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LOCATE BOAT OF HISSING COURLE Aviators Scour Canyon 8,000 Feet Below Rim Grand Canyon, Dec. 20 UP—The fate of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hyde of Hansen, Idaho, missing in their attempt to navigate the Grand Canyon of the Colorado in a home made scow, remained undetermined today as searchers converged by air and water upon the point where their boat has been located. Army Planes Discovery of the craft, stranded on the edge of the turbulent river at Separation Falls, deep in the canyon west of here, was made yes- terday by army aviators near the end of a two day aerial hunt, The aviators, Don Q. .idams and Willlam G. Plummer, planned to take off today to establish contact with a river party believed to bhe camping nearby. Measages, report- ing the discovery and location of the acow will be dropped to the party, composed of P. P. Papraw of the Grand Canyon National Park staff and Robert Francy and Jack Har- bin. Emory C. Kogb, experienced river explorer, who accompanied one of the pilots .in a second flight over canyon's precipitous walls. Daring Exploit The daring exploit of the army pilots in flying 3.000 feet below the rim of the canyon as they pursued thelr search almost along the wa- ter's edge drew pralse from Hyde's father, Dr. H. C. Hyde, who institut- ed the search this week when he he- came apprehensive because his son and daughter-in-law were long over- due at Needles, Cal. He has posted $1,000 reward for the discovery of the couple. SALOON'S SITE NETS | Rush is on Yielding Many Valuable Objects gold nugget with his shovel. {less onlookers saw him make find and the stampede was on. been nuggets, gold chains, GOLD IN SEATTLE Workman Finds Nugget and the Beattle, Dec. 20 UP—A gold rushsent to the senate along with that of stopped street repairing cperations| William F. Whitting, secretary of | at Washington street and First ave- nue south for several hours yester- day when a workman turned up a Job- | the Over the site of what once had|Salt Creek Royalty oll the “M. & N.” saloon and gambling house, a mecca of return- ing prospectors during the Klondike |gold rush, fighting crowds of men |oil reenacted the scenes in the north of 30 years ago on a miniature scale, The muddy street yielded gold gold coins, Washington, Dec. 20 UP—Any tur-| ther fight against the nomination of Roy O. West, of Chicago, to be sec- retary of the interior, will be on the floor of the senate. His confirmation was favorably reported by the sen- ate public lands committee by & vote of 7 to 3, but only after Chairman Nye had read a statement in Mr. { West's presence in which he said the |appointment was “unfortunate.” i West's nomination originally was commerce. Whitting was connrmed! several days ago but predictions that | a fight would be made on West were | borne out. 1Is Questioned He was questioned before the | public lands committee about the lease and about his connections with Samuel Insull, power utility magnate. The in. quiry took on the character of an investigation before it was secretary of the interior, and Wii- liam J. Donovan, an assistant to the attorney general, being called. It | power commission | through, Dr. Hubert Work, former | and Dill, democrat, Washington, did not vote. Moral Fitness In his statement, read before West and committee members, Nye said there was no question about the moral fitness or the general qualifi- cations of the secretary. He declared that he based his objections to him on his background and his long con- | nection with S8amuel Insull. “Remembering that the federal (of which the secretary of the interior is a mem- ber) not only has the power to grant leases upon power sites in our great streams,” Senator Nye aaid, “but has also the power of fixing valuations of power developments. It is extreme. iy hard for me,in view of Mr. West's connections and background, to feel that the great public interest in- volved in these power schemes fos- tered under the leadership of the Insull interests, can be positive and secure in the hands of Mr. West. Asks Reply After completing his statement. Senator Nye invited West to reply. The secretary in a steady voice said he felt that he was unbiased and had a judicial mind but that he was willing *“to refrain very care- fully from participating in any de- cision or finding wheretn the Insull properties are involved.” Senator Nye had previously read a report received from the federal water power commission which sald that there are 10 applications from Insull companies for waterpower li- cenises pending before the eomrnls.‘ slon of which the secretary of the interior s a member. The other NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1928, CONFIRN WEST AS SEC OF INTERIOR Any Further Opposition Will Be on Seaate Floor “always” consulted Mr. Insull about his investments. | West replied that his use of the | . word always. was wrong as that| IN Tw“ [;RAS“ES he consulted Insull only in a general | way. West's friends are he will be confirmed. further opposition is expected. vote on confirmation may not reached until after the Christmas | recess. i confident | but Tor Collisions SEEKS TO WIN | Motorman Thomas Martin of 515 mfoetnoil‘\,"l{e‘c. 2[0!’((1'P)_1—1;ea;en' by | Stanley street was driving two trol- versi | . sextet will attempt to strike a win- | 4¢nts last night, neither of which ning stride tomorrow night when it | Were found due to his handling of lines up against the University of |the controls, according to police re- McGill at the Boston Garden. In| POorts. He was guiding his car past their only previous meeting, in New | the corner of Stanley street and Rox. York last year, McGill triumphed |bUry road about 7:30 o'clock when Ever the Gaimacn: a sedan owned by William Titus of lH Putnam street, Hartford, and |24 ’ 2 {driven by John Titus of the same LLOYD GEORGE ILL | address, came towards him in a zig- London, Dec. 20 UP—David Lloyd | zag manner, according to witnesses. eorge Was indisposed and confined | With great force the vehicles crash- to his home this morning. He was ed, and the impact demolished the to have participated in a debate on | scdan and threw the driver out. He adjournment in the house of com- | was taken to New Britain General mons today but his doctors forbade | hospital, where it was found he had bim to do so. | paintul lacerations about the head. | Martin Not Blamed by Police Sergeant P. A. McAvay investigat- | address, was being backed into # ed the accident and obtained a state- driveway near t'¢ Central Lunch, ment from Walter Hiler of 185 Main | The left front wheel and fender o | street, Hartford, that he had fol- | towed Titus trom West Hartford and | was surprised the former did not meet with an accident sooner. His |car was swaying from side to side, | Hiler said, and Joseph Paquette of ger on the trolley car, told the ser- ! geant he saw the oncoming sedan and was atuacted by the uncertain | manner of its approach. | sergeant M | 51 Walnut street, who was a passen- | the truck caught the right from step { the trolley ¢-r, bending th¢ step and damaging the steering knuckle and fender of the truck, Officer Wiliam O'Day reported ne cause for police action. GAME IS CANCELLED Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 20 (UP)— The street | An epidemic of influenza here forced | was covered with broken glass and [the cancellation vay called a tow car | basketball game of the scheduled between Syracuse | -3 dan junk yard. ' and Toronto universities last night. The troliey car was somewhat dam aged about the front vestibule and | ! wus taken out of service for repairs. | Titus, who s 15 years of age, was | | discharged from the hospital this | | worning. According to Sergeant| | McAvay's report, Officers Hellberg and Brophy, who tock him to the | ! Lospital in the police ambulance, | smelled liquor on him, but no charge was plac ° against him. The second accident in which Mar- | ar tigured was slignt. He was | going rorth on Main street about 11 {o'clock and a t1 Kk owned by Wil- {liam F. Hayden of 4¢ Hammond | cet, Waltham, Mass, and driven Ly Frederick 8. Hayden of the s tin's Xmas presents of the family. Oxfords, whi frames, rimle: latest approved rected to the about them. A. PINKUS Optometrist 300 Main St, Suite 201, Up one flight to better eyesight. Open Evenings until Xmas, for every member who needs them. gold high brid, eye glasses, vles. Also €o cdge lenses . sk the scow, said it appeared intact|South American currency, lockets, and answered in every way the de- |rings, necklaces and brooches, and scription of the craft used by the|brought Christmas to that part of adventurers when they left here n|town where December 25 is just an- month ago. He belleved it had got |other day without work. | Nye, a republican; Senator Walsh, out of control and stranded after| OIld timers suggested that the|democrat, Montana, and Wagner, floating downstream. treasure uncovered was lost by pa-|democrat, New York, voted against The fliers reported freezing tem-|trons of the “M. & N.” three decades | West. Those voting for him were: peratures in the canyon depths|ago and probably -had slipped [Senators Oddie, McNary, Glenn apd which foretold hardship for the ad-|through floor cracks and became |Larrazolo, republicans, and Pittman, venturers if they escaped the stream |buried in the mud under the build- |Kendrick and Ashurst, democrats. and now aro attempting to scale the |ing. Senators Smoot, Utah, republican, then shifted back to West and after more talk of West's relations with Insull and Nye's statement the vote followed. members of the waterpower com- minsion are ‘the secretaries of war and agriculture, Coasults Insull In the course of the hearing be- fore the committee, Senator Walsh of Montana said some ' committee | members were not satisfled with tes- timony Mr, West gave the senate campaign funds investigating com- mittee in Chicago in 1926. 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They played and played and we stayed and stayed. You would have sworn the singers and musicians were going to step right out of that Victrola and chat with us! I mean, they sounded so real you could close your eyes and imagine yourself at the opera or the concert or a smart supper- elub. The Cottingtons seemed to have Others From $1.98 up to $12.50 - CEDAR CHESTS $12.75 0 $59 about nothing else. We decided we: were going to have an Orthophonic Victrola if we had to sell the family plate. Christmas seemed like the best time to have it delivered. Holly and good-will and good times and all that sort of thing, you know? Then, too, Billy said the stores would be apt to have a better assortment around Christmas time, We picked out a beauty. In fact, they were all so good-looking, it was hard to decide. But this one took our eye and it’s all settled. We'll have it for Christmas morning. (I can hardly wait!) Do you wonder now why I'm just about bubbling over? 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