Indiana daily times., 1920-03-20

Logsdon and Zeller walked into the
United States marshal's Office, saying
they understood they had been indicted.
Carl G. Fletcher of indianapolis, the
first coal operator to be arrested, gave
bond yesterday afternoon after he had
learned that he was indicted
W. II. Tobin is known as the right
hand man" of Gov. James p. Goodrich in
the latter's coal distribution organiza-
ton.
He was one of the organizers Of the
Globe Mining Company, which gave Gov.
Goodrich block of it's stock for serv-
ices and the company which later
opened "strlpper mine" In pike county
by the use OF convicts sent there from the
penal farm. Mr. Tobin, according to an
affidavit made by incorporators OF the
Globe Mining Company first interested
James =. Goodrich in the Globe company.
Tobin was secretary and treasurer Of
the Consumers Coal company, the com
pany TO which the state purchasing com
mittee first announced contract had
been let for supplying the state insu-
tutions with coal When the relation
ship OF Tobin TO the governor and the
fact that Gov. GOodrich's brother, +. +.
Goodrich was n director Of the company
was made public, the state committee
held up this contract. later awarding 1t
to the Aetna coal company another VI
the organizations composed Of friends
of the governor.
Tobln came to Indianapolis from Nun
Gle and has been interested in several
coal companies, through the most of
which the Goodrich interests could be
traced. lie was made an executive OF
bthe committee which was formulated by
Gov. Goodrich to deal with the state coal
situation when the strike OF miners
! stopped production In Indiana.
LoGsDoN MEMBER
OF WAGE COMMITTEE.
E. D. Logsdon is interested in the
Knox County Coal Company and the
Indian Creek, Blackburn and Little
mines. Mr. Logsdon's Office Is Ia the
Traction Terminal building. He was
a member OF the coal operators wage
scale committee az the Buffalo join;
conference Of operators and miners on
Sept. 25. 1919. Many persons believed
that the indictment returned was based
largely on negotations between oper.
ators and miners Mt the convention. Mr
Logsdon appeared In the once Of United
states Marshal Mark stor4n In company
with William Zeller, operator, OF Brazil,
Ind, who is president OF the American
Coal Mining Company OF Indianapolis,
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law firm Of Whitcomb & Dowden. Mr.
Zeller is a member of the Indians r.
luminous Coal Operators association and
operates mines near Brazil and in the
Bicknell field. The American mine No
! at Bicknell Is said 10 be the largest
coal mine In the world.
NEAL SAID TO BE
LOGsDON ASSOCIATE.
Banus F. Neal Ia treasurer and sales
manager OF the Indian Creek Coal Com
pany. with Offices in the Traction
Terminal building. He is said to be as
sociated with E. d. Logsdon.
All Of those arrested furnished bond for
$4,000 to appear on arraignment day
May 4.
Logsdons bond was signed by Charles
g. Sommers and Charles c. Perry Of In
dianapolis.
''I do not know what I am arrested for
and naturally can not discuss the case"
said Mr.. 2eller and others operators.
I'VE will not have an opportunity to
see the indictment until after arraign-
ment day or until ala those charged have
been arrested" said Attorney Whitcomb
in discussing the arrests. 1--WE do not
know definitely what the men are charged
with"
INDICTMENTS AFTER
MONTHS INQUIRY.
The indictment under which the ar
rests were made was returned last week
by a special grand jury, which spent
three months investigating the coal in
dustry in tine United States. The in
dictment charged 125 coal operators and
miners with conspiracy to limit the pro-
duction of coal and to fix the price Of
coal in violation of the Lever act.
John F. Brown and Thomas Fl. McRea
of Brazil, Ind, signed a bond for the
| appearance of Mr.. Zeller Tobin's bond
was signed by the United States Fidelity
and Guaranty Company and Meals by
Charles b. Sommers and Emerson w.
Chaille.
! 1t was said today that several more
coal men of Indianapolis will be arrested
as soon as they can be appreheuded by
deputies from the marshals Office
The operators arrested today did not
care to discus the indictment.
PUBLISHING PRICES
PROBABLE OFFENSE.
1t WAS reported today that one Of the
counts included in the Indictment charges
the operators and representa- tives of their
associations with conspiracy on the
ground that prices were controlled by
the publication of quotations by those
associations. A charge of this nature
probably would include officials of the
Indiana Coal Trade Bureau and similar
organizations operating in coal centers
Practically all of the members of the
wage scale committees of both miners
and operators attending the Buffalo joint
conference are said to be included in
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