in the state is being urged to cooperate in the movement. In addition to displays from each county it is planned to have exhibits from leading industrial and manufacturing interests represented. One girl from each the state at county and one from large will be taken on the trip under The manner adequate chaperonage. of selecting these young women has not been determined but will be settled within the nxt few days, It is said. Salt Lake The safety section ot the American Railway association will convene in Salt Lake, June 24 to 20, Inculslve, with representatives ot every railroad of the country in atIn connection tendance. with this meeting a campaign to reduce automobile accidents at railroad crossings will be made and efforts will be Initiated to Induce the public to "cross crossings cautiously." Parowan corporation, Tarowan, organized by the city of Parowan to construct a municipal power plant and financed by the city bonding itself for has launched its work and It is expected that the plant will be completed and ready for use August 1. Piping, lumber and other supplies have commenced arriving at Cedar Ogden, sixty-fourt- City. Salt Lake, Receipts of the state laud office for February amounted to $2C(!,!tO.').01, according to a computation made by D, P. Ipsom, cashier. The return on the investment of state land grant funds was $247,224.12, while $1!),OS0.94 was derived from the sale of public lands. Checks tor thesa amounts were drawn in favor of the state treasurer'. Prove LeRoy Dixon, former mayor of Provo, and James K. Tucker, city central judge, representing the committee of Utah county, have gone to Washington, D. C. to appear before Utah's congresnlon.il delegation with a view of presenting the fads relating to the Inundated lands surrounding Utah lake, and to discuss the feasibility of ft reclamation prosoms 50,000 ject that would reclaim acres of land in this county. Setback for Tunnel Project The scheme for the building of the submarine tunnel between England and Three Brothers are Victims Castlegate. Utah's two mine dis- France Is now Inencountering a new the extensive .and tillers in twenty four years of oper- discouragement ations have succeeded in wiping out constantly growing airplane trade bean entire family of three brothers tween the two countries. who spent their lives beneath the Cheap Enoughl surface. Alma Hardee, an aged emThe flash of lightning that rips the killployee of the company, who wasr ky from horizon to horizon looks ed in Saturday's explosion at mine beautiful but, according to scientific No. 2 lost two brothers in the calculations, Is worth only about en catastrophe of May 1, dollar. In terms of modern central 1900. station service rates. |