Evening Star Newspaper, June 17, 1925, Page 5

/2 SEZED UM BOATS WL ENFORGE LAW McCarl Rules Coast Guard May Add Captured Craft to the Dry Navy. The last obstacle standing in the way of government operation of vichts or other vessels forfeited for Violation of the liquor laws was clear- ed away today by Controller General McCarl. As a result of a decision rendered to the Treasury, such vessels may now be operated by the United S Coast Guard from funds of either the prohibition unit or customs and used in the pursuit of smugglers or for surveillance of the rum fleet. Finds Other Funds. Under enforcement provisions of the Revised Statutes, the customs or Coast Guard authoritles are author ized to halt, board and search any vessel anywhere within “four league: of the coast, and seize any property liable to forfelture under laws of the United State: Under recent decision however, it was held that funds of the Coast Guard could not be used, under the recent act of Congress, to operate such vessels forfeited for violation of the prohibition or cus. toms laws, and the way to such oper- ation was thus thought temporarily to_be blocked Upon request of McCarl, of the Treasury De. partment, however, McCarl looked into the possibility of operating seized vessels from funds of either the pro- hibition unit or customs. and in a de- cision made public today ruled that the Coast Guard could go ahead with such operation This clear officials agreed Government to go for the operation of y have tied up in the many ports of the United .States which have been forfeited and which may be suited for use in chasing the elusive smuggler. A complete list of all such vessels has been compiled by the customs, Coast Guard and prohibition unit, all three of which have seized boats. The number, while not made pu in detail, is said to amount to a huge figure. Not a great many of these boats now on hand, however, the Treasury admits, will be suitable for operation. Most of them are tied up at the wharves in New York and in the Great Lakes More ships are however, officials veiled thry ating” private booze their floating pa ware, and that with speedboats flving speed had risky business if their_property the way, Treasury this morning, for the ahead and plan any boats they sefzure, predict, with the millionaires oper- parties on board ces had bhest be- the rum smuggler capable of almost better stop their they wish to keep liable to | | Two Points in Issue. | Two specific parts of the funds tol be used in operating forfeited vessels | by the C Guard, were dealt with in the Controller General's decision today It was held that the pay lowances of regular personnel Coast Guard could be taken lar Coast Guard funds, ne can be no doubt . . that the en forcement of the customs laws con stitutes one of the major duties of the Coast € rd. Concernin,; the and al of the m regu- there formerly question able point, however, as to whether the “maintenance, repair and opera tion of the forfeited vessels” could be met, the controller zeneral held that they were not chargeable against the t Guard under the law, but could paid “in the first instance from 1st Guard appropriations, said ap propriations to be thereafter reim bursed from the appropriations for collecting the revenue from customs and for enforcing the national prohi- bition act.’ MACMILLAN SAILS ON ARCTIC QUEST AS BIG GUNS THUNDER (Continued from First Page.) | considers | Bridge. HARRIS B faviitr liam Law Lowe POLES IS REVIVED Klingle Bridge Crash Reopens Fight for Removal of Trolley Supports on Structure. Axitation for removal poles from the center of Connecticut avenue, extended, and for widening of the bridge over Klingle Valley revived today as a result of the fatal acident last night Noting the report of the police that the automobile in which three persons were killed last night struck a center trolley pole before plunging into the valley below, District offic began tion of suggestions of citi- the poles be removed from the roadway and that a new bridge be built_so as to eliminate the “bottle neck” condition at this point Director of Traffic Eldridze has be a petition of the Chevy Chase ssociation that the poles be and he has been asked to make a recommendation to the com missioners in this cc n It is known that the Capital Trac- tion Company in the past has been willing to remove the poles to the side street, but the Public Utilities mmission has not favored this bosition for various technical rea- sons. Maj. W. E. R. Cov to the commission, is considering the problem, and Director Eldridge’s report will be made to him ‘Assistant Engincer Commissioner “Wheeler said today that the engineer bridges some time ago studied the proposition of a new Klingle Valley It was the opinion today of District engineers who inspected the scene of the crash that a new bridge might not have prevented the traged of the trolley zens that mect of formal claims will be left to Wash ington. The State Department, it was learn ed today, has not ziven any speci instructions nor ruled on the pro. cedure, in response 1o 1 request from MacMillan forwarded through the Sec retary of the Navy | Unofficial advices from Ottawa have | indicated that the Canadian govern-| ment might interest itself if any! claims to permanent possession of | land north of her continental borders were set up. The Canadian view s represented being tk 1 lands in the Arctic from 60 to 140 degrees north latitude belong to the Dominion. | The expedition sails without positive instructions regarding 2 po: sible search for Amundsen. This will | determined by instructions from | Navy Department after a report been radioed regarding the pos- sibilities of success of such a_search. Secretary Wilbur has indicated an un willingness to go beyond *‘reasonable” limits in any such search. All told, including the crews of the two vessels, there are more than 30 men in the expedition. John Reinartz of South Manchester, Conn., and E. F. McDonald of Chicago, president of the Radio Broadcasters’ Leazue of Amer- ica, go as radio experts, while among the scientists are Dr. Walter N. Koelz, an ichthyologist, and Lieut. Benjamin H. Riggs of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, an expert on topography and tides The expert in charge of color pho tozraphy is Jacob J. Gaver, while in| general charge of photography is May nard Owen Williams, both of whom hive been assigned by the Geographic Society. Commanding the Peary is Capt. George F. Steele of Roxbury, Mass., while assistants to MacMillan | in navigating the Bowdoin are Ralvh | Ilobinson of Merrimac, Mass., and John Jaynes of Somerville, Mass. | The Navy section, in addition to| Comdr. Byrd, consists of Lieut. | M. A. Schur of Marshfield, Oreg.; Chief | Boatswain Earle E. Reber of Chicago, Aviation Pilots Nels P. Sorenson and | Andrew C. Nold of Washington and| Floyd E. Bennett of Warrenburgh, | Y., and Chief Aerographer Albert Francis of San Diego, who will ob- serve meteorological conditions | A complete radio equipment will be carried, so that constant communici- tion may be maintained with eiviliza- tion. Both the Peary and the Liow doin have high-powéred standard Navy sets, while one of the two active nes will have a standard Navy and the other the short-wave appa- atus recently developed. The plan to send in daily reports of the| sgress of tee expedition to both the v Department and the Geoxraphic ety for announcement to tha p:ess Belief that land exists in th: un- known region between the North Pole and Alaska is predicated upon tradi- tions of Eskimo tribes, which teil of some of their people years ago going out to such land, never to return, upon tidal observations which indicats a great obstruction of land or ice n that region, and upon mirages seen from Axel Heiberg Land by both Peary and MacMillan. The most fantastic fish in the world “is the coral fish of Java. Its color | | | is | Secretary Plans for Vacation | creating international commi: | The proclams however, PRENTER IS SUCCESSOR of W. S. STONE IN UNION Heads All of Brotherhood's Activities. By the Associated Prees. CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 17.—The advisory board of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers met here today and selected Willlam B. Cleveland, to succeed Warren S. Stone esident of all brotherhood activi-, effective immedintely. Mr. Stone’ here last Frid vice president and treasurer, having been elected to this office at the last triennial conven- tion of the brotherhood here a year ago. Hl. G. Grifing succeeds Mr. Prenter as first vice president. Mr. Griffing was elected grand chief engineer at the last convention. A. Johnston, Chicago, assistant grand chief, suc- ceeds Mr. Griffing as grand chief | engineer. Mr. Johnston's not filled position was WILBUR TO TAKE REST. Early Future. Secretary Wilbur plans to leave Washington for a month's vacation late this month or early in July. While his plans have not been defi- nitely determined, he expects to go overland to the Pacific Coast and probably join the Midshipmen from Annapolis_on _their annual Summer Ccruise at San Pedro, Calif., proceeding with them as far as Seattle. The Midshipmen are now on their way to Canal_on the battleships New York and Utah. Treaty Declared Effective. Dispite the failure of Salvador to ratify it, the Central American treaty jons of inquiry to handle disputes, has been declared _effective as of June 13. fon was issued today b the State Department where the ra fication of Costa Rica, Guatemala, Hunduras and Nicaragua have been placed on file. is deep orange with pale blue bands edged in black. SEE ANNOUNCEMENT TUESDAY'S AND SATURDAX'S stant | the West Coast by way of the Panama | Arkansas, | i | | | | I | | | ing Prenter, | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, — ARMY PLANE SKIMS GROUND ON SECOND LAP e T OF ROUTE OF TRANSCONTINENTAL AIR MAIL Upper, left to right: Capt. Richard Henry Leigh and Capt. George Wil- eft to right: Capt. Luke McNamee and Capt. Thomas Jones Senn. WAR ON DEADLY MEXICAN FLARE-UP NOTTOBAR ENVOY Sheffield Won’t Be Hampered | by Calles-Kellogg Tiff, It Is Thought. The recent flare-up in the Mexican | situation is not expected by the S Department to hamper Ambassador Sheflield when he returns to Mexico City, probably this month Announcement by the department vesterday that the Ambassador would return to his post as soon as possible me after reports that his plans might be changed because of the dis cussions through the press by Secre- tary Kellogg and President Calles of Mexico. President Calles replied in epirited fashion to statement by the Secre- tary giving conditions under which the administration would continue ta support the Mexican regime. In an- other atement last night the Presi- dent asseried that his government's agrarfan policies would not be modl- fied The agrarian law was touched upon in advices to Secretary Kellogg, on which he based, in part, his pro- nouncement. It was claimed that American-owned property in Mexico had been seized by so-called agrarians without legal procedure. Modifies n of the policy, President Calles declared, would be a “repudia- tion.™ It is sanctioned by law, ne added, and “it satisfles the people's aspirations. GONZAGA ELOCUTION AWARDS ARE MADE Frederick P. Renner and Frederick W. Baltz Win Gold Medals in Oratory Contest. Frederick P. Renner and Frederick Baltz were declared winners of the | annual elocution contest of Gonzaga College, held last night in the audi- torium of the college before a gather- of approximately 700 persons. Gold medals will be presented to both at the commencement exercises of the college Friday evening. Renner, who is 2 member of the jun- ior division of the college, won b: his delivery of “On the Other Train, by an anonymous author, and Baliz | | won with his rendition of “The New South,” by Henry W. Grady. Other contestants were Louls F. Frick, Frederick W. Baltz, Stephen A. McCarthy, A. Milburn Petty, James F. O'Donnell, George A. Gar- ner, Adelard L. Brault, Charles B. Murto, James J. Farrell, Frederick P. Renner, John B. Mealy and James J. McCarron. The judges were John J. Carmody, Albert H. Kirchner and Martin F. O'Donoghue. Awards will be pre- sented Friday by Rev. J. C. Geale, vresident of Gonzaga College. Annapolis Primary Close. Special Dispatch to The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md.. June 17.—Bal- loting was heavy nd the contest close in the municipal primary today, Maj. Hugh L. Riley and Allen B. Howard running close for the may- oralty honors. ~ Riley is city coun. selor and has the backing of the city officials, while Howard is a former member of the State Legislature. D. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1925. Is Chased by Dog—Pigs and Other Livestock Terrorized. TEN FEET OVER RIVER Heat Forces Voyagers to Higher Levels Over Nebraska. This, the third of a series of arti- cles on the air mail, takes Mr. Neely and Capt. Streett westward from Chicago. BY FREDERICK R. NEELY. it The countryside from Chicago to about 100 miles west probably s still discussing that airplane which woke it up on the morning of the second day’s trip over the transcontinental air mail route. The serenity of that second morning out was disturbed— vea, unbalanced—and the cool, pure Illinols atmosphere was rent with a violent roar and polluted with gas line and oil fumes from the exhaust of the Liberty motor. We left the mail fleld at Maywood at 7:13, got enough altitude to clear the city legally and then hit the road We are on the night mail course and here and there in corners of fields are the blinker lights, and about every 30 miles a beacon. The picturesque country flashes beneath us from the 50-foot altitude and we are aware that the thundering roar of the Liberty is annoying to the lands man, but are not personally presented with the fact until a collie gave chase, bark ing at the top of his lungs. Of course we cannot hear him, but we see he is going through the motions quite sat istactorily to himself One hour's flying brings us between Sterling and Rock Falls, I two pretty cities just about getting up. About 9 o'clock we cross the Mis. sissippi 10 miles below Clinton, and here begins a slope upward that stops at 12,000 feet in the Rocky Mountains. We cross the Father of Waters at 1.000 feet. and as we see the ground below rapidly becoming rougher and rougher, have good, flat land again, we slide for- ward against our safety belt and find the plane diving at another train The engineer hears us coming and looks back astonished to see the big ship almost at his elbow He waves and we settle down for more contour chasing. We pass close to another 30-foot beacon and see a wind-cone or sock” flving the west wind direction. i Disapproved by Pigs. Horses prance, cows stampede and piRS run for cover as we continue our hundred-mile-an-hour gait. From close observation of the reaction of the Liberty's roar on live stock, it w unanimously determined by the crew | of the De H. that pigs are susceptible of fright quicker than other animals, and that the fright is more intense But what does a pig who some night cannot go to sleep and tosses in his bed—what does this pig think when one of these terrifying birds with two fiery eyes burning from either wing thunders right over his bungalow? Surely we did not do so much damage, after all With our mind in the back seat else where we suddenly gealize that the motor has been throttled down and we're gliding toward the south end of Towa City. We settle on the field at 40 o'clock. Close by us a creek and every morning a fog settles over the fleld. It had just about lifted when we arrived. The plane that came in early that morning from the Pacific coast, however (and which we passed somewhere along the route but didn't see i), gave a slick demonstration of {fog fiving. Lands in Dense Fog. The ground crew at the field heard the Liberty's drone, heard the dimin- ishing roar as the throttle or the “gun” was “cut” and suddenly were startled to see the plane appear right in front of them before the gasoline pump. That bird certainly had X-ray eves to get safely on the ground when ore couldn’'t see more than 10 feet ahead. They gassed our ship and the pump broke after we had filled up to 40 gallons. We only needed five more, so we let it go at that and get in the air again at 10:11 and find our old friend Head Wind with us. Bad Bumps also joins in a few miles out and for one- half hour we are thrown up and down, left and right, and now and then they work a combination of the entire maneuver on us We pass south of Council Bluffs, and across the Nebraska River is Omaha We keep our course south of Omaha and |land at Fort Crook at 1 o'clock on a | bumpy field dug up by gophers The altimeter registered 800 feet on the ground. This instrument is sim- |ilar to an aneroid barometer and records the pressure of the air, which is translated on the dial to thousands | of feet. | Planes Well Serviced. | At Omaha another example of the soundness of the Alr Mall institution is evident. Motors are overhauled at the end of each 100 hours of flying, and after Iv\'g overhauls they are sent to Mavwood, which also knocks down the planes after 400 hours in the air, replaces worn parts and reassembles them again. The latest equipment avallable is installed in the motor re- pair shop and also in a shop which rebuilds broken wings. The entire station is comparable to a high-rated automobile service plant. Each sta- tion along the route has its own radio equipment and towers, but the installation at Omaha appears su- perior to the others because it is the directing force of the sysem. C. F. Egge, general superintendent, has his offices here. The captain requested the mail mechanics to repair the throttle, which slipped constantly all the way from New York, making it necessary Homes for - - - EVERY modern convenience has been built into these remarkable new homes —o ak floors, electricity, hot-water heat, etc. Wide paved alley and cement sidewalks. Open till 9 pm. BOSS b a month $500 cash $5,650 price Fhird Street Between L and M Streets N.E. PHELPS HOME OF HOMES 1417 K Street Main 9300 / and, wondering if we'll ever | Mail plane in flood I “On to Cheyenne. sing the cry “On to Cheyenne,” the skipper gave the ship the air anc we strike out for the Platte crossing it about 30 miles west of |Fort Crook. We let the river run north, knowing by our maps that we will pick it up again. The regular navigation maps prepared * by pt. Streett’s office, which we had used to Omaha, were lacking for the jump west as far It Lake City, 50 we use railroad maps. The river route ix longer, but is very handy in bad weather, for the boys keep their wheels right over the water's edge and fly on into North Platte in com parative comfort, knowing. if some- thing quits suddenly, a Janding in the soft water is waiting for them Fly Low Over River The country is rough for about 80 | miles and then it becomes flat again |'We come down low and cross the | Platte agai 3:45 o'clock at Cen. tral City, Nebr, just above Grand | Istand, where there field with a beacon light. We take {up the Platte for awhile, flying {about 10 feet off the water, but it is | hot and bumpy and the skipper giv {it up as a bad job and goes for the | hinterland. We’ climb to get away from the heat, pitying the poor people on the ground who have to stay and bear it Finding a temperate alti- tude we continue our journey we plck up the Platte a third time, with two courses running parall We see them converge ahead t this point is a hangar, a wireless { tower, a beacon light and flood lights A mile or two bevond is the city of North Platte, and at 540 o'clock, Eastern standard time, we land on a field equivalent to a red-hot stove. The first move Is to strip off our heavy clothing and drink a lot of | water while the fast-working ground crew service the ship. The field medium sized and flat and is sur rounded by small lights 25 feet apart With the plane on the ground the altimeter read 3,000 feet and here we have our first fun with the At these helghts the air is rarer and the motor has less power Lifting Power Decreases. We turn the plane around and throw open the throttle. It races down the field. and at about the time the skipper thinks he should act he pulls the stick back to get the old boy into the air. The wheels raise off {h ground a little and drop. A few more feet and he pulls it up again—the ship settles. The border of lights is get- ting closer and closer and the back seat begins to get interested—to make a clean breast of it, worried. A third time the wheels leave the ground and the ship settles, but ah, the fourth time it catches and we {clear the lights and stay in the air. We got 2,000 feet of altitude, which makes the altimeter read 5,000 feet, and we kept our course between the two river beds. The rivers begin to widen and the one to the south soon turns out to be dry and has tree: growing in its bed.” They told us at North Platte we could “set down blind anywhere but about 12 places” between the Nebraska city and Chey- enne. After 20 minutes’ flying we hadn’t seen a good place, so the dozen bad spots must be in that territory. All of the ground is barren and dried up. “World's Worst" at Helm. Although the back-seat flyer has had considerable experience in the air, that has been at such wide in- tervals that he doesn't get his air legs back right away. By the time we had reached this neck of the woods it was far more desirable to be in the 120 6%.4% «%0.0% ¢% % %0 6% ¢%0-6% %% 4% % <% o ho $40-058 430430 630 630 630 430 430400 630430430 430 50430, 11, Widths to EEE They Bear 20 o % % +% <% % o 030 650 650 030 430 430 430 % —await you at HIRSH'S. OUT SIZES will perform the “f o o2 X xd *, e Cy 0 3o} 3 Ix1 %0 <% % +To o 130 o0 o%0 ogoede K3 o® ¥ 25 Years on Upper Seventh Mail ship beacon light on emergency I _——————————————————_lunless some remedy could be found hie River, | is an emergency | at | until | titud . | None Genuine Unless Stylish Stout Shoe Surprises If you have ever experienced any trouble in obtaining the correct and proper fit—STYLISH STOUT black satin and other leathers. Mail orders receive prompt attention. “If you have a foot problem bring it to us” HIRsH'S SWOE STORES #026-/028 SEVENTH ST .NW. ight on Omaha fleld. nding field of Air Mail Service. for him to hold it the entire trip, and | made the adjustment in short ship than on the ground. All thoughts |of the motor failing disappeared. In fact, we didn't see how it could fail S0 we were seized with a desire to iy ourself and petitioned the pilot in polite note. He acquiesced, threw | up his hands, meaning the ship was ours, and one of the finest planes in he Army Air Service was the merey of the world’s worst pilot. A highway 1o the left was the lana mark and flew until that turned in another direction. Then we gave the ship back, because it was getting e and this was no time for ment. The captain beat it for the ground, where there wasn't a tree or other growth to be seen. One broad, flat uninterrupted landing Ahead, however, is a small pasture fenced off and within is a flock of sheep. They hear us coming and a lamb runs ‘panicky right into the | wire, which fect, tosses Rabbits er the ground large eagles fly Sight Snow Caps. amuse hin almost gently on his back. S big as dogs rush in fright and two out of our way At 8:05 o'cl v {uming and see the jagged Rockies in the distance with their snow caps re. flecting the evening sun, and 25 min | utes later we spot Cheyenne, nestled | compactiy on the broad plain We circle the city at reduced throt- | tle, locate the mail hangars about a half mile north of town and land at 8:38, Eastern time, completing a 900- { mile journey in 10 hours and 49 min. utes By circling the into Wy city we aroused the curiosity of several motorists, who knew we couldn't be the mail, and they were waiting for us at the field | when we landed. We got our bag gage out of the compartment and the skipper. who had been flying in | civilian clothes, put on his straw hat, | purchased a few days before in Wash. |inston. 1t was greeted with cheers |and when the died away omebody piped up “Hey. mister, we had 18 inches of Snow just 20 miles north of here three days ago!” The fourth article in this series will | appear tomorrow. SWEDISH DRYS SWITCH TO LOCAL OPTION ROUTE Start Fight”for Nk\:i;n-wide Pro- hibition Along New Line of Campaign. By the Associated Press JONKOPING, Sweden, Swedish temperance workers are seeking prohibition by the local op- tion route. The temperance associa- tion of this district, which is one of the leading organizations in the Swedish _prohibition movement, has decided to work for a system of local {option under which the different | sections of the country could decide to ntroduce complete prohibition in. dependently of the rest of the country. Natfon-wide prohibition for Sweden was defeated by a narrow margin in a vote taken two years ago and the so-called Stockholm system of re- sricted sales was continued. During recent months, however, there has been a_slight increase both in legal sales of liquor and in the number of arrests for drunkenness. Smuggled liquor is blamed for the situation. On the strength of the statistics on sales and arrests, prohibitionists again have taken up the fight to make Sweden dry. - By the aid of electricity a French farmer is growing clovr 7 feet high. June 17.— 3 3 °e oo 0 4! $5.75 to $10.00 e O " boode This Label K2 ' >0 g X B3 + ® eat.” In patent, kid, black ooze, o< o% o o% XXX XIXTXT X o o% o% ZXTXT * 0, ogoede O 4 Q) K3 " 03 XD Street+City-Wide in Trade field. | thanks to the spring ef-| ®s % HOME OWNING HERE ISHELDPENALIZED INiggardliness of Congress' Costs Buyers Huge Sums, Op- erative Builders Declare. | | | | | | Purchasers of homes in the District | | of Columbia are losing hundreds of | thousands of dollars each year and a penalty is being placed on home | ownership in the National apital | | through the penurfousness of Con-| gress in not appropriating enough money to run the various department of the District government as they | should be run. according to the of-| ficials of the Operative Builders’ As- | socfation of the District of Columbia, representing concerns that do more than 60 per cent of the construction hery Feeling that this is a serious situ tion, members of the association in a | | conference with the three Commis. sioners at the District Bullding today told the city heads that members of thelr organization were spending | hundreds of thousands of dollars out of their own money for the insta tion of sewerage, water and which should be paid by the and which was ultimately charged to ! home purchasers. { Absolve Officials. it clear t they felt the heads of the various departments were doing their duty, but were | serfously handicapped by lack of funds, members of the association ieared before the Commissioners to { explain their difficulties and offer | co-operation to remedy 1 situation which they considered serious Complaints were made that peopl | were living in houses without wate in many instances: that grades were not furnished after requests had been | made for fecur months, and that E erag and paving were not in stalled until after houses were com pleted C. H. Small, one of of the asoclation. after the meeting | declared that he considered the situa- | tion as delaying a catching up on | the housing shortage here and that Making the members would complain to President Coolidg | for relfef. | mmissioner Bell, the meeting, expressed {tion at the praise given to the heads of the various departments and ad-| {mitted that lack of money to provide | |adequate personnel and administration |of the various departments connectad {with the building situation was the chief cause of the delay Upon the suggestion of one of members who complained of the « lin getting permits Commissioner [said that he thought that the jof the building inspector might be 1 position to remain open after |oelock daily to fissue permits. |made a memorandum to investig this suggestion |a larger | also | who presided his grat at nel with was | and proper persor | the | needed to keep pace at boom in building here. | that the departments consi | good work if they could get sewerasg tin or water mains attached toward the end of the completion of the houses Complaints that in various sec of the city the dust of the stre so great that people could not live those sections were alsc made COOPERAGE PLANT DAMAGED $350,000 Fire Practically Razes Kimball-Ty- ! ler Company Buildings it { | in Baltimore. | o | By the Associated Press | BALTIMORE, June 17.Fire last night swept through the cooy age plant of the Kimball-Tyler |Inc.. a series of two-st brick and frame buildings covering almost a | block between Pratt and Bank streets {on Eighth avenue. Firemen kept the { lames from the tanks of the National Oil Co., about 150 feet from the blaze ! which ‘were said to contain 1,000,000 allons of crude oil and gasoline "he cooperage plant was virtually | ed, the damage being estimated at | 0.000. | The fire, apparently originating in the boiler ‘room, spread through the tinder-dry frame structures and near by lumber piles so rapidly that when | fire apparatus arrived soon after the blaze was discovered the task of sav- ing the plant was hopeless. Approxi- mately 400 men were employed by the firm It | | LATE AGAIN!!! He Never, Called 71 1{Adain/ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | He never called again! Tired of arriving at the Theater after the first act—simply her “watch was she wasn't ready. because wrong''—and Have vou disappointed friends? Do vou forget that the first essential of good breed- ing is punctuality? An accurate watch is a neces- sity! All makes and models. we sell is guar- Pay 50c a anteed. This special value.. Week Other Models § Up to $500 407 I | | | | He said | | —of any age from 5 to 85— “come on down and haveanice- cold lemon- the“Goods” that's bring‘ing home the bacon Palm Beaches 15 Silky Mohairs *18 Tropica] Worsteds - Extra pants to Match The Tasloring Caruso \Vould Have Worn One 3.000 Italian Sennet Stravv Hats $1 85 Air-Cushion Sweatbands nm