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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1920)
" W .. .J -- i- .p Herald 1 i J0A0WWWWWWtW0 XLAMATTI FALLA o tww ' Fourteenth Year No. 4025 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1920 Weo Fire Ceafc ' aVev. tBPilsW w ,w rcrtimftm OFFICIAL PAFKR I KLAMATH COUNT I sn .kT- - . Ca re w -w " ' "" W J T" , fat- I s SCORE SLAM IN HUNDREDS INJURED MYSTERIOUS BLAST IN WALL STREET NEW YORK, Sept. 16. A mysterious explosion oc curred ait noon today in Wall street, killing more than a score of persons and injuring hundreds. While the police toiled seeking for dead and injured in the ruins trained investigators tried vainly to determine whether the explosion occurred from a bomb dropped in front of the J. P. Morgan & Company office or whether an automobile dashing into awagon lbaded with explosives caused the disaster. '? , MJItNM WARNED INTENDED L'THAGK Chief Police Inspector Lahey reported late this after noon he had found evidence to justify the conclusion that the explosion was caused by a huge bomb loaded with trin itrnloul, reinforced with iron slugs fashioned from wire wfcieht bars. Warnings that radicals planned a renewal of bombing outrages were sent recently to all eastern clients of the William J. Hums detective agency. Bums said today he was convinced the explosion was a premeditated attack and not accidental. i 01 :A II MAY REACH .-Ml The unofficial estimate of dead is 30,-andj00 injured No prominent f inanciers'ure among the dea'cil The stock exchange will reopen tomorrow. Frank Francisco, investigator for the department of justice declared his opinion that it was not a bomb but a collision that was responsible. The DuPont Powder company reported they had no wagons in the vicinity. IT. K. INFANTRY IN CHARGE Two hundred infantrymen will patrol the financial dis trict with fixed bayonets day and night and allow no one to approach government property. Tlie damage to the Morgan building is estimated at $500,000 and to hundreds of others it is more. The Mor gan building appeared a shambles and part of the front of the sub-treasury building across the street was torn away. All the windows in the financial district were smashed. HTOCK EXCHANGE IH CMMED Tho stock exchange closed two minutes after the ex plosion. Occupants of a sky-scraper looking down Wall street said they saw an automobile draw up in front of the Mor gan offices and two men leave it. They advanced the tneory mai tno uomu u ii wus u ramu mm ucun uircu huh vorsigu llllinrou iroin miuiiiur that two passengers and n chauffeur were blown up when ono man alight ed from a car nnd accidentally or purposely dropped whut uppeurod to ho u linmh, Htrccl l Hlliunlilcn Novur In hlntorjr Iiiih lownr Mnn hiittan witnessed such excitement. New York forgot nil Its business In uttondlng to tho Injured. Shattored glass and broken ro iiiulnH of mon nnd horacH lltterod tho' BlrooU. Among tho IioiIIoh wore those of thrco girls, terribly mungtud. A police cordon wns thrown around tliti ontlro district. The federal Bub troasury wuh placed under heavy guard. 17 VIctlniN Found Sovontoen victims had boon taken out of tho Bldo door of the Morgan office at 12:36. United State regu lar arrived at 12:50 for guard duty. Members of tho police bemb squad roported they had found fragment! of the Infernal machine Bomu hod I on wore almcat beyond Identification. At the Droad street hoapital nlono from 160 to 200 per sona were admitted and ono Interne tatod hIx of these dlod. So crowded wero tho hospitals that tho injured ware laid on floors and In halls. Although It was impossible Into this afternoon to estlmato tho dam age accurately It was believed tho figuro would reach $2,600,000. The now United States assay build- (Continued on sago -8) HURT LEADS. WASHINGTON SEATTLE, Sopt. 16. With 3GR precincts In tho state to hour from Governor Hurt had n load of 7.242 over Holand II. Hartley for tho Re publican nomination for governor In an unofficial compilation today. Coylo had tho load ovor Lieutenant Oovornpr French for second place BULLETIN RAMBOUILLKT, FRANCE. SEPT. 16. PAUL DR8CHANEL REBION KD TODAY AS PRESIDENT OF FRANCE. SON OF MR. AND MRS. RAYMOND DEAD Gordon LaRoy Raymond, son of Mr. and Mrs. I-eroy Raymond, 2H years old, dlod, September 13, In San Francisco.. ' The body will bo shipped hero for burial and tho fun eral services will be held from tho Whltlock chapel at two o'clock Fri day aftornoon. The child was tho grandson of Robert L. Rlddlo of Shlpplngton, and Cbauncey Raymond of Klamath Falls, and was born in this'cltjr, TELEPHONE SYSTEM OFFERED FOR SALE Tim Tuln Lake Telephone & Tele- gruph company, serving somo 40 sub scribers on n .IC-mllo syHtnm radiat ing from Merrill nnd Matin, will bu sold u ml it competitive bidding by W. F. Fruits, administrator of tho J. H. Fruits estate, tho bids to be opened September 30 at 2 o'clock. Tho system wns purchased by the Into J. H. Fruits, about n year beore his death, from tho Merrill Tclephono & Telegraph company. Mr. Fruits paid about $800 nnd spent $2,000 In Improvements In tho year ho owned It. As a revenue producer It Is 4o1ow par hut as a utility In the district it serves It Is valuable to tho residents and Its future disposition will bo matter of concern to thorn. Tho sys tem connects nt Merrill with the long distance lino of the Pacific Tele Vbono & Telegraph company. .1 H 8ACHAMENTO. Cal.. Sept. 16, (.Special to tho Herald). Z. J.'Pow all was married hero yesterday at noon to Miss Jessie Ford. The Rev. J. I). Ritchie of the Christian church pnfformed tho ceremony. Tho new lyweds plan an automobile tour of California, lasting for several months, on a honeymoon trip. When "Doc" Powell left for Cali fornia by auto some 10 daya ago tho Horald based a prediction upon tho IcrlHrHtlnn; of close friends tll.lt ll would return u In'nedlct, but so re ticent was the well known bachelor that even his closest friends wcro guessing regarding his matrimonial plans, certain straws having shown which way thu wind was setting. Mr. Powell Is owner of consider able city property and from long resldunco bore well known to every body. p His homo nt tho corner of Walnut nnd Fifth streets recently wont through n renovating and re furnishing period, ono of tho straws boforo referred to. Tho lirlclo has n number of friends here, having taught Inst year In tho Rlvorsldo school, alio Is described by thosu who know her n person of chiirmlng personality nnd tho new made benedict evidently was us dis creet In his chclco us ho was In keep ing bis projected venturo a secret. FIRE REGULATIONS TO BE ENFORCED RIGIDLY With n night session last night thu stuto board of Inquiry practically concluded' Its examination of wit nesses In tho Houston hotel flro in vestigation. Deputy Flro Murshuls Allen and Pomeroy will remain until the week end for Inspection a nil cler ical work. Flro Chief Ambroso under tho now plan becomes n doputy stnto marshal with tho support of tho stato behind his orders tor romodolitiK and, exten sions to meet tho flro requirements. The Salem officials state flatly that It any individual refuses to oboy the law when instructed his Insurance will be summarily cancelled. Mayor Struble has appointed Roy Howard paid fireman. Another ap pointment will bo made when a man Is found, H. H. Hart yesterday was fined $6 In the police court for loaving a rub blah tire burning In tho roar of the lot on Oak street to which Hart Bros, recently removed tho old Sanderson building from Main street. This is the first fine Imposed, but tho law against rubbish flrea without official permit may lead to others, officers said. WEATHER REPORT OREGON Tonight and Friday, fair, POWELL BENEDICT N. Y. BOMB OR NIDI E Allen C. Sloan today took charge of tho property and assets of the Crane Lumber company at Swan lake, under appointment by Judge D. V. Kuykonball yesterday In the foreclosure action filed by tho Ore gon Llfo Insurance company, which asserts that it holds a mortgage on thu llahn ranch, the site of the Crino mill, of which $18,000 is unpaid. Tho tlmbor, claims the mortgagco, was part of tho premises that secured tho loan and was cut contrary to its wishes and knowledge. Tho appointment of the receiver Is merely to protect and conserve the assets. Many claimants have set up demands for share In a division, but this Is likely to follow Involved litiga tion for tho establishment of the priority of claims. OnA ml nt minima that will nrn. Lu " " - ,. "... .. ably bo recognized at par value are tho labor liens, which total $2,800, Tho Crater Box company claims some $1,600 and damages for nan-delivery of lumber of contract. There Is a second mortgage, held by San Fran cisco parties, on the land and Judgo N. J. Chapman had a mortgage on the mill, which burned recently. The company that constructed tho mill has ulso entered a claim. Creditors who aro likely to bo bad ly squeezed are local merchants who advanced supplies. Tho total bills of thu rln-i '-in run to 27,000, it i said. Until tho receiver has made an In ventory tho assets will not be fully known. Ilroadly speaking there is $12,000 Insurance, but some deduc tion will probably be mado for salv age. Lumber, claimed by the Crater Lake Ilox company under Its delivery contrnct, and about a quarter million feet of logs aro other items. WAR HKHOKH .WII.U ) UK LEGIONp GUESTS TT ,M CLEVELAND. Ohio, Sept. 16. Outstanding American heroes of tho world war whoso bravory won for thorn tho congressional medal of honor snld to bo the most difficult to obtain of nit military deccratlons, will bo tho guests of honor nt the second nntlonnl convention of tho American Legion to bo held here Sep tember 27, 28 and 29. An organiza tion of tho men probably will bu ef fected here. Tho S4 Americans still living of tho 7S who wera awarded tho modal for deods In tho world war havo been Invited to ccmo to Cleveland nt tho convention's exponso and bo ontcr- tallied by it while here. This is said to bo the first attempt to got together tho country's highest honor men. "A fow months ago thoy wero hail ed by u proud country as heroes of tho highest type, but with the sign ing of tho nrmistlco and demobiliza tion .thoy seomed to drop into ob scurity," said Colonel C. C. Cham bers, chairman of tho convention, re cently. COLLECTOR REPORTS TAX COMING SLOWLY r Unusual slowness Is being mani fested by tax-payers In paying the second Instalment of 111! taxes, ac cording to Bert Hawkins, deputy tax collector. October I, now barely three weeks away, Is (he final day and approximately $161,000 of the entire levy Is unpaid. Payments become delinquent on October 6 and thereafter one per cent interest monthly ) added, In addi tion apenalty for delinquency ortlv percent of the- WouiU npakt- m addV November. I, m M LOST MATERIAL DELAYS PHONE LINE While tclephono company officials are seeking a carload of poles nnd cross arms lost In transit, tho con struction crow that it, putting in tho now Class A circuit to connect with tho main lino at Yroka is marking time at Worden, waiting for the poles to bridge a gap of five or six miles that will complcto tho circuit. Tho wlro is up from Yroka to Worden and from Keno to Klamath Falls. The holes betwoen Worden and Keno aro dug and tho wire on the ground. As soon as tho missing material is located tho'gsp will bo closed In a Jiffy and understandable long distance conversations between this city and any part of the conti nent will be a possibility. E 1LT SPICE White tho masonry for tho new First State & Savings bank vault Is practically completed, the cement floor remains to be placed and much remodeling by carpenters will have to bo done before the bank and Its pa trons wilt be able to make use of the Improvement. A door Is also delaying matters. peculiar as It may seem in a city that .makes a specialty of door manufac ture. However, this is not the com mon or garden variety of door, but a steel affair, with many bolts and tumblers to bafflo burglars and guar anteed to resist attacks of the cracks man's blow torch and fireproof to thu nth degree. Tho door will cost $3,000 In round figures. This door will guard tho old vault, which will be used for rash and safo deposits. Tho safo deposit boxes will be so arranged that tho public can reach them conveniently. Tho now vault Is high and roomy with 18-inch brick walls. It also will havo a fireproof entrnnre and will be used tor storing bank records and stntlonory and to receive tho books of tho institution nightly. Tho vault occupies part of tho spaco recently vacated by tho ox press company when they moved to Fourth street and is In tho bank building. To utilize It Is simply a question of remodeling and changing partitions. Tho ro'malndor of the for mer express ottlco will bo used by tho bank bookkeeping department. It will bo several weeks boforo the remodeling Is complete hut, when It Is dono tho bank will havo Increased convenience for Its stuff Immeasur ably, enhanced the safety features. and tho thing that Is being striven tor nbove all bo in a position to give the public tho benefit of 100 per cent service. YOUNG nUSINKSS MAN AND LOCAL GIRL WKDDKD X Carl Schubort. Jr., and Miss Ar lena Hale were ' married Tuesday evening by the Rev. E. P. Lawrence. Mr. Schubert Is a well known young business man of this city. He con ducts an automobile repair shop. Klamath Falls has been the hqme ot Mrs. Schubert for soveral years. The young couple left on their honey moon Journey, yesterday morning, tor Portland and other northern cities. TERRIFIC STORM ALONG COAST, LIFEBOAT ASHORE 1 PORTLAND, Sept. 16. Without any evidence to Indicate the ship It Is from, a life boat was washed shore at Neahkahnle by a gale which wept the Oregon coast for three days, declared to have been the most severe ever felt there by persons ar riving here today. ' Miles ot roads were ruined and many bridges washed or blown away, A. long section o tbeach near Man- fsanlta was washed out. W1LLHHV i PLOT BREAKER F BUN TO EARTH Trailing his quarry from, Klamath Fails down the coast clear to Mexico City, back into tho United States and across the continent, north along the Atlantic seaboard never mora than two jumps behind and steadily gain ingDetective J. F. Morley finally laid Fred Ford, forger, parole vio lator and Jail breaker by the heals and he Is safe In Jail at Perth Amboy, Now Jersey, according to word re ceived by rbe local offlcor from New Jersey authorities. Ford and a companion, Guy Christ. twice escaped from the county Jail here. The first timo they were re captured near the California lino. On the night of April 2, last, they sawed through the hinges of tho cell door and msde a clean getaway. Ford's escape (was spectacular. In that he laid low for several days In a local rooming house jvlth police combing the, city and tho sheriffs office searching the surrounding county and broadcasting' the coast with telegrams. Ford told the land lady he ha'd a toothacho and kept closely to his room. When the searchers relaxed their vigilance he fiaSBjad a'fcjrged, check on the rooming house keeper In "payment" of his lodging bill, received enough cash in change to buy a railway tlckot, and disappeared. Detective Morley spread the net ot Ilia American bureau ot Identifica tion, a detective agency with nation wide affiliations. In June he receiv ed word that Ford had passed two checks In Oakland. A week later he wni In Los Angeles. Then ho turned up in San Diego and crossed the line Into Mexico. He came back and New Orleans reported his presence. Tho chase was like the schoolboy's game of haro and hounds, oxcopt that the paper trail scattered by Ford consisted of forged and worthless checks. Everywhere he appeared be scattered tho worthless paper; until finally In the New Jersey factory town, under the namb ot George A. Wright, he was nabbed tor passing' a bad check. Ford's alleged crime In Klamath county was tho passage of a forged check tor upwards of $100, purport ing to bo a pay check ot tho Kester son mill, signed by I, E. Kesterson. Thoro wero other checks here, soma $700 in all, and more in Ashland. Ford was arrested in San Francisco 'and other members of his gang were Jailed in Los Angeles. Police of holt a dozen California towns had ! charges against Ford but ho was ex tradited. He was In jail hero tor sev eral months before his escape. In tho meantimo tho officers asscrtod thoy had evidence that under an other name he had been paroled from the Nevada state penitentiary and Was a parole violator us well as a forger. Whether Ford will be brought back is a question. District Attor ney Duncan today said that he was considering the question ot extradi tion, but was not certain it he would request the New Jersey authorities to give up the criminal. He said that when Ford was brought here .from California It was a sort of "passing the buck" on the part of the Califor nia officers, Ford being wanted In so many places In that state. Sheriff Humphrey expressed the opinion that Ford would be delivered over to the Navada authorities to answer for his parole violation. The officers, bo said, had been hot on Ford's trail ever since his escape. To enable the blind In Japan to earn a living;, a law Is In force pro hibiting any but blind persons prsc- !t Icing massage. Consequently a great number of these unfortunatee ii'ct as masseurs. m ORGER I