Nebraska Newspapers

    OLD DIRECTOR
IN DISREPUTE
Management of LaFollette
Campaign in Nebraska in
New Hands
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 14. (I. N. S.)—
Acting upon ‘nstructlons from na
tional headquarters. Frank A. Har
rison, regional director of the Lalol
lette-Wheeler campaign, Monday as
sumed control of the progressive race
in Nebraska. He succeeds Otto Mutz,
who, it is alleged, came into disfavor
with the national committee as a re
sult of assisting E. E. I’lacok, of
Wahoo, democratic candidate for con
gress. Mutz la said to have included
n subscription list for a weekly Lin
coln newspaper in campaign advertis
ing setit from state headquarters in
behalf of the lndt pendent ticket.
REAL CONTEST
FOR JUDGESHIP
Northeast Nebraska Attor
neys Willing to Succeed
Judge Guy T. Graves
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 14. (Special)—
A lively contest Is on for the judge*
ship made vacant by the death ot
Judge Guy T. Graves, of Pender.
Horace E. Burkett of Hartlngton,
Is here, armed with the backing ot
the bar of Cedar county, and sought
an Interview with Governor Bryan.
He la a democrat, as Is C. A. Kings
bury, of Ponca, who Is also hero
with friends who are backing him
for the place, George Learner, of Da
kota City, is reported to be willing
to accept, but that he will make nu
fight for it. Pressure is to be brought
on behalf of Mark J. Ryan and Cecil
Bough, of Thurston county. No .ap
pointment will be made until after
the governor gets back from the trip
he started on Monday.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
ARE BADLY INJURED
Superior, Neb., Oct. 14. (I. N. S.)—*
Roy Basstl and Harold Hartwell,
Hastings high school, sustained frac
tures of the leg bones when a service
truck crashed into their motor cycle.
Tho truck passed over them, demol
ishing the motor cycle and pinuing'
Bassett beneath lojj T.
broke- *t> e: r DWO *«<* the
_Hartwell’s left
was broken.
FARMER ELEVATOR CONCERN
LOSES ITS CONTENTION
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 14.-—The state
railway commission has temporarily
denied the application of the Ne
braska Farmers Cooperative Grain &
Live Stock association for an order
on the Burlington to put in a transfer
truck at Lawrence so that tho farmer
elevator there, located on that road,
may switch its stuff to the Missouri
Pacific tracks at that point and thus
be able to enter the corn market in !
southern Kansas and Oklahoma. The
commission says that whik1 the situ
ation in unwarranted tho preferable
procedure is to attempt to secure
joint rates through the Superior
gateway to the south for all stations
similarly situated. It has taken tho
matter up formally with the inter
state commerce commission, and if
that fails this case will again be put
or the calendar. The commission
overruled tho railroad contention that
Itlng Interslat} shipments It had no
Jurisdiction. The cominiss’or says it
bas the power to compel proper facil
ities for shippers even if the greater
use of those facilities are for handling
out-of-state shipments.
GREAT WESTERN ROAD
MAY BE TAKEN OVER
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 14.—A quiet
move on the part of unidentified fin
ancial interests, believed by local
stock brokers to be the Van Swer
lngens of Cleveland, to buy up the
stock of the Chicago Great Western
railroad has been noted by local
brokers.
“Local railroad officials are cog
nizant of the move,” a local paper
says and agrees that It Is an indi
cation that a strong railroad sys
tem is seeking to gain control of
this road. Most of them assert that
this move Is backed by the Van
Sweringen interests.
"The ambition of the Van Swer
lngcns to control a line from the At
lantic to the Pacific is well known
in railroad circles. The purchase of
the Great Western would be a step
to the westward and use of tHe
western line as feeders for lines east
of Chicago would be an ideal com
bination."
LAFOLLETTE TO SPEAK
IN OMAHA SATURDAY
Omaha. Neb.. Oct. 14. (Special)—
LaFollette headquarters In Chicago
notified members of the LaFollette
club in Omaha, Monday, that Senator
Robert M, LaFollette, independent
presidential candidate, would deliver
two speeches in Omaha on the after
noon and evening of October 80.
RAILROAD DISPUTES
VALUE OF RACE HORSE
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 14. (Special)..
The Omaha railroad filed its an
swer Monday to the $3,500 damage
■nit brought by Burt Schreve and J.
E. Schreve because of the injuries
to their race horse. Batter Bee, for
which they blame the railroad. The
answer alleges that when the hors*
was shipped from Fargo to Sioux
City, his owners filed with the road
their statement that the horse was
worth $120. The railroad says this is
*11 the horse was worth.
ROADS OPPOSE
RATES ON SAND
Nebraska Board Holds In
quiry on Complaint of
Several Towns
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 17. (Special.)—
The state railway commission sat all
day Thursday on an inquiry into the
question of whether it should order
Joint rates put in by the railroads on
shipments within the stpte of sand,
gravel and crushed stone. The rail
roads protest on the grounds that as
there are sand pits on all railroads no
demand exists for Joint hauls
Stone dealers from Schuyler, Cen
tral City and Superior favored Joint
rates. They said that the railroads
are playing favorites In that they
have created a zone that gives all
sand pits within 50 miles of Omaha
and Lincoln, the chief consuming
centers, a rate so low that none on
the outside can compete without sac
rificing alt of their profits.
RAISE FUNDS FOR
BLOOMFIELD BAND
Bloomfield, Neb., Oct. 17. (Special.)
-—More than >600 was raised at the
benefit staged Wednesday for the
Bloomfield concert band. Two big
dances, two picturo sliows and a
chicken supper were the means used
to ralso the mioney.
TEACHER INJURED
IN FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGE
Bloomfield, Neb., Oct. 17. (Special)
—P. H. Hornby, manual training
teacher and athletic director at the
Bloomfield high school, suffered a
broken collar bone Tuesday. He was
working with the football squad and
In making a tackle his shoulder
struck the ground In such a manner
as to cause the break.
COVICTION OF
GRICHER LEGAL
Attorney General Gives An
Opinion In Lincoln
County Case
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 17. (I. N. S.)—
Attorney General Spillman has filed
a printed opinlion for the supreme
court holding that the conviction of
Carl K. Goucher for aiding and abet
Arthur Allen, former county
sjlerk of Lincoln county in committing
forgery was proper and fully sus
tained by the evidence.
Goucher was an Agent of the Omaha
Printing company which sold large
amounts of supplies to the county.
The state claimed that Goucher was
given warrants to pay the claim
against the county but instead of
turning them over to the Omaha
Printing concern, he endorsed them
and used the money. Goucher then
asked Allen to cause the county to
pay more than ii owed, the state
maintained, promising to pay it
back.
OMAHA’S PLUMBER
ORDINANCE ATTACKED
Lincoln, Neb-, Oct. 17 (I. N. S.l—
Anderson and company master plum
bers of Omaha, have attacked the
validity of the ordinance creating
a board of plumbing examiners in a
brief filed in the state supreme court.
The brief charges the Omaha city
council named such a board and acted
in an arbitrary arjd illegal manner
disregarding state law and trying to
force master plumbers us weii as
Journeymen to Jake out permits.
COMPENSATION DENIED
AN OMAHA MAN
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 17.—State com
pensation commissioner Pry has de
nied the request of James Thomas,
60 years old, employe of the McCord
Brady company, of Omaha, for com
pensation. Thomas had been employ
ed unloading sugar and other heavy
goods und had bec-Jino incapacitated.
Tho coihmissloner held that industry
should not be taxed to care for in
juries incurred when men do harder
work than their physical condition
warrants.
ENDS HEARING OP
CHARGES AGAINST MANN
Decatur, Nt'b., Oct- 17.—Dr. Sam
uel Blair, Inspector from the office of
the secretary of the interior, spent
a day at the Omaha Indian agency.
He spent ubout 10 days at the Winne
bago Indian agency investigating
charges against P. T. Mann, superin
tendent of that Indian agency, taking
a voluminous mass of evidence of
fered by the members of that tribe
in connection with complaints filed
in Washington.
One of the members of the tribal
council stated that one of the major
complaints involved the leasing of
Indian land to John Ashford, million
aire Indian trader, who later sub
leased it in violation of the rules of
the Indian office. His lease was or
dered cancelled as a result of the in
vest 'gation. A member of the tribe
stat?d the testimony would be sub
mit ;ed to the secretary of the inter
ior and tlie commissioner of Indian
affairs before finul action was taken
oji Mr. Mann's case.
TAKE LIQUOR ON
SIOUX COUNTY FARM
Rock Valley. Ia., Oct. 17. (Special)
—Sheriff Synhorst and Deputy Dyk
etra raided the Edward Mavelaar
farm near lnwood and seized a quan
tity of what is said to l>e intoxicating
liquor. Havelaar was placed undo
bond to appear in the district court.
RAISE MONEY TO
BUY FIRE ALARM BELL
Rock Valley, la., Oct. 17. (Special)
—A dance was given by the volun
I teer fire department Monday evening,
I the proceeds going toward the pur
chase of a fire alarm belt.
John W. Davis Confers m Washington
C3yKfrC JBTlIftVglfe F, JOJHTKT %?AVXS*.
Above is pictured John W. Davis, democratic presidential nomi
nee in conference in Washington, with Clem L. Shaver, chairman of
the democratic national committee.
PROBE DEMO
FUNDS TODAY
Senate Committee Expects
To Take Up La Follette
Case Soon
Universal Service,
Washington, Oct. 20.—Expenditures
of the democratic national committee,
from the beginning of the presidential
campaign to the present time, will
occupy the attention of the special
Senate committee investigating cam
paign funds Tuesday at its opening
session here.
It*had been planned to take the
testimony of a number of Phila
delphia contributors to the republican
budget, but they have notified Chair
man Borah they would be unable to
reach here before Wednesday. Joseph
R. Grundy, Chester W. Hill, Nathan
T. Folv ' :i, John T. King and Samuel
R. Vau in will appear at that time.
E. T. S.u'esbury, the Philadelphia
partner < f J. P. Morgan and com
pany has not yet advised the com
mittee when he will answer Us sub
poena, but it is thought likely he will
be here Wednesday.
Tuesday's session of the investiga
tors will be a short one, as it will
not begin until 2 o’clock in the after
noon. Clem L. Shaver and James W.
Gerard, chairman and treasurer of
the democratic national committee,
will present the figures of campaign
expenditures.
The assertion of Chairman Butler
of the republican national committee
that supporters of Senator La Fol
lette in Wisconsin are endeavoring to
raise a fund of $500,000 in that state
will probably be investigated after
the committee has finished its. con
sideration of republican campaign
funds, Senator Borah said.
Submission of reports covering the
financing of the democratic campaign
to date, will be followed by the turn
ing in of similar reports regarding
the republican and La Follette
Wheeler campaigns to which the
campaign managers already have a
grted. ^ _
WINDY CITY TONGS
AGAIN ON WARPATH;
TWO MEN KILLED
Universal S' vice
Chicago, Oct. 20.—F ivolvers blazed
again in a renewal of the tong war
fare among Chicago Chinese Mon
day night, claiming four victims.
Willie Kee Kai was shot to death
while standing in the kitchen of his
restaurant. His assailants, said to
have been members of the Hip Sing
tong, had laid an ambuscade from
a neighboring fire escape. A few
minutes later three other members
of the On Leong tong, rivals of the
Hip Sings, were found shot, one of
them, Harry Ton, fatally.
Heavy details of police were sent |
to the Clark street district, said to
be the stronghold of the Hip Sings,
In fear that a concerted attack
would he made by the On Leungs.
M’DONALD MAKES
APPE AL TO PEOPLE
FOR RE-ELECTION
London, Oct. 20.—Premier Mac
Donald. who is facing a hard fight
for re-election to commons in the
Aberavcn district,' issued an election
statement Monday, making direct ap
peal to the people to return him to
power.
*‘l ask the country to give mo power
to carry on the work of the labor
party,” said the manifesto. "If only
a minority of the government labor
ites won it would rid the country of
Its confidence in the labor party. I
desire the country to give me power
to carry on our work for the greatest
cause in the world, peace.”
Slight Earth Quake Felt
In Parts of South Carolina
Universal Service.
Atlanta. Ga., Oct. 20.—Slight earth
quake shocks were felt generally
through the Piedmont region of South
Carolina between 3:V and 3:36
o'clock Monday morning. Reports re
ceived from Spartanburg, Greenville.
Anderson. Greenwood and Asheville
each said the shock was sufficient to
awaken asleeping persons and to rat
tle windows and crockery. No damage
was done. The disturbance lasted
only two minutes.
DAVIS CHARGES
CAL IS PART N
Statement of Cooiidge On
National Defense Brings
Sarcastic Reply
BY SEARS TAYLOR,
Universal Service Correspondent.
Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 20.—-John W.
Davis, the democratic candidate for
president, opened file on President
Cooiidge from a new angle in an
address here Monday. He accused
him first of playing partisan politics
and then of taking a submissive at
titude with regard to naval disarm
ament.
Davis referred to a statement made
by the president Sunday in which he
declared that, under the terms of
the Washington disarmament confer
ence, ‘‘we are now entitled to a navy
equal to that of any other nation.”
“When, in the name of the Great
Jehova and the continental congress,
did we have to have an agreement
in order to maintain a navy of equal
strength with other powers?” the
nominee asked.
With biting sarcasm he continued:
“I do the president the justice to
believe that he did not know the
import of what he was saying. Surely
the United States does not need an
agreement with other nations to
maintain an adequate national de
fense.”
Attacks Conference
With this as a starting point the
candidate launched into a general at
tack on the Washington conference,
declaring that it had provided no
agreement with regard to aircraft
and submarine forces—vitally more
Important than naval strength, he
said.
Davis inferred that President Cooi
idge was using the Washington arms
conference as a political plaything
and that the American people were
being deluded as to its actual bene
fits.
“I hope that mere partisan exag
geration in the midst of a political
campaign will not lull the American
people into a security they do not
actually enjoy,” he declared.
The candidate spoke to an audience
of more than 11,000 persons which
half filled the new Vanderbilt univer
sity bowl. Tie looked worn and tired
as he took his place before the micro
phone on the speaker’s stand, and his
address lacked the fire and energy
that marked the speeches he de
livered during the early part of his
campaign. The strain of his inten
sive fight for the presidency is visi
bly telling on him.
Eulogizes Heroes
Davis devoted nearly half of his
address to a eulogy of the long list
of statesmen and generals which the
south has given to the nation. He
referred particularly to “Stonewall”
Jackson who lived and died here and
compared the administration of "Old
Hickory’’ to that of Woodrow Wilson
“His spirit lived again in the frail
form of Wilson.'' he said. "The same
indomitable spirit and hatred of
special privilege and corruption
marked both.”
Davis asked his hearers to compare
the administrations of Jackson and
Wilson with that of Harding and
Cooiidge and then make their de
cision on election day as to which
had hotter served the peordo and de
served to rule the government of this
country.
Davis remained over night in
Nashville and will leave In the
morning for Louisville Ky„ where he
will address a mass meeting Tues
day -night.
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Woman Held on Charge of
Robbing Parents of $11,200
St. Paul. Oct. 20.—-Charged with
.stealing $11,200 from her parents,
Mrs. Martha Battaglin .and her hus
band, John B. Battaglia, were ar
lested here at the request of Deputy
Sheriff C. Belair and George Hag
genmlller and the sheriff from Mari
nette, Wis., police announced.
Milly’s Count Takes Steps
To Legalize First Divorce
Universal Service
Berlin, Oct. 20.—Count Von Hoogs
traeten. husband of Milllcent Rogers,
Is reported to have applied for Hun
garian citizenship papers at Buda
pest. The action is taken. It is said,
'n order to make the count's divorc*
from his first wife legal.
It Is stated that Austrian law does
not recognize the legality of divorce
to the extent of permitting remar
riage.
FAILS TO GET
BIG DAMAGES
DeWitt, Neb., Woman Sued
Pender Man for Breach
Of Prom ise
Penrler, Neb., Oct. 18. (Special.)—
Carl Hallberg, Pender man who was
sued for $50,000 damages because
he failed to marry Mrs. Ollie Himes,
DeWitt widow, after she says he
promised to do so, won his case.
Mrs. Himes formerly lived here.
She said that he had wooed her
strenuously. A large number of
letters that passed between the two
were introduced in evidence, but
the attorney for Hannerg argued to
the jury that they indicate merely
impersonal friendship and dared the
other side to point out any promise
of marriage. Mrs. Himes also dis
played a kewpie doll, a bottle of
perfume and some hosiery as gifts
from Hallberg.
WOMAN AND HER
CHILDREN MISSING
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. IS. (SpeciaL)—
Mrs. Ruth Alice Lutz is being
hunted for, but not very diligently,
by officers. Mrs. Lutz and her
husband have been having some
trouble. Mrs. Lutz was anxious to
keep their four small children, ana
three weeks ago was taking them
to her parents’ home out of the
city. She left them at the station
while she went on an errand. When
she came back the children were
gone. Later she found the quartet
at the home of her husband’s par
ents in Auburn. Under a writ of
habeas corpus issued out of the
Lancaster county courts a constable
went down and gathered them in.
The court let the mother have them
temporarily, but when the trial was
called neither the mother nor the
children could be found.
PLAN TO REBUILD
WAKEFIELD LIGHT PLANT
Wakefield, Neb., Oct. 18.—A pro
ject is under consideration to re.
build the Wakefield electric light
plant at a cost of $45,000, installing
alternating current. This improve
ment would come about by the pur
chase of the present plant from the
Wakefield Electric company by the
Nebraska Utilities company, of
Omaha, which has offered $150 for
each $100 share held by the stock
holders, provided 51 per cent of the
stock could he purchased.
The 'Wakefield Electric company
now has on hand a surplus of ap
proximately $21,000 and, according
to law, this may be used by a new
company only by. matching it with
an equal sum and investing the
whole amount in the plant.
SAYS ECONOMY
ISf PORTANT
President of State College
Urges County Agents to
Be “Balance Wheels”
Ames, la-, Oct. 17. (Special!—
“Economy,” that was one of the
watchwords that President R. A.
Pearson gave to Iowa’s county agri
cultural and home demonstration
agents in his address to their annual i
conference at Iowa State college.
The importance of loyalty, keeping
out of politics and serving as com
munity balance wheels, were other
things that he impressed upon them.
■’Every one of us who directs the
expenditure of public funds must
make sure that we make the best use
of those funds,” said President Pear
son. “It is my observation that the
taxpayer is not concerned so much
as to the amount of taxes as he is
whether the taxes he pays are ef
ficiently used for public good. He
wants to know most of all whether he
is getting his money’s worth. We
must always bo ready to show the
largest possible return for every dol
lar used. Weigh every item of ex
penditure to be sure that it will bring
results."
SIOUX COUNTY PLANS
MORE ROAD WORK
Orange City, la., Oot. 17. (Special)
—The Board of Supervisors of Sioux
county has awarded the contract to
Vander Sohaaf and Vander Stowe of
Hull, la., to gravel the road between
Alton and Granville. Their bid was
29 cents per cubic yard for a one
mile haul of 8,088 units and an ad
ditional 7 3-4 cents for each ad
ditional one-half mile haul of 90,000
units to be spread over the rest of
the road. They are to receive 20
cents (ter cubic yard for 4,000 cubic
yards stripping. The price includes
spreading gravel on the road.
The grading must be completed by
December 1 and the graveling by De
cember 31 of this year. When this
is completed Sioux county will have
more than 04 miles of paved and
graveled roads, connecting ali the in
corporated towns, except Hospers.
I The county has purchased land from
Jake Van Oort at Orange City for
$2363.10. This pit Is located about
a mile from the proposed graveled
road.
AWARDS CONTRACTS
FOR HIGHWAY WORK
Pierre, S. D-, (Special).—The state
highway commission has announced
the awarding of contracts on bids
received for highway construction on
October 14 as follows:
For the graveling of 7.27 miles of
highway in Brown county on state 1
trunk highway No. 41 from the North
Dakota state line to Frederick, to R.
R. Wiley, Summit, S. D
Building culverta in Roberts county
to J. Q Sorenson, Trent, S. D
WHEAT MOVING
TO THE MARKET
Nebraska Growers Take Ad
vantage of Pitre—Some
Delays
Omaha, Neb., Oct. (Special)—
State railway commissioners say that
the reports filed with them Indicate
that wheat is moving rapidly and it>
larger volume than last year. At
many country elevators from $1.20 tr
$1.29 was paid during the week.
Grain men advibe that the prices are
going higher, and this is causing some
holding off. The estimate is that
only 45 per cent, of the 192! crop
.has gone to market, coming largely
from farmers who had pressing debts
to meet and those who thought the
price satisfactory. The commission
has few reports of car shortage trou
bles, and in each case it has found
that the local agent had misinter
preted a rule requiring the use of
foreign cars for interstate shipmenta
and had refused system cars ^en hand
for such use. The commission has
instructed in each instance that If
,*\ foreign car cannot be secured with
in a reasonable time for such ship
ment, the railroad must use its own
cars.
FUNERAL HELD FOR
JUDGE GUY T. GRAVES
Pender, Neb., Oct. (Special)—
The funeral of Guy T. Graves, late
judge of the eighth judicial district,
occurred Sunday afternoon and was.
attended by a large number of peo
ple from all over the state and es.
pecially from the eighth district.
Nearly every attorney in the district
was present. Dr. B. M. Long, of the
Presbyterian church officiated in th&
burial service. The pall bearers were:
Honorary pall bearers—Judge A. A.
Welsh, Wayne; Former Congressman
J. J. McCarthy, Ponca; Judge Cui
tis L. Day, Pender; Frank O’Gara,
Hartington; Frank P. Votter, Laurel;'
E. J. Smith, Homer. Active pall bear
ers—R. G. Fuhrman, J. B. Rosslter,
E. A. Wiltse, S. D. Love, Dr. Jno,
Berg, M. W. Murray.
GOVERNOR SPENDS DAY
AT OFFICE IN CAPITOL
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. _ (I. N. S.)—
Governor Bryan, democratic vice
presidential candidate was at his of
fice today, following his return from
a swing around the circle that carried
him into Kansas. Oklahoma, New
Mexico and Colorado.
He devoted the day to checking up
on state affairs that have aecum
muluted during his absence, but plans
to resume his stumping tour tomor
row.
The nominee declared he was pleas
ed with the receptions he received
during his trip and said the situa
tion in the southwest was very en
couraging.
RAISES NEW POINT
IN LIQUOR LAW
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. * (Special)—
Paul B. Walker, arrested In York, and
whose automobile was ordered con
fiscated because he was carrying a
flask of liquor in his pocket, has ap
pealed to the supreme court. He
raises a new point, which is that a
man may have liquor In his possession
for his own use without having vio
lated any law, and that if there is
any statute that says It is a crima
that law is violative of the personal
liberty guarantee of the constitution.
The attorney general contends that
whether a man has liquor for a lawful
or unlawful purpose is always a
question for the jury, to whom he
must justify its possession, and when
it finds him guilty there is no ap
pellate court power to decide other
wise.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
TO STUMP NEBRASKA
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. C i—A proposed
itinerary for William Jennings Bryan
in Nebraska has been made public,
by the democratic state committee
It calls for four addresses October
IB, at Seward, York, Aurora and
Grand Island. October 16, the “com
moner" is scheduled at the following:
places: St. Paul, Central City, Ful
lerton and Albion. The next day the
vice presidential nominee’s brother
will speak before the following audi
ences, according to the proposed
schedule: Humphrey, Columbus,.
Schuyler and Fremont.
PACKERS FINALLY CLOSE
RETAIL MEAT MARKET
Omaha, Neb.. Oct. ' A contro
versy of five years was ended hero
when the retail meat markets of
Armour & Co. were closed. C. S.
Waterbury, general manager of the
Armour Interests In Omaha and
South Omaha, refused to discuss the
situation but asserted that "In fair
ness to retail meat shops, his com
pany should not operate both whole
sale and retail departments.”
“We received consent from tho
Chicago office," he said. Numer
ous requests it was said were made
by representatives of the National
Butchers Workmen association urg
ing the packers to dispense with
their retail markets.
Officials of the local butchers*
unions asserted that Cudahy and
other packing concerns would follow
the action of Armour & Co. in Oma
ha and other cities.
EXPLOSION OF GAS
TANK ENDANGERS LIVES
Decatur, Neb., Oct. —While re
pairing a 250-gallon gasoline tank to
be used In connection with an oil
burner for the H. H. Byram store,
the tank exploded, hurling the end
piece through the rear of Herman
Pollock’s store.
D. B. Watson was soldering some
leaks when the explosion occurred
and he and Fre<\ A. Byram, who was
nearby, consider they had a very
narrow escape.