The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-08-24
FIRST ARREST
HAS BEEN MADE.
Fire Marshal Has Begnn a Sea-
son of Activity.
THE ENGINEERS WANT LODGES,
Alliance and Salem Desire to Be Organized
Tho Work Progressing Late
News Notes From
Columbus.
THE ENGINEERS WANT LODGES.
From O Staff Correspondent.

From q STAFF Correspondent.
Columbus, Aug. 22.-State Fire Mar
shall Hollenbeck has made his first ar
rest under the new fire law. The cul-
| prit is John Posarzyski, a saloonkeeper
and grocer of Toledo, who is accused of
firing his store and saloon for the In
surance on both properties. Posarzyski
was burned, and later learning that he
was under suspicion, he fled to Mt.
Carmel, Pa, where he Is now under
arrest. Extradition papers will be is
sued for his return. AS has been alluded
to before in this correspondence, the
department is conducting a quiet
though energetic examination Of several
suspicious fires in the fifth district,
and tomorrow Fire Marshal Hollenbeck
will go to Akron, the center Of the dis
trict, to meet Deputy Hart, who Is
gathering what evidence he can get.
Mr.. Hollenbeck says to bring about a
conviction the department has to get
more evidence than would be needed to
prove a murderer guilty.
WANT LODGES.
District Deputy Miller, Of Canton,
has notified headquarters here that the
engineers of Salem and Alliance de-
sire to be organized. He thinks good
lodges could be formed in both cities,
and this will probably be done soon.
The engineers at both places are TAX
ing a lively interest in the national
Association of Stationary Engineers,
believing it would be much to their ad-
vantage to be attached to such an or
ganization. Four years ago Salem
asked for a lodge, but for some reason
unexplained the request was not
granted. A charter Is granted upon
application of seven engineers. Ohio
has so branch lodges and New York 81,
but September will see this state In ad-
vance of any other in numerical
strength and in other respects, as
half dozen or more branch organiza-
tions are now in process Of formation.
Ashtabula Harbor and Conneaut are
the latest cities to apply for charters.
A consignment of supplies was shipped
today to Deputy Miller. To date he
has issued n certificates to engineers
under the exemption clause.
The new engineers law Is proving
success beyond all expectations. 1t Is
establishing higher standard of ex-
cellence among the engineers, which Is
earning the appreciation Of employers.
The general public Is beginning to learn
that the measure is potent safe
guard against danger to life and limb
through explosions, which In most cases
are caused by incompetency, which Ia
just the thing the law aims to correct.
NEWS NOTES.
A dispatch from Charleston, w. Va,
announces the incorporation there Of
the Akron Mining company Of Akron,
with $4,000 capital stock, $1,000 Of
which is paid UP. The shares are 500
each, and the capitalization may he
increased to million dollars by the
sale of additional shares. The incor-
porators are l.. C. Miles, L. e. Lisler,
Aaron Wagner, Charles Dick, e. A.
Hersey, all of Akron
Among the list of delegates appointed
by the governor Tuesday to represent
Ohio at the National Prison congress
at Cleveland September 1926 inclusive,
are George Pate, member Of the convict
labor commission, Youngstown; Aaron
Wagner, member of the reformatory
board of managers, Akron; Rev. w. II.
Locke, chaplain Of Mansfield reforma-
tory, Mansfield, and H. H. McFadden,
member of the board Of managers Of
Mansfield reformatory, Steubenville.
GEORGE T. BLAKE.