St. Louis Post-Dispatch
February 2, 1917

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CHICAGO, Feb. 2.—Eleven hours after an explosion and fire which wrecked a West Side tenement build- ing at 1 a. m., today, the police an- nounced that 26 persons were miss- ing and probably dead. , Ninety-one persons resided in the building, according to the agent rep- resenting it. The janitor accounted for 19 of these as being away at work, leaving 72 whom he assumed were in the building at: the time the leaking gas exploded. These the police ac- counted for as follows: Known dead, 2; injured, 21; missing, probaBly dead, 26; known rescued or accounted for, 23. The names of those rescued alive in recesses of the wreckage, up to noon, were given out by the police as fol- lows: Mr. and Mrs. Albert Johnson, respectively, and three girls of the Spitzley family— Gertrude, aged 8; Mary, aged 12, and Charlotte, aged 18. In the other part of the ruins, where voices were heard, . there were suppose: to be five per- sons. The police list did not contain: the nahies of Mr: and Mrs. Peter Spitzley, e. _who were rescued nearer the surface ad of the wreckage. Mrs. Spitzley died ‘on the way to a hospital, where her husband also was taken. He _ will dive, 7 A tenant of the building toid Fire saw a neighbor moving through the buliding with o handful of matches which he lighted from time to time. ap- parently looking for a gas leak. The ex- plosion may haye resulted from this. Investigations were begun by city and county departments. Morris Feldman, the janitor, was sent for to confirm his atory to the police. He told the latter that on various occasions complaint cf the odor of gas was made to the gas company and that repair men then wrapped the pipe with pieces of tape. , One who came out yesterday, he said, * asserted he could not handle the job alone and Feldman said he went. away without doing anything. Two bodies were recovered from the ruins before daybreak, those of an unidentified man about 50 years old, who was crushed when the walls crumbled and of Mrs. Charlotte Stit- sley. The tenement was a three-story brick structure at 813-23 West Four- teenth place. The explosion was heard for miles, and while some buildings a few yards off were undamaged, windows were broken many blocks away. Hundreds of He- brew, Lithuanian, Polish and Russian tenants of the district rushed fron. their beds into the street when the tem- perature was 10 degrees below Zero. @iligdren Vropped From Windows. ‘The explosion wrecked one end of the -. tenement building,’ which contained 24 flats, 16 of which were occupied. The fismes burst throughout the lower story immediately. When firemen arrived they Were able to rescue a few children who Were dropped by their parenfS from the Upper windows. Some adults also were saved in this A group of «ailroad switchmen Who happened on the scene in advance " the firemen were reported to have : rescued lo children. ~ To extinguisii the fire it was neceesary to dig down to the gas main. This, OWing to the frozen ground, was slow | Work, and seven hours after the explo- Sion the main had not been reached. Refuges Are Thrown Open. — xg Those driven from their homes found tefuge from the cold at Hull House Settlement, hospitals, the police sta- | tons and in stores, the proprietors of © Which, when alarmed by the explosion, and women ctying and talking in Yiddish. Among ther She wore a Night gown, a shawl, one slipper and one boot. Tatrick Ponohue, an agsistant fie Marshal, said that when he reached the & great flame of gas was ipaping | : West Fourteenth place. “A lot of these people,” he said, “must have been caught. They were in bed @n@ asleep and had no chance to es- ‘Spe. Where gas and flames did not ¥ falling stairways and umbling Walls did.”’ wh. were woon the scene early that they saw women with } ir hair and clothing ablaze carryics .s aes their young into the street, rical and screaming. ty or more persons were in- in adjoining structures by flying | SKATING 10 BELOW ZERO AT8 A. M.; 10 BE AS:COLD TONIGHT Prospect of Rising Temperature Is Held Out for To- morrow. TEMPERATURES. . & below 9 below ..10 below > THE: - 11 . 5 below i (Noon). 6 below p. m. 7 below > Pp. m Yesterday: High, 14, at 4 p. low, 2 below zero, at midnight. Cla Wri Oog Official forecast for St. Louis and vicinity: Fair and continued cold to- night: tomorrow probably fair, slow- ly rising temperature: lowest tonight will be about 10 below zero. Tonight's weath- er conditions will repeat those of last night. when several hours of zero temperature led, at 8 o'clock this morning, to a record of 10 be- low zero, the low- est mark reached in St. Louis in more than five years. This pre- diction was made today by the Weather Bureau, which, however, held out the pros- pect of rising tem- perature tomor- row. Ol | St. Louis has not had such severe cold since the first week of 1912. On Jan. 7, fn that year, 14 below zero was recorded. The cold- est weather on record in St. Louis is 23 below zero, on Jan. 29, 1879. Missouri—Fair tonight and probably tomorrow; slowly rising temperature to- morrow; and in west and extreme north portions tonight. _ Winois—Fair.and continued cold tuv- night; tomorrow generally fair, with slowly rising temperature. Stage of river, 1.4 feet: no change GROUNDHOG COULD SEE SHADOW Plenty of Sunshine on This the Tra- ditional Day for Test. If any groundhog was foolish enough to leave his warm and cozy burrow in or around St. Louis today he saw some- thing that scared him’ back. The grounchos is traditionally afraid of his own shadow, and only once in every winter he takes the chance of meeting it face to face. This is the day. Official weather observers do not think much of the groundhog as a competitor, but there is a widespread belief, espe- cially in rural circles, that if the ground- hog sees his shadow on this day he will ‘retreat {nto his hole and remain there for six weeks, during which pe- riod the weather will continue to be cold. The sun was shining brightly at the groundhog’s rising hour today. IN FOREST PARK Ice Safe Both on Sylvan Lake and the Lagoons, The Park Department today an- nounced skating in Forest Park, on the lagoons and Sylvan Lake, would be permitted this afternoon and eve- fing. SBonfires will be provided to keep the skaters warm. No skating will be permitted in the other parks, as owing to lack of protection the water was so agitated by the wind that it did not freeze sufficiently hard to make skating safe. FOOD CARUS FOR SWITZERLAND Berne Newspaper Says Submarine Warfare Will Make Them Necessary. BERNE, Switzerland, Feb. 2.—The note in which,the German Government informed Switzerland of the inaugura- tion of an unrestricted submarine cam- paign named Cette as the only port in France through which Swiss traffic 1s authorized. The Bund says that this will involve a different arrangement for the conveyance of supplies to Switzer- land and will also render necessary «4 ration system for the Swiss and the is- suance of cards for the principal arti- cles of food. = In Next. . Sunday's Post-Dispatch “Succeeding With What You Have,’’ By Charles M. Schwab ~—Advice that has brought millions to day laborers in the reat steel magnate’s new 00 “Outting Some Ice at the Skat- ing Rink’’— A double page of drawings in colors of humorous scenes of nightly occurrence at a popular St. Louis amusement resort. ‘‘4 Peace With Honor’’— Prof. Albert Bushnell Hart of Harvard analyzes the Presi- dent's peace note. } How Germany Expects to Win the War— An ‘interesting interview with one of the aiser’s strongest Cabinet Ministers. Order Your Copy Today SPECTACULAR lot DISPLAY AT FIRE IN 3 RESIDENCES Buildings and Clothes of the Firemen and Policemen Are Coated. BIG CROWD VIEWS SCENE Damage to Houses in 4800 .. Block on St. Louis Avenue About $10,000. A fire, which wrecked three residences on St. Louis avenue, near Euclid av- enue, at 9:30 this morning, occasioned a spectacular ice display which was viewed by a crowd almost as large as would be seen at a downtown fire. Ice coated not only the buildings, but the clothing of firemen and policemen. Neighbors served hot coffee to the fire- men, and took into their homes the oc- cupants of the houses. The fire started in the two-story brick and frame house occupied by John C. Setzer, a Postoffice clerk, at 4856 St. Louis avenue. It spread to the home of Carl Nielsen, number 4858, and to that of William H. Keary, at 4854, The fire is supposed to have started from a flue. Keary :aw it while he was in his dining room, and called to his neighbors. The Setzer home was wrecked’ by the |falline of the roof, and the dam- age in the Keary home wag nearly as large. In the Nielson house the dam- age was mostly above the first floor, the roof being burned. A vacant house, number 4852, east of the Keary home, was also consid- erably damaged. Chief Henderson haid the total damage would probably exceed $10,000. Setzer and Keary rented. their houses, owns his. Department Called Ont: Burning Automobile. A Ford runabout, owned by W. W. Hoxton, cashier of the Federal Reserve Bank, caught fire at 10 o’clock this morning, at Broadway and Pine street, across the street from the Federal Re- Fire for ‘serve Bank Building, where it had beeu left standing. The Fire Department was called and the fire was extinguished without great damage to the car. Attempt to Thaw Water Pipes Causes Fire. : While attempting to thaw out water pipes in the bathroom of her home at 272 Cass avenue at 8:15 a m., today, Mrs. Howard Duffy set fire to wood- work. She estimated the damage to the building at several hundred dollars. No one was injured. Defective Fiue Causes Fire. At 9:20 o’clock this morning the home ss Edward Herzog at 6110 Ridge avenue caught fire from a defective flue. The damage was several hun- dred dollars. Manicipal Lodging WUouse Shelters 343 Homeless Men. The Municipal Lodging House last night sheltered 343 homeless men, the largest number of any night this winter. The police stations kept 50 men who sought protection from the celd after the closing of the Municipal Lodging House at 9:30 p. m. Nearly All Incoming Trains Two to Five Hours Late. Incoming trains of nearly all railroads were two to five hours late this morn- ing, and a few trains were so far behind their schedule that, at the time for their arrival, no report from.them had been received, The lateness was due to slow running, because of rail conditions, ang the increased difficulty of keeping u;: steam. hicago Experiences Coldest Night of the Winter. CHICAGO. Teb. 2.—Chicagoans awoke today, after the coldest night of the winter, the temperature at daybreak heing 10 degrees below zero. A forecast issued by the Weather Bureau indi-: cated the temperature today might reach 15 degrees below zero, and that no relief was in sight for at least two days. a PRICE OF POTATOES SOARS TO $2.30, NEW HIGH RECORD ges. Too, Go tie: te Reaching High ark Set Several Weeks Ago. Potatoes scored a new high record in the local market today when the fancy Idaho rural brand sold at from $2.20 to $2.30 per bushel wholesale. This. éc- cording to commission men, ts the high- est figure ever obtained for potatoes here within the memory of many vet- eral dealers. Prices were fully 10 cents per bushel higher, than Wednesday. There has been a gradual ‘advance in the price of potatoes in the last 10 days, which, dealers say, is caused by the scarcity of the stock and the severe weather. Egg prices also advanced 2 cents, be- ing quoted at 42 cents per dozen whole- sale, reac..ng the recent high record established some weeks ago) when they sold at the same price, which was then said to be the highest on récord tn the St. Louis Butter and Egg Exchange. while Nielsen dent Lincoln and the U. S. Grant. Group of Great German Liners Interned at Ne Se York. and Now Closely Watched by U. S. Naval Authorities Among the vessels shown in. the photograph are the Vaderland (the largest ship afloa:) , the Presi- Owing to rumors that they would be blown up at their piers or that they would attempt to escape from port, the naval authorities are watching them closely. OREGON'S ANTL-ALEN LAND BIL WITHORAWA Action Follows Representations Against This and Idaho Measure by Japan. ‘ SALEM, Ore., Feb. 2.—Oregon’s anti- alien land bill was withdrawn from the Legislature here today by Senator George R. Wilbur, Democrat, who in- troduced it, because, as he said, he did not want to handicap President Wilson with possible Japanese complications during the present international crisis. Washington Regards Situation Caused by Anti-Alien Bills as Serious. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—Japan’s rep- resentations to the United States against the anti-alien land bills pending in Idaho and Oregon Legislatures, although made informally through her embassy here, are considered no Jess. serious at this critical juncture of internationa! affair.. than her protests against the €alifornia laws four years ago. Absolutely nothing has been permitted by the administration to become public until the protest was disclosed by aod- peals to the Orégon and Idaho delega- tions in Congress to use their influence at home to prevent passage of the bills at this time. , The state of feeling in Japan, proh- ably much disturbed by the recent cri- sis in the Government, has been repre- sented to the State Department as being so serious that Japanese statesmen who wish to preserve friendly relations with the United States fear the passage of more legislation in this country directed against their country may force the sit- uation at home beyond their control. Senator Borah today laid before Sec- retary Lansing a telegram from the Idaho State Senate, explaining that the anti-alien land bill just passed by the House is: aimed at all aliens, and not yarticularly at the Japanese, and ask- ing that the Federal Government should not atteirpt to interfere with its pass- age. Secretary Lansing was interested in the explanation, but said it did mot change the situation, did apply to Japanese. took no further steps. berlain repeated today expect to interfere, as Legislature of Oregon had a pass such a bill. Senator Chani- that he did not he believed the right to Party Modifies Position ‘!n Sunnort of Idaho Bill. BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 2.—United States Senator William E. Borah, formerly a supporter of the bill in the Idaho Legis- lature to bar Japanese from land owner- ship in this State, has modified his pos! tion after conferences with Secretary wf State Lansing and Counsellor Polk. In a telegram to the Idaho Legislature sent from Washington Senator Borah said in part: “Tl am sending this at the earnest re- quest of the State Department; ‘This bill is causing the Government deep cor- cern. I suggest that only upon the -mougr substantial and imminent reasons shoulJ we ‘embarrass the Government, perticur- larly at this time. “wc ought not te exercise our state rights unless the situation compels us to do so “T have taken the liberty to assure the President that neither the Legisla ture nor the reople of our State wouid want to add to his task at this junc- ture of our foreign affairs, other than for vital and controlling reasons "’ Telegrams were received here today by the legislators and Gov. Alexander from the State LTepartment in Wask- Rorah ‘ inasmuch as it Senator Borah } In this critice! hou~ | Segton protesting the passage of iLe bil] STOCKS CONTINUE HEAVY—_. SHOW. MODERATE LOSSES United States Stecl Yields Almost a Point, but Reading, American Loco- motive and Beet Sugar Gain. NE WYORK, Feb. 2.—Stocks contin- ued heavy and feverish at today’s open- ing, in the absence of encouraging de¢- velopments in the international situa-. twa. Losses of 1 to 4 points were reg- istered by such prominent specialties as Atlantic, Gulf & West Indies, Texas Company and Industrial Alcohol, while other issues, notably Erie and Crucible Steel, were under yesterday's lowest levels. United States Steel was practically unchanged at the outset but soon yielded almost a point. A few import- ant gains included Reading, American Locomotive and Beet Sugar. . Trading was relatively ‘moderate and without any of the excitement. of the preceding day. The market developed greater activ- ity and strength before the end of tne first hour, free and seemingly confident buying being noticeable in many parts of the list. United States Steel rose to 104% after declining to 101%; Utah gained 3 points, Marine preferred a point, Alcohol 2 points with as much for Studebaker and 8% for Beet Sugar. Rails also im- proved. RIGID IDENTIFICATION FOR APPLICANTS FOR PASSPORTS New Restrictions Following Arrest at Falmouth of Man, Said to Be Ger- man, With Georgian’s Papers. WASHINGTON, Feb. .2.—New re- striction upon the granting of American can, passports were issued by. the State Department yesterday as a the arrest of a man said to be Hans Boehm, a German Captain, at Fal- mouth, England, carrying a passport made out in the name of J. L. Thresher of Georgia. Officials made it clear that the new regulations had no relation to the pres- ent situation with Germany, and were intended merely to require unmistakable identification of all applicants for pass- ports. AMERICANS IN LONDON IN A RUSH TO GET PASSAGE HOME LONDON, Feb. 2.4The German note has resulted in a rush of Americans to procure passage to New York on. the first available boat. Large numbers who expected to sail within a fortnight have decided t> leave Saturday, and be- fore neon al! the first-class accommo- Aations on the steamer were booked. Among those apr’ying for passace are 120 persons who inteneed to sail on the Holland-America liner Nieuw Amster- dam, which was to have left Falmouth on Tuesday. This vessel,, however, has been recalled to Rotterdam, whence she sailed two days ago. REVENUE BILL BEFORE THE SENATE TODAY WASHINGTON, Teb. 2.—The Senate today had the administration reve- nue bill which passed the House yes- terday, a to 196. The vote was along strict party lines. Prompt ac- tion is looked for. by the Senate. The measure was framed to raise about $248,000,000, chiefly through a tax on excess profits and an increase in the inheritance tax to care for na- tional preparec ness and other ex- penses, Persons who are RPP 6 to buy homes will read your real estate ad with eaeger interest-—and hopeful- ness in the Post-Dispatch Real Hatate« result of, SENATE IN INDIANA PASSES DRY BIL House Has Already Adopted ‘Measure That Is Returned for Action on Amendments. INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 2.—The State- wide prohibition bill, which would make Indiana dry after April 2, 1918, was passed by the Senate’ today, 38 to 11. The bill had already passed the House, but now goes back to that body for action on the amendments written in the measure in the Senate. The bill prohitits the sale, manufac- ture or distribution in any way of alcoholic beverages and would per- mit druggists to sell only pure grain, alcohol for medical purposes. It would give clergymen permission to use wine for sacramental purposes. Leaders of the Legislature say the Senate amendments, chief of which is one to fix the time the State goes dry as April 2, 1918, instead of Jan. 1, 1918, as stated in th eoriginal House bill, will be concurred in by the House. ’ Dry Bill Houses in Utah. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 2.— The Young ,prohibition bill, believed to be the most drastic measure ever indorsed by a state legislature, passed both houses of the Utah Legislature yesterday and probably will go to |'Gov. Bamberger for his signature Monday. The bill passed the Senate by unanimous vote and was imme- diately forwarded to the lower house where but one vote was régistered against it. In its present form the commission feature is eliminated but the Gov- ernor is clothed with all the power in which it was proposed to vest the commissioner. Intoxicating liquors of no kind except pure alcohol for medicinal and scientific purposes and wine for sacramental purposes will be permitted in the state. Drastic Passes in "Both Bill Adopted by Senate in Oregon. SALEM. Ore., Feb 2.—Oregon’s “bone dry’ absolute. prohibition bill was passed yesterday in the State Senate. The measure, which has already been passed by the House of Representa- tives, will be returned to that body to receive its approval of several amendme?tts added in the upper house, GERMAN PEOPLE REGARD U-BOAT | MOVE AS OF STERN. NECESSITY fated By AMIN Feb. 1 1, via London, Feb. ~. —The attitude of the German people in respect to the new submarine policy, so far as ascertained today from con- versations with persons tn various walks of life in and out of’ politics, is that the inauguration of an unrestricted sub- marine campaign is dictated by stern necessity. ard for self-preservation and that. in such a life-and-death struggle, no regard can longer be paid to other corditions. The all-absorbing question in every discussion concerns the atti- tude of America. The great likelihood that the step will precipitate a crisis in German- American relations, severance of djpic- matic intercourse and perhaps further consequences is generally recognized, but the belief is often expressed tliat the situation is not hopeless, and may not lead to a break with the United States—a “consummation which would. be hailed with joy by an vverwhelming “Bone-Dry’ column ~=- cg te Oe teary, ; majority in the nation eee A nm | UT KEPT SECREI UABIN PRESIDENT MEETS T AND STONE } THIS AFTERNOO Lansing Says No Communication Gone to Germany —Silent as to Time of Announcement BREAK WITH GERMANY — EXPECTED AT WASHINGTON Word Believed to Have Gone to Gerent as tol tn S. Action and Steps to Be Taken—One ~— Reason‘ for Silence Is Necessity of 4 Making Certain Arrangemients. & ie ae ; vi ee 4 + al been no outward change in the son’s plans. wholly unexpected development Word. Probably Sent to Gerard. There was no doubt that Secretary Lansing had yesterday prepared a doc- ument for President Wilson. There seemed to be no doubt, ‘however, that some communication had gone to Am- bassador Gerard, probably warning him of the steps the United States felt com- pelled to take and giving him an oppor- tunity, however limited, to make some: arrangements to alleviate the possibie* hardships of Americans in Germany. The Government’s best information is that there are about 0000 there. Doubt- less some efforts would be made to get them ove? the line into Hblland or into some of the other adjacent neutral! coun- tries. The German embasgy continued its of- ficial silence, calmly prepared for the break Count vo rnstorff has said pri- vately he expects, but serenely confi- dent that the German Government's action, irrespective of the protests of neutrals, will be the winning factor of the war. The entente embassies, fully expect- ing the United States to break with Germany, seem to be confident that the new campaign of ruthlessness will be of little greater effectiveness than the campaign which the entente Govern- ments contend the German submarines have been waging all along, despite the pledges given in the Sussex note. A few more ships may be sunk, they think, but they expect the British navy to meet the new attack successfully. Whatever measures cre being taken in the United States by the administration to prepare the country physically for a break with a first-class Power are being carried out secretly, but with expedi- tion. It ts officially denied that any or- ders whatever have boen given to army. navy or coast guard, but there are evi- dences that the agencies of the Govern- ment are ready to take any steps nec- . Ne Instructions to Ships. The State Department has made no reply to the telegram from the Inter- national Mercantile Marine asking in- structions for movements of American ships. No announcement similar tv Germany’s has been received from Aus- tria, but dispatches report one has been issued. From the official refusal to affirm or deny that any message had gone for- ward to Ambassador Gerard, an im: pression grew that some such message had been sent, but it was thought at most a message to outline a first pre- liminary statement of the American viewpoint without definitely comm! tting the country til] a final decision has been reached. New Austrian Envoy Arrives. The firat act of Count Tarnowski, the Austrian Ambassador, after imsta!lting himself in his embassy bere today, war to hold a long conference with Count By Associated Pron WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—Secretary Lansing authorized t statement today that so far no communication had. been nt Germany. The secretary refused to say whether any instru tions had been sent to Ambassador Gerard and declined. to make statement regarding the! delay in announcing the cours 4 th United States. Secretary Lansing said he was unprepa. disclose whether any annouhcement would be made Loday 6 or 1 Up to the time the Cabinet assembled this afternoon Assis a es situation. The majority of ¢ members came to the White House uninformed of President W President Wilson had no conferences on the submarine ques tion during the morning, but played golf for two hours. On every hand officials are convinced that nothing less t a break in diplomatic relations is the ultimate development, may be delayed, but they all expect it to come unless there is some ° at tall in the situation. credentials to President Wilson as The only noteof dissent from the. eral opinion that President Wilson preparing to meet Germany's new fare with drastic action, came groups in the Capitol, which have urging peace moves upon the adm tration. They professed to believe t the President's bold etroke for peace, and they fessed to belieVe that every effort be made to maintain relations with Ge many rather than to break them. view, however, was wholly know the administration's disposi Several hundred telegrams bearin the submarine question arrived “a White House during the day. individuals and organizations urged the President to maintain pe while some counseled drastic action.” Ambassador Riano of Spain .cailed Pe the State Department apparently as & seeker of information for the benefit of © his Government. He is understood fo” have received no intimation of the tes tentions of the United States. : It was pointed out to officials chat tha’ country .was waiting for some ai ment, or at least an official interpre tion of the attitude of -the administra. — tion. i Sago, whether the situation was more or less serious. Chairman Stone of the Senate eign Relations Committee ¢ see the President this afternoon. — It was pointed ott that one e 1 withholding knowledge of the | dent's course is the necessity of - -on pleting certain arrangements, many ¢ blockade, or should there be a > a physical character, to prepare — country for eventualities whith wow be expected to follow a dipic break. The safeguarding of yore ports, safety to Americans in German the presence of German ships in ican harbors and many other , ations are among them. The last correspondence with ¢ which demanded the total ' of such submarine out aaa tral Powers are about te. clared that the United sever diplomatic relations ‘ That is interpreted as leaving ¥ me portunity for half-way : | “4 ar pagmtediretangy ceri lhe States woplt be directed many as @ nation, and not Ambassador as an individ thought unlikely that a be announced by the porta to Count von E jvon Bernstorff. It was said that Count ; ° Tarnowski would arrange to present ul 5 as possible. Be . 4 first step would Pro from that of officials who ue Officials declined, however, to @x- * press themscives in this way or to say ay tiga eae Se Ae En Ne ae AN OS ES ELS PI EY > Hee pine APY 7 pra enansan os Pha RI a 2) ROU rte 8 a +