The Paden Herald (Paden, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, August 4, 1916 Page: 2 of 8
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THE PADEN HERALD
LOUIS JOSEPH
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SYNOPS
Dudley Larnigan, d
of New York, attacks
vice trusts. Ho is kill
of a secret society, tin
fifteen. His son, Bru(
elected district atton
up the figlit Bruce i
Dorothy Maxwell, w
head of the insurance
ittUCE LAIIXIGA
first battle In h
the fifteen, a m
syndicate which
of cheap politicians, bill
ncss men, had strftnglec
its nefarious grip and w
spread its activities to c
country. But Brtfce lia
A final and despairing a
him on election day itsel
to prove that he had ac
from the liij^r interest:
enforcement of the la
thanks partly to his own
partly to the help of Dor
his fiancee.
But Bruce knew that
was only just beginnin
syndicate was intrenchet
had warned his father,
gan. that death would bt
he did not desist from hi
pose its corruption. It li
the warning, and Bruce 1
only to finish his father'!
work, but to avenge his •
* To Bruce, Stanford St
to be a great capitalist, a
financier, a man justly h<
community and worthy c
confidence. Yet Stanfor
the head of the graft s
.Was Stanford Stone who
Dudley Larnig'in's death
Stone who had led the
Bruce himself. Moreoi
Uruce did not suspect, t
sonal motive lay behind S
jfpr him, £cr was
Dorothy Maxwell.
Bruce had determined
move must be to strike a
the tenement house distil
father had been planning
"I want the man higher
his mother. "I know ther
^ *4
"Look at this," said Bru
Stone the letter
It is be that 1 must got. I
yet who he is. but I'm g^
out!"
He was at home when b
leaning over his mother's
even as be spoke a tiny da
by his ear and was buried
of his mother's chair. So fa
sound, so tiny the inissil.
mother knew nothing of it.
it out and found that aroui
was wrapped a note. lie
was brief:
"Warning: Stop invest!
tenements. Tbe Fifteen."
Bruce smiled rather gri
was a drawing of a skull c
lie stepped to the window,
whoever had thrown the da
within sight. But no suspi
acter of any sort rewarded
ing glance; instead he sa
Maxwell and Stanford Ston
ing the house. They look
waved to him.
"I certainly didn't expect 1
®f you!" said Bruce, laughin
you seen any suspicious lo<
acter around?"
"No one except you—you
suspicious!" laughed Stone.
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PADEN
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION ROCKS NEW YORK
Thirteen Warehouses Loaded With
Munitions Destined for the Allied
Forces Are Blown Up
LIFE LOSS SMALL BUT PROPERTY DAMAGE
WILL REACH TWENTY-FIVE MILLION
Principal Damage Confined to Black
Tom Island and the Jersey Shore;
Office Buildings Rock and Streets
Strewn with Thousands of
Plate Glass Windows.
New York Property loss estimated master for the New York division of
at $25,000,000 was caused early Sun-
day by a series of terrlic explosions of
ammunition awaiting shipment to the
entente allies and stored on Black
Tom Island, a small strip of land jut-
ting into New York bay off Jersey
City. The loss of lfie still is proble-
matical.
Three are known to be dead and at
least live more are missing. Scores
of persons were injured, some of them
probably fatally.
The detonations, which were felt in
five states, began with a continuous
rapid fire of small shells, then the
blowing up of great quantities of dyna-
mite, trinitrotoloul and other high ex-
plosives, followed by the bursting of
thousands of shrapnel shells which
Bhowered the surrounding country and
waters for miles around.
Merchandise Worth $15,000,000 Burned
Fire that started soon after the first
groat crash, destroyed thirteen of the
huge warehouses of the National Stor-
age Company on Black Tom Island, in
which were stored merchandise valued
at between $12,000,000 and $15,000,000.
The flames shooting into the clouds
were reflected against New Yorks
skyline of towering office buildings,
which only a few moments before
were shaken to their foundations as
If by an earthquake. Miles of streets
in Manhattan were strewn with brok-
en glass and shattered signs.
Reports of heavy loss of life were
Impossible of verification and the
authorities asserted the number of
deaths probably would be small. It
was said that owing to the extent of
the wreckage it might be several days
before the exact figures could be ob-
tained.
Fire Started on Independent Barge.
The cause of the disaster has not
been determined. Officials of the Na-
tional Storage Company and the Le-
high Valley railway, which also suf-
fered heavily through loss of property,
declared that reports to them showed
a fire started shortly after 1 o'clock
in the morning on a barge belonging
to an independent towing company
that had been moored alongside a
dock used by the railroad company to
transfer ammunition shipments from
trains to vessels in the harbor.
The barge, it was said, was there
without authority, either of the rail-
«road or the storage company. The
officials refused to disclose the name
of the independent towing company,
saying they weer investigating "to as-
certain whether the barge purposely
was set on fire as tbe result of a
plot.'
Warrants charging manslaughter
were issued for the arrest of Albert
M. Dickman, agent at the Black Tom
Island docks for the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company; Theodore B. John-
son, head of the Johnson Lighterage
and Towing Company and Alexander
Davidson, superintendent of the Na-
tional Storage Company. They are
accused of having illegally permitted
explosives to be stored where human
life was endangered. Johnson's com-
pany had been engaged, it was said,
tn lightering muutlons from the docks
to ships in the harbor.
Thirteen Storage Warehouses Lost.
A statement issued by the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company, said:
"Thirteen, brick storage warehouses
out of the twenty-four owned and oper-
ated by the National Storage Com-
pany, and six piers owned by the stor-
age company and leased to the Lehigh
Valley railroad were destroyed. Sev-
eral of the other brick warehouses
were badly damaged and some minor
damage was done to the Lehigh Valley
grain elevators. In addition, as far as
Is known, eighty-five loaded cars were
destroyed.
Loaded Can Are Hurriedly Removed
"M. T. Henly, night general yard-
the Lehigh Valley railway, was on the
pier when the fire started. He said
that the explosion which occurred at
2:08 o'clock was in the barge where
the fire started.
"Mr. Henly's first thought was to
remove the loaded cars on the pier
from the danger zone. He said that
when he reached the end of the pier
the barge was burning fiercely all
over and the fire was beginning to com-
municate itself to some of the cars
nearest the barge.
"Two long trains of cars were suc-
cessfully removed from the danger
zone before the rapidly spreading fire
engulfed the balance.
40,000 Tone of Raw Sugar Burned.
"It has not yet been definitely deter-
mined just what the money losses will
be. Some 40,000 tons of raw sugar,
valued at approximately $3,400,000, is
known to be lost. It is belieevd that
the other contents of the warehouses
destroyed will greatly increase this
amount.
Edmund Mackenzie, president of the
National Storage Company, declared
that the plant of his concern was val-
ued at $7,000,000, while the contents
of the warehouses probably were
worth $10,000,000. One of the ware
houses which remains intact, he said,
is filled with chemicals. Beside the
great quantity of raw sugar burned
there were 24,000 bales of tobacco,
much matting from China and Japan
and other merchandise. The loss to
his company and the railroad, Macken-
zie said, was partly covered by in-
surance.
Railroad Man Killed.
C. W. Leyden, chief of the Lehigh
Valley railroad police, was killed
while aiding an engine crew in at-
tempting to save a number of freight
cars from the fire.
A quantity of dynamite exploded
near where he was standing and blew
his body to atoms. The members of
the crew escaped with lacerations and
burns.
Child Dies of Shock.
The body of an unidentified man
was recovered from the water near
the Lehigh Valley pier. A child in
Jersey City, according to the police,
died from shock after the first ex-
plosion.
Statue of Liberty Damaged.
Every window In the pedestal of the
Statue of Liberty on Bedloe's island,
opposite Black Tom, was broken and
the main d^or, made pf iron and,
weighing almost a ton, was blown off
its hinges. The statue itself, how-
ever, was not damaged except from
the rain of shrapnel which bespat-
tered it.
Although the plant which furnished
power for Bedloe's island was shaken
and partly put out of commission, the
famous "light of Liberty" burned
steadily throughout the hours of con-
fusion.
Little Damage On Ellis Island.
Early reports of damage to the
buildings on Ellis Island were ex-
aggerated, according to Captain A. B.
Fry, supervising engineer of federal
buildings in New York. Captain Fry
said the loss could not exceed $50,000.
Most of the damage at the immigra-
tion station was in wrecked walks and
buildings and shattered windows and
doorways. Two barges, ablaze and
laden with sharpnel shells, drifted to
the island. An explosion on one ot
the barges damaged the structure
housing the power plant.
Two other fire-swept craft grounded
on the southwest corner of the island,
which contains the contagious disease
hospital. The medical staff removed
450 immigrants on the Island to the
Battery.
Many Ships Suffer.
Many small craft as well as several
good sized steamers and sailing ves-
sels were badly damaged. Crews on
the big ocean liners anchored tn tlia
harbor or docked along the New Jer-
sey and New York water fronts de-
clared that When the first two great
explosions occurred it appeared as 1^
tESlr vessels were literally picked up
out of the water and then hurled back.
All New York and cities within a
radius of twenty-five miles were
awakened by the explosion. Within an
hour 6,000 telephone calls went over
the police wire from excited inquirers.
Hundreds of thousands of persons,
many of them scantily clad, ran excit-
edly through the streets, while auto-
mobiles containing policemen, firemen
and others dashed along. Detectives
were rushed to Maiden Lane, the
home of the jewelry industry, to guard
against thieves.
Thousands of persons in Jersey City
fled to the parks after the first ex-
plosion. Panic stricken women
wheeled baby carriages about, some
of them praying and others scream-
ing.
The large railroad yards of the Le-
high Valley and the reclaimed meadow
land for miles around virtually were
covered with great piles of wreckage
and countless shrapnel shells, many
of which had not exploded.
Many spectators carried away
shrapnel shells as souvenirs. In some
instances they had been dug from the
earth two or three miles away from
the scepe of the explosion.
No special investigation of the ex-
plosion will be undertaken by the de-
partment of justice, according to a
Washington dispatch, unless evidence
is developed that it was a plot aimed
at the destruction of munitions of war.
A. B. Bielaski, chief of the bureau of
investigation, received word that so
far no facts had been developed to
show that the explosion was the result
of a plot.
^0^
Hot Weather
Meats
Veal Loaf, to lerve cold: Cooked Corned Beef, select
and appetizing. Chicken Loaf, Ham* Loaf and Veal Loaf,
delicately seasoned. Vienna Sausage, Genuine Deviled
Ham and Wafer Sliced Dried Beef for sandwiches and
dainty luncheons.
Insist on Libby's at yout grocer'
Libby, M-Neill & Libby, Chicago
VW.
Easy Money.
"Will Jack be a good provider, do
you think?"
"Oh, yes. He can borrow money
whenever he wants it."
FOREST FIRES RAGE IN CANADA
Hundred and Fifty
portede.
Deaths Re
Englehart, Ont.—Forest fires rag-
ing in northern Ontario are believed
to have resulted in the loss of from
150 to 200 lives. Other scores of per-
sons have been injured and it is feared
many of them may die.
At least five small towns have been
wiped out by the flames that have
been raging for forty-eight hours.
Reports thus far received show that
fifty-seven perished at Nushka, a
French-Canadian settlement, and thir-
ty-four injured; Iroquois Falls, fifteen
dead and many injured, and Ramore,
fifteen dead. The number killed at
Porcupine Junction is not known, but
the entire town except the railroad
station was destroyed.
The death list will be materially in-
creased, it is feared, by victims in out-
lying districts. There are apparently
well authenticated reports that many
prospectors have been trapped at
Tashota and Kowash. One farmer and
his ten children are known to have
been burned, while the man's wife was
vainTy seeking aid to check the on-
rushing flames.
Nushka, a hamlet consisting of a
score of frame buildings and stores,
suffered worst. It had been threat-
ened for several days, hut the resi-
dents lingered in the hope they might
save their homes.
Refugees without food or clothing
are pouring into the larger towns of
the burned district. A large number
have arrived here and are being sent
to Cobalt and Haileybury. Englehart
citizens worked all night caring foi
the homeless wanderers.
Hundreds of square miles of bush
and farm land have been burned over.
Isolated settlers took refuge in lakes
and rivers, leaving all their belongings
behind.
Rain fell at Matheson and several
other points, but a long continued
downpour will be necessary to ex
tinguish the fires and prevent them
from sweeping further southward
COULD NOT SPEAK
TO HER CHILDREN
"I have been a great sufferer from
asthma since I was thirteen years old,"
pays Mrs. M. A. Moonev, 79 Carroll St.,
Nashville, Tenn. "Have been so bad manv
times that I could not speak to my chil-
dren nor make my wants known to them.
I have taken three small bottles of Lung-
Vita, which has entirely cured my
asthma." Mrs. Rubie Clark, 315 Oriole
St., Nashville, Tenn., writes: "After hav-
ing three doctors to tell me I had tuber-
culosis, I can gladly say that Lung-Yrita
cured me."
These testimonials are taken from the
many we have on hand telling what Lung-
Vita has done in cases of consumption,
asthma, colds, croup, whooping cough and
grippe. If your dealer cannot supply you,
order direct. Price $1.75. Booklet upon
request. Nashville Medicine Co., Room 8
Steger Building, Nashville, Tenn. Adv.
Warned.
'Is old Skinflint an approachable
man?"
Yes, very, provided you don't care
what happens to you after you ap-
proach him."
Money may represent power, but ti
less money a man has the sooner
doctor will cure him.
ON FIRST 8YMPTOMS
use "Renovine" and be cured. Do n
wait until the heart organ is beyoi
' repair. "Renovine" is the heart ai
nerve tonic. Price 50c and $1.00. A(3
0 Maybe.
"Reforms are being carried on ever
where just now."
"Yes, and after we have reform-
some of our reforms we will probab
have matter in pretty good shaj
again."
Poets' Praise of Ale.
More poets have been inspired in
modern times by Brassenose ale,
brewed at Brasenose college, Oxford,
than by any other malt liquor of re-
cent memory. At one time it was a
custom for the college butler on every
Tuesday to present a collection of ale-
praising verse to the principal and re-
ceive a sum of money. Several o!
these outpourings, the writing of un-
dergraduates, have appeared in book
form.
ITCHING, BURNING SCALPS
Crusted With Dandruff Yield Readily
to Cuticura. Trial Free.
Cuticura Soap to cleanse the scalp of
dandruff crustings and scalings, and
Cuticura Ointment to soothe and heal
Itchings and irritations. Nothing bet-
ter, surer or more economical than
these super-creamy emollients for hair
and scalp troubles of young or old.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.—Adv.
The Little Matter.
A certain captain of Industry, co:
pllmented on an Immense war contra
said in New York:
"One beauty about these contracts
their strict honesty. There are
palms to grease."
"It wasn't always so In war c(
tracts. In fact, they tell a story abc
a war contractor who once broke t
silence of his club reading room wl
a dreadful sigh.
"'What's the matter?' a brother c<
tractor" asked.
" 'Alas, alas!' said the first c<
tractor. 'I've just bought five milll
pulrs of shoes-at a dollar a pair a
sold them to the array for six dolla
and I'm afraid the loss will ruin a
"'Loss? Loss?' said the other ci
tractor. 'What are you talking abo
man? On five million pairs of sho
with a five-dollar profit, how can thi
be a loss?'
" 'My dear fellow,' said the first ci
tractor, sadly, 'you forget the lit
matter of commissions.'"—Washingt
Star.
Appreciation of a Prodigy.
"Bllggins Is still talking about the
bright things bis boy says."
"Well, I envy him. It must be great
to have a boy who entertains himself
thinking of bright things instead of
banging on the cellar door with a board
or experimenting with a shotgun."
Succinct.
When the big shop of a Lancashire
merchant was burned, and while he
stood by the pile of ashes, vainly seek-
ing to conjure a good phenix there-
from, he was handed this message
from his family In London:
"Telegraph particulars of fire In
shop."
Seizing a pencil, he wrote:
"No particulars. No shop."
Love Is Blind.
Another proof that love is blind
that no decent husband ever sees
freckle or wrinkle on the face of I
wife who has just put a bait of fri
chicken, hoecake, roas'n'ears, sliced
matoes and sparrow grass in front
him.—Houston Post.
One way for a lawyer to rise at
bar Is to stand on a chair.
He Meant Well, but—
Distinguished Out-of-Town Guest
(speaking at banquet)—Your beautiful
little city appeals to me. As we came
In on the train I remarked to my wife:
"Ah, my dear; you and I ought to be
living on the top of one of those mag-
nificent hills."
Toastniaster (In hoarse whisper) —
Go easy; we've got only two hills In
town. The insane asylum is on one,
and the sewage works on the other.
Where It Was Needed.
My young nephew and a neighbor's
boy were discussing what they wanted
to be when they grew up to be men.
My nephew, who has a dog that snaps
at the children, said: "I want to be a
lion tamer." The neighbor's boy in a
disgusted tone of voice said: "Better
start on your dog first.'—Chicago Trib-
una.
All But—
"Dear Mabel, do you love me?"
"Oh, George!"
"Don't you, Mabel? Just a tiny lit-
tle bit?"
"W-e-U, y-e-s, George."
"And would your mother keep away
from us, except when I Invited her?"
"She would, George."
"And your brothers and sisters,
too?"
"Why, certainly, George."
"And, of course, the old gent would
settle my debts?"
"Of course, George."
"Darling, will you marry me?"
"No, George I"
All Gone.
"Blinks doesn't seem to have much
snap In him any more."
"No; he used to have so much snap
In him that now he's broke."
Tea and Coffee
For Children?
These beverages contain
drug elements that hinder
development of both body
and mind, especially in
children.
Nowadays, for their chil-
dren, wise parents choose
P0STUM
This delicious table bev-
erage, made of cereals, has
a wonderfully satisfying
flavor—a flavor much like
the higher grades of coffee
(but without any of cof
fee's harm.) Po tum is f
true, pure food-drink tha
has helped thousands tc
forget the coffee habit.
"There's a Reason"
Grocers everywhere
sell POSTU*
Trade in Paden I
Episode No. 3 Next Week.
I now, remember the Record office
I is equipped to do "hurry-up" work.
old. See J. T.
Prague Okla, 4
Burkhalter
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