Monday, Jan. 16, 1928

"Flooey!"

One night last week, Speaker Nicholas Longworth of the U. S. House seized his home telephone and spoke excitedly to policemen, firemen. According to report his words were: "Something terrible is happening in my cellar! The furnace has gone flooey! It's going to explode!'' Policemen lumbered. Firemen dashed. In the Longworth furnace, they discovered a broken water coil, ripped it out. Mrs. Longworth, "fourth lady of the land" (see p. 7), served coffee & perfectos.