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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-18
Fire Disasters
Since 1900

IOBOKEN. y. North German
pier, and three steamers burned. SOC
deaths: $5.ooo.0 900 property loss. June
30. 1900.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.-Shuoh Bap-
tist Church, ll5 deaths, Sept. 20.
1902.
CHICAGO-Iroquois Thcater, sos
deaths. Dec 80. 1903.
Observation-Disclosures district de
stroyed, loss $7O,OO0l00O Feb. {,
1904.
NEW YORK-Excursion steamer.
General Slocum. burned; 1921 killed
June IS. 1904.
BROCKTON. Mass-Shoe factory.
100 killed. March 20. 1905.
SAN FRANCISCO-Fire. 452 killed.
April is. 1906.
BOYERTON. Pa.-Rhodes Opera
House, 1863 killed March T. 1908.
CLEVELAND. Ohio - Collinwood
School. l7S children and teachers
killed March i, 1908.
ACAPCLO, Mexico.-Florez The
ater. 500 killed Feb =. 1909.
NEW YORk-TriangIe shirt fac
tory, 145 deaths. March 25, 1901.
HALIFAX, n. S.-Explosion caused
by collision of munitions ship with
relief ship in Halifax harbor starts
fire which destroyed big area Of Hall
fax, 1000 killed 5000 injured loss
$50.000,0000. Dec 6. 1917.
KLAMATH FALLS. Ore Houston
Hotel Is killed. Sept c. 1920
MANILA, T. I-Three thousand
residences burned; 5000 homeless.
ten deaths; 100000 loss. April II.
1921.
HAKADOTE, Japan-Four thou
sand homes destroyed by fire; 259
killed. April Il. 1921.
MALFIELD, Ky.-Ernest Lawrence
Home. Il killed. June 6. 1921
SMYRNA-Practically entire city
destroyed when Turkish Nationalist
troops set fire to Greek and Christian
quarter; 1000 killed; 10000 homeless.
$3.50 100000 loss. Sept. Ills, 1922.
NEW YORK-Lexington Ave. tene-
ment. 8 killed. Oct. -. 1922.
ASTORIA, Ore.-One death, SEQ
600, 600 loss. Dec. s, 1922.
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STRICT RULES IN
INDIANA SCHOOLS
Fire Marshal and Aid Give
Reinsurance to Public.

A fire such as occurred in a school
at Cleveland. S. c.. could not occur
in Indiana, John D. Kramer. deputy
fire marshal in charge Of schoolhouse
Inspections. said today.
Kerosene lamps, such as started
the South Carolina fire, are not per
nitted In Indiana school buildings, -
ne asserted. Even in communities
where. there are no electric lights,
school buildings usually have their
Cwn electric plants.
Manual training and domestic
science classes have asked permission
to store gasoline and to install in
cubatOrs, but this has been denied.
Ventllator shafts, according to our
regulations. must go through the
roofs and not end in attics in such a
way as TO make the buildings fire
traps. Light wires must be in con-
duits."
Newman T. Miller, State fire
marshal, pointed out all township
trustees are organized as deputies of
the fire marshal's office with instruc-
tions to guard against school house
fires.
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BROAD MEMORIAL
DAY BILL FAVORED
MCCray Says NaTOWneSS Of
Measure Caused Veto.

IF the Memorial day bill had con
tanned all the things C. A. r. members
now say they want in the law 1 would
have signed It In a minute" Governor
McCray said today. He was comment
ing on the action OF the State C. A. r,
in closing session at Muncie Thursday,
condemning his veto Of the bill which
would have prohibited sporting events
on Memorial day.
The bill as presented to the Gov
z5enor included only sporting events.
~She bill now proposed by the G. A. r.
would include all forms of amusement
for gain.
Il consider the G. A r. affair a
closed incident" the Governor said.
81 explained TO them why 1 vetoed
the bill. and that is all 1 could do.
had it examined by lawyers in whom
I had confidence. and they said it was
unconstitutional"
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rs ARE KILLED IN FIRE PANIC A
COUNTRY SCHOOL CELEBRATION
Parents Rush Back Into Inferno to Save
Their Loved Ones-An Eyewitness Story

gled the tighter they got jammed
in From the look Of some of the
bodies we took out they were
trampled to death before the fire
got them.
I'VE could not get into the build
irg to get thu bodies out, for
long time. the fire was so hot.
There was nothing left Of the
building at all I never saw any
thing so terrible in my life"
The charred bodies Of the vic
TINS were laid In rows on the
ground as fast as they were taken
out.
Hundreds Of people came hunt
ing their folks" said Sllton. THE
scenes We're terrible. Many Of the
bodies We're nothing but charred
bones 1t was pltiful TO see half
crazy people. driven out Of their
heads by grief and anxiety poking
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among the heaps of blackened
bones hunting for rings or some
token that would identify the
bodies.
You would see a woman hunt
ing, and then she would scream
and faint People went about alb
solutoly crazy. Everybody knew
everybody else at that entertain
ment, you see, and it was quite an
affair for a small country place.
The folks that were in that hall
were small farmers and land hold
ers mostly, quiet folks who We're
proud Of the work their children
did al school and who went TO see
them perform at the entertain
mont A few folks from Camden
went over. About seven or eight
Camden people were burned to
death, but most OF the victims
were country people like I de-
scribed."
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their loved ones left behind in the
hall
You couldn't get the facts about
it for a long time, the survivors
were so excited and grief-stricken.
Families got separated in the rush.
This was a country schoolhouse.
where they used kerosene lamps
for light. One Of them got loose
or the hook pulled out from the
ceiling. 1t fell right in the midst
Of the crowd there and exploded.
A lot Of people were burned
then and everybody started
screaming and running for the
doors and windows. They all got
jammed on the stairway and IN
the hall leading TO the street and
.they didn't have a chance after
they got IN there.
Nobody could help them and
the worse they fought and strug-
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BIZ JHited Press
CLEVELAND. S. c., May IS
1T was the most heart-rending
sight l ever saw" was the state
ment this morning OF Sergt. S. T.
Silton of the Camden police force,
one of the first men on the scene
Of the school house fire which
claimed seventy-six lives.
When l got there the school
was a mass Of flames. Persons
were screaming and groaning.
Those who got out were trying TO
go back to release those penned In
the hallway OF the flaming build
ing.
We tried to get them out. but
the fire spread so fast it was no
use. The building burned like
tinder. People who jumped out
Of the windows nearly all had
broken bones. Some Of them for
got all about their own injuries,
when they remembered children OF
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About half of the bodies recovered
are those Of children. In some cases
whole families are wiped out. in 9th
ers parents and older children are
gone and only small children remain.
Hardly a family has escaped the loss
of at least one.
One Of the injured, Carl Humphries,
so, who had been taken to a hospital
at Camden was uninjured when he
jumped from a window, but when he
realized his mother remained in the
seething furnace he rushed back in an
effort to save her, his efforts were un-
availng and he himself was burned.
Search of Ruins Completed
Search of the ruins for bodies was
completed this afternoon. Camden
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police said they believed all the bod.
les had been removed with the find
ing Of two additional ones, bringing
the death tOlol to seventy.six.
Identifying victims was proceeding
slowly and it was considered likely
that some Of the victims would have
to be buried without identification,
they were so badly charred The fun.
eral of the fire victims will be held
at p. m. today at Cleveland. One
big funeral will mark the burial OF all
of them Unable to identify their
loved ones, the bereaved parents and
relatives will Join in one funeral cor
tege and the bodies will be laid to rest
in one plot in the Cleveland cemetery.
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FEDERAL AGENTS
SEEK MAN WHO
LEFT HIS BOYS
Trio Center of Novel Exper-
fences While Father Is
Out of Country,

Walter Osborn. IS. and his two
brothers Sidney. Il. and Edwin. Il,
were at the home of Mrs. Laura Rob
erts, CAS- z. Twenty-Third St today,
wondering just how they happened to
be the center OF so much attention
Meantime Federal authorities and ju-
venile court attaches wanted to know
what had become Of r. f. Philips.
guardian Of The children. and just
why he left the New Delaware Hotel.
517 y. Delaware st. in such a hurry
that he failed to take his clothes with
him
While the investigation is in prog
ress the children are being cared for
under the direction Of E. L. Osborn.
chief of the local bureau of investiga-
ton OF the department of justice.
Phillips. according to the boys. was
appointed guardian of the children
last month in New York when the
father. John J. Osborn. went to Ven
ezula for an oil concern.
The mother, a Costa Rican is sep
arated from her husband, it is said
Philips received 500 a month for
caring for the boys. He took them to
New London, Conn, then TO Boston.
then drove in an automobile TO In
dianapolis. He got room and board
for Walter and Edwin with Mrs.
Roberts. Sidney he took vita him.
When Walter got a letter from Phil
ips saying that he had taken Sidney
TO Chicago. he reported the affair to
the police. II was told to go to the
juvenile court. ne said. There, he
added, he was told to see Osborne.
This was May 10, Monday Sidney was
found with the measles at the New
Delaware Hotel Osborne Immediately
made arrangements to care for the
children and got in touch with the
fathers employers.
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BRYAN TO REFUSE
COMMITTEE PLACE
Commoner8 Decision Threatens to Plunge General As
sembIY ntO Heated CONTROVERSY

entitled to the craftsmanship Of the
powerful committee on bills and over
tGres.
Moderator Wishart IN making DR..
Hugh X. Walker chairman OF that
committee ignored Bryan Wishart did
not even honor Bryan by making him
vice moderator, but appointed S.
Spencer chapman, an attorney OF
Philadelphia
Bryan as chairman OF the bills
and overtuies committee would prac.
Gcally control the doctrinal and pol
ley questions 10 devoted upon by the
assembly. Dr. Walker. who heads the
committee, Is regarded as a liberal
and Bryan as an ultra Conservative.
II Bryan does not succeed i'm get
ting a place on the overture commit
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Identified Dead in Holocaust
Shows Families Are Wiped Out

By United Press
CLEVELAND, S. c., May 1S.-The
identified dead are:
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Brown.
Five members of the Krause family
Nine members of the Scott family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Tumphries.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Mcleod and
two children.
J r. Pearce.
Mr. and Mrs. c. G.. Brown.
s. J. West.
Mrs. ]. r. Phillips and three child
ren.
Two children of Mrs. L. NJ West.
NJ B. Mcleod.
Charles Hendlng and four children.
Mrs. Britt Croft and three children.
Wesley Henderix and one daughter.
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Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Mcleod and one
child.
Mrs. Andrew Campbell.
A Mrs. Rhoden.
Jack Bush
A daughter o. Stony Campbell.
Grace Arran-s.
Ina ARA ats
Mrs. Waller Davis and three child
rem.
Mrs. r. L. CaskeIl and one child.
Jess Smith.
Two children Of q. K. McCaskill t
Coroner G. L. DIXON and one child.
Mrs. William Brown and one child.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Davis and four
children.
Mrs. r. L. Dixon and one child.
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Debts Due

Incoming receipts viii partly care
for the emergency, but Will do no
good in retiring the immense general
fund indebtedness. officials said.
These amounts have been borrowed
since Jan. by the State finance board
and are due within the next few
months: From Highway fund. S1,625.-
900; Indiana National Bank. $3.50 900;
Fletcher Savings and Trust Company,
$500, 900; auto theft fund, $300.000
Fletcher-American National Bank,
$500, 900; Union Trust Company, $500.
600; Purdue endowment fund $940 900.
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SNEAK THIEVES SHOW
VARIETY OF TASTES
Missing Articles Range From Water
Pipes to SpeedOmeter Chains.

Police are investigating four robber-
les reported in various parts of the
city today.
Five water main pipes. valued at
1928. were stolen from in front Of the
Capitol Warehouse Company, 63
Frank St.
Leo Linaman. 925 Massachusetts,
Ave. said tire and rim was stolen
off his machine.
A speedometer chain was taken
from a machine parked on Capitol
Ave, owned by NJ T Clark, 1867 W.
Twenty-Sixth St.
a fur, valued at 500. belonging to
Mrs. Rea McAIlister Of New York was
stolen from the Columbia Club.
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Indiana's threadbare general fund,
staggering under a $3,915,000 debt
Eayable soon. was suffering further
financial pains today with claims Of
the State board of agriculture that a
debt totaling more than 100000 is
exempted from refund by virtue OF a
Supreme Court decision last year.
The board. considering plans for
spending improvement funds avail
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The determination of William Jen-
nings Bryan TO refuse the appoint
ment as chairman of the home mis-
sions committee Of the general assem-
oily threatened TO-DAY to plunge the
assembly into heated controversy.
Bryan stated in an interview az
the beginning OF the afternoon ses-
sion that he woIid refuse the appoint
ment as home mission chairman.
He is prepared 10 take the floor Of
the convention and state bis reasons
for refusing me appointment given
him by DR.. Charles +. Wisnart. who
defeated Bryan for moderator Thurs
day.
Under general practice Of the as
sembly, Bryan, as the second highest
candidate for the moderatorship. was
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Governor Insistent.

At a meeting Thursday of the board
of agriculture it IS understood Gov
ernor McCray and other officials in
sisted the board pay at least part OF
the half million dollar Indebtedness.
individuals commenting on the sit
uation say the only way relief to the
fund may be established would be
through a special session of the Leg
islature. Others quote the Governor
as being disinclined to a repetition of
the storm that characterized the last
session.
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NEW HOG RECEIPT
MARK MADE HERE
$4,000 Marketed During First
Five Days of Week.

II hogs marketed at the local live
stock exchange in the last five days
were lined up single-file they would
reach from the monument TO Craw-
fcrdsville, figures compiled at the
stCCkyards today showed.
More than 60 600 hogs have been
brought to Indianapolis since Mon
day. establishing a new 1928 record.
which eliminated today in establish
ing a 1928 daily receipt record Of
Is. 900. The record for any day was
on Dec. IL, 1914. when 31,721 were
Received.
- Value Of the hogs sold was over
s1,200.000. One local packing inter.
est spent more than 100000 Thurs
day and Friday for hogs.
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Continue Freight Hearing.

The Indiana State Chamber of
Commerce continued it's case today
against the Baltimore & Ohio and
twenty-eight other railroads asking
for revision of intra-State freight rates
on coal. Oscar Rats, public service
commissioner, and A. B. CrOnk, traffic
engineer, presided r. B. Coapstick
traffic manager of the chamber,
fought the case against the carriers.
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Seventy in Pageant

Seventy persons will participate in
pageant The Striking # Ameri-
as Hour" at the First l. reHcal
Church. New York and East SITS. at
745 p. m. Sunday. The pageant is
under the auspices of the Women s
Missionary Society Public is invited.
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LYONS TO QUIT AS
c. O.P. LEADER At
MEETING TUESDAY
State Chairman Requests
= SeSSion-SUCCeSSOr Still
in Doubt.

The Republican State committee
will meet at the SEVERN at IL o'clock
next Tuesday for the purpose of re
ceiving the resignation of Lawrence
E. Lyons of Brook as chairman and
of appointing his successor.
The call for the meeting was issued
today by Frederick E. Schortemeier
secretary. on instructions from Lyons
Lyons resignation win come as a
result of objection by party leaders
to his action in joining the Ku-KluS
Klan and then leaving that organiza
ton.
Successor Is Question
The question of his successor may
not be settled before a ballot is taken.
Leaders. including Senator Watson
Postmaster General New, Governor
McCray and Albert J. Beveridge, have
agreed on Clyde Walb of La Grange
vice chairman. They have no vote
however, and some of the committee
men are said to favor Ed Bowen OF
Delphi, who has been active in seek
Ing the appointment.
The action of Lyons created a pro
found stir in the party and for a time
threatened the organization with dis
ruption. Lyons has been looked upon
as the political protege Of Watson and
McCray. He has always had the op
position OF the New faction Of the
party and himself was active in op-
posing the appointment of New to the
Cabinet.
Watson Intervenes.
New, in commenting on the Lyons
sgfair, remarked he hoped THE com
mittee names a chairman with brains.
Watson came to indianapolis. estab-
Ished headquarters. and proceeded 70
take the lead in ironing out difficult
ties. He interviewed the thirteen
members of the State committee and
numerous other persons in an effort
to restore harmony.
Lyons at first announced he would
not resign, but it is understood his
agreement to quit was brought about
through pressure by party leaders.
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Help Asked

The decision IN substance held the
State could not borrow to finance the
board of agriculture.
On May l2. records in the office
show. the general fund consisted Of
800 600. from which We're payable i'm
mediately maintenance debts on five
State institutions. The Auditor. fol
lowing a meeting last weel, with the
State finance board, sent a call TO
all county treasurers asking for ad-
vance payments on taxes not due or
dinarily until June.
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Laundry Stolen

The Sterling Laundry Company to
day reported to police a thief took
two bundles of laundry from a wagon.
One bundle contained forty-two towels
and a pair of window curtains, the
other, clothing.
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BLOOD TRANSMISSION
FAILS TO SAVE DOCTOR
John SchofieId Supplies Blood to In
jured Man.
BIZ Tnited Press

bU NTTfd ITf92
BRAZIL, Ind, May 1S-A blood
TRANSMISSION operation failed to save
the life of DR. James a Rawley. So.
of Brazil. injured in a crossing acct
dent Thursday. lie died late yesterday.
His coupe was struck by a Pennsyl-
vania train which was fifty minutes
late and travelling at high speed DR..
Stewart Of Terre Haute a passenger
on the train administered first aid.
John Schotteld gave blood to the In
jured physician.
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Electric Firm Incorporates

Incorporation of the Electric Pro
ducts Company Of Indianapolis, capi-
tai stock 10000, was completed today.
The incOrporators are Arthur Wolf
E. NJ. Fife. Paul w. Knowles and
Victor c. Gordon, all of indianapolis.
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STATE BOOKS SHOW
DEFICIT OF S3,915,OOC
Agricultural Board Relies on Supreme Court Decision to Ex
empt PAYMENT Of $500 900 to General Fund.

able through a 100000 bond issue.
has referred TO the courts decision as
final and applicable to. the present sit
uatiOn.
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BOMB EXPL0DES IN u. S.
CONSULATE IN MEXICO

Blast Does Little Damage in Base
meat of Building.
BIZ United Press
MEXICO CITY. May 18.-A power
ful bomb was exploded in the base
ment Of the building occupied by the
American consul here today. No one
was injured and no damage was done
to the consUl's office. No arrests have
been made
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MRS. MINNIE y. BRONSON.
81 believe that more and more
women every NCar are entering the
ministry" declared Mrs. Minnie y.
Bronson, III Eagle Or, Salem Park.
today. She has been granted H.
cense to preach by the Methodist
Episcopal Church
The Rev. Mrs Bronson resigned
last fall as president Of the Marion
County w, c. T. L. to take up evan.
Cellstic work. She has followed evan
gelisuc work since childhood, and
said she does not intend to accept
a pastorate
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Home Edition

TULL services of United Press,
u United News, United Finan-
cial, NEA and Scripps Alliance.
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Forecast

7 Unsettled with probably
~ showers tonight and Satur-
day. Not much change.
Evening star., 1923-06-10
VENDORS RULED OFF
CONGESTED SECTION
Regulation of Street Sales Will Go
Into Effect Tomorrow
Morning.

The new police regulation barring
street vendors from the business section
goes into effect tomorrow morning.
Maj Sullivan announced last night.
This rule was to have become effect
i've several days ago. but the police
We're SO. busy preparing 10 handle the
Shrine convention that it was post
poned.
The. regulation provides that mo Ii
censed street vendor shall be permitted
20 sell any article or thing from or upon
any highway or public space within the
congested section of the city, as defined
In section of article XII OF these regu-
latons."
1t further provides that outside the
congested area vendors shall only stop
long enough to make a sale. Another
proviso is that they shall not solicit
trade between 10 pm. and am.
The congested zone from which they
will be barred follows:
That part OF the northwest section
of the city beginning at the southeast
corner of Ith and B streets northwest,