ml ‘r \. wnmxkuhln view of the wrecked purifving gas tank. showing the :« 11w lislu‘ii stiuetuie and the dehris piled up about the base of the scene, anxious over relatives and friends. in the right background may be seen a building tilted hack- Ambulnncc interncs. police and newspapcr men hurried to the scene. ”ix' Costume Brings Many Ofl‘ers Even the “Wimmin” Smash ’Em Now (By Pacific & Atlantic) ward by the terrific force of the explosion, and in the left background may be seen part of the surging thousands who were drawn tosthe One of the three dead being carried from the ruins Explosion of the purifying tank at the Springfield Gas Companv, Springfield, Mass, caused' four deaths, show- ered debris upon the busi- ness district and injured scores. The above photos graphically illustrate the disaster. May Get Post Arrested in Pittsburgh, Florence May Biddle, twentv-six, is accused of having married three soldiers for their Government allotments, and is suspected of hax 111g mar- ried at least three others. ‘What a Memory! Ex-Senator Burton, Ohio is said to be able to name 10,000 persons and the towns from which they came. Famous Comedian to Marry Harold Lloyd of the famous horn-rimmed glasses and his leading lady, Mildred Davis, have announced their engage- Hardy rment. Here are the pair. No Luck! Senator Miles Poindexter, Washington, has been named for the st of flin- tho Mummers held their recent bizarre pageant in The installation by the Southern Pacific Railroad of shock filter to Ferd. is nomina- :1 21:1 11111111; one of the high lights was Henry Woolridge absorbers for trunks makes it possible foqumcn to handle tion is expected to follow this costume. them with ease, officials say. Limo’smpprov To come 2, 500 miles from Tulsa, Okla... to New York to testify against her former husband. Nat C. Betnard, an actor, and then have her testimony rejected, was fate of Mrs. Rosalind Pomeroy. (CWIIC, 1922, Pacific & Mattie Photos, be.) It takes all kinds of folks to make a world, they say, but don’t you think Charles Sjob’erg (above) of Chicago < deserves a, medal? Daily he chops a. hole in Lake Michi- gan and goes in for plunge. llilllll|Iill|llIllillllllfllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllWl ‘ _— llllllllllllllllllllllllllllll llllllllfllllllflllllllllllll = 1 |llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllflllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllflllllllllllll A l