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THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY. MAY 12, 1930
FIRE MAY RESULT
E
Warehouse Said .to Have Had
Fire Escapes Blocked.
LOSS ESTIMATED $75,000
four-Story Brick Building Occu
pied ly Healy Bros, and
Hester & Co. Barns.
Charges of a serious character are
expected to be filed as the result of
a fire which started In the' establish
ment of Healy Bros., wholesale furni
ture dealers, in a brick building at
Thirteenth and Hoyt streets at 10:15
A. M. yesterday and resulted in the
death of -one workman, John O.
Karapf, 625 Pershing street, and dam
age estimated at ?73,000 before it was
finally put under control by the fire
department.
As the result of a preliminary In
vestigation vesterday. Fire Marshal
jrr-nfrll drelared that escape by both
fire escapes was blocked by piles of
rurniture on the fourth floor, where
the fire started, and he expressed the
belief that this fact- was responsible
for Mr. Kampfs death. The man's
body was found lying where he had
fallen in suffocation near the elevator
apparently trying to make his escape.
Deputy Coroner Leo Goetsch, who
took charge of the body, announced
that, if it could be shown the fire es-
canpa were blocked at the time
charges of involuntary manslaughter
could be filed against those responsi
ble for such a condition. He said
that would be a matter for the coro
tier's iurv to take up.
No announcement of time of the
holding of the inquest over the body
of Karnpf could be made yesterday
owing to the fact that the inquest
over the victims of Sunday's train
wreck will be taken up tonight and
it is quite probable that it will re
quire several nights to get in all the
evidence, Mr. Uoetsch said.
Flrnin Declared Warned.
Chief Grenfell declared yesterday
that the firm of Healy Bros., which
consists of William A. and Frank S.
Healy, had been warned against
blocking the passages to the fire es'-
cape at the time Lieutenant Reise,
of Truck 3. had made an inspection of
the place early in April. At that time.
he said, the passage to one of the es
capes was partially blocked with fur
niture and they were warned to clear
it up.
The chief declared that when the
fire department arrived on ... scene
yesterday they found the passages to
both escapes on the fourth floor,
where the fire was, blocked. Windows
also were blocked witli furniture and
for that reason the department expe
rienced considerable difficulty in get
ting In where the flames could be
effectively fought. Thousands of dol
lars worth of furniture was thrown
out of the windows by the firemen
their effort to get into the building
where they could turn their hose on
the fire.
Chief Grenfell said that he himself
would file charges against those re
sponsible for the violation of the city
ordinance in that manner, but that
he preferred to let the action take
a natural course through the coro
ner's office. '
YarniNh I Veils Fire.
The flames, which were ted by
quantities of furniture varnish and
excelsior, swept through the fourth
floor of the building with unusual
rapidity and proved particularly hard
to fight. One of the firemen, Herman
Erdner of Engine 20, was overcome
by the dense varnish fumes and was
unconscious fcr some time. Other
firemen were almost overcome. Erd
ner was picked up by fellow firemen
taken to the open where first aid was
administered.
The fire is believed to have started
from a small kerosene lamp which
John G. Karapf, the dead workmen
had for melting glue. The fire was
said to have started at Kampfs
bench, but it spread so rapidly that
it was difficult for workmen to tell
just how it had started1. The last
seen of Karnpf was when he was seen
to seize a small hand exlnguisher. A
comrade called to him to leave the
fire and rush to safety, but the call
was unheeded. After h saw that
he could not put out the fire Karnpf
is believed to have, tried to get away,
but fell unconscious. A hand extin
guisher was found lying near his
body, which was partially scorched
by the flames.
Loss Estimated at $ 75,000.
When it was discovered that the
flames had gained such headway. Fire
Chief Dowell, who was in charge,
sent in a second fire alarm and also
called out two fire engines in addi
tion, which meant that practically all
the downtown apparatus was on the
scene. Twenty-five streams were
poured into the building, but in spite
of that it was not until about 11:30
that the flames began to be under
control and it was after noon before
the fire was entirely extinguished.
Healy Bros, estimated the total fire
loss at $75,000 and his figure cor
responded to the estimate given' out
by Assistant Fire Marshal Roberts,
who made an investigation. . The
greater percentage of the Joes was
sustained by Healy Bros., who occu
pied the fourth rioor of the building.
In addition they sustained some
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IN SLAYING GHAHG
water damage to stock on the first
and second flodrs. of which floors
they occupied half the space.
Hexter & Co., who occupied the third
floor and the remaining half of the
floor space of the first and second
floors, of the building, aleo -sustained
some water damage, but the exact
amount could not be estimated yes
terday.
The building, which is the property
of William Gadsbv. sustained loss
estimated at around $7000. The loss
to all parties involved was reported
to be partially covered by insurance
Scorched Body Found.
Samuel Galland of Spokane is pres
ident of Hexter & Co.. and Edgar C
Hexter of this city is vice-president.
The firm .handled household goods.
The scorched body of Karnpf was
discovered by the firemen after the
fire had been' put under control." He
was a cabinet maker employed by
the concern and was 60 years old.
He Is survived by a widow. Helen D.,
and two sons and a daughter.
Fire companies which responded to
the call included ' engines 1, 2, 3, 4.
6, 7, 17, 22, 26, and trucks 2 and 4.
From some of the engines as high as
four streams were turned on the
flames.
Besides Chief Dowell, Battalion
Chiefs Grenfell, Young and Lauder
klos were on the scene and assisted
in directing the fire fighting.
The firemen at first were forced
to run up long ladders and fight the
VIEW OF FIRE YESTERDAY
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PICTURE SHOWS FIREMEN SCALING LADDERS TO FIGHT FIRE O
flames from the windows until suffi
cient control was gained so that they
could enter the building.
The loss in the Healy Bros, estab
lishment included a carload of phono
graphs which had arrived the preced
ing day . ,
PLANS CALL FOR 10 TIMES
LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. '
State Organization Seek to liaise
$J50,000 for Three-Year Pro
gramme of Development.
Expansion of the work of the Ore
gon State Chamtier of Commerce on
such a scale that 10 times the amount
of money consumed during the last
year will be required for its support
in a similar period was outlined yes
terday at a meeting of the executive
board yesterday at the Benson. The
primary purpose of the session was
to place the matter before directors
of the Portland Chamber of Com
merce, the presidents' council and city
commissioners. It is hoped to obtain
to obtain the approval of each of these
bodies before ithe end of the week.
A three months' campaign for the
purpose of increasing membership and
raising $450,000 to carry on the next
three years' work was outlined. This
will be under the direction of the
American City bureau.
Among tne uses me money is to oe
put to are state advertising, means of
attracting settlers and industries and
maintenance of a man in Washington
to secure protection on legislation. It
is also desired that the state legisla
ture be given, similar attention.
A part of the coming campaign Is
to be a five weeks' educational drive
to demonstrate the aims of the state
chamber and to show what it has al
ready accomplished. In the last year
the organization used but ?lo,000, ot
which the Portland Chamber of Com
merce furnished $6000. An appeal will
be made to secure more general sup
port over the state.
SUGAR MAILED FRIENDS
Montana Grocers Ask Restriction
on Shipments From State. '
GREAT FALLS. Mont.. May 11.
Montana residents are shipping sugar
by parcel post to friends in Minnesota,
North Dakota and other states, ac
cording to reports presented to the
state convention of wholesale grocers
here today,' and Montana accordingly
is threatened with a shortage of
sugar. ' ,
The retailers will be asked by the
grocers' association not to sell sugar
outside of Montana and to investigate
all large orders before filling them to
prevent possible hoarding, it was
decided. -
It was stated that there is an acute
sugar shortage in Minnesota and
other states of the middle west, while
Montana, being supplied by the Great
Western Sugar company's plant . at
Billings, is able to secure enough for
its reasonable needs.
BOISE PICKETING ENDS
Court Issues Temporary Injunction
Against Cooks and Waiters. .
BOISE. Idaho. May 11. (Special.)
Picketing of Boise restaurants, which
has been in progress for the last
three weeks, due to a strike of the
cooks' and waiters' union, has been
prohibited by order of Judge Reddock
of the district court.
A temporary injunction was issued
on application of the owners of re
uuranu who are operating open
shops. They contended that patrons
of the restaurants have been embar
rassed Dy tne pickets. The strike
however, continues.
FUHEMtS FOR FIVE
IN WRECK ARE TODAY
Double Service Arranged for
Miss Dosch and Nephew.
THREE OTHERS ARRANGED
Frederick J. Feebler, Sll.i K. Wil
Sell, Motor-man. and Miss Hatch
to Be Lata to Rest.
A double funeral for Miss Camilla
Dosch, late society editor of The Ore
gonian, and Fleurot Dosch Josselyn,
her little nephew, of Dosch station,
two of the victims of the' railroad
wreck near Rertha station Sunday,
MORNING WHICH RESULTED IN
$75,000 LOSS.
will be held at the Portland crema
torium chapel .today at 2 o'clock.
Plans had been made to hold the
funeral -of Fleurot Josselyn yesterday,
but following the death qf Miss Dosch
early yesterday morning at, the hos
pital, the arrangements were changed.
Rev. John H. Boyd will have charge
of the double funeral and there will
be special music by F. W. Goodrich,
organist.
Peehler Funeral Im Today.
Services for Frederick J. Feebler,
304 Ross street, another of the wreck
victims, will be held today at 2:30
P. M. at Finley's-chapel. Rev. Mr.
Griffith will be in charge and inter
ment will be at the Mount Scott cem
etery. Willamette lodge. No. 2. A. F.
and A. -M., will have charge of the
closing ceremonies.
Silas K. Willett, who was motor
man on the incoming train, will be
buried today. His funeral will be held
at the Portland, crematorium at 10:30.
Hawthorne lodg'e'of Masons will have
charge of the concluding services.
The funeral of Ina L. Hatch, of
Hillsdale, another of the wreck .vic
tims, will be held this morning at
10:30 o'clock from Holman's chapel.
Interment will be in Rlverview cem
etery. Arundell Funeral la Held..
Funeral services for Grace G.
Arundell and Robert G. Arundell, wife
and little son of C R. Arundell, were
held yesterday afternoon at Finley's
chapel, Rav. Kdwal-d Constant offi
ciating. Mrs. Morgan Towle sang two
selections. Interment was in River
view cemetery.
Pallbearers for Mrs. Arundell were:
15. P. Rands, W. H. Evans, 15. A.
Johnson, H. K. Laughlin. J. W. Ro
land and T. Kinsell. Pallbearers for
Robert Arundell were: - J. O. Bailey,
O. B. Stwrgis, J. W. Kemp and D.
Smeaton.
The funeral of Mrs.' Charles A.
Crooks, of Hillsdale, was held at
Finley's 'chapel at 1 o'clock ' yester
day. The Christian Science church
had charge of the services. Con
cluding services were at the Port
land crematorium. .
The body of Newton Hoover, of
Beaverton, was turned over to a
Beaverton undertaker by. the coroner's
office.
"ALIEN" VOTES 50 YEARS
Tacoma Pastor Discovers He Is
Not American Citizen.
TACOMA, Wash.. May 11. (Spe
cial.) Rev. Frederick T. Webb, rec
tor of St. Andrew's Episcopal church,
Tacoma, has applied for citizenship
after voting for 50 years. Rev. Mr.
Webbs father came to America in
1840 and took out citizenship papers.
Subsequently he returned to England
and established a residence there. His
children were born there and the
family remained until 1851, when
they returned to America.
But the elder Mr. Webb had failed
Our Grocer
' Likes to sell
Post .
toasties
says
because
they sell
so fast.
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o register every two years with an
American consul, which, under the
English law, made him a British sub
ject. Rev. Mr. Webb did not dis
cover that he was not a full-fledged
citizen until the last election.
179 CITIZENS IN COURT
Trouble Due to Habit of Leaving
Woodpiles on Street.
HOQUIAM. Wash., May 11. (Spe
cial.) One hundred and seventy-nine
residents of Hoquiam. including
scores of the leading families, are
now on trial in the city police court
on charges of violating a city ordi
nance that prohibits the leaving of
wood on the parkings outside their
homes. The city police served va
rious warnings, which were ignored,
states Chief of Polioe Jess L. Haven.
The trials started Monday after
noon and will take several days. It
is anticipated that fines of 10 will
be imposed.
BOGUS WAR STAMP FOUND
Clever Counterfeiter Said to Have
Appeared on Coast.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 11. Warn
ings against what it says Is a clever
ONE CASUALTY AND CAUSED
Hi FOURTH FLOOR OF BUILDI.VG.
counterfeit of the 1919 war savings
stamp have been broadcasted along
the Pacific coast by the Twelfth Fed
eral Reserve bank, it was announced
here today.
The counterfeit is printed from :
steel plate on a good grade of pape
and can be recognized by a swelling
on the left cheek of Benjamin Frank
lin's picture, "making that venerattle
exponent of thrift look as if he had
the tootiache, according to the an
nouncement. The 1920 issue was said
not to be affected by the counterfeit.
STORE IS BEING ERECTED
Quarters May Be Provided Also for
Masonic and Oddfellows Lodges.
COVE, Or., May 11. (Special.)
William F. Breshears. Cove merchant,
is laying the stone foundation for a
store building of tile 84x60 feet, on
the site of the Cove hotel destroyed
last- September when fire swept off
the major portion of the business sec
tion of Cove. The structure will be
33 feet in height, providing the Ma
sonic and Oddfellows' lodges unite
In adding an upper story for "& hall.
as is contemplated.
Dunham Wright, owner of the site.
sold Mr. Breshears the lot, centrally
located, opposite Cove State bank, for
1000.
CONVENTION FAVORS TAX
Wasco County Scliool Board Dele
gates Adopt Resolution.
THE DALLES. Or.. May 11. .(Spe
cial.) The school board convention of
Wasco county held in this city went
on record as strongly favoring the
elementary educational bill with the
following 'resolution:
We. rrprentin(7 (tphool hoard memhem
hojs a
truri&r
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and patrons ot Waxco county, asserobed
In school board convention this eighth day
of May. at The Dalles. Or.. hreby vote our
upport to the elementary educational bill
number 314, on the grounda that this bill
provides a more democratic method of col
lecting and distributing school money and
because of the fact that there Is $1,631,
623.83 ' worth ef property in this county
which paya no -special school tax money
and should be included; making lighter ths
burden of the districts who are actually
schoollne our children; in order that the
entire wealth of the coupty may help to
educate the children of the county..
Five Wives Gain 'Freedom.
HOOD RIVER. Or., May 11. (Spe-
j cial.) A record number of divorces
I for a single session of circuit court
was granted yesteroay oy circuit
Judge Fred W. Wilson. In each case
the decree was sought by a wife.The
cases were: Mrs. Marie Lafferty
versus Sherman J. Lafferty, Christina
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) hat ALSL; Olympic Flour
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B. Haynes versus Charles W. Haynes ;
Eleana Matheney versus David Math-
eney; Lela M. Eastman versus Stan -
ley Eastman, and Alma A. Holmes
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versus Raymond Holmes. Cruel and
Inhuman treatment formed the ground
in all cases except the last, in which
Mrs. Holmes charged desertion.