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CONVICT DESCRIBES CELL TIER INFERNO Trapped Prisoners Fell Like Flies From Heat and Smoke, Rescuer Says. Lt THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1930. DAUGHTER OF OHIO WARDEN | IS HEROINE OF HOLOCAUST REI-A"VES [:I-MM PRISON FIRE DEAD Scores of Weeping Kinfolk Assemble to Get Permits to Obtain Bodies. D. € OHIO STATE PENITENTIARY AFTER DEATH-DEALING BLAZE ATTACK ON NAVAL TREATY FORECAST Chairman of Senate and House Committees Make Plans to Investigate. Took Command in Office of Father, Calling for Relief Agencies. Became Excited Only When| Flames Threatened to Destroy Home. By the Assoclated Press. COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 23.—A vivid word picture of the heroic but fruit- less efforts made to rescue 317 men from their flery tombs in Ohio State Penitentiary last night was told yester- By the Associated Press. COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 23.—They came to claim their dead today—the widows, mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters of the 318 convicts who lost | their lives in the Ohio Penitentiary | disaster. (Continued_From First Page.) ‘Were coming home “with the firm con- viction that their countrymen will ap- Prove what has been done in America’s . By the Associated Press. hame™ at the conference. COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 23.—When Arrangement Fair to Every One. Senator Reed said that no country eould claim victory in the conference. “The treaty represents a victory for no one nation,” he said, “but rather an Ronorable and reasonable arrangement Which is fair to every one.” He sald that in the future Great Britain and the United States, as a Tesult of the treaty, would stand upon an equality. American relations with Japan, he said, were now proved “friendly in the extreme.” Senator Reed listed the following accomplishments: “To begin with, we have all agreed to keep our present battleships, which are perfectly seaworthy and effective, and to take a holiday in new battle construction to January 1, 1937. In that one stroke we have saved an out- lay by the United States of about $400,~ ,000. “Then in cruisers. although our pres- ent fleets are pitfully small compared with the cruiser fleets of Great Britain and Japan, our building power has been recogn.zed and Great Britain has read- ily agreed to parity and Japan has agreed to a satisfactory relationship between the fleets, with the result that, while we build at moderate speed dur- ing these seven years, the British and Japanese fleets are either reduced or will remain at about today's level. Scrap Wartime Vessels. *“The same is true of destroyers. We will scrap a considerable number of our wartime vessels, Great Britain scraps some and Japan scraps some, and the resultant fleets, which will be large enough for each of us and for all the normal police work that such vessels are called upon to conduct, will never- theless represent parity with Great Britain and a satisfactory relationship with Japan. “In submarines our problem has been different, because while we are encour- aged by the agreement of the five powers to use the submarines in a humane way, nevertheless the temptation to sink merchant ships without warning is very eat and we felt that the world would better insured against such a mur- derous submarine campaign as occurred in the last war if the submarine as an instrument of warfare was altogether abolished. “Some of the other nations were not ready to go so far, however, and the best we could do was to agree to a g:rlty in_such vessels at a low figure tween Great Britain and Japan and ourselves, a figure that requires the @estruction of a considerable number of these vessels in the British, Japa- nese and the American fleets and to that extent removes the menace to in- nocent life that results from the very existence of these rattlesnakes of the sen. “So there is substance in our agree- ment.” DELEGATES ON WAY HOME. Bail From Southampton, Bringing With | Them Certified Copy of Treaty. SOUTHAMPTON, England, April 23 #P).—The Leviathan sailed from South- ampton harbor at 7:30 a.m. today, tak- dng with it Col. Henry L. Stimson, American Becretary of State, and oth- ers of the American delegation to the London Naval Conference. Departure of the steamer was de- layed more than 19 hours in order that the naval delegates might complete the work of the conference with sign- ing of the treaty. They came aboard at midnight, after a rail trip from London, but the ship had to await etter tide conditions before attempting the difficult harbor channel. Accompanying Col. Stimson are Am- bassador Morrow, Senator Robinson and Secretary Adams, what was left of the clerical staff of the delegation, the naval experts and American newspaper men assigned to the conference. Sen- ator Reed remained for a visit with imbassador Gibson in Brussels. Am- dor Dawes is remaining in London. 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She took command of the situ- | ation in the office, called for police and soldiers, and directed a reporter to send out a general call for doctors, nurses and hospital supplies, and dole out am- munition to guards. She remained cool and calm until the death-dealing flames swept toward the ‘Thomas home in the penitentiary struc- ture. Then she got a little excited and ordered some of the family valuables removed. But the flurry of excitement passed quickly and Miss Thomas again assumed command in the office. Now that Amanda has had time to think over the terrible night, sije seems dazed by the extent of the tragedy. She told newspaper men that “we're sitting MISS AMANDA THOMAS. on top of a living volcano here. There have been rumblings right along. We had an understanding with the soldiers and the police that they would come quickly if called. When the cry of fire went up Monday night, and the yard was filled with that viclous smoke, I knew the volcano was loose.” Within a short time she had summoned regular Army soldiers, the Ohio National Guard, the police and others. Amanda is quite a power about the penitentiary. The night Dr. James Howard Snook was executed she issued the passes to newspaper men and Wwit- nesses. She said her father would not witness the execution because he was not feeling well. Father thought other- wise and started in, but Amanda stopped him and led him back into the residence. placed in the ship's safe for keeping until the liner nears New York, prob- ably next Tuesday. The original of the treaty remains with the British government. Weary ‘and anxious for nothing so much as a rest and a good night's sleep, the delegates went directly to their state rooms, ignoring the blaring music of the ship’s new night club which had prepared a welcome for them. A few formalities, in addition to the rush of packing, occupied the closing hours of yesterday after adjournment of the conference. Senator Reed, in a radio speech broadcast to America, said the Americans were coming home “with the firm conviction that their country- men will approve what has been done in America’s name.” Conveys Hoover’s Appreciation. One of the last acts of Col. Stimson was to convey President Hoover's preciation to Prime Minister Macdont for his devotion to the cause of Angle American friendship and good relations among all nations. In thanking the American Secretary of State Mr. Macdonald said: | “Other people will come after us and | they will finish our work, but in the meantime one of the most splendid and | heartening experiences we have had has been the good feeling and close co- operation between you and your friends on the one hand and my friends and myself on the other.” “It is sad to bid you good-by because you have become as one of ourselves. I hope you will have a pleasant voyage and take my hearty and personal re- spects with you to Mr. Hoover. Give my kindest regards to all the friends I left behind me in Washington.” In a final radio broadcast on the con- (e\;;nu from No. 10 Downing street, he said: “I am under no delusions as to how far we have gone. We have just made a beginning. Disarmament is beset with pitfalls and difficulties of all kinds. ‘What looks fair on the face of it, turns out upon examination to be forbidding and dangerous. “Now that the conference is over I can say with the firmest conviction that if what has been done is used immedi- ately to prepare the public mind to do more the London Conference will be one of the great landmarks showing for ever how near the nations have ap- proached to abiding peace.” LONDON EDITORIAL COMME! Newspapers See Removal of Anglo- American Building Rivalry. LONDON, April 23 (#)—Comparison with the Geneva Conference of 1927 and removal of Anglo-American shipbuild- ing rivalry are the points most stressed in today's editorial comment on con- clusion of the Na Conference. ‘The Telegraph, after commenting on the ill effects of the Geneva failure, said: “With the disappearance of competition in naval armaments be- tween Great Britain and the United States a friendship of incalculable im- portance to the world’s peace has been set upon a new and durable basis.” ‘The Times said: “It seems more than any other single factor the suc- cess of the conference has been due to the improvement in Anglo-American relations.” The Daily Herald, Labor organ, said: + | “It seems fantastic and yet it is a cold fact that only 12 months ago possibili- ties of an Anglo-American war were be- ing discussed seriously.” “l AM ASHAMED,” AVERS WAKATSUKI IN PARLEY REPORT (Continued From First Page.) nd then “regrettably insufficient,” concludes, “I am ashamex As a matter of fact, outside of naval circles, Tokio generally considers Wakat- suki’s conduct of the conference nego- tiations more than satisfactory and it is likely that he will receive substantial official recognition. 5 ‘The course of Japan's ratification of the London treaty is likely to be in- volved and long drawn, although it 2| -was authoritatively promised that it G-DISTANCE MOVING. 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It was revealed at headquarters that an Epis- copal Church on Conduit road in ‘Washington recently reported the theft of communion cups. Sweeney has taken to Richmond a report on the stolen communion cups as well as a copy of the finger prints and palm prints found on Miss Baker's automobile, which will be checked with those of Frank. Little importance was attached to the former convict until the authorities at Richmond wired Inspec- tor William 8. Shelby, chief of the Detective Bureau, that something ap- peared to be “wrong” with the man and that he “knew something about some- thing” that happened in or near Wash- gton. Before Gloth and Kelly renewed the questioning of the two colored men in the Arlington jail, they made another examination of the sewer on the Arling- ton experimental farm in an effort to establish definitely whether it had been searched prior to the finding of Miss Baker's clothing, the stolen jewelry and other articles. Deputy Sheriff Wood- ward of Arlington County positively identified the sewer as the one he had looked into Tuesday and found it to be empty. His identification left no doubt in the minds of the investigators that the articles found in the sewer Fri- day had been placed there after Tues- day, thus strengthening the theory that an automobile thief may know some- thing about the crime. ‘The mystery over the gray topcoat and gold watch which figured promi- nently as evidence in the investigation of the murder was definitely cleared up today when Charles Quertermous of Alexandria, Va, and Alonzo Lloyd of Hume Springs, Va., identified Joseph Rogone, a peddler, as the man who sold Quertermous the articles. Querter- mous previously said that Mervin Sis- son, the traveling salesman of Warsaw, Va., sold him the watch and coat. Rogone walked into police headquar- ters late yesterday and voluntarily identified himself as the man who sold the coat and watch to Quertermous. Rogone sald he made a business of buy- ing and reselling old clothing and jew- elry, and that the articles he sold Quer- termous he had purchased from sec- Amanda Thomas, _daughter warden, and Dan Bonzo, chief record | Timidly and tearfully they formed in | {a mass against the bars of the office | | gate of the big prison where smoke | snuffed out the lives of their loved ones, | | Inside, at a little table, sat a “trusty,” | | pencil’in hand and reference book be- | | fore him to pass them beyond the outer | |gate ,and into the custody of Miss | of the| As occasional flashlight pictures were taken the mourners blinked, dazed and startled that the public should so in- trude upon their grief. Scores Stand Weeping. Among the scores of kinfolks to ©Ohio’s prison dead stood women, weep- ing. Around them the more composed members of the crowd had drawn in- visible circles—allowing them in a small degree to be alone in their grief. Half abashed as he entered the door to present his claims, stood a father, not long from the old country, who seemed not quite to comprehend it all. There the doll-like face of a young girl was wet with weeping. Twelve long rows of caskets rested on tables today in the temporary morgue. Soldiers stood at attention at the end of the long rows. Each casket stood open, and at the foot of each rested a floral piece, a remembrance of the State of Ohio, None Were Shot, Weir Says. Rumors that some of the dead had committed suicide or were shot to death by guards during the turmoil emphati- cally were denied today by Capt. C. B. Weir, Regular Army reserve officer, a | director at the morgue. He said not one of the bodies showed evidence of a shot or suicide. Claimants of bodies were to be rec- ognized in this order—widows, then parents, brothers or sisters, sons and daughters, distant relatives and lastly, close friends. A recheck of the dead was being made to make 1dentifications certain. All bodies were being finger-printed and these were to be compared with prison records. Saddened by the tragedy, Gov. Myers Y. Cooper visited the morgue during the morning. O0SBORNE ATTACKS ‘FIRE-TRAP PRISONS’ Similar Conditions Exist in Three | Other Institutions, He Charges. By the Associated Pr NEW YORK, April 23.— The heavy | loss of life in the fire at the Ohio State Prison at Columbus was attributed yes- terday by Charles D. Osborne, presi- dent of the National Society of Penal Information, Inc, to “the failure of the State to properly remedy bad con- ditions.” These conditions he listed as over- crowding, inadequate, poorly construct- ed and non-fireproof buildings; idleness and low pay. “The terrible catastrophe at the Ohio State Prison,” sald Mr. Osborne, who also is mayor of Auburn, N. Y., “calls attention to the fact that there are a large number of prison plants through- out the country, especially at the Mis- sourl State Prison, including road camps, bunk houses at farms and jails, which are veritable fire traps. “The dangers from fires are intensi- fied in many of these plants because of gross overcrowding. * * * “This tragedy finally should awaken Ohlo to the necessity of a constructive program and warn other States that there is grave danger of similar trage- dies in overcrowded prisons. “Periodic and systematic fire drills for either officers or inmates are almost unheard of in civil prisons.” William B. Cox, secretary of the so- clety, said conditions similar to those preceding the Ohio Penitentiary fire exist in the penitentiaries in Jefferson City, Mo.; Charleston, Mass,, and Au- burn, N. Y. ond-hand stores in Washington. The police checked his story and found it to_be correct. Rogone returned to police headquar- | ters this morning to assist detectives in clearing up this angle of the case. Gloth and Kelly then took him to con- front Quertermous and Lloyd. At police headquarters the peddler exhibited three second-hand watches. In answer to questions why he appeared to be anxious to get away after selling the coat and watch to Quertermous, he replied: “After I got my money I wasn't going to stand around and do | a song and dance.” Rogone sald he sold the coat for $5, the same price he paid for it, but he| made a profit on the watch. He was unable to remember the date of the transaction, but said it was a cold night. Detectives recalled that it was warm the night Miss Baker was murdered. N this signature strong common WARDEN RECALLED BY PRISON PROBERS Thomas to Be Grilled Over Arrangements for Emer- gency Action. (Continued From First Page.) each is the prison number of the four men who occupled them. The investigators decided to return the men to the cells temporarily to as- certain the number of the missing. When the check had been made, the convicts were promptly removed. For the first time since the fire and smoke spread destruction Warden Thomas ventured into the prison yard this morning. With head bowed, he went to the deputies’ office and emerged to look upon the chapel building. Hundreds of convicts —cell mates of the men who died—let loose a crescendo of jeers and cat calls at sight of the warden. Thomas glared at them a moment and went on his way while guards silenced the prisoners. The investigating committee, Attorney General Bettman and his assistants; State Architect T. Ralph Ridley, and E. L. Jenkins, superintendent of construc- tion at the penitentiary, then visited the cell block seeking to determine the cause of the fire and to fix the nature of the cell construction in their minds before they began to question more witnesses at the second-day session of the committee. Jenkins told the committee it was re- ported to him Monday afternoon that electric lights used to illuminate the I and K cell block while under construc- tion had been flickering. The trouble was eliminated at 3 p.m., he said, but it was definitely established that there had been difficulty with the wiring. Woodwork Soaked in Paraffin. ‘The committee learned that woodwork used in the construction was soaked with paraffin ofl to keep concrete from sticking to the molding forms. ‘The rafters of the G and H cell block were of wood and covered with wooden sheathing. The outside roof was of slate, as was the roof over the old bullding in which the new I and K cell blocks were being constructed. Jenkins said it was planned to re- place the old roof with a concrete roof after the walls of the blocks were con- structed. The old walls of the build- ing would not support a concrete roof, he said. The committee established that all prisoners in the sixth tier of the G and H block died of suffocation, but that fire as well as smoke had caused the other deaths. Some prisoners were rescued from' the fourth and fifth tlers. The north end of the block was charred by fire but the south end had not_been swept. The committee made a list of wit- nesses they would call to determine whether any shots were fired during the fire. This step was taken after the reported finding of two exploded shotgun shells on the floor of G and H cell block. Unrest Disappears at Dawn, A spirit of unrest among the thou- sands of convicts early today disap- peared at dawn and the fears of guards that there would be trouble was dis- sipated. The fact that 600 colored convicts, housed in wooden barracks in the yards, were not locked in and that several thousand men in the idle house cell blocks were restless and at times almost deflant, caused guards to fear a break for liberty between 4 am. and 6 am. today. ‘The colored convicts were not locked in because prison officials feared fire in the wooden buildings. The men in the idle house, which is known as the “white city,” were locked in behind ntlel:l cages, but were not in their cells. At 4 am., when cell block guards re- ported the unrest and the defiant atti- tude of some of the men, Acting Capt. H. E. Lockhardt, in charge in place of Capt. John Hall, who was off duty, called National Guard officers into con- ference. one reads sense, deci- sion, dignity, impartiality — a commanding charac ter. Trust- ed by his friends—respected even by his enemies. He feared a break for liberty Firemen, after putting the flames under control, slosh » Telephoto picture showing the charred cell block where the 317 prisoners | were burned to death. day by George Richmond, editor of the prison paper. Richmond, serving time for bank robbery, said his cell was un- locked by a guard shortly after® the alarm was sounded. “We rushed over in the direction of the fire and were met by prisoners rushing around holding their heads and other rolling on the ground. But that was mild as to what met our view as we came up to enter the cell block where the prisoners were trapped. “When I first entered, the smoke was dense. We didn't realize our danger. ‘We didn’t stop to think. We only heard over the stockade and over the idle house. Lockhardt reported that much to his suprise the prisoners quieted down at dawn_and retired to their cells. Coffee is proving a “life-saver” to the guards. Time and again, when the pris- oners become restless, pots of hot coffee are served and almost immediately the men become quiet. Capt. Hall, mentioned prominently in Gov. Cooper’s investigation of the fire disaster, was not on duty last night because “he did not feel well Other guards said Hall is 71 years old. Because of the disorganized condition within the prison, breakfast today was two hours late. When the first squads of convicts were ordered out for break- fast they ran across the prison yard to | the dining hall, shouting and laughing. Prison routine was normal today, ex- cepting that the cotton and woolen shops were not operated. One hundred and forty convicts in the penitentiary today were ordered sent to other State institutions, to relieve over- crowded conditions in the prison here. Steps were taken to prevent a recur- rence of the disaster. Among these was Gov. Myers ¥, Cooper's plan to appoint & committee of citizens to formulate a program of institutional building to fit the housing needs of penal wards and to enable the governor to submit such recommendations to the next General Assembly. State Meets Expenses. Besides preparing the bodies for burial, the State furnishes the robes and caskets and provided transporta- tion to their homes. Of the dead, 51 were not yet identi- fled. Arrival of kinfolk, however, was expected to revail the identity of vir- tually all of them. Questioners last night obtained con- flicting statements from most of the men who were asked to tell about the fire. Guard Thomas Watkinson, who was suspended pending the investiga- tion, said that Capt. John Hall, his superior officer, told him not to'open a door leading to the fire-swept cell houses. CLAFLIN Optician—Optometrist 922 14th St. N.W. Established 1889 RUSH SERUM TO VICTIMS Airplanes Speed Medical Aid to Co- lumbus Prisoners. WOODWORTH, Wis., April 23 (#).— | Airplanes yesterday rushed serums from | a laboratory here to Columbus, Ohio, to be used as disease preventives in treatment of victims of the peniten- tiary fire. The shipment was sufficient for 300 patients. The serums form a glaze over the burned areas, restoring seared tissue quickly. cell doors. shaking at the locks. “As the flames started sweeping down the airshaft the poor fellows started to fall, one by one, as the intense heat %I;floclted them. Men fell like poisoned es.” the frantic cries for help. “By that time, other had been released from their cells had joined in the rescue work, and as smoke became denser we could hardly make headway. I remembered a pick and starting to break The trapped men were ) Toys worth $100,000,000 were made in he United States in the last year. The Nationall; It has always re, obtained at all times. known reputa tered dependability. 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