lccident happened. Without any word from Weber, somebody below yelled, 'All out of the pits.' Then one of the cars, in charge of Ed. Raihle, 1728 Hudson av., started down. "Three workmen evidently jumped to safety. Carlin, I was told, yelled for the car to stop, but Raihle didn't hear him. The car went on down and crushed Carlin's skull, killing him instantly. "Raihle is prostrated and in -no condtion to makfe a statement at this time." Mr. Yates received a report of the accident at his office when he reached the store this morning at ! S:30. The police had a report in full before noon. The coroner's inquest was over shortly before noon. Yet the Trust Press failed to carry a story of the accident in their early editions. The coroner's jury returned an open verdict. Few employes were in the store when the accident happened. A half hour later when the big rush of workers-to-their-places came, the news of the accident had been very much hushed up. Elevator men de nied that any death had occurred. Employes were not talking about it at least, not in the open. But this te the whole story. o o TELEGRAPH BRIEFS Washington. House insisted on straight provision in postoffice bill for $1,001,000 for pneumatic tube mail service for New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago and St. Louis. London. Sir Edward Carson, first lord of admiralty, asked for 400,000 more men for British navy. Washington. All idle mines in Mexico whose owners cannot supply good reasons for their not being worked will be. taken over by Car a government. PRESIDENT DEMANDS MONEY FOR LIVING PROBE FEAR FOOD RIOTS Washington, Feb. 21. President Wilson is determined congress shall pass immediately the $400,000 ap propriation which the federal trade commission has requested for the nationwide food price i probe he di rected the commission and the de partment of agriculture to make. It was stated officially at the White House today that the president will give his personal attention toward swinging congress into line behind his food probe suggestion. Senator Borah today demanded that congress remain in session until adequate steps are taken to bring prices back to normal "Congress cannot adjourn," Borah said, "so long as it is possible for us to be of any service in this deplorable situation." Bread and meat prices and the possibility of their manipulation will be the first line of attack. New York and Chicago, it was stated, will be the first field of oper ation, "in view of the serious prevail ing conditions." Chairman Davies of the federal trade commission predicted to the United Press today that food riots will occur throughout the country unless prompt action is taken by the government COURT DECLARES DUNNE DEEP WATERWAY CONSTITUTIONAL Springfield, III., Feb. 21. The Illi nois supreme court today declared the Dunne deep waterway constitu tional. o o STATE SENATE PASSES LOWDEN CONSOLIDATION BILL Springfield, 111., Feb. 21. The sen ate today passed Gov. Lowden's commission consolidation bill, 42 toO, gjfeCr'