Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 266, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 March 1925 — Page 3

THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1925

REPORT ILLINOIS MINE WRECKED > Three School Buildings Crash —Many Killed, The superstructure of the Orient Mine, at Orient, 111., largest bituminous coal-producing mine In the world, was completely wrecked, according to a telephone message received today by Allen Waters, Indianapolis, from relatives of his wife at Benton, 111., six miles from West Frankfort. The Orient Mine has a record production of 8,218 tons a day. Waters, who Is director of community and civic betterment at national American Legion headquarters, was told 800 were dead at West Frankfort. However, official estimates placed the dead at eighty-four and the injured at 400# according to dispatches. Three school collapsed at West Frankfort, killing practically every pupil, Waters was told. MAiNMENTO GETSENTENCES f Federal Judge Will Pass Judgment Monday, William A. Dugan, former Republican politician and merchant, and Matt Botts, both of Marion, Ind., will be sentenced Monday by Judge Robert C. Baltzell in Federal Court for conspiracy to violate and violation of the national prohibition law. They were found guilty by a jury after thirty minutes’ deliberation Wednesday evening. Dugan and Botts were convicted of conspiracy to transport liquor to Marion from Indianapolis. Testimony revealed the sale of ten gallons mule whisky once for sl?s and later twenty gallons for $250. Sentences Imposed Wednesday were as follows, ell persons from Evansville, Ind., and all charged with violation of the liquor law: Charles Hayes, four months and S2OO fine; Ed Severin, ninety days and costs; Mrs. Ed Severin, SSO, and Herman Toung, four months and S2OO. HOTEL CHANGES HANDS Downtown Hostelry Is Sold for SBO,OOO. The Grand, Illinois and Maryland Sts., will pass Into possession of Coleman T. HBrown, hotel man of Muncle, Ind., April 1. Bale of the hotel business by Lase D. Weathl ers, owner, to. SBO,OOO, was negotiaf ted by the Indiana Hotel Brokers. Brown plans to make SIO,OOO worth of Improvements. Weathers said he would rest for a year and then probably would re-enter the hotel business. Big T ornadoes of Past Years Major storms which have caused large loss of life In the past are: 1900—Hurricane, sweeping Texas coast, Sept. 8, piled up the waters of the Gulf of Mexico miles Inland.Galveston was storm center; about 6,000 lives lost. 1906—Thirty killed at Marquette, Kan. 1906—130 killed at Snyder, Okla. 1908—Nearly 600 killed In windstorms In Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama. 1908 —27 killed In northern Kansas ana southern Nebraska. 1913—Loss of life In Peoria, 111., Vtncennei, Ind., and towns In Louisiana and Tennessee. 1913—140 killed, 360 injured, 565 homes destroy, 2,500 homeless in Omaha, Neb, 1916 Galveston disaster of 1900 was repeated, with 300 lives lost. 1917 67 killed and 200 Injured In [southeast Missouri and southern 1111t nois. 1919—Sept. 14, Corpus Christ!, Texas, ®*orm and tidal wave killed 500. P perty damage, $26,000,000. 1919—Hurricane swept Chilean coast; 87 killed; $200,000,000 property damage. 1919—July 22, Fergus Falls, Minn.; tornado killed 60, Injured 150. 1919—Sep 8, Fu Chow, China. Typhoon killed 3,000. 1922 —Hurricane and tidal wave caused 60,000 deaths at Swatow, China. 1923—Tornadd in north Mississippi killed 18; 100 injured. 192# —Lorraine, Ohio. Eighty killed In tornado. BAD BREATH Dr. Edwards’ 0;;ve Tablets Get at the Cause and Remove It. Dr. Edwards’ Oliva Tablets, the substltnts for calomel, act gently on the bowela and positively do the work. People afflicted with bad breath And quick relief through Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets. The piasnnt, sugar-coated tablets are taken for tad breath by all who know them. Dr. Edwards’ O’iv* Tablets act gently but firmly on he towels and Uv sr, stimulating them to natural action, clearing the b’ood evd gently purifying the entire system. Thy do that which calorrel does without any of bad after effects. All the benefits of nasty, sickening, griping cathartics are derived from Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets without griping, pain \or any diiagrceable esDr. K. M. Edwards dlscove: en ?• formula after seventeen y fears o, j.ra lice among patlena uffiL’t’d wtth bowei and liver complaint w tb ,t a**Vdnnt I-, -i in. .. ii , Olive Tablets .re purel, a vegetable compound with olive oil; you will know them by their oJLe colo”. Take oiie or two every night for u week •. f J. *r. li,„ ISm M■* . 4 'llbk 4,1

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