Indianapolis Times, Volume 48, Number 38, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 April 1936 — Page 3

APRIL 24, 1936.

DR. ROBERTSON JOINS SCADDING AFTER AIR TRIP Frightful Experiences in Mine Trap Related to Friends. (Continued From Page One) watching his removal to the ambulance. "Hello, boys," he said, in a weak yet cheerful voice, "How are you all?” Details of their Imprisonment were obtained from a friend of Dr. Robertson. Neither man has been permitted to talk to reporters. On Easter Sunday, Herman B. Magill and Dr. Robertson, new owners of the abandoned gold mine, accompanied by Scadding, their time keeper, and another employe, went int othe mine. The second employe returned to the surface and they were about to, when they heard the roar of falling rocks and earth in the shaft. They ducked into the 141-foot level, escaping the avalanche. They; lanterns burned for several hours, enabling them to explore their tunnel prison and discover there was no escape. Then they sat down and discussed their situation, deciding that there was nothing they could do but wait. Depended on Manager Mine Manager Henderson knew they were trapped and they depended upon him to give the alarm. This was Sunday night. At daybreak the following morning, Henderson was recruiting rescue workers who began digging a vertical shaft. Underground, the prisoners lost all reckoning of time. The first night they couldn’t sleep because of j the cold, and after that there was no day, as they had no lights. The hours dragged by and they suffered more and more from the cold. Under Dr. Robertson’s direction they huddled together to benefit as much as possible from the heat generated by their bodies. But, nevertheless, the dampness permeated their bodies and kept them chilled constantly. The darkness was depressing and, as the hours passed, each one more slowly than the last, the nervous strain intensified. Magill in Poor Condition Magill was the most nervous and he was in poor physical condition. Soon he was suffering from a cold, greatly aggravated by the darkness and dampness. Dr. Robertson and Scadding kept him between them almost constantly. Hoping to keep him warm, but he grew worse. Their suffering from hunger was not severe, both men reporting that they had no particular desire for food. They could not estimate time accurately, but a day, perhaps two days, before the diamond drill sank a pipe into their prison They believed they could hear their rescuers approaching. Early Sunday the drill broke through the hole from the surface. Overjoyed, the shouted back, believing rescue was but hours away. By that time Magill was in very bad condition. He died soon afterward. Nervous Strain Great The strain on Dr. Robertson and Scadding multiplied greatly as the miners dug on and on, but seemed to get no closer. They received food through AJie communication pipe, but still they were not hungry. What they wanted was freedom, and there were many times when they thought they would never have it. Finally, early Thursday, the rescuers reached them. Another account of their experiences was given by Dr. H. K. McDonald who attended them immediately after their rescue. "I was talking to Robertson and Scadding in the hospital immediately they were brought in,” he said. "They told me the greatest help they had in keeping nerve and spirits up was through the telephone transmitter line which was lowered to them through the diamond drill bore. They both said it was wonderful to be in actual contact with those fine fellows who were striving so vainly to reach them. No Hunger Pang "They had plenty of water and didn't feel any marked pangs of hunger, although without food for about eight days. Neither Robertson nor Scadding reported any dreams of attending banquets or other hallucinations of food. Even after liquid food was lowered to them and they had taken some, the desire to eat was not stimulated and for that reason they didn't make any unnecessary efforts to reach the food which was lowered to them. Congratulations from every part of the world, including the personal ones of King Edward VIII, poured in today on the 100 Nova Scotia gold and coal miners who labored heroically in the dangerous Reynolds shaft to free the men. Edward ca’ led Gov. Gen. Lord Tweedsmuir: Edward Adds Congratulations •‘T am thrilled with admiration for the heroism displayed by the gallant men who, regardless of risk to their own lives, effected the rescue of Dr. Robertson and Scadding from the Moose River mine. Please express to them my heartfelt congratulations on the success of their courageous efforts and my hope they are not suffering any ill effects from the hardships they underwent. I should be glad to have further news of Dr. Robertson and Scadding. "EDWARD R. I.”

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Dramatically snatched from death after being entombed 10 days in an abandoned gold mine, Charles Alfred Scadding (wearing fur-lined cap) is helped by rescuers on his arrival at the surface following his rescue. Scadding und his companion, Dr. D. E. Robertson, 62. noted Toronto physician, were released from their trap by daring miners, who tunneled through 200 feet of “live earth.”

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VANNUYS AGAIN ATTACKS WPA

Senator Has Confirmed Reports of Meddling in Politics, He Says. (Continued From Page One) for I know down in my county, Greene, that they’re trying to build up a political machine.” Raymond S. Springer, Republican gubernatorial candidate, declared: “I have just read Senator VanNuys’ charges. The use of WPA funds for controlling delegates or the election shows just what lengths the present Democratic administration will go to gain a victory.” In a fighting mood today, the senior Senator reiterated his pledge that he will “take this thing to the floor of the United States Senate and the high places.” “This sort of political clubbing has got to stop in Indiana and elsewhere,” Senator VanNuys said. Senator VanNuys plunged immediately into an investigation of the alleged WPA political abuses on his arrival here yesterday from Washington. Absolves Marion County He discovered, he said, that precinct committeemen in the larger centers of the state are being employed as WPA foremen or supervisors at $l5O a month in return for pledges of delegates to the Townsend cause. Senator VanNuys also said he had found that relief projects have been held up in some communities until promises were made that delegates would be delivered for Townsend in the June convention. These alleged abuses are nonexistent in Marion County where Dr. Carleton B. McCulloch, former state chairman, is WPA director, Senator VanNuys said. He named Lake,

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Dr. Robertson (second from left) arrives at the surface.

Vigo, Vanderburg and St. Joseph as counties in which the political pressure has been most apparent. “The practice is so extensive,” Senator VanNuys said, “that it must have the tacit approval of those in charge.” He added that since his charges first were made public yesterday, he has received scores of calls offering him additional information. Wayne Coy is regional field representative of the Works Progress Administration and also state administrator. Virgil M. Simmons, state conservation director, is deputy administrator. Both are regarded as key men in the Townsend campaign. Mr. Coy said today it is possible that abuses have crept into WPA and pointed out that it is not surprising that there should be some irregularities in so large an organization. He added he would be glad to go into the charges with Senator VanNuys. He’ll Go Higher Up’ The latter said, however: “I do not intend to discuss this with Mr. Coy. I intend to go to the top. This sort of thing must stop and I am oing to see that it is stopped. In < x ery instance where I’ve made an investigation, reports of these political abuses have been substantiated.” Senator VanNuys said he is here with two other objectives to be taken care of before he returns to Washington Sunday night. One is to “do all I can for the gubernatorial candidacy of my old friend, E. Kirk McKinney.” The third is to hold conferences on expediting several Public Works Administration projects, chiefly the Indianapolis track elevation program. He strongly condemned the WPA program as “boondoggling” and said he favored the public works improvement program as insisted upon by Harold Ickes, Secretary of the Interior. “This spending of $4,000,000 or $5,000,000 a month in Indiana for the Harry Hopkins type of made work projects is all wrong,” Senator VanNuys said. “I think the money

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should be spent for public improvements.” Senator VanNuys conferred with a number of state political leaders including R. Earl Peters, Federal Housing Administrator in Indiana, whose work, the Senator said, has won high recognition in Washington. Mr. McKinney has an excellent chance to win the gubernatorial nomination “if we have a free and open convention,” Senator VanNuys said.

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Stein, Storen Are Among Those Mentioned for Lieut. Governor. (Continued From Page One) the antagonism of certain labor leaders to his Candida ?y might be a heavy handicap. Certain labor leaders, chiefly those interested in railroad legislation, are said to be dissatisfied with the treatment their bills received in the 1935 session. Another name that is receiving some attention is that of William Storen, Scottsburg. Link Storen, Townsend The sources which have placed Mr. Storen’s name in circulation are coupling it with that of Lieut. Gov. Townsend. They point out that if Mr. Townsend is nominated for Governor, the ticket would need a person of Mr. Storen’s qualifications for balance. Mr. Townsend’s chief appeal admittedly is in the rural areas. Mr. Storen’s, it is argued by his friends, would appeal to business men. A former state treasurer, now in the banking business here, Mr. Storen is said to have nursed gubernatorial ambitions himself for a while. However, he is an administration man and since Gov. McNutt and his advisers are believed to be strongly back of the Townsend candidacy, political observers see Mr. Storen repressing any desire he may have to head the ticket. These same sources responsible for the Townsend-Storen speculation also have figured out another place on the state ticket for E. Kirk McKinney, who is backed for the governorship by Senator Frederick VanNuys. It would be the state treasurer’s office. Report Hein Opposed Peter Hein, Gary, incumbent state treasurer, is reported opposed for renomination by some of Gov. McNutt’s advisers because of his open espousal of Pleas E. Greenlee’s candidacy. Mr. Hein said he had no comment to make on reports that he had been told he would not receive administration support in the convention if he did not “get right about Greenlee.” Mr. McKinney has been suggested for Lieutenant Governor as well as state treasurer, if he is unsuccessful in the race for Governor. However, he and his friends insist he is interested only in the governorship. Republicans Silent Another name being mentioned for Lieutenant Governor is that of Walter Atkinson, Newton County chairman. Little is hard among Republicans as to the likely Lieutenant Governor nominee on that side of the fence. Joseph Kyle, Gary, held second place on the Republican ticket in 1932, when he was beaten by Lieut. Gov. Townsend, and also was given a “courtesy” nomination in the 1934 senatorial convention. The Republicans placed Mr. Kyle

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on the ticket in the 1934 convention on the theory that the lieutenant governorship had been vacated by Mr. Townsend by the latter’s acceptance of additional duties as head of the state Department of Commerce and Industry. Mr. Kyle polled a good vote in 1934, but it didn’t mean anything. ALTER TAX~AND LIQUOR LAWS, URGES G. O. P. Candidate Speaks at Bloomington Meeting. By United Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind., April 24. —Repeal of the state gross income, liquor control and reorganization acts was asked by Judge Raymond S. Springer, Connersville, candidate for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, in an address before the Richland Township women’s Republican Club last night. He advocated the substitution, if necessary, of a sta ;e income tax bill and placing of the power of regulating liquor sales in local communities. He asked freedom of all state institutions from alleged political control.

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Sunrise 4:54 I Sunset 6:33 TEMPERATURE —April 24, 1935 7 a. m 55 1 p. m 75 Today 6 a. m 41 10 a. m 54 7a. m 44 11 a. m 55 8 a. m 47 12 (noon) 57 9 a. m 50 1 p. m 59 BAROMETER 7 a. m 30.38 1 p. m 30.34 Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7 a. m... .00 Total precipitation since Jan. 1 8.52 Deficiency since Jan. 1 4.16 WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES AT 7 A. M. Station. Weather. Bar. Temp. Amarillo. Tex Clear 29.96 52 Bismarck, N. D Snow 30.22 32 Boston PtCldy 30.18 42 Chicago PtC’ldy 30.42 42 Cincinnati Cloudy 30.38 42 Denver PtCldy 29.96 46 Dodge City, Kas Clear 29.92 52 Helena. Mont Cloudy 30.16 32 Jacksonville, Fla Cloudy 30.08 64 Kansas City. Mo Clear 30.16 52 Little Rock, Ark Clear 30.18 50 Los Angeles Cloudy 30.00 54 Miami, Fla Clear 30 02 70 Minneapolis Rain 30.30 38 Mobile. Ala Cloudy 30.10 62 New Orleans Cloudy 30.10 60 New York Cloudy 30.24 44 Okla. City. Okla Clear 30.10 50 Omaha. Neb Cloudy 30.04 54 Pittsburgh Clear 30.38 40

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SIMPLE HOMES ARE PREFERRED, REALTORS TOLD Designer of ‘Electrohome' Describes Trends in Modern Houses. Most home-loving persons prefer simple, well-designed and refined homes to the tailor-made, ornamental ones, George Caleb Wright, FHA consulting architect and “Electrohome” designer, to Real Estate Board members at the Fairground yesterday. There are some who prefer a home with “gadgets,” a disappearing bar and the like, he said, but most home buyers want durability, sound construction, good and sir.pie design with lasting qualities. “With these ideas in mind, we constructed out model home. We designed it for a certain sized lot, and, because we designed it to sell, we chose the French provincial style. Os course, the price, one within reach of the average middleclass family, dictated our selection of materials. “Our house had to be for a home exhibit, one that would attract attention, start an argument, namely, a house somewhat in advance of its time. We therefore added the interesting curved staircase, the ‘treasure trophy trinket case,’ the more-than-square living room and the mural painting in the kitchen.” Mr. Wright said that in the main the architects attempted to keep the home modern while conforming with the French provincial style. “The public is better informed than it used to be. It now recognizes the greater chance for permanent values in a simple, well-de-signed and refined home,” he said. "Except for the exclusive show features, the Electrohome is just that.”

TREASURER TO KEEP EXTRA OFFICE HOURS Payment of Taxes May Be Made on Saturday Afternoons. The county treasurer’s office tomorrow and a week from tomorrow is to remain open until 4 for the convenience of persons wishing to pay their spring tax installment, Frank E. McKinney, treasurer, announced today. The office usually closes at noon Saturday. Spring installment payments will be delinquent after Monday, May 4. CARLOADINGS~GAiOGAIN 20,519 Increase Over Previous Week Shown in Report. By United Press WASHINGTON, April 24.—The Association of American Railroads announced today that the loadings of revenue freight for the week ended April 18 totaled 642,657 cars, 20,519 above last week and 31,516 above the corresponding week in 1935.