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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-04-28
THREE MINERS
KILLED WHEN
BOMB BURSTS
Another Seriously Injured
When Sputtering Grenade
is Thrown Into Bunkhouse
at Coal Mine.
VICTIMS WERE ASLEEP
,8y Associated Press)

APOLLO, Pa, April 28.-Three min
ers We're killed and one seriously in
Jured when a bomb was thrown early
today into a bunkhouse at the Patter-
son mine of the Kiski Coal company,
near here.
The men, who had been employed
on non-union basis after the coal
strike was called April /, were asleep
in the bunkhouse shortly after dawn
today when the explosion occurred.
Stanley Meilke, Andrew Bornailr
and Frank Ridgeaki were instantly
killed, and Frank Cogski so badly hurt
by steel splinter from the bomb that
hospital doctors said he might not re-
cover. Each of the dead men was mar
ried, and their deaths make IA chill
dren fatherless
The Patterson mine is in West
Moreland county, across the Kiskim-
inetes river from Apollo Before the
strike it employed rs men, its prod
ucts being sent to a steel company
here.
Seven miners were asleep. by the
bunkhouse, which had been erected 4
few days after they had complained
to the management that pickets were
stopping them on the road
Men Were Asleep
They were asleep when, according
to the authorities, they were awakened
by the crashing glass, and in the dark
ness saw the sputtering end of fuse.
Meilke, who was first out of bed,
caught up the bomb and it exploded in
his arms, also killing two of his COM
panions who had jumped to his side
The explosion was heard in Apollo
and scores of persons hastened across
the river to the ruins of the bunk
house. State policemen were sum-
moned from Leechburg, and blood
hounds were brought from Kittanning.
They found soon after their arrival
that the bomb had been made from an
army shell stolen from a foundry in
Vandergrift. The survivors were un-
able to tell a connected story, and
Dan Rowan, night watchman, was in
another part of the property when the
bomb was thrown
The autharities hold to the theory
that the attackers hid IN the vicinity
of the blnkheuse until the watchman
had made his 3 o'clock round.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-04-28
EARL MANN, FIREMAN,
HURT FIGHTING FIRE
AT Old ST. JOHNS

Earl Mann, fireman, stationed at No.
bruises, a strained left shoulder and
minor injuries when ne fell through
the roof of the McClelland Hardware
company,s plant on South Fourth, be-
tween South C and D streets, Friday.
The building is the old st. Johns
Lutheran church and is being remod-
/ eled to serve as a manufacturing plant.
Fire damages will be between $4,000
and $4,000, according to the estimate
/ of c. l. McClelland, an officer of the
company.
The principal damage was sustain
ed through water which fell on the
stock according to him. The fire
started on the roof from spark, and
the entire roof was ablaze when the
the fire department arrived.
Falls 20 Feet
Mann was bracing his weight
against a rafter son the roof, when it
gave way, and he fell through to the
floor below, distance of 20 feet. He
fell on his feet. He was taken to
Reid Memorial hospital and removed
to his home in the afternoon.
The building was of brick construc-
ton. Mr.. McClelland stated that re-
pair and rebuilding of the plant would
be started as soon as the adjusters had
finished their work.
The roof was destroyed.
A worker in the plant discovered the
fire and sent in the alarm from Box
No. IA. At the time the fire was dis
covered the whole roof was ablaze.
The roof was of the gable type. The
shingles burned very rapidly.
/ First Time On Fire -.-..
In the many years the building was
used as a church it was never threat
ened with fire, an old resident re-
called Friday.
The edifice is one of the landmarks
of the city. The original unit, 31x42
feet, was constructed in 1916 and ad.
ditions to the front, top and rear were
made in the course of the next three
decades until the structure attained
it's present proportions. ... .......
1t was occupied by St. Johns con
gregation until it's new church, South
Seventh and E street, was constructed
about IA years ago, when the church
auditorium was converted into meet
ing place for the societies of the con
gregation.
The parish school occupied the
lower floor until a few months age
when the present owners took ovel
the building.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-04-28
.HOWAT, mine HEAD,
BEGINS SENTENCE
fRv Associated Press J

PITTSBURG. Kas., April 2S.-Alex-
ander Howat, deposed president of the
Kansas miners union, today began
serving one year sentence in the
Crawford county Jail at Girard.
The sentence grew out of the calling
of strike in alleged contempt Of
court. August Dorchy, deposed vice
president, also was taken into custody
last night.
Five other former union officials
have been arrested and four incar-
cerated for year on the same charge.
One, Robert D. Foster, former district
attorney, was freed yesterday when
he agreed to testify before the Kansas
court of industrial relations.
The men are alleged to have called
a strike at the Mackie Fuel company
mines in violation of an Industrial
court order.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-04-28
CROWD GIVES FOULKE
OVATION IN DEBATE
DESPITE CRITICISM
PALLADIUM NEWS BUREAU

WASHINGTON, April 2S-William
Dudley Foulke, Richmond, Ind, act
ing president of the National Civil
Service Reform league, was branded
as a crank sneering at the president
Of the United States by John H. Bart
lett, first assistant postmaster general,
in a debate between the two men at
mass meeting held here last night.
Both Foulke and Bartlett are former
civil service commissioners. Bartlett
charged that certain proponents of
the civil service are striving TO set up
bureaucracy within the government
to thwart the will of the administra-
tion.
Mr. Foulke stated that the meeting
had been called by his organization
as protest to the attitude of some
administration leaders and members
of congress who he charged were
working for the destruction of the
merit system in civil service"
The crowd was composed largely of
government employees and they gave
Foulke a rousing reception.
The meeting was called as a result
of the recent removal of many import.
ant officials at the bureau of printing
and engraving the majority of them
having civil service status.
Mr.. Bartlett asserted that the great
body of civil service workers who dc
their work well had no cause for
alarm. He justified the presidents
action at the bureau of printing and
engraving as necessary for the good
of the public service"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-04-28
Weather Forecast
FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY
BY w. E. Moore

ny W. UOOIC
Fair and continued cold tonight,
about freezing; Saturday, Increasing
cIoudiness.
A decided increase in air pressure
north of the 10th parallel diverted the
southwestern rain storm across south
ern Indiana and Ohio toward the east
ern states, which fact indicates gener-
ally fair weather, followed by increas-
ing cloudiness on Saturday, due to an
other storm in the far southwest.
Temperatures Yesterday
maximum -............ 6l
MlHluuIu ..'........ .......s 81
Today
Weather Conditions-The cool wave
over the north and central states has
increased in size and is now, central
over the ST. Lawrence valley, where
temperatures are below freezing A
general rain storm occurred through.
! out southern Indiana last night, and
also the southern states. But it is
warm along the gulf and far south
west. where temperatures are as high
! as 80 degrees, while local SHOWS have
occurred over Colorado and Wyoming
For Indiana, by the United States
Weather Bureau-Fair tonight anC
| Saturday, except somewhat unsettled
| in extreme south portion; not much
| change in temperature. Frost prob
ably in north and central portions to
night
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-04-28
Receptions Over, Joffre
Spends Day Resting

NEW YORK, April 28.-His week
of fetes, banquets, reviews and recep-
tions over, Marshal Joffre was ready
to give himself entirely to rest. He
sails tomorrow on the Celtic and to-
day planned to do nothing but be a
guest at his hotel free to come and
go as he wishes.
One thing he promised his daugh-
ter Mile Germaine was that he would
walk with her through Central Park.
He might even go shopping, he said,
but whatever he did was to be ION
the spur of the moment"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-04-28
WILL USE kIRPLANE
IN HUNT FOR CREW

SAULT STE MARIE, April 2s.-An
airplane search in the vicinity of Carl
bou and Michipocotan islands for the
lighthouse tender Lampdon, that dis
appeared during the gale more than
week ago with a crew of II and two
keepers, was being planned by marine
men today
The tug Gray, sent in search OF the
Lampdon, returned last night without
finding trace of the men or boat
Two freighters locking through
here slowly after the gale subsided,
reported having cited wreckage off
Michipocotan island. but were unable
to identify it positively as belonging
to the Lampdon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-04-28
PALLADIUM NEWS BUREAU

WASHINGTON, April 28.-Reports
received by the congressional cam
paign committee on the Republican
primary election in Indiana as that
campaign draws to a close indicate to
the members of the committee that
the senatorial contest will result in
the denomination of Harry S. New;
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-04-28
ConDict Hotel Pantry Boy
of Starving Lady Alice

LONDON, April 28.-Henry Jacob,
a 19 year old hotel pantry boy. was
found guilty today by the Central crim-
inal court for the murder of Lady
Alice White, widow of Sir Edward
White, former chairman of the Lon
don county council, on March IA. He
was sentenced to death.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-04-28
Slanderer Gets
Licking By 2 Women
CBv Associated Pressl

INDEPENDENCE, Kans., April 2S.
Benson F. Pryor, was taken out on
country road at night and whipped
by two womea who accused him of
slandering them in pool hall remarks,
the police said today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-27
Church Service
Out of the Air

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Oakland, Cal. = Rockridge radio
station yesterday broadcast complete
church service, sermon, choir music
and offertory to an audience estimat-
ed at $4,000 persons. 1t is believed this
is the first complete service the air
has carried. The service was conduct
ed in the music room of the radio
station by the Rev. L. C. Sweetman,
pastor of the St. Andrews Methodist
church of San francisco.
It was received at St. Andrews
church in San Francisco and given to
the congregation by loud speaking
receiving device and was also heard
by fraternal homes, hospitals, fire and
police stations equipped with receiv-
ing sets as well as many private ANA
teur stations. Although the collec-
ton was taken only at the church,
while the ether carried piano offer
tory solo. After the service tele--
phone calls to the sending station
stated that members of the far flung
congregation were mailing their Of
ferings to St. Andrews.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-27
NEW SLANT AT
MANAGER FORM
w. M. Rich of Goldboro, N.
c., Tells Council How
Plan Works.
%N~ szA-{As5S
WOULD ACCEPT JOB
|. r. Ellison, Manager of Mus
kegOn, Mich, Comes Today
for Personal Interview.

The city council is'giving prospective
city managers for Kenosha the once
over with a view of getting line on
the material that is offering itself for
the big job of managing Kenosha, and
on Saturday afternoon the members Of
the council met informally at the city
hall for conference with w. M. Rich,
city manager of Goldsboro, N. C. Mr..
Rich made a favorable impression on
the members of the council. 1t was
the first real live city manager to get
to Kenosha. Mr.. Rich told the mem
bers of the council some things in re-
gard to the operation of the city man
ager system in Goldsboro. He has had
considerable experience in working
with the city manager plan of govern
ment but for the most part this expert
ence has been in much smaller cities
and under an organization different
from that provided by law in Wiscon-
sin. His work has been in cities which
have adopted the city manager form
but at the same time have retained the
alderman and mayor plan.
0CS AuCaS 1AVht
Manager Rich gave the members of
the council a considerable number of
things to think about. He outlined at
some length the manner in which the
city manager Of town organizes the
different departments and had some
thing to say of the handicaps surround
ing the work.
mo, we did not close with Mr. Rich, -
said President Afford of the council
"but we did get much valuable infor-
nation from him. He is a clever fellow
of SO or 40 years of age, who has good
ideas and who has had considerable
experience. We expect to have further
conferences with him."
1t is understood to be the plan of
the council to give every man who
wants to be considered in connection
with the Kenosha position chance to
make a personal presentation of his
abilities and his claims for consider
alton.
MuskegOn Manager Comes Today.
Today l. r. Ellison of Muskegon
manager of that thriving Michigan
city, is to be the guest of members of
the council and he will be given a
chance to show what he has done at
Muskegon. This city has won consid-
cradle fame on account of it's advance
ment under the city manager form and
members Of the council were looking
forward to the coming of Mr.. Ellison
with a good deal of interest.
The members of the council have
already found that the Wisconsin law
governing the organization of cities
under the manager form is consider
ably different from the laws in other
states and suggestion has been made
that the city of Kenosha may be forced
to ask the next session of the legisla-
ture to make some amendments to the
law 1t is not expected, however, that
the provisions of the law will handicap
to any great degree the work of the
council in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-27

succeeding days, when I knew and
understood
A special prosecutor was appointed
and grand jury called. You partici-
Judges A. B. Anderson of Indianapolis,
F. A. Geiger of Milwaukee and Evan
Evans of Chicago. In many cases the
biting remarks of the judges in hand
ing out the sentences cut the defend
ants as deep as the words "and years
in the federal penitentiary."
Politicians and business men who
were sentenced drew from the judges
bitter denunciations for their lack of
patriotism and their disregard of the
laws. Twelve of the alleged members
of the ring drew prison sentences and
all save two, that imposed upon O'Neill
and Erler, were to the federal prison
at Leavenworth. Every one of the de-
PENDANTS sentenced to the Federal
prison drew fine in addition to the
prison term. Each man was sentenced
by the judge by whom he had been
tried or before whom he had pleaded
guilty.
MANY hcItOSudnS Present..
Many Kenosha people were in the
court room when the men from this
city faced the court in the final chapter
of the prosecution of the members of
the alleged whiskey ring. Many of the
Kenosha people were friends or reIa-
tives of the men who received sentence.
The imposing of the nineteen sentences
started just after IL o'clock and it was
long after noon before the judges left
the bench. All of the defendants were
In court and nearly all of them were
In court prepared to go to prison
They had adjusted their affairs at home
with the understanding that they would
pay the penalty of the law before re-
turning to Kenosha.
1t was understood that several of
the men who managed to get away with
fine would be released from custody
by the payment of the fine this after
noon.
Some Bitter in Comment.
Some of the relatives of the men
who drew prison terms were bitter in
their discussion of the judgment of
the court. The fact that Custer and
| Kosterman escaped with fines brought
the most comment among the relatives
of the Kenosha members of the ring.
These people held that Kosterman and
Custer had been more active than many
of the Kenosha men. They also cited
the fact that Bert Herzog, another pro-
hibition agent, had drawn a seven-year
sentence.
Friends of Walter NJ. Burke remain
ed loyal to him and after they had
heard OF the sentence they still ex-
pressed the belief, or at least the firm
hope, that the United States court of
| appeals would either free him of the
charges or bring about reduction of
sentence. They still expressed the
hope that if Burke was held guilty he
1 would get away with fine.
Many Stays of Sentence.
| All Of the men sentenced to prison
were granted stays of from ten to
twenty days in order that they might
clear up their business activities.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-27
FORMER OFFICIAL
DRAWS THREE YEARS
rs Sentenced by Judge Belden to Term in the
State Prison AS Spectators Shed
Tears This Morning.
STAY OF SENTENCE Is DENIED
Attorneys Make Last Motion Asking Time to Complete
Appeal But Judge Holds There is Not Reason
to Expect Change in Ruling.

Judge Beden the last chapter of the story of the
Cean Up of KenOsha County by the 1921 Grand Jury just
after eleven o'clock this morning when Peter Fisher @ former
Attorney KenOsha County, stood before the bar of
Justice with bowed head accepted the sentence
of the spend three at hard labor in the
state prison Waup beginning at today Judge Beden
later denied stay of the sentence asked by the attorneys Tor
Mr. Fisher declaring that the mind Of the court there was
reasonable expectation that the Supreme court of the state
would the holding of the lower court in denying the plea
bar under which the attorneys for the former district attorney
had sought to claim immunity for him account OF his
before the special grand jury While Fisher is to
prison at Once-prObaby before the day is overt is under
stood that his attorneys will the fight to the
court in hopes of securing liberty for him. AS Fisher
sentenced several counts of the indictments against him
held by the court that it would purpose grant
of execution single sentence Sentence imposed
by the court long Of indictments for bribery and
enlightenment but the sentences cOncurrenty and
the total service under them summed the three
term first imposed by the court
NO COMMENT FROM DEFENDANT
There was comment from the defendant the court
concluded the sentence but Wallace Ingalls, who with Calvin
Stewart appeared him at asked for the stay
ton of the Fisher stood with bowed head
the court repeated the words he motion must be denied he
put his hat and walked and surrendered himself the
undersherff who led him to the county jail Tears
the cheeks people the county
court who witnessed the final in the Fisher
composed but he walked to the Jail he wiped
the tears with his handkerchief II ready to gO his
only comment he went with Undersher Knper into the
jail office Judge Beden kindly in his handling of the
several times while reading the short statement he
pared in the his throat hOked stop
Judge Beden announced that consideration had been
shown to the former district attorney of the fact
that partial restitution had been made in the WEIGH embezze
ment and because he had aided the state materially a
pearng witness in other which grew out of the
indictments returned by the grand jury
In sentencing the former district attorney Judge BeIden
said:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-27
Heirs of Jim" Hill
Lose Court Battle
fBy Associated Press Leased wiz,

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
St. Paul, Petitions of con-
tending heirs of Mrs. James J. Hill
for appointment of either the North
western Trust company or Louis W.
Hill as administrator of her $4,000, 900
estate were denied by Probate Judge
Howard Wheeler in decision today.
Judge Wheeler held that the con-
troversy among the nine children had
disqualified both applicants and held
that unless they agreed on an admin
istrator by May 5 the court will make
it's own selection.
The controversy resulted in long
hearing in probate court here, with one
contending group of seven heirs of the
late empire builder headed by James
N. Hill of New York, the elest. son,
and with Louis w. Hill, chairman of
the Great Northern Railway, joined
with one sister in the opposing faction
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-27

The appeal for Attorney Walter M.
Burke is on writ Of error. Judge
Anderson granted the appeal which will
be heard in the United States circuit
court of appeals in Chicago. Burke's
bond for release was placed at $4,000
and he furnished it. Delaney and Ray
declared that they would complete their
appeals at once and furnish bonds. The
rest of the men sentenced declared that
they would pay the fines and serve the
sentences without further appeal
The heaviest fines imposed in the
sentencing bee were against the Duden-
hooters Of Milwaukee, each drawing a
fine of $4,000.
Government Loses First Case.
William Dusold, former wholesale
liquor dealer in Milwaukee, and Angus
tus F. Barker, former chief clerk in
the prohibition office, were found not
guilty of conspiracy to violate the
Volstead act by jury in federal court
in Milwaukee on Wednesday night,
after three hours deliberation.
It was the first acquittal in the long
series of liquor ring cases brought to
trial during the last two court terms.
Dusold and Barker were charged
with conspiring with Harry Arnold in
illegal liquor deals which, Arnold tes-
titled, Melted profit of more than
100000 in three months. Arnold OBJ
tanned immunity by testifying against
himself before federal grand jury.
Silence Follows Verdict.
The jury reached an agreement after
celebrating less than an hour after
its return from supper. A small crowd
of friends and relatives of the defend
ants was in court when the jurors filed
in and took their seats. Absolute ST.
lence reigned for a full minute after
Fred c. Westfahl, clerk of court, had
read the words, "Not guilty"
The acquittal is expected to mean
reinstatement for Barker to his form
er position in the prohibition office,
with full PAY for the several months
he has been suspended. There is an
other Indictment against Barker, nam
ing him as co-defendant with Joseph
O'Neill and others, which must be dis
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-27
sUFFoCATED BY GAS.

tBy Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Oshkosh, Wis.AAugust Hack, aged
81, was sufocated by gas late yester-
day afternoon while working in the
cupola at the Universal foundry here
He was placing bars of pig iron in the
furnace stack and when found his
head was hanging down into the furn.
ace and his face was singed. He is
survived by his wife and two sons. On,
of the sons found his body. His par
ents live at Ripon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-27

posed of before this can happen.
The trial, which lasted three days,
began on Monday, when the govern
ment announced that Harry Arnold,
named as a co-defendant with Barker
and Dusold, would not be proceeded
against because Of immunity obtained
by him in testifying before the grand
jury of November, 1920. Arnold was
the star governm ent witness.
He declared that he obtained a per-
nit to deal in liquor and accepted
Dusold as a partner; that he pur-
chased about 1850 cases Of whiskey
during the three months that he held
a permit, paying between $26 and $29
case and that he sold the whiskey at
$500 and $3.50 a case. The government
charged that Barker had Joined in the
conspiracy and helped Arnold to cover
his operations by removing certain
documents from the prohibition office.
The defense based its case on abso-
lutte denial Of the charges, asserting
that Arnold was trying to shift the
guilt to Dusold in order to save him
self and to protect two friends who
loaned him $4,000 to begin operations.