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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-29
JUNIOR-SENIOR PROM
At LINSLY INSTITUTE
Merry Gathering Of younger Set Par
ticipate in Pleasures Of Delightful
Event.

~" ln"ruh.rs % the graduating class
OF L'asly Institute w"r" honor guests
A. tNr annual juUi"r-S"niur From OF
laa~Iv given last "NCuiuS by tho Jun
Ior lass Tho on .Nrm0rT was the
: N" 81 tn. event. and elaborate do
Cora'iouS completely transformed ~"
hStur'r old room Nu arch made 81
s;r"0uI"r< - rang" or;d h'ark t.'rS'l'~
C"lGrS. was 'r"crr,j ","r tn" DOOR u:.d
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Y, NJ, C. A. NOTES

Tho swimming pool is popular these
DAYS The public school swimming lneei
VII M hold on June Rth. The schocl
boys have been preparing for ,h, .,r eTHsr
,,noign viii begin June IL. At this
period each year hunrdeds OF men ana
boys are taught TO swim.
i'bc BOYS weekly entertainment was
held lost evening This . inT5n'n Glasses ses
viii he held. The boys are preparing
for tho summer camp which viii DO nero
under tho leadership OF the boys eecre-
tary. ,,,..as ora Leeping
htfsincss mems clnsses VIII continue
during tho summer.
snncial Inducements arc offered NJ
IN, nsBOciation for summer meHoei
ships during June. July August anu
September. ., ,o. q,ven a
number OF froo schoIarshipS 80 I" eN study
ty" SOS I, is not too lato for c1-ss sS.
leo men Of tho county TO secure ITee
cnursra in business, vocational. tech'lo-
NJ mr. professional schools.
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PA-Nuptial Party.

Mrs u. y. Pryor. L recent bride, for
merry Miss Beatrice HerrOld. who has
just returned from an extended visit AZ
New MatamOras. O.,~%as cOmplimented
with a theatre party ON Thursday. Tho
merry party enjoyed the performance
at tho Victoria theatre and later had
luncheon at the Hoge-Davis grill
The following were in attendance:
Misses:
Katherine Cooley, Maude Hcrrold.
Alycc HcrrCld, Lott" Mcconnell.
Ethyl Lacey. Adele Boone.
Evelyn l.unday, Mary HcrrOld.
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About People
Movements Of individuals To And
From The City.
AT THE HOTELS.

McLure-,: L. Enh.u~"u. New Mar
,i,,sl1II,..' ,'I,d.. Ersslrr. Weston: II.
E,.,r- WESTON. - +: Brunrr .'harlcs-
Tan. |, + HISS. SiS,vrs,lIlr: w nros
SER. Tar,;.rshurg: T. W. pcck,nbaugh.
Nrrc.,l-nwn. II. II. llrkins. Manning
ton: W.,Iirr :. Sur,."u. $i>i"rsvll".
Grand Centlal-W T.. Mills. Fair
\ud"rsnn Holloway. nhl". !. l.. Jones.
Clrrk%hurE.
Wiudsor-W. - Rurdrite. Morgan
town; =. T. DuGAn. Failrn"n'.
= =, Sim. Hundred.
Rogers-' r Ferry. HuCkhannon:
g + sullivan. Eluci"ld f.. H. Beck
With TarErrsburc.
.-'.------
Mr.. and Mrs lie" Wolfe e m" Island
leave today Tor an extended trip through
Nori nw"sl"rn Canada. which Will IN
cludc British Columbia. kInif and Van
couvcr. :
Arrhur WHITLEY VIII i"aV" the iirSt 81
~" week Tor New i"FA Il" o"''''','
trip. ,,,
Rev. clarence T.. Alien. VIII" mas poem
in l,.s M"inrs. Iowa. for ihc rfsl ihT~'
Weeks. attending "a" MetHo"lSt "'ier
cnv", viii return SUNDAY lnTIm.nh,
Kew. anu MrS Jazz" ID ''', ,.'',' 'm iii
ar" attending ihr u'o'eH"'
Miss Elizabeth cooke. OF harnes ''! =,
o.. = guest AZ ih' ho''' "a H. ~ 80
E"Ssier. or INC lS!a !r,,, - &c rho
MISS n9n"' W a.. Y w = 4
guest 81 us NSI, Ls;r,rr,r md SIr
Mr.; ana MrS' iSN'rta Inct vnstnrday
an" MIS-. r,Fu i,onnnoIie ind where
,,Ta,. ,,ilI a.-,nI m, AUTOMOBILES races.
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Curl Hair Tis Way
and Keep It Healthy

l, hns boon found TINT tho uss OF q
harmless fluid which druggists know
az "silmerinc." Will keep tho ntrnight-
est hair IN curl for tho longest time,
giving II tho appearance OF true natural
moss, besides keop!ng tho hair softer
and glossiur than possible with tho
h"ated iron. Tho liquid should 10 APP
piled with clean tooth brush before
doing up tho hair. drawing tho brush
through tho hair from crown 80 tip.
The hair will ba beautifully wavy and
curling, and will lie easily and loosely
OH tho head, al Il should considering It's
welfare from hyBlenir standpoint. i
rew ounces Of liquid silm.rine will last
for months and as II Ia really beneficial
to tho hair, II should DO generally adopt
cd by tho fair sex, l. will not spot or
disc0lor scalp or hair, nor leave any
sediment. grease or stiniiiness.
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juniOr-SeniOr
Dinner-DanCe
at Scottish Rite
JUNIORS OF WHEELING HIGH
SCHOOL ENTERTAINED FOR THE
SENIORS WITH ELABORATE
FUNCTION LAST NIGHT.
Beautiful Decorations And Program OF
Interesting Speeches Features OF
the Evenings Pleasure.

The most brilliant and thoroughly on
iuyahle social functions OF the spring
season was the dinner-danCc given laSt
evening 10y the Juniors Of wheeling
high school in honor or the graduating
class. Tho entire affair was planned
ON ,,n elaborate scale and few similar
functions Of upperclasSmcn or other
wears have cqualcd in any way that OF
last evening. The Juniors who com
uosrd IN" various committees were un-
,irins IL their efforts and the result
was highly successful.
The dinner was served At $50 O'Clock
in the small dining room On lt' HrSl
floor Of the Scottish Rite cathedral
Bcauti'nl decorations were arr"IsrI
thr",r. nut the room. with In" school
colurs. old gold and blue combined with
Tho cnlurs Of the Senior class, cncctlHe-
" fcslunncd across the ceiling. 80
The tables were each conferred WIN
cluster Of pink ami white rose pu"S. IN
terminated with fern. and M ca.h place
there was a lovely rose bud. II" LAY
ors were clever, little colonial ladies' IN
nDStrl shades \ SIN-COurS" dinner was
rrcra"rd and served by III" Domestic
Srirnc. girls. under tn" direction Oh
their teacher. Miss Ross.
William Pi"p"r pr"Sld'd as '"%H'
n,ostcr and introduced each speaker
with \ witty and appr"priai" rrlhHik
rho address Of welcome" was maze ny
Eugene MrklbhCn, president al Wv
IuuiOr class, ana the i'SP''tH'
made nv the Senior class PRESIDENT Nh
school BAYS" was the subject OF an
Interesting address by Norman Gun
minrham. who was followed I!,li"%M%nca by M iss
i,mnnrrr lorcntZ WAS very clever ~
"Smtirs Versus FrownS" and "t'ri" I1nr,
~. loo Jucrrcns was very Eo"d Il"E"
Elumcnhurr. entertained with the NOS
cxccll"n, address Of III" GvT ,nams: '"N'"S
",mSt .ralk" by Prof. Johns c"nc'uh'n
tho Program. Tn" Juniors thcm ,,sr pre-,
Snr,ni Miss Ross with a handsome
S''a"" ,,',thcr travellers writing cns" III
nmpTrria,ion Of her unttring rm"r'S u
nn'm at All times during IN" year.
;" ~ $40 o'clock the merry Halh'' ~
Of young people yer" 'my,'r ,ho T re- rT
n"h' ,Lc evening IN dancing. Music
VA fnr2;n%@ by ,r, '' %f the " %y"n"s
NJ "' ,Hr',,rd 70 hc 4 vcrtlhic FASHION
Tayir'v, ana some Of N" Ga, ,,.r% Worm """
els Of the spring fASn'""S WHY
~, III, FAR participants.
The guests wCrr:
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THROUGH OARS BETWEEN
wSETINe YXnRY AND BELLAIAH

beginning tomorrow, through cars
rum botwoen Bellaire and Martins
Ferry. The faro will be nve conts OK.
cent whera tho passenger lIhmhI ".
bridgeport. when tho faTn VIII oe 70"
THO company has not yet stated ths
ru,nber OF ours which they intend IN
niano on the now run, but u Is thought
that four Will furnish sufficient carry
Srnoors Of tho company state that the
cbnnre il not nude as tho result OF tine
recent Interstate commerce commission
hcRrInE IN which they were Interested
but comes under their own voilt!on'
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Enparemsnt Announced

Friday evening a delightful sewing
party was arranged md given At the
homo OF Miss Grace Mandry. lOll Pear!
street. Martins Ferry. ohio. compliment
INK Hiss Erma Summ"rh:ll. whose en-
gagemcnt TO Mr.. William Mandry was
a feature Of tho occasion.
Above beautiful center table decora-
rounded by tiny baskets Of spr!nS beau
lios. VAS suspended n lnrEe white boil
from whIrh radiant rainbow colornd rib
f"ug S'rnamrd TO each cover dcstGUat ted
der cover Of dainty favora wore found
cards: "J:rma Summerhill - William
Mnndry, June 9th. 1920"
Tho hr!de-cect ~ the charming
daughter OF Mrs O!!ve Summcrhill and
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Kathleen TrusCh"l
MHn,ta Wagner
r"sSi" McNinCh
Josephine Yates
Marie Rolf
Ella k"yscr
Norman lio'd"man
Wn. Sherwood
Donald Fisher
.NiSlon Laws
has Anderson
Frank l.uhnl!ll"r
William J l;ohiil-
son
=. lie" Spiders
! Z. Palmer. $rl.
Rrn~pu Jackson
thaS IIu'chinS
Ross buchanan
GEORGE lsune
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Sarah IIuStutlcr
Marian Wallace
I.rhrl McSiter
Dorothy Bone
Raphael HaVerOn
ErSS Miller
NrSsrS.-
M"INlu lielfrick
- SChruer-
holm
James Johnson
hIrurv Erll
Thomas Shields
William Joseph
panOll Brand
Jack HaherStiCk
carl ~. NaSS"r
Donald Hanntll
jack StnrCr
Robert Becker
K II ko"hler
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Junior Chapter Organized.

The Junior chapter of Kings llouEn-
tors cumprlsing young girls between
the ages Of ten and fourteen, was or
ganizrd yesterday afternoon at IN"
Vance Memorial church. This organiza'
ton Will be known us The Shining
rroSs." and Will DO presided over b.
Mrs. carroll Reed.
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Misses

Mr.. Mandry is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
David MHndry. Sr.
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Temple Sisterhood Resumes Meetings

IN Tuesday morning Tho W""kIy mee.
.ngS Of the Temple SiStcrhO"d OF Eoft
street temple Will b." resumed. after "
few weeks during which meetings Voc
suspended. Mrs. Max Cronc will presid'
rs chairman Tho luncheons. instead or
being served nj the temple, Will b" s"rv-
Cd by the members. who vii! provide
box lunches.
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No Dinner-pance Tonight.

There will ba no music for dancing
this evening at the Country club.
although dinner will b" served as usual.
The "nnual Memorial Day dinner-dance
Will be an important function Of Mon
day and many reservations are already
being made.
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d. A, r. Meets Monday.

ON Thursday afternoon. the meeting
Of the Daughters Of the American Rev.
uIution will take place AT the Y. W. {
\. social rooms This meeting had been
scheduled for June 9th. hut II has been
decided 10 have it week earlier.
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Misses

Rcrnirc MCCray. Mary Elizabeth
Sam Eartcnstcln. FasSlE.
Betty knauSs. Elizabeth I'lhSH'
Frances BraVOn. LcOna Lauc.
MaGdalrn" DiCkcy, Mildred M"heeNer'
Frances Johnson, Mary Ol-rary.
Elva Shcinh"rE. Gertrude ConneIlF'
Suzanne Noble. Marguerite q brlen'
Kathleen Gallagher, Sarah Elizabeth
Margaret Roberts. Blake.
y ~ Louise Tnwur Mrs. Norman 1oho'
McsSrs.
J. Murphy. Ray Otlce.
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Complimentary Recital.

Tho second IN tn" series Of recitaIs
in the art OF expression being given by
Lima Hcnnig Sherman for her pupils
was held last evening IN the auditorium
Of the J. w &. A. y large and approcl-
atiVe audience was in attendance To on
Joy tho clever numbers given by the io!-
lowing:
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stairway. extending a hltlc ways into
the room, half ut which was icStoonrd
with Streani"rS ut :'Urplr and white. col
urS Of the Juniors and til" other half SINH
larly decorated with crimson and gold for
tn" Seniors. The lights were above tn"
StrntmorS, causing the room To hr hll"d
with twilight shadows. The pretty 1t
o." ladies took adNautaE" ~ III" "Cca-
sion To wear their loN"lic$t fr""kS AMI
with tuCtr military escorts mad" a
StrkinEly h"autiful picture. MUS" f"T
tn" dancing WAS furnished hy SpanEl"r'S
orchestra and thruugh"ut III. evening
light rrfrrS hm"i.tS N.r~ S"rT"d.
tn" following Mr.. III attcud0nr".
Misses
lean rlik"r Edna shepherd
Dorothy Gillslaud Thru Wo"dburn
Grace BellyillN r. spiders
Katherine Turner Marion rl~rt"
Esther Bryant. o. IHthnrIn" tarnahan
PITTSBURGH Grace Oliver
Evening journal., 1920-10-13
EXPECT $4,000 FOR
THE P. & S. HOSPITAL

Last minute reports as 10 the ac-
oeplances for the supper in the Hotel
dupont ballroom tonight Of workers
in the recent Physicians aud Surgeons
hospital bazaar for the new contagi-
GUS disease hospital, indicate that
there will be at least 600 persons In
attendance.
Mrs. Willard r. Smith. president OF
the Womens Auxiliary OF the =, and
S. Hospital. under the auspices Of
which the bazaar was conducted, VIII
introduce David snellenburg, chair
man OF The hospitals executive COM
mlllee who will speak briefly and
then Introduce Mrs. Albert s. Robin,
general chairman OF the bazaar 20
hear iha reports OF ihe twenty oql
cou,mittees. Mr. Snellenburg VIII
then turn the meeting over To Andrew
q. GRAY. who will preside and miro
duce DR.. Albert Robin. a member OF
Inc medical staff OF the p and ..
Uosnital. who will talk briefly Of the
needs Of the new contagious uisetau
hospital on the Mckay estate.
checks continued TO come by niall
TODAY lo the chairman from various
organizations and individuals 20 as
eist ihe committee In completing rs
auot9 Of $4,000 for The new hospital,
Which. ID is expected. Will be com.
pleiely raised when The supper Is hciI
Tonight
Evening journal., 1920-10-13
TWO resign
IN HOWARD
SCHOOL TILT
Principal WOOten and Mrs.
Nelson Both Submit
Offers to Retire
BOARD HOLDS THEM UP,
HOPES TO MAKE PEACE

Having discussed for several hours
The controversy between Mrs. Alice
Dunbar Nelson, colored. teacher at
the Howard High school. and Il. Ray
Wooien, colored, principal at that
school who locked out" The teacher
week ago last Monday. members OF
the Board OF Public Education at a
special meeting last night summoned
Mrs. Nelson and Mr.. Wooten from
their homes at A O'Clock TO help
clear up the tangle With the arrival
matter became more complicated, as
they submitted their designations TO
the Board
These were not accepted but both
were granted leaves VI absence. and
the board at i2f5 o'clock This morn
ing adjourned until time 10 be called
by the president. George Rommol. An
effort Is to be made TO smooth out
the differences, 80 That both will re-
main at Howard school
The meeting last night was arranged
for on Monday evening by Charles II.
/ COlburn, colOred, member of the Re
publican state Committees Or. 9; j..
B scott superintendent OF public
schools, and Or. COnwoll BantOn, mem
Der OF the board 10 was not an
nounced publicly that the meeting was
/ 90 be held. 70 was arranged after
Mrs. Nelson had sent a letter b Or.
Scott.
When the session opened last night
Mrs. Nelson was represented by
Judge Daniel a. Hastings. who con-
! tended that there was nothing In the
charter which provided a. teacher
could b. dismissed without trial lie
argued that II Il could be proven Mrs.
/ Nelson had caused and unlrulhful
B publicity. That should he tried as a
separate case. Judge Hastings as
serted he did not consider the teacher,
I In the disregard OF discipline she
showed In leaving for the day with
out permission had committed as
great "a mistake as the PRINCIPAL wh1
lhad dismissed her for a few days
/ without frsb consulting the super
/ intondcnt OF schools The situation
was discussed at length and late. IN
/ The evening To was suggested thai
! Mrs. Nelson and Principal WoOlen be
called so they could speak for Them
selves The telephone wds rcsortfd
10 and within a short time they ap-
pcared
Mr.. Wooten explained that he felt
/ H. controversy had been taken out
I Of The province of the Board and
I had been made a newspaper issue lie
sa d he felt his standing as an cdu-
/ nr haG been injured by publication
| OF articles In the ADVOCATE, a news
paper for Negroes, and he felt that
ir,,Npaper should retraci IFS attack
on him Mp. Nelson's husband Is
editor of ihN newspaper.
Asked by member why he mac
rsmoyfd Mrs. Nelson. Principal Woot
cn slid ne fen "a was aoccssary II
| CONTINUED on raEo Thrcel
Evening journal., 1920-10-13
24TH ship FOR
SHIPPING BOARD
Harlan Will Finish War
Program With Launch
ing on Saturday
15S,17o TONS
ARE TURNED OUT

When the -7.iO0-ton cargo earle,
Natirar hits the water next Satur-
day it Will mark the twenty-fourlh
contribution of the Harlan plant, of
the Bethlehem shipbuldisg corpora
ton. Ltd, TO Uncle SANS merchant
marine, and viii Incidentally end the
corporations local wartime Juilding
FOR the Emergency Fleet Corporation
OF the Unled States Shipping Board.
The delivery Of the kekoske, which
will be made early next week, ana
The finishing up OF the Natirar about
six weeks hence must actually takn
place before the government work Is
finished but In a big general sense
ln launching of The Ndiirlr VIII clean
up the Emergency Fleet business, FOR
the splash Is the rule That meas
ures shipbuilding progress.
All OF The 2i ships built 40 Hari1n's
Tor the government were either aciu-
ally contracted for by the shipping
Board or else command cred Dy dis
agency when war was declared
Not counting repairs 10 the Narra-
ganscit and N0polkin. which pracii-
cally amounted 10 rebuilding lhem
for war purposes, repairs 10 mine
sNeepers, installation Of gun founda-
tlDns and lighting equipment on seY-
cfal small craft, the creation OF boil
rs and cOndonsers. swiichbOards, up
'ho.stering and sails. aud other acces-
sories for Bethlehem planls, Harlan
Continued on Page Three.)
Evening journal., 1920-10-13
FARMERS URGE
GOVERNMENT AID
See Bankruptcy if Prices
Continue to
Fall
BLAME HOUSTON
FOR DECLINES

WASHINGTON. Oct. % unliea
Press)-Farmers In session here today
adopted a report demanding govern
ment assistance 10 stave on general
inevitable bankruptcy" threatened BY
falling prices
The farmers are 10 lay their do
mands before the Federal roser,s
board and Secretary or the Treasury
houston at a conference az o'clock
today.
The demands call for a lowering 0f
The redsc0unt raic Of the Federal re-
serve banks and expansion OF crcdi,e-
The report was prepared by cons
miticc representing farmers frOH
many States. both In the wheat and
cotton belt IN convention here at tlN
call OF the national board Of faru
organizations.
Tho report scores Secretary H0us-
ton and other government officials ~
announcing that a price decline is 10
progress, which. the report said
caused banks OF the country 10 res
strict loans Nitally needed by farmers
"Gurrfnl market prices for farm
products are below the cost of pros
duction. the report read 'and unless
some lnluicuiiic remedy ne Ioun1 10
relieve The situation general bank
ruplcy and ruin ara inevitable This
conditions now facing the agricultural
interests OF America Is not confined
o. any one section or any Ona
product.
In our judgment It Is wrong as a
matter OF policy. artincally, TO press
down prices and 10 Is particularly
wiong 10 begin with The raw COM
modities.
"The condition OF agriculture g
now desperate. The condition OF mini
OF the farm population is ominous-
/ Producers of an crops have come N
| feel that the hand OF the governments
Is against them.
III Is no concern or The FederN
Department what the producers n
ine country may determine Is faf
price"
Evening journal., 1920-10-13
sussex LOOKS
SAFEFOR 6. 0. P.
Optimistic Reports Made at
Meeting of Men and
Women's Committee
INTENSIVE DRIVE
Is ARRANGED
Special 10 The Evenlng Journal.


GEORGETOWN. Del, Oct. i3-En-
couraging reports and optimistic
speeches as 10 the prospects Of a
Republican victory in Sussex county.
greatly onlhused party workers at a
joint meeting here yesterday after
noon OF the Republican County Com
miltee and- the Women's Associated
Committee. Plans were mapped out
for an intensive canvass OF the coun-
ty. A Republican sweep OF the county
was predicted by many OF the leaders.
At the meeting at county headquar-
ters Governor John q. Townsend. Jr..
was present, with Congressman Caleb
r.. Layton, Charles II. Grantlanok
Secretary OF State Johnson and a num-
Der OF prominent Republican women.
Plans were made TO get out fun
registration by Saturday. the last day
available. and a committee was an-
pointed 10 make a special tour of
Sussex rural districts IN lively
county campaign. on The commit
tee TO arrange the special speaking
tour are ~ B Register OF Lcwcs, VIE
liam J. Swain Of Bridgeville, Mrs.
Virginia Atkins OF Milton. and Miss
Maiiy Wells Of GEORGETOWN.
At The series OF meetings 20 be ar
ranged an the state candidates. in
cluding Col w. ID. Denny. candidate
for governor; Congressman Layton
and other nominees are expected TO
make addresses.
10 was reported arrangements had
hcen-Vado with the Democratic cOun-
iy coUmiiiee 10 have additional clerks
on The last registration day 10 faclli-
tate enrolment. There viii be three
TO handle work done by one hereto
fore Additional clerks for election day
also will be provided.
Congressman Layton strongly urged
upon the women that tney get ihsa
sisters and neighbOrs 10 afliliato them
selves with the Republican orFaniza-
ton and 10 vote the ticket straight
Il was lhe flrst time ihe men and
women had met together.
Division in the Democratic ranks
was reported several men heretofore
aligned as monument Democrats. al.
we'll as many OF the rank-and-nle. be-
ing reported on the verge of breaking
party ties. Some have openly said
they will vote the Republican ticket
Evening journal., 1920-10-13
GAS GUSHES
WHEN TROLLEY
BUMPS TANK
Driver of Crew-Levick Car
Escapes Injury in Fourth
Street Spill
POLICE KEEP
FIRE FROM OIL

Hundreds Of gallons o. gasoline
were dumped into the street. an auto
mobile oil tank owned by the Crew-
Levlck Company was upset aud cam
aged, a street car had a fender broken
and the driver OF the tank car vas
thrown into the street I'm a collision
between the tank auto and trolley
at Fourth and Tainall streets short
ly after 8 o'clock this morning. The
greatest damage was aVerted by the
quick action OF the police, however.
Who threw a Gordon about the tank
OF oil and drove back crowd o.
hundred or more among whom we're
men who were smoking cigars, cigar
cites and pipes.
Despite the danger or the gasoline
exploding, smokers cOurted death
time afmr time as they pressed
That OOzed over the street. Had a
spark from the smokers pipes or o.
gars fallen into the fluid The FIR That
would have followed would have
wrecked property nearby and burned
those who were crowded about the
co..
Although w. r. Duhadaway. 220
French street. driver OF the autonso-
bile tank escaped injury when the ma
chine turned over he was forced 10
crawl through the top Of the small
box In which he sat The escaping
oil did not ignite from The running
engine and -Duhadaway after regain
ing his feet rushed 10 the machine
and shut OF the power. thereby pre-
venting the oil from igntlng.
The trolley car that figured in the
accident was No 1903 of the West
Fourth street line which was pro-
-cecding west on Fourth street in
charge OF Barney Mclaughlin, motor
man and A. Chandler. conductor.
just as the car was about 10 proceed
up the grade from Tainsll % West
street the tank car hove 10 sight
travelling south on Tatnall street. The
operator OF the tank car said he
sounded his horn several times and
that he did not hear the bell or the
approaching car.
The car and auto tank came together
on ne west-bound track, the car ap-
pearing TO strike the oil tank In the
rear. The impact caused the heavy
truck with the gasoline 10 turn over
on It's SIDE.
Duhadaway, who SAYS he realized
his danger as he drove onto the
tracks. swerved his machine and was
thrown with the unturncd car.
I'm speaking OF his experience Du-
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