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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-27
Exploding Lamp Starts Fire.

Fire broke out Saturday evening
about 4 0'riock in the home OF Leon
Irons AT 24l Tatnall street when a
lamp exploded In the room occupied
by Leslie Davis. Colored border. An
alarm from box No. 2l2 brought En-
CINE Companies Nos. / and : and
Truck Company No 3 to the house
and the flames were extinguished be
fore there was any serious damage.
Earlier in the day Engine Company
No. was called TO l322 Walnut street
the home Of H. G.. 1Iinson when the
house was supposed to be on FIRE but
there was no blaze there and the FIRE
! men did not have to go into service
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-27
Taken From Engine Tenders.

Out Of work and trying 10 get back
TO their homes in New York. they said.
Harry Jones and Michael Murphy
were taken from the tender of a fast
passenger engine from Baltimore at
French street station last night. In
Municipal Court today they were dis
missed on promise 20 leave the city.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-27

A fine OF 500 or one months i'm
prisonment was the penalty imposed by
Judge Lynn today on Frank Beck
ton. Negro, proprietor Of the Douglas
House, 1925 Walnut street. on a
charge OF keeping gaming table.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-27

When business is slow, and in the
fall season. advertising helps to make
business er,-Ady. >
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-02-11

wreckage Of the balcony or from tho
front OF the balcony itself. Following
the rule Of motion picture audiences
and with an almost empty house to
pick FROM, those OH the main flom
had grouped themselves In the rows Of
seats just below tho front of the ba1co-
ny. They were back far enough to sec
well and the front and back rows we're
almost empty.
At the point they had chosen, the
danger proved to be just double. F,w
of those seated there could have cscaY.
cd. Even If the falling concrete slaus
and steel work Of the roof missed
them, the solid mass OF tho balcony
front came down on the first wreckage
with crushing weight. The cleaning
brass rail that adorned the balcony
front lay spread over the wreckage Of
the roof. fifteen feet below. when res.
cucrs reached the scene.
Those farther back on the main
floor probably all escaped. The beams
that supported the back end Of the
balcony did not let got their clutch on
tho wall. The wide sweep Of seats they
supported titled down until the wreck
age below took the weight Of the front
end, then stood covering the back rows
of the main floor like tent.
The front rows OF the balcony were
ground to n twisted mass Of ruin I'm
the fail. There was no wood in the
structure. 1t was all steel and concrete
but the enormous weight Of the bal.
cony, was itself sufficient to wind the
tortured beams into fantastic shapes.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-02-11

Richmond, Va. July 8, 1915.
A perfect cure has been effected
by l.. j. Hayden's Pure Herb Medi
cineh After waiting thirteen years
and have not suffered from the
horrible disease, Gravel, I desire to
make a statement to l.. J. Hayden:
Thirteen years ago twelve leading
physicians OF my city treated mo for
Kidney trouble and gravel without
the desired benefit. These doctors
advised me to DO operated on, as that
was the only chance for me. I was
advised to go and get somo Of l.. J..
Hayden's Herb Medicine and try be
fore being operated on. did go,
and In twenty four hours after using
his medicines passed at least a
half dozen gravel, some as big as a
large pea. Since that time I have
not suffered with the gravel. I
highly recommend l.. J. Hayden's
medicine to all suffering humanity.
am, ..... ]. A, PAGE,
Auburn Ave, Richmond Va.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-02-11
SEWERS JUGULAR VEIN

Witnesses among prisoners at dinner
state that Perres became angry when
Jones turned his bnck upon him I'M
mediately in front Of the bread basket.
Jones was reaching into the basket to
get tho bread Perres demanded. 1t Is
said, when the Spaniard drew a dirk
and slashed the colored man at the
side Of the neck. The jugular vein WIS
severed. Jones fell bleeding in heap.
The stabbing threw the prisoners IN
to turmoil.
Cries Of the prisoners. who were Oh
the verge Of a free-for-all fight in effort
to capture and disarm Perres. attract
cd Captain Mike Prince, deputy city
sergeant, to the dining room: In an
instant he covered the surging crow"
with his gun and called order.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-02-11

victims until the weight OF the wreck
age could be lifted. A call to the navy
yard brought bluejackets and hydraul
fc jacks and oxyhydrogen jets to burn
throught the steel beams. The jacks
were lined up under the edge Of the
fallen balcony and little at q time Its
weight was lifted. Rescuers took their
lives in their hands to creep under and
release persons there.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-02-11
TOILED DESPERATELY

But against every difficulty, the sol
diers, sailors and firemen and police
and citizens toiled desperately and n
slow stream Of dead and injured began
to trickle out through the doorways.
Nearly every house and store in The
vicinity became rescue station.
Housewives made up pots OF coffee for
rescuers and rescued as the night wore
on.
On the Eighteenth Street front a
row Of parked automobiles stool, for
owners killed or hurt in the crash in.
side. They were hub deep in snow and
only narrow lane was opened to traf
fic in the street itself as the street
cars could not get through because OF
the snow. The automobiles hindered
the rescuers' work. They were picked
up bodily by crowds Of mon and lifted
out Of tho way.
Ambulanccs and private machines
gathered up the injured as they were
brought out. Finally q string Of army
ambulances arrived from Walter Reed
Hospital with sacks full Of bandages.
Doctors came from everywhere, army
and navy and civilian doctors.
All through the night the work Of
rescue went on. It was evident that
nothing could be done for many OF Inc
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-02-11

Was cured Of very bad case of
Rheumatism by two bottles OF L.
j. Hayden's wonderful Herb Medi.
cine, after suffering long time with
the dreadful disease. I was unable
to move hand or foot, and after I
had taken three doses Of tho med,
icine / was able to get out of my
bed and walk across the floor, and
only two bottles Of the medicine has
made me a perfectly we'll man in
every respect. cannot give Mr.. L..
j. Hayden too much praise for what
he has done for me. have sent
many other suffering ones to him,
and they have also cotton cured. My
daughter was also cured Of Rheuma
tism and Indigestion by L. J. Hay
den's Herb Medicines at No. 220 W.,
Broad Street, Richmond, Va. I re-
commend Mr.. l.. j. Hayden as one
OF the greatest healers Of the sick
on earth. Respectfully.
J. D. TAYLOR,
2419 Il. Grace st.. Richmond, Va.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-02-11
JAIL THROWN INTO
TURMOIL BY KILLING.
Colorcd Trusty Neat. End OF Term
Slain by Spanish Prisono:.

Norfolk, Va, Jan. 30.-J. B. Jones,
colored, serving two-ycar sentence for
robbery in the city Jail, was stabbed IN
the neck and instantly killed by Rocl'
Ia Perres, Spaniard, doing n four-year
torn for housebreaking. The murder
occurred ut 2 o'clock this afternoon
while prisoners were ut dinner in tho
city jail.
The deathblow was struck during
an argument over q piece Of brend
which Perrcs thought Jones trusty,
was slow in serving him.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-02-11
TAKES CHARGE OF ALLEGED

The prisoners quieted before the way
ing gun barrel and Perres was singled
out among them as the slayer Of Jones
on tho floor. Captain prince told tho
others to move back and took Pcrres in
to custody.
Rearrestinr him on charge Of muir
der, CAPTAIN Prince notified the police
Detectives NoritZsky and Manly. do
tailed to til, case began an invcstiJa.
ton at once.
DR.. J. Judd Miller, corner gave per.
mission to turn the body OF Jones over
to an undertaken.
Jones had hut few weeks of hip
sentence to serve.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-02-11

ignton last Sunday,
On our sick list are Mr. James Alsop
Mrs. Leila Howard. Mrs. Bette Corbi 4
and Mrs. Rnhinette Harvev.
Mr.. Herbert Hill and sister Miss
Leila returned from Maryland last
week
Mrs. Melvina Harvey and Mrs. Mar.
tina Tunstall have been indisposed fer
the past few days.
Mrs. Minnie Hill died last week AFT
or lingering Illness Of several months
Your are cordially invited to attend
the, Sunday School and preaching scr.
views at MT Olive Sunday. a4%.a
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-02-11
FRANTIC CALLS FOR AID

Here again chance played q part in
reducing the number Of victims. Tho
front rows Of the balcony, four or five
tiers deep, were known rs reserved"
seats. They were priced above the sue
ceetling rows and except when the
house was damned, commonly were
not all occupied. With the small Mt.
TENDANCE OF last night, probably only
few had paid the extra price for
these seats. the majority preferring to
sit further back in the balcony. And
many OF those behind scrambled up
the slope Of the fallen balcony to safe.
~, although many were struck down
in the first blow when the roo fcame
In. Some were hurled down into tho
pit wreckage when the balcony from,
fell. and even some Of these escaped
with bruises. There Is no record, how
ever. Of any survivor among those ii.
the foremost balcony seats.
Frantic calls for aid went out rs
soon as those in the double.walled
structures which form the Eighteenth
Street and back wall Of the auditorium
realized what had happened. These
two three'sloor wings form the offices,
stores along the Eighteenth Street
front and house the statrways and the
approaches and exits both on that sido
and along the back walls and they
were not involved in the disaster,
which was confined to the auditorium
Itself. Later these stores and CORR.
doris became the first-aid stations as
the mangled victims were dragged
from the wreckage,
Firemen fought their way through.
heading snowdrifts in answer to
general alarm. Police pntrOls filleu
with mon churned and skidded
through the white muck and In an.
swer to summons, marines from tho
barracks clear across the city came at
double time, painting through tho
heavy going. At Fort Myer, across the
river, the cavalry was turned out and
started In truck loads TO the rescue
only to find roads Blocked with snow.
The men shoveled their way frantical.
ly,, but finally four mule teams fran
the fort and from the engineers har
racks were called on.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-02-11
FIRST MT. OLIVE NOTES,

Newtown. Va. Feb. 7.--Mr. G. s
Bundy OF Tappahannock spoke Mt Nj
Olive few evenings ego In interest OF
the proposed new school.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-02-11
STORM KEPT MANY AWAY

Normally, the theater has had cveI y
seat filled at that hour and nearly o.
600 persons was it's capacity. The
same unprecedented snowfall which
brought death to the venture some few
kept the many Mt home. Street car trat
fic had been abandoned. and streets
and sidewalks were all but impassibls
with drifts.
There has been no time rs yet for
official inquiry rs to the cause Of the
disaster. The ruins themselves disclose
however, that the entire mass Of steel
held concrete that formed the roof had
como down. The crash swept the sup
ports out from under the balcony, ap
parently and this hinged down at an
angle of 45 degrees. adding the tangled
mass Of wreckoge On tho floor below.
Senator Capper, Of Kansas, mam.
her Of the Senate District OF Columbia
AomMlttee announced tonight that rs
soon as the Senate reconvened he
would introduce resolution calling
for an investigation Of the Knickerboc-
kcr Thcnter disaster and also of all
large building construction in Wash
ington since the beginning Of tho wal .
Eenator Capper said reports had
come to him that to a more or less de
gree the building code Of the District
Of Columbia had been violated during
the rush Of construction following the
increase in the city's population follow
ing the war declaration.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-02-11
WILD CONFUSION.

At the scene Of the disaster there
was wild confusion for time. Those
who first made their way TO the audi
forums doors saw before them dim,
mysterious heap Of wrecknge, family
lighted by string Of colored electrics
on the stage that still stood intact, and
by the reflected glow from the leaden
skies above where the roof had been.
Minute by minute the crowds about
the door thickeiied. The crash Of tho
falling roof had drawn thnNy,, SOME
who had relatives In that mass of ruin
and melting snow inside. The clang
Of fire apparatus brought other hun
dreds, and until the marines came
painting up the police were powerless
to fight off the crowd.
Firemen plunged into the wreckaee
with lanterns. Men with electric torch.
es came from all sides to aid. And 1t
was daunting task they faced. They
stood on the debris they must lift to
reach those dead or dying below On
the Columbia Road side the single wall
lowered menacingly above their heads
stripped almost bare except for the
high exit signs marking the way out
of the balcony, now n crumpled mass
below. Not a window in the long wall
was broken.
With infinite care the rescuers he.
gan work. Every beam they touched
might lot another mass Of concrete
down If it was moved too swiftly
There were some gronns in the dark.
ness below, and no one knew how
many men,, women and children had
been crushed or trapped there. The
huge slabs Of concrete from the roof
torn from their steel supporting grid
ers, stood in crazy attitudes. A touch
might send them topping.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-02-11


22O W. Broad
matter what
leaves; seed berries flowers plants
relieved thousands
MY MEDICINES Heart
Blood Kidney Bladder
aches kind Colds Bronchial Diseases
Sesaos Female Complaints LaGrppe
Bols its
Brgts Disease Of ys
on L. j. HAYDEN. 220 West = -
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-02-11
INVESTIGATION ORDERED

Investigation Of the collapse of tho
Knickerbocker Theater roof. was order
ed today by the District OF Columbia
Board Of Commissioners. the govern
ing body Of the city of Washington. AT
the same time orders went out to close
all theaters until the snow had been
cleared from the roofs and inspectors
had made examination of the structur
ca.
Officials said that until an inquiry
had been made. the direct cause of the
collapse Of the Knickerbocker roof
could not be determined.
mo man can tell Mt the present
time just what was directly respons'-
bic for the collapse Of the roof said
Building Inspector Healey.
The inspector could not recall pre-.
vious case of the collapse Of n building
in the District of Columbia directly as
result Of the weight Of snow on the
roof
It was stated that the inquiry would
be started as soon as the rescuers at
work in the wreckage had made Ger,
tain that all Of the bodies had been re
moved. The examination of the wreck
age will be made by Major Cary II E.
Brown. assistant engineer commission.
err, aided by structural engineers from
the building inspectors Office.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-02-11
SEARCH OF RUINS UNCHECKED

The large majority Of the victims
both killed and injured, were residents
of this city. although many came re.
Gently from other placos. Exploration
Of the ruins went on unchecked after
dark, but those in charge believed few
additional bodies would be found.
Without regard to their own risks, sol
diers, marines. sailors. police, firemen
and citizen volunteers had fought their
way beneath the wreckage over practi
cally the whole floor space Of the audi
torium.
The exact number in the theatar
when the steel and concrete span Of
the roof buckled and fell under it's two
foot load OF snow probably will never
be known. The stories Of perhaps n
hundred who got out uRinjured have
been reported. These account for 4
few more than 800 in the audience that
was roaring in laughter at a film
comedy when the roof fell on then,
like a blanket, carrying down the front
OF the wide balcony in its crash.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-02-11
ALL 'CKASH VICTIMS IDENTIFIED
I'm WASHINGTON DlSASTER.
Soldiers. Marines. Police and Firemen
as Rescue Workers, Fight q Des-
perate Battle Through Dark
and Daylight in Race With
Death
800 IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. THEATER
WHEN ROOF FALLS ON LAUGH
ING AUDIENCE

Investigation Of Collapse Has Been Or
dercd-Senator Cappcr to Introduce
Resolution in Senate Demanding
Rigid Inquiry Into Catastrophe.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-02-11

Washington. Jan. 30.--Ofiicial police
records early today placed the known
dead in the Knickcrbockcr Theater dis
aster at 107, when the roof. weighted
by more than two feet Of snow, col
lapsed.
Elimination Of duplicated names
brought the final total down from the
unofficial peak Of 112, at which the toll
of the catastrophe was placed late last
night.
The list Of injured stood Mt 1874 with
fourteen listed as seriously injured. "
This was said to include every body
thus far recovered from the ruins, 1eaV
Ing none unidentified.
Rescue workers. fighting desperate
battle through dark and daylight had
recovered that number tonight,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-02-11
ROOFLESS IN A SECOND

The building stands in an acute
angled corner at Eighteenth Stree.
and Columbia Road, Northwest, the
heart Of the most favored residence
section Of the city. The narrow niche
Of the stage on which the screen was
hung. was backed into the corner angle
while to the left from the stage, he
line of the auditorium wall runs in a
straight line for some 200 feet down
Eighteenth Street. TO the right, the
wall follows the slow curve Of Colum.
hia Road for about the same distance.
and at the far end, paralleling the
stage front; the backwall completes
the auditorium proper also about zoe
feet in length.
This whole space stood roofless tt
the sky moment after the first mis-
sing sound Of the breaking roof gave
warning above the music Of the orches
ira. There is only one survivor thus
far who has told of having heard that
warning and seen the first powder!
handful Of snow sift down over the
head Of the orchestra leader in time
TO make his escape uninjured. From
his seat well forward on the main foo!
he raced for the doors at the back.
great blast Of air expelled as the roo
came down, hurled him through tn,
doorway to safety. ..
Most Of tho bodies were recoverH
g. y. 49, IN 4 , aS a q
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-03-31
NOTICE TO TIMBER
OPERATORS

Our select. large. graded
Melted Gems and Gold Coin
Potatoes will sell in 15-sack
lots or more for $3.50 per
hundred.
Read This.
Large red onions, l0c pound
spinach. lee pound
Lettuce. 10c head
CaulIflower. zoe head
Rutabagas, sc pound
Turnips. &c pound
Green onions. i0c bunch.
Sweet potatoes, &c pound.
Carrots. &c pound
Parsnips. &c pound.
Local cabbage. &c pound
Cooking apples. &c pound.
Large select eating apples. &c. lb.
Cider. Goc gallon, i5c quart
All kinds beans
Eggs. zoe dozen
Select prunes. l2c pound
Dried peaches. lac pound
Raisins. 2tc pound
Home canned fruits and jellies
Home canned pickles and picalili
Try our meat market-tender meats
klamath Cheese. 29c pound
MIX daily &c quart
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Dairy butter 76c roll
Local creamery butter. Use roll
Homemade hominy. lee pound
Bulk sauerkraut, l5c quart
Dressed and live chickens
Seed potatoes
Wheat
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-03-31

OF each contending party, aud u
press which allays passion and
seeks to present, editorially and In
It's news columns. tho controversial
subject matter impartially aud with
the Wow Of being helpful IN end
ing the difference, is u great assc,
TO the community Il serves,
The nation needs production In
all its major industries, but II needs
even more n mutual tolerance, good
will and confidence between em.
ploycr and employe, That. In q
nutshell, is the whole aim Of the
department we have
the honor to represent.
We regret deeply that up TO this
time the employers and employees
have not hccn able To see eye to
eye" and only hope that through
other agencies or, far preferably,
through their own inherent sense
ot what Is fair and right, the par
ties directly concerned may speed
ily end their controversy and Klam-
lth Falls he spared the suffering
which must cnsuc II the strike con-
inues, Very sincerely yours,
+. i. MARSH,
i. $, Commissioner of Cancellation.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-03-31
THE LOC.BOOK

HERE seems to be an all.'oo'
i general feeling that newspaper
men as a class are irreligious: that
their work brings so constantly to
their attention the scamy side OF life
that many lose their spiritual bear
ings and drift upon the materialistic
tide.
Such a conception OF the charactcr
OF those who conduct the nations
newspapers must necessarily reflect
on the integrity Of the press itself.
II LAYS the foundation for distrust
and disbelief
We oanno, deny that a certain por-
,ion of the press caters tn what own
ers OF n certain class of papers de-
clare is a demand from the public
for the publication Of detailed dc
sorip;ions Of unwholesome and abnor.
NAL Incidents In social relations. But
the bulk OF newspaper men are non
est. with an ethical code as high. or
higher. than any other profession.
There is at present among news
papers n movement to get back TO
fundamentals. TO strengthen the NOR
nj standing OF the press, II Is making
headway. II Is known as the Back.
to-the Bible" movement.
The Bible has greater Influence
upon the lives OF the men who con.
due, tho newspapers Of America. and
OF the world. than most people re-
cognize. And In this connection We
present an excerpt from the remarks
OF Olin W. Kennedy, managing editor
OF the Miami (fiaJ Herald. before
young mems Bible class In that |
city recently:
II presume that ] was invited
here not as a student OF the Bible. |
but rather as a newspaper man TO
give you some Idea as TO how the
Bible is regarded In a newspaper
office. ! have known many news
paper men In my time and have
never yet found one who did not
have holy reverence for the Bible
and Its teachings You may think IL
strange In my saying 20. but ! am
convinced that there Is nothing
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-03-31
Noted Sportsman Will
Sail for South Seas

PASADENA. Cal, March SO
Keith Spalding. noted sportsman, will
construct a schooner-yach, this year
in which he will make an extended
tour OF the South Seas In 1913, he
announced hero recently.
Spalding has commissioned a New
York naval architect to design the
craft. which according To present
plans will have length over all OF
i62 feet and a cruising radius e
i02i miles at full speed.
The sportsman will act as his own
skipper on the proposed jaunt, while
his wife will serve In the capacity OF
mate.