Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 339, Hammond, Lake County, 14 April 1922 — Page 1

Y EXPLOSIONS CAUSE DEA Ti DISAST rmir THE WEATHER fnettled vrenther tonight an Saturday, Trlth rnin tonight; colder in extreme aouth portion. COUNTY VOL. XV. NO. 339. FRIDAY. A"Uj 14. 1922 HAMMOND, INDIANA EVERID

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Fight is Becoming Bitter Between The Two Political Machines By .MAURICE EARLY rTlMES BUREAU AT STATE CAPITAL INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., April 14. Indianapolis is becoming the battle ground of the contest between Senator Harry S. New and ex-Senator Albert J. Beveridge for the Republican nomination for United States senator from Indiana. TVith the Hay primary less than three weeks away, desperate efforts are being made to line up the vote of the state's largest city and county for one or the other candidates. Senator New is conceeded to have held the lead here all through the campaign. Ills friends say this advantage will be maintained until the close of the race. Beveridge supporters are equally positive that the ex-senator is gaining daily and will sweep Indianapo-lls by a tremendous vote. The fight here 16 becoming bitter due to the fact that opposing factions of the party have taken up the candidates and are making the senatorial race a factor In the ngnt for control of the county organization and for the election of county officers. Mf. Beveridge has the solid support of the City Hall crowd, headed by Mayor Lew Shank. The administration slate wilt be headed with Beveridge'a name and every effort will be mde to put him over at any cost. Senator NaT !s being backed with determined energy by ex-Mayor Charles V. Jewett. ex-Mayor Chas. W. Bockwalter and Ralph L?mcke. Marlon county treasurer. The old Jewett machine, which dominated the capitol city for several years, suffered a severe reverse when Mayor Shank was elected and this crowd is attempting to use the New candidacy as a vehicle in which to ride back Into control of party affairs. The New supporters are formidably organized. "While machine politicians here battle for control, u-iing the senatorial fight as an agency. Mr. Beveridge Is trying to win the out.'lde vote by his oratory. He is being accompanied by a battery of vituperative speakers, including Judge Arthur R. Robinson, who are making scathing attacks on the war records of ex-Mayor Jewett, Lemcke and other prominent New supporters. This action is in retaliation for the assualts being made on Beverldge by ex-Mayor Honkwalter and others, who heve brought the patriotism of Beveridge under fire. Popular Interest In the senatorial campaign his not developed as yet nd probably will no; be any great degree during the dosing weeks. Here the contest is largely a battle between political machines. FESTIVAL HELD AT ,1 ".SPECIAL TO THE TIMES LANSING, 111.. April H. The Annual Division Seven Festival will be held this year at the Oletiwood. 111., Forest Preserve, Friday. May 26. Mr. C. C. Waltlier, Country Life Director, has arranged a new feature, which will be exhibited as a part of the program. A magnanimous historical pageant will be given In addition to the usual festival displays. This phase of the day's glorious entertainment borders on the miraculous. It is something that has never been attempted in a school iVstival of this sort before. But wait: That Is only one thing. On the program you will notice; Athletic; contests, two brass bands, and Interesting speakers. Everything will be gratis. Reserve May 26 for a spring outing see your schools In sction. EXCUSE US THIS TIME Owing to the non-arrival of its fortnightly car of paper, The Times is compelled to beg the indulgence of its readers today by appearing in colored dress instead of the customary white. It looks funny, but we can't help it.

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Great Excitement at Pennant Match on McCool Alleys

organization meeting of the InterAnd so, (this Is no fairy story) state Harbor commission of Illinois

the Wolf (George) ate up Little Rod Riding Hood (Fehrman.) And then all the other Kiwanian wolves ate up the other little Rotarian Red Riding Hoods and the McCool bowling alleys were simply covered with blood and gore. R-rr-r-rrrr. And then the Kiwanian wolves licked their chops and laughed and everybody said it served the little Rotarian Riding Hoods jolly well right for getting so chesty and not minding grand -in a. ltOTARIKS I UROMi I.EVtilE The following resolution will be in order at the next meeting of the j Rotary clu'b: HE IT RESOLVED, That the j athletic committer of thin cluh j he prohibited from making any further howling mntrhrn with the Kl-nanin Club, berause the IvIrrnnJnns nre too tough.. And be It further resolved that the athletic committee of thin rfub be herewith authorized to iue ehallengen for bowling ma telle to the Hammond W oman's Club, the League of Women Voters, the Republican Preelnot Committee Wo m -en, the W. I". T. I'., the Womiin's 4. iri Id of the Episcopal Church and the I, adieu Aid of tlie Mrthodlt church. And be It further resolved, that earn and every member of this club he forbidden to mnke nny mention whatsoever of the recent bowling mateh with the KjTranls Club, under penalty of expulsion. STRIKE, SPARC STRIKE Well, anj'hoo. as Jim Wang Michelstetter would say, the Klwanis Club defeated the Rotary Club at bowling last night, by more than 601 pins! It was an avalanche of maple ten pins. The Klwanians buried the Rotarians under the deb ris ox shattered wood. It was strike, spare, strike, spare, with the Kiwanians. CLE A.V SWEEP The Kiwanian first team beat the Rotarian first team; the Kiwanian secon'Sh-team defeated the Rotarian second team; the Kiwanians won by total pins, high individual score or any combination across the board. Clean sweep. They had to fight to do it though., It was a three game match for total pins and at the end of the first game the Rotarian first "team led by four pins over the Kiwanian first team and the Rotarian second team led the Kiwanian second team by sixty-two pins, a total lead of sixty-six p 'ns. The Kiwanians came from behind in a magnificent onslaught, forged ahead and stayed there. (Continued on page seven.) CONTRARY MARY OFF TO ENGLAND TO BE MARRIED 4M .-..yx. a aft . i i 1 t, s, J " 4"" 4 X i -111 - Miss Alary Landoo Baker. Thv f o .rth time shali not faj avs Mary Landon J&ker. rro 'hrice :.il:d to show j for ber marriac? to Alhster KcCormiclc Miss Baker sailer) on the A .uitanl for England "We're eHnjr to b Tiarried this time." she said. MeCormick. the Harvester familv. has heen vcaitiv for his Mide in j London, where he went after sha left hi.n waiting the list time wveral weeks ago.

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HARBOR COMMISSION

ffltt 5 AfKL Will Report to Legislatures on Interstate Public Transfer Harbor. A notice lias been received by Major Henry W. I.ee of South Chicago from Col, Townsend that the ; and Indiana will be held at the U. S. F.ngineers Office, Chicago, on April For one reason or another, the work of the commission has been delayed. The federal member was not appointed until January and then Col. Riley's foreign tour came. All members ru"A being appointed and available, it is expected that rapid progress will bo made. The commission wi!' report to the the two state legislatures and to congress upon the feasibility of Col. Jadson s plant for an Interstate .public transfer harbor in Wolf Lake and L:tke Michigan, a project urged by Major Lee for many years, and recently attracting International attention. With the St. Lawrence waterway; the proposed harbor will be one of the most valuable terminals in the world at the transfer point from rail to water and from boat to barge for the Mississippi system. The tremendous advantages to local factories and communities are obvious. The plan now meets with general approval, no objection having been made In any quarter. Maj"v lrfe Delieves that actual construction within three or four years is not unlikely, making all due allowances for inevitable red-tape. By EDWIN CARTY RANCK STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE NEW OKK. April 13. Kepresentatlves of tne anthracite operators and striking miners reassembled this afternoon at the Union League club while statements from each side Indicated complete belief that the negotiations will break down. The conference, at any event, probably will be abandoned until next Wednesday. Imediately following it. Thillip Murray, vice, "president of the United Mine Workers, is to start for Indianapolis to confer with his chief, John L. Lewis, president of the union. "There is no prospect of any agreement being reached for a long time. The outlook is not encouraging." said Samuel D. Warrlner, spokesman Icr the operators. Murray male a similar statement, refused to clitcuss his reasons for going to Indianapolis, and declared the miner's reports show stoppage of additional non-union mines brings a period of serious shortage appreciably nearer. District coal min leaders today were utterly without hope of any programs In negotiations unless the government intervenes. SUIT IS STARTED William Lesser, 547 Tyler street. Gary, was made defendont in a dam age suit filed today in the Hammond t-uperior court by Mrs. Anna Pastor of Gary. ' Airs. Factor bases her suit on an automobile accident that happened October 21 at Eighth ave. and Adams street. Mrs. Pastor was riding in her car which was driven by her husband. At the coiner, the machine of Lesser swung from behind a standing car and collided with the Pastor car. Mrs. Pastor asks for $1,000 to cover damages to I the machine. Homberger, Peters Morthland of Hammond are her at torneys. FLOOD STAGES ON WHITE RIVER INDIANAPOLIS. April 11. Serious flood stages all along the course of White river were forecast today by the local weather bureau. From one to two inches of rain fell in Northern Indiana last night, converting tributaries of the White into torrent.". White river at Elliston in Greene county was reported having risen srven feet. The stream in Indianapolis, which is protected hya huge levee sysetm. is expected (o go within a foot of flood stage, j This city will not suffer, it is believed, but elsewhere the situation was described as dangerous. SENATOR NEW MEETING AT ' HAMMOND There wil) ne a "New for Senator"' meeting at the K. of P. Hall, Hohm.m and Ogden streets, Hammond, tomorrow evening at 8 p. m.. to be ndressed by Miss Elinor Barker. Senator New's campaign manager. All candidates are Incited and will be introduced. Tha men and wnmen of Hammond and surrounding towns are verged to be present.

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m a niTfi nrT YIM 1 5 bt! G ORDER Seventy Miles of Freight Cars to Be Built By Car Factories in This District An order for 10.600 freight cars, the larget recordeJ wooden car award ever placed with railway equipment loncerns In the Calumet Region, w.vs received this ween when the New York Central railroad company closed a contract for 19.500 cars. , Of this order, the Standard Steel Car Co. of Hammond was awarded 7.500, the General American Tank Car corporation of Fast Chicagj 2,000. Western Steel Car of Hegewisch 1.000. and th-j American Car and Foundry Co. 5. SCO. It is reported that the other 3.500 e.a's were placed with eastern concerns. In interviews today with officials of local concerns Interested in this order, it was learned that while all of these cars would not be built here, the majority of the work would be performed at the local plants. SHVKXTV MI I.E. OK CARS Figuring the length of each car as thirtv-flve feet, this order of 10.500 car would extend along i straight track approximately seven ty miles. . This Is considered by the leaders in the dlstrb t as the rec ord order since the founding of the car equipment Industry in the Cal umet Region. It is said that within the last ten days more railroad cars were contracted for than during the entire year of 1921. The rate of road buying freight cars has been calculated around 200,000 for .922 as against 28.000 fo;- 1921. BIG ORDERS IX MARCH The Standard Steel of Hammond reported their first large order last month from the Pacific Fruit Ex press company for 2,600 refrigerator cars. The General American Tank Car corporation plant at East Chicago so far has not been Interrupted In their capacity schedule attained in "the department sometime ago, having also heen awerded large orders during the month of March. The tank department of this company, however, has not reached high operations this year and Is reported to be only engaged in repair work. When these two railway equipment enterprises nre operating at capacity they will employ 6,000 men. RAIIJIOADS MAIN SUPPORT Railroads continue the best support of the flnlshad steel market and are taking more tonnage in various departments than any other class of buyers, it is announced. "While we naturally expected a buying movement of importance soon, we did not expect the tonnage involved would be so large and that the Industry would Jump from. a period of depression to one of activity," said an Industrial leader. IM,n STl'EI, GETS CONTRACT The Inland Steel Company was awarded the 5.000 tons of re-lnforc-Ing bars for the new Sewage Disposal plant being erected In Mil- j waukee. The competitive Din ot me Inland bh announced was $31.90 a ton for new Bessemer material. WIFE IN GARY- AND August C. Doebler names another man as the cause of the breaking up his home in his suit lor divorce which was filed today in the Hammond Superior court. Mr. Doebler lives at 452 Cedar street, Hammond, while Mrs. DorMer is said to be living at 321 Monroe street, Gary. They were married December 2$th. 19f9 and separated February 27, 1922. Mr. Doebler charges that his wife during the last nine months has been intimate with one J. E. Margrave. McMahon & f'onroy are attorneys for the plaintiff. BURIED HEATH E INTLRNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE1 SKATTLK. Wash.. April 14. Charles Ilehenstrelt. president , arifl treasurer 'f the Overseas Corporation. Ltd.. and Mrs. Hebenstrelt were buried beneath the wreckage of thtdr home in We.it Seattle last night when tons of earth, loosened by recent rains, demolished lhf structure nd carried two of its occupant' to their death. Carl and George llebonsteit. sons of the dead couple, each leaped tr safety from a window of the house when the avalanche nruck tha building and were uninjured. LECTURE AT JEWISH TEMPLE. At the Jewish Temple on Sibley street tonight. Rabbi Rappaport will explain the historical significance of the ceremonial of the Passover in a lecture on "Time for Action" which j will be of interest to everybody.

HE'S IN HAMMOND

AVALANCH

CAMPAIGN DRAGS IN HAMMOND

Election Day Not Far Off And Things Warm up Everywhere Except in Hammond Hammond Is the Sleepy Hollow of Lake county in the current primary campaign. With more thaji a dozen candidates' for Justice of the peace in Crown Point, sixteen aspirants for the justiceship and a contest for precinct committeeman In every precinct .n Gary, and a big entry of candidates for nearly every office from East Chicago, the) campaign waxes hot every place except Hammond. In Hammond it is a luke-warm affair, something to be discussed when the conversation has passed the weather, business, Hohman street improvement and where to go for the summer vacation. Unless Hammond wakes up and takes an interest in the campaign her vote wtll le the lightest of any of the three cities and not much bigger Uhan Whiting. The -women are less active in Hammond than in any town or city In the county this campaign. With primary day two weeks ahead It is evident the Hammond women do not Intend to vote. Surely, Hammond should protect her Interests In the county as well as Gary, East Chicago, Whiting and Crown Point! The Gary "Woman's Republican club held a meeting at the Gary library. . this afternoon which was attended by the wives of all the candidates. Each candidate's wife told why her; husband should be nominated. The republican women of East Chicago and Indiana Harbor meet tomorrow at the McKinley echool and will be addressed by a Miss Elinor Barker, of Indianapolis, state manager for Sen, New. Miss Barker will speak at the K. of P. hall in Hammond on Saturday night. Tom Roberts, county republican chairman, was In Hammond today with a list of the candidates and their numbers on the primary ballot. The important offices follow: T7MTTZD STATES SENATOX Xo. 12 'Beveridge. No. 13 New. COXTCrKESSMXH No. 14 Anderson. No. 15 Strom. No. 16 Washington. No. 17 Wood. STATE SEITATOX No. 22 Grant. No. 2 3 Hodges. No. 24 Roe. No. 25 Sproat. STATS EIPEISIWTATITE No. 26 Ahlgren. No. 27 Boult. No. 28 Day. No. 29 Harris. No. SO Havran. No. 31 Keys. No. 32 Love. No. 33 Paulding. No. S4 Rosenthal. No. 35 Thiel. No. 36 Van Horn. No. 37 Wagoner. JOINT HXPBXSENTATZTS No. 38 Hill. No. 39 Kreiger. No. 40 Overmeyer. CLEKK " No. 41 Dyer. No. 42 Killigrew. TREASUK.I No. 43 Fifield. No. 44 Groves. No. 45 Hunter. READY FOR Weather permitting, tomorrow v,ill be one of the busiest days that Hammond has seen in a long time. In all parts of the city, old and young will be busy brightening up their home surroundings and getting things in readiness for Cleanup Days, which will bo Monday and Tuesday of next wee!;. Clean-up Day has particular significance this year. Because of the warm winter, filth has accumulated. The recent rains have helped clean up a little, but there Is much to be done. Few realize that there are more cases of typhoid fever In Hammond right now than there were all together last year. Clean-up Day should help much to remedy this condition. Boy Scouts have arranged for at least four trucks to gather the old paper, rags and metal which the people are saving for them. The !. boys w-ili canvas he city thorough ly and at the same time calls directed to the Boy Scout Headquarters Phone 327 will bring the truck. THE Hammond postoffice is selling 4a per cent compound Interes. non - taxable, five year, treasury savlngs certificates. A good investment

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FETED by james Mcclain (ar,s0rrsp0ndent n- service TOKIO, April 14. The ceremonials of formal reception out of the way. Ed warn Tri. e v-i jesterday entered upon a month t.ik ana entertainment such as has never been accorded any visitor to Japan before. The visiting prince was welenmoH by the Diet tod.ay. He visited the law-making body of the empire following a visit to the Imperial university. At noon lie dined with the Prince regent at the latter's home. Kasumi Gasekl palace. This afternoon he was the guest at a reception given in his honor by Sir Charles Eliot, the British ambassaionignt Prince Gigashi Fumm i entertained the prince at dinner. visitlng j There is no official program for Good Friday, but on Saturday morning tne Prince of Wales and the Japanese heir will review the imperial guards at the Yoyigo parade grounds. It Is anticipated that flip distinguished visitor will be made a TROOP 6 T TO BE CHESTY Troop 6 of Hammond Boy Scouts Is mighty chesty today. They grabbed first place In the final contest of the lnter-troop series, nosing out Troop 9 by a bare twenty points. The contest, which was held last evening at the Lafayette gym, drew a large crowd of scouts and friends outside of the troops which participated. The events consisted of inspection drill, knot tying, fire by friction, first aid, elgnaling and a chariot race. The troop placed In the following order when th points were counted up: 6, 9, 3. 1. 17. 4. The work was all of a high order and Judges complimented the boys on their work. The American Legion furnished W. E. Long. Rjilph Thnr. serv and Mr. Bafneck to judge drilling and Inspection. Dr. Oberlln and Schlessinger were judges of first aid work, and Levi Golden and Mr. Leverton picked the winners In knot typing, fire by friction and the chariot race. Troop 6 swung the total points in Its favor by making three fires In that event. SQUALL DARKENS DAY IN ST. LOUIS (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) ST. LOUIS, MO., April 14 A squall of hurricane Intensity that blew up out of the southwest almost with out warning held sway over the city for five minutes this rooming. Dozens of plate glass windows were broken in the down town districts. The squall was accompanied by a murky cloud that entirely shut out day Jight, while rain fell In solid sheets. For five minutes inky darkiiosf prevailed. .Automobiles and street cars ran with their headlights on and office buildings were ablaze with light. MOTHER OF SLAIN WOMAN FORGIVES ACCUSED DOCTOR 7 A JllllMl.Wlilll. 4 w- ; Wgjy'" """"'Win. S ; uS. stM " y.K.-J. . Dr. Herbert Bryson, Dr. Herbert Bryon of Cossville, ra, shell-chocked war veteran, is e)d a charge of murdering his "ife, formerly Miss Helen K'.rby .f New York. Mrs. Kathleen Koti. '.he dead woman's mother, has tola )r. Bryscn she is convinced he was ot responsible for liia actions at .he time if he did do the shot tine. He deni the deed.

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lieutenant general in the Japanese army at this time. Prince Tokuga wa will entertain at luncheon Sat urday Sunday la to te one of the most of elaborate entertainment occasions as it Is the cherry blossom party at the famous Shinguku Imperial gar dens. This party. world faino-us will take a new turn this yearsomething more elalborate than anything previously attempted the details of which are being kept secret. Monday and Tuesday of next week will be filled with calls and entertainment and the following morning the prince will leave for Kyoto for a two-day visit. He will return to Tokio Friday and Satur day will be the guest of Yokohama particularly the British residents. April 23 to 25 will be spent In the Hakone region, near Mount Fuji and Lake Shoji, noted for their natural tieauty. Attendance at the noted cherry blossom party at Kyoto, April 26, will usher In week's entertainment there. MYSTERY F COLLEGE GIRL Traces of Strychnine are Found in Stomach, Authorities investigating (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE llOCKFORD, 111.. April 14. An analysis of the contents of the stom acn or Miss Grace M. Hoffman, 17. a student at Rockford College for women, who died early Thursday under mysterious circumstances, was being made today by Kenneth Jones, City Chemist. Traces of strychnine already have been discovered and the analysis will be cont'nued to determine the nature of other contents of the stomach. Miss Hoffman, whose home was at West Branch, la., was found In convulsions In bed by her roommate. Miss Evelyn Sevauer, of Lacrosse, Wis. Dr. Robert Borland, the college physician, was summoned, but Miss Hoffman died shortly afterward without making a statement. A post-mortem examination was conducted 'by Dr. Clarence Boswell county physician, and the vital organs turned over to City Chemist, Jones. Shortly before retiring, according to her friends, Miss Hoffman took Aspirin tablets to relieve a headache. Several of the tablets were found on a dressing table In her room and they will be analyzed to determine if they might have been strychnine tablets obtained through error. Friends of the dead girl say that she was cheerful and light-hearted Wednesday, so far as is known, she had no love affair. coroner r Tea Hoffman announced iuuav nisi an inquest would be held Tuesday and that meantime searcning investigation wwuld be made. FIVE SAFES IN ONE INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE NLW rOKK, April 14 Five office safes in the big Royal Insurance building at William street and Maid in Iane were blow open and robbed early today in one of the biggest safe robbry raids attempted below imam-iai ajsirirt uead line in many years. The loot Is expected to amount to several thousand dollars. The bandits beat George Breckrenridge, the night watchman, into unconsciousness, bound his hands and tied him up in a mail sack. Larly today Breckrenridge regained consciousness and wriggled his way to a window. He smashed a pane of glass and this attracted the attention of a passing patrolman. The looted safes were scattered over five different floors. Police said a preliminary investigation convinced them that the robberies were the work of a well organized band of cracksmen. SENTENCE PASSED SPECIAL TO THE TIMES! WHITING, IND., April 14 John Bodnar, Louis Suto and Michael Barloski were all found guilty of violating liquor law in the city courts on Wwnesday and fined J100 and costs, amounting to $130 each. William Brown, arrested by Mailiff Wawaiynink kr violating iiouor law is locked up In the city jail pending trial.

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Whiting Scene of Double Explosion And High Fire Today

TSPEC1AL TO THE TIMES WHITING, Ind.. April 14. Whiting, rocked .'out of bed at 5:30 this morning by two terrific explosions at the Standard Oil Refinery, opened horrified eyes to view huge pillars of flames and smoke rising from the ruins of the new million dollar tube pressure still blown to the heavens when the bottom dropped from one of the condensers In operation. Igniting two of the stills and In the resultant detonation taking the life of one man. the mind of another tnd sending three others to the hospital with probable fatal burns. SCORKS SLIGHTLY Mt'HT Scores of others were treated for lesser injuries, the riant sewers became labyrinths of hissing steam and flames, pandemonium seized hundreds of laborers and the company fire department augmented with scores of workers railed from all parts of the mammoth refinery battled for two hours an3 a half to check the most disastrous fire suffered by Whiting's chief industry since the catastrophe of a like nature claimed the lives of eight employes last July 4th. From the bed-side of the in jured at the Standard Oil hospi tal. C, W. Smith, safety director of the plant, granted the follow ing statement and aul h-?ntlcated the list of injured. DEAD Alfred riant, aged 40, inside helper, 6742 Calumet ave., or TSCll Kimbark ave., Chicago, Died of burns. I.XJIRED Thomas Roche, aged 48, fore man. 737 W. 48th t.. Chirac.-. Fred Kecsel, agel 2J, 426 119th St.. Whiting, fireman. John Ward, aged 42. 524 Flschrupp ave., outside helper. Joe Rouch, aged 30. 10214 Ave nue L, Chicago, fireman. Walter Westanselt, 236 Atchi son ave.. Whiting, aged 23, fireman. Joe Tokarz, ag'ed 32, still clean er. 784 123th et., Chicago. Luther Coyle. 433 John St., Whiting, Arthur Tapensus, SOCS Houston ave., Chicago. n nrrw in iin m . - - . . . . . ..I,,.-) "We are Investigating the cause of the explosion. Mort of those injured received comparatively minor burns and bruises. We don't, think any are fUally hurt. The property loss cannot be estimated at this time. Jt will be high. We can place no figure now." That ls the substance of Mr. Smith's statement. SHOOTS I.IKn DOCKET Operating under 95 pounds pressure, still No. 12 of battery 19 shot like a sky racket to the me ciouas just two noyrs and a half before the eight o'clock shift change this morning. Without warning, the huge reinforced concrete, brick and steel crud oil container burst asunder and a geyser of flaming oil spouted upwards when the bottom, heateaten by coke, dropped into the fire-box and the sputtering oil and explosive gases becoming ignited flashed out death and destruction. SBCOn EXPLOSION Immediately after the first explosion came a second, as the ad joining still weakened by the fearful ' detonation caught fire and swirled upward and Outward crushed like an egg-Fhell In the Titan grasp of the suddenly liberated chemicals. Thu two explosions shook the whole of Whiting. The reverberation was felt as far away as Robertdale. Windows rattled and residents rushed out fearful to see the horror of last July 4th repeated. EMPLOYES WORK 1VOBLY The plant fire company and scores of other employes worked for more than two hours to confine the fire to the one battery. Other stills in Batteries 19 and 20 were pumped out hurriedly, lessening the danger of further explosions. Battery 19 was placed completely out of commission. Battery 20 will be In shape to resume operating within week. I PTH Or F"LME Plant, inside helper,' was found dead a few fret from the receiving house. Thin building, terminus f"r Incoming pipe lines and distributing station to the stills, is situ.ited immediately behind the battery. It was demolished by the explosion. It lj believed that Plant had Just left the building before the still blew up. He must have rushed directly into the patch ef the waye oi flame that followed the detonation. He was found face down. Ills clothes were burned from his body. He wu s horribly disfigured as to be unrecogniz able. Identification was established by the charred badge number found near the body. Hl body was removed to the under taking rooms of Tuliey and Griesei at Whiting. Plant Is said to have been marrird. T I :M PO II A II I L Y D EH A G ED Fred Kee.se!, fireman, terrified by the miniature volcano that came like a flash of lightning, was temporarily robbed cf his mind. He fled In mad flight, stumbling, 'ailing, rising, and falling again until picked up from the spot where he fell exhausted when physicians found his body a mafs of bruises with tho probable dislocation of one shoulder. The temporary aberration of his mind induced by the horror of the fens he had witnessed will pua r-ar, physl(Continued on page two.) '