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Roomers Flee ^ as Building at ( Lincoln Burns Four-Story Paint Firm Build ing and Apartment Razed —Damage Estimated at $200,000. _ - . Lincoln, March 13.—(Special.)—Hun I dreds of hotel and rooming house guests, scantily clad, were forced to flee into the street by fire which broke out in the basement of a build ing occupied by the Van Sickle Glass and Paint company here early this morning. The building is four stories high. The upper stories are occupied by apartments. The building was de stroyed. Next door Is the Victoria hotel, where 120 guest3 were stop ping. Flames destroyed the top floor of the hotel and ruined the fur nishings in the remainder of the building. Damage is estimated at 3200,000. It was at first believed that an aged woman had perished In her room in the Van Sickle Glass and Taint build ing, but she later was found to have left the blazing structure without assistance. Stick to Posts. Arthur Chandler and William Co zad, elevator boys 'at the Victoria hotel, worked heroically following the discovery of the fire, awak/ning ^jjpests at the hotel and carrying them ^^to the lower stories and safety. They stuck to their posts while flames i threatened the superstructure in which the big wheels which support the elevator cables are housed. Harley White; a guest at the hotel, j suffered burns about the face and neck. Several women guests fainted and had to be carried from the building. Fire Chief Hansen suffered a broken arm when struck by a falling ladder Work Hazardous. / Fed by barrels of paint and oil on f the first floor of the building, where ' the fire originated, it soon assumed spectacular proportions. Successive explosions within the paint store made the work of firemen hazardous and nine lines of hose played on the con fiagration seemed to produce no effect. Fanned by a brisk hreeze, sparks from tfje blazing structure were car i t ied for blocks and other buildings in " the vicinity were threatened. Light blanket of snow which covered roofs in the vicinity aided firemen in check ing the spread of the fire. Origin of the tire is undetermined. Postal Savings Show Increase in February Washington, March 13.—(Special.)— —Postal savings deposits, regarded as a barometer of business conditions, showed an increase in February for the first time in more than two years, the post office department announced yesterday. A steady decline in the funds held k_in Postal Savings banks since Jan- ; ■^■•ry, 1921, has been attributed to the attractiveness of other govern- ! ment securities paying higher rates of Interest so the "come back’ Is de scribed by the postoffice department ns indicating a healthy employment ; condition throughout/the country. Total deposits January 31 were MSI.566,000; on February 28 they were J132.072.000 an increase of $506. 000. The largest increase amounting to $199,788 was reported from New York city while Poston was second with an increase of $103,033 and Kansas City third with an increase of $38,493. Compartively obscure but picturesque Koundup, Mont., was fourth with an increase of $32,429. Omaha was out of line with this gen eral Increase, 'showing a decrease of 98,183. Gen. Pershing May Speak at | Memorial Avenue Dediration f Lincoln, March 13.—General John ' I. rershing, nccordirkg to announce ment made last evening 14 expected to iie present at the dedication of Me morial .avenue, which will take plaro April 2, when the memorial will lie presented by the Lincoln women's club to the city. Plans for the dedlca rion are nearly complete. 1 The memorial takes the form of a “ thoroughfare, with the planting of a 1 ree for each of the 93 soldiers from this county who lost their lives In the service. General Pershing will he Invited to Omaha Man to lalk Via Radio IN ext Friday John XV. Gamble, president of the John W. Gamble company nnd Stan'l ard Chemical Manufacturing vom- ' pany will speak for 15 minutes over , the Palmer broadcasting station at Davenport. Ia., at 8:30 Friday night, j This station has a sending radius j of 4,000 miles. Mr. Gamble's subject will be "Problems of the American Farmer.” | Conditions (Furnished by Omaha Auto C lub.) Lincoln highway, east: Road* are frozen this morning sn<l are quits rough, car* • an travel without a groat deal of dif ficulty aa long aa the roads remain froacn but mi aoon aa It begins to thaw they will bs In very had shape. Lincoln highway, west: Roada frozen this morning and ears 'in get over them by driving carefully. The unpaved sec tion between Valley and Fremont will he almost Irnpsaaabls as soon as It begins to f ha w. (). L. D : Roada In very had shape he tween Millard and Oretna. The best rou»e to Lincoln would be the Lincoln highway to Kikhorri. thenco south to liretna and i». L, I>. to Lincoln. Roads are frozen thin morning and are pretty rough. Meridian highway: Roads rough, t'ornhuaker highway Roada rough. Highland cutoff: Roada rough. Black Hills Trail: Roads rough, as soon aa It begins to thaw they will be almost impassable In places Washington highway: Roada In bad g shape, especially between Calhoun and m Blair. O/naha-Tulsa highway: Roads are froz en tt.ln morning arid are rough Aa aoon m It begins to thaw they will bs very muddy. Omaha-Topeka highway. Roads rough. King of Trails, north: Roada rough A* HOn as it begins to thaw they will be In bad shape. King of Trails, south Roada rough, tourist • can get over tharn as long aa ’hoy are frozen, but aa soon as It thaws ey will be in bad shape. River to River road: Roada bad. White Way '*7* highway: Roads rough ..id ruttj As soon »* it hegina to thaw thsy will be In had shape f. O. A. ahortllne. Roada rough. Blue Oraos trail: Flnads rough end rut* It. They will h-» In v«ry bad shape as soon hii It begin# to than Weather reported cloudy at all stations, with indications for clearing during the day. Motor Firm Head Built Carriages at $1 Per Day C. W. Nash, Spending Day in j Omaha, Says Auto Material Prices Advancing. — |_ A middle-aged man, conservatively dressed, arrived in Omaha yesterday morning and in an Interview confessed that at the age of 6 he was left with out a home and that shortly after ward he was bqund out to a farmer. When urged to continue he related how at the age of 12 he escapedvfrom the farmer; how he managed to make a frugal living ifs a carpenter; how he did chores on a farm so that he might attend a country school, and how some 20 years ago he entered the carriage building business for the munificent wages of $1 a day. This man Is C. W. Nash, president of the Nash Motors and of the Lafay ette Motors. He is ono of tho “big” men in the automobile industry. But he recalls with a smile ^that he sold many carriages in Omaha to the John Deere, Moline and the old Parliri Orendorf companies. Material Prices Increase. Here are some of his observations regarding the present situation of the automobile industry: "The cost of material and labor in the manufacture of automobiles 's going up very rapidly. Following the war the high cost reached its peak in 1920. The lowest point was in the early part of 1922. Since July, 1922, the tendency of material prices has been upward. Wages have been ad vancing for the last three months. "Pig Iron costs 33 13 per cent more than at the low point; oilier steels are up from 15 to 30 per cent. Lum ber is up from 20 to 30 per cent and leather for trimming Is 20 to 30 per cent higher than at the low point. "There are 12,000,000 motor cars and trucks in the United States. There is one automobile or truck to every right persons. Of the 12,000,000 ve hicles, nearly 2,500,000 were“produced to meet the demand in 1922. Autos are taxed a 5 per cent excise as if they were a luxury, when they are a necessity. I favor a sales tax, but C .TV. JVASJJ why single out just one industry? It should ho removed from the automo bile industry or placed on other in dustries." "Partial to Omaha." ' Mr. Nash announced that he is “partial to Omaha" and tributary ter ritory. He expressed the belief that this territory is on the verge of a "rapid comeback” that will keep it "going strong" when other sections which were less hard hit or have "come back more rapidly are stand ing still. He expressed the opinion that more automobiles will he pro duced and sold during the first six months of this year than during any other six tnonths in the history of the automobile business. Mr. Nash, who operated the Buick Motor company from 1910 to 1916, and who was president of General Motors from 1912 to 1916, spent the day in Omaha at the Nash-Vrieseman Auto company, Tenth and Howard streets. Faint Hope Held for Trapped Men Search Continued for Broth ers Engulfed in River; Parents Near Collapse. Herman, Neb., March IS.—(Special.) —The lowering Missouri river this morning made possible a more inten sive search for Harvey McIntosh, 30, and his brother, Thomas, 2S, who were swept down the river Saturday night after being trapped on a sand bar off the Herman bank. Faint hope is expressed that the brothers may have been washed to a side of the river and may have man aged to grasp life-saving willow branches in a shallower part of the ' big muddy." Led by three brothers, Henry and William of Mondarnin, la., and Louis of Council Bluffs, who arrived Mon I day night, searchers today are comb ing each bank of the river In the | direction of Omaha, 30 miles distant. , Henry and William put, out in a hazardous boat Saturday night and followed their brothers as the two floated downstream on an ice cake singing "Nearer My God to Thee." If the two men are not found in the willows today they probably will be given up for lost and hope of re covering the bodies temporarily sur rendered. George D. McIntosh of Mondamin, the aged father, and Mrs. McIntosh, are reported near collapse at their farm home. Three daughters are at i their sides comforting them: Miss I Elizabeth McIntosh of Omaha, and Mrs. William Jobe and Mrs. Fred j.Jobe of Mondamin. Aurora C. of C. I rged. Aurora Neb., March 13.—{Special) —At the Rotary club meeting. March 21, the special topic of discussion will be the organization of a Chamber of Commerce in Aurora. Committees will interview the businessmen of the City and report on that date. A Coming Event for Jackie WHKN Jackie Coogan gets a bit bigger he will have a suit like one of these this store shows now for boys. An all-wool, tip-top tailored suit with two pair of full-lined trousers and double-stitched to stand the stress. Sure as pigs is pigs, ho will have a sport model with belt, yoke, fancy pleats and roomy pockets (for Jack-knives, rabbit’s feet and what-not). If it’s a suit like one of these it will wear like Goldy’s smile. Chuck full o’ value at— With 2 Pajirs of Trousers. 14” All Wool Cravenette Procented A New Spring Cap i.i needed for wear with a , nice new suit. Here are some dandies of fine fab- . rics and in colorings to match the new suit. T* 1.00 A New Blouse is abso lutely necessary to complete the outfit. Beautiful new patterns in standard makes of woven madras, collar attached Tu‘ 95c Fourth Floor *" * Attorney Would Jail U. S. Rolirer Lawyer Makes Plea When Dry Chief Refuses to Name Liquor Informant. A jail sentence for U. S. Rohrer, federal prohibition director for Ne 'braska, was asked yesterday by Herman Aye, attorney for Henry R. Gering, at a hearing before United States Commissioner Boehler. Mr. Rohrer had declined to give the name of the person who called at his office on January 11 and Informed hint that intoxicants were being manu factured and sold at the establish ment of the Henry R. Gering com pany. manufacturing chemists, 1114 Farnam street. "I don't think I hive any author ity to compel him to tell,” said the commissioner.” "'You can send him to jail,” said Mr. Aye. But the commissioner did not think he could. (taring Bound Over. At the conclusion of the hearing. Commissioner Boehler bound over Mr. Gering, Rudolph Gerber anil L. H. Hansen to the grand Jury under $1,000 bond each on charges of conspiracy j to violate the national prohibition act. ! Several verbal tilts arose between ; Rohrer and Aye while Rohrer was telling how he and his men went to the Gering place the evening of Jan uary 12 and found Gerber and Han- | sen tending a still in a room on the third floor where denatured alcohol was being redistilled. Aye's ire was roused when Rohrer referred to a blow delivered by Agent Haning which broke Gerlng's nose and knocked out two teeth. "Didn't See Blow Struck." “You’ve been quibbling and duck ing. Mr. Rohrer. hut do you mean to sit there and tell tne that blow was an accident?” demanded Aye. "I didn't see the blow struck," said Rohrer. “Mr. Gerlng bled like a stuck pig, didn't he?" “T don’t know.” The defense offered no testimony and- agreed that a printa facie case had been made at the hearing. Storm Karl for Range Stock in Northwest Nebraska O'Neill, Neb., March 13—(Special.) —A heavy wet snow accompanied by a strong northwest wind began falling here before midnight Sunday and still continues. It Is bad for range stock, although it Is not freezing. Beatrice, Neb., March 12.—(Special.) —Snow and rain visited this section of the state today, while the precipita tion was not heavy It will be of benefit to the winter wheat and crops in general. Lenine Suffers Stroke. I/uidon, March 13.—'Ry A. 1’.)—\ Reuter dispatch from Helsingfors to day says I’rentier I/uiine of Soviet Russia had an apopletie stroke yester day. His condition, the message adds, is said to he serious. Rich Is Willing to Plead Guiltv J Confessed Siefkens* Slayer W ants to Be Assured of Life Sentence, However. William Rich, confessed slayer of C. F. Siefken and his son, Robert, 16, In an attempted oil filling sta tion robbery in Omaha last May, Who is now on his way hack to stand trial, has agreed to plead guilty to the dou ble murder if assured a life sentence, according to Henry Beal, county at torney. Mr. Beal and Detective William Gurnett left Cleveland, O., yesterday morning with Rich In custody. They spent last night in Chicago, Mr. Beal said, as he did not wish to travel with Rich at night, fearing an attempt to liberate him. Rich was placed in the Cook county jail, while his two captors spent the night at a hotel. Rich's offer, according to the coun ty attorney, was made following a new statement in which he corroborat ed one made to Cleveland detectives following his arrest last week. He Is said to have admitted three robberies in Chicago, three In Omaha and five in Cleveland since the Omaha slay ings. lie has lieen indicted in Cleveland for robberies there and faces life Im prisonment under the Ohio laws. In < asp he is freed of the murder charge here, he will he returned to Cleve land. * The Stepper " % is a classy “gentleman.” Knows the Art and the reason (or value) of being well dressed. ^ H * You’ll be interested in his story. Watch for him TOMORROW v ;____ r KIDNEY and BLADDER troubles usually respond readily to our methods. If you are in doubt about your case, you can investigate in safety, as no qualified practitioner will accept a case he cannot help. The Thomas Chiropractic Offices 1712 Dodge Street Gardner Bldg. AT lantic 1293 Authentic New Fashions for Spring New Suits for Spring 29.75 to 195.00 New three-piece arul two-piece suits show the Egyptian influence in their elaborate embroidery or braiding. The natty side tie, trig box coats and hip length coats are shown with either straight orslightly draped skirts. Materials Are Twill Cords, Covert and Tricotine in Gray, Tan and Navy Sweaters Sweaters for sport or street wear, feature Novelty weaves in bril liant or soft colors and in a variety of styles. v 2.98 to 25.00 New Costume Blouses 5.00to 25.00 The new costume blouses are enjoying a vogue that their beauty assures them. The Jacquette side-tie, Balkan, Peasant and Big Band models, are developed in colorful printed crepes. Beaded models, sponsored by Paris, are charming with britrht, intricate designs on light or dark crepes. Skirts Paisley and Novelty Silk Crepe Skirts to wear with the costume ( blouse — completing a distinctive Spring cos- ( tume. 5.00 to 30.00 * I S Winsome Spring Frocks 25.00 to 95.00 The slender silhouette or the bouf fant outline is a matter of type and choice this season. Straightline Frocks of Egyptian prints with just a hint of draping and the crisp bouf fant frock of taffeta are equally \ favored. (Two-piece tailored dresses made with a jacket like overblouse show vests of vivid spring colors. New Spring Capes,Coats 25.00 to 250.00 , , a ('oats for town, country, street ^ and sport, wear are utilitarian as ' well as smart. They are manishly . tailored of the newest fabrics, such as camels’ hair. Polo cloth, tweeds and novelty fabrics. Capes and Wraps are graceful and slenderizing, depending for ihcir beauty on the soft rich pile fabrics of which they are fashioned. The darker shades are favored, but tan, gray and beige are represented. (For the Recreation Hours,' The Brandeis Store Presents Sports Toggery That Embodies All the Life and Buoyant Spirit of Spting Itself - Socond Floor Handkerchiefs! Man'a and Woman'* Pur# Irlah Llnan Handkerchief* Of flnn abeer Hum hemstitched with V Inch hmia. Embroidered OJJ Initial# In corner*. Ench ^OC Main Floor—Eaat Specials j 2S* Oraaaing Comb*— Coarse or fine * I Coty’a L’Orlgan Per. | qq fum# hulk, |)or or. 1**70 , Phillip* Milk of M*g- QA n**i* * OI7C Hinkle's Pills, botlln | of 1O0 IOC Houithold Sponge*’ Natural or hlnarhoil. In IR* nn all* %JZfC Main Floor—W**t I Distinctive Models in Spring Millinery Moderately Priced 15.00 to 28.00 v . I An aggregation of trimmed hats from New York i and our workroom that represts all that is new in * the Season’s modes. Large hats. Pokes. Bow - I fats, Flower Hats and other styles. ' A collection of hats most interesting to the woman who appreciates value as w ell as style and quality. These Lovel Models Await You in Our French Room • Second Floor— E«et Linen Specials Full Sue Bed Se'.i In snowy while crochet, scalloped cut cor ! tiers, bolster to match. In beau tiful designs. Marseilles sty!*. Per set _ _ i Steven’s Linen Crash Toweling— Sturdy and absorbent. Natural color with blue border \ aplm dld wearing toweling. Per yard Hemstitched and Scalloped Table Clothe Medium sire Many are scalloped In color* i nk. « nr blue and oranc*- 1 ,i,-h 1.^0 Aercet Wash Cloths - In fancy colors, many have crocheted edges In pink and q to i)A blue Priced fr\'m OC sL\JC Mam Floor—Weet %