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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
LOWDEN WANTS
CHANCE TO WORK
Says Vice President Is Not
Important.
Bv United Press


OREGON, Ill, June 13.-'The Of
fee Of Vice President is not i'm
portant enough; there's too much
fuss and feathers about 1t and I'm
not the kind of man who can be
happy in that kind of a job" Frank
.. Lowden today told the United
Press in explaining why he rejected
the vice presidential nomination.
There has never been a Vice
President, SO. far as 1 know. who has
Accomplishment anything big" Lowden
added. II can accomplish rnuch
more as a private citizen than as
Vice President My heart is wrapped
Gp in agriculture on a broad scale
and I shall stick to it.
This is not the first time I have
been offered an important post. I
have rejected cabinet and am
kassadCrial offers and I intend to
Stay right here and work for the
interests of agriculture"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
ELECTRIC POWER
LINE PERMITTED
Utility Granted Right to
Cross Traction Property,

The Indiana Electric Corporation
was granted the right to en-
ter the Indianapolis power field
today when Judge Linn D. Hay.
Superior court. room 2. rendered a
decision granting the corporation
right OF eminent domain to cross
rtght-of-way of the T. H, I. & E.
Traction Company with high tension
lines.
The case has been a hard fought
legal battle in which the Electric
Corporation, ~ which has a large
power plant at Terre Haute, sought
to cross lines of the traction com.
pany twice in Marion County.
Judge Hay will name appraisers
Saturday to consider damage to the
traction line
Ar injunction suit brought by the
traction company is pending.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
TRACTION VICTIM
IS NEAR DEATH
Condition of Charles Vernon
Reported Critical.

Condition Of Charles Vernon, S.
of near Maxwell, Ind, changed from
serious to critical at city hospital
today, according to doctors.
Vernon was injured when pas
senger interurban on the New casule
division Of the Union Traction Com
pany had a head-on collision with
stalled freight at Shanks switch; sew
en- miles northeast of the city early
Thursday. His right arm was
crushed so amputation was neces-
sary.
Ralph Anderson, 80, motorman,
1923 N. Dearborn St, and Gavin
Stewart, conductor, 2319 E. Eight
eenth St, who were slightly injured.
were improved
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
FRENCH SENATE
LEADER ELECTED
CASTOR Doumergue viii
Succeed MiIIerand,

By United Press
VERSAILLES. June 12.-Gaston
Doumergue, pre- dent of the Senate.
was elected r"esident OF France by
the National Congress mere today.
He defeated Paul Painleve, president
of the Chamber of Deputies, 515 to
800.
The new president succeeds NJ.
Millerand whose resignation was
forced by the Left parties following
the recent parliamentary elections.
Doumergue had the support Of the
bloc national, the Poincare coalition,
as being the least radical Of the can
didates put forward by the Left.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
National Committee Meets
and Selects officers for
Presidential Cam
paign,
CAL COOLIDGE'S SLATE
William M. Butler Is Unani-
mouSIy Chosen to Head
Organization.
BV United Press


CLEVELAND, June I8.-Dire
murmurings of a revolt running
through the. rank and file of the
Republican national committee
evapOrated into thin air today when
the committee met to organize for
the presidential campaign.
The Coolidge slate of officers. head
ed by William NJ. Butler as chair
man. was put through with but one
exception William V. Hodges of
Denver was elected treasurer to sue
ceed Fred Upham, resigned. Arthur
Mellon Of Pittsburgh. a relative of
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon,
had been picked to fill his post.
Buffers selection was unanimous,
those who were voting their anger
yesterday at what they termed mis-
management of the vice presidential
nomination situation had cooled off
completely today
Roy West, Chicago, was selected
as the new secretary. Ralph "A.
Williams, Oregon, and Charles A.
Hilles. New York. were named vice
chairnen to succeed themselves.
Mrs A, T. Pert. OF Louisville, KY,
widow of the national comn.ittee-
man succeeds Mrs. Harriet Taylor
Upton as the woman s vice chairman
of the committee.
There were many rough spots in
the handling Of the>vice presidential
nomination fight in the convention
Thursday and perhaps still more in
the private room conferences which
preceded the balloting. ManS of the
old-time Republican leaders pointed
to these as indicative of Buffers lack
Of experience in national political
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
PARK BOND ISSUE SOLD
Fletcher Savings & Trust Co., Win
With Highest Bid.

The Fletcher Savings 6 Trust Co,
was the highest bidder or a 100000
park bond issued today in the city
controllers office with a bid of par.
accrued interest and premium of
$5.515.50. The kords bear 8 per cent
interest.
Money will be used to construct
a swimming pool in Rhodius Park.
The contract has been let to the Ed,
ward Smith Company
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
WANT FREE CITY WATER
Marion Folks Point to 0Odles of
Rain Fallen.

bp Ime6 SpeCtGb
MARION. Ind, June lat has
rained so much at Marion, that tax
payers there are thinking they
should get city water free.
So many questions of this nature
were asked that Orrie Shannon, city
water works clerk. posted this sign
on his window:
Yes. we sure have had lots of
rain"
Yes, 1t does seem funny that wee
charge for water when there is so
much falling free of charge"
mo, 1t Is not likely that anybody
will need sprinkling permits this
summer, especially If this rain, con-
tinues.
mo, we can't tell you Just how
high the river is"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13

ton in the old Dawes homestead
built by his father, the late
. General. r. r. Dawes.
The parade which honored him
today, led by three bands, went
direct to the Dawes homestead
on Fourth St., shouting for Hell
and Maria" until Dawes ap-
peared on the front porch and
joined the procession.
General Dawes is a member of
a family which for four genera
tions has made it's home in Mdri.
eta. He was born here Aug. %,
1865.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
THAT INK DAY AGAIN
Woman Dodges Fine Until Friday
Thirteenth Rolls Around.

Margaret Wagner, 3549 E. Forty
Sixth St, had a grudge today
against Friday, the thirteenth.
Last October she was fined 81 and
costs on an irtoxication charee. Sam
Farb, bondsman, paid it and then
lost trace of her.
Today she came to the city court
in interest of a friend. Farb
recognized her, called a policeman
and made her hand over S11.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
TWO ARE SENTENCED
COlored Men Get One to Two Years
on Liquor Charge.

Louis Simpson. 40. of 623 w. Yer
mont St, and Clifford Venters, 27.
of Is w. St. Clair ST., both colored,
today were sentenced to one to two
years Imprisonment on charges of
transporting liquor in an auto. The
trial was conducted by Special Judge
w. w. Thornton in the absence of
Judge James A. Collins, a delegate
at the Republican national conven-
ton.
Simpson will go to the Indiana
State prison and Venters to the re
formatorY They were arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Roland Snider.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
OBTAIN -ELEVEN JURORS
Lilly Riot Trials Expected to Start
Soon.

EBENSBURG, Pa, June IS. -
After eleven jurors had been OBJ
tanned today for trial of the first of
series of murder cases growing out
of the Lilly riot of April 5, the panel
was exfe usted, and court adjourned
until late today while the sheriff
summons others.
Nolle Prose- was asked for the
thirteen defendants acquitted yester-
Gay on'a charge Of riot by direction
of the court. Thirty-one held for
affray and assault confront the
major indictment Of murder and
when the cases were called this
Judge Fineletter promptly
granted separate trials for each de-
fendant.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
BIZ United Press

BV UnfTed Pfe8S
MARIETTA, Ohio, June 13.-
Marietta today started its Sec
ond big demonstration within a
week in honor of Hell and
Maria" Dawes.
A few days ago the town and
Marietta College turned out to
welcome Charles G.. Dawes back
to the commencement exercises
of his alma mater.
Today he was hailed in the
streets as the next Vice Presi-
dent of the United States.
The vice presidential nominee
received the news of his nomina-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
Bankruptcy Srit FiIed

An involuntary petition in bank
ruptcy for Arthur w, Frank of the
firm of Charles Frank & Son. of
South Bend, Ind, was filed in Fed
eral Court today. Swift & Co., Ar
mour & Co.. G. H. Hammond & Co,
and Cudahy Brothers allege that
Frank owes mora than $1,000
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
METH0OISTS PLAN DRIVE.
Will Raise Million and Half for Hos
pitals in State.

A campaign to raise one and one
half million dollars for Methodist
Episcopal hospitals in Indiana will
be launched soon as result of action
taken by the trustees of the hos
pitals and Deaconess Home today.
A committee appointed to organ
ize the campaign is Arthur V.
Brown, chairman; George M. Smith,
J. H. Carey, w. L. Taylor, J. P.
Allen Sr., DR.. U. G. Leazenby, j. r.
Ball. A. B. Cline, w. T. Arnold, F.
L. Trees, C. Howard Taylor and C.
e. Bacon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
PRUITT is INDICTED
Condition of Slayer Still Serious
~ Two Nurses on Duty.
By United Press

By United Press
FRANKLIN, Ind, June 1S.-El-
mer Pruitt, who shot and killed Os-
car Cutsinger, his competitor in the
milk business as the elimination of
a long standing fued, was formally
indicted today on first degree muir
der charge.
Pruitt, who attempted suicide after
the shooting, is in a serious condi-
tion in the local Jail with two nurses
in constant attendance.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
POLICE HOLD YOUTH
Search for Auto Thief Results in
Arrest on Check Charge.

While searching for thieves who
stole an auto owned by Frank
Flucawa, Fourteenth St. and Pleas
ant Run Blvd, detectives captured
Glen Fithian, 10, R. r. H. Box 1854,
charged with issuing fraudulent
checks.
Sergt. Dean and squad of en-
ergency police arrested first Fithian
on the auto charge but released
him when it became known Flucawa
is his stepfather and he had per-
mission from his mother to drive
the car.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
.HoLD-QP is REPORTED
Victim Delays Telling Police of At
tack and Loss.

Nine hours after he was held up
and robbed by a colored man. David
-Trissel, 3917 F. Tenth ST.. came, to
police headquarters today and re-
ported the attack.
Trissel said the bandit took
watch valued at $40 and key ring.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
Church to Get $1,000

BV 7 ItW6S Dp6CtdF
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, June 13.--
The Christian Church of Arcadia,-be-
queathed $500 by the will Of Eliza
beth Jane Merritt, will receive 81 900
in a compromise with the heirs. Jo-
seph Lilly and others had sued to
break the will, alleging fraud and
undue influence.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
Police Hunt Missing Lad

Howard Shearer, Is, described as
being tall and. slender, dressed N
gray coat, black trousers. white
shirt, light cap and brown baseball
shoes, is missing from his home,
1947 Hillside Ave, his mother told
police today. Police seek him.,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
Quick, Doctor!
By United Press

BY CntteG PFeSS
BAD AXE. Mich, June 13.-
Bad Axes ice cream hounds are
f1ocking to doctors offices to ap-
pease their lawless Sunday ap-
petites.
With every shop shut tight
= on the Sabbath, the only way
to get a bucket of ice cream is
through physicians prescrip-
ton.
Sheriff Peter Burns, one of
the first patients with ali ice
cream complex under the blue
law regime, became so clamor-
Gus for the frozen fluid that his
physician had to send shifn
around to a druggists back
door with the required formula.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
BOYS Body Recovered

BIZ United Press
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June 13.-
Body Of Arthur Foggs, 10, who at
tempted to ford a small stream or
his bicycle, was recovered Thursday
night
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
GERMANY BUYS MILK
Noblesville Firm Books Record Or
der From Abroad.

BIZ Times Special
NOBLESVILLE. Ind, June 10
The Indiana Condensed Milk Com
pany, with factories in Hamilton and
Boone Counties, has booked an order
for $4,000 cases to be shipped to
Germany.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
LAW SAYS KIDNAPPING
Faces Arrest for Taking Own
Son.
BIZ United Press

BIZ Jrtted Press
WARSAW. Ind. June 13.-Local
police werss asked today to arrest a
mother for kidnapping her own son.
Mishawaka authorities are seeking
Mrs. Sadie Garvin and Alice Coch-
ran for taking Ralph Garvin, IA.
from the home of his father.
The father was awarded custody
of the lad ina divorce case.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
WATCH YOUR BRAKES SCHOOL IS OUT i
Who WI Hep Stop Tragic Waste of Child Life? Traffic

TIE in school, last
Traffic
of the
tivey of the at today
Friday the Thirteenth,
groundlss
To torsts isuedt his appeal:
"DoNT when child waiting Stop
One minute you might precious child life"
To he aid:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
NO INK ON WEATHER
Thermometer Flirts to Establish New
Record for Friday Thirteenth.

There was no jinx on hot weather
today Temperature f1irted for a
new record. At noon the Govern
ment thermometer registered 50.
This years hottest noon was "a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
Smoke Conference Planned

A conference with superinten-
dents of railroad shops on the
elimination of smoke is planned next
week by II. F. Templeton, assistant
chief smoke inspector.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
Electrocuted Via Elbow

By United Press
HHNDALL, LILLE, Ind, June 1S.
Bernard Hanson, 10, was electro
cuted while fixing wire at the top
of a thtrty-foot pole today. His ell
bow touched a high tension wire.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13

in
the minds children VIII rowing4"
to he lies:
BE playmate careful
usual
scheduled Monday delayed until p
officials said
directors vin
children rompg Fairgrounds instead of meanwhile
p0e edout
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
Veteran .RaiIroader Dies

BIZ Times Special
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. June Is
James Partridge. IS. employed by the
Lake Epie & Western Railroad Com
pany for twenty-six years. is dead.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
Reds" Looted

Hand out the red :" the bandit
ordered, referring to the registered
mail sacks
The bandit appeared to have full
knowledge of the valuables, for he
said he wanted the sacks consigned
to st. Paul. Milwaukee, Minneapolis.
Helena, Butte, and Roundup. Mont,
and Spokane and Seattle, WashA
In the meantime other bandits en-
tered a second car and with help of
clerks selected several registered
mail sacks. The clerks We're forced
TO help load the bootyA in the bandit
auto. Then with a parting admoni-
ton to get in the cars and stay
ekhere, the daring band sped away. -
y Waite drove the train to Liberty
vile, where the alarm was given.
Scores Of officers from Chicago. Mil
waukee and dozens of towns in
northern Illinois and southern Wis
consin rushed to the scene.
Officials believe the bandits have
taken refuge in cottages along one
OF the numerous lakes in northern
Illinois.
Orders were issued to search every
spot between Chicago and Milwau-
kee
Police secured the number of one
OF the automobiles. Several suspects
have been arrested.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
YES, DOC! YOU'RE RIGHT
Physician Says You Can't Find
Beauty in Beauty ParIor.

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, June 13.-Beauty can
not be found in beauty parlors, DR..
Ernest D. Chapman, San Francisco,
told the American Medical Associa-
tion convention here today.
After ALL" he said, why SHOULD
women 40 years old try TO make l6-
year-olds of thepselves. 1t can't be
done. Not even by X-ray."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
Crack Vessel

The U. S. S. Mississippi was the
crack vessel of its division. Twelve
miles north of San Clemente Island
yesterday the Mississippi took up a.
posiuon near the Tennessee and
Idaho TO- target practice.
Eight,-odd men were in turret No.
2. Fifty OF them were stationed at
the three guns. while the others
were in the handling rooms. Lieut..
Thomas T. cellars was in command.
while Ensigns Marcus Erwin, J. J.
Levasseur and James McCrea were
with him.
The breeqhes of guns Nos. 5 and
were closed locked and ready to fire.
That of No. still stood open. Four
sacks of powder lay on the floor.
Then came the explosion. Some one
may have givenAa premature order
to fire. A short circuit in the cleo
trio light cord drawn across the
powder bags, a bit of ig-
nited fragment left from the
shell fired just before or a spark
from the powder ram-aI have been
advanced as possible causes of the
blast.
There was a roar. a binding blast
of flame, a cloud of smoke--and
silence.
Outside. members Of the crew
rushed to the turret. Entrance was
impossible The heat had melted the
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
Chicago Man Is Picked as
President CooIidge's Run
ming Mate on Third
Ballot.
CONVENTION STAMPEDES
Delegates Are Still Wonder
ing How 1t Happened
Fooled Wise Ones
BY FRAZER EDWARDS
United Press STAFF Correspondent


CLEVELAND, Ohio. June 13.-
I'VE want to put some pep and Hell
an Maria into this campaign"
yelled A. w. Jefferis of Omaha. as
ne placed Gen. Charles G.. Dawes in
nomination for Vice 9 ePresident
Thursday afternoon and today dele
gates were still wandering about
Cleveland after several hours of
just that,
A Republican convention has
never before nominated two vice
presidential candidates IA a single
day, but this one did. II is not
often that a Republican convention
loses such control of itself that the
managers are not able to guide it
in the path they would have it go.
But this one lost all control.
Plenty of Speed
It had plenty Of speed in its clos
ing hours, but was winding up ike
a southpaw and throwing vice
preside ential candidate all over the
lake front.
The Brigadier General was non1i-
mated on the third vice presidential
ballot of the convention. But, in
dicative of the differences of opinion
that prevailed among men who were
considered vice presidential timber,
the convention managers and the
delegates. a half-dozen other tickets
were announced as positive by folks
who should know, before the conven-
ton seemed to simply swarm on
Dawes so as not to miss the night
trains out of town. If William NJ
Butler, President Cooldge's cam
paign manager; Frank Stevens of
Boston and a half-dozen other con-
vention managers had been correct.
here are the tickets that would have
been in the field:
Coolidge and Borah.
Coolidge and Kenyon.
Coolidge and Burton.
Coolidge and Hoover.
Dawes Talk Scarce
Dawes was not mentioned in the
plans of the party managers and did
not have any marked support in ho-
tel lobby discussions among delegates.
When the convention met last
night, after hearing the refusal of
former Governor Frank o. Lowden,
no one had the slightest notion con-
cerning the likely nominee. Cool
idge managers and the opposing
factions all were prepared to test
the strength of their favor1tes
through ballots until they picked
one strong enough to win.
Then when Dawes began to show
the greatest strength in the field,
there was a stampede for him. The
delegates voted, yelled bit and be-
gan gathering UP their hats and
coats before the ballot was complete.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
OId-F Fashioned HoId-up Nets
Mall Train Robbers From
100000 to $780,
900 Fast Express Is
Stopped Near Chicago.
TWO MEMBERS COVER
ENGINEER AND FIREMAN
Remainder of Pack SWarmS
Out of Machines at Cross
oads-RifIes, Shotgun8l
ReyoIverS and Gas Bombs
Used.
BIZ United Press
HHTG AGO

SOOOt
BIZ United loress
CHICAGO, June 13.-Hun-
dreds of heavily armed police,
detectives and sheriff deputies
staged an old-fashioned man
hunt today throughout north
ern Illinois in search of a band
of robbers who held up the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
special mail train thirty miles
north Of Chicago Thursday
night and escaped with forty
two sacks of registered mail
containing currency and secur-
tiles estimated at>between ST.
100000 and $2,5OO,000.
The robbery was consummated
without the firing of a single shot
in defense of the treasure by the sew
enty clerks, guards and crew, so
far as police could ascertain. One
Apand1t was shot down, but the shot
was fired by a fellow bandit who
mistook his victim for a mail guard.
Question Clerks
Postal inspectors said they sus-
pected the bandits had some help
from "the inside" and are question
ing the clerks and guards, who were
taken to the Federal building on ar
rival at st. Paul today.
Gas bombs, revolvers. shotguns
and rifles were used by the bandits
to intimidate clerks and guards and
drive them from their barricaded
cars.
The train. made up of eleven cars.
was roaring past Rondout, Ill, when
two armed men crawled over the ten.
der and into the engine cab.
Stop when you see a red light or
you are dead men," S. R. Waite
engineer, and E. J. Biddle, fireman
were told.
The muzzle Of a revolver was held
at Waite's neck as the train sped
on. Two miles north of Ronduut,
at a cross roads, a red light flickered
and Waite stopped the train.
Four Auto Loads
The head lights of four auto
mobiles lighted up the scene as men
swarmed out of the gloom. Alarmed
by the stopping of. the train, the
guards peeled out. saw the men
running toward them and slammed
and bsrricaded the doors. They
- switched out the lights
A crackle Of rife and revolver
shots broke out. When the guards
and clerks failed to open the doors.
a Shower of bullets crashed through
the windows. The bandits concen-
trated on two cars carrying the bulk
of the mail and all the registered
mail sacks.
There was a momentary pause and
then tear gas bombs were hurled
through the shattered windows.
Sputtering and coughing. the doors
were thrown open and the clerks
and guards staggered to the ground.
They were quickly herded to one
side, and then one bandit showed a
gas mask at Louis Phillips, Milwau-
kee, head of the guards.
Get in there and be quick, the
bandit cried and, donning another
mask, leaped into a car after Phil
lips.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
Home Edition

DARTLY cloudy today. Prob
i ably local thunderstorms in
south portion. Not much change
IL temperature.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-13
TINT. Explodes

There were two blasts. each
claiming its toll of If,, The first
was the explosion of TINT, com
pound being packed behind a shell
IN No. 4 gun as rivalry grew in
tense OF in the ocean target field.
The second was four hours later
when the dreadnaught had returned
TO harbor.
More than a score Of injured
sailors were placed aboard the hos
pital ship and it is feared the death
toll will be increased.
Probably the exact cause Of the
tragedy will never be known. Two
Of those who surrounded the three
guns IN turret No. are alive, but
were uncertain as to what the blast
was due.