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VOLUME XXXI, No. 300
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Sherlock Stars. In Georgia’s Win Over Vandy
Bulldogs Beat
Commodores By
Score of 3 to 0
NASHVILLE, Term.—Going into
the game as a substitute in the
first period Saturday, “Ikey” Sher
lock, of Augusta, showed how the
game of football should be played.
His dazzling work was largely re
sponsible for Georgia’s 3 to 0 vic
tory over the Vanderbilt Commo
dores in their annual classic. Kil
patrick also a substitute, likewise
played a prominent part in the
Bulldogs' win.
Sherlock made repeated gains for
the Athenians; his longest being
for 33 yards, putting the ball in
position for Moore to drop kick
from Vandy’s 25-yard line in the
last quarter. Kilpatrick also made
gain after gain for the Red and
Black.. He and "Sir Cecil' Sher
lock together carried the ball down
on straight gains for 65 yards.
LUCKIE ALSO
HELPS GEORGIA.
I.uckie, also of Augusta, and
Forbes, Rodgers and Jim Taylor
starred in the line. for. Georgia.
Luckie s work was especially bril
liant until he was taken out on ac
count of injuries. He broke up a
number of good plays. ‘
Captain Fletcher went in for
Georgia in the second half, but was
forced to retire shortly on account
of his old injuries.
LYNN BOMAR
SERIOUSLY HURT.
Yandys spirit was shattered af
ter Lyn JBomar, star end, and pick
ed on Walter Camps 1023 All-Amer
ican team, was seriously injured. A
blow in the spine caused complete
paralysis on the left side and his
condition was pronounced critical
Saturday night, physicians stating
that he would eventually recover,
but probably would never be able
to play football again. It was his
last year at Vanderbilt.
GEORGIA DISPLAYS
STRONGER DEFENSE.
The only score was made In the
last quarter with a drop kick by
Moore, frfom the Vanderbilt 35 yard
line. The game was hard fought
throughout, though the Georgia
Bulldogs showed that they were
able to develop a stronger offensa
than the Commodores.
The game started off with a fu
rious offense on the part of the
Vanderbilt team, but the drive
shewed signs of weakening after
the second quarter opened on Geor
gia showed her full strength.
More than once Georgia threat
ened to cross the goal line of the
opposing forces, but throughout the
game neither side seemed able to
make decided gains.
Vanderbilt showed a ragged
brand of passing while Georgia was
unable to complete her long passes.
Line-up and summary:
Georgia. Position. Vanderbilt.
Curran Wakefield
Left End.
Taylor Rives
Left Tackle.
Joselove Lawrence
Left Guard.
Forbes Keene
Center.
Rogers Ledyard
Right Guard.
Luckie Walker
Right Tackle.
Thompson McKibbon
Right End.
Moore G. Waller
Quarterback.
Morton Bomar
Jjeft Halback. <
Kelson' Reese
Right Halfback.
Randall Ryan
i Fullback.
Score by periods:
Georgia 0 0 0 3—3
Vanderbilt 0 0 0 o—o
Georgia: Scoring goals from
field —Moore (1): drok Kick. Ref
eroe: Finlay (Virglnia-Sewanee);
umpire, Stewart (Dartmouth):
lineman. Tichenor (Auburn); time
of periods. 15 minutes.
Roosevelt Has
Made 211 Talks
TROY, X. Y.—Tijrodore Roose
velt, republican candidate for gov
ernor of New York, left Troy Sa
turday to embark on the final stage
of his campaign—that of seeking
to overcome the democratic plura
lity in New York City.
“We have taken the front line
trendies with n rush and we are
now going to storm the Tammany
strong hold in New York" he said.
He hns made 211 addresses in the
last three weeks.
For Sale; Nice River Boat;
Apply to Columbus Sheriff
COLUMBUS. Ga. Sale of
the river steamer Jno. W. Cal
lahan. Jr., after 15 days notice
and advertising, is directed by
Judge Samuel H. Sibley, of the
northern district of Georgia IT.
S„ in an order by him In At
lanta Wednesday and filed In
the office of Judge Nathan A.
Brown, deputy clerk, here
Thursday morning.
The order was granted on pe
tlton In admiralty for seamen's
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
DAILY, sc; SUNDAY, sc.
LEASED WIRE SERVICE.
No Wonder They
Don’t Want Tax
List Published!
NEW YORK—Frank Iv. Bowers,
collector of internal revenue for the
second district, said Saturday that
the rush of people to see certain
income lists had compelled him to
take extra precautions. The lists
have been placed in a large safe
until such time as the curiosity
dies down. Special watchmen have
been assigned to guard the books.
The first caller at Mr. Bowers’
office Saturday was a woman who
demanded excitedly, her husband’s
return. While a cLrk was hunting
for the papers the woman said:
"I am going finally to find out
just how my husband makes. For
years I have suspected that he
made much nlbre money than he
ever told me about and I felt that
I was entitled to a whole lot more
than I have been getting. You can
bet I am not going to miss this op
portunity of finding out for my
self."
When the husband’s return was
presented she made many notes and
departed.
UNIQUE SITUATION
REGARDING BALLOTS
FACES ORDINARIES
Walker’s Failure to Supply
Ballots In Time Makes
Ordinaries Liable to Fine,
Old Law Reveals
ATLANTA, Ga.—Failure of Gov
ernor Walker to have copies of the
official form of the ballot for the
general election on November 4th,
in the hands of all ordinaries in
Georgia, who, in turn are required
by law to dispatch such blanks to
tlie justices of the peace “at least
ten days before election day," will
place a fine not exceeding SIOO
upon all ordinaries, aacording to
the Georgia arts of 1895, It was
revealed Saturday. .
When It was fl-cided hy Gover
nor Walker to make a rearrange
ment of the official ballot which
was sent out a week ago, and all
of these blanks were called back
to the executive offices, this de
layed the supplying of the ballots
to all ordinaries In time to escape
the penalties imposed under the
law.
“The rearranged ballots were
sent out from the executive de
partment Friday afternoon but
which is expected to make it im
possible for ordinaries to be sup
plied with the forms in time to
provide the 1.700 Justices of the
peace in the state with such blanks
ten days before election, since it is
the duty of the ordinaries to have
a sufficient amount of these bal
lots printed for every county."
Section 86. of the Act of 1895,
follows:
"The governor shall furnish the
several ordinaries all blank forms
necessary for said Elections, which
they shall furnish the justices of
the peace, or notaries public who
art ex-officio Justices of the peace
of their counties, at least ten days
before election day and on failure to
do so, shall be liable to a fine not
exceeding $100."
SUES FOR $360,000
Girl Says She Wasn’t Hal
itosis Victim
NEW YORK. Through her
guardian Ruth Fallows Saturday
began suit against the Lambert
T’harmacal Company, Inc., and
Lambert and Feasley, Inc., for
$360,000, she alleged, they used her
photograph in a poster advertising
her ns a lialittcds victim who was
cured by the defendant's remedy.
Miss Fallows never suffered
from halitosis and never used the
defendants remedies, she sets forth.
She complained, further that the
use of her photograph without her
permission was In violation of the
civil rights law.
wages by members of the
crew, represented by Foley and
Chappell, of this city, as attor
neys. The petition was filed
some three or four weeks ago,
It will be remembered nnd the
boat has since been tied up at
th» city wharf In the custody
of Deputy U. K. Marshal E. P.
Beall and a care taker. It was
not opposed by the Tri-State
Navigation Co., owners.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
SHENANDOAH RETURNS TO LAKEHURST
Wool worth In Eclipse
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Italy is entering the skyscraper field with a projected building In
Rome 1100 feet tall, to bo called the “Mole Littoria.” The Woolworth
Building indicated hy a dotted line on the right, la only 792 feet high.
Tho new building is to contnin 4500 rooms, a concert hall, gymnasiums
and training space for all sports.
Georgia Urged to Raise Its
Quota of Democratic Fund;
State is Lagging Far Behind
Jesse H. Jones, director of
finance of the Democratic
National Committee, sent out
the following statement Satur
day night from New York
City.
"As Is well known to all readers
of the newspapers, the Democratic
National Committee is being seri
ously restricted in waging its cam
paign because democrats in Geor
gia and elsewhere do not take
enough real Interest In their par
ty's welfare and in the success of
our national ticket at the Novem
ber election.
“It Is a race, a real race, and we
star.t off well in the lead with the
solid south, but after that we must
fight every inch of tho ground and
it takes money. Not for slush fund
purposes, but to pay the actual and
legitimate expenses of the candi
dates and the committee.
"We have been able to collect to
date in the entire United Rtates
only about $600,000. The republican
committee acknowledge thaht they
have collected approximately four
times this amouut, and I have no
doubt but that they raised for use
at strategic points a great deal of
money In udditlon. The reason for
this is not because republicans are
so much richer than democrats, but
because they get out and work and
take more Interest in their elec
tions. It is true that certain of
them have much at stake because
of the unfair protective tariff which
enables them to enrich themselves
at tho expense of the rest of us.
But aside from that they rspond
to the needs of their party very
much more liberally and more
generally than democrats, especial
ly in national elections.
“I would like to Impress upon
every man and woman in the dem
ocratic party the absolute neces
sity of each taking onto himself
or herself a full share of tho re
sponsibility In this great fight, If
we are to win. And If we lose It
will be because we go to sleep at
the switch and don't back our
party in a really and truly Interest
ed way. There is «o much more at
stake than tho democrats through
out the country indicate that they
understand, and if we go down in
defeat it will be because of the lack
of Interest or the people of Geor
gia ad other southern states In fur
nishing ammunition to the front
lino teachers, a* it were, to enable
those at the front to put up a
really winning fight.
“Success Is so easily within our
grasp and If It slips away, It will
be the fault of those good men and
women of our party who take for
granted that some one else will
furnish the money necessary to do
everything thaht ought to be done.
GEORGIA’S QUOTA
HUNDRED THOUSAND.
“Georgia’s quota of the monej*
(Continued on page 2)
AUGUSTA GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 26, 1924
DAVIS AND SMITH
JOIN FORGES IN
SPEECHES AT N,Y.
NE WYORK.—John W. Davis and
Alfred E. Smith joined forces here
Saturday in behalf of the democratic
national and state tickets. Both ad
dressed the Women’s Organization of
Greater New York, assembled In
honor of the candidates.
Mr. Davis also spoke at meetings
on Staten Island and again Saturday
night In the Bronx. On Mondav he
will carry his campaign Into New
Jersey again and drive the whirl
wind fashion through the week, mak
ing the final address of his personal
campaign at Curnegie Hall next Sat
urday.
Speaking before the women Satur
day, the candidate said he had come
nark from ths middle wont bringing
a of cheer and confidence."
'I am a« confident an I have ever
been In my political experience," Mr.
I>avls "aid, "that victory await* the
democracy this >cnr and that It need*
nothing but the "will and courage to
reach forth and graap It."
EmphaMzlng hIH ttF.«#it|on of vic
tory the caniTdute declared there
wan a profound conviction all over
the countr ythat the "more return to
PoW'-r of thoHft who now hold public
office gave no hope of "reform In
the preaent or of progress In the fu
ture "
"You will hnxe again a party di
vided Rgninvt itself,"/ he said "One
branch of the party snyi, ‘We have
r >f followers but no leader
ship. and the other says, *we have a
leader hut an unfortunate scarcity of
followers’ and J think they are both
exactly right about It."
Names New Yorker
As Chief Plotter
In Liquor Piracy
BREST, Franc*.—Martin Legasse,
geiferal manager of the French
Steamship Company, owning the
Mulhoduse, which wan looted of 36,-
OOiTcase* of Whiskey off thd Cana
dian coast last tune, Saturday tes
tified that Max Jerome i'haff, of
New York, tried for complicity In
11:0 piracy, w«s the chief plotter In
the piracy.
The witness requested Magis
trate Fourqjer to transmit to the
Xew York authorities the informa
tion brought out at the hearing re
garding pirate vessels and boot
legging organizations in the United
States.
The names of the owners of sev
en vessels thnht v.Tre allege,)
have participated In the piracy of
the MulhtAisc were given by Mr. Le
gasse.
New Era In Air
Conquest Written
By Big Dirigible
ABOARD U. S. S. SHENANDOAH, VIA RADIO TO FORT
HAYES, COLUMBUS, Ohio.—A new era in the history of lighter
than-air navigation was written Saturday when the big nvay air
ship Shenandoah hovered gracefully over its home hangar at Lake
hurst, N. J., completing its remarkable and record-breaking nine
thousand miles cruise.
Not only were the world’s rec ort *» of achievement broken but a
greater thrill came to the country from the fact that the first Am
erican-built rigid airehip had made the first ■ voyage across the
United States and returned. Th 8 test of ship and of men, a test as
severe as any ship aver faced, h*a been successfully met.
The Shonsndoah east off fro m t* lß mooring at Lakehurst and
started its long cruise at 10 a. m., October 7. At 11 o’clock Saturday
night, 445 hours had passed sin' 8 . the «tart. In that time the
Shenandoah had been flying wit* l 'ts engines running for 257 hours
and 38 minutes .and moored to a mast for 187 hours and 22 minutes.
The latter includes five days, or hours that the ship was being
repaired.
IXfJrtUBU.
NONE OF HELIUM
LOS T IN VOYAGE
None of tho precious helium #vas
lost by difficulties during the
voyage. All that escaped was val
ved to permit landing or set free
hy automatic safety valves under
the expansion of high altitudes.
For every minute through tho
entire cruise the ship was able to
maintain constant radio communi
cation with the land, frequently
wdth stations several thousands
miles distant. Weather reports,
official messages, Instructions as to
mooring hours and thousands of
words of press messages were sent
and received. New discoveries in
the possibilities of radio communi
cation from high altitudes were
mode. All of the radio equipment
carried on board was manufactured
at the Bellevue experimental labor
atory. Washington, maiy of the
technicalities of which never had
ben tried out before and their suc
cess was evident.
As remarkable as the effective
ness of the radio apnartus was the
promptness with which communi
cation was established In almost
every part of the United States.
Thousands of radio amateurs nick
ed up the ships messages and re
layed them to their destinations.
One of these amateurs was bed
ridden and not a few were retired
telegraph or radio operators keep
ing their wrists limber and night
ly talking through space with ac
quaintances they had never soon
and knew only by call In San
Diego.
ACTUAL FLYING TIME
WAS 235 HOURS
The actual flying time between
cities deducting the time taken in
locating the mooring masts through
the fogs was 235 hours and 11
minutes. The fastest express
trains between the same cities
make the run In 272 hours and 30
minutes, also deducting the time
for connections.
Fuel consumption. Including a
small amount for the radio gene
rator and the cooking range, aver
aged a gallon per mile. The twen
ty Immense gas cells, each from
16,000 to 20,000 cubic feet capacity
Inside of the long silvered tube of
the ship stood up well.
Yesterday’s voyage was humpy,
the ship rising nnd falling In long
glides. 1,000 feet between crest and
trough. An average speed of 55
Imles an hour was maintained.
Englnemen In th«*lr cramped
cabin gave nn extra turn to their
motors for home when the mooring
was came In sight. The men ex
perienced the same thrill a* the
sight of the mooring mast at T.ake
hurst as our soldiers did when
passing the statute of liberty on
their return from France.
ARREST 27 CHINESE
In Connection With New
Tong War
YONKERS, N. Y.—Acting on In
formation that eighty revolvers
were being shipped here from
Philadelphia for use In the Chinese
long war, police of Yonkers and
Xew York City raided a Harriot
Street house Saturday and arrested
27 Chinese, most of them members
of the Hip Bing tong. Two re
volvers and opium smoking outfits
were found in the place. The
roundup was the biggest made
since tong war faro was started In
New York’s Chinatown, with simi
lar honitltities in numerous towns
and cities In other parts of the
country. Two of the men arrested
In Saturday's raid are awaiting
trial on charges of attempted mur
der in the Newark tong war.
The police declared that the
house raided was a hiding place for
Chinese gunmen. They said they
had obtained Information concern
ing the supposed shipment of re
volvers from two Chinese court In
terpreters In New York who were
members of another gang.
Witnesses of tong killings in
other cities will be asked to Inspect
the prisoners when they are ar
raigned.
Besides the revolvers and the
opium smoking equipment the po
lice sal<f they also found n. quan
tity of "yen shlen,” a mixture of
whiskey and opium.
(ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
HELD IN OREGON FOR
MDRDER IN GEORGIA
EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO
' King Story Arrested In
Portland For Alleged Mur
der In Coffee County—Ac
cused By Wife
PORTLAND, Ore.—Charged
with having committed a mur
der in Coffee county, Georgia.
18 yeara ago, King Btorey, who
ha* lived here under the namo
of Kcnnath McLeod, le under
arreet, having been accueed by
hit wife, who informed county
authoritiea after her hueband
had been arretted on a charge
of non-aupport. A telegram
from Georgia confirmed the
wife's statement*.
When Deputy District Attorney
Mowrey asked Ills wife to explain
tho circumstances of the non-sup
port she made dramatic statement
in which she declared that her
hußhund had killed his cousin lrt
Georgia shortly after she and
Storey were married 18 years ago.
“Ho disappeared," she said. "They
Indicted him for murder. A little
later I met him In a. neighboring
town where ho wns hiding. After
that we came to the Pacific coast
where we liuve been living since,
first one plgfe nnd then another."
She said she had boent ho mother
eight children ns the wife of
Stofcy In tho 18 years.
A telegram was rcceivrd hy of
ficers here from Sheriff W. M.
Tanner, of Coffee County, Georgia,
which stated:
"King Storey Is wanted hero for
murd'jr. Also for assault with In
tent to commit murder. Hold him.”
Vowrey said Storey admitted his
true name, hut asserted ho nover
killed anyone In Ills home state. He
did kill a man In SeattL In 1918, he
told tho deputy sheriff and news
papermen, but was tried on n
manslaughter chnrge and acquitted
on grounds of self-defense. Storey
Is about 48 yeara of age, his wife
Is about 42.
New Seaplane
Speed Record
' BALTIMORE- I,lent. G corge
Cuddihy, U. H. N., flying a CK-3
seaplane, equipped with a 46.1-
horsepower Curtiss motor, set a
I new world’s seaplane record for 100
I kilometers (slxty-one mlh-s) at the
naval air meet at Bay Shore Sat
urday. He covered the distance In
21 minutes und 4 seconds, an aver
age speed of 176.62 miles an hour.
The former mark was 129.75 miles
an hour b"ld by England.
i VON BERNSTORFF
Expected to Retire From
German Politics
1 BERLlN.—Friends of Count Von
Bernstorff, former ambassador to
the United States, learn that he Is
not Inclined to be a candidate for
reject lon to the Reichstag and
that In nil probability he will re
tire from active politics,
i The former envoy was elected on
1 the democratic ticket at the by
election In Schleswig-Holstein, In
June, 1950, and was reelected last
] May. These close to him suspect
; that he does not relish the brand of
. politics which has been exhibited
in the Herman parliament. To the
. gallery of onlookers It appeared
| that he was Intensely bored with
the antics of the communists and
, the fascist). ,
k Although Count Von Bernstorff
ever figured as nn active leader
lb his party’s councils. Ills candi
dacy. nevertheless, again has been
sought by the democratic party’s
j directorate because of his famllla
| rlty with International affairs.
18 CENTS A WEEK
Charles Marvin
Is Appointed As
His Successor
WASHINGTON.—CharIes F. Marvin, chief of the weather bu
reau, was appointed lata Saturday by President Coolidge as acting
secretary of agriculture, following the death of Secretary Wallace.
The appointment was made in pursuance of a precedent set in
1913 when President Wilson appointed Willis Moore, chief of the
weather bureau, acting secretary of tha department of agriculture
in the absence of the secretary, it was explained at the White House.
KILLS WIFE AND
FAMILY, THEN
-COMMITS
SUICIDE
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala.—
After killing his wife and thro:
members of his family, Dr. Cur
tis Johnson, practicing physi
cian of Meltonvlllc, Ala., 15
miles from here ended his own
life Saturday. Ho had been
separated from his wife, nnd
authorities Maine
troubles for the tragedy.
Tho dead, besides Dr. John
son, nre: Mrs. Curtis Johnson,
his wife; A. O. Gaston, his
father-in-law; Miss Jessie Cas
ton, Ills sister-ln-lnw.
Mrs. A. O. Canton, his moth
er-in-law, was also shot and
dangerously wounded.
According to Investigating of
ficers, Dr. Johnson went to the
homo of his father-in-law nnd
without a word, opened fire
with a revolver. His wife and
sister-in-law were lnstanly
killed. Mr. Caßton was shot
three times while trying to
protect members of tho family.
He filed while being rushed to
a Guntersville hospital. Mrs.
Canton lived only a short time
after being wounded.
Without injuring two of ills
children who were present, Dr.
Johnson Is then reported to
have backed against, n wall and
fired a bullet Into Ills own
brain.
Dr. Johnson wns a brother of
State Senator Joseph Johnson,
who brought the first news of
the shooting to Guntersville
when he rnme from (he coroner.
American Party
Candidate Is to
Speak In Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga—Gilbert . Na
tions, candidate for president In the
November general election on the
American party ticket, will make
an address In this city Thursday
evening, October 30th, according to
announcement made hy J. J. Mar
chant, slate campaign manager for
the candidate.
Mr. Nations, according to Man
ager Merchant, will discuss at some
length the platform of the Ameri
can party.
Rum Row Claims
Another Victim
NEW Y(>RK.—Rum row claimed
another victim Saturday when one
of a crew of three on a rum run
ning launch was killed by coast
guardsmen aboard the cutter Sen
eca. The launch, plied high with
cases of whiskey, fled when the
cutter approached anil bolted only
when the Seneca opened fire and
killed one of the three men. t
Furman Officials and
Students Laud Augusta
"I have never seen a finer piece of advertising, or better ar
| rangementa, or more genuine courtesy,” declares W. J McGloth
| Hit, president of Furman University, in a letter to George a Snn
j cken, chairman of the commit tee promoting the Georgln-Fur-
I man game here October 18th. H poncer L. Hart nnd George Bar
! relt were other members of the committee.
Mr, MeOlothlin’s letter to Mr. Sanckcn Is as follows:
Greenville, H. C., Oct. 21, 1924.
Mr. George Sanckcn,
Hanckeri’s Creamery, Aug usta, Ga.
My dear Mr. Hancken:
This Is to express to you on my own behnlf nnd that of the
students and friends of Furman University our very sincere ap
! predation of the splendid work of you and your committee In
I preparation for the Georgia-Fu rmnn gunte of last Baturday. I
! have never seen a finer piece of advertising, or better arrange
! merits, or more genuine courtesy. Everybody who came from
I Greenville Is loud In the praises of Augusta and the Augusta peo
plr. Your committee has put th cm down on thb map In the think
, lug of this section. Wc shall cotlnue to be grateful to you.
With very sincere appreciation, I am
Your* truly,
W. J. M'GLOTHLtN*.
TELEGRAPH
PHONE 2038 AND S A Y I
SEND ME THE HERALD
WASHINGTON—Henry C. Wal
lace, secretary of agriculture, died
at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon at
the naval hospital of toxemia
poisoning which developed after an
operation performed last week In
an effort to rolieve sciatica. He was
in his 69th. year.
Death came peacefully after long
hours of unconsciousness, and after
medical science was unable longer
to check the ravages of the poison.
At the bedside were Mrs. Wallace
and her daughter, Miss Ruth. No
other members of the family were
In the city.
Dr. Joel T. Boone, one of the
White House physicians, who had
been In constant attendance since
the secretary was taken to the hos
pital, Issued the following state
ment:
"The secretary died at. 4 o’clock.
He slept very quietly. Mrs. Wallace
and her daughter, Ruth, were pres
ent. Immediate cause of death was
bacteremia, and the contributory
cause was choleeystitls, Inflamma
tion of the gall bladder."
The death of the secretary, al
though expected throughout the
day, came as a shock to official
Washington, and to his many
friends, both In the city and the
country. After tho operation Mr.
Wallace began to improve, and It
was thought that he was con
valescing rapidly.
•As late as Thursday night, the
secretary’s condition was not con
sidered alarming.
CONDITION BECAMB
SERIOUS FRIDAY
His condition after the operation
became serious Friday, as an In
fection developed and the poison
begun spreading through the secre
tary's system. Despite every effort
of physicians his condition steadily
grew worse.
Mr. Wallace lapsed Into uncon
sciousness In the early hours of
Saturday.
Shortly before noon It was said
his condition "could hardly be
more unfavorable" and It was fear
ed that Is wns only a question as
to how long his heart action would
hold out. Several times In the aft
ernoon It was thought that ho was
dying, but each time the secretary
retained his hold on the thin thread
of life until he passed peacefully
away.
In the hospital comforting Mrs.
Wallace and her daughter through
out the day was Mrs. Weeks, wife
of the secretary of war, and James
C. Davis, director of the railroad
administration, and Mrs. Davis,
close friends of the family.
As soon ns Mrs. Wallace returned
to her home from the hospital,
President and Mrs. Coolldgo came
to offer their condolences.
COOLIDGE GIVES
HIB SYMPATHY J
Later In a letter to Mrs. Wallace,
the president, In part, said;
"I am writing to you of the shock
and of the great sorrow that has
come to Mrs. Coolldge and myself
with the news of your distinguish
ed husband's death. Though we
had followed with much solicitude
the reports from the beginning of
his Illness, 1t had not seemed pos
sible, until very near the end, that
this great loss could come to the
country.
“I do not need to tell you that all
of us who had been associated so
long with you in the sorrow which
this hour has brought. His loss will
be Indeed a grief to the entire na
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