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EXPLOSION SIDELIGHTS
Manager Instructs That Water Be Given Gold Fish
After '5 and 1O' Blast.

A small leather handbag bearing a
price tag of Lansburgh g. Bros. depart
ment store was found in the window of
the wrecked store front. 1t was thought
that one of the injured persons had
just made the purchase from the store,
two doors up the street. The handbag
was unwrapped.
A fortune telling machine, in which
an old woman, in return for nickel
dropped into a slot, would tell ones for
tune through cards arranged in front of
her, was located just in back of the
front wall of the store building AL
though she was so near the scene of the
disaster she was unhurt by the explo-
sion. The glass in which the woman
was inclosed was unbroken and the
cards were not even disarranged. Aces
could be seen protruding from her
pocket. A clock hanging directly over
the machine had been stopped by the
blast.
Several hundred goldfish were strand
ed in their small home when the run
ming water, necessary for their existence
in such close quarters. was cut off. In
the midst of the confusion which fol-
lowed the blast the manager of the
store thought of his fish and ordered an
employe to change the water in the
aquarium. They were later transferred
to another store.
The litter squad from Walter Reed
Hospital came to the scene OF the dis
aster. Although it had quite distance
to come it appeared promptly, and was
in readiness In case any persons were
found under the debris.
The exact time of the explosion was
automatically fixed by the big clock
which hangs on the wall between the
front window and the lunch counter In
the front Of the store. This clock was
stopped by the explosion at 32A min
utes after l o'clock.
Christmas ornaments and pictures of
Santa Claus, crushed and broken, were
strewn over the sidewalk as they fell
from the broken show windows.
On the ceiling of the first floor, al
most directly over the place where the
boiler was located, is big dent. This
dent is almost the length of the boiler
and curved curiously in the shape of
the curve of that big tank. One fire.
man, who was among the first to arrive,
said he found the boiler on top of all
the debris. He believes it blew through
the reinforced concrete sidewalk and
steel and hit the ceiling, falling back
on top of the other debris.
It was a hectic day for the firemen.
While they were busy on the wreck of
the S and 10 cent store, alarms began
coming through for the big fire at 228
First street. Second alarm, chief"
called one of the f1remen to the deputy
chief. In a few minutes the same man
held up three fingers and yelled above
the din, Third, chief, on Second and
Indiana avenue" Soon after, Fourth
alarm, chief" and away they went on
a piece of apparatus to the fire.
"How about some gloves to keep our
fingers from being cut?" This question
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BLAST CASUALTIES
List Compiled of Dead and
Injured in Tragedy.

The Dead.
Miss Elizabeth Dawson, SO years old.
OF 337 Maryland avenue northeast, en-
ploye of the Government Printing ONCE.
Mrs. Kitty Cullinan, As years old, of
1905 Arkansas avenue, an employe of
the Bureau of Printing and Engraving.
Mrs. Annie Cockrell, Al years old, a
niece of Mrs. Cullinan, also of the
Arkansas avenue address, and her q
year-old daughter, Mary Anne Cock
rell
Charles Jacobson, So years old, of
1924 Twelfth street northeast.
A sixth victim is believed dying today
at Emergency Hospital, Mrs. Florence
Darlington, SO years old, of So w street.
Possibly Fatally Injured.
Miss Lulu Carter, "a years old, q
graduate nurse of SOC Delafield street.
Mrs. Ida Decker, "a years old, of 528
Roxboro place.
Six more casualties, all bat one of
them women, were under treatment in
hospitals today for severe decorations,
possible skull fractures and shock. All
of the latter are expected to recover.
The deaths of the older women were
attributed to fractured skulls. The
little Cockrell girl succumbed to internal
injuries, while Jacobson died following
the amputation Of one leg. Blood
transfustions were given in a futile
effort to save him. Both his legs were
broken and he had a possible skull
fracture.
Miss Dawson was the first to die,
several hours after the accident, while
the others expired during the late after
noon and early night.
All Hospital Deaths.
All the deaths occurred at Emer-
gency Hospital, where the most Seri-
ously injured were fastened in COM
wandered automobiles, taxicabs, police
patrols and fire department apparatus.
The six persons who remained in
hospitals today of lesser injuries are:
Margaret Cockrell, 9 years old, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Anna Cockrell. 4505 Arkan-
sas avenue, severe bruises and shock;
Mrs Edna Kent, so years old, of 500
Eighth street southwest, decorations
about the head and shock: Elsie Birk-
head Herndon. 10 years old, Alexandria,
Va, possible fracture of the skull and
lacerations; Warren Thayer, IS years
old. of 1872 Thirty-second street, shock;
Mary Byrd. IS years old, OF 2202 M
street, colored, decorations and injured
arm, and Ida Dove, SIS years old, OF
BallSton. Va, decorations.
Mrs, DARLINGTON. who was identified
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RITES TOMORROW
FOR BLAST VICTIM
Plans Made for Funeral of Jacob
son, One of Five Who
Were Killed.

Funeral services have been partially
completed for only one of the I'VE VIC
tins of the explosion at McCrory's S
and Decent store, near Seventh and d
streets, yesterday afternoc up to an
early hour this afternoon.
The family of Charles Jacobson, So
years old, of 1924 Twelfth street, an
nounced that the funeral will be held
at the residence tomorrow afternoon.
The hour, however, has not been de-
cided. Rev. DR.. v. o. Anderson, rector
of st. Agnes Episcopal Church, will
offciate and interment will be in Fort
Lincoln Cemetery.
The members of the Cockrell family,
4505 Arkansas avenue, three of whom
died of injuries sustained in the ex-
plosion, had decided to await until some
time this afternoon to begin arranging
for funeral services.
Members of the latter family who
died from the injuries sustained in the
explosion are: Mrs. Annie Cockrell, Al
years old; her 2-year-old daughter,
Mary Ann, and Miss Kitty Cullinan,
46 years old, aunt.
No word could be learned of arrange
ments for funeral services for Miss
Elizabeth Dawson, the fifth victim Of
the exnlosion
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went to a lumber yard, secured several
heavy beams and braced the wall.

went to lumber yard, secured several
heavy beams and braced the wall.
Shoppers in Street.
The street was filed with shoppers
when the boiler exploded.
There was a muffied roar as the pent-
I'D steam burst its bounds. Bystanders
saw the sidewalk heave and collapse.
The front of the store crumpled and
shattered glass rained down. Chunks
of concrete and jagged pieces Of steel
few through the air. Great clouds OF
steam belched forth from the recesses
of the ragged hole, obscuring for the
moment the terrifying scenes it had
wrought.
AS the vapor lifted, the unconscious
forms of men, women and children were
seen lying in the street. Others OF the
victims had been pitched headlong IN
to the hole in the pavement. Several
were held prisoners beneath the tangled
pipes and the masses of concrete.
witnesses said they saw pieces Of
concrete fly through the air in every
direction. One large chunk struck a
woman who was on the opposite side
of the street Hospital physicians ex-
pressed the belief that many of the
more seriously injured had been hurt In
this manner, basing their belief on the
ragged nature of the wounds. In sew
erai instances the explosion ripped the
clothing from its victims.
Police Rope Street.
Thousands of spectators raced to the
scene of the disaster, greatly hamperlng
the rescuers in their work. AS police
arrived they roped off Seventh street
between D and e streets. holding np
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LETTER CARRIER AIDS.

James d. Mahoney, a letter carrier
attached to the Pennsylvania Avenue
day Afternoon near the McCrory Decent
store, at the time of the explosion. In
rendering assistance to several persons
injured by the accident, his hand was
cut. He was given first aid treatment
and will be unable to use the hand for
several days.
Ernest Greer, also Of the Pennsylvania
avenue Office. assisted three persons
from out of the wreckage. but was per-
scnally unhurt by the explosion
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Before them. directly In the middle of the
path, stood "El Adrea," the black lion. His green
eyes looked very wicked as he barred his teeth
and dashed his sides with his angry tall Then
he roared-that terror inspiring roar of the hum
CRY lion. "Your knife" said Tarzan to the girl.
Quick"
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I who had accompanied them to town
because Helen felt she might not
want to drive on the return trip,
found some congenial friends while
his employer was in the Garden
and when he showed up, something
more than tardy, he called Helen
sister.
She gave him some money and
told him to take the train to
Yonkers. And when she and Eva
were just about a mile from Bran
blewood they got fiat tire.
Let's wait for someone to help
us" Eva suggested, thinking of pos
sible harm to her second best eve
ming dress. Helen was not con-
cerned with any such worry.
A few minutes later, while she
was struggling with the heavy tire,
and Eva was helping as best she
could, car approached, caught
them in the glare of its headlights,
slowed up and stopped.
Hello" a familiar voice called.
want help"
But it was not from the owner
of the voice that help came.
Here give me that" someone
else said gruffly, and Helen turned
to find Bob beside her. Shallimar
remained in his car.
With out word she stepped aside
and relinquiShed the task to him.
When it was finished she. thanked
him with a quiet dignity that held
Just enough and not too much of
gratitude.
Then she said that If he and
Shallimar we're returning to
Bramblewood they'd all have supper.
In her mind, as well as his, was
the memory of another invitation
to supper. Helen turned quickly to
get into her car, while Bob stood
in the road, asking himself if she'd
ever cared for him.
He wanted to tell her he wouldn't
eat bite of her food as 1t would
choke him, but he said nothing and
Shallimar sang out that they'd be
along in a minute.
"Why did you do that?" Eva broke
out, unable to restrain herself.
ut will be-fun," Helen answered,
but Eva saw when they passed be-
meath a light that she had caught
her underlip hard between her
teeth.
Suddenly, as they drove through
the gateway at Bramblewood Helen
said: Eva, stay with me tonight I've
got to talk to somebody"
To Be Continued
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CHAPTER XXXVII

"TF you should chuck me over for
l. Ennis or any one else, I'd be
forced to take revenge on you, my
dear child" Brent said to Helen. His
voice was smooth as oil and his
manner perfectly calm, but there
was an underlying threat OF menace
that Helen did not miss.
What can you do?" she famed at
him.
L meant to tell you. when tele-
phoned last night" Brent replied;
"but as I have said, I have changed
my mind"
What is it?" Helen implored.
Something to do with my parents?"
1T is enough to wreck your hap
piness," Brent assured her; "but
do not choose to tell you any more
about it at the present time. I never
shall tell you unless you make it
necessary.
Give up this Ennis-give him up
to younr friend Shallimar If she
wants him-and your life will run
along happily enough, Helen, to sat
isfv any normal girl"
Helen's mouth set in stubborn
silence.
Let me caution you once more
against losing your head" Brent
went on.
Suddenly Helen threw her de-
f1ance at him. ST do not believe
you," she cried.
mo matter" Brent said shortly.
''I imagine you have lost him any
way to Miss Morris, but remember
that you promised not to do any
thing final without first letting me
know. You can't afford to gamble
with your entire life's happiness,
Helen"
1T would be worse than gambling
with 1t to marry you" she retorted.
IT should be the most miserable
person on earth"
"For that I really should show
you no consideration whatsoever,
Brent retorted, thinking it would
be o pleasure to lay her spirit low
by telling her the truth about the
Cunningham inheritance.
His better Judgment held him
back. He knew full we'll that she
would not consent to carry on the
fraud, and while there was hope
that he might win her he did not
want to jeopardize his chance at the
money Cyril Cunningham had left
her.
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THIS HAS HAPPENED

HELEN PAGE feels indebted to and in
love with her guardian. LEONARD
BRENT. The latter changes his plans
for her future after meeting g. dying
beggar. NELLIN. and tells the girl she is
heiress OF q millionaire named cum
NINGHAM Brent takes her to the
lonely old man and offers proofs which
Cunni&gham accepts. as he had been
searching for his dead dauhter's child.
Among Helen's new friends are EVA
ENNIS and her brother ROBERT. who
falls in love with her. Brent becomes
Jealous Of Bob and plots to win Helen
quickly especially after finding another
locket like the one he had taken from
Nellin to prove Helen the heiress.
Hearing that a sudden shock would
kill Cunningham, Brent slyly administers
the shock, and the servants ind the old
man dead in bed. Then, by clever act
ing and appeal to her loyalty. Brent wins
Helens promise to marry him.
Later she and Bob discover their true
love for each other and he is angry
when she tells him she cannot break
her engagement even though she loves
him, Bob fiirts with SHALLIMAR NOR
RIS. not knowing that Helen has tried
to break with Brent after discovering
that he is continuing one Of his numer-
GUS affairs with other women. and that
he has made threats against her hap
piness II she throws him over.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
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II WANT no consideration from
l. you" Helen said. Il wish you
would leave me alone"
Wont you drive back to the city
with me?" Brent coaxed. Your
friend won't miss you-that is if
Ennis Is available for the day. Well
lunch in the Oval room at the Ritz
and do a matinee. Come on, Helen.
Don't be a fool and NOPE around
here because Of a young ass who's
an even worse chaser than the much
abused average man"
please 60" Helen begged. and
turned TO walk back to the house
Brent followed in silence. And
soon afterward took his departure
But Helen was not to be rid of
him. He telephoned twice day,
sent many gifts and called three or
four times a week.
She knew, on these occasions, that
he was seeking TO discover just how
far Shallimar had got with Bob
Ennis.
Helen herself did not know.
Shallimar had ceased to confide in
her at the end OF the first week.
Shallimar thought Helen was en-
couraging Brent. so she turned TO
helping Bob forget her with viii.
Not that nc was succeeding not
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BIZ United Press
FONTANA, Wis, Oct. ia
summer cottage" under construc-
ton here will have twelve bed
rooms and eight baths in addition
to spacious living and dining quar-
tiers. The cabin" designed for a
wealthy Chicagoan, will be built en-
tirely of logs and native limestone
yet will be equipped with every con-
yenience.
Among these will be an electrical
device for raising logs from the
basement through trapdoor in the
floor for the huge open fireplace.
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BY Martin

Amazed the watching girl was transixed at
the ease with which TarZan eluded the great
paws. And now-Oh Allah!-he had rushed
behind "El Adreas" shoulder and grasped 1t by
the name before the lion could even turnl The
great beast reared upon its hind legs. Tarzan
knew it would do this-and was ready!
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ROUGHING IT, DELUXE

ITO Be COntinued)
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AS his fingers closed on the hit, Tarzan pushed
the girl behind him. bidding her flee. at is use
less" she replied resignedly. This is the endl"
Now the ape-man stood, half crouching. The
long Arab knife gstened in the moonlight.
The lion sprang. Agile and lightning quick,
Tarzan leaped aside. -
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We do all kinds Of Ford repairing
and Servicing. Refine and adjust
brakes, grind valves, tune motors,
adjust carburetors and ignition sys-
TENS, straighten tenders, repair and
paint tops, paint bodies, change oil
and grease. Factory-trained me-
chanics.
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organizing of public utility holding COM
panies and brought together in owner
ship widely scattered properties with
the consequent safety due to diversifi-
cation of territory. This new class has
become so numerous in the last few
years that already the Congress has d.
rected the Federal Trade Commission to
study possible methods of contrib Of
their activities in the public Interest.
There is no central authority. as in ljhe
DAYS when state commissions Ind
ascendency over the services of individ-
ual corporations operating in a single
State.
"One other field. in which group pow
er through wealth in this newly-rich
country OF ours presents new problems
lies in the spread of chain banking. 1t
is perhaps our most modern business
development and it is already threaten
ing the solid continuance of our Fed
eral Reserve membership. 1 personally
believe that some chain system of bank
ing ownership is a great aid in the de-
velopment which the growth of our in
dustrieS demands. but chain banking is
recognized as Withdrawing the principle
of branch banking from under the laws
which prohibit that activity by our ma
tional banks"
(CopyriRht. 1927
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venient hours en- route, will give
stimulating up-to-tbe-minute lee
lures on trade, finance, international
events, customs, history. art, etc, as
the world 10 unrolled before you-all
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Come i'm Today!

The Service Plant of VIM. j. Nolan's
is up-to-date in every respect. We
have spared neither expense nor
pains in installing the latest and
most improved types of time and
labor-saving machinery, with the re-
suit that we can promise 24-hour de-
livery and fulfill our promise.
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innocent against unscrupulouS manage
ment, So, too, with the public utilities.
Each was subjected to either State or
Federal control in such manner that
no matter how large or how powerful
the capital, the public interest was
preserved through control of the COM
pany itself, its rates, its service and Its
public relations.
Under the national bank acts and
the Federal Reserve act passed by Con-
gresS, a careful oversight was kept OF
each National bank in the Federal Re-
serve System. For SUFFICIENT reason 1t
was firmly rooted in the legislative mind
that a large aggregation of banking
capital did not augur the national good
IL 1t were spread over a large area
through the establishment of branch
bank systems. So the McFadden act
and other laws gave TO the privilege of
establishing branches definite limits
CONSTRUCTED to the municipal home OF
public menace"
Since the days when existing pro-
tective statutes were considered ade-
quate, Senator Sackett points out that
the manipulatorS of Americas fabu-
lousy swollen wealth have sought new
fields to conquer and resorted to organ
lied methods of conquest which de-
mand an entirely new approach to the
problem of controlling them.
Take the new industrial holding
company, to begin with" he says. Its
vast capital requirements were not
available in our debtor nation days. Its
securities today are easily floated in the
new enlarged reservoir of credit. An in
duStrial holding company is not engaged
in commerce: 1t only owns the stocks Of
companies so engaged. 1t buys the
stocks of competing industries. at least
in sufficient quantity to become DOM
inant factor in each one. Its manage
ment has one policy for all those COM
panieS. There is no need Of agreements
in restraint of trade among these sub
salaries engaged in the like business
that would render them subject to the
Sherman act-and yet there may be
present under management in wrong
hands the same dangers at which the
antitrust legislation was aimed. What
then becomes of our antitrust protec-
ton? Has not the flank of the Sher-
man act been turned?
Holding Corporations.
"Take the newly developed railroad
investors companies. The rapid for
nation Of the Allegheny, the Pennroad
and hosts of others show the flotation
power of the new wealth.. You know
the type-butlt to hold the stocks OF
railroads whose community Of inter-
estS may be of great strategic value
Such companies can If they wish also
acquire the stocks Of equipment cor
porationS: to which might be added
even those of industries located upon
some of the lines in which their stock
interest is dominant. These security
holding corporations do not operate the
railroads whose stocks they own. Over
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them the interstate Commerce Commits
sion can exercise no authority because
the Constitution limits the commits
sion's authority to agencies engaged in
interstate commerce. In the hands of
an unwiSe or even perverted manage
ment, such as we of the older genera
ton knew among the railroads them
selves in the early days, there could
easily be brought about, through their
freedom from control OF the transport
tation laws, some Of the dangers and
inequalities those laws prevented.
consider wherein lie similarities in
principle between the newly formed in
vestment trusts thrusting themselves
on our horizon, and our savings insti-
buttons. Through purchase of shares or
deposit of funds, both are open to all
vet the protection accorded the savings
depositor does not surround the same
man if he conf1des his capital to the
managers of an investment corporation
England's experience with this new
class of sen1i-banking companies var
rants the thought that limitations by
law would be in order both as to in
vestments and publicity similar in
effect than to those which have gained
for our savings institutions worldwide
fame and stability.
"Our new wealth has broadened the
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PRUssIAN PRINCESS ASKS
DIVORCE FROM Z0UBK0FF
Former Kaiser's Sister, Victoria
Accuses Younger Husband
of Infidelity.

BY the Associated Press.
EUSKIRCHEN, Russia, November 2.
Alexander Zoubkoff, brother-in-law
of the former Kaiser, today Yas hand
ed papers instituting divorce proceed
ings on behalf of his wife, Princess
Victoria Of Prussia, when 1t became
known to the authorities that he had
returned to Germany Illegally.
His titled and much older wife COM
planned that he made himself "impos-
sible" in Germany by his behavior, is
unable to support her, and had had
intimate relations - with barmaid.
She offered to produce two witnesses to
support the charge Of infldelity, and
offered her husband 10000 marks
about $4,000 for return of her letters.
which he has in a safe in Luxembourg
The hearing of the suit was set for
November % t Bonn, where many
treasures of the princess recently were
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William Hevener, 80, Dead.

FRANKLIN, w. Va, November 2
Especially William Hevener, 80. one of
The Oldest residents in Pendleton County,
died at his home on North Fork of old
age. He was a stanch believer in
the use of burr flour and used up to
the time of his death one of the old
type now long out of general use. His
widow, who is 80; five sons and three
daughters survive