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WELLESLEY GIRLS
MAKE ESCAPE FROM
BURNING DORMITORY
Two Hundred Fifty Students, Fifty
Teachers and Fifty Servants
Get Out Safely.
COLLEGE HALL IS DESTROYED
Largest and Most Pretentious Build
ing in the Group.
LOSS IS MILLION AND A HALF
School Dismissed Until End of the
, Spring-Vacation.
TWO SENIORS PROVE HEROINES
Vounar Women Rooming on Third
Floor Sounded First Alarm sail
Aviakcncd Sleeping
dents Records Saved.
WELLESLEY, Mass.. March K.-Two
hundred and fifty Wellcslcy students and
100 other persons, Including members ot
the faculty and servants, fled for their
lives early today when fire destroyed Col
lege Hall, the largest and most preten
tious of the buildings In the collego group.
No one was Injured. Tlio loss Is estimated
at J1.D0O.O0O.
The collego sessions have been tern
pprarlly suspended nnd special trains
wero made up to take the girls to their
homes. Practically all of those who had
rooms in the building lost their personal
possessions and clothing.
The superb behavior of the young
women probably prevented heavy loss of
life or injury to many who. groped their
way through smoUo filled halls and down
stairways and fire escapes to safety.
College Halt had a commanding site
on a hill Just east ot Lake Waban. The
cornerstone was laid in lS7t Tho building
was ot brick and stone, with an interior
ot wooden fittings. It was five stories
high with a floor space of 00 by 120 feet.
The building was divided Into, dormi
tories, administrative offices and quarters
for servants. Three hundred and fifty
persons slept there last night 160 stu
dents, fifty members of the faculty and
fifty maids', employed by tho faculty and
students.
.Seniors Arc Heroine.
Miss Charlotte Donnell of Wiscasset,
Me., and Miss Virginia Moffat of Orange,
N. J., both seniors, were the heroines of
the fire. They occupied rooms on the
'third' floor, under the laboratory, where
the fire originated, supposedly from spon
taneous combustion. Their rooms faced
on" the court around which the building
(Continual on rage Eight.)
WORK PERMITS SUGGESTED
FOR CHILD LABORERS
NEW oftLBANS, La.7"March 17.-"Work
permits as"tlie basis' of enforcement," oc
cupied the attention of speakers before
the Tenth National Conference on Child
.Labor. In its second day's session here
today. A. J. Mclielvey, southern secre
tary of the National Child Labor com
mittee, presided, and Miss Ella Haas, an
Ohio state factory inspector; Harry at.
Bremer of New York, special agent of
the National XUilld Labor committee, and
Judge George Addams ot the Juvenile
court of Cleveland, were speakers.
LIGHTED CANDLE FOUND
IN HAYMOW AT YANKTON
YANKTON, S, D., March 17. (Special.)
-Deputy Fire Marshal Henry has been
wired for to investigate an attempt to
burn tho Charles Frazer horse barn.
A hired man discovered a lighted
candle In the haymow, so ar
ranged that when It burned n. little
lower It would Ignite the hay. The barn
Is owned by W. H. Powers, who leased
to Charles FraBor, who vacates April 1
for Dr. H. S. Matthews. There Is no
clue as to who lighted the candle.
. Three Persons Bum to Death.
BRECHIN, Ontario, March 17. Three
persona lost their lives today when tho
Brechin hotel was destroyed by firo
caused by a defective furnace. The dead
were Mrs. Thomas McCaUley and her
son. John McCaulfy, and Miss Josephine
Callagtian.
The Weather
Forecast tlll,7. p. m. Wednesday:
For Omaha. Council Bluffs and Vicin
ity Fair; somewhat colder.
Temneratnre at OmaVia Yesterday.
Hours.
5 a. m..
6 a. in..
7 a. m..
8 a. m..
9 a. in..
10 a. m..
11 a. m..
12 m
1 p. m..
3 p. in..
3 p. m..
Deg.
33
39
37
3S
3J
40
41
43
43
40
40
41
40
4 p. m.
C p. m.
0 p. in 3
7 p, m 36
8 p. m s
Comparative Local Record.
1914. 1913. 1912. 1911.
llizhest vesterdnv 43 65 U .43
Lowest yesterday 36 20
Mean temperature 40 40
Pieclpltatlon 01 .00
Temperature and precipitation
31 29
34 33
.00 .00
depart-
urcs from tne normal.
Normal temperature 37
Kicccm for the day -
Total e.xcess slnee March 1 105
Normal precipitation, 04 Inch
Deficiency for tho day 03 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1... .01 Inch
Deficiency since Slarch 1 65 Inch
Kxcvss for cor, period. 1913 1.70 inches
Kxccsssifor cor. period, 1913.... 1.00 inches
Reports front Station at 7 P. 9f.
Station and Btate Temp. High-Rain-of
Weather. 7 p.m. eat. fall.
Chwenne, cloudy 40 48 .00
Davenport, cloudy as 4$ T
Denver, part cloudy 0 65 T
Dcs Moines, clear 33 33 ' T
Dodge City, clear 60 66 .00
Lander, cloudy 66 60 .00
North Platte, part Cloudy 44 60 .W
Oiuahii, clear 36 .III
Pueblo, cloudy 4S in .")
MhpUI t'ity. cloudy II .00
rait Lake City, clear M 0 .00
Hanta Pp. clear J S at .00
Sioux City, clear C X T
Valentine, part cloudy.... 36 44 .00
,T Indicates trace ot precipitation.
U A. WELSH, Local Forecaster.
NORMAL B0ARDTR1ES TRICK
State Treasurer Compels Members to
,0ome Out Into the Open.
SOUGHT TO NAME PRESIDENT
Members Drift Into Totrn "Without
Notice nnd Plainly Apparent
Are ttndearorlng to Pick
Thomm' Successor.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, March 17.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Striking straight from the Bhoul
dcr, it Is said that Stato Treasurer George
at tho meeting today of the State Normal
board called the hand of tho quartet re
sponsible tor tho discharge of Dr. A. O.
Thomas from tho Kearney Normal school
and dared tbem to go ahead with tho
game they had put up to elect a successor
for the placo without first giving the
throe minority members a chance to know
anything' about tho qualifications ot the
man whom the representatives of tho
schoolmasters' ring wero trying to put
across.
That tho Job had been put up and would
havo been carried out but for tho bold
stand taken by tho stato treasurer was
evidenced from tho start. In the first
placo no meeting hadbeen called. How
over, for some lnexplalnable reason Mem
bers Cavnesa of Falrbury, Vlclo of Nor
folk and Majors of Peru, who with State
Superintendent Delzcll composed the
quartet which fired Thomas, drifted into
town, and Member Toplcy of Broken Bow,
secretary ot tho board, was also here.
'While no notice had been given of tho
meeting it was generally understood that
one might be held, and so Gettys ot Uni
versity Place was called in and with
State Treasurer George composed the full
board.
Try to Attnck Thomas.
After two hours had been spent by the
enemies ot Dr. Thomas in trying to put
something over which would tend to show
that Dr. Thomas while president of tho
Kearney school had done something ho
ougt not to have- done, -and failed, tho
board suddenly took up tho proposition
of electing a- now head for tho Kearney
school. Todley wantod. t wait until tho
next meeting, April 14, when the matter
could bo taken up In tho regular way,
but Cavlness and Majors Insisted that
the board might Just as well settle tho
thing right now.
In this contention thoy were Joined by
Delzell and Velle. Tooley then made a
motion that the matter go ovpr till tho
rogular meeting, and It was seconded by
George. Cavlness then moved to amend
by taking tho matter up at once, and
then George demanded to know what they
wero trying to put across.
Oppose Star Chamber.
"I ant opposed to such a star chamber
proceeding." said the state treasurer.
"This is a public board, and I want to
tell you right now that if you people
pull oft the kind of a stunt you are trying1
to do and elect a man wjthout giving tho
rest of us a chance to" know something
or the qualifications of the 'man you pro
pose to elect, I for one, will seo that the
people, of the state know Just exactly tho
kind of a deal ypu pull off."
This serried to wake tip Delzell and
one o tho. other members of -the- quartet
and they.voled with George Tooley and
Gettys against sihe amendment, and It
was lost, so that the scheme of the repre
sentatives of the schoolmasters' ring
ailed.
Fnlmer and Slartln.
During the controversy, which at times
becatno very warm, tho name of 8. H.
Martin, of Broken Bow was mentioned by
Tooley aa the candidate of the minority,
while the majority brought out the namo
of Fulmer of University Place, though no
voto was taken, and It was evidenced
that the latter name was put out as a.
feeler in order to draw out tho name oZ
thd opposition candidate.
Pinchot Talks to
Moosers at Huron
HUrtON, B. D March 17.-A strpng
sentiment against fusion with any polit
ical party or a compromise of party prin
ciples was expressed at the opening ses
sion of the conference of state progres
sives here today. O. K. Davis, chairman
of the national committee, In introducing
Gtfford Pinchot, the principal speaker,
announced that Die purpose of today's
conference was merely to select tho pro
visional state committee, preliminary to
the calling of a state conference at which
a permanent committee would be ap
pointed and a state ticket selected. Sen
timent also favored Colonel Roosevelt
for the national standard bearer of the
part'.
Armed Men Ahduct
Girl from Hotel
CHICAGO, March 17. Six armed men
early today went to a north side hotel,
knocked down the proprietor and at the
point of revolvers forced Miss Margaret
Miller, 21 years old, to dress and accom
jpany them.
I D. Evanoff. proprietor of the hotel, told
!tho police the men dragged the girl
! through a rear exit Into a waiting auto
mobile.
Tony Francis a guest at the hotel, was
awakened and when he attempted Inter-
Iferenco was knocked down and locked
into a room from which he later escaped.
Tho hotel proprietor said one of the kid
napers had visited the girl frequently.
MAYOR HANNA SWEEPS
DES MOINES FOR MAYOR
DBS MOINES, March 17.-Mayor James
R. Hanna and Councilman Zcll Roe wero
nominated from a field of seven candi
dates for mayor yestorday. The final
election will be held next Monday. Mayor
Hanna swept the city receiving 8.S5J votes
to Roe's 4,511.
The fight for places on the council
manic ticket was featured by tho defeat
of two candidates for re-election, Coun
Cllmen W. A. Needhara and F. T. Van
Liew. Two eleventh hour candidates, W.
F. Mltohcjl and R. M. Galbi-dltli led the
ticket The others nominated Were:
Councilman J. I. Myerly, Fred German,
John L. Hamery, Former Councilman J.
M. Leonard, Harry B. Frase and James.
J. Conroy. Coot-ay displaced Councilman
Van Llew by fewer than a hundred votes.
VILLA BEGINS
MOVE
SOUTH
Authoritative
at Juarez
ASSAULT AT 0N0E EXPECTED
Those Familiar with General's Tac
tics Look for Aotion Soon.
LID UPON ALL DISPATCHES
Reported Chief Won't Allow Battle
Written Up Till Over.
CARRANZA GIVES NEW PROMISE
Supreme Leader of Constitutional
lata Attain Assures Washington
Lives nnd Property ot For
eigners Safe.
BULLETIN.
JUAREZ, Mexico, March 17.-Heavy
fighting, with the rcbols hard pressed,
was reported here tonight. A forco of
federals is said to have met General
Villa's army at Eacalpn, an Important
railroad town 100 miles north of Torrcon,
and both Bides having been reinforced,
tho battlo is said to havo raged fiercely
alt day today.
JUAREZ, Mex March 17,-Authorlta-tlvo
announcement was made here this
afternoon that General Villa had left
Chihuahua beforo dawn today, moving
south toward Torreon.
The news of Villa's departure was taken
as Indicating that the assault on Torrcon
would begin at once.
Thoso familiar with the tactics of the
rebel leader believed that he would pot
delay the attack after making a first
move toward tho south.
This belief was borne out by the rigid
telegraph censorship which Villa insti
tuted at Chihuahua two days ago, and
tho suspension of railroad traffic, prob
ably in order to secure all available equip
ment for, the troop movement to the
south. The main rebel army, however,
has been held In position for attack tor
several weeks, nwj snco the raising of
the embargo on munitions ot war, has
been well ammunitioned and armed.
Insurgent officials here apparently were
as Ignorant of Vllla'a plans or movements
as the public so rigid had been tho em
bargo on all news from the south. Rail
road telegraph lines also were included In
the censorship and a ban was placed upon
all code or personal messages.
Censorship Is Complete.
EL PASO, Tex., March 17. It Is re
garded as practically certain that General
Villa left Chihuahua today to direct his
troops against Torrcon. The censorship
suddenly became prohibitive this morn
ing and officials at J.Uarcs declined to talk:
with .newspaper men, out Americana "with,
business Interests on. the' other side Of
tho rlypr brought', aclsrswoc4...tlat-Ujo.
guarded admissions or those in a position
to know -Indicate that the big movement
pf troops has .begun, and that, the long
awaited battlo may be soon expected.
A report was current that General Villa
had determined to keep all press dis
patches off the wire until after the bat
tle, although he would take the .news
paper correspondents with him to the
front and would allow the story to bo
written after the battle.
There was no confirmation ot this re
port, except the fact that no press dis
patches were received last night or today.
CARRANZA 31 A ICRS PROMISE
Life nnd Property of Foreigners to
He Protected.
WASHINGTON, March 17,-Anothcr
promise from Carranza to respect foreign
llfo and property ws received today
through Consul Slmptch at Nogales. Car
ranza has Instructed General CJontolts
to permit Dr. FcrgUBon, an American
held' in Sonora, to consult with nearest
American consul.
A report from Rear Admiral Fletcher
commanding the American squadron in
the gulf of Mexico, Baying the constitu
tionalists have destroyed pumps and
burned the water works seven miles from
Tamplco, perplexed officials here because
of tho lack ot details.
WRIT GKASTED FOR PRISONERS
Case of Mexicans at Fort nilss to Bo
Arsrned March 2.1.
FORT WORTH, Tex., March 17. Judge
Edward Meek, In the federal district court
hero today, granted a writ of habeas
corpus on behalf ot the 6,000 Mexicans
held as prisoners by tho United States
government at Fort Bliss, El Paso.
The writ is returnable at Pecos, Tex.,
Starch 23, before United Btates Judge
Meek, who will sit In the place of Judgo
Maxey of the western district, now id
New Orleans.
II. L. Ramble of El Paso, attorney for
the Mexicans, applied to Judge Meek for
the writt after he had failed to obtain
it in the western district, or from Judge
Burns of the southern district.
The Mexican prisoners Include men.
women nnd children. They were driven
across the Rio Grande by the rebels of
northern Mexico. Most ot them are
refugees from OJInaga.
Gamble said Instructions were received
at Fort Bliss from Washington to hold
the refugees until further notice This
notice had not come, he said, and the
Mexicans are tiring of their Imprison
ment According to Gamble, who came
to Fort Worth late Monday, the support
of the prisoners Is costing tho American
government 353,000 a month,
Steamship City of
Sidney is on Rooks
HALIFAX, N. a, March 17,-Tlie
steamer City of Sydney, New York for
Bt. Johns, N. F., Is on the rocks at
Sambro, a few miles from here. It -struck
during a dense fog early today and water
In Its stokehold put out the fires. It
carries a number of passengors
Several vessels were despatched to tho
steamer's assistance. The weather con
tinued extremely thick durjng the fore
noon and boats had difficulty In locating
the steanur. Kaily reports said the
Hydney had grounded on Stag Rock, at
the southwest entrance to Halifax harbor
(and was In dangerous position.
The M
4 0$ . J0NE3
Olf
BUT
Drawn for The Bee by PowclU
'BOS' TO UPSET60YERNMENT
Kelleyites Planned Revolution, De
clares Militia Report
ALLEGED SPY LEARNS OF PLAN
Idle Host to Seise Arsenal at Roclc
Island and Eqnlp Force ot Halt
Million Army Practically
Dispersed.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., March 17.-In a
romarkabls report communicator! to the
War department Iri, Washington, Adlutani
Generat Fornes of thctioniilijardL pt
California Ms given official '-cognisance
to'an alleged plan of "General" Kcl ley's
Unemployed army to selte the federal ar
senal nk Rock Island, 111., In order to
equip en nrmy of 600,000 men with arms
and ammunition for a revolution against
tho government
tJeneral Forbes report Is-'based upon
one made to him by Lieutenant Franklin
Grimes of a Sacramento company of tho
state guard, who joined Kelley's army as
a hobo some days ago, whllo acting as a
spy on behalf of his chief.
Galnn Cillers Confidence,
Lieutenant Grimes, with a wealth of
detail, related how he had gained the
confidence of the leaders of tho unem
ployed, who divulged to him their plan
for capturing the United States govern
ment There was to be a gathering of
many armies at Chicago, according to
Grimes, the- men reaching that city as
best they might. The leaders, according
to the militia spy, believed they could
assemble 600,000 men at Chicago. Then,
moving in force, they would attack and
capture the Rock Island arsenal,
Railroads out ot Chicago would be com
mandeered, said the lieutenant, and the
unemployed force, well armed, would bo
rushed toward Washington, where It at
once would havo the federal government
at Its mercy. There would then spread
a nation-wide rebellion ot worklngmen
against employers of labor, which would
depose all' civil and military authorities
and Install the army's 'eaders as su
preme. Array Dispersed.
"General" Charles Kelley's unemployed
army, which began Its march on Wash
ington, 1,600 strong, from Ban Francisco
ten days ago, has been dispersed. Only a
handful of Irreconclllablea remained to
night In the camp on the Tolo levee, to
which the army was driven last week by
Sacramento deputies.
Sheriff Monroe of Yolo oounty served
notice on the antl-Kclley faction of the
army that Its leaders, seven in number,
would be released from Jail if the faction
dispersed by nightfall. The offer was ac
cepted and throughout the day the men
departed In 'small groups. They wore
permitted to cross the bridge over the
Sacramento river and proceed through
Sacramento city, but wero compelled to
keep on going In the direction of the
county line.
Not Treated With.
The fragment of the army remaining
loyal to "General" Kelley was not treated
with by Sheriff Monroe, because It has
steadfastly refused to consider any offer
not predicated upon the release of Kelley
and his lieutenants. The district attorney
of Sacramento county declared today
that Kelley and his principal aides would
be prosecuted.
Yoshida Commits
Suicide in Prison
TOICIO, March 17--Tosnlda, said to
have been the Intermediary between offl.
clala of the German electrical firm of
Siemens & Schuckert company and Japa
nese naval officials, committed suicide
today in prison.
Yoshida was recently arrosled In con
nection with the alleged receipt of Illicit
commissions by Japanese naval officers
for influencing the allotment of admiralty
contracts In favor of the German firm.
1 "- ' "ss
an Who Rushes the Season
THESE "MOCK-SPAWG ZAYS
WHEIf JPRITfG ST ALLY COMZg
General Gorgas Is
On Way Home from
Rand Mining Camp
LONDON, March 17.-Brigadler General
William Crawford Gorgas, surgeon gen
eral of the United States army,, arrived
here today after a three months' inveatli
gatlon of sanitary conditions In South
Africa. Ho declared that tho "health
problems of South Africa are. by no means
so complex or difficult as thps success
fully met In the Panama canal none."
.Genoral Gorgas Is on his way back tq
the United States, He undertook his In
vcstlgarion of conditions at the mining
camps on the Raxid at tho reufC of tho
British government which sought means
to stamp out the pneumonia, prevalent
amomr workers there.
In the opinion of General Gorgas tho
South African mining companies Uko
very good care of their employes. He was
able, howover, to give the- authorities a
mass of scientific advice on housing and
feeding and on means of cbritrolltng pneu
monia and tuberculosis.
The surgeon general condemned the
system by which tho Kaffir workers were
corralled in compounds. He declared
that they must bo moro widely distrib
uted In order to prevent tho spread of
Infcotlous pneumonia.
House Subcommittee
Votes to Censure Bird
Emery, McRermott
WASHINGTON. March 17.-Censure for
Representative McDermott of Chlcaeo.
who figured In the house lobby investiga
tion, was recommended by o subcommit
tee of the Judiciary committee, Resolu
tions of censuro for the National Asso.
elation of Manufacturers, Martin J. Mul-
holt, tho star witness of the lobby In
vestigation; James A, Emery, J. P. Bird
and John Klrby of" tho manufacturers'
association, also were recommended. The
entire committee took the recommenda
tions under consideration.
The subcommittee report wilt be voted
on Friday. It holds that the house has
ample power to expel a member despite
tho fact that the acts complained pf oc
curred at a prior congress than that In
which the case was taken up, as In the
McDermott case.
Tho subcommittee, however, standing
on the Garrett committee findings, does
not recommend expulsion.
CEDAR RAPIDS NEWSPAPER
MAN'S CONDITION IMPROVES
CEDAR RAPIDS, la., March 17.-The
condition of W, G. Young, managing
editor ot tho Gazette, was slightly Im
proved today, although he still Is criti
cally 111. Attending physicians diagnosed
his trouble as leakage of the heart, which
caused blood poisoning.
The National Capital
Tuesday, Mareh 17. 1014.
The Senate.
Met at noon.
Henatnr Borah predicted that the con
stitutional amendment for woman suf
frage would not bo adopted until the fif
teenth amendment was repealed.
Adjourned at 6:25 p. m. to noon Wednes
day, Th House.
Debated penilon bill and river and har
bor appropriations.
Judiciary committee conferred on the
report on the McDermott charges in tho
lobby Investigation.
Interstate commerce committer took
testimony In favor ot authorising price
fixing.
Passed omnibus pension bill.
Took up rhera and harbors appropria
tion bill, with ugreemont for nlnn hours
nnd fifteen minutes ot general debute.
Representatives Kkhn t f California and
Moore of Pt-nnsylvarila opposed repeal of
tolls exc.iipliun rlimmi ot the Panama
canal act and attacked administration's
foreign policy-
Adjourned at i:U p. in. to noon Wednesday
ROYAL NEIGHBORS ARE HERE
Triennial Meeting of Order Being
Held at Henshaw Hotel.
COMING IN ON EVERY TRAIN
Indications Are Attendance Will Be
Large -Busy Schedule Is Ar
ranged fer Visiters While
They Are In Oman a.
Royal Neighbors of America -from ill;
bvhr NebraoVa are arriving la Omaha In
Urg numbers , and by this morning;
tllfrq win vti Wliyf$, visitor preient,
w.hon. tho state head xainp cpnvejipa -in
tho. Swedish auditorium. Thovorgnnlza-
ttoh Is the wornea'a auxiliary of the,
swa w wvj va v w rfMVv a-t iwjina
its meetings every three years,
Tst6rda"i was a sort or get-together
session and not much was dono except to
reoelve the delegates as they arrived. The
stato offlcere, Mnv A. 1. Btevenson ot
Broken Bow, state supervisor; Mrs.. Jen
nie ICIrkpatrick ot Kearney1, stale oracle;
Mrs, Itattle Carson of Lincoln, state
recorder, and Mrs. Josephine Stoneslfer,
state deputy, have arrived and have estab
lished headquarters at the rienshaw,
where a reception commttteo made up
front, tho Omaha camps holds forth.
The Omaha committee, ot fifty, with
automobiles, met tho Incoming delegates
and visitors and took them to the lien-
show", where they were received in a sec
tion of the dining room and assigned to
quarters. For tho occason the Interior ot
the hotel is prpfuseiy. decorated with pur
ple and white bunting, the official colors
ot the Neighbors,
The Omaha committee was kept busy
from early morning until night for the
neighbors came on every train, arriving
from tho north, west and south. An early
train on the Union Pacific brought In a
carload of women from Grand Island)
and the Burlington brought Jn hosts from
the western portion of the uiato and In
termediate points. On the "Northwestern
they come In large numbers from as far
west as the extreme counties.
The Lincoln delegation and fifty to loo
boosters are expected early this
morning. They will lay tho foundation
looking to securing the supremo camp
meeting three years hence. Their plans
have not been outlined, but It Is said
they havo some that will prove very at
tractive. Reception Last Nlsht.
Yesterday a reception was held at
tho llonshaw, something like fifty Ornaha
wemen being on tho reception committee,
There was music and light refresh
ments. Today tho real business ot tho
camp will begin, with the meeting In the
Bffedlsh auditorium on Chicago street,
Just west ot Sixteenth, About the first
thing on the program will be the reports
of the present officers, after which thero
will be addresses by tne present orricers.
Thin Is to be followed by the election.
This afternoon tho delegates wilt
al meet in the Henshaw dining Toms, nt
luncheon and In the evening there will be
an initiation of candidates, It being ex
pected that there will be a class ot
gathered In by the members ot tho ten
camps of this vicinity. This noon a
recital will be given at the fourth floor of
Hayden Bros.' store by Miss Mary
Munchhoff and Max Landow.
Thursday will be the last day of the
meeting and upon this occasion It la
thought that the next meeting place will
be Belocted. Then, too, it Is possible, that
the selection of the twelve delegates to
the supreme crnnp meeting, to bo held in
Rock Island, III., will go over until tlilu
date. Besides the twelve delegates, thero
will be elected one delegate-at-larg,
KING OF SWEDEN IS
REPORTED SERIOUSLY ILL
STOCKHOLM, Sweden. March 17. The
condition ot health of King Gustavo Is
causing anxiety In court circles here.
Ills majesty has found It necessary to
curtail his stay in the country, where he
vtont from Stockholm a few days ago
Ho returned hurrlclly to the capital to
day
WALL OF CLUB-HOUSE
RUiN FALLS THROUGH
BUILDINGjJWO DEAD
Fifteen Buried Under Debris and
About Ten Hurt as Side of
Burned Edifioc Collapses.
THIRTY-MILE WIND IS BLOWING
Men Exploring; Scene of St. Louis
Disaster Warned Back in Time.
MANY ARE UNACCOUNTED FOR
Person Found Transfixed by Pieco
i ' of Scantling.
WINDOW SILL SAVES ONE MAN
Office Employe Grabs It and llnnga
Until Firemen Itcscne tm
Priests Give Last Rites
, to Injured.
BT. LOUIS, Mo., March I7.-Two per
aons woro killed, fifteen wero burled un
der debris, and about ten were injured
when the west wnll ot the Missouri Ath
lotlo club building, which was destroyed
by a flro in which thirty-one persons lost
their lives a week ago, collapsed today
and crashed through a four-story building
occuplod by tho Bt Louis Seed company.
A thirty-mile wind caused the collapse oC
the wall, which was seven stories high.
A few minutes beforo the collapse,
Building Commissioner McICelvle. Tvho
was directing 170 men In tho work ot ex
ploring the ruins ot the club, feared tho
wall would fall and ordered his men out
ot tho debris. This action probably pre
vented a heavy loss of life.
The four-story building occupied by th
St. Louis Seed company had weakened,
apparently, during: tho burning of tho
Missouri Athlotlo club building, which
adjoined It on the east, arid when the
brick wall crashed on tho roof of tha
four-story building, the walls of the lattec
6avo way and all above tho second flooil
crumbled.
Many Unaccounted For.
Hoursa fter the accident It was Impose
slble to detonnino how many had been
buried In the ruins. Many doubtless s
caped, but tonight ten to fourteen wera
unaccounted for. In addition six Injured
had, been taken from the ruins, two wra
known to be dead and several atlll wer
In tho debris.
James Cobb, an employe of tfcVd1
company, apparently was daRriMly
hurt, but he directed the work ot tk
rescuers who tried to extricate him tc&m
tho ruins. '
Electric lights were t'rung rVotit th
debris that pinioned him. and whll iha
workmen tugged at the heavy tlmoera
Rev. Father 4Cenrydy. a Catholic jMpeet,
administered t6 him the last rites or th
church Father Kennedy, also adminis
tered last riles to another Mm buriod
In the debris'. Two ether Krlista worked
In the ruin1 givjnr last r!te to thVlh
Jured. The body of a man was lying across th6
body of Cobb when tho rescuers reached,
him. This man had ben transfixed by a
piece of scantling.
Pinioned lu Basement.
Art aged man was found pinioned In
the basement of the seed company build
ing. To take him out olive It seemed nec
essary to release him by amputating his
leg. Physicians Injected morphine Into
the pinioned leg and were able to ampu
tate when workmen succeeded In mo1nff
the debria, thereby releasing the Injured
man.
In tho seed company building at the
time of tho accident were ten or twelvo
customers, three women and flv or zx
men office employes and a large number
ot workmen engaged In repairing the
building whloh had been damaged by the
Missouri Athletic club fire. ,
All the customers In the building are
believed to havo escaped with alight qr
no Injuries. The injured were for tha
most part office employes of the seed
company or workmen repairing the ruino,
William Roebllng, an office, employe of
the seed company, grabbed a third floor
window sill as tho walls crashed down
and hung there until firemen rescued
hint.
Two Plains Handed Out.
,.WAfla!NaTON' , March 17.-ProsIdent
Wilson today mado these nominations':
Charles B. Strecker of Boston, assistant
5SrC.rV?urerf ih United Btates at Boston:
William H. Jackson, Andon, canal zone.
Judge of the district court of the canal
tone
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