New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 9, 1923, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 GOVERNOR'S FUEL BILL IS ADOPTEDBY L T0 BE LAW Right to Declare an - Emergency, Then Put Provisions of Statute Into Effect at Once Penalty for Violation of Provisions May Be $1,000, ' Fine, Six Months -in Jail | or Both—State Police and Fire Marshals in Charge. | Hartford, Ieb, 9.—A fuel bill as requested by Governor Templeton was | adopted by the general assembly this noon. As he approved of it, it is ex- peeted to become a law at once, The bill is as follows; Defines Profiteéring, Section 1—The term “emergency’ s used in this act shall mean the existence in any community of ge! eral distress because of a shortage of | fuel or threatened distress becausc of | possible shortage of fuel, which public proclamation to that effect shall be | made by the governor. The term “hoard” as uscd in the act shall mean the withholding of fuel from sale or delivery at a reasonable price during an emergency, by any person, firm, or corporation dealing in the same, The term “profiteer” as used in this act| ghall mean the holding for sale or selling of fuel for an excessive profit or the charging of an excessive rate or placing of unreasonable rdstriction or condition upon the sale. Delivery or transportation of fuel. | Governor Is Judge. Section 2—Whenever the governor shall by public proclamation declare that an emergency exists the provi- sions ‘of this act may be enforced from the date of such proclamation until in like manner he shall declare the emergency at an end, Section 3-—During such emergency | no person, firm or corporation and no | employe of any person, firm or cor- poration shall hoard or profitcer in fuel or hinder or obstruct or in any| ay interfere with its proper or pt sale or distribution or trans; tation.y . Must Keep Section 4.—Fve i corporation dealing in fuél shall make | and keep accurate and complete writ- | ten records of all transactions con- cerning the same showing as to cach parchase and sale the ‘date, time, | a ity, price, name and address of ender and the vendee and the of the agencies of delivery. o 5—No person, firm or cor- poration shall knowingly give ' any /Qs& decelying or misleading infor- | Sodkion ‘or Rnowingly engage in any | beansaction. that is calculated to cre- te' false, deceiving or misleading in- Jormation or knowingly incorporate or, permit to remain on his or its| ooks accounts or other printed or | written record, any information that | is calculated to withhold information essential to the ascertainment of the facts concerning his or its dealings| and profits in fuel. i | Enforcement Powers. | Section 6.—During any emergency, | the superintendent of state police, any member of the state police under his direction and any fire marshal shall | Lave and exercise in the enforcement | of this act, the same powers of in-| vestigation so far as applicable as are | conferred on local fire marshals un- | der the provisions pf section of | the general statutes; and the super- intendent of the state police in the enforcement of this act shall have and exercise the same powers as far as applicable as are conferred on him by section 2282 of the gencral sta- tutes, | Section 7—Any person, firm or cor- | poration violating any of the prowi-| sions of this act shall be fined not| more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. Section 8.—This act ghall take ef-| fect from its passage. First Friday Session. The first Friday session of the leg- jslature since the closing of intro- duction of new business saw only a sprinkling of members in the house - but a senate of nearly full member- #hip. Business was not taken up un- til after a meeting of the judiclary committee which had. discussed the fuel bill Will Honor Lincoln. In the senate as the legislature will not sit on Lincoln's birthday next Monday, Chaplain Campbell referred H to the martyred president in his prayer concudling with these words: “God give us this day men of bin- coln's measure for the world leader- | ship.” The legisiative committee on banks reported to the scnate that it was opposed to establishment of branches | by mutual savings banks, and then| reported in a bill forbidding any “mu- tual savinge bank or building and | 1oan association” to establish a | branch office or agency thereof or employ any agent or person to make toans or discounts at any other place | than its banking house. They change would be /by amending séction 3920 of the public acts. The bill, spon- sgored by a savings bank which start- | ©d a braach bank in Bridgeport, un- favorably reported, was rejected and; the prohibitive bill was sent to the (Continued on Page 21.) | brothers pleaded gullty was conspir- {NO SHOW-DOWN AT SMYRNA | Turks Reported Willing to Let Situa- | renomination last year, said yesterday NEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, EGISLATURE; IMMEDIATELY DRAW JAIL SENTENGES Heplying to a recent sermon by Evangelist T, Glendenning who 18 Fines of 2,000 Also Meted "i"s rovival services in Platnvilie, Out to New Yorkers Who Violated Dry Law New York, Feb, '9,—~Morgun I, Willlam A, Rene M, and Montagu e ! Lia Montagne, wealthy distillers and i importers today entered amended pleas of gulity to charges of the 1l ! legul sale of 80,000 gallons of liguor for which they were indicted recently after a federal grand jury investiga- tion of the fashionable racquet and tennis elub, . - Federal Judge Winslow sentenced Montagu La Montagne to two months imprisonment in the Essex county, New Jersey penitentiary and fined him $2,000, His brothers Rene M, Willlam A, and Morgan E. each were sentenced to serve four months' im- prisonment and fined $2,000 each, The specific eharge "to which the acy to violate the Volstead act, The charge grew out of a dinner at | the racquet and tennis club for which, it was charged liquors had been fur. e Rev, Robert G. Huggins, a local min- nished by the firm of E. La Mon- | tagne's Sons, agents for Kentucky dis- | ister, today accepted the evangelist's | challenge and demands a new Bible and a $10 bill as forfeit, | Evangelist Glendenning in an ad- HOPE OF PEACE IN tilleries. When the indictments were return- ed District Attorney Hayward declar- ed that more than 27,000 gallons of assorted liquors had been taken from the distilleries through forgery of withdrawal permits and that a still larger amount was sold to bootleg- | gers, | Rene is widely known as a polo/ player. | | TUIsterites Heai‘ of Plans Campaign PENDING NEGOTIATIONS Dublin, Feb. 9 (By the Associated Press)—The proposal for surrender contained in Liam Deasy's letter to Eamon De Vaiera and other leading |irregulars cannot be considered, says |an official communique issued by the {1republican headquarters staff on be- half of “the rgpublican government” and is army-coMncil. This supple- ments other anéanore hoperul feperts teceived today., . tion Stand As It Is—Harbors Said to Be Mined. ILondon, TFeb. 9, (By Associated Press).—An agreement has been reached between the Turkish author- ities in Smyrna and the allied naval commanders, says an kxchange Tele, graph dispalch by way of Constanti- nople under which the status quo would ‘be maintained pending diplo- matic hegotiations. London, Feb. 9 (By the Associated Press)—The Irish rebels have de- clined to enter into peace negotin- tions, according tp a Press association {dispatch from Dhblin. Liam Lynth, chief of tahe republi- |can forces, in reply to the peace pro- posals of Liam Deasy informed him |officially on behalf of “the republican government and army command’ that the proposals could not be con- sidered, ' The ‘surrender of Deasy had been T.ondon, Feb, 9.—A report that the Turks now demand the withdrawal of allied warships from Ismid was re- ceived here today from Constantinople. The entrances to Ismid and Smyrna harbors are said to have been mined. Ismid located at the head of the Gulf of Ismid is 56 miles east of Con- stantinople. The British and French naval craft now at Smyrna have been instructed to remain in the harbor, while the allicd commissioners have demanded | that the Angora government counter- | mand its order for the departure of the ships. OPPOSES PUTTING NEW IN HARDING'S CABINET Wood, Congressional Chairman, Says 'WASHINGTON HAS IMPOSTER WHO SOUNDS LIKE SCHWARM | Spanish EEmbassy Denies Glih Talker is Half-Brother of King, But Will | Say no More, Washington, ¥eb, 8.—The Spanish embassy took steps today to erase the stamp of royalty from “Prince Louis| de Bourbon" who, styling himself the| half brother of the king of Spain has| been telling American officials and | members of congress some amazing | /things about the inside workings of | Washington, Icb.' 8.—Representa- | puropean diplomacy. i tive Will R. Wood of Indiana, chair-| The embassy let it be known that man of the republican congressional |ji had informed the state department committee, announces that he woMd | he is not a half brother of Alfonzo. oppose the appointment of Senator|jurther than t embassy officials Harry 8. New of that state to Presi- wii] not go in their discussion of the dent Harding's cabinet, hecause r lincident. New had been retired by his constitu- —— . ents and should ake his medicive.” | [ast August Harold Schwarm of Tt has been indicated that the re<|ihis city created considerable of a tiring Tndia senator would suc-/ypyrore in New York and Boston, ceed Postmaster General Work when|where it was alleged he had posed as the latter is transferred within = the|prince Henry de Bourbon. After he next few weeks to the secretaryship jad got into hot water, during which of the interior. |bigamy charges were threatened, he Mr. Wood, who publicly supported | disappeared from public view and| Mr. New in his unsuccessful fight for |gince then has not appeared in print. Citizens, Not Assembly, ‘Must Give Lake a Name Hartford, Feb. 9.—House chairman Time Limit in Memel of the judiciary committee, John | " . ., | Buckley of Union, reported unfavor- Is E-\te'_‘ded Two Days [,,y on the bill naming the porid | Paris, Feb. 9, (By Associated Press). formed by the Connecticut Power nnd} ~The seven day time limit fixed by Lighting Co. dam in the Housatonic the allied council of ambassadors ht‘r(“ Oxford, “Humphrey’s for the withdrawal from the Memel Lake.” “The pond is in the towns of region of all the . armed elements|Newtown and Monroe Mr. Buckley! which had taken possession of the said, “and these towns have different territory expired today, but was ex-|names for it, and the town of Squth- tended for two days. Hopes are en-[bury already calls it Zoar Lake. The| tertained in diplomatic circles that|matter does not come within the prov- the situation will be entirely cleared |ince of the general assembly, but is up by the end of that period. one for local determination.” Defeated Senator Should “Take His Medicine, " he would go to the White House in a day or two and enter his protest with President Harding. Police and National Guardsmen Called Out to Protect Negro Who Confesses to Eight Murders Waco, Texas, Feb. 9.—Local police, According to county officials, Miteh- | and Waco National Guardsmen were | €1l confessed to the murders of W. P.| being mobilized this afternoon to de- :'f"::“'(r‘;d‘ s;‘;::;oi'[’h’.‘ :;:"}}:::fd fend the county jail where ROy | polton, W. H. Baker and his wife and | Mitchell, negro, alleged confessor to| Homer Turk. eight murders is a prisoner. Rumors| The negro under charges of murder of the forming of a mob reached the |in all those cased, also confessed to authorities, ¢ !the shooting and wounding of a man | and woman in an automobile in May, | 2, and two recent holdups. Waco, Texas., Feb. 9—Roy Mitchell, 2, negro today was closely guarded aft- Mitchell recently started a hunger de- #r his alleged confession to cight mur- |strike but yesterday he cagerly ders within the past year. | voured all food brought to him. | Britain, | has announced that /Advent Minister Claims Forfeit | Offered by Evangelist For Text Which Prooves There is a Hell Gives Chief Executive NEALTHY SOCIETY MEN Rev. Robert 6. Huggin 8 Quotes Scriptures in Response to Challenge Issued By Rev. T. E. Glendenning dress last Friday evening offered to give a new Hible to anyone who could show him a text in the, Bible which says the wicked shall be tormented forever, He also offercd to give a new Rible and & $10 bill to anyone who {brings in & text proving conclusively not be ple disasters recorded in mining his- the wicked dead snall resurrected and judged, The sermon was Rev, Robert G, Huggins, pastor ot the Second Advent church, of New lritain, the same denomination » former newspaperman and one who svreitten and published many books fible study courses, replies to hallenge, quotes Seripture ana indy the Bible and the $10, te New Britain ministers' « lollows: “Friends have called My attention to The New Britain Herald of Febru. ported that K Second Adventist church in Plainville, publicly offered to give ‘a ten dollaf|ig1s_ gtage Canon mine No. 2 bill and a new RBible' to any one who could give ‘a text in the Bible' whicn 1913—Cincinnati ! proves conclusively that resurrection | is limited in its scope. As this state- ment was made in the sanctum of the | 1914 Jooles W. Va Adventist church, they are, of course | 1914——”‘""0.% :lll:orl‘a, 189 Kille Jointly responsible with the evangellst|915—Layland, W. Va., 111 killed. for the utterance, “He only asks for ‘a text, but as (Continued on Page 21.) IRELAND FAILS AS REBELS REFUSE TO NEGOTIATE For Extensive Incendiary‘ in Belfast, received by the press and the public as the firts hopeful sign for months. Deasy was a close associate of Michael Collins in the fight against quarters with having been the brains of the irregulars’ military campaign. Incendiarism Campaign. Officials of the Ulster government have received informatisn iat the vepublicthy are preparing for an ex- tensive fncendinry compaign in Bel- fast and six of the northern counties, says the Deifast correspondent of the |Central News, Cosgrave in London, President Cosgrave of the agriculture, the red gan, minister of Hugh Kennedy, legal adviser arr day. in London England and Ireland. WANT ALLOWANCE FOR HilGiH SCHOOL PUPILS Benson and Speak for Bill—Green- berg Hearing Tues. (Special to The Herald). Hartford, Ieb deltvered in the | the British and is credited in many | CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1923, —~TWENTY-FOUR PAGES Average Daily Cireulation Week Ending '088 February drd PRICE THREE CENT> NEARLY ALL OF 122 MEN ENTOMBED - IN N. MEXICO MINE THOUGHT DEAD; i Advent Christian church, of Plainville, | | TePIY 18| 1907—Darr mine, Jacobs Creek, r‘a..z | lury 8, 1923, page.7, where It is re- | ' 238, T 09— ngellst umnaom.lnx.m Lt | who is now holding meetings at the | | | | | | | | | | (pneumonia after an illness of Notable List of Fatal Disasters in Mines of U. S. New York, Feb, 9.—A list of noln.’ tory follows: | 1869-—~Avondale mine, Plymouth, l'l.,l 179 killed, | 1884—Laurel mine, 112 Killed, { 1592-~Mine No, 11, Krebs, Oklahoma, 100 killed, 1900—8cofield, Uta 1908—Hanna, Wyo, 1906—Courleres mine, France, 1,099 killed, British Columbia Blow-up Is Second in Six Months, Other Having Taken 13 Lives in Augu: Pocahontas, Va, 200 killed, 169 Kkilled, Pas de Calals, ESTIMATES PUT DEATH LIST NOW AT FIFTY-ONE Cumberland, Feb, 9-—Fifty-one conl miners lost their lives when fire damp exploded in the second level of mine No, 4 of the Canadian Colleries (Dunsmiur Itd.) two miles from here last night, it was estimated by mine officials afte 21 bodies had been brought to the surface today. 239 killed, Monongah mines Nos, 6 and § West Virginia, 361 killed, Paul mine, Cherry Hills, I, 256 killed, | 1911—Banner mine, Littleton, Ala., 128 Kkilled, 1907~ Daw- | son, N, M, 263 killed, and Monongahela Coke & Coal Co.,, Finleyville, ! Pa,, 115 killed, | 181 killed, Cumberland, B, C,, Feb, 9—Thirty | bodies had been recovered this morn- 'ing and more than 20 other coal min- Speculator Copper mine, Butte, ors were believed to have perished in Mont., 163 killed. |an explosion of fire damp last night 1917—Vietor-American FFuel Co., Has- tings, Colo., 119 killed, 1922—Argonaut mine, Jackson, 47 killed, | 1922—Dolomite No. 3, near Birming- ham, Ala.,, 91 killed. | DIST, ATTORNEY SHITH | DIES, AGED 48 YEARS Former Hartford Mayor Was Man of Brilliant Achievements 191 lieries (Dunsmuir, itd.) on Vancouver island two miles from here. One Chinese was brought out alive and taken to a hospital while four others of = those entrapped still breathed, but were near death when found three miles from the mouth of the tunnel. A rescue party with sal- vage apparatus was trying to revive the four by artificial respiration. 50 or 60 Missing. The explosion occurred at § o'clock just after the night shift had gone in. Between 50 and 60 men were report- ed missing after the explosion. No hope was held of alive the rest of the imprisoned men, as they were entombed in sections filled with poisonous gas. Practically all of the deaths were attributed to asphyxiation. Had Tried to Fscape Praotically ail of the deaths were ‘attributed to asphyxiation. Many of courg of common, pléas ¥ ‘Hartford |those whose bodies were taken out county, former mayor of Hartford | had started to run up the sloping two and Yale graduate, died at his home, | mile tunnel toward the surface and No. 118 Vernon strect early today of |were overtaken by the after-damp only | fumes. Cal., Hartford, Feb. 9-—Bdward Laurence Smith, U. 8, attorney for the Con- neeticnt district, former judge of the Irish | | Free State government, Patrick Ho- born in this city January and 'son of Andrew and Julia Smith. government’s was a man of brilliant mental attain- | power was given hy electricity. s R ot PM~'monts and much sought after as i s understood, says the Ex-|presiding officer and toastmaster, change Telegraph, that rhey are herc grammar school he graduated at the to consult the Sritish government on head of his class and he was valedic- importunt finaucial relations between |torian of his class, 1893, on his grad- | i | | | Showalter /in a debate with Princeton university. 9.—Representative | winiam I, Arthur Benson and Superintendent of | School B. R. Showalter of Berlin, ap- peared before the legislative commit- | tee on education this afternoon in sup- port of a bill to have the state make an allowance of $50 to cities and towns by High school student whose tuition is now being paid by the respective cities and towns, If the bill is acted favorably upon, Berlin will be reimbursed annually to the amount of $3,600 and Plainville will receive a grant of approximately $5,000. each A hearing on the bill t® provide an | appropriation of $15,000 for repairs to the State Armory on Arch street, New has been set for next Wed- nesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Representative E. W. Christ of New Britain and delegations from the American lLegion and United Spanish War Veterans will appear in the inter- ests of the bill Senator Richard Covert's bill intro- ducinggamendments to the New Bri ain chfirter will be heard by the {abandoned. The probability that death Jjudiciary committee at the sume time, | forfeited rights the petition for the grestoration of A. A. Greenberg's rlgh.l. will be heard next Tuesday. Senator Ells' two-platoon bill will come before the judiciary committee February 20. The measure proposed The committee on | to make compulsory the adoption of a | two-platoon system in the fire depa ments of cities and towns throughout the state. Among today's visitors at the Capi- to Iwere Judges John H. Kirkhap and ¥. B. Hungerford of New Britain. THE s | | | WEATHER Hartford, Feb, 9.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Cloudy and colder tonight; Sat- urday breceoming unsettled prob- ably smow; northwest winds, shifting to northeast, —% | | ‘| freight, | association in | of Hartford. She was a sister of Alfred | nine days. i No explanation for the explosion Judge Smith was 48 years of ag&gwas offered. It was stated that the 22, 1875, al mine was equipped with safety devices He|and that most of the lighting and al In Mule is Alive Two rescue crews worked in the mine all night and a third was being recruited. About two miles from the mouth of the tunnel the rescuers came to the bodies of six men grouped in attitudes indicating that they had fallen from fatigue. Be- yond them was found a mule, stilt alive. The body of the foreman, Nor- man Huby, was then discovered. Six Are Badly Injured. Bodies of 25 victims of the explo- sion last night in No. 4 mine of the Canadian Collieries ' (Dunsmuir ILtd.) had been brought to the surface be- fore 11 o'clock today. Ten bodies still were in the mines and six badly injured survivors had been taken to uation from Hartford High school. His career at Yale university, from which he was graduated in 1897, was a notable one. He won an English literary prize and a Berkeley prize, and was a Phi Beta Kappa man. He had a philosophical oration stand for the four years of his academic course. His scholarship rank was fifth in a class of nearly 300. Jdn his senior year he was a representative of Yale He made the closing speech for Yale. In the Yale law school where he com- pleted the three years' course in two|a hospital. One of the latter is not vears he had a Tawnsend oration. expected to live. ; Judge Smith was graduated from the ! S i law school in 1899 and the next year| 20 Are Chinese, began the practice of law in Hart- Vancouver, B. C., i"eb. 9 —Bodies ot ford, becoming association with Judge |21 victims of the fire damp explosion Henney. lin the second level of mine No 3 of A democrat in politics he ran twice |the Canadian Collieries Co. at Cum- for the legislature but failed of elec-|bherland, B. ., last night, had bee: s brought to the surface at § o'clock this morning, according to a tele- phone message to the Canadian press Lere. It was estimated that 30 bodies were still in the mine, All the hodies it was expected would he removed by 10:30 o'clock. About 80 of the vie- tims were said to be Chinese, (Continued on Page Twenty-1'wo) Dies in Turkey, Leaving An Estate in This City Jhain Haroin, late of Igakie Ha- ot, Turkey, left an estate of $?,- represented in a deposit in the Burritt Savings bank of this city, 1In probate court his brother, Harry Haroin of Oak street, this city, has|Girl Pall Bearers at been named as administrator. John Harasniuk’s Funeral The funeral of John Harasniuk was held at 10 o’clock this morning at St Mary's church. Rev Krause was celebrant of a high mass| §ix voung girls acted as Surial was in St. Mary's | TWO DI AUTO. Tewkesbury, Mass., Ieb, 9. manner in which Miss Nellie of Lowell and Arthur Boisvert of | Lawrence, met death while sitting in|of requiem the latter's automobile near IFoster's|pallbearers. Corner here on Wednesday night was | new cemetery still under inquiry today. The lheory’ that they were frozen to death was ~The emas A. W. Stanley Qualifies In Pinehurst Tournament (8pecial to The Herald), Pinehurst, N. C., Feb, 9.—A. Stanley of New Britain, Conn., has qualified for the sixth division, in company with J. §. Coburn and Col. Isaac M. Ullman of New Haven, in the golf tournament here. was due to gas rising from’the motor | which may have been left running, was considered. W PIONEER SUFFRAGIST DIE Hartford, Feb. 9, —Miss Frances El- len Burr, pioneer suffragist in Connec- | ticut died at her home here today in | her 92nd year. So far as known she | was the last of a notable list who signed the call for the first suffrage convention held in Connecticut in Oc- tober 1869 Miss Burr was associated with Isa- 9.—A motor truck that like a man” has been invented by a German for use bella Beecher Hcoker, Susan B, An. | in mountainous regions, according to thony and Julia Ward Howe in the |& report received today by the com- founding of the Connecticut suffrage | Mmerce department 1869. She was secre- This truck which procecds on four tary of the association for 41 years,|[eet, steered by an ordinary hand Miss Burr was the youngest of 14 | Wheel says the report has a chassis children of James and Lucretia Burr | $et Over two pairs of foot-like runners, which giove alternately. It has hauled E. Burr, founder of the Hartford & load ®f six to eight tons from five to | Times. | six mileg an hour over rough roads. { FOUR FIREMEN HURT. Cleveland, Veb. 9.—Four firemen were injured in fighting a spectacular fire that swept through the new commonwealth five story office build- ing today entailing a loss estimated at between $200,000 and $300,000, New York, Feb. 9.—Cuba raw sugar | today sold at 4 1-8 cents cost and| the highest level in almost two years. This represented an in- crease of 1-§ cent over yesterday's price. . in slope No. 1 of the Canadian Col-; recovering | | morning. SIMILAR DISASTER STIRS CANADA Death Toll Likely to Exceed 50 in Catastrophe in Collieries on Vancouver Island—Cause of Fatal Explosion in United States Coal Tunnel Has Not Been Determimed—Wreckage Strewn About \Force of Concussion at | Dawson Crumbles Ex- | terior Walls—Crowds of Relatives Waiting. WO MINERS WALK OUY OF DEATH PIT UNAIDED Dawson, N, M, I%eb, §, — (By Assoclated I'ress) Wo miners of the 1 entombed yesterday in mine No, 1 here of the Phelps- Dodge Corp., came out alive today. ’ walked out unassisted, As neared the mouth of the mine they met a rescue party, ' men were Charles Candale and Filipi Martinez, Dawson, M., Feb. 9.-—Seven | bodies of miners entombed in mine | 'No. 1 of the Phelps-Dodge corp. here by an explosion yesterday afternoon have been recovered and the company has announced that there is “very lit- of rescuing alive the other who were in the mine at | the time of the accident. | Two bodies were recovered a short distance inside the entrance. The others were found a mile or more from the mine portal. Indentity of only two of the bodies has been an- nounced. The mine which was one of the smaller of the eight mines operated here by the Phelps Dodge corp. had a capacity of about six hundred tons a day. Hold No Hope A statement by the Phelps Dodge corp. to the Associated Press at 4 o'clock this merning said: £ “Owing to the fumes which per- meated the mine following the explo- sion very little Lope is entertained that any of the men who were in the mine would be found alive.” A Jarge number of people have re- they could get ever since the explo- sion but there has been no disorder. | 122 Men Trapped One hundred and forty one miners entered the mine yesterday but 19 of them had checked out before the ex- | plosion so that 122 men were in the | mine when the accident occurred, | The mine was what is commonly |termed in this district the “non- ! gaseous” one and was extensively | equipped with a sprinkling system. | The fire bosses who remained in the mine on the night preceding the ex- | plosion did not report any unusual conditions. [ The cause of the explosion has not been determined. Explosion Was Terrific The ventilating fan was so located and installed that it was not damaged by the explosion and continued its operation. The main force of the ex- plosion passed through the intake a way which is the main haulage road | and on reaching the surface demolish- ed the concrete portals. Subsequently | the haulage way caved in at that | point. The explosion was of such force that it toppled cement walls which formed the exterior of the entrance and hurled large timbers 50 to 100 feet. Relatives Hasten to Pit. The explosion was heard all over Dawson and brought a group of anxious wives, mothers and other relatives to the pit-head. The wom- | en, some tight-lipped and dry-eyed while others were sobbing, waited for (Continued on Eighteenth Page). STILLS IN OPERATION ~ AS RAIDERS WALK IN William A, Apparatus for Making Moonshine Confiscated in Two Different Homes Policemen John C. Stadier and Wil- {liam 8. Strolis, of the liquor law en- Motor- Hayes, Hart- The oceu- assisted by William P, house at 97 forcement squad cycle Policeman | staged a raid at a ford avenue this morning Mrs, Andrew charged law. The was in full and pant of the tenement Mikalowiskis, was arrested with violation of the liquor a still which time of the raid about three gallons of liquor. The |raiders found in the place about 150 {gallons of mash, which was destroy- ed. The woman will be arraigned in police court tomorrow morning At 20 Star street, a still and about three gallons of alleged alcohol were | seized and Mrs. Joseph Adamowicz, occupant of the tenement was noti- {fied to be in police court tomorrow police seized cperation at the At Putnam street, the police seized a still which was operating at the time on their entrance. Besides the still about four gallons of alleged moonshine was confiscated The oc | cupant of the tenement Thomas Wel- incikowis. was notified to be in police | court tomorrow morning. mained as near the mine entrance as ‘w N