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draped baroque
palace three
years ago. A SCI
enlist, a devout
believer in the
benign miracles
of the laboratory
which will some
day transform q
tragically amict-
ed world, he de-
vised the system
himself and SUI
perintended its
installation. It
turned heavy,
sluggish air into
o@Nt ~~,,,.toi~
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day and Thursday. Mr.. Eccles
abruptly pulled the plug, and Gov
ernment bonds dropped about two
points. On Friday, without consult
ing the Treasury, Mr.. Eccles re-
turned to the market with the same
abruptness. once more initiating
bond purchases on the old plan.
Messrs. Eccles and Morgen-
thau, therefore, are now in a high
state of rage and mutual accusa-
Satinn The Treasllr asserts that
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United States
to watch what
may prove to be
an epochal de-
cision in world
h S t ory, on
whether Ameri-
ca will hereafter
sell munitions in
time Of war.
If he en-
barge is retained
in the face OF
such a critical
choice as con-
fronts the Unit
ed States at the
poouept. smaller
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HE opinions OF the Urtters this page their
necsssay Ths Stars Such opnton. presented M RE
readers although such opinions may be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
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Col. Prunty, 81, Dies;
Served in Capital

Col. Leonard w. Prunty, 81,
U. S. A., retired, who served here in
the War Department from 1918 to
1928, died Sunday at Fort Riley,
Kans., it was learned today.
Col. Prunty, who was graduated
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must re-educate ourselves to face
years of increasing tension and OF
deepening crisis.
Everybody hopes that we can
escape another ENHANCEMENT, but
the way to do so in time of a gen.
eral war cannot be to continue the
moods OF an isolation possibly only
in time of general peace. The
Republicans tried to cure the de-
preston by this sort of political
Coue-lsm, with the cry that pros
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by the White House-"adjourned
politics" by consulting with Thomas
E. Dewey in New York and then
issuing his third-term statement.
But the initial resentment yielded
to broad grins as the meaning Of
the Landon statement was analyzed.
If they take Mr.. Landon's move
seriously, it means that the Repub-
lican party will not cooperate for
national unity or national defense
unless Mr. Rnoseve1t firct ohdico tos
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We, the People
New Dealers See Political Humor
In London's Third Term ChoIIenoe
By JAY FRANKLIN.

Gov Alfred Landon has introduced pleasant comedy
Into political picture which becoming unbearaby
President
ment that he will not seek third term" in 1940
Iandonwose national Republican leadership
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Support or Non-Support

Mr.. Eccles is not sure of the sup
port of the entire Reserve Board,
but, as he is the dominant figure, he
may be taken to speak for his associ-
ates.
In the earlier days of the war
emergency, when neither Mr..
Morgenthau nor Mr.. Eccles was at
his post, the problem Of the Gov
ernment bond market was handled
neacefullY enough hv a Trea sIlrv.
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BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Adjournment of politics means In
the final analysis maintenance Of
the status quo of political leadership.
Perhaps that is the reason behind
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perry st around the This attitude proved to be cruel
hoax and they that neutrality
put themselves equally dangerous
For there OF
and blocked neutrality legislation
right to direct American policy this present
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Small Lands
Pin nHopes on
Do Not Won't
Arms Embargo
Retained by U. S.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

Governments, large and small,
but mostly the smaller ones, from
all over the world, have fastened
their eyes on the Congress of the
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The Capital Parade
Treasury and Reserve Boord at Odds on Policy;
Moreenthou Urges U. S. Bonds Set Own Price Level
BY JOSEPH ALsOP and ROBERT

JOSEPH ALSOP and ROBERT KINTNER.
gratons plunged
the bitter
immediate question the should continue
questions Government control Of credit and the Deal
policy.
controversy
will constitute the
cisons which the inevitably
make.
Support or kon-Support
The current dispute of expression
Henry Morgenthau Reserve
behind him solid phalanx his Undesecretay
Han his bond market adviser Randolph
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And What
They Do
Polish President
Believes Science
Can Sove World
BY LEMUEL F. PARTON.

The aging President OF Poland,
1gnace Moscicki, put an air-con-
ditioning system In his old plush.
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Reserve Board joint committee including Hane
W.
Ronald Ransom and the Of the New
Conditions
the wisdom extending moderate through
Reserve System bond
When Morgenthau got back, however they
promptly tongs AS might expected Mr.
Morgenhau
Government bonds be permitted to find their level
The Morgenthau they feel confident
banks and investors will avoid the bond market
will be retarded while
bond
purchases
cheap policy The Ecces argument If Government
supported their will fall their
onal With the rise in the Government interest
be and boome
financing
buying, the
Appeal to Caesar
Until the beginning and Morenthau
hurled their arguments each others heads without
thing much Tuesday
Morgenhau virtually commanded Reserve Board
and that he know that markets condition
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You may smile ut safety, but you
can't laugh off an accident.
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Must Face Deepening Crisis

Here where we must arang mental The ideas
emotions Of
decade the world
Time fought the side
the avoidance Of "nvovmnt
world raging we
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his national leadership
andon himself cooperating with Roosevelt explana-
ton
There which make which would be
better calculated revive political
than statement announcing that he considers himself
in 9O AT present. the assumption
will force him
were as bad President Of his critics believe
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Would Wreck National Unity

For him to abdcae this political
hopes OF every Republican presidential possibility
At the time would relax Democratic
party unity as rival contenders Roosevelt
national emergency means jockey for advantage would
mote dog tight which would render impossible
unity for the next eight months 1t bad
neutrality bill converted into political football another
while Roosevelt right
the Democrats substantially reunited
timed cry Of political fright at the outlook for 1s4o
New Dealers
raise the TOUGHEST personal issue politics
ject virtually taboo until have national
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17

junction with a statewide survey in
charge of State Supervisor A. b.
Anderson of the Department of Pub
lie instruction.
In return for their part in the
Variety Quiz program over Radio
Station WSAL few weeks ago, the
members of the Millsboro Physics
class have received several passes
to the Arcade Theatre in Salisbury.
Some of the members of the Physics
class. together with pupils from
other classes. are expecting to re-
turn for another broadcast in the
near future.
The First Century of Baseball" u
pictorial history of the national
pastime. produced by the Fisher
Body Division of General Motors, is
To be shown Wednesday. February
-, at the MillsborO High School au-
ditorium. This sound film is being
distributed for the celebration of the
one hundredth anniversary of base
ball. The film. based upon the find
ings of the Mills Commission. traces
the course of the game from its rudi-
mentary forms to the present highly
GevelOpde type of play found in the
major leagues.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Jarman and
Walter. Jr., of Schwenksville. Pa,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Coffin, and Mrs. Coffin
returned home with her daughter.
Mrs. Jarman. to spend a week. Mr..
Coffin will go there next Saturday
and Mrs. Coffin and he will come
home on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Truitt. who
lived in this community until few
years ago. have moved here again.
Plan now to attend card party
sponsored by Milford Memorial Hos
pital Auxiliary, in the Milford Com
munity Building. Tuesday evening.
February 2l.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
SELBYVILLE

The covered dish supper held in
connection with the fourth quarter
ly conference of Salem NJ. E. Church
on Thursday night was a most en-
joyable one and well attended. There
being sc present.
Rev. John j. Bunting, d. D., su-
perintendent of Salisbury District.
presided over the business meeting
after the supper and quite few re-
mained. other than members of the
official board.
Mrs. Bunting was also with her
husband. Various reports were made
by Rev. R. T. Thawley and members
of the board. Mrs. Elmer West rep
resented the Ladies Aid Society
while Mrs. r. B. Morris and Mrs.
Roland Scott reported for the WO-
mans Home Missionary Society.
The sermon on Sunday morning
was by the pastor, Rev. r. T. Thaw-
ley, following the Sunday school ses-
sion in charge of G. f. Nichols and
Frank NJ. Long, the superintendent,
and his assistant.
A Lincoln Day" program was
presented in the evening with Mayor
J. Wallace WOOdfOrd of Dover as the
speaker. He was accompanied by
some friends, by whom the music
was furnished.
Mrs. Lula Wilgus of Snow Hill,
Md, is spending a few weeks with
relatives in town, including Mrs.
Roxie G. Dukes and Mr. and Mrs. AL
win F. Wilgus.
Mrs. Alice Derrickson and daugh-
ter Catherine entertained at dinner
on Tuesday evening: Mrs. Elizabeth
Long and daughter Agnes of town
and the formers son. Paul Derrick
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17

son from Virginia was also at hom'
for an overnight visit.
Mrs. George Ross Richards of neal
Millville has been in town during
the past week as a chaperone for hel
cousin, Miss Jeane Chandler, while
the latter's mother, Mrs. Paul E
West, was on a trip to Florida, with
her husband.
Mrs. Volta NJ. Long Of SLEEPY
Hollow" and her niece, Miss Dorothy
Long, left on Friday for a weekend
visit with Prof. and Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Clarke and daughter Milene of Will
mingtOn, formerly of this town.
Prof. Clarke who formerly taught
here is now superintendent of the
Manual Training Department OF the
Henry c. Conrad School.
Mrs. Sallie Fassitt Rittenour has
been confined to her home for the
past few weeks due to illness. Mrs.
John Shockley of near town, has
been with her for two weeks, and
now Mrs. Lawrence Hignutt Of near
Bishops, Md, has come to visit with
her for a while. Mrs. Rittenour's
daughter, Miss Mary Fassitt, who Is
teaching in the Dover Public School
and Miss Marjorie Starkweather, al
so of Dover, district secretary of the
Y. w. c. A., were with her over the
past weekend.
The senior class OF Selbyville
High School presented "Applesauce,"
a three act comedy, in the school
auditorium on Thursday night Of
last week under the direction OF Miss
Jean Harshaw, one OF the high
school teachers.
The cast was composed of the fol-
lowing character: Anne Lee Long,
Warren Rogers, Doris Adkins, Marie
TimmOns. Lambert Campbell, Yer
non Taylor and Edward Stevens.
Each character carried their part of
the program in a most creditable
manner.
The different committees for other
arrangements and management were
Almeda Stevens. Florence King.
Madeiyn Bunting, LinfOrd Hall. Irv-
ing Hudson, Horace Lynch, Esther
Hudson, Agnes Long, Jeannette Blu
ell. June Mumford and Irene Hud-
son.
Music was furnished by the Selby-
Vile High School Band under the
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
REAL TAX DODGERS

In order to raise more taxes. it is
Low proposed in Congress to increase
levies on incomes of $4,000 to $780,
GOO a year. What jokei How many
incomes in your community run from
$4,000 to $4,000 a year? If they
took the whole of such incomes. it
would scarcely make a dent in the
national budget This is last re-
sort before some form of income tax
will have to be slapped on smaller
incomes. which eventually will bear
the burden of eXtravagant public
spending.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17

direction of Prof. Irwin Culver.
"The Bills of st. Mary's" was rem
Gered as a special number by Miss
Christine Derrickson, trumpet solo
list of ROxana, accompanied by Prof.
Virgel B. Wiley, principal of the
school, at the piano.
Plan now to attend card party
sponsored by Milford Memorial Hos
pital Auxiliary. in the Milford Com
munity Building. Tuesday evening,
February 81.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
NOW IT'S LIFE INSURANCE

The commendable features of ex-
change of patents in the automobile
industry, and the question OF the
doctors trust, have been considered
by investigators in committees OF
Congress. Now It turns to life in
surance funds and their use. In the
figures this week II appears that go
per cent of all life insurance writ
ten in the world is held by policy
holders in the United States.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17

Drive carefully. StoT at all inter
sections. whether they are marked
or not.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17

Chronicle "A Is" bring Results!
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
RESEARCH KEEPS GENERAL
EIEcTRIc YEARS AHEAD

From the famed G-E House of
Magic" came the sealed mecha-
nism. the SII-sfesl cabinet. the
stainless steel super freezer and
now G-E gives you perfected
Selective Air Conditions!
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-14

Harry Rose, who is student at
GonZaga, spent the weekend visit
ing at the home of his parents.
Donations Given
The Elmer Lindskog post of the
American Legion met in regular
session Tuesday evening. The MEM
bers voted to give the Boy Scouts Of
Richland twenty-five dollars, the
Vale Grange and the Methodist
church each five dollars which is
to be spent for candy for their an
nual Christmas trees.
Herschal Jameson returned Mon
day from a business trip to Nez
Perez and ASotin.
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Mr.. and Mrs. George Meyers are
living on the farm recently vacat-
ed by Mrs. Hilbert Mowery.
Virginia Colley, who teaches in
Toppenish spent the weekend visit
ing at the home of her parents.
Mrs. A. S. Murray, Mrs. N. VAN
dine and Mrs. G. Kinney entertain
ed the social hour club at a Christ
mas party Wednesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. A. S. Murray.
Thad Grosscup Jr., a university
of Washington student arrived home
Tuesday to spend the holidays.
Mrs. Fannie B. Lewis is visiting
this week in Tacoma at the home of
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While here, he is guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Gardiner Adams.
Purchases Home
Rev. M. l.. Anderson has purchaS-
ed one of the houses built by the
now defunct State Land Settlement
and will move it to his ranch,
where he will repair and improve it
Rev. and Mrs. Anderson have de-
cided to spend the winter here in
stead of going to California for the
winter, as has heretofore been their
custom.
The White Bluffs Rod and Gun
club will hold its Christmas Turkey
Shoot on Sunday, December 18th at
the usual place, back of the John
Dover Lumber Co. sheds, beginning
at 10 am. ....
Special Services
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Wyman, evange-
lists, are holding services each eve
ming in the old grange hall at Han
ford, next to the Boie store. On
Sunday, they will hold a song SER
vice at Liberty hall in White Bluffs,
beginning at 2:30 in the afternoon.
Everyone is cordially invited to at
tend. .r.,
Mrs. G. Scott of Minneapolis, arriv-
ed Sunday for an extended visit at
the home of her brother, Edmund
Anderson.
Warning
Now is a good time to mention
that if you want your Christmas
packages to reach their destination,
it would be wise to wrap them well,
tie them securely and be sure that
they are addressed correctly. Thous-
ands of packages are lost each year
because of carelessness in getting
them ready to mail, so be sure yours
is not one of them this year.
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her neice, her daughter, Mrs n
Winn, Of Walla Walla, taking care
Of her home during her absence.
Anna Kron, student nurse q,
the Pasco hospital. spent the wee,ss
end visiting at the home OF her
brother, Carl Kron.
Students Arrive Home
Mrs. r. r. Mcintosh drove n
Pullman today or her son, Charles
Dan Barnett, Carlton Peterson and
Irene Luelloff. students OF w. s. C
The young people will spend their
Christmas holidays at their respec.
tive homes.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-14
Farm Lands

Texas has the largest amount of
land devoted to farming of any state
in the country-1247 TOT. 100 acres-al-
most four times the acreage Of its
nearest rival. Nebraska. The Dis.
trict of Columbia. the smallest Sec
ton. has 3.07l acres devoted to agri
culture.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-14
Government Wages

According to figures compiled by
the United States civil service COM
mission, the average annual salary
of government employees is approx
imately S1.871. The average in the
District Of Columbia is S2,O66. and
outside the District of Columbia.
$1,838.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-14

Mrs. Doyche Baker, a former res
ident of White Bluffs, but now max
ing her home at McMurray. was a
guest at the r. j. Roberts home on
Sunday. Mrs. Baker and her hus-
band, the late j. w. Baker, at one
time owned and operated the ranch
now occupied by the Seth Gregory
family.
On Wednesday morning, Mrs. d.
G. Hardwood drove to Yakima,
taking with her Mrs. g. G. Borden
to see Mr.. Borden, who is confined
to the hospital there.
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tine oer t1e He along
caught the rive. bottom
and rowed on get their bait But on the way back Judd be-
line decided at diving for it.
feet at low and all the clothes
the knees He took off his boots and then tied boats rope
M ano e % en1 g M Name are ce cold
be able
as the IMP at ua ass
! Judd Finds Where His Line Snagged.
Judd began working way
where snagged He found the place An old tree
hse D M g er nad on top s st. a
only thing he could the line each
ae se ysa e saa much IT Taking his fishing
He reached the bottom cut the then,
after rising to air.
this time miscalcuated his distance He
his way around it, precious
last found the line cut quickly doubled knees under
Anchor Rope Caught on Bottom.
But Judd didn't the surface He shot about five feet and
JUDD first thing he says that
M the ms sod g ver seem weighed only bound nd half
and that the anchor tied
srasped it myself downward.
and It be long .meb he unsangs
TIA. Sss. and S get The, IF I %1 he like @ %
and his head spinning At last reached
reached the suddenly frightened him
Up
alarmed the
ndwthh
uptown to his death!
Judd began to struggle But the rope only pulled him
10 tight that couldn't possibly
the and there weren't seconds
n which he'd be able bursting
and stomach felt if
swallowing that
the set line. Ii
cut the rope-and that the last Judd remembered
lying bottom of boat and
suddenly slack
% u. with ss brought
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White Bluffs Library
Now Has 700 Volumes

WHITE BLUFFS Another new
book, "Wuthering Heights" by Emily
Bronte, has been added to the pub
lie library. This is one of the great
classics of all time, yet it is not the
kind that gathers dust on the Ii
brary shelf. It's the kind you can't
put down, once started.
This book, together with ID more
recently donated by an interested
person, make a grand total of 700
volumes now found on our shelves.
We are proud of the growth of our
library. which really is remarkable
for only short two years ago it
consisted of 70 volumes.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-14
Richlanders Tie In
Irrigation Election

RICHLAND-The Richland Irri-
cation election held Tuesday for
the purpose of electing director
for three year term resulted in a
tie, Dave Allen receiving 149 votes
and George Colly receiving 149 votes
John Erickson, prominent Rich
land farmer returned Monday from
the Sacred Heart hospital in Spo-
kane, where he underwent an oper-
alton.
Lewis Griffith and Cecil Jipson
from Fort George Wright are visit
ing at the home of Griffith's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. L. Griffith.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hackney re-
turned this week from the Yakima
district, where they have been pack
ing apples for the past nine weeks.
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floyd &S6onSz.>
ADVENTURES CLUB
HEADLINES FROM THE LIVES ST
OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF
"Death In the Eeltrdp"

IELLO, EVERYBODY:
fisherman takes his living out of the water and at
times the water is pretty But it's treacheros
element when to be- and there times when it
takes back than it has given Sometimes it drives
mighty hard bargain
Judd ORourke of Hartford Conn.,, made his living for
eight nine months by wheedng it from the Saco river in
Maine. Judd didn't take any too much from the river
Darned little than he needed to live But when the
river around to collect it wanted Judds life in pay
ment for those few months of subsistence.
in the spring of 1929 when Judd started to wrest
living from the river. He digging CLAIMS and fishing for
eels the mouth of the stream Eel fishing took quite
bit of equipment One set line alone cost about eight dollars
for material a work putting it together
set line long with weights 20 feet keep
down at the bottom the and three hundred shorter
lines catch
which the bottom Of the stream their
with the ebbng tide. .....-..
! - Set Line Anchored by Concrete Blocks.
stretched clear the river
either
a Judd he could find it
take set line entirely out of the
gather CATCH haul the line
along it in rowboa pulling
up letting fall back In the water
behind.
AN through April May, living digging
morning of
bill for what he had
was life, and Old Man River
punches he started collecting them
friend George Croft rowing out
they passed Of Judds
there eel two it. Judd
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WHITE BLUFFS r. M. de-
Bit will make regular trips to White
Bluffs on Wednesday afternoon of
each week between the hours of 2
and o'clock. His offices will be To-
Gated in the office formerly occu-
pied by DR.. Ed Newton.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-05-26

ter Swartzwelder, George w.
Smith. James Wason. James |.
Hurley and William B. Cheney.
The contractor was John B. Thirs-
ton
Joseph H. Exline, and Solomon
Jenkins. members Of the petit jury
from Hancock. and Christian
Hennicka, who were seriously in
jured in escaping from the burn
ing building, were, through the
kindness of the B. & O. Railroad
officials, conveyed to their homes
in a special car Exline and Jen-
kins were lying at the Antietam
House and were attended by Drs
N. B. Scott and Son. Hennicka
was cared for at the residence of
NJ. L. Chrissinger.
Mrs. G. G. Middlekauff was the
proprietress. M. M. Gruber was
one of the first on hand with a
ladder and saved two men from
the third floor. DR.. McGill, Cum
berland, occupied room.
The Western Enterprise Steam
Engine Co., doing excellent work,
moved from the cistern in center
square to the cistern in front of
the Court House.
The Washington House stood on
West Washington street. now the
site of the Arcade, subsequently
the Baldwin House, which burned
number of years ago.
The Globe office. located Just
across the alley, was in great dan
ger during the conflagration The
fire was supposed to have been
the work Of an incendiary. Sam
uel C. Miller was local editor of
the Globe at the time the fire oc-
Cured.
The account of the fire at the
time said that the fire was discov-
cred by John c. Taylor, Baltimore,
"a guest in the hotel; however,
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-05-26

Mrs. William Updegraff, living op-
posite. also saw it very early, pos
sibly before Mr.. Taylor. Mrs. Up
degraff first noticed a Pickering
light. Members of the household
fastened to the street when no
one else was there yet but one
lone man.
An eye witness stated the Hook
and Ladder Company saved seven
persons from the fourth story be-
fore they jumped out.
F. B. Snively died at the home
of c. Baechtel on West Franklin
street.
Photographs of the Washington
House, before and after the fire,
are now on display in the window
Of R. M. Hays & Bros.