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83D TEAR--NO. 312. TKXAV ULIlUVt KKWurArmi GALVESTON, TEXAS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1925. ESTABLISHED 1848. BRIDE TURNS AGAINST OWN Limestone Avenue in Cave May Be Penetrated Today SOUND TEST SHOWS THAT SHAFT NEARS IMPRISONED VICTIM By Associated Frees.

CAVE CITY, Ky. Feb. resumption tonight by slotr, tedious and dangerous lateral cribbing and tunnel work by rescue miners digging toward Sand Cave, where Floyd Collins has been trapped lor more than sixteen days, the -workmen werje pressing ahead when officials let it be known in an official bulletin that they expected to penetrate the limestone avenue above the cave some time tomorrow. Just what time the officials expected to bleak through was not stated, although at noon it was said that ten to twelve additional hours would be' required. This time has been lengthened, however, when a-bulletin at 8 o'clock said work on the laJeral bad been delayed six hours, due to dirt falls and necessary timber work.

Sunk nt Ancle. Discovery of a natural passage 7 feet from the shaft, which It was thought would lead to Collins, re- In a change in direction of tho shaft. It is now being sunk at an angle about 4C degrees Instead of the perpendicular mode as heretofore. It was only planned, however, to veer angular shaft so that it would carry It 10 feet to one Hide of the main shaft, traversing feet while veering over 10 fi'ot from the shaft. then to proceed downward.

Another sound test today between parties in the new angular shaft and the old tunnel where Collins Is trapped supported estimates that the Is nearlng victim. Puiny tunlnlicil. Following a heavy lain last night officials today Installed a In shaft to draw the seepage from deep C-foot square hole. In order to expedite the work. During the hours today great excitement prevailed nt the shaft when several persons appeared unannounced at the mouth and told officials they had been summoned for a hurried conference.

The officials denied any knowledge of the CMll, however, nnd rumors that Collins had been found and physicians called to give i Imnv-dlate treatment were suid to be false. It later wao learned that-tho'phvslelans had met'to form loonl ronforonce com- to offer tlieir aid In treating Collins when he i a was found. Cartridges and Fresh Qrave Make Mystery By Associated Dailus, Feb. freshly moulded grave and several exploded carttiilsca found hire today caused considerable cxclte- oieht. Hundreds of persons gathered to witness the exhumation of the corpse by authorities.

When the grave was opened and the removed it was found to be that of a large dog carefully wrapped In expensive ANNOUNCE COMPLETION OF FUND FOE ERECTION OF TEACHING HOSPITAL Bjr IVenn. Baltimore. Feb. 1C Dr. Frank J.

Goodnow. president of tho Johns-Hopkins today announced tho completion of tlm 000,000 fund for the establishment here of a teaching hospital and research Institute for diseases of the eye. The Institute will be under the direction of Dr. i i a a Wll- mer of Washington, D. whose name it will bour, nnd will be- the first of Its kind In America.

P-ssinrchef to be undertaken will deal with such problems ns those of glaucoma, one of the common causes of blindness In middle age. and trachoma, a dangerous and I i ous disease of the eye. Two-thirds of the sixty beds will for the caro of patients who ore unable to pay all or any of tho cost of treatment. Is Probing Deaths HAD BEEN EMPLOYED IN MEMPHIS UNDER ASSUMED NAME. THE WEATHER East Texas--Monday and Tuesday unsettled; colder In northwest portion Monday; colder TueHduy.

West Texas--Mondny and Tuesday partly cloudy 10 cloudy; probably rain or snow In norm portion: colder Monday Louisiana--Monday nnd Tuesday partly cloudy to cloudy; showers Monday night nnd Tuesday; colder In north portion Tuesdny. -THIS UTMOST. Sir Montmorcncy Dubbaiong one day chanced to espy A maiden with blanket and some bundles passing by, And i his i soul aflame and blessings on his luck He stopped her and Inquired If he could help her i truck. "I'm going shopping." snlil the mold; "I fear mo much. Sir Knight.

"I'll hnvo pJtckuKt's Kiilore. some of them scarcely light." But brnvely did the i protest that ho musl go nloniv, Because his snul wns willing and his i a i was strong. And i fell the town nnil Hhddoxv.s rllmmod the street, llRhlnil tho I dmgKud tho, i i slow. dUcoiiniirtd feet, And In his in'inr were i things-n three lonves of brnnrt, A bnb.v choir, two ciirlnln poles, i foldinj; bed. A hfll box and sack of ciin of kerosene, A clothes i and sonit; wire.

nn Orlcntnl'screen. And when the Indy disappeared he stood i her door, His hand upraised, nnd as he stood solemn onth ho swore-No matter bo she white or blnck, or plain or pnsslng fnlr. If she have brown or 'red or green or white or purplo hair, Hr'd never lug a womnn's things, but let her go her wny, No matter what tho hunch might i or i ruins might For never did i onth sworn on thn bonded Kmhrnee, or ovon eontemplatn, such Jobs ns thoso. --By a Marrlner. Prrw.

Memphis, Feb. C. Koehnomann. who mysteriously disappeared from his Philadelphia homo more than a quarter of a century ago, and wns Identified here yesterday in a hospital where he was known as Henry C. Schwenck, was today awaiting the arrival of Ills son.

Henry C. Koehnemann who left Philadelphia last night on being apprised of his father's where- nbouU. Tho older Koehnemunn, or ho was known here where w.i.i employed In a minor cr.pacity i railroad company, wns stricken with paralysis Feb. 2, and taken to a local hospHni For days ho was unconscious und Ills (loath was momentarily expected. His condition oiiusod an insurance company i whom Schwenck carried a i Insurance policy, to make an effort to locate his relatives.

Detectives were called In and n. two week's Investigation resulted In establishing his Identity beyond a doubt ns Henry C. Koehnemann. once a prosperous and prominent business of Philadelphia, who hail slipped from sight moro a i years npo from Hint city. OHN J.

CHESTER prosecuting attorney of Columbus, Ohio, Is seeking a of the mysterious Joint of Casing Falls From Freight Car, Opens Switch and Wrecks Train By Associated Press. TULSA. Feb. Two tralaratB killed t.Kothrr Injured vrken St. frHffht No.

434 wrecked Bear Kellyrlllr, n4 3 o'clock Similar cam ft bldm iiitd Trcre destroyed wheB the ciiflollcje nevcH Inak earn caught fire nail unread to the other derailed Albert Corley, 38, flreaiaa, Hobcrt A. Kohl, hend end were killed Had Ixm Frultt. eafflneer, wn ii nrrloimly Injured. The entire tmln crew lived la Oklnhomn City. The wreck, to railroad van enr of the tuomt um- ufliinl ever to occ.it' in division.

A jolat o( all fell front car of n-eotbrouml frelrbc (rula uail itruck mrileli. kaocklBa; the ataud tied opcmair the When Ho. 434, rastbovnd. ran through the anrltcM. the eaalae uad twenty cam rrre thrown lato the ditch.

Tbe vreMtbnuMil Irnln wan ordered back aad pulled the rcmnln- forty can out of ilflngxr. whom died. He Is shnwn with of thu bottles of strychnine, a portion of which was mixed with i i furnished students at the college infirmary. WILL VACATE POST AS PRISON PHYSICIAN WHEN SUCCESSOR IS NAMED. Wilson Memorial College Plans to Be Revealed Soon By Prate.

New York, Feb. character of the Woodrow Wilson memorial college Is outlined in plans submitted by Dr. Sidney E. Mozcs, president of the College of the City of New Torlt. A group of friends of the wnr president will pass on tho plans soon.

The proposed Institution will a type of I i that. iWoodrow Wilson himself would have pursued and would have moat lieart- I approved." Dr. Mores' plan all candidates for admission would have to be of "the Woodrow Wilson typo" nnd pass a rigid entrance examination. Limitation of tho student body to 300 is The Wilson colleen i would Include government history, economics and philosophy, i other social sciences, and the arts would bo included only as supplementary studies. By Associated Press.

A Ft-b. 1C--Dr. F. B. MoxLey of Brazoria.

physician for thu Ramsey Retrieve and Diirrlngton prison forms, i resign as soon as a successor can be namea. It was announced here 'oduy by Mrs. .1. li. King, chairman of the 'advisory board, who is accompanying the joint legislative prison Investigating committee on its tour of the prison system.

King, said the statumenl was made 10 her by Dr. Dr. Moxey Is included In the of prison whoso resignations demanded by Representa- i K. I of Dallas because iof al.ORoo Irregularities in (he pi la- 'on system. Mr, Iru'in, who niiulo ojiglmxl motion to investigate the Texas prison system, will cull for a vole on his motion a i the ousting of the officials named, ho said.

Testimony of allegod discrepancies of approximately $11.000 in fuvor of Hni'lem farm, between books of Harlem fai in and master books of Ilia convict system at and of the i a of i convlut in a negro 'cemetery i icllgiotis ceremony, was taken oday by tho subcommittee of joint legislative committee at a brlel a i at Harlem No. 1 a Captain John Morgan, tho a manager i jwstom vlio keeps record of the earnings his a for his own knowledge. the witness. Health conditions of I a nt Harlem nnd o'licr South Toxas a I i i nnd Di. W.

i'i. Black well. lor No. I I anil Blakosley farms, tcstiflod iliat iconvlcls i i a weie not segregated bec'auKO facilities are in- adoqunte. R.

E. Rnder. dog sergeant, wns In of the when W. H. convlc'.

who lived Ph'ladolphin, (llod. a witness tcsll- 'fled. PLANS FOR RAISING $600,000 TO BE MADE AX MORNING MEETING. More than 200 business men are expected to attend the open meeting nt 10:30 o'clock this morning at tho Chamber of Commerce, when ways and means will be discussed for financing trio proposed mill, and a subscription committee will be named to raise the $000,000 needed to obtain the mill. Invitations were sent out Saturday requesting that all members attend the meeting to aid Gulvcslon get the i R.

C. Stone, president of tho Chamber of Commerce, annnouncod that full attendance is of utmost i portance, for immediate action Is necessary to promote the proposition successfully. At the quarterly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Friday evening a. total of was subscribed loward the nmount necessary to promote the project, and It Is 1 believed Hint this beginning Is a forerunner of Its complete success. The Now England mill with which Galvcston is negotiating Is ready to roox'c their machinery to either Fort Worth or If Galvcston presents the favorabln rd.V'roday's 'meeting, wlconslu'ered a to be highly Ihiportant.

for a definite decision Is expected to result. DALLAS MAX snFZTERS BnOKEST BiKCK IX AUTOMOIIH.lfi WJU3OK By Ammlitrd Prcmi. Dallas, Feb. M. Bennett, 23 years old, is from a broken neck and Miss Inez Raines, 18 yenrs old, daughter of J.

Burden of Callus, nnd J. D. Raines of Vernon. 'is recovering from injuries received when their automobile was overturned near Canton, Van X.andt County, late last night. Both were brought to a local hospital, where Bennett is not expected to llvo.

W. W. BUIACHER SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE. While crossing at Twenty-first and Market streets nt 4:16 o'clock yesterday afternoon. William W.

Bulacher, 71 years old, 2609 Avenue suffered a number of broken ribs 'and injuries about the bead when struck by an automobile driven by n. O. Green. 1812 Twenty-third street, police records show. The aged man was taken in the ambulance of F.

P. Malloy Son. undertakers, to the John Scaly Hospital, where attendants pronounced his condition serious. According to statements by Green, he was driving rather slowly west on Market street behind a number of'other cars, and as he approached the intersection Bulacher stepped directly in front of his car. Before he was able to stop.

Green stated, his car struck Bulacher. The accident occurred at an hour when Market street was having its usual Sunday afternoon crowd going to and' from theaters and other places of amusement. ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN AUTO TURNS OVER By Associated Preu. Muskosoo, Fob. 15--Mlfs Eddie Garrison, II years old, a teacher in the.Salllsaw, schools, was Instantly killed when an nu.tomobllo In which she was riding turned "over on Little Salllsaw Creek bridge today.

Jeff Atkinson. Stlllwater banker; Miss Annie E. Smith, an instructor In the Sallisaw High School, and Miss Jenny Garrison, sister of the dead girl, were seriously injured iind were rushed to a hospital at Fort Smith, Ark. Two other occupants of the car were uninjured. Qirl Is Bitter Toward Her Parent Following Killing Made "Death Ray" I TARRY GRINDELL.

MATTHEWS. Inventor of the "death ray," Is in New York for conferences with American scientists. As no disposition has yet been made of Matthews' Invention, whk-h supposed to kill all that is subjected Its light. It possible that tests ookiog its utilisation may grow out of tho conferences. MAYORALTY POST AT WICHITA FALLS MAY SEE CHANGE By Associated Press.

WICHITA FALLS, Feb. Frank Collier of Wichita Falls was at liberty today under $20,000. bond; Elzie Robertson, the mayor's 18-year-old son-in-law, is dead; a mother hysterically mourns the death of her son, and an 18-year-old girl, bride of but a few mouths, sobs bitterly, a pitiful figure. These are but a few of the results of the most heartrending tragedy Wichita Falls ever knew, the fatal shooting of Robertson Saturday night by the mayor. Robertson was shot and killed shortly before 10 o'clock last night as he and his mother.

Mrs. Hattie Robertson, stood waiting for a street car at the corner of Bluff and Seventeeth streets, one block from their home. Mayor Frank Collier, whose 18-year- old daughter, Mary Francis, was secretly married last June to young Robertson, surrendered immediately to Sheriff Fred Smith and is now at liberty under $20,000 bond to await action of the next grand jury, which convenes Feb. 23. NEW GOVERNMENT CHIEFLY DRAWN FROM DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

By Aimoclatfid 1'rens. Lisbon. Feb. Guima- ra'gg, 'WMO. was.

DECLARES SHOOTING WAS ACCIDENTAL; HAD GUN UP HER SLEEVE. ByAisoclatoa New York, Feb. -Dorothy Perkins. 17. charged with killing a suitor, Thomas Templeton of Jersey City, N.

at a party at her home early today, was held without ball in Jefferson Market court for examination' tomorrow In homicide court. The girl told police the caused primarily by cabinet to the place attempts of her parents to make of 'that' i Santos, which I her marry and their op- roslfned after the chamber of depu- ties hud given It a vote of lack of confidence; today.presented to President Telxclra Gomes the personnel of now ministry us follows: position to her friendship with' another man. At the party Templeton upbraided her for her' attentions to Ills rival and during the argument her father tho room and tried to strike her. she said. He hit a revolver Premier and Minister of Finance--: ealed In her sleeve, she asserted, and.discharged It.

Tho bullet entered Tcmpleton'n heart i Many Prominent Names on Program of Rotary District Conference Here Next Month nUHKIUJIlMTTT A WIIRN IN iv.vrttn By Armoclntccl Prftiw. Burkbitrncu, Feb. IB. An explosion of gns In a wntcr well on tho property of the Tldnl Western Ueflnory hero enriy this morning awoke nnd rocknd pnintlr.ally every housis In the city. Ons aocurmilntton In the well had become i i by spark, destroying machinery attached to the well, but I i no one, n.

MJN VAT SKX STEADILY AVBAKBn Ity Pol: in. IS. Or. Run Ynt Sen, South China lender, who wns op- orntori upon recently for cancer, wns i loilny. Ho lins boon i i a 111 In a huspllni here slnco Jan.

2(1 lust, G. 0. P. FINANCIAL GENIUS IS DEAD AT PALM BEACH By AnxDclntod I'renii. Pnlm Ronrh.

Fob. 15. --Fivtl- erln William Upham of Chicago, for years the flnancinl genius of the g. o. and nationally prominent figure In the business world, died At his homo In Palm Bench this afternoon the ago of 64.

'Lnst June Mr. Upham resigned as treasurer of the national republlcnn committee, on Account of ill health nnd came to Palm Honch months ago to recuperate. Four days ago he suffered a carenrnl stroke from which bo never rnlllod. Ho Is survived by Ills wlfo, Hrlon Upham, who accompanied i here. PIIOMISBNT MWSPAI'ISIt A ni-JAIl IN SAN A I J3y AiBorlMed Press.

Snn Francisco. Feb. M. H. Do Young, publisher of the Snn Kranclnco Chronicle, died here ton i following nn operation this afternoon for Intestinal trouble.

Rotarians a i tho i teenth Rotary district conference March 9 and 10 at will hear Everett Hill, International president; two international board members, four international committee members, the district governor, six Texas club presidents and a host, of others, according to a copy of the conference program received here from District, Governor Rogers of San Antonio, High lights of the morning session a will include District Governor Rogers' address; a speech, in. Action." by the i a tional president and a song by Mrs. Ernest O. Thompson of Amarillo, popularly as May Peterson of opera fame. Business methods subjects, a i i day address and other topics will a the session.

Rotary topics primarily wl.M feature the i session of the second day. at which time the nomination of three i i governors will also be made, the thirteenth district clubs liRving recently gone on record as favoring a threefold division of the present district. Boy guidance nnd nira', co-operntlon will predominate at the closing session that afternoon. Prominent VUltorx, Besides Mr. Hill, International ot- flcliils nnd committee members on tho program include two board members.

John K. Norman. Huntington. AV. and Alex R.

MeFn.rla.ne, Vancouver, B. Lester W. Dawley of Dallas, member of the intcr- natlonnl business methods committee; A S.ipp. chairman of that group; E. Marvin Goodwin, chairman of the International rduestlon committee, nnd Allen Street oC Oklahoma City, chairman of tho Int convention committee.

Out of-town club who i speak Include the heads of the Wcnlhcrford, ClarkBvllle. Houston, Amarillo and Rotary c'ubs. With the convention program proper nil lined up. the Galvcston hosts arc now busily engaged In preparing tho entertainment pro- prnni. The program for tho convention In Is as follows: Morning; Scanlon, March ft.

8:30 to n. of delegates and visitors. 10:00 a. called to order and welcomed by Captain Edwin Goudge, president Galvesi.on Rotary Club, and Mayor Baylls E. i a.

of conference and response by Harry H. Rogers. San Antonio, district governor. a. by Rev.

Ralmundo De Ovles. a. announcement of committee appointments. a. of past district governors.

by District Governor Rogers. 11:10 a. of personnel of election committee appointed by district governor and time and place of election. 11:16 a. from rep- I rescntatives of cities desiring to entertain next conference.

11:20 a. by Mrs. Ernest O. Thompson. Amarlilo.

popularly ns May Peterson. 11:25 a. in Action." Evciett W. Hill. Oklahoma City, president Rotary International.

12:10 p. Afternoon I 2 p. of the Business Methods Program." Lester W. Dnw- ley, Dallas, member of committee on business methods. Rotary International.

2:20 p. of Codes." Sam Cochrnn. chairman business methods committee. Dallas Rotary Club. 2:40 p.

Writing;" Lewis D. Fox, secretary Fort Worth Rotary Club. 3:00 p. and Em- ployes." Wslter Klngsbury, Pallas Rotary Club. ,1:20 p.

I See In Business Methods for Rotary," Arthur Sapp, chairman business methods committee, Rotary I a i a 3:40 p. Day," Asher Smith, presiclcni Ro- tary Club. 4:00 p. Machinery of Rotary," John Gould, secretary Wichita Falls Rotary Club. TCvenlng SrKalon.

6:30 p. dinners. 7:45 p. 8:00 p. reception by all clubs in honor of the district gov- (Contlnucd on Pnge 7, Column 1.) Vlctorlno Gulmaraes.

Minister of Justice--Dr. A'dolfo Coutlnbo. Minister of War--General Vlelra Da Rocho. Minister of Marine--Captain Pe- relra Da Sllva. Minister of Foreign Affairs--Dr.

Pedro Marlins. Minister for the Colonies--Dr. Paiva Gomes. Minister of Commerce--Colonel Fcrrlcra. SImas.

Minister of Instruction--Dr. Xa- vicr Da Sllva. Minister of Labor--Dr. Sampalo E. Main.

Minister of Agriculture--Amaral Rels. The new government is drawn chiefly from the democratic party. KU KLUX KLAN ISSUE MAY EEACH DISCUSSION IN HOUSE SOON. By Associated Press. Austin.

Te.v., Feb. of the political rights of former Governor James K. Ferguson i hold the attention of tho house this week. The subcommittee appointed by tho judicisry committee to consider the opinion of tho a general declaring tho amnesty b'l! passed by the senate i i a will report tomorrow night that it has no recommondation to make, it is learned. The house will, if the judiciary committee makes the same report, have the entire problem of the amnesty bill and the attorney gen- crnl's adverse opinion to dispose of on the floor.

Tbo Judiciary commit toe, which formally considers opinion tomorrow, may. however, offer some definite recommendations to aid the house. The Investigation of the highway department by tho house committee will bo continued. The committee has asked the highway department for a large mass of Information, and pending the receipt of It the activities of the committee may be retarded. Tho Ku Ivlux Klnn Issue may reach discussion on tho, floor before the end of the week as a substitute for tho Mankln antl-masking bill.

The substitute measure, by Representatives Kitttrell and Fnrrar, may bo set for special order if action on the Ferguson ainiioMty bill can be taken In time. It eliminates thn death penalty for assault while masked and exempts church festivals and Hal- Joween parties. Representative Westbrook's bill making available returns from the permanent university for use In tho building program of the i versity Is on the calendar. This is tho only measure tho representative who to legislature weRrlng overalls has introduced. BABY WITH SMALLPOX BORN AT PORT ARTHUR Spoclnl to 'Port Arthur, Feb.

Phyiilclans here discovered moot imiMual (Hue when It wife dUeoTercd that the eleTen-pouail daughter ta Sir. C. 1. Bromurd tonight hild umall- The phyalcllB the dlneovery IM IM the hiue bora. The mother Muted nhe hnd lever unit lirenklnK out a few itay am, hut did mot ICBOW she hud the nmnllpox.

The hafce free from nufferlMB Had Is MOrmal child. Dr. Fnt Reed, city phynlclnn, who him heen cmrryrlmg om 11 strenuous fiirht Kgnlnpit Ktnallpox during the punt few vreekM, will he called Into connultatioM tomorrow. On tVnr to Robertson and his mother were on their way to the Collier home when Mi-. Collier and his wife, arrived at the corner where they were waiting for a street car.

The Colliers were In their automcbile. The trip of Robertson and his mother to tlio Collier home was started in response to a telephone call earlier In tlia evening, sent by the mayor's daughter to her husband. She asked that he come to sea her. and he o'tsrted after persuading his mother to go with him. The mayor drove up, according to eye witnesses, dismounted.

'approached the pair and talked, to them Cor a moment. What said Is hot known, hut four shots were- fired moment later from a single-action revolver. Young Robertson staggered a-fow steps and dropped dead in a ditch en the west s.ldc of Bluff street. His heart hod been pierced and he was dead when his mother reached him. Bob "Wlndham.

special officer, cr- rcstcd tho mayor and Immediately turned him over to the sheriff. Mr. on at tho courthouse, waived preliminary hearing: 'bond 'was quickly set and signed. A suit for annulment of the Robertson-Collier marriage is pending. is said the mayor Instituted suit.

llride Pitiable Flirarf. at times, sobbing bitterly and utterly exhausted throughout the day. Mrs. Robertson (nee Mary Frances Collier) was a pitiable figure today as she and tho mother of the'taoy whose love for her brought on tho tragedy sought to comfort each other. The" 18-year-old eirl.

refusing to go the home of her parents, spent moat of Sunday with friends and at Robertson home. With she moaned the night out Saturday; seeking always to console the older woman and In turn deriving a measure oJ comfort herself. Neither woman slept and Mary Frances at one time refused to leave the and accompany an uncle to his own. residence. A.

visit to the undertaking parlors- was made early Sunday afternoon, where '-he girl viewed the'body of young then returned, to the Robertson home, there to remain for the rest of the day. Friends who were -with the throughout the day sought at ttmea to question her In regard to various angles of tht, affair. Her disconnected stories, however, told nothing coherent. She sobblngly reiterated (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) New Secretary of Agriculture Rides One of Slowest Trains In Kansas to Qet Back Home By Associated Proas. Manhattan.

Feb. William M. Jardlne, who was nominated yesterday by President Cool- Idge to be secretary of agriculture, returned to his home here shortly after noon today and was welcomed by local business men and faculty members of Kansas State Agricultural College, of which he was president. Dr. Jardine was met at the railroad station by about fifty persons who had learned the time of his arrival.

Stepping from a day coach he was surrounded by friends who grasped his hands and congratulated him. Then he was driven to his home on the college campus, where Mrs. Jardino had awaited Sunday dinner for his arrival. Arriving at the Union Station In Kansas City, Dr. Jardlne hurriedly changed trains.

Newspaper reporters missed him. The Kansas City- Manhattan train, which Dr. Jardine rode, is said by travelers to slop "at every whistling post," but this did not deter the newly nominated cabinet member. "The train was the next out from Kansas City when I arrived, so I 't," he explnlned. At homo Dr.

Jardlne sat down, nt tho head of tho table, about which Mrs. Jardlne, his son, Bill, and his two dauhgters. Marian nnd Ruth, were grouped, and said the usual prayer of thnnks. The dinner was constantly Interrupted as the telephone and door bells Jingled, bringing messages of congratulations. Telegrams poured In from all sections of country.

Mrs. Jardlne became the "unoffi- cial" secretary for her husband in the rush of congratulations. A. AND M. PRESIDENT PRAISES SELECTION OF W.

E. JARDINE By Associated Prpu. College Station, Feb. "The appointment of Dr. William K.

Jardlne as secretary of agriculture dempnstrates the wisdom of President Calvin Coolldge and his advisers In realizing that the need of that post Is for a man interested in and familiar with the problems of agriculture and with an established reputation in agricultural and it is fortunate In that it Is an- official recognition of the close cooperation existing between the lartrl grant colleges and the United States department of agriculture," President W. B. Bizzell of the A. and College of Texas said today. Regular Sunday Mishap By AMoclnted Prow.

Martin, Ohio, Feb. Stein, his wife and their two sons, Harold and Arthur, 3. were Instantly killed when their automobile was demolished by the second section of tho New Tork Central Twentieth Century Limited, westbound. Stein apparently had tried to cross the tracks ahead of tho train having let the first section pass. The trains worn running about three minutes.