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The Washington times., 1925-11-04

ing to election officials, that Re
publicans were victorious III this
city at yesterdays election.
g.. d. II. Sweeps Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS Nov. The Re
publican party scored decisive vic
tory lii Indiana iii yeSterday s voting.
on the face Of complete unofficial ~.
turns today from = majority ~
cities.
John Z. DuvaI1. Republican.
backed By the Khan, was elected
mayor Of Indianapolis by q plurality
OF g ,g91 over his Democratic ops
pcnent, Walter Myers, final nm
official figures showed this morn
ing.
DuvalI carried the entire Repub-
lfcah city ticket supported by the
Khan, into office with him.
Complete unofficial returns from
seventy cities disclosed that Repuh-
leans took away from the Demo
erats twenty-four mayors and two
from other parties. Ten Republic
can naayorships were lost in the
election to the Democrats and two
to other parties.
One OF the greatest surprises OF
the election in Indiana was the uI1
official victory Of Doctor "A. u.
Ross, Republican, over George r.
Durgan, Democrat, for mayor OK
Lafayette. Durgan had held the
office almost continually for q
score Of years.
The Washington times., 1925-11-04

wet" Wins in New Jersey
TRENTON, N. J., Nov 4.-com
The Washington times., 1925-11-04
CIeveIand Independents WIN

GAGVeA8nu Independents VIII
CLEVELAND. Ohio, Nov. -.
Showing continued confidence in the
administration of City Manager
william r. Hopkins. Cleveland
voters elected council. the person
mel Of which win not differ ma
teriaIIy from the present body. re-
turns compiled by the board Of
elections today disclosed.
Winners In the race for twenty
i've seats, elected on proportional
representation ballot, however. in
Guided the two outstanding indie
pendents in the present body. Peter
Witt, and Professor A. r. Hattoa,
father of the charter .
The electors approved city bond
issues totaling So, Az, 900 made
necessary by the Griswold debt
limitation act. Another $4,000, 900
for the erection of new school build
ings was also voted.
The Washington times., 1925-11-04

A meeting Of the civic bureau aud
park COMMITTEES Of the Chamber OF
Commerce has been called for to-
morrow night ii the rooms Of the
chamber, at O'Clock.
The Washington times., 1925-11-04

The Floral Circle, of thu o. p. s.
will hold its regular monthly meet.
ing in the home of Mrs. Frank
Parkhurst, Walnut street, Lyon
Park, tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock, instead of Mrs. Cora Fields,
Oh Ballston.
Evening star., 1925-07-01
One of a series of best
short stories publish
ed during the past
year.

both over the bumps, plumb through
to the end.
He never referred to the chairman
of the board as The Honorable Henry
Burlingame. Not even as Mister Bur-
llngame Quite casually TO Dad the
man who occupied the Seat Of the
Mighty on the Delta-Valley was
Hank. Yes, even Hard boiled Hank
or Hell-Roarin Hank, in moments of
affectionate remembrance.
Dog his cats, hadn't Hank stepped
off the track, many's the time, with
the rest of the section gang where he
got his railroading start in overalls.
as a proper railroad man should
hoped off the ties to let the old
Sabine go past? Dad would tell a
hammer headed world Hank had
Hadn't Hank quit all them mil
llona1res and politicians and God
knows what, back in New York and
washington, to come down to New
Orleans and see the old Sabine make
her last trip? There he was, wasn't
he? No silk hat stuff for him, when
Hank got back with the roundhouse
gang. OverallS again, by gum, The
old black cigar in the corner of his
mug, too
Half dozen of those 5O-centers.
rich. oily, black and odorous. were
in the breaSt-pocket of Dads Jumper
now. And didn't Dad remember the
time Hank couldn't afford a two-fer
and used to smoke a clay cutty or
a corncob fuming with the rank
straight Louisiana perique with
which Dad had supplied him often?
Took he-man to smoke that stuff.
Evening star., 1925-07-01
SHACKLES OF SERVICE
BY MEIGS c.. FROST.
Copyright. by Doubleday. Page { Co

in approved wild West style across
the two old faces. so that only eyes
showed beneath soft felt hat brims.
Up to the end Of the string Of lumber
laden f1atcars they moved, shotguns at
the ready. Behind the barricade the
two figures crouched against the mo-
ment their quarry should roll to stop
on the siding with grinding brakes
to wait till the Sky Rocket should
| whistle past
| Buck" McMasters, engineer of the
! history maker that was approaching.
and Jazzbo, his ,darky fireman, were
| in for the surprise of their lives.
| Hours before. old Dad Adams joints
had creaked considerably as he had
grabbed hand-hold and hoisted him
self into the cab Of the Sabine, the
proudest job of a rejuvenated loco
motive the shop gang had turned out
in all it's history.
But Dad hadn't admitted a single
creaking joint, even to himself. His
old heart, hot and bitter, had thrilled
| leather seat at the right hand side Of
the cab. His voice had been gruff
| with the old authority as he spoke to
| Uncle Mickey, his fireman, veteran
and superannuated like himself. Deep
| down within his heart turned yet one
tiny ray of hope that Hard boiled
Hank might soften to one last plea.
The pair of them looked with chill
disgust on young Buck McMasters
and Jazzbo, that happily whistling
| darky, both 50 utterly unimpressed,
apparently, with the honor that was
theirs-the honor of being named by
the Powers That Be to take the
Sabine on her last run. The two
ancient relics of railroading's earlier
day would gladly have booted the
younger pair out of the cab, then and
there.
But before them in the group of
State, city and railroad officials, of
camera men waiting for the Sabines
departure on her classic last run
far more widely advertised than her
classic first run decades before-stood
Henry Burlingame. chairman of the
board of the Delta Valley. Nobody
went beyond a certain point in argu-
ment against orders from him, espe-
cially in this his private show
Not even Dad Adams. Though Dad
talked of him familiarly enough in
switch shanty gossip and roundhouse
gabfest and around the shops where
he fingered still, despite pension and
despite frequent and heartfelt suppli.
cations to go chase himself some.
where and take a rest, for the sake of
various minutely specified divinities.
Dad was one of those characters
you couldn't chase. You couldn't
smother him in roundhouse repartee
any more than you keep him off the
lot by paying him a pension. He had
seen the Delta-Valley born, almost
He had pushed its first locomotive
out. of Louisiana into Texas. And
that locomotive had been the Sabine.
The Sabine had been the pride of
the road in a day when they chris
tened locomotives with proper names
and champagne dripping from the
cow-catcher. instead of numbering
them like convicts, as Dad would tell
you.
The Delta-Nalley was his road, dog
gone it. The Sabine was his loco
motive. He was going to see 'em
Evening star., 1925-07-01

by a thousand streams, rises on it's
annual rampage. The sun of that
space from January to April: when
all the lower valley sees the swirlinS
flood pour from d continents heart
down to the Gulf cf Mexico between
the earthen leYees.
The camera men moved forward.
Groups of close-ups shifted. He'll
Eoarin' Hank himself stood beside
the cab and faced the salvo of click
ing shutters. Striving To look nat
ural and keep their swelling old
chests within bounds. Dad Adams
and Uncle Mickey RioTdan took their
need of Photographic fame.
The picture taking ended. Now
was the time. Dad told himself, TO
get busy. Now, while Hank was
looking pleasant. Clambering down
from the cab the old engineer step
ped through the crowd and drew the
chairman of the board aside for that
last heartfelt plea.
'On the level, Hank" he begged
Uncle Mickey an me, We're able L
run her through. Yo' amt forgot
Evening star., 1925-07-01

swamp and plantation and town of
the Delta-Valley's right.of-way.
Beside her the Sabine, brave in
old-striped black paint. with her
tall, bell-mouthed smokestack, looked
like some pompous little old gentle
man in fr,ck coat and nigh silk hat
of other. days. But not to Dad
Adams. To him she was the glory
of the fsrst, miraculously brought
back to earth once more. Serene at
her throttle, he smiled with kindly
tolerance now at Ed Maddox, on
whom, he knew, was the joke
young Ed Maddox, who in the cab of
his leviathan would have to eat the
Sabine's smoke halfway up the line
to the siding, under dispatcher's $
orders.
Good youngster. Ed" Dad told
Uncle Mickey. appro vinSly. Make
IL railroad man outa him, soon's he
gets dry benin the ears
Through the thinning river fog
came the light of a pale sun. The
sun of the wet period of the valleys
year, when the Mississippi River. fed
Evening star., 1925-07-01
race yo'. Shed show yo' whatta real

race yo' Shed show yo' whatta real
bullgine en- do"'
Laughter rose from the massed
spectators. That was proper defiance
for you. Dad grinned appreciatively.
Right smack in the ribs, Ed, that
stuff was.
If she was n filivver, as Dad
averred, 748 was some flivver. Near
by In the dangerous roundhouse she
loomed, gigantic and shining amid the
wreaths of river fog off the Missis-
sippi, fog thickened here in the yards
by added clouds of steam and smoke.
Close to three-quarters of Il million
pounds she weighed, with her tender
the tender that chambered it's
1000 gallons of fuel oil. More than
80 feet she stretched over all, to the
ancient Sabine's 40. With her long,
ow-hung, undershot body, her squat
smokestack and her bulls 's-eye of a
searchlight thrust glowingly ahead,
she gave you the impression of a
maddened bull, massive head lower
ed, charging with the speed of a
wolfhound as she thundered through
Evening star., 1925-07-01

Tell Dad OF Hank wouldn't let a
pair of old-timers pull out with the
Sabine on her last trip. when it was
put up to him right? Huh! Tell
him the marines wouldn't accommo-
date a guy who wanted fight!
No, sir! When it comes to a show
down, oil Hank was going to be rea-
sonable. After they'd finished this
business of photographing the Sabine
and her original crew, the two fel-
lows who first pushed her into Texas,
he. Dad Adams would get to Hanks
ear and tell him how the old Dad
Mickey combination was there with
the wallop yet! Hank always had
held that you'd better not start some
thing you couldn't finish. Well, Dad
and Mickey were there to finish the
Sabine's record, like they'd started it,.
The disgust that the presence of
Buck McMasters and Jazzbo in his
cab had inspired in Dad was wiped
suddenly from his face as he leaned
on the arm-rest and looked out of
the cab window, proudly, as of yore.
Out there in the group was young Ed
MaddoX-Big Ed Maddox-engineer of
the 74S, the huge new F-4 type fresh
from the Baldwin shops, all groomed
and ready for her run with the Sky
Rocket special. Good old laughing
Ed Maddox. who had kidded the vet
eran affectionately from the day the
two had met when Ed started as
q wiper in the roundhousei
Here was Il chance to hand young
Ed a hot one, right smack in the
ribs. before the whole gang.
Hi, Ed" squealed Dads ancient
tones, "betteh crowd that doggone
fliver o yo'n. The oil Sabine don
wanta hafta wait too blame long fo'
sou up at the sidn',
TN crowd the fiiv'. Dad" promised
Ed with IA chuckle. Just you make
EN- keep steam up in your old tin
teakettle. there. so ] don't have to
push you into Brashear.''
'Teakettle! Huh" Dads indignant
howl rose skyward. TOO doggone
bad we amt double tracked all the
way t Brashear, SOS the Sabine cd
Evening star., 1925-07-01

we done took her out on her first
trip, have yo'. Hank? Yo' amt
forgot that time Mickey an me We
done loaded yo' an Pete Dunn an.
Mike Dauenhauer an Frank Parkeft
soE an jim Martin on a flatcar whep
yc' @as all down with yeIler fever in
that Bayou Teche construction camp,
an the OF Sabine hauled yo' plumb
down here L a hospital? Yo' amt
gonna let Mickey an me stand heah
an see d coupla young squirts take
her out on her last run, are yo'
Hank"
But the Hon. Henry BurIingame
was Il man to hew to q line once hN
had set that line.
Sorry. Dad" he said "MighU
sorry. I'd let YOU do it if I thought
it was safe. But | don't. You and
Mickey'd better come along the way
we planned already. My guests, on
my car they're hitChing on the Sky
Rocket"
Evening star., 1925-07-01
jTIS a fine pair av hold-up

II jTIS fine pair av hold-ur
men we are" grumbleG
Uncle Mickey Riordan
i stamping his feet in the
gravel in hope to gel
them warm again. rs that son-av-a
donkey-engine niver comin'?'
Uncle Mickey referred not to a
human being, but to a locomotive-of
sorts. Old Dad Adams looked at his
railroad watch.
The ol' boiler'll be along inside o
Is minutes sure he soothed. "Neve
knew the OIL Sabine t get behind
schedule, did yo'?"
Impatiently the two tramped back
and forth behind a string of flatcars
loaded with lumber. Each carried a
shotgun on the crook of his arm. In
the side coat pocket of each a big
red bandanna handkerchief lay loosely
ready for swift adjustment over its
owners face when the moment for
action arrived.
A chill wind blew over the desolate
siding where they stood chill and
damp from across the Mississippi
River levee that loomed in the back
ground.
The MKT time ! pull amy av this
Mickey, "'twil he steam-heated hold
up, I'm notifyin' We. It's colder than
an Eskimo's nose ! am, Dad
"'Tain't no colder fo' yo'n It's fo'
me, is it?" Dad reproved him. His
own shotgun barrels beneath his bare
blue hand felt as though they had
lain on ice for a month. But he sped
10 quell any possible mutiny in his
army of one by handing over final
Jolt. Sure faint yo' feet gettin' cold?"
he asked.
But Uncle Mickey's wrath was all
COR the weather. Toward his old side
Kick his calm was unmistakable.
"Annybody but you said that, Dad,
I'd sure fill the seat av his pants wit
hirdshot.'
''Neve' did shoot nobody nowheres
But it wasn't Uncle Mickeys day TO
he insulted. Issues too great were
hanging in the balance.
'Ntver did," he agreed. imperturb-
a bic. "Once I get mad enough L
shoot, I've allus scairt t'other feller
ill he's runnin'. No other target"
The hoarse hoot of whistle sounded
IN the down-river distance.
shes a coming on time like l tol'
yo'," grinned Dad.
Up the rails of the Delta-Nalley
Railway was coming a locomotive
whose run was making history. Com
ing with nothing but her tender rat
tling along behind her And a few
miles behind that locomotive was
singing the Sky Rocket Special, the
Delta-Valley's train de luxe. 1t was
TO permit the Sky Rocket to pass on
her way that the history making engine
on ahead OF her was crowding along
under dispatcher's orders TO take the
desolate siding where waited these
two veteran railroad men.
Still game, Mick?" queried Dad
Adams.
Yell ask an Irishman that" snort
ed Uncle Mickey in disgust Yell
be askin' a naygur Mkt will he eat
chicken"
The two of them grinned at one an
other. The big red bandannas were
whipped from their pockets and tied
Evening star., 1925-07-01

Continued in Tomorrow's starr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-12
BRINGS VICTIM
TO SHERIFF
CIanSWoman Kills Man Then
Drives to County Jail

PORTSMOUTH. Ohio. juno re-
Claiming to be member OF the Hat.
field clan OF West Virginia, and run.
ming true 10 their type OF spectacu-
lar killing. Mrs. William Ratiiffo
drove UP TO the sheriffs office hero
with the body OF Earl ,Bassam. %.
in the rear seat.
II had to shoot him." she told tho
sheriff. Are you going TO lock INC
up?'
Sheriff Harry Durham turned the
body OF Bassam over 70 the coroner
and put Mrs Ratliffo In jail, where
she awaits q hearing.
According 10 the woman's story.
she was with Bassam at his fishing
camp. near here, when he became
violent and choked her. In the
struggle she obtained Bassam's gun
and shot him thru the heart
Mrs. Ratliffe said her husband
lives in West Liberty. KY, and that
she has a son 10 West Virginia.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-12
JAZZ DEFENDED
AS GOOD MUSIC
Music Club Head Says Il
Has Purpose in Life

SAN FRANCISCO. June i2.~-Jazz
has an important place in national
affairs and cannot be ignored IN
the world OF music. according to
Mrs. John r. coghlan. chairman OF
the convention Of N. California
Federation OF Music clubs
Jazz Is a good tonic when one j.
tired" she said. 1T really goes
back centuries into our lives and
brings back 10 tho subconscious
mind the sway OF forms in barbara
dances and the beat OF the tom.
tom.
But II can be TOO obtrusive At
times" she ADDED hastily. m the
hotel dance orchestra broke into
syncopated strain.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-12
CROP
Western States Lettuce
Yield Is Doubled

Western Washington win ship
,5,O00,00O worth OF lettuce this sea.
son, more than double the 1924
crop. There are 5000 acres in this
year, against 1000 last year. King
county has nine shippers, against
two last 9eason.
Cool Weather and "Just right eli.
matte conditions have produced
bumper crop. Ono acre crosses
about 81 900 for tho grower, not.
ting him, however, about 5000, let.
tuce growing being costly affair.
a fair proportion Of thcecrop Us
shipped In refrigerator ships, ag far
ns London. England Tho East
coast hbSorbs another portion.
Figures on this years crop have
been filed bX August Toellncr, oBtl.
mator for the crop division. In.
rcau Of economies, y. u. depart
ment Of agriculture.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-12
MORE SHRINERS
STOP IN CITY
r,mOles. Returning From
ronClaye, Entertained

-. .oecial trains bearing merry
,,,s shuners who are On route
com the Los Angeles conycn-
.r,,ved in Seattle Friday
u, rsmpls's entertainment, conn
=, tired. but sim poppy did the
- and visiloss were taken on
,...,,sing drives around the city
-, direction Of Fred II Harrison.
.,,rss q arrangements.
'n.,,,,,ions nom Al Koran Temple
,.S,s,land and sphinx Temple Of
.' s conn. arrived Many IN
ss',,l Shrners, some with their
$3.50 arrived by boat Others
$50 on regular trains. stopped
!. few hours, and continued the
ss1VN
r-,.cent Temple Trenton, \ j.
os,.s from Wheeling. W, Va,
-, s4pscted in TO spend an hour
80 Bouml Temple, with 100
,.,,-,t,s spent Thursday In the city
"a IN in the evening Tor It's home
-. = Baltimore Other arrivals were
:, nom Kansas City and liam
,sa1 Ind
s,rns headquarters az the Cham
!. a Commerce was busy all day
r5,,v helping the visitors and
ajax out literature and pictures
gthe sound country other enter.
,..nsn, was provided in the Ma
-, elubroomS. Arcade building
nesSa,ions viii continue arriving
- sunday. Harrisburg and Read
!, Pa delegations win set in Sat.
--sy aoOu, 400 strong Pittsburs S
;,,,,a Is due, too,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-12
Ship Sets out to Find
Real Home of Whale
Famous Old Antarctic Bark Starts Novel
Voyage of Discovery

LONDON, June ~ or supreme i'm
puriuncc to the Falkland Islands
government 7 where do whales go In
the wiutrrtimc2 with "a view 20
solving this question. II b. financing
an expedition to the Auiartir Tor the
solo purpose OF chasing whales, and
tracking them no matter where they
so,
By far the greater portion Of the
revenue OF tho Fulklands b derived
from whaling during the summer
season. and the cNchequer would
benefit TO much greater extent II
the mammals could be traced 10
their haunts
The preliminaries have com
msnced The Discovery the sOoton
bark ~ Scott fame ls being recon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-12

ditloned Tor a "a years cruise Her
destination VIII be anywhsre on the
ocean, ana h b. expected shr viii
cover over 10000 miles during the
trip
Special whaling gear Be- being FUR,
niuhed while many prominent sCien-
lists viii be- ON board Sho viii head
FOR TIE comparatively unknown por.
lions or the Antauic Ocean. along
the West Coast Of Africa. 10 South
Georgia. Orhham's Land. nnd prac.
tlcally 10 the Great Ice Barrier
when the summer haunts Of the
whales have been located. II viii be
the work OF the expedition 70 trace
them hack 10 the winter resorts. as
Il n believed that many aloppagss
are to be made en- route and II is
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-12
HIGHWAY PLANS
To Build Two Bridges and
Re- Surface Roadways

Seven highway contracts. nrlud,
Ing two Tor bridges. viii probably be
let June 20, when the state highway
commission at olympia opens bids.
The jobs include
Surfacing a. miles OF state road
No, 5 in clark and sl,amania coun.
ties; grading 3 miles IN Kl,sap eoun.
~. grading GA miles IN King county;
surfacing Ga miles In Kittltas coun-
%; suffacipg quartermile in
skumnnia county constructing a
bridge on state road No, in Yakima
county. and erecting bridge over
the Ihehalis river in Lewis county
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-12
Gasoline Price War
On Again i'm Omaha

OMAHA, Ncb juno The 10.
cal gasoline phoS cutting war got
undcr way again today after "a brief
armisrce. when The independents
made "a reduction Of two cents o
gallon In the fuel The STANDARD
u Nebraska Immediately mot the
reduction
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-12
RESPO VISIBILITY
PUT ON MEXICO
Kellogg Says Country Must
Protect Americans

WASHINGTON. June ~. - secrs-
nry Of State Kellogg, Ia a statement
today relating 10 the return 20 this
country Of Ambassador Sheffield,
said that the Mexican government is
now on trial before the world and
viii receive the support Of this gov
eminent only so long a. II protects"
American lives and rights and com
plies with 10 international engage.
menta and obligations.
Tho we have been. patient and
realize. Of course. that II takes time
10 bring about q stable government.
we cannot counreuancc violation Of
her obligations ana failure 10 protect
American oit,zsus"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-12
WIRELESS TORPEDO

MOON To counteract the
pilotless airplunt. an aerial torpedo
has been invented. II u claimed
that the torpedo could be made 20
pursue ana destroy the plloiloss air
plane thru wireless control
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-12

desired 10 chart these. By this
means II Is expected 10 establish
the breeding places OF the man.
mails.
While this tagging Of the whale
h In progress, survey Of many
portions Of the Antarctic ocean viii
also take place
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-12

NAOMI DeMUSIC. who will
dance with other girls from
local dancing academies at the
benefit dance-recital for Ida
Levin, talented Seattle dancer.
Photo by Mcbride studio
MANY unique dances. divertise.
A'l ments and musical offerings
viii be featured at tho benefit
dancc.recital for Ida Levin, well.
known young dancer Of Seattle. 70
be held at the Temple Center audi.
torium. 18th ave. and T.. Union St.
Saturday evening.
Among those who viii dance 10
the strains OF Clyde t.ehman's or.
cheStra, is Miss Naomi DcMusic.
Miss Levin. who will be sent
back East for further ballet dancing
instruction from Michael Fukinc
with the proceeds. viii dance a fan.
iGsy, derived from Patterns
recent poem by Amy Lowell. 4
group Of eight local sirls viii form
tho corps dc ballet in her offering.
The benefit is being given by tic
Seattle Council OF Jewish Women.
under tho direction OF Mrs. } Il.
Homes. Tickets arc on sale at
downtown music stores.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-12
CONCERT
Adams Band Gives Program
at Woodland Park Sunday

The Adams concert band conduct.
81 by Albert T.. Adams, win give q
concert at Woodland park SUNDAY
afternoon az $50,
Tho program b. az follows
"Mhrgts H.Hflninf uuKlsuinsl ,...... Csc
WaltE, Girls of Hadsnf .tt.r Komrnk
Grand selection "Ernaur ....-.. Verdi
solo for horn ave Maria" Schubert
ST. otto Lsouugrdt
selections from Red Mlll" a .IEsrbtTt
Fotpouru 'MosrkewHEtauaH .......
r.....a-.- Complied rs CLARK
'foluuatss Miliiairs" .r......,r.. Chopin
Medley songs " the old folks' Lake
overture. Raymond Thomas
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-12
CANAL SAVES AUTO

PHOENIX. Arz.- An nuto stand
Ing on street here suddenly burst
into flames. The owner pushed II
into au irrigation canal. The flames
were eEtinguishsd. another car
pulled Il out. and he drove of with
only slight damage.