Evening Star Newspaper, March 20, 1925, Page 21

" LA PLATA SCARED A OLVATS BURN Marylanders Flee Homes as Big Tanks Explode-—Heroic Work Halts Flames. Zpeclal Dispateh to The Star. LA PLATA, Md, March 20.—Ex- plosion of 100 steel drums of oil near the railroad station here vesterday afferncon, attended by dense smoke and flames | £ 400 fe all directions, terrified this community or more in |, CREAM OF EUROPE’S AIRCRAFT o e e e | en, Wil close. its. entries (or TO ENTER PULITZER 1925 RACE England, France and Italy to Send Finest Types of Navy in This High-speed airplanes and sea- planes, the products of Europes best afrcraft 1actorles, will be pitted against the best efforts of the Army and Navy in the 1925 Pulitzer air- plane races to be held in the Fall, it developed today. Alreraft from Great Britain, France and Italy are about to be entered against cham- plon racing planes of the Army and avy of the United States, and for the first time in years Europe is com- Ing to American to try to take away THE EVE Flyers to Compete With American Army and Year’s Event. plane in landing. Therefore it Is understood more wing surface Is being added to the little plane to out down its speed. Flying a closed course of 125 miles, however, the plane is not expected to make the same speed as on a dash without turns, From England will come at least two planes, one of a hull seaplane type to be in the Schneider cup, an Detafls Withheld. Details of the planes to be entered by the Army and Navy are being withheld for the present, it being ex- plained in fact by all partles con- cerned that they do mot wish to re- veal the limit of their ability. The Army and Navy, however, are having some new racing planes bullt as their supply is very much depleted at predent. The Army has orly two aged planes left from its days of record smashing, a Curtiss racer built for the 162 Pulitzer races and a Ver- ville-Sperry monoplane, which took the cup at Dayton last year at less than 220 miles an hour. The Navy has no land racers left of the four original ones. Three orashed and the remaining racer, which was flown by Lieut. Willlams, was converted into a seaplane. In order to substi- tute pontoons for wheels, certain changes had to be made in its con- struction. In addition to this sea. FRIDAY, MARCH 20, the race the first of April. Mr. Shaw does not have any official Information as to what planes and from what countries will'be entered because, he sald today, they usually are not en- tered until the last minute. ¥Four Citles Want Race. The location of the race course has not been selected, the committes now having under consideration offers from New York, Chicago, Wichita, Kan., and St. Louis. In addition to! the Pulitzer event which always has | been the head-liner of past meets, | radical changes will be made in the races among bther types of planes. “If present plans work out.” sald Mr. Shaw, “the 1925 races will sur- pass anyfhing in the history of aviation meets. The record for the best meet now s held by St. Louis, which even wants to support it another year.” ¢ Pilots for the Army and Navy rac- ing planes have not yet been selected, nor i it known who will fly the forelgn planes with the exception of Adjt, Bonnet of France, who undoubt- edly will be at the “stick’ of the famous “Ferbois." Between now and April 1, a de- tatled announcement from the Army and Navy on the 1925 racing meets will be made. An effort is being made in Penn- svlvania to make 16 years the minimum legal age for girls to marry. | fiG GINGER ALE! NONE BETTER A. G. HERRMANN 750 Tenth St. S.E. AN You Get So Much! If you insist on a single reason for the popularity of this Touring Car—it is because it gives so much more for so little money. Think of it—only $890 for a powerful L-Head engine —Delco electrical equipment —Balloon tires—staunch body and staunch chassis. And 12 months to pay for this “best of the light-sixes” on General Motors’ easy-payment plan! and threatened widespread destru tion of - was oll and stee mated at a Workm: Arums by the Pope. ¢ s aviation honors. Interest In th innovation n racing seaplanes. The motor is understood to be in the hull and the propeller will be turned by extension: gears A speedy seaplane also is about completed, which may | won the Schneider cup in England in enter the Pulltzgr race as a land [1923 and established new seaplane | plane and substitute pontoons for [Speed records at Baltimore last year, whe: 'or the neider event. but they did not o over the 200- » which in the past has been a | mile an hour mark. nder for the Schnelder cup, now The contest committee of the Na held by the Amerfcan naval aviation, | tional Aeronautic Assoclation, o plane of about 227 miles an hour speed, the Navy has two other sea- plane racers which were used as land planes in the 1 event. This palr y the Pulitzer races this year resumed after an absence from th t last |Year. Following the winning of the 1823 Pulitzer race by Lieut. A. J. Wil- llams of the naval air station he : it was unnounced that the Bureau of o0& fve Juider Cie hoag ko o8 Aeronautic ould not enter any oil to run more freely. Ol spilt on|mor. land plane races, owing to the ground when the hose was dis- fexpense involved in competing in ra ] gonnected was ignited by the fire and |ing plane bullding. Tho bureau, ho 8 before the full extent of the dan Ve Aenlaren Cite ML Bor apply. to ) to the loss of MoCormick Mealcal Gl Y . e oliok £ree Pramined riffith ff " oal orporation o were filling the lean tro @/ dank cex on Railroad tracks, st Graduat ood oal o Phone Main 72i Dr. CLAUDE §. SEMONES the | E:’::'f::::“::‘“ i, 10th s0d G Ste. N.W: . o ; loding Sanders, statlon agent, the rst to reach the scene, made an un- cessful effort to check the blaze h a fire extinguisher. S. C. Bird risked his life In an effort to remove the top of the dome of the 5,000-gal oil tank to prevent overheating further explosion. A third man praised for heroism was Frank Vae- *chiano | Schnefder cup, which was held at Baltimore last r without foreign competition and which again will be,| held at Baltimore this 1 Little Known of ‘French Planes. Littla or nothing is known about the types of any of the planes to be More of the big March Business- Beoosting Spe- cials for Sat- urday. T L L L L L R T T T S e L e Muddiman Instantaneous aonoplane, which | aximum speed record held Williams, of 2§6.59 miles A d by the repeated explosions, by fiying 278.48 miles per the threating flames and the black |hour in the hands of Adjt. Bonnet, smoke, residents made rapid prepara- |now is undergoing changes to com tions to desert their homes. In the with the rules of the Pulitzer hurry to evacuate, reports have it st. The speed record estaplished that one man removed valuables from | b ne was for a 3- his house and inadvertently locked |kllometer dash, and no minimum | his wife in. In another instance, a|landing, speed was required. woman appeared on the strest r- | ever, in'the Pulit ing five dresses, her most valuable be- {an hour mus: be longings. The fire started about 5:30 o'clock and was not extinguished until three | hours later. No. 26 Engine Company from Washington reached here after the | crisis had passed, but in time to do| excellent work. Sergt. Rose in charge of the fire compa had his men obtain & supply of water from the plant of the local ice company. After \ &bout 30 minutes’ work, however, the became exhausted, but by that s e fire was about extingulshed. VE G4y S Flames reached H. C. Bowle’s busi- ) “’“lh“h'"r LT Liib - b bt o > ness establishment, which is 400 fect WA Flees Wearing Five Dreases. water may be Automatic ;'l‘;,; ST HOT | heater"2tar WATER HEATER T s e il i 22D DICK MURPHY, Ina R MURPHY. P Eny. DISTRIBUTORS 1835 14th St. Potomac 1000 anteed. Any Make Water Heater e i 'OLDSMOBILE Repatred C.A. MUDDIMAN CO. 709 13th St. 4 clubhouse in A Sensational Scoop! Girls’ Coats To help us to win a big increase in our March business, one of our Latest Types of New Models in ONE DOOR ABOVE G ST. from the scene of the explosio they a ed a point y 3 feet abuve the surrounding buildings. The tank car carried ofl shipped from Philadelphia “for road repair , eniefly between here and Rock Destruction of the oil will/ ¢ work on the road | rrounding parts of | bright lights and manufacturers gave us these Coats at a price that surely couldn’t cover his cost. ped the profit short—so you buy to the best possible advantage. 5 . You'll find included all the smart weaves, in the plain “high” colors B 4 heavy and ediately a For our part we've clip- flood of telephone Inquiries was re- | ceived to learn ubout the welfare of | relatives and friends, it belng | N that the town was burning | down Approximately 1,500 specta- . GUEVARA GOING HOME. Commissioner any attrac- delightful Philippine Leaves | Sunday for Visit to Islands. Pedro Guevara, one of the Resident | Commissioners from the Phillppines. | will leave Washington Sunday on a| trip to the islands. He plans to sail | from Secattle on the President Me- Kinley March 28, to arrive in Manila 17. He will remain In the Phil- s until July before returning to | thi the United States. B ‘The purpose of the Commissioner’s | visit Is to get first-hand information | a8 to conditions in the islands and to | moor we will bulld for you, or, confer with his advisers. {fll it you prefer, we have severai ! homes that are read bullt and ready for yvou. For ing stance this charming home plet tured above. Choice of Any Coat in the Lot The clubhouse complete with ea and card rooms for the f dgemoor. While r led sex,” @ swim- )1 and up-to-date ten- nis courts. et e et e e et e s eessesssesseesssesssesstsssessesssessessssasssssssssssssssssstsssssssssstssssssssssssssstssssssssses This is but one of the many to make life in Edge- or pleasant. Sizes for If You own your lot in Edge- . Misses and 8 e Chinaware Inquiry Begun. Acting upon porters of Ge #Tarift Commissi vestigation into the tion in foreign countries of of china produced for toilet and table use. The importers complained that present tes discriminate against | the German wares, as compared with Maddux, Marshall those prod d in some other coun- | prouced & Co., Inc. g et il {l 1108 16th St. N.W. rah Helman of Woodcliffe, | Mai lebrated her 102d birthday by | Main 3e70 ng with her grandson. Women and in clever tweed mixtures— To Imspect: Drive west on Mass. ave., fo Wisconsin ave.. theuce morth on Wisconsin to Edgemoor. some plain; some trimmed with fur—and all of them wonderfully modeled and carefully tailored. Sizes 2 to 14 years. An unusual collection of Coats that give the greatest wear and style for the least expenditure. Third Ploor These Coats are neatly made of the latest fabrics including flannels, plaids, suedes and other fine cloths. All the newest colors. Just the thing for street and evening wear. of the better ew Hats—iz::x _ spec}a PELCS Last Minute Styles in 3 ; *o W SPRING The wonderful taste of the new buyer, and his keen judgment of value are demonstrated in this sale of amazing values for Saturday —Milans, Hemps, Silks, Satins, in beautiful combina- tions — chic small shapes and graceful larger brims. At Thira Ploor of all the lat- est modes of the season. These Chic Hats, featuring all the latest material and colors, are wonderful values for Heather Bloom Red Crab Apple Blonde Lanvin Green Copen Purple Bargain Baserment Sale Saturday - Children’s Shoes - Oxfords and Sandals—in tan calf and patent leather. Choice of any pair in the lot at 199 They are made of selected leather; carefully finished to be comfortable to growing feet and sturdy to resist wear—all sizes. ' JEWEL TONES ARE NEW Typical of Spring—are these jewel- toned bags—developed for us—of soft, lustrous, velvet lizard. The prices in this leather begin at $4.75. Illustrated is the new monogram bag which may be had in either jewel-toned velvet lizard or moire. The octagon of contrasting moire with Sterling is for the monogram—priced at $22.50. Aquamarine Tourmalin Sapphire | Topaz F Ruby Scores of the Season’s New- est Spring Styles. A Coat and Dress—Think, a costume for this small sum! In the Inex- pensive Dress Shop in the Base- ment Store. These distinguished cre- ations of Fashion will delight the economic shopper. Tailored Dresses of flat crepe, print- ed silk, crepe satin, crepe Eliza- beth, handmade beaded crepe and imported striped Kashette. A Becker Hat Box Style and satis- faction for you in this perfect cos- .tume. The suit consists of a frock and a long coat to match, cleverly made of kash- arine, plain twills, cantons and flan- nels. All smart Spring colors. Sizes 16 to 44. Pullman size — nicely bound and $5 lined—specizl priced at............... #fail Orders Prepaid SEKERs 1314-18 F Street eSS e et es et sttt et sess ettt esestsssssesesssesesssesssssesssssssesssssssssssssssssesesestssssssessesssesssssssssessssssasstsasastsissasisissitasitasissisissssssssessssss