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The Washington herald., 1915-05-17
Carl Weilman. Has Best of
Pitching Duel with Shaw
and Browns Win.
SHOTTEN IN LIMELICHT
by WILLIAM PEET.

st. Louis. Mo-, May 16.-Manager
Griffith can alibi the loss Of today's game
to the st. Louis Browns by blaming
Umpire Silk O'Loughlin for a bum de-
cision in the eighth inning. but the truth
of the whole affair is that the germ
Of non-hititis still fingers in the midst
of the Nationals.
innings to plaster on a to / defeat,
and there is a certain amount of salts
faction in this. James Aloysius Shaw
was opposed by Carl Weilman, the hu-
man toothpick, and Weilman had the
better of the pitchers battle. for he
was steadier in the pinches. Shaw fan
ned ten of the Brown hose, but also
gave half dozen bases on balls and hit
q bloke.
Four safe swats represented the sum
total of WashinSton's efforts. The
Browns nicked Shaw for seven.
The Sabbath matinee abounded with
clever fielding on both sides. Bert Shot
ton. in left for the home team, camped
under hard drives. Mcbride and jim
my Austin also contributed fancy catches
and stops.
1t was not until the seventh that either
team could push over a tally The
Griffmen broke the ice when, with one
down. Milan drew a walk and swiped
second. bad peg from Weilman to
catch Milan mapping at second put Clyde
on the far corner and he counted on
Gandil's long fy to Gus Williams.
With Weilman out Of the way in the
Browns half of the eighth, Shotten
grounded to Morgan and beat the throw
to first base. The decision was close
and most of the Washington PLAYERS de-
clarcd that the runner was out. Shotten' s
hit paved the way for the Browns run.
as Shaw. after retiring Austin. suddenly
developed one OF his wild streaks and
walked the next three batters in a
row. forcing in ShOtten. and knotting the
count
The Brownies won the game in the
final half of the eleventh. After Clarence
Walker had popped to Morgan. Gus Will
Jams singled through Foster and stole
second. while Severoid struck out I.avan
planted a single to right center and it
was all over
The Nationals best chance to score
came in the ninth. Foster doubled to
right and hiked to third on Shanks' hunt.
Milan grounded to Pratt and Foster
was nipped at the plate.
In Washingt TOMS first chapter with two
down, Shanks singled and stole. Milan
came behind him with walk. but
Gandil's best effort was n ny to Austin.
retiring the side
Georgetown Tommy Connolly did not
play because the opposition worked a
southpaw finger
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considered by me or anybody else con-
nected with organized ball
THE peace rumor must have beer
prompted by Federal League agents
it did not come from u.s."
Big Ed Walsh. former White So,
hurler who injured his arm two year:
ago and who has been of little use &c
the club since, left the Pacific Coast last
Wednesday for Chicago, where he viii
attempt to pull of real come bach
stunt
Walsh has been in California all sprin-
under the care of an osteopath and be-
lieves that his arm is entirely well. H'
hopes to pitch the White Sox into a pen
nant again.
Gu. here in Chicago everybody is talk
ing worlds series next fall. the fans arr
of the opinion that Comiskey's gang viii
bring home the bacon in the American
League.
The Washington players refuse to Sc
Chicago in the role of pennant winner
been wagered among the rival player:
that Washington will land several notches
higher than the Sox when the final &C
counting comes next October.
Reports from the Pacific Coast are t.
the effect that Tom Hughes. former
Washington hurler. Is again pitching
great ball and considered one of the best
in the league.
WILLIAM FEET
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TRIM SOLDIERS.

Lincoln Cabmen Win from Fort
Hunt by 4! to s.
Fort Hunt Va. May 16.-The Lincoln
A. c.. of Washington. smothered the
Post team here today. Il to 5.
The Lincolns clouted the ball to all
corners Of the grounds, making a total
of twenty-one hits. Tots Long lead
ing with five hits.
= Spots Frazier. of the winners, played
a sensational fielding game and con-
tributed three hits. Nelson twirled a
good game for Lincoln. Score:
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EVERY GARMENT A GUARANTEED VALUE
MERTZ & MERIT CO., Inc, 9O6 F ST.
Trio of Local
Boys to Fight
Local Boys Oft
For Martinsburg
TONIGHT'S ALL-STAR CARD.

90 rounds-Karl Herr, OF
Washington, VS.. Young sam
Langford, of Baltimore: welter-
weights.
Is rounds-Silent Howard. of
Washington. VS.. Eddie Bratton.
of Philadelphia: middle-weights.
10 rounds-Kid Greek. OF
Washington. VS.. Jack Kelly, Of
Baltimore: feather-weights.
Battle royal.
First bout at s p. m. Main
bout at 10 q. m.
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Catcher Chalk Rsnistated.

Chicago. May 1s.-Ray Schaik, catch.
er Of the Chicago Americans. suspend.
ed yesterday for his disagreement with
Umpire OIoughlin. was restored t.
good standing by B. 3. Johnson. pres.
ident Of the league
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St Louis !. Left bases-St. Louis 10; Wash
inston l. 'Two-ba-c hits-Wiams. Foster SacTi
fee fy-Gandil. Double plays-Shaw to Gandi
shaw to Mcbride To Gandil; lAvan TO Pratt "a
Kaufman Hit by pitchcr-By Shaw nAavan), I'm
uir,s-Messrs Hildebrand and OLoushlin. Time Of
game hour.
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TODAY.S GAMES.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
INDIANS ARE BEATEN
IN OVERTIME GAME

Cleveland. May 1s.-What should
have been a victory for the Indians
in the regulation nine innings. was
turned into a win for Boston in the
fourteenth by to score today.
Morton did not allow a hit up to the
ninth. when Joe Wood singled and
not a man reached first until the
eighth, when Hoblitzel walked. but he
weakened in the fourteenth and four
hits. including two doubles, lost him
the game. The Indians lost two
chances to score prior to the ninth.
Leibold starred in the field with nine
put-outs.
II. II. z.
| Boston. ........... onoOoo0oooooo3-
Cleveland. .......... 0eOO0Oo00oo0o0- IL {
Batteries-J. Wood Mays Cady and Thomas
, Morton and Billirgs. Umpires-Mesrs. Evans and
Mullaney.
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The Pittsburgh Club has sold In6eider Jimmy
McAuley. Catcher Bill Wagner. and Pitcher Car
men Hill to the Youngstown Club. Of the Central
League.
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DONOVAN'S YANKEES
TRIM The TIGERS

Detroit. May lS-Wild Bill Donovan
celebrated his homecoming by defeating
the Tigers. to ,. this afternoon before
a crowd of 1l.OO0 fans. whose loyalty to
the former Detroit pitcher even the cold.
rainy weather could not dampen. Nc
Hale and Dauss allowed only six hits
apiece. but the Tiger pitcher was in any
thing but good form.
r. n. Z.
New York ............ oeso os
Detroit ................ 0 0 o %
Misunderstanding and Sweeney: Darsss and Baker
Umpires- Messrs. Dineen and NaIlin.
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Mohawks Are Beaten.

Mohsvk club Yesterday By the score of II to s.
The features Of the game were the pitching Of
Hughes and the fielding Of Flester for the winners
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Hartford. IL: St. Dominics. IL

The Pittsburgh Club has returned Second Base
trail Association.
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No games played.
.MAcKS TAKE FIRST
FROM CHICAGO CLUB

Chicago. May 1s.-The Athletics won
the first game of the series from the
White Sox this afternoon. 4 to . a dou-
BILE play by Lajoie, a hit batter and
Kopfs double gave the Athletics two
runs in the second inning. and f. Muir
phys single. a base on balls and Lajoie's
double brought in two more in the third.
Benz relieved Russell at the end of the
third and shut the Athletics out in the
last six innings. The White Sox scored
one run in the fourth on Fournier's
single. and J. Collins double and another
in the sixth on Roth's single. a base on
balls and Weaver's single. The score:
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Little Rocks Beaten.

The Tigers defeated the Little Rocks yesterday
in last game Of hall at Fifth street and Florida
Avenue northeast. The feature Of the game was the
hitting Of d. Hurley and Jamilnon for the winners
Score:
RI E.
Little Rocks......... 4ios3 o.. ar . .
Tigers. .............-.. ox-Y 9
Battcries-Tisers. ID. Hurley and T. Fere; Little
Rocks. Hutchinson and r. Frere
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nails Fail to Hit and Browns VIM to Thomson Pitches Today
Brownies Defensive
Affects the Nationals
Failure to Clout Ball
Again Trims Nationals
COMPLETE STATISTICS OF THE MAJOR LEAGUES
Yesterdays RESULTS.
American.

American Na6es.L
LOUISE
Cleveland. No games played.
2. '~- -'
IL
Wash st Louis Louisa Al
BOsto a
Brooklyn
Chicago.
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MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS.
INTERNATIONAL.

MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS.
INTERN AT1ONAL.
At Providence-Moutresl, ): Providence. I.
At Jersey Jersey City; both Safbes
postponed: ain
At Newsrk-T Toronto Newark; both sames posi-
pooed; rain.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
At Minnea polis-Cieseland, s. Minneapolis, IL
At 81. 'Paul-Colmbus 4; st. Paul. 2
Al Kamas C!ty-Tndianappls .; Kansas Cts.
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while fragments of a Victor Herbert
medley nestled coyly in her hair.
Mrs. Gadfrey dropped in next day
about lunch time and told Peaches
that the only real way to reduce the
flesh is to take long walk; so Peaches
picked out long walk and took it.
> After she was gone about six hours,
and 1t was getting dark she called me
up on the long distance and broke the
news to me that she had walked some
fifteen miles, and that she had been
terribly extravagant and had used up
all the walk that was in her, and would
/ please be so kind as to send a taxi
and not leave her to perish in a
strange land among the savage tribes
In the Bronx.
When Peaches reached home that
night she found that all the flesh she
had lost was her pocketbook contain
ing ten dollars, and was set back ten
dollars for cab hire, making total re-
duction of four pounds-English
money.
A few days later while was down
town Mrs. Carruthers dropped in, also
at lunch time, and carefully explained
to friend wife that the only way to
beat back an attack of avoirdupois is
to take electric baths.
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"what's the IdsaH" easped.

tendale, who weighs 27S in her war
paint, fioated in and told Peaches that
she had picked out the wrong kind of
exercise, and presently l was chased
of downtown for rowing machine, a
set OF Indian clubs and sixty cents
worth of dumbbells.
That evening Peaches jumped mer-
rily aboard the rowing machine and
bore away to the northeast, with a
strong ebb tide on the port bow.
She was about four miles up the
river and going hard when a strap
broke; whereupon Peaches went over
board with a splash that upset most
Of the furniture in the room and
knocked her manicure set down be-
hind the bureau.
One Of the oars went up in the air
and landed on the bridge of my nose,
because my face happened to be in
the way when the oar came down.
When loving hands finally untangled
Peaches from the chain drive of a
rocking chair, she found that, with the
help Of the rowing machine, she had
lost nearly two pounds-mostly on the
end Of her elbow.
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A day or two later Mrs. Fitzenstaatz,
who tips the beam at 243, Topped in like
an amiable seal and told Peaches that
her system of physical torture was all
wrong. Once more l hotfooted 1t for
the shopping district and returned
with one of those rubber contrivances
which you carefully fasten to the wall,
and then take hold of the handles and
try to pull it off again.
Bright and early the next glad morn
ing Peaches grabbed the handles and
was getting away from her fat little
self at the rate of an ounce an hour
when one Of the rubber strings sud-
denly quit the job and then something
kicked Peaches just where a good
singer gets her coloratura.
When Peaches fell wounded on the
field of battle she decided hurriedly
that something must fall with her so
she selected our new talking machine,
and there was such a crash that our
new cook thought the end of the world
had arrived and she ran screaming in
the direction of Paterson, N. ].
had to pour pitcher of ice water
over Peaches facial expression before
she came to, and then she found that
all she had lost by the new process
was her breath and $24 worth of rec
ords.
She was sitting on a Caruso, with
her left foot embedded in a Tetrazzini
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Tall Hats of the past

In spite of statements made lately to
the contrary, tall hats were invented
long before 1918. A Mr.. Toft of Tot
tenham, who died in 1867, left ESQ
to the governors of the Tottenham
free grammar school, the interest of
which was to be devoted to the pur-
chase of three tall hats as prizes for
the three best boys.
The hats used to be purchased from
a halter in Bishopsgate street, named
Greenway, for 24s, but in 1911 he in
formed the governor that a duty of Is
each had been imposed, and the cost
raised to 27s. The duty was again
raised to rs each, and in 1918 to 2s Cd.
The duty was afterwards repealed, but
by that time the governors were pur-
chasing Bibles instead of hats for the
boys.-Pall Mall Gazette.
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HOW ONE MAN GOT HIS START
Couldn't Go In for Literary Career,
So Went Into Hardware
Business.

Il got my start in life," said a
wealthy retired hardware dealer, I'm
singular manner.
"You might not think it, having
passed the major portion of my life in
selling nails, padlocks, stoves and
shovels, but in my early youth my
great ambition was to be a writer, an
author. had no doubt whatever
that that was what 1 was cut out
for, and certainly l worked at it good
and hard; but none of the publishers
to whom l sent my things seemed to
agree with me. AS fast as l sent
the things in to them they would send
them back.
But that didn't worry me. l knew
that sooner or later they would come
to like what wrote and buy it. What
got my goat was the expense. was
very ready writer and l wrote long
pieces. The stamps l had to use to
send these pieces out and get them
back cost me lot of money.
When l realized how much was
paying out for stamps l said to my
self: Humpf! I'll save up that money
for five years and then I'll go to writ
ing again. And for the next five years
l did put aside regularly the amount
that l would otherwise have spent for
stamps and you would be surprised
if l should tell you how much II
amounted to. But at the end of that
time l did not again take up writing,
Just at that time the senior part
ner of the hardware store in our town
died and his heirs drew out all his
interest in the firm. There was a
chance for a man with a little cap
ital to get into good business. had
the capital, by accumulated stamp
money, and l bought that interest in
the hardware store.
From that time on l was always
too busy to write; but my great sue
cess in the hardware business you
can clearly trace to my original ambi.
bition for authorship
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so.caIlsd Humane Rnllets.

We are told in the current news
papers that Alexander Foster Hum
phrey of Pittsburgh has invented a
bullet supplied with narcotics and an
tiseptics. the former to relieve the
pain of wound and the latter to aid
the healing operations. At least two
patents have issued for narcotizing
bullets, both especially designed for
use in capturing the lower animals.
One patent issued in 1910 to James
Francis O'Byrne and Thomas A. Flood
of Salt Lake City, for a bullet carry
ing narcotic whose anaesthetic effect
when shot into a fieshy portion of an
animal would so affect it as to render
its capture and control comparatively
easy. The other patent was issued in
1911 to X. Burgsmuller of Kreiensen,
Germany, for a cartridge filed with
a mixture of capsicine in an imme-
diately gasiflable form for narcotizing
animals.
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The DevlI's Own.

The Inns of Court Officers Training
corps is proud of its traditional name,
the DEVILS Own, a title which links
1t with the patriots of the four inns,
who formed a volunteer corps in the
time of the Napoleonic wars. 1t was
George III who bestowed the title on
the corps. He was reviewing bands Of
volunteers and, as one particularly
smart body of men passed before
him, asked who they were. Law
yers," was the reply. "The Devils
Own, the DEVILS Own" said the old
king, who had habit Of repeating his
phrases. And the lawyers, who had a
sense of humor, adopted the title with
glee.-London Chronicle.
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INSURANCE REPORT I'M

State Insurance Commissioner VIII
liam Mason Shehan made public his
report to Governor GoIdsborough for
the fiscal year ended November 80,
1914, showing that the department re-
ceived during the year $S65, ,7O3.S6, Of
which 1922, 2,19O.61 was paid over to the
State Comptroller. This return to the
State is the largest ever made by the
Insurance Department
Mr. Shehan says in his report that
the Increase in the revenue of the de-
partment reflects relative increase in
the volume of insurance business in
the State, and also that the local life
and fire insurance companies are
growing in Importance as business in
stltutions.
1T is, however, a lamentable fact"
he continued, that we have not a
greater number of larger life and fire
insurance companies, so that much of
the money that is sent elsewhere to
pay premiums and for investment in
securities might be retained and in
vested in Maryland properties and
securities"
The Insurance Commissioner then
speaks of the bonding and casualty
companies of the State, of the great
size and usefulness which they have
attained and of the gratifying results
of the thorough and painstakng ex-
aminations which he has made Of
some of them, in cooperation with the
insurance departments of other States.
In this connection Mr.. Shehan refers
disapprovingly to the present provi-
sion Of the law relating to examina-
tions. He says the law provides for
only one regular examiner, giving au-
thority for the employment of such ad-
ditional assistants as may be neces-
sary. This method works expensively,
he states, in the examination Of large
concerns; and, as such concerns pay
the cost of examination, entails a
heavy burden upon them. The Com
missioner thinks it would be wiser and
more economical to have a competent
corps of regular examiners, who, he
says, soon would become especially
proficient in insurance examinations
and be able to handle large tasks
speedily
He asks from the next Legislature a
law requiring all insurance agents and
solicitors to register at the depart
ment annually and to receive a license,
which may be revoked upon proof of
misconduct. Such a law, he says,
would go far toward preventing
switching" and "raiding" of one com
pany's business by the agents of an
Other-a practice which is recognized
by insurance people as wrong, Similar
laws have been enacted by practically
all the other States, he says.
Mr. Shehan also recommends that
companies writing insurance under the
Workmen's Compensation law of this
State be required to have a surplus of
at least $125,00O. He says that he has
ruled that companies doing such bust
ness must have not less than $25O,0OO
capital and that he thinks they should
be required also to have a surplus of
so per cent. of their capital.
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room. felt something sharp and Pc
culiar on my back. 1t was one of my
shoulder blades peeping out to see
what the matter was. The tempera-
ture had started to display itself in
four figures when / gasped, "What is
this thing that's over us--a plumbers
blow-pipe"
"Shush!" whispered Peaches, "it's
an electric blanket-were reducing!"
Shrieking the battlecry of Freedom
pushed the volcano off the bed and
jumped to my feet.
Peaches also jumped to her feet and
with one of them stepped on an ohm
or something, whereupon she let a
blood-curdling yell out Of her that
could be heard in Winnipeg.
Then she put her other foot down
and landed on a volt or an ampere or
something equally exciting and be-
came short-circuited.
She was the best little short-circuit
that ever fused fuse.
For two minutes that room looked
like a thunderstorm with Peaches
playing all the elements.
When l finally got the current
turned off and all the live wires out of
her hair Peaches collapsed on the sofa,
screaming! Take it away! Take it
away! Now 1 know what a hard life
the third rail must leadI"
think the electric blanket has
cured friend wife.
At any rate all the exercising do
funnys have been presented to the jan
itor's children, and Peaches has prom
ised to be kind to double chin If Ma
ture slips her one.
Old King Solomon had the right idea
when he said to his typewriter, ivan.
ity, vanity, all is vanity!"
If a surgeon could remove our Van
ity as easily as he removes an appen-
dix there'd be lot more money in the
savings bank.
What do you think?
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Fishes Which Carry LIahts.

Certainly among the most remark
able of fishes are those which are pro-
vlded with lanterns of their own and
which swim around the dark recesses
of the bottom of the deep pecan where
no ray of natural light from above can
penetrate. A model of one of these
fish, notable for their phosphorescent
organs, is on exhibition in the United
States National museum. The sides
of the fish are regularly dotted with
luminous spots, while, in addition,
there is large luminous area, like a
lantern, on the top of the head. This
extraordinary creature must present
a singular appearance when swimming
in the dark abysses of the ocean. In
the model the luminous spots on the
sides are represented by buttons of
glass, connected with the interior by
tubes.
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An hour later Peaches gathered up
the family plate and exchanged it for
an electric blanket, which she had sent
home Immediately.
1t was cold that night so l wasn't
at all surprised to see what supposed
was a Mackinaw coat spread over the
bed.
l figured on reaching Dreamland by
the fast express but, heavens! how
warm it began to get.
"The janitor is sure annoying the
radiators with lot of steam tonight, /"
said, feverishly, but all l got was a
sharp "Shush!" from the other half of
the sketch.
A half hour passed and one by one
my features trickled away from my
face. The temperature jumped up to
211 in the dark.
For the friendship of Mike" plead.
ed, cant we throw this asbestos Quilt
on the floor and come out of the fiery
furnace?"
Don't novel" snapped Peaches;
don't novel"
For another half hour l strolled with
Dante through bis favOrite boiler
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ST. JOHNS TO CLOSE JUNE 10.
Commencement Exercises Will Begin
Next Friday.

commencement ENSISlSSS Wut 6S1tU
Next Friday.
The commencement exercises at st.
Johns College will begin June IL and
continue to June 16. State Comp
troller Emerson C. Harrington, who is
an alumnus of St Johns, will award
the annual prize for oratory in the
senior class. 1t is understood that
the Rev. Frank /. Humphreys. general
chaplain of the Society of the Cincin-
natl, will make the address to the
graduating class. The program fol-
lows
June If P. M, dress parade; 8
P. NJ, junior oratorical contest.
June 12-11 A. M, senior oratorical
contest.
s P. M-Dance by Phi Mu Theta
Fraternity.
June 13-11 A. M, baccalaaureate
sermon by the Rev. w. H. Woolverton,
of Stockton, N. j., in the Presbyterian
Church. Annapolis, Md.
June 14-6 P. M, dress parade.
8P. Manual debate between rep
resentatives of the Philomathean and
Philokalian Literary Societies.
June 15-10.30 A. NJ, raising OF
class shield and presentation Of me-
mortal tablets by the senior class.
3 p M.-Baseball game between
students and alumni.
SP. M.-Farewell ball.
June Commencement day. 1890
A. M, graduation exercises.
1P. M.-Luncheon in Randall Hall.
2.3O P. Manual meeting Of the
alumni in Mcdowell Hall.
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other in a better position. The disused
shaft became the secret headouar.
ters of a gang of Illicit whisky distil.
lers. In the abandoned mine works
they set up their still, and turned ont
thousands Of drops of Scotch" that
mad never paid duty. One day. how.
ever the fire from their furnace set
the coal seam ablaze and they had to
fly for their lives. In very short time
flames were pouring from the cracks
in the ground, lighting up the whole
countryside. The fire was walled in
with mud. 1t took five years to build
this wall, at cost of $4,000, and then
1t was useless. Finally they sealed up
the mine, pumped carbonic acid gas
into 1t and the fire that had taken five
years to fight was put out.