Six Missiing
After Blaze
in Hostelry
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Dozen Guests Injured as Re
mit of Wild Flight to Es
cape Flames; Woman
Falls Five Stories.
By International Newt Service.
1; Grand Raplda, Mich., April 2.—At
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least four parsons are dead, six are
unaccounted for and a dozen are In
hospital* today suffering burns and
bruises as a result of a fire which
destroyed the Livingston hotel here
iast night. Firemen, exhausted from
their all-night work, wer# atlll labor
ing this morning to quench the stub
born embers.
The dead:
Unidentified girl about 20 years old.
believed to be Miss Bessie Marlowe of
Reed City; Everett F. Sargent, broker,
of Grand Rapids; unidentified man
about 40; Gyles Wade, TO, Interior
decorator.
The seriously Injured:
Miss Irene Toman. 21, Reed City,
Mich., bruises and burns; Miss Elsie
Gulumbo, 24, bruised and burned;
Mrs. Jennie Evan*. *0. fractured Hip
Mr*. Paul Barney, 2*. Peoria, III..
both arms fractured, badly burned;
Paul Barney, Peoria, burns.
It Is probable that the exact num
ber of dead will r.ot be known until
latf today when the hotel manage
ment completes checking up on those
unaccounted for. It la believed that
several guests perished In the flames,
although some of those not accounted
for may have been taken to homes In
the city.
The exact extent of the damage Is
not known, being estimated between
$225,000 and $800,000.
Several other guests suffered leaser
Injuries. Dozens of others, scantily
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clad, were rescued by firemen, Mis*
Katherine Mix and C. 8. McCllsh «
caped from the burning structure by
sliding down a rope. Mies George
Winchester was trapped on the fifth
floor and forced to cling to a window
ledge for several minutes until an
extension ladder could be raised to
her rescue.
Miss Bessie Marlowe of Reed City
clung to the lower part of a steel
balcony for several minutes to es
cape the flames which were licking
out the fifth story window. She re
leased her hold just as a ladder W’as
being raised to her rescue and fell
to the street below. She died short
ly after.
The cause of the fire is yet unde
termined.
By Aturtalfd Ptn».
Mexico City, April 2.—The short
circuiting of an electric wire in a mo
tlon picture theater at Tacubaya City,
a suburb of the capital last night
caused a fire and subsequent panic in
which 26 persons are known to have
been killed and at least 56 Injured.
Mayor Loses
Fourth Fight
Other Nebraska Towns Hold
Elections—Youll Re-Elect
ed in Wymore.
Blair, Neb., April 1.—John Aye, who
has been Blair's mayor for three
years, was defeated by Dr. R. J. Mur
doch today by a majority of 127.
Fairbury, Neb., April 1.—In Tues
day’s city election there was no con
test except on members of the school
board. With 1.700 votes, C. F. White
and F. M. Blair were elected on the
citizens' nonpartisan ticket against F.
L. Spear and C. A. Ewara, petition
candidates.
Wymore, Neb., April 1.—In the elec
tion held here today, B. O. Toull, pres
ent incumbent, was re-elected mayor
of Wymore by a majority of 266 votes
over Philbrick. Sunday moving pic
tures carried by a majority of 116
votes. A total poll of 1,236 votes were
cast today, the largest poll on record
in Wymore.
Aurora, Neb., April 1.—Andrew
Grosshans was elected mayor of Au
rora today by the vote of 560 to 129
over George E. Funk.
Nebraska City. Neb., April 1.—
Mayor Frank Thomas, Commissioner
Schomerus and John Pfaunn were
elected commissioners here today.
Following members were elected to
school board: W. H. Pitzer, Fred Hel
ller, S. S. Wilson, M. L. Crandel. H.
D. Wilson, and Dan Hill. Hill is a
new member of the school board. W.
H. Cook defeated John Martins for
police judge, by a vote of six to one.
A light vote was cast.
Crete, Neb., April 1.—City election
In Crete today was a lively contest.
The question of Sunday night moving
picture shows was up for a vote and
won out by a small margin. Aider
man Estel Spadt was defeated in the
Third ward by 6S votes by L. E. Brol
liar of the Fairmont creamery, while
Alderman'A. N. Rolland of the First
ward was defeated by a comparative
ly new man In the city, G. N. Smith.
■Jo# Blika was re-elected over John
Bryson by large majority.
WITNESS TELLS OF
3 MEN IN FLIGHT
"I thought It waa my move,” paid
Frank Graham, auctioneer. Spring
field, Neb., testifying to what he aaw
of the ahooting of Henry McArdla on
November 24. 1923. He waa a witness
at the trial of Jacey Banker in district
court Wednesday.
"Three men were attacking one
man,” he eaid. "One St the three
waa pointing a gun at him. Another
gun lay in the street. It was my
move.”
The bloody cushion and running
board of the death car were put in
evidence.
Mrs. Inks of Falls City, slater of the
defendant. Joined him and sat beside
him through the day's sessions.
George Cott, Ed Arnold and Mrs.
William Finn testified to what they
aaw of the shooting.
AGEDNEBRASKAN
VICTIM OF STORM
Special Dlspateh la Tha Omaha Use.
Hastings, Neb., April 2.—Frank
Westfall. 60, waa found burled under
a great drift of snow, about four miles
south of Atlanta, late yesterday.
Searching parties of citizens had been
hunting him since the enow storm on
Friday night, when he disappeared.
The Harlan county coroner decided
that ho came to hla death by freezing
when he lay down beside a hayatark
to rest after becoming exhausted In
an attempt to reach a neighbor's
house through the storm.
Only a portion of his ahoes wns
visible. He was unmsrried. His
father In Texas has been notified.
40,000 MINERS
out IN STRIKE
Kansas City, Mo., April 2.—Forty
thousand coal miners tn the south
western bituminous fields were onlled
out on strike today upon Inilure of
the wage conference to come to an
agreement. District officials of the
United Mine Workers sent out in
atructlons to the men not to report
to work today.
EARTH TREMORS
IN MIDDLE WEST
Cairo, III., April 2.—A sharp earth
quake waa felt here about fitlfi a. m.
today. There was no damage.
Clarksville, Tenn., April 2. Several
earth tremors were felt here nt S 30
thla morning.
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Dead Commander’* Hotly
Lie* in Stale in I.ineoln
Idneoln. April 2.—The body of Ad
dison Walt, commahder at the sol
dlcra home at flraml Island, and for
mer secretary of state will be
brought here for funeral services
Mr. Walt died yesterday. Tha body
will lie In slate st loral undertaking
establishment until the funeral Fri
day nftrr which II will he taken to
Syracuse. Mr. Walts home, for
burial
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100 Shots Fired
in Engagement
Proprietor of Stationery Store
Barriradeg Self and
Fights to the Death.
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New York, April 2.—Watched by a
gaping crowd of 3.000 upper Hast
Side residents, .Tame* Boland, a craaed
man, barricaded behind the door of
his stationery store, exchanged more
than 100 shots with seven policemen
Tuesday night before he was mortally
wounded.
Throughout the fight, which lasted
15 minutes, his wife stood in a small
rear room with her two small chil
dren behind her, almost In direct
range of the fusillade from the attack
ling policemen's guns.
Boland, 37 years old, went insane
from brooding over the suicide of his
father a week ago. He rushed into
the store from the living quarters at
the rear and fired at his wife, who
ran screaming with her children to
the back room. Boland then sent a
bullet crashing through the door at
a curious passerby who looked In.
The stranger ran to a policeman, at
whom Boland sent a volley of ahots,
compelling the officer to send for aid.
Six other policemen Joined in the at
tack.
Boland finally was brought down
with a shot in the head, but even
then was able to rise on one elbow
as the police advanced and fire a last
shot at their leader. It whizzed by
his ear.
Bullets pasvd through the clothes
of all the stacking policemen, but
none was hit.
Weeks Named
in Air Hearing
Indictment of New Cabinet
Officer Urged by Witness
Before Committee.
Washington, April 2.—Another
cabinet officer was dragged into the
spotlight of the Daugherty investi
gation today when Capt. H. I.. Scalfe,
former agent of the Department of
Justice, charged before the Wheeler
Brookhart' committee that Secretary
of War John W. Weeks and former
Attorney General Harry M. Daugher
ty should be Indicted for conspiracy
to obstruct justice because of the
failure of the government to prose
cute a war'fraud case against the
Wrlght-Martin Airplane company.
Scaife declared Charles Hayden,
president of the Wrlght-Martin com
pany, and Guy D. Goff, former as
sistant attorney general, were ‘'equal
ly guilty" and should be indicted. He
charged that these four were in a
"conspiracy to give out false state
ments about the Wrlght-Martin com
pany in direct violation of federal
statutes.”
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Stepmother Tried to
Bake Her Alive in Oven.
Myrtle Dameron. 10. Sayn
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tle Oretel of the fairy tale, 10-yean
old Myrtle Dameron told today how
her stepmother sought to bake her
alive In the oven of the kitchen
stove.
The child, too small and frail to
climb unaided into the big witness
chair, presented a pitiable sight In
the courtroom. Her face and body
were covered with scars from burns
and bruises, suffered, she said, at the
hands of her drunken stepmother,
Anna Benton.
The child related how she had been
"doubled up and her feet drawn
against her head,” when he mother
shoved her into the hot oven. At
another time she was suspended by
the thumbs and lashed until she
fainted, the child said.
Coolidge Shrinks
La Follette Lead
A1 Smith Has Edge on Mc
Adoo in Early Returns From
Wisconsin Primary.
By Associated Press.
Milwaukee, Wis., April 2.—I .a Fol
lette delegates continued to lead the
Coolidge men In Wisconsin as the
result of yesterday's balloting, but
the Coolidge men were pulling up and
holding the senator's men to less than
a two-to-one ratio.
With 484 preclncta out of the total
of 2,574 In the state reported, Da
Follette delegates had 54,503 and
Coolidge delegates 30,391.
By Associated Press.
Milwaukee, Wls., April 2.—With 455
precincts out of a total of 2,574 pre
cincts in the stats reporting, the
delegates for A1 Smith continued to
lead those for William G. McAdoo in
the democratic contest. The count
was: Smith delegates, 13,537; McAdoo,
10,004.
By, Associated Press.
Milwaukee, April 2.—Incomplete re
turns at 9:45 a. m. today show a
majority In favor of Mayor Daniel
Hoan over David S. Rose of 7,290 In
the Milwaukee municipal election, ac
cording to Hoan supporters. The
count stood; Hoan 39,993 and Rose
32,703. according to official count.
The Milwaukee city council will re
main nonpartisan for the next four
years on the face of incomplete re
turns, which show 14 nonpartisan and
11 socialist members ejected.
Bee Want Ads Produce Results.
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Lincoln. April 1The alx shop
crofts organisation at the Inrge
Burlington shops at Havelock, near
here, today Issued » signed state,
ment in wht< h they declared that
they had not or would not endorse
any political candidate In the coming
primery elections.
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