Show HEROIC ACT AS FLAMES SWEEP ON CURBS LOSS i 1 S Spectacular 1 lar Downtown DO Fire Fires Fires' s' s Threatens to Wipe Out Block SHOP FORE FOREMAN rl N BADLY BURNED BUT FIGHTS J D Department g JS A l l Wins Win Praise Praie e for fc rast ct V Work k Suspect S T T v. v 9 Driving l JJr ln death leath to to prevent hla heavy prop r. r tj U loss oss In the business district yc ye- ye t toa r L afternoon a L shop hop foreman suf- suf 1 ji bruises bruises but hut was WS ln I t tru- tru in 1 restricting damage to berI bc- bc rI e MI n nn and id in a a. fire nt it the three story factory an and waro- waro of the Bennett GI Glass H S Th Paint Tr U company G West First South SU Suspicion J cion t hat the fire lire may v hn ha nun luy i is un und under r aLlon by iy J olty officials anti and the rn management of h. h I. I i mt k a 4 brilliant mark marI in th the inc ty y tire d' d depart nl men t h history history- six coms com com- s under supervision of or Fire hid t. U an and Assistant lIsl tant Chief Chier r T ht out what whal tU il tu tv bo ho a t costly downtown si minutes In three bIno o within six s. s l mid a a. L h half haU wa war l' l was wu play play- ur on nn em the raging racIng r I c of or paint nil ill combustibles and all I K ic corn corn- j wore fighting hUn th the flumes flames Zi t hUI it r 1 I juu loot m 1 Rn Rny Tones Jones was hurh burned l about t the le legs hands bands s and lie grabbed a t fire ui tl the rack and valiantly fought foucht the lanio the fire It-c department nt arti ar- ar ti l. l TWO Ih lone lones Fo heroic torts efforts and Jh the te spicily arrival of nt th the fire r tIe dc- the Yie entire block probably I w P M eA from complete destruction n Pr i UI It li a. a J. J i. r J k u i or hf rom nb-rom burn hurn Jones Jons vii wn U t to o th the street h by firemen t Benett look took the man to I a 3 near near- physician office Ho lIe lIew w was r r NI Jat lalor tn 0 fl life hIS home where h physician said sald ho hc Is bt i ic c fJ jt rift of r danger dancer I Tho c con tyas fas spectacular rt r tho hI suddenness of or J fry surrounds I eUi ir u which In lit Its brief course cn- cn I 4 1 the entire building b r J v j 1 V of ur I p 1 The rho 1 five in the tho plant which h hIs I is by all ail alle alleyway way from the tho Herin Dennett tt paint store salt said a a. great puff of if shot hot up In the center of I Ithe the ith ul There ws n no o nr h iN of or circumstances circum stances of or the blaze would be e made It H Ava wa d last nl night ht m pr the tho fire depart depart- mert how the j fire Ir started said sal Manager Bennett Mr- Mr lr Bennett sai said it il probably bl was 5 caused cd by a chan change e Of et r chemicals al although al- al though such uch a a. trem tremendous display of ot flames in the short short- tithe lime from such an nn origin is s no not Hot plau plausible he lie said fald Sl sI SK great reat oil tanks were we-e enclosed quickly b by the firemen In the thc plant these Had these been t Ignited the fire Ire would have 1110 wept swept s ept beyond beon control said Mr r Bennett U Gl Give Fire rire Chief Manager Bennett personally congratulated each firefighter and tendered I a R. OO check to Tire Fire Chief Bywater for tho the l Firemen's Relict association This Is the thc largest single le donation to thu tho association said sald Chief r. r I I I 1 want vant to th thank the department for it its wonderful work It was amas- amas declared Mr Bennett The lo loss Is partially covered cred 1 by In Insurance In- In said Mr Ir Bennett Dennett S Stock ock val val- te tent nt nt at 1 was In the plant Tho The stock toss loss amounted to A A somewhat similar fire lre occurred ten years cars ago 10 at lt th tb Bennett plant Girl Turn In Alarm Though hj highly spectacular the fire lr lid not spread beyond walls of ot tho the Bennett plant and did ld not endanger er erthe the thie paint store in lit front poured out of surrounding offices ap apprehensive ap- ap sl J and excited total of or 3 50 f f. et et ct of or hose Nine Nino Ine hOR ho ig lines were vere laid an and It Il was not until after aner C o'clock when the thc last I of or apparatus straggled stra back to the thc station A headed cool cd girl irl clerk in the paint In front of or th the factory turned Sn In the tho alarm h by telephone Manager Bennett ha had left heft the plant dant planta danta a t few minutes before the fire an and oreman J Frank Prank Hughes had Just 8 stepped out |