The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, March 19, 1925, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextttT TORfWDO TAKES TERRIBLE TOLL (Continued lYom Pago One) . Other reports hers - and in Csr- bondale strengthened ear.y reiwr that, caiualtles in the stricken area :. were great. s ''.,,.,,',. Atr Murphysboro the at arm was not., more -.than five minutes In passing. The tornado smashed business buildings and-dwellings in a twinkling and In the wake of Vie devastating-wind came a fire which completed? tli destruction." It is estimated 'that at least one .'fourth . possibly more of the residential section is in ruins and the .business djsuict presents a similar scene of wrekage. ' " ' ... . 1 K. R. Shops Destroyed ' The Mobile 4 Ohio railroad shops were destroyed. Approximately J 5 persons'1 were, . killed and ; 200 in jured; when the building collapsed. The Logan and Longfellow" schools were blown to pieces. Eighty-five pupils, ot y Lojan s'oo5i, wofre.'re ported killed,., six,' Were removed dead at the Longfellow school- and six at a township school.' . -... Marts Law U la Effect The atom came 'without -warning. An";Tloiir before the torn id o hit a bright sun was shlntn'g. "" r y jl--' - n ' - '- H W,raf.lXSrij)RT, Ills March lA-Oo. ,-hotidred ' and Ira bodies have heea extricated from the ruins of the buildings wrecked in yester ; dajl's tornado. ' ' . -.. Mdre than '. 200 'seriously. Injured ' werq: taken to hospitals. , , . . Two hundred and fifty buildings in cue norcn ana west Auctions were leveled. An early estimate by Sher- in Dorr is placed- the property loss at bore .than f2.00O.00Q: - ' 'Si,, -Dawn today presented a, picture of desolation that rivalled the war stricken portions of France. As far as the eye could see, the landscape was huge Irregular moss of twisted debris. ,. I . ;C .:; i-1: i sf It. was extremely difficult at first to; determine accurately details of the picture. . eV-i3t' v Probe For Bodies.'' Trom-the fleld north ot the Orient mine, one . of ' the ';,' towuV chief sources of llvlihood,- the;; dark "ouV lines of rescue worker; probing' the debris for bodies were visible Here and there could be heard the pitiful rM of the injured" still pinned be neath the wreckage; ' Some of these war extritated .jusi before breath ing their-last, while others died as they were v hastened to. emergency ooapltais or other homes." ' . One of the most pitiful sights was that of mother v lying ' terribly Dangled - while , an, infant., crying lustily, ..crawled ; about her'; inert forn. '. :' . :'. ; At another home the body of a : nronanww found on the porch.: a deep gah ia the head. She appar-entjy-met her fate while endeavor , lac to flee fro the slorm. ; V - -1 ' ' Family' Xftfcn Out" V -.j. . .;A' miner, U11 In "his pltiltbes and carrying .the limp'form of a-five Tea old child walked dejectedly In I iuv vmm rescae wraera 19 a vne of. wreckage . that until yesterdsyt eODstttuted his home. In the debris ware found bis. wife and another sap, both ; . terribly .. Injured. . The morgue was filled to overflowing with bodies. On ' one side of the structure were the bodies of eighteen babies. ;-j;-V';;:r ; ;. .. Practically every .delivery truck la' the city was converted Into am balances. Business , bouses were closed. ;Two national guard companies are in charge of tho situation. ' The town, however, has not been placed under martial law. ( LOUISVILLE, Ky., March : 19 Sight- dead -near Glasgow, three ' near Louisville, two. at Springfield and one at Lexington, was the ' storms' toll i Kentucky last night, , according ' to reports . here . today. An nnestlmated number were Injur ed and property damage 'Was expect ed to reach thousands of dollars. V . " --. , rUnRPHTSBOno. llls., March 1. . One hundred 'and fifty two bodies have tifeen ' recovered, from 100 to 1(0' meW ere believed to have been killed, Vhile 250 persons ara In em egencj . hospitals - sufterlcg from sef-Ious lnjurtes, according to a prov isional oompllatlon made today. . mi. ' . ' 'I !j - RED CKOS8 fJUSY ' (fWASHINOTON,' March l9.-j-The American Red Cross relief facilities were put into operation In force to day In efforts to relieve the suffer si's.; from the storm Which wrought hvpc In the middle wost yesterday. . Reports reaching headquarters hfre from . field workers showed doctors and nurses proceeding to the scenes of - the worst havoc from many points. ' ' (With the cooperation of the Mis souri Paolflo Railway special trains re: carrying tents and relief work ers from St. Louis to oorham, JIls., and Annapolis, Mlssouii. ' ;A group of rellof workers, doe tft an 4 ajurses la charge of Hmrf M. Baker, national director of dis aster relief of the Red Cross, was pt to Murphysbora, Ill'nols. Another group of workers Is pro ceeding from Washington to Prince ton, Indiana, and P. E. Burleson, with nurses. and medical supplies ls on his : way ' to West Frankfort, Franklin county, by special train. EVANSVILLE. kd , March 19, Three Indiana towns, Pr.'nceton, Oweuvlll and Griffin today were engage J In the work of digging their dead and Injured from the wreckage of boxes, stores and office buildings leveled by' the tornado. ' ' . Vpwarda ot .0 persQas were re ported killed and hundreds,loJure'd At Princeton twenty, were report ed killed and sixty Injured. ; At qriffln six were reported, dead and many Injured while at Ocensr vllfe the casualty will run' nearly a high. ' ... ' Public libraries. social halls an J stores irere transposed into tempor ary morgues and hospitals. '. Failure of the electr'c light plants In the stricken cities and fires which destroyed nearly every' building in the stricken portions worked addi tional 'hardships, upoa the rescue workers, ..,' , ': .V..,-'i,' "..'j- NASHVtiiEt Tenn; March 19. ! Tha - rural" sections rere the only sufferers In ,th.e state from the tor nado' that, swept .this part of the country (ate yesterday. The death toll Compiled, early today totalled ZS; with scores Injured and a loss that could not be' estimated'. . ' The- stortn : centered In" Snwner' Mt'e -were r-nftrei t rrt the ;s killed. tw- families xin trlbnted IS. to the toll... it wt lata today before e.ther the death or property loss cam be accurately estimated. f ANNAPOUS, Mo,. March 19.- With; two men killed.' a Woman pured who is not. expected to live and. (.others more or leas seriously .injured -Annapolis "today had' completed- eheekir : np on . the havoc wrought lata : yesterday by the tor nado thkt swept southern Missouri. Property- damagb' will ran to about half , mljllon dollars. -..; v OfrHhe seven buildings that-withstood the assault of the' twister, one was a; school house with more than 300 children within U walls. It as ufaharmed..,,. '4r .-.i,..,.-; A.,-? i EVASVILLS.nia., March. 19 Griffin, Indian,; town of -760 pock pie, iras almost completely obliterat ed la -'last -night's . tornado. Only four badly damaged houses remain ed standing. ' Forty - dead . bodies were found in .the streets.', '.The ex act number of dead 'Is not known since- no search of the ruins has beea made.' - . - ' OALLATIM, Tenn.,- March 19. Thirty dead .and thirty .or forty. In jured was the estimated- toll today of the, tornado which sides wiped the, northern, section of this Sumner county late yesterday. - : .- WOOL GROWERS TO I MEET ON FRIDAY ' WooI sJrowera and sheep men of Klamatb .MUnty are called to meet In the '.cOutftX' agent's 'office in the county court. Winse Friday afternoon at two p. "'mj h meet with C. J. Hord. 'H. L..Llda)jren'and Mr. Her rln ' to 'd'scnss suhliicU' of vital In terest to those- ktt sated in sheep production. - ';. . Kurd and Uerrln ap connected with the Pacific Cooberajftye Wool Growers association and L&tdjgren Is livestock field man- for Ore'gw Agri cultural college. The IatteV-ywill speak exeluslvely on heavier. fjfce production. There will he ilmftar rneetings In Malln and Merrill, MaUVi sheep men scheduled to meet pn Saturday, March' 21- and la Merrill on Monday, Mnrch 23 TRANSIENT LOGGER DEAD OF PNEUMONIA Alfred Rivers, - lumberjack - at Lamm's samp, died In Hie Klamath doners! btfspjlal at n, m, today from pneumonic complications, ps- postlon of the remains r ponding the answer tsoelved from' his brother, John Illveri, and relatives of Herkimer, N. Y. It they do not wish the bdr returned to the esst brother-workers In Klamath Falls will be la chirge or the burial. Ilivers, who vi a man -of more than 40 years of age, was a trans ient worker, formerly working In Bpokago and La Grande, - Oregon, camps, lie has lived In the west practf.-aliy all' of l'Je life, coming to Kbmath., Falls Jlttle more., than ' i J'ear ago, , Feeling indisposed, Rivers left the Lamm oawp at Kirk and came' to' the city and In pre? parlng to go to the hospital, bathed for ' more than an hour In- the swimming tank,! where he suffered a set-back. He died two days later. The remains are at Whltlock's mortuary, " . -'I:;- V,- .':,"... J.t J'-., , , , , C ' ' , ; " ' .','. ; .,,.-.'' v ,; .V . S 'it - FRANCE TO STOP HtFUGEi TourisU Welcomed in Paris nwuruiug iu minister j of Interior PARIS, " March- 19. The' Frohch government has ) desire to' hinder or check the arrival of foreign toar lata, Camilla Cbautetnpa, minister of the Interior, has explained In a let- ter to the president of the Nice flpamber of Commerce, wiio bad B7:eied fear that certain tegula tof in course of preparation would affect ij(he tourist trade unfavorably. Vexatious formalities fjr visiting foreignjrj j will . be avoided . by a tisupbr'arj'i'document, be says, ob tainable hfltel keeperj, which will tak,e .tjiojulaco of tna Identity card, . ' -0,- " M.' ChautotjJpV. feels, however, that Owing lo,Jefict : that 'the foreign pvipulathi.if F.ance has re ccntitf" been ci-aMl of rougues from vsrlous EurojSos.' countries, a closer check shoufd'Viskept on im migration. Boms of 'tho n riruti-. have willingly nccepletf no burden , . which accompany reildanas . in . France In the matter orYirmalltlM , : i and tsxatlons. Others, aSe eon-'the -..yt .u.w ,,vnn ,w HtW Jlj(CUni- ply wlth the regulations i.tllol do not- register their addrosi.es. oUal'i n. -M.tun- .!... . j j y '(A .- identity cards or piy taxes. . Failure to produce receipts"1 (for ItteomeN and other taxes will bcsfc luwtm oy a reiusai 01 tne aut.iontt les to Issue or renew the foreigners Identity card. .,....-?. ..',.. R?tJ Hld "Claa" AdV It IS indeed time, ... the real goodness in fine coffee de-' -l" tcma "s PP r , ii. u CC small quantity wc manage to keep, here in oar tropic storehouses, two years, three years. "Our mountain plantations, 3000, 5000 feet alti tudos, grow the best coffees. But the rare flavor and the full richness hiding so deep in the coiTee bean, never come to the breakfast cup , except the coffee is mellowed in bur tropics before it is roasted. -s ' ; ;!)-. ' . i -X7-;"The nexfean vf coffee TV FINE HIKES PLAMNED Klamath Falls. Troop to Be Granted Charter in Near Future j li kes to Squaw Peakand Rock Fort were..planneit "by Hie" Crater Lake Council of Trop No.. 1 of Kinmatn Falls Boy Scouts when thoy met last night Mo the Episcopal church for dlsuussbn of nctivo plans :cr spring work. The hikes ore planned for Sunday, taking the en t!ra day for the work. ' Robert Morrison was elected .pat rol loader of the Silver' Fox patrol with Joseph Kirk named assistant. The Eagle patrol selected Ronald Veatch as "patrol lender with Gilbert Fleet as assistant.' -'During ja meet ing which Is called for Mondiy night, March 23, n the Episcopal church, patrol leader arid assistants" for n third patrol 'will ho named. . Meet nan of the troop will bo held in the church at 7:30 p. m. until; the'bulld-'-n h .torn .down is' planned for the near future. Klamath r Falls , will SO )n haVfl ft f.hfiifat nfc;fh nr., 4, Inn has hoaa u..a1... time niv nM hnM . very near future. . .. DAI as nr.A. -r.w. LOSS PLACED' AT. SEVEN MILLIONS ' PALM liEAOH,' Fla-.lHarch 10. Estimates of -' the ibsa hero lnnt fllsht when tho Brenkeri hotel and Hw Palm : Ileacb ' hotel were destroyed-toy tin with ' damage to otr -' property wafjplif;cdat- 1 Senora - "AUofit somclIowed? Aas,no,Scnoaonly - i t - ,ir'i i These who sppiecUte the exceptional goo!n:u of S & W toe food products S ft W Baby Kernel Corn orTelcphonc Fcu.for example will recogcite st : once the encjua qualiiyofSftWcofice the mult of untiring effort to auks it the best the world offers. Rare old coffees, skillfully blended snd roaued. -Vicunm picked In the new key-can. . ' '. - ' ,i , ":' ':: . will be S3 W? Qoodl Theresa treat in store for yon' ti . i FOOD ,000,000 tcdar by nre chief achuitx ,of the I'alm Bcaoi depirtment. Previously the loss had boon'estl- mated at 4,000.000. .., r t Stop Night Coughing ; vThis Simple Way People who'-hat-' persistent, an-"' noylnKioouuhlnic pcll at nluhc, and WhO thl'OUKtl JUMM Uf VUlUHllIo Klep lire n- HikcntnR- thftr syntemn and . laylnff sliemiHilvea op-n to ilnnxorouil Infectl'liiH. can stun thulr dlMtn-Rwtntc trouble promptly l,y a vory slmpld - trcHinirni. aiunuicaa who liavo iiardlyl boon oblo to rest nt nil for louKli'tiK. Imve Kotton their full night' f sloop tho Vory llrat time thoy. . trlud lit. Thel treatment Is imed on a. re Wnrk iblo prvm.-rlptlnn known n Dr. I You fclmniy tnko u. traspooiiful at jourrthront for 15 or 20 seoonils bo. foro swallowing- it, ultiiout follow inn with water. The preticrlptloii lias a doublo action. ft not only ouches :md boala sorenons and Irrl- fltlll I.I I.. tutfi Ii'lr. uui, ii iiuH.Kiy looai-ns ana ov-o the iihloKtn and coiiKentlon ivhdi ton: J. ,w ,a u,rf:( coat ontha hlnir. Tho 1-eniilt In that you Ily sleep aa soundly aa a bubo very ftrnt nlnht, and tho entlro -n oonUHlon soos in a vory short Haul the cou llin e prererlptlon Is hltrhly roeom. Jed fe e,,iio-h. ....li- men hoar, jreneaa and lronchltl, and lit wontlorful for rhlMi...'. J". spai'nodla croup no harmful drum. Hcoitoinlca), loo, o the dose Is anlv one J easpoonful. It Is on sulo at all ftood druKulats, Ak for rSscovERQa Feed and ; Seed Oats For Sale ' Good quality ' KLABZUBA BROS. ; Malin, Ore. Scnora ah! that is real coffee a prize for the ' roaster who also is the artist 1 Very discreetly he adds to his prize just a dash of the new coffee to liven, ever so little, the rare old flavor. "You say so? the S & W comes from the mountain plantations, and from the rare mel lowed coffees we prize so highly? Then Pncific Coast people are fortunate to have sucn Y delightful beverage!" ; ' ' . : r PRODUCTS SPORTSMEN MEETING rA, , rn vno rDmAV WVL.L.E.D j-lJK r KIUAY : Through the Interest of those In terested In sport a spoclni: meotlng of.uiie Klamath County Sportsmen's association has 'boon called for Frl- day night In the chamber of com merce rooms for tho purpose of meeting with M. L.-ltyckmnn of Announcement The White Lunch is now under " . , New Management If we say that meals in town you might ,not ' ' believe it. But if you try ' them you'll know it's true. i ii i - .. , . .. . , i , i .' i ; ,....( . Customer once Customer forever ' ! - ' - ' ' H i,4 kVa :' ,i'.v u)k o Salem. Ryckman Is known through out the state as ststa superintend' ent of fish hatcheries, Me will ex. pion unu answer an questions per;, talnlng to fish propogatlon, scroens nan inuuurs.nnu oiner quosiions Ol fish culture In Klamath county.. A , largo attendance Is anticipated t confor with Ryckman on tlhese jut-,' Jts, ' , ';. ; i'';' -iv;r".' .A run '. " i' we serve the best .