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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-15
NAMED AFTER EXAM
7. d. Lee Appointed Structural En-
gineer Of Building Dept.

The board Of safety has appointed
T. d. Lee Of the city engineers
department, structural engineer of
the building department, George G..
Schmidt, city engineer, head of the
building department examining board
announced today.
Lee, he said. scored the highes
grade in the, recent examination.
The board first named J. M
Henry. Later members changed
their minds and said they would al
low Harry Nolen, incumbent, to
remain. Then Lee was named.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-15
500 MINERS
ESCAPE IN
EXPLOSION
Walk Calmly to Safety After
Main Entrance TO Shaft Is
Wrecked by Blast That
TerrQrizes Countryside
and Village.

Bp Usited Press
ePOWHATTTAN, Ohio, Feb.
15.-Five hundred miners calm
ly walked to safety today when
a terrific explosion wrecked the
main entrance of the Cleveland
and Western Coal Company S
new mine here, killing one
miner and injuring twenty-five
others, five perhaps fatally.
The blast rocked the country
side, striking terror throughout
this isolated little village. Houses
trembled ON their foundations and
panes Of glass fell out
Aid Asked
Mine officials believing that more
than 500 miners. who entered the
pit, had been entcmbed sounded a
State wide alarm, bringing relief
trains, ambulances, and corps of
physicians and nurses rushing to
the scene.
Pocket gas believed to have been
ignited by a short circuit, was
blamed for the blast. The entrance
was converted into a veritable in
ferno. trapping those who were
killed or injured.
Men Self-Possessed
The blaze died down as quickly as
it broke out, and the remaining
miners apparently self-possessed
and following their foreman, calmly
marched from the pit.
The victims were rushed from the
mine and taken to hospitals. the
more critically injured being sent 10
Bellaire.
A defeaning shout. mingled with
prayers of relatives. went UP as
the miners marched from the shaft.
The mine. which normally en-
ployes about zoo men. was closed
down last week by a strike in pro
test of a newly inaugurated policy
of distributing pay to the miners by
check. The trouble was temporarily
adjusted and last night the first
men entered the mine to prepare 1t
for a resumption Of work today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-15
FALL, D0HENY
TRIAL ORDERED
Supreme Court Says Two
Must Answer Charges. 3

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Albert
B. Fall, former secretary of the in
terror. and Edward L. Doheny, Cali
fornia oil magnate, must stand trial
in Criminal Court here on the
charge Of conspiring to defraud the
United States through Naval oil re-
serve leases granted by Fal1 Ito
Doheny, Justice Wendell B. Stafford
Of the District Of Columbia, Supreme
Court, ruled today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-15
LEAGUE INVITES YOUNG
Will Accept to Protest World Mo-
nopoIies, Report.
RH TI,,ffpd pyeaS

GENEVA. Feb. 15-Owen ID.
Young. associate of Vice President
Dawes, in creation of the Dawes
plans" has been rendered and will
accept ari invitation to participate in
the preparatory commission con-
ference Of the League of Nations.
His forthcoming acceptance is in
terpreted here as indicating that
the United States win bring be-
fore the conference a demand for an
investigation to break up world mo.
nopoliss in certain raw materials.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-15
HOOSIERS WILL
PAYLESS TAX
New Bill Would Release
$500 Persons.

Under the new tax bin being con-
sidered in conference before being
sent to the President $500 residents
OF Indiana would be released from
paying income taxes this year. ac-
cording to the Internal revenue office
here. Income taxes were paid by
10000 Hoosier7s last year.
Income tax blanks for persons who
have incomes of $4,000 or less were
mailed today Y
Taxes must be paid by March Is.
A reduction of about $4,000, 900 will
be realized in Indiana officials said.
The new tax schedule exempts
single persons with incomes under
$1,000 and married person with in
comes under 81, 1900
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-15
HEART TROUBLE FATAL
A. G. Pope Drops Dead-Former
Linton Resident.

Heart trouble was believed to have
been the cause of the death OF A. q.
Pope, SO. Of 902 S. Union St.. who
dropped dead today in front of 937
S. Meridian st. Mr.. Pope was an
uncle Of Patrolman Roy Pope. a
police captain during the Shank ad.
ministration.
Two brothers, Ora Pope. Clayton,
Ind, and Elmer Pope, Linton, Ind.
survive. Funeral arrangements have
not been made. Mr.. Pope came to
indianapolis about year ago from
Linton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-15
FALLS INTO HOT ASHES
Technical High School Engineer
Seriously Burned.

Ed Lewis, As. assistant engineer
at Technical High School. was badly
burned today when he fell into a
hopper in the engine room at the
school
Lewis had attempted to shake
down ashes and slipped. He was
believed to be seriously burned. Po.
lice and firemen worked for about
thirty minutes to get him out.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-15
COURT SAYS
CHAP MAN
MUST HANG
U. S. Bench Of Appeals at
New York Rules Bandit
Prince Can Not Refuse
Communication of Federal
Sentence.

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-
Gerald Chapman, bandit prince,
must hang under the sentence
imposed upon him by the State
Court of Connecticut, the
nited States Court of Appeals
fuled here today.
The Court held Chapman had no
right to refuse the Communication of
his Federal prison sentence, given
! him by President Coolidge.
Chapman was under sentence to a
long term in Federal penitentiary
for mail robbery when sentenced to
hang for the murder of New Bri-
tain, Conn, policeman. President
Coolidge commuted the Federal sent
ence, thus leaving the bandit entire
1y within State jurisdiction. Chap
man refused the communication.
Chapman's recourse now lies in an
appeal to the United States Supreme
Court and his attorney indicated that
such an appeal would be taken.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-15
LIFE SAVING INSTITUTE
Red Cross Holds Glasses in Clubs
Here.

The second annual life saving in
stitute Of the American Red Cross,
given by the indianapolis chapter,
will be held all this week at various
club swimming pools. DIR. William
Redden has been sent here by the
national body to conduct the insti-
tute.
Approximately 200 persons have
registered for the courses. They
viii be held at pools in the Elk s,
Indianapolis and Hoosier Athletic
Clubs and the Y. w. c. A..
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-15
HIGH WATER In
JACKSON COUNTY
Traffic Over State Rd. ! at
Rockford Tied tip.

BIZ United Press
SEYMOUR, Ind, Feb. t6.-The
1ow1ands Of Jackson County are UNI
der water today as the result of
heavy rains over the weekend and
the rivers are still rising.
White River at Rockford had
reached the eleven-foot stage shortly
before noon. More than one foot of
water covered State Rd. 1.
The Muscatatuck river, south of
here also is swollen. Traffic is
practically suspended on county
roads.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-15
GRUENBERGS SENTENCED
Father and Son Given Seven Years
for Realty Plot.

BU United prees
CHICAGO, Feb. 15.--Frederick V.
Gutenberg Sr.. and his son. Fred
erick Jr., today were sentenced TOO
serve seven Years each IN the Federal'
Penitentiary at I.eavenworth, TIans
The men were convicted Of using the
malls to defraud In connection with
tho failure Of the Consolidated Realty
and Theater~ Corporation. which
cost Illinois ard Indiana people thou.
sands Of dollars.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-15
CHARRED BONES
FOUND In RUINS
Believe Man Shot Self, Fired
House.


DW JHTttU FTt6N
PERU. Ind, Feb. 15.-Charred hu-
man bones found in the ashes Of a
burned shack near here were iden-
titled today as those Of Robert HERS,
c5. who had been missing from the
home OF a son since last Thursday.
A shotgun was also found. 1t is
believed he set fire to the shack and
then shot himself
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-15
MEASLES ON INCREASE
567 Cases in State for Week Ending
Feb. 6, Report Shows.

An alarming increase in the num-
Der of cases Of measles In Indiana
during the last few days was noted
today in the weekly morbidity re-
port OF. the State board Of health.
During the week ending Jan. 80 only
IT'S cases were reported. while the
following week showed a gain to
567 cases.
Other Communicable diseases re-
ported for the week ending Feb 6:
Scarlet fever, 2S2 cases; smallpox.
ITO cases; whooping cough. So cases:
influenza. a. cases, and diphtheria.
81 cases.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-15
MYSTERY in
GIRLS DEATH
Body Found on Floor of
Bathroom.
Bv Omitted Press

MUNCIE. Ind. Feb. 15.-Mystery
surrounds the death of Miss Thelma
Confer. Is. daughter Of Mrs. Grace
Confer whose body was found on
the bathroom floor at the family
home here last night. The body was
found by the mother upon her re-
turn from visiting with neighbor
The bathroom door was locked, but
the gas heater was not burning and
neither was any gas escaping from
T. Coroner kilgore Is Investigating.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-15
BILL TO CONFERENCE
House Adopts Resolution to Suspend
Its Rules

BB Uattod PrCES
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.--With-
out dissenting vote the House to-
day adopted a resolution by Chair
man Green Of the Ways ard Means
Committee, suspending the rules and
ordering the tax bill sent to confer
ence to the Senate for adjustment
Speaker Longworth appointed
Representatives Green, Iowa; Tread
way, Massachusetts; Hawley, Ore
gon, all Republicans, and Garner,
Texas, and Collier, Mississippi,
Democrats. as conferees for the
House.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-15
BANDITS DRILL INTO
BANK-LOOT HEA Wy
Five Men Are Leading Posses in Spectacular Chase
Through Two Ohio Counties.

dation of the bank, penetrating six
feet Of limestone and saving ten
steel bars, the bandits gained access
to the bank vault, looted the money
drawers, tore safety deposit boxes
from the walls, ransacked them and
ESCAPED.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-15
WARRANT is SWORN OUT
United States Circumvents Charge
Of Double Standard

Bg United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA war.
rant for the arrest of the Earl of
Craven was issued by Secretary OF
Labor Davis today.
The warrant is based on the
allegation that Craven has admitted
a crime involving moral turpitude, y
such as the Countess of Cathcart is
charged with by the Government.
authorities. IT circumvents the
charge that the Government has
subscribed to the double standard
Of morals" IN handling the case.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-15
BATTLE AT MADISON, I'LL. /.
One Bandit Killed In P0oIrOOm
HOldup-FOur Escape.

BH United Press
MADISON, Ill. Feb. 15.-Police to-
day are searching for four bandits
who escaped early Sunday after a
daring holdup of a poolroom here.
in which a fifth bandit was killed
and sixth bandit, after being
chased for 125 miles, across the State
of Illinois, was seriously wounded
and captured when he was forced
to stop at the Macon County Hos
pital at Decatur.
Police used riot guns. More than
200 shots were fred.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-15
SIX DIE IN KENTUCKY
Torrents Race Through Village
Crushing Houses.

u HUSHKHHIE INOuSCS.
BIZ Unftsf Press
PIKEVILLE, By., Feb. 15.-East-
ern Kentucky today took stock of
the damage caused by cloudbursts
which swept this section over the
weekend, flooding homes, taking a
known toll Of six lives and causing
a property loss of 100000.
At Coaldale, a small mining
village near here. a virtual torrent
swept through the streets, flooding
homes and crushing flimsy struc.
lures. II
Six persons perished at Coaldale.
Violent electrical displays accom-
panied the down-pour
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-15
OHIO OFFICIALS HERE
Confer With Indiana Men Regard.
ing Highway Commission.

Headed by r. z. Hemple. chair
man Of the Ohio Legislature joint
highway committee, a group Of
about ten Ohio legislators and road
officials conferred today with Gov
ernor Jackson and officials of the In
diana highway commission regard
ing the organization and financing
OF the Indiana body.
After making a study of the high
way laws of Indiana and neighbor-
ing States, the committee will make
recommendation regarding i'm
provements to the next Ohio Legis-
lature.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-15
DRY" POLICE SOUGHT
Congress To Get Proposal for Tight.
ening Border Patrol.
Bu United Press

BU United Press
WASHINGTON. Feb. 15.--Crea-
ton Of a national police force" to
enforce prohibition, narcotic and
customs laws along the borders. will
be recommended to Congress in a
day or so by the treasury depart.
ment, Brigadier General Andrews,
assistant secretary, announced to-
day.
Other proposals to strengthen pro-
hibition enforcement, including one
for a complete reorganization of the
coast guard. viii also be submitted.
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BN UmttgI Press
SAN DIEGO, Cal, Feb. 15--Free-
dom for Elmo Kay Gordon Of Craw-
fordsviIle. Ind, U. S. Navy seaman.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-15
BURGLAR ALARM FALSE
Police Rush to Fletcher National
Bank on Call.

Police emergency under Sergeant
Russell and four squads rushed to
Fletcher American National Bank to-
day when a burglar alarm was
turned in.
The A. d. T. alarm was acciden-
tally sounded.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-15
WOMEN DIE IN FIRE
Daughter and Invalid Mother
Trapped In Bedroom

AIdpIIou IN ueuHUUiIL-
MANCHESTER. Ohio, Feb. 15.-
Trapped in a bedroom. Mrs. Thomas
Hill. 55, and her invalid mother. Mrs.
George Craigmeier. rs, were burned
to death when fire, swept their home
here today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-15
1877 IN NET OF POLICE

'Thirty Eight Arrests on. IntOxication
Charges Made.
Thfrty-etgft arrests ON intoxica-
zion charges helped swell the week
end arrest total to 1877, police reports
show today. One hundred and
forty-eight men and thirty-nine
women were taken into custody.
Blind tiger raids also were large
contributors to the total.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-15
Forecast

TNAIR tonight and Tues
Il day; colder tonight with
lowest temperature Is to 20;
warmer by Tuesday night.
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Home Edition

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New Britain herald., 1926-11-26
FOREMAN'S S25,00O SUIT
 TO BE TRIED BY APRIL 1
Will Re Wiped on Calendar Unless Lawyers Get Busy, Judge
 Ntckerson Says.

A continuance until April l, has been ordered in the s25,000 suit of Samuel B. Foreman, New York fur salesman, against Edward Meskin, fur merchant of this city. by Judge Nickerson Of the superior court. It was to have been tried December l. and unless 1t is tried by April 1t will be stricken from the docket.
 The application for continuation was made by Jacob Goodhart of New Haven, counsel for Foreman. and John T. Robinson. who is represent ing Meshkin. At the trial last spring the jury disagreed and was dis charged with no verdict rendered.
 Foreman sued Meshkin for alleged false arrest and malicious prosecu- tion after the latter had charged that the former had embedded furs entrusted to him for sale in Balti- more. He was arrested in New York January 1. 1923, and the charge was nolled the following March by States Attorney Hugh NJ. Alcorn. -
New Britain herald., 1926-11-26
FAMOUS ACTRESS
 STILL POPULAR
Hollands Noted Star at 76 Is
 We'll Known

Amsterdam. Nov. 2s R - Hol- lands veteran actress, Theodora Mann Bou vme meester. who is 76 years old, has retire, from the stage, but she still retains here popularity.
 Her diamond jubilee recently was celebrated throughout Holland with great public enthusiasm. Her fare we'll performances drew enormous crowds who smothered her in flow CTS and pulled her carriage to her hotel.
 The Dutch Sarah Bernhardt, her admirers calls her. and it was the divine Sarah's roles which most ap- pealed to this temperamenta Dutch woman who treasures a letter of the famous French tragedienne In 1911.
 Had Hard Schooling
 "Theo" Mann Bouwmeester had theatrical blood in her veins. Her grandfather. Frederick A. Rosen- veldt, lived to celebrate his diamond jubilee as a leading actor. and her father, a well-known actor-manager of his time, celebrated his golden jubilee.
 She was trained In hard school, for when she was young. none of the present-day conveniences existed for travelling theatrical people who were classed more or lees with "rogues and vagabonds." ....
 Paul Hervieu. the French roman ticist, exclaimed of Theo that 'were she Frenchwoman. the world would be at her feetl"
 Thinks Old Styles Best
 Theo's preferences lay with the grand dramatic art. Her favorite part was that of Marguerite Gau- infer In Dumas Lady of the Cam elias" The Dutch drama as pre- sented by Dumas, Sardou. Pailler- on and others of their time. attract ed her powerfully, but she did not neglect the native Dutch drama and also appeared in roles of Ibsen's heroines In 1886 King William III of Holland conferred upon her the gold medal of merit, a rare disinc- ton.
 For the heavy brocades, satins and velvets worn in the seventies and eighties she still has a sentimental regard.
 Those gowns with their splendid trains-one could act in them!" she declares, comparing them with the modern .eminine clothes which she | holds Fare only good for playing ten- his in
New Britain herald., 1926-11-26
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses have been is sued at the office of the town clerk as follows: Irwin Dyer of Meri- den. and Miss Emma F. Zimmer- man of II Vine street; Frederic R. Campbell of West Haven, and Miss Muriel J. Vibberts of l145 Stanley street.
 The town clerk has received a copy Of a marriage certificate from the office of the Portland town clerk indicating the marriage Of William J. Kowalczyk of 29 Silver l;owski of Portland. who were joined in wedlock by Rev. A. F. Carrigan, September 2l.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-26
JOURNEY 0F MATCH
 FROM ITS ORIGIN
Tree to Pocket Represents
 Long Trip

Wadsworth. O., Nov. 26. R- Got a match?" A simple request easily compiled with, but not so prosaic as the story of the making of the wood silver with It's inflam- mable tip.
 The match starts Its journey to somebody's vest pocket in a tower ing pine forest, hundreds of miles away from the final center Of manufacture. Forests, railroads and sawmills are owned by the match companies, which have great fac. tories here.
 Timber Cut 2-Inch Planks
 One company owns a great tract of timber in the Occur d'Alene mountains of Idaho. A company rail- road, A miles long. takes the logs to the main line to the Spokane h. ternational Railroad, which hauls them to Occur d'Alene Lake, where they are put into booms and lowed to the companys sawmill on the Spokane River.
 The logs are sawed into two-inch blanks and seasoned for year or eighteen months. When ready for use, they are sent to the company's block plant at Spokane. Selected lumber there is cut into blocks 2 3-S inches long, which i. the exact length of match. The blocks are sent to the factory here, 2000mile journey.
 How Matches Shaped
 The first manufacturing step Is to feed the blocks into a match ma- chine which cuts them up and forces the sticks into holes in an iron, holding 500 sticks. It takes an hour from then until the match comes out a finished product
 Over sprigs and brushes, the
New Britain herald., 1926-11-26

plates are carried and all the weak and imperfect ones are automatical- ly culled.
 Next comes treatment by paraffin and chemicals. Then the first com position is put on the head. The sticks pass over a roller which turns in a box containing the con- position. The ignition tip is applied the same way.
 The use of phosphorous as an ac- tive ingredient in match making was barred by congressional act in 1913. The poisonous phosphorous used to effect the bones of the jaw Of work CTS. Sesqui sulphide of phosphorus now Is used. which is poisonous.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-26
ATHLETE OUT OF HosprrA1,

Hugo Williams of the Troy Con- ference academy of Poultney, Vt. who had leg broken in a football game here with the New Britain High school team some time ago has been discharged from the New Britain General hospital. He was taken to his home in Vermont by Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Erwin of New irgton. Mir. and Mrs. Erwin return ed with their son Richard, Jr., Leon- ard Smith and John Brophy, of this city, who are students there and who spent Thanksgiving with their folks in New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-26
Car Hits Store Windows
 When Wheel Comes Off

Greenwich, Nov. 26 R-A wire wheel came off the front of car
 which John Anderson of Haffake Height was driving through the bus liness section of this town yesterday. and vending its merry way for two or three hundred feet down the sidewalk. smashed three store win dows before coming to halt. After breaking a win ow parallel to the sidewalk in one store, the wheel crashed through another in similar
 plane in a second store and contin-
 uing on, rolled up a step and was
New Britain herald., 1926-11-26
s4.O0O SUIT FILED

Action for $4,000 has been insti- tuted against Frances Bonointa of this city, by Nicholas scate of Hart ford, claiming moneys due. The plaintiff is represented by Attorney Joseph B. Griffin of Hartford and the writ is returnable in the superior court the first Tuesday of December. Deputy Sheriff Martin H. Horwitz served the papers
New Britain herald., 1926-11-26

The very newest in Broadcloth Shirts all well tailored in smart Blues, Tans and White. Tn col lar attached and neckband styles.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-26
Young Negro Slayer Is
 ElectrOcuted Today

Columbus. Ohio. Nov. 26 R1Em- manuel Ross. 1S-year-old slayer of Isadore Steeck, Cleveland confec- tioner. was electrocuted at Ohio state penitentiary here today after last minute appeal to the governor by his attorneys failed to bring a reprieve.
 On five previous occasions. exec utive reprieves and court stays had intervened to save the youths life while his case was carried to the appellate and state supreme court
New Britain herald., 1926-11-26
by his attorneys. Steeck was fatal
 ly shot during holdup a year ago.
FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT

Troy, N. r., Nov. 26 R-Arturio R. Herrera. son of former presi- dent of Guatemala, is believed to be dying. and a companion, Karl Dombaugh, of Marion. Ohio. is dead as the result of an automobile ac- cident near here. The machine carrying the two men. students al Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute, left the highway north of this city and crashed into pole. Herrera is suffering from fractured skull.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-26

stopped by . side window Of the store. Anderson and his wife and little son. who were with him. were uninjured.