Show I INCENDIARIES ATTEMPT TO BURN Air t t. t rJ UTAH TOWN GIANT POWDER U SED Monroe Citizens Panic- Panic Stricken Over Plot to toBI Blow BI w Up the tile Principal Block in ill the City I i iI I RICHFIELD Utah Aug 4 A A darIng daring dar dar- ing attempt was made last night to dar I destroy destroy de de- de- de stroy Etroy the Christensen opera house at Monroe Conroe which If It successful would I burning of the have ha resulted In the principal business block of ot the town Peter Christensen o owner mer of the theater theater thea thea- ter discovered the work o of ot the IncendiarIes incendiaries aries by chance ruse Led to Powder A fuse thirty feet reet long long- which led to toa toa a 3 keg keg- eg g oC ot giant powder was discovered under the stage Around the powder was a large Jarge arge pile of ot paper which bad tad I been soaked In coal cOllI oil Mr r. r ChrIstensen happened to enter I the theater about 9 0 He was at attracted attracted attracted at- at to the room under the stage by bythe bythe bythe the odor of or coal oil Hastily making an examination he discovered ered that the fuse hal hod been fired and quickly threw It aWl away from the powder Coolness Saved Rim Him This act averted a costly disaster and unquestionably saved life The ChrIstensen theater Is situated In Inthe Inthe Inthe the cent center r of ot th the city's big bu business block a arid and d had hid the the powder exploded the whole square would have haye burned Th The citizens of or Monroe are arc In a state te of ot panic and er c every effort Is being made to apprehend the would-be would IncendiarIes ries Probably Work of Robbers Bobbers It Is believed that the purpose of ot the ml w was wis s to fire lire the town and during the excitement loot the ctt city Feeling Is Is' high and If It the Incendiaries ries rles are discovered red summary vengeance will be taken |