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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-03-13
Civilian Fistic Enthusiasts Of
Bismarck and Vicinity In.
yited to Attend Card to BE
Held Wednesday Night in
Post Gymnasium - Other
Bouts Planned

Eight Of the boxing bouts planned
for the first Fort Lincoln smoker, to
be held Wednesday at S:l5 p. nj. in
the post gymnasium, were an
nounced today by 1t. H. c. Jones,
athletic officer in the garrison.
Civilian fight followers of the
city who have been wondering If
they would have an opportunity to
take in the show will be glad to
know that by laying down q few
shekels they will be able to grab a
seat. This was also the announce
ment of 1t. Jones.
Andy Greytak of Company (16O
pcunds) and Rufus Haynes of COM
pany X (153 pounds); Garcia of
Company K (154 pounds) and Fer
nandez, Company l. (153 pounds)
will put on two snappy bouts in the
n,iddleweight division.
Two lightweights, Abbot of the
Staff team and Woods of Company
/. are expected to stage the fastest
fight Of the evening.
Nicholson, also of Company l.,
(147 pounds) and an experienced
fighter, is matched with Abe Fox, of
the Staff, (l47 pounds).
Alex Napiorkowski. Company NJ,
f14l pounds) is matched with Ernc
Ciccarone, (l42 pounds, Of The
Staff.
George Spare, Staff boxer. (liS
pounds, ard Toler. Company 4,
(l53 pounds), are matched.
Two featherwcight matches, Char
lie Carter, Company X, G22 pounds)
and Tony Fortino, Staff. (126
pounds; and Gear. (128 pounds)
Company NJ and Kelly (127 pounds)
Of Company l., are scheduled.
AS this is the first smoker # the
season, no one bout is announced as
finals" but all participate on an
equal basis. From the showing
made in these events, fighters will
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Training Camp
NOTES
SOX PICK CONNALLY

Shreveport, La.-Sergeant Grub
Der arm" George Connally, was
picked to open the second training
trip game Of the Sox today against
the Shreveport Texas Leaguers. A
ten day invasion Of Texas starts
Thursday.
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YANKG ARE REATEN

st. Petersburg, Fla.-The New
York Yankees were sorrowing today
over . three to one trimming they
took from the Braves Of Boston
yesterday. The game was halted in
the sixth inning by rain with the
Yanks bases full, one out, and Bus
ter Gehrig up.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-03-13
HOWLEY NAMES BATTERY

West Palm Beach, Fla.-Manager
Dan Howley Of the st. Louis
Browns named Walter Beck, the
tall right hand pitcher, and big Jim
Wright to work against the Gin
cinnati Reds at Orlando. in >the
first Of . two game exhibition SER
les there today.
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CUBS CONTINUE WORK

Avalon, Catalina Island, Calf
Until the next league competition,
with Portland Pacific coast leaguers
Thursday, the Chicago Cubs will
continue their two-a-day workouts
to give Manager Mccarthy further
light on his infield problem.
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HENDRICKS KEEPS DOZEN

Orlando, Fla.-Jack Hendricks,
manager of the Cincinnati Reds, has
announced he will keep all six of
his outfielders and also will carry
six infielders this season.
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Another Brother Act

George Hauser, a brother Of Joe
Hauser, with the Athletics, will
make his professional debut this
season as a member of the Cedar
Rapids club in the Mississippi Val
ley League.
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RAIN STOPS RED SOx

Bradenton, Fiat never rains
but it pours at the Boston Red Sox
camp here. A heavy shower yester-
day held promise of = -layoff for
the hard working Sox, but Manager
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MINORS FOR ROITON

New Orleans-Glenn Bolton,
Cleveland Indian rookie, may have
to spend this year in the minors
because he can't decide what posi-
tion he wants to play. He report
ed as a pitcher.
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PREP LAD WINS BERTH

PREP LAD WINS BERTH
Fort Myers, Fla.-Johnny Lyons,
Philadelphia high school athlete,
probably has won berth on the
pitching staff Of Connie Mack's
Athletics.
Lyons has a very good chance"
Mack said today. HE has the stuff,
plays baseball all the time and GER
tainly possesses the physique. He
looks better every time he steps to
tho mound"
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hdI''tkV
Sp6W1S

What is considered the most
unusual pitching feat credited
to Rubc Waddell?
Are the Four Horsemen Of
Notre Dame coaching in foot.
ball ct present?
When were the two major
baseball leagues launched?
lvaddell. pitching for the Athletics
in 1902, struck out the same three
batsmen in the third, sixth and
ninth inning. In one inning Of the
same game he pitched only nine
balls. Oily ~ basemen faced him
the entire game.
The Four ! Horsemcn Of Notre
Dame are all coaching football
Crowley and Miller are at Georgia
and Georgia Tech. respectively,
Layden st Duquesne and Stuhldre-
ber is At Villa Nova.
The National League was launch
"a ii 1871, while the American
League came to the fore in 1900.
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by The Associated Pressl
GIANTS GET SHUTOUT

Jacksonville, FIa.-There seems
to be some basis for the belief that
the New York Giants are going to
get better pitching this year than
they did last. Ben Cantwell and
Tiny Chaplin stood the Jacksonville
club batters on their heads yester-
day and shut out the natives, four
to nothing, allowing only five hits
between them.
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STIFF DRILLS BILLED

San Antonio, Tex.-Detroit's re-
cruit pitchers, after tests under fire
in two exhibition games with Min
neapolis, are due for some stiff
practice sessions. The Millers col
lected approximately Is hits and
disproportionate number Of bases
O., balls.
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PIRATES HEAD NORTH

Paso Robes, Cal.-The Pittsburgh
rirates first squad will leave Thurs
lay for Monterey where they will
play the San Francisco Seals Fri
day and journey to the Seals home
town with the remainder Of the
team that night.
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Winter Haven, Fla.-The Phillies
play the st. Louis Cardinals this
afternoon. Rain forced post
ponement of the meeting yesterday.
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London, Eng.-Russell Whal.
en-, Chicago. OutpOinted Far.
abullini. Italian we!terweight
champion (l5).
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SENATORS WANT REVENGE

Tampa, Fla.-The Washington
Senators went to St. Petersburg
today with q whole lot Of revenge
stored up for the Boston Braves.
Bucky Harris crew has yet to win
an exhibition game, having been de-
feated twice, once by Hornsby and
his gang here.
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Eight Fights Are Billed
at Fort Lincoln Smoker

be picked for "final' bouts at = later
smoker
Judges will be announced later.
0. w. Roberts is to referee.
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How to Gain Weight

How TO Cain Weight
When Ray Conger, noted middle
distance runner, fell below weight
recently, Coach Bob Simpson, Of
Missouri, prescribed cod liver oil
treatment for the runner to gain
weight.
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L. Older Than Coach

Is OIQer 1ndn VUIch
Ronald Wales, candidate for
the Washington crew, is older than
his coach, Al Ulbrickson. WALES is
%, Ulbrickson only 25.
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Philadelphia - Pete Nebo.
Florida. won from Johnny ia.
dick, Philadelphia (1OD.
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DOLES OUT DRILL

Clearwater, Fla.-Wilbert Robin
son put his charges through hard
three hours drill yesterday. Two
hours Of batting practice were fol-
lowed by another sixty minutes Of
work afield.
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HORNSBY OUTsHINES RUTH

St. Petersburg, Fla.-The seasons
first opportunity for comparison be-
tween two of baseball's stellar
figures resulted in favor of the
Boston Braves Peerless Rogers
Hornsby to the disadvantage Of
George Herman Ruth, in the belief
Of the Rajah's batting mates here
The two met on the diamond yes
terday when the Braves took the
Yanks into camp. The Braves cap.
tain scored q single, a hunt and 1
strikeout to offset Babes single
ase on balls and strike out.
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PHIL. MEET CARDS

Bill Carrigan decided in favor of
two hours "skull practice"
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Memphis-Red Herring. Ken
lucky. knocked out Young
Leonard, New Orleans e..
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6l6!n!I!S LAST
&NCGHTM!;A

(By The Associated Press
New YOrk-Johnny Risko.
Cleveland, defeated Jack Shar-
key, Boston (l5). Gearge Lar
Deco, New York. won from
Johnny Crosse, Mt. Vernon, N.
Y. Paul Swiderski. New York,
won from Joe Monte. Brockton,
Mass.
Miami. Fla.-Osk Till. Ro.
chester. N. Y, won on a foul
from, Alex Simms, Canton, O.,
"a.
Dothan, Ala.-W. l.. (Young)
Stribling, knocked out George
Ayera, Atlanta (2).
Baltimore-Boby Garcia,
Baltimore, won from Billy
Crime, Australia (l2).
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-19
Harrison Attacks
G.. O. P. Leaders
BY United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, March 19.-Har-
ry Sinclair organized the Continen-
tai Trading company as "the angel
of the Republican party to pay off
the Republican debt and keep the
party entrenched here Senator
Pat Harrison, Mississippi, told the
senate today in Il speech criticizing
all participants in the 100000 Sin
clair campaign contribution.
Harrison declared President Cool
idge, then vice president, Secretary
of Commerce Hoover, Secretary of
War Weeks, and Will Hays were all
involved in raising money to pay
off the 1920 deficit. They attended
n Chicago meeting, where, he said,
Mr.. Coolidge made Il Grip snorting
speech' and Hoover made "hum-
dinger speech" to raise funds for
the deficit.
When this meeting failed to get
sufficient money, Hays went to
Sinclair, said Harrison. He also
criticized Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew Mellon for taking $50,000
of the bonds from Hays and secret
ing them in his home for time be-
fore returning them.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-19
City Nominations
Close Tomorrow

The eve of the final day for the
filing of nomination petitions for
the three offices in the city council
finds but four candidates entered
in the race thus far. They are w.
j. Clements and John Rice, incum.
bsnts; Fred Gianola, city treasurer
and vice president of the Bank of
Italy and Charles Ike, local business
man. The three to be elected will
hold office for term of four years.
c. c. Toney, superior court bailiff,
who has been prominent in city af-
fairs for a number of years, an
nounced this morning that he will
not be candidate for office. A
petition had been circulated in his
behalf and was signed by number
of influential business men of the
city. Toney, however, declared that
his duties as bailiff take up the
majority of his time and that he did
not feel that he could do justice to
the office if elected. He expressed
appreciation to his friends for their
efforts in his behalf.
% All nomination petitions must be
filed with the city clerk before noon
tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-19
Two Injured in
Auto Crashes

Motorcycle Patrolman Walsh of
Brawley was painfully injured this
morning when his cycle collidcd
with an automobile in Brawley. He
was rushed TO the hospital in an un-
conscious condition and it was at
first rumorcd that he would not
live. Later reports, however, We're
to the effect that his injuries con
sist mainly of bruises and cuts a
bout the head. He is expected to
leave the hospital tonight.
Miss Louis Phillips of FL Centre
was also slightly injured in an auto
mobile accident over the weekend.
She suffered bruises and slight cuts
when the ear in which she was rid
ing skiddcd and turned over ON Il
turn near Buckman Springs. Sev-
eral other occupants of the ear es-
capped without injury. Miss Phillips
was brought to the FL Centre hos
pital by a motorist where her in
.iuries were attended.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-19
Court Releases
Men Accused OF
Dynamite Plot
by United Press Leased Wire

INDEPENDENCE, March 10. -
Six men, charged with conspiracy to
dynamite the Los Angeles aqucduct
were released today by Justice K.
V. Patterson and will not be re-
quircd to stand trial in superior
court.
The decision. following several
weeks of preliminary hearing came
as Il distinct surprise and it was evi
dent that the prosecution was not
prepared to act further.
The six men who were freed are
Ma ior Percy Watson, Perry Sexton,
Frank Spaulding, Fred Naphan,
Walter Young and Will Smith.
Justice Patterson s only comment
when he ordered the defendants dis
missed was that the "evidcncc was
insufficient.
For two weeks the little court
room here has been the scene of Il
bitter battle between firm of Los
Angeles attorneys and District At
torncy Jess HeSsion and his aides.
Operatives of the Pyle detective
agency worked on the ease against
the alleged dynamiters and three
weeks ago announced that they had
secured confessions involving a
score of men and women prominent
in lnyO county.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-19
Board Suspends
School Teacher

The hearing of the DiXieland
school controversy before the Coun-
ty Board of school supervisors end
ed at IL o'clock Friday night with
suspension of Mrs. Sarah Shears as
a teacher until October |. f. NJ.
Woods, n member of the DiXieland
School board, had sought the revo-
cation of the defendants ccrtifi-
cate to teach in the action.
The county board in its ruling of
suspension found that the defendant
had caused a disturbance during a
meeting of the DiXieland school
board and that due to this fact was
subject to suspension until October
/. The board in returning its decis-
ION made no mention relative to its
findings in the other allegations
brought by Woods.
The hearing required more than
two days, opening at o'clock on
Thursday morning. Vaughn Thomp-
son appeared as attorney for Woods
while William +. North appeared
for the defendant.
The case is still unsettled, how
ever, a civil action still pending in
the superior court.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-19
NORRIS REFUSES
TO TAKE BACK
COPLEY CHARGES
Nv United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, March l9.-Scn-
aior Norris, Republican, Nebraska,
refused in a speech to the Senate tc-
day to retract charges that Ira Cop
ley, newspaper publisher, had at
tempted to gain control of several
publications for the purpose o.
Spreading public utilities propagan-
da.
He read a telegram from publi-
shers Of the Los Angeles Express
demanding retraction of his re-
marks about that paper in the course
OF which he had read a letter from
w. j. Spaulding, superintendent Of
the Springfield, H., Municipal
Lighting plant, saying Copley negot-
lated for purchase Of the Express.
Norris also read Il statement from
Wee President John Callan
O'Laughlin Of the CopIey Press,
Inc, denying the Copley papers had
any connection with public utilities.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-19
MILLION GIVEN
TO FLOOD RELIEF
BY Los ANGELES
Cryer Signs Resolution
Turning Over Huge Sum
To Victims.
by Cnited Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, March 19.-Art-
len to rchabiltatr the d"vGstcd
Santa Paula valley flood area was
taken here today by the Los Angeles
city council Uhcn $l,000,000 was
appropriated fer relief Wor:.
The action was taken through the
adoption OF a resolution introduced
by Councilman Person NJ. iIIll,
chairman Of the watar and power
committee, whicl, declared tue poll
cy Of the city TO be one of immediate
estoratiOn.
The resolution transferred the
81 COO, 600 fund from the citv's re-
serve fund into which it Lad been
placed by previous action Of the
board of har',or commissioners into
the special ST. Francis dam relief
fund.
Mayor George Cryer promptly
signed the resolution and said thai
he did not think it was necessary for
the city officials to have assurance
from the Chamber Of Comm cree anG
other civic bodies that they would
stand behind the action financially
in the event it was questioned in
court.
"If 7 did not think the arpropri-
alton was perfectly legal and pro.
per- Mayor crycr said, "'I could
not approve it,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-19
Northern Jurist
Assigned Here

Superior Court Judge Percy s,
King of Napa county arrived in I'll
Centre this morning and will tenn
porarily fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Judge Larcw. Judge
Wing will be here until March 81,
according to the assignment of the
judiciary council. 1t is expected
that appointment of a Judge to fiji
the vacancy until the fall election
will be made by Governor Young by
that time.
Judge King opened court at 10
O'Clock and a jury was drawn for
the hearing of the ease of A. Cab
barubias, charged with attempted
robbery. The jury was obtained
shortly before noon and the case
begun. The ease was transferred TO
department two by Judge Finncy
this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-19
STATE BOARD
STARTS PROBE
OF DAM BREAK
Commission Will Visit
Site of Disaster For
Exhaustive Survey.
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, March 10. - A
state board of inquiry, charged by
Governor Young with the duty Of
uncovcring the causes of the st
Francis dam disaster, launched its
investigation here today.
After a meeting at the state of
flee, the board headed by A. j.
Wiley, engineer of Boise, Idaho, was
to proceed to the site of the dam
and conduct further investigation
there.
Official reports on the causes of
the disaster, which are being made
to District Attorney Asa Keyes by
his board Of engineers and geolo-
gists, are to be barred at the coron-
ors inquest, Wednesday.
They are said to be of such a ma
turc that they will furnish the basis
for a grand jury investigation which
may result in the return of man.
slaughter indictments against offic,
ials who built the dam, it was said.
Coroner Frank Nance announced
today that he would call the entire
personnel of the bureau of power
and light, involved in the building
and maintenance of the dam to tes
tifv Wednesday.
Engineers, construction supervis.
ors, craftsmen and employees charg.
ed with caring for the structure will
testify and plans and photographs
Of the dam will be introduced as
Tart Of the hearing.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-19
Heavy Docket in
Police Court

j. w. Reed, %, of Bloomington,
idaho, and Herbert Hall, 27, Of
Fresno were apprehended by city
police last night and have been
turned over to county authorities
pending investigation into the al
legged theft of an automobile.
Reed and Hall were picked up by
city police near the intersection of
Fourth and Main streets last night
and are said to have admitted to
the theft of some gasoline for the
machine which they were driving
Further query is said to have
brought the confession from the
men that they picked up the ma
chine in Phoenix, Ariz., Saturday.
Investigation into the alleged
theft of the car is being made.
Encamacion Chavez, %, of FL
Centre entered a plea of guilty to
a charge of reckless driving when
arraigned before Judge Perkins this
morning. Evidence was introduced
to show that lie had run into an
either car parked on Park street He
was sentenced to pay fine of 800
or serve 20 days in the county jail.
f. L. Maxwell, 23, of Calexico
entered, a plea of guilty to a charge
of reckless driving in city court this
morning. He was sentenced to pay
a fine of $25 or serve 25 days in
the county Jail. He paid the fine,
j. Baker, 81, of FL Centre, plead
ed guilty to being drunk. A
colored woman appeared against
him saying that he had accosted
her, but he denied the allegation
saying that he had been talking to
Z Filipino boy as the woman ap-
preached and she had misinterpre-
ted his salutation. He was sentenc-
ed to pay fine of $25 or serve 1872
days in Jail.
j. Chapman, 40, of Fl Centre
showed marks which would stamp
him as coming out second best in
a fistic tussle when he pleaded gull
ty to charge of being drunk. He
was given a like penalty.
G.. &. Wilcox, AZ, of FL Centre had
still little of the firewater' he
had been drinking on his person
when police apprehcnded him. He
pleaded guilty to being drunk and
was sentenced to pay fine of $25
or serve 1213 days in Jail. Five
others entered similar pleas and re-
ceivcd similar sentences. They are:
F. j. Lamer, 33, of st. Paul, MINI,
Robert Goldic, "a, of Heber; j. Ril-
ey, 81, of Ell Centre; Marcino Huer-
ia, Al, of Ell Centre, and Manuel
Gomez, Al, of Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-19
Minor Accidents
On Highways

Two minor automobile accidents
We're reported at the sheriff S of
flee over the weekend. In the first
of these the report was submitted
by j. G. Smith, driver of one of the
machines, Il Ford roadster who
charged that a ear driven by r. F.
Petty, u WyllisKnight touring,
crashed into his car. lie said that
he had driven his machine off the
highway in an effort to avoid a
wreck. The accident occurred on
the Brawley highway.
In the other accident a car driv-
en- by Mrs. G. l.. Home ran into
the rear of truck driven by L.
Dawson on the San Diego highway.
The truck, as near as could be de.
Tcrmined had no tail light burning.
No one was injured in either of
the accidents according to the re
ports on file.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-19
SOUTH AFRICAN
MAINTAINS LEAD
IN PYLE'S RACE
By JAMES s. POWERS
United Press Special Correspondent

TWO Gun, Arizona, March 10
Entrants in {. G. Pyle s Bunion
DcrbvH started 90 mile jaunt to
Winslow today, the 10th lap in the
! os Angeles to New York footrace.
Arthur Newton, Rhodesia runner,
with a total elapsed time of So hours
: minutes and 30 seconds for the
3Il.G miles already traversed, holds
tie lead in spite of his failure to
lead the field in the last two laps.
Newton followed Eddie Gardner,
Seattle negro, and Earl Dilks, New
Castle, Pa, here yesterday in the
35.s mile lap from Flagstaff,
Andrew Payne, Claremore, Okla,
and Arne Soumincn, Detroit, ranked
second and third respectively in
time elapsed but both were several
hours behind Newton.
The time of the leaders at the
start of today's lap included:
Eddie Gardner, Seattle, 107 :15:11
Arthur Newton, Rhodesia, S6:03
40.
Alnc Soumincn, Detroit, 9S:17:55
John Cronick, Saskatoon, Canada
9s;49:45.
Pat DeMarr, Los Angeles, l52:
1920
Andrew Payne, Clarcmorc. Okla.
99:1s:l0.
Philip Granville, Hamilton, Ont.
!37:5S:l0.
Frank Chavez, Pasadena, Calf
114:25:25.
Harry Shearc, San Francisco
7o3:39:25.
Peter Gavuzzi, England, 1O1:25:.
Il.
James Pollard, Reno, New, 144:.
1920.
Henry swabcy, Ontario, Can, 49,:
%cc:03.
A, Constantinoff, Toronto, Can.
119:44:05.
Ray McMurtry, Ncwhan, Calf.
i39:13:00.
Harry Rea, Long Beach, 119:30:55
Roy Sandbserry, Beverly Hills
Cal, 119:09.
Joseph Wilson, Okland, Cal, 115:.
56:l6.
William Meyers, Missoul, Mont.
i29:01:20.
Paul Smith, Oregon, 133:53:3S.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-19
Western Film
Star Injured
Ry United Press Leased Wire

HOLLYW WOOD, March 10 Art
Accord, western film star, who was
severely burned in a gas explosion
at his home here, may be confined
to Hollywood hospital for several
weeks, attaches said today.
Accord was burned about the face,
hands and limbs. He was still in Il
critical condition today, it was said.
Whether or not the burns would
leave sears could not be determined.
The accident occurred late last
night when Accord, alone in his
home, entered the bath room and
struck a match. \ floor fuel-gas
tap had been turned on accidentally
and the explosion which followed
blew out the side of the house and
tossed Accord into the next room.
Fircmcn cXtinguishcd the blaze.