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road. It is the only enterprise OF its
kind in that country.
Now as TO the wickershsm charges
he said we own all the fsh-weH. we
only have $4,000 worth out Of about
100000, which is the total production.
We only own l. out of IS OF the steamers
running to Alaska: we own one railroad.
and have no coal, nor interest in any
claims except the Cunningham group.
We want equal rights under the law
with all others, in developing the cOun-
tFy. We have never attempted 10 shut
out any others. or tried TO stiiie cOmpe-
ttion. We ought TO receive any encOur-
agement Congress can give as
continuing, steele said that they want
ed the Jurisdiction, in so far as the max
ing of rates on their Alaska railroad
was concerned, kept with the Secretary
OF the Interior department, anS not
lodged with the Interstate Copmerce
Commission.
Why, asked Representative Gra-
ham
We'll, it is so much quicker and more
satisfactory, the witness responded.
So. 1t is easier to get it through the
Interior Department."
Il don't think that question is a fair
one,' the witness complained.
You'd rather deal with one man than
with Congress, for instance?" insisted
Graham.
Il should say so. answered the wit
ness with alaCrity.
Evades Question
Brandeis tEen turned the witness over
TO Attorney Vertrces for crOss-eXamina-
tion. The BGIiiuSer counsel began at
once as to the Cunningham-Guggen
agreement Of December :, 1907. Steele
said that he considered that agreement
still In force, but he admitted that the
Cunningham claimants had considered
II terminated as far back as January,
1908.
rs that contract a valid, enforceable
one?'' asked Vertrees.
Il don't like to answer to tnut ques-
ton" the witness said
You have never received official,
written notification from the Cunning
hams that they considered the contract
at an Cnd2'
NO sir"
steele tnen went on 10 say that IA
man had told him that the coal claim
ants old consider tie matter at an
END.
And YOU heard bean Br.rudeis.
"Oh. he didn't say he'd heard" in
terjected NerrCes; he said a man told
him"
Attorneys IN Wrangle.
Well" said Brandeis. sarcastically,
folding his arms, doesn't a man hear
If ne is told? DO you want to ques-
tion this witness. Mr.. Vertrees?'
Il shall have TO insist upon that un-
less il is done properly" the Ballinger
retorted with heat. Chairman
Nelson and several members OF the
committee here inteTfeTed in the squab-
BILE, but above all. NcTtrees rose and
appealed for a hearing.
J desire TO protest" he said. This
morning, under the guise Of voicing "A
protest. counsel on the other side mas
made malignant. leprous. and deliberate
inSinuatiOns against Secretary Bal
linCcr and +
Does the chairman desire 10 hear
arguments on this point" interiected
Hraindeis. referring evidently TO the
sctiOn Of the committee earlier In the
day refusing 20 grant hi mtime to argue
a point. and l was not allowed TO re-
ply he added 10 the unfinished SEN
tcnCe.
After a few unlmpOrtant questions the
attorney announced that he was
through with the witness
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RECLAMATION WORK

Members Of the Geographic Society
have q better idea TODAY Of what the
exclamation service is doing IN the West
as result 3f lecture last night in
Masonic Temple by q. J. Blanchard. H
showed what the service has done in
70 Cl4maJJu work since 1872 The ac-
tiNitics Of the bureau. he said include
thirty projects. and entail the eXpendi-
ture of s6o.0o9e"- The lecture was illus
trated.
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Marriage Licenses.

Jesse l.. r Porter. Of Rockville. I'D.
and Bertha G. Wood. Of Chelteame
Nd.
James H. AatunEiy and Mary S. FeiGy.
Of Washington.
John r. DOuEnertv and HATH n
SChdffer, of Washington.
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The Vital Records.
Births.

birthS.
SctHoin and Mary Edwards girl.
Benjamin and Annie COopersteiu. boy
Joshua c. and Mary G. Jubb, boy
John L. and Katie J Wege, bov.
Edward and GUssio SWore. girl
Francis r. and Eva n Carroll. boy.
pomenlco and Maria Santa Barranco
girl
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NIIT kDIoLIIAN MEMORIAL NJ
CHURCH. corner John MIrEhsU UIl.e and
c Street-JoIn Reid shannon. nintstc~- Al
II a. M. The Prince OF Life and tho CroRn-
inE Event % Human History" Al p. M.
mrlthfv musical service. Easter selection
from Handel. -N- rnr Holy SepuIch,- in
Jeruss lem yhe ninth OF series on travels
in EihIo IanIsl. SUNDAY school and Ne-rs-
A. Il
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Presented With Koran.

PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT IS guaranteed to cu-a
any case OF itching, Blind. Bleeding. or Pro-
truding Plies in IL days or money r.
funded Soc
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At tnis mornings session OF the con-
ference resolutions we're adopted con-
demning the liquor trahic in Maryland
and Virginia
A telegram was sent by the confer
euce 10 Gov Austin l. CrOthars OF
NarN land. expressing tie uneIUiVOCaI
opposition Of the conference TO the
present alliance between state and
liquor traffic and cOmmeOdinE the e.
forts OF the Anti-SalOoT League Of
Maryland.
The resolutions passed hy the confer
encc also iDdofsed The work Cf the Anti
Saloon League 0f Virginia and eN-
pressed the regret of the members that
the efforts OF the league had not been
successful 10 secure legislation AKA inst
tho whisky traffic In the state OF Tir-
Cinia
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YOUNG. WOMEN-.7 CHRISTIAN ASSOCIA-
TTON. Twelfth and T streets northwest
Ncsper service SuDdsy $50 SPEAKER Miss
Harriet s. Ellis Tcric Fourth Chaptc- ~
Gospel I'm Latin Lands. =
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z. II c. A-.-Ehc PROCESS 0r NaruraIfza-
tion.' BY Richard k- 'awpurT chief 81
tge Bureau of Natgra 'izsffnu. SUNDAY after
Toon. March -. at $3.50. in the Association
Hail 1895 O. street Uor-hNss-- Special music
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SPTRTTUALIST-First Association. Pythisn
Temple. lol2 Ninth street northwest. sec
nnd 1oor. 80 p. M lecture on The Resur-
rC-iiou" by RCv. George W. Kates Mes
ssCes BY S|rs- kStes. Al invited =
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Churches Constant.

In the course OF his remarks the
bishop deplored the impemanence Of
human institutions and declared that
only the laws governing the Christian
church had remained constant The fol-
LOVING ministers were admitted 10 the
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Methodist Churchman De-
clares Authors Would Not
Now Recognize 1t.
ELEVEN MINISTER'S
RECEIVE COMMISSION
Conference Expresses Unequivocal
Opposition to Alleged Alliance
Between State and Liquor,

According 10 Bishop Alpheus ". VIII
son, OF Baltimore. tile Constitution Of
the United States has been changed as
often as the blue-back spelling book,
and would not be recognized by its
authors today.
This statement was made by the bish-
op while giving instructions at the
morning session Of the Baltimore con-
ference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, TO a class Of young min
isters who were admitted to full con-
neC1ion with the conference.
The Constitution is being altered as
fast as the spelling boOk." declared the
bishop. We started 100 years ago with
d system Of economy which would be a
lesson 10 other nations, but things have
changed. Our old Constitution would
never he recognized were its authors 10
make an appearance TO-DAY
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THE VICTORIOUS CHURCH" Is the sub
jcct announced for next Sunday evening AZ
s-f5- In The Seventh Day Adventist Ne
mortal Church near the corner OF 18th and
NJ Good quartet Seats free. Every body
welcome
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CHURCH NOTICES

CALVARY BAPTIST CHTBCH. Eight and
p streets nlTtHvyest-Rev- Ssuu-l Il.
Greene. D d. pastor $50 a. m-- 81 . lay
school. p. r. I5rIsr-v,. s1ueTiutenderr- Pub
Hc worship. with sermons ty the pdsto.- II
a. IA and I-s1 = u- SPECIAL Easter mu'ic-
Teachers bible club. Thursday. To- Il--
church prayer meeting. p. u-. En-sasoT
meetings. IuEsla.. Ef m and sunday 2-81
and h-ia D. Dob. AL are c'-iially invited %
FEOPLE'S EvESSOSG-sit. ST AIbzn. sun
Church. Sp=-ia. prtache.. r,e.- John Wing
choir Take leuiey town cars =
ST zLEAS-S CHURCH ST - Al1au-
Rev. C. o. r. Bra-euah- rector Easter
services. SUNDAY. March 20 Holy COM
uuELuu Al ..1 a. u-- meraiuZ prayer and
holy communion sr Il. festival service a. Z
p Special p-Garhe~. Rev. John Wing
TAX TcnIestowr cars. II
CHURCH or THE COVENANT. Connecticut
avenue y and Eighteenth St~=e-s-Cnarles
sls-a0t minister, Hauv r. Angus minister
preach. Musical service led by church quar-
Wood vIU preach SIbject ''The Risen and
GurecOEnizel Christ b. IN. Dr. Wood
vs-f preach subject. The People whose
Delight Is IN the Law" Musical service
from 80 On o'Jilcs. 90 he conducted by -he
Crorus choir Of the Central High school NJ
=. p. Hoover. director sunday school a.
s-E A. M. Christian Eu6eaEor meeting A. 3
p. m.. THURSDAY evening AZ S midEeez seq
lee -
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Plea For Syndicate.

we ought 20 have encouragement in
the building Of our Copper river raj
The Washington times., 1910-03-26

EVANGELICAL. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
CEJ RCIL pvfhian Temple 1.I2 Ninth street
-hvgCst-I .0o-ure sunday y q. m. by
Bishop Oliver e. Sdhi1. Subject Love the
PaEacea For All us At ile close or the
lecture. inrermISsi1r ~ ten minutes followed
10y testimonial m -s-iuE. when members OF the
congregation vii. give experiences IN heal
ing Free treatments hy the LAYING on %
hands 20 all suffering with pains 81 they can
b treated publicly 1ts
The Washington times., 1910-10-13

the fact tina those whose stores were
IN danger, and who to escape the fire,
moved their goods, were robbed.
Joseph Schneider proprietor OF a
butcher shop. fearing that his little
stand would go UP in smoke, en-
ployed three wagons to cart his stuff
10 safety. IN the excitement attend
ing the IRE he failed to notice the
drivers Of the teams, with the result
that two Of his wagons loaded with
meat and provisions We're lost The
town authorities started an inVesti-
cation today to locate the teamsters-
An explosion Of coaloil in the home
of Z. A. Eblazitch caused the trou-
bic. He places his losses at between
$4,000 and $1,000 In addition, the
saloon owned by John Mulligan was
destroyed. Mulligan's loss is $4,000.
Property Destroyed.
The property destroyed includes:
The Imperial Hotel Henry Gunther.
proprietor; loss. 5000 to $4,000
Bowie Hotel. Robert Smith. prOprie-
tor: loss, $500 10 5000
Robert Smiths livery stable; loss.
I,OO0.
Edloyitch's mercantile establishment;
loss, 5000
John Mulligan's saloon; loss. 8, 900.
Richard and Herbert Sansbury'S resi-
dences: loss, s.. 600.
Frank Turner's residence; loss, 5000.
The Washington times., 1910-10-13
ANNAPOLIS HAzING
BEING ESTABLISHED
Board Finds Evidence That
Rules Are Being Broken
BY Midshipmen.

ANNAPOLIS, Oct I3-FrOm an
Official statement made at the Naval
Academy this morning il is clear ID az
the action Of the upper classmen dur
ing the incident which was discovered
Saturday evening and which has been
investigated by a board appointed by
Superintendent BOwyer, amounted to
hazing or running, but the fact that
the upptr classmen. before entering
the room. compelled the youngsters 10
turn their faces TO the wall. may pre-
vent conviction.
II was also stated that there was
probably nothing which amounted 70
ph ysical hazing anS that IL was pos
sible that a lesser punishment than
dismissal might be melted out by the
superintendent
Superintendent Bowyer is now 60
ing over the report Of the board Of
investigation. Of which Commander
W. II. .. Billiard is the senior mem
Der. The fourth class men who were
IN the room when ii was entered by
Lieut. George ". Steele, were all
called before the board and, without
exception, they declared that they
did not know the members Of the
upper classes VINO were IN the IoDlll-
They said that they had been ordered
10 turn their faces 10 the wall and
mad complied before they had received
further orders.
The board was able. however. 70 learn
great deal about what took place
/ from the upper classmen who had beer
obtained by Lieutenant Steele when Il
I became necessary for them 20 explain
their presence IN the room with The
/ under classmen. Il IS understood they
claim that they were giving them cor.
recuon. as permitted by the regulation
Such correction IS not usually given Of
fciaIly with the recipient faced 70 tht
wall.
The fact brought out by the investiga.
I ton, together with other circumstance
generally known. show clearly how thS
midshipmen are now hedging around IN,
regulation against haziug. II appeau
to be the practice for upper classmen q
; order new men 90 face the wall anl
then 10 require all kinds Of stunts from
them. Under the circumstances tht
victim is not able % Identify positively
the man who haZed him
II Is probable the board OF investiga-
tion VIII continue its work along ms
line brought out by the inquiries in IN,
present case There are persistent and
apparently well-fOunded reports thai
considerable run-ing or light hazing has
been going on since the present term
began on October J.
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BAL IMORE ELOPERS
NABBED IN CHICAGO
Girl Alleged TO Have Stolen
Money From Father
for Honeymoon.

CHICAGO. Oct I2-The honeymoon
trip Of an clipping coupe. the expenses
Of which were being paid by the bride
with money alleged 20 have been stolen
from her father, was interrupted when
George De Younger. twenty-one years
old. and Mary Hefner. who claims to
be seventeen years OF age, were ar
rested at the pOstoffce. a telegram
sent by John J. Hefner. a wealthy
produce commission merchant Of Bal
tinfOre, Nd, led 20 the arrest
Although surprised when accOsted by
Detectives Farrelly and Benedict, the
couple admitted their identity. De
Younger claimed he had been married
70 Miss Hefner several days ago in
Catonviile, q suburb OF Baltimore, and
said that Miss Anna Ray, a friend or
the girl, was a witness 20 the cere-
mony The telegram sent 20 the police
IS to the effect that Mary stole $50
from her father and left home OCtO-
Der l. In the message the police are
Informed the girl Is only fifteen years
OF age.
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DeIicGfel1
Formed

and gently reared, women viii find in
all the seasons Of their lives. as maid
ems, wives and mothers, that the one
simple, wholesome laxative remedy,
which acts gently and pleasantly and
naturally and which may be taken az
any time, when the system needs a
laxative. with perfect safety ana real
" beneficial effects, is Syrup OF Figs
and Elixir OF SIENNA.
Il has that true delicacy OF favor
which Is so refreshing to the taste.
that warming and grateful toning 70
the stomach which responds so favor
ably to its action and the laxative e.
feet which is so beneficial to the sys-
ten when. occasionally, its gentle
cleansing is required
The genuine, always bearing the
name Of the California Fig Syrup Co,
may be purchased from ali leading
druggists IN original packages Of one
size only. price fifty cents per bottle.
The Washington times., 1910-10-13
RUN OVER BY TRAIN.
CHILD Is UNINJURED
After Having Engine and
Seven Cars Passing Above,
Girl Calmly Walks Off.

PORT JERvIS, y. Y, Oct. Ts.-After
she had been struck by a speeding loco
motive and seven passenger cars had
passed over her. near HawIey. Pa, On
the Erie railroad. Mildred Richie, aged
eight years today calmly arose and
walked toward the spot where panic
stricken passengers had aIighred vhe1
the lrain stopped. Those who had seen
the accident believed that the little gil
would be cut 10 pieces Several women
tainted
The girl was playing upon the tracks
when the train struck her. The en-
gineer. believing that she had been
killed stopped the train as soon "a
possible The girls body had been
rolled into the middle Of the tracks
and she escaped with a few bruises and
slight wounds
The Washington times., 1910-10-13
INTEREST IN PUBL ES
INCREASES DAY BY DAY

washington Times, plaintiff, VS..
Hard Times, defendant, at law
THE plaintiff, Washington Times.
pursUes the defendant, Hard Times, and
submits as evidence the fact that:
THE average cost Of a Times Wane
Ad is less than . cents.
Per William f. Brown, 9I5 II street
northwest
This was one Of the answers to the
Want Ad puzzle awarded theater tickets
in The Times Want Ad Contest.
The other,cOnsisted Of an equally orig
inaI arrangement Of the correct answer
to the problem printed yesterday Nsub-
mitted by F. J. Kulty. $3.50 Brentwood
road northeast
This sentence apparently has become
familiar to Times readers. Though
the problem yesterday was printed in
five sections and was fairly hard TO
solve, a large number Of correct an
swers were received.
Neither has he originality Of con-
testants run ont The Want AID Nan
IS dee-lighted with the results Of the
contest SO far. and is going to keep
right on.
The answers have not diminished in
volume. They keep coming in large
numbers daily. and the writers con-
tinue to display remarkable ingenuity
in arranging their solutions.
The contest yesterday consisted in
supplying missing words TO form an
expression often seen in The Times
Want Ad pages
The sentences with blanks for the
missing words were:
While automobile IS rapidly
becoming less expensive the -
person stlu finds the a little too
great"
zone Grants messages from
the front was statement Characters
tic Of himself and the that he
would fight it out along this line If il
took all summer. "
The forest fires Of the Northwest
have left many people in A
very little help from everyone would
considerable 10 alleviate their
suffering"
The present revolutionary uprising in
Europe more or the result Of
The Washington times., 1910-10-13
Man Merely Secondary, Mrs.
Philip Snowden, of Eng
land Declares.
BALLOT is WANTED
TO IMPROVE REIGN
Wife of Political Leader Asserts
That Through the Child Mothers
Are All-Powerful.

NEW YORK, oct. 13.-"Women rule
the world because they rule the child -
said Mrs. Philip Snowden. wife of the
chairman OF the national administrative
council of the Independent labor party
of England and leading member of the
British parliament here today
Mrs. SnOwden is one of the most
prominent suffragettes of England. and.
with her husband, is making a tour OF
the United States.
The great artist, the great poet, owes
more TO his mother than TO his father -
she continued He is nodded by q
woman to mold the thoughts Of others.
Man viii never De other than sec
ondary- But woman's influence, exist
ing as il does today, without RESPONSE
bility, is ruling the world very badly
Women need the ballot TO rule the world
well
Those who believe in masculine dom
inatiOn over woman, who see in her d
chattel or a servant Of man. are, Of
course. opposed 10 the idea OF sex equal
ity in suffrage.
LAS a matter of fact, the chances for
wOman's suffrage IN Great Britain are
excellent"
The Washington times., 1910-10-13
PLAN CELEBRATION
FOR GETTYSBURG
Fiftieth Anniversary of Civil
War Battle Will Bring
Great Demonstration.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Oct. 13-One of
the greatest patriotic demonstrations
ever held in the United States will take
place in 1913 on the battlefield Of Gettys-
burg. If the plans discussed at a pre-
limlnary meeting of the arrangements
committee here today are carried out
The demonstration will be in observ-
Hnce of the fiftieth anniversary Of the
great battle between the Union army
under General Meade and the Confed-
crate forces under General Lee. That
the celebration of the semi-centennial
will be truly national in it's scope is al
ready assured by the acceptance by
nearly all the States OF the invitation to
participate. Two Southern States. Geor-
ga and North Carolina, were the first
TO respond TO the invitation.
It Is expected that the Grand Army Of
the Republic and the United Confederate
Veterans will have the leading parts in
arranging for the celebration. and that
virtually all the other patriotic organi-
cations Of the country viii participate.
The Washington times., 1910-10-13

centuries Of oppression rather be-
cause Of recent abuses"
If you have and 1 give you
more how MANY Will you
then have?''
The writer's Of the two correct an
swers to this problem that were ar
ranged most neatly and originally viii
receive matinee tickets this week to the
Columbia and BelascO theaters.
The Columbia attraction is arOusing
wide interest THE Girl in Waiting. q"
the Offering there features q rain storm
That IS said 10 even surpasS the famous
doWnpour in Caught in the Rain" The
play opens on a London street in a
shower
Eddie FCy and Emma Carus head the
cast Of Up and powni Broadway" at
the Relascn.
Contestants should send their answers
to the Want Al Mans desk before noon
OF the day after the problem appears.
The Washington times., 1910-10-13

made up for the travelling
Therefore 1t Is only natural
Shoes. We're offering the
II them you have choice of
The Washington times., 1910-10-13
PLANS TORPEDO STATION.

SEATTLE. Wash. Oct B--Secretarv
Meyer. before leaving this city for san
Francisco. decided 10 build the new
Puget Sound torpedo station at EeypOrJ.
near the Puget Sound navy yard TIE
Government Is buying 80 acres of land
on Dog Fish bay for the use OF the sta
ten
The Washington times., 1910-10-13
JAMAICA FLOODED.

KINGSTON. Jamaica. Oct. 13.-King-
ston Is flooded as the result OF a terrific
ralnstoru which mas prevailed over Cf-e
greater part Of Jamaica since Tuesday
night Business Is suspended Ti-a
railway and tTamWay service IS par-
TALLY interrupted
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Bowie, Md, Residents Re-
storing Business Center
Wiped Out By Fire.
NEIGHBORS SHELTER
HOMELESS FAMILIES
Station Saved From Destruction
BY Heroic Efforts of VoIun-
teers-Damage Is $4,000.

BOWIE, Nd, Oct. 13.-haden with
saws, axes. and all the paraphernaIia
Of hCusebuilding. dozens Of carpen-
ters today are pouring into the town
Of Bowie, Nd, which but for chance
would have been wiped out by fire
caused by al explosion Of coal oil
last night
Where AT : O'Clock yesterday after
noon sDacIus buildings stood, now
only n hed chimneys and barren walls
remain 20 tell the world that Bowie
was once thriving town. In the
BUSINESS section Of the village Of $50
opulatIcn, there is nothing left. Mer-
camille establishments, small gro
ceres, anC saloons were wiped out
Today from miles around country
people are pouring into the little town.
bringing expressions Of sympathy and
tenJerlng 10 the homeless ones, num-
DeTlng dozen families, shelter.
farmers who have never been here
before stand around the gauut ruins
and speculate as 10 what the damage
would have been mad the wind blown
II ON the northwest, instead of from
the northeast.
More than 500. 900 damage was done
by the homcs that lit up the whole
sky last night BY carriage, autOmo-
bile and afOJt, the Inhabitants OF the
CCuntrys!d' came 10 help fight the
devOUring monster Today thew are
p
various phases OF the calamity
Each gives all the credit % another,
and they divide hOn0rS as 70 VINO Is
the real hero Of the disaster, and
which one saved the town from total
destruction.
Nelson Harvey a Hero.
Most Of them say that Nelson Har-
vey is the hero. They give him credit
for hayins saved the station. He
rushed into the burning building, re-
gardless Of danger. and succeeded in
saving The structure.
Harvey. who is today suffering from
burns. viii be rewarded by Assistant
Supervisor Evans, Of the Pennsylva-
mia railroad
John Il. White. one Of the most
prominent citizens Of Bowie worked
for hours with Harvey at the hose.
a phase Of the fire that Will attract
the attention Of the Bowie police is