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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-21
NATIONWIDE RAID ON
QUACKS EXPECTED TO
STOP MALPRACTICE,

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21-Postoffice de-
partment officials today expressed the be-
lief that the nationwide raids of yester-
day on "quack' medical concerns charged
with misuse OF the mails and in connec-
ton with which the department has work
ed for two years, will shatter the crini-
nal practices against which cities have
been powerless in the past.
1t was announced that in the two years
during which postoffice inspectors have
been investigating these individuals and
concerns. more than l,Se0 arrests have
been made and SEQ convictions secured
and that concerns have been closed up
which, by fraud, obtained from the people
over S1O0, eco, coo
Warrants were issued in 17S cases and
$50 inspectors, under the direction Of
Chief Inspector Robert & Sharpe, were
engaged in preparing the evidence which
resulted in the wholesale arrests With
the raids completed and the indictments
effective the work OF the inspectors IS
completed. The results of the crusade
are still being received in kilograms from
various division headquarters. The raids
Yesterday we're the larest single maui
In the history of the postoffice depart
ment and probably establishes record
for any department of this government.
The postoffice department prior to lts
activity against medical frauds, received
hundreds of letters from women In all
Darts OF the country complaining against
the freedom allowed persons engaged IN
criminal medical practices
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-21
Atlanta Chinese
Have w ar Fund

Lum Joe. head OF the Gee Gong tong
OF Georgia and one of the inhabitants
of a Chinese boarding house on East
Hunter street, was greatly exercised
this morning over the report that
China had prepared to engage Russia
in war Lum long since lost his queue
by order of ex-President Sun Yat Sen,
but he waved his arms excitedly in
explaining that the local tong would BIO
hit some $500 worth in such a contin-
gency, and that he (Lun joel would
not bc able 10 get back to China for
many years to see his wife and married
soy. The 81 800 said Lum. would go
forth by foreign money order next week,
direct to the Golfers of the president OF
the young republic. Yuan Shi Kai, Each
Chinaman in the local tong, composed
of y members, had formerly given "a a
month, but now the dues had risen to
$40
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-21
Clay, Doomed Slayer,
Speaks for First Time
Since Tragedy, May y
Breaks Long Silence by Com
planning of Cold Coffee, Then
Becomes Mum Again.

Robert L. Clay, condemned wife slay-
er and alleged maniac, today. for the
first time. broke the long silence he has
maintained since the tragedy of May IL.
lie spoke five words plainly and intel
ligently then lapsed again into abso-
lutte silence.
One of the TRUSTEES carried Clay's
morning meal to the sayeT's cell. Clay.
who has always manifested d sub
stantial appetite, looked over the break
fast and then picked up the cup OF cof-
fee Poking his finger into the coffee, a
momentary expression of disgust cross
ed his features, and he excinimed:
This coffee is not hot"
The startled tfusty was go taken by
surprise that he could hardly speak.
What's that you say?" he finally
gasped.
But not another word came from the
doomed slayer
1t is this remarkable silence that LED
to the plea by the defense that Clay is
crazy.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-21
LEAPS UPON HOOD OF
AUTO BEARING DOWN
ON Him; is UNINJURED

A. A. DeLoach, &the mahufacturer
took thrilling ride today at noon on
the, police auto while several hundred
excited personsI at Pryor and Decatur
streets looked on.
1t was an involuntary ride on the part
Of Mr.. DeLoach, although be was not
under arrest by any means-it was a
ride for life.
Mr. DeLOach started across Decatur
street at Pryor and had to pass close
behind a traffic jam. AS he emerged,
the police auto came along, and Mr..
DeLoach found himself directly in its
path. The big car'was so close on him
that he didn't have time to get out Of
the way--there was but one thing for
him to do, and he did it.
With a tigerlilSe leap, he went high in
the air. the car shooting under him He
&..Shted with an energetic bump on the
hood OF the car and reposed there. The
auto vas brought to stop several feet
away and Mr.. DeLoach alighted, un-
harmed.
In referring later to the speed of the
auto. Mr.. DeLoach said he thought It
WAS moving too swiftly through the
crowded streets, but that he was glad
to be able to demonstrate successfully a
new method of escape for pedestrians
trapped in the streets by autos.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-21
WOMAN PICKPOCKET
ROBS UNDERSHERIFF
ON A CROWDED CAR

Captain Bob Devers, deputy sheriff,
IS searching for a well dressed, comely
"onan with an assertive air who deity
picked his pockets for SO on A South
Decatur car last night.
Ehvers boarded crowded ear at
hltehall and Mitchell streets at $40
o'clock and managed TO wedge himself
INTO the aisle. Just as he got straight
-Asd away well dressed woman bus
lied into the car.
Let me get ahead Of you" she de-
handed.
DeVers complied gallantly and even
"iled his hat. The woman said that
S"e was glad he thought that way about
H. for she was going by him or know
."e reason why. When the deputy
,e'ched for his fare he discovered that
ne was short about So.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-21
ENTRIES.

FIRST-Two year Odds $500, selling, b1k
furlongs; Kelly 100, Votes 1903. xsmash
Io4. Cody i06. Mary Ann X. l0s, Matte
liz, Palatable liz. Pixies Peak liz, Latent
116 Also eligible: Kidney Bee 10S, Fiel
LOG, xMama Johnson 1904
SECOND-Three year olds, 5000. selling,
mile: xPendant 95 xDipper SO. Ticktack
g. WGodS s l0S Little Ep iSo Judge
Manasseh 107. Rey 104. xCol. Cook 109,
xBreaker Boy Ill, Pardner liz, Dynamite
liz, Master Jim lib.
THIRD-Three year olds and up SELL
ing. $500. furlongs: Old Tank 101 Door
mat iol. Ticktack lol Concurran l04. Elton
Bleu 1O6,, Duke Daffy l0s. Geo. $. Davis
Ill, Howlet lit, Manheimer Ill, Harcourt
Ill, Mirdli Ill, Glenn Beachey Ill, xChil-
ton Chief 49,
FOURTH-Junior handicap, all ages.
$500 6 furlongs: L'Aiglon 90, Royal Tea
l0l, Buskin 102. Prince Ahmed, l0S, Bosom
lis, Grover Hughes liS, Caughhill 124
FIF'TH-Selling. 3 year olds and up,
$500 furiongs: xBenedictine SO. Tod
ding 10l Slim Princess l01. Dust Pan
101. xAstrologer l04, Vigorous 104, xBad
News II 106. Little Pal lO6 Virginia Cup
LOG. The Squire Ill, St Joseph Ill, St
S1XTH-selling. year olds and up,
$500. mile and a sixteenth: xKaufman 9S.
Hampstead So. xAnnie Sellers 101. First
Peep 1903, Stairs 1903, Tom Melton 1903,
Harlem Lass 10s, sidon lo4, Grania 1876,
Doris i0s, Little England 100.
I, SEVENTH Selling 3 year olds and up,
$780, mile and sixteenth: xEmiiy Lee
98, xFixcalibur 10l. Billy Vandiver 106.
Daingerneld 106, Sam Barber 1903, Lad OF
I.angdon 106. Nimbus 10S, Hereto 10S,
Wells lit, Irish Kid Ill, knight Deck
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-21
ON IN
PROBE OF GEORGIA
RAILROAD STRIKE

Vice President Murdoch, OF the order
Of Railway Conductors. began conclud-
ing arguments today before the board
OF arbitration of the Georgia railway
strike with a denunciation Of super
iptendent Brand, of the road
on account Of Judge w. l.. Cham
hers the third arbitrator, arriving in
Atlanta on a belated train from Wash
ington. the arguments did not begin
until 1880 O'clock II was expected
that Brand would follow Murdoch and
would speak until the session closed.
No verdict was expected before to-
morrow.
In his denunciation of Brand, Muir
dock declared that II Conductor Pas
chal violated the 1e-hour law, it was
dome under the instructions of the SUI
nerintendent. He declared that Pas
chal was not discharged because OF any
failure to perform his duties but be-
cause he had been active In endeavor-
ing to better the condition of his fell
low workmen.
Brand, he declared, had forced the
strike. When he first reached Atlanta
to effect settlement, he found II i'm
possible to put his case before the
president Of the road, on account OF
Brands activity, and found the super
intendent already in conference with
strikebreakers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-21
SCOTT SAYS PASCHAL
TO BLAME FOR WRECKS

General Manager Scott, of the Geor-
gia railroad, testified before the strike
arbitration board this afternoon that,
before the recent strike was called. he
had proposed a truce to Vice Presidents
Gregg and Murdoch, of the trainmen,
but that they fatty turned 1t down and
ordered the strike. He said his pur-
pose was to have the troubles on the
road settled by arbitration.
Mir. Scott also said that he held Con-
ductor J. T. Paschal. whose discharge
resulted in the strike, partly response
Bile for the decentralization Of the en-
ployees last spring, when a number of
wrecks occurred and when, for the
first time in the rs years history of
the Georgia railroad, passengers were
killed in a wreck.
superintendent Brand, who preceded
Mr. Scott on the stand, broke down
and wept for several moments when he
told of his efforts to teach the employ
ees always to be careful and how
Conductor Paschal, by his acts, taught
them carelessnegs."
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-21
Republic Party, Nations Lib
orator, Opens Public Cam
paign for War Funds.
SIXTY THOUSAND TROOPS
ARE ALREADY Modified
Hero OF Revolution Appointed
Leader of Movement. S.
Chinese Raise Money.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 21.-China-
town is in a ferment over the receipt Of
cablegrams that Chung Hwa republic is
preparing Tor a war with Russia for the
possession OF the province OF Mongolia.
The big secret societies which fostered
the revolutionary movement and led
the campaign for funds through their
headquarters here nave for The last
week been interchanging cablegrams
with President Yuan Shi Kai and Gov
ernor WI Hon Man, Of Quang Tung
province, concerning the situation in
Mongolia. The climax was. reached
last night, when the Young China as
sociotion. the society organized by Or.
Sua Vat Sen, China's liberatoR opened
public campaign for funds TO sustain
var with Russia.
Lecturers were sent through Chira-
town today bearing placards anneune-
iBg f'hinese- Russian war lectures."'@ Al
trs4set eeaueks sftssy explained to The
Chinese tua sltnation, saying that war
was Imminent and that funds were uec-
esssry to aid Ciliiia.
The situation parallels the action last
September, when the Young China as
ISOLATION publicly opened the campaign
for funds for the Chinese revolutionary
movement.
Dispatches nave been received by
Cook Has. secretary TO Fang Chi You,
secretary Of state Of Yuan Shi Kars
cabinet, to the effect that. an army OF
$1,000 has been modified in Pel;in and
that General Wong Hing hero of the
revolution, has been appointed lts
leader
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-21
SOCIALIST LABOR
LEADERS BEATEN

ROCHESTER,, n. Y. Nov 2I.-Social-
ist leaders IN the American Federation Of
Labor went down 70 defeat today when
they attempted TO place the resolution on
record for the formation of a new DO
l1tical party to be known as the National
Union Labor party.
This proposition was ~embodied in an
amendment to the report OF the committee
on the presidents report but after
long and bitter debate the report was
adoptd by vote of 165 to 80 without the
amendment
The Socialists were first defeated when
Delegate Thomas Rowe, of the Flint Glass
Workers union, quoted that section of the
federation constitution forbidding dis
cussion OF partisan politics in the conven-
ton.
VIII Pursue Old Policy
When Rowe made this point of order
he was upheld by the chair, and a vote
sustained the chairs ruling by 161 TO 80.
This action by the delegates means that
the federation win not form new party
nor will it officially indorse the Socialist
party President Gompers announced that
the federation would pursue Ia this regard
the same policy it has maintained in past
years.
The COMMITTEES On adjustments rscosfi-
mended that the, executive council send
representatives 70 Chicago Tor the purpose
of arranging a settlement Of the print
ing prassnen's strike and the trOutle
growing out Of that struggle. loelegate
Berry, president Of tile presslnen, was
given unlimited time to state the case for
his organize ton. Berry made a sava ge
onslaught upon the Chicago Publishers
association.
Delegate Lynch, president Of the Inter
national Typographical union, replying to
Berry, said that every other interus tional
union Of the printing trades, through their
representatives, after full investigation
had repudiated the Chicago pressnle $
strike.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-21
Mountaineer and Wife Reward
ed When Prison Board Gives
Youthful Robber Parole.
Jim BRUCE NOW CAN EAT
TURKEY WITH THE FOLKS
Old Father and Mother Rejoice
as They Start Jauntily for
Distant Home.

Joan Bruce and his good WIFE, Saily'
aoad GO and 81. respectively, walked all
-.e way from their home in Pickens
.,,0-- 7ear Ban Ground, to ask Gov
emo, Brown for a pardon for their
son. pow il The Georgia penitentiary
far robbery, and got it.
THAT u.s. they got parole for the
-,.v,q man-ard that means q par
don eventually.
The couple made q good case before
.se Georgia prison commission ana
lat. wednesday afternoon that body
commended the young man to the
.,vcr1or for clemency The commits
sion found there were mitigating cir
.r-re.auces in connection with the rob
aav charged against Jim Bruce. Be
s,4.s the old man had been to see the
r-Iroa commission twice before con
.4r3iDg the walking down from
ri. mountain home every time, and
ringing his rations along with him.
isa up in flaming bandana ana
,.s..- across his broad shoulder at the
ID Tf3f
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-21
Illuminating Gas Fails to Lift
Giant Air Craft From Store
Top.

Mrs d. {, Rupley, OF Atlanta, and
Miss Helen e. Frederick. OF Washing
ton, D c., To-Day are telling their ex-
periences in a ballSy balloon and are
eagerly looking forward to the arrival
of special gas tanks. which the owner
OF the big aircraft says viii make the
bag soar to height which VIII sat
isfy any flyer.
The Balloon was brought here by
Myrl d. Tremelin, OF the Goodyear Rub
Der Company, for the auto show, and
as soon as II was known that passen-
gers would be taken aloft he was. be-
sieged with requests to be allowed to
fly.
lie agreed yesterday to allow Mrs.
Rur'ey and Miss Frederick to go up.
When he prepared for the flight, he
found that his hydrogen gas tanks had
been misplaced in the railroad yards.
The would he flyers were 50 anxious.
though, that he agreed TO try common
Illuminating gas. The women climbed
in the basket on the roof of the Good
year store IN Peachtree street. The
word was given, the balloon was east
off, but It struggled for few seconds,
and then Popped back on the building
Several more trials were made, but the
bag had decided not to go aloft. and
the flight finally was abandoned.
Another trial will be made as soon as
the more powerful gas is located.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-21
1870 Be Bloody and
Making Year, Is
Prediction Of Seeress
Mime. De Thebes' Almanac Says
Pope Will Die and Prince of
Wales Will Reign.

PARIS, Nov. 21.-Madame DeThebes
1918 almanac has made public today
these predictions for next year:
Paris will be the scene of a terrible
theater fire; the German emperor will
come to Paris but not as king; Bulga-
ria Will play stupendous role in Euro
peah politics. the Prince of Wales will
reign; the pope will die; French troops
VIII rush to the frontier; Poland will
De freed; Italy will witness an up
heavai and may have new king; the
marriage of the queen of Luxembourg
VIII astound the world and damage
Frances political interests"
The year 1913, taken as whole, will
De bloody epoch-making year, ac-
cording to the famous French prophet
ess.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-21
CRAVENS SHOOTS
STEPM0THER AND SELF

HAMMOND. IND, Nov. 21--Frank
Cravens, 10, son Of Lincoln Cravens, a
prominent lawyer, shot his stepmother
four times at her home here today and
body. Both will die. Cravens, who
lost leg in railroad accident, quar-
relied with his stepmother frequently.
Neighbors who heard the shooting
rushed in and found the two bodies on
the floor
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-21
ORTlE M'MANIGAL TELLS
OF ORDERS TO DYNAMITE

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 21.--"So out
70 California blow up the LleWellyn
iron works, the Baker iron works and
add some more TO the list by putting
some more soup in The Times auxil-
iary plant"
Such were the instructions Dynamit-
or MECHANICAL says J. J, Mcnamara
pave him at his office on the night or
December 9, 1910 Mechanical said he
.n,Iarts of nitro glycerine. He stopped
at the Roslyn hotel, sent souvenir
snoon to his wife, went around and
looked over The Times explosion ruins,
made up batch Of internal machines
and blew up the Llewellyn works. got
scared and came back to Indianapolis,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-21
Woodward and Chambers
Spoke on Question Before
AIdermanic Board.
WORK OF RAZING PLANT
TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY
Alderman Van Dykes Motion
to Reconsider Lost by Vote
Of s to 4.

BY a vote of to 4, the alder
manic board late this afternoon
refused to reconsider its former
action OH the crematory PROPOSE
ton, which means that the OLD
crematory will be torn away.
Mayor-elect Woodward made d
speech against demolishing the
old plant. and Councilman Al
dine Chambers, who was defeat
ed in the primary by Mr.. Wood
ward, spoke for a new crema-
tory. Work of demolition, it is
announced, will begin immedi-
ately,
The motion to reconsider was
made by Alderman Van Dyke.
-,The four sialdergean voting with
Mr. Woodward were Van Dyke,
McClelland, johnson and Ever
EFT. Those voting against Mr..
Woodward were Aldermen Can
dler. Warren, Maddox, Nutting,
Spratling and Ragsdale
James G. Woodward declared today
that the question OF tearing down the
old crenatory and the erection Of new
$STs,O00 electric po"er aGd garbage dis
posal plant should be submitted to the
people At the general election on De-
cembcr 4.
"rhe election on de cren1atory vii
cost the eitg nothing" ne said, Ter
will lay the cost OF the tickets"
Mr. woodward and Or. W. L. GIL
bert. president ot tae board Of heslt-l
where the leading spokesinen for ne
opposing propositions this afternoon. II
took unanimous consent OF tia
members OF the board Cor them 4
speak
DR.. Gilbert gave out this write,
statement to-day;
TWO years aga the bcarG Of
health, realizing that the prese,..
crcnatory vas Inadequate. appoint
ed committee for the purpose %
Investigating and reporting on tic
best modern method OF garbage dis
pos2l for the city of Atlanta The
committee visited many cities e2 the
North and East
Specifications were issued. bids
invited, and, upon the recoInme@-
dation o. Dv Rudolph Eerting,
whom the city had employed to
advise It, and after fuI. lis1us-
sion by the board Of heQ,,A. t.le
city council, the board OF aldermen
and by the bond commission, wits
the approval Of the mayor and city
attorney the present contract with
the Destructor Company, Of New
York, was made.
The entire question of installing
the new crematory rests on tearing
down the old plant. 1t is absolute
ly q physical impossibility to build
the new plant on the citys proper
ty while the present furnace is in
operation
There is no real objection TO
tearing down the old plant. 1t is
worn out, and the expenditure of
$4,000 reported necessary for re-
pairs would only put it in service
able condition temporarily.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-21
SUES EMPLOYER
Of WIFE IN VAIN

With a letter coucned in terms of
endearment written by Ills wife 10 L.
jackson Hood as evidence, B. d Fladg-
er, a public accountant living at So
Bedford place, asked s. jury In Judge
Ellis court today 70 give him S25.000
Judgment against Hood FOR alteration
Of his wife's affections
Fiadger told the court that hood. vino
Is member OF the firm of W2ithour &
Hood, 81 South Forsyth street, had
taken advantage OF the fact that Mrs.
Fladger worked Tor him IS a sttnoe7a-
pher. and under the covcrture Of
friendship had won her directions.
The plaintiff introduced the letter as
his trump card It was written by Mrs.
Fladger on board the steamship CITY
&C Columbus and addressed Hood as
Darling and dearis" through Mrs.
FgadgeF accused her husband ST Being
uf5siat 70 acr and enid IN MS ttsstraent.
sAfsacr no char9es
EladgeF said thai he did nots,sse zd;5s
any real wrong to the relations between
Hood and MRS. Fladger, but from the
letter and other evidences he had be-
come, suspicious Of Hoods dealings with
her.
The piaintin said that the charge
brought by the defense shat he was
worthless and had failed to support his
wife and child was untrue. He az.
pcared in court supported by clutches
He said he was suffering from q re-
cent stroke of paralysis,
L. V. Carter, acting for Hood. was
willing to rest theacase on the contents
Of the letter, and McSwain Woods,
flodger's attorney, consented The
jury returned a'everdict IN favor OF
EooA.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-21
Refuse Dumped
Near Orphanage

thorities are at war over the destruc-
ton Of the present crematory and the
construction of new disposal plant.
garbage is being dumped in the heart OF
one of the principal residence sections
Of the city according to r. C. Massen-
gale, of the Massengale Advertising
Agency.
Mr.. Massengale contends that the
lives of numbers of children sheltered
by the Hebrew Orphans home are be-
ing endangered by this practice, while
the entire neighborhood is being put ts
the greatest inconvenience. Mr.. Mas.
sengale lives in Capitol avenue be.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-21
DYNAMITE MANIAC PLANS
TO BUILD PERFECT BOMB

Los ANGELES, Nov. 21.-z"The next
Oomb I make will explode. | have
2'anhed a new machine which will be
ERECT was the defiance hurled at the
,''ee today by Dynamiter Carl Reidel-
zach alias War;.
'he physicians express grave con-
.7'n over Reidelbach's condition, but
,ls after is confident both Of his re-
No'eFy and release.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-21
RAC I: 5
RESULTS.
an JAMEs,roMh.

d. I
Lincesta, 8. Also ran: Syosset LaSain-
erelle. Astute, Fairy, Go4mother, First
Tromp, Juaquin sanguide, Federalist and
r. Fl. Gray.
second-Jesult, 80, tIrst; Lizzie Flat,
z; Orderly Nat, 8, Also ran Renault
Lampblack, Benora Norbtt and Ben
ThIrd-moncrlef, 5, first; Napier, s-5;
Joe Gaitens, S. Also ran: Gagnant, Wiley
Montclair, Elma, Jecobite The Gardner
Jack Nunnahy, Port Arlington and Dip
per.
Fourth-Lahore, 4, first: Carlton G.. II
Guy Fisher, ia. Also ran: Patton, Die
bold, Volthorpe. Amalf.
Ffth-Deduction, IL, first; Premier, O.;
Amoret, Ia. Also ran: Running Account,
Berkeley, Veneta Strome, Towtonfield
Chiffon Queen, Frog, Takahira.
sIxth-DonaId Mcdonald, To, first;
Apiaster, 8-5; Supervisor 3s. Also ran:
Futurity, Accord, Springmass and Jscqui-
lima.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-21
AEROPLANE BLOWS UP
BUT JANUS NOT HURT

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 21.-The hydro
aeroplane of Tony Janus In which he
was flying from Omaha to New Or
leans was destroyed after he resumed
his hight from here this afternoon
The gasoline tank exploded and the
flames destroyed the machine. Janus
escaped without injury