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construction and architects super
vision. Maj. Gordon asked the wit
ness IL. when the building was COM
pleted. Mr.. Geare notified him of the
fact.
Witness answered in the Affirmative.
Maj. Gordon then read the letter of
Mr.. Geare, giving the notification. and
which said that the building was f1n-
ished In accordance with plans and
"Mr. Crandall, what caused the coll
lapse of that theater? asked Maj.
1T is the one thing in the world
"a like to know" witness responded.
You don't know?"
mo. ! certainly hope that this In
vestigation will bring 1t out"
Witness II Excused.
Then you paid your money for the
theater and that's all you known
yes"
You're excused"
Melvin s. Rich, 1448 Harvard street.
structural engineer, who made the
general structural plans for 1.-The two
Site" was next called.
He was employed to design the steel
framing and floor construction, he
said. Mr.. Geore. he said. furnished
the information regarding the wall
construction, etc
oiu you ocHeVe ne was competent
to appreciate your work" asked
Coroner hewitt.
yes"
Il take it you are a graduate engi-
neer" the coroner queried.
'Yes. sir. coroner"
He said he did not make any in
spections of the steel, as he went into
the Army.
How much personal supervision of
the steel. did you give?" Coroner
Nevitt asked
None at ALL"
The witness said he turned the su-
pervfsion of steel work over to engi-
neers. but he did not have any recol-
lection of turning this particular job
over to an engineer.
DO you know who took your
place." Coroner hewitt asked.
NO, sir"
Maj. Gordon then took the witness.
Blueprint Identified.
He identified a blue print as the
second set Of steel plans that he drew
for the theater. He was instructed
by Maj. Gordon to tell of the main
trusses substituted by Mr. Ford.
Il have no knowledge of that" he
said.
He then. from the plans, detailed the
SlruerS WnlCn ne designed Tor the
building originally. The main beam
was designed to be approximately fif-
ty-six inches, he said.
He added he was informed that his
plan was superseded by the Union
Iron Works. He had no recollection
of seeing the revised roof framing
plans, although he said that it had
been called to his attention yesterday
that the revised plan had a note in
his handwriting. He identified the
note when shown to him, which was
to the effect that it was to have "dou-
BILE Is" under all trusses.
'Your note indicated that I beams
should be doubled and that the re-
vised plans didn't provide for them ?"
asked Mai Gordon.
Yes. sir: that's right" witness
answered.
Did you agree to the substituted
plans?"
Did Not Approve Plans.
NO, sir; 1 did not o. X. those
roof plans submitted by the Union
Iron Works of this city"
Have you compared the two plans
to determine which was the better?"
Maj. Gordon continued.
Il haven't seen the Ford plans until
now"
Have you made sufficient investi-
CATION to tell us why the roof col
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lapsed?" Maj. Gordon asked.

lapsed? MAI. Gordon asked.
Asked by Mr.. Hart why he made
the notations for additional beams,
the witness replied:
81 supposed that 1t would have been
required. It was to get that reac-
tion sufficiently spread out SO as not
to crush the wall"
gestion that double beams be put
in was carried out?" asked Mr.. Hart:
'I saw no 'separators' and jumped
to the conclusion that two beams
were not used. as the code required
separators," the witness answered.
'Do you know whether double I
beams were used?" pressed Mr.. Hart.
'T didn't climb up, but / would say
they were not. I was not In posi-
ton to see them. My engineering
knowledge would indicate they were
not" !. :. ,o,t. moro ). .st,nr or safer
than riyets?" asked Coroner hewitt.
Turn driven bolts are considered
the highest form of connecting two
pieces of steel. In other cases rivets.
A turn driven bolt gets the same
rating as a rivet, he said, In answer
to Maj. Gordon.
Contractor on Stand.
Frank L. Wagner. 1746 X street
northwest, builder and contractor for
the Knickerbocker Theater, next took
the stand.
He started as an apprentice carpen-
ter. he said. in 1888: later he was en-
ployed as an estimator and superin-
tendent, and in 1902 started a part
nership. He opened here in 1905.
Since 1907 he has been operating as
an individual builder.
The Knickerbocker was the first
theater project he had ever built, he
said. Subsequently, he built the Met
ropolitan Theater here.
regarding the original contract and
letting Of subcontracts, already in the
record.
He did not remember how many
structural steel firms were asked to
You asked for more than one?"
asked Maj. Gordon.
Yes"
well. then. who were they?" press
ed Maj. Gordon.
well" hesitating, Barber & Ross
and C. A. SchneidePs Sons. l don't
-ecollect any more"
Witness could not remember the
amount of each of the proposals.
At the direction Of Maj. Gordon. the
witness told of the reason for chang
ing the steel plans, substantially as
testified by previous witnesses.
did you have a superintendent on
the work all the timer"
YES"
what were his duties?" Maj. Gordon
continued.
General supervision of all the
work"
"Will your records show whether
bids were submitted by any one else?'
Il presume So"
''Then look into your files for infor-
nation regarding this structural steel
and bring them here Monday"
II will"
He said he hadn't determined the
cause of the collapse and had no idea
why it fell. He said he was having
an investigation made
He was then excused.
Erected Steel I'm Roof.
John L. Mcdonald, 334 Indiana ave-
nue.. a contractor for structural steel
erecting. next took the stand. He tes-
titled he contracted to erect the steel
roof on the theater.
The contract, he said, came through
Mr.. Wagner's office.
He could not, he said, say why the
building collapsed.
'Did you superntend the erection
personality" asked Maj. Gordon.
Il was there every day at some
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time"
"Is 1t your duty to see that trusses
and beams have proper bearingT
THAT is an engineering problem"
eff they had only an inch bearing.
would you put them up?" :,
They wouldn't stay up"
Did they all have sufficient bear
ing"
'aThey all had sufficient bearing"
He was there Immediately after the
accident. but subsequently he was not
admitted to the building, he said.
Witness testified a nine-inch beam
took a nine-inch bearing, a twelve
inch, a twelve-inch bearing, etc. They
all seemed to have that bearing. he
said.
'If there had been any bearings OF
three inches would you have put them
upT
mo, sir"
why did you put in bolts instead
of rivets?" Coroner hewitt asked.
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"Bolts were delivered to the Job"
witness answered.
In low buildings, he said. bolts are
as good as rivets.
Were double I-beams put under all
trussesT asked Mr.. Hart
Where 1t was called for"
did you put them under all of
them?'
Il cannot recall, sir"
Witness here was excused.
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SUBSTITUTED ROOF PLAN
AT THE KNICKERBOCKER
NOT PASSED BY ENGINEER

Continued from First Page,
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We are also going to feature Gaber-
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waterproof, satin-lined, and extra
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Will Blue; peck of Carmen potatoes,
Minor Thomas; peck of Potentates
potatoes, Letha Blue, Minor Thomas;
peck of Early Ohio potatoes, Minor
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IN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND, FRIDAY, SEPT. /, 192

during the investigation of radical
and Examiner today. The three rail
heads against. whom the alleged plot
was made were said to be tire presi-
dents of the New York Central lines,
the Pennsylvania system, and the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific The
home here of the ringleader was said
to be under surveillance and his arrest
was expected.
May Deport Aliens.
Deportation proceedings against
aliens arrested in connection with
plots against the railroads are probable
authorities said.
Governor Small of Illinois granted a
requisition to eXtradite William e. Fos-
ter. radical leader and head of the
Trades Union Educational league to
Michigan, where he is wanted on
charges of criminal syndicalism grow
ing out of the alleged communist meet
ing in the BARREN county woods.
Amongst numerous plots and actions
against various railroad properties in
the past "a hours were these: w P
Seyfred, president of the New Mexico
state federation of labor, and Anlrew
Bruno, plumber, were presented al
Albuquerque following their arrest or
a Santa Fe train and the discovery OF
bombs, fuses and caps in their grips
Searching Seyfred's room police said
they found more bombs.
Road officials said they believed
Seyfred and Bruno planned to blow III
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the Ration tunnel. The officers said
they had information of plans to dyn-
amite bank building and hotel under
Albuquerque.
Several bridges on the St Louis
Southwestern railway in Arkansas
and Texas, were burned and telephone
wires were cut. The road offered a
reward of $1,000 for the arrest of per-
sons responsible for the fires.
Track walkers discovered loose
rail near the junction of the Cotton
Belt and the Missouri Pacific at North
Little Rock, Ark Spikes had been
pulled from the ties.
Bridge burners fired a Sante Fe
trestle near Tecumseh, Ohla., after
saturating it with kerosene. Posses
were in pursuit of three men said to
have started the fire.
Homes Of three employees of the
| Illinois Central at Paducah, KY, were
dynamited. The explosions occurred
| in different parts of the city.
Five men, including the chairman
of the two striking shopcrafts were ar
rested at Slater, Mo-, by Deputy Unit
ed States marshals and taken to Kan
sas City, charged with interfering
with the mails. The charges include
the alleged beating of volunteer fire
man on the Chicago & Alton, who was
dragged from an engine cab by mob
at Marshall, Md.
Other developments included threats
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-09-01
.POSTOFFICE BUSINESS
IS GOOD IN AUGUST

August was a good month for the
Richmond postoffice this year," said
Henry Deuker, assistant postmaster,
Friday. August is usually a dead
month in point of sales and receipts
but this year it turned out better than
we exrected.'
Mr.. Deuker stated that the sale of
treasury savings certificates for the
month of August were $7,76S while the
sale of documentary stamps amounted
TO 1922, an increase over July of $3.50
The postal receipts for the months
of June, July and August were s43,
$3.50. an increase over the same
period in 1920 of $7,S37.34 and that OF
1921, of S1,581.73.
Mr.. Deuker remarked upon the ex
cellent stability of the treasury saw
ings certificates and stated that the
people of this county were fully real
izing the benefits acruing from this
sort of saving.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-09-01

Will Blue; peck of Carmen potatoes,
Minor Thomas; peck of Potentates
potatoes, Letha Blue, Minor Thomas;
peck of Early Ohio potatoes, Minor
Thomas.
Dozen beets, Cecil Hussey, ]. w.
Moore; dozen carrots, Cecil Hussey,
]. w. Moore; five pound beans, Gladys
Fagan. ]. B. Hall; quart of Lima beans,
Clara Blumke, G. A. Ryman; dozen pep
pers, William Thompson; bunch of eel
cry, Abner Langston; largest pumpkin,
Nat Moore, n. F. Krohl; largest
squash, w. E. Sheets, Allen and Mary
West! largest watermelon, Park VI.
rich, Clarence Langston; largest musk
melon, John Kepler, Clarence Langs-
ton; largest head of cabbage, Joe
Lamberson, Hugh Pagan; white grapes
Fred Schroth, Oliver Stewart; dark
grapes, J. w. Moore. C. A. Ryman; to
matoes, William Flooh c. A. Ryman
sweet potatoes, Simeon Kidwell.
Horse Awards
Stallion, 8 years old or over, Harry
Bayles; stallion, 2 years old, under 8
Paul Ferris; mare or gelding, year,
old or over, NJ T. Myers, Allen Tay
lor; mare or gelding, 8 years old, I'm
der 4, Ray helIum, FRANK Ross. mare
or gelding, years old, under 3, Jake
Snyder, Alvin Westmore.
Mare or gelding, l year old, unde,
2, Paul Ferris; spring colt, Jake Sny
der, Harry Bayles; best draft mare Of
gelding, any age or breed. Ray Kel
lum; best farm team, Nat Moore; bes
matched team, Ed. Beeson.
General Purpose
! Mare or gelding, 3 years old O.
over, Ed. Beeson, Nat Moore.
| Light Harness
Mare or gelding, 3 years old or over
| Beeson & Laymon, Earl Weaver: mar
Or colt, 1 year old or over, Adrian
Boyd, first and second.
Ponies
| Best pony, under "A inches, William
House; best pony, over A inches, IN
| der 50, William House.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-09-01
DUBLIN JUDGES Have
DIFFICULTY PLACING
PRIZES At FREE FAIR

With close competition at the Dub
lin fair in several classes, judges had
slow task in placing exhibits and
their work was not finished until the
afternoon of the last day, Friday.
However, premiums were all awarded
in every class in time for the after
noon crowds to know the winners. a
parade of all stock and several of the
snappiest races which had been re-
served until he last day, entertained
The crowd during the afternoon.
In the corn show especially, very
high quality of exhibits were seen, as
was evidenced by the fact that the
first and second prize winners at the
Rushyilie fair failed to take the prizes
here. The fourteenth prize winner at
the international in the single ear
class, submitted by Joe Helms. was
given close competition here also.
Grains and Seeds.
Corn professional l)-Best 10 ears of
yellow corn, Andrew kerber, c. ]. Nc
Cam; best 10 ears of white corn. Alb
ner Langston. D. E. Sherwood; best
single ear. any variety. ]. S.Helms,
c. E. Sherwood
Amateur-Best 10 ears of yellow
corn, William Coffin, William Vessel;
best 10 ears of white corn, William
Coffin; best single ear, any variety,
Jesse Huddleston, William Coffin.
Speeials-Best 10 ears of new corn,
any variety. George Lamberson, Cecil
Hussey: heaviest stalk of new corn,
Thomas Manlove; tallest stalk of
corn. Cecil Hussey. Omer Slant; best
stalk of soy beans, Thomas Manlove,
Horace Cole; largest sunflower, Minor
Thomas, Omer Slant; best peck of
feeding corn, (old). Clessie Hashett,
Horace Cole; best 10 ears of popcorn,
Sam Broadway, Clarence Mason; best
10 ears of sweet corn, Sam Thompson.
Small Grain and Seeds.
Best peck of wheat, any variety
Arthur Lambertson, Manlove and Dor
gan; best peck of rye, John Adrion
and Arthur Lambertsons best peck OF
white oats, Clarence Mason, Clarence
Langston; best peck of barley, John
Adrion; best peck of clover seed
(Little Red), George Cooper; best
peck OF clover seed (Mammoth), D, e
Sherwood, Clarence Mason.
SHEEP
(Shropshire, Oxford and Hampshire)
Ram, 2 years old, Frank Gauker;
ram, l year old and under 2. Franz
Myers; lamb, John Adrion, Franz
Gauker; ewes, years old and over
Charles Myers, Frank Gauker; ewes
/ year and under two, Frank Gauker;
lamb, Faucet and Baker, Charles My
ers Faucet and Baker first and sec
ond in Dorset Horned on ram one
year old, eve lamb, ram lamb, wether
eve two years old and one year old
Also first on aged ram; Charles Myer;
second.
Hogs
Poland Chinas-Boar, 2 years old
and over, Horace Cole, Albert Gordon
boar 1 year old and under 2 years old
Horace Cole; boar months old and
under 1 year, Horace Cole; boar
months old and under months, Hor
ace Cole, first and second; SOW 2 years
old and over, Horace Cole; sow l yea
old and under years old, Horace Cole
sow 6 months old and under 1 yeal
old, Horace Cole, first and second
sow months old and under s months
Horace Cole, Albert Gordon; best boar
Horace Cole; best sow, Horace Cole
Spotted Poland Chinas-Boar
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months OLD ana unQ6r mOnJnS, Il. A.
Baker, Merle Baker; sow l year old
and under years old, Charles Myers,
Frank Myers; SOW 3 months old and
under 6 months, C. Myers; best boar,
L. A. Baker; best sow, Charles Myers.
Duroc Jerseys-Boar years old and
over. John Adrion; boar / year old and
under 2 years old, Roy Heacock; boar
months old and under months, Rob-
ert Adrion, Nat Moore; SOW months
old and under 6 months, o. M Brad
way, Ollie Stewart
| Hampshires-Boar years old and
over, Gus Walker; boar l year old,
Charles Huffman, Gus Walker; boar
Is months old and under / year,
Charles Huffman, first and second /;
boar months old and under 6, George
| Faucet, first and second; sow 2 years
old and over, Gus Walker; SOW l year
old and under years, George Faucet,
Charles Huffman; SOW months old
and under year, Charles Huffman,
George Faucet
Fruit and Vegetables.
Apples (plate of five)-Indiana Fa.
vorite, Howard Whiteley. Joe Helms
Baldwin, H. Whiteley; Ben Davis, H
Whiteley, Orange Hall; Taupehockin
H. Whiteley. H. NJ. Sourbeer; Woli
River, H. Whiteley, Minor Thomas
Stark, H. Whiteley; Yellow Belle
! Flower, Minor Thomas; Duchess o.
IOldenburg, H. Whiteley; Yellow Trans
parent, H. Whiteley; Golden Sweet
H. Whiteley; North Western Green
ing, H. Whiteley, A. Clayton; Nader
Blush, H. Whiteley, Joe Helms. Ram
bo, Joe Helms; Benoni, H. Whiteley;
Grimes, H. Whiteley, H. NJ. Sourbeer;
Jonathan, H. Whiteley, Ora Oler
Northern Spy. Joe Helms, H. White
ley; Rome Beauty, H. Whiteley; Smith
Cider, H. Whiteley; Wealthy, Charlie:
McCann, Robert Dorgan; White Pip
pin, H. Whiteley; York, H Whiteley
j, Minor Thomas; Wine Sap, Cheste
Helms, Joe Helms; Banana, H. White
ley; Ben Davis (black), H. Whiteley
Delicious, H. NJ. Sourbeer; Snow, H
Whiteley; Mann, H. Whiteley, Orang
Hall; Greening, Minor Thomas; Sta
men, H. Whiteley, Minor Thomas.
Il OTHER FRUIT
Pears (PIate of five)
Bartlett, ]. NJ. Doddridge; Secke
Joe Helms, H Whiteley; HeifeI
Charles Mccain, Dick Chandler.
Peaches (PIate of fiVe)
Stiffers Late Red, Oliver Stewart
H. Whiteley; Champion. ]. NJ. Dodd
ridge; Crawford, Ora Oler; Elberte
H Whiteley, Ora Oler; Best seeding
Fred Herbst, Elsie Mason.
Plums (Plate of 12)
Green Gage, H. Whiteley, Ora Oler
Burbank, H Whiteley; Lombard, Or
Oler, Thomas Manlove; Damson, Ra
Biser, H. Whiteley.
VEGETABLES
Peck of Early Rose potatoes. Mrs
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-09-01
PRISON INMATES INCREASE

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept 1.-The
population at the Ohio State peniten-
tiary still is on the upgrade, according
to a statement from Warden P. E.
Thomas. During August, 1921, peni-
tentiary prisoners numbered 2,2S0;
this year for that month, there were
2,64S registered, an increase of 1858,
exclusive of those paroled, Thomas
said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-09-01
CONGRESSMAN BUYS AlRPLANEs

AMERICUS. Ca. Sept. 1.-Congress-
man Manuel Herrick of Oklahoma,
purchased % airplanes at a govern.
ment sale at Southerfield yesterday.
Mr.. Herrick said he intended TO use
the planes for political purposes" in
Oklahoma and other states.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-09-01

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Ind, Sept 1.
Ray Jolley, 25 years old, guard on
the Big Four railroad, was found dead
beside the tracks of the railroad here
today. His body had been severed
by a freight train. Bruises and cuts
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on his head showed that he might
have been killed or seriously injured
before his body was placed on the
track. He was reported as having
had trouble with three men near
Sugar Creek several nights ago.
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RESTRAIN RAIL
Continued from Page one.)

behind railroad wrecRand bomb plots.
Activities here followed "a hours of
increasing disorders, bridge burnings
and dynamiting of railroad property
throughout the country.
Disclosures of an alleged plot to kill
three railroad presidents or kidnap
members of their families were made
plots, according to the Chicago Herald
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-09-01

CAPE GIRIDA, Mo-, Sept. 1.-Two
persons were killed and several in
jured today when a st. Louis and San
Francisco passenger train en- route to
Memphis from ST. Louis, was wrecked
near here, when trestle it was eros
sing gaHe way.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-09-01
Jeff Wadman, IA, Is Dead
At Home in Hagerstowr

HAGERSTOWN, Ind, Sept. Jeff
Wadman. "a years old, died at his
home here Thursday at midnight.
The body was taken Friday to the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas
Miller, north of Huntsville, where he
made his home only a few months ago,
prior to moving here.
He was sick a few weeks with 4
complication of diseases.
He is survived by seven children,
Mrs. Maude Hatfield, of Winchester;
Mrs. Olive Retter, of Lynn: Mrs.
Frank Retz, of this place. are daugh-
ters, and Charley Wadman, of this
place, is his son.
The funeral will be held Sunday at
10 a. m. at the NJ E. church of Hunts
vile, of which he was member, and
burial will be in Buena Vista GENE
terry.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-09-01

ski, one of the four men held on
charge of murder as the result of
the wrecking of the Michigan Central
passenger express, Aug. 80, with the
loss of two lives, today was bound
over to the criminal court without
bond, to await the findings of the
grand jury next week The prisoner
was charged with murder and taken
TO jail at Crown Point.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-09-01

against railroad officials at Memphis,
Tenn. the dynamiting of Pennsyl-
vania railroad bridge at Wilmington,
Del, a clash between a striking shop
man and workers at LaCross, Wis,
and the slugging of a Missouri Pacific
shop foreman at Sedalia, Mo.
Putnam patriot., 1922-06-02
WOODSTOCK VALLEY

No school on Friday, the teacher, Mrs. Hammond, visiting the Williman- tie Normal school.
 Mir. and Mrs. Stephen Broadway of Southbridge were here over the week end, also Memorial Day.
 Mir. and Mrs. E. O. Sumner and son Homer, also Mrs. r. K. Jackson from Willimantic. called on friends here on Memorial Day.
 Dave Broadway was the recipient of a fine May basket on Saturday eve. ming: the hangers" about 70 of them, were duly caught. and treated to some of Dave's good ice cream.
 There was moonlight session of school on Tuesday evening, also speak ing contest, at the Valley school. VII liam Gronlund was chosen as the speaker to represent the school at the town contest next Tuesday evening al Academy hall. Mildred Blackmar anc Evelyn Mattocks received honorable mention. Elizabeth Lefebvre and Ed, ma Mattocks received honorable men tion in the lower grades. The singing by the school was exceptionally good At the close cake and ice cream were served to all present, the visitors mum bering around 60.
Putnam patriot., 1922-06-02
NANDAL AT WORK
Knoeks Over Hesdstone on Grave In
 East Thompson Cemetery

That the headstone on the grave of Jonathan Richardson, in the East Thompson cemetery has been deliber- ately knocked from it's foundations, is the opinion of those who saw the mon ument on Memorial Day and since then.
 There is an unusual inscription on the stone. and this may possibly have been the reason for someone, who did not agree with the sentiment express ed thereon, knocking the stone over. The inscription reads; ''Who never sacrificed Reason to superstition's God or believed Jonah swallowed the whale"
 Mir. Richardson was prominent in Thompson and vicinity many years ago. Steps are being taken for the restoration of the stone.